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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1908
Page
4
Proceeds from a Saturday night school entertainment totaled 107.25 and are planned for grade school libraries. Mr and Mrs A L Young return from Waterloo visit to their daughter Mrs Bertha Behrens. They found the Behrens couple happily settled in their own home.
Prepared by J. H. Wacner Co of Fort Madison Iowa as of the date shown. The notice indicates the firm handles preparation work in that region and specifies its professional scope. The record notes the company name and location for provenance and contact purposes.
Ministers from West Chester Crawfordsville and nearby towns met at the Methodist church to discuss resubmission. They proposed forming a county-wide body of ministers and interested laymen, with current local association officers continuing in county roles. A follow up meeting is set for Thursday morning December 10 at the Presbyterian church lecture room.
In Crawfordsville on December 1 the united church congregations opened a week of special meetings at the Methodist church led by Evangelist A. E. Moody nephew of Moody. Evening sessions at 7 o clock feature a forty voice choir under Grace McSparran of Chicago. The outlook is bright. Butter Scotch snaps at the Viena today.
Wake Neal lectures at the Academy chapel Thursday at 8 p m with stereopticon pictures by Mr Case. The event, under the Bible study department of the Fortnightly club, is the club's regular monthly meeting with a 7 30 p m business session in the Academy music room. Members may bring guests for ten cents at the door. the public may attend for ten cents. The fee is not for fundraising and aims to benefit the club while remaining inclusive. 46-21 Underwear bargains this week at Snouffer Hughes Co's.
Newport R I Dec 1 The ocean race of the scout cruisers Salem Chester and Birmingham to the Azores cannot be held at Christmas as planned. Naval officers say more than a month must pass before any cruiser is ready for the great race, delaying the event until the new year.
Robbers used nitroglycerine charges to blast open the State bank vault in Cipe Kansas and escaped with 2000 dollars in currency, according to local reports dated December 1.
W H True a New York Life Insurance special agent shot himself in Butte Montana on December 1 ending his life. The incident is reported as a suicide by an insurance official.
Lamphere, convicted of burning the home of Mrs. Belle Gunness, was denied a new trial in La Porte Indiana. The ruling ends efforts to overturn the conviction in the December 1 report.
A dog bite incident prompts questions about the animal's temperament. The owner downplays aggression, noting the dog was likely disappointed rather than mad.
Archibald Kerr, a salesman, filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in Pittsburgh showing liabilities of 254 560 dollars and assets of 182 dollars. In New York a sedan strike killed a one year old in arms of Philomena Paccerello as she crossed the street.
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