Greenfield Republican, Greenfield, Hancock County, 24 August 1911 — Page 4

CREENF1ELD REPUBLICAN

PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY.

Catered at the postoffice, Greenfield, Ind., as •eoond class matter.

NEWTON R. SPENCER, Editor and Proprietor.

GIVE SHORT-WEIGHT PECK OF POTATOES

Transient Dealers May Quote Lower Prices, But Often Their Profit is Made in Giving Short Measure.

A responsible citizen of Greenfield reports to this office that he purchased from a transient vegetable wagon what purported to be a peck of potatoes. The amount when weighed was eleven pounds, which should have weighed fifteen pounds. If that peddler had been doing business in Indianapolis he would have been arrested and fined heavily. It might be well to suggest that the Greenfield grocers carry a full line of vegetables and if they were not to give a patron full measure he would be in much better position to get satisfaction than from transient strangers. But there is every reason why a home grocer would be inclined to give full measure, good Quality and reasonable prices. The price of peddlers will probably always be low, but they make their profit out of poor quality and short measure.

Buyers should be on their guard when buying from strangers.

•THE HARVESTER," ISSUED ON AUTHOR'S BIRTHDAY.

Announcement is made that on August 17th, the birthday of the author, Doubleday, Page and Company, issued "The Harvester," by Gene Stratton Porter. The book is particularly appropriate as an issue in the nature of a birhtday gift for it is the third of her books dealing with the Limberlost Woods of Indiana, which she immortalized in "Freckles" and "A Girl of the Limberlost." Also the name and the sentiment of the book well fit in with the late summer when the harvest is in full swing.

What Might Have Been. The County Commissioners and Sheriff were called to Rush county last Thursday on some road business and on the way home in an automobile were caught in an electrical storm. There was some thought of stopping at a barn along the way until the storm abated, but luckily they did not stop, for which they are thankful, as they learned the next day that the barn was struck by lightning soon after they passed it.

The Rose of Erin.

Earl Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Smith, has written a new song, "The Rose of Erin," and composed the music for it. It is published in most attractive style with Mr. Smith's picture on the front page. Mr. Smith is located at Chicago.

All Day Woods Meeting. There will be an all-day woods meeting Sunday, August 27th, in L. Sanford's grove. Dr. Roberts, of Indianapolis, and other preachers will be present. A cordial invitation is extended to all persons interested in religious work. H. W. Robbins, pastor.

Nathan Hinton, who made a sale last year and went to Pueblo, Colo., to live, is here again looking after business in connection with the settlement of his sale notes. Mr. Hinton is employed by the Bell Telephone Company at Pueblo at a good salary and is doing well. He bought two acres~of ground adjoining the city which has greatly increased in value.

Is Delighted With Oregon. W. S. Montgomery, who is spending a few weeks with his family in this city, is much pleased with Oregon. He likes the climate and says that there is a great variety of products, which can be raised there regardless of the weather that any season may produce. He says that the weather the entire year is simply delightful. The irrigation is such that they can raise crops there whether they have rain or not.

Buys Feed—Raises Hogs. Sebj'one Jessup, who is one of the .largest hog raisers in Blue River township, is not a raiser of very much corn. He buys most of the feed that he gives his hogs.

The Wilkinson Horse Show will be held Thursday and Friday, September 14th and 15th.

GIVES UP STATION

Marion Philpott, Station Agent at Charlottesville For Thirty— With I*enn. Co. 40 Years.

Claude Crickmore, of Dunreith, has been appointed agent at the Pennsylvania station at Charlottesville by the company's auditor. Marion Philpott, who has been agent and operator there nearly thirty years, is in poor health, and will take a rest of a few months.

Mr. Philpott has been in the employ of the Pennsylvania railroad company for more than forty years, first at Schererville, then Greenfield and Charlottesville. Mr. Philpott will again be appointed to his post there when he recovers his health sufficiently.

Maxwell Telephone Co.

