Star-Democrat, Greencastle, Putnam County, 3 May 1907 — Page 2
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SOLO ONE INFERIOR SPtUllCLES
The Other Victim W as Told That He Was Ahnut To Lose His Sight And W as Sold a llorth* of Medicine For S-J-i—Half Was 1‘ald In Cash The Other To Ih* Paid Later.
That a fake optician worked the north part of this county a few weeks ago and managed */> bunco two victims Saturday when two men who had had dealings with the alleged eye | specialist came to Greencastle to see 1 “Dr. Miller” as the man had given his name. He told the men that he
had offices in Greencastle.
. . Charles E. Webb and John W. Bee Wo Solicit COl respoildenc© the men who were victimized by “Dr. with dealers elsewhere, as we Miller.” Both live near Clinton are representing a large East- i''aiis. Mr. Wet>t> was told that he
i had a cataract In his eye and that he j would soon go blind if he did not ! have it treated. The “Dr.” had some medicine that was a sure cure for that disease and sold Mr. AVehb a bottle of it for $25. He agreed to
WO O L Season of 1907 No quantity too large
too small.
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FILLMORE, IND.
That lie proposed “Educational Route" in;erurhan railroad line is to be a “go." is evidenced by the following from the Crawfordsvllle Journal: L. W. Cochran, one of the local promoters of r he Ed icational Route, received a message this afternoon that the work of the preliminary survey was begun Monday. The surveying corps had reached a point four miles out of Lafayette this i morning. The gang was headed for Romney and it is expected that this ! point will he reached this evening. E. M. Brewer of this city has received a letter from Mr. Bowman, a wealthy Greencastle citizen, in whici he states that he will give the Educaitional Route promoters the right of way for two miles through his farm, j Just to make it interesting Mr. Bowman also promises a donation of $l,000 if the road will come his -way. Mr. Cochran states the construction of the road will be begun .it once and it is expected -the cars will he running over it by the rime snow flies. DISCUSS COUNIY LINE ROAD
Local Man Says That General Lawton ■ Was The Most S|>lcn<liil Type Of Field Sohliec That Indiana Has Kver Produced.
CAN’T RESIST TKMITATION
take $12.50 cash and the balance in six weeks when Webb was to come to
Pat Keegan Begins An Indeterminate Greencastle and pay him. Webb came Sentence On the Stone Pile For Ih-N Saturday to find “Dr. Miller,” but toxication- , unable to locate him he -became con-
Pat Keegan is on the stone pile
vinetd that he had been swindled.
again. This is the third time within J ^ r * ® ee , ' le 0,| hpt' victim bought a the last three weeks for Pat and this ' ,air ° r 1,rass spectacles and paid
$4.50 for -them. There probably were others -who were swindled by the man, but as yet they have not made
the fact public.
time he was not even given the for-
mality of a police court trial. He was first arrested two weeks
ago, and pleaded guilty to the charge He waa fined $11 and he served about six days. Pat was released upon a promise of good behavior. Ho
no sooner got out of jail than lie be- MonriH* Township Session Will B<
Sl'MDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION
gan to drink again and the next morning was before the Mayor again This time he was given 15 days on
the stone pile.
He was released Saturday morning after serving most of this sentence and within two hours was drunk again. The officers did not even give Pat a chance at the Mayor this time, but took him to the jail and this morning he is at his customary place on the pile. He will stay there for several days at least. The officers arrested him and put him to work on the charge of his being an escaped prisoner. This can be done when a man is out on parole as Keegan was.
Hc|,| lu Halnbridge In The Christian Church, Sunday, May —Program For The I lay.
The Brazil Democrat of Thursday, in au article summing up the interurban high .tension wire situation in
The Monroe township Sunday School Convention will be held in the Christian church in Bainbridge, Sunday, May 5. The. program Is as follows: MORNING SERVICE 10:30, Music, Orchestra. 10:35, Reading Scripture and Prayer, O. F. Dane. 10:45, Teachers Reports, Discussion. 11:45, Music, Orchestra. 11:20, The Old -and New Sabbath, by T. C. Grooms. 11:35, Solo, Miss Gertie Chadd. 11:40, Address by Charges Me-
Joint Meeting of the I'utmiin and Montgomery County Commissioners in the Court House Saturday. A Meeting Friday.
A joint session between the commissioners of Putnam and Montgomery counties was held Saturday afternoon at the court house. The meeting was to consider a petition to build a county line road which has been filed. Commissioners Sadley, Miles and Long of Montgomery were here for the meeting. It was more of a formality than anything else as the commissioners met in Crawfordsville Friday and discussed the road. The law requires however, that in the builidng of a county line road joint meetings must be held in each county. Alex. Lane was appointed to work with the Montgomery surveyor making the survey for the road.
