Greenfield Republican, Greenfield, Hancock County, 3 March 1910 — Page 1

VOL. XXXI., NO. 9.

How to Vote Saturday Xijjlit.

Every contestant should have her subscription blanks properly filled out and placed in a large envelope Saturday with the amount that should accompany the subscription blank. Vouchers which candidates have in their possession at the present time and which have not been voted up to the present time should also be enclosed and placed in sealed envelopes. Candidates may receive vouchers for their money and subscription blanks up to 4 o'clock Saturday evening, and after that time all moneys and subscription blanks, along with vouchers, must be enclosed in envelopes and placed on the table in front- of the judges befox-e 5 o'clock. At five o'clock the judges will declare the voting closed and begin the count of votes. As soon as the judges have counted the total, vote of all contestants they will -announce the prize winners, along with their total vote. Everybody is cordially invited to come and see the judges canvass the

votes and hear the announcements.

MEETING ALL THE WEEK

The revival at the TJ. B. church continues with splendid interest. Five accessions Tuesday and a fine christian fellowship. The meetings will continue until Sabbath evening. Next Saturday at 2 p. m. the third quarterly conference for the Greenfield charge will convene in the U. B. church in Greenfield. There will be communion service Sabbath morning at 10:30.

Dr. J. T. Roberts, the Presiding Elder of the Indianapolis District is expected tomorrow to assist the pastor in the revival services over Sabbath and preside at the business session of the quarterly conference. Every one will be made welcome, and a good time is expected in the meeting through the remainder of the week.

Class Organized.

Class No. 3. of the Willow Sunday school has organized and elected officers as follows: Zula Padgett, president Golda Thomas, vice president Maude Parker, secretary Blanche Harlan, treasurer Membership committe, EllaYoung, Naomi Kinder, Selma White,

Tomorrow Begins the Mystery Period.—The Question, "How Do They Stand?'

After tonight's issue the standing of contestants will not be published. From then on until Saturday night, when the standing will be published in the Reporter office, the contest will be shrouded in mystery. And Saturday night the number of votes credited to each contestant will be known.

Prom tonight on the contest editor himself will not know how candidates stand. No one will know. Each candidate will, of course, know how many votes he or she has turned in each day, but no candidate will know how her opponent has fared during the same period. All this adds to the excitement of the race and promises a red hot finish. Hundreds of persons interested in the contest because some friend or acquaintance is a candidate have been watching the daily announcements and stories and scanning the standing published frequently. Among these hundreds anxiety and impatience to learn the final results will be as great, almost, as it will be among the candidates themselves. And evei*y man or woman who assisted a candidate by subscribing is interested in the welfare of that particular candidate.

Will Find No Answer Until the Judges Make the Final Awards Satur

day, March 5th, at 5 p. m.

Social committee, Leone

Kinder, Sina Shipley, May Mc Cue. Their first meeting will be held at Elmer Parker's residence, March 9th, at 8:00.

STANDING OF CANDIDATES.

Ora Moore, R. R. 8 .600,000 Mrs. C. A. Robinson, 638 N. State st 579,000 Lena James, R. R. 6 550,000 Beulah Thomas, R. R. 1 311,000 Edna Bingham, RR3 227,000 Nelle Richie, R. R. 6 219,000 Hester Garriott, 8 Hough st 197,000 Mrs. Amanda Pyle, R. R. 6 131,000 Pauline Burk, Maxwell 125,000 Letha LeFever, 438 Walnut st 113,000 Josephine Glascock, 610 E. South st 105,000 Hazel Amick, 224 N. Noblest 101,000 Grace Tice, 932 W. Main st 69,000 Ora Sewell RR4 17,000

County Commissioners Holding

Session About New Bridge Over

Blue River.

The county commissioners and Omer S. Jackson, county attorney, went to Rushville Thursday for a joint meeting with the Rush county commissioners oil the matter of the construction of a joint bridge over Blue river on the county line.

bridge will be let on that da v.

FIRST ¥1

The first marriage license issued in this county in two weeks, was made out Wednesday by the clerk for Arley Parish, 20 son of John T. Parish, and Elsie May Fort, daughter of John H. Fort and wife.

Farm Sold.

mile north of Eden on the cross-roads, where there are two other fine country homes owned by Albert Curry and Charles Archer. Mr. Fisk received §135 per acre for his farm.

Mr. Fish has purchased the 92-acre farm, 4}£ miles northeast of Greenfield of Dr. J. M. Larimore. Mr. Fisk expects to build a lai'ge house

Mr. Fisk has also bought a small tract of land near Monte Cristo, Texas, and he and his wife will spend the winters there.

