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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1920
Page
7
Local correspondents report visits and travels around Brighton Route One and nearby towns. Families such as Baldersons and Wilfred, Day and Mary, Jankowski, Kasoski, and Wikoff are mentioned with visits to state fairs in Des Moines and Chicago. Other notes include Eldon baseball plans and painting projects, with several residents traveling or hosting guests.
STRINGTOWN residents including Mr and Mrs FE BR Eicher and L H Rinner travel Tuesday to Des Moines for the state fair. Local students begin high school in Crawfordsville with Miss Frances Eicher teaching next week. Families visit neighbors and attend the 168th Rainbow Division band concert in Winfield.
The Faris family drove to Des Moines for the fair after leaving Sunday. Mrs. Clem Brier returned from Brush Colorado where she visited relatives. Miss Mary Pool left for Mt Pleasant after visiting Lillis Day and Brighton friends. George Johnson of Burlington visited locally. The Robinsons and Elihue Johnson’s family planned Des Moines travel to visit relatives. Rev. Floyd Tucker preached at the Christian church. Hope Hicks arrived from Fairfield to visit Grandma Hicks. The Tri T's held a picnic Monday.
Mrs Day and daughter Miss Mabel arrived Monday evening from Libertyville and spent Tuesday at the Armstrong home on their way home to Winfield. James Jones and Edgar Wise left Monday night for Walnut Kansas to visit relatives. Ruth Young of Washington visits her sister Mrs Buck, and Edna Martin of Kansas City visits grandmother Mrs Mary Martin. Walter Fischtner Albert Saunders families and Mr Saunders and daughter Dora spent Sunday at the Barge home in Winfield.
Mrs A J Peterson and sons David and Carl and daughter Genevieve visit relatives in Galesburg and Woodhull by auto. Mrs W T Marr has been ill. sister Mrs Jas per Wilkins from Keota helps care for her. Flemming and Marion Bailey left Stanwood Iowa after visiting at the Jas Porter home. Maud Bronson travels to Chicago for millinery work. Georgia Turbott returns from Cleveland visit to her son Arnold. Rev J P Davis, former United Presbyterian pastor, visits friends. S C Pearson returns from the state fair. Mr and Mrs S C Wheeler and Mrs A B Wheeler and Mrs Ray Cox attend Mabel Harrison funeral at Mt Pleasant.
Cleo Datin from Knoxville arrives to visit grandmother Mrs. John Shaffer. Cloyce Huston returns from California. Mrs. Nettie Anderson arrives from Des Moines for a visit at the Jom Hanna home. The Misses Hamil Pangborn Strain Gormly Lease sang at the funeral of Mrs. Russell Harrison near Winfield. Mrs. Harrison died by self harm. Mrs. Huston and son Hayden visited in Washington. Mr. Maxwell and family and others spent yesterday in Morning Sun. Alice Maxwell stays longer with a school friend.
Steel gauges accurate to one millionth of an inch are made in quantity at the United States Bureau of Standards. A method so simple yields 31 of 53 gauges exactly at .000001 inches and the rest within .000002 inches. The gauges are steel disks and advertisements are treated as news.
Illinois Governor Lowden told Senator Harding in Marion that the Washington bureaucracy created by the Wilson administration stifles private initiative and harms state activity. He urged closer cooperation between Harding and federal and state governments and warned against imperial federal overreach eroding self government.
An open competitive examination will be held at the Washington post office on Saturday September 11 for postal clerk and carrier positions. Applications on the prescribed form and instructions are available from Charles S. Ragan secretary of the civil service board at the post office.
The Muscatine district notes new front porch and entrance work at a total cost around 2500 dollars. Nichols and Williamsburg churches reduce parsonage and church debts while Gladwi reports a near completion basement. Emphasizes permanent fund growth and evangelism with group teamwork across charges.
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