Greenfield Republican, Greenfield, Hancock County, 27 June 1895 — Page 4

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THE GREENFIELD REPUBLICAN

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jjgf. We believe, however, that the children can be'warned and benefitted if their teachers and parents will in all kindness, tf call their attention to men who have «made wrecks of their fortunes, their families and their lives through the cursed drink habit. Such object lessons are so impressive that few boys care to follow such horrid examples, for they fully reaUze that "the way off the transgressor is hard."

SATURDAY the Indiana Supreme Court decided that paid-up building and load stock was taxable. The decision is a good one, as it will place a large amount on the tax duplicate that heretofore has not borne its proper share of taxation. There will probably be $100,000 added in Hancock Co., and as the assessor can "go back several years and list stock that was not paid on, the amount will be swelled to still greater proportions. It is just and right that money which, as paid-up building and loan stock, has been paying a larger interest than any other invested money, shouldjpay its fair share of the taxes. Money paid in by borrowers weekly.is not subject to taxation. Boilding and loan organizations were originally intended to benefit poor people and to assist them in building a home. They have, however, in many cases been perverted and used by the rich to skin the poor.

CLEVELAND'S administration is not of I the people. He is closely guarded at the I White House and during his drives over S Washington by government detectives.

Last week as he went to Gray Cables ne rode part of the way in a railway magnate's private car and the rest of the way tin the yacht of E. C. Benedict, a Wall street broker. Secretary Lamont and a I party of friends are touring the West in a couple of palace cars ostensibly to inapect forts. Secretary Herbert, of the

Navy Herbert, has a number of friends and a fine government vessel steaming up and down the Atlantic coast. Carlisle Lis giving a series of lectures over the flcountry, telling the people what Grover and England wants them to do. The other secretaries are putting in their time somewhat similarly to the above,

bile Uocle Sam foots the bills. "JeftereonUn Simplicity" is not in it with this administration and had best not be mentioned any more. The people, howiver, will bury the Cleveland alministraloh, which has, in its tariff, foreign and nancial policies, bee a so completely un_*rthe iufluence of England,' so deep that riot- ite like wiilnoi boon arise to batata worry the American people.

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Circulation This Week, 2,725.

THE increase in the petroleum out-put in Indiana last year wps 1,300,006 barrels, which, at

cents per barrel, amounted

to 1936,000. That is a good deal of money to bring in the State. This year the increase will be much greater.

THE Supreme Court handed down two vopular decisions Saturday—the first in regard to making paid-up building and loan stock taxable, and the second, upholding the action of the legislature against the Roby racing association. There M" now be but three race meetings there in a year. Not more than two. can be held in any period of 60 days, and. one shall not last longer than fifteen days. This will break up the institution, as it cannot be made to pay unless it is run lawlessly.

ILJF STATE SUPERINTENDENT GEETING says jfjL the new law requiring instruction in the schools concerning the evils of narcotics and stimulants contemplates such teaching in all grades of the schools,from t/ the primary on up to the top. Object lessons are favorite meass of teaching the 'llittle folks in other branches of instruc£v* tion, but on this new subject it is intended that the teaching shall be strictly by precept and not by example.—Kokomo

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We want you to give us a share of your trade. We can save you"big money on harvest and threshing groceries.

Quice sales and small profits. Quantity and quality of goods, give us a growing trade.

buy Country Produce—• Call and see us.

Harry Strickland.

Opposite Court House. Greenfield, I rid.

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Wednesday's Daily.

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George, the little son of Major E. P. Thayer is quite sick with flux. Elijah Mannon and wife, of Pendleton, are visiting his parents, H. A. Mannon and wife.

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

Mrs. J. C. Cheney, of Greenfield, spent Friday with Mrs. C. J. Willett, at her home three miles north of the city.

Rev. W. E. Spear will preach at the Missionary Baptist church near Leamon Corner next Saturday night and on Sunday.

Mrs. Fred Maus and Ersie Gephart were visiting the latter's sister, Mrs. Elsie Wharton, at Knightstown yesterday.

