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WASHINGTONS MAIN STREET is the same street the original town of Liverpool claimed to be Main Street and the first building was constructed at Second and
Main streets in the new city of Washington.

Let the party continue!

Plenty to do
during 10-day
Bicentennial
celebration
COMING FRIDAY
Daviess County Torchbearers
revealed for Bicentennial Torch Relay

LINDSAY OWENS
TIMES HERALD

There will be no reason to have

nothing to do beginning Friday
when the 10-day City of Washington Bicentennial Celebration kicks
off in Eastside Park.
Kip Kelley, Washington Parks and

Recreation superintendent, said the

carnvial will be taking over the
citys largest park from Saturday
through Monday night.
The carnival started setting
things up earlier this week, said
Kelley adding that carnival rides,
games and concessions will open at
5 p.m. Friday, and 3 p.m. Saturday,

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Arm bands for the carnvial will
be available daily and Kelley said
the annual Fourth of July celebration will boast more rides, games
and concessions than ever before.
Weve got more of everything
this year. More music, more rides,
more games and even bigger fire-

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work display, said Kelley, of the

special Bicentennial celebration.
NEW EVENTS

Several new events will be taking place during the celebration as

well.

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A BIG PILE OF DIRT greets visitors at the Daviess County Courthouse where construction crews are building a new
handicapped accessible ramp on the east end.

Snags hit courthouse construction projects

MIKE GRANT
TIMES HERALD

A tr ip to the Davie ss
County Courthouse these
days requires a little extra attention and patience. The
county has a pair of construction projects under way. Both
projects will ultimately improve the aging building,
both will continue for some
time to come, and both both
have delivered some challenges to get completed.
The biggest project is the
most obvious one, currently
under way on the east side of
the courthouse. Huge piles of
dirt fill the courthouse yard
as construction crews work to
put a new ADA accessible
ramp entrance in place. The
work is progressing, said
Daviess County Commissioners President Michael Taylor.
They had an issue with the
hold they dug out here, but
theyve got it going back in
the right direction now.
The ADA ramp issue came

When they started digging they ran

into soil issues. The soil was too
soft to build a structure on so they
kept digging and they have put, I
dont know how many tons of stone
in the hole to compensate for the
soft soil.
MICHAEL TAYLOR
Daviess County Commissioners President

up as the construction crews

began digging and found a
problem with the soil.
When they started digging
they ran into soil issues, said
Taylor. The soil was too soft
to build a structure on so they
kept digging and they have
put, I dont know how many
tons of stone in the hole to
compensate for the soft soil.
Officials have not commented on how much additional cost the soil problem
might have created. They do
say that the outside of the
courthouse will have even
more dirt turned before the

Kelley said those attending Committee with Kelso, said

the concerts should bring lawn the parade is a great way for
the community to become a
<< CONTINUED from Page A1 chairs as seating is limited.
Fireworks over the lake, be- part of history.
This an opportunity for evThe Daviess County Has ginning just after 10 p.m. will
Talent Show will be taking to conclude the portion of the eryone to be a part of history
during our Bicentennial year,
the bandstand at 6 p.m. Friday celebration.
said Spillman, adding vintage
and locals of all ages will have
fire trucks and other fire appaa chance to win cash prizes for CELEBRATION CONTINUES
ratus will also be in the parade
participating. Any Daviess NEXT WEEK
Bicentennial Steering Com- that begins at 10 a.m. on Main
County resident can participate in the contest. More infor- mittee co-chair Terri Kelso Street.
After the parade, the Heartmation on the contest can be said there will be plenty of
found online at www.daviess- free events for the community beat of Washington will be
countyhastalent.com or by to take part in the rest of the hosting a Bicentennial festival
on Main Street featuring a
calling Vicki Bubalo at 812- week.
There will be free swim- water obstacle course for chil254-2133.
On Saturday at 3 p.m., mem- ming at WorldWorld of Wash- dren, a vendor fair and more
bers of area fire departments ington July 5-7 from noon to 8 live entertainment.
Cultural Diversity Day will
can take part in the firemens p.m. daily, and we have free
waterball contest, something movies at The Indiana Theater be taking place along Main
Kelley said the parks depart- and free miniature golf at Put- Street as well. That event will
ment used to host several ters Bay, said Kelso, adding feature a variety of booths
the movie shown at the the- where interested parties can
years ago.
The firemens waterball is ater will be Goosebumps be- learn more about the various
cultures represented in Dasomething we are bringining ginning at 10 a.m. each day.
Adults should accompany viess County. More than 100
back this year, he said. We
used to do it years ago and it children to the activities and flags from around the workd
was always a lot of fun to some offers may require a will also be displayed.
paying adult.
At 3 p.m., the Little Miss and
watch.
July 7 will be free bowling Mister contest will be held at
The linemens rodeo, which
changes line crews, will also for children at King Pin Bowl- the gazebo at Meredith Plaza.
be a part of the festivities. The ing Center, July 8 will be the Those wanting more informalinemen will compete on Sun- 200th Birthday Dinner at the tion on the event should call
Eastside Park Community 812-354-4175. Dancing in the
day at 3 p.m.
These contests are just a Building, as well as free swim- streets and food for teens,
sponsored by the Women of
fun way to get some of our ming at WaterWorld.
community members in- BIG PARADE SET FOR JULY 9 the Moose, will follow the contest.
volved, said Kelley. Were
The much anticipated Bicenhoping its something we can
tennial Homecoming Parade COMMUNITY-WIDE PICNIC
continue to do every year.
Events slated for the final
Free, live music will be a big will feature baseball great
part of the 10-day celebration Charles Harmon as grand day of the celebration include
marshal, a variety of floats, a free community-wide picnic
too.
The band Starbound will get dozens of classic cars and at Eastside Park, with serving
beginning at noon, followed
things started Saturday after- more.
Don
Spillman,
who
co-chairs
by a unity church worship sernoon from 3 to 5, and a Brave
the Bicentennial Steering vice at 2 p.m., followed by free
New Wave will take the stage
from 7 to 9:30 p.m.
Sundays music lineup includes Centerline from 3:30
Crushed Stone
p.m. until 6 p.m. and the Antioch Praise band from 7 p.m. to
Tri-Axle Loads
9:30 p.m.

Celebration ...

ARVIN

JULY 4TH LINEUP

On Monday, Terry Lee and

the Rockaboogie Band will
perform from 4 until 6:30 p.m.
followed by Zach Day and Full
Throttle from 7:30 p.m. until
10 p.m.

project wraps up. They are

framing up the concrete walls
now for the ADA ramp, said
Taylor. They still have to dig
one more tench. Its going to
get uglier before it gets better.
They have to dig a trench
down to the corner by the security center so they can tie
the drains to the main city
sewer system.
A second project has already had some of its delays.
The county is having the skylight and the stained glass
above the atrium repaired
and replaced. A plan to reuse
the stained glass did not work

kids games and inflatables

from 3 to 6 p.m.
Chairperson of the kids
events Melody Brunson said
every child in the community
will want to come out to the
park to participate.
We are going to have the
park decorated with red, white
and blue balloons everywhere,
face painting, clowns, and lots
of kids games with prizes and
inflatables. Kids will have a
chance to Dunk a Cop, with a
dunk tank featuring Washington Police Chief Todd Church,
along with other police officers
and sheriffs deputies. Its going to be a lot of fun.
One game will also feature a
chance to win a childs bicycle
or mini iPad, Brunson said.
For a list of other events that
are part of the Bicentennial
Celebration, visit
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out and after several weeks of

searching the county decided
to use new stained glass instead. In the meantime much
of the central area of the
courthouse is roped off.
Starting this week they
will be working on the skylight, installing it, said Taylor. Once that is complete
they will start on the stained
glass project and get that finished up.
That wont mark the end of
the construction though. Besides the ramp the ADA project will include upgrades to
the basement restrooms.
Once they get finished
with the main ADA ramp
outside they will move inside
and being working on the
restrooms to get them ADA
compliant, said Taylor.
Weve still got a long summer ahead of us. Im hoping
theyll be wrapping up stuff
in September or October.
That is probably the timeline.

All city offices and departments will be closed

Monday in observance of
Independence Day.
There will be no trash
pick up and the city bus
will not be in operation.
The recycling center will
also be closed. Residents
with Monday as their regular trash pick up day
should have their trash
ready for pick up by 7 a.m.
Tuesday.
If you have any questions
regarding this notice, call
the street department at
812-254-4564.

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obituaries
Jan. 20, 1930 - Jun. 27, 2016

WEDNESDAY

Daniel J. Swartzentruber, 86,

of Sarasota, Florida, and formerly of Montgomery, passed away
at 1 p.m. Monday at Sarasota
Memorial Hospital.
He was born Jan. 20,
1930, in Daviess County,
to the late John and
Amanda
(Wagler)
Swartzentruber.
Daniel is survived by
his wife of almost 67
years, Ida Mae (Wagler)
Swartzentruber. They were
married July 2, 1949. They have
six sons and three daughters,
Elvin Dale (Debbie), Gary
Wayne, Sharon Ruth (Terry)
Lengacher, Regina Joy (Greg)
Chaney, all of Montgomery,
Kenneth Eugene (Clara Mae) of
Elnora, Daniel Ray (Peg) of
Goshen, Edward Lee (Coleen)
of Washington, Shirley Ann
(Dale) Gerkin of Loogootee, and
Mark Alan (Janet) of Sarasota;
25 grandchildren; 33 greatgrandchildren; and two greatgreat-grandchildren. He is also
survived by one sister, Mary
Catherine (Henry) Stoll of Sarasota.
He is preceded in death by

his parents and siblings David

(Lydia) Swartzentruber, Lydia
(Daniel) Stoll, Maggie (John)
Graber, Anna, Cleadus (Clara)
Swartzentruber and John Jr. (Lydia) Swartzentruber.
Daniel was a charter
member of Providence
Mennonite
Church,
Montgomery, and also
attended Bahia Vista
Mennonite Church in
Sarasota. He was a devoted Christian and father,
faithful husband, and a friend
to all who knew him.
A memorial service was held
Wednesday at Bahia Vista Mennonite Church, Sarasota.
Visitation will be held at
Providence Mennonite Church,
Montgomery, on Saturday from
2 p.m. to 8 p.m. and from 2 p.m.
Sunday until time of service.
Funeral services will be Sunday at 3 p.m. at Providence
Mennonite Church, Montgomery.
Arrangements are being
made through Blake and Wagler Funeral Home. Condolences may be sent to
www.blakefuneralhomes.com

DOROTHY WILLIS
Dec. 6, 1919 - Jun. 27, 2016

Dorothy Gray Willis, 96, of

Vincennes, died at 4:45 p.m.
Monday in Vincennes.
Born Dec. 6, 1919, in Petersburg, she was the daughter of
Lon and Maggie (Jerrell) Drew.
She was a foreman at Uniroyal and also worked at Hedricks
Pharmacy in Wheatland. She
was a member of Free
Methodist Church in Petersburg. Dorothys interests in life
were church, family and helping others. She was a great
cook and enjoyed traveling. She
was close to her brothers and
sister.
She is survived by a daughter
-in-law, Martha Gray; one
grandchild, Mark (Lynn) Gray
of Vincennes; great-grandchildren Emily and Katie Gray;
many nieces and nephews with

two local, Jeff (Pat) Frankum

and Terry (Bob) Chaillaux; and
the families of Dana (Jim) Burton and Lisa Glassford, with
whom she was very close.
Her first husband, Randall
Gray, died in 1972. She is also
preceded in death by her second husband, Hector Willis; a
son, Kenneth Gray; two brothers, Charles and Marvin Drew;
and a sister, Velma Drew.
The funeral will be at 10 a.m.
Saturday at Harris Funeral
Home, with Rev. Paul Newton
officiating. Burial will be in
Pleasant Ridge Cemetery. Visitation is from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Preferred memorials may be
given to Petersburg Free
Methodist Church.

12:30 a.m. - Police received

a report that someone was trying to break into the rear of the
Stitching Post, 401 E. Main St.
Officers reported that when
they arrived they saw a man
take off running. An officer
chased him down and used a
tazer to subdue him. Police
arrested Kirk A. Shake for
resisting law enforcement and
attempted breaking and entering.
1:25 a.m. - A man called and
said he had just witnessed a
silver car hit a black Ford
Ranger at 104 W. Walnut St.
and then drive away. Police
later located the silver vehicle
near the intersection of Harned
Avenue and Southeast First
Street. Officers have begun
preliminary charges of leaving
the scene of an accident and
false informing.
9:12 a.m. - A man told police

he found a lawn mower battery

in his yard.
12:46 p.m. - A resident told
police someone was taking
gravel from and pile at 224
Front St. and hauling it off in a
wagon pulled by a lawn mower.
Officers found the people taking the gravel who said they
were using it to fill in a pot hole
at 711 Lincoln St.

TUESDAY
4:41 p.m. - A man reported
someone stole the license plate
off of his car at 633 Southwest
Sixth St.
4:50 p.m. - A black suitcase
was found near the propane
tanks at Wal-Mart at 100
Bypass 50 Plaza. Authorities
cleared the business while the
suitcase was checked for being
a bomb. The suitcase held no
explosives and the business
was re-opened a little after 8
p.m.
6:26 p.m. - A woman told
police she was mowing her
yard at 800 Greenwood Ave.

when a woman started yelling

at her. A neighbor then
reported there was a woman
yelling at the neighbors and
taking her clothes off. Police
received an additional report of
a woman streaking through
Longfellow Park. Officers
stopped the woman, called an
ambulance and took her to the
Daviess County Hospital Emergency Room.

COUNTY
REPORT
WEDNESDAY
7:41 a.m. - The sheriffs
department received a report of
a property damage accident
involving a semi and a truck on
SR 57 near Plainville.

TUESDAY
1:01 p.m. - Deputies
responded to a report of a
three-vehicle traffic accident
involving injury on U.S. 50 near
CR 350E.

2:18 p.m. - A caller on South

Grove Street in Odon told deputies someone stole his debit
card and used it to make purchases.

ARRESTS
Jeffery L. Thompson, 48, of
Indianapolis was arrested Tuesday by Indiana State Police on
a charge of driving while suspended with a prior conviction.
He is now free on $2,000 bond.
Monty B. Sloan, 54, of Westphalia was arrested Tuesday by
the Daviess County Sheriffs
Department on charges of
operating a vehicle while intoxication causing serious bodily
injury, possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, unlawful possession of a
syringe, and possession of paraphernalia. He was being held
in the Daviess County Jail without bond following an accident
on U.S. 50 on Tuesday afternoon.
TOTAL JAIL POPULATION:
170

Highway plan is to watch the grass grow

MAUREEN HAYDEN
CNHI STATE REPORTER

INDIANAPOLIS - Knee
high by the Fourth of the July
used to be a measure for corn
in Indiana, but now it could
be applied to roadside grass.
The state is intentionally
allowing vegetation to grow
this summer, as part of a plan
to better manage 40,000 acres
of roadside land.
Its first round of roadside
mowing started in mid-May.
The next likely wont come
until August.
Thats prompting complaints, although fewer than
in past years.
Highway officials hope that
means Hoosiers are getting
used to a new schedule and,
as one official put it, no longer expect roadsides to be
manicured like their front
lawns.
Thats how Nathan Riggs,
spokesman for the state Department of Transportation,
described an aesthetic that he
thinks is fading as Indiana
moves deeper into an inte-

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grated vegetation management plan.

Put in place over the past
decade, the plan combines
measures such as less mowing, more weed eradication
and planting native grasses
and wildflowers.
Not everyones sold, as evidenced by calls that still come
from people who mistake native grasses for tall weeds, he
said.
Conservation expert Zach
Lowe said its a criticism
heard across the Midwest, in
states relying less on the
costly, potentially dangerous
practice of roadside mowing.
Maybe we need a public
service message that says,
Just because its not mown,
doesnt mean its not being
managed, he said.
Lowe is on a team of Purdue University wildlife management experts that has
worked with highway officials on roadside maintenance since at least 2000.
Back then, the DOT cut
grass along 90,000 miles of
roads and in highway medians five times a year.

The cycle has been reduced

to three times, usually in late
spring, late summer and early
fall.
There are additional mowings in some areas, as needed,
where tall grass interferes
with drivers visibility.
Lowe thinks the mowing
cycle could be reduced to
twice a year in some places,
and maybe even once a year
where federally funded wildflowers are taking root.
Lowe said he hears a few
gripes that the states 800
acres of wildflowers look
messy.
But complaints are fewer,
he said, as people learn that
wildflowers provide habitat
that combats the decline of
species such as butterflies.
Who doesnt love a butterfly? he said.
Less mowing has other,
practical benefits. It means
hiring fewer highway workers, and less exposure of
workers to traffic and inattentive motorists, cutting down
on liability costs.
Riggs said Indiana spends
about $8 million per year to

mow 4 0,000-plus highway-side acres.

Herbicides used to eradicate weeds and slow grass
growth cost about $32 per
acre.
Despite tall-grass complaints, state surveys show
that mowing is far down the
list of public concerns, well
behind fixing aging roads.
Only 3 percent of the complaints fielded by the Department of Transportation, Riggs
said, are mowing-related.
Still, some complaints are
highly visible, like the homemade, unauthorized campaign sign for Democratic
gubernatorial candidate John
Gregg.
Recently plopped onto the
side of a roadway, the sign
promise s that Gregg, if
elected, will make sure the
grass is cut.
Riggs declined to comment
other than to say it doesnt
seem to be a widespread concern.
I think were getting people to see there is some reasoning behind the decisions
we make, he said.

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Ex-Indiana Secretary
of State has law
license suspended
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) The
state Supreme Court has suspended former Indiana Secretary of State Charlie Whites
law license for two years following his 2012 conviction on
felony charges including voter
fraud, perjury and theft.
The court issued the suspension Tuesday without automatic reinstatement. The Republican was elected in 2010.
He was automatically removed from office in 2012 after jurors in Hamilton County
convicted him of the felonies.
He served one year of house
arrest.
The state high court said the
disciplinary penalty usually
would be stiffer but noted that
Whites license already has
been under interim suspension for four years while his
case proceeded. White can petition the court to reinstate his
license after two years.
A petition for reinstatement
would be granted only if he is
able to prove by clear and
convincing evidence his fitness to resume the practice of
law, a burden that likely will

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POLICE REPORT
CITY REPORT

DANIEL SWARTZENTRUBER

THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2016

be particularly steep given the

seriousness of (Whites) misconduct, the justices said.
The case against White, a
graduate of the Valparaiso
School of Law, stemmed from
his using his ex-wifes home in
Fishers as his voting address
in 2010 while serving on the
Indianapolis suburbs town
council and running for secretary of state as he lived at his
then-fiancees townhouse.
In December 2014 a state
appeals court upheld three of
Whites felony convictions for
perjury, voting in an incorrect
precinct and theft, which was
for wrongly accepting his
Fishers Town Council salary
while not living in his council
district.
The appeals court judges
ruled that Whites convictions
for submitting a fraudulent
voters registration and casting
a fraudulent election ballot
represented double jeopardy
with other charges and that a
perjury conviction for giving a
false address on a marriage license application was improper.

All-white relay team

provokes response
ELKHART Elkhart
County officials are forming
an expanded organizing
committee with minorities
included for Indiana bicentennial events after the selection of an all-white torch
relay team.
Elkhart County Convention and Visitors Bureau
spokesman Terry Mark said
the expanded committee
will include six Latinos and
six African-Americans to
be representative of the diversity of Elkhart County.
The Elkhart Truth reported Wednesday that minority leaders had criticized
the lack of Latino and African-American representatives on the 28-member
Elkhart County bicentennial torch relay team that
was announced June 21.
Marks said the all-white
makeup was unintentional.
U.S. Census Bureau figures show Hispanics made
up 15 percent of Elkhart
Countys population in
2015 and African-Americans accounted for 6 percent.
The torch relay will travel
through all 92 Indiana
counties in September and
October.

Childrens Museum
plans sports zone
INDIANAPOLIS A $35
million project will transform a parking lot at The
Childrens Museum of Indianapolis into an outdoor activity zone that organizers
hope will encourage
healthy lifestyles.
Museum officials announced project details
Wednesday for the 7.5-acre
Riley Childrens Health
Sports Legend Experience.
The exhibit will have
spaces for football, basketball, baseball, soccer,
hockey and tennis activities,
along with a mini golf
course and two pedal car
racetracks.
Our hope from the
Sports Legend Experience

is that all Hoosiers will gain a

better understanding of the
importance of health and
wellness and to leave inspired
to put into practice what they
learned during their visit,
said Matt Cook, the president
of Riley Hospital for Children.
The museum expects the
activity zone to be ready for
visitors in spring 2018. Plans
call for the outdoor areas to
be open between March and
November, depending on the
weather.
Sponsors for sports areas
within the new zone include
the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis Colts, Indiana Pacers and U.S. Tennis
Association.
Colts quarterback Andrew
Luck joined Wednesdays announcement, saying he believed the sports zone will encourage youths to be more active.
This sports utopia is everything a kid could ever want,
he said.
The museum is among the
citys top attractions, drawing
more than 1 million people a

year.
The citys Metropolitan Development Commission approved the expansion plans
this month, finding the museums parking garage and
other parking lots are adequate to make up for the
some 330 parking spaces to
be lost by the project.

Man gets 3 years for

bomb threat
ANDERSON An Anderson
man has been sentenced to
three years in prison for
phoning a bomb threat to the
Madison County Clerks office
last month to avoid a court
hearing.
Andrew E. Leonard pleaded
guilty last week and was sentenced Tuesday. The (Anderson) Herald Bulletin reports
Leonard apologized in court
and said he wasnt thinking
right when he made the call.
His defense attorney said Leonard has mental health issues.
But Judge Angela Warner
Sims said Leonard wasnt remorseful and didnt appreci-

ate the magnitude of the

hard and fear he caused. The
Madison County Government
Center in Anderson was evacuated after Leonards May 2
call. A search found no
bombs.
Leonard was quickly arrested after his phone number showed up on the caller
ID in the clerks office.

London man guilty of

child porn sentenced
INDIANAPOLIS A British
man who Indiana prosecutors
identified as the leader of a
child pornography ring involving infants and toddlers
has been sentenced to 85
years in prison.
U.S. District Judge William
T. Lawrence sentenced Domminich Shaw, 35, of London,
on Tuesday. Shaw pleaded
guilty last year to conspiracy
to advertise child pornography and conspiracy to receive
and distribute child pornography charges.
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June 30, 2016

WASHINGTON

TIMES HERALD
Ron Smith

Melody Brunson

Publisher

Editor

Todd Lancaster
Sports Editor

OUR VIEW

Change is
only thing that
stays the same
f you ask someone how old they
are, you often get a hum and a
haw followed by a little white
lie.
However, birthdays really are often a wonderful time to honestly
look at where you are and what you
are doing, and where you want to
go. It gives you a chance to take a
genuine look at the past, present
and future --- complete with all the
bumps and imperfections, as well as
the beauty.
Like a person, it really isnt that
different for a community like
Washington on its 200th birthday.
Washington and Indiana have
grown up together, giving us a
unique perspective on how our community, state and nation have grown
and matured together.
Our community is not perfect, it
never has been and it never will be.
It has faced tragedy, triumph, heartbreak and heart-filling joy - and after 200 years, it is still standing.
Just as Washington is no longer
the small town born on the outskirts
of the dense forest near Abe Lincolns boyhood home, it is also no
longer a railway hub on the pathway to the Great West. It isnt the
manufacturing center of the early
20th Century or a home of the midcentury industrial base that seemed
to provide for everyones needs in
the post-war economy.
Even in the last 20 years the
make up of Washington again has
shown a tremendous shift, giving
those growing up in Washington today a different perspective than the
one even their parents knew.
Many of the businesses that were
cornerstones of this community in
the 1980s and 1990s are now gone.
The world takes a much more
global view on how economics effect
us. It is just as easy to order from
Amazon as it is to drive down Main
Street. Department stores and specialty shops have been replaced by
big box corporate behemoths and
saving a dollar seems more important than saving a job. But truthfully, many of those same businesses are gone from most every
Main Street. Those that survive and
thrive are those willing to reinvent
themselves.
For years, church, school and
downtown served as the center of
the community, now it seems like
the center of the universe is in
peoples hands or back pocket.
German and Irish names dotted
the gravemarkers for 150 years in
Washington, but many of those
names have now changed, as other
ethnic groups and nationalities are
now carving out their own identities
in this community. Sanchez in now
next to, Lengacher, Schmidt or
OLeary and each is just trying do
the best for their families as they all
occupy the same small bit of real estate.
Is it better or worse? That is question each generation asks itself as it
watches the community change. One
cant perdict the direction any community will take in the future, any
more than it can change the course
of a river of the direction the wind
blows.
In the last few years, the interstate
on the citys east side that they said
would never be built - got built. Just
as the railway opened Washington
up to the rest of the world, Interstate
69 should do the same - at least for
a while.
We will be faced with educating
our children in different ways as the
socio-ethnic make-up of the community also changes, forcing our teachers and administrators find ways to
respond to problems that couldnt
have been imagined 40 years ago.
Time, money and effort are focused on helping Washington push
the edge of the technological envelope, again asking people to currently respond to future rules that
havent fully even been written yet.
Things will change and that is the
only prediction that can be guaranteed. However, we will also respond
to those changes just as we always
have. It wont always be easy and it
wont happen without many people
trying to stop the tide of change. The
truth is you cant stop the tide, it
rolls in and out - the keys is learning to float with it in both directions.

Washington has proved its ability to thrive

ome believe the measure of
character and strength is the
ability not only to weather a
storm, but to emerge from the
darkness even stronger than
before the storm hit. Those who
believe that know that Washington
has demonstrated its ability to not
just survive, but also showed its
ability to thrive after a debilitating
storm.
In this case, the storm is a metaphor for the tempest that struck
Washington in the early 1980s: the
Evans Railcar strike. That period in
Washingtons history polarized the
city and drew nationwide attention
as newspapers such as the New
York Times and the Chicago Times
(to name two) dispatched reporters
to Washington to memorialize a
standoff uncharacteristic of the usually-docile area.
Then-mayor Leo Sullivan would
say after the extended strike that
the ordeal aged him more than 10
years. Sullivan, known for his jolly
disposition, found little joy being
stuck in the middle of a bitter fight
that pitted Evans Railcar management, one of the citys larger employers, against the rank-and-file.
A wide chasm separated Evans
Railcar management and the employees. Employees sought a higher
wage and better benefits; management refused to budge. That is a
common occurrence in business:
companies want to keep as much
money as possible and employees
want to earn what they believe is a
fair wage and benefits package.

Washingtons Police were caught

in the crosshairs of frustrated union
employees and a business that felt
order and public safety were the responsibilities of the law enforcement. The police escort of the bus
was outnumbered by vehicles of
those who supported the union.
Greg Litherland
Skirmishes between union memGUEST COLUMNIST
bers and non-union members were
fairly mundane; heckling and an occasional tossed object.
Employees stood for what they
That changed the fateful afterbelieved and voted to strike. Neither
party believed the strike would be a noon the bus exit route, almost ironprotracted one, although both sides ically, was blocked by a stopped
train.
hunkered down and waited for the
The fuse met the powder that afother side to blink.
ternoon. It would be no exaggeraNo one blinked.
tion to say all hell broke loose that
Worse than no blink, tempers
flared. Frustration grew daily. Days day.
Union supporters swarmed the
started with hope of an agreement
bus; police officers were outnumbut ended with disappointment as
bered and unable to prevent or stop
no progress was made. It appeared
the chaos that ensued. The bus was
negotiations were flawed and the
rocked by union supporters in an atsides grew even farther apart than
tempt to topple it.
when the strike began.
No one knows how long lasted
The tension was palpable. Everybefore order could be restored, but
one knew something had to give.
those caught in the altercation have
No one could see the riptide that
was about to pull Washington under reported the event was one that
seemed to have played out in slow
water.
motion.
Late in the strike the company
The storm knocked the wind out
brought in non-union employees.
of Washington and dropped the city
That move, wittingly or otherwise,
lit the fuse to an explosion that (by to one knee.
Cooler heads prevailed in the days
Washingtons standards) was epic.
that followed. In fact, reports indiNon-union employees were
bussed into the city and to the plant. cated the two sides were talking
and it was possible the strike might
The anything-but-non-descript bus
end with a signed agreement.
was designed to withstand trouble
The talk turned to reality as both
as the tinted windows were covered
parties inked an agreement. A pawith steel grates.

rade was held to celebrate the

breakthrough; the dark cloud had
departed Washington.
The city was back on its feet. Like
adults in a relationship, Washington
put the fight behind and redoubled
its efforts to improve the business
climate.
Washington found its stride in the
years that followed. Businesses were
being attracted, jobs were becoming
available, and the heat of the moment had passed, seemingly for
good.
More than 30 years have passed
since the strike. It is fair to say even
those involved dont give much
thought to that dark time; all have
moved past the ugliness and have
gone on to become contributors to
Washingtons growth.
Washingtons comeback is not
something that can be attributed to
fate; rather, the growth is the result
of teamwork between business leaders and those who love the sense of
this community.
This city took what could have
been knockout blows, went to one
knee, but stood strong and came
back to be even better than it was.
Many residents believe Washingtons character, strength and resolve
have been proven and demonstrates
to other cities Washington has the
ability to thrive no matter the adversity that may come its way.
Greg Litherland was a reporter in
1980 for the Times Herald during the
Railcar strike. He went on to serve as the
newspapers editor, where he worked until
1985.

A trip down memory lane - and Main Street in the 70s

bout once a week Id make
the trip from E. VanTrees up
N.E. Fourth, take a right, and
there it was -- G.C. Murphys
-- my favorite store growing up.
Inside Murphys you could find
almost anything, but especially a
frozen Coke, some warm peanuts
and Brachs chocolate stars.
Along about Friday or Saturday
morning, Mom would make out her
weekly grocery list, scanning over
the full-page grocery ads in the
newspaper, jotting down what was
on sale, and what she needed to
make our meals for the next week.
She didnt usually need all that
much, because we grew our own
fruits and vegetables, raised our
beef and pork, and even at one
time milked ole Bessie. But there
were always a few things she
needed, and to Washington we
would come. Wed load up the returnable 8-pack empty bottles of
Pepsi or RC Cola, and make our
way into town. All the way from
Bogard Township, the trip in our
old 1970 Ford Fairlane was typically
dusty or bumpy.
Mom shopped religiously at Arnolds Red and White on VanTrees
(where the Security Center now
stands), and I remember Rufus,
with his splattered butcher-shop
apron, greeting his regulars. My sister was lucky enough one year to

Melody Brunson
EDITOR

collect enough Red and White labels to earn a free trip to Californias Disneyland, where she was accompanied by Rufus and his wife.
We collected Red and White labels
from all our friends and family so
she could earn first place. I was too
young at the time to compete, but I
loved my trips to the Arnold store
nonetheless.
Soon after our arrival at grocery,
which was usually our first stop in
town, Mom would allow me to
scurry up Fourth to Main, giving
me enough pocket change to purchase my frozen Coke and a few
chocolate stars from the bulk candy
row, which came in a little white
paper sack. Mmmmm! By the time
I got back to Arnolds I was sure to
have chocolate melted around my
mouth and in my hands. Once in a
while Id just settle for an ice cold
Coke in a bottle out of the machine
right there at Arnolds.

