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GREENFIELD REPUBLICAN.

PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY.

Entered at the postoffice, Greenfield, Ind., as second class matter. N. R. SPENCER, Prop.

REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES.

FOR REPRESENTATIVE.

John Ward Walker, of Center township, is a candidate for Representative of Hancock County, subject to the deciscn of the Republican Nominating Convention, to be held May 21, 1910. Tour support is earnestly solicited.

FOR SHERIFF.

Frank Furry, of Center township, is a candidate for Sheriff of Hancock county, subject to the decision of the Republican Nominating Convention to be held May 21st. Your support is earnestly solicited.

Richard M. Pauley, of Jackson township, is a candidate for sheriff of Hancock County, subject to the decis* on of the Republican nominatihg oonvention to be held May 21st. Your support ia earnestly solicited.

James L. Dangler, of Green to nship. is a candidate for Sheriff of Hancock county, subje to the decision of the Republican nominating convention, to be held May 21st, 1910. Your support is earne tly solicited

FOR RECORDER.

James A. Yeatch, of Blue River township, is a candidate for Re -order of Hancock county, subject to the decision of the Republican Nominating Oonveution to be hfld May 21st. Yeur sunport is earnestly solicited.

There has been and still is a great deal of talk about the discontent among Republicans. Just at this time the discussion centers on the reelection of Congressmen. There is no denying the fact that the Republicans .are anxious and the Democrats are more confident and hopeful than for many years. The Republicans being in majolity in Congress, that party is held responsible for whatever is done or for whatever is not done. People, Democrats and Republican, criticise. They do not stop to ask whether the Democratic party would do better if it were in power, but they simply condemn the party which fails to do what they want done, when it has the power to do so, and they are ready to vote it out of power and take chances on the future. This disposition is stronger than than ever before. It is everywhere. It means simply this, that officials clothed with power must make good. If they do not, the people will vote them out. They might vote in a Democratic Congress next fall and if it wasted its time in useless discussions, and failed to enact needed laws, they would vote them out at the next fall election. But this tendency is not confined to the voting on Congressman. It is everywhere. It is in state matters in county, in township in city. The people every where have in mind that the men who are entrusted with responsible official position must make good. They must discharge their duties honestly, faithfully and in the interest of the people. The people are better posted as to what officers should do, and as to what they are doing, than ever before, and the* aie not in the temper to be trifled with no matter whether it is Congressman of county officers. If party ties will not hold the voters on Congressman, how much less should they hold the voters on county offices. The Republicans of Hancock county can well afford to consider carefully the candidates they select for county offices this year, for while there is discontent in high places, there is also discontent in the smaller ones. There is going to be something doing this fall in politics, and while Hancock county will probably be as slow and conservative in changing as any

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county in the state, still the Republicans can not afford to have anything but the very best material on their ticket, should lightening strike in this bailiwick.

WILLIAM H. H. ROCK.

William H. H. Rock Avhose unexpected death was announced in these columns yesterday evening, was one of the best known citizens of Hancock. He was a native of the county and his father was one of the pioneer merchants and land owners of this part of the state. Mr. Rock enlisted as a soldier in the Civil War when a young man. Returning home after the close, he immediately engaged in merchandise and had been connected with some kind of mercantile business ever since. He was a very careful, painstaking man in everything he did. His book-keeping had always impressed every person who observed it on account of its wonderful precision. His penmanship was almost as perfeect as print, and it was characteristic of the man. Whatever he undertook to do he did right. He "was an exemplification in his life of the old familiar adage: "Whatever is worth doing, is worth doing right." In politics he was an ardent Republican, and took great interest in the management of local political affairs, and in all his political work, he carried his systematic business methods with exactness. He had perhaps served as precinct committeeman more often than any other man in the county, and he always knew more about his precinct than any other member of the committee did about theirs. His advice was always sought in political affairs, and when chairman of the county committee the Democratic opponents recognized that the organization under him would be made as effective as it was possible. He was nominated by his party for office several times, and served two terms in the Indiana legislature. In the legislature his work was in the committee rooms where his business knowledge and experience stood him in good play. He raised a nice family who are men and women of respectability and influence in this community. He will be greatly missed, and his family have the sincei'e sympathy of a host of friends who join them in their deep sorrow and sad affliction.

