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BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA, AUGUST 25,1883.

NO. 43

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Hiss Jerin Haute, is vis

BIRTHS

o Peltus, ol Torre ting relatives here

AND DEATHS.

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CHAPTER. IV.

Merry iS'theJangli of the4mvs which echoes from , the siJi? -r.of; gg Great Southern Kxp'siUoh at, Louisville, now in the,lbirtb: week ''at-' ittiC jAiiNli successful cxistarieo. From' far and near Uavts,ttie jte come to see, wjhrit-v -il?1" M

Tbo lollowuig is a list of BirUi

and Deaths in

the month ot

Monroe county ilur-

fuiy, 1883, as reported

especially for the Courier by" Dr. R, M . Weir, Sec, jo f t h e Cojau ty 13 oa rdr of Health. 1 BIRjriIS-OOUNTT. G e orge Fi e 1(1 e r, gir 1 .

Reas RichaMaOnhov.

Chas Sluss,

Albert Fbeli

HMcGAtLA & COM

DRY GOODS. R

AMNOVNtM THE COMIfG

a -

rTlie Largest - Ever

Offered

Trkde!

TherNoi:m:i.c!oses this week!. A RE.M4RKABLE CASE. . East, solvit!, all this-legal tal- - - . - '. - - Ant. t hfi titrht nromisas to be a

The departure of McKinney AVq ,w,'f

.... - - if in iiiiii iiuu viiu. lit. v

CONVEUSAT505,

Conference, Aug. 29th.

The factories are making full

time again.

citement

revived the ex-

long

- know Low the case will end, but

over his defalcation. - "j 'w' a"."ki. ;V

t . All sorts ostreet rumorr re de Hu the politics of Monroe r stt uatiou at Nashville, lenn, heard. Some say that Mckin- county j,est year . Mrs: Farmer is haying a house ny knows too much, and is in a , Tbere ig an embezzement kw

built near the residences!" Tube F P'- " that a

pmup. . - . et ...... - - ; -,-v. - oHicptsl It va:

prepared a statement lor puwica-, t . . - x t- r t V:.- ji "!i V- 1 uAnv countv treai

pplies especially to public

nty treasurer (other

A Courier Flews Gatherer Pumping" People for lioractliSuff to Priwit, "How does Benton stand for the old ticket?" asked the Courier of Dr. J. B. .Campbell. "Lain decidedly in favor of the old ticket,0 said the doctor. "I would like to see Joe McDonald president of the United States,

but the old ticket is the one to

Colt show September 22cL Get ready to dodge the grand jniy--.

Take

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straight.

artesian water

Old Settlers at Ketcham's Aug.

1 V:i o mi v.f i rh

Xil TIPAll ftf.D II. .Tslffkttn! Of Unfif mna 'cflirVmvACCUkfl hv hie

jtm' Msute. He told the Courier ? m " ' I wia- If we can't get TUden,

'.'- that he proposed te show up the 7;" , 7 ' r then 1 am tor McUonakl." Ho

lio?s "left."

The University: trustees will

meet next Monday.

J : . ' . ... -: - T . , shameful way in. which elections --I""""" " then went onto eulogize Tlden 1 . .... Unntor hrts ptmAased BJairs ied 6n inlhis county, hi! was !octH.r Wlf'f' or as tho greatest statesman living. TU .. imdthat he tnnosetl : exPJ ataijy tune during. s,ieh term The d(01. fe U flosted,. any J: f .rrT--L Jn nrr iirkhea TtSliured "by the- n0 acl0es the 8enneuts

?5 v . r- : .liiiJ 4i;4. .sdnnft wi,. proper person or ainnonry. to ac- ,.. nnu, Jlf n,,.r.,..,fo

John Davis has returned from Kansas.

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.xrau, fo - ... 7'. . " rii i : fnr ilHvftv anil nfiv rvvr . " .

