Greenfield Republican, Greenfield, Hancock County, 25 June 1914 — Page 4

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GREENFIELD REPUBLICAN

PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY

SPENCER PUBLISHING GO. Newton R. Spencer, Editor and Mgr.

Entered at the postoffice at Greenafield, Indiana, as second class mail matter.

OBITUARIES $1.00 CARDS OF THANKS 25

REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET

For United States Senator HUGH Th. MILLER Columbus

For Secretary of State JUDGE ED JACKSON Newcastle

For Auditor of State I. NEWT BROWN Franklin

For Treasurer JOB FREEMAN Terre Haute For Attorney General ELE STANSBURY

Williamsport

For Supt. of Instruction HORACE ELLIS "Vincennes For Supreme Court Judge

QUINCY A. MYERS Logan sport

.For Appellate Court Judges First District LUCIUS C. EMBREE,

Princeton

IRA C. BATMAN Bloomington Second District

M. A. CHIPMAN Anderson U. S. LESH

Huntington

SHEPHERD J. CRUMPACKER South Bend For Clerk of Supreme Court

WILL H. ADAMS Wabash For State Geologist HARRY R. CAMPBELL

Indianapolis.

BACKING PLAN

POR BIG FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION FIREWORKS, BAND CONCERT—EN-

TERTAINMENT IS PLANNED.

The business men of Greenfield held a meeting Tuesday night and made plans for a big Fourth of July celebration in this city. They propose to make it, the biggest and most brilliant occasion of the kind ever held here. They are all enthusiastically backing Hie plan and in the evening will have a spectacular and brilliant fireworks display. They will also have a band concert and other entertainment, all of which will be free to every one. A great, crowd is expected, as the Fourth comes on Saturday this year and this entertainment will be Saturday night.

Card of Thanks.

We desire to express our sincere and heart-felt thanks to our many friends for their sympathy and kindness, shown us in the great loss of our husband and father, Elmer Fort. We also wish to thank our 'friends for the floral offering. Their kindness will always be remembered. Mrs. Anna Fort and Son, Fred. 24-dlw-l (Advertisement)

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Lee C. Thayer, et al., to W. C. Dudding, lot city, q. c. deed, $1,500. W. C. Dudding, et al., to Lee C. Thayer, et al., lot city, q. c. deed, $15,000.

Alvin J. Greer, et al., to Clemmie Saville, lot Fortville, $1,200. Oliver W. Voorhis, et al., to Mary E. Gwinn, lot Fortville, $150.

Jacob Gibbons to Frank C. Apple*gate, Jot Woodbury, $70. Oliver A. Wilson, et al., to Albert

N. Steele, lots Mohawk, $1,400. Albert N. Steele, et al., to Oliver A. Wilson, lot Mohawk, $1,800.

Mary A. Hastings to Albert White, et al., lot city, $1,000.

"Amasa Cohee, former county assessor of Hancock county, who has not resided here for several years, is again making his home in Greenfield. 5*

Miss Grace Braddock, of Route 8, who has been visiting friends in Anderson, Indiana, returned home to-day.

"Dr. J. M. Larimore, wife and son are home from a two weeks' visit in New York and other Eastern cities.

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JUST ONE WAY

There is just one way to do business and that is the best way. and let us talk this way over with you. You will always find our latchstring out during banking hours. Our bank has prospered because it has always done business in the best way. We bank on you and you bank with us and thus we can help each other up the hill of prosperity.

CATTLE RECEIPTS SMALLEST 11 YEAR

CAPITAL STATE BANK

The Oldest State Bank in the Ccunty. —DIRECTORS—

Wm. R. Johnston Paul F. Binford C. M. Curry N. C. Binford

Western Cattle Market Shows Un usual Condition for This Season—Prices Are Higher.

