Local residents attend events and visit in Iowa area
Mr and Mrs Claire Dewey and Preston Wolfe attended a football game in Iowa City. Charles Hayes suffers a broken toe after dropping a plank on a platform. Mr and Mrs William Molison of Malcolm Iowa visited relatives and attended the fall festival. Mrs Harry Ward along with Dorothy and Charlotte I owa City visitors. Mrs Walter Graves of Wyman spent evening with Tina Patton. G F E Mason of Winfield visits relatives. Floyd Banks of West Chester calls on. Sikke Brewer and David Temple families enjoy a trip through Oklahoma and Missouri visiting friends. Mrs C F Stegleder of Packwood Iowa visits here. Martha McCreedy Pleasant visits. Irene Myers visits from Fairfield.
Local residents visit and travel notes in Keota and Des Moines
J. M. Bickford spent yesterday with his brother in Keota. Mrs. C. J. Piper returned home after visiting her aunt Mrs. S. F. Storjohann in Des Moines. J. A. Moorman of Packwood visited the Myers home. Jack Newell of Davenport attended the fall festival here this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Bickford
Keota
C. J. Piper
S. FE. Storjohann
Des Moines
Jack Newell
Davenport
C. A. Meyers
Ed Jackson
Winners announced at Farm Products Fall Festival Show
Readers list of award results includes Stamen Winesap entries led by S W Brookhart and others from Washington with top prizes of 1.50 dollars. Multiple classes cover apples, hogs, and breeds with winners from Washington, Wayland, Kinross, Wellman, and Brighton. Prizes range from 0.50 to 7.50 dollars across classes 2 through 13, including Duroc Jersey, Poland China, and Hampshire varieties.
Enslin Float Wins Parade Prize In Civic Fest
The Clark and Enslin float won first prize of 50 dollars for best looking float. Second prize 25 dollars went to the Kohal club. Warren's seed store won 35 dollars in decorated car class, Washington Loan and Trust 15 dollars. Washington high school band won 25 dollars for most interesting feature.
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Clark & Enslin
Kolah Club
Warren's
Aoney
Washington Loan ‘and Trust Company
Washington High School
Sanitary Dairy
Washington Automobile Company
Washington Municipal Band
Fire de Parent
Festival Notes Highlight Gray Horses at Show Parade
H W Lauderman planned a pair of fine gray horses for the parade but illness kept one from entering. He still contributed by displaying the team in the show, while the dappled gray stallion owned by P Finch stood out as a striking feature.
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H. W. Lauderman
8 P. Finch
Long Ago Notes from Graham and Jackson Gossip
In Graham the Bard writes of a schoolyard pin incident with red headed Bill and a plaster smash. Jackson wedding of Effie Brown to Joseph Wright features a horseshoe ceremony, Edna Terry’s wedding march, and generous hospitality. A Plymouth Rock hen named Splend, ten years old, dies, lauded as queen of her brood with a royal burial.
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Graham Opera House
Billy
Brighton
Ed Brown
Jackson
Effie
Joseph Wright
Edna Terry
Washington
Nellie Wright
John Durst
Mr. Adams
Keosauqua
Laurel Hill Ave
Plymouth Rock
Prize winners shine in horse shoe pitching finals
The article notes top performers in horse shoe pitching with finals set for eleven games each, ties forcing playoffs, and strong efforts from both local and visiting pitchers, highlighting a grand ram and impressive animal weight as part of the event.
Washington county hosts finest chicken show this week
We doubt if Washington county ever saw a finer chicken show than this festival. The quality of this week's showing gives the occasion precedence over all others.
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Washington County
Washington pumpkin festival draws big crowds and pies
Pumpkins fill the festival scene with plenty of pies on offer though not enough to meet demand. The text notes the quantities would cover church dinners in Washington for the year and beyond.
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Washington
Pumpkin Battle Scattered Debris Reported Around Square
Messy morning scene as pumpkins and debris litter the square after what witnesses say was a pumpkin battle around 2 a m. Local residents describe broken pumpkins and scattered remnants across streets.
Fall festival thrills fill Washington Chautauqua fair
The two best days of fall and late summer arrive for a Washington county celebration featuring fair events and baseball games. The weather man favors the crowd, making this year’s blowout a likely success.
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Washington
Chautauquas
No Chance for Argument In Quiet Domestic Scene
A humorous domestic exchange from Cupper's Weekly shows a big-town husband arguing with his wife over muddy feet and comforts by the fire. The wife retorts that he enters with muddy feet and should wait to be fed, highlighting playful marital banter.
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Cupper's Weekly
Local residents visit relatives and run daily errands
Mrs. John Woods travels to Monroe City Missouri to visit her sister Mrs. R O Ballard and other relatives. Nettie Mouser of Berkley California leaves for home via Chicago and New Orleans after visiting the Mouser home. Maxine Curtis of Crawfordsville spends the day with Patline Delzell. Myrtle Cummings and Elizabeth White of Keota shop locally. Maxine Welliver of Ainsworth visits sister Mrs Harold Young. Harold Turner makes a business call at Letts. James Greenfield returns to Fairfield after a stay with Emory Greenfield. Mrs FE S Rowan heads to Ainsworth after visiting Mrs A N Euwer. Mrs Smith W Brookhart and others go to Muscatine for G A R meeting. Mrs J W Leeds and daughters of Brighton visit with Mrs Harve Richardson.
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John Woods
Monroe City
Missouri
R. O. Ballard
Nettie Mouser
Berkley
California
Chicago
New Orleans
O. B. Mouser
Maxine Welliver
Ainsworth
Mrs
Harold Young
Local notices and family visits fill a modest day
Readable items show a Betty Lou matinee in New Graham with 10 cent admission, a James Baird Sale offering a four year old Jersey Bull, and numerous voluntary visits as residents journey to Oskaloosa, Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Mt. Pleasant, Sperry, Edina and Crawfordsville for family visits, shopping, and rummage sales.
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James Baird
Karl Libe
Hamstringing Term Defined in Historical Context
The phrase hamstringing refers to cutting the large tendon at the back of an animal’s hind leg to cripple it. This historical note explains the term and its intended effect on the animal’s mobility.
Fall Festival Proven a Great Success in Washington County
The fall festival drew praise for perfect weather, excellent attractions, a successful beauty contest, and top quality livestock poultry fruit grain vegetables and hogs. Local merchants highlighted new fall footwear patterns and urged showing them, noting fit and style.
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Washington County
Local Girl Recovering After Appendicitis Operation
Miss Martha Reister youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Reister had an appendicitis operation last Tuesday morning at Washington County hospital. She is progressing well. J Max Kurtz won Cedar Rapids Gazette Act writing contest for the second time taking an individual first prize under rules forbidding consecutive grand prizes.
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Martha Reister
Harry Reister
Washington County Hospital
J. Max Kurtz
Cedar Rapids Gazette Act
Max
Death of Miss Ada Bolding Prompted by Denver Hospital Note
Mrs. Frank Kurtz received word that Ada Bolding, daughter of Daniel Bolding and sister to Carl T. Bolding, Gertrude Bolding, and Mrs. Edward White, died at Denver General Hospital. Bolding was a renowned color photographer who studied Western Colorado and Utah views and worked on railway advertising. Emma Salterberg suffers a broken hip and is hospitalized after a fall.
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Denver General Hospital
Ada Bolding
Daniel Dr. Bolding
Kurtz
Denver Post
Bolding
Wilton Street
Colorado
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Entir
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Denver and
Rio Grande Railway
Carl T. Bolding
Gertrude Bolding
Edward White
Denver
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