Washington County Sketches Chronicle Local Farming Scene
Ainsworth field diary describes Saturday work patterns and a tour through Washington County. The narrator meets farmers Reete Kleinberg Kolesick and others, notes Blind Fred Kolesick's resilience, details farms such as Will Busby Cedar township Brockway Lambert and Letts holdings, and observes family ties and land features across Bethel Church, Crawfordsville, and nearby homesteads.
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Ainsworth
Bethel Church
Reete and
Kleinberg
Davis Bros
Town visit notes and local families in Ainsworth area
The writer records village life including Mrs. Mary Lampert and her twins Lester and Lewis at Charley Snider’s home, Miss Carrie Davis leaving Pine Grove school, George F. Wallace and his farming family, carload hog sales, and local landholders such as Clark Hopping, Mark Campbell, Loren Hazen, William Paul, and John Simmering. It mentions hospital updates for S. C. Pearson and Rev. Clayton Pearson, a rebuilt McKiernan house, post office chatter, and Simmering’s large farm with 260 acres and promising crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lampert
Lester
Lewis
Charley Snider
Pine Grove School
Carrie Davis
On County Hospital
Rev
Clayton Pearson
R. C. McKiernan
Will Moore
Wm. Anderson
Charley Stearns
Jim Chambers
Hany Duncan
Dye
J. M. Simmering
Jeorer
J. A. Shrader
John Simmering
John
Kalona News Notes and School Board Appointments
Correspondents from the Journal report a Riverside convention attended by Royal Neighbor women in Kalona. The Kalona school board secured teachers for next year led by Supt. R. J. Ellis with Lucille Douglas Marcia McKee and Lucille Heaton as high school staff and Velma Way Marjorie Adams Lillian Dahlstrom and Dela Saur as grade teachers. Local visits include Rev. J. D. Odell of Mt. Pleasant and trips by Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Beck to Cedar Rapids and by Mrs. Hugh Kline of Mediapolis to Kalona. Additional calls came from J. M. Wilson of Washington Alma Gingerich of Cedar Rapids and Ed Swank with relatives in Richland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalona Kalona
Riverside
J. D. Odell
Mt. Pleasant
Thos
Harvey
Washington
Chas
Faulkner
Frank Snider
West Branch
Kalona
R. J. Ellis
Lucille Douglas
Marcia McKee
Lucille Heaton
Velma Way
Marjorie Adams
Lillian Dahlstrom
Dela Saur
D. T. Beck
Cedar Rapids
Hugh Kline
Médiapolis
T. V. Knorr
Ed Swank
Richland
J. M. Wilson
Alma Gingerich
Iowa births and deaths in 1922 reported by state board
Des Moines May 7 The state board of health reports 50 783 births in Iowa during 1922. The total number of deaths was 24 065. Deaths of infants under one year of age numbered 2 920.
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Des Moines
State Board of Health
Iowa
Wellman Wellston Local Notes Span A Day Of Activity
Mr and Mrs Let Barnes and sister visit R E Brinning home while men spray fruit trees Dr Laithly of Richland on professional business at Brinnings J W McClelland trades old Overland for a new Buick L B Hanan shears sheep H F Freshwaters hauls corn to Geo Heil then to Brinnings Good corn at 50 bushel W H Brinning starts corn planting May 3 to 4 finishing 10 acres Clay Huntston and Mr Foste Brighton visit nearby selling hog mineral mixtures Our mail carrier receives a new Ford
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Wellman Wellston
Let Barnes
Geo. Wilson
R. E. Brinning
Dr. Laithly
Richland
J. W. McClelland
L. B. Hanan
H. F. Freshwaters
W. H. Brinning
Huntston
Mrs Wade Gardner and family visitors in Washington
Mrs Wade Gardner and son John were Washington visitors Tuesday. Mrs C H Guther and Mr and Mrs R D Anderson visited at the Warren Matthess home Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs H L Huber visited at the Harry Rittenhouse home Sunday evening. Mr Williams and Frank Longwell aided in papering for Don Huber. Mr and Mrs Stransky and son called at the Mela Shalla home Sunday evening. Mrs Wm Eyestone has been sick since last Monday. Earl and Wayne Fisher hosted the Upstreamer Sunday school class Friday evening. refreshments were served by Mrs Fisher. Everette Fleming and Ira Hauover were in Washington on business last Thursday afternoon.
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Lexington
Wade Gardner
John
Washington
C. H. Guther
R. D. Anderson
Warren Matthess
H. L. Huber
Harry Rittenhouse
Williams
Frank Longwell
Don Huber
Stransky
Wm. Eyestone
Earl
Wayne Fisher
Fisher
Everette Fleming
Lra Hauover
Crawfordsville High School Class of 1923 Commencement Program
The 1923 graduating class invites attendance at commencement events in Crawfordsville. May 13 features the Baccalaureate sermon by Rev. Myron Hayes, May 15 presents the class play “Fifty-fifty,” and May 17 offers the commencement address. Class motto is Before us lies the limber let us build with maroon and gold colors and American Beauty rose as the class flower.
