Greenfield Republican, Greenfield, Hancock County, 23 July 1914 — Page 2

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DENNIS H. HAWK AND ELMER S. POTTER ARRESTED HERE. GIRLS THEY MARRIED j*. GAVE AGES HERE AS 19—ARE 14 AND 15 YEARS.

Dennis H. Hawk and Elmer S. Potter, bridegrooms of a few hours, landed in jaiJ here Saturday afternoon, after being locate by relatives of the New Castle girls of tender years, whom they eloped with to this city. It is not known •what charges will be

The elopement of the two couples from New Castle has some unusual features. It seems that they left New Castle together soon after noon, boarding the Honey Bee car at the station. They left the car at Stop 17, east of Maxwell, and walked a mile to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kinder, who live on the Frost farm. Here they remained until after supper and the young men walked to town and the girls rode with Mr. and Mrs. Kinder. The young men had been to the home of the county clerk and he agreed to return to his office at 7:30 o'clock. The girls arrived there about 8 o'clock and the clerk thought the girls looked young, but they answered all. questions without hesitation, giving the dates of their birth, as stated above. When the

of the time in public. While he is heir to considerable esiate, he can not get possession of it for some time, it is said. Potter, the other young man, it about 21 years old, it is said, and his home is in Tennessee. He has been working at New Castle and the fact that his

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against the two young men, but the New Castle Daily Times says the charges will probably be based on the Mann white slave act. The two girls, Sabina Hartman and Alveretta H. Pouch, were only 14 and 15 years of age. according to reports from New Castle, although they made affidavit before the county clerk that they were 19 years of age. The Hartman girl gave the date of her birth as September 12, 4895, and the Pouch girl gave the date of her birth as November 26, 1895. The two couples were located near here Saturday by relatives of the girls, who placed the two young men under arrest and had them lodged in jail, awaiting the arrival of the fathers of the girls, who had followed a clue which led them to Tennessee and then to Cincinnati, •where they were notified of the finding of the girls and young men. The two girls were taken back to New Castle Saturday afternoon by the uncle of the Hartman girl, who gave them their choice of accompanying him or going to jail.

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Sits In Superior Court at Indianapolis—Grants Licenses.

licenses were issued they secured McAllister, of Rushville, on an affithe services of Squire D. C. Gim- jdavit

Judge Earl Sample, of Greenfield, as special judge of Superior Court, Room 3, yesterday reversed the board of county commissioners in three cases in which the commissioners had refused to grant liquor licenses to applicants.

The licenses he ordered granted were to James O'Connell, 634 South West street William J. Madden, 426 West Washington street, and Fred W. Scherer 125 South California street.

had been placed against them by nave rethe New Castle authorities, although J",!?®?,

morning to prefer charges and take 1 0 the two young men back with them .. Young Hawk said he wanted to'

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would make a living for her if she L,

would live with him, and she told ^haV

friends here before she left that

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she wanted to live with him, it is said.

Miss Thelma Bussell, who spent Sunday at her home on Rural Route

«, returned to college at Danville fri*e^dsTt°kvaMvil^ Monday morning.

The cases were originally appealed to Superior Court, Boom 2, and then transferred to Room 3. The license applicants filed an affidavit for a change of venue from Judge Rochford, and Judge Sample, whose court has adjourned for the summer, was selected to sit as judge.— Indianapolis Star.

Much Alfalfa in Marion. There is a great deal of alfalfa being grown in Marion county, according to the Mail of that county. The editor of the Mail and a party of ten automobile loads of interested people took a trip of investigation over the county this week and the Mail editor is very enthusiastic over the crop and the ifuture outlook in that county. What is said to be the finest eld in that county is a ten-acre field owned by Sterling R. Holt, at his farm along the Plainfield trolley line. The Mail edittor says, plant alfalfa in August if you can, but plant it some time.

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

George T. Randall, et al., to Irwin W. Cotton, lots city, $600. William J. Lynch, et al., to W. B. Herbst, lot,city, $400.

Forbs Leonard, et al., to Walter E. Gant, lots New Palestine, $1,200. George W. Gordon, et al., to Citizens' Bank, lot city, $1.00.