M. -WlcK nrKTtv in Kasfc lecteti to a sccondterm k r treas- . - y :" f m ms section.

Miss iMattie Collin has been quite sick; but is now eonvales-

: cent.

iiiird street.

i ; TKe carpenters say that never i Wfote wwas' there . $uch a? busy ? building season in liloomington. - liOn Rogers and Gal Worxal itnv4 eaclf rented oilipes in i ASjleys part ol: t lie ne block.

ttrer. Of 'course this money was spent out of the county treasury

VV liea aitthe facts in cdunection

with the defalcation are taken into consideration, the case proves to be a most remarkable one. In the ; first! place, it is claimed .that it was known by some two years ago that iilcKinney was

Girciiit Goart, on week from behind in his accounts, and yet next Aionday: The grsind jury ie was allowed to keep his posi- ; auidfccbunty Commissioners . will tion: This vear. . after hfe had

jiM?et on the same day. . . . .

lii-

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still -allowed to remain in office. uu reuut "Tl t I

. i- . -u :flni;:miiiKii fhw iota 'ilAno lust Buy ouiott oi irusi or UlUIlU wifeof indianapoiis-haye been . f 18 ;.md0je w anv cletrmimite period "

vinitsu&fti; me "resjaence, 01 mys. ;y . TT ; V

to such person or persons as may , 1 penj. femith has sola Ins stocK be lawtuliy entitled to receive1 Wal Ilight may be put down 0f Tin wate to Stewart & Mcthe same, all moneys, chosos in s the "daddy of the artesian ; Pheeters. action, 'or other property which well. 1 light says that he first j -rrrmay have come into hands by fe- 1Jlb 1le1 01 an apian wen. , . f , , LQCffAllp virtue of his siid office shall be some fifteen years ago. About;?rrt0bw? water, so he hasgone

deemed guilty of embezzlement, xnat ume , says night to tno ; - v -r P- ,

and upon conviction thereof, courier, many -oi roe jeacung Cy. Reed has secured a posishall W imprisoned in the State politicians of the county were tion in a wholesale harness house prison for any period not more h:l?d drinkers, and they used to at Rock Island 111. than five years nor less thanonp send down to Martin county tor tw nf csm:fh vear and thnnl in anv sum not sulphur water to sober off. ..W1.0, mtbThe idea struck mo, why e, d.edlast week, oteonsump-

JVprchitect - WaUiafor1 and .

can't we have an artesian well tion, in her '50th year.

i-UiSmin this city.

week, and is now xeadyto boot

or . hoet - anyone in - his inew

ers. '.: l .

the bondsmen i claim that the

bond is illegal, and thai they

On account of Coftferencc 'a Uetermmea to Uglit it, tne

meeting here jioxt week, the continuation ofJVIcKinney in ofCounty teachers Institute has was rather a loose transacheen postponed until the Christ- S-. A W wh? has appropriholidays! - 7 ated to his; own -use about Vf" u'ji ' ' 15,009 out of the county treas-

; Wra T. Blair was the first one j ury is allowed to contiuue in oftooccttpy one of the new Ansir i fice tinder his old bondy although - lis rooms. the- bond is ille-

rear enu oi ois Bew score- lasi t gai ana tney are not- responsi

ble As we said, before this is a remarkable case, and there must have been a. "power behind the throne- to bring it about. This is a ma tter of vital importance to the peopleof Monroe county, re

gardless of politics, and is not a proper,case for the press to "hush up hat did McKinney do with all the countv funds? Did he spend it all, or is sone of il now in Texas? -These injuries

aire frequency discussed on the

streets. It is known that a few days before McKinney left for Texas he said he wanted to buy some live stock to take with him. -As an explanation as to where he was io get the money he said that his wife had recently sold some Missouri land belonging to

her. It was thought that Me Kinney was to turn all his property overrjiO' his bondsmen, and

he did turn over his Texas property, but it is said that the pa-

ome of: 6m - colored,

have been -overvito orthington asting at a camp meeting.

The proceeds were .for. the benefit ot the colored cbarches at Spencer and Wo: thington, and the meeting was a great success. Two .car loads of Machinery for the . Artesian well arrived last Friday, and it took six men and a. team two days to move: the stuff from the depot to. the Courthouse yard. Men are now at

work erecting a derrick sixty feet high, and it will be late next

i ' . week before the boring begins. . The work will last at least two rr :mQnths, night and day. L t?ii Friday August 17, the I f; i wifeof John Gilmore died at her ijfci home in- Salt. Creek township. b f- , " Kight K months; previous to her v - tleath- she gave birth to- a child, M ' and afterwards her lower limbs

became paralysed. Sbe rtmained au invalid until her death. iThe deceased was abtut 37 years of age, and wa highly esteemed

ly her neighbors; andiriends, ;

Clint WorraJl. came, home this week to visit his parents.

