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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1908
Page
6
The advertisement proclaims privileged access to a new Continental Fire policy via the McCord Agency. It promises updated policies with the latest clauses at no extra charge for expiring or existing Continental policies, urging Washington Indiana readers to inquire.
Elbert, 21, driver for Hatfield & Palmer’s Grocery wagon, was thrown when two frightened horses bolted on Main street near the Walker and Norris mill. The bay horse broke the left shoulder, gashed by a window, as another wagon and a brewery team collided. lumber scattered and urban chaos followed.
James Ford sues Ziba Graham owner of the Washington street railway in Daviess circuit court for damages after his son Walter Ford's horse and buggy were struck on East Main Street during the September circus visit. The suit cites negligent motorman and defective car conditions, seeks $500 and damages.
In Davie county an 18 year old hunter was accidentally shot while hunting in Batt township. The incident occurred as petitions circulate under a proposed county option law to bar saloons, amid intense debate on timing and potential repeal by the legislature.
A stray homing pigeon with a numbered ring is found with the Godwin family in Washington Indiana. The bird is identified as belonging to a distant consignor and was captured after flying from a flock of domestic pigeons. Separate items note steel bridge bids in Barr township and the auditor’s office in Washington.
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