New Albany (IN) Evening Tribune, October 16, 1895, p. 4. Mrs. Sarah Douglas of Harrison Township, aged 78 years, is suffering with a dislocated hip, the result of a fall.

New Albany (IN) Evening Tribune, October 16, 1895, p. 4. John Bell and wife of Franklin Township, Floyd County, have typhoid fever.

New Albany (IN) Evening Tribune, October 16, 1895, p. 4. Mr. and Mrs. Gibener leave this evening for Salem to attend the funeral of their brother-in-law, F. M. Ratts. The funeral will take place at Salem tomorrow afternoon.

New Albany (IN) Evening Tribune, October 16, 1895, p. 4. Gus Daggs leaves Sunday for Alexandria to work in the steel mills.

Indiana Historical Collections, Vol. 6: Indiana World War Records-Gold Star Honor Roll (Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Commission) 1921, p. 235. George Browning-Private. Son of John and Sarah Ellen Browning; born June 5, 1886, St. Charles, Mo. Moved to Milltown, Crawford County, Ind., in 1893. Laborer. Entered service June 5, 1917, Corydon, Ind. Trained at Camp Sherman, Ohio; and later transferred to Camp Niagara, N. Y. Assigned to Company K, 334th Infantry, 84th Division. Died of disease October 14, 1918, Camp Niagara, N. Y. Buried at Milltown, Ind.

Theophilius Adam Wylie, INDIANA UNIVERSITY, IT'S HISTORY FROM 1820, WHEN FOUNDED, TO 1890 (Indianapolis, IN: Wm. B. Burford, Lithographer, Printer and Binder), 1890, p. 226. James Franklin Roberson, born September 9, 1836, in Crawford County, Indiana; died December 11, 1862, at Grantsburg, Indiana. Educated in the common schools of Crawford County. Degree-B. S. Occupation-teaching. Teacher in public schools of Paoli; also in Leavenworth where he was taken by the disease of which he died. Mr. Roberson was distinguished while at the university by his mathematical talents and was a contributor to the mathematical journals and solved several problems for which prices were given. In religion, a member of the Presbyterian Church.

J. David Baker, The Postal History of Indiana (Louisville: Leonard H. Hartman, Philatelic Bibliopole), 1976, p. 987. The information noted below was extracted by Randi Richardson. Mt. Prospect (Special)-opened February 23, 1835; closed July 15, 1892 Mail to Ethel, Orange County-July 15, 1892 Mt. Prospect-December 9, 1892; closed June 25, 1897 Mail to Fargo, Orange Co-June 25, 1897 Mt. Prospect-opened November 24, 1914; closed May 15, 1918 Mail to English-May 15, 1918 Postmasters Isaac Sands--February 23, 1835 Charles Sands-April 9, 1850 James A. Browne--July 14, 1853 John H. McMickle October 26, 1854 Harrison Newkirk-February 17, 1858 James W. Melton-September 12, 1859 George B. Miller-October 13, 1860 John H. McMickle-February 3, 1862 James A. Brown-April 22, 1875 Elijah F. McGinity-November 18, 1878 Thomas J. Palmer--February 10, 1879 James A. Melton-September 1, 1881 Amos Hill-June 3, 1889

Maysville (KY) Evening Bulletin, June 22, 1893, p. 4. English, Ind., June 22-George W. Beasley, telegraph operator, was kicked under the chin by a horse with supposed fatal results. His under jaw was badly shattered.

Sedalia (MO) Weekly Bazoo, July 2, 1899, p. 3. WHIPPED BY WHITECAPS Corydon, Ind., June 26-The Crawford County whitecaps have again been on the war path. Their latest exploit was the flogging of a man named Crasgust and his wife who were charged with many misdemeanors. After tying them to trees and whipping them severely, the whitecaps tore their house down and notified the couple to leave the community at once. They have disappeared, but it is thought they are still in the county.

