24 Jul 1891
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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1891
Page
1
Indiana news items report on the state fair dispute with Indianapolis, a hay rain event near Greencastle, a land terrapin found bearing James Robinson 1818, and Noblesville G A R ladies gifting a silk quilt to the soldiers home inscribed with names and regiments.
Indiana report notes Gov Hovey desires to sign as commander in chief of the G A R for the next season and says the Indiana delegation will campaign for him at the upcoming national pow wow.
Indianapolis reports July 22 indicate Indiana's threshing estimates place the wheat crop at about 60 million bushels based on current reports.
Frank Fisher of Crawfordsville weds after a joke about a marriage license. A bolt strike kills James Striebel, later a monument fate and a lightning strike. Farm yields strawberries and raspberries. pickers scarce. A barber shop accident leaves a customer with a throat wound. Local anecdotes cover politics, farming, steam plow, steamboat voyage, and odd fatalities across Indiana.
A wide array of Indiana notes covers agriculture taxes and crops to railroads and population. Highlights include Lake county assessment gains, Evansville Mackey railroad passengers on July 4, county grain yields, farm machinery sales in Dubois, and Vermilion wheat estimates. The roundup also reports rail and street life items, militia camps, and city statistics across numerous counties.
Ernest Dale Owen of Catcago sues John T. Boyd John O Steinberger L Osborne and the Nevada Bank of San Francisco in federal court for 2.3 million dollars claiming he is trustee of Joseph B Ygnaccio Bouquilla heirs land grant in Presidio county Texas. Defendants alleged to mined silver ore worth 1 million and looted 59 000 cords of wood valued at 150 thousand since 1882.
Under the prohibition law Davenport Iowa lists 250 saloons while Burlington Iowa resists the Pennington airship. Iowa Democrats express confidence in sweeping the state and Mr Cleveland plans a speech in Ohio.
Jupex Parrett received warm greetings last Tuesday and a serenade by B. B. orchestra. The note also mentions his optimism on a Democratic win in 1892 and preference for New Harmony. Funeral attendance for Mrs. James Husband at Maple Hill cemetery, with details on her family. Various town items include resort ideas for sulfur springs, asylum transfer for Mrs. Fletcher, Mt. Vernon Driving Club races with 1500 purse, land purchase on Cut-off Island, railroad talk, a riding accident, park work, stray pen reconstruction, dog serenades, and a river excursion by the Richard Ford snag-boat, plus a blackbird roost.
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