Bloomington Progress, Bloomington, Monroe County, 16 May 1894 — Page 1

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PROGRE ESTABUSHED 1835. BLOOMING-TON, INDIANA, MAY 16, 1894. Price, $1.50 Per Year.

REPUBLICAN

THE SPECIAL

$gm "NO. SOT. w

The Closing Sale

WILL SHOW SPLENDID BAB&A1BS II

Carpets and Mattings, Lace Curtains and Window Shades,

The Large Stock of NEW SPRING DRESS GOODS and TRIMMINGS, The Large Stock of HOSIERY and UNDERWEAR, AL.L. GO IN THE GbOSING APRIL, SALE AT

NO 207 Beick Ice Cream is manufactured by Geo. Benekart at his establishment on south College Avenue. Orders filled for families or parties, on short notice. Summeb goods in all styles and varieties, such as will please the most fastidious buyers, can be had at Mobley's dry goods store,so ith side of the square. No one should buy summer goods till the stock at Charley Mobley's has been examined. Everything that is tew and novel in dress goods, parasols, fans, etc., can be had at this store. Dress trimmings and fancy goods a specialty. Choice Ice Cream at Benekart' s confectionery, south College Avenue. Don' t purchase till you know something about Benekart' s. Brick cream made to order. Agricultural Implements of all kinds coming in daily at W. J. Allen's. 1 ou do not want to buy till you see Allen's stock. Go to Wilson's if you wish to secure the choicest and best in the grocery line. He is rcceivinsr goods almost every day. The new things in China ware are wonderfully beautiful. Allen keeps only the lcst brands of shelf hardware. He believes it does not pay to sell any other. Many people who take lunch at Benekart' s never drink good coffee till they get it kart's coffee is the there. Bencbest in town. Lindley's new Wall Paper room is now completed, ami the new stock ready for inspection. Call and see whether you want to purchase or not. You don'twanttoorderdoors, sash or blinds till you call at W. J. Allen's hardware store and investigate the samples and priises. All manner of builders' hardware of late style and at as low prices as possible. Shaving and Haircutting, the best, is done at the National Barber Shop, east. of the State Bank corner. Hartman, the popular barber, can be found there, also Gus. Kreuger. Call and see them. Or. Price's Cream Baking Powder World's Fair Highest Award. Best meat, and at lowest prices, at Souders' meat shop. Call and see those barber cha irs for sale at Kreuger's shop. A bargain for you. Foe Repairs or parts of any I oewing aiaeuine, can at H. Lindley's Sons. Dr. Price's Cream Belting Powder A Pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. MAY BARGAINS KSHN'S. We Begin this Genuine BAKG-AI1T SALE SATURDAY, MY 5, 1894. You can take your choice of any 6.00, 6.50 or $7.00 Suit in the house" for 1.50. All of our 7.50, 8.00 and 8.50 Suits. Choice 5.50. AH of our 10.00 und$12.00 Suits any style for 8.50. Take your pick of hundreds of Nobby Stylish Suits sold at 13.50, 15.00 and 16.00 for J$11.50. No goods will be charged during this Sate, but money will be refunded if not satisfactory. Sf fv srai onset marked in plain figures

SALE AT

IF YOU WANT&

IDON'T MISS THIS SPECIAL, SAIaE.