Jeffersonville (IN) Weekly Journal, February 19, 1897, p. 6. JABEZ COLE SLIGHTLY INJURED Jabez R. Cole, who is employed at Howard's Shipyard as a carpenter, fell from a scaffold Saturday a distance of 14 feet, receiving slight bruises. He will be able to resume work in a few days.

Jeffersonville (IN) Weekly Journal, February 19, 1897, p. 6. GRAND JURY AFTER CASPER SEIBERT The case of Casper Seibert, charged with shooting at Philip (consider Phillip a spelling variant) Specht and James Wilson, was continued in the city court until Wednesday morning. It was learned this morning that Specht and Wilson had been ordered to appear before the grand jury and tell what they know of the trouble.

Jeffersonville (IN) Weekly Journal, February 19, 1897, p. 6. DANIEL LEWIS LIBERATED Slayer of Clinton Blakely, a Tramp, Released from the Penitentiary This Morning Daniel Lewis was released from the Prison South this morning and taken to the county jail where he was discharged from custody. Lewis hails from Sellersburg where he has resided fifteen years. He is originally from Scott County. In 1892 Lewis, who prior to his trouble was looked upon as a peaceable man, became involved in a difficulty with Clinton Blakely, a tramp. The men were loitering in a saloon drunk when Blakely asked Lewis to treat. He declined whereupon Blakely drew a knife threatening to kill Lewis. Rather than run chances of being cut, Lewis left the saloon only to return with a revolver. The trouble was renewed resulting in Blakely being shot in the abdomen from the effects of which he died shortly afterward. Lewis' arrest followed and at his trial a jury gave him five years at hard labor. At the time of his conviction, persons familiar with Lewis' habits looked upon the verdict as unjust, basing their opinion that Lewis killed his antagonist in self-defense. He is 24 years old, a son of Polly Lewis, and is unmarried.

Jeffersonville (IN) Weekly Journal, February 19, 1897, p. 5. NOTE: The item below was abbreviated from the original as noted by the ellipsis. CAPT. AND MRS. ADDISON NORTHAM Two Score Years of Wedded Bliss Happily Celebrated at their Comfortable Home Last Evening The 40th anniversary of the marriage of Capt. And Mrs. Addison Northam was celebrated last evening at their residence, 277 East Chestnut Street. The event was a surprise to the aged couple, it having been arranged in a quiet way by the children. While Capt. And Mrs. Northam were sitting in the dining room conversing, Miss Carrie Northam was kept busy receiving callers. Suddenly Mrs. Northam heard a door slam and, arising, faced the guests. A minute or two elapsed before she recovered herself, explanations followed and everything went along happily. The couple was married in Carrollton, Ky., February 17, 1857, by the Rev. William Welsh. Mrs. Northam was formerly Miss Mary Elizabeth Brickey and is a native of Mercer County, Ky. After their marriage, Capt. And Mrs. Northam came from Jeffersonville where they have resided since. There is not a couple better or more favorably known in the East Ed. Mrs. Northam is noted for her many deeds of kindness, especially to the sick, whom she delights to comfort and cheer in their affliction. Capt. Northam for 38 years has been employed in the services of the Louisville and Jeffersonville Ferry Company in the capacity of carpenter. He is one of the trusted employees of the company and is highly respected by his fellow boatmen.

Jeffersonville (IN) Weekly Journal, February 19, 1897, p. 5. A transcript in the case of Josie Bidwell against Edward Blades was filed in the circuit court this morning. On December 8, 1894, Josie Bidwell appeared before Justice Alex T. Neville of Underwood and filed a complaint against Blades charging him with being the father of her unborn child. Blade resides near Marysville and is a farmer by occupation.

Bloomington (IN) Weekly Courier, January 26, 1915, p. 1. Orval (consider Orville a spelling variant) McGuire and Miss Jessie Poling, both of Brown County, were badly injured when a horse they were driving became frightened and jumped off a 20-foot embankment. Miss Poling jumped from the buggy and suffered a broken arm. McGuire was bruised about the head and as unconscious when removed.

