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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1907

Page

2

Local residents return home after city visits

Mrs Sherry returns to Crawfordsville after a brief city visit. Mrs Robert McKee goes home to Havre following a day in the city. Mrs Mary Maxwell of Crawfordsville receives Kellogg agency pension of eight dollars monthly with six hundred back pay. D Teuscher returns home to Keola after business in the area for George Paul Land Co. Fort Sherman heads to Colfax to lead chorus at the synodical Bible school of the United Presbyterian church.

Robert McKee Havre Mary Maxwell Crawfordsville Kellogg Agency D. Teuscher Keola George Paul Land Co Fort Sherman Colfax Synodical Bible School United Presbyteria Church

Local visitors and family visits noted around town

Miss Edith McBride left Saturday evening for Havre to visit over Sunday at home. M D Crandall of Brighton passed through Saturday en route to Wyman for a brief visit with relatives. S Purvis and wife of Truro Iowa visit at the home of Mr and Mrs E C Rupp. Mrs Purvis and Mrs Rupp are sisters. Mrs Geo Shaw spent the latter part of the week and Sunday with her parents Mr and Mrs Thos McClean and visited the Chautauqua. Howard Fisher Glen Martin Margaret and Nora Hamilton and Mel Kilgore returned to West Chester Saturday evening after spending the day at the Chautauqua.

S. Purvis Truro Iowa E. C. Rupp Purvis Rupp Geo. Shaw Thos. McClean Howard Fisher Glen Martin Margaret Nora Hamilton Mel Kilgore West Chester

Sermon at Chautauqua Delights Large Audience

The Chautauqua program drew a huge crowd for Rev. Charles Brown's 2 PM sermon on Numbers 23:13. The address urged judging religion by general effects, not by isolated acts, and stressed the Bible and God should be judged by their overall impact.

Chautauqua Charles Brown Balaam Balak God

Residents and travelers depart after weekend visits

Charley Baker visits West Chester on business. Alma Johnson returns home to Crawfordsville after Chautauqua. Mrs H B Hamilton returns to Ainsworth after a city visit. Effie and Bina Porter head home to Ainsworth after Chautauqua. F L Kline party leaves for Chicago. Mary, Adam Reubsam, and Louie Moore ride home to Crawfordsville after Chautauqua. John Miller goes to Kansas City to manage an excursion car bound for the Gulf Coast in Texas. Grand Rapids Clock & Mantel Co advertises interior wood work and mantels. Mr and Mrs Charles Ward leave for Spokane with daughters. Margaret Smith resumes work in Portland. families adjust to long separation.

Charley Baker West Chester Alma Johnson Crawfordsville Chautauqua H. B. Hamilton Ainsworth Mary Adam Reubsam Louie Moore John Miller Kansas City George H. Paul Gulf Coast District Texas Grand Rapids

Logician Sermonizes Tomorrow on Lincoln

Tomorrow after noon a logician will deliver a famous lecture centered on Lincoln. The event promises analytic insights and a focused discourse on the famed figure.

Lincoln

Iowa Fair Upholds strict moral tone and rules

August report from Des Moines notes Iowa fair governance by W. C. Brown with firm policy to ban demoralizing or commercial excesses. No fortune tellers beggars or beer wagons, while contracts regulate stands and shows. Police and detectives guard crowds, keeping the event educational and uplifting.

Des Moines Iowa W. C. Brown Wright County Mr. Brown

Irene Stewart Dies in Brief Illness at Six Months

Irene Stewart six months old daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph Stewart died yesterday afternoon at 1 o clock after a brief illness obstruction of the bowels. She was born last February 4. Surviving besides the parents are two sisters Dorothy and Stella. Funeral services were held today at 2 o clock from the north residence conducted by Rev L D Young. Interment in Elm Grove cemetery.

Irene Ralph Stewart Dorothy Stella L. D. Young Elm Grove Cemetery

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