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ON INDIANA, FOUND IN SCRAPBOOK OF SCHUYLER COLFAX AT SOUTH BEND,

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TELLS HANCOCK'S POPULATION

In 1840 Was 7,457—Relic Will Become Property of Northern Historical Society—Some Valuable Information Given I of the Early Days.

The famous scrap-book of Schuyler Colfax, which disappeared several years after his death at South Bend, has been found by men who were engaged in demolishing the Colfax homestead a few days ago.

The book is of great value from several standpoints, as it contains figures on the census of 1840, or seventy years ago. It gives the population of Indiana at that time as 683,314 and the last census, or Seventy years later increases it to 2,700,876, or over two million more. At that time Wayne county, with 22,983 inhabitants, was the largest county, and the smallest was Starke, Avith a population of 148. "Since then Marion county has gained from 16,118 to 263,661, making it the largest in the state.

According to the figures given in this book, Hancock county's population in 1840 was 7,457 Henry, -15,103 Hamilton, 9,832 Madison, 8,904 Rush, 16,575, or more than Marion,. and Shelby county, 11,997.

St. Joseph county in 1840 had 381 persons more than 20 years old, who could neither read nor write. The farm statistics showed that the same county raised 14,289 hogs, 102620 bushels of wheat, 133,647 bushels of oats, 928 bushels of rye, 197,438 bushels of corn and had 10,000 gallons of distilled liquors.

ROASTING EARS ARE RIPE IN THE FIELD5

Farmers Say It is the First Time in Years Corn Has Been So Far Developed.

Farmers are gathering roasting ears from their corn fields, which is without precedent in Hancock county for many years. A well known farmer said yesterday morning that he could not remember the time that ears as large as the ones he gathered from his farm had been found in the corn fields in Hancock county before August 1st. The deduction is that the corn crop is much earlier than it has been for years, or perhaps than it ever was before. It is thought that the crop will be ready for gathering much earlier than common.

The crop promises to be a splendid one this year. Weather conditions have been almost ideal since the seed- was planted, which accounts for the earMness, as well as the advanced stage of the corn at this time. Farmers say that, with all of the rain that has fallen here in the last few days, a little warm weather would make the corn grow much more, and would insure an even much better crop than* that which is promised now.

SERIES OF ACCIDENTS OF SERIOUS NATURE.

Man Fell From Haymow, One From Threshing Machine and Boy Pfterced By a Splinter.

Shelbyville, Ind. Julius Benson, a prominent farmer living near here, is lying at the point of death from injuries received in a fall from the mow of his barn today. He has been unconscious the greater part of the time since the accident and is.not able to explain how it happened. hi George Taggart tumbled from a threshing machine and broke his right arm. Roxie Badgley, 10 years old, was probably fatally injured when a splinter, ten inches long, pierced his left leg, then entered his abdomen, while he was sliding down a board. :v

Marriage License.

diaries G. Thornbury, age 39 years, to Diamond G. Scott, age 30 roars

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STARTED AFIRE n»

That Did Considerable Damage To Farm House of Mrs. Clara Strickland, Near Wrestland.

A mouse and match are held responsible for originating a fire on Tuesday that came near destroying the house on the farm of Mrs. Clara Strickland, near Westland. The house is occupied by Charles Pierson and family.

The fire was started in a closet on the second floor, where bed clothing, etc., wras stored. It had made considerable headway when discovered, but by the heroic efforts of a bucket brigade that was soon formed by the neighbors, the house was saved with probably $300 damage by fire, smoke and water.

SYRIAN WILL SPEAK AT FRIENDS CHORGH

Native of Palestine To Be Here on Sunday Evening—Is a Student in This Country.

K. A. Totah, a native of Palestine, will address the meeting at the Friends church Sabbath evening, at 7:30. He has been a student in New England for five years, and expects to enter Columbia University next year. After his work as a student in this country he will return to Palestine as a missionary and a teacher. He is a keen observer and looks with interest into the various phases of American civilization. He speaks English quite fluently, and those who hear him are highly pleased. "Conditions and Needs of Palestine" will be the subject of his address. The public is invited to hear him!

Advertised Letters.

Below is a list of uncalled for letters remaining in the Greenfield postofTice July 27, 1911:

Mr. Carl C. Hawn. Frank Kaby. Mrs. Marinda Lunsford. Miss Frances Neutzenhelzer. Mr. Will Plonk. Mrs. Clyde Parsons. Mr. W. E. Reiley. Mrs. Maude Rowe. Miss Delight Scott. Mrs. Bertha Smith. Luther Talley (2). Miss Laura Wilson. Mrs. Larry Williams. Mr. Harris Wilson. Mr. H. C. Wilson. Miss Alice Young. Persons calling for above letters, will please say "advertised."

