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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1925
Page
8
Local news notes several Keota residents returning home after visits with relatives and friends. Pearl Palmn comes back from a week with Mary Katherine Fosdick who was operated on. Ruth Burt visits from Ainsworth and Charles George returns to Parsons College after weekend with his parents.
Mins Elaie McCoy and Mira ithe Brown of Kinross attended Teacher's Study center Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. A. Beiter of West Chester spent Saturday in Washington on business and shopping. Miss Lilian Singmaster of Keota spent Saturday in town shopping. Mise Grave Hevceltine of Craw fordville spent Saturday visiting in Washington and Saturday evening gave a missionary talk at the United Presbyterian church. Cloyce Dougherty is better after a week of illness with pneumonia. Mrs. Carey Brown and daughter Amy of Mt. Vernon visited Mrs. A. T. Brown. HM. A. Pauls, Frank Wilson, Fred Neiswanger and Lloyd Lytle went to Burlington for an inter-city Rotary meeting with Mt Pleasant, Fairfield, Keokuk, Harrington, Ft. Madison and Washington.
A modern residence with six rooms and bath on a paved street, two percent blocks from the square. Garage included. Priced at 41000 as a quick sale by owners moving away. Local agents Dempsey and Breitenbach promote the property to interested buyers.
Our west window features items ideal as gifts for Christmas and we offer to hold any number of those items until the holiday.
Harland C Simons was executed at the Fort Madison state penitentiary for the July 12 1924 murder of Orton Ferguson at the West Liberty tourist park Iowa. He confessed and a Scott county jury sentenced him to death after a lengthy trial and the case remains cryptic in motive.
Daily social notes list Mrs Edna Daniels and Mrs Ida Houch from West Chester visiting Washington to shop while Mrs J W Leeds and daughters from Richland call on friends. Mrs Mary McAvoy reports daughter and son in law in Volstead Florida planning a new home with relatives. Local shopping and visits continue as warm weather brings travel and errands.
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