The annual meeting of the Maxwell Telephone Company will be held at Maxwell Friday, August 25, 19il, at 1 o'clock p. m., for the purpose of electing five directors and any other business that may come up. J. H. Mugg, Pres.

A Word to Boys

Temptatious easily overcome the boy who carries his casn in his pocket. Possibly at the end of the year he is no better off than at the start. The thrifty and careful boy deposits his money in a goob bank. Such a bank is the Capital State Bauk.

Capital State Bank

Capital $50,000. We Solicit Your Business.

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 paying period. WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF FARM INSURANCE ON THE INSTALLMENT AND CASH PLANS AT LOWEST RATES WITHOUT SURVEY 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., $8,928,967.00. Phoenix Insurance Company of Hartford, Conn., $5,665,131.00. 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 followingjtoreign 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.

Thos. Seamon, Sec. and Treas. 17t2-w2

Marion Gant was painfully hurt at the fair ground Thursday afternoon, while attending the races. He was standing near the judges' stand when a fierce gale began to blow. A piece of scantling became entangled with ropes and canvas and struck him under the right eye, cutting three deep gashes which bled profusely until he visited the office of Dr. Milo Gibbs, where the injuries were dressed. Mr. Gant was not rendered unconscious, but was considerably dazed for a time.

Roland Fishburn has returned from Elkhart, where he was called by the serious illness of his brother, Arthur Fishburn, who was operated on for appendicitis. He found his brother much improved and able to be up. Mr. Fishburn reports that they have had plenty of rain in that locality. It rained a day and two nights while he was there.

Miss Ida Gary, one of the best known lady teachers in Indianapolis, and formerly a teacher in the Greenfield schools, has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Kate Poulson. Miss Gary has just returned from her second summer trip to Oregon, where she was very favorably impressed with the fruit raising industry. She will probably make some investments in the business.

Gets Promotion.

Walter Moore, who has been employed with the Pennsylvania section crew at Dunreith, has been tendered and accepted the Dunreith section of the new double track work. He will remove his family to

Dunreith. He is a brother of F. A. Moore, of this city.

Farm Brings Big Price. John H. McNew has sold his farm of thirty acres, three miles east of Knightstown, to William Smalley for $6,000, says the Knightstown Banner. This is the highest price paid for farm land in this section in many months.

Infant Hutchinson.

The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Hutchinson, west of the city, died Thursday. Funeral and interment Friday at Kissell's cemetery, near New Palestine, with Oak S. Morrison in charge.

Loans on farm lands at 5 per cent, also a large private fund at 6 per cent, on farm lan Is and

D. B. COOPER & SON

Rooni"l2, Masonic Temple, Greenfield, Ind. Both Phones: 41 and 235. Solicitors. E. W. Pratt. Elba Jacobs.I

DEA1H OCCH

Henry Prickett, 70 Years Old, Was Found Dead in Stable at the Henry BickhoiF Farm.

Dr. Earl Gibbs, county coroner, was called to the home of Henry Bickhoff Thursday afternoon to hold an inquest over the body of Henry Prickett whose dead body was found in a stable by his son, Cleveland, about 3 o'clock p. m.

Death was due to heart trouble. The deceased was 70 years old and the day of his death was his birthday. Some time ago Mr. Prickett had suffered from rheumatism, but seemed to be in unusually good health recently. He had gone to the barn to look after and care for the stock, as Mr. Bickhoff was away from home helping some of the neighbors thresTi.

When found the body was lying under a horse in a stall, but there were n© signs of injury, violence or suicide. The deceased was the father of six children, two sons, Cleveland and David, lived with him. A widow, 67 years old, survives him.

The funeral wTill occur Saturday, interment at I. O. O. F. cemetery at Oaklandon.

SPECIAL EXAMINATION

An Extra One Will Be Held the Last Saturday in September.

County Superintendent George J. Richman has been notified that there will be an examiation on the last Saturday in September for teacher's license. The State Board of Education has decided to hold nine examinations this year instead of eight. This change was made necessary by the fact that there were many requests for special examination. So they decided to hold one more general examination. This will be of especial interest to many teachers.