Major-General J. M. Lee, formerly commanding the department of the j V'asaya, in the Philippine Islands, has ! been in the city several days visiting his nephew, Dr. George Lee. MajorGeneral Lee, just retired, owing 'o the sixty-fourth year age limit, is a living example of the injustice of set Government regulations, for, to all appearances, he has the vigor of a man of forty. He was at the State House yesterday to pay his respects to Major-General William J. McKee, commanding the Indiana National Guard, but failed to see him because the latter was not in his office. General Lee and his wife, who were originally from Putnam county have been visiting at Greencastle for some time, and came to Indianapolis for a few days. He had not been in Indiana for some years “I have spent four and one-half years in the Philippines,” said he, as he wandered around the State museum, looking for the flags of some of the old Indiana regiments. “Ou three separate trips have I been there and it was not altogether pleasant.” General Lee was on General Lawton’s staff when the latter was killed. “I had known Lawton for many years, and I know that he died just as he wanted to die—on the field,” sa-id he; “In fact, just as any soldier wishes to die. He was perhaps the most splendid type of a field soldier that Indiana has produced for many a day; tall, over six feet, erect, military as -to conduct as well as bearing, forceful as a man and an officer; Indiana might well honor herself by erecting a monument to the memory of such a soldier.” General Lee -has been Invited to be one of the guests of honor at the unveiling of the monument to Lawton, and has accepted. “I wish to see Lawton’s memory perpetuated,” said he, “and I will certainly be here for the unveiling of this monument.”— Indianapolis News.
PREPS LOSE TO CRAWFORDSVILLE
bbiait city gives the following: Two Gaughey.
or three months ago when the com- ! pany attempted to put its poles on j weal National avenue in this city without a franchise, the city officials j cut down all of -the iK>les that had ! been erected within the city. The i company apologized and said the poles were put up without their i knowledge, but the bluff did not work and the company is yet without a franchise to enter the city with its i high tension line.
Barred Plymouth Rock Eggs for sale—$1 and $2 per setting. A. V. Hoop, Greencastle, Rural Route No. 1. 24tl3d-4t34w
Hospital
Day
12:00, Dismission. AFTERNOON SERVICE 1:30, Music, Orchestra. 1:35, Address, Charles H. Money. 1:55, Duet, Burnside Sisters. 2:00, Our work and Responsibility
O. L. Jones.
2:20, Address, Albert Burnsides. 2:40, Collection. 2:40, Solo, Miss Burnsides. 2:50, Election of Officers. Instalatlon, by O. L. Jones. Everybody come with well filled baskets and enjoy the day. C. E. Knauer, pres.
WILL Oi PETER E. STONER.
Methodists Were Unable To Hit Williams And Played a Very Poor Game—Made i:i Errors—Score 1 I l „ O.
The Crawfordsville High School nine defeated the DePauw Preps, here Saturday by the score of 14 to 0. The feature of the game was the pitching of Williams, who held the Preps at his mercy. The numerous errors were responsible for the big victory. Score: Crawfdsv. . 1 0 0 5 0 0 4 4 •—14 6 3 Preps 00000000 0— 0 1 13 Batteries — Crawfordsville, Williams and Bishop; Preps, Dickerson and Curry. Umpire—Gibbons. Attendance—400.
CASES SET FOR TRIAL.
The Dates For The Following Trials Have Been Posted V|m>ii Tin* Black Board in The Court Room.
Olic-llalf of His Estate Goes to His Wife And The Other Half I’o His Daughter Mrs. Badger Williamson
at the Red Cross Drug Store Saturday, May 4 1-5 of the cash sales will be o;iven to the Hospital Association. Ladies of the Association will act as cashiers. Make this another good day for the cause.
The provisions of the will of Peter F. Stoner, which has been filed for probate, is that the entire estate is equally divided between Ills widow, Maria L. Stoner and his daughter, Mrs. Pearl Williamson. It is stipulated in the wU-1 that Mrs. Stoner shall hold the share of the estate given to Mrs. Williamson in trust as-long as she lives. It then is to go to Mrs. Williamson. It further provides that Mrs. Williamson shall he provided for in the way she has always been accustomed to. during the time that her share is held In trust by her mother. Should Mrs. Williamson die first her share of the es'ate is to go to her mother. The will was made last Christmas | day. Mr. Stoner’s estate probably will amount to $30,000.
RED CR05S Drug Store
LETTER LIST The following letters remain In the Greencastle Postofflce uncalled for Wednesday, April 2 4, 1907. Mrs. Wm. A. Aitwood, Mrs. L. M. Beck, Mr. C. E. Blue, John Goodman, Mr. C. C. Haines, Mrs. Landervllls, Mr. Lueer, Mrs. Ellen Reeves, Chas. E. Rogers. In calling for the same please mj "advertised" and give date of Hat JOHN 0. DUNBAR P. M.
