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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 26, 1923

Page

7

Oska loosa football game on Friday in West Chester

WEST CHESTER October 25 Oska loosa will play football here Friday with the West Chester team. Other items note Roy Tada H. P. Augustine Relendus Wood in Oska loosa Sunday and several social and local business updates.

West Chester Oskaloosa H. P. Augustine Roy Tada Relendus Wood Epworth J. P. Dayton J. D. Dayton W. B. Rittenhouse Washington Willi Munro E. Brumback M. E. Church Lee Craig Mildred Verne Sigler Des Moines Wellman

HASKINS HASKINS Grace Stafford and others visit Washington

Grace Stafford with friend Lucile Young visited Washington from Thursday to Saturday. Leo Farrington returned from a western trip on Wednesday night. Dewey Godlove joined later after traveling to White River and Cody Nebraska then Lavayne Wyoming. Dale Ebner returned home from Cedar Falls and attended the Iowa City game. Mr. and Mrs. M. D. McCreedy and baby visited home Sunday. Harley Stafford went to Peoria. Mrs. Godlove returned from Clinton. Jno Birney sawed wood. Opal Godlove aided in house cleaning. C O Jarvis family spent Sunday in Burlington.

Cedar Falls Iowa City M. D. McCreedy Baby Harley Stafford Peoria Opal Godlove C. O. Jarvis Charlotte Hurlington Mrs. Jarvis

Pleasant Grove ladies farm bureau club meeting

The Pleasant Grove ladies farm bureau club met with Mrs. Honfer Brinton Friday afternoon in Brighton on Route 1 Brighton.

Brighton Pleasant Grove Ladies Farm Bureau Club Honfer Brinton

Social Notes From Brighton And Washington Area

Mr and Mrs Fred Beitel and family of Muscatine visited relatives on Saturday and Sunday. Ira Miksch and Ralph Brinning returned from Chicago with cattle and hogs shipped from Wellston. The Pleasant school plans a program and Halloween themed decorations on Friday evening.

Fred Beitel Muscatine Ira Mikseh Brighton Dave Wentworth Joshua Sherlock O. A. Strohm Aviey Hayes Crawfordsville Ind Alva Hayes Davenport Iowa Lloyd Hayes L. C. Dunbar

Local visits span nearby towns in Havre area

Havre residents Mr and Mrs Goia Miller of near Dublin visited Sunday at the Ben Miller home. Mr and Mrs Lloyd Easter of Hillsboro spent Saturday night and Sunday at the Will Easter home. Mrs Edith Barnett to Cedar Rapids visited a few days this week.

Will McBride Clarence Benson Coppock Karl Frey John Koch Mr. Koch Bill Miller Baby George Weston Onion

Local residents tale quot.Wayne Wayne area notesquot.

Wayne area residents share visits and daily activities including Moorhead and family baby Mary Lillian visiting in Washington and Mt Pleasant. Wallace Carson Paul Maxwell and others travel to Muscatine Olds Crawfordsville and Iowa City for visits and work. John Krantz injures eye sawing wood and delivers hogs to Miller Bros. at Olds.

Wayne Wayne Clarence Moorhead Mary Lillian Washington Fo Mey Wood Willard Frank Sands Wallace Gladys Carson Paul Maxwell Muscatine Silas Kort Cecil Kort John Krantz Wallace Carson Miller Bros Olds Charles Crissinger Rebecca Crissinger Crawfordsville C. Moorhead Frank McCoy Mt. Pleasant W. A. Carson Tony Johnson Robert Neff Arthur Yard Bruce Stewart Pleasant Hill O. P. Hough Iowa

Sunday Visits Note Local Farm Life At Wellston

Charlie Roe and family visited Jessie Harvey's home while others from Wellston spent Sunday at various neighbors. Jess Harvey remodels a hog house and apple cider work occurred at the Bond home. Jonas Seibert went to Washington last Friday and Ka Miksch traveled to Chicago with stock. Forest Brinning attends school despite a boil and rye patches are taking shape as fruit trees suffer bark damage from rabbits.

Wellston Wellston Charlie Roe Jessie Harvey Mrs. Wilkins Alle Bond W. H. Brinning Ira Mikseh J. W. McClelland Dave Wentworth Brighton Jess Harvey Ka Miksch Chicago

Local farm notes on sales and developments

W OH Brinning sold cattle to Augustine stock buyers on Monday. J W McClelland planned to start work on his corn crib today. Art Meyer recently built a new hog house. The apple crop nears windup with most families storing a pile of fruit.

W. OH. Brinning Augustine’s J. W. McClelland Art Meyer

Public Auction Under Writ of Special Execution in Washington IA

In Washington County Iowa a writ directs sale of the property of Birdie M Welch and C C Welch. The sale occurs November 11 1928 between 9 a m and 4 p m in front of the Court House Washington city. Described lots include Lot One in F E Swifts Subdivision and Lot Eight in Orrs Subdivision. Sale proceeds go to Washington Loan Trust Co. Sheriff Charles M Denison of Washington IA notes October 12 1923.

