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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1892
Page
8
Announcement notes a thorough house cleaning with painting and tidying, promising remnants and odds and ends will be curled and marked cheap. It mentions a darning cotton Merricks in black and leading colors as high quality and unusually soft.
A son of William Gordon dies in Shelby township. Reports of illnesses use Simons Liver Regulator. Train wrecks, accidents, and multiple minor brawls occur around Madison, Columbus and nearby towns. Notable items include Samuel A. Culbertson becoming president of the First National Bank of New Albany and a ferry trade-related death.
From personal experience the advertisement in another column touts Sulphur Bitters as the best spring and blood medicine. The piece praises an honest firm and contrasts cheap medicines with the best money can buy.
Mail is collected from street letter boxes daily except Sundays according to the schedule. The notice outlines daily rounds and any variations by location or holiday adjustments.
A line about Laus fashionable fabrics highlighting Brandenburgs and Canton Cloths as the handsomest low priced summer dress goods seen this season.
MOFFETT and SON announce that after July 5 mail line steamers will land at a new wharf at the foot of Jefferson Street managed by W E Pratt and Capt Don Marr of Cincinnati. A new wharf boat will serve awaiting passengers and teams. Steamers will land there for five years from July 15 and transfers of Memphis and New Orleans packets plus Kentucky river boats follow.
A Cincinnati Enquirer telegram reports Lawrence Allison of Muncie and Bertha Christian of Indianapolis married after parental objections. The couple wed at 10 a.m. in Meridian Street Church with minimal witnesses, had breakfast at Hotel Bates, then returned to the bride's home amid concern from her parents.
Large crowds gathered at Monroe and Liberty with instrumental and vocal music and various amusements. Speeches were given at Liberty by Sulzer Vanosdol and Revs Gaurd and Lanham, and at Monroe by Sulzer Vanosdol W M Copeland Judge Friedley and Revs Thomas Moffett and Calvin Gray. The remains of Mrs Ellen Donlan aged eighty arrived in North Madison and were buried in Catholic cemetery with Rev Guthneck officiating. Wm H Steeds, formerly of Madison, married Rosa Hatten in Madison. Charles Loyd, long employed as a tinner for Maurice Herbst, died after a lingering illness. funeral sermon by Rev Jacks with pallbearers listed.
A Fourth of July balloon ascent from the common ended in disaster when a torn seam caused a rapid descent into the harbor. Professor Augustus Rogers is dead, Thomas Fenton dies en route to hospital, and Delos Goldsmith is seriously injured but expected to recover.
The cholera outbreak deepens in Saratov on the Volga as eight deaths occur and many more fall ill. Authorities order strict sanitation, fumigation of affected homes, and rigorous quarantines to halt spread toward Moscow and beyond.
Major J Falls a veteran of the Mexican and Civil Wars and leader of the famous Cedar Creek cavalry charge died last evening after a long illness. Born in Herkimer County New York he later moved to California joined the Second California battery and First Pennsylvania cavalry rising to major of battalion at Cedar Mountain. He served on the police force from 1875 and retired as a sergeant in 1889.
An interesting class including Laura Kraut Emma Lutzbirg Katie Lineweber Annie Ackerman Mary Rick Peter Gillus John Guyman Donie Line weber Henry Bierck and Frank Guy man received their first Communion at China on Sunday. After services, friends gathered at Conrad Kraut Esq home in China for a jollification with locals and visitors including Mr and Mrs Joe Kasberg Ella, Mr and Mrs Jacob Buennagel Indianapolis and Mrs Fred Kipping Carrollton Ky who came to witness the ceremony.
A large crowd attended the Three's picnic at the Park with about 2500 on the grounds enjoying amusements. Madison Juniors and a picked Madison nine fell to Jeffersonville opposition in two afternoon games. E G Niklaus' horse won a race as dancing and other festivities culminated in a day of enjoyment. Fire Company volunteers raised 156 dollars for their efforts. Hood's Sarsaparilla ad copy closes the notice.
The first of many suits to strike down Indiana's 1911 tax law for railroad assessments will be heard June 14 in the Marion circuit court. The Big Four case leads challenges claiming lack of due process and notice. Railroads allege the law mirrors the old one, but advocates say it increases their taxes, costing lawyers and costs to counties.
A New Orleans fishing party at Fort Pike uncovered old powder boxes believed left from Jackson era. A cigarette sparked a blast killing Charles Hopkins and fatally injuring Lt. Knapp who was blown twenty feet away.
Victoria is buzzing over reports that an American cruiser seized the steamer Coquillam in Alaskan waters and several Canadian sealers. The Coquillamn, owned by Union Steam Ship of Vancouver and chartered to the Sealers Association, carried supplies and skins. the seizure may provoke serious complications as officials argue there was no apparent justification for taking vessel or cargo.
Carnegie officials met at Homestead and stated plans remain unchanged. They stressed the strike clauses in armor plate contracts and emphasized the fight is a business matter, not political, with no labor disturbance reported.
A July 5 report details a string of mishaps including seventeen year old George Bacon crushed leg and serious bruises after an attempt to board a reaper, Willie Springmeier breaking an arm, C O Rybolt nearly losing a hand removing a knife, and Mrs C Birk suffering a severe head gash while pushing a wagon. Concurrently the City of Chicago is firmly caught on rocks and awaits a tow, as divers assess damage. In Kingston a bicycle race records W Carman winning in 1 10 06, beating an American mark of 1 15 45.
Louisville July 5 Major Tillman former cashier of Falls City National Bank to be freed after mortgaging his residence to settle with Mrs Alexander. Prosecutor Parsons has informed Judge Jackson that no cases remain against two defendants.
A mild tonic and gentle laxative marketed as an vigorant under the label Simone Liver Regulator. It promises digestive support and overall vitality without strong stimulant effects.
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