WORK FOR GREENFIELD. The fact that a quiet conservative town like New Castle was a few years ago, could be transformed within a few months into a great pushing, thriving center of manufacturing industries, fairly teaming with well paid laboring men, demonstrates what can be done by a determined concentrated effort. Very few Greenfield people would concede that New Castle had any advantages over Greenfield, at the time the citizens of that town organized to locate factories. And if that is true, then the same effor-j which was put forth at New Castle would probably produce very much the same results at Greenfield. If the favorable industrial and manufacturing conditions which exist at New Castle could be duplicated at Greenfield surely. No citizen of Greenfield would begrudge the effort and expense necessary to produce it. No New Castle citizen would desire to see that city return to the quiet little town it was ten years ago. Everybody takes pride in the growth of their home town. Every citizen of Greenfield would like to see her with factories giving employment to 1000 to 5000 well paid laboring men. The more men the better. Efforts to build up a town produce good results always. The more that is done in that line the easier it is to do it. The time is coming when factories will come to Greenfield of their own accord, but life may be too short for some of us, to be content to wait. Let us force the matter a little. Let us aid nature by united effort. If we can not accomplish as much as the most fortunate cities, let us accomplish something every year in the way of industries. Let us pick out some line and go after one industry at least, and let us do it now.

J. J. Hill, one of the leading railroad men of the United States, has been telling the people of the country that the land is not producing as much as it should, and that there must be more acres of land cultivat

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ed and greater yield per acre if the United States provides for its growing population. VHis reasoning is probably true. At any rate the matter is of sufficient importance to warrant careful investigation. Mr. Hill is a man of great mental force and keen foresight, and is capable of giving advice. We would however suggest that the development of the railroad business in the United States is not keeping pace with the increase of population, nor the development of the agricultural interests. Mr. Hill should also urge the railroad companies to build more railroads and increase the transportation facilities of the country, which are not now sufficient. to handle properly the crops of the country and the products of the mines and factories. Surely the railroad business has been profitable, as such men as Mr. Hill would clearly demonstrate.

Now is the time to do effective work against the San Jose scale. It will be too late after the foliage of the trees has developed. The fruit growers of this county take no chances. They spray against the pest whether there is evidence of it or not. Every fruit tree should be sprayed. Spraying is not an expensive process. Fruit can be grown in Indiana as well as many other places if attention is given to it. It can be made a profitable business. The scale is found on many shade trees in this city, and it should be destroyed in such places by spraying.

DELEGATES TO

The following is the list of delegates selected by the Republicans of this county last Saturday as delegates to the State and Congressional Conventions:

STATE CONVENTION.

Brandy wine Township—Delegate, William H. Liming alternate, Ora Nicholson.

Buck Creek Township—Delegate, J. E. Eastes alternate, F. O. Welling. Blue River Township—Delegate, R. F. Cook alternate, O. V. Cook.

Brown Township—Delegate, John C. Cooper alternate, Jesse Evans. Center Township—Delegates, Ora Myers, WTilliam A. Hughes, H. Ward Walker alternates, Henry Snow, Charles Demaree, Dr. C. W. McGaughey.

Green Township—Delegate, Irvin Barnard alternate, John E. Barrett. Jackson ToAvnship—Delegate, Geo. W.Jackson alternate—

Sugar Creek Township—Delegate, C. J. Rosenbaum alternate, Bert E1-' liott.

Vernon Township—Delegates, Gus Stewart, Dr. A. Stewart alternates, John L. Vail, John G. McCord.

Delegates and alternates to the Sixth District convention: Buck Creek Township—Delegate, C. L. Black alternate, J. W. Griffith.

Blue River Township—Delegate, Frank White alternate, Lawrence Lindamood.

