Bloomington Courier, Volume 16, Number 8, Bloomington, Monroe County, 7 December 1889 — Page 1
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BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA
BER 7, 1889,
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rou!d iiiake a fiood Holiday present but it is too expensive, so tne problem of what to buy at a reasonable price is now solved. Of course you cant buy goods entirely
ANOTHElf PRIZE CONTEST.
Chance For Good Builders.
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But it's the next best thing to It What U nicer than amece or a set of French China, plain or decorated; or a nke water or toilet set ?They would make suitable presents
TO
EVERYBODY
Mort WMtaker has everything in the line of fancy ware for1 holiday .trade, a hundred dierent articles A nice lamp would make a suitable and useful rpresent.
CAijL ASn ET OWE. For your wife, daughter or "best girl." Duriug the holidays you want
AGood,S
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Mort Whitaker has all the ingredients, including everything in the Staple and Fanoy Grocery line; also a big lot of candies, fruits and nuts, (o to the Durand corner and glvQ Mort a trial; he wants, your trade, and will try hard to please all.
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THOSE CONUNDRUMS.
" Ltaliville, Hew AIMay Chicata f '- TIME TABLE AT BLOOM I N GTO H (Gentral Standard lime.) t s -r, -jn effjfebgr, 1st, 1889.
. Going North-r-
v Chicago Day Mail. . .
.Chicago JSight
' Going Soutfc- . Louisvilie Day Mail 3:57 if.m Louisville Night Express 3:34 a. m jgyAU trains runs Daily .
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--Wanted to exchange-Photo-g aphs for a few cords of good wood. Apply at Evans' North Side Gallery. ...
THIEVES AT WORK.
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THiey Make a Good Haul , ' Vaabaren Township.
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The house of Jonathan Worrall,a thrifty farmer living near the Cross Roads Church in Vanburen township, waa plundered by thieves on Nov. 23 while Mr. W. and wife were in town. The scoundrels succeeded in getting away with about $50 in money, and an old check silk handkerchief that was brought from England. After breaking the locks of two tin boxes they took out of one a pocket-book containing $32 but only a $5 and a $2 bills were taken, and the balance left. A paper sack eontaing $18 in silver was taken, also a black purse containing
a $20 gold piece and about $5 in
small change. The robbery was
Many Try, But a Few Succeed in Mastering Them.
There were a very large number of answers to the local conundrums printed in the COURIER two weeks ago, but a very few correct ones. Some of the answers did not show much thought or care, and in some instances were ridiculous. . Over one-half the answers to No. 25 were 'Martin', when it should have been known that Martin is not a rare bird. But a rather singular thing was, over one-half gave the answer to No. 28 as "Orchard." The conundrum was: "A gentleman now, often seen in a public place, and the name of a noted Indiana hotel." There is no Orchard in this town who is now often seen in a public place, nor is there an Orchard hotel,
it having burnt down a year ago.
At all events the conundrums af-
forded hundreds of persons lots of amusement, and that's what they
were printed for. We print some-
thing more this week, fully as a-
musing.
We give below the correct answers
to the conundrums. Get a COURIER of Nov. 22d, and compare them :
1. Tourner, , 17. Farr, 2. Woodburn,' 1 8. Hughes,
19. Swindler, 20. Corr, 21. Ciaven, 22. Field, 23. Jordan, 24. Rhoreri
25. Crane,
not discovered until the next morn-
ing, when several of the neighbors
were called in and shown the con-
dition the thieves left things in.The
robbery was no doubt committeed
by some one who was acquainted
with the house. There is a suspicion
as to who the guilty parties are,
and a strong effort will be made to
bring them to justice.
Mr Henry Simmons was in Ko-
komo this week.
Misses Lizzie Payne, Luta Helton and Sallie Cherry spent Thanks-
giving at Spencer.
Miss Grace Wicks entertained
the young people of the "Y" at her
home Thursday night.
Eph Hughes has put in his bar-
ber shop three handsome new chairs
of the latest improved pattern.
Mrs. W. C. Snyder, of Salem, is
visiting at the residence of her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B Seward. ------
The new Christian Union church
on the Howard farm, 6 miles west
of Nashville, will be dedicated on
the first Sunday in January, 1890,
by Rev. Hagan, of Shelbyville, Ind.
Rev. Price, of Spencer, Ind. Rev. J.
W. Caze, of Monroe Co., Ind., and
other able ministers will be pres-
ent and take part in the exercises.
The meeting will be continued a-
bout ten days.
3. Batman,
4. Walker, 5. Miers, 6. Lawes, 7. Kahn, 8. Woolly, 9. East,
10, Showers,
11. Seward, 12. Wicks, 13. Cole,
14. Hall,
15. Stone, 16. Fuller,
Nothing like a little amusement thrown in with the local and other
news of a good home paper. It pleases the children, at least, and helps them to pass pleasantly the
long winter evenings when they are
through with their school studies.
