Greenfield Republican, Greenfield, Hancock County, 20 July 1911 — Page 4

6REENFIELD REPUBLICAN

PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY.

Entered at the postoffice, Greenfield, Ind., as •econd class matter.

NEWTON R. SPENCER, Editor and Proprietor.

If the Republican party is to win in Indiana next year, it must be united it must be free from factional fights. It can not be harmonious and united with old factional men as leaders or candidates for /office. New men who never belonged to any of the factions are wanted as organizers and as candidates. Without them there is no chance for success.

The unorganized condition, which prevails in all party organizations, should be favorable to the righting of much wrong. Parties are necessary, it seems, but at this time there is such a lack of cohesion among members, such lack of unity in official action that it is difficult to distinguish where separate party lines begin and where they end. Members of the same party" in official position are unable to agree upon just what the position of their party on great questions shall be and what are the specific rpinciples of their party. Surely at such times no party prejudices should keep public officers from enacting into law many genuine reforms.

The four year rule of the Democrats in Hancock county would be a good one for the Republicans of the state to adopt. Public office is generally regarded as a good thing from a financial standpoint, and when a man has had an office for four years, it should be held against him when his competitor is just as capable and efficient, and has not held public office. The Democratic rule in Hancock county is a good one, and the Republicans of Indiana will do well to adopt it in selecting candidates for state offices. If offices should not be passed around among the capable men of the party who have not held office, then why not elect men to office for life, and cut the salaries down to the lowest practical amount? There are some fellows that think because they have been in office, they should be kept in office for life. We are in favor of a new ticket throughout.

Edgar D. Crumpacker, who is the only Republican Congressman who has survived the Democratic landslides in Indiana for the past three years, is pretty plain spoken regarding Republican politics in his state. He occupies a Unique position. It is not a mere accident that he remains in Congress. He has not only made a good Congressman, but he Jias kept free from factional alliances. He has not catered to any faction nor party leaders. He has never sought to "down" anyone in his party simply because they seemed to be between him and future political promotion. If he has stood with any faction of his party at any time it was because its stand was right. His official acts have been exceptionally free from personal influence. He has stood for and against measures and men in his party because it was for the public good to do so, and if at this important time he assumes to give advice to his party, and even to the President of the United States, on the political conditions of his state, we heartily commend him for doing so. No Republican in tne state is in better position to give party advice, and we are glad to see him take a firm stand against the promotion of men who have been prominently identified with factional elements. Faction men should take a back seat. Indiana is Democratic today on account of Republican factions. We are in favor of a new deal. The factional leaders on all sides have had enough. They have been given positions in the past. Let them be content in the ranks and private life. Let us have new men in leadership and as candidates. We have met with two defeats under pld factional leaders. We can not more than be defeated with new ones.

The Success of Hiawatha. Owing to the wonderful success of Hiawatha, the Indian Passion Play now being played by the Indian players at Fairview Park, Indianapolis, the engagement has been extended to July 29th, after which date they go to the Epworth Assembly, at Ludington, Mich., and then to the Zoo, Cincinnati. The public has generously shown its appreciation of Mr. Moore's policy in keeping his performance up to the high standard he set for himself the first season, and those who have seen Hiawatha in other years say that in many respects this season's production is the best that has been given. The Indians are fine actors, and this being their Passion Play they show the utmost sincerity in performing it. By admitting automobiles to the park, the manage­

ment has attracted a large number of patrons whom it otherwise would have missed.

Burnside Bros., Auctioneers. Col. W. I. Burnside, of this city, and his brother, Col. A. Burnside, of Knightstown, auctioneers, are booking sales for this fall Each of the Burnside Bros, will maintain an office in his respective city, and will date sales independently, but when they do not have conflicting dates for public sales they will co-op-erate and assist each other in their sales.

The Burnside Brothers are experienced auctioneers, having been in the business for a number of years, and having had liberal patronage in the states where they formerly resided. Col. W. I. Burnside has been a resident of Greenfield for more than a year and has done a great deal of auctioneer business since he came here, and has given universal satisfaction to the many patrons who have employed him.

