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Newspaper
Salem Press
Location
Salem, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1886
Page
3
Local items report spring produce like onions lettuce greens and mushrooms with markets and scores of small town notices. Circuit court closed with few cases continued. several residents and vendors renewed subscriptions and new subscribers join, while March political activity and Republican efforts are touched on.
Election talk and notices fill the page with Republican calls to action. Dispatches report candidate appeals, tax deadlines, lodge plans, and community updates from Henderson to Lafayette, with Scout-like detail on taxes, entertainments, sickness, and a horse accident.
Judge’s decision last Saturday in the Ellis versus Ellis divorce case favors the defendant. The court decreed divorce on the defendant’s cross-complaint and awarded the plaintiff $1,200 alimony. The eldest child, a six year old boy, goes with Mr Ellis while the youngest, about one year old, stays with Mrs Ellis. Contractors Shrum advance water works with 30-40 workers and multiple teams, aiming to finish ahead of schedule for reliable drinking water.
The Republican Convention met at the courthouse in Salon on Monday. James N. Heacock was elected secretary. Thomas Land was named member of the township committee for the south precinct. Foster Trueblood was chosen for the northeast precinct and D. M. Alspaugh for the northwest precinct. Chairman Harvey Morris is authorized to announce the primary election results. The convention adjourned after no further business.
Ad claims that erqa remedy ee Ersat cures all kidney diseases. The text is fragmentary and lists a product called Bald only at Hen See. No verifiable evidence or clear endorsement is provided.
The injunction against the proposed water works failed and Judge Bicknill ruled for the project. Moses Shrum began work promptly and aims to have water service ready by July fifteenth as crews note the townspeople’s hot August needs.
A Republican-leaning notice urges Eli W. Menaugh for Clerk of the Circuit Court, praising his impartial Duty, war record at 17, and strong Democratic loyalty, claiming soldiers would rally to his nomination and deem him the most qualified and deserving candidate.
Louisville communities arrange lodge events for the Kentucky Knights of Pythias seventeenth anniversary on May 7. Clay Lodge No. 1 organized in 1869. forty-five lodges since formed. Activities aim to honor friendship and the Damon and Pythias ideal, with committees urged to ensure a successful celebration.
Notice announces sale of the Fulmer property on the northeast corner of the public square a large two story frame house with suitable outbuildings. For further particulars contact AxspaucH & LAwLer Agts Halo. Local notes report wheat plowing progress and several illnesses among residents.
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