Black & Bro buy horses in Danville and local notices
The Star notes Black & Bro buying horses at Danville today and records a string of local items. Mrs. Haimrick of Martinsville reports the first cold snap, lectures by Dr. Joyce and Mr. Willets draw large crowds, and Mrs. Slurst’s Jefferson township house narrowly escapes destruction after a fire. The Star reports new subscribers and local business moves, including Mr. Brattin expanding jewelry interests.
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Black & Bro
Danville
W. S. Haimrick
Martinsville
I. W. Joyce
Meharry Hall
Ben Coleman
Neoga
Willets
Presbyterian Church
the Star
parThe Indianapolis Review
A. Rk. Brattin
Greencastle
Slurst
Jefferson Township
Notices of births and a death in Warren township and Putnamville
On November 10 in Putnamville a daughter of W and M Rush aged 10 months and 1 day was born. On November 11 in Warren township Jennie L daughter of John L Sellers aged 11 years 6 months and 17 days died.
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Putnamville
W. and
M. Rush
Warren Township
Jennie L
John L. Sellers
Obituary: Libbie Bence Dies at 29 in City
Libbie Bence wife of Dr. George W. Bence died Saturday in the city of consumption aged 29. She was interred at Forest Hill Cemetery after funeral services at St. Pauls Church attended by a large concourse. She was beloved for gentleness and charitable disposition, with sympathies extended to her husband and motherless child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Libbie
George W. Bence
Forest Hill Cemetery
St. Paul's Church
Look Here Tur Svar Subscriptions for 1881 1882
Public notice offering Look Here Tur Svar to subscribers for 1881 and 1882 at one dollar. Agents are urged to note and submit names accordingly. Includes a promotion for Brown's Iron Bitters claiming benefits for brain and muscle strength.
Readers urged to send letters for Tax Star column
Tax Star asks readers to share neighborhood news and opinions with no endorsement implied. It explains it prints correspondence to reflect neighbor thoughts and invites submissions from various parts of the county.
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Tax Star
Tux Star
Sabbath school concert brings crowd to capacity
The Sabbath school concert Sunday night drew a full house and enjoyed by all. R H Bowen of Putnamville praised the talent of local children. Reports of illness from Wm Roberts and Mrs Prank, with Dr Zane noting widespread sickness. Simms Roberts greets a girl, Zane moves into a new house, and Frank Beat may travel to Kansas for fever. Logs flow to the new saw mill. roads poor until April first law. Manhattan cemetery fence down. cattle trespass on graves. Wheat prospects look excellent in the neighborhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.H. Bowen
Putnamville
Wm. Roberts
Prank
Zane
Roberts
Frank Beat
Manhattan
Letters From Kansas Share Farming Conditions And Prices
A reader from the eastern Kansas region reports on weather and crop yields. He notes corn production averaging 55 to 40 bushels per acre, wheat hurt by chinch bugs but overall plentiful, and strong grain prices with wheat at 125 to 150 cents per bushel, corn 50 to 60 cents, oats 40 cents, and hogs at 5 to 5.5 cents per pound. He also mentions receiving The Star every Monday evening.
Fire at Fillmore School Sparks Near Conflagration
A Thursday blaze in a Fillmore school building was stopped by quick intervention, preventing damage. A gold watch and chain belonging to Mrs. Hodshire disappeared from her residence. a chase ensued involving Mr. Hurst and telegraphing, but the items reappeared in a drawer due to a two year old, ending the search. Meanwhile Mr. John Jackson captured a thief in Indianapolis who had stolen money at Greencastle.
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Fillmore
Squire Hurst
Hodshire
Greencastle
Lodshire
George Shoptaugh
Hurst
John Jackson
Indianapolis
Weather and farming notes with town trades and deaths
Unfavorable weather muds roads and corn harvest nearly finished. Market price 60 to 65 cents per bushel. Typhoid sickness hits Thomas Lafoe and William Ragsdale. Mrs Jank Bok er in critical condition with sciatic rheumatism. A G Rice trades with Joseph Case and plans life changes. Over 100 turkeys driven in then shipped dressed. Georgia Wilson, funeral held last Sabbath. Elder Thomas Stevens preached to a large audience. Elder L T Buchanan failed to appear at schoolhouse meeting. John Ellington comments on a boy resembling his father. Fort Red school praised under Sallie Welch. Tom Williams oversees 45 pupils. Store at Wheaton changes hands from Squire Moreland to Abner Fields. Miss Anna Johnson visiting Tom Williams. David Quick ready to repair boots and shoes. Bart Cox noted as horse tracer. Pennington advances tile factory prep north of here. Mrs L D Stringer convalescing gradually.
