Drink Grain-O, then go see the King

Democrat, June 1897

There is a class of people

Who are injured by the use of coffee. Recently there has been placed in all the grocery stores a new preparation called Grain-O, made of pure grains, that takes the place of coffee. 

The most delicate stomach receives it without distress, and but few can tell it from coffee. It does not cost over 1/4 as much. Children may drink it with great benefit. 15 cts. and 25 cts. per package. Try it. Ask for Grain-O.

The True Remedy

W.M. Repine, editor Tiskilwa, Ill., "Chief," says: "We won't keep house without Dr. King's New Discovery for consumption, coughs and colds. Experimented with many others but never got the true remedy until we used Dr. King's New Discovery. No other remedy can take its place in our house, as in it we have a certain and sure cure for coughs, colds, whooping cough, etc."

It is idle to experiment with other remedies if they are urged on you as just as good as Dr. King's New Discovery.

They are not as good, because this remedy has a record of cures and besides is guaranteed. It never fails to satisfy. Trial bottles free at King's Pharmacy.

Free Pills

Send your address to H.E. Bucklen & Co., Chicago, and get a free sample box of Dr. King's New Life Pills. A trial will convince you of their merits. 

These pills are easy in action and are particularly effective in the cure of consumption and sick headache. 

For malaria and liver troubles, they have proved invaluable. They are guaranteed to be perfectly free from every deleterious substance and to be purely vegetable. They do not weaken by their action but, by giving tone to stomach and bowels, greatly invigorate the system. Regular size 25c.per box. Sold at King's Pharmacy. 

Never a dull moment in Fairfield

September, 1917, Brookville Democrat

Notice to Hunters and Campers

No hunting or trespassing with dog or dogs, day or night, or digging of any kind on our farms:

Wilbur Logan, L.J. Logan, G.W. Groce, W.J Logan, O.H. Logan, D.M. Hanna, Albert Naylor, J.A. Berg, John Miller, A.B. Hanna, Matthew Weber, Mollie Hockenberry, Anna M. Harlowe, A. Sandmeier, Sarah A. Hanna, John Sherwood, H.C. Hanna, R.E. Grimes.

Body Found in East Fork

The body of Joseph Klipple, 45, was found by a searching party in the East Fork of the Whitewater River, one mile south of Quakertown, Sunday forenoon.

Mr. Klipple, wife and one child, lived on a farm on Eli's Creek, between Fairfield and Everton. 

Saturday afternoon, he hitched a team of horses to a wagon and drove to a gravel pit. Not returning when night came, neighbors were notified. Going to the gravel pit, the wagon was found, the horse having had been unhitched. They were found a short distance away.

Farm For Sale

76 acres, 6 miles south of Liberty on Liberty and Brookville Pike. 10 acres of locust trees, plenty running water the year round, young orchard and all kinds of fruit. Splendid stock farm. If sold at once, I will take $60 per acre.

Arthur Sheplar, RFD 4, Liberty, Ind. 

A Birthday Surprise.

Thursday, Sept. 30, being the birthday of Mrs. Omer Himelick, the Young Ladies Sunday School class at Fairfield went to her home and surprised her.

Although the weather was threatening, three auto loads, 18 in all, made the crowd that went. Each girl took a dish of something good to eat. One special feature being the angel food cake baked by Mrs. Mills.

Mrs. Himelick was canning peaches but soon appeared and welcomed us and turned the house over to the class. Soon a bountiful dinner was spread, consisting of fried chicken, salads and everything good of the season.

S.S. Convention

The Bath and Fairfield Township Sunday school convention will be held at the Franklin U.B. Church, east of Fairfield, on Saturday, Oct. 20 beginning promptly at 10 o'clock. An interesting and instructive program has been prepared. 

A Close Call

On Saturday, while Allison Bockover and his brother, Joe, were sawing stove wood in the forest near Old Franklin Church, the high wind dislodged a limb that fell across their heads and shoulders, knocking both men out of commission, but fortunately, they sustained no broken bones, but both were badly bruised. 

Taxi!

If some gentleman who has the willpower, would inaugurate a tri-weekly taxicab route via Fairfield and Liberty to Richmond, it would afford a long felt want by our citizens, who are handicapped when they have business in Union and Wayne counties or be detained nearly three hours in Connersville enroute.

