Local Briefs and Notices From Gratz to Indianapolis
Editor Ganser was indisposed for days. Susru bought a flouring mill at Gratz and took charge. Milton township wheat to average 22 bushels per acre. Hay returns from Indianapolis trip. Snyder estate graveside service at Springdale. Graveox spent Sunday with home folks. Crasteex employs Italian band for nightly saboon. Music will draw. Gnaia visits from Sheakepear to Brashears, then home. Srecrawry hurt falls into critical condition. Weenry Herace to be discussed at Southern Indiana Conference in Indianapolis August 23. Dantz arrives by eail boat from Louisville. Ex-mayor Braswear ill but improving. A bushel and half of wheat costs Herald a year. Hall’s Sicilian Hair Renewer promoted. Hexpricxs named Commander of Alois O. Bachman Post. Simpeon resigns. Hornet deck hands seek higher wages. new hands hired. Crarces Henry ships boiler to Cincinnati weight 5722 pounds. Hornet brings 121 hogsheads tobacco from Kentucky River. boat busy on the river.
Porter and Maxwell wed on Depot Street in a Sunday ceremony
Mar Ben Porter and Miss Sallie Maxwell married at the bride's parents home on Depot Street with Rev. C Q Wright officiating. Kronemperors business front now painted with new wool iron hides signage. Ed P Woyer and James Barton plan to relocate to Kansas City to enter the iron business together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Porter
Sallie Maxwell
Depot Street
C. Q. Wright
L. Ann M. Kronemperors
Hides, &c
Ed P. Woyer
James Barton
Kansas City
Marriage at St Marys church and other local notes
Mer Henry Hart and Miss Mary Howley wed at St Marys church with Father Soepe officiating. The couple left for Massachusetts on Monday evening. The Courier Local hints at a recent incident involving hot coffee, a jealous husband, and a dramatic scene. Mr J D Lovincer, returned from Europe and settled with banks over a prior default. The Old Settlers of Jennings and nearby counties plan their seventh annual meeting in Paris Jennings County on the 27th inst. Could Madison host a similar event for mutual benefit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mer. Henry Hart
Mary Howley
St. Mary's Church
Father Soepe
Massachusetts
Jennings
Paris
Jennings County
Madison
Browns and Reds Spark Rivalry With 18 to 11 Victory
A Sunday baseball game on the Beech Grove grounds drew about two thousand spectators as the Browns defeated the Reds 18 to 11. The report notes crowd size and the final score, highlighting the lively local sporting event. Also mentioned: the steamer General Lytle being repurposed as a Carrolton wharf boat with a cabin area used as a laundry for the mail line boats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tax Browns
General Lytle
Carrolton
Mail Boat Company
Death of Fannie Woodburn after long illness
Diep Miss Fannie Woodburn died last Friday after a prolonged illness. She was the daughter of the late Culver Woodburn and had just reached womanhood. The funeral was held Sunday morning at the family residence on East Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Woodburn
Culver Woodburn
East Street
Temperance worker promotes Columbus camp meeting
Mr F B Grirries a temperance advocate visited the city last week to drum up support for the temperance camp meeting set for Columbus from July 25 to 30. The piece notes a possible pre election camp meeting if the county party falters. Also reported is Will Stanley injuring his left hand at Adam’s cooper shop. he was treated by Dr McCoy after bleeding heavily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. B. Grirries
Columbus
Will Stanley
Adam's Cooper Shop
Miss Truax Sails to Serve as Presbyterian Missionary
Miss Minnte B. Truax departed last week for Jeffna Ceylon as a missionary of the Presbyterian church. The article notes the devotion required, the hardships ahead, and that it will take six weeks to reach her far-off home. A separate item recounts a June 30 letter from William Faulkner to a Cincinnati business firm, joking about date lines referencing Guiteau and Hell in 1882.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vevay
