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PVOL. 16, No. 23-Entered at the Postofflceai eeond-elass mall matter. W. S. MONTGOMERY, U, Publisher and Proprietor,

Circulation This Week, 2,725.

THE Democrats of this city have guyed the Republicans about the action of the Council last year ia appointing Demo ^Jcrats to positions. They have said that the Republicans would never again be successful in the city, because the sore

Republicans would bolt the party and the Democrats would carry everything %-This has worked np the good conserva !f\ tive Republicans and they say that if

I hey have to bjar the blame of the ad -I ministration they want to control it.

THERE never was a time in the city of .{^-Greenfield when the Republicans were V''more thoroughly aroused in the matter of politics. A ad it is not simply the ward fev-politicians either. Many of the best men H" in the party—men who never before took

special interest in party politics, are -•$ personally soliciting the Councilnien to *. turn out the Democratic appointees who have held the best offices in the city for the past year and repiace them with Republicans—men thoroughly qualifie 1 for the office.

LAST year after the city election, when the Republicans carried everything before them, the Republican Council apjt I ted as many Democrats to positions is '-^publicans, if not more. It so happe .^d that the Democrats got the best and most profitable positions. There was no especial kick on this, because the Republicans did not make any effort 'to secure the appointments, and the Democrats did. But now the Republicans are aroused. They have seen Ed Scott, the court reporter, and Dudley Hudson, an old Union soldier, the bailiff, given the "grand bounce" just as soon as it could be done. The Republicans now feel that the Council should select good officers from their own party.

THERE have been but few occasions in the history of the United States when the right to petition the representatives of the people has been questioned, and those have been occasions when there were efforts made to trample on the rights of the people. The right of petition is a sacred right and cannot and must not be questioned.

IT is said that certain Republicans have made themselves offensive partisans by their activity in the last few days. There were a great many Republicans interested in the results of the action of the City Council Wednesday evening. That they have not been even more zealous than they have is a surprise to many who are informed in the matter. There are many worthy, competent Republicans who would like to have and do actually need the positions that are now filled by Democrats.

DEMOCRATIC trustees in various counties of the State met Monday and elected county superintendents. This is clearly in violation of the law and every man who participated in said elections either knew or ought to have known that they were illegal. Such action in defiance of law and order is revolutionary. Laws are made to be obeyed, and notwithstandng the efforts of the Democratic leaders of this county, they will be obeyed, and the Republican trustees-elect will select the county superintendent next September, who will serve for the next two years.

THERE are many men being talked of for the Republican nomination for the Presidency all learned distinguished men, qualified and well able in every way to fill the office. It speaks well for the party that it has so many able leaders. It is a noticable fact though that when needing officers of any kind the Republican party does not need to go out of its ewn ranks to find men able, honest, capable] and willing to fulfill the duties of said office. When we have such men it is a reflection on the integrity or qualification of the members of the party to be seeking elsewhere for a candidate.

LOVE for the flag and the courage to defend it, the right of majority to role, fair elections and an honest count—that is Forakerism. What is wrong* about it? Surely no loyal, patriotic American who loves his country can find fault with such a doctrine. We need more Forakers and fewer Mugwumps.—Frankfort News.

Forakerism is at a premium in Ohio -where the ex-Governor is the idol of the Republicans of one of the grandest old Republican States in the Union. No tnugwumpism goes there and when Cleveland ordered the rebel flags back when Foraker was Governor he sent the distinguished mugwump word to come and take them. Toraker's Republican motto is "Vim, vigor and victory "no half way comprimising measures go and his motto is the correct one both for £the country's and the party's good.

WHILE it is the desire of the REPUBLICAN to see Republicans in* 'the city offices, it is not our desire to overlook the good of the public. Competency should be the first requisite of an officer but we have never found any gplace where the Republican party was barretf df good men for all public jobs.

Butter, eggs and poultry wanted all the time for cash in any quantity at E. P. Xfcyrfcr & Co.'s jaarfcw.

THE interest manifested by the conservative, Republican bu*ines* men of this city in the resulrs of ti'-night'scoun-cil meetiug has been surprise to the wire-pullers and politicians of their party. Many men who ordinarily pay no attention to politics Have gone to the councilmea and earnestly requested them to put good capable Republicans into the positions now held by Democrats. There has been no attempt to bull-doze the councilmen, but it has been more the sim^l expression of the will of the majority. In a peoples'government, the will of the majority can generally be trusted. If this is true, then the will of a majority of the Republicans will do to trust. It has been clearly demonstrated that the majority of the Republicans ia this city are in favor of a gem ral change in the appointive ofHbes of the city.

