Greenfield Republican, Greenfield, Hancock County, 5 December 1895 — Page 4

PUBLISHED EVEBY THUB8DAY.

VOL. 16. Mo. 49— Entered at the PoatofflceSI Mond-elMs mall matter. W. 8. MONTGOMERY,

SOME financiers are comforting tbemselves by saying. Well, times can not get any worse than they have been for the past year.

THE loss in the big fire at Indianapolis Taesday was $510,000, and the fire department and water works company are meeting with severe criticism.

THE REPUBLICAN contains the President's message entire today. It is a long and tedious document, and does not contain the recommendations one would expect.

Now is a splendid time for farmers and others to fix their young fruit trees and grape vines so that they *vill not be injured by field mice or rabbits. The trees can be wrapped with wire gauze or paper.

EUGENE V. DEBS, who has just got out of jail, and Senator D. B. Kill, whose New York machiue was so b^dly smash ed, have both taken to lecturing on "Liberty." As the people did not flock In large numbers to hear them, they have quit.

IN the face of the conduct of William C. Walker for the past two years, it seems there could scarcely be any defence against the appointment of a guardian In that time he has practically squandered the accumulations of a life time.

FOR years the people of this city have been warned in many ways concerning the dangor lurking along "Whiskey alley," but still people would traverse its perilous ways. Now, however, red lights are swinging at each end of the alley and also in the middle, and a man would be foolhardy indeed who would take the chances therein. Keep your eye open for the red lights.

DK. CHARLES A. ROBINSON, of Fountaintown, who is a personal and warm friend of Rev. Wm. E. Hinshaw, the convicted wife murderer, is now moving in the way of securing a big petition asking that the Governor pardon him. It is proposed to overwhelm the Governor with the size of the petition. We think, however, that the twelve honest jurors of Hendricks county, who, after a fair trial, said he was guilty and should go to the penitentiary for life, are better judges than a lot of kind and tenderhearted people who know but little about the case and its circumstances. It is possible, of course, that Hinshaw did not kill his wife, but his robbery story was a very improbable one and he certainly knew more more about the crime than he disclosed. The punishment of crime is not altogether that the criminal may suffer for his misdeeds, but it serves as a lesson for others so that crime may be prevented and the innocent protected. If Hinshaw is set free, both object lessons will be lost. Gov. Matthews has already exercised his pardoning powers too freely.

THE Rushville Republican in Friday's issue, gave a table showing the ages of some of their exchanges. They started with the Vevay Reveille, aged 78 years. We do not quote the entire list, but if their statements are as incorrect concerning the other papers as they are concerning the REPUBBLICAN and Democrat, of this city, they are away off. They classed the Greenfield Democrat as 70, which is entirely too old. It now counts two volumes each year instead of one, and hence is not nearly as old as rated. It has, however, been under the management of its present proprietor, William Mitchell, since 1856. The REPUBLICAN is just completing its sixteenth volume, although it is quoted as 47. That evi4 dently was the number of the paper in I Vol. 16, and not the age of the paper I The REPUBLICAN has for the last eight years been under the management of W.

S. Montgomery. For the size of the county in which they circulate, the REA PUBLICAN and Democrat each nave probably the largest circulation of any two weekly papers in Indiana.

Characteristic Letter From Jerry Simpson. Recently O. C. Irwin wrote to Jerry Simpson, of Medicine Lodge, Kan., in regard to putting in an electric light plant there, and received the following characterise letter from the sockless Statesman.

•MmwulTVi' New China Store

Pabliaher and Proprietor.

Circulation This Week, 2,725.

THE present Congressmen average the youngest of any Congress in the history of this country.

MEDICINE LODGE, KAN. No

28, 1895.

MIJ O. C. IRWIN, Greenfield, Ind. DEAR SIR:—In reply to yours of Nov. 19ih, in which you want information in regard to a location for ua electric light plant, will say that Medicine Lodge is not the place you are loo ki tig for, for several reasons, first not suifisietit population and all too poor, can hazily afford to burn oil. Too much prut otion and gold standard has done us up corn 15 cents and everything else in proportion.

Give us free pilver and free trade and then you can come out West with your electric light plant: we need it, but at present we can stand it to read our mortgages by the light of the 15c corn fire.

Truly yours, JERRY SiSipsolf.

Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder World'* Fair Higheit Award.

Like Brother jasper's Sun—the world do move. Pretty and useful articles are being made in all lines, but nowhere have there been

Such Great Advances

As can be found Dishes of all kinds-

namental, ware, etc.

in our line, -useful and or

Lamps, cut glass, stone

Dolls and Little Dislies For

THE BABIES.

