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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1908
Page
5
The forecast from Washington D C indicates fair weather tonight and Sunday with colder conditions expected Sunday in Iowa. No precipitation is anticipated and temperatures are set to drop.
The Second U P Sabbath school at 11:30 A M. Junior Endeavor at 4 30 P M. Senior Endeavor at 5 45 P M. No preaching services due to the pastor's absence. Rev W R Sawhill is the pastor.
The German Evangelical church will hold its usual services next Sunday with Sunday school at 10 and the morning service at 11 led by Rev. Conrad Sprenger, pastor.
Sabbath school at 9 45 morning service at it junior at 4 senior at 5 45 meet at 7 ads are welcome Rev Fisher pastor.
The sermons will cover The Law and the Gospel and Preparing the Way. Mrs. H Tillotson will sing He Leadeth Me by Ashford and Claire Dewey O May My Walk Be Close with God. All services as usual led by Rev. John C. Abels.
Sunday school at 9:30. Class meeting at 10:30. Public service and sermon by the pastor at 11. Junior League and Intermediate League at 3:30. Epworth League at 5:45. Evening service at 7. Rev. A. Smith, pastor.
Morning worship at 11 and Sabbath school at 9 30. B Y P U at 6. Evening service at 7. Midweek secret meeting at 7 30. Rev George Rogers pastor.
Corner of Iowa avenue and Jefferson street hosts Sabbath school at 10 and morning service at 11 with the sermon God the Preserver of Man. Golden text from Psalm 37:28. Wednesday evening meeting at 7 30. Cordial invitation to all.
It is reported from Bellport Long Island that a large Italian steamship believed to be a transatlantic passenger liner has gone aground in the fog. The German freighter Hamburg has also gone aground. Bellport life savers have rushed to assist the grounded vessels.
A city youth crowd will attend a private skating party at the rink this evening. The Second United Presbyterian church plans a social and business meeting at Will Gibson's home Monday evening. The Queen Esther circle will serve an oyster supper at the M. E. church basement Tuesday at 6 o'clock. The poverty dance at White's Assembly hall drew a good crowd with Pulver's Orchestra from Keota providing music.
Mr and Mrs John Kennedy of east of the city entertained a company of friends at a 12 o'clock dinner Friday. Covers were laid for fourteen. Distantly seated guests included Mrs Terra Stephens of Garnett Kansas Mrs Mary Wallace of Welda Kansas Miss Lucy Finney of Mansfield Ohio Mr Ward and Miss Grace Williams of Allerton Iowa. The afternoon was spent socially with all reporting a fine time. Mr and Mrs Kennedy plan a Monday night departure to visit relatives in Kansas.
Mrs Chas Davis was guest of honor at a social gathering last evening hosted by J A Work's Sunday school class at Miss Maud Haines home on East Madison Street Montrose Colorado The event featured a picnic supper and readings by Miss Della Tomlinson The host class noted Mrs Davis long service in Methodist groups and wished her and her husband success in their new home as they prepare to move next Tuesday
An English observer in London warns that regime change in Pekin could trigger serious trouble. He notes Chinese demand for greater government representation, the balance of power with Manchus, and the potential for revolution if foreign powers stay neutral. Yuan Shi Kai and Americaneducated Cantonese influence high offices as reforms unfold.
Secretary Stove joking at a White House cabinet meeting quips that March 4 was chosen as inaugural day so many officeholders would receive orders to march into retirement. The remark circulates as a light moment in political humor.
Mrs Fairfax was photographed last week in a scene that sparked gossip as the image was taken by the man who burglarized her home. Miss Eager notes the likeness is striking, while Mrs Fairfax calls it flattering in a sharp London Scraps item.
H F Steck Jewelry Store will remain open every weekday evening starting next Monday and continuing until after Christmas. Lost leather halter with rope. return to Journal office.
A Philadelphia importer notes woolen mills now weave extremely heavy fabrics for motorists. Samples weigh almost three times typical winter cloth, designed to protect riders in severe weather. Tailors charge $110 to $125 for such suits, promising five years of wear.
A New York surgeon, Dr. William T. Bull, learning of his terminal illness last spring, arranged a final personal gift for his wife. He commissioned sculptor Miss Enid Yandell to create a life like bust, visiting her studio often until his death neared. The fifty to thirty inch bust captures Bull’s expression with dramatic repose.
University of Minnesota scholar Professor William H McNeil told the Literary club at the University of Chicago that both the smart set and the tramp set are social parasites. He said the smart set woman is as useless as the tramp and cited vain marriages and neglect of the poor.
The New York public service commission reviews a railroads plan to widen rights of way as a forest fire preventive measure. Railroads oppose using oil on Adirondack lines due to cost. Sparks from engines and burning coal from ash pits are noted fire causes, and a new law may be needed to clear state lands.
Astronomers estimate Halley’s comet last sighted in 1836 will be visible to telescopes again next fall and approach Earth until April 1910. It will be naked eye visible for several months beforehand.
A Berlin cable dispatch reports plans to establish professor ships of aviation at Gottingen University and several technical colleges in Germany. The move aims to advance aviation education and research across major institutions.
The article argues American saddle horses yield premier carriage blood and cites Kentucky breeding, government support since 1905, and a push to preserve useful traits. It warns against overemphasis on speed, urges loyalty to local carriage type, and notes aims to avoid destroying valuable stock.
The article envisions future farming with subirrigation to combat drought and floods, scientific forestry, and farms producing lumber, wheat, and fruit. Women work outdoors as horticulturists and truck gardeners, while producers and consumers gain a closer link and schooling adds value beyond output.
Mr and Mrs J R Griggs and their two children depart for West Chester after two days in the city. An ad notes fo ley s Honey and Tar for coughs and colds at Lemmon s Pharmacy. A Vienna bakery advertises devil s food angels food and layer cakes.
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