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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1908
Page
1
About thirty five relatives and friends gathered at Morris Hawking’s home on Herron Street to celebrate his fifty-first birthday. Mr Hawking returned to find a crowd. the evening featured reminiscences and refreshments including tea, croan, leanings, and grapes. Al Hawking won the heartiest entrant prize.
The group including Donald Bis, lurt McCafferty, and Chnds Turner, who have been on a weeklong outing at Trinity Springs, are set to return tomorrow barring any impediment. Their funds ran short but friends replenished the common treasury. Curk Merie Hams, mentioned as guardian, failed in duty, and whispers at City Hall say two wishful hearts remain posted.
A social gathering in honor of Miss Besrlee Seal of Loozoatee was held on Thursday evening. The event featured games and refreshments including ice cream and cake, with attendees named among local residents and guests from New Albany.
Albert Ralus entertained a crowd of young friends Thursday night at his West Main Street home. The lawn was decorated with lanterns and a Japanese theme, tea cream and refreshments were served. Attendees included Misses Mary Wathen, Amy Wathen, Alice Butcher, Jessie Prien of Vincennes, Bee Sechrest and Ruth Miermin, and Messrs Chester Buste, Bert Wuron and Albert Bales.
A Fulton Maryland mother risked her life by climbing a perilous wall of a well to reach and rescue her infant child who had fallen into the water. The daring act occurred as neighbors watched, with the woman managing to pull the baby to safety before officials arrived.
Mrs J B Stephenson a frail mother ten miles southwest of Fulton rescues her infant from a 4 foot well using a rope and even bites the frock to grip the child wounds. She faintly collapses upon reaching ground and regains strength with baby in her arms. Alleged railroad rate increase in Alabama triggers protest to Interstate Commerce Commission. Local commission officials meet with Knapp to file a formal complaint alleging illegal price fixing on grains meats and packing house products in the southeastern territory.
J C Monaghan professor of economics at Notre Dame University will deliver a lecture here on September 9 during the state convention of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. He formerly worked with the Commerce and Labor Department in Washington and chaired economics at Wisconsin University.
Joseph Roger Herod, 77, died in Indianapolis of cerebral hemorrhage after arriving from New Canaan Connecticut. He served as secretary of legation in Tokyo under Harrison and later first secretary under Cleveland, led U S affairs in Seoul, Korea, and later entered brokerage after resigning in 1901. Victor Rosewater, Nebraska national committeeman, defeated in fusion battle. Noble ballot fate decided. An 18 year old Philadelphia girl eloped with a 72 year old Civil War veteran. parental forgiveness awaited them. A Spokane fire destroyed the Anheuser Busch hotel and 12 saloons, $80,000 loss, insured $40,000. The theater advertises two films tonight with orchestra and songs.
Chandler Oklahoma Aug 14 Deputy Sheriff Young of this county was severely shot by George Rittenhouse a posse member while searching for Utero outlaws Young in charge of a posse that captured a freight train believed to house the escaping negros Young jumped from a freight car and Rittenhouse fired a buckshot wound in his thigh The posse continues to search for the negros who ambushed and wounded Sheriff L E Martin and Deputy Charles E Parker Wednesday.
Aug 14 six workmen suffered burns while oil leaked from a Standard Oil pipe at Glenfield causing a river of flame to run through the town. Six buildings burned as firefighters battled the blaze with limited water from the creek.
Miss Mary Lillie hosted a watermelon social for the First M. E. church intermediate league at her Oak Street home Thursday evening. The event featured rapid watermelon consumption and lively amusement, though a stray comment about a masked man in gloves sparked playful distrust among attendees.
Junction City Kansas August 14 The first big maneuvers of the year at Fort Riley opened with the regular army force of five thousand soldiers in attack and defense drills against an imagined northern army. Col Frederick K Ward of the Seventh Cavalry commanded the forces with Gen Kerr and Major March witnessing. Payments for troops begin Friday totaling about 115000 dollars. Local residents and visitors are noted in town for the event and various trips to Odon Evansville Hagansville and other nearby places as the Old Settlers meeting looms.
Mr and Mrs Owen Cavanaugh of Barr township will visit their daughter Sister St Beatrice of the Sisters of Providence at St Marys of the Woods Vigo county. They will travel Saturday with their two cousins and P J Cavanaugh the Baner Iea and Cold Storage plant superintendent accompanying them.
The Pocahontas lodge held a lawn social Thursday at the Alfred and Mrs. Brewer residence on Center and Seventh streets. Despite several power outages from plant trouble, attendees enjoyed the event and the lodge cleared about 15 dollars.
A fragmented roster lists teachers by number and assignment across Steele Township, with several rooms and locales shown as Abandoned or Unclear. The note mentions Charles A. Banta as a trustee and includes a quip about women and ink on shoe numbers.
The American Atlantic Fleet officers hosted about 2000 New Zealand visitors aboard the battleship Low. Spiada in Auckland on August 1. The mayor of Auckland praised the crews for exemplary conduct. Visitors toured ships, attended luncheons, and enjoyed impromptu games and city sightseeing with some enlisting in special functions.
The report by insurer G. Allen shows fiscal year ending August 1, 1908 receipts of 68 088 52 and expenditures of 30 102 62. The fund in depository stands at 22 07 and balance from former treasurer plus local taxes and other revenues are detailed. Expenditures include teachers and superintendent salaries janitors repairs gas telephone service printing insurance enumeration and supplies.
The annual church festival in Maysville by the Methodist congregation drew steady patronage as Col Warren Hart smiled at the event. Attendance was good and the proceeds around $25 were reported as the festival’s success.
The B. & O. Southwestern pay checks arrived this morning and were distributed among the companys employees in Washington. The payroll today is the smallest in many years due to 167 discharges and the railway shop being closed for four days.
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