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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1902
Page
3
An Iowa resident endorses a windmill attached washing device that handles washing while the user rinses and hangs clothes. The piece details construction steps using a small wheel, pulleys, belts, and a counterbalanced lid, plus a Nebraska hog house design and various farm notes on corn, seed vitality, and fertilizer crops.
The guidance advises clean dry stables with ventilation drainage and plain construction, separate dairy cattle rooms, no cellar or upper storage, and regular cleaning and airing before milking. It recommends light, well drained spaces and spillover ventilation in heat, plus mixing wheat with other grains to avoid pasty rations and improve returns.
A long collection of recipes for orange marmalade and potato chowder leads into kitchen tips including coffee cream jelly and coconut pudding. The piece shifts to a veterans parade and Indiana Grand Army of the Republic events with Gen. Lew Wallace and Gov. Durbin, followed by a detailed monument description and local notices of deaths, accidents, elections, and incidents across Indiana communities.
Indianapolis hosts the formal unveiling of a towering marble shaft at Monument Place, honoring Indiana’s Civil War dead. Thousands attend as Grand Army of the Republic and veterans lead color guards and civic groups in a patriotic ceremony with chimes and flags laid to rest. The monument, among the world’s most imposing military memorials, stands at Governor's Circle, 284 feet tall, crowned by a 38-foot bronze Victory statue.
Indiana coal operators face a setback as railroads refuse rebates, halting long and short haul evasion tactics. With Washington enforcing the interstate law, Indiana buyers cannot quote prices to Chicago, which purchases about 90 percent of the output. A drinking man loses franchise rights amid the upheaval in pricing and contracts.
Judge Tuthill of the Superior Court in La Porte sentences William Henke to thirty days in county jail a $100 fine and disfranchisement for three years. It marks the first state case of disqualification for drinking habits as a reform measure. Henke is described as a good citizen when sober.
Clifford Tatem, 4, son of Carl Tatem at Kokomo plate glass works, was attacked by a ferocious stray cat when he attempted to pet it. The animal leaped and tore at him, leaving severe lacerations. authorities killed the cat to stop the threat and the child’s condition is listed as critical.
Fire destroyed the Samuel Born Company and James BE Thompson grain elevators in Lafayette. About 25 000 bushels of grain were consumed and losses reached 50000 dollars with only a small amount covered by insurance.
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