Mrs. Dick Curry was summoned to Anderson today by telephone on account of the serious illness of her sister, Mrs. Emma Watkins.

Mrs. C. J. Willett has been entertaining Miss Jessie Skinner, of Indianapolis, for the past week. She returned home with her guest.

For fresh bread, piee, cakes, candies, oysters in all styles, or warm meals, call at Harry Regula's bakery, on West Main street. 36tf

Our popular townsman, Jerry Hendren, says that he has worn a pair of Vicuna Skin shoes for a year, and he will now have no other. Sold by Lee C. Thayer.

The council held a special session last evening and granted H. Rottman permission to tap the public sewer running north of the Thayer block to the branch.

Mike Webb and John Weber have been elected delegates from the Columbia and S. R. Well window glass works to the convention held by their organization at Pittsburgh, July 8th.

Matt Barnes, a local tough of Knightstown, was shot in the shoulder by Maishal James, it is thought, Tuesday night, while he was attempting to burgalize the home of John D. Maple.

We have moved to Randall block, upstairs, Main street entrance. Come see the suits we are making for $16, and the trousers for $3.75. All first-class goods and workmanship. J. RHOADARMER.

Dr. S. S. Boots, Eph Marsh, William Mitchell, Jr., and their wives will go to Lake Maxinkuckee tomorrow to attend the summer meeting of the Democratic State Editorial Association, which meets' there for two days.

The Cosmos Society of the First M. E. church will not serve lunch July 4, owing to the fact that Mrs. Neff, of Portland, is preparing the beautiful cantata, "The Carnival of Flofeers," for the benefit of the|M. E. church, to be given July 10.

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 rata 8 per cent.

V. L. EAKLY, Pres.

FOHK. CORCORAN. Sec'y. lldwtf Curtis M. Wise, of JacKson township who graduated in the law department at the State University last week, was in the city today, Mr. Wise is one or Hancock county's bright and promising young men. He recently received a pension with $2,000 back pay, as his father was a soldier. »,

The drinking fountains are being placed by Supt. W. H. Cosby today. They are located as follows: Cane's grocery, State street, Strickland's Masonic Hall grocery, Hughes' bank, Few Masonic Temple and on North side Public square. The one on the square is now in operation and doing nicely.

A Long Distance Bicycle Bide.

John W. Hardy, of Baltimore, Mr'., is a guest at the Guymon House. He has ridden on a bicycle from Baltimore via Pittsburg, Pa., and Columbus, O., 689 miles in eight days. He is en route for San Francisco, but will stay here a few days. The Baltimore 8unday Herald published his picture and gave him a flue send off. He Is a pleasant gentleman.

GBEENFIELD REPUBLICAN. THURSDAY, JUNE 271895.

INDIANA OIL PRODUCTION.

CNE JAY COUNTY FARM YIELDS 9187.000 WORTH IN THfiEE YE.YRS.

Another Farm Valued at ®3100,000—Yielding #600 Dally—Two Hupared Rich Farms in that County.

In March, 1889, the first oil in Indiana was discovered on the Penn farm, two miles west of this city, by W. O. Patch, of Pittsburg, the pioneer oil man of Indiana. In the fall of 1889 he located an office in this city and commenced leasing land and drilling. His first wells were light and he met with many discouragements, but having great confidence that Jay county had a rich oil field, he was persevering and finally in September, 1892, drilled in a well on the Lewis Grissell farm, in Penn township, that started off at five hundred barrels a day. This proved to be the richest pool in the State. A few weeks after drilling this well in, Mr. Patch sold his interest for $90,000. The new owners made a good purchase, as the farm has produced for them over $160,000, Mr. Grissell getting about $27,000, being one sixth, making a grand total in less than three years of $187,000. This oil was sold at 35c a barrel, and as oil is now 64cents,'the farm would yield nearly double at present prices.