Notice of Bridge Letting.

The Manchie Bridge, Blue River township, ^Notice is hereby given, that the Board of Commissioners of Hancock County, Indiana, will, at the Auditor's office in the court house, in the City of Greenfield, Indiana, up to 10 o'clock a. m., on Tuesday, September the 19th, 1911, receive sealed bids or proposals for the construction of a concrete and steel bridge, across Six Mile Creek, where the same crosses the county line road, between the counties of Hancock and Rush, said State, the same being at or near the center of the east line of section 28, in township 15, north of range 8, east.

Said bridge to be constructed according to the plans and specifications now on file in the office of the Auditor of said Hancock County, and as by law required. All bonds and affidavits by law required are to accompany each bid or proposal.

The Boar'd of Commissioners reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

Given under my hand and the seal of the Commissioners of Hancock County, Indiana, this the 24th day of August, 1911. (Seal) CHAS. H. TROY,

Auditor Hancock County, Indiana, 2412

GREENFIELD REPUBLICAN, THURSDAY AUGUST 24, 1911

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The 8:20 p. m. west bound car goes to Indianapolis on §unday night only.

Is Regaining Health.

A letter from James O. Davis, who with his family went to Centerville, Wash., three weeks ago, states that he is feeling fine and his family are also well, and they are enjoying their trip. Mr. Davis says he has gained seven pounds in two weeks. It is quite dry and windy there and has been very warm, but Mr. Davis says they do not feel the heat like they did in Indiana. The wheat crop there is making from thirty to thirty-five bushels to the acre and some small tracts are making forty five bushels. Wheat is the only crop of importance. No corn at all is raised, but some oats and barley. A few hogs are sold. Mr. Davis says the people sell about everything they raise and then buy their entire living, and the way the merchants sell goods is a sight. The land in the valley where he has been sells at from $25 to $50 per acre, but they get a crop from it only once every two years. Mr. Davis and family have left Centerville for Sebastopol.

PUBLIC SALES.

John H. Fields, nine miles northeast of Greenfield, and one-half mile east of Nameless Creek church, on Friday, August 25, 1911.

Meier estate, at the II. W. Meier farm in Sugar Creek township, 2Ys miles northeast of New Palestine, half mile north of first stop west of New Palestine, on I. & C. electric line, Wednesday, September 6th.

Strickland and Pearson, an eighth of a mile south of Westland store, seven miles southeast of Greenfield and seven miles west of Carthage, Monday, September 4th.

Charles Thompson, on the south side of the National Road, one mile west of Greenfield, September 12th.

Bert Souder, one mile southeast of Kennard and eight miles north of Knightstown, Friday, September 1st.

Wm. T. Franklin, at residence, miles south of Pendleton, three miles east of Ingalls, and a half mile west of the Luken's school house, Tuesday, August 29th.

Christian F. Deerburg, 2V2 miles south of Gem, Wednesday, September 6th.

Henry Pearson, Jackson township, northwest of Charlottesville, Thursday, September 14th.

J. F. Strahl, three miles southwest of Greenfield and three miles southeast of Philadelphia, near the Shepherd school house, Friday, September 1st.

John S. Souder, two miles southwest of Greenfield on the Greenfield and New Palestine Pike, Tuesday, September 5th.

Jesse D. Maroska, at his residence, two miles north and a quarter mile west of Mohawk on the William Cahill farm, Wednesday, September 13 th.

William E. Maroska, at his residence, one mile west and a halfmile south of Mohawk, on the John Campbell farm, Thursday, September 14th.

Charles F. Thompson, at his residence, one mile west of Greenfield, on the south side of National Road, at Stop 46 on the T. H. I. & E. traction line, Tuesday, September 12th.

A. B. Lineback, who has been staying at Eden for some time, has returned to Greenfield, and has a room in the New building.

MOHAWK.

