Bloomington Progress, Bloomington, Monroe County, 22 March 1893 — Page 1

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THE REPUB PROGRES ESTABLISHED 1835. BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA, MARCH 22, 18913. Price, $1.50 Per Year.

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4te Special Babgaens in Drapery and Lamps, at A. II. Wilson's. Fob Repairs or parts of any Sewing Machine, call at H. Lindley's Sons. See the "Garland" and "Gold 'Coin" Base Burners, at W. J. -Allen's, afe they are going off rapidly. Leave your order for one at once, as it takes time to get them in and set them up. No trouble to show goods or wait on customers. There is a great difference be 'tween butter and grease. Some people never learn to make butter. When a good butter maker is found the product, is always in demand. Charley McPheeters has the "knack" of finding these people, and as a consequence always has the' best butter in the town. I now have a new and complete stock of Groceries in the room last occupied by McKinley & Robertson, North College Avenue, where I invite my old customers and many new ones to call and see me. Joseph H. Kisby. Fob Studebaker wagons, carts and spring wagons, call at W J ALLE3T8 New things in groceries and provisions have been secured by Chas. McPheeters, the popular postoffice grocer. He bays only the best goods. He sells always the cheapest. He has no superior in any of these specialties. On the west side of the square you will find the grocery house of James Robinson, and it is the best stocked establishments in town. His store has grown with his patronage, till he now carries everything that is called for ina grocery stock. Never before has there been seen so handsome and attractive a display of china ware and ifine queensware. The fine china is specially attractive to the ladies of the city. Robinson carries a fall supply of corn, bran, and feed of all kinds. Go and see him he will treat you well. Don't forget Winslow, when . yon want any implements for the farm. No man excels Geo. Benckart as a Bread baker. His bread creates comment wherever used, by its sweetness, richness, Try it and be convinced. Boys, R. L. Winslow, opposite 'the county jail, is headquarters for everything in the Buggy, Surrey, Cart and Harness lines. The National Hotel barber shop is a convenient, neat and cosy establishment, just east of the postoffice. Gus. Kreuger is proprietor. Give him a call. Finest shelf hardware in Bloom -ington can be found at W. J. Allen's hardware store. He keeps only the best Spring Goods just received by Chas. Mobley, the south side dry goods dealer. These goods will be coming in each week now, as arrangements have been made for shipment ax regularly as the new styles are brought out. Everything new and novel in Ladies' wear and gents' supplies may be found in the show cases and on the counters at this store. When you -ameio town do not decide where you will make your purchases till you call at the "Golden Rule" .djtjgr goods store, south side square,

VERY PERSONAL. All persons indebted to W.J. Allen, (and there's a good many of 'em) on account or note, are requested to call at once and settle, as I must close up my books of the past year. Now I do not wish to put costs on any one, but these r otes and accounts so long past due must be paid, and that right soon. W J ALLEN

SPECIAL NOTICE. From now until May 1st, 1893, we will buy small size Hickory J Spokes,, size 1 by 2 niches, 30 , inches long, at same prices as formerly given. Waldron, Hill & BesKiitK. Ask for Winslow's when you come to town and want a set of harness. He can save you money. The finest line of wall papers in Bloomington, and the largest, is now at Lindley's Sons' drug store. If tou don't know Charley Mc Pheeters' grocery location be sure and ask for it. No one excels him in quality of stock, nor in cheapness. He keeps very choice cigars, so all smokers say. Lowest prices on wall papers, and the best assortment in town, at Lindley's drug store. You don't want to order doors, sash or blinds tall yon call: at W. J. Allen's hardware store and in vestigate the samples and prices. AU manner of builders' hardware of late style and at as low prices as possible. Produce! Pboduce! Produce! The best that Monroe county affords is always secured by Char ley McPheeters, at his family groMrv nnnnsifa t.liA nnsitnffifn Tt. is

the place to look for BomethiiigiSP(i?m t& in nnfrv i H kinds of Silk and Wool Dresses

