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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1904

Page

4

Rev Bernard Jacobsmeier to Leave Washington for Riverside Parish

Reverend Bernard Jacobsmeier, longtime St. James Catholic pastor in Washington, will transfer to Riverside Parish at the start of the new year. He guided Washington with Prosperous finances, led the building of St. James School, and oversaw growth in Pleasant Plain. Riverside has about 600 members while Washington counts 350.

Bernard Jacobsmeier St. James Catholic Washington Riverside Washington Parish Jacobmeier Pleasant Plain Jacobsmeier St. James Pleasant Plains Newton Church Weiland Riverside Parish

Mrs Coxe of Oskaloosa Dies in Chicago Hospital

Mrs J C W Coxe died Thursday December 15 at Augustana hospital Chicago following a surgical operation. Dr Coxe returned to Oskaloosa after her early recovery and was with her when the final summons came. She had been an intense sufferer and life might have been prolonged by deferring the...

Coxe Muscatine Methodist Episcopal Church Lr. Coxe Iowa Knox Ville Oskaloosa Methodist Church State Home Missionaary Society Afton J. C. W. Coxe Augustana Hospital Chicago

Tax Levy Figures For Washington County Announced

County Auditor Frank Neal released an abstract showing this year total tax levy around 300000 dollars with a levy of 8260 515 02 plus a city special tax. The county's taxable value totals 7 039 573 after exemptions with land and property values listed and a one quarter assessment ratio yielding an actual property value near 2 million. Telephone telegraph express and railway firms contribute about six percent of the levy. Consolidated tax amounts are itemized for State University College Agriculture State Normal County Bridge School Soldiers Relief and County Road sections.

Frank Neal Washington County University College Agriculture State Normal Soldiers Relief

Pastor to Washington Iowa resigns after Christmas

Word from Bishop Cosgrove of Davenport appoints me to a new charge with immediate effect after Christmas. I urge all who owe debts to settle promptly. Services are listed for tomorrow at the Catholic church and Pleasant Plain.

Cosgrove Davenport Sam Pleasant Plain Washington B. Jacobsmeier St. James Church Iowa

Muscatine High Defeats Washington In Armory Basketball

Muscatine High School boys beat Washington High School 46 to 12 at the Armory. Washington showed strength early, trailing 9 to 16 at halftime, then faded as Muscatine dominated the second half. Center Asthalder starred for Muscatine with strong play.

Armory Muscatine Washington Muscatine Center

Local church notices Sunday schedule and invites

The churches, located one half block south of the post office, announce regular services each Sunday at 10 30 a m with Sunday School at 9 15 a m and a Wednesday evening meeting at 7 30. All are cordially invited.

Annual pledge meeting at Sunday church

Morning service at eleven, preaching by the pastor. Sunday School at 4 30. Junior League at 3. Epworth League at 545. Evening service at seven. Theme The New Testament Standard of Experience and Life. Leader Stanley Logan. Pastor I I Schreckengast.

Epworth Stanley Logan I. i. Schreckengast

Christian Soldier and Greater Works sermon series announced

Eureka announces Sunday School at 10 and preaching at 11 with the sermon The Christian a Soldier. An evening service at 7 continues the special meetings with Greater Works Shall He Do. Plains Baptist Church holds 10 am Sunday School as well. all invited by Pastor J. F. Robertson. regular services at the baptist church tomorrow.

Eureka Plains J. F. Robertson

Church Services and Meetings Noted in Presbyterian and Covenant Texts

Tomorrow services in the Church of the Covenanters at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. led by Rev W C Allen with Sabbath School at 9:50 a.m. Christian Endeavor at 6:45 p.m. Presbyterian schedule lists SS 9:30 morning service 11:09 with Juniors 3:30 and Seniors 6 p.m. Evening 7 p.m. solo by Mrs E B Dewey. Ministers meeting Monday 1:30 at Rev Allen’s home. Rev Roy D Kechlin on Paul’s attitude to social conventions.

Church of the Covenanters W. C. Allen Christian Endeavor B. Dewey Roy D. Kechlin Paul

Basketball Tonight in the Armory Muscatine visit

High School boys square off with Muscatine High School in an Armory court game. A rabbit trap device is described in detail as a simple modification of the old time hox and figure four. The apparatus features a box two and a half feet long and two feet wide with a platform extended one foot in each direction and light bait triggering a fall.

Armory Muscatine High School Washington High School

Cheaper Food For Hogs And Efficient Feeding

Farmers weigh hog cost strategies as corn prices stay high. Yarded pigs fed on clover pasture and green forage show better profit, with some yard-raised hogs surviving on rape and sweet corn. Experiments at Yeyo l Hampshire find separator skim milk with cornmeal and middlings lowers cost per pound of hog gain by over two cents.

Fred Grundy Yeyo l Wampshire

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