New Route Between Evansville and Chicago Studied
A report discusses a proposed Evansville and Terre Haute railway extension linking Draft, Indiana with Chicago via a northern and southern spur. The plan would connect with Bowling Green, potentially creating a competing or split route against the Chicago and Eastern Illinois line, with Taurus Mackey aiming to shift traffic away from rival lines and either build anew or leverage existing connections.
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Chicago Tribune
Mackey
Evansville & Terre Haute Railway
Chicago
Chicago & Eastern
Draftt
Ind
Chicago & Great Southern Railway
Bowling Green
Evansville & Terre Haute
Evansville
Inda
Evanville
Bince
Terre Haute
Evaneville
Voters to Decide Tax for Railroad in Bogur Ridge Township
An election is ordered for September to decide on aiding the Evanaville Washington and Brazil railroad. Citizens are urged to vote against the tax if they consider it proper. Marriage licenses issued by the clerk include Taner alone and Wm G Giarley with Fredrica Wetsel. cues, Webber and Lucretia M Drekoy.
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Bogur Ridge Township
Evanaville, Washington & Brazil Railroad
Fragmentary wedding inquiry amid editor dispute in Brazil
A garbled OCR piece shows a wedding question between Judge John Henry and a woman, with fragmented dialogue about marriage. It mentions a hard editor and a stray sum of 47 dollars, implying a tense dispute or joke within a Brazilian context.
Upper Wabash U B Conference at Mont Zion Meeting
Society notes describe the annual Upper Wabash U B Conference to be held at Mont Zion on the ninth of September with delegates Fred Robinson of Cloverland and W. S. Jonson of Brazil. Centennial week September 20 to 27 will be observed by county temperance groups. a meetings to arrange a grand county temperance convention in the city. Several clubs invite delegates and W. P. Stuckant is named county president.
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Dempsey Seybold
Heidgeton
Anid
Brazil
Antes
Upper Wabash
U. B
Mont Zion
Fred Robinson
Cloverland
Jonson
Our County
Ty Hall
W. P. Stuckant
Peter T. Luther
TM. Compton
Tuomas Hislap
J. Cromdale
Mr. Renfro
Luther Eagh
Admair Friends
Jobo Bcherb Trustes
Towmsip
George McBride
Pat. Veach
Frank Griffin
May Ross
Yom
Dao Meurer
Ella Harp
Ab. Trout
Too Hutchison
Ed. Eppert
Chas. Hotebis
The Tomb Death notices from Shorley undertaker record two infants and adults
Death notices reported by IB Shorley Undertaker list Ang 6 in You Buren township Jes sie daughter of George Kouckler aged 6 months. Ang 5 in Posey township Meory Boensbell of serofula aged 23 years.
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IB Shorley
You Buren
Jessie
George Kouckler
Posey
Meory Boensbell
Serofula
Knightsville Obituaries and Local Notes Chronicle
The notices record deaths in Knightsville and nearby areas with details on interments at Link Cemetery. Also noted is a local postal appointment dispute involving McClintock and Webster, and a remark on mail handling amid controversy at Staunton. The fragment ends with a remark about the finest set of Points in a caballo.
Saloon and town notes mix with church, school updates
Local column reports a saloon opened on Na Liven road amid a quiet week, with social events at O Neals hall and a new dancing club. It notes funerals, trustee selections for winter schooling, and various town moves, including mining and county board items, with comments on local papers and community concerns.
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Someman
Smith
Morgan
Bamuel Cox
Pew Dancing Club
The
A& J
O'Neal’ Hall
Knightville notes as church, deaths, and injuries noted
Local column from Knightville recounts the opening of a new colored church with many visitors from nearby areas, plus multiple fatal and nonfatal health events. It details the death of a six month old, a one year old burial, a near fatal vein rupture with medical aid, pension news, and ongoing family travels and illness among residents and visitors.
Bell of Honor subscriber list notes and court items
The notice lists subscribers with paid dates through August 1885 including Joseph Roddick Thomas Thomas T. B. Robertson and George Patterson among others. It also covers court matters such as a writ by Jen B Hubbard over a press, divorce suit by Leonis Nolen against Catharine Nolen, and liens for materials by Salven H Lybyerstax and others. A temperance union message requests support for a national centennial celebration and local demonstrations in Brazil and vicinity.
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Joseph Roddick
Thomae Thomas
T. B. Robertson
George Patterson
EC. Gaines
George Rule
JC. Green
Mig Nel Calvert
Rufus Moss
A.M. Moss
Oftever
Jacob F. Fangel
Wu Forther
Alice Sterret
L. Alice
James Snow
Geo. Hendricksen
W. D. Woolf
Afalx Mouthe
Janes M. Huffman
Fred Bayer
J. W. Thomas
Liewellye Bruns
Sam
Nellie Bagot
John A. Morgan
George M. Black
Samuel D. Hawkins
Michael Acting
Peter Miller
J. H. Boethting
J.G Jenking
Wilton
Aaron Cook
Oh B Banders
Jen B. Uubbard
Travia
George W. Levin
Ty Ryplevin
Foster
Hubbard
Leonis Nolen
Catharine Nolen
AJ L. Montgomery
Wnt
W. Moore Saint
Amanuel Flare Va
Mary J
John A. Modesitt
Henre C. Detrick Wa
Toho Graves, Jr
Quiet Hille
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Ime
God
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