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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1894
Page
6
The Bloomfield Democrat notes Slinkard and Hendren as sole publishers with Gilbert Hendren joining as partner and editor. It praises past patronage and promises more value, while listing local notices and remarks on national events and political forecasts.
Governor Wait moves to unseat Adjt. Gen. Tarsney and install a close ally for the remainder of the term. Tarsney asserts he will leave office at the same time as Wait.
José Salvador Franch, an anarchist who on November 7, 1893, threw a dynamite bomb into a Barcelona theater causing twenty deaths and fifty injuries, was executed at the above location last Wednesday by garrote.
Japanese forces repelled Chinese resistance twenty miles from Port Arthur and forced the enemy to withdraw toward the port. Earlier, late last week, Japanese attacks on Port Arthur were repulsed, signaling another victory for Japan in the region.
On the 15th, Gov. Fowler and several prominent lawyers discussed the 1895 New York Legislature. They concluded there was no sufficient doubt about the acts' validity to justify an extra session.
Governor Wart and Colonel W P C Breckenridge plan lecture tours. A labor meeting proposed consolidating all labor organizations into one group.
The article notes Congress Man Bynum will return to Indianapolis after completing his term as Representative. It also mentions the remains of the Late Czar entombed at St. Petersburg amid imposing religious ceremonies.
Worthington Times notes Hon. C. E. Davis was in town Friday on legal business and states he will be the next Democratic candidate for congress in this district.
Judge William M. Moffett presided at Bloomfield with modest display of his honors. The Worthington Times notes the judge’s reputation and demeanor during yesterday’s session.
Col. A. M. Hardy joins three other Republican congressmen elect in a meeting to devise methods for redrawing state district lines at the upcoming legislative session.
Report says Cook gang arrested by Cherokee Indian squad on Verdigras river with Cook leading in person. A death struggle is anticipated. His wife or sweetheart is with him. Goopmax Dem and Keith Rep each tied in votes for Knox Circuit Prosecuting Attorney, suggesting another election may be held for their interest.
The Federal grand jury began hearing evidence Thursday morning, November 15. In charging the jury Judge Baker cited Representative Bynum's statement about people offering bribes to obtain the collector of customs post.
C B Clore assumes leadership of the Call. A practical printer with strong writing skill, he brings energy to the paper and aims to make the Call a success. He has been at work on the Call since Mr Yakey left, after previously working on the Democrat.
A series of powerful earthquakes struck Southern Italy and Sicily causing widespread destruction. The disaster claimed about sixty lives and left towns in ruins, prompting rescue efforts and international concern.
Italy states it cannot approve any intervention by European powers in the dispute between China and Japan. The note signals tension over external mediation and pursues a neutral stance amidst growing international concerns.
An outbreak of typhoid fever hits Wesleyan College in Middleton Connecticut. A leading physician links cases to raw oysters eaten from a bed near a river sewer outlet. The risk highlights dangers of contaminated shellfish and sanitation issues.
U S Attorney Jackson, filing an expedition at his own expense against Bill Cook and followers, the Indian Territory bandits, receives a letter from Cook threatening to kill him if he continues extermination efforts.
In Comitan and San Cristobal De Las Casas the war feel against Guatemala is reported intense. In Mexico City cartridge factories work quickly to supply fronts while a thousand troops are to be shipped to the frontier aboard the steamer Jandro.
Colb, a defeated populist candidate, says he was frauded out of the Alabama governor seat a second time asserting victory in 1892 and 1894. He calls for populists to meet in Montgomery on December 1, 1894 to seat him. Gov Stone and the General Assembly maintain Oatis was elected and seated.
Logan county judge D P Baldwin states in court that Indiana cannot be redistricted or gerrymandered for 95 legislative districts under the 1851 constitution which assigns to the general assembly the duty to enact districts.
The passage argues that the second session after the constitution's adoption fixes elections in 52 and 54 by the preadoption enumeration, with a 55 enumeration and six-year cycles thereafter, listing years 61 67 73 79 85 91 and 97. It invites Indiana's Democracy to consider these constitutional sections 100 and 102.
Andrew Humphreys of Greene and Sullivan counties will be the oldest member at seventy four. A veteran legislator, he previously served in 1878 Greene County, in 1877 Congress, and in 1874 as State Senator. He has voted for seven United States senators and remains a highly experienced figure.
The article lists new officials in Bloomfield after a Saturday vote. Circuit Judge shifts from Briggs to Moffett, a local attorney praised for knowledge and fairness. County Clerk changes from Franklin Ramsey to John W. Graham, noted for efficiency and business savvy. County Auditor passes from Thus C. Owen to a successor from Highland township.
