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Smtored »t the postofflce, Greenfield, Ind., •MOBd class matter.

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The main political talk now among Republicans and -Progressives is re-organization. It looks like a strong effort will be made to organize the Republican party under the leadership of such men as

LaFollette, Cummins, Hadley and Borah. There are indications that the conservative Republicans will accept such leadership.

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Compromise is back of almost every advancement, and so if the Republican party, which sustained sueli an overwhelming defeat at the cent elections, is to be re'habilitated, there will of necessity be considerable compromise. Not to do ?o means never again to become constructive power. Standing by the Constitution, let the Republicans make concessions and get together.

We sincerely desire that the Democratic idea of tariff for revenue only be given a trial. We hope lite work will be undertaken by an extra session of Congress immediately after the inauguration of President-Elect Wilson. Not to call an ex ira session would, we think, indical-* insincerity and cowardice on

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party. We are Willing the revenue ideas of the Democratic party be given fair a trial as possible.

It may not be known generally, but it is nevertheless true,'that"the lowest candidate on the Democratic ticket in Hancock county received a majority over all the votes cast for the Republican, Prohibition, Progressive and Socialist candidates. This may not be very consoling to the minority parties, but it clearly demonstrates the steadfastness of Hancock county Democrats. Hancock county is rockribbed, no matter whether the issue is free silver, free trade, or county option. It may be almost forgotten that in 1864 in one ^township in Hancock county only two votes were cast for Abraham Lincoln.

A good reform for political parties would be that their organizations bo made and their policies enunciated by men who do not hold public office, or are candidates for office. As soon as a man becomes a candidate for office, let him retire from participation in the organization of the party to which he belongs. We do not accept any theory lo the effect that men seek and accept office solely for the public good. Offices are generally sought for the salaries and perquisites which go with them, and one of the weaknesses in party organization in the past has been that men in office, prompted by selfish interests, have formed "rings" or "machines" for the perpetuation of their own selfish ambitions. This practice stimulates party factions. If a party organization could be under control of men not in office and not candidates for office, and the expenses of the organization defrayed by the men enjoying the benefits of public office, it seems to us that conditions would be better.

There are many coal dealers throughout the country who are -alarmed about the coal situation. It is thought that there will really be much suffering in some sections before winter is over. There is known lo be a great shortage in the anthracite coal. The price has advanced until it is now retailing at $10 per ton, and very few dealers have much of it on hand. Tt. is a further fact that in many of the coal yards throughout the .country the supply of all kinds of coal is not as large as it usually is in November, and the people general have less coal in their bins than they ordinarily have. One Greenfield dealer said a few days ago that it was a common thing to get word from a coal company th^it they were in shape to supply coal and in a day or two get a notice from the same company' that tbey could not fill their orders. Another dealer said he had plenty of coal on the road and that he had notified his company not to ship any more coal until further notified. One dealer said that he w&s ijiot able to increase his supply, of, .cojal. That is, that his coal was going out as rapidly as it came in.

The strikes and disagreements bn wages is said to be responsible for the condition. This much is certain the people will find their coal bills larger this year than last, and Rf*' /#, to lay in a good supply now would

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EDUCATIONAL VALUE OF THE CHICAGO STOCK SHOW

This great show will be held from November 30th to December 7th at the Union Stock Yords, Chicago. The entries are greater than ever before, the quality of the stock better, and the interest with the farmers, breeders and feeders keener than at any previous time.

It may be interesting to state that the International Live Stock Exposition, from a comparatively small beginning twelve years ago, has assumed such importance in the live stock world as to render its annual occurrence an absolute necessity, not only on account of its being the high court of appeal, the court of last resort to stockmen, but because it sets the stamp of* approval upon those of our domesticated animals that are most in demand and establishes a standard among stock that must be lived up to in order to realize for the breeder, feeder and farmer the highest price for his products.

The day of the inferior animal, the slow feeder and the tardy money getter, is passed, and in order to succeed and obtain the best results in the shortest time possible, stockmen must breed for the types set by this great international tribunal follow its mandates, adhere to its principles, and abide by the findings of its judges, in order to breed that which is best, reaches maturity the quickest and realizes the highest price in the shortest time.

The ordinary observer has little i^ea of what this Exposition is, what it teaches and what it means. It must be seen to be appreciated. It must be studied to be understood.

