Greenfield Republican, Greenfield, Hancock County, 30 March 1911 — Page 1

BY BIG FIRE

Nearly All Losers Carried Insurance Some Covering Full Amount

The most disastrous fire that has visited Gerenfield in years, occurred soon after twelve o'clock Friday morning, when the Dudding & Moore block on the corner of Main and East streets was almost gutted, causing heavy losses to the tenants and also to the owners of the block.

The origin of the fire is unknown at this time, although it is known that ifc started inthe basement of the building, about middle ways, under the north part of the Star store. That part of the floor all caved in, the supports all burning away.

Simon Koin, proprietor of the Star store was the heaviest loper, almost his entire stock in every department being destroyed, by fire, smoke and water. He estimates his loss today at not less than $28,000, partially covered with insurance.

The Daily Reporter and Weekly Republican office were also heavy losers. A great amount of stock in paper, etc. was completely destroyed, and all the machinery, including the big cylindar press, engine and folder in the basement and job presses and other appliances in the mailing and stock room above were badly damaged if not destroyed. The composing room also suffered considerable loss.

The tenants on the second floor all suffered more or less loss, some of them being heavy. Jesse Orr's studio wras one of the places eaten into by the flames, the dark room on the east being nearly burned away. The stock and appliances in the other rooms was damaged by smoke and the intense heat.

The law offices and library of McCullough & Welborne, also suffered considerable loss from smoke and heat. The books, etc. were removed through the East street window Friday morning. The office of J. L. Smith, the only other tenant on the second floor, escaped with but little damage.

The building, while known as the Dudding & Moore block, it belongs to the Henry C. Long estate of which the Union Trust Company of Indianapolis is executor. It is hard to estimate the damage to the building, but it will be several thousand dollars, according to the judgment of several people who made an estimate. The basement is greatly damaged and a part of the floor is burned away and other parts fallen. The walls and ceiling is also greatly damaged and will have to be refinished. The roof on the northeast part was destroyed. It is not known what amount of ininsurance was carried on the building but $12,000 was formerly carried on the building. The loss is probably fully covered however.

Mr. Koin, who had the heaviest loss, estimated by him at $28,000, carried $19,500 insurance, in fourteen companies and the Myers, Hughes, Tindall, Cooper, Wood Brothers and Grose agencies. The agents for the insurance companies were on the ground early Friday morning looking after the losses,

Mr. N. R. Spencer, proprietor. of the Daily Reporter and Republican, carried $3,100 insurance with the Hughes' agency.

The barber shop of Noble Watson on East street, was damaged slightly by smoke and the glass door was broken to release Mr. Watson's pet dog which was locked in the shop.

DISCOVERED BY JOIJN KINDER.

The fire was discovered by John Kinder, the liveryman, at 12:12 6'clock Friday morning. Mr. Kinder was walking on North street when he

first heard a noise as of breaking glass. He walked on towards the poultry yard and thought he saw a light and additional crackling sound. He came south on the west side of East street, thinking some one was trying to break into the Star store or Reporter office from the alley. When he came opposite the alley he was assured that the building was on fire. He raia to the bank and notified the night watchmen, Quinn Johnson and Mr. Thompson. Mr. Johnson sent in the alarm and Mr. Thompson and Mr. Kinder ran down the alley, but the fire seemed to have died down and could not be seen from there. There was a good deal of smoke, however, and as sooii as the fire department arrived the north basement door to the printing office was broken in. They could not reach the fire from

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there, however, as it seemed to be farther south, beyond the partition, in a part of the basement used by both the Star store for storage purposes and the printing office for fuel and storage. In the first three hours fifty thousand gallons of water was used and it was thought the fire was out. About three o'clock the firemen left, but evidently there wa3 a smouldering spark some place, as tne firemen were again called about 5:30, to find the interior of the basement and first floor in flames, The firemen had a hard struggle to control the second fire and hundreds of people gathered at the scene to watch the disastrous work of the flames as they destroyed thousands of dollars worth of property.

CLOSE ESCAPE FOR FIREMEN.

