Indiana Reveille, March 24, 1858, p. 2. We learn that Dr. William M. Daily, president of the State University at Bloomington, received a severe castigation at the hands of Dr. Murphy of Bloomington. The facts are about these, so far as we have been able to learn them: Dr. Murphy and his lady, though not members of any church, were favorable to the Methodist persuasion. At a recent revival in the Christian Church in Bloomington, Dr. Murphy and his lady became satisfied in their own minds that the Christian Church held the true doctrines of the bible and expressed a determination to unite with said church at some future time. On hearing of this determination, Dr. Daily repaired to the house of Dr. Murphy in order, if possible, to induce Mrs. Murphy to change her notion and become a member of the Methodist Church. Finding his entreaties unavailing, he used some harsh language to Mrs. M. Dr. M., being in an adjoining room, overheard the abuse language, rushed into the room and gave Dr. Daily a sound drubbing with his cane. -Bedford Independent

Indiana Reveille, July 29, 1857, p. 3. NOTE: At a later time, the work of regulators was often referred to as whitecapping. The Bloomington Republican gives the following account of the collision between James Hughes and G(eorge) A. Buskirk which we noticed last week: On Wednesday last, while the trial of three persons charged as being participants in the whipping to death of (Edward) Bingham was progressing in the court house before Esquire Atkins, some difficulty arose between Judge G. A. Buskirk, attorney on the part of the prosecution, and Hon. James Hughes, attorney on the part of the defense. Some harsh terms were used; Hughes, we understand, called Buskirk a liar, when Mr. B. raised a small stick or cane as if to strike, when Hughes pulled a pistol from his pocket and fired at him, the ball barely missing him, and striking the ceiling beyond where he was standing. At this instant, Mr. Buskirk made at Hughes, clinched and struck him once or twice with his fist, knocking him down, when Mr. H. hallowed murder. Bystanders interfered and took Mr. B. off. Mr. Buskirk had no arms about him while Hughes had both a pistol and bowie knife upon his person, and which he exhibited to the crowd in the melee.

Terre Haute (IN) Daily Union, July 23, 1857, p. 2. NOTE: Judge Hughes, as noted below, is believed to be James Hughes who was noted as a lawyer in Monroe County, Indiana, in 1850, and a lawyer and judge in Monroe County in 1860. Difficulty at Bloomington-A difficulty occurred at Bloomington on Wednesday between Jude Hughes and Judge Buskirk growing out of the examination of some "Regulators" now going on. Hughes is for the defense and Buskirk for the prosecution. The latter struck at the former with a cane, which he warded off, but which hit him on the back of the hand. Hughes drew a pistol and fired at Buskirk, but someone present threw up the barrel as he was in the act of firing, and the ball lodged in the ceiling. A very angry and excited state of feeling prevails at Bloomington in relation to the doings of the Regulators and their examination.

Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Evening World, June 2, 1910, p. 4. There was a jail delivery Tuesday at the Brown County log jail at Nashville in which Alonzo Kennedy of Nashville and Mrs. Amanda Collins of Bloomington, the only prisoners, escaped. Kennedy freed himself by sawing a bar of his cell and then freed the woman by prying open the door of her apartment. The main door was not locked. The Brown County jail is the only log jail in Indiana.

Pittsburg (PA) Morning Post, October 16, 1850, p. 2. A DUEL ON THE TAPIS >From the following paragraph in the Salem (IN) News of the 8th inst., one would suppose that the ?point of honor" is to be settled by lead in Indiana as well as Kentucky. Both parties should be arrested and severely punished for their disobedience of the law: We deeply regret to learn from the Bloomington (Indiana) Reporter of Saturday last, and also from a friend of that place on Sunday, that James Hughes, Esq., of Bloomington has challenged the Hon. George G. Dunn of Bedford to mortal combat that that Mr. D. has accepted the challenge. The meeting is to take place in Kentucky but at what time we are not informed. The difficulty grew out of a law suit in Greene County in which they were engaged at attorneys. Mr. D. is now a member of the convention to revise our state constitution. We hope the difficulty may be settled without bloodshed.

