Bloomington Progress, Bloomington, Monroe County, 19 April 1893 — Page 1

REPUBLICAN FROGRE ESTABLISHED 1835. BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA, APRIL 19, 1893. Price, $1.50 Per Year.

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ARE SHOWING THE LARGEST STOCK OF CARPETS, RUGS and MATTINGS. THE FINEST LINE OF Spring Dress Goods and trimmings.

THE SPLENDID All T3 hr:t:d The finest fine of wall papers in JMoomington, and the largest, is now at Lindley's Sons' drug store. Rynrear mwvL-R in jm town 13 erred at Geo. A. Becckart's bakery, where can be secured a lunch that will specially commend itself to farmers and others. Bxsr Lawn Mowers in the market, for sale by Boe It. Winslow. Too should see the new fringed Wradow Shades, just in at Landley's Sons. They are in the latest styles and colors. Get a bottle of South American Nervine at Faris Bros. Drug Store. It is a powerful tome, and maybe just the thing you need. Fans Bros, are the importers' i for this county. Nsw ' 'fringed Wiralow Curtains' ' i otvlne ottn frbntu? lit. Lindley's Sons drug store. Ex amine the stohk while fulL Step Ladders with the latest improvements, sold by Boe L. Winslow. Mas. Bbazxan offers her resi dence for eale. It is located on the corner of 7th street and North College Avenue two stories, well finished, and is a very desirable piece of property. Examine it. Call and see those barber chairs for sale at Ereuger's shop. A bargain for you. . Fob Bjepaibs or. parts of any Sewing Machine, call at H. Lihduet's Sods. 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 man' new ones to call and see me. Joseph H. Ejbbt. Fob Studebaker wagons, carts and spring wagons, call at w j Amors New things in groceries and proviisions have been secured by Chas. McPheeters, the popular postomce grocer. He buys only the test goods. He sells 'always the cheapest. He has no Buperior in any of these specialties. Oh the wzst 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 in a grocery stock. Never before has there been seen so handsome and attractive n display of china ware and fine queensware. The fine china is specially attractive to the ladies of Cecity. Robinson carries a fqlT supply of corn, bran, and feed CMlLkbsds. -Go-and see him he will-treat yon well. Don't fobget Winslow, when joa want any implements for the farm". ' . - . , ' No mas excels Geo. Benckart as a Bread baker. His bread creates comment wherever used, by its sweetness, richness, lightness. Try it and be convinced. . ii-Bors, B. X. Winslow, opposite 0jhjEj CQunty jail, is headquarters for veverything in the Buggy, Surrey, i -Cart and Harness lines. The National Hotel barber shop si-a'eonvenient. neat and cosv es tablishment, just east of the postomce. Gus. Kreuger is proprietor. Give him a caQ. :for Winslow' s when yoo4 come to town and want a set of harness. He can save you money. . Filbert & Edmondson, actorBeys at law, make cheap, loans, prompt collections, and write insurance correctly fire, life and accident. Emglibh Spavin Liniment removes all Hard, Soft or Calloused Lcnaps and Blemishes from horses. Brow Spavin, Curbs, Splints, Sweeney, Ring Bone, Stifles, Sprains, Swollen Throats, Coughs, etc. Save $60 by use of one bottle. Warranted the most wonderful Blemish Core ever known. Sold by Faris Bros-, Druggists,. Bloomington, Ind. dee3-93