Col. A. B. Burnside came to Knightstown from Garden City, Kan., where he had a large business for six years. Both of the Burnside brothers are* thoroughly posted on the values of all kinds of stock and personal property, and know just how to sell them to get the most for them. They guarantee the public fair treatment, and a square deal in all business entrusted to them. They are permanently located in Greenfield and Knightstown and will give their entire time to the auctioneer business. They respectfully solicit a liberal share of the business of Hancock, Henry, and adjoining counties, and assure the public that they will give prompt and careful attention to all business entrusted to them. Write or call upon Col. W. I. Burnside, Greenfield, Ind. Phone 630, or Col. A. B. Burnside, Knightstown, Ind., Phone 123. d&wp

ANOTHER FIRE OF UNKM ORIGIN

Barn of Smith McCord, Neap McCordsville, Destroyed—Mr. McCord Oldest Representative.

Your Money Is Safe

at the Capital State Bank in their screw door vault with three time locks and combination lock, and all inclosed in a large Iron safe with combination lock, and money well insured against any loss from burglary. And back of all are thirty-nine Stockholders who are worth over Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars.

The barn of Hon. Smith McCord was destroyed by fire Monday night on his farm near McCordsville. The origin of the fire is unknown. The barn contained some hay and a number of farm tools, which were also destroyed. The fire occurred about 11 o'clock, but as the barn was a half mile from any house, no one noticed the fire, and the first knowledge of its destruction was on Tuesday morning, when Mr. Alexander Bell, the. tenant, went over to the barn and found it in ashes. There was no fire about the barn, and no electric storm that might have started the fire.

The barn was insured in the Hancock County Farmers' Mutual Company, and Mr. Bell had some insurance on his farm machinery.

A. dwelling house, which formerly stood near the barn, was destroyed by fire five years ago.

Mr. McCord bought the farm in 1853, and cleared away a place for the old log house which he built, and which is still standing. He was a member of the Legislature in 1875, and is the oldest representative of an Indiana Legislature living. When he was a member, the latex David Turpie was Speaker. He is in his 92d year. He killed deer on his farm. One deer that he killed had been too sharp for all of the neighborhood until Mr. McCord got a shot at him and brought him down. He still has one of his old guns with which he used to hunt, and which is highly prized.

You could not possibly place your money in a more secure place Courteous Treatment and Strictly Confidential.

Capital State Bank (Not as large as the largest, but as strong as the strongest)

O I E S

J. H. BINFORD, President C. M. CURRY. First Vice-President JOS. L. BINFORD, 2nd Vice-Pres. N. C. BINFORD, Cashier W. J. THOMAS, Assistant Cashier.

Money to Loan

city property, all with pre-payment privileges at any interest payir period. WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF FARM INSURANCE ON THE INSTALLMENT AND CAPH PLANS AT LOWEST RATES WITHOUT PURVEY AND POLICY FEES. We are the Agents of the following well known Companies—Aetna Insurance Co,, of Hartford, Conn., with a surplus to the Policy Holders of $12,369,016,00, American Central Insurance Co. of St. Louis, Mo., $2,897.00, German Alliance Insurance Co. of N. Y. $1,130,243.00, New Hampshire Fire Insurance Co. of Manchester, N. H., $2,778,331.00. New York Underwriters Agency of The Hartford Fire Insurance Company of Hartford, Conn., $8,923,967.00. Phoenix Insurance Company of Hartford, Conn., $5,565,131.00. Queen Insurance Co. of America, $5,389,125.00. St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co. of St. Paul, Minn., $2,546,541.00, and the following foreign Companies, with U. S. surplus to the Policy Holders, Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society Ltd»$890,891.00. Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Co. Ltd. $5,155,975.00. London and Lancashire Fire Insurance Co., $1,411,303.00. Sun Insurance Office, $1,279,676.00. Employers' Liability Assurance Corporation Ltd. $1,911,982.00. Also the National Live Stock Insurance Co. of Indianapolis, Ind., $125,000.00 also .the Mutual Benefit Life Insurahce Co. of Newark, N. J.. $5,655,462.00. Total surplus to Policy Holders of all companies $57,120,560.00.

Loans on Tarm lands at 5 per cent, also a large private fund at 6 per cent, on farm Ian is and

D. B. COOPER & SON

Room 12, Masonic Temple, Greenfield, Ind. Both Phones: 41 and 235. Solicitors. E. W. Pratt. Elba Jacobs,

GREAT APPLE CROP AT THE GOBLE FARM

EXPECT TO GATHER IN EXCESS OF SIX THOUSAND BUSHELS BY THE END OF THE

PRESENT SEASON.

