Greenfield Republican, Greenfield, Hancock County, 3 April 1913 — Page 7

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DR. WARREN R. KING

OSaTSMEETS SUDDEN DEATH

Greenfield Physician Expires Suddenly Sunday Evening At His 'Home On North East St.

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Dr. Warren R. King died suddenly at his home on North East street Sunday evening about 5 o'clock. He had been ailing for a few weeks, but was better, and had been at the office of Dr. W. A. Justice in the morning and a number of friends had called during the day, congratulating him on his improved condition.

At the time of his death, Rev. M. S. Decker, pastor of the Christian church, and Mrs. Decker were calling. The doctor was sitting in a rocker talking pleasantly to his visitors who were congratulating him upon his evident improvement in health, when suddenly he raised his hands, exclaiming: "What's this!" "What's this!" His hands then fell to his side and-he was dead. Wm. B. Bottsford reached the home just as he expired.

Dr. Warren R. King was born on February 6, 4842. in Clay township, Hamilton county, Indiana. Left an orphan at the age of 3 years, he was taken by an uncle, Daniel Shortridge, of Fayette county, and lived until 1862 east of Connersville, near the town of Everton. His boyhood was spent on a farm, and he attended the district school and the old Fairview Academy.

In August, 1862, he entered the army, enlisting in Company K, 69th Indiana infantry at Connersville. Within three weeks after enlistment he was wounded in the thigh in a battle at Richmond, Ky., and was taken prisoner. Three wegks later he was released, and with other disabled soldiers removed under a flag of truce to the Federal lines. On account of the condition of his wound he was discharged in November of that year. He returned to Fayette county and taught school that winter.

In 1863 he entered the medical college at Keokuk, Iowa, then connected with Iowa State University, where he took the course of lectures. He then enlisted in the United States Navy and did duty on the gunboat., "Cardond'ellet. He was with that vessel at Nashville.

In 1865 he engaged in the practice of medicine at Miami, Indiana, where he continued until 1876, when he located in Hancock county. He located at Greenfield in 1889, and practiced his profession until he accepted a position as surgeon at the State Soldiers' Home at Lafayette, where he remained for several years. He resigned this position a few years ago on account of the work being too heavy for a man of his age, and returned to Greenfield, where he has since resided.

For about fifty years Dr. King was connected with the Christian church, and was always very active in its service, giving liberally of his time and money to it.

He was a very active member of the G. A. R., and several years ago at an annual encampment of the G. A. R., a resolution offered by him carried with enthusiasm, asking the State Legislature to make an appropriation for a suitable monument for Oliver P. Morton, known throughout the United States as Indiana's War Governor. The appropriation was made, and Dr. King was appointed chairman of the commission to select the design for the monument and look after its construction. This was regarded by Dr. King as the greatest work of his life, and always referred to it with pleasure and pride."

Dr. King was a Mason. He was a /Republican in politick and was a !,j$very ardent politician. In the re-

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campaign he was very qut-

/^spoken as to his position. Dr. King was. twice married. In 1865 to Miss Martha Haynes, who died in 1881, leaving one sort, Frank

King. In 1883 he married Miss- Belle Reed, who survives him. The son, Frank King, resides at Piqua, Ohio, where he is connected with a bank.

"BEN HUB" at Indianapolis Nowadays one approaches a play made on a really powerful novel with misgivings, but with "Ben Hur"' the attractive dramatization of General Lew Wallace's masterpiece, which comes to the English Opera House, Indianapolis, for a week's engagement, opening March 31st, with Wednesday and Saturday matinees, this is different, and herein lies one of its greatest charms. In this wonderful Klaw & Erlanger production, when they essay to show you the inside of a galley with a Prince of Hur at one of the oars, it is a stage picture that suggests the very environment and takes on the semblance of reality. The same goes with all the other pictures, from the allegorical one in the prologue, showing the Wise Men discovering the Star of Bethlehem, and onward through those stirring scenes of Jerusalem, preceding Hur's arrest to the galley, the rescue and the Grove of Daphne which is a picture of Oriental splendor and pleasure combined, as beautiful as has ever been set for the gaze of theatergoers. The exciting chariot race, the great scenic triumph of the spectacle, shows a genuine battle for supremacy between Ben Hur and Messale. This scene on English's stage will employ twelve horses driven in three quadruple teams.

