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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1909
Page
8
A notice announces a home course in modern agriculture published in 1909 by the American Press Association. It outlines voluntary study for individuals seeking practical farming knowledge and updates on contemporary agricultural methods.
The article urges arming farmers with simple, systematic bookkeeping to track costs and profits. It emphasizes a checkbook ledgers, an inventory and farm map, cash accounts, and separate pages for crops livestock and marketing. Regular balance checks reveal profitable crops and guide replacements.
Miss Cone, who has trimmed during the millinery season for Jose phine Mary, returned yesterday to her Mediapolis home. Alma G. Ott visited Iowa City with her sister Mrs. John L. Stevens. George Harr of Omaha, a blind man and S W Hart’s brother, came to spend days with relatives then headed to Vinton for a college blind exercise. Mrs. Rachel Holtz will receive a widow's pension of 12 dollars monthly. her husband Ernest Hoitz served in Illinois regiments. W B Critz goes to What Cheer and other points west for Hawkeye Lightning Rod Co business. Mrs. J N Schnoebelen is very sick west of town. Royal Neighbor lodge members from Iowa City helped initiate a class here. Frank Knotek and Ray Fesler returned from Moline after inspecting automobiles. Frank Proby left for Marshalltown on business.
Henry Lauser visits from Wellman while Dr W W Jones departs for Iowa City to attend a State medical meeting in Dubuque. Don Rawson leaves for Davenport to visit his sister Mrs Glick as Emmet Louck makes a business visit to Wellman. D J Swartzendruber visits Nira on business and Nellie Huff returns from Lone Tree. A C Sleichter visits Iowa City, Ralph Kirkpatrick returns home, D F Miller and D J Fisher ship cattle to Chicago, and Lena Yoder travels to Iowa City for an operation.
May 26 report details Frank Anderson and Ivan Rehmer visiting Muscatine relatives for a couple of days. Emil Anderson and family visited Charley Johnson's near Lexington. Emma Bloomquist and Mabel Kreese visited May belle and Bessie Johnson, Bloomquist sewing at Harry Kleese's. A surprise birthday event for Bessie McKinstry organized by the J.C.K. group. Frances Meyer visited home folks. Farmers mostly finished planting corn. Dan Ellis hosted a visiting brother from Indiana.
A longstanding infantile eczema remedy is shown to work simply with a compound from D D D Prescription containing oil of wintergreen thymol and glycerine. A Pennsylvania family reports rapid relief and lasting cure for a baby boy whose face was severely affected.
Fred Hutt has been hauling rock to lay the foundation for a new barn. The work involves transporting stones to the site and preparing the earth for construction.
May 26. Mrs. Fred Mauthe and daughters Mildred and Helen visited over Sunday at Fairfield with Mrs. Mauthe's sister Mrs. Fred Thomas. Mrs. T. H. Brown of Washington has been visiting at W. J. Taylors. Wm. Sutherland of near Washington was a business caller in this neighborhood Wednesday. Frank Rhea of Washington visited here last week. Mr. and Mrs. Sam McNeese and the Misses Dessa and Nellie McNeese of Rubio spent Sunday at Lloyd Hayes. Charley McKay of Verdi helped Joe Hamm last week.
May 26 events include Mr and Mrs Madison Tucker visiting at the Ed Benson home. Mrs Ed Mayhew and her daughter Aurilla visited Washington on Monday. Arthur Williams shearing sheep for G L Benson today. Clark Caldwell is on the sick list. Rev Mr Ross of Fairfield will preach Sunday morning and evening.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Rathmel and family and Miss Blanche Wilcox visited T B Thrasher's home Sunday. Harvey Knapp returned from Lexas after two and a half months on business. Rev Mr Mills of Pella stayed with Earl Smith Saturday night. Will Todd delivered hogs to Washington Tuesday. Smith and Sons shelled corn for Wheel Monday. Mrs Will Clark attended niece Kate Davis wedding at Brighton last week. Prairie Flower group rehearses for Children s Day. Jack Bishop shells corn for Joe Wolfe. Robert Cherry and Elmer Bush assist with the sheller.
May 26 reports show Mr and Mrs John Malichky entertaining relatives on Sunday. William Proby made a business call at Kalona Saturday. Several families visited at Anton Kallous home including Messrs and Mmes James Shalla Ed Kallous and Frank Howe. Otto Kutchera of North English visited earlier in the week. Ernest Knotek and Charley Kos attended a dance in Richmond Saturday night. Miss Rosie Knotek helped Mrs Ed Hera last week. Z B Blecha and Geo Kron were business callers at Riverside Saturday. Miss Ella Horak works for Mrs John Soukup.
Mrs. W. C. Fish returned from Waterloo where she attended a large Eastern Stars initiation with grand officers present. Keota’s band heads to Washington next week for W F Brinton’s air dome opening. J R McVicker is re elected for a third year as public schools superintendent with a salary raise. The Junior-Senior banquet occurs Friday at the W R C hall as thirteen graduates and others prepare for the celebration.
The item notes Howard Hebsher with scarlet fever and a quarantine for him and his mother. It mentions Mrs. D. W. Wolf receiving a birthday postcard shower. Tom Coffman visits Harrisburg for a several week stay with relatives. A C. B. A. girls’ miscellaneous shower honors Miss Ida Dupuis who will wed William Peiffer, the couple surprised Ida. Mrs. Roy White was called from Harper by the death of her brother’s wife. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hamilton of Knoxville overnight.
Visitors gathered at the residence of Dr. A. J. Droz at the start of the week for social contacts and informal calls. The article notes attendance by local acquaintances and contemporaries of the doctor.
May 27 reports Fred Long Clinton and Harley Rhea spent the day in Washington. Miss Collie Lease returned home this morning from Winfield. The Rev. J. L. Sawyer arrived from Macomb Illinois with his household goods. Mrs. S. W. Huston Mrs. R. S. White and Mrs. J. A. Morehead were Burlington visitors today.
A local court house will be closed for the entire Monday, affecting filings and public access. Officials cited scheduling adjustments and safety reasons for the closure.
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