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Newspaper
Aurora Commercial
Location
Aurora, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1865
Page
3
An adjourned meeting of men liable to draft will be held at Council Hall Thursday Evening, Jan. 19 at 7 o clock to form a township exemption club. A full attendance of all interested is earnestly requested. Come early. By order of the president.
Reports on Civil War drafts, local enrollment efforts, and a town meeting at Council Hall to adjust quota. Notes include proposed taxation or township club plans, details of prior drafts and payments, and remarks on the Centre Township total of 38 men needed to reach quota. Mentions local figures and school issues tied to the period.
Council minutes show Mayor Sutton presiding with Measrs Siemantel Kempf Janakin Hubbartt and Backman. Reports on centerline complaint delayed. Ordinance to prohibit riding hand sleighs and snowball play within city limits authorized. Clerk tasked with tax duplicate investigation and correcting Henry Van Middleworth lots assessment. Theodore Vanderen assessment raised from $600 to $7500. Bills approved for council hall rent and gravel work. Marshal ordered to clear park stock. Duplicate order for gravel and hauling issued. Adjournment.
Positive claim that PincertonWanno Bitters restore strength faster for sick soldiers who obtain a bottle. Entertainment of the claim that Bitters purify the blood and renew vigor, with notes that doctors and wholesalers stock the product and camps seek supply for hospital use.
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