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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1908
Page
6
An advertising pitch extols Dodd & Struthers lightning rods claiming lightning causes most burns and insurance losses, cites endorsements and awards, and urges buyers to demand proof. It promises free Prof. Dodd’s book on lightning and provides Des Moines Iowa contact details.
Movement to Help The Farmer presents a fire insurance offer claiming new privileges not previously available. It promotes Continental Fire policies, mentions purchasing the McCord Agency, and guarantees a newer clause policy at no extra cost for expiring or existing policies. Washington Indiana figures E. E. Forsythe Wm. H. Kiefer John H. McCafferty solicitor are named.
Fifty men and women from eastern Washington Oregon northern Idaho and southeastern British Columbia joined a day of sports and games in Manito park Spokane led by P L Axling editor of the Farmer and association member J B Bixler took group photos The event showcased a tug of war by six women and three men with spirited effort and arranged photos to be shared among members later.
Mt Vernon residents seek Senator Hemenway aid to mobilize the First battalion of Indiana militia for the soldiers and sailors monument dedication on July 23 with addresses by gubernatorial candidates Thomas R. Marshall and James H Watson.
In Spokane Washington on July 15 officers seized approximately four thousand dollars worth of assets from a mayoral-linked crackdown and arrested alleged bootleggers. The case, led by federal authorities, targets illicit traffic near the Nez Perce and surrounding region.
In Wabash Indiana on July 14 Wellman Smits died of consumption and his deathbed message urged friends to quit smoking and drinking as a warning. In Kendall Montana Mary Hastings a nurse received a $3000 bequest from Grover Cleveland's estate becoming recently known as his niece.
Spokane, July 15. Ne-Mow: E-Nak-Ops, a women’s society, works to make Spokane sociable city by refining plans and activities for local social engagement and community improvement.
Under the direction of Mrs. F. F. Emery, the organization plans to divide the city into districts and have new arrivals visited by members to foster friendships and ease homesickness in a bustling urban setting. New York July 14 Roosevelt contract, Scribner's Sons wins for Africa chronicle.
Indianapolis reports the first Taft button consign ment reaching state headquarters. Secretary Riddick says 161 000 buttons were enough for immediate demand and orders 100,000 more, to be distributed through county committees. three designs include the presidential candidate.
A description notes several campaign pins and a Taft portrait, including a quote about a quoning mate, Mr Sherman, and images of Taft with an eagle. The introduction proclaims For President William H. Taft in a colored design.
The Indiana anti-saloon league has begun a quiet survey of legislative candidates to gauge temperance positions. Republicans largely give clear, favorable answers while many Democrats avoid commitments. The league plans to share findings with local workers and ministries, noting broad support among ministers and variable pledges on county or state alcohol laws.
W C W Wright, a Washington township farmer, received notice from Governor Hanly selecting him as Daviess county agent to collect corn samples for the national exhibit at Omaha Nebraska. Indiana will have county agents statewide gearing up for the December display.
Fielding Colbert L F Corning and E E Hastings escorted a man deemed insane from Montgomery on a Tuesday. The captive was violent at times yet calmed enough to remark it was rough being carried along by three crazy hoodlums. His vivid imagination amused the officers while his condition drew pity.
Leigh Sanford describes the large noisy Denver Democratic convention in a letter to the Democrat. The note notes it was the party's first national convention and Sanford felt at home amid the crowd. From Denver he traveled to Reno, Nevada.
Representatives from Martin and Orange counties met at Mitchell Saturday to nominate Andrew J. Cassidy of French Hick for joint representative of the two counties.
A report notes the arrest of Sullivan, an employee at the poultry house, with details obscured in the text. The incident appears linked to a workplace location identified as the poultry house under unclear jurisdiction. Further specifics are not provided in the readable portion.
Friday afternoon Sullivan, intoxicated, raised a disturbance at John Walls home on Center Street, threatened the Walls family, police jailed him overnight. He was fined 1 and costs in police court with the fine stayed by his father. A sharpened kitchen knife was found. no charge filed. Sullivan asked Mayor Russell to let him take the pledge. the mayor approved and he promised three years of abstinence.
Jewel Steele, 50, and his wife and daughter were blackberry picking in Veale township when a pony-drawn buggy ran away. Steele suffered both legs broken, left leg above the ankle and right leg above the ankle, and will be unable to work at the west end station for weeks. Thomas Harbinson to fill the vacancy until recovery.
A new livery and feed business firm formed Tuesday includes John D. Morgan James OBrien and Eliah Gregory. The OBrien stable on East Main Street will close its stock moved to the Fifth Street barn used by Morgan and Gregory. The trio brings extensive livery experience withMorgan and Gregory previously operating on East Fifth Street. Stock from the OBrien barn was moved Tuesday.
City Clerk Charles Willey received a letter from Omaha asking about the wife of Benjamin Franklin Norton who lived here in 1819. The writer Mrs J J Stubbs claims to be a great granddaughter and offers to pay for a copy of Mrs Norton's death notice, but Willey says records do not go back that far and no traces are found.
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