Washington County Civil War era reminiscences from Washington Press
Reprinting 1860s Washington Press excerpts from Bruce Cowden covers soldiers letters denouncing Copperheads and homefront life. Includes 1864 county fair plans, school openings, sheriff race mixups, and local notes on outages runaways, Irish town, and a copperhead incident near Montezuma with militia action and arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Press
A. R. Wickersham
Washington County Life
Copperheads
Washington County
Lincoln
Washington County Agricultural Society
J. H. Bacon
Fair Association
Wayland Residents Sail For Visit in France
Wayland residents C G Widmer Martha Wergler and children depart March 22 for New York to sail to France for two to two and a half months. Mrs Wergler and her five children plan to return to their native land after living with Peter Widmer in Stringtown. The piece also notes local visits, car purchases, hospital stays, and church group meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezra Wittmer
Wayland
C. G. Widmer
Martha Wergler
Chldren
Joe
John
Lillian
Andre
Robert
New York City
France
Meteorite Fall Record Since 1900 Shows Gaps
Since 1900 only 55 meteorite falls have been reported and there were 14 years with no falls at all. The data highlights irregular intervals between witnessed meteorite events across the period.
Community and Closing Out Livestock Sales Schedule
Weekly livestock sale notices list events at Whittaker sale barn Kalona Sales Barn Midway Sales Company Ollie Livestock Exchange and other locations. Closing out sales set for March 27 30 and 31 with start times and locations in Iowa including Washington Keota Wellston and Ainsworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whittaker Sale
Kalona Sales Barn
Kalona
Iowa
Midway Sales
Columbus Junction
Ollie Livestock Exchange
Ollie,towa
Town City
Ainsworth
Charles F. Lorack
Washington
Rock Road
Lublin
Wellston
R. E Brinning & Son
Keota
EB. L. Conrad
McCarthy Names Two of Long List to Senate Committee
Senator Joseph McCarthy lists Frederick L. Schuman a State department lecturer linked to Communist fronts and John Stewart Service U S consul at Calcutta described as a bad security risk for ties to individuals labeled espionage agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph McCarthy
Wisconsin
Senate
State Department
Frederick L. Schuman
America
John Stewart Service
U. S
Calcutta
McCarthy
International
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bruce Cowden
James Vincent
R. Dewey
J. R. Easton
Public Schools of
Samuel E. Hawthorne
William E. Hawthorne
Samuel E
Dayton
Lexington
Yatton
Eureka
Harrisburg
Paris
A. Russell
J. F. McJunkin
J. F Brown
C. T. Jones
Court House
Boise & Hale
James Knox
United Brethren Church
Muscatine
Powesheik County
Montezuma
Grinnell
Oskaloosa
C. G. Widmers
Wergler Family
Amasa Miller
Eva Leichty
Anna Wyse
Oscar Mittie
Henry Leichty
Willis Troyer
Harris Beese
P. J. Roth
Mary K. Conrad
Elmer Boshart
Jacob Figsti
Fred Hixson
Brighton
Joy Good
O.E.S
Frances Conrad
Ted Tschantz
Harold Kauffman
Lydia Bittler
Allen Wenger
Ben Davison
Valparaiso
Ind
Scott Jarrard
Simon Gingerich
Peoria
EF. Ss. Mullett
Warland
Leonard Fast
Eicher Church
Verney Unruh
Pulaski
Dan Orendorf
Washington County Hospital
Joe Gerig
Laverne Blosser
Minnie Suter
Morton
Bennie Gerig
Eva Leiehty
Ann Wyse
Emery Eigsti
Eigsti
Lydia Higsti
Warren Bergh
Henry County Hospital
William Schlatter
Shipshewana
Dave
John Schlatter
Schlatter
Lacey Broshart
California
Arizona
O.E.S. “School
Latrimer
Hugh Hite
Ta Hirschy
Ft. Wayne
John Alston
Mary Kay
Jane Ann
Davenport
Alvin Graber
Duwaine Hirsehy
E. S. Muller
Joe Hirschy
Joanita
Darrell Stauffer
Ira Hirschy
Earl Bachman
Billy
Kath. Jeen
Lyle Zehr
Maribelle
Dan Roth
Mary Jean
Fannie Fenzel
P. R. Alliman
Quincy Mich
Twin
Edgard V. Richard
Fresno
Cal
Sally
Alice
Rep
Douglas
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Benjamin S. Hite
Los Angeles County
Registrar of Voters
James Roosevelt
Fdr
International Soundphoto
By Ken Reynolds
Shikoku
Hirohito
Takamatsu Pier
Crown Prince
Trading Post
Rock Island Produce Co
Reisters
Journal
All In
Smith
Atlanta
Odell Smith
International Soundphotos
Tot
Gail Heyn
John Heyn
Des Moines
West Chester
Midway Sales CO
Kansas
F. W. Smylie
Mgr
Columbus Junction, Iowa
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