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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1901
Page
6
By virtue of a decree and orders of sale issued in a circuit court judgment, the clerk will offer the property for sale to the highest bidder at the court house door in Davie County Indiana. Auction details and exact date to follow in official notice.
Advertisement details a public auction of real estate in Daviess County Indiana. The property includes the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section 12, township 5 north range 6 west, totaling forty acres, with other portions described. Executors Williams M Hoffman listed as sellers. The sale occurs Saturday August 10 1901 with terms of payment and redemption per Indiana law. Also contains unrelated legal and personal notices from Petersburg district.
Fragmentary OCR notes record a person named Edward and a private home setting. The text mentions weeks of residence or travel and a vague sense of retirement or rest. No clear event or outcome is stated.
A blurring report notes Medibera of Oat neeeseot company plans to expand at Elwood City but cannot secure additional ground beside its metal fencing enclosures. The Brewery Association and Improvement Committee may study options to back the factory’s growth and daily output capacity.
Arthur Majara detained by Constable Samijon Van ie at Miller and enters the Blouse Jest night. Health Officer Willeford filed affidavit. Fine set at 100 dollars. Majora to remain at residence under supervision.
A garbled discussion notes the value of street improvements for a community and mentions Mark Nolen and a hill fabric trader who sold lots for 910 dollars. It cites 31 built houses rented at ten dollars monthly, totaling 70 dollars monthly income, implying brick tests favored property. Councilman Thomas Small is discussed regarding deputy sheriff bids and county clerks races.
Fragmentary OCR yields a local notice mentioning Indianapolis, an official name partially legible, and reference to a meeting or event. No clear dates, actors, or outcomes are readable enough to specify.
Fragmentary text shows garbled phrases with possible sports or local news references. Key names, dates, and places are unclear, leaving an incomplete item that hints at a headline but lacks coherent detail.
The June term opened with a heavy docket featuring cases such as William Beck and W. Palmer v William oft on contract and account. Trials were set and motions overruled. adjournment announced after key rulings on several matters including lands, divorces, quiet titles, and foreclosures.
Fragmentary text references special sight, low rates, delays, and contacts in Utah with August and September dates. Details are illegible. mentions B F, Denyer, Pueljo Col Ogden Salt Lake City and a telephone number for information.
The coroner of Daviess County investigates the death of Charles Thompson in Plaing Indiana. He rules the cause as death by injury to the lung from an unknown entry and notes no one is to blame. Thompson was American and about 18, residing in Plaing.
A garbled report notes the body of Ed Frank of Petersburg found in Memphis area. Authorities say he was murdered by unknown assailants. Family members, including Mr and Mrs Gus Frank and eight siblings, mourn the tragedy.
Fragmentary OCR from Polis Sentinel hints at a birth notice amid a chaotic Bryan Democracy scene in Ohio. References to April and seats, factions, and unrest suggest tense local politics and civic noise around a birth mention, with no clear names or dates readable.
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