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ASSORTMENT AND GLOVES. Latest styles and colors in fringed Window Shades, at Lindley's Sons. For a fine smoke, call for the "Dr. Snvder" Cigar. Tt is not excelled for 5 cents. Sold by all dealers. 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 catalogue free. Call for the "Dr. Snider" cigar when you wish a fine smoke. It is sold everywhere. VERY PERSONAL. All perpjius indebted to W.J. Allen, (and there's a good many of 'em) on account or note, arc 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 notes and accounts so long past due must be paid, and that right soon. w J ALLEN Finest shelf hardware in Bloomington can be found at W. J. Al len's hardware store, lie only the best. Lowest prices on wall papers, and the best assortment in town, at Lindley's drug store. You don'twanttoorder doors, sash or blinds till you call at W. J. Allen's hardware store and investigate the samples and prices. All manner of builders' hardware of late style and at as low prices as possible. Latest novelties and freshest goods in the grocery line can always be secured at Chas. McFheeters' grocery store. He sells goods as close as is consistent with a decent profit. He keeps the best the market affords. Remember these points. Coins to Paper? If so go straight to Faris Bros, and secure some of the late style patterns. They are the newest In the market. Ik tobaccos and cigars McFheeters carries the with any of the dealers, some of the best brands on the market, and he is up a good trade on them, Charley banner He has that are building Drop in and get a choice cigar. Pkoduce! Peoduce! Produce! The best that Monroe county affords is always secured by Charley McPheeters, at his family grocery opposite the postofiice. It is the place to look for something choice in country produce. -Don't paper your rooms till you get Lindley's prices. They are so low that they will surprise you. Put up in crocks, solid as cheese, is the spiced, boneless pigs feet, sold by Chas. McPheeters. It is good, wholesome and cheap. Beautiful "golden butter," Sit axle grease) can be found at arley McPheeters' grocery store opposite postomce. lie secures the product of the best and most cleanly butter-makers in the county, and so can supply his custom ers with the best, when butter can be had. Paper your rooms this snrinar with the new patterns of Wall Paper brought on by Far lis Bros. They are very handsome. Everything that is new or novel in dry goods or fancy goods, such articles as are bought by the ladies, can. always be found at Charley Mobley's "Golden Rule" store, only dry goods house on the south side. His expenses are light, and the prices others have to charge for rent and clerk hire are given to the customer at this store. "Good goods at1 low prices" is the motto adopted by the "Golden Rule" and it is adhered to in all cases. Go and see tine new arrivals. Fashionable Patterns in Wall Paper can be secured at Faris Bros., who have brought on the latest styles in these goods. They are uncommonly handsome. Persons wanting fruit trees of any description will please remember that L Milt. Rogers is still in business in this place.

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OF HOSIERY HALL BEOS. Administrators and Executors and those who have the advertising for Estates will do a special favor for the PROGRESS if they will always insist upon the advertising (WHICH IS RE QUIRED BY LAW) to be done in the PROGRESS. Rates are always 'reason able. TAB NEW YORK STORE, Indianapolis Indiana. Establised 1853. Three Things Free. We have published a beautiful illustrated Souvenir Book printed in four colors showing "the great store as it is." Everybody in Indiana ought to see it. We'll send it free. "FASHIONS." We publish every month a handsomely printed fashion magazine folly as good in every way as Harper's Bazar. We sell it for 50c. a year and will send a sample copy free on request. Handy Pattern Catalogue. We have taken the agency for the Standard Patterns which are by far the best patterns published. The regular price of the catalogue is five cents 'but you can have one free. How to Get Them. Enclose two 2c. stamps for postage, give your address and we will be pleased to send you all three of the above free of cost. Pettis Drt Goods Co. S. S. Smith attended a meeting of the Presbytery of the Reformed Presbyterian church in Kansas last week. If you have wool to sell don't forget that W. P. Dill will buy it. He will be found at the Model Mill. Mrs. Hatfield of Booneville is the guest of her sister, M- W. B. Seward. The best price paid for wool byW. P. Dill. You will find him at the Model Mill, near depot. Samuel B. Rogers has pur chased the property on College Ball, formerly owned by Josh. Howe, paying $1,300. Mr. Rogers intends to occupy it as a residence. W. P. Dill will buy your wool. See him at the Model Mill, near depot. -; U R : SPRING Clothing All in Stock. WE ARE READY FOR YOU ! You can spare $$bii trading at the "EAGLE." Thoroughly well made Suite, 7.50 to 20 Dollars, Each one guaranteed to give satisfaction or money refunded. FifttfLE CLOTHING HOUSE J. W. SIMMONS & CO.

