Local and State Matters and County News Briefs
A compendium of local items reports a 7 percent discount at Newsom's, mumps outbreak in Clayton, cash for eggs at Weingart's Meat Market, and Pittsboro planning a bank and brass band. Notes cover fairs in Henry and Rush counties, a dynamite fishermen case, new clothes and dress goods, and multiple obituaries including Mrs Orpha Perkins and James Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton
Weingart
Pittsboro
Coffin’s
New Castle
Newsom
Orpha Perkins
Greencastle
Lightning Hints at Farm. Fires, Robberies and Ills Across County
Severe shocks accompany the family escape from a lightning-struck barn near Richmond. A farm two miles east of the city suffered a $1,000 loss. In Waldron, Relis Cotterman was robbed and murdered while en route to Cincinnati. A large Fourth of July celebration, church dedications, political notices, and local misfortunes fill a day’s news across diverse Indiana towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weingart
Thomas Morris
Richmond
Relis Cotterman
Waldron
Shelby County
North Bend
Cincinnati
Hermion Lodge
Seymour
O. H. Montgomery
Wabash
Indiana
Lost River
Shoals
Silas D. Jones
Liberty Township
Grant County
Allen Trueblood
Fortville
Muncie
Con” Shea
Harry Crossfield
Jennings County
Hartwell Boys
Vernon
Sinclare Donham
Cory
Clay County
Johnson County
Connersville
Putnam County
Marion Township
J. C. Priest
St. Patrick Catholic
Redkey
Father Domenick
Salina
Father Wakeman
Gas City
Marion
Ind
County Board of Equalization Meets to Hear Taxpayer Complaints
The County Board of Equalization will convene in the Auditor's Office on Monday, June 21, 1897, and continue in session for twenty days to hear complaints of taxpayers and equalize assessments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Equalization
Human Ostrich: Frank Whallen Dies After Stomach Operation
A traveling circus performer known as the Human Ostrich, Harry Whallen, underwent surgery at German Hospital in Kansas City after swallowing metal hardware over two weeks. Surgeons removed a four bladed knife a Barlow knife spikes nails screws and other items, but Whallen died from the operation on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Whallen
Kansas City
George H. Lillie
Whallen
Pilot Grove
Mays Notes On Residents And Local Happenings
Mrs John Brown remains on the sick list while Samuel Cohee has been ailing this past week. Dr H P Metcalf bought a new buggy. The Mays school reports a deep well of 76 feet and ample water. Frank McConnell visited Mays again and Mr Monroe, an invalid, is boarding with L J Smith for medical treatment. The Sunday school is a success and dressmakers report strong business. Mr Batie Kirkpatrick and wife called. he is in his eighties and speaks on current affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mays
John Brown
L. McBride
Samuel Cohee
Kirkpatrick
Lester Henry
H. P. Metcalf
Frank McConnell
Frank
Monroe
Batie Kirkpatrick
Jewelry Establishment Opened in Henley Block Carthage
A resident announces a new jewelry and clock repair business in Carthage occupying the second floor of Henley’s brick block. J R RakesTraw offers clock repair, watch services from common to fine, and gold soldering, seeking local patronage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage
Henley
Tam
J. R. RakesTraw
Ind
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J. £. Campbell
Society Directory
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Knightstown
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Hendricks County
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Tipton County
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Plainfield
Eva Kennedy
Shelbyville
Alice B. Finley
Xmusic
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Clark
Wabash High School
James Brown
Jackson County
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A. F
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Gosport
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Jane Hunt
Whitewater
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Marguerite Zearing
Martha E. Howard
Thorntown
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David Niccum
Caswell Grave
Earlham College
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Isaac Doddridge
John H. Hoerner
Peter Lynch
Clarke County
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Mortimer Nye
Grand Lodge
A. M
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Montgomery County
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Chamberlain
J. F. McClure
Madison
McClure
Sunday-School Association
Rush County Sunday-school Association
Union
Leidy
Gwynneville
Center
Washington
Ripley
Posey
Lizzie P. Hill
Home Department
C. D. Meigs
State - Sunday-school Association
J. H. MacNeill
Rushville
Epworth League
C. H. Parker
Bush Co. S. S. Association
C. W. Tinsley
Christ
G. P. McCarty
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W. H. French
Parker
B. Lucas
Elmore Barnard
Posey Township
Co. Association
Winona
Clarkson H. Parker
Henry B. Lucas
Elvira H. Parker
Joan Q. Tomas
NEW Firm
Wolf & Holt
C. G. Clark
Henley Bros
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East Mill St
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