Watch for Miss Washington and local travel notes
Local items report Miss Washington being watched in Washington and Davenport journeys by Manton Hebner and Rev M J Hartigan along with other residents. Donald Reng and C A Speer plan short trips to Muscatine and Chicago for vacations and business. Gardners return from Florida to Wellman while James Work Junior comes home from Grinnell for spring recess with Prof Bradshaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Work
Grinnell
Bradshaw
James
Workmen Begin Erection of Hugh Me Cleery House
Workmen began staking off the new residence by Hugh Me Cleery this morning. The house will sit just west of the calendar factory on the former Sol Allen property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Me+ Cleery
Calendar
Sol Allen
Local notes from Washington Iowa January 17 1925
Community notices include visits by Miss Edna Klein and others, travel plans for Miss Bernardine Neville and John Matthews, teachers and nurses discussing vacations, rabies dog order for Jackson Township, and local ads for spring goods. Funeral and church events noted with district officials and residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernardine Neville
John Matthews
Pella
Washington
Iowa
Jackson Twp
Trustees
Jackson Two
Local Shoppers and Visitors Sparks in Washington Community
A steady flow of visitors and residents moving through Washington on Saturday included Mrs A Koice and Mrs Rath Thorne with daughter Betty visiting Ottumwa. J B Nash of Clinton arrived for a short stay, while Dr W W Bowers returned from Muscatine. Ideal Bakery announces a new salesroom opening at the Opera House corner Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opera House Corner
Wedne Jo
Ideal Bakery
Opera House Corercoal Bakery
Ro Munroe
Laura Pearson
Keota
Washington
N. A. Buck
Yretchen
Brighton
Harvey Young
Local storeads and social notes from the Portland convention
A column notes purchases at Crail's including Coate's crochet cotton and various hosiery items. It mentions a telegram on the International Rotary first district convention in Portland and portraits at the event. Also reports Mrs. T Y Morrison's return to Manhattan Kansas and illness in Dodge Center Minnesota linked to Ross Coulter, with flowers sent to Mrs. W S Reister after their convention absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
International Rotary
Frank I. Applevy
Washington
Madison Orr
Dodge Center
Minnesota
Ross Coulter
Coulter
Ten Years Ago Today Highlights and Local Notices
Ten years ago today Lewis Warren, 10, son of Mr and Mrs J H W Warren, was well enough to leave county hospital for home. Local readers comment on suspenders returning to style and preferences for flowers, while men express fondness for the Royal Isabella Cigar and its nickel price appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Warren
J. H W. Warren
Examination of Bodies Shows Both Had Heart Disease
Exhumed bodies of Dr. Oscar Olson and Mrs. Emma Nelson McClintock showed marked chronic heart disease, a Northwestern University report says. Edema or dropsy was cited for Mrs. McClintock's swollen postmortem condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Oscar Olson
Emma Nelson McClintock
Or‘phan
James Simonds
Northwestern University
William ID. Shepherd
Wheeler Leaves For Montana For Trial
Senator Burton K. Wheeler travels to Montana to face an April 16 trial in Great Falls over allegedly illegal practice before the interior department in a land case. He will attend the proceedings as charged in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Great Falls
Interior Department
March winds and small town notes at West Chester
West Chester notes report John Keener visiting friends and serving as section foreman, D. E. Brumback downtown, and Cecil Stancer departing for Dakota. Local talks mention potato planting after Good Friday, scarce stock cars in town, and trains bringing coal and cattle flow from east to west. Also noted are visits by Schuyler Livingston, Dave McLaughlin, and Dr H Davis whose sister died near Fairfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester
John Keener
D. E. Brumback
Cecil Stancer
Dakota
George Brumback
Kinross
BE. Brumback
Alex Miller
Washington
Kansas City
Omaha
Chicago
Schuyler Livingston
Dave McLaughlin
H. Davis
McFarlane
Fairfield
Beckweth
John Snyder
Local notes mix roads and church events in March diary
A hometown diary describes a trip from Kalona to Iowa City with road conditions and car troubles. It details church services in Washington and Keota, a radio broadcast from Davenport, and birthdays celebrated by seniors. The Epworth League hosts a social, and March weather and train arrivals are noted along with a blind centenarian singer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Dayton
Margaret
Helen
Washington
Here
Iowa City
Kalona
Marbourge
Rush Hewick
Helwick
Gray
Methodist Church
Wasington
Bragg
Methodist
Davenport
Ilinois
Towa
Keosoqua
Iowa
Epworth League
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Warner Bros
Ath
Dorothy Devore
Matt Mook
William Beaudine
FOX Theatre
Manton Hebner
Donald Reng
Muscatine
Dorothy Anderson
Wateh
Miss Washington
Seymour Martin of
Keeta
C. A. Speer
A. N. Alberson
C .C .Gardner
M. J. Hartigan
Edna Klein
Mt. Pleasant
Lewis Klein
Jessie
St. Paul
Miss Beth
Helena Tobin
Cleveland Public Schools
Ainsworth
Bennetta Tobin
C. J. Wolfe
McCall Bros
F. C. Parke
Keswick
Iown
Paul F. Brock
Perry Hayes
Delta
Leah Kensler
H. I. Ward and Co
Tooman Leather Shop
George Brinton
Mr. Brinton
John Brinton
J. B. Easley
Ottumwa
BE. R. Edwards
Edwards
William
Robert Masson
John Masson
The
Y. W
Norris
Graham's
Betly Bond
Tobias Minick
A. Koice
A. W. Fetse
Burlington
Anderson
Associated
H. J. Ward and Co
Guy Stansberry
J. B. Nash
Clinton, Towa
C. H. Pickens
W. W. Bowers
Muscatne
Evenin
A. E. Horton
Glenn Willits
Horton
Ire
A. C. Schauenberg
C. C. Relater
Dorothy Morrison
Wellman
Helen Jones
Louis A. Jones
Sam Torkington
Wyman
J. I. Simpson
Duncanville
Ecood
May Winter
U. P
Friendsburg
Kentucky
Roy Durian of
Mrs. Huber
Delbert Maxwell
Crawfordsville
Miss Plorence Owen
Mabelle Fleming
Mrs. W. F. Fleming
Coate
Crail
Red George Tooman
T. Y. Morrison
J. A. Montgomery
Mankato
Kansas
Boston
Warner's Perfection
Kern's
W. S. Reister
Mr. Reister
Reister
Clayt Neiswanger
McElhinney Drug Co
Abe Martin
Benner
Anne Nichols
ABLE
Trish Rose
Graham Theatre
Khindly
Reish Rose
Sane
Republic Theatre
New York City
Bosto
Oxford
J. A. Harwood & Son
South Side Square
the Associated Press
Senator Wheeler
Washington Cleaners
Eral
James Serrel
Rock Island
Det
Breese
Krouth
Owen McGovern
North Seventh Ave
Curtis Taxi
John Shields & Sons
Schulty Garage
Clark & Ross
Liberty Bell Bank
Washington National Bank
Washington County
Benteco Kash Store
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