Greenfield Republican, Greenfield, Hancock County, 19 May 1892 — Page 4

THE GREENFIELD

CALL AT THE CORNER GROCERY.

Don't BeJToo Hasty

In buying your furniture, but before you purchase, take a look through the

BIG FURNITURE STOKE. The low prices on ail goods in stock will actually surprise you.

C.B.

PENDLETON, INDIANA.

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DEPOSITS.

-T. C.- -1891. KXCHANGE.

HUGHES' BANK,

GREENFIELD, IND.

FIRST MORTGAGE LOANS.

DISCOUNTS. 9yrl INSURANCE.

Ciorydon W. Morrison, Oak F. Morriscn, ,C. W. MORRISON & SON.,

South side of Main St. GREENEIELD, Ind., opposite post office and at Morrtetown, Ind.

ESTABLISHED 1866.

The general Merchandise Store of

S. F. HAEDY. The largest stock and the lowest prices. We carry a large and varied line of

Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots, Shoes, Notions, flats, Straw Goods, Carpets, Wall Paper, Clothing., Hardware, Tinware. Glass and Qiieenswarc, Stoneware,

Drags, Oils, Paints, Furnishings, Ete.

We have the largest and best selected stock of Agricultural Implements, Buggies, Surreys and Carts. See the new Steering Binder and Mower. We sell them. Buy Binder Twine of us if you would sav«* i* oney. Remember we save you moiu everything you buy of us. !8"-t8 S. F. HARDY, Markleviile Ind.

iaery and Dressmaking.

I have opened a iirst-clas3 Millinery and Dressmaking shop, and will do your work neat and guarantee Satisfaction. cordially invite all my friends and iicM.uintances to give me a call. .Respectfully,

MRS. MATTIE STEFFEY,

To Cedar Rap

SHIRLEY, IND.

PENNSYLVANIA LINES.

KeJuction ii! Hates v.:i America's Standard

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Excursion iitSipS wili '•. sold from principal ticket, stntio sun the IVmisvlvanic

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Refrigerators

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FRANK S. HAMMEL. B. W. CLINE,

MAN-GERS.

Bicycles, Bells, Oils, vVhistles and all supplies.

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To Chicago, .June l'itli Ji)'*i, on,' fi!c tm- mnml trit), account lei:Ker t?i Nation.i! Conventnm Return limit July 8th.

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Detailed information can be oh'nincd up Pptip"tion to any lickct agent of tin* I'l'mi". ai r* Iafici, or by addressing F. an :. mt'f Assistant General Pasnenger Agent it.-iuii.. Pa. ii"

ABOVE EARTH'S CHEAT,

The French philosopher said, "arc those who seek to remedy the diseases of othtra. Alva's Brazilian compound of cacti jult-os has a wider llclfl of usefulness than any remedy ever discovsince Cactus Blood Cure inrai!..Jy ^'itral-

Land eliminates the terrible poisons? of scroi^-r I specific disease, those heretofore iucurabld scourges of the humun n_-:

M. C. QTTW.KY.

Money to loin on mortgage security. 46te j. H. Billiard.

AND

Lawn Mowers

We are making special inducements in Refrigerators and Lawn Mowers for 15 days. We have a complete line of both in stock and can suit you in style and price. Come in and see our stock.

GROCERIES, FRUIT VEGETABLES

We carry the largest stock in the city and can quote you lower prices than anybody. Fresh fruits and vegetables every morning. Leave your orders with us and they will be promptly and carefully filled.

H. L. STRICKLAND, Masonic Hall Grocery.

THE GREENFIELD REPUBLICAN

PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY.

VOL. 13, No. —20 Entered at the PoatoSce a* i*eond-cl*M nail matter.

W. S. MONTGOMERY, Publisher and Proprietor.

Circulation This Week, 2,524.

HAVE you ever noticed how hard it was for a man to find work, who does not like work and does not want to labor.