Kansas City Stock Yards, June 22, 1914.—Receipts of cattle here last week were smallest of the year, and the run contained only a normal proportion of stockers and feeders. With receipts of 15,000 cattle last week, and 33,000 same week last year, the outgo of 4,00C stockers and feeders was liberal when compared with shipments of 7,000 head same week a year ago. Prices closed the week 40 to 75 cents higher than close of previous week, with sales largely at $7 to $7.60, best cattle around $7.75. Receipts of cattle today were 7,500 head, market steady to weak on stockers and feeders, steady to 10c higher on killing grades. Wheat and oats harvest is engaging the entire attention of Kansas and Missouri farmers this week, hence there are few buyers here. Good grazing and crop conditions in the corn states give strength to stockers and feeders, but it can not be manifested till buyers can get time to place orders, or make a personal visit to the market. In the meantime those buyers who can get in active touch with the situation are getting some cattle at prices lower than will be possible a few weeks later, should moisture conditions continue favorable. A year ago stockers and feeders were selling up to $8.15. With crop conditions more favorable this year, and a large rednclion in the number of cattle available for feeding and grazing this fall, present range of prices looks very reasonable. Commission men are receiving many letters regarding prospects for getting stock cattle and feeders later, and some orders are being placed. J. A. Rickart, Market Correspondent.

SEVEN BIDDERS ON LINE ROAD

Much Interest Manifested In 7Vz Miles of New Gravel Road to Be Built—A Big

Contract.

The Hancock and Madison counties' commissioners held a joint session here Friday to receive bids for the construction of the line road between the two counties. This is a IV'z miles road which is to be made with gravel. The engineers estimate was about $23,000 and the bidding was lively. There were seven bidder in the field and the bids were as follows:

Greenfield Bridge & Sewer $20,759. D. H. Fatout, $21,536.

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Walker &. McMahan, $21,128. A. B. Huffman, $21,799. J. D. Reason & Co., $18,992. Hancock Construction Company, $22,000.

Johnson & Brandenburg, $17,999.50. The contract was awarded to Johnson & Brandenburg, of Madison county, their bid being the lowest.

Among the Progressives who attended the joint senatorial convention at Rushville Thursday were Howard T. Roberts, A. C. Pilkenton, Alvin Johnson, Paul F. Binford and Caleb Pusey.

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Kinder & Nichols are putting'a slate roof on the Frank Lineback property, on West Main street.

The McDonald property, on West Main street, occupied by I. B. Pickett and family, is being treated to a coat of white paint.

L. C. Crider, of Jackson township, cut his wheat Tuesday, June 16th. His harvesting of wheat is the earliest so far reported in Hancock county.

CAN NEVER FORGET ONE BOYHOOD TASK

Thomas Randall Has Vivid Memory of One Summer's Contract at Old Tan Yard.

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Tom Randall, the well-known pioneer merchant of Greenfield and Indianapolis capitalist, said to-day that he had met a great many obstacles in his life, but that he believed the toughest task he ever performed in his life was one in connection with the old tan yard on the north side of Main street, where the new Reporter office is now located. When he was a boy, he contracted to grind four cords of oak tanbark, at $4 per cord. He had to wheel the tanbark a considerable distance to the hopper where he broke it into short pieces and ground it in the hopper. It took him all summer to do it and he received, when the task was completed, only $16. The hopper was run by horse power. Mr. Randall still has a vivid recollection of the old blind gray horse which ground the bark. Though advanced in years, and reputed to be one of the most successful money makers among Greenfield citizens, Mr. Randall regards that tanbark contract the toughest in all his life.

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Firemen Do Not Want Responsibility This Year and Say They Are Not in Financial Condition.

There seems to be a question as to whether Greenfield is to have a horse show this season as in the past.

For several years the firemen have had charge of the horse show and fall festival of fun in this city, but this year they wish to be relieved of the responsibility, still they would like to see a good horse show put on. The firemen say they are not in financial condition to stand back of the enterprise and are ready to step aside for other citizens who will carry on the plans, but stand ready to render any assistance they can, they say. Whether or not any one has in mind to put on a horse show is not known, but the firemen sa^ that they will give a clear field.

