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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1905
Page
4
A compact report of local life events with brief notes on accidents deaths births and marriages gathered from community sources. Readers learn who was affected and any notable circumstances recorded in today’s column.
Karl Birney's barn on Rural Route No Two was hit by lightning early in the week. Fire started but was quickly extinguished with help from Frank Snyder who rushed to assist. It narrowly avoided heavy loss. Several local residents visited and traveled, with family news and attendance at a quarterly Eureka meeting noted.
June 20 notes show Mr. and Mrs. Silas Caldwell and kin at Willis Wagner's and Elmer Kephart's at Ben Miller's. Several residents visit relatives, hay harvest begins, and a Rag sewing and quilting gathering at Mrs Bent Pratt's in East Washington yields work and camaraderie with a large local turnout.
Mrs E G Belle and children from Chicago arrived to visit sister Mrs P Nichols. Miss Carrie Hardin visited the M A Hardin home in Washington. Ethel White of Washington taught a music class here. C G Chambers returned from Burlington for a week at home. Frank Chihak moves harness stock into his new Stone estate building. A J Laird and Ella sailed to Davenport. Crawfordsville and Ainsworth duel set for the Fourth promises to be a top feature. Jos Harding returned from Columbus Junction. W A Shannon of Washington visited here. George Dye left Fairfield.
Eureka Sunday school at 10 a m preaching at 11 a m on The Upward Look and 7 p m on Self Denial Viains 10 a m Sunday school cordial invitation extended J F Robertson pastor
Morning service at 11 o'clock with preaching by the pastor. Young People's Meeting at 7 45 o'clock follows the Sunday school sessions.
The church announces Sunday services with a 9:30 morning Sunday school and an 11:00 morning preaching by the pastor. An evening park service is set for 6:30 in the park.
Sunday school at 9:45. Morning service at 11 with the pastor delivering the sermon. No evening service. Christian Endeavor Society meets after the park service. Missionary meeting, postponed from last Sabbath, will be held at this time.
Sunday school at 9:50 AM, class meetings 10:30 AM, morning service 11:00 AM led by the pastor. Sacrament of the Lord's Supper at close of service. No Junior League or evening service. Epworth League led by Joe Clyde on The Making of a Christian His Destiny. time to be announced.
The Sunday School board of the Plains M. E. church met at the church yesterday evening and nominated a superintendent and elected officers. Superintendent N. W. Nouacker. Assistant Superintendent E. N. Helwick. Secretary Myra Gibson. Assistant Secretary Clara Horning. Treasurer Ralph Gibson. First Librarian Myra Simpson. Second Librarian Sylvia Crabbaugh. Organist Ola Simpson. Assistant Organist Belle Simpson.
The funeral services for the late Norman Pierce were conducted yesterday afternoon at the residence by Rev. L. D. Young of the Presbyterian church. The Presbyterian choir sang during the service and interment followed at Elim Grove cemetery with pallbearers Wm. Blair J. W. Kaye Port Lewis A. Van Sickle Jas. McCutcheon and I. P. Farris.
Washington barbers will close their shops all day on July 4th but will stay open the night before if there is work to be done to serve customers seeking shaves by order of the barbers.
Long illness and death of a family member prompts感谢. Ice wagons suspend service for the Fourth of July. Citizens urged to stock up on Monday. Ice available at the ice house until 10 o'clock Tuesday morning. Signed 172 M. T. Anderson.
Private party places 4000 with us to loan on good farm property with easy terms and no commission.
A Midwest notice cautions readers that ignorance of market prices mirrors ignorance of the law. It claims nine of ten people who pay too much for goods fail to read classified ads, with the tenth man partial in reading.
A Houston woman testifies that Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cured her husband of Cuban diarrhoea contracted in Cuba after several doctors failed. The ad notes the medicine is sold by Stewart's Pharmacy Cook and Sherman.
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