WEDLAKE, Joseph - Putnam

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WEDLAKE, Joseph

Source: Muncie Indiana Evening Press Monday 20 March 1916 p 10

Liquor Notice – Notice is hereby given to the citizens of the city of Muncie in Center township Delaware County, Indiana also to the citizens of the 8th ward in said city, also to the citizens of said township, county and state, and to all persons whom it may or might concern, that I, Joseph Wedlake, a citizen of the US, born in Greencastle, Indiana on the 16th day of December, 1870 and a male inhabitant over the age of 21 towit: 45 years of age, a resident of and a qualified voter in and of said city, township county and state having been a bonafide resident in said state of Indiana for more than one year last past and a bona fide resident of said city of Muncie, Indiana for more than one year last past, having resided the past 27 years in said city of Muncie and now resides at number 818 South Grant Street, in said city, and being a moral man not in the habit of becoming intoxicated, a fit person to be entrusted with the sale of Intoxicating liquors at retain and not having been convicted of a felony or violation of the liquor laws at any time, and being desirous of obtaining a license to sell intoxication liquors at retail, pursuant to an act of the general assembly of the state of Indiana, approved March 4, 1911, concerning intoxicating liquors, will make application to the board of commissioners of the county of Delaware in the state of Indiana at their regular April session for the year 1916, commencing on Monday 3rd day of April 1916 for a license to sell all kinds of intoxicating liquors, towit: spirituous, vinous and malt liquors, for a period of one year in quantities less than 5 gallons at a time to be drunk upon and in the premises where sold, together with the privilege of selling soft and non-intoxicating liquors and cigars and tobaccos, upon and in said premises in connection with and as a part of said business. Said premises upon and in which I desire to obtain a license to retail said intoxicating liquors, and other beverages and conduct said business in the manner aforesaid are particularly described as follows, towit: The ground floor room in the one and one-half story frame building situated on the northeast corner of the intersection of South Grant Street and East Second Street in the city of Muncie, Indiana the said room and building now located on lot numbered 27 in the Hartley-Lowenstein addition to the city of Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana. Said building being located on the southwest corner of said lot.  Said room is the only ground floor room in said building is 29’ and 6” in length east and west and 17’ and 2” in width north and south, throughout its entire length except in the southeast corner thereof where a space of 2’ wide east and west and 12 ½’ long north and south from floor to ceiling is occupied by a stairway leading from said room to the attic which is used for storage and the ceiling of said room is 10’ above the floor thereof. Said room has one double glass door 5’ wide and 7’6” high and two large glass windows each of which is 8’ high and 4’8” wide, one on either side of said double glass door in the front or west end thereof which makes all the interior of said room visible from south Grant street upon which said room and building fronts. One door in the south side thereof leading into 2nd street; one door in the northside thereof leading into the yard north of said room and one small window in the southside of said room and one small window in the east end thereof; said room being the only ground floor room in said building and the only room in said building except said attic and front on and abuts south Grant a public street and highway in said city and is numbered 824 thereon and the south side of said room and building abuts East 2nd street a public street and highway. Dated at Muncie, Indiana this 13th day of March 1916 – Joseph Wedlake.
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