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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1920
Page
3
Rumors say Rock Island plans to absorb the Minneapolis & St. Louis system. An official tour through M. & St. L. lines by Rock Island and M. & St. L. executives signals possible consolidation with Oskaloosa as a key hub. The annual inspection train included W. H. Bremner and other directors.
The list includes F. B. Townsend vice president and traffic manager E. E. Nash general manager R. G. Ken ley chief engineer and F. C. Coleman superintendent of the eastern division with numerous eastern railway representatives stockholders directors and a large staff of stenographers clerks and assistants.
Funeral services were held at First United Presbyterian Church for Rev. Henry Rankin who died in Cairo from infectious jaundice while serving in Egypt. Miss Anna Criswell and Dr. J. M. Wishart spoke of Rankin’s character and zeal, citing letters from Egypt and the Rankin family of Tarkio Missouri. He had planned to begin active work as the sole ordained minister in a vast district of about two thousand square miles and nearly one million people.
Miss Grace Mauck former Washington girl has entered the Iowa university hospital training school for nurses. Last year she was a freshman in the college of liberal arts.
The sixty first annual synod session of the United Presbyterian church opens Tuesday afternoon at two at First United Presbyterian Church. An estimated 1265 ministers and leaders from across the state are expected for a three day gathering with meals provided by the host church. The program includes reports, officer elections, prayers, and sermons led by Rev. W. J. Stewart and others, with evening sessions featuring Bible study and talks on Christ’s supremacy and soul winning.
J. B. Lee advertising manager of the Fort Dodge Messenger will speak to the Ad Club tonight on Moving Merchandise by Advertising He is noted as a top Iowa advertising man His talk follows a 6 30 dinner at Deans Cafe with the program at the Commercial club rooms The Ad Club invites all businessmen to attend regardless of membership
The Vatican runs a premier printing establishment founded in 1826. By 1827 it boasted characters in 23 different languages, highlighting its early global reach and linguistic capabilities.
The Oregon and Crawford township district led by Ed Lins hosted a biennial Sunday school meeting in the United Presbyterian church. Despite absent speakers, Rev C E Riddington and Rev M E Regan praised leadership, shared ideas, and affirmed strong community cooperation with music by a 16 member choir and a 14 year old pianist Earl Davis.
Friends report Capt Leigh Bell has passed exams at Camp Cody and is commissioned in the regular army. He leads the list and is at Camp Lewis, with potential promotion to captain forthcoming. He holds a splendid position and is wholly worthy of the appointment.
A Newcastle office boy was charged with taking £145 from his employers and was said to have been reading trashy novels. The article suggests the public should know where he got the idea from and notes the influence of financial papers.
Two draymen Earl and Lloyd Little dispute who weighs more. They weigh themselves on scales at Reister’s & Sons along with a boast that the firm has the best scales in town for poultry buyers.
Washington Improvement League promotes a season lecture course with five numbers including two lectures two musical numbers and an entertainer. Oyapela an Indian girl and niece of a Creek chief opens with myths legends and Hiawatha with music. Prices two dollars for adults and one sixty for children.
Arrangements were made for a Republican rally on Thursday evening October 13 at 7 45 in the high school auditorium. Nate Kendall of Albia candidate for governor will be the principal speaker arriving in Washington on the Milwaukee line that evening. Kendall is regarded as a top state orator and will make a strong appeal for the Republican ticket. Men and women voters of all parties are invited. a brief music program and an old fashioned political meeting with a couple of features will accompany Kendall's address.
A Ford belonging to Abe Swift from the east of town was stolen on Saturday night on Washington street and recovered a few miles east where gasoline ran out. No thieves were identified. A Studebaker stolen from the Schenefelt Tucker garage Friday night remains missing.
French researchers A and L Binet report that eye compression affects dogs rabbits and humans. The pressure notably changes heart action respiration blood vessels and may disturb eye muscles. The mechanism behind these reflexes remains unclear.
Angered after a hold up, a highwayman fired at farmer John Phelps as he rode away. The bullet pierced Phelps' hand before he escaped toward home. Harrison and Pottawattamie counties police searched the area without success for the attacker.
The author argues a trip starting on the equator and moving east would stay east for the entire journey if begun eastward, not switching to west midway. Conversely, starting west preserves a continuous westward course until returning to the start.
The South eastern Iowa Sheep Breeders and Wool Growers association will hold its thirty seventh annual meeting in Ottumwa on October 28 at the Commercial club rooms. W. N. Cassady of Troy is president and W. G. Warner of Bloomfield secretary. The program includes talks by officers and notes on laws benefiting sheep raisers such as dog tax dog registration and wolf scalp bounty.
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