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Newspaper
Tipton County Argus
Location
Tipton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1858
Page
2
All persons indebted to the Dominion fire for subscription, advertising or work prior to May 24 1855 are authorized to settle the sums with the Proprietors of the Arg es, or with Amem Bamxayz. Tipton, May 26, 1855.
In 1857 Tipton County produced 1451390 bushels of wheat and two thirds could be milled locally. Currently mills are spread with long travel times, leaving much country without access. The author urges building a flouring mill to process about 60000 bushels annually and reduce expense and effort.
Reports from many regions show heavy rains and broad crop damage. Wheat and corn prospects vary by locality with some areas predicting average to above average yields while others face poor corn and wet fields and rising prices.
A Washington dispatch reports Governor Cumming urging Mormon families to return home and avoid Socora, warning of internal peace and war factions led by Brigham Young. It cites potential multi year guerilla conflict and costly consequences if measures fail, with UK and US diplomatic notes showing evolving international law understanding.
A public drill by the Sixcuran Accwent The Prairie Horse Guards ended disastrously when two horses collided causing both horses to die instantly. Riders were thrown over them. a youth named Denery was severely injured but is now convalescent and expected to recover.
Thurlow Weed recalls Mormonism as a tiny speck in living memory. The article recounts the impostor Doc Smith arriving with a manuscript of his Mormon life about 32 years ago, seeking printing security from a wealthy farmer in Macedon. After reading it, the writer deemed the work nonsense and advised against financing the press. Joe then moved to neighbor Elihu F. Marshall to print his Mevaval Bible.
A boy starts with a single quarter and, through careful buying and selling, expands from apples to sheep. He sells fleeces for dollars, grows a flock, acquires pasture, and by age twenty one achieves a solid start in life all from that one day’s quarter.
The 1643 acre sugar plantation with 95 enslaved people near Bayou Gauls Va belonging to Samuel S Harrison’s estate sold at public auction for 240060 dollars. Buyer was Byprien Richard a free man of color who owned neighboring land, valued similarly.
At midnight a fire alarm led to pistol fire from the crowd wounding three. Samuel Carr died after a forehead wound, W T Brewster was shot in the back and carried to a hospital. The Moyamenezing Hose are charged. A separate drunken fight near Gloucester left sailmaker B Neall fatally stabbed. The assailant leaped overboard and was picked up by a boat.
The America Bank, recently opened amid doubt, shut its doors this morning. It was known to have large westbound circulation. Depositors report funds drained from the Bank of Commerce.
W. GC Exat has resumed editorial management of the Toledo Biade, signaling a return to previous leadership and direction for the local newspaper.
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