DECATUR COUNTY, INDIANA
NEWS
Our Old Folks
Decatur County 3/29/1899
Greensburg, March 25- The announcement of the death of Judge W.A. Moore is incorrect. He is still living, but his death is momentarily expected. Judge Moore passed into a comatose state, with no perceptible pulse, yesterday afternoon which condition gave rise to the report by friends and his late law partner that he was dead. Last night he revive
Greensburg, IN.
Dec. 7,1898. William J. Robinson, a pioneer, is dead at the age of 83 of heart failure. He was born in Decatur County in 1815 and came to this county with his parents in 1821, settling on the Flat Rock river near St. Omer. He was a student at the old Miami ()) College and taught in Hanover and Franklin Colleges in the early forties. In these labors he was assisted by his sister, who afterwards became prominent as an educator in Indiana. In politics he was a Whig, representing his county a number of times in the Legislature. He subsequently became identified with the Republican Party, representing this and Rush counties in the state Senate. His last campaign was that for Congress against the late judge J.D. New, in which he was defeated. He was a member of the constitutional convention of 1852, and in the political contest of 1856 he was openly charged as an Abolitionist and in favor of allowing the negro to vote. He was a stanch supporter of Governor Morton, with whom he was on intimate terms, and shared his confidence during his political life. Mr. Robinson was a bachelor and leaves a large estate, consisting of 400 acres. The Hon. William R. Pleak, a nephew, is sole heir. .
Greensburg, IN.
May 23, 1899. Thomas Hargett, age 17, residing with his widowed mother on a farm 6 miles south of this place, fixed a gun trap in his corncrib for a supposed thief, and received the contents on his right groin. The trap was so arranged that when the crib door was opened the thief would receive the contents of the gun. Forgetting his trap he went to the crib to get some corn, sprung the trap and now suffers from a serious wound.
Greensburg, IN.
Dec. 28,1898. During the last campaign much was said by the daily news and New Era concerning the stationery contract let to the Review and Standard as being illegally let and exorbitant, and if the people would vote for the Democratic nominees great reforms would be instituted by them and the taxpayers would no longer be robbed. Bids for the next yrs supplies were opened today and the lowest bidder was the Journal Job printing Company, $645,50. The highest bidders were the Daily news, $1,193 and the New Era, $1,186.45. The Journal Company refused to enter into the contract unless given all th4e extras, and this declined by the board.
9/6/1899
Ed Teraska, residing at Westport, Decatur County, was arrested yesterday and pleaded guilty to throwing a stone through a passenger car window, which struck Mrs. Grant Plumer, of Chattanooga. Under the statute he must answer to the charge of assault and battery with intent to commit murder.
Decatur, IN.
Aug. 29,1899. Miss Louise Bradley, brought a $10,000 breach-of-promise suit today against David E. Studabaker. Mr. Studabaker has been paying marked attention to Miss Bradley for several months, and she avers they became engaged last June. On July 5, Mr. Studabaker and his divorced wife, Mrs. Louise Beane-Studabaker, of Goshen, were quietly married at Muncie and are now residing in this city. Both Miss Bradley and Mr. Studabaker have been prominent in society circles here. Miss Bradley is one of the belles of the city, being a very pretty brunette, although not of wealthy parentage. Mr. Studabaker is the only son of ex-Judge D. Studabaker, Vice President of the old Adams County Bank, in which his son is bookkeeper
Greensburg, IN. Feb. 3 (?0 1898.
Alonzo B. Wooley, conducting a general store at St. Paul, this county, made an assignment today to James McKim for benefit of creditors. Assts $3,000, liabilities, $6,000.
Greensburg, IN. Feb.2,1898.
Samantha J. Jewett brought suit today against Israel D. Jewett for #15,000 for money loaned him to carry on his business, that of a farmer and druggist. He is the owner of 342 acres of land near St.Omer, which he inherited from his father. The defendant is the owner of a drug store and other personal property. She also brought suit against her husband to provide for her and son. They were married in 1870..