Administrators and Executors and those who hare the advertising' for Estates will do a special favor for the PROGRESS if they will always insist upon the advertising (WHICH IS REQUIRED BY LAW) to he done in the PROGRESS. Rates are always reasomable. Look Out for my ice wagon which is now making regular trips each day. Leave orders at my meat shop on the corner of 4th street and College Avenue, or with the driver of the wagon. Oscar Sol der. Fertilizers, the best that are on the market, can be had at James Robinson's grocer y. These Fertilizers have stood the test of time, and are recommended by all who have used them. Come and get testimonials. Before you begin to build go to W. J. Allen and let him figure on 3Tour hardware, sash, doors, etc. He can save money for you, ( and will take pleasure in doing it. Housekeepers and others who need any article kept in a grocery store should remember that no store in town carries a larger stock than that of James Robinson, west side of the square. The choicest coffees, the best teas, sugars of all grades, and the finest selection of China and Queensware ever seen in the place, are to be had here. Don't paper till you examine Lindley's mammoth stock. The selection is so handsome and varied that any one, no matter how particular, can be suited. Best meat, and at lowest prices, at Souders' meat shop. Or. Price's Cream Baking Powder World's Fair Highest Medal and Diploma. For Studebaker wagons, carts and spring wagons, call at W .1 ALLEN'S Best meat, and at lowest prices, at-Souders' meat shop. Do you want real nice tender beef, veal or pork Oscar Souder keeps it at his new meat shop, corner College Avenue and 4th street. Give Souder a call. Wall Papers, such as you will find at Lindley's this year, are very handsome, and you should make -an effort to secure some before the stock is picked over. Lindley's prices on Wall Papers are in sympathy with the times. Low down. Remember Lindleys carry the only line of Birges Goods in the city. The most artistic Wall Papers made. You should oxamiue them soon. Best meat, and at lowest prices, at Souders' meat shop. For Hardware and Building Material of all kinds at low prices go to W. J. Allen's. Don't buy hardware of any kind, or an agricultural implement of any character or a farm wagon till you have called at W. J. Allen's store, south side of the square and found out what he can do for you. ICE! ICE .'-Norman will supply you with ice this summer. Best ice in town, and prompt service. Leave orders at the drug store. Remember to go to Norman's for Ice it is the best, and the best is not too good for his customers. Brown Cultivators at W. J. Allen's hardware store. You know they are tip top machines., (.to and see them. Get a wagon at Allen's. He can sell you a better wagon for less money than any man in town. Have yoi; seen Lindley's stock of wall paper? It is the most extensive one ever exhibited here occupies the full length of the store room, up-stairs.

ALL 213 life. HALL BROS Headache. As a remedy for all forms of headache South American Nervine has proven to be the best ever offered to the public. It is claimed that it gives relief, and in many cases effects a permanent cure, and that the most dreadful habitual siek headache will yield to its influence. The genuine article can only he secured at Faris Bros, drug store, Bloomington. The best made suits now come from the merchant tailoring establishment of Benekart & Son, south College Ave. These gentlemen have a complete stock of new goods in Suitings ond Trouserings, and being practical cutters as well as first-class tailors, any work they undertake to do is done well and is finished at the time promised. The best work is guaranteed on garment s and only firstclass goods used in suits or single garments made bv Benekart & Son. Craig Worley can supply you with a buggy, phaeton, spring wagon, or anything else in the way of a, vehicle which you may need. You don't have to pay him cash, either, as he will swap for horses or mules. He may be found at the big livery barn north of the square, on College Avenue. Just received at Wilson's grocery, a new supply of that handsome China ware. Every lady in town admires it and many have purchased liberally of it. Examine the new patterns. A mck line of Downey's fine Chocolate Bonbons, just received at Lindley's. The. finest candies made. Wilson's grocery for all manner of canned goods, best Tea, choice Coffees, popular brands of Tobaccos, and the newest novelties in Crackers and line cakes. Bundy & Edmondson have a ; fine location as well as finely ' equipped restaurant. All the delicacies of the season arc served j to their patrons, and the cooking is excellent. This restaurant is i opposite the south entrance of the) court house. Don't forget it ! when you come to town. The New York Store! Established lH,T.i. j INDIANAPOLIS, IND. ! Ladies Muslin Underwear. The days of home sewing are fast fading away. The ready made garments are now made for so much less than the careful housewife can make them, and are well made too. We offer six excellent styles of corset covers at 2,ro. each. First-class muslin drawers, yoke band, hem and tucks 'for Wo. Gr od muslin gowns, yoke trimmed with embroidery for 50c. and (!:. At 7!c.' and .Site, we oiler until all sold, regular $1.2.r gowns made from the best cambric and cotton wrapper front, trimmed colored embroidery. Infants wear of all kinds: Dresses, Slips, Hals and Bonnets, &c. PiiTTis DitY Goods Co. Pi,ows, cultivator.-, mowers. ; reapers, and all manner of farm I machinery just received by W. .). ! Allen, at his well known hard-; ware store. i Mii.wAi KEK BiMi:iis and Mow BUS. Don't give an order l'oi any Binder or Mower until you have examined the Milwaukee. For light running, ease of man agement and durability, they can not be excelled. Call and see them. W. J. ALLEN.