The prizes offered are no "big
thing," but they are thrown in to
make the contest a little more in-
teresting. Our next prize contest is as fol-
lows;
See how many words you can make out of the letters composing
the word COURIER. The same
letter not to be used twice in the
same word, except "R" which appears twice in the word COURIER.No
names of persons or towns to be used
Every word must be in Webster's Dictionary.
Here are two specimen words to begin with : "Our," "Cur." To the three persons who send in the largest number of words, as a bove, we will give each of the three one year's subscription to the Weekly Wayne Farmer. The lists must be all in by Thursday, Dec. 19th, and the names of
the successful contestants will be published in the COURIER on the
Saturday following. While this contest is open to
everybody, if there are more than
three lists containing the same number of words, preference will be
given to the paid-up subscribers to the COURIER, or members of their
families.
Miss Eva Hall has returned from Stover. Kans., where she has been teaching school. ----------------------- The County Commissioners donated $300 to the fire department to buy a hose reel. The Mechanics' Band now has new, neat and cosy quarters in Bollenbacher's block.
The residence of Capt. G. K. Perry, at Ellettsvile, was destroyed by fire Thursday afternoon, insured. The butchers have all signed an agreements to keep their shops closed Sundays until the first Sun day in April, Nowthe lad who through the summer Has wondered fancy free Begins to cultivate the Church, With an eye on the Christmas tree. City Marshal Owen may be seen almost any day dashing about the streets on a white horse, evidently looking for a red -headed girl.
26. Hunter,
27. Foster, 28. Greeves, 29. Bates, 30. Summers, 31. Simmons, 32. Smith.
Those who came within one of it
were A. W. Rogers, Alice Williams,
Barbara Morgan, Pearl Nabb, Ed.
Mefford, E. H. Hughes, Fred H.
Dowden, L. S. Field, Jessie Gentry, Belle Lampkins, King Rose, Antoin-
ette Duncan, Pearl Stockwell. Minnie Byerly, T. W. Mefford and Mrs. Samuel Gilinore. Those who sent in correct answers were Mrs. W. B. Seward, John Ellis, Fred Fuller, Hallie Beatley, Mrs.
Lillie Stout.
Under the rule as published the first three named above get the prizes, which are one year's subscription to the Wayne Farmer. The COURIER will take a few bushels of potatoes from those havthem to spare and wishing to pay their subscriptions in that way.
The last legislature appropriated
$5,000 for the purpose of conduct-
ing farmers' institutes in counties
where desired in Indiana. These
institutes have already been held in
a number of adjoining counties,and there is no reason why this county
should not have one. They are held
under the auspices of the Faculty
of Purdue University of Lafayette.
The cow which all the summer thro' Has feasted on the clover, Beneath the sunlit skies of blue That arched in beauty over, Now sad and melancholy strays Across the chilly lea; But ever and anon she says; There no flies on me!
Prof. Henry Gentry was here over Sunday on his way to Indianapolis where he went to make arrangements for enlarging his show by addition of trick ponies,&c.He intends to soon travel in his own car. The show is now in the South,and doing well.
THE BRETHERN FALL OUT.
A True Tale of a Four Dollar Postoffice.
The Republican brethern of Vanburen township are not dwelling together in unity, if all reports are correct. It all came about thusly: The Postoffice at South Union pays the munificent salary of about $4 per year. Dr. Rice was the Postmaster there, but as it became whispered about that Doc was inclined to mugwumpishness, and, whereas, those holding important (?) offices should be fully in accord,politically, with the President and his Cabinet, the loyal brothers of the g. o. p. in Vanburen concluded that in order to keep the country saved Doc came under the head of the "rascals" that were to be "turned out." But Doc was not without his friends. He had efficiently and patriotically discharged the duty of changing the Star route mail and distributing the package of COURIERS that arrived weekly, and was not to be thus ruthlessly nipped in the bud, so to speak. Finally the matter got into the church and within that sacred precinct a Rice and an Anti-Rice faction made a breach, beginning at the Northeast corner, running thence 15 feet to the Amen corner, thence to the place of beginning--all in town 10, range 2, East. And it then came to pass that Rice and his mugwump followers deserted the camp of the ungodly (re)Publicans and hied themselves to another place to worship. And still the breach widened---or to use an earthly phrase, "the villian still pursued her." Yea, verily, it spreadeth to the school house and shook from center to circumference the very platform on which reigneth the Knight of the birch, and permeated the young ideas that were hankering to shoot. So there are Riceites and AntiRiceites on the farms, in the P. O., in the church,and in the school,and unless a Cabinet meeting is called
at Washington to arbitrate the mat-
ter, the g. o. p. of Vanburen will re-
main forever in a sadly demoralized
condition.
In the mean time the Democrats look on and smileth.
May & Boultinghouse have sold
their brick yard to J. H. Garrison
who will consolodate it with the
yard now owned by him South of
town. There is a demand in this
town right now for 200,000 bricks.
principally for sidewalks.
