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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1919
Page
7
Notices report births and deaths, personal notices, and various tidbits from communities in Washington County. The column lists small items from multiple locales, highlighting community members and changes as they occur.
Mrs E W Wood and baby Eugene visit in Wapello with Mrs Frank Christie. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Chas Kessel on March 14. Edna McCarty of Washington visits Bertha Woodworth. Several attend tie stock sale at Martinsburg. Funeral for Mrs Mallinee. she was 40, second daughter of Mr and Mrs Spohn. School benefit at high school poorly attended due to rain. Mrs Minerva Weidner dies after paralytic stroke. survivors listed. Miss Ella Stacy dies after cancer at 56. services by Rev Brooks. Mrs R A McGuire travels to Chicago to join Capt Roy McGuire returning from overseas. Others visiting or returning from trips noted.
Richmon d residents report the birth of twin girls to Mr and Mrs George Chalupa last Tuesday. Other local notes include Maude Welte and Margaret Eglin shopping in Kalona Saturday, about thirty horseback riders in town Sunday due to road conditions, and various visits and activities such as Geraldine Eglin staying with Mrs Emma Crite Shalla and Gladys Sleicister at home. Continuous mentions of community events and daily life fill the snippet with minor personal updates.
Tony Vodichka is able to be out on crutches now indicating he is recovering from an injury. He appears ready for further rehabilitation and potential return to team activities as medical clearance progresses.
Local column from Prairie Flower on the Hard Roads issue explaining tax mechanics and farmer support. Includes sale results, flooding effects, land purchases, church services, prayer meetings, and Daniel Bible study guidance with invites to join.
Kalona residents welcome Emmett Louck and his wife from Washington as visitors. Laren of Lone Tree and her daughter Mrs. Carl of Canada spend weekend with A. N. Grady. J F Suhring heads to Decorah and Clinton for visits and business. G W Beck visits relatives in Iowa City. Jos C Gingerich visits Riverside. Ina St John of Wellman visits cousin B F Allen in Kalona.
Miss Flater and Mrs. Tibball visited in Iowa City Friday and Saturday. Mrs. O. T. Dunlap and Mrs. G. F. Howard stayed with Mrs. Bessie Adams in Iowa City. Jerry Verchal of Butte Montana visits his sisters Mrs. Emma Hofer and Mrs. Floyd Knauss. Miss Luella Beker, student at Irish Business College, Kalona, visited her mother. Rittenhouse from Prairie Flower rode to Iowa City today. Mrs. H. A. Mellinger went to Iowa City to see Mrs. Mellinger Jr. at the hospital and meet the new nephew. Herman Mineke was a business caller in Iowa City. Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Hicks visited in Iowa City.
Crawfordsville reports memorial services for Mrs. Mary Sewell at 1 PM in the Methodist Church, led by Rev. W S Gardner. The funeral party traveled to Camp Ground Cemetery near Ainsworth for burial. pallbearers listed as W E Anwyl, Frank Hamilton, Harry Paschal, J T King, Jess McCoy, and S C Fletcher, with relatives and friends attending from nearby towns.
Epworth League presents a cantata next Friday at the opera house with Yephthally A Stephens and a cast including Homer Vajn Horn Elon Lee Thompson and many named performers. Jewish soldiers maidens heralds and a pianist Miss Helen Snelson accompany the program which starts at eight with 35 and 20 cent admissions to support a benevolent fund.
A New York showman calls Mae Marsh's latest Goldwyn film The Racing Strain the best role of her career after a private screening. The Fox Theatre will show the Picture Thursday, with the caption Another Polly of the Circus.
Goldwyn presents The Racing Strain a Kentucky and Saratoga romance written for Margret Mayo and Tex Charnate stars. The film features a thrilling horse race sequence staged at Saratoga with elaborate realism and top acting. The production arrives at the Fox Theatre on Thursday as a major photoplay event.
Keota born Brigadier General Edward A. Kreger, the town's top service officer, has been honored again. He currently serves as Judge Advocate in France and has been ordered to Cuba to act as senior judge advocate general in General Crowder's absence. A Keota High School graduate, he rose quickly through war service since the Philippine War.
Washington March 19 The act for the Fourteenth and later censuses was signed March 3 the enumeration in January 1920 is under ten months away The Census Bureau weighs appointing up to 409 supervisors who will run local districts with stipends around 1700 to 1800 dollars plus minor per thousands of population The position requires an examination and a separate qualifications inquiry with preference for candidates with executive administrative statistical or accounting experience Applicants should send their papers to the Director of the Census Washington D C
The Kimball bill to restore the straight ticket circle at the ballot top passed the senate with a large majority and cleared the house on party lines. Democratic members and six Republicans opposed, while the Republican minority included representatives unnamed in the fragment. Governor Harding is expected to sign to enact the measure.
Becker, Justice, Mayne, Miles, Miller of Boone and Decertel discuss a measure replacing the circle ballot with the names of the candidates for president and vice president. The bill also substitutes these names for the former long list of presidential electors.
Des Moines reports a new form of sleeping sickness with a 25 percent death rate, marked by sleep with eyes sometimes left open. Illinois officials order the disease reportable and isolation of cases after five cases and two deaths, while Iowa reports several cases near Des Moines and Iowa City.
Frank Moran and a companion robbed a chain grocery store cashier of 1000 dollars and fled with revolvers. Moran was captured after a half hour chase in a motor truck and jailed without bail. a grand jury indicted him within ninety minutes.
The Towa supreme court finds that a general nature law cannot be applied without proper operation under the constitution. The ruling asserts that all laws of a general nature require storm operation and that the case originally brought in Situ is not detained as due process.
T. J. Donahoe a barber sues M. T. Huber a constable over an arrest after Donahoe accepted a tip. The case centers on whether the law prohibits tipping in the employer context and if any provision prevents an employer from accepting a tip.
Dr George D Strayer president of the National Educational association warned that unequal wealth distribution blocks democratic education. He backed a federal department of education with a cabinet secretary as head stating equality of opportunity requires wealth backing children’s schooling.
Four young men tied up in a hotel room to roll dice were disturbed by a weary bootlegger hunter and his state agent neighbor. The pair arrested the four players after a brief consult and the four paid $15 each in Police court.
The text notes seventh century feathers and older reeds used for writing and parchent. It mentions long continuation of quill use and the ancient habit of carrying a pen behind the ear, citing St Ode as an example of a writer with a pen.
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