Richmond Palladium (Daily), 26 January 1906 — Page 8

"PUBUe SQUARE"

A PLAY GROUND TINDLEY SCHOOL IS NOW LO GATED ON THAT HISTORICAL SITE. BALLOON ASCENSION HELD There Forty Years Ago and an Enormous Crowd Witnessed It. Land Office Business. One of the most interesting of the historical spots in this city is ground m which the Findley School on South Fourth Street is located. This site was '-formerly the "Public Square," and was the scene of all municipal celebrations and festivities. Near the north-west corner of the square was a little white school house, a . one-story' building, of two. small rooms. One room was used as a study and recitation room and the smaller room was utilized as a place to keep cloaks overcoats, hats, shiiney sticks, basball bats and other things that the pupils broughtto school with them. The rest of the square was vacant and was well shaded with big forest trees. Here and there was a bench or store box, where the lovers sat on moonlight nights and the village philosophers in the daytime. About ' forty years ago a vagrant areonaut came to town and arranged to give a balloon ascension. On the day of the ascension the town was rilled with people from all over the coun-' tryside, and the inn keeper and gamblers who had been attracted from far and near, did a land otliee business. To prevent ,the affair from being a free show the public square was enclosed by a canvas. One opening in this wall of canvass served as the "main entrance," and past the frenzied ticket seller the vast crowd shoved and pushed to see the "dare-devil" who intended to float with this monster of silk and gas among the birds and clouds. Some of the - pioneers' who remember this balloon ascension state that , it was a fake, while others distinctly recall seeing the areonaut make his thrilling drop to Mother Earth in his parachute. As the town continued to grow the business section of Richmond began to move farther north, until Main street was reached. This migration northward left the "public square" A A 1 . .a . - a vacant spot ana it nad only tne lit- j tie white school house for pnmnflnv. l " i which was shortly torn down and a more pretentious building, the Findley school -building, erected. The 1 , . . ,1 1 -.1 . 11 . II 1 uujb aim gins now use me "pilDHC square" for a recess ground. , STRICK'S ACHIEVEMENTS ' WHAT FORMER RICHMONDITE HAS DONE. Owes $8,000, Has a Mortgage and a Baby Don't Own an Auto. His Reasons. The Marion Tribune says: The committee of the Mecca club which has charge of the lecture to be given at the Indiana Friday night, by Strick (lillilan, recently wrote to him asking him for some record of his achievements which could be used in their advertising. lielow is a part of the letter which they received in answer to the request: "The most wonderful thing I have ever done was to break the financial record of the Gillilan family. So far as I know or can discover by the most careful gazing up into the branches of the family tree, none of my people ever owed more than a thousand dollars at one time, and I owe eight thousand! Any 'common scrub can owe a little bit of money, but it takes a true poet, to owe that much and not worry about it. "1 have at home a fine baby and n mortgage. The mortage is the huskier of the two, but the baby will no doubt prove a good deal rasier to raise. A good deal of interest attaches to both the baby and the mortgage, and both are very much attached to me. , "I do not yet own an automobile. When I want to feel as if I did I wrap my nose in a gasoline rag, take a ride on the cowcather of a locomotive and blow a horn. Same thing, and cheaper. The only disadvantage is that in 'this manner one has so much less chance to kill anybody or to get killed. V !

