28 Mar 1890
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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1890
Page
1
The Democrat claims double the county circulation and invites advertisers to call and inspect subscription books. It instructs all business letters be addressed to The Democrat rather than individuals and notes a subscription price of 1.50 per year.
The notice explains that subscription dates show paid status through a specific day, urges timely prepayment, and warns that papers may be stopped for expired or nonprompt payments. It notes mail payments are accepted, in-country and out-of-county deliveries require advance payment, and bills are due each Saturday night.
Prosecuting Attorney candidates include W L Srixkharp EB McIntosn and Daniel W Croccett subject to Democratic party. Recorder hopefuls are W G Brent and Charles B Kemp. Commissioner candidates are Jacob Beens and Wintian McCarlor. Justice of the Peace candidate is Jesse Cox for Richland township.
A historical quotation urging men of strong minds and true faith to resist demagogues and uphold duty and integrity in public life. It emphasizes honor, independence from office seeking, and courage to stand against corrupt campaigns.
A Democratic primary election will be held at several Greene county precincts on Saturday April 26 1890 at 1 pm to choose Democrats for prosecuting attorney. Precinct committeemen must report results to the county central committee chairman by Monday April 28 1890. G H Henpren chairman G W Calvert secretary.
The Democratic Congressional Convention for Indiana Second District meets at Shoals Martin County on April 17 at 10 am to nominate a candidate. Delegates are allocated by county based on 1888 governor votes with Crawford 8, Daviess 13, Dubois 15, Greene 13, Knox 18, Lawrence 9, Martin 8, Orange 8. Mason NipLack chairs. Datton secretary.
Officials in Richland township announce that the winning ticket will be named today. The event centers on a local drawing with community turnout expected at the town hall.
A political note asserts that a public office represents a public trust and will be treated as such by all Democratic candidates. The remark frames campaign ethics and accountability as central to the party’s approach.
The Democrats of Stockton township nominate Present Incumbents Joe Moss for trustee and Alex Pope for assessor.
Sam A. Fuller runs as an independent candidate for Jefferson Township trustee. Supporters say he would make a splendid officer and deserve a vote that would honor him.
Citizens urged to vote on April seventh in a township election deemed unusually important for those who favor ballot participation over complaint after the event.
A public notice warns that offering money to buy votes or selling votes is illegal. It states violators may be disqualified from holding office and urges readers to read and follow the new bribery law.
The Milwaukee Democrats choose George W. Peck the famed humorist nicknamed the bad boy as their mayoral candidate. The move appears aimed at advancing Peck measures to permit beer sales in the city.
Allen Mitchell is the Democratic nominee for assessor in Grant township. The candidate is described as honest, well qualified, and fitted for the office. The piece urges voters to elect him by a good majority.
The Democrats of Highland township nominate John O Calvert for trustee. He is a good man well qualified for the place and will prove a popular officer. There is no doubt about his election.
In choosing a township trustee, elect a man who manages his own business matters well. A man unable to run a small venture is not fit to govern a township. Look to your interests for lower taxes.
The Democrats of Fairplay nominate Elias Crance for trustee and James Rollison for assessor. The ticket has good running qualities and is well qualified, with Republicans urged to help elect it.
The Wright township ticket shows broad support with William Powell renominated for trustee by acclimation as one of the county’s best trustees and expected to win by a larger majority. Philbert Fry is the nominee for assessor, described as the right man for the job, and the rest of the ticket is praised as equally good.
In Bloomfield News a columnist known as The Present Incumbent asserts a Democratic trustee victory is possible in Beech Creek township, though Beech Creek’s 120 vote Republican edge and a well-regarded Republican candidate counter this view.
WuHen W.H. Deckard took office as trustee of Grant township amid over 1100 dollars in debt and funds overdrawn by more than 300 dollars total indebtedness over 1400. He has paid all debts and has funds on hand. Tax levy fell from 79 to 54 cents per hundred, while school days rose from 75 to 133. It would be foolish not to keep him for another four years.
Community vice in Lyons and Bloomfield sees Republicans and Democrats backing the gravel road effort. Active promoters include O W Shryer F M Dugger Henry T Neal H W Letsinger J E Bull Emergon Short George W Calvert Gilbert H Hendren and a county press stance favors road building while denying partisan motives.
The Bloomfield News reports Moss denies trying to badger Beech Creek Republicans. He praises Bruner as a faithful trustee and urges Democrats to back Wm. A Baker, arguing he deserves every Democratic vote in the township.
The Democratic Congressional convention is set for Thursday April 17 1890 at Shoals. Active Democrats in Greene County should prepare to attend and may stay a week if needed. Travel connections available via Washington on the E & TI and Vincennes on the C & M with morning trains.
Washington, March 26. The House Agriculture Committee released a report treating counterfeit or compound lard like oleomargarine. It details how cottonseed oil and beef stearine dilute lard, creating a cheaper imitation that displaces genuine lard, with vast U.S. production and major effects on hog farmers, lard makers, and foreign markets.