Honor Birthday Anniversary of the Late Robert Fair. A day long to be remembered was spent Sunday, June 14, at the beautiful country home of Mrs. Dora Rerisforth, in Green township, west of Eden. The day was to honor the memory of the late Robert Fair's birthday, which the children have never forgotten. When Mr. Fair was living, he always celebrated his birthday by calling his children and friends to take dinner with him, which he always erjoyed. It was a day of both gladmss and sadness, glad to be together once more on this day of remembrance. At the noon hour a table was placed in the beautiful shady yard and a bountiful dinner was served. The table groaned with its load of many good things to eat. The afternoon was spent in a social way. Those present were Dave Fair and wife,

Robert Fair, wife and son Mrs. Maggie Linnings, Charley Fair and wife,, Link Fair, wife and son George Fair and family John Fair and wife, Fred Fair and wife, Mrs. Laura Fair, Miss Grace Fair, Chester Allen and family, Harry Rensforth and family, Fay Sutton, wife anil son Guy Sutton and wife, Jacob Sutton and wife, Alfred Wilhelm, wife and daughter Leonard Reeves, Robert Brown and son A. C. Brown and wife, Mrs. Mary McClung and grandson, from Linton, Indiana. Ice cream and cake were served in the evening. All departed at a late hour, hoping to be together next year.

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IN SEVEN TOWNSHIPS IN HANCOCK COUNTY, 5 TO 20 PER CENT ON INSTRUCTION

OF THE STATE BOARD —GAVE OTHER AVERAGES.

AUTOS $375 IN MADISON

And Other Property Accordingly, and Higher In Henry and Rush Counties—Brandywine and

Sugar Creek and Corporations Are Not. Raised.

The County Board of fteview, in session at the Court House, has raised the assessments in seven of the nine townships in Hancock county, from 5 to 20 per cent above the valuations placed by the assessors. The average values before the raise wTas made, were, horses, $90 cattle, $30 automobiles, $207 hogs, $8.50 sheep, $4.70 farm implements, $45, and household goods, $49. The raise in valuation by townships was as follows:

Brown, Blue River, Center, Jackson and "Vernon townships, 10 per cent Buck Creek, 5 per cent, and Green, 20 per cent. Brandywine and Sugar Creek townships and the corporations were left as they were.

The raising of the assessments was advised by the State Board of Tax Commissioners in the following letter: Mr. John H. Reeves,

Assessor of Hancock County, Greenfield, Indiana. Dear Sir:

Your list of average assessed values of the various items of personal property has been received.

You asked the Board to notify you if this is not satisfactory as compared with the counties surrounding you. Below we give you the averages of surrounding countties:.

Henry county, on the northHorses, $100 cattle, $43 hogs, $11.50 sheep, $5 autos, $210 (which is too low) farm implemnts, $43,

and household goods, $48. Madison county, on the north— Horses, $105 cattle, $35 hogs, $8.90 sheep, $4.30 autos, $373 farm implements, $48, and household goods, $43.

Rush county, on the southHorses, $104 cattle, $43.50 hogs, $8 sheep, $5 autos, $245 farm implements, $64, and household goods, $50.

You will see from the above'figures that you are considerably lower than the counties surrounding you on horses, cattle and autos. As compared with the State average you are a little low on horses, cattle and farm implements and are over $100 low on automobiles. Hanctock county is above the average and should at least show an average equal to surrounding counties and as your Board of Review is in session, it is quite likely that you can raise the average on different classes mentioned by raising any townships that may be low. State Board of Tax Commissioners

Will Offer $10,000 Trophy. Indianapolis, June 18.—To stimulate the interest of American manufacturers in racing, and to prevent a repeition of the victory scored by Europe in the last Indianoplis five-hundred-mile race, the San Antonio (Tex.) Auto Club has inaugurated a movement for the establishment of a national $10,000 trophy, to be offered the next American car winning the event. A substantial sum has been proffered by the club itself, with the suggestion that other subscriptions be called for, through the medium of some prominent trade magazine, as Motor Age, for instance. With a little energy and perseverance, it is believed, no difficulty in raising the necessary cash will be encountered.

