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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1900
Page
3
Local notices advertise Moss & Son sales on April 18 with rain or shine and various goods for sale. A dog circus show and matinee are tonight, with seeds, soap, and newspapers offered by the Bloomfield trade pages.
The notice names Alfred M. McConnell and Lelia Landers and also Isaiah Fields and Elizabeth John along with Fred Douglas Roberts and Emma Fines Lemuel H. Graham and Lizzie J. Griffith.
The Morgia Presbytery of the C P Church met with the Bloomfield congregation. Rev. R G Shafer of Portersville opened with a sermon. Mrs. Emory spoke on Porto Rico at two public meetings. Rev. W G Archer presented Lincoln University and Salem Chautauqua views. Rev. W E Spoonts and Archer preached strong sermons Sunday morning. Archer concluded with Doré illustrated scenes of Christ.
A harvest unit in the New England comedy Uncle Josh Sprucers unfolds in Uncle Josh's barn on a Vermont farm. Farmyard details show corn, pumpkins, hay, and fodder as maidens and swains wear their best for a rustic gathering with a kiss teased by Samantha before supper and a late dance as sleigh bells signal departure.
County commissioners let bids for the Smith township gravel road system with six to eight bids. Jefferson township men won several awards: Fred L. Jessup $4,200 for Sun beam road, Geo M. Notter $6,740 for Smith's Ferry road, Sam Hays $5,942 for Newsom road, Jas James Jean $4,200 for Miller School House road. Matt Specker named road superintendent. No bids met estimates for Jackson township. plans to be changed and re-bid.
The most beautiful story of American life on stage at Bloomfield opera house features Uncle Josh Spruceby a New England tale of fun with pathos. Set in Vermont the play draws on local life and habits. The presenting company is strong with notable scenery and a first class orchestra playing an important role.
The Uncle Josh Spruceby company uses a daily parade by the Hayseed Band to draw attention. Members wear New England rustic attire and vary from circus day dress to jeans and stage boots. Led by Uncle Josh with umbrella and carpet sack, they perform on main streets at 4 p.m.
W Inman advertises eye testing services at Stalcup's drug store with arrangements with an expert occulist to test eyes and provide spectacles.
H W Letsinger visited Sullivan on legal business while Mrs John French returns home from Martinsville Sanitarium. Several local Democrats and town notables were in town Tuesday or Friday including D A Owen Jeremiah Daugherty and T A Anderson. Elmer Neal, home from New York, won shooting prizes in the American handicap marking him among the world’s best shots.
The writer requests payment of debts owed by note or account to replace a destroyed building. They state the loss is due to fire and seek settlement to cover replacement costs, signing as R E from Everica.
The piece argues Ohio figures including Frank S. Monnett and Mark Hanna clash over trusts. It asserts Monnett fights trusts and gold standard while Hanna denies trusts exist, noting the anti trust plank contrasts with convention decisions and labeling Hanna as inconsistent.
The discourse compares two parties amid disputes over monopoly influence in the United States. Mr Monnett is cited as a point of contention, with commentary suggesting which party supports or opposes Monopoly interests. The piece implies broader public concern over party alignment and business power.
The Pittsburgh Post notes Terence Powderly, once linked to the Knights of Labor and known for biting anti Republican rhetoric, now campaigns for Hanna in Ohio. It recalls an old letter calling the Republicans a rotten sink of iniquity and cites a 1896 insult toward Hanna, softened by a $5,000-a-year office offer.
The text argues for careful selection of delegates to the Democratic conventions next year. It claims open antagonism to the Chicago platform and Bryar is futile and says a large group of delegates will be assembled. It describes them as traitors to be used in their interest at the national convention.
The remark portrays Hanna as an absolute ruler and suggests the Republican party is grappling with the concept of imperialism amid leadership critiques.
The tin plate trust and a vice president claim the tariff defends the U S tin plate industry by preventing Welsh competition. They argue abolition would end the industry, while critics note earlier tariffs and rising prices, with Liverpool cheaper plate and limited foreign competition.
The St Paul Globe laments the Sultan of Sulu if a wife drowning occurs, noting uxoricide carries death under the Stars and Stripes. It argues the Sultan should not kill, and suggests he keep his $10,000 salary rather than harming women.
The Halimore Sun denounces the Philippine war as a selfish imperialist policy that sacrifices American lives and taxpayer money. It laments Major John A. Logan’s death at San Jacinto, calling it a needless, willful sacrifice tied to a criminal aggression.
A Congressional Industrial Commission hearing in Chicago exposed a grain trust run by five men who set farmer prices and control grain transport. Charles Counselman testified as part of the executive committee, while Iowa’s railway policy and competition have offered some relief, overall the farm economy remains at the mercy of these grain market dictators amid hard times and low prices.
The piece discusses a legal quibble by lawyers to avoid prison for Carter, arguing removal from the army voids military authority. It cites the Eagan precedent where a dismissed officer remained under jurisdiction, with the President altering punishment to furlough with pay.
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