From every viewpoint "Ben Hur" is a marvelous entertainment that will always remain a prominent factor in American amusements.

WHEAT PROSPECT IS E

Slightly Backward From the Late Planting Splendid Prospect—Reduced Acreage.

The universal opinion of farmers in most parts of the county, are that the wheat is good. In some localities it was planted late and is slightly backward for that reason. Many farmers lost practically all their crop last year, and when it came the time of year to sow, they had to go out and buy new seed. This discouraged some, and the result was that a smaller acreage was put in, but now since the prospect .s good, many farmers are wishing that they had sown more wheat. The elevator men say without hesitation that the farmers all agreed that there has not been in years so fine a prospect for wheat.

The traveling men, most of whom are in position to know the condition of the wheat crop throughout the county, say they can not remember when the prospect for a good wheat crop was more promising than it is at the present time. Although the prospect for wheat is excellent, the reduced acreage will lessen the yield in a general way.

A Long Way Around.

Captain Coffin, of the Indianapolis police force, who had charge of the rescue work in West Indianapolis from the time the flood began, was for many hours entirely cut off from communication with police headquarters at Indianapolis Thursday. Not being in communication with Supt. Hyland, and desiring to send in a call for help, he dispatched a messenger to Ben Davis, a small station west of the flooded district. This messenger telegraphed from there to St. Louis the message was then sent to Chicago and from there to Supt. Hyland at Indianapolis.

Woman Dies at Carthage. Mrs. Louisa Catt, the wife of Smith Catt, died at her home in Carthage Sunday morning. A brief service was held at the residence Monday afternoon at 1 o'clock, after which Mrs. Catt will be taken to the home of her son, Albert Catt, where the funeral will occur Wednesday morning at 10:30 o'clock Interment at Simmons cemetery, Rev. Heim, of Cleveland officiating. Morrison & Pasco, undertakers.

A Jolly Time.

Lewis Hagans and wife entertained quite a number of friends at their home on R. R. 5, Friday night. The evening was a very enjoyable one and everybody had a pleasant time. There were about forty in attendance and all departed late, feeling that they had been highly entertained.

H. B. Hepler, of Dayton, Ohio, who works for Oscar Crider, of this city, writes Mr. Crider an interesting letter of their escape from the flood. The letter was written on the back of a dhow bill, and was sent to Richmond by automobile, where it was mailed fk

Miss Kate Tacomi, of Indianapolis, is visiting Earl Willett and family, on R. R. 4.

While the rabbit is fleet of foot, it ordinarily relies for safety on its ability to dodge its pursuers. In this case, however, it was practically a contest of speed and endurance. as there was not much chance to dodge. So around and around the levee they went, while specta tors watched with mingled amusement and pity. Only once was the rabbit able to dodge its eager pursuer. It dropped down into a small crevice in the bank and the "houn dog" passed over, and thinking probably that he *was being distanced in the chase, increased his speed around the temporary race course. As he approached the hiding place of Mr. Hare, the frightened rabbit sprang out with new energy as a result of his short period of rest of one lap on his pursuer. But the hound had more endurance, and the rabbit, after a game flight, soon tired and was picked up by the dog. The men said "fine chase," but the women said, "too bad."

Columbus People Heard From. Ralph Lewis, of Columbus, Ohio, writes his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. M. Lewis, of this city, that his health continues to improve. He has been out of the hospital for some time, but he and his wife were compelled to move twice last week to escape from the flood. They finally took refuge at. the home of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Bullock, where they were when he wrote the letter. Mr. and Mrs. Bullock formerly resided in Greenfield, where the former had charge of the linotype machines of the Mitchell Printing Co.