IN 1913, $646,550,00 WAS PAID IN LIFE INSURANCE—$1,316,500 WENT TO INDIANAPOLIS -SOME BIG POLICIES.

Life insurance organizations of the United States and Canada distributed $646,550,000 in 1913, according to computations made by the Insurance Press, a publication devoted to insurance business. Of this amount $449,300,000 represents claims paid in the United States and Canada, and the rest payments for premium savings and surrender values, and to annuitants and in foreign countries.

Claims were paid in Indianapolis amounting to $1,316,500 the next largest payments in the state were made in Terre Haute, amounting to $437,500 Richmond received $361,250 Evansville, $311,000 South Bend, $265,250 Ft. Wayne, $201,750 Lafayette, $179,500 Anderson, $138,750 Marion, $127,500 Logansport, $106,000. There were ninety-five cities in the state where the claims amounted to more than $10,000.

The largest payment on individual policy claims during the year in Indianapolis was on the policies of George W. Stout, which amounted to $120,000. His name is listed among the largest policy claims in the country. Other large individual policy claims in Indianapolis were Emanuel I. Fisher, $50,000 A. Lehman, $30,191 Frank Fak, $22,112 Frederick Francke, $20,087 Julius Keller, $15,167 Leopold- Mayer, $10,464. The largest claim on record during the year was that of Albert F. Holden, of Ohio, amounting to $318,388

The aggregate of life insurance written and revived in the United States by the regular companies was almost $3,400,000,000, the increase of 1912 amounting to $152,000,000, the press statistics state.

The amount of the increase of the outstanding loan accounts at the close of the year was $63,752,000, against an increase of $43,244,000 in 1912, a difference of nearly $20,500,000. The disbursements fqr surrendered and purchased policies amounted last year to $87,350,000,

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Township Out of Debt. Abram W. Frost, trustee of Center township, says the township is out of debt at this time, except a few current bills, and that he has more than enough money in his treasury to pay all of these bills as they are presented. He says the $2,700 indebtedness of the township when he assumed the duties of trustee has been paid and that they had eight months of school instead of seven months, last term. The last note of $1,150 owed by the township was paid Saturday.

John Adler, Jr., has accepted a position with the Hamilton Lumber Co., of Indianapolis* as assistant bookkeeper and stenographer.-

^ncrease about $3,350,000 over

the amount for 1912. The record of the payments for death claims and matured endowments last year by the companies that had 95 per cent of the -business showed an increase to the amount of $5,530,000, compared with $14,890,000 for 1912. In many cases of death claims, accidents were cited, notably automobile accidents.

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Mrs. Ida Williams was called to Arkansas last week on account of the serious illness of her father, Solomon Richardson.

Mrs. Sarah Moroska is spending a few days with her daughter, Mrs. James Flanagan, of New Castle.

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

Mrs. Ella Kimberlin is on the sick list. Mrs. Amanda Deshong and little daughters, Thelma and Olive, spent Sunday with telatives at Maxwell.

W. R. Wilson and wife and Mack Wilson, ff Greenfield, and Jersie Wilson, of this place, spent Sunday with the family of John Kuhn, west of town. Orliff Dunn iand ^family, James Allen and family and Frank Newman spent Sunday at Summitsville.

Mrs. Maggie Stansberry and children, of Olea, spent, Sunday evening with relatives at this place.

Meeting still continues at the place, with much interest. Meeting each evening this week, including three services Sunday.

Oscar Meek, wife and daughter, of Indianapolis, attended the funeral of the little soil of Arthur Campbell S a a 1 4

Mrs. Parry Cox is spending a few days with Isaac Cox and family.

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E. Robbins has bought a new automobile. Several from here attended the Children's Day exercises at Mt. Comfort Sunday evening.

