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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1889
Page
4
A bustling clump of town items includes holiday sales at Eveleigh's, new post office Tanner, and Santa Claus headquarters. Notices cover rents, loans, farm goods, and local appointments, with pension updates and ongoing real estate offers.
A merchant announces a shift from after season reductions to cutting prices while buyers need them. On Monday December 2 the entire Winter Goods stock will be placed on the Chopping Block with cash prices in effect for thirty days.
The weekly court round includes John Roberts acquitted of larceny. Lizzie Cooper, Martha Burke, Mary Bridges, Gertrude Riddleman, and Jerome Brown win divorces or separations. Sums awarded include $748.19 to David Larr against Albert Larr et al and $172.55 to John Moore and Harry Coughlin against Eli W. Adams and Aden C. Benham. A foot race for $25 a side drew a large crowd with Willard Van Slyke winning in about eleven seconds.
Judge Briggs hosted a dinner at the National House for the present jury and local bar members including G. H. Hendren A. J. Cox and Wm. M. Moss. Twenty six plates were served and the dinner praised for its sociability and the National House turkey.
The Indianapolis Journal notes dangers of alum baking powders used in lottery giveaways and questions the wisdom of consumers. It also reports Superintendent Mansfield proposing broken stone road work near the I and W railroad, with Greene county citizens agreeing to fund a Lyons to Bloomfield route at about fifty cents an acre.
The E and T N and KE and I railroads sell round trip tickets between all stations at one and one third fare. Tickets valid for sale on Dec 24 25 and 31 1889 and Jan 1 1890. Return allowed to Jan 3 1890. G W Beasley Agent Elliston Ind. Steady employment offered in another column by E Pierson Co. tf
Aaron Combs, Samuel Blackmore, John F. Slinkard, Dr. Elmer Cravens, Daniel Keller and many others from Greene, Taylor, Center, Washington and adjacent townships were seen in town Monday and Saturday. Prominent figures including J. T. Breeden, John Bays, Wm. Hays, R. S. McKee and J. W. Wolford visited, while school officials Ballard and Beem urged attendance at the Newberry institute. The piece notes ongoing Democratic activity and local civic life.
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