Bloomington Progress, Bloomington, Monroe County, 21 February 1894 — Page 1

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Established LO OMINGTON, INDIANA, FEB. 21, 1894. Price, $1.50 Per Year. do.

Sl'ECIA NOTICK. Persons knowing themselves indebted to W. J. Allen, either on account or note, will please call at onck and settle, as I am compelled to collect and don't wish to put cost on these parties, which 1 will have to do if you fail to conic. 1 MEAN BUSINESS. W. J. ALLEN. You don't want to order doors, sash or blinds till you call at V. 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. Come and see Lindley's Sons fine display of Banquet, Piauo, Stand and Hanging Lamps. Their equal is not to be found anywhere. They will be sold at panic prices, too. Ladies are invito! to call. Have you seen the display of China at Hctnp. Wilson's i Well it is certainly something worth a visit. He has secured a large and well selected stock of this class of goods, and can sell them very low because his expenses are light. They deserve examination. Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder World' Flr Highest Award. ALL OUR LAMPS MUST GO AT COST. LINDLEY'S SONS.

Beautifex. ! Beautiful ! ! is the exclamation of every one who examines the China display in Jas. Robinson's show window, west side square. The Havlia China is delicate and tastefully selected, and the setts of cups and saucers are a great temptation to the people who stop for a moment to study tho display. Robinson has a faculty of securing the best that comes to town, and it matters not how costly it may be there is always somebody to appreciate and buy it. Yon oeght to notice those cute teapots, sugar bowls and cream jags. Don't forget to look in as you pass by. Don't but habdwabe of any kind, or an agricultural implement of any character or a farm wagon till you have called at W. J. Al- - Jen's store, south side of the square and found out what he can do for you. A Nice present one of those Lamps at Lindley's Sons would make. You ought to call and examine them, whether you buy or not. They are very beautiful as well as useful. Best meat, and at lowest prices, at Souders' meat shop. Best meat, and at lowest prices, at Sonders' meat shop. Call- and see those barber chairs for sale at Kreuger's shop. A bargain for you. Fob Repaiks or parts of any Sewing Machine, call at H. Lindley's Sons. Fob latest styles in Banquet, Piano, Stand and Hanging Lamps, at Panic Prices, go to Lindley's Sons. Largest, finest and best stock in Bloomington- Ladies are invited to call. 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. The National Hotel barber shop is a convenient, neat and cosy establishment, just east of the postoffice. Gas. Krenger is proprietor. Give him a call. Taffevs made daily at Benckart's. Also his celebrated horchound drops try them for a cough. Eiciiest coffee in the town is served at Geo. A. Benckart's bakery, where can le secured a lunch that will specially commend itself to farmers and others. GEr a wagox at W. J. Allen's and yon will always be satisfied with it. He sells only such, as he can recommend. Best meat, and at lowest prices, at Souders' meat shop. ' Oysters by the can or in bulk, at Benckart's, south College Ave. Only the choicest oysters kept. Paper your rooms this apring with the new patterns of Wall Paper brought on by Paris Bros. They are very handsome. For Hardware and Building Material of ail kinds at low prices go to W. J. Allen's. Ever)' person who has had lagrippe is m need of a tonic. The best tonic in the world is South American Nervine. The genuine miportea article is sold only by Farts Bros. NOTICE. Cut Koses, 75c. per dozen. Carnation Pink, -tOc. per dozen. Always on hand. Give mo a trial order. Floral work a specialty on short notice. Jacob Fouest, Greeniield, Ind. Hapdsojik ! Yes indeed. You ought to Lindley's. see the Valentines at They are cheap this year. New goods constantly being received at the "Fountain Head" hardware store. W. J. A LLIvX.

Hemp. "Wilson bought a box of choice, Imperial green ton, hist week which he desires lo introduce among tea drinkers here. To introduce it quickly he has reduced the price to 2.o. per pound it is worth 1. Come and get: some before it is all gone.

