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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1908
Page
8
An old catalog note touts the More-Uniform Depth planter with automatic self lift and all steel frame. It claims even kernel drop, easy handling with two makers, no ropes, and adjustable width from 3 to 8 feet to suit field tasks.
Notice to all concerned that Edward F. Meredith and Patrick J. Murphy filed petitions May 6 1908 seeking drainage grading and graveling of a public highway in Washington and Barr townships Daviess County Indiana before the county board of commissioners on June 2 1908 at 10 o clock a m. The petitions claim the road is a public route part of a United States rural delivery and call for opening laying out and paving with stone or gravel toward a gravel road system.
Coaches Wadsworth and Fulker son gear up for a major track event linking Evansville Linton Princeton Vincennes and Washington scheduled for next week. Inclement weather limited practice as hundreds of students are expected to compete with medals and a cup awarded for relay and field events.
The document records a petition signed by over fifty freehold voters of Barr township in Daviess county Indiana urging highway improvements including drainage grading and paving. It names Patrick J Murphy and many residents as signatories and notes sworn verification before Notary Grant Faith on April 24 1908.
The Daviess County Commissioners will open bids on Tuesday June 2 1908 at 2 pm for gravel to repair free gravel roads. Gravel must meet specifications on file in the auditor's office and be delivered free of charge to specified sidings on the B and O Southwestern and E and I railroads within the county and at Loogootee. A bond equal to double the estimated gravel sum must accompany each bid. The commissioners reserve the right to reject any or all bids. Thomas Nugent Auditor Swd.
State Fish and Game Commission head Z T Sweeney has dismissed eight veteran wardens. Most are district men with only a few Indianapolis staff remaining, including Warden George Lail. The cuts come as a cost saving measure amid forecasts the maintenance fund may run low before the next legislature. Receipts from cases against violators have declined, reducing revenue.
Announcement of a forthcoming reopen shop on Main Street by Harry Vonderschmidt who will handle Haines agency. Store will offer pianos phonographs sheet music strings and instruments and occupy former Tamarino Fruit space. Also notes property listings and local livestock ads with various prices and terms.
A damaged OCR fragment references Cincinnati and a morning issue, mentioning art, business and a Southwestern context. The readable bits hint at a public or corporate notice about bus routes or services between Cincinnati and a southwestern area, with aging and mutual agreement implied.
The Hamilton county delegation to the state democratic convention traveled 116 miles from Cincinnati to Columbus in 150 minutes. Richard Mallon of PB & O Southwestern led a carefully planned run that set a high mark, with average speeds under one mile per minute and a 71 mile stretch completed in 70 minutes.
A historical sports piece surveys why fielding errors occur. Players offer reasons from rocks and pebbles to wind and sun in eyes, plus the role of groundkeepers who smooth, water, and top dress fields. It notes players’ quirks like pocketed pebbles and torn gloves to illustrate subjective excuses.
A bolt struck a poplar tree at James Wilson's Bedford Place home during a Wednesday afternoon storm. The electric display disrupted lines across the county as a telephone wire was damaged.
The county treasurer reports strong January and April tax collections with $166 470 14 current tax and $3 634 66 delinquent for January. April figures show current tax and delinquent tax of $823 30. Daviess County reaches $18 756 36 in county depository funds. Treasurer Godwin and deputy Austin Porter note $99 214 48 warrants redeemed since January 1 and prior year remittance of 3 086 24.
Princeton Indiana May 8 The high school track team plans for the Big Four meet at Washington on Saturday May 16 Regular practice goes on with most athletes in good condition Principal Annewher lists participants by event One hundred yard dash Braselton Watt Carey Two hundred twenty yard dash same trio Noel Roberts Decil Clark Walter Stormont Eighty yard dash Ralph Agar Walter Stormont Noe Meitob erta One mile run Ralph Agar Bee Watt Carey hurdle Frank Mauck Floyd Hall Walter Stormont Discus Floyd Hull Osborn Braselton Ben Watt Twelve pound shot put Finn Hull Osborn Braselton Frank Mauck Running high jump Osborn Braselton Floyd Hull Allen Brown
Louis Lauby plans a May 25 departure for New York City with May 28 sail from Gotha to Bremen then to Switzerland. The piece notes Mrs. Hetty Green and her entourage visiting a pricey hotel, their frugal meals, and her claim she deserves the Gent that $30 a day can buy amid mortgage and bond business.
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