Don't paper your rooms till you get Lindley's prices. They are so low that they will surprise you. Filbert & Edmonclson, attor neys at law, make cheap loans, prompt collections, and write insurance correctly fire, life and accident. Richest coffee in the town is served at Geo. A. Benckart's bakery, where can be secured a lunch that will specially commend itself to farmers and others. One For Each County. How would j ou like to make in six months from $500 to $2,000 and more, besides your regular income ? You can easily do so by accepting the exclusive agency of our Room RentingCo. for your county. Room and board furnished World's Fair Visitors. No advance payment required of patrons secured By you. Responsible parties only need apply. Write for particulars if you mean business. International Boom Renting Agency, 113 Adams Street, Chicago, Illinois. lOt . Mrs. Braxtax offers her -rtsi-dencc for sale. It is located on the corner of 7th street and North College A vehup two stories, well finished, and is a very desirable piece of property. Examine it. Call and see those! barber chairs for sale ut Krcuger's shop. A bargain for you. Just arrived at A. H. Wilson's a fine line of Cai pels. Patterns iaud prices to suit everybody.

Admixistk.vtohs and Exnemtors unci those who huve -Xc advertising for Kstsitcs will elo a special fuven- for the PROOBESS if they will always insist upon the advertising (WHICH IS REQUIRED 15Y LAW) to be done in the FRWRESS. Kite's are always reiason-abU.

IVIillliiery Opening. The spring opening of our millinery parlor will occur Monday, March 20. All that is new in New York and Paris fashions find full representation -iqro. You can get just the proper thing and at a price that will surprise you. The opening will continue all week. Dress Goods. The trouble you'll have here is not in not finding anything to suit your fancy but in finding toe much. Wool Dress Goods are prettier than ever before. There's a great popularity for silk mixed goods and two-taned effects, while the new shades in all-wool fabrics make them equally attractive. Samples end prices will be sont free on application. Mail-buying ts pretty nearly as good us buying right in the store. We do the best wo know how for yon in either case. If we make mistakes Are rectify them. Pettis Dux Goods Co Step Ladders with the latesi improvements, sold by lloo L. Winslow. Latest styles and colors in fringed Window Shades, at Lindley's Sons. Best Lawn Mowers in the market, for sale by Roe L. Winslow. You should see the new fringed Window Shades, just in at Lind - ley's Sons. Thev are in the latest styles and colors! J? or a' line smoke, call tor the "Dr. Snyder" Cigar. It is not excelled for 5 cents Sold by all dealers. A salary w th cxpensos paid will come handy to anyone who is now (nit of employment, especially where no previous experience is required to get the position. If you want a position, see the advertisement headed, "A Chance to Make Money." For hot water incubators, and brooders, and safety lamps for heating all kinds of incubators and brooders, call on or address L.R. Oakes, Bloomington, Ind. Lamp catalojnie free. Call for the "Dr. Snider" cigar when you wish a fine smoke. It is sold everywhere. How to Savk Money. lief ore ordering their Spring Suits, gentiemen win ao well to look uv; their last year s suit, and have itU cleaned or dyed, and thus save the cost of a now one. Wo can do v i either in the highest style of the art, and can riako all kinds of necessary repairs in the very best manner, and at a reasonable cost. Examine some cf our work, and you will be convinced that wo can save you money. In Ladies' Dresses we arc producing all the latest shades for without ripping, or can clean the most delicate shide without in the least 'damaging tho fabric. We make a specialty of dyeing to samplo, and have no trouble in producing any shade desired, if tho goods arc in good condition. Hunter Laund suing and Dyeing Co. Tcrro llaute, Ind. Axtell Bros., Agents. English Spavin Liniment removes all Hard, Soft or Calloused Lumps and Blemishes from horses. Blood Spavin, Curbs, Splints, Sweeney, Ring Bone, Stifles, Sprains, Swollen Throats, Coughs, etc. Save $50 by use of one bottle. Warranted the most wonderful Blemish Cure over known. Sold by Faris Bros., Druggists, Bloomington, Ind. dec3-f3 Spiced boneless pigs-feet, best thing recently 1 rought to town, are on sale at C. II." McPheeters' grocery. Try a pound. Its just "the nicest thin: out.' The finest line of Baby Carriages in the city at A. II. Wilson's. Call and get your choice. Call to see th of New Wall 1 Wilson's. large assortment 'aper, at A. II. Put up cheese, is the; feet, seld bv in crex-ks, seiliel piee-el, boneless p CI las. McPheeters. and cheap. Jt ' gl, wholesome