ARE SELLING EARLY APPLES

At Good Prices To Wholesale Dealers—If Season Continues Favorable Returns Will Reach Into the Thousands at This

Big Fruit Farm.

The Goble Fruit Farm, west of the city, is one of the most interesting places in the county, as the hundreds of trees are fairly loaded down with fine apples.

The owners, who are the Goble heirs, have sold considerable quantities of early apples, selling those from one row of -trees this week for $150. They have twenty-five trees of the Dutchess apples, which will probably bring $150 or more. The later apples are so thick on some of the trees that the leaves can hardly be seen.

Altogether they are expecting to harvest 6,000 bushels or more apples by the end of the season. This, with the small fruit of which they have a great deal, will make the returns from the farm probably larger than ever before, and will pay a big per cent, on the price at which they hold the farm.

RECEIVE NOTIGE OF SALARY RAISE

Rural Route Carriers Officially Notified of $100.00 Increase in the Wages on Routes of 24 Miles.

It was known several weeks ago that the bill increasing the pay on all rural routes over 24 miles in length to $1,000 had passed Congress, but official notice was not received at the local postoffice until today. The order went into effect July 1st, and all the carriers out of this city will receive the $100 increase, as all the routes are 24 mites long, or over. The order sent out from Washington regulates all the classes of routes according to their length.

The ten local carriers will get the increase and probably others in the county. This little present will be appreciated by the carriers.

Just What He Wanted.

The manager of a small country estate decided to sell his property, and consulted an estate agent in the nearest town about the matter. After visiting the place the agent wrote a description of it, and submitted it to his client for approval. "Read that again," said the owner, closing his eyes and leaning back in his chair contentedly.

After the second reading, he was silent for a few moments, and then said thoughtfully, "I don't think I'll sell. I've been looking for that kind of a place all my life, but until you read that description I didn't know I had it. No, I won't sell now."

GREENFIELD REPUBLICAN, THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1911

IHAL IS VERY FAVORABLE

One in Nine Hundred of the Ninety Millions of People in the United States Are Now in Prison. dh

The numbers of criminals are not increasing with the advancing years according to the report issued from Washington, of Dr. J. A. Hill,, chief statistician for revision and results in the Census Bureau.

The figures in the report, which has just been made public, seem to justify the claims of the reformers that the number of criminals are increasing, but the explanation of them by Dr. Hill proves the fallacy of their contention.

The preliminary count of the prison population nicluded the inmates of. the United States' penitentiaries, state prisons, county jails, almshouses and institutions for the insane and feeble-minded. According to this preliminary count, the prison population included the in1910, was 109,311. Of this number 2,625 were United States prisoners confined in the penitentiaries at Atlanta, Ga., Fort Leavenworth, Kan., and McNeil Island, Washington.

When one slops to think of the ninety million of people that live in the United States and that only one hundred thousand are in prison, it is an evidence of the firm grip that the respect for law has upon the American people.

IDE HOME TALENT PLAY A SUCCESS

OPERO HOUSE WAS FILLED TO GREET "TRUE AMERICANS" CAST—PLAY WAS PUT ON

IN GREAT SHAPE.

WILL REPEAT IT TONIGHT

Characters Well Taken and Greenfield Young Peoeple Made a Big Hit Large Audience Was

Enthusiastic and Appreciative.

The home talent play, the "True Americans," given at the opera house Monday night, was witnessed by a large and appreciative audience, nearly all the seats being taken. The play is a thriller and the characters were well taken by Greenfield's young people. They were all good in their parts and some who had roles that allowed of considerable originality, were exceptionally good. The costumes were pleasing and added much to the success of the performancee.

The audience expressed appreciation of every part of the play and were entertained in such a handsome manner that they expressed a desire to have the play repeated.

The managers and the cast approved of this, and will give the play at the opera house again tonight for the benefit of those who wish to see it again and others who could not attend the first performance.

The music, as furnished by Yon Glascock and Preston Wilson, was not a small part of the program by any means.

The receipts for Monday night's house were in excess of $100, which will probably more than pay expenses. The play was given for the benefit of the Ada New M. E. church which is in course of construction in East Greenfield.

Real Estate Transfers.

