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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1901
Page
5
Bargains offered with limited sale and low prices appear in this fragment. Mentions graniteware and a hammock, along with a kitchen bucket and syrup deal. The text is incomplete and lacks clear dates or venues.
The item lists numerous people visiting or visiting from towns such as Terre Haute Shoals Martinsville Vincennes and Bloomington. Names include Miss Cora Peels Miss Bessie Lavelle Miss Lois Shitdy Mr W.R. Gardider Mrs Ada Palmer and Mrs Joshua Ryans among others with several returning to or from Shoals Terre Haute Martinsville and Vincennes. The brief notes document social visits and travels among residents.
A jumble of names and travels from Vincennes to Loogootee and beyond shows residents visiting relatives in Bloomfield, Ot several towns, with Johnsons, Millers, and Joneses listed among those returning home from trips and visits. The column records various returns, visits, and small-town movements centered on family and friends across Indiana.
Police report Ed Kolan and Wilkinson charged in a brass bell theft ring involving shoplifted items tied to the Milkinson enterprise. Wilkinson allegedly staged an escape. Nolan and Kellams appear as witnesses. Authorities allege more suspects sold brass to the Palmer Company. the Vincennes Regiment Band distraction noted.
Community notices report a Washington trip for John Lamb of Cincinnati visiting relatives in Corning township. A Friday dance at High Rock drew local youth, with Sigford Patterson and wife from Loogootee visiting last week. An August Passion service is planned at St Patrick church. Petersburg bails players were to travel to Waco for a ball game but did not show. A pickup night and Waco ball game yielded a 21 to 78 win.
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