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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1918
Page
7
Neighborhood updates from Washington County corners listing local happenings in brief notices. Readers learn who moved in and out, small events, and community changes across area neighborhoods.
Mrs Howard Eldridge and infant visited Elmer Cherrys in town. Charles Rhodebeck hosted relatives. Charlie Cherrys reports a lost horse. Daniel Rohrer traveled to Des Moines to enlist then to Jefferson Barracks. Rolla Page will tend the crop. Ruth Vincent returns home for summer. Good Times club held a small gathering with progress. Bula Cherry visits Verdi. Glenn McCall seeks service. Young men leaving cause restlessness among residents. Clarence Jackson Martin Whittaker Clarence Phillips Lee Chambers noted. J N Phillips West Chester visit. Walter Nicholson Claude Rhodgbeck registered last Wednesday.
Mrs Will Logan and son Clarence and Mrs Fred Palmer returned to Washington after a brief visit at the John Hanna home. Several locals visited Washington yesterday and many residents returned from Grinnell and Hinton with updates on schooling. The Doreas class of the United Presbyterian Sabbath school held a meeting and social at Mrs S G Taylor's home with twelve present and plans for comfort kits for servicemen.
Brighton observers note Mr and Mrs John Brier depart for Rochester for medical treatment. Mrs Chas McGuire of Fairfield visits Elizabeth McGuire. Chas McGuire reassigned from Camp Dodge to Chicago. Hugh Henry of Washington buys W H Lloyd property to move next month. Mrs W W Harras plans visits to Grinnell and Des Moines. Dr Cooper learns his brother Sergeant Glen Cooper arrived overseas. He left Washington two weeks ago with Co D 43rd Engineers. Mr and Mrs Howard Long of Sioux City visiting in Brighton.
The column lists visits and travels of area residents including Mr. and Mrs. Tom Pierce Mrs. Grover Springman of Washington and Laura Shafit Mrs. G N Welsh and relatives in Illinois Mattie Edwards returning from Courtland Nebraska Harold Hill guests of Haley White C Woodford at Burlington undertakers convention Guy Lundin called to aviation service at Camp Dick Dallas J W Foster summoned to Fonda by a bereavement Leona Bidwell for car surgery and upcoming First Aid class graduation at the school house next Monday evening.
Miss Vera Eckels arrived Thursday evening to visit the Will Palmer home. Maynard and Lavon Lukovsky stay this week with their grandparents Mr and Mrs Jno Stafford. William Beardsley and C N Mullin were passengers for Ft Madison Thursday. Miss Mabel Wallace visits the B W Cole home. Miss Eva Ebner Fern Palmer Mabel Godlye and Dale Ebner headed to Washington Friday.
Mrs Vine Sojka and daughter visited the parental home. A number of men cleaned the park despite rain. Mary Vodichka visited with Mrs Jon Eagle. Victor Havacek of Two Rivers Wisconsin visits his uncle Joe Lasek. Zeva Bush closed Egypt school term with a picnic and program. Farmers Union met in their hall. The Bopp family and Albert Hess spent Thursday with Ed Bopp. Red Cross met but adjourned early due to weather. Mrs Mary Shebeck visited Riverside then returned home. Mrs Newt Arnold stayed over in town because of high water. Mrs Wm Keifer of Washington visited at A H Welte's. Gladys Sleichter Della Lula Saur left for Cedar Falls teachers college. Large crowd attended Memorial day exercises. Mrs V A Speyacek is ill.
Miss Mina McCleary and Miss Ruth Fletcher head to Cedar Falls for summer school. Mrs. John Bain and the boys visit relatives in Wayland. Miss Clara Wood and Miss Mabel Crooks travel to Chicago to see Miss Emma Wonderly. Mrs. Gardner hosts Sabbath school class and Mrs. Dix hosts Social Hour with Red Cross knitters. Amos Truax of Washington is buried in the new cemetery.
Telephone experts state that holding the transmitter four inches from the mouth adds about 220 miles to the line of conversation. Careless use affects transmission. optimal results come from about half an inch between mouth and transmitter.
British Malaya stands as the leading producer of cultivated rubber, with the industry boosting the Malay peninsula's prosperity over the past nine to ten years.
A dialect remark features Uncle Eben saying the man who neglects the bright side of life is often the same person afraid of his shadow. The line highlights regional speech and a humorous moral about optimism and fear.
Miss Frances Porter comes home from Hastings Nebraska where she taught the past year. She will spend the summer at her parents J A Porter residence north of town.
Tom Schulty, longtime Cedar township resident, died at his home in Washington this morning after several months of ailment. He consulted several specialists last fall but received no encouragement. He was a respected, esteemed neighbor and citizen, and his death will be widely mourned according to the Wellman Advance.
The Wellman Advance notes that in the county primary most successful candidates are from Washington. McCleery defeats Boyer and Robertson. McCall defeats Dodds and Squire. Brookhart defeats Dunlap. The paper argues the primary system favors Washington residents and outside candidates rarely advance.
A columnist urges writers to use American Expeditionary Forces for soldier letters. The note warns letters to A E F may reach Australasian forces or be delayed due to misrouting.
Ora J. Starr resigns as assistant cashier to enlist in the military. He plans to join Uncle Sam and leave Wellman’s business circle. George W. Paul of Tiffin has joined the bank and may rise to assistant cashier.
Section men from Rose Hill and west of here lay heavier rails for the branch track. They ride the firefly train daily and work near West Chester. Rails distributed toward Keota, improving R I line service.
