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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1919
Page
7
Comings and Goings in Washington County Briefs
Local notes report personals births and deaths in Washington County. Entries include new arrivals, travels, anniversaries, and obituaries with concise updates on residents and their recent activities.
Local residents visit and travel notes from town
Lin overlie W. Frey of Ol lie spent last night at the W. E. Augustine home and returned home this morning. Mrs. Sidney Smith and children were at J. B. McCaleb's home earlier in the week. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Stevenson returned to Washington after a few days with the Augustine family. J. L. Banks and J. B. McCaleb went fishing at Rubio yesterday. Homer Porter visited Washington and stayed with Will Tailor. Geo. Mangold and Walter Wolfe returned from Kansas City after business. W. E. Augustine was a West Chester visitor yesterday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lin Overlie W. Frey
Ollie
W. EB. Augutine
Sidney Smith
J. B. McCaleb
W. T. Stevenson
Washington
W. EB. Augustine
J. L. Banks
Rubio
Homer Porter
Will Tailor
Geo. Mangold
Walter Wolfe
Kansas City
W. E. Augustine
West Chester
Local Short News From Brighton and Nearby
Brighton reports on visits and travels this week. Mr and Mrs Max Keller and baby Robert arrive from Chicago to visit Mrs Keller’s parents. Thelma Dayton visits family in Ottumwa and Des Moines. David Warren mourns his mother in Hanna City. Edmondson stays in Galesburg. Lafe LaMotte visits son Gerald in Des Moines. Belfe Bunton returns from Evanston Wyoming. Floyd Roberson family visits Lake Bluff. Dorothy Brooks attends Columbus Junction commencement and alumni banquet. Henry Helmick family return from Le Roy. Helen Kine and baby return to Fremont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Max Keller
Robert
Chicago
Jake Roder
Thelma Dayton
Ottumwa
Cleve
Des Moines
Earl Dayton
David Warren
Hanna City
Til
E. L. Edmondson
Galesburg
Lafe LaMotte
Gerald
Belfe"Bunton
Evanston
Wyo
Floyd Roberson
Lake Bluff
Dorothy Brooks
Columbus Junction
Henry Helmick
Evelyn
Mary
le Roy
Helen Kine
Baby
Freemont
Lightning Damages Geo Waggoner House in Clay County
Geo Waggoner's house in Clay County was struck by lightning during an electrical storm Saturday afternoon causing light damage. Several locals visit relatives and attend events. Dutton ships cattle to Chicago. Waggoner’s visitors include Mrs Ed Hamilton and Violet Garrett among others. Memorial services held at Richland and Brighton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grinnell
A. J. Morgan
Ruth
A. Jones
Mildred
Wellman
Ed Hamilton
Wetonka
Tdak
Robinson
Walter Dutton
Chas
Chicago
Mr. Dutton
Violet Garrett
Lancaster
G. W. Myers
Winfield
Richland
Brighton
Keating, Suspect in Iowa Bank Robbery, Escapes Custody
Des Moines reports Jack W. Keating, jailed as a suspect in the March 25 Iowa State Bank robbery, escaped from custody after deputies detained him weeks ago. He allegedly used a ruse to elude detectives while being returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Keating
Des Moines
Jack W. Keating
Iowa State Bank
Keating Escapes After Bond Theft Plot
A bank bond theft case ends with Keating leading officers to his brother’s Chicago home at 810 Fifty-seventh Street where the bonds were said to be hidden. He entered the house unguarded, fled through a back door, and disappeared after jumping a rear fence. Investigators trailed his wife from Des Moines to Joliet and Chicago, recovering about $700 in money and valuables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keating
Fifty-Seventh Street
Chicago
Gust J. Patek
Clarence Best
Des Moines
Joliet
Novel court question tests linger of Winchester name on deeds
In Eldora Judge McCall will decide if a 1890 deed clause aiming to perpetuate the name Winchester can bind successors. Winchester transferred land for a hotel to Porter to carry the name, but the 1895 warranty to Yarger omitted the clause. Plaintiffs claim the gap harms title. defendants cite lack of notice to successors. The case, arising from Eldora investors, hinges on unique, untried state law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
BE. M. McCall
Story County
G. Winchester
Kidora
John Porter
Winchester
Porter
KB. M. Yarger
Yarger
College student held for forgery in Iowa City
Ben H. Jones a former student in the vocational corps is jailed after passing a 1800 dollar bogus check. He previously forged his commanding officer’s signature, escaped from the guard house, and was found with a girl beside a Kissel car bought from Lukovsky garage in Lone Tree. He admits staging a phone talk to creditors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Ben H. Jones
