Odon Picnic Draws 2000 Visitors For Weekend Festivities
Crowds packed the pretty grove for the annual gathering with about two thousand visitors on Friday and Saturday. Tickets sold in Burns and at noon. El nora and Daviess county leaders mingled with residents as Spencer ball team played the Odon boys. Speaker William A. Cullop arrived late to address a large audience amid busy handshakes and lively town activity led by the Odon band boys under Dean Inman.
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Thurpday
Odon
Burns
City
Elnora
Spencer
Odon Boys
Wiliam A. Cullop
Vincennes
Daviess County
Hody Johns
Wedded Live Short in Daviess County Divorce Suit
Mrs. Wainman seeks divorce from Levi Wainman of Daviess County after a January marriage that dissolved by March 3. She accuses him of adultery cruelty and inhuman treatment and says he disparaged her and uttered vulgar statements. The defendant is 66 and she will be 50 this December. Hastings Allen Hastings filed the suit.
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Levi Wainman
Daviess County
Wainman
Daviess
Teacher Weds Bride at St. Simons Parsonage
Albert P. Westhafer and Miss Nettie D. Tomey were married Saturday at 10:30 at St. Simons church parsonage. The groom, a school teacher, is the son of Lafayette Westhafer of Washington township, and the bride is from Plainville, daughter of Perry Tomey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert P. Westhaffer
Nettie D. Tomey
St. Simons Church
Lafayette Westhafer
Washington Township
Hilabridé
Plainville
Perry Tomey
Storm Center Evictions Bring Flock Of Vagrants To City
Washington faces a summer eviction wave as crowds of blind, lame and transient people pour into the city from distant regions. The metropolis remains a storm center with new arrivals continuing to arrive.
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Washington
Charity Debate Over Almsgiving At Large Meeting
A fragment suggests a debate about distributing charity to outsiders despite many deserving recipients. The note hints at tension between extending aid to outsiders and honoring those inside the community, reflecting debates on charity priorities.
Odon White Sox Claim Championship In Final Game
In a spirited best of three at Odon Saturday the Odon White Sox defeated Spencer to win the series and take the county championship. The first game went to Odon 1 to 0, Spencer won the second 2 to 1, and Odon sealed the title with a win in the third. Plainville defeated Sugarland 6 to 4 on the Plainville diamond.
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Odon White Sox
Spencer
Odon
Plainville
Sugarland
Plainville Boys
Death Notice of Matthew Heinzman in Omaha
Telegram informs Mrs. E H Grefe of the death of her half brother Matthew Heinzman at his Omaha home. He was a native of Daviess county and former Washington citizen. Heinzman was a foreman at the Cudahy Packing plant and was married.
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E. H. Grefe
Matthew Heinzman
Omaha
Neb
Heinzman
Bob
Lawrence Heinzman
Washington
Daviess County
Cuddhy Packing Company
Changes in the Abel and Kaufmann grocery department
J. E. Crane, manager, notes alterations in the grocery department moving the telephone booth to the room’s east side. The change adds fifteen feet of counter space to reduce crowding and potential panic, a detail that surprises the manager.
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Abel & aKuffman
Jin
J. E. Crane
Trustee Buys Home on Edwardsport Road
W. L. Brown trustee of Washington township purchased the old Stump homestead on the Edwardsport road and ten acres of adjoining land. Tristen Brown will move in this fall. Frank Keller was the former owner. The consideration was 4700 dollars.
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W.i L. Brown
Washington Township
Married at Court House in Daviess County
Charles A Faith and Anna M Gardner, a well known couple from northern Daviess County, were married in the county clerk's office Saturday morning. Mayor Russell officiated. The groom is a young farmer from Elmore township and the bride a popular young woman of Odon.
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Charles A. Faith
Mias
Anna M. Gardner
Daviess
County
Russell
Elmore
Odon
Local Gardener Delivers Huge Watermelon to Herald
Arthur Miles of three miles north brings a 40 percent watermelon to The Herald. He says his melons will grow larger in a few weeks and compete for top prize.
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Arthur Miles J
Town
The
Herald
Resolutions In Memory Of Brother John Coch
Resolutions from Plainville lodge 371 Knights of Pythias mourn Brother John Coch with heartfelt sorrow. The text honors his faithful service, loyalty to family and community, and his role as a dedicated member of the order.
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Joh Cochran
Plainville Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Iran
Joho Conti
Temperance and party clashes shape Evansville area races
Evansville writers describe contests across Vanderburgh Gibson and Spencer counties where saloon and brewery interests back Democratic or Republican nominees. Voters weigh county option pledges and temperance stances affecting Madden Benson Kennedy Chrisney Coble Stewart and others amid brewing pressure in Warrick, Posey and Dubois counties.
