Star-Democrat, Greencastle, Putnam County, 12 February 1909 — Page 8

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S T A R - I> E M O C K A T

Friday, February 12, 1^

i COUNTRY CORRESPONDENCE ❖ (Continued)

motor Mrs. Elizabeth Leatherman. Mrs. Rudisill of (Troonoastle spent Tuesday with her sister Mrs. Leath-

eripan.

Otho Vermillion and family visited hia parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank

«:-X-X~X-X"X~X~X~X-X~X~X**X-> Ve ^' v i ; li ^ h T 1 ^* d tL wife and daullltOAItPAKK. ghter visited Zimrle Boswell and

Several from around here attend- | taniily Sunday,

ed the funeral of Johnnie Gentry' Stilesville Sunday afternoon.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wilcox visited | ter at this writing.

Mrs. Elizabeth I.eatherman who has been so poorly is somewhat bet-

at Oliver Scotian's Friday. Miss Clara Broadstreet

Thursday with Miss Mabel Fultz.

John

Charley Toney called on

spent! Reynold’s Sunday afternoon. Adam Relsing and family of Brick

Mr and Mrs. Clevie Parker and ! Chapel spent Sunday with Mr. W.

■*‘ h, “ "'•i ""SSin

Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Stringer ] Sunday visitors of Charley Eitlejorg

visited at Gilbert Dorsett’s Thursday.

Raymond Hurst spent last Wednesday night at Clevie Parker’s. Frank Ellett and Albert Sechman took dinner with Cornie Buis Thursday and spent Thursday night with

Ernest Ellett.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wilcox spent Saturday at Patrick Wilcox's. Mrs. Nathaniel Stringer spent Fri-

day at Hugh Parker’s.

Mr. and Mrs. I^>slie Pritchard visited at Mr. Dora McAninch’s Friday. Mrs. Thomas Broadstreet visited at Curt Sim's Sunday afternoon.

Miss Vita Buis spent night at Ernest Ellett’s.

and family.

Mrs. Charley Toney spent Monday

with Mrs. John Reynold.

Mr. George Smith visited Mr.

Heady one day last week.

TAKIH'TTON BRANCH.

Mrs. Abbie Fletcher was nuniber-

The farm on which Omar Singleton formerly resided. Miss Moore resumed her school again Monday, most of the children being able to attend. Thomas Randel will move from near Groveland to his father’s farm this spring. John Garrett is preparing to build a veranda and make other improvements on his place this spring. Thomas Howlett sold a horse to John Huffman last Monday. Mrs. Joe Sadler who was taken unite siek at the home of her son. where she had been earing for her little grandson, is better and was taken to her home the first of the week.

THE FLOWER SHOW.

ed with the sick last week, but is able to be up at time of this writ-

ing.

W. W. Boardman and family spent

Sunday at Sam Wain's.

Miller’s well-machine completed

Thursday another well for Jesse Jones on Mon-

da v.

No school at No. 1 Monday and \ musicale will he given at Ix»cTuesday on account of the sickness, ust Grove School House on next

of the teacher, Robert McCammack. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Broadstreet and daughter, Clara, visited at Mr. Morton Hick's of near Mt. Meridian

Thursday.

Curt Sims and family visited at Charley Hanlon's Saturday night. Ernest Ellett and family visited at his father Sylvester Eliott's Wednes-

day night.

PALESTINE.

Mrs. Newton is no better. John Bugg and family visited Charles Miller one day last week. Mrs. Ida Michael and little daughter, Elvia May, called on Mrs. W. C. Dinsmore Thursday afternoon.

Friday night on next Friday night. Admission 10 cents. Mrs. Maggie Case and children of Walnut Valley spent Sunday at Milton McCorkles. Miller and King put a pump in J. M. Jones’ new’ well the first of the week. They erected a Monarch wind-mill over his first well and have just completed a first r class system of water works about hts house and

barn.

Enoch Proctor and wife attended lodge of the Eastern Star order at Greencastle on Wednesday night. Miss Laura Boardman is spending this week with relatives in Floyd township. G. I). Fletcher has been doctoring

TATER RIDGE. Wm. Purcell is some better. Emra Wright and sister, Mary O’Neal, went to Muncie Sunday to visit their mother who is very poorly. George Gowin and daughter, Leota. visited Wm. Purcell Sunday. Garrett McCray went to Fillmore j Monday. Mrs. Mary Proctor and Hazel Garrett visited Laura Wright and Nora Miller Monday. Mr. and Mrs. James Wright visited at Wm. Purcell's Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Arnold attended the funeral ait Fillmore Monday. Sylvester lyowillen called on Wm. Purcell Saturday. Little Eva May O'Neal is visiting Mabel Wright this week. Otha Miller attended the skating rink at Bainbridge Saturday night.

