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Newspaper
Elkhart Observer
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1875
Page
2
A publisher states readiness to supply books as premiums to subscribers who prefer not to receive chromos. The offer targets readers who opt out of chromo materials and seeks to encourage continued subscription by gifting books.
The Elkhart paper announces chromos for premiums at reduced prices to boost circulation. For three months, subscribers paying 1.50 in advance receive chromos, with the offer extending to club term subscribers and to those outside the county at no extra charge.
The State Board of Agriculture will hold an Expo this year opening September 9 for twenty days with admission set at forty cents.
The War Department orders enrolment of all residents in grasshopper afflicted western frontier areas in preparation for distributing 150000 dollars voted by Congress to the needy.
A young Kentuckian aboard a Cunard steamer bound for England carried a copy of memoranda about George IV. He found half a dozen passengers aiming to cross for the same purpose. The Captain allowed him to go ashore at Cape Race.
The American Legation's interpreter, back in Constantinople from Syria, says initial reports of outrages on missions were exaggerated. He asserts the soldiers’ ill treatment is a pure invention and notes the missionary house was American property but inhabited by Turkish subjects.
A man named Matthias Cy Bird, working at the Hixcelsior Starch Factory, narrowly avoided serious injury after colliding with a large wheel and tumbling into a wheel pit. He is described as a family man and unhurt.
The Logansport Star mocks the choice of location for the state insane asylum in the city. Magee opposed the site yet lobbied in Indianapolis where the Senate appeared swayed, prompting speculation about influence and smartness.
The article criticizes the Democratic party for seeking office while avoiding responsibility. It argues Democrats would fear federal tyranny and distrusts their preference to delay reform. It claims party leaders plan to “fix things” for the 1776 presidential campaign by postponing actions now.
The piece asserts the presidency as the Democracy'sgreat boon and questions if they can secure it while avoiding spoils. It mentions the South, taxed North, tariff, and Pacific mail subsidy being left to so called reformers like Brick Pomeroy and the Lexington Caucasian editor.
New York February 10. The Tilton Beecher trial attracts a large audience. Mrs Tilton sits between Mr Field and a mysterious woman. General Tracy attends and chats with ex Judge Porter. Mrs Beecher and her son sit behind her husband's lawyers.
Senator Carpenter told neighbors in Milwaukee that his defeat stemmed from the Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad. He recalled opposing railroad monopolies since 1865, defending the Potter law, and argued corporations punish opponents while farmers and Grangers were misled by their leaders.
The article notes an unusual, small Smith and Jones presence in the new House while Williams dominates with six members. It lists Democrats Jerry Alabama James Indiana Alpheus Michigan and William Michigan Andrew New York Charles Wisconsin. Harris trio Henry Georgia John Virginia Democrats and Benjamin Massachusetts Republican. others travel in couples.
Paris reports that at yesterday's Assembly session the Ministers insisted on resigning and President MacMahon accepted their resignations. He has summoned the Duke de Broglie to form a new Cabinet in conjunction with De Faurten.
Schuyler Colfax delivered a lecture on Abraham Lincoln to a large Washington audience. The event drew the President, his family, Cabinet officers, and many Senators and members, showing Colfax’s enduring popularity with his associates.
Farmer Benjamin Cripe, returning from town by sleigh, hit a snow drift and was thrown over a steep embankment near Gosnen. He suffered a dislocated left shoulder and other injuries. Doctors Latta and Sparklin attended to him.
A Florence paper cites a purported Mazzini to Bismark letter from 1507 claiming an Italy France alliance concession over Rene Frenze gaining Italian aid in a Prussia war. Mazzini offers 1,000,000 in fire and arms to foil the plan, though he cannot provide authority. The Cologne Gazette doubts, Berlin presses deny.
St Louis dispatch notes that sixteen business houses in Independence Iowa were burned Thursday night. No telegraph office at Independence hindered details and further particulars were not available.
Txpranapolis Indiana February 23 Charles Rafert an old employee of the Indianapolis Peru and Chicago Rail road who served twenty years at the depot in this city died at his residence last night The cause is believed to be heart disease
A bright meteor lit up Dunequy on the bluffs near the city last night. It appeared to strike earth within the city limits southward and lasted a moment, dazzling windows and prompting residents to deem it a bad omen.
The Civil Service Committee unanimously approved a bill to raise the salary of the Court of Claims judges to 6000 dollars. Louisiana investigators have not met since returning from New Orleans and have yet to draft a report. The Civil Rights bill may still become law as the Senate Judiciary Committee reported it back to the floor without amendments. The Texas Pacific Railroad bill moves slowly with committees adjourned without final votes. Public Expenditures shifts to North Carolina marshal spending. Dawes tax bill debate faced a setback as motions failed.