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Crawfordsville
Myron Hayes
Brightonian closes school year with program in auditorium
The Brightonian literary society wrapped up the school year with a closing program in the high school auditorium featuring Band Boys Glee club and various acts including reading, musical pieces, and a matinee scene.
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Margaret Davidson
Amy Welch
Miriam Sipe
Willie Hagie
Genevieve Davis
Myrtle Orris
Alice Gookin
Twila McNeill
Glen Owens
Merle Smith
Vinon Fletcher
Alice Bower
Lucile Andrew
Austin Bower
Riverside district convention noted in Highland report
May 5 report from Highland notes Miss Myrtle OConnor dressmaking for local residents and visits by Iowa City guests. The Royal neighbors held a Riverside district convention and Meryl Steele traveled to Riverside on business while Will Murphys aided Earle Steele with farming and other local social mentions.
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Highland
Mise Myrtle O'Connor
J. C. Steele
T. B. McMillan
Roy Steele
Mitchell Spreaker
Frank Kasse
Dorothy Sanders
Iowa City
Royal Neighbors
Riverside
Meryl Steele
Will Murphy
Iowa Legion Touts Record Membership Drive Momentum
The Iowa department American Legion extends its membership drive to July 1 after bond delays. A June 1 posting will show post standings for $1500 in cash prizes, with Sioux City and Cedar Rapids among the largest posts. Nineteen posts have matched 1922 membership. Overseas Graves Endowment fund lags per State Adjutant James F. Barton.
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Des Moines
Iowa Department
American Legion
Iowa Legionaire
Sioux City
Deg Monnes
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Mason City
Waterloo
Cornel Bluffs
Marshalltown
Fort Dodge
Clinton
Dubuque
Burlington
Ortumwa
Algona
Red Oak
Iowa
James F. Barton
Clinton Legion to send extra jelly jars to wounded veterans
Clinton members of the Legion and Auxiliary plan to prepare an extra glass of jelly or jar of jam this year to be shipped to wounded veterans in various hospitals.
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Clinton
Legion and Auxiliary
Washington Band Brightens Wednesday Concert Series
The Washington Concert Band opened a long series of Wednesday night concerts before a good crowd. The music pleased attendees though some regulars were unaware of the program. Future concerts will be held Wednesday evenings unless weather or travel conditions prevent the Washington group from performing.
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Washington
Brighton Enterprise
Gravel Streets Proposal in Kalona News
The mayor and council plan graveling some streets with Barnes steel as the sole option this year. The county engineer can supply gravel from the county contract and the plan tests the graveling idea. Decisions are pending under a new state law requiring each property owner on the improved street to pay to the middle. Dust reduction and better conditions are touted as benefits.
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Kalona
Barnes Steel
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Ainsworth R. A
Norh
Bethel
Fred Kolesick
Earnest Gideon
Wayne's
Henderson
Charley Hovak
Beth
Joe Hovak
Charley Plecker
Kolosick’s
Fred
Will Busby
Cedar Township
Frank Burns
Charley Blecker
Wash Statler
Keota
Burns
Paul Shebanek
Sterling Holmes
Jim Fitzgerald
Clam Holmes
Ralph Kelsey
Sam Anderson
Ab Anderson
Julius Wulf
Scott County
Cr. W. Gray
Faerber
Harold
Wellman
E. F. Brockway
I. F. Lambert
Grundy County
R. G. Cherry
Mr. Lambert
Cloid Willetts
Brockway
Towa
Clermont
Tom Piper
Floyd Letts
Letts
Dave Letts
Mr. Letts
Board of Supervisors
Col. Bell
Newt. Arnold
Steck
E. ¥. Brockway
Brock
Charley Snider and
Fred Schroed
George F. Wallace
W. O. Wallace
Pennsylvania
United Presbyterian Church
Harry Dye
A.W. Chase
Josephine Martin
Champlain
New York
A. W. Chase
M. D
DR. A. W. Chase Medicine CO
Washington Street
Buffalo
Fuller Brush
Washam
Mayington County
Will
D. W. Boileau
Washington, Iowa
Reade McCrory
Helen
Webster
Carrie Gorrell Hunter
Donald G. Hunter
Newton
Hanford MacNider
Atlantic
Ku Klu Klan
Legion
MacNider
Esther G. Kennedy
Miss Kennedy
Myrton Skelley
Nea
al Cvc
Weety
J. A. Harwood & Son
Warwick
Oxford
Zanzibar
Mies
Mina Taylor
Gingham and
Pereale
Dark
Rothschild’s
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