b;'st line ill f 1 1 city i can I io liaii at Lindley's drugstore. ' -Tilt' company that is In he here Thursday night. Kendall's ! --1411 r of Kids,' has never before ; made ii tour of ' the sinai! land so the people of this ! may regard themselves a.-, j ly fortunate in having an jtuniry to sco a troupe with ' oration such as it hoars, 'member is an artist in his My. and the specialties arc cities, i oeality I pooial- j oppor- j lop-1 rvvory jiei ialnianv. ; 1 he plav is lull ol songs. dances. and inirth-pro (iking situations, j and those who attend will have something to laugh about for a ! week afterward. Remember thai that the troupe will be here on Thursday night, 17th. Among those who left on Wednesday to attend the senatorial and congressional conventions at Martinsville were: John Ca mpbell, Dr. Farr, George Welch. Joseph Hidden, Robert Miller, Iten. Voss, John T. Woodward, Thos. Mathers, Capt. Mathers, Gee. King, John Edmondson, J. G. MePheeters, James Rice, Wm. Slocumb, G. W. Campbell, Geo. McLaughlin, Will Adams. Ben. Adams jr., Win. F. Browning, Win. Hansom, A. T. Massey, Enoch Fuller. Walter Borland, Frank Chase, W. Hicks, J. B. Wilson, W. Fulwidcr, Solon Pedigo, James Hoop - er, Charles Barnhill, H. A. Lee, Ira Batman, Dr. Whitted, James Jackson, J. Hampton, John Koons, G. Eller, Nat. Hill, Jas.S innions, Capt. Stewart, Marry lines, John Mason, Craig Worley and. .(.'apt. Alexander. On last Wednesday an officer from Orange county e.ime to Bloomington with a warrant for the arrest of Wm. Line, a young man from Hillham, Dubois co., who had opened an office more than a year ago in this place for the practice of medicine, making the treatment of diseases of women a specialty. The warrant was sworn out by a young woman named Lou. Hnwha of French Lick, Orange co. On arresting the Doctor and having; his bail fixed at $l,0oo, tlK. oilieor was ready to release him w hen a good name was secured to go on the paper, which was supplied by W. C. Lindley. On the 4 o'clock train Line went south, the supposition being that, he intended to fix the matter with the woman. On Thursday Lindley received a dispatch from Orange county telling him that Line was preparing to leave the country, and Lindley tried by telegraph to have him apprehended. Hearing nothing during the dav from his telegram Lindley sent .Joseph Hooper down to French Lick by the i p. m. train to arrest Liine. Hooper returned on Friday with the mformation that the Doctor was in the French Lick neighborhood on Wednesday but had disappeared. On the train that brought Hooper back came also the woman in the ease and her child. The hearing of Line had been set for Friday, and the woman put in her appearance, but Line failed to show up. The woman made a sworn statement that Wm. M. Line was the man who had betrayed her on March 11th, fsOH: the. bond was then declared forfeited, and the case will come up in circuit court in September next. Miss Hawha was represented by Attorneys Farrellof Paoli, East & Miller 'of Bloomington, and Prosecutor Edmondson, while Judge Cunning also represented the prosecution in the interest of Mr. Lindley, the bondsman. W onders 8F THE WEEKl 7 1. A Business Suit $6.00. Scotcl' Patterns, Fancy Lining. 2. A Dress Suit 7.50. Black t'heviol, a Loader. 3. A Business Suit 8.00. Light Gray, a lltiiiiinei'. 4. A Dress Suit 10.00. t iny Worstfid Kox 'em All. 5. A Business Suit 7.00. It was Silli.now in our whitlow. 6. A Dress Suit 9.9S. Wus$i, on liaraiu Collator. 7. Biggest Bargain of All, 5.98. A .lamestovvii Worsted that sold lor 1:2.00. Von will see il in our South Window. THE EAGLE J. W SIMMONS i CO.. WEST SIDE SQUARE.

