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Neither President Taft nor Col. Roosevelt look good to most Republicans since their contest has become so personal and so bitter.
Let the people of this country stand for law and constitution, no matter what views they may have on protection and revenue, or to what party they belong.
Anyone who does not see that John W. Kern has a good chance for the Democratic nomination for president, is devoid of clear vision. Every day develops some sign favorable to the junior Indiana Senator.
Many Republicans have said in their excitement that they would not vote for Col. Roosevelt, nor for President Taft. It is very probable that a compromise candidate will be agreed upon. It will not be easy to select a man who is unobjectionable. Let Republicans hold their peace and be slow to condemn.
We have only one political speech to make, and that is, that tariff for revenue will produce the same business and financial conditions in the future that it has in the past. If that is what the voters of the country want we will attempt to make the best out of it that wre can.
There are some things about Mayor Lew Shank, of Indianapolis, that most people admire, and that is his sincerity. When he played the horse races at Louisville recently, instead of attempting to dodge and deny the matter when it became public, as some politicians would do, he admitted it, and said the only thing he regretted was that he did not have more money on the winner. We do not approve of the Mayor gambling, even in Louisville, but we do not think it is as bad to gamble and admit it. as to gamble and lie about it.
It now looks like a majority of the Republicans in Indiana are favorable to the adoption of a county local option plank in the state platform. Should they do so, we know of no man who would make so good a, candidate for Governor on such a platform as George B. Lockwood, of Marion. He is talented. He has had wide experience in public affairs. He is an able and convinc-
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JOS. L. BINFORD, PRES. C. M. CURRY, V.-PRES. W. J. TBTOMAS, ASS'T. CASHIER N. C. BINFORD. CASHIER
ing speaker. He is a man of progressive and positive ideas and has the courage to stand fearlessly for them. We are for Lockwood because we think he is right on the great party issues of the day ana because we think he can carry the united party vote of the State of Indiana.
The tendency the past few years has been to abandon the district schools over the State of Indiana, and it seems, for a very good reason, namely, the dearth of children. Hancock county is probably a very good average example of the condition in a majority of the counties of the state. In this county there has been abandoned, since the school law to that effect was passed, up to the present time, twenty-six district schools. This leaves only forty such schools in the county now, and of these the trustees have no alternative under the law than to abandon nine more this year, because of the fact that they had less than twelve pupils enrolled last year. Then another six may be closed, in the discretion of the trustees, having less than fifteen pupils enrolled, cutting down the number of district schools from sixty-six a few years ago, to thirty-one and possibly twenty-five next year. In the place of these district schools, have been and will be erected central buildings w7here graded schools are taught by a corps of teachers who, not having so many grades to look after, can give more efficient attention to each grade and individual pupil. This idea of abandoning the scattered district schools where -the attendance is small and centralizing the work is approved by the best educators and school men of the county and state, and at the present rate of progress it will be but a few years until the ungraded, single room district schools will exist only in the memory of the present and past generations. It is predicted that but few. if any, one room district school buildings will be built in this county and state in the future because of the uncertainty of its usefulness for long, under the new7 compulsory abandoning law, and thus causing the townships thus building to spend large sums of money without realizing any lasting or permanent benefit, but on the other hand, the transportation of pupils to central buildings is said to be more economical to the townships than the building and maintaining of the several small schools, with the additional argument on the side of the central buildings for graded w-ork, that it makes for more efficient work on the part of the Instructors and better results for the pupils and a better sanitary condition about the building is made possible. Judging from present conditions and the future outlook, combined with the growing sentiment in favor of the central buildings and the seeming dearth of children, the days of the district schools are almost numbered.
Settlement of Subscription Accounts A paid-up in advance subscription would be ideal and in the "long run" would not impose any burden on the subscriber. The newspaper costs just so much whether it is paid at the beginning of the year or at the close. While it would be just as convenient for the subscriber to pay in advance as in arrears, after the first payment is made, the paying in advance would eventually be a great benefit to the newspaper men. The local newspaper men lose from the credit system of subscription. They are often embarrassed financially for the reason that they have outstanding in little one and two dollar subscription accounts as much or more money than they are worth. Any firm, no matter in what kind of business it is engaged, is sure to be embarrassed if it has credited out more than it is worth, but the condition of the newspaper man is more embarrassing than most other business men, for the reason that his accounts are so small and the persons who owe them are so scattered that he can hardly afford to go out, or send out to collect them. It costs almost as much to collect the accounts as they are worth. Then another feature of the newspaper accounts is that men who do not care for a statement of their
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account with a merchant, blacksmith or bank, get angry when they receive a statement from the newspaper man, and stop -the paper. A paid in advance subscription, however, is sure to come, and it is going to come soon. The increase in newspaper postage rates is sure to increase the price of papers if they are not paid in advance.
