Comings and Goings of Washington County Residents
Monna Lemley stays with brother George in Wellston for a few weeks. Dale Carris and son visit Tom Carris in Titus. Franklin Centre school to open Monday with Margaret Bauer as teacher. H T Carris ships 300 head sheep and lambs from Omaha last Thursday. J D Dayton unloads a car of stock hogs at Titus last Sunday. Mrs Augustine and daughter Lou visit Andy Augustine home. Mrs Mike Hollinger and Mrs H Carris plan to attend the national convention of the W RKC in Columbus Ohio next week.
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Mike Hollinger
H. . Carris
W. Rk.c
Columbus
Ohio
Rural Route No 3 Tales of Neighboring Visits
Mr and Mrs Fred Stewart and family and Martha Thrasher spent Sunday afternoon at the Gas Bower home near Eola Sam Neill and family spent Thursday at the Winfield fair Mr and Mrs Ralph Stewart and family spent Sunday at the Ed Tatler home near Brighton Gertrude Noecker had a safe Thursday Ezra Smith hulling clever School began at Lincoln and Prat e Flower with Martha Krasher and Christie Jackson as teachers Homer Gerard nearing completion of a cement foundation for a barn on Bert Donaldson’s farm Families are on their way home from a fishing outing at Lake near Minnesota lakes north of Minnepolis Miss Le Brinning and H L Brinning spent Tuesday at Journey Mr and Mrs Ralph Zeck returned Sunday from an auto trip to Kansas and Colorado spanning about 2000 miles Grace Bogard and her little son moved to Kansas City H H Brinning and family visited C J Wolfe’s Sunday Milton Andrews visited Veramee home near Titus Dewey Weeks returned from Missouri relatives and will tend Joe Wilson farm during family absence
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Fred Stewart
Artha Thrasher
Gas Bower
Eola
Sam Neill
Winfield Fair
Ralph Stewart
Amily
Edtatler
Brighton
Gertrude Noecker
Ezra Smith
Lincoln
Prate
Martha Krasher
Christie Jackson
Homer Gerard
Bert Donaldn
Minnesota Lakes
Minneis
le Brinning
H. H.ad L. C. Brinning
Ralph Zeck
Special School Bond Election for Ainsworth Iowa
Ainsworth Consolidated Independent School District in Washington county Iowa will hold a special election on September 29 1919 at the public school house from 1 to 6 PM. Voters will decide whether to issue bonds up to 90000 dollars to construct and equip a new school and acquire a site. Notice issued by Secretary Opal Iseminger on August 29 1919.
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Ainsworth
Iowa
Uble
Consolidated Independent School
Washingtoh
Consolidated Independent School District
Public Ool House
iBhall
Washington
Board of Directors
Opal Isemingerp
Oiling Machines Note for Household Care
Women oil their machines regularly yet often miss a monthly oil at each end of the treatie. Proper lubrication reduces effort and keeps the device running smoothly.
Corn acreage underestimates reflect wartime shifts in Iowa
The 1919 Iowa weather and crop bulletin notes major shifts in crop acreage due to World War I. Corn acreage is reported at 9,499,700, about 196,200 more than 1918 after adjustments, with 1,193,900 spring acres drowned out. Oats and spring wheat show declines, winter wheat rises, and hay and alfalfa see gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. PD. Reed
Parmers
Lowa
Iowa Weather and Crop Service
Wolves of the Night at Fox theater with William Farnum
Fox star William Farnum appears as a sheep rancher entangled with a mine owning trio led by Edmund Rawn Burton Mortimer and Garrion In a Madrid style plot Bruce is lured away to Chile then thought dead His wife Isabel remarries Mortimer but Bruce returns
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William Farnum
Fox
Fox Theater
Mr. Farnum
Bonanza
Edmund Rawn
Burton Mortimer
Garrion
Isabel Hollins
Rawn
Bruce
Mortimer
Chile
Isabel
Local Ads Tease A Daily Interest For Readers
A notice notes advertisements today promise items and deals that will catch readers interest. The page hints at specials, discounts, and featured offerings likely to draw shoppers and curious customers.
Radical dancing reforms announced by Baltimore master
A Baltimore dancing master announced new rules from the national association banning the shimmie tight holds and exaggerated jazz. Only one step foxtrot and simple tango are allowed plus a changing two inch apart stance discarding avant garde moves. The old trio one step foxtrot and waltz return with a slow quiet waltz. Jazz is barred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
A. V. Tuttle
National Association
Mr. Tuttle
Newport
Bar Harbor
Narragansett Pier
R. Tuttle
Cummins Abandons Iowa Visit To Push Rail Bill
Senator Cummins canceled plans for a trip to Iowa to push a railroad bill and called a Senate interstate commerce committee meeting for Tuesday to advance the measure. He aims for quick disposal so the Senate can take up the bill when the peace treaty moves forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Cummins
Iowa
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Senate
Policeman Hurt in Fight in Dubuque
Policeman Harry Mueller from Fillmore is hospitalized in Dubuque in a critical condition. Two suspects named Alfred Faley and Louis Casey are held at the city hall as the investigation continues.
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Dubuque
Harry Mueller
Fillmore
Alfred Faley
Louis Casey
Mueller
Farm Tours Planned Across Hampton County
September plan to tour county farms for demonstrations in farm management. First stop at Peter Miller farm six miles southwest of Hampton, second at W. H. Harrison farm two miles north of Hensell. County Agent J F Thomas leads with Miss Rebecca Atkinson, aided by professors Thompson Hauser Bancroft and agents Knowles Spark in a coordinated series with picnic dinners each day.
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Hampton
Peter Miller
W. H. Harrison Farina
Hensell
J. F. Thomas
Rebecca Atkinson
S. H. Thompson
M. A. Hauser
R. L. Bancroft
Neal Knowles
Emma Spark
Winnebago County
Government study on Warren county land values
Government experts collect data on farm land values crops prices labor and tenancy in Warren county Iowa to determine if current high prices pay as an investment. The investigation tracks costs and potential profits or losses for farmers in the region.
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Des Moines
Warren County
Iowa
Experts seek to eliminate waste in farming manufacturing
Ames report from September 5 states J B Davidson head of agricultural engineering at Iowa State College serves on a committee of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers. The group aims to help farm manufacturing reduce waste and improve efficiency nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa State College
J. B. Davidson
American Society of Agricultural Engineers
Efforts to standardize farm implements reduce waste and costs
Mr. Davidson notes waste from many odd sizes and styles of farm tools. A joint committee with manufacturers aims to standardize be it speeds pulley sizes hitches and capacity ratings and do away with wide and narrow track wagons and the left hand plow. Standardization could save costs for farmers by eliminating needless variations.
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Davidson
Light material used in Russian life saving device
Sunflower stalk pith, about ten times lighter than cork, is employed in a life saving apparatus invented by a Russian. The material’s lightness suggests novel buoyancy and safety applications in aquatic gear.
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Erings
Washington County
Titus
Ver
Inotice
Pfarmers
Wonderful Picture
VOX
Kennedy
Washington, Iowa
Franklin County
Firestone
White Way Garage
Fred L. Stewart
F. & M. Bank
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