New AddltlonGraml View. This beautiful suburb joins Fair Yw on the west, and is one of the beat locations in Bloomington. Dry,, beautiful, high and magnificent building sites. Lovely view of the entire city and surrounding country. Throe blocks from (he new school building. Nearest ad

dition, to the great stono quarries. See those east front lots- on, Monroe street for bargains. They are beauties! These lots will be sold on weekly oe monthly payments, if so dosired. $5 or $10 per month will buy one now. You can have them at your own terms for 30 days. Speculators and home seokors will both profit by purchasing lots in Grand View Addition. For further information call on Will. A. Rice, office over "Cornor" Store. Pure fruit juices are used by Benckart in his superb soda water. Born to Effie (Ewing) Corban, cast 3d st., a daughter. Miss Emily Edmunds has re. turned to her home in Indianapolis - Miss Ada Pearson has been re-elected as a teacher in the North Manchester schools. Miss Fannie Bishop i.s the guest of Miss Winnie Sharp of Ellettsville. Snow and ice Saturday morning gave promise of a ruined fruit crop. The 7-year old child of Wm, Emery died at Limestone, this county, last Thursday evening. Mai. Mulky was among those who attended the G. A. It. encampment at Evansville, last week. A number of the members of the Bloomington bar were at Bedford Friday. Dr. Williams has made some valuablo additions to his office building on east 6th street. "Grand View" is the name of Wm. A. Rice's now addition to west Bloomington. Mrs. Wine Kinser and Mrs. David Kinser of Harrodsburgwcre the guests of relatives and friends in this city last week. Mrs. Rachael Miller, corner 4th and Dunn streets, fell on Friday evening last ut her home, and fractured one of the bones of her left forearm near the wrist. Mrs. Mary Voss of El Paso, Texas, is expected here soon to spend the summer with her moth er, Mrs. Amanda Hughes of this city. Friday was an oxhilirating day a cold rain with a wind from the north. It is such weather that induces suicide, or bankruptcy. Howard Tourner, now a professor of music in DePauw university, was visiting his mother last week. Some of the officials of the I. & V. railroad inspected the quar. ries in the Hunter district on Friday last Did you forget to pay the first installment of taxes on Monday ? You are in for the penalty if you did. Move out ? Another Uncle Tom's Cabin is coming with nine darlirg Evas, three Uncle Toms and 80 highly educated Siberian bloodhounds. Mrs. Daniel Ilenson was found dead in her bed at her home in the village of Fairfax, in the south part of the county, Wednesday morning. Her death is attributed to heart disease. John Scott has brought suit ; against ono of his neighbors, a man by the name of Lucas, for breaking his arm in a fight over a trespass controversy, and the case is on trial at Bedford. Scott asks for $5,000. Wm. A. Wallingford, after an all-winter stay in Newberry, S. C, is at home again in this vicinity. He deals in horses and niujles while in the south each winter. Corn was large enough to plow when ho left Newberry, he reports. Tho Baptist people a ! T"""lU10 paiBumigo xuursuay mght that was much enjoyed by ; l a xi. 7 mi t 1 those who were present. Prof. Howard Tourner rendered a flute solo, and was assisted by Miss Agnes Clark and the church choir. It might pay our horse breeders to pay more attention to breeding a class of horses with the endurance nncessory to carry them 50 or 60 miles a day, instead of looking for the mile in two minutes. If such horses would not bring fabulous prices, they could be easier obtained, and would sell well. The railroad election is being held to-day (Tuesday) while the Progress is being printed. A large vote is being polled and great interest is manifested in the result. No live town can afford to defeat a measure of this kind and the friends of progress hope to carry the measure- by a satisfactory majority.