It is the desire of the new management of this paper to secure a settlement with every delinquent subscriber of this paper within the next few days. Statements will be sent out until that object is accomplished. If there are cases where settlement can not be secured by mail, a representative will be sent to call upon the subscriber. The purpose of this movement is to get a settlement of all the business of this office up to the first day of the present month, the time that the new corporation, the Spencer Publishing Company, took charge of the business. Persons who will give this matter their immediate attention will greatly oblige the former owner—Newton R. Spencer.
REGISTRATION RESULTS REPORTED BY PRECINCTS
The result of the first sitting of the registration boards in the twen-ty-seven precincts of the county, were better than it was expected they would be. A total of 2,634 voters registered and the returns by precincts were as follows:
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No. 1 72 No. 2 Blue River—
No. 1 No. 2
Brandywine— No. 1 No. 2 Sugar Creek—
No. 1 No. 2 No. 3
Jackson— No. 1 No. 2 Brown—
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76 51 91
Vernon— No. 1 164 No. 2 104
No. 3 106 Total 2,566 Total 2,634
MAXWELL.
Grandma Curtis is visiting relatives at Anderson. William Jackson and wife attended the funeral of Mrs. Roach Sunday.
Listen for the wedding bells. Hazel Jackson has returned home from New Castle after a visit with her sister, Eva Muterspaugh.
Nellie Pratt spent part of last week with Wm. Chappie and family at Greenfield.
Eastern Star Initiates. The Eastern Star held an interesting meeting Tuesday night, at which the degree was conferred on Mrs. John Rosser, Mrs. Freeman Meek, Miss Helen Gant and Raymony Denney. Refreshments were served. There was a good attendance.
Miss Ada Havens spent the day at Indianapolis.
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NOTICE OF SALE OF SCHOOL PROPERTY.
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, Township Trustee of Blue River Township, Hancock County, State of Indiana, will, on Friday, the 7th day of June, 1912, at ten o'clock a. m., on the premises described below, offer for sale at public sale the following described school property, to-wit:
One school house, one wood house and two out-houses, all located upon the school lot described as follows: Commencing on section line twenty-six (26) rods East of the South West Quarter of the East Half of the South West Quarter of Section twenty-one (21), Township fifteen (15), north of Range eight (8) East, running thence East ten (10) rods, thence West ten (10) rods, thence South eight (8) rods, to place of beginning, and commonly known as Hardy's Fork School.
Terms of Sale—Cash. O. J. COFFIN, Township Trustee of Blue River Township. mayl6w3
Willie Martindale, of Brown township, has another fine colt by Richard Earle, and although she is but nine days old. is a very spry Miss. The mother of these colts is by Western Horseman, and her dam by Oakwood, and she the dam of Leafy, 2:06, and Julia R., 2:10:V4. Mr. Martindale says like will breed like, and that is the reason he is breeding to Richard Earle, for not only is he an unbeaten champion in the show ring, but his colts inherit the frictional trotting gait of their sire with 2:10 speed.
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Obituary.
Beyond the flight of time, beyond the reign of death, there surely is some blessed clime, formed for the good alone. The long watches of the night are over, and she is gone. Death comes an unsought guest to every home, and at his spectral bidding some loved one goes forth to his mysterious home.
Time may teach resignation unto hearts made desolate by his coming but they can never fill the vacancy therein when she that was our mother no longer casts a halo about our darkened hearth.
A mother's place so loved, so worshiped, once empty, must be forever so. A breast once fanged by a mother's death no medicine can reach with healing. No man, however scarred, no heart, however hardened, can forget the gentle being who gave him life.
Charlotte Kirkman was born in Gilford county, North Carolina, on November 11, 1823, and passed into rest at her late home in Wilkinson, May 6, 1912, aged 88 years, 5 months and 25 days.
She spent her girlhood days in her native state and in 1843 she was married to William Keck and afterward emigrated to Greensboro, Henry county, Indiana, where they lived about a year, then coming to this vicinity. They lived together, facing the hardships of pioneer life for sixty years together, until death took her husband, ten years ago yesterday. Since that time she has lived with and been cared for by her children.
About twenty-two years ago, under the labors of Rev. Harvey Kuhn she united with the Christian church and has been ever faithful to its teachings.