Mr. and Mrs. John A. Barr and granddaughter, Miss Marie Justus, have returned from St. Petersburg, Florida, w7here they spent the winter, and report a pleasant winter. Mr. Barr, w-ho is an experienced real estate man, says that property in that section is rapidly advancing in price. Northern people are going there and buying it up. St. Petersburg is becoming famous as a winter home.

Newton Bridges, who lives two miles northeast of this city, has advertised a public sale of personal property. Mr. Bridges is making a sale because he finds he is unable to attend to all of his business alone. His wife is in a hospital.

James Moore and wife, who live on the Morehead farm southeast of here, were in Indianapolis Sunday visiting relatives who were in the flooded district.

GREENFIELD REPUBLICAN, THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1913

DISPEL THE GLOOM

Dog Braves the Flood For Rabbit Chase Arouses Much Interest in Flood Spectators.

The gloom of the flood was dispelled for a short time on Tuesday morning to a number of sight-see-ers, who were viewing the raging waters of Brandywine from the Pennsylvania railroad grade just east of Greenfield. Just south of the railroad track lies the old reservoir of the old straw-board factory. The levee around the reservoir was the only terra firma near the railroad grade that was not completely submerged by water. A well-known fox-hound, "Sing," belonging to Ron Mannon, probably prompted by hunting instinct or a love of adventure, plunged into the water and plowed the "raging main" to the reservoir levee. No sooner had he landed and shaken his water-soaked pelt, than he started a marooned rabbit which had taken refuge in the dead weeds of the dikes around the reservoir. The rabbit had no choice, except to flee on the top of the dike, or to plunge into the flood. It chose the former, and the chase began in full view of the spectators.

Mr. Moore's peo

ple said they found seventeen wash tubs in their yard when the water receded.

Mr. and Mrs. Alexander, of Grant street, who recently returned from California, had the pleasure of visiting Robert L. Mason and family, who recently moved to that state.. Mr. Mason is ex-judge of the Hancock Circuit Court.

Wm. McCole and family, who have been living on the Walter Derry farm on which the house burned recently, have moved into the Robert Archey home on Walnut street.

Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Eaton and Mr. and Mrs. John Andrick and daughter, Vera Delite, spent Sunday with Indianapolis friends,

Miss Margaret Maple, a 'former

Pittsburg Steel Fence

Welding two pieces of metal together by the old processes was at best unreliable. When the strain! on the welded joint was heavy, you never knew whether it was going to hold or not. But with the use of electricity in making the weld, the'fiber of the two pieces of metal are made to flow into each other, and so become practically one piece. The success of this new method was recognized at once, and now you have hardly a tool or piece of machinery on your farm but what is electrically welded "where there is a juncture of metals. The present state of perfection of garden and barnyard tools, mowers, reapers, binders, threshers, cultivators, kitchen utensils, dairy machinery, edge tools, chains, automobile engines and steering gears, bottoms of oil cans, frames of bicycles, etc., is maide possible through the electric welding. The same process produces "Pittsburgh Perfect" electrically welded wire fencing, made by the Pittsburgh Steel Company, whose advertisements are appearing regularly in this paper. "Pittsburgh Perfect" Fencing is a solid, one-piece fabric with many distinctive advantages, among them being_the ease with which it is strung, the great tension to which it can be stretched because of the absolute elimination of "long" and "short" line wires, the smooth surface making wire-cuts impossible, and the neat appearance of the fence. The welded joints in "Pittsburgh .Perfect" are twice as strong as tjhe wire itself, because two wiresare made into one by electricity, which also piles the galvanizing around the joints, adding greatly to the life of the fence. Modern methods of manufacture in many lines have been greatly benefited by the discovery and practice of welding by electricity. d-w

GIVES HIS LIFE III HESCDE WORK

Policcman Well Known Here, Drowned When Boat Capsizes While On Rescue Trip.

clerk at the Spot Gash store, has R. H. Jessup*, of Jackson townaccepted a position as clerk at ship, spent Sunday with W„ R. McGoldstein's afr Indianapolis. Graw and wife.

