Local notes and notices from Bloomfield and vicinity
May cherries on market and local business ads including land for sale near the court house sixty acres at twenty five dollars per acre. Social items report births, memorial services, licenses, and town appointments. Local firms offer organ sales, building lots, and farm land while noting railroad and post office arrangements. Intriguing entries include a new postmistress appointment and a political shift toward a Democrat winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Calton
Bloomfield
Ind
L. H. Jones
Tia
Ellsworth Williams
Bouncing Boy
Jefferson Township
Worthington
Freidley
Geo. W. Freidley
Bedford
Wm. M. Moss
Court House
E. R. Stropen
Lillie James
Dishman
Jackson Township
Sig Rogers
River View
Acme Baseball Club
Bloomington
Linton
M. E
Danks
Sim Smith
Washington Township
Greene County
Hood
George W. Osborn
Stephen S. Grimes
W. M. Moss
Indianapolis
Grand Lodge of Masons
Lane Beem
J. T
Ashable Walker
Ladies of the Christian Church
Jones’ Hall
Geo. Sumner
Linton Enterprise
M.L. Combs
Lattas Creek
Old Fair Ground
Sullivan Democrat
Fields and Buskirk Improve Lehman Corner Street
Distant notices detail widening the hollow at Lehman corner as part of incorporation led street improvements. Bloomsdale notes reflect local property values and poll counts, with civic notices on sanitation, taxes, and street upkeep. Community briefs include festivals, farms for sale, and notes from local papers.
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Lehman Corner
The World's Way notes and town visits in Indiana
A dense roster of local visitors and residents from Highland to Stockton township is recorded, listing names such as W.W. Moffett P. H. Falk Mrs. UO. W. Shryer and many others visiting or in town, plus notes on teachers, politicians, and social events. The piece also mentions election figures and community remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Health
Wm. Lehmann
Linton Enterprise
Bloomfield
Carlisle
Benjamin Haywood
Levi Faucett
Fairplay Township
T. P V. Freeman
Democrat
Sophia Schloot
Hugo Schloot
William Corsten
Germay
America
Linton
Corsten
Schloot
Burrell
Bull
UO. W. Shryer
Indianapolis
Budd Hunley
Terre Haute
Will Stone
Brazil
Prof. Cushman
Newberry Normal
G. E. Endres
Center Township
Henry Booze
Highland
A.S. Nations
John L. Cravens
Linton Normal
Bannister Morgan
Park
Barney
Curment
Clay Owens
Newberry
John Hathorn
Smith Township
Chartie Dye
Owensburgh
Richard Taylor
Stockton Township
Charles ‘Tf. O’haver
Washinton
Ernest Dugger
Misa Nora Lamb
Dugger
Ed East
Worthington
Wright Jarvis
Bloomfield Normal
Bell Danks
Susie Cavins
Jennie Hardy
Cora Shryer
J. E Bull
Jolly County
Xenia
Don Stone
Geddes
Miss Blackmore
Scotland
George M. Burch
Tobias Chestnut
Washington Township
Masonic Lodge
Pottersville
Lola
Emma Rector
Jesse Rector
Williams
Jolly Land Lord
Williams House
Neil
J. G. Smith
W. A. Trent
Highland Township
George Bogara
Richie Simpson
Broad Land
Stropes
White River
Lattas Creek
Grave Decoration Notice by Jackson & Neidigh
In a town notice Jackson and Neidigh announce they fill grave decorating orders for departed friends at the slowest prices and with best workmanship. The message argues funerary embellishments ease grief and attract visitors who learn of the deceased.
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Earth
Jackson & Neidigh
Battle of Tippecanoe Fought at Tippecanoe Creek
A historical account recalls the November 1811 clash on the Tippecanoe River where Western Indians led by Elkswatowa the Prophet faced American forces commanded by General William Henry Harrison. The outcome shaped frontier defenses and survival for settlers amid a desperate, hard fought engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tippecanoe
Wabash River
Indiana
Elskwatawa
Wm. H. Harrison
Local School Notes Highlight Student Efforts and Visits
Prof Herold hosts history class. Miss Minnie Fuller and Miss Lillies Hinds visit. Eugene Herold and Earnest Dugger praised as strong students. Miss Alice Hinds and Elsie Inman shown as promising educators. Supt Lamb discusses examinations as seventy five pass. history tough with Wildcat Banks questions. Summer term to feature fifty teachers from Greene and nearby counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Fuller
Bruce Langton
Lillies Hinds
Eugene Herold
Shields
Allie Green
Belle Bucher
Newberry
Linton
Koleen
Prof. Shields
Earnest Dugger
Morie Ferguson
Anna Crabb
Alice Hinds
Worthington
Elsie Inman
J.T. Lamb
Greene
Also Mentioned on This Page
Seersucker
Challies
Demecrata
Ita
Commissioners Court
ESS
Fields & Buskirk
Elnora
Daviess County
Richland Township
Frederick T. Roberts
University College, London
Eng
Royal College of Surgeons
Warner
W.C. Haltz
R. A. Gunn
United States Medical College
Medical Tribune
Gunn
Bright
the Democrat
Lucre
Spencer Democrat
The
World's Way
W.W. Moffett
Spencer
P. H. Falk
James Hicks
James Williams
Elsworth
E. R. Hunter
J.S. Clarke
Louisville
Pleasant Combs
Enquirer
Levi Thompson
Harrison
Army of
Northwest
United States Senate
Tip
Ben. Harrison
United States
Bloomfield Normal Notes
Prof. Herold
Elmer
Greene County Medical Society
Landis & Oliphant
T. T. Pringle
Black
G. W. Langworthy
Peprice’s
Dr. Price
Price Baking Powder Co
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Dain
Indi
Lisa
Short & Buskirk
Martin L. Combs
S. B. Coen
Prop
Jewel
Rankin & Shields
Whitley
Whittely
Rude Bros
Moline
Buckeye
Mods
Aumphreys & Schldot
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