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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1908
Page
6
The ad touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as proven to cure coughs and colds under all conditions and in all countries. It stresses careful drug selection, no opium or harmful ingredients, and pure composition. It guarantees satisfaction or a refund from every dealer selling a bottle.
In Frankfort Indiana Special Judge John V Strawn ruled on a crucial point in the law regulating when equoricenses expire The defendant was W W Gle proprietor of the Coulter Hotel Bar The decision was delivered in the mayor s court today
Judge Strawn ruled for Slagle amid a heated debate on when the liquor license began and expired. The board issued the license April 11, yet Slagle argued it began that day and continued despite orders to close. The decision sides with Slagle on the license duration.
A renewed search for a fabled buried treasure along Silver Creek between New Albany and Jeffersonville is underway after years of inactivity. Excavations at points within a loop area reportedly circling the creek suggest active digging, with legends describing a buried hoard of 30 000 Spanish silver coins.
Report from Joliet HL dated April 7 describes Faulkner of Lockport found dying from a bullet wound. An examination showed the wound. she regained consciousness but no assailant trace is yet found. Richard Summers of Meckepith is named in the scattered fragments of the report.
In Daviess circuit court Martin Myers of Harrison township is restrained from uttering statements the plaintiff says injure Smith’s character and humiliate his family. The dispute stems from Myers alleged paternity claims about Carrie Bennett and ongoing taunts in public and at neighbors' homes.
A famous wanderer known as A No. 1 confesses his real name is Ray Livingston of Cambridge Pennsylvania. He says he has tramped since 1883, traveled over 500000 miles, earned by carving potatoes, and now plans to write about his adventures replacing roaming with literary work.
Public memorial services for Ed ward Carlin, a Knights of Columbus council member, who died in St. Vincent's hospital in Indianapolis on March 6, were held Sunday evening at the KC hall. Tributes from speakers included Grand Knight Dr. Henry Gers and Rev. J. S. Doyle. The program featured songs by H. F. Vallmer and Miss Katherine Walsh, addresses by A. J. Padgett and others, prayers, roll call, and a final prayer ending with Nearer My God to Thee.
In Plainville a prohibitionist convention named William Wininger for Representative Joseph Loughaniller for Commissioner in the first district Jo seph Loughaniller Barr township and George Shufflebarger as treasurer along with Coroser Borat Henderson and nominees for sheriff state chairman Lough presided and addressed a large evening gathering.
Georgi Ryporte of Shos clothing merch ant visits town with a party of fishermen including P Fenne Bob Hunt T V Albright sharing tales of a Lost River voyage and seeking the truth amid a lively fish story scene in Indiana.
A fragment recounts a party leaving the woods with a tale stretched beyond truth. The speaker notes others would call the story worse than Boyles' as he often embellishes with added salt.
In Plainville and surrounding towns residents and visitors appear in motion with several stays and travels. Dr R D Carter visited Plainville while Miss Annie Myera visited Burns City and Miss Blanche Grove called Elnora. The Mudd sisters went to Odon as Richard Arterburn called on Plainville, Dick McGuire visited from Loogostee, and Perry family moved to work for Myers brothers in town. The Hodges sisters returned from Paris Ill while Mr and Mrs John Payne of Linton spent time with Charles Grove’s family.
Chester Illinois April 7. The legislative investigating committee tours Chester penitentiary where inmates crafted a gate key from knitting factory spools and produced fake money from lead. One convict also made opium substitutes to induce dreams of the real article.
Bloomington reports James Faucett a 28 year old bricklayer attacked by a large cat Before his residence. The owner killed the animal and lab tests at Indiana University showed hydrophobia. Faucett departed for Indianapolis for Pasteur treatment.
Palmer Dyal of Van Buren township lost a large newly built barn with hay grain two cows and two horses in a fire Saturday night. The barn and contents were valued about $1 200 with $700 insured and no cause could be determined as the barn had been empty for hours before the blaze was found.
New York April 7 191? largest baby in the world registered at Ellis Island. The eleven month old infant weighs as much as children aged eight to ten. Mother is Mrs Anna Kraveter wife of a Jew. In separate robberies two Washington saloons were entered Sunday night with three quarts of whisky and about eight dollars seized. One break in through a rear window at the Corcoran bar yielded five dollars from the cash register. The Kelle saloon also suffered a rear entry with skeleton keys and about thirty dollars taken. Both robberies attributed to the same thieves.
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