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Miss Abbie Henby, who has been teaching at Rochester the past winter, returned home Saturday, the school having closed.

Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Shelby, of Indianapolis, were guests Saturday and Sunday of Mr. "and Mrs. M. T. Willett and other relatives.

J. I. Butler and wife spent Saturday night and Sunday at Pendleton with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ratliff.

Mrs. William Melton went to Toledo, Ohio, today to visit her daughter, Mrs. Pearl Dillihay, who is sick.

Rev. John T. Hatfield and wife were in the city Sunday afternoon to attend the revival meeting at the mission in Hinchman's hall.

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Leech and Mrs. Edith Leech were visiting Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Curry, on R. R. 6, Sunday evening.

Mr. and Mrs. 0. H. Schopmeyer are visiting relatives at Bowling Green. Mr. Shopmeyer will in two weeks enter the Indiana University for the summer course.

Friends here have received the news that Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Suess of Oklahoma City, Okla., have a new baby girl. They have three children, two boys and a girl.

Miss Goldie Jarrett and Mrs. Sam Trueblood and little daughter, Hilda of Eden, spent Sunday wit'h relatives and attended the K. of P. Memorial services.

Mrs. Homer Snyder and daughter, Ruth Virginia, returned Sunday to their home at Indianapolis, after visiting for a week with Mr. and Mrs. Gustav Hafner and family.

W. S. King, wife and daughters, Eva and Cecil, and Miss Freda Kirkpatrick spent Sunday at Rushville the guests of J. Ward Wilson and family.

Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Van Duyn and •children attended the commencement at Wilkinson Saturday evening and spent. Sunday with Mr. and j\Irs. Floyd Ivinnaman, at Shirley.

Mr. and Mrs. Lucien Curry and children, Geo. and Kathryn, of this city, and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Warrum, of Indianapolis, visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Mack Warrum, near Philadelphia.

John Wray. one of Greenfield's well known fruit growers, has made this office a present of some fine samples of early black cherries, which are now ripe. He has several trees of them.

William Cahill, of Mohawk, was found not guilty of the charge of intoxication for which he was tried in Squire Garrett's court Tuesday morning.

Born, Tuesday morning, to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rhim, a fine baby girl.

Mr. and Mrs. Elmer J. Binford will sell the remaining articles of their house-furnishings at public auction, Friday, May 31st, 1912, at 1 o'clock p. m., at residence.

Hamilton Coffey left last night for Portland, Oregan, where he expect to make his future home. His brother, Bert O. Coffey, has been there for several years and likes the country fine.

Mrs. J. E. Butler and Mrs. O. E. Hill attended the track and field meet at Earlham College Saturday and visited Mrs. Butler's daughter, Miss Pearl.

Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Hayes, of Cambridge City, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Smith, of Baldwin street.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Towles, of East Main street, are rejoicing over the arrival of a fine baby girl, born last night.

The people along the National Road between Cumberland and Irvington have petitioned the Marion County Commissioners to improve the road by making it wider and covering it with a heavy layer of crushed stone.

Charles E. Barrett, of Indianapolis, was in Greenfield Monday. He said that the new trust company, of which he is president, would open up for business just as soon as the vaults could be installed. He hopes to be ready for business some time during the first week in June.

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For Rent—Furnished rooms for light housekeeping—modern. Telephone 293. 25d-tf

Timothy Hay for Sale—$18 per ton. Chas. E. Coffin, half mile east of Westland store. 28d3-wl

Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Thomas and Max Zimmerman will visit friends in Illinois for a few days.

Mr. and Mrs. John Hayes Duncan entertained for dinner Sunday, Mrs. Mary Ja'ne Smith and Charles Duncan.

The house of Charlotte Morse on Douglas street that was sold at a public sale Saturday afternoon, was bought by John T. Beaman for $510.

Mrs. J. L. Allen and children and her mother, Mrs. Alexander, spent Sunday at Spiceland with Jesse P. Allen and family.

Chesteen W. Gant remains about the same. He is able to go down town occasionally, but he suffers a great deal from dizziness.

