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Newspaper
Indiana Madison Courier
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1900
Page
3
Forecast extends to 8 am tomorrow. Indiana cloudy with showers this afternoon and tonight and possibly in the extreme south Friday. Kentucky showers tonight and Friday. Ohio showers tonight and Friday.
A crowded Madison column lists cheap Louisville trips at 6c and 50c, social visits to Cincinnati, North Vernon and Logansport, and remarks on local gatherings, picnics, and theater. Notables include Col J R Robinson’s trip, W N Redman’s departure for North Vernon, and Mrs M E Cogley hosting visitors.
A local notice states that S S Moffett and Son have received a very attractive stock of goods and invites customers to view them. The message emphasizes the quality and appeal of the merchandise and invites public inspection.
Deputy Sheriff Harry Morton and Miss Rose Anna Caplinger wed last evening at eight in Sirs Hell's parlors on Central Avenue. The couple left for the groom's father's home, with praise from Jefferson County residents.
Mr. W H Powell as commissioner sold the Trow residence on South Broadway to Dr H S Hatch subject to court approval. Stocks held by Mrs Trow in F and M Insurance Madison Insurance National Branch Bank Madison Gas and W Trow Co were disposed of satisfactorily.
Our shop adds fresh shirt waists daily, ensuring a wide, up to date selection. The assortment is large making choosing easy and satisfying. Goods sell quickly due to their prettiness and very reasonable prices. Welcome to inspect them.
A complete line of misses and childrens ready-to-wear including four dresses in calico lawns and dimities neatly made and trimmed. Sizes 4 to 12 years offered at prices near the material cost.
Henderson Kentucky June 20 Special to the Louisville Times Councilman E Winstead lodges sworn charges against Chief of Police W W Hinds alleging illegal use of pauper orders in connection with city funds.
The Deputy camp meeting marks its twenty first anniversary at Deputy station on the 8B and C8 W and W Railroad from August 9 to 23. Improvements include three new wells, enhanced water supply, upgrades to seventy five cottages, and pavilion renovations boosting seating to three thousand.
The Illinois Supreme Court affirmed a lower court verdict convicting A. V. Booth of Chicago for unlawfully contracting with Wear Commission Co. for an option to buy 10,000 bushels of corn. The ruling upholds the state law on puts and calls and finds the Booth-Wear contract was a gamble on price, not a delivery obligation.
A run of reduced prices on undershirts, shirt waists, gloves, corsets, hose, neckwear, ribbons, belts, fans, light fabrics, and hats. Includes bleached and colored garments, linen collars, silk mits, wash dresses, and white goods. Also lists walking and sailor hats in all sizes and styles.
The second page features a letter from Hon. Nathan Powell addressing local affairs. Powell presents views on governance and community issues, prompting readers to consider implications for upcoming decisions.
The 1900 Republican National Convention unanimously nominated William McKinley for president and Theodore Roosevelt for vice president. Delegates cheered as speeches praised unity and Roosevelt’s rising acclaim echoed through the hall. The headquarter plan targets Chicago and New York for campaign work.
A mysterious advertisement touts a universal blood cleansing medicine claimed to purge impurities from the blood for all ages and both sexes. It presents a dramatic claim of restoring health through a proprietary cure.
The Chinese Minister told Minister Hay a dispatch from the Viceroy of China promising to maintain peace and protect missionaries in the provinces. In Loipan on June 21, Rear Admiral Bruce reports no contact with Seymour for seven days and with Tien Tain for five. Fighting is believed to be ongoing around Tien Tsin as relief forces prepare to advance once enough troops arrive.
Catalog note describes Irish Dimautes and dotted Mercerized foulards with bright colors. Mentions 19¢ bile finished foularde and exact copies of beat alk patterns. Claims fine light weight summer material and special mort 8e.
The National Committee re-elected M. A. Hanna as Chairman at the convention held in Philadelphia on June 21. The vote confirmed Hanna to lead the committee for another term.
New York dispatch reports about 300 new recruits at Ft Slocum Long Island and plans for 2000 more by September as they form provisional regiments to drill and transport. Enlistments target the Philippines with desertions fading as prospects to China loom and morale rises.
The War Department announced a general amnesty at Manila through MacArthur. It grants complete immunity for past acts and liberty of action for the future to anyone who has engaged in the insurrection since February 4, 1899 who renounces ties within 90 days and pledges allegiance to the United States in the Philippine Islands. Exceptions apply to war violators. Liberal terms aim to place exiles in homes.
Daily trains depart Madison at 7 AM and 2 15 PM with arrivals at 11 40 AM and 6 55 PM. Sunday trains arrive 10 40 AM and depart 6 PM. Also a note on ledger balance sheets and the benefit of a flat surface.
In Canionago cattle receipts reach 1500 with steers around 500 to 570, hogs 29000 at 495 to 174, sheep 15000 at 460 to 500, lambs 500 to 650, spring lambs 500 to 710. Cinorminatl hogs 450 to 525, cattle 350 to 525, sheep 275 to 440, lambs 400 to 700. Chicago wheat 8 lie, corn 40i, oats 244c. Cincinnati wheat 85c, corn 45c, oats 253 to 26c, rye 18, provisions steady, eggs 10 to 10c, butter steady. New York eggs dull at 1d to lld. Totepo wheat 87c rye 59c.
A report indicates the China rebellion is rapidly spreading with little chance of early suppression as international troops face an uprising covering over four million square miles. A U.S. transport landing at Taku with 1200 men is denied in Washington. Funeral for Mrs. Beveridge set for tomorrow at 3 PM. Gilmore & Mead move 7000 barrels of Kentucky sour mash whiskey. Missouri Governor Stephens issues a proclamation banning cattle from several states due to tuberculosis. Goebel assassination trials likely to start July 9 at Georgetown.
Wheat cutting is now general throughout our county and the crop will likely outturn larger than estimated. the quality will be spotted due to shriveled wheat, causing misgrading and dockage at market. Farmers can avoid this by ensuring threshers are well fed and operated to clean grain thoroughly.
Madison merchants are urged to support home businesses to keep the local economy brisk. The note advocates placing special ruled blank book orders with the Covnizs BInpERY as a key example of home industry success.
Branch bank shows capital of $150000 and surplus of $100000 with WEANE L POWELL as President and W H Powget as Vice President. Directors include John B Ross John Clements Robert J Graham John T Schofield Chas C Cornett W H Powell F L Powell. Accounts of banks merchants corporations and individuals solicited. Government 41 City Bonds.
M. D. Harding Bicycle Repair Shop advertises as agent for Waveriyv Monarch National Fowler and Manson with location 214 West Street. Sells all bicycle supplies and promotes the Chainless model. MarlWd&wém
The passage notes McKinley’s renomination as a Republican achievement and foresees future events including the November election and March reinauguration. It frames the party and the President as honored by the renomination and implies upcoming political milestones.
Maj. R. E. G. Rathbone, suspended director general of posts, is being examined by inspectors under Joseph Bristow as part of the Cuban postal fraud investigation. Bristow will report to Governor-General Wood to decide further steps. Bristow’s inquiry ends with this phase.
A concise proverb asserts that a life guided by faith directs individuals toward people. It emphasizes spiritual path over worldly progress and frames companionship as a moral consequence of devotion.
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