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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1919
Page
7
Neighborhood notes from Wellman Iowa May 10 cover visits births and deaths. Highlights include Alta Chapman visiting sister Mrs Alex Wade and Davenport guests. Des Moines health consults and Excelsior Springs trips for medical care are listed along with farm life and local happenings. Carrolls and Crowder families appear among various community details and upcoming events.
Dr and Mrs R A McGuire attend a medical convention in Des Moines. A daughter born May 7 to Mr and Mrs J H Atkinson. Lieut Fred Bidwell arrives from Camp Beavens to visit relatives. A daughter born May 5 to Mr and Mrs Homer Ingham. Mr and Mrs Warren Allen move to Brighton from Muscatine to settle. Mrs Robert Griffith returns from Iowa City. Mrs Malcolma Griffith visits her parents Mr and Mrs Chas Mumpher. Dan Sophn visits Richland then plans trip to Joliet with family chasing Ft Sheridan relocation.
Stringtown records a school closure on May 7 and a picnic for Ella Shants’s class. A baby boy Donald Rinner is welcomed. L. H. Rinner breaks an arm. Local trips include A Monson taking cattle to Chicago. Mother's Day program set at Richer church with Marion township Sunday school convention. Mrs. Eicher and family visit S. G. Wenger home in Lee County.
David Mast of Noble, age 93, bed fast for several days under a doctor's care. He is described as normally healthy with a sharp memory and engaging in conversation. He has resided in Washington county for over fifty five years.
Ezra Dodge, longtime Riverside resident, was buried at Taylor Cemetery near Wellman on Thursday. Dr Oldaker visited the Loren Longwell home Friday. Mrs Ralph Bull hosted seventy five friends Tuesday for Lloyd Bull and Ray Plecker who recently returned from overseas. Jim Stemp and Alex Smith are hauling tile from Wellman. All Andersons visiting Will Curl. Chas Miller family preparing to move. Jim Hanley and wife in Town City Monday. Rural pupils rejoice as Wellman school closes next week.
Rodney Mathers leaves farm work moving to Washington for closer medical access for their eldest son. New worker arrives in Haskins. Rev. S F E Wallin and others travel between Haskins Washington Cross Lane for visits and a lecture circuit. Local residents make trips to Chicago Muscatine and Brighton for business and family matters.
West Chester watchers report mild weekend weather and optimistic corn hopes. Local items include Wellman visitor J L Coffey and Irwin Coffey, a Keota death, Mrs Lee Craig recovering, cattle shipments, and a 10 cent church social by the Ladies Aid. Eggs priced at 41 cents a dozen and a rabbit a potential venture note.
A farm housing concept features a four or five room family bungalow and a detached three bedroom bunk house for laborers. The bunk house includes a living room and bathroom and is heated by an airtight stove, with furnace optional in cold climates. Plans can be obtained free from the Rural Engineering Division in Washington DC.
Saturday in Ainsworth the town buzzed with a fire at Sam Wheeler’s home started by Miss Mable Wheeler. Clarence Walker, an overseas returnee, arrived home unexpectedly. The United Presbyterians plan a fireproof roof, Dr S B Watson a new local vet arrives, Rev J A Kennedy leaves for Sheridan, and local boys travel to Des Moines Wednesday to join Rainbow boys.
Crawfordsville May 12 report lists Misses Mildred Daymude Harriet Pemberton Huldah Fellmer Jeanette Wooley Rev and Mrs P H Haley and Jack G Kortwright Wilma Lease Nathan Rossiter Lillian Irene Holmes among locals visiting Washington Saturday. Monticello Iowa Frank McCoy Martinsburg visitors, Clofield Harper from Washington, Marsh of Winfield at United Presbyterian services. Dorcas class pantry sale net about 40 dollars. others visiting from Wyman Camp Dodge furlough Mt Pleasant Sabbath school convention attendees. Lee Huston Hazel Anwy return from Mt Pleasant to spend Sabbath at home.
An Italian school uses stamp albums to teach geography and history. Each student has a personal collection while the school owns a larger, more complete set. Students show heightened devotion and interest with these novel text books compared to standard maps.
A jeweler in an Indiana town altered a cuckoo clock so the bird could whistle Bob White like a native American. The piece, once made mostly in Germany, gained a new, naturalized flourish as described by Popular Mechanics Magazine.
The article extols the thrill of real motoring and long tours. It invites readers to explore off the boulevard and visit unusual places observing odd scenes and quaint people along the way.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled the phrase differences in weights of grain caused by elevator discrepancies must be removed from the uniform bill of lading. Director General Hines ordered a new form by August 8, affecting winter and spring wheat shipments. The decision limits carrier liability for shrinkage and shifts weight accuracy responsibility to the carrier for in transit losses.
Daniel Nichols 84 died at his Grace Hill home after a stroke left him helpless for two years. His son Edward cared for him. services were held at Grace Hill church with Rev. Ernest Drebert officiating and burial in Sandy Hook cemetery near Brighton. Nichols, born May 10 1835 in Morrow County Ohio, lived near Brighton before moving to Grace Hill twelve years ago. He married Mary Stout around 1860, who died in 1881, and his widow Minerva Ryan survives with one son. He also leaves a sister Mrs. Lafe Stout.
The text states the burden of proof for proper weight rests on the party responsible for accuracy. It argues the weight depends on whether the carrier or the shipper is accountable for correct weights, framing it as a fact to be determined from all evidence. The goal is to determine who bears the weight accuracy responsibility in disputes.
Arabian hides enter world markets via Egypt and the Sudan with origin mainly Jedda and nearby Mecca. The range includes cattle and sheep skins goat skins and camel hides. They are generally dry salted and limited in quantity but excellent in quality.
The quote argues that government should ease moral action by citizens while hindering wrongdoing. It frames governance as enabling good conduct and constraining vice, reflecting a view of state role in shaping public virtue.
A Los Angeles Times opinion notes that chess wanes in modern busy life while recalling Paul Murphy of New Orleans as a historic chess wizard and contrasts past erudition with today’s steam headed civilization.
English scientists report that electricity passing through freshly cut timber increases its resistance to decay and fungous growth, offering a method to preserve wood.
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