No more pleasant time can be spent, no more practical lessons learned, and no more valuable

The Shelbyville Republican has the following to say in regard to the marriage of Harvey Stringer, of this city: "Mr. Stringer was foreman of the Greenfield Republican for eight years while the editor of this paper owned the Greenfield Republican. He is a fine young man in every respect and will make a fine husband. He formerly lived at Morristown and is well known in Hanover township. The Republican ex­

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The Banking Habit

means sound sleep, good digestion, cool judgement and independence. It is good business to become identified with a good bank make it a habit to consult with its officere.

Cash in bank, with the credit it creates, is the key to opportunity and a reserve against adversity.

We invite you to open an account with us.

CAPITAL STATE BANK (The First State Bank in the County.)

J. L. BINPORD, Pres. E. M. CURRY, V.-PRES W. J. THOMAS, Ass't. Cashier N. C. BINFORD. Cashier

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knowledge gained, than by attending the eight days devoted to this show. The stockman will gain more real, sound, solid and serviceable information by attending this show than he can gain in ten times the period at any other institution. At this show he sees the best of every breed, his field for comparison is emmense, and his opportunities for practical instruction almost limitless. By attending this show he combines business with pleasure, knowledge with practice, and education with example. It is the school of rapid learning for the stockman, a free education that remains in his head, and carries with it the methods whereby the best live stock is produced and the most money made.

New Cases Filed.

Alfred P. Conklin vs. Ada New Methodist Episcopal church, a corporation Henry Owens, W. G. Droeger, Mary A. New, Amos Chapman, Robert L. Mason, Charles Warren, John Ramsey, Edward Lowe, Paul Truitt, Nevil Reeves, Trustees of Ada New M. E. church, Greenfield, Ind., The New Milling Co., Wm. F. Spangler, The Greenfield Lumber & Ice Company, a corporation. Demand, $800.

James A. Furgason vs. John Price. Suit on contract. Demand, $300. "Van Camp Hardware Co., vs. C. C. Welcher. Demand, $200.

Mattie Heim vs. German American Trust Co. et al. To set aside deed.

Will Cleary Re-Elected. Wm. C. Cleary, formerly surveyor of Hancock county, and Civil Engineer in Greenfield, was reelected surveyor of Berrien county, Michigan, Tuesday. He was a candidate on the Republican ticket, and was the only Republican who pulled through. The position is a good one, and pays well.

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To Make Your Feet Glad

Jesse F. Anderson shipped a car load of hogs to Indianapolis Friday. He purchased 35 head of nice fat young hogs of Linza Walker of Jackson township, which averaged aboiit 200 pounds. They were fattened on old corn.

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GREENFIELD' REPUBLICAN, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 14, 1912

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C. P. Collins and family spent last Sunday with Ed Collins, of Ovid. John Armstrong and wife, of Anderson, spent Saturday and Sunday with Ora Thomas.

Mrs. Al Bundy and son, of Chattanooga, Tenn., spent last week with John Loudenback.

Charles Record and children visited with Walter Welborn Saturday.

N. O. Cranfill and wife spent last Sunday with Houston Cranfill, of near Eden.

M. C. Thomas and family spent Sunday with Freeman Braddock. Sam Price and wife, of near Warrington, spent Sunday with James Van Duyn.

W. H. Smith and daughter, Ethel, spent Tuesday at New Castle. W, S. Thomas, who has been sick for several weeks, is better.

Isaac Doolittle and family spent Sunday with J. O. Fort. Freeman Smith, wife and children spent Friday with Frank W. Clark,

Emma and Kate Marsh spent last Wednesday and Thursday with relatives at Irvington.

Emery Van Duyn was at Greenfield on business Thursday. Mrs. Wm. Thomas and Mrs. Wm. Hancock and son, of Indianapolis, and Arlis Thomas and family spent Sunday with Richard Kinder.

Will Parker and wife spent Friday with N. W. Wilson, near Eden. N. O. Cranfill was at Ivnightstown Wednesday on business.

The people of this vicinity gave William Shepherd a farewell party last Tuesday evening.

F. H. Sipe returned Monday from a visit with relatives in Noble and Carroll counties.

The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society will meet with Mrs. Frank Piper Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. J. H. Binford, of Greenfield, will be present.

Frank Bridges, wife and son, Lew of M«'irl\leville Albert Bridges and family, of Grant City, and Walter Jackson and family spent Sunday here with Oren Record.

