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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1889
Page
6
The Democrat boasts the county’s largest newspaper reach and invites advertisers to inspect subscription records, emphasizing that all correspondence should be addressed to the paper and not individuals.
The notice urges keeping papers active for county residents who do not revoke and asks readers to inform if delivery should stop. It attacks civil service reform, cites the New York Post libel case, mocks Dudley, Wanamaker, and Harrison, and critiques labor, taxation, trusts, and Indiana politics with calls for Bynum and a Democratic slate.
An old editorial argues that incorporation lowers town taxes in most Indiana towns and details Worthington's higher costs due to debt. It suggests Bloomfield could gain longer schools and growth by forming a town government, while noting township trustee funds would shrink.
The measure raises saloon tax to 250 dollars, amending the original law from 100 dollars. Revenues go to the general fund for streets, not the school fund. It cannot take effect until all laws are in force, and lacks an emergency clause. The Secretary of State may precede June licenses. The printing season for horse and jack bills starts soon with ready, affordable service.
Townsfolk and visitors named include VanDeVenter Johnson Mallow Vanslyke Herold Reed McGrew Rollisson Gainey Shelburn and many more as residents of Worthington Indianapolis Cincinnati and Greene County flock to Bedford for social visits and subscriptions. Local teachers push for Cravens as superintendent and readers urged to recruit Democrat supporters.
The derelict schooner W was abandoned during a blizzard and drifted for a long voyage across the Atlantic. It carried freight and set a double reefed mainsail as it moved past Delaware Bay, finally reaching a harbor where it became noted as the longest sailorless voyage on record and the only such vessel known to have entered port.
The report lists numerous marriage licenses issued by Clerk Ramsey, naming Ramuel Hoke to Emma Stotts and others, followed by a series of anecdotes including a sisterly pact tale, a Sophomore’s love misadventure, a grim note about Charles Maxwell, and a Havana visit by ex president Cleveland with his party arriving in Cuba.
Market notes list prices for wheat corn oats clover seed and livestock including merino sheep hogs cattle and lambs with bids from Columbus Chicago and New York. Prices cover weights grades and futures like May and cash bids with commodity and livestock values across multiple markets.
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