Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-03-15

David WATSON, Elisha Wyeth, John Williams,
Charles Waddle, George Willard, Thomas VIII
lei. jacob Wilise, Joshua Wyeb.
Nd GALLON, p. NJ.
In 1924 there we're three Congressional
Districts IN Indiana. The Following is a
list Of the candidates for Congress in
each, at the August election for 1924, to
wit:
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First District - William Prince, Railiff
Boone, Thomas ii. Blake, Elisha Harrison, Ja-
cob Call
Second Disiriel-Jonatben Jennings. Jere-
uiiah Sullivan. tttrf
Third Disrici-John Test, James B. Ray,
Daniel j. Caswel.
How empty and ephemeral are political
bonors. Here are ten aspirants for Con-
gressional honors, all of whom have gone
to their graves, and it might be difficult
for the friends of some Of them (if they
have any, to find the stake or moss-grown
stone that marks THAR resting place.
Judge Sullivan, we believe, has son liv-
ing in Lee County, Iowa, and Judge Test
has a grandson in Pottawattomie County.
Iowa, both of whom are lawyers.
In Iowa we have prairie chickens to sa-
tiety. We have known of an individual
trapping as high as seventy-three dozen
in one week. But when we read the fol-
lowing from the BrookUilie Enquirer of
April oath, 1924, we feel an appetite for
the flesh. pots of Egypt" DO not sup
pose we have any allusion to the Egyptian
political darkness that reigns in the lower
part Of the White WateE Valley.
Brookvils Squirrel Hunt.
AT the house Of Mr.. John Adair on the 22d
inst. was counted 1869 scalps. The squirrels
i.cm which they were taken are said to have
been killed oil on that day. The greatest
number Of scaps taken By one person was l55.
The following is supposed TO be notice
of the first meeting Of the friends of Hen.
ry Clay for President, ever held in Brook
Vile:
res- The friends TO internal improvement
and domestic industry in Brookville aud its vi
Guilty, are requested TO attend nj the house Of
Henry Jenkinson E.q. on Thursday evening
ntxi, at early candelghi. for the purpose Of
. nominating a candidate for an elrctor TO be
SUPPORTED in ihs Third Jadicia! Circuit thai
will vote for Henry Clay as President Of the
United Safes at the expiration of Mr.. Mon.
roc's time Of service in that station, as well
to nominate a committee TO correspond with
such other committees as may be- app, iaIed
throughout the Safe 10 promote said election.
Apul 70, 1924. THE PEOPLE.
In 1923 we were living on q farm be-
longing to Henry Compton, in Springfield
Township, about one mile northeast Of
where Joseph Goude now resides. Dur
ing that year the great State Road was
laid out from Scipio through Brookville
and Nashville to indianapolis. 1t crea-
ted more excitement in that part of the
State, at the time, than the construction
of the Pacific Railroad did through Ne
braska last year. Every person along the
route was rich and happy, except those
who did not get the road exactly where
they wanted it. To show the manner, the
time, and the persons connected there
with, we insert the following:
Notice
Is hereby given, that the undersigned Commits
sioners, appointed to lay out a road from the
line dividing the State OF Ohio from this 5 ate,
through Drookvile TO Indianapolis will meet
for The purpose of receiving proposals for the
-ra,siug and clearing out SAID roai, on the f,l.
lowing days, at lha following places, to wit
at Nashville, on Tuesday the 10Th at Stone 5
Tavern on Blue River, on Thursday the 2lsi
aud at indianapolis, on Saturday The 23l OF
August next Said road will be required To
be- cut aud cleared out is feet wide all timber
~ inches aud under with oil the OLD logs to be
taken out OF the road the trees inches and
under, with all the underbrush 10 be cut level
wl,h the ground all above that size to be cut
IL inches high, the place Of measuring. II
inches from tue ground. Said road TO be lei
out ia sections Of FIVE miles each.
SAMUEL SHIRK,
DAVID MOUNT,
JOHN DAVIS,
jane 26,h, 1923. Commissioners.
These old documents will call up many
"reminiscences in the minds Of your older
readers, aud rckindc sacred memories,
which the lapse Of years had almost oblit-
Grated. I. Il. =.