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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1920
Page
3
160 acre Howard County Iowa farm offered by J W Varner Washington Iowa. Land described as very good with fair movements. Call at Farmers and Merchants Bank Building Room 307 for details and viewing.
Over one hundred Epworth League members from the Mases tine district plan to attend the annual convention in Washington June 14 to 16. Delegates from 26 chapters will gather for a program featuring Alma Hearne Holland of India, a Washington pageant, and speeches by Dr. W. S. Smith of Iowa Wesleyan College.
240 acre farm known as the Frank Prymeck farm located Danles of Riverside on Red Ball auto trail and on main road to Washington. Improvements include a good house large horse barn cattle barn outbuildings and a large shaded windbreak grove. Fine corn land pasture hog tight and tiled farm in high cultivation. Priced at $60,000 with ten year term and low interest.
Judge Charles A. Dewey of Washington was elected president of a 174 member class of Scottish Rite Masons at Davenport. The session ran from Tuesday morning to yesterday afternoon and was among the largest classes received into the Davenport consistory. Harold Ray of the Grinnell Herald served as vice president, with Ralph Bunce Eliot Grayson Wilder Bell and Humphrey Richards also from Washington in the group. A. N. Alberson attended.
Mr and Mrs Fred Weinberger departed yesterday for Lakota after spending a week at their uncle’s home. Miss Nellie Brooks of Wayland was visiting her friend Miss Maa Allan.
A local ad promoting new equipment a pair of scales guaranteed as the finest in scaledom. Call at Dream Station to view and mount the scale platform while inviting customers to consider the value of correct weights and reliability.
Heavy, slacking lime soil district in western Canada compares to Milestone-Soo Line. Improved, going district with ready crops, railroads, towns, schools, churches, roads, rural telephone, hospitals, and elevators. Prices 10% down plus 30-year balance or 10% down with one-third crop payment. special low rates for bona fide buyers. Contact John Carris, Keota.
The Rural Women’s club met Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Riley Miller and eleven members plus guests Miss Baer Mrs. George Bir ney Mrs. Howard Stewart Mrs. Charles Schiebel and son Richard Mrs. George Fulton and Mrs. Val Fuhr and baby. Committees named for Program Social Flower Publicist. A paper by Mrs. Sam McKee on chick care followed by informal discussion. Refreshments served by Mrs. Frank Dittmer and Mrs. Charles Schiebel. Fifteenth birthday of Methodist Ladies Aid celebrated with program and music. birth day cake and fifteen cents per year donated. Committee of twenty five organized for arrangements led by Mrs. Joe Wright and Mrs. Homer Stephen.
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