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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1880
Page
3
Community items report court, post offices, a new safe at City Hall, a Bee Camp postmaster, brick contracts and a Vienna to Scottsburg telegraph line proposal. Also noted are a destroyed warehouse replacement, a brewery watchman paralyzed, a circus band organizer, a cave park building collapse, road bridge fire loss, college Washington birthday events, a self inflicted hand wound, and late marriages and duck hunting.
The Carrollton Madison Herald reports the Ta e Circuit Court adjourned for the term. I B Mount of Saluda named principal of North Madison public schools. Red Men members honor Henry Hoffstadt with gift. Morrett & Son expand store. Architect Edwin May, former local, dies. Telegrapy plans move forward. Local marriages and events noted, plus sport ads and a fatal kidney disease death.
A Democratic convention is asked to consider J. B. Tunes for Township Assessor. Tunes, a longtime city clerk and river worker, is described as eminently fitted and only entering the race at friends’ insistence. A separate dispatch reports William Shoup suing James A. Cunningham and James H. Cunningham for 10,000 in damages after a Knox Starch Works accident that left Shoup severely injured and unable to work.
A movement in Hanover town and township aims to build a pike from Hanover to Saluda along the old telegraph road. Meetings at Fremont and Tencent schoolhouses discussed securing a charter and right of way with farmers expected to fund the venture.
Foster and Marks tendered surrender of their lease to the Board of Trustees after critics from Barlow Wilson Prim rose West Minstrels accused of inflating admission prices beyond advertised rates. The board’s committee refused to release the lessees, who will continue management of the hall.
The Monroe Township Democrats met at Mudlick on Saturday to elect county central committee members Wm. H. Roberts Jas. C. Woods and Louis Munier. They scheduled a township nominating convention for March 14 at 1 p.m. at John King’s office Mudlick. The Eldorado bound for St Louis sank after hitting a pier with freight from Madison including starch from Johnson & Son and goods from Graham & Co and J. F. Bruning & Son. The United States repair contract went to Madison Shipyard. the States, after being towed from Cincinnati, is on the ways with work beginning.
The City Treasurer and City Clerk have occupied their quarters in City Hall and the Mayor will take possession of his rooms today.
A faded post office notice from Madison on March 1 lists ladies and gentlemen names alphabetically. The ladies section includes Barbara Alisa and many others, while the gentlemen’s list names Beison Brown & Taylor and a string of male residents and job titles.
Correspondence from February 7 1820 notes township candidates for Trustee Assessor and Justice of the Peace Sim Hanna Lee Sipe Reed Lawson Mercer and Pender. Nominating convention on the 28th at Center Schoolhouse. Township seeks a stock law new road pike Hanover to this township Madison urged to aid B M Railroad. Schools count 125 days with twelve teachers seven men five women exhibitions planned.
The Desruty Democratic convention nominated Samuel Wilson for Trustee A W Blake for Justice of the Peace William Pheasant for Assessor Ad Galaway and Alex Fisher for Constables Hendricks received the presidential nominee vote, while Republicans offered no candidates. News notes mention stolen goods recovered and local social gossip.
The statement declares GAM S Taylor as a candidate for County Clerk, subject to approval by the Republican convention. No other details are provided.
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