Greenfield Republican, Greenfield, Hancock County, 24 September 1914 — Page 3
J1IIELY MILE OK COUNTY FAIRS
Should Be For Farmers, Not Fakirs. Their Benefits and Advantages Are Discussed.
Right now when there is a great deal of talk and agitation for a revival of the old-time county fairs in Hancock county, an editorial published in the St. Louis Globe-Demo-MsSl recently will be of great interest, as it puts the county fair idea in the right light. The editorial fallows:
The fair association at Bunceton 'ihas taken for its motto: "Fairs for Jarmers, not fakirs." This has .caused the Missouri state board of -agriculture to issue a bulletin which rehearses the history of county fairs an this state with the hope that there may be a revival of interest and a return of the strictly agricultural fair which was once so popular in so many counties. The reason for the passing of the county fair is not difficult to find. It was •due to the desire to furnish "attractions." These attractions varied from the entertainments the
Chicago world's fair gave such a vogue to horse races. But there is a limit to the amount of money which can be profitably expended on a county fair. Railroad fare is not .so great that it prevents people traveling to the centers of population, where they may enjoy better ^attractions than an ordinary county •can afford.
But there are two appeals a county fair may successfully make. One is to the social instinct and the other is to vanity. The fair can be anade to serve as a reunion at which people who can not see each other ssoften may meet to renew old acquaintances and discuss the things iSthat have happened since they were neighbors. This is one of the most si pleasurable features of a county fair slfin an old county. It is not only ensi joyed by residents of different parts fof the county, but proves a strong attraction to the former residents.
I Every county fair should be a "home-coming" occasion. But the value of this is largely social. A proper appeal to vanity may bring more tangible results. Each town,ship should be organized and should have a preliminary contest in displays of products of the farm, orchard, oven, dairy and needle. "School exhibits should be included.
The winners of the township fairs should compete in the county fair. Merchants of the various towns of a eounty could be- persuaded to offer rS prizes for the best products of their communities.
The lapping of boundaries would only increase the rivalry. If the communities were systematically organized there would' be no question as to the number and character of exhibits at the county fair or as to country-wide interests.'-*, The choice of the county products should then be sent to the state fair. The county fair should have attractions, but it is folly to spend much money on them. Nor can large crowds be expected merely to see agricultural products in which the visitors have no personal interest. But with the communities aroused there is plenty of interest. This is not merely an untried theory. It is being tested in many states. Texas and Oklahoma have accomplished wonders by it. The boys' corn clubs and the girls' canning clubs in those states are transforming the farms. The victories give the winners most desirable fame and the farm is getting a new hold on the youth. Some states have sent their winners to Wash ington, where they received more honors than champion athletes. A mere county seat fair can not be a success. But when every neighborhood is personally interested, in the manner indicated, success is certain.
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Dr. L. B. Griffin and wife haVe re-1 turned from a two weeks' trip to their old home at Washington, and also visited at Vincennes, Terre Haute and Indianapolis. They made the trip in their automobile and Had a
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AlVin Wales and family, of near Charlottesville, spent Sunday with
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A dispatch from Rushville Sunday says: Milton Wagner, 43 years old, who ran a grocery in the northwest part of the city, was fatally wounded by a burglar shortly after 1 o'clock this morning and died six hours later. Two men, who have not been identified, entered the house and awak* ened Sallie Colvin, a sister-in-law of Wagner. Pointing a revolver at her one of the men threatened to kill her if she did not keep quiet, but her screams aroused Mr. and Mrs. Wagner.
Mrs. Wagner appeared first, but was forced back into her room by the man with the gun. The robber returned to the room where his confederate stood guard over Miss Colvin. Just as Mr. Wagner rushed downstairs the burglar with the gun commanded Wagner to throw up his hands.
When Wagner failed to heed the command, the burglar fired and the two intruders fled. The bullet entered Wagner's back, struck the spinal column, pentrating a vertebra.
Mr. Wagner came here eleven years ago from Newport, Kentucky. He is survived by his widow, a son years old, four sisters and two brothers. Ji. '"-i *it
Sunday School Convention. The Center township Sunday school convention was held at the Maxwell M. E. church Sunday afternoon arid was well attended. Rev. J. T. Charlton, of this city, made an address on "Waste Products." Harvey D. Barrett, of this city, was elected township preseident. Among the Greenfield people who attended
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were William Smart and wife, W. jday by Lon Hodson aggregated a P. Johnson and wife, Eli Hagans and wife, George W. Souder and wife, Rev. J. T. Charlton and family, Harvey D. Barrett and wife and Miss Lulu Cline.
