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WEST BADEN
Springs Valley Herald, French Lick, Indiana, March 13, 1913, p. 3.
C. W. Gawthrop secured a young alligator that he has turned over to Harvey
Blocher, patrol leader of the Boy Scout team. Harvey intends to make the
alligator the patrol mascot and thereby Mr. Alligator will get to accompany
the team on all its hikes and outings the coming spring and summer. "Poor
alligator, it has our sympathy."
WEST BADEN
Springs Valley Herald, French Lick, Indiana, March 13, 1913, p. 3.
Mrs. Abbie McCauley is here visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Roberts
and other relatives. Lawrence, her husband, is located in Utah.
Bedford (IN) Weekly, August 16, 1904, p. 2.
James Simpson arrived home Wednesday from Helena, Montana. Mr. Simpson is
manager of the gent's furnishing department of a large retail house in that
city.
Bedford (IN) Weekly, August 16, 1904, p. 2.
Plattern Bros., of North Vernon will start their new band saw mill on the
McHargue farm one mile west of Leesville in a few days.
Brownstown (IN) Banner, January 4, 1877, p. 4. This advertisement was
accompanied by a sketch of the carriage described.
MARTIN HARBART, UNDERTAKER, respectfully announces that he has provided
himself with a new hearse of elegant design with which he is prepared to
attend funeral in any part of Jackson and adjoining counties. Coffins of
all styles and sizes constantly kept on hand or made and trimmed to order on
short notices. Charges reasonable.
Bedford (IN) Weekly, August 16, 1904, p. 2.
Ed Steele has gone to Washington, Indiana, to visit his sister, Mrs. Ollie
Dinsmore, and to obtain a position on the railroad.
Indiana State Journal, Indianapolis, Indiana, March 16, 1898, p. 7. NOTE:
The item below was abbreviated from the original as noted by the ellipsis.
JASON BROWN'S FUNERAL
Greatest Event of the Kind Ever Witnessed in Seymour
Seymour, Indiana, March 13-The funeral of Hon. Jason B. Brown, that took
place today, was the largest ever seen here. The programme, as published in
the Journal this morning, was carried out. At nine o'clock the city
officials conveyed the remains from the residence to the First M. E. Church
where it is estimated 5,000 people passed the casket until one o'clock when
the city officials returned the remains to his late residence. At two
o'clock, the remains were given in charge of the Bar Association that had
selected the following pallbearers: Hon. O. H. Montgomery, Carl Wood and T.
M. Honan (difficult to read) of this city; Judge Willard New and Lincoln
Dixon of North Vernon; and Senator Joseph H. Shea of Scottsburg. The
honorary pallbearers were Ex-Attorney General Alonzo G. Smith and Ex-United
State Attorney Frank Burke of Indianapolis; F. M. Trissal, general counsel
of the Southern Indiana Railway of Chicago; Judge Ralph Applewhite of
Brownstown; Hon. Charles L. Jewett and M. Z. Stannard of New Albany; Judge
W. K. Marshall and B. F. Price of this city.
The body was deposited in the vault in Riverview Cemetery.
Brownstown (IN) Banner, January 4, 1877, p. 4. NOTE: This item was
accompanied by a sketch of false teeth.
$10 for an upper or lower set of teeth on the best of rubber. Satisfaction
guaranteed, or no pay, at Dr. B. E. Ford's office, Chestnut Street, next
door to Pellens' Drug Store, Seymour, Indiana. All work warranted.
Seymour (IN) Daily Democrat, January 3, 1898, p. 3. NOTE: The surname
definitely consisted of four letters and the first and last letters were C
and P. The second letter looked like an U. The third letter was very
faint.
Died at eleven o'clock Sunday night, January 2, 1898, at his parents' home I
this city of measles and lung fever, Philip, the seven-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Culp. The remains were taken to Philadelphia today for
interment.
Brownstown (IN) Banner, January 4, 1877, p. 3.
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed by the clerk
of the circuit court of Jackson County, State of Indiana, administrator of
the estate of Mary B. Singer, late of Jackson County, Indiana, deceased.
Said estate is supposed to be solvent.
Morse B. Singer, administrator
Bedford (IN) Weekly, August 16, 1904, p. 2.