William Faulkner
Cincinnati
Vevay, Inc
Guiteau
Local physician opens office in our city
Bens Freych MD formerly of Indianapolis has located here and opened an office at Third and Broadway. The community is urged to welcome Dr. French as an honorable, upright physician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bens. F. Freych
Indianapolis
Third and Broadway
Dr. French
Advertised Letters in General Delivery Listed Names
A historic postal notice lists names under GENTLEMEN and LADIES lists for advertised letters. Applicants must call with the date of the list to claim letters. Unclaimed items after one month go to the Dead Letter Office. uncalled items will be advertised weekly. postal cards and dropped letters are not advertised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norier
Letere
Drowning of Jacob Burkenmeyer on Buckeye State
A steamer Buckeye State took a coal barge crew from Middleton and Wymond for coal when Jacob Burkenmeyer fell while boarding near the rear and vanished in seven miles upriver. A $25 reward was posted. later reports say the body was found floating near Clifty. Burkenmeyer, 35, left a wife and four children. he had worked for Meyers Middleton & Wy mond since 1875.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckeye State
Middleton & Wymond’s
Samuel Shrewsberry
Jacob Burkenmeyer
Burkenmeyer
Meyers, Middleton & Wymond
Pres
Clifty
Indiana Democratic convention set for July 20 1882 in Lawrenceburg
The Fourth Congressional District committee announces a party nominating convention to choose a representative. It will be held at the Lawrenceburg courthouse July 20 1882 at 1 p.m. Delegates will be apportioned by votes for Franklin Sanders governor 1880 with a 50 vote fraction rule. caucus to begin 10 a.m. at designated locations.
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Fourth Congressional District
Indiana
Eaid
Court House
Lawrenceburg
Franklin Sanders
Wm . Hunter
Chimn. Com
Cong
Dennis Egan
Union County
Wm. H. Bracken
Franklin Co
J. B. Garnier
Dearborn Co
C. J. Holman
Ripley Co
Geo. FE. Downey
Ohio Co
E. Long
Switzerland Co
M.A. Barnett
Jefferson Co
Ring politics and corruption in Hooserdom mockery
A Triad man from Cork laments New York politics as a ring dominated by bosses and court-house clique. He decries Billy Demaree and Demaree supporters, calls out a corrupt county clerk, and vows to hire a boy to steal from the ring, naming figures like Hilly Demaree and G Wm Lursimea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cork
New York
Hooserdom
Billy Demaree
Petee
Tom
Jim
Court House
Hilly Demaree
Bum Baliff
Lursimea
Closing Words of Youngstown Hand-Bill in 1880 Campaign
The Cleveland Plaindealer reports on Republican strategy and campaign badges used in Youngstown and other towns. It cites hand-bills praising Garfield and prosperity while opposing Hancock and cheap labor, with banners in Steubenville and East Liverpool attacking free trade and low wages. The piece accuses bosses of pressuring workers to vote for McKinley and warns of labor exploitation, claiming wages fell and wool prices misrepresented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Youngstown
Prosperity
Wool
Hancock
Garfield
Brewers Converge on Co operative Campaign Against Prohibition
Brewers from fourteen cities met with the executive committee of the anti prohibition league to press for active cooperation in the current campaign. Mr. Herrman Leiber said funding would be abundant and the fight would be vigorous through November, with focus inside the state and momentum shaped by Indiana results. He noted distillers would stay apart, while pro prohibitionists risk alienating social drinkers. The conference sees the political battle as a state issue, tied to party dynamics, and cites Harvard and Yale graduates years of death as a side note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anti-Prohibition League
Herrman Leiber
Ite
Indiana
Iowa
New England
Lieber
Leiber
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Questioning election corruption and ballot stuffing claims