-It is a little expensive now e isfactiem of our people. We be-1 manageel to establish' quite a j e-hurch inl'dice and a neat parson- j Campbell has . many other interintroduce electricity. The com- j lieve these gentlemen mean Irnsi-! re putntion fer accuracy this win- age. The pastor, liov. Clevenger, j ests that he cannot give this very pany charges 1.75 for each con-' uoss and that they intend to have j ter. For goeidwsssake, ilicksey, jis a suevessful and popular man, j much of his perseuial attention, cealeel wire in addition to the cost! the line in operation before the! let up. We've had enough of j and has done- .nncli to si ii'.n lien) Take a look at the stuck for yourof each burner per month. j snow flics uext fall. j v.hu tonsil we:itln r. the meunb-:'. v self.

Mayor Buskirk has been spending a liricf vacation in Ijouisville. Geo. Miller has gone (o Inel-

i ian Territory to remain for several months. - Mrs. Wm. F. Rood has been quite sick, but at last advices was convalescing. The "Motion" is doing an immense freight business outside the stone trailic, which in itself is enormous. -Prof. Millis and family of Paoli are spending the spring vacation with Mrs. Millis' parents, Jas. .B. Clark and wife. After a three months' tussle with fever, Win. Tato of Indian Creek tp. is now able to be around among his friends. On Friday the spring vacation of I. U. begun. The majority of the students went to their homes. Fringed Window Shades at Lindley's Sons, latest in styles and colors. Ladies call and see them . The applicants for the p. o. in this place are growing weary over the delav of their patron saint Grovcr offices. It is in handing i too bad. out tho Dr. Robert Rogers has taken possession of the office at Harrodsburg formerly occupied by Dr. C. D. McLahlan, and will practice in that town and vicinity. Rev. David Stewart was shaking hands with his "many friends one day last week. He is located in St. Louis. Miss Lizzie Ketcham, who bought and sold the Tuley house on South College Avenue, has purchased a house on South Walnut street from Robert Stevens. Price paid $1,200. The services in Kirkwood Avenue Christian church during the past week have been of an intoresrmr chnriiH'nr and thn jittond. jance qn satisfactory. 1 ! , , mnn7 0t J?hn"v j Alexander, who has -noon seriously j ill with lung fever, are pleased to Know mat no is now rapieuy convalescing.

James Hunter, the skilliurfor repairs on the six pikes of the undertaker, who has a good posi-; tountv. The eommisMonors will tion in his specialty at Indianapolis, i furnish the crusher, and the con-

!was in Bloomington last Week. ! J. B. Lyne, formerly owner) oitneierre llaute stone quarry!.. at Stmesville. has been aimointed receiver ior uie jdoonnngton oouric quarry on west au street. The grocery stores are timidly exhibiting a few early vegetables such as lettuce, greens and new caooie iiey looketi somewnat , out or piace usr weeK w uie l ie : " mT' The water works comnanv

have expended a large amount of i 1,000 souls. j investment. nmney for material, such m ironj jofin bmight to town! At Ellettsvillc the two hardpipe or mains,-buildings, gi;ound,on-We(lnes(1.lvIilst a-filt iJolan,ij ware stores have changed hands, etc. and so cannot very well af- (juum bog auj g0j(j jt to Clark and ; H. E. Marshall sold to D M.

