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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1909
Page
5
Oklahoma faces friction over Creek management despite a bank guaranty statute. A public notice urges action to secure coal supplies by contacting 176 for guidance.
Partly cloudy with probable showers in the east tonight or Sunday. Warmer tonight and cooler in the northwest portion Sunday.
Bates Bros. sent a carload of 300 pound hogs to Chicago marking the area as strong in stock feeding. Visitors include Mrs. John Alston from Adrian Ill and Q station head Roy, with Leeper family trips to Flagler. Communion at Methodist church led by District Superintendent McClelland. Mae Leichty dies of diphtheria. Ainsworth Cornet band to start open air concerts in May.
April 24 Crawfordsville reports show S W Neal of Washington visiting. Several Washington visitors include Mrs D C Griffith Mrs Joseph Murphy and daughters Maud and Beatrice Mrs L L Neiswanger Mrs David Ishburn and daughter Mrs May Roth and J B McCoy. Revs W G Robertson and J H Taylor judged the oratorical contest at Ainsworth last evening. Robertson also served as judge. Mrs Lodgren and baby of Olds visited Mrs Roy Twinam then left for Washington last evening.
Various residents and visitors are noted in brief items: Mrs. Thos Godfrey at Brighton. B Gardner and Link Bartholow in Brighton and city. C Heacock editor of Brighton Enterprise in town. Irene Irwin to Verdi. Nellie Moore to Cotter. Rev S K Coates to Lancaster. Mrs Hiram Johnson and Miss Myrtle Tidball heading to Harper and West Chester for over Sunday visits. Also goods advertised by Vienna store and Geo W Stewart selling Keen Kutter tools and lawn mowers. Rush Warner plans travel from Milwaukee to Seattle then Alaska.
J M Siegel of Davenport visited overnight on business. Mrs Elizabeth Malin of Ainsworth spent today in Washington. Mr and Mrs J J Shuey of Cedar Rapids visiting at Major Latta home. Mrs L T LaMotte of Brighton arriving for an over Sunday with daughter Mrs H L Anderson. Joe Casper delivered 199 hogs at $7.20 per hundred. Mrs L F Sigafoose will be Perlee over Sunday with daughter Mrs S C Simmons. Mr and Mrs S J Cocklin depart for a ten day visit in Colorado including Colorado Springs and Denver. H Hill travels to Cone for an over Sunday with relatives. McElhinney Drug Co. displays new colored souvenir postcards including Timothy Brown monument and Milwaukee bridge views. Foley's Kidney Remedy advertised by Lemmon's Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Co.
Irene Heacock left Saturday for New Jersey. Mrs. Myra Hinshaw Fritts went to Richland Tuesday evening to attend a musicale. Mr and Mrs Henry Kientz returned home from Texas Monday. Mrs Ditmars of Washington visited Brighton Wednesday. Rev 8 S. K. Coates visited the Walker home Monday. Bell Brinton was absent from school this week due to illness. Mrs A A Wall of Rubio visited friends in Brighton later this week. Mrs Leslie Hicks and her children of Fairfield visited her mother Mrs Minerva Widmer.
Mrs. R. M. Keller shopped in Washington today as the A H and last evening hosted a contest in the Baptist church. Prizes went to Ruth Simpson first for Ben Hur's Chariot Race Susie Trotter second for How Miss Splicer Tried the Toboggan and Robert Hites third for The Bringing of the Olive Wreath. Rev J E Weigle and wife visited Washington yesterday. Miss Elizabeth Pearson of Wash-
Ten loads of stock will be shipped from here tomorrow six for J A Limerman and four for D R Munro. This brings this week’s shipments to twenty four roads. Mrs J D Dayton and son Davy and Miss Maud Moore visited Washington today. Dr G S Kerr of Washington was called to treat a sick horse of BE Bartholow. Paul Crady of nearby area boarded a morning train to Washington.
Dress shirts 39c at Dougherty Bros. Best assortment at the Bread. Vienna offers pies buns and rolls. C. O. Romig rode to Eldon for an over Sunday visit. See Deere Hayes and Janesville corn planters. Old Reliable Hardware 60-26. Chas Hahn rode to Burlington to visit relatives over Sunday. Misses Ethel and Inez Booth of Havre, students at Ainsworth, pass through on over Sunday homeward trip.
Public notice inviting callers to dial phone number 1 to place orders for bus line services, with prompt attention promised by Frank Rogers and instruction to provide street and number.
Sabbath school at 9 45 and morning service. Junior class at 4 30, Intermediate at 5 30, Senior at 6 10, and evening service at 7 30.
Sabbath school begins at 9 30 with morning public worship and Lt Junior Endeavor at 5 Senior Endeavor at 6 15 and evening public worship at 7 30 All are cordially invited to attend
Sunday school at 9 30 a m classes at 10 30 morning service at 11 junior and intermediate league at 3 30 Epworth league at 6 15 evening service at 7 30 with theme I The Young Man in Politics sermons by the pastor morning and evening.
Public worship with preaching by the pastor at 11 Sunday morning and 7 30 Sunday evening. Sunday School at 9 30. B Y P U at 6 30. Sunday night the pastor will begin a sermons series on Healing. All are welcome. Seats free.
Corner of Towa Avenue and Jefferson Street hosts Sabbath school at 10 and morning service at 11 with the probation after death topic. Wednesday 7:30 PM meeting. Free reading room open Monday Wednesday and Saturday over Crall's store.
The church schedules ordination and installation of officers with a sermon on Our Faith and choir performance of God So Loved the World. Evening topic A Reformation with Miss E A Jackson to speak The Mountaineers at 7 30 Wednesday night. Sabbath school at 9 30 Junior Endeavor 3 30 Senior Endeavor 6 30. All invited.
Sunday April 25 marks the third quarterly meeting with Presiding Elder Rev L J Phillips taking charge. Preaching at 10 30 and 7 30, love feast at 11 30, Sunday school at regular hour followed by communion. Allen League C KE society 6 30 to elect delegate for Clinton Iowa convention May 11 14. Monday trustee meeting notice. Tuesday April 27 third quarterly conference for all members and friends.
Foley's Honey and Tar is recommended to prevent colds from inflaming the lungs and becoming pneumonia. Consumers are urged to avoid counterfeits and insist on the genuine Foley's Honey and Tar sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Co.
Foley's Kidney Remedy claims to cure backache and bladder trouble by strengthening kidneys to purge impurities from the blood. It is advertised to prevent Bright's Disease or diabetes. Available in 50 cent and 1 dollar bottles at Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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