Pig Show Draws Large Crowd At East End Garage
A crowded East End garage hosted a boys pig club show with strong entries and keen judging by FE Moser of Fairfield. Marshall Grosscup and LaVerne Anderson led Hampshire boars, while Duroc Jersey and Poland China classes featured top prizes for Maynard Kallous, Wendell Booth, Clarence Booth, and Ernest Whiting. Market pigs drew notable interest as Charles Barthelow claimed top positions with high conditioned Duroc Jersey barrows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East End
FE. L. Moser
Fairfield
Hampshire
Marshal Grosscup
LaVerne Anderson
Maynard Kallous
Ernest Carlson
Royal Path
Wendell Booth
Smylie
Columbus Junction
Marshall Grosscup
Chas
Nicola
W. D. Booth
William Darbyshire
Des Moines Jobbers Plan Overnight Washington Stop
A 125‑man Des Moines business party travels by an all‑steel Rock Island train for a four‑day goodwill tour. They arrive in Washington on Thursday afternoon September 27 at 6:42 and stay in town before continuing to Fairfield and Allerton, then return to Des Moines tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Washington
H. W. Russell
Rock Island
Muscatine
Oskaloosa
Fairfield
Allerton
Washington Fez Club to Meet This Evening
The annual meeting of the Washington Fez club of Shriners will be held at eight o'clock in the Masonic temple. Officers for the new year will be elected and plans may be made for the local club to be represented at the national Shrine meet in June in Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Fez Club
Masonic Temple
Kansas City
Brookhart Heads to Camp Perry for National Rifle Matches
Senator S W Brookhart travels from Taylorville Illinois after delivering a Labor Day address to Camp Perry Ohio where the national rifle matches run through the month He will not schedule speaking engagements again until early October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylorville
S. W. Brookhart
Camp Perry
Ohio
City Council Holds Routine Regular Meeting
The city council met Monday evening to conduct routine business and address standard municipal matters. The session focused on agenda items typical of a routine council meeting.
Fourth to Sixth Place Pig Show Winners Named
Wilber Eyestone took fourth place with a Poland China hog while Clarence Booth secured fifth and sixth with two Duroc Jerseys in the county fair judging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilber Eyestone
Poland
China
Clarence Booth
Heavy vote expected in Washington water works election
Washington Iowa voters go to the polls at city hall from 8 AM to 7 PM to decide if the city council may fund a new water works plant and electrical and street lighting plans. Three propositions cover land and construction, bond authorization up to 86000 dollars, and a contract with Iowa Gas & Electric for power.
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Washington
Iowa
Iowa Gas & Electric Company
City of
Washington Ad Club resumes regular sessions
After a June hiatus the Washington Advertising Club met again with good turnout. President Joe Falk outlined new committees and memberships while plans to expand membership in fall and winter were announced. The sign committee reported 126 Washington ads on main roads with $254 paid to Louis Baird, and more signs to be added to route travelers to the camping ground. The group prepared for the Davenport convention September 18–19 and discussed improving Wednesday sale days to secure better bargains for the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Advertising Club
Joe Falk
Europe
J. W. Ensilin
Committee On Signs
Washington
Louis Baird
Eneslin
Baird
Enslin
Charles Davis
Davenport
Advertising Club
Better Business Congress
Washington Business Houses
Ad Club
Field Work Underway For Football Season At High School
Superintendent Harding and Coach McKinstry mobilize a force to repair the athletic field. A scraper smooths bumps and the surface will be rolled. Football workouts continue during the institute but attendance is limited until school reopens tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding
McKinstry
Teachers’ Institute
Washington Mayor Alberson Celebrates 74th Birthday
Washington's youthful mayor A. M. Alberson yesterday marked his 74th birthday. He is in excellent health and comfortable in office. He joined the Lions Club for lunch but observed no other special celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Alberson
Washington
Lions Club
Alberson
Here After Forty Years Martin Cooper Returns to Pleasantry
Martin Cooper, born and raised in the Pleasant Hill neighborhood south of town, visits Gar nett Kansas after forty years away. He notes the town has changed greatly since his departure with new paving and many improvements replacing the old frame business houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Cooper
Pleasan
Garnett
Kansas
Ad Phrase Cited for Journal Advertisement Assurance
A brief note cites that mentioning seeing an advertisement in the Journal guarantees prompt service. This is presented as a consumer reassurance claim tied to a newspaper ad.
City to contract electric supply saves estimated 2500 yearly
After thorough study the city finds it cannot produce electricity in quantity at low cost and may save about 2500 per year by contracting with the Iowa Gas & Electric Co. The proposal is submitted for approval by Mayor A N Alberson and councilmen A N Marsh J Squire and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Gas & Electric Co
A. N. Alberson
M. D. Work W
Hesseltine Injunction Case Opens in District Court
Trial begins this morning in district court over Dan Hesseltine of Brighton challenging Washington county board of supervisors. Hesseltine seeks an injunction to stop road changes that would cut off his orchard and property. Proceedings expected to finish this afternoon as testimony proceeds. Attorneys J L Brookhart and S W Livingston represent Hesseltine. W M Keeley for the county. Grand jury impaneled yesterday afternoon. Ralph Otto to sentence Ray Ramsey for wife desertion after prior agreement lapses. Fifteen additional jurors drawn including Mary Donaldson and Henry Engle.
