08 Jun 1907
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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1907
Page
1
The council announced a sale next Monday night of the west end fire station site. A new trustee for the school board is to be chosen to replace a vacancy, with Dr. C H Lennes reportedly selected for the seat.
A disputed push to advance a balloon project in the city seeks council approval. Citizens in the Third and West End wards organized remonstrances and signatures while business interests press for timely action and potential earnings.
A damaged OCR fragment shows an ad for corsets with phrases implying a sale or try at the shop. It mentions Corset and purchase choice and a generic retail context.
Reports from Steele and Barr townships describe severe corn losses with worms and drought stress. Farmers fear widespread destruction as hay, wheat, oats, and meadows suffer. rainfall last night raises hopes but damage already seen to meadows and bottomlands. Farmers predict prices near two dollars per load and urge action to support crops.
Marshal Columbus Croy was shot and killed early yesterday as he approached a ransacking store in Woodburn after being alerted by nearby resident William Weichley. The burglars escaped after Croy was killed. a window observer reported seeing two suspects as Croy confronted them.
Swalter Greene of Vincennes convicted of murdering his wife in Sullivan County. Greene was sentenced to the penitentiary and taken to Michigan City Friday. Sheriff Walters reported the transfer. Property purchase details include a $2,600 consideration for a Flora Street tract by Dr. Weennn.
Fragmentary note reports Williamd heading to Tn tomorrow. Mentions water work andFee RTEN ee. Details are unclear and several words appear garbled.
Judge Artman concludes George of Indianpolis was insane at the time of the alleged marriage to Elma Day and rules he never truly married her, noting machinations by an Indianapolis lawyer and hotel clerk. An Indianapolis attorney is named trustee for Rhpatus estate.
Fifteen year old Connor Lett reached for a live electric wire near West Wall Street on Friday. He was severely shocked, thrown to the ground, and had burns on his hand but survived after a passerby helped him away and a physician attended the wounds.
John S Hubbard was reelected county superintendent by Vigo County trustees. A Daviess County native, he was serving as superintendent for about a year after being appointed to vacancy in Odon.
The Red Men voted Friday night naming Sachem J. T. Pride and Junior Sagamore Charles Zollars with Hess as Junior Sagamore. Prophet C. Walker and Trustee James Sinclair were chosen. council reps include J. F. Cotert, R. Bell, Avil liam Tolson and L. H. Bluckey. Helphenstein, sick with typhoid for three weeks, is reported not improving and facing pneumonia risk.
The report details rapid progress at the new B and C South Western depot near Vincennes with eight thousand cars contracted, groundwork nearly done, and plans to ship grain to Chicago and distribute across the Northwest. It notes coaches through, a passenger depot building project, and staffing changes in the office.
George Jan and Miss Pauletta Mattingly wed in Terre Haute Tuesday evening at St Patrick's Church with Father Schnell officiating. The groom is son of Louis A Allen of Meridian Street. After a reception the couple plan to live in the city while Mr and Mrs Allen stay with relatives until fall.
A ceremony in Terre Haute tomorrow for unveiling a monument to James T. Albin, with local council member Linton and Evahavgle among organizers. A special program has been arranged, and hundreds are expected to attend the event and services.
Ex-Congressman John L. Bratz of Jasper enters the race for judge of the circuit serving Pike and Dubois counties. He campaigns on experience and reform to preside over the judicial duties.
A reader notes thread prices rising to six cents per spool as manufacturers push for a standard rate. He recalls six decades of five cent spools and Civil War highs near thirteen cents, while some Washington dealers claim anti trust stock offers comparable quality at five cents.
Washington reports that E H Harriman the railroad magnate remains immune from criminal prosecution following his testimony before the Interstate Commerce Commission in New York. A White House conference in Philadelphia with President Roosevelt and cabinet members discussed the Harriman case and the ant hite coal and anthracite road prosecutions for three hours.
Rol Callbndar, longtime clerk in Neal & Eskridge's dry goods department, has gone to Chicago to attend a school where window and interior decoration is taught. Mr and Mrs A E Russell have returned to Indianapolis after visiting Mr and Mrs A F Schmidt.
Daviess County moves to a new system for road and material estimates under county control. Faith, county surveyor, notes lack of competition in steel township gravel bids due to railway shipping limits. Steele township faced bid failures after a gravel supplier tied to the railway area could not meet conditions. A plan to let a prominent township citizen contract gravel for material with contract assignment to winning builders aims to ease competition locally. Harrison township commissioners appoint viewers for stone road plans with fall work, anticipating a citizen stock company next winter to advance the project.
The ten day street strike in Evansville cost $1,165.50 for extra labor, bicycle meals and miscellaneous items. Extra policemen were paid $567 and additional wages to other workers totaled $274.
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