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Newspaper
Elkhart Observer
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1872
Page
2
Attention Tanners a meeting of the Railroad Tan ners Club will be held at their hall Friday evening at 7 o clock. Every member is requested to be present armed and equipped as the law directs.
Hon W W Curry Secretary of State elect will speak at Conleys Hall on Saturday. He canvassed the State before the last election and fought the good fight. The piece notes Greeley opposed a one term principle and mocks Horace Greeley.
A group of about six Democrats protested by halting their papers in response to criticism of General Has call. The Goshen Times article cited previously supports our claims. We defend fairness toward a brave soldier while condemning a prominent candidate’s intoxicated behavior and its influence on youth.
The piece mocks Hendricks as governor and Hopkins as Superintendent of Public Instruction as a joke. It notes Hendricks lacks experience for the governor’s duties and would need Hopkins to guide him. The writer sympathizes with Hendricks’s failed attempt at the U.S. Senate and decribes him as a mere figurehead.
A speaker ridicules rival parties by likening their Cincinnati platforms and Horace Greeley devotion to the Jacob deception. The piece argues the public sees through the disguise and will not grant them the party’s blessing or prominence, invoking Isaac and Esau to sharpen the contrast.
Hon William Williams of this city has completed a vigorous state canvass and leads his ticket by 1474 337 votes over Orth. He plans to visit family before speaking in New York and Connecticut and will address supporters here prior to the presidential election. The Indiaman notes his strong stump speaking impact.
The county recorded only one Bourbon ticket cast last week while anticipation grows for over one hundred votes for O Conor in November. Registration drives continue as voters prepare for the upcoming election.
The piece lauds Indiana Republicans for winning the state ticket and a Senate majority while urging Elkhart County to vote for Grant and fight off Democratic slander. It warns Republicans to stay active at the polls and support national unity, then shifts to an obituary for Sara Payson Parton Fanny Fern and a state politics roundup detailing elections, appointments, and local results.
Local notes report B F Taylor contributing to Scribner Galaxy and Lakeside. Henry Miller harvests 101 bushels 49 lbs of corn on marsh soil. Democrats flag damage noted. S S Hand retires as freight agent amid a $200 gold watch presentation. Ducks abundant on the Kankakee. St Joseph County cites wheat destruction in floods. Studebaker chimney stands 100 feet. longwear boots of a North Liberty farmer shown. South Bend edge tool factory planned with 75 000 capital employing 100. Noble County reports eight votes for straight Democratic candidate. LaGrange jail escape of Stephen Jenks. Branch notes Geo Vanderpool speech on prison life. miscellaneous remarks on Ashbury, Niles coop, and Valencia Turnverein flag.
The Chicago Times editor denounces Lyman Trumbull as a conspicuous case of political depravity and self serving demagoguery, criticizing his career and presenting a harsh verdict to the nation.
Report from the Rensselaer Union notes Jasper County's fall in Democratic totals and rise in Republican votes from 1868 to 1870. It cites 1868 totals of 753 Republican and 411 Democratic, 1870 totals of 753 Republican and 460 Democratic, and a recent tally of 995 Republican and 56 Democratic with a population around 8,000 and a two year gain of 1,600.
Concord Township election results list Justices of the Peace Benjamin Turnock and John M. Vanfleet with Turnock ahead and Frame ahead in other counts. Constables McKay J T Ward James A Swith Trustees James F Curtiss Benj F Stephens Curtiss by margin. Assessor Dean Swift Ellis leads. Constables elected A W John W Ellis with seers 793 listed.
Hon. John St. Coffroth received a telegram from Sacramento announcing the death of his brother, Hon. James W. Coffroth, a leading California lawyer who was two years older than him in Lafayette. The obit notes his prominence in the state bar and his connection to Lafayette.
A relative of Major H. B. Sayler, elected congressman in this district, won a seat in Cincinnati as a Democrat. He will sit opposite our member in the House.
The frame dwelling of Mr George K Winters on Main Street burned Monday night after the family had moved out and another were to move in yesterday. The property is believed insured. An adjourned term of Common Pleas Court starts the second Monday in December with the September term adjourned to that time, and the Circuit Court will convene January 3 1873 to dispose of the large docket.
An English magazine excerpt mocks anti progressives with a quarrel about change and the march of intellect. It questions whether wiser generations can exceed their fathers and worries about railroads hurting farmers rents mechanics and merchants through new competition and prices.
The Warsaw Indiaman and Valparaiso Messenger editors exchange heated protest in a letter war. E Zimmerman denounces a rival as a liar and ghoul after a challenge to mortal combat, while Williams of the Tadhamian refuses to duel a man branded by witnesses and calls for lawful conduct.
A humorous tale in which a jovial city clergyman tells a profane friend he can swear in the pulpit without being noticed. He proves the point by loudly proclaiming sacred phrases during a sermon, prompting the friend to rush out claiming the bet.
The starch mill addition will be huge and finished by December 1. Contractor W M Proctor guarantees timely, quality work and fair wages, earning respect for his decisive, steady leadership in Ellkhart. The mill’s materials were repurposed after a prior failed railroad project.
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