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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1905
Page
4
Members of the Presbyterian Church at Crawfordsville are planning to remodel the place of worship. The effort aims to update facilities and enhance community use.
In Crawfordsville on July 11 special report notes the Presbyterian church will remodel its interiors and raise 2500. The congregation has already secured 2000 and plans immediate work. A meeting led by J H McCleary approved a building committee including E J Davidson J F Buxbaum J B McCleary Henry McCoy and Mrs H G Hull with Henry McCoy consulting an architect in Burlington.
Joseph Melipsky was kicked by a colt at J. Emmons residence in East Washington. He suffered a severe left abdominal injury and lost consciousness but showed some improvement the following day. Doctors fear inflammation but expect a possible full recovery if complications are avoided.
The Burlington District conference of the M E church will meet here July 17 18 and 19. About thirty ministers are expected. Besides business there will be preaching services each day. Local people anticipate good meetings.
A Cedar Rapids society page reports a children's party at Mr. and Mrs. J A Young's home honoring grandchildren Helen and Ruth Young of Winfield and Marjorie and Dorothy Hall of Colfax. G The G T club, Bachelor Maids events, and Ruth Heynen's Saturday gathering are noted along with Phoebe Carson's serious illness and medical visits by Dr McLaughlin and Dr Van Epps.
Mr and Mrs Fred Smith of Richland plan to attend a dance at the Phoenix this evening confirming social activity in the town.
The report notes last night’s 0.25 inch rainfall and June total of 5.36 inches. It compares six month rainfall for January through July over four years, showing 1905 at 18.22 inches and prior years 16.58 in 1902 14.70 in 1903 and 12.48 in 1904, based on W A Cook’s government record. Charley Means' grandmother Hannah Means of Athens County Ohio turned 100 on Monday the tenth.
Jeanette Cherry left this morning for Chicago and will be joined by Mrs Koehler of St Louis. Together they will travel to the lakes.
Forty years ago yesterday the 19th Iowa infantry was mustered out at Mobile Alabama. Lieut. J O Stewart now of Cedar Rapids served as the mustering officer.
A Washington dispatch reports the bureau of labor bulletin covering 1890 to 1904 shows prices for beef corn oats wheat and hops soared. It notes wholesale farm product prices rose about 26 percent in 1904 above the 1800 1880 average, with food and cloth costs generally higher than prior decades.
The London Globe reports a sunken treasure hunt at Tobermory Bay on a strange awning-wrapped craft. Earlier finds include a brass cannon and pistol fragments from the Admiral of Florence wreck, but the quest targets the famed 1588 gold reputedly worth 30 million dollars.
Quotation from Emerson contrasts easy living by public opinion with solitary self reliance. It asserts the true greatness lies in maintaining personal independence even when surrounded by others. The line emphasizes inner steadfastness and the dignity of solitary thought.
A terse maxim notes that few forms of praise are more offensive when followed by a caveat. The line critiques insincere commendation and retroactive qualifiers.
A man described as drunk visited several residences at night causing fear and annoyance. He allegedly attempted a hold-up during his erratic rounds, prompting police involvement and a search for the suspect.
The article recounts a lively morning footrace started near the Civic hotel and ending near the Milwaukee water tank. It follows Ed Kinny’s drunken escapades including a chase by Sheriff Teeter and Marshal Ewing, his capture, and brief jail stay. It then shifts to canine guards deterring smuggling along the Adriatic and historic stories of dogs and monkeys aiding in law enforcement across Europe, from St Bernard guardians to a Paris monkey police and a Dresden dog episode.
An English traveler describes approaching Lassa through glades and woodlands. The adobe city shows narrow streets with flat topped houses and golden roofs. The Potala palace dominates the scene, a colossal 900 foot long temple palace of the grand lama, towering above St Pauls cross in sheer audacity and stone simplicity.
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