Robert Thompson returned today to his work at the J. Ward Walker company store, after a two weeks' illness with appendicitis.

John H. Brooks is home from Richmond, where he has been taking treatment for several weeks. He is improving and will return for further treatment.

L. 0. Hanes and wife had for their guests Sunday, Mrs. F. M. Hanes and daughters, Elizabeth and Hazel, and Henry Hanes and family, of New Palestine.

Mrs. A. S. Orr and daughter, Miss Bertha, entertained at dinner Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Lawson Rash, of Fortville Misses Margaret, Verna and Nelle Baldwin, of this city.

William H. Harper and wife 'and Clay Snead and family, of Noblesville, motored to this city Sunday and were guests of Dr. and Mrs. T. E. Lowe.

Oscar Jackson has the contract for remodeling the home of Mrs. Amanda Barnard. The house is to be made thoroughly modern from every standpoint.

Mr. and Mrs. Emsley W. Johnson and daughter, of Indianapolis, were guests of Dr. and Mrs. L. B. Griffin Sunday. Mr. Johnson is the Republican nominee at Indianapolis for prosecutor.

Mr. and Mrs. Luther Newiiouse, of this city, and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wiggins, of R. R. 5. were the guests of Henry Davis and wife, of Rushville. Sunday. They drove to Rnsliville in Mr. Newhouse's new louring car.-

Mrs. Vint R. Ellis gave a surprise party Thursday evening for Mr. Ellis, in honor of his thirty-sec-ond birthday. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Otto Ellis, Charles Ryan and family, Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Wheeler, Mrs. Hettie Ellis and son, Lester John Adler and family and Miss Helen Snyder.

Walter Sample, who went to Charleston, Mo.-, to work for Thad Snow, will now go on to the Dakotas to remain until fall. The floods damaged Mr. Snow's place until farming is out of the question there and Mr. Sample has been in rilinois for some time. He has worked in the harvest fields of the Dakotas in the past.

I vis, the little daughter of Pearl Hanes, of R. R. 6, while hunting for eggs in the barn Thursday, fell from a box and broke both bones in her right arm below the elbow. Dr. Milo Gibbs was called and dressed the injury.

Linza Walker, of Jackson township, has all his corn planted but twelve acres and in addition he has ten acres of tomatoes set out. The tomatoes are set about 2,600 plants to the acre and the planting of ten acres means days of hard, tiresome work. Henry Pearson, also of Jackson township, has all his corn planted and has plowed one field.

Farmers! Plant a patch of cane this year. Plant on clay or sandy soil. Don't plant on black soil or freshly manured ground such as an old feed lot, for the quantity will be small and the quality poor. Poor ground for good sorghum always. Follow this advice, tend it well and Coffin and Fields, of Westland, will do the rest for you. 29d6-w2

Verdict For the Plaintiff. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for $30 in the case of James Cross vs. Benton Piper, for money on account.

GREENFIELD REPUBLICAN, THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1912

VICTIM or ACCIDENT

FRED STUTSMAN, OF PHILADELPHIA, STRUCK BY AUTO AND LEG IS BROKEN IN TWO

PLACES—YOUNG MAN IS IN VERY SERIOUS CONDITION

CAR DRIVERS RETURNTOTOWN

And Put Young Stutsman in Care of a Physician Accident^ Happened Saturday Afternoon, at

Stop No. 36, T. H. I. & E., Called Dye's Crossing— The Automobile Driver and Party Were From Indianapolis.

Fred Stutsman, a young man of Philadelphia, had his left leg broken in two places and was otherwise injured at 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon, when the motorcycle he was riding was struck by an automobille at Stop 36 on the T. H. I. & E., or Dye's Crossing, near Philadelphia.

