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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1892
Page
1
Local notices report Decoration Day setup for next Monday and memorial services. Items include James Gubben buried near Park, flood and weather notes, sale ads, farm improvements, and public notices on land, loans, and local commerce.
Synopsis of the Killinger versus Cravens Circuit Court case shows the jury found in favor of Dr. Cravens. Six plaintiffs’ surgeons testified to proper handling of an extracapsular femur fracture in a 75 year old man, with preexisting vascular disease and dementia. Observers noted no evidence of medical fault and praised the treatment as skillful and successful.
The text lists multiple events tied to Friday including Waterloo battle, Julius Caesar assassination, Moscow burning, Charles I beheading, Lincoln assassination, Joan of Arc burning, and a Republican county convention scheduled for Friday.
Last week of court closes with no sessions until September. A nel la entered in the Oliver B. Scott selection case. Otto Lehman acquitted of carrying concealed weapons. Elizabeth Fry vs William McCombs bastardy case orders defendant to pay the peatort township trustee $100 for child support. W N Darnell seeks new trial in Logan Sallee malicious prosecution case where $300 awarded. Henry Severin et al. win against Elizabeth Buskirk for $153.85. Jefferson township awarded against Worthington for $250.07 dog funds wrongly collected.
Newton Green killed a pelican on a White River farm belonging to Congressman Cooper last Saturday and brought the carcass to town. The eight foot wingspan and five foot bill length drew much interest as readers questioned the event and the bird’s description from Chambers Cyclopedia was printed.
The auditor and treasurer report an April collection of 68 411 07 for multiple purposes. Forty percent of taxes fund townships with 27 363 72 returned to towns, while the remainder goes to county and state. Also notes on corn planting dates from Indiana Farmer.
Light turnout masks contest heat race dynamics with leaders far from 1000 vote mark. The full tally through Wednesday night names numerous candidates with scores from 0 to 480, led by Maggie Linderman 420 and Miss Daisy McIntosh 114, as communities weigh favorites in a long race.
Prominent residents from Lyons Crawfordsville Marco and surrounding townships visited on Friday and Saturday for court sessions and social routines. Names include Jacob Bucher Wm Cox John Fitzjarrell Burle Deckard Simon Pickard Jobo Stafford and many more. Excursions to Indian Springs announced with special Sunday fares and round trip options. Public notices also list upcoming marriages J E Throop to Lottie Pryor and others.
The Democratic club met at the court house to organize as the Hendricks club named in honor of Indiana’s hero. It adopted a constitution and by laws and planned biweekly meetings and charter memberships for those present. Officers to be elected tonight with meetings open to members and friends and literature provided.
W Ledgerwood is absent from school this week for unknown reasons. Miss Cassie Wright, Ida Aland, and Ed Digby entered school Monday. A traveling photographer photographed the school last week and left his camera in pawn for his beard at Geo Shield's. Chas Letsinger visited home Saturday and Sunday, walking back Monday due to a Narrow Gauge breakdown. A rhetoric class is organized taught by Miss Hadley using Flart's Rhetoric as the text. D W McIntosh visited home over Sunday, first since school began. M E Dugger Ernest Dugger and Walter Mitchell, the book keeping class, spent Sunday in Dugger.
The notice announces Decoration Day events at Bloomfield with a mural sermon on Sunday May 29 at 10 30 a m at the ME church by Rev Cockrum and a May 30 gathering for G A R members and veterans at the hall and Court House, including processions to the ME church and program details.
An appeal seeks 1000 subscribers by November 15 to secure votes toward a gold watch prize. Each subscriber is promised a chance to vote for the fundraiser organizer, labeled the “happy recipient” of the watch.
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