Mrs. Ida Wilson and family of! a sick mare.

Carpentersville, visited Uncle Johnny! Mrs. M. E. Shoemaker is confined

Michaels Saturday. Fortune tellers are camped around

in these parts.

John Cal Wilson and family spent Sunday with Eliza Baker. John Ball of Roachdale spent Saturday night and Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ball. Mrs. James Alexander and children visited her parents. Mr. and Mrs Higgles Sunday afternoon. Frank Walls and wife spent Sunday with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Adder of New Maysvllle. Oat Allee and family of Ladoga visited Joe Allee's Sunday. Ora Michael and Carl Eads cut wood for D. Wilson Monday. W. C. Dinsmore, hauled a load of corn for Dr. Cully Monday afternoon. Ernest White has the measles. George Simmons spent Sunday afternoon with Russell Michaels. Charles Becks gave an oyster supper for several of his friends Satur-

to the bed by sickness. Wade Farmer and family of Lafayette have been visiting relatives

here.

Mrs. Mary Proctor was shopping in Greencastle, on Thursday, of last

week.

Miss Mary Walker of Danvill has been visiting her aunt, Mrs Daisy Williamson. J. B. Pritchard has been suffering with rhematism. Mrs. Rosa Davis who has been quite sick, is now able to be up

some.

Miss Minnie Neal is here caring for her sister. Mrs. Frank Gifford, and the new baby. While loose in the pasture, one day last week, a young mare, belonging to Ross Hanks, received a painful injury in some unknown

manner.

Mrs. Mary Proctor spent Monday at Emory Wright’s on Tater Ridge. Ross Hanks and wife visited at

day night. Those present were:

Fred Beck, wife and son, Clarence, Earl Crosby’s on Sunday. Charles Miller, wife and son, Bert,

Clifford Shinn and wife. John Cal Wilson and family. Mr. Leachman | and family, Mr. Walker and family, j All left at a late hour not at all !

hungry.

WALWT VALLEY Harrison Abbott has moved on Wm. Durham’s farm. C. Wells sold hogs to John Stoner

last week.

Born to John Clark and wife, a

son. February 5.

Aunt Lizzie Leatherman's brother, selves fine at the taffy pulling at J.

MAPLE HILL. Oliver Johnson and Carl Skelton are still improving in health. Warren Goddard bought a horse of Charley Ewing one day last

week.

Barton Pauley of Boone County is visiting in this vicinity. Teachers’ Institute was held at No. 5 school house, Saturday, February

5th.

Everyone seemed to enjoy them-

John Little, of Indianapolis, is visiting her during her recent sickness. Mrs. Wm. Wells and Ruby, spent Friday afternoon at Mrs. Joe Bos-

well’s.

Mrs. Wm. Dills is better. (Mrs. Benjamin Peck was called from Waveland to Greencastle Monday, to be at. the bedside of her sister. Mrs. Hanna who is seriously ill. The teachers of Madison township held their regular institute at Center

Roger's last Saturday night, Febru-

ary 6th.

Eugene Nelson visited his grandma Mrs. Ragle one night this week. Alva Johnson and family spent Sunday with Jimmie Boswell. Rev. Colglazier will preach at Ixmg Branch next Sunday night. Feb

14th.

Warren Goddard and family took supper with R. Bartley and family on

Monday night.

Ella Gardner visited at Warren

school house on Saturday, February

fi. The teachers were all present ex- Goddard's Monday. cept Miss Ida Wood who has been

sick and not able to attend

JONES BRANCH Mrs Maurice Keyt and children ; visited Thomas Underwood and fam-' ily Tuesday. Mr. Ray Craver from Fillmore has! moved on Mr O’ Neal’s farm. i.Mrs. Dave Boswell called on Mrs. j Joe Boswell Tuesday afternoon. Harry Toney and family spent \ Tuesday night with Mrs. Toney's:

SOMERSET. Rev. Brewer w T ho filled his appointment at this place last Sunday has been engaged to preach here the present year, each first Sunday, morning and evening. Ed. Arnold has moved to Floyd township. Andy Thomas will occupy the house vacated by iMr. Arnold this

summer.