District Court Washington County Birdie M. Welch & C. C. Welch Court House Washington Iowa F. E. Swifts South Washington City of Washington Orrs Birdie M. Welch

DenMark Eldar Twig Charm for Toothache and Ague

A Danish superstition asserts that burying an elder twig can cure toothache or ague. The burial site must remain secret from the sufferer to work as a charm.

Denmark

Rifle fire penetration test report fragment

Fragmentary OCR notes describe rifle shots through snow or earth with deep penetration figures. Measurements mention six feet, five and a half feet, and distances, but the text is garbled and lacks clear context or entities.

Fragmentary Liberty Press note on streets and repairs

A brief, fragmented statement from the Liberty Press notes that elites and village residents lack funds for improvements. It mentions streets being torn up and sewers and paving repairs. The quotation style suggests a critique of infrastructure neglect and financial limits in communities.

Tiberty Press

Pride and fall echo in Philadelphia Revered Record

A quirky exchange frames a moral clash with a deacon and a backslider in Philadelphia. The dialogue hints at pride as both downfall and motivation, revealing character tension within a local religious community.

Bacteria Count Found In Milk Can Samples

An unsterilized milk can yielded 16 000 bacteria after the first rinsing in USDA experiments. The samples were held 24 hours under conditions similar to shipment and hauling.

United States Department of Agriculture

Henry County Farm Bureau Notes Yield Plots and Meetings

Iowa farm news describes state yield corn test plots on Z S Ratliff's farm east of town with 28 corn breeds represented by McCray Bros. A county harvest dinner and program at Mt Pleasant Methodist Church on Oct 27 features KR Bliss as speaker. Township meetings in Wayne Scott Salem Dapaan proceed with moving pictures and music. Stuckerjurgen touts deep subsoil plowing and acid phosphate boosting grain.

Ratliff J. \. Robinson Iowa Experiment Station S. N. McKenzie Z. S. Ratliff A. L. Hartquist McCray Bros Trenton Mt. Pleasant Henry County KR. K. Bliss Iowa State College Baby Beef Club Ewe and Lamb Club Wayne Township Swedesburg Scott Township Infield Salem Township Salem Dapaan Township Mt. Union Consolidated School

Membership Drive Progress Amid Roadsetbacks

One hundred fifty members have been secured by the men on the drive. Owing to bad roads, last week's efforts were nearly stopped but this week proceeds with one worker, J. O. Anderson of Story City, planning to depart for Van Buren at week’s end.

Ben J. O. Anderson Story City van Buren

How Many Acres of Corn in Your Silo

Joe Stuckerjurgen near Salem reports filling a silo 12 by 42 with seven acres of corn. Experts say filling a silo depends on silo size and corn density, typically ten to thirty acres.

Joe Stuckerjurgen Salem

Assessors Report Shows Hen Decline and Egg Gain in 1922

In Henry county the 1922 assessors reports reveal 24 000 fewer hens than 1913, while egg collections rose by about 10 000 dozen. The bulletin notes that culling, selection, feeding and management drive results and credit to Farm Bureau for overall gains. At Ames extension conference county and home demonstration agents learned methods from Farm Bureau officers to improve local work. Leroy Anderson of Hardin county highlighted delinquent dues collection and county bureau outreach to mobilize participation.

Bulletin of the Weather and Crop Reporting Service Henry County Farm Bureau Ames Leroy Anderson Hardin County Anderson Hardin County Farm Bureau

County Farm Bureau canvass grows membership statewide

Willis Krizer of Eddyville led a county wide canvass ensuring most men learned about the bureau and many became members. Krizer urged officers to meet in every township annually to discuss bureau activities and leadership development. P G Holden, famed for Iowa extension work, spoke on Corn development with chart aided visuals.

Willis Krizer Eddyville Mahaska County Farm Bureau Krizer Iowa

Calf drive under way for county feeding contest

Farm Bureau sends word for more good calves for the boys and girls feeding contest starting December 1. Juniors’ requests suggest demand will exceed supply as some youths have already purchased calves and begun feeding. The fatter the calf the higher the club sale price.

Farm Bureau

Fire destroys two buildings in Marshalltown blaze

Marshalltown Ia Oct 26 fire of unknown origin swept two buildings housing a steel producer company causing an estimated loss of 32000 dollars.

Associated Press Marshalltown

Also Mentioned on This Page

Clay Church Vera Woodford Viola Morgan Mary Robinson Frances Meachem Phyllis Woodford Allison Jones Elmore Ray Woodford Clay A. W. Woodford McKain Haskins Goodyear Tucker & Ericher W.fp, Jacobs & Son Havre Towa Opera House Louis Seth Thomas Penn F. G. Sands Macon Sheriff's Sale Charles M, Denison Pilladelphisa Revord Henry County Farm Bureau Mary Jack Lloyd Burlington Westphal Smith Young Lady Bob Lour
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