Charles Alexander is visiting!

his old home, Monmouth, 111. The last colored camp .meeting netted a profit of 93. Dr. Crairf, the dentist, has rented rooms in the Howe & Maxwell Mock. Charley Carr worshiped at the Mitchell camp meeting, last Sunday . J Aquilla W. Rogers has gone on a visit to relatives in. Missouri

and Kansas.

right here at home, so that the John II. Louden was m Rushboys can sober up with neatness . ville last week, on professional and dispatch."" And ever since ( business, that day Wal Hkht lias had ar- -

Miss iviniie iiermis oi unicago,

is visiting at the i-esidenco of

Aug. Krneger.

tesian water on the brain.

Trade, dull.

Work, plenty.

Fall is approaching.

Welcome to the preachers. School a week from Monday. The corn will 'make' good nubbins.

Albert Johnson, of Jefferson -

yule, luiL, a brother-in-law ox bp, a nice one.

Benj. McGee and a citizen ot BJoomington 25 years ago, -has

Mrs. Everleigh, of Bloomfield, mother of Mrs. Robt. C . Q reeves, has been visiting here.

The Semi-Centehmal of the U.P. Church of Rloomington

will bo celebrated on Sept. 13th.

JohnR. East is building a

new house on his property in the

southeast part of town. It will

John M. McGee and wife spent last Sunday at Gosport, visiting D. W. Buskirk and family. July was a good month for new kids." During that time 61 children were bon in Monroe

been visiting here.

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1 Tuesday, Wm; Stockwell was injured in the left side liy being caught by a wagon load ot - artesian well material as it parsed in the Court-house yard ;ite. The injury was painiul

':4&fy serious. 5

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The Cou rier family return their hearty thanks to Mr. Pr C. Sciscoe for a large lot of fine Siberian crab apples. 1. Milt Rogers has been appointed county treasurer to fill the unexpired time of McKinney, and .has filed a bond for $10,000.

The Marshal mad a raid on the drunks last Saturday, and

pers. have since been reforned to scooped in three or four. One

him. But McKinney has gone

to a distance where he will not likely be molested, and the fight now begins between the county and- his bondsmen. Suit has

case was hauled to jail on a dray. There was quite a lively com

petition ; last Monday between the iNorth and South sides of the

Last Tuesday, , before 'Squire Raber et Richland township, Eli K. Milieu sued the town of Bileitsville for attorney's feesv and secured a judgement in his favor ror the amount claimed, ISO.

See notice in another column,

headed "Farm for sale." This

is a chaxice to get a good farm

a t a rare bargain.

Our published reports ol birth

and deaths are always late on I

account of some physicians being tardy with their reports to the Board of Health, and we hare to wait until the Secretary

. We are in favor of an appropriation to erect a monument to

Sral Ilight, in the - ,fciouth-east

corner of the Court-house yard.

S. E. Carmichael has moved

into the Martha Cook property,

on East Sixth street, which he

recently purchased.

looy,.

Ii gnl.

Isaac HiukljQ, boy.

James M. Ijliokle, boy, Nicholas Wiatkor, girl, John H. Sw!ai-tz, boy. George Gaijher, girl. A. J. Sandtijrs, boy. Winter JqM1 boy. John K, Phipps, boy. Joseph QuUlen, girl., Henry W. Adaa. Jos, T. SiBijthr ij George Smijth, boy. Franeis Pane, girl. Isaac N. Poling, girl. Arthur D. Eyerman, girl. James J. Condor, girh Christian N. Summit, girl. J. Fi Millej, boy. Jamos H. trough, boy. DavW M. Sutnnjit, girl Benjamin Hall, girl. William B. II arris, boy. Willi um Wj, Kobinson, boy. William HJ Howell, bo'. Jauies fi. Petlet, bo'. Thomas J. jEd wards, girl. Fred Mathjnvs, girl. James M. Eeant feirl. Benjamin l Jones, girl. Thomas GtU lion, bor. John II. Aiuhews, girl. Temple Johnson, boy. James Bender, boy, Robert Rocoe, boy. Lemuel G.j Parks, girl. Charles P.Tayivr, girl, , , Edward Ailgppd, boy. . Wm. Mobrly, bay. Isaac N. Irock, boy Francis M. Step, boy: Edward Akiams, boy. AViiiiarn SeLaughl;n, boy. Oscar F. A'loon, girl? John S. C Graham, boy. Daniel W. Kobinfion, gir v Jacob R. Chambyrs; b6y. Thomas Niy, girl." Thomas Smith, fern fcle. JjIUTHS-ClTY. William IL Hardy, girl Anderson iJohnson, boy, James Campbell, girl. Wil iani Prince, 4?ial.. William H. Gu bay. William If. East, boy. William j. Chandler, boy. Enoch Fuller, girl.