For 3.50 per week you can sccui'o a building lot worth StlOO. You can buy a $30(1 lot for about; $1.24: er week. Better investigate this proposition. Call on Henry "Woolen-, under the National Bank he will make everything plain. It is a great chance. For Studelwkcr wagons, carts and spring wagons, call at V J ALLEN'S Best meat, and at lowest prices, at-Souders' moat shop. Prof. John Brown, V. C. should be consulted now, before the weather grows warm. lie is fully and completely supplied with every appliance used hi vault cleaning, and will do the work promptly and skillfully. Get ready for cholera -clean up. Money saved is money made. If you can save 75c. on a pound of tea it is worth looking after, is it not ? You can do that very thing at Wilson's cash grocery. There is no good reason why you should pay 1 ier pound for Imperial green tea, when you can get the same article at Hemp. Wilson's for 25c. ALL OUK IAMPS MUST AT COST. LINDLEY'S SONS. GO "Grip," which has prevailed during the past two winters, and is starting on another round, is said to be mitigated and relieved by South American Nervine. Especially is that true when the victims are recovering, as it is a famous tonic and builder up of the system. Paris Bros, sell it. Make your contracts now for building material at W. J. Allen's hardware store. Place your order so that you may have the goods early iu the spring. Craig Worlev can supply you with a buggy, phaeton, spring wagon, or anvthimr else in the way of ft vehicle which you may need. You don't have to pay him cash, either, as he will swap for horses or mules. Ho may be found at the big livery burn north of the square, on Col lego Avenue. ' ISfpWants, For Sale, For Kent and Lost notices wil 1 be inserted in the Progress for one cent a word ouch insertion. Count the words, send the. money with the copy, and all will Vc well. Or. Price's Cream Baking Powder World' Fair Highest -Medal and Diploma. w?Is it a wagon you need ? Then go straight to W. J. Allen's hardware store and secure it, for he carries the best line of wagons sold in the county. Finest shelf hardware hi Bloomington can be found at Wr. J. Allen's hardware store. He keeps only the best. Do you want real nice tender beef, veal or pork Oscar Soudor keeps it at his new meat shop, corner College Avenue and ith street. Give Sonder a call. Coins' to Paper? If so go straight to Faris Bros, and secure some ot the late style patterns. They are the newest iu the market. Charley Mokley, the only dry goods man on the south side of the square, has well supplied his store with every article that is usually called for, and no one need look further for variety or for lower prices. All the latest styles in dress goods, wraps, gloves, hosiery, and the thousand little articles that go to make up the sum of a lady's outfit can be secured at the "Golden Rule" for less money than at any store in Bloomington. For proof of this assertion call at the store, examine the goods and learn prices. Fashionable Patterns in Wall Paper can be secured at Paris Bros., who have brought on the latest styles in these goods. They are uncommonly handsome. Oystees by the can or in bulk, at Benckart's, south College Ave. Only the choicest oysters kept. Tai'feys made daily at Benckart's. Also his celebrated horehound drops try them for a cough. Persons who wish the Sl. Nicholas or Century maga'mes, should call on J. G. Mel'hceters and go into his club arrangement. New subscribers will be given the December number of either magazine free. Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder A Pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. Tl'KKKYS, chickens, oysters, celery, and everything that is good to cat, at Hemp. Wilson's new cash grocery. Better examine his China Jefore you conclude to make a purchase. ALL OCR LAMPS MUST GO AT COST. LINDLEY'S SONS.

Indiana has (5 S3 oil wells '225 flowing wells and -157 pumping weils. They are located in the counties of Adams", Blackford, Grant, Jay and Wells. The total out-put of these wells, last year was 7ti,57o.05 barrel'!. Charles 11. Rockwell, general passenger agent of the Cleveland, Akron & Cohunbus, has placed on sale mileage hooks at $20 per