'Whose Shoes are These," DID TOU ASK? Yours II you want them. Whetsell keeps All the latest styles of Fine Shoes for Ladies and Gentlemen. . Prices as low as it is possible to sell first-class goods. The Ladie9 ore especially invited to examine The New Arrivals. ABOVE ARE NEW STYLES. Lieut. Louden was looking after supreme court matters at Indianapolis last week. Mr. Jacob Ades and wife now occupy their new homo on cost Kirkwood Avenue. Wm. Butcher of Polk tp. died with consumption on Wednesday last, in his 36th year. Vegetation is further advanced at present than it was on the 15th of May lost year, so 6ay observing persons. , Spcncor Journal: Rev. F. A. Eller, of Bloomington, Ind., will hold services at Wesly Chapel at 11 o'clock Sunday morning, April 23. A wedding immediately after at high noon. All arc invited. At Stinesvillo Frank Allen alighted from a freight car, and in doing so the hammer of a revolver in his hippocket was thrown back, discharging the weapon, the ball tiking effect in his back. The injury is not serious. The Shaker women, who for a year or two created a great sensation in Clear Creek tp. , have returned to their homes in Illinois. During the year ending April 1st there have been fifty-one additions to Walnut St. Pres. church of this city. Mrs. M. J. Smith and Mrs. Jos. M. Smith went to Indianapolis on Thursday last to visit friends. H. A. Lee, attorney, left for Anderson, Ind., on ihursday, in response to a telegeam stating that his mother was dangerously ill. Next term of circuit court will ijonveno in Bloomington on tho 7fch of May. After this the long vacation follows no court till fall. -Thos. Thornton of Bedford, ex-clerk of Lawrence county, is soon to become a citizen of Bloomington. Mr. Thornton will go into the stono business. Having condemned tho land and assessed tho damages for the extension of the O. & M. railroad into Bedford, the contractors begun work lost week on the line. That is business. After a protracted confinement to his home with serious illness, Ed. Zaring is again able to bo out. He will have charge of H. T. Simmons & Co.'s new store at Ellettsville. The "Criterion" club gave a reception to Harry Turner and wife on Wednesday night last at their cosy hall. A large company was present. A fine supper and a ball were included in the program. Tfao uCriterions" Q0W U0W to entertain. Tho teachers of tho graded schools have had notice served upon them by the Trustees that the salaries will be reduced for the next school year, so that those who do not wish to accept tho reduction may seek employment elsewhere. The manufacture of quarry machinery, (powers and derricks) has become an immense business with Seward & Co. They have a largo number of orders on their books, and turn out excellent work. Tho painting on the outside of many of the World's Fair buildings was done with hose. A small fire engine pumped the paint, mixed very thin, and it was thrown over the walls, saving tituo, labor and expense, and knocking out about 600 painters who wanted to take advantage of tho contractors.

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Miss Daisy Ixwder is teaching music at Arcadia, Ind. On May 24th the Bloomington graded schools will dismiss for the summer vacation. U. H. Smith was visiting friends m Anderson and vicinity last week. John R. East and W. P. Dill