Brown Township—Delegate, Jacob Evans alternates, John C. Cooper. Brandy wine Township—Delegate, Jacob Hamilton alternate, Cliff McRoberts.

Center Township—Delegates, John C. Weber, Henry Foster, William F. Thomas alternates, Ed Jackson, Orville Brown, Frank Brizendine.

Green Township—Delegate, M. O. Maley alternate, Lambert Jarrett. Jackson Township—Delegate, Arthur H. Thomas alternate,

Sugar Creek Township—Delegate, Dr. L. C. Ely alternate, Frank Andrews.

Vernon Township—Delegates, Thad Wisehart, D.C. Overdurth alternates, J. H. Kimberlin, Conley Crossley.

MAPLE VALLEY.

The Sunday school had a very nice time Sunday morning at their Easter entertainment. Only part of the school practiced for the entertainment. We would have been glad if all the school could have been present during the practice.

Thomas Hunt was at home over Sunday. Anna Hunt made a short visit to her home last Saturday. .,

The Wayne township assessor was calling on the residents of this part of the township last Tuesday.

Most everybody near the William Holland house dropped their work and ran to the assistance doing every thing they could in helping to save the property. But they could not save much of John Finney's property. All the house burned, on the 24th of this month.

Everybody is very busy with their farm work and making garden.

Workmen are busy repairing the tile floor in the Colombia hotel.

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GREENFIELD REPUBLICAN, THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1910

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THE MOWING OF ALFALFA

The selection of the ground for alfalfa is certainly a very important thing. I know of a good number of farmers who are intending to sow alfalfa this season. Now the success or failure of these seedings will depend to a considerable extent upon the character of the ground which is selected. It is of course fully demonstrated that almost any sort of land that we have can be made to grow good alfalfa, but if a plot is unfit from certain causes, it may require several years' treatment to make it right for alfalfa.

Therefore if a seeding is to be made next August, it is important to select ground, which if not already alfalfafit, has no deficiencies which cannot be corrected in a single season. When it comes to locating the alfalfa field, the farmer finds that he has other things than the adaptability of the land to consider. The matter of convenience must necessarily enter into the selection. If it is convenient to use apiece of land that is already adapted to alfalfa, then there is smooth sailing ahead. If not, then one must either set about quickly to get the land drained or manured before breaking time, or he should delay the undertaking until another season when conditions may be more favorable. The farmer, who sows alfalfa upon comparatively thin or undrained land, ought to prepare himself to be content with a more or less unsatisfactory and short lived stand.

Now this is what I have done. I have devoted a twenty acre field to alfalfa, solely because of its convenience, and have seeded down regardless of its fitness. Much of this land is very thin and clammy. When I broke this ground a few years ago I had neither manure to spread on the thin spots nor time and money for thorough tiieage. Much of the soil that I am preparing to seed next August is probably the least productive on the farm. While I am certain that alfalfa is far the most profitable thing to grow on this field. I know that the stand on the thin and wet ground will become scrappy and unsightly. I want to make it plain that I am not talking about getting alfalfa upon any kind of land or about the kind of alfalfa that I grow upon it. I am talking about better land and therefore, better alfalfa.

To state it briefly the requirements of alfalfa land, are thorough drainage and a high degree of fertility. Probably the best adapted land we have is river or creek bottom, high enovigh that it does not overflow, underlaid with gravel, and having a permanent water level five to ten feet below the surface. This sort of land is perfectly drained, is usually rich enough and is absolutely drought proof after the roots have reached the water level. But there is comparatively little bottom land in our county. What I want to do here is to give a definite idea as to what must be the present condition as regards the crop now growing upon it, the drainage and the fertility of apiece of clay or mixed clay and black land, in order that it may be gotten into favorable shape to receive alfalfa seed about the first of next August. Let us remember that we are talking only of methods and conditions that put failure practically out of the question. We could not possibly spend time discussing the many ways in which alfalfa might be grown if the season and other things happened to come right.