thousand miles, which are good on forty different roads, running through Ohio, portions of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Michigan and Illinois. The Emperor of Germany went "wild hoar hunting," recently and the Berlin Tribune thus describes tho ''hunt;" " The boar was deprived of its tusks and muzzled. It was taken to the scene of the hunt enclosed in a box, and when released the unfortunate animal trotted peacefully away until the Emperor overtook tho 'wild hoar' with a spear." ANXOUKCKM KXTfs. roc n T v ri 1 1 i Xominatinjf Convcntttm, -pi il M. I.SIM t: t M Jl I S S I () N K n : 55v"l am a canrlidnU1 for Cimiinu-.sitw-pr from t li-1st district of tho cmntv. subject to the Jeels'.on of the. Rcir.iblican nom; mi tinjr oouvontio". iKi:(ji: Xf. Fl.KT-ii:-;n. t :t s a s i: ?! n h : ES'-H. !'. Thrasher will bo a dato for the luminiati'm for ( Treasurer, subiott t.) tl.o dci-isi the IvOpublio:oi nomi.'-iat'inr conv.1 S.J-.Iosoph S'. A.'o()(lu;:rI of Creek tp. is a eiindldnte ior the our. CUn.).; nbj, nil-, nation for County Tron surer. -, to the doi ision of the Hepublican tv convention. Attorney Ed. S. Davis of Gosport was in town la.t Wednesday securing some documentary evidence for a suit in the Morgan circuit court. The ''Acorn" restaurant, Wells & Hall, has undergone many improvements in the past two weeks, and is now a very desirable place in which to take your meals. Tho now proprietors arc using every exertion to make their cosy restaurant, popular, and if cleanliness, a good taM.' and polite treatment are sutlieient, they will have a good paying trade in the near future. On Feb. March S and April !i. the L. X. A. & ' I'.y. (Monon i'lmte) will sell eK'-Wrs'lou livkels ;U one fare fur the round tn'i. to Xev.- Orleans, all points in K en t Tennessee. Albiumi. Mississippi tonl 1o p-.iT.ts in (ieorjyia as fav east us Aup".isiu. an.! on ami v.-est of a line drawr. i'mm Augusta to Millen. Kastinan. A!levville iinel Alljanv. then Jireet to 1 liver .lunci tion. inelndinjf points in Fhtri;l:i on the I.. & -N. liy. west of I.tver .lun -ti-ui. Continuous passage eneh ii:v-;iii!. Final limit twenty !-'0) days from date of snip. Lapiks, those untimely wrinkles can be easily eradicated by the use of Woodhurv's uiipliance and iui.u u iui xi r i 'xx iv nv j . iti ic Bros. The Woodbury Institute in New York and Chicago makes this class of trait incut a specially, and people should be eager to avail themselves of the opportunity to banish anything so marring to an otherwise pretty face as crows' feet or wrinkles. California iCxcuvsions. The well known I'hiiiips 'K.wurvton Company has arra iyed to run bi-weekly excursions to all prineipnl California and other Pacific Const vities. from all points on the Kiilliinore A (1h Southwestern Itailuwy. via St. Ionis. K:ui:-;is City and Deliver'. The parties will he e.iriied in I'nllman Tourist cars l.uivin.T I'arhershnrjr ?:00 a. in.. Cineinr.i'ti V::."d a. m.. Thnrt.day. January ?-"ith. Fel. Sth anil "''H, March Sth and 231. anl passensrers w ill he booked through to (!ett:a:tion. There, are 'no liellic: l::st t'irs oiVei'ir.gr so prooti acccmmotUt liens at les expense. Fav fill iofoj'j-.i; ft i.-.l.dres.i A. Philips Co.. S. K. Corner l'ourth um Vine i.treets. C'ineimuiti. Ohio, or cull on nearest ticket ii-rent of the 15. & (). S. VV. ity. TO MES WHO AIVKliTIS!:. THF. I'lHM.KESS is rea.l by peivle who went to the Vi'itri. i's Fair, anil vet ere BityS able to pcy and do pay for the jrooiis thev bnv. These, of cotirse. are the of peoph you licsire for e.u -ii.;! !;!.. - rYou had. better call on lit :rv Woolery. at his oliice under ihe 1st National Itauk, and find out what he can do for you iu the way of a building lot for from 5iic. to $2.50 jkm" Meek. He can sell you a lot in the Prospect Hill addition (the handsomest addition in the city) on these terms. It is not out in the country, hu is built up all around. Quit chewing tobacco, smoking cigars aud playing billiards, and bnv a lot from Henry Wooljery. The money you "blow in" j on little vices will pay your dues easily, hoc ; Nervous liiwtr.:lioi Hew ('uvesl ('umplwllsburf. Intl.. .lime 1. I Faris ltrs. I had been snfTerinij- fr.un nervous prot ration lor si year, and at times feared that I Mould become, a raving- ncijiiae. While In lilixHiiinvtoii on a visit to ivhiti ins I was indueed tbuy a bottle of .Smith American Nervine at your ilnij; torc. The first bottle had a magical ...If,.,.) , lln,l 1 ,,f ,.,ml s,. continued the use of the medicine. 1 i am happy to say taut I grvw slowly but steadily liettvr. until I am now as well as ever. Ofeour.se I feel the iiiiirniit ies of afi-e, but so far as the disease is concerned linn a new woi iati. Yonrs tniely. l'.'.'v.'.a .1. Wit .,i;. i:.

