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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1908
Page
8
The Rev. and Mrs. W O Fisher will depart tonight for an over Sunday stay in Winfield. The Rev. Mr. Fisher will assist the Rev. D L McBride of the Winfield United Presbyterian church with special services.
Three hundred former Iowa residents gathered in Spokane on March 28 for the Hawkeye club annual meeting at the chamber of commerce assembly hall. Fred H. Gaston, formerly of Des Moines, was elected president succeeding R. B. Paterson. Officers include Dr. A. F. B. Matthews, J. A. Wilson, James S. Powlesson, and Mrs. R. C. Halliday. Plans discussed for a Hangman creek picnic and a future banquet. Registration lists are being kept to enroll at least three hundred more members before the banquet.
James Woolery a Lewiston Idaho public charge died recently and left a tombstone epitaph urging others not to live as a bachelor. He was 57, once wealthy, later in a tent and almshouse life, and known as a woman hater in the Snake River country. He urged marriage in his final plea.
The jury ruled for the plaintiff in the Bongert Bidwell case, awarding damages of $9.00, ending this term's jury trials. Non jury cases are scheduled for Tuesday April 7 and Wednesday April 8 with lists of civil actions including bank suits and family matters set for 9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. sessions.
Sal's Wortse Reapive reports on train wreckers spotted near the Star tonight, detailing suspicious activity and local reactions as authorities investigate the incident.
Mrs. R. B. Crone and her two children Bertram and Edith traveled as passengers this morning destined for Burlington and Danville, continuing their travel plans.
A two day prairie fire in Nebraska's sand hills has burned hundreds of thousands of acres, destroyed many houses, and killed James Kane who was burned with his home and livestock. A fifty mile wind drove the blaze with embers ten miles ahead, as ranchers scrambled to plow furrows and save buildings. Fears persist for other ranchers amid the widespread devastation.
In Rockford Illinois the saloon and anti saloon camps are locked in a desperate campaign as the city population of about 50 000 braces for the final week of the effort to end saloon culture. A major demonstration is planned with 2000 participants including children women and men marching through Rockford streets on Sunday afternoon led by the Swedish Temperance Union led by President Charles Malm.
This lesson presents Jesus as the Good Shepherd who lays down his life for the sheep and as the door to the fold. It contrasts true shepherds with hirelings, notes the shepherd’s care and guidance, and points to future fulfillment in Israel and believers. The Shepherd leads, protects, and sustains his flock, yielding eternal life to the saved.
An explosion in a hallway of a five story tenement at East Twelfth Street injures three men, rattles walls, and blankets the building with debris. Owner Emmanuele Sportaro reports two prior bombing attempts and notes threats of blackmail for money. Fifteen Italian families panic as the ordeal disrupts daily life.
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