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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1920
Page
8
Community updates include water service disruption on Saturday from 1 15 to 3 00 pm for necessary repairs. Local residents N Phillips and Mrs Frank Sadell visit nearby towns. Ads promote taxi service call numbers, shoes, flower pots for fair, lumber and barn posts, and a horse for sale by W R Stryker. Mrs A C White visits Ainsworth, Mrs G W Marr in Knoxville.
Mrs C L Kindelspire and Mrs Paul McGaughey of Morris 11 changed cars here last evening on their way home from Winfield where they had been on business. Take advantage of special prices on Firestone casings. ite Way Garage 20516 Rev. and Mrs. Fred Hervey and son Fred Jr returned to their home in Ainsworth last evening after a few days in Wayland. Long distance trucking see Kracaw Transfer line. Mrs E Augustine of San Lucas California visiting sister Mrs Perry Hays went to Delta last evening to visit friends. Miss Effie Haines and Miss Lydia Eicher went to Des Moines last evening to attend the Red Cross convention. Last Call Dont miss the Ernest Carlson Duroc sale tomorrow afternoon at 1 oclock.
Local column chatter includes store ads from Mason's opposite the post office and Dougherty Bros offering sweaters and a corn sheller sample on the floor priced at 140 dollars. Residents like Mrs McCormick, Mr Briley and families travel to Muscatine Brighton and Kenwick for visits and illness.
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