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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1918
Page
7
Community briefs from Washington County report routine happenings in area bairros. Short notices cover locals and events in multiple neighborhoods with concise updates on daily life and upcoming activities.
In this Brighton Route One list dated March 6 C A Jones moves to the Calvin Hoskins place near Pleasant Plain. E C Pratter moves to the vacated Jones farm. Cc H Meacham moves to a Richland area farm and W L Tucker to the vacated Meacham farm. R L Beliel to Rubio Howard Wentworth moves to the Beliel place LeRoy Jones takes the Wentworth place Joe Moore moves to Lew Davison place Oscar Godwin to A A Kneer place J H Clark of Titus moves to Robert McClintic place Mrs Roy Coons visits J R Dickinson Don and Myra Gowey visit Cy Dickinson Ray Parcell family visit Mrs Parcell's kin Wm Robertson moves near West Chester J R McNeese to the old Robinson place
Miss Martha McGuire boards at N. W. Noecker home. Mrs. Ralph Scott visits kin in Newburg Missouri. Families relocate and farm trades mark a busy week with moves by Reeves Brinning Teets and Genkinger. Red Cross plans meeting at Mrs. Palmer Babcock next week.
Prairie Center residents held a rock party at the Joe Klopfenstein home last Thursday evening. The annual school election at the school house reelected A. Rucksam as director. Lloyd Kracaw of Valley visited EB L Meyer for several days. Mrs. Pearl Burger hosted Mable Larson Thursday evening. Robt. Kephart visited his daughter Mrs Edna Ruebsam as Mr Ruebsam received treatment in Washington with Dr Sartor.
Crawfordsville March 6 Mrs Mortis Kiugh of Washington spent the day here yesterday at the company H. Fishburn home Mrs S S Fletcher and son Cleo were mentioned in the group care.
Yesterday several residents traveled to and from towns around Washington. A. J. Griffith of Washington called on friends here, while Mrs. Arthur Yard returned home to Washington after a stay with relatives. Numerous other locals including Mr. and Mrs. H. L D Cherryholmes and J H Crooks were listed as visitors in Washington yesterday.
Mr and Mrs Will Bailey come back to their residence after several weeks visiting relatives across Arkansas. Little Helen Koffman fights pneumonia under care of Dr Allen of Wayland. Nearby residents relocate during the past week. Sam Doran spent Sunday with his daughter Edith in Fairfield.
The Clay Township club will meet with Mrs. Sadie Savage on the evening of March 14. County Agent Fedderson is expected to be present. Mrs. Idella Corey arrived from Pierson Iowa to be with her ill mother Mrs. M. J. Meacham. E. H. Evans of Oskaloosa is in town for the American Sunday school. C. D. Robinson attended a horse sale at Winfield last Friday and returned via Washington and Brighton Saturday. The Missionary society will meet at Mrs. E. S. Walcott home March 14 at 2 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Waterhouse and children of Belknap have been visiting at the Waterhouse home. A. J. Morgan and G. W. Myers were county seat visitors Saturday.
Mrs Tom Stewart and Walter and Edith McBride were Burlington passengers Saturday. Van Gast and family moved from Illinois to George Hillhouse home. Howard Witting and family moved to farm south of Havre, and Hillhouse moved into Witting’s former house. Oscar and Walter Gardner attended a horse sale in Winfield. The annual school election was held at the school house Monday. Peter Wittrig was reelected school director. Dick Pulsifer of Crawfordsville visited on business Monday. Mrs Caroline Tucker rented Pulsifer’s Havre property and plans to move this spring. Joe Wrath traveled to Crawfordsville Monday. Lloyd Easter Ode Ferguson Will Saville and Sam Warren traveled to Washington Tuesday. John Reeves and Dave Ferguson helped Louis Hering move near Crawfordsville. John McCall dehorned cattle for Art Long Monday. Tom Stewart shipped a car of oats Tuesday. Mrs Frank Mayhew was sick with measles last week.