Greensburg, IN.
Feb. 22, 1898. Pap Thomas Post, G.A.R., at this place, tendered a reception today to Judge J.,V. Hadley, who is holding court here for his comrade, Hon, J.D. Miller. Many members of Judge Hadley’s regiment, the 7th Indiana, were present. The address of welcome was made by Col. M.C.Welsh, who was Major of the 7th, and responded to by Judge Hadley, reviewing the events of the war and their subsequent effects; paying an eloquent tribute to the heroism of the American soldier. Addresses were made by Mrs. W.J. Crisler, president of the W.R.C. and Mrs. Judge Hadley. Miss Pearl Eldet whistled a solo, which was encored. Music was furnished by the married Ladies Musicale.
Greensburg, IN.
Oct. 6,1896. Word reached Sheriff meek today that a mare and colt which had been stolen from Robert E. Jolly, near Lawrenceburg, was in possession of a man near Burney, this county. Armed with a description of the thief, the sheriff and posse went to Burney, where they found a man answering the description working for John Gartner. The sheriff demanded his surrender, but the man cleared a fence and made for a corn field. The officer fired 6 shots, but the man made good his escape. Soon the surrounding country turned out, and the thief was captured at a doctor’s office at Hartsville, where he was having his wounds dressed. One of the shots had take effect in the fleshy part of his thigh.
Greensburg, IN.
Aug. 12. 1897. Official returns show Griffith received in Decatur county 2,136: Lee, 2,248: Browder, 100. Lee’s plurality, 292. There was a falling off of 399 in the Democratic vote, and 405 in the Republican vote as cast in 1896 for Holman.
Decatur, IN.
Nov. 29,1898. John Leisure, the Illinois horse thief arrested here Saturday, was confronted with another charge of stealing today. Leisure had been making love to a girl in Illinois and took from her a gold ring valued at $50.Officers were informed of the fact and marshal Hart proceeded to the Leisure residence and discovered the ring on the finger of the thief’s sister, who gave the ring to the marshal. Leisure was taken to Illinois today by the sheriff of Montgomery County.
Greensburg, March 25- The announcement of the death of Judge W.A. Moore is incorrect. He is still living, but his death is momentarily expected. Judge Moore passed into a comatose state, with no perceptible pulse, yesterday afternoon which condition gave rise to the report by friends and his late law partner that he was dead. Last night he revive
Greensburg, IN.
Dec. 7,1898. William J. Robinson, a pioneer, is dead at the age of 83 of heart failure. He was born in Decatur County in 1815 and came to this county with his parents in 1821, settling on the Flat Rock river near St. Omer. He was a student at the old Miami ()) College and taught in Hanover and Franklin Colleges in the early forties. In these labors he was assisted by his sister, who afterwards became prominent as an educator in Indiana. In politics he was a Whig, representing his county a number of times in the Legislature. He subsequently became identified with the Republican Party, representing this and Rush counties in the state Senate. His last campaign was that for Congress against the late judge J.D. New, in which he was defeated. He was a member of the constitutional convention of 1852, and in the political contest of 1856 he was openly charged as an Abolitionist and in favor of allowing the negro to vote. He was a stanch supporter of Governor Morton, with whom he was on intimate terms, and shared his confidence during his political life. Mr. Robinson was a bachelor and leaves a large estate, consisting of 400 acres. The Hon. William R. Pleak, a nephew, is sole heir. .
Greensburg, IN.
May 23, 1899. Thomas Hargett, age 17, residing with his widowed mother on a farm 6 miles south of this place, fixed a gun trap in his corncrib for a supposed thief, and received the contents on his right groin. The trap was so arranged that when the crib door was opened the thief would receive the contents of the gun. Forgetting his trap he went to the crib to get some corn, sprung the trap and now suffers from a serious wound.
Greensburg, IN.
