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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1913
Page
3
Farmers are urged to advocate policy shifts as articles discuss if Canada Argentina and Australia should export flour and meat for feeding foreign live stock rather than enriching domestic agriculture. The appeal targets farmers and urges action amid North American and international supply concerns.
A farmers' advisory plea urges scrutiny of tariff revisions and their effect on livestock dairy profits and grain prices. It questions a shift toward free Canadian flour and oats, warns of lowered American grain values, and calls farmers to write to their U.S. senators for a square deal.
The National Crop Improvement Service notes subjects discussed by the Playground and Recreation Association of America at Richmond in May. Topics include leisure time for working people, right of every girl to be courted under decent conditions, play schools, forms of play for adults, and recreation as a family support strategy. Other focuses are boys and girls clubs, children's gardens, municipal summer camps, rural recreation, and women’s recreation in rural districts. The movement rests on the idea that efficient work requires adequate play.
Mrs. Knobloch, linked to Ohio fireless cookstove makers, arrives for a weeklong demonstration. The event showcases fireless cooking, lecture series, and a plant display. the schedule and venue are to be announced by the Fywald company.
Charles Edward Drapery, a renowned domestic science expert, will lecture in the city on efficiency in the kitchen. The program, part of a national educational campaign, will install a complete kitchen on stage at the Pi Chi club with four afternoons sessions from June 16 to 19 and free one on one instruction for interested men mornings.
Gilbert H. Hendren began his duties as chief examiner for the State Board of Accounts in Indianapolis. He found a desk adorned with flowers and gifts from friends, including cigars and candy, as he started his new role.
General overhaul work is underway at the Kentucky Avenue glass plant. Graham Gines Company is purchasing the property. The roof and walls are being fully refurbished and new electrical components installed.
The Loogootee squad defeated Wilcoates and Shipman by a close score as Shipman led with nine strikeouts and others contributed. the Glasswork team had ten strikeouts and two hits in a contested contest yesterday.
The report outlines a major court session planning to release decisions on railroad rate cases from Missouri Arkansas Oregon Kentucky and Virginia. It notes Minnesota precedents guiding those cases and indicates further proceedings and adjournment dates. Local social notes from Shiloh list residents visiting and hosting events in the area.
Otia H. Clement received a Knox county marriage license. The bride Helen Sival, 70, of Fritchton, and groom Otia H. Clement married at Hirst Presbyterian Church in Vincennes. Rev. A. H. Brand officiated. Clement is son of William Clement and Migs.
A. J. Southerland, longtime resident on the Moorehead farm near Maysville, died Sunday at age seventy four. He is survived by three children. his wife had predeceased him. He had been ill, and death was expected by relatives.
Fire Sunday morning caused $150 damage to property occupied by Roy Gilatt and owned by Miss Ste a Porter at Eleventh and Center. Central department responded after a spark on the roof started a small blaze, but it was extinguished before firemen arrived. insurance covers the loss. A separate spark at N G Little's house on East Main between 6 and 7 also caused a small fire which he put out before firefighters arrived.
The fragment reports several marriages including Austn Waggoner and Ruth Dunnigan with Rev. J. A. White officiating at First U B church and Jackdon Kinder with Carrie Madre officiated by J. W. Kellaths. other items reference store sales and rail rate debates, typical local notices of the period.
Waco residents report illnesses including Ira Sketo with measles and Mrs. Henry Potter improving. Visits occur among Miss Alice Smith, Miss Golda Dyer, Miss Emma Henson, Mrs. Pat Craney, Mrs. Ida Eddieman, and others. Mr. and Mrs John Dyer plan a Pike county trip. social rounds include birthday dinner at Jack Burris home and gatherings with Claude Combs and Walter Sullivan.
Fragmentary text describes a police officer fining someone for intoxication near a property. Names and places are garbled, with references to Robertson, Jock, Marting, and Chapert. The passage appears to be a damaged notice about legal penalties and residency details.
Grover Matthewson released on bond after a brawl in Elno r Y where Charley Ragle and Waggoner were injured. Harley Ragle and Waggoner face assault with intent to kill charges as prosecutors file affidavits. Charley hurt badly but expected to recover. Harley posted bond pending trial.
Miss Merrill Zimmerman, a Ladoga high school graduate, woke after sleeping from Tuesday morning. She regained strength and hopes to leave bed soon, though she recalls nothing from the period of sleep due to nervous strain and finishing school duties. She reports feeling well but weak from nourishment loss.
Alfred H. Guthrie a longtime wealth holder and resident of Tunnelton dies at 84. He leaves six children Melvin Guthrie Mrs James H Mariotti Lille Carrie Mrs L A Crim Mrs John Moorehead and Alfred H Guthrie. Several relatives listed include Dr Collier and Mr Crim long connected to Washington.
The Washington public hospital project progresses with the Daviess County Hospital association contributing to the formation. Officials announce continued steps toward establishing a city hospital, signaling practical assurance of the project.
J Seatt, a druggist at Montgomery for twenty five years, died at his home in West Washington after a long illness from cancer. He was sixty five years old. Survived by his wife and several children including son John Scott of Terre Haute. He was a well known West Side resident.
Funeral services were held in Petersburg for James King a 31-year-old concrete worker killed near Montgomery when struck by a train while traveling home. He left Ligpootee Friday after drawing wages and was found unconscious by section laborers. he died later. King left a wife and one child.
Major William Hauggio and nine friends were returning from Washington when their automobile flipped onto the roadside after leaving an overhead bridge in the east end of Washington. Nine passengers sustained minor injuries while the major and others escaped serious harm as they continued their trip home.
Ephriam C. Gilmer a Knox County legislator and Republican representative aged about sixty eight was found dead in his bed Monday night by his wife and daughter as they returned home from a trip for medicine. He was a farmer stock raiser and father of ten.
A dispatch to an Indianapolis newspaper reports a company organized to drill for oil near Rogers. The Pittsburgh sky headline notes a lease move with a ring moved from well 3 on the Wuertz farm to a new location. Well 1 will be sunk about 800 feet northeast of well 2.
A garbled passage references collars, apparel items, and possible notes on fashion or sales. It mentions Papa and women readers, with unclear context and missing surrounding details. The fragment hints at clothing terminology but lacks coherent events or facts.
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