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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1920
Page
8
Baird’s cow sale set for Saturday March 6 at 1 PM. The Rev Edgar Clark traveled to Des Moines this morning on business. Crall’s promotes rug sales and Chandler Sikx Bosch magneto ignition mentioned in brief items.
A jumble of local business reminders and personal items lists taxi service contact numbers, sales dates, farm ads, lectures, and receipts of residents visiting relatives. Notes mention Chandler Six cars, a Jersey or Holstein sale, and upcoming auctions at Baird's and Denison's.
For sale is a prime 160 acre Howard County Iowa farm praised for excellent land and fair improvements. Potential buyers are urged to inspect and contact the office at Room 307 Farmers and Merchants Bank Building for details.
Miss Beth Godfrey died about four this morning after a two week illness following heart disease. She taught in Crawfordsville and previously attended Cedar Falls College. Survived by her mother two sisters and three brothers and was a member of the First United Presbyterian Church. funeral at Henderson Wallace home with Dr. J. M. Wishart officiating and interment at Woodlawn cemetery.
The Just Us club met at Mrs. Cc O Dayton's home with twelve members and one guest Mrs J C Bauer. Roscoe Lemley gave an entertaining reading and Mrs J H Lemley spoke on her California trip. Refreshments were served by Mrs Bauer. Next meeting will be with Mrs Chadwick.
Notice states Sidney Smith hands control of all rentals at the armory to George Morrison who will handle operations.
Committees formed to publish the first high school annual held a meeting last evening and arranged nearly all production steps. A May first issue is planned with a 120 page eight by eleven inch book. The contract is awarded and group pictures have been taken for cuts. Advertisements will help defray part of the cost.
Mrs. Bessie Martin returned to Des Moines after caring for her sister Mrs Willis Turner and mother Mrs Henry Green who are ill but improving. Denison holds horse and mule sale Saturday March 6 at 2 30 p m 3142.
Pocahontas residents were disappointed when the old courthouse roof caught fire but burned only partly. Witnesses feared damage and the structure remained standing as the town awaited a more decisive blaze.
March 4 report says Mayor R S McNutt and the entire Republican ticket were elected in Muscatine except the assessor race Edward Vanatta defeated W E Longstreth by 900 votes for assessor with McNutt reelected by 400 over socialist Joseph Miller and Democrat W H Grofet in a split local ballot
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