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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1919
Page
7
Brief notices from Washington County report social notes births deaths marriages and personal moves. Listings highlight local residents with concise lines noting new addresses and life events across multiple communities.
Maple Grove reports a grand track meet last Saturday with strong pole vaults and hurdle races led by Howard of Kalona. The event featured a fierce yell from Kalona high school girls and an injury to Maple Grove's teacher. The column notes Army veteran Carl Victor Pieper returning from France, local farm land price fever, a failed 80 acre sale at 400 per acre, and scattered local incidents from English River township to Richmond cemetery.
The article notes many early burials lack records and memory fades for those buried 1838 to 1842. It extends sympathy to Washington County mail carriers and teams. It cites mud as a four to five month hindrance when roads are hard surfaced.
Mr and Mrs Laird Woodford Mr and Mrs Charley Robinson and Miss Clara Borkoski ago to Fairfield Friday afternoon. Miss Esther Savage who teaches at West Chester spent Sunday at home. Prody A Borkoski was a business caller at Centerville Saturday. Farmers are behind with their work due to wet weather.
Ghas Brinning and Miss Blanche Scott visited Elmer Vincent at his Keota home on Sunday. Miss Martha Baumgard of Luther Iowa plans to return home this week after months at the E L Smith residence. Elmer Horning and Arthur Anderson shipped stock to Chicago last Monday. Prairie Flower church members hoped to attend the Baptist banquet in Washington Tuesday, but poor roads hindered travel. Gerald Teets bought a Ford roadster, Roy Teets sold corn to Don Huber and Mr Harmon last week. Rush Helwick plans to start work on his new home soon.
Mrs Carrie Fenner of Moline Ill visits Ed Brim home. Families share meals. several attend John Wittmer funeral in Germanville. Residents travel to county track meet in Washington. News of Harvey Goff’s death from Minnesota. Rainy spell and cooler temps delay farm work while grass grows. Six Stringtown pupils plan eighth grade exams May 15 and 16.
April 30 notes list Selina Wittmer starting work at the Farmers' store in Havre. The Wittmer and Frey families attend John Wittmer's funeral in German Valley. Various locals visit friends near Brighton and Burlington. A candy social at Fairview school draws youth, and Miss Mary Graber helps with house work.
Richmond Iowa reports telegrams confirming Jack Robinson and Gerald Welte have landed in the United States on April 29. The brief item notes their arrival and provides no further details.
A Saturday cinema night drew a large crowd in Columbia while a Monday Washington ceremony united Harry Lintz and Miss Mildred Murdock. Guests from Richmond attended the Marek Shall wedding along with Ed Bopp and others. Local trips to Washington and band practice, river mud challenges, and a postponed C I B J hall dance mark week events.
April 30 Wellman items share visits by Charles Rowe of Keota and a Sigourney brother, dinners with Durian and Resse families, and social calls from Helen Moon Iowa City to her parents. Obituaries mention Mrs Ruthie Shrader death in Tyrone Oklahoma. High school athletes impressed at Washington meet, illness and road hardships noted, plus local updates on Albert Longwell and Mrs Cecil Amlong.
A Cleveland based ad promotes Zemo from E. W. Rose Co. It claims a 35c or $1 bottle relieves itching irritation from pimples blackheads eczema blotches and similar conditions. The liquid is described as penetrating and soothing and is urged as all that is needed to banish eruptions.
Chicago return home Saturday morning notes. Alta Wade recoveries after a serious operation three weeks ago. Len Owens and Nellie Blumenstine along with baby in Cedar Rapids for health matters. Various residents travel and family news including scores of social notes and a funeral. Old age ends Elizabeth Eitermiller's long county residency aged 83. Overseas returnee Lloyd Bull recalls Brest landing and Merton's pneumonia. Twins born to Mrs Warren Pulse. congratulations from community.
A visitor from Monticello, Tennessee traveled yesterday to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lt. Milton for an informal gathering, sharing news and friendly chatter in a quiet domestic setting.
Rev and Mrs Gardner and others attended the Woman's Foreign Missionary convention in Keota. Mrs Dwinell and son Billy visit W E Stump family in town. R S Cunningham from Washington stopped by. Will L Patterson of Pittsburg Kansas, brother in law of K R White, died last Sunday. Patterson long time Washington resident. Mr and Mrs S F Taylor hosted a six o clock dinner. Kathryn Williams attended an outing yesterday.
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