Riverside man recalls fire and travels in a lively town column
William Griffin of Riverside reports a fire in the Ainsworth elevator he once owned without insurance. The column also tracks E. D. Warren returning from Phoenix with his family, Mrs. Lizzie Billick at the county home seeking postcards, and updates on neighbors, auctions, trains, and local shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Griffin
Riverside
Ainsworth
E. D. Warren
Phoenix
Arizona
Nicky
Mr. Warren
Henderson Wallace
Oriez and Speer
van Nostrand
Western Trader
Jackson Roberts
E. C. Eicher
Will Griffin
Lew Warren
Montreal
Canada
U's Men
Lew
Washington County’s 1842 Jail Built in Nashville Indiana
Historians recall Washington county’s first wooden jail completed August 1842 for 1020 dollars. Built 16 by 18 feet with an outside stair, no ground floor windows, and a trap system for inmates. Early murders and sheriff duties marked the era as records note prisoners, ferries, and legal moves through 1848.
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Nashville
Ind
Ripley's
Henderson Wallace
Indiana
Elmer Rider
Brown County Democrat
Washington County
Everson
Sanford Livery Barn
Wallace
Henderson
Board of Commissioners
Board of Supervisors
Alexander Lee
Thomas Baker
J. B Davis
Baker
Davis
Lee
H. A. Stone
Ethel Grecian
van Buren
Jonathan Wilson
Irving Keck
John C. Herriman
David Miller
Disney
Herrimean Ware
Herriman
Wilson
Elisor
Robert Kinkade
A. H. Patterson
District Court
Fairfield
Skunk River
Ft. Madison
Harriman
Kalona vote to tax for band comes to public debate
In Kalona residents will vote on taxing up to two mills annually to support a local band. The era notes varied items from a PTA fundraiser at Heights school to a remodeled Colenso Hotel Annex and city efforts to install electric crossing signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalona
Colenso Hotel
North Marion Ave
Review of the Week's News in Washington Iowa Items
A roundup of local topics includes Drake University Glee Club plans a Washington appearance on April 6 directed by Margaret Corbin, land gifts for a new north town school, multiple property transactions, district elections, and community events from February to April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drake University Glee Club
Washington
Margaret Corbin
W. Allen Stewart
Hospital Discharges And Admissions Reported
The record lists multiple patients with hospital statuses. Evelyn Meek had an appendectomy. Several individuals, including Rita Strabala, Mrs. Sid ney Smith, Ronald Altenberg, and others, were discharged. Admissions include Richard Perrin and Raymond Gregory for observation or tonsillectomy. Various patients underwent minor operations or fractures and will be observed or treated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Meek
Rita Strabala
Richmond
Richard Crossett
Sidney Smith
Roy Altenberg
Ronald
Richard Perrin
Wellman
Deaths of the Week In Richland and Northeast Town
Mrs. Mary Allen mother of John Allen formerly of this area died in Richland on Friday at age ninety two. Mrs. Martha Booth Brown mother of Mrs. Effie Brown Wright Walter Brown and the late Charles Brown died at her home northeast of town on Monday aged ninety two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Allen
Colorado
Mary Allen
Richland
W. E. Brown
Martha Booth Brown
Tenn
C. W. McLaughlin
Nashville
Maurine
Ward Belmont Seminary
Charles
W. EB. Brown
Martha (Booth) Brown
Effie Brown Wright
Walter
Charles Brown
Wirs Wm. Rownd
Lorana Nickerson
Allie Rownd
J. A. McCoy
M. PN. Yard
Crawfordsville
Two Local Deaths Mark Sudden and Prolonged Illnesses
Robert Hoehle aged 24 died at his North Third street home after a long illness. Louis Kolesick a 35 year old farmer died suddenly Tuesday at his uncle John Lasek's house in Highland township. he had been ill and suffered from a heart ailment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Hoehle
Robert Leroy Hoehle
North Third Street
Louis Kolesick
John Lasek
Highland Township
Brinton's Theater Faces Rent Urges Independence Moving Pictures
