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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1891
Page
2
Public notices list trustees and officials across Greene County Indiana with weekly or Saturday office hours for township business. Officials announce locations and schedules for Wright Stafford Washington Grant Highland Stock, Cass, Taylor, and Smith townships, plus teacher licensing exams in Bloomfield and Broomfield.
Local items include a broken leg for Sam Blackmore and a parade of community happenings. Farmers anticipate haying weather, while a Bloonfield court inquiry looms amid minor local curiosities and everyday notices. The column also advertises a medical salve and local shop news with casual society remarks.
Miss Eura Blazr of Olney Illinois visits friends and relatives here. Harry Johnson and wife from Bloomfield visit their parents. George Shields returns home to help his father harvest. Sons of Veterans grow active in Hoosier state. John Wellborn reports Frank Glover choking wheat bundles. John Brian and wife of Bloomfield visit this week. John clerks for Hert and Graham and is busy. The Mieses Frame Bessie Ola Miss Ola Torrence Miss Cora Cook and B. B. Cook attend Newton Sunday school last Sunday.
An advertisement touts Dr Miles pills as a cure for biliousness bad taste torpid liver piles and constipation claiming suitability for men women and children. It promises small doses with 30 doses costing 25 cents and samples free at R E Eveleighs.
Advertising copy touts Dr Kings New Discovery for coughs colds throat chest and lung troubles with a money back guarantee. It promises relief for La Grippe sufferers and offers free trial bottles at S Starcups Drug Store with large bottles priced at 50 cents and 1.60.
Highland resident Ragaston visits town on Wednesday. James Hansen’s child buried here Thursday. James Walsh returns from Illinois. J B Young to Bloomfield on business. D O Lyons goes to Worthington for flour. Mill recruitment sought. Baptist church attendance at Richland. Rev Trout preached for Christians. Sucker fishing last Thursday night. Nathan Hedden’s Sunday drive south for an attraction. Wesley Gaston of Romania in town Saturday and Sunday. George’s show last Thursday night drew little interest. E Pryor returns from Mansfield Illinois where teaching. Allie Pickard of Indianapolis visiting friends. Ely’s Cream Balm praised for catarrh aggravated by dust and wind. W Mathewson of Pawtucket endorses product. R Seabold of Louisville taking up wounds for Yoho. Riddle and Fry attend county fair. Jim Ray voyage details via C N Meredith. P J Riddle to Worthington. Dolp Johnson’s horse accident. Fry offers fruit can lids if owners identified. Uskirk and Campbell of Bloomington visit town. Vanmeter recalls Cincinnati bills while resting from Kentucky ridge. Howard Fields of Owensburg sells fertilizer.
Hobbieville updates include John R. Hudson as new carrier to Owensburg and Addison Cox recovering while his wife keeps the business moving. Local farming, threshing, and rain issues are noted along with several visits from residents of nearby counties. Electric Bitters and Bucklen’s Arnica Salve are praised for multiple cures.
Linton reports a 7:30 game end with 32 to 6 score in favor of Linton as Worthington forfeited. The item mentions Hunt officiating, Doug Smith from Dugger, Mr Cullom moving from Vincennes, Robison from Wright, and Elmer Neal going to Bloomfield. A 200 yard race between Tom Wolford and Chas Belman is noted, along with housing moves by Genry Haseman and Dale, and a wedding attended by James Kirby and others. Obituary notes include William Olgus’s death and Ben Moss greeting friends in Dugger.
The ad claims nervous women suffer from weak hearts and related symptoms. It touts Dr Miles' New Heart Cure for heart and nervous complaints and Restorative Nervine for nerve issues. Free booklets on heart and nervous diseases and testimonials are offered, with a money back guarantee and availability from RK. E. Eveleigh.
