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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1905
Page
3
Allison of Pleadapt has been ill for several days. Mrs James McBride visited Mr and Mrs Cafferty of Washington and Mrs Rollie Ricks. Ulla Goodwin visited Mr and Mrs James Pike county last week. Mas Flannery will preach Sunday afternoon. Louie Spencer and Kledge of Cumback attended threshing Saturday.
Neighborhood notes report Milo Gingieton ill and a visit by TM Be in Ragsdale of Evansville to his mother. Emory Lett visits George Lett and family, with several local guests Sunday. A threshing machine owned by E I Mehoneys broke Wednesday delaying wheat work. The piece lists multiple local residents and social visits in a rural area.
Fragmentary notice mentions Sant Align at Washington and Bedford resident at Plainville with others in Knox County. Advertising for a picnic in Plainville appears to have been scheduled for August.
Plainville residents and visitors are listed in a sequence of social notes. Philander McHenry and Prof. I.W. Inman visited, while Robert F. Denny was in Washington. Seth Henderson attended local events as undertaker. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. McKittrick returned from Indianapolis. Miss Blanche Kirby visited Elva Kilis, and the Squire and Mrs. Singleton hosted Washington guests. John W. Briti and Jason Fairhurst hosted in El Nora, and James Mattingly of the E and M Railway visited Edwardsport. Charlotte Hayes left Odon after a stay with Mrs. Mattie Tarr. Ollie Gillatt, Terre Haute normal student, spent Sunday with his parents. Thomas E. Snider of Aetna Fire Insurance, Indianapolis, was here midweek. Mr. and Mrs. Burriss hosted relatives from Elnora. John H. Vickery was injured after being kicked by a horse. eye wound required two stitches from Dr. C. H. McKittrick.
Stephen Horton and E C Harris were in Washington Monday. John A Padgett Sr is reported seriously ill. Michael Heffernan and Miss Bila Bowling have been ill for several days. P A Hastings and John D Morgan of Washington were here Tuesday. Harry Klusmeir of Linton visits relatives. Ada Morgan returned from Winona Lake Tuesday.
The report notes Jerome Léeder en route to Seymour and Lee Walker of Lin on a picnic, with mentions of Migs Mariel Dixon and Mray J. Walker visiting. Cap Ketcham injured after a riding incident, slowly recovering. Farmers busy with favorable weather. threshing and wheat shocks progress as the cat crop remains heavy.
Alfred ENG visited this week. Leo Williams on the sick list. Oliver Catroll and William Berry joined Cap Bogner's Sunday visit. Leo Williams hosted friends from Everett and Washington. Mrs Ellen Clark returned from Sumner. Misses Ethel Hixon and Katherine Mathena with friends. Mrs James Denny of Plainville spent Sunday here with Airs. James Denny.
Mr. and Mrs. Millard of Jasper pass through Alfordsville en route to Logodtee. James Stafford and Mr. Petersburg friends visit here. Mrs. Win Burris returns from Mitchell with relatives. A large crowd is expected for a Red Men's power event on September 7, 18.
Mrs Elmer Hastings Isa Odon for a Week 4 Miss Hattie Perkins to her home fear Odon Mrs 2J F Matthews I few days at Jacobs station Carly Williamson hals from a visit with friends 4 landehs Mr and Mrs Pern Hoffmann spent Sunday Spit Mrs Johy Walsh at Mort Montgomery ee Miss Nellie Moore of thi aduth hide has returned bone from a ple at Indianapolis and Panvile Fy wil Tolsett aid daught Miss Helen have returned from a visit with relatives and friends t Can nelburg Mrs Milton Hastings land daughter Miss Loisy have gon tog Dekallo where they will spend a few siting gelatives Prof V B Dillard of Fy se has been visiting his parents Mr and Mrs Joh Di Mard of the south side has returned to Li ton Mise Dorothy Peade is Kin the
Five Whitmore children mourn mother Ella Whitmore aged thirty seven who died from a ruptured blood vessel after coughing. James Allen, seventy five, died in Washington after long illness. Edgar Littell eighteen died from bowel inflammation after illness. John Michael Flynn died at Wall sanitarium from heart trouble after leg amputation from a coal mine accident. The region reflects losses among families connected to Washington and surrounding townships.
Indianapolis residents prepare for European and domestic trips. Mrs. Jacob Matthews hosts a vacation with her daughter. Dr. Charles C. Moore, recently returned from Owensboro, visits his mother Mrs. Jane Moore. Sophie and Tile Vollmer set sail from New York on August 1 aboard the Crown Prince William en route to Europe.
