Bloomington Courier, Volume 15, Number 39, Bloomington, Monroe County, 20 July 1889 — Page 1

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INSURANCE

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E.oflsville Kbit Albany dtCbieaso TI3IB TABLE AT Bt003XlKGTONi (Central SUmdard Time.)

- In effect Jan. 10th, 18S0. Ooin? North

Cbicsisjo Dav Mail. .10:33 n. ru. Gbxcjigo Night Express 11:28 p. m. Ccomg South Loulsyilio Day if ail . . .... 4 :G5 p. m" Louisville Niit Express 3:43 a m

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Oscar Reed, of Indianapolis, is here visiting his parents. Miss Clara Orchard is visitingMiss Nola Long, Columbus, lad. Hon. John Graham has been rusticating at West Baden.

't Excursion to French Lick, Sunday. ; c Mr. and Mrs. James -Simmons a son.

: Lou D. Rogers and wife are at jlFefit Baden.

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r - Miss Grace Burnam is execnting some fine work in painting. " Boltzman & Schovel, butchers, ijiaye a nice new delivery wagon. Master Kirk wood Miers is visir . ting his grandma at Oreensburg, ?Ind, J. ;

Mrs. Ida Henley was in town this !

week, and left for Cincinnati Wednesday ' 1 Mrs; Terr? and her daughter. Miss Bicknell, are visiting relatives in5nox county ' 'Hon. R. W. Miers made a good

hand with the threshing machine

: on his farm last week. ' We hearhat Dr. Jordan's propj- : erty is for sale, as he intends to build near the new college. Mr. Tobe Smith returned from Cedar Lake last Monday, after a de lishtfui outing of about a mounth. Rufe East -has" .gone -to house5 keeping on West Sixt street, in the house formerly owned- by Jame3 i. Mathews. ? ' The L. & .: A. &C- railway will sell tickets' at one fare for round trip to Lake Maxinkuckee on' July $lst, with return limit to Aug. 3rl.

The summer night band concerts'

liftve been changed from Saturday

to Thursday nights, so as to not interfere' with the' Saturday, night trade at the stores. I)r. B. S. Jordan, President of

iio TnAiftua ITniversitv, and Prof.

Everman of the State Normal, have g.ine to Colorado on' a lflshing ex- ' f pidition for scientific purposes. 7 Roger Kerr has the contract for furnishing the stone for the foundy ation the new college building; The footing fctone' will come from Creesburgtet it is likely that the stone for the walls of the build-

in will come from Ellettsville.-

Why not boom the soldiers' monument for the Court-house The family of John M. McGee

will move to Marion, Ohio, next

Monday. Miss Elsie Mason has returned from a visit to Miss Ada Edwards, at Indianapolis. Master Thos. Vanzant. of Louisville, is visiting at the residence of his grandpa, C. Vanzant. R. A. Foster, who for some time past was with Collins & Karsell, has moved to Cedarviile, Ohio. lion. C. F. McNutt and family,of Ter re Haute, passed through here, Tuesday, on their way to French Lick.

Major H. F. Perry went to Marion, Ind., Tuesd3 to bid on the stone for the soldiers' home tobe built at that place. Now is the time to buy cheap cloth in g,as there is a war among the dealers of this city. Read the advertisents in this paper. a The mother oi' Luther Clay who

was totally blind and sent to Indianapolis for treatment, has returned with her eye sight restored. Henry Starks, formerly of this city, but who for a long time has been connected with the Louisville street car company, . was greeting old friends here last week.

Craig Worley and daughter art at Indian Springs this week' New wheat is coming to market

at a lively rate, and brings 70 cents.

S. E. Carmichael and family have been visiting relatives in Cincinnati, Ind.

Mrs. Fred Phiilips,of Cincinnati, is a guest at Tobe Smith's.

Master Hampton Durand has been visiting relatives at ChaUanooga, Tenn. Peter Sin n ex," or N"e Albany, fojmerly in the drug busmess here, was in to wit Tuesday'. Rice Hokzman,clerh in the Postoffice is suffering with innamatory rheumatism iu an elbow.

