Greenfield Republican, Greenfield, Hancock County, 9 May 1895 — Page 4

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SUNNDAY was the hottest day in May which this section has had in many years The thermometer indicated over 90 degrees in the shade. The signal service at ludianapolis reports it the hottest May day in 24 years which is as far back as their records go.

SATURDAY, May 4, was quarterly pension day in Indiana. The amount to be paid out from the Indianapolis agency each quarter is $2,750,000, or in one year $11,000,000, which is an enormous amount of money to be scattered over the State each year. Hancock county probably gets $100,000 of this, which no doubt has largely assisted in keeping times as good as they are in this county.

THE Nicholson law will propably go into effect about June loth. It will affeet brewers very materially as they will not be allowed to take out license and have another man run the saloon. The man who takes out the license must run the saloon. He can not delegate his power or responsibility to another. It will result in hundreds of saloons being closed and in maKing those that do continue in business track the law more closely. Drug store men who persist in running a saloon will get a touch of the cold law.

A SUBJECT that should appeal to the minds of all citizens is the subject of schools. In them our children are prepared for their life's work, and the importance of school life and work cannot be over-estimeted. The development of the child should be three-fold—physical, mental and moral. While all are of great importance, we desire to call particular attention at this time to the physical care and growth of the children. It is a well known fact that our present school facilities here in Greenfield are utterly inadequate to properly care for the number of children of the city and adjacent country that are attached here for school purposes. On account of the crowded condition of some of the rooms it is impossible to secure proper heating and ventilating. It is also impossible for all to have the proper light. With a sufficient number of buildings and additional rooms all can be cared for as they should be. With the new school building, which is now a sure go, all our children can be properly cared for. There may be some few object to a new building at this time on account of the tax, but a city should never allow a few thousand dollars to stand in the way of giving the children—all the children—the best possible advantages, so that with a sound and well-cnltivated mind in a sound body they may go forth from the public schools of Greenfield thoroughly equipped and prepared for the battle of life. The new school buildiBg will be a source of pride and rejoicing in the course of a few months, and with pride will be pointed out to all visitors. Let the building be properly located and pushed to completion as rapidly as possible.

IN some counties of this State it is resported that the Democratic trustees where they have a majority will meet on ''the first Monday in June and go through the motion of electing a County Superintendent. They will do this notwithstanding the fact that the last Legislature passed a law to the effect that the trustees should meet the first Monday in September and elect a county superintendent? It is hardly Necessary to state that only democratic trustees .will take p.irl in ,nio.'2^s?aL -f ad

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Thb GREENFIELD REPUBLICAN

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VOL. 16, No." 19— Entered at the PoetofficeaB econd-class mall mutter. W. S. MONTGOMERY,

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and not all of them. To do so it will be necessary to follow the example of the Indianapolis Sentinel when it did not approve of a decision made by the State Supreme Court and said "damn their cowardly souls." The trustees in this case will simply say "damn the law." It will simply be a case of bluff as the Republican trustees who go in in August will elect the men who will superintend the schools next year. We should think when men were fairly and squarely beaten at the polls they would not want to hold office. The Democrats may begin a case and take the matter to the Supreme Court to test the constitutionality of the recent law. Some men do not want to quit when they are voted out of office but grasp at straws to continue tlieir hold at the public crib.

Tlie Medical Society Sleeting. Although there was not a large number present at the meeting of the Hancock County Medical Society at the Guymon House Tuesday, yet a pleasant and profitable time was bad by those who attended. The general subject discussed was "Pneumonia" and its treatment, which was very carefully gone over. Our M. D.'s are men of individual opinions, and do not hesitate to criticise each other, and in a manner which to one outside the guild would appear quite acrimonious, but which to the initiated is only earnestness and animation. These meetings may be made a great benefit to the profeseion. and community, and we are glad to eee an interest taken in them.

Notice to Consumers of City Water. Notice is hereby given that all persons using water from the water works of this city are hereby requested that wlien any alarm of fire is given to stop using water until the fire is extinguished, for the reason that the work of remodeling the cistern at said water works is in progress, thereby rendering a scarcity of water for Are protection until said work is completed. And it is further requested that in case of a fire alarm all factories in said city are to sound the whistles, as a signal to comply with the above request. 41tf

By order of Water Works Committee.

Rlioadarmer-Hamilton.

