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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1908
Page
3
Fragmented OCR lists names, roles, and events from a historic page. Mentions include David Ritentrane, Grant White, General Branesi, Kedar, and Gettysburg references. Also notes weather items, legal notices, and various unrelated names and phrases.
Sunday school convention of Davik County for all Presbyterian churches in Washington will meet Friday April 24. The program includes singing and a prayer service, with delegates and visitors expected to attend and take notes on security and nominations for Cumberland Lat Township residents. The event centers on church workers and pastors directed to attend.
The column lists land matters, political announcements, and notices. It mentions Mr Wiltame of rural route, Dr Sheridan, the Sheridan era garden and music items, a box of coins found in a 1794 house, and advertised letters. It also includes political candidates Cyrus Ty, Alvin Tadgett, Arthur H Greenwood, and Charles Williams seeking offices in the Democratic party.
A Democratic convention notice calls delegates from the Second congressional district to meet in Bloomington Indiana on April 20 1908 at 10 oclock to nominate a candidate for congress. County chairmen in most counties will select delegates on April 25 1908 with Vincennes and Stockton townships choosing April 24. Alvin Padgett is the district chairman. Also includes medical caution about mercury in certain catarrh ointments and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills.
Daniel Berry, seventy seven, a long time employee, died after being shot during a highway robbery on the Mies road in Jefferson County. Two white foreigners attacked Berry and shot Monroe Young, who survived. Senator Titman and Senator B R Titman visited the hospital in Richland to observe Berry’s condition, which doctors say is improving slowly.
A notice announces an auction at 9 oclock in the morning at 208 East Sixth Street near West Seventh Street for remaining household items, including paper tobacco pieces, likely belonging to J Morgan and others. The sale is hosted by a resident on East Main Street, with a listing of property and directions to attend.
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