W. W. Rigden, of this city, received a telephone message from Fountaintown on Sunday morning, stating that his nephew, Will Sexton, aged 27 years, a policeman at Columbus, Ohio, was drowned when his boat capsized while on a rescue trip.

Mr. Sexton was a son of Isaac Sexton, a farmer of near Fairland, Shelby county. He was also a brother of Bert Sexton, who formerly lived on the Dr. J. M. Larimore farm, northeast of this city.

Mr. Sexton was a policeman at Columbus, Ohio, a position he had held for several years. He was a model young man and was always found doing his duty as a policeman with honor to himself and to the city in which he lived. Mr. Sexton's wife was not at home at the time he was drowned, being at the bedside of her mother, Mrs. Wm. Harrell, at Fairland, who is seriously sick. Mrs. Harrell is a niece of Judge Harrell of this city.

Mr. Sexton's body left Columbus today at 2 o'clock p. m., for 'Fairland, where the burial and funeral will occur Tuesday. W. W. Rigdon and wife will attend the funeral.

A representative of Levey Bros. & Co., printers and stationers, of Indianapolis, was calling on the county officers here today. Levey Bros, have the contract for furnishing the county officers' supplies.

C. H. Bailey, of Wilkinson, is the agent for Darling's fertilizer and hog tankage. Mr. Bailey has left the farm and is now devoting all his time to this line of work. 29d2

The Dr. Martin property on North State street, recently sold to Lebanon parties by M. H. Gant, may be converted into an apartment flat.

John Foster and wife were transacting' business at Indianapolis today.

The little child of A. C. Rossow was taken seriously sick Sunday evening.

Samuel Boots, of Indianapolis, spent Sunday here with his mother, Mrs. Jennie Warrick.

Earl Willett and wife, of R. R. 4, visited John Tacomi and family at In(tt|^apolft Sunday.

George Mealey, a traveling salesman, spent Sunday here with his family

FACTS NOT FANCIES

The strength of a financial institution is measured by its recourees. Our last report to the Auditor of State shows our resources to be over FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, almost a

HALF MILLION

and on this fact we substantiate our claim of being the LARGEST AND STRONGEST bank in Greenfield and Hancock county. We have the only steel, fire and burgular proof vault in the city. The door alone of the vault weights six tone, has a triple time lock and is of the best construction. Within this vault we. have a strong steel safe with double combination lockd in which the funds of the bank are kept.

WE SAFE GUARD YOUR FUNDS A STATE: BANK ESTABLISHED 1871 THE GREENFIELD BANKING CO.

RURAL ROUTE CONDITIONS

The rural mail carriers were not among the least sufferers in the recent flood. The roads and bridges were in a precarious condition, and they scarcely knew when they were safe. They had some interesting experiences. Ed Hill, of Route 1, says that "at one place he had to drive through the fields and pastures, opening gates and wading through the mud. He reports only one bridge washed out on his route.

Uncle John Finley, of Route 2, says that he cannot cross the bridge over Sugar Creek near the home of County Commission Geo. W. Allen. The bridge is still standing in good shape, but the grade approaches are wrashed away. The mail for the people on that road goes to the families of George W. Allen, A. E. Stansbury, Bud Leary and Mrs. Rosa Wolf.

George J. Wiggins, of Route 3, reports only one bridge out on his route. It is the bridge on the Range Line near the home of Laban Johnson. He covered his entire route Friday. He says the bridge east of Westland is out, but it is not on his route.

Burgess Tattle reports the roadgrade washed out on the New Palestine Pike, near the Murnan home, making the road impassable. He cuts this road off and goes past the home of Thomas Nelson, leaving the mail for the families he misses at the box of William Furry. He reports the bridge near the home of William Lantz, northeast of New Palestine, washed out.

