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Newspaper
Peru Free Press
Location
Peru, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1853
Page
2
Press office has been removed to Shirk's new brick structure on Broad way and second streets. The move places the office on the second story of the corner building, signaling a new location for the Peru Free Press managed by editor JH Smith.
New advertisements list dissolving partnerships and property sales. C H Aynensoy and H Vanniren end partnership while Dr W W Moonihan offers a medical card and J M DeFuess offers a house and lot for sale.
A Nashville newspaper critiques Franklin Pierce’s inaugural address and policy stance. It applauds some measures, condemns slaveholding neglect, and questions political maneuvering, urging clear constitutional fidelity and public accountability in a bustling partisan era.
A Logansport editor ridicules the Miami County Sentinel for insults and alleged libel, demanding factual accusations be aired, and vows to respond in kind without entering a broader feud. He cites “protection” against outrages and notes past exchanges with neighbor Bringhirst while defending Decatur and Warsaw actions.
The Farm and Shop, a new paper edited by O. F. Maynew, launches in Indianapolis. Its first number features sixteen large quarto pages, heavy paper, and clear type. Subscriptions are $1.00 yearly or 50 cents for six months, with a long list of premiums offered to subscribers. The publication aims to be a valuable auxiliary to agriculture and related industries.
Assessors must enumerate township citizens with names and numbers. After completion, lists return to the Auditor for state recording and a copy goes to the Auditor of State. Before January 1854, the Auditor must make a full abstract from reports and publish it in Indianapolis papers.
By a law of the late session Assessors are allowed one dollar and fifty cents a day for their services to be paid from the county treasury. They must keep a record of time spent and have it verified under oath before the Board of Commissioners.
Gallup's advertises an express arrival of an extensive stock including gold and silver watches diamond pins rings chains and cases on the Wabash with prices set at the lowest figures Liberal advertising is noted. A local quarrel over unsent newspapers is mentioned with blame placed on the carrier and Sentinel involvement.
Citizens of Santa Fe and vicinity hosted a meeting to discuss building a railroad from Union to Peru via Jonesborough Xenia and Santa Fe. Chairman Thomas Clayton and Secretary Benjamin Bonn led, with W S W White and William Kessler urging participation. Proposals included opening books for stock and forming a corresponding committee, with plans to publish proceedings in local papers. Meeting adjourned to reconvene April 2 1853.
The Bloomington Gazette recounts a mail robbery near town. A carrier from Terre Haute to Bloomington was forced by two men to surrender mail bags and rifled letters. Eighty dollars were stolen, recovered in the carrier Weldon’s cap, and the carrier later fled town amid mounting tensions.
A detailed prospectus from Jonesboro describes the Union and Peru Railroad linking Union to Peru via Deerfield and Jonesboro, looping through Fairview Albany Granville Wheeling and more. It notes 80 miles of track, rich valleys, proposed bond support, and connections to Columbus and Philadelphia rail lines. The plan emphasizes regional farming mercantile and manufacturing benefits and calls for broad local cooperation and stock subscriptions.
The election lists Mayor N O Ross Recorder James T Henton and councilmen for wards one through four with names Geo L Dart H Robinson M Reyburn R Tracy F Hackley. Marshal Henry Porter Treasurer Geo A Crowell Street Commissioner H Penney and School Trustees Henry Dutton J M De Frees W B Nicoles.
Markets show fickle weather with sun wind and storm not altering prices. Wheat 75c, Corn 35 to 37c, Oats 25c average 80c, Barley 59c, Flax Seed 75c, Butter eggs apples potatoes varied. Cranberries 1.50 to 1.76, Clover and Timothy seeds unavailable. Torino wheat 79c and 84c, corn 57c.
March 24 1853 notice states N B C H Anderson will continue boot and shoe business at new shop one door north of Cadien's brick on Broad Way. He invites old customers and promises prices that cannot fail to satisfy them.
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