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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1868
Page
3
An enterprising milliner Mrs P S Spahr fills a column with a wide stock and variety. Arrests report two suspects held on murder flight from Springfield jail, later cleared as from Fort Wayne. Ohio Legislature sketches teased with a merciless quip about a Mercers’ history and Paulding county Republican riff.
The next term begins June 9 with a grand jury list including Jacob King Liberty township and Henry Smith Tully and others. Petit jurors include N Hattery Tioga township George Smith Pleasant and several named villagers from Harrison Pleasant York and Jackson townships.
A Ohio county report accuses Hon. F. C. Le Blond of using Ku Klux Klan lectures to organize lodges across the district from Celina. The piece revives memories of the Sons of Liberty during the war, noting their disruption and alleged bank raid plans as part of a Democratic smear.
A detective in Indiana nabbed a member of the anti tyrant group who handed a letter detailing plans to the bank president, a move said to defeat the rascals. The item also reports on local business moves, mail delays, and notices from vendors and post office criticism amid a chaotic 1868 market scene.
Mr B Decker of the New York Clothing Store in Van Wert announces an extensive ready made clothing stock plus French and American cassimeres, broadcloths, vests and hats. The store touts low prices, direct-from-manufacturer cash buying, a large Gent's Furnishing Goods department, and a new cutter Mr William Tolan. Also notes H D Schreifler building plans in Bucyrus and a second New York Clothing Store stock claim.
In mid May a Campaign Weekly folio is proposed for six months ending after the November Presidential election. Rates are listed for single copy and bulk bundles, with pricing for three, five, ten, fifteen, twenty and fifty copies.
The editorial compares Napier's Abyssinia landing to Sherman and Grant campaigns. It notes officers and men bearing limited baggage while Napier's staff wore lavish regalia, arguing the campaign hinges on endurance and marching logistics rather than showy equipment.
A Southerner signing as Alabama rebuts a Lost Cause claim blaming the Federal Government for Andersonville famine. He argues the core guilt lies in the rebel system crowding thousands into crowded pens with insufficient resources and harsh management by the Confederate Quartermaster's Department.
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