About 1000 Mennonite families from Russia expect to move to Manitoba Canada. They have chosen the region as their future home and appointed an agent to purchase several thousand head of cattle in the West for their settlement.
In IxpiaNarouis on February 10 the House debated a joint resolution to seek Congress action for equalizing soldier bounties. A party split arose over the preamble. the motion to strike failed to pass and the measure was defeated 52 to 35 as Democrats joined Republicans and Independents in striking the offensive preamble.
The steamer George is reported to have been lost off Gibraltar with twenty one persons on board. John Mitchel has been returned to Parliament from Tipperary unopposed.
Ex-Marshal Bazaine arrived in Santaner yesterday to a requested serenade by French residents. The crowd greeted him with kissing and insulting cries, prompting police to disperse the assembly.
The new tariff bill imposes a dollar per gallon tax on future spirits and fifteen cents on on hand stock, tobacco taxed at twenty four cents per pound, with taxes on sugar at twenty five percent. Thayer named Governor of Wyoming Territory, Campbell to become Third Assistant Secretary of State. The day yielded little congressional news.
Reports from the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds indicate debate over a resolution by Senator Morton to admit Pinchback. The House meanwhile works through the Post Office Appropriation Bill.
The Signal Service notes temperatures at 7 am in multiple cities with a mix of above and below zero readings. Breckenridge three above, Oswego and several others show above or below readings. Oswego lists an unreadable value. Snow fell overnight at Oswego while rain affected Louisiana.
Eyewitness account recalls a bungled rescue as a narrator and companion dash toward a call for help. They stumble over a fence and off with a hat while spying two women with mustaches and whiskers with two dapper men. The scene ends when they slip away unseen.
The Bristol area endures heavy snow drifts making many roads impassable. Peach buds indicate potential crop losses threatening local capital. Hanford attended the Michigan State Pomological Society in Lansing. A Literary Society meeting drew strong attendance with debate on Indian and white injustices. Mrs. Rhienhart of this village expected to be buried tomorrow.
A customer visits H. Mc Lachlan’s shop last Saturday to fit a horse with a new harness valued at 35 dollars, calling it inexpensive for its sturdy make and fine stock. The reviewer commends the shop’s workmanship and expertise.
J G Bippixz expresses thanks for favors received since arriving in Elkhart and notes the Lutheran Ladies Sewing Society has ordered a horse and will pay for it. He prays for blessings on the donors and hopes his limited abilities may do some good for the community.
The Elkhart Aid Society met at Mrs. Truby’s house and discussed fundraising for relief of the suffering. The group thanked Mr. Wm. Proctor for donated shoes and Messrs. McNaughton and Kirk for clothing. The meeting adjourned to meet again in two weeks with Mrs. E. B. Coox as secretary.
A committee report on Elkhart Public Schools is commended for its fairness and thoroughness. The editorial says no faults or strong commendations remain and that the schools compare favorably with the state's best, praising the School Board, Superintendent, and teachers while noting possible improvements.
Roll of honor lists pupils from high school grammar C and D, and primaries across districts with names such as Elaine Frink Emma Newman Calvin Aldrich and many others. The article notes an average daily attendance of 515 across all schools and a 91 percent attendance rate, impacted by extreme cold at month end.
A London dispatch reports twenty three bishops issuing a protest in the name of the Roman Episcopacy against interference by Dr. Attiv. The statement urges unity and resists external pressure amid ongoing ecclesiastical tensions.
The Secre tary's report in the Osserver failed to convey the true gratitude of Tugxuart Aid Society for Mr William Proctor gifting several pairs of shoes since the society began. The Distributing Committee, led by Mrs I SypuErt and Mrs J Cook, clarifies the thanks and notes the value at about 15 to 20 dollars.
February notes from Goshen describe extreme cold and imagined ice cakes as comfort. Local enterprise advances with L.H. Noble & Son ordering machinery for furniture works to make school desks, in a 56 by 100 foot three story building on the Globe Works site. Debate on gas versus kerosene lighting contrasts with debts of 30,000 and a new 25,000 schoolhouse. Court news covers Eckelman v Davis and Furgerson v Stetner, with Simon paying tubs and vats costs. moral urged to avoid lawsuits.
A plaster model of George ID Prentice by sculptor A Bowly in Louisville is praised as a perfect likeness. The eight foot statue sits in an editorial chair with a quill and a book, to be placed above the doorway in the Courier Journal building. Completion is expected in ten months with a $10,000 estimated cost and red Scotch granite columns forming the alcove.
Early Thursday morning a fire swept the home of Albert Martindale in Chili Asiams county destroying nearly all contents. Mrs Martindale and a child escaped by lying in snow with two young visitors as 20 degree cold and gale force wind raged. Only two beds a centre table sewing machine bureau parlor stove two trunks and one carpet survived. The cause is believed to have originated in an outbuilding or annal.
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