Capt. Mist McCollough has been clerking for Collins & Karsell during the absence of Aaron Rose.

Prof Frank Axteli, of Washington, Ind., is still confined to his father's honse m this citj7 with a serious case of typhoid fever. James M; Sare, of Indianadolis, in the life insurance business, was here this week, and brought his children down to visit relatives.

James Blair & Co's lease of the mill at the depot expires this week, and it is likely that the place hereafter will be run by Chicago parties. W. H. Neeld has secured the signatures of all the factory propsietors agreeing to shut down on Septt 19 and 20, the two big days of the fair.

According to the assessor's report there are only 67 persons in Blooming ton who aoknowlege that they have dogs. ' Now the question is who owns the other 1,147. A number of the Pine Lake ex cursion party returned home this week. They were not highly pleased withltheir trip this year, as, they say, th(;re were no fish to be caught in the lake.

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Prof. William J. Bryan, of the Indiana Untversitr, and Miss Lottie A. Lowe a graduate with the .class of '88, were married at Indianapolis on Thursday of last week. They have gone-" to Tennessee to spend the summer.

.Look out for tM' Reel Le!

tters next week at tbs Bantier; Charley MePbeeters. wants to sell you yourFoeerleS- Gjve

A colored camp meeting, under the auspices of the church here and at Bloomington will be held on the fair ground at this place,beginning Aug. 10 and continuing ten days. J. T. Wilson went ouer to Bloomington yesterday to complete the preliminary arrangements for the meeting. Spencer Jou rnal . ' On Sunday, July21st. the L. N.

A. & C. railway will run an excurs

ion train from Bloomington to the

French Lick Springs aed return at

$1.25 for the round trip; leaving

Bloomington at .6 :30 a. m., aud stop

ping at all stations. Returning, will

leave French Lick at 7. p. m; This !

will be a delightful trip for pleasure and recreation, and an opportunity to drink the waters of the famous springs.

r Take your country pvodaoe to Charley MoPheetersGreeves' joAd4 stead.-

ion was at west

week attending the

meeting of the Mitchell District Medical Society. They had a banquet with lots to eat and drink sulphur water, of course. Homer Dibell, of the class of 89, took the prize offered by the American Protective Tariff Association

for the bestcssa' on "The Effects

of Free Raw Material on American

Labor." The prize was 250 and

a gold medal.

Milf. Mathers is now a conductor of the French Lick short line.

Misses Ada, Maggie and Lora,.

daughters of Hemp, Wilson, are visiting in Indianapolis. Charlie Mitchell and James Atkinson, of. the "Bee hive", have gone to Indian Springs.

Mrs. S. E. Meek., of Illinois, is visiting at the residence of her mother, Mrs. Teurner. George A. Buskirk, son of John B. Buskirk of the city, has been engaged as an expert to overhaul and examine all the records of Marion county, which will be a good, long job. What is known as the fruit express trai has a passenger car Attached. It goes North at 10:15 at night, and arrives from the North at 2; 10 p. m. It leaves here for Louisville at 5 a. m.

There will be a called meeting of

the W. R, C. at the G. A, R. Hall

Saturday, July 20, at 2 :20 p. m. All members are requested to be pres

ent as business of interest to all

will be brought before the Corps. By order of the President. Dr. Tufts, the Optician, representative of the American Optical Association is still in Bloomington. Oiilce at Win. Browning's residence. He will remain a few days longer. Cousoltation free. Dr. Tufts is prepared here to grind glasses into your old frames, thus saving you the cost; of new frames. The building boom has progressed 80 rapidly on the East side of railroad that it is hard to find an available lot, hence, occasionly, a person anxious to build relunctantly goes over to tbe West side. New lots will be laid off to accomodate the great clem an if on the East side, and a number of fine residences are contemplated A gentleman of this city thinking of locating in a Western town,

sent for a copy of a local paper the first thing, as he right f idly thought that he could "size up" the town and country better in that way

than in any other. He judged the

enterprise of the business portion of the town by the advertising col

umns, and got a good many other

pointers from the local items. The paper bore unmistakable evidence

tha t town, though sin all, was alive

iSSKtl'ix' prosperous pi wed1. '

