Local News Roundup From Wellman And Vicinity
Warren Bishop and family were Wellman callers Wednesday morning. Gladys Schulty visited at the Warren Matthess home on Sunday. Frank Dunshee attended a banquet at Keota Tuesday evening. Joe Shalla were Wellman callers Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Harry Gardner and Norma Gardner visited the Will Flynn home Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Tom Schulty visiting at the Warren Matthess home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lraincton
Lexington
Warren Bishop
Gladys Schulty
Warren Matthess
Frank Dunshee
Keota
Joe Shalla
Harry Gardner
Norma Gardner
Will Flynn
Tom Schulty
Warren
Brighton News Briefs from May Community Scene
May 6 Brighton notes report the band season opener and local visits. Mrs H B Bryan returns from Oskaloosa after hospital convalescence. Families and friends travel between Washington Fairfield Libertyville and Iowa City for leisure health and church events.
Local Social Notes Highlight Visits and a New Dodge
Mrs J B McConahey visits her mother Mrs F M Smith while Mrs D B Twinam spends Wednesday at Latimer Davis home near Washington. Miss Artie McCulley visits C M Maxwell home. James Long and Oral Long travel to Burlington last Saturday and return with a new Dodge car. Braden club meets Mrs Muriel Witting Wednesday afternoon with date pudding candy mints coffee. Visitors from a distance include Mrs Howard Crozier and her mother Mrs Moore and baby Fern of Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braden Braden
J. B. McConahey
F. M. Smith
D. B. Twinam
Latimer Davis
Washington
Artie McCulley
C. M. Maxwell
James Long
Oral Long
Burlington
Braden Club
Muriel Witting
Howard Crozier
Moore
Baby Fern
School Picnics and Visitors Stop in Crawfordsville
May 6 Crawfordsville reports visitors from Washington Howard Crozier and Ed Harvey with daughters called yesterday afternoon. Emma Bennett returned to Washington after visiting Steve Jones. Two school rooms took picnics with Miss Husby’s class at Fern Cliff for nature study and a weiner roast. Flowers were gathered to send to the Washington County Hospital. The Rev. G W Hanna returned home from Keokuk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Howard Crozier
Washington
Ed Harvey
Daughters of
Emma Bennett
Steve Jones
Miss Husby
Leonard Graber
Fern Cliff
Washington County Hospital
G. W. Hanna
Keokuk
Crawfordsville Socials Highlight Weekend Visits
May 7 Crawfordsville reports include M. L. Long and daughter Jessie of Washington visiting the Jess McCoy home. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Long of Olds and Mrs. Herbert Scott with twins Herbert and Halbert of New London took Miss Gertrude Scott and Miss Agnes Oakley home for the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. John Wooley arrived last night from Columbia Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
M. L. Long
Jessie
Washington
Jess McCoy
Robert Long
Olds
Herbert Scott
Herbert and
Halbert
New London
Gertrude Scott
Agnes Oakley
John Wooley
Columbia
Social Hour club hosts luncheon at Mrs Butler’s home
Mrs Kate Davidson, visiting Pawnee, Oklahoma, traveled to Washington after a week with relatives. Ladies of the Social Hour club enjoyed an afternoon at Mrs Helen Butler’s home with wild crab apple blossoms on display. The lesson focused on cakes and cookies as refreshments were served by Mrs Butler assisted by Emma Lou and Mrs Maryal Graham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Davidson
Pawnee
Oklahoma
Washington
Social Hour Club
Helen Butlers
Butlers
Emma Lou
Maryal Graham
West Chester Baptist Church Service Schedule
County churches announce a Bible school at 10 a.m. and a morning Mother's Day service at 11 a.m. An evening service is at 8 p.m. Tuesday prayer meeting and Bible study follow. The Mission Circle meets on the second Thursday monthly. Pastor KB A Anderson invites all to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mission Circle
KB. A. Anderson
Bible School and Mother's Day Service Slated
Bible school at 2 p m and Mother's Day service at 3 p m are open to the general public. E A Anderson pastor.