flow Many in lliis List will be ; Alive 12 M'oatiis iieiioc ?

of "orry Tp. INmjjiU TO Yrtirs Afo aud Over. H is ream iviiiari;auio mai m a T - 1 1 I -1. II t 1 1 .4 I- .. .. climate as ciiangoame as our mere

are so many people who reach the , Wnhmt .in( ,(, Vyvvy mm wl0 : lmmil( age of three score and ten. ;lak,, au inj,lv,ruHh; 1ly ,rov. ..xlrs. Jos mtwvi of thai there arc a goodly number is ; ,,,...,, f:h(,n,,, ,.. ul .m( voh. ! Charleston. Ills., 5,; the guest of pn.ven by the li.t publish! below, i init,tl()(,sn(l() hf, 0lM Ma i T. K. Lawcs and wife of the Na(,f those who reside in Perry town-; his 1K..i(1(! llboul o( wUhlc tbo: tional Hotel. ship, and for tins we are '"'d-(-1 nwll h(. wall(s on lhe ticket. I - Albert Wright of South obligations to Senator R. A. Fvlk j T), m- annnufU nm..ilr in I Vlnon ve to town soon,

of this city: I'errv tp. Win. Moore, lhm- ! n:h Moore. Susan Mc-MHtcn. Jesse Irayno, Win. Ping, .Mrs. Wm. : Ping, Kli'.a Shields, James Duncan, Elizabeth lingers. Sophia Rogers, Matthew "MePiiet ridge, :T. A. Wvlie. Mrs. T. A. Wvlie, :Mrs. Marv Mitchell, Sarah Mc- ; Milieu, Mis. J. D. Maxw.-ll, Mrs. Levi Hughes. Mrs. Dudlev Smith, iS. II. Phillips, W. II. Buskirk, 'Mrs. W. II. Buskirk, Beubcn j Smith, Mrs. Heuhen Smith, Sani- ! ucl Sherfey, Meredith Kush. Mrs. Meredith Uusii. Mary Borland, ! W.C. Borland, Joseph D. Handy, j Mrs. Joseph D. Handy, Mrs. j Solomon Green, Silas K. Guy, I Kleaner BoruH'. .Joseph Adams, iMrs. David Shield?, Elizabeth ! Bi!hstel, James W Cookerlv, Wm. Lamb. Yerlinda V. MeGee, I. I I .1 .IV- ri:i-- -,!:!!' ivutcner, .Mrs. S.iah liuh-hor, ,!oim Weaver, Hichard Haz-I, Sars-Ji : Hazel, W. H. Jones, August 'in Diimi, Matthew Floyd, Aivhihald Tate, Martlia Tavern, C. G. Corr. jMis. C. (i. Corr. Zepora Ueed. Amanda McMillen, Jane Koirers. 'Mrs. Hazel Barrett, Patrick M:;t-. ; thews, lUohard N. Denton, J. H. i lirinkerhoif, Jane BrinkcrhtdV. iMrs. James Wright, Perlina Perj ry, Sarah Taylor, liufus Fnglejdow, Armilda Xicliolis, John W. j Troop, Mr. Forsythe. George lllenckart r., Ltu-y Suiiihin. Mrs. j Lango, Mrs. l'nibar;cr. floury Musser, Mrs. Stephen i 'ow.i, Nancy Sparks, Andrew J. Chandler, i.'oherl Givens. Patsy Arnold, j George I I. ,Je!I'ries, Mary Flatford, John Leonard (Wi, William imke, James Adams. Marv ana lev. Heliivn, b El u:a ivinv.. iiv:,.. n.,..i. i s1 Jl U'Jll( III. Jllllllll IVIIIIi). .fcl ; died Rev. S. C. Kennodv Moi.iay a we; k at Zionsvillc. v jiulo.': Oi H-ilJ.-? nm injiastor of the Methodist church at j Kdeitsvihc. time you come to town go la Hemp. Wilsou's and get a i pound of Green Imperial Tea for 25c. it is better than some oi" the Tea you have been paying a dollar a pound for. V. W . Mimson. alter a month's visit among friends at ElleUsvillc, has left for San Francisco, Calif., to remain short time, after which he will go to Portland, Oregon.