Trustees Monthly Meeting Society ofFriends to George Scott, half acre land, $300.

John O. Bronson to George M. Waters, lot in New Palestine, $300. William C. Rollins to Orange V. Casey, lot in Shirley, $600.

Claude Murphy to Morton Hunt, lot in Wilkinson, $50. Thomas II. Armstrong to Charles F. Brower, 3 acres of land, $300.

George H. Alford to Mattie Lunsford, lot in city, $1.00. Elijah A. Hunt et al., to Almedia Kessler et al., 16 acres land, $1,600.

SPARE THE LIFE OF WOMAN MURDERER.

Ottawa, Ont.—The sentence of death passed upon Mrs. Angelino Neapolitano for the murder of her husband at Sault Ste Marie, was commuted by the cabinet to a life imprisonment. The action followed the pouring in on government officials of hundreds of thousands of protests from the Dominion, the United States and European countries* The American protests were the most numerous and vigorous.

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TELLS A STIRRING STORY OF THE WAR

MRS. RAYMOND HOLDING AND CHILDREN HAVE RETURNED FROM MEXICO AND THE

SCENE OF REBELLION.

MISSIONARY IS KNOWN HERE

Sent Out By Friends Church and Witnessed Scenes of Bloodshed, and Passed Through Danger —Mr. Holding Still Remains at His Post.

The following story, published in the Rushville Republican, concerning Raymond Holding and family, Friends missionaries, well known to many Greenfield and Hancock county people, will be of interest here: "Mrs. Raymond Holding and three children, who have been visiting at Morristown, tells a thrilling story of her experience as a missionary in Mexico during the troublesome times of the recent rebellion in that republic, and of how the situation in the vicinity of where she and her husband were located became so dangerous that it was necessary for them to flee for their lives. "Her husband had gone to Mexico as a representative of the Friends church five years ago, and was located at Metehala. Prior to that the family had spent five years in Cuba, but conditions there were so unhealthful that the society allowed them to go to Mexico. "Matters went from bad to worse in the town after the rebellion got under way and it was finally decided the women and children must leave the town. "Two days later they were placed safely on board a train that would carry them to a seaport. A train preceding Mrs. Holding and her children was held up by a band of insurgents and seven women were forced to leave it and accompany them into the mountains, after they had been robbed of all their belongings. One of the women fought the' insurgent robbers and was knocked from her horse and killed. "On the night before Mrs. Holding left her home to return to this country the towiv was ransacked by the rebels and twenty persons were killed, among the slain being the chief of police. His body was slit from the throat down and laid in the sun, where none dared molest it. "Since returning to her former home north of Morristown ,Mrs. Holding has been receiving letters daily from her husband, who remained at his post, as a missionary. He says he dreads each coming night, as the mountaineers fill up on whiskey and start trouble every time they appear in the village. The Mexicans, he says, are particularly cruel, more so than the Indians. "Mrs. Holding states that a very murderous attack was made on the town one night and that she and her husband and children went to the roof of their home for a hiding place, but that the screams of their children forced them to hunt another hiding place."

Music has lost its charms to soothe the savage beast if reports from Mishawaka are true. In that city a man is said to have beaten up his mother-in-law because she insisted on using classic records on the family graphophone, instead of the popular stuff. But, of course, it is easy to make up an issue between a man and his mother-in-law.

A picture of the late Margaret Offutt, whose funeral occurred bore Monday, and a picture of the property on Spring street she deeded to the Presbyterian church for a parsonage, appeared in the Indianapolis Star of Tuesday, with a story of her gift to the church under a Greenfield date line.

Matt Willett and wife and Harry Bolt and wife went in j&r. Bolt's automobile Monday to Mr. Willett's farm, where the tenant, James C. Wright, was threshing. It is reported that they took full grown appetites with them and really enjoyed the threshing dinner.

$125 Per Acre For Farm. Hugh Valentine has purchased the Bert Souder farm, near Kennard. It contains eighty acres, and is among the best farms in Henry county. Consideration $10,000.

Miss Hazel Van Auken returned Sunday after a week's visit with Charles Sivard and family, who are camping on Blue river.

Jeffries and Son are having a new cement floor placed in their livery

TODAY'S STOCK MARKET

ONLY ONE LOAD OF HOGS SOLD AS HIGH AS $7.00

General Market 5 Cents Lower at $6.90 to $6.95—Strong For Light Cattle.