This evening at 8 o'clock at the residence of the bride's father, M. W. Hamilton, Mr. Frank Rhoadarmer and Miss Maud Hamilton will be united in marriage by Rev. M. E. Nethercut, of the M. E. church. The wedding will be a quiet one, only the immediate relatives of the bride and groom being present. The young couple are among our best ^novvn people, and have the best wishes of a host of friends. They will make their home in Greenfield.

Cheap Excursions To Tbe West. On May 21sfc and June 11th, The Northwestern Line (Chicago & North-Western Railway) will sell excursion tickets at very low rates to a large number of points In the west and northwest. For full information apply to ticket agents of connecting lines, or address A. H. Waggener, T. P. A., 7 Jackson place, Indianapolis, Ind. 19t5

ARLINGTON, Ind., March 23, 1895. S. A. D. BECKNER Greenfield, Ind. Dear Sir: This to certify that my wife had the Tetter on her hands and arms which extended to the elbows, and on her breast while nursing her babe. She was annoyed a great deal by the disease and found nothing to cure till we used your Acme Ointement. One-half box did the work and she is entirely well, has not been bothered in the least for several months.

Respectfully. JAMES M. CROSS.'

Cleaning and Putting Down Carpets, Frank Keeler, the carpet cleaner is now located in tbe Big 4 house on Stewart Street. First class work guaranteed, pii.ek ieasenable. il^r. £S W it.

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Pictures taken without pain at Cuylers. & tf Henry Luzius, of the West End, is laid up with rheumatism.

Well children make pretty pictures. Cuyler takes the best. & tf C. O. Garriott and wife spent Sunday with relatives at Wilkinson.

Have your children's pictures made by Cuyler, while they are well and happy. d& wtf

Miss Eihel Fry, of Rushville, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. W. E. Scott, on N. Spring street.

Fine large cabbage and tomato plants for sale at the greenhouse West South street. 36d&w Jacob Forest,

Mrs. Henrietta Weber, of Pittsburg, is here visiting her sons Charles and John, of W. Main street.

Wm. Stien, a gathering boy at the Columbia Window Glass Works, was badly cut in'the wrist Monday, while handling a glass roller.

Cuyler, the photographer, has an instrument with a wrinhle and freckle exterminator attachment. & tf

Arthur Wilkins, the popular druggist, has placed an elegant new scda fountain iu his store and is now ready to serve a delicious and refreshing drink to all.

There was a practice dance at Gant's hall last evening by the Brenneke club No. 2 and a few of their friends. It was a pleasant occasion.

Fresh fruit and all other kinds of choice syrups and soda can be obtained at Wilkin's drug store.

Dr. R. B. Ramsey has moved into his new home on Mechanic street, where he has a neat- residence. His brother-in-law, Austin P. Boots, contemplates building on an adjacent lot.

Louie Sing, the Chinese laundryman, went to'Indianapolis to day to invest in a new steam engine for his laundry. He is a pushing and enterprising business man who reports business on the increase.

Found, a strawfork near Central Planing mill. Owner can have same by calling and paying for this notice. 39t6

While Greenfied had a nice rains Monday morning the reports from all the out townships are that they had a harder rain which also lasted longer than the one here. Therefore it was a better one.

If one gets in the open court which is made by the big brick buildings of H. B. arnd L. C. Thayer, the Greenfield Bank and W. P.-Wilson's block, he is impressed that Greenfield has some good sized buildings, and is led to think he is in a larger city than he knows Greenfield to be.

We have a fine lot of double English Sweet Violets white and blue at 25 cents per.dozen. 36dw JACOB FOREST, Florist,

The Junier Endeavor society of tbe Christian church, with their leader, Miss Anna Lisher. met at the home of Mr:?. Vint Smith last night. They met to celebrate the 15th birthday of Miss Pearl Wiggins, who lives with her autit. Ice cream and cake was served and all had a good time.

The Board of Directors of the Greenfield Building and Loan Association have made an order reducing the premium on all loans to 12c per share per week. This practically makes the rate 8 per cent.

V. L. EARLY, Pres.

JOHN CORCORAN, |Sec'y. lldwtf

The O'Neil Electric Crossing Alarm is being given a trial at the Mechanic street railroad crossing and works well. The bell begins ringing when the train is wsthin 1500 feet of the crossing and continues until the train goes by. The operator at the depot can stop the ringing by pressing a button, and by touching another button cause it to resume.

Books holding 100 pennies will be distributed in the various Sunday-schools of the county f«r the purpose of collecting pennies for the Hancock County Bible Society debt. Superintendents and schools are asked to help in this effort to relieve this long standing debt.