Rural Route No. 4 column records several visits and social events. Elmer Kephart and Cloyce Benson families and infants visited Homer Kephart. John Shebeck family visited Earl Kephart. Oscar Gardner attended Winfield horse sales and bought a team. Charlie Kephart family and Daisy visited Frank Kephart. Eva Green visiting Sigourney area for a few days.
Boyd Stephens has been on the sick list the last few days. Mrs. Ed Mayhew is sick this week with the mumps.
Several residents relocate within the neighborhood including George Ebner, Mr. Mathers, Mr. Beal, Mrs. Sands, and J. E. Booth. Juanita Rabenold visits Conesville while a Monday school meeting elects Jack Mc. Creedy as director for the coming year. The Clark purchase of the Harry Welsh property in Washington signals an upcoming move this week. I. B. Rabenold travels to Burlington on Sunday.
Mrs. Joe Wehr of Haskins visited evangelist Miss Collins at Rubio church along with Chas. O. Whitely of Oskaloosa, evangelistic superintendent, Iowa Yearly Meeting. The Rubio revival grows with 13 at the altar Tuesday and a total of 21. Prof Hadley resigns and leaves for Army YY. M. ¢. A.
Nelson Payne aged 81 died this forenoon at the state hospital for the insane in Mt. Pleasant where he had been since October 23, 1916. A former Richmond resident, he was a Civil War veteran who served in the Eighth Iowa before discharge in 1862. He had long worked as a mail carrier and was survived by distant relatives. burial is in Elm Grove cemetery with G. A. R. post services.
Crawfordsville reports visitors from the area including Mr and Mrs Harry Campbell Miss Ada Davis and others traveling to Washington for a day. Ada Davis returns from Wyman after visiting Mildred Cannon. W A Harper and Lee Shaffer of Washington are noted in the same region with local family stays.
A summary of local movements and departures in Washington and nearby towns. Arthur Hazen and wife leave for Ottumwa to establish a new home. Frank Klein of Lone Tree visits his daughter Mrs F A Kallous before returning home. J R Hardin and daughter Mrs George Minan relocate to Allerton. Minan travels ahead with the goods. Several residents, including James Porter and Miss Effie Porter, C A McCreedy, S B Sands, Ruth Butler, J W Parrow, Mrs C R Stearns, are noted for business or family matters. The Queen Esther girls plan a Saturday meeting at a local home.
The United Presbyterian church hosted funeral rites for Mrs. J. B. Wallace led by Rev. Dr. J. A. Kennedy with pallbearers A. B. Moore R. A. Acheson S. B. Sands A. R. Clegg W. W. Moore and W. T. Trottier. Interment followed at Ainsworth cemetery with attendees from Washington Winfield Wellman Cedar Rapids and Muscatine.
A district visitor visited the home of a well known drinker and questioned the wife about how things were going and why she did not intervene, prompting local curiosity and concern.
Analyses from the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station show marked fertilizing value in common refuse such as banana skins orange skins grapefruit skins lemon skins apple peelings cantaloupe rinds potato peelings pea pods bean strings and stems tea leaves coffee grounds eggshells bones peanut shells tobacco fruit stones. These are recommended for home garden use.
A light hearted aside about damp weather and foot ailments. The speaker mocks the idea of corn conditions and shoe discomfort in a casual regional voice.
Mrs Top Lofty reels from horror after a brazen roast in the Daily News under a scare headline. Sylvia Grant, editor’s daughter, now directs the paper to soak the audience. Mary Miles Minter stars in Powers that Prey with a fresh dramatic angle. Chaplin appears in The Count for a comic treat.
Having sold my restaurant in West Chester, all persons knowing themselves indebted are asked to call at the restaurant and settle at once. J. Pollock.
Reliable manufacturers use Wood separators to insulate positive and negative plates. After exhaustive tests under severe conditions, they prove most reliable. Investigate the Delco Light System Storage Battery with Wood separators at exchanges or central stations to verify.
A 100 dollar reward offer promises cure for catarrh by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. The advertisement claims thirty five years of use, blood based action, and healing of mucous surfaces with testimonials available. It urges immediate purchase and reports general health improvements.
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