Our prices are very low considering the elegance of the ware. Ladies, call and^see us.

CHINA STORE.

Dcily, Tuesday.

Miss Ida Steele returned to school at De Pauw University today. Mrs. Jake Laffenberger is very sick, with little hopes of her recovery.

Capt. E. P. Thayer and wife went to Cincinnati this morning to be gone a few days.

Carey and 01 Walton left for Hoopston, 111., today, where they will sell fruit trees.

Proceeds of the entertainment at the Christian church church Friday evening go to the new church.

Tomorrow Capt Henry Snow will go to Montpelier in Blackfork county and Poneto to take some depositions.

Bob Hayes, of the Hoppes meat market, goes a little lame today. He got too familiar with one of the horses.

Col. Hilbe, the Sandow, of Cincinnati, was in the city today the guest of Major E. P. Thayer, of the Spot Cash.

The Hancock County Medical Socieey is in session at the parlors of the Guyraon House this afternoon. The attendance is small.

Miss Beulah Swope returned today from a pleasant visit with Misses Anna Hawks and Gertrude Hauck at Dayton, Ohio.

Mrs. Howden returned to her home at Indianapolis this morning after a pleasant stay with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Kite.

The County Commissioners were at the poor farm yesterday, and while they have made no report as yet, they say everything is in first-class order.

D. M. Halbert, exchange editor of the Chicago Evening Post, was here Sunday as a guest of his room mate, Clarence A. Hough, who is here visiting his parents.

Call at the Westland Store for bargains in boots and ehoes, we are closing them out at cost and less. We have all sizes except in mens' boots, of which we have only size nine.

Chas. Duncan, of whom we made mention last week as being sick, was taken to the-home of his father south of the city. Charley is in a bad shape, we are sorry to say, and is suffering with something similar to the walking typhoid fever.

Sam R. Waters, of Indianapolis, was here yesterday. He has formed a law partnership with J. W. Jackson who at one time was in business here with his brother, C. M. Jackson, of New Palestine, Their office is in the Indiana Trust Building, corner of Washington street and Virginia Ave.

Charles Morford left for Muncie today, where he will work in a blacksmith shop. Charley, who was braking on a freight train on the Pan Handle, resigned his position quite suddenly. He said he was on the train when the terrific scorm on Monday night of last week struck it and he knew right then that he had had all the braking he wanted and quit instantly.

Albert G. Jackson and wife left today for their winter home in Orlando, Florida. They will reach Atlanta at noon tomorrow and remain until next week sight seeing at the big Exposition. They will not return to Greenfield until the last of April or 1st of May. Prof. G. S Wilson and wife will occupy their residence here until their new home is completed.

A L.ectur« oil Architecture.

Mr. Louis H. Gibson, of Indianapolis, the architect of the Masonic Temple, will deliver a parlor lecture on "Architecture and its elation to Character," at the borne of Ephraim Marsh nexc Saturday evening. It will be given before the Greenfield Womans Club and a number of invited guests. Mr. Gibson has had the benefit of fifteen months study and observation in Europe on this subject, in addition to his many years experience here. It will be a very interesting lecture and he will exhibit many pictures.

You can buy an all bristle brush, worth 50c. for 25c, at Spot Caqh.

OVERCOATS-WINGS NEEDED

DECKBIBEK WEATHER TO HICKS.

ACCORDING

The Adventists Prophesying] The Second Coining of Christ. Weather Forecasts.—This month will enter cold, with snow, and it will be a very cold month, 1st to 3rd, cold, with snow 4th to 7th, cold wave 8th to 10th, prepare for heavy snow storm and very cold weather 11th to

14th,

cold wave

15th to 16th, moderating, followed by snow 17th to 18th, cold wave 19th to 21st, mild and pleasant 22d to 23d, raia, turning to snow 24th to 25th, cold wave Christinas will be a very cold day 26fch to 27th, moderating 28th to 29th, cloudy and the year will close with a blizzard over all the Missouri Valley.

The month of December has two full moons, and the Adventists are excited. "We figure it out this way," said a member. "As is well known, it is a rare c-ise that fair Luna has a pleasure of getting full twice in one month. Indeed, we say that this thin^ has not happened since the first coming of -Christ, nearly 2,000 years ago. Taking this assertion as a foundation we argue that this particular fact will bring about His second coming, and that it will happen some tim.-, during the approaching holidays.'