Prairie Flower Baptist Bible School and Activities
Prairie Flower Baptist schedules Bible school at 10 a m and B Y P A at 11 a m with the topic Living Close to Christ. A Wednesday prayer meeting is held and the Mission Circle meets first Thursday each month for study and work at the church. Pastor E A Anderson extends a hearty welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bible School
Christ
Mission Circle
E. A. Anderson
Iowa offers 500 prize for best developed baby
Iowa groups announce a $500 prize for the best developed child aged six months to five years. Contest overseen by Iowa Child Welfare Research Station and Extension Division with help from the Iowa Congress of Mothers and Parent-Teacher Associations. Entrants send photo and details to Des Moines Capital or partner papers. top babies may be printed and scored by a simplified card, with a final state score using AMA standards. Local physicians perform preliminary exams as part of organized contests statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Iowa Child Welfare Research Station
University of Iowa
Iowa Congress of Mothers
Parent-Teacher Associations
Chicago Herald and Examiner
Des Moines
Dubuque
American Medical Association
Extension Division
Iowa Congress of Mothers and
Rapist at Creston Sentenced to Life in Prison
Ila Creston May 7 Oscar Smith was given a life term by Judge Homer Fuller after conviction for rape of his daughter. The crime occurred about eighteen years ago near Creston, and he later lured the girl away with their mother’s consent for a cross country trip where the attack occurred. Attorneys will appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creston
Ila
Oscar Smith
Homer Fuller
Smith
Union County
Mount Ayr
Ringgold County
Missouri
Adam Oxborn
Co. E. 48Rd Missouri Infantry
Harrison County
John Osborn
Adam Osborn
Montana
DeKalb
Adam
Desertion charge against Colfax farmer's wife
Mrs Edna Schoondyke wife of a farmer and coal miner north of Colfax was brought back from Cedar Rapids by Sheriff Ivan B Atwood yesterday and is jailed awaiting hearing Her husband filed the complaint they have three children and ten years of marriage
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colfax
Edna Schoondyke
Cedar Rapids
Ivan B. Atwood
Jair
Rail Bird Not Fence Rail Inspires Common Saying
The term thin as a rail derives from the bird rall known as rail. Rales inhabit marshes and have highly compressed bodies enabling them to thread between reeds and rushes, explaining the origin of the expression.
Gold Filled Jar Found Buried In Allamakee Field
Iowa news notes report a farm hand near Lansing finds a tarnished jar with 1500 dollars in old coins from two fifty up to twenty. The field had been tilled 75 years and the jar’s burial date unclear, possibly to hide stolen property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
John Brasell
Patrick Callahan
Lansing
Allamakee County
Five Boys Placed in Industrial School Under Compulsory Attendance
In Judge Wright's Hampton court five boys, evading school authorities, were charged under the compulsory school law. They were arrested and sent to the Industrial School for Boys at Eldora, reflecting strict enforcement of attendance rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wright
Hampton
Franklin County
Industrial School
Eldora
Olson to Deliver Commencement Address at Iowa State Teachers College
Harry Olson chief justice of the Municipal court of Chicago will give the commencement address to the Iowa State Teachers college graduating class on Tuesday May 31. Olson has led Chicago's Municipal court since lynch and his rulings have drawn nationwide attention. Previously he was a long time active member of the Illinois state bar where he achieved success and fortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Olson
Municipal Court of Chicago
Iowa State Teachers College
Olson
Lynch
Illinois State Bar
Labor Commissioner's Iowa report notes job referrals and placements
Statistics from State Labor Commissioner A. L. Urick cover the Iowa Bureau and the Federal Employment Bureau. For the biennial period ending June 30, 1920 the office received 217 990 applications and 187 179 employer offers. It referred 157 109 applications to jobs and 120 405 were placed. From July 1918 to July 1919 returning soldiers caused a peak in activity. The first fiscal period saw 84 844 men employed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Urick
Iowa Bureau
Federal Employment Bureau
Iowa Juvenile Home at Toledo Welcomes 110 Inmates
The state opened the Toledo Juvenile Home in the former Leander Clark College buildings last October with 110 members. Superintendent Dr. A B Kep ford, long-time state tuberculosis lecturer, oversees a program not for delinquents but at risk youths. Residents follow a strict routine focused on schooling, work, and health, with ongoing efforts to professionally assess mental status and classify new entrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Toledo
Leander Clark College
A. BE. Kepford
State Board of Control
Cavalry Stunts At Fort Des Moines Public Benefit Show
Fourteenth cavalry at Fort Des Moines hosts a two day event May 28 and 29 for Army Relief with Gov. Kendall Col. Young and staff in attendance. Troop A led by Capt. Gerhard performs stunts including flaming hurdle leaps and mounted monkey drills. Saturday features a military tournament with rescue race pony express saber charging and pegging. Sunday presents a horse show with ladies jumping and saddle classes and a steeple chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourteenth Cavalry
Fort Des Moines
Army Relief Association
Kendall
Col. Young
Gerhard
Timothy seed production in the Southern Town record