Claud Pruitt lias purchased 70 acres of land of Miriam Singleton.

Sworn Statement Central Nation’l Bank

On Call of Comptroller at Close of Business, Feb. 5, 1909. RESOURCES Loans $406,457. HO Overdrafts HO.HO U. S. Bonds to secure Circulation loo,000.00 County, city, school and gravel road bonds 1(IS).7!)0.U) Banking house 10,000.00 5 per cent Redemption Fund 5,000.00 Cash Bksoi rcks C. S. Bond to secure Gov. Deposits 40,000.00 Other U. S. Bonds 8,4HO.OO Cash in Banks I10,H83.!*0 Cash in safe 82,181.00 246,545.00 Total 5876,830.5? LIABILITIES ( apital $100,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits 109,072.76 Circulation OH, loo.oo Deposits 569,657.81 Total $876,630.57 R. L. O’HAIR, Pres. J. L. RANDEL, Cashier

GROVELAND. Paul Jackson and wife spent Saturday night and Sunday at E. B. Summers’. Mrs. Belle Allen and sister were at Crawfordsville Sunday. M. A. Eggers and wife visited at Otis Bartlett’s over Sunday. Frank Allen and family spent Monday at ids parent’s home. , John Ader and family of Danville and John Underwood and family of Winchester were Sunday visitors at Mrs. Shepard’s. Loyd Summers returned from Indianapolis Wednesday.

TREE PLANTING.

In no section of the country is the problem of reforesting denuded lands likely to be given more serious consideration in the future than in the lake states, where so much of the land has already been made bare by wasteful lumbering and forest fires. That well directed planting is sure to do much for this region is proven by many who have already had success In the work. One of the interesting accounts of recent experiments In planting forest trees has just been given by a correspondent of the United States forest service living in Lac Qui Parle county, Minnesota. This planting was done with the principal object in view of establishing shelter belts for the protection of farm buildings and stock, and the results will doubtless Interest many farmers of the northern prairie region. The first planting was done In April, IttOti, and consisted of two forest plantations, one of five acres and one of one and one-half acres. Both of these plantations are located on level, deep, upland soil. The first comprises an equal mixture of green ash and white elm planted In rows six feet apart with the trees four feet apart in the rows. One-year-old nursery-grown seedlings, 5 Inches high, were used. The smaller plantation was of western yellow pine planted In rows 10 feet apart with the trees eight feet apart In the rows. Young transplanted trees of a foot or more In height were used. Thorough and carefull cultivation has been given both plantations with a small-shoveled, one-horse cultivator. There have been no losses at all in the ash and elm plantation and the trees now average about six feet high. The stand of pine is 98 per cent perfect and the trees average about 22 inches high. It Is likely that the spacing of the pine plantation will be found too wide for the best development of the pines, and considerably closer spacing is generally advisable. In April, 1908, near the same location two acres were planted with Jack pine. The stock was three-year-old transplanted trees grown on the farm by the owner. They were planted six feet apart each way. At the same time four acres of black walnut and box elder were planted in mixture. alternating the trees in tows six feet apart each way. It is the intention of the owner to remove the box elder trees as soon as crowding begins, so that the black walnuts will stand 12 feet apart each way. The lawyer the doctor, the professional man of almost any class, nas to work harder and longer today than did his successor of a generation ago for the same pecuniary reward, while the deplorable spread of the mania for keeping up appearances in the snobbish sense of outvying one’s neighbors, is so general th.v even those who secretly despise the folly ot the system publicly succumb to it. rhniubcrlain's Cough Remedy the Most Popular Became it Is The Best. “I have sold Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for the past eight years and find It to bo one of the best selling medicines on the market. For babies and young children there is nothing better in the line of cough syrups," says Paul Allen, Plain Dealing, La. This remedy not only cured the coughs, colds and croup so common among your children, but Is pleasant and safe for them to take. For sale by all dealers.