The Fiftieth Congress committee condemns the compound lard trade as a vast fraud. It urges regulation to protect consumers, prevent adulteration, and uphold commercial honor. The report warns that without oversight the industry could degenerate into a race to use cheaper ingredients, eroding product quality.
Washington dispatch reports Statistican Dodge cites March department of agriculture findings. Low prices stem from overproduction and limited crop variety. He warns against reliance on a few staples, urges farmers to diversify into sugar, pork, fibers, fruits, nuts, barley, tobacco, wines, hemp and other products. He criticizes middlemen and futures speculators and urges farmers to sell and process more locally.
Kendall M. Hord of Shelbyville, brother of Columbus Attorney General Hord, fell into the White River while fishing near Greensburg. He lost his hat and shoes, borrowed others, and got muddy. On a St. Paul bound trip he offered a train pass, but the conductor mistook him for a tramp and collected fare before the pass was restored after clarification.
Judge Langdon overruled the state motion to quash the writ of habeas corpus recedura for Rev W Pettit indicted for murder of his wife The principal witness David Meharry contradicted rumors of beheading Pettit and Whitehead Eighty witnesses will be examined over several days Wagon explosion in DeEtour kills Barr and a mother and child Boy drowns in hot sugar water at Goshen as rescue fails
In the House a world’s fair bill advances with amendments creating a board of lady managers and a fish commission member to help select the government exhibit. An Oct 12 1892 dedication and May 1 to Oct 30 1893 visitor window are approved after debate, Chicago not seeking the postponement.
The Washington proclamation states the 1842 treaty supplementary goes into effect April 4, applying the tenth article to crimes including counterfeiting theft fraudulent business acts perjury child abduction burglary piracy revolt and offenses against slavery and slave trade law. It covers extradition for participation in these offenses and outlines political crime protections and return rules.
Historical record notes the Senate and House proceedings across multiple days with bills on Sherman anti trust pension and public buildings. It also records local Indiana items including a diamond wedding anniversary in Hunt ingburg and a fatal embalming fluid mishap in Evansville.
A New York thief mails $1500 to Postmaster General Wanamaker for credit to the treasury. He says he once defrauded the government, repents, and adds 25 percent extra as restitution. He requests the money be credited properly without revealing his identity.
At Sweetsers station Grant county two men Roy Pritchett and William Speece found a can of nitro glycerine and tried to ignite it by burning leaves. Pritchett was killed as the explosion blew out his eyes and arms while a passing boy Clarence Moore was seriously hurt. Speece survived uninjured apart from being knocked down.
In Laporte German Lutherans mobilize against a proposed state law modeled on Wisconsin Bennet. St John church pastor leads opposition with over 1,000 members pledging to vote against any such measure. Northern Indiana Germans unite in protest. In Columbus a widow wins a pension and damages after a fall on a defective sidewalk.
A cyclone wrecked New Paris near Goshen Indiana at noon yesterday. About half the dwellings were razed and churches and business houses unroofed. Streets filled with debris and scattered house sections. No fatalities reported.
A wide summary lists diverse items from colleges to industry and crimes. The Ohio flood peaked at fifty nine feet two inches in Cincinnati and began to fall after 6 a m Wednesday, with relief and cautious optimism among victims as trains anticipate access to Union depot.
A blend of incidents from Indiana towns reports accidents drownings and crimes. Notable items include deaths from a dynamite blast and old feuds a 103 year old death in Columbus electrocutions and suicides. Local trials involve a $10 000 injury suit tied to a wreck near Clifford and a burglary sentence at Valparaiso. A gas field survey in Marion and a May festival in Indianapolis headline the page.
The benevolent society began distributing provisions and supplies to destitute miners in Wilkesbarre Pa on Wednesday. The store room was crowded with applicants, mostly women, as relief workers rushed aid to those in need.
A new company organized in Chicago plans a $2,000,000 plant at Ellwood Indiana to rival French plate glass. Col A L Conger of Ohio will head the venture with E K G Keith of Chicago and George T Perkins of Akron. Building starts at once to produce 20 000 feet daily and employ about 2 500. The project rests on abundant natural gas wells and aims to compete with foreign glass manufacturers. In Colums County Emery Stidham 400 pounds was sent to the insane asylum.
Market review dated March 26 lists commodity prices for wheat corn hay cattle hogs sheep lambs and grains with regional quotes from Cincinnati Pittsburg and Chicago New York. It records ranges for wheat corn hay cattle hogs sheep lambs and oats and notes futures for No 2 red winter and corn.
James Collins of Hantrorp City Indiana was likely fatally injured when a log rolled from his wagon during a rolling job near Hantrorp yesterday evening. The incident occurred in Hantrorp County as Collins, once a noted stock dealer, attempted the rolling process. He sustained severe injuries and death is suspected.
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