Bloomington (IN) Weekly Courier, January 26, 1915, p. 4. SON, LOST 30 YEARS, RETURNS Christopher McGuire, after an absence of 30 years, has returned to the home of his aged parents, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin McGuire in Brown County. When 10 years old, McGuire played "hooky" from school and, after his father had punished him, he ran away. For several years the parents searched for the young man and finally gave him up as dead. McGuire worked for several years in South Bend then went to Chicago where he worked in a real estate office. >From there he went to Florida and became wealthy. The aged father and mother failed to recognize their son when he first entered the room. McGuire will take his father and mother to his Florida home next month.

Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Daily Telephone, May 14, 1918, p. 3. Miss Betty Louise Pittman, daughter of Orval C. Pittman of Nashville, died Monday of scarlet fever.

Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Daily Telephone, May 14, 1918, p. 1, late edition. RICHEST MAN OF BROWN COUNTY Is Sued by His Wife for Divorce Grace Brummett (consider Brummet a spelling variant), 20 years old, has filed suit for divorce from Felix Brummett, 65, Brown County's wealthiest farmer. The case is expected to be the most sensational ever tried in the courts of Brown County. Brummett, with his brother, Christ, clerk of the circuit court, have lived together in a rude log cabin four miles west of Nashville as bachelors until two years ago when Cupid captured the elder Brummett. The Brummett boys are known as the Good Samaritans of this county and have given thousands of dollars to the poor. Mrs. Brummett charges her husband was cruel and inhuman and asks the custody of their little son, $20,000 alimony and $25 a week for the support of her son. A year ago when the baby was born, Christ, its uncle, refused to leave the house, and the duties of the clerk's office were turned over completely to a deputy.

Cincinnati (OH) Enquirer, August 13, 1880, p. 2. Nashville, Ind., August 12-Rev. S. A. Feltner of the Methodist Church South, died here of typhoid fever last night. He was but 30 years of age and a brilliant young man, and his death is much regretted.

No date or source noted, from an unidentified scrapbook of clippings titled COLLECTION OF LOCAL MONROE COUNTY OBITS donated to the Monroe County History Center, Bloomington, Indiana. CHILDREN OF ONE FAMILY DEAD, DYING AND ILL OF MENINGITIS Two children are dead, a third is not expected to live, a fourth is very ill, and many more have been exposed to cerebro-spinal meningitis in Polk Township, southeastern part of Monroe County near the Brown County line, according to word received today by County Health Officer Dr. J. E. Luzadder. Dorothy, age 7, and Dora, age 5, children of Mr. and Mrs. Wylie Axsom, died Tuesday after an illness of less than a day with the dread disease. Dorval, age 9, another daughter, was not expected to live at noon today, and Delpha, age 13, a fourth daughter, is a little improved after an illness of two weeks. There are seven children in the Axsom family but the other three are not ill. Children attending the Axsom School just across the line in Brown County, have been exposed. Because the school is in Brown County, fumigation of the building will be done by Brown County officials, but Gilbert Luzadder, deputy health officer of this county, has gone to the Axsom home and will remain in that community until tomorrow, as long as it takes to fumigate that home and others nearby where the children have been exposed. The news was brought to Dr. Luzadder by R. Deckard, teacher in the Axsom School. The two children who died attended school Monday and became ill that evening, one of them refusing to eat any supper. They soon developed a high fever, accompanied by serious cramps and other symptoms of meningitis, and died in less than 24 hours. Dorval, not expected to live, was at school Tuesday. Delpha, the sister who has been ill for two weeks and who is a little better today, was thought to have typhoid fever by the two physicians from Brown County who attended her. One of the two doctors has stated that the disease that caused the death of the two girls was spinal meningitis; the other has made no statement.