Flynn aged 51 died after leg amputation for a broken leg with gangrene and heart failure following an accident. He leaves a wife and daughter Julia. Funeral at St Marys Church and burial at St Marys Cemetery. Also Mark Rutherford 69 died after rheumatism and heart trouble. he leaves a wife and several children. Katherine Carlyle died at 9 30 pm from stomach trouble. wife of Ed Carlyle. Funeral at A M E church and burial at Hawkins cemetery.
Three carloads of iron ore were removed from land owned by James Pride more near Shoals and sent to Jackson Ohio for refining. Shoals manager Charles Slates and attorney Al Carrico oversee ore removal and transport amid hopes the ore may support a broader Martin county iron industry. past furnace near Nelson Fordice halted in 1876 after wage dispute and legal trouble.
A local committee in Odon aims to restrict sales of intoxicating drinks, prohibit Sunday business, close open places, and regulate town morals. Five members lead the efforts: Rev. J. L. Todd, Daniel Gantz, E. E. Forsythe, J. E. Ramsey, and A. L. Hulett. Despite no saloon, many men and boys are said to be under the influence.
William F Hayes known as Wheeler Hayes, foreman of the B & O Southwestern machine shop, is promoted to master mechanic at Stockyards Ohio with a higher salary. Charles Day becomes foreman of the roundhouse, replaced by machinist John Harward. changes take effect immediately.
Will Donahue son of Thomas Donahue of the south side holds the key that unlocks the money box in the M. J. Carnahan window. The amount remains unknown until August 1 when the box will be opened.
Bernard Pate son of Marshall O Pate of Van Burén township has accepted a book keeper position with Hulman company Terre Haute He taught in Van Buren township schools last winter A leopard eight feet long was killed by a Cape to Cairo railroad engine on the Victoria Falls bridge recently at night
Judge Houghton appointed a county board of charities following a letter from Amos W. Butler secretary of the state board. Members named include Mrs M S Hastings Mrs J Beitman Mrs Wilia Heffernan The Reve J W Baker Josiah G Allen and Henry F Vollmer. A meeting will organize the board and address local charities systematically.
Five skeletons—three men and two women—were found hidden in the cellar wall of Steele’s old house on Grake Island by the Kankakee river. The 1861 settler Steele was linked to the Barrington murder and the 1862 disappearance of his wife and daughter, fueling a haunted, notorious past. The discovery, amid plans to raze the dwelling, exposes alleged homicide testimonies from a grim frontier era.
A letter from Indianapolis reports George Watson who underwent two operations at St. Vincent’s hospital is improving rapidly and is expected to return home soon.
Delegates at Moscow meet without police interruption to discuss the proposed constitution. Mrs Stella Hoitmann and Mrs Alice Foster travel to Terre Haute to visit friends and plan a trip to Spencer for a few days.
Low settler excursion fares offered on first and third Tuesdays each month from St. Louis to southeast Missouri Arkansas Louisiana and Texas. Fare equals one fare plus two dollars with 21 day return option. Departures in morning and evening with connections, sleepers chairs and parlor cafe cars. Written literature available from L O Scharfer Cotton Belt Route Cincinnati Ohio.
A list of discounted ticket options for multiple associations and events across cities including Louisville Denver Philadelphia Pittsburgh and California. Travel windows span July to November with return limits and extension privileges and requests for rates sleeping car reservations and details to consult the nearest agent.
A list of railroad and river excursion options with dates in August 1905. Fares include $16 for a seashore trip via Van, P. C. G. St. Lb. and Pennsylvania lines to Atlantic City and several Jersey shore spots. Additional specials cover Evansville river trips, Niagara Falls, Thousand Islands, Toronto, and Montreal with varying return limits and departure points.
The St. Louis Iron Mountain and Southern Railway Company announces special low excursion fares from St. Louis to Denver Portland Los Angeles and San Francisco with sale dates in May June July August and September.
Tickets on sale daily from September 15 to October 31 for a personally conducted Tourist Sleeping car from St. Louis to San Francisco and Los Angeles. Round trip Homeseeker's Excursion Tickets on sale each first and third Tuesday of the month to Oklahoma India Territories Missouri Arkansas Texas Kansas Colorado New Mexico with liberal stopover privileges and return limit of twenty one days. For details contact A. A. Gallagher D P A 419 Walnut Street Cincinnati Ohio.
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