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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1911
Page
4
The Gazette and Berala company publishes the weekly edition dated Saturday January 7 1911. This entry notes the publication cadence and the paper’s owners without listing specific articles or events.
Notes reflect Ben J. Burris stepping down as county superintendent shocking friends, yet lauding his drive to elevate district schools, new high schools, agriculture interest, and building use in Daviess County. Mentions Adams Ohio vote buying scandal and Ontario towns voting local option, plus railroad circles and Lorimer seat efforts.
In Daviess County the self-made leader Mr. Burris resigns from the office of superintendent of public schools after four years of progressive effort. He campaigned aggressively to win the post and earned near unanimous Republican support from township trustees. The schools’ strong condition cites his long influence and teachers regret his departure.
Trustees announce monthly and weekly office hours for Veale, Reeve, and Washington townships. Frank Swann and R V Cox list locations in Veale and Alfordsville, with all township and poor business to be attended on specified days. Additional notices from Grant Keith and Bogard Township reference residence leakages on Fridays and Fridays.
Estate transfers listed include Mais A Ennis to John W Dillard and Ketchem to Willis H Black, with various lot descriptions on Wilson addition and others. A separate old Washington post office notice lists remaining letters for the week ending January 3 1911 with names such as Miss Mary Berberich Miss Pink Ford and Mrs Josephanna Geppeler, advising addressees to say advertised.
Marriage licenses list several couples in Washington and surrounding townships. Names include John Harrison Martin with Nina Chastain and Joseph Raber with Barbara Knepp in Barr township. Additional entries note Owen Franklin Barber with Ida Veale and Harry Peter Vonderschmitt with November Study in Washington.
Town notes show Cretz Barber resigning as clerk at B&O Southwestern shops. Citizens report police complaints amid raid aftermath. Numerous locals return from visits to Flora, Indianapolis, Bloomington, Evansville, Terre Haute, and other towns. Car dealer outlook bright as farmers seek models. several residents pursue studies at DePauw and universities.
Mrs. Rose Glaser of Terre Haute Indiana reports a long struggle with kidney trouble and costly remedies. After four weeks of Foley's Kidney Pills she regained regular kidney function and strength, enabling her to work again.
Prae for the Improvement of a Public Highway filed in Davie ss county Indiana by Jacob B Shields and others. Petitioners claim over fifty freeholders and voters across Elmore and Madison townships seek a two mile graded gravel road between sections 24 and 13 in township 5N range 6W to width thirty feet. The filing dated January 5 1911 accompanies petition presented February 7 1911 at the courthouse Hastings Allen Hastings attorneys for petitioners.
Thomas D. Slimp administrator de bonis non presents final settlement for Nancy Courtney estate in Daviess circuit court at Washington Indiana. Hearing set February 6 1911 for creditors heirs and others to prove claims and approve account. Witness clerk WM Wallace January 6 1911. Hastings Allen Hastings attorneys.
Harry L. Fernwald and others petition Daviess county commissioners to lay out establish a new highway in Washington township from Walnut and East Twenty-first to a point north of the state road, joining an existing road to be graded drained and paved to 30 feet. The plan involves land of Hastings Wilson Lae Clore Manufacturing and others and will link to a paved road under Indiana law. Filed February 1911 at the Daviess county courthouse. Thomas Nugent Auditor. Hastings Allen Hastings, attorneys.
Albert Malone and others file in Daviess county auditor a petition to improve a public highway in Elmore township Indiana. The petition names more than fifty freeholders and seeks action by the board of commissioners at the February term 1911 to improve a one mile segment from the northeast corner of section 13 to the northeast corner of section 15 within township 5 north range 6 west.
A notice states a petition to drain and grade a road to thirty feet width under Indiana law. The document, dated January 5, 1911, is signed by Thomas Nugent with Hastings, Allen & Hastings as attorneys, and sets a court date for the county court in Daviess County.
L McConnell of Catherine Street Elmir a writes of relief from kidney trouble after using Foley's Kidney Remedy. She took five bottles with great success and calls it the most reliable kidney medicine she has used. Smith Winton, druggist, corroborates.
A trifling but notable fine of 40,000 each was levied against the Philadelphia and Reading, the Lehigh Valley, and the Bethlehem Steel company for unlawful rebates. The maximum penalty could have reached into the millions, highlighting the scale of the breach and potential consequences.
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