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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1918
Page
7
Neighborhood bulletins summarize happenings in Washington County towns. News letters report coming and going, events, and small local tips across various communities.
The Brighton class play The Call of the Colors was staged at the club house on May 14 drawing a large audience. The graduating class of twelve will receive diplomas next Friday evening. Names include Florence Meyers Ethel Reed Raymond Lemly Ola Stivers Viola Owen Isabel Neal Louise Bristow Florence Frazier Vivian Barrow Joseph Wysoske Hattie Lynn Velda Alkire. Mrs P M Meade leaves for Oklahoma City for a month visiting relatives and plans to visit Arkansas. Harry Lloyd bought the David Wentworth residence with possession by June 1. Mr Wentworth moves to P A Long home. Long plans to move to Sigourney soon. Misses Marie Gowey Mae Jones visiting Davenport business college. parents H D Bowen accompany them from Rock Island arsenal. Mrs F Morgan and two children return to Cotter after a week’s visit. Phillip Parecell dies at home Tuesday evening. funeral Thursday at 2 PM.
May 12 listing shows W R Davis staying with local family, Mrs Brinning’s Washington trip, and multiple clan visits to Glen Dunbar Ottumwa Muscatine and Merrimac. The report notes Homer Porter nursing mumps and A J Robertson shipping cattle by Sunday morning with various Hotle Hotle and Benson family appearances.
Friends notify that Doris Lydy formerly of Titus is now employed at a hotel in Central City. The brief notice adds no further details.
Co. A. Brook spent a few days in Monmouth last week. Mr. and Mrs. Wm Stevenson of Washington visited their daughter Mrs. Caleb Lemley on Sunday. Ed Miller and family visited relatives in Ollie. Claud Davis canvassed the school district for the War Savings Stamps drive. Mona Lemley visited Grace Hill. Dan Klopfenstein called on Ed Robertson Tuesday.
The League held a patriotic meeting that was highly successful, arousing wholesome sentiment and true patriotism. An overflow farewell meeting honored boys soon reporting for service. A Bible class for men is planned for Sunday, with a sermon explaining the Cross. Miss Clara Duvall joins the Sunday school for the summer. Miss Lois Bauer plans to return home soon and join league work.
Geo Bailey of Rock Island visited Ainsworth with friends. Mrs Mary Crawford of Keota teaching at Highland Center returned home. Mrs Overfelt will visit Washington. Mrs Grant Whitaker of Muscatine came for a sister's visit. Mrs S S Wilcox spent the day in Columbus Junction. Archie Kuwer and wife from Washington left after a brief visit. Mrs Mary Breed went to Cedar Rapids to visit G A West and family. Frank Hanft of Columbus Junction in town between trains. enlisting as tank driver and to leave for Gettysburg soon. A baby boy born to Mr and Mrs A Debord. A B Moore left for Cedar Rapids for visit with his children. D Dodd and Harry Moore of Wellman in town on political business. Funeral of David Acheson held at his residence with large attendance. pallbearers listed.
In Brighton on Route 1 and Winfield area A L Koch made business calls last Thursday and Friday. E A Singleton is repainting his house. Mr. and Mrs B Cady returned from Dexter. Mr. and Mrs A Laird Woodford and Mr. and Mrs A J Morgan visited Washington on Monday. Mr. and Mrs Wallace Savage visited Washington on Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs J A Whitacre of Marshalltown are visiting C W Porter’s home.
In Clay on May 18 the corn planter sounds in warm weather. Candidate T A Michels and Rev Michels visit voters. A Brighton class play The Call to the Colors draws attendees. A Red Cross benefit pie supper and patriotic school program planned for May 22. Judicial candidate Henry Wagner and Tom McCarty visit old friends. Parishioner practice and a Farmers Union meeting at the schoolhouse are announced with officials elected in Jackson township.
Tillie Clinger quits her boarding house after dreaming she married a cannibal. She woke to find a horrid little bug eating on her, a detail reported by the Dallas News.
After five months, Mr and Mrs Will Stockman of Haskins hear from their son Samuel Stockman of Company K 68th Infantry, now in a hospital at Fort Porter New York. He had been sent home from France due to illness and is reported in serious condition. last letter from France dated just before Christmas described him as in good health.
Mrs Stockman writes of a Christmas letter to Private Stockman that failed to reach him early in the year. The war department delayed notice of his illness, leaving anxious weeks for family and friends. Stockman, a popular member of Company K, enlisted last spring and is reported to be well cared for as his recovery is hoped.
A home remedy suggests giving a patient a teaspoonful of granulated sugar and vinegar to stop hiccoughs. If relief is not immediate, repeat the dose.
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