ford to stop, fho expense so far ! !,., ..n u, .,.,....! k - i, i iiiv. 'iiui.m l uim tint? t'i.r is out any money, so that :f they should fail it is their misfortune, not the city's. Tho property recently purchased and improved by Prof. Carpenter, on east 4th st., has been sold to Mr. J. B. Ljxe, who with his daughter's family has recently removed to this plac?. Mr. Lyne rented the John W. Buskirk house on 7th street, but after the arrival of the family it was determined, to buy property as soon as possible and not go to housekeeping, and then move soon, with the attendant labor of again setting up. The amount paid to Prof. Carpenter is stated as 84,000. Mr. Lyne's son-in-law will be book-keeper and manager for his new quarry on the Mathers land, now being opened. As Mr. Lyne is a -man of many otas experience in tho stone business in which he has been a marked success, it will be readily seen that he is a desirable acquisition to Bloomington in every way. The county commissioners have ordered an election for a railroad tax in accordance with the petitions and tho law governing such cases. The amount to be asked from the six townships is as follows : Indian ( 'reek, Washington, Clear Creek, Perry, Marion, Bloomington, The petitioners election be placed date as possible so 8 0,000 4,000 13,000 2S..OO0 2.100 42000 asked Unit the on as early u that the com-

pany could go to work at once if j his predictions. He promise: rain i ganization of this church with a; general hardware. It does not thtt result of tho elect ion is satis-'and it conies; he predicts a decid-! membership of ten persons, and: seem possililo for peoplo to disfactory. The elate selected was Ice! fall in temperature with snow, i in the fifty years that have inter-(pose of so many goenls in one seaTui'selay, Alril IfSth. Tho pro-janelwe have it. The only differ-: vcnctl some very harel struggles son, but judging by the business

j motors of the enterprise will be ! here before the flection is hclel and i ! will explain everything te the wit- i

is a now constable at in the person of .fames Birkett. The county transacted a large commissioners imount- of im - portant business at its recent term. The backbone of winter seems to be very still' this season, and according to Hicks will remain so till May! Since court begun applications for divorce have been tiled by Henry French vs. Victoria French and Mary Elkins vs. Win. Klkins. --Mrs. W. E. Buzzard of west 7th street is enjoying a visit from her sister, Miss Nannie Spcer, of Knightstown, Ind. One of Paoli's citizens, Mr. Rhodes, has been prospecting in Bloomington for a location for a livery stable. The receipts of (he chicken pie supper, at W. C. T. IT. hall, were about 30. The occasion was a very pleasant one. The Trustees of T. LT. will .neet on Monday, the 27th to attend to important business. Mel. Faris will probably go;

There Smith vilh

to Jelfersonville about May 1st asjm his lot north of the M. E. parproscription clerk in Plan's drug sonage, South Collego Avenue.

S store. -On the 28th and 20th Kappa Alpha Thcta will hold its district

onvention at ureencasrie. xnero0f town to Samuel Hays. Hays

will be a large representation from U. It is said that there are .1 i large luuurwr oi applications lor

Prof. Carpenter s position as Su-, fair grounds a number of Jars. peri ill eudent of the Bloomington j The first year the society is to pay schools. Mrs. Carpenter has sronc'SaO. and" envh snhsnnupiit r

to Dearborn county to remain. Suit was brought at Bedford i by J. W. Ray against the Peerless quarry company for injuries received. A change of venue was had and the case was tried in Monroe circuit court on Wednesday, the jury giving Ray a verdict for 3,000. The city has appealed iKmbnni w,. tn thn, court. As a rule there isn't much made by going to the supreme court except additional costs.

f ii i.i -county, was in town last wceK as On the lltnriof April the , . . .. . t-,, -. . mi61 ii ; a witness in circuit court, ileen-

couimissionei s win receive oms triu-tor to furnish ovcl-vihin.r olso " jt is stated by Ellettsvillc I , sm nnHSimi thut tm Dj. Whittcd j II 111 I'MSI K IM MTIIIIIS II1IIIISS : i been sent for several times recentlv by his old patients in that town. j A mimlier of hoHses win bo WtcJ in sliue6vUlo this season. !

llotwithstailllin the fact that the;such

towQ has but fw Ievo, g,M)ts upon . , to bui d. W thairotKl lo-: j.cation in this particular Stinosvillej I would soon have a nonulation of - j for whkh he rwdved The hog weighed &00 ins. ind Mr. Reed was paid eight cents a pound. Who can beat it: Homer Thrasher, a saloon keeper of Smithville, fell out of a wagon in which he was riding on Tuesday evening of last week and J sustained very serious injuries, i It is stated that he was jolted from

the wagon while using the Drake, j chandler i s. Charlotte Chandler, when near Collego Avenue andjKHinh Rk1 v. Mnrthn HW.nl.