FOR years this city was governe.1 by a Democratic Mayor, Democratic Council and Democratic School Trustees. The people, however, became dissatisfied with their management of affairs, aDd at the city election in May, 1894, by a decisive majority, declared that they desired the Republican party to take charge of af fairs, and they were so emphatic that they defeated every Democratic candidate and elected his Republican competitor. Such being the case there is question about what party should havr the offices The peopk* tiavt* declared lur the Republicans aud their will, uutil they change the verdict at the polls, should be the sovereign law to their representatives —the Councilnien. The elections held in the fall and other elections this spring, show that the people generally still have implicit confidence in the Grand Old Republican Party, and desire that its repersentatives thall manage affairs in Congress, in the various States and in the important cities like New York, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Chicago and elsewhtiv. ^bhe same idea is prevalent here in Greenfield. The Republicans and even a majority of Democrats say the Republicans are in charge of the city government, and are responsible for its management hence they should put only men of their own faith and principles on guard.

Furnace For the New Cluistiau Cuurcn. J. W. Ramsey, of the Home Stove Co., has been awarded the contract for the heating and ventilating furnaces and apparatus for the new Christian church. The system to be used is the Smead system, and there is no better. The two furnaces are quite large, and the air, therefore, will not be overheated when it enters the church, the idea being to give a large body of well warmed air. The air in the room will all be changed four times each hour. This insures a fine supply of pure, wholesome air, something sadly needed in most churches and halls.

The First Bricks in Tlie Kew Christian Church. Forty years ago the first brick in the old Christian church was laid by A. K. Branham. On Saturday last the fiivt brick was laid in the new church by the same man, the second brick was laid by Mrs. Melissa Cooper and the third by Mrs. Lizzie Howard. There is now not a man living who was present at the occasion of the laying of the first brick in the old church. Mr. Branham however is well preserved and is one of the most active and vigorous workers in the church and bids fair to be spared for many years of usefulness. In the building of the new church he is taking a very a.-tive interest.

DKATHS.

As reported by C. W. Morrison & Son undertakers. Geo. A. Leonard, aged 24 years, of lung trouble, at the home of his father, Jacob Leonard, two miles west of Philadelphia, Monday morning, June 3. Funeral Tuesday at 4 p. m. at residence, by Rev. H. H. Compton. Interment at, Philadelphia cometery.

Another Man Kicked By A Horse.

A team of horses of P. H. Boyd, scared by a peal of thunder this morning started to run and Lai* Boyd caught them. In some way he touched one of the horses and was given a terrific kick in the side and knocked over.

Dr. Adams was summoned, and later Dr. Nobe Howard, but Lan came aronnd all right, and there will be no serious results.

At Work For The Weep Well Pumps.

Two gentlemen are here from the factory where the air lift pumps are made to superintend and put in the same. The firm of Knight & Jlllson, of Indianapolis, are to do the pumping and pnt in the connections for the pumps. Mr. Knight of that firm is here looking after his part of the work. The pumps are expected in a day or two and will be pat in to operation as soon as possible. Charles Blathes Gets the Rottman Block.

There were a number of bidders for the building of the Rottman block on State street,' bat the contract was awarded Charles Mathes at $5,050. The{building is to be a brick, 40x82 feet, two stories and a basement. It will make a handsome appearance. ,,

Wanta 910,000 Dsmagta!

George B. Castor yesterday sued Francis M. Dunn in the Marion Superior Court and asks $10,000 frbm Dunn, as he accuses him of alienating the affections of his wife. Both were former residents of Greenfield.

W. O. Bragg A Co. have the only complete set of abstract books for land and town lots la Hancock county. Call at t«Ir £67 offlca InWUson block. Slit

Daily, Wednesday, June o. Miss Amelia Branham is visiting friends iua Indianapolis.

Misses Madge Nolan and Lizzie Harris were at Indianapolis today.

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Anderson, were here -Jay on business. Judge J. V. Hadley, of Danville, is here holding court today for Judge Offut.

The la lies of the JSOIOS Society will serve lunch, ice cream and cake on Julthe 4th.

Walter Howe, of Irvington, of the Indiana State Life Insurance Co., is here looking after business today.

For rent, a nice residence, 25 East North street. Inquire of the owner, J. A. Slifer, at the hardware store of A. J. Banks. 42 tf

Mrs. Mary A. Qauz, of West Florence, O., and Mrs. E. II. Lewellen, of Eaton, O., ore guests of their sister, Mrs. Wm. R. Hough.

Lucien Curry, who travels for the Western Suspender Co of Mansfield, O., came home last evening, and will remaiu here a few days.

LOST—A white leather hand painted fan, on Decoration day. The gentleman who found the sauie on Osage street will please ltave it at H. L. Strickland's grocery.

Some sne ik thief stole a good umbrella from MHjor A. K. Branham's portico last night. LeS the officers keep their eye out. Greenfield is is rather free from petty thievery and such things should never be allowed to develop.

