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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1919
Page
7
Maple Grove Local News Roundup of Deaths and Injuries
Edward Loeksa survived a severe scalp wound after a horse entanglement incident and was treated at Iowa City hospital. The community mourns Michael Stumpf, 58, who died after illness and a difficult journey from Kalona to Iowa City. Mrs. Thoman passes after influenza and pneumonia, leaving a husband and four children. Obituaries detail family ties, funeral arrangements, and local travels of residents Albert Armbruster, Leo Critz, and Dave Wieland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maple Grove
Edward Loeksa
Fry
Iowa City Hospital
Eddie
Michael Stumpf
Adolph Thoman
Baltimore
Leona
Wyoming
Den
Martha
Ruth
Waverly
Hubert
Eten
Albert Armbruster
Louis
Staton
Nebraska
Leo C. Critz
C. C. Hahn
Cedar Rapids
Dave Wieland
Kalona
Riverside Notes and Real Estate Trade in March
Riverside items report Mrs Charles Hahn and sons returning to Cedar Rapids after a visit with Mrs Helen Critz and FR H Heitzman. Jow Havel sold a Riverside farm for 7500 with swap for Charles Swailes residence. possession about April 10. Miss Nettie Prebyl returns from Cedar Rapids. James Walsh sale nets 12690. Various visits and illnesses noted plus the burial of Mrs Adoph Thornson in Mt Ol Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Charles Hahn
Critz
Cedric
Cedar Rapids
Helen Critz
H. Heitzman
Cyril Droll
Drake Hardware Co
Burlington
Magdalene Droll
Proll
Droll
Iowa City
Chariton
Jow. Havel
Charles Swailes
Swailes
Nettie Prebyl
Frank Prebyl
Cedar Rapides
James Walsh
B. Jacobameter
Richmond
Stak
Albert Lintz
Kalona
Mike Stumpf
Albert Hahn
Joseph Reha
Richard
Geo. Meresh
Muscatine
Henry Hahn
Waterloo
V. BD. French
St. Joseph
Local Social Notes From Wellston and Vicinity
Wellston area residents share visits and travel updates. Mr. and Mrs. G. O. Dunbar host children and grandchildren with some relatives away.Howard Hotle returns from Verdi, others attend gatherings at Titus and Verdi areas. Some folks visit Washington for shopping or duties. Mrs. Williams recovers from surgery. local work includes carpentry for Wes Engle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellston
G. O. Dunbar
Lloyd Martin
Shirrel Augustine
Howard Hotle
C. C
A. M. Bales
Washington
Lillis Griffith
Will Grinning
Miss Mary
Ed Miksch
E. R. Williams
Titus
Jake Hotle
Clarence Hotle
Verdi
Homer T Hotle
Carl Dunbar
West Chester
BE. Davis
C. H. Davis
Chas. Seaberg
W. W
W. W. Weller Home, East of West Chester. Mrs. Mable Griffith
Paul Eugene
Harry Kleese
W. C. Hotle
H.W. Corpmen
E. Johnson
Wes Engle
Community Notes from Havre on March Visitations
Havre report of weekend social visits lists Mr. and Mrs. George Garrett of Wards hosting and visiting relatives at the George Hillhouse and Glen Beenblossom homes. Several residents, including Mrs. Pete Witting and daughter Mrs. Sam Widmer, are ill this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havre
George Garrett
Wards
George Hillhouse
Pete Witting
Sam Widmer
Jim Shrader
Washington
Jake Shrader
Lloyd Easter
Mack Beenblossom
Glen Pratt
Everette
Glen Beenblossom
Local Notes On Visitors And Travel In Kalona Area
Olin Snair visiting parents from Friday to Sunday then returning to Mt. Pleasant. Ransom Amlon from Iowa City and Mrs. Bessie Adams from Iowa City visiting relatives. Mrs. T. Dunlap and Mrs. 8. B. Meyers with daughter from Chicago visiting Amos Mellin ger family. Miss Ethel Snair teaching at Chekla Iowa home for vacation. Huch Dunlap employed locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalona
Olin Snair
Mt. Pleasant
Ransom Amlon
Iowa City
Bessie Adams
T. Dunlap
Ethel Snair
Chekla
Iowa
Huch Dunlap
Wallace Lumber Yard Visit and Community Events
