Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 20, Number 4, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 20 July 1889 — Page 5

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APER FOR THE PEOPLE.

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,y grave] pit at Maxiakuckee is need in. inn's Catholic church picnioed at creek Thursday. re jrere 288 applicants for the thircarrier positions. evter

society will picnic at

grounds on the 28th.

new fair catalogue is a very at--ve and complete pamphlet.

'erre Haute millers contemplate a flour mill at Rockville. jgo Mack has sold his house and .t Eighth and Walnut streets for i. fewer is to be built on Thirteenth extending from Tipplcanoe to ist. __________________ ^nnd has been broken for a new ing at the corner of Seventh and streets. rarley R. Parish, aged 21, and son tudley P. Pariah, was adjudged in »Tuesday. te Traquair wall paper company has ired the contract for papering the rjt house, at 91,200. ie Board of Health has ordered citito cut do*rn weeds in their yards along the sidewalks.

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ie Knights of Pythias installed with twenty charter members at sas, 111., Mondav night. illlam Dosch, a street peddler, was *ted and fined 94 and cost? for sell without a license, Wednesday. lis Jiving wonder, Mackey Hempton, o/doosall kinds of wonder'ul things ie eating line, has been arrested. he County CominiHsionerH have been nted an appeal to the supreme court the suit brought by 8heriff weeks.

•aIvIn Edwards, the colored man adlged Insane last week, has recovered faculties and been liberated from '1. ulllvan County's new Jail is now bebuilt, and In the meantime her disilod criminals will be stored in the igo Jail. Joe Finch says he will Jump from the urt house now that his act of falling the Dowllng hall raiting has been tjualled by a girl. The Tuell estate will soon exterslvely mprove the storeroom occupied by iwes Hunter A Co., putting in a new ant, tiled floor, etc.

Cohen A Son, merchant tailors on Muin, between Fourth and Fifth, have closed their business and shipped the lock to Indianapolis.

Justice Kelson thai lost 111 on the street Wednesday, advertised for It, and received it in return three hours after publication of the notice.

Last Saturday morniiig, between 8:30 and 10 a. m., 286 teams crossed the wagon bridge coming into town, and it wasn't

unusual thing either. bounty Commissioners Black and ckeraon have gone to Pittsburg to lnWt bridges with a view to mproveenta iu oounty bridges.

K. Flesher, of Prairleion township,

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averaged 35.2 bushels per aord i{« is a very large yield. J&e first meeting of directors of the hw loan and savings association, held

Tuesday evening, Ave loans, ranging :TO 9500 to 92,000, were made.

Charles Orelner, a driver for the transcompany, badly injured his knee cap Wednesday by falling while unloadii^ a trunk at the I. A St. L. depot. John G. He'ol yesterday purchased 96 •et bewweeu Jlth and 12th on Main 90000, and five lota, 120 feet frontage, fttween 17th and )Sth on Main for J8400.

The court has approved Che sale of R. Flshe.-Hi shoe stock to J. Becken[toln A Oo., of Cincinnati, for I87S1.70. }he sale was made by asaignee Edwin Filks.

For about two years the oounoil has

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trying to ascertain what tracks of A T. H., at Poplar street, are ueediscovery has not yet been »ade. _________________ The High school assembly hall ls Ube pealed with opera chairs. The board has the contract for 800, which, Including he gallery seats, will Increase the hall's eating capacity to 700.

Applications for the entire school fund pporUoament of Vigo county are now file. According to law, on.'y 93,000 be loaned to one parson, and then on first mortgage secr-ity only.

Newton Roger* and James A. Wharry have been granted a patent on a hydro* oarbon burner, which can be used for converting either erode or refined petroleum into gas at a very email expense.

The regular monthly meeting of the Society for Organising Charity was held Thursday afternoon. The resignation of Secretary Lock wood was accepted and Mr. Harper elected to the vacancy.

The Reagan Oil and Gee Oaoeratlng company, with a capital stock of §90,000, has filed articles of aaeociaUon. The rectonare: W. R. McKeen, N.K.EUiott, L. 8. Briggs, John R. Reagan, Charies B.

Daggett and D. E. Reagan. The inven tion is the work of D. E. Reagan, and accomplishes the generation of gas by passing a jet of steam through tank of crude petroleum.

Ira Eisner has given bond ot 9100 to appear for trial on the charge of selling lottery tickets. The tickets were sold in a policy room on north Third street conducted by Kisner and Councilman Hy barger. _______________

E. R. Wright and John Dally have been appointed administrators of the estate of James Daily bond 916,000. Louise Barbour has been appointed administratrix of the estate of C. W. Barbour bond, 98,000.