Several of the firemen had a narrow escape from a horrible death when the floor of the Star store fell in, while they were working under it in the^basement. When it began to give away, some one gave the alarm and it was only by a hair's breath that some of them got out from under the falling floor. In making his escape, Tom Nye stepped back in a small pond of water and was treated to a ducking but under the circumstances did not resent it. The firemen certainly did gallant work in fighting the fire and controlling it as quickly as they did, working under disadvantages. They were in great danger a gpreat deal of the time, but this fact did not deter them from working with all their might,

The Republican-Reporter office having sustained a very heavy loss by' fire, much of which is of such a nature as not to be covered by insurance, and as the damaged machinery of the office is not in condition to be used, much consequental expense will be incurred, and have to be paid. Therefore it becomes absolutely necessary that all accounts due the office for job work, advertising and subscription daily and weekly be paid. We are in extreme need of all the money due us on account of this misfortune and will greatly appreciate prompt settlement in response to this appeal. We hope that no further notice to our friends and patrons will be necessary and that all will, at once, respond. The severe loss which we have suffered has made it impossible to carry accounts owing us, for the time we ordinarily extend to patrons, and we therefore make this public appeal to those owing us to settle their indebtedness immediately. Nothing but money will meet the conations that confront us—the necessity—is made imperative by the fire loss.

NEWTON R. SPENCER

S. C. Rhode Island Reds, great winter layers, eggs $1 for 15 or $5 per 100. Baby chicks 15c apiece. A. C. Faurot, Knightstown, Ind., R. R. 4. tf

Miss Hazel Ellis, of New Oastle, is convalescing from an attack of^ tonsilitis at the home of her mother, Mrs. Hettie Ellis, on Brandywine street.

Miss Carrie Tice is suffering from measles.

GREENFIELD REPUBLICAN.

VIOLENT DEATHS OTHER STATISTICS

February Board.] of Health Bulletin

Shows Heavy Death Rate—Jan­

uary Births 4,578, Deaths

2,908.

The monthly bulletin of the State Board of Health just issued says: Thej deaths in February numbered 2,908, rate 14. In the same mpnth last year 2,856, rate 13.4. The deaths under 1 numbered 411, or 14.1 per cent of the total. The deaths which occurred of people 65 and over numbered 980, or 33.6 per cent of the total. Tuberculosis killed 350 in the same month last year 387. Typhoid deaths numbered 86, diphtheria 33, scarlet fever 17, measles 26, whooping cough 15 pneumonia 398, rabies 1, diarrhoea, diseases 45, cerebro spinal fever 398, influenza 156, cancer 149, violence.

The most prevalent disease was influenza, next tonsilitis, and next bronchitis. Pneumonia was sixth in area of prevalence. Epidemics of measles and scarlet fever have appeared all over the state. Many schools were closed on account of scarlet fever.

Poliomy (infantile paralysis) caused 4 deaths: It is feared by the state board that this disease will become epidemic when warm weather appears, and a circular will soon be published and distributed among the people, telling how to avoid the disease.

January birth reports are always a month late, because the law gives twenty days in which doctors and midwives may report.

Total births, 4,578. Males, £2,371 females 2,207.

Midnight Visit Paid To North State

Street Homes—$15.00 in Money

and Gold Watch Gone.

Mrs. H. L. Strickland and Edgar Toms, of North State street, were robbed Friday night but in his hurry to get away the thief left a clew to his identity in the way of a bicycle. He got away with fifteen dollars in money, which was stolen from Mrs. Strickland, and a gold watch stolen from Mr. Toms. Mr. Toms' family lives in the house with Mrs. Strickland and Mrs. Toms heard the thief as he decended the stairway. He made such a quick getaway however, that he could not be intercepted. In his hurry,-the thief left his bicycle in front of the residence and it was taken charge of by the mayor and police as a valuable clew.

HOLLIS BROUHARD ROBBED.

Robbers also yisited the home of Hollis Brouhard, on route six Friday night and made their get-a-way with a gold watch and a ham of meat. Mr. Brouhard was only recently married and had been keeping house for only a short time.

Public Sale.

J. W. Shelby administrator of the estate of B. F. Shelby deceased, mile east and one mile north of Philadelphia, one mile north and miles west of Greenfield and mile east and 3 miles south of Mohawk, Wednesday, April 5th.

The Consequences of the Fire. On account of the disasterous fire which destroyed the machinery and much of the type of this office it will be perhaps ten days before the office again be in normal running order. Much news sent to the office in the mean time will probably not be printed due wholly to the conditions incident to the fire. This has been the case with much news since last Thursday night when the fire occurred.

H. Eshelman, who has been confined to his home for several days, is now able to respond to calls by an able assistant.

The Wes bland High School team shut Carthage out in a fast game Friday by a score of 5 te 0. The pitching of Cox for the winners was the feature of the game. Prof. Davis caught for Westland, and Winslow, Ruby and Lindley formed the battery for Oarthage.

WORD TO PATRONS OF THE

REPUBLICAN.

