New Tax Law Faces Hoosier Debate
Special correspondence from Indianapolis notes the legislature split vote on a new tax plan with only two Republicans opposing. The measure, debated amid journal disputes and viva voce passages, shifts some revenue to benevolent institutions while keeping overall state taxes low.
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Dexochart
Inpianapolis, Inc
Ici
Hazgard
Lafayette
Claypool
Counersville
Kokomo Gazette Tribune
House of Representatives
House Journal
Yeas
Haggard
Republican Papers
Hoase Journal
Indianapolis
House
Senate
State Board
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Common School
General State
Educational Column Questions for Examination 1892
An 1892 educational column lists exam questions across physiology reading history grammar arithmetic and more. It invites teachers and friends to contribute short articles and outlines topics from anatomy to map drawing and arithmetic problems.
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Friends of Education
Scotland Schools Close Friday and Local Notices
Scotland schools will close on Friday. Rev Clark to commence services at Baptist church Friday. Ed Abrams making sugar for the Dutch man. John Shirts moved into town. Miss Elsie Inman and Jno Smith in town Saturday. Wm A Hannas to move to Daggett. Mrs P A Aikin sold property to James J Denny. Rev Ingles preached at Summerville last week. Salvation Oil offered at twenty five cents. Dr Bull cough syrup cited as national balm.
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Scotland
Clark
Baptist Church
Ed Abrams
The
Dutchman
John Shirts
King’s
M. West
Ben Catron
Burns City
Elsie Inman
Pleasant Ridge
Ma’am
Jno. Smith
Local notes and health updates from Worthington Lyons and nearby towns
Community mentions Abe Kaufman of Worthington spending Sunday in Lyons. Uncle Bill Davidson ill. Sol Holder hired by Uncle Thos Wilson as hostler. C H Ross traveled south. Mose Kaufman of Indianapolis visiting. Bill Davidson to St Louis for eye treatment. Charley Pegg returned from Pine Bluff. David Delay to Spencer for sanatorium care. J E Bull of Bloomfield visited Lyone. Infant daughter of Dye and Mary Waggoner died last week. John Newsom of Dixon on business. F H Reid and Josie Kimberly to Cincinnati to visit brother A Y Reed.
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Abe Kaufman
Worthington
Lyons
Bill Davidson
Sol Holder
Thos. Wilson
C. H. Ross
Percebo
Mose Kaufman
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Charley Pegg
Pine Bluff
Ark
David Delay
Spencer
J. E. Bull
Bloomfield
Lyone
Avety
Dye
Mary Waggoner
Local notes and ventures from TMOWN and area
TMOWN reports ongoing growth with J P Wall's veranda project and Charles Markel purchasing the barber shop. W D Killian furthers timber work for local home demand while Alex Neff plans a double room business house leased to a merchant. Newberry eyes a major southern Indiana factory expansion with plow beams, handles and wagon parts.
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J. P. Wall
Chas. Markel
W. D. Killian
Alex Neff
Newberry
Indi
Ray Sims
Jas. Owen
I. C. Owen
Mat Quin
Local notes highlight visits and shortages in Bloomfield area
A fragmentary local column notes residents visiting relatives in Dresden and Owensburg, stock cattle purchases by Mr Armstrong of Lawrence County, and maintenance issues from mud, with Ashcraft Corbin and partners changing to hominy production and various health and travel mentions among residents.
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Armstrong
Lawrence County
Ashcraft
Bloomfield
Wm. Stultz
Owensburg
James Corbin
Dresden
Daviess County
Lovie Doyle
Miss Price
Alexander
Pete Robison
Ashcraft & Corbin
Albert Ashcraft
Noah Byers
Edington
Lou Price
Marcus Baker
Koleen
D. B. Corbin
Salve Promised for All Skin Ailments Sold by S Stalcup
A medicated salve advertised as the best in the world for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions also claimed to cure piles with money back guarantee. Price 25 cents per box sold by S Stalcup.
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S. Stalcup
Minstrel Show and Town News from Center Township
A local notice reports a minstrel troupe in town and remarks on entertainment and town life. Items include a fire incident in the western part, Vernon smoking meat sparking a small blaze, and local births visits. Also notes of a minstrel show by local youths and teacher Manes satisfaction. Will Thompson and Willie Jenkins appear in social mentions.
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Merchant Johnson’s
James Sullivan
Center Township
Newark
White Hall
Vernon
John Bays
Willie Jenkins
Monroe County
Will Thompson
Manes
Miss Osborn
Matamoras News Roundup and Local Notes
Preaching at Matamoras Sunday the 28th and a flourishing local flour mill. Miss Cassie Harden is ill with grip while Mollie Corbley leads the school. Local visits by Mrs H H Heaton and Bush Bucher. Henry Bland moves to town. Cough and rheumatism remedies promoted with prices.
