Bloomington Courier, Volume 13, Number 32, Bloomington, Monroe County, 11 June 1887 — Page 1

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INDIANA, JUNE 11, 1887.

The Best Paiats in the

niarkety LimUey Bros.

Hot as hades.!

Jcoin demand.

Mumps in town.

Fans anil dusters.

Wm. Ransom has sold his house to John Martini

Summers took the Preps, picture in a group, last Monday. The-streets are getting a good cleaning by-Commissioner Bight. -Harmon Fedder has purchased -AlvinlHinds interest in the pkotpgraph gallery.

' The iron pipe has been received

i for the artesian: well, and WmV Mc- ? Phetridge is putting it in.

W B Smith, has purchased the Cathcarfc property for $450. The " real estate syndicate purchased it a "f xweek before for $350.

John P.-Holteinan, -Gierfe- m the P. O., has been on the sick list. That alumni ice cream "was too strong and the lemonade dew to, his Jivad. 1 m i i'iii - 1 - C- Vanzaiidt' has rented Sudibury's handsoine new store room, mext to the Feqicorner, and will put liri a stock oMurniture, in addition sto undertaking.

i The directors of the agricultural (society will hereafter meet in WorralPs office. They have been meeting in a room kindly furnished by iThe McPheeters Hardware Go. 4-: ; , - On Friday -of last week Napoleon

s?Treadway, son?of Jonas Tread way

was kicked on.he side of the head Iby a young colt, and the injury was , jiiite serious; Mr. .Tread way lives mn the Ward - farm ia Yanburen

? Wall Paper o f all kinds and prices, at Lindjey Bros. 'C. . ; CITY COUNCIL. . At the regular meeting of the City Council, last Tuesday night Dr. Ii. M. Weir was reelected School Trustee by the votes of Henry and Benj. Voss, James

Showers, and David Hughes. Simp

Neeid voted for Mrs. W. B. Hnsfhes

taml Howe Rj'ors voted for Mrs. C

P. Tuley. Mrs. Tuley was the

caucus "nominee Monday night, but

it was reconsidered, and Dr. Weir

ire-elected.

The City printing was let to the

Telephone for Ik cent a line.

When the Courier had the City

printing the Telephone asked why

it charged the city only 2 cents a

line and the merchants Scents.

Now.it will be in order for the

Telephone to explain why it can do

work for the city for less than one-

half it charges others, especially as

the city has but little advertising

jto do.

A petition was presented asking

that an electric light be placed on

Sixth and Jackson streets. One of

the Fifth Street lights will probably

ibe moved over there.

If von are looking for

cons you will find thorn at the BE Pi HIVE.

Sat-1 Headquarters! for fine fruits.

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uoniecLioiianec, ienionuuu aim lunch; also ice at Wm. A. Ua2e!V wst side.

i $3,281.70 was the amount of in

surance received on the poor farm

:baiiding.

The

Woman su If rage Society

nneets at Mrs. judse Miers Satur-

gtlay afternoon. . The W. 0 T. U .will meet on

Monday eunc loth at the Walnut

St. Pres. Church.

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Our new county Superintendent'

i JohnW. Cravcax, announced him-

seif as a candidate at eigh t o'clock -Tuesday morning, was elected at

3elern -o'clock, and at two jn the af-

& -f gtorRoon auslined. took the osth of

office and went to work.

Fairview, the new addition to the

f Ity.r is enibvinga-quiet but healthy " :' '' t2M1 'l.-r. U I'riiA

. ii.rtU-Ui. . ocvuiai xjks iia.u utuu ouiv5

:? V iedior. Here is a splendid chance . . "' f for a poor man to get a lotand have 4 'S a house built on it by 4he syndicate

- owning rairvi', aua gyt piuuuj ui

time to oav for it. Sec W. W.