The committee on subscriptions

The Rifles will go into camp for one week commencing Monday morning the 22nd, according to orders received fiom Adjutant Buckles. The camp will be in Armstrong'* woods near north Indianapolis.

An attempt was made to repeal the cow ordinance at Tuesday evening's council meeting. The effort was nearly successful, the opponents of the ordinance securing the consideration of its repeal by a committee.

Jennie Roebottom, an 18 year old girl who had known nothing but degrade tlon all her life, committed suicide Tuesday morning by taking morphine, A physician did not reach her bedside until two hours after death. V^

The new Te.-re Haute transfer company has begun the enlargement of their stables, at Second and Poplar streets, and when the improvement is completed they will accommodate

Jessie K. Jones, aged seventy-three, living on south First street, while standing In bis wagon and cutting limbs from a tree, was hurled to the ground by the premature starting of his horse. HJs head was badly out and Injuries to his spine have deprived him of the use of both arms.

Euclid lodge No. 57S, F. and A. M., exemplified the third degree of Masonry Monday night upon two candidates, Worth B. Steele and John C. Warren. There was a li"-ge attendenoe, several visitors from outside the city being present. At the conclusion a delightful banquet was served.

Frank Prox has purchased the Rankin property at the north east corner of Ninth and Cherry streets, and will erect buildings for h'a rapidly increasing business when Mr. Hulman gets ready to build his mammoth store and warerooms on the block from 9th to Canal and Main to Cherry.

Ellsha Sibley, living at 1625 south First, was striken with paralysis, Thursday morning, and there is little hope of his recovery. He is 86 years old, and up to the time of the stroke enjoyed comparatively good health although he had been totally blind for six years. He is now nnable to either speak or take nouriahment.

Ellsha Sibley, living at 162* south First, was stricken with paralysis Thursday morning and d}ed early this morning. He waa 86

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the relief of the Clay county miners succeeded in raising 9306-60 in cash and in addition a large amount of provisions. The Vandalia railroad is carrying all provisions for the sufferers free of charge,

W. A. Cox, proprietor of the Famous Shoe store, at 531 Main street, made an assignment Wedneeday. First mortgage for 9700 is given to Faris A Ham 11 and Demas Deming. James C, Faris named as assignee.

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horses. The

street service will also ,be largely improved. The Express tells a woude/ful story of a colored man, now in the cltv, who can drink a bucket of water at ohe sitting, eat glass, knife blades and such, a chicken with feathers on and will eat a live pup four months old. News must be scarce.

The Evening News, the new daily which is to be out the first Monday in August, is getting on its feet rapidly. The office will be located opposite the Mail office on south Fifth street. Douglass H. Smith will have full charge of the paper. '. -,

The will of the late C. W. Barbour has been set aside on petition of Mrs. Emma C. Smith, of Montgomery county, Ohio. There was no great objection on the part of the heirs and the estate of 925,000 will aooordlugly be proportioned as provided by law.

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time of the stroke enjoyed comparative* ly good health, although he had been totally blind for aix years. The funeral will take place from the family residence at S o'clock to-morrow.

Forty-one applications tor positions in the city schools presented themselves at the reoent examinatlona. In speaking ot their sneoees, Supt. Wiley said that in ail probability a good many will fail, although he anticipates that there will be more suoosasful ones this year than last, six ont of twenty-eight failing at the Jnae examination in 1888.

The articles of association of the American Mineral Paint oompany of Terrs Haute have bean filed with the oounty recorder. The capital stock la 940,000. The headquarters and principal office ia to be in Terre Hauta, with a branch office In New York City. The Incorporators are John M. 8icer, John W. McOoakey, M. T. Addxtek and W. EL Schualba.

Doring this hot ahowery weather, It is consoling to bear In mind that your policy in the Phanlx roaoreance COmpaoy of Brooklyn on dwelling oorers damages by Ughutac,

one. The law will of course make the books now in use practically worthless, as the exchange prices amount in all to but 27 oents on books costing several dollars. The measure is weak in that it does not compel township trustees to take the books.

Ada Belle Robertaon, daughter of

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The new Normal building will undoubtedly be in condition for use this fall if the work of finishing continues as rapidly as during the last two weeks. Nearly all the floors have been laid, the black-boards finished, and the calclmining has been nearly completed. The work

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Christein science is said to have taken I Billy Madder a, one of Sullivan's seca strong hold on several quite promi- onds in the big fl^ht, was in ibis city nent persons in this city during the last I two days this week being disguised aa few months. One leading city teacher tramp. There is a reward for his arrest has become quite an enthusiast, and in and he is making his way through the npeaking of it said: "It offers an entire-1 count iV as beat he can. His praaenoe ly new basis for thought, a new fonnda- I was on!y known to the inside sports, and tion for life. It is invigorating for both I was not hinted to the police until two mind and body, and the more you days a'for his departure. rtndy tt a» grerter hold It take. upon I

"You would be surprised at the num ber of fashionable ladies in theoity who buy lottery tickets regularly," remarked a vender of Louialana lottery wares to an interested gentlemen, "and in nearly this will last Ts only a matter of oon every instance the lady is doing it with- jecture. out her husband's consent or knowledge

How do they get them? By sending thetr money through the mail or by having the tickets brought to their homes. I could name you half a dozen well known ladies who indulge their taste for gambling in this way every month, and occasionally one of them wins a small prise."

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life waa happlneee. She waa approaching her nineteenth birthday and wsa engsged to be married to Edward HuxtOey, a passenger oonducter on the P.D.AE. She was an earnest young ehristain, being a devoted member of the Flnt typtlat Chureh. Her loss will be deeply mourned by a large circle of friends and kindred.

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a brief illneae reaulting from a nereoua I her, Mrs. ABsn Ponoa, lira. L. ahock received in a runaway aoddent I Miss Lens Weinhardt and Outsra two weeks ago. Her death waa pecul-1 Weinhardt.

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dows is progressing rapidly, and in all I most highly of Terre Haute and herpeorespects the building is nearlng comple-1 ie, President T. C. Mendenhall gave his tion. The debris around the yard is now I reafeon for accepting the super'nten being hauled off initiatory to_^egrading dency of the coast and geodetic survey, i— »his impaired health. For some time he

The Pekin ice company, which recent-1 haa been alai med on this soore, and ly announced its arrival in the field by a I although the Polytechnic directors urged general reduction of prices for both re-1 him to continue the presidency of the tail and wholesale consumers, has sud- school and Itake, such vacations as he denly withdrawn. The claim of the should desife, he felt compelled to give manager was that his representatives I up the position and accept the governhere conducted the business so loosely ment's offer, the change being one which aa to lose the advantage .With which will give him opportunity for recuperathey opened. The dqparjtfere of the ting his physical energies. He says the company is regretted insomuch that it directors will have no trouble in finding is likely that the other companies will a competent president, and will not en take advantage of the opportunity for tirely sever his connection until one is raising prices. I secured. "We are closing our business here be- "Do you consider the tower system of cause this is a bad point for merchant water works preferable to the pump?" tailoring," said a member of the firm of Cohen A Co., the other day. "I understood that it was a lively town, a sort of wide open town, and the general belief is that such places are good for business. I have found out it is a mistake. Business men here would do better if the gambling houses were all closed. The sporting men dross well but the young clerks and merchants do not. Many of them haven't the money. They blow it all in*" ti

The new mail carriers were subjected to no end of humorous comment on their first appearance Monday morning Their neat uniforms of cadet gay offered such a contrast to the attire of the old men who accompanied them that they seemed almost too pretty for the work, but it has developed that they are fully capable of doing all that is and will be required of them. The subur-

ban carriers have been furnished with I the several debartmanes aa follows:,.

new and neat carts, and small gongs Istoie No-mar^hoot fund. ...... will announce their coming instead of aiy^unrti^^ds oMi^^k-.vx the tin hoi of the departed service.

city, whose lover had been belabo-ed

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at Miller Bros, cracker factory, attempt- d-lven from the premises by her obed to walk the gallery railing at Dowl-1 jectlng mothe- a few days afterward inghali, while enjoying the noon recess, went into her room and squeezed he Thmsday, and fell to the floor below, a I self into her three best dresses, and over distance of about sixteen feet, alighting I all put on it loose mother hubbard then on her head. The immediate effect was I „he walked quietly out past her mother not seilous, but she has since been com-1 with an I am just going round the compelled to leave work and may have a er aljr, and when beyond the maternal siege of sickness. The performance was I tsion she sped with all the speed that a very foolish one.

the head with a broom stick and

her encumbered limbs would permit toward a distant road where her lover was in waiting. After an eostatical embrace in joy of the triumph of their achievement, the -young lady cast her mother hubbard into a fence corner and with her lorer made a bee line to have the knot tied. They got there.

In an interview, in which he spoke

I asked Sapt. Williamson of the water works company. "No, I do not. The tower is a great hobby of some people but I do not see its advantages fo? a city the size of Terre Haute. The great claim made against the pump system is that there is a constant pounding in the mains, but with a good air chamber on your pump this will be entirely over come and the pressure will be as oon slant as with a towe*. The new engines we will order soon are to be built to over come this en1 retv, and the new filtering arrangement we will put in will not only be what has long been needed but an arrangement that will thoroughly drain the watj-.

In the face of dire necessity for reduction of city expenses xather than an increase of taxes, the coiinoil thought wise to raise the rate to 91*28 as against 9l»25 of last year. This is proportioned for

I Total per flOO worth of property. 91 No redugtion of expenses was to be considered for a moment. Councilman Burndb moved a reduction of some

but the motion was lost on the vote of Mayor Danaidson. A motion to impose a license of 9250 on saloons, in the shape of an ordinanoe was lost. This was all done in the) &we of the faot that the oommiltee on finances had reported that they had been unable to secure the loan of '$50,Odb authorised some time ago. The need of money for immediate expenses necessitated transferring about 917,000 from the cemetery and sewer funds to the general fund. How long

OBITUARY

Gerald M. Dunne, a book agent who haa been making this city his headquarters for some time, became deeply involved add as a result several creditors attempted to capias him Saturday evening. Learning of their intention, he eecured a horse and buggy and drove I by a blind, unquestioning faith, to Marshall, thereby eluding them. His I oontemplated the approach of death wife, who baa been with him, took the with gentle fortitude and pious sabtrain last Monday, and it ia presumed I mission. The bereaved one 3 loss a the couple haa reunited. Some time mother whose perfections war* united ago Dunne fell down the atairway at I to make her most dear and most prethe National house, and on threat of oious to them and at thia time it ia agreat bringing suit, seemed *1,300 damages I oonaolation to feel that their tender affrom Mr. Lodowici. IfsotioMHId faer unshaken belie* mads

Mrs. EvaBabetta Weinbart died it 4 o'clock Friday morning. Mrs. Weinhardt died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Allen Peaoa. At the age of 86 yean this noble minded woman has ended a life of the greatest usefulness, one in whioh from day to day she has been occupied in adding freeh proofs of her goodness and her love. Never was worth more truly acknowledged than hers and her friends render with

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regret all the honor whioh due to her. She who had always been

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and M-s. TVylor Robertaon, died at the I Weinhardt waa born nesr Sohwakwoh, reaidence of her parents, 1041 north I Bavaria, J®®-1804, and oame to this Eighth street, Thursday morning after I ooontfy in 1849. Four children survive

nln wU|(iD before inventory. sale of summer gwds asw withoat s:«ption at prices which must keep ue busy. Waah drees Ubrics take fiat place at 7Xe, one hundred pieosS satn figured organdiee, plain and stripe lawns and figured battata» aH at 7Xea jv^L, vortk tt)fe 100 pleoeSvUine styles food quality, ooloriawns will be elosed oat at tea yard. M9 ptecas fthsHiss, wool filling, worth 0e, will go thia week atlHaad !Oe to oloss tlMm oat. Domssti 7Ho yanL F.-enofa printed all eolixa, B^a, ^sty finest Fi enuh satasas w*~« He, now only Bo. ..........., .Gajursfconli Bosro* 9roia|

Sale of Broken Lots.

Terre Haute, Ind., July 20.Bnsiiies8 half year closed. Now to tell the tale of what it brought forth. Odds and ends, of coarse. We propose to turn odds and ends into cash by making it an object for economical buyers to obtain Light Weight Clothing at prices ihat will be a net Baring of at least 25 per cent below the ordinary manufacturers price. These great bargains will take in all the odds and ends in Summer Suits, then Coats and Vests, Summer Hats, Straw Hate, and from time to time we will add to the list of bargains,

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There is much discussion in this city over the possible eflect of the new school book law, and it is an opinion quite generally expressed that the law is, in intention, a good thing. Its practical ap plication may not be a success at the start, either financially or otherwise, but eventually the scheme will prove a good 113»000 in the salaries of the city officers,

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ACCIDENT INSURANCE THE TRAVELERS INSURANCE CO.

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Riddle. Hamilton & Co., Agents.

After July 1st the front room, second

floor, of the Mail building will be for rent

The room is 30x25 and well adapted and

location1 good for a large office or lodge

Apply at Mail Office.

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