IN 1890 the Republicans were quarreling among themselves. This year it is the Democrats who are fighting each oth-

WIIEN you see a man who feels that he should hold every dollar that comes his way as a prisoner for life, that man is of not much value to a city.

SENATOR VOORHEES, of Indiana, is for Gray. That was his color, edged with a butternut brown, during the Knights of the Golden Circle days in war times.

Now that the question of Chinese immigration is settled, this country should close the doors against the very objection able and bad class that is pouring in from Europe continuously.

THE Henry George doctrine which the Democrats are distributing for a campaign document, is, "If you have not any land of your own help yourself to what you want."

THE Canadian farmer has no doubt that the tariff is a tax—on him. He has to pay it in order to bring his products across the line and sell them in the American market.

CHRONIC loafers are not popular and of but little value in any way. If they insist on wasting their own time they should not for a moment bother others. Do not waste another mans time.

THE Democrats are going to the farmers of the county with the doctrine that they are extortionists and no better than robbers in holding their farms, since everybody has an equal right to the land. That is the He.-.ry George doctrine.

GOVERNOR MCKINLEY, of Ohio, will be present at the opening of the big tin plate mills at Elwood this month. These big manufacturing industries, proclaima aloud the praises of the Republican party's principles, the policy of Protection, Progress and Prosperity.

A FEW years ago wire nails were so dear farmers could not afford to use them, but now, under protection, they have fallen in price unfil they are sold for less than the tariff on the imported article, and consumers get home-made nails which are not only low in price, but the best in quality of any made in the world.

THERE are sixteen candidates on the Democratic state ticket and at the recent elections, the Republicans carried the cities where fifteen of them live and in the other Logansport made again of 800. The outlook is gloomy for Democratic candidates this fall. Republican stock is above par.

A GREAT country this: Snow a foot tlovp in Montana, sowing wheat in southern Dakota, most of it up wheat beading out in Indiana, harvest in six weeks, the stri .vhiM'vy season over in Florida, corn not ye' phuted. You can have anything you want tmdany kind of weather desired right heiv in these United States. If you don't li'tt you want, ask for it.

"LAST our a tew smart Alecks carded th»» i. ijier- totiio effect that they could not. get man-it I on account of the hard Jimi'S prodrce-! I the McKinley bill. Xo-.v the poor idiots are left entirely as t.ht i-- nil-is h-ive gone Manure back or them for ili.soiayin^ ihu:r ignorance and poor judgment. The omtry is uow grandly prosperous and soar most of the people who hust k\

THE Pemo-rafs howled themselves hate u'.nuf the Billion Dollar Republican Co tyivs-f, but so far they have ex-cc-ede the Republican appropriations by $G0.!)3.-. :il.4», By the time they get through the difference will be more than $1 CO,000,000. This country is bigger than the Democrats thought it was and it takes more to run it. It is always easier to stand off and criticise than it is to carry on the business.

THK Indianapolis News has changed hands, John H. Holliday having sold his interest toWm. Henry Smith and Charles R. Williams of New York. He received $200,000 for a two-thirds interest. The ill health of Mr. Holliday was the cause of his selling in the main part. For twenty-three years he has worked continuously as editor and manager of the News and built it up until it is the best newspaper property in the State. The political policy of the News and its course in the labor questions recently has lost it many friends and much influence. Mr. Holliday sold oat at a good time. While the new editor of the News, Mr. Williams aanouncee that the paper as heretofore will be politically independent, the probabilities are that it will have Republican tendencies and support Mr. Harrison for president. W. H. Smith, the proprietor was twice elected Secretary of State by the Ohio Republicans and was appointed Collector of Customs at Chicago by President Hayes. The change in the proprietorship of the News will be of advantage to the Republican party.

