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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1908
Page
6
A reader reports dubious medical claims and a request to obtain a supposed cure from a pharmacist in Jackson. The letter mentions blood and kidneys and an alleged Rheums remedy, urging readers to present the pharmacy name and their own name to receive the product.
Jury commissioners N H Jepson and N G Read selected regular jurors and a grand jury for the April term. Grand Jury members include Fred L Scoble Washington township and Charles McWilliams Steele Co, among others. Petit jurors list William Hewett Van Buren and Oliver Walker Barr, with multiple jurors from Barr, Washington, and adjacent towns.
Kelley of this city was found insane before an insanity commission consisting of Squire Kellams Dr A H Holder and Dr Cc H Yenne. An application has been filed for her admission to the insane hospital at Evansville.
Miss Cecil Singleton and her fiancé eloped after a plan to wed at home of Mrs Johnson failed. They traveled to Washington for a high school exam and returned to marry Saturday, staying at Glover’s home before planning to settle on a farm north of town. The match drew strong local interest and involved families Singleton and Johnson.
Keigh Banford and William Himburg, Democrat office aides, bought minnows on a fishing trip. After returning to the hitching spot their buggy was overturned with damaged harness and a four inch gash over the horse’s eye. They concluded the wreck was costly but noted minnows beat buggy repair bills.
In Daviess circuit court Mondy morning a complaint for divorce alleges Henry Clay McKittrick abandoned wife Ella Mae within five months of their 1905 marriage. Mrs McKittrick seeks restoration of her maiden name and 300 dollars alimony.
A local county ticket was declared the winner after a lively Saturday contest. Names and details are incomplete due to fragmented OCR text, but the result confirms a successful outcome for one slate in the election.
Workers digging for a basement uncover bones described as largely head remains. Mr Nelswanger, owner of 180 acres in northern Daviess county, suspects the body belonged to a man whose head was severed before burial. The farm, long in the family, lies near a scarcely settled region as a new two story house with modern utilities is planned.
County Superintendent Burris completed grading for the March teachers examination. Of 39 applicants, 15 failed while 24 earned licenses: six Class C thirty six months, four Class B twenty four months, and ten Class A twelve months. Highest grade 97.4 with names of the six Class C recipients listed. Four applicants sought state licenses and their papers were sent for grading, results not yet received.
Petition filed by Joseph Y Livers et al in Daviess County Indiana requests laying out establishing grading drainage and paving a Barr township public highway from section 16 through sections 9 8 and 4 to section 4 4 The plan includes a new highway segment through section 4 and three quarters of a mile in section 16 The petition will be presented at the May term 1908 in Washington with official signatures and attorney notice
County officials from Davis County and state authorities discuss plans at the county seat in Washington. Auditor Thomas Nugent presides as the meeting addresses county operations and upcoming actions.
A petition led by John W. Billings and over 50 others asks the Daviess County Board of Commissioners to appoint viewers and an engineer to plan profiles and specs for improving a gravel highway from section 32 township 3 north range 6 west to the old Pike road. A hearing is set for May 5 1908 with plans and bid letting to follow under applicable road letting laws. The effort is documented by Auditor Thomas Nugent and attorney Heffernan & Mattingly.
Pursuant to a March 1908 ruling in Case 11,553 the receiver will expose the City Water Company water works system and plant in Washington Indiana for cash at 10 a.m. on May 18 1908 at the south door of the courthouse. The sale includes the pumping station and distribution piping free of encumbrances except unpaid current taxes.
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