Greenfield Republican, Greenfield, Hancock County, 17 May 1889 — Page 5

The Hatter.

INDIANAPOLIS.

Spring style hats now read}'.

HORSE NOTES:

Get up three races for the 4tli of illy. Marion Steele has a promising Blue Bull colt.

C. M. Jackson bred his Blue Bull mare to Sirius. R. D. Hanna has another stallion, Lincolnshire Tom Nos. 1577 ancl 322 by Lincolnshire Tom 1367.

W. O. Sebastain ownes a Clydesdale stallion that is making a good season. "Old Suffolk," as he is called, is owned by John Huston and is in the best possible shape.

Come enter your two-year-olds in the stake race and make it a good one. Dr. W. A. Justice has charge of Warren Comstock's Red Jacket stallion.

Dick "Wilson was at Rushville last week. Tasco, owned by Andy Yetter should be well known all over the county. Some 5 or 6 different parties have written him up in the Western Sportsman.

The West again captured the Kentucky Derby. Spokane,owned by Mr. Armstrong of Helena, Mont., won the race from Procter Knott by a nose and lowers the record two and one-half seconds and takes the purse of $4,800, time 2:34£. It is estimated that 25,000 persons were present to see the race.

The improved stock law is now in force. Jno. Bourne has a thoroughbred 5-year old gelding. He is working him every day at the track with Jim Walton in the saddle. He promises to be a good one.

Senator Stanford is selling some of his Electioneer colts. A few of the sales will be seen in another part of this paper.

Pools sold on the Kentucky Derby on the morning of the race as follows, Proctor Knott $150, field $111. It is said that the only reason the Kentuckians were not broken there were not enough Western men present to accept the bets. Armstrong, owner of Spokane, backed his horse to the extent of several thousand dollars.

Why don't some of the churches get their work in on a strawberry and ice cream festival. There has been none this year.

The $15,000 running races at Kempton Park, London, was won by Gen. Byren's 3-year-old colt, Amphfon, by Speculum. There were 16 starters.

It is reported that $25,000 was refused for Praetor Knott to-day, and that the parties desiring to purchase will give more. The Louisville Jockey Club will probably make a free field as on Derby day, and this will insure another great outpouring of the mases.

Joe Bassett, sire of Johnson, the famous pacer, died last Saturday on the farm of H. S. Woodruff, the owner, near Janesville, Wisconsin.

The judges of the running meeting held at Nashville, Tenn., last week expelled Jockey James McLaughlin for pulling Terra Cotta and allowing his stable mate to win. This is permitted in the running rules so he was reinstated Saturday last but all bets were declared off.

The sale of trotting stock from Senator Stanford's Palo Alto Farm, in California, began at the American Institute building on May 8th. The attendance was good and the prices were very satisfactory. Among the earlier sales were these: Elector, br. s., 1880, sire Electioneer, dam Lady Babcock, to Miller and Sibley, Franklin, Peun., $2,200 Clarissa, br. f., 1887, by Electioneer, dam Lizzie Collins, Miller & Sibley, $1,000. Coin, b. c., 1886, sire Electioneer, dam Cecil A. J. Feek, Syracuse, N. H., $2,500. A brown filly, foaled in 1885, sire Electioneer, dam Alvavetta Robert Steele, Philadelphia, $1,000. Alva, b. m., 1884, sire Electioneer, dam Alvavetta Robert Steels, $1,360. A brown colt, foaled in 1888, sire Electricity, dam Cecilia Clark: Uhland Brothers, Milwaukee, Wis., $1,350.

SeeMcMahon for all kinds of meats. Market West Main street. McMalioii keeps salt as well as fresh meats, and sell at bottom figures.

At the Rushville horse sale, last week, Dr. N. P. Howard, Jr., of this place, bought a beautiful 2-year-okl chestnut filly, by Elgin Boy, dam by Roger Hansom, for $185.00. Doc. was offered §15 for his bargain, but knowiug a good filly he staid with her.

