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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1891
Page
3
A panorama of local happenings from events at Hanover College to a street fight in Mayfield. Reports mention council turmoil in Vevay, river drainage plans, a minstrel visit by the DePauw Quartette, bridge business, and a Catholic priest impostor scam in Perry County.
The Madison council met with most members present except Klein and Thomas. The butchers pressed a license of 20 to 50 dollars with rent deductions and fines for violations. Other items included street commissioner election, bridge repairs, graveling, and a disputed ground issue near No 2 engine house. A taxables report was discussed, and the meeting closed after adjournment at 9 40.
Several papers mock reports of a baking powder war noting no conflict between Royal Baking Powder and imitators. The Louisville ferry City of Jeffersonville is laid up for repairs and will resume service in days as the New Shallcross is dismantled for a larger excursion steamer. The wrecked steamer Gen Tompkins crew details follow.
The New York Journal notes that carbonate of ammonia has long been essential in baking powders. It releases gas upon oven heat and leaves no residue, a factor physicians regard as key to its healthful leavening value in bread and cakes.
In Scottsburg the trial of Delmar Randall, a neighbor with high standing, continues after a prior arrest and bond. Prosecutors allege Randall killed Mrs. Wiggam’s house by arson, driven by a rejected proposal to wed Wiggam’s daughter. the case nears conclusion.
The Madison Herald warns of bogus dispatches by a rival paper and seeks to name its alleged culprit. It notes similar reports in Jeffersonville News and Seymour Democrat about a sensational murder claim involving Mrs. Margaret Peacock and the case’s impact on local readers. The Hanover College team did not appear for a game postponed due to darkness.
The article notes forest fires near Roann causing heavy wood loss in cords and other damage. It also mentions the southern prison library holdings, and local figures including Charles Schuman buying a wagon and Edward Seidel’s commission as notary.
Chairman Crozier led about fifty members at 7:30 PM in Madison parlors. Topics included Lexington and Indianapolis road prospects, L. & D. railroad delays from bond issues, and possible immigrant outreach. Committees were instructed to meet, circulars will be printed to boost membership, and a banquet was planned.
A Madison man known as ag Jack O'Brien tried to board the Madison train on Washington street as it moved. He was pulled free from between the platform and a coach by Chester Leland while Thomas Moran helped. O'Brien, a 30 year Clemens Starch Works employee, narrowly escaped serious injury.
W W Moran was arrested on a claim of horse stealing after driving a fine horse buggy into Bosler's stable on Market Street days earlier. He appeared described as a tough looking man with one eye. The sale price mentioned was a trifling sum.
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