W. H. Isom of Avoca has accepted a position driving the oil wagon for the
Standard Oil Company in the place of W. H. McKinney.
Corydon (IN) Republican, February 25, 1915, p. 1. The Corydon Republic in
1915 consisted of a weekly newspaper printed twice on the same day. The
first paper consisted of only 2 pages; the second newspaper was longer.
Consequently, if the item below was not found in the first publication, be
certain to check the second publication.
Visited August 11, 1914-P. E. Wright, Sheriff
Building and equipment-The jail is a one-story, brick building without
basement. It is of the old type; is fairly well lighted and ventilated by
windows. Stove heat, electric lights, shower bath and one closet out of
order. There are four cells for men and a room in the residence for women
prisoners. The beds are iron and the bedding standard and clean. The
building is also clean.
Management-The jail is managed by the sheriff. Prisoners are not occupied.
They are required to bathe once a week and are governed by the rules
suggested by the Board of State Charities. No written quarterly reports are
made.
Prisoners-There was one prisoner awaiting trial.
Recommendations-The interior of the jail should be pained and the plumbing
repairs.
Expenses for 19193-Repair of buildings and grounds, $32.70; supplies
including fuel, light, water, etc., $108.81; sheriff's fees, including
boarding and care of prisoners, $517.64; total, $659.15
Corydon (IN) Republican, February 25, 1915, p. 1. The Corydon Republic in
1915 consisted of a weekly newspaper printed twice on the same day. The
first paper consisted of only 2 pages; the second newspaper was longer.
Consequently, if the item below was not found in the first publication, be
certain to check the second publication.
COUNTY POOR ASYLUM, CORYDON
Visited August 11, 1914. Located 3 ½ miles east of Corydon. J. F.
Lillipop, superintendent. His wife is matron.
FarmsThe farm consists of 95 acres of very poor land rated at $20 per acre.
Forty acres of the land are tillable, and the remainder is rough pasture
land and scrub timber. There are one and a half acres of garden and two
acres of orchard in poor condition. Stock: 2 cows, 2 head of other cattle,
2 horses and 17 head of hogs. The farm buildings are in fair condition, but
the fences are so poor that the stock cannot be kept on the farm.
Building and equipmentThere is a two-story, frame dormitory with a metal
roof and unfinished basement. The building is in good condition, is clean,
well-lighted and ventilated by windows, and has furnace heat. It is without
bath equipment. It is not well arranged for its purpose and is not well
located for yard drainage. The bedding is standard and clean. There is a
small residence, quite too small for the superintendent and his family.
ManagementThe superintendent receives $365 a year and his wife receives the
same salary as matron. The superintendent furnishes a team and all help on
the farm and in the institution. The management is quite good but has to be
carried on with inadequate equipment. The physician is paid $88 a year.
InmatesThere are 8 men and 5 women in the institution. They are clean,
well fed and well clothed. Those who read may have papers and magazines,
and those who are able occasionally go to church in the neighborhood.
Bathing in wash tubs is required every week.
RecommendationsThe residence should be painted and the roof mended, the
yard tiled and a power pump furnished for the well. Window screens are
needed in the dormitory, and the floors should be painted. The furnace
needs repairs, and a floor should be put in the basement and the latter
finished. Much fencing is needed. An orchard and small fruit (trees)
should be set out. A better farm in more convenient location would be the
better solution of the problem.
Expenses for 1913Repair of buildings and grounds, $32.70; supplies
including fuel, light, water, etc., $108.81; sheriffs fees, including
boarding and care of prisoners, $517.64; total $659.15.
Corydon (IN) Republican, February 25, 1915, p. 1. The Corydon Republic in
1915 consisted of a weekly newspaper printed twice on the same day. The
first paper consisted of only 2 pages; the second newspaper was longer.
Consequently, if the item below was not found in the first publication, be
certain to check the second publication.
DEATH OF ALTA MILLER
Miss Alta Miller, aged 14 years, died last Sunday at the home of her mother,
Mrs. Elmer North, in Mauckport, after a long illness of tuberculosis. The
funeral took place at Mr. Zion and was conducted by Rev. Neal. They
returned from Tennessee several months ago and since that time Miss Miller
has been confined to her home. Mrs. J. E. Sherman of Louisville, and
daughter, Lois, came to Mauckport to attend the funeral. Burial took place
at the cemetery near Mt. Zion.