Sometimes we made the trip

down Main Street to JCPenneys on
N.E. Third, where Economic Development now resides. I remember at
least two full stories of the clothes
and shoes I loved to browse. Wed
visit with the nice sales lady in the
fancy leisure suit who was my
Moms friend, and then maybe just
pick up the latest mail-order catalog
and order by phone from home.
For back-to-school, I remember getting to try on the new shoes at Penneys. Its kind of ironic how the
mail-order business (by tapping a
smartphone) has made a comeback.
My favorite, of course, was coming
home with the JCPenney Christmas
Wish catalog, where I could browse
for hours, dreaming.
Our last usual stop in town was
Herschs IGA, where we wanted to
get our card punched and hoped to
win the bankroll, unless someone
had a doctors visit or dental appointment at Dr. Roy Simpsons
down by the Eastside Park.
A few times we made it further
down to Main Street to Paris Style
and Kidwells, but not often. Mom
sewed most of our clothes, but I remember her taking me there in
search of a white blouse for a special occasion. My Grandpa Stoll and
his brother, John Gramps, did buy
their Sunday suits at The Bell from
Ruby Wirts. It was about the only

other clothes they owned, with the

exception of their denim overalls
and light-blue chambray shirts they
wore all six other days. Those, of
course, came from the Odon Clothing Store, which required another
trip to town - just a different direction.
A few times we made it to Kramers for coneys or into Williams
Brothers for a bite to eat, but those
special occasions were few and far
between.
As I reflected on my own memories about traveling to Washington
as a child, I remembered that I am
now helping to make childhood
memories for my own daughters.
They love to visit Indiana Theater
since its re-opening, and are grateful for the free movie days these
past two summers. They beg to eat
lunch at the New White Steamer for
cheeseburgers and chocolate chip
shakes, and they like to browse the
latest young adult styles at Bambinis, and shop for decor and popular jewelry at The Lemon Tree and
Wonderful Life.
I wonder how they will reflect on
our times together when they remember Washington 50 years from
now.
Melody Brunson just celebrated her
31st year at the newspaper, where she has
been editor since 1989.

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bicentennial

What will 2066 look like?

oday - 2016 its our
citys Bicentennial. Fifty
years ago Washington
celebrated its
sesquicentennial. In 2066,
somebodies will be
observing our citys
Semiquincentennial for 250
years! Wrap your arms
around that!
Its been my hope for the
past 4 1/2 years that the
things we are doing are setting a good foundation for
our children, grandchildren,
and newcomers to our community who are in their
youth today or arent even
born yet. How will the citizens 50 years from now look
back at us? Will they think
we did all the right things to
prepare our city for them?
Much of my effort the last
few years, with the help and
support of so many, has been
geared toward future development -- development of
good jobs, worthwhile infrastructure and quality life.
Thats why were improving
things like water lines, a new
water tower, replacement of
sidewalks, improvements
and expansion of police and
fire protection equipment
and personnel, better park
equipment and anti-litter and
blighted property programs.
So what will this result in?
I believe that our community
is on the cusp of some great
things. I do believe that it is
only a matter of time that we
will see buildings popping
up around I-69 that will

As our employment base

grows, so will our need to
improve and expand housing. I see housing starts and
options for types of housing
expanding so that people
have good places and
choices. I see Washington as
Joe Wellman
a place people will want to
WASHINGTON MAYOR
move to because it will be
accessible, affordable and
house some really good high- sustaining.
er-paying jobs for our citiWith that growth will
zens. I believe it because so come the opportunity to exmany are helping us work
pand and improve our
toward that. In 50 years, the schools because well have
challenge wont be to fill
an expanding population
empty parcels of land around with needs for different types
Washington, the challenge
of learning. Well see
will be finding a place to put changes in government serthe next business or factory. vices things like improved
You think thats crazy? Thir- parks and other public
ty-five years ago you had to
spaces, bike trails, more
drive past a whole lot of
walking paths and the presfarm fields and empty lots to ence of pocket- or neighborget to K-mart; now it would
hood-type parks. High-speed
be challenge to find a place
fiber optics (or something
between Eastside Park Road even better) in every home
and Masons Root Beer stand and business is foreseeable.
to put a store or restaurant!
With all that change,
It wont be long before the though, I also see citizens
citizens of Washington and
clinging to time-honored valtravelers on I-69 have
ues - citizens who are
choices of more gas stations, hard-working, caring, honest,
eating establishments and
faith-filled and family-oriented. That, I have faith, will
places to stay. And, within
not change.
the next three to five years,
Yes, I believe that when
National Highway/Business
the Washington citizens of
50 will begin to be some2066 hop into their self-drivthing we can take pride in
again, as we are studying the ing automobiles to travel
around town, theyll say, Yes,
possibilities for new curbs,
sidewalks, road surface, land- those people who lived here
in 2016 did a lot of things
scaping and street lights
right!
and funding - as we speak.

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BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
SO FAR IN 2016

WASHINGTON NATIVE Sean Wood, of Vincennes, returned to his hometown to win the
Bicentennial 5K run-walk on May 21.

The early history of Washington

ROBBY GENERAL
TIMES HERALD

While both Washington

and Daviess County celebrates their bicentennial year
in 2016, the first residents of
the county are known to have
arrived as early as 1801.
There is an argument on
who first inhabited Daviess
County. Some agree that it
was William Ballow who first
came to a place 16 miles
southeast of Washington
called Sugar Creek Hills. It is
also common for people to
say that the first inhabitant
was South Carolina resident,
Eli Hawkins, as written in A
Historical Sketch of Washington, written in 1885.
But, in the book History of
Knox and Daviess County,
Indiana prepared by John
Wooldridge and published in
1886, he claims it was not
likely that Hawkins was the
first inhabitant.
This can hardly be correct,
as Mr. John Thompson, who
wrote a series of pioneer papers for the Age, and who is
very generally recognized as
a good authority on early
historic matters, mentions in
those pioneer papers seven
others who came to this region before Eli Hawkins,
Wooldridge said.
David Flora, who built the
first home in Washington,
was recorded as the second
resident of Daviess County,
according to those documents. Floras home was built
on the land, which for unknown reasons, was known
as Liverpool.
Most of the land in present
day Daviess County was inhabited by Native Americans
and the United States Congress decreed that no land
was to be settled by men until the Native American tribes
had yielded possession of it.
In 18 03, what is now
known as the Midwest was
known as the countrys far
western frontier. This was
until Napoleon Bonaparte,
Emperor of France, sold the
land between the Mississippi
River and the Rocky Mountains during the Louisiana
Purchase to help supplement

his militar y c ampaigns

through Western Europe.
Daviess Countys pioneer
period began during that
same time period and lasted
60 years, growing the tensions between the pioneers
and the Native American
tribes who inhabited the
land.
The settlers who originally
moved into the area which is
now known as Davie ss
County were successful farmers until the Delaware tribe
Indians became an issue in
1811.
Many of these residents
fled to the 10 forts which
were built mainly along the
southern end of the county.
Of the 10 forts that were once
erected in during the time,
five were built in 1812, along
with several block houses
used as a defense from attacks.
People from Tennessee,
Kentucky, Pennsylvania,
North Carolina and South
Carolina flooded into these
forts, eventually filling and
overcrowding most of them
by the time the War of 1812.
With protection from the
forts, block houses and rangers put on guard for protection, only four men and one
Native American were said to
have died during the earliest
years of Washington.
Following the War of 1812,
the town of Liverpool decided
a name change was in order
to sever all ties from the English.
The town of Washington
was built on the same plat
that was once Liverpool.
Originally Daviess County
was a part of Knox County
and that remained the case
until a special law was enacted on Dec. 24, 1816. In
that same law it was written
by Jonathon Jennings that
Washington was to become

the county seat.

After viewing several eligible sites, one or more of
which was on the river south,
finally selected Liverpool, a
small village forming a portion of the present county
seat Washington, Jennings
wrote.
In 1817, Emanuel Van Trees
and Peter Wilkins laid out the
land for Washington. The
coming years the city began
to expand with the first home
created at Fifth and Walnut
streets and the first general
store opened by James G.
Read in 1818. Many of the
original public buildings
were created in the same
fashion as the homes, constructed and shaped with forest trees rather than brick,
stone or tile.
The first three county jails
were made of logs, but the
first two burnt down and the
third was in service until a
newer jail and sheriffs residence was made of brick in
1860. The first brick courthouse wasnt built until 1819.
For the first 40 years of the
towns existence, there was
not much growth, but following the construction of the O
& M Railroad was built in
1857, that all changed. Washington became a town that
relied less on outside help for
storage of merchandise and
became to expand to further
markets like Cincinnati, Philadelphia and New York.
With success of the farming, mining and shipping out
of Washington, more and
more people began to move
here. The population doubled
in the first 13 years after the
railroad was constructed and
by 1885, there was said to be
8,000 people living in the
town.

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WASHINGTON TIMES HERALD

Indiana Territory evolves into the Hoosier state

LINDSAY OWENS
TIMES HERALD

In 1816, what is now the

Hoosier state looked much
different than the way it does
today. Bruce Beesley, vice
president of historic sites at
the Indiana State Museum
and Historic Sites, said life
here 200 years ago was much
different.
Id like to stress how different Indiana looked in 1816,
he said. Huge forests and few
clearings. Little farms cleared
by hand. Agriculture is taking
over quickly as the wildlife is
being hunted to near extinc-

tion for the fur trade.

Beesley said by 1816, many
Native Americans had moved
to the northern parts of the
state or left the Indiana Territory all together.
The northern two-thirds of
the state still required treaties
to extinguish the Native
American title, he said. The
Miami were mostly south of
t h e Wa b a s h a n d t h e
Potawatomi were north.
The population of the area
was also rapidly growing.
When the Indiana Territory,
under Governor William
Henry Harrison, was first
started, the population was

listed at 5,641 settlers. Just a

decade later, the population
had grown to 25,520.
In 1816, we made it to
63,000 settlers, finally over
the 60,000 needed to become
a state, said Beesley, noting
that the French had been in
the area for 100 years before
Indiana became a state and it
wasnt until statehood that
their influence was drowned
out by the Americans moving in. We more than double
every 10 years until we hit a
million Hoosiers in the early
1850s.
Beesley said outside of the
topography, Native Ameri-

cans and rapid population

growth, the other thing that
most surprised him was how
important democracy and
representational government
was to the settlers.
The 1816 Constitution begins with a listing of personal
rights and outlines a state
government carefully divided
between the three branches,
said Beesley. It intends to
end slavery with the stroke of
the pen and promises free education for all through the
university. They didnt wasnt
make the last one but the
idealism is impressive.

BUSINESSES THROUGH THE YEARS

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TIMES HERALD

Washington was one of the

earliest towns constructed in
Southern Indiana, and its
growth led to several other
people attempting to create
towns throughout Daviess
County.
Many of these attempts
were unsuccessful and the
only memory of them remains in records held in the
Recorders office in Daviess
County - at least the ones
that remain after the two
courthouse fires that Washington had.
These town creation attempts are often referred to
as vanished towns.
Washington itself was constructed on the same foundation of one of the first vanished towns in Daviess
County, but certainly not be
the last.
This is a list of the towns
that attempted, and eventually failed, forming in Washington Township of Daviess
County.
LIVERPOOL (1)

THE COCA-COLA BOTTLING PLANT on West Main Street in Washington has been
closed for several years. The Daviess County Museum has a working 1930s Coke
machine that is still operating. The machine was fixed by the late Lee Kail, who
had retired from the Coke plant.

TRUELOVES Canning Factory.

The town of Liverpool

built its first lot in 1812,
when a man by the name of
David Flora built a home on
the corner of Second and
Main streets the same
streets that remain in Washington today.
Liverpool itself never actually vanished, but instead its
name was changed following
the War of 1812 when the
citizens didnt want anything
to do with the English.
It wasnt until 1817, one
year after Daviess County
was organized, when Peter
Wilkins and Emanuel Van
Trees made the first addition
to the old Liverpool town.
Washington was laid out just
north of Liverpool and the
first addition came in the
form of 165 lots each sized at
65 feet x 120 feet.
It is often lost in the history that Washington was
once called by another name,
but Liverpool as one of the
first on the list of vanished
towns.
CHELSEA (2)

GEORGE GOLSON and Sons Dry Goods and Grocery store

displays the National Recovery Administration sign in its
window. The NRA was a New Deal program designed to
control prices. The program was ruled unconstitutional in
1935 by the Supreme Court.
PERELS JEWELRY, formerly Jepson Jewelry Company,
with its owners Mr. and Mrs. Martin Perel.

THE AIRDOME THEATER during its heyday.

GREENWOODS HARDWARE was started by Ehret

Greenwood as The Trade Palace in the early 1910s. The
store closed in 2015.

Vanished towns
of Washington
Township
ROBBY GENERAL

IN THE 1920S, local farmer Henry

Wichman won awards for topping
100 bushels an acre in corn
production. In the 1930s, hybrid
corn was developed and five
different hybrid seed companies
were started in Daviess County.

THIS ILLUSTRATION shows the location of vanished

towns.

Many towns
attempted, but failed
to be created near
Washington

THE AMERICAN STEAM LAUNDRY at 421-423 Main St.

Chelsea was one of the

biggest towns platted in Daviess County. Its original 901
lots were platted east of
Washington, but nothing was
ever built on the land.
In 1856, there was promise
of a so-called Straight Line
railroad, which would run
from Evansville to Indianapolis. The north-south railroad
was supposed to meet the
B&O railroad, which ran
east-west, through the center
of town.
James Cosby, a man who
owned several pieces of
property along the railroad,
and his partner Willard Carpenter were both confident
that the towns location
would help it succeed with
its location along State Road
50 and two intersecting railroads. Seventeen others
agreed and decided to pur-

chase lots on October 6, 1857.

With money received from
the donations of several
farmers, Carpenter went to
England to purchase the iron
rails to lay out the foundation of the railroad bed.
However, he was robbed
while there and tried to raise
more money for the rail road.
Many of the people felt
cheated and Carpenters attempts to raise more money
proved to be unsuccessful.
The only piece of the old
town that is left are old
stones that were made to be
the foundation of a school
house.
LETTSVILLE (3)

Named after Warden C.

Lett, Lettsville was a small
town platted in 1871 and was
best remembered as Hole in
the Wall.
The nickname stemmed
from the Saloon which had
no outside door, but rather a
hole. It was created from the
owner of the building who
knocked out enough bricks
to create a makeshift doorway after realizing the building had no outside door.
Along with the Saloon,
Lettsville itself had a blacksmith shop, a general store, a
Post Office, a school house
along with a couple of
houses.
H o w e v e r, t h e S a l o o n
would be the demise of the
town as a mans body, frozen
in the ice, was found several
days after a drunken brawl
in Prarie Creek.
ELDON (4)

Along the B&O rail road

west of Washington, the town
of Eldon was laid out in 1857
by three men by the names
of: David Kennedy, William
S. Turner and Seth Cruse. It
sat along the Wabash and
Erie Canal and at one point
had 16 streets and 56 blocks
of lots.
Several houses remained
following the towns disbandment because of the canal
going down, but over the
years the houses would also
disappear.
TOMS HILL (5)

Further west, on the West

Fork of the White River a
town that once held 25
houses, a school house, saw
mill and several other buildings has all but disappeared.
The towns main source of
work was by sending its
products down south on the
river by way of boats. The
towns shipments would
reach as far as Louisiana, but
following the death of Hyatt
in 1885, the town slowly began to fall apart.
MAXWELL (6)

In 1981, the town of Maxwell was transformed into

the Maxwell Addition of the
northwest sector of Washington after being annexed by
the city.
There were also several
small communities that were
built along the rail road in
Wa s h i n g t o n To w n s h i p
named Graham (7), Duff (8)
and Jordan (9).
Sources used: Daviess County
Museum and articles written by
Don Cosby, published in 2011 for
the Washington Times Herald
titled Plagues and lost towns.

bicentennial

WASHINGTON TIMES HERALD

THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2016

A7

Candidate Nixon fills Hatchet House

DON SPILLMAN
TIMES HERALD

A full house at Washingtons

Hatchet House on a Saturday
night in February usually
means basketball, especially
when someone mentions the
largest crowd ever to fill the
Hatchet House. But on Feb. 10,
1968, not just the Hatchets
fans, or the State of Indiana,
but the entire country had its
eyes and ears focused on the
events at Washingtons famed
basketball venue.
The campaign for President
of the United States was just
underway, and just a few days
before former Vice-President,
Richard M. Nixon, had declared his candidacy for President. Nixon was beginning a
political comeback, after losing the 1960 Presidential race
to John F. Kennedy, and the
governorship of California in
1962.
But by February 1968,
Nixon was back on top, and
ready to challenge former
Governor George Romney of
Michigan, U.S. Senator Charles Pearcy of Illinois, and the
newly-elected Governor of
California, Ronald Reagan, for
the Republican nomination.
Months earlier, Indianas
State Treasurer, John K. Snyder, a Washington, Indiana,
resident, had pushed to get
Nixon, a favorite of Indiana
Republicans, to be the keynote
speaker at the Daviess County
Republicans annual Lincoln
Day Dinner. Snyder had his
eye on Washingtons new
(then) 8000-seat gymnasium
as the venue. Tickets for the
evening were $2.50, $10, $50,
and $100 per person.
The previous week, Nixon
had officially declared his candidacy, heading into the early
New Hampshire primary. His
appearance at the Hatchet
House, would be his first public appearance and speech

Photo Courtesy of Blaine Kalberer

WHEN PRESIDENT RICHARD NIXON visited Washington on Feb. 10, 1968, at Washington
High School, where he packed the Hatchet House. From left: A.J. Kalberer, Daviess
County Sheriff Ralph Morgan and Richard M. Nixon. Nixons successful 1968 campaign
for the White House began on a platform under the south basket of the Hatchet House.

since his announcement. For

all practical purposes, Nixons
successful 1968 campaign for
the White House began on a
platform under the south basket of the Hatchet House.
Nixon arrived flew into the
Vincennes-Lawrenceville airport around 4:30 on the afternoon of Saturday, Feb. 10. He
was met by around 500 people led by the mayors of Lawrenceville and Vincennes and
other local Republican leaders. Nixons driver for the day
was Vincennes University student, Roger Allen, a 1966
Washington High School graduate. Allen, who now lives in
Ft. Myers, Florida, says, I did

not get to talk to him too

much since I was concentrating on driving. You have to
remember, I was a young kid
and pretty excited about the
whole thing.
Allen says he does remember driving through Washington at 60 miles an hour and
not getting a ticket. As for
what he remembers about
Nixon, Allen says that Nixon
was interested in his background and asked about his
plans for school. Allen says
that Nixon was aware of Vincennes University, and also,
Indiana University, where Allen would transfer after completing courses at VU. Allen

says that Nixon was interested

in the IU football, and mentioned IUs star quarterback,
Harry Gonso. Allen says he
did not get to hear Nixons
speech because he was required to stay with the car
along with members of the
security detail.
Nixons motorcade stopped
briefly at the Twilight Motel
(now the Budget Inn at the
corner of SR 57 and South
Street) before going to the
gym.The Nixon party arrived
at what the Times-Herald report says was a jam-packed
WHS cafeteria, slightly behind
schedule for the 6:30 p.m. re-

ception. There was only a narrow corridor for those attending the reception to greet
Nixon and his wife, Pat.
The pre-speech activities began at the Hatchet House at
6:10 p.m. for everyone who
did not have the special tickets
to attend the reception. Those
waiting in the gymnasium
were entertained by 110-piece
Washington High School
band, along with songs by the
Washington High School and
Washington Catholic High
School choruses. An adult
chorus called the Melo-Aires
also performed.
The audience was crowded
with Republican leaders from
across Indiana. Former Senator William Jenner, U.S. Congressmen William Bray, John
Myers, and Roger Zion were
in attendance. Also part of the
crowd were Indianas Secretary of State Edgar Whitcomb,
State Treasurer John K. Snyder, State Auditor John Gallagher and State School Superintendent Richard Wells. Also
attending were most of the
judges of Indianas Supreme
Court and Court of Appeals,
and most of the Republican
members of the General Assembly, including future Governor Otis Bowen, who was
serving as Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives.
The only major Hoosier Republican figure not in attendance was Washington native,
former U.S. Senator Homer
Capehart, who was on the
East Coast attending to duties
as chairman of the USO. Capehart did send a telegram,
which was read to the crowded
gymnasium by his son, Earl.
By 8 p.m. the Hatchet House
was packed, with both upper
and lower roll-out bleachers
deployed, and nearly 800 seats
set up on the gym floor. Estimates are there were well
over 8,000 people in the gymnasium when Washington

resident and State Treasurer

John K. Snyder, introduced
Nixon to the crowded Hatchet
House.
Before program began, the
podium was removed from
the platform and Nixon spoke
without notes. During his
speech Nixon criticized the
economic, domestic, diplomatic, and war policies of the
Johnson Administration.
Nixon, told the crowd that
their vote in 1968 would answer the question of shall we
continue to follow Johnsons
policiesor is it time for a
new beginning.
After the speech, Nixon and
his party attended a reception
at the Washington Country
Club. The Nixons the returned to the airport and
boarded the plane for their
flight home.
Nixon also made an impression on one small girl. When I
asked if people remembered
the Nixon visit, Jana Earl
wrote this: Yes, I do! I was 7
years old and was standing
out in front of my Uncle Arts
gas station when his limo
drove by. My dad and mom
rushed us to the motel up the
street. Mom ran us close to
him and a reporter stepped on
my foot for I was that close
and President Nixon stopped
and moved them over and
took hold of me and ask me if
I was ok? Never forget that
day. Of course my mom said
yes, shes OK. We were excited to be that close and to
get to meet him.
The speech Nixon gave at
the Hatchet House and the
warm welcome he received in
Washington, Indiana, was the
start of a successful campaign.
In November 1968, Richard
M. Nixon defeated Hubert
Humphrey. The following January he was inaugurated as
the 37th President of the
United States.

Cornfield Conference brought GOP back

MIKE GRANT
TIMES HERALD

In 1938, the Republican

Party was in deep trouble both
in Indiana and nationally. The
Great Depression had been
blamed on Republican President Herbert Hoover and the
recovery under Franklin D.
Roosevelts New Deal had
turned the country, and even
Indiana, decidedly Democratic.
The 1936 election had left
many pundits considering the
possibility that the GOP was
on its deathbed. Governor
Paul McNutt had been in office
in Indiana since 1933 and
backed by Public Works Administration projects had
turned the Democrats into a
powerhouse party. In the entire state there was only one
Republican Congressman.
Against that political backdrop, Homer Capehart, a business success but party newcomer, suggested a massive
event to kick off the 1938 political campaign. Capehart approached Indiana Republican
Party Chairman Arch Bobbit
to hold a cornfield rally on his
farm north of Washington in
August. Bobbit knew the party
workers were discouraged and
agreed to the clambake on the
farm.
Capehart was fairly new to
politics. He had grown up in
the Washington area and was
the first person to volunteer to
join the Army in World War I.
After the war he took some
sales jobs before he created
the Capehart Company in
1928, making phonographs.
The company was initially
successful but folded in the
Depression. He later went to
work for the Wurlitzer Company, where he made his fortune selling juke boxes.
Later, Capehart formed the
Packard Company in Indianapolis and began selling
boxes that allowed people to
play music from their booth in
the restaurant. With the money
he made he came back to
Washington and bought a
2,000-acre farm.
Capehart had already held
one of his clambakes on the
farm to build the morale of the
Wurlitzer salesforce, but it
would be nothing compared to
what happened in August

File Photo

SOME 60,000 PEOPLE poured into Daviess County to take part in the biggest political event in Indiana history on August 1938. The Cornfield
Conference was hosted by Homer Capehart on his farm north of Washington.

1938.
A 120-acre, freshly mowed
alfalfa field held 28 blue and
white striped tents. Some
60,000 people poured in to
take part in the biggest political event in Indiana history.
Top national Republicans,
GOP members of Congress, all
of the Indiana Republican candidates and almost 8,000 precinct committeemen from
around the state came to the
cornfield conference. Officials
estimate 10,000 cars were on
the scene, special passenger
trains and busses delivered the
delegates. There was even a
field filled with airplanes. National media made their way
and radio broadcast networks
covered the event.
The Cornfield Conference

has great historic significance

because of the legacy it left not
only in Daviess County, but on
the state and national level as
well, said Daviess County Republican Party Chairman Jan
Schuler-Hicks. It was during
the Great Depression and the
Republican Party was discouraged and in disarray. Homer
Capehart was the embodiment
of the American Dream. He
believed that optimism, individualism and an aggressive
desire to grow business interests was the key to his success
and the nation needed those
same qualities to get out of the
Great Depression.
It has been estimated that
Capehart put up as much as
$40,000 of his own money to
put on the Cornfield Confer-

ence. It included two huge

food tents that pumped out
fried chicken and baked clams
to feed the visitors.
The late Joe Haskins was a
boy on the farm, selling sodas
to the thirsty crowd. He later
told a reporter with the Valley
Advance about it. Homer did
all the work of planning it
himself, and he put together
the money for it, said Haskins. The field was lit up like
daytime with floodlights and
there was a show on Friday
night before the Saturday rally.
There were speakers hung on
poles everywhere and the
ground was covered with tents
with different bands and
shows.
The result was a Republican
Party in Indiana that was

ready to challenge the dominance of the New Deal Democrats and a National GOP that
was reorganized with its own
new direction.
One man brought thousands of Republicans together
in Daviess County and produced a new unity and purpose for the state and national
parties, said Schuler-Hicks. I
feel this also planted the seeds
for the growth of the Republican Party locally in Daviess
County into the strong organization it is today.
The result not only proved
politically successful for the
Republican Party, but it also
made Capehart a player in
party politics.
After the Cornfield Conference, Republicans made gains

in elections in the years to

come, said Schuler-Hicks. It
also led to Capeharts election
to the U.S. Senate.
Capehart was elected to the
Senate in 1946 and served
three terms before being defeated by Birch Bayh in 1962.
Capehart died in 1979. At
the time of his death, Governor Otis Bowen called Capehart one of the people most
responsible for the revitalization of the Indiana Republican
Party in the 1940s.
Homer Capehart was a giant in politics, said then GOP
State Chairman Bruce Melchert. His roots in the Republican Party run deep, and he is
responsible for building the
party and helping it attain the
strong voice it has today.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2016

WASHINGTON TIMES HERALD

Washington Times Herald Weather

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Local Forecast
Today we will see sunny skies with a
high temperature of 83, humidity of
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record high temperature for today is
100 set in 1936.

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Bicknell
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Petersburg
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Princeton
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HOLIDAY CLOSINGS
The following are area
closings for the Independence Day holiday Monday:
PACE Community Action
Agency will be closed.
City of Washington offices
will be closed.
Daviess County Family
Y.M.C.A. will be closed.
The Davie ss County
Courthouse and Highway
Department will be closed.
Senior and Family Services will be closed.
Daviess County Chamber
of Commerce Office and
Visitors Bureau will be
closed.
Economic Development
Corp. will be closed.
Washington Carnegie
Public Library will be
closed.
U.S. Postal Service will be
closed.
The license branch will be
closed.
Retired Senior Volunteer
Program offices will be
closed.
Indiana Workforce Development Center will be
closed.
Daviess County Landfill
will be closed.
T h e Wa s h i n g t o n
Times-Herald office will be
closed.
Ride Solution will be
closed.

PICTURED are the new Rotary officers, front (from left): Past President Teresa Heidenreich passes the gavel to President Sally Petty; Charlie
Selby, sergeant-at-arms; Mary Smith, secretary; and David Duncan, board member-at-large. Back row: David Stowers, co-sergeant-at-arms; and
Christopher Byars, president-elect. Not pictured is Gwen Siekman, vice president.

Wilson grandchildren and descendants

hold family reunion at Eastside Park
SPECIAL TO TH

Thomas T. and Etta C. (Feagans) Wilson descendants met

June 26 at the Washington
Eastside Park Community
Building.
A potluck dinner was enjoyed by all. The family was
called together with prayer by
Larry Wilson, a grandson of
Thomas and Etta Wilson. The
oldest member present was
Bob Wilson, the oldest grandson of Thomas and Etta Wilson.
The youngest family member
present was Brooklyn Wilson, a
great-great-great-granddaughter of Thomas and Etta Wilson.
Gary Clayton of Virginia, a
grandson of Thomas and Etta

Wilson traveled the farthest.

Family members reported that
during the past year there were
two deaths (Douglas and Kay
Wilson), two births (Skylar Nadine Dye and Lynn Shehee)
and two marriages (Rebecca
and Rob Ketner and Eric and
Tessa Palmer). Nineteen of the
25 grandchildren are living
and 10 of the grandchildren
were present. The afternoon
was spent reminiscing, visiting,
and sharing information about
family members not present.
Next years reunion will be June
25, 2017 at the Washington East
Side Park Community Building.
Those attending included
Charles and Carolyn Bartlett of
Neoga, Illinois; Gary Clayton of

Virginia Beach, Virginia; Shaun,

Melissa, Dylan and Landon
McCann of Boonville; Ray, Jill
and Leory Holstine of Plainville; Russell and Janet Holstine
of Elnora; Jessica Sievers and
her guest Eric of Terre Haute;
David and Twyla Flint of Petersburg; Brenda McDonald of
Odon; Doug and Janet Wininger, Bob, Lou Ellen, Larry and
Karen Wilson, Cody, Kelly, Lilly
and Lync Cummings of Montgomery; Zack and Erin Kramer,
Philip, Marcella, Paul and Cathy
Flint, Clif, Duane, Eric, Cameron, Andrew, Bryana and
Brooklyn Wilson, Hayleigh, Addyson and Rylan Cummins,
Josh, Holly, Elaine and Abigal
Butcher of Washington.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR
FRIDAY
Al-Anon, 8 p.m., Westminster
Presbyterian Church basement,
110 N.E. Second St.
Alcoholics Anonymous of
Loogootee, 8 p.m., Senior Citizens Building of Loogootee.
Alcoholics Anonymous, 8
p.m., Westminster Presbyterian
Church basement, 110 N.E.
Second St.
Nutrition class, 1 p.m., Lighthouse Recovery Center for

Women, 311 E. Main St.

Evangelistic service, 7 p.m.
Lighthouse Recovery Center for
Men, 1276E 250N.
Bible study, 7 p.m., Lighthouse Recovery Center for
Women, 311 E. Main St.
12 steps with Jesus, 7 p.m.,
Heavens Kitchen, 1614 W. Walnut St.
Bicentennial Celebration,
Eastside Park, Talent Show, 6
p.m.

SATURDAY
Euchre Fellowship Group,
6:30 p.m., The Barn, Odon.
Narcotics Anonymous, noon
to 1 p.m., Christ United Methodist Church, 104 N. Meridian
St.
Celebrate Recovery, 6:30
p.m., 200 W. Main St.
Bicentennial Celebration,
Eastside Park, Firemens Ball
Competition, 3 p.m.