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Matamoras
Cassie Harden
Wm. Wiles
Pate
Mollie Corbley
Littie Gaston
H. H. Heaton
Bush Bucher
Henry Bland
Henry
Eckley Combs
Local Notes On Families And Business Visitors
A son and daughter of trustee John Calvert visit their uncle Fountain Kelly on Sunday. Foreman and Marshall bought a carload of corn from Joseph Kelley and shipped it to Ohio. Mrs Amanda Harrah arrived from California after a year away. Mr Corum, injured last week in a hayload fall, shows signs of improvement. Grandfather Medaring lies near death. John Coffee plans to move to John Mullin’s former home, Mullin moves to J D Neill’s, and Neill will relocate to his Beech Creek farm. D W McIntosh traveled to Worthington on business. J D Neill buys half interest in Cornelius saw mill. Neill as head sawyer expected to succeed. E W McIntosh, our attorney, pleaded a case in Esquire McIntosh's court last week.
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John
Calvert
Fountain Kelly
Foreman & Marshall
Joseph Kelley
Ohio
Amanda Harrah
California
Corum
Grandfather Medaring
John Coffee
John Mullin
Mr. Mullin
J. D Neill
Mr. Neill
Beech Creek Township
Seaces
D. W. McIntosh
Worthington
J. D. Neill
Cornelius
Neill
E.w.mcintosh
Esquire
Harney
Luther Hudson
Cincinnati
Jerry Tatfield
Owenaburg
Mary Pate
George Page
Marion Jackens
Charley Bruce
Fred Ashcraft
Creek
Dresden
Jim Corbin
Loogootee
Elza Shelton
Russell Miller
Jolly
Russell
Dry Branch
Washington Township
Jack West
Bedford
Owensburg
John Perrin
Main Street
Charley Reath
Charley
Robinson
Hill Nursery
Albert Wright
and Byers
Bloomfield
Jackson
Byers
Indianapolis
Jerry
Ab Corbin
Albert Ashcraft
Belanger County
Marion Jackson
Ira
Plummer
Elza Hugh Busen
Hugh
Harrizon Melton
A. W. Ashcraft
eMre
Mary A. Meredith
Ornerere
Robine
Nervous Prostration and Local News Highlights
An 1880s style notice promotes Electric Bitters as a nerve tonic and alterative. The town hears talk of a new depot, Elder Baker’s work, Island City relocation, and local happenings including deaths, exams, travel, and church attendance. Hood’s Sarsaparilla and Hood’s Pills are endorsed for health.
Spring preparations and local notes from Clifty area
Farmers in Clifty and nearby report hay transport difficulties due to muddy roads. Bill White plans to move his saw mill to Clifty in spring. A large revival led by Brod Griffith of Clay City draws many and promises conversions. Tom Price adds seven sheep to Isaac Cox for 28 dollars. W Ashcraft taps 900 sugar maples. Church repairs improve comfort. An altercation at Robinson ends with Will Edington knocked down by his engineer Hugh Alexander. Wheat looks good and locals consider a Mormon gathering in Utah for the second coming. School closed recently and citizens dispersed.
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Clifty
dJohn Hooper
Bill White
Brod Griffith
Clay City
Tom Price
Isaac Cox
W. Ashcraft
Robinson
Will Edington
Hugh Alexander
Jackson
Utah
Community School Dinner and Tribute to Albert Ashcraft
A community school event featured a noon dinner for pupils and citizens, with speaker remarks by the teacher praising Albert Ashcraft as a valued educator and neighbor. The piece notes the school as one of Cli'ty's best and recalls a later lighthouse tale of a girl cured by Dr. King's New Discovery after measles and fever.
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Albert Ashcraft
Cli’ty
Loren Trescott
Gov
Sand Beach
Mich
Deroit
Dr. King
S. Stalcup
Local Notes from Stafford Township Amid Winter Term End
FINHE schools of Stafford township close the winter term after about ten days. A spring term of two months follows. Rosco Buskirk visits his mother in Indianapolis. Gorge Sharp, also in this field, went there last week. Reuben Hunter plans to move to Bloomfield for a new business venture. The Marco band resumes full practice after illness kept members away. A local individual paid ten dollars for drunkenness as a warning to others. James Templeton mourns the death of his wife after a long illness, leaving seven children. Evert West, a popular student and teacher, died of consumption at his sister’s home and was buried at Dog Island cemetery. he leaves a mother, sister, and three brothers.
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Island City
Linton
Limebrook
Lyons
George Price
Tom Vaughn
Tom
Grover Cleveland
David Taylor
Wright Township
A. Humphreys
Dave Osborn
Bloomfield
Baptist Church
Moss
Joel Ellis
Terhune
Henry Ralston
George Sage
FINHE
Stafford Township
Rosco Buskirk
Belt Crossing
Indianapolis
Gorge Sharp
Reuben Hunter
James Templeton
Templeton
Evert West
S. N. Yeoman
Dog Island Cemetery
Cheney & Co Promises One Hundred Dollar Catarrh Reward
In Toledo 1886 Frank J Cheney declares as senior partner of F J Cheney Co that the firm will pay 100 dollars for any case of catarrh not cured by Hars Catarrh Cure. Notary A W Gleason witnesses sworn oath December 6 1886. Druggists sell Hall's Catarrh Cure for 75 cents with testimonials offered.