They are atout to institute a lodge of Knights of Pythias at Eilettsville, Dr., Crain and Charley Alexander were up there recently to see about it,- and several Knights from Harrodsbi.rg went up Tuesday. Stephen Ragau and Ac' am Speaker, of Huntingt m, Ind., -arrived here the first of the week looking for a location for a bottling establishment. They previously had some correspondence with Ed. L, McGee,

with whom they were acquainted,

and after their arrival Mr. McGee assisted in securing them a location which is on the Gilmore Bros, property. West oi" the railroad. An old building will be moved aud remodeled suitable Jfor the business. About $1,000 worth of machinery will be put in and wha1; is known as "soft" drinks will be bottled, such as ginger ale, pop., &c. Wagons will be run from here in all directions,supplying the towis and country stores within a radius of 15 or 20 miles. These gentlemen heard of tiie enterprise of the town and came here to joiu in the boom. Last Thursday about noon a young lady named EUle Spiers attempted suicide by taking a dose of carbolic acid, which she followed with over .a tablespconful of paris green. The girl is a scholar in the High school and, in age, is not out of her teens. She lived with her widowed mother in a house with Charley Spencer in the West part of town. It i said that the cause

of this rash attempt to take her own hfe was cause by despondency grow

ing out of a love affair, with which a married man was connected. When Dr. Maxwell was called iu, the girl refused to allow him to give her any medicine, saying that stre-w ant

ed to die; but she was held" and

forced to subrait to medical treatment.

All owners, occupants and agents of real esta te situated within the corporate limits of the City of Bloomington, Indians,, are hereby notified to out and destroy all weeds aud noxious vegetation in the streets and alleys adjacent to or opposite said real estate and to remove all filth and gai bage,of whatever character, from about said real

estate on or before the 1st dav of

August, 1880. Any one failing so

to do by the said 1st day of August

1889, will be prosecuted iu aocordwith the provisions of the ordin

ances of said city and this slic.ll be

final notice to such owners, occup

ants and agents as provided by

said ordinances.

Weeds mjatly piled in the streets in front of premises will be removed

by the city, This July 17th, 1880. Geo. M. Owes, Marshal.

Charles Bollman and Bert Fcsler graduates of the University class of J89 recently weut to Georgia to make scientific investigations, under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institute of Washington, D. C Abont'the Fourth of July Mr. Bollwas taken sick with the malaria!" fever, which rapidly developed into typhoid fever and his condition at once became alarming. Mr. H. S. Bates, the administrator of the Bollman estate, of this citjy, was at once notified, and he, in turn, notV fiep Mrs Bollman who is visiting relatives in Pennsyl vania,but before anything could be done but order the best of care, another dispatch came announcing Charley's death, which occurred Saturday evening. Just before his death, Mr. Fesler wa3 threatened with the same disease, and was order by the physicians toleave for his home at once, which he did. He has been confined to his room at the National House, in this city, all the week, but his condition has been at no time dangerous. Thtf remains of Charles Boll man were ordered taken to Pittsburg for burial, and, at the request of Mrs. Bollman, Mr. H. S. Bates left for that place Tuesday. The deceased was a soft of tlje late Lewis Bollman who recently died in this. city. The wife of Judge R. D. Richardson, one of the Trustees of the Unwc&ity- who resides., at Evansvilie is a half sister to Chas., she beiug a daughter of the second wife, and Charles a son of the third wife, now living. The deceased was a young man of brilliant promise, and the circumstances surrounding his death are unusully sad, Less than a month previous he had graduated at the University,'

