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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1924
Page
3
The Evening Journal announces a three thousand five hundred dollar Salesmanship Club Circulation Campaign with a first period ending next Saturday October 4th. Candidates are urged to build a strong foundation this week, as early subscriptions count double toward votes and the race is just beginning.
Lee Small of Kalona appeared in Washington yesterday after being held to the grand jury by Mayor McIntosh of Wellman on a charge of driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated. He allegedly operated his automobile in Wellman in that condition.
The Chicago Blade notes Wowan has little humor and fears laughter will make her fat, reflecting a humorous local sentiment about vanity and social expectations.
It is expected the defunct Brighton State Bank will be placed in receivership within days to protect depositors. About $140,000 of deposits will be waived as arrangements are made with another bank to act as trustee. Signatures for the waiver are near complete except in a few areas, and any account over $25 must join the receivership to clear the bank’s affairs.
The Little Six high school athletic association met yesterday in Fairfield. C. F. Garrett of Fairfield was elected president for the next year and R. H. Bracewell of Burlington was chosen secretary and treasurer. They will draft a tentative basketball schedule for schools and propose five possible basketball officials.
Mayor A N Alberson received a letter from his daughter Mrs Garth Duell of Monrovia California detailing the strenuous anxious times during the recent southern California forest fires. The blaze came within two miles of them and the community was excited as hundreds of volunteer firefighters finally subdued the fires.
The Iowa Gas and Electric company in Washington plans to extend service to Rubio in Washington county and Fast Pleasant Plain and Linby in Jefferson county. A franchise petition to erect and maintain lines along highways and in unincorporated towns has been filed and a hearing is set for October 7 with the state railroad commissioners. The firm already serves twenty towns and will use existing lines from Muscatine if feasible, with a Washington plant slated to start full operation next month under a city contract approved last year.
The film version of Clyde Fitch's Lovers' Lane stars Robert Elliott as Dr Tom Singleton and Gertrude Olmstead as Mary Larkin with Baby Bruce Guerin acclaimed for his convincing performance. The Warner Bros Classic of the Screen is praised as a widely appealing drama.
The Samoyed dog’s white hair has been woven into cloth and shown as a viable commercial product by the Royal Society of Arts in London. The hair comes from combings and undercoat shed naturally twice yearly.
Wilder C Bell, longtime Milwaukee station day operator, is announced as the new Washington road station agent. He will be checked in next Monday under a three month temporary arrangement to decide on permanent status. John Park, promoted to Clinton agency, will depart Monday with his family moving later.
The Iowa supreme court ruled for First Savings Bank of Crawfordsville in the long running dispute with W. J. Edgar over a $4000 note for land of Daniel Hayes Company in California. The court reversed the lower court, remanding with directions to enter judgment for the bank including interest and costs. Livingston & Bicher represented the bank, E. D. Morrison and W. H. Butterfield the defendant’s counsel.
The funeral for Ernest Edward Bower 59, of Keota was held at the Baptist church at 3 00 p m Friday. Rev George Sneath and Dr F B K Palmer led a service that filled the church and reflected on his loyalty to church and town. The Knights of Pythias attended and the procession to the cemetery followed. Bower was born October 7 1864 near Columbus Ohio and died September 24 1924 at his Keota home. He moved to Iowa at 23 and came to Keota in 1889 to clerk.
Relics including a dozen stone axes, numerous arrow heads, and pottery were unearthed on the Ab Edwards farm after June and July floods created a water worn peninsula along Main Creek near Coppock. Col. C. J. Wilson, an avid collector, viewed the site and secured several pieces. He believes the peninsula was an ancient burial ground, though no bones were found. Discovery adds a valuable local collection and suggests once buried remains may have been washed away.
H. S. Bower a longtime Keota merchant and civic leader dies after a long illness. He founded the Bower Company with his son Evard Bower and Owen Bower, served 27 years on the Keota school board including as president for 25 years, and helped build the present school. Survived by wife Clara, four children, one grandchild, and three brothers in Columbus Ohio.
Jerry Curran, a roughly forty year member of Orion Lodge Knights of Pythias, was honored with a farewell party at Castle Hall as he plans to leave Washington. J L Brookhart presided as speakers reflected on Curran’s past service and friendships. Guests included John Applegate Sherm Welch Chal Ford E G Fox Ed Bovee and John Squires among others. The gathering was noted for good fellowship.
R. E. Davis of Crawfordaville spent yesterday in town handling various business matters.
The Ladies Big Society of the Valley church held a cafeteria supper last evening fifteen miles west of Washington. The event drew a large crowd who enjoyed a wonderful dinner featuring home cooked foods including chicken salads baked beans and pie.
Donald McLaughlin reports he sprayed his orchard repeatedly and harvested seven to eight hundred bushels of apples. The crop includes Wealthy Wine Sap R L Greening Delicious and Ben Davis varieties and has attracted offers from buyers for shipping.
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