? Wicks for full information. 55- ... .V - - ? KJ -Paul Petrp lives four miles east ;$pof! Nashville, near the Columbus ismK He will complete his 96th r't year should be live until- the 6th jh day of this month. He served in a f 1 Missouri regiment in the civil war, on the Union side, and was wounf1: dd; at tie battle at Springfield,;

Oct. 22,. IjSGl, and was in another, engagement with rebel guerillas at a -place called Hickory Hills, and was again wounded. He has for-

a - gotten the name of his . comrades,

a . ana tae lessersoi nis company ana

ouumber of his resnment. -

- r ' - . - . m , ; . . . 7"? r . J r - The annual? address before the T ; literary societies of the State Unif S - rersity was delivered by Hon. George J : W. Cooper, at 'the college chapel on last Monday evening. Sfr. Cooper .tir .imam ' w.nnni1'ili A 1 rf -.rk c-1 l rt'ti

B audience and-liis address was lis ten-

Andrew J. Hoover, the well known

iblacksaHth, died on last Tuesday

morning ot consumption.

The Cookerly property -was sold

flast Friday to Capt. Mart Alexan

der for 1,500 very cheap. J A nnmler of citi.ei s of this place irare just now realizing that thcy twere badly left by the Wiehitscra2e. .

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iioo fuyer, vne oarocr, naci a

rsaloon keeper arrested for dosing

1m with "forty rod." Joe has

I 'swore: oil

again.

Et unronguoui. -15 was consmereu oy

ill to -have been one of the best that ; v lias been delivered here. When it j omesto a spe2ch, political or -non-political,-George Cooper can al ways

be .relied-u pon to make a good one.

At a? business meethig of the

Alumni Association a resolution was

passedTaboIishing the usual-alum nt"

tsupperj after this year.

County S a jt Graven er, ter ta in ed

a number of friends at the Orchard

H ouse : for di nner T uesd ay noon,

dn honor of his election.

Be suvo and foo tlio liue

of Carpets at McOallas before buying largest assortment ever in Bloom hi; on.

1 Eld. A. W. Conner will proaeh at

Lhc Christian ( hurch next Sunday June 12 tli) morning and evening. Sunday 'School at a. m. The. National Opera Co. passed

) through here Tuesday noon, on two

spec! air trains, on their way from

Louisville to Indianapolis.

Simeon ledigo was in town Jlfonday, the first time- for several

j weeks, and his ma 113- warm friends

were glad to meet him again.

The railroad election petitions are already with the exception of Richland township, and were filed with the commissioners this week.

On last Saturday night, in Odd Fellows Hall, a chapter of the Delta Tau Deltas was organized by some students from Greencastle. A monsc the number was Oliver Watson, a brother of Congressman Matson.

Cotr mbus, May 30 Dr. N or vllle, Bioomiield, Ind., is here working up an interest in the Cincinnati & St. Louis railroad, for which a vote on a two per cent, tax aid is to be had on June 10th, the road to be built from this city- to St. Louis, Mo. The vote will undoubtedly result favor-

Last Sunday a party of four voung

The Stockholders of the Electric

Lighfr Co met Monday afternoon ! raea namc(1 High VPratt, Archer and J oursuantto notice and elected thefFr9nkn' of SPencer' sfcarte ia a

carriage lor the Big June meeting at Stinesville. They were' well supplied

following directors for the ensuing

jrearf W. N. Showers, Lon. D.

K jH..Ryors, J. H. Louden, M. J. g.?:- Smith. , . .. ' ft The Directors then organized as i .follows : John W aldron, Prest. ; f W.1J. Alien, Vice Prest. ; W. N.

I Showers, Ureas.; F. R, Woolley,Sec.

Tbe capital stock of the Company

Jars.

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r w ivasaacreasea Loxen xnouaanu uw-

jPvMaatn' Lpwry, from Cin-

-cinnati ia now in jsioomington anu

m -f will1 open dress making rooms - at tiitfcff' Natioaal HoteL? -where she I r iwpuid be glad to see the ladies dey firing any work in tnat line. CutjlH. ing: and ftt.ting by the D. W. i! 4.5oody system.

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with beer and other refreshments for a good time. There was nothing to interest them at the "Big June," so they concluded to drive on to Bloom -ington. At Ellettsville they stopped for dinner, and while at the Simpson's stable used some very bad language. An endeavor was made to check them; when Archer drew a knife, and Simpson seized a standard for measuring horses and hit him a powerful blow across the top of the head.1 Young Archer is still at Ellettsville, agister being there to nurse him. He will be able to be moved home by Saturday. The three left of the party came? on to Bloomington and returned to Spencer at night.