I IT RHADING the returns of the city elections, one is surprised at the nnmber of ballots that were rejected because they were not stamped properly. In some cases it ran as high as 10 per cent of the votes cast. This shonld not be the case as every voter should study and practice stamping a ballot so that the work will be properly done and no votes lost. It is usually the man who does not ask how, but thinks he knows all about it that votes incorrectly. The Democrats control a majority of the election boards in this county and in the state and the Republicans should not. fail to carry the day because of improperly stamped ballots. The matter is one of great importance, and should receive the earnest consideration of committeemen, to the end that before another election is held every Republican in the State shall be correctly informed as to the manner of voting. Unless this work is done betimes and thoroughly, we may lose the State next fall through rejected ballots."

THB Non Conformist published at Indianapolis which is the state organ of the Peoples Party comes out in an editorial and says that if said party can raise a fund of $10,000 it can carry Indiana this fall. It calls upon the party to raise $1 per member and put it in to what is called the Peoples dollar Fund. This amount might help the editor of the Non Conformist or some others of the head pushers who are traveling around at the expense of the dear people drawing big salaries for their lectures, speeches, organizing etc but so far as carrying Indiana is concerned it would be a failure.

THZRK is seldom a day but what some man from the country refers to the large amount the Commissioners grant in this county for the "Poor allowances." Center township especially is criticised.' The farmers come to town and see some of the big abled bodied men who receive support from the county standing around doing nothing and it fills tbem with disgust when they know that they themselves are the menthat bave to foot the bill. The farmers can change all this, they have it in theirpower, will they do it? There are two Commissioners to elect this fall.

ELECTRIC LIGHTS AND WATKU WORKS. Of Interest to Citlzcna and Tax-payers. EDITOR OF REPUBLICAN,—As the sub­

jects of electric lights and water works for our little city, occupy a large and important place in the public mind at present as well as receiving considerable attention from the city council, a few thoughts and ideas may not be out of the way.

The first question to consider is, can the citizens of Greenfield afford to pay for electric lights and water works? This question is best answered by asking another question. Can the citizens of Greenfield afford to do without electric light and water works? All citizens who are desirous of improving their condition in life, of enjoying prosperity and of keeping in touch with the progress made in this nineteenth century of the christian era will answer the last question in the negative.

To all such the questions will be, how can we obtain these modern improvements what is the best plan for us to pursue in order to get them and which will be the cheapest and at the same time the best.

The city council

THEJBBENFIKLD REPUBLICAN. THURSDAY. MAT 19, 1892.

or

more properly

speaking the common council has been" considering the elcctric light question for some time and it is known that the best proposition before that body is one asking $70 per annum per light, for not less than 30 lights, making the cost to tne city $2,100 per annum. The most conservative estimate places the number of electric lights necessary to light the city at 43 lights, which would make the cost $3,000 per annum. This sum the city would have to pay cach year to a company that would put in and operate au electric light plant. The tax levy necessary to raise the necessary sum, $3,000, would be 20c on each hundred dollars of taxable property in the city of Greenfield in round numbers $1,600,000. Add to the $3,000 the city would pay the amouut to be obtained for electric lights from private citizens and the gross anuual income of a company operating an electric plant in Greenfield will not fall far short of $5,000 which sum will come out of the poc&ets of the citizens or Greeulicid

Some investigation has been made as to the cast of an electric plant necessary to furnish the city ot Greenfield with sufficient light and the estimate was under $10,000. This was about a year ago and doubtless the price has not increased any since then. Allowing for the future increase in population and the necessity for making provisions for such increase by putting in a larger plant thau the preseut population demands the above estimate may be increased 50 per cent which would make the plant cost $15,000. The gross income from this outlay to a company owning and operating such a plane would be $5,000 and the expense ot operating could hardly reach 50 per cent of the

gross income but supposing it does there is still a profit left of 16^ per cent on the investment.

If the city should conclude to do its own business and furnish its citizens with electric lights, it would have to borrow the $15,000 to purchase the plant with which it could do at a rate of interest not exceeding 5 per cent per annum costing the city the sum of $750 per aunum. A tax levy of 10c on each hundred dollars of taxable property in the city of Greenfield each year for 15 years together w'th the income arising from lights furnished to private citizens would pay all interest as well as the principal of said $15,000 in that time.

