The Hegister Friday Publication Note
The Hegister published every Friday by Co. ww. Slater.
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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1885
Page
1
The Hegister published every Friday by Co. ww. Slater.
The State board of agriculture moves to prep the Indiana State fair starting September 28 with aims to surpass past displays. Railroads offer low rates. Township assessors will list soldiers from 1812 to the Civil War and widows and children under 16. Also reported are cave explorations near DePauw Station and Dubois Pike counties. News covers local crimes, mining finds, citrus, and a wide array of Indiana happenings from Jasper to Evansville.
In Washington, Col. A. E. Stevenson drives Democratic postmaster appointments as strike against Republicans, with orders to fill fourth class offices by party loyalty. President Cleveland backs broad land release to emigrant settlement, while government fences 1,000 to 25,000 acre tracts under scrutiny. Secretary Whitney assumes Roach shipyard for the cruiser project with standard contract terms.
Commissioner Black announces removal of all pension office staff who did campaign work last year under official cover. Some have already been sent home. He vows no such operations will be tolerated in the future. Ed Henderson, Indiana Democratic State chairman, to become internal revenue agent at $8 daily in Indiana. A federal proclamation orders Indians on Oklahoma lands to leave within 40 days, affecting cattle-kings including several governors and Congressmen. Alabama strongman J H Clark demonstrates strength. Virginia tin mines richer than Cornwall. Tonquin tax campaign costs France about 60,000,000.
The notice promotes Vinton & Cooper as leading jewelers in New Harmony Indiana offering a $1000 Elgin watch, ad highlights Sandlebin & Geiss new butcher partnership serving Stewartsville and Griffin, mentions ditch drainage work and cleanup, and notes the death of Wits Statuines an 81 year old Posey county pioneer buried at Carnahan graveyard.
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