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Thomas Lafoe
William Ragsdale
Jank Booker
Case
B. F. Wilson
Georgia
B. I
Mollie Wilson
Thomas Stevens
L. T. Buchanan
John Ellington
Fort Red
Sallie Welch
Tom Williams
Biroh
Wheaton
Squire Moreland
Abner Fields
Anna Johnson
Reachdale
David Quick
Bart Cox
Local notes mix of deaths farms and school data
Obituaries mention Mrs. George Campbell buried at Ladoga and family moves near Roachdale. Local items include school enrollment figures at Buck Homen’s, exams with names, land transactions in Mill Creek and Monroe townships, a Dry Creek vs Bainbridge baseball win, and a Venice gondolier portrait with life in Venice showing poverty and resilience.
Elopement Pursuit and Lovers Triumph in Missouri Town
The Missouri town of Blackjaw reports a dramatic elopement with the bride and groom pursued by the girl's furious father on horseback. A shot is fired into their backs, horses run wild, a confrontation between the men occurs, and the lovers ultimately prevail. This brief item captures a sensational local incident amid a column of varied notices and anecdotes.
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Blackjaw
Missouri
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Gage
Greencastle Foundry
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Kansas
Tex Colorado
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A. Kiefer
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Drs. Belt
ZS & Davis
London
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Louisiana Streets
Union Depot
Ndianapolis
Reeves
America
Mother Earth
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Cor
Ino's & Louisiana Bts
Pathe
Ad. Banking Co
Pres’t Central Bank
Ludianepolis
C. J. Kimble & Son
Hathaway Block
Tux Lwan
TI. B. Scott
Waterbury
Conn
Bloomington
J. M. Allen
Kr. Willets
Pew
KR. Harshbarger
German Baptist Church
Frank McGaughey
Pisgah
Russelville
Mavion ‘Township
Barnard
George Campbell
Ladoga
George
Wiles
Frank Gillan
Roachdale
Rum
Dry Creek
S. W. Priest
Bainbridge Boys
J.C. Priest
Summerset
Pierce Wheat
Leland Priest
Buck Homen
John McFarland
John Priest
Shakespeare
Madison Township
Dora Thomas
Clara Downing
Lucy Irwin
Vernie Leisure
Alice Gardner
Reynold Gardner
Grant Goddard
Oscar Thomas
Bettie McClannahan
Mamie Thomas
Lida Gardner
F. L. Moone
Martha Scott
Wm. R. Buis
Mill Creek
Wm. H. Scott
Levi Hepler
Wm. Shoppell
Reelsville
James al. McAninch
Michael M. Turst
Jefferson
Mary E. Woodrum
Andrews. Frakes
Monroe
Rndy H. Burkett
Sandford R. Bales
Russell
New Maysville Cemetery
Martin
Pickett
Mary C. Skeleton
Joel Dodds
Ignatus *Hawkins
Margaret W. Stevenson
O. P. Greencastle
Mollie E. Alspaugh
John W. Myres
Martial J. Dodd
Woodson Batman
Franklin
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Supreme Court of California
Germany
France
Baden
Hesse
Alsace-Lorraine
Christian Union
Ingersoll
Swayne
Wisconsin
J. H. Benson
Hart Co
Hartwear
Brown
Mr. Anderson
Johnson
Chas. Eayre Hinkle
Jersey City Heights
N. J
Iowa
Ohio
Garfield
Parker
Stinson & Co
Address True & Co., Ly
Augusta
Maine
Wisa
Parker's
Carmarker
Speer
Lance
Columbus
Buogy Company
Elin
Iny
Arriages
Phabtons
Testimontat SI
Sirs
Dunn & Wilson
Laporte Ind
Plymouth
F.D. Park
United States
Bray & Hoan
Council Bluffs
Brewster
H. Weeks
Kimble
Laytonsville
Maryland
R. A. McCormick
Cadix
Rancis A. Foster
Boston Mass
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