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GREENFIELD REPUBLICAN

PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY

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

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

OBITUARIES CARDS OF THANKS

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 Logansport

For Appellate Court Judges First District LUCIUS C. EMBREE

Princeton 7

IRA C. BATMAN Bloomington

Second District M. A. CHIP MAN Anderson

U. S. LESH Huntington

SHEPHERD J. CRUMPA.CKER South Bend For Clerk of Supreme Court

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

Indianapolis.

Do Not Abbreviate—Write Plain. Persons sending news to this office for publication must avoid abbreviations, and be careful in writing plainly in order to insure publication. Copy is often sent for publication which can scarcely be read. Many words are abbreviated, and the printer is left to guess from a few letters what word is intended to be used. The printer's time is too expensive to be spent unnecessarily in deciphering poor penmanship and doubtful abbreviation.

The revival of the talk for a county fair at Greenfield, is a strong indication that there is a demand for such a fair. There were a great many people who regretted to see the former organization discontinued, and they are now eager to see a new organization effected. The old fair ground is well suited .to a county fair. There is still abundance of ground accessible for the accommodation of a large crowd. The track is in very good shape and could without much expense be put in splendid condition. The grove is fine. There are a great Ijnany people who have such confidence in the success of a fair, that ^they are willing to join in raising money to finance the enterprise. /We are quite sure that money can '4)e raised to put it on a sound finan«ial basis. Persons who attend fairs -4hese latter days report that the au-

.'-tomobile has become quite a factor /in assuring a crowd at fairs.

A fair is

county. In a popular ^Uie county social way. people of Standpoints

.$1.00 .25

REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET

d....... For United States Senator HUGH Th. MILLER ^j Columbus !. For Secretary of State

Peo-

-pie now go for many miles in, their ••^automobiles to attend. Let. Hancock '^.county people give the present jproposition to organize a fair- a r& early boost.

_^v On account of the prominence of "Usthe National Road it would have been thought that it would be the first highway to be payed in the state, but such is not the case. The

Lincoln highway is to be first. We are confident that if the citizens living on the National Road through Indiana had put forth as much energy as those living on the Lincoln highway, the National Road would have been paved first.. Already a great deal of the National Road has been paved in other stated. The section of Indiana through which it passes would be greatly benefitted by such improvement. It would be one of the greatest things for Greenfield and Hancock county that could have happened, and it is sure to happen so.me day, but if ft is to happen soon, the people along the ^road must unite and push tlie enterprise. -fJ

a good institution for a the first place, iC'^ifbt-'ds place for the people of to meet once a year-in a

It not only attracts the the county from that but it attracts people of

stantial financial footing from the very start.

ing rapidly fail to see the connecting

rope and an accident is the result.

This feajure will have to be

WHY SO SAFE

Because we use a "screw-door safe" which with it's contents is well insured against any burglary and back of all are Fifty stockholders Who represent our well-to-do farmers and business men of Hancock county. .Courteous treatment and strictly confidential

CAPITAL STATE^BANK

Capital and Surplus Sixty-one Thousand Dollars. tvt-- OFFICERS R. B. Binford, Pres. C. M. Curry,V. Pres.

N. C. Binford, Cashier Herbert E. Fink Atst. Cashier ,, Walter C. Hatfield, Asst. Cashier

adjoining counties and many former pounds, an increase of practically citizens of other states make it a 140 per cent in two years. In the point to return to their old home same time shipments of wheat had county at fair time, as they are able increased 59 per cent, tobacco 31 to see and meet people there that per cent, and lumber and other forthey would not be able to meet in est products 48 per cent. any other way. It provides a genuine home-coming occasion each year. So from the home-coming feature alone it is worth all that it costs. The greatest benefit, however, of a county fair is in its stimulation to the improvmeent of county products. Every line of live stock production would be benefitted by a county fair. It would lead farmers constantly to raise better horses, better cattle, better hogs, better sheep, and better poultry.

The same thing would occur in all year. lines of agricultural products. The In the past two years the traffic profits of a fair would not be in the studies of the Federal experts show premiums awarded. Premiums only that approximately an average of help pay the expenses of exhibiting

Red Flag For Towing Autos. A serious accident occurred in Indianapolis a few days ago, due to towing of a dead automobile. Together with many ot :or new features wh*,L» the advent of tin automobile has produced is the danger of towing machines It is not a. uncommon thing for automobiles to, "go dead" on their drivers. When Ifarmers pockets there is a widespread tendency to believe that it

the drivers can not start th.^ni they are compel tod to telephone to the nearest garage for an auto to takej the dead machine to the repair shop. They are towed by means of a rope, tying the machines one

behind the other, and that is where Were peanuts ,s one of the danger is. Other people travel-1 i*1® ,staplc ?rops

tected. Machines will have to be J*"1""

towed to repair shops so long as they are used, but there must be some means of protecting the other automobilists from danger. A man who has given the subject some consideration, suggests a red flag on

the front automobile doing the low- ™ad

ing. He says red lights and red lan- j?