MRS. C. K. BRUNER, Pres. VANIA GATES, Treas. J. D. MEEK, Sec'y.

To day was the 50th or golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. James J. Walker. Quite a number of their friends with well-filled baskets gathered at their home on Swope street and surprised them, and tbe occasion was very handsomely celebrated. The fine dinner was enjoyed by all. Mr. and Mrs. Walker are hale and hearty, and it is hoped they may enjoy many more anniversaries. Those present were their son, Joseph Walker, Henry Long, John A. Barr, James Smith, M. D. Gooding and their wives, Mesdames Milt Morris, H. B, Thayer, Lafe Slifer, Jeff Roland, Will Sebastian and E. Stevens and Miss Lena Barr, of this city Mrs. Patterson and Mrs. Walter Christy, of Indianapolis, and Mrs. Clara Ogden, of Paris, 111. The REPUBLICAN was kindly remembered with a number of generous slices of'fine cake, which came in very appropriately, as it was the 11th weddine anniversary of ye editor and wife.

A Hag Over tlie G. A. K. Hall. Contribution are being solicited to buy a flag and erect a flag staff over the G. A. R. Hall in this city. The citizens are contributing liberally and ere long the Flag of the Free, will be unfurled to the breeze teaching its lessons of loyalty and patriotism. When the new school house is built, let a suitable flag staff be erected, and not another year pass without the American flag floaMng over our city svlibOui.

OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

NOTES OF INTEREST FOR PUPILS, PATRONS AND PEDAGOGUES.

ANEW LEAF.

He came to my desk with a quivering lip. The lesson was done— "Dear teacher, I want a new leaf" he said, "I have spoiled this one"

I took the old leaf, stained and blotted. And gave him a new one, all unspot ted, And into his sad eyes smiled, "Do better, now, my child." I went to the throne with a quivering soul,

The old year was old—

"Dear Father hast thou a new leaf for me? I have spoiled this one." He took the old leaf soiled and blotted,

And gave me a new one, all unspotted, And into my sad heart smiled. "Do better, now, my child." —Carrie Sliavv Liice, Tacoma, Wash.

Noblesville is discussing the question of building a new city school building. Rushville school enumertion this year is 1091 an increase of 13 over last year. Kokomo 3115 a decrease of about TO from last year.

The Greenfield city schools will close Friday, May 17th, but the pupils will call at the school buildings for their promotion cards or grades on Tuesday, May the 21st, so that school will practically not be out until the 21st.

The graduates from our high school this year are Misses Maggie Baldwin, Nida Card, Mary Sivey, and Oriel Binford and Edgar Scotton. The commencement exercises will be held the week after school closes on the 17th.

The regular monthly teacher's examination was held at the High school building in this city Saturday, April 27 by County Superintendent Jackson. Twenty-four handed in their papers to be graded while a few wrote who did not care for grading.

The school enumeration of Greenfield for 1895 has just been finished and shows a gain of 31 over last year. The enumeration is as follows: whites, males 772, females 768, colored, males 11, females 10, total 1561. This is indeed a gratifying showing.

The second annual meetiug of the Alumni Association of the McCordsville schools will be held Friday evening, May 24th. A great time is anticipated. School interests at McCordsville are away above par, and they set a splendid pace for the rest of the county.

The school children of the county and the teachers also will be largely benefited by reading and studying the Life of Napoleon by John Cltrke Ridpath, L. L. D. the celebrated historian and the Life of Lincoln by Wm. Herndon, Lincoln's lawpartner for twenty years which are now running in tha REPUBLICAN. The preparation of these works cost more than $10,000 but your family can get the benefit of it all by a six months suscription to. the REPUBLICAN.

The REPUBLICAN has decided to have a column each week devoted to the interests of the schools of Hancock county. As the public schools are the hope of the country no subject can or should be of greater interest. We ask the teaciiers of the county to assist in this work by sendiog in items of news and short paragraphs of interest. You can very largely aid and assist us and benefit each other by so doing.

