Real estate bargains offered for city and farm properties
The speaker promotes hundreds of bargains in city and farm properties from first class companies. They urge interested buyers to investigate the offerings and contact for more details.
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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1913
Page
3
Squirrel hunter killed by lightning near Solve township
A 3 year old man named Jones or Jones was killed while hunting squirrels two miles from Solve, near the county farm. His loaded shotgun lay beside him and a freshly splintered tree indicated a lightning strike. Coroner Lands conducted an inquest and ruled death by electrical shock from lightning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genter Township
Kiel
Solve
Jacopinen
Jones
John Cannon
Young Stones
Cannon
Min
Loegootee
Joe Hart
Prison Sentence For Stealing Clothes In Knox County
Raymond Stelth, aged nineteen to twenty two, Bedford registered, pleaded guilty in Knox circuit court to stealing a suit of clothes from Otiy Hurst, an Astra brakeman on the B and Q Southwestern line. The theft occurred Wednesday evening from a box car near Fritchton, Knox county. He reportedly took a suitcase, used its shoes, discarded the rest, and wore the stolen clothes when arrested. Sheriff Kruse assisted. Stelth faces a lengthy prison term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Stelth
Bedford
Knox
Guily
Otiy Hurst
Astra
B. & G. Southwestern
Fritchton
Knox County
Smith
Sherif Kruse
Kenge
Oakes
Herb Meredith
B. & QO. Southwestern
Monument Stone Move Details and Local Events
The 17 ton shaft stone from the soldiers' monument is being moved from a flat car at West First Street to the completed monument site near Meridian. The 6 by 6 by 8 foot block weighs 27.5 tons and is pulled on soaped skids by a traction engine to its resting place beneath a cap, bringing the structure two feet below the derrick top. Also noted is the Antioch church annual foreign mission observance next Sunday evening with Dr. Knudsen & Co. handling donations and sale prices at fifty cents per bottle for a local campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West First Street
B. & QO. Southwestern Railroad
South Street
Meridian
Dr Kilmer &@ Co
Eeelgaeent N
Building of Benedict Catholic Church Edifice Underway
Excavation on Lincoln Avenue for a new Benedict Catholic church and school progresses after two days work by church members to save the project from rising costs. Brahaville builder cites a $2000 estimate, while M J Hoffman Construction Co secures a $42000 contract for excavation and partial work. The brick edifice, opposite the Little Sisters of the Poor, will measure 100 by 60 feet with large basements, five schoolrooms, two assembly rooms, and a spacious auditorium designed by architect Frak Schlotter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Avenue
Brahaville
M. J. Hoffman Construction Company
Little Sisters of the Poor
Benj. Hoffmann
Frak Schlotter
Thesehool
Death Card of Thanks in Local Papers
A Vincennes Sun opinion column critiques death notice cards of thanks appearing in newspapers. It notes the McArdrey family and others sending thank you ads after funerals, laments changing customs, and questions the propriety and visibility of such tributes in obituaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincennes Sun
Luke Me
Luke
Clarimat
Enquirer
Miluke
McArdrey Boys
McArdrey Boyn
Dropsy Sufferer Credits Swamp Root Cure
Robert Ballard of Mansfield Pa describes a former illness described as dropsy and kidney and bladder trouble. After ineffective remedies and two months unable to work he saw an almanac and used Dr Kilmer Swamp Root. He reports marked relief and return to work after several doses. Notary public Ray C Longbotham certifies the statement on May T 1912.
Wall paper and paint shop ad at City Hall corner
An old style ad touts the only exclusive wallpaper and paint store in the city with forty years of trade experience. It promotes contracting house and sign painting and graining and cautions buyers to compare before buying. The shop stands at the northeast corner of Fourth and Van Trees streets opposite City Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Trees
City Hall
Wind Storms Hit Hard as Insurance Teases Lower Rates
A fragmented ad claims wind storms and tornado coverage with low rates, promising to adjust losses and treat policyholders fairly. It touts 65 cents for three and 40 cents for three years, urging readers to visit for savings and a unique clause.
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Bestman
Henry Stumpp
Sudauth & Martin
W. Shard
Perkin
Zikan
Jacke
Dred
Arthur Park
Willean Money
John Dosch
E. Main
Baltimore & Ohio ‘Southwestern RR
Atlantic
Pacific Coast
New
Colorado
Utah
Yellowstone Park
Michigan
Wisconsin
C. B. Kellar
Frei
Antioch
Akiticch Church
Dr. Knmdr & Go
N.Y
Xalo
Battley
NEW Avery
Yatore
W. J. Bacon
Bhgné
Walla MN
Sharts Sisters Cloud Building
Tbs Coughlin
John
Greenwood
South
Webster Lumber
Washington Realty Co
A. B. McCof
Hue
Caraghan & Traebloo
Washington ‘Monumental
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