The county announces changes in offices with Owen moving to Worthington to start a bank career. Cary Doney from Taylor township becomes auditor, while Sheriff John H. Johnson continues in office with new deputies Carl, Will, Ben and Walter. Deputy clerk Gilbert Hendren forms a real estate firm with W. L. Slinkard, and Fred Miller becomes deputy clerk. Ot Herold moves to an Insurance and Building and Loan venture, Charley Combs becomes deputy auditor, and Robert Thompson shifts farming duties.
The Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railway sells excursion tickets to homeseekers for Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Florida Kentucky Tennessee Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana at one fare round trip. Dec 4 date with liberal stop over privileges. For rates contact B and O S W Ry agents or W P Townsend Vincennes Ind J M Digsprovan G P A.
Slinkard and Hendren advertise loans on improved farms with eastern sources at 6 percent for sums of 1000 and up, and 6 percent on 500 and under. They offer quick abstracts. For sale: 280 acres upland in Greene County with 100 acres in meadow and 240 cleared, good buildings and orchard. Price: 500 down then five yearly payments of 500 at 6 percent interest. Big bargain.
On Goose Pond Ramsey Short and Hendren offer 500 wagon loads of choice pump kin for sale at $1 per load with side boards. See Thos Osborn on the farm for details.
The ad touts Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a refined laxative for the stomach liver and bowels. It claims quick perception and judgment lead to using the best products and offers a free sample by mailing a postal card. The pellets cure biliousness headaches dizziness constipation and indigestion and come in glass vials with a sugar coated granule a child can take. Address: WORLD's DISPENSARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION 663 Main Street Buffalo NY.
A collection of social notes from the area recounting visits by Jacob Flory and others, relatives and friends from Worthington, Elliston, and Shelburn with Misses Blaker, Sheppard, Flory, and Pickard. It also advertises free trials of Dr King s New Discovery and Pills through S Stalcups drug store. The piece ends with a wedding tribute to Lora Summer and J C Jamison and best wishes for their future.
Community news notes Marion Tailor operates a dancing hall this winter while Neighbors share social updates from Monroe county visits by Emma Sem ple Nannie Gwin and Luther Levingston. Ed Pugh returns from Missouri and California as local activities include Friday spelling at Crow and a Sunday baseball game. Hood's products appear in an advertisement line.
Rev. Goss and Bennett conduct a protracted meeting for M E. people in Scotland. Mrs. David Curry of Shoals visiting friends. Several residents and visitors from Bloomfield and Summerville noted. Post office moved to Dr Burks drug room. Coal vein discovered at Phillip bank near Rose Hill.
The advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as building a woman's strength and regulating natural functions. It claims to ease child bearing pains, support nursing mothers, and boost nourishment, while serving as a tonic and remedy for various female ailments. An illustrated book is offered sealed for 10 cents from the World's Dispensary Medical Association in Buffalo, New York.
Includes a 40 HP boiler and engine with saw mill complete and two line shafts priced at 550. A 25 HP boiler and engine with corn grinding outfit priced at 200. For more information call J. W. Arthur in Newark, Indiana. Also notes Herman Mudgett, a serial offender, was brought to Philadelphia in custody after confessing multiple murders and insurance fraud schemes across cities.
An advertisement features Dr. Miles Restorative Nervine described as a brain and nerve tonic. It claims to treat sleeplessness dizziness hysteria sexual debility St Vitus dance epilepsy and other nervous disorders by addressing nerve centers. Price listed as $1 per bottle or six for $5 with a prepaid express option from Elkhart Indiana.
Petition filed in Greene County Indiana Circuit Court by Nellie B Harris as administratrix seeking court approval to sell real estate of decedent Charles A Osborn to pay debts and costs. Hearing set at Bloomfield courthouse on November term day, October 1 1844. Clerk Franklin Ramsey notes printer's fee of $4.00.
George R Riley, the forger, was captured at Worthington and brought to Bloomfield. He pleaded guilty before Judge Moffett, was fined $10, and sentenced to two years in the prison South. He is noted as part of a trio who broke jail last summer and the judge’s ruling sets a strict precedent.
A Chicago Tribune fragment describes Mabel on a streetcar with a younger girl, Harold and his mother, flirtatious banter about candy, and a comic scene as Mabel blushes at a soldierly lady while a misdirected stop ends with Mabel’s playful struggle with her escort amid fans and laughter.
A chaotic scene in a Hartford hall ends a dance as cayenne pepper on the floor causes crowds to sneeze and disperse. A storm of kercheous chorus and scattered kercheon sounds add to the clash, forcing dancers to flee the room.
A Cincinnati Tribune quips about a hat bought for 85 cents and a joke about a husband’s reaction. Iroquois origin of Lake Erie and old map variants are noted along with curious trivia and playful verse about questions and translations.
A compact reflection on Indian contributions to modern mathematics. It praises Hindoo notation and algebraic methods, notes the late arrival of key Hindoo discoveries in Europe, and cites Cajori’s History of Mathematics to credit Brahmans on the Ganges with foundational work.
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