It seems from what can be learned that the accident was unavoidable. Young Stutsman was riding his motorcycle from the south and turned into the National Road just as the automobile, driven by Walter Widely, of 3307 Central avenue, accompanied by Warren Cory, of 1217 College avenue, Indianapolis, was passing. Another automobile had just passed and there was considerable dust. The automobile struck the front wheel of the motorcycle, although the car was being steered to the northwest across the road, and was stopped in the side ditch about fifty feet from the scene of the accident. The occupants of the car went back and found Mr. Sutsman badly hurt and as the car that had just passed had stopped, they got the driver .to turn about and bring the injured man to the office of Dr. Sisson and they followed in escaped their own car. An examination of the leg showed it to be so badly broken that it was decided to take Mr. Stutsman home before setting the bones and he was taken in an ambulance. In addition to the broken leg, he wTas bruised considerably. The double fracture of the leg, it is understood, is of a very serious nature, and may require a delicate operation, or the wiring of the bones before they will knit together.

The two men who caused the accident seemed very much concerned and made no effort to avoid recognition. The driver is a son of Geo. A. Widely, an officer of the Premier Motor Company, of Indianapolis. The young men had come to Greenfield for a pleasure trip.

Prominent Farmer Dies. H. C. Pitts, age 66 years, died at 5 o'clock Friday morning at his home in Shelby county of heart trouble. Mr. Pitts was one of the big farmers of Shelby county. Funeral Sunday at 10 o'clock at the Blue River Friends church.

Real Estate Transfers.

James H. Parnell to Mary A. Parnell, 15 acres land, $1.00. Mary, A. Parnell et al. to Ward F. Parnell, 35 acres land, $1.00.

Ward F. Parnell et al. to James H. Parnell, 35 acres land, $1.00. John H. Garoius et al to Tra M. Collins et al., lot Fortville, $1,250.

Charles E. Price et al. to John L. Masters et al., 93 acres land, $10,535.

Frank Swonger, of West South street, has returned from the Methodist Hospital, where he was operated upon for a mastoid abscess. He was in the hospital for more than a week, and the operation was successful. Mr. Swonger is a railway postal clerk and has resided in Greenfield for several years. He recently purchased a little farm south of Philadelphia, and was arranging to move to it when this trouble came up.

A New Sorghum Factory. Charles Coffin was at Indianapolis Monday and purchased a power sorghum mill of Amos Coffin, who formerly owned a factory at Morristown. Albert Fields and Mr. Coffin will put a factory in operation at the Uncle Dix Coffin homestead, one-half mile east of the Westland store. Mr. Fields has had ma^jjp years of experience in the sorghwn business and has a reputation far and near as an expert sorghum maker. 29d2-wl

Lee Jackson was operated1 upon Tuesday at the home of his mother, Mrs. T. N. Jackson for the removal of a tumor which had grown under his arm. ,, •..

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FIRST SUIT IS FILED RESULT OF WRECK

Benjamin R. Rowe, Who Was in Union Traction W7reek Near Fortville, Asks $15,250.

The first damage suit growing out of the Indiana Union Traction wreck near Fortville a few weeks ago was filed in the Marion C.ircuit Court Friday, says the Fortville Tribune. The plaintiff is Benjamin H. Rowe, and he asks $15,250. He demands $250 for the destruction I of his baggage and $15,000 for personal injuries.

Rowe was taken to St. Vincents Hospital, where he remained for a month. He suffered concussion of

according to the complaiht. The defendants are the Indiana Union Traction Company and the Union Traction Company, of Indiana, as separate companies, and also the Union Traction Company of Indiana as the consolidated company of the two corporations.

CHILD WAS BITTEN AND DOG IS KILLED

the brain and was injured seriously,»down on a rocking chair on the veranda and rifled the pockets. Fortunately Mr. Robeson did not have much money in his pockets, but the pilferer took what was in them. There were some valuable papers in the trousers, which were carefully gone through but were not taken.

Little Son of Dr. and Mrs. Carl Meaughey Had Skin Broken On Hand By Dog That Mayv

Have Had Rabies.

Considerable excitement and concern was caused on Main street Thursday evening by the report that a mad dog had bitten Carl, the little son of Dr. and Mrs. Carl McGaughey, of East Main street.