Twenty years past notes show W F Brinton Entertaining Co. presenting their seventh show. Brinton criticizes renting pictures and laments a demoralized independent moving picture business after a recent $15 rental he did not want.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Brinton
Cat Killed By Train A Year Ago In Iowa Town
A year ago Knoch Juoss killed Henry Shields three years old. The cat, beloved by Mary Moore visiting the Shields family, possibly tried boarding a train to reach her and fell off near Ottumwa. Firemen's Aid benefited from a home talent show featuring Carson Fulton and others. A curfew ordinance is under consideration by the city fathers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
California
Knoch Juoss
Henry Shields
John Shields
Mary Moore
Shields
Ottumwa
Firemen's Aid
Carson Fulton
J. J. Kellocg
Crazy John
Lou Coffman
Lizzie Hunting
Ralph Manners
Joe Bt. Clair
Lon Beitel
Frank Edworthy
Charles Ward
John McConaughey
Earl Lewis
Ed fRicher
Fort Sherman
Lloyd Latta
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Robert Lemon
C. Wilson
Will Harwood
Josie
Nellie Tripp
Crones
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Don Benblossom
Blanche McCleery
Howard McCleery
Floyd Ayers
Randall Neill
Glenn Lord
Parent Teachers Association
the Heights
McKinley
Supreme Court
A. Mone
J. B. Davis
Wm. P. Organ
H. Wallingford
James R. Kfaston
Samuel Hawthorn
Abraham Bunker
A. M. Bosworth
T. E. Johnson
Marion O'Loughlin
Milton H. Sweet
J. W. Teeter
A. M. Black
R. H. McCarty
Chas, M. Denison
Fred Sweet
George Struble
Daryl Mathers
H. M. Putnam
New Bank
People’s Trust and Savings Bank
George McDaniel
Iowa
Des Moines
Aimee McPherson
Will Foster
Army Service
University of New York
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Elliot Grayson
P. Shoemaker
George Rudiger
Ralph Knauss
Walter Barnett
Leslie Payne
Oscar Axhelm
Howard Augustine
George Morrison
H. M. Eicher
E. D. Morrison
Ella Brindley Miller
George Stewart
W. P. Wells
East Washington Street
William Graf
Mr. Graf
South 4Th
Stella Latchem
D. L. Carbaugh
North Marion
Art Prall
John Greiner
South
Marion
Stanley Zager
Pioneer Drug Store
John Bear
South 2Nd
Arthur Ruebsam
East
Mr. Ruebsam
Hichland Township
Wilfred S. Wehr
Eleanor Wellington
Hollywood
Calif
Mr. Wehr
Washington High School
Crone Modern Market
Paul Hunt
Harold Johnson
R. J. Schliekelman
John Miller
Ethel McCreedy
Kenneth Smith
Theodore Bailey
Paul Lytle
Horace Allen
Interstate Railroad Commissioner
Rock Island
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J. A. Marsh
John B. Quinn
Mrss
Helen Cresswell
CCC
McAvoy Beauty Salon
Down City
Earle Barnes
Harvey Barnes
West Orange
Roy Means
White Shrine
Sam Marsh
Claire Dewey
Crones Grocery
George Mohr
Washington County Safety Council
Gene Gorham
Paul Gorham
Graham
Bill Walker
Iowa City
Bob Brown
al Brown
Sioux City
E. P. McCaulley
North
A. B. Dill
L. V. Johnson
Tipton
Iowa Avenue
Jurging
George Freshwaters
West Chester
Donna Belle Kephart
Rodney Kephart
Irene Gerdes
Don Wood
Rothschilds
Thei
H. A. Benblossom
Don
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Plougherty Brothers
Phil D. Antonoff
B and B
David Pearson
Ward Cavencca
Ralph Bunce
Ottawa
Rollie B. Nelson
Baptist Church
Juanita Mathers
I. B. Rabenold
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Chester Spangler
Earl Lines
Atlanta
Georgia
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Everett Patterson
J. McElhinney
S. P. Telford
Howard Cqrorter
Ferne
F. A. Lechland Useh
Irene
Charles Long
H. H. McCleery
Carolyn Hamilton
Mrs
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Florida
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West Cbhester
Dale Hamm
Warren Owens
Dean
Columbus Junction
William H. Ross
Keota
Daryl Tucker
Beverly
Guy Montgomery
Melcher
Dorothy Batterson
Raymond Gregory
Harper
Clarence Morrison
Lola
Marilyn Goodwin
Don Crone
Pauline
Anna King
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Reimus Hampsher
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West
Madison Street
W. A. Whiting
Ralph Smith's