BURIANEK STARTS WHITE SHRINE HERE
Damascus shrine of White Shrine of Jerusalem was instituted last night at Moose hall with John Burianek Jr. in charge. Ninety five candidates were initiated from Washington and nearby towns. The Washington branch begins with a large corps of officers and a favorable outlook, drawing from surrounding Eastern Star chapters. A bannered banquet preceded the ceremony with white and yellow colors and calendaras as centerpieces.
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Damascus
White Shrine
Jerusalem
Moose Hall
John Burianek, Jr
Cedar Rapids
the Shepherds
Order of the Eastern Star
Burianek
Wapello Shrine
Ottumwa
Washington
Wellman
Keota
Winfield
Colubus Junction
Mt. Union
Kalona
Muscatine
Eastern Star
Burtanek
Damascus Shrine
Supreme Shrine
Ottawa
Ill
Iman
Elliot Grayson
Ellery Foster
E. E
Tf. E. Reid
Harvey Young
Roy Dra
Laura Bridges
Peter Berdo
Bang
Home Members Praise Committee After Notable Arrangements
The home members congratulated themselves on the committee’s efficiency in charge of the arrangements and visiting delegations praised the perfection in detail of all appointments.
Miller Couple Marks Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Miller celebrated fifty years of marriage with family gatherings and a large dinner at their home in Washington County Iowa. Relatives from nearby towns joined the couple, sharing memories and gifts as they reflected on a long life together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PL Mitler
Mi. Miller
Mr. Miller
Miller
John Libe
J. Carrie
Carl Miller
Ernest Miller
H. A. Strohm
Elgin
H. E. Moody
Shelby
Wae Hake “Miller
Ei Warfel
V. 2. Miller
A. C. Miller
Mrs S E McElhinney Dies in California
Mrs S E McElhinney former Washington resident dies in Santa Ana California after moving from Morning Sun in 1912 to 1917. She leaves husband Will McElhinney and two daughters Mrs Greer and Mrs Emma Cubit and a son Will of Seattle. Burial planned in Morning Sun.
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I. P. Faris
A. G. Cunningham
Santa Ana
Calif
S. E. McElhinney
Washington
McElhinney
S. E. Greer
Denver
Greer
Covenanter Church
Emma Cubit
Fort Morgan
Colo
California
Mary Faris
Will McElhinney
Seattle
Morning Sun
Wedding Ties Keota Groom to Washington Bride in Wellman
The ceremony united a Keota groom and a Washington bride with family friends assisting. The center piece featured ferné pink and white roses and the cake was cut by Mrs. Smith. The bride’s ring found by Mame Gardner. The groom, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Smith, served in the army at Camp Dodge and Camp Johnston before discharge. The couple will reside near Wellman after April.
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A. B. Dill
West Washington Boulevard
Miss Mae
Everett Smith
Keota
Mendelssohn
Charles Dill
Rhea
Carrie Palmer
J. A. Glendinning
Glendinning
Piace
McNam ‘S
Washington
A. B. Dillarm
Wellman
Local Teachers Travel to Southeast Iowa Convention
Washington teachers will attend the Southeastern Iowa teachers convention in Muscatine from April 3 to 5. Schools will dismiss Thursday and Friday to allow attendance. speakers include Elizabeth A. Bowers, C W Wassam, C T McFarlane, O P Flower, J Stanley Brown, J B Withers, S C Hartwell, and P Fr McClanahan.
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Washington
Muscatine
Southeastern Iowa
Elizabeth A. Bowers
Ottawa
Ill
C. W. Wassam
C. T. McFarlane
Teachers’ College
Columbia University
O. P. Flower
Oskaloosa
J. Stanley Brown
Joliet
J. B. Withers
St. Louis
C. Hartwell
St. Paul
A. C. Fuller
Cedar Falls
Methodist Church of
Spring Cleaning Time Is Here
An old ad touts Foley Cathartic Tablets for cleaning stomach bowels and toning the liver after winter eating. Sold by Lemmon's Drug Store with a brief call to relief from indigestion gas and constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemmon's Drug Store
Plane replaces cow pony in Ansonia wheat ranch flyer job
Ansonia announces Erhardt Selmit a former army aviator will move to Hardin Montana to work as a flyer on a wheat ranch owned by J P Morgen. His duties include guiding the French manager to the wheat fields along an air line while he handles communications with the bench and other tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ansonia
Conn
Erhardt Selmit
Hardin
Mont
J. P. Morgen
Mireles
Let Contract for School Equipment
After four days of demonstrations by competing firms the school board awarded contracts for equipment for the new high school. Deliveries are planned about July 15 with total costs around 25 000 dollars and a few additions for remaining contracts. McElhinney and McNamara of Washington secured office equipment desks and related items with other firms winning lockers lighting and classroom furnishings.
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Washington
McElhinney and McNamara Furniture Stores
Durand Steel Locker Co
Chicago
M. J. Grady
Minneapolis
Sosman, & Landis Co
Medart Mfg. Co
St. Louis
Manuel
American Machine Co
A. H. Andrews
Stene American Seating Co
Omaha School Supply Co
Omaha
J. F. McNamara & Son
McElhinney Furniture Co
Leonard
Hardware and furniture purchases listed for Peterson Co
Chicago firms Peterson Co and McElhinney Furniture Co report purchases including Book Stacks Partridge Metal Co filing cabinets Shaw Walker Co shades and miscellaneous items with totals 4841 20 206 00 514 40 625 50 and 459 00 in Washington and Muskegon Michigan units noted by McNamara & Son
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterson Co
Chicago
Partridge Metal Co
Shaw-Walker Co
Muskegon
Mich
McElhinney Furniture Co
Washington
McNamara & Son
Tom Moore Shines in Go West Young Man at Fox Theatre
Amusement page notes Goldwyn star Tom Moore delivers a sterling performance in Go West Young Man coming to the Fox Theatre Thursday with the Wild and Woolly program. Early buzz says Moore equals or surpasses his Thirty a Week success, with Smiling Billy Parsons also featured in a two part laugh festival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Moore
Goldwyn Star
Fox Theatre
Goldwyn
Goldwyn Pictures
Billy Parsons
Nineteenth Iowa Fought at Spanish Fort to End Gulf War
Fifty four years ago today the Nineteenth Iowa joined the final Civil War action at Spanish Fort Alabama. The siege lasted fourteen days and ended with capture, closing the conflict in the gulf states. Company C from this county bore a prominent part in the engagement. Read the Evening Journal.
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Nineteenth Iowa
Spanish Fort
Ala
Gulf States
Nineteenth Iowa Infantry
Better Than Calomel Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Ad
An old advertisement promoting Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a mild laxative and liver aid. It claims they substitute calomel with no teeth damage and quick relief from constipation headaches dullness. Prices listed as 10c and 25c a box.
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The
Worthy
Harvery Young
Watchman
Shepherds
R. L.bunce
Noble
Fred Reid
Glen Mace
Rob't Nootan
Worth
Will Harlwood
Joe McElhinne
H. Tl. MeiCleery
Worthy Herald
Earl Corbin
E. E. Stutz
Conan
Washington, Iowa
Rev. Greer
J. P. Mercan Fields
Evening Journal
Uurexa
Commercial Savings Bank
Carl M. Keck
Donald J. Ross
Ralph L. Bunce
George J. Breitenbach
Dr. Edwards
Clive
Mannhardt Bros
Lotus
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