Greencastle Star Press, Greencastle, Putnam County, 16 May 1896 — Page 2
Spring lllcatbcr calls for spring clothes.
The bright sunshine shows up the wrinkles and (rayed edges of all the old and shabby suits along the street. Nature is putting on a new dress. Gentlemen, you’d better get into line.
Thl* Label on a Garment In•ures Perfect Fit jKytf and Satisfaction It stands for the best that Money Can Buy or Skill Produce.
It is Renerally known that Terre Jaute is swift—the newest industry it the “Hut” is transforming $1 and 12 bills into $10—it pays a big per c ‘lit and no arrests have been made.
The rebuke given by our citizens to tbe City Council should have the effect of reducing city oHicittla’ salaries for the ensuing fiscal year. The reduction should save to the people ft*, least $1 possibly $2 000.
Is|Ohio a law known as tbe “cor rupt practices” act has lately been passed. It requires all candidates to make public an itemized account ol the cost of their campaign to secure nomination for office, and the first of these accounts filed is by a Congressional nominee who swears his nomination cost him $1—50 cts. tor railroad fare and oOcts. for hotel bill Of course this paragon of political p srfection was a Democrat.
The issues for the campaign are being rapidly made up, anil it now seems that the people, especially the farmers, will vote the Democratic ticket, or else they will vote in favor of monopolies and monopofists, and a single gold standard, and thereby voluntarily place themselves in a position to be robbed under the form of law. There are no “ifs nor ands” about this matter—’tis a “dead open and shut. ’
THE MODEL.
F. A. I3AYS.
— —
THE STAR-PRESS.
The campaign liar is in evidence in the Republican newspapers, and
Reed, he of the billion dollar Conjgress and known as the Czar of the I Republican party, is not honored in [his own political household. His Presidential boom, so carefully conceived and nurtured, is dead or dying —generally believed to he defunct. The fact is plain that if McKinley is not nominated, Reed cannot he, and the belief is general that Reed will, in hunting for a soft place to fall, turn over his strength to the man
from Ohio.
DOG OF THE IRON MASK.
Although Only an Aristocratic Statue It Deceived tlie Street Monjfrcl. A relative who lives in one of the onetime fashionable mansions now become students' boarding houses, in the south end, tells mo a pretty good story of u dog, says a re) orter for the Boston Post. In the yard, where a fountain was once know n to play, but v. here now dust gathers, i: an iron statue of a dog. The iron dog i atchcs and guards the old fountain, but he in his turn has an admirer and adorer. The other day, hunting for another d ^ to go out and play tag with him, coni' a young street mongrel. He was unnci ustomed to the ways of aristocracy, and in his simple ignorance supposed that anything thatlooked like a dog was a dog. Up to the statue he bounded barking and wagging his tail. In stately immobility the iron dog gazed on out into vacancy. This did not deceive the other. He had seen plenty of dogs assume just that haughty and abstracted manner when they did not core to fight. Wishing to show his iron friend that he appreciated his attitude, but assuring him of no evil intention, the dog from the street kept on barking and wagging Ids tail. He even ran around his friend a number of times to show that there was no ill-will—as is the manner of
dogs. Hut the dog of the iron mask did not budge. My relative says that he is sure that even if the street dog had brought around a cat to chase the iron dog would have remained unmoved. A red Irish setter came out finally and called the street dog away. The latter went with distinct traces of reluctance in his manner. He liked the style of that iron dog and had rather play in his yard with him.
Frank A. Axm,,.. 1 i,i..r .md I', • r. other liars are iH-lipsed thereby.
8-iturday, May 10, 1890.
I It there is anything in future polii Heal success that Republican politi-
T| - 0 ‘; e n ‘ ,i! “ ‘ ,, r r cians are not < laiming, it it u sure
Entered at the Fostoffice, Greencastle, Ind. sign they inive DOt gotten to it yet. as second-class mail matter.
