Oldest Indiana Woman Grand ma Blue Dies at Alpha Home
Mrs Rosana Blue known as Grand ma Blue dies at Alpha Home for aged colored women in Indianapolis. Born in North Carolina near Bear Creek, she recalled slave days and Civil War memories. She lived eighteen years at the Alpha Home and was a civic figure among local Black residents.
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Indianapolis
Rosana Blue
Grandma” Blue
Alpha Home
Daravin Street
Rose Ann
John Wooten
North Carolina
Free Will Baptist Church
Colton Street
Blue
Candidates for department commander race in Indiana G A R
Four prominent G A R figures have announced bids for department commander with more expected as posts statewide endorse candidates. Evansville's Col C C Schroeder, Indianapolis's F M Hay, Judge Daniel Vaught of Tipton, Lafayette's Col C G Thomson, plus Oscar Rankin and Lawrence Berger of Terre Haute join the contest as Vigo county soldiers monument is set for unveiling during the session.
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Indiana
Terre Haute
Col
C. C. Schroeder
Evansville
Vanderpurg County
F. M. Hay
Chapman Post
Indianapolis
Daniel Vaught
Tipton
C. G. Thomson
Lafayette
Somers
Crawfordsville
Oscar Rankin
Lawrence Burger
Department
State House
Vigo County
Brewery Agency Fight Looms in Daviess Court
Daviess circuit court may settle brewery rights over agencies or depots for bottle and keg beer. Terre Haute brewery plans five gallon wholesale sales via local agent Beasley. Local attorneys prepare to defend against possible prosecutions while Allen leads broader probe in Hastings absence.
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Daviess
Terre Haute
Beasley
Terre Haute Company
Brewer
Loogoo- Tee
Dubois County
J. G. Allen
Brewing Law Debate Aligns Indiana Brewers With Out-of-State Flows
The Terre Haute discussion centers on whether a brewery can sell beer at wholesale within the state. Lawyers contend wholesalers must sell to retailers like saloons or druggists, a rule they say blocks breweries from direct private sales. Interstate commerce limits reach outside Indiana, raising questions of fairness versus outside competition. Weekend drinking was limited with minor incidents and no arrests noted.
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Uation
Terre Haute
Indiana
South Street
Big Money Order Business by Rural Route Carriers
Five rural route mail carriers in Washington processed 943 money orders from July 1 1908 to June 30 1909 totaling 3964 dollars 16 cents. Carrier 1 Matthew McBride issued 252 orders for 907 dollars 70 cents while carrier 4 Ralph Stears handled 242 orders totaling 1275 dollars 07 cents. The average order value was just over 4 dollars.
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Post Office Department
Washington
Matthew McBride
Elmer Horrall
Sim Johnson
Carrier
Ralph Stears
Roy Wallace
Carrier 1
Carrier 4
New Lodge Formed In Alfordsville By Tribe Of Ben Hur
A court of the Tribe of Ben Hur was instituted in Alfordsville on Saturday evening, naming Alfordsville court 325 with thirty members. Officers include Chief Dr. C. L. Rowland, past chief W. S. Gootee, judge George Potts, scribe Miss Clara Miles, and other officers. Washington court 169 members traveled to assist, about twenty five attending, followed by an elaborate banquet.
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Alfordsville
Ben Hur
Alfordsville Court
C. L. Rowland
W. S. Gootee
George Potts
Eliza Godwin
Clara Miles
E. Cook
Merritt Grismore
I. G
Isaac Newton
O. G
WI Ham
J. D. Chandler
Hattie Alford
R. J
Charles Burris
Milton Burris
Washington Court
Bursting fan kills farmer near Greensburg
Walter Cory a 37 year old Greensburg farmer was killed instantly by a piece of flying steel from a blower on an ensilage machine. He stood two feet from the blower when a bearing shaft separated after choking ensilage. A ten pound fragment struck his chest crushing five ribs and heart. A second piece fractured his left jaw. Cory leaves a widow and two sons.
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Walter Cory
Greensburg
Cory
Elmer Shelborne
Ensilage
City Budget Proposes $1.25 Levy On $100
The finance committee recommends fixing the next year’s city tax levy at $1.25 per $100, the current rate. This includes ten cents for the sinking fund to pay outstanding bonds.