, ... " ...".. fl m of eouncilman, 3d ward. I stopiHKl ou Monday mgnt of las jiw ,c ilre , uaains, ;eek, through tne chorts or,. - ;Blew!tt, Mtiiiley ami o:.:ers, at the; ' ... j west side drug store. In the jus-1 . may have competition in

-An ii:citi.-nt conii-Mrration was tice otlice in the rear was a box of saw this! in which a cigar stub j had been thrown, and this it is j prcsumeii eaiweu me nre wmca : was slowly growing when discovered. Uatiirerous

On the night of the Uth of;who "PI'1' l"jlio11

! 4 :i u i i i ii t j,xih ue xx. v. a.. . u,e .-v. , ; k win give an eniertainmcnr wim ; ;Maj. Her.d.rshot, the original; i drummer boy of the Papnahan- : nock, the most w(;n.kri'ul drum- " l' 111 die world and his son, one or me Dcst liters in the country, ; ... . ,n...,,. Ti...... 1.. .;ii . , .. 1 , ,. . igo toward erecting a soluievs ;' t , ; niomtnieiit in Monro' count v. j - Avery interesting study i being carried on in heredity in i various portions of the country, j by which it is shown that pauperj ism, crime and low stats of morals j is handed down from generation I to generation in some families. ! If there is,anytliing in breed i;i animals there is certainly as much jto be expected in the human Jamlily, and investigation bears out the theory. Thr Democratic i-ountv cu;jlral committee held a meeting Sal -! urday. One of tho !h -! numbers on the program was the shvtion of new officers. John . Cravcjis Chairman, and Ii. J. l-'cltus secretary were re-elc.-'.ed: W. II. i Trout man was c'loscn irea.tuvr. Tapgart of Brown county was i present to see that the contract. ; made with the Cravens crowd to turn o-, r to him the iioi;ih..uoii for Kejuvsontative wa lived iiji lo. ' lb V. M.;. o-i-ll .lir:i-.i(-i tlosi lli'.: , t,;l: of giving vote-, to John K j iLiiviviovni (llltl .1 iiti,". ; done to tickle them. I). 1k nil,! ri I.. . I ,wri .... . ' would all be satisfactory for garl when the convention Mr. Craven." then told them he had the books ready for distribution for polling the county. The county convention was set two weeks after the Republican convention just to see who thev will le v- I.i be deb-ale i - .

TiiE PRIMARY ELECTION

: Occurs to-day iTue-day), lite polls jopeii'iiV-r at : p. ni. and closing at S p. in. Tiie place--- of voting are: ; 1st Ward. Worley's Livery Stable: I Ward, Seward'.-; Machine Hiops: : i Ward, brick house on west , , ,lf u-l.,i ........ ,.,.,...!, .... ....... ...w..-'.... . ,r.... , the Progress are as follows: I For Mayor L. V. Buskirk and J. P. Wilson. ; For Marshal George Owens, Ken. (.'. Smith and Geo. Fuller. For Clerk Kobort (.'. G reeves and Win. F. Browning. For riVeassiu'cr -Frank II. Wool -j ley. I For Councilman of 1st Ward Wm. II. Seward. i You cannot fail to get a : factory ticket out of this list. at is j Maj. Willoughbv ha gone to; Wisconsin on a visit to relations iand friends. Miss HosclK-'i-ry went to Dan - Iville da- t week, on a visit to J. D. ! Hogiite and wife. -Ila:c-1T. Small , vood has been nominated by tho Democrat Clear Creek tp. for Trustee. ot Mrs. J. 1. Stnll and son Heggy, of Clear Creek, are visiting Mrs. Minett at Bedford. .T inii.,,- Stewart of Tixlhinn I ii'versjiy lias been sick lor sev oral wee! Miss Maiiin of this rim 01 lii-s couniv bus fiilero.! Dol'mnv art sehool nt I Givenca-tle. . -Mrs. Sam. ilay of Guthrie is visiting irienus and relations in

IHoomington. politician, and yet has the bearing The wife of Dr.-Jos. llogcrsjof au honest, upright, man." is visitimr her mother in Lancas. i ,. n p,.,.,,.,,..

ter. Kv. Isaac aoe. well known here, is said to be sick with rheumatism i and coniined to his home, at Need- '" i Ind. The argiiinrnf- for and against ; annoiiilin' a receiver for tin; water works company will he heard to cla'i ut In.iuuiapohs. -The 'vi lov, of (.coiw Filer 'died at her home west of town last Tluirsdav. aged aHut 7s vears. .She was a sister of Coon Pauley.