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Todd Lancaster
SPORTS EDITOR

You cant
separate
sports and
society in
Washington
hen one is looking at two
centuries of history, 15
years doesnt seem very
long. However, during that
time I think I have seen enough
to give my perspective on what I
have witnessed.
When my wife and I decided to
move to Washington in late 2000,
I did have some familiarity with
southern Indiana, as my wife was
originally from Dubois County.
With her being from Huntingburg,
I had heard a lot about Southridges rivalry with Jasper. Evansville and Bloomington were on
my radar, but outside of Steve
Bouchie playing at Indiana, Washington hadnt made that much of
an impact on me. We will just
chalk that up to NIS - Northern
Indiana Syndrome: The irrational
belief that Indianapolis extends
all the way to the Ohio River.
However, once I got here, little
did I know what would be in
store for me in this marriage of
sports and community in Washington. It would be a marriage
that often took place in one of
high school basketballs grandest
cathedrals - the Hatchet House.
I arrived when Luke Zeller was
in the eighth grade and things
havent slowed down much since.
The numbers I witnessed are
pretty staggering. In basketball
alone, I have been to 13 championship games (area boys and girls
teams), had four Indiana all-star
players and five coaches, covered three McDonald All-American games, numerous semi-states,
last second shots, Hall of Fame
coaches, legendary buildings, and
fans who lived and died not only
with WHS and Washington Catholic, but also North Daviess, BarrReeve and Loogootee --- and that
was just in the months between
November and March.
If you ask me about basketball
memories from Washington,
four quickly come to mind. First
and foremost was the 2005 State
Championship. At that moment, I
truly believed that miracles happen. If you where there, you dont
have to say anything else. Can I
get an Amen for that one?
I would say the 2008 regional
at the Hatchet House was the
most amazing high school basketball experience I have ever seen
outside of the finals. It was in the
middle of an ice storm and blizzard, three of the top four 3A
teams battled in front of about
8,500 fans. You can argue with my
numbers, but I have never seen
people standing four deep in every nook and cranny of the
Hatchet House, as Tyler Zeller reminded everyone why he was by
far the best in the state.
The third was just a year ago
and wasnt even a tourney game,
watching the Hatchets fourth
quarter comeback at Jasper. The
game ended with a last-second
shot from Colten Garland that
sucked all the oxygen out of the
Jasper side of the gym. Hey, was it
especially enjoyable because it

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June 30, 2016

ZELLER, 21-FEET OF
BASKETBALL SUCCESS
3 Zeller brothers go from Washington to NBA
TODD LANCASTER
TIMES HERALD

When basketball fans across

the state think of Washington,
Ind., the name Zeller normally
gets mentioned shortly afterward.
In the decade between 2001
and 2011, no family dominated
basketball in Indiana more than
the Zeller brothers, Luke, Tyler
and Cody. They helped lead
WHS to four state titles, while
putting their names on just
about every individual accomplishment a high school or college player could imagine.
Just the Hatchet records and
success alone would be enough
to ensure legendary status in
the state, but after a National
Championship, the North CaroPhotos by The Associated Press
lina Ring of Honor, the cover of
Sports Illustrated, Big East, Big CODY ZELLER has been playing with the
10 and ACC, NCAA tournament Charlotte Hornets ever since the NBA Draft in
success, first round draft pick 2013.
status, all three brothers
also have three other letter s to put by their
names, N-B-A, as all
three have, or currently
are members of basketballs most elite fraternity.
However, before the
Mr. Basketball awards,
state titles or McDonald
All-American games,
there was a driveway on
the east side of Washington, where Steve and
Lorri Zeller have made a
home for more than two
decades.
Luke was the pathfinder, as the family
learned a lot about what
it was like to have one of
the nations best and
most-highly recruited living in your home.
Luke was a part of
some very good Hatchet
teams in his first three BOSTON CELTICS center Tyler Zeller (44) dunks against the
years, however, it had still Milwaukee Bucks in the second half of an NBA game, Friday,
been more than 20 years April 8, 2016, in Boston. The Celtics won 124-109.
since Washington had
celebrated a sectional
There was an enormous amount of pressure
championship, let alone the 60 years since the on Luke and his senior-laden teammates to
last state title.
deliver not only deliver a sectional, but also

LUKE ZELLER shoots when he was playing

with the Phoenix Suns.

the unthinkable prize --- a state title. After

Zellers miracle shot pushed the Hatchets past
Plymouth in the 3A title game in 2005, all
cosmic tumblers dropped into place and the
vault where basketball success was kept, was
wide left open for almost 10 years.
After a solid career at Notre Dame, time
playing overseas and in the NBDL, Luke
spent the better part of a season with the
Phoenix Suns, before settling down to marry
and work on his dream project, DistinXion
basketball. DistinXion is an organization,
where he can combine faith, family and basketball to create a positive philosophy for life
and sports.
Luke now also uses his Mendoza School of
Business degree, for Premier Health Care in
Bloomington, where he lives with his wife and
son.
I dont know why we were successful as
brothers or even as teams, but I know the
community had a lot to do with it, said Zeller.
I look back to the sectional losses my fresh-

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Washington - The birthplace of basketball legends

BILL RICHARDSON
TIMES HERALD

Long before the Zeller brothers were re-writing the Washington

Hatchet basketball record book and
leading the team to four Class 3A
state crowns in seven years, legendary others paved the way while the
team claimed single-class Indiana
championships in 1930, 1941 and
1942.
In the halcyon days when those
who oversaw high school athletics in
Indiana held firm to the belief that
t e a m s f r o m s m a l l e r s ch o o l s
could compete with those from the
big schools equally, the Washington
Hatchets were one of the early powers in a state that was rapidly becoming obsessed with the sport.
Washington first fielded a basketball team in 1905, but only for three
seasons and without great success, as
the combined 15-13 record would
indicate. One reason given for killing

tournaments to get there. Washington teams, known then as the Old

Gold and Black, earned berths four
years running starting in 1917, under
four different coaches. Quick exits
always awaited, as the Washingtonians were knocked out in the first
round each time.
Momentum was growing though,
as basketball was becoming more
and more important within the community.
Although it failed to advance past
the sectional, Washingtons 1921
team featuring Roy Burris was
the schools first powerhouse. With
Burris averaging 20.1 points a game,
the team finished 22-3. Burris made
his mark by scoring 58 points, all on
Photo provided field goals, in a sectional win 81-6
1942 WASHINGTON Hatchet championship team.
over Paxton. The 58 points is still a
single-game record for WHS, and is
the program on Dec. 1, 1908, was the mediately became a state power.
the most ever scored in an Indiana
Anywhere from 16 to 22 teams high school tournament game.
lack of a good basketball.
The shutdown lasted five years, qualified for the state finals in
but when the sport returned in the Bloomington in those days, all of
fall of 1913, Washington almost im- them winners of large-scale sectional
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<< CONTINUED from Page B1
man and sophomore year
and those really drove our
team to get better. That senior
year we came in for open gym
every Sunday and we had a
lot of older guys in the community come in and play
against us.
That 2005 team had a lot of
resilience, toughness and togetherness. We battled each
other on the court, but as soon
as practice was over, we were
all teammates. The families
were all in it together as well,
said Zeller.
Tyler Zeller wasnt a big
part of the the 2005 team as a
freshman. However, by the
time he was a junior, he had
also grown to almost 7-foot.
Tyler was recruited by some of
the biggest programs in the
nation, before deciding on perennial powerhouse, UNC.
During Tylers second state
title in 2008, he put up legendary numbers of 43 points and
16 rebounds in a thrashing of
Fort Wayne Harding (that also
included a 23 point/16 rebound night from fellow
Hatchet 7-footer, the late Seth
Coy).
He then became the second member of the family to
earn Mr. Basketball and McDonalds All-American honors. He also led the state in
scoring.
Tyler added a national title,
All-ACC honors, as well as
being an Academic All-American at UNC. Zeller was a midfirst round pick in the 2012
NBA draft, where he has been
gainfully employed with
Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics.
Tylers teams picked up
where we left off. It was a
smooth transition from (coach)
Dave Omer to Gene Miiller in
2006 and that helped. I didnt
get to see that final game because we were in the NCAA

Photo Provided

TYLER, CODY AND LUKE Zeller in 2010 when Tyler was at UNC, Cody was at Washington High School, and Luke had graduated from Notre Dame.

tournament at the time, but I

was incredibly proud of them
listening to the game on the
Internet, added Luke.
Zeller said it is hard for people to understand that he still
looks at Tyler and Cody as
little brothers, but that is the
the way it is.
We are just a family and it
is the only family Ive ever
had, so I dont think any of us
look at it like we are special,
said Luke. Although we all
got to the NBA or were valedictorians, they were just the

goals that we set, said Luke.

Cody Zeller, the youngest,
may have had some of the
highest expectations of any
young Hoosier basketball
player since Damon Bailey.
He also was a freshman in
2008 and by the time the 2010
tourney rolled around, he was
leading his own band of
Hatchets back to glory. Zeller
and the Hatchets needed an
overtime to dispatch a powerful Gary Wallace team and
bring home WHSs sixth state
title.

I listen to that one (championship) from Japan, said

Luke. The next one I followed
was in 2011 and I was in Bakersfield (in the NBDL), so I
had to use the Internet for that
too, but I was just as proud.
Zeller than made an entire
state happy as he announced
he would be taking his talents
an hour up the road to Indiana
University. Zellers announcement opened the door to several other high profile recruits,
who helped rebuild the IU
basketball brand.

ALL-TIME
HATCHET TEAM
(1905-1966)
Robert Downey, 1917
Roy Burris, 1921
Hollis Holland, 1926
Edward Jingles
Englehart, 1930
Dave DeJernett, 1931
Leroy Hook Mangin,
1941
Jim Riffey, 1942
Charles Harmon, 1942
Art Grove, 1942
Gary Grider, 1963
Jerry Flake, 1965
John Helm, 1965

ALL-TIME
HATCHET TEAM
Photo provided

THE 1930 Washington Hatchets celebrated after a championship with a ride on the
towns fire truck.

building that was constructed

in 1912, with room for only
about 150 spectators.
<< CONTINUED from Page B1 Following the 1925 season,
at a cost of $60,000, the new
It was all leading up to 1925, 5,200-seat gymnasium was
which proved to be a monu- built. Amazingly, construction
mental year in WHS basket- was finished in time for the
ball history.
1925-26 season, and in the
Under second-year coach first game in the original
Harry Hunter the team lost Hatchet House, on Nov. 6,
just twice in the regular sea- 1925, WHS fell to eventual
son and for the first time ad- state runnerup Martinsville,
vanced to the Final Four at the 47-33.
state finals tour nament.
Friddle, who in high school
Frankfort, the eventual cham- was a member of the fabled
pion, ended WashFranklin Wonder
ingtons run, 39-25
Five that won
Following
in the semifinals.
three consecuIt was around the 1925
tive state crowns,
t h i s t i m e t h a t season, at a eventually beWashington teams
came the first
f i r s t b e c a m e cost of
man to coach at
k n o w n a s t h e $60,000,
WHS for more
Hatchets, as op- the new
than three years.
posed to the more
His persever5,200-seat
formal Old Gold
ance paid off
gymnasium
and Black.
with a trip to the
E d w a r d G . was built.
Final Four in
Brouillette, who
1929 before the
wrote a daily basHatchets celeketball column for
brated their first
the Washington Democrat, state championship in 1930.
proposed the new nickname
With Dave DeJernett and
in late 1924, and began to re- Edward Jingles Englehart
fer to the team as the Hatch- leading the way, the Hatchets
ets in his stories.
lived up to expectations with a
In October 1925 the change 22-1 regular season mark.
became official. Coach Burl They won sectional and reFriddle was hired away from gional crowns at home, and
Huntingburg to take the place moved to the state finals
of Hunter, and the players now in Indianapolis for the
voted to adopt the new nick- ninth time in 14 years.
name.
WHS toppled three oppoBy now, with the team hav- nents at the finals before outing reached the state finals lasting Muncie Central in the
five times in nine years, it was title game, 32-21.
also clear that the Hatchets
The 31-1 record is the best
needed a new home.
in WHS history and Friddle
The team had been playing became the first person to
in a small gymnasium located play on a state champion and
in the basement of the WHS later coach one. Only an over-

Legends...

time loss at Martinsville kept

the Hatchets from being the
first undefeated champion in
Indiana history.
Friddle stayed for five more
seasons, before moving on to
Fort Wayne South, where his
team won a state championship
in 1938. He eventually worked
into the collegiate and professional ranks. His record in 11
seasons at Washington was
192-86-1.
If there was anyone who
could usurp Friddle on the
Hatchet throne, it was Marion
Crawley, who was lured from
Greencastle to coach the
Hatchets in the fall of 1938.
Four players who are now
in the Indiana Basketball Hall
of Fame Leroy Hook
Mangin, Charles Harmon, Jim
Riffey and Art Grove formed
the nucleus of Crawleycoached teams that came
within a game of reaching the
Final Four in 1940, then won
back-to-back state crowns in
1941 and 1942.
The 1940 team won 18 consecutive games at one point,
on the way to a 25-5 record,
before suffering a 20-19 loss
to Mitchell with a berth in the
Final Four on the line.
The 1941 regular season
was nothing exceptional by
WHS standards, as the team
finished 17-5. However, as if
driven by the heart-breaking
loss from the previous year,
the Hatchets stor med
through the state tournament with eight of the 10
post-season victories coming
via double digits. It ended
with a 39-33 conquest of
Madison in the championship game.
By comparison, the following season was a cakewalk.

(1967-Present)
Ron Arnold (1975)
John Brown (1978)
Steve Bouchie (1979)
Craig Neal (1983)
Kelly Garland (1992)
Kyle Cornelius (1993)
Luke Zeller (2005)
Bryan Bouchie (2007)
Tyler Zeller (2008)
Seth Coy (2008)
Cody Zeller (2011)
Colten Garland (2016)

Washington started the season

at the top of the state prep
rankings and held the No. 1
spot throughout the season.
The only blemish during a
21-1 regular season was a 3231 loss to Evansville Central.
WHS gained revenge on the
Bears during the post-season
with a 22-20 win. A 24-18 victory over Muncie Burris in the
state championship game
capped off a year in which
Washington finished 30-1.
Crawley, whose WHS teams
were 94-22 in four seasons,
departed for Lafayette Jefferson in a salary dispute. Reportedly, for a $300 raise he
would have stayed. Instead
his Jefferson teams claimed
state championships in 1948
and 1964 and he finished
with a career record of 734231.
Washington continued to
have good seasons and win
frequent sectional crowns, and
there was even a surprise regional title in 1953.
A new Hatchet House, one
that accommodated 7,020
fans, opened with the 196667 season. Winning basketball continued, and with the
arrival of class basketball
about 30 years later, so did
the state championships.
It wasnt the same, though.
How could it be?

During Codys senior season, he became a shoo-in for

Mr. Basketball after his second straight, and third overall, state title, along with being the third brother to be
named to the McDonalds
team.
Cody helped lead the Hoosiers back to the No. 1 spot in
the nation, and was a part of
defeating No. 1 UK in one of
the most memorable college
game in recent years. Zeller
and teammate Victor Oladipo
were two of the top four picks

in the 2013 draft, sending

Zeller to Charlotte, where he
has been a perennial starter
ever since. Recently, Zeller has
been a part of the USA Select
team, helping to prepare the
National team for the Olympics.
The one thing that we all
had in common was that we
were all from Washington. I
played professionally for five
years and in 12 countries, but
of all the places I have been, I
still call Washington home,
said Luke.

day was a true believer.

Washington also has a
<< CONTINUED from Page B1 rich history that goes back
to the Washington Greys
semi-pro baseball and fastwas at Jasper? You be the
pitch softball, sports where
judge.
the communities slightly
The final was watching
the WC Lady Cardinals win aging ex-heroes still had a
at the Southridge semistate chance to compete on the
softball diamond during the
in 2004. I had missed the
glory years of WC basketball post-war years. Many of
these stories are still around
in the mid-1980s and early
90s, but I can only assume it if you talk to Joe Hawthorne
or read some of
was something
Bill Quilliam old
like the sincere
columns.
joy that was ex- Washington
is also
It also has a
hibited on the
tremendous golf
floor that after- grabbing
history at Washnoon by Jim
ington Country
Mackey and his foothold on
the baseball Club, one of the
team. At the
oldest in southtime, they were diamond at
ern Indiana. The
truly the smallstories about
est school to be the youth
and high
Frank Yarbough
going to the
state finals in al- school level alone, or the rivalry between
most 80 years.
again.
Washington and
I have also
Washington
learned to apCatholic golf teams could
preciate soccer, especially
while watching some of the kill an afternoon at the 19th
hole.
first Hatchet and Lady
Washington is also grabHatchet teams I covered. It
bing foothold on the basehas now rolled around to
ball diamond at the youth
the point where many of
those players are now coach- and high school level again.
I have a feeling that watching, and starting their own
ing Hatchet coach Steve
soccer legacies.
Reed win a Jasper Baseball
I have met some incredible people around the soccer Sectional isnt too far down
program like Monty Critch- the road and I hope to cover
that as well.
low, Barry Watkins and
I have met some great
Gretchen Miles on the girls
people in the tennis, baseside, and the only name on
the boys side, Myers - as in ball, softball, volleyball, golf
and track programs at both
Kevin and now his son
Quintin. I would say Kevins schools too. To name them
all would be impossible, but
induction into the Hall of
Fame is now officially over- people like Alan Lemon,
Gene Miiller, Dave Omer,
due.
George Wilz, John Howell,
The level of soccer that
was played by these teams Bill Brown, Bill Ricke, Josh
gave me a whole other per- Wichman, Jon Casper, Steve
Brothers, Bill and Zack
spective on what Monty
Critchlow calls The Beauti- OBrian, Mack and Morful Game. I still joke with ris Petty, Jason Johnhim that it would be more son and Don Spillman
beautiful with a little more would just begin to scratch
the surface of the people
scoring.
who have touched so many
I watched Kelly Brashear
lives in our Washington
take a struggling Hatchet
football team and turn them sports community. Some
were coaches, some admininto a Big 8 power. My faistrators, or some were those
vorite moment was when
Kelly secretly invited all the who were just a part of
making my, and so many
players fathers into the
lockerroom right before the others experiences at the
Hatchet House or the Birdstart of the Jasper game in
cage that much more mem2010 for the pre-game
speech. WHS was unbeaten orable. All of them were
at that point, and Kelly said there for the student athletes
and the community first and
he want to share that moforemost.
ment with the players and
So happy 200th birthday
the people who most likely
to Washington, a place
introduced them to the
game. Although Jasper came where sports and community can never be separated
away with the win that
and that is something it can
night, everyone who came
be proud of.
out of the lockerroom that

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THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2016

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The high-flying Washington Catholic Cardinals

Washington
Catholic has big
accomplishments
JOHN MULLEN
TIMES HERALD

The original hallowed halls

of Washington Catholic High
School, constructed in 1914,
have housed a number of distinguished graduates in their
century-old plus tenure as the
hub for a parochial education
in the city of Washington. Also
known historically as St. Simons, the basketball boys began play in a 1,600-seat gym
built in 1926; that same venerable hardwood loc ation,
fondly referred to as the Bird
Cage since the early 1980s,
remains the third oldest Indiana high school gym still in
use.
Coach Bob Downey, now an
Indiana Basketball Hall of
Fame member, took his first
varsity job on the St. Simons
bench in 1921 and had some
early hardwood succe ss,
claiming mythical state Catholic titles in 1924 and 1927 according to the news archives.
An actual state tourney for
Catholic high schools was created in 1928 and, in the fourth
year of the get-together,
Downey and his squad were
tops among the 11 entrants claiming the 1931 Indiana
State Catholic Championship.
Downeys charges finished
25-2 overall, losing in the
third round of the national
high school tourney played
in Chicago and sponsored by
Loyola University.
However, it wasnt until the
1942-43 season that the Indiana High School Athletic As-

sociation finally stopped denying Catholic schools membership which resulted in an invite into the annual statesponsored post-season tournaments. The Cardinals finished
runner-up to the host WHS in
both 1944 and 1946, before
becoming the first Catholic
high school in the state to
claim a sectional in 1947.
On March 1, 1947, Washington
Catholic, with Bob Downey
back at the steering wheel,
held on to the final buzzer
against the Jug Rox and cut
down nets after claiming a
historic 42-40 victory. Shelburn took down the Cards 4236 in the morning regional
game. Downey, in his two
separate stints that spanned
20 total years on the sidelines
for WC, finished with a 289140 record.
Another sectional title of
any sort was a long time coming, but it did indeed come
in the form of the schools first
baseball sectional title in
1971. That inaugural baseball
title, perhaps, is the one that
most escapes rabid WC fans
who, despite having several
very strong hoops squads to
root for through the next three
decades, continued to desperately hunger for a hardwood
title. As it was, the 1971 baseball outfit knocked off Vincennes Rivet 4-3 and South
Knox 4-1 in the sectional
championship hosted in Vincennes before losing a late 3-2
lead in the seventh inning to
Huntingburg the following
weekend at the Jasper Regional. Terry Graf was coach
of the group, and his club was
led by Jim Kilps and Larry
Mullen, as well as scrappy Jim
Mackey; the team finished the

Todd Lancaster | Times Herald

THE WASHINGTON CATHOLIC Bird Cage as it stands in 2016.

The basketball dry spell, though, had become more like

a three-generation drought as year-after-year the bigschool Hatchets and neighboring Mighty Lions, led by
Jack Butcher of Loogootee, nearly always claimed the
spoils during the first week of March.
post-season with a respectable
13-12-2 campaign. A second
IHSAA baseball trophy came
a dozen years later, in 1983,
when head basketball/baseball coach Dave Worland used
all of his 13 uniformed players to pull off a Vincennes
Sectional with wins over
North Knox, the hosts at Lin-

coln, and Rivet.

The basketball dry spell,
though, had become more like
a three-generation drought as
year-after-year the big-school
Hatchets and neighboring
Mighty Lions, led by Jack
Butcher of Loogootee, nearly
always claimed the spoils during the first week of March. It

wasnt until 1984, when the

Cards won their first-ever
Blue Chip Conference trophy.
Although the basketball sectional disappointingly got
away from WC during a semifinal upset by Barr-Reeve,
Brian Stallman and his senior
classmate, Rodney Steimel,
still had aspirations to hoist

another sectional trophy for

WC and new baseball cocoaches Mike Stenftenagel
and Steve Garrett.
The dynamite diamond duo
accomplished that and more
when they won a second consecutive baseball sectional at
Vincennes by defeating Rivet,
the rival Washington Hatchets,
in a 5-4 nail-biter, and then
South Knox 4-3 for the backto-back titles. Stallman was at
it once again remarkably
getting the win in all three

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Soccertown: Bringing Futbol to the heartland

TODD LANCASTER
TIMES HERALD

Washingtons basketball
pedigree has been well documented for much of the last
decade, however through out
much of the last three decades, its reputation as a soccer town may have been the
best description.
Since the late 1970s, the rise
of soccer in the heartland
never quite got the traction
that was predicted by many.
At that time, Pele and the New
York Cosmos were expected to
usher in a soccer boom all
across America, where it was
predicted that it would be our
most watched sport by the
turn of the 21st Century.
Did it happen? Yes and no.
Soccer has made major strides
as the most participated youth
sport, but in spite of two full
generations growing up with
it, it has yet to own a day of
the week like the NFL.
However, in Washington, Indiana, soccer has certainly
owned a lot of Saturday mornings for more than 35 years.
During that time, soccer went
from being a youth hot bed, to
being and remaining one of
the dominant high school programs in the state on both the
girls and boys sides.
However, in Washington,
soccers roots can be traced to
some pretty humble beginnings.
Monty Critchlow, one of the
founders of the Washington
Soccer Federation and longtime Hatchet girls coach, remembers being in the delivery room of Washington Soccer.
I remember meeting with
five people at South Park in
the late 1970s. Charlie Wright,
Tom Graham, Mary Alice
Shirk and Bruce Smith, all
who decided to try to start
soccer through the YMCA.
After about two years at the
Y, we broke away and became
incorporated. During that first
year, we had over 500 kids
signed up. I still to this day
cant tell you why it happened,
but every kid wanted to try it
regardless of their athletic
ability, said Critchlow.
We didnt know anything
about tactics, but those adults
who were first involved really tried to make it fun. It
was a free flowing game and
we ad libbed a lot of things.
The kids really started to like
it.
Critchlow said in the mid1980s, the travel teams began

Photo Provided

THE 2003 WASHINGTON HATCHETS Boys Soccer team who was the last team to reach the state finals in the single
class system. Front row (from left): Student Assistant Patrick Potts, Justin Bush, Adam Price, Donnie Morgan, Brandon
Auberry, Sam Newland, Dan Wilkins and Jaron Newton. Middle Row: Brent Smith, Dustin Cox, Josh Lengacher,
Jonathan Potts, Justin Smith, Ty Church, David Brashear, Bryce Newton and Zach Smith. Back Row: Coach Kevin
Myers, Assistant Coach Eric Miller, Mitch Sherman, Donnie Gress, Joel McDonald, Quintin Myers, Ross Myers, Jordan
Sherman, Erik Simpson, Zach Smith, Evan Stoll and Assistant Coach Adam Watkins.

the girls program was when

current Hatchet girls basketball coach (and former soccer
coach) Gretchen Miles decided
to play soccer instead of volleyball. She has such a great
personality, others followed. I
think since she was such a
good athlete, she helped give
us a sense of legitimacy in
the community. We just got a
ton of great athletes after that,
girls like Beth Trousdale, Sam
Collins, Jesse Smith, Natosha
Guy, Lori Arnold and Lacey
Showalter. We won eight
straight sectionals with a lot of
those girls.
THE MYERSES INFLUENCE

Todd Lancaster | Times Herald

HATCHET KEEPER Evan Frances goes up for a shot during the 2015 semistate at Floyd
Central.

to blossom as well.
We used to have a big tourney over at Carbondale (Ill.)
over Halloween weekend. I
think we sent 12 teams there
in one of those first years.
People liked the excitement
and it laid the groundwork for
our kids being ready for high
school soccer.

THE EARLY DAYS

And Critchlow and Kevin

Myers have a pretty good understanding of the early days
of high school soccer as well.
We tried to get soccer in to
the school in 1990 and the
school board voted it down,
said Critchlow. I got a phone
call the next year and they

decided to try it, so we took a

year to get ready and started
the boys club team in the fall
and girls in the spring. The
IHSAA then voted soccer in as
a varsity sport and the girls
started the next fall, playing
two seasons in a row (spring
and fall) and that really helped
us.
I think what helped us with

Former Hatchet coach Kevin

Myers is one of the most respected names in soccer in the
state. Myers turned the program over to his son Quintin
after his retirement recently
and the program continues to
roll. As a coach Kevin Myers numbers were monumental, winning 16 sectionals in
19 years (the first was a non
-IHSAA sectional) and winning percentage of just under
.800 percent. He took four
straight teams to state finals
(five overall) and maybe most
impressively, was a part of a
program that has sent 34 players to the collegiate level in 24
years.
We were ready for soccer to
come to the IHSAA. It may
seem like soccer happened
overnight, but we had 10
years to get ready, said Myers.
We had some really good
coaching and a lot of that
came from the English influence of B&LS Contracting.

Barry Sargent was actually

the first high school-age coach
back in 1984. A lot of the English guys who were with that
company wanted something
for their kids to do. B&LS had
a lot to do with giving us a
nice field at Longfellow, where
they did a lot of the construction.
Myers said that his philosophy was always built around
defense, especially in those
early years. One of the most
impressive statistics is that his
1994 team gave up only four
goals the entire season.
We werent very good offensively, so we had to keep
the other team from scoring,
joked Myers. Truthfully, two
of those four goals came in a
regional game we lost. However, I did always say that if
they dont score, we cant
lose.
GREAT GATEKEEPERS

Myers said one of the things

that made his team so special
had to do with the plethora of
great goalkeepers that came
through.
We were blessed with some
great keepers, which is good
because that was probably my
weakest area, said Myers.
Those kids really wanted to
play that position and they
made the effort going to
camps and learning. They
would then come back and I
would learn about what they
brought back from camps.
GAME STILL EVOLVING IN
WASHINGTON

Critchlow said he believes

the game continues to evolve
in Washington.
Really the travel teams
have collapsed locally, so now,
if someone wants to play
travel, they have to go to Jasper or somewhere else, but in
some ways that has been
good, because it gets them
playing with a lot of different
competition, he added.
Critchlow feels the biggest
change is the participation of
Hispanic students.
So many of these kids
grow up loving the game.
They play pick-up games all
day and have brought that
love of the game to the high
school level.
Myers agreed and felt that
that level of individual talent
is probably the best it has ever
been.
These kids just have so
much skill. The thing will be

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THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2016

sports bicentennial

WASHINGTON TIMES HERALD

Washington Catholic added boys and girls soccer to the schools

athletic offerings in the fall of 1993 as Jim Strosnider took the reins of
both squads in their inaugural year together. Eventually, the support for
a separate field grew as both teams used the Rees Field baseball area
for practices and play in early seasons.

Todd Lancaster | Times Herald

LADY HATCHET captain Jenna Johnson prepares to

score during the 2015 IHSAA girls sectional.

to get them to play with a

commitment to a team concept, said Myers. But I think
it is getting a little easier as
more kids go through it.
Part of that is a philosophy though. When my son
Quintin was growing up, we
had 19 kids (in one class)
who had always played fullsided (11-on-11). They werent
necessarily the most talented
team I ever had, but they
played as a complete team.
The philosophy is now more
based on small-sided soccer
until you are 14- or 15-years
old, and that has killed some
of that team concept.
We had some great skill
players in the 1990s, but we
were really just so big and
physical. Players tend to have
more skill, but are nowhere
near as physical.

beginning of IHSAA sanctioning.

Back around 1992 we had
a co-ed team for two years. We
played mostly boys teams, but
we still werent sanctioned at
that point, said Wilz.
After two years, we split and
Jim Strosnider took the boys
and I took the girls, because he
had a daughter and I had a son,
and neither of us wanted to
coach our own kids.
Wilz said that the boys
team was very competitive
earlier on.
I think the boys had a
one-goal loss to the Hatchets
at the Forest Park Sectional
in the mid-90s and showed
us we could be pretty good,
added Wilz. The girls really
started to have some excellent teams too in the early
2000s when Jim and Katie
Hauser where coaching. I
think the girls only lost one
or two games a couple of
years in a row.

WC CATCHES SOCCER BUG

COMMUNITY EFFORT

Washington Catholic High

School has also caught the
soccer bug in the last 15 years.
Although both the girls
and boys team were often a
part of the powerful Washington or Dubois County sectionals in the one-class system, the change to a two-class
format has benefited the Cardinals as well.
WC picked up a pair of
Class A sectional titles under
coach Wayne Neace and won
Blue Chip titles on both sides
in recent years. Only two
years ago the WC boys were
ranked in the top 5 in Class A.
Former WC coach George
Wilz said that the WC program goes back almost to the

Myers believes that soccer

in Washington grew to where
it is today because of the
community.
It was something that the
community got behind, and it
was more that just the soccer
community. We had some
things that fell into place that
really helped, like Longfellow
getting built, or Henry Gwaltney donating the land for the
complex, that helped keep
the interest building. We had
a lot of parents who kept
their kids involved and working the off-season.
Im still amazed that soccer is where it is today, but I
think it was because of the
families, said Myers.

Soccer ...
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Photo Provided

THE 1991 WASHINGTON Catholic Regional Championship team at the Hatchet House.