Authorities In Quandary Over Monroe School Chief
The sudden departure of Monroe County schools superintendent Harry O Buzzard last week for Woodward Oklahoma creates a dilemma for the county board. They may void Frank Jones election to fill the unexpired Buzzard term amid questions of vacancy legality. County Auditor Blakely travels to Indianapolis to confer with State Superintendent Dr R J Aley as creditors consult lawyers.
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Harry O. Buzzard
Monroe County
Woodward
Okla
Board of County Commissioners
Frank Jones
Buzzard
Blakely
Board of Education
Indianapolis
R. J. Aley
Buzzaird
Buzzarrd
County Board of Education
Jones
R. J. Morgan
Monroe County Teachers’ Institute
Oklahoma
Puzzaird
Bloomington
Monuments Erected for Switzer Mudd and Boyles Unveiled
Washington camp Woodmen of the World unveiled monuments to Oscar Switzer John Mudd and Nathan Boyles at Oak Grove cemetery Sunday afternoon. Members gathered at 1 30 PM at the K of C building and marched with the Young Mens Military band to the E and I station then by car to the cemetery where a printed program was followed except for W E Cady whose address did not occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Switzer
John Mudd
Nathan Boyles
Washington
Woodmen of the World
Oak Grove Cemetery
Lodge
K. of C
Young Mens Military Band
Main Street
Herald
W. E. Cady
South Bend
Baptists to Meet in South Bend October
The Rev. F. Mr. Huckleberry of Seymour will preside over the Baptist State association meetings in South Bend from October 12 to 15 at the First Baptist church. About five hundred visitors are expected, with ministers forming the majority of delegates and lay members also attending. Local church delegate appointments are not yet set. A piano recital by Miss Minnie Hall’s pupils is planned for September 16 at the Cumberland Presbyterian church.
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Minnie Hall
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Money Spent For Roads In Daviess County 1910 Tax Table
County auditor Thomas Nugent releases a detailed 1910 gravel road funding table for Daviess County. It lists township by township tax amounts, total gravel road levy of 86,834.13, and rate changes with Washington township raising twenty cents while others drop.
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Thomas Nugent
Daviess County
Washington
Washington Township
Madison Township
William T. Alexander
W.L. Stoy
Thomas ‘Wirts
W. Correll
Mate
S. C. Eskridge
E. L. Hatfield
James Ford
George Lillie
George W. Drury
John Hays
Ham Long
N. B. Coffman
Ervin Gilmore
William Hardy
Thomas B. Graham
Veale
Jerry Goodwin
William A. Dayton
Lew W. Farber
Levy
Harrison
John W. Ward
Bogard
Andy McCall
Steele
Nathan E. Killion
Claise Reynolds
Tightman Edwards
Jason Farrapurst
Oscar W. Albright
Barr
J. C. Harris
Sam McKnight
Alfred Coyle
Oliver Seals
Council Fixes Tax Levy and Also Creates Eastside Park
The Washington city council set the total tax levy at 1.25 with allocations for General Water Light Fire Police Sinking fund Interest Park and a library levy raising the rate to 1.33. The council debated shifting funds to the park, with a two cent transfer proposed but defeated. The new park was named Eastside Park as readings continued.
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City of
Washington
Finance Committee
Hastings
City Wall
Hopkins
City Park Committee
Ford
Wise
Mark Committee
Colbert
Park Committee
Eastside Park Named Amid Park Ordinance Clash
Hopkins heads park committee as the council adopts an ordinance naming Eastside Park and bans trespass gunfire litter and unsanitary objects on grounds. The measure carries fines from five to five hundred dollars and follows a night of bills reports and postponed items including engineer reports and future lighting upgrades.
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Hopkins
Eastside Park
Russell
Joseph Lay
Town Marshal Sued Over July Firecracker Incident
Herbert Yardley of Worthington, by his next friend, files a $500 personal injury claim in Greene circuit court. The suit names town marshal William E. Thompson of Worthing as the defendant. Yardley says Thompson fired a revolver during a pursuit after cannon firecrackers exploded on a porch, the weapon discharging as Thompson stepped off the sidewalk, injuring Yardley in the hip.