GOVERNMENT STUDIES SHOW

HOW THE AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT OF A COUNTY DEPENDS UPON ITS

HIGHROADS.

Washington, D. C., July 24.—That an improved road will increase vastly the productiveness of the area through which it runs has now

States Department of Agriculture

in Virginia. Conditions in Spotsylvania county were investigated with

railroad took away in 12 months

In addition to this increase in quantity, the cost of hauling each ton of produce was materially reduced. In other words, the farmers not only produce more, but produce more cheaply, for the cost of transportation to market is of course an important factor in the cost of production. From this point of view it is estimated that the $100,000 spent in improving the roads in Spotsylvania county saved the farmers of that county $41,000 a

(65,000

stock and other products. The real1 were hauled over the improved roads good produced is in the improve-1 in the county an avarage distance ment stimulated by exhibition. A of eight miles, or a total of 520,000 county fair would help all citizens, 'ton-miles." Before the roads were Let the county fair be put on a sub- improved it was estimated that the

average cost of hauling was 20 cents a "ton-mile after the improvement this fell to 12 cents a "tonmile," or a saving of 8 cents. A saving of 8 cents per mile on 520,000 "ton-miles" is $41,000 a year. The county's investment of $100,000 in other words, returns a dividend of 40 per cent annually.

Because this saving, in cases of this character, does not take the form of cash put directly into the

is ficticious profit,-while as a matter of fact it is just as real a source of profit as the increase in the price of wheat.

In Dinwiddie county, "Virginia, for

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been satisfactorily demonstrated by 'n^'anaP°^*s» returned home fuesstudies conducted by the United

particular care and the results ]f

have proved surprising. In 1909 the ^FS*

county voted $100,000 to improve 40 j*ode' ^rs- Sr., Mrs. Hermiles of roads. Two years after ^r,

the completion of this work the

from Fredericksburg, the county,

seat, 71,000 tons of agricultural and forest products hauled over the' Noble Bassett, of Morristown, highways to that town. Before the Teddy Evans and E. Wortman, of improvement of the roads this total Gwynneville, were here Thursday was only 49,000 tons annually in on business and were guests of j. J. other words, the quantity of the Shackle and family. Mr. Shackle county's produce had risen more formerly lived at Morristown fortythan 45 per cent. Still more inter- one years. esting,. however, is increase1 shown in the quantity of the dairy

products. In 1909 these amounted Sunday with the latter's sister, Mrs. MWJS pounds 1911 10,273,028 Tbom&a Ball, of Ittdianapolia. I

GREENFIELD REPUBLICAN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 27. 1914

tons of outgoing products

the

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avOTageJ

1'000

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a™in r,oad

was

P™™* l*'?™ the road

was improved. After ,U .mprove-

average

load w« found to

be 2,000 pounds and the time consumed in hauling the larger load to market was much reduced. In other words, one man with a wagon and two mules could do more than twice as much work with the improved

m»iP«ived

the

terns are everywhere known to be traordmaiy rise intte toW output signals of danger. The suggestion is a good one and should be adpoted at once. There should be no reason for delay in the matter. Tt. is only a matter of time until some, law will compel a danger signal, but lives will be protected if all persons towing machines would, before any law is passed to-that effect, adopt a red flag on lowing automobiles.

read,

explanation oi the ex-

of agricultural products in a county with a good road system.

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Mrs. F. Mark worth, who has been sick for some time, is improving slowly.

Lizetta Reasner, who has been in Calfornia for the last three years, is home visiting relatives and friends.

Emma Richman and Clara Laufer spent Sunday with Chares Prescher and wife, of Julietta.

Emma Kirkhoff and Elizabeth

Spier spent ,ast

Wednesday with

Freda and Juiia Holzhausen, north of Cumberland Harry Eickinan and family, of Indianapolis Win ivierlau and family were guests Sunday of Louis Marlau and family.

Alvan Waterman and wife were guests Sunday of August Langen-

Gertrude and Freida Ostermeier,

day,

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spending sev-

^Iere with friends and

relatives. Several from here attended the

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Greenfield Sunday.

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Herbert Poole, all of

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Wednesday

Charles Kottlowskl and

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Eastes Spent

COL. W. I. BURNSIDE, Auctioneer.