Transfers of Real Estate.

Charles V. Wiggins to Roy L. Jeffries, lot in First South addition, Greenfield §1,000 Sarah Curry to Arthur Wood, 5 acres 475 Nellie Tweedy to Amanda J.

Kirkpatrick, lot in filder's addition, Greenfield 1,000 Emma L. Jackson to Yelasco R.

Snodgrass, 40 acres 4,600 James M. Larimore to William P. Fisk 72 acres 5,760 James M. Larimore to Freda

Biser 20 acres 1,600 George T. Randall to Louis Holweg ..... 350 Charlotte Chivis to Grace Ray lot in McCordsville, L. and A. Edward Clifford to W. B. Driffill 40 acres 2,400

Notice.

Hereafter one dollar will be charged for all resolutions of respect and obituaries and twenty-five cents for cards of thanks. 24t68t3

Attorney Elmer J. Binford returned Tuesday from Wheeling, West Virginia, where he filed an important law suit, involving more than §20,000 in the United States court, for a corporation of Indiana, against a corporation of West Virginia.

HONORS GO TO I

Next Monday will be the regular I enough for a good one to complete meeting of the commissioners in this his policies. city. Mr. Atherton, the

The contract for a sewer system at on the affirmative, declared in a very the countv farm and for the Collins I forcible address that some of the old

William P. Fisk sold his 52 acre to the nation. That the political farm to Charles Pardue, of Pendleton, prize would be greater in the six year The farm has one of the best loca- plan and more corrupt methods would tions in the countv, as it is located be used in trying to procure election,

and barn with all the up-to-date im- recation speech, bringing out the fact provements this summer and when completed, will have one of the finest homes in the county. His son-in-law, John Biser will occupy the same.

Interesting Debate With Cumberland

in Which the Latter Is De

feated,

In answer to the challenge given Mt.

Comfort by Cumberland to debate on the subject, "Resolved, that the Presidential term should be lengthened to six years and a second term forbidden," Mt. Comfort went to Cumberland last Thursday evening, Feb. 24th, and took the negative side. The speeches were limited to fifteen I minutes and at the end the affirmaJoint ^ve

were

g'iven

ten minute rebuttal

speech. Mr. Sargant the first speaker on the affirmative side, declared that the present system should be changed, a

I proverbs and adages had been resolved and changed and that a presi-( I dent was not physically able to stand the strain of presidential eight years, and six years would give him time to give good service for the country and leave him in good health when he retired from office.

Miss Shelby, the second speaker on the negative, made a very brilliant address, in which she showed that if a president was put out of office, as in the six year plan, in the middle of a war it would prove very disastrous to

That at the death of the president, it would give the vice president too long a time to serve in the six year term should the president serve only a short time before his death, and that business is not hindered by elections.

Miss Gray, the third speaker on the affirmative, gave a very impressive

that fewer elections would save expenses and that the prices on meat had something to do with elections. Her speech took the audience by surprise and she had them completely on her side by the end of her speech, but when Miss Eastes, the third speaker on the negative, said that we were not trying to run a cheap goveminent, else the elections would be held every twenty years, she took the applause of everyone present.

Miss Eastes, licwever, swayed the audience and judges back to her side by showing that the elections would still have to continue for the elections of State offices, and fewer political conventions tend to lessen the inter-j est of the people in public affairs, and consequently there will be fewer important advances in public policy, She also showed that if a panic should come at the beginning of an administration and the six year term was in sway, it would mean two years more of unsettled affairs.

The rebuttal for the affirmative was given by Mr. Sargant in which he denounced precedent.

The judges then withdrew and after about five minutes returned with the decision.

Mt. Comfort received the unanimous decision of the judges in the debate and took the laurels, while Cumberland received the unanimous support of the judges on oratory.

The crowd present was well pleased with the decision of the judges, all claiming that Mt. Comfort carried off the honors.

Previous to the time Mt. Comfort high school had defeated Cumberland high school in basket ball at two different times. Mr. Linton, the principal at Cumberland, said then that they made a specialty of debating.

Mt. Comfort had never debated before and were surprised when they received the challenge, but accepted it, deciding to take what come. Victory came and was received by them gladly.

Total door receipts §29.10. After paying expenses Mt. Comfort received $16.10 as her share of the net proceeds. This will be invested in pictures and books for the school.