On account of the fire Friday morning, which did great damage to the Republican office, and especially to the machinery, we are compelled to publish the Republican only half its usual size this week, and a great deal of country correspondence and other news had to be left out. There is no way to help the condition this week, although we regret the fact greatly, We feel sure our patrons will appreciate the trying position in which we are placed.

THIEF LEFT WHEEL GREAIHlSE ILL SPEAK AT MAXWELL

BY BRIBE CHARGE

Samuel Bradley In Will Case, Says

Hancock County Prosecutor Accepted Money and Nollied Indictments.

FIND FOR GRANDCHILDREN

A senation was caused at Shelby- ed. The auto drivers did not stop to ville Thursday by the testimony of gee what damage had been done how, Samuel Bradley in the trial of the Onstott children to break the will of their grandfather, the late William Bradley. The witness testified, according to dispatches, that his father while owner of a drug store at Maxwell, paid the prosecutor of Hancock county $40 to have a large number of indictments for operating a blind tiger nollied.

At midnight Friday night, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the Onstott children, grandchildren of William Bradley, who the jury determined to have been a person of unsound mind, at the time he made the will, devising his estate valued at $40,000. The case was first filed here and was taken to Shelby county on a change of venue.

Center Township Commencement Held

There Friday—Last Day of School

—Old Time Basket Dinner.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Charles A. Greathouse will make the address at the Center township school commencement which will be held at Maxwell Friday afternoon. An old time last d§y of school occasion is being planned with an old time last day of school dinner and afternoon commencement. The exercises will be held in a grove if the weather is fit and in case of cold or inclement weather the exercises will be held at the church or school building. There are 26 graduates in the township who will receive diplomas and the teachers and trustee Abram W. Frost have just cause to feel

proud "oTthe"resiilt of the^year's work*

Several Greenfield people will attend the exercises.

Medicines that aid nature are always most successfnl. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy acts on this plan. It loosens the cough, relieves the lungs, opens the secretions and aids nature in restoring the spstem to a healthy condition. Sold by all druggists.

At the B. F. Shelby estate public sale 2% miles northeast of Philadelphia, April 5th, 5 head of horses and one mule, six head of cattle, 19 head of hogs, 28 head of sheep, farm implements, corn and hay. d28-31-3wl3

Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets invariably bring relief to women suffering from chronic constipation, headache, biliousness, dizziness, sallowness of the skin and dyspepsia Sold by all druggists.

One yearling mule, shoats, Duroc, and 1 Poland China hogs one buck, one Jersey bull and one Shorthorn bulfcwill sell at the Shelby administration public sale miles northwest of Greenfield, April 5.

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d28-31-3wl3

Fine brood mare, draft geidi full-blood Jersey cows, brood sows and ewes with-lambs at side will be sold at the Shelby administrator sale, miles northwest of Greenfield, April 5th. d28-31-3wl3

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Addison of route nine spent the day here with friends.

AUTO DRIVERS PLAYEDJl TRICK

Caused Horse To Scare and Buggy

Was Demolished Near Maxwell

and One Man Was Hurt.

GAVE OFFICERS THE SLIP

Turned West at Boots' Corner While

Officers Waited at North City Lim­

its—Was Four Test Cars.

Four automobiles, .all test cars, in which five men were riding, coming south from Maxwell Tuesday afternoon, caused a horse driven by Chas. Hennis and Ward Fort to scare and upset the buggy which had a closed top.

Mr. Hennis was badly bruised and the buggy was completely demolish-

ever, but continued on south at a rapid rate. The Greenfield officers were notified and the mayor sent men to the north city limits to stop the antomobiles but they were the victims of a smooth trick as the automobiles turned west at the Frank Boots corner while the officers waited for them. There was no way to determine who the machine owners were, where they came from or where they were going. It is thought that Mr. Hennis' injuries will not prove dangerous.

Eighth Grade Pupils Make Ludicious

Mistakes in Diploma Examination.

That Indiana is in two worlds, the new and the old, is the guess of Huntington county eighth-grade pupils in answer to questions at the diploma examination there, according to a dispatch. Many ludicious mistakes were made and the following are some of the answers to questions.

Chicago is in Massachusetts on the Hudson river. George Washington was the inventor of the cotton gin Ben Franklin invented the steamboat and Ben Harrison originated the telegraph, ji

Wheat grows chiefly in the city of Chicago, coffee in Buffalo and cotton jn Duluth,

The capillaries are small tubes that carry messages. Illinois, Ohio and Michigan are limited monarchies.^

London is a part of Milwaukee^ New York and Indiana are partly in the new world and partly in the old.