PUBLIC SALE

The undersigned will sell at public auction at his residence, on the old Abner Smith homestead, three and one-half miles west and onehalf mile north of Greenfield, onehalf mile north of Stop 42 on the T. H. I. &. E. traction line, one mile (east and one-half mile north of Philadelphia, beginning at ft) o'clock a. m., on

THURSDAY, SEPTEMRER 3, 1914 The following personal property, towit: 10 HEAD OF HORSES AND MULES Consisting of one gray draft mare, 3 years old, well broke, weight about 1,500 pounds, in foal by the black Percheron horse of Dr. Alex. Low one black gelding, 4 years old, weight about 1,600 pounds, good worker, liner and down puller one 3-year-old white horse, good worker and driver, weight about 1,300 pounds one team of sorrel geldings, 2 years old, well broke and good workers, extra large and prospect for fine team one black mare, 4 years old, with colt by side, weight 1,500 pounds one spf.n of mules, 7 years old, weight about 2,300 pounds, good workers and down pullers, without a fault, work single or double one suckling mare mule. 5 HEAD OF CATTLE 5 Consisting of one half-Jersey heifer, will be fresh in December, fine prospect one half-Jersey cow, 5 years old, good milk and butter cow one half-Jersey heifer, first calf one Jersey heifer, first calf one roan heifer, part Jersey, first calf. 24 HEAD OF GOOD HOGS 24 Consisting of one Poland-China male hog, good breeder three sows due to farrow by middle of September twenty shoats, weight about 125 pounds each.

One large Shropshire Buck, Adrain Dornmanget stock. FARMING IMPLEMENTS

AND MACHINERY

Consisting of three National riding cultivators, all in good*" condition one disc harrow, good as new one new gravel bed Mohawk hay ladders, good as new one 14-inch Oliver sulkey plow. 4 SETS OF HARNESS Including one double set of brassmounted breeching harness, one double set of hip-strap harness, one single set of hip-strap harness, one set of single buggy harness one lot of leather halters one lot of collars one double set of leather fly nets two scoop shovels on gravel shovel one garden rake one small pair of platform scales double trees, single trees, and other things too numerous to mention.

Undivided one-half interest of 45 acres of corn in field, oats in bin and corn in crib.

TERMS OF SALE

All sums of $5.00 and under, cash in hand. On sums over $5.00, a credit of 12 months will be given, purchaser to execute good bankable not, with approved freehold security, waiving relief from valuation and appraisement laws. No property to be removed until terms of sale are complied with. 5 per cent discount for .cash on all sums over $5.00.

Ladies' Society of Philadelphia M. E. church will serve lunch. WILLIAM BROUHARD. J. E. SAMPLE, Clerk. w-27-d-28-l

(Advertisement.)

Ruth and Laura Reeves, of West Point, are the guests of Misses Anna and Luna Elsbury for the week.

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COMPANY

OUR BANK IS--

GOODS ARE SOLD FOR MANY TIMES THEIR VALUE.

A business man said a few days ago that a professional street faker said Greenfield people were easy. One faker who bought 12 dozen handkerchiefs of a Greenfield merchant who sells them regularly at six for a quarter, sold them on the street to eager buyers at three for a quarter, making a profit on that one line of his wares of $6.60.

A lady agent came to Greenfield, purchased of a local dealer cheap powder, placing it in nicely decorated and perfumed boxes which she carried with her, sold them to Greenfield ladies at 50 cents a box. The contents

did

The Old Bank The Strong Bank The Liberal Bank

To such people, a suggestion that they buy their handkerchiefs of the local merchant at half the price paid the faker that they buy their soap at 40 cents per dozen instead of $7.20 in several tissue paper fragments that the dear ladies go to the local druggists and purchase the very highest grade of face powder at reasonable prices, and that books be purchased through known dealers who sell books without charging one hundred per cent for traveling and selling expenses. The only way to beat the faker's game is not to buy of him.

TWO YOUNG LADIES

Went Via Ford Automobile to West Virginia and Home—No Trouble at All.

We want your name upon our books—Come in-Start a checking' account be one of the good people who do their business with this successful bank.

The Citizens' Bank

GREENFIELD, INDIANA

A FINANCIAL STRONGHOLD

STREET FAKERS

GREENFIELD PEOPLE BUY OF PEDDLERS, WHO MAKE BIG PROFIT—HOW ORDINARY

net ccst her to ex

ceed five cents. She reported a good business. A street soap vender enters town, goes to a grocer, buys a dozen cakes of soap for 40 cents, takes them to a room, cuts each acke into six equal parts, with a small wire device, wraps the small sections nicely in tissue paper ana sells them on the street corner at 10 cents straight, receiving for his 40 cents worth of the grocer's soap, the nice sum of $7.20.