Catholic ...
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sectional match-ups. The Cardinals senior stalwarts and
their classmates continued
that success the week after picking off the schools firstever regional title by way of
wins over Blue Chip foe, BarrReeve, 10-2, and then Mitchell
4-0 in the nightcap as Stallman twirled a magical
one-hitter. The upstart Birds,
with just 11 rostered players,
went down swinging at 17-9
in the schools first-ever semistate appearance dropping a
hard-fought 5-1 encounter
with Bloomington South.
Former head basketball
coach Dave Worland, currently a long-serving principal
at Cathedral HS in Indianapolis, may have graduated seven
seniors including the schools
all-time point scorer, Stallman,
but he had built and established a small-school roundball program that was just
getting off the ground. Incoming senior letter winners Robert Norris and Matt LaGrange,
along with a stable of workhorse classmates that included
Shane Rodimel, Troy Smith,
Ed Briggeman, Matt Young,
and Bob Brochin as well as Stallmans lanky sophomore brother,
Kevin, got done what eluded the
boys the year before a 1985
sectional title at the Hatchet
House against the Vikings by the
score of 46-41. A spring later, the
1986 baseball squad, led by
Steftenagel, made it three trophies in four years as the Birds
survived the elements to squeak
past South Knox, 1-0, and then
stop the Rivet Patriots, 2-1, to take
the Vincennes sectional.
Kenny Schultheis continued the tradition at WC, just
missing a sectional title in
1987. Two years later, in
1989, knocked out Washington, 68-63, and then shocked
16th ranked Loogootee, 6361, to capture another hoops
trophy.
What most WC fans may
not remember as much as the
basketball sectional title upset
that spring is the lone individual state champion Washington Catholic produced IHSAA Golf State Champion
medalist, Chris Dayton. Dayton fired a two-day total of
146, winning by three shots at
the Prestwick Country Club.
That year, as sectional medalist, Dayton helped lead his
team, to the schools first-ever
golf sectional title. As a junior,
Dayton had finished fifth individually at state; but, had he
not won on a first-hole regional playoff with Hatchet
junior Chad Crane for the last
spot to advance, Dayton
wouldnt have even gotten to
make the trip.
The Cardinals, who were
mentored by long-time local
golf coach Bill Ricke, repeated
as sectional champs in 1990;
again, interestingly, the Cards
nipped the Hatchets as a team
though both squads posted
identical 315 scores, but won
on the fifth-mans score. The
Hatchets retaliated by taking
the trophy back in 1991 before WC won again in 1992.
The Cards captured a regional
the following week, advancing
to their first-ever state finals.
Besides golf, another outside-the-spotlight sport, tennis,
took on a life of its own at WC
beginning in 1989-90 under
the tutelage of Catholic alum,
Kevin Doyle. Doyle, who began coaching in the 85-86
season, and his net-minders
rattled off four straight Blue
Chip Conference titles from

Photo Provided

THE WASHINGTON CATHOLIC 1931 state championship team celebrates on a fire truck
in front of the Bird Cage.

the 1989 fall season through the varsity bench. Toby Madi- ment-wise to ever play for a
the 1992 campaign and break son, WCs all-time boys leader state title. Mackey is the only
into the tennis state top 20 with 1,637 markers, including WC alum to win a sectional as
rankings on a couple of occa- 43 in the regional morning a player and coach a Cardisions but never got over the contest versus TC, was named nals sectional winner.
proverbial sectional hump the schools first all-star and
Washington Catholic added
at Vincennes Lincoln. Individ- finished his college career at boys and girls soccer to the
ually, there was some added South Alabama, a member of schools athletic offerings in
a J a g u a r s the fall of 1993 as Jim Strossuccess as Class
s q u a d t h a t nider took the reins of both
o f 1 9 9 1 N o . In total,
played in the squads in their inaugural year
1 doubles duo Washington
N C A A s together. Eventually, the supShane and
March Mad- port for a separate field grew
Blaine Steimel Catholic has
ness field in as both teams used the Rees
were the first produced
1998.
Cardinals ten- five boys
Field baseball area for pracOne indi- tices and play in early seasons.
nis players to
vidual who Soccer recently became a
be named All- basketball
had a stellar multi-class sport. Washington
State and three sectional titles,
running ca- Catholic immediately benefityears later, an- four girls
reer and also ted from the change, claiming
other first doufactors into Class A sectionals in both
bles pairing of basketball
Cardinal ath- 2011 and 2013. The 2011
Brian Mullen sectionals,
letic lore is squad was undefeated through
a n d B r i a n four baseball
J e s s i c a the season with one tie but
Werne earned
Decker, who lost to eventual state champ
that distinction. sectional
qualified for Mater Dei 2-1 in the first
In the sum- championships,
the track state game of regional. That year,
mer of 1991, three golf
finals as a ju- head coach Wayne Neaces
Michael Adams
nior in 1995. team beat Pike Central 5-0 at
r e p l a c e d sectional spoils
Decker quali- Dubois in the sectional finals
Schultheis, and, and two soccer
fied in the
the Cardinals sectionals.
and had fashioned a fine 17-03,200 meters
put together ar1 marker going into the MD
(2 miles) and
guably their
heartbreaker.
best season in school history, just four months later, she
Neaces squad enjoyed more
amassing a 20-0 season slate found herself as a senior run- spoils in 2013 as the boys beat
and No. 5 statewide ranking ning in the cross-country state Dubois 2-1 in the finals on the
heading into March. The se- finals. Then a 4k race rather Jeeps pitch; the Cards then
nior-laden Cards took down than 5k, Decker placed out- rolled Rivet at Gibson Souththe always tough Lions 54-51 side of the Top 25 but was ern 4-1 mid-week before bowfor a sectional and then rolled named second team all-state. ing out at 14-5-1 in the reThe Lady Cards followed up
through the Washington Regional final to Forest Park, 2-1.
gional, 54-40 over Pekin East- their somewhat surprising
In total, Washington Cathoern and 74-58 versus the Paoli 1991 basketball sectional with lic has produced five boys
three
more
trophies
after
the
Rams. The huge Loud &
basketball sectional titles,
Proud contingent of WC one-class system died off in
four girls basketball sectionbackers poured into Roberts Indiana in 1997. With former
als, four baseball sectional
front
man
Greg
Werner
in
Stadium in Evansville, but it
championships, three golf secwas not meant to be as the charge, captured not just 1A
Cardinals ended 24-1, falling sectionals but also one-game tional spoils and two soccer
76-66 to Vincennes Lincoln. mid-week regionals in both sectionals.
There was a clearly identifiNot to be out-shined or forgot- 1999 and 2001.
able
window, a decade of local
Three
years
later,
with
ten, it was actually the Bill
dominance
to some degree, as
rookie
lay
coach
Jim
Mackey
OBrian-led Lady Cardinals in
early February who brought in charge, Washington Catho- Washington Catholic excelled
home their first-ever hard- lic not only pulled off another from 1983-1993 in a variety of
wood spoils, taking the sec- Class A sectional and regional, single-class sports, claiming
tional at Barr-Reeve over the but then took out Southwest- 11 of the schools 18 total secern (Shelbyville) at Hunting- tionals in that time frame to
hosts, 63-55.
The banner year ended 15-7 burgs Memorial Gym 42-39 go with a trio of regionals in
after a loss in the regional to to claim the schools first-ever three separate sports and a
state champ golfer to boot.
Sullivan, but that outfit was semi-state placard.
Many die-hard WC fans still
A
state
finals
match-up
with
paced by a freshman who
would go on to become the Tri-Central at Conseco Field- fondly recall a period when
schools all-time leading scorer house, won by TC 46-36, the Bird Cage rocked, K of C
and only girls Indiana All-Star, capped off a dream 22-4 sea- boomed, and WC was a smallson that produced, at the time, school, single class state
Class of 1994s Eileen Weber.
The 93 Birds bounced back the smallest school enroll- power.
to not only win the programs
third straight Blue Chip Conference spoils but, after disposing of Loogootee and
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THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2016

B5

The Hatchet House is the hub

For nearly 50 years,
basketball remains
part of community
ROBBY GENERAL
TIMES HERALD

There are few places in

Washington that are more
well-known than the Hatchet
House, a high school gym that
can fit up to 7,090 fans.
Well, its supposed to anyway.
During the 2008 IHSAA regional playoffs a huge snow
storm rolled across Southern
Indiana cancelling most weekends regional tournaments to
Monday. But there was one
place which the storm barely
hit and regional action continued Washington. And when
all heads were counted, there
seemed like a lot more than
7,090.
That was sort of the perfect
storm for Washington, you
had four ranked teams coming in for the regional and
they were all here in town
that Friday night before there
was a snowstorm, Don Spillman, Washington PA announcer said. All the teams
were here so there was no
sense in delaying it; all these
people were looking for a basketball game.
Washington was ranked
fourth in the state and advanced to the regional final
game to take on No. 1 Evansville Memorial at the Hatchet
House.
It set up for one of the best
crowds the gym had ever seen,
maybe more than the fire
code was supposed to handle.
That regional final game
was just an unbelievable atmosphere here at the Hatchet
House, Washington head
coach Gene Miiller said.
Weve had other games pretty
filled here, but thats one of
those games Ill always remember.
So many people came to the
game, filling the stands, tun-

Mike Myers | Times Herald

THE 2010 STATE CHAMPION HATCHETS playing the 2009 State Champion Princeton Tigers in the Hatchet House in February 2011.

nels and upper walkways in

the arena to beyond its capacity and the Fire Chief was
forced to stop letting people in
after the first quarter.
It was arguably one of the
biggest crowds the gym had
ever seen, and the boys gave
Washington fans something to
watch. The Hatchets knocked
off top-ranked Evansville Memorial by 19 points and advanced to another state championship.
Since the construction of the
13th largest high school gym
in the country, the Hatchet
House has become synonymous with the town of Washington itself.
I think the Hatchet House
is kind of the hub in which
the community revolve s
around, Miiller said. If you
mention Washington, people
will know about the Hatchet
House.

Even before the construction of the new gym, basketball was one of the main focuses of the community. In
1925, a 5,200 seat gym finished construction and was
the home of Washingtons earliest success on the court.
For 42 years that remained
the Hatchets home, but as the
Baby Boomer generation
came into high school, Washington High School outgrew
itself.
Washington resident, Don
Spillman was born in 1948
and remembers the citys urgency to build a new high
school.
The baby boom caught everybody by surprise and we
had a huge number of kids
going to school, Spillman
said. When I started school,
the size of the high school and
junior high was 800 and when
I came back to teach, the high

school itself had over 1,000

kids in it so we needed a new
school.
In the process of building a
new school, they thought they
should just build a new gym
too. No one thought anything
about it.
The old gym wasnt forgotten however, and it remained
in place right next door, becoming the home of the junior
high school teams.
The Hatchet House was
born in 1967 and during February 1968, Richard Nixon
gave his first speech days after
announcing his campaign for
presidency.
Famous basketball players
Larry Bird, Damon Bailey,
Calbert Chaney, Steve Alford,
Craig Neal and Jack Butcher
have all played in the Hatchet
House. Luke, Cody and Tyler
Zeller were the leaders during
four state championship teams

in the historic gym and great

NCAA coaches Bob Knight
and Roy Williams have also
made appearances.
Even the Hatchets competitors enjoy playing in the gym.
There are a lot of people
who said that they like to just
play here and its a great place
to play, Miiller said. The
crowd is right on top of you
and the atmosphere is tremendous. Theres not a bad seat in
the house and I know our kids
really love it.
Children grow up hoping
to get a chance to one day
play in the historic gymnasium and even with the general decrease in sports fandom and participation
around the country; Washington still draws in some of
the largest crowds in Southern Indiana.
Although, Miiller admits it
may be hard to the crowds

they did during the seasons

between 2005 and 2011, when
the team won four of the programs state titles.
Anytime youre winning
you pick up more fans and I
think if we had a team like
that again more will come out
to support, Miiller said. Id
love the opportunity to coach
a team like the 2008 team
again, but you know those
dont come around very often.
With the historic tradition
and success of the program,
its hard for even Miiller to
identify what makes the gym
so special.
I dont know why, the long
tradition, seven state championships, four Mr. Basketballs
and all of the all-star players
weve had, Miiller said.
Thats part of it Im sure, but
they just love their basketball
here in Daviess County and
Washington, Indiana.

Gene Miiller exceeded expectations in Washington

ROBBY GENERAL
TIMES HERALD

Not many people can do

what Gene Miiller did when
arriving to coach the Washington boys basketball program
in 2005.
Earlier that year, Luke Zeller
hit the half-court shot which
gave Washington a state title
victory over Plymouth in the
IHSAA Class 3A championship game.
It was a near perfect sendoff for the retiring Coach Dave
Omer and the lift the Hatchet
community needed since they
hadnt seen a state championship in over 60 years.
There was a high expectation for any coach who was
going to follow up what Omer
had started, but Miiller looked
at the situation a little differently.
I didnt feel any pressures
in order to win or anything, I
just remember the first year
that I came here some people
didnt think that wed be very

good, Miiller said. I think

winning that championship in
2005 kind of made it easier
for those teams coming afterwards by giving them a goal
to reach.
And reach that goal they
did.
Over the next six years,
Miiller took Southern Indiana
high school basketball by
storm, winning three more
state titles.
Perhaps no one who witnessed those years were more
impressed than Don Spillman,
who has been the Washington
Hatchet public address announcer for the past 45 years.
For Gene to come in with
the expectations that everybody had was really tough,
Spillman said. Tyler and
Cody Zeller were coming back
and so that any coach that
came in was going to have a
tremendous amount of expectations put upon them and
Gene was able to come in and
exceed those expectations.
Miiller has spent most of his

Todd Lancaster | Times Herald

GENE MIILLER coaching

the Hatchets during the
2011 season.

life coaching in Southern Indiana, his basketball career began farther north.
As a player at South Newton High School, Miiller was a
three-year letter winner and
two-time all-conference player,
setting the single game scoring record with 32 points and

Wimbledon Lookahead: British

tennis instructor faces Federer
LONDON (AP) Even Roger
Federer appreciates the novelty of the jour ney that
brought his out-of-nowhere
opponent to their second-round match at Wimbledon on Wednesday.
Who wouldnt be fascinated
by the tale?
Marcus Willis is a 25-yearold British tennis instructor
who charges about $40 an
hour for lessons, lives with his
parents, is ranked 772nd in
the world, and had never
played a tour-level let alone
Grand Slam match until a
victory Monday.
He was ready to give up on
his goal of becoming a fulltime professional player until
being persuaded by his new
girlfriend to stick with it.
He was the last man invited

to a playoff for low-ranked

Brits to try to earn a wild-card
entry for Wimbledon qualifying, won three matches at that
event, then another three in
qualifying rounds to get into
the main draw at the All England Club.
And now Willis will set
foot on the grass of Centre
Court, the most hallowed
ground in the game, to face
Federer, considered by many
to be the greatest tennis
player in history, owner of
seven Wimbledon titles and a
record 17 Grand Slam trophies overall.
Theres a lot of cool things
that are part of the story, Federer said. Probably dont even
know where to start, to be
quite honest.
Looking at the matchup

from a tactical standpoint, the

third-seeded Federer said: He
can just go and check out all
my matches, and he knows
everything about me. Hes got
an advantage there.
Yes, not much video out
there of Willis, who is sure to
hear plenty of support from
his countrymen.
Its early in the tournament,
but he certainly has become
the talk of the town.
Look, I mean, anyone can
beat anyone in the draw.
Amazing things do happen in
sport, sometimes. Obviously
Rogers a massive, massive favorite going into the match. I
would expect him to win the
match fairly comfortably, said
No. 2-seeded Andy Murray,
the 2013 Wimbledon champion.

helping his team win the sectional title in 1970.

Following his three years as
a player at Wabash College,
Miiller began his coaching career as the assistant basketball
coach at Kankakee Valley
High School in 1975. A year
later he became the head
coach and by the time he left
in 1981 he won four sectional
championships along with the
schools first regional title.
For 17 years, Miiller coached
down the road at Vincennes
Lincoln, as well as Lafayette
Jefferson high school for seven
years after that. He finally
moved to Washington in 2005
because he had to chance to
do something he hadnt yet
accomplished be an athletic
director.
I was always interested in
the Washington program even
when I was at Vincennes,
Miiller said. I like fact that it
gave me a chance to serve as
the athletic director as well as
the basketball coach.
Even with his impressive

track-record, Miiller had

doubters when returning to
Southern Indiana.
Along with Omer leaving
following the 2005 season, so
did several seniors, and some
community members didnt
think the team was going to
be very good, but not Miiller
who remembered his thought
process after seeing his first
Hatchet team in the summer.
If we werent going to be
very good that first year,
then Southern Indiana got a
lot better in those seven
years I was gone, Miiller
said. We had a pretty good
team and we just kept on
getting better over those
next few years.
Wh i l e i n Wa s h i n g t o n ,
Miillers success was recognized at a larger scale, as he
accomplished things few other
Indiana coaches have.
His list of accomplishments
includes: three state titles, one
state runner-up, more than 20
conference and sectional
championships, eight region-

als and four semi-state appearances to name a few.

Miiller is one of only 13 Indiana basketball coaches who
have won more than 600
games during his time and he
coached five Indiana All-Stars
and two Mr. Basketballs.
That impressive list of accomplishments earned him
his spot in the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012 and
later the Wabash College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2014.
One of his more unique
statistics is that until very recently, he had a former player
on a Major League baseball,
NFL and NBA roster at the
same time.
During his more than 40
years as a basketball coach,
some of Miillers best seasons
have been in Washington.
The community is very
strong towards basketball,
they love basketball and its
great, Miiller said. I knew
about it and thought it would
be a nice community to be
in.

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ON TV
All Times Eastern
Thursday, June 30
AUTO RACING
2 p.m.
NBCSN NASCAR, Xfinity Series, Subway
Firecracker 250, practice, at Daytona Beach, Fla.
3 p.m.
NBCSN NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series, Coke
Zero 400, practice, at Daytona Beach, Fla.
4 p.m.
NBCSN NASCAR, Xfinity Series, Subway
Firecracker 250, final practice, at Daytona
Beach, Fla.
5 p.m.
NBCSN NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series, Coke
Zero 400, final practice, at Daytona Beach, Fla.
CFL FOOTBALL
7 p.m.
ESPN2 Ottawa at Montreal
10 p.m.
ESPN2 Toronto at Saskatchewan
GOLF
4:30 a.m.
GOLF European PGA Tour, 100th Open de
France, first round, at Paris
9:30 a.m.
GOLF European PGA Tour, 100th Open
de France, first round, at Paris (same-day tape)
1:30 p.m.
GOLF PGA Tour-WGC, Bridgestone
Invitational, first round, at Akron, Ohio
6:30 p.m.
GOLF PGA Tour, Barracuda Championship,
first round, at Reno, Nev.
9 p.m.
GOLF LPGA Tour, Cambia Portland
Classic, first round, at Portland, Ore. (sameday tape)
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
1 p.m.
MLB Texas at N.Y. Yankees OR L.A.
Dodgers at Milwaukee (2 p.m.)
7 p.m.
MLB Chicago Cubs at N.Y. Mets OR
Kansas City at St. Louis
SOCCER
2:30 p.m.
ESPN2 UEFA, European Championship,
quarterfinal, Poland vs. Portugal, at Marseille,
France
SWIMMING
6:30 p.m.
NBCSN U.S. Olympic Trials, Qualifying
heats: Womens 100-meter free, mens 200meter IM & 200 back, at Omaha, Neb.
8 p.m.
NBC U.S. Olympic Trials, Finals: Mens
100-meter free & 200-meter breast, womens
200-meter fly, at Omaha, Neb.
TENNIS
7 a.m.
ESPN Wimbledon Championships, early
rounds, at London
WNBA BASKETBALL
3:30 p.m.
NBA Atlanta at Los Angeles

MLB
AMERICAN LEAGUE
East Division
W
L
Pct
Baltimore
46 30
.605
Boston
42 36
.538
Toronto
42 37
.532
New York
37 39
.487
Tampa Bay
33 44
.429
Central Division
W
L
Pct
Cleveland
46 30
.605
Kansas City
40 36
.526
Detroit
40 38
.513
Chicago
38 39
.494
Minnesota
25 51
.329
West Division
W
L
Pct
Texas
51 27
.654
Houston
41 37
.526
Seattle
39 38
.506
Oakland
34 43
.442
Los Angeles
32 46
.410
Tuesdays Games
Texas 7, N.Y. Yankees 1

GB

5
5
9
13
GB

6
7
8
21
GB

10
11
16
19

WHS GOLF AWARD WINNERS

MLB SEASON STATS

Photo Submitted

THE WASHINGTON HATCHET GOLF TEAM held its awards banquet recently. The team
finished the season with a regional qualifaction. Pictured are award winners, junior Bryce
Wilson (Most Improved), retiring head coach Bill Ricke, senior Connor Brown (Career
Award) and junior Max Lancaster (Most Valuable Player, Scoring Average Leader).
Boston 8, Tampa Bay 2
Cleveland 5, Atlanta 3
Detroit 7, Miami 5
Minnesota 4, Chicago White Sox 0
St. Louis 8, Kansas City 4
Toronto 14, Colorado 9
Houston 7, L.A. Angels 1
Baltimore 11, San Diego 7
Seattle 5, Pittsburgh 2
Oakland 13, San Francisco 11
Wednesdays Games
Tampa Bay 4, Boston 0
Detroit 10, Miami 3
Toronto at Colorado, 3:10 p.m.
Houston at L.A. Angels, 3:35 p.m.
Baltimore at San Diego, 3:40 p.m.
Texas at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.
Cleveland at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m.
Minnesota at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.
Kansas City at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.
San Francisco at Oakland, 10:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.
Thursdays Games
Texas (Griffin 3-0) at N.Y. Yankees (Pineda
3-7), 1:05 p.m.
Minnesota (Milone 0-2) at Chicago White Sox
(Rodon 2-6), 2:10 p.m.
Cleveland (Carrasco 3-2) at Toronto (Dickey
5-8), 7:07 p.m.
Detroit (Zimmermann 9-4) at Tampa Bay
(Odorizzi 3-3), 7:10 p.m.
Kansas City (Young 2-7) at St. Louis (Leake
5-5), 7:15 p.m.
San Francisco (Bumgarner 8-4) at Oakland
(Overton 1-0), 10:05 p.m.
Baltimore (Tillman 10-1) at Seattle (Walker
3-6), 10:10 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
East Division
W
L
Pct GB
Washington
46 32
.590
Miami
41 37
.526 5
New York
40 36
.526 5

Philadelphia
Atlanta

34 45
.430 12
26 51
.338 19
Central Division
W
L
Pct GB
Chicago
51 26
.662
St. Louis
40 36
.526 10
Pittsburgh
37 41
.474 14
Milwaukee
34 42
.447 16
Cincinnati
29 50
.367 23
West Division
W
L
Pct GB
San Francisco
49 30
.620
Los Angeles
43 36
.544 6
Colorado
37 40
.481 11
Arizona
36 44
.450 13
San Diego
33 45
.423 15
Tuesdays Games
Washington 5, N.Y. Mets 0
Chicago Cubs 7, Cincinnati 2, 15 innings
Cleveland 5, Atlanta 3
Detroit 7, Miami 5
L.A. Dodgers 6, Milwaukee 5
St. Louis 8, Kansas City 4
Toronto 14, Colorado 9
Philadelphia 4, Arizona 3
Baltimore 11, San Diego 7
Seattle 5, Pittsburgh 2
Oakland 13, San Francisco 11
Wednesdays Games
Chicago Cubs 9, Cincinnati 2
Detroit 10, Miami 3
Toronto at Colorado, 3:10 p.m.
Baltimore at San Diego, 3:40 p.m.
Philadelphia at Arizona, 3:40 p.m.
N.Y. Mets at Washington, 7:05 p.m.
Cleveland at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.
Kansas City at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.
San Francisco at Oakland, 10:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.
Thursdays Games
L.A. Dodgers (Maeda 6-5) at Milwaukee
(Davies 5-3), 2:10 p.m.
Cincinnati (Finnegan 3-6) at Washington

(Gonzalez 3-7), 7:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Lackey 7-4) at N.Y. Mets (Matz
7-3), 7:10 p.m.
Miami (Chen 4-2) at Atlanta (Teheran 3-7),
7:10 p.m.
Kansas City (Young 2-7) at St. Louis (Leake
5-5), 7:15 p.m.
San Francisco (Bumgarner 8-4) at Oakland
(Overton 1-0), 10:05 p.m.

WNBA
All Times EDT
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W
L
Pct
New York
10
5
.667
Atlanta
8
7
.533
Washington
9
8
.529
Indiana
7
9
.438
Chicago
6
9
.400
Connecticut
3 12
.200
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W
L
Pct
Los Angeles
14
1
.933
Minnesota
13
2
.867
Dallas
7
9
.438
Phoenix
6
9
.400
Seattle
6
9
.400
San Antonio
3 12
.200
Tuesdays Games
Seattle 84, Atlanta 81
Los Angeles 89, Dallas 84
Wednesdays Games
Washington 84, San Antonio 67
Indiana 95, Chicago 83
New York at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Connecticut at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
Thursdays Games
Atlanta at Los Angeles, 3:30 p.m.
Dallas at Seattle, 10 p.m.
Fridays Games
San Antonio at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Washington at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
New York at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

GB

2
2
3
4
7
GB

1
7
8
8
11

BATTERS AVG
Kawasaki .500
Contreras .355
Zobrist
.296
La Stella .291
Fowler
.290
Kalish
.286
Rizzo
.286
Almora
.283
Bryant
.277
Szczur
.276
Baez
.256
Ross
.235
Russell
.235
Heyward .235
Soler
.223
Coghlan .206
Montero
.192
Federowicz .192
Schwarber .000
Team Totals .254
-----PITCHERS W
Rondon
1
Lester
9
Arrieta
12
Wood
3
Edwards
0
Hammel
7
Cahill
1
Hendricks 5
Strop
1
Lackey
7
Concepcion 0
Warren
3
Ramirez
0
Patton
1
Grimm
0
Peralta
0
Richard
0
Team Totals 50

OBA
.500
.459
.406
.378
.398
.444
.410
.313
.368
.313
.301
.352
.326
.326
.322
.372
.301
.222
.200
.348

AB
2
31
260
79
238
7
259
46
289
76
172
102
247
268
130
34
130
26
4
2581

CHICAGO CUBS STATS

R
H 2B 3B HR RBI BB
0
1
0 0
0
0
0
5
11
1 0
3
9
5
51 77 15 0 10 42 45
11 23
8 1
2
7
8
41 69 19 3
7 28 35
1
2
0 0
0
2
1
45 74 18 1 18 55 39
5
13
5 0
0
5
2
60 80 19 0 21 58 33
14 21
2 1
3 15
4
22 44
9 0
7 25
6
16 24
4 0
6 23 17
29 58 10 2
7 40 27
37 63 12 0
4 26 32
24 29
5 0
5 13 17
9
7
2 1
0
0
7
17 25
3 1
4 17 15
3
5
2 0
0
2
1
0
0
0 0
0
0
1
403 655 139 10 99 386 303

SO SB CS
0
1 0
9
0 1
43 3 2
15 0 0
61 6 3
0
0 0
42 2 3
9
0 0
75 2 2
16 1 1
40 4 1
30 0 1
75 2 0
60 7 3
36 0 0
14 0 0
35 1 0
9
0 0
2
0 0
652 29 17

L
1
3
2
0
0
4
2
6
2
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
26

ERA
1.65
2.03
2.10
2.23
2.46
2.58
2.65
2.76
2.97
3.30
3.86
4.56
4.70
5.79
5.86
6.75
7.30
2.86

G
28
16
16
39
3
15
29
14
34
15
3
25
8
5
36
2
22
76

HR
2
11
4
3
1
8
4
7
3
10
0
4
1
0
4
1
0
63

BATTERS
G.Garcia
Fryer
Diaz
Adams
Carpenter
Piscotty
Molina
Holliday
Moss
Hazelbaker
Wong
Gyorko
Peralta
Grichuk
Pham
Team Totals
-----PITCHERS
Oh
Siegrist
Martinez
Broxton
Lyons
Bowman
J.Garcia
Leake
Wacha
Wainwright
Maness
Rosenthal
Kiekhefer
Tejada
Team Totals

OBA
.526
.415
.374
.352
.420
.370
.331
.326
.339
.286
.309
.288
.250
.276
.273
.334

AB
45
38
256
164
260
275
256
257
199
124
155
134
72
204
20
2626

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS STATS

R
H 2B 3B HR RBI BB
15 18
2 0
2
8
9
7
14
2 0
0
5
3
50 81 21 1 10 40 17
21 50 10 0
9 34 11
54 78 24 5 14 49 48
44 79 21 1
8 39 30
26 67 15 1
1 26 24
34 66 14 1 15 47 22
38 50 11 2 16 38 19
19 31
4 2
7 19
7
19 36
1 2
1
7
14
18 30
2 1
7 18 12
7
15
6 0
2
8
4
31 42 10 2
8 27 18
3
4
0 0
2
2
1
402 689 150 19 103 386 242

AVG
.400
.368
.316
.305
.300
.287
.262
.257
.251
.250
.232
.224
.208
.206
.200
.262
W
2
5
7
1
2
1
5
5
4
6
0
2
0
0
40

L ERA G
0 1.62 38
2 2.87 34
5 3.02 14
0 3.52 33
0 3.67 20
2 3.77 22
6 4.09 15
5 4.25 15
7 4.42 16
5 5.04 16
1 5.28 15
3 5.40 30
0 5.73 11
0 18.00 1
36 4.02 76

GS
0
16
16
0
0
15
0
14
0
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
76

GS
0
0
14
0
0
0
15
15
16
16
0
0
0
0
76

SV
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
14

SV
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
0
0
15

TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES Sent RHP Vance
Worley to Frederick (Carolina) for a rehab
assignment.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS Placed OF
Lorenzo Cain on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF
Brett Eibner from Omaha (PCL).
NEW YORK YANKEES Agreed to terms
with OF Blake Rutherford on a minor league
contract and assigned him to the GCL Yankees.

IP
27.1
106.1
103.0
32.1
3.2
87.1
34.0
84.2
30.1
98.1
2.1
25.2
7.2
4.2
27.2
1.1
12.1
689.0

IP
39.0
31.1
89.1
30.2
34.1
28.2
88.0
91.0
93.2
96.1
15.1
25.0
11.0
1.0
674.2

H
15
79
65
18
2
67
26
63
18
75
2
22
5
4
28
1
21
511

H
24
20
67
19
26
24
92
97
96
105
21
30
12
2
635

R ER
5
5
26 24
26 24
9
8
1
1
26 25
11 10
33 26
10 10
37 36
1
1
14 13
4
4
4
3
18 18
1
1
14 10
240 219

R ER
9
7
10 10
30 30
13 12
14 14
13 12
44 40
49 43
54 46
55 54
10
9
17 15
7
7
2
2
327 301

BB
3
24
39
12
0
27
17
21
8
26
1
11
6
2
10
0
4
211

SO
35
103
111
25
6
70
38
78
42
102
2
18
10
3
31
1
6
681

SO SB CS
10 0 1
7
0 1
37 2 2
42 0 1
55 0 1
54 4 5
34 2 1
47 0 0
70 0 0
45 4 2
27 3 0
29 0 0
16 0 0
54 3 1
8
0 0
592 18 15
HR
1
6
6
2
7
3
7
14
7
8
1
3
2
2
69

BB
8
10
30
12
10
6
28
15
28
25
3
21
1
0
197

E
0
0
2
3
3
0
4
0
7
0
5
6
9
0
1
0
3
0
0
49

E
1
0
14
5
8
3
0
0
3
3
6
4
1
0
0
56

SO
51
34
70
25
32
21
75
59
79
72
7
37
9
0
571

TAMPA BAY RAYS Placed RHP Alex

Colome on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June
19. Designated OF Jaff Decker for assignment.
Reinstated OF Brandon Guyer from the 15-day
DL. Selected the contract of RHP Dana Eveland
from Durham (IL).
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES Optioned LHP Matt
Marksberry to Gwinnett (IL). Recalled RHP Joel
De La Cruz from Gwinnett.
CINCINNATI REDS Optioned RHP J.J.
Hoover to Louisville (IL). Recalled RHP Keyvius
Sampson from Louisville.

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Daviess County Economic Development Foundation Inc. Highlights

Building a Better Daviess County 1...2...maybe 3 projects at a time.
After Renovations

Before

Alliance Barrier Films open in 2014

All Weather Observation System at the Daviess

County Airport

Cross Dock / Warehouse

Feed My Sheep building owned by Foundation

N. Daviess High School New Technology

Classes / I69

Roundabout: Shared cost with City and County

Lift Station built to accommodate MacAllister

Machinerys expansion

After Renovations

Before

Incorporated March 14, 2004

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Daviess County Airport Hanger for corporate

jets built by Foundation

Before

After
Provided funds for Meredith Park, added street
lights to downtown Washington

Odon / Cannelburg Road: Funded a feasibility

study that lead to $21 million in grants

Expansion of Odons Main Street

Olon Industries

The Foundation will support initiatives that

increase the tax base, provide for additional
job opportunities or quality of life projects
that support those initiatives.

Donated land to the City of Washington for east

side Water Tower

The Foundation strongly believes each

county has the responsibility to develop
resources internally on an ongoing basis
for economic development projects.