Dr. S. A. Troy, of Milner Corner, is prouder than ever of his Red Jacket Stallion, Long Branch. His colts are in demand. Last week Sam Simmons sold one of his colts, ten months old, for$100 cash. Another man has refused $105 for his yearling, and many others are equally as good.

James McXamee informs us that his book for 1880, for his stallion Nubian, is full. Elegance, however, can be booked for a few more mares. Mr. McXamee's horses have both taken premiums at the State Fair, have thoroughbreds and of great individual merit. We are glad to chronicle Mr. McNamee's success. He keeps good horses and advertises in a good paper, the REPI'ISMCAX. and is bound to meet with success. STALLIONS WHOSE GET AVERAGE 2:25 OR

UNDER.

In the Year Book of 1888, there are one liundi'ed and two stallions, of whose get five or more (not including pacers) are in the 2:30 list. Of these, we give below a list of those whose get average a speed of 2:25 or under:

NAME. XO. IX TIME. '30 LIST.

Kentucky Prince 11 2 22 Louis Napoleon 6 2 22 Hamlet 5 2 22 Edward Everett 11 2 22 Rysdyk 5 2 22 Electioneer 37 2 23 Almont, jr., 1829 7 2 23 Geo. M. Patchen, jr 31.. 9 2 23 Walkill Chief 5 2 23 Bay Middle ton 7 2 23 Volunteer 26 2 23 Almont, jr., 1764 6 2 23 Western Fear naught.... 5 2 23 Thorndale 6 2 23 Phil Sheridan, 630 10 2 24 Egbert 5 2 24 Blackwood 5 2 24 Dictator 18 2 24 Geo. Wilkes 50 2 24 Dr. Herr 5 2 24 Mambrino King 6 2 24 Cuyler 9 2 24 Aberdeen 17 2 24 Elmo 5 2 24 Robert McGregor 6 2 24 Jim Monroe 7 2 24 Nutwood 21 2 24 Hambl'ian 57° (Wood's). 18 2 24 Sultan .16 2 24 Stephen A. Dousjla: 7 2 24 Knickerbocker ...... 7 2 24 Smuggle" 6 2 24

A LETTER FROIVI TEXAS.

A Good Desciiptio-' ui tlie Pan-Handle Ooi'iu

WASHBURN, TEXAS, May 4, 1889 Mr. Jno. H. Binford: DEAR SIR:—This letter shall be a brief summary of my observations here. It will have one virtue I trust, the subject is not hackneyed. The Pan-Handle is a new country just opened to tourist and settler. It is unlike most of the West, decidedly good or decidedly bad, but is such a queer combination of good and bad that one who has liyed here even for some time is at a loss to name his fate. The settler here knows not whether he has been cursed to the desert or led in his choice like Reuben and Gad.

The Pan-Handle is Texas' northwest arm and the whole territory is a rising slope to the Rocky Mountains. Armstrong County is about 3,500 feet above the level of the sea. The father north or south you go the higher or lower you respectfully get. But Armstrong County (where we are) is a fair medium for the two extremes and an average county to consider when speaking of the whole strip. More beautiful prairie land never covered the earth than this. The surface is undulating— in that wavy way that maks one fancy that it once rolled in billows like the ocean and was fixed by a delighted deity for his eternal pleasure. The grass is well set for prairie turf, and just turned green, and tinted here and there with gold and silver flowers it makes a picture "That no painter has the colors to mock," but it's a sight to make the practical pulse leap high as well. The grass is par exccllcncc for grazing. The sod is thick and the soil is very rich, seeming to hold out infinite promises to the farmer. The rolling nature of the ground too, would, if other influences are favorable, make it an agricultural paradise. Behind some of these slopes excellent wind-breaks may be had for stock in the winters which, although very moderate, are liable to some very severe storms the rolling land may be all cultivated and the basis of these waves of land are covered with Prairie Lake grass which grows with surprising luxuriance. This Lake grass is highly prized for grazing uses and (judging from the leases being made) quite an industry this year will be in cutting and bailing this hay for commercial purposes. Those who should know say that for nourishment it is not inferior to corn. At any rate the stock here is practically supported entirely by it. Some talk of introducing Janson Grass and Alfalfa here but it is more than likely the latter would not flourish.