The article notes Southern Town maintains a timothy seed production record with timothy cut and bound like oats and wheat. Threshers and attachments used for threshing are described, and Wilkin Grain Co of Albia ships two carloads of seed from Moravia to Chicago. Farmers transport timothy seed to market by wagon at threshing time, mirroring oats and wheat practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkin Grain Co
Albia
Moravia
Appanoose County
Chicago
Southern Long
Veteran Eph Hopkins Fought Civil War After Desertion Record Hurts Pension
An obituary note recalls Ephraim Hopkins of Hopkinton Delaware County, a Civil War veteran who served three enlistments and earned praise but lost a pension due to a desertion record from a long furlough. The piece also covers banker safety measures in Guthrie County after a fatal bank robbery, including rewards and a tip on advance robbers posing as town cripples, umbrellas, or blind men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkinton
Delaware County
W. 8. Beels
Eph Hopkins
Ephraim
Eph
War Department
Stuart
Guthrie County
J. K. Myers
State Bankers Association
Saunders
Des Moines
Mr. Saunders
District Court Notice Names Numerous Respondents in Iowa Case
In the District Court of Washington County Iowa the plaintiff Frank Szayna lists many defendants including Wilsons Norwood Wil liam Stiles Reynolds Patterson Davis and others. The document records a civil action with numerous parties named in the Texas case and related proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court of
Washington County
Iowa
Frank Szayna
Washington County Iowa real estate suit notices
A list of defendants and unknown claimants named in a Washington County Iowa district court case. The petition claims the plaintiff is the absolute owner in fee simple of the described real estate and cites errors and omissions in the record title. The property description covers 3.60 acres in Washington County with routes and lot lines specified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Kirkpatrick
John G. Kirkpatrick
Alice Kirkpatrick
Theophilus M. Kirkpatrick
W. C. Kirkpatrick
J. G. Kirkpatrick
Mary M. Kirkpatrick
John Young
John Johns
Francie H. Griggs
Matthew Morehead
J. W. Morton
Wash. Co
Saves. Bank
W. B. Bell & Bro. S. Simon
Edward McCleery
Jackson Roberts
Florence E. Landon
Albert Phelps
Caleb Warren
J. J. McDonald
Continental Insurance Company
James Stevenson
Margaret Milen
Patrick Ceasey
Catherine Casey
John Me Cleary
Anna Me Cleary
Margaret Me Cleary
Mary A. Beveridge
John Co. Beveridge
Margare Howison
Alex Howison
Thomas H. Robinson
M. JD. Mc Cleary
Jennie Mc Cleary
Hiram Scofield
Mellie B. Scofield
Wm. Scofield
Sarah M. Scofield
Almira van Doren
L. M. Dodds
Frank H. Griggs
James Mc Kee
Jane Me Kee
M. Morehead
J. H. Gray
James H. Gray
G. EB. Kline
Washington County
Stiles & Jackson
City
Washington
District Court
Iowa
Quieting of Title in Real Estate in Iowa
Real estate dispute seeks to permanently quiet and confirm fee simple title in the plaintiff. Unknown claimants and defendants are barred from any right or title to the property. If not answered by noon of the second day of the next term, September 5, 1921, default will be entered. Livingston & Bicher, attorneys for plaintiff. Apr 30 May 7 14 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livingston & Bicher
Paige
Notice of Proof of Will in Washington County Iowa
In District Court for the 1921 March Term the state of Iowa Washington County receives notice that a document claiming to be the last will of Ida A Rathmell deceased has been filed opened and read on May 18 1921 and is set for hearing proof. Dated April 23 1921 by J D Glasgow Clerk of District Court May 7 1921.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Iowa
Washington County
Ida A. Rathmell
J. D. Glasgow
Jury Convicts McCormick in Carel Slaying
Keokuk May 7 John McCormick convicted of the murder of Mrs May Carel after seventeen hours deliberation. He received a life prison term. The defense claimed insanity and that another man fired the fatal shot as the pair walked last August. Mrs Carel's twin daughters identified McCormick as the shooter.
G's as Weather Forecasters and Coastal Birds Sign
A fragmented note describes birds predicting stormy weather and winds over the coast. It mentions gulls and flocks reacting to rain and high winds, circling and screeching, with warnings about not overreacting to alarms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gull
Cannibals Found Across Continents in Noted Reports
In scattered reports, cannibalism is described in forestries across North and South America Africa India Australia and Polynesian regions with varied accounts and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
South America
Africa
India
Australia
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Brighton
H. BE. Bryan
Oskaloosa
Hosiital
Rhua Armstrong
Will McClintic
Stever and
Irelan
Mary Fox
Fred Elmore
Fairfield
CC. E. Maynard
Avenport
Iowa City
Harry
Mercy Hosiital
Brinton
Mies
Kate Snyder
Clara Shepherd
Enid
Belle Spohn
E. L. Edmundson
Osceola
George Edmundson
Baby
EB. L. Edmundson
West Chester Baptist
NEW Haven Baptist
Prairie Flower Baptist
Iowa News
J. W. Jarnagin
Elmer Weggen
Clarence Kindler
Raymond Fisher
Muscatine
Lone Run
Stella Smith
Military Sisterhood
City Detention
Congregations Hospital
Iowa Lutheran Hospital
Thomas Wilson
Eliza Ann Wilson
William Norwood
Jonathan Wilson
Johnathan Wilson
Alice Wilson
Rebecca Norwood
John Jackson
William A. Stiles
Josephine M. Stiles
J. M. Stiles
Wm. A. Stiles
Josephine State
John Dodds
Joseph N. Reynolds
James W. Reynolds
Mary Reynolds
A. H. Patterson
A. J. Patterson
Ann J. Patterson
J. R. Davis
W. A. Stiles
John Milne
Josapheme Stiles
Margaret Milne
John Milen
Patric Ceasy
Catharine Ceasey
Patrick Ceasy
Patrick Casey
Allice Kelly
Alice Kelley
A. W. Chilcote
J. A. Chilcote
Alexander W. Chilcote
Jane A. Chilcote
M. E. Davis
Nelson J. Davis
N. J. Davis
Emma
City of
McOrmick
IGE
America
Detroit Motor Car CO
Detroit
Manua Factmies
Mowe
Mhwn
Schulty Motor Car CO
Washington, Iowa
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