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Newspaper
Elkhart Observer
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1875
Page
2
The paper in Elkhart offers chromos to all subscribers who pay 1.50 in advance for three months. The deal applies to club terms as well and includes free mailing to subscribers outside the county.
The Indianapolis Sentinel notes that in the current legislature session 767 bills have been introduced, but only 12 have become law. The remark adds a wry aside that perhaps this is for the best.
The South Bend Tribune applauds Marvin Campbell for his advertising prowess and pluck. It notes Mr Colfax will tour New England delivering a Lincoln lecture twenty times in November for a $3,000 fee, highlighting Colfax as a highly in demand speaker while mentioning his start as a country editor.
The piece argues that many in Congress favor restoring the franking privilege, while the press prefers the current system. It notes social members may be bankrupted by stamp costs and mocks the idea of economists seeking special favors, urging justice for all and privileges for none.
The piece discusses pressure for an extra Congressional session in Washington. It notes the Senate has been called by the President, speculation about the House, Republican support and Democratic opposition, and ends with a defense of Grant's judgement over partisan wrangling.
The Chicago Times discusses pushing for a new Louisiana election as Senate delays admit Pinchback, criticizing Kellogg's election and suggesting military government may seem preferable to recurring Southern disorder. It notes Congress shifting responsibility from the President but warns against inaction for the South and Congress.
The piece notes the Beecher trial’s nastiness but highlights relief from three women. Mrs Tilton’s confession, Mrs Woodhull’s expose of hypocrisy, and Mrs Moulton’s direct testimony are cited as shaping the case and contributing to the trial’s progression.
A fragment hints at anxious characters clinging to secrecy while suggesting that despite ostensible silence there remains hope for women in the world to emerge from mystery.
The publisher states an offer to furnish books as premiums to subscribers who do not want chromos. The note emphasizes an alternative gift plan and targets current subscribers.
A letter from Adamsville records Elkhart’s winter scene with a new Friday dancing school, sleighing parties, and bitter cold from ten to twenty below zero. It notes couples eloping across the State line after a wedding and jokes about Michigan and Indiana matches. The writer sends $1.50 for a year of the Weekly Observer.
An open Temperance meeting at the Presbyterian church aims to organize Good Templars with about seventy members. A public installation is planned at Aitkin Hall with Elkhart members invited and many expected.
On a frigid day at Jefferson and Main a man collapsed to the curb and refused help. He insisted he was not hurt and boasted he had given the pavement a hard rule after lifting his 200 pounds av oirdupois.
A town resident questions the conduct of a married woman who, while her husband lives at home, correspondence with a California man and visits the post office to collect a letter for his sister. The writer hints at possible criminal mail tampering and the need for moral judgment, asking if such behavior mirrors Beechers or other public figures.
A historic 999 year lease, once tied to church property a millennium ago, has finally lapsed in England. The land passed from church control to the crown for military use, ending a long term tenancy.
Arrangements are made to send two car loads of aid from Goshen and Elkhart to destitute Russian Mennonites in Florence Great Bend and other Kansas towns. The Mennonite Board of Guardians estimates funds spent and appeals for donations of flour meal beans and more.
In Indianapolis on February 17 the joint Legislature session elected Prison North directors William T. Pratt Allen H E Wadaworth Laporte Theodore Davenport Kosciuszko James Kegwin Clark William Ps Hammond Martin Trustees Deaf and Dumb Milton 27 James Dela ware Insane Asylum John G Richardson Carroll Soldiers Orphans Home George W Sanford Lake State Librarian Lycurgus Dalton Lawrence The News calls attention to Prison North conduct likely triggering an investigation into that institution.
In Indianapolis February 20, the Senate introduced bills creating State and District Boards of Equalization and harsher penalties for seducing girls under 21, plus militia company organization in each district and plans to abandon the Southern Prison and build a new one at Seymour in Jackson county. The House adjourned briefly in respect to Mrs Senator McNonad's death.
The Stock Exchange was notified that two Erie stock certificates were raised to 200,000. The certificates were in the name of Trowbridge & Co, the firm that recently sold a smaller amount of stock to out of town parties.
A verdict was returned against the New York and New Haven Railroad Company for about $16 000 in favor of a man robbed of that amount in one of the company's cars. The court held the company must protect its patrons.
Councilluffs Iowa February 19 reports that Washington confirms the bridge between Council Bluffs and Omaha is part of the Union Pacific Road. Government freight must be paid pro rata per mile over the bridge as with any section of the line.
Washington reports a lengthy Senate session focused on Pinchback with speeches pro and con. At night Anthony Steward supported Pinchback while Merriman Randal opposed admission. Boutwell spoke for the President's Louisiana course. House actions shifted from whisky tax amendments to Mississippi River improvement with a night session planned for pension cases.
The Prairie Farmer compiles a list of apple varieties with suggested revisions from fruit-grower experience in each neighborhood. Carolina Red June 10 Sops of Wine five trees, Early Pennock four, Jersey Sweet five, Fameuse ten, Stanard ten, Jonathan five, Tallman ten.
Des Moines reports darkness and gas works explosion as a broad coverage backdrop. In Indianapolis the Senate committee backs a new State House and public money bills. The Indiana House debates county superintendent pay cuts while school visitation and fines are trimmed or struck. The wife of Senator-elect Joseph E. McDonald dies suddenly after six months of marriage. A Fulton sheriff seeks arrest warrants over a pork transaction worth eight to twelve thousand dollars.
