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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1918
Page
7
Community snippets from Over County cover brief notices on happenings in Washington County neighborhoods. Readers learn who visited where and what local groups announced, with concise items on events, meetings, and small local changes across districts.
Mrs. A. Sprague sent to Washington a Red Cross workroom shipment made since January 26. Items include gauze strips compresses bandages irrigation pads bed shirts wipes and other medical supplies. Local visits include Harry Campbell Frank Fletcher J E McCleary C W Orris and Wm Eisele in Washington yesterday. Robert Gormley returns home to Fairfield after a few days here with relatives. Mr and Mrs J A Moorhead move to town and N L Long of Washington stays for several days.
L A Stephens and wife returned from New Mexico after winter with daughter Claire Caroll. Dr J Boice visited friends. Joseph Purvis of Washington spent day with sister Mrs J B Wallace who is poorly. Mrs O Stotts and Mrs Wm Stotts of Missouri arrived. Mrs Stotts left for Washington to visit friends. Mrs Lewis Woodburn and Mrs Harry Long of Washington visited mother Mrs Mary Stewart. E E Coffman sold his restaurant to James Bean with possession tomorrow. A E Sands moved to new drugstore quarters in former bank room. plans a fine finished space.
Services announced for next Sabbath morning and evening with titles Winning the War and Ambassadors For Christ. The school play scheduled for tonight was postponed after two or three cases of German measles appeared among participating scholars. a new date will be announced later.
Mrs Joe Piper's brother George Smith from near West Liberty will farm Mrs Joe Stump's land this year. Town men raised money to buy a park flag flying daily. Young Ralph Bopp sprained his ankle while playing. Frank McCombs finished shutchering and plans to start farming.
Little Francis Prey the youngest son of Mr and Mrs Earl Frey swallowed a safety pin and was taken to a Burlington doctor where she recovered. Ben Davison aided Austin Suther land today. Harold Glaerow injured a finger in a power washer wringer and suffered a bruised finger. A light snow ends the recent auto activity. Mrs E Davison visited Frank Davison home Wednesday. Glelde Cold visited Washington Wednesday evening. Clayton McKenzie of Washington was a Coppock visitor Friday. Wilma Leeper visiting grandparents Mr and Mrs Fred Dold this week.
Local column reports fine weather raising hopes for better roads. Mentions moving to a nearby farm, visits among residents such as the Berke, Carmichael, Benson, Beenbloesom families, and Eva Caldwell with son Marion. Hog sales to Washington buyers noted and several residents' health and work updates. Roy Randal moves to a new home near Washington on the Frank Stewart farm.
Will Caldwell buys 160 acres of Armstrong estate known as Carl Roberts farm. Clarence Benson seen in the neighborhood. Ed and Mrs Benson attend Tucker sale in Washington. Merle Benson ill and out of school. Catherine and Cleone Caldwell visit Helen Jones Sunday.
Stanley Folgar leaves Ainsworth for Clarinda to work in a garage this season. A. B. Jeffrey and wife head to Iowa City after a plaster arm cast treatment. Miss Effie McCreedy visits Washington on business. Mrs. Join McNamer and children travel to Columbus Junction. Several residents attend to business in Washington and Columbus Junction, including W. H. Anderson and others. Fr. G Sands and others spend the day in town, with family updates and travel plans noted.
Mrs J Hull and her sister Miss Vaniorn visited friends in Washington yesterday. R McKee and Mr and Mrs Shafer were visitors in Weskington yesterday. Mrs Roy Miller, visiting her mother Mrs L L Teas, returned to Miles City Montana. Miss Delia Fletcher returned home from a visit with an aunt in Macon Missouri.
A comic piece contrasts reporter roles saying police reporters handle deaths and city reporters cover weddings, urging readers to contact the right paper for event announcements and social notices.
The Riverside Leader notes no heroes in the skule play yet praises Miss Bertha Hay for two songs and a reading. The show sold out again Saturday at the opera house with proceeds of 133.30. Nearby reports include tabernacle plans and a food-related sugar controversy in Columbus area papers.
The Keota Eagle reports prices rising to four dollars per year by mail starting tomorrow. Everett Huber sold mules for 627.50 a span. horses brought lower prices than a year or two ago. Emma B. Wright travels to Washington to stay with daughter Earle Corbin as the baby, now a month old, thrives. Will Drake, son of S. R. Drake, in a New York hospital, undergoes another operation, his fourth since Rainbow Division service. others are in France and he may be home briefly before reassignment.
Keota Eagle notes Fat Stewart is assigned Class A in Washington County but due to a large credit he may not be called for several months.
P W Davidson of Washington purchased the M Nicola forty acre tract near Cone at a public sale for seventy five dollars an acre. Huston Cloyce and son from Columbus visited Chicago and Cloyce signed with Kryl's band for the chaynchauqua season. The group will tour the eastern states including New York Pennsylvania and Virginia, boosting a young musician's promising career.
Mr and Mrs Manassier sell their home to Jesse McCoy and plan to move to Washington. Will, a valued station agent, is missed for his courtesy and contribution to Crawfordsville’s band. A Brighton group faces possible penalties for improper flour distribution under federal rules. Forest Embree returns from Texas as Leo Brown recovers at home during convalescence.
The Eagle alongside other country weeklies contemplates raising subscription rates to $2 per year starting April 1. Editors note legal notices and county data favor city papers, while many papers burdened by rising costs push price hikes to support continued operations.
Dr. John Merritte Driver, in Chicago last week, proclaimed he would rather be dead than be regarded pro German. He faced an accusation of delivering a pro German speech before a Cedar Rapids Iowa teachers meeting, reported by the Grinnell Register.
The Red Cross sale held last Saturday drew strong turnout and exceeded expectations despite unsettled weather. Organizers report high participation and broad community support, noting favorable conditions and steady donations throughout the day.
A Perry Mirror editorial defends newsroom partiality as impossible to perfect coverage. It urges readers to share news tips and notes that editors cannot know every neighbor’s details. The piece champions public involvement and rejects apologies for seeking reader cooperation in reporting.
An old advertisement notes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy trusted for a cold. It states it is available for purchase at J K B Lemmon's Pharmacy.
Mary Pickford returns to the Fox on Monday and Tuesday in The Little Princess a screen version by Frances Marion of Frances Hodgson Burnett. Produced at Artcraft studios California under Marshal Neilan the director from Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm fame. Pickford portrays Sara Crewe a charming child role closely matching the earlier Rebecca in appeal. An added attraction The Training of U S Officers will be screened.
A garbled line from the Pitehargh Gazette Times raises questions about a photographer’s caption and the record in the standings. The fragment hints at a humorous or puzzled note about a photographed scene and its accompanying text.
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