Indiana notes on politics and oddities from May editions
The Indianapolis Journal editor sues to challenge recent apportionment, risking a delay of new laws and possible double legislature. Reports cover cattle sales, snake attacks, lightning death, a boy’s tragic accident, a telegraph of strange feats by a boy in Kosciusko, court rulings on eight hour work, unusual animal finds, a pistol incident, flying machine talk, stray payments, and various other county items from Indiana counties.
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Jeffersonville
Indiana News Roundup of Crimes, Science and Local Delights
A whirlwind of small town happenings across Indiana includes a widow's fatal decline after an accident, a request for secondhand coffins, tax crackdowns in Crawfordsville, and statewide notes on farms, prisons, mills, and schools. From hail storms at Winchester to forty thousand nutmeg hills near Seymour, the report tracks crime, economics, curiosities, and infrastructure across towns like Evansville, Fort Wayne, New Albany, and Columbus.
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National Capital sees new party shake up in 1892 race
Washington dispatch notes independent elements forming a new People's party seen as a Democratic booster. It predicts major moves in New York Indiana and other states, with Gresham or Stanford as possible nominees and President Harrison worried about a ballooning treasury and 1700 new offices created by Congress.
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Sheriff’s Sale of Eliah Cox real estate in Posey County Indiana
Edward E. Highman sheriff to sell at public auction the rents and profits of two parcels in Posey County Indiana to satisfy a decree against Elijah Cox Sr. The first parcel encompasses 40 acres in Section 1 Township 5 South Range 13 West. The second parcel is 1 acre more or less. Auction at the West Door of the Court House in Mount Vernon between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. May 22. If rents fail, full parcel sale to discharge the decree with costs and interest.
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Elijah J. Cox
Mount Vernon
Posey County
Indiana
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Sheriff's Sale in Posey County Indiana
Court ordered auction of Marcus Randolph's real estate rents for up to seven years to satisfy a $647 debt plus interest and costs. Properties include the west half of the southwest quarter and northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 11, township 5 south range 13 west totaling 114 acres in Posey County. Sale to be held at the west door of the Posey County Courthouse Mt Vernon. G V Mensies attorney for Azro Dyer plaintiff.
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Marcus Randolph
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