It is the duty of every Democrat to
We want a good correspondent at each
nostoftice in Putnam county. Those now act- stand bv itnd work for the DeniOf ut? as correspondents will please notify us * x . . when they are out of supplies of any kind and CffttlC Ulld COUllty tickets J nut- *-" i to the«j.mmptii, , Da , , not be allowed
County Ticket.
to affect local allairs.
Representative, John H. Janies.
Treasurer, James L. Frowning. Sheriff, Richard M. Bunten. Coroner, E. H. Kleinbub. Surveyor, James F. O’Brien. Assessor, Johnson C. Herod.
There is a considerable inquiry as to how Mount, the Republican candidate for Governor, stands on the Nicholson Bill-possibly he will tell
an anxious people whether he is
Judicial Convention. 1 . „. The Dcinocrats of t'lay and Putnam coun-' ,t;r °r lemusl It. ties will convene in the Court Room in the j *
The people would rejoice and feel
May 16, 1896, at ten o’clock a. m., for the pur-1 J , •
pose of selecting a candidate for Prosecuting relieved if Congress would adjourn—
Attorney of 13th Judicial Circuit, to be elect- • . . . . . .
ed iu November, 1896. Basis of represents-j 1^18 not useful, It IS not O r 13 a pi e 11 -
tal, it is simply an aggregation
tion, one delegate for each one hundred votes cast for Matthews for Governor in 189*2. giv-
ing Clay county ;>4 volt-* amt I’utmim :T m
md con'
said convention, respectively. Lilas. J. W. McCullough,
Chairmau Clay Co. P. O. COLLIVFR,
Chairman Putnam C.
Joint Representative Convention. The Democrats of the counties of Clay, Putnam and Montgomery will meet at the ( ourl Room in the city of Greencastle, Indiana, on Saturday, May 16, 1896, at 10 o’clock a. m., for the purpose of selecting a candidate for Joint Representative from said counties, to be elected in November, 1896. Basis of renresentation, one delegate for each one hundred votes cast for Matthews for Governor in No-
vember, 1892, giving Clay county 34 votes,
Montgomery
gathered together to demonstrate what a void there is of statesmanship in the Republican party.
The instructions for McKinley by the Indiana Republicans knock the other fellows out of the box, and McKinley has a clear field for nomination by acclamation in the Republican National Convention, with the probability that Reed will be his run-
i-uinam county n votes, ami MontRotnery i tiol-ot nf Ianrl «ill county 36 votes, in said convention, reaper- lllftte. ^ ticket OI llllb sort Will lively. cha*. J. w.^MccuLLovoHjjo be of the kangaroo order—the largest p. o. Oollivgb, | and heaviest part on the tail of the
Chairman Putnam Co.
Taylor Thompson, ticket.
Chairman Montgomery Co. — ^
The situation seems to be that if
The AfcKinley straddle is now the
proper caper in Republican circles, tne Supremo Court declares when the financial question is sprung. t * ie a PP or l> onnj ent of 1n95 unconsti- ♦ — tutional, the act of 1840 would be re-
It is a fact that Czar Heed
is not
feeling well, there is a feeling of “goneness” about his political gizzard that affects his general health anil hap
piuess.
The city dads fix official salaries for the ensuing year in a short time It behooves them to scale 'em down, if they desire indorsement by the people at the next election.
The B.-T. is msld mannered since the city election, anti its silence is appalling. It lias not given any figures to disprove the fact wo have made public that the city tax rate is $1.34 on each $100 valuation ; a most extravagant rate, showing ruthless extravagance in the management of city affairs.
There is trouble ahead for McKinley and his men at St. Louis. The colored R^publi i”s of the South, who posed as McKinley supporters when they were appoint'd delegates to the Republican National Convention, are dissatisfied because the boom has about made his nomination sure without a contest, and this
vived, as it was re-enacted in the state constitution and its validity cannot be questioned. All the apportionments since except that of 1885 have been repealed or set aside by the courts, and the court will probably conclude that is has com-
mitted destruction enough.