were eacn at Indianapolis last week on special business. James Ryan has been taking tne artesian water batns at Martinsville for rheumatism. John Clark of Salt Creek tp. died at his home one day last week with pneumonia, aged 20 years. There are at present 87 persons within the-walls of tho Monroe county poor asylum. une or the JNortoa quarry workmen was s unfortunate last ween as to nave a stone tall upon one of his feet, injuring it severely. Weather Report: Fair,cloudy, warm, cold, rain or sunshine. Thermometer may fall to 48 degrees, and may rise to 92. Be ye also ready. A washout occurred on the the Monon, south of Salem, last Tuesday night, during the storm, and trains could not pass. They were sent around by the J. M. is I. and the O. & M. to Mitchell. A bicycle kleptomanic has developed in our rapid city. A bicycle is not easy to hide, and it would be well for persons who desire to take other people's property to select something more easily hidden. Tho Grant street M. E. church will have a new pastor in the person of Rev. Prentis, now located at Greencastle. Rev. White who has been serving the congregation in that capacity haB been sent by the conference to Eddyville, Ky. Levi v iison, a colored man well known hero, died at his home on east 7th street on Wednesday night last, lie had been a suffer er from rheumatism a number of years, and his death was due to this disease. C. P. Tuley has been in town several days on business. He states that his daughter, Ella Scott, and husband, will soon remove from Springfield, Mass, to Indianapolis, and take up their residence with C. P. Tuley and wife. The "Monon," it is stated, will macadamize their grounds at tho depot so that hereafter wagons will not be compelled to pull through two feet of mud in winter weather. Earth has been brought from Montgomery county to fill the flower beds at each end of the depot, and by June the depot grounds will be "a thing of beauty." Tho "Lee Dove" dry goods store was burglarized on v ednesday night last. A pane of glass was broken in one of the rear win dows, the catch unfastened, and tho window raised. Nothing was missed but a cash box which contained about $60 in money. The thief or thieves had evidently shadowed tho store and knew where to find their booty. The county commissioners have closed a contract with Griffy & Walker for a new out-house in the court bouse yard at a cost of 180. The building will be 24 by 10 and there will be a cemented vault so constructed that it can be casih' cleaned. Tho vault will cost $130. Twelve apartments are to bo built in tho house. Fifteen northbound freight cars of a train went through Sugar Creek bridge above Crawfordsvillo, last Wednesday. The accident was caused by tho breaking of the trucks of one of the cars, which dragged through the bridge and broke it down. The engine and ten ears of tho train passed over the bridge safely. No fatalities, but tho monoy loss is heavy. A building has been decided upon in the new college campus that will cost $50,000, theamount appropriated by the late legislature. It is the intention to plan this structure so that at any time hereafter an auditorium may bo built to it and at the same time preserve its symmetry. It is stated that seventeen or eighteen rooms aro very much needed at present. The physical laboratory ! is to be placed in tho basement, and this portion of tho building will bo especially planned for the purposes of a laboratory. The local board and tho committee that have been assigned this work promise something creditable in tho way of a building. Indeed appearances should lie kept in view as well as utility in the construction, as every new building is another monument to the institution in which all should feel a pardonable pride. The building it is thought will bo located south and a little west of the new library building, in accordance with the plat somo tinio ago made of the university grounds.

