Indiana Weekly Record notices and statewide items
The Aug 11 issue reports the soldiers' monument cornerstone weighs 28,000 pounds. Da viess county reports a fatal insect plague attacking horses, cows affected but not cattle, possibly Texas ponies. Legacies include Wm. Tufts buried in Elkhart, Bets on Niagara trip, Wabash River flooding impact, candidate circulars, a Crawfordsville debt case, Marco cattle shipment, farm accidents, a mastodon find east of Fort Wayne, and various local notes on rail, education, industry, and health across Indiana counties.
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Daviess County
Vincennes
Texas
Laporte
Chicago
Bunker Hill
Germantown
Monmouth
White Plains
Lundy’s Lane
Elkhart County
W. W. Browning
Nashville
Cleveland
Wabash River
Indiana
Elevator Fire Destroys Mt Vernon Mill and Wheat
Mt Vernon Ind August 13 The Peerless mills elevator burned last Thursday night destroying over 50000 bushels of wheat. Firemen saved the mill with hard work though wind was absent and water ample. Owners are W C Fehrer and D J Mackey. Loss about 45000, well insured. A town clock fund was started with nearly 200 subscribed toward a 700 clock to be placed on a church or courthouse. Livery stables were let to New Harmony. The Mt Vernon band is hired for the fair. Ed Highman to be inaugurated sheriff on the 26th mat with H P Leavenworth to supervise schools next winter. Posey teachers institute sits in session. William Nelson named executive clerk in Gov Hovey's office at 1000 per year, prompting Republican support in Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Vernon, Inc
Peerless Mills
W.C. Fehrer
D. J. Mackey
New Harmony
O.N. Fretageot
A. V. Hite
Ed Highman
H. P. Leavenworth
Posey County Teachers’ Institute
Bare knuckle bout and grim river tragedies headline Illinois notes
Peoria reports Hattie Kinney and Bessie Haley duel under American prize-ring rules. A couple from Rockford left a note and were found dead in the river. Barn fire harms Sam Calvin's 43 miles south of Grayville. Old settler Capt. Harris of Galena noted. Fish, wheat and local incidents tallied across Illinois and neighboring regions with various deaths, discoveries, and curiosities.
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Peoria
Ita
Hattie Kinney
Bessie Haley
Hattie
Geo. Sussmitch
Rockford
Sam Calvin
Grayville
Harris
Galena
Ilinois
Sangamon River
United States Fish Commission
Stephenson
Monticello
Belleville
Halsted
Western Avenues
Chicago
Carmi
Cyrus Stephens
Some Hoosier Fish Stories and Odd Indiana Notes
Reports from Indiana towns on miraculous healer J W Jacobs of the Knights of Honor and a museum freak Laura Wolford’s death. Agate of bass, rare white bird “phantom heron,” pearls in White River, and diverse oddly dramatic local happenings across Lafayette Laforge Vincennes Columbus Crawfordsville Logansport Fort Wayne. Gold found in Clarke county and other small-town curiosities.
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Lafayette, Inc
Laura Wolford
Catholic Hospital
Maryland
Laporte
Vincennes, Inc
Knox County
Austin Dolla
Madison County
White River
Iockford
Jackson County
F. M. Bosheler
Elkhart
Ward Bletcher
Martin Stucker
Clarke County
Elegant wedding invites mark Harris and Fitton union
Elegant invitations were sent for the wedding of Mr Herbert Harris and Miss May Fitton at St Stephen s Episcopal Church on the 28th. After the ceremony a reception will be held at Mrs J W Hiatt s home and they will depart for Huntsville Als. Tur steamer Nellie Hudson hosted 250 on moonlight trip with Bannett s band. Next Sunday excursion Grayville to Grand Chain. Motts not going to Mt Vernon. Carmi White Caps arrive to contest. Runaway on Main street. Will and Bish Mumford escaped injury. Band-stand at fair may host theatrical musicians. Ford & WaUz add front to City Exchange. See new ads of H Brown and Ford Bennett. Methodist festival raised about $100. Opera-house roof replaced. River rising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Harris
May Fitton
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
J. W. Hiatt
Huntsville
Als
Tur
Nellie Hudson
Bannett
Grayville
Grand Chain
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the Register
C.w.slater
Tag Register
John Walz
Main St
Ind
WM. P. Ford
Fee
Heckmann
East Main Street
A. D. Jones
Notary
AVID
Wells House
Viday Pe
Orne
Ford Bros
John A. Wilhelm
Queensware, Glassware, &c
Armour
Chase & Sanborn
Asty
America
Ad Chase & Sanborn
BROAD
Boston
Mass
Ford & Bennett
City Bakery
J. OC. Miller
Will. Mott
New Harmony, Ind
W. L. Douglas Hoes
W. L. Douglas
Congress
Brockton
Ianl
Eugene S.thrall
Horace P.owen
Cashier
Campy
Thomas Mumford Jr
Eugene F. Owen
Charles A. Parke
William H. Owen
Alfred Dale Owen
William P. Edson
Mt. Vernon
Main
Court-House
Arctic
Albert S Newsom
Church St.bet. Main & Brewery
Newsom
City Exchange
Ford & Walz
West Main Street
Lichtenberger's
Jacob Breith
Breith
BANK
Jery
Indianapolis, Inc
Soldiers’ Monument
Johnson County
Cal Beck
Crawfordsville
Marco
Greene County
New York
Alice Brown
Corydon
Will Joineon
Madison
Sadie Athey
Lizzie Voss
Howard County
Humphrey Roberts
Martinsville
Morgan County
Andrew Smith
Franklin
Evanaville
St. Wendel
Fort Wayne
U.R.E. of P
Warsaw
Gray
Democratic State Committee
Swint
Boonville
Rockville
Shelbyville
Wabagh
Columbus
Henry County
Montgomery
Washington Laio
Goshen
Michigan City
Terre Haute
Princeton
Board of County Commissioners
Posey County
Church Street
Owen
B. F. Newtom & Son
Main Street
Church and Tavern
Joseph P. Compton
Given
D. P
Wm. Nelson
Gov. Hovey
Nelson
Illinois
Poseyville
Poseyville, Inc
Alex Record
Isaiah Fletchall
Alf Record
Lynn Township
Geo
Victoria
B.C
Willoughby
Alaskan
Muirs Glacier
Montreal
Canada
Glandera
Parke County
Terre Havre
Lnp
Here
Kentucky
Louisville
Sharp
Columnus
John R. Davis
Ohfio
Columnus, O
Harrison
Wasamaron
D.C
Washington, D.C
U.S
Indiana Aporis, Inc
J. W. Jacobs
Indiana K. of H
Joseph Ault
South Bend
Fasnacht
Lafayette
Wa. Steer
Connersville
Michael Kenny
Wm. Bingeman
Logansport
G. P. Fagan
Tom Browne
Christopher Hillard
Geo. Zollman
Spencer
Will
Bish Mumford
Ford & Wauz
H. Brown and
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