Posey County Treasurer Presents June 1880 Financial Report
Posey County Treasurer Nicholas Joest submits a detailed receipts and expenditures statement covering June 1, 1879 to May 31, 1880. Totals show county revenue, school revenue, road and tuition funds, with duplications collected and notes on apportionments and township trustees. The report notes additional payments to townships June apportionment and court allowances.
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Posey County
Mt. Vernon
Ind
Board of Commissioners
Indiana
Sck
Congressional Fund
Congress
Wecatver
Nicholas Joest
Seve Didlerser
Prin
Rates and Rules of Advertising in The Register
The Register outlines subscription costs of 81 50 yearly in advance or 2 if delayed six months. It warns of strict enforcement, arrears, and new engagement if not notified upon discontinuance. Advertising rates vary by column size and duration, with all legal ads per law, and prepayment required for transient ads.
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Cscs
Secene
Sa@s
Posey County Auditor's Report 1879 80 and related notices
Auditor Alfred D. Owen reports receipts and allowances for Posey County from June 1, 1879 to May 31, 1880 detailing delinquents 1878 taxes 1879 taxes ditch and ferry licenses show license fees and court costs. Administrator announces public sale of two thirds of Owen's Part New Harmony property July 31 1880 with payment terms and six percent interest.
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Posey County
Indiana
Board of Commissioners
Circuit Court
Alfred D. Owen
George S. Green
Mt. Vernon
Ind
de Bonis
John R. Robson
Owen
New Harmony
Teachers Institute
Sneeenne
Anon
Onsen Senes
Reece Hanes
Dee
House of Refuge
Noble Toast Reveals Knight's Oath to His Mother
In a chivalric scene a grand assembly cheers a knight as he toasts to a woman of his heart. The room Flames with passion as knights demand the name of the beloved, and St. Leon finally reveals the pledge is to his mother.
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St. Leon
Stanley
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral lauded as world remedy for throat and lung ailments
An old promotional account extols Ayer's Cherry Pectoral as a universal cure for throat and lung diseases. It claims rapid relief for colds and warns no home should be without it, noting widespread physician and clergyman endorsements and sure cures where possible.
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Ayer
A. H. Fretageot & Co
Elopement Fashion Through the Ages
A humorous note on elopement styles from the V. Y. Herald contrasts old and new approaches. It cites a plain night chase with a window ladder and a minister as factors, and notes parental secret keeping spoils the romance.
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V. Y. Herald
Danites praised by London Spectator for rugged California drama
The London Spectator lauds Joaquin Miller's Danites as staged by McKee Rankin's London company. It notes the play's rugged energy and novelty amid a snow covered landscape imagined as California, praising its departure from conventional drama and its striking forest and canyon imagery.
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Joaquin Miller
McKee Rankin
London
London Spectator
California
Commissioners Court Grants Licenses and Sets Local Taxes
The Commissioners' Court met in the Auditor's office on Monday June 7 with Mille Smith and Curtis present. Licenses were issued to numerous applicants including C F Tente Phil Yanker and J L Kaho. taxes were levied for 1880 including poll tax and dog taxes. Various highway viewings hearings appointments and road orders followed plus contracts for bridge repair and discipline of election expenses.
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Commissioners’ Court
Auditor's Office
Mille, Smith and Curtis
C. F. Tente
Phil Yanker
Jobnn Dietz
Chas, Webr
Rabeo & Naas, Co
A. Waseem
J. Bischoff & Co
Jobo Miller
Peter Schaffer
Louis Kuehn
J. C. Rutledge
Peter Heckman
Phil Kalbfubs
Mathew Cox
Wabash River
Webb
Henry Kron
Robb Township
Henry Beckley
Bethel Township
Russell Blockley
Henry Dexheimer
Point Township
Solomon C. Dunlap
David R. Downen
Aaron Miller
Samuel Benthall
View Road
Michael Ruminer
Marrs
Jas. W. Whitworth
N. N. Mills
L. C. French
Lynn Township
Silas Jones
Jas. M. Erwin
Sam Gill
David Conover
Black Township
Parish Alldredge
J. W. Whitworth
J. B. Williams
Conrad Metz
James H. Mills
Wm. L. Trafford
Max Munte
August Roberg
Robinson Township
Andrew J. Ashworth
Godfrey Weisinger
Wa. Ellis
Joshua C. Jeffries
Samuel Gill
Alfred Pendall
Joo. Oliver
M. B. Curtis
S. Greathouse
Wm. Hastings
Daniel Murphy
Henry Kreutzinger
H.C. Pitcher
Ditch
H. C. Dixon
Goudy & Gerth
Blackbridge
Thomas
Big Creek
Whitebridge
McFaddin's Creek
Harmony Township
Said Township
Marrs Township
John B. Deig
Dublin Farm Tinware and Iron Ship Comparisons
The excerpt notes new tinware rubbed with lard and dried in a hot oven to stay bright and rust free indefinitely. It contrasts England’s fondness for iron ships with American Woodhalls favored by many merchants, while a proverb warns that a lying reputation lies dormant amid union battles.
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Dublin
England
Rose Forrester's Escape and Hidden Love
Rose Forrester falls under the spell of Howard Manley while groomed by her guardian brother. When her proposal from Dr. Wingrove arises she confesses a private sorrow born of a coiners plot and a past encounter. Wingrove comforts her and the two keep a quiet pledge as healing sea air renews her spirit.
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Rose Forrester
Howard Manley
Clinton
Manley
Misa Forrester
Rose
Dr. Wingrove
Hare
Eddie
Wrory
Fred
Howard
Wingrove
Nominations Across Papers Endorse Hancock Unity
Historic reaction from New York Sun New York Herald and Cincinnati Enquirer lauds Winfield Scott Hancock ticket as a unifying, loyal choice. Editors frame Hancock as a constitutional defender against electoral fraud and sectional politics, signaling the era of division narrowing.
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Tilden
General Garfield
New York Sun
New York Herald
Chemnnatt Enquirer
Winfield Scott Hancock
New York
Defending Hancock in Surratt case interview
Judge Clampetta recalls Mrs. Surratt's brutal treatment and Hancock's reluctance to authorize the execution. He notes Judge Wylie fought to preserve habeas corpus, while President Johnson and Secretary Stanton suspended it. Hancock admitted fear and mournful resignation, saying he would rather be in battle than order the execution.
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Hancock
Washington
Clampetta
Surratt
Wylie
Johnson
Stanton
Surprise party ends with locked doors and gatekeeping
A well known colored man in the city arranged a surprise party for a San Francisco visitor. Guests were kept in a lower room and asked to pay two bits at the door as they tried to leave. The hostess quipped that grass is short and nothing is free this year, and the gathering dispersed after supper.
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San Francisco
Virginia City Enterprise
Angelina Speaks Alarm Over Army Worm Invasion
Angelina breaks oppressive silence and asks Theodore if he fears army worms advancing rapidly toward them. Theodore reacts with sudden surprise, torn between curiosity and concern as the moment shifts.
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Angelina
Theodore
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