A Lancaster letter questions conduct at a recent convention, alleges ballot box stuffing and improper votes, and accuses a local newspaper of protecting a corrupt ring. The writer urges public scrutiny, accountability, and a rebuke at the November polls to save the Republican party in Jefferson County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garber
Hay
Beleter
Whleon
Republican Party
Jefferson County
Polia
Wilson
Aeet
Lancaster
Neals Creek Farm Reports Early Wheat Yield
John Phillip harvested 140 acres of wheat with a twine binder from R B Williams of Dupont and began a new thresher last week. The first sixty shocks yielded 40 bushels of wheat. The writer comments on local politics urging Democratic ticket support and opposition to Ring rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Phillip
R. B. Williams
Dupont
Lancaster
Weekly Herald price and publication note
A historical line states The Weekly Herald is priced at 60 cents and notes a publication timing ending January 1st.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald
The Man From Milton Editorial and Local Ponderings
A Milton area letter to the editor references rings plotting in politics, cites Lan caster and Perry Bear as authors, and predicts November outcomes. The note urges an Independent ticket to reform local government and mentions residents Ellen Hee, Z O Mayfield, John Bodem, Harrison Demaree, G W Clark, and various farm and road activities in the countryside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mies Ellen Hee
Pittsburg
Robt. Hiland
Z. O. Mayfield
John Bodem
Honee
Harrison Demaree
G. W. Clark
Road Soner
Winten
Philips
Jane Ieading
Paul School
Ryker’s Ridge
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S. S. Mof & SO
Lord
Thomas
Micago, Ills
McCormick Block
County Institute
O. E. Arbuckle County Sup’t
Gro. Keuxwent
Ep Coore
Chicago
How. C. L. Jewert
Geo. Stewart
Milton Township
Mr. Cras
Laurwone
Brookeburg
Harry V Donngly
Henry Mabrey
Main Street
M. C. Ganser
The
Courier
Eevers
Z. A. Susru
Gratz, Ky
Evoexe Hay
John Snyder
Henters Bottom
Springdale Cemetery
Me. Cuames M. Graveox
Indianapolis Journal
Ma. Cuances Crasteex
Cpt
A.W. Gnaia
Sheakepear, N.M
Hi. C. Brasbears
Southern Indiana Conference
Central Avenue Church
Carr. Danters
Eail
Louieville
J. T. Braswear
Hall
Hornet
Crarces Henry
Lower
Second Stree
Kentucky
James Hill
Hill
Jopx Rist
Center Grove
Shelby Township
Rist
J. D. Lovincer
Europe
Prof. Halpert
Hell
Leonard Mauer
Emanual Mars
Emanual
Squire Cravens
Mauer
Mars
Union Brewery
Smyrna
Russell Wyne
Russell
James H. Fitzpatrick
Ellen McLaughlin
Ellen
James
McLaughlin
Michael
Wm. McLaughlin
Catharine
W. H. Rogers
Main Cross Street
Coleman Rogers
Michael Marion
Getter
J. R. Gorgas
Gentlemen's
Willie Ennis
G—Henry Green
John H. Green
J—William Jimison
Joseph Krich
George Kinnel
Frank Lochard
M—Sanford Monroe
Charley Platt
William Balmer
Jas Phillippa
S—George
Stickle
Ben Weaver
Mary E Ayler
Mies
Mary Brashier
Ellen Brumake
Kate Eichelbrenner
Richard Flaggans
Marie L Gaebel
Nannie Gately
Kate G Gillagher
Ji—Mies
J Jones
Rachel D Lott
Annie Bell Rightley
Mra
Jennette E Ruff
Corey Smith
Sallie Stewart
Lautia
John W. Link, P. M
Democratic Congressional Convention
Tanders No
Countiea
Delegates Union
Akejedbes
Switzerland
Jefferson
Steubenville
Avalwey
Liverpool
the Brewers’ Consort
Indianapolis News
Harvard
Yale
Neals Creek
Democrat
Milton
Lawder
Ednar
Perry Bear
Doeder
Lanham, Crozier, Graham & Co
Gawd R
Lawder, Lanham, Crozier, Graham & Co
Prince
Lawder Salls
Lanham
Bear
Mirox
Madison Brewing Co
Madison, Ind
Hil.labold’s
Excelsior
Craig & Bro
State OF Indiana
Vee
Jerverson Coenty
Circuit Court
Brian Senet
Willian Gerdes
Thia
Sa,ly
Willan
Gerdes
Imliana
Madheon
Jail County
W. M. Jackman
Derby
Vanoniol & Francisco Attorneye
Vernon Indiana
T. Cope
Amos Sanders
Butlerville
W. S. Almond
Vernon
Napererey
W. & Almond
TE Medio A. Vogeler
Baltimore
Haney
John Braun & CO
Mulberry St
Main Cross
Second
Schoefield’s Woolen Mills
Cassiineros
Satinetts
Schofield & Son
Carh
C. T. Branham
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