But the chief question with the settler is, how is the soil and what will it produce? The soil is certainly rich enough— a rich reddish brown loam of great depth —but what it will raise is yet an unproved question. It takes a great many things besides soil to make a good agricultural country. There are countless influences in nature ready to work the farmer ill.

Thousands of forces lie in wait between the plow and the reaper ready to rob the tiller of the soil. Frost and flood, rat and rust, wind and draught, heat and hail, and back of these the farmer must consider his markets, his health and conveniences. There is one thing I feel sure of and that is this is only a small grain country. Nobody puts their trust in corn here. It is too high. But the hopeful are inclined to think it is the ne plus ultra foxsmall grain. In the southern counties of this section the wheat yield last year averaged 20 bushels per acre oats wont 60 rye. barley, millet and sorgum yielded well. In these counties further north the first test will be in the coming harvest but the few pieces in cultivation look promising aud tlie latitude will make but little difference. Thank Providence no cotton grows here. The Southern fanner tells you that cotton is a fine crop and always finds a ready market, but I find by investigation following my own small observation that wherever cotton grows you will meet a hard run community. I don't know why but 75 per cent, of the cotton crops are mortgaged as soon as they are put in. Perhaps picking the stuff makes a man small and mean, it certainly would make a northern farmer feel so. Vegetables and fruits will do well here. The great trouble is in the elevation. Up here it is no little trouble to get water. There is very little running water on the surface and wells must be sunk from 125 to 300 feet. The ranchmen make vast tanks in convenient basins which hold a perennial supply for their cattle. But the settler must depend upon his own or more usually on some neighbor's wind-mill. Rains here come very seasonably, yet owing to the altitude they are not unfrequently accompanied by hail. I don't like hail, not exactly because it's hard on the crops but more for personal reasons. My brother and I were camping out one night when a capricious rain storm came up and after nearly drowning us kindly changed to hail, by way of variation, and for about two hours we sat in our wet blankets and caught hail, or its idem tuonans. We were rare next day but not sick. One seldom gets sick here. He must be a puny creature indeed who could get up here in the morning and watch the sun rise in all the glory of an antique god and see the prairies lead from him like an endless lawn, enriched with flowers and enlivened with herds of antelope and cattle and not feel like a giant shod in 7 league boots ready to stride to the utmost limits of this savage paradise. And I would think this would be the sanitarium for consumption and the like. The trouble with most lung affected people is that they don't breath enough. They seem to lack energy—muscular energy in using their lungs. They grow indifferent and fanned by the soft wings of that insidious disease fall into a state of utter unconcern. If he change his climate it is for a place where the air is safer aud easier to breath. He finds he can get along with less lung exercise and fancies he is improving by the change. Such a step is toward the grave and death is usually the quick result. Here it is almost impossible to keep from breathing good air and doing lots of it. It's like Riley's Hills 'o Somerset: "Up herewlieretlie mornin' air,

Can reach out and ketch you there Snatch your breath away anil then Rense and give it back again." They say here that when a man gets ready to die he goes away to stop breathing and then comes back to get cured. (But this is a Texas tale and I wash my hands of it.)

Prairie winds are bad enough anywhere, but this must be their headquarters— their gymnasium where they exercise their muscles before they go out to blow over the earth. Zephyr and gust and Southwind and Norther, and about the only time they stop is when some thirsty farmer goes to a neighboring wind-mill to replenish his supply of water. The wind stops then, but it would do that anywhere. But "it's an ill wind that blows nobody good," and it makes the hat merchant happy. On an especially windy day I've seen half the citizens of our little town bareheaded. No hat is too slick or too rough or too cheap or too costly plugs and sombreros and Dunlaps and caps. I saw one man lose a fine $10 Stetson he had just bought, borrow a horse and go.chasing it across the plains. When we last saw them the hat was rolling along on its brim in an easy manner and the man was galloping furiously after it, and so he disappeared determined I guess to have the hat or ride off with the horse. But seriously, one soon gets accustomed to the winds, winds that never turn to cyclones or tornadoes, and really learns to like them.

