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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1914
Page
2
Joseph Noblett and others visit family in Elnora and nearby towns. Residents attend a commencement in Odon and visit relatives in Plainville and Terre Haute. Multiple gatherings include Chestnut Clinton and Noblett families, visits to Spurgeon and Kelsey households, and travel notes to Edwardsport and Indianapolis.
Leamon Chestnut of Terre Haute spent the week with home folk. Mason Kirk and family visited relatives in Knox county. Miss Lula Wade is ill. Mrs. Susan Franklin visited Sunday with Mrs. Benjamin Franklin. James Mallette and family visited at Watt. Cornelius Resler and daughter Fern visited Lea Resler family last Thursday. Harriet Chestnut and Susie visited Mrs. Phoebe Spurge Sunday. George Browning and son Art visited Sunday with William McClellan. Makals Chestnut of Shiloh attended Concord preaching postponed Sunday night. Ruby and Monts visited.
Sunday social notes record visits among local families including Treacie and Flora Chestnut James Chestnut moving his saw mill from Mr Kirk's farm Ida Franklin called on Mrs Mabel Kirk Tabitha and Gertrude Parker visited Eunice Ruebottom Cecil Walter returned to Odon Reliable-Foley's Honey and Tar Compound is promoted as a dependable medicine for coughs colds and related respiratory complaints with swift relief and strong claims of effectiveness
Roscoe Myers of Plainville visited. Thomas H. Kohn gave an address in Indianapolis. Several residents made business trips to Washington Bloomfield Montgomery and Montgomery. Reports update on local families including Dr Scudder and S E Myers and Ernest Myers.
Chicago markets show mixed cattle and sheep receipts with steady prices. Beef cattle range from 7.04 to 7.40, Texas steers around 7.10, and cows 3.60 to 4.40 while stockers and feeders sit near 5.50. Sheep receipts total 24,000 with natives 4.90 to 5.60 and native lambs around 9.0 to 10.70.
Live hogs receipts total 2 5007 with steady to lower bids. Packers and butchers offer 8 60 to 8 70 for common to choice hogs. Pigs and lights 5 50 to 7 75, stags 4 50 to 6 40. Cattle receipts 400, calves steady to 578 75. Sheep receipts 400, lambs slow with prices around 57.
A short ad asserts products are made in Washington and emphasize patronage of local workers and spending within the state. The message stresses home production and regional employment as patriotic support for Washington goods.
The new Baptist church at east First and Walnut streets will be dedicated Sunday with services from morning to evening. The dedicatory sermon at 2:30 PM will be given by Rev. Myron D. Haynes of Franklin College, inviting Washington residents and local pastors to participate without conflicting with other denominations.
A long list of property transfers reported by A. J. Biddinger includes numerous deeds from John C. Brittain to James R. Bradley and others, Rose Ann Fegan to John H. Martin, and multiple transfers in Odon and Doher. The entries cover parcels, shf sequences, and various acreages with prices noted for each sale. The document also records exchanges and additions in Cornettsville, Elnora, and surrounding towns, listing buyers, sellers, and lot or acreage details.
In Corning social notes, a Friday home dance hosted by John Delaney is reported along with visits and family news. Agnes Hunter returned from Washington after a brief relatives visit, and births include a son to Mrs John Fegan and a daughter to Mrs Francis Cochran of Pasco Washington formerly Katie Fanning. Joins mention William Gormely hosting a dance last Tuesday, Clara Carrico visiting her father Charles Carrico, Joe Williams seeking township assessor, Ruby Walker visiting Eva Harmess in Washington. John Craney travelled from Whitfield to work for his uncle John Moaimer.
Jstock buyer of Montgomery was on this section Tuesday. John Donahue visited Sunday with relatives in Washington. Thomas Kellett made a business trip to Washington Wednesday. Mrs Susan Derick of Loozootte was guest of her brothers Simon and Patrick Lunderean last week. Francis Reilly was at Montgomery Tuesday. Mrs Willian Burget returned to Terre Yaute Monday after visiting her son. Michael Carrico near Loosvotee was guest of C T Carrico and family Sunday. James Moran was at Washington.
Rheumatism and kidney trouble relieved after two bottles of Foley Kidney Pills. Testimony from P. J. Boyd of Ogl, Texas, states his backache and rheumatic symptoms disappeared. Safe and effective, sold by Smith & Watson, druggists.
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