and was a close and enthusiastic

student in science, his chosen pro

fession. There are many warm friends here who can scarcely realize that he has so suddenly been stricken down. The resident members of the class of '89 met at the home of Theo. Louden and prepared the following resolution in honor of their classmate. Bloomington, Ind., July 15, 1SS9. Whereas, The Class of 'SO has been called so soon to mourn the loss of one of its worthiest members. Charles IT. Bollman and since the relation held through out his entire college, course with us makes it highly fitting that we express and record onr appreciation of him. Resolved, That his ability as a student will ever he held by us in greatefnl remembrance and that the removal of such a promising young man from our midst leaves a vacancy Unit will be sadly felt and realized by all the members of the class as well as by the entire community. Resolved, That we express our deepest sympathy with the friends and relatives of the deceased and that these resolutions bo published in the city pagers and copies be forwarded to his mother aud the mem hers of the class. Committee Class '89, Tii eo. J . Louden, W. WMoffkv, J. H. Pkiugo,

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Where is the Annual Report of the condition of the fizhttioial affairs of the city? Lost on last Saturday, in town, a pocket book con taming: about $1.50

in silver, and a piece of chinete

moner. The owner may be found by applying at the Positotflce. A man named J. O. Zink, an inmate of the poor farm, fell in a fit in front of Collins & KgxsalPs store, Th u rsd ay afternoon , c u t ti ng an ugly gash above the right eye. He refused to allow Dr. Tourner or anyone else to dress the wound, or to help him in any way.

The County Commissioners met in special session last Thursday to let the contract for an iron bridge in Marion township,on the Morgantown road, nest Mike Fleener's. There were several bidders present, representing Toledo, Cleveland, and firms of other cities. The bridge was let to the Variety Iron Works, of Cleveland, Ohio, for $1,602. This is the same company that put up the Clear Creek bridge. IIoadley & Son, of StinesviUe, got the abutments at $4.40 cubic yard.

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A black mare, with a blasso in the face, strayed from the stable at Do! an's faatory last Tuesday, Anyone giving information or returning the-animal will be rewarded by Mr. Jt)olan.

THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON ENVELOPED IN SMOKE During the mouth of June there was 9,000 X. Y. Z. cigars smoked in Bloomington, as well as a number ol" lower grade cigars. Everyone who wishes a delicious smoke asks for the X. Y. Z,

jgflrPon'l forget the date, and write to the. Secrtary for Premuim list, agd further particulars. GEO, TV CAMPBELL, . Secretai.' Bloomington, Indiana.

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ronberger & Co,,

of Frankfort, Ind., have opened a Branch House afcBioomirigtoi?, Ind. for the purpose of buying .: BUTTER, ESGS and POULTRY. ' They will at all times pay the Highest Cash Price. Slrl j. D. Dillman will conduct the business for them, f tore Houro will be the same old stand that Mr. Dillman has formerly occupied, near the Depot. It would be to the interest of every farmer in.

Monroe, county to call and get

lustruccions auuuc raising capon 3 for the coming season as they will pay him more than double the profit of anything else he could vise. . .... . H, H. DE0HBER&BS CO. : Bloomington,' Ind.

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C. P, TournSr has severed his connection with' uThe Corner" aud wishes to notify his oiistQmers that he can be found at J. P. Tourner & Co., West SMe,One Door North of Alley Smoko the "fl- .0. 0;" Cigar, '

Has opened again and is located at the same place he was be fere the lire. Baker3r, Gonfeetiai

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Fresh Oysters in CAJ or BULE.

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'Remember' thai Charley McPhceters, formerly in the hardware' business, is now' proprietor of the Grooves corner grocery where' he will be pleased to see his old customers, ancT a host of new ones:

BAEINGr DONE EVERY DAY

Oysters, Hot Coffee ami Lunch at ail hours.

AH my old customers and now are respectfully- invited to caiK Collo Avouue.

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I carry in -stock the best lift e of ;

Furniture and Oder taking ;gqqdajc ever kegt in ..Bloomington 'and wilC sell you goools cheaper than any one,"'

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Ilas arisen; froifn the anes is again prepared to- do all kindS'of

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As he ipst heavily :''6yv. tlieeitffiS he hones that all his old oustoirnfersi? . :

and many newionei, will give liim call. Cor. College Av.ari3 4tlr st& t

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