Attack at Night Leaves One Injured in Bed
Two brothers at a residence on Second Street awoke to a nighttime assault by three men in a buggy. Bert was hit on the head and Logan went outside and reported the scene to officers, who searched for suspects without success. A separate temperance sermon addressed circulating pamphlets critical of prohibition and defended Kansas reforms.
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BF Hee
Bert
Logan
East Second Street
Pack
East Second
Walnut Streets
Allison
Prater
Walnut Street
Jake Mattelin
Kansas City
Kas
Hart
Kansas
Kidwell Endorsed For State Treasurer Of A O Hibernians
Local lodge backs Charles A. Kidwell for the state treasurer post of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. Delegates instructed to vote and work for him, with Martin and Daviess counties pledging twenty one votes to start. The state convention meets in September to choose officers. current treasurer is P. B. Walsh of Terre Haute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Hibernians
Charles A. Kidwell
Order ‘of Hibernians
Kidwell
Jhim
Martin County
Daviess
P. B. Walsh
Terre Haute
Freight Cars Move as Wheat Harvest Approaches
The B. and O. Southwestern moves long trains of empty stock cars west, likely bound for handling the coming wheat crop. After a slack period, harvest movement is due, with coal and fuel supplies also inching up. Passenger business has shown modest improvement over the past two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. & O. Southwestern
Ready Ag
Memorial Day Service Held by Washington Court at Oak Grove
Washington court and the Tribe of Ben Hur observed the annual memorial day with a morning sermon by Rev W W Moe at the U B church. In the afternoon attendees carried flowers to Oak Grove cemetery for the departed nine year old order with thirteen members reported dead.
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Washington Court
Young Man Bitten by Rabid Dog Seeks Treatment in Terre Haute
In Daviess County Ray Gilliatt, 19, was bitten on the right finger by a Kelley dog during a haying accident. The dog later died in agony after convulsions. Gilliatt traveled to Terre Haute for treatment and Indiana stone therapy after initial remedies failed.
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Daviess County
Ray Gilliatt
George
Matt
Weales Creek
Gilliatts
William Kelley
Gilliatt
Young Gilliatt
Kelley
Ed Horrall
John Yarbrough
Terre Haute
Vigo County
Run Over by Wagon Injures Local Clerk
Howard Stewart a clerk at Hatfield and Palmer stores was run over by a wagon in a narrow driveway between a warehouse and Terre Haute Brewing building. With John Parrott and Will Catt the wagon slid into a ditch causing the team to bolt and throw Stewart from the wagon with injuries to his back and several cuts and bruises. Catt escaped uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Stewart
Hatfield & Palmer
John Parrott
Will Catt
Mr. Stewdre
Mr. Catt
Stewart
Catt
Colts Defeat Monroe City 10 to 7 Before 500 Fans
The Washington Colts traveled to Monroe City Sunday and beat Knox town 10 to 7 on a walk. Makentepe and Hoffman pitched for the Colts with Makentepe allowing five hits as Monroe City scored seven. Beckett Zinkan and O Conners starred for Washington in a game witnessed by about five hundred fans.
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Washington Colts
Monare City
Knox Town
Colts
Makentepe
Hoffman
Monroe City
Washington
Beckett
Zinkan
O'Conners
Burke
O'Conner
Wardlow
Farris
Bourgholtzer
Righ
Partial Sun Eclipse Observed in City Sky
The Sunday solar eclipse unfolded as predicted with the moon beginning to obscure the sun between 8 and 9 am. By 10 o'clock about half the sun was covered and the event ended around 10 45 am Washington observers noted through occasional clouds and faint darkness.
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Washington
Inman Delivers Noted Speech at Vincennes Bike Home Dedication
Ex Senator Ephraim Inman spoke at Vincennes Thursday night for the dedication of the new Bike home. Attendees, numbering several hundred, praised the address as clever and fitting for the event and Inman appeared in prime form during the toast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ephraim Inman
Vincennes
Berto Pestis
Inman
Marriages Surprise Community In Local Parish
Sunday evening at the parsonage of the Second Mitchureh Rev Frank Burns officiated a quiet ceremony. The couple wed in the minister’s presence and plan to announce the marriage soon to their acquaintances. The groom is Louis C Aikman’s son and the bride has been living with the Aikman family since her parents’ death. Katie Belle Underwood wed John W Clements at the Neldig boarding house with Rev W S McMichael officiating. Clements is a farmer near Cumback. William Eslinger and Miss Carrie Welker were married at St Marys parsonage with Rev Francis Torbeck officiating. the couple will reside at 656 Third Avenue, Terre Haute, after July 6.
