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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1882
Page
3
Persons planning seasonal horse bills are advised to visit the local office to learn prices. The shop holds a good assortment of horse and jack cuts and offers printing goods cheaper than any other house in the city.
Major Simpson and wife visited Louisville last week while the Odd Fellows held a Friday celebration and picnic on the 26th inst. Township tags issued for 306 dogs. Tomas Ose plans to close stock and move to Chicago. Miss Lupta Mippierow left for Illinois relatives. H. C. Frera to Colorado for his wife's health. Kramer injured at Charles Walker's foundry. Mil ton Manville, ill for weeks, died of paralysis. Owen Todd and Mary Ann Bramwell wed near Wirt. Frank James letter threatens to avenge his brother. Deversy reports street improvement work continuing. city urged to keep streets clean.
Milton township residents discuss farm wagons and feed sales while Rev C Q Whrenr and Dr Tyler lead a Christian Chapel series gaining new converts. Mrs Sam Fearn returns after eye surgery and Dr McLeland buys Firth drug store. Samuel Tibbetts dies. Klein and Lulu Gaumer wed in West Main Cross Street ceremony before leaving for Cincinnati.
The recent spiritualistic entertainment by J Randall Brown drew a modest crowd yet featured striking demonstrations of his supposed mind reading. The event prompted comments on the performer’s enigmatic talents and drew local curiosity about such demonstrations.
Charlie Donahew, arrested for petit larceny, was left with Mayor Brashear when the marshal was needed elsewhere. In a water room escape attempt, Donahew jumped from the window. the Mayor pursued him down West Street toward Third.
A fleeing prisoner was grabbed by the Mayor’s aide and turned over, then Donahew was taken to the office. After a brief investigation he was bound over to court in a $200 bond.
The Indianapolis Presbytery met in Indianapolis last week and passed temperance measures urging members to practice total abstinence and to work for prohibition. They pledged to support lawful efforts to enact laws to suppress intoxicating drinks and expressed sympathy regarding the death of Rev. Henry Little.
The Louisville Commercial lauds Dr William E Brandt of Hanover Indiana for an original paper on tubular diarrhea, its diagnosis and treatment. It notes there were only eleven cases on record in America and urges publication for medical journals.
Captains James Burke and M M McCullough of the Mail Line were in the city last week. The towboat Bella Mac exploded near La Crosse last Sunday killing one and wounding ten. Lock No 1 on the Kentucky river nears completion enabling navigation to Woodford’s Landing above Frankfort. A Memphis despatch reports a grand jury returning true bills against Capt McIntyre and others of the burned steamer Golden Cuy for involuntary manslaughter. The C N Davis with corn sank one mile below Mt Vernon. cause unknown, valued 10000 and insured 6000. Rev George H Austin pled guilty to forgery and received 5 years in the Southern Prison. An obituary for Josephus Manville will appear next week. Smallpox cases reported for Carrelton.
A postal list of unclaimed letters shows multiple surnames with titles and initials, followed by a notice that to obtain letters applicants must call for Advertised Letters, with deadlines and a Dead Letter Office consequence. The page ends with an endorsement for Ayer's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier.
The regular session heard claims to pay firemen for pumping flooded cellars and engineers at 325 per day, with bills to be charged to property owners. It approved condemning grounds near Madison Brewery, widening High Street to Ferry Street, and ordered cistern repairs. City taxes owed to Capt Charles David were disputed and referred to the Auditing Committee. March receipts totaled 1654.39 with 4459.4 expenditures. 47 deaths noted in three months. voting place changes debated. marriage of Witt Frevery and Emma Harper reported. theft of horse and bridle near Bruogsburg Pike noted.
An advertisement lists SHILOH'S CATA R R H REMEDY and HACHMETACh perfume for sale by H C Firth. SHILOH'S remedy priced to attract buyers, with a brief note mentioning Diptheria Catarrh Canker Mouth and a fragrance product offered at 25 and 50 cents.
Proprietor announces the reopening of the former drug store formerly occupied by H. C. Firth. He invites old customers and welcomes new patrons, offering special attention to physicians prescriptions and private recipes.
A patent remedy named Shiloa's Cure claims instant relief for croup whooping cough and bronchitis and is advertised for sale by Bec and Firth.
An advertisement promotes Shi loh's Vitalizer as a positive cure for indigestion constipation dizziness and loss of appetite marketed by H C Firth. The notice frames the product as a remedy from Cohen and Kahn and names the seller.
The summary highlights vast farm outputs and prospects across states. It notes pig production totals for 1881, wheat acreage in California, fertilizer sales in North Carolina, and California wheat and flour exports at 34.4 million dollars. It mentions optimism for fruit and vegetables in the South, and a 385,000 bushel corn loss to weevil at Chicago. Illinois livestock values total 49 million dollars. The piece cites large California farms but small 160 acre farmers, with mixed wheat prospects in Illinois and Crawfordsville Farmers Institute events. It also covers a 900 pound Johnson County hog converted to lard and sausage, and a lawsuit against Minneapolis Harvest Works by McCormick and others over binding twine royalties. It ends noting durably low ocean freights and a surge in vegetable shipments amid a large potato crop in Britain and cabbage surplus in Germany.
Mr F Kohl has gone to Nebraska. Our prospect for wheat was never better. M A Scribner lost a fine horse last Thursday. Pleasant correspondent shares proverbs and moral maxims including bands of gold and gems from Shakspeare. It blows the wind that profits nobody. Love all trust a few do wrong to none.
Mrs. Taylor wife of Jackson Taylor of Ripley county and sister of the late Wm Howard of Madison died of pneumonia on Tuesday the 4th instant and was buried at Canaan the next day. Rev. Guthrie the local Methodist minister has failed to rouse the Canaan branch, leaving four township churches with two without pastors and the others without congregations. James Smith aged about eighty is very ill.
The notes report fine spring weather aiding farmers to raise good crops. Wheat looks strong with harvest due around June, oats emerging well, and corn plowing progressing quickly. James A. Jackson is convalescent.
The Democrats of Graham met the Lads on the 3d and routed them without mercy. The narrative mentions Rade, Henry Wallace’s illness with lung fever yet recovery, and John Lizklider moving about. Revere Walowhes started a westward tour to view the country.
Vernon correspondent reports a snow storm and brisk tax property listings by City Clerk Hudson. Local crop prospects are favorable with an abundant fruit yield expected. A parade by Rescue Lodge No. 29 K of P threatens Seymour, and horse dealer Albert Busily sold a Philadelphia buyer a trotting horse for 525 dollars. Judge Berkshire holds a special term to clear the docket. Assessors met and fixed uniform valuations. Countywide dog tagging reaches one third completion. Wheat looks strong and farmers are hopeful. County election results show Republicans six trustees, Democrats four, Greenbackers one. Democrats lose one seat, Greenbackers gain one. Joseph Clark of North Vernon had a tumor removed in Cincinnati and died, buried in Vernon Cemetery. Lin C. Jones buys North Vernon Sun and takes charge. Col. Smith Vawter dies at 1:50 a.m. in Vernon. local recollection suggests a longer obituary forthcoming.
A reader accuses the Madison Star of spreading mean and disreputable comments about Democratic candidates. The letter calls for the paper to be forced to face its own methods daily.
The piece argues the Democratic win and Republican defeat resulted from multiple factors not solely the prohibition question. It cites anti prohibition sentiment, African American voters switching to Democrats, lottery policy concerns, and a protest against Republican majorities in city affairs. It notes editor T DeWitt Talmage contributions and various article topics in the issue.
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