Town readers report a busy period with farm activity and local visits. Wheat shipments exceed 100 carloads while threshing is only beginning. Several residents from Bloomington Worthington and Pan Handle are noted on streets or visiting Lyons. A 1885 notary public affidavit promotes Halls Catarrh Cure with testimonials and a Toledo firm.
Sais town anticipates a grand soldiers reunion next month with rail rates arranged and talks of purchasing the Franklin Block for park use. Local finances are tight as a $4 000 to $5 000 lot and grading costs are hard to cover. Wheat and corn prices hold at Tocper bushel and 70c per bushel respectively. Elder Alford of Washington will relocate here soon. A8 Helma visited Indianapolis on legal business. T Leff Coen of Chicago preached at the M E church. Jeff, once a town resident, drew crowds to hear him. John A Bonewell of Montezuma, a former local, visits friends. Frank Baker rents his Fairplay farm to move to town. The reunion date was clarified to Aug 26 27 28. Lin ton baseball team praised for beating the local nine, sparking pride. Conductor O B Hood rushed to his wife’s bedside in Evanville. Daniel McCormick of Indianapolis travels for his mother Grandma Myers’s illness.
The text touts rich educated girls eloping with degrees while formatting a medical pitch by Dr. Franklin Mills. It promotes Restorative Nervine Trial battses and a cure booklet at R. E. Eveleighs. It also advertises Dr Miles` New Heart Cure as a top heart tonic for fluttering, short breath and related symptoms.
The Sunday school picnic at Stafford was a success with excellent singing and a talk by Mears Davidson and Edmunds. Refreshments were served as a dusty day and dry weather affected crops. Local reports include births, visits, charitable events, and farming notes from the area.
Wealthy educated man boasted he could marry any girl yet was shunned by many due to severe catarrh. After using Dr Sage's Catarrah Remedy his health improved, his breath became pleasant, headaches and discharges ceased, and he became popular again as a result.
Several local figures visit and attend church events in Elnora and nearby towns. John Ditte more of Indianapolis visits to oversee interests. Rev B L Allen preaches at the Christian church. roof painter Mr. Butler stays over. Lizzie Kennely from Elnora visits relatives. A L Clugston and Marion Dugger appear in town for work and wheat business.
Epworth League lawn festival at Bloomfield drew crowds and Lutheran Supper success. Dr. Sims and A. E. Cushman faced the state tax board of equalization as James P. Denton planned attendance at Spencer fair. John Reynolde of Indianapolis, publisher of Odd Fellowe Talisman, mingled with fraternity members. Imogene Knight traveled to Elnora to visit Eaton, and a visitor named Wooda from Sullivan was with Eaton. Bro. Nichols preached at the Christian church. Sam Blackmore fell from a wagon injuring his thigh. Dr. Curment of Newberry and Dr. Hannon of Scotland treated the break south of here. Uncle Sam earns sympathy during this affliction hour.
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as proven and economical. It claims absolute merit, universal cures, honest dealings, and that 100 doses cost one dollar, portraying the medicine as the day’s most successful remedy.
Clifty town in Keene County Indiana sees Mormon services in a building once owned by a Methodist congregation. After tense sermons and a public dispute led by Isenhower, Mormons held meetings again with baptisms of three sisters and laying on of hands. Residents debate scriptures and church authority as the event prompts local commentary.
Market notices list numerous parcels near Bloomfield including 2 acres with orchard and house, 120 acres in Highland township with orchard and outbuildings, 93 acres near town with a frame house, 160 acres with frame house and barn, 37 acres west of Worthington with coal vein, and many more plots priced from 300 to 750 dollars. Sellers invite buyers and trades, promising good locations, timber, water, and improvements along with near-term sale incentives.
Bloomfield lodges gather on Saturdays and midweek at Sola Berry and other halls with officers listed. J J Rutledge Post 468 and other groups hold monthly Friday and Saturday sessions. Metropolitan Lodge and Accolade Lodge show leaders and roles. White River Tribe 911 and Red Men also meet weekly with officers named.
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