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Mitchureh
Frank Burns
Louis C. Aikman
Bacon & Aikman
Aikman
Katie Belle Underwood
John W. Clements
Neldig
William Eslinger
Terre Haute
Carrie Welker
West van Trees Street
St. Marys Parsonage
Francis Torbeck
Mabel Weiker
Theodore Mangin
Enslinger
Edward Eslinger
Carlisle
Sullivan County
John Weiker
Eslinger
Third Avenue
O'Donnell's Touring Car Breaks Down On Trip
Hugh O'Donnell rode out of town in a touring car to Sullivan and Terre Haute. After an incorrect turn on corduroy roads a tire burst and the engine was damaged. The party rode by train to Vincennes and home on train 12. The damage was limited to the tire plus engine impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh O'Donnell
Sullivan
Terre Haute
O'Donnell
Vince
Delegates Elected to State Convention
At the Divis on 1 A O H Washington Sunday delegates were chosen for the state convention in September. Delegates include John Daily John Sinnott and Will Cooper. Alternates are John T Harris John P Smith and Patrick O Neall. The national convention meets in Indianapolis in late July with many local members planning to attend.
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Divison 1
Washington
Twe
John Daily
John Sinnott
Will Cooper
John T. Harris
John P. Smith
Patrick O'Neall
Indianapolis
Order
Wathen School May Close for Fall Term
Trustee Brown says the Wathen school northeast of the city on Bedford road likely will not open this fall due to fell attendance under twelve pupils and compulsory abandonment under law. He has discussed the issue with the county superintendent and notes potential other factors.
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Wathen
Brown
Bedford Road
Engine 497 Derails Twice Delays Northbound Train
Engine 497 on the &. &I. railroad jumped the track about a mile north of Newberry Friday afternoon, tearing track and requiring a wrecker from Evanaville. While en route, the wrecker was redirected to Petersburg after the engine derailed again delaying the north passenger train about an hour and the Friday northbound schedule by two hours.
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The
Newberry
Evanaville
Oakland City
Evansville
Petersburg
Daviess Boy Nominated by Oklahoma Republicans
Harry Beeler of Daviess County was nominated last week for representative by the Republicans of the Twenty seventh district of Oklahoma. The district is the largest in the state. Beeler is a son of the late James Beeler and lives at Checofah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Beeler
Daviess County
Oklahoma
Beeler
James Beeler
Checofah
Celebrated First Mass by Rev Michael F Gorman at St Simons
The Rev. Michael F. Gorman, now an assistant priest at St. Simons church, celebrated his first mass in this city Sunday before a large crowd. He succeeded Rev. Father Griffin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael F. Gorman
St. Simons Church
Father Griffin
Licensure Notice for Washington Indiana Hotel License
A notice from George Solomon published May 8 1903 declares intent to apply to Daviess County Indiana county commissioners for a license to sell and give away spirituous and vinous liquors in a ground floor room fronting Walnut Street Washington. The room is described as a one story building with specific lot lines and with secure locked doors. The license would allow consumption on the premises within a designated area and hours. The notice warns compliance with Sundays and holidays.
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Washington
Indiana
Daviess
State of
Board of Commissioners
Court House
Daviess County
Wright- Clark
Wilson
Ald
Walnut Street
Welnut Street
Avery Mart
George Solomon
Notice to Contractors Davieds County Court House Repair Bids
Commissioners of Davieds county Indiana invite bids for repair of the county court house. Bids must be filed in the auditor's office in Washington, Indiana by the specifiedTuesday date in 1908. Specifications detail the required work and differences in the bid amounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davieds County
Indiana
Auditor’s
Washington, Indiank
Daviess
Daviess County
William H. “Ragsdale
John G. Shanks
Aapelsteine- Hastings
Allen Isne Hastings
Bid notice for county contract in Daviess Indiana
Formal bid notice from Daviess county Indiana calling for sealed bids with bonds and conformity to specifications. The board reserves right to reject any or all bids. Dated May 23 1908. THOMAS NUGENT Auditor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Commissioners of
Daviess County
Indiana
Washington
Thomas Nugent
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Alfordsville
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Dyerspurg, Tenn
Foley
Washington Realty Co
E. E. Forsythe — E. Main
Wm. Kifere
Washington Township
Auditor's
City of
John W. McCarty
Board of County Commissioners
Ilsatd
Elisha Hyatt
Madison Township
George W. Correll
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