-- T.L.D. (Theo Dickerson)

 

In like Flint

Liberty Herald, July, 1915

Mrs. Peter Flint Fined for Swearing

ALSO PLACED UNDER PEACE BOND

Mrs. Peter Flint was the central figure in a trial in Justice Court Wednesday afternoon, brought by affidavits signed by Mrs. Eliza Woodworth. The first was for swearing and raising a disturbance, both Ms. Woodworth and her sister, Mrs. Sanders, testifying that Mrs. Flint was guilty of swearing during the past two years and that on Tuesday night she had a poker in her hand and was threatening her husband, swearing at him and that her children were begging her not to hurt their father.

The disturbance has been such that the neighbors were awakened and besides the testimony of the two complaining witnesses, Mrs. Peter Flint's son Elijah, testified that the defendant swore in the presence of her family. Jack Johnson has also heard his neighbor swear, but his wife, Mrs. Blanche Johnson, had not, and neither had Mrs. Elnettie Ables.

Squire Smelser found her guilty assessing a fine of $3 and costs of $6.25. which was promptly paid.

An affidavit was then read stating that Mrs. Woodworth was in fear of Mrs. Flint and asking that she be placed under bond to keep the peace. The court asked for a bond of $50 and allowed defendant until Thursday evening to provide the names of two freeholders who would be willing to affix their names. It is hoped the action of the court will be salutary and will be the means of placing the north end in a safe and sane condition. The trial was well attended.

Note: Evidently that same week, William Honeas was bound over for trial for taking a shot at Peter Finch. Honeas claimed the two bullets that hit the wall over Finch's head were fired accidentally. The old I-was-cleaning-it-and-it-went-off line. He was of course lying.

He was tried in Connersville in December and fined 50 bucks and court costs. (Surprised we could find that, huh?)

Wellness -- take our word for it

 Brookville American, Dec. 26, 1834

ELIXIR OF HEALTH

In passing through towns lately where it has been sold, I have found in every place, gentlemen and ladies who would have been in a low state of health from some chronic disease of the above description, some for a long time, and reduced very low, despairing of ever again enjoying health, who have been fully restored by this medicine alone. 

It has to my knowledge cured several of the dropsy. It is eminently qualified to restore health after attacks of fevers or every kind. For weakly and delicate children, it is an invaluable medicine. It will entirely prevent children from being troubled with worms.

It removes all bilious complaints, and all obstructions of every kind, promoting a healthy action in all the secretions and excretions on a due performance of which health materially depends. 

Its action is upon the stomach, liver and bowels, the prime regulators of the whole system; a diseased state of which causes most diseases.

It is entirely Botanical in its composition and is highly approved by many scientific and eminent physicians who have been acquainted with its great restorative powers -- so much so that some have administered more than a hundred bottles to their patients in a year. There is no deception in the medicine; references can be given to respectable citizens in this town who have experienced its benefits. It ay be taken by all ages and both sexes with perfect safety.

-- H. EASTMAN

For sale at W.B. & S.M. Davis Store, 

Brookville Indiana

November 25, 2934

Note: They were still selling this stuff 25 years later, at least. You can probably get it now online with a doctor's prescription.

Letter from Lincoln

From a long letter to the nation, Sept. 1863

Published in Brookville Franklin Democrat

Peace does not appear so distant as it did. I hope it will come soon and come to stay; and so come as to be worth keeping in all future time.

It will then have proved that among freemen there can be no successful appeal from the ballot to the bullet, and that they who take such appeal are sure to lose their case and pay the cost.

And then there will be some black men who can remember that with silent tongue, and clenched teeth, and steady eye and well-poised bayonet, they have helped mankind on to this great consummation; while I fear that there will be some white men unable to forget that with malignant heart and deceitful speech they have striven to hinder it.

Still let us not be over-sanguine of a speedy final triumph. Let us be quite sober. Let us diligently apply the means, never doubting that a just God in His own good time will give us the rightful result.

Yours, very truly

A. Lincoln

Even more 1863 shenanigans

 Brookville Democrat, Aug. 28, 1863

Arrest and Forcible Escape

We learn that a young man named Hollowell, living in Whitewater Township, in this county, was arrested by order of Provost Marshal Morrow on Monday night, and while the deputy marshal was on his way to the railroad station with his prisoner, he was met by eight or ten persons on horseback, who demanded his release.

The order was complied with, and the prisoner made his escape. We have not learned the charges which were preferred against him.

Democratic Meetings!