I AMMOC

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As a Dollov is Worth lOO to Those Times. its 0 0 V Mi id We don't advertise to make cuts of 40c. (o $1.25 on a pair of Shoes, as no linn making such cuts on a legitimate business could last. Wo would not expect sensi ble people to believe us if we did. Our business is ss and we make the it shoe busia specialty. ; ne When it comes to first-class goods at reasonable prices, you will find us in the lead sixdaysin the week. Our stock is large and comprised of the best goods the market affords. We can give you most anything in our line at prices that defy competition. Slippers we have a laro stock from 50e. up: women's shoes. ',.le. and up; child's. 2.K-. ami up: men's. S.'ic. and up. Don't fail to see our stock when in need of l'ootwear. We will give you fair dealings. EI). WHETSELL, Siox: Big Red Shoe. South Side of Square. Fixk line of Pinard's line per fumes and soaps just received at Lindley's drug store. Samuel Martin of Lincoln, Neb,, son-in-law of Wm. Payne, v ill spend the summer lure with his familv. . Mrs. Smith of St. Paul, Minn., and Mrs. Fleming of Alearhenv Citv came to Blooiniatrton to attend the funeral of Mrs. Jas. Stone. Go to Hemp. Wilson's for t lie choicest Teas, Co flees and Tobaccos. (Jet prices on canned goods. Groceries cheapest in town In the time of war when the necessities of the country demanded it, democracy opposed an income tax. In time of peace (and but for it) plenty, the democracy proposes an income tax. Is this statesmanship I The drug store room ot 1 ans Bros, has been extended west the length of the new building just erected by Mr. Gentry. The addition is several feet higher than

the mam room, and will be used 1 , . . , , . it , ,. , 11 -n i lo-nighl ( luoHlav the citv to display wall paper. It will : .. .fi ' '' , , , ' , ,1 r 1 council w ill let contracts tor putadd verv materially to the beauty... . .. , 1 ,. .. ., ; , . " 1 ting in new gutters on he north ot the store room. ' 7 .11 . ,1 . ii and .south sides ;: tl e public - The Summer Normal now , square. The pavements will also being organized by Co. Stipt. ,e widened, the population of the Tourner will likely double the ,.',) v haviiur in -roased so, that onf

: attendance of last year. The ' greater part of the instruction will : be given by Professors Smith and iMofi'el, but Mr. Tourner expects to meet the teachers' class two or ! three times each week to give i them the benefit of his ideas of what it takes to make a successful school. This is an opportunity that (he teachers of the county ! cannot afford. to miss. The term ! begins July rid. SilEKiiKTS of superior llavor and made of choicest materials, at Vol port's north side confectionery and bakerv.

'-hernitn A : ttobi rl M; .lighter. kins and i 'ollough wif and Miss Maigaref Mc alia has j boon -visiting friends in Indiana-; poli.-. ' I . i "lit u'ii:nw lmi In eiv ilomtv I considerable damage to the corn : crop, it is stated. j j Levi Collier of Washington tp. died at his home Tin :day night 1 last with brail and kidney trouble, j aged 50. j -The W. 15. Hughe.- properly: j on west 5th street has been rented j jby Dr. Holland, who w 11 remove! his family to it sooi . ! ! Any individual who has a j small anioitut of money to donate to the poor will find the Progress office in the Foe building. Mrs. Fred. Ncrion of Bedford was visiting Horace Norton's family, north CoLege Avenue, last week. On Wednesday fifty round trip tickets were sold at this station for Martinsville, cn account I of the Republican congressional convention. John Nicholson, nov of La fayette, is a delegate to the NaI tional convention of locomotive ! engineers which is holding its scsj sions in St. Paul, Minn. 1 The eont racl for th 1 exeava ! tion on the site of the nc w college ; building has been let to Elkins & jCox, and work was begun on ; Thursday. I The convention of the Wo- : man's Christian Board of Missions : was held in Martinsville last week. ! Among those in attendti ice were: j Rev. L. T. VanCleave, Mrs. A. I M. Cunning, Mrs. Jennie Alex--ander and Mrs. J. F. Morgan. On Friday afternoon last Mrs. Wm. Johnson of 1 orth Col-, lege Avenue gave a missionary ton rtt hor nlo:is:nit linn i Miss I