Today Geo. Morehead brought in a gas well for the Central Indiana Gas Co., on the farm of J. K. P. Martindale which he says is the greatest gas well he ever saw. The rock is remarkably porous and for that ^reason is a good gasser but also liable to let in Silt water as well.

E. W. Felt was at Indianapolis Monday and Tutsaay, attending the meeticg of the grand lodge, K. of P., as the representative of Bernice Lodge No. 20. Gus Seuss and Austin Boots were there also, and saw tome fine work done by Star Lodge, No. 7, in the amplified lfct and 3rd degrees.

D. B. Puett and wife, Rockville, L. E. Lathrop, Greensburg, Miss Pearl Jeffries Southport, Miss Newcomer, Tipton, Steve Stratton and wife, Richmond, Miss Virgil Florey, West Florence, O., and Henry Eitel and wife, Carl and Miss Julia Walk and Miss Myrtle Smyzer, Indianapolis, are here visiting friends.and will attend the Hough-Marsh wedding to-night.

Tuesday H. D. Barrett, Elmer Thomas, Robert Thompson, O. O. Souders and Ray Geary rode down to Warren Comst.. ck's on their wheels. As they came home one of the boys was thrown from his wheel and his knee badly hurt. The boys all claim they went down after a dinner of fine milk, and that place can not be beat for that article. Some people however are not used to milk.

W. R. Walker the hustling contractor and a genial good fellow was on Monday awarded the contract for another new brick school house in Sugar Creek township by trustee John Manche. It is No. six. We are glad to see another brick school house go up and it is only a question of time when every school house in Hancock county will be brick. We already have more brick houses in proportion than any other county in the State.

M. B. Thayer Donates a Well.

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GREENFIELD REPUBLICAN. THURSDAY JUNE 6, 1895.

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B. Thayer will present a prop

osition to the city council this evening whereby he offers the city free of charge an elegant well situated on lot one in Brandywine addition. This is an overflowing well and as it is the same depth and is similar to the city wells it is all O. K. and just what the city needs. Mr. Thayer's offer is a generous one and should be promptly accepted. The fact is that the city needs more wells. Deep well pumps may be alright but we need aud must have before we have all the water we need in more wells. Nobiesville last year Was compelled to put down eix additional wells. South Bend has forty fifty wells and Fort Wayne seventy-one and all cities that use this system have to have a sufficient number of wells.

The foil Books Nonpartisan Story.

The Republicans and Democrats who are trying, to persuade Taylor Morford, Conncilman, of the third ward, to vote for Eph Marsh a Democrat, for school trustee on the nonpartisan basis, want it understood tbat |£r. Morferd in his election was supported by Democrats and that he owes something to them. The ppli book of the third ward tell9 a different story. The third wait! poll showed at laqjb spring election's election 198 Republicans and 95 Democrats, a difference of 108. Mayor Duncan received .104 majority, aud Mr. Morford 104 majority, or jnst 1 more than the regular number. That showed how Democrats votid for Morford. They supported him just like friend Marsh supports Republican can didates by doing his level best against them. Their, nonpartisan olaims are no gppd. Mr. Morford was elected by the Republicans of the third ward in 'hand pome style.

Cheap Excursions To THeJWut. On ttfijjr aist and June 11th, The NorthWestern Llne (Chicago & North-Western Railwfly) wlll aell excursion tickets at very low rates to a large number of points In the west and northwest. For full informatics apply to jupket agents of connecting lines, or address H. Waggener, T. P. A., 7 Jackson pitas, Inrtia^PdUs, lad.- lfrtf

The commissioners met,Monday for their regular June session. Tiny iimde their regular visit at the county farm and report things in goo 1 order there.

TII6 ASSESOliS' EETOKT

Monday was the regular day tor the Assessors and deputies of the various township? to make their annual report. All the townships were represented and the reports show considerafc'e: decrease in the valae of all kinds of property including live ttock,

THE TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES.

The Trustees of all the townships were in Monday for the purpose of making their reports concerning the poor funds of their townships to the board of Commissioners. The trustees were a*ked to elect a County School Superintendent and an alledged election was I of.v'aioh we give an account in another column. The two Republican trustees Toms, of Blue River and McKown, of Jackson very properly refused to vote in said election a3 they know a law has been passed which names the first Monday in September as the day for fleeting a county superintendent. It is the plan of the Democrats to bring a test case to have the law set aside but it is the law today audit will remain the law aud the Republican trustees who come ia in August will elect a supriutendeut in September who will take charge of the schools for the coming year as this election-is null and void.

As To the Wheat Crop.