Some people will argue that if the city owns its own lighting plant that there will be politics in it. To such people it is only necessary to remind them that in Greenfield all are neighbors and all or nearly all of its citix ens are known to one another and any one citizen or combination of citizens cannot for any length of time successtull pursue a dishonest course inany public office within the gift of the city without detection and punishment. If any citizen doubts this it is only necessary to call his attention to the public schools and their management under which thousands of^dollars is disbursed annually and in the most economical manner and that too without almost any compensation for such service.

There is only one thing for the city of Greenfield to do, if those in control of its business wants to do what is best for its citizens and that is for the city of Greenfield to purchase its own electric light plant, put it iu and operate it for the benegt of its citizens.

What is true about electric lights is equally true about water works. TAX-PAYBR.

Council MstttiitK,

The Council met in regular session last night and transacted considerable business. A large number of election claims were allowed, but in a some what disfigured state. A motion was made and the Committee will look after the advisability of extending and improving North street from School street to the west end of the Glass Works addition. It is something that should be and will be done. The probabilities are that Walnut street will also be extended and improved. The present Council seems to be public spirited and favorable to improvements.

There were no bids on the Water Works contract or franchise and the chances are that the city itself will have to put in the works, which is far the best plan and operate the same in connection with the electric light plant also to be owned by the city. The new Council is now in working order, and the following are the Committees lor 1892.

Streets and Alleys—Mouldeu, Huston, Vaughan. Accounts and Claims—Morford, Eagan, Barr.

Contracts—Barr, Mouldeu, Huston. Finance—Kagan, Barr, Morford. Public Improvements—Vaughan, Morford, Huston.

Ordinmices—Mouldeu, Eagan, Barr. Printing and Stationery—Huston, Morford, Vaughan.

Fire Department—Morford, Eagan, Barr. Cerneterj—Barr, Huston, Mouldeu.

Natural Gas Eagan, Morford, Yaughau.

Uaion Sunday-School Convention.

The Sunday-schools of this county held a successful convention in the Presbyterian church here last Tuesday. The program as published in last week's REPUBLICAN was carried out. The following being present and making speeches: Rev. John Heim. Rev. S. S. Aikmau, Rev. J. O. Binford,Westland J. H. Binford, Rev. Mary Miars, Elder E. S. Con* ner, Mrs. Dr. C. K. Bruner, Rev. J. A. Lewellen, Rev. S. Denning, Rev. J. H. Slack and Mrs. Maggie Shultz, Charottesville, Rev. D. W. Evans, Rev. Henry B. White, Westland and a number of ethers who were not down upon the program. All the townships in the county were represented except Brandy wine and Vernon and many earnest speeches and good suggestions made. It is the intention to hold Conventions in each township in the county, and the following township presidents were selected, Blue River,Micajah Young Brandywine, Wm. Furry Brown, R. M. Julian Buck Creek, Geo. M. llumler Center, S. M. Louden Green, P. L. Barrett Jackson, Mrs. Maggie Shultz Sugarcreek, A. H. Hogle Vernon, W. M. Baker. It was moved that a grand county Sundaj -sshool celebration or jubilee be held some time the last of June. I~. will be a big event.

W. S. Montgomery resigned as county Secretary because of too much other business to look after the work properly and Walter Orr of Willow Branch was selected as secretary. Mr. Orr is one of the brightest and best young men in the couuty and will fill the position well. The convention thanked the people of Greenfield for their courtesy and all felt that a good days work had been done.

Ueatlis.

Reported by C. W. Morrison & Son undertakers. Fox, infant of Mr. and Mrs Albert Fox of Marion township, Shelby county Friday May 13, burial Saturday at Liberty cemetery.

Mrs. Elizabeth McGruder, age 74 years of Heart disease at her late home corner of Walnut and Noble street Friday May 13 funeral by Rev. J. A. Lewellen at residence Monday afternoon, interment at old cemetery.

