Hope Republican, Volume 2, Number 50, Hope, Bartholomew County, 5 April 1894 — Page 1

Hope Republican: VOL. II HOPE, BARTHOLOMEW CO., IND., THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1894. NUMBER 50

DID YOU HEAR ABOUT IT? AT “THE PLACE." You can get one of those FINE LARGE ARTOTYPE ENGRAVINGS Framed and complete, with every $20 cash purchase. You can get a good suit for boys, latest styles, from $1.25 up. Shoes, Slippers, Hats, Caps, Full Line of Ties, New and Nobby, Men's and Boys’ Shirts, Laundered and Unlaundered, Straw Hats, All in Latest Styles for Men, Boys and Children. All at Prices to suit and sure to please. Call and examine goods and prices before buying. Leader in Good Goods and Low Prices. Yours very respectfully, J. G. ROMINGER, One door north of Citizen's Bank, Hope, Ind.

NEW STORE! * NEW GOODS! * NEW PRICES!

We are now in full bloom and will be pleased to have you, call and see our new Dress Goods, Gloves, Shoes, Hosiery, AND THOUSANDS OF NOTIONS. We have not time to quote prices this week; will only say that you will always get the lowest, as we sell for cash. New styles in Men’s and Boy’s Headwear, Neckwear; and, everything in GENT’S FURNISHING GOODS. Come and see us! You will get CORRECT * STYLES We have come to stay and win, if good goods and low prices will do it. THE LADIES Of Hope and surrounding country are invited to attend our EASTER OPENING OF MILLINERY! That commences with this date and continues throughout the season, We have goods for all! Rich and Poor! Great and Small! We have Goods, both high and low priced. You will always find the, very latest novelties, Special prices to milliners wishing to buy at wholesale. We guarantee our prices to be the lowest; we will never be undersold. MRS. EMMA KENNEDY, Manager, P.G. Coker Wholesale House, Louisville Ky. French Houses Humboldt, Tenn., J.C. Penn, Mgr.; Market St., Louisville, Ky.- Hope, Indiana.

OUR NOTE BOOK. Sour Grout at Neligh's. F. M. Lane expects to move to Hope soon. House cleaning and tax paying are now in order. Most of the township schools will close April 10th. W. S. Jones is mentioned as a candidate for constable. Several bicyclers made a trip to Edinburg Sunday afternoon. Fred Bruner, of Columbus, spent Sunday with his parents here. For wall paper go to Stapp’s. Will Miller moved last week into the Hickman house on north Harrison street. J. W. D. Aspy is preparing to build a residence on the lot east of the M. E. church. Hawkins Cook now carries the mail for Uncle Sam in place of Major Abbot who has retired. W. T. Rominger, A. M. Mahaffey and Lewis T. Rominger will do the assessing in Hawcreck township this year. The first floor of Mrs. Miller's building on Jackson street is being fitted up and will be used as an office by Dr. W. T. Newton. Eugene Chandler, Omer Miller and Raleigh Norman rejoice and are exceeding glad on account of the posession of new bicycles. Frank H. Dixon, who is clerking, in Indianapolis spent Sunday and the first part of the week with his parents and friends here. An examination of candidates for graduation from the township public schools will be held in the public school building in Hope on Saturday April 21st. The “Y” will give a calico festival in Aikm's hall next Saturday evening. It will be similar to the necktie social given by the “Y” last spring when everyone had an enjoyable time. Admission 5 cts. Supper for lady and 1 gentleman 25cts. Eli Reed, one of the oldest citizens in the county, passed the 96th mile stone of his life last Sunday. About seventy-five of his friends and relatives gathered and spent a social day with him. A sumptuous repast was served and his friends join in wishing that he may have many days yet added to his already ripened years. The Republican office had some fine samples of cake for which we express our thanks. The township, assessor is required by law to make an enrollment every four years of all soldiers who served in.and war of the United States, his rank, company, regiment, department of service, whether dependent or not, nature of injury in service, children under 16 years of age, and other particulars. The act includes the enrollment of widows and orphans of soldiers also. This is the year when the assessor will make this enrollment.