The Wallace Lumber Yard in Iowa City spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Dunlap. The M. E. ladies held their annual dinner and bazaar, drawing a large crowd and clearing over one hundred dollars. An evening lecture on The Fair Little Sisters impressed attendees despite no lights, using gasoline lamps, and the event boosted finances for another course next year. Mrs. Swartzendruber and Mrs. Hartzler planned a Wayland trip to visit relatives for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Lumber Yard
Iowa City
O. H. Dunlap
M. E
Fair Little Sisters
Harry Swartzendruber
Mart Hartzler
Wayland
Social Notes From Crawfordsville Courtship and Travel Updates
Miss Oakley of Oskaloosa returned home after visiting Miss Harriett Pemberton in Crawfordsville. Miss Clarice Woodburn returned to Washington to resume work after a Sabbath at home. Mrs. Leslie Reed of Olds and W. K. Wooley with Elias Williams visited in Washington yesterday. Mrs. Minnie Sprague and Mrs. Sarah Davidson traveled to Monmouth Illinois to spend a week at Rev. A. L. Graham’s home. W. H. McCall and his sister Miss Mary spent the afternoon with their sister Mrs. McMillan near Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Oakley
Oskaloosa
Harriett Pemberton
Clarice Woodburn
Washington
Leslie Reed
Olds
W. K. Wooley
Elias Williams
Minnie Sprague
Sarah Davidson
Monmouth
Jll
A. L. Graham
W. H. McCall
Miss Mary
Mrs. McMillan
Lemmon's Drug Store Advertisement Claiming Splendid Medicine
An advertisement extols a stomach trouble cure claiming rising popularity and easy, agreeable use. It urges readers to try the medicine from Lemmon's Drug Store and promises satisfaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemmon’s Drug Store
Advt
Graham Attracts Revival of September Morn for March Show
A revived September Morn, staged by Rowland and Iford, opens at Graham on Thursday night March 27. The production features a large company of dancers and singers, modern dances with jazz, new melodies, and bright humor, with Mary Jane as Argentina and Will Goodall in key roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M!ets
Messrs
Rowland
Ifford
Graham
Mary Jane
Argentina
Will Goodall
Robbers Steal Liberty Bonds From Boone Agent's Office
Burglars broke into Mrs. Emma Culver's Bankers Life office in Boone Indiana last night and stole two Liberty bonds valued at 50 and 100 dollars. The door and desk drawers were pried with a knife. no other items were taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone, In
Emma Culver
Bankers Life Company
Supervisors Name Rawn as Surveyor for Drainage Project
The county board of supervisors accepted a petition from residents affected by the Skunk River overflow and named W P Rawn county engineer to survey the proposed drainage district. He will assess benefits, costs, and feasibility, and locate drains and improvements for river straightening to prevent yearly flood damage to adjacent crops. Edwin S Thomas and others filed the petition for Washington County Iowa lands subject to Skunk River overflow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Supervisors
Skunk
W. P. Rawn
Washington County
Edwin 8. Thomas
Iowa
W. Po Raw
Coughing Harmful to Older Adults Warned
A persistent cough endangers the lungs and respiratory passages for older individuals. The ad notes quick relief with Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, claiming it soothes throat irritation and heals throat membranes, featured by Lemmon's Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Lemmon's Drug Store
Chautauqua Fund Drive Planned at Columbus Junction
Columbus Junction plans an April drive to raise 2000 dollars for a chautauqua course next year. Directors met at the city hall Saturday to launch the campaign with tickets to be sold beginning April 8 and no course arrangements until the goal is reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
City Hall
Cuckoo Brings Good Luck Tradition in England
An old superstition in England says turning the money in your pocket when you first hear the cuckoo in spring will ensure financial prosperity for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Secretary Allen pressured over state auto department scandal