Frank Komizc-r hus opened u !t,,H Ive removed from Bloouitaiior shop in the room occupied ! ,n'' f P10 to Ij01,1sbv Scott i'aulev and 8am. Bollen- u'1 J:u,1 Atles WC1U to bacher. ' j Jcrre Haute.

Mrs. C. 1. Perdue, who 1ms been visiting her daughter, Airs. Kd. Whetscll, has returned to her home at Bedford. "Win. II. Fast is al.-o a Democratic candidate for nomination to the telephone business. Well, i everybody else but the postmaster has competition, why not the telepnoue company : i A saloon is to be established jat Stincsvillc by (Jeorge Kunyan, through illtf vhiK-:n(ilfii I niiri.'i' "Two! ; . , -v - Henry oolkry has lcon having more than his share of ; sickness in the family during the past week. Four of the children were sick at one time ' 1 here mv live candidates tor. ;., ... ... 'the Bemiblican nomination ton '., . ... , , , m 1 ; Congress 111 this district. I he ; ': latest one is Jesse Overtrect of: i Franklin. i On March Ulh the assessors of every county in Indiana will meet to decide upon unifoiin rates: or :i:-essnient tor personal proper tv, farm products and live stock, -By a recent decision, it is l.',f ,.,i f ,,,.,f,. titl... to lands it is necessary that all deeds be recorded within six j mouths of this date. Persons who j hold unrecorded deeds will take notice. j Two brothers of Mr. jmanoflhis city were .so ....... uinor - i r.iin. i j Innate last week at Shupardsville, - ilvy., as to lose their large hanking an-.! mercantile establishment jby lire, wuh a lo- of i:.,i00. ! - A week from Monday next ' i the date at which circuit court iwill begin its March term. Al - ; though not very many new cases ihave been tiled there is I'li'Midi ,,US''K'S,; the docket to take "1' :

Logan wis,"' 1 "lm; 1,1 111 " " '' I nid that it ' George Washington is dead.

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Tag- ! Thursday will be the anniversary j abundance. Admission to the en- j conscious. Soon after being mei. j of his birth, and many America ns tertainnient at the opera house ; placed tu her bed death came althal i will celebrate the occasion with will lie free: tickets for lady and ; mast unpereeived. Several phvsi-

inusic a in I .speeches. It is told of I gentleman to the banquet will be ; cinus who had been hurriedly sumhim thai he invented the hatchet, j 75 cents: single ticket, 40 cents; j m ncd arrived too kite to render but that he never was known to j children's lickel 25 cents. For j assistance, but decided that death wear it in the front iMirt of his I the ball double tickets will be 7i i was due to apoplexy. Mrs. Dob-

e:t as. one of our prominent cilidelights in doing.

Lyman D.tnlap is on a trade for Dick Kirby's farm, near the: Leonard school house. j The commissioners have hired :

Ali-x. Snoddy to work on the poor farm the coming season. Mr. Stephenson, a farmer who resides three miles east of i .i. -n . , . . i I j tnaviajr purcnascu a 110u.se una ui in South Park. Bevival meetings are being held nightly in Kirkwoo I Avenue Christian church. Elder Howe of Crawfoidsvillc is assisting Bev. VanCleave. Ed Jackson, who for some time was a prominent merchant in the Maple Plights addition, has removed to Dolnn and will buy and sell in that city. John O. Biley writes from Washington City that he has taken his position in the Government - j printing office, and is well pleased with it. i The freiidit business of the ! Monon at this point: in Janunr ; was 1.700 in excess of that- done in Januarv, 18!). That is not bad ifor a uerind of depression. : The World has secured a . special r'porter who will attend : the "hot sausajre'" dances in the fiittircs to take note of the doings 1)f "stwicty" young men. j John Pryor's sheep were Glided by dogs on Monday night a week, one sheep was killed and a number were torn and worried, j Marion tp. is noted for onery ..i, .;. .l.,. ! The FJlctUvillc Citizen brings 'grave charires against Senator , Cravens. That paper savs he "has n ,i, i,(j ,a ., ' u,.,wi i town last week in response to a: ! teleiiiani notilviiifr him ot the! i serious illness of Hon. Moses F. Dunn. Mr. Dunn is now ! l...;,. convaAt Ch ar Creek the railroad ; company bej-un the erection of; stock pens right in the heart of the city. To this the citiiiens objected, i'.ii l for the present matters are in statu quo. The two Ades' who carried on the clothing store in theMcGee

