Greenfield Republican, Greenfield, Hancock County, 14 July 1910 — Page 1

VOL. XXXI., NO. 28.

ALL NORTH

The Greenfield Auto-Traction Company with its principal place of business at this city Monday filed articles of incorporation. George A. Carr is President of the Company, and the directors include Mr. Carr, James F. Webb, of Maxwell, and W. C. Welborn. The company has as its object the establishment of regular passenger and light freight traffic by auto-mobile-passenger cars carrying from twelve to twenty people between Maxwell and Greenfield. One of the directors Wednesday said:- "A glance at the map of Hancock county and the news item of your daily paper will show you that the new Indianapolis and Toledo Traction line is now every hour of every day carrying the people out of six Hancock county towns and through Maxwell within four miles of the corporate limits of Greenfield, the county seat, and no way for the people to get to the county seat except by hiring a rig and driving over. That line cuts squarely through the very thickest settled part of this county. The road to Maxwell meets that line about mid way of the county. We propose to put on from Greenfield to Maxwell a perfectly equipped car after the "sightseeing" automobile type that will make the trip at a low rate and in less than fifteen minutes and on a regular schedule. We know that this will widen the horizon of Greenfield in a business way more than any other one ihingcould."

The company has a traffic arrangement with the Indianapolis, Newcastle and Toledo electric road by which that company will sell tickets by way of Maxwell and the AutoTraction line to Greenfield from every ticket station on the electric line. In other words they put Greenfield on their map and connect all northern and north-central Hancock county with the county seat.

The articles of incorporation as recorded are as follows: 'The amount of the capital stock shall be $10,000, which shall consist of $5,000 of common stock and $5,000 of preferx-ed stock. The common stock shall be divided into 100 shares of $50 each. The preferred stock shall consist of 10 shares of $100 each 25 shares of $50 each 50 shares of $25 each, and 150 shares of $10 each. 'The object of this Association is to transport passengers, baggage and light freight for hire from and be tween the City of Greenfield and the town of Maxwell and from and between other points and places of said State by means of automobile Passen ger Trucks, and Combined Passenger and Freight Trucks, and to conduct the same as a general transfer and omnibus business. "The principal place of business of the corporation shall be at the city of Greenfield."

APPROACHING MARRIAGE OF HARRY STEWART

Young Man Formerly of This City Wins One of Shelbyville's Popular Young Women.

The Shelbyville Democrat has the following concerning the approaching marriage of Harry Stewart, formerly of this city: "The ceremony will be performed by the Rev. G. Jensen at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Vanarsdall, on West Broadway, at eight o'clock in the evening, and the wedding will be one of the moat elaborate society events of the season. Two hundred invitations have been issued. 'Miss Vanarsdall, the bride to be, is one of the most charming and popular girls of the city, and when the -announcement was made this afternoon the other members of the club profusely showered well, wishes and congratulations upon her. "Mr. Stewart is the son of Mr. and Mrs. David M. Stewart, of West Washington street. At present he is foreman in a large plant at Indianapolis. Mr. Stewart formally was a student at Butler College, and while there he won state wide fame as a football player. Immediately following the wedding the couple will go to Indianapolis, where a home will be in jeadinesa for them."

Phone ads and news to No. 31« Jf

Company Incorporated and Articles Filed for the

Operation of an Auto-Traction Line Between Greenfield and Maxwell.

GEITING READY FOB IDE FOBTVILLE HUH

Prospects are Bright and Encouraging

for the Tri-County Exhibition To

Be Held in September.

Thomas W. Gardner, Thad Wiseheart and M. E. Duzan, representatives of the executive committee of the Fortville Tri-County fair were in Greenfield Wednesday afternoon in conference with some of the men connected with the Greenfield horse show.

The Tri-County fair to be held at Fortville Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, September 20, 21 and 22 will include the counties of Hancock, Hamilton and Madison. Two days

will be given up to horses, and the last

gr contests, there will be a $50 silk flag given to the county having the largest number of automobies on exhibition.

