Haskins and Nearby Folks Share News and Travels
Local notes record Gretchen Nash visiting from New Boston with two children, Ethelie from Davenport, and other stays by Hazel from Fairfield and Olive Moore from near Topeka. Mules bought for Eclipse Lumber Co and community visits to Washington Davenport Rutledge Rutledge tales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haskins
Gretchen Nash
New Boston
Ill
Ollie Beardsley
Ethelie
Davenport
Vivian
Hazel
Fairfield
Olive Moore
Topeka
Kans
Will Moore
J. B. Booth
Washington
Eclipse Lumber Co
Margaret Smith
Fay Cherwinker
Rutledge
Walter Stewart
Joe Brussard
Wellston News Briefs On Local Health and Happenings
Wellston notes say Wells ton area resident Wells ton Brinning recovered from summer flu and improved. Mrs Mary Wilson visited relatives including H Brinning. Farmers cooperative shipped multiple carloads of livestock, including W H Brining hogs and cattle, Mikach hogs, and Temple hogs. No school Friday due to teacher illness. Felon on Brinning’s right thumb causing days of discomfort. Mail service may drop to every other day after McCaine bridge repairs. Ed Miksch remodeling barn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellston — Forest
Brinning
Mary Wilson
H. Brinning
Farmers Cooperative Union
W. H. Brinning
Ira Mikach
Miksch
David
Dave
Ernie Temple
Beiter
Ge. Brinning
McCaines
Charlie Strohm
R Keb Prinning
Ed Miksch
Grace Hill Notes and Social Visits Highlight Week
Mrs Wes Engel returned home after a two week stay in Moline and Muscatine. Miss Katherine Buxbaum leaves for Chicago to resume school after a month with her sister Mrs H A Engel. Various visits and stock shipments are recorded, with Mrs Marie Hunold visiting Newton Kan, and several residents hosting guests as October days bring house cleaning and unease in surrounding homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Hill
Wes Engel
Moline
Muscatine
Katherine Buxbaum
Chicago
H. A. Engel
Wea Engel
Porter
Ira Miksch
David
Wellston
Chas. McKinstry
Titus
Chas. Shephard
St. Louis
T. J. Harvey
Washington
Paul Harvey
Ed Libe
Geneva
Wil Dunbars
Marie Hunold
Newton
Kan
Dave Turnispeed
Maurice Gowey
Brighton
Robert Blick
T. O. George
Ferguson widow dies after pneumonia in January
Mrs. Walter Orris and Mrs. George Conrey with baby visited Crawfordsville relatives. Funeral for Mrs. Wm. C. Ferguson, born Feb 1 1833, held yesterday. she lived on a farm west of town with husband for years and left four children, three living. The Ferguson family moved from Washington to Champaign Il in 1912. She contracted pneumonia in January and had been ill since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Walter Orris
George Conrey
Colorado Springs
Colo
Wm. C. Fergusone
Chicago
Belle
Mellicent Calhoun
Irwin Ferguson
Thomas Ferguson
Champaign
Washington
Ferguson
Obituary and local notes from a Cook County service
The article records a death and funeral at Cook County Hospital with a short grave service led by Mrs. Thomas Ferguson. Attendees include Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson of Champaign, Mrs. Calhoun, Irwin Ferguson of Chicago, Miss Ora Henderson of Washington, and R. C. Ferguson of West Chester. Additional social notes mention theater in Washington, visits among locals, and Care-Away Circle activities with Mrs. Rosa Moorhead hosting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook County Hospital
Thomas Ferguson
Champaign
Ill
Calhoun
Irwin Ferguson
Chicago
Ora Henderson
Washington
R. C. Ferguson
West Chester
J. C. Huston
Lee Mak
J. C. Wooley
John Lease
Lee Lease
W. H. McCall
Mary
J. O. Matthews
Ainsworth
Rosa Moorhead
J. P. Jones
Local Farm Bureau Demo Draws Small Crowd In Wellman
NIRA October 4 report notes a farm bureau demonstration at Wellman Savings bank parlors with a few local ladies attending. Mrs Jones of Ames is named as instructor. The Wellman ladies band gave their first street concert Wednesday evening to a large crowd with praise for Mr Stark. Jim Hanley serves on a federal jury in Davenport this week. Other brief items include Mrs Barrett’s east bound travel and several residents returning from Texas or visiting Grinnell and Arthur Jones households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NIRA
Farm Bureau
Wellman Savings Bank
Jones
Ames
Wellman Ladies Band
Stark
Jim Hanley
Davenport
Barrett
Russell Plecker
Texas
Herbert Brooks
Lorne Longwells
Ainsworth Notes and Social Visits Highlight Week
Mrs Elizabeth Supplee hosted her son Frank from Chicago over Sunday. Edith Peterson RN returns from a Detroit aesthetic course. The Everette Shearer sale attracted attendees but farm not sold. WRC ladies earned 24.50 at lunch. T H Ferguson of Champaign formerly of Ainsworth visited. Mrs Mike Wilkins of Brighton visited. Freshmen Rush at school with pranks on Freshies. Sophomores served pumpkin pie ice cream and cocoa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Elizabeth Supplee
