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Newspaper
Kokomo Journal
Location
Kokomo, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1870
Page
2
The Kokomo Journal dated Friday March 4 1904 presents its front page editors Pershing and Montgomery as proprietors. This issue sets the city news tone with local updates from Kokomo and surrounding areas.
The writer critiques a new election law as costly and ineffective arguing it doubles officer counts delays results. They urge annual legislative sessions to improve timing and legislation, noting Indiana’s growth and need for accessible reforms and broader citizen control.
An advertisement extols the Journal as the best cheapest lively family newspaper in Howard County. It praises moral political local reading and asserts the paper fosters reading habits in children and signals an intelligent family.
Mr. John O. Hardesty of the Anderson Herald paid a visit on Monday. He publishes a red-hot paper and is believed to run it profitably. Any man who prints a political paper in Madison county ought to get rich.
A editorial protests Republican Central Committee members who seek to bar colored voters from spring nominations despite full enfranchisement. It urges honoring the enfranchisement and urges proper arrangements to admit these voters, noting state convention recognition of citizens and equal footing with white delegates. The piece calls for straightforward, honorable action at the Saturday meeting.
The paper notes the organ dispute among factions is virtually settled and the quarrel has ended. It warns against publishing vulgar manuscripts and threatens naming the author if apologies are not made.
The Goshen Kosciusko & Peru Railroad is abandoned and a new company named Grand Rapids White Pigeon Warsaw Mailroad Company forms. A tax vote will be held in three to four weeks with a two percent levy. The line will connect at Warsaw to the Anderson Wabash Warsaw route, linking Michigan pine regions to Cincinnati and Baltimore.
The Northern Indianian defends its exposure of the Plymouth murder, denounces reactions from the Plymouth Democrat and Columbia City Post, and asserts it will vanquish detractors. It praises responsible press for exposing Miss Beaver's murderers and calls for fearless denunciation of villainy to deter crime.
Hendricks praises African American voters, says they should not seek social equality, and urges Democrats to use personal influence to secure votes. He claims the Negro’s nation will vote with Democrats, contrasting with past bondage era support from party friends.
Voters in New Hampshire head to the polls next Tuesday to decide among four tickets, Temperance, Land Reform, Republican, and Democrat. The Temperance ticket appears to have the strongest chance of success.
Local talk centers on nominating a senator from Carroll County with Dr Armstrong from the neighboring Tuscaloosa area. Three candidates named Samuel Woody Rev W R Kisner and Dr Darnall with contingent hopes. The proposal favors a primary vote then a regional convention to finalize the nomination next summer.
The colored man Revels of Mississippi was sworn into the U S Senate last Friday after objections by Davis of Kentucky. Vice President Colfax administered the oath, affirming the new representation of a race once enslaved in the nation’s highest legislative body. Jap Packard from the old North District delivered a striking speech on finance praising honesty and prosperity.
The Logansport incumbent Tom Whitesides seeks re election as judge for Cass, Miami, Wabash, Kosciusko and Fulton counties. Fulton's K G Sbryock and Kosciusko's J H Carpenter are named. we declare ourselves for Carpenter, praising his army record judgment and morals.
A brief report records President Grant issuing his first veto over the renewal of a pistol patent. The concise item contrasts this decisive act with a later, more elaborate commentary on Greenville figures Moon Hike and Oceaglons, highlighting differing tones in public discourse.
The Fourth District faces rival ambitions as supporters push G W Julian for re nomination. Pro Julian editors defend his record on free equality and public lands, citing his Yosemite valley report and defense of pioneer and laborer interests. They urge Indiana to unite behind Julian and elect him.
The Pershing family feasts on pike perch black bass and speckled bass caught from crystal lakes. They describe fishing with minnows hooks and lines beneath the ice and shifting to daylight. The piece ends with a playful note about fishing during a new conscription and a cork popping.
A Whitley county man engaged to marry procured a license but needed boots. He took a pair from Larwill and swapped for a better fit in Warsaw. Overhauled by officers he was bound for $100 or jail. the would be groom posted the bond and faced incarceration instead of matrimony.
The paper publishes the states that voted for the Fifteenth Amendment for readers. Maine, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Ohio, Massachusetts, West Virginia, Rhode Island, Indiana, Connecticut, Illinois, Vermont, Michigan, New York, Wisconsin, Virginia, Minnesota, North Carolina, Iowa, South Carolina, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida, Nevada, Texas, Nebraska are named.
Whittemore of South Carolina faced House charges for selling cadet ships, was found guilty, and amid possible expulsion submitted his resignation to the Governor, which was accepted to avert permanent bar from future service.