George W. Duncan, P. M.

WILL HOLD COURT

Squire Will Be On Bench Continually, While Henry County Fair is in Progress—For Protection.

Realizing that the public in general demands and is entitled to good order and protection from sharpers and grafters at a fair, the directors last Satuday appoved some important suggestions along this line, says the New Castle Times.

In conjunction with the prosecutor, plans were made for enforcing law and for the quick punishment of the wrong-doers. Space for a 'Squire's Court was assigned, and this year it will be presided over by 'Squire Koons, who will be "on the bench continually, if need be. S. G. Eilar was chosen as chief of the fair ground police, and he will be given efficient assistance day and night. The directors of the fair agreed also to furnish a patrol wagon, and persons convicted of bootlegging, gambling and other crimes will get a quick ride to jail.

Col. J. E. Frost returned a few days ago from a successful business trip to Western Michigan, where he succeeded in selling quite a nice lot of farm land. He reports plenty of rain in that section of Michigan, and that the crops are fine. He brought home with him some fine samples of products. He says the potato crop is looking fine.

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USUAL

HALF A DOZEN STORM PERIODS PREDICTED FOR AUGUST, EXTENDING THROUGH

THE MONTH.

TO BE VERY HOT AND DRY

Not Enough Rain To Help Unmatured Crops, Except in Spots— Month To Go Out With

Fine Fair Weather and Much Cooler.

According 'to the prognostication of Parson Hicks, who is by no means an optimist when it comes to the weather, August is going to be hot and dry, with capital letters. Real summer heat is to come, as beseems to think the backbone of the short winter we have been experiencing is broken. Here are his predictions:

A regular storm period in progress at the close of July, will bring mercurial cloudiness and summer storms to eastern parts of the country, during the first two or three days of August. The quadrature of Jupiter, blending with other causes, will aggravate all disturbances at this time.

A reactionary storm period has its center on the 5th and 6th. On and touching these dates look for marked increase of temperature, falling barometer and moderate to light, misty rains. We do not believe that rains will be sufficient for crops that are not matured by early August, except in narrow localities and along the middle eastern sections.

A regular storm period extends from the 6th to the 14th, having full moon on the 9th, and moon on the equator on the 13th. This period will bring threatening clouds, falling of barometer and violent, blustering winds. Relief from great warmth will follow disturbances at this time, and many sections will get light to moderate rains, but not sufficient for general agricultural needs. The 9th is the center of a marked seismic period, extending about four days before and after that date. On and about the 13th, a crisis of electrical and. seismic disturbances.

A reactionary storm period is central on the 17th and 18th, calling for renewed summer heat, falling barometer and blustering storms. A show of rain, amounting to showers in scattered sections will result at this and other August storm periods.

A regular storm period covers the 20th to 25th, central on the 22d. A reactionary storm period will bring decided storm conditions on the 27th, 28th and 29th. The moon being on the. celestial equator on the 26th, may bring thunderstorms and fill the time between this and the preceding period with threatening, stormy weather. Indications are that the month will go out with change to fair and much cooler weather.

Birthday Surprise and Thanks. The many friends of Mrs. Valentine Fox, of Rural Route 6, gave her a pleasant surprise a few days ago in the. way of a birthday post card shower. She was very much pleased with the many nice remembrances and desires to express her appreciation of the kindness of her friends through the columns of this paper.

Real Estate Transfers.

Sarena Lunsford to Mary Lunsford, lot in city, $200. Burtsall M. Forbes et al. to David M. Cooper et al., lot in Wilkinson, q. c. deed, $1.00.

Sarah M. Cooper to John C. Cooper et al., lot Wilkinson. $1.00. Elenore Knoop to Henry Ortel, land, q. c. deed, $1.00.

Charles E. Knoop, guardian, to Henry Ortel, 113 acres land, $15,000. Benjamin F. Young to Nancy E. Scott, 40 acres land, $4,800.

FAMILY REUNIONS.

Craft, Craft's Grove, near Charlottesville, August 12th. Fort, Craft's Grove, near Charlottesville, August 12th.

Binford, August 29th, L. A. Binford grove. ,t

A Bug in Her Ear.