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District Court
Dan Hesseltine
Brighton
Washington County Board of Supervisors
J. L. Brookhart
W. Livingston
Hesseltine
W. M. Keeley
Ralph Otto
Iowa City
Ray Ramsey
Guily
Spokane
Wash
Charles Dennison
A. J. Boyd
Fairfield
Mary Donaldson
Washington
Henry A. Engle
Keota
E. B. Hammer
F. E R. Hutt
Laura Matthews
Ainsworth
Sam McKee
Geo. Pauls
Maude Randall
C. F. Shaffer
Wellman
James Shalla
Kalona
W. OD. Townsley
Clara Wells
John Wehr
Margaret Yeager
Crawfordsville
Washington’s light costs under city and private supply
The Washington light committee reports on city plant failure July seventh and the switch to Iowa Gas & Electric for street lighting. Over twenty eight nights 1072 KWs were used at 3.5 cents per KW totaling 352.56 dollars, with daily costs about 12.60 dollars. Estimated yearly lighting costs run near 4600 dollars, lower than the engineer’s 5250 dollar projection, suggesting potential tax savings for residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Washington
Iowa Gas & Electric Co
M M Kendrick Claimed By Death In Mt Pleasant
Morris M Kendrick died at 2 30 pm after a long illness in Mt Pleasant hospital. He lived sixteen years in the community and was active in the Methodist church. Born April 20 1854 in Lancaster county Pa he moved to Lincoln Logan county IL then Washington and settled on West Monroe street. He married Eunice Bigle February 27 1878 and leaves seven children Fannie Short Edmund Kendrick Russell Kendrick Maud Koehler William Kendrick Myrtle Kendrick Marcella Kendrick and a half brother El
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Morris M. Kendrick
Mt. Pleasant
Kendrick
Methodist Church
Lancaster County
John and
Mary
Madeville) Kendrick
Lincoln
Logan County
Washington
West
Monroe Street
Eunice Bigle
Edmund V. Kendrick
Ill
Fannie B. Short
Russell M
Maud A. Koehler
William McKinley Kendrick
Myrtle Irene
Marcella Narcissis
Birds in the Bible Names of feathered creatures cited
A list of biblical birds includes osprey, partridge, quail, raven, sparrow, swallow, dove, eagle, hawk, owl, crane, crow, cuckoo, peacock, pelican, crane, cormorant, stork, night hawk, heron, and other terms such as fowl and dove. The compilation mixes legitimate species with obscure or corrupted forms.
Scotland Receives Ellisland Farm to National Heritage
The Ellisland farm near Dumfries, once home to Robert Burns, is bequeathed to the Scottish nation. The will aims to preserve the buildings as they stood in Burns era when he wrote Scots Wha Hae and Tam o’ Shanter.
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Scotland
Ellisland
Eilisland
Dumfries
Burns
Edinburgh
Robert Burns
Custom Among Bushmen Inheritance And Family Lines
Among South African bushmen marriage and kinship rites govern inheritance with a brother sometimes receiving the bow and spear, and the wife and children pass to the survivor following traditional rules.
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South Africa
Link Boys Prize Pigs Exhibit at Bartholow Booth Boys Show
Joe Link bought prize pigs for nine cents a pound after the Bartholow Booth Darbyshire and Anderson boys exhibited them yesterday at the pig show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Link
Bartholow, Booth, Darbyshire
Anderson Boys
Bailey relative obituary note from Illinois
Mer Bailey of Logan county Illinois along with two cousins in Peoria and seven grandchildren are listed. Funeral services are set for 2 30 Thursday afternoon at the Jones and McElhinney chapel conducted by Dr W W Bowers. Burial will be in Elm Grove cemetery.
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Mer Bailey
Logan County
III
Peoria
Jones & McElhinney Chapel
W. W. Bowers
Elm Grove Cemetery
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Rob Hanna
Hob Hanna
W. R. Gamon
John Wagner
Welsh
Wagner
Ernest Whiting
EE. M. Emde
John Warner
Emde
Charles Barthelow
Fez Club
Brookhart
City Council
Blackhawk
United States
Mason Cord
Miller Cord
Brown’s Tire Shop
the City Hall
Ington
WW. FP. Wagner
W. FE. Anwy
L. W. Grosscup
R. F. McFarane
C. F. Mayer, Jr
J. A. Spenner
C. R. Sturgeon
J. S. Stevenson
Ramses
Evening Journal
Inquire Journal
Harry Kracaw
Elias Williams
Ralph Kann
Whitee Way
Gardner Auto Shop
Edmondson
R. E. Brown
GSALE
Lilo Kallaus
Richard Farrell
John Thompson
Dodge Bros
Bevins Motor Co
Jones Auto Co
Tamworth
Lloyd Martin
West Chester
KODAK
Brownie
Phone 365
J. W. Applegate
Eldridge
FOX Terrier
Steve Jones
Crawfordaville
M. M. Kendrick
Washington County
Arnold
F. & M Bank
Link Boys
the Fox
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