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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1882
Page
2
Dr Rodolph H Reemeli seeks coroner. David L McClure runs for Recorder. George L Elliott seeks Treasurer. Joseph Keiser runs for Surveyor. All are independent candidates in Jefferson county.
The Grangers Jubilee was a success with farmers busy sowing wheat. Court sessions in Crrctrr Court extended to Monday October 9. Square Cravens court has been busy the past days. Eugene Hay returned from a Michigan fishing trip. James Longe of Indianapolis visiting locally. Aldermanic campaign costs around 25 cents. Farmers seek more rain amid complaints. Puestox Pairs caught a four foot seven inch eel last Thursday. Upper market house got a new coat of paint and whitewash. Brennan donyson and daughter returned from Sagla and the Northwestern States.
Indianapolis resident Willie Jones reports great benefit from Brown's Iron Bitters and prefers it to any tonic he has used. The note highlights its perceived efficacy for malarial liver issues and includes a dated reminder about a mass meeting and local happenings.
Last Saturday Patrick Cassady filed suit against Charles Loyd to replevy old railroad ties with no damages sought. The ties valued at 2 cents. Both had purchased the ties from the section boss. Squire Cravens awarded Cassady a judgement of £3 damages.
The Shelbyville mass meeting drew Senator Voorhees and other speakers. Voorhees is slated to speak in Edinburg, Bartholomew County, next Friday evening. The piece recounts local events from cattle fever to a wedding and railroad talk, with mentions of prominent locals and community projects.
Gangs Aubilee reports the Grage Fair was a grand success with attendance larger than ever before despite a delayed copy for this week.
A court house meeting scheduled for Sept 21 1882 is announced. A constable arrests Pete Barret for disturbing Col Hoy's temperance meeting. barret pleads guilty and pays 1.55. J W Henry injured at the Central Hotel possibly from a fall. expects transfer to Louisville. William Hogeye Stanley vows temperance but relapses into drinking after an all night celebration with friends.
Hon James Lanham spoke at Olive Branch School House last Saturday evening. Major Simpson spoke at Manville, J W McKin at Deputy. The piece emphasizes sovereignty of the people and condemns money as political power. It frames Jefferson County race as taxpayers against a corrupt ring, with Linck accused of favoring money over principles.
The Star the Board of Health and the city Attorney clash over bone dust odors in town. Dresselhouse of Currie & Co. faced arrest and a venue change from Madison township to Hanover township for his trial, as local papers long battled the nuisance with limited success.
Last Wednesday night the Scott county Treasurer Daniel Bletcher’s safe was blown open and about $3,000 in orders and cash taken. The cash compartment was untouched, showing a fruitless attempt to access it. A chair burned in the office when the janitor found the scene Thursday morning, with burglars tools on the floor and a drilled door. The burglary likely occurred around two AM on Thursday. no clues yet for arrest.
A sketch outlines Rudolph B. Reemelin as Coroner candidate with a German medical diploma from Würzburg and a three year and a half practice in the city. It notes his lineage and marriage to a Cincinnati merchant’s daughter. Cap t. W. H. Wells is presented as Commissioner lower district candidate, a mature Saluda farmer and Republican. John Warfield is named as Commissioner upper district candidate, a prosperous Shelby township farmer with long local residence.
A mass meeting invites participation by opponents of corrupt rule with Hon. Frank T. Hord and other speakers announced by the Democratic County Central Committee Chair Joseph C. Abbott. The Egyptian War ends with a heavy Arabi Wolsey clash. Egyptians defeated, Cairo captured rebels seized, spoils unclear. A violent ducking death at Anchorage Asylum described by an employee Maddox and others. victim dies after hemorrhages following intoxicated abuse.
All persons seeking a remedy for consumption and throat lung ailments are invited to visit C Heberhart s Drug Store to obtain a free Trial Bottle of Dr King s New Discovery. The offer promises to demonstrate the benefits of the regular dollar sized bottle.
A Smyrna reader defends an Independent movement against party cliques praising the ticket as honest and necessary to curb Hubbellism and machine politics. The letter alleges corruption and blackmail within local politics and claims the Independent ticket will win next November.
A forty ton monument to William Morgan was funded by over two thousand donors from Canada and twenty six U.S. states and territories. Inscribed are Morgan’s memory, his 1812 war service, and calls to expose Freemasonry dangers. The base cites Batavia records and local editorials as part of the narrative.
Mount Vernon residents dispute national telegrams claiming saloon owners incited mob violence the city marshal tried to arrest Charles Hosey and a gang attacked him, leading to a fire at Paul’s home. Citizens vow to prosecute hoodlums while saloon closures were supported by local officials. Prohibitionists see no gain for Mount Vernon as Posey County backs the State ticket.
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