Frank
Chicago
Edith Peterson
R. N
Detroit
Everette Shearer
T. H. Ferguson
Champaign
Mike Wilkins
Brighton
Women Fill Court Room for Henry County Farm Bureau meeting
A Saturday gathering chaired by Mrs. O E Milner drew an all female audience to view The Home Demonstration Agent. A five month clothing project was outlined and Iowa State Fair insights shared. Membership drive gains delayed by rain, eighty one new members signed though roads were poor. Fly concerns noted with a predicted fly free date of October 3 in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. E. Milner
Women’s Home Projects Division
The
Farm Bureau
Milner
Everett Scarff
Mt. Pleasant
Marion Kipp
Reggie VanSycc
Bert Neil
Carl Carden
James Enke
William Eckey
Scott
J. R. Sponberg
Sam Miller
Fred Hultquist
Charles Hultquist
Wilford Lindeen
Wayne
Willis Chrissinger
John A Laur
Harry H McAllister
Otton Hobbie
Frank J. McCormick
J. F. Kopp
J. E. Sogard
Ames
Isaac White
Albia
J. O. Anderson
Story City
J. Crawford
Decorah
Henry County
Movies at Prairie Gem L A Garrels and Roy Coe Arrange Meeting
A meeting at Prairie Gem church north of Mt. Pleasant occurred last Friday evening despite slippery roads. Fifteen youngsters enjoyed the films Exit As caris and Out of the Shadows with a short Farm Bureau talk by J O Anderson recounting county director experiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Gem
L. A. Garrels
Roy Coe
Prairie Gem Church
Mt. Pleasant
Ascaris
Matt
Jeff
J. O. Anderson
Farm Bureau
Hamilton County
Drake Urges Destroy Volunteer Wheat to Fend Flax Pest
Drake warns that green volunteer wheat threatens fields if not destroyed early before Hessian fly maggots reach the flax. The comment stresses proactive control to protect crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drake
Chinch Bugs Reported North of Mt. Pleasant
Chinch bugs are reported in large numbers north of Mt. Pleasant this week. A mild winter followed by a dry summer will likely boost the bug crop for next year. Corn stalks with chince bugs should be burned early next spring. A fall burning campaign will destroy millions of females that would lay eggs in the small grain next spring. Warm wet weather next year will help keep them in check as bacterial disease develops and kills the bugs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Pleasant
Dills to Demonstrate Fall Bee Management Near Mt Pleasant
Bee specialist L E Dills will hold a fall management and wintering demonstration on G F Marolf's farm north of Mt Pleasant on Friday afternoon October 12. He will build a packing case and show how to prepare the bees for winter with blueprints so attendees can make the cases themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Dills
G. F. Marolf
Mt. Pleasant
Mr. Dills
Government to distribute Sodatol and grain protection measures
The government will distribute about 1.8 million pounds of Sodatol made from surplus war material in 7 ounce double paraffined cartridges. Each cartridge matches the power of an 8 ounce dynamite stick and requires a stronger cap. About 12 million pounds of picric acid have been distributed, with larger scale use planned. Ames advises treating grain with 1 pound of carbon bisulphide per 100 bushels to combat weevils, warning that the chemical is highly explosive and fires must be kept away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Horses and Mules for City Hauling Proposed
Dinsmore L. Rigby argues replacing motor trucks with horses and mules for hauling could yield 225 million dollars from sales in the first year and over 250 million annually thereafter from hay and grain. Sheriff notice from Washington County Iowa dated October 6-12, 1923.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Qgrain
The
Horse Association of America
Farmers of America
Dinsmore
Sheriff sale in Washington Iowa of W J McDonald and W H Bailey
By writ of general execution the Johnson County Iowa District Court levies on the east half of the southwest quarter in section 18 township 75 north range 7 west to satisfy the judgment. The sale is at the courthouse steps in Washington on October 27 1923 from 9 am to 4 pm with bidding starting at 1 30 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Johnson County
Iowa
W. J. McDonald
W. H. Bailey
Court House
Washington
Washington County
Township
North Range
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Homer
Art Meyer
Skunk River
Frank Feltz
J. M. McClelland
Geo. Heil
Glenn Davis
Ed Meyer
Glen Davis
Tober
Warnowa
Ford Weekly
Washington Motor
G. Bd. Mack
Washington, Lowa
Lord Cars
Henry County Farm Bureau
Carl J. Drake
L. Rigby
Charles M. Denison
Sheriff's Sale
Rhineland
Joseph Smeets
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New York
H. D. Smith Garage
North Marion Ave
Florida
Rex Lye
Richard Johnson
Iowa Ave
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