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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1919
Page
7
Wash ington County brief items cover comings and goings, personals, births, and deaths. News letters provide short notes on residents moving, marriages, anniversaries, and obituaries.
Kalona reports show Mrs. Lt. P. Fosdick visiting aunt Mrs. M. Wick of Galesburg TH. Dr. J. R. Swartzendruber studying with Prof. H. C. Feester in Dixon Illinois. Relatives and friends travel between Kalona Burlington Iowa City Riverside Newton and Camp Dodge with family visits and military returns.
Mrs Frank Parcell of Fairfield stayed several days at the Wegley Hendricks home last week. Willis Howell visited relatives in Des Moines. Prody A Borkoski called on Washington Monday afternoon. Mr and Mrs H A Hammond of Osborne Kansas visit H A Woodford. Mr and Mrs Henry Luers of Kansas visit here with relatives.
Will Saville and family dined with Mrs. Lizzie Corbin in Washington. Earl and Mrs. Kephart with children visited Howard Baker. Emil Kellerhals of Noble visited B F Miller. Elmer Kephart's wife spent Monday and Tuesday with Homer Kephart. William McGinnis returned from Des Moines after discharge from the army, serving in France. Roy Kephart and daughter Velma visited Calpelihbeants. Will and John Caldwell's families spent Monday at Silas Caldwell's picking strawberries.
Miss Lillie Brinning hosts members of the society formerly La Foch on Wednesday. Neighbors gathered at the Lan dau home Monday evening. Reports from Miss Blanche Scott at May hospital are encouraging. Various locals helped with corn and strawberry work around Ainsworth Milton Andrew Franz Landau and Zeck homes. W M S circle of Pleasant Plains was hosted by Mrs Ezra Smith.
Keota residents John and Mrs Romine visit. Del l Doe and Adley Yoder arrive from Mason City and Dubuque. Numerous locals and guests are mentioned, including Elm er Miller's army letter, W R C banquet for soldiers, and summer heat affecting workers. Rabbit Creek flood risks and several health concerns also noted.
Local notes report Wellman events including a July Fourth parade and three days of entertainment, a Wellman Midland chautauqua planned for August, and a free men and boys movie at Majestic theater. Residents visit relatives, travel for health, and attend church and social gatherings in Kalona, Cedar Falls, Muscatine, and surrounding towns.
Mrs. Herman Pehler and son John visited Ainsworth as Gray and family guests of Rev. Fields with camping near Hogans bridge on Town River. Chas. Hodges sold his 140 acre Oregon township farm at 200 per acre to Dave Blankenhorn. Ted Stone returned from Camp Dodge with the 90th division. Mrs. E W Spessard named new local correspondent succeeding W T Trotter.
Mrs Spessard, with wide acquaintance in Ainsworth, will provide a correspondence service for Journal readers in the community. The change follows the editorship of G Logan Payne, spanning about twenty years.
A gasoline stove leak caused a small fire at Mrs. Stull's home. Neighbors Mr. Robertson and Mr. Collins acted fast to extinguish before firefighters arrived. Mrs. FE M Neiswanger and Miss Ruth Bennett visited, and a Methodist church ladies’ gathering hosted by Mrs. Rickey drew about thirty guests with Vera Yeager leading arrangements and Hiay den Huston playing violin.
Clifford Fox a 26 year old farmer on the Jefferson highway was killed when a tree limb crashed onto his Ford windshield during a Friday afternoon windstorm near Barker place. The impact fractured his skull and he died about twenty hours later after the crash and ambulance arrival.
In Oxford Junction on June 19 Otto Lazari aged 20 and John Hansen aged 17 drowned in the Wapsie after stepping into a twenty foot hole. Neither could swim. Rescuers Guy von Shrecken and Melvin Ingwessen nearly lost their lives as cramps and drowning hampered the effort.
Colonel Matthew A Tinley is confirmed for the Distinguished Service Medal by General Pershing for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in command of the 168th Infantry. The award recognizes leadership, energy, and initiative during emergencies and follows his earlier French War Cross honor.
Message directs informing recipient of time and place to present a medal, awarded by command of Gen. Pershing. Signature K. L. Whitely Adjutant General.
June 19 observations at Atlantic featured a speech by Col Mat A Tinley on the flag’s meaning and duty. An Elks led demonstration followed, as Col and Mrs Tinley entered to loud applause. A public reception at the Elks home honored the former commander of the One Hundred Sixty-eighth.
President John H. T. Main of Grinnell arrived in New York Monday evening after months with the Armenian relief commission in Poland and Turkey. He will reach Grinnell Friday morning to attend commencement exercises at the college.
Thomas Megan of Eldora shipped nineteen carloads of cattle and hogs from Riverside farm. A special train from Eagle Grove assisted the shipment, marking a large agricultural delivery in Fel dora on June 19.
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