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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1901
Page
6
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a Black man named David Bills and a woman involvement with an assault. References to George Brown James Reed and a jail call imply fear of removal and a fatal harm event.
Notice is given for a meeting of the Evansville and Indianapolis Railroad Company to elect Directors and conduct other business. The Secretary’s office, Brownsville Indiana, October 21, 1901, 10:00 to 12:00 noon.
Public sale ordered by the Davie County Circuit Court on Oct 5 1901 to satisfy a judgment in favor of Margaret Williams and others. Real estate described to wit in Davie County including section township range land with a 22 acre measurement and bounds specified. Auction at court house door to the highest bidder with rents and profits and costs, title in Malinda Bowman and Anna Miller in undivided half. Notice also of attachment in another suit against Dr Cha Walls with appearance required by Nov 14 1901.
A chaotic Petersburg incident reports Louis Kelly shooting his brother Jim Kelly and others, four shots fired with two injuries. One bullet struck the left hip area. the other victims remained stable. The scene occurred at Sixth and Main, with a hotel and local witnesses. The city notes include police and railway postings and a Rapid City dispatch referencing Special Agents.
A county engineer reports on the proposed widening and grade elevations for roads in Washington Township, Washington County Indiana. The document includes profiles showing route termini widths and elevations, cross sewer crossings, bridges and culverts, and notes the construction status of existing crossings and related pipe work.
An OCR fragment outlines a complex land description in a county Indiana area, listing sections, townships, and roads such as Maysville Road and Portersville Road, with bearings and distances in feet. It references multiple streets, cemeteries, and center points, indicating a detailed property tract survey plot.
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