Receipls, 8,500 hogs, 1,500 cattle and 800 sheep, against 9,114 hogs, 2,694 cattle and 944 sheep a week ago and 7,313 hogs, 2,155 cattle and 348 sheep a year ago.

If the principal local packers had their way, hogs would have sold above $6.90, but several outside orders were in early at $6.95. Prices favored sellers in other markets, and this had effect here. Most sales were at $6.90 to $6.95, a decline of 5c. One load of fancy 37j7-pound hogs brought $7.00.

Receipts of cattle were not large for the middle of the week, and tlfere were no more than necessary in light to handy-weight steers and cows and heifers. These were sold promptly at strong prices, but the steers around $6.00 and a little above were plentiful and 10c to 15c lower than a week ago. There was a better feeling in the feeder trade, bulls sold steady and calves strong to 25c higher.

Receipls of sheep and lambs were not much smaller and with more buyers in the field there was enough increase in the competition to take consignments more promptly and at more satisfactory prices. Frequently sales were 25c higher. Several bunches of lambs sold at $6.50 and $6.25, but more sold at $6.00 and common as low as $3.50. Yearlings sold for $3.50 to $4.50, and sheep for $1.50 to $3.50.

GREENFIELD MARKET. These prices are corrected daily rom quotations by the H. B. Bolt meat market, E. P. Thayer meat harket, New Milling Company, Barett Grain & Elevator Company, and ocal grocers.

CATTLE

Bulls [email protected] Heifers [email protected] Cows [email protected] Bulls [email protected] Canners and Cutters [email protected] Veal Calves [email protected]

HOGS

Good to Best Heavy [email protected] Choice Lights [email protected] WHEM Per bushel 76c

CORN

Per bushel 58c OATS AND RYE Old Oats 36c Rye, per bushel 65c Clover Seed [email protected]

OLD HAY

Baled Timothy, per ton $13.00 Timothy hay, bulk 10.00 Mixed hay, bulk [email protected] Clover hay, bulk [email protected] Straw, bulk [email protected]

BACON AND LARD

Bacon 12^c Country Hams 12%@15c Lard, per lb 10c

BUTTER AND EGGS

Butter, per lb 13c to 20c Eggs, per dozen 13c POULTRY Spring Chickens lb 15c Hens 9c Turkeys, per pound. 10@llc Geese, per lb 5c Ducks, per pound 7c

SELLING PRICES

Timothy seed $6.50 Clover seed 9.00

Notice County Council.

Notice is hereby (riven that the Hancock County Council will meet in a special se" sion in the County Commissioners room at the Court House in the City of Greenfield, Indiana, August the 7th. 1911, for the purpose of makingadditionnlapproprations for the following county expenses to-wit: Old warrants Issued previous to 1011.11,502.25 New type machine, recorder's office..• .225.M) County Treas. office expenses. 160.00 Jackson twp. assessor 60.00 Vernon 22.50 County Clerk's fees 200.00 County Assessor's offiiee 25.00 Supplies, Court House 100.00 The installing of a water system at the County poor farm 1.000.00 GrifTy Bridge 860.00 Miibourn Bridge 100.00 Steele 400.00 Cau Id well 375.00 Deerburg 180.00 Concrete arch, South st. bridge

City of Greenfield 1,050.00 Witness my hand and the seal of said county, tliis 20th day of .July, 1011.

CHAS. H. TROY,

wtl Auditor

Notice of Application for Change of Name.

To Whom It May Concern: I Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Indiana, will apply to I the Hancock Circuit Court of Hancock

County, Indiana, to have its name changed from "Barrett Elevator Company" to "The Greenfield Milling Company" and that said application will come up for hearing At the first day of the September Term, 1011, of said court, the same being the 4th day of September. 10H.

Dated this 18th day of July, 1011. Barrett Elevator Company. By Benton L. Barrett, 20t3 President.

Executor's Notice.

Notice is hereby given, that the under" signed has duly qualified as Executor of the last Will and Testament of Rhoda Margaret Offutt, late of Hancock county, Indiana, deceased.

Said estate is supposed to be solvent. CHARLIE M. HILL, Cook And Cook, .. Executor.

Attorneys for Estate. 29t8