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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1918
Page
7
Community news from Washington County highlights what is happening in various neighborhoods. Brief items cover local events, meetings, and notices across the county.
Mrs. Henry Lauser and four young sons visited Wilton then returned home Monday. Ethel Shaw is ill in Iowa City with measles. M. E. church youths enjoyed a Friday social. Several families took a weekend picnic at Dr. Gardner’s. Suzanne Gardner joined Evangelist Hamilton in Crawfordsville for a series of meetings.
Hugh Meacham was elected school director at a school board meeting on Monday afternoon.
Mumps and dutch measles are circulating in the neighborhood. Mr. and Mrs. H Petratz visited Austin Sutherland on Sunday. Mrs. Josie Smythia went to Oklahoma City to see Florence Beenblossom and friends. Amos Truax and son Guy returned from a winter in Oklahoma. Mr. Truax could not tolerate the climate and came back to Iowa.
W A Coffman returns from the east with children while Mrs Coffman stays in Davenport. Mary Wycoff travels to Galesburg. Wayne Robison and a daughter born March 13 to Mr and Mrs Wayne Robi son. Mrs Gus Seamen visits Brighton. Ray Seaton of Little Rock, Ark visits due to FE Seaton’s illness. John Swaddling and family in Oskaloosa. J H Garrett, formerly of Brighton, dies after auto crash in Oklahoma City. City election sees E M Friend L M Shyrock and F A Williams as mayoral candidates.
A. W. Woodford returned from Amelia with his son Ray who had knee surgery. Mrs KB Smith and Levi Smith visited from the airfield. Joe Buzzard bought stock in town. Lynn Waterhouse from Belknap visited relatives. Arch Woodford came from Pierre to accompany his family home. Josephine Caldwell stayed out of school due to mumps.
The New Haven ladies group met at Mrs. Charles McKinstry's home for an all day session with a noon dinner served by the hostess and Mrs. John McKinstry. Nine members attended with five visitors, sewing garments for French relief and planning next week's church meeting.
Mrs D C Davison visited relatives in Olds and Eli Cook of Rock Island visited Coppock friends. Myron Merchant came from Washington Tuesday. Roy and Ben Davison were Washington callers. Miss Zilpha Hesser hosted a rock party Tuesday evening. Master Lloyd Davison has the measles this week. Paul Nichols will begin work with Walter Brown in a few weeks. Mr and Mrs Charles Stone visited the parental Stone home Thursday. A patriotic program and sermon were to be held at the Christian church Saturday evening March 22. S everybody welcome. Mr and Mrs Fred Edwards and baby Raymond visited Mrs Emma Carpenter Thursday afternoon. Mrs C W Merchant was a Washington caller Friday.
AINSWORTH March 15. M G Thompson was a business visitor in Washington yesterday. Mrs J A Chambers departed for Brighton to visit brother Ed Ingham. Mrs Harold Nichols and others were in Washington yesterday on business. Ruby Hulse of Keota left after visiting Luella Sands. Mrs J M Stone went to Washington to see daughter Mrs T C Davis. Miss Annis returned from Cedar Falls. Mrs J M Utterback spent yesterday in Columbus Junction with her mother. Mrs Rabenold of Columbus Junction arrived for a visit with her sons near here. Dorothy and Martha Sands and Dale Moner will spend Sunday at the Ebner home.
The Pathé serial The Hidden Hand stars Doris Kenyon with Sheldon Lewis Arline Pretty and Mahlon Hamilton. Viewers are told the story is as dramatic as any ever shown on screen.
The Star theatre will show the first episode of The Hidden Hand next Tuesday. The serial, popular in New York and Chicago, features mystery and plot with reviewers praising its suspense. Authors Arthur B. Reeve and Charles A. Logue back the work. Hearst-Pathé News plus two reels of Lonesome Luke accompany the program.
Waterloo Iowa March 16 Judge H B Boies orders the Cedar Falls public schools to discontinue student teacher activities. The domestic science department and kindergarten staff are to be curtailed. Up to thirty five student teachers from Iowa State Teachers College worked in Cedar Falls and East Waterloo. The board may appeal to the supreme court as the law requires teachers to be contracted with the employing board.
The Stage presents Hockwald and Pughe's Hawaiian Entertainers at Graham Theatre. The act features native singers and musicians with a varied vocal and instrumental program. Johnnie Kaai, a world champion steel guitarist, performs numbers with one hand on the steel guitar.
Notice records the creation of The Eldridge Battery Company in Washington Iowa with J B Eldridge and H B Eldridge as incorporators and directors. Capital stock set at 250 shares valued at 14000 plus future issuance, business scope includes electrical storage, power, and engineering services across Iowa and the U S. The corporation begins February 1918, with a two thirds debt limit and liability protections for members.
Grandmother knew the old mantead plaster caused burns but Musterole provides relief without blistering. This white oil of mustard ointment soothes sore throat bronchitis tonsillitis croup stiff neck neuralgia headache congestion rheumatism lumbago and other pains. 30c 60c jars and hospital size $2.00.
A three year old, Agnes, wipes butter from her hand on her mother's apron and asks if it is an embrace. The mother questions the gesture, and Agnes replies it is butter not an embrace.
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