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Newspaper
Flora Enterprise Sentinel
Location
Flora, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1905
Page
13
A compact note recalls General Grant and his era with hints that a former Private Secretary may become Paymaster General of the Army. Tyner, once in his cabinet, is mentioned as part of the discourse about federal service and military administration.
The text recalls Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Col. Sniffen as notable military figures, discusses whisky ring era betrayals, and notes Grant’s leadership traits. It recounts postmaster general Tyner’s cabinet promotion, Marshall Jewell’s role, and Lincoln monument funding history including a vanished 100000 dollar drive. It also surveys burial sites of presidents and mentions Illinois gavel politics and Manchurian dog farming.
W H Gliddell defied a grand jury summons as Bedford investigators probe a murder case with threats of a late July report. A Tipton tragedy ends in two young lives after siblings swallow tacks in a deadly accident, leaving parents devastated.
Judge F E Baker of the U S circuit court ruled that the Consumers Gas Trust Co of Indianapolis owns its property by certificate holders, barring the company from manufacturing artificial gas. The estate, valued at 3,000,000 dollars, will be sold. The firm was formed early in the natural gas era with citizen funding to pipe and sell gas at cost to subscribers.
The Farmers' Review notes alfalfa thriving in California and spreading eastward from southern Atlantic states. It now dominates the semi arid hay crop, boosting land productivity and allowing more livestock per acre as ranchers use large quantities for winter feed and market readiness.
The article notes that ample arable public land remains in the western United States and could support a much larger population. It cites rapid public-domain development, rail passenger traffic as evidence of growth, and reflects on immigration and future census projections.
Three children died and two others were seriously injured when an electric shock destroyed a Boonville home on June 3. The blast also fatally injured a man and seriously injured a woman and another child. The fire damaged telegraph lines, fences, outbuildings and property across southern Indiana.
The ceremony for the Culver guards and Gov. Durbho formally accepting the structure featured Lieut. Gov. Newton W. Gilbert leading the dedication. About five thousand roses adorned the scene as a parade stretched into a long celebration with plans for a liberty bell reception on Ide 8.
A Louisville & Nashville freight train struck a hand car on a trestle near Bod below Evansville Indiana. Two men Wiley Blackburn of Bluff City Kentucky and W L Schultz of Adams Tennessee were killed. William Scherer of Carmi Illinois was injured with a dislocated hip.
In Terre Haute a goats owner Martin Graff faces a $2000 damages suit after his billy goat butted Squire Fidler, a carpenter who catalogued his bruises. In Merion a Presbyterian church was struck by lightning damaging the cupola and injuring diners. In Richwood Edward Young 20, of Jackson township, killed himself after teasing over a new suit of clothes.
Fort Wayne Indiana June 2 Substantial cut in shop hours follows an order from Pennsylvania Railroad officials to reduce the shop appropriation. A conference between shop officials and employees resulted in a reduction of working hours from ten to seven while keeping the current workforce intact.
A Bangor Pa letter to Hammond police alleges J Fred Hull was murdered, naming suspects and offering to testify for $100. Other items note a man’s suicide attempt in Kokomo, a dog fight near Indianapolis, factory plans in Elwood, pugilist draws near Richmond, a Boonville lightning death, Hartford City fundraising, a streetcar collision in Indianapolis, and obituaries of O D Cunningham in Lawrenceburg.
A farmer argues against disfiguring hog noses to curb rooting and promotes humane treatment. He details a method to deter rooting and advocates its criminalization, plus a note on green manuring. The piece cites a Northwestern Agriculturist view and an Illinois University study.
The excerpt explains a single operator crosscut saw setup. Measurements are given for 10 feet 4 inches ground, 2 by 4 stock, guides three feet two, Pitman four feet ten inches thick, and a six foot saw with a slanted handle. The rig attaches to the pitman with two bolts and washers and uses halved boards as a supporting carriage.
The article emphasizes plant reliance on air for carbohydrates and leaf intake, notes the value of cow peas, and stresses soil fertility. It offers practical harvesting advice for very short grain using a wide canvas to sweep grain onto the platform, reducing waste.
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