Greenfield Republican, Greenfield, Hancock County, 29 December 1910 — Page 1

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VOL. XXXI., NO. 52

WIGGINS FAMILY

Five O'clock Turkey Dinner, Christmas

Tree and Presents at Home of

J. R. Foster.

The Charles Wiggins family held their Christmas reunion Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Foster in this city Sunday afternoon and a, fine time is reported by all. The Ihouse was decorated in green and red with candles burning. A Christmas tree loaded down with presents was a feature, but the biggest feature was a fine turkey dinner at 5 o'clock with fill the accessories that go to make up a good Christmas dinner.

Those who attended the reunion "were John Barr and wife, V.A. Smith and wife, John Wiggins and wife, of Pendleton, C. L. Wiggins and wife and Mont V. Wiggins and wife, of

Indianapolis, Porter Wiggins and wife, W. P. Wlrick and children, Lenna Barr and Marie Justice.

STONE RIVER BATTLE TO

The executive committee of the survivors of the Battle of Stone River Association have changed the place and time of the meeting to next Saturday at Indianapolis. The meeting will be held in the Joseph R. Gordon Post Hall 222 Maryland street.

The survivors of this battle have been holding reunions each year since the civil war. A few of the aged veterans live in Hancock county It is desired that the members of the association take cognizance of the change made in the time and place of the meeting. The number of survivors grows smaller each year and the change was made in order that all of the veterans could more conveniently attend. Among the survivors of this battle who live here are J. K. Henby and Thomas Coffey.

Was Adjudged Insane.

Eliza Wilson, age 67 years, of Sugar Creek township, was adjudged insane by a commission composed of Squire Adam P. Hogle, and Drs. E. A. Hawk and Lucien C. Eli. She was declared a fit subject for the hospital for the insane at Indianapolis.

Argument January 16th.

The argument in the case of C. E. Kinder vs. the Citizen's Natural Gas, Oil and Water.Company, will be heard January 16th by judge Louis Eubank. The evidence was completed Monday evening and judge Eubank will render a special finding cf facts and conclusions of law by request of both sides.

Big Winter Sale.

The George Haman sale Dec. 27th, was well attended and everything brought good prices. Machinery sold well. Horses sold as Ligh as $236 and the percheron stallion brought $1,350.00. There was good bidding on cows and one grade Jersey sold for $132.50, one for $112.50 and the whole herd of milkers averaged $88 a head. Two and three month old heifers brought from $30 to $42.50, which was nearly double the price anticipated. Hogs went as high as $45 ana the lot averaged $37.30. 135 Plymouth Rock chickens averaged 91 cents apiece and the roosters sold from $1.00 to $1 .50 each.

Mr. Hamen is more than pleased with his sale which netted him close to $4,000. This speaks well *or the auctioneer, Col. J. E. Frost, who is conducting with success some of the best sales in this community. Col. Frost is a graduate of the Missouri auction school and knows his business as evidenced by the prices he has been getting. d&w

Fortune in Pin Money.

••f Rushville Republican—Mrs. John D. Whitton, of Jackson township, has made 879 pounds of butter from three fc) cows since the first of last January, fff Of this amount she sold 781 pounds, y^" making $234.30. Mrs. Whitton uses a cream separator. She also sold 235 dozen eggs, that brought $111.13, making in all $345.63.

f" Small Fire Damage. The Clint Sloan property on Sixth street, occupied by Bertha Gappen, was damaged by fire Tuesday afternoon between 4 and 5 o'clock, The Are department made a quick ran and performed good service. The damage WM about $15.

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In Indiana This Season—Thirty-six

Accidents, One Killed Tuesday

by Shot.

Up to the present time this season, there have been fourteen deaths of hunters and thirty-six hunting accicents in the State. Ernest Phillips, of Madison county, was shot in the stomach and instantly killed Tuesday while removing a gun from his buggy. Byron Pfendler, of Shelby county, was shot through the fleshy part of his right arm and it is feared blood poisoning will result.

Several, of the killed have been boys who were shot by others of their own age or only slightly older. It appears that any former record of hunting fatalities will be broken, as the season is only just begun.

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Greenfield Chief Exective Has United

Sixteen Couples In Less Than

Year—a Double Wedding

Mr. Antony E. Nicely and Gertrude O. Staley were married Satuday af ternoon. Mayor Ora Myers performing the ceremony. Mr. Nicely is a telegraph operator at Wilkinson and a son of James Nicely, of Knightstown. Mrs. Nicely is a daughter of Robert L. Staley a well known farmer and horseman, of Brown township. The young people will go to housekeeping at Wilkinson, where they have a host of friends wishing them a prosperous and happy life.

