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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1892
Page
1
Local items report a court house event, a reunion teaser, and plans for political speeches by Sen Turpie at Worthington. Mentioned are residents Cavins Isenhoy Jr moving, the big Bloomfield fair, a church dedication, and community classes. Obituaries note Mrs Clarke of Switz City and Ed West. The Democrat promotes a year subscription with coupons and local business updates including Thorman Schloss clothing and Lester theft at the Belt.
Buildings begin on a two story brick structure at Newharry on Tuesday. Highland township hosts the Fair View Baptist association from Friday to Monday. Levi Owen’s home was attacked with a wife and 12 year old daughter assaulted. one suspect in custody. Thomas Pearson, 75, dies near town after moving from North Carolina two decades ago. Serve House announces Mme Marantette horse show lineup and prize acts for fair. Railroads offer half fare to Terre Haute fair next week. Wallace Cook, a Bedford brakeman, killed during car coupling. Sida Palmer aids after crash, dying hours later.
Classified notice offering the sole drug store in town for sale. Requires immediate sale due to best of reasons with excellent location. Terms: part payment in team of horses and rest cash. For information contact this office.
Thanks to relatives and the people of Mineral City and vicinity for assistance at the death of Little Nellie, our only daughter. W.M. and Lur BaTrigen.
Wextend our heart felt thanks to friends and neighbors for aid and kindness during the long illness and death of our beloved daughter and wife Kate C Sexson and L B Sexson Owensburgh Aug 912.
The Linton school board selected a teaching corps led by J. L. Cravens as Principal with Paul Hannah in fourth grade, W. M. Poe in third grade, Maggie Rector in second grade, Emma Rector in first grade A, and Martha Pope in first grade B.
In Mulberry Arkansas on August 9 1892 a letter to The Democrat from W Q Leavitt thanks a mysterious benefactor who paid two weeks of subscriptions through July 1893 and praises the paper in its columns.
A period advertisement touts Simmon Liver Regulator as unbeatable for indigestion biliousness sick headache and constipation. It promises quick relief and potential cure with continued use in liquid or powder form. The powder variant is pocket friendly and easy to use.
Joseph Bovenschen Ulysses Brown and Frank Justice were arrested and charged with riot after an assault on Levi Owens of Grant township last Saturday. Bovenschen posted bond. others await trial or have fled. Warrants issued for additional suspects. case slated for September term court.
Terre Haute hosts a major county fair August 22 to 26 with 16000 in prize money for races and a star lineup led by Madame Marantette America's greatest horsemist and her File-maker horse show. Railroads offer half fare with trains from 6 200 pm drawing about ten thousand visitors.
Obituary note for Nellie Blackmore beloved daughter of James and Margaret Blackmore who died August 2, 1892 at noon aged 21 years 4 months 13 days after long illness. It recalls her patience courage and loving kindness and bids friends to live righteously to meet her in heaven. She leaves many relatives and friends to mourn.
Miga Cora Rieceson visits in Tilingia and many travelers from Koleen Newberry Switz City and other towns show up in town on Tuesday. The piece catalogues a string of visits by teachers farmers and Democrats including Stalcup and Yeoman Edwards birthday celebration.
A notice seeks a woman to perform house work for a small family of two elderly people with no children. Permanent home and good wages offered. Apply at box 411 Bloomfield Indiana. Also a gravel road assessment notice warns that unless the first installment is paid the full amount becomes due with payments due at the Auditor's office. Signed by W. Cloaton Superintendent.
The following persons have been granted licenses to wed since our last report Francis M. Martin to Minnie Vanmeter John H. Wilkie to Rosanna Bays Frank Minks to Florence Hoke Harry Miller to Clara E. Sauby Hoosier Hollow is a graphic and delightful lecture a kaleidoscope of back wood life characters scenes frolics and old time reminiscences with incidental recitations of Mr Dawson s own Hoosier dialect poems and sketches such as Ole Settlera Meetun The Sassafras Man The Hoosier Fiddle Seben teen Our Locusses and the country boy s account of The School Exhibition with imitations
Claim asserts Dr Haines Golden Specific can cure drunkenness by adding sea powder to drinks or food without patient knowledge. Promises permanent, rapid results for all drinkers, with a free 43 page book and guarantee. Advertising cites thousands of cures and offers address in Cincinnati Ohio for the Golden Specific Co.
On Sunday August 15 Jefferson Jones aged 64, Past Master at Park, hosted a birthday dinner for about 150 neighbors and friends. They shared a noon feast, gave thanks, and later heard reading of the 71st Psalm with prayer and a Zion song. The gathering was orderly and suitable for a church meeting. Jones is in feeble health but greatly appreciated the kindness.
The Elnora Enterprise reports James Graham from near Scotland visited his father south of town then came to town Saturday intoxicated. He attempted to run the town, was stopped by Marshall Todd and Squire Hess who cited a $17.06 tariff, and he spent hours in jail in Washington before returning home with friends raising money for his trip.
Excur sion tickets to Washington for the G A R Encampment and Baltimore offered on the Pennsylvania Short Lines September 13 to 6 inclusive at very low round trip prices. Tickets good to October 10 with stopoffs at Baltimore and Gettysburg. fast through trains feature Pullman and modern equipment. Side trips to battlefields feasible. apply through Pennsylvania Line agents or Chief Assistant G P A F Van Dusen, Pittsburgh.
The column records farmers plowing for wheat, Miss Florence Flory considering a trip to Illinois, illness in the community with Noah Ilory and others, a quiet ice cream supper at Tulip, a large crowd at Pearson's grave, and Riv Neely’s sermon. It also notes several locals ill or absent, visits home from Bloomfield, and a promotion for Electric Bitters praised as a pure medicine for stomach liver and kidney issues with 5 cents per bottle offered by S Stalcup.
Be it known that on the 27 day of August 1802 the plaintiff by attorneys filed in Greene Circuit Court Indiana a complaint against defendants Putnam McKissick and Mrs Putnam McKissick not residents of Indiana. They are ordered to appear and answer or demur by October 1, 1892. The court seat is Bloomfield and the September term begins on the first Monday in September 1892.
State of Indiana Greene circuit court files a complaint to quiet title in No. 4687. Noah Elpin sues John W. White et al with nonresidents Elizabeth Mechtercheiner and Daniel A. Davis. Defendants must appear by Sept 28 1892. clerk Franklin Ramsey. attorney Sam W Axtell.
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