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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1891
Page
3
A patchwork of notices and items from Bloomfield and Terre Haute includes theater ads for Adams All Star Specialty Co and a Mckinty show, tax due dates, land and mill property listings, mortgage loans, and a fatal barn fire loss. Readers are urged to pay taxes, inspect real estate, and attend upcoming lectures and entertainments.
County reports cover tax commission totals for 1891 and railroad property values. Local items note a new Methodist minister Rev J M Nash drawing crowds, several bridge bids, a quietly married couple, school statistics, Halloween plans, and upcoming auctions and licenses.
Laura Mikels through Ca ving Cavina sues John G Batloc superintendent of the poor asylum for 2100 dollars alleging wrongful acts caused mental anguish and health decline tied to care of a child. Biddy Montgomery, Laura’s mother, sues Bullock for 2000 dollars claiming railroad fare hotel bills and attorney fees as well as dishonor and distress of mind from removal of Laura from the asylum.
A stream of visitors and locals arrive in Bloomfield and surrounding townships including Marshall Bullock Elijah Moses and Chas O Haver. Dozens of citizens from Washington Cass and Jackson townships pay taxes seek subscriptions or meet with the county treasurer. notes mention W G Monoa cap Elijah Elington and others. A death of Rev Welker in Vincennes is reported along with local political and civic updates.
Fire alarm woke Newberry at dawn destroying the business district. Origin unknown, flames swept from Muskegman’s saloon through the street to the hotels, with numerous buildings listed as lost. A public sale of livestock and stock from Terre Haute area advertised for November 5 follows later.
The county board awarded Indiana Bridge Co of Muncie a 3710 contract to remove reerect and repair the old iron bridge over the river west of Bloomfield while masonry work goes to George and David Notter of Worthington at an estimated 4500 dollars. Total public cost not to exceed ten thousand dollars.
President Harrison works on his message to Congress in stages. He writes ideas on scratch paper and on White House tables, then compiles them into a draft, revises, and copies for the printer. He has maintained this routine since returning from a western trip.
Snoours Ind Oct 28 The Elliott farmhouse three miles east burned at noon. Mrs. Elliott, trying to save furniture, was trapped as the burning roof collapsed and flames engulfed her while her invalid husband watched unable to help. House, barn and outbuildings burned. youngest son away on wedding tour.
The United States through Minister Egan formally demands reparation and an immediate explanation from the Chilean government for the assault on Baltimore sailors in Valparaiso. He presented a full report showing bayonet wounds and brutal police conduct, and noted 35 crew members were arrested without due process. The Chilean junta is expected to respond with a pledge of reparation.
An early morning explosion at a glaze mill near Yourastowys destroys the powder works four miles north of the city. Two men, Joseph Maags and Ben Somans, are killed. The blast scatters remains across a ten acre field where 500 kegs of powder were stored. The mill had operated four months with only those two men on duty.
Dispatches report anti Jewish riots across Russia with fifty Jews killed in Tchernigoff and hundreds wounded. Jewish refugees crowd forests dying from starvation while a czarist commission investigates the alleged atrocities.
Market notes show corn prices for new and old grain and varied wool and lamb values. Cattle prices range from good to prime with hog and sheep quotes, while regional wheat and flour markets display mixed futures. Indiana operators seek wage protections amid coal strikes, with miners set to meet Saturday for responses.
Washington reports President Harrison Secretary Blaine and Secretary Tracy held a long conference over the Valparaiso street fight that left American sailors wounded and at least one dead. He urged Chile to apologize punish offenders and indemnify victims, asserting the attack on marines equaled an attack on the flag.
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