HOOSIER DRILL MAKES ' ITS THIRD SHIPMENT

Of Drills to Buenos Ayres, South America Goods Go Via New York. ' " The Iloosier branch of the American Seeding Company, Tuesday made its Jhird shipment of eight car-loads of drills to Buenos Ayres, South America. Adolph Mantels & Co., the agent, this year ordered 2,400 wheat drills from the Richmond plant, and there remains but another shipment of COO drills before this order is -completed. The shipments go to New York City and sail from that city to the Southern port. . In April, four hundred two-horse corn planters will be shipped to the same country. Buenos Ayres, imports a great many farming implements from Richmond and the business is on the increase, being greater by more than 100 per cent than during the year 1903. ORGANIZE LITERARY SOCIETY. A literary society has been organ ized among the colored residents of the city, which is to -meet once a month and discuss .questions of importance and to read books and papers which will be furnished by Booker T. Washington. The club, which is to be known as the Cryspus Attucks Loyal League, has selected officers as follows: President George W. Conrad. Vice president W. G. Huffman. Second vice president Walter Dennis. Secretary Ezra Cottman. Corresponding Secretary W . B. Arnold. Treasurer Thos. Johnson. Sergeant at arms J. T. Watkins. Chaplain- J. It. NorreL Directors Rev. J. R. Harvey, Rev. II. C. Randolph. Rev. F. P. "Baker. Thomas Mitchell, Rev. Gaines, Percy uriiuu and u. r$. j,ampkms. Committee on Program Walter Dennis, Dr. Huffman, W. B. Arnold and J. R. Harvey. Committee on By-Laws -and Constitution G. W. Conrad, Rev. Baker, D. B. Lampkins, Rev. Gaines, J. T. Watkins and Ezra Cottman. FLORIDA ORANGES 60 Cent Kind,w40 Cents at O. A. Har- , meier's. O. A. Harmeier, 1030 Main street, will offer for today and Saturday, the best, Florida Oranges that sell for CO cents at 40 CENTS per dozen. Remember, for Friday and Saturday only. l-26-2t - MAKING A SUCCESS PRESIDENT . BRADFORD LIFTS EMBARGO OFF ROAD. Has Appointed Officials From Old Office Force and Things Are Improving. As further evidence that William A. Bradford is making a success of his single-handed effort to ruft a rail road, the C. II. & I), has lifted the! embargo placed on the C, C. & L. freight several weeks ago and freight to and from the C, C. & L. is now to be accepted, whether the charges are prepaid or not. C. L. Thomas, general t raffle manager of the C, II. & D., ordered that freight from" the C, C. & L.. road be accepted and forwarded to its destination. President Bradford has gained many friends by the clever manner in which he has handled affairs siuce Receiver Harmon declared the purchase of the C, C. & L invalid and already the business of the road is increasing under Bradford's administration. A full set of administrative and traffic officers has been appointed, mostly from the ranks of the faithful office force, and these men have made good in all departments. At present, everything on the road is progressing as smoothly as if the executive department were in the best of condition. The Richmond Baking Co. deliver your jrrocer fresh goods every day, just from the oven l-24-6t LEAGUE MAY DISBAND. It is understood''-that the Richmond polo players who are playing on the teams comprising the National Polo League, may shortly lose their places, owing to a disbandment of the league. They will probably be given places on the Ohio-Pennsylvania League.

EARLHAM COLLEGE NEWS

President Kelly Speaks. President Kelly spoke in chapel at Earlham yesterday morning. His tfieme was the three types of manhood shown in the lives of the three Chicago men who 'have'' recently 'died, Chas. S. Yerkes, Wm,; Raine Harper and Marshall Field. The first he said was the type of manwbo possesses great riches but not a good name; the second the man Who -has. a good name but little wealth; the third the man who gained both. He showed that these three lives prove the proverb "A good name is better to be desired than great riches." WantMore YeUing. The yell committees are urging all the boys to meet in Parry Hail immediately after dinner 'each dayvto practice for the coming oratorical contest. Mr. Smelser will deliver his oration in chapel next Tuesday. ' Nicholson Makes Bid. The "Sargasso" . board met yesterday and began to lay the plans for the book. A dummy is being made up and about a hundred and fifty pages of the book are already definitely laved out. The Nicholson Printing and Manufacturing Company have made a bid on the work. History Club Met. . The History Club of Earlham met last night in.Lindley Hall. The paper read by Miss Ilunnicut, on the "Aims ami Methods of Plato" was especially interesting while that of Mr. Haisley's on "Plato and His Philosophy" showed much thought and preparation. Mr. Johnson's Gift. Benjamin Johnson of this city and a number of the local board of trustees has presented the Earlham library with the complete 1 works of Thomas Jefferson. The set consists of ten volumes t and it is a very valuable addition to the library. Annuals of Congress. Prof. Harlow after a 'four years' search has finally located and purchased a complete set of The Annuals of .Congress, the official record from'" 1789 to 1824. The set consists of forty volumes and they give in full the early history of the United States during this critical period. The books are exceedingly rare and are of great value to historical students. The set Was t; "located in Minneapolis . and Prof. Lindley bought them at a bargain. , . Junior Class Meeting. At a meeting of the Junior Class, held in Lindley Hall Wednesday afternoon, the following officers were elected to serve the remaining w'eeks of the term: President, Rezin Reagan; vice president ' Edwin Doan; Secretary, Alice Norton; Marshal, D.' Eaton. The question of having the class picture in the Annual was discussed, but no final action will be taken till today, owing to the fact that some of the members of the class were unable to attend yesterday be' cause of yell practice. ' Negotiating With Printers. The business managers of the " Sargasso ". are negotiating terms