The Riverside Leader notes Col D J Palmer, Civil War veteran, delivered a strong Decoration day speech. His message stressed duties of every individual in the current crisis and featured a pointed appeal for patriotism and service.
Riverside Concert band travels to Ainsworth next Tuesday evening for the first concert of the season under Ainsworth business people auspices. Bi weekly series delayed a week due to bad weather and poor roads.
Rail talk centers on operating interurban cars on the Rock Island line to Iowa City and Riverside with potential moves to Muscatine to Montezuma. A large fleet is under construction and tested on the Decorah branch, but no firm plan to replace current passenger coaches yet.
The Riverside Leader reports Iowa Township has responded to the appeal and is now $25 oversubscribed to meet the Red Cross War Fund goal for the war period. This follows strong citizen support after last week’s appeal.
Will H. Needham Jr editor of the Keokuk County News is drafted and W. H. Sr returns to duty after years of ease. A young relative, a recent Grinnell College student, will train to fill the vacancy left by the younger Needham.
The Wayland News reports H. J. Goldsmith as the Democratic sheriff nominee for Henry County. The editorial warns Editor Henry may face arrest on suspicion if elected, reflecting local political tension and fears.
The graduating exercises of the school house Friday evening June 7 are announced with speakers expected from Washington and an invitation extended to all. Brighton Enterprise.
A large span over Long creek south of Columbus City was washed out at the stone abutment and become impassable. Workmen are repairing it while several smaller bridges and culverts also suffered damage but are being repaired promptly.
Keota Eagle reports Crooked creek reached a historic high Tuesday evening. Bill Kirkpatrick phoned his brother Ed from Marengo to say their town was again under water, deeper than two weeks prior. His son navigated downtown in a boat as eighteen inches flooded the lumber yard.
Co J Workman former Columbus Junction schools superintendent has been chosen to lead Guthrie Center public schools next year. Guthrie Center recently built a new 250000 dollar high school noted as one of the state's finest. The district employs twenty three teachers and is viewed as a leader among small towns.
A Dakota editor reverses subscriber names to shame delinquents like Bill Johnson who owe $1.50 or $3.50. A typical entry reads ll1iB wosnhaJ made a busi ness trip to Mound City last Monday. The tactic pressures debtors to settle and damages standing at home.
Heavy rains push Iowa and English rivers toward flood levels threatening Hills and lowland crops. Roads to Iowa City and Lone Tree are cut. railroads and wagon roads show limited disruption while London papers debate advancing clocks for daylight saving.
Decoration day services last Thursday drew a very large attendance and an outstanding spirit of observance. Organizers reported the crowd as the biggest yet and praised the solemn, community-wide participation.
Memorial day events were held with a difficult parade due to poor roads. The procession included the band the W R C and several school children marching to the cemetery. Attendees then gathered at the school house auditorium for a general program highlighted by readings from Ada Yoder and Kathryn Miller and a fineA Dewey address. The Richmond band provided music for the occasion.
Raymond Swisher writes from France on May 12 1918 thanking his mother for letters and noting Mothers Day celebration. He recovers from burns and throat injury, mentions Pershing's request for soldiers to write home, and hints at possible reunion with acquaintances from western Iowa and the 168th.
Washington correspondent recalls W A Harper visiting and recounts Ed Harper in Canada with soldiers everywhere. Ed, 48, left wife and three children to serve in the engineers, fought in Picardy March 21, and reported heavy casualties yet that Canadian troops paid the Hun twenty to one for each of theirs.
Notice from Mt. Pleasant Free Press and Morning Sun News Herald reports the marriage of Lieut. Cecil S. Wilson and Miss Irene Clark at United Presbyterian parsonage in Seattle Washington on May 1. The bride, daughter of G S Clark, and groom educated at Monmouth College, is noted as from the local community. Lieut. Wilson, son of W G Wilson Sr., remains on duty at Camp Lewis.
Postmaster Davidson notes War Stamps totaling 6018 dollars and 88 cents sold in May, reflecting solid local demand as reported by the Crawfordsville Imprint.
Camp Cody correspondent notes Seret. Parl Griffith may need a doctor if his health improves and says he wishes to go to France. The Imprint from Crawfordsville reports the update.
A sharp wartime remark likens Germany’s bid for honorable peace to a lamb in a cage with hyenas, suggesting such peace is impossible and that Germany’s honor lies sunk like a ship at sea.
In Cedar Rapids on June 8 William H. Taft told a large City Auditorium audience that Americans must choose liberty over subjugation and face the future by paying the price in money men and blood, delivering a stirring war speech with new perspectives on the war situation.
President Taft addressed a filled auditorium amid enthusiasm, urging optimism over gloom. He contrasted gloomsters with action, stressing that the nation must win the war through combined American effort, with Gov. Harding Bishop Stuntz and Rotary leader Van Valkenburg among the audience.
The Ohio Company formed in Boston in 1786 to buy government land and settle lands northwest of the Ohio River. Its 1787 contract with Congress for 1.5 million acres and option for 5 million acres helped found Marietta, Ohio, and carried the first national land grant for a university.
A curious account notes Filipinos play a flute with the nose while other groups use the mouth. They can perform normal melodies, but rapid ragtime proves too challenging for nose-flute players.
A fragment from the Constitution notes a humorous warning about facing danger with resolve, urging readiness and grit when trouble approaches. The old line suggests sitting in the doorway in fighting clothes to deter trouble and invite confrontation.
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