It is the purpose of the Fortville business men to make the fair the greatest occasion that Fortville ever enjoyed. Nothing will be leff undone to make the fair the greatest possible success. Already the enterprise has been financed, and all the program arrangements completed except the classification of the premium lists for the horse show.

FROM WEDNESDAY'S DAILY.

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A. C. Pilkenton was at Fortville today on business. Jasper Birch, of route 2, who is seriously ill, is not improving.

Mrs. John Suodgrass and daughter, of near New Palestine, are visiting C. H. Tuttle and wife, today.

The members of Curry's Chapel will give an ice cream social Saturday evening at the home of Ed Martin's.

Mrs. E. P. Wilson and daughter, Josephine, are spending a few days with Mrs. Margaret Wilson in Green township.

Mr. and Mrs. Roy Birch, of route 2, are arranging to move to New Castle this week. Mr. Birch has a position at the power house of the Honey Bee line.

Misses Rosaline Boyd and Eileen Peterson, two talented young ladies of Chicago, are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. O. N. Boyd, three miles south of town.

Mrs. Margaret Service is visiting her daughter, Mrs. C. H. Tuttle of 112 N. Broadway. Mrs. Service is one of Brandywine's oldest citizens she being 72 years old next Friday.

Mrs. Willard Hutchison entertained the following ladies at dinner Tuesday: Mrs. John Banks, Mrs. Ed Hayes, Mrs. John Eagan, Mrs. Frank Porter, Mrs. Oak Morrison and Miss Aseneth Fry.

Lee C. Martin and wife, of Carthage, Ha A. Barrett and family, of Ingalls, were visiting John E. Barrett, of Green township Sunday, also Stephen Moore and family called in the afternoon. Mr. Martin reports corn and oats in fine shape around Carthage but the wheat crop is not so good.

A grain buyer of Greenfield said today that there was a great deal of old wheat still in the country. He said that there was considerable of it coming to market now. A few days ago a farmer sold and delivered 700 bushels of old wheat. The grain dealers are not desiring to engage any wheat before it is threshed. They are afraid the price will drop. They say that buying before the wheat is threshed is often not satisfactory. If the market goes down the buyer loses and if it goes up the seller does not feel good. So they are inclined to wa.it until the wheat is ready to deliver and then pay whatever the market justifies

day will include an automobile pro- L. ,, ,, tion to bring it to Greenfield was gram which in addition to various -.n.-

For Sale—Clean newspapers, Scents leaving a young widow and an infant!

WHY NOI BRING AUTO PLANT HERE

It Is Possible to Locate the Leader

Machine Factory in Greenfield

With Little Encouragement.

A prominent Greenfield business man in talking over the proposition of locating factories in Greenfield this week, said: "Why would it not be a good thing to offer a bonus to the Leader Automobile factory?" He pointed out that the principal stock in that company was owned by 'Greenfield and Hancock county people. That they were bound to Greenfield and it community by family and property ties, and that if their factory were located here it would be permanent. The owners would be interested in the town and patriotic to it. He said with the unsupplied and growing demand for automobiles, it is not only a very profitable business, but it is sure to continue for years, even after the fancy prices now being paid have become more staple.

All the points made by that gentleman seem to be good, and the Commercial Club would probably find in the location of the Leader Automobile that very reasonable terms could be secured. The business man who I discussed the matter was not in any wav cannected with the factorv di-

rectly nor indirectly interested in it,

furth

er than that to feels apropos!-

OBITUARY

Francis M. Sparks, the only child of Thompson and Lucy Sparks was born near Rushvilln, Ind., Dee. 12, 1832. Died at his home near Maxwell, Ind., Jnne 28 1910. His father, Thompson Sparks, died Nov. 14, 1833

son to fight the battles of very limited means. In mother and son moved to Brown township this county and as he grew to manhood he became anxious to own a home and worked to that end, his mother residing with him until her death in 1880.

