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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1919
Page
6
Indiana cities study promotion under a new tax rule requiring full cash value assessments. Washington city, with real estate 4 090 655 and personal property 1 657 350 totaling 5 657 350, likely qualifies in taxables though population in 1910 was 7 854. If promoted, salaries for officials could rise but changes await term end.
Indianapolis business leaders and army officers forecast the First Annual Round-up at the State Fair Grounds from June 9 to 11 will rival Cheyenne Frontier Days in excitement. Riders and ropers like Powderface Tom Eckerd and Prairie Rose Henderson compete for 6 000 in prizes under Tex Austin management with shows featuring Dun Gawn and The Kiser.
West end offers include two T room houses at 1000 dollars each and two five room dwellings at 750 dollars each. A seven four room house in west end is 1250 dollars with barn and garage. A nice seven room home with basement electric lights and gas on two lots is 2100 dollars. Four five room houses in west end four four room houses on southside and four four room houses in east end. All kinds of houses to sell.
Classified notes describe 100 acres of black foam at 123 per acre and 100 acres of sandy Joam at 100 per acre. Also offered 30 acres with good buildings at 90 per acre and 30 acres about three miles from town with a neat dwelling, located in the last country in the county.
May showed a wide temperature range with a low of 42 on the 12th and a high of 41 on the 30th, per C. C. Feagans monthly report. Mean temperature was 67.1 and total precipitation reached 3.08 inches including a .70 inch rain day. The area noted 14 clear days and 3 partly cloudy days.
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