Some Republicans around here are endeavoring to convince their fellow Republicans who favor a bimetallic standard, that the State platform adopted at Indianapolis last week, does not declare in favor of monometallism. The Indianapolis News, however, hits the nail squareont he head, in discusoing the financial plank of the Republican platform as follows : “Of course the most important plank in the platform is that dealing with the money question. On that subject the convention did surprisingly well —possibly better than it really meant
It is a fact, hence it has not been successfully controverted, that money is the foundation and superstructure of the McKinley boom. It is boodle from start to finish. The McKinley campaign has cost more money, and it has been furnished easier, than any ever before invested iu a campaign fora presidential nomination. The manufacturing monopolists who have furnished these funds are not philanthrophists ; they are not having the fat friend out of them for nothing ; they expect a return of ten to one, when a McKinley protective tariff law is again enacted.
ARRIVING AT CONCLUSIONS.
Furnishing the Horne
Is a task relieved of many of its 'rxsorne features when you can do your trading with a house ot standing, feeling assured at the same time that the prices are the lowest obtainable on every item. That s the case here.
We have a number of styles of All wool extra super Carpet at 50 cents,
And they are EXTRA GOOD. too.
In all the various qualities, and the prices—well, you w ill have to see the curtains to appreciate them. If you are not interested in housekeeping goods perhaps you need a
New Pair of
Uniiiue Mothodii cf KonKonltig Which
Some K’eople Adopt.
Charles Daniels, a member of congress from KufTalo, served 2-> years on the New York supreme court bench before he was elected to congress. Recently, in talking over old law cases with a number of lawyers, says the Troy Times, he told a story which was a dazzling illustration of the unique methods pursued by some people to arrive, at conclusions. The case in question was that of a man named
Greenfield, living in Oswego county, who had been convicted in the lower court of the murder of his wife. The ease was carried to the court of appeals, which reversed the finding of the lower court. A special hearing was ordered by the governor. This was
m o ie
We ImVenll the new styles, all tho different grades (that is, all the various good grades ), and we guarantee prices to be all right. If you don’t get your “money’s worth’’ you can have “money hack.” For a short time we will continue to give each shoe customer a nice present.
ALLEN BR0THE8S.
The Republican state platform says that the great issue of the campaign is the tariff. The wish is father to the assertion, but it is not a fact. The money question is the great issue, anti as no two Republican states have made a similar declaration on this subject, there is very apt to be trouble and a gigantic straddle on the question, when the St. Louis convention attempts to make a national platform. The only consolation Republicans have is that McKinley will accept the nomination on any sort of a platform—it is the office lie’s after, and principles and platforms are nothing to him.
Ix reply to a false report einenating from St. Louis, wrongly quoting Gov. Matthews and Col. C. C. Matson, on the currency question, Governor Matthews has written a letter in
which he says:
“I believe, and distinctly stated to Col. Matson, that a straddle upon this question would be nearly, if not quite, as disastrous
vr 1, • w il 1 ‘ J J * A nv/v if li 1 i v;, an umunil to the democratic party as the adoption of a pure, straight-out gold resolution. I believe further that a positive, not too radical, declaration in favor of silver, for the maintenance of the double standard, both silver and gold, and for the speedy restoration of silver to the position held prior of 1H73,
would insure success to the democratic party
a complete ana per-
and bring to the count
manent prosperity. To do otherwise the issue will be exceedingly doubtful and prove calamitious to the interests of the great
body of our people.”
The Republican state convention was remarkable for several things It was largely attended ; DickThomp son was chairman ; the "point with pride” business in the platform was away below the usual standard ; the candidate for Governor and the currency plank of the platform don’t consist : Harrison snubbed the party by refusing to make a speech to its delegates in convention assembled; McKinley heelers had their own way ; and the proceedings of the convention, from midnight until 4 o’clock in tbe morning, when adjournment was
to do. 1 here is no suggestion of in-1 had, were denounced and called most ternational bimetallism, and no hint awfully crooked by some of those of the double standard. Ihe Indiana who participated as delegatee. The
republicans have gone beyond tlie expression of the national organization four years ago. * * * The re-
state of affairs cuts off anticipated 1 publicans of Indiana are entitled to revenue for these colored delegates the thanks of the people for this bold,
from the cane and cotton states who expected to hold the balance of power, and sell their ’lluence to the highest bidder. As a consequence the colored delegates who were supposed to be for MeKiniey are drifting away, and ’twill take big money to get them in line again ; there’s got to be something in it for them.