Greenfield Lumber & Ice Company vs. Ada New M. E. church et al., for foreclosure. Demand $450. Case dismissed.
In the case of Annie Harper Bennett vs. Edwin M. Bennett, suit for divorce, a temporary Testraining order was issued. Final hearing and hearing on petition for allowance set for September 29th.
State vs. Russell Catt, violating Sabbath. Plea of guilty and fine of $5 and costs/-
State vs. W. K. Boyd, assault and battery. Plea of guilty and fine of $5 and costs.
State vs. Clinton Trowbridge, violating the Sabtiath. Plea of guilty fine $5 and costs.
State vs. Howard Kenworthy, following usual avocation on Sunday. Plea of guilty fine of $5 and costs.
State vs. William Kinder, assault and battery. Plea of guilty fine of $5 and costs.
State vs. Alston F**Clark, wife and child desertion. Dismissed on statement of prosecutor.
Collision On West Main. Ed Fitzgerald, of Indianapolis, with a party of young friends was motoring on West Main street Sunday and in making a quick turn off of the street car track to avoid a collision with a car that was near, collided with Dr. R. I. Bell's automobile. The machines were damaged, but no one was injured. Mr. Fitzgerald was identified and proceeded on his way.
Thomas Mitchell, of near Trees' shop, who has been seriously sick, is much improved and was able to be in Greenfield Saturday. Mr. Mitchell, who has suffered for years with asthma, says that since he began to recover from his recent sickness the asthma has apparently disappeared.
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Hundreds at Bradley Church Friday Evening and Appreciated Varied Program.
The All Nations district ^missionary meeting at the Bradley M. E. church Friday evening was attended by hundreds of people, who appreciated the varied program. They were given an insight into the missionary work and the need for such work among heathen nations, as well as in the large cities of this country.
Patriotic songs were sung and. Rev. Jones, of Knightstown, spoke on the missionary work in India. Miss Hala Coffman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Coffman, southeast of the city, who is a nurse, gave a brief synopsis of her work in the slums of Cincinnati.
Pleasing features of the program were the lullaby chorus, by a number of girls dressed to represent various countries, and by ten boys dressed in the costume of several countries, such as Persia, China, Japan, Korea, Africa, Turkey, etc.
Each was introduced by Rev. Smith and the costumes explained. Rev. Smith also exhibited many Chinese curios that were of great interest, one being what is known as "knife money," which is said to be 2,500 years old.
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The meeting closed with the audience singing "My CQuntry, 'Tis of Thee," with all the boys and girls standing on the stage.
High Prices For Hogs. The clean sweep sale held Mon-
total of $8,875, says the National Road Traveler. All the stock sold well, especially the cholera-proof hogs, one weanling boar bringing $175. Another 8-year-old boar brought $122. The hogs averaged $40 per head horses about $200 each cows, $50 each. Corn in the field brought from $32 to $35 per acre, and alfalfa hay, $21 per ton
A man in Louisisana' forwarded his check to Mr. Hodson for $650 and said in his letter that he wanted as many hogs as that figure would buy. Consequently, Mr. Hodson today expressed the man six fine porkers and returned to him the $5 change he had coming. The hogs brought a total of $5,100.
A large crowd attended the sale, and the buying and bidding was brisk. It is Mr. Hodson's intention to get out of the farming and stock raising business for a couple of years, when he and his son will form a partnership and go after the business again on a big scale
The Republicans of Brandywine township are urged to be present at Carrollton Friday evening to nominate a township ticket. 22d-3-w-l (Advertisement.)
The silo is an immense fruit jar in which green corn is "canned" for winter rise, and the canning season is now with us. Even a town housewife will tell us that air must be excluded from the fruit jar or it will spoil and this is true of the silo. If care is used in tramping the silage at filling time there will be fewer air pockets to cause mold, j*
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M. C. Abbott, of West Main street, is sick at the home of his daughter, Mrs. R. E. Riffle, at Indianapolis. Mr. Abbott is traveling salesman for Bryon Plow Company, of Bryon, Ohio.,
Mrs. Ethel Howard and baby returned to their home at Connersville Monday, after a visit here with relatives. She was accompanied home by her mother-in-law, Mrs. Howard.
||Mrs. William Daenzer and son, Earl, are at Chicago on an extended visit with relatives. Mrs. Daenzer's mother and two sisters live at Chicago.
We sell the celebrated Florence Hot Blast heater. Chandler & Newhouse. 19d^3-eod-w-l (Advertisement.)
