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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1892
Page
4
Local ads highlight Coens groceries and candies, Cavins Isenhower toys, Stalcus drugstore Santa display, and Miss Quackenbush millinery. Notices report postmaster election, farmers institute turnout, school events, births, deaths, and a dissolution of the Slinkard & Crockett law firm with reminder to settle debts.
The text alleges damages against Indiana railroads for train stoppages with claimed liability of ten dollars per pause. It cites broad losses and a projected three million dollar cost to railroads over two years, reflecting legal action and financial impact.
Brazil Hindman drove a sick cow along a public road and could not move it before it died. John Timme sued after injuring the driver with a team and was awarded 2490 dollars from the damages. The piece explains liability for owners when cows escape and the marshal’s role in recovery.
An Owen county case sees Dr W A M Hixon seek damages from I and W railroad for alleged inadequate stop enabling his exit. Next week ends the term. The docket records bonds, judgments, divorces, and new suits including notes, foreclosures, and title actions.
A Greene County jury awarded $2000 to Dr W H Lixon in a case against I V R Ro. New marriage licenses include Joseph Rogers and Louvida E Cole. Teane Clark and Nannie Chriatonberry. Charles Foster and Ida Reynolds. Harry Pitman and Ida Ledgerwood. Ava Mayfield and Delana Vaughn. Resolutions urge continued $5000 annual funding for Farmers Institutes and support reading circles. The Thirty ninth State Teachers Association meets in Indianapolis December 27 28 29 1892 with high expectations and reduced rail rates through home ticketing.
A nine year old girl, child of Mr. and Mrs. D. ER. Spainhower, contracted diphtheria early in the week and is improving with limited danger of spread. The notice lists several local residents as ill or recovering, including Mrs. Jota Rallinson and Mrs. John Miller Jr., with commentary on community health and recent local events. A column discusses marriage and farming life, noting Arnold J. Padgett’s visit and a faded remark on keeping husbands at home. It ends with a home remedy from the Scientific American involving tar and turpentine to clear throat membranes.
George J. Bagley, the express messenger who took $100,000, was sent to the penitentiary for two and a half years. In court he said he did not plan the crime in advance and pleaded for clemency due to his wife and children. A separate notice from St. Louis reports a divorce suit following the Countess de Hochamont and gambler Charles Reed, alleging abuse and other offenses.
Many names appear as residents and visitors in Bedford area this week. Notables include Toomas Van DeVenter Frank Casino and Dr Elmer Cravens while Brooks and Dems are active in local events and court sessions.
In early December Congress debated a West proposed plan to open Indian Territory lands to white settlement. The senate mainly discussed the land grab and executive actions while the house passed and debated measures on naval corps reductions and public printing. A circular offering homestead filings in Oklahoma drew a warning from the land commissioner about residence and cultivation requirements and minimum prices.
Masked gunmen ambushed the Chesapeake and Ohio midnight train as it pulled from Huntington. A Chicago bridegroom named Tuck was killed, his partner wounded, and passenger Peter Drake shot in the foot and leg. Detectives arrested Burrell Forgey, wounded, who matches the robber description and was identified by trainmen and a wounded passenger.
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