Foundation assisted in funding and raising

funds to build Water World in Washington

Westgate Academy Foundation: assisted in

securing $9 million in grants

Daviess Community Hospital Medical Plaza groundbreaking

Daviess County Economic Development Corporation Board

Executive and Foundation Board
Chairman Phillip OHaver
Vice Chairman Michael Chestnut
Secretary Michael Healy
Treasurer Anthony Duncheon
Mayor Joe Wellman
Commissioner Michael Taylor
Tony Wichman

Kevin Shake
David Bixler
Thomas E Graham Jr
Kenneth Jones
Ernie Riddle
Kathryn Havill
Angela Mann
Terry Jones

Jay Burch
Randall J Stoll
Anthony Graber
Greg Boyd
Dave Sutter
Todd Favver
Evans Meadow

Staff
Ron Arnold, Executive Director
Darla Miles Executive Assistant
Natalie Smith, Project Manager
Dave Cox
Jenna Johnson, intern

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THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2016

bicentennial

WASHINGTON TIMES HERALD

Let the good times roll

ANGIE AND DERON STEINER enjoy the evening at the National Guard Armory, along with Clara and Steve Myers, where
the 200th birthday of Washington, Indiana, was kicked off on Nov. 14, 2015.

Alan Goodwin, longtime board member for the Daviess

County Chamber of Commerce and downtown
Washington, helped kick off the Bicentennial at the
Bicentennial Gala.

SEVERAL LOCALS attending the time capsule unveiling at Meredith Plaza on May 14, 2016, in Downtown
Washington, despite blustery conditions.

CHRISTOPHER WILES, pastor of Church of Christ on Hillside Drive,

serves on the Bicentennial Steering Committee, and created the
website for the 200 Plus Project, along with its social media outlets to
reach the younger audience for bicentennial events. At the gala, Wiles
served as the official photographer in 1920s style.

APRIL DEBS HOMEMAKERS dressed up as some of the nations First Ladies in a Bicentennial
presentation at Washington High School Auditorium on June 26.
STEWART
HALCOMB of The
Springs sings to
Yolanda Granger
Bostic in the
second
Community
Concert Series at
WHS Auditorium.

THE KOREAN
ORCHESTRA BAND
LEADER makes a
special presentation
to steering
commitee members
at the first concert
of the Bicentennial
Community Concert
Series. From left
were: Yolanda
Bostic, Dewayne
Shake,
co-chairperson Terri
Kelso, Nancy
Jackson-Wilkins,
co-chair Don
Spillman and
Washington Mayor
Joe Wellman.

DON SPILLMAN, co-chairman of the Bicentennial Celebration,

emceed the Bicentennial Gala.

bicentennial
Thursday

www.washtimesherald.com

TIMES HERALD

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WASHINGTONS
LEADERSHIP SINCE 1871
There have been 28 men who have served as mayor during
the citys 200-year history. These men are named and listed
in numerical order by the years they were at the helm of local
government in Washington.

David J. Hefron

Wm. D. Bynum

J.W. Ogdon

Arthur Beddoe

Wm. P. Ellis

J.W. Ogdon

1871-1875

1875-1879

1879-1881

1882-1883

1884-1886

1887-1891

C.K. Tharp

John D. Spencer

Joseph Wilson

John Downey

Hale Clark

Robert Russell

1891-1893

1894-1898

1898-1900

1900-1902

1902-1906

1906-1910

John W. McCarty

S. L. McPherson

John W. McCarty

S. L. McPherson

Hugh L. Cox

Samuel H. Smith

1910-1918

1918-1922

1922-1935

1935-1939

1939-1940

1940-1947

Frank M. Donaldson

Ralph I. Burris

Homer E. Beasley

Othmar H. Frye

Leo J. Sullivan

David W. Abel

1947-1948

1948-1951

1952-1956

1956-1976

1976-1984

1984-1988

Tom Baumert

David W. Abel

Larry Haag

Joe Wellman

1998-2004

2004-2008

2008-2012

2012-Present

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bicentennial

THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2016

1805 - Small village called

Liverpool grew around the
site of what is now the
Daviess County Courthouse.

1800

WASHINGTON TIMES HERALD

Nov. 13, 1816 - First lot was

sold in the newly-merged town,
officially now called Washington, which was purchased by
Samuel J. Kelso for $50.

Nov. 11, 1815 David Flora, George

Curtis and Isaac Galard
platted Liverpool.

May 14, 1818 The Daviess County Commissioners,

who had been meeting in a log cabin belonging to Alexander Bruce, ordered a courthouse should be built. Specifications called for a two-story brick building 35 feet by 45 feet
with high ceilings and a poplar roof, among other things.

1810

1820

1816 - To attract the new county seat, Liverpool merged with the original town, Washington.

September 1818 The

contract for the building of
the courthouse was awarded
to James G. Reed for $2,979.

1816 - Sullivan and Daviess counties were created out of parts of Knox County. Daviess
County was the 19th county named for Joseph
Hamilton Daviess.
May 1817 Daviess County Commissioners announced the formation of Washington, Veale, Reeve and
Perry townships. Most of Perry Township is present-day Martin County.
June 9-10, 1817 Appearing the Western Sun newspaper on May 17, 1817, was an advertisement for land
for sale in Washington. Lot prices ranged from $10 to $235. Many lots, including Samuel Kelsos, purchased
in Nov. 1815, had been sold long before James Allen held the sale.
Aug. 11, 1817 The Daviess County Commissioners established a ferry boat operation that would run
across the east fork of the White River. Several other ferry boats were also in operation.

Jan. 1, 1819 The northern tip of the

original Daviess County became Owen
County.
June 4, 1819 The county commissioners met at courthouse and decided to build
a county jail. The jail was located on the
west side of the courthouse. The jail was
built for just over $1,000 by Aaron Freeland
and Jesse Purcell.

More than a centurys worth of well-built homes dot community

LINDSAY OWENS
TIMES HERALD

This is a series featuring

historic homes in Daviess
County. The Daviess County
Historical Society and the Bicentennial Steering Committee joined forces to bring the
Bicentennial Home Project to
life by printing 200 signs for
owners of homes more than
100 years old. Over 50 homes
currently have the signs. Signs
are still available and can be
picked up at the Daviess
County Chamber of Commerce, 1 Train Depot St.
As part of Washington and
the Hoosier states bicentennial celebration, the Daviess
County Historical Society and
the Washington Bicentennial
Committee joined forces to
pay homage to homes that
have hit the century mark and
more.
The Daviess County Historic
Yard Sign Project launched
earlier this month and already, 50 homeowners, mostly
from within the city, have
made their way to the Daviess
County Chamber of Commerce to pick up one of the
signs designating the status of
the home.
Doug Dougherty, president
of the Daviess County Historical Society, said the society
was happy to take part in the
celebration.
We are proud to partner
with the Washington Bicentennial Committee, in sponsoring the celebration of historic homes in Washington
and Daviess County as a
whole, said Dougherty, adding that the yard signs are free
of charge to 200 county homeowners on a first-come, firstserve basis.
Its truly unique that the
city of Washington, Daviess
County and the state of Indiana are all celebrating their
200th birthday in 2016, he
said.
Don Spillman, co-chairman
of the citys bicentennial steering committee with Terri
Kelso, said historic homes are
just as important to the history of the city and county as
its businesses and industries.
Every day, we drive by
houses that have been a part
of the community for a century or more, said Spillman.
Some of these houses were
here when the city was new,
some witnessed Abraham
Lincoln walk by, others saw
the coming of the railroad and
troops going off to war.
Highlights as part of the 50

homes include:
THE MCCAFFERTY
HOUSE 1868

Southeast 11th Street,

owned by Arlene Sobecki
Built between 1868 and
1870, the McCafferty House
was built by George Washington McCafferty, the county
treasurer. The home has
changed ownership many
times over the years but was
owned for Dicie DiCanio and
her relatives for decades.
DiCanios
grandfather,
Lorenza
Dow Evans
had purchased the
stately white
brick home
from John
McGaughy
in 1904, and
DiCanio and
her husband
Vic, moved into the home after their marriage in 1931.
The DiCanios were both
teachers.
The story and a half home
includes a spiral staircase
made of cherry, poplar and
oak in the entryway as well 10
rooms and multiple fireplaces.
Poplar was said to be a popular choice for woodwork in
those days because it was not
only sturdy but termites
would not eat it.
Dicie didnt want the dust
so she had the fireplaces
blocked, said Arlene Sobecki
who owns the home that also
has original poplar woodwork. One of the fireplaces is
made of wood and other is
described as being marblelike material.
While the kitchen now has
all the modern conveniences,
at one time, the back portion
was called the well house,
there the water and cistern
were stored underground and
out the back door was the
smokehouse.
Situated on a lot nearly 2
acres in size, at one time, the
grounds had several trees.
Sobecki said some of those
trees that were taken down in
a storm in 1938 were used to
create the paneling now in the
homes den.
The trees were cut down
and stored in one of the barns
on the property until 1951
when it was used for the paneling, she said, as she showed
off the seamless panels.
The home currently boasts a
wrought iron front porch, but
according to information DiCanio had told Tri-County

Lindsay Owens | Times Herald

THE MCCAFFERTY HOUSE on Southeast 11th Street was

built between 1868 and 1870 by George Washington
McCafferty. The home is now owned by Arlene Sobecki.

lived in the downstairs apartment and rented the the two

units upThe Daviess County Historical Society and the
stairs for a
Bicentennial Steering Committee joined forces to
few years
bring the Bicentennial Home Project to life by
b efore reprinting 200 signs for owners of homes more
than 100 years old. Over 50 homes currently
turning it to
have the signs. Signs are still available and can
a single fambe picked up at the Daviess County Chamber of
ily home.
Commerce, 1 Train Depot St. The Historical
Made of
Society hopes that information about the homes
solid
brick
will be filled out so that it can be documented at
with limethe Daviess County Museum.
stone lintels,
Anyone wishing to have their home featured in the next
sills
and
foundation
veneer,
segment of the series should contact Lindsay Owens at 812the full
254-0480, ext. 123 or
porch is
supported
by Doric
columns
and two Corinthian piliasters.
F o u r
rooms, the
parlor, dining room,
kitchen and
Photos by Robby General | Times Herald butlers panTHIS HOME on East
THE ROGERS HOME, located try are all on the main floor,
VanTrees Street was built in on East Main Street, was
with four bedrooms upstairs.
1914 by John Dougherty.
built in 1904 by Hugh and
Woodwork throughout the
home is natural stained red
The house located on a
Lydia (Hyatt) Rogers. The
oak. Two fireplaces with bevcorner lot Beth and Bill
home has been owned by
eled glass mirrors are also on
Babrick have called home
Bob and Beth McGookey
the lower floor.
for the last 40 years.
since 1982.
The homes kitchen features
News a number of years ago, Babrick, adding the couple the original built-in flour and
the home has had four differ- has pictures of the homes sugar bins, as well as a butlers
ent styles of front porches original family.
pantry with a small door that
Originally, the couple said may have been used to deliver
over the years.
the kitchen had a gas and a ice for the ice box.
THE JOHN DOUGHERTY
wood range and although
The ice box would have
HOUSE 1914
those items have been re- been above the solid stone
East VanTrees Street, placed, the original kitchen trough in the basement, said
owned by Bill and Beth cabinets still adorn the walls Bob McGookey, adding that
Babrick
and the china hutch can still the rough carved trough may
Bill and Beth Babrick have be viewed in the dining room. have been installed when the
lived at Van Trees and NorthDougherty, wife Emma Lou- home was first built.
east 10th streets for 40 years ise (Bordenet) and their five
The McGookeys said the
now and they have no plans to children, including a set of home also features four origimove anytime soon.
twins, lived in the home. nal light fixtures that were a
We love it here, said Beth Emma passed away in 1918 combination of gas and elecBabrick. When we were look- and John in 1919 and the tric. The front parlor has a cast
ing to buy our first home, we home was sold to Johns chandelier with three up gas
looked at several, but this one brother Frank in 1920. Frank and three down electric lights.
had everything we wanted, Dougherty passed away in
This type of lighting was
including a front porch.
1949, but his wife, Maude, available during the transition
The Babricks, both teachers, continued to live in the home from lighting with gas then
loved the charm of the claw- until it was purchased by the converting to electricity, said
foot bath tub and the homes Babricks in 1976.
Bob McGookey, adding many
kitchen too, but until just a
antique refurbished gas/elecfew years ago, they knew little THE ROGERS HOUSE 1904
tric lights have been added.
East Main Street, owned Many of the homes floors and
about the homes history.
We just didnt know much by Bob and Beth McGookey doors have also been brought
Built in 1904 by Hugh and back to the original finish.
about the house because the
records were destroyed when Lydia (Hyatt) Rogers, Bob and
the courthouse burned, said Beth McGookey are the fourth THE WOODLAND FARMS 1911
Rural Elnora, owned by
owners of the home on Main
Bill Babrick.
It wasnt until some rela- Street. The McGookeys pur- Tom and Carol Nugent
Tom and Carol Nugent purtives of the homes original chased the home in 1982.
Rogers owned a local broom chased Woodland Farms and
owner asked the couple if they
could drive by the home that factory that may have been its accompanying 80 acres
located in the former Graham from Toms maternal grandthey learned more.
They asked if they could Hydraulics building nearby. A parents Norvin and Nellie
drive by and we told them broom from the factory, called Marie Holt in 1976. The house,
there was no need to just a ceiling broom, the McGook- located near the junction of
drive by when they could eys said was found in the attic SR 58 and 358 in what is
come in, he said with a laugh. when they purchased the known as Skeeter Bend, was
Through that visit, the home. The family also had a built by William H. and Jennie
Babricks soon learned their steamboat located on the Swinda in 1911 and was purhome was built in 1914 by White River near Maysville chased by the Holts in 1936,
but it had a couple of other
John Dougherty, a railroad called, te Rosebelle.
The Rogers sold the home owners inbetween.
machinist.
Norvin and Marie bought
He started from scratch sometime after the mid-1940s
the
house and farm in 1936
and built a five-room house and the next owners concomplete with basement, cen- verted the home into three when they had to sell their
tral heating and front and apartments, said Beth Mc- home in Martin County near
back porche s, said Bill Gookey, adding she and Bob Bur ns City, said Carol

HAVE A BICENTENNIAL HOME?

(Gainey) Nugent, adding the

Holts property later became
part of the Naval Surface Warfare Center at Crane.
The Nugents said they discovered the name of the farm
printed on an old sepia-toned
photogrpah of the Swindas
and their young daughter in a
buggy out in front of the
house with a white picket
fence. The fence has been replaced with a row of maple
trees.
In 1980, Tom Nugent hired
Ben Miller Construction to remodel and preserve the outside of the house, which once
also included a cupalo.
The cupalo was removed
by my grandparents many
years before, said Tom Nugent, who said over the next
nine years, he gutted and remodeled the homes inside
while farming with his father
Russel Nugent.
When Tom and Carol wed
on June 17, 1989, they moved
into the home where they
have raised two sons, Thomas
Ray and Lewis Martin.
DR. NELSON WILSON
HOUSE 1893

East National Highway,

owned by Ralph and Mary
Smith
The home that may be one
of the most recognizable in
town belongs to Ralph and
Mary Smith. Known as the Dr.
Nelson Wilson House, located
on East National Highway, it
has been on the National Register of Historic Places since
2 00 8. The Smiths have
worked to maintain the splendor of the house that serves as
an example of late 1800s
Queen Anne architecture.
Dr. Wilson was a dentist
here in town and he married
Matilda Campbell, the daughter of James Campbell, around
1891, said Mary Smith, adding that she and her husband
have used many antique furnishings in the home. J.W.
Gaddis was commissioned as
the architect. Gaddis was wellknown in the area and had
designed the Daviess County
Orphanage and City Hall and
several other buildings around
town.
Smith said the Wilsons were
able to move into their stately
brick home around 1893, but
they were unable to enjoy it
for long.
Dr. Wilson had a stroke at
the dining room table and
died not long after, said
Smith, adding that over the
last century, very few modifications have been made to the
interior of the home that has
original windows, porches,
trim and more.
In 1900, the home was purchased by William and Sadie
Beck. The Becks daughter,
Doris, lived in the home until
1978, then three families lived
there before the Smiths took

>> See HOMES

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bicentennial

WASHINGTON TIMES HERALD

June 1825 A mail route, running from

Rockport, began delivering mail to Washington residents once every two weeks.

1820

THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2016

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1830 Bids for the new Daviess County Jail were advertised. The 28
foot x18 foot structure was built by James Whitehead for $398.87.

1830

1840

Horrific crime rocks town in 1893

FROM PAST NEWSPAPER
ACCOUNTS

In 1893, the sleepy little

town of Glendale, Indiana,
was rocked out of its slumber by the horrific murder of
an entire family. Nothing quite
as horrifying has been seen to
this day.
Less than two months after
the killings, the sheriff believed he had his man and
Bud Stone was taken into
custody and tried on Nov. 4.
The trial lasted less than 2
hours and it took the jury only
24 minutes to convict the
man. Many people didnt believe Stone committed the
crime, many more didnt believe he acted alone.
Heres the entire picture and
you can decide what really
happened:

Photo Provided

DAMAGE from a severe microburst storm in Washington in July 1938.

City has battled many big storms

LINDSAY OWENS
TIMES HERALD

THE VICTIMS

(Much of this is speculation

about the night of the murder,
and some still believe Stone
was not guilty.)
The family was all together
in their home about to turn in
for the night when a knock
came at the door. Upon opening the door Hillard Denson
H.D. Wratten came along the
face of his cousin Bud Stone.
Bud told H.D. that he had a
terrible toothache and wondered is he had anything that
he could take. H.D. nodded
and upon turning around got
hit over the head by an axe (or
a corn knife) and his wife Ada
had suffered a similar fate.
The couples three children
Ethel, 11, Stella, 9, and Henry,
3, had all been hacked and
slashed in a similar fashion,
although Ethel had not been
slashed as badly.
Lastly the familys elderly
grandmother, Elizabeth, had
been mutilated worse than the
rest, her hands cut to the bone
in an obvious attempt to fend
off her attacker. Previously
that night, Bud Stone had left
his home, telling his wife, Cecelia, he was going to Glendale to have a tooth pulled.
Later, when he returned home,
she noted blood on his shirt
and he remarked that it was
simply blood from his tooth.
Mrs. Stone later told a grand
jury that on the night of the
murders, after he got home
from having his tooth pulled,
he had asked her for pair of
pants, saying he had gotten
water on his pair. He retired
for the night, and got up early,
going to the spring to wash
out his shirt. He told his wife
that he had gotten blood on it
from the extraction. But she
told the jury that she never
saw the pants he had worn
the night of the murders
again.
As soon as she heard of the
murders, she suspicioned her
husband, but she hoped and
prayed that evidence would
clear him, and she never told
her husband that she thought
he was implicated. She told
the grand jur y that she
couldnt sleep at night and
that the facts made her life a
terror and perfect hell on
earth.
The next morning after the
murders Bud and his son
went out to visit the Wrattens and upon arriving found
them in this miserable state.
Leaving his son at the home,
he left immediately to get
help.
Sherriff John G. Leming,
Coroner Charles McGowen
and undertaker M.L. Bonham
arrived at the Wratten home.
They found Ada with her skull
smashed, her shoulders and
arms slashed, lying on the
kitchen floor, 3-year-old Henry
with his head spilt open lying
in a pool of blood. H.D. with
his ar ms and shoulder s
hacked. As Bonham attempted
to roll him over his head
rolled onto the floor. Blood
covered the ceiling, floors and
walls. Stella was found in the
living room covered with
blood.
When they found Ethel they
noted she had not been so severely slashed and upon holding a mirror to her mouth a
thin film of moisture appeared
on the glass. Ethel was alive!
Immediately they took her to
the home of her Uncle Robert
Swanagan. Stunned and
shaken they realized that Elizabeth was nowhere to be

Photo Provided

THIS STONE, marking the graves of the Wratten family,

still stands in Ebenezer Cemetery, just off SR 257S, in
Harrison Township.

found. Was the respected

woman responsible? Could
she have gone insane and
killed her family? Stone then
informed the sheriff that the
elderly lady lived in the annex
beside the kitchen; the only
door to her room was located
outside. The sherriff went in to
find the old woman behind a
table hacked and bloody, even
worse than the other victims.
Apparently Elizabeth heard
the killings of the other family
members and pushed furniture in front of the door. Her
room had been ransacked and
the contents of her drawers
had been poured out onto the
floor. The sheriff then found a
small box containing $619.31.
The murders had set the community on edge and everyone
was afraid.
FAMILY IS BURIED,
ETHEL DIES

Stone stayed on scene helping clean the bodies and covering them with lime. Caskets
were placed in the front of the
house in preparation for the
mass funeral. Nearly 3,000
persons arrived at the
Ebenezer Cemetery to view
the remains. Stone assisted in
the digging and served as a
pallbearer, helping lower the
bodies into the ground.
During the services someone arrived in a buggy to tell
the sheriff that Ethel was beginning to wake up! Stone
went to the home of Swanagan with the sheriff. When the
little girl regained consciousness, her eyes widened with
horror, her lips parted and she
slipped back into a coma.
From there on out relatives
took turns sitting with Ethel,
should she regain consciousness in the night. Stone, who
lived across the road, stopped
by the next day as the family
was sitting down to supper. He
went up stairs to sit with Ethel
and the family heard a strange
sound. Stone soon after came
downstairs and said that Ethel
had died.
One thousand people
were reportedly at the train
station when the bloodhounds
from Seymour arrived. Taken
to the scene of the murders,
the dogs sniffed around the
grandmothers room and then
leaped through a window,
stopped at a stream, and ran
wildly across a field toward
Stones house before they
turned and ran toward a river.
In town, Judge David Hefron
issued orders for the militia to
stand ready to guard the jail if
the killer(s) were caught.
ACCUSED IS TRIED

In October 1893, Cecelia

Stone, dressed in black from
head to toe, testified before a
grand jury about her belief
that her husband was guilty.
Stone was arrested.. He first
denied all accusations. Prosecutor James McDonald Huff
tried to frighten Stone by
placed a rope around his neck.
When Stone was told of his

wifes testimony, he broke

down and confessed, he also
names seven other conspirators. He stated that they had
planned to rob the elderly
woman, but when he got to
the farm the murders had already been committed. Stone
also stated that he was to get
$600 for his part of the robbery of the Wrattens.
All of the accomplices
named by Stone were arrested: Grandison Cosby, Lon
Williams, Martin Yarbrough,
William Kays, Gibson Clark,
John White and Oscar Brown.
According to Stone, Cosby had
drawn up plans for a series of
robberies. He said when he
got to the scene, Cosby told
Stone that the killings were
easy, except for the old woman
who fought like a tiger.
All seven men were set free
after Stones execution. Stone
had changed his confession on
Oct. 24, stating that he had
committed the murders himself. After the corn knife and
axe were recovered, the bodies of Elizabeth Wratten and
her son were exhumed.
Wounds were said to match
the weapons perfectly.
SPEEDY TRIAL
AND A HANGING

The Stone trial began and

ended swiftly on Nov. 4. He
stated to the jury that he didnt
know why he had committed
the murders and asked the jurors to be as good to him as
they could be. Interestingly
enough he was sentenced to
die only for the murder of
Ada, the first to die. Stones attorney was quick to ask for a
new trial which was abruptly
denied. Stone was then taken
back to his cell. Stone had a
final farewell with his wife
and children on Jan. 29. His
mother, broken-hearted, was
unable to attend this final
visit. Reports state Stone was
so overcome with emotion
that he had to be carried back
to his cell. On Feb. 16 his
death warrant was read to
him at the state prison in Jeffersonville, Indiana, and he
was informed that his execution would take place a quarter after midnight.
He wrote final letters to his
wife at 4 p.m., and was the informed the governor would
not be issuing him a pardon.
At 11 p.m. Stone was wakened
by the guard. The warden
warned everyone to remain
silent during the hanging.
Stone was marched out
shortly after midnight, where
he mounted the gallows. His
last words were directed to
Daviess County Sheriff John
Lening, Howdy do, Cap.
The Wrattens had been buried in Ebenezer Cemetery, but
burial there for Stone was put
on hold when the neighbors
vehemently were opposed. His
grave was dug in a fenced
corner along the roadside, and
later marked by a tiny tombstone.

Over the years, Washington

has weathered many storms,
including one in 1925 and another 1938 that wrecked havoc
on the community.
On March 28, 1925, a tornado rolled through four states
and while it didnt touch down
in Washington, the city still felt
its wrath. The tornado hit
Princeton, Owensville and
Griffith but lifted before reaching the county seat. Newspaper
reports from the time of the
storm said residents identified
the twister as a black, snakelike mass of surging clouds,
that left straw, fodder, and personnel effects scattered around
the community.
News clippings also talk
about a corn stalk found on
Second Street not long after
the storm passed, covered in
ice. Money was collected locally to help victims in eastern
Missouri, southern Illinois,
Kentucky, and southwestern
Indiana towns that were devastated by the tornado.
The storm that took place on
July 11, 1938, was described as
the worst storm in recent
years.

With hurricane-force winds

for over 45 minutes, several
thousands of dollars in damages were reported. Reports
said that the weather forecast
called for unsettled weather
and around 5:45 p.m., a windstorm roared in from the west
and battering the community
and many of the surrounding
areas with its hurricane-like
winds.
Main Street store fronts toppled, roofs took flight and windows shattered. Many area residences also sustained broken
windows and downed trees
among other damages and
smaller buildings were often
flattened by the force of the
storm. The McCafferty House,
located on Southeast 11th
Street, that was owned by Vic
and Dicie DiCanio at the time.
Downed walnut trees on the
property were turned into
thick, rich paneling that was
stored in a barn on the property until 1951 when it was
used for the walls of a den in
the home.
Since that time, Daviess
County battled a tornado in the
1980s as well as the most recent one on Nov. 17, 2013, that
left many businesses and
homes in the citys west end
with severe damage.

Homes and businesses on

the west side of Washington
were tragically impacted as a
tornado touched down about 3
p.m. While the city was without
power for hours, several were
trying to piece together homes
near Sycamore and Oak streets,
and Harned Avenue, some of
which were eventually torn
down. It took a week for the
city and volunteers to clean up
the damaged areas. Some
damage can still be seen today.
Reids Deli, a popular restaurant on the citys west side inside the old Waffle House
building, was destroyed, and
much damage was done to
Plaza West. Radio personality
Andy Morrison and radio
owner Dave Crooks weathered
the storm inside the offices of
DLC Media, where Morrison
videotaped the tornado up until the time it hit. Morrisons
YouTube video has been
viewed more than 176,000
times.
The Daviess County recovery was done without help
from the Federal Emergency
Management Agency or the
Indiana Emergency Management Agency. Requests for
state and federal disaster declarations were turned down
twice.

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bicentennial

THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2016

WASHINGTON TIMES HERALD

April 12, 1852 - Isaac McCormick was

named town marshal by the town board, but
was asked to step down less than four months
later for not doing his assigned duties.

1850

1885 - Daviess County

boasted 116 schools
throughout the county.

1860

1880

1870
1871 - Judge
David Hefron
becomes the first
mayor of Washington.

1889 - The first Old Settlers

event was held in Odon.

Ikes funeral train makes

stop in Washington
Eisenhower family
deeply moved by
respect shown in
Washington
DON SPILLMAN
TIMES HERALD

Photo Provided

JACOB HAWKINS, could have run away, but he fought the legal battle, and won, not only
his own freedom, but the freedom of all other African-American slaves in Daviess
County. And this was 39 years before the United States outlawed slavery after the Civil
War.

Hawkins won his legal

battle against slavery
DON SPILLMAN
TIMES HERALD

The story of Washington in

the early 1800s, was also the
story of our entire country. In
the early part of the 1800s,
people in the United States
argued about the slavery of
African-Americans.
Most of the people who had
moved into Washington, and
the rest of southern Indiana,
had come from Kentucky, Virginia, and North Carolina,
states where slavery was legal.
Some people brought slaves
with them. Indiana was part of
the Northwest Territory in
those days, and there was a
law, called the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, that banned
slavery in the Northwest Territory. Even an 1810 action by
the Territorial Legislature had
no effect. The ban on slavery
was not strictly enforced, and
people who brought slaves
into Indiana were not forced to
give them up.
In 1806, a man named Eli
Hawkins moved to Daviess
County from South Carolina.
Hawkins brought two young
slaves, Jake and Ann, with
him. Later Hawkins bought
another slave, whose name
was Isaac, from a man named
William Ballow, who lived
near where Alfordsville is today. Sometime before 1816,
Eli Hawkins died and his wife
married a man named William Merrill. Isaac and Jake,
who by this time were using
the last name Hawkins, did
not get along with Mr. Merrill,
who treated them badly.
In 1823, with the help of
people from Washington, Jake
and Isaac filed suit in the Daviess County Court. Their attorney was Amory C. Kinney.
The two associate judges of
the County ruled that the two
men were by law, free. And
ordered all slaves in Daviess
County to be set free. This
case freed all the slaves in the
county, and a history of Daviess County written in 1886,
says, the freedmen and
women settled down in the
county, acquired property, and
raised families. Jacob Hawkins became a prominent
member of the community...
and in 1831 purchased title to
a large tract of land (which included the Cottee Farm,
which, is still owned by his
descendants. The slave Jake
who was brought here as a
young man and gained his

freedom, was the same man

who became a prominent and
prosperous citizen of the
County. Jacob Hawkins is buried in Hawkins Cemetery on
Washingtons west side...the
traditional burying ground for
t h e c o m m u n i t y s A f r i can-American families. Jacob
Hawkins, could have run
away, but he fought the legal
battle, and won, not only his
own freedom, but the freedom
of all other African-American
slaves in Daviess County. And
this was 39 years before the
United States outlawed slavery after the Civil War.
People in the South, said
they needed slaves to work on
their cotton plantations. Most
of the people who lived in the
northern states, including Indiana, said slavery was bad,
and very wrong. No person
should own another person.
Many people in the northern states tried to help slaves
escape to Canada, where they
could be free. The Underground Railroad was a network of people in the north
that would give escaped slaves
food and shelter, and help
them on their way to freedom.
But it was not underground,
or a railroad. Underground
Railroad is just a name that
was given it. A branch of the
Underground Railroad went
through Washington. Peter
Stephenson, who had a farm
about 5 miles south of Washington had a secret underground room where he hid
escaping slaves until he could
help them get to Washington.
In Washington, there were
several people who would
help. Although there is no
hard evidence, John VanTrees,
who was the son of one of the
founders of Washington, is
thought to have been the
leader of the Underground
Railroad in Daviess County.
From Washington, the runaways would go to a house in
an area known as Lettsville,
near Prairie Creek, close to
where the Sugarland Memorial Gardens Cemetery is today. From there they would
move north until they finally
reached Detroit and crossed
the river into Canada.
Sometimes people tried to
kidnap free blacks and take
them as slaves. One story reports that in 1824, a family
named McClure, from Vincennes, said that an African-American man named,
Sam, who lived in Washing-

ton, was their slave. The McClures hired a man named

Richard Uncle Dick Palmer
to kidnap Sam and bring him
back to Vincennes. Palmer
kidnapped Sam, and the McClures tried to take him to St.
Louis. But on the second night
of their trip, Sam escaped and
took the McClures horse. And
returned to Washington to a
rousing welcome.
Another story about the preCivil War times says that an
unnamed local printer, made
a false poster that said an African-American man who lived
in Washington, was a runaway
slave. The printer did this to
help a Southern man who was
in town and wanted to make a
profit by taking the free black
man back South where he
could sell him as a slave. The
Southerner found a couple of
other men to help him kidnap
the black man and headed
south to Kentucky, where slavery was legal. Some of the
people who lived in Washington learned of the situation,
and went to try to rescue their
friend. They caught up with
the kidnappers and their victim in Pike County and took
them to a justice of the peace
(a part-time judge). The justice
of the peace saw the fake
poster, and allowed the kidnappers to keep their victim.
The men from Washington,
did not like this and followed
the kidnappers. Because they
knew the roads better, the
Washington men were able to
catch up to them a second
time. But this time, they did
not go to a judge or justice of
the peace. They held their own
court and found the culprits
guilty of kidnapping and allowed their victim to horse
whip them. The two local
kidnappers returned to Washington and told people they
were injured by robbers. But
the free man and the men
who rescued him knew the
truth.
Finally, in 1861, the Civil
War broke out over slavery.
During the four years of the
Civil War, President Abraham
Lincoln asked each county in
the northern states to send
men to help fight for the
Union. Daviess County is one
of only a three counties in the
whole country that filled their
quota, every time President
Lincoln asked for more men.
Men from Washington fought
bravely in many of the major
battles of the Civil War.

