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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1918
Page
2
Chicago markets show hogs opening 35 to 1.00 higher with top around 18.00, packing and butchers grades up. Cattle receipts near 2,000 with steady to higher prices on butcher steers and feeders. lambs and sheep receipts around 16,000 with most gains on medium killing and feeding grades.
Iowa City business listing furnished by FE W Wagner Co with L B Hont as manager and phone number 726. The entry notes the store operates under standard local commerce practices and serves the Iowa City area.
Dubuque reports twenty thousand Iowa residents delinquent on income tax as 35 field officers pursue late returns since April. Some pay small penalties, others up to 4000, with total collections potentially near half a million as the national effort to recover due taxes expands.
W. K. Henss of Wayland bought one two year old heifer and two cows with calves at foot at the Stoner and Son Angus sale. He also acquired two good heifers from the M S Donohoe sale at Holbrook.
Southeast of Wellman Frank Matthess sells the 40 acre farm where his son Kenneth lives to Tom Dewees of Cedar Rapids. Possession will transfer December 1. The land brings 140 dollars per acre with corn yielding well and of best quality as Matthess plans to move to Muscatine and Kenneth relocates to another farm.
Charlies Johnson wrestles with chores to feed 100 hogs and multiple cattle loads. He notes 40 cattle and 100 hogs consume corn as fast as one man can gather it, while Tony O Flaherty shows strong interest in the big mules, requiring weekly refusals.
West of Wellman John Eckhardt left Hereford cattle work to help with road grading near the White Bridge. Charles Green filled a hole on one side while Eckhardt dug the other. The bridge is said to be named for A L White who has lived near it for generations.
A stand of 250 foot white pines and Norway spruces, planted about 37 years ago, forms an uncommon windbreak on the old John Adams place, valued for beauty and utility as they have grown stout and tall.
In Washington Mrs S P Schowalter and her son Glenn remain quarantined by influenza while Pete visits each evening. The note from Wayland News and Keota Eagle mentions Hamilton Bros selling a fine road horse to Charley Singmaster, and Charley’s need for a reliable driving horse despite his girls driving the car.
Claude Holmes visited around his home last week awaiting a call to Ames and went to work again in Washington. He found he could not loaf and his visit ran out.
Keota Eagle notes Keokuk County is short about 36000 on the fourth Liberty Loan drive. East Lafayette exceeded the goal by 150 on the third drive, while a Sigourney man suggests per capita figures would change little.
The Wellman Advance notes Alvin Hasty and his son were seen in town Monday and again Tuesday. The writer remarks Hasty rarely visits this way and suggests the trips may become a habit, hinting he will be seen in Wellman more often.
LL McKenzie and son of Washington visited on Wednesday. Clayt has sold his Washington store and plans to move to his farm near Coppock in the near future. Way land News.
Willcockson Talley Heninger and Helscher from Sigourney surveyed voters a week ago today about bond purchases. They found about half the expected buyers, but the team conducted a generally successful round. The judge had a notably appealing persuasive manner.
Mark Hoskins and his wife are moving from Washington to Des Moines after their carload of household goods was sent Monday morning. Hoskins works as a traveling salesman for the Nations Casket Company of Chicago, but all coffin salesmen have been recalled due to high demand, giving Mark a real chance for relocation.
Corporal Allison accompanies the body of Charlies Vodicka for burial and notes he has designed the case when the event occurs.
Mr Eckhardt recalls cattle with grove access to shelter from NW winds, staying warm behind spruce and pine and barn. He notes exposure when leaving the grove, feeling noticeably colder outside. The stock and people near the grove endure the winter better than those without it.
J. E. K. White notes many hogs are rooting in the corn crop this fall and expects a good yield if the hogs had not damaged the stalks and ears. The situation appears widespread with hogs present in multiple fields this season.
W D Eckerman reports white corn weighing 75 pounds per bushel and yielding six bushels per row. Rows are SO rods long, totaling a potential yield of 55 to 60 bushels per acre. The corn is ready for shelter if desired.
The report notes R. L. Davisson's white corn once more overweighing the box measure. Rows show one end near the road and the other at the cattle lane. One row yields about seven bushels, close to 70 bushels per acre at 75 pounds per bushel.
Kansas and Oklahoma expect a fourth cutting but yields remain light as drought and heat hit alfalfa across the Southwest. Observers fear total production may fall below 50 percent of normal this year. Dairy interests benefit from leafy hay quality good for cows, Hoard's Dairyman notes.
Kalona News notes a chance encounter linking a sick boy’s companion to the Vencil Vodicka family in Safe Missouri. The piece reflects on how small towns connect people, even strangers, through shared ties. Brighton Enterprise records three young U S soldiers losing their lives to influenza, Claire Myers Fred Jones and Felix Pauls, highlighting the tragedy of war and illness.
