Great Sacrificing Sale Opens February 24 1888
The Register notes a great sacrificing sale to clear spring stock from February 24 to April 1 1883 offering cash only discounts on suits pants overcoats and hats. Henry Brown leading clothier invites buyers to One Door East of Viets House New Harmony Indiana. Administrator's Sale of Real Estate follows with public sale dates March 26 and March 24 1883 detailing parcels in Posey County Indiana including New Baltimore and New Harmony holdings.
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Henry Brown
Viets
New Harmony
Ind
Posey Circuit Court
Bethel Township
Posey County
Indiana
New Baltimore
Duclos
Said County
Joseph QO. Bravard
Joseph O. Bravard
Joseph O. Brayard
Board of County Commissioners
Main Street
Church and Tavern
Frederick Heckman
Terms of Sale for Real Estate Auction
Terms of sale require not less than two thirds of appraised value with one fourth cash on day of sale. Purchaser signs three promissory notes secured by mortgage, bearing 6 percent interest from date, plus 5 percent attorney fee, due at six, twelve, and eighteen months. Second and third tracts offered together. Sale begins 10 a.m. Administrator Edward Homer. attorneys Hovey and Menzies.
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Edward Homer
Hovey & Menzies
Notice to Physicians for Posey County Proposals
Notice to physicians to submit proposals to furnish medical attendance and medicines to paupers in Posey County Indiana. Bids due March 8 1883 at 2 pm in Mt. Vernon. Includes multiple townships and the Poor Asylum with weekly visits for the asylum. Bid to cover services medicines and any surgical operations.
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Posey County
Indiana
Mt. Vernon
Black and
Point
Lynn Township
Harmony
Bethel
Robb
Smith
Robinson
Center
Marrs
Robb Township
Board of Commissioners
Alfred D. Owen
P.C
Gro
Green
D. A
FLOOD IN THE POSEY BOTTOMS AND WAVES OF CALAMITY
Posey county reports from Mr. Vernon February 24 describe flood devastation along the Ohio and Wabash with 150 miles of frontage washed, 75,000 dollars in losses, and renters losing crops and livestock while many seek refuge in Mt. Vernon. February 21 details a towboat voyage retrieving 15 thousand bushels of wheat, and court sentences for bunko and forgery. White County Illinois notes describe drift, bridge damage, burglaries, and widespread inundation across Grayville and surrounding areas with deaths and property losses, including a six-inch rise over 1875 levels and ships like the Rosa Belle arriving at Grayville.
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Posey Bottoms
Vernon
Ohio and
Wabash
Posey County
Point Township
M. E. Church
Mr. Vernon
Dick Sullivan
Sam Roberts
Wabash River
New Haven
Roberts
Bethel Township
Black River
Rockport
Henderson
Sam Rowe
Fuhrer, Boyce & Co
Ohio
Lynn Township
Gibson County
Indiana
Princeton, Inc
Princeton
Wabash Bottoms
Air Line
Oakland
J. L. Knowles
Owenaville
Craig
Weaver
Albion
Haubstadt
Owensville
Evansville
Cara
Int
Phillipstown
Democrat
Turkey
Dan Russell
Enfield
Grayville
Empire Mills
Shoals
Ind
Skillet Fork
Mill Shoals
Sud
T. C. Stewart
Brazil
New Albany
Goshen
Clinton County
Taylorville
Ill
Southern Indiana Teachers’ Association
Washington
Elkhart
Cumberland County
Court House
Mt. Vernon
Jil
Hanover College
Melvin Dempsey
Grant County
Dakota
Mt. Carmel
United States
Register
Wabash County
Chicago
Finland
Aabury University
Tell City
Cannelton
Vincennes
Martin County
Lafayette Car-Works
DuQuoin
Nashville
Lawrence County
Cairo
Madison
Fort Wayne
Boonville
Washington Special Aimed at Civil Service Reform Panel
Special to the Register reports the president selected a capable committee to implement civil service reform. Dorman B. Eaton leads the commission, noted as a reformer with New York wealth, Tall and gaunt with poor attire. Leroy D. Thoman of Youngstown and John M. Gregory of Illinois are also highlighted as prominent professionals.
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Washinaton
D. C
Dorman B. Eaton
Congress
New York
Leroy D. Thoman
Youngstown, O
Youngstown
John M. Gregory
Illinois
West
Washington
Sleary
House
Senate
Conkling
Arthur
United States
Floods Threaten Shawneetown and Surrounding Areas
In Shawneetown Illinois the 18th reports wetter conditions as the river breaches the levee. Homes, shops, and factories are flooded. refugees crowd the courthouse. Five hundred? wait no: widespread damage. no fatalities reported yet. Elsewhere, towns endure record flood levels, rail disruptions, and wrecked infrastructure across Gallatin County and nearby areas.
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Shawneetown
Itx
Gallatin
Gotham Gossip and Notes from Our Metropolis
New York gossip column dated February 23 1888 covers Washingtons Birthday celebrations and a deadly school panic in Bohemian and Polish schools. It notes Vanderbilts rumored illness, tariff debates, Gorringes naval career and free trade stance, a high budget Arians Society ball with twenty thousand attendees and $250000 in expenses, and society intrigue.
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New York
N. Y
Washington
Sisters of Charity
Board of Health
Mr. Vanderbilt
Gorringe
Virginie
Clyde
Indiana Legislature Near Adjournment Keeps Extra Session At Bay
Indianapolis reports the legislature will adjourn by March 7 per constitutional limits, Democrats racing to finish before any extra session. Proposals include a minor congressional reapportionment, a prohibition amendment passing the House, and a woman suffrage amendment narrowly clearing. The 11th district tilts Democratic, while the 8th shows margins around 200 to 800. The Greenback party dissolves locally. the Carver Bogardus pigeon match in Louisville yields a farmer win. a New York paper starts. Smallpox epidemic worsens in Leadville and Mississippi River flood fears rise.
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Indianapolis
Ian
Washington
Greenback Party
House
Senate
Metropolitan Police
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Edward Barker
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