! It looks like W. P. Dill will medicine. For greater convenhave no opposition for the Demo- knee in answering night calls he eratic nomination for comity clerk, will have his night 'quarters at ;Th: others see the handwriting on; Mr. May's diagonally across the i the wall. j street from his ofiiee. i The "Banner" store room isj ,- Capt. Ford threatens to sue

UUWH,M,, .!', vt 1 v l I alteration. hen the work is ; ,Mishel Breeden ..V 1- leld wdl have ! one of the most convenient store ; rwnis u the city. undergoing some very important in tne city. ! -Tiie State Attorney General jhasnotilied the countv Auditors ! i.f fl, ii fov,.,-lnJo -.11 :,.linnl i....., ...i i iuu'i moi iaires upon wmen mere is unpaid interest, by the fourth ; M)luiav in March next John Johnson J1'who has recently been appointed postmas ; uf ,t ,WfoI.(1 hils takcnilisi name ; frtn the head of the Democrat i i .t,i i - r-iit; :i ntii ; j. k .3 it hiiimu' icii ) the "Democrat Publishing Co." j jjin loirt want to be accused of an olieusive partisan. ; lieiisi -Kcmomber that the city nominating convention occurs to-day. Be sure and vote. Don't stay from the iiol s and then 1""". " rroui bivaiisc others tliu not vote '1

for the men vou wanted vote for!'"'

them yourself. ,!iljro i)tln(..ln was i)ne of xw .ntlemen :.nnointed at the Linj,:,,!,, i..,,v,ie imvtin for the oth' ! congressional district as inamuwr ! rl. -l.-v.,.,. to the Nal-iomil asso-1 ciatioit from Monroe count v. The League meeting was largely tended. at - Treasurer Sudbury attached !

Jthe household goods belonging to!ollUv mw-ereil. however, and was

(;u - uii .- i vwo oi ""l""": : taxes, on Wcilnesilay, and stored i i i. a .-i.-... -t . . vi'ii . . -.... -. them in the court house. On !

I rhui sday morning Ades com hid - alilj tl Ct t i- Jier return to her home jed lo pay up. nnt't his goods werei)lt a')0lll 4 ) 1Ui 'toA "mi-s. Wm. j lvh,.sed. Treasurer Sudbury did r. 11.V of LOlU-tlsviiks (a guest, of ; his- duty under the circumstances, ! tlu, fjjmilvj that die had a severe j and can be depended upon to ljp. in jn l,or htul: .ho was tobl to .it in all such cases. :jjt. dtVl but w thought it j KVervthing is getting in good unnecessary. She then gave e i ,.),..,,, flll.',,, i.-;,pn,,K- 1.i1t,.ri;iin.lili iiH of homo- onit,.. sick, and

m. oil lll.il ll.lllnllet Contributions have been subscribed with great freedom, and there will be an : cents, or a double ticket, to the iball and banquet for Sl.-J,".

HE'S YOUR CHANCE!

Fine Building Lot for only

40c. or $2.50

Per WccK. according to the location of Lot.

