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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1882
Page
3
Merz Baker and JaNMEes VERDON are acquitted of theft and embezzlement respectively in recent circuit court actions. The City of Frankfort upgrades to support river trade. Local society notes include marriages, a M M degree conferral, a pneumonia death, courthouse site decisions, and a prominent baker purchasing new premises.
Henry Thomas weds Miss Nettie Taylor of Trimble county in the Continental Hotel parlors. Thieves steal waterworks shut-offs caps. Mrs. Custer heads to Chicago with her son, Mardi Gras visits in New Orleans. Sullivan and Knowles wed, head to Little Rock. Anton Lothspiedh enters road superintendent race in Madison township. Heenan Doan gets new trial. Arco Grauan touts Plymouth-Rock poultry. Dick Layton and a Jenkins boy haul two blue catfish, 65 and 70 pounds. G A R delegates elected. thefts strike Julius Schmidt saloon and Stickley wagon shop. Democrats urged to duty. frauds in carpet orders. Michael Stever slightly bruised by a wall collapse. Cautions on cheap medicine. Ayen & Co. advertise Cherry Pectoal. Mrs. Myers’ child burned. fire suspected from stove. Palmer's wagon upset by a train. minor injuries.
Dr. J. H. Matthews of the Board of Health reports there is not a case of small pox in the county. The last flag was taken down on Saturday night last.
The Weekly Herald offers one year subscriptions to individuals and clubs with pricing for single copies and club orders. A prize of ten dollars goes to the largest club outside Madison by June 1, 1882, and a second prize of five hundred sixty dollars to the next largest club. An agent is sought for each county post office. Also notes Mr. Joan McCautey to assume County Asylum duties after visiting Jennings county Poor Asylum. A quarry explosion in Kentucky mangled Jesse Robinson and killed him, injuring James Keith and harming John Kyle. Henry Williams near Butlerville burned, survived after a molasses and paper cover attempt. neighbors now assist.
Joshua Liverpool, a Louis A. Sherley barber acting as porter, fell from the Patriot wharf Tuesday night as the boat swung away. He disappeared after missing the vessel and failed to resurface. rescuers could not locate his body. Liverpool left a wife and family in Cincinnati.
The community mourns John Paul Cravens eldest son of Hon. John R. Cravens after a morphine overdose. He died at 11 pm Friday after being found unresponsive by his wife following a dose taken for nervousness. Funeral was held at Cravens residence with Rev. Bacon officiating. burial at Springdale Cemetery. He leaves a wife and daughter. Also reported are the deaths of Mrs. Ecurra Saberton and Samuel Thompson with brief funeral details.
Mrs Parretta Grayson widow of the late John Grayson died at twelve o clock on Monday night in the city. Funeral arrangements to be announced by the Grayson family through local channels.
Madison City transfers list: Schmidt to Otto House Jr on lot 50 Old Town. Adams to Frank Lee on lot 118 Old Town. Sheriff assigns John A White to Rebecca White head et al below Madison. Smyrna Harriet Ford to Mary Ireland 14 acres. Shelby Mary Lee to Nathan Lee 25 acres. Lancaster Weatgate Abbott to Charles Abbott 140 acres. Hanover W Hamilton to Squire Lockridge, acres. Squire Lockridge to W H Lockridge 5 acres. Scott Ellis to Robert Ferguson 20 acres.
Last week Jim Brown a noted criminal was sentenced to six months in the county jail and fined $100 for assault and battery with intent to murder. The court refused to yield to his demands and Brown pledged to serve his time before seeking the penitentiary. The article argues such felons should work to repay the county.
Madison Brewing Co. advances rapid construction of a major West brewery within the city. The plant’s first run last Saturday proved successful and 10,000 feet of piping for a new ice machine arrived. Machinery should be in operation by April with a capacity exceeding 50 000 barrels annually under supervisor Allie Greiner, signaling a strong future.
A county jail records show nineteen prisoners in custody. No further details on charges or outcomes are provided in the readable text.
The March number features Dr. Talmadge on Henry Wilson with his latest address and a piece on Guiteau ism. It includes sermons, poems by Augusta Browne Garrett, illustrated essays on the Holy Sepulchre and Rome, serials Prudence Winterburn and Margarets Enema, short stories, and miscellany. Single copy 25 cents. yearly postpaid subscription $3 to Frank LEsLig Park Place New York City.