4th street, tiie fore wheels passing over his body. Just think of it ! An officeholder has resigned ! The Recorder of Floyd county has resigned his office to go into other business. It- has been charged that army officers and office-holders seldom die and never resign, but here is an exception worthy of remark. Miss Maggie McCollough has boon given a premium of ten dollars on some handsome doilys which she embroidered for the World's Fair. She with others : submitted their work to a commit tee who awarded the premiums, and then the committee exhibit the work at the World's Fair aud keep whatever premiums are given, if any. A paper received at this office from Springtiicld, ()., has an account of the revival meetings being held there by Dr. Chapman, who created such a sensation in this place during tho past winter. It would seem that they are somewhat accustomed to this sort, of thing in Springfield (which is some larger than Blooniington) and so are not fact. unduly excited over the j Hicks is disgustingly biire in; oisce is that it is about a day later in reaching us than his pmlictitnw j cull fr. In some way he has !

! IMoominfnori haft hix saloons and an application is made for 1ho seventh, i llloftiniiifrton is a Republican eity. i .Martinsville (Jazette. ! Does the city grant liquor ti-

; -'l!W, The county commissioners advertise for tho making and burning of 0,0oo brick on the new poor asylum grounds, five miles west of town the Cole farm. Where will the carpenters and brick masons como from to rush the work in Bloomington this spring and summer Groencastle might spare a dozen or two, if all stories are true. A social was given at the homo of W. T. Blair, last Friday night, by the ladies of the St. Charles Catholic church. It was well attendrd and all seemed to have a merry time. Hereafter a $2 license will be collected from all parties giving a pay entertainment in the county or city. The money goes to the agricultural society. There is said to be a law for it, though never enforced. A handsome residence will bo erected this snrinsr bv Shim. Nocld The location is very desirable. -Jesse Maylield has sold a ' forty acre tract of land lying west paid l00 for the land. The agricultural society has closed a contract with the county ; commissiemcfs Vy "io use oi tno 200. Matters are being shaped so that the society may in time develop into a self-supporting organization. Ira Hicks, who has predicted tho bad weather we have been treated to now declares that cholera will visit this country during the present summer. Hicks has established a reputation as a guessi j! "1 Jl i 1 . i . . ... j er oi eviis mat gives ins statements more than ordinary weight. Mike Floenor, a wealth ike lIoenor, a wealthy land owner of the northern part of the ! ! er says this is his first visit in 25 years, and he was much surprised at the growth of the county seat. Thn fnnnn ha mn.ln n tlact f"r 1'000 flat cars afc $370 Jucnigan manuiacmring company. A mortgage has . ' -' -' been recorded on the cars in the I twentv-throe counties through which the road runs for $370,000 -There is sundl dwellin; a demand r houses at for 1 .f, ; , . present, i us would wilt At from S(l tn 8 per month. It is well enouo-h lor a good collector to own one of them, but an has no business easy-going fellow with one as an Rumpie and Plato Krutsmger, and F. E. Worley sold to W. C Draper. The Dr. J. M. Harris property on tho corner was sold to Hob Fletcher and Chas. St impson, and is to bo occupied hy them with the restaurant aud meat shop. Divorces were granted in circuit court as follows: John Sandifcr vs. Eliza Sandifer, James Jason Vint vs. Rebecca Vint, Elizabeth Smith vs. W. L. Smith, Scythia Buskirk vs. James Buskirk, Rachacl Hoffman vs. Oscar Hoffman, Josie Sampson vs. Isaac Sampson, Belle Pierce vs. Charles Pierce. Dr. Geo. B. Munsonof Stanmarried on Wednesday ! lord wa night last to Miss Emma Brocden, at the residence of R. C. Grooves, Rev. Halstead officiating. Dr. Munson has a lucrative practice in Stanford and .surrounding country, and is one of our best postal med ical men. Miss Breeden has taught in Greene and Monroe, was principal of the Smithville schools up to the date of her marriage. She is also an accomplished musician. Tho young couple left for Chicago on tho midnight train. They will reside in Stanford where the Doctor has built a pleasant home. - On Wednesday night the Baptist church held their jubilee Interesting historical sketches were given by L. A. Clark, II. A. Woollcrv, Jes. Giles and Mrs. :

