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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1918
Page
7
Brief notes from Journal correspondents describe happenings in several Washington County neighborhoods. Word of local events, visits, and small milestones across the county are summarized in the community pages.
Dublin notes show W E Augustine Emil Fink and families visiting Washington on business and for social visits. Several locals including Hotle Mayer Smith Rob McCaleb and Rickard are mentioned with trips, health concerns and community events. A wedding motif and local welfare references appear alongside health and civic notes.
Richmond notes describe visits among residents including Bessie Keiper with her sister Mrs. Leonard Lintz and Mrs. Tony Kern with her children. Others report driving out to look at buildings, hauling wood, neighborhood assessments, and a Sunday of joyriding. Peter Shillig moved to Kalona. Pete, John Bopp, and Jim Patterson finished sowing wheat.
In Richland and nearby, several funerals marked the week. Mrs. Quakenbush aged over ninety and Mr. Wm Gregory, eighty six, were laid to rest at local residences. Mrs. Robert Hyde died suddenly leaving three young children. Byron Vastine died after a brief illness leaving a wife and four children. Rev. Wilson conducted three recent services as neighbors from Washington attended.
Rural Route 7 reports a weekend of visits among neighbors. Charley Schiebel and wife with baby visited Mrs Schiebel's parents the Millers. Frank Snider and family visited Ed Miller. Charley McKay traveled to Washington for business. Several others, including the Longer and Kos households, shared time at J W Longer and Ed Miller homes. Miss Myrtle Kendrick is ill with liberty measles.
Farmers sow spring wheat while H A Meacham and A J Morgan travel to Washington for seed wheat and Co D Robinson ships hogs to Peoria. Cooper and Son buy C D Robinsons cattle from Clay, and Club Ladies host a weinie roast. Missionary and Aid Societies meet at the parsonage Thursday afternoon.
In Kalona and nearby towns residents make visits and relocations. Dr Frys moved to a new home bought from W H Palmer. Henry Hass family moved to Kent Ohio. Mrs M F Hockstetler and Viola visited Iowa City. John Frank of Iowa City visited with daughter Mrs George Greaser and family. Irvin Hochstetler and Willa Gingerich visited Iowa City. Mrs W V Shaw visited relatives in Iowa City.
Mr and Mrs Ralph Leffler and daughter from Davenport visited over Sunday at Sam Lefflers Mrs M E Sands and Mrs Pearl Badham and son Delbert left Monday for their new home in Washington Miss Eva Ebner accompanied them and will stay a few days Miss Gracie Foster returned Saturday from Mr Union She had been visiting her sister Mrs C A Brown Mr J L Sands spent Tuesday in Washington Mr and Mrs Carl Swailes and family from Riverside visited Sunday at Glen Swails Miss Ethel Booth spent the weekend at home and returned Sunday night to Davenport
March 19 Crawfordsville reports a large Monday night crowd at United Presbyterian church for a series of meetings. Pastor Hamilton preached on unbelief as the hindrance to salvation, using Luke and Lazarus passages. Prayer meetings held morning and evening. services scheduled for 7 20 tonight inviting all to attend.
Claude Waterhouse and family visited Ollie and attended the funeral of Mrs. Robt Clyde at Hopewell in the afternoon. L. A. Caldwell hosted over Sunday. Robt Morgan and family traveled from Mt. Pleasant for the day, and Mrs. Walter Edwards with her children visited relatives in Wellston.
March 19 report notes W. D. Nordyke hospitalized in Ottumwa with mumps. Pink eye causes glasses for several. Fred Leppert rents his father’s farm for the year. Mrs. Brock recuperates at home. Mr. and Mrs. Geo McAvoy visit Van Gabby household. Attendees from here at Mrs. Robt Hyde funeral in Hopewell and Byron Vastine funeral in Richland. O. W. Schmitter and others travel with a carload to events.
The article notes a farmers meeting at Brighton on Monday night. B Morgan visited his wife and son John in Fairfield on Sunday. Fred Edwards and Zella Mills of Brighton visited Jake Mills at Camp Thomas. The lumber piles are growing at Camp Thomas. W G Fleig and family shopped in Fairfield Friday. Herbert Blakely, ill with mumps, is improving. W L Ireland bought a horse to replace one sold. F M Strickland has a new truck body for his Ford aiding drayage and farm duties. John Waggoner serves as night pump man at the pump house.
Miss Suzanne Gardner visited Wellman as Mrs. John Shaffer and others called on Washington residents. Red Cross bandage drive raised 7.05 with a recipe auction led by Mrs. Stump. The sermon on prayer drew a focused crowd led by Mr. Hamilton. services featured music and earnest exhortations. Frank Adams of Olds and Mrs. C. A. Sprague were mentioned in local updates.
Attorney T A Michels returns from Des Moines with news of his brother Otto Michels and other county youths at Camp Dodge. Otto embraces army life and aims to be among the first to go to France. Private Michels and Tom Berdo serve in the 252nd field hospital company of the 315th sanitary train under Captain Kinkaid.
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