Samuel H. Boyd, et al., to Floss Cooper, lot city, $6,000. Eva White, et al., to William R. Cross, et al., lot city, $150.

Mayor J. Q. Johnson and wife visited his aunt, Mrs. Nancy Abbott, of Springfield, Ohio, at the home of her granddaughter, Mrs.' Sarah Murray, at Indianapolis, Friday afternoon, and in the evening called on Ben Strickland and family, at Irvington.

Man Issues Rad Check. Alfred Fry was arrested Monday

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ason at once and the ceremonies First National Bank of Mays, were performed. They then re- charging him with issuing a fraudturned home with Mr. and Mrs. Iu^en^ check. It is alleged that Fry Kinder. On Friday, Mr. and Mrs. £ave a check to Alpheus Morris for Hawk went to the home of his $64.79, without having any funds in grandfather, Silas Wggins, east of ^e bank. The offense is said to town. The other girl remained with have taken place about April 1. Mr. and Mrs. Kinder, her husband boarding elsewhere. Saturday Rank Buys Bonds.

New Castle and the message was improvement bonds, offered by J. B.

sent that brought the relatives who Wallace, treasurer of Henry county,

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caused the arrest of the two men. Wednesday, paying a premium of Hawk is only about 18 years of age $750.39. There were seven bidders. and has worked in the West and wears ranch apparel a greater parti At 10 Cents a Drink.

before Squire Kratzer by

morn,tig, Mrs. Poller directed MrThe Citizens State Bank, of New after the addition of acid, the butter Kinder to telephone her father at Castle, bought 154,000 worth of road

At 10 cents a drink the United States liquor bill figures $859,800,000 for the year. And the value of all the bread made in the bakeries of the country was ofily $396,865,000.

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Elder's East Washington street ad- crobes. Eighteen men are hired,

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a crew of Greenfield workmen over to 6 p. m. Willow Branch is greatly

to Indianapolis each morning. That indebted to Mr. Fort for his services

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addition is the one set out in fruit |to *hat town and we feel saf£ in saying that the people of Greenfield wish Superintendent Fort success in

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Good Ball Game Sunday. The ball game Sunday between ^'E-'johnw^^nd °fimi"J"! the Greenfield Maples and the Lewisville team was won by the local team, the score being 6 to 2. There was a good attendance, several coming with the visiting team.

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Miss Viola Johnson and Mrs. C. M. Rock, of Morristown, were here Friday, guests of their brother,

Mr. and Mrs. William Wilkins, of Jefferson county, are the guests of Greenfield relatives. They formerly resided in Greenfield.

Mrs. John Martin has returned home, a two weeks' visit with

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Kathleen Ogg has returned^

REENFIELD REPUBLICAN, HURSDAY, JULY23, 1914

IS INSTITUTION COMMUNITY IS PROUD OF AND IS GREAT ADVANTAGE TO FARMERS

OF SURROUNDING VICINITY.

By far the greatest institution in Willow Branch, our neighboring town, a thriving village in Brown township, this county, is the large branch of the Polk Sanitary Milk Company, of Indianapolis.

The Polk people buy large quantities of the best milk from the farmers of the surrounding country and have it shipped to them at Indianapolis, where it is bottled or made into dairy products. For this purpose they have established seven large branches in the nearby towns to receive the milk direct from the farmers. It is shipped to them on Indianapolis bound cars. The Willow Branch station is the largest of the seven. J. 0. Fort is superintendent of this branch. He is a highly respected man in the community and is liked by every one. Mr. Fort has other interests also, being prominent in evangelistic work in that vicinity. He is a big man in those parts. It could be added that he is a subscriber to and careful reader of The Daily Reporter.

