Bloomington Courier, Volume 9, Number 50, Bloomington, Monroe County, 13 October 1883 — Page 1

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We wish the people to fully understand that ours is no transient house, hut on tho contrary, we Lave come to stay, and are determined to build up a larger trade than is now enjoyed by any other retail clothing house in the State.

By our system of doing business we will readily secure the confidence of the people, and when once secured, will never abuse it. Wo will keep for sale all classes of goods known in our line. We-will guarantee every article as ropcosontdd

Wo will be up with tho times and styles and down with the times in prices. Our garment will he found fully equal to the most fashionable and best made custom work, and much superior to those made at a seemingly low priced Merchant Tailoring establishment.

We would respectfully intimate to the public, that ours is no bankrupt er shop worn stock bulj'a first-class stock nianufaetured' entirely by us and bought for cash, consequently more desirable from which to make a selection. All goods that we have in stock is our own manufacture and no Eastern made slop shop work, but carefully made under our own supervision .

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Arch MeGiunis was at home this week.

J. C. Dolaa has retnrned from

Atchison, Kansas.

If the large advertising patronage continues, the Courier

1 will issua- an extra sheet.

Albert yaris has returned

r ir n fr riL&XA from Nebraska to take the nosi-

T;; u; ition of clerk m his fathers drug

Chestnntf, raised in this coun

ty, have made their appearance'

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The walking beam of the artesian well was broken, last Fri-

Mrs. George Bene kart visited day, and it took till Saturday the Louisvilio Exposition this night to make a new one. week. I t j c i i tttmi? .

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Justice of the Peace, H. C. A, Campbell sent the Courier a Cos, of Benton township, has re- delicious pear, measuring 12

inches in circumference.

signed his office.

A. K. Neil, ot White flail, has !

receiyed back pension to the amount cf $1,600. . W. W. Durand returned home last Saturday. Baraum's show closes the season at Hannibal, Mo next Saturday-

James F. Payne and wife, of

Mclin county, Illinois, were here last .Friday, on their way to the Louisville Exposition. -' The following figures will show

the progress made by the arte-

" Mr. Buntin, an architect of Indianapolis, was here last Saturday. He has been employed to prepare the plans for the how University buildings. James F. Morgan went down to Salem, Tuesday, to consult her in regard to how many cup

boards and clothes-presses she wants in the house that Jim is building here. Capt. J. W. Shoemaker, tho well known and popular drug-

nmnwil men. this week, mvinsr re before the fire, has pur-

u rvf w nViAoir I chased' Wm. Stuart's interest in

The next term of court meets

the third Monday in November.!

Nafch. Stockwell, engineer on the Louisville & St. Louis Air Lino, was at his home in this city the first of the week. " The University students who have been on a tramp through Europe during the summer have

returned. rrot Jordan wasn

with the party.

Coal was very scarce here this week en account of a strike among the miners of Clay county. The artesian well men have been 'burning wood for fuel.

'Bielniun" summer this week. Now is die time to make handsome bequets of forest leaves. This week the cash was received for the Unive: sity bonds.

Jack Itandolph has gone to Kansas for a three weeks' hunt.

The wife Oi Judge Banta, of Franklin, was here ibis week, visiting her daughter, who is attending the University.

It has been 'suggested that the

name of College . Avenue

changed to 6Pren. Avenue.

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A pet mouse is attracting much attention at Stuart &'McPheeters' hardware store.

John R. East was attending court at Greoncastle last week, as attorney in a malpractice case venued from Spencer. Dr. McPheeiers attended as a witness. The jury disagreed.

each morning: Monday morning, Tuesday morning, Wednesday morning, Thursday morning, : Friday morning,

the hardware firm of Stuart &

750 feet. 1 McPheeters. With such live 718 feet. mftn as Charley McPheeters and 800 ieet. Capt. Shoemaker, business is 822 ''feet .bbiiijd to boom with the new 845 feet. firm-

-r-Billy Blair in the new 0ur immense 8tock isnowarbiock, has, a haadsome store and -ving dail New Yerk Store. -va handsome stock of boots and J shoes no one can give you as Dress goods at lower prices good bargains or suit y ovu as well than ever heard of before, at the as he. ., New York Store. :

Among those who wont from this city to Louisville last Tuesday, were Mart Alexander and wife, L. Cochran and wife, Elias Abel and wife, John Ehni and

three sisters, Joseph Smith, Dr.

John and-Thomas Boatty have

i purchased a lot, southeast of the

Third street bridge, from J. B. Clark, for which they paid $150. They propose to build soon. We hear that MoKinney has sold his farm, and is now keeping a hotel 'at Albany, Texas. If he runs the hotel like he did the treasurer's office, it will be another case of "like the old woman kept tavern." Oliver McLahlan on tho L., M. A. & C. mot with a serious

ident, near Chicago,

Enoch Fuller lost a saw mill by fire, recently, in Vanburen township. Some fellow must have a spite at saw mills in this

I locality, and has concluded to

burn them ah.

fV74se) Bsnekart's is the Wj SW&ifc plage- to buy them. Take the Courier, 40 cents until January 1st. The City Council has decided to build a City Hail at once. It will be located in the Northeast corner of the court-house yard, will be built of brick and stone, and two stories high.

