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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1892
Page
1
An 40 year old advertised remedy claims to cure bilious stomach sour breath dull headache despondency and constipation. It requies no harmful effects even for infants and the most delicate individuals and purports to be safe no matter the condition of the system.
We are authorized to announce J. K. Marsh of Clark County as a candidate for Congress in the Third District subject to the Democratic District Convention. We are authorized to announce Jason B. Brown as a candidate for Congress in the Third District subject to the Democratic Convention.
The piece notes Senator Quay’s success in libel suits and his jury selection acumen. It critiques free silver advocates over grain standards, calls the McKinley tariff harmful to labor, promotes reform against trusts, and warns that McKinleyism under current national leadership risks a second term.
A Washington dispatch quotes Theodore Cook of Cincinnati asserting the National Democratic Committee favored Hill for President as Chicago was named for the convention. He adds New York backers bolster Hill, signaling a preliminary hill victory and party strength. Thomas Taggart warns Chicago’s open fight could prevent treachery and ill will amid Gray support in Indiana.
Ex Senator Edmunds argues Congress can and should ensure equal population in districts and curb gerrymandering. He warns continued manipulation risks democratic liberties and perilous revolts, noting longstanding partisan abuses and the need for fair territorial boundaries. A. P. Ordway & Co. advertisement follows.
A four mile toll road purchase in Montgomery county triggers a bitter local dispute. Darlington blocked by election chaos due to misapplied laws while Shannondale votes overwhelmingly for the purchase. Auditor Goben calls the election valid amid protests.
In Lima Ohio on January 27 1907 a gang raided South Warsaw seizing a beef from William Wiswell barrels of pickled pork from Len Boyd harness from Frank Mc Coy and Timothy seed from J B Franklin. An armed posse hunts the robbers as Savannah reports a soda water maker August Meyer found murdered with three ex workers under arrest.
San Dhreno Texas January 26 The Garza pursuit heats up as W H Mabry adjutant general arrives to command fifty state rangers sent on a week long southwest scouting mission. Mabry says Garza should be in custody within ten days and his whereabouts are known to the rangers. Three factions vie to capture or force surrender with rewards spurring locals.
Reliable reports from the Coal Creek region describe a mounting crisis as miners from Kentucky Tennessee North Carolina Alabama and Georgia converge to about 3000. Troops at Fort Anderson are seen as a fragile deterrent and a clash seems likely with promises of further bloodshed once convicts and guards clash.
Thousands of cattle in southern Idaho are starving as ranges remain covered by twenty two to sixty inches of snow. The brutal winter, not seen since 1870, forced ranchers to delay moving stock to lowlands, sealing harsh losses and likely total deaths for many herds.
A San Francisco police official, Police Commissioner Burns, has been arrested and jailed in Mexico over alleged irregularities in locating the Candelaria mines in 1886. Colonels Green and Frazer are also implicated, with Mexican officials reportedly involved as well. Burns seeks Washington intervention.
Savannah January 26 Sarah Bernhardt and party rode a special car to Brin county and hunted forty birds then headed to Atlanta. Rumor says Hitaville residents will seek punishment for violating Georgia Sunday laws before they depart the state. The divine Sarah shot buzzards Saturday afternoon near the city, another breach of state law.
Mondy Ind Jan 26 A glass blower Oliver Williams from Dunkirk attempted to cut his wife’s throat as she visited her daughter Mrs James Hawes in this city. The blade pierced the jugular vein and blood gushed with each heartbeat. Williams surrendered after the act. no motive given. Some hours later reports recount tension on Fort Hall Indian Reservation near Pocatello as workers were ordered off by Indians amid threats of arrest. Also a Washington dispatch claims Whitelaw Reid may resign as minister to France for business reasons.
Sheriff John Hoagland announces a Jefferson County Indiana sale under a court order in favor of Mite Building and Loan Association. The auction covers seven years of rents and profits for lot 38 west of West Street Madison with Trinity M. E. Church transfer in 1883 and may include fee simple rights if rents do not satisfy the writ. Sale date January 7 1892 at Madison Court House door from 10 am to 4 pm.
In Jefferson Circuit Court Mary E. Spicer and others must meet a sale deadline at Madison Court House door between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. The property described is the west half of the northeast quarter of Section 1, Town 4 North, Range 8 East in Indiana, totaling about 89 acres, conveyed through Joseph Gordon to Lafayette Hand and then to Mary E. Spicer to satisfy a $10 debt plus costs over seven years.
Jefferson Circuit Court orders a public auction of the described River Block lot in Madison to satisfy a writ and costs. The sale, to be held after 1 A.M., exposes the real estate formerly conveyed to Nathaniel Stokes by Maurice Herbst et al on Sept. 10, 1888, including appurtenances and interest. The sale remarks date Jan 20, 1892.
Advert says 1100 or more acres available free government lands along the Great Northern Railway in Minnesota, North Dakota, and Montana. Promotes low rates, new towns, railways, mines, grazing country, and opportunities for settlers, with contact to F L Whitney and F I Warrney in St. Paul, Minnesota for maps and books.
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