On March 28, 1969, Dwight

David Eisenhower, Americas
beloved war hero, 5-Star
General, former President of
the United States, passed into
history. For three days, Americans united to honor the
man they knew simply as
Ike.
In his eulogy, President
Richard Nixon said that Eisenhower was truly, the first
citizen of the world. After the
state funeral in Washington,
D.C., Eisenhowers body was
placed on a train for his final
journey back to his home
t o w n o f A b i l e n e , Ka n sas. And that brings us to
the journey from Washington, District of Columbia to
A b i l e n e , Ka n s a s . a n d
through that other Washington, in Daviess County, Indiana.
Eisenhowers widow, the
former First Lady, Mamie Eisenhower, did not like to fly,
and the former Presidents
body would be taken to its
final resting place in his
hometown by train.
Initially, the Eisenhower
family wanted to keep the
route of the funeral train a
secret. But it soon leaked out.
The route would follow the
C&O Railroad from the nations Capital to Cincinnati,
Ohio. At Cincinnati, the train
would switch to the Baltimore and Ohio and travel to
St. Louis, and then through
Missouri to Kansas City, on
the Norfolk & Western, and
the final leg from Kansas City
to Abilene on the Union Pacific.
When the funeral trains
route became public, Washington, Indiana, became a focal point for people wanting
to pay honor to one of the
most highly respected public
figures of the 20th Century.
Not only would the funeral
train pass through Washington on April 2, there was a
scheduled 10-minute stop at
the depot in downtown
Washington to change crews.
The train consisted of three
engines, with a B&O hog
nosed diesel in the lead, and
10 cars. The black-draped
baggage car which carried
the Presidents casket was
immediately behind the engines. The casket was a simple $80 military issue casket. At the head of the casket
was the American flag and
next to it was the flag of the
Pre sident of the United
States. The large sliding
doors to the express car were
open so the thousands of

Americans lining the tracks K. Snyder, and former Senacould view the Eisenhowers tor Homer Capehart on the
flag draped coffin and pay platfor m by the depots
their last respects to the man freight door. Also on hand
who had been on the nations were most area mayors,
center stage for nearly two county officials, and other
decades, both in times of war dignitaries. The train rolled
and times of peace and grow- to a stop at the Washington
ing prosperity.
depot at 3:25 p.m. for a reguAs the funeral train made lar crew change. However,
its journey through seven the crews were not the regustates the route was lined lar crewsall of the men
with men, women, and chil- working on the funeral train
dren who saluted and bowed were all World War II vetertheir heads in respect for just ans. The outgoing engine
the few seconds it took the crew consisted of engineer
train to roll past. The man Bob Tharp, and fireman Bill
they simply called Ike was Boger, both Washington resimaking his last journey. But
dents. Tharps daughter, Pat
in Washington, Indiana,
Thorn, says that her father
things would be different
than in the other cities along considered the assignment to
the funeral trains route. In- be a high honor.
One change in the local
stead of just passing through
plans
to honor the late Presion its way to Kansas, Eisendent,
were
changed early in
howers Funeral Train would
stop at the towns depot while the morning of April 2. Word
the crew that brought the had reached the Eisenhower
family that
train from
the combined
C i n c i n n a t i [T]he late
Washington
c h a n g e d Presidents
High School
places with
and Washingthe crew that brother Edgar,
ton Catholic
would take and his
High School
the train to grandson, David
b a n d s
St. Louis.
Eisenhower
planned to
The train
play Eisenwould arrive acknowledged
howers fain Washing- the huge crowd
vorite hymns
ton in the from the
at the stop.
mid-aftervestibule of the
noon.
Th e E i s e n Beginning private family
hower family
early in the car at the end of sent word to
morning of
local authoriWednesday, the train.
ties requestApril 2,
ing there be
1969, thousands of people no music at the stop and
from across Indiana, Illinois, Washington officials comand Kentucky, began to line plied with the request.
the tracks that run through
Although the Eisenhower
the length of Washington.
family had remained cloisInitially, city and state offi- tered in the rear car of the
cials expected 12,000 people three-engine and nine-car
to come to Washington to train for most of the trip, the
honor Eisenhower and his late Presidents brother Edfamily. But the crowd around gar, and his grandson, David
the depot, alone, was esti- Eisenhower acknowledged
mated at 10,000, with thou- the huge crowd from the
sands more lining the tracks vestibule of the private famfrom the east edge of the city ily car at the end of the train.
all the way to the west. And Some local residents also say
the crowds were lined up
Mamie Eisenhower, the Presalong the tracks for miles
idents wife, waved from the
east and west of Washington.
Washingtons schools, and rear windows as the train
those of surrounding com- pulled out of town.
The huge crowd had remunities were dismissed at
noon. People lining the tracks mained quiet and respectful
through the city saw many until the train disappeared
children, and some adults, from sight. Then the boys
placing coins on the rails be- who had placed coins on the
fore the train rolled into tracks collected their souvetown. An honor guard of nirs, and the crowd slowly
World War II veterans from left.
At the end of the day, local,
40 Indiana and Illinois VFW
and American Legion posts state, and national news mewere at Washingtons B&O dia were reporting about the
depot to salute their old com- impressive display of respect
shown by the residents of
mander.
Washingtons Mayor, Ott Washington and the surFrye, and the citys officials rounding area. A spokesman
were joined by Indianas Gov- told the media the Eisener nor, Edgar Whitcomb, hower family was deeply
along with Lt. Governor Rich- moved by the 10-minute stop
ard Folz, State Treasurer John in Washington, Indiana.

bicentennial

WASHINGTON TIMES HERALD

1892 - Cabel Coal

Company erected its
Smokeless Fuel Factory.

THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2016

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Aug. 17, 1899 A tragic ferry boat accident

Jan. 9, 1909 - The City of Washington bought the
June 13, 1913 occurred at the Flatrock Ferry, 18 miles south- electric companya light plant from Ziba F. Graham
Daviess County Hospital
east of Washington. Five people were killed.
for $73,291 please $10,000. After much debate,
was incorporated.
Graham also sold his power plant to the city in 1915.

1900

1890
Oct. 7, 1891 - Daviess
County Courthouse blaze,
when five men were charged
in setting the fire with coal oil
that caused, at the time, what
was about $4,000 damage.

1910

1908 - A true circular barn built, the T.C. Singleton round barn is 64 feet in diameter, with a
central driveway behind the two main doors
was built. The barn is still standing today and is
a part of the Bicentennial Barn celebration.

March 27, 1913 The flooding earlier in

the year led to the
Blue Hole Disaster
where four men lost
their lives.

April 4, 1910 - New rails were laid for

the street cars and just three days later,
the cars were up and running again.

July 1914 - Nov. 11,

1918 - Po Grannan and
other locals fought in
World War I. Grannans
uniform can be seen at
the Daviess County
Museum.

BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION SO FAR IN 2016

LOCAL
SCHOOLCHILDREN
helped carry the
sesquincentennial
time capsule from
1966, which was
buried in front of
German American
Bank, 201 E. Main
St., to Meredith
Plaza, for an
opening ceremony
on May 14.

A BICENTENNIAL 5K run-walk started in the 400 block of East Main Street

on May 21 earlier this year.
MRS.
JONATHAN
(ERICKA)
FRANCES and
Dennis
Brunson were
selected as
Best
Dressed in
Roarin 20s
attire at the
Bicentennial
Gala, which
was themed
The Great
Gatsby.
ABOUT 350 PEOPLE attended the Bicentennial Gala on Nov. 14,
2015, which kicked off the City of Washingtons year-long
celebration.

JUDGE ROBERT ARTHUR plays as part of the

band, Nostalgia, which performed as the third
concert of the Bicentennial Concert Series on
June 26 at the high school auditorium.

Homes ...
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ownership.
THOMAS FAITH HOUSE 1821

Bedford Road, owned by

Dean and Brenda Sobecki
One of the oldest homes in
the city belongs to Dean and
Brenda Sobecki. Located on
Bedford Road, the Sobeckis
home is known as the Thomas
Faith House and has been on
the National Register of Historic Places since 1994. It was
originally a log cabin when
constructed in 1821.
According to the application
to be placed on National Register, Thomas Faith, who had
the house constructed, was a
farmer and cabinetmaker
from Pennsylvania. The property, which once included 14
acres was sold to Matthew L.
Brett and his wife, Alice, for
$260 in 1852. Around 1874,
the property was transferred
to Bretts widowed sister, Honora Burke, who lived there
until her death in 1905. Alice
Brett moved back onto the
property the next year and
lived there until the Reed family purchased it.
The house has been added
onto several times over the
years, but logs can still be
seen in the attic area. The orginal part of the house is
called an I-house, a single pile
dwelling with a side gable
roof.
The Sobeckis said they were

Melody Brunson | Times Herald

THE THOMAS FAITH

HOUSE, owned by Dean
and Brenda Sobecki, is one
of the oldest homes in
Washington, dating back to
1821.

Lindsay Owens | Times Herald

RALPH AND MARY SMITH

stand in front of their home,
best known as the Dr.
Nelson Wilson House. The
home was built in 1983 and
is located on East National
Highway.

able to learn a lot about their

home from newspaper clippings, many which included
information from Miss Evelyn
Reed, a former teacher at
Washington High School,
whose family had owned the
property since 1913.
We have several newspaper
stories that include her sharing what it was like living
here, said Brenda Sobecki,
who also has a copy of an article written during the citys
sesquicentennial celebration
in 1966 which included information on a tour of historic
homes that was being sponsored by the Daviess County
Hospital Auxiliary.
Evelyn lived there until
1988, she said.

Lindsay Owens | Times Herald

THE HOME of Lon and

Ranita McMurtrey on
Northeast Seventh was built
in 1910. The McMurtreys
said much of the
information on their home
parished in one of the
Part of the original grounds courthouse fires.
are now part of the Washington Country Club golf course scribed it as the worst house
and had been maintained by on the block. We started to
Brett Cabel in the late 19th work on it and it seemed to
Century.
start smiling, said McMurtrey,
adding the home had double
LON AND RANITA
brick walls, limestone sill
MCMURTREY HOME 1910
plates and limestone above
Northeast Seventh Street
and below each of its winThe McMurtrey home, lo- dows, as well as 12-foot ceilcated on Northeast Seventh, ings and the big selling point
was constructed in 1910 and - woodwork that hadnt been
since taking ownership some touched by paint. The neigh22 years ago, the couple has bors noticed that too and on
worked to bring the brick one of the first days, when we
home back to its glory.
were tearing off some of old
We think the family that screen, the neighbor from
owned the old creamery on across the street showed up
Van Trees Street originally with a sledge hammer.
built the home, said Ranita
The McMurtreys said neighMcMurtrey, adding that a fire bors couldnt wait to see what
at the courthouse many years they would be doing next. Reago likely destroyed the cently, they participated in the
records that would tell them citys sidewalk replacement
for sure. We think the next plan and built a retaining wall
owner was the Hudson family, around the property and
followed by Roscoe and Ber- added a new sidewalk in the
nice Meyers and then us.
front.
When they first purchased
The house seemed to like
the home, the couple de- that project too, because it

Photo Submitted | Times Herald

THE HUNTER HOMESTEAD,

owned by TIm and Jane
Hunter Nolan, was built in
1888 but the ground the
home sits on has been in
the family for nearly 200
years. The home is located
in rural Montgomery.

seemed to smile even more. I

know it sounds silly to think a
house has personality, but I
think this one does, said McMurtrey, noting that she and
her husband tried to determine what type of gingerbread was originally up in the
gables, but due to a lack of
photographs, they were unable to determine what was
above the front porch.
The gables have original
cedar fish scale wood, and we
have tried to preserve the
original wood all around the
house which is an ongoing
challenge each year, she said.
HUNTER HOUSE 1888

Rural Montgomery, owned

by Tim and Jane Hunter Nolan
The Hunter family homestead, located in rural Montgomery, was constructed in
1888 although the property in
which the home is built has

belonged to the family for 198

years.
My great-great grandfather
Frank Hunter help tear down
the original Bethany Church,
said Jane Hunter Nolan, who
along with her husband, farms
the old homestead. The house
was built with wood from the
old Bethany and its foundation
is made of Cannel Coal, which
is how Cannelburg got its
name.
Nolan said over the years
the home was passed from one
family member to the next
and in 2003, she and Tim took
ownership.
My dad and his sisters had
ownership of the house for
years, said Nolan, who is
proud to call the farmhouse a
part of her family history. Its
not a fancy place, but Im
pretty proud that weve been
able to keep it in the family for
so long.
The home has seen a lot of
upgrades over the past century
including transitioning from
coal stoves for heat to fuel oil
heaters and finally electricity.
Nolan said, in addition to its
unique foundation, the home
also has a small fruit cellar
under the kitchen that now
has an outside entry. But originally the entry was in the
kitchen. Several other old
structures also dot the property.
Anyone wishing to have their
home featured in the next segment
of the series should contact Lindsay
Owens at 812-254-0480, ext. 123
or lowens@washtimesherald.com.

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bicentennial

THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2016

April 1917 The first

Boy Scout Troop No. 1
was organized. The boys
met at the courthouse.
Oct. 9, 1917 - The
Washington Post Office
was established.

January 1935
The first Girl
Scout troop was
established by
Evelyn Reed.

Aug. 25, 1927

- Daviess County
Courthouse fire,
caused by faulty
wiring.

1920

1915

WASHINGTON TIMES HERALD

Sept. 28, 1949 - The

Washington Police Department acquired radio units
for its cars and headquarters located in city hall.

1930

May 11, 1916 - A small boy

playing with matches carried a
bundle of burning matter onto
the stage of the vacant Airdome
amusement building at the corner of Southeast Fourth and
South streets. The building was
destroyed, but the boy was not
prosecuted due to his age.

1928 Rogers
Ferry ceased operations and was
replaced by the allsteel Rogers Bridge.
Loren Cox of Elnora,
owned the last ferry
in the county. It cost
35 to 55 cents to use.

1940

1932 The Maysville

Bridge was constructed.
March 15, 1932 - The
City of Washington began
the process to sell $650,000
in bonds to purchase the
water plant from the Indiana
Water Works Company.

July 1938 - A major

storm rolled through
Daviess County leaving
significant damage behind.

Washington celebrated in style 100 years ago

MONSTER PARADE

Without a question of doubt,

the historical and industrial
parade was the biggest feature
of the days events, not barring
the historical pageant at the
park. The verdict of the thousands who saw the big spectacle was that the parade was
not only the longest, but the
best and most interesting parade that has ever been held
in the city. It is estimated that
the parade was over two miles
long.
When the larger school children were entering Eastside
Park, the industrial displays
were still falling in line at Meridian Street, 30 blocks away.
Over 3,000 persons marched
or rode in the parade. School
children of all sizes and 2,500
in number, furnished color
and lots of enthusiasm to the
parade. They were led by the
tiny tots wearing an overdress
of red, white and blue.
Each of the city school children carried a small flag and
the sight was inspiring as they
marched and rode by singing
the song Indiana. Those who
took part in the pageant were
dressed in their pageant uniforms and lent variety to the
parade.
I didnt know there were so
many school children in the
county, was the general expression but it was a fact that
only about one-half of the
school children of the county
were in the line-up All of the
Washington Township schools
were represented, due to the
efforts of James Gilley, township trustee. Harrison, Veale,
Elmore and Barr townships
were also represented by delegations.
The line-up of the parade
was as follows: High school
band, city school children,
township schools, St. Simons
schools, Washington Marines,
old soldiers, more county
schools, pioneer family, impersonated by Wilmer Harmon and Jack McBride, Osen
schooner and pioneers, Indians, more school delegations,
Bell Telephone Co., old and
new fire fighting apparatus,
Miss Daviess County represented by Miss Bernice Sims.
Elmore Township schools,
first log school present by
Valle School No. 6, Elmore
Township, Daviess Countys
first auto, Hatfield and Palmer
display, farm implements and
autos, Veale Township log
cabin of 1816 live possums featuring display, Pike
County Telephone Co., old
and new way, Gas and Water
Co., Joe Gill, plumbing, the
Washington band, ODonnell
Hardware Co., Norris and Kidwell, Modern Woodmen of
America, Camp Fire Girls, Indian Refining Co., Vance-Clark
Hardware Co., team and old
fashioned binder, farm implements and autos, Moose

Lodge, decorated auto, Sudduth Ice and Coal Co., Riester

Coal Co., Spink Milling Co.,
Hoosier Auto Co., Washington
Auto Co., automobiles in general.
All the various exhibits may
not be listed here, except under a general head, but no exhibit has been omitted intentionally.
Equipped with their Civil
War rifles, knapsacks and canteens, the score or more whitehaired Civil War veterans
were greeted with loud applause all along the march.
Other displays occasioned
loud handclapping notable the
Veale Township log cabin
1816, a feature of which was
live opossums caught in the
wilds of Possum Holler.
The various vehicles in the
parade were jammed up close
together and had they remained the correct distance
apart the parade would easily
have been three miles long.
PAGEANT AT PARK

As soon after the parade as

the children could be arranged, the historical pageant
at the park was begun. It is
estimated that fully 6,000 people were gathered in the park
to see the pageant. It was undoubtedly the largest crowd
that has ever been entertained
at this beautiful recreation
spot. A large space was reserved just north of the pavilion for the various scenes and
the hundreds of people stood
around this enormous square,
sat in automobiles and even
found seats in the trees.
A most inspiring sight was
the general expression of the
vast audience that witnessed
the spectacle. The casual observer may have lost some of
the historical significance of
parts of the pageant but any
person who has only an inkling of the early history of
the county could not fail to
appreciate the various interpretations of pioneer days.
Each of the children were
dressed in the fashion of our
forefathers, making the scenes
as realistic as possible. A yoke
of oxen pulled the old fashioned prairie schooner which
was attacked by the Indians.
The vicissitudes of the pioneer were shown in pantomime. For a short time the

spirit of happiness pervaded

the camp of the pioneers.
Then fear seized them when
the black spectre of death
came and carried away the
tiny baby. Then followed the
attack by the Indians who
were repulsed by rescuers
from the nearest white settlement. The women took part in
the battle the same as the
men. An Indian camp was
shown and with the sighting
of a prairie schooner in the
distance a war dance was indulged in, followed by the attack. Later children gave interpretations of several of the
earlier dances indulged in by
the pioneers after they were
more thickly settled. The formation of a human flag from
the little tots was one of the
most beautiful features of the
childrens work.
All the pageant was staged
by the school children under
the direction of the school
teachers. The teachers prepared the story and drilled the
children in their various parts.
Their work was done well and
great credit should be given
them for the success of this
part of the centennial celebration.

the various relics.

room. A crowd was waiting

continuously in the lobby.
There was no stop for supper.
At night the theatre experienced the same kind of a rush
and the street became so congested with people that the
police and firemen had to be
called in to help take care of
the crowd. The rush at the
Grand was so great that the
hinges were broken from the
doors. With the coming of the
police and firemen, ropes
were stretched and passageway cleared for those coming
out and for those going in.
This greatly relieved the condition. In order to empty the
house quicker after each show
the management took hundreds out the fire escapes and
even through the stage exits.

With a deep
feeling of its
meaning, several
thousand citizens
of Daviess
County gathered
in Washington
Friday and made
Daviess Countys
centennial
celebration a
success that
exceeded the
dreams of those
in charge of the
event.

GREAT SUCCESS

Taking the celebration as a

whole, it was one of the greatest amusement events this
county has ever seen. The verdict of the people in general
makes it so. Various committees in charge have received
hundreds of congratulations.
Notwithstanding the enormous crowd, everybody was
orderly, everybody was happy
and nothing occurred to mar
the pleasures of the day. It was
Daviess Countys greatest celebration.
HAMLET ALLEN

Hamlet Allen, as county

chairman of the Daviess
County centennial celebration,
is the man who started the
ball rolling. Mr. Allen began
several months ago talking
and working on Fridays celebration. He was met with encouragement but that was all,
until he appealed to a number
of Washington men. The time
was short and Mr. Allen urged
that speedy action be taken.
The Washington men took
hold, with success for their efforts. The Democrat does not
care to assume the responsibility of saying who all are responsible for the success of
the event and therefore does
not go into detain with the
mentioning of names, but the
members of the finance, parade, amusements and other
committees are deserving of
unstinted praise. Supt. E.D.
Merriman and the school
teachers are deserving of the
congratulations of the public
for their elaborate part in the
event.

OLD ATLANTIC

week ahead of the day for the

show. They camped out on the
streets overnight. This crowd
has always had the reputation
of being the largest this city
every entertained, but this
honor now justly belongs to
the Daviess County centennial
celebration crowd. When the
Barnum and Bailey circus was
here Washington was a much
smaller town and could not
BAND CONCERTS
handle the crowds as easily as
A band concert by the Citi- it can today.
zens band followed the pageant at the park. Part of the PICTURE INDIANA
crowd left but the big majority
The exhibition of the picture
remained throughout the af- Indiana at the local picture
ternoon. At night band con- show attracted the greatest
certs on the downtown streets crowds this playhouse has
attracted big crowds. Great ever had. From the time the
difficulty was experienced in doors of the Grand opera
getting the crowds out to the house were thrown open at
park. The street car company 12:30 until closing time Friday
was unable to meet the prob- night the Grand was packed
lem of transportation and jit- until there was not standing
ney buses, although they carried hundreds of people back
and forth, failed to relieve the
condition much. As a result
there were hundreds who
could not get to the park.

The old Atlantic, made in

1832 and the second engine
used on the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad, attracted its
share of people. The engine
was displayed on a side track
near the Meridian Street station until late in the afternoon
when it was hauled out of the
city to be taken to a celebration in another city. In connection with the engine, an old
fashioned railroad coach, capable of seating about a dozen
people, was exhibited.
RELIC DISPLAY

The display of relics in the

Main Street storeroom attracted a steady stream of
people all day. The place was
packed from early morning
until late at night. The crowd
here was also hard to handle,
many people going behind the
counters to handle and view

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WASHINGTON TIMES HERALD

May 5, 1964 - Voters in Washington, Veale and Harrison townships

voted to accept the Washington Community Schools, Inc., school system.
The newly-formed school board met
for the first time on July 1, 1964.
1959 - Daviess County Hospital,
now known as Daviess Community
Hospital, served its 100,000th patient.

1950

Oct. 25, 1967 - Head Start School

began at the Washington National
Guard Armory. After a few years,
Head Start moved to Christ United
Methodist Church and then to its
current location on Clark Road.

1960

1951 - Masons
Root Beer stand
opens on National
Highway.

THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2016

July 31, 1972 - Citizens Bank and Trust

assistant vice president Betty Collison disappeared after going back to work at the
bank that evening. She was declared
dead on Sept. 26, 1979, in Daviess Circuit
Court by Judge James R. Arthur. After an
intensive investigation by local police and
the FBI, Collison was never found.

1970

Early 1960s - Original

Daviess County Museum opens.

November 1966
- The Hatchet
House opens.

1963 - An addition was made to

the light plant to better serve the
energy needs of Washingtons customers. To help supply the water
needs for the plant, a new lake was
created in 1967 at Eastside Park to
provide more cooling capacity.
1968 - President Richard
Nixon launched his successful presidential campaign in Washington,
speaking at the Hatchet
House.

1982 - Local cable company Full-TV offered five

midband channels for $22.50 plus tax per month.
July 1, 1986 - Four Rivers Agency, which
helps persons with disabilities, began receiving funding.
Oct. 13, 1986 - The new Washington
Junior High School holds its first open house

1980

January 1977 - A gas shortage that

occurred during the blizzard of 1977 kept
the Washington Junior High School closed
the remainder of the 1976-77 school year.
Oct. 10, 1977 - Washington transferred
the citys power production to Public Service of Indiana after the old Eastside
Power Plant was costing more to run than
revenue could be made. The city joined
Indiana Municipal Power Association on
May 4, 1982.
Nov. 14, 1977 - The bid for what is now
the Washington City Council Chambers
and one of the citys fire stations was
awarded to Crane Nolan Contractors of
Loogootee for $320,000. Art Boddy with
Midwest Engineers drafted the plans and
the building was completed in 1978.

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May 1978 - The Jefferson

Consolidated Grade School
closes at the end of the
school year
and the districts for
schools were
redrawn.
Sept. 3,
1979 - Former U.S.
Senator
Homer E. Capehart, who
grew up in Washington, dies
in Indianapolis.
1979 - Extensive repairs
were made to Hatchet Hollow, raising the field, a new
scoreboard, larger press
box and new restrooms
were added.

1990
April 24, 1985 - Longtime Washington grocer
James Perrine Pruny
Keith, 75, was found
beaten and stabbed in
his grocery store, Keiths
Grocery on East VanTrees Street. Teenager
James Ernest Cowin Jr.
was charged with his
murder, to which he pled
guilty, but mentally ill.
Cowin is incarcerated in
Pendleton.
Dec. 1, 1985 - Daviess
County Courthouse was
damaged in an arson fire
set early on a Sunday
morning - the third time
the structure was damaged by fire.

Sept. 4, 1988 - Washington High School senior Rebecca Harvey, 18, died in an arson fire in a house on Oak Grove Road. Her body was burned beyond recognition. The
boyfriend who she lived with in the home, Stephen Hendricks, 21, is still considered a suspect in the now cold case, but has never been found.
Aug. 25, 1989 - Indiana State Police arrested seven locals in one of the biggest drug raids in Daviess County for that time period. Washington Police Chief Ron Perkins,
Daviess County Prosecutor Greg Smith and Indianapolis Airport drug dogs help make the arrests in what was referred to as the Bateman Case. Twenty-eight ISP officers seized cocaine, methamphetamine, cash and cars.
Dec. 25, 1989 - 32-year-old Nicholas Cole Bowers body was found at the home of Larry D. and Monica Bateman. The Bateman couple had been implicated in the
20-month drug investigation earlier in August.

Violence-packed railcar strike divides community

MELODY BRUNSON
TIMES HERALD

A violence-packed, long
strike at the Evans Railcar Division divided the City of
Washington in 1980, when the
Local 39, of the Brotherhood
of Railway Carmen and company management couldnt
come to an agreement with
the freight car manufacturer.
Eventually the strike was settled on a 137-104 vote to return to work, but the losses
were great job losses at the
local plant and unity in the
community.
Families were divided, and
the citys residents lived
through bombings, shotgun
blasts, bricks being thrown,
telephone threats and intimidation during a seven-month
bitter labor strike.
The plant had announced its
departure from Washington,
and had started dismantling
equipment, before an agreement was finally reached, following the resignation of the
Local 39 president and its
chief negotiator.
The strike had begun on
Nov. 8, 1979, over wages, but
ended on June 6, 1980, when
workers accepted managements offer of a 31 percent
pay increase. Replacement
workers who had been bussed
in had agreed to accept layoffs,
but the economic impact of
the bitter dispute would take
years to recover.
A national economic turndown didnt help the local
economic situation at the time.
David Cox, who was executive director of the Daviess
County Chamber at the time,
said no businesses had closed
in the previous months due to
lost sales due to the strikers
loss of income, but some marginal companies did struggle,
and new prospects.
The railcar strike couldnt
have come at a worse time for
the community, when two
other plants had just closed
their doors in the past few
years before, Uniroyal and
McCords, totaling about 1,000
jobs.
Bruce A. Smith, a local
Washington attorney who was
president of the Chamber of
Commerce at the time, was
quoted by the Indianapolis
Star on June 8, 1980, to say,
This violence is so far from
what Washington is really
like.we got a big-city reputation for violence and the
small-town problems of two or
three good restaurants and
one movie theater.
Smith went on in the article
to call for the community in
the coming months and years
to demonstrate the basic decency of our people, the basic
desire and willingness to do a
good days work.
Evans President Manford
Orloff said at the time that he
felt closing the 12-year-old
plant, which was the citys second largest employer, was the
only way to end the violence
surrounding a wage dispute.
Workers in the citys railcar
rehab shop, some who eventually went on to sign up for
unemployment and some who
found other jobs, had been
holding out to get parity

with a similar shop owned by

Evans in Blue Island, Ill.,
where workers made $10 an
hour. In Washington, according to newspaper reporters,
Local 39 President David McBeth said workers made about
$4.95.
In one United Press International report, Washington
Mayor Leo J. Sullivan said, I
just hate to see the city lose
that many jobs.We really
cant afford it we already
have a 15 percent unemployment rate. It just really is too
bad.
Greg Litherland was a
young reporter who just
started working at the Times
Herald in May 1980, and he
remembers the strike well.
Covering the strike and related events was troubling to
me because I felt Washington
was losing a bit of its soul
each day. I dont think there
ever has been a more divisive
time in Washingtons history,
Litherland said.
At one point during the
strike, the U.S. District Court
for the Southern District of
Indiana, Evansville Division,
became involved when the
National Labor Relations
Board filed a civil suit against
Local 39, ordering the union
workers to restrain from specific violence. The NLRB hearing in Evansville covered a list
of 25 specific complaints filed
by the company against the
union in its strike activities.
Violence had included three
plant private security guards
being injured and a fire bomb
thrown through the bedroom
window of Mayor Sullivan.
Following the firebombing attempt at his home, which
caused minor damaged when
it was quickly doused, Sullivan went on to impose an 11
p.m. to 5 am. curfew for the
city.
Sullivan said in a UPI account that he and his wife,
Mary Ellen, may have been
singled out because he refused
to take sides in the strike.
At one point, an anonymous
letter was found slipped under
the door of the mayors office
which said the mayors office
and the Evans plant would be
blown up and destroyed, unless further testimony was
stopped at a National Labor
Relations Board hearing.
But the City Council, at the
time, did take sides. In late
April 1980, the council threatened the Evans Railcar Co.
with criminal action if it continued hiring non-union work-

See related Guest Column

by Greg Litherland on Page
A4.

ers (one council member refused to sign and the letter

was toned down to say the
strike should be settled and
settled now on reasonable
terms on which both parties
can live.)
The city council also went
on to lift curfew put in place
by Sullivan. Council members
had been presented with a petition signed by 1,240 asking
for the curfew to be lifted.
Some businessmen, specifically tavern owners, said the
curfew had hurt their businesses.
In April 1980, then Washington Police Chief Tom
Baumert asked Indiana Gov.
Otis Bowen to send state police officers to the city to help
keep peace in the then city
with a population of 18,000.
Chief Baumert told the Indianapolis Star on April 10, 1980,
that his 13-member force had
worked countless overtime
hours due to the stress, of
the labor dispute.
In a full-page advertisement
in the Times-Herald on Feb.
22, 1980, the Union said there
are many other workers of the
Washington Community (such
as the Crane Depot workers,
U.S. Postal workers, the coal
miners, carpenters, Chessie
(B&O) railroad workers, construction workers, etc.) who
enjoy the competitive wage
scales within their crafts. Their
employers didnt cut their pay
because they preferred the
Southern Indiana way of life.
The ad went on to compare
wages for Washingtons top
welder for the first year at
$14,456.80, compared to Blue
I s l a n d s t o p w e l d e r a t
$23,223.20.
By the end of the strike less
than one-half of Evans workers remained, as work had already been diverted to others
Evans plants. When work resumed, the new contract called
for welders to make $5.80 an
hour, plus 20 percent incentive
and potential for 10 cents an
hour cost of living. Workers
faced with criminal charges
had to serve their judicial sentence, but their slots at work
were kept open for them. All
40 replacement workers had
agreed to be laid off.
But the company eventually
did close its doors in Washington, after most of the equipment was loaded on semis

Times Herald file photo

WHEN REPLACEMENT WORKERS were brought into to the Evans Railcar Division to fill in
for striking workers violence broke out in the city, including firebombings of cars.

and trucked to Kansas and Illinois.