How well he succeeded in reaching the goal is answered by saying that in his lifetime he gave away more than twenty thousand dollars worth of property in money and land and left to his heirs an estate valued at more than forty thousand dollars. He was strictly honest and believed in economy.

He was married July 24 1859 to Lydia Garner. To this union were born two daughters, Ladora and Miota. Ladora became the wife of Charles E. Moore, and the mother of Mrs. Iva Keer, of Great Falls, Montana, and Roscoe M. Moore, of Choteau, Montana. Miota married John C. Loudenback and to this union were born three children, Mrs. Harvey Gordon, Mrs. Jesse Reedy and Joseph F. Loudenbackjall of this county.

His wife died in 1863,and for nearly twenty years he lived a widower. He was married a second time in I 1882 to Matilda J. Loudenback who was a kind faithful|andj devoted wife, ever ministering to his every wants. He united with the Christian church at Warrington and lived a consistent member, believed in the|resurrection of the body and was a strict attendant upon the means of grace, and when so afflicted that he could not speak an audible word returned thanks at the table in his weak and whispering way.

He leaves a widow, five grand children, one great grand child, Francis Sparks Kerr, relatives|and friends to mourn his departure. The||funeral took place June 30 at his late residence conducted by the Rev. J. W. Conner, of the Christian church, Indianapolis. Interment at Simmons cemetery.

Base Ball.

The Mohawk Red Sox and Indianapolis Duesseldorfers crossed bats at Mohawk Sunday, which resulted in a victory for the former by a score of 10 to 0. H. Kingery was in the box and A. Murphy behind the bat for the home team. The Red Sox will play the A. B. C. nine, of New Castle, on the same grounds next Sunday.

Miss Vania Ggites is spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nelson, near Carthage,

feasible and within the reach of the Commercial Club. He said that al- promises to bring considerable trade ready the bodies of the machines are merchants here that would otherbeing censtructed here, and that the I wise be diverted, and the pospect of work was being well done and was furnishing several persons with employment. The suggestion is weil worth the publicity of consideration and discussion.

Annual Meeting of Commercial Club

Set for Tuesday Night Was Ad

journed Until July 18th.

The by-laws of the Commercial Club require an attendance of at least 60 per cent of the entire membership of the Commercial Club at the regular annual meeting, and as the attendance Tuesday evening fell far short of that, the meeting was adjourned until next Monday at 8 p.m.

At that time an effort will be made to have a full attendance, as it is important, if the Club is to accomplish anything, that each member be represented in the choice of the ten directors who will serve during the coming year. There is a decided feeling that the Club has not yet justified its existence, but everyone realizes that there is work for it to do and a real need for such an organization. It was the sense of the meeting last night that a strenuous effort should be made to hold the ground that has been gained and that Greenfield has in the Commercial Club the nucleus of a working organ-

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Spencer, James N. Goble, Jonas

life with P. Walker and A. C. Pilkenton. 1844 the This committee will meet on call of the chairman and report to the meeting Monday night.

Obituary.

Frankey Ann Reeves, daughter of Jesse and Sallie Reeves of Rush county, was born near Shively's Corner, Rush county, July 25, 1841, died June 17, 1910, aged 68 years, 10 months and 22 days.

She was one of four children. A brother Clinton Reeves of Hannibal, Mo., a sister Mrs. Jennie Todd of Rush county, three children and four grand-daughter still survive her. She was married to William H. Peters October 14, 1858, who preceded her to that far country just 6 months and 8 days ago. There was born to this union four children, Jesse R., who died in in infancy, John A. and Allen B. Peters and Mrs. Belle Hayes, all of this city.

She united with the Church of Christ at Independence, Grant Co., Indiana, in 1866 and later changed her membership to Greenfield some thirty years ago. She has been a close student of the Old Book, and has been guided by its teachings and council all these years, and received much comfort in trials and sorrow from its sacred pages. Her faith was beautiful and her hope for eternal life was steadfast. Her admonition to her loved ones was to try to meet those gone before, and be partakers of the blessed Promises of Life Eternal.

