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Newspaper
Kokomo Journal
Location
Kokomo, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1870
Page
3
For Secretary of State MAX F A HOFFMAN of Cass For Auditor JOHN D EVANS of Marion For Treasurer ROBERT H MILROY of Carroll For Sheriff JOHN S TREES
Public notices announce independent bids for Sheriff Treasurer and Auditor in Howard County for the October election. Candidates pledge economy, fairness, and funds directed to school bonds, with platform critiques of current officials and calls for reform and strict wage standards.
A Howard County voters message argues farm laborers cannot match the pay of county officers. it questions high salaries and urges voters to elect cheaper officials, noting workers’ long toil and undue party obedience.
Republican candidates Woody and Kirkpatrick signaled campaign appearances at Center School House Irvingport Greentown Russia ville New London Powell's School HouseJerome Sycamore corners Reynold's School House and Mishawaka Tipton Indianapolis Mishawaka and mis spells mark a busy period with speeches on October 5 7 and nearby dates The notice also mentions the State Fair arrests and social items including weddings and job ads
Dr Pattison expands his drug store. W T Truesdell and Thea Davis campaign for local offices while Cumback and Kern visit. Bonded treasurer candidate Merrell eyes $1500 salary. Local merchants Kraus Rosenthal Simon Stern Davis Co and Tom Coblentz tout stocks and bargains as shoppers plan to visit the Post Office block businesses.
A dressmaker tried a two-threaded machine and found it a waste of money and time. J P Bogardus of Jeffersonville notes she returned to her old Willcox & Gibbs, and now offers the double thread machine for sale. Also, two Marion prison inmates assaulted the jail keeper and escaped.
Judge Garver spoke to a sizable audience on Wednesday night at the corner of Main and Walnut. The remarks were well received and described as a good speech.
Huntington reports a new stave factory stockpile with 1,000,000 staves and 400,000 barrel heads, reflecting local industrial growth while the Court House clock remains a prominent time standard.
A Madison woman threw hot ashes over a fence striking a neighbor and causing the loss of sight in one eye with doubtful recovery for the other. The report also notes ads and notices about medicines, groceries, and political commentary from The Indianapolis Journal.
The new revenue law requires two cent stamps on bank checks but not on receipts for money or debt payments. No stamps are needed on promissory notes under one hundred dollars or on mortgage assignments once stamped.
Dr Hirth lists the cost of the Prussian war as 4.93 billion francs. Direct losses amount to 1.23 billion francs and indirect losses to 2.25 billion. Military action costs total 1.25 billion, with 200 million francs for reconquered Alsace Lorraine including Strasbourg.
The Denver News reports a clash in Middle Park where nine whites and eighty Arapahoes fought. The party chased to a cabin after a severe fight alleged five or six Indians killed. The cabin was surrounded at night and the Indians left by morning. George Parrott of Pulaski county keeps 74 stands of bees and expects 2500 pounds honey this year. The Bluffton Banner has changed owners with Wm J Craig taking over as editor.
A young Columbus woman of roughly 225 pounds sings a plaintive line, Put me in my little bed, in a public setting drawing attention to her performance and presence.
A reader asks who the term we refers to and the journal replies that it means any one or all of the Journal Company. The clarification aims to settle the ambiguous collective reference for readers.
Republican candidate Sam Woody, a farmer with long political experience, shows persistent energy in the race for State Senator. The editor notes fewer visitor exchanges to the office and urges neighbors to stay engaged and keep informed.
The piece reports rumors from Paris suggesting Prussia tightens its hold on Paris and a major invasion is underway in southern France with Lyons as a possible focal point. It opines France faces further humiliation and that King William may dictate terms in Paris.
The piece warns that opposition to Republicans may spread slander just before the election and urges readers to distrust late reports. It notes the paper’s advertisers as trustworthy businesswise. It mentions Kokomo, Indiana, rapidly growing and changing.
The project to complete the Friends' Meeting House is being pushed with great vigor. Once finished it will be an ornament to the city and an honor to the Society, and its influence on the community is expected to be powerful for good.
The article notes Chang suffered a paralytic stroke while Eng remains unaffected. It recalls that separation would kill one or both, yet a London medical journal asserts that if either twin dies the ligature could be cut to save the survivor. The twins are aged and unlikely to survive such a separation.
A miscellany notes the Brazilian Emperor en route to Austria, 634 German patriotic songs from the war, Ohio population estimates, local tax jokes, rising university applications, and a drinking habit among Iowa Friends. It mentions a Cincinnati son accusing his mother, a theological student preaching in Grand Rapids, and Milan women vandalizing the telegraph editor’s face with printer’s ink.
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