Gospel Temperance. Thursday, April 12, 8 p. m. a gospel temperance meeting will be held in Reed’s Hall. Come. Get fresh ribbons. Get stirred up a little in the great cause. Sauer Kraut at Neligh's, Wedding cards of the latest styles at this office. Go to C. A. Paetzel’s barber shop for an easy shave or hair cut. Stockmen will get the best work at this office. New cuts have been received. Window curtains at Stapp’s. Dr. F. J. Beck and E. E. Clapp, of Hartsville, were in town the first of the week. We would advise our farmers to see the Model and Hoosier corn drill before they buy. The only original and genuine S. S. Augue plow is sold by Jones & Rominger, Simmons' block, Rev. W. A. Pavy, pastor of the Baptist church at Warsaw, spent part of last week with his parents at Burney. Mrs. Lee Ketner and Mrs. Freeman Harker are twin sisters and celebrated their 39th birthday at the home of the former last Sunday. About twenty-five of their friends wore present and enjoyed the day with them. Conductor White, of the C. H. & G. train, has been relieved from duty. He is the 31st conductor on all branches of the Big Four lines that has been removed in the last sixty days. This is the result of the work of ‘'spotters - ' it is said. —Columbus Republican. Ed. E. Miller announces his name this week as candidate for town clerk. Mr. Miller has been, the efficient, clerk for the year past. He has given general satisfaction; is a popular young man and will make a strong race and a good officer if nominated and elected. Since January 1st, W. H. Vogler. pastor of the Moravian church has officiated at 100 services, has attended a number of others, has made over 150 pastoral visits besides his weekly preparation for preaching services and editing the Sundayschool lesson each week for the church paper, the Moravian. The workof the intercollegiate football committee now revising football rules promises results that, will be acceptable all around. Two forms of play where injuries follow more or less inevitably will probably be reformed or cut out of the game. These are the plays permitting men to pile themselves,upon the man who is down and has the ball, and the mass plays that become effective by the momentum of several men in close formation and rapid motion. In other words, when the committee is through, and the colleges at interest, have approved, the game will have been so regulated that the serious charges of brutality made against it last fall are not likely to be repeated the coming season. —Ex.

Lumber of all kinds at G.S. Cook’s. Lumber, lath and shingles at Geo. S. Cook's. Don't fail to see the “Wizard" cultivator before you buy. R. B. Kent spent Sunday with his brother Dr. C. V. Kent. The Review of Reviews and the Republican one year $3. Bowman Bros, are paying the highest market price for poultry. C. M. Rominger is treating his residence to a fresh coat of paint. L. D. McQueen and Nelson Hewes of Edinburg, were in town Sunday. Three varieties of fine sweet potatoes for sprouting purposes at Bowman Bros. The ladies of the M. E. church will serve a good old-fashioned supper in the Albright building, northeast corner of the square on Saturday evening April 14th, from 4 to 10 p. m. Admission 5 cents; supper 20 cents. To get a selling horse, breed where you can get speed, size and finish and you will always get a buyer for your horse. The horses at the Rosencrans Stock Farm are showing up the finest lot of colts ever seen in this country. E. E. Clapp announces this week as candidate for township assessor. He is a young man of good moral habits, a straight republican who has done much to aid the party in its campaigns in the township and county. He has, a strong following in Hartsville, is fully capable of filling the office and if nominated and elected will give general satisfaction. The Logansport Chronicle’s rhyming machine got on a little tear last week and ground out the following sorrowful tale of woe: “News, news, news! It's enough to give a fellow the blues. Nobody married and nobody dead, nobody broken an arm or a head, nobody came in to talk of the ‘crap,’ nobody got boozy and had a scrap, nobody got run in for taking a horn, nobody buried, nobody born. Oh! for a racket, a riot, a fuss, some One come in .and kick up a muss, some one stir up the peace-laden air or somebody’s comet to give us a scare, somebody thumped within an inch of his life, somebody run off with another man’s wife, some one come in and pay up his dues; anything, anything just so its news.—Exchange.