The station building itself, with its modern equipment, is intensely interesting. The milk is brought in by the farmers in cans to the door. Here it is passed into a large vat and weighed. Then it is let down into a basin, from which it is pumped to the top of the cooler. This is a very efficient device. The milk drips down over it and in doing so, also drops in temperature to about 55.5 degrees F. The cooler is simply a set of aluminum pipes into which 60 pounds of fresh, cool water is injected, in two places. This water runs through the cooler and out, none of it going into the milk. The milk runs through a trough and is put in 10, 15 and 30 gallon cans. When the milk rushes into the cans, after leaving the cooler, it is just four feet from the interurban car, which takes it direct to Indianapolis.

Mr. Fort said that of the 13,000 gallons of milk that they handled Saturday morning, only two and one-half gallons were sour.

Probably the most unique feature of this plant is the testing system. To quote Mr. Fort on this process: "In our possession are a great numberb of small bottles. Each one is marked to designate a certain farmer from whom we buy milk. Each morning when a farmer brings his milk, a small amount is placed in his respective bottle. A chemical tablet is placed in each bottle t.o keep it from souring. At the end of a week each boltle is

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which is graduated. By computation we can tell to 1-10 of one per cent how much fat there was in each farmer's milk of the week. It amounts to from 4 to 6 pounds per hundred. If any one's milk falls below standard we refuse his milk."

Mr. Fort is to be credited for the perfect sanitation which prevails at the place. All the farmers' cans are washed and then sterilized by steam, which insures against mi-

contact for cement work in otc«iu, wiuuu insures agamst mi-

The creamery is open from 6 a. m.

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William Varncr was painfully hurt this week while he was helping to remove the cement1 vault from the corner room of the New

Muncie, who were the building. A sliver of steel pierced

his hand and passed almost through,

causing a very serious wround.

Tent Meeting.'fi^r -"f

Rev. Maurice Barrett and Rev. Everette Chalfant began a tent meeting at Warrington Friday night and will continue the same indefinitely. The public is cprdially invited. Three services on Sunday.

New Case Filed.

Tn the matter of the estate of John Jackson, deceased, Edmund Walker, et al. Suit to be released from bond.

Commissioners In Session. The county commissioners were ip wssion Saturday to sigq th^

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Horses to Edinburg.

William H. Pauley, the Hancock county veteran horseman and trainer, will ship his horses to-day for Edinburg, where he will enter in several of the races. Among his horses are Alberta Wilkes and Jesse H. Mr. Pauley has probably been driving and developing race horses longer than any man in Hancock county, and is the best known horseman in the county. He has developed some fast horses which sold for good prices. He has the old fair ground leased and has been training horses there this spring and summer. He began developing race horses in 1880, thirtyfour years ago. For two years, in 1881 and 1882, he had the track leased at Knightstown. Mr. Pauley will go from Edinburg to North Vernon. Among the cities in the circuit are Franklin, Columbus and Goshen.

Mr. and Mrs. O'Neal Fisk, of Hutchinson, Kansas, are the guests of his brother, Joseph and other relatives. Mr. Fisk was born and reared in Hancock county, but left here more than 43 years ago, and has not been back since. He and his brother, Joseph, of Route 8, went to Indianapolis Saturday morning to see their brother, William, who is in the hospital, where he was recently operated upon.

Ten Days' Tent Meeting. A ten days' tent meeting will begin at Stringtown, east of this city, Friday, July 30th. The meetings will be conducted by Rev. Mattie Wines, of Cleveland, this county. The tent will occupy the Van Duyn land just opposite Trees' shop.

Rev. John T. Hatfield, the wellknown evangelist, has promisted to assist in the latter part of the meeting. All persons interested in religious work are cordially invited to attend.

To Sell Orphans' Home. D. H. Delon, of Spiceland, has been employed by the Henry county commissioners to sell at auction the orphans' home at Spiceland on August 22 to the highest bidder. Also, all the belongings, in the shape,, of personal property will be offered for sale. The property will make some one a valuable home.

