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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1908
Page
6
Advertisement claims Rheumatism cannot exist in a person’s system and promotes Urico at 70 91 00 per bottle. Readers can request a free sample by mailing name druggist and clipping ad to The Smith Drug Company Syracuse N Y. The offer mentions free 750 bottles for first time users through Jackson's Pharmacy.
The Odon high school senior class will hold commencement at the opera house Friday evening April 24. Graduates will give addresses on topics such as The Call of the Children and The New Crusade for Democracy. Music by the Odon orchestra and local musicians. The baccalaureate sermon is set for 7 30 Easter Sunday at the U B church by Rev C C Lowther.
The Eastern Star lodge held an initiation at the Masonic hall Friday night and seven new members joined the organization. After the initiatory work, a social synthetic was served in the public hall of the Masonic building.
The precinct committee organized electing Hugh Oneat township chairman and Leigh Ford secretary. Ward was nominated but withdrew in favor of O Neall. Candidates for trustee include Feagan Ragsdale Lawson Brackey and McCullough while Neiry and Lester Leetar seek assessor. The race is keen with Democrats actively campaigning ahead of primary day.
A.Foster home on Jersey Street hosts Hattie Pieter and Ebbert Ross in a simple ceremony witnessed by the bride’s immediate family. Rev. John W. Welsh officiates. Hattie, a McDougal clerk and former local high student, hails from a respected Hatfield household. Ebbert, an expressman, resides in Oakland City with roots in Pike and Monroe counties.
A telegram to John Barber, a mail carrier, announced Albert Cretz’s death at Harrison from dropsy of the heart. He went to Harrison last Wednesday to be at his brother’s bedside. The deceased, a single man, lived in Harrison for over fifty years and is survived by a number of brothers and one sister.
John W. Gates a famed American gambler visited Brown's and Taggart's hotels in French Lick and West Baden. He regularly wagered hundreds in games from roulette to horse bets. His luck appeared prodigious as he won large subs and even mailed himself a $400 payout from a 3-1 Derby bet. Authorities have yet to move against gambling despite notoriety and public concern.
Night Patrolman Wallace was promoted to captain as James Herndon resigned. Link Allison, a well known miner, was appointed to Wallace's night patrol slot after a delay while a replacement was found. Allison previously worked at Wheatland mine before an injury.
A deputy assessor notes that many households own high quality items but value them under one hundred dollars. He says most people pay dog tax readily, though they sometimes boast of a misdated pet and hide its value. He explains how personal effects are weighed against the owner’s testimony in tax decisions.
The state auditor announced that a portion of old dormant funds, totaling 45 56114 dollars, has been transferred to the school fund and allocated to deputies statewide. Daviess County received 3569.86 dollars based on the last enumeration, with Nugent stating the money belongs to the county treasury and not the school fund for tuition purposes.
Fragmentary note cites Corydon Indiana and Logansport in early state history. References a father named Thdian agent in Posey County with a white man described as Colonel. The text is garbled and lacks clear dates or events.
A sheriff sale is set for April 14 at 4 PM in Washington Indiana to liquidate real estate in Daviess County including lot 4 and lot 2033 in Kinney & Roddick addition with buildings. Personal property and machinery on site such as boilers engines a stave cutter planers jointers and other equipment are also offered to satisfy a judgment in favor of The Peoples National Bank of Washington against Lewis H Creager Melissa Creager and others.
Foreclosure action filed in Daviess Circuit Court against multiple defendants over a mortgage on real estate in Washington Indiana. Notices to nonresidents and quiet title actions accompany the case, with May 1998 as a key date for appearance and potential default.
The heirs and next of kin of Benjamin Haykins Isaac Hawkins Joseph Banveloir Jesse Lucas Louisa R Nonodraff John Lucas Sarah Jo Bray Mary Westfall Jesse J Lucas Mason B Lucas Nancy A Lucas are notified of a filing in Daviess Circuit Court Washington Indiana. The case, heard May 5 1908, will proceed in their absence unless they appear and demur or answer. Witness WM A Wallace Clerk. Heffernan Mattingly attorneys. State offers the defendants.
Daviess circuit court Washington Indiana April term 1908 Glenn Smith vs Frank E Smith complaint 12099 plaintiff files affidavit that defendant’s whereabouts unknown May 12 1908 set for hearing by the court at Washington Indiana and may be decided in absentia Witnessed by the court seal March 10 1908 Heffernap Mattingly attorneys.
The defendants are required to appear at the Viadviess circuit court in Washington county on Tuesday May 12 1908 to answer or demur to the complaint. If they fail the case will be heard in their absence. Witness WM. A. Wallace clerk. Washington March 13 1908.
Notice to non residents in the case Charles H. Gibson vs Annie Varley White et al. in the Daviess circuit court Washington Indiana. Plaintiffs seek to quiet title and advise absent defendants to appear by May 25 1908 or face judgment by default. Attorneys Gardiner Tharp & Gardiner certify filing March 19 1908.
A male resident over 21 in Deviess County Indiana applies to the county commissioners at the next session, beginning April 1, 1908, for a license to sell and give away strong spirits with on premises drinking. The room is on the first floor of a one story frame building on West Main Street at the northwest corner of Jet-number 3-G-07, Read ae Thompson's addition, 16 by 20 feet with rear entrances and a locked door securing privacy from Main Street.
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