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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1918
Page
7
Neighborhood updates from Washington County cover coming and going in several communities. Short notices summarize local happenings, events, and changes across different neighborhoods.
June 4 report lists Olive Richards departing for Chicago then Michigan. Clayton Pearson returns from Colorado teaching. Mrs Chas McCreedy of Sigourney visits. Mr and Mrs Alcorn of Oskaloosa visit Dr W L. Mrs Amos Stewart of Algona leaves for Fairfield to visit son Charles. Rev C A Field heads to Dakota for three weeks. Donald White returns from Monmouth for summer. Earl White discharged from Iowa City hospital and improves. Miss Margaret Smylie visits Crawfordsville grandparents. Mrs Ella Casey of Allerton visits Grimes family and returns home. May Casey of Iowa City visits sister F R Grimes.
Eva Moothart and children visited Will Saville and John Caldwell in Havre on Saturday night and Sunday. Fred Calupa of Richmond stayed with sister Mrs John Putman and family. Roll Gamon bought a new Dodge. Will Stafford and John Reeves attended the L H Runner sale in Crawfordsville. Ross Van Nostrand shipped a load of sheep from Havre Tuesday.
It rained Sunday morning and attendance was down except for three rigs. Mr. Robertson finished his sermon “What Religion is Not” and spoke on keeping in the love of God. Children’s Day program will be Sunday June 9 at 10 20 with a sermon directed to the children.
Miss Clara Snider and Everett travel with Roy Brown visiting Iowa City. Brown returns to Collins to work on a farm. Solomon Swartzendruber goes home to Bayport Michigan after a stop at the Gingerich home. Mrs FE McBride leaves for Reasnoe and Monroe to visit relatives. Mrs B Oldaker and son Daryl visit Cedar Rapids with kin. Mrs O L Mannatt and daughter return from Kinross visit.
Hugh BE. Dunlap traveled to Ames Iowa this morning to take in features of this year's graduating exercises.
Mrs. Albert Wehr visited her old Brighton home in recent days. Will Palmer and family called at the EK F Edmondson home Sunday afternoon. Mrs. D O Foster did business in Washington Saturday. Will Boyd left for New York to visit his son Ralph in training. Henry Leffler and family were in Washington on Saturday. Newton Whetstine and family visited Jim Foster Sunday. Everette Shearer and wife visited Earl Edmondson Sunday. George Allbaughs now own a new Ford. Local residents attended the Crisis showing in Washington Saturday night.
Idris Jones went to Hinckley Illinois to spend the summer. Frank Macon of Washington sold cows in a local sale held here. John Cunningham of Washington accompanied Mr Macon. Mr Sellars of Des Moines visits at Mrs Clarence Young’s home. Lloyd Patterson and others visited Washington. George Stump returned from Pennsylvania to register at Washington. Lillian Holmes and others left for Cedar Falls to attend summer school. Mrs Marshall Gannon of Washington visited here. Doris Long of Hedrick and Mrs Robert Long visited relatives here.
Washington county boasts another standard school as Pleasant Ridge closes with a noon weinie roast and a short program. Miss Katherine Stichter presented the standard plate and spoke on school standardization, noting Iowa state legislation could advance the effort. Miss Mary White and pupils are praised for their diligent work toward maintaining the standard.
Lawler Iowa resident M J Connors found a five dollar check from Herman Finsted Boone on his farm likely blown there by a tornado that swept the Boone area last Tuesday The Security Savings Bank of Boone confirmed the check journey noting the Finsted home southwest of Boone was swept away and similar papers were found in Marion and adjoining counties
An advertisement claims a digestive disorder stems from dry residual matter and recommends drinking water, eating raw fruits, and outdoor exercise. It promotes mild laxatives and warns against harsh cathartics, endorsing Chamberlain's Tablets available at Lemmons Drug Store.
Grace Hill Moravian Church marked its 50th anniversary last Sunday despite a heavy night shower. Bishop K A Mueller of Watertown delivered morning and evening sermons focusing on faith, salvation, and courage. A service flag with two stars honoring Rhea Porter and Walter Strohm was dedicated, noting their service in Camp Cody and Camp Dodge.
Des Moines June 5 The Federal Fuel Administrator’s office announces no hard coal will be shipped to Iowa Nebraska or Missouri though Minnesota and the Dakotas may still receive supplies. Governor Harding and Fuel Administrator Webster plan to protest. Car shortages hinder eastern production and a coal shortage is forecast for the year.
The piece argues Germany under Prussian rule, from Frederick the Great to the present, pursues world domination through force and terror. It cites quotes from Frederick, Bismarck, and Bethmann-Hollweg, condemns sinking neutral ships and other atrocities, and urges continued American war effort until the rulers are defeated.
Captain Norman MacQueen of the Canadian army, teaching at Cornell college in Mount Vernon, explains that many veterans return with vivid, often disturbing memories he calls war ghosts. He describes haunting images from battle, including a headless body, a doomed German on a bayonet, and a frightened enemy face, which linger in dreams.
Mrs. Effie FE Kleppe of Averill Minnesota shares she suffered rheumatism and kidney trouble at a sanitarium with no relief. After using Foley Kidney Pills she felt immediate relief and completed a full course to cure. She recommends use whenever back pain returns. Lemmon's Pharmacy promotes the remedy.
Sioux City ends trolley connection with Dakota City Nebraska fifteen miles away. Service discontinued permanently last night and the road will be junked at once by the owners. They argued the venture was unprofitable, especially with autos now common. a Nebraska railroad commission order allowed discontinuation and junking.
Washington County’s only daily presents brief local items and notices in a compact daily format. The page highlights community events and short reports across town organizations and residents.
Iowa City reports on vermin proof clothing for Iowa soldiers in France made by state women led by Mrs. F C Eastman. Gen John J Pershing endorsed the effort. A July 4 shipment will be sent to France with university chemists supplying treatment and packing funded by government. Other states may follow Iowa's lead in this program. A separate note covers jitney traffic regulation and bond changes debated by the city council.
Lloyd Barry, once of Algona, is jailed in Kossuth County on a wife desertion charge. Police say he lived with a hotel girl as man and wife while married to another, with the woman claiming she was about to become a mother. Barry denied the charge but offered no defense.
New jitney workers in Sioux City plan actions following a June 5 report. Details indicate driver concerns and potential mobilization amid ongoing cost and service discussions.
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