Daviess County Poultry Show Plans Publicized in Washington
The Daviess County Poultry and Pet Stock Association announces its first annual show in Washington January 12 to 15. Benj H McCracken will judge. officers include Wo Opus as president and Osan Potan Kav as secretary. The group aims to promote poultry in the county, host shows, and support members with a $1 membership card offering stock aid and free show admission.
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Daviess County
Washington
The
Judginz Ois
Beolecard
Benj. H. McCracken
Association
Feng Wo Opus, Paresident
Smiley
American Poultry Association
Arc
Farm House Burned On Will FitzGibbon Farm
Fire destroyed the Edmonson family home four miles west of Elnora Saturday around 3 pm. Mrs Edmonson was away, wind fanned flames, and the house burned to ashes. Loss estimated near 1000 with insurance 400 on the building and 10000 on contents.
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Will FitzGibbon
Washinington
Elnora
Edmonson
Move to Odon Farm Sale and Shop Opening
Joe Glover plans a sale of personal property next week on his farm southeast of the city. He will open a machine shop at Odon offering automobile repair work. he is a finished machinist capable of satisfactory work.
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Joe Glover
Odon
Washington Herald
Deaths described in old papers use many phrases
The text notes how newspapers phrase deaths with varied metaphors such as passes, goes to his last account, gives up the ghost and shuffles off, while other trades and roles are tied to final resting states or endings like hits the home plate and suspends publication.
Pension Rolls Shrink as Civil War Veterans Drop Off
United States pension rolls show 15,312 names dropped from the rolls last year including 32,831 Civil War survivors. Total annual pension outlay reached 161,973,703 dollars the largest in a single year. Civil War and Mexican War veterans' increases and widows' pensions drive the rise. Surviving Civil War pensioners number 593,961. Journal ads bring results.
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United States
Vespasian Warner
Mexico
Election of Road Supervisors Promises High Pay
The election for Road Supervisors will be held on Saturday December 15 1909. The office offers a salary of 2.00 per day plus the privilege to tax those who hire work. Many Road Supervisors in the state earn $400.00 a year or more from the job.
Southern Indiana Rail Plans Draw Interest From Rail King
Southern Indiana attracts attention as rumors circulate about the fate of the Southern Indiana Railroad in the final settlement of John R. Walsh of Chicago. Reports claim men who inspected the line and a proposed extension from Blackhawk to Indianapolis, with John W Walsh, are representatives of James J. E. of the Great Northern Railway.
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Southern Indiana Railroad
John R. Walsh
Chicago
Blackhawk
Indianapolis
John W Walsh
John R
Town Officers Nominated In Odon Conventions 1909
Nominating conventions in Odon Indiana last Thursday and Friday selected Tickets for the coming election Tuesday November 2 1909 Citizens ticket names George Correll Alexander O Dell Reason Bennett Beldon Smiley Joseph Kinnaman Edgar Laughlin Secy Beehive emblem Peoples ticket lists Sylvester Guthrie Charles Freeman Bert Sneed E T Laughlin William Summerville and scales emblem Socialist ticket includes Daniel Sears Zimri Warren John A Overton John C Mitchell Harold Daugherty with Sears as trustee 1st Ward.
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Odon
Ind
Daviess County
Indiana
E. T. Laughlin
Daniel Gantz
Ward
George Correll
Alexander O’dell
Reason Bennett
Beldon D
Daniel J. Sears
John A. Overton
Well Known Coal Operator David Ingle Dies at Oakland City
David Ingle a prominent Indiana coal operator died at his Oakland City home after a battle with typhoid fever contracted on a St. Lawrence trip. Born in Evansville in 1849 he married Fannie Burbank at twenty three and left five children. He owned interests in Ayshire mines and in Jasonville Clinton and Terre Haute mines and held property in Mexico.
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David Ingle
Indiana
Oakland City
Mr. Ingle
St. Lawrence River
Evansville
Fannie Burbank
David, Jr
Catherine
William Bebb
Los Angeles
California
Ayshire
Ingle
Jasonville
Clinton
Terre Haute
Green Valley
Mexico
Indiana Liquor Case Involving Brewer Brewer Hearing
The state of Indiana versus Alfred T. Brewer with Terre Haute Brewing Co. as defendant faced a hearing on alleged illegal beer sales. The suit tests whether a brewery may sell in wholesale lots to private buyers under the 1907 blind tiger act. Judge Houghton took the case under advisement.
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Alfred T. Brewer
Terre Haute Brewing Co
Houghton
Indiana Forest Fire Losses Prompt Public Education
The article notes 175000.00 in forest fire losses in Indiana with no insurance, spread among many owners and a maximum individual loss of 5000. It credits hundreds of acres burned and hundreds of rods of fence, praising the State Board of Forestry for distributing maslin printed Indiana Forest Fire law notices. Fire law fines range from 5 to 50 dollars, plus damage liability, and signs 12x18 inches are available free from the State Board of Forestry in Indianapolis for posting at cross roads.
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State Board of Forestry
Maslin
Indiana
State Boar of Forestry
Indianapolis
Attempt To Chloroform Family Near Washington
An attempted chloroform attack occurred at the James Toole home four miles southwest of Washington Saturday night. A guest and Toole’s daughter heard a window raise and a strong odor of chloroform. Mr. Toole and his son chased two men who fled. a small syringe with chloroform was found by the window. The act is believed to be an attempted robbery.
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James Toole
Wash
Ington
Mr. Toole
Marriage of Elmer H. Buzan and Pearl Ficke
Elmer Howard Buzan a teacher in Washington township consolidated schools wed Miss Pearl Ficke daughter of William Ficke of Steele township on Sunday. Both are well known and popular young people.
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Elmer Howard Buzan
Consolidated
Washington Township
Pearl’ Ficke
William Ficke
Steele Township
Worth While reading for families from The Youth's Companion
The Youth's Companion argues it offers entertaining yet worthwhile reading for youths, balancing adventure and character building. It promotes safety and fortitude, urging parents to subscribe. New subscribers receive the 1910 Venetian Calendar and remaining 1909 issues upon payment.
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Koutth
Companion
Boston
Mass
Washington Citizen Dies at 33 in Liver Trouble
Thomas R. Walsh aged 33 died at his father's home in Washing ton Friday night from liver trouble. He was a machinist and active in the Knights of Columbus and the Hibernians.
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Thomas R. Walsh
Washington
Knights of Columbus
The
Hibernians
Notice Your Subscription Renewal Urged by Paper Label
A paper label on the publication urges readers to check their subscription status and renewal date. It emphasizes verifying the due date and avoiding service interruption. The notice targets all subscribers.
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Osan Potan
Kav
Whe’ Et Pneiac
Wi. J
S. Davis
John B. Stotts
Milo
Daviess
Subison Willtard Crabb
Evangelist
Brazil
Christian Church
Death Thing
Warner
Southern
Citizens Ticket
Joseph Kinnaman
Citizens
Edgar T. Laughlin
Secy
Peoples Ticket
Odeon
William T. Alexander
Albert Diefendorf
Sylvester C
Guthrie
Charles W. Free
Bert Sneed
William Summerville
Peoples” Ticket
W. T. Alexander
A. Diefendorf
Socialist
Zimri M. Warren
John C. Mitchell
Harold V. Daugherty
Cortrights
GENO
A. Jolliff & Co
Odon, Indiana
Odon Realty DO
State of
James H. Walls
James P. Taylor
Hastings, Allen & Hastings
Attys
Washington Citizen
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