The following cases have been set for trial In the Putnam Circuit Court. Lawrence Kane against the Miami Coay Company, damages, Monday, May 6. Virgil R. Thomas against C. & E. I Railroad, damages, Wednesday, MJy 8. Edward Florer against Greencastle Water Works Company, damages, Monday, May 13. James B. Nelson et al. against State Life Insurance Company et al , damages, Tuesday, May 2 4. John Depugh vs. Collins Coal Company, damages, Friday, May 17.
I Have A large amount of money to loan at 5 and 6 per cent. Liberal terras, least cost, no delay. Charles Hr How ell, Danville, Ind. tfl9
Three contracts for the building of roads in Putnam county were lei by the county commissioners at their special meeting Saturday rooming. The meeting was in the commissioner's room in the Court House. The contract for building the Wm. A. Cooper et al. road in Greencastle township was given to William anti James Mahoney. Their bid was $1249 There is 1008.5 feet of the road to be built. The Thomas J. Cline et al. road In Marion township was let to John F. Curran for $44 48. There Is to be 7975 feet of this road. Charles B. Shaner of Madison township will build the Van C. McCullough road in Washington township. His bid for the 11215 feet of road was $4160.
LIQUOR LICENSE CASES FILED. Sugar Creek Township, Clay County Saloon Men Alledge that Remonstrances Against Them Were Faulty.
Two saloon cases were tiled in the Circuit Court Friday morning which come from Clay county. They are the case.^ of Edward Minor and Pearl McCullough of Sugar Creek township. Both represented petitions for license to sell liquor to the Clay county commissioners. Each was turned down by the commissioners. The grounds of the commissioners in turning down the applications was a remonstrance filed by the residents of the township against the business. The applicants believe that a remonstrance against the business does not hold good. They insist that the remonstrances should have been against the person who applies for the license. On this they base their suits, which have been tiled here on a change of venue. Knight and Horner are the attorney* for the plaintiffs.
IN AID OF OLD DePAUW
The List of the Campbell Sustaining I'Tiiul of $50,000 Contributors Made Public.
The DePauw University Bulletin just issued publishes a complete list of the contributors to the Campbell Sustaling Fund of $50,000. The contributors are widely scattered, the Pacific and the Atlantic Coas’s being represented, including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Denver. By far the largest part of the money was raised in this State. Anderson, Attica, Bloomfield, Bluffton, Brazil Connersville, Evansville, Ft. Wayne, Greenfield, Greencastle, Indianapolis, Lafayette, Marion, Martinsville, Muncle, Peru, Richmond and South Bend have the largest lists. The Indianapolis subscribers, who gave from $25 to $1,500 each, were eighty in number and included some of the most prominent citizens here. The first payments will become due in a short time and when collected will add $10,000 to the current funds of the university each year unitil 1911.
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COMPANY VIQLAIED FRANCHISE Sigler’s Breeding Farm
Win s For The High Tension Current Must Re Run Through Conduits The Township Officer Says—Poles In The Highway.
James K. Miller, supervisor of Posey township, in Clay county, Wednesday started a force of men cutting down the high tension poles of the Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Company. The poles are in the highway, but no wires have been strung. Supervisor Miller was instructJd to cut down the poles by John Gridir township trustee. The action was taken on advice of Albert Payne of Brazil, who has represented the township in the controversy about the poles. Mr. Payne contends that the company has violated its franchise, by ailing to place the wires in conduits. He says the placing of the poles in the highway also is a violation of contract, since he asserts, the company agreed to buy a private right of way. Efforts have been made to get thj company to conform to the agreement, said Attorney Payne. Since no change has been made in the method of placing the poles, he said, he advised the action.
MORE MONEY IS NEEDED
To Pay The Necessary Expenses Of Living—An Increase Of Over Thirty Per Cent.
The bureau of labor has taken another look'into the cost of living, and finds it is still increasing. Its latest examination had to do with wholesale prices only. It is now making a study of retail prices. The investigation just completed shows that wholesale prices, considering 258 commodities as a whole, reached a higher lever in 1906 than at any other time during the seventeen-year period covered. The average for the year 1906 was 5.1 per cent higher than for 1905, 36.5 per cent higher than for the year 1904, the year of lowest prices, of the period covered. The prices reached their highest point during the seventeen years in December, 1906, the average for that month being 4.1 per cent higher than the average for the year 1906 and 6.3 per cent higher than the average for December, 1905.
