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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1896
Page
4
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Our Mail Order Department offers thorough equipment and features of our business. People living far from the city cannot always visit the store in person to shop, so the mail order service provides convenient access for distant customers.
The piece notes unseasonable March weather with warm days followed by snow and wind. It also comments on the US government running an $18 million shortfall from 1895 to 1896, calling it a surplus on the wrong side of the ledger. It tips readers to consult Grover Cleveland for advice on selling bonds.
A county tax roll lists residents with properties assessed at $a.000 or more, naming numerous individuals such as PhOWN TOWNATIC, Harriet J. Aiden, John J. Carter, Henry C. Conduitt, Nathan Day, Ted Poe Barmer, John I. Hadley, Robert Harvey Tonry, and many others. The document blends tax data with scattered advertisements and filler text.
The Dominion Company seeks trustworthy men or women to travel in Indiana for an established, reliable house. Includes steady salary and expenses. Enclose references with a self addressed stamped envelope. Chicago address listed for the company.
Monrovia hosts a university representative from Chicago who formed a small class and plans to expand. N. E. Hubbard runs a large public sale. The town’s schools stage a Friday March 20 entertainment with a ten cent admission. M E church quarterly meetings follow next weekend led by presiding elder Talbott. Some pupils seek graduation in common school branches. Marty Thompson will not teach next year due to eye problems. A music box at Luda Taylor’s offers tunes.
The Republicans of Brown township met in convention at the bishop's office last Saturday to elect delegates to the state convention in Indianapolis and to the district convention in Greencastle. J. M. Bishop was chosen as state delegate with G. W. Ass as alternate. B. B. F. Trogden chosen for the district convention with J. E. Querton as alternate.
In Somerryville a crowd rushes a tram as passengers crowd the car and push forward taking seats from a modest man who is overwhelmed by the rush. Neighboring witnesses describe the scramble and the man’s frustration as others push ahead.
An intoxicated Fred Barnard seized Lyons restaurant in Martinsville delaying entry for hours as patrons fled upstairs. A street crowd gathered outside while Barnard wielded a razor, slashed the marshal’s coat, and officers clashed with knives and pistols before Barnard was jailed with friends’ aid. The episode sparked calls to end the whiskey policy in town.
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