Community Socials and Honors in Ainsworth
Washington Relief Corp members and townsfolk gathered in Ainsworth for a civic picnic, later moving to the Woodmen Hall for the Howard C. Keiper post meeting where three members were initiated. Nearby showers, sewing circle events, and school teachers’ socials enriched the week with games, music, and refreshments, culminating in news of a newborn daughter for Rev. and Mrs. John Simpson in Pittsburg.
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Washington Relief Corp
Ainsworth
Ainsworth Corp
Evelyn Lane Dea
Jas. Chambers
Woodmen Hall
Howard C. Keiper
Frances Keiper
Fred Jackson
Hugh Hall
Highland Sewing Circle
George Grecian
Blankenhorn Case Opens in District Court
The Mark Enhorn versus Edgar Blankenhorn trial began in district court before Judge Henry Wagner. Blankenhorn testified for much of the forenoon in a land deal dispute over a 200 acre farm sale from Edgar to Blankenhorn. Attorneys J. J. Seerley, McCord, and Brookhar represent the defendant Livingston and Richer represent the plaintiff. The court also took under advisement a Kalona drainage assessment case, with a decision expected before term’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Markenhorn
Edgar
Henry Wagner
David Blankenhorn
Blankenhorn
J. J. Seerley
Burlington
J. ¢ McCord
Mt. Pleasant
W Brookhar
Washington
Mr. Pleasant
Livingston & Richer
Wagner
Kalona
Board of Supervisors
Local Family News and Birth Announcements
Mrts Wayne Francis and his young son Bobby departed for Rockford Illinois after visiting home folks. Mrs Frank McClelland accompanied them for an indefinite visit. Mr and Mrs Frank Miller south of town welcome a fine son born at the county hospital weighing eight pounds named Charles Franklin Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrts
Wayne Francis
Bobby
Rockford
Frank McClelland
Frank Miller
Charles Franklin Miller
Local Notes and Personnel Moves Across Town
Miss Katheryn Melinskie visits her mother Mrs. Josephine Melinskie in Fast Pleasant Plain. Mrs. Dewey Corbett and two children return to Oskaloosa after visiting her mother Mrs. Thoma sale. Miss Hisid Bratten heads to Fairfield to enter Parsons College. George Loesch begins work at Jones MacElhinney funeral parlors replacing Eugene Parks. A good auto trailer is advertised at Harper's.
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Katheryn Melinskie
Fast Pleasant Plain
Josephine Melinskie
Dewey Corbett
Oskalooga
Thoma
Hisid Bratten
Fairfield
Parsons College
George Loesch
Davies Undertaking
Jones & MacElhinney
Eugene Parks
Chicago
Masson party heads to Iowa City for education work
Dr Masson his sister Miss Cora and Paul French travel by car to Iowa City this morning. Miss Cora will do stenographic work in the department of education. Stone tomatoes are for sale at 1 25 per bit by A J Waldschmidt. Fred Nicola H Nicola and Mr and Mrs Chas Nicola went to Sigourney for the golden wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Calvin Winter. About 200 relatives attended the five generation celebration. Sikke Brewer has received one letter and two ecards from Mrs Brewer and daughter Miss Wiebbe announcing their safe arrival overseas. None dated. They reached Plymouth England in time for Queen Marys birthday. The ocean was calm and they were not seasick. The second card was dated Rotterdam where they planned to stay all night.
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H. F. Masson
Miss Cora
Paul French
Iowa City
Cora
Department of Education
Fred Nicola
H. Nicola
Chas Nicola
Sigourney
Calvin Winter
Nicola
Sikke Brewer
Russian sunflower as forage and silage in Montana fields
The Russian sunflower is grown as a forage crop and silage. Sown in rows 80 inches apart, plants reach nine to twelve feet high and yield 25 to 30 tons of forage per acre, favored by dairy and beef cattle like corn, whether green or silage.
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Montana
Home Surroundings and Color Harmony in Rooms
The article discusses how walls woodwork and furnishings create the color scheme of a house. It emphasizes balanced colors and unity of forms to avoid discordant contrasts in rooms and buildings.
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Sam Marsh
Malcol Dowell
Eens
Women's Missionary Societies
Women's Society
Young Women's Organization
The
Ainsworth United Presbyterian Church
Gertrude Beal
Isabelle Davis
Charles
Joe McConnell
Malcolm Dowell
Mabel Nicolls
Earl
Thelma Davis
Bo Earl Davis
Clara Wallace
Railsbach
Earl Davis
J .S. Simpson
John Simpson
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Iblankenhorn
Farmers and Merchants Savings Bank
Iowa
Haskins
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United States
Total
State of Iowa
Washington County
Sidney Coon
W. E. Davis
V. E. Davis
J. E. Booth
Wm. R. McCreedy,j. C. Jones
Harper's Sale
Ledvina
O. F. Haight
Imo
Sale
Harper's
A. J. Waldschmidt
Washington National Bank
Federal
H. l L. Ward & Co
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