Des Moines reports Secretary W. S. Allen met with a senate subcommittee for over five hours to explain the auto department problems. The panel, moving toward possible resignation, has yet to issue a formal recommendation as the investigation continues and charges or impeachment could follow in the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
W. 8S
Allen
Senate Committee On
State Auto Department
Auto Department
Secretary of State
E. H. Hoyt
Althe
Senate
House of Representatives
Henry B Keltner Dies at Fairfield Iowa
Henry B Keltner born October 20 1840 in Jefferson county passed away about seven o'clock yesterday at his Fairfield home after years of illness from a paralysis stroke. He was married March 9 1862 to Sarah Ankrum and leaves ten children with William Franklin H and C B Keltner in Fairfield David A in Spencer D D in Des Moines Mrs Mary McKenzie Clarence in Los Angeles and Mrs Rose E Brown plus Mattie and an infant son deceased. He was a Christian church member and belonged to A O U W and Patriarchs of Iowa. Funeral at the Christian church this afternoon at two with four sons and a grandson as pallbearers. Interment Evergreen cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Iowa
Keltner
West Washington Street
Mr. Keltner
Christian Church of
Patriarchs of
Christian Church
R. HW. Polly
Evergreen Cemetery
Tenth Child Born Without a Doctor in Storm Lake
Mr and Mrs William Aitken of Washington township visited the clerk of the courts office in Storm Lake for the birth of their tenth child without medical attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storm Lake
William Aitken
Washington Township
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Advertises Cure Reward
Readers are promised a cure for catarrh through Hall's Catarrh Medicine taken internally. The ad claims the medicine works through the blood and mucous surfaces and offers 800 dollars to anyone it cannot cure, urging requests for testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. It states the product is sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Flag mutilation shocks Blue Grass village
In Blue Grass the school flag was hauled down torn into strips and braided with two red stripes removed. Principal W. W. Graham says they are watching suspects and plan to show the act to the Scott county council of defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Blue Grass
W. W. Graham
Scott County Council of Defense
Familiarity Bad Form Advice for Workplace Courtesy
A civic note from Biddy Bye urges proper address in offices and shops. Men should use Miss for women and Mr for men when addressing coworkers to maintain dignity and avoid familiarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss
Brown
Jones
President Ebert Protests German Stance on Danzig Peace
Berlin dispatch reports President Ebert declaring Germany will not sign a peace that allows Polish annexation of Danzig and rejects ceding West Prussia or Upper Silesia. He urged neutralization of the Vistula with Danzig as a free port during a protest meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Germany
Danzig
Poland
Dniester Nouth
Lemberg
Zurich
Paris
Exchange Telegraph Company
Georgy
Russia
Amsterdam
Berlin
Ebert
Alden
Entente
England
Doesn't Need Leap Years The Right Kind Of Girl
Quotations from the Montreal Star emphasize a sentiment about gender roles and independence, asserting that a certain kind of woman should not rely on leap years or timing for her business success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal Star
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Ington
Bome
Stampf
Katona
Charley Shaffer
Glee
St. Mary's Church
Frank Stumpf
George
David
Albert Lant
Wm. Kleonfer
Joseph
English River Township
Will Miller
Sam Witmer
Richland
Clem Edgar
Oscar Gardner
McBride
Lewis Herring
John Reeves
Amanda Ferguson
Dave Ferguson
Margaret Pratt
Zeta
Glenn Pratt
Boone
Rawn
Skunk River Proposition
Henry B. Keltner
Lumbago
Cnnnet
Sterling
Illinois
Scott County
Vrfectl
Ae — Accessories
Farmers & Merchants
State Bank
Washington, Iowa
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