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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1918
Page
7
Pleasant Hill Social Visits and Farm News
Pleasant Hill residents report Sunday visits among neighbors including the Kepharts and Cal Been blossom home, with John Caldwell and family at Will Caldwell's and Johnson Carmichael at the Earl Kephart home. Ben Miller delivered wheat to Washington. news arrives that their son William has arrived safely overseas. Mrs Earl Kephart and Mrs Homer Kephart visited Roy Kephart's wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Hill
Roy Kephart
Velma
Cal Been Blossom
Donald Tucker
Freddie Burger
John Caldwell
Will Caldwell
George Johnson
Elmer Carmichael
Earl Kephart
Ben Miller
Washington
J. R. McGinnis
Williiam
Homer Kephart
Kepharts Visit Irve Gallagher. Gardner Improves
Rural Route Four notes a Sunday visit by Mr and Mrs Frank Kephart to Irve Gallagher. Mrs Susan Gardner has been on the sick list but is improving. Roy Kephart continues hauling sand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Kephart
Irve Gallagher
Susan Gardner
Roy Kephart
Pratt visits and neighbor calls span midweek to Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. John Pratt visited Wednesday at the Sam Sigafoose home. Mr. and Mrs. Chas Kephart visited Sunday afternoon with Elmer Kephart in Washington. Walter, Carl and Harry Drake visited Sunday at Harry Bishop's. He is preparing to build a new hog house before long.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Pratt
Sam_ Sigafoose
Chas. Kephart
Elmer Kephart
Washington
Walter
Carl
Harry Drake
Harry Bishop
Local Family Visits In Dublin And Missouri Corn Drought
Mr and Mrs Clarence Hotle and children and Mr and Mrs Dave Augustine with daughter Marys spent last Sunday in Haskins visiting relatives. J B MecCaleb hosted guests from near Keota. W T Stevenson returned to Washington after a week at the W E Augustine home. Jacksons visited Arthur Conrads with Charlie Churchill and baby. W E Augustine returned from a trip to Ralls county Mo with J T Stevenson. They report corn dried up in Missouri and no gardens this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Clarence Hotle
Dave Augustine
Marys
Haskins
Bond
J. B. MecCaleb
Keota
W. T. Stevenson
Washington
W. E. Augustine
Mrs. Jackson
Arthur Conrad
Charlie Churchill
Baby
Ralls County
J. T. Stevenson
Missouri
Brighton Notes Read in Half Week Visitors and Appointments
Mrs Ed Brinton and four children visit Iowa City with her parents Chas Parcell is seriously ill with appendicitis Robert Morris from Water Town SD visits his parents Al and Mrs Morris Chas Hoover moves into E L Edmondson residence Mrs Mary Madison of Burlington visits brother W L Statler Rev Vernon Pike transferred to Victor Rev EB Brooks Columbus Junction appointed Brighton M E church to lead pulpit Sunday Sept 15 Myrtle Anderson and two children arrive from Aberdeen SD to visit parents Lafe LaMotte
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Pike
Victor
EB. C. Brooks
Columbus Junction
Brighton M. E
Myrtle Anderson
Aberdeen
S. D
Lafe LaMotte
School Opens Monday With Wide-Ranging Faculty
The new term starts Monday September 16 with a complete teaching staff led by Principal Miss Ivy Galliher Fairfield. Kindergarten Miss Lillis Day Brigh ton first and second Miss Beulah Kerr Washington third Miss Grace Garner Manley fourth Miss Bertha Woodworth Cresco fifth Miss Rhea Warren Washington sixth Miss Lottie Whited Cumberland seventh and eighth Miss Ivy Galliher Fairfield music Miss Ella Paula Vining high school domestic science and English Miss Florence Hill Hopkinton Latin and eo Mrs Mary Packer Brighton mathematics and énee Miss Ethel Rivers Grinnelltal training and agriculture and slavery Miss Alma Stackhouse Bedford Sept H. E. Bryan. Also news Mrs Elizabeth McGuire reports the safe arrival of Corp Chas McGuire overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillis Day
Brighton
Beulah Kerr
Washington
Grace Garner
Manley
Bertha Woodworth
Cresco
Rhea Warren
Lottie Whited
Cumberland
Ivy Galliher
Fairfield
Ella Paula
Vining
Florence Hill
Hopkinton
Mary Packer
Ang Énee
Ethel Rivers
Local Notes from Brighton Community
Mr and Mrs M H Hefflinger of Ohio visited Sam Swartzwelter. A C Saunders moved into his new house. Mrs Clement E Griffith spent several days at Harrisonville Missouri. Many residents attended the Red Cross sale at Rubio last Saturday. Farmers are filling their silos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
M. H. Hefflinger
Ohio
Sam Swartzwelter
Marriage Notice and Local Family Visits In Town
NIRA NIRA notes the marriage of Neil Kincaid last week and his visit with his bride to his folks over Sunday. Local updates mention Will Eckerman building a new wood house and wash house with Pat Rowe helping. Nearby activity includes school starting Monday with Zephyr Miller as teacher and various visits among families including the Eckermans and Davissons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nira
Neil Kincaid
Will Eckerman
Pat Rowe
Zephyr Miller
W. A. Curl
Dr. Berton
George Bennett
Glen
Romnie
Will Eckermans
John Green
Clarence Herr
Lee Davisson
Miles Green
Keota
Charles
Mart Glant
Reed
Washington
Sam Henry
Grace Hill
James Hanley
Farmers Unions of State in Meeting Des Moines Convention
Great enthusiasm marked the Iowa division annual convention in Des Moines with speeches by Mayor Thomas Fair Weather and Thomas Hougas. Delegates from county locals seated, credentials and by laws discussed, and a motion urged members to protest the Iowa State Fair discrimination against the union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Farmers Educational and Co-operative Union of America
J. R. Hammond
Wapello
Thomas Fairweather
Thomas Hougas
Macedonia
Mills County
C. H. Gustafson
Nebraska
The
National Organization
Committee On
B. H. Shearer
Columbus Junction
Iowa Union Farmer
Iowa Division
O. E. Wilson
Morning Sun
Wilson
Iowa State Fair Association
Fair Association
Farmers’ Union
Ellis
State Agricultural Board
Corey
J. A. Simpson
Oklahoma
A. C. Davis
Gravette
C. F. Dornblazer
Cleburne
Tex
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J. 8. Roth
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