OF NEGLECTED ONE

W. O. Ruggles, of Rural Route One, Has Fine Gravel Pit and Good Crop Prospects.

W. O. Ruggles, of Rural Route 1, out of Charlottesville, was in Greenfield Friday. He owns the Armington farm. He purchased it in March, 1913. He opened up a gravel pit on the farm last year and sold about $950 worth of gravel out of it the first year. He expects to sell as much or more this year. He has ditched the pit so that it is well drained and the persons are not annoyed by the w?ater at all when they are taking out gravel. Mr. Ruggles has improved his farm by ditching a pond which stood between his house and barn. It was thought the pond could not be drained, but Mr. Ruggles did it successfully, angl is cultivating part of it. Mr. Ruggles also cleared up 14 acres of new ground in the farm and has a nice prospect for corn on it. Mr. Ruggles is a good farmer and his work on his farm is showing up nicely. The farm had been neglected for several years previous to the time he bought it.

Dr. W. W. Lowe, of Charlottesvile, reports that the grain, shipments from that section of the county show a marked increase over last year and the farmers are prosperous as a result. Dr. Lowe, who takes much interest in good horses, has a colt of which he is very proud. It is out of Lucile Truitt and sired by Lary Dillon.

Miss Ruby Carroll to Marry. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Carroll announce the marriage of their daughter, Ruby, to Rev. B. H. Franklin, to take place on Tuesday, the twentyeighth of July, at the home of the bride on North Main street.— Shirley News.

Mrs. J. House and Mrs. Ella Mason are quite sick at the home of Mrs. M. L. McCabe, on East Main street.

Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Marsh and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Marsh, of Winchester, are the guests of Elza Butler and family.

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BOARD REFUSES

NO CLEMENCY FOR FRANCIS M. DUNCAN, SENTENCED TO LIFE TERM FOR MURDER— "LIFER" PAROLED—

TWO PARDONS.

The State Board of Pardons, in its report to Governor Ralston Thursday, recommended paroles for thirteen prisoners, among them one serving a life sentence for murder, and pardons for two, both women.

The board declined to interfere with a judgment of the Hancock County Circuit Court, which six years ago gave Francis M. Duncan a life term for murder, notwithstanding that the judge and prosecuting attorney and eleven jurors figuring in the case, together with many citizens, petitioned for his parole. Duncan shot James Lafollette at Greenfield. It was alleged that Lafollette had charged Duncan with being too friendly with his wife and that the shooting followed a quarrel. "We have a strong petition for the release of Duncan," said the board, "but notwithstanding this petition we do not like the looks of this case at all, and are not inclined to recommend his parole after a lapse of six years."

Among the thirteen for whom paroles are recommended, is Reuben Wheat, a life prisoner. He has served six years. In regard to his case, the board says: "We are aiming to be very conservative about recommending the release of men who are sent to pri&on for life," reads the board's report, "but there seems to be a very strong showing made on the proposition that Wheat was guilty only of manslaughter and, therefore, we have come reluctantly to the conclusion that he is entitled to a parole. The parole ought to be conditioned upon his abstinence absolutely from the use of intoxicating liquors and that unless he does'so abstain he will be returned to the prison."

Thirty prisoners, who petitioned for clemency, were unfavorably considered and among them were ten who are serving life sentences.

Lawrence Wood and family and Horace Wilson report a pleasant visit at the camp of H. L. Thomas and Jonas Walker and families, near Edinburg, Thursday. The campers reported that while fishing was good, the catching was poor. They have been able, however, to keep their larder pretty well stocked up with fish of medium size and smaller. They enjoy canoeing and the open air life fine.

STRUCK RY AUTOMOBILE.

John McNamara, of West Main, Knocked Down—Not Seriously Hurt..

John McNamara, of West Main street, was struck by an automobile driven by E. L. Gorman, at Mechanic street Friday, but it is thought he is only shaken up and not seriously hurt. Mr. McNamara was crossing Mechanic street when Mr. Gorman, driving east on Main, started to turn south. Mr. Gorman was going very slow, he said, and blew the horn and then called to Mr. McNamara, who stepped back and then seemed to become confused and stepped in front of the fender, which struck him. The machine was going so slow that he stopped it in two or three feet, Mr. Gorman says, and Mr. McNamara started on, but Mr. Gorman insisted on him going to Dr. Bruner's office, which is within a few feet of where the accident occurred, where the received the necessary treatment and remained over the night. Mr. Gorman went down to ^Fountaintown in his machine and brought Mrs. McNamara home. She was visiting relatives in that vicinity.