University
Vocational Corps
Kissel
Jones
Lukovsky
Lone Tree
First National Bank
Poles and Ukrainians Clash Near Lemberg in Galicia
Reports from Copenhagen describe Ukrainian revolt and heavy fighting as Polish forces push advances around Lemberg in Galicia. A Ukrainian delegation arrived at Lemberg to seek armistice terms while Paris peace delegates monitor protests and hostilities continuing in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Ukrainia
Lemberg
Paris
Galicia
Iowa Plans Hard Surfaced Roads With Federal Aid
Iowa awaits $2,000,000 in federal road funds due August 1 but cannot claim it until matching state dollars. The new road law directs primary road work to be surfaced or drained, with counties urged to bond for paving. Black Hawk County’s 1.5 million bond success signals a tipping point for statewide hard surfacing and expanded auto tax funding through 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Black Hawk
Polk
Wheat harvest shifts into Kansas big belt frontier
Kansas timers estimate a 218.5 million bushel crop with 11 million acres planted. State board of agriculture chief J C Mohler says yield will surpass all prior state outputs. Government estimates place Kansas at nearly a quarter of national winter wheat, with harvest labor coordinated by five federal labor bureaus and the state labor department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
South Central
Mohler
State Board of Agriculture
Union
Department of Agriculture
United States
Reno
State Labor Department
Cannibal Fish Proliferation in Freshwater Streams
The article notes that many freshwater fish copy the predatory cannibal behavior of the sole. Pike are worst, but trout show similar habits. Almost every brook pool contains cannibals that daily claim several of the younger brethren.
Wounded soldiers hold unique field meet at Des Moines
In Des Moines Iowa June 7 wounded veterans from the Argonne Chateau Thierry and other battles staged what is believed to be the first track and field meet for wounded soldiers. Fort Des Moines convalescents organized seventeen events including a greased pole climb wheel chair race and various disability classes. The program opened with a fifty yard dash for two legged men and included a one legged fifty yard race and a wheel chair race among others. The twelve pound shot put was open to all participants.
One-Armed and One-Legged Athletes Meet Draws Crowd
The program featured an efficiency walk with artificial limbs, a baseball throwing contest for all, a match between one-armed and one-legged players, and wrestling between two one-legged men. Other events included tug of war for psychiatric patients and tether ball for finger disabilities, attracting hundreds of soldiers from Camp Dodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Dodge
Governor to Call Special Session on Woman Suffrage
Des Moines June 7 Towns foresee Iowa ratifying the federal woman suffrage amendment. Governor W L Harding says he will convene a special session next winter if the code commission fails to finish code revisions in time. Senator Addison Parker of Polk County leads the GOP in Iowa on the suffrage issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Towa
Ienowa
W. L. Trarding
Code Commission
Harding
Addison Parker
Polk County
Lowa
Iowa Senate in special session backs woman suffrage
The Iowa legislature in special session declared it would ratify woman suffrage without doubt. Senator Porter stated he hopes Iowa will be among the first thirty six states to ratify.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Porter
Des Moines Man Opposes Hanging Of Wife Slayer
F T Coppock husband of Lizzie Coppock who was murdered at Ankeny says he would never consent to hang Charles Walker and favors alternative prison terms. He argues for sending Walker to a sane asylum or hard labor, hoping to keep him mentally active and remember his crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
F. T. Coppock
Lizzie Coppock
Ankeny
Charles Walker
Walker
Anamosa
Coppock
Clarinda
Ft. Madison
Child observes street scene and jokes about Jinrikisha
A young girl at a movie scene comments on a passing jinrikisha drawn by a Japanese coolie stopping before a house. She loudly declares See lost his horse, showing keen humor and quick perception of the picture.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Journal’ Correspondents
Wash
Ington
Feder
Cali
Nebraska
Omaha
Lincoln
Fitzgerald
Greenwood
Nebr
Boston Innvestment Co
Charles E. Perkins
Burlington Railroad
Lancaster County
Cass County
Burlington
John Fitzgerald
Burlington Road
Boston Investment Co
Lincoln, Nebraska
South 13Th Street
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