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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1908
Page
3
In Daviess County Indiana engineers examined the Washington Portersville road and Montgomery Flat Rock road projects. They found drainage grading and graveling improvements are of public utility with profiles showing elevations and cross drains, culverts, and drainage plans for two divisions totaling about 3.5 miles.
The report details estimated construction and expense costs for two road divisions, Washington and Porteraville divided costs totaling 151, plus Montgomery and Flat Rock totaling 5494.13, overall system cost 2709.13, with graveling and drainage described as public works. Engineers George Faith Lloyd Clark and Ernest Raney swear to the truth of the document dated January 24 1908 in Daviess County Indiana notarized by Marey E Fish, notary public.
Notice of a March 3 1908 special election in Harrison township Davis county Indiana. Polls open at Glendale First and Second precincts for voters to decide on whether streets named in the John F Ward petition should be graded drained and paved per viewers and engineer report. Records available at the Davis County auditor in Washington. Official seal dated February 4 1908 signed by auditor Thomas Nugent.
Daviess county Indiana commissioners through the treasurer announce sale of bonds on March 7 1908 at 10 am in the treasurer office. Refunding bonds of 1000 dollars at 6 percent for fifteen months plus two 3500 dollar bonds for ninety days and nine months at 6 percent for gravel road repair fund. Bond sale ordered January 21 1908 by commissioners special session and January 31 1908 by council special session. THOMAS NUGENT Auditor.
A male resident of Daviess County Indiana, over 21, will apply at the March 1908 meeting of the Daviess County Board of Commissioners for a license to sell and permit on premise consumption of intoxicating liquors. The requested location is a one story concrete building on the northwest corner of lot 4 at First Street and the Washington and Little Orleans road in Montgomery.
A legal notice describes a tavern liquor sale room located on Main Street in Montgomery Daviess County Indiana. It specifies parcel boundaries a two story brick building with a seventeen by fifty six foot room and a front rear entrances with locks to prevent access on Sundays holidays and illegal hours. The notice is signed Adam J Abel and dated 18w3.
A notice announces William B Hawkins will apply to the Daviess county commissioners at the next March session 1908 for a license to sell liquor in a 10 by 40 feet room on Main Street Washington Indiana. The detailed location is a two story brick building on lot 42 owned by Harvey L T Lockridge. The room would allow on premises drinking with secure locking and full glass visibility.
A notice to Washington Daviess county residents that Louis H. Smith will seek a license to sell spirituous vinous and malt liquors in a first-floor room on West Main Street Read & Thompson addition. Hearing before the county commissioners on the first Monday of March 1908. The room measures 15 by 20 feet with display glass doors and secure entrances.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency certifies that The Peoples National Bank of Washington, Indiana, has complied with the national banking act to extend its corporate existence and purposes. The extension is authorized by the act of July 1882, with Thomas P Kennery acting comptroller of the currency issuing the certificate.
Fragmentary text shows references to Martha J. Ers Heffernan and Mattingly attorneys inestate related proceedings. No clear event date or full context is available from the readable fragments.
Notice declares Dove S. Satterfield appointed administratrix of the estate of John W. Satterfield, deceased, late in Davie county Indiana. Estate believed solvent. Heffernan and Mattingly attorneys.
The clerk of the Daviess circuit court Indiana appoints William Johnson administrator of the estate of Neleem Johnson deceased. Hastings Allen Hastings attorneys for the estate.
At the last regular meeting of the Modern Woodmen of America local camp, delegates and alternates were chosen for the county camp at Plainville on April 1. The county camp will bring together about one thousand Woodmen from seven camps. Delegates will be elected to the state camp in Terre Haute in May, and head camp delegates in Peoria, IN, in June. Local camp members named include delegates F. H. Gross and George E. Hopkink among others with alternates listed. A class initiation for twenty candidates is planned Friday night, with District Deputy P. J. Strack of New Albany attending. the local team will conduct the work followed by a smoker.
City clerks push a disciplined plan to close shops on Monday evenings. The movement gains support from a major local store willing to back the effort to limit hours. Years ago clerks worked every night until stores cut four nights, leaving Monday and Saturday nights plus pay night as open.
An unknown man was arrested Monday afternoon at the B and O Southwestern depot by Chief of Police Corning for resisting an officer. The man, described by the chief as the dirtiest specimen of humanity, was jailed then released due to his health and told to leave town. Charles E. Carney was arrested for drunkenness, fined one dollar plus costs, and jailed. Charles W. Mulvery of Wheatland was also arrested on the same charge and jailed to await trial.
Madison Walsh, a student from the city, has been selected to represent his college in the annual debate with John Marshall Law School. The chosen student is noted as a young man attending the college in Chicago and teaching at St Stanislaus College.
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