J C Marsa and Maggie Arrow Smith Wed in Clerk Office
J C Marsa and Maggie Arrow Smith were married in Clerk Shan nons office last Thursday by Rev J N Spillman of Kentucky. Goves gloves cheapest at Stapps hat store in Madison. Hevry Hampson employed by O M Railroad with a large force at Deputy quarries cutting stone for road bridges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.C. Marsa
Maggie Arrowsmith
Clerk Shannons
J. N. Spillman
Kentucky
Goves
Madison
Stapp's
Hevry Hampson
O. & M. Railroad
Grocer Donates Bread on Anniversary
George D. Demarer, a city grocer, gave about five hundred loaves to customers and the poor on last Friday to mark the first anniversary of his business. A house on Lexington street owned by Thos. Shea was set afire Wednesday morning. the blaze was discovered in time to save the residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George D. Demarer
Ul. Thos. Shea
Lexington
R. B. Craig
Mulberry Street
J. H. D. Rodgers
Third
Poplar Streets
W. W. Page
West Second Street
Charles Taylor
Ed. Rogera
Thieves Loot Mulberry Street Residence Fridge
Sneak thieves entered Albert Seheik home on Mulberry Street last week and forced open the refrigerator stealing the entire contents including meat and butter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Seheik
Mulberry Street
Wheat fields harried by fly prompt harvest actions
Hiram Francisco has spent a week plowing and re drilling a large wheat field to combat the fly with twelve teams advancing operations. Jefferson County Medical Society officers elected for the year include J. R. Lewis as President and J. H. Matthews as Secretary and Treasurer. O V Frora sues Fred Dew and Fred Dittmore in U S Court Indianapolis over a patent for wooden stirrups. hearing set for tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram Francisco
Jefferson County Medical Society
J. R. Lewis
Wm. Marquis
S. M. Ford
J. H. Matthews
O. V. Frora
U. S. Court
Indianapolis
Fred. Dew
Fred. Dittmore
Belser Kin in Cincinnati Rites and Local Wheat Issue
Cuard Les Frederick Belser father of Charles F and the late William F Belser died in Cincinnati Thursday in his 98th year. Farmers in the county plow up and re drill wheat due to Hessian fly. Madison prices list at J W Nodler’s Main Street Grocery with light brown sugar 4 8 Rio coffee 15 Tea 25 Tobacco 40 and Kentucky whiskies 50 cents a quart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuard Les Frederick Belser
Chas. F
Wm. F. Belser
Cincinnati
Madison
J. W. Nodler
Main Street
Main
Second
Martin Ger alty’s Carriage Sale Sets Neighboring Papers Abuzz
The ad proclaims a large sale of carriages buggies and spring wagons on Thursday the 13th. Ripley County commissioners opened bids for Graham bridge stone work near New Marion with bids from 635 to 1645 dollars. The lowest bidder won the contract and the iron work went to Ohio Bridge Company for 1180 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Geralty
Martin
Ripley County
Graham
New Marion
Ohio Bridge Company
Local Trader Offers Calico at Five Cents a Yard
Mr. W. F. Bronixa advertises selling splendid calico for five cents a yard and other dry goods at proportionally low rates. He aims to clear his entire stock at dead cost and invites country buyers to inspect before purchasing elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Bronixa
Molar Fossil Found on Sand Bar in Kentucky By Isaac Wells
Isaac Wells displayed a four and a half pound posterior molar from a large prehistoric carnivorous animal found on a sand bar below the Kentucky. The relic, though fragmental, indicated significant size and predatory classification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrollon
Isaac Wells
Kentucky
Republican Spirit Roars in Markland Ind
A Vevay Reveille reporter from Markland Indiana warns of a looming clash as “the dark wave of mad ambition and diabolical threats” from the South arouses local patriotism and unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Markland
Ind
Lhat
Vevay
Otisville boye warns locals to stay discreet after Madison incident
Ture Holton of the Osgood Journal notes townspeople were amused and then warned when a local youth revealed where they stayed during a Madison visit. The piece mocks the incident and stresses that "our boys are posted" to avoid further slips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ture Holton
The
Osgood Journal