PUTNAM AND MONTGOMERY
The County Commissioners Held a Joint Session at Crawfordsville on Friday. A joint session between the commissioners of Montgomery and Putnam counties waa held Friday at Crawfordsville to consider the petition recently filed by Clifton G. HaH and others for the improvement, by grading and graveling, of the counry line road between the two counties for a distance of three miles. The comissloners appointed William 1*. Wimmer of Putnam, and Albert T. Hornhaker of Montgomery county to meet with County Surveyor Neese to make a survey of the road, estimate the cost tind determine assessments. These men are to report to the commissioners May 11. Following the rei port the auditors of the two counties will name a date for anotner joint session when an action will be taken. V. B. McCammack acted as chairman of the meeting.
The Bedford Democrat says: Even with a work house to frighten them away, tramps are overrunning Greencastle. With fourteen already on the rock pile, nine others were run In Thursday and now there is not room for them in the jail. Either they are a new variety of the genus hobo, or the Greencastle authorities work them light and feed them high. Even then we cannot reconcile him with the fellows that used to drop into the printehops when most needed, but whose tribe is almost extinct.
The RHm kali Social. On last Thursday night the Bee Hive Rebekah Lodge entertained very pleasantly their members and friends. At eight o’clock the Meeting was called to order and Walter Allen made a short address in behalf of the lodge, followed by a selection on the zonophone by Ed Caldwell, then Miss Elizabeth Landes gave a recitation folowetl by a solo by Miss Lea Sears entitled “I'll be a Sunbeam for Jesus,” after which Herbert Landes gave a pleasing coronet solo and The Soldier’s Reprieve was recited by Mrs. Jennie Gardner followed by a drill given by the members of the lodge. The members and their friends then retired to the anti room where a delicious three course lunch was served after which the remainder of the evening was spent in playing games and having a good socialab’e time.
Three miles west of Briek Cham-1 and I east of Clinton KalU a ,nU **
The following stock in service: Chatain A Grand Imported Percheron. Don Lorenzo, ,Ir. A Standard Bred Pacer A number of good Young Jacks If you desire to breed to stock of greatest exrcllejicf call and see for yourself. Postofflce address, GreencaMtle R. R. No. H. Phone to (Minton Falls.
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JOHN M. SIOLER, Mgr.
I Sell Dirt I can sell you a farm in Oklahoma or Texas dirt cheap. Farmer aaj renter secure a home while land Is cheap. Come and get in on the ground floor. Grasp the opportunity while fortune knocks at. your door. Excursion train leaves Greencastle. Write me for dates and particulars. Free sleepers from St. Louis. W. F. MILLER, the Land Man ROACHDALE, INDIANA i;,«i
Pennsylvania LINES EXCURSIONS TO Jamestown Exposition Norfolk, Va. Daily until November HO Low Fan- Coach Excursions every Tuesday Choice of a number of attractive routes L,om AnjguluM Mh.v 7 to 15—Oorman Baptiat Brethren June 10 to 14—Bi'li c.tia Mi-dii-al Good going one route, returning another Golumhu**, O. May 13, 14,15, Irt, 17, 30,21—Presbyterian General Assembly AtIfintix; C^Ity May 31 to Jane 3—American Medical Ass’n fSpoktinx; Secittlc June 37 to July 1 B. Y. P. U. July I to.vt K July 12, 18 and 14-H. P. O. E. Ttsrrt; Hciute Sunday. May 5th. Fan* tl.OU round trip from Greeneftstle. Train leaves 8:50 a. m. For full particulars consult J. S. DOWLING, Ticket A^ent, Greencastle
DR. C. F. SHARTLE VETERINARY SURGEON Stilesville, Indiana )t .u
TOWNSHIP TRUHTKK’S NOTICR. I will be In my office to transact business at my home on Tuesdays and Fridays of each week. J. O. BIGLER. Truatee Clinton Townsbla
JUDGE FRANKLIN DEAD
The DePauw baseball team played its first inter-collegiate game Wednes day at Franklin and defeated the Franklin team by a score of 6 to 3.
Well Known Here Having Served A** Judge of This Judieial Circuit. Judge W. M. Franklin, of Owen county, well known in this city, having served as Judge of this Judicial Circuit is dead. A special frot" Spencer, Ind., says: Judge William M. Franklin, 87, the .oldest member of the Owen county bar, and who has had much to (in with the history and development of* the county, died at his home in this city at 4 o’clock this morning, af tsr a snort illness due to advanced ageHe was born in Monroe county and when but 2 years of age his father moved to Owen county, where he has since resided. He was one of th e first graduates lof old Asbury College and soon after his graduation began the practice of law in this county. He served one term as judge of the Owen and Monroe Circuit, one ,term as Probate judge and one term as Supreme Court comissioner, a n< l was known as one of the leading l» w * yers and Democratic politicians I' 1 this section of the state. He was the father-in-law of S. 0Pickens of Indianapolis. The funeral services will be hell In the Christian church In this city al 2 o’clock tomorrow afternoon.