Eva Tourner. -Miss Elsie Mason ' gons, a car-load of buggies, a carsaiiir a solo, and some fine instru- j load of Oliver chilled plow, one

nieutal aud vo.'al music followed, .March 1 ;;, witnessed the or-

have wen experieucetl. iheprcs-jot last ye-ar this firm will soon cut iiHi!ilnrsliip is 133, and the; sell it. Mr. Davis is tho active cemgregation now owns a handsome manager of the business, as Mr.

Miss Louise Maxwell is visiting relation:) in India uapol, Horace Blakeley and wife have been visiting friends in Crawfordsvillc. The parents of tho Simmoi :s Bros, have 1 eturned to their home in Crawfordsville. Sam. Hunter and wife are visiting friends in Greeno county. James Hunter will go in

to business for himself soon at Bedford. 1 le will carry furniture and do undertaking. Miss M attic Allen of Orleans is visiting her sister, Mrs. Hon, of this citj'. But little plowing has been done in Monroe county, though farmers arc aching to begin. Miss Oneta, daughter of W. J. Allen, is visiting relations in Greencastle. Miss Grace Perry is visiting her sister, Mrs. Eph. Jnman, at Shoals. Mr. Bruce of tho clothing firm of Bruce & McGary will occupy a liouss on north Morton st. The wife and children of Geo. Carothers have been friends in B jdford. visiting Mrs. Thompson, mother of i Mrs. Redick Wylie.has been visit ing her for several weeks. James Seward, who has been suffering with paralysis in his lower limbs during the past year, was stricken so seriously last Friday that his friends were very much alarmed. Joull Marxoh, for a number of years with SaGTors Bros;, has traded for a piece of land in thi! west part of tho county, and contemplates becoming a granger. Miss Cora Carmichael has been sick several weeks. Frank was first attacked by mumps and the children, four in number, have now been sic with it. This diseaso has been unusually severe this winter. A great deal of interest is be1 . T T, , v i i v

inneer Thompson who has run a ! .iCI'"oue' "uu survey to this belt railroad nearj111 jat,shecf. kst f Indianapolis, says that by this line ' not,cef of we can reach the capital city by a.j e e tr i on. l fifty mile stretch. It is about & J. leltus wentto the : J,., K., nx county commissioners and asked

Vandalia. aa neonle are now re- ; quired to go. . ' Dr. John E. Harris has been appointed on the Board of Pension Examiners, in the place of Dr. Bryan, resigned. Dr. Harris j has served successfully in this capaeitv before, and w:is regardctl as a iair inan ry sonuers. xne , , u '' . ""v SH