It is impossible to say how many influenza cases have developed. The situation is somewhat serious though few cases show dangerous symptoms and it is hoped that all or nearly all affected may recover.
Another Wellman physician was honored with an officers commission when Dr Austin was made captain last week. He is called to Camp Funston Fort Riley Kansas and may go on the November list or soon after. We regret his departure but expect he will seek an honorable discharge if possible.
The Brighton flu epidemic is largely checked with only a few scattered cases this week and most former cases recovering. About 50 cases have been reported by Brighton physicians since the epidemic began.
Kevin Fagle notes the community faces steady influenza activity with doctors overwhelmed. Discharges and new cases rise daily, and no early easing of quarantine is expected. He urges strict observation and tighter controls if needed.
North English Record reports six hundred cases in North English and vicinity with new cases developing daily. Initially doubt about severity gave way as gatherings and street crowds spread the illness beyond local physicians' control.
Clarence Emry’s son Private Carl Emry, Fairfield’s first returnee from France, arrived Tuesday. He served in Co. M 168th Infantry and received an honorable discharge due to eye injuries after time in a Baltimore base hospital and a brief south tour for the Fourth Liberty Loan.
Scarce local reports as influenza sweeps the area leaving streets quiet and reporters at home. Community updates are delayed and events postponed while residents seek care and recovery.
The Brighton Red Cross shipped 100 pounds of nut shells and seeds to Washington this week to be turned into carbon for soldiers car masks. More donations will come. leave all you can secure at Pringle's restaurant for collection by the Red Cross.
Brighton Enterprise reports the Brighton boys of Company M saw action on September 12 near the St Mihiel salient west of Metz and again on October 15. All are safe and unhurt according to letters received.
A Keota Eagle reader cites rising barber prices and recalls a Brighton incident where a man with long facial hair was nearly pulled into a sausage grinder he operated, prompting concern over barber practices and safety.
A Keota Eagle reader quotes a Sigourney resident saying the town is about a week behind other areas in the state for flu response and supplies. The brief comment underscores uneven pandemic progress across counties.
Cairo’s post office, established before the Civil War, closed Monday after J. L. Murray tended it for about thirty years but failed to attract a new store to reopen the building recently vacated by J. B. Murray.
C F Dornblaser of Cleburne Texas, former national organizer for the Farmers Union, has been chosen Iowa state organizer and plans an active campaign once the influenza quarantine ends. Columbus Gazette.
Grading work around the new high school progresses with cement walks completed. The building now presents a finished appearance and is described as one of the finest looking structures in this part of the state.
Kalona News notes English River Township exceeded its Fourth Liberty Loan goal with no hesitation. Township chairman John A. Yoder earned praise for presenting the honor flag weeks ago and eliciting pride in the community.
Notices from Washington County recount local happenings including personals letters births and deaths. Reads like a compact roundup of fresh community updates across multiple towns and households.
The Brighton column reports the funeral of Mrs. W. W. Kientz at her mother Ida Seeley's home with Rev. George Anderson officiating. Out of town relatives included Ezra Seeley of Cedar Rapids and Mr. and Mrs. Will Stevenson from Washington. Other items: Fred Jones funeral by Rev. J. F. Barnett. visits from Dora Vorhies, Mrs. Baxter Ingham, Kathryn Frazey, Lt. G. N. Welch at Camp Stuart, and Mrs. Welch. Dorothy Brooks on quarantine leave. Mrs. Jim Johnson and baby return from Des Moines Ottumwa. Mrs. Harry Ditmars to visit. baby born to Merle Hesseltine. Mrs. George Ball visiting.
William Beardsley invited his daughters and a visiting music teacher to his home on Wednesday evening. The event honored the guest, a former music teacher, as the girls enjoyed her musical selections and companionship. Attendees included Mable Godlover, Opal Godlover, Dale Ebner, Cecil Cole, Marjorie McCreedy, Mildred Ebner, Clara Birney, Dorothy Stafford, Grace Stafford, and Leota Welliver. four invited girls were absent. Beardsley, an 80 year old veteran, is noted for his fondness of children.
Miss Myrtle Saville returns home near Havre while Vera Eckles visits Hazel Whetstine. Town reports two light influenza cases and recovering patients. Misses Ethel Vivian Hazel Booth visit sister Mrs John Sands in the country for an afternoon and evening. No Red Cross meeting Friday due to no work on hands. Tell the merchant I saw your ad.
In Linn county Iowa twenty five boys formed the One Acre Club to plant an acre of corn each. Harvesting began today and runs through November 3 as they worked through the summer to yield a large crop.
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