Mrs. John Thorn, of Wayne town, Ind., has suffered great pain and deafness for thirty years, and the *j»cause was found yesterday to be a bug, which crawled into her ear thirty years ago.

DAY IN THE GROVE

Were Scared Out Late in the Day By Threatened Storm, But Had Fine Time While it Lasted.

A happy picnic party \Vas formed Sunday of Greenfield and former Greenfield people, who spent the day in William Thomas' grove, southeast of the city. The party was composed of the following: George Morehead and wife, Dr. Oscar Heller and wife, James Walton, wife and daughter, W. C. Dudding and wife, W. I. Garriott, wife, and son Lawrence Clyde Townsendand wife, William Moore and wife, W. B. Cuyler and wife, B. A. Sunderland and wife, G. W. Gordon and wife, Harry Strickland and family, Frank Bowen and wife, William Thomas, wife, son and daughter Louise Thayer, Elizabeth McCole and Naomi Tapscott.

The carriages and automobiles were loaded with baskets of "Sunday fare" and watermelons, and when everybody had made a full hand at the picnic dinner there was almost an unlimited supply left for siipper.

The thunder storm that came up scared them out, however, and the "eats" were brought back home where they were enjoyed. The participants report a fine time in every respect, except for the changing of the plans because of the threatened storm.

6E0GRAPHIES COMPLETE

New Books Give Extensive Review of Hoosier State.

Charles A. Greathouse, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, has received copies of the new Frye geographies, to be used in the special one-course form, adopted by a special committee of the State Board of Education. Several minor changes have been made in the publication. The section of the book devoted to Indiana probably is the most comprehensive that has been attempted. Pictures of the public buildings throughout the State, agricultural and manufacuring scenes in Indiana and Indianapolis, are among the features of the book.

HOLINESS LEAGUE

Each Afternoon and EveningNot Denominational—Singing a Feature.

Big Bunch of Licenses. George W. Miles, state fish and game commissioner, has received from the state printer, 60,000 permits, the 1911 consignment of the hunters' licenses. It is the largest supply ever in the hands of the commissioner. Few licenses will be issued until after the opening of the water fowl season, September 1st, but after that the annual rush for licenses by quail hunters will begin. Last year only 30,000 licenses were printed during the summer and the supply was soon exhausted. After that consignments were ordered until the total number issued reached 60,000.

Commissioner Miles will issue licenses in Marion county, but in the "other-counties Clerks of the Circuit

Court will issue permits.

The spot marking the center of population is guarded by rattle snakes, acording to a dispatch from Nashville. One snake was captured. The spot supposed to be the center of population is one of the wildest in the stated

MELLIE R. DUNCAN ALLEGES CRUEL TREATMENT—ASKS FOR A DIVORCE AND $2,500 ALIMONY.

BANK ALSO A DEFENDANT

Ralph Ginley Makes Sensational Charges and Asks For Divorce and Custody of Child—Says

His Wife Theatened to Kill Child.

Two unusually sensational divorce suits have been filed in the Circuit Court. Mellie R. Duncan asks for a divorce from Ernest A. Duncan and also demands $2,500 alimony. They were married in 1890 and have one son, who makes his own living, according to the complaint. The plaintiff alleges that the defendant has aways been cross, peevish and high-tempered, and flew into a rage without provocation. That he has been guilty of cursing, striking and kicking her, and that he threatened to kill her. That she suffered this treatment in the hopes of a change, and for the sake of their child until he became grown. She says he has about $6,000 in personal property, mostly in money and notes at the Citizen's Bank, and the bank is made a defendant to show what interest it has in the property.

Ralph Ginley asks for a divorce from Maud E. Ginley, and for custody of their two-year-old son, Paul Edward. He alleges that she has been cruel and inhuman in her treatment of him, being haughty and indifferent, cursing at and also threatening him and calling him and his mother vile names. He alleges that she said to him, "I wish you were dead I wish you would leave me." That she had mad fits, upon which occasions she broke the dishes and threw water on the walls of the house. That she was not satisfied on the farm and threatened to leave him, and that to please her he built a new house and later sold his property and moved to Greenfield. That she is dissatisfied and unreasonable and that she neglects the care of their child and home, and had threatened to kill the child, and another time to run away with it. They were married January 6, 1908 and separated July 22, 1911, according to the complaint.

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The services at the Armory by the Young Men's Holiness League continue each afternoon and evening. The work is not denominational, but is in the interest of every church and denomination, and evefy individual whether in or out of the church.