White Cloud (KS) Chief, March 25, 1858, p. 1. DOG CHEAP-An ambitious dentist has just established himself and stuck out his shingle at Bloomington, Ind., who says, in his first card, he will perform all operations on the teeth at greatly reduced prices. A beautiful silver cup will be presented to the person having the greatest number of teeth extracted, and a splendid gold watch will be awarded to the one having the finest set of artificial teeth inserted. Teeth extracted for a dollar a dozen.

No source noted, penciled date of August 29, 1923, from an unidentified scrapbook of clippings titled COLLECTION OF LOCAL MONROE COUNTY OBITS donated to the Monroe County History Center, Bloomington, Indiana. NOTE: According to the first edition of the Rose Hill Cemetery Index, Norbert Andrew Osborne was born August 27, 1923, and died August 19, 1923. Obviously there is an error somewhere as the dates indicate a death prior to birth. Richard H. Osborne, who died in 1953, is buried nearby. BURIAL OF INFANT SON The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Osborne, South Washington, was buried from St. Charles Catholic Church today at two o'clock, services in charge of Father Lannert. Burial at Rose Hill. The father is a Monon engineer.

No source or date noted, from an unidentified scrapbook of clippings titled COLLECTION OF LOCAL MONROE COUNTY OBITS donated to the Monroe County History Center, Bloomington, Indiana. NOTE: There is no record of this burial noted in the first edition of the Rose Hill Cemetery Index. DEATH OF INFANT SON OF MR. AND MRS. LOUIS BOWLES William T. Bowles, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bowles, died at the city hospital this morning at four o'clock. The child had been delicate since birth and every effort to prolong the little life was unavailing. The body is now at the home of the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Bowles, north College Avenue, and a brief funeral services will be held tomorrow morning. Burial at Rose Hill.

No source or date noted, from an unidentified scrapbook of clippings titled COLLECTION OF LOCAL MONROE COUNTY OBITS donated to the Monroe County History Center, Bloomington, Indiana. HAYS RITES SATURDAY Funeral services for Mrs. Julia May Hays, wife of John M. Hays, will be held Saturday afternoon at one o'clock from the Fairview M. E. Church in charge of the Rev. R. O. Pearson. Interment will be in the Liberty Cemetery in Orange County. Mrs. Hays died of heart disease Wednesday afternoon at her home at 517 West Howe Street. Pallbearers will be Harold Mitchell, Ralph Schmalz, Dan Richardson, Walker Dobson, Ross Hickam, and Clarence Helms. Flower bearers will be Maxine Hays, Irene Taylor, Ruth Mitchell, Irenia Glasgow, Lucille Dodds and Mary Elizabeth Jones.

No source noted, penciled date of November 20, 1930, from an unidentified scrapbook of clippings titled COLLECTION OF LOCAL MONROE COUNTY OBITS donated to the Monroe County History Center, Bloomington, Indiana. NATIVE OF COUNTY DIES Mrs. Alice Brinegar, 70 years of age, widow of the late James Brinegar, died at 2 AM Sunday at her home in the Harmony neighborhood seven miles southwest of the city. Death was due to a complication of diseases from which she had suffered for the past 18 months, having been bedfast for three months. Mrs. Brinegar was a lifelong resident of the Harmony neighborhood. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stansifer, deceased, and was born and reared in the southwestern part of the county. She continued to live there after her marriage to Mr. Brinegar who died two years ago. She was a member of the Harmony Christian Church. Survivors are three children: Otis Brinegar, local contractor; Noble Brinegar of near Harmony; and Mrs. Harley Galyan of this city; one brother, Ira Stansifer; two sisters, Mrs. Festus Thrasher and Mrs. Charles Hough, both of near Harmony, and seven grandchildren. Funeral services will be held from the Harmony Church Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock in charge of Elder A. W. Harvey. Interment will be in the nearby cemetery. Pallbearers will be Eugene and Roy Stansifer, Fred and Ralph Blackburn, Austin Hazel and Claude Owens.