A Mt. Comfort poet composed a

poem and aet it to the music which was sung in commemoration of their victory.

longer term given and the president 8249.15, or §74.75, a total not eligible for second term. corder of §424.75. Mr. Stoner, the first negative There has been considerable doing speaker, well showed that the pres- in the filing and releasing of mortent system had proven satisfactory gages during' the last few weeks, a for nearly a century and a qaarter, getting ready for the visits of the asthat a second term should be given sessors. and that six years was too long for a William A. Service, clerk of the cirbad president to serve and not long cuit court, has turned over to the

Much Doing in the Mortgage Rec

ords Last Month,

Ed Jacobs, County recorder, has completed his report of fees collected for the quarter ending February 28, as follows: Deeds §250.90 Mortgages 202.75 Mechanic Liens Chattel Mortgages Releases Miscellaneous

Total $599.15 Of this amount 8350 goes straight out to the recorder for his salary, and also thirty per cent of the remainder, for the re-

county treasurer, Philander Collyer: Docket fees for February 14.00

second speaker County fees 567.87 Ex-Sheriff Carlton fees 34.95 Sheriff fees 125.07

During the month of February only one hunter's license was issued.

QUITS THE KEYS ON SHORT NOTICE

Cliff Gery Resigns Position He Held

Sixteen Years and Leaves an Hour

Later for Seattle.

The many friends of Cliff Gery in this city were as startled if possible as the Pennsylvania railway officials when they heard of his resignation as

telegraph operator at the station here where he bad been located for sixteen years and was supposed to be a fixture. No person about the station had any idea he was considering a change until he went to the office at six Jo'clock Tuesday and sent to headquarters the message "I quit." One hour later and he was oil his way to Seattle, Wash., where his brother, Ray Gery is located, and where he himself has business interests.

Mr. Gery was one of the very best operators on the Pennsylvania system and was appreciated, as is evidenced by the several promotions tendered. He was attached to Greenfield, his home, and with the exception of two years at the Belt, his entire eighteen years with the company had been in the local office, where he held the choice "trick," to which Ernest Elliott now succeeds. Mr. Elliott, too, is a valued employe, having been with the company eighteen years, thirteen of them in the local office. The "trick" held by Mr. Elliott goes toMr. Gardner, and Fred Gant is transferred from Philadelphia to the vacancy.

ADVERTISING COPT SHOULD BE IN EARLY

The combination of the Reporter and Tribune has made the work of the office very heavy, almost the full capacity of the office force and equipment. It becomes necessary, therefore, to take advantage of conditions so as to get the best possible results. It is the desire to give every advertiser the best possible service. In order to do so copy for advertising, will of necessity, have to be provided the printers earlier than has been the custom in the past. In order to secure insertion in the Weekly, all advertising copy will have to be supplied before nine o'clock Wednesdaj' morning. We want all the advertising we can get and we desire to give the best possible service, but in order to do so, the printers must have the copy for advertising at the earliest possible moment. Persons getting their copy in early will get the best service, and those bringing in their copy late will have to take their chance.

A. J. Banks and Edward Pauley purchased a yearling draft colt of Sebron Jessup this week, for which they paid $110.

GKEENFIELD, IND., THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1910. ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR.

WERE PREPARING RED MEN GO-

Report of County Recorder Shows Degree Team of Greenfield Red Men

Take Part in Work at

Fountaintown.

At Fountaintown last night the Red -Men confered the degrees upon thirty "pale faces" and members of the degree team of the local tribe were invited to confer the Second and Third degrees. 8.00 Besides the team a number of the 32.851 members attended, among them 76.50 Jesse Reeves, Latta 19.50

man, Jesse McGee, P. Johnson,

PROMINENT FAMILIES UNITED

Wedding Wednesday at the M.

Mr. Arley Parish and Miss Elsie May Fort were married Wednesday at 10 o'clock by the Rev. Dr. C. E. Line at his residence

NEW TELEGRAPH POLICY.

Charging to Telephone Account as Ap

plied in Indiana.

Ed Johnson, representive of the Western LTnion Telagraph Company in this city, is in receipt of notice from John F. Wallack, superintendent of the Western LTnion Telegraph Company for Indiana, announcing that the company will open charge accounts for telegraph service with any subscriber to a with which the

telephone company

the subscriber at the end of the month and is to be paid by the subscriber to the telephone company, which, in turn, is to settle with the telegraph company.

This announcement is one of the results of the recent purchase of the Western Union by the Bell telephone interests. Mr. Wallick said araangements had already been made between the Western Union Telephone Company for handling business under this new plan, but that no arrangements had yet been made with the independent telephone companies, although it was possible this would be done.

Mr. Johnson has received no instructions as to its intention regarding the city and the policy recently announced of taking "night letters" by telegraph at a low rate. The company has a large mileage of wire which is not busy at night, and the company in some cities will accept fifty-word nignt letters at the regular ten-word day raie. These night letters will be sent to their destination by telegraph and placed in the mail in time for early morning delivery to the person to whom addressed.