unequivocal and wholly sound declaration on the money question, which is by all odds the most important question now before the people compared with it the platform of Mr. McKinley’s own state is indeed contemptible. It would he interest-
ticket nominated is not strong—it is
as follows:
Oovernor—James A. Mount, of Montgom-
held at Syracuse, aatl Judge Daniels was called upon to preside. In examining the Jurors, one man said that he was prejudiced in the matter. When asked if he had gleaned his prejudice from the papers or by talking with interested parties or by hearsay, lie replied to every question that he didn’t know a thing about the case, but that he was nevertheless prejudiced. He was excused, but Judge Daniels was not satisfied, and he sent the sheriff end had the juror brought to him. He asked him where he had gained his prejudice. The fellow replied: “I don’t know anything about the ease, but the lawyers made f*.ich idiots of themselves in examining the jurors that I knew the man must be guilty.”
HORSELESS SLEIGH INVENTED.
Will linn on Snow and lor and Even in the Water. Motors for horseless sleighs are among the latest novelties at the patent office. They are light, powerful affairs, and can be run by on amateur as easily os those attached to horseless carriages The sleighs are designed, says the New York World, to run, either on the snow or ice. A pair of spurred wheels is arranged between the runners, and with a little fever the driver ran adjust tiiem so tluat they will work on the soft snow just as smoothly os upon ice. One inventor has also provided against the danger of breaking through the ice. Ilis sleigh is formed something like a boat, anil is perfectly water tight, if the ice should break the. sleigh would float, and the ice spurs would aei as paddle wheels in bringing you to shore again. One patent is for a sleigh that may be rowed across the ice. On the end of each oar is a heavy weight with a sharp steel point to cut into the iee. Another rowboat for the iee is rigged with sliding seat and legs with sharp spurs, which catch into the ice and shove the boat forward each t ime the rower pulls. Considerable s[»eed is obtained by this arrangement, although the rowing is not ns easy as upon the water.
SPOILED THE PERFORMANCE.
e ?:ie
utenant Governor—Wm. 8. Haggard, of
Tippecanoe.
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•secretary of State—Wm. D. Owen, of Casa. Auditor of State—A. C. Dailey, of Roone. Treasurer of State—F. J. Scholz, of Vauder-
burg.
Attorney General—Wm. A. Ketcham, of
Marion.
Reporter of Supreme Court Cbae. F. Uemy,
of Bartholomew.
Superintendent of Public Instruction—D.
M. Geeting, of Floyd
State Statistician Simeon J. Thompson, of
Shelby.
Judges of Appellate Court-First district,
Mlsadrenlure That llefrll an Actor In a
Realistic Play.
Last winter a number of literary people indulged from time to time in amateur theatricals. During February they produced a comedy. One of the actors, says London Tid-Bita, played the part of a burglar and had to climb up the outside of the house in which the. entertainment was given and enter through the window, which was at file rear of the improvised stage. Ho hurried around from the dressingtcorns and valiantly commenced to struggle up the wall, when a policeman grasped him by the neck, thinking him a veritable burglar. lie started to explain, but the minion of the law would have none of it. The audience was wondering in the meantime why the play did not proceed,and the young actors and actresses on the stage were eagerly waiting for the burglar to enter and
DRY GOODS, SHOES AND CARPETS.
Money Loaned!
Portland Mills.
Horn, to George Potter and w ife, « I son The Epworth League will give ;
entertainments on the evenings of! T _ , .