The noted hunters of this town
have been very successful during
the past week, as will be seen from
the following table of the number
of rabbits shot: Joe Allen....4 Harry Swindler.... 3 Cal Worrall... 0
Sam Gilmore.... 6
Grand total....4,306
Hon. Geo. W. Cooper left for Washington City last Friday, to
take his seat in Congress.
George William Cooper,of Colum-
bus, is thirty-eight years old. He
received a common school education
and spent four years at the Indiana
University, graduating in literary
and law course in 1872. He has
been Prosecuting Attorney, Mayor
of Columbus and City Attorney.
There are in Orange county six-
teen Methodist churches, ten Christ-
ian, eight Baptist, six United Breth-
ren, three Presbyterian, and three
Friends or Quaker; a total of forty-
six churches.
Mr. Ab. Ketcham was in Indian-
apolis this week as a delegate to the
meeting of the State Horticultural
Society. There was a fine display
of fruit, and a very interesting
and instructive meeting all around.
The Gosport branch of the I. &
V. R. R. will have the bridge over
White River completed by Dec. 25, and expect to get out stone in 60
days; the branch will be extended
to Bloomington in the Spring. ---
Spencer Home News.
Mr. John O. Nearey, who for a
number of years was general fore-
man of the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railroad car shops at
New Albany, has been notified of
his appointment to a better posi-
ion with the Ohio Falls Car Works.
STARTING FOR A PENSION.
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When Seized With and Increase Pain.
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Mrs. Mattie Little, of Junction
City, Kansas, arrived in Nashville,
Ind., last Saturday, to be present at
the iedside of her aged rnotherjMrs. Lucy J. Mason, who is seriously ill
with slight hopes of recovery. Mrs.
Mason is the mother of Jaines
Mason, formerly in the drug busi
ness in this citj .
The following "card to the pub
lic" from Mi3s Anna McDermont
will explain itself : "As a large
number of friends may have heard
with regard to the supposed disap
pearance of my watch on the even-
in er of Thanksgiving Da v. 1 write
this card to correct the mistake. It seems that by accident the watch
was jarred out of place and for a
time could not be found, but itpon closes examination of the case in which it had been placed it was discovered quite concealed from view. I regret that a false alarm should have been given or that any excite-
should have been created over the'
matter," Anna McDermont,
On Thursday the Couut3T Commissioners heard the application for
liquor license of Oscar Souders,who proposed to open another retail saloon in Dobson's now building. A number of the1 temperance ladies were present in CJotfrt, backing up a rem'onstrance. A majority of the Commissioners decided that two licenses can't be granted to" the same persons. The case will be appealed to the Cir
cuit Court.-
How the Doctors Go Through an Applicant
Often considerable talk is heard in this community regarding pensions. Some people have expressed themselves frequently that they didn't believe that there was anything the matter with certain exsoldiers who are drawing pensions. When a persorn makes such an expression he simply doesn't know what he is talking about. If a soldier gets a small pension there is something the matter with him, and the larger the pension, the greater the disease. This must be so else the Board of Examiners, before whom he must undergo a rigid examination, are men unfit for their positions and are corrupt. A reporter of the COURIER has seen the local Board of this place at work, and he will now tell something about it. The Board is composed of Doctors Wier, Bryan and Whitted, all old soldiers,Republicans, and rank high in their profession. We have heard some old soldiers say that when a man appears before some Boards for examination he is treated as if he is trying to rob the government. Not so with our Board.Everybody that comes before it is treated with courtesy and kindness. The examination room is at Dr. Bryan's office, Fee corner. Here on every Wednesday old soldiers, with orders for examination from the Commissioner of Pensions in their pockets, assemble and are put through the mill one at a time. First, the condition of his pulse is registered,then his weight and height are taken. He must strip to the waist. A glass thermometer is thrust under his tongue to get his temperature; measurment is taken of his chest under forced expiration and inspiration, and the difference between the two noted. Then they go at him with a tack-hammer, pounding all about his breast,hunting for "dull thuds." One of the Board then places his ear against the applicant's breast and in that position goes inch by inch around his body listening to the perspiratory murmur. If there are any secrets treasured up there so searching is the examination they are likely to be revealed. The pit-a-pat of the heart is closely noted to see that its action is active and healthy. Something like an iron tongue is thrust into the soldiers mouth, and the Doctor will peer down the throat apparently to see what he had for breakfast. Sometimes a fellow's nostrils are turned wrong side out, and if he has got the catarrh, or epizootic, the Doctor will soon know it. If an applicant has poor eyesight he is called on to decipher ditferent sized letters on a printed paper hung on the wall. His wind is tested by sending him down stairs and having him run up at 2:40 speed. If the lower limbs are effected by wounds or disease, the applicant assumes infantile apparel and his ailments thoroughly looked into. Everything is carefully noted on a blank for that purpose, which is sent to Washington, and undergoes a close scruting by the Examiner there. After examination here the Board fixes a