Paul Campbell, age 4 years, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Campbell of complication ot' diseases, Monday May 16 at the home ot Airs. Campbell's father, Mr. Win. Rafferty near Fountaintown. Funeral Tuesday at M. E. church in Fountaiutown by Kev. J. W. Mendell, interFouutaiutown cemetery.

Meeting of Munit Temple Sliriuers.

Next Wednesday evening, May 25 Mu rat Temple of Mystic Shriners will meet at Indianapolis for the purpose of celebrating one of their feasts and entertaining their Syrian brethren from Cincinnati. The members from Greenfield are Nelson Bradley, Epli Marsh, Charles Downing, Geo 8. Wilson, Kd. J. Baldwin and M. F. Wills aud next Wednesday evening S. It. Wells and 1). B. Cooper of this city will ride the one humped camtl. From the gyrations said auimal is represented as going through on the card of invitation, the ride will be b-.*th difficult and dangerous. As an iniatiatory animal the Will liam Goat cannot hold a candle to the one humped camel.

Card ot Thanka.

Mr. Moore Holden of New Palestine is very grateful to the friends and neighbors, who were so kind during the last sickness of his wife and they have his heartfelt thanks.

WS. KENTON.

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At the Pan Handle nurseries, parties desiring fruit trees, shrubs, plants or vines can obtain the same of the 11 nest grades at very low prices. Come nnd make a personal inspection and examination. I guarantee satisfaction both as to quality and pricc. J. K. Heuby proprietor Pan Handle Nurseries, Greenfield, Indiana. 13(1

WASH DRESS GOODS.

The largest assortment now of these that we have ever had we offer now for inspection and sale. The qualities are indicated by the prices, which range from 5c to 75c a yard. They include Ginghams, Zephyrs, plain and figured French Organdies and Mulls, printed Batistes, Pongees, Tuxedos and the new Yeinette, etc.

Our assortment of Domestic and Imported Challies is, likewise, unrivaled, and at prices the very lowest.

The designs and materials in many of the classes of goods here named are exclusive to us.

L.. S. AYRES & CO.,

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.

If you want Pure Drugs,

7. RICKOFF

KEEPS THEM.

Special Attention Given Prescriptions.

Special Agent

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Heath & Milligan's Paints.

We offer QUALITY and QUANTITY in these Goods. Try them.

DO YOU WANT fl NEW WAGON?

The Kenyon Wagon, with patent detachable tongue, is the best and cheapest. Price complete, SG5. We sell

Buggies, Carriages, Surreys, Harness, Dusters, Whips, Etc,

at the lowest possible prices. Also break plow and cultivators of all descriptions. If you hare any doubts

to our low prices, call and see us. All blacksmithing and repairing done with neatnew anil dispatch. We sell Buckeye Binders and Mowers, and Buckeye Binder Twine.

WILLIAM KENYON,

Wilkinson, Indiana.

UDEERING JUNIOR STEEL BINDER

THE DFERING BINDER WEARS THE LONGEST, HAS THE GREATEST CAPACITY, NEVER CHOKES Olt MISSES A KNOT, AND USES THE LEAST TWINE.

DEERING M0WEES. DEERING BINDER TWINE!

Also dealer in hardware and farm implements of all descriptions. All goods sold at lowest prices

P. K. MAY. WILKINSON, INDIANA:

Paint Your House

Now if you intend to paint your house, you want to come and get our prices. We have bought an immense stock this spring, and we are going to sell it. Come and learn our prices, and if we don't convince you, no harm done.

V. L. EARLY.

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Election Notice 1.0 0. F. "NOTICE IK HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE 11 members of (Jr.ientield hodffe No. l.T, I. O. O. ,'j.' "!|r iicet.inR on l-'riday evening May '20tb, jS.n., at

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room in this city, wiil elect

one trustee to serve for a regular terfu.

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S. R. WEBB.

I'Vi lni" Recording Secretary.