Indiana News Briefs Include Trials Heir News and Farm Notes
A Indiana dispatch reports Peter W. Albright once Floyd county schools superintendent now driving in Philadelphia. Robert Frazier sustains throat injury after altercation with Mack Walton of Evansville. Benton county suit filed by J C Simpson against Moses Fowler for 46500 over farm supervision 1873 78. Veedersburg churches report near hundred accessions after protracted meetings. Cicero Watts heir to Spangler estate Germany and W G Shekel of Kentucky named heirs with large shares. William Isley suspected of foul play after vanishing near Veedersburg. Edward R Hill arrested for fraudulent orders through mail. Oliver Stetson shoots Randolph county farmer Gordon. Stetson jailed on 2000 bail. Henry Coultice arrested at Bourbon for bigamy and suspected murder linked to second wife. Funeral Directors convention May in Indianapolis. Stoughton Fletcher leaves 1009600 fortune to four children. McHeehey accepts Washington clerkship. Congress opposes Indianapolis port of delivery prospect. Dr Hawn may run again for Secretary of State. Fish farming touted as food source. Holsteins vs Ayrshires discussed. Sulphur dust can deter lice on hogs and sheds. A French chemist claims hens convert feed to manure at 374 lbs yearly, but figures likely high. Hair tells when men return late. mischief blamed on frosty dawn.
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Peter W. Albright
Floyd County
Philadelphia
Mack Walton
Evansville
Robert Frazier
Frazier
J. C. Simpson
Benton County
Moses Fowler
National State Bank of
Lafayette
Newlight
United Brethren Churches
Veedersburg
Christian Church
Cicero Watts
Greenfield
Germany
W. G. Shekel
Kentucky
William Isley
Veedershurt
Edward R. Hill
Fort Wayne
William Gordon
Randolph County
Winchester
Oliver Stetson
Stetson
Gordon
Henry Coultice
Bourbon
Coultice
Selma
Delaware County
Ile
Plymouth
Indianapolis
Stoughton A. Fletcher
Thomas Mc
Heehy
Western Citizen
Washington
Congress
Pogues Run
Hawn
Indiana
Gulf of California
Mexican Coast
Point Lobos
Indiana Inventor Patents Straw Stacking Machine
Farm notes report an Indiana inventor has patented a straw stacking machine. Agricultural items note sorghum seed value for poultry, high prices for Pulled Angus cattle, wheat crop strength in Southern Indiana, large cabbage production in Philadelphia markets, sour krout conversion, and guano island reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Philadelphia
England
Revivalist Pastor ousted after chaos at North Lewisburg camp meeting
Reverend D. L. Hayward, Methodist Episcopal pastor, led a camp meeting tent and raised 1800 dollars for a new church. His revival in the Town Hall sparked wild behavior, ecstatic trances, public embraces, and a plan to sacrifice his ill wife. Presiding Elder Brewster deposed him and installed a new minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. L. Hayward
North Lewisburg
Ohio
Christ
Hayward
Brewster
Boys Will Be Boys Rally for Loyal Friends
An amused description of a boy’s antics chasing miles, swimming, digging, and mischief to highlight his stubborn energy. It ends by noting that despite the chaos such boys make, they remain dependable friends in all weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Refusing a Benefit Senator Hearih US Senate
In a speech Senator Hearih argues that women’s judgment should influence policies on schools civil service liquor sales and national governance. He praises feminine purity instinct and wisdom while urging the public to heed women’s wishes before voting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hearih
Senate
America
Mystery of Beble Murder in Wisconsin Forest
Jacob Beble a Wisconsin lumberman was shot in January. His companion fled and vanished. Beble's widow later confessed to killing him forced to wear his clothes. She acted after years of cruelty and fled home avoiding identification. A colored sage offers a proverb contrasting woodpecker and dove in the tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Beble
Wisconsin
Beble
Neilsville
Indiana State Profile in Western Progress Review
The review describes Indiana as a fertile agricultural and manufacturing state with diverse landforms, productive crops, and rich river valleys. It notes growing population, wheat and corn outputs, extensive coal and peat resources, abundant building stone, and major towns including Indianapolis and Michigan City. Rail networks link Chicago and St Louis, while industry centers span agricultural implements to textiles and pork packing. The state supports education with free schools and many institutions, and offers affordable land for settlers willing to endure pioneer or colonial conditions.
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Chicago Times
Great West
United States
Chicago
Indiana
Illinois
Ohio
Michigan
Entuck
ISS
Indianapolis
Evansville
New Albeany
Madison
Richmond
Terre Flante
Lafayette
Fort Wayne
Michigan City
Lstter
Lake Michigan
St. Louis
Tadiana
Saved by a Shadow in the Philadelphia House
Federal troops raid a house where a guerrilla scout hides in a garret. Ladies aid his escape by directing him to concealment as the search escalates. The death warrant is read. the troopers press the hunt, while the scout plans to fight to the end and slip away if possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Clergyman survival after attempted execution in garret raid
A covert Confederate plot ends with a Federal raid on a Virginia home. A man nicknamed S- hid beneath a plank as troopers searched the garret, saved by a servant girl’s ruse, and fled miles away before dawn. He later becomes a leading Virginia clergyman.
Indian Haunts and a Lost Child Mystery Revealed
An elderly Indian in the Northwest Territory dies and says he raised Alice Garland, lost fifty years ago near Beckwith township Lanark County. Alice, then a child, was thought carried off by a bear. later found bones led to a local funeral. The dying man claims Alice was raised by him and married one of his sons in Bruce County, now mother to a large family. The tale alarms many and stirs belief in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest Territory
Nicholas Garland
Beckwith
Lanark
Alice
Garland
Mr. Garland
Hair Wash Recipe From Vinegar Mixture
A historic note describes mixing a pint of the best vinegar with a gutter of water to create a scalp hair wash. The solution is meant to be applied to the hair roots as a cleaning treatment.
Why Not George William Curtis on Women Stockholders and Roads
A fragment argues women may hold railroad stock but cannot influence road development near their homes after selling stock. It challenges whether a single voice in local projects is enough and questions how taxation funds without female voting on industrial regulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George William Curtis
Not Saying Yes Teaches More Than Latin Reading
A concise maxim asserts that learning to say no brings greater usefulness than mastering Latin. It emphasizes decisive communication and personal boundaries as practical self governance.
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Washington, D. C
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TOLU
Base Eurner
Gineimeti
J. B. Marchisi
Utica
N.Y
Marchisis
Marchisi
Crowder & Reed
Rchieve
M. Byr
Nassau Bt
Marren Holmes
Attorneys At Law
Young’s
Sullivan, Ind
Real Metarean Insurance
South Side
Coulson & Coulson
Attorneys-at-Law
Sullivan
Giles
Square
Eaton & Mite
Ha’ & Hays
Attorney At Law
Croner Public Square
A. Blue
Sullivan, Tidiana
Commercial Row
J W. Bileman
Sullivan Indiana
Crowder
Northside
Reig
G. Buff
Maine Street
Caret 6Th
Terre Haute
RW. Cavens, M
Burks’ Greer
Public Square
Sulivan
Pmdinva
W. Johnson
Curry & Tiytion
North Side Square
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J. P, Stratton
Pf. McEnevey
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Saltiera and
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