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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1918
Page
7
Brief notices report births and deaths, marriages and anniversaries, moves and visits from residents. Names of individuals, towns, and churches appear in concise items reflecting local society activity.
Mr and Mrs Charles Augustine returned from Camp Pike to host and visit kin. The Pfiefer family and Mary Augustine visited the Gaston and Deal households. Several residents spent evenings with friends including the Augustines Sheetz Pfiefer Breitenbach and Frank families in Keota and nearby homes.
Rural Route No 4 notes visits by Mr and Mrs John Pratt at Sigafoose and other locals including Baker Kephart Gardner and Putnam families. Revival meetings began last Monday evening with many inviting neighbors to attend.
Miss Es ther Savage, a West Chester teacher, spent Sunday at home. Mrs Eva Jasick and Mrs Cordelia Sommerberg of La Salle Illinois visited at the Alex Barkoski home. Attendees from here went to the Old Settlers Reunion in Fairfield last Thursday. The Clay Township Red Cross ladies met with Mrs Lucy Savage Wednesday afternoon to sew. Prody A Borkoska was a business caller at Washington Thursday afternoon accompanied by Frank D Clark of Wayland.
G Wood visits his niece in Galesburg while Mrs Nettie Rams dell hosts in Brighton. Miss Buffim of Le Roy departs for Austin Texas after two years as librarian. Maude and Aletha Howell stop in with Aunt Anna Day on a Muscatine to Denver trip. Irwin Castell and family depart to Marshalltown after visiting Anna Day. Lulu Empy and daughter head to Galesburg to see relatives. Will Knerr visits from Chariton. Joe Richerson plans Cedar Rapids auto truck job for Churchill Drug Co. Gale Heacock and daughter visit cousin Mabel Davis in Mediapolis.
Miss Pearl Leeper returns from Oronoque Kansas where she spent summer with her father. Miss Ida Stivers comes back from Sigourney and plans a Brighton visit before North Dakota. Miss Kate Snyder returns from Newton after visiting Mrs. Geo Flemming. A. J. Atkinson arrives from Burlington to assist in the canning factory.
Mr and Mrs A R Strum visited in Washington on Monday. S J Statler hauled coal Saturday preparing frosty weather. Mrs Dan Anderson of Washington visits Mrs Frank Smith. Miss Alice Bjork went to Washington Tuesday for shopping. Mr and Mrs Bert Smith were in Washington Friday. Mrs Frank Smith entertained several neighbors Sunday at a chicken dinner. If Thursday weather cooperates many neighbors plan to attend the Great Lakes Naval Band in Washington. About forty friends gathered at the home of Mr and Mrs Walter Sheets and others contribute to the neighborhood social event.
Sept 18 notes update residents and visitors. James Bidwell leaves for two weeks to tend Walier Mont farm. Wherle family returns from Keswick EK. Hambright on month long outing to Grand Junction Cole. Knowleton family mourns Iowa City death, moves to Decorah. Mrs Snavely and Virginia visit Sheets home Williamsboro. Helen Triechman stays with brother George after summer in Colorado Springs. Registration day featured South English band concert and speeches by Dewey Brookhart Walk er. Maple and Cochran attend Farmers Union in Des Moines. Maple invitation to R H Maple marriage noted.
Rosetta wed to Charles Ashby on Sept 25 while Lieut Wiedline with base hospital unit 88 has reached New York. Mrs Wiedline returns from Des Moines to live here. Rev Barker returns to the Methodist church with a reception. Gladys McRenolds and William Gross wed at Sigourney on Sept 10 and will reside nearby. Frank Gardner from near Des Moines visits Newt Sam and Lewis as P F Kruger arrives from Des Moines.
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