The dog was owned by Harry Woorlan, of Cemetery street, and was bitten by the Hampton dog said to have been rabid, several days ago. Since then the dog has been kept tied, but Thursday evening he and went up on Main street. He bit the little McGaughey boy on the hand, but the skin was not broken sufficiently to cause the wound to bleed, although the print of the teeth left dark blue marks. Dr. McGaughey attempted to suck the blood from the wound, but it was not deep enough to bleed, and after cleansing the flesh thoroughly, he cauterized the wound.

The dog was caught by a Woorlan boy and restrained with a rope after he had been chased and beaten by several people and he was taken to the Woorlan home and immediately killed by shooting.

Dr. McGaughey is of the opinion that the dog was not affected with rabies. He observed him several minutes after he was caught by the owner and says that he did not show any definite sign of being affected. He is of the opinion that the dog had ben teased by children when he broke away and came up to town.

Married By the Judge. Jesse Earl Ginder, age 21 years, of Hamilton county, and Vessie Ethel Spall, age 19 years, of this county, were' married in the clerk's office Wednesday morning by Judge Robert L. Mason.

Mrs. Mary Iv. Heim spent Wed nesday afternoon with Mrs. L. J. Trees in Jackson township.

Miss Ethel Finnell went to Indianapolis Wednesday to spend a few days with Mrs. G. A. Griffy.

Miss Mary Hunting, of London, is the guest of Miss Jennie Barr and other friends. ^T

Mrs. Edward Jacobs and daughter, Bernice, of R. R. 1, spent Wednesday with J. R. Harrison and family.

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Miss Mabel Gant, of Butler University, spent Wednesday night with friends in this city.^ '7

HE TOOK HIS TIME

Reached Ed Robeson's Trousers Through Open Window, Sat in Rocker on Veranda and

Made an Inventory.

There were robbers at the home of E. W. Robeson on East Osage street Wednesday night. Mr. Robeson had not put in his screens and as the night was warm he raised the window near his bed. Before retiring he placed his trousers on a chair near-the window. Everything was so convenient that Mr. Thief did not even have to go into the house. He just reached through the window, took the trousers out, sat

SUCCUMBS TO PARALYSIS.

Job Scott Died at Indianapolis On Thursday Evening—Body Brought Here.

Job Scott, age 63 years, died at 7:15 o'clock Thursday evening at his home in Indianapolis, after an illness of only two weeks with paralysis. The body was brought to the home of his brother, Henry Scott, on Mechanic street, Friday morning by Lynam & Co., undertakers.

Mr. Scott was a resident of this city until fifteen years ago, when he went to Indianapolis, where he has since resided. TJiree brothers, Henry, of this city David, who is at the Soldiers' Home, and William, who is in the West.

Mr. Scott realized, when he was first stricken two weeks ago, that his condition was critical, and arranged his business and financial affairs as he wished them.

The funeral will occur Saturday at 2 o'clock at the home of Henry Scott on Mechanic street. Friends may call this evening and Saturday morning.

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W. H. Brown, of McClain county, Illinois, is here visiting his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Shelby, northwest of the city. He was accompanied by his grand- corn will be no higher, notwith son, Master Walter Howard, who is standing the predictions of some only two years old, but made the that it will reach the $1.00 a bushel trip like a man. Mr. Brown says mark. Mr. Gibbs sold some hay re the crop conditions in his part of cently for $24 a ton and thinks hay Illinois are about the same as he will not be any higher, but will finds them here. The corn plant- probably be lower. ing has been delayed. He says there is more ground to break there than here and that there is hardly as much corn up there as here. Their wheat crop will be a complete failure. He says he knows of but one field in his neighborhood that shows any promise of profit. Their young clover is good but the old fields have no stand at all, it having been frozen out last winter.

John M. McGill, of Buck Creek township, was in Greenfield Wednesday. He has a fine lot of White Leghorn chickens and sold 350 eggs within the past week at $3.00 per hundred. He says his chickens are the best money makers he has and the best kind of chickens for the farmer.

Leg Broken Second Time. Claude Parish, of near New Palestine, fell Saturday evening and broke his leg again. The break oc curred where the bone was broken once previously.

