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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1919
Page
7
In brief letters, correspondents of the Journal share news reports from the field highlighting local events, incidents, and developments. The notes reflect community happenings and reader-sourced updates from various areas.
Washington County society notes record births and deaths and reported gatherings. Names appear for residents, families, and local groups with occasional dates and locations of events.
The Missionary society of the United Presbyterian church met with Mrs Blanche Mitchell and heard talks on Indians in the United States life on reservations American citizenship for Indians and mission work among mountain people in Arkansas Chicago Chinese immigrants and the Home for Wanderers.
News from Nira area reports Mrs. Joe Norris death at her Riverside home after many years in Nira. She leaves a husband and several sons. locals attended the What Cheer event this week. Irvin Ayres and Ethel Ayres married in a ceremony conducted by Rev. Barker, now on their bridal trip in southern Iowa. Bert Denison family in Missouri. Mrs Will McClelland and sister Ora visited up the line Wednesday. Neal Kinkade selling the Bart. Electric line crews busy. Guy Whites visiting What Cheer Thursday.
Residents and visitors share weekly updates from Pittsburg to Pierre. Clara Charm and daughters Esther and Claire visited Mrs. Frank Beatty at the county home. James Nicholson sprained his leg after a buggy accident. epidemics, rain, mud, and road conditions affect daily life. A parade float was prepared for the county celebration with community turnout noted.
Weather reduced attendance as Rev. Dalton of Washington spoke briefly. Maude Brinton left for Sioux Falls to teach mathematics. Genevieve Tracy Pierre Tracy Gilbert Day and Rev. George Anderson enrolled at Parsons college. Mary Wycoff returned from Dublin. Linda Walker arrived from Columbia to teach first grade at Brighton. Julia Nordyke rode as a passenger to Wapello.
Emil Fink’s family from Kansas made a brief visit with his mother and siblings. J. T. Stevenson and relatives arrived in Maxwell cars to visit Mrs. W. E. Augustine and other kin in Dublin, with plans to tour Minnesota and northern Minnesota. George Hotle reported a successful sale despite mud, and local residents shared news of rain and daily activities.
As a Mont gomery county grand jury session nears speculation swirls about reopening the Villiseaux killings from seven years ago. The chatter also centers on a supposed automobile trip involving Albert Jones and McCall tied to a prior attack. Wilkerson remains a focal point of local feud talk though absent from Red Oak.
Johnitz, a German native, faced dismissal of his U S citizenship case in Bremer County when he altered his name from Jnos Fritz to John Fitz. The court advised starting over as Jones Fritz, then naturalization, then a formal name change to John Fitz. Judge Edwards ordered the process accommodations.
Mrs. Marret Mann and son George Mann drove from Galesburg Illinois to Brighton visiting relatives this week. Mrs. F A Wilcoxson arrived from Kattuck Oklahoma to stay with her parents. Mrs. Frank Hoover traveled to Kirksville Missouri for hospital treatment. Mrs. F M Meyer of Burlington visits Mrs. T Thompson. The Christian church held its annual banquet at the church parlors Thursday evening.
In Davenport Sept 20 1930s style report notes Tri city telephone service in Rock Island and Moline was crippled for over six weeks by a strike of linemen and girl operators. Company increased wages to match Davenport and recognized the girls union. Girls had struck in sympathy. Pay ranged from nine to seventeen dollars weekly.
The article states human sprint records show about 82 feet per second for a hundred yards, with runners and skaters sharing the same 25 second time. It notes skiers on skis reach speeds up to 12 feet per second, and leaps on skis exceed 100 feet per second in some cases.
Washington county hosts a county homecoming parade honoring soldiers sailors and nurses with floats a whiffer tank and artillery gun loaned by Rock Island arsenal. Nearly 900 soldiers attended as a grand victory button distribution marked the event followed by a 21 to 5 baseball win for Brighton over Riverside and a 1500 dollar fireworks finale that drew thousands.
The Wellman community attended the Washington Home Coming with a grand parade and aerial performances. Riverside crushed Brighton 71 to 5 in the big ball game while fireworks and martial bands entertained thousands with careful police crowd control and no accidents.
Kalona celebrated a homecoming last Thursday with free entertainment for soldiers and townspeople. Riverside lost to a Brighton team by a large margin. Fireworks display was praised as among the best seen, and Washington county residents gathered in large numbers, with the Journal noting an immense crowd of over 20,000.
Washington county celebrated Brighton enterprise with a large welcome home for soldiers and sailors. Nearly all stores closed and most families attended as about 800 people gathered at the county seat. The exodus began early and by noon the town appeared deserted. A morning parade featured almost 500 servicemen marching downtown.
Riverside in Washington County staged the largest postwar welcome for about a thousand soldiers sailors and nurses from World War I. The full day celebration drew roughly three quarters of the county population of 20 000 with a morning parade led by the 54th military band and the Washington Concert band and a march by around 800 uniformed county servicemen. The gold star float mournfully honored those who did not return and Attorney Marsh W Bailey spoke movingly to the parents of the county’s fallen heroes.
An advertisement claims meat causes kidney clogging and promotes Jad Salts or Rad Salts as a remedy. It suggests drinking four ounces of Rad Salts daily with water to flush kidneys, relieve bladder irritation, and keep blood pure, touting safety and affordability for regular meat eaters.
A large audience witnessed a soldiers home-coming with discharge papers and government service badges, a group photo, a free dinner at M E church, acrobatic stunts, a boxing match, and a 21 to 5 Riverside Sox victory for Brighton over Letts. Fireworks capped the extraordinary event praised by the Council of Defense.
Wayland had strong representation in Washington with notable attendees and coverage highlighting local achievements during the visit. The report notes several Wayland residents and officials participating in events and meetings shaping regional priorities.
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