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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1903
Page
2
Rev James Stafford of Hazleton and many others visited Alfordsville area last week. Residents and visitors teased birthdays with surprise parties for Beulah Alf ord and Minda Gootee nineteenth birthdays. Reports list numerous visits to Washington Loogootee Shoals and Jasper along with K of F and K of P events and a new baby born to Dave Boyles.
We Wash Before We Iron promises a rich gloss and domestic finish for linen. Our shirt waist work delights Indy patrons and invites a trial to prove they know their business, with New Troy Steam Laundry providing contact via phone.
Crops may come and tropa may go but the annus crop of sweet girl graduates never fails.
Miss Nell Smith visited Mery Peek Saturday and Sunday. Lou Peek visited Pearl Fitzgerald Saturday night. Henry Prentigs sold a drove of hogs last week. County Recorder F. B. Colbert was in town Monday. Henry Aikman from Washington was in town Wednesday night. Rev. Mr. Shaw preached to a large audience Sunday night at the Christian church. Mrs Emma Palmer and Mrs Laura Moorehead spent Friday with their brother Nelson Barber. Austin Arthur and Miss Cora Peek attended the Choral Symphony concert Friday night. Sunday School convention at Pleasant Hill drew a large crowd. An interesting program was enjoyed by all especially the solo by Miss Mary Peek and the trio by Allison and sons.
Rev W A Ross and wife attended children's day exercises on Sunday. Mrs Tempy Killion moved to Plainville to live with her son 3 Killion. Chas Killion visited Plainville Tuesday. H W Temey improves from six weeks typhoid. Grant Keith of Washington on business nearby. Mr and Mrs Wm Rudd of Plainville hosted by Mr and Mrs Dan Wilson. Jack Baker of Washington visited. E Yomey of Dana Indiana visiting his mother. Baptist church entertainment Sunday night drew a large crowd. Dr Faith of Washington passed through en route home from Epson.
A plea for proper rest cites sleepless nights and fatigue then hails Dr A W Chase's Nerve Pills as a remedy. Ed Kennedy of Washington reports nervousness and dizziness eased, sleep improved, and nerves steadied after using the medicine sold for 50 cents a box by Buffalo makers with Coase M D signature on packages.
An advertisement extols the Enquirer as indispensable to business people and workers alike. It claims the paper provides world news and practical knowledge, touts both Daily and Weekly editions, and invites readers to subscribe via agents or postmasters.
Dante A. Gillespie and Stephen B. Boyer of Logansport face grand jury indictments for bribery and for breaking the quorum after the last summer traction fight. Bail set at 5000 for Gillespie and 500 for Boyer. both posted bonds. The case ties to McCullough and Universal Transfer interests and a riot when a franchise vote was overturned.
In Evanaville, a town of 1,200, a mob forced Jerome the streetcar conductor to quit his job. Several dozen residents boarded the car, expelled him, and warned he must leave. The streetcar company declines to reappoint a Black conductor. The incident follows other Indiana items: courthouse replacement in Greencastle, police attention to an insane arsonist in Fort Wayne, and various local trials and crimes across the state. The summary notes the racial flare in Evanaville alongside miscellaneous June 18 reports from nearby cities.
Columbus report June 18 states M. J. Mc Masters owner of a Madison county Wisconsin? restaurant in Pisin City died while saving his eleven year old son from a blaze. He rescued his wife then returned for his son and suffocated. the boy later died from burns.
Nancy Snyder and Elizabeth Miller petition the La Porte circuit court to revoke the will of their sister the late Rachel Dawson a wealthy spinster who left her estate to the Baptist Publication Society and the Baptist Missionary Union alleging unsoundness of mind of the testator and seeking court action to invalidate the bequest.
Maude Rhodes and Victoria Winston, both young women, left home to join an Uncle Tom's Cabin company. Rhodes was persuaded to return in Rushville, while Winston stayed with the troupe. In Muncie a teen named Joseph Stagg, eighteen, fell beneath a Big Four train and suffered a mashed foot with no broken bones, puzzling doctors who cannot explain the injury.
June 18 report from Bryant Indiana describes Jesse Flauding's horse frightened by an automobile causing Flauding to be thrown and injuring his arm and internal organs. Miss Montgomery accompanying him also sustained injuries in the incident.
In St Petersburg on June 18 Kroushev, editor of the anti-Samitic In Kishineff, was stabbed in the neck by a Jew in a street quarrel. The wound was not fatal, and the assailant, a former Kiel Polytechnic student, was captured. Nearby, in Jasarville, William Levissi killed George Butelier during a quarrel.
Market report from Indianapolis shows grains and livestock trading across multiple regions. Prices: corn strong with No 2 red at 7c. cattle steady around 6095.20. hogs strong near 0.2598.25. sheep steady 264-64.00. lambs steady 0.40. Regional quotes include Louisville Cincinnati and Chicago markets with mixed results and notable price ranges.
A murky notice touts a new storefront in Washington offering “the best values for their money” in meat and groceries. It promotes customer patronage and mentions a telephoned contact at 110 Main Street in what reads like a storefront appeal from a local market.
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