Besides the wind and water there is one inconvenience any emigrant to the plains may look for, but which seems the greatest hardship to one just from the blessed realms of Natural gas—and that is want of fuel. Coal is very cheap here but some way coal always seems like a last resort. There is some timber in the canons 10 to 15 miles from here and this is generally used by those who live this far away. The canons are the wonders. They commence back in New Mexico and reach through half the Pan-Handle. They present the paradox of mountainous scenery below the level of the plains. The prairies lead up to them with no raise or slope to give warning of this strange phenomenon that so breaks its level monotony, then down into these mammoth gullies in some places over a 1,000 feet descent. Massive rocks and queer caverns shelves and water-falls form hidden springs timbered slopes and walls of gypsum and of sandstone, red and white, all carved and covered by the hand

THE GREENFIELD REPUBLICAN FRIDAY, MAY IT, 1889.

of Nature into scenes of grandeur far beyond the maddest dream of art. One may be prepared for such a sight as this among the mountains, but here, where the plains appear so endless that they are only lost to sight by the intervention of the horizon to come upon a place like this it seems so strange. These canons are full of wild game—bear, deer, turkey and catamount. We have met the Texas Tarantula ancl stepped on it ancl it didn't jump 15 feet ancl sock its heavy claws in our neck as

Ave

had been told. No and

though the centipedes, the rattleshakes aud rabid skunks are all here a few weeks familiar acquaintance robs them of their terrors. All day you see tlie prairie dog ancl all night you hear the coyote. This is frontier life and about the last of it. Twenty-five years ago from Kansas' eastern border back the plains were waiting for the settler. Slowly the tide of American enterprise, moved by the compressed energy of the East, flowed over it. And though there is yet open land in almost every Western State these plains are almost all there is left of any great extent that may be considered universally open and unoccupied. And it's no small strip —it's larger than Indiana. Some of the land is patented and may be bought outright of individual owners. But the greater part is what is termed Texas Free School Land. Of this one may buy a homestead of not less than 160 nor more than 640 acres at $2 per acres in the following terms: 5 cents an acre down and balance in installments for 40 years with interest at 5 per cent, payable every Aug. 1 on the principal unpaid. He must, however, live on it three years at the end of which time he will receive a •'patent" for it and when the entire purchase money is paid the State transfers it to him by deed. A poor man cannot make abetter investment of his little than here. It has its obstacles. It offers hardships, but it offers promises as well to the man who will come here prepared to suffer awhile and wait for his reward. This has been the case with frontier life in every land and there has always been found a class brave enough to meet it. This is the case here and it is already settling up with a people prepared to stay with it and under whose care I prophesy it will prosper like an Eastern farm.

Rev. J. T. Hatfield was at Lewisville Saturday and Sunday assisting Rev. Reed in the quarterly meeting services.

Miss Ellis Conklin was at Indianapolis last Thursday. A great many from this place were at Walnut Ridge quarterly meeting last Sunday.

Miss Daisy Slifer, of your city, has been spending a few days with her friend, Mrs. Nellie Smith.

Mrs. Bohm was the guest of Mrs. Alma Harrison, at Richmond, last Sunday. Afrs. Evans and Mrs. Channing Staley were at Knightstown Saturday.

A very severe hailstorm passed over this place Monday afternoon about one o'clock, doing great damage to fruit, gardens and window-glass. The greatest damage to windows was in the south part of town, 25 or 30 glass were broken in several. Wash Foust's greenhouse was greatly damaged.

The picnic of the Christian Sunday School has been postponed until Saturday, June the 8th.

McMahan's is the cheapest and best place in town to buy all kind of meats. Try him once.

Misses MinaCard and Valaria Barr have opened a shop for dressmaking in Goodings block, over the barber shop. Miss Mina has just finished a course of instructions at Mrs. Moody's celebrated school of art dressmaking, at Cincinnati. Miss Barr is an experienced dressmaker and they feel sure they can please the most fastidious. Give them a call.