Why is the new two-cent

stamp like the Courier? First,

Tho new college buildings i because it's red ijead.) Second, will be erected at' the East end J because everybody takes it It of Filth street. When the main j is not like the Courier because

Thursday night of 'last week, by

stopping from the platform of

building is erected it will be lit gets licked. The author of nlaced South of the buildings to! the above has been sentenced to

be erected now. pay a fine ot 3&oU, and 00 days

in the county jail. Ed. Courier. J The trains did no switching

Last Saturday Miss Ella Tur-j ner returned from Europe. She

knew nothing of her father's ! last Sunday during church hours.

death until she reached Indianapolis. Her sister, Mrs. Franklin Landers, accompanied her home.

Pvhorer, Mrs. Lew Anderson, Ida; the rear car while the train was

Rose, Mrs. Kobort btrong, (jar- running at full speed. It is sup- fraud at the election ; to s

risen Pauley and wile, Dapt. Al- posed that he had been sleeping I stop can not be put to S

len and wife, Wm. bcuart andjnd, becoming suddenly aroused, I amusements in that city :

wiic, uumw r. jayiuj uu wuu, f.tepppft Qui oi Use ear door iii id is a lacs tnat nrewoj

Julius Fee, John Shryor, Wm.

Kennedy,

The largest and best stocked boot and shoe store in the city is kept by W. T. 'Blair, in the new block.

-Go the Bee Hive for bargains in Boots and Shoes.

thinking that there was another

Brother Gabe, rf the Progress, went to Cincinnati, Wednesday,

investigate the charges of

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unday

to see

;s put

glucose in their beer; to sup-

car m the rear. He was taken ! press the Vine-street opera to Chicago where he was attend-1 house, and to assist in iuaugur-

ed by his brother. Dr. McLahlan, j ating oth

of IJarrodsbarg, this county. I the Paris of America.

iiis injuries are serious, but not fata!.

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ating otner measure:? oi roxorm in

Rings made to order. All kinds of sets onhanL at II. P. in '

Tourner's.

a good pair ot

If you want 1

glasses xo suit your eyes, see John R Ward, who will be in town every Saturday.

Four trains were at the depot, but they kept very quiet until after the people got through worshiping. Now, what are we going to do about the annoyance to the public schools by

switching trains ? But such is life in a larg3 city.

CHAPTER X.

A horse! a horse! ray kingdom for a horse! cried Kichard: the Titird " at thts battle of Boa worth Field, "Dick" vns pretty hard up tor a horsejust About that tiiae. The bsy who went in swimming, and found his clothes gone when he came out of the water, would have given something far a paper ooilar aud a pair f socks!- A roiuig man from a " distant -town, bel ore he started tor .Lou is? it ic, KyM to take in the Great Sontheru Exposition, now in the zenith of its grandeur had himseif a suif of clothes made br the home tailor; but when he came to the city and found so many well dressed people, and contrasted his country cut with7

the stylish city cut, lie was disgusted, and at one 3 ea' led at the greats Tailoring. hottsa of J. Winter & Co , corner of Third and Market Streets, of whom he had heard so much, and desired to know the shortest tisio in which he could have a suit made no order; when told that in twenty-: four hours the suit could be at his service, he wan both surprised andh delighted : the suit was ordered, made, and delivered promptly on time.. Promptness is one of the cardinal points in the systematic vorking oi, this bmsc; they never disappoiat ; if they c?m't deliver your order at the time wanted, they will tell you so; but when tho suit or garment is promised, yon can depend on it a certainty every man who has eyeic. bad clothing made to order knows how disagreeable it is to be dUapt pointed by bis tailor. ., J. Winter 4 Co,, the old reliable Merchant Tailors, carry tho largest stock of puce goods, employ the largest number of cutter 3 and journeymen tailors, and do more business than any three houses in this vicinity; Besides their extensive home business thV

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era from abroad to the Southern Exposition are invited to call and leave-

a standing measure, after which they can write tor samples, price list, fashion plate, and select a suit &t their pleasure. A perfect fitand comj-

! pi etc satisfaction is warranted. '

Leave your measure with J. VV inter & Co., -corner of Third and Mackofi Streets, before you leave town, and order your clothes when you please.. , . ..... ... ....... , ., . .,. ... -.; ...... .. -. ;

ve an extensive out of town trade, receiving: mail orders" daiif, and

ipplng goods by express into thirteen States: All measures are roVr ,

oea ana Kept on nio, ana can 00 reierrcu to yers aiccrwarasv; visit-

Wo hear of several indignation meetings that have been held by citizens of the county, on aecount of appropriations made for public improvements. The people who foot the bills certainly have a right to express themselves on public matters. Such matters, however, should be discussed reasonably and dispassionately, and we have no reason to believe but that eo far they have been.

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