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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1920
Page
3
Washington city schools will close Thursday and Friday next week for the state teachers convention to be held in Des Moines. Local teachers may attend the convention or visit larger cities, while some county towns will dismiss or stay in session. Rural teachers are few. Convention programs have been received.
The Bruns Seed Co. is erecting a new 24 by 68 foot elevator at the Sigourney plant to handle growing wholesale seed corn business. Construction will finish in about three weeks with modern machinery for grading and preparation. Orders for over a quarter of a million bushels have been placed in sixty days, and the firm aims for half a million dollars in sales next year. The company gained publicity from a seed-based float at county fairs and the state fair, featured in American Seedsman and Seed World.
The council passes a resolution to widen North Iowa Avenue from Third Street to the depot area by condemning Schulty property. The plan requires court approval and transfer of funds from the improvement to grading accounts, with the city seeking terms for the needed forty foot wide strip. Schulty asks 8600 dollars for property damages and paving, which the council deems excessive.
Charles “Sandy” Chapman of Boston will recount war time experiences of Knights of Columbus welfare workers in France Belgium and other countries. The talk Wednesday evening November 4 in the high school auditorium is open to all with no admission fee. He will discuss sixty six K of C councils overseas and his engaging wartime role distributing comforts. Washington Council No 2068 sponsors the event and urges members to bring a guest.
John Kirkpatrick becomes owner of the W. L. Albaugh beer and cigar shop on North Iowa Avenue after trading a residence for the business. J. E. Stafford and C. Taylor manage operations for the new owner in the interim.
A small newspaper ad from W. S. Reister and Sons urges readers to buy cooking butter at 35 cents per pound as prices rise. The notice highlights daily gift selections by Harry Smith and points to contact 116 for sellers.
The Steinke v. Keokuk County damages suit linked to a bridge collapse under a traction engine near Sigourney is likely to be heard at the November district court term. Judge Dewey of Washington will preside, with jurors summoned as the court opens next week. The case has moved through venue changes and past term delays, drawing regional attention.
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