A good mother, a loving and devoted wife and devout believer in Christ as her Savior has fallen asleep in Jesus it is a blessed sleep and the awakening will be in the sweet by and by. "In Our Father's House there are many mansions if it were not so I would have told you."

The marked attention of the children, the daughtersinlaw, the soninlaw, the sister, Mrs. Jennie Todd, the sisterinlaw, Mrs. Cynthia Peters and Mrs. Love Peters, who ministered and comforted in this last affliction#of the dear mother, indicated that their lives have been tempered by sorrow and affliction, and their loving devo-

tion will meet its reward.

Released From Jail.

Cordia Martin was released Tuesday night from jail, his father and JohnS. Orr signing the bond.

Dr. P. J. Tobin, of Glasgow, Ky., is here the guest of his sister, Mrs. Horace Wilson.

(GREENFIELD, IND., THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1910. ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR.

ization, the formation of which is worth the united effort on the part of have an elegant home, its promoters and the preparation of which is worth the united effort of all who hope for a betterment of present conditions in Greenfield.

The organization of the Greenfield and Maxwell Auto Traction Company which was incorporated Tuesday,

locating a factory employing a few more than one hundred men is better now than ever before. A small enterprise furnishing employment for ten men is being organized, while other industries are being investigated with a view of locating them here that are in the reach.

The following men were appointed as a nominating committee to report next Monday evening the names of ten directors for the ensuing year: J. Ward Walker, Chairman, Newton

IS WELL KNOWN IN THIS CITY

Elmer E. Reeves, who was probably fatally hurt in a railroad accident Tuesday at Princeton, is well known in Greenfield. His wife was Miss May Griffith, daughter of Hiram Griffith, and a graduate of the high school class of '82.

Mr. Reeves is fifty years old and lives in Princeton, and was the engineer on the passenger train that was ditched on the Southern Railway near Princeton. A special says: "It is said sand had formed over this spot previously during heavy rains and required shoveling off. Engineer Reeves was aware of this, but the water standing on the track prevented him seeing the sand. Reeves' recovery is doubtful. He has a family. His wife is in Kansas City at the bedside of two sisters, both of whom are critically ill. He is one of the best known Masons in Indiana."

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Strickland recently were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Reeves in Princeton, where they

FOR THE NEWS

Arrangements have been made by some ladies of this city to give an entertainment at the home of Harry Toles at number 721 East North street Friday evening for the benefit of The News' Fresh Air fund. The entertainment will begin about 7:30. A fee

with the friends, neighbors and ac-

quaintances, but at the same time aid

H06S COMPARATIVELY

Deducting over five hunderd cattle and calves on through billing, the supply available for sale was not large for the middle of the week, no more in most lines than the trade required, and prices held steady. Strictly choice heifers, which were scarce, seemed a little stronger, and there was a weak market for steers above $7.00. Feeders, as well as bulls, held steady, and calves were strong to 25c higher.

The marketing of sheep and lambs was only about normal, compared with the runs heretofore this month, on^r abuot enough to meet the ordinary requirements of the trade. The demand was not urgent, but with steady prices the pens were cleared early. Spring lambs sold for $4.50 to $6.75, bnt $6.50 was practically the top yearlings sold at $4.00 to 5.00

and culls to good fat sheep at |160 to 4.00.

Engineer Fatally Injured in Railroad Henry County Officers Believe There

Wreck at Princeton Married a Was Foul Play in the Death of

Greenfield Girl. Elmer Oliver Sunday.

of five cents will be charged. It is how

Ever} body is cordially invited to at-

tend and not only enjoy the evening

in a most worthj work for the unfor-: The third went to Auburn, west of tunate. Keep the matter in mind and Cambridge City, and spent the night, help the worthy ladies who are con-j officers finding the people with ducting the work in their efforts for a hom he stayed good cause. "Coroner Hiatt has not yet rendered a verdict in the young man's death

HI6H IN LOCAL MARKET

Buyers Get Prices Nearer the General

Level.

