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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1908
Page
5
Special to the Evening Journal reports the forecast for Iowa with continued warm and generally fair weather tonight and Saturday. The bulletin notes today's conditions and tomorrow's outlook, indicating a stable, warm pattern without storms.
The Rock Island Golden State Limited and all east bound trains from the southwest continued to run late because of high water at Kansas City. The Golden State arrived shortly after 5 am but not until nearly 7 pm, over thirteen hours late. The train ran as an extra with passengers unrestricted by destination. No. 2 was three hours late yesterday evening.
C. Gardner, division passenger agent for Rock Island, passed through the city en route to Sigourney. J. Gardner, recovering from inflammatory rheumatism, resumes work and focuses on the Denver special for the Democratic national convention. The special runs from Davenport on July 5 aboard No. 62, with a stop in Lincoln, Nebraska for W. J. Bryan’s home region.
Attention Woodmen meet at our hall next Sunday June 21 at 2 o clock for a memorial service for our departed neighbors all Woodmen are expected to attend John C Little V C
The Rev John C Abels of Moscow Idaho will preach at the Presbyterian church on Sabbath morning and evening. All are cordially invited to hear him.
Ayscue of Ingleside North Carolina praises Dr. King's New Life Pills after fifteen years of indigestion and spending over two hundred dollars with no relief. The product is sold under a guarantee at Lemmon's Pharmacy for 25 cents.
The Y P C E convention met yesterday in the Convener Church. Officers were elected and other business transacted as attendees gathered for the annual gathering.
The Young People's Christian Endeavor of the Reformed Presbyterian Iowa Presbytery opened at Covenanter church with Rev R J G M Knigh t delivering an address on Backbone. Miss Mary Trumbull of Morning Sun gave the opening remarks and a poem. Papers on The Tithe and How Young People May Best Aid Missions were read by Miss Mattie Anderson and Frank Allen. Officers were elected including Howard McEat Washington as president and Elsie McKinney as vice president. The day closed with further talks by Rev W C Allen and Rev McGaw and an evening sermon on backbone by Rev G McKnight of Chicago.
A good turnout marked last night’s airdome program and attendance was strong. The same program will be repeated with an additional speech by W. J. Bryan.
Friends in the city have received invitations to the wedding of Myrtle Luella Hamilton daughter of Mr and Mrs John Craig Hamilton and Earnest Almond Owen on Thursday June 25 at 8 oclock in Pasadena California.
In Iowa City on Wednesday, Mrs Emma Perkins and Marcus Turbott of near Ainsworth wed in a surprise ceremony. Both are well known locally, and friends extend congratulations. The couple plan a visit with relatives near Ainsworth before settling on East Washington street in Iowa City.
On Wednesday evening June 17 about fifty young people gathered at the country home of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Murphy. Hosts were Misses Margaret Simpson and Ola Murphy. Guests played games in the Canary room decorated with evergreens and asparagus as refreshments were served by Mesdames Murphy Simpson Crone and Ahrens. Grace Anderson of the city attended.
Mr and Mrs Martin Scranton hosted a dinner party at their South Iowa avenue residence in honor of Mrs Katherine Scranton and Mrs Lee Scranton of Oklahoma yesterday, inviting friends and family to celebrate.
A pre nuptial Bachelor Maid dinner for Miss Alice Fluke was held last evening at Hallie Berdo’s North Iowa avenue residence. Ten guests sat at one table amid red and green club colors with red candelabra and a bouquet of American Beauties as centerpiece. Music followed after dinner.
An informal dancing party spent three pleasant hours last night at aooee S hall. Music was by Caner and Baird. About fifteen couples attended despite warm sultry weather. Miss Mc Arthur of Aledo Illinois was an out of town guest.
C. B. Korns of Des Moines Iowa won election yesterday as Master Banker of the Modern Woodmen. The local lodge backed him and members expressed gladness at the result.
Mrs Charles Conger arrives home from Haskins after a brief visit at the home of her daughter Mrs Fred Grosscup.
The lesson outline surveys Jesus as the Good Shepherd and the range of gospel themes across ten lessons. It covers Jesus’s companionship with His sheep, Lazarus’s rise, humility, heavenly home, the Holy Spirit’s mission, betrayal and death, resurrection, appearances to the apostles, the Sea of Galilee reunion, and the risen Christ’s everlasting presence with believers.
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