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Herbert Yardley
Worthington
Robert K. Yardley
Greene Circuit
William E. Thompson
Worthing
Yardley
Marshall Thompson
FINE APPLE CROP FROM HARRISON TOWNSHIP FARM
F. A. Ward of Harrison township south of Montgomery brings samples of Northern Spy apples to The Herald. He raises apples without spraying or treatment, allowing sheep and hogs to roam the orchard. Ward believes bark rubbing by the livestock keeps trees healthy and wool oil deters insects.
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F. A. Ward
Truit Elcwet
Montgomery
Harrison,township
Hera'd
Mr. Ward
Carriers Compile Figures From Elnora Post Office
A year long tally shows 795 money orders issued totaling 5136.23 by three rural carriers. Lee Wadsworth issued 232 orders totaling 1893.14, Thomas F Slimp 195 orders totaling 840.59, and Oscar Hackler 371 orders totaling 2402.50. Average orders per route were 8.16, 24.31, and 6.48 dollars.
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Post Office Department
Washington City
Elnora Post Office
Beandlea
Lee Wadsworth
Thomas F. Slimp
Oscar Hackler
New Pastor Eloquent Joins First U B Church
The Rev. J. A. White arrived Saturday as the new pastor and preached at morning and evening services Sunday. He is an experienced preacher and eloquent defender of the doctrine "The just shall live by faith." White will move his family here and occupy the Meridian and Maple street property vacated by Rev. W. W. Moore, who goes to Westport.
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J. A. White
U. B
Waite
Maple Streets
W. W. Moore
Westport
Blind Tiger Raided In Watermelon Patch Near Kokomo
Police raided John Austerman’s watermelon patch near Kokomo after tips about a blind tiger operation. Officers found several half-barrels of deerced buried but easily reached. Charles Frazer of Hartford City testified he was not drinking but claimed a watermelon jag. the raid cast doubt on his claim.
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John Austerman
Kokomo
Taos
Charles Frazer
Hartford City
Fire destroys Monroe City business district
A Monday morning blaze wiped out Monroe City Knox county wiping out Chamberlain Cochran Sacray drug store W C Claycomb general store J W Culbertson confectionery restaurant Leech brothers confectionery restaurant. All structures burned to ground knocking out both telephone exchanges and isolating the town. Estimated loss 100000 with unknown fire origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe City
Knox County
Chamberlain & Cochran
Sacray
W. W. Claycomb
J. W. Culbertson
Leech Brothers
Riley Club Holds First Meeting of the Season
The Riley club will host its season opener Friday evening at J. F. Arthur’s home. Officers named are W. B. Allen president Cecil Arthur vice president Naomi Allen secretary. treasurer Lawrence McGinnis has moved to Terre Haute leaving the post vacant.
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Riley Club
J. F. Arthur
W. B. Allen
Cecil Arthur
Naomi Allen
Lawrence McGinnis
Terre Haute
Tax Rates in Reeve and Van Buren Townships
A table compiled by WII Camp deputy auditor shows the tax rate for Reeve township this year at 1.57 dollars and Van Buren at 2 dollars. The poll in Reeve is 2 dollars and in Van Buren 1.50 dollars.
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Wii Camp
Reeve Township
van Buren
Reeve
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BIG Money
New Lodge
Farmer
Mystic Shrine
Oakland City
Petersburg
Mt. Vernon
Princeton
Vincennes
Odon
Rockport
Elmore
John W. Robbinson
Hiram Johnson
Jacob Resler
Charles A. Sims
Jason Fairhurst
Council
George
W. W. Barnett Sons
Wwoth L. & P. Co
Theodore Cross
Swords Brothers
Slater White
J. W.keller
Mark Nolan
The
City Health Board
James Hogan
Special Committee
J Boundary Lines
Hograll
Council Chamber
P. A. Hastings
Henry Miller
Seventh Street
Hyatt
Ight
First Methodist
van Trées
Meridian
West Eighth Street
McCormick Avenue
Tuan Johnson
Third Ward
van Trees Street
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