While the Grissell farm is the richest in oil, there are now in Jay county over two hundred farms on which are rich pools of oil, producing from fifty to five hundred barrels of oil a day. The Aaron Letts farm stands next to the Grissell in production. Five years ago Letts was a prosperous farmer, with 160 acres of land and no ambition to be wealthy. He is now loaning money and taking life easy. Another lucky individual is exCounty Auditor John Hays, who in order to save a debt due him two years ago, bought the Harris farm of 160 acres for $4,500. Oil was struck on the farm and he has drawn over $10,000, and the farm is only partially developed. The richest strike in the State was made by Emerson Priddy, an attorney of Findley, Ohio, One year ago Priddy leased twenty-five hundred acres of land six miles northwest of, this city. The first well, located in the center of the twenty-five hundred acres, proved a good one, and others fol lowed, until Priddy now has four big producers, yielding him a daily income of over $500. He is offered $125,000 for the property, but he holds it at $800,000, and many oil men consider that a low price for the property.—Portland Commercial.

We trust that Hancock will show up as strong as Jay county in producing oil wells, and see no reason why she will not, as the indications are excellent here. If it does there will be a big crop of wealthy men in Hancock county. ...

CONCERNING NEWSPAPER^.

Some Practical Business Methods are Being Adopted..

At the meeting of the editorial association at Logansport last week various business matters were considered. It was the prevailing sentiment that all subscriber should pay in advance if possible, but in no event should the country publisher carry them to exceed one. year. That if a man could not pay for his paper in one year he could not do so in two years, and he should be dropped from the list.

It was also-advocated that all newspapers should be conducted- on a higher standard and that more scientific business methods should be formulated and adhered to. The ancient habit of publishing resolutions, cards of thanks, obituary poetry, etc., should only be done at a fixed rate-per line and that general local and standing advertisements should be charged for according to circulation.

It was also the sentiment of *that meeting that if a man was capable of conducting a well regulated newspaper that he should have the same compensation as good school superintendents get for their services and in order to do so they would have to adopt more stringent .business methods and charge a reasonable price for what they do—in other words would have to abolish the "dead-head system entirely, and charge for whatever legitimate work they do.

There area class of people who think that« publisher ought to remain .in-'his office for the purpose of •accomodating them by handing ont free copies of his paper, or by hunting up exchanges or giving them a roll of old papers. All this work is a source of gtoat annoyance to publishers and no merchant or business man would tolerate It, let alone giving their goods away. This imposition on publishers should be stopped. They {need their exchanges and if they run a first-class paper they need what time is left them after transacting legitimate business of the office. As a general proposition publishers are sociable and accomodating and there are always a class of people who patronize the office little or none atjall,that take advantage of their generosity. |p is time for publishers to take the matter in hand and "draw the line," and put a stop to those who constantly impose upon them. Strict business methods should prevail in every well regulated office in order to protect the interests of publishers.—Tipton Times.

ANew Piano For^Sale.

Parties desiring to purchase a new piano one of the best makes, your choice of several kinds, can save big money by addressing T. B. G., care of the RKPUBLICAN, or calling at this office. ,, 24tf

No Decision Reached In the County Superintendent's Case by the Supreme Court.

Many of the ceunty school superintendents expected a decision of the case brought to test the law changing their election to September before the Supreme Court made its final adjournment for the summer. They were disappointed when no decision was handed down last Saturday, when the Court adjourned until September. One of the Supreme Court judges Tuesday explained why the case was not decided. The briefs were filed last riday, which gave the court no time to consider the case. The judge stated that if the briefs had been filed a week earlier a decision might have been reached. It is not likely that a decision will be rendered until the October term, which is after the date set by the new law for the election of superintendents.

The Republican trustees of this county will, on the day set by law, the first Monday in September, meet and elect a County Superintendent, who will at once demand the office. In case Mr. Jackson attempts to hold on to the office he will be liable for costs and damages injease the Supreme Court holds the law to be good. The man will get the pay whose election the Supreme Court adjudges the legal one.

Union Meeting.

This meeting will be held at the First M. EL church, Sunday, June 30, at 7:30 p. m.