A Salary

With expenses paid will come handy to anyone who is now out of employment, especially where no previous experience is required to get the position. If you want a position, see advertisement on another page headed,

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'A Chance to Make Money.'' 20t4 ANew Gas Plant.

Editor Republican: "a When the City is laying its system of Water-works, why can it not have a gas plant laid at the same time. The cost would not be large, and it could be managed with profit to the tax payers of the city. ..

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IlEXIiY WARRUM.

CHARLOTTESVILLE.

Jessie Evans is home from Danville normal, for a few days. Miss Emma Rhoads went to Indianapolis last Friday.

Ten excurion tickets were sold at this station, to Richmond, last Sunday. Frank Patterson has found employment at Mooresville.

Bartie Cox, of Connersville, was home over Sunday. Mr. John Roland, wife aud daughter Pet were at Richmond Sunday.

Francis Gurley moved his family to Valley Mills last week. Mrs. Conger and son Simmy are visiting relatives in Rushville and Cambridge City.

Charlie Stinger, of Indianapolis, has been spending a few days here with his parents.

CITIZEN.

If you lack energy and are drowsy take Rineheart's Liver Pills. For sale by M. C. Quigley.

FURNITURE.

MARKED DOWN

to the very bottom figure, and sells for that price only.

We Defy Any Three-Price

house to sell all classes of furniture cheaper than we are now offering to the public.

ONE PERSON'S

$1.

The sire of Maxey Cobb 2:ll% (the fastest stallion living or dead) and 11 others in 2:30 and better, aed sire of ill with records fiom 3:00 down. He sired Pilot Medium, the sire of Jack 2:19% and winner of 314,000 in purses in 1S88. 1st dam WEPENTHEby C. M. Clay Jr., sire of Durango 2:23%, Henry Clay 2:2.% Cora 2:30%, sad seven sons and eight daughters that have produced 2:30 performers Grandsons of C. M. Clay Jr. produced Clemniie G. 2:15%, C. F. Clay 2:18, Fred S. 2:21 and 10 others in the charmed circle granddaughters of C. M. Clay have produced Sir Walter Jr. 2:18%, Garnet 2:19, Flora Wilkes 2:19% and 83 others in 2:30 and better. 2nd dam Lucy Belmont by the mighty Belmont, the greatest of living sires the sire of Nutwfloa 2:18%, Wedgewood" 2:19, Viking 2:19% and 19 others with records of 2:30 and better, and sire of 18 sou and 12 daughters that have produced 2:30 performers he is the sire of 2:20 performers that hare produced 2:20 trotters he is the only living sire of the stallion that has six better than 2:20 and a record uiatself of 2:18% he is the only living sire that has 9 in the 2:20 list by his sons. 3d dam Lucy by Ericsson 2:30% at 4 years old, fastest for age to date of performance, sire of Barely 2:24%, Doble 2:28 and six others in 2:30 or better, and great grandsire of Phallas 2:13%, son of Mambiiu* Chief 11. 4th dam by Vermont Black Hawk, the sireof Ethen Allen 2:15% and sire of 10 sons and daughter that have produced 2:30 perfo»mers by Sherman Morgan. Ethan Allen sired Daniel Lambert who aired 34 in 2:30 or better. We find the Morgan blood in such turf performers as Rarus 2:13%, Prince Wilkw 2:14%, Phil Thompson 2:16%, Gloster 2:17, Proteine 2:18 and a great many more I could mention. Erery cross in KEMELM have produced and reproduced of the highest type. He is the best bred horse in Haarock County and a trotter of the first water.

In case mare does not get with foal she may be returned next season free ofcharge.

Limited to 40 Mares at $30 The Season or $50 to Insare..

STOP!

^INAUGURATED!*

Life is too short to stand and talk and "dicker" for the mere pittance of a few cents, and our furniture has been

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SUCiARCREEK

STOCKlFARPyJ

Two and one-half miles Xortli of Palestine, and six miles West of Greenfield, Iianeoek County. Ind.. at which place the following stallions will be kept this season.

