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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 10, 1911

Page

4

Grand day in history as Christ cries It Is Finished

A large Monday night audience heard Dr. Toy proclaim the cross completed salvation. Sermon drew from Rev 22 17 and highlighted the grand days of salvation history from creation to Christ birth and resurrection.

Dickson Toy Dr. Toy Noah Abraham David Christ the Lord Jesus Mount of Olives Galilee Earth Christ

Farmers' short course committee to meet Thursday

The contest and exhibit committee, delayed from yesterday, will convene Thursday afternoon in Col. W. Brookhart's office to begin drafting the premium list for the short course. Prizes for produce and domestic science products will be announced once the list is prepared.

Col. W. Brookhart

Colts Sold For Eight Hundred Dollars To Al Cocklin

D. C. Birney sold to Al Cocklin a team of just weaned mare colts for 800 dollars. The pair, from imported mares, are under six months old and considered fine quality.

D. C. Birney al Cocklin

Box Supper At Fairview School House

There will be a box supper at the Fairview school house eleven miles northeast of town on Friday evening the 13th. Untrimmed boxes are to be brought. O22 Jean Shuman, Teacher.

Fairview Jean Shuman

I O A Short Line Named for Washington County Road

Delegates from Indianola Pella Delta Sigourney Winterset Knoxville and Washington met in OsKaloosa to organize a river to river road through Iowa naming it I O A Short Line The prize money went to S P Wyte of Washington and the committee adopted the proposed capitalized title to aid printing and advertising for the new road.

Washington Oskaloosa Lacey Mahaska Automobile Club Charles Walling Oskaloosa Herald Oskaloosa Boys Indianola Pella Delta Sigourney Winterset Knoxville Orkaloosa Keota Committee On Organization Il O. A Prame New ‘Road S. P. Wyte Wylie Ile Lowa Wild Rose Road Iowa High Line Iowa Speedway Goldenrod Highway Pike Road Ward Road Fair Line State I. O Scott Port Ro Iowa Dry Drive Auto

Iowa Road Marking Plan for Auto Travel Improvements

County groups will mark turns and intersections with red and white vertical stripes two feet long and five feet high. Metal sign boards will guide travelers as road maps and guides are prepared by the Iowa Publishing company for a spring release. Washington visitors W M Keeley R M Smith and others attended the meeting praising local cooperation and the new auto fund and drag laws to improve roads.

Iowa Publishing Company Oskaloosa Washington W. M. Keeley R. M. Smith R. A W. Walker Sidney Smith H. Keck C. Wilson

Mrs Margaret Grayson suffers stroke at home

Mrs. Margaret Grayson living with her son Ed Grayson suffered a slight left side stroke Sunday and has not yet regained use of her left arm. Her son is 88 and she is recovering as expected. The item also notes James Dahlman’s career and a testimonial for Foley Kidney Pills.

Margaret Grayson Ed Grayson Grayson James €. Dahlman Omaha Jas. C. Dahlman Dawes Co Neb Chadron Nat'l Nebraska Foley & Co Chicago Foley James C. Dahlman

Not Much Lost In The Asylum Yard Conversation

Two lunatics discuss fame and escape in an asylum yard. One boasts of megalo mania claiming he would have been a second Napoleon if not confined. The other notes the second Napoleon was not so great and reflects on the scene.

Author Provokes Will Cloud In Old Aristocrat Case

A novelist writes a tale where an aristocrat’s last will is witnessed by his butler and housekeeper who benefit under it, rendering the will invalid. The writer did not realize the outcome, a flaw he notes as a stumbling block in wills.

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