Farmers Institute at Posey County Draws Big Attendance
A Posey County Farmers Institute session opened with a brief prayer and welcome. About 75 attended the morning session, 300 at the afternoon, and 600 at the evening program featuring speeches on crop rotation, stock, and farm progress, with musical interludes and a dancing finale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Elliott
Culmer
Corbin
Mt. Vernon Sun
E. F. Owen
J. A. Mount
Shannondale
W. C. Latta
Lafayette
Indiana
G. W. Curtis
T. J. Truscott
D. McReynolds
Senator Mount
Geo. Heubner
Stewartsville
T. W. Wilson
J.C. Wilson
C. T. Elliott
J. W. Miller
Mary Truscott
Richard Owen
Elliott
Kate Kilbinger
Pauline
Wilson
Miller
Jennie Twigg
J.B. Elliott
Prof
Latta
Farmers Institute Sessions Highlight Agricultural Policy
A Farmers Institute narrative covers papers on crop adaptability and taxation of agriculture with speakers from Princeton and New Harmony. Resolutions urge a 5000 dollar state and federal funding, support for farmers organizations, and a World’s Fair in 1892, plus library access and fair treatment for roads and schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Truscott
Senator Mount
Committee On
General Assembly
West
Institute
New Harmony
Congress
Gro W. Curtis
S. D. McKeynroups
County Asylum and bidder notice in county records
County commissioners will hire a superintendent of the poor asylum at a stated salary and lease the facility to the lowest bidder. A private Union county man reports relief from rheumatism after using Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. 50 cent bottles sold by W. W. Wiley & Co. Also praise for C. P. Baking Powder from Mrs. Thos. C. Bridwell of Evansville Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union County
Chamberlain
W. W. Wiley & Co
H B Legg
Vailla
Board of County Commissioners
Pusey County
Indiana
Mount Pleasant
Posey County
Tavern Streets
New Harmony
John J. T. Eagle
Main Street
Church and Tavern
Frank Lyon & CO
Church Street
Owen
LO Lee
Henry Brown
Local visitors noted in Mt. Vernon region
Mt. Vernon Sun correspondent A J Calkina reports arrivals in town from Grayville and Chicago. Annie Miller visits Grayville relatives while Dr. Cole and E D Owen are named as visitors. Sheriff Highman and Geo Hunsdon are listed as town residents with illness notes. Thos Mumford Sr on the sick list. H T Slater killed a copperhead near the old dam with a 32 caliber pistol. the 22 inch snake was decapitated after a brief fight. Several larger snakes of this kind were also killed last summer in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theo. Jones
Mississippi
Memphis
Tenn
Lizzie Steinbrenner
Stewartsville
A. B. Schmidt
Cook’s
H. O. Shepard
Muscogee
I. T
Dr. Holton
A.J. Calkina
Mt. Vernon
H. T. Slater
Township Trustee candidates open spring campaign
The spring campaign opens with announcements of F. D. Bolton and HE V. Johnson as trustee candidates. Both are well known and have served acceptably. the Democratic convention will decide, and the nominee should win the party majority. Local notices report various small town items including sales of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy, Johnston’s Baking Powder praise, and local industry updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. D. Bolton
HE. V. Johnson
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the Register
O. W. Slater
New Harmony,indiana
A. M. Hayden
Upper Flist Street
Evansville
Arthur Draosfield
J. W. Hiatt
Agnier
Princeton
E F. Owen
Favora
Clint
Hearing
Oregon
County Asylum
C. P
Mra. Thos. C. Bridwell
Evansville, Ind
Frank D. Bolton
Harmony Township
Jebn Eugene V. Johnson
Johbnston
Mary L. Swarmstedt
Ind
Ford Bros. & Lichtenberger’s
Ford Broe
Lichtenberger
Nisbet
Evanaville
Matthew Orman
Lynn Township
Ford Bros. & Lichtenberger
Stave
J. Waieneap
Township Teachers’ Institute
Frize
Thompson Randolph
Benjamin Balley
A. D. Jones
Thompson Rantolph
Center Township
Sule
A.D. Jones
Henry Hunsdon
Notary Public & Conveyancer
U.S
Commercial Attorney Office
Notary
Posey Circuit Court
William O. 'Trethewey
Rhoda White
Court House
Wits
Edward KE. Highman
Ernest Dale Owen
B.F. Newton & CO
U. S
Washington
C. A. Snow & CO
East Main Street
Notary Public
AID
Hiatt Block
Franhex D. Bolton
W. W. Wiley &C
West Main St
H. Brown
W. W. Wilby & CO
New Harmony, Indiana
Thomas Mumford
Thrall & Mum
Mammoth Drug-Store
Bazar
Duclos Coo
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