John Harlan, on Route 5, reports that he has been going only to Eden. There is a wash-out between Eden and the Barrett farm, also a wooden bridge gone near the home of Robert Wilson.

Mack Crider reports a pool water north of the home of Lewis Jacobi, and south of Spring Lake Park. It is a natural basin on the road which has no outlet and contains water perhaps six feet deep.

John Hagans, of Route 7, reports the road running north past the home of Fletcher Brooks, impassable. He has been leaving mail with school children at Independence for families he could not reach

Fred Carson, of Route 8, reports his route roads in good shape. Charles Sivard reports a culvert out ..near the home of B. F. Shelby, and the John T. Duncan bridge is also in bad shape.

Mrs. Lawrence Bridges and little daughter, Imogene, are quarantined at the home of Mrs. Bridges' father, William R. Gibbs, of Brown township, both of them having measles.

James Logan Frost and family have returned from Missouri where they have been living for the past fifteen years. Mr. Frost is a brother of Abram Frost, trustee of Center township.

Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Eakin, of Mt. Comfort, spent Friday with Mr. arid Mrs. A. C. VanDuyn and family.

Fred Elliott, of Philadelphia, left Friday for Dayton, where he has relatives in the flooded district.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Campbell, of near Fortville, called on friends in this city Monday.

Capt. George R. Brown and wife are visiting the Misses Wilson and Mrs. John A. Riley.

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MONEY TO LOAN

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Rooms 8 and 9. Masonic Temple. Greenfield, Imd.

Mrs. Cleve Jonas, who has been at the home of her brother-in-law, Burgess Tuttle, for several weeks, on account of a serious sickness, was taken to her home in Brandywine township Friday. She is improving.

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

STATE OF INDIANA, HANCOCK COUNTY,

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Ir« the Matter of the Estate

Mary A. Williams, deceased. No. 1746. In the Hancock Circuit Court, February Term, A. D. 1913.

Be it Known, That on the 12th day of March, A. D. 1913, Willie E. Williams, administrator of the estate of Mary A. Williams, deceased, filed in the office of the Clerk of the Hancock Circuit Court, his final settlement account in said estate. The creditors, heirs and legatees of said decedent are hereby notified of the filing and pendency of said final settlement account, and that the same is set down for hearing April 3d, A. D. 1913, the same be-

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the 32d Judicial Day of the I Feb. Term, A. D. 1913, to be begun, I held and continued at the Court

House in the City of Greenfield, commencing on Monday, the 3d day of February A. D. 1913, and that unless they appear on said day and show cause why said final settlement account should not be approved, the same will be heard and approved in their absence.

And said heirs are also notified in addition, to appear on said day and make proof of their heirship to said estate.

In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court, this 12th day of March, 1913.

MOSES C. WOOD, Clerk Hancock Circuit Court. Cook & Walker, attorneys. w3

NON-RESIDENCE NOTICE

STATE OF INDIANA, HANCOCK COUNTY, ss: In the Hancock Circuit Court, February Term, A. D. 1913.

Lucian W. Keller versus Joseph Ira Keller. No. 12656.

Complaint for Partition of Real Estate. Be It Known, That on this 10th day of March, in the year 1913, the above named plaintiff, by his attorneys, filed in the office of the Clerk of the Hancock Circuit Court, his complaint against the defendant, in the above entitled cause, together with an affidavit of a competent person, that the defendant, herein, to-wit: Joseph Ira Keller, is not a resident of the State of Indiana.

Said defendant is therefore hereby notified of the filing of said complaint and pendency of said action against him, and that unless he appears and answers or demurs thereto, at the calling of said cause at the Court House, in the City of Greenfield, Indiana, on the 6th day of May, 1913, the same being the 8th Judicial Day of the April Term 1913, of said court* said coniplaint, and the matters and things therein contained and alleged, will be heard and determined in his absence.

Witness my hand and the seal of said

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of March* 1943.MOSfS 0. WOOD, Clerk.

Cook & Walker, attorneys for plaintiff.!!^ A14w3