County Commissioners' Court 1879 Proceedings Review
The document records the County Commissioners’ Court actions through early December 1879, including auditor charges and contested fees, railroad petition deliberations for Bedford Brownstown Madison line, and political note on Madison township stock appropriation. It lists petitioners, proposed expenditures, and board decisions, plus numerous itemized claim allowances and coroner inquest results.
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Graham
Herald
Commissioners
Bedford, Brownstown
Madison
C. E. Walker
A.D. Vanosdol
Indrana
Jefferson Co
Board of County
Madison Township
Jefferson County
Indiana
Bedford
Brownstown
Aadison
Lawrence County
Said County
Jackson County
Browstown
Clear Springs
Crothersville
Scott County
Kent and
Hanover
General Assembly
State of
John Jager
John R. Cravens
J. R. Gorgas
W. W. Page
Nicholas Kenny
Bridget Gordon
A. A. Marshall
C. Richardson
E.T. Dickey
R. T. Marsh
John Mayer
Robt. Genter
Jas
R. Williams
H. B. Foster
Thea
R. Calloway
Nick Foltz
John Carlisle
M. C. Garber
George Glass
H. C. Sanxay
John Nicklaus
Peter Weber
F.©. Heberhart
Chas F. Belser
Carl Bachon Houding
S. Anger
John Kraut
J. B. Hutchinson
W. F. Friedley
John Roberts
Maprson
Ind
Board County
B. and M
Auditor's Office
Board of Commissioners
Bedford, Brownstown, and Madison
A Pill Man in the School Room Contested in Aupaa Letter
A citizen of Aupaa Indiana writes to the Herald in December 1879 to challenge a report titled A Pill Man in the School room. He accuses a local subscriber and self-styled friend of orchestrating threats to influence school governance and rejects tyranny.
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Aupaa
Ind
the Herald
Hercules
Destructive Criticism Sparks Personal Clash in Bordeaux
A heated tirade targets a man’s character, once a friend, urging reform and restraint. The speaker pleads for decency and noninterference, warning against personal aggrandizement and social bull-dozing, ending with a sharp exit in Bordeaux.
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Huin
Bordeaux
Political attacks and reform talk across Indiana papers
Excerpts denounce the Madison Courier for partisan bias and pledge to back Hendricks for president with Seymour as running mate. Other items criticize perjury, party frauds, and coinage policy, noting divisions among Republicans and alignments with Democrats.
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New Albany Ledger-Standard
McGovern
Wilkerson
Radical
Central Committee
Lafayette Dispatch
National Union
Thomas A. Hendricks
Indiana
West
Horatio Seymour, Jr
New York
Hendricks
Evansville
Congress
Fort
Ilinois
Price
Iowa
Louisville Courier-Journal
Fannibal Hamlin
United States
H. Hamlin
Blaine
Maine
Kidney-Wort touted as great cure for kidney liver troubles
An ad extols Kidney-Wort as the greatest discovery for kidney and liver diseases. It claims to cleanse the system by acting on both kidneys and bowels at once, relieving piles and constipation.
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Europe
Morality and refinement in a leading periodical 1880
The periodical cites its long standing influence on public morals and intellect through scholarly discussion and quality illustrations. It explains volume starts with January and that sales timing defaults to the next issue after order receipt.
Harper Brothers offer for Harper's Weeks ly annual volumes
Harper & Brothers advertise complete sets and single volumes of Harper's Weekly bound volumes. Individual volumes ship free if freight stays under one dollar. set of twenty three volumes costs 525 dollars per volume with purchaser pays freight. cloth cases available postpaid at 100 dollars each. Remittances by money order or draft. do not reprint without express authorization.
