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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1887
Page
1
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Colorado is a vast rectangle with major irrigation expansion transforming dry plains into fertile land. The Loveland and Greeley canal system, a Horace Greeley project, irrigates hundreds of thousands of acres, creating thriving towns like Greeley and spurring cattle, wool, and grain growth backed by costly water rights and multiple large canal companies across the state.
The Washington entry lists Indiana residents receiving patents: Sanders of Bartholomew county for a shock fodder loading device. Philion of Mishawaka for wooden pulleys. Morgan of Terre Haute for glass strengthening. Macomber of Walkerton for a wire twisting device. Hornaday of Indianapolis for an electric lock. Hammon of Hammond for tongue support. Donaldson of Montezuma for roofing tile. Harland of Frankfort for a gate. Stewart of Liberty for a hand rake. Kentucky note: Aug 20 results show Buckner 144,619. Bradley 127,604. Fox 8,400. Cardin 4,487. total 285,110, up nearly 10,000 from before. Presidential vote in 1884: Cleveland 162,961. Blaine 118,122. scattering 4,882.
In Americus Georgia on August 20 a curious effect of a recent lightning bolt struck the Mayo residence. The chimney was lifted from a lighted lamp, extinguished the flame, and settled upright on the table, a bizarre freak of the storm witnessed by occupants.
Greencastle and Putnam county prepare to host survivors of the Wilder Brigade on September 7 and 8 with arrangements for twenty thousand attendees. Mrs Gen Wilder will present a silver badge to each survivor while Gov Gray and staff ex Senator Harrison and ex Senator Cullom of Illinois are listed among expected visitors. Meanwhile in Hontincture workers uncover preserved logs and branches 20 feet underground while digging a well at the fairground.
The oldest Methodist preacher in Indiana, Reverend Aaron Woods, died at Yountsville in Montgomery county. A Virginia native, he was 85, a church member 74 years, and preached 67 years. His remains were buried at Lafayette.
In Cairo a proposed sick benefit association aims to charge residents 26 cents monthly for hospital care of non incurable diseases. John Cunningham of Flora suggests land owners pay 10 per acre to fund Lake Michigan water delivery during droughts, estimated at 3.8 million dollars to irrigate the entire system. Other items note a 6 foot coal vein at Mattoon 650 feet deep, an old woman with odd items off a Sandoval train, cannon injuries at Enfield reunion, wells yielding pure water in Weatfield, efforts to burn Charleston, a 25 acre Pulaski farm netting 6,220, Albion paying 60 cents a ton for street rock, Carwi law students forming a debating society, Carmi coal borers at 675 feet with no coal, and Newton adopting city government.
A compilation of oddities and stats includes a Kentucky scare ending in a deaf mute firing five shots, a New York snow dump from under Brooklyn arches igniting a street snowball fight, and a 1320 year old Chinese banknote in St. Petersburg. It notes coffee output near 600,000 tons yearly with Brazil dominant, global spirits exports by Britain and Germany, US postmasters under $1,000, Savannah’s 82 female militiamen led by Miss Annie Geble, Alaska travel rising, and a planned Chicago W C T U national headquarters.
Carr Wa My ers editor hails New Harmony as one of the state’s most intelligent towns praising Prof Cox Col Richard Owen and local residents. A local fair Sunday features Mt Vernon Blues vs New Harmony Motts with round trip Evansville tickets advertised and school opens Sept 12.
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