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INDIANA BANKERS' MEETING
Will Be Held at Indianapolis September 29 and 30.
Programs, for the eighteenth annual convention of the Indiana Bankers' Association, to be held at the Claypool Hotel, Indianapolis, Tuesday and Wednesday, September 29 and 30, have been issued..
The program that has been arranged for the two days' meeting is an excellent one. The Indianapolis bankers are making preparations for entertaining a large number of visitors.
At the morning session on Tuesday O. Howard Wolf, secretary of the clearing house section of the American Bankers' Association, of New York City, will give an address on "Check Collections Under the Federal Reserve Act." Tuesday afternoon John Skelton Williams, comptroller of the currency, will speak. He has not announced his subject, but it will be one of great interest to all bankers without a doubt. On Wednesday morning Charles W. Fairbanks will address the convention on "Safety First." The Wednesday afternoon session will be given over to farm problems. Prof. G. I. Christie, of" Purdue, will be one of the speakers at this session. OnNTuesday night a theatre party for the bankers and their ladies will be given at Keith's theatre. A- -v
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War Increases Suicide Cost It used to be that a suicide could get a fatal dose of carbolic acid for a nickel and shuffle off. Now, however, that same fatal dose costs 10 cents. The increase may deter some from winding up all earthly affairs and passing on to the Great Unknown—but it 'is doubtful. This increase in the cost of "going the route" is due directly to the conflict in Europe, and there is no telling when carbolic acid, or anything else, will get back to normal.
O. L. Woolley, of Dallas, Texas, came Sunday for a few days' stay here with Capt. and Mrs. P. A. Card, where his wife and little daughter, Laura Lee, have been for several weeks. From here Mr. Woolley and wife will go to Kokomo for a visit.
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AGRICULTURAL UNO
Hamilton County Association Has Four Days, With $2,000 Given Away In Premiums. fi
A party of Noblesville citizens, including Charles J. Wheeler, president Carl Metsker, secretary Clem C. Stanford, assistant secretary, and Earl Baker, treasurer, of the Hamilton County Horse Show Association, were in Greenfield Friday afternoon and evening advertising the Hamilton county horse show and agricultural show. There will be a four days' program, September 30 and October 1, 2 and 3. Only pure bred horses will be shown and the premium list totals $2,000. In addition to the horse show, there will be agricultural, domestic science and horticultural displays With premiums. All entries will be free and there will be a grand parade of all horses shown each day.
Wheat Sowing Time.
Wheat sowing time is here. Some was sown last week and a great deal will be sown this week. Considerable fertilizer will bemused in some sections of the county.
Mrs. Pearl Johnson cut her hand painfully between the index finger and the thumb Monday while canning fruit. It took several stitches to close the wound.
For Sale—Registered Shropshire rams. C. M. Vandenbark & Sons, Greenfield, R. 8. 14d-24-w-4 (Advertisement.)
Drt Robert W. Long, who donated the Long hospital to Indiana, arid Prof. W. D. Gatch, professor of surgery in Indiana Medical College, were the guests of Dr. G. K. Bruner Sunday evening.",
0. E. Lacy, wife and daughter, Frances, of Locust Hill farm, east of town, were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. ,Lacy.--vvv
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Fire Department Made Run Saturday Night to Stock Yards and a Saved Car.
The fire department had an unusual call Saturday night at midnight to the stock yards, where a box car loaded with paper was burning.
The car had a hot box and had been set off here and the fire from the box burned its way into the car. When the firemen were called the fire had eaten five feet into the contents of the car, which consisted of baled waste paper. The car was broken open, some of the contents removed and the fire extinguished. On account of the lateness of the hour, the^ usual big crowd did not gather.
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Many Attended Anniversary at Nameless Creek Church. Among the Greenfield people who attended the Nameless Creek anniversary celebration Sunday were Rev. Decker, wife and son, H. Eshelman, wife and son and their guests, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hoover, of Indianapolis Allen F. Cooper and wife, W. I. Garriott and wife, John S. Orr and family, Chaundey Duncan and wife and Otto Slifer and wife.
In the evening all the above persons went to the home of George Walker, one of Jackson township's best known farmers, and were treated to a seemingly unlimited supply of watermelons, peaches and grapes.
There was also a large crowd at the anniversary meeting, which continued all day, and a big basket dinner was a feature.
A Fine Colt.
George Lee, of Kennard, has a colt which weighed 1,600 pounds at 22 months of age and he refused $1,100 for the colt at that time. This colt is out of Beck Lowe's imported Belgian mare and was sired by Darius, the stallion formerly owned by Mr. Lowe, now owned by Mr. Lee. 'V
Elam Leary and family attended the Leary reunion Sunday at the home of Anthony Maroska, of Mohawk.