Indianapolis, Ind., July 13.

Receipts, 6,000 hogs, 2,050 cattle and 450 sheep against 3,964 hogs, 1,122 cattle and 420 sheep a week ago and 5,535 hogs, 1,497 cattle and 770 sheep a year ago.

The high position of hogs here, compared with neighboring markets, and an increase in receipts, gave buyers an opportunity to make a further reduction in prices, notwithstanding an increased demand from outside sources. The small number of light hogs kept that class at a premium over others, and the decline in the market was principally on the heavier grades. Hogs weighing from 190 pounds upward sold more frequently around 10c lower, and the heaviest kinds were 15c lower than yesterday morning. Some of the featherweights did not show over 5c decline. With all buyers in the field, the trading was fairly active and the pens were well cleared. Most of the lightest hogs sold above $9.10, with the top $9.35, and other kinds sold usually at $8.75 to $9.05, with a few at $8.66.

YET SATISFIED

The following from the New Castle Times of Tuesday concerning the death of Elmer Oliver, of this county, at Knightstown early Sunday morning: "Coroner Hiatt, Sheriff Kirk and Prosecutor Evans spent a part of Tuesday at Cambridge City, Dublin, and Knightstown investigating the death of Elmer Oliver, formerly employed at the automobile factory, whose mangled remains were found on the Big Four track at Knightstown, Sunday morning. The coroner and officers are not satisfied that Oliver met death under a train, but are of the opinion that he was killed and the body placed on the track so that the first passing train would hide the crime. "It was at first stated that no money was found on Oliver's person, but a search of the clothing Monday afternoon resulted in finding $6.75. It is said that when Oliver left his boarding house in this city last Saturday he had between $50 and $60 on his person, and the officers are at a loss to explain the absence of this money. The fact that it is gone leads to the belief that Oliver might have been robbed and then placed on the track. The scarcity of blood when the body was found lends credence to the claim that Oliver was dead before being placed on the track. "Oliver went to Cambridge City Saturday afternoon with three young men from this city. The officers were at Cambridge Tuesday morning and investigated this clew. They found that Oliver had been there, but they

could go no further in ascertaining

an(

the purpose to make the occasion a town. Two of the three young men very sociable and pleasant one.

city

when he went to Knights-

was

jth left him in Cambridge

o'clock and came to New

gfcle. They know nothing further

b0ut him, as both were arrested and

gpent,

until Monday morning in jail,

and will not do so until he completes 1 a rigid investigation. There is every evidence that a crime was committed and the mystery will be delved into I thoroughly. Oliver's death might have been an accident, but there is just enough evidence pointing to foul play to cause the officers to make a thorough investigation."

JUST TOO SWEET

Greenfield Girls Enjoy the Excitement

of Ride on the Gasoline Tank of

the Little Go-Devil.

To be popular with the dear girls the young man in Greenfield must own a motorcycle. And the few owners of machines in this city are now the envy of those less fortunate.*

Since the advent of the "Go-devil" women have been riding the machines in the larger cities, when there are miles of paved streets, but they rode "man fashion" on a saddle at the rear of the machine. This way is now relegated to the past and since the new plan has been adopted Greenfield girls are "just crazy" to spin on the gasoline wheels, "It is too sweet for anything," one set of laughing eyes said to the Re porter today. The machines are so constructed that the gasoline tank forms a confortable seat for one in front of the driver, and it is here thats the fair sex get the exhilarating pleasure of a motorcycle spin. The pedal of the machine forms a rest for if the dainty No. 2 boot and she sitsp "sidesaddle"

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machine, as the powerful little engine drives the machinist and his passenger over the roads at a merry clip. #6

Sold to Indianapolis Firm. William R. White, receiver for the Bupkin Manufacturing Company, has sold the entire stock to Kipp Bros., of Indianapolis, and is loading a car today. The company manufactured a boy's self-propelling wagon similar to the Irish Mail.

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the middle of the*