Madison County News Highlights Aprils Local Events
The Jefferson County docket remains light with two murder cases in the April term. Local items note a jail count, bridge talks, and multiple small business moves including a livery stable opening and a frame cottage sale for 750 dollars. A broad mix of community notes covers remains, repairs at the Western Hotel, and shipping timber to Jeffersonville along with circulating postal arrivals.
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Jefferson Circuit Court
Bull Creek Terror Hogan Freed After Court Dismisses Indictments
Harrison Hogan known as the Bull Creek Terror appeared in Jeffersonville Circuit Court amid two larceny indictments. His attorney argued lack of proof and ill health from persecutions. the court dismissed the charges. Hogan, 16, returned home last night after the session.
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Harrison Hogan
Bull Creek
Pele
Careworn
Jeffersonville
Hogan
City of Jeffersonville launches at Howard's shipyard
The City of Jeffersonville steamer was launched yesterday afternoon after weather delays. About 500 to 1,000 spectators witnessed the christening by Miss Kate Warder, daughter of Jeffersonville Mayor Warder, as Captain Howard commanded the launch. The harbor boat chased the vessel back for completion, scheduled in four weeks. The report also notes the Vevay Times marks its ninth birthday with a reflection on early struggles and current prosperity.
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Jeffersonville
Howard
Tol. W. W. Hite
Kate Warder
Warder
City of
Vevay Times
Vevay
Times
the Times
Theopular Hebrew excursion to Louisville and other events
April notes report popular excursions to Louisville on the steamer Big Kanawha May 2 and the steamer Sunshine June 7. The Blue Ribbon Club hosts a grand supper tonight. Walnut street frame buildings near First nearing completion. Reports from Smyrna township claim pistol carrying by boys near schools endangering students. A minor fire opposite City Hall last night caused by local miscreants. A Jeffersonville jury returned not guilty verdicts for Drs. Grant and Blackburn and the Makes in graves robbing case in New Albany. Clements Ames and a partner seek a sawmill venture in New Orleans with Ames’ lumber experience.
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Louisville
Blue Ribbon Club
Walnut Street
Anger
Comet Club
Edinburg Association
Smyrna
Drs. Grant
Blackburn
Jeffersonville
Graves
New Albany
John Clements
John Ames
New Orleans
Ames
City Council Proceedings Report Grounded in stalled public works and taxes
All council members attended as debates over street improvements, crossings at Depot and Third streets, and refunding assessments occupied the session. A special committee, led by Page Johnson Knoebel, examined records of 1845 grading payments, while a plan to fund river disposal of refuse drew strict enforcement of an old ordinance.
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Brashear
Thomas
Committee On
Klein
Depot
Third Streets
Lower Third Street
George Distell
Miller
Brown
Messrs
Thomas and Johnson
Johnson
Nayes
Bersch
Williams
Ayes
Knoe
Christie
Jesse Wagner
W.W. Snyder
Wm. Winters
Fred Schelke
Vincent Cravens
James White
Harry Thomas
J. B. Pepper
M. J. Bowman
G. McGeorge
Pythian tale and trains span a curious day
A Waterloo girl dressed as a man clerked for months and joined the Pythians, only to be exposed by a mock third degree. A Columbus Herald note adds a train tale of teachers skipping an institute and arriving late. The rest peddles Dr. Pierce Golden Medical Discovery promising blood purification and cures with a money-back guarantee.
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Waterloo
Order
Pierce
If you feel weak and all worn out take Brown's Iron Bitters
A brief public advertisement promotes Brown's Iron Bitters as a tonic for weakness and fatigue. It emphasizes restoring strength and energy for those feeling run down. The copy highlights the product as a remedy for general malaise and debility.
Edinburg teachers return as festivities wind down
Teachers arrive by night train after a sadly weather-impacted Edinburg stay. Clinton Weyer learns of his brother-in-law J R Dunlap's death in Allegheny City and rushes there. Terpsichoreans hold a final season dance at Odd Fellows Hall with Madison's daughters among the spectators. caterer Messer serves late snacks as the event ends at 2. Attendees from Cincinnati Indianapolis Hanover Hunter's Bottom listed.
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Edinburg
Clinton Weyer
Powell & Weyer
Allegheny City
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Madison
Messer
Messrs
Joe Monfort
Burkhart
Cincinnati
Bert Horuff
Thomas Lahman
Menzie
Indianapolis
Warren
Hanover
Fearn
Hunter's Bottom
City Interests Debated at M and M Club Meeting
City leaders and new members gathered at the M and M Club to discuss key matters including the shipyard. The committee reported progress and sought $5,000 to place the Madison yard in Bar more’s hands. Mail service and daily Madison-Cambridge City train implications were reviewed.
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Barmore
Madison Yard
Madison
Mr. Barmore
Hill
Committee On Mail Service
Cambridge City
Good Looks Depend on Vital Organ Health
Healthy appearance comes from a well condition of the liver stomach and kidneys. Electric Bitters is advertised as a tonic that acts on these organs to cure pimples blotches boils and improve complexion. Sold at J E C F Harper Drug store for 50 cents per bottle.
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J.E. C. F. Harper Drug Store
Tanis and BrownSitters Clinic Atouten Liver Malaria
A compact notice describes a clinic or program offering tanning or brown sitter services for ladies and children, with references to Liver Malaria and Indi location, indicating a local health or beauty aid event.
Through the Tyrol to Paris in the Great Exposition
A travel sketch traces Innsbruck and Tyrol landmarks treading the palace theater and Franciscan church cenotaph to Maximilian. It notes Tyrolean hero Andreas Hofer, his simple dress and five dollar daily expenses, plus a museum display of his clothes and gun. The journey continues through Western Tyrol to Zurich and across France admiring Eiffel Tower Trocadero Pantheon and the Paris exposition.
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Innsbrucke
Francis
Maria Teresa
Maximilian
Andreas Hofer
Tyrol
Hofer
France
Eiffel Tower
Notre Dame
Pantheon
Seine
J. HB
The Colored Man Sells A Fox Hound In Atlanta
In a Georgia town a traveling group waits on a hotel veranda for a bus to the depot. A colored man with a fox hound parades a playful bargain, asking twenty five dollars. The crowd backs away as the dog is sold to a passerby and a quiet mood settles over the travelers before the train reaches Atlanta.
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Georgia
Washington
Atlanta
Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption and Colds Ad
Advertises Dr Kings New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds with money back guarantee if no benefit after fair trial. Highlights epidemic success and trial bottles free at J E GC and F Harper Drug Store. Large sizes 50 cents and one dollar.
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Dr. King
J. E. GC
F. Harper Drug Store
Arnica Salve for Oats Bruises Sores and more
Backlen's Arnica Salve promises relief for bruises sores rashes and eruptions with a money back guarantee. Sold for 25 cents by AC V. Harper.
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Backlen
Harper
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