Dec. 28,1898. During the last campaign much was said by the daily news and New Era concerning the stationery contract let to the Review and Standard as being illegally let and exorbitant, and if the people would vote for the Democratic nominees great reforms would be instituted by them and the taxpayers would no longer be robbed. Bids for the next yrs supplies were opened today and the lowest bidder was the Journal Job printing Company, $645,50. The highest bidders were the Daily news, $1,193 and the New Era, $1,186.45. The Journal Company refused to enter into the contract unless given all th4e extras, and this declined by the board.
9/6/1899
Ed Teraska, residing at Westport, Decatur County, was arrested yesterday and pleaded guilty to throwing a stone through a passenger car window, which struck Mrs. Grant Plumer, of Chattanooga. Under the statute he must answer to the charge of assault and battery with intent to commit murder.
Decatur, IN.
Aug. 29,1899. Miss Louise Bradley, brought a $10,000 breach-of-promise suit today against David E. Studabaker. Mr. Studabaker has been paying marked attention to Miss Bradley for several months, and she avers they became engaged last June. On July 5, Mr. Studabaker and his divorced wife, Mrs. Louise Beane-Studabaker, of Goshen, were quietly married at Muncie and are now residing in this city. Both Miss Bradley and Mr. Studabaker have been prominent in society circles here. Miss Bradley is one of the belles of the city, being a very pretty brunette, although not of wealthy parentage. Mr. Studabaker is the only son of ex-Judge D. Studabaker, Vice President of the old Adams County Bank, in which his son is bookkeeper
Greensburg, IN. Feb. 3 (?0 1898.
Alonzo B. Wooley, conducting a general store at St. Paul, this county, made an assignment today to James McKim for benefit of creditors. Assts $3,000, liabilities, $6,000.
Greensburg, IN. Feb.2,1898.
Samantha J. Jewett brought suit today against Israel D. Jewett for #15,000 for money loaned him to carry on his business, that of a farmer and druggist. He is the owner of 342 acres of land near St.Omer, which he inherited from his father. The defendant is the owner of a drug store and other personal property. She also brought suit against her husband to provide for her and son. They were married in 1870..
Greensburg, IN.
Feb. 22, 1898. Pap Thomas Post, G.A.R., at this place, tendered a reception today to Judge J.,V. Hadley, who is holding court here for his comrade, Hon, J.D. Miller. Many members of Judge Hadley’s regiment, the 7th Indiana, were present. The address of welcome was made by Col. M.C.Welsh, who was Major of the 7th, and responded to by Judge Hadley, reviewing the events of the war and their subsequent effects; paying an eloquent tribute to the heroism of the American soldier. Addresses were made by Mrs. W.J. Crisler, president of the W.R.C. and Mrs. Judge Hadley. Miss Pearl Eldet whistled a solo, which was encored. Music was furnished by the married Ladies Musicale.
Greensburg, IN.
Oct. 6,1896. Word reached Sheriff meek today that a mare and colt which had been stolen from Robert E. Jolly, near Lawrenceburg, was in possession of a man near Burney, this county. Armed with a description of the thief, the sheriff and posse went to Burney, where they found a man answering the description working for John Gartner. The sheriff demanded his surrender, but the man cleared a fence and made for a corn field. The officer fired 6 shots, but the man made good his escape. Soon the surrounding country turned out, and the thief was captured at a doctor’s office at Hartsville, where he was having his wounds dressed. One of the shots had take effect in the fleshy part of his thigh.
Greensburg, IN.
Aug. 12. 1897. Official returns show Griffith received in Decatur county 2,136: Lee, 2,248: Browder, 100. Lee’s plurality, 292. There was a falling off of 399 in the Democratic vote, and 405 in the Republican vote as cast in 1896 for Holman.
Decatur, IN.
Nov. 29,1898. John Leisure, the Illinois horse thief arrested here Saturday, was confronted with another charge of stealing today. Leisure had been making love to a girl in Illinois and took from her a gold ring valued at $50.Officers were informed of the fact and marshal Hart proceeded to the Leisure residence and discovered the ring on the finger of the thief’s sister, who gave the ring to the marshal. Leisure was taken to Illinois today by the sheriff of Montgomery County.
