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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1909
Page
4
The Washington Gazette weekly edition dated Saturday August 6 1909 presents public notices and local news briefs from The Gazette and Herald. It summarizes community updates and civic items likely including notices, schedules, and notices from local authorities.
The Herald rebukes a reader for equating Valin and Hogan, noting Hogan’s act was a technical offense and not selling to the boy Bauers, while Valin ran a blind tiger. The piece argues saloon keepers vary, urges respecting lawful retail liquor trade, and predicts the traffic’s end in the county next month.
The fragment discusses opposition to saloons and alcohol control, criticizing law-defying saloons for provoking protests. It suggests broad public anger toward retail traffic rather than drinking itself, and describes all kinds of people as lumped together in the crusade.
Early signs point to an extended dry period in Washington with only minor moisture pockets left, indicating harsher conditions at the frontier and potential strain on water and crop resources.
The piece describes bass and pike leaping into boats as not uncommon when fish lie in shallow margins and watch minnows. It notes their power to launch above water, their rapid escapes, and the danger of nets and obstructions, with many examples of dramatic leaps and near escapes.
President Horgee of Vincennes University is likely to seek the Republican nomination for superintendent of public instruction. He is described as a man with wide state acquaintance and pleasing address, expected to make a strong showing at the convention.
City commissioners move to stop all street billboard advertising in Washington, aiming to curb garish outside decor and unwanted ads. The Brooklyn Eagle notes the reform targets thrifty homeowners who sell decorating privileges, calling old signs a nuisance and a relic of bygone newspaper days.
A line from a column notes the common exasperation with the phrase is this asked repeatedly over calls. It captures the frustration of operators facing the same routine inquiry as soon as a caller is connected.
A damaged fragment recalls a St Bernard saved with Pasteur treatment after bites and rabies fears. The piece argues some dogs are useful and worth saving while most mutts are public pests and menaces, noting roving cars and community risk.
A fragment from The New Castle Times discusses local whisky sales and weekly drink counts, critiquing the town's conditions and the effectiveness of local option laws. The note hints at legality and public opinion on whisky in the area.
The article argues that liquor is consumed in covert ways despite saloon closures and demands uniform enforcement. It urges targeting the source of supply, whether legal or illicit, and accuses local police and citizens of tolerance if whisky can be obtained freely in New Castle.
All saloons except four have closed in Linton. Each vacant room after a saloon death reportedly finds a ready occupant. Reported stories suggest the new occupants could be beer clubs emerging from Linton.
The piece condemns the Indianapolis direct primaries noting low turnout and weak mayoral choices. It labels winners as demagogues and argues the primary is a populist roadblock, preferring regulated conventions as more honest and effective for selecting the best public officials.
The Democrat accuses the Democratic legislative caucus of corrupt actions during last winter's selection of a senator to replace Hemenway. It is billed as the first direct accusation over the seat's title in Indiana, coming from the man who was the Democratic nominee for vice president last year.
Fort Wayne News reports Senator Jeff Davis of Arkansas blamed as coward after Ellis Willis murder scene last Tuesday. Davis allegedly fled to his office amid panic and refused a retainer to prosecute the killer. The piece also questions Davis's Civil War era claims and uniform symbolism.
Indiana once a leading influence in Congress is described as slipping to a secondary role behind southern delegations. Only Senator Beveridge and two Indiana congressmen remain to sustain the state’s prestige amid a contested Democratic rise in the prior year.
A Fort Wayne News lament critiques Indiana prohibitionists and lawmakers amid attacks on the Anti-Saloon League and liquor interests. The piece argues the league has advanced temperance while prohis hinder rational progress, warning of a looming near beer confrontation as political tensions rise.
The Mitchell Tribune lauds Thomas Nugent as a modest man likely to stay grounded if elected state treasurer. Noah Marker, tied to Tipton bank looting, has returned home on a $10,000 bond amid town chatter that he concealed about $60,000 stolen from the bank vaults.
The Fort Wayne News remarks on Hanly and Marshall and the chautauqua movement as common sense. It argues public judgment on Hanly’s administration will not be swayed by his lecturing on chautauqua platforms nor Marshall’s refusal to lecture.
Dispatches from Indianapolis say anti saloon leagues worry about clubs in towns without saloons. Clubs aim to let members drink beer and intoxicants. If lawful they may cause little harm, but unlawful operation could swiftly end their existence.
The ongoing public fascination with Harry Thaw, once labeled a pervert assassin and scoundrel, reflects a enduring notoriety that continues to echo in discussions of crime and sensationalism from historic archives.
The Vincennes Sun notes recent arrests of a leading prohibition orator for bigamy and embezzlement and a Michigan dry leader jailed for intoxication. It argues such incidents do not prove the entire movement corrupt, stressing that individuals in all movements may err and do not indict their causes.
An editorial mash of opinions discusses prohibition enforcement, local licensing of shops, and moral policing. It notes penalties for illegal saloons, references the new tariff law signed by the president, and cites English medical advice on moderating food intake for middle age.
A reflective line notes that without pests and canines, residents would eagerly choose byways as living paths. The statement hints at discomfort deterring habitation and suggests a broader critique of local routes and lifestyle.
A Georgia political quarrel over prohibition pits Governor Brown’s veto pledge against attempts to amend the law. Prohibitionists want a broad crime ban on sale delivery or possession of intoxicants, while the governor vows to veto changes, leaving lawmakers and anti prohibitionists in a tug of war. The piece notes similar federal and Democratic party dynamics and questions enforceability of draconian punishments.
The Martinville Democrat notes the governor was offered 150 dollars per day for fifty addresses in the chautauqua circuit and refused the pay.
The piece ridicules claims of Hanly and Marshall devotion to duty while noting Hanly’s lectures and Marshall’s Michigan vacation. It argues the governors’ outside activities did not harm state finances and may benefit their leadership, urging critics to accept vacation as part of public service.
A Veale township Sunday school association meeting is set for Sunday August 8 at Pleasant Hill church. The program includes songs and addresses by A H Greenwood of Washington Frank Burns of Washington L W Barber and a benediction after an officers election with songs from Mt Olive Mt Gilead Union Bethel and Pleasant Hill Sunday schools.
Miss Mayme McCarty has returned home from a trip visiting relatives and friends in Memphis Tennessee and Carlo Illinois.
Washington post office announces remaining letters for the week ending August 3 1909. Women listed include Mrs Harry Brown Miss Sadie Clements Miss Mollie Haxies Mrs Ora Miller Miss Ethel Parrisa Miss Lucy Gray Wilson. Men include Don Davis S T Elis J B Jackson Guss Jackson Robert Martin A F Stark. Call for advertised letters with one cent charge. Postmaster E C Faith.
Mrs. John Healy welcomes a daughter born Sunday in Montgomery. Mrs. T J Hopkins reports a daughter born Sunday in Montgomery. Mrs. Grant Keith has a son born Sunday. Mrs. F J Homann shares two sons born Sunday. Mrs. George Fields announces a daughter. Mrs. Medford Woods also welcomes a daughter. Mrs. Aloysius Sum reports a son born Sunday.
Marriage licenses issued for Alexander France Carnahan and Mary Felura Carnahan of Pike County. Ralph Alexander Killion and Eula Elizabeth Barnes of Steele Township and Plainville. Oscar Nilson of Martin County and Ethel May Miller of Plainville.
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