Corydon (IN) Republican, February 25, 1915, p. 1. The Corydon Republic in
1915 consisted of a weekly newspaper printed twice on the same day. The
first paper consisted of only 2 pages; the second newspaper was longer.
Consequently, if the item below was not found in the first publication, be
certain to check the second publication.
DEATH OF MRS. BESSIE W. DAVIS
Mrs. Bessie W. Davis, wife of Walter J. Davis and daughter of Sanford and
Clara Martin, died February 7, 1915, after a brief illness of three days,
age 24 years, 1 month and 3 days. She had been married only 4 months and
leaves to mourn her sad departure one husband, father, mother, 3 sisters and
1 brother.
Funeral services were held at Palmyra Tuesday morning at eleven o'clock
conducted by Rev. Johns, and the remains were laid to rest in the Palmyra
Cemetery. Many and beautiful were the floral offerings.
In her afflictions, friends true and faithful surrounded her bed anxious to
do a last kind offering. But the king of terrors had thrown the poisonous
shaft of death. Though she was gone to the grave and gloom like the dark
pall of death covers many, yet her spirit rests with Him "who maketh
darkness his pavilion," while her spotless example yet lives on the earth.
Maysville (KY) Evening Bulletin, April 20, 1888, p. 1, available online at
www.chroniclingamerica.com.
WHITECAPS AGAIN
Two Men and a Woman Receive Attention in Crawford County, Indiana
Corydon, Indiana, April 20-The whitecaps flogged two men and a woman at
English, Crawford County, Tuesday night. Bob Broomfield, James Sellers and
Mrs. Wilson were the victims, and the charge against them was that they had
been guilty of immoral conduct. Broomfield and Sellers were punished quite
severely, Broomfield received 150 lashes and Sellers 125. Mrs. Wilson was
given only 25 lashes but was warned that unless she reformed she would be
given a hundred the next time. The three were taken a short distance from
town and tied together to a tree and, after having been divested of their
clothes, were given their punishment in broken doses.
Mrs. Wilson begged piteously that she be spared, but the whitecaps were
merciless. At the end of the 25 lashes, the wretched woman was apparently
in a dead faint and was spared further torture. The whitecaps then rode
away to the residences of other disreputables to notify them to leave the
country or take the consequences. Several people who have been warned have
fled to Kentucky.
New Albany (IN) Evening Tribune, May 17, 1888, p. 4.
LUNANCY COMMISSION
There was a lunacy commission held this morning in the case of Mrs. Joseph
Jackson who was arrested last Saturday for setting her house on West Street
on fire. Mrs. Jackson was declared insane and will be taken to the asylum
as Indianapolis. It was only a week ago that her husband was adjudged
insane and was sent to the same retreat. It is a very sad case.
New Albany (IN) Evening Tribune, May 17, 1888, p. 4. NOTE: The item below
identifies the heirs of the estate without identification of the property,
both real and personal, received.
The estate of John Briggs has been divided equally among the heirs. Deeds
have been given, one to the other, to effect the division. Following is the
way the property was divided.
John S. Briggs
Benjamin Briggs
Mary F. Spence
Mrs. Sarah J. Hice (property included among other things the
Riverside Hotel)
.The personal property of the estate, which amounts to a large sum including
bank stock, government bonds and money loaned on mortgages, is to be divided
in a few days. The entire estate will amount to $300,000.
New Albany (IN) Evening Tribune, May 17, 1888, p. 4.
The case of William Kelly, for assault and battery, was decided this morning
by a verdict of guilty. A fine of $20 without costs was assessed. This
throws the sheriff, prosecuting attorney, clerk and court out of their fees.
The particulars of the case are very funny. It seems that last Christmas
the church in Franklin Township was preparing to have a Christmas festival.
Kelly wanted to play the part of Santa Claus and the majority of the church
didn't want him to. Another man was selected to take the part of the
hoary-headed deception. Kelly, it was claimed, assaulted his successful
rival. Over 30 witnesses were summoned.