uu" l" 10 u l",!ttBJ"e lu lu"!rion," tor no one can charge that

the good reputation of the Bloom ington Board is to lie sustained by the new appointments, if this is a sample. The cases set down for this week in circuit court are: Gardonor vs. Kandon, Koucrtson vs. Showers, Mai eh 21; Brinson vs. Showers, March 22; Farley vs. L. N. A. & C. Rv. Co., Strean vs. L. N. A. & C. By. Co., May vs. L. N. A. & C. Ry. Co., March 23; Ettemoro vs. L. N. A. & C Ry. Co., Buskirk vs. Arner. March 24; Te w vs. L. N. A. & C. Ry. Co., Wylie vs. Anderson, March 25. Cami-rell & Davls, the now well known hardware and agricultural implement dealers, are doing a business of which any firm might well feel proud. They sell a cooking stovo manufactured at Hamilton, O., and it has proved so popular, that they use it as one of their loaders, with the firm name placed u pon it. They have just received a id have set up, a car-load of these stoves, and take both pride and pleasure in showing them to persons who may wish to examine, w hether they buy or not. The front or lower room is crowded from floor to ceiling with everything thut goes to make up a complete liiu of goods of this nature, and tluro are two warerooms in tho rear and a largo r jom overhead crowded to their full capacity with sash, doors, blinds, plows, cultivators, mowers, waIgons, buggies, cords of nails, j stacks of twine, etc., etc. Some sixteen car leads of goods for tho i spring and summer trade have been received thus far, and tho reports are not vet all in. Among 'the bills not ice 1 by a reporter for j iiio "Progress" was one for two le-arloads of nails, two carloads of sash and bliiub. n car-leiad of waj car-load of blacksmith iron, one 'car - loael of wire, and a car-load of

Michael Bunger of Indianapolis and Joseph I'. Bunger of Omaha have been visiting relations in this vicinity. Chas. Stansifer of Van Buren tp. died on Thursday with consumption, the result of an attack of lagrippe. He was 28 years of age. The Gentry show was givan at the opera house on Friday night to a crowded house. The young men have a tip-top show and they

know how to handle it. The ponies and dogs were on their good behavior, and seemed to know that they ought to put their "best foot foremost" this was especially true of the ponies' feet. The company left for the south on Saturday, and expect to be away about two years. The entire receipts of Friday night were donated to the' cemetery association, by the generous proprietor of - the show. The amount. was fl-76. ' The Official Organs. THE RAILROAD ADVERTISING AGONIC! What's the Blatter With the Courier and World? A very queer transaction, to ay the least of it, occurred at the Au ditor's office last week in connection with the I. & B. rsyrpd;vertisements. The law governing railroad elections reads : " Sec.. 4047. The Auditor of such county shall immediately give notice, to be published four weeks IT. some newspaper of general circulation. Now there are six advertisements (one for each township) and is each of these advertisements is woi'h to a publisher from tefc twelve uPlku"8! or over $60:00 m the aggregate there was a lively scramble noon lie part of the pro

prietors of the 'Hurier" eatf

"World," both DemocraSa newspapers, to secure it. Feltus said, "I am going to get it;" while Cravens said, "Why I expect to secure it." But when the advertisements had been prepared they were given to "The rri i : i j i that "be petulltted'' to gubtah fhn orh'orhjflmnnffl tn i the advertisements in the XiwrM : 55 1 T iUJj. il 1 I 3 iti ao i ma uiejr Btsseuveu. then John VV . Gravens hunted up Auditor Hinkle and asked that gentleman to explain his part in the transaction. It can only be accounted for on tho theory that neither the "World" nor the "Courier" are "newspapers of general circulaeither paper has ever gone back on its party or sold out any of the party nominees. But Cravens says that this Ms not the reason Auditor Hinkle gave. John W. Cravens is not tongue-tied let him talk. LiOts ot lun tor us outsiders, aren't it? The city bonds were sold to the 1st National Bank of this place for a premium of $100 20,100. . Annual Examination. The annual examination of pnpUa completing' the Course of Study inthe "Common Branches,"" will be held "it the High School Building-, Bloomington, Indiana, on the Third Saturday In April, 1893. Teachers are requested to notify their pupils of the time - and place of-holding siaid examination. A. X. DOWDEN, Mar. 13, '93. Go. Supt. SPRING Clothing ALL IN STOCK, WE ARE READY FOR YOU 1 You can weSSbu tradina at the "EAGLE." Thoroughly well made Suits, 7.50 to 20 Dollars, Each one guaranteed to give satisfaction or inonov refunded. EAGLE CLOTHING HOUSE J. W. SIMMONS & CO.

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