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Newspaper

Madison Weekly Herald

Location

Madison, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Mar 24, 1892

Page

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Local candidates announced for Third District Congress

The notices declare J K Marsh Jabon B Brown and Major W Funk as candidates for Congress in the Third District all subject to Democratic Convention actions. John C Roberts and Rolla Doolittle are named for Water Works Trustees with several friends urging candidacy subject to Democratic or Republican primary decisions.

J. K. Marsh Clark County Jabon B. Brown Congress Major W. Funk Water Works John C. Roberts Rolla Doolittle William Dunn

Selection of Delegates for Democratic County Conventions

Jefferson county voters are urged to meet in townships and precincts to select delegates to County District and State Conventions. In Madison and West Madison the April 4, 1892 meetings run 7 30 to 9 p m. elsewhere April 2, 1892 at 1 30 p m. Secretaries will forward delegate lists to the County Central Committee.

Jefferson County Madison West Madison City of County Central Committee Joseph T. Brashear E. J. Collins Congress al Con Fuller Milton Township Brooksburg Canaan Shelby Township Monroe Bellview Lancaster Township Dupont Smyrna Volga Graham Deputy Republican Township Third Ward Eea Mayor's Fourth Ward Fifth Ward Engine House Sixth Ward Centennial Hotel

Madison city ordinance on building permits questioned

The 1890 Madison ordinance requiring permits for new structures and alterations has seen little compliance with only one permit issued since the new officeholder took charge. The article urges strict enforcement, noting fines up to fifty dollars and the impact on assessors and inspectors. Also reported are obituaries for Margaret J. Boicourt and William Hunter, and a feature on George Kennan’s Siberia travel work, plus local notices from Green Bondurant’s illness and travel.

City of Madison Clark Siberia George Kennan Century Magazine Kennan Russia Century Stanley Century Co East 17Th Street N. Y

Borrowing and the Evening Paper Conscience

A parable dialogue about borrowing a neighbor’s evening paper ends with the moral that borrowing harms both neighborly trust and self respect. An old man recounts how a paper once tracked a subscriber’s nuisance and freed him to subscribe, urging readers to join the Heraldo paper and stop borrowing.

Spring Cleaning Urges Yard Cleanups for Sanitary Beautification

The city will clean streets and alleys but not private yards. Residents are urged to sweep yards, remove winter debris, and scatter seed in barren spots to improve sanitation and encourage renewed greenery.

Half Fare Excursion to Omaha Nebraska

The Ohio and Mississippi Railway offers a half fare round trip to Omaha for the Quadrennial Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church May 1 to 30 1892. Tickets on sale April 27 to 29 and valid for return until May 30 1892. Inquiries via local agents C G Jones Dist Passenger Agent Vincennes Indiana.

The Methodist Episcopal Church Omaha Neb Ohio & Mississippi ‘Ty C. G. Jones Dist Pash Vincennes Ind

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