Indiana's Weekly Record Highlights State Debts and Reforms
Indiana's Weekly Record reports political sparring over the secret ballot and registration laws, with speculation about fall actions and 1892 elections. It notes a pending appropriation for a soldiers' monument, criticism of state finances, Gov. Hovey attending the G A R convention, and the Laporte band hired for the State fair amid fiscal controversy.
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Indiannapolis
Inn
Hovey
Boston
Laporte Band
Mighty Explosion Destroys Ten Acres in Shelby County
A powerful blast at Ogden's graveyard near Waldron, Shelby County, destroys ten acres and tears Flat Rock river apart. Flames rise 200 feet high, geysers shoot water and blue mud, and a crater a full acre forms. Farmer J H Lowe reports bones exposed in the torn graveyard as locals fear a natural gas or volcanic eruption. The blast is felt for miles as residents remain stunned and alarmed.
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Greenspurg, Inc
Ogden’s Graveyard
Shelby County
Flat Rock River
Conn’s Creek
J. H. Lowe
Waldron
Lowe
Wm. Mitchell
Elkhart County
Owen County
Anderson
Peru
Oliver Miller
Huntington
Gen. Grant
Pike County
Posey
Congress
Dearborn
Morgan County
Brooklyn
Vincennes
Fort Wayne
Indianapolis
Indiana Fish Ponds Near Columbus Trade in Carp
Report from Columbus Indiana describes two large artificial carp lakes in the county. James Perry farms a lake with about 25 000 carp fed daily by bell and feed horn. Bavarian fisheries owned by Valentine Stillabower hold at least 60 000 carp and native fish from White river including large channel catfish. Ponds overseen annually, fishermen visit often. Weather and wildlife pressures noted with cranes and kingfishers as pests, traps used against birds.
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ColumBus, Inc
James Perry
Here
Valentine Stillabower
White River
GooD FISH STORY in Rockville Aug 11
Rockville Indiana story about Wip field S Catlin who dives into creek holes to locate large catfish by the roaring sound under water. He builds rock pens around the fish and traps them with a hook to earn tuition and education funds.
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Rockville, Inc
Wipfield S. Catlin
Catlin Captures Big Fish by Simple Pole and Cord Method
A man ties a line to a pole and threads a cord through the gills, pulling fish from the water. Within weeks Catlin hauls in many fish weighing 25 to 75 pounds each and sells them for 10 cents a pound, finding a ready market.
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Catlin
In Other Words Fools and Their Cash Parts
A picaresque Indiana clippings round up anecdotes: Presley Brewer hid $103 in a tree, a cow ate it. Mrs. Gilmore burned $550 in a stove and Uncle Sam redeemed it. a Washington trip ended in a contentious ice cream festival and a spooked husband. Reports from Rockville to Indianapolis cover rallies, a hollow tree with rats, a mysterious 600 pound stone, a deathbed with predictive widow, and a rogue cow near Harrison. Bloomington water works planned. varied local notes on horses, politics, schools, and incidents conclude with a costly fire at Fort Wayne Wheel Works.
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Bloomrzep, Inc
Presley Brewer
Albert Gilmore
Sam
Daviess County
Washington
Rockville
Sam Small
Small
B. Newland
Paoli
J. Mitchell
Hancock County
Greenfield
John Fox
Knox County
John
Indianapolis
Harrison
Bloomington
Crawford County
Sam Benz
English
Wayne County
Richmond
Danville Normal College
Indiana
Illinois
Goshen
Leonard Kapp
Decatur County
Iny
Ircoci
Tay Steininger
Warsaw
Frank McCoy
Terre Haute
Rogues’ Gallery
Police
Lilly Workman
Shelbyville
Cannelton
Hendricks County
Brownsburg
Clarke County
Seymour
Ford & McGregor
Mt. Vernon
Beale
Fort, Wayne
Petrified woods display near Colorado's Pike's Peak inspires visitors
A vivid report from Florissant describes a valley near Manitou where petrified wood, including a 45 foot circumference stump, lies scattered along the road and in nearby groves. Visitors glimpse blue-black coal conglomerate stones, with silica weathering revealing wood fibers while a landmark pine stump captivates sightseers.
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el Paso County
Col
Crystal Peak
Manitou
New Suit Stock Opens as Fair Time Approaches
Henry Brown offers a vast new clothing stock for fair time and invites shoppers to choose. J. D. Barton has wrestled with legacy Wabashabhakea issues but expects a final win. J. W. Hiatt will speak in Winfield on Saturday evening. Local residents urged to support the county campaign.
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Henry Brown
J. D. Barton
J. W. Hiatt
Winfield
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