Hurrah for Cravens! the College boys say. Uncle Ellas Abel was 87 years

old last Tuesday.

-MrsLillie Boggs has gone to

Kansas on a visit.

-Miss Annie Ballentine is at

Prof. T. A. Wylie's.

M iss Florence Payne is visiting

relatives in Illinois.

O. E. Bradfute and sister, of

Zeuia, Ohio, are here.

D. W. Browning returned from

Chicago Saturday last.

Harry Wetherby has returned

from Memphis, Tenia.

Miss Oilie Webb, of Ohio, is a

guest at John Stockweli's,

Mrs. Jas. H.Will iard, of Bed

ford, was here Wednesday.

Miss Mercer, of Brazil, is

stopping at Thornton s.

Prof. Phillput will spend2 a

year at Karvard University,

Geo. W. Cromer of Muncie,

was a Commencement visitor.

Mrs. M. S. Robertson has 'gone

io M innesota to visit her parents.

Miss Belle Watts, of; El Paso,

Texas, is a guest at J as. M. Howe's.

Miss Mary K. Hunter, of Con-

nersville, is a guest at Mrs. Shields.'

Miss Fauuie O'Bold, of Lafay

ette, was a commencement visitor.

3Hss Arwine, of OolnaTbtrf, was

a guest of Mies Clara Orchard this week. Judge Byron K. Elliott, attended the Phi Delta Theta banquet. Miss ITfittio Ouerbac!ier, of Louisville, is a guest of Maud Vanzants. Henry Hodges, of Morgair county Jcaine over to see' Mr. Goss graduate. Lee Yum 13 here to open a Chinese Laundry . - See his card in this paper. R. J. Alej of Spencer, lias been appointed as tutor in Mathematics for next year. Jolm K. Anderson and wife leave for Chicago next Monday to visit relatives. FFaitcr Hudson and mother returned to their home at Rockport last Thursday, Misses Collins and Buskirk are guests at J. B. Buskirks, East Seventh street. aliss M attic East,, of Indianapolis, is visiting her old school mates in this city.

Dr. Joe Rogers, of Inka, Kan?, is here on a brief visit to relatives and old friends. Miss Jennie Tilly and Jfe

Graves, of Harrodsburgr, attended the

Commencement exercises Wednes

day.

Dr. B, A. McGeo attended the

meetinir of the Kentucky Dental As

sociation, at Louisville, the ilrst of

the week.

Mr. Chas. Axtell and wife, of

Washington, Ind., are visiting at

the residence of Dr. Axtell, East

Fifth Street.

Prof. R. L. Greene has a year's eave of absence, which he will

spend at the John Hopkins University, Baltimore.

Everybody is well pleased over

the election of Walter Wooclburn to

3xci position 01 ireasurcr 01 tne

University. He will make an-

eiScient and obliuinir officer.

Prof. J, A. Woodburn is at

home and will resume his place as a member of the faculty. He spent

ast year at John Hopkins Univers

ity,

John R. Brill returned to his

home in Hendricks county. During

f!ir winter Jnhii nnnn Ptwnn'

efficient work on the Courier's stalT, Mrs. B. H. Burrell, of Brownstown, and Miss Jennie Throop, of Greencastle, at Sirs. Geo. Bolleubacher's, during commencement week. Tobe Smith and wife leave next Mond&3r for a trip to Cedar Lake. They will meet there friends from Louisville, Lafayette, and other points. "Sajor Sfulky was a member of the G. A. R. Committee to visit the

Soldiers' Orphan Home at Kuightsfcoivn. The Committee also went to the Homes at Dayton and X cilia, Obio. WiMleS8 "ihe SSig Wish.

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jThe new railroad lo Blair's store $ now built, and -cvGry-

body had belter net there quick iu order to hike in the best

CASH BARGAINS in Boots and Shoos ever offered io tho cit

izens of Rfonrob county. 1

Since it became my duty to assist 1113' falliernivttiw, who is greatly in ueed of my help at the tan-yard, I will from this date

hold a Clearance Sal 3 of my stock of Boots and Shoes, which is

olierecl at the wholesale cost. Here is too best cnaco to get

pnrel fiCO nuind bargains iu foot-ffear that has ever presented its-

self, and all wishing bargains will do well to improve this un-

qualed chance -fitst.