A parade was held downtown in Washington when the
strike was finally over, and
Police Chief Baumert remembers yellow t-shirts that read:
We love Washington!
But Baumert, who went on
to become mayor of Washington in 1988, said the strike
wasnt a very pleasant time.
It wasnt the easiest time as
police chief. The union sold
everybody a bill of goods,
Baumert said. It got a lot
more violent than I cared for.
We couldnt even answer all
the calls (to the police) at the
time.
For awhile we had a terrible reputation as a strike city,
and we had to outgrown that
and somehow we did, he said.
As mayor he said he told prospective investors that were
really not like what we used to
be. We went onto to welcome
others and then we turned it
out pretty good again.
He said he was surprised
years later when a company
out of Chicago again showed
interest in the facility. Rescar
opened some time after Evans
left, and then the facility was
closed again for a short time
before B-W Services began
operations at the same location in 2007.
Rescar was the company at
the site after Evans, but Rescar
had been downsizing when it
pulled out completely in 2004,
leaving just one employee.
The buildings had been hit by
fire, storm damage and van-

Times Herald file photo

STRIKING WORKERS throw rocks in the violent days of the

Evans Railcar strike in 1980.

dalism between 2004 and

2006, when B-W Services announced that it was coming to
Washington.
B-W Services is still in the
recertification and repair business of railroad cars at the

grounds on West Walnut

Street on the citys far west
side, where 20 people are currently employed.
The old rail yard has built
and repaired rail cars since
1885.

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bicentennial

THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2016

Sept. 30-Oct. 7, 1990 National evangelist Clyde Dupin

brought his Crusade for
Christ, to the Washington High
School football stadium for the
second time. He first visited
Washington in 1985 when more
than 2,200 persons turned out
nightly for the crusade.

1990

1998 - Grain Processing

Corporation or GPC opens
near Washington.

July 10, 2007 - The Meredith House Hotel on

Main Street is destroyed by fire.
Nov. 7, 2007 - A 20-month investigation led
to the arrest of 19 people by the Daviess
County Sheriffs Department and the Drug
Enforcement Administration. More than 50 officers from Washington, Odon, Elnora, Plainville,
Indiana State Police, U.S. Marshal service, the
DEA, Daviess County Sheriffs Department and Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms made the arrests.

2000

1993 - Gwaltney Sports

Complex opens during
Mayor Tom Baumerts term.
Named for Henry Gwaltney,
the complex boasts
multiple athletic fields.
1993 - The Daviess
County Community Foundation is formed to help
support the local community. Today, over 140 funds
are a part of the foundation.

WASHINGTON TIMES HERALD

Aug. 15, 2011 - United Way of

Daviess County Director Blakely
Clements steps down to accept a
job with South Central Community
Action Program in Bloomington.
Clements was later sentenced to
15 months in prison for taking
more than $89,000 from
the Daviess County Long Term
Recovery Committee.

November 2012
- Interstate 69 from
Evansville to Crane
opens.

2010

May 12, 1997 June 7-9, 2008 Fire destroys

National guard troops
Hoefling Truck
were brought in to help
and Tractors
with flooding in Elnora.
location on
Meridian Street.
The business
August 2009 - WaterWorld
rebuilt along Busiof Washington opens.
ness 50 intersection, positioning
itself to be near
the hopeful Interstate 69.

June 13, 2013 - What is now Daviess Community Hospital celebrated its 100th anniversary. A special book to
commemorate the first 100 years of DCH was printed.
Nov. 17, 2013 - A tornado swept through Washingtons West End destroying homes and businesses along its
path. No one was seriously injured.
Dec. 6, 2013 - Devan Burris,17, was shot and killed in an attempted robbery for drugs that turned bad near the
Ebenezer Church. Over the next several months, a cast of characters were sentenced in connection with his death.

Sept. 13,
2014 Aaron Byers
of Elnora
was found
murdered
along CR
300E, just
south of SR
58 near
Elnora. No
suspects
have ever
been named
in the case.

April 9, 2016 - The Bicentennial Community Concert Series kicks off with a performance by the Korean Orchestra. The series was followed up in June
with concerts by The Springs country duo and the big band Nostalgia featuring Washington resident Bob Arthur.
June 4, 2016 - Daviess County celebrated the birth of the 200th baby born at Daviess Community Hospital when Sara Lett of Vincennes gave birth to
Kash Ryan Baughn
July 1, 2016 - The Bicentennial 10-day celebration begins at the citys Eastside Park with weekend Fourth of July activities.
July 2, 2016 - Daviess County Museum, on E. Main Street, has a re-opening after renovation work in the spring.
July 2-10, 2016 - Washington Bicentennial celebration continues throughout the city, and will feature a variety of activities for both the young and young
at heart.

Feb. 17, 2015 - The Daviess

County Sheriffs Department
began investigating the death of
Travis Woodruff, 33, of Odon.
Woodruff was found dead at his
home. Jeffery Dyer, 40, also of
Odon, was a suspect in the murder and took his own life along
Interstate 10 near Mobile, Alabama, as Alabama police closed in
on him.
April 7, 2015 - Human remains
were found wrapped in plastic in
the back of a culvert near Odon.
Those remains were identified on
June 23, 2016, as Ira Freeman
Kemp of Odon, who had been
missing since Jan. 25. 1981.
Nov. 14, 2015 - The Washington
Bicentennial celebration kicks off
with a Gatsby-themed gala held at
the Washington National Guard
Armory. Over 350 people were in
attendance, many dressed in
1920s attire.
Dec. 9, 2015 - Interstate 69
opens from Greene County to
Bloomington, reducing travel time
from Washington to Bloomington.

Of almost Biblical proportion

Great Flood of 1913 played its part in Daviess County
MIKE GRANT
TIMES HERALD

Easter of 1913 brought one

of the mo st devastating
weather events in American
History and part of it played
out in Daviess County. The
flood of 1913 impacted areas
from New Orleans to New
York. It began with a massive
and damaging storm that produced tornados and dumped
massive amounts of water on
the Midwest. By the time it
was done, hundreds were
dead and the country was trying to recover from hundreds
of millions of dollars in damages.
That system began with a
lot of severe weather, said
WEVV meteorologist and
Odon native Chad Evans. It
began with a killer tornado in
Omaha, Nebraska and Terre
Haute. Then it dumped a
6-inch rainfall all over the
Midwest that led to flooding
from Ohio to Missouri and on
down the Mississippi River.
That same system produced
flooding all the way to the
East Coast of the United States
and was responsible for an estimated 650 deaths, including

at least 100 Indiana. They

had a Bermuda High set up in
the Caribbean and that was
unusual for that time of year,
said Evans. Then there was
another high pressure system
in Canada and it set up a basic
atmospheric river that took
water out of the Gulf of Mexico and dumped it on the
Midwest. It just sat there and
thunderstorms ran along a
front.
The early spring rains saturated the ground, then filled
the ditche s, the streams
poured into the rivers and the
rivers began climbing out of
their banks. A bridge and factory were wiped out in Indianapolis. A railroad bridge over
the Blue Hole west of Washington collapsed and at one
point the community was
completely cut off.
You have to remember,
back then there were few real
roads, said local historian
Don Spillman. Most goods
and people moved by rail and
a trestle to the east had already gone under water and
then the one west of town collapsed and the town was cut
off. There was even a sizable
number of people who were
traveling that wound up

stranded in Washington.
HIGHER FLOODS SINCE 1913

While the flood of 1913 may

be considered by some to be
of almost Biblical proportion,
the truth is that most people
in Daviess County have lived
through much higher floods
along the West Fork of the
White River.
Of the top 10 highest crests
along the White River at Edwardsport, eight of them have
happened since 1991, said
Executive Director Paul Goss
with the Daviess County
Emergency Management
Agency. The flood of 1913
ranks only as the 12th highest
crest of the White at Edwardsport.
Perhaps the thing that made
the flood of 1913 memorable
both in Daviess County and in
other parts of the country is
that the rivers and the way
people dealt with them were
much different than today.
The flood of 1913 had a huge
impact on the Ohio and Mississippi, sending cities like
Cincinnati, Louisville, and
Evansville under water. Few
communities had any kind of
flood control measures. The
disaster was so large that the

next year states began passing

laws that allowed for the development of conservancy and
flood control districts that led
to the construction of levees
all over the country.
The 1913 flood fueled a lot
of those measures, said
Evans.
Because there were fewer
levees and other flood control
measures, the 1913 event may
have involved more water, but
had some different results.
You have to consider the
geology of southwestern Indiana, said Evans. There may
have been more water, but instead of going deeper, the rivers went wider. I can recall
hearing stories of how the
river reached back during the
older floods and sent water
into Plainville. When Indiana
has a big rain event, the water
drains into the Wabash and
White and it all runs to the
southwest part of the state
trying to get to the Ohio. There
just is not enough landfall,
enough drop of elevation, for
it to get away so it spreads out,
almost like it is backing up.
There was so much water during that flood that there were
changes in the channels of
both the White and Wabash

Rivers. You can still see those

today. There are some places
where it happened again during the flood of 2008.
The flood of 2008 may not
have had as great an amount
of rain as in 1913, but it did
plenty of threatening to people
in the White River basin.
Much of that has to do with
what has happened in the
river basin during the past
century. There is so much
more pavement and so many
more buildings and houses
now, said Evans. I have family that still farms in the Elnora area and they say every
time Indianapolis gets a 3-inch
rain, the fields in Daviess
County get flooded.
Were seeing a lot of
changes in construction these
days to deal with those issues, said Goss. Now if you
build, you are required to have
retention ponds. The federal
government has changed its
response to flooding disasters
and wont allow flood insurance for people who build in
flood plains unless they are
above the record levels for the
river.
Evans says that the simple
fact is that no matter how
hard people try to mitigate the

impact of massive storms the

end result can still be a disaster.
We have to realize that the
rivers will do what they want
to do, he said. You cant train
the river. You have to learn to
live with it. Well still have big
rivers, but by using conservation efforts, building buffer
zones and using retention
techniques, we can cut down
on the damage.
PLANNING FOR FUTURE

That kind of planning is

now under way in northern
Daviess County. We are lucky
that our largest population is
not susceptible to flooding,
said Goss. We are doing some
planning to try and mitigate
any flooding in the future in
Elnora.
The flood of 1913 has been
described as the second worst
flooding disaster in the history
of the United States, ranking
only behind the Johnstown,
Pennsylvania flood for the
number of deaths. But the
1913 flood created a different
approach to rivers, construction and infrastructure that is
still impacting decisions in Indiana, Daviess County and the
rest of the country today.

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UP! UP! UP!

Looking back on the cost

of living, wages and more
1860

1900

Wheat flour..............................................$7.14/barrel
Rice .............................................. 7 cents per pound
Sugar ............................................ 8 cents per pound
Roasting beef............................. 11 cents per pound
Eggs ............................................20 cents per dozen
Average wages of machinists .............17 cents hour

5 lbs. flour ....................................................12 cents

Round steak.............................. 13 cents per pound
Bacon ........................................ 14 cents per pound
Eggs ...........................................21 cents per dozen
5 lb. bag of sugar ........................................31 cents
Coffee........................................ 35 cents per pound
Small tin of tea leaves ........................... 50-75 cents
Chocolate.................................. 34 cents per pound
Butter ........................................ 22 cents per pound
10 lbs. potatoes ...........................................14 cents
gal of milk ........................................... 13 cents
Mens suit ................................................... $7 to $16
Womens dress ........................................ $10 to $12
Average annual salary .......................................$449

1915
Loaf of bread ..................................................7 cents
Dozen eggs ...................................................34 cents
Quart of milk ...................................................9 cents
Pound of steak .............................................26 cents
Take-home pay ....................................$687 annually
Median home value ........................................ $3,200
Typical car price.............................................. $2,005
Gallon of gas.................................................12 cents
Moderately priced mens shoes................... $3 to $5
Moderately priced womens shoes ............$7 to $10

McDonalds hamburger, 15 cents

1961

1966
In 1961, a pay phone
call was 5 cents.

1955

A first-class stamp..........................................5 cents

A gallon of regular gas .................................32 cents
A dozen eggs................................................60 cents
A gallon of milk .............................................99 cents
A new home.................................................. $23,300

Loaf of bread, 21 cents

Gallon of milk, $1.04
1 lb. of bacon, 71 cents
Pay phone call, 5 cents
Average rent, one-family house, $70

1975
Public college ......... $1,819
Private college ........ $3,776
Gallon of gas........ 59 cents

1996
1986
Loaf of bread ......................53 cents
Pound of butter........................$1.99
Dozen eggs .........................90 cents
Pound of steak ........................$2.86
Pound of bacon .......................$1.67
Pound of tomatoes .............77 cents

Loaf of bread ........... 71 cents

Pound of butter............... $1.94
Dozen eggs .................. 99 cents
Pound of steak .............................................. $3.41
Pound of bacon .............................................. $2.22
Pound of tomatoes ........................................... $1.01
Indiana minimum wage .................................... $3.35

In 1996, a load of bread

was still only 71 cents.

2006
Loaf of bread ......................$1.00
Pound of butter...................$3.30
Dozen eggs ....................93 cents
Pound of steak ...................$3.50
Pound of bacon ..................$3.26
Pound of tomatoes .............$1.32
Indiana minimum wage ......$5.15

2016
Loaf of bread ..................................... $1.41
Pound of butter.................................. $3.69
Dozen eggs ........................................ $1.73
Pound of steak .................................. $4.46
Pound of bacon ................................. $4.54
Pound of tomatoes ............................ $2.09
Cost of first class stamp .............. 49 cents
Cost of new average home ......... $270,000
New car .......................................... $31,252
Gallon of gas...................................... $2.38
Indiana minimum wage ..................... $7.25
In 1900, a pound of bacon cost a consumer
14 cents. In 1961, that pound rose to 71
cents; in 1986, to $1.67; and in 2016, to $4.54.

Compiled by Joyce Bullington

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THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2016

bicentennial

WASHINGTON TIMES HERALD

2,000 turn out to see Bobby Kennedy

Just few weeks
later Kennedy was
assassinated
DON SPILLMAN
TIMES HERALD

The year 1968 was a year of

change and challenge. It was a
time of generational change as
the Baby Boomers came of
age, it was the time of the
counter-culture revolution,
and a time of changes in race
relations. All these changes
were taking place against the
backdrop of the increasingly
unpopular War in Vietnam. By
April of 1968, nearly 1,080
young Americans were being
killed in Southeast Asia each
month, and many more were
wounded.
In January of 1968, President Lyndon Baines Johnson
planned to run for a second
full-term as President of the
United States. But, as the
number of deaths in Vietnam
rose, not only were Republicans questioning the Presidents conduct of the war, tens
of thousands of young Americans were in the streets protesting Americas involvement
in a War that had spread into
Cambodia and Laos, with
seemingly no end in sight. Even
the Presidents own Democrat
Party was split over the conduct
of the War. The Presidents approval rating had slipped to a
dismal 36%, and he had been
shocked by a defeat in the New
Hampshire Democrat Primary
by Senator Eugene McCarthy
of Minnesota.
McCarthy was running a
campaign against American
involvement in Vietnam and
was immensely popular
among college aged students.
Realizing the President was
vulnerable, Senator Robert F.
Kennedy (D-NY) the younger
brother of President John F.
Kennedy, declared his candidacy for President of the
United States. Four days after
Kennedys declaration, John-

son went on national television and withdrew from the

campaign. When Johnson,
withdrew from the race, the
Democrat Party split into four
factions.
The first faction were the
traditionalists, the supporters
of President Johnson.
The second faction, supported Senator McCarthy and
was basically composed of
college students, upper-middle-class whites, and intellectuals, who supported McCarthy and his anti-war platform.
The third group supported
Kennedys candidacy.
The fourth group consisted
of white Southern Democrats. These Dixie-crats
would rally behind the thirdparty campaign of segregationist and former Alabama
Governor George C. Wallace
as a law and order candidate.
In 1968, only fifteen states
and the District of Columbia
held presidential primary
elections. The May 7, primary
election in Indiana, was the
first primary after Kennedy
declared his candidacy and
took on a national focus. Hoosier Governor Roger Branigan
mounted a favorite son campaign to hold delegates for the
traditional wing of the party.
Kennedy and McCarthy also
campaigned throughout the
state.
One of the most poignant
moments of the campaign
came early, on April 4. That
was the day that Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.
On that evening, Robert Kennedy flew in to Indianapolis
with plans to give a speech in
the heart of inner-city Indianapolis. When Kennedy arrived, Mayor Richard Lugar
told him that the Indianapolis
police were preparing for riots
to break out and they could
not guarantee Kennedys
safety. But Kennedy went into
the heart of the city, and at
17th and Broadway, talked to

ROBERT KENNEDY brought his campaign to Washington,

Indiana, on Main Street, on April 22, 1968. In front of
Citizens Bank and Trust Kennedy shakes hands with
supporters. Kennedy died of his wounds from his
assassination on June 5, in the early morning hours of
June 6, just four weeks after his visit to Washington,
Indiana.

Photos compliments of Don and Jill Schwiekarth

ON APRIL 22, 1968, Robert Kennedy brought his

campaign to Washington, Indiana. It was a bright and
sunny day, and more than 2,000 people packed the
intersection of East Second and Main streets to see, hear,
and possibly get a handshake from Kennedy, in front of
what today is German American Bank.

the citys African-American

population. It was Kennedy
who told the agitated crowd
that King was, in fact, dead.
Then in a five minute impromptu speech, Robert Kennedy spoke about how he had
lost his brother to an assassin
just five years before. Kennedy
told the crowd, For those of
you who are black and are
tempted to be filled with hatred and distrust at the injustice of such an act, against
all white people, I can only say
that I feel in my own heart the
same kind of feeling. I had a
member of my family killed,
but he was killed by a white
man. But we have to make an
effort in the United States, we
have to make an effort to understand, to go beyond these
r a t h e r d i f f i c u l t t i m e s .
Throughout the United States,
in 100 cities, there were riots,
39 people died, and more than
2000 were injured. But because of Robert Kennedy, Indi-

anapolis was quiet and peaceful. His words resonated.

Kennedy, then took his
campaign on the road, visiting Indianas major cities, and
small towns. On April 22,
Robert Kennedy brought his
campaign to Washington, Indiana. It was a bright and
sunny day, and more than
2000 people packed the intersection of East Second and
Main Streets to see, hear, and
possibly get a handshake from
Kennedy. Kennedys caravan
arrived just after 3 p.m., and
according to Morris Coxs report in the Washington
Times-Herald, received a welcome usually reserved for
matinee idols. The Washington High School and Washington Catholic High School
bands were there to greet the
Senator from New York. Both
schools had been dismissed
early so students could attend
the rally. The Times-Herald
reported that Kennedy arrived

about an hour later than expected, but that the crowed,

instead of getting smaller had
grown. Kennedy was introduced by Washington Mayor
Ott Frye. Kennedy expressed
his appreciation to the people
of Washington for naming the
citys Rosemary Kennedy
School, a school for mentally
handicapped students, after
his sister. Kennedy then spoke
to the people of Washington
about the need for better
housing for the elderly and
better educational opportunities for the young. On his
swing through southwestern
Indiana, Kennedy was accompanied by his wife, Ethel, three
of their children, Courtney,
Michael, and David, and the
family dog.
One Washington resident,
who asked not to be named
was a boy at the time, and remembers the day this way. I
was able to work/squirm my
way up to his car (a new 1968
white over light yellow Barracuda convertible, I remember
the auto well because my
older brothers girlfriend had
received an identical one for
her graduation) and shake
both his and Ethels hand. The
crowd was very tight but I was
a young boy and very agile.
Bobby seemed very comfortable, yet I distinctly remember

thinking Ethel was somewhat

out of sorts, what I would call
nervous or agitated, not comfortable with the situation.
Maybe it was brought on by
the clamoring of the crowd.
After Kennedy left Washington, he made an impromptu
stop in Montgomery, when he
saw a crowd of around 300
people lining the road. And he
stopped in front of Joe Kennedys grocery in Loogootee for
about 10 minutes and spoke
to a large crowd. Kennedy
continued his tour of southwestern Indiana, visiting Jasper, Dale, and the Lincoln
Boyhood Home, before ending
the day in Evansville.
Two weeks later, Kennedy
surprised the political pundits and won Indianas primary. His campaign then
headed west for primaries in
North Dakota and California.
On June 4, 1968, Robert Kennedy won the California primary. But, shortly after midnight on June 5, after giving
a victory speech to a crowd
of supporters at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles,
Kennedy was shot as he
walked through the hotels
kitchen. Kennedy died of his
wounds in the early morning
hours of June 6, just four
weeks after his visit to Washington, Indiana.

Washington is not the oldest city in the state

A list of some
of the oldest cities
in the state
ROBBY GENERAL
TIMES HERALD

Washington is celebrating
its 200th year, alongside a
couple other cities and the
state of Indiana itself. While
Washington has a rich history,
it is not the oldest city in the
state, as several other cities
were established in Indiana
prior to it earning statehood.
The list below goes over the
oldest incorporated cities
within the state of Indiana, but
it is important to note that
there were several others
towns established in and before the early 1800s which did
not make this list. Normally,
cities are classified as areas of
settlement with populations
larger than a town, but some
places like Clarksville, established in 1783, break that rule
with a population of over
23,000.
While several small towns
have their share of history,
this list only includes those
settlements that are classified
as cities within the state of Indiana:
1. Vincennes, est. 1779
Vincennes is a city of many
Indiana firsts, including: the
first Catholic Church, first
County, first newspaper, first
Presbyterian Church, first
Masonic Lodge, first bank
and first medical society. Vincennes University was also
e stablished as Jeffer son
Academy in 1801, it is proclaimed to be Indianas first
college.
Wh i l e Vi n c e n n e s w a s
founded in 1732, it wasnt until Feb. 20, 1779 when the city
was secured by American
forces under Major George
Rogers Clarks command.
When the Indiana Territory
was formed in 1800, the city
became its capitol. The cities
first governor, William Henry
Harrison also went on to be
the ninth President of the
United States.
The cities former roots as a

French fur trading post resulted in some of its rich architecture as well. Many of the
buildings and homes come
from French influence and
original construction can date
back to the beginning of the
1800s.
2. Lawrenceburg, est. 1801
3. Jeffersonville, est. 1802
4. Richmond, est. 1806
5. Charlestown, est. 1808
6. Madison, est. 1809
7. Evansville, est. 1812
Due to its convenient location along the Ohio River,
Evansville has always been a
settling place. Thousands of
years prior to European settlement in America, there was
said to be a continuous human presence in the area.
The peoples fondness to
the area remains to this day,
as it has the second largest
population in Indiana with
over 120,000 people. The city
was purchased from Hugh
McGary Jr. in 1812 and was
later renamed Evansville in
honor of Col. Rob ert M.
Evans, who was a war hero
who served as an officer in
the War of 1812.
Evansville was incorporated
as a city in 1817 and became
the county seat of Vanderburgh County the following
year. Its biggest employment
jump came during World War
II, since Evansville was a center of industrial production. As
a result, people flooded to the
city from the tristate area and
consequently, employment
nearly tripled in just a few
months.
8. New Albany est. 1813
9. Princeton est. 1813
The year 1813 saw the creation of Gibson County and
Princeton, named after Captain William Prince, was
formed one year later. Following his time as a Gibson
County Commissioner, Prince
was a Captain at the Battle of
Tippecanoe and served in
both the Indiana and United
States Congress.
Princeton was hit hard in
1925 during the Great TriState Tornado when over half
of the town was destroyed.
Out of the 70 Indiana lives lost

during that tornado, over half

of those were residents of
Princeton.
One of Princetons most famous monuments is the Gibson County Courthouse. Its
unique structure and style allowed it to be featured as part
of the Department 56 Collectable snow village.
10. Salem, est. 1814
Following the creation of
Washington County in 1813,
Salem was built within a
clearing in the woods, a spot
chosen by William Lindley.
Lindleys wife was the one
who suggested the town be
named Salem - a name derived from Lindleys hometown of Winston-Salem, North
Carolina.
Salem grew in the years
following its creation, but because of the effort it took
busine ss men to travel
through the narrow and
muddy trails, they proposed
the establishment of a railroad. That idea would later
grow into the Monon Railroad, which has rail lines that
stretch all the way up to Chicago.
In 1988, Salem was on the
national radar following a
bomb scare which included 13
homemade bombs that were
set alongside the bridges and
buildings of the town. Luckily,
the 278 stick of dynamite contained in the brown grocery
bags never went off.
11. Rising Sun est. 1814

12. Washington, est. 1816

Washington was platted in
1815, but did not officially become a city until 1816, the
same year Indiana was established as a state. The cities
name derived from Washington Township within Daviess
County, which was formed in
1817.
Prior to the town of Washington being platted, the area
of land it now sits on was
called Liverpool. Following
the War of 1812, the citizens
did not appreciate the name
since it was derived from the
English, so it was changed.
The new city established itself just north of the original
plat. Washingtons Main Street
is the same street Liverpool
claimed to be Main Street and
the first building was constructed at Second and Main
Street.
13. Terre Haute, est. 1816
Prior to the construction of
Fort Harrison in 1811, Terre
Haute sat on highlands between that bordered what
was considered to be between Canada and Louisiana.
The city derives its name
from the French phrase terre
haute, which means Highland.
While the village was platted originally in 1816, it began to substantially grow after
it became the county seat for
Vigo County, which was established in 1818.
14. Mount Vernon est.

1816
15. Petersburg, est. 1817
Since the early 19 00s,
Petersburg has maintained the
same population size of
roughly 2,500 citizens. The
town itself was named after
the man Peter Brenton, who
donated land for the town site.
In 1817, Petersburg was chosen as the county seat by a
group of commissioners who
were tasked with finding a seat
of justice for the Pike County.
16. Connersville, est. 1818
17. Bloomington, est. 1818
The group of settlers from
Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia
and the Carolinas who
founded the city called it
Bloomington after admiring
the vast amount of blooms
that surrounded the area. Two
year s after the city was
founded, Indiana University
was created, which remains
one of the oldest state universities in the country.
Limestone extraction was
one of the jobs when Bloomington first came to fruition,

which is why many of the

buildings on the campus are
made from limestone.
Bloomingtons convenient
location between Evansville
and Indianapolis allowed it to
grow into one of the most
populated cities in Indiana.
18. Winchester, est. 1818
19. Rockport, est. 1818
20. Boonville, est. 1818
21. Columbus, est. 1820
22. Indianapolis, est. 1821
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Blue Hole train disaster could have been much worse

MIKE GRANT
TIMES HERALD

Washington has always held

a certain amount of romance
for trains. The community in
large part developed because
of the railroad shops on the
west side and even today
there are people in Washington who find their lives tied to
trains. With that love also has
come some tragedy. One of
the worst incidents was the
the Blue Hole Disaster in 1913
where four railroaders lost
their lives.
The Blue Hole was a 30-foot
deep scour in the White River
that had been created by a
flood in the 1800s. Crews from
the B&O had built a trestle
over it. The line through
Washington was the main one
from Cincinnati to Chicago,
but in 1913 it was closed by
the great flood.
That flood was one of the
deadliest and largest in U.S.
history. Torrential rains filled
the Ohio Valley and along the
White River caused flooding
from Indianapolis to Hazelton.
The East Fork of the White
flooded people from Columbus to Petersburg and the Wabash filled from Terre Haute
to Mt. Vernon. By March 24
the rail line to Cincinnati
closed stranding eastbound
passengers in Washington.
Two days later the climbing
waters on the West Fork of the
White began to pound on the
trestle west of Washington
washing out the fill that kept
it in place.
At that point Washington
was completely surrounded by
water, said Don Spillman, a
local historian. People and
goods couldnt get in or out.
You have to remember that
almost everything moved by
rail back then. The best roads
were gravel and there were
very few bridges. Most river
crossings were done by ferry.
One of the most definitive
tales of the Blue Hole Disaster
came from Washington native
Dr. John Wilz who wrote
about it in Indiana History
Magazine.
Wilz says in his recount of
the disaster that the Railroad
desperately wanted to keep

File Photo

BY APRIL 6, 1913, the new trestle opened over the Blue Hole and on April 17 the bridge
over the White reopened.

File Photo

ONE OF THE WORST incidents was the Blue Hole Disaster

in 1913 where four railroaders lost their lives.

the rail line from Washington

to Vincennes open. As the water rose to within a foot of the
tracks, around 100 men from
the Washington Shops were
sent out with sandbags to try
to repair the embankment.
On the afternoon of March
27 a passenger train was
about to head west when it
was suddenly stopped because
the floodwater loosened a
girder on the Prairie Creek
Bridge moving it more than a
foot out of line.
That was a much larger disaster they managed to avoid,
said Spillman. It is hard to
imagine what would have
happened if that passenger
train had been on the trestle
when it gave way.
The workers from the shops
were on a work train that consisted of an engine, tinder car
and three box cars. The went
down into the bottoms to try
and keep the river from washing out any more of the line.
Around 10:45 that evening the
work train reached the damaged trestle. The crew unloaded and under orders from
the trainmaster went back and

picked up more sandbags to

work on the trestle. When
they pulled back on the trestle
it gave way. Without warning
the timbers began to split and
the pilings snapped. The
trestles break came between
the engine and the tinder car.
It threw both of them into the
river dragging the engine 30
feet downstream.
Engineer Ted Gharst, fireman Reason Jackson, trainmaster Carlos Stevens, yardmaster Daniel Schaffer, night
yardmaster Clifford McLemore and switchman Daniel
Tucker were thrown into the
water.
Stevens and Tucker managed to grab timbers and
floated downstream in the fast
moving water until they were
able to find some treetops
near Hawkins Creek and began yelling for help. Residents
from Maysville heard the cries
and responded in boats. They
found Stevens and Tucker in
the trees, but did not locate
Gharst, Jackson, Stevens or
Schaffer.
The news of the disaster
swept through Washington

and there were fears that the

members of the work crew
had also been lost. Fortunately, the box cars stayed on
embankment, but the break
left them stranded. They
feared that the rest of the trestle might wash away so they
decided to walk along the fill
to the White River Bridge and
follow the tracks to Wheatland. Just as they considered
stepping onto the bridge it
was swept away. The men
were left stranded on the fill.
They then went to a switch
track that led to a grain elevator on Toms Hill. The men
could see the water had not
reached the hill, but the track
leading there was underwater
and there was no way to determine whether any of it had
washed away. About half of
the men decided to take the
chance and waded single file
toward the elevator. They
stumbled along the track,
sometimes in shoulder deep
water for a half hour before
they made it to safety. The
other half of the work crew
remained on the fill, and both
groups were rescued by boat
the following day.
When the initial report of
the accident came in the town
was filled with fear that the
work crew also went into the
water, said Spillman. If those
cars had also been washed
away that tragedy would have

been much worse. From the

stories I have been told the
whole town was concerned
about their safety and were
greatly relieved when they
were found.
While the search continued
along the river for the four
missing men, the railroad began moving in equipment to
repair the trestle. Pile drivers
worked from the east and
west. By April 6 the new trestle opened over the Blue Hole
and on April 17 the bridge
over the White reopened.
The railroad brought in divers to look for the men. Still
they had no luck in recovering
the missing four mens bodies.
Finally, on April 20, Raymond
Leonard saw a piece of cloth
sticking out of the sand near
Hawkins Creek. When he
pulled on it he found the body
of Reason Jackson who had
been crushed and scalded in
the crash. Later that same day
some boys looking for pools
of stranded fish discovered a
hand sticking up out of the
sand. It was the body of Clifford McLemore, who like Jackson died when the tinder car
crashed.
Two days later a band of
men formed a line. Starting at
Hawkins Creek they probed
the sand with steel poles. Not
far from where McLemores
body was recovered they
found the body of Schaffer. He

had drowned. About two

hours later they located
Gharsts body. He, too, had
drowned and had to be pulled
out from under 5 feet of sand.
There didnt seem to be
any kind of big change in the
railroad as a result of the Blue
Hole disaster, said Spillman.
They detoured traffic around
Washington for awhile until
they could get the repairs
made, but mostly they just
tried to fix things and go back
to doing their business.
Many of the men involved
in the Blue Hole disaster still
have families in the area.
Gharst was buried in the Oak
Grove Cemetery and on his
tombstone there is a train engine.
Over the years the shops
closed. Transportation moved
from rail to road and while
the romance of trains remains,
there is also the frightening
memory of the day the trestle
collapsed over the Blue Hole
and sent four men to their
death in the White River.
It was a tragedy, said Spillman. But as bad as it was it
could have been so much
worse. Lord knows what the
result would have been if it
had not been stopped at the
last minute, and if the work
crew had been lost this would
have been a much, much bigger disaster.