First, in selecting ground we want to know what will have to be done with the crop that is growing on it. If the plot selected is in wheat or oats these crops must be sacrificed that are pastured off or turned under before they mature. After a crop of wheat or oats has been removed there is not generally enough time to prepare a seed bed. But what is more serious still, so much soil moisture and available plant food has been with-drawn by the maturing grain that it is a mere chance if there will be enough of either moisture or plantfood in the soil at seeding time to give to the young alfalfa plants a quick and vigorous start. If the land is in timothy, clover or mixed grass it is sometimes possible to remove a very early hay crop, providing there is enough moisture to permit breaking the ground in good shape immediately after hay is taken off. It is much safer to pasture the grass lightly or turn it under while quite green and watery. If there is heavy sod it should be broken as soon as possible in order that it may have time to decay.

If the land is in stalks, it is a good thing to disc them thoroughly without delay. This discing not only gets the stalks in shape to turn under and makes it easier to prepare a seed bed when the land is broken, but it also prepares the surface of the soil to receive and retain the rainfall. This is an important consideration, because one should be prepared to depend upon the moisture which is stored in the soil to start alfalfa which is sown in August.

Whatever the crop on the intended alfalfa field, the ground should be plowed and dragged down by June 30.

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WALL PAPER

You should know that we have the largest and handsomest stock of WALL PAPER in Greenfield, and we sell for less. It will pay you to visit our Carpet and Drapery Department—second floor.

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Time Will Test

While it comes hard to lose a season's use of the land, it is nearly always necessary to do so in order to be certain of making a perfect success of alfalfa.

You can find out all the weak spots by waiting—but this isn't a waiting age, so when you buy Furniture you want to KNOW beforehand that it will keep all the promises made about it. Our store is ready to assure you of this. So carefully do I buy that as far as quality is concerned, you might safely pick out whatever you like with your eyes shut. My experience as a cabinet maker and my expenses being absolutely the lowest, I sell lower than any other dealer. I save you 25 to 50 per cent, on all purchases. Give me a chance to prove my claims to you.

A. H. ROTTHAN

112-114 W. Main Street Greenfield, Indiana

I will talk of the drainage and fertility requirements next week. In the meantime let me urge the spreading of all the available manure on the alfalfa patch, and the laying of tile,in case it should rain. Thad Snow.

The popular orchestra, of rural route, four, are practicing once each week preparing music for commencement engagements.

The country people generally may not know it, but it is nevertheless true, they can get a good dinner at the Columbia hotel for 25 cents.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Niles, of Charlottesville, visited friends in Greenfield Tuesday and attended the funeral of William H. H. Rock.

Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Rock returned to their home in Morristown this morning. They had been here since Saturday on occount of the death of the former's brother.

John T. Parish has purchased the twenty acres of land formerly part of the Angeline Brooks farm, for $125 per acre. The land lies four and one half miles, northeast of this city. It was owned by J. E. Martin. The trade was made by J. K. P. Martindale.

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Mrs. David Hasting of near here and Mrs. Walter Hayden visited Mrs. Anna Hittle of Nameless Creek last Thursday. "i

Mrs S". C. Crane entertained Car-'

thage friends Monday. Saturday being Phoebe Miller's birthday a number of her friends gaveher a surprise. An enjoyable time was had by all.

The baby of Arthur Loehr and wife is quite sick. Charley Williams and Goldie Scott were united in marriage by the Rev. Rosco Thomas Saturday.

Virgil McClarnon gave a party Saturday evening. Refreshments were' served. Everybody had a good time.

Addie Murphy was quite sick Sun- \V 4 day, but is some better now. John Davis and family spent Sunday with his father, Jacob Davis, ,S? north of here.

Fred Williams and wife gave an Easterdinner Sunday to a number of. their relatives.

D. A. Miller and family spent Sunday with Milton Miller and family south of Greenfield.

Florence Murphy was shopping in your city Tuesday.

Messages From Congressman Barnard. Congressman Barnard yesterday telegraphed his condolence and sympathy to Mrs. Rock on account of the death of W. H. H. Bock.