Everything goes, from an infants slipper to a geiiis or ladies

fine shoe-

No poor health: No going South; No going West, but simply

io engage in the business as stated above. j5PCoine and bo convinced that business is business.

BLAIR.

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lis caia will foe : paid

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Fresh Bread, Cakes and Pies baked every

A full stock of -Frwluand purerGANDJES, I?EUIT NgTSi&f v

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All Choice Brands of Cigars and Tobacco.

COURT I10US SOTSS AND GvSSlP.

Comity Snp't OravenV bond is for $i;000, with W. 11 Craven, T. H. Sndbnry and C. It. Worral! as sureties. Mr. Craven is (ho third County Supfr. elected from the class of '81, Danville Normal School The boys now say it is Fuller of Greener, Craven of Hendricks, and Dun-lap of Ohio. The paapor 'practise will be let: next Monday. , The Talbott kids have opened

a store in tho Recorder's office

CAKfi at the OLD STAG'S College Avenue,; GMRll

JOtiSBBuildin$;. I ' 'Si-.- WV

, , M ,t .;.-"V-l as: .,. :jtLyjilCiii.iJ 'iLjuiajLijV -''

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wbere they

exchange

their

Miss Jennie Horning, of the

TAME TOUH W&&h

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Terre Haute Normal School, is visiting friends heie. Mrs Ruth McPheeters, of Illinois, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. BllaOrchard. Clay -Harbinson has returned fsom Deca tur, A Li., where he went to look tit, the boom. The Misses Nevrson, of Barthol omew county, are guests of their uncle, Hiram Lindley. Mrs. Minnie Lee, of Kansas, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Jfra, Milt Rogers, East of town. Miss Notie Smith, of Gosport, was a guest of Bertie Roseberry during Commencement. Capt. Alexander and wife, (Mary Rogers) of 15 loom field, attended commencement. Mrs! James L. Mitchell, of Indianapolis, was a guest at W. O. Fee's, North Walnut street, this week. Prof. W. C. Palmer aucl wife, of Columbia City, are guests of Capt. W. J. Allen, College Avenue, R. A. Fulk went to Paoli and Saieinjfchis week to have the GrimesPedigo papers signed and completed. Misses Lillie Thompson and Miss Lucy Mutz, of Edinburgh were at J. C. Dolan's, North College Avenue. Ex-Senator Wright and sister of Iowa, were here. Senator Wright spent tils younger days here, and is a grad u ate of the University.

wares r pins. Miss Dude Williams is a neat

pegmau, and mukes a very

eOicient assistant in the Record

er's office. Sheriff II inkle moved to his

farm this week, but may be

found on duty at bis office as

usual. Jotfn D. Morgan moved up

from Harrodsburg this week,

and ii now in charge of the jail.)

Auditor Alexander has been

Commissioned as Colon el of the Uniform Rank Knights of Pythias. The Commissioners were busy this week making the June levy

o-j: raxes.

Hie Court room 1 v III bo deserted until Sept em he r.

The railroad elections will

held probably about the middl of July.

A ark 21rs!

rOUNQ A MfiRICA CARRIES OF THE Pii'JZE.

JOHN W. CRAVEN FOR GOUUM

TYSUP'T,

tea. xnose nviio votea ior mm

were all the Democrats but Hoat-lley,

as follows : King of Wasli-sngtoi'

Benton, Lampkins of Salt Creek,

Todd of Polk, Dowden of Clear

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jCrexjk, ana 01iphnt of Indian

SAFE,. BOUND AM) ABLE YOUNG DEMOCRAT.

A GOOD ENDING TO A

BAD

Treasurer 01 a man is

Dolilyiag delinquents to pay up, or he will move upon their works-.