By reading the above it«m sin connection, it will be seen if both are true that people will need two articles very badly, ulsters and wings. Our advertisers can supply the ulsters bub the witig market is short since Thanksgiving. The Advent theory will knock the Christmas festivities out sure, but since so many predictions by Hicks and so many prophecies by the Adventists have not happened on schedule time, we would advise peopie to move right along in »he good old way and have a grand and glorious time during the holidays. Merchants who assist people to enjoy the holidays should cell the dear people through the columns of the REPUBLICAN, daily and,weekly, gust what they have in store for them.

Reunion of the 19th Kentucky Infantry, U. S. A. The surviving members of the 19th Kentucky, living in Central Indiana, held their annual reunion at the home of Comrade George Pollard, near Wanamaker, Marion county, last Thursday. It has bean the custom of this organization to meet at the home of one of its members each Thanksgiving day. Last year they met at the home of T. D. Cotton, of this city, where five old men with their families spent the nay in social conversation. One of the leatures of the meeting is a good dinner furnished by the host and hostess.

This organization consisted ot the fol lowing Dr. J. S. Sparks, surgeon ol the regiment W. T. Cummins^ Capt. Co. I. also G. D. Cummins and i. D. Cotton of the same company, and George Pollard, of Co. H. Dr. J. A. Comstock, of the J3d Ind., whose regiment served in the same brigade with these comrades, is an honorary member of this organization. It was arranged at the last meeting to hold the meeting this year at the home of Comrade Sparks, at Carthage, but since that time he has been summoned to the last roll call and is now numbered with the silent thousands of our comrades of '61 and '65, hence the change.

The remaining four comrades and their families and friends to the number of thirty, sat down to the table filled to overflowing with everything calculated to tempt the appetite of an old veteran. At the bead of the table was placed Comrade Sparks' chair, heavily draped, which remained vacant throughout the meal. There was a noticeable absence of levity and light talk during the noon hour. "Absent from the body, present with the Lord."

One by one we are passing to the brighter shore, and the new chords transfered from earth to heaven, draw us nearer to the higher service above.

Resolved, That in the death of Comrade Sparks we have lost one who was a loving companion, a kind father and a consistent Christian, and this organization has lost f.ne whose pi ce can not be filled in the affection and esteem of its members.

Resolved, That we extend to the bereaved family the sympathy and condolence of this organization.

Comrade Pollard and his good wife have the thanks of all present for the excellent dinner and splendid entertainment furnished. Adjourned to meet at the home of Capt. Cummins, near Acton, Ind., Thanksgiving day, 1896.

Should any comrade of the 19th Ken-^ tucky, wherever you may be, see this report, consider yourself invited and make it a point to be with us at next meeting.

T. D. COTTON.

Masonic Officers for 1896.

Tuesday night Hancock Lodge No. 101 F. & A. M., held their annual election, which resulted as follows:

Samuel P. Gordon, W. M. John T. Duncan, S. W. Jesse S. Jackson, J. W. E. W. Felt, 8. D. Will H. Carr, J. D. Nelson Bradley, Treasurer. W. O. Bragg, Secretary. Enos Geary, Tyler. There was a large attendance and much interest. Four candidates were elected and the first degree will be conferred on a couple of them Thursday night, Dec. 12, when a large attendance is desired.

Big black fur robes $4.75 at spot Cash, ftxtr* fine robe* «t $5.00

GREENFIELD REPUBLICAN THURSDAY DEC. 5 1895.

WEourdesk

have three pairs of Sjeot,.eles lying on that, were fit ted to the eyes of Greenfield people by a raveliug optician.

These same people are wearing glasses prescribed by

HUSTON, Graduate Optician,

With L. A. DAVIS, that are giving them ease and comfort, preserving.thuir e^es and their health.

Wm. C. Walker Again in Court. Thomas Walker has petitioned the Court, to have his father, Win C. Walker declared of unsound mind. Wm. C. Walker is one cf Hancock county's oldest citizens. Up to a few years ago he was one of the most successful farmers in the county. His wife died aliout, thrfe years ago, and some time at'iti-Aards he married a young divorced widow from Lapel, ind. To his new bride he gave considerable money and deeded her quite a tract of land. It seems that the new wife soon tired of him. She became a little gay and begnn flirting with other men. A Mrs. Brown brought a damage suit against her, charging her with alienating the affection of her husband. Mrs. Walker had at this time sold her land and the money was deposited in the Greenfield banks. Brown got a restraining order from the Court, restraining the banks from paying over thtf money to Mrs. Walker, pending the suit A compromise was effected a ad Mrs. Walker left town on the llrs-fc iraiu. Trie last time she was heard from she was iu Massachusetts with another m.n. In the present proceedings before i.ne Court, the Prosecuting Attorney is resisting the appointment of a gunrdiuu. He was to have been assisted fry Maisti & Cook, but the attorneys for the pl iiutiff asked that the latter arm show by what authority and for whom they appeared. They replied that they appeared at the request of the^Prosecutor, but the Court required them to make an affidavit that they were not employed by a third party. This they said they could not do. It seems that the parties who now own so'iie of the land formerly owned by Mrs. Walker, are considerably concerned in the result of this suit.