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with the printers and the contract will probably be let in a short time. Write ups of the different clubs and societies are being prepared, and the pictures are soon" to be provided for. A large number of alumni have already sent in orders for copies of the .book. - ' Phoenix1 Society Meeting. The Phoenix literary society of Earlham has arranged the following program for its meeting tonight: Music . . Louise Boyd Prophecy Mary Hollo well Current Events .. .... Alice Norton Soliloquy .' . Katie Cochran - Invitation to Memorial. President. Kelly has received an invitation to attend the memorial service of the late President Rayney I). Harper, of Chicago University. The services will be under the auspices of the alumni of that institution and will be one of the greatest memorial services ever held for any college president in the history of the country. Invitations have been extended to college presidents all over the country. Many notables wijl attend. President Kelly has not as yet decided whether he will attend. Basket Ball League. A proposition has been formulated by some of the students whereby Earlham will have an inter class basket ball league during the remaining weeks of the -season. ' The plan is a good one and entirely feasible. There is no doubt but that it would develope much new basket ball material, which would otherwise never be developed owing to the short time which the. scrubs get to play during gymnasium periods. k The scheme so far as developed is that each class team be composed: of bona fide members of the class which it represents, also that no varsity man shall compete. This does not bar members of the second team. Each team is to play nine games, or three with each of the other classes. The games are to be played on nights which do not conflict with other college activities. A committee will probably be appointed ; soon to arrange the schedule. The scheme is a good one and will no doubt meet the hearty support and approval of both faculty and students. CASH BEALL, KIBBEY & CO., LOEHR & KLUTE, WTDTJP & THOMPSON AND THE BIG STORE HANDLE THE RICHMOND HAT. SPECIAL NOTICE. On account of the State Oratorical Contest to be held ' at Indianapolis, February 2, 1906, the Richmond Street & Interurban, Railway Company has named a rate of $1.75 round trip good on all trains leaving Richmond thats date up to and including No. 69 at 4:30 p. m. and good returning on all trains leaving Indianapolis up to and including Monday, February 5th ; to accommodate the people returning after the contest Friday night. No. SO leaving Indianapolis at 11:30 p. m. will run through to Richmond. For particulars call on local agent. Another shipment of our celebrated black Taffeta Silk

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Remember that when you buy crackers, and ask your grocer tor Richmond Baking Co.'s goods.

Faultless Creams, Richmond Butters, Butternut Wafers, Faultless Squares, Elk Butters.

J ! J i J J A J HIGH SCHOOL NEWS The Ifiehmond High School Polo team of '05-'(X5, the swiftest team that ever represented the school has disbanded on account of the poor support it received and the loss of Harry Fetzer, its star half back. There will probably be no more polo at High School as the second team has also disbanded. The lineup of the two teams was as follows: First team H. lliatt ... II. Fetzer . . Pos. Sec. Team . ... .".P. lliatt '.....P. lliatt .N. Craighead .N. Craighead (loal .II. 1 J. E. Beseke ...... C. . H. Marine . . .2nd R. II. Karns .1st R. . . Cooking Class. .R. Crane The ladies cooking class of hijrh school students and teachers will meet a week from today. The members of the"class are: June Van Allen, Dott Rush, Rhea Hutchinson, Mary Reseller, Maude Reynolds, Cora Reynolds, Grace Hoover, lieulah Eliason, Elizabeth Thomas, Donna Parke, Esther Jones, Margaret Knollenberg, Julia Taylor, Esther Hill, IrmaHarn, Mary Gluys, Elinita Simmons, Miss Nolte, Miss Hawkins, Miss Mering and Jesse Carver. Miss Marshall is the teacher of their class. Last Friday they met and had a lesson on the use of the chafing dish. Several Debates. There will be several debates in High School today. The ancient history class will debate the question, "Resolved, That capital punishment should be abolished." . The girls of the class will take the affirmative and the boys of the class the negative side of the question. ' , The other questions to-be debated are, ' ' Resolved, That colleges should be free institutions;" "Resolved, That the "high School should have a week's spring vacation;" f Resolved, That foot ball should be abolished." ... - ; ' The Debating Club of the school will meet to debate on the proposed subject, "Resolved, That the world is better since the crusaders." The club will also discuss five needed 'improvements in the school and five needed improvements in the city of Richmond. Just received 1 8 choice black Kersey Coats new box back Secured at a great bargain.

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