The Fly May Damage Wheat. Purdue University has sent out a warning to farmers not to be in haste to sow their wheat early, afe the fly that works on young wheat in the fall is appearing in large numbers.
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Public Sale List.
Charles D. Scott, 6Y2 miles northeast of
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Omer H. Gibson, at the Elmer F. Heim farm, in Jackson township, V± mile, west of Brown's Chapel church, 3% miles east and one mile north of Greenfield, and i% miles northeast of Trees' shop, Tuesday, September 29, 1914.
William F. Thomas will have a big public sale at his home, miles southeast of Greenfield, Wednesday, October 14, 1914.
Dr. Mary L. Bruner is attending the Friends Yearly Meeting at ^Richmond. She will* be gone for a week. Dr. Herbert Bruner and wife are keeping house for Dr. C. K. Bruner during the absence of Mrs. Dr. Bruner.
We have a fine line of Florence Hot Blast Stoves, all sizes, priced right. Chandler & Newhousei 19d-3-eod-w-l (Advertisement.)
Mrs. C. W. Duncan has returned from Rushville, where she had been visiting her parents.
Miss Mary Reed, of Dayton, Spent Sunday in this city the guest of Mrs.
EPIDEMIC OF DIPTHTHERIA jre»" B*rookville Has Twenty Cases and
Two Deaths Result.
Brookville is having an epidemicof diphtheria and so far two deaths have resulted. A strict quarantine is being maintained. In all there are about twenty cases of the disease and it was reported here that one of the children of i\lr. and Mrs. Jamea McCormick, formerly of this city, has the disease and children are being watched closely for sore throats.—Rushville Republican.
Little Girl Whose Face Was Torn By Dog Is Improving. John Crossley received a letter today from his son, Charley, who lives on Frank Felt's farm, in Jackson county, stating that his little daughter, who was bitten by a dog ten days ago, is improving. Her face was torn and several stitches had to be taken. It has not been fully determined whether or not the doff was suffering with rabies, but the. dog will be killed and his brain examined.
Riley Jacobs Will Have New Housed Arthur Watson and Ed Reed have accepted the contract for building a new house for Riley Jacobs on his farm, northwest of Maxwell. Mr. Watson is now starting the foundation and will begin work on the house in a few days.
Carthage to Have Sewerage. The establishment of a new sewerage system has been decided on for Carthage by the board of trustees, by which a great part of the town will be much better drained than it is at present. September 28th has been set aside for remonstrances to be heard against the^ proposed improvement.
"Tom" Black, who has been spending the summer in Greenfield, left Sunday for New York, where he will enter Columbia University. He is the son of the late Alex. Black, at one time a prominent attorney of Greenfield.
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Dies at Soldiers' Home.
Samuel Oakerson died Monday at the Soldiers' Home at Marion. He was a veteran of the Civil war, and formerly resided in this city. He had been at the Home for many years. He visited Greenfield a few years ago. Mrs. John G. Hannon, of Cambridge City, and Mrs. G?orge Slifer, of this city, were daughters of the- deceased.
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Funeral of Edna Marie Fuller. /„r The funeral of Edna Marie Fuller, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Fuller, was attended by many relatives and friends at the Christian church Tuesday morning. Rev. B. F. Daily preached the sermon and music was rendered by a mixed, quartett. Four little girls, Anna Kirrlple, Mae Dobbins, Inez Reynolds and Iva Giles, acted as pallbearers. The burial was at Park cemetery.
Tile Here For Roof.
Three car loads of tile for the court house roof have arrived and are being unloaded and hauled to the court house. The roof men are here and the work of putting the tile on will begin at once, wsi
Gen. A. L. New and wife were at Indianapolis Tuesday. They were accompanied by Miss Pearl Randall, who had been visiting Greenfield friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Jasper A. Judkins have gone to Marion, where they will visit friends for several days. Mr. Judkins is taking his annual vacation. He is, in years of service, the oldest employe in the Greenfield postoffice.
Mrs. B. A. Furry has gone to Buffalo to spend the winter with her daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Moore, of Route 8, spent Sunday here the^ guests of his brother, James Moore and wife.
Ed Frances, of Charlottesville, was the guest Saturday night and Sunday of his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Lacy.'
H. G. Kennedy has resumed his studies at the Indianapolis Cpllege of Pharmacy.
"Bossy" Jones, a well known colored boy, suffered a broken arm a few. days ago.
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