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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1918
Page
2
The Cash Shoe Store promotes bargain footwear with a field mouse brown and grey pair priced at 700. It advertises many styles at moderate prices, 5 percent trade discount for cash, and urges customers to watch the windows for deals.
Chicago markets show hogs steady to 10 lower with mixed and heavy shipping grades 15.80 to 17.00. Cattle receipts about 9,500 and markets steady to 10 lower. Sheep and lambs steady to 10 higher with receipts around 8,000. Second report notes large receipts and price shifts across hogs cattle and sheep.
A New York Sun snippet recalls a young clerk summoned by his manager for careless work. The manager notes perfunctory effort as the clerk responds that three months at 204 and no praise has arrived yet, then thanks the manager for a rare compliment.
Farm column reviews soil acidity tests and diverse county farming topics. It highlights oats smut testing, Duroc sows, corn silage, catalpa posts, hog pasures, and winter butter prices, with notes on farm layouts and cattle feeding practices.
F. W. Vogel reports ten acres of spring wheat and about fourteen acres of oats sown. His gang plow is now in use with a four to six horse harness. additional horses are paired in the lead when more than four are used.
Art Stoutner says he still has around twenty acres to sow as of Thursday afternoon. He mentions a pair of feeder-cart mules desired by many and notes that mules, not horses, draw the most interest among workers. One mule in particular embodies the phrase all mule and reflects the experience of any man who has driven a pair.
A. Anderson & Son spread fifty loads of hog manure and cob waste from the winter feed on fields, claiming it boosts subsequent corn yields. Frank Romine plans to plant 40 acres more with limited help, using eight three year old horses for work and adjusting teams as needed.
Nor folk Virginia resident E R Whitehurst declares Foley Kidney Pills restored energy after a year of suffering. The ad claims the pills strengthen weakened kidneys and cure sleep disturbance and backache, with sale through J E Lemmon's Pharmacy.
British forces retain control of Arras after heavy fighting. The line extends through Arvillers Davencourt Gratibus and Mesnil St Georges toward Hainvillers with prisoners and machine guns reported captured. German attacks along the Somme valley near Benaumont Hamet Puisieux Moyenneville were repulsed.
Doings in their neighborhoods cover brief items from Washington County communities. Notes include local happenings and reported activity across several precincts.
Mr and Mrs J B Moore visited Wednesday at the Lyall Moore home near Harper. Caldwell funeral attended in Washington Saturday. Harry Huber family at A E Knotts home Sunday. Jas Embree of Keola stayed with his son Will Embree Wednesday night. Roy Waddell family visited Geo Dusenbery Sunday. Charlie Thrapp of Wellman spent week at grandfather J A Walker’s. Alba Knotts in Washington Friday. Julia Cavender returned to Washington after visiting her sister Mrs F G Martin. Jas Walker spent last Thursday in Washington. Irene Oldfield visited her sister Mrs A E Knotts last week.
Mr and Mrs Walter Gardner and children Florence and Elwyn and Mrs Susan Gardner visited Sunday afternoon at Charlie Kephart s. Howard Baker sold a team of horses to Charlie Kos last week. Daisy Kephart stayed with her uncle Rob Kephart and dined with Elmer Kephart. Harry Bishop and two children Edna and Helen visited Mr Linder s near Ainsworth. Elmer Kephart lost a good horse Monday. Lewis Baker and family visited Earl Kephart s and attended Pleasant Hill church services. Sam Baker owns a new Ford as Ray Linder on twelve days furlough visited Monday night with cousin Harry Bishop.
An ad urges readers to remove a child from railroad tracks and cites Foley's Honey and Tar as relief for coughs and throat issues. It notes the product contains no opiates and is sold by J. K. Lemmon's Pharmacy.
Mr and Mrs Ezra Wittmer hosted a Sunday dinner with Barbara Garrick and family D C Davison and family J L Davison and family and B A Davison and baby Maxine. Myron Merchants returns from Washington with mumps. Edwin Leeper back to Pilot Grove. Mrs Leeper still at parental Cold home. Infant Denzel Cold Leeper christened. Roy Davison and wife welcome baby William Russell. Ira Turner injures arm shaving his niece Esther Manning caused three arteries to be cut. D O Davison on business in Washington. Mrs Leslie Newman and Dorothy visit sister Mrs Fred Edwards.
Mr and Mrs John Putnat spent Thursday at Jim Calupa s near Richmond The Havre ladies met with Mrs Peter Witting Wednesday There were 15 ladies present and 14 hospital shirts were completed Mrs B F Miller spent Thursday at George Garrets near Verdi Mr and Mrs Lloyd Foster and daughter Arlene were Thursday visitors at Roy Davison s The Havre school commenced Monday with Miss Edith McBride as teacher
Mr and Mrs Will Easter spent Friday at John Davisons in Washington. J F H Taylor and wife spent Wednesday at Tom Stuarts. Charley Kennedy and Robert Maxwell each shipped a load of hogs Saturday.
George McAllister and Ott Schmitter attended the funeral of Trne Bergman at Queen City on Wednesday. Mrs. L. C. Schultz returned from Mt. Pleasant after a funeral and visiting her father. Oscar Mourer brought Mrs. Adda Gonder to stay with Robert Hyde, as Perta Smith travels with him to care for a newborn March 26. Several residents are visiting relatives, and births and injuries are noted along with local work on a cistern and a horse incident nearby.
The piece recalls a field of 40 acres eaten by a herd, a motorcycle ride across Washington county’s prairies, and endorses H. H. McCleery for Washington county representative. It reflects on community readers, Maple Grove correspondence, and early Iowa politics with nostalgia for a bygone local era.
In Maple Grove on March 28 John F. Soring of Eclipse Lumber sold a bill of fifty thousand shingles to Homestead Farm. Milt Chapek will nail them on barns. Carl Emde stayed home to plow sod while Anton Kurka plans a big barn project in early spring. Ed Marek sewed timbers for Kupka’s fern. The largest cattle drive to date passed Homestead Farm led by Adolph Kupka and his father to Frank Belkas' stock field.
The speech by the Farmers' Cooperative Union president envisions abundant game in a land where wild turkeys echo in the forest. He speaks to men who love dog and gun about shooting freely and returning with plenty, amid party opposition during a heated meeting.
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