May 21 and 22; Mrs. Klla Phillips, a Q I ,, ’ fo - r any tlme -
returned missionary, will lecture on see the borrower in person. No deJapau and its people; refreshments la > ' Money furnished at once at the
will he served admission 25 cts. both ' er y lowest termb. nights While Ail. Jones was cross- w-n n
ing the creek his buggy broke down • JtLa* A> 23.xX.ids^ Gar wood's,' a r t er^dri in ng 'J '.s b-lt ami Insurance and Loan Agent,
getting no water. ...Mrs. Browning |
visited at John Moore's on Sunday James McGill and family have been visiting Mr. Inge Donald, son of J. R. Grimes, is sick Celia Cunningham is attending sehool at Terre Haute. xx
6 REEXCASTLE, 1ND,
Reelsville.
REAL ESTATE OF ALL KINDS FOR
SALE AND RENT.
The rain on Monday was welcome Quite a number attended the meeting at Walnut Chapel Sunday .... Sunpae Hutcheson and Mad Moreland sport new buggies Mrs. Maude Stroube and daughter, of Louisville, Ky., are visiting parents ami relatives here Earn Herbert has a new buggy horse Silas Mundv now occupies the house owned by Jacob Rodgers, north of here There will be services at the M- E. Church Sunday morning and evening Ed Herbert and Miss Etfle Watts were quietly married on Sunday last; the groom is a prosperous young trader and a general favorite with the community; the bride is a highly accom-
plished young lady of Putuamvllle, ami we i Choice export grades congratulate the groom on securing such a 14 11 ‘'ij
charming young lady as his future companion. They are at home to their friends in the Baumunk property ... Mrs. Hoskins continues sick Frank McElroy, who is attending school at Greencastle, spent Sunday at home ...Mrs. W. D. Foster, Misses Jessie and Blanche Osborne and Ota Showalter visited Mrs. Ol Houck, of Hamrick Station, last week ... Mrs. Will Hissler, who has been sick
James M. Hurley,
REAL ESTATE,
I imivt’fince .A.ml l ^onnts.
Indianapolis Live Stock Marke CATTLE Receipts, 200; shipments, ligT,
Market active.
. , - f» 10(34
Good to choice shipping 3 90(&4 Fair to good shipping 3 6A®3 Stockers amt feeders 2 75(33 Good to choice heifers.. 3 75^4 Fair to medium heifers 3 25<§8 Good to choice cows 2 75(33 Fair to medium cows 2 50(32 Good to choice bulls 2 75(38 j S1ILEP—Receipts, SCO, shipments, light
. __ _ __ Market steady.
the greater part of the winter, died last Sat- Good to choice sheep. $3 Of @3 25 urday; her friends and relatives have our en- j Fair to medium sheep 2 60^3 00
tire sympathy.
Putnamville.
Mr. Cromwell was taken seriously ill on Monday, but is some better at 1 resent Mrs. Bridges’ recovery is very slow We had a good shower of rain Monday, but we need more Rev. Hook, of Poland, lias an appointment to preach at the Presbyterian Church here on the24ih inst Epworth anniversary exercises next Habbath evening Rev. Joseph Boon, of Clay Gity, offleiated at
Spring lambs - - 4 0U(<*6 (JO HOG^—Receipts, 6 OM; shipments, 1,500.
Market active.
Choice medium and heavy |3 35@3 45 Mixed and heavy packing 3 30 1,3 40 Lights 8 .*35(a3 50 Pig* 3 60(£8 50
Fincustle.
Hettie Bridges continues very sjrk; Dr. Batman, of Lebanon, Dr. Evans, of Greencastle, and Dr. Dunning, of Indianapolis,
quarterly meetln({ last Habbath “’Boyd 1 SVrri^^'^olaTrTi 11 . "i rL^rT’’ ami wife, of Thorntowu, are at Mr. Hester’s ” * h " s,!,,,* h“t J e ^ R thU^lprTng*bu™MondaT*'* sOoweM** wiU^helt! ^ over l,1r on Sunday .. Nannie Ration is can.’ verv mueh M ’ 1 IJaLv in town Mon i, “' on here Walter Mcdav advertising Mr I ntadi* Urture Join, r, attf?hey and Kd Day. from he Pan w, attendWilia IS home from Roa'clldale Miss Nellie' jA* McU r ai‘iT^ev ,l L e d X a r c C l l rss*of n t Hi rd t* y n,K . h 1 t ' Wills has returned from Helle Union Miss I JR 'nTvr Da vac 1 nss offo u r M, eh e'« A Hie Mullis is home from Greencastle L,! la 1 *.. . A r '
IRTra^^^n^ir cast ^ “o'ur"
dertd by the little fo'ks, after which lig!
