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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1918
Page
15
Community snapshots from Over County report short briefs on events and happenings in Washington County neighborhoods. Each item highlights local actions, meetings, and notices affecting residents and area organizations.
W A Curl spent Sunday at the Charles Meyers home. Difford Stiner plows for Rob McDowell. Clare Eckerman and family visited Willie Eckerman. A group went to Riverside for a ball game. Pete Adrian is seriously ill at Washington. Jim Hanley and family visited the Pot Hanley home near Washington. Bill Hradek returned from Camp Dodge Sunday.
Claude McCat and family visited the Lester Wagner home. Alice Hotle from Welliston spent the week at the Howard Baker home. A B Carry shipped hogs from Havre. Earl Kephart and children visited the parental Baker home in Washington. John Wagner family visited Roll Gannon. Roy Kephart and baby spent Sunday at Edd Lins near Ainsworth. Lester Wagner and son Leo visited Claude McCall home Friday.
Mrs Ches ter Fordyce visits from Fairfield. Ed White travels to Rochester for treatment. Ben and Homer Brinton attend Ottumwa Elks. Mrs Adkins visits Chas Parcel. Will Johnson dies in Twin Falls after stroke. funeral in Brighton with services at church if bad weather. Jim Lemley to Dallas. Russell gets lieutenant’s commission for France. Rob Halleck bid farewell at T Thompson home before joining Camp Dodge. National colors and refreshments noted.
Rob and several men selected to serve their country are celebrated in a brief tribute praising their commitment and readiness to fulfill national service duties.
Joe Kupka of North Dakota visits Mrs. Frank Mincer Sr. Many local residents attend gatherings at Riverside and Crescent school hosts a War Saving meeting on Friday June 28. Families and visitors share Sunday visits and travel to Iowa City for a train to Camp Dodge.
Crawfordsville reports a busy period with residents traveling to Cedar Rapids and Washington, and others returning from Chicago and Winfield. Red Cross room items include 375 8x4 compresses and 94 shot bags. A neighboring church merger events its Rev. Jones last service, and Dr Frank Lee’s visit recalls old times. A hotel fire alarm led to a water bucket extinguishing effort, with Mr Kine awaiting asbestos shingles.
Washington June 29 18 Every housewife in the United States is entitled to knowledge from USDA experiments and investigations. Bulletins cover foods nutrition meal planning and kitchen practices and are available free by request to officials or for six cents to foreigners.
Mrs C A Sprague visited Washington yesterday. Miss Margaret Turkington underwent an appendectomy at Washington county hospital Wednesday evening. Mrs Daisy Huber hosted Social Hour ladies as they quilted scraps from pajama suit making and held a woods scene guessing contest. Anna Olsen will demonstrate wheat substitutes and cold pack canning next Tuesday at 3 PM. Henry McCoy of Ottumwa visiting relatives. Miss Sarah Crawford sustained head and side injuries from a fall in the cellar when a step gave way.
H. G. Crawford returned from Chicago after a short buying trip. The Red Cross sent to Washington a shipment of knitted goods totaling 22 sweaters and 2% pairs of socks. T. Y. Wickham and wife and daughter, visitors from St. Louis, left after several days with Mrs Wickham's mother.
Mrs A L Erdice of Keota left after a short visit. J H Campbell spent Thursday in Davenport to see his son before army departure. James Brookhart of Washington gave a patriotic speech at the Red Cross meeting. H V Stickley arrived from Sweetwater Texas for a few days with his parents. Lela Rhodes left for West Liberty to visit her sister. Several attended the Washington parade. Harry Knauss and wife returned from Chicago. M L Miles left for Chicago. H H Wickham and wife from Chicago visited. Mrs E K Annis was in Washington yesterday.
The remains of Mrs. J. R. Griffin were laid to rest Friday in Riverside cemetery after dying Tuesday night in Iowa City following an appendicitis operation. Born October 14, 1858 in New York, she married J. R. Griffin November 24, 1881 in Doversplaine New York and had three children.
Following marriage the family moved from Goldfield to Madison then back to Lone Tree Iowa. She died within months of returning, survived by husband two sons Harold W. and Henry F. and daughter Edna. Brothers Frank Crosby and James also survive. Funeral from Henry’s home with Methodist Episcopal service led by Rev Collier. pallbearers J H Wilson William Tener E E Blythe Wm Cress Edward Vrum Charles Cummings.
The fifth annual Washington County W T U convention will be at the Clay church on July 9 with an all day and evening program including speaking music and readings. Mrs Lucile W Shadie of Shenandoah Iowa state treasurer attended Wednesday gatherings, as did Mrs Louis Easton Fairfield and Mrs Wm Cheeseman Woolson. Friends and the public are invited.
A. J. Morgan of Clay township won the Republican nomination for the county board of supervisors to replace J. W. Parrow. Ballots showed Morgan 6614 votes to Parrow 4714 with W. C. Hotle withdrawing after the second ballot. J. G. Maxwell was re-nominated for the hospital board.
Local notes list residents and visitors stopping at Dean's for meals and gatherings. C A King returned from Chicago, Dr W H Church visited Monmouth College on business, Miss Alice Richards taught exams, and Harry Goodrich of Des Moines, YMCA boys work secretary, was in town. Mr and Mrs Rex Sands of Gravity Iowa attended Shrine events and dined at Dean's. Mrs Virgil Irwin and children returned to Moline Illinois after a brief visit, while Mr and Mrs A C White welcomed a seven pound granddaughter born to George Marr and wife in Ainsworth. Mrs A P Ryan and Barbara left for Denver en route to Salt Lake City. A six o'clock dinner is advertised for Sunday, with Rev Leslie Mountford preaching in Columbus City. Mr and Mrs W Hise of Albert Lea Minnesota visited and returned home.
There is more Catarrh in this section of the country than all other diseases put together and for years it was thought incurable. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is a constitutional remedy taken internally and acts through the blood on mucous surfaces. A one hundred dollar reward is offered for any case it fails to cure. circulars and testimonials available. J J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. sold by druggists.
The article urges families to pledge savings and buy War Savings Stamps during the global conflict. It cites President Wilson and Secretary McAdoo, explains limited labor and materials require restraint, and describes benefits including government security, health and efficiency gains, faster victory, and future security for families.
The fragment lists residents from multiple towns including Wash ington Riverside Crawfordsville Brighton Dutch Creek Wellman Kalona and Seventy six with several individuals named such as A Woodford McClelland and Boyer. The passage reads as a roster of persons connected to a local matter.
Indianapolis June 20 a trust fund of 350000 is set aside from the estate of the late Charles W Fairbanks for social welfare work to be held 500 years the income shared every 50 years The total estate is valued around 2150000 The will also makes several charitable bequests including 25000 to Ohio Wesleyan University and 850000 to the Methodist hospital and Deaconess home in Indianapolis It provides 150000 a year for Mrs John W Timmons and 10000 annual incomes for each of his three sons from estate revenues Read the advertisements
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