Homer Stoner visited Mr. and Mrs. E. Vernon, in the southern part of the State, apart of last week.

The Ladies' Aid met with Mrs. Crossley Tuesday. Miss Edna Trittipo is. attending school at Lafayette.

GREENFIELD MARKET^

Th^e prices are corrected fromquotations by Thomas Nye, the poultryman, New Milling Company^ Greenfield Milling Company, and' the local grocerymen:

CATTLE

Steers ........ $7\[email protected] Stock Cattle [email protected] [email protected] Bulls [email protected]© Fat Cows [email protected] Canners and Cutters [email protected] Cows $25 @$50 Veal Calves [email protected]

HOGS

Good to Best Hevies..... ,[email protected] Medium and Mixed [email protected] Good to Choice Lights [email protected]

BACON AND LARD

Bacon, per lb 12%@15& Country Hams, lb 15@17c. Lard, lb i2c

BUTTER AND EGGS

Butter, per lb ..15c Eggs, per dozen .\..15c HIDES Horse Hides, each $4.00 Hides, per lb \z Wool, per lb 231

POULTRY

Hens, per lb .He.Spring chickens, (2 lbs.) lb.. 25c Turkeys, per lb 11@13 Geese, per lb 6' Ducks, per lb 9'

WHEAT

Wheat, per bushel 90 CORN White Corn, per bushel 67 Mixed Corn, per bushel 66.

OATS AND. RYE

White Oats, per bushel ......3fc: Mixed Oats, per bushel 3& Rye, per bushel 5&:

HAY AND STRAW

Baled timothy hay, per ton 16.00 Baled mixed hay, ton 12.00 Baled clover hay, ton 12.00 Bulk timothy hay, ton 14.00' Bulk mixed hay, ton 14.00 Bulk clover hay, ton 10.00 Baled wheat straw, ton 5.001 Baled oats straw, ton 6.00:

SELLING PRICE SEEDS

Little Red Clover [email protected] Alsike 12.00 Timothy 3.25 Kentucky Blue Grass 2,7Ew

NON-RESIDENCE NOTICE.

THE STATE OF INDIANA, HANCOCK COUNTY, ss: In the Hancock Circuit Court,,. April Term, A. D. 1914.

Goldie M. Faull versus Russell H, Faull. No. 13035.

Complaint for Divorce. BE IT KNOWN, That on this 20thv day of June, in the year 1914, the above named plaintiff, by her Attorneys, filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Hancock Circuit Court,.. her complaint against the del endant, in the above entitled cause, together with an affidavit of a competent person, that the defendant, herein, to-wit: Russel II. Faull isnot a resident of the State of Indiana.

Said defendant is therefore here by 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 atthe Court House, in the Cify of. Greenfield, Indiana, on the 7th day of September, 1914, the same beingthe 1st Judicial day of the September Term, 1914, of said Court, saio complaint, and the matters ancU things therein contained and alleged, will be heard and determined'.'' in his absence.

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of said Court hereunto affixed, thisv20th day of June, 1914. MOSES C. WOOD. 1 (Seat) Clerk.

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Courteous Treatment Appreciated^. Indianapolis, June 19.—A most', charming letter of thanks has been:-, received by the management of the Indianapolis motor speedway from* the various foreigners who competed on that course during the Ifist five-hundred-mile race. The missive states that never in the history of racing was an equal degree o5' courtesy and consideration manifested, not only by the race course officials proper, but by the American entrants as well. Concerning the conduct of the latter on th© track, only the highest praise is heard, a more sportsmanlike contest never having been driven, it is affirmed The commission winds up with good wishes for the wellbeing of the Indianapolis track and the American racing in general, together with the universal desire to be present again next year.

Mrs. M. L. McCabe left this morn~ ing for Columbus, Ohio, to spend a week with her husband, who is located there.

Jolin M. McGill remainsin a crit- electric wiring in Edward Q^trs ical conditio^

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Karl Stoner has completed the

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