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Indiana
Rufus Gale
Gale
Jefferson Circuit Court
Supreme Court
C. A. Korbly
A. D. Vanosdol
R. Gale
Himi
Board of Claims Against
Kent
Ind
W. F. Chambers
A. M. Bennett
Masonic Temple
Esq. Jones
Blocher
Holman
Amos
George Washington
George
Jim Ross
Deputy
Madison
Jefferson City
Jewis Creek
Hog Creek
Muscatatuck
Jeff. Blocher
Messrs
Joseph
Robert Epley
Swanville
Hess
Evansville
Sam Baily
Bull Smitt
Peggy
Harper’s Magazine
Jayaa
Harper's Bazar
Harper & Brothers
Harper’s
Express
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County Commissioners’ Court
RJ Hurlbut
John Braun
Eberhart Schmidt
Oliver Montz
Chas Deitz
Peter Hentz, Sr
F W Schelke
Smith Joyce
John Maute
Teitz
Jas H Losey
R B Craig
Fred We
Arno Schmidt
N B McKay
S Wines
Wm Williamson
W H
Rogers & Co
Kahle Bros
Scott & Milligan
Wm A McCoy
F C Brandt
5S Coulter
J M Rickard
T M Hanna
EG Niklaus
J H Matthews
R M Tevin
Wm M Casey
O A Stout
Ben F Robbins
Craig & Bro
A Marks & Son
Geo R Harper
T T Swan
R Bumbarger
John H Reynolds
Thos Sanderson
John W Ralston
Wm Ralston
Sam’l B Lewis
County Asylum
R McKim & Co
Friedersdorf & Son
B. S Abberger
Gabriel Leap
WD Wells & Co
D Rushton
R Hamberger
David Sands
Fred Gaumer
C Vail
RB Craig
R Hoffstadt
Oscar Tri
J W Smith
John H Henry
W Potter
Jasper Boyd
Sam’] Bennett
James Myers
W B Whitaker
M C Garber & Co
John Rush
Mary DeCoursey
John Roush
Michael Simon
Barnard Doyle
W A Collins
Jas R Lewis
John A. Zuck
Wm B Burford
Frank H Gordon
Levy Bros
Madison Post Office
Madison Herald
Madison Star
MC Garber & Co
Jas Davidson
John Ralph
John R Tague
Jas Neil
R McKim
RF Nugent
Craig
Marks & Son
Me Tyre
Mouse OF Refuge
JH Matthews
Thos Spielman
Oliver Loyd
Willis D Ward
GL Ford
Jonathan Schooley
Thos Graham
JG Wright
Jas Baxter
J A Cochrane
R F Nugent
Wm Johnson
R I Nugent
Ledger-Standard
Madison Courier
Grant
Agnes Jenks
Eliza Pinkston
Satan
Courier
Lawrenceburg Register
Republican
Tilden
North Vernon
Tom McGovern
Sullivan
East Main Cross Street
The
Golden Rule Clothing House
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England
Italy
France
China
Japan
Russia
Turkey
America
Beaver
A. Marks & Son
Madison, Ind
Harper's Monthly
Lcharles
Francis Adams, Jr
Harper’s Periodicals
Harper's Weekly
Harper's Bazarr
Bet
Harper’s Young People
Canada
Issa
Klarper
Harper's Magazine
Tfarper’s Weekly
Starper & Brothers
Harper’s Weekly
Harper’ S Magazine
Trarper’s Weekly
Harper’s Bazar
Harper's Young People
J. M. & J. Railroad
Jeffersonville, Madison & Indianapole Railroad
Nand
Columbus
Sam Indianapolis
Indianapolis
Colmbusy
North Vernonw
ST. Louis
Cincinnati
Louisville
Hare
W. EL. Rogers’ Drug Store
A. Anderson
Horace Scott
U.S. Mail Line
Lytle
Williams & Barton
Louis A. Sherley
Pike
Thomas Sherlock
Carrollton
Louisville Packet
Maggie Harper
R. Wumpitrey
J. M. Ginrer
Lawsville
Williams, Barton & CO
Daily Mails
Ohio
Kry
YU P.M
Mt. Vevay
Ghent
Warsaw
Lexington
Milton
Trifwerkly
Stony Point
Mad Lick
Bryantsburg
Rexville
St. Magdalene
New Marion
Titusville
Canaan
Haney 'S
Barboursville
Versailles
Manville
Moorefield
Home
Long Run
Vevay
Volga
Cresswell
F. Harper
Main and
Main Cross St
Madison, Indiana
Holiman
Wamphrey
Brown
Bartlett & Mason
J. E. C. F. Harper
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