Lost 1872 Grange Seal Found Near Winfield Kansas
A farmer west of Winfield unearthed a fifty year old Grange seal from a pear tree root. The artifact reads Camp Ground Grange No 200 Washington County Iowa 1872 with emblem. origin and path to Kansas remain unknown. Local lore links to Camp Ground area near Oregon township and a historic cemetery landmark.
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Washington County
Winfield
Kansas
Henderson Wallace
Winfield Daily
Kansas Free Press
Kansas Story
Sam Nixon
T. C. Price Place
Iowa
Camp Ground Grange
Nixon
Gromee
Lowe Ef
Ainsworth
Camp Ground
Oregon Township
Vere Davis Visits Wayland for Family Weekend
Vere Davis took his father and mother to Wayland to visit granddaughter Jean Schlatter who hurt her foot stepping on an oil can spout. Jean is recovering with crutches, while her sister Christine will stay a week with Uncle Vere at the Mather house near Haskins. Mrs. Mather is a daughter of J. W. White.
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Vere Davis
Wayland
Jean Schlatter
Christine
Vere
Haskins
Mather
J. W. White
Spud Boys Begin Operations At Remote Artkin Camp
In a letter from Artkin Minnesota the Spud Boys describe setting up their camp for regular business, awaiting a start tomorrow morning. The landowner houses unusual pets including two trained pickerel and 25 swordfish kept warm through winter. Oscar recovers and sings while the group faces primitive power from lightning bugs.
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Oscar
Spud
Senator Brookhart’s Baltic Tour Aboard President Polk
A Copenhagen card says Senator Brookhart is finding everything he wanted after visiting France England Scotland Norway Sweden Denmark and plans to sail July 7 aboard the President Polk via Prague Warsaw Moscow Odessa and back to London. The journey is described as wonderful.
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Brookhart
Copenhagen
France
England
Scotland
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Berlin
Prague
Wrrsaw
Moscow
Odessa
Europe
London
Polk
Early work style farmer drives flock to pasture east of town
Nelleves in Early Work Wm Darbyshire south of town a farmer who favors morning labor drives a sold flock of sheep to George Foster in a pasture east of town. He left home just after midnight and delivered the flock before daylight with one of his boys.
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Darbyshire
George Foster
Rain Delays Washington Scouts Trip to Camp
Rain postponed the Washington Scouts journey to the Towa City summer camp run by the Rotary club. The group left at ten in taxis due to the delayed start, planning a week at camp with Iowa City scouts. Team members included John Blick and Clifford Baker replaced Dealbert Badham. local Rotary organizers were J. D. Glasgow and E. B. Hammer.
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Boy Scouts
Rotary Club
Washington Scouts
Towa City
Town City
Iowa City
Washington
Dealbert Badham
Clifford Baker
John Blick
Owen Boilleanu
Donald Crone
Raymond Crone
Lynn Eleridge
David Elder
Gale Fisher
Rex Fist
Charles Lyon
LeRoy Pratt
Ernest Simpson
Dave Shorts
John Westphal
J. D. Glasgow
E. B. Hammer
Preacher Rev Howard McDonald Delivers Morning Sermon
Rev Howard McDonald of Parsons College preached at the Presbyterian Church to a large morning audience on the theme Gods Way in a conversational style. Evening attendance remained strong though smaller than the morning. He is head of Parsons College and not a candidate. The church will take time selecting a regular pastor with two more Sundays to consider potential candidates.
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Howard McDonald
Parsons College
Presbyterians
Ruby Reed Attends Standard Bearers Meet At West Liberty
Miss Ruby Reed attended the Standard Bearers convention at West Liberty last Thursday and Friday then spent Saturday visiting relatives, returning home this morning.
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Ruby Reed
West Liberty
Damage claims paid by Washington County Farmers Mutual
The Washington County Farmers Mutual Insurance reports settlements for many claims after recent thunderstorms. Notable payouts include Eicher Bros. $5 for wheat, Bohak $70 for cow, Radda $4 for steer, Walton $10.66 for house, and Conrad $1,000 for a Wayland house.
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Washington
George Gerett
Riverside
John Badger
Simon Mets
Justus Bulger
Karl
Crawfordsville
M. B
Ida G. Mathers
Wellman
Frank A. Bherbeck
West Chester
Phillips
Glenn Pratt
George M. Fulton
C.F. Letts
Aineworth
Hay
Augustine Carter
Richland
Rudolph Bamber
Sigourney
Hos. Stagmaster
Bucey House
J.F. Detrys Washington
G. A. Stanmard
Lloyd Harrison
Ainsworth
Jonathan ‘Conrad
Wayland House
Hila
A. F . Wellman
R. Wellman
N. P. Lewis
F. C. Lontz
Hampshire hogs sold in quick town pickup
The Parmer family hauled 57 Hampshire hogs from Newt Noacker farm to town this morning. They weighed about 300 pounds each with one at 5390. John Dodd’s load included a hog, and truckmen from town were hired to move them quickly, arriving before the shower.
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Homer
John Dodd
Rene Warner
John May
Eight Candidates Vying for Muscatine Postmaster
Rev Karl Michels former St Pauls pastor among eight candidates for the Muscatine post office. Supporters hope he secures the position.
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Muscatine
Karl Michels
St. Paul's Church
Kenneth W. Goff Visits Town on Saturday
Kenneth W. Goff of near Wayland was in town Saturday, stopping at local businesses and greeting residents during a brief visit.
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Kenneth W. Goff
Near Wayland
Death takes Mrs Ed Layton Sunday
Shockingly sudden death of Mrs Edgar Layton Sunday evening at 6. She had been healthy but ill recently and suffered from auto intoxication. Born Cleada Mary Baird in Jeffersonville Indiana May 2 1893 she moved to Washington in 1962. She married Edgar Layton in 1916 and leaves a son Gilbert and her husband parents and sister Mrs Lester Herr. Funeral plans await sister’s word.
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Edgar Layton
Sunset Park
Cleada Mary Baird
Louis Baird
Jeffersonville
Ind
Ohio River
Louisville
Washington
E Edgar Layton
Columbus Junction
Davenport
Gilbert
Lester Herr
Grand Junction
Colorado
Baird
Layton
Boys Admit Stealing Gasoline Go to Jail
Four local boys aged sixteen to nineteen pleaded guilty to stealing about twenty five gallons of gasoline from the county. Each boy was sentenced in the case, with terms to be served in jail.
Four boys jailed for gas theft near town
Squire D. C. Kyle to serve twenty days in the county jail. The gasoline was stolen from a tank supplying a county tractor north of town. The theft occurred the night before Decoration Day. Four boys confessed in justice court and blamed others for an earlier break in at a gas store. They were judged leniently. names withheld for now. Sheriff Denison hopes the punishment deters them. Mildred Woodburn attended a Standard Bearers meeting, then visited Cedar Rapids and plans to stop in City to see her brother Clark Woodburn. Mrs. Butler of Oklahoma City passed through en route to Keota.
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Squire D. C. Kyle
Justice Court
Denison
Mildred Woodburn
West Liberty
Cedar Rapids
Miss Ch Ra
City
Clark Woodburn
Vacuum Cup Tires Promise Change for Husband and Wife
The ad claims the modern woman spends millions to change her face while her husband has nothing as he faces the change. It touts reliable Vacuum Cup Tires from Brown's Tire Shop as a solution with apparent benefits.
Morrison Visits Grandfather in Kansas City
Junior Morrison of Kansas City visits at the home of his grandfather W. W. Morrison.
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Junior Morrison
Kansas City
W. W. Morrison
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