Notice of Estate Sale and Court Daviess County Case
Auction terms include cash in hand with all mounts reduced and three month credit at a low interest rate. William S. Johnson named as administrator with Hastings firm handling estate. Also includes Notice to Non residents in Daviess circuit court February term 1908 and quiet title suit in Washington Indiana with defendants named and appearance deadline of April 28, 1908. Witness and court seal dated February 15, 1903.
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Atx
Daviess Circuit Court
John W. Brill
John English
Sarah Ruby
John English, Jr
Pauling Goldman
Mary
A. Tilman
William Tillman
Millard
Winfield Scott Elmore
Elizabeth King
Susan Skeen
Washington
Indiana
William A. Wallace
Heffernan & Mattingly
Attya
Coroner's Verdict in Lou en Klapper Death
The coroner reports an inquest into Lou en Klapper's death finding arsenic poisoning self-administered in a personal crisis. She was sixty seven, five feet six inches, about 165 pounds with dark brown eyes and dark gray hair, of German descent. Notice signed in Washington Indiana on February 17, 1908.
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Lou
En Klapper
Washington, Indiana
Cliff
Bonham
Daviess County
Ind
P. A. Hastings
8750 29 18 559 percent 605 to be
Fragmentary text lists numbers and codes with no clear event or entities. Unable to determine a definite person, organization, place, date, or outcome from the readable portion.
O Brien and Others Return Home in Weekend Roundup
A string of residents and visitors returned home from trips to St Louis Vincennes Indianapolis Seymour Cincinnati Petersburg Lorraine Troy Edwardsport Saline City and Louisville. Notables including J A Loughmiller and H B Johnson were seen in Bedford for court and social visits.
Vienna Sees Record Personal Crisis Reports in Europe
City records reveal Vienna leads European capitals in deaths by own action and suicide attempts. Last year 356 men and 108 women died by own action, with 315 men and 110 women the prior year. There were 739 attempts in total, peaking in April and dipping in May and September, with mental illness and unhappy love cited as major causes.
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Vienna
Monte Carlo
Auleide
Eastember
Voted Against Saloon Stance by County Reps in Assembly
Dayless county representatives in the state assembly took no decisive stand on saloons. The incomplete note mentions a general assembly session and a lack of a clear position from local legislators on the temperance issue.
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Idat General Assembly
Lawmakers Split Over Bill Vote Deadlock Ends
The record notes shifting votes as Ratliff moved to change from yes to no enough to save the bill, but final passage saw most members voting against it. Jackson opposed killing the bill at mid stage yet backed it down on final passage. Supporters claimed Volz of Marion could have turned the tide if he had saved the bill, but he voted to kill.
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Ed Againing
Ratliff
Jackson
Shetze Dill
Volz
Marion County
Local Happenings Highlight Bogard Land Sale and Town Movements
Elmer Meade of Bogard township sold ten acres to D. H. Wilson of Greena county for 1000 dollars in a deal brokered by Jason Fairhurst. Elbis Philips moved to the farm once owned by Lloyd Clark in Barr township and is now a Herald reader. Mrs. Clem Pulley of Fayettesville Ark visited the city with Mrs. A. T. Hickson and heads to St. Louis then home. Southbound train 33 on the E. & I. delayed by air brakes. John J. Carnahan, former Washington resident now in Denver, visits Mayor Russell’s home, brother of Mrs. Russell. Infant of M. J. Gibson at West End buried Thursday at Oak Grove. Frank Keith returned from Sikeston on a prospecting trip. Thomas McConnell, visiting Elwood to see his twin brother after forty years, displayed a photo of the brothers. the two bear a remarkable resemblance.
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Elmer Meade
Bogard Township
D. H. Wilson
Greena County
Jason Fairhurst
Elbis Philips
Lloyd Clark
Barr Township
New Herald
Clem Pulley
Fayettsville
Ark
A. T. Hickson
St. Louis
John J. Carnahan
Washington
Russell
Carnahan
Denver
Col
M. J. Gibson
West End
Oak Grove Cemetery
Frank
Keith
Sikeston
Thomas McConnell
Elwood
Martin county breach of promise suit filed in Daviess court
Transcript shows a breach of promise action filed in Martin circuit court originally on August 28 1907. Plaintiff Lieusetta Davidson Evans seeks 5000 damages alleging Otto Workman pledged marriage after dating since 1901 but failed to appear for the May 10 1905 wedding date. Congressman W E Cox of Jasper IA represents the plaintiff. Judge Houghton dismissed another Petersburg town case for lack of prosecution. A divorce filing appears in Daviess circuit court by Allen Bonba.
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Martin County
Daviess
Martin
Martin Court
W. E. Cox
Jasper Ia
Otto Workman
Lieusetta Davidson
Lieusetta Evans
Houghton
Petersburg
Con “Allen
Aes Bonba
County Convention Delegates Named In Daviess County
The document lists township by township delegate and alternate allocations for the 1908 county convention in Daviess County Indiana. It includes precinct by precinct counts, totals for delegates and alternates, and notes on township and county level arrangements for Republican party representation. It also announces the county convention in Washington Indiana on March 1, 1908 for state ticket candidates and township mass conventions on March 8, 1908 for nominees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican County Committee
Daviess County
Indiana
Fragmented note hints at remittance details and dates
A damaged OCR fragment mentions remittances and a request for action with unclear dates. No clear names or places are readable. the text lacks context to identify entities or a definite event.
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Downey, Davis & Co
Catherine Smith
C. T. Smith
Nicholas Dages
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W. P. Foglesong
J. L. Rikes
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O. G. Miller
Mechanics Place
John McCoy
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Philip Osman
C. T. Osman
Jeane Osman
C. T
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Sarah E. Robinson
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Vincennes
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Indianapolis
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Seymour
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Cincinnati
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Loraine, Ohio
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Saline City
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Troy
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Pirate
Reeve Township
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Vi ‘Biren
Steele Township
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Van
Buren Township
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Spebtiees
J. G. Allen
A. Hastings
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