CASH FOR BRAINS. The publishers of the Family Visitor intend to give away $20 to the successful persons who earn it by the following method: we have selected the letters contained in the word “SAFETY,” from which many small words can be spelled correctly. To the first person sending us the largest lumber of words spelled correctly out of these letters, “S-A-F-E-T-Y,” we will give $10, to the next, $5, and to the next five, $1.00 each. Every person sending in a list will receive 10 Popular Pieces of Music. RULES-In spelling the words you may use the six letters used in the word “SAFETY” as many times as you wish and in any manner, but you must not use the same letter more than once in any word. For example; Sat, tea, etc. The object in giving away these valuable prizes is to secure trial subscribers, whom we expect to please so well that they will renew their subscriptions and thus we build up a large circulation and get more advertising at higher rates than we would otherwise. Every person must send 25 cents (postal note) with their list for a years’ subscription to the Family Visitor and state the number of words their list contains. Prizes will be awarded according to post-mark. The letter bearing the earliest postmark will receive first award, and balance in order as received. We guarantee fairness to every person entering this competition. Send in your list early and you may receive a valuable prize. Address THE FAMILY VISITOR, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Go to Geo. S. Cook for lumber. Envelopes printed at this office. Will M. Inglis, Photographer, Columbus, Ind. Some of the township schools will close in two weeks. Frank Stapp made a business trip to Indianapolis last week. Geo. L. Chandler and Thos. Harker went to Columbus Monday. Advertise? If your business is not worth advertising, advertise it for sale, —Printers Ink. The Republican force enjoyed some fine cake from the VinnedgeHarker wedding last week. R. D. Stam shipped the first car load of brick ever shipped to Greensburg from Hope, for use in Greensburg, last week to A. F. Pickett, a contractor. E. E. Miller, U. R. Fishel, J. F. Hutchison and John Patterson went to Greensburg last Thursday to arrange for instituting a tribe of Red Men at that place. L. O. Schaefer, who was formerly a resident of this place and agent of the Big Four railroad, has been nominated for city treasurer at Benton Harbor, Michigan. Mr. Schaefer had many friends here who no doubt will be gratified to hear of his popularity at Benton Harbor. Last Friday evening, at Columbus, Frank Brackus, who drove the Standard Oil Company's wagon here, was burned to death. His clothing had become saturated with oil and standing too near a stove became ignited and he was burned so seriously that at midnight he died in great agony.

John Newton has made an addition to the town of Clifford. Geo. S. Cook can supply you with shingles of the finest quality. Mrs. Lucy Hockstein is very sick at her home on south Main street. She is 84 years of age. O. W. Bowman will move next week into the residence on Jackson St., purchased from Will Miller. Stapp & Son have a full line of large and small picture frame moldings. Any size frame made to order. A. S. Rominger arrived home from Hope, Ind., Wednesday morning. He reports everything flourishing at his old home.—Tolono (Ills.) Herald. Robert J. Loveland, formerly editor of the Peru Republican, is being urged for the nomination for Attorney-general of the state. He is strongly indorsed by Miami county and has an earnest following throughout the eleventh district. This district has never had a candidate on the republican state ticket and now feels disposed to push its claims. Mr, Loveland will do credit to the office as he is a lawyer of marked ability. V. L. M. B. The 2nd quarterly entertainment of the Y. L. M. B. will be given in the .Moravian Chapel on Thursday evening April 5th. 1894. A good, bright program to be followed with the usual refreshments will constitute the exercises which will begin at 7:30 p. m. All are most kindly invited to be present and participate in the pleasures of the evening. Admission 10cts. Sec'y. Y. L. M. B.