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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1891
Page
7
Local Madison items report one accession to Trinity and various minor notes. Marriage license issued Allen Hunter to Tilda Polly. deaths include William Jewell in Keokuk and William Wattlington Sr. at Hebron. Arbor Day observed in Kentucky. farm taxes in city. a runaway team at Madison Hill. large horse show planned in Gallatin countyKentucky.
John McCabe of 87 Lord Street Indianapolis married a young woman named Milda Doyle from Anderson amid pressure from her pursuing actions. He cites fear of losing work at Foster & Bennett and later Earle’s lumber yard as driving factors behind the arranged marriage. He described a grim, almost joyful resignation to the marriage as a shield against continued employment risk.
A large fire on West Madison Street levelled the Smythe building and Kohl & Middleton’s dime museum. Five northside structures collapsed, with total losses estimated at 1.5 to 2 million dollars and Smythe alone at about 600,000. Firefighters battled the blaze amid panicked crowds and four-alarm conditions.
Local items report Miss Josephine Martin declared of unsound mind this morning. Stoner murder trial scheduled for tomorrow at 9 a.m. Willis Penn pleads not guilty to larceny in court. John Mace arrested for wheat theft with opium and brandy on him. Penn larceny jury out as presses time. A church hat caper involving two young girls ends with a mother chasing the elder's hat. Quips on health followed by an ad for Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy and its claimed cures.
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