VIGO COUNTY INDIANA
NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
Sept.28, 1899
TERRE HAUTE, IN.
The first expected advances in the price of Indiana Coal was
made today,
when the price was marked up 25 cents a ton at the mines on what are
called
carload lots. The block-coal
operators
say the advance is due to the increased demand, shortage in cars and
increased
cost of the mine. In the bituminous field no explanation was given. It is a well-understood fact that 20
percent, of the
TERRE’ HAUTE, IN.
There were 2 sudden deaths here yesterday of widows of former
prominent
citizens. Mrs. Mahan, widow of
Dr. W.L. Mahan, who for many years, was
a
leading physician in Terre’ Haute, died while convening with friend in
the
evening at her home. Yesterday afternoon, Mrs. Elizabeth Ludowici was
visiting
at a neighbor’s, when she was suddenly seized with illness and before
she could
be taken home she died. Mrs. Mahan was 79 years of age and Mrs.
Ludowici was
the widow of Jacob Ludowici, who came to Terre’ Haute in 1850, and who
was long
engaged in business here.
Sept.30, 1899
TERRE’ HAUTE, IN. Dr. Lyman Pike
died last night from blood
poisoning caused by the bite of woodticks. He was 73 yrs of age and had
been a
physician for more than 50 years. He was born in
1899
John Martin, of Terre’ Haute,
19 years old, fell 60 feet from the new high school building at Linton
Saturday and was probably fatally hurt.
J. Smith tally, a Terre’ Haute
coal operator, is one of party now in Mexico investigating that
country’s coal fields. He will look into the prospects for a powder
mill also.
Terre Haute, IN.
Dec. 7,1898. The Democratic majority of the City council last
night voted solidly to increase the tax rate from $1.18 to $1.22 on the
$100. At the same meeting it wad decided to exempt from taxation for 5
yrs any manufacturing plant which may be induced to move here from the
gas belt, the resolution saying that “it is currently reported
that the gas is about exhausted in the gas belt, and that factories in
said territory are looking for new locations”. The committee reporting
in favor of the increased tax rate said that contracts for $90,000
worth of sewer work had been made and that the revenue on the old tax
rate would not be sufficient. The city is now within $20,000 of the
constitutional debt limit.
Terre Haute, IN.
Dec.9,1898. The Indiana admission anniversary day was celebrated
in the city schools today and tonight. Principle Briggs, of the 18th
district, who has been one of the promoters of the movement for a
special program of exercises in the public schools of the State, made
elaborate preparations for the occasion at his school, where the
celebration was held tonight. Col.
W.E. McLean was the principal speaker.
Terre Haute, IN.
Dec.9,1898. The spirited contest for county attorney which has caused
many Republicans to take an active part for or against J.P. Stunkard, who now holds the
position, and who was backed by District Chairman Filbeck. Postmaster
Benjamin and others of what is known as the Congressman Faris
organization, was settled today by the election of Daniel Miller, who
was chairman of the county committee, but was not in close touch with
the Filbeck and Faris people. A new commissioner, named Johnson, cast
the deciding vote.
Terre Haute, IN.
Dec. 31,1898. Jailer Smith, this afternoon, found Randolph Burry, an insane miner, who
had been placed in jail temporarily for safe keeping, trying to burn
himself to death in his cell. When discovered he had the mattress in
flames. Although nearly suffocated, he struggled against being taken
out. He was removed to another cell, and while the jailer was putting
out the fir the maniac set fire to the mattress in the cell to which he
had been removed, but it was quickly discovered.
Terre Haute, IN.
Dec. 29,1898. A largely attended meeting of Indiana coal operators was
held late tonight to arrange for representation at the interstate
conference of miners and operators, at Pittsburg, next month. A
committee of 11 was appointed, with J.
Smith Talley as chairman, to go to Pittsburgh. It was the sense
of the meeting that a reduction in the wage scale should be asked and
that in any event an advance should be resisted to the last extremity.
The block-coal operators, as well as the bituminous operators, were in
the meeting, which was called by the latter, and on the committee there
are operators from both fields, which is something new in the procedure
in this State. The question of raising the selling price of coal was
brought up. Several operators wanted it done, but the majority was
opposed. Some of the minority left the meeting.
Terre Haute, IN.
Dec. 32, 1898. Throughout the Indiana coal filed today meetings of
miners were held to instruct their delegates to the national convention
of the United Mine Workers, which meets in Pittsburg, Jan. 10th, to
adopt a policy for the conference with the operators of the several
states which are parties to wage-scale contract that expires April 1,
next. In nearly all localities in this state the men are in favor of
asking for an advance of 10 cents a ton, from 66 cents, for bituminous
coal and 76 cents for block coal. It is the strong feeling of the men
that they will not be able to secure the advance, except after a bitter
struggle, for which they have little or no heart. The Indiana operators
at their meeting here Thursday night instructed their representatives
to the joint conference, which follows the convention of the miners,
not to consent to an increase in the price for mining. On the other
hand, there was sentiment in favor of asking for a small reduction, but
it was the understanding that no demand would be formally made for it.