McCor'lsville Commencement The fourth annual commencement of the McCordsville schools took place at the M. E. church last Friday evening. There were twelve graduates. Although an admission fee of 10c was charged, the house was crowded to almost the point of suffocation, while scores were unable to. secure even standing room. The music was furnished by the Fortville orchestra, and this means much, as the members composing the orchestra are not easily surpassed. The music was highly appreciated by our people. The graduating class was a fine group of young people, looked well and were handsomely dressed. Considering the oppressive heat and the wonderfully crowded house, the class acquitted itself in a very creditable manner. The contest among five was very close. Mary Fletcher will represent the class at Fortville, and if successful there, will represent Vernon township at Greenfield in the county contest. At the close of the exercises, Dudley Hervey, of Tipton, took the class picture by the "flash light" process: This was a new and novel feature to all present. The "flash" startled everyone. Thus the class has passed one mile stone. Our sincere desire is that they may be able to pass the golden mile stone of life, receiving the "flash light" of true success as their banner, and "upward" as their watchword, until they have fulfilled the highest mission for which they were intended.

Marvelous Results.

Erom a letter written by Rev. J. Gunderman, of Dimondale, Mich., we are permitted to make this extract.

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no hesitation in recommending Dr. King's New discovery as the results were almost marvelous in tbe case of my wife. While I was pastor of the Baptist church at River Junction she was brought down with pneamon,ia succeeding la grippe. Terrible paroxysms of coughing would last hours with little Interruption and it seem«d as if she could not survive them. A friend recommended Dr. King's New Discovery it was quick in its work and highly satisfactory in results. Trial bottles free at M. C. Qaigley's drug store. Regular size 50c and $1.00.

Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder

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Irrigation Farming.

This is simply another name for easy farming. Expending a given amount of labor on a small area gives large craps as the result. It is almost play farming. Indeed in many cases a man's children attended to the irrigating for him. They have their play and it is really work for the father. There is something attractive in the idea.

Then too it means absolute.independence from rain and drought. Rain does not drown out crops one year and the drought dry them up tne next. There i9 a fascination in guiding tbe little rivulets of water over the small farm, that each spot receives the requisite amount of moisture. One spot must not receive too much nor another too little. One of the strong points of irrigation is that it produces concentration of labor on a limited area and therefore secures thorough cultivation of the ground.

Send four cents in stamps to CHAS. S. Fee, Gen'l Pass. Agent, Northern Railroad, St. Paul Minn., and he wil send you a pamphlet on Irrigation. 15t6

Indiana May Musical Festival Excursions via Pennsylvania Line. May 13th—16th, low rate round trip excursion tickets to Indianapolis will be sold from stations on the Pennsylvania Lines, account the exercises of the Indiana May festival. Return coupons valid until Friday, May 17th, Inclusive. may 6 &

Bee that standard^ bred pacing stallion at Huston's livery barn. He is a beauty. 15t3

And Still Another Invoice.

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This week, with the promise of more next week.

0DR TRADE DEMANDS THEM

And we have made arrangements with the best factories to send us

LATEST STYLES

EACH WEEK.

So that we can guarantee our customers the yery latest styles in footwear the.

Ours Is The Only Shoe Store in the County.

Straw, Hats and Summer Underwear

GOOD and CHEAP.

WHITE & SERVICE,

20 W. Main St, Randall's old stand.

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2B,000 Feet of Lum­

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JKeal Estate Transfers.

For the week ending Thursday, May 9th, 1895, prepared by J. H. Binford, Attorney Notary and Loan Agent, per Mrs. W. F. Pitts, stenographer Notary and Typewriter. Edward W. Felt to Jesse C.

Millikan, lot, city $ 750 00 Laura E. Johnson to John V. Johnson, lot, city 50 00 John V. Johnson to Geo. W.

Johnson & w, lot, city 50 00 John L. Mothershead to Mattie M. Crouch, lot, Fortville.... 100 00 Benjamin H. Cook etal to John

W. S. Graves, lot, Wilkinson 300 00 P. K. May etal to John W. S. Graves, lot, Wilkinson 60 00 Benjamin B. Clift to P. H.

Boyd, land 3000 00 Jasper P. McCord to A. D. Trueblood, land 1400 00 Josephus Bills to Bert Bills, lot,

Fortville 220 00 Eddie C. Randall to Alva C. Randall, land 500 00 Susannah Thomas to Sarah

Armstrong, lot, Warrington.. 70 00 Morgan Andis to Brewer Strahl, l»nd 11 00 Jasper P. McCord to Robert G.

Wilson, land, 40 acres 2400 00 Wm. M. Liming to Charles Downing, land, 50 acres 1650 00 Saba Craig to Rachel M. Collins, land 3200 00 City Greenfield to Pearl

McMahon, lot, new cemetry.. 25 00

No. tiauslera 16. Consideration $13786.09