Louis A Sherley Completes Long Run Milestones
The Louis A Sherley of the United States Mail Line departed yesterday on her 946th trip. She has traveled 26,920 miles in three years and two months on runs between here, Madison, and Cincinnati and remains seaworthy, not a spar wetted during low water and continuing steady service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Counter Journal
Louis A. Sherley
United States Mail Line
Madison
Cincinnati
Bold attempt to rob Scott County treasury fails at dawn
Thieves broke in by prying the outer door and jarring the safe with crowbars and picks. They used powder to tamper with the lock but daylight forced them to abandon the job. The treasury held 29000 county orders 480 in cash and 3500 in notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott County
Madison Market Argues for Farmer Profits
The piece extols Madison as the best western market where farmers can buy cheaply and sell produce at fair value. It urges heads of families or their wives and daughters to shop there to ensure good prices and happy households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
West
Heya
City sues bondsmen to recover delinquent tax fees
Surr filed last week by the city through lawyers Judge Cravens W Kirk and A D Vanos dol against the bondsmen of the late Wm Howard John Adams Hiram Francisco John W Scott John B Crosa and John Kirk to recover 5590 plus 6 percent interest the largest recoverable amount. Howard is not charged with dishonesty the Ohio correspondent notes. Suit arises from Howard's refusal to pay to his successor 5590 claimed as fees for collecting delinquent taxes. The Star and Gazette misreported 14000 as the suit total. The complaint repeats the same action in two paragraphs a lawyerly device to enlarge the judgment prayer. The suit aims to recover the amount Howard retained as a percentage for tax collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Cravens
W. Kirk
A. D. Vanosdol
Wm. Howard
John Adams
Hiram Francisco
John W. Scott
John B. Crosa
John Kirk
Howard
Cincinnati Gazette
Star and Gazette
Young Nebraskan John Underwood Charged With Counterfeiting
John Underwood of Jennings County Nebraska arrived in the city with John and Henry Simper of New Marion and passed five to six counterfeit silver dollars before arrest. He claimed a stranger gave him the money in change and knew nothing of its character until arrest. A preliminary hearing bound him to five hundred dollars for the next Circuit Court term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Underwood
Nebraska
Jennings County
John
Henry Simper
New Marion
Messrs. Simper
Underwood
Esq. Jotngon
Turners Station Couple Elopes for Carrollton Wedding
Thos. Tincue and Elvira Tingle, cousins from Turner's Station Kentucky, eloped to Carrollton arriving 3 a m Thursday. Joined by Jo Myrick and two groom’s brothers, they married at the Central Hotel with Clerk Shannon securing a license and Esq Johnson officiating. The party returned to the hotel for breakfast and left rejoicing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thos
Tincue
Elvira Tingle
Turner's Station
Carrollton
Jo. Myrick
Central Hotel
Shannon
Esq. Johnson
Public Interest in Brennen Visits Repeats in City
The record notes Jim Brennen’s repeated movements and letters to his wife. He claims a farewell letter is a forgery and continues to play the innocent role amid ongoing scrutiny by local intelligence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Brennen
Second crop oats in same season reported near Manville
The article notes a Milton township farmer Mr J H Vernon growing a second crop of oats on his Manville farm. Stalks reach about two and a half feet with well developed heads. It is unusual to have two oat crops in one season though clover often yields two crops in this latitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Vernon
Milton Township
Manville
Rail project progress tied to B M railroad terminus
A dispatch from Beprorp notes the unfinished narrow gauge section between Sullivan and Switz City was let to Dayton Ohio men and slated for completion by December 25. The Wabash to Effingham Jr line will also finish soon, with paving possible once extended to Cincinnati from its current eastern end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Switz City
Dayton, O
Wabash and
Effingham, Jr
Cincinnati
Multivehicle wagon crash disrupts North Madison road