Joseph Eakes and wife of Fortville, spent Tuesday with William Eakes and family.

Rev. WTa.inscott, of Greenfield, is holding a week's meeting at this place.

Mrs. Nellie Pierce is quite sick with tonsilitis. Ransom Denney and wife spent Monday with relatives here.

Mrs. Laura Eakin and Mrs. Myrtle Herr spent Sunday evening with Mrs. Stella Collins.

Charles Bixler and wife visited with Edward Jackson and family Sunday.

Mrs. Eliza Caldwell spent part of last week with her mother, Mrs. Anna Jackson.

J. WT. Deshcng attended conference at Rugby last week. Mrs: Jasper Gordon and daughter, Ada, spent Sunday with Walter Crider and family, of Indianapolis.

Arza Cox and family and Homer Cook and family, of Indianapolis, spent Sunday with their parents, Isaac Cox and wife.

Oscar Andrews and family, of Indianapolis, and Edward Holden and family spent Sunday with Troy H. Stansberry and family.

Charles Pope and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Hunt, of near Fortville John R. Kingen and wife, of McCordsville Charles Kingen and wife, of Edinburg, and Samuel Kinger, Jr., and family, of this place, spent last Sunday at the home of James Kingen and wife.

The Ladies' Aid will give an ice cream social on the school house lawn Saturday evening, August 26. Public is invited.

W. H. Pauley, Auctioneer. J. E. Sample, Clerk. PUBLIC SALE

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell at public sale at his residence on the John W. Williams farm, near Brown's Chapel, one-half mile north of National Road on the Range Line four miles east of Greenfield. Parties coming on electric road will tell conductor to stop at Range Line station, then go north to first house on east side of road, on

Thursday, August 31, 1911, the following property, to-writ: Five head of horses, consisting of one brown mare, 7 years old, will weigh about 1,650 pounds, in foal, good bone, muscle and style one bay gelding, 5 years old, will weigh about 1,400 pounds, a good all-round worker one bay mare, 9 years old, weighing about 1,300, bred, general purpose one bay mare 9 years old, will weigh about 1,100 pounds, good driver, fine style one black mare, 7 years old, will weigh about 1,100 pounds, high bred, square trotter with speed, good wind, tough as a gristle. None of Ihese horses have bad habits too much cannot be said of them.

Six head of cattle, consisting of two good milch cows, make firstclass butter, raise large calves one to be fresh in September, the other giving about two gallons of good, rich milk per day two 2-year-old full-blooded Jersey heifers, in calf, these are hard to duplicate two yearling past, full-blooded Jersey heifers in calf.

Sixty head of hogs, consisting of eleven brood sows, one full-blooded Poland China male hog, 2 years old, a good one, cost $25 when a shoat forty-eight head of shoals.

One hundred acres of corn in the field fifteen tons of loose timothy hay in mow. About six tons baled oats straw.

Farming Implements One new Osborne binder, just used this season one McCormick mower, one gang plow, one Oliver sulky plow, one two-row cultivator, one onerow cultivator, one disc harrow, one steel roller, one disc 5-hole wheat drill, one Black Hawk corn drill, one steel frame spike-tooth harrow, one clover seed attachment, one farm wagon, one flat bed, one gravel bed, one double set of breech ing harness, new one double set of tug harness, one lot. of collars, one eight-barrel galvanized stock lank, one dinner bell many other articles too numerous to mention.

Terms of Sale—All sums of $5.00 and under, cash in hand over that amount a credit of 12 months will be given, the purchaser to execute not with approved freehold security, waiving relief from valuation and appraisement laws. No property to be removed until the terms of sale are complied with. Five per cent, discount for cash.

WM. F. KIRKPATltlCK.

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Oh„ You Cider Season! A great many people are digging up their old. cider presses in order to take care of the apples, which are falling off the trees.

Suit For Divorce.

Jesse G. Crandall has filed suit in the Circuit Court for a divorce from Clara B. Crandall, alleging unfaithfulness.

