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Newspaper
Kokomo Journal
Location
Kokomo, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1870
Page
2
Kokomo Journal notice from Kokomo Indiana dated Friday August 1 updates readers on editors and proprietors Prashing and Montgomery. No additional context available.
The Toward county Republican Central Committee sparked a dispute by attempting to hold Senatorial and county nominations together. Carroll county refused to endorse, seeking a delegate convention instead. The piece argues the committee overstepped, voting for invalid delegates, and urges support for last Spring's nominees while repudiating leadership tactics.
The obituary notes Admiral Farragut died Sunday after a long illness at a friend's residence in New Hampshire. Born in Tennessee in 1841, he joined the Navy early and played a pivotal role in the Civil War, including battles at Norfolk and Vicksburg. His later actions in Mobile earned broad renown and respect.
The article notes sickness of a billious type is different from past outbreaks and leaves physicians puzzled by changes in its form. It also states no fatal disease or epidemic is currently widespread across the country, offering some reassurance.
Work to repair the fence and clear rubbish from the cemetery grounds near Greentown will begin today. Volunteers from the surrounding area are urged to help with the effort.
A dispatch reports ongoing heavy fighting near Metz and bombardment and capture of Marsaila near Nancy by Barbarian troops. Paris endures riots and political turbulence as confidence in Napoleon wanes while German forces press in front.
Street chatter points to A F Armstrong of Armstrong NixonCo as the likely Independent candidate on a reform platform. Reports mention other names but Armstro ng appears favored. details depend on his decision to run and public presentation of their platform.
A hostile missive from W Fletch Johnson accuses the paper of lying about the Noblesville riot. He admits involvement in the affair and warns the paper to drop the matter or risk publishing his side, possibly with threats linked to his choice of weapons or whisky.
The speaker urges importing editors from Tipton to bolster Democratic coverage and form a nucleus around which supporters might cluster during the campaign, praising certain editors as bully good fellows and calling for action before the election ends.
Mr Merrell, a Republican, declares in another column that he runs as an independent candidate for Treasurer. He promises to do the work for 1500 dollars yearly, a price the editors doubt any man will accept after weighing the costs.
The speaker calls J W Kern a good fellow yet says his current appeal is not creditable urging reform before voters lose faith and the party.
A local note states three sons of Aman in Kosciusko County have combined name lengths totaling 2640 feet, equivalent to half a mile. It explains eight furlongs per mile and four furlongs per half mile.
A playful notice describes a Democrat man starting lively while several mirrors shatter under the attempt to reflect a novice’s image as if he were wise, a result Providence never intended.
A chaotic last week convention in Ker dallville split into two factions the straight outs and the Hascall supporters. After an hour Col Sprout left the chair and Noble and Lagrange delegates withdrew leaving no convention. The scene ends with talk of Williams facing a joint canvass and party alignment affecting his electability and possible four thousand majority.
The Radical Democrat editor J. M. Goar accuses the Journal of stealing and publishing an extract from the Herald, prompting a sharp defense about editorial ethics and public circulation. The notice questions who planned the repetition and urges exchanges to pass the puff around.
The board announces completion of islet grubbing and grading for the Kokomo Greentown Jerome Gravel Road and timber and lumber contracts for culverts in Center Ileward Townships from Jerome to Lillycreek. Gravel pits are secured and appraised. contracts for lumber and culverts may close anytime. Graveling will be let Monday the 22d.
Maj J W Gordon FB W Kimball and several prominent Indianapolis citizens face the police courts this week over drunkenness and rioting. The writer also notes a west county farmer with neglected corn fields, calling farming standards into question.
The Delphi Journal questions whether published names were officially appointed to the District Central Committee and asks Scott for his source regarding a “bitters 2.” The text hints at a dispute over who was appointed and where the information originated.
A correspondent asks how we view Reform questions and restates our position. The writer urges fee reductions to fair rates, fair wages for honest officials, legislative action over local pledges, pay adjustments for county officers, tighter court restrictions, and regards the Democratic party as a humbug while calling the Republican the true Reform party. More to come.
The railway company announces that George Stonestreet will resign effective the first of the month. He is praised as a popular and accommodating conductor who has become a fixture on the road, with many friends and well wishes for future success. His successor is not yet known.
The Anderson Standard forecasts Tyner will beat Moreau decisively, with bold phrasing predicting a crushing victory and declaring Moreau will be overwhelmed.
Hon James N Tyner attended every working day of the recent Congress session, noted as a faithful servant in official records.
Logansport resists joining a local Shooting Association and notes Jhokomothe’s first named works operate under a constitution and by laws that violate all law, declaring a preference to abstain from both groups.
Report from Tipton describes a multi day camp meeting starting Friday in Kokomo with tents and a fair, orderly gathering. Rain curtailed Saturday services, theology discussions filled the day, and Sunday crowds arrived by various means for five sermons. By Monday ten to fifteen preachers participated, singing led by Kokomokians, with plans to extend to next Sabbath and an extra train possible.
The article analyzes the recent convention that chose Mr. Woody on the 22nd ballot by a slim margin and questions whether the Burlington convention was legitimate. It argues for a new convention or primary to ensure party harmony, criticizing fraud in the primary and urging a fresh nomination process.
Kokomo Nurseries lists a good assortment of ever greens and pears cherries and plums for sale. Apples suffer from worm ravages while Brown and Templin complete a contract to grade the track at the fair ground. Rain favors corn, with a promising crop barring frost or storm.
The Kekomo Horticultural Society suspends meetings until the first Tuesday evening in September. Mr. L. W. Leach will later read a paper on The Grapo.
The Kokomo fair begins September 28 and continues four days. Those seeking information may obtain a premium list from Tu. J. Templin, Secretary of the Society.
The seventh annual New England Agricultural Society exhibition is listed with a premium catalog. The fair will be held in Manchester, New Hampshire, on September 6, 7, 8, and 9, 1870, and the list is described as among the most complete seen.
The Colorado beetle is doing severe damage to the potato crop with late vines stripped of leaves. The pests are now moving from potatoes to attack the jimson weed as efforts continue to kill the bugs or weeds in the conflict.
The article argues wheat straw is not a first class feed for working horses but can sustain them in winter with grain, and notes straw’s value as manure. It analyzes the straw composition water husk sugar gluten and ash minerals, highlighting potash lime magnesia chloride alumina silica and iron traces.
A city editor recalls a former “good practical farmer” who turned his farm into a flower business. The yard and fields teem with Datura Stramonium Lappa Major Ambrosia Trifida Plantago Major Sinapis Nigra and many other blossoms. Seed lists and common names accompany the piece as a curious portrait of a farmer now florist.
The text notes that straw removes 105.54 pounds of inorganic plant food per acre and grain adds about a third more. It argues crops exhaust soil of these ingredients and stresses returning materials via barnyard manure or rotten straw. If not converted to manure, spreading on poor clay land and plowing under can save both organic and inorganic matter.
The Hamilton County Agricultural Mechanical and Horticultural Association releases its premium list for the first annual fair at Chi ro, dated September 27 to 80 inclusive, offering 1500 premiums.
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