Born to -.a son: t wife, a d

Ayers of Indianapolis talked to nKU' trom Stinesville, Ellettsvilio and Harrodsburg desiring to atthe ladies about' the vonten of lend the Special Amusement Attraction at Two Cents per mile, and

j Japan in a nor. verv ii'tere -ting manJ "Jersey" .Johnson, a well ; known general work hand, who; ! sometimes drives a delivt-ry wagon, : has taken out license to marry Mrs. Nash, whose husband died i with consumption la.--: winter, leaving a baker's dozen of chil- : dren. j Y. A. Warner, a traveling 'salesman for a Louisville piece goods house, died ksl week after a short illness with "yplnid fever. I Warner has been visiting this locality in the interest: of his house I i? - .... ioi a iHiiiwei 01 cars. 1 I - Constance, little dti ighter of j Mose kahn, fell one day last week ; while playing in the garden at home, and broke and dislocated her i left arm at the elbow. Dr. llarris gave surgical attention and the little sull'erer is now gel ing along ; nicelv. j Chas. Owens, sou of Ben. I. I Owens, who was swept from his j horse by the limb of a tree while trying to drive another horse into ; the barn is now getti nicely. His nose was I one of his wrists was lg along -.'oken and severely attended sprained. Dr. ; him. Roger - fourth of the j.ieople on the streets Saturdays are tit preset 1 compelled to walk in the g itte: s. '-A Pair of Kids" s one of the best plays on the load, and has drawn immense horses in all the h'.rgo cities during the past five years. It: will be at the opera house on Thursday night of this week, and if 011 have not already done so you should gel reserved seats at once. A great 1 umy have been sold to our best people, and it is probablt that this v II bo one of the largest houses of the year. It is a tip top show. A proprietory goo Is manufactory has been started in Lindley's drug store bnilditg, where an extensive and complete laboratory has been oiunped Great quantities of liquid biting have been manufactured and placed on the market, and all inai uerof extracts anil standard preparations are being made and sold to the trade. A water motor is being placed in the house to run fans at j the soda fountain. Presiding Elder Willis of this place had an expel once last week that was anything ut pleas ant. He was on his way to Springville from M(. Pleasant. In crossing spring c reck, that had been swollen to the n op ntions of a torrent by a rainsloriii the horse and buggy wore swept down I stream, and Mr. Willis ,vas only j saved by the brave light for lib ; made by the horse, whi 1 scrambled up I iie opposite litui of the

Just One More Evening H Of Laughter. H

EZRA KENDALL'S I BIG

Iii One Night of Pleasantry PAIR OP Kir OPERA HOUSE, ONE NIGHT v,.

Thursday, Just to P! eas THE LAST THE, BIGGEST THE BEST

That will appear in Bloomington under management of GEORGE W. RILEY this season.

"J" K ! 5 I5 a 5pee'aj fx'f;

That is a Fitting Finale of a Season

JUST ONE NIGHT TO jggT'Tho Monon Railway

all night trains will stop at the aoove Stations tor the beneht of its patrons THURSDAY, NIGHT, MAY 17th.

