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Newspaper
Lima Argus
Location
Lima, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1849
Page
3
A Sagacious 1849 county column notes Smith Nichols as authorized agent, discusses coinage debates, copper replacement schemes, and a fire at J D Shepard's house. It lists township election results in Bath Township with Democrat officers and previews a constitutional reform campaigner from the Statesman office.
Rumors say Mr Vollaner the sitting Post Master General will be sent on a foreign mission and Governor Leteher of Kentucky may assume a Cabinet post. The report notes possible replacements and shifts within the administration.
Reported in India a major battle between British troops and Sikh forces caused heavy losses on both sides. The British claimed victory though endured severe casualties. Concurrently a municipal election in an unnamed locality elected Mayor Thomas Delsell and several officers including Recorder Leater Bliva and Treasurer Newton Hover.
The piece summarizes a financial exhibit for the Bellefontaine Lima and Van Wert Free Turnpike Road for Logan and Allen counties. It lists receipts and expenditures, a balance due road fund, and officers signatures. Also included are advertisements and notices from 1818 mentioning publications, lectures, and school notices.
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