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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1908
Page
8
The lesson centers on Mary’s costly anointing of Jesus, Martha’s attentive service, and Lazarus’s risen life, illustrating a balanced Christian life. It notes discipleship risks when others devalue costly devotion and urges living for Jesus alone, aligning actions with divine approval rather than human praise.
The DAR offers two prizes five dollars and three dollars for the best seventh and eighth grade essays on Samuel Adams the Patriot. Eight top essays selected two from each building will be read at the high school auditorium in April with prizes awarded that evening. Admission is free and good attendance is welcomed as students perform patriotic music by upper grade children. The program starts around one o clock.
A glowing, reverent portrait lauding Dr John Merritte Driver as a broad minded, humane, and beautiful preacher. The speaker praises his leadership, intellect, and aesthetic sense, predicting a new following among younger readers and noting his refusal to engage in politics. The piece ends with a testimonial dated April 20 at the Graham.
The battle grounds monument commission has set the contract for building the Tippecanoe battlefield monument at 24500 dollars. It will stand on the battlefield to honor those who fell at Tippecanoe in 1811 and will feature a bronze statue of William Henry Harrison at the base of the shaft.
The state historical department has unearthed a mound near Boone containing human bones animal bones and human teeth along with古 historical documents and curios. The find is believed to be the work of ancient mound builders.
Bay City Michigan April 16 The Michigan district convention of the United Mine Workers has adjourned after adopting the scale agreed upon previously by the operators and mineral joint conference.
St Petersburg April 16 reports the admiralty has decided to order four 900 ton torpedo boat destroyers from England. The ships will be fitted with turbine engines.
Candidates for certificates as mine managers first and second class mine examiners and hoisting engineers will be examined by the state mining board in the house of representatives at the statehouse on April 27 next.
On April 7 Dr. M Terre Hate, of Prove Waute, nearly died from a front ernia episode. A freezing water bath shock revived his respiration while his temperature stayed normal. He was kept in the bath three hours and soon breathed steadily. Dr Nichlaes suggested the cold bath. family consented.
An Easter double wedding and silver wedding anniversary are planned in Arenzville TL on April 17. Mr and Mrs William Tl Witte celebrate their 25th anniversary while Mayme Witte marries Albert Lovekamp and Julius Witte weds Marthe Paul in a joint ceremony.
Toledo bank closes doors amid Depression causing withdrawal of deposits. Dorr Street Savings Bank, capitalized at 25000 dollars, with 125000 dollars in deposits, will pay depositors in full from assets in the bank's factory district patronized by workers and small tradesmen.
Nathan Meyer owner of the Pioneer hat factory applies for a receivership. He lists facilities at 862,000 and assets at 355,000. The plant is one of the largest hat factories in the west, blaming inability to make collections for the move.
The forecast shows increasing cloudiness and warmer conditions across Illinois and Wisconsin. Iowa is partly cloudy with rising temperatures while Lower Michigan expects fair skies and warmer weather.
Chicago April 16 quotations on Wheat Corn Oats and live stock plus cash sales and regional bids. Includes prices for May July and Sept contracts, pork lard and hogs cattle sheep and hay with regional figures from Buffalo and Dunning Stevens. Notable: May wheat around 92 to 93 cents, corn near 47 to 66 cents, pork around 12.87 to 13.32, cattle top $7.10, lambs up to $8.25, hay priced around 13 to 16 dollars per unit.
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