She leaves to mourn, eight children, four daughters and four sons, namely, Daniel Keck, of Greensboro James Keck, of Wilkinson Sarah R. Michaels and Mary Chapman, of Anderson Wm. Henry Keck, of Canada, and George, of this place. Two daughters preceded her in death. She also leaves one sister, two brothers, sixteen grandchildren and twenty greatgrandchildren. A Friend, d&w pd
Lost—A gold bracelet, Saturday, probably on South street, between Presbyterian church and East St., or on East street between South and Main streets. Finder return same to this office and receive reward. 13d3-wl-pd
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Mrs. Clara Apple entertained on Friday afternoon, Mrs. Emery Shirkey and daughter, Ruth, and Mrs. William Moffit and son, Paul.
Oval and Leona Dobbins entertained Friday afternoon, Mrs. Clara' Dobbins, Ada Eakin and Mabel White of Maxwell.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Dobbins and daughter, May, spent Thursday evening with M. E. Dobbins and family.
Henry Reedy, who is critically ill, is no better. Mr. and Mrs. Lon Alexander entertained Indianapolis relatives last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Cooper and son, of Indianapolis, have been visiting Henry Reedy and family.
Miss Audrey True spent Monday with her aunt, Daisy Crossley. Nellie Pratt and Mildred Garrett visited with Leona Dobbins Monday afternoon.
Executor's Sale of Real Estate Notice is hereby given that by virtue of an order of the Hancock Circuit Court of Hancock County, Indiana, the undersigned executor of the last will and testament of John L. Liming, deceased, will on Saturday, the 25th Day of May, 1912 offer for sale at private sale at the Law Office of Robert Williamson, Rooms 7 and 8 in Lee C. Thayer's building in the City of Greenfield, Indiana, and from day to day thereafter until sold, the following described real estate owned by said decedent at the time of his death, to-wit:
A northeast division of the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section thirteen (13), township fifteen (15), north, range six (6) east, described and bounded as follows: Commencing at the northeast corner of said southeast quarter of said southeast quarter of said section thirteen 13), township and range aforesaid, and running thence south on the east line of said southeast quarter of said southeast quarter, a distance of fwenty-three and one-fourth (23%) rods thence west on a line parallel with the north line of said quarter of said quarter twenty-three and one-fourth (23%) rods thence north on a line parallel with the east line of said quarter of said quarter twenty-three and onefourth (23%) rods to the north line of said quarter of said quarter thence east on said north line to the place, of beginning, containing four (4) acres, more or less.
Said sale to be made subject to the approval of said court, and for not less than the full appraised value of said real estate and upon the following terms and conditions:
At least one-half of the purchase money to be paid cash in hand, the remaining one-half payable in six months from the day of sale for which the purchaser is to execute his note therefor, bearing interest at the rate of six per cent, per annum from the day of said sale, waiving relief from valuation and appraisement laws, providing for attorney's fees and negotiable and payable in bank and secured by mortgage on the real estate sold, or the purchaser may pay all cash, at his option.
Said real estate will be sold clear and free from the lien of the mortgage indebtedness in favor of John C. Vetters and Carl Vetters, as the same appears recorded in Mortgage Record W. W. at Page 176 of the Records of Hancock County, Indiana, which said lien shall attach to the proceeds arising from the sale of said real estate in the hands of said Executor.
Said sale to begin at 10 o'clock a. m., on said day. j- .} ARTHUR BOONE, Executor.
GREENFIELD MARKET. These prices are correcved daily from quotations by the B. Bolt meat market, Currens and Grandison meat market, Thomas Nye, the. poultry dealer New Milling Company, The Greenfield Milling Company, and the local grocers.
CATTLE
Steers :[email protected] Stock Cattle [email protected]' Heifers [email protected] Cows [email protected]! Bulls [email protected] Canners and Cutters [email protected] Cows and Calves [email protected] Veal Calves [email protected]
HOGS
Good to Best Heavy [email protected] Medium and Mixed [email protected] Choice Lights [email protected]
WHEAT
Wheat, per bushel $1.10(3)1.15 CORN Corn, per bushel 75c
OATS AND RYE
Oats, per bushel 50@52c Rye, per bushel 70c Baled Timothy, per ton $27.00 Baled Mixed Hay 24.00 Baled Clover Hay 24.00 Timothy Hay, bulk 23.00 Mixed Hay, bulk 21.00 Clover Hay, bulk 19.00 Straw, bulk [email protected]
BACON AND LARD
Bacon 12@14c Country Hams 12%@15c Lard, per lb lie
BUTTER AND EGGS
Butter, per lb 20@22e Eggs, per dozen 16c POULTRY Hens, lb 10c Turkeys, per lb 12c Geese, per lb 6c Ducks, per lb 9e
SELLING FRIGES
Timothy Seed, per bushel.. [email protected] CLOVER SEED. Alsike, per bushel $15.00 Big English, per bushel $12@14 Little Red, per bushel $14@1&
WOOL
Wool, per lb 16@22e
The Odd Fellows of Rushville dedicated a new hall Tuesday.
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