Mr. Everett Hawkins, of Shirley, and Ida Bates, of Wilkinson, were married by the mayor in the private rooms of the County Clerk. Mr. Hawkins is a glass worker. The young couple will go to housekeeping at Shirley.

Mayor Myers, it seems is going after the title of "Marrying Mayor" as since January third or in less than a year, he has performed the solemn ceremony that united sixteen couples and has officiated at one double wedding. Mr. Myer's style of marriage ceremony seems very popular with the young people of Hancock county.

HOG SUPPLY SMALLER BUT PRICES 5C LOWER

Local Packers Had The Market Themselves.

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Indianapolis, Ind., December, 28. Receipts—4,000 hogs, 1,200 cattle and 200 sheep, against, 7,094 hogs 1,117 cattle and 465 sheep a week ago and 6,064 hogs, 1,487 cattle and 279 sheep a year ago.

There was a small marketing of hogs, the run being 2,000less than the daily average for a long time. Local packers, however, were favored by an absence of outside orders and by unfavorable reports from other markets, which enabled them to buy practically all of the supply 5c lower than yesterday. Aside from just a few selected hogs $8.00, the supply, regardless of weight sold at $7.95.

There was a small midweek run of cattle and calves, but as many as necessary to meet the reduced requirements of a holiday trade. Buyers were particular in making selections and a weaker influence culminated in a decline of 10c in many cases. Strictly choice cows and heifers and the steers from $5.50 down were the best sellers. Feeders aud bulls were steady and calves strong.

The run of sheep and lambs was as large as usual in proportion to the receipts of other kinds of stock. Those here sold steady, lambs going at $6 down and sheep at $3.75 down.

Mrs. James L. Smith has returned from a visit at Richmond with Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Cox.

Mis* Mary Adams, who lias been visiting in Colorado for some time, expects to leave this week forLos Angeles, Gal., where she will visit her sister, Miss Nettie Adams.

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HUNTING DEATHS EIGHTEEN REMAIN PAST YEAR RECORD

TD TELL THE STDRY

Survivors of Great Battle of Stone

River Number Eighteen in Han­

cock County—Their Names.

There are still living in Hancock county eighteen survivors of the great Battle of Stone River, which was one of the most destructful of the civil war. These men are' W. G. Smith, James Thomas, J. K. Henby, Wm. Hutton, W. P. Hogle, John W. Reeves, Benjamin S. Roney, P. A. Card, John P. Murphy, T. J. Owens, Thomas Carr, William Chappel, Thomas Niles, Thomas Tuttle, Ephriam Duncan, Thomas Coffey and Matt Elliott.

Mr. Tuttle, one of the veterans named above, was a confederate soldier and fought through that battle. Several of these men will attend the reunion,

HELPED HIMSELF TO

A tramp entered the home of trus tee Obe J. Coffin, of Blue River township, Saturday, while they were in this city and proceeded to get his dinner. He ate a mince pie, sausage, etc, made some coffee and then taking several pounds of the children's candy he proceeded on his journey,

There was a pocket book with money and also rings and silverware were in sight but were not molested. The tramp was seen by neighbors of Mr. Coffin but they did not know the family was away.

To Our Friends and Patrons. We take this means of expressing our appreciation and thanks for the liberal patronage accorded this establishment Old friends and new combined gave us the best holiday trade we have ever known. This leads us to believe that the people of Greenfield, Hancock and adjoining counties place the same confidence in us they have always reposed.

Let us again assure you we shall continue the same policy of high class reputable goods, sold under an abso' lute guarantee of quality and reliability at lowest prices cash buying and selling will permit. Wishing you the joys of the season and the choiciest blessings of a prosperous New Year, we are

Your most appreciative,

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Misses Mary and Elmina Binford are spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Grimes, of Indianapolis.

Miss Hazel Pauley of Indianapolis, is spending the week with her grandfather, William H. Pauley and family west of town. -1

Henry Wallsmith, of Hartford City, spent Saturday and Sunday here visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Judkins, and other friends.

Misses Edith Alfrey and Anna Meek and Moses Kidwell and Robert Alfrey attended the Christmas entertainment at Gem Sunday evening.

William Alexander and wife returned to their home at Champaign, 111., today after spending Christmas here with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. George P. Justus.

Thomas Binford and wife of this city, Delmar Binford and wife, of Indianapolis, spent Sunday at the home of Jesse Jackson and family at Knights town.

James L. Smith accompanied the Polk Milk Company special train from Willow, Ind., to the Company's plant at Indianapolis Wednesday, as a representative of the Greenfield Daily Reporter and will write accounts of the trip and features of the day for this paper.

Rev. Maurice Barrett is conducting quite a successful revival meeting at Cleveland. There were several from here attended the services last evening. They were Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Pogue, Dr. and Mrs. Robert Calaway, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Fulton, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Havens, Mrs. Ellen Bragg and Miss Edith Conwell.

