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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1891
Page
8
Various items describe housing, health remedies, local personalities, and upcoming events in North Madison and Seymour area. Advertisements for Simmons Liver Regulator and Hood's Sarsaparilla appear alongside notices of new cottages, social gatherings, and local business updates.
A catalog notes French and American cloths as top dress fabrics for the season. It highlights a 54 inch cloth at a value price, offered in 12 new shades, plus Granite Suiting 40 inch novelty cloth and Habit Cloth 1% yards wide in black and colors. All wool cloths priced from 25 to 75 cents and Amazon broadcloth at 1.25 to 1.50, with 54 inch plaids, stripes and novelty cloth for wraps.
Salvation Army service attacked by brick thrown from outside injuring no one. Firemen’s Tournament on November 3rd with large crowds expected. J M T fares available. New corn arrives at 45 cents. apples are shipped to Chicago Cincinnati and Indianapolis. Charles Overman near Scottsburg crushed by a log wagon and left unconscious. Eagle Hollow youths fight settled in Squire Allen court. Berry Bellamy fined for assault. Jacob Wagner dies at Fairfield Iowa. brother to Jesse and Isaac Wagner. Madison officials attend Western Water Ways Convention in Evansville. St Peter’s Support Society elects officers.
Season tickets are on sale for a city lecture series featuring the Christian Endeavor Societies and the Epworth League. The New York Philharmonic Concert Club will perform the first engagement, Hon George R Wendling the second, and W M R Francie of New York City the third. Mrs Indiana Stivers leaves for Evansville Ind to represent the local WLC at the state convention with six hundred delegates attending. Francis E Willard will address the convention and speak at Evansville Sunday. Mrs Mary E Suggard presides.
At the bride’s home in China the wedding of Joseph Speltz and Rosa Lineweber, both notable locals, occurred at 8 am with Rev. Father Weider presiding from St. Patrick’s church North Madison. The bride wore dove colored silk, the groom black. An old fashioned country dinner followed and many useful gifts were given as congratulations. The groom is a prosperous local farmer.
The Madison Indiana Post Office lists uncalled letters dated Tuesday October 13 1801 with names including Mrs Louisa Edelman Mary Jones Mollie Jones Mrs T Stewart Mrs Mary sal lender and others. To claim letters, request advertised status with the date of advertisement. Letters not picked up within two weeks go to the dead letter office in Washington.
At a stockholders meeting, John R Cravens H B Foster J W Garrison John Adams and C A Korbly were elected Directors. A two member committee examined the Treasurer's accounts and found the report correct. The $1200 note was paid and the company is free of indebtedness with Cravens as President Foster as Vice President Korbly as Secretary and Treasurer.
Advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as the most economical medicine with 100 doses per bottle. It claims the bottle lasts about a month while competing preparations run out in a week, branding Hood's as the best blood purifier.
A biographical look at Christopher Harrison, first Indiana Lieutenant Governor, his failed romance with Elizabeth Patterson, fifteen years in Indiana wilderness, his later role in laying out Indianapolis, and his lifelong solitude before dying in 1863 at age 84.
The law requires adding damages to all taxes unpaid by Monday November 2 1891 the last day for paying the November installment of the 1890 state and county taxes without damages. Do not delay as heavy rush may prevent service and increase costs. D H Demaree T J C oct d w 4 t
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