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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1913
Page
2
A public notice invites participation in a word contest using the letters of "RACKET SALE" with prizes including a 42 piece dinner set and coupons. The deadline is Saturday September 13, with voting rules and tie provisions described for determining winners and distribution of rewards.
Receipts show cattle hogs and sheep with steady to firm prices. Cattle steady with steers about 5 to 18.35, cows 3 to 6.25, calves 5 to 10.50. hogs slow with sow prices 5.25 to 8.78 and pigs 5.25 to 9.25. Sheep receipts 7,806 with lambs at 3 to 7.50. grain prices steady with Wheat No 3 red around 8.88, Corn No 2 white 77 to 78, Rye 63 to 64, Hay steady with timothy and mixed classes.
Community names and visits list in Thomas Bluff with Mary Emmick Bert Adamé and others visiting relatives and attending events. Observes gatherings at Plainville harvest home and Washington ball game. multiple Emmicks and Williams families appear with Sunday visits and travel to Montgomery Petershurst Jacobs Station.
Cornettstown reports visits by Tarr of Plainville Bertha Callahan of Odon Edith Meyers ill at Teage Williams home Teage Williams hosted an event Trot Wilson of Matthews Mo visits friends Mrs Frank Eaton visited Washington relatives Willittrick paid a territorial call James Stephenson recovering from typhoid Mattie Herndon home after a Washington trip Mrs Walden Eaton and daughter Vian and Mervin Boyd among those noted
A jumble of social updates, visits and family news from Plainville and Terre Haute. News includes births, birthdays, dances, funerals, and a list of names and relations connected to events across the communities. Several residents are mentioned by name in casual local notices and small social happenings.
Leo McGuire visiting in Illinois. Thomas Lamb of Glendale, James T. Sauger to Vincennes. Thomas Melton to Auchington. George McKnighty went to Washington. George Daily left for Fort Wayne. Mrs. Ambrose Levi of Cannellburg, Monday visit. Michael Lundergan to Washington. Rev. Father Blues of St. Fels was here. Miss Hattle Bat won Terre Haute visit. William Barr and Frank A. Dixson went to Washington. M. Zinkan & Co shipped two stock loads to Cincinnati, Monday. Walter Weimer left for Cincinnati to attend school. Cletus Grow at B. & C. Spahiweat pingtone in Washington. Mrs. Belle Myers of Vincennes visits her mother Mrs. Nancy M. Dant. George Enkoft of Paris retired Friday to die in Hegre restaurant. Mr. and Mrs. George Brumett attended harvest home at Phainville Friday. John W. Rudolph and wet to Weimer for church at the dngton Sunday. Rev. S. B. Johnson of Altrds ville to preach at U. B. church next Sunday at 10 30. This will be his last appointment here.
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