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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1891
Page
20
The Mt. Vernon area reports delinquencies at tax sales and a verbal mix of local industry notes. Steamer activity and river high water affect the region, while boot makers and drug ads promote Walker Boots Shiloh’s cures and Vitalizers. Local publishing quirks include newspaper timing and anonymous poems.
The Mt. Vernon correspondent notes a lively week with visitors from Evanville Indianapolis Poseyville Chicago and Nashville. Also a prize fight at Schieber's ball between George Washington and Joe McCarty ended in a draw after 12 rounds with heavy betting and visible bruising.
Stolen boat of Hal Wilmoth and A T Slater was recovered June 1 after four weeks missing. Suspects had visited the site twice, last Friday attempting to remove iron rowlocks from Lee Hofreiter's boat. Another boat tied to Willie Trethewey and Arthur Spelling used, stolen at the cutoff early last week and moved near the ferry. Also, four mutual insurance companies form in Lynn Marrs Black and Point townships with $150000 capital. members pay 8 percent and cover 85 percent of losses. A similar Robinson township organization has existed for some time.
Last week R. P. Brownlee of Little York near Monmouth purchased a half interest in a mare and two yearling fillies from Deep Creek Stock Farm. The deal is reported at about $2,000. Brownlee owns and trains Nightingale and is regarded as a keen judge of horses and pedigrees.
Frank Bechberger and one or two others reported two prairie chickens seen last Sunday on Crans field land northeast of town. Such birds have been practically extinct here for as long as most residents can remember.
Henry Brown began receiving a spring stock including clothing, fine shoes and hats this week. New styles are on display. The cold wave dropped the temperature by 35 degrees before Wednesday morning. The Valentine ball last Saturday night drew a small crowd. Groundhog day passed with clear signs. The river started to rise Tuesday night. Ducks are numerous this week.
The list details pupils in several rooms from Sept 10 1890 to Feb 9 1891 who were neither absent nor tardy. It includes many named students across Rooms 1 to 4 and notes a monthly section ending Feb 6. The report urges parents to improve punctuality and regularity in attendance, signed by Superintendent C. L. Purnam.
A Rural World reader describes hanging seed corn in a smoke house and smoking it thoroughly to protect every kernel from gophers, moles, mice, and blackbirds. Nearby sweet corn not smoked was nearly ruined, suggesting a trial of this method to prevent seed corn loss in hill farms.
After about three and a half months a Posey county Republican, once buried under a 1000 vote Democratic advantage, writes the Evanaville Standard from Mt. Vernon declaring the party thoroughly organized and intent on reducing Democratic majorities in the future.
The Bucket Brigade members host masquerade balls at Thrall Opera House next Monday and Tuesday evenings. A good time is assured with premiums for the best and most appropriate costumes awarded to winners.
Morris Ford and Wilworth Hume crossed the river last Friday to Long Pond and returned with a fine string of 36 game fish. On Saturday Jo Hofreiter added 22 more from the same pond.
Parsons Kas February 16 A Kansas inventor James Story claims a patent for an artificial edible egg produced after two years of work. Tests by local business men report no difference from real eggs in shape color and taste. Story demonstrates eggs with grains and coins inside and plans to build an egg factory with $500 machinery capable of producing a carload daily at about 3 cents a dozen. The Ohio River floods nearby areas this week.
A Venus execution directed from the Posey Circuit Court clerk requires sale of a judgment against Marcus Randolph to Azro Dyer for six hundred forty seven dollars plus interest and costs. The sale will be to the highest bidder at public auction.
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