Comings and goings in Washington County brief news
Wellman Iowa May 31 Mrs Harry Whet and daughter Dorothy were Muscatine visitors Thursday. Several locals visited Des Moines Iowa City and Washington for family illness travel and events. Decoration day services at Baptist church and W O W club house with speeches by Judge Waggner and community plans for a county fair highlighted this roundup with many notes on visits farms and local happenings.
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Wellman
Iowa
Harry Whet
Dorothy
Muscatine
George Bishop
Park Hotel
Eardley Bell, Jr
EB. C. Herr
Haskins
Bid Hall
North English
Wm. Wade, Jr
Oran Brown
Town City
Lee Butterbaugh
Jim Carr
Henry Wilkison
Lawton
Jeanette Karr
Des Moines
H. L. Karr
M. EB
Karr
J. S. Kabaker
Alvin
Nettie Lester
Chicago
Washington
L. E. Maplethorpe
J. M. Marrow
T. D. Adams
Cedar Rapids
J. E. Wells
Howard Benn
Katona
Riverside
Farmers’ Bureau
Ross Miller
Nira
Howard Booth
Jacksonville
Fla
C. M. Booth
Fred Schroder
Marengo
Helen
William Rhoades
Baptist Church
W. R
Washington Journal
Mother
Washington County
Joe Wherle
Eddie Wherle
Leslie Turnipseed
J. W Morgan
Ralph Palmer
Stella Palmer
J. R. Palmer
Wellman Chautauqua
A. J
Andy) Nelson
Nelson
Minis
Rainbow Division
W. F. Martin
Galesburg
Mary Martin
Alice Horney
Cyrus Horney
Weldon
Lydia Madden
Hattie Hill
Genevieve Tracy
Raymond Lemley
Iowa City
Albert R
Red Oak
Henry F
Bert C
Brighton
Mattie Ditmars
Olympia
Wash
Laben Fleak
George Fleak
Munice
Ind
Waggner
Sigourney
Brighton Notes On Visits Weddings and Soldier Memorial Plans
The town welcomes Alice and Clara Cooper from Salem, while Wood and Johnson plan a Miles City summer visit. Miss Ethel Brier and Dr. L M Wooten wed May 22 in Peoria and will reside in Fairfield. Des Moines visitors stay through summer. Brighton prepares a park memorial program for June 2 with Chaplains Nye and another chaplain to speak.
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Brighton
Alice
Clara Cooper
Salem
G Wood
Dan Johnson
Miles City
Mont
Oscar Johnson
Dan
Ethel Brier
L. M. Wooten
Peoria
Til
Fairfield
Wooten
W. P. Brier
C. C. Henecock
Roger
Des Moines
Nye
77Th
France
168Th
Memorial Day notes and local visits in Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville reports Memorial Day events with services for Rufus Bennett and family from Oklahoma, plus visits by the W. J. Wagner family, A. J. Lindbloom, and others. Attendance at the rural carriers meeting in Washington. A closing out saloon sale led by P J Walsh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Lindbloom
Muscatine
Roy Finke
Will Neal
Uurlington
Bell C. Neal
Warren Williams
Washington
Rufus Bennett
Oklahoma City
Okla
Mr. Bennett
Oklahoma
Howard Bennett
Frank Berry
Brighton
Sam Bergh
Wayland
L. Bartholow
Howard Crozier
Mary Moore
Davis
Effie Wilkins
Haskins
Klugh
Walker Allen
Memorial Service and Band Concert at Local Church
A gathering at the Methodist church featured veterans from Civil War days, War with Germany servicemen, and a band of Crawfordsville and Olds boys under Frank McCoy. Rev Hawkins of West Liberty gave an address. A memorial for Rufus Kennett followed.
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Ctdwa
Germany
Crawfordsville
Olds Boys
Frank McCoy
Mr. Hawkins
West Liberty
Iowa
Rufus Kennett
Wilson
Clarence
Mart Ferruson
Nettie Strain
C. M. Strain
Rhuend Oma
Washington
Earl Griffith
Olds
Martinsburg
Important Tire Do Nots From A Cautious Ad
A cautionary ad urges proper tire care and maintenance. It warns against misalignment and under or over inflation, advises using manufacturer recommended tires, and recommends rotating inner tubes every three months. It condemns unnamed tubes and notes tires may fail after idle winter storage.
Counicl Bluffs Sophomore Fred Nickell Shoots Self in Love Disappointment
In May 31, Fred Nickell a 17 year old Counci Bluffs High School sophomore attempted suicide after a breakup with his sweetheart. He called her to his side during a rest period, then left the building and shot himself with a .32 caliber revolver. He survived at the hospital and wished to see the girl who was sent home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Fred Nickell
Counci Bluffs High School
Nickell
Mending Glassware with Gelatin and Polish Solution
A historic note describes repairing broken glass pieces using five parts gelatin to one part bichromate of polish. Edges are covered with the paste, pressed together, then placed in direct sunlight for several hours to set.
Catarrhal Deafness Promised Cure by Constitution
An advertisement claims catarrhal deafness stems from inflamed Eustachian tubes and promises a constitutional remedy. The company J. Crenby & Co of Toledo Ohio offers a one hundred dollar reward for an incurable case and distributes circulars via druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Crenby
Fort Madison board fights graduates over 124.62 from play
Fort Madison school directors sue the 1919 graduating class over 124.62 from a year end play. They seek control of the proceeds to buy football blankets. The class, led by treasurer Mary Phelan, asserts the funds belong to graduates for use as they see fit and appoints a bank trustee to enforce their will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Madison
School Board of
Fort Madison High School
Mary Phalen
Mary Phalen To Write Checks For the Amount? Did Miss Phalen
Maury Phalen
Mise Phalen
Ft. Madison Savings Bank
American State Bank
Arvilla Young
Dorothy Haden
Lelia French
Mary Phelan
Harry Rayn
Grace Ballinger
Edward Bannon
Hilda Berens
Helen _ Bilderback
Walter Buckwar
Thelma Burganthal
Jennie Clauson
Effie Conover
Mannie Deidrick
Laura Dunivan
Pearl
F M Stone Dies One of Three Brothers of Governor
Knoxville Iowa May 3. F M Stone dies, a brother of former Governor William H Stone, one of three Stone brothers connected to state leadership. The notice notes his death and identifies family ties to the governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ixnoxville
Iowa
F. M. Stone
William H. Stone
Stone Family Mourns Loss After Stroke
The obituary notes the death of an 82 year old man from a stroke of paralysis. It mentions Governor Stone and three Stone brothers who fought in Shiloh, along with Knoxville residents Ww. C. Jaco Henry Neely and William Robuc. The funeral was held this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Governor Stone
Fens
Shiloh
Knoxville
Stone Brothers
Cartier’s 1594 voyage founded a new American colony
Cartier and 122 men arrived on Saint’s Day in April 1594, sailing the Gulf and Midland waters to establish a settlement in America. They named the site Lawrence in honor of the day and set out to found a new colony under Saint’s patronage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacqres
Am Frante
Americn
Muay Freundland
Cartier
Midland
Lawrence
Rence
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