Henry Berry, Jr. will address the Democratic Club of Fairfield Township at Fairfield this evening (Friday, Aug. 38th). Speaking will commence at early candle lighting.

There will be a meeting of the Democracy at St. Peters on Saturday, Sept. 12, 1863. at 1 o'clock. N.T. Carr, W.P. Quick, James R. Jones and others will be present and address the meeting. A general attendance of the Democracy is expected.

Brookville College

The first term of the Institution will begin next Monday morning, August 31st. The teachers are all on hand, ad are ready for their work. The prospects are flattering, and the Trustees are determined to make it pay to all who may patronize the institution.

The terms are as low as those of any other institution of the same grade. Let the students fill up the rooms on Monday next. The friends of the college are invited to attend the opening exercises in the College Chapel on Monday at 9 a.m.

No Draft in Indiana

For the relief of all able-bodied male citizens under the age of 45 and over 21 who haven't $300 in loose change by them, we can say that it is now pretty well determined that there will be no draft in this state. Canada will lose a large number of inhabitants and the government a great many dollars by this. 

 

Civil War tales as they were reported

Brookville Democrat, July 17, 1863

The John Morgan Raid

The knowledge that John Morgan with his band of marauders was demonstrating in this direction, created the wildest excitement among our citizens from one extent of the White Water Valley to the other.

From Sunday until Wednesday, our town was in a perfect uproar and preparations for defense were to be seen in every direction.

On Monday, learning that the rebels were in the vicinity of Sunman's Station, 14 miles southwest of this place, every conceivable mode of conveyance was procured to convey our armed citizens to the locality where it was supposed a collision would take place.

Before their arrival, however, Morgan had commenced his march in the direction of Harrison, Ohio, which place he reached on that day at 11 o'clock and remained until 4 o'clock. His depredations at Harrison were pretty extensive in the way of horses, goods and such other valuables as he could carry away. In his march he is making wholesale work in the way of stealing horses and his men are mounted on the finest stock of the country.

Several of the citizens of this county who happened to be in Harrison and vicinity on the day Morgan passed through, were relieved of their horses by the freebooter and his men.

Mr. Albert Loper of this county who had a considerable amount of money with him, escaped by laying down unperceived in an open field near at hand. 

Morgan burned the bridge across the Miami at New Baltimore after crossing over it.

Note: It's not known if Morgan came as far north as New Trenton, but it's likely some of his soldiers did.

Connersville Weekly Times, July 20, 1863

Doing the Clever Thing

During the Morgan raid in this state, some 40 or 50 citizens of Posey Township, this county (Fayette) responded to the call of Governor Morton, by volunteering to assist in driving the invaders from our soil, a number of them actually abandoning their harvest field, leaving their grain uncut.

These "citizen soldiers" assembled at Dublin, the nearest station on the Central Railway, to take passage for Indianapolis. While waiting for the train, the people of Dublin who are unanimously for the Union, treated them with the utmost courtesy and kindness, supplying them with the best refreshments and insisting on their taking a supply along for future use.

And one or two persons in the village learning the condition in which our volunteers had left their ripe grain, word was passed around among the farmers of the neighborhood, and arrangements were soon made for a general turnout to complete the work of harvesting thus abandoned. 

It was performed in good style; and the Posey Township folks returned from the pursuit of Morgan to find their grain harvested and saved from damage or waste, and no expenses to pay.

The Quakers generally are opposed to war but well know how to do the clever thing, at the right time, in behalf of those who will fight in defense of their country.

Note: Bentonville is the "capital" of Posey Township.

Connersville Weekly Times, March 26, 1863

Morgan Whipped

The great horse thief, John Morgan, was thrashed in splendid style near Milton, Tenn., on Friday. This is, we believe, the first fight Morgan has been in. His business, heretofore, has been to make raids, steal horses, burn railroad bridges and gobble up small garrisons. On Friday he had an opportunity to distinguish himself as a fighting man, if he had any qualities in that line.

He came across Col. Hall, who was out on a reconnoitering expedition, with 1,400 men. Morgan had nearly 4,000. He made an attack and was most disgracefully defeated. Thus has the bloated reputation of one of the greatest braggards in the rebel service, been effectually punctured. Ohio, Illinois and Indiana boys won the victory.

Note: It appears this story was somewhat premature by about 3 months. Facts were optional in those days. 

Another link on this blog to Morgan's Raid