Luther Frost, who returned Christmas day from Texas, says it is certainly a fine place to spend a winter vacation. While there he killed several deer and had all the venison he could eat. It is a very healthy climate and produces a great big appetite.

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For Greenfield and County—Birth Rate

Exceeds Death Rate in Country—

Different in Greenfield.

Below is given the number of births and deaths by months in Greenfield and the county, not including Fortville, Shirley and New Palestine, which are corporations and have their own health officers. The records of Dr, Milo Gibbs for the county and Dr. McGaughey for the city, is as follows:

BIRTHS.

1910 Greenfield Cou Jan. 6 9 Feb. 9 22 Mar. 5 15 April 3 18 May 6 19 June 3 10 July 6 18 Aug. 2 17 Sept. 5 19 Oct. 3 21 Nov. 7 19 Dee. 5 17

Total 60 204

DEATHS.

1910 Greenfield Cou Jan. 1 11 Feb. 7 12 March 9 11 April 5 15 May 3 12 June 7 11 July 4 23 Aug. 9 12 Sept. 6 9 Oct. 4 8 Nov. 5 13 Dec. 1 9

Total 61 146

It will be seen by these above figures that in the country the birth rate exceeded the death rate by almost half. The largest number of deaths in the country was in July and the smallest number in October. The largest number of births was in February and the smallest number in January.

In Greenfield the largest number of deaths occurred in March and the smallest in January, as the December record is not completed as yet, The largest number of births was in February and the smallest in August.

It will be seen that in Greenfield there was one more death than births, while in the country there were 58 more births than deaths.

These figures are to December 28.

MM GET INCREASEII»Mrs.Sam

T. H., I. & E. Men Received Chris-

mas Present that is Wei*

come.

The Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Company has announced to its motormen that beginning with the first of the year, an increase in wages of 5 per cent will be given them. This will make the scale from 21 cents to 28 cents an hour for service ranging from one to ten years. The announcement was made in the form of a Christmas gift.

Married by Squire Gimason. Squire D. C. Gimason reports the following marriages by him: Shirley Holden to Myrtle Bolen Thomas O. Fuller to Bertha K. Bolen Paul Stickler to Estella P. Dowell.

Marriage License

Albert Plummer to Fay M. Fritts. Etna Lefforge to Theodicia Britten. Shirley Holden to Myrtle Bolen.

Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Crider have returned from Hamilton county, where they have been visiting A. F. Kinnaman. Harvey Kinnaman accompanied their home.

The meeting of the Helping Hand Society of the Christian church has been postponed until the first Wednesday in January.

John Tacoma, of Indianapolis, is visiting his soninlaw and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Willett, on route 4.

Miss Ida Vance has returned from a few days' visit with friends at New Castle.

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GREENFIELD, IND., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1910. ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR.

LEAGUE

CABINET MEETING

Held at Home of New President—Plan

1911 Work—To Reorganize Junior

League- New Year's Service.

The cabinet of the Epworth League met Tuesday night with Miss Mary Duncan, of West Main street. Miss Duncan is the newly elected president in place of Homer Bragg, who recently moved to Muncie. Tbe cabinet discussed several projects for vigorous work during 1911, among others, the re-organization of the Junior League. In furtherance of this plan, Mrs. Peele, formerly District Superintendent of Junior Leagues, will be invited to address a meeting of the boys and girls January 8.

The Epworth Leaguers are planning for an especially interesting New Year's service to be led by Merrill Naftzger, at which Merrill and Ernest Naftzger will sing. All members and friends of the League are cordially invited to be present.

Society Events.

M. T. Willett and wife, of Walnut street, entertained at a Christmas dinner Mr. and Mrs. George Hogle and son, Charles, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Shelby, of Indianapolis, Mrs. Carter, Charles Foster, wife and son, Herbert, and Earl Willett and wife.

Miss Bess Maple entertained at a 6 o'clock dinner Tuesday evening Misses Genevieve New, Lillian New, and Mary Rose Quigley, of this city, Laura Malott, of Plain City, Ohio, and Beulah Meek, of Urbana, Ohio.

Mr. and Mrs. George Holden, of Philadelphia, entertained at a turkey dinner Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. John Turk and son, Donovan, Misses Edith Alfrey and Anna Meek, Moses Kidwell, William, Robert and Chester Alfrey.

Catherine, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gant, entertained a number of her little friends Tuesday evening from 2 to 4 o'clock. Among the little ones present were Martha Meeley, Edith Barnes, Madge Boyd, Beatrice Gant, James Boyd, Mary Trees and Edith Meeley.- Refreshments of cream, nabiscoes and candy. Each little one received a Santa as a favor. They all had a good time.

