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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1922
Page
7
Local items from Washington rural route recount visits among Kephart Simmering and related families. church and social gatherings, illness, deaths, travel to Bon epart and Ottumwa, and Halloween events. Multiple names include Kephart Simmering Tucker Adams Gordon and others.
In Lexington, Miss Mary Timmins led a Sunday school Halloween party with Merl Stransky Geraldine Anderson and Helen Young assisting. Guests wore masks and played games, then lined up by gender for reveals. Refreshments were served by Everette Young and Mrs. Warren Matthess. The town notes a new baby girl for Mr. and Mrs. Mela Shalia.
Mrs Geo Balder sen returns from the state convention of the I O O F in Iowa City. Mrs Dr F M Irwin is ill at home. Mrs John Clancey cares for her. Mrs Riggs and the Colemans occupy the Fred Hannah property. Bernadine Neville visits from the Neville family. Byron Snider and daughter visit parental homes. Harlan and Lute Snider celebrate a new daughter born October 16 1922 to Mr and Mrs Walter Cox. Ray Johnson hosts guests from afar.
Local residents, including W W Jamison and Mayme Evans, visited Stockport while others traveled to Cedar Rapids Kirksville and Burlington for family gatherings. The Q Es Fall Festival in the M E church basement raised about 18 dollars. The Brighton football team lost at West Chester 25 to 60. Hoover from Koon Wisconsin visited, with his parents returning home.
Residents M E Paul and B J McConnell from Superior Nebraska visited the Will McConnell home near Wellman. Will Richards George Birney and Chas Palmer attended the Flanders sale. W C Richards and Mrs McConahay visited A R Smith home. Floyd Martin returned to school after a wrist fracture. John Houseal died at his Columbus Junction home Monday at 9 AM, having lived on this route for years.
Oct 26 reports Mr and Mrs F M Wood of Washington visiting daughter Mrs Frank Sands over the weekend. Charles Crissinger spent Monday in Burlington. Ten year old Ralph Krantz is ill with typhoid fever. W A Carson of Washington visiting son Wallace Carson for a few days.
Mrs M D Work Mrs J W Enslin and Joe Allen Foster traveled from Washington to visit Mr and Mrs Lee Lease in Crawfordsville. Mrs Jacobs and daughter Betty from Washington visited Mr and Mrs Frank Hamilton. Tickets were issued for a lecture course with Miss Selma Lenhart presenting Friday October 27 offering Eratwhile Susan or All of a Sudden Peggy. Rev D M Davis of Ainsworth visited Monday afternoon.
In Washington County Iowa Fred L Stewart plaintiff sues Milo J Burke for 70 37 plus interest and costs on goods sold and delivered. The petition asks for attachment against Burke's goods chattels lands and credits and a judgment from January 1 1922. Defendants must appear before noon of the second day of the next term of court.
A legal notice states a term commences November 13, 1922 at the Court House in Washington City Washington County Iowa with default and judgment possible if not appeared. Morrison Morrison Attorneys for Plaintiff. Oct 12 19 26 Nov 2.
Washington Loan & Trust Co sues Nick Schmitt and Katie Schmitt for $50000 promissory notes secured by a mortgage on multiple parcels in Washington County Iowa. The court may appoint a Receiver to take possession and rents, with sale of the property to satisfy principal interest taxes and costs, unless defendants appear by November 14 1922. Attorney S W Livingston represents the plaintiff.
Mrs Weapon G Harriep of Sabina Ohio writes that after a year of weakness nervousness and failed medicines Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored her strength allowing her to handle housework. The letter urges early use for symptoms like nervousness backache weakness and irregularities and claims it helped Mrs Hatfield and many others.
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