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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1931
Page
3
A look back at community events from Oct 12 to Oct 17 highlights social gathers at Methodist and Presbyterian churches, funerals for Arthur A Elder and Crawfordsville residents, local health and civic updates, school and 4H activities, and ongoing small-town notices. The piece mentions Witzigman reception, YWCA plans, Red Cross charity efforts, and various local obituaries, meetings, and social happenings across Washington and surrounding counties.
Mrs Morgan, over eighty, wrote and narrated early Clay township lore. She recalls a reckless young man who boasted of killing the first Indian, a deadly storm, and brutal consequences. Brinton recollects river dangers, a dam at McMartin’s, a saw mill built by Sweet and Hart, and a night flood that swallowed a barrel of flour and a Hampstead house across the river.
A fragmented reminiscence from Clay township recalls a man chasing a girl on a wild ride to Brighton, a cholera outbreak with multiple deaths, drownings across the river, and frontier hardships. It notes graves in Evergreen cemetery, Native American encounters, early mills, and Quaker hospitality shaping community memory.
The piece outlines the founding of Rubio religious services by Rev Cll and later ministers. It notes log schoolhouse worship at Livck Hawk, a Blackhawk Church built in 1862, and key families like the Wolcotts and Bosworths. It covers multiple denominations, the move to a dedicated church by 1902, and the community’s strong funding effort despite debt.
A fragment recalls the Woodford family, described as enterprising locals. They wed on the Brighton road where Martin Stone resides. Nelson Woodford is named as father. The father reportedly moved his boys by lumber wagon to Sunday school along a road in Clay township. Henry Morgan, Alfred Meachem, and Manning Milla acted as agents. Clay township sent 93 veterans to the Civil War, with some never returning, including George Brinton and Walter Dillon.
Fragmentary notes reflect a nostalgic piece by Alex Miller with stray musings on aging cemeteries spelling errors on tombstones and social observations. The text hints at long passages about life death and consumer annoyances but lacks a clear narrative.
Mrs Mae Attier Jones and Marguerite visit her Rock Island parents. A baby girl named in the story grows and brings joy to Grandma and Grandpa. Aunt Lailie Davis holidaying with a new apron from a Christian Culture Club sale. Richer joins a firm with heavy work. desk piled high. Mrs Walter Smith recovers at home after a University Hospital stay in Iowa City.
South Highland correspondent reports visits to Rotenburger and Lasek homes, updates on sick relatives, and family outings. Mentions Durst in Washington, Havel improvements, cattle trips to Chicago, and ongoing corn shucking as autumn work.
The Fox theater presents The Brat with Sally O’Neil and a strong cast led by Allan Dinehart and Virginia Ertel next Monday and Tuesday, followed by Tallulah Bankhead in My Ladies and a Friday-Saturday showing of The Spider starring Edmond Lowe. The State theater offers Monkey Business with The Marx Brothers Monday through Wednesday, plus Dirk the Columbus epic with Jack Holt and Fay Wray Thursday through Saturday, and a Navy air sequence with ZR-3.
In Highland Park A C Dewey began building a modern wild preserve with a competent superintendent to run it. The County Hospital Home for nurses opened October 4 1921 with trainee nurses Elizabeth Squire Anna Wolf Hazel McConnell Hazel Swisher Doris McNeil Opal Townsend Marguerite Springman Myrtle Hodson of Salem among those slated for training. Hospital board members listed include A R Miller C Me leek Mo W Hailey J G Maxe Well De Gardner Wellman and GW Reed. N D Andre son sold the Stuart hotel to George and Mrs Jackson and moved to Ottumwa. Smith’s Emporium proprietor Math Smith bought a new store in Ft Madison with Minnie Wolf as manager. Mrs Reed celebrated her twenty first birthday with a party at Mamie Donaldson’s home.
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