Christian people of the various churches are urged by the young men to attend the meetings and hear the preaching and teaching of Evangelist Knight. Good singing is a feature at each service, and the public in general is invited and will be welcomed.

To Be Allowed On Address Side of Envelopes in Future.

The postoffice department has made a ruling which is of general interest, as it prohibits the use of Red Cross stamps and all kind of stickers on the address side of letters. The order is as follows: "No adhesive stamps, or imitations of stamps, of any form or design whatever, other than lawful postage stamps, shall be affixed to the address side of domestic mail matter, but such adhesive stamps, provided they do not resemble, in form and design, the lawful postage stamps, and not bear numerals, may be affixed to the reverse side of domestic mail matter. "All domestic mail matter bearing, on the address side, adhesive stamps, or imitation of stamps, other than lawful postage stamps, will be returned to the sender, if knojvn otherwise they will be forwarded to the devision of dead letters."

Col. J. E. Frost Auctioneer. The Huston Sale. List your property for the Huston sale, Saturday, August 5th, early, so it can be advertised. Already a lot of household goods, buggies, horses and a piano have been listed. A large storage in connection with sale v^here property can be stored free to everybody.

Demands $500 Damgac. The Knightstown Telephone Company has brought suit against the Lorimer-Gallagher Company, demanding $500 damages in the Henry Circuit Court. The defendant company is building the new line of the Pennsylvania railroad through Knightstown, and interference with^* poles and wires of the plaintiff is alleged.

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LAY CORNER STOKE

To Methodist Hospital at Indianapolis—Costs $125,000 and Will Double the Capacity.

The corner stone for the new addition to the Methodist Hospital, at Capitol avenue and Sixteenth street, Indianapolis, was laid Tuesday afternoon with appropriate ceremonies. Charles W. Fairbanks made an address and also Bishop D. H. Moore, of Cincinnati. Bishop Moore did not complete his address because of the rain.

The new wing to the hospital will cost $125,000 and all but about $24,000 has already been raised. It will accommodate seventy-five beds and doubles the capacity of the hospital. Another addition of the same dimensions will be added when the present one is completed.

MERIT ALONE if IKE PRIZES

SUGGESTED THAT BABIES BE ENTERED IN BEAUTY CONTESTS DRESSED ONLY IN

THEIR DIAPERS.

AND KNOWN BY NUMBERS

Eliminate Ribbons and "Fixings,'1 Which Are Calculated to Blind Eyes of Judges To the Reel

Beauty of Child—Would Be Honest Plan.

The baby contest in connection with the Greenfield Horse Show and Home Coming is exciting a great deal of interest, and much talk as to the best and most fair manner of conducting it.

There have been a number of plans suggested, but without doubt, the best of all the good ones is that all babies taking part in the beauty show be dressed only in their diapers. This would place them all equally on their merits, and the prizes woud be awarded accordingly, without a lot of fancy dress "fixings," calculated to blind the eyes of the judges to the real beauty and merits of the contesting infants.

Heretofore, it has been the custom for the mothers of babies entered in the contest to dress, them in such fancy clothing and so completely that it would take mor§ than an ordinary person to determine just which baby did really merit the prize for beauty points.

It is the plan of the management to conduct the baby show as everything else in connection with the two days' event, in an absolutely fair and impartial manner, and the suggestions that the babies be dressed only in their diapers, and known to the judges only by numbers, will no doubt meet with the approval of all interested parties.

NEED NOT BE ALARMED.

Secretary J. N. Hurty Tells People To Be Careful About Food.

Indiana people need feel no alarm because of the Asiatic cholera scare which is agitating Eastern cities, according to Dr. J. N. Hurty, secretary of the State Board of Health.

There is little likelihood that the disease will be allowed to spread into the interior of the country, he says. Even if a case should appear in Indianapolis, Dr. Hurty would hot fear an epidemic there.

The patient would be immediately isolated, and the people would be warned against eating and drinking anything that had not been sterilized, he says. "No uncooked food should be eaten and all water used for drinking purposes should be boiled. If all the people would follow this rule, there would be no chance for a spread of the infection."

DEATH OF VESTAL LARRABEE.

Occurred Thursday Morning At tlicv Home of Caleb Jeffries, Near Gem.

Vestal Larrabee, oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis N. Larrabee, died Thursday morning at 7:30 o'clock, at the home of Caleb Jeffries, two and a half miles northeast of Gem.

Undertaker Morrison was called and removed the body to the Larrabee home in his ambulance..

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