1rJ' Persons from a distance can have reals reserved by addressing the Monon Agent or Geo. W. Riley by postal or letter.

if?EM EMBER One Nihf Only dus-I ' -The Marsters family will j spend the summer in Nova Scotia. j Robert Neill is working as a j photographer in Topcka, Kas. ! Miss Ida Louden will ! (emlanl of v library ; tlu, summer vacation. be atduring Prof. Greene of Stanford University is at Knightstown, where his father is dangerously ill. Mr. Wicks was in Louisville last Thursday on business connect - led with the '-Boo Hive.'' Mr. Raley is now residing with his family at the northeast corner of 7th and Lincoln. Henry Gentry has not fully decided upon the kind of building he will erect, but is figuring on a a Hotel. Arthur Cravens and Birdie Roseberry officiated as assistant principals at a wedding in Gosport 011 Thursday. Lightning killed a cow on the Borland farm, west ot town, last week. The cow was the property of Milton Isom. The saw mill and woolen mill machinery at Ellettsville, the property of Frank Worley, has been appraised at !Mjl.tK). Geo. W. Alfonl, well known here, son-in-law of E. E. Sluss, has been appointed police judge of the thriving young city of Elwood. In the March teachers's examination there were applicants; t made 24 months license, lo made 12 months, t! madeti months, and ;H failed. Dr. Potts, secretary of the county board of health, publishes 1 a notice mat is 01 general interest ro the people at large, in view of the sp'-cad of small pox in the northern portion of the State. Thus far the following named teachers have been selected for Van Bureu tp.: South Union, W. J. Goodale: Leonard school, W. H. Lewis; Dudley, Elmer Buskirk; Rice school, Dollie Neill; lvirby school, Ora Fowler. Jesse Overstreel of Franklin

I county was nominated by the Re : publicans of the 5th district in 1 their convention at Martinsville last Thursday for Congress, and i Judge II. C. Duncan of this city j was nominated for State Senator. ' Cornelius Meadows, a retired j ! grocorvnian, attempted to collect! I a bill, Wednesday, off Win. J. j j Todd. Todd landed a ri-ht-hand-1 or on Meadows' jaw. and Meadows j i then went for Todd 'dike cats ai lightin'," and Todd throw up the -pongv.

i COMPANY j OF I SALARIED I COMEDIANS

May 17th. te. 'xrr a orai nary nrrraerion L I 1 ALL Li 1 1 tin 1 of SUPREME SUCCESS. PLEASE THE PEOPLE. will sell tickets to parties of ten or THE DATE. to Please the People. Born-to W. H. H. Parks and wife, south of town, a daughter. Born to John Brashaber and wife, west of town, a son. A si x foot walk has been ordered in front of the new school house on west 7th street. Mrs. Jennie Easton and Mrs. Moreland of Stinesville have gone to Indiai. Territory. Tho-. Spicer's daughter, Mi's. Lawrence of Eu Claire, Wis., is visiting lelations in this place. -It is expected that the Monon will have a new time table this week. Choice wool is now worth 15c. per lb. Breeden & Co. have purchased a large quantity at from 10 to loc. Rev T. J. Clark has decided to accept the pastorate of Kirkwood Avenue Christian church, his work to begin Sept. 1st. Rev. Luceoek has been in Washington City, where it is stated lu went to investigate a "call." Mrs. Mary .J. Dunn who has been visiting friends in Bloomington for some time returned to Indianapolis last week. The depot grounds are being made beautiful again with flowers, 'dants and shrubs. People from Chicago stop off and admire the 'posies" almost daily. In Indian Creek tp. reccutly dogs killed nine head of sheep for Michael Kirk, IS for Frank Carmichael. The each man had. dogs killed all that The county clerk prepared ''."0 pension vouchers last week. This will give one an idea of the enormous amount of money paid to deserving soldiers in this county Jv the government. A W A it I K I 'host Honors World's Fair CREAM

C1PM OF CuMmS

! mum MOST PERFECT MADE. A pure Crape Cream of Tartar Powder. Free from Ammonia, Alum or any other adulterant 40 YEARS THE STANDARD.