Brothers in Fatal Farm Duel Near Salem
Luther McGinnis aged forty eight lies mortally wounded after a knife and revolver duel with his brother Horace aged forty five on the McGinness farm ten miles south of Salem. Horace is seriously wounded and William McGinnis the father is dead in a barn. Prosecutor Houston says the case will be investigated by the grand jury at the October term of the Washington circuit court.
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McGinness
Salem
Luther McGinness
Horace McGinnis
William McGinnis
Washington County
Houston
Washington
Married Here Sunday By Local Pastor
Henry Hembree and Miss Blanch Rittenhouse, well known in Loogotee, obtained a marriage license Thursday from the Martin county clerk and wed Sunday in the city, officiated by Rev. Frank Burns of the Second M E church. Attendants were Austin Hunter and Miss Nettle Hughes. Hembree is a grocery clerk in Loogotee, and the bride is the daughter of Mrs. J M Rittenhouse with many relatives in the city.
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Henry Hehbree
Blanch Rittenhouse
Loogcote
Martin County
Frank Burns
M. E
Austin Hunter
Nettle Hughes
Hembree
Foster Hembree
Loogoctee
J. M. Rittenhouse
Government Buys Bloomington Post Office Site
Government purchases the W. T. Hicks and P. C. Holland lots at College avenue and Levent street for a new post office to cost 14500, with total building appropriation of 66000 dollars. Construction expected to start in early spring.
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Bloomington
W. T. Hicks
P. C. Holland
Notice of Final Settlement for Adolphus Fairhurst
Creditors heirs and legatees of Adolphus Fairhurst are notified to appear in Daviess circuit court at Washington Indiana on September 25 1909 to show cause why the final settlement accounts should not be approved and to prove their claim and receive distributive shares. Witness the clerk September 3 1909. Hastings Allen Hastings attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolphus Fairhurst
Daviess Circuit Court
Washington
Indiana
WM. A. Wallace
Hastings, Allen & Hastings, Attys
State of Indiana
Daviess County
Geneva E. Summers
James E. Summers
Mattingly & Myers
Oldest Woman in County Dead
Mrs. Sara Ann Alford aged ninety eight, born Parsons in Bourbon Kentucky 1813, died at her Alfordsville home from age related illness. She was twice married to Andrew Jackson Gilley and Charles Alford, survived by two sons E Leroy Gilley and E Matthew Gilley, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral held at Alfordsville at 11 Tuesday morning.
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Saraa Ann Alford
Daviess County
Alfordeville
Alford
Parsons
Bourbon County
Kentucky
Iosiana
Washington
Andrew Jackson Gilley
E. Leroy Gilley
Loogoatee
E. Matthew Gilley
Mitchell
Charles Alford
Mr. Alford
Peary and Cook Claim Polar Feats in Separate Advancements
A dispatch from Labrador relays Peary’s brief success claim with Stars and Stripes nailed to the north pole. The same week Dr. Cook in Denmark also boasted a north pole reach, signaling a historic Arctic race between two Americans and provoking global astonishment and debate.
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New York
Indian Harbor
Cape Race
N. F
Associated Press
Peary
North Pole
Labador
Denmark
Frederick A. Chok
Brooklyn
Cook
Dr. Cook
Shetland Islands
Robert E. Peary
Labrador
United States
ae _Peary
London
New Foundland
Old
New World
Herbert L. Bridgeman
ePary Arctic Club
Roosevelt
Taois
New York Times
Chateau Bay
Greenland
McCormick Bay
Ellsmereland
Grinnel Land
Cape Moss
Labor Day Observed in Washington With W O W Event
Labor day observances closed factories and businesses in the afternoon while the W O W celebration drew a large crowd at the fairgrounds. The Young Men's Military Band under Harry Fitts performed and speakers led praise for labor and union fraternalism as fireworks ended the day. The Woodmen netted a neat sum and thanked the public for support.
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Washington
Fairgrounds
Muring
Young Mens Military Band
Stabbing Tied to City Wide Horse Fires in Evansville
Police in Evansville Indiana say a single arsonist may have stabbed several valuable horses in the city while thirty seven stalls burned during the past week. Investigators link the stabbings to the same suspected fire setter.
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Evansville
Ind
Two Judgments Hit Marathon Confectionery Court Case
Justice Kellams rendered two judgments Tuesday morning against the Marathon confectionery totaling 64.10 dollars. Neal & Eskridge stores received 27.10 dollars, Clark & Stinkard Cream of Montgomery was awarded 37 dollars. The shop closed all day as Joe Boguer the constable and Frank B. Fornwald the appraisers took an inventory. The business ran about a month before closing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marathon
Kellams
Neal& Eskridge
Clark & Stinkard Cream Company
Montgomery
Joe Boguer
Constable
Frank B. Fornwald
Monument Falls at Cemetery Amid Funeral
A stone monument toppled Sunday afternoon during Mrs. Saran Hawkins burial at the cemetery. Gertrude Sutherland, daughter of Sherman Southerland, was trapped beneath the marker but was later found to have only bruises with no internal injuries.
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Ee Cemetery
Saran Hawkins
Gertrude Sutherland
Sherman Southerland
Beneth
River Dredging Contract Awarded for Salamania River
Superintendent James M. Sutton of Portland let a contract to Hummer Construction Company Marion Ohio for 64 475 to dredge the Salamania River from Pennville Jay County in Mat Amorás Bridge near Montpelier Blackford County seven miles. Other bids ranged up to 81 000. Work to start in three months.
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James M. Sutton
Portland
Hummer Construction Company
Marion
Salamania River
Pennville
Jay County
Matamoras Bridge
Montpelle
Blackford County
Bloomington Water Scandal Sparks Sensation
A Bloomington uproar followed claims that Redistilled Ice Co obtained most of its water by secretly tapping the city water main. The alleged scheme drew sharp public attention to the company’s practices and water usage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Automobile Repair Shop To Open In Norris Building
Salt will be brought to collect the amount due the water company and prosecutions of men connected with the company are expected. Lou Biddinger of the State road rents the north room of the Norris Walker bakery building to open an automobile repair shop.
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Lou .Biddinger
The
State Road
Norris- Walker Bakery
Peoria Drop Frame Drill Introduces DISC SHOE System
The Peoria drill introduces a DISC SHOE combination for opening furrows and depositing grain. The shoe follows the disc to form the furrow, delivering seed into a packed bottom with no seed contacting the disc. Bearings are guaranteed for life or replacement. Orders urged as seeding time nears.
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Peoria
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George W. Myers
Albert M. Myers
Hastings
Allen & Hastings
Attys
Mattingly
LAW Room
Wilson Ridge
Washington, Ind
Business” College
Monument Falls
Indianapolis News
Indiana Farmer
Congress
Ing
Seidom
Indianapolis
Baldwin
Call
Prchaser
New Peoria
Hatfield & Palmer Co
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