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County group listing clothing items such as shoes hose hats caps underwear umbrellas gloves shirts collars and neckwear. Note urges saving at Johnie’s Clothing to fund books for students.
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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1908
Page
6
County group listing clothing items such as shoes hose hats caps underwear umbrellas gloves shirts collars and neckwear. Note urges saving at Johnie’s Clothing to fund books for students.
Church notes list Sunday school at 9 a m with Lewis Nimaltebe as superintendent and junior leagues at 1 30 p m Aybeester Less ter superintendent. Merlins and Epworth League activities noted with preaching at 2 90 p m and 7 30 p m. Weekly meetings include Wednesday prayer and Sunday school remembrances. Also mentions pastors and service times at St Mary's St Simon's and John’s Churches with evening sermons, music, and Holy Day exercises. Includes astronomical events and weather outlook with notes on local real estate activity in Washington and surrounding areas.
The Vincennes area ministry calendar lists a Sunday service at 7 am with a sermon on Move On. An evening prayer session follows at 6 30 pm led by Prank Sharam of Montgomery. A Wednesday evening meeting, Friday event, and further sessions at First Christian Church are tentatively noted.
News fragment reports the death of Florian Bartl amid a city disturbance. The scene centers on Alfordville and a public gathering at the airdome for a seasonal concert. Supporters urged attendance as tension rose and the event ended with a call to dismiss the crowd.
Jonegh Males reports peach and garden yields at 1516 West Vincennes Avenue with first crop picked and ripening fruit showing yellow and green peaches. He notes a second crop developing while peppers and other vegetables show progress as neighbors discuss harvests and farm notes.
A large crowd watched Bicknell host Vincennes High School for a Friday afternoon football game. The event featured local players and lines of supporters as the Royal team challenged Vincennes in a hard fought contest.
A comic mix up ends with a local student brandishing a pair of trousers found with a note reading Returned to a eratured. The incident leads to campus chatter as friends recall the gag and Brown explains the joke to peers.
A fragmentary Indiana item recounts a 24 year old move by a farmer near Jasper leaving land to George W. Felkner after disputes with the Archer gang. It notes land transfers, values, and a later sale of portions for substantial sums.
The column lists numerous readers traveling from Indianapolis to visit relatives in the city and nearby towns. It notes arrivals and departures, visits to Chicago and St. Louis, and other short trips, alongside a weather warning about burning leaves and a brief musical event mention.
A fragmentary page lists numerous individuals in town for visits and departures. Raymond Horrall plans a Sunday visit with friends while Frank Fratpar travels from Montgomery to finish school. Charles Kidwell relocates to Fort Benjamin Harrison to join his brother.
Hardt Getemin Karl Soler Ray Healy Bradford Chapman and Walter McCarty traveled to Bicknell today to attend the Vincennes versus Bicknell football game.
In Petersburg Indi on September 26 a child died from suspected poisoning and another woman, Mrs Huet Willis, questions the claim while a girl is in critical condition in a quarantine. Police and local officials investigate the tainted sausage incident involving a Brynion Rumble poet Chaya Wilhole.
Clarence Holland sold his interest in the F. and J. Bakery on West Main Street to his former partner Arthur Newland. The deal closed as Holland left for Indianapolis early Wednesday morning to begin work there.
Whiting Indiana September 14 Positive declarations have been made that the Standard Oil Company, fined by Judge Landis, will back the Republican national ticket. A Times reporter cites a reliable source claiming campaign literature from Harper’s Weekly is distributed at Whit ing plant to support Taft and Sherman. The Times notes this as part of broader corporate tactics and election influence.
Mayor Russell Deputy Srosecor Hastings and detective Jones led a Court of Inquiry at city hall to investigate coal theft from trains on the railroad. Police report ongoing criminal activity, with raids and interviews already conducted, and witnesses say the operation may resume soon.
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