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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1891
Page
3
The Democrat boasts it has the largest circulation in the county and urges readers to review subscription books. It pushes for fair salaries for state and county officers, criticizes fiscal excess in county offices, and notes a legislative fight over school fund distribution.
The Seymour Week Democrat reports on year end debt collections for the Venerat paper, requests payments by January 1, and notes remarks about subscriptions and the paper’s value. It also covers obituaries, state finances, political appointments, and voter history, highlighting the Indiana legislature’s composition and recent economic policy impacts.
An appeal to place ads in the paper promises wide readership and prominence. The note emphasizes that current readers are engaged and suggests the ad will reach more people than other publications.
The narrative outlines heavy losses with seven killed and wounded, list of identified officers and troops, including Lieut. Garline and Capt. Miles, and mentions Army surgeons tending to wounded. Indians at the front retreat while reinforcements and hospital care are discussed. The piece notes troop dispositions, evacuations, and broader implications for the Pied Lands frontier.
A clash near Pine Ridge Agency in the afternoon wounded two Seventh Cavalry troopers after Indians emerged from the Rochudemiap area. Reports say some of Bis Voots band were left alive, with fighters moving west toward the Gwin.
The Bees correspondent details a heavy Indian attack near Wounded Creek with a U S force led by Maj Whiteside. Cavalry and infantry engaged in close fighting with many casualties and a withdrawal ordered after heavy gunfire and a stubborn resistance.
The Christmas and post holiday snow storm covered Missouri to the Atlantic with six to fifteen inches. Cincinnati saw seven inches, the worst in years. New York had blizzards and Vermont registered 40 below. Ohio River valley expect rising waters aiding river men and coal supply. plus post office theft arrests in Soddy Tennessee and New York.
The record details daily Senate and House actions across several days. Key items include reporting the financial bill and cloture, adjournments to specific days, Morgan’s amendments to the election bill, McPherson’s opposition, Idaho’s new senators’ credentials, executive session confirmation of Judge Brown, and speeches by Aldrich Hear Hoar Stewart Teller and Hale on the elections and finance bills.
The item lists varied textile prices for merino and cloth, noting values for fine combing and unwashed goods, with regional references to Ohio Michigan Kentucky and Texas markets. It also reports incidents from Indiana towns including explosions at Plainville and a hotel destruction, plus a courtroom and crime-related notes from several cities.
The 1891 Democratic slate urges readers to subscribe for a year ahead, promising improved content and urging support. Subscriptions are priced at $1.50 annually.
A compilation of brief Indiana reports: Santa Claus entertainer fatally burned. Fort Wayne halts factory gas imports. Evansville bank reorganized with $150,000 extra capital. long-serving Rev McCoy delivers farewell sermon near Salem. Summitville loses largest tile roofed rectory to fire. Martinsville resident Thomas Anderson described. Muncie hero saves children from burning home. Brown County constable suffers injuries from attempted writ. James Swanee jailed for alleged attempted murder in Muncie. Mrs Reed fatally burned trimming lamp near Seymour. Lebanon resident Plebee Randall still bedbound after injury. Mollie Kinney dies from abortion drug effects. De Prez implicated. Exaensa man Elis Hughes survives 75-foot fall. Farmersburg bar fight leaves Moore and Berlein injured. Luther Gabriel fatally crushed by lumber. Nick O’Brien killed in Logansport saloon brawl.
In Illionis two masked men tried to rob a street car near the city outskirts. Driver Theodore Seely shot dead one robber and wounded the other as they fled. The slain highwayman, carrying fragments bearing the name Richard of Danville, Illinois, was later identified as Alex Cronin from Louisville with prior highway robbery terms. Seely faced no charges.
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