K'OTiCE TO STOCK OWNERS. Notice is hereby given to alt owners of stock that hereafter the ordinances prohibiting the rnnnwrg of stock at largo in the corporate limits of the city, will be strictly enforced, and in addition to the pound charges the pan a! tics ascribed will be assess ed. George Owen, City Marshal. Blooming ton,. Ind.', Juno Gth, 1887,

ESFTNenr Dress goods of all idiids and Newest styles at Mc Oallas.

Monday was the day proscribed by law 'for the election of a Comity Sup't.6f Schools in every County in Indiana. It is probable that there was no more excitement anywhere over the event than there was in Monroe county; The township Trustees stand, eight Democrats to four Republicans, One would think from this that an election of treaty Sup t would be a one side affair. Bint it was not; at one time the Republicans came within one vote of getting in their 111 an . 'J' 1 1 ere were eif rh t Democratic candidates and one Republican. Two of the" Democratic Trustees, K oadley. of- Bean blossom sm'cl Ohph ant of Indian Creek were candidates -them selves, But Mr. Otiphant withdrew early in the race, and alihough elected Tmstee as an

j Independent Democr at, he on this

occasion voted steadily and faithfully with the Democratic majority On thoother hand. Mr. Hoadley refused to withdraw from the race, and on a number of ballots voted for Kd-Woodard, of Indian Creek, the Republican candidate. The "Tefepaone ring" was running Woodard, but they were sat' upon early in the fight. Oiey then tried ts clioose a Democrat, but in this also they failed, and finally retired from the light. Tlux- Democrats could not agree on a caucus nominee,, so the bal lotting Blond ay was scattered. On that day Woodard got six votes, two of them from Democrats, A recess was taken until Tuesday morning when the balloting was resumed with about

the same result. At 10 :30 the

Democrats withdrew from, a caeus when seven agreed to cast their votes for John W Craven. That settled it, and upon returning to the room the seven votes were so cast and Mr. Cravxnx declared duly elec-

Creek. Near : the close the race

narrowed ditfwn to W. II. Creiigar and Craven. Mr. Creagar might have been isuceessfal had he 'held on, but he told his friends to settle it by going for Craven.John W. Craven, our now county Supt, comes from a stanch Demo-

cratic family. There is not a drop

a t m K ' a "'

or mugwump moou m nis veins. At present he is Secretary of the County Democratic Central Committee, a position he filloxF efliciontly during tlieglast campaign. Over two years ago he moved here from

Hendricks county w hen his father

W. R. Craven of Center Valley went into business on the Fe&coi-ner,

and it was larsrely; dfte to vounjy

John that the store, at once took rank among the leading business houses of the citjvand to-day enJoys a large trade. John is : but little past his majority, but is. a brilliant young many of"' a very genial disposition, and of the strictest moral habits. His election gives satisfaction on svery hand. None doubt but that he will make an oflicer vrhowill be a credit to 1hc school S3rs tern of our county. And we niigut add by the '-.way of a postscript that the school marms will all be delighted! - witli

John for he is a very hannsome young fellow. Mr. Hazel promly turned the office over to Mr. Craven Tuesday afternoon. W e almost neglected to mention the fact that Mr. Cravenwa& -not a candidate for the position,- but was taken up by the Trustees as a, suark

The argument, used by sonn? who

are in favor of opposing the ta for

the nev raUrcdd, titat the" road will

be built anyhow is poor argument.

Our country is full of roads now

that are not joying expenses and are in a state of batifcrapsy and in

fact many miles arc en'sircjiy inoper

ative. - These ofconrs' were tfads

o-ATiAvnllv Imilt hv wild sneeulf.tors

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who imagined - to have stocfe :in?; a

railroad company was 1.0 insure one

a fortune. The tune lor building

these wild cat roads is part and cap

italists are slow to invest unless

they mix sec' their way - tnragh.

Our new road wil havs to complete

with the older East and We'st roads i

Svho were given the right of way and

'Her features are not regular, yet? ; "Vl ';'' at an aUraetivo iace slte Iia '

what

It is her beautiful --Ikair;.; Oncer viti V was thin, grayish an fueling. few bottles of Parkers II air IBa!sa)4 1 wrought the tiaasforinationt wfcl" ;

uo as mura iov- anyoouyi -

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