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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1903
Page
1
McConn pleads guilty for wife to pay fine after disturbance at home. He was intoxicated and arrested. authorities plan to hold him in jail until sober. Several attorneys and notices referenced follow in the docket listings.
An item notes a guardian sought by relatives claiming a son is of unsold mind while authorities consider McDouga files. Officials urged restraint amid a tax related dispute.
The October term of court gathers in about two weeks with many new suits. A sensational damage suit seeks 10,000 from ping M. for alienation of affections involving Mrs. D D Ve Walle wife of a veteran surgeon and three children. Lola Angersoll sues for divorce from A Ingersoll citing cruel treatment and intoxication.
Willard Q Williams, prominent attorney and secretary of the Industrial Building and Loan Association, died Monday afternoon after a long heart illness. Born February 27, 1860 in Bureau, Madison county Kentucky, he moved with his parents to the county in 1804 and taught before entering public life. He leaves a wife and several children, with a $0,000 life insurance policy. Services were held at the church with burial at Oak Grove.
W L Stoy, a member of a company forming to build an interurban line from Vincennes to West Baden, spoke with Gazette reporters in Washington. He predicts his company will win the suit in Martin circuit court and gain control of the river falls. He plans a dam and power house on land he owns on both riverbanks, saying the other firm cannot obtain full land access. Government autopsies and engineers are testing the falls’ power.
Fragmented OCR notes describe an electrical event near Silver Lake causing harm to livestock on a two acre pasture. The text also mentions a snap or flame and a sound, with uncertain details about individuals or exact cause.
A fight at Arthur Dyal's farm three miles east of Eaglesville left James Armstrong unconscious after Dyal struck him with a fence rail while protecting his mother in law Mrs James Armstrong from the drunken man. Doctors fear Armstrong may die. Both men have local relatives and prior trouble linked to Armstrong.
James Armstrong, badly injured by his son in law Arthur D last week near Englesville, is taken home and shows signs of recovery. Doctors express hope as Armstrong speaks the first words since regaining consciousness, noting a threat to his wife before the assault.
Reports circulated that Col A M Hardy died in a St Louis hospital but were unfounded. Hardy was ill last week and remained in care, with no confirmation of his death or location as of Monday.
A fragmented item hints at a plan by Odon to connect with Evansville through a proposed line or route. Details are unclear due to damage but the reference to Odon and Evansville remains the core.
A business committee and Southern Indiana officials agreed to extend the line to Oden, creating a direct route from Bunafilla to Indianapolis. Engineers survey the seven acres purchased south of the depot for future railway use, though officials will not promise completion.
Five year old Cora Baker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jenn C. Baker, was severely burned when she stepped into a hot kettle of boiling apples while her mother was canning fruit. The accident occurred after a bottle of apples spilled and she ran into the kitchen. Doctors forecast possible use of the foot in a few weeks.
Mrs Mirza Burris widow of Benjamin Burris died at her home south of town Sunday morning after years of poor health. Born in Orange County in 1834 she moved to Martin County and married Burris at twenty one. Survived by four children and two siblings, she joined the Christian church at fifteen and funeral and burial were held at the Christian cemetery.
Sept 30 the township held its first institute day Exiday with a program featuring E B Porter James E Gilley and school management Marict rvid Mr Abel Dan Hedrick and W s Ty Brown Jean Mitchells School Mary Kellett Violet Vories T Brown Hy Myers and Gue Arvid Lincoln stories Jeanie Bennett and Corey Arvin Officers selected for the institute Gilley president E E Mead Wyn Brown and Amy Kellett on the executive committee
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