No source noted, penciled date of August 28, 1923, from an unidentified scrapbook of clippings titled COLLECTION OF LOCAL MONROE COUNTY OBITS donated to the Monroe County History Center, Bloomington, Indiana. FUNERAL CARL FOWLER The funeral of Carl, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Fowler, whose death was announced yesterday, will be from the home on South Lincoln Street Friday at two o'clock in charge of Rev. Jones of the Christian Church at Clear Creek, and burial at Clear Creek. The pallbearers are from the Beta Phi Sigma fraternity and are Harold George, Henry Snoddy, Julius Moser, Curtis Hall, Robert Peterson and Dale Ferguson.

No source noted, penciled date of November 30, 1930, from an unidentified scrapbook of clippings titled COLLECTION OF LOCAL MONROE COUNTY OBITS donated to the Monroe County History Center, Bloomington, Indiana. NOTE: According to the 1900 census, Henry S. Steele and his wife, Amelia, lived at 608 West Third Street with their servant, 22-year-old Elmer Bush. Henry was employed as a lumber dealer. AGED WOMAN PASSES AWAY Mrs. Permelia Jane Steele, age 75, wife of Henry S. Steele, died at her home, 608 West 3rd Street, Sunday evening after a brief illness of pneumonia. She had been in ill health for the past 18 months following a fall at her home. Mrs. Steele was born and reared in this city, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Dillon, deceased. She spent practically her entire life in the old Dillon homestead on 3rd Street, one of the old landmarks of the community. The Dillon family was one of the best known of the pioneer families of Bloomington. Survivors are the husband and two sisters, Mrs. David Dyne of this city and Mrs. David Boyll of Lafayette. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.

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. NOTE: The item below was abbreviated from the original as noted by the ellipsis. STRANGE MALADY CAUSES DEATH OF LOCAL WOMAN AT INDIANAPOLIS Mrs. James Kelly, Formerly Miss Louise Massey, Succumbs to Disease that Puzzles Local Doctors A few days ago apparently in the best of health, Mrs. James Kelly, age 30, West 2nd Street, formerly Miss Louise Massy (consider Massey a spelling variant), died early this morning at Indianapolis of a strange malady-a malady that puzzled both local physicians and Indianapolis specialists. Last Friday Mrs. Kelly noticed a numbness in her two thumbs and this numbness gradually crept over her body and at the last (was) accompanied by foaming at the mouth until death came at 6:40 o'clock this morning at the home of a relative, Mrs. L. M. Nichols, 2204 North Alabama Street, Indianapolis. Last night at the bedside the attending Indianapolis specialists agreed that the malady would not prove fatal but their diagnosis of the case did not prove out. .Yesterday the husband, James Kelly, employed at the Bowman & King Stone Mill, was called to Indianapolis to the bedside, and he was accompanied by Rev. Joseph Campbell and son, Steven, who have been rooming at the Kelly home. The physicians in attendance last night gave as their opinion that there was no danger of death of the patient.Rev. Campbell and son, acting on this information came home last night and were startled early this morning to get the death message. Mr. Kelly remained with his wife and was at the bedside when death came. The death finds Mrs. Kelly's mother, Mrs. Maude Massy, and brother, Thomas Massy, at Colorado Springs, Col., where they went for his health. Mrs. Massy and son left Bloomington only a few days ago and the first letter from them at Colorado Springs was received this morning. A wire was sent to them this morning announcing the death that will be the first intimation they have that Mrs. Kelly was even sick. Mrs. Kelly's body was brought to Bloomington early this afternoon by Allen & Allen and late this afternoon will be taken to the home on West 2nd Street. The funeral arrangements will not be definitely made until the mother is heard from. Mrs. Kelly was about 30 years of age and well known as she lived all her life in Bloomington and was educated in the Bloomington schools. Besides the husband, one son, William, age 10, also survives, also the mother and two brothers, Tom at Colorado Springs for this health and Ralph, North Grant Street.

