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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1911
Page
2
The George S Hollinrake fine hog Sale will be held next Wednesday with the choicest hogs ever shown in this community. Features include the exhibition of hog sizes such as Roods Giant No 47 priced at $26 and weighing 1006 pounds. Visit Hollinrake on sale day to view the fine pig line.
In Lexington on Saturday a Harvest Home event netted about 50 dollars. Local residents attend the gathering with several visits noted, including Golda Coover returning to Des Moines and Ethel Turnipseed visiting home. Other snippets mention Aaron Huber shingling, Hazel Schulty's weekend with Golda Coover, and Ethel Anderson's home visit.
Rural Route Three reports visiting guests from Slasings and Davenport. Numerous locals attend Harvest Home. evangelistic meetings planned in Fairfield area. Syria era updates include a baby birth and illnesses. Brighton and Ainsworth notes cover theft arrest, club meetings, and a Methodist supper fundraiser with a large menu and local entertainment.
Crawfordsville residents host visitors from Washington and Winfield with several trips to Joliet Des Moines and Des Moines for errands and car purchase. Church services listed include Presbyterian United Presbyterian and Methodist with a union evening service to welcome the new pastor Dr Swickard.
Dr J Cornelius Reid head of the Afro American State Council lectured at the A M E church Ottumwa on unity and human equality. The council aims to extend its influence statewide with twenty three local lodges and may organize a council in Ottumwa under Dr Brown.
Miss Carrie Winter and Mr. Boyd Berdo unite at the Winter home in a simple six thirty p m ceremony officiated by Rev W R Sawhill. The bride is from Washington and the groom is assistant cashier of the Washington County Savings Bank. They depart for Kemmerer Wyoming for their new life.
Beautiful new pianos showcased at Schmidt's Music House on Saturday. Schmidt's is located at 2058 Main Street and invites the public to view the instruments.
Morning service at 11 and evening service at 7 30. Sunday school at 2 30. Rev. D W Brown leads.
Sabbath school at 9 45 morning service at 11 Junior class at 4 30 Senior class at 6 15 Union tabernacle service at 7 36 Rev W O Fisher is the pastor.
Sabbath school at 9 30 morning worship at 11 with senior Endeavor at 6. No evening service due to union tabernacle service. Rev W R Sawhill is the pastor.
There will be no services at the usual church due to the pastor's absence. On Sabbath October 22 there will be services in Washington with Sabbath school at 10:00 and morning service at 11. Rev. Christian Rasche is the pastor.
The program lists Sunday school at 9:30, class meeting at 10:30, morning service at 11, Epworth League at 6:15, and a union meeting at the tabernacle led by Rev. U. S. Smith, pastor.
The First Baptist Church announces Bible school at 9 30 morning worship at 11 with Pastor PD Coon delivering the sermon. Young People hour at 6 30 and a tabernacle evening service at 7 30. Wednesday features the annual business meeting. New song books will be used.
Presbyterian church at Main and Second Avenue schedules Bible school at 9 45 a m worship services at 11 a m and 7 30 p m in a union tabernacle service junior Endeavor at 3 30 p m senior Endeavor at 6 39 p m cordially invites community to attend. Sabbath morning sermon titled To the Victors the Spoils.
First Church of Christ at the corner of Tow a Avenue and Jefferson Street announces Sabbath school at 10 and morning service at 11 with a sermon on the Doctrine of Atonement. Wednesday meeting at 7 45 PM and a free reading room hours 2 30 to 4 30 Monday Wednesday and Saturday over Crail's store.
Evangelistic services run through Thursday with the church open nightly rain or shine. Attendance is strong with keen interest, good attention, singing, and participation. Sunday services will be led by Rev. Wm. H. Vogler. morning theme titled "The."
Chicago markets show slow opening with cattle and sheep modest demand. Prices list beef, cattle, and sheep ranges, with heavy shipping grades steady to mixed, grain quotes mixed as wheat, corn, and oats reveal modest gains and declines across contracts.
Local markets column lists hay by load and bale, straw by load and bale, flour per sack, meal per hundred, and shorts per hundred. Corn meal per 10 lb sack, and produce items from Reister & Son including hens, springers, and roosters with prices shown.
Sunday school at 1 a.m. Morning services at 11 a.m. Evening service at 8 p.m. The pastor A de G Voppler urges attendance at any or all services with a call for special effort and blessing. Fraternally yours.
Mrs. W. W. Gould of Pittsfield New Hampshire says Electric Bitters cured her stomach and kidney trouble after other medicines failed. She praises the tonic as the best liver and kidney remedy and urges others to try it, 50 cents at Lemmon's Pharmacy.
There will be a sale of household goods Saturday October 14 at the northeast corner of the square conducted by Db F Macon as auctioneer.
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