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Newspaper

Washington Gazette

Location

Washington, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Sep 18, 1897

Page

2

City Police Shakeup Sparks Large Council Meeting

At a crowded Monday night city council session officials announced changes in the police force and other city employees. New appointments include Night Policemen Lawson H Stuckey and William Doseh, with Thomas Small remaining Police Sergeant. reallocation followed debates on pay, ordinances, and a bond plan for a new school house.

Koutt Bunners Thomas Small Martin Towey William O 'Dosch Lawson H Stucky Small Towey Night Police Martin‘Towey Lawson HH Stuckey William Dosch Alex Raybil William McCriskan Charles O'Brien Ed Hart Andy Reister William Cavanaugh Doseh Keister Cavanaugh Ddut L. H. Stuckey Wiliam Doseh Brady O'Brien Candler Reister Dant Dosch Mandabach W. Q. Williams Stuckey, Vosch J. E. Williams Raybill

Photographer Missing in Barr Township Mystery

Nath Rugle reported a missing photographer who arrived Thursday night with a horse and buggy and camera. The young stranger stayed Friday night at Mr. Ragl e s home, claimed no plate, planned to return after Washington, but vanished by Monday with no trace of his identity or location. Sheriff Bow man investigates as the man’s name remains unknown.

Nath Rugle Barr Township Bowman Mr. Ragle Whvcb Washington

Walking Elegate and Trends Highlight Local Notes

Editor N H Motsinger plans a provocative piece disputing the utility of medicine law and religion, based on his own experiences. A dealer signals a new garter design with hidden purse compartments. A “horror social” trend invites guests to bring items they fear, prompting odd party drama in a nearby town.

N. H. Motsinger Shoals Motsinger Mearty

Playing Ten Pins and Local News From Pleasant Hill

A young man injures a finger playing ten pins. Pleasant Hill items report visits by locals including Charles White to St. Louis and Miss Wade from Epsom. Notes mention Dixon Carroll buying a farm near Alendale Illinois and fence damage at James Wallace property.

Charles White St. Louis Mary Allison Debbie Stuckey Blue Glendale James Wallace Cau Clarence Wallace Clarance

Porter Ledgerwood Aimed Jail Break With Inside Tools

James Parker of Plainville released after serving a sentence for petty theft and George Denning, also freed, plotted a jail escape. Ledgerwood provided money to buy tools, Parker claimed, to dig out through jail bars. officers arrested them near Raycralt's saloon and seized 310.80. Sheriff Bowman says prompt action prevented a mass jail delivery.

James Parker Plainville Porter Ledgerwood Parker George Denning Denning Tino Mien Ledgerwood Bowman Sma Patro Man Fancy Raycralt Patrolmar Towey Uhirh Ledgerwood Windewa Shari

Township Trustees Clash With County Commissioners Over Levy

Trustees and county commissioners clashed over township tax levies. Officials cut levies in most townships to curb warrants, while Trustee Mount of Finley township saw rates drop from 80 to 0.10 cents per 100. Trustees plan resistance, arguing commissioners lack authority to alter levy. The dispute centers on whether the board can set discretionary rates under the new law.

Mount Finley Township

Elacerie Bitters Promoted as Vital Restorative

Claims praise for Elacerie Bitters as the best medicine to restore nervous vigor and liver and kidney function. The text asserts it tones the nerves, improves digestion, and purifies blood, selling at 50 to 1.00 per bottle at Dr. J. J. Jones Drug Store.

Dr. J. IN Jones, Drag

Funeral of Issiah Henry Draws Large Crowd in Maysville

The funeral from Maysville church Sunday drew a large crowd. The procession to Oak Grove cemetery stretched over half a mile. Odd Fellows conducted the services at the church with Revs. W. D. Woods and J. E. Asbury officiating.

Issiah Henry Maysville Oak Grove Cemetery Odd Fellows W. D. Woods E. Asbury

Hood's Sarsaparilla Praised For Blood Purity and Health

An Iowa Indiana reader touts Hood's Sarsaparilla for improving appetite and stomach comfort, claiming impure blood benefits. Ad copy emphasizes Hood's Pills as the only effective remedy and links blood purity to nervousness relief, amid scattered references to local events and schools opening.

Hood Wm. F.becker Argos Indiana

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