‘ I accompanied
McGaughey .. Maggie
g _ rendered by the little folks, after which light refreshments were served. The Senior Epworths were present, and all enjoyed the occasion very much. xx
Bainbridgo.
Quitf* a crowd of young people went to Fiucastle Saturday niKht Miss Rose Snowden has gone to Mitchell Mrs. M. D. Bridges and daughter, Mrs. tlillespey, of
Greencastle, spent Sunday with .Mrs. Fred
Gordon .. John Miller had a
tine calf to die
last week Misses Anna and Carrie Lane, of Tipton and Indianapolis, have returned home . Rev. Wood preached Saturday night and Sunday morning at the M. Iv Church Miss Mattie Beaman is visiting her sister, Mrs. Asher .... George Ritter left for his home last
{five them the cue, when they heard week, but will return here again soon . . , , , Preaching last Sunday morning at the Presshrieks, yells, oaths and threaLs from byterian Church, by Rev. Donnell Paul the parden. Itushlnff out, they found Preston, of Greencastle, is visiting bis gramlthe amateur burglar thrashing’ wildly uv’,!,!!ugs'he’re s’mT s‘»' MadTm ‘runioT ha“! about the grass, while a brawny Jjoltce- it ...The Epworth League will give an en
travels I have never seen a more intelligent and better looking crowd of people together.'’ xx
ing to know what McKinley himself He ai»y R o r it u sh;’ t°A rd!' ’j a ui e« *8° "b lack,' of thinks of it.” jFiUlrUz!WHiy^ofBen'ton!’’ ° f W * y ° e ’
man sat on his shoulden, hammering ^r^'y'^ta'TT;^uT*\ t 'ome t Jne th a e nd tt,, :i i i; his neck into the mud. for we eipect a tp>,,d program W. W. Mc- — Knight ami family left Monday for Bloom-
I.ong Wagon Ilrldge In Texas. ington, where they will reside The rain p the Host flnar.li»,o u, T , , r , , ‘ •> 1 • Monday was welcome to one and all. 1 Ol me Best Uasolme Stoves, ReI ue longest wagon bridge in the scotch Lassie. fngerators, Ice Cream Freezers, and ] world is situated at Galveston, Tex. It Washing Machines, cheap, go to Is more than three miles long, and Genuine German Golden Millet Bicknell’s East Side Public Square, tf 1 sx>an« the Galveston bay from north to seed at Bicknell’s, East Side Public Cul Lockridge and wife came down | south. ^ .... [Square. tf. from Roachdale, on Sunday.
Saturday and Sunday in our village . .. Nora Walsh, of the State Normal, visited home ftdka over Sunday Frank Turner and Miss Shepherd, of Hume, spent Saturday and Sunday with his parents Many from here attended the Brothers trial Tuesday Mrs. Dr. Butman and daughter, of l.ebanon, are at J. L. Bridges' this week .... Mabel Shuee, of Waveland, who lias been visiting her grandparents, Zacta Grider and wifi-, returned home on Saturday . The graduating exercises held on Saturday night were pronounced a grand success. Mrs. Mont Rea's nddress on "The Needs of the Twentieth Century," was full of deep thought. The music was charming, and the brief address by Trustee Hoitetter, in presenting the diplomas. could not lie excelled. The house, which was beautifully decorated with flowers and evergreens, was (Hied to overflowing with our people. The order in ihe rear end of the house was not good, and not such as the citizens here would have liked, hut they have ascertained and are glad to know that
the participants were strangers and did not belong in this vjcinity. Mrs. Mont Rea, in
speaking with friends, paid the audience a very high compliment; she said: "In all my