FAMILY REUNIONS.

Annual reunion of Center School, Wednesday, August 23d, at Simmon's grove. Albert Catt, president William T. Orr, trustee.

Harvey reunion, Glenn Miller Park, Richmond, Ind., August 26th. Brooks family reunion, in Wilson grove, Saturday, August 26th.

Robert Smith family reunion, at the County Farm, Sunday, August 27th.

Lowe family reunion, Brookside .Park, Indianapolis, August 27th. Pauley, Craft's Grove, Charlottesville, Sunday, August 27th.

Pickering family reunion, August 29th, at Craft's grove, east of Charlotesville.

Binford family reunion at the residence of R. B. Binford, August 29th.

Thomas reunion, held in Freeman Braddock's grove, Wednesday, August 30th.

West Virginia, Craf.t's Grove, August 31st. Willett reunion, in Dewey's Park, Greenfield, Thursday, August 31st.

McClarnon, at the home of Isaac Martin in Green township, August 31st.

Jackson, Fortville, Friday, September 1st, at Noel's grove. Eaton reunion, at the State Fair grounds, Thursday, August 31st.

Barrett reunion, Soldiers' & Sailors' Orphans' Home, Knightstown, Thursday, August 3ist.

Alyea, Sunday, September 3d, at the home of Charles Scott, inBrandywine township.

Ogden reunion. Reunion of Ogdenites, Moffett's grove, Ogden, Ind., September 5th.

Slifer, at Glen Miller Park, Richmond, Ind., Wednesday, September 6th.

Collins family, at the home of J. E. Collins, in Buck Creek township, Monday, September 4th.

Addison reunion, Craft's Grove, east of Charlottesville, Thursday, September 7th.

Roberts, Sunday, September 10th, at Idle Roberts' grove, near California school house.

Albea reunion, residence of James L. Albea, one mile south of Milner's Corner, Thursday, September 14th.

Silas Wiggins, in the Ed Moore Grove, northwest of Greenfield on Noblesville Pike, Saturday, September 2d.

Cook Public Sale.

The sale of Joel Cook occurred at his 184-acre farm in Henry county, six miles northwest of New Castle, and about eight miles east of Shirley last Monday. It was attend ed by a large crowd. Mr. Cook lives in this city and took Col. W. I. Burnside, of this city, with him, as his auctioneer. Property is not bringing as much money as it did last year, and stock is not in as good condition as it was then, but a colt four months old brought $65 a blind mare, 9 years old, brought $62.50 a 3 year old filly, $185, and another filly, $225. Baled oats straw brought $7.50 a ton forty tons of bulk mixed hay, $17 per ton. The hogs sold reasonably well, one bunch of 90-pound shoats bringing $9 per head. Mr. Cook says that he is well pleased at the prices his property brought.

High Price For Draft Horse. Freeman Braddock sold a draft horse Friday to Jerry Clotz of Indianapolis. It is said that horses are cheap, but when men have real good draft horses, they can be sold at money-making prices.

Mr. Braddock received $250 for his draft horse, which is a pretty good price, even for an extra fine horse.

Mrs. Hester Patterson, of Cleveland, is sick with typhoid fever.

Public Sale

We will sell at public auction at the Floyd Miller Farm, 3 miles south of Carthage and 4 miles north of

Arlington, and Vi mile east of the Carthage and Arlington Pike, commencing at 10 o'clock a. m., on

Tuesday, August 29,1911

The following personal property:

Five Head Good Mules

FOUR HEAD OF HORSES,

THREE HEAD JERSEY CATTLE,

57 HEAD OF HOGS,

50 HEAD OF SHEEP, 150 Bu., more or less, of old corn. 25 acres, more or less of growing corn. Fanning Implements of All Kinds.

Terms—Sums over $5.00, a credit of 12 months without interest, Lunch 011 the ground.

JOSEPH A. MILLER. FLOYD MILLER.

Everolle Bullon, Auctioneer.