Lands Forfeited for Nonpayment of Indiana School Fund Interest
A public notice from Putnam County Indiana lists lands and city lots forfeited to the State for failure to pay school fund interest due January 1 1880. The description includes part of lot 57 in Greencastle, with boundaries and an 1874 mortgage by Alexander Davenport and Matilda Davenport. The sale is set for the fourth Monday in 1880 at the county house door, with provisional bidding and deed conditions to follow receipt of payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Indiana
Keencastle
Sarah Hartley
Greencastle
Richard Crawly
Horace Bassett
Patrick Kelley
Mt. Meridian Road
Catharine Yard
Putnam County
James A. Edwards
Patnam
Ind
Irish Liberty Benefit Play at Opera House
Announcement of three act drama by Irish Liberty company at the Opera House on March 17 to raise funds. Full costumes and effects promised. Tickets and notices printed at Langdon's Look Store and by Higan & Foran.
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Langdon
Artyr
Higan & Foran
Opera House
Florida Whisky Too For Them. Tellahassee Patriot.
Charles Williams once under Dr J H Randolph now tours with rattlesnakes at his side in a creaking wagon. He drinks a bottle of forked lightning then crowds gather as he handles the large snake and its kin, sometimes getting slimed or bitten while the crowd pays a few cents to a dollar. He ends by placing several rattlesnakes in his bosom.
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Tellahassee
Charles Williams
J. H. Randolph
Dolly
Two Domestic Tragedies From Wisconsin and Virginia City
A Wisconsin house fire near Necedah leaves an elderly man alive but dying after his wife freezes to death while trying to seek help. In Virginia City a man named George Mallory refuses payment at a restaurant, provokes a confrontation, and is assaulted and shot.
Indianapolis Live Stock Market Report and Events
Union Stockyards shows 4100 head hog receipts with active, higher prices as shippers and packers buy. cattle receipts 164 head with prices steady from 4 60 to 5 00 for various grades. light shipping and some holdovers. Sheep receipts 233, with prices around 2 50 to 5 00. events include Ensley and Richards at the Opera House and Terre Haute Commercial College educational promotion.
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Union
Tramp Saves Train, Wins Work Reward on Georgia Line
A Sunday Western Railroad incident near Montgomery features a penniless tramp blocking a train to warn of a broken rail, then accepting a job from officials. The tale contrasts with a Michigan railroad widow who schemed to claim damages and was exposed by a detective.
Louisville and Chicago line to overhaul road-bed
The Louisville New Albany and Chicago road will lay forty miles of new iron rails and install 80 000 cross ties. Bridges stations and the property will be repaired and improved overall as part of the program.
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Louisvile
New Albany
Chicago Road
Jury Convicts Louis Anteaut of Murder in Indiana
In Ixpra Naporis, a jury after seventeen hours found Louis Anteaut guilty of murder. He received a life sentence and showed no emotion at the verdict. Other items report a man’s suicide in Evassvitis after taunting over beer keg losses, a Sheriff’s response to a disturbance in Sue.Iyvinie, and a distress note on ten laborers in Reid’s crowded home. A Washington observer critiques round dancing fashion with rose dye on shirts.
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Ixpra Naporis
Louis Anteaut
Washington
Springfield Republican
Man’s Marriage Ruse at St Louis House of Good Shepherd
John Gorman visited the St. Louis House of the Good Shepherd and courted a inmate. He claimed to own a large farm and pressed for immediate marriage. She hesitated but consented, bought clothes, and encountered him in the street where he reintroduced himself and married her at a local church.
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John Gorman
St. Louis
Madison Township District Four School Close Noted
District No. 4 Madison Tp. School closed last Thursday with a well staged program led by Mr Webb. Pupils recited, read, and spoke. a large dinner was provided by district ladies. prizes and candy were distributed. Several visitors attended including three candidates for trustee. local officials praised the school.