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Indiana
Chris Hewig
C. C. Schreeder
Hewig
Schreeder
J. R. Pruitt
Peter Walrath
Vanderburg County
Walter Legeman
W. J. Rogers
Rogers
Gibson County
Boehne
Congress
Luther Benson
Benson
Warrick
Joseph Madden
House
Madden
Brewery Combine
Joe Bell
Warrick County
Vanderburg
Hla
Thomas E. Chrisney
The
Chrisney Sun
Ioo
San
Chrisney’s
Pike County
Dubois County
Peter Coble
Aris Stewart
Cottle
Stewart
Vanderbyt County
Cole
Cobl
Posey County
Posey
Palmer Bridge Work Commences Over Prairie Creek
Workmen begin construction of the Palmer bridge across Prairie creek with Daniel Rutter as contractor. Remodeling of the Graham Bridge is underway under Elkanah Allen.
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Palmer Bridge
Prairie Creek
Daniel Rutter
Graham Bridge
Elkanah Allen
Notice to Contractors for Gravel Purchase Contract
The Daviess County Indiana Board of Commissioners will set a gravel contract on Tuesday September 8 1908 at 2 p m for gravel to repair free gravel roads. Gravel must meet specifications on file in the auditor’s office and delivered free of charge with bids stating this on the B and O Southwestern and E and J railroad aidings within the county and at Loogooteg. A bond equal to twice the estimated gravel sum must accompany the bid. The commissioners reserve the right to reject any or all bonds. Thomas Nugent Auditor.
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Daviess County
Indiana
B. & O. Southwestern Railroad
Loogooteg
Thomas Nugent
State of
John Dally
Bogard Township
John Daily
Grant
Daviess County Court House
Washington
Board of
Cdmamission
County
Ington
Thomas. Nugent
Ind
Idaeviess County
Washington Township
Board of Commissioners of
City of
John Hayes
Board of County Commissioners
Ithe Board of Commissioners of
Auditor's
Ccity
James Ford
Daviesa County
Elisha L. Hatfield
Board of County
Notice of road improvement petition in Daviess County Indiana
Petition filed August 10 1908 by John Daily et al in Daviess County Indiana requests location establishment and improvement by grading draining and paving a public highway in Bogard township. Hearing set September 9 1908 at 10 a m before the county board at Washington Courthouse with formal Exhibit A. Grant Faith attorney for petitioners and Thomas Nugent Auditor signs this notice.
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John Daily
Bogard Township
al ‘Glesa County
Indiana
County of
Daviess
Mellow S Aid
Board of Commissioners
Court House
Washington
Thomas Nugent
Daviess County
Ling Fanning
General Assembly
State of
Hergin
Bogard
van | Buren
Said
Daviesa County
Jas
T. Bouse
Mat Lundergan
John
Steiner
M. T. Madden
H. Stole
William Hart
Thomas Wilson
Fenty Lundergan
P. F. Ryan
Michael A . Ryan
Gideon Kauffman
Hugh Morgan
Samuel Wale
I. P.leppert
Patrick Morgan
A.T. Gootee
John D. Bryan
Chris O'Brien
J. C. O'Brien
A. Ryan
T. B. Cox
T. C. Myers
A.E. Myers
August Seegres
T. N. Wade
Ed V. Godtee
Patrick Ryan, Jr
Nicholas Fitzpatrick
Nelson Brandon
Jooneph A. Brandon
Rufus Peachee
Albert Buzan
Clarence McCall
W.E. Isenogle
Isaac Dougherty
George W. Tomey
E. L. Grove
Joseph Grader
Chas, B. Bair
Walter, Norris, “ Samuel Stoll
John Bowling
Hewett
Poindexter
Thos. M. Wade
James Sparks
Petition for highway improvement in Bogard township Indiana
A 1908 notice petitions the Daviess County Board for grading draining and paving a new thirty foot wide highway segment in Bogard township. It lists50+ signers including John Daily and other local voters and sets bid timing for the county courthouse repair with specifications on bonding and contract terms.
Notice for voter registration in Indiana township
Voter registration notice to all legal voters of Montgomery in Daviess County Indiana. A white male resident over twenty one years will apply to the board of caners of Da lang at their next meeting on the 1908 dates at Ington Indiana for registration.
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Barr
Daviess
Indiana
Iete
Lonera
Dalang
Ers
Ington
Inijaell
Descriptive land boundary notice in Montgomery Indiana
Land description begins south of a point on Washington Little Orleans road in Montgomery Daviess County Indiana. It details a three parcel boundary with measurements including directions 70 1 2 feet west 70 1 2 78 feet east 15 feet and 78 feet to the road, ending at the road line and beginning point.
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Washington Little Orleans Road
Montgomery
Daviess County
Indiana
Washington and
Little Orleans
Notice of Final Settlement in Martha Deceased Estate
Executor of Martha deceased files final settlement with Daviess circuit court and vouchers for the estate. Hearing set for September 7, 1908 by endorsement. Interested parties urged to appear. George L Harris Heffersman and Mattingly represent.
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Inet
Martha
Alec A
the Daviess Circuit Court
George L. Harris
Heffersnan & Mattingly
Notice of Apped Last Will and Testament Filing
Notice is hereby given that an estate filing action related to the last will and testament is proceeding. Details remain unclear due to damaged text. Authorities will announce further proceedings and deadlines as information becomes available.
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Indianapolis News
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Board of County Commission
Dav Viess County
Steele Township
Chas
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