Alicia Sayles was troubled. What troubled her was her own secret and was not suspected by anyone. Indeed, It was not suspected at all that she was troubled. Why should she he? She owned the finest farm In the county, was a college graduate and comely. True, she was an orphan, but as far back as she could remember she had always been an 1 orphan. Her home was with an uncle and an aunt. What troubled her was this: She had nearly passed what might be considered the best age for women to marry—she was 27—and was not married. Had it not been for her* property she might have been married long ago. Nevertheless, Alicia was a country girl. If she married she would marry a farmer. On her return from college she did not think of marriage. She had resources within herself which were greatly broadened by her education. For a time she read books on the lines marked out for her in college and was satisfied. But one morning she awoke to the fact that she was drifting into perpetual spinsterhood. Tue prospect did not please her. She thought over the bachelors of her acquaintance and after some deliberation settled on Silas Blakely, a young farmer with little on his farm except a mortgage. On him she resolved to bestow her hand. She did not know that Blakely would care to marry her, though she rather thought he would. But, considering she was well to do and he was poor, she knew he would not have the assurance to propose to her. She must propose to him. How* should she propose? One evening Alicia saw Blakely coming up the road, driving the' stock from pasture. Hurrying intoi the garden she gathered a bouquet and said to it: “I take you, beautiful flowers, with your pink and blue and crimson and white complexions, to be my wedded husband." Then, calling to her aunt, she told her to take them to the well and throw them In as soon as Blakely came opposite, making sure he saw' her doing so. The aunt took the bouquet, went to the well and when the young farmer passed acted as she had been told. "Why do you throw those beautiful flowers away?’’ called Silas. "They are my husband,” said Alicia from the porch. ‘Tm a widow.” "What do you mean by that?” “Have you ever heard of the proverb. ‘Go to the ant, thou sluggard— consider her days and be wise?’’’ “Yes.” “Well, if you wish to know the meaning of my being married to the flowers, go to your books and if you hunt patiently you will find out.” With this she went into the house. Blakely hurried on to overtake the stock which had passed during thd brief dialogue, but he knew not of horses or cows: the strange episode had got into his head, and he was filled with wonder as to what it meant. While Alicia had been telling him that she was a widow she had looked upon him kindly, and her voice, which was sweet, still sounded pleasantly in his ears. Now, Silas Blakely was no fool. His education was good for a countryman, but he neither had the hooks nor the inc ination to hunt through them for any interpretation of such an inane proceeding. One of his schoolmates, however, had gone to college and had become a professor. To him Blakely wrote an account of the episode, asking for an interpretation. Alicia possibly wished to test Silas' common sense. It was a long while before he received the interpretation to the conundrum. but when it came he opened his eyes and his heart started up at a gait of a hundred beats to the minute. The same evening, getting off his farm clothes and into a very respectable outfit in which, by the way, he looked very well, he wefit to call on Alicia: ’’I have come,” he said, “to offer all I have—that Is, my farm with a mortgage on It—for the flower widow.” “And how,” she asked, blushing and smiling, “'did you learn what Is meant by a flower widow?’’ Blakely told her of his application and showed her the reply, which was ns follows: “In India a man often remains unmarried longer than he would desire dimply because he cannot afford to pay the sum the father of a desirable daughter demands of his would-be son-in-law. Widows, however. are cheap, and a wily father who finds his daughter Is getting on In years while suitors tarry takes advantage of this fact. He marries his girl to a hunch of flowers, which he then throws into a well. Thus the lady becomes technically a widow, and as such she is a bargain in' the marriage market. Thus the (lower widow is secured as a wife by a suitor who would not have dared offer a small sum for her before her so-called marriage.” Alicia found in Silas Blakely the man she desired for a husband. He not only lifted the mortgage from his farm, but managed hers for her so that both prospered. Through her life Alicia was devoted to her husband and her children, and when the former died no flowers were thrown in the well. She remained a real widow.—F. A. MRcheL

We Are More Then Pleased with the Response to Our Offer of 13 0 Men’s Suits at Half Price

Advertised a week ago. Selling 50 suits, We have now some 80 odd suits left in BLACKS AND FANCIES

We have taken all the broken lines of Men’s Suits—left, from the season’s selling— Look if you please at the original price, marked in plain figures—

$4.00 buys $8.00 Suits 5.00 buys 10.00 Suits 6.25 buys 12.50 Suits 7.50 buys 15.00 Suits 10.00 buys 20,00 Suits

Cut the Price in Two— Pay Us Half—Save Half Practically every size is included in this lot of 80 suits. Costing you nothing to look Wouldn't it be wise to see if it wouldn’t pay you to look up these half price sui's? There i« not a suit in the lot but what cost us considerably more money—but that’s not your lookout ALLEN BROS.