Last Saturday Mrs Wal fenberger living near Plymouth was shot by one of three drunken rowdies passing her house. She was drawn to the door by their noise when a shot rang out and the ball struck her breast. The report notes rising murders as Indiana legalizes such means.
A new brass buttonhole device fits any standard buttonhole for coats. The patentee will visit town soon and voters should obtain a supply for election day. If not, they risk having no buttonhole left on the evening of March 19 as candidates may have used them all.
The county has two men free for campaigning time, but both are tied up in court. H. N. Winslow, County Clerk, and John Williams, Deputy Sheriff, are occupied, so voters must forgo their typical door to door efforts. Both are identified as candidates though their schedules prevent active solicitation.
S fr Onr friend Robert Miller of Miami county is announced as a candidate for Senator from Wabash and Miami. Miller is a former member of the lower House and is described as sound corn and a true patriot. Hope for his nomination and election.
The item notes plans to produce ice next summer at two South Carolina sites, Columbus and Hamburg, using a German method. It asks whether this method aligns with the technique used for Dutch cheese or Schwitzer Kaise.
The article reports rumors that several candidates may quit the race but finds no truth. Each candidate asserts confidence in victory and vows not to withdraw when success seems assured.
A disputed exchange questions the reliability and repetition of Kokomo news quotes, with claims that a local Monitor item was overrepresented. The writer defends the Journal’s accuracy and rejects the notion of asserting a specific figure like "one hundred."
Amanat Kokomo advertises a young man needed for farm labor. Applicant must avoid liquor tobacco and foul language and stay off the streets at night. The ad notes such a man will not be found locally in Madison county and implies the offer has not been fulfilled.
Hon J N Tyzer received the Report of the Special Commissioner of the Revenue along with other valuable public documents and copies of several speeches. The presentation highlights the government’s financial findings and policy implications.
A fragmented notice indicates twelve Democrats vying for the party nomination in Madison County. Details on dates, locations, and electoral steps are incomplete in the text.
William Morrison longtime Alto resident dies at 73 after a life in the community. He joined the church in 1817 and stayed a devoted member. He served as W M of Kokomo Lodge No 93, the county’s first Masonic lodge, and was active in the craft until his death. His funeral drew a large, somber crowd despite stormy weather, with Masons from nearby areas in attendance. Rev Mr Kistler delivered a well received sermon.
The writer clarifies that publishing communications praising candidates does not bind the publication to support or vote for them. They acknowledge only editorial praise pledges the writer, not the paper, and note they charge for articles advancing personal interests, hoping readers understand their position.
Kokomo hosts the North Indiana Conference in April with a committee on arrangements led by W. R. Kistler and Irvin Polson as chairman and secretary. Outside city limits are Rev. V. M. Beamer and W. R. Kistler assisting. citizens urged to cooperate for a smooth gathering.
Readers urged to act as sales agents for Our Schoolpay Visitor juvenile monthly. Terms list cash commissions for selling subscriptions from one to fifty copies. A $2 steel engraving premium is offered with subscriptions. Specimens and full agent instructions available for 10 cents from publishers in Philadelphia.
The institution closed its first term in Indianapolis last Monday and gained strong praise from founders. Drs. Kern and Miller from the county were among the graduates, and Dr. Waterman, long a city resident, is a professor. A summer term starts March 15 and lasts ten weeks.
A Jay county buyer bid on a corn lot at a sale and paid $20.00. When measured the lot contained eleven bushels, leaving the buyer effectively corned by the meter.
A report notes a sect in Henry County named Gods Little Band with unusual doctrine and rejection of other religious groups. The piece highlights community concerns and local reaction to the sects activities and beliefs.
A Rochester reader praises the Willcox & Gibbs one thread sewing machine as the best family device after testing it thoroughly. The letter lauds its simplicity, low fault rate, strong seams, and easy operation, noting prejudice first but later strong approval.
The author declares no malice toward Lieutenant Daugherty as an individual but condemns him as the murderer of Joseph Vanhorn and rejects private justice. He protests slander from Tribune editor and notes public opinion, defending his views while avoiding further controversy.
Subscribers to the capital stock are informed that the Board of Directors on January 16, 1870 ordered twenty five percent of capital stock due by May 1, 1870. Payments must be made to James McCool, Treasurer. By order of the Board. T. M. Kirkpatrick, Secretary.
Notice that Saran Valvory is appointed Administratrix of the estate of Joseph Vanhorn of Howard County, declared insolvent, dated February 14, 1870.
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