William T. Blair, bo , -Williaiii iodar

Sharl'c3-Fi 8pencer, boy. 3EATnS-COUNTy. Mary J. Coffey, Dropsy. Infant Brock, Still Birth. v, Cgrnlin Swisher, Consumption. W Wyviljc, Consumption Bowels, Sara h Stii ar t, Con su niptlon . Maggie tbxton, Spinal Meningitis. Infant N!x, Injury at birth. E. L WhSsihand, Puerperal Fever. J E. Baffin! , Suffocation litt well. ! nSATHS-ClTY. .1 . ..... F. McAfee, Consumption bowels

can be seen-

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and the e is a rrcat deal to see!- Sbinc caihe :wi'Uiieir5';iKi:-V.' J? rSB

iiiei wuii ui.uir uwu. iuey iuui taiceii our aovice 10 save up inoi

ev jiaii ta ten our auvioe to have un monv

and so to the Expositioti. A irood manv bovs of the nrescn t day souii JJ

ii'Jiril 1 (If- VflillO it m.inm' n n , f r" no n lno.if i.t.t a r nun .n- ft.A- I it It

.ww.i vtiu IV l'iil. (tilt. o uubuiai uuaouvi uincu uiict am II UVtl; ......

hotet, and light hearted as bows only can be-enliven the" crowd at-. tli'::v7;d -:?M

Kxposition with their cheery laugh and boyhb- prante. :TfeJ;Btltto admire they see many thihffs new to them ilxv.y see a. 5 world 'of ?

wonders to furnish the -subject for many a fireside talk after yeaiff Y&m and above all they wont soon forget Jiow Well the3' ipokti; itfeiidr6B y7"-1"-.'. ed up in one of -J'. Winter & Co', suits, bought from rtli-iit -3ni?lv""' $.'2 lishment,corner ofThird and -Maiket streets. LouisviUcv'..;" Ky.-i Mtst .aH - K''rSM

well dressed boys at the Exposition or oh the streets of LuisviHc bavi

been fitted outtr Winter & Co., corner ot Third .'juitV'-MktiHsBjbtfjS';

and they are walkini'taiking, diviiig the Louisville mantUacUivers,"wtio ltttt?t sell Eastern- made goods- j4rIriP

nrnfiu ryu umivu tiujuj witu ceir loot pom. many oi . i.uv ieacrs 01 v -v- : this sketch will take in the Great 5J6uiliei ri Exposition atUitfiu

as many oMiiem win Oftiig tir oys tfiing it mil mpiy emw : XJ. .w. 'JM the colossal establishment pf Wntpr & Co:, corner dT X$i$f$ti&&&' ' kct streets, and take a stroiMhrouglu4 Bcy and you will speak of it afterwards p tfte 1 eyer saw piles dpon , piles-;Qftdo&bing, for Vfepys pt-M y Cishe ivl natioaalitj from ihVchea; sui tan y body wo carry an immense stock and oar Boy's Jepartment 'i ''g-&Uk complete m every detail; and everything is xnanufactnyedMirf ViyiS''H . -m cut by Lou is vi lie artists, anil made 1,1 ItS' stay on, the seams wont rip, the shape holds ott well ! If this is not an inducement to flit put yor lwy :- fcii.Wibt- ff- - y VSI Cos. corner of Third and Market streets: LnHTaviHet"Kv.- theti -'ieSkifiSri S&i

know whatmonr 3011 expect. -": WheC yon come to Louoa

have not brought j our 1103 but wish . to remember him

feet ion, take him a suit of clotlies bought from us. All

is the age; by this, in forty -nirio cases Put of fifty, we gifti houj

we however, fail to do this we cheerinU

villa nypm:? M ; j Sil

wo want M 'KmSST, ; '&Mm

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ucsnccctuiiv aunouiHjas-to ins oiu putruns' unu liic juuho ueneiauv uias.' ; vi..fi&