A wagon with driver David Johnson and passengers Maurice Herbst Jas Dufour and George Schleret collided after Dufour leaped free. The others were injured. a wheel off a second wagon caused a further collision near shelving rock. Dufour escaped unharmed. Also noted is the death of Mrs Nancy E Daiby in Brooksburg and funeral planned for Mt. Carmel Church Trimble County Ky. The jail fire in the lobby was contained with calls for repairs to the faulty flue and a railroad rail update from Roadmaster Kennedy detailing steel rail installations along the Jeffersonville Madison Indianapolis line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Johnson
Madison
Messrs
Maurice Herbst
Jas. Dufour
George Schleret
Dufour
Nancy E. Daiby
Josiah Daily
Brooksburg
Mt. Carmel Church
Trimble County
Mellender
Local Subscriptions and Court News Highlight Community
Smyrna township resident P Garpen receives praise for timely payments to the Herald. Maxtorp Reynolds convicted in Scott Circuit Court of petit larceny and sentenced to one year in the penitentiary. Abner Peacock found guilty and jailed for one day. Health officials urge vaccination for children and dependents. Gas Company repairs continue on house supply pipes. Jackman and Humphreys business sold to W H Powell for about $9,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxtorp Reynolds
Scott
Abner Peacock
Jackman & Humphreys
Julius Hoffstadt
W. H. Powell
Protracted Meeting Highlighted in Eminence Kentucky
Rev R T Martuews of the Christian Church in this city held a successful protracted meeting near Eminence Kentucky. The report notes local religious activity and community engagement with ongoing revival efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Kirtley
D. D
Kentucky
Vine Street Baptist Church
R. T. Martuews
The
Christian Church
Eminenee
Jefferson and Jackson in Louisiana purchase era
Forney’s Progress notes how Jefferson bought Louisiana in 1804 from Napoleon enabling control of the Mississippi and Gulf territories. It describes Jackson as a potential Louisiana governor and recalls his later victory at New Orleans on January 8, 1815, shaping US fortunes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forney
Jefferson
Louisiana
Napoleon
Missippi
Gulf of Mexico
General Lafayette
France
Andrew Jackson
Hickory
Jackson
Supreme Court of Tennessee
Washington
James Parton
New Orleans
Daniel Boone's Snake Hoard Revealed in Stranger Tale
A Cincinnati Commercial writer recounts a hunter’s tale of a giant 31 foot serpent found in a log. The creature bore a leather thong, a copper plate marked D Boone April 15 1779, and showed signs of being blinded. The writer speculates Boone trapped the snake, then released it. Two ladies swap a long dinner joke about a husband’s absent mindedness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
D. Boone
Daniel Boone
Watch Log of the Treasury Divides Congressional Hopefuls
The New Albany Ledger Standard suggests Holman, the watch log of the Treasury, will likely represent the district in Congress, while Matson Heald argues against, proposing new Democratic contenders watch it awhile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Albany Ledgar-Standard
Holman
The
Treasury
Congress
Matson Heald
Apple Jelly Falsified with Flavors Scams Consumers
An article from Bunton warns that most apple jelly is flavored with extracts from other fruits and sold cheaply at about 14 cents per pound. It contrasts this with real currant jelly at roughly 28 cents, noting tasteshift and deception in mass markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bunton
New England
Dr King’s New Discovery Promoted for Lung Diseases
An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery as effective against consumption and related lung ailments. It cites endorsements from physicians clergy and press and offers trial bottles free or regular bottles at 100. Sold by J. E.C. F. Harper in Madison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King
J. E.C. F. Harper
Madison
Bucklen Arnica Salve on Sale in Madison
Advertises Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the best for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and skin eruptions. Guaranteed satisfaction or money refunded. 25 cents per box sold by J B Harper Madison 837.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. BE
F. Harper
Madison
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