Sam Wiley, of Blue River township, was here today and took out a flm Leader threshing machine and engine made at Marion, Ohio. He und John Bash, through whom he bought the out fit, think there will be fully half a crop of wheat in this county. We have talked with other representative men from various parts of the county and they put the crop at from-one-third to a half a crop when it is all averaged up over the county. Their statements are corroboiated by that of 900 representative men of Iudiana sent to King & Co., grain dealers, of Toledo, Ohio, that Indiana's wheat crop would be just a shade under half a crop: As the price is about .vice as high, the product will be of abotr. the usu tl value, but as the most of it will be required for seed and food, the price will cut but little difference.

WILKlNSIt.N.

J. J. Butier has moved his picture car from West Land to this place aud located for a month wheu he will take photos for the people.

J.* W. Smith WHS at Indianapolis Tuesday and Wednesday as the representative from this lodge in the K. wf P. Grand Lodge.

The family of J. M. Cooper are in an afflicted situation Walter aud Cora and his mother-iu-law are all sick.

A small child of Milo Ai'arshall. has been sick for some time and is no better. B. M. Forbes, G. W. Sowerwitie and Homer Garriyt were at New Castle Men day.

Mr. Perkins and his crew of fence builders from Arcanum, Ohio, are buildin fence along the railroad west of town.

Mont Overman, of Fairmount, was the guest of E. B. Byrkets family over Sunday.

Nellie, May and Lizzie Julian went on Tuesday to Portland, Ind., as delegates of the Epworth League in session there.

I. C. Wisehart is painting the elevator building for Wilkinson Bros. Jesse E. Williams lately, of Denver, Col., arrived here, last week and is a guest, of Wm. Kenyon's family.

Elmer Knight has moved into the Weaver property. E. B. Byrket was elected president of the Wilkinson Gas Co., on Monday and A. P. Cjmbs Vice Pres., M. W. Holland Sec'y, P. K. May Treas. Dr. J. P. Julian and H. Garriott directors. They declared their annual dividend.

John and Sam McCray left on Monday for a trip to Illinois, Missouri and Kansa?.

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MONDAY'.

An Abiiiiita'ica of Business.

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On acconnt of going to press early we are unable to give fnll report of Council proceedings in the weekly REPUBLICAN to day. Suffice it to say a very interesting session was. held last evening and much business transacted. Elmer E. Stoner was elected school trustee to succeed Ephraim Marsh. E. J. Binford, City Attorney to succeed Robt. Williamson and Sam Hook, Street Commissioner. All the old officials being Democrats and the new odes Republicans.

You may or may not be the owner of real estate, but W. O. Bragg & Co. can tell you to a certainty. They have the only oomplete set of abstract books in Hancock county. Office in Wilson block opposite court-house. 21tf

Farmers get machine oil at the Westland store. Also binder twine of all grades at lowest prices. 23t4

Dr. S.. M. Martin will hereafter be found at the office of Dr. N. P. Howard, Sr. offloellbpurs from 9 to 11 a. m. and 2to4p.-Ah le^es^ festival Saturday evening, 8th,1 -1895*.' at Philadelphia. For tttiitolitfMi of'the. Friends church. All are ^rdlally invited. yon want an abstract of title for lander town lot, insurance, both flre and and Occident, borrow money at a low rate of interest, or "have any notary public work donis, call on W. O. Bragg & Go., Wilson block,'opposite oourt-house. 81tf

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An Ordinance Requiring a Flagman at State and Mechanic Streets at the Railroad

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I SUCTION I.

Be it ordained by tbe Common Council of the City of Greenfield, Indiana, that the Pittsburg( Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad Company be, and that they are hereby required to keep and station on said State and Mechanic streets in said city where the railroad tracks of said company's road crosses said State street and said Mechanic street, a suitable person as flagman at each railroad crossing, whose duty it shall be to remain at said crossings from 7 o'clock a. m. to 6:30 p. m. each day, ana to warn all persons of the approach of all trains on said railroad tracks, and for this purpose such person shall be prorided with a mitable flag by said railroad company,

SBCTIOIT II.

If said railroad company shall fail, refuse or neelect to keep and station at said crossings on said State and Mechanic streets such flagmen as required In section one of this ordinance, said company shall be liable to a penalty of not less than five f|5 00) dollars nor more than twenty (20.00) dollars for each and every day they shall fail, refuse or neglect to thus keep and station such flagmen at either of said crossings as aforesaid.

SJCCTION III,

The City Marshal of said city is hereby directed ana required to notify said railroad company of the passage of this ordinance by delivering a certified copy of said ordinance and of the Common Council thereon to the

of said ordinance and doings uncil thereon to the ticket

agent of said railroad company in said city, which said certified copy of said ordinance and doings of said Council thereon as aforesaid shall be executed by the Citv Clerk of said city and, under the corporate seal thereof.

SECTION IV.

This ordinance shall take eflect and be in force from and after its passage and publication for two Successive weeks in the OBKKNFIBLD RKPUBUCAN, a weekly newspaper of general circulation printed and published in salacity*

Attest:

GEORGE W. DUNCAN, Mayor.

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