Lawrence Inlow has enlisted in the regular army at Columbus, O.

Mrs. Oliver Dunham, of Curry's Chapel neighborhood, is sick, threatened with fever.4

Herbert Monger sold his nice red runabout automobi|e a few days ago to a young man in Indianapolis.

Morford & Son sold a wagon Friday to a Mr. Barrett, of Shelby county.

Rev. Mattie Wines, of Cleveland, this county, is conducting a meeting in Iowa.

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He owned a handsome touring car/ To ride in it was heaven, He ran across a piece of glass,

Bill $19.47.'

He took his friends out for a ride 'Twas good to be alive, The carburetor sprang a leak,

Bill $50.95.

He started on a little tour, The finest sort of fun, He stopped too quick and stripped, his gears,

Bill $90.54

He took his wife down town to shop* To save car fare was great, He jammed into a hitching post,

Bill $708

He spent his little pile of cash, And then in anguish cried, I'll put a mortgage on the house,

And take just one more ride.

Laws and Chauffeurs.

Every person, especially youngr people, before they are allowed torun an automobile should be required to commit to- memory theIndiana law governing the operation, of automobiles. The awful casualties that are daily occurring because of the reckless driving of these machines is fast becoming appalling"* Accidents on the Fourth of July from fireworks are insignificant compared to the motor vehicle horrors. The only safety is in strict obedience to the State law which is* both safe and sane and if obeyed no serious accidents need happen, Again, we suggest that after one1 reads the long list of fatal casualsties tliis summer caused from reckless driving, he will be convinced that thorough training in the law and safety rules Is indispensable to every driver, young or old. The automobile is a magnificent machine, used rightly less dangerous than a team of horses, and it has come to stay. To turn so useful an invention into a menace to human life on the highways is a shame and disgrace, and should be stopped at all hazards.—Washington Democrat.

Wife Locks Up Automobile Husband Sues to Get Ride, Shelbyville, Ind., July 15.—Casper Disser, of this city, started replevin proceedings in the Circuit Court today against his wife, Helen Disser, alleging ithat she has wrongfully taken possession of and is wrongfully detaining his Detroiter touring car, which he values at $1,000.

Mrs. Disser, it is said, keeps the machine under lock and key and will not permit her husband to take it out alone. The plaintiff alleges that his wife does not want him to go out alone, as she is afraid he will take other women riding.

The idea of a call bell for the city marshal, to be placed on an electric light pole at. the corner of Main and State streets, is being favorably discussed. With this bell, the marshal could be communicated with on a moment notice, no matter what part of the city he was in. The call would be sent to the telephone exchange and from there the call bell would be rung. The marshal would go to the nearest phone and be placed in immediate communication with the parties wanting him.

Recital a Success.

The pupils of Miss Dora Arnold and Miss Carrie Weaver gave a recital at Knightstown in the M. E„ church Friday evening. There was a good attendance and the recital was a complete success. Among the Greenfield people who attended other tlian the pupils were W. A. Service and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Whitsell, Mr. and Mrs. William Rafferty, Mr. and Mrs. Harry. Towles and Miss Elizabeth McCole,

Misses Norma and Genevieve Busken went to Laurel Saturday, where they will visit their grandfather, Henry Cooper, for several days.

Elmer Bassett, of Shelbyville, former member of the Republican ^1 State committee, pased through',,. ^4r Greenfield Friday.

Mrs. Harvey Ttussello and sonr,,v^,*.-.^jj Max, have returned to their home at Middletown, Ohio, after a visit with the former's parents, Mr. andSo*.,£ Mrs. C. W. Vance.

Sam DeWitt will start on his an-4 nual trip among the county fairs^ He has had stands j|t( the fairs,.for several years.

Lawrenct Walsh and Roy McKelvy left Thursday night for St. Paul, Minnesota, to accept positions as telegraph operators.

Rev. G. Kerlin and, trite have gone to hi^ Qfrf home at Franklih» where they win viait fiU p*rents^

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