9/6/1899
A letter received at Terre Haute yesterday from Charles Filleck, postmaster at
Aguadillia, Porto Rico, written since the hurricane, the first
information his family has received. He writes as if his town escaped
damage.
9/6/1899
Mr. L.P. Alden, of Terre Haute,
has received a letter from Hamilton
King, United States minister at Bangkok, Siam, in which he
refers to the celebration of the Fourth of July as follows: “We had a
grand time at our reception. Two hundred guests, representing 20
nationalities, were present. The 3 daily papers of Bangkok observed the
day as a holiday, the first time in history, and the French legation
closed its doors in honor of the sister republic.
9/6/1899
There are about 100 teachers, nearly all from the county schools, at
the Vigo institute. The city school board of Terre Haute has released
the city teachers from compulsory attendance. Dr. E.E. White, of Columbus, O. and
Miss Lydia Blaich are the
lecturers.
Terre Haute, IN.
Aug. 29,1899. Fire tonight almost destroyed the plant of the Terre
Haute Canning Company and the gunstock factory of the H.G. Langdon
& Co. The latter factory is the largest of its kind in the country
and was at work on gunstocks for several foreign governments. Loss,
$50,000, fully covered by insurance.
Terre Haute, IN.
Sept. 1,1899. The car works will close down tomorrow in all departments
except the blacksmith shop. The local representatives of the trust say
the suspension is the be for 3 weeks only, but most of the 1,000
employees believe the trust has decided not to manufacture cars here,
and many of the men will go elsewhere in search of work.
9/6/1899
Prof. E.O. McMeans, instructor
in freehand and mechanical drawing at
the Rose Polytechnic institute, has received an offer from University
of Kansas, at Lawrence. Prob. Lucien Blake, of the faculty at Lawrence,
was formerly a member of the Rose Faculty.
Terre Haute, IN.
Sept, 3,1899. The Terre Haute police believe that the young man in jail
at Sullivan under the name of Maston
Burch, is Guy Gable,
the phenomenal horse thief , of this town, who is wanted in nearly
every county in western Indiana, and eastern Illinois. The charge
against him at Sullivan is the theft of a horse at Merom, in that
County. Cable began taking bicycles on the streets of this city some
months ago, and after riding them for several hours left them in
another part of the city. The he began taking horses and buggies, which
he used in the same manner. He was arrested, by his mother convinced
the judge that he was mentally responsible. Since then he has been
chased though half-dozen counties in Illinois. He makes no attempt to
sell the rigs, but drives them from town to town, leaving his tired
horse and taking a fresh one from the public hitching rack.
Terre Haute, IN.
Feb. 3, 1898. Mr. and Mrs. Hiram B.
McCammach, of this county, have jointly brought suit in the
Circuit Court against Harrison Tincher,
a wealthy neighbor, for damage of character to the extent of 440,000.
Eight separate counts are cited. The suits grew out of the language
said to have been used to and about the plaintiffs in a former suit to
foreclose a mortgage. All are prominent people.
Terre Haute, IN.
Feb. 3, 1898. Mrs. David J .Mackey,
of Evansville, died today at the home of her sister, Mrs. Patterson, of this city. She
was the wife of the former president of the Evansville & Terre
Haute Railroad Company, who at one time was the head of the Mackey
system. Her father was Judge John Law, of Vincennes, a distinguished
jurist of this State. Commodore Law, of the navy, who died some time
ago, was her brother. A few years ago her husband was the railroad king
of Indiana, but is now a poor man.
Feb. 5,1898. Rev. John W. Bundy, of this city, today brought suit against William Davis & Joshua Moore, deacons of the Church of Christ, at Cloverland for $25,000 damages. He complains that they caused to be published in the Golden Echo a statement that they knew of their own knowledge that he had been guilty of forgery, dishonesty and falsehoods. Suits, it is said, will be brought in Clay and Parke Counties against other members of the official board of the church and against Revs’ Rice and Elmore, at Covington, who are publishers of a religious newspaper.
Terre Haute,
Feb. 23,1898. Judge Piety caused a sensation today by instructing the grand jury to investigate the charge that Coroner Payne has been padding his accounts, and that the County Commissioners were in collusion with him. The judge also told the grand jury to investigate the case of former City Treasurer Hauck, whose accounts were found to be $13,000 wrong and whose bondsman have offered to pay the city $10,000.
Terre Haute, IN.
Feb. 24, 1898. The Republican committee of the 5th district today decided to hold the congressional convention in Martinsville April 6.
Terre Haute, IN.
Feb.23,1896. The marriage of James Pearce, of Marshall, Kansas and Mrs. Martha Sam, of Sullivan County, this State, yesterday in this city is the culmination of a romance that began 30 years ago. He is 56 yrs old and the bride is 50. They were lovers 30 yrs ago. Since then he has been married and has been a widower for 18 yrs. She has been married 3 times. Recently they entered into correspondence and he came on to meet her and be married.
Terre Haute, IN.