Esmeralda March 11th.

The play, "Esmeralda" to be given in this city under the auspices of the Senior class of the high school, will be on the evening of March 11th. The company is composed of students of Butler College.

The Epworth League, of the Methodist church has purchased anew piano.

10 JOIN IN

Jesse Ree\es, Latta Hanes, Charles days. These are the davs just prior Kearns, John Hagams, Thomas Fore-1

arrangements for the receipt and de- 3,668 hogs, 1,305 cattle and 45 sheep livery of messages. Tinder this ar- a year ago. rangemeut a telephone subscriber Trading was active, with most sales may call up the Western Union by showing a gain of 10c. Light hogs telephone and have a telegram sent. showed more strength than heavy, and charged to his account, aud the The top was $10.25 and the bulk of the telephone company stands responsi-j hogs sold for $9.95 to £10.15, the highble for the payment of the telegraph

Business People of Greenfield Plan

for Decoration ''and Celebration

This Month,

The business men of Greenfield have joined in a movement to have a general Easter opening of three days. It is the purpose to make a special display of their lines of merchandise and to decorate the business houses.

The openings will begin Thursday, March 24th and extend over three

Easter Sunday. It will be the sea

son

Burgess Tuttle, Charles Orr, Ora haVe just arrived and when the Pauley, Roy Robinson, Oscar Pauley, Ed Frost, Frank Martindale and John Ferris.

Parsonage of Popular Young

People.

011

East Main

1 Istreefc. These are two young people representatives of two of the county's leading families. The bridegroom is the son of John T. Parish, a prominent and progressive farmer of Jackson township, and the bride is the accomplished and popular daughter of John

H. Fort and wife, of Blue River township, well known people in the business and social affairs of the county. She is also the granddaughter of Mr. Jacob Catt, the venerable and wealthv farmer.

when all the new spring goods

pros

pective buyers are looking a round. The movement was popular from the first suggestion, and every business man took hold of it with spirit, and enthusiasim. The hearty co-operation which the enterprise lias elicited is the sure guarantee of the success which is to follow. Everybody is to make special dieplay of their wares, to decorate their business houses, Many expert salesman will probably be present to show and demonstrate certain lines of goods. Much will be done not only to entertain the public but also to interest and instruct tiiem.

HENRY COUNTY REPUBLICAN TICKET

The Republicans of Henry county have nominated the following ticket For Representative, George W. Williams for Prosecuting Attorney. Herbert H. Evans for County Clerk. Harry G. Thornburg for Auditor, P. H." Wolfard for Treasurer, J. Ed Rogers for Sheriff, Kersey lv. Kirk For Surveyor, Charles Mauck for Coroner, J. E. Hiatt for assessor, Jesse Bell for Commissioner Middle District, Luther M. Anderson tor Commissioner South District, Alpha Langston.

HOGS STICK TO RECORD PRICE, TEN TWENTY-FIVE

Bulk of Sales $9.95 to $10.25, High*

est Ever Known.

Indianapolis, Ind.. March 2.

Receipts—3,500 hogs, 1800 cattle and

450

sheep, against 3,211 hogs, 1,343

Western Union has cattle and 122 sheep a week ago, and

eH£ on

record here.

tolls to the Western Union. The tel- There was an increase in the markegrapli tolls are to be added to the eting of cattle, the run being the telephone bill, which is rendered to largestjsince February 11. There was

a good clearance and the market closed healthy. Feeders and bulls sold fully as well as usual, and most of the calves were 25c lower.

Trading in sheep and lambs was active at strong prices. With

110

top

kinds in any line, lambs sold for $9.00 down, yearlings for $7.00 down and sheep for $6.00 down.

Good Things for the Opera House.

Ira Stevens will manage the Opera House for the new proprietor, Mr. Rogers, of Indianapolis, and proposes to offer the public first class attractions. Mr. Stevens is experienced and has a wide acquaintance among the stage people and productions.

Among the good things booked for the near future are Vogel's White Minstrels for March 10 The Country Kids, March 14 The House of a Thousand Candles, March 21 Boys and Girls' High Class Vaudeville, the week of March 28.

These attractions are high class, some of them coming from engagements at English's.

Sheriff Jesse Cox has five guests now at the county bastile.

I have a few hundred dollars of private money, that I can loan on good paper for one year. CORYDON W. Morrison. Phone 554. m35w

SPECIAL SALE for two weeks on 1,500 RED CEDAR POSTS, at big cut prices. Better get in on this BARGAIN and haul while ground is solid. KUNTZ & HIGI LUMBER CO., Knightstown, Ind. m5-10