The 27th inst. will mark a Longfellow birthday celebration in public schools with exercises. Teachers urge literature over blood and thunder stories to guide youth and discourage smuggled reading materials. L. C. Jones plans a Hot Springs Arkansas trip then travel through the South and possibly to Mexico, sharing observations. Rev. Mr. McKJean of M. K. Church, Vevay, visits local friends.
The Republican State Central Committee gathered at the New Denison hotel with full attendance except John U. New. J H Jordan presided and W H H Terrell acted as secretary. They discussed timing for the next State Convention, proposing late August and July for county conventions, and set representation at one delegate per 200 Republican voters. The plan would yield about 1156 delegates, up from 1054, and a new temporary chairman and secretary were elected. The committee adjourned to meet on March 7 and will maintain the current organization at least until the state convention.
Prof Bloss replies to a query on who may vote at school meetings. The district comprises those listed at the last enumeration and those attached for good cause. Only parents of school age children or those attached with trustee consent may vote. Those without children cannot be attached or vote.
Night thieves butcher a hog on Third Street leaving skin and entrails in the street. The Herald notes it aims to publish as much home news as any urban paper. James Winherspoon of Switzerland County died on the 7th, a brother of Mrs. Thomas Dow, with another sibling recently deceased and a sister near death.
Miss Matrit Brooks Miss Clara Broning Miss Allie Totten and Dr Totten formed the Madison party that joined the Mardi Gras excursionists on the Golden Rule Sunday morning last.
The notice describes a closing out sale by Thomas A. Orr offering overcoats and goods at reduced prices. It mentions a charity or group objection and reports that Mat Adams and Ophelia Abplinalp were sent to the Female Reformatory in Indianapolis after the incident.
A series of revival meetings is being held at Trinity and Ebenezer churches with great interest evident among attendees and the community.
M P Long employed at G W Grastan mills suffered a severe foot injury last Saturday when a circular saw cut through the instep. Dr Geo B Lewis attended and the patient was returned home with hopes the foot may be saved. Nearby Jennings county reports coal finds in paying quantities north west of town. E O Neel, a leading merchant and apiary operator, steers a flourishing business and large farm while E W Biglow plans to move with his family to Humbolt Kansas next week.
Alice Pate, an orphan living with Mr. Joseph Peelman, drank strychnine last Friday morning and lay unconscious for hours before two doctors revived her. She cited friendless life as motive. Eli T. Ogle buys Dr. Darling residence on Main Street. Mr. and Mrs. J. 8. Banta celebrate wooden anniversary. Professor Tice shares meteorology notes with locals.
Farmers plan spring work as A V Morrison visits by horse to Vevay with goods shipped after earlier Madison trade. Roads have driven regional marketing elsewhere. A 21st birthday party for Rollin Charleton yields a $120 surprise at supper. The case State v Forsee is continued to the next term with a $500 bond.
Last week G B Garling was named guardian of Mrs Crusan in a court order, formalizing his custodial duties and fiduciary responsibilities over her affairs.
The fragment outlines the Monroe Doctrine’s core stance against European interference with independent American republics and notes J Q Adams’s special message to Congress endorsing noninterference while maintaining sovereignty. It mentions Huskisson and Canning in relation to the decree and cites Adams and Clay as key figures.
Congressman William S. Holman of Indiana proposes a land grant bill to revoke grants to railways failing to meet conditions. The reformer seeks strong action, arguing passage would return about 150 million acres of prime unsettled farmland to settlers.
Nellie Richards delivers an essay at Du Pont praising the town’s music, temperance, and progress. The piece notes Dupont’s lumber trade, schools, two churches, and strong anti alcohol sentiment, ending with a call to remain temperate and pious.
An old advertisement promotes Shilohs Cure with a nasal injector free with each bottle. It lists prices of 10, 50 cents and one dollar and notes sales by H. C. Firth. The copy includes a separate 50 cent Shilohs Catarrh Remedy offer also by H. C. Firth.
The Rev. Gio. H. Thayer of Boarbon Indiana states that he and his wife owe their lives to Siit Less Consumptive Care. For sale by H.C. Firth.
An intelligent and reliable man is sought in each town in Jefferson county and at key points in neighboring counties to gather and send in news items for the Weekly Herald. Address Herald Office Madison Ind.
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