Oct. 7, 1896. The annual meeting of the Northwest Synod of the Reformed Church began this evening with 100 ministers and elders present from the following states: constituting one of the 8 districts in the United states” Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee and Missouri. Rev. C.F. Kerlite of Louisville, the president, delivered the annual sermon, and Rev. J.J. Janett, of Sheboygan, Wis. Made a brief address. The Alumni Association, composed of graduates of the mission house in Sheboygan, held a meeting this afternoon, and elected the following officers: President Rev. Heuser, of Archibald, Ohio. Secretary J.O. Litz, of Louisville. The business sessions of the synod will begin tomorrow.
Terre Haute, IN.
Oct.11, 1896. Trinity M.E. Church was dedicated this morning, Dr. Coultas, of Roberts Park Church, Indianapolis, preaching the dedicatory sermon. It is a remarkable fact that the congregation has been in existence as a church only about 4 months. The congregation had been organized as a class of Centenary Church. At the recent northwest Indiana conference Bishop Andrews sent the Rev. Wm. Pack to the charge. Mr. Pack came to this country from England 5 yrs ago and immediately entered Depauw university, where he graduated last June. In April 1892, while Dr. Coultas was pastor of the Centenary Church, several prayer bands were organized in various parts of the city, and the Trinity congregation is an outgrowth of one of these bands. The new church has a seating capacity of 500 and is the most modern of any of the church edifices in the city.
Terre Haute, IN.
June 25,1898. The Republican county convention was held this afternoon with a large attendance from city and county. After County Chairman Miller called the convention to order, and James L. Price, of this city, was selected chairman, and the Rev. Mr. Jones, of the A.M. E. Church offered prayer, a committee on credentials delayed the convention a few minutes deciding a contest in the 9th ward, where 2 sets of delegates had been selected. Judge S.C. Stimson, of Superior Court, appointed a year ago by Governor Mount to fill out the term of Judge Henry, who resigned to become collector of internal revenue, was re-nominated by acclamation. Mr. S.M. Reynolds withdrawing before the balloting had been concluded. The close and interesting contest in the convention was over the nomination of a candidate for prosecuting attorney. Mr. Tichenor, the incumbent, was a candidate, but was opposed by a strong element of the party workers, led by the Stunkard brothers, W.J. Whitaker, the opponent candidate was nominated by a vote of 55 ½ to 54 ½ .
Indiana Notes.9-14-1898
The internal revenue collections for the Terre Haute district for Aug. amounted to $665,918,28. Of this amount $572,372,79 was on spirits from the Indiana distillery which, contrary to the general rule, has been in operation though-out the summer, $69,439,29 on beer, $2,631.,17 for proprietary stamps, $2,298 for documentary stamps and $1,442.89 for special license war tax, etc.
Indiana Notes.9-14-1898
The farmers of Honey Creek Township, Vigo County, have organized and will employ a special officer to protect their property from trespassing hunters. The farmers say it is not that their land is tramped over, but the city hunters are a destructive lot, and kill stock, destroy fences, kill poultry, and insult women. The farmers of other townships will follow the example of the honey Creek farmers.
Terre Haute, IN. Sept.20,1898.
Mr. Thomas Anderson, a well known citizen who had been grieving for several years over the supposed death of his son in an attempt to hold up a train on a Western road, has just learned that the William Anderson who was killed was not his son and the young man is now in the regular army in Cuba. Young Anderson ran away from home several years ago and soon afterward the father saw among the names of several train robbers killed that of William Anderson, who was aid to have come West from Indiana.
Indiana Notes.9-14-1898
The colored citizens of Terre Haute are preparing for a celebration of Emancipation day. Richard Bassett, of Kokomo, will deliver the day address, and Dr. J.B. Oliver, of Brazil the one in the evening.
Indiana Notes.9-14-1898
The Standard wheel Company, which is the largest company in the Wheel Trust, is a bout to enlarge the plant in Terre Haute in anticipation of increased business through the opening up of the islands conquered from Spain to greater use of modern wagons.
October 4 1899
The Terre’ Haute district Women’s Relief Corps of the G.A.R. held its 6th annual convention at Terre Haute Thursday, with about 60 delegates present. Mrs. Minerva Nolan, of Clinton, was elected President. The districts work is very flourishing.
Terre Haute, IN. Nov.
30, 1898.
Collector Henry has received the following letter from the commissioner
of internal revenue in drawing money from banks, “This office is in
receipt of a letter bearing date of Nov. 19, from the First national
Bank, of Greencastle, asking if a depositor can present a check payable
to his own order for the withdrawal of funds to his credit without a
stamp being affixed to the check. Will you please advise the above
named bank that any check presented by a depositor for the withdrawal
of funds to his credit requires a 2 cent stamp. The depositor, however,
may personally tender a receipt for the funds without liability to the
stamp tax. Collector Henry has sent a copy of the letter to all the
banks in this
revenue district.
Terre Haute, IN. Oct. 11,1899.
Miss Belle Merlin of this city, was to have been married last Wednesday
to Harry Moore, the treasurer of Buffalo Bill’s show, which was here
that day, but she refused to be married by a priest, and Moore would
not be married by a Protestant, The result was the he carried away with
him the
marriage license but no bride. Mr. Moore and Miss Merlin met about a yr
ago and had been engaged several months.