PHILADELPHIA

John Deck and family entertained at dinner Sunday, Jesse White and family, of Muncie Mrs. Walter Elliott and children, of Dayton Mrs. Hodges and grandchildren of Knightstown, and Marion Elsbury and family, of this place.

Mrs. Ella Smock spent Monday at Indianapolis. John Hutton, of Lapel, visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hutton, Sunday.

Homer Johnson and family and Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Scott, who live south of town, spent Sunday with Clarence Watson and family.

Miss Bess Maple, of Greenfield, visited with Miss Lenna Harvey at this place Sunday.

Miss Elsie Reynolds, of New Palestine, is here visiting relatives. Ed Holden has moved from the LeForge property into the McCormick property.

Mrs. Ed Rodewald and little daughter, of Gem, are visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Grigsby.

Mrs. Harrison Lamb, Mrs. Earl Walsh, Homer Pyles and Oscar Meek are on the sick list.

Alex Atherton spent Saturday and Sunday at Indianapolis, visiting relatives.

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Adrian Domanget spent Sunday with his sister, Victoria Stutsman, at Cumberland.

Miss Amelia Cook returned home Wednesday after spending two weeks with friends at Indianapolis.

Mrs. Mary Nelson and Theo Willman and wife spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Spilker.

William Knoop and Vint Furry moved last Wednesday. Albert Rosener and wife and Mrs. Mabel Roesner and John Schildmeier spent Sunday with Lulu Schildmeier, near New Palestine,

Jesse Snider and wife entertained relatives from Indianapolis Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cook and sons, Fred and Herman, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kerr near Cumberland.

Miss Nettie Spilker started to work at Indianapolis Saturday. Mrs. J. A. McNutt and family will move to Indianapolis next week.

Will Move to Alabama. Mr. and Mrs. Elam Jeffries, who have been on a farm in Brandywine township, have stored their household goods and are now living with County Clerk Moses Wood and wife on Mount street. Mr. Jeffries is suffering from an injury received in unloading a hog rack. As soon as he recovers he is going to Huntsville, Ala., where he has accepted a position with Berry & Co., contractors. /dV!r. Jeffries is an experienced contractor and superintendent of work, and has had charge of the same kind of work which he will do in Alabafna.

OFFICE JOB IS CENTER OF THOUGHT

.Most Federal Positions in County Protected by Civil ServiceMany Party Workers Here

Would Like the Job.

The thing that interests many active Democrats now since they have won such a signal victory throughout the whole country, is the distribution of the patronage not under Civil Service rules.

There are about forty Federal positions in Greenfield and Hancock county, but they are all under the Civil Service rules, except one, and that is the Greenfield postoffice. George W, Duncan is the present postmaster, and his term does not expire until July 1, 1914. President Taft and Postmaster General Hitchcock have been considering the advisability of putting all postmasters under the Civil Service rule, but have not done so. To do so now, after so decided a victory of the Democrats, would prove very unpopular.

That there will be a lively scramble f.or the one lone postoffice in Hancock county, goes without saying. One prominent Democrat said a few days ago that there were 117 applicants for the position already, and he did not know how many more would apply. Quite a number of names are mentioned, but so far much of the work is being done sub rosa, in order that the aspirants may not seem to be premature.

Mrs. Mary C. Curry, who has been spending three weeks with the family of he'r son, Lucian on East North street, has gone to the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Curry, just west of this city, where she will spend the winter.

A. M. Conwell, of Oxford, Ohio, formerly of this city, was calling on Greenfield friends Friday. He reports his family well and pleased with Oxford.

GREENFIELD MARKET These prices are corrected daily from quotations by the Bolt Meat Market, Thomas Nye, the poultry dealer New Milling Company, The Greenfield Milling Company, and local grocers:

CATTLE

Steers [email protected] Stock Cattle [email protected] Heifers [email protected] Bulls [email protected] ~ners and Cutters [email protected] Fat cows [email protected] Clows and Calves [email protected] Veal Calves [email protected]

HOGS

Good to Best Heavy [email protected] Medium and Mixed [email protected] Choice Light [email protected]

WHEAT

Wheat, per bushel 95@98c CORN Old and New Corn, bushel. .SSf^iOc

OATS AND RYE

Oats, per bushel 20@26c Rye, per bushel 60c HAY AND STRAW Baled timothy hay, per ton $12 Baled mixed hay, per ton 11 Baled clover hay, per ton 10 Timothy hay, bulk, ton 10 Mixed hay, bulk 8 Clover hay, bulk 8 Baled Wheat Straw 4 Bales Oats Straw 5