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Webb
Linnie Riggle
D. Wood
D. Irwin
Mr. Webb
Bill Thomas
Amos Wells
Tom Harvey
Dave Skelton
Henry Crose
James Alspaugh
Court Proceedings and Foreclosure Docket Summary
Indiana court notices list multiple civil actions and foreclosures. Cases include Somenville versus Watkins Foreclosure default for 1081, Lynch v Herr false imprisonment, Vigo County change of venue, and Wysong forfeited recognizance. Foreclosures referenced against Vermilion Breeden and others with default judgments and party dismissals. Notable murder verdict not guilty of Rose Sellers.
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Peter C. Somenville
Eliza J. Watkins
Thomas Lynch
Simon Herr
Clay County
Supreme Court
Jesse A. Wrydagh
Board of Commissioners of
County of
Vigo
Vigo County
Robt. Stanley
David Stanley
State of Indiana
J. W. Wysong
G. Wysong
Joseph Wysong
Benjamin G
James Pickens
Jesse
Rebecca M. Trusedale
Rose Sellers
John Brown
Morgan Smith
Mary A. Shields
James Chadd
Samuel Chadd
James
Delana E. Williamson
Addison Daggy
Sue I’, Hall
Henry F. Hall
Carl Eitelborg
Christopher Werneke
Regina Bachelder
Piff
Moses ‘I
Tewman
Perry McClain
Nahum Pursell
John Asher
Hiram G. Dyer
Asher
Dyer
John Vermilion
Augustus H. Breeden
Augustus H
Toombs Visited by Boston Herald Reporter in Georgia
Gen Robert Toombs in his Georgia village home is described by a Boston Herald correspondent as worn by age and passion yet proud to be outside the United States citizenry. He led the Georgia Constitutional Convention of 1877 and has held no public office since the war. his closest ally is Alexander Stephens with whom he debates politics daily.
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Robert Toombs
Georgia
Boston Herald
United States
Alexander Stephens
Centaur Liniments Advertises Pain Relief for Humans and Animals
Centaur Liniments claim to heal Burns Wounds and Rheumatism in people and treat Sprains Galls and Lameness in beasts. The product is billed as cheap quick and reliable.
Local notes recount county events and community changes
The letter highlights sickness this winter, a widowhood in Russell township, and sympathy for Aunt Annie Guilliams. It praises Tilghman Grider and J L Bridges in business, notes Grider’s counter service, and mentions Blue Ribbon club revival and Ralph's lectures. Twigg inventors are featured, plus James Twigg and wife moving west to work for Clodfelter. mail carrier Dorsticks plans service on April 1.
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Jackson Clodfelter
Russell Township
Grangers
Bob
Thomas L. Grider
Blue Ribbon Club
Ralph
Twigg and
Harris
James T. Twigg
Clodfelter
James
Hathaway's Mill
P. James
Eldervale
Solomon
Dorsticks
Boy’s letter from Blacklist journey ends in Williamsport tale
A man recalls telling of a boy who sought fortune at the Blacklist’s and wrote home that he had done well He said he would be homeWednesday evening and asked his father to meet him at dark just outside town to bring a blanket or a pair of ronera and a hat The note is linked to a performance by Hear Tufoer the Bangsist at the Opera House tonight.
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Carmen
Necedah
Wis
Lis
Evassvitis
Ind
Mt. Vernon
John Prinzel
Williamsport
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Scovill
Tropics
Baker's
Roger
C. Cook
Laitern
Allen’s
Vas Son
Dorgeise
Aiave
Robert Emmet
Florida
Lacrosse
George Mallory
Virginia City
Indianapolis
Ensley and Richards
Terre Haute Commercial College
Vinn
Columbus Ga
Enquirer
Western Railroad
Montgomery
Pensacola
John Neving
Ewart and Osceola
Michigan
Noodr
Indiana News
Sue
Iyvinie
McCorkle
John Reid
Reid
Jos
P. Allen
H.C. Allen
Joseph P. Allen
Madison
Castoria
Wei de Meyer
Fincastle
Tufoer
the Bangsist
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