PROGRAM.

Opening 8ong Scripture Beading By the President Prayer Rev. Nethercut Address... Rev. W. J. Vlgus, State Supt, Report Secretary and Treasurer Appointment 1 Committees Work of American Bible Society Rev. Souders Song Response by six girls Recitation Bessie Stadbaugh Song in character Earl Sample Recitation Hazel Hammel The Bible as a Book of Literature-A. J. Reynolds Discussion Led by Rev. Barclay Three minute speeches By Vice-Presidents Becitation Maude Garris Response Fannie Wood Miscellaneous Business. Collection. Prayer Elder Dailey Close.

To the Debtors of A. C. A1 ford.

The debtors of A. C. Alford, of Maxwell, are kindly requested to call and settle their accouts that stand against them by Aug. 1, 1895. Mr. Alford has accommodated you, now why not you accomo date him when he tieeds your help. His health prevents him from his work and he needs what you owe him. If you can not pay all you owe him, pay what you can.. Every little helps, so "Let us do as we wish to be done by. Please settle your account by the time stated above.

Wants a Divorce.

Cora B. Cross has filed suit for divorce from Wright H. Cross. In the complaint she says they were married March 5,1885, and that they separated March 31, 1895. She says Wright has not been good to her, calling her vile names, and that he has failed to provide for her wants. She prays the court to give her a legal separation.

Notice to Contractors.

The Masonic building committee will receive sealed bids for excavating cellar, on Saturday, June 29, at 7:30 p. m., at the Greenfield Bank's office. Plan of excavations and specifications can be seen at the bank. Committee reserves the right to reject any and all bids. 83t4 CHARLES DOWNING, C'h'm.

A Queer Sweet Potato.

A Paxton, who lives near Willow Branch, brought a curious looking sweet potato into the REPUBLICAN office. It has the shape of a human hand with the four fingers closed around the thumb. It is a curiosity. Mr. Paxton sprouted and sold 70,000 sweet potato plants this season.

The Sunday Schools.

Sunday, June 23rd, 1895. Attend'e. Coll. 92 79 1 25 M. E.

Church

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Presbyterian 122 1 76 Friends C* M. 115 1 29 Tetmls 679 S12.62

I A Great Gaa Town.

Knightstown is indeed a great gas town. They burn wood in the water works engine and expect to continue to do so, as they have wood contracted for about a year ahead. Knowing the scarcity of gas there they have never even made connections with the gas mains at the water works.

Hello! Hello! Hello!

When yon have a good news item call the Central office and ask for No. 31, the EVENING REPUBLICAN office. We want all the news. Also call us up on business.

Insurance Agents Wanted.

A few agents are wanted by the Prudential Insurance Co.

We have purchased anew steam drilling machine for drilling water wells. Orders solicited. Call on or address us at Eden Ind. |fg ^s 25tf TRUEBLOOD CHAPPELL & Co.

Cow Taken Up. "••tt

Last Wednesday at my farm, 1 miles south-east of Mohawk, a red milch cow, with a few white cpot« Owner can have cow by proving property and paying charges. 25-tf As. BARNARD.

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H. L. Stricklaud, at Mateon Hall grocery, has telephone No. 49. For some reason his name was left off the directory circulateda few days ago. This was not the official directory. The official director will be out next week, in which Mr. Strickland's name and number will be given and given correctly.

The price we place on them is making them sell faster than the proverbial "hot cakes." 1,000 strictly all wool sack and frock suits, in light and dark colors, are being sold at

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a suit. The cloth and trimmings are worth more than that, without counting a cent for the labor. Every suit is made in a firstclass manner, seams are sewed with silk we use high-grade linings and only the best of labor. The suits are worth $10, $12 and $15. You can buy them for

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Everyone who buys is satisfied with feet shod neat and nice, in the height of fashion at aLow Price.

Yes, sir several have called, examined and purchased the new style Oxfords. We will be pleased to show them to you.

It will afford us great pleasureif you will call and see ,/ our line of straw hats.

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