Washington notes the likelihood of an extra congressional session after President is urged by Republicans elected to the next House to act. Leaders fear South unrest and oppose fast passage, with Speaker Blaine suggesting the tax bill may fail. Debate resumes as votes on the bill and amendments approach.
An unknown man leaped from the Capitol dome this afternoon and did not clear the structure. He fell to the roof near the entrance of the dome about 200 feet below his starting point.
The advertisement claims Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery cures coughs in half the time of other medicines by addressing the cause and healing irritated parts. It asserts superiority for laryngitis hoarseness bronchitis chronic coughs and lingering coughs and says it is sold by all medicine dealers.
A weekly service package includes the WEEKLY OB SERVER and the WEEKLY INTER OCEAN with chrome styling and postage paid shipping across the United States for $2.60.
The author reflects on a tranquil meadow scene as the sun sets. gold light bathes barren grass, a solitary marsh hawk and musquash inhabit the scene, while the writer hopes a future awakening will glow as warmly as autumn banksides.
A patient in a Montpelier hospital, suffering temporary delirium, swallowed a thermometer left on his table. He becomes agitated when drinking hot coffee, causing the thermometer to strike the roof of his mouth.
A fire at about five o'clock Wednesday morning destroyed an out house owned by O. H. Main used for ash deposits. Police arrived quickly and suppressed the flames before fuel ran out. Loss not yet adjusted. The structure had prior different use. Chicago Times.
Monthly school report lists A to D grades and percentages for students Laura Bickel Clara Middleton Belle Lloyd John Lloyd Elmer Lloyd Samuel Pindell William Mitchell etc. Board minutes show bills allowed street extension petition appointed commissioners to appraise benefits, coal tender, play pipes purchase, and adjournment. Also notes chromos sale and Michigan Methodists demographics.
The Presbyterian church festival at Conleys hall on Wednesday and Thursday evenings raised 150 in gross proceeds. The event drew strong local support with donors such as B L Davenport supplying the large flag and Beck Bros Syphert Austin Joy and Master Mel Chapman providing parade booth drapery. Scott Braden and Dan Smith aided as fortune teller on the second night. The organizers thank the hall proprietors for free use and others for fixtures, while noting a misstep by a few boys handling coats.
An advertising line notes a two‑in‑one offer: a Chrome item and a one year subscription to the Weekly Observer for $1.50 total. It highlights a bundled deal and reduced price to attract readers.
The Presbyterian church ladies held a successful festival Wednesday and planned a repeat tonight. The hall featured decor, a fine table, and multiple booths led by Minnie Tucker Josie Compton Mrs Turner and others. The ice cream, photo gallery, art booth, candy, and bazar drew patrons while the cornet band performed and performers sang.
Curiaco reports continued moderation in temperatures across the country with thermometers not dipping below zero at any location. The Signal Service notes milder conditions prevailing nationwide.
Washington correspondent reports deep Democratic discomfort over the arraignment of John Young Brown in the House. Privately colleagues censure him for attacking Butler with falsehoods and prevarication, while some advised resignation. Governors Stevenson and others urged Brown to retract, but he refused despite party pressure.
A special correspondent argues that Democratic majority members aimed to find fraud in the Southern Prison probe. No evidence of fraud yet. warden explanations satisfy charges. The Journal opposes vindictive, ex parte testimony and party pressure to push the investigation.
The New York Tribune notes over six thousand Mennonite immigrants arriving in the United States with more than 1,200 families. About 230 families settled in Manitoba, 200 in Dakota Territory, 15 in Minnesota, 80 in Nebraska, 315 in Kansas, and 90 in other states. Manitoba buyers plan to acquire cattle in the West. Kansas Mennonites have bought 150000 acres for spring settlement. The movement traces to Menno Simons in Germany and a Russian settlement near the Black Sea.
About two years ago the compact was annulled and the Mennonites chose to leave Russia rather than bear arms. Some 40 000 fled, selling property to stay, and planning to join the United States for religious liberty. A Board of Guardians funds transatlantic and inland transport, with sixty families aided last year. Delegates meet in March at Elkhart Indiana to organize this year’s migration.
Poem recalls a rejected suitor who recalls a past promise of love. The speaker laments the beloved’s coldness and vows, recalling nights under the starry sky and a dreamlike plea that a former sweetheart will return. The verse ends with farewell to love and a hopeful whisper of reunion.
Postal list shows names of people with letters awaiting pickup at Elihart Indiana on February 23 1875. Includes Bixler Levi Miller Chas Mrs L Robinson A P Hrennen Reed Mollie Cook Frank Stevens Frank Detweiler Emma Brambaugh Mary Davis Shoff John Knapp Carrie Strong Miss L Klinger Elizabeth Smith Miss L Kauffman John Upson Barbara Kreider Kreider Josiah WW Kreider Wohreby Theodore Lauver WH Whittig Rafuella Nolan Sarah Winburn George Miller Mary Weanoner Fredrick Held for postage list adds Allen Henry Mishawaka Bronson Detroit Crittenden Adrian Clayton Cassius Milford Fowell Brothers Co Philadelphia Limington Chicago Locke Jones Toledo Stennet W H Chicago and ends with a chromo promotion.
A fragmented price sheet lists butter lard tallow poultry and eggs with various per unit rates. It includes apples beans honey potatoes cornmeal geese cattle salt grain hay oats and other staples with multiple units and unclear figures.
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