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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1909
Page
7
A farmer reports barber Lee Hawkins overcharged him at his Globeg Hotel shop. Hawkins, a Black barber, allegedly did shampoos and other services after a routine cut and shave, billing $5 and receiving only $3 after dispute. Police considered aiding the customer but insufficient grounds to file.
Terre Haute Brewing Company officials discuss wholesale beer sales and possible court action to determine standing. Agent A T Brewer says deliveries are to private consumers in quantities over five gallons, only to home customers, with no sales at the depot and no sales to minors or intoxicated or irresponsible persons. The firm claims to serve only the family trade and forbids resale.
City readers call for one or two large public hitching yards for horses with sheds on vacant lots to ease crowded livery stables and sidewalk encroachments. Farmers descend Saturdays, filling every space and forcing congestion. A nominal fee would support safe hitching and shed storage.
Warning that only two months remain to pay full tax installments before delinquency. Citizens are urged to pay now or mail a check to the treasurer and use the spring receipt to determine fall settlement. All city taxes also paid at the county treasurer’s office. Do not go delinquent.
The First Carlatin church unit held its monthly meeting Friday evening. Officers elected for the ensuing year were President Mrs. M. S. Hastings, Secretary Mrs. S. A. Ward, and Treasurer Mrs. A. M. Kelso. The society contributed a centennial offering of $110 to missions.
George Carmichael a stone cutter was arraigned in police court on a third intoxication charge in three months. He was arrested around 2 am Sunday at East Second and Van Trees streets by night patrolman Link Allison.
J G Allen tried to learn where Carmichael got liquor from Vincennes after an arrest in Washington. The private city hall conference failed to yield the source. Mayor Russell warned of up to 30 days in jail and a $100 fine if Carmichael does not reveal how he obtained the liquor. He was drinking on a west end home Saturday night as officers investigate.
Perry Cunningham, a car carpenter, left his home last Wednesday without telling his wife or relatives his destination and remains missing. His brother Joe says Perry planned to start life anew due to domestic troubles over finances and marital strain over the past three years. The Cunninghams have been married twelve years and Perry, now missing, had talked of leaving and settling accounts as of payday.
The Modern Woodmen of America camp votes to hold a large Thanksgiving initiation with several applicants to receive degree work. Local woodchoppers will bring axes for winter wood, while invited officers from state and district attend. A social hour and speeches follow the completion of the work. Committee members are Spencer A. Ward W J Bacon and S F Smith.
Mr and Mrs Howard Williams plan a Texas relocation this week. He is aging but holds strong county ties, having long served local school interests and been widely known throughout the area. Friends express regret at their departure.
Miss Josephine Robinson sustained a severe ankle sprain when her horse fell Monday morning at east Main and Fourth. She received prompt aid and was transported for medical evaluation.
Streets records indicate Miss Robinson was moved Friday afternoon to her home in Harrison Township via the Gill ambulance. Since the injury she has stayed at J. E. Waller’s home on Northeast Fifth Street.
Several hundred children returned to district and city schools across Harrison Veale Reeve Barr Elmore Madison Bogard and Van Buren townships. Public and parochial schools in Washington and Steele townships opened with higher attendance. Miss Mabel Johnson, a local graduate, was hired to teach the Elnora primary for the term. All Daviess County schools are now in full operation.
A costly wreck on the B. and O. Southwestern main track at Vincennes on Sunday delayed traffic for hours. Two switch engines tried to pass on the main track at union station, one engine was put out of commission and the other damaged. The engines collided with force. one backed with cars East, the other forward light. The backing engine suffered the worst damage. The engineer and fireman jumped to safety. The tender tore the cab to splinters, tracks left rails, water tank and connection broken. A wrecking crew was summoned to clear the line.
Miss Margaret Walker had a small purse taken at Westminster Presbyterian Church on Sunday morning valued at 27 dollars. The loss occurred after the purse was placed in a larger bag by Mrs. Carnahan and left on a church seat. Mr. Carnahan and Marsha Corning reported the theft and searched the area for the remainder of the day.
Mayor initiated inquiry into where George Carmichael the stone cutter got whisky but failed to prove. Carmichael claimed an unknown man supplied it from Vincennes and was fined ten dollars plus costs. Also arrested for intoxication were Matt Street Daisy Jones and Frank Haffey who pleaded guilty and were fined ten dollars and costs. Jones woman was jailed.
Frank Brown son of William L. Brown a former Washing ton township trustee and farmer will marry Grace Templeton a Bloomfield society woman. Brown arrived from Chattanooga to plan the ceremony to be held at the bride elects home with Brown working in concrete business there alongside his uncle Charles H. Brown. Affiss Templeton comes from a long established Greene county family and Brown has many friends in Greene county from visits there.
After months of delay the new city and county directories arrived today bound and complete. They list streets and names in an unusually handy arrangement and note a city population of 13 542. Published by the Sampson Directory company.
A movement in Indiana forms a blind women's home to provide shelter work and a market for handiwork. The first sale at Indianapolis raised 20 dollars and funds the project with plans for ongoing sales and donations. Notable leaders include Emma McKinsey Lillian Heim Marie Hayden Jennie Gaskell and Alice Truesdale.
The Peoria presents a DISC SHOE drill combining disc and shoe for opening furrows, trash cutting, and precise grain deposition. Disc depth matches the shoe, preventing seed contact with the disc, ensuring uniform planting and no grain loss, with guaranteed bearings and free replacement if worn out. Orders urged as seeding time nears.
The piece profiles Mrs Lillian Helm and others aiding blind residents in Indianapolis and surrounding towns. It notes teaching, crafts, and small businesses run by blind women, plus a court scene where Valin pays a $198.15 fine and costs.
In a Monday afternoon action Sheriff Colbert destroyed confiscated liquor from the home of Charles Valin after a raid. Bottles kegs and vessels were carried from jail to the catch basin and emptied into the sewer as spectators watched. Judge Houghton and Clerk Earl Thompson observed the destruction from courthouse windows. Valin had been convicted of turning a dragon tiger by a jury in the circuit court and faced jail sentence.
Charles Riddle of Kokomo asks the court to spare him a desertion conviction, claiming a four week memory lapse led him to wander from home. He says he awoke in South Bend after overheating and an indistinct dream, and explains his wife refuses reconciliation despite his expressed love. The judge took the matter under advisement.
The recent legislative act requires firms doing business in the state under names other than the partners to file with the county clerk the names of members the business nature and place of business. Violations carry a $100 penalty. About half of local concerns have registered with County Clerk William A. Wallace.
The Washington Manufacturing Company, once the seating factory, announces a Tuesday morning restart after a pause due to several factors. Fifty workers start on an eleven hour shift with plans to reach one hundred by week’s end, and wages will rise with the resumption.
W A Wallace Ade Hamersly and George B McWilliams departed at 4 pm on a business trip to Texas to explore land deals and prospects in the big state.
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