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State OF Onio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Har
A. D
A. W. Gleason
Notary Public Hall
Tokdo
Rural Hills Held In Quiet Strains Of Town Life
Local residents face rheumatic aches and aging, while merchants prepare for the season. Capt. Phillips improves from a war wound as friends gather. T. Bogard plans corn harvests with winter uncertain. Smithville moves eyed for M Deckard’s tobacco dealings. Fifth grade exam due, ley Carmichael’s seventy sixth birthday celebrated with forty guests. Aunt Polly suffers rheumatism, Bethel church trustees insure funds for rebuild. Springville trip and church activities noted as community life continues.
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T. Bogard
Phillips
M. Deckard
Joseph Bloomington
Smithville
Ley Carmichael
Ley
Polly
Bahrer
Bethel Church
Wilson
Jonesboro
Springville
Freeman
Uncle Char
Emmett
Ed Bogard
T Vency
Beech Creek Township Looks Ahead Amid Local Updates
Beech Creek Township residents note improving conditions with wheat tolerably fair. Farmers are urged to attend the Bloomfield farmers institute on March 2 and 3. Two local youths narrowly avoid contempt fines from Judge Briggs at Bloomfield last week. Uncle Henry Miller plans a summer house addition. David McLaughlin and Robert Sample, formerly of the township, have bought land in Texas and will move soon.
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Farmers’ Institute
Bloomfield
Briggs
Joe
Eli
Henry Miller
David McLaughlin
Robert Sample
Kansas
Texas
Local notes from Floyd and Nemaha areas report farming moves
March updates show Bill Dilley of Jack County moving to Floyd County in April. Coley boys to tend corn on Dixon farm near Worthington. Ephraim Allen from Americam pottoma visits uncle Jerry Allen at the water mill. G.T. and J.R. Emerson seek extra fast fox hounds. Richland creek suspension log earns praise, with a proposed toll. Joe Cox returns from Banner County Nebrasksa. protracted meeting to begin at Solsberry in March. Closer, Corwie rents farm home. homestead 160 acres proved up at 175 cash for 80 acres.
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Bill Dilley
Jack County
Texas
Floyd County
Wee
Coley Boys
Dixon Farm
Worthington
Lima
Monroe County
Ephraim Allen
George Emerson
John Tribby
Richland Creek
Mill Dam
A. L. Dilly
George
Alva Burks
Nemaha County
Kansas
Joe Cox
Banner County
Nebraska
Joe
Solsberry
Jacob Corwie
Local notes on town changes and rumors in Mayaville
Freight train traffic passes through a trestle near Mayaville and a new bank is eyed for Franklin Square. Families move to Kansas and Vincennes while houses and saloons attract attention. Property sales, a stock law impact, and local social notes fill this scattered town update.
Weather and politics mix in Heaton community notes
Wet weather swells creeks and sickness lingers with grip prevalent though improving for most residents. Trapper George Fry sells his trap line to Pleasant Fry, others switch to farming. Republican meeting at Holtzclaw schoolhouse but party tensions and local names surface amid talk of tax and election laws.
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J. J. Martindale
George Fry
Pleasant
Roland Bland
Fred
Richard Bays
James Henson
Holtzclaw
Blaine
Bloomfield
John Pate
Joseph Stone
John Fearnot
Hill Holtzclaw
Center
Hovey
Girkin
Bland Boys
Jack Bland
Jasper Hardesty
Republican
Eli
James Hanson
S. E. Anderson
John Baker
Local notes mix health, travel, and small town doings
Aaron Combs suffers a severe grip on the night of the 18th. Ridgeport church falls idle, likely struck by the grip as well. Elmer Holtzclaw drives four horses hauling hay. townsfolk mistake him for James Lawrence. Weather mild with mud subsiding. Mary Girken laments general misdeeds while Jacob Gromer faces marriage talk. James Burk returns from Ridgeport visit. S E Anderson, Center Township Republican, receives a Valentine-related letter. Matamoras meeting scheduled for Thursday. Fry school to close in thirteen days. Prof. King praised tutor. William Girken expands business. W E King and C A Frakes visit store for salmon, cigar, and tobacco. Mary Girken urges decisive action, warning against haste in marriage. Trade listing: 80 acres near Kingman, Kansas offered for Greene county land with possible cash difference. contact Joe Moss, Linton, Ind.
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Aaron Combs
Ridgeport
Elmer Holtzclaw
James Lawrence
Mary iGirken
Jacob Gromer
James Burk
Bloomington
S. E. Anderson
Center Township
Matamoras Thurs- Phips
Fry
King
William Girken
W. E. King
C. A. Frakes
Mary Girken
Rev
Dresden Scribes Drift Through Quiet Spring Days
Local notes from Dresden detail social visits, movements and errands. Luther Hudson seeks eye care in Cincinnati while Harney and Ev initiate meetings. folks travel to Owensburg and Bedford, and family ties anchor plans to move or rent property.
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