Mr. and Mrs. Vinton A, Smith entained at a 6 o'clock dinner 'Tuesday evening Mr. and Mrs. John A. Barr, Mrs. James Foster, Mr. and Mrs. Porter Wiggins, Miss Lenna Barr,Miss Marie Justus, Mr. and Mrs. William Dayis, Mrs. Grace Hill, and Mr. and

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Crage, of Noblesville.

The members of Tri Kappa jhad an initiation and Christmas tree at the home of Mrs. Nelle Stoner Rock, Tuesday evening. The house had been decorated in Xmas fashion. The early part of the evening was given to the initiation of Miss Nora Cocoran after which the guests were ushered into the room where the Christmas tree had been prepared. A real Santa Clous was intodruced by Nelle Reed and each guest was given a handsome present. An elegant buffett lunch was served. Mrs. S, B. Hughes, of Omaha, Neb., was a guest.

Byron Fester, of Memphis, Tenn., was here Tuesday the guest of Miss Edith Hinchman.

Anna Meek spent Sunday and Monday as the guest of George Holden and family, at Philadelphia.

Mrs. Silas Burt, of Indianapolis, is spending a week with her daughter, Mrs. Harry Cooley.

Miss Bonnye Jones, of Michigan City, is spending the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Jones.

A. J. Banks and Ed Pauley, have a pair of draft geldings coming two years old which weigh more than 1,200 pounds each.

Ora Boring and family have Returned to their home in Cambridge City after a few days vipit with Richard Warrum and family, of route 3.

Miss Ethel Eagan, who teaches school in Brown county, is spending the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Eagan.

Miss Faye Kane, of Noblesville, is here visiting Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Binford,

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ONLY ONESUN ECLIPSE WILL BE VISIBLE HERE

Total Eclipse of Sun April 28, 1911

Will be Seen Here—Other Facts

of the Year.

In the year 1911 there will be two eclipses of the sun. The first will be a total eclipse on April 28th, and it will be visible to the United States, with the exception of the northern and northeastern portions. The eclipse will be visible to Greenfield. The second eclipse will be an annular one of the sun on October 22nd, and will not be visible to the United States.

There are now seyen national holidays as follows: New Year, Washington's birthday, Decoration Day, Independence day, Labor day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Labor day will be on Sept. 4th and Thanksgiving on Nov. 30th next year. Christmas will be on Monday next year and Washington's birthday on Wednesday, Decoration day on Thursday and Independence day on Tuesday. None of these holidays will fall on either Saturday or Sunday.

A Dramatic Recital.

Fredrick H, Wilson comes to New

Palestine on December 31st to present his Dramatic Recital "After The Paleface Came" under the auspices of Mohican Tribe, Improved Order of Redmen.

Mr. Wilson is an entertainer of national reputation, having received the endorsement of the leading Fraternal people during the past five years.

This entertainment must not be considered a lecture. There are many lecturers, but Mr. Wilson is the only man that presents an entire play, doing the work of eight people without the use of any of the appertances of the theatre,

The entertainment will take place at the Christian church. Mr. Edward Ayers and his committee are making every effort to have this be the Social Event of the year. d&wpd

The Boys' Drake.

The Boys' Drake by Edwin M. Bacon, recently published by Charles Scribner's Sons, of New York, and written by Edwin M. Bacon is one of the new and most interesting of Juvenile book. It can be had at all leading book stores for $1.50

The story is of Sir Francis Drake, and his famous explorations. Many of the the illustrations are from old manuscripts of the seventeenth century which are very quaint and entertaining, these alone are worth the price of the book.

There is enough of real history in the story to give it good foundation. His exploits are frankly detailed, he has an adventurous ^spirit, at times he was almost lawless, his deeds were all dashing and brave. He stands as the greatest navigator of the sixteenth century.

To read The Boys' Drake we can not help but feel that Drake's name in history is written large. His last days are beautifully pictured, he lies in a watery grave just off the coast of Porto Bello, where two vessels of his fleet with many of his treasures were sunk as a last honor to the dead hero. Everyone who reads this book cannot help but be filled with admiration for this hero.

Miss Alice Meek is not so well today. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Snyder have returned to their home in Indianapolis, after spending several days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gus Hafner.

Floyd Burk, of this city, wtto owns fodder shredder, says that there was not much shredding this year for the reason that there was not as much corn cut last fall as usually. It was blown down too bad to cut.

Joseph Garrett, Ollie Monger and A. C. VanDayn were among the Greenfield people who attended the funeral of A. B. Harlan at the Harlan church, north of Wilkinson Tuesday. The Odd Fellows order had charge of the funeral, which was attended by a wide circle of relatives and friends.

IN ALL THINGS FIRST 5

The new year, it has been pointed out, begins on the first day of the week, the first day of the month and the first day of the year. It doesn't often fall that way.

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