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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1892
Page
6
The issue notes a larger Vevay Times under a new editor with strawberries and raspberries on market. Reports cover law cases, marriages, deaths, and local incidents in Madison, Lawrenceburg, Milton, and nearby towns, including crime trials, weather, train notes, and a wrecking car project.
A busy day in Madison area courts and towns with the Circuit Court convening after a pause, a mayoral and farmer convention planned for July 23, a death and fire safety notes, and multiple local incidents. Notables include Dennis McCarthy sentenced to hanging, a beech tree lightning strike, and a juvenile horse thief caught in Jeffersonville.
The Evening Post notes a 1824 Louisville Presbyterian minister Bulden who prophesied wars through 1865 and global destruction by 1903. The prophecies, written and preserved by William Miner, 82, cousin of David G. Phillips, have nearly all been fulfilled except the final one.
Thomas Stokes eighteen appeared at the depot last night behaving as if demented and wandering the premises for hours. Detective Dros ta placed him under arrest and he is jailed. He says he walked from Madison two days ago and refuses to speak. Sheriff Donovan to contact Madison authorities to determine custody.
A long running Cope vs Shuck Auditorship suit ends with the jury ruling for the defendant in Jennings County Circuit Court. The dispute followed the 1890 election when Schuck, a Democrat, defeated Cope, a Republican, for County Auditor amid claims of a county shortage and office forcible takeovers.
Bruce Tague testified before Squire Cravens that only a broken Rowlette wheel remained from the courthouse and was returned to owners by order. He delayed retrieval from 7 to 10 o'clock citing convenience. He asserted the tools were not used for gambling. court awaits J. C. Abbott's return from Chicago to hear more evidence.
William Davis versus Mary E. Davis of Saluda township proceeds by default divorce. The Gassett versus Willis Lyle case is set for trial tomorrow in a suit for damages from a fight between the principals' sons. Nearly forty witnesses have been summoned.
Emmons Blaine son of ex Secretary Blaine died suddenly at 11 15 a m after an intestinal inflammation caused blood poisoning. The news reached Chicago Bar Harbor and New York in swift, grief stricken messages as the Blaine family hurried to Chicago with Mrs Blaine and their daughter Hattie.
An advertisement touts the best salve for skin ailments including gutr bruises sores ulcers salt rheum and chapped hands. It claims positive cures for piles with a money refund if not giving pestotating action and lists price as 25 avata sold by J C Harper.
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