Rushville era notes local life and politics in 1886
A collage of social news and municipal happenings across Bartholomew and surrounding counties. It reports visiting relatives, elections, temperance talk, farm chatter, theater ads, school meetings, and plans for new industry including a push to lure the Godman bridge works to Greensburg with incentives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. C. Taylor
Harper
Frank Gray
Dayton, Q
Lou Foster
West Main Street
Rushville
James Thom
Kokomo
Fowler
Rushville Jacksonian
Decatur County
Farmers’ Association
Decatur
Gilmour
State
Swine Breeders’ Association
Indianapolis
Jesse Owens
Wabash County
J. S. Owens
Jackson Township
Nancy Sorter
Greenwood, Ltd
Margaret Howard
Stanporp
Samuel L. Howard
Coffeesburg
H. Godman
Indianapolis Iron Bridge Co
Columbus
Godman
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jesse Doyle
Maggie Pottenger
Hope
John E. Robbins
Hendricks Monument Association
Lois Baldwin
Ipswich
Dakota
Frank Buckley
Shelby County
Democrat
Lizzie Winslow
Fairmount, Ind
Seth Winslow
Railroad Street
Cincinnati
Law and Order League
Milroy and Trust
D. L B. Baldwin
The
Hope News Journal
Edmo
Virinia
Sise
Geo
Finney
Columbus Herald
Bartholomew County
A. Kirkpatrick
Smyrna
Ohio
Indiana
Oho
Kentucky
E. E. Cain
Miss Findler
J. L. Myers
Greensburg
Miss Aura Smith
Wheatley
Riley
Smanley & Christian
Henry Black
Ewing & Foley
A. Reiter
Prof. Coffee
Opera House
Osgood
Nottesville
Lafayette
Ripley County Journal
Bayless Stogshill
Adams
Staxparp
Docking Club of
Gof, Gent & Thomas
Mill Creek Distilling Co
Via
James G. May
May
Old Seminary
Rush County
Rushville Jacksoniar
Dr. Johnson
Iowa
State Temperance Alliance
Friends of Temperance
Kansas
Theo. Reed
Mary Logan
Ed. Sacks
Riley’s
Smanley& Christian’s
Frank Schwartzkopf
Wheatley’s
Crawford Thomas
Christopher Shane
Brookville
James Childers
Scipio
Brewer
Seitz
Jennie Berkshire
Judge Berkshire
North Vernon
Oxcar Miller
Callie Tillson
O. A. Hatterly
J. H. Gallup
Squire Dixon
Rev. Rankin
Standard
James Spillman
Kingston
Clarksburg
Newt. N. Wise
Milton Hanauer
A. Raiter
Milt
W. A. Donnell
Washington
Holman
Enos Porter
Connecticut
New York
Paol Minear
Ave Myers
Reiter
Ady
Edders—James £. Robison
R. H. Evans
R. B. Whiteman
T. F. Meek
Cassine McCoy
W. K. Stevenson
Sardinia
Horace Scott
Dickerson & von Pahl
Iie
Louisville
M. Grover
Freeman's Block
Alice Shera
Connersville
Callie Rothschild
Milford
Chicago
Fannie Reed
Hamilton
C. H. Scobey
Marsh
May Thomas
Sandusky
Bill Arnold
George Hess
Samuel Bingham
Sam Jones
D. Robinson
Maitland
Marsh Thomas
B. A. Waybright
Tom Pool
M. E
Robert Morningstar
Dickerson & von Puhl
Maud Madison
Mr. Morningtar
Miss Madison
Mr. Morningstar
Jesse Jones
Moses Paddock
Erastus Russell
Paddock
South
Franklin Street
Squire Meek
Smanley & Christian’s
Lewis N. Bare
Ann Wagener
Stanparp
J. E. Mendenhall
New Era
J. T. Hazen
Will Hazen
Jacksonville
Florida
J. T. McCoy
Dennis Woods
Huffman
John Rogers
Washington Street
Ingalls
Petit Jury
Weko
Rehasher
Black
James Pulse
Geo. W. Anderson
Westport
Leroy Hirshburz
Sranxporp
Col. Scobey
P. O
John Dickerson
Rashville
Acme
Shelbyville
Peatance
Charlie Williams
Wall Paper
Frank Chidester
Harrison, O
Colorado
New Mexico
W. L. Peddicord
John W. Stout
J.P. Long
Chas. Thompson
Dr. Hitt
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