The Imported French Draft Stallion

(389) 3552.

Elegance is a dark brown, hands high, and weighs lsoo^'POUNDS, sired IJT Sanateur, 1st dam Lutine. He is registered in tlie National Stud liook of France, No. and in the 4th vol, of the National Register of French Draft Ilorses of America, No. Elegance received the second premium at the Indiana State Fail- in l{i$7 and his colts have taken premiums wherever they have been shown, mmt.nn

The Percheron Stallion

NUBIAN

(8969) 7206.

Nubian is a black, four years old, 16% hands high and weighs 1750 pounds imported in 1887 by Colonel Bridgland sired by Favori (S920) first dam Blue (S'J(8), t,he by Mouton at Nandries.

HANCOCK MIKE.

Known as the Dickison Horse.

Mike is a roan with black mane and tail and he is too well-known to need further description for 1m has more colts that are good farm horses than any other horse that ever stood in Hancock county.

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ELEGANCE $25 for a living colt. NUBIAN, limited to 40 mares, at $25 for a living colt. HANCOCK MIKE,$8 for a living colt.

Money due when colt stands and sucks, the mare parted with or movod out of the county. Twenty per cent, discount to persons taking their own risk if paid before foaling time. I will also make a reduction of $5 for each white foot any colt lias that is sired by E!egan..e. So bring on your white legged mares. We will have nine colts on the farm this spring from Elegance and Nubian. Come and see them. 12-3mo. ,?

J. W. McNamee,

E N E

Sugarcreek, Ind.

3490

Beautiful bay, 15% hands high willi splendid bone and foot, foaled in 15*4. Trial Over Kalf-lMile Track in 2:32. SIRED BY

HAPPY MEDIUM.

DICE WILSON, Greenfield, Ind.

English Spavin Liniment removes all hard, soft or spavined lumps ond blem ishes from horses. IBood spavin, curbs, splints, sweeney, ring-bone, stifles,sprains, all swollen throats, coughs, etc. Save $50 by use of one bottle. Warranted. Sold by V. L. Early, Druggist, Greenfield. 44tf

Dewberry Plants For Sale.

Anyone desiring dewberry, raspberry or strawberry plants can obtain the same from me as I have a few plants left at my "Fruit Hill Farm," Greenfield, Ind. 9tf W. B. WALKER.

RAILROADS.

Chicago, St Louis & Pittsburg R. R.

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will buy as much as another's. Special

nfrpm Upo UNDERTAKING!

DII III A IIUDJM always on hand.

FREE HEARSES AT ALL TIMES.

W. P. WILSON,

Witin Street, OREENPIBLD, INDi

Corrected to May 12th, 1889. Trains arrive at

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as follows: is -. GOING EAST. j'No. G, Eastern Express Mail 5:12 a. m. •••••. No, 12, Columbus Accommodation 0:50 a. at. *No. 8, Day Express, Mail.. 5:50 p. m. fNo. 4, Richmond Accommodation 4:53 p» m. JWay Freight 7:45 a. m.

GOING WEST.

•fNo. 5, Richmond Accommodation......... 8:43 a. is. *No. 1, Fast Line Mail 11:00 a. t«fNo. 11,Indianapolis Accommodation 2:56 p. & *No. 9, Western Express 9:82 p. m, |Way Freight Ar. 1:25 Dep. 1:30 p. m.

Pullman Palace Sleeping and Buffet Cars attachthrough trains, run without change, Wertbound, to Indianapolis and St. Louis East-houn®

Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Baltimore, Washington, Philadelphia and New York. -.4 For time-tables, rates of fare, through tickets and baggage checks, and further information regarding the running of trains, apply to W. SCOTT, Ticket Agent, Greenfield, Ind.

BUMS Daily. Daily except Sunday. Does not carry passengers. JAMES McCREA, E. A. FORD,

Gen'l Manager, Gen.'lPass. AT'kt Ag Pittsburg, Pa. Pittsbnrg, F*.