BACON AND LARD

Bacon 12@14 Country Hams 12%@15 Lard, per lb 12c

BUTTER AND EGGS

Butter, per lb 20@25c Eggs, per dozen 28c POULTRY Hens, per lb 09c Chickens, per lb 09c Turkeys, per lb 10@14c Ducks, per lb 08c Geese, per lb 06c

SEEDS

Timothy, per bushel [email protected] Clover, per bushel [email protected] Alsike, per bushel [email protected]

WOOL

Wool, per lb 16@22e

ADVERTISED LETTERS

Following is a list of letters remaining uncalled for in the postoffice at Greenfield, Ind., Nov. 14th:

Mr. Harrell Hoagland. Mr. William Lilly. J. K. Langdon & Co. Don R. Ray. Miss Katie Rypma. Mr. Charles Seitz. Dr. John Wood. Miss Stella Webster. Persons calling for the above letters will please say "advertised." *GEO. W. DUNCAN, P. M.

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Commissioners' Allowances. Gravel road claims allowed by the Board of County Commissioners at a special session held Friday, November 8, 1912:

N. Castle & Boucher G. R. Ford Wood, labor $ 8.00 Ostermeyer G. R. Chas. Ostermeyer, labor 12.35 Wm. Banks, labor 3^00 Frank Schildmeier, labor 6.75 Lun is Sanford, labor 6.00 John Buchfink, labor 6.75 Harry Ostermeyer, labor 9.00 Conrad Ostermeyer, labor 5.25 Harry Ostermeyer, labor 1.50

National G. R.

Frank Marsh, labor 16.50 Earl Jessup, labor 25.00 Elda Willett, labor 22.50 Hosea Smith, labor 16.50 Chas. Foster, labor 16.50 Robt. Lawson, labor 16.50 Ed Ellis, labor 16.50 Cleveland Wiggins, labor 16.50 Homer Jones, labor 16.50 Hobart Brouhard, labor 16.50 Wm. Brouhard, labor 16.50 T. M. Willett, labor 16.00 T. B. Leary, gravel 42.00 Perry Knight, gravel 48.00 Geo. Parker, gravel 29.50 Garrett Duncan, gravel 2.20

Duncan G. R.

Ernest Sanford, labor 11.25 W. E. Sanford, labor 9.75 Henie Duncan, labor 8.25 Otto Duncan, labor 7.87 Geo. W. Parker, labor, grav. 34.75 Isaac M. Sanford, labor 7.50

German Gravel Road

C. F. Eickman, labor 2.00 John Lanfer, labor 3.75 Range Line G. R. George Smith, labor 6.00 Lemuel Moore, labor 6.00 Charles Bridges, labor 6.00 Ora Clutter, labor 6.00 Harry Wilfong, labor 6.00 Dod Scott, labor 6.00 Jerry Scott, labor 6.00 Charles Wilson, labor 6.00 Archie Brooks, labvor 5.50 Edward Barrett, labor 6.00 Avery Bussell, labor 6.00 Ben Lowe, labor 3.50 Sanford Leisinger, labor 3.00 John Bussell, labor 4.00

General G. R.

Frank Sipe. labor 5.95 J. A. Parish, sewer 80.00 Steele & Wallace G. R. David Grist, labor 11.10 Walter Eakin, labor 14.97 Manford Jay, labor 14.10 Albert Reasner, labor 4.80 Thomas Wright, labor 3.30 Robert Spell, labor 8.10 Orb Byers, labor 10.50 P. A. Dunham, labor 2.70 J. F. Wallace, labor 16.30 Vint Welling, labor 1.95 Simon Grist, labor 2.70

Charlottesville & B. Hill G. R. Harold Morris, labor 4.00 Monroe McKown, labor 9.00 Cassell Hull, labor 9.0i) Emery Williams, labor 9.00 Chas. Foust, labor 7.50 Grant Jones, labor 6.00 John L. Hull, labor 6.00

LAWRENCE WOOD, Auditor.

Leonard Hopkins, the well known fruit grower of near Maxwell, was in Greenfield Friday morning on business. He said he would attend the apple show at Indianapolis and will have fifteen bushels of apples on exhibition. He expects to bring home some blue ribbons*

Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Mitchell, who recently moved from Jackson township to a farm near Carthage, are much pleased with their new home.

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