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The Workingmens' Building Association has elected Directors as follows: Jos. G. McPheeters, S. E. Carmichael, F. R. Woolley, James M. Rice, Wm. B. Hughes, H. C. Duncan, Frank Bishop, W. W. Spangler, and James T. Matthews. President, Jos. G. Mc Pheeters; vice president, S. E. Carmichael; secretary, F. R. Woolley; treasurer, Jas. M. Rice; attorney, Ira C. Batman; auditing committee, C. M. Carpenter, Robert C. Foster and John Waldron; appraising committee, S. E. Carmichael, James M. Rice, Frank Bishop; notary, R. S. Northcott. An amendment was submitted by Secretary Woolley making shares perpetual, giving stockholders the right, when carrying a number of shares and having a credit of more than $100, to consolidate ..the amount of money paid in and thus mature a share; the same rule applying to b"-' cowers and in vestors. An ldment was sub mitted which will allow stockholders to share more largely in the earnings of the association, and contemplates the use of a pass book if desired, showing the st . e of each stockholder's account. A heavy and destructive storm of wind, hail and rain visited this place last Wednesday morning. Aj numbei of small buildings were blown down on Maple Hights. S. C. Dodds's residence on west 11th street was considerably dam aged by a window being blown in and the rooms deluged with water. The old brick school house in Perry tp. was almost entirely destroyed. Two new houses in the Bat man addition, just east ox tne cemetery, were blown down. The business rojms occupied by Bruce & McGary and Mrs. Bowman were almost unroofed the roof being raised a foot or more, a portion of the walls blown out, and the west and south sides of the roof left standing about a foot above the walls, so that it will require con siderable work and expense to get it in shape again. On Tuesday the county commissioners met in special session for the purpose of lotting the contracts recently advertised for the furnishing of brick with which to build the new poor asylum four miles west of town, on what was known as the 4 'Cole Farm. ' ' There were two bids: John Nuckols bid 6 per 1,000, Frank Lampkins bid $8 per 1,000, and the contract was awarded to Nuckols. The contracts were awarded for pike repairs also, and Joseph Hensley got tho Wylie pike at 93 cents per yard for macadamizing; the other pikes were secured by John O. Robinson at 95c. per yard. Tho county commissioners wont out to the new poor farm last Tuesday to select a site for the new buildings, and a location was chosen about 800 yards from the pike. An architect was here to submit plans for the new structure, which according to his figures will cost about $15,000. It is the intention of the commissioners to have the building completed by next spring. Rush is dying with consumption. Rush is about 80 years of age, and has been quite feeble for some time. He will be remembered as tho old man who always wore a blue army overcoat and rode a quiet old horse that seemed as feeble as himself. Ho was a member of the 70th Ind. Vols., and has been receiving a very liberal pension, of which ho was in every way deserving

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Frank Hatfield of Booneville, Ind., a rising young attorney, was in town last week. The total enrollment of students for the collegiate year is 560. I. U. will grow no matter who comes or goes. Frank Stanger of Ellettsville is visiting friends in Illinois, and intends to remain till about the 1st of July. Carmichael & Urmey ate patting a stock of boots and shoes in the corner grocery east of Turner' furniture store. Ab. Anderson's baby fell out of a door one clay last week and bruised its head so severely that its injuries may prove fatal. John Stipp, a well knows farmer of south of town, has been quite sick recently, but is now convalescing. A social was given by the Y. P. S. C. E. of Walnut St Pres. church last Thursday night. A large company was present and a pleasant evening was passed. The president of the State Bank, H. E. Wells of Orange co., has been looking after the business of that institution in this place during the past week. The inspection of Co. H will occur on Wednesday night of this week at the armory. The boys are "brushing up" for the event John McCslla left for Oxford, O., on Thursday. He intends to go from there to Oberlin, O. , to visit his daughter, and may remain several weeks. A 'coacher ' has been secured for the L U. base ball team,' and with the men in the club this season, much may be expected of them. The organization is said to be exceptionally strong tins year, as the clubs that have the audacity to cross bats with them will learn to their sorrow. Mr. Wesley Jones, near. Ketcham's Springs, was bitten by a mad dog, Tuesday evening of last week. Mr. Jones went to Terre Haute to have the "mad stone" applied to the wound. A number of mad dogs have been developed in that locality during the past month or two. There soonifi to be great rivalry among the milliners of this place in the mutter of securing: handsome and attractive young ladies for trimmerB. It is somewhat aggravating to a man who is no louger young to be restricted to the privilege of only admiring these pretty girls. Geo. W. Campbell has sold his interest in West Baden springs for $30,000. He owned a onesixth interest. Mr. Campbell is s hustling business man. He is yet the owner of a dry goods store at West Baden that does a largo and profitable business. One of tho Hunter quarry, workmen, named Minett, met with a serious and not uncommon accident last week when an iron wedge, he was driving into a stone flew. out and struck him squarely on the mouth, breaking out some of his teeth and bruising his face. Chas. Ross will build at once on the vacant lot south of the. Slues saloon, which he last week, purchased from Marion HinkW When this is completed F. nl. Faulkner, now keeping hotel at Stinesvillo, will rent the Stockwell house and the new addition, and. give Bloomington another good; hotel,