Local Notes and Farm Work Highlight Weekend Activity
Reports from the township show Be Wallace building a new poultry house on his farm. Mrs. Perry Singleton visited Mrs. Maud Boring. Charles Stuckey, trustee, toured the local schools while Joseph Willey and daughter returned from Cincinnati. Charles Stevenson plans to move west if a suitable location is found. Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Gress visited Sandy Hook residents. Arilla Lett and daughter plus Mrs. O B Wallace spent Tuesday with Perry Singleton. A colt of William Ragdale was badly injured when tangled in a wire fence Saturday evening.
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Be ‘Wvallace
Thas
Ana
Perry Singleton
Maud Boring
Charles , Stuckey
Joseph
Willey
Cincinnati
Charles Stevenson
Nicholas Gress
Sandy Hook
George Hill
Damages Sought Against Southwestern Railway in Two Small Cases
Lawrence circuit court files two suits against B. and Southwestern railway. Lafay ette Standish claims 150 dollars and Jacob R. Chastian claims 250 dollars for delays that damaged livestock shipped to Cincinnati. Attorneys are M. B. Hottell and Fletcher & Fields.
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Lawrence
Southwestern Railway
Lafayette Standish
Jacob R. Chastian
Campbellsburg
M. B. Hottell and
Fletcher &, Fields of
Bedford
Chastian
Cincinnati
Standish
Assessors Schedule in Depicted Valuation List
The schedule lists values for farm stock and produce including first class horses 120 to 160 dollars, teams 285 to 350, two-year-olds 60 to 80, cows 15 to 25, hogs 3 cents per pound, corn 40 cents, wheat 80 cents, oats 25 cents per bushel, hay seven dollars a ton, potatoes 50 cents per bushel, baled straw 4.50 a bale, with maximums and depreciation noted.
Unnamed Officer Named In Retraction Demand Case
A local case centers on Hanby who refused to name the officer referred to in a contested article. Witnesses say Hanby indicated the fourth officer not present was Loerch. Justice Rowe found Hanby liable for $5 with costs about $18 and an appeal to the circuit court was filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ansville
Vernon
Hanby
Loerch
Rowe
Hanley
Circuit Court
Indiana Adjutant General Issues War Department Order
Oran Perry grounds troops for the Star Spangled Banner and national anthems require officers and enlisted men to stand at attention until the last note. The order states no repetition beyond the musical score and applies to other countries’ anthems as a courtesy to official representatives. Ford H. Gross seeks the Democratic sheriff nomination after years’ business in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oran Perry
Indiana
Department of the Troops
War Department
Tragic North Collinwood School Fire Claims Many Children
Cleveland reports a devastating blaze at North Collinwood School where 165 beds in the morgue held identified and unidentified victims. Officials say defective furnace sparked the fire while overcrowding and blocked exits trapped students and teachers, including janitor Frits Herter and teacher Miss Weller, who perished aiding pupils.
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Cleveland
North Collinwood
Collinwood
Eas
Frits Herter
Giildren
Lake Shore
Herter
Helen
Mies
Catherine Weiler
Miss Weller
Anderit
Etreek Wes
Toledo
Chilling Scene at Lake Shore Structure Disaster
Rescue workers and parents gather amid burning wreckage as mangled bodies are untangled and loaded into ambulances. A temporary morgue at Lake Shore shop is overwhelmed as families identify relatives by shoes, rings, and clothing in a grim, mass casualty aftermath.