Mr . Henry Woolery will sell you a lot in one of the most desirable additions ever platted in Bloomington, the

PROSPECT HILL WHIP.

and it will cost you at the most . but $2.50 per week. Some of the cheaper

pilots will fun down

weeK. X ou d better get m beiore the building boom resumes again, for then no such terms can reasonably be expected

REMEMBER ONLY 40c TO $2,50 fl WEEK FOR A FINE BUILDING LOT,

UNDER FIRST j - i Faster falls on the 25th of ! March, which is uncommonly early. Miss Stella Wlrile of Bedford has been visiting the faniilv of George Carothers in this place. -Mrs. h, 8. Hotelier of east street has been entertaining Mr; Forbes of Danville, Ills. Mrs. T. J. Durand and son Hampton, of South Bend are the ; guests of T. E. Lawcs and wife of the National Hotel. ! Doctor Robert Messier, who : recently came hero from Indiana- : polis, wishes to announce that he j has secured office rooms in the i new building near the postoffice, j on Walnut street, aud is now pre pared for ths sreneral practice of j Mr. Feltusot the Courier for hfjel, Mr. Melius ot tlie Uouriertor imel, pla,ing his damages at 8200, ils the "Courier" contained certain statements credited to Captain i Ford with reference to the Wilson Ford with reference to the Wilson ' hdl, which, Captain Ford says, w wholly untrue. Capt. Ford uiust not bo pluced in a false atti- ! io,l lf,. iho .iKli,. , ,. t, ......... National issue like the Wilsou bill without redress of some sort. It will be remembered that some time ago Kachael Rvan seI CTrcd a judgment against the city I oi Bloomington for SsoO through ! 1,. , oiinrnnv T i K,,f i, i olimiiu. t v -1.1 .jt4i j iwg that his client had been per- : inanently injured by falling into a j ditch on south Madison street, beod. T 4 Ut '1 1 'b having been left unprotected j b.v workmen. The city took tho l-,BC "i" "'l- "!!..., 1 5 1.,....,., 1... . ..... : ,1.-. iikf ;-ii.v(i- ih.n ivitnnriri j without contributory fault. It i again. Mrs. h rank Dobson oi west Al f surlily last Wedn,:sd;l.v fri,m stroke ot apoplexy. Last summer Airs. Uobson was :u !.... I .. .,...i- ,.!r ; i ' "l ' ''ooii-o a Mumc ! apoplexy antl. her left side and a .,siv ,Ir,tfw. sho h.-nl .umar- . . . . . . , . . . in. her usual health, t ui Vtednes. d:iv .lf,,vnooli .jrs. Dobson came ,,,,;,,,., c: it-v . hniiw ' w ion the persons m the room, meliding Air. Dobson, hurried to he r side she was found to be un.son was 4 S years of age. an I 'in.iihci- of six children.

as low as 40c. per

NATiONAJL BANK Mrs, Kate (Pearson) Burwcll is down -frail Chicago on a visit to her mother. Miss Grace McPheetcrs is visiting her cousin, Mrs. Hadley, at Grccn&M, lnd. Died, on Feb. llth, Mrs. Mary Stini'lmrg, aged 6) 3'ears, with consumption. Rev. Lyons is at Bellefontaine, O., assisting in revival meetings. Remember that on Thursday night the Fireman will give their entertainment. The banquet will, occur in John F. Mayrs room-. VylX looks now as if John W.

Cravens will get the nomination for Senator by consent, from tho three counties. John is a lucky young man. A restaurant and dining room will be conducted in the McGee room, south side of the square, by J. T. Buudy. He hopes to bo. ready for business this week. Rev. Robert Zaring, formerly of Bloomington, is gaining quite a reputation as minister of the West , ludinnapolis M. E. eaurch. Ha is sjin illiant young oian. On Wednesday the W. U. Telegraph Co. paid the sum ot $180 into the clerk's nice on thejudgment given to Mr. Clino, whe failed to receive a telegram with , reference to the fatal illness Of his mother-in-law. J. R. East, attorney. Miss Eloise, daughter of Rev. Halstead, recently pastor of College Avenue M. E. church, died at her home in Evansville on Tuesday of last week. The re mains wero interred at Terre. Haute. Geo. L. Tumor, one of our best citizen fanners, died at hi farm home, six miles north of

m.,. ...... i. . imi. : 1 . in his 64th year. He ras a memtier ot the .Maple Grove church, aud was a man who was high I v respected by &U who know him. ; The remains were deposited in ftimiMnn Chanel trrnvomifl. Tklr ' . , '. , i timer was oorn ana raised Willi ; H a half milo of tho houso in which ho died, was the owner of 400 acres of laud, and owed n man a dollar. He leave? a wife and three married daughters. awakii:i Highest Honors World's Fair CREAM m MOST PERFECT MADE. A pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. Free

the j from Ammonia, Alum or any other adulterantI 40 YEARS THE STANDARD.