NOT ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS

No Jute Rope Being: U«eil In the Sewer— Streets Iteiog Left i» Had Condition. It is reported that the city sanitary sewer which is beiDg put iu now, is not going in according to the plans and specifications. It was specified that jute rope soaked in cement should be used in the tile joints, but it not being done, as the contractor and engineer say that it is just as good without the rope. It saves the contractor several hundred dollars, however. The specifications also say that no street shali be opened more than three days at a time that dirt and gravel shall not be mixed but put back separately, as-found, so that tue gravel be on top that the dirt be tamped and slushed, and the street left with the raise in the ditch not over six inches above the original level and the street left in good condition. Anyone looking at the condition of the streets where the work has been completed, will see that it has been very negligently done. If the specifications were carried out and lived up to, the streets would practically be in as good condition when the work is done as when it was commenced. It is the duty of the engineer to protect the rights of the people, and he should make the contractor do the work properly. We do not believe the Council will pay for work improperly done, so if the contractor wants full pay, let him do full work.

Intiigo Social.

1 he ladies of the Helping Hand society will give an "Indigo Social" at the home of Mrs. Jno. A. Barr, North State street, Thursday evening, Dec. 5th. Good program—everybody invited.

PROGRAM

(I)ndi?o piece (N)octurne (Declamation (individual selection, (G)ovotte (0)ur quartette.

Blues

Jessie Scott Elsie Fry Fannie Justus

Dell Howard

MENU.

(1)nvigorating drink. (N)autical discovery embellished (D)oughnuts (I)ndispensable ^G)astronomical discovery (0^3cnla Lunch from 5:80 to 10 p. m. Music by Prof. Mack's Orchestra.

10c 2c 2c lc 3c

Farm loans. J. H. Binford. ,t

We take this means of announcing that we will have an immense line of choice candy for Christmas trade in our grocery department, which you know we 'always sell {cheap. LEE C. THATER.

SATURDAY

L. A.

sglllltft 1

GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY!

Special Sale of

AND

Ham L. Strickland, Masonic Hall Block,

To reduce our stoc.k of Heating Stove", we will offer them at prices lower than you ever heard of. We have too many of some kinds and sizes and will sell (Saturday and Monday only:)

Six 21 incb, wood or gas, at $5.28, former price $7.00. Ten 28 inch, wo or gr«s, at $6 50, former price $8.00. Twelve 25 inch, woo«l or ts, at $7.75 former price $10.00. Twelve 28 inch, wood or at$4 50, former price $6.50. These are every one bargains, and you can save 25 per cent., by buying stoves now. These prices are FOR. CASH ONLY. fl-rnoAyipg

We carry the largest an bes'u select.ea stock of Groceries in the city, and are not. undersold by anyhndv. A. good package coffee for 18c. Lion, Arbuckle, Puritan Coffee 20c. We pay the highest price for produce and solicit your patronage.

HA.M L. S CEfCKLAND, Masonic Hall Block.

THE OLD RELIABLE

IEWELBR,

Wishes to announce the arrival of his

J)[exD £)tocll. Watches, Clocks,

Jewelry, Silverware. Novelties.

You want the best. This is your chance. Having adopted the spot cash plan, we are enabled this year to offer you goods at bed rock prices. Must close out our stock before

moving

[LATEST

Stoves

MONDAY

to our new roon, and will give

holiday the benefit of our great cut in prices. All goods engraved free 01 charge. Come early and avoid the rush.

OPPOSITE COURTHOUSE

We have just receiyed

140 DOZEN

LADIES

Made from samples now be ing shown representing the styles of 1896. We are always looking after

THE

and this time

we are far ahead of the procession. If you are in need of Shoes, don't miss this opportunity and get the latest. In the lot there are 300 I pairs of $3 shoes which we are going to sell at

$2.50

THese are extraordinary bargains. See our Neckwear.

See our Underwear. See our Hats and Caps. Felt boots with leather overshoes are something new and much better than the rubber.

Try a pair.

nee,

Mai St?'