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Murdoch / Murdock

The  Shelbyville  Democrat
Wednesday May 11, 1910
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GRACE  WIDOW  WEDS
TO  ESCAPE  WASH  TUB
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Mrs. Nancy Murdock of Manilla
United in Marriage Yesterday
to Mr. Althea Bradshaw, of
Washington County -- New
Husband Is No Beauty But Has
One Hundred Twenty Acres of Land
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          Mrs. Nancy J. Murdock,  the manilla grass widow who has been receiving her full share of newspaper publicity during the past few weeks, was united in marriage in the Rush county clerk's office in Rushville yesterday morning to  Mr. Althea Bradshaw,  a widower with a hundred and twenty acres of land located near Salem, Washington county.  Mrs. Bradshaw frankly stated after the ceremony was performed that her new helpmeet was in no danger of taking a prize at a beauty show but announced that she felt that the proceeds from that one hundred twenty acres of land should be sufficient to keep her from bending over the washtub.  From being a washerwoman to occupying the position of wife of a well to do farmer is a dream that does not always materialize and Mrs. Murdock seems to have felt that she was wise in falling for the first chance that came her way.
          The marriage was the third one for both of the parties concerned.  Mrs. Murdock has been divorced from two former husbands but is firmly convinced that the thrid time should be the charm.  Her last experience in the divorce court occurred on May 10 when the suit filed by her second husband,  ISaac Murcodk,  came to trial in the Rush circuit court.  Mrs. Murdock failed to appear in court to answer to a number of sensational charges and the divorce was granted.  Since that time the divorced wife has not at all times trodden on a carpet of roses down life's pathway.  A little more than a week ago, it will be remembered, she was forcibly ejected from premises belonging to  Jacob Stiers,  and aged resident of Manilla, altho she had tendered him the rent.  She is alleged to have been rather roughly handled by the old man whose anger is said to have been aroused by Mrs. Murdock's refusal to consider favorably his proposal of marriage.
          Mrs. Murdock seems to be particularly attractive to men past middle age.  Her present husband, Mr. Bradshaw, is sixty years of age.  His blusing bride of yesterday is twenty summers younger but what is the difference when there is "land in sight."
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming

The  Shelbyville  Democrat
Wednesday May 11, 1910
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ISAAC  MURDOCH,
FORMERLY  OF  WALDRON,
GRANTED  DIVORCE
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          Another divorce case of interest locally was decided in the Rush circuit court yesterday.  Isaac Murdoch, formerly of Waldron but now a resident of Manilla, was granted a divorce from his wife,  Nancy Murdoch.  Before the filing of the divorce complaint by Murdoch, his wife brought suit for support.  Mrs. Murdoch was given three dollars per week for the support of herself and children, pending the trial of the divorce case.  In the divorce complaint Murdoch averred that his wife has threatened to kill him and that his life was in jeopardy.  He stated further that his wife refused to perform the duties of a wife in the household and that he had left home on several occasions without eating his meals.
Contributed by Barb Huff

The  Shelby  Republican
Tuesday, August 29, 1899
Page 3
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          Mr. John Ainly  and  Mr. Frank Rembusch,  of Connersville, have rented the  Murdoch  plaining mill building on East Washington street, including engine and boiler, it being their intention to at once begin the manufacture of mirrors for the furniture trade.  They are practical workmen in this industry and will doubtless do a nice business with the local manufactures of furniture.  This new industry will e in operation within two or three weeks and will give employment to ten or fifteen people.  there is talk that another industry of the same kind will also locate here, the gentlemen back of this being Cincinnati men who have a plant in that city.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming

The  Shelbyville  Daily  Democrat
Monday, February 26, 1894
Page 4   column 1
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L O C A L    N E W S
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          Mr. Thomas N. Sykes  and  Miss Agnes Murdock  were granted a license to wed, by Clerk Sedgwick, this morning.  They were married at noon, at the home of the bride on East Washington st.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming

The  Daily  Republican.
Monday, July 21, 1884.
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LOCAL  NEWS.
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          M. G. Murdoch  expects to be ready to start up his mill in a few days.
Copied by Marcia Stinson

The  Daily  Evening  Democrat
Shelbyville, Indiana
Thursday, September 1, 1881
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          Constable Thrall  went out on Dog Trot Avenue to-day, armed with a writ of restitution, which empowers him to clean out the burniture of the&nsp; Toothman  residence, owned by  M. G. Murdock.  This probably settles the notorious Toothman complaints.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming

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