Are you frequently hoarse? Do you have that annoying tickling in your throat? Does your congh annoy you at night, and do you raise mucus in the morning? Do you want relief? If so, take Chamberlain's Cough Reme-

wiU be

OTTERBEIN.

Mrs, J. E. Sanford was shopping in Greenfield Saturday. Gladys Scotten spent Tuesday night with Ruby Sanford.

Several from here attended the funeral of Viola Keller at Curry's Chapel Sunday morning.

Evert Carr, of Cumberland, has been visiting I. M. Sanford and family the latter part of this week.

I. M. Sanford was in Greenfield Saturday. Mrs. Hiram Crump visited her brother, Walter Hawkins and wife, of Indianapolis, Saturday.

Many from here attended the funeral of James Murphy at Mohawk Monday.

Noble Sanford and wife were shopping in Greenfield Saturday. T. E. Scotten was in Greenfield Monday.

Nelson Harper who got his limb broken Tljursday is as well as can be expected.

Opal Eastes, of University Heights, visited friends in this neighborhood the first of last week,

J. F. Shelby was in Greenfield Monday. Sunday school at 9:30 Y. P. C. U. at 3:00. Every one is invited to attend.

Earl Wolf spent^Sunday at Morristown with his parents Henry Wolf and wife, jjjMtU&At

ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR

ELECTION RESULT GREENFIELD "WET"

AH the Townships Gave Substan­

tial "Dry" Majorities, Brown

Leading With 65 Votes.

WERE MANY SURPRISES

Greenfiel^80 "Wet"—Center Town­

ship, 44 "Dry Brown 65 "Dry

Sugar Creek 29 "Dry Vernon

42 "Dry."

COMPLETE VOTE BY PRECINCTS.

OREEN FIELD

PRECINCTS YES

Greenfield 1 258 Greenfield

Warrington

Vernon

Plea8ed'

all druggists.

Vernon 3

Sold

NO

244 236 126

2 135

Greenfield 3

133

Total 526 Majority CENTER TOWNSHIP Maxwell no West

606 80

101 23 19

39

East 3g

Total 187 Majority

143

44

BROWN TOWNSHIP

Shirley 100 Wilkinson

165 35 17

107

75

Total 282 Majority 65 SUGAR CREEK TOWNSHIP Precinct 1 and

217

2 151

Gem 61

Total 212 Majority 29 VERNON TOWNSHIP Vernon 1

137 46

183

94

80 70

2 103

139

144

294

Total 336 Majority 42 The local option election in Greenfield and four townships of Hancock county has come and gone and the returns show many surprises, especially in Greenfield. The first and third wards gave a combined "dry" majority of only 21 votes and the second ward went oyerwhelmingly wet, giving a total majority /in favor of saloons of 80.

Center township in which Maxwell is located gave a dry majority of 44 Brown township in which Shirley, Wilkinson and Warrington are located, gave a dry majority of 65 Sugar Creek township in which New Palestine is located, gave a dry majority of 29 and Vernon townshj^ in which Fortville and McCordsville are located, gave a dry majority of 42.

A surprisingly large vote was polled in almost every voting precinct and especially in the three Greenfield wards in which 1,132 votes or almost ninety per cent at the last city election for both candidates for mayor were cast. The first and third wards where the temperance people were expecting to stack up big majorities to overcome the known wet majority in the second ward gave a dry majority of only 21 votes.

The election passed off quietly in all the voting precincts but much work was done, especially in Greenfield^ Rigs and automobiles were brought into use to get the voters in the ranks which cast their ballots in Tuesday's election. The count showed several mutilated ballots, ten being thrown out in the second ward. The results were known iij all the election units early, the complete tabulated vote being received in this city by nine o'clock.

Notice.

A five roomed house will be sold Saturday, April 5, at Kinder's livery sale.

Barred Plymouth Rocka bred to win weigh and lay eggs, $1.00 and $1.50 for 15, $4.00 for 100, at house, W. T. Baker, Fortville, Ind., R. 2, phone Eden. d&wtf

For Sale—Three Shetland pony mares, broke. Prices reasonable Call or address Charles R. Milbourn, Morristown, Ind., R. F. 1. m21-30wlpd

Fully nine our,

01

every ten cases of

rheumatism is simply rheumatism oi the muscles due to cold or damp, or chronic rheumatism, neither of which require any internal treatment. Ail that is needed to afford relief is the free application of Chamberlain's Liniment. Give it a trial. You are certain to be pleased with the quick relief which it afforbs. Sold by all druggists Stf£g