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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1888
Page
3
J. E. Shryer, L. H. Stalcup, Kutch & Lyons, J. T. H. Miller, A. Z. Foster, Ed West appear as prominent names likely connected to local business or civic matters in the periodical. The list suggests an advisory, legal, or professional roster relevant to the community.
Local patrons urged to visit the Bloomfield fair next week with events and entertainments at Jones Hall. The I. and W. railroad faces excursion rate restrictions. Nine fast horses arrived, the Linton band to provide music, and Roger Q. Mills to speak in nearby towns. A 71 foot hickory pole raised in Highland township. deaths include J. B. Osborn from Worthington. Police and officials request tax receipts and debts settled with Dr Cravens.
W SV Moffett conducts sale in Cincinnati on Saturday evening September 29 at 7 p m Joel Ellis offers at Bodwell school house Center to Wednesday September 26 at 7 p m J W Pryor holds court at Kelly schoolhouse Highland township Thursday night September 27 N W Meredith at White school house Cass township Saturday night October 6 I L Ramp has purchased Wells wagon shop persons seeking work should call on him address 2612
Subscriptions taken at this office for Linton Enterprise and other papers. Four big days at the Bloomfield fair with notable races before Thursday or Friday. Dem county committee chair Gilbert Hendren welcomes a son. Ganter's Chicken Cholera Cure marketed by Bloomfield druggists. Drs Eddy and Bush report on veterinary work for local hotels. Farmers urged to display agricultural products at the fair.
The Bloomfield fair organizers deny 50 cent admission rumors, urging that entry is only 25 cents. The event features races the Races include Thursday trotting and pacing events, Friday free for all trot with a purse, and a grand fox chase on Wednesday with a $5 reward for the first hound entering the ground.
A ten year old boy of Fred Whitaker fell from a section gang work train on the Narrow gauge and was run over. He suffered broken ribs driven into his lungs an arm fracture at the wrist and a deep head gash. Doctors fear he will not recover.
Bloomfield Base-Ball Club defeated Bedford 12 to 20 in a late-innings rally. Highlights include Brooks’s deep center homer, Lewis’s standout foul ball catch, and solid outfield play by Johnson Street and Walker despite two errors by Van Slyke and two wild throws by Street. Ramp held Bedford to seven until the ninth inning when they plated five runs. Umpire Gray presided. game time two hours.
A stream of residents and notables visit the town from Monday through Wednesday for fairs, court business, and social calls. Mentions include J. E. Walton returning from a soldiers reunion, Hon. John C. Briggs and Judge Igleheart attending court, Aden Cavins Jr heading to Purdue, and Miss Gertie Scott with Miss Mattie Hays heading to the state fair in Indianapolis.
Center township resident John Yockey traveled to Worthington to hear Gov Gray. Others from Sullivan county, including Ziba Graham of Worthington engine works, and County Recorder Smith attending events in Indianapolis, Columbus, and at the state fair. Local figures Isaac Benham and several Washington residents also appeared in town this week.
The Monon will operate special trains on Wednesday Thursday and Friday September 26 27 and 28 with morning departures from Dresden Robinson Koleen Rockwood Mineral City Bloomfield and a return from Swiss City to Bloomfield at 8 40 am Then in the evening trains depart Bloomfield for Swiss City at 5 pm and Owensburg at 6 pm Special excursion and round trip rates apply all week Buy round trip tickets urging attendance at the big fair of the year.
Bloomfield Democrat editor William Moss extols Dead Shot as a cough remedy and invites readers to the grand display of harness and saddles at the Bloomfield Fair. The notice also mentions new stock for the Seventh Series of the Bloomfield Building Savings and Loan Association under secretary Dr Herron.
Cattle receipts 550 with 200 shipments. market steady for good cattle and dull for other grades. Prime steers 1100-1800 pounds at 4.50 to 5.75. shipping steers 300-1450 pounds around 4.00 to 5.00. stockers and feeders 300-1000 pounds. Hog receipts 2400 with 1900 shipments. market steady near unchanged. Sheep and lambs reported with varying weights and prices, noting steady to unchanged trends overall.
Wheat markets show a firm tone with prices near yesterday. No 2 red sells about 9 1/4 to 9 1/2 cents, No 3 red 8 1/2 to 9 cents, with rejects 7 4 to 8 1/4 cents. better samples reach top quotes. Corn activity limited with white grades quiet and mixed in fair demand around 4 3/4 to 4 7/8 cents. offerings light.
The 1872 message to Congress advocates free entry for domestically unused raw materials and wool imports to aid home manufacture. Senator Sherman supports tariff relief, noting wartime taxes and high duties have stifled diversification and burdened labor. The piece compares historic tariffs to the Mills tariff proposals, listing several historical rates and the Mills bill's 40 percent estimate.
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