STATE GASES ; . ARE CALLED

(Continued from Page One.)

Michael Mahoney vs. Janies Mahoney et al., dismissed.

Frank Daniels, et al. Division of reu! estate ordered, appraisers appointed. Christopher H. Kattnian vs. Ro« Huffman, Ivan Huffman, complaint on note. Dismissed.

Following is the business transacted in Circuit Court Tuesday: Dr. J. F. Gulley vs. Estate of Fred Darnell, claim, answer in two paragraphs filed. Frank A. Arnold vs. Ed. 3IcG. Walls, Treasurer of Putnam County, complaint, answer filed. Mary J. Rogers, Augusta A. Leonard, Mattie H. Burk, John C. Wilson vs. Josie Goff, dismissed. John R. Miller, Admr. of estate of Edgar L. Aliller, deceased, vs. Putnam Electric Company, answer filed. Arthur J. Frazier vs. Mary Frazier, case dismissed. Albert R. Higert vs. Fred Wilson, complaint in replevin, case continued Fred A. Williams vs. Albert R. Higert, continued. Russellville Bank vs. Morton G. Donehew, Preston Wilson, complaint on note, judgment for plaintiff of $90.52. Abbie E. Smithson vs. Zachariah Smithson, defendant called and defaulted. First National Bank of Galesburg, Ills., vs. Frank A. Nelson, Ellis L. Jamison. Ellis L. Jamison called and defaulted. George E. Easley vs. George W. Eggers, et al., complaint to foreclose mortgage. Arthur Herod, et al., Ex Parte, partition, dismissed. Isaac S. Peck vs. Ross Huffman. Ivan Huffman, complaint on note, dismissed. Oscar A. Shepherd vs. John T. Cline and Clay Cline, dismissed. M. Rising vs. Clyde Berry, complaint on account, dismissed. Andrew Kantz vs. Harrison B. Tincher, demurrer filed by H. B. Tincher.

C. E. Simmons of Mooresville, has resigned his position as mot - rmanoa the interurban line, and has taken a course of studies in the t. hnical school at Indianapolis; will now take up his work as inspector of milk He. spent a few days with parents ani friendti near Fillmore, then started to 1 his work at Effingham, ills. His many friends wish him s t ress it | his new work.

Lame Shoulder. This is a common form of niuscte | lar rheumatism. No internal treatment is needed. Apply Chamberlain's Liniment freely three times a day and a quick cure Is certain. Tim liniment has proven especially valuable for muscular and chronic rheumatism. Sold by all dealers.

. Farmers. .Now Business Directory of Putnam County, Indiana. These lirectoriei have 80 pages and have over ti 1 " 1 ads. They give the farmers' aJs all over the county, in the way of fine stock, such as horses, cattle, sheep, hogs, chickens, turkeys, Indian runner ducks, guineas, etc., as well as the business men's ads phone nos. and addresses. These Hi ref lories are something new for Putnam County, as the county nev r had a farmers’ directory like the ' before, and they ought to be in cvry farm- j er's home in the county, as it put* j them in touch with each other in regard to the different kinds if stock all over the county, i < an Dr-( nish you the above directory in prmt in a book form, township and towu separate, each listed in alphabetical | order, paged and Indexed for Ilie small sum of $ 1.00. Compiled by J. B. HARRIS. F> Deputy Recorder, Box 247. GrcencM" tie, Indiana. Court House.

It. Benton Johnson, Admr. with will annexed of Emily Johnson, deceased, petition to sell real estate. Proof of publication filed, sale reported and affirmed, deed reported and, affirmed. John T. Edwards, Admr. of John and Elisha Owens, deceased, vs. Jonathan Owens, et al., petition for land sale. Sale of land ordered. In the matter of the estate of James Maloney, deceased, Ellen Maloney, Administrator, final report. Proof of publication of final settlement, report examined and approved, cause stricken from docket. Theodore Crawley vs. Conrad Gautier. Complaint good. Mary E. Daugherty et al. vs.

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It’s time to be thn 'King of SPRING SHOES. Shoes that look good, feel good and W E A R WELL, are the sort WE will sell you. P. R. Christie & Sons.