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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1909
Page
7
Joseph Hamilton Daviess rose amid a stellar Kentucky legal circle that included Clay, Breckenridge, Marshall, Rowan and Grundy. He avoided politics, pursued land title battles, and became famed for fearless oratory and eccentric charm even as dueling and gambling dominated frontier courts.
Washington officials investigated a Robinson Illinois proposal by Mr Prime to pipe natural gas here. They found the claim unfeasible and infeasible due to distant wells and costs near four hundred thousand dollars. Mayor Russell and council members concluded the gas franchise idea is not workable.
Thomas Lynch, a young farmer from three miles west of Shoals, disappeared after leaving home Thursday night to seek medical aid. Search parties fanned out Friday and again today through woods and brush as fear grows of foul play, though no money was reported on him and locals recall a similar old mystery nearby.
In the base ball opener Sunday Washington’s Cubs, last season’s local champions, lost 7 to 6 in eleven innings to a Hyatt’s Station team. Conley and Peterson pitched for the Cubs with Harberson and Jones for Hyatt Station. Conley fanned fifteen. Harberson four strikeouts. Poor Cubs support sealed the loss.
The pending suit by Harry Sheron a west end saloon keeper challenges the local option act arguing it was not finally passed until proclaimed on November 20 1908 and seeks to block police from interfering with his saloon until his license expires October 5 1909. A second test case about the act's constitutionality was filed in Daviess circuit court. Judge Houghton will rule this term. If Sheron wins three Washington county saloon keepers then may stay open.
Tillman Gaither of Veale Township is deputy county recorder succeeding Bessie Allen who resigned Saturday. Gaither began work Monday.
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