A book agent not known to anyone in town, presents a scheme of one dollar down and a dollar per month sells books worth $10 for $25.

And so one might go on enumerating specific cases where people are the victims of fakers who live by their "cheek" and nerve. No wonder the faker says the town is easy. The easiest picking, too, are people who are looking for bargains.

Misses Kate Caraway and Gertrude Ashcraft, of Sugar Creek township, returned Wednesday evening from a three weeks' auto tour to Charleston, West Virginia. They report a most delightful time. They made the long trip in Miss Caraway's Ford automobile and never met with any accident, nor had any auto trouble. In fact, they said the tool box of the machine was not opened on the entire trip and thej Ford climbed the moutains with the greatest of ease. Miss Caraway says nothing but a Ford for her.

Frank T. Singleton and J. W. Rose, of Martinsville, were in Greenfield a few days ago on business. Both of these men were college friends of Will A. Hough and Col. Edwin P. Thayer, the former being a classmate. Mr. Singleton was in the newspaper business at Martinsville for several years. He is now connected with one of the batiks of that city.

GREENFIELD MARKET Th^e prices are corrected from quotations by Thomas Nye, the poultryman, New Milling Company, Greenfield Milling Company, andl the local grocerymen:

CATTLE

Steers [email protected] Stock Cattle [email protected] Heifers [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 Heavies..... [email protected]" Medium and Mixed [email protected] Good to Choice Lights [email protected]

BACON AND^ARD

Bacon, per lb 12%@15o Country Hams, lb 15@17o Lard, lb. i2«

BUTTER AND EGGS

Butter, per lb 20@25e Eggs, per dozen 20e HIJ»ES Horse Hides, eacK $4.00 Hides, per lb— I0c Wool, per lb 23

POULTRY

Spring chickens, per lb ..14@16e Hens, per lb Ho Turkeys, per lb 10@11 Geese, per lb 7 Ducks, per lb

WHEAT

-Wheat, per bushel J.OQi CORN White Corn, per bushel..... 80Mixed Corn, per bushel 78

OATS ANR RYE

White Oats, per bushel '. 40^ Rye, per bushel 75 HAY AND STRAW Baled Timothy hay, per ton... .18.00' Baled mixed hay, per ton 16.00 Baled clover hay, ton 15.00Bulk timothy hay, ton 14.00 Bulk mixed hay, ton 14.0fr Bulk clover hay, ton 10.00 Baled wheat straw, ton 6.00Baled oats straw, ton 7.0G:

SELLING PRICE SEEDS

Little Red Clover [email protected] Alsike 12.00 Timothy 3.25 Kentucky Blue Grass 2.75

Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Kingery, of near New Palestine, have moved to Greenfield, on West Main street.

Mrs. Joseph Ault, daughter, Elsie,, and Miss Lou Smith, of Columbus,, are the guests of William Laniganand family.

Mrs. Henry Pope and family and Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Denney, of near Fortville, are in Greenfield today attending the horse show.

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Leslie E. Drake, et al., to Hazel D_ Amick, lot New Palestine, $1.00. Hazel D. Amick to Leslie E. Drake, lot New Palestine, q. c. deed, $1.00.

Anna Rabe, et al., to John Manche, 40 acres land, $5,000. A. C. Hiday, et al., to Trace Hiday„ land, $1.00.

Trace Hiday to A. C. Hiday, et al.* land, q. c. deed, $1.00. Thomas A. Wright, et al., to R. S. Currant, et al., land, $750.

David C. Adkins, et al., to William R. Reeves, lots Shirley, $1,000. City of Greenfield to A. G. Loehr, lot Park cemetery, $20.33.

Nathan Hunt to Amanda Hunt, 100 acres land, $1.00. Lee Ayres, et al., to George C, Ruddick, lots Shirley, $4,000.

Advertised Letlcrs.

Following is a list of letters remaining in the postofTice at Greenfield, Indiana, August 26, 1914, uncalled for:

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Edgar L. Bussell.-^J" Mrs. Frank Collins. Gern Elsbury. Miss Julia Glore. Mrs. Norman Haskelt. Mrs. Delia Rush. Mrs. Belle Shepperd.1 Independent Telephone Co. Mr. Arch Williams. W. M. Walker. Mrs. Matt Wilson. Persons calling for above letters^ will please say "Advertised."

Wm. A. Service, P. M.