Newspapers get early start in Washington

FROM STAFF REPORTS

First local printing and journalism dates back to 1836,

when The Philanthropist was
started by William C. Berry and
Son. It only lasted one year, either because of its high-sounding name, or another reason, it
was reported. Soon after The
Philanthropist died, the Berry
family attempted The Chronicle, which lasted until 1840.

graph merged to become the cial, by S.F. Horrall.

Washington Conservator.

1862

1883

The Washington Republi Telegraph revived by Dr. can, by Dr. W. A. Horrall.

W.A. Horrall and William Chap1886
man, until 1863 when Jacob
Covert took it over for about a
Daily publication of the
year.
Democrat was started, and
name was changed to Washing1864
ton Democrat.
J.M. Griffin continued
Washington Telegraph until
1887
1865 when he moved to Mitch Rodarmel died and the
ell, Indiana, and the Telegraph paper was passed to Charles G.
1840
ceased.
Sefrit.
With the political excite1865
ment of the Whig Party, came
1889
Terry and Smith, who sup Jasper H. Keys and Co.
Democrat moved into a
ported Gen. William Henry published The True Union
new building on E. Third Street,
Harrison for president, and The Spirit for 10 weeks.
between VanTrees and Walnut
Harrisonian was born. Then
The Gazette, a weekly escame the Jacksonian Democrat, tablished by two printers, Jacob streets.
which made a vigorous fight Covert and George W. Colbert,
1905
for its party.
with its first offices on Fourth
Organized with capital
Street, owned by Col. John
stock
of $12,000 The Washing1842
VanTrees.
ton
Herald
(a daily) and Wash The Hoosier was published
ington Gazette (weekly), which
1867
by James J. Marts
Founding of the Daviess were consolidated to Gazette
1843
County Democrat on Dec. 12, and Herald.
The Pilot was published by T.R. Palmer and Stephen
1906
by Charles G. Berry, but it only Belding.

On
Jan.
1, Samuel Boyd
lasted a few months.
sold his stock in the Democrat
1868
The Saturday Morning Expositor, published by Jones and
Covert sold his interest in to Henry Backes, who was the
Trowbridge, followed by The the Gazette to John A. Rodar- city editor at the time.
Literary Journal, by John Bray- mel.
1915
field, who had the most success

The
Washington
Democrat
1870
as it lasted 10 years, and when
secured
the
franchise
of the
Brayfield died it was sold and
A Union Army captain,
the name was changed to Spillard Fletcher Horrall, with United Press International.
Washington Telegraph, with the pen name Q.K. Juniper
1955
J.M. Mason as its editor.
Wiggins, bought the Gazette,

Th
e
Democrat was
and kept it six years.
1855
changed to the name Daily
1873
Times.
Mason sold it to James
Stell, who published it in sup The Age published for a
1964
port of the Know-Nothing, or few months by Samuel Sawyer,
Two long-standing famiAmerican Party until 1858, and followed by The Enterprise, The
ly-owned newspapers merged
then it passed hands to S.F. National Ventilator.
to become the Times-Herald.
Horrall, who continued until
1876
1861, when it was sold to Lewis
1972
and Gardner.
Spillard Horrall sold The

Times-Herald
was purGazette to Malachi Krebs, who
1856
kept it 18 months. Krebs was chased by Donrey Media
Group.
Oliver P. Baird, who owned called a vitriolic writer.
The Bee, changed its name to
1997
1878
the Washington Democrat. Just
Times-Herald website was
prior, The Sun, started by Rev.
Krebs retired after the elecHamilton Robb, a Baptist min- tion and the paper became the launched at www.washister, had just started when property of his sureties, who timesherald.com.
James Wilkins got possession continued it with Rodarmel as
1998
and changed it to The Bee.
its manager until 1880.
Times-Herald was pur1861
1881
chased by Community Newspa The Democrat and Tele The Washington Commer- per Holdings Inc.

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Courthouse damaged
by fire three times
Fires in 1891, 1985
both set by arsonists
MELODY BRUNSON
TIMES HERALD

Courthouse blazes were

costly and destructive through
the years in Washington to the
Daviess County-owned facility, with the most recent blaze
just more than 30 years ago in
1985.
The old Daviess County
courthouse was heavily damaged by fire on Wednesday
night, Oct. 7, 1891, when many
records, deeds and mortgages
were destroyed. Two two-gallon jugs of coal oil were found
in the outhouse, next to the
courthouse and arson was
suspected. The Daviess County
Democrat recorded it like this:
Two large holes were burned
in the counters of the auditors
office and some books and
papers were damaged. Coal
oil had been liberally used in
the auditors office on books
and papers and probably in
the recorders office also.
The 1891 fire was discovered by John Biddinger, who
lived across the street. He gave
the alarm and firemen were
reported on the scene within
10 minutes.
Coal oil was not used in the
building at the time, so it was
known that someone had to
have brought it in from the
outside.
Five men were charged in
setting the fire, including
County Auditor J.C. Lavelle,
along with Aaron Burr Hawes,
Basil Ledgerwood, Samuel
Harbin and Michael Lavelle,
who was a brother to the auditor. Michael Lavelle, managed
to escape town and was not
charged in court. The other
arrests were made one week
after the incident.
Then, in 1927, fire once
again destroyed the courthouse on Thursday, Aug. 25,
1927. The same day the courthouse was destroyed, while
firemen were fighting the

blaze, another disastrous blaze

roared on Main Street hitting
Hamersly Store, Hatfield
Hardware and Kroger grocery.
Defective wiring was
thought to be the cause of the
courthouse blaze, which destroyed records that could not
be replaced. Firemen from all
over fought the fire, including
Vincennes, Loogootee, and
Montgomery.
John Garaghan, who lived
at E. First and Walnut streets,
discovered the 1927 courthouse fire when he was awakened to the sound of breaking
glass. He called his sister, Tillie
Garaghan, who in turned
called the Central Fire Department. When firemen reached
the scene, the southeast part
of the courthouse steeple was
burning, and flames spread so
rapidly that the whole second
story was destroyed, along
with the steeple, before it
could be controlled. None of
the offices on the first floor
were hurt, except for lots of
water damage. However,
sparks from the huge fire
were blown from several
blocks and other home s
caught fire, but none were seriously damaged. The nearby
Washington Catholic High
School gymnasium roof also
caught fire.
During the 1927 fire, the
huge bell in the tower, reported to weigh 1 ton, fell
through the scaffolding of the
tower, through the dome,
through both floors, and came
to rest upright in the basement. All the sur veyors
records on the second floor
were destroyed, along with
those of the county school superintendent.
Then, on Sunday, Dec. 1,
1985, another arsonist went to
work at the courthouse in a
mysterious fire that was
thought to be set in three separate locations within the
structure. Along with the
blaze, the arsonist(s) was possibly connected to the ransacking of two offices within
the courthouse belonging to

Court Judge Robert Arthur

and County Court Judge Judith Dwyer.
The call for that fire to
Washington City Police on the
911 line came from Father
Robert Bultman, who was
pastor of St. Simons Catholic
Church. A passerby had
stopped by the rectory to tell
Bultman he had seen smoke
coming from the courthouse.
Firemen arrived just before 8
a.m. and Daviess County
Sheriffs deputy Jeff Riker unlocked the back door to let the
firemen. They first found a
blaze on the west side of the
basement, quickly extinguished it, and since the
rooms were filled with smoke,
it took firemen a few minutes
to discover there was yet another fire, in the Circuit Court
Room, where they first fought
the blaze with ladders to reach
the third-floor area.
Thirteen firemen had been
called to the scene by Fire
Chief Larry Turk, and four
different investigators from
the Indiana Department of
Fire Prevenion and Building
Safety including Indiana
State Fire Marshal Larry Bossell himself were on the scene
until about 9 p.m. while the
cause of the fire was examined.
All the courthouse clocks
stopped at 2:34 a.m. so it is
believed the fire burned long
before that before it got into
the courthouse wiring. Damage was estimated to be
$350,000, and county commissioners closed the building for
three days, with only county
courthouse employees being
allowed inside. Court began
functioning again on the third
day in the Commissioners
Room on the first floor.
Lots of records and historical items were lost in the
blaze, including photographs
of past Circuit Court judges.
Although a $1,000 reward
was offered for information
about the blaze, no one was
ever charged with the crime.

For calcium intake, dietary

sources are the way to go
EAR DR. ROACH: I read
your recent column on
calcium. I recently have
been informed by my
physician that there is a link
between excess calcium and
heart disease. She
recommended that I stop
taking my calcium
supplements. I feel like Im
between a rock and a hard
place: osteoporosis versus
heart disease. Does the type
of calcium matter -- i.e.,
calcium carbonate or calcium
citrate? From my research, I
learned that calcium citrate is
better for my bones. But now
I dont know what to do. -L.F.
ANSWER: The effect of supplemental calcium on coronary
artery disease remains controversial, with some studies
showing no effect and others
suggesting an increased risk in
supplement users. In contrast,
the effect of dietary calcium on
heart disease has been protective in several studies. I recommend that whenever possible,
calcium intake should be
through diet, as it is possible to
get all the calcium your bones
need from diet. So my previous
advice on calcium for kidney

my total cholesterol is 204. My

doctor says to try to lower my
levels. My HDL (good cholesterol) is quite high, so should I
try to lower that number in order to bring down my total
number? My levels have been
like this since I had my thyroid
Dr. Keith Roach
removed. Should I try to lower
SYNDICATED COLUMNIST
both numbers? My triglyceride
level is 59, and all other blood
work looks good. I am constones (diet reduces risk, supfused as to what to do. -- D.J.K.
plements increase it) may be
ANSWER: I am confused
true with heart disease as well.
Avoiding calcium supplements why your doctor wants you to
is most important for people at lower your cholesterol. Your
HDL is higher than your LDL,
higher risk for coronary disease or those who already have which is not a common occurrence, and it puts you at subit.
However, for people with os- stantially lower-than-average
teoporosis who cannot take in risk for blockages in the arterenough dietary calcium (good ies of your heart. I wouldnt
treat your cholesterol with
sources include dairy, green
medications at all.
leafy vegetables like kale and
The first treatment for chobroccoli, and fish with bones,
such as sardines), I think there lesterol is normally a good diet,
low in simple sugars and
is an overall benefit to taking
starches, high in vegetables
calcium.
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a and fruits, good protein
63-year-old female whose only sources, and liberal amounts of
healthy fats, such as those in
medical issue is Graves disnuts and olive oil. Along with a
ease. I had a thyroidectomy
healthy diet, regular exercise,
and am now on thyroid replacement. My question has to such as a brisk 30-minute walk
daily, also can help with chodo with cholesterol levels. My
HDL is 100, my LDL is 88, and lesterol.

The Stars Show the Kind of

Day Youll Have: 5-Dynamic;
4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so;
1-Difficult
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
You will be quite talkative and open to feedback.
Someone could be testy, and
might attempt to withhold his or
her feelings. Give this person
space to open up. You will need
to get feedback from others,
but you might not like what you
hear. Tonight: Speak your mind.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Be aware of the costs
of spending as freely as you
have been. Your creativity
surges, and youll speak your
mind. Extremes mark any financial decisions. You could be
involved in a tense situation in
which someone makes a
demand that you cant meet.
Tonight: Ask questions.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20)
Your personality
allows you to jump over any
hassles. Stay centered. You
might witness a quick change
with someone you see nearly
daily. If you notice that your
temper flares, why not try to
share what ails you in a way

a loved one.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Consider what is
best to do in an emotional situation that emerges from you
helping someone with a financial matter. Your instincts sound
a warning. You have an excellent sense of what to do and
when to do it. Tonight: Togetherness works, as long as you
keep it light and easy.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21)
Your sense of direction might be off. Some of you
have a tendency to nix any offbeat ideas. On the other hand,
the rest of you wont discriminate, and will just go with the
flow. Take part of the day off
just for you. Tonight: Call it an
early night -- you need some
personal time.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19)
You might not be at
your best today. Recognize
these periods, as they are
marked by a tendency to want
to reflect and analyze. Opt to
do little decision-making, or test
out a recent idea before you act
on it. Count on a friend to play
devils advocate. Tonight: Make
it easy
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18)
If you look around,
youll notice that you are one of
the few signs making the most
of various situations. You smile
and refuse to take comments
from a boss or supervisor to
heart. Make it OK to not always
be so serious; it is not your
nature! Tonight: And the party
goes on.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
Your sense of direction is unparalleled by many
people. You could have difficulty connecting with a supervisor, and might decide to make
the best choices you can. Trust
yourself. A family member will
demonstrate his or her enthusiasm. Tonight: Head home and
take a break.

Jacqueline Bigar
SYNDICATED COLUMNIST
that others can hear you?
Tonight: Go for what you want.
CANCER (June 21-July 22)
Know when to back off
and not get involved in a touchy
situation. Be forgiving when
someone shares news in a way
that might be offensive. You
could be tired and want to withdraw from much of the conversation of the day. Take some
time for you. Tonight: Make it
early.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
You could be disappointed by what is going on
between you and a loved one.
Everyone has off days, even
you, but perhaps you do a better job of covering up your
mood than many others. You
have the ability to separate your
professional and personal lives.
Tonight: Out late.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Responsibilities
beckon, especially where your
time and attention are concerned. Fatigue or a need to
close down to some extent at
home emerges. How you project has little to do with the
impression you give. Recognize
your limits and long-term
needs. Tonight: Till the wee
hours.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
In some sense, how
you visualize a particular situation might be very hard to create today. You could hit a wall
when trying to get an agreement. Take a break for now;
work on this goal at a later
date. Tonight: Look beyond the
obvious in a conversation with

Brother must work out issues himself

EAR ABBY: My brother,
Chris, is going
through a divorce and
lost his business. He is
now lashing out at our
mom and me when she
spends time with me.
When I tried to express my
sympathy, Chris attacked me
via direct message, saying I
have a charmed life and
dont care about anyone
including him and our cashstrapped parents. It started
when Dad gave me a car he
wasnt using before we
learned about my brothers
misfortune. When I tried to
return it, Dad refused.
Because I stopped responding to him on the internet,
Chris is now complaining to
Mom about my selfishness.
He says if the situation was
reversed, he would have
moved heaven and Earth to
help me.

longer this goes on, the

harder it will be to heal the
rift. Im also worried about
how this is affecting our parents. GRIEVING IN NICOSIA, CYPRUS
DEAR GRIEVING: You
cannot heal a rift you didnt
Dear Abby
create, and you also cant
SYNDICATED COLUMNIST
donate away Chris resentment. Hes unhappy for a
number of reasons and is
Abby, Chris has a job. He
lives with our folks and pays taking it out on you not betoken rent. My husband and cause youre a bad sister, but
I work, but I have had a sal- because you are within strikary cut, we have two kids to ing distance.
Your brother needs to
support and a mortgage to
work out his difficulties himpay. Were in no position to
self. A family meeting inprovide the financial assistance my brother expects. My cluding your husband
parents suspect that hes still might clear the air so all of
giving money to his soon-to- you are on the same page.
Your brother needs to underbe ex.
stand why the financial help
My husband says Chris is
trying to manipulate me and he seems to expect is unrealthat I need to go on with my istic and will not be forthlife, but Im worried that the coming.

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while firemen were fighting the blaze, another disastrous blaze roared on Main Street
hitting Hamersly Store, Hatfield Hardware and Kroger grocery.

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Online: www.indianaexchange.com

PRO-SALES PERSON
WANTED:
Bender Lumber Washington, IN
Fax Resume To: 812-254-2163
Or Visit Our Website For Details
www.benderlumber.com

SEEKING A CARPENTER
FOR A SMALL
HOUSEHOLD JOB.
812-582-3256

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Estate for Sale section under Real
Estate Auctions.

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TAYLOR & HALL

TRANSPORT LLC
VINCENNES, IN
FLEET EXPANSION
ATTENTION
CLASS A-CDL DRIVERS!
Seeking over the road drivers to
join our Dry Van Division

**OFFER**
- 99% Drop and Hook
- Practical Mileage
- Great Miles
- Late Model Equipment
- Paid Vacation
- Health Insurance Available
- Assigned Trucks
Veterans encouraged to apply
Must have 2 years verifiable
over the road experience. Join
our family owned and operated
company today, with over 45
years of success!
Limited spots available!
Contact Bret at 574-807-1332
or Ashley at 866-913-9521

JASPER RUBBER PRODUCTS

is currently seeking
employee owners for
Full-Time Manufacturing
openings
on 2nd and 3rd shift.
Excellent benefit package
and competitive wages.
Apply in person at:
1010 First Avenue
Jasper, IN 47546
Or online at:
www.jasperrubber.com
Equal Opportunity Employer

MDS Coordinator
Indiana-based company is looking for an MDS
coordinator for their skilled nursing facility located in
Loogootee, Indiana. The candidate must have prior
experience with MDS in long-term care, be organized
and detail-oriented in completing resident assessments
and reporting set up by federal regulations. Candidate
must be able to communicate effectively with patients,
families and facility members. Salary starting at
$60,000 for qualified individual.
Send resume to:

Julie Adams

1980 E. 116th Street, Suite 105, Carmel, IN 46032

or by email to clausmancpa@att.net

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TO BE SOLD AT
PUBLIC AUCTION
2006 PONTIAC G6 GT
VIN# 1G2ZH158164202372
Amount owed $200
1997 CADILLAC CATERA
VIN# W06VR52R2VR002535
Amount owed $200
1999 CHEVROLET CAVALIER RS
VIN# 1G1JC1244X7165819
Amount owed $200
1994 DODGE RAM VAN
VIN# 2B4HB25Y4RK143209
Amount owed $200
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA
VIN# 2G1WF52EX49392181
Amount owed $290
1999 DODGE DURANGO
VIN# 1B4HS28Y4XF558277
Amount owed $200
2014 DODGE AVENGER SE
VIN# 1C3CDZAB8EN218580
Amount owed $570
Non Drivable. Reserve not met.
Sale date, July 15, 2016, 7:00 am at
Craney's Body Shop, 3031 E 150 S,
Washington, IN 47501.
812-254-6412
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June 30, 2016

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United States Gypsum

Company, the world's largest
manufacturer and distributor of
wallboard and gypsum
products, is accepting on-line
applications for the following
positions for our Shoals
Manufacturing Plant:

Forklift OperatorProduction Line,

Warehousing, Truck and
Railcar Loading
Maintenance MechanicPneumatic, Hydraulic, and
Manufacturing equipment
ElectricianPLC controls and
Instrumentation Equipment
Apply on line to:
www.usg.com/careers
Complete benefit package,
medical, dental, vision,
401k, retirement

Classifieds

GARAGE SALE.
SATURDAY JULY 2ND.
8am - 3pm.
901 Robinson St (Corner of NW
8th and Robinson St).
60 years of stuff.
Large collection of beer mirrors
and decanters; tools (power and
garden); seeder; glass display
case; kitchen items;
Christmas items.
LARGE MULTI FAMILY
YARD SALE
Friday and Saturday
8am - 2pm
308 Dewey Avenue
Antiques, Home Decor,
Kitchen items, Furniture, Tools,
Baby Items, Costume Jewelry
and MUCH MORE!
MOVING SALE
RAIN or SHINE
2235 E 700 S
(Cumback area near
Aikman Creek Church)
July 1, Fri & July 2, Saturday
8am - 7pm
Musical instruments, futon, tools,
electronics, bicycles,
household items,
exercise bikes,
John Deere for room,
and much more!

EOE M/F/D/V

WANTED

FRONT DESK ASSOCIATE

Highly motivated, multi-task with
ease, possess excellent client
service skills, have experience
using computer software
programs, and have
exceptional attention to detail.
send resume and salary to :
xwnk@outlook.com

HELP WANTED

FREELANDVILLE
COMMUNITY HOME

Is Now hiring
RN'S & LPN'S
for Day and Evening Shifts
Please apply online at:

freelandvillehome.com
or come in and fill out
application.

LOOGOOTEE NURSING
CENTER
*CERTIFIED NURSING
ASSISTANT*
Second Shift Positions
Available
Starting Pay at $14.00
Those interested please
apply in person
12802 E. US Highway 50,
Loogootee, IN 47553

LOOGOOTEE NURSING
CENTER
*CERTIFIED NURSING*
ASSISTANTS
Full time and part time
Day Shift Positions Available
New Wage Scale
Those interested please
apply in person or call:
(812)295-2101
12802 E. US Highway 50,
Loogootee, IN 47553

CUSTOM BUILT DESK.

Text for picture.
W 69" D 32" H 84 1/2". $350
812-698-0109

GARAGE SALE
1511 Hazel Street
Washington
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 8am - ?
Tools, Jewelry, books, clothes,
kerosene heater, smoker grill,
plus size scrubs, baby items
and more!

MODIFIED BRICK/CEDAR
A-frame home on West
Boggs Lake.

GARAGE AND
HOUSEHOLD SALE
Cherry Tree Apartments
376 S 100 E, Apt 6,
Washington
Friday July 1, 8am - 6pm
Saturday July 2, 8am - 2pm
Bedroom suite, end tables, lamps,
Salad Master cookware, noodle
maker, lots of miscellaneous.
Anything to start house keeping.
Also Ladies clothes size 12.

WASHINGTON FRI 4p 7p and

Sat 7a - ?? - 304 NE 16th St.
(Garage in back) Household items,
baby items, mens, womens
clothes, girls nb 3t, toys.
YARD SALE
Friday 4-7
1 Mile South of Masons on 75 S
Computers, Dishes, Purses,
Puzzles, Sheets & Towel Sets &
Misc.

WANTING TO BUY
A Good Used Cargo Trailer
4x6 or 4x8
812-486-8647
812-698-1986

NEWTON PROCESSING
CUSTOM BUTCHERING-Retail
Sylvia RaberChris & Naomi Raber
6396 E Old US Highway 50
Montgomery, IN 47558
Ph. 812-486-3227
Fax 812-486-3257
Mon - Fri 7 AM to 4 PM
Saturday 8 AM to 1 PM

GUN SHOW!! KOKOMO, IN - July

2nd & 3rd, Kokomo Event Center,
1500 N. Reed Rd., Sat. 9-5, Sun
9-3 For information call 765-9938942 Buy! Sell! Trade!

THE MUSKET SHOP

----CORNING, IN---Doing Business since 1978

Reloaders Special
Save $$$
Powder: over 85 Numbers of
Powder in stock. Save $5 off
each pound you buy
(reg. Up to 32.95) priced on
sale from 23.95-27.95.
Save on 4 & 8 pound kegs10% off marked prices.
Bullets: Nosler, Hornaday,
Speer, Sierra
Primers: Shotgun, Handgun,
Rifle, Winchester, CCI,
Cheddite, Nobel Sport,
Federal.
New Deer Season Firearms
on hand, .243, 30-30,
308 Win., 30-06,
T/C Marlin, Moosberg,
Henry, Weatherly, Ruger &
more.
Ammo: Very large selection
on hand; .22 LR thru 45.70
Various sizes for New Deer
Season firearms.
Handguns: Ruger, S&W,
Kel-tec, Springfield, North
American Arms. Large selection of .357 mag Stainless.
Muzzleloading: large
selection of supplies &
accessories, T/C, CVA,
Knight, Barnes, etc.
Buy a scope from us & we
Mount it, lazer sight it in for
free.(drill & tap extra)
Bring in your gun
for free lazer sight in.
Open Saturdays:
11:00 AM 4:00 PM
812-644-7602
FAX 812-644-7603
(We will be closed Month of
July for Staff Vacations)

Call 812-709-8145 for more

information.

VINCENNES
115 Hendron Hills
4 Bedroom, 3 Full Bath. Luxury
Surrounded by Professional
Landscaping!
Master Suite, Fireplace, Deck
NOW $394,000
1404 S 6th St. Road
Extensively Remodeled!
New Construction!
1.5 Story Home with 2,800 sq ft
garage/outbuilding
with huge loft area.
NOW $166,500!
112 S. 8th Street
2 story Brick
up to 6 Bedrooms
2.5 Baths, covered front porch
Basement, Privacy fenced back
yard, car storage.
$98,900
912 & 912.5 Oak Street
Opportunity to be a landlord
Duplex - Gross Rent $830.
monthly 1 - 3 Bedroom, 1 - 1
Bedroom
NOW $32,000!
411 W 15th Street
Over Acre, 2 mobile homes
on site to scrap
$9,990

PUBLISHER'S NOTICE: ALL real

estate advertised in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing
Act of 1968 which makes it illegal
to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on
race, color, religion, sex, disability,
familial status or national origin, or
any intention to make any such
preference, limitation or discrimination. Familial status includes
children under the age of 18 living
with parents or legal custodians,
pregnant women and people securing custody of children under
18. This newspaper will not
knowingly accept any advertising
for real estate which is in violation
of the law. Our readers are hereby
informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on a equal opportunity basis.
Please notify The Fair Housing
Council at 1-800-927-9275. EHO.

SEEKING FARM LAND to rent

in Daviess, Knox, Greene, Sullivan and surrounding counties.
Top prices paid, References
available. 812-887-1438

LOOKING FOR 3+ BEDROOM

Home For Sale Or Rent.
Preferably In The Country.
(812) 617-2158.
Please Leave A Message.

BRUCEVILLE
N St Rd 67
Corner location 67/550 across
from Conv. Mart, city utilities
avail. 3.02 acres.
$32,500
BICKNELL
314 W 6th Street
3 bedroom with large kitchen,
basement, fenced back yd. Lot
60x120. Immediate occupancy.
Now $41,900
116 N Main Street
Equipment and furnishing to
operate your own tavern. 3 way
liquor license included.
$36,900
OAKTOWN
304 Raymond Street
Warm, Comfortable 2 Bedroom
Home With
Workshop/garage/lean to
$29,900.
PETERSBURG
FOR LEASE
Executive Rental in
Petersburg
$1500. per month.

FOR RENT
2 BEDROOM TOWNHOUSE

812-254-6851
FOR RENT
TRANQUIL HOME
IN THE COUNTRY,
with a horse barn.
2 bedroom/1 bath
812 354-7018

376 W Main Street

3 Bedroom Suites!
2,696 Finished sq ft,
Custom Kitchen,
New Construction/NEVER
LIVED IN!
Fireplace, 20 x 40 pole barn,
Over 1 Acre, NOW $189,900!

FOR RENT: 3 BR, 1 BA Ranch.

Nice location at NE edge of town.
Nice, large yard; 1 car garage; Updated a little over a year ago with
paint, wood laminate flooring, tile
kitchen floor, and carpet. $775/
month plus same deposit. Application and Lease required. Available
July 1st. Serious inquires call 812787-0372.

305 N 11th Street

2 Bedroom, Full Basement,
Corner Location,
Screened side porch, Neat,
clean, updated,
Appliances can stay. Tenant
can stay or relocate.
NOW $53,000!

APTS & CONDOMINIUMS for rent with flexible lease

HEARTLAND REAL ESTATE

Nanette Grumieaux
812-882-2525 phone/text
realtorpro@iname.com

FOR SALE:
3 bedroom, 3 bath
remodeled home
on beautifully landscaped lot.
1516 JanAnn Court.
Call for appointment:
812 444-9506

terms and several amenities.

All price ranges available. Call
(812) 698-1269 for details and
showings.

OFFICE WITH OFF street parking.

520 East VanTrees
812-254-2654

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Classifieds

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ARVIN CRUSHED STONE

Tri-Axle Loads
Competitive Prices!!!
All Sizes of Crushed Stone!
Sand Gravel Topsoil etc.
PICKED-UP OR DELIVERED
Hwy 231 S. mile Loogootee
812-295-4115
INSURED - REASONABLE Rates
References Available
Free Estimates

2003 BUICK CENTURY

94k miles; One local
owner, Non-smoker.
Super Car! Rare!
$3,975
(812)259-0419
SILVERADO 2008 2500 HD 4x4
Vortex 6.0 L V8 engine. Extended
cab, towing package, sprayed on
bed liner, running boards, 13,000
miles $22,900 812-636-4107

LOOK!!!! MP39 HAULING

has the best prices for junk
cars and trucks.
Paying Top Dollar!
Call 812-661-7878 anytime

Tree Trimming Tree Removal

Stump Removal
www.getreeservice.com
Office: (812) 354-6119
Cell: (812) 354-4541
PALM & CARD READING
By Tina
Si Hablo Espanol
(812) 296-7334
I can tell you all about your life,
as only you know it, and your
future to come.
Love, Marriage, Business
Located in Jasper, IN
$5 off of a $35 Reading
With This Ad.
Come One, Come All!

A+ CLEANING/
PAINTING SERVICES

One Call Does It All!

Pressure washing
(decks and driveways)
Gutter Cleaning
Cedar-sided cleaning
and staining
Roof Cleaning
(non-pressure)
Painting
****Free Estimates****

Thursday, June 30, 2016

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AFFORDABLE
LAWN CARE
812-257-7992
THE LIGHTHOUSE
RECOVERY CENTER

is looking for mowing and

landscaping jobs. No job is
to big or too small. We also
offer gutter cleaning, brush
removal and pond cleanups.
We offer free estimates. On
large jobs, we will mow your
yard the first time for half the
price of what you are currently
paying to show you the
professional look that
LHR Lawn Solutions can give.
We provide the lowest prices
and the highest quality.
Please call 812-787-2559.

ABIGAIL'S CLASSIC STITCHES

Alterations & Mending
35 years experience
Free pickup, Delivery in
Washington & Petersburg.
812-698-1046

JILL'S ALTERATIONS
AND EMBROIDERY
Call for our
back to school specials.
ALL TYPES OF SEWING
& MENDING!
JEANS HEMMED, ZIPPERS,
FORMAL DRESSES!
FAST EMBROIDERY!

812-254-0288

Find Us On Facebook!
A+ Cleaning/Painting Services

Phone: 812-254-2073
or 812-698-1159

CALL 5 COUNTY
HOME REPAIR

A-1 MOWING & WEEDEATING

Christian business. Most yards
$25. (812)259-0419

CHERRY TREE STORAGE.

Storage units available.
Mike Owens 812-254-2538.
FIRST MONTH FREE!
13 NEW STORAGE UNITS!
5X10 and 10x10 units available.
CALL HOOVER SELF STORAGE
812-254-3320 or 812-486-6161.

For all types of carpentry

repairs. Over 20 years
of local experience.
We offer Senior Discounts!

812-254-4390

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Construction
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Kitchens - Bathrooms - Painting
Decks - Siding - Windows/Doors

812-698-8970

PHONE 812-254-0480 TO LIST

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