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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1920
Page
7
Riverside May 17. Mrs Joseph Linsley of River Junction visited her mother Mrs T L Hawthorn after the weekend. Numerous relatives from Iowa appear at the funeral of Geo Fouchek at St Mary's Church and Riverside Cemetery. Rev George Anderson leaves for Stafford Kansas. seniors stage Engaged by Wednesday and plans for graduates' night. Nineteen graduates listed. community notices include visitors and local business.
Brighten Brighton and Kalona society items note visits from Dor othy Bridwell Olin Snair and R D Feldman to Ames and Mt Pleasant. Students Archie Kepler Jennie McBride Venice Sleichter and more attended events at Iowa Wesleyan college and a senior class picnic in Iowa City. Adams & Son report sale of M V Rogers 40 acre tract near Kalona to Ray Brenneman.
Miss Katherine Berend died Friday afternoon after a long illness. Funeral was private Monday with burial in Keota cemetery. She and her sister ran a dressmaking business and were longtime residents. Katherine was active in the M E church. She leaves two brothers, John Berend of Keota and Matt of Colorado, and two sisters, Margaret of West Chester and Mrs Ed Duvall northwest of town.
An unimproved forty of good land sold for 415 dollars per acre. Miss Minnie Nicola of the high school faculty visited her parents at Riverside. Several carloads of hogs were shipped from town on Monday. The dual track meet between our town and Lone Tree is set for Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. D C Miller visited Iowa City on Monday.
Havre reports two car loads of stock will be shipped Tuesday to Chicago. Oscar Gardner visited relatives in Burlington on Monday. Wes Meyers and family visited Grace Hill relatives on Sunday. Bryan Swift hosted a Sunday dinner for relatives. Mrs. Ben Miller and Mrs. Jake Shrader and Cecil helped with papering at Geo. Hillhouse home. A lumber car arrived from Burlington Saturday and Peter Witting will build a lumber shed for storage. Edith McBride visited her parents Will and Mary McBride Sunday. Hayre Social Club met Mrs. John Putman last Thursday. a good time was had.
A witness notes the maize in his field is about as far along as the other area, saying they are planting corn there and the crops appear similarly advanced.
May 17 notes show Mr. and Mrs. Swan of Morning Sun visiting Rex Swan and family. Joe Widmer owns a Torch. Jonathan Graber seeks rheumatism treatment in Peoria. David Schantz traveled to Wapello. Locals attended an A R B Cummune lecture and barbecue in Winfield. Ethan Brooks, Rex Swan family, and Marian visited John Corey’s near Mt. Union.
Mrs John Teeter Miss Wilma Kurtz and Miss Laura Busby of Washington attended the senior class play Friday night. Mrs Mildred Morris closed her Xenia school with a program and picnic. The Xenia school will not reopen due to consolidation. the building is sold. The baccalaureate sermon was preached by Rev Riddington with MBE and U P pastors assisting. Funeral services for James McCreedy were held at his mother's home with interment in Ainsworth cemetery. Invitations extended for a dinner at Mr and Mrs J A Marsh in honor of son William, a class member.
J R Howard president of the American Farm Bureau Federation returned from three weeks in the south where he found farmers unable to sell cotton due to lack of transportation and distribution. He argued high food costs reflect transport and marketing costs, not scarce supply, and urged a permanent agricultural policy as national defense. He noted bills on good roads and rail service, and reported on meat retailers in Pittsburgh facing shortages of cheaper beef cuts and margins.
Waterloo dispatch reports four young men arrested Tuesday were quickly sent to Anamosa for confinement. The swift action followed recent incidents in the area. Police details and exact charges were not disclosed in the brief wire item.
Four prisoners from Chicago were taken to Anamosa Friday morning after a robbery of an American Express car. They waived preliminary hearings, pleaded guilty in Black Hawk County District Court to larceny, and received five year sentences in the state reformatory at Altamosa. The disposition set a new local record. Ages are Ed Schefler 18 Joe Carson 18 George Tipping 18 and John Geary 16.
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