No source noted, penciled date of April 19, 1924, from an unidentified scrapbook of clippings titled COLLECTION OF LOCAL MONROE COUNTY OBITS donated to the Monroe County History Center, Bloomington, Indiana. NOTE: I believe Mrs. W. D. Ward is one and the same as Laura M. Ward who died on an unspecified date in 1924, according to the Rose Hill Cemetery Index, and was buried next to William D. Ward who died in 1928. MRS. W. D. WARD DEAD, AGE 70 After an illness of 18 months, Mrs. W. D. Ward, wife of the well-known businessman, passed away at her home on West 6th Street at 1:30 today, aged 70 years. The deceased was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Eller, deceased, was born six miles west of the city and is survived by the husband, two children, Mrs. Allen Gwinn and Roy Ward, three grandchildren, Mrs. Maude Wray, Miss Nellie Gwinn and Peggy Ward; also two brothers, Joshua Eller of Omaha, Neb., and C. D. Eller of this city and three sisters, Mrs. James Amerman of Fairmount, Neb., Mrs. Vehine Gooding, Pasadena, Cal., and Mrs. William Johnston, west of the city. She was a faithful member of the Cross Roads M. E. Church and many friends mourn the death. The funeral will probably be Monday and burial at Rose Hill.

Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Daily Telephone, June14, 1928, p. 2. Claude Coombs of Greene county, has faith in Bloomington, and has recently purchased lot 27 in Rogers park addition of Huntington & Thornton for $500. He has recently completed four houses in Edgemont park addition.

Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Daily Telephone, June14, 1928, p. 2. A RADIO RECORD Fay A. Gehres, local radio enthusiast, set a world record for two months for relaying of messages, the American Radio Relay League announced. During February, Gehres handled 765 messages and during March, 690.

Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Daily Telephone, June14, 1928, p. 2. AXTELL TURKEY FARM ATTRACTS VISITORS Mrs. William E. Simpson came all the way from British Victoria last week to see the Axtell turkey farm, northwest of the city, the largest in the world. Another visitor last week was Mrs. Spaulding Peck, of Mobile, Ala. Both women are engaged in the turkey business. Mr. Axtell also had a visit from A. L. Dikert, senior poultryman of the New Jersey state experimental farm. Counting the young turkeys and all, Mr. Axtell now has over 2,000 on his place.

Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Daily Telephone, June14, 1928, p. 2. LOCAL SOCIETY BICHLORIDE FOR SUICIDE Effort of Earl Wampler, a Local Medical Student, to End His Life Because of Ill Health May Recover. Despondent and because of ill health, Earl Wampler, a local high school graduate and a student in the University medical school, attempted to take his own life late yesterday evening in a pool room by swallowing bi-chloride of mercury and he is now in the city hospital waging a battle for recovery. As soon as the young man's condition was noticed he was taken to the office of Dr. Moser where a first aid remedy was administered and then he was taken to the city hospital where he is now being treated with the Carter remedy. Wampler refused to make any explanation, but it is believed he has an equal chance for recovery. Quick antidote and cleaning the stomach will probably save his life. The young man is a son of C. C. Wampler south of town, aged about 21, and his health was broken by a very serious attack of the flu, resulting in despondency and the effort to end his life.

Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Daily Telephone, June14, 1928, p. 2. LOCAL SOCIETY Dr. and Mrs. H. A. Mercer, of Arkansas City, Kansas, have been visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Ringgold, south Washington street. They are traveling by auto and are now enroute to Baltimore where the doctor will take post-graduate work in Johns Hopkins hospital.

Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Daily Telephone, June14, 1928, p. 2. LOCAL SOCIETY Prof. and Mrs. Hugh E. Willis, east Second street, have gone to spend the vacation on their farm in Virginia.