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Temporf
Lake Shore
FA Morgue
Nels
Toma Thompson
Senator Proctor Passes Away in Vermont
United States Senator Redfield Proctor of Vermont died at his Champlain Street apartment after a short illness from grippe. His son Governor Fletcher Proctor rushed to Washington to be at his bedside. the senator was seventy seven years old and long prominent in Vermont politics and business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cils
Washington
Mar
Unite States
Redfield Proctor
Vermont
The
Champlain
Fletcher Proctor
Proctor
Senator Proctor
United States Senate
Courier Car Reaches Fort Leavenworth After 15 Day Run
A military automobile that left New York on February 18 carrying a message from Major General Frederick D. Grant to army post commanders along the New York to Panama route arrived at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, on March 5. The vehicle was welcomed with enthusiasm as it entered the post, completing its fifteen day journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
Kan
New York
Fort Leavenworth
Frederick D. Grant
New York-to-Paria
United States
Miller Elected Seattle Mayor in Republican Landslide
TERSE TELEGRAM reports John F. Miller, a former Indiaman, elected mayor of Seattle in a Republican landslide. February saw 36 national banks incorporated with aggregate capital of 1,600,000. Wheat prices fell on the Sage exchange as profits shifted liberal. Nebraska Democratic convention in Omaha nominated Bryan for president. Nebraska Populists also endorsed Bryan. Russia Summer and Fallieres cited in diplomatic circles as a peacetime receipt. Havana totals reach 604,730.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Miller
Seattle
Sage Exchange
Nebraska
Jon
Omaha
Bryan
J. Bryan
Russia
Fallieres
France
A. Peatty
Havans
Property Transfers Recorded in Local Ledger
A series of deed transfers lists numerous individuals including Patchett Dennis Ella K hapiban Lloyd Clark Florence Hy Davis Lyon J A Ketchem Mary Ketchem Nancy M Hardin Clyde Shaver Lillian Armstrong A Courtney and others exchanging parcels in sections township ranges. Amounts shown include values like 3600 1200 8000 and 100 with various lot and block descriptions in Cornmerceadd and Washington area properties.
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Patchett
Dennis
Ella
K.hapiban
W. M
Chapmadlet
Meehan
Lloyd Clark
AD. C
West Washington Place
Florence
J. A. Ketchem
Mabel Freed
Acd
Mary A. Ketchem
Nancy M. Hardin
C. E. Geiling
Clyde
Shaver
William Beck
Lillian Armstrong
Washington
A. A. Courtney
Cincinnati ‘Seating Co
Com
Mercia
Harvey Hastings
J. A
Washington Post Office Letter List for Week Ending March 1908
The Washington post office releases a weekly letter list featuring recipients including Mrs Eva Bowman Mrs Sarah Dillon Mrs Minnie Howard Miss Isabel Hooks Miss Ida Hinds Mrs Frank Spears and several men such as Benson B D Chance Josiah Hatman G C Hall Granville Jones Bill Melton A E Masters Joe Snider John Taylor and Andrew Baumert. Postmaster FAITH notes the list covers remaining letters for the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post Office
Eva Bowman
Sarah Dillon
Minnie Howard
Isabel Hooks
Ida Hinds
Frank Spears
Dim ‘Benson
B. D. Chance
Josiah Hh¢tman
G. C. Hall
Granvilel Jones
Bill Melton
A. E. Most
Ers
Will Myers
Joe Snider
John Taylor
Andrew Baumert
EB ‘Cc
Faith
Bank Foreclosure Suit Pits Creager Against L H Creager
Foreclosure action filed by MARRIAGE LICENSES and BIRTHS notices appear alongside brief personal items. The bank suit lists L H Creager as party in the case with New Suits referenced. Local births include Mrs Lute Bonham's newborn son in Bonham.
Washington National Bank announces remodeling and new services
The Washington National Bank reports a capital of 100000.00 and surplus profits of 10000.00. It announces a remodeled up-to-date building with new safe deposit boxes at 2.00 per year and a savings department offering 3 percent interest compounded semi annually. Officials invite inquiries from Troy Ohio via Mrs. J A Davis. Local notes include staff movements and a Knights of Columbus initiation in Owensboro Kentucky. Heber Lowry receives eye treatment at Vincennes sanitarium.
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Heber Lowry
Knapp
Vincennes
Malinda Lowery
Exclusive shapes enter spring blocks in soft and stiff hats
A brief item notes exclusive shapes appearing alongside regular spring blocks in both soft and stiff hats. The report emphasizes variety and new designs in millinery for the season.
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William Ragedale
Ford H. Gross
East Third Jstrget
Washington - A
Willie
Giaims
Carrie Sinclair
Elta K.chapman
T. Polit
Andrew Everett
Reisinger - Schneider
Jacob J. Reisinger
Lena M. Schneider
Bonham 'S
Lute Bonham
South Washington
Foster Ruess
Loogootee
Washington: National Bank
Troy, O
J. A. Davis
Terre 'Waute
Lena Landis Thas
Loogotee
E. E. Hastings
Jamestown
F. G. Willis
Indianapolis
Fred Schneider
Andy Langton
Ed Walker
Bernard Spaulding
Charles Dant
Andy Kocher
Owensboro, Ky
Knights of Columbus
J. Beitman
John H.cross
Dorothy Odd
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