Miss Lael Whelehel has returned to her home at Waveland. She has been spending the winter with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. D. Gimason and attending high school

PLAINTIFF LOST

JURY FAILED TO SEE WHEREIN IIE WAS DAMAGED AND RETURNED A VERDICT AC­

CORDINGLY, AFTER DELIBERATION.

MOTHER-IN-LAW AND DOCTOR

Sued By George Wilson For $10,000 and Verdict Was For the Defendants, Mrs. Carrie Lang and Dr.

Charles Clayton—Witness Said the Plaintiff Would Refuse to Eat at Home.

The suit of George Wilson against Carrie Lang and Dr. Charles Clayton for $10,000, in which he charges them with having alienated the affections of his wife, Louise Wilson, was completed in Circuit Court yesterday and the jury returned a verdict for the defendants.

All the parties are residents of Indianapolis and one of the defendants is the mother-in-law of the plaintiff, and 1^3 charged her with, having conspired with the other defendant, /Dr. Clayton, to alienate the affections of his wife. The suit was on trial two days and witnesses for the defense said the plaintiff would get out of humor and refuse to eat at his home for days ct a time, while his wife was living with iiim, and testified to trouble between them. The plaintiff's wife secured a divorce from him in the Marion County Court, and in a few days was married to Dr. Charles Clayton. It was after her second marriage that the suit for $10,000 damages, charging alienation, was filed.

The case was given to the jury Wednesday morning and they returned a verdict in less than two hours.

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Charles M. Gibbs is Selling Bushels For Which He Gets 75 Cents a 'Bushel—

700

Is Yellow Corn.

Charles M. Gibbs, who has a farm east of the city, is selling his corn at the local markets and is getting a fancy price. He has about 700 bushels and gets 75 cents a bushel, delivered. He has the yellow corn. This is about the highest price paid for corn except at sales where there was long time given.

Mr. Gibbs is of the opinion tha^

Thomas Henricks is having the house he purchased of George Johnson 011 East Main street remodeled and enlarged into a modern home.

Paul Hanes has accepted a position in the office of the Columbia Hotel. He has been a newsboy in the Reporter office for about four years

Harvey Bradley, of Cincinnati, O is spending a few days the guest of Louis Morehead and Nelson Black.

FOR GREENFIELD

Alonzo Curtis Starts a Ferret Farm —Are Used Largely in Business Houses and Sell

For From $5 to $10.

Alonzo Curtis has started a ferret farm. He has twenty-six ferrets, for which there is a great demand. The demand comes largely from business houses in cities which are troubled with rats and mice. Many such houses purchase ferrets and keep them in closed basements. They kill a great many rats and mice. It is said this species of rodents will not remain long in a place where a ferret is kept.

There are some ferret farms in the United States which are said to be very profitable. One farm in Ohio is said to have raised- $17,000 worth of ferrets last year. They sell for $5.00 to $10.00 each.

Menace to Potato Crop. Agricultural publications are calling attention to a new and highly destructive disease which men aces the potato crops of this country. It has not yet made its appearance here, but it is feared, that it may obtain a foothold through the introduction of affected potatoes from Canada and Europe. It is fungus known only to a few botanists prior to sixteen years ago. Rs ravages were first con'lned to Germany and part of Hungary. Five years later it appeared in England, then spread to Ireland, Wales and Scotland, and recently the "potato wart",, as it is called, was reported from Newfoundland. That is getting very close to home, so close the Department of Agriculture at Washington is taking the matter up and sending out literature on the subject. If this disease should spread through the country, it may prove almost a calamity to farmers.

It Would Do No Harm. The father returns to his home after a weary day at business. He is tired in body and mind. Coming back, as his latch- key turns in the home door he throws off care he is joyous at the thought of the dear ones he will meet after hours of absence. His young daughter in a pretty gown, with the bloom and freshness only sweet girlhood wears should be ready to give hi the attention he loves—the kiss, the cheery word—to help her mother and the rest in letting her father see how much he is loved at home.

New Case Filed.

Fred W. Hansing et al. vs. Laura McCord et al. Suit to quiet title to real estate. o~\,v* ,4

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