5ITE DfiSIGifi?. -V-a

Also, Poles in Ebony and Gilt for Lace Curtains!

Business! j - . V - 1 IS BUSINESS

Take Notice

Having been out of business

for six months, our accounts must be j settled, either by casfi

or notes. You eau save cost by

attending to this immediately.

Call at store of Hunter & Blair.

: J. J. Gheeves & Son

g3BFThe whole stock must

pLadies, and a I other

and i'npect onr Stock.

bfe atesn to be rbpejr2y appi'ecia.tedf sj1.-' -.t

Ipyers'of tlKi .bnUfkl, vti li not fail to mf4M r--S'ASB

isf. mwaii 1'aacr lamairea ...ov jsic iau lire -me me s?';

E. P. OLE.

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STUART

CAS H STOKE!

An 18-moriths old child

John Campbell died on last Saturday after a long illness which

of the Board has his month ly re- Sau with the whoopiing cough.

port complete.

ln hrnueht on thft bond. . and Square as to where the artesian

the case is set .down for the Sep-1 weU horid' be located that is,

-tembef term of Court, but, of in wpart w uouvi-nouse

course, it will :not be tried then. areiauaas were cuctuaieu The county has. employed Lou- by bo h s.des, but as the well den & Miers, of this city, and had already been located m the Judge Claypool of Indianapolis, boutheast corner of the yard, no The bondsmen have employed: ther act.o was taken by the Buskirk & Duncan and East & Gonunissioueis,

O'Brien's Circus will exhibit at Gosport tomorrow (Aug. 25) arid special rates will be given on the railroad to all wishing to attend. The O'Brien show has an excellent reputation, and visitors may depend upon seein'g a much better performance than the Sells Brothers gave m9 you will have time to see the aiternobu performance by going upon Me noon train, and .returning by the evening express. " ' George Slocumb, son-in-law of John Davis, died in Terro Haute, lust Wednesday.

Aaron Jlose now occupies his

now residence, which is one of

the handsomest in the city. Elder Phil J put has moved into Hose's old house.

An . Old Settlers' meeting will be held at Georgetown, Brown county, to-day (Saturday) and a number of our citizens will at

tend.

Joseph E. Henley and his brother George have purchased the Howe property, just West of Dr. McPhceters' residence, for $2,500, Mrs. Barley has renfeii

the house, and J. E. Henley audi

wife will board, with her,

... When Mr. Wicks left for the East he gave orders to the Bee Hive clerks to cut pricesj and do whatever they thought necessary to reduce the present stock in order that room may be made for the several car loads of goods coming. The boys have taken the proprietor at liis woyd, and the way they are slaughtering goods proves that they fully intend to make things hum while the boss; is away. Now is the time to buy goods, and the Bee Hive is the place

I will sell the paper and put it on the wall for you cheaper than it can be done when you buy the paper and hire it Ai on. ..All work gu&ranted to be iirsi-class. J. W. SirOE&fAKER.. . At. Stu&H & McPheetoris? store

The Biaoye Reaper arid Mower, at W,J. Aliens

Is the best place in thd: oity for Family Supplies ,A jargo ," ' stock of GROCERIES, - KTIONS - QUEENS WARE, ; ' COUNTRY PRODUCE, And all to be sold : at. low-dowjj

prices, ' "'

SAVE MQNEX by buying youGroceries of us. . $: i PannerTs corner of PiKc Square "

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Headqifers - for l.Sif i B 1 -?0

I Gallon, glassy A Gallon, a Gallon, stone, Gallon, -

60c pr doz. 85c pr doz. . 90c pr doz. lV2Sjrdz.

BERHIYE GROCERY.

are ourpricjLS

or Shoe-ted

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