04 Nov 1892
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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1892
Page
1
Special reports from Indiana counties outline campaign tensions as Republicans seek funds from Chicago and Democrats warn of possible irregularities. Local riders report tax refunds and freights tied to political outcomes, with forecasts of Democratic majorities in Indiana and a sweeping party victory across Congress and state legislature.
The Chicago Democratic committee reports small margins for Cleveland and a strong State ticket majority, with both houses. Cleveland's Chicago margin around 14,000, Harrison unlikely to match statewide. Judge Gresham’s letter backing Cleveland and Stevenson appeared, 18,000 naturalizations this campaign in Chicago, lake gale damaged several houses, Brooklyn registration up 25,474 to 181,668, New York City at 809,830. Stevenson has accepted.
Government officeholders rush to fundraise for Harrison as Republicans predict a Democratic majority in the next Congress. About 3,500 officeholders plan to vote next Tuesday while Bleeding Higgins faces trouble in Delaware for trying to influence the result. Patents granted to Indiana citizens include devices for washing, heating, and pulp production.
J N Montfort of Macomb Illinois tours in a horse and buggy with Old Nell a remarkably aged mare. The itinerant spectacles salesman has logged about 44000 miles in 12 years and once left home with 32 cents returning with 3. Old Nell is now 28 and still lively as a dollar as the pair recall travels to Philadelphia and beyond.
Guardian of the minor heir of Thomas Minney deceased will sell by private sale at New Harmony Banking Company office in New Harmony Posey County Indiana between 9 am and 2 pm on Saturday November 19 1892. The property includes undivided two thirds of parts of sections and townships totaling about 64 acres with routes descriptions and a separate three quarters acre tract. If private sale fails a public sale will occur at 2 pm. Terms: one fourth cash. balance in three equal installments at 6 12 and 18 months with notes and security. interest 6 percent. attorney fees. Charles A Parke guardian FP Leonard attorney.
Gov Chase was in Poseyville, but local item notes a farm incident on Thomas Fletchall’s property. A blooded hog vanished after Aug threshing and straw stacking. The hog reappeared under a straw stack 72 days later, after surviving extreme heat with no food or water, and was found by chance.
News from Mt Vernon stirred strong reaction as reports claimed U S officials might oversee Posey county’s election per Republican State committee recommendation. Denials from local Republicans were swift and called for as a square clarification, while critics warned federal interference would erode trust in local self government and insult citizens.
The report lists births in October for several families including Wade, Chas Lil, Walz, Nelson, Hall, Clayton, Price, and Griffin. Deaths include Jobo Hodking aged 50 from a horse kick, Howard Glump aged 9 of diphtheria, Herman Heck aged 1 of enterocolitis, and multiple Glump deaths from diphtheria plus a premature birth infant. Contagious diseases appeared in Hawking, Bond, Woodry, Glump, and Bailey families with scarlet fever, diphtheria, and typhoid cases.
Ira J. Chase, acting Indiana governor and Republican gubernatorial candidate, toured Posey County last Sunday. He preached at the Methodist church in the morning to a fair crowd, then went to Mt. Vernon for a nighttime sermon. Despite the nickname fighting parson, no violence is reported during his visit.
John H. Chaffin brought home a prime string of bass from the Wabash river two miles below town. On Saturday Jo and Harmon Hofreiter landed 37 bass and several jack-salmon at the cut-off falls. Wilworth Hume hooked a 4 pound bass at Black river last Saturday. T W Wilson took five bass weighing 2 to 3 pounds at Foote Pond last week. Harmon Hofreiter fished the old dam Tuesday and collected 24 black and striped bass totaling 22 pounds.
Last Saturday the cellar wall at Hempiing’s new ice house collapsed as bricklayers began work, narrowly missing three men. Hal Wilmoth was knocked down by the fall, employee Clarence Worlds was partly buried and rescued, another worker Wandever escaped injury. None hurt, but a close call.
Milton Daly and Jesse Rutledge were in town last Sunday from Poseyville. Mr. and Mrs. Chas Yarbrough came from Poseyville last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. V. P. Bozeman and Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Lockwood were here Sunday from Poseyville. Mrs. Martha Kershaw visited this week from Tennessee. Mrs. H. Husband returned from St. Louis last Saturday. Carrie Pelham visits Bloomington friends. Prof. Geo. Taylor and Peter Weber were in Mt. Vernon last Sunday. C. P. Wolfe also in Mt. Vernon this week. J. T. Eagle was at home on Sunday.
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