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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1889
Page
1
Indiana science readers learn of mound builders in Decatur County near the city. The largest mound on Orlando Miller’s farm yielded relics and skeletons suggesting eight-foot-tall ancient inhabitants. The State Academy of Science plans summer explorations of more mounds for further discoveries.
Evansville May 13 report describes Henry Neabour's Mt Vernon road residence struck by lightning. The bolt leaped from a tin water spout into the ground, reemerging under a bedroom where an elderly woman and a child were seated. The child was stunned and blackened but recovered. the elderly woman suffered hearing loss yet remained unharmed. Sulphurous smoke filled the room and the floor beneath bed posts showed no entry mark.
In Tuscoa Illinois May 10 Mr Shilo Gill a prosperous Douglas county farmer owns a highly intelligent dog that aids on the river. The dog retrieved fish from a riffle bringing thirteen large specimens to shore as Gill kept the catch. The dog later shied from catfish after a fin injury. Nearby notes include a setting hen with five kittens, a train fare dispute in Cowden, and local commerce and politics updates across Grayville Benton and Ford county.
George Weaver, a Fayette county farmer, is in critical condition after a knife wound to his hand severed an artery. He fainted from blood loss, struck his head on the ground, and is now suffering brain concussion with blood poisoning.
May 14 report from Danville notes widespread cabbage damage from a new and undescribed insect. The pest targets the crown causing club-footed plants and preventing heading. No sound plants remain in examined fields, prompting fears of a total crop failure.
John Prather, a young farm worker near Bridgeport in this county, died after overheating while preparing growns for sweet potatoes. He collapsed while heading to shelter as the shade temperature reached 91 degrees, dying within minutes.
Terre Haute reports a heavy quality oil gushing at 1000 barrels per day with sustained pressure. The lubricant-grade oil draws visitors nationwide as additional wells are planned immediately.
A violent storm hit Fort Wayne and surrounding areas last Friday with hail two inches deep, damaging crops. At 8 40 p m a massive thunderclap caused a city wide blackout plunging streets and homes into darkness.
Seymour May 9 Rev. Walter Benton has served as a Methodist minister since 1825 and, at age ninety, remains active in the county as a worker in the faith.
Northern Prison in Micataan City reports 745 inmates as of May 9, the highest count in the facility's history, reflecting growing inmate population and potential crowding concerns.
Ricamont Inc reports the first speckled trout ever taken from the White Water river, caught here on Wednesday.
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