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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1912
Page
2
Local Notes From Grand Prairie Motoring and Church
Grand Prairie news records Mrs. Levi Schumann and daughter Jean visiting Morning Sun from Monday to Tuesday. Chas Carrison family visited Vinson Sojka family. Children’s Day set for Bethel church on June 16. Miss Lele Smith staying with sister Mrs. Ralph Shuman and attending the Washington picnic and convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Prairie
Levi Schumann
Jean
Chas Carrison
Vinson Sojka
Bethel Church
Lele Smith
Ralph Shuman
Washington
Haskins Notes From June 7 1912 Meet and Local News
The Ladies Aid met with Mrs J A Wehr Thursday afternoon. Ira Warren was threatened with appendicitis but improving. doctor expects no operation now. Wm R McCreedy bought a new automobile and will give rides when he learns to drive. J C Cherwinker installed a gasoline engine on a hand car, claiming it beats pumping. Mrs Roberts visited Rublo for a day. Children rehearsing for Sunday church Children’s day program. Mrs Hughes with Rev R D Hughes accompanied his charges at Bethel and Haskins Sunday. Miss Humphreys visited Mrs Hughes and her son.
Death notice and hometown brief from Crawfordsville
J H Reed received word of Mrs Rebecca Proudfit s death in Sullivan Ohio on May 28 George Martin of New Castle Pa visits Crawfordsville then travels to Washington to see his son Wilson Williams sisters Susie Dot and Jessie Williams visit Washington to see their sister Jen nie Williams Anning Shaffer leaves for Des Moines after completing brick work on J F Buxbaum s new office Elizabeth Jeffrey goes to Washington for a forthcoming institute J A Weston returns from Mil ton on business Oscar Van Sant arrives home from Cedar Falls where he attended the State Teachers college
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
J. H. Reed
Rebecca Proudfit
Sullivan
Ohio
George Martin
New Castle
D. N
Discipline and Efficiency
A concise aphorism asserts discipline as the root and foundation of efficiency shaping personal and organizational work habits. The statement emphasizes self control, consistency, and orderly routines as key drivers of productive performance.
Not Fair to Rich and Hardy Mules in a Field Tale
A first person reflective piece contrasts wealth with labor on the farm. The narrator recalls guiding a safety plow drawn by buckskin mules while envy and fatigue mingle with weariness. He laments youth and health favoring the able bodied and expresses bitter longing for easier days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mhe Hay
Rother
Atate
Iowa City Two-Game Series Set For June 10 11
Iowa City arrives next week for two games with the Washington company of expert ball players. The matchup promises a test for the home team against a skilled touring club and follows last year’s rivalry with near equal honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Washington Company
Washington
Knights of Pythias Annual Decoration Day Service
Notice calls all Orion lodge No. 75 Knights of Pythias to attend the Sunday Decoration Day service at 2 30 p m at Castle hall depart at 3 00 p m for cemeteries by automobile bouquets advised Mayor J D Glas in charge of graves service 872 J A Y Ashby C C
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Hall
Orion Lodge
J. D. Glas
Billy Hardaut Works His Way Through College
In Harper’s Weekly a character notes Billy Hardaut is seen pursuing higher education for his son. Smithers asks about Billy’s current activities, and Binks confirms he is funding his son’s college path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Hardaut
Smithers
Little Binks
Harper's Weekly
Mission Lecture Highlights Iowa Presbyterial Convention
The Iowa presbytery young people convention closed at Covenanter church with Rev. R. A. Blair lecturing on Syria Asia Minor and Armenian scenes from South China missions. Slides showed Ge neva college and China mission life, praising gospel work and mission influence. Officers elected include Mrs S B E Greer president, Ray Miller vice president, Miss Nettie Martin secretary, Miss Elsie Bartholomew corresponding secretary, James Marshall treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young People of Iowa Presbytery
Covenanter Church
R. A. Blair
South
China
Blair
Syria
Asia Minor
Cyprus
Tarsus
Adna
Latakia
Larnica
Land of the Turk
Geneva College
Beaver Falls
W. P. Johnson
Washington
Committee On
S. BE. Greer
Ray Miller
Hopkinton
Nettie Martin
Sharon
Elsie Bartholomew
Vernon
Wis
James Marshall
Morning Sun
Women’s Missionary Society
the Missionary Society
Bertha Hay
Ladies host card party in honor of Miss Fulton
Mrs C J Wilson Miss Helen Wilson and Mrs Lloyd Lytle hosted yesterday for a large group of ladies with twenty tables of five hundred. Miss Marian Stewart took honors. Out of town guests included Miss Maude Erdice Miss Alice Stach and Mrs Burr S Potter. Also noted is the betrothal of Elizabeth Louise Thielens and Thomas S Miller and Helen Jeannette Thielens and Theodore Clifford Phillips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Wilson
Helen Wilson
Lloyd Lytle
Ludawine Fulton
Marysville
Kansas
Marian Stewart
Louise Cunningham
Mary Steck
Vera Alberson
Florence Patterson
Martha Brindley
Howard McCleery
Hanna Eicher
Maude Erdice
Keota
Burr S. Potter
Miami
Florida
Alice Stach
Iowa City
Chicago Tribune
Edward H. Thielens
Stewart Avenue
Elizabeth Louise
Thomas S. Miller
Helen Jeannette
Theodore Clifford Phillips
Miller
W. D. Miller
Community Fraternal Meetings Announced for June
The D of H hosts a social on Saturday evening June Sth in the A O U W hall. Decoration meeting at the Eagles hall Sunday at 2 PM. Ourion lodge No 75 calls a full attendance Monday June 10 at 8 PM to discuss the hospital committee report on furnishing a Washington County Hospital room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. of H
Eagles’ Hall
Knights of Pythias
Ourion Lodge No. 75
Washington County Hospital
J. A. Y. Ashby
C.C
Woman Pays Conscience Fund Over 37 Yards Lace
A woman sent 38.70 to the conscience fund for duty on 37 yards of Irish lace bought from an Italian peddler who claimed smuggling allowed a 20 cent a yard price. The piece quips that the conscience is strange and she owes herself money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conscience Fund
New York Evening Telegram
Normal Institute Begins On Monday
The Washington county normal institute opens Monday at the High School for a week with morning classes and 2:10 lectures each afternoon. County Superintendent Miss Minnie Conner leads, with Dr. W. S. Athearn of Drake University and Mrs. Ella Ford Miller among the speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Normal Institute
Minnie Conner
Ella Ford Miller
Drake University
Miss Conner
Dr. Athearn
E. J. Mahannah
Athearn
Institute
Miller
Des Moines
Carl Roberts
A. C. Fuller
H. E. Case
BE. L. Stewart
Margaret Doolittle
Washington
Submarine Vendimaire Sunk After Collision Near Cherbourg
In Cherbourg France the French submarine Vendimaire was struck by the battleship Saint Louis and sank in 108 feet of water. Three officers and twenty four men perished in one of the worst submarine disasters to date in the French navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saint Louis
Cedar Rapids Firm to Build Modern Garage
S. S. Smith & Co. will sign a general contract this week for a two story reinforced concrete garage in Cedar Rapids. Loomis Bros. will secure the contract, with the first floor to house the automotive sales and showroom and the second floor leased to Company D as a drill floor. The brick exterior building spans 82 by 84 feet on South Marion avenue at West Jefferson street and is slated for completion about five months after starting, with total cost near 25000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. S. Smith & Co
Loomis Bros
Cedar Rapids
Company D
South Marion Avenue
West Jefferson Street
Wilson Hose Company issues challenge to Gazelle Hose
The Wilson Hose Company issued a challenge to Gazelle Hose Company for a water throwing contest and hub and hub race. The date will be set by committees appointed by each company if the challenge is accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Hose Company
Gazelle Hose Company
Wilson Hose CO
James J Hill Resigns as Northern Board Chair
James J Hill resigns as chairman of the board of directors of the Northern road in Minneapolis. Louis W Hil will become chairman succeeding James J Hill, ending his long tenure as leader.
Markets open with mixed hog and cattle prices in Chicago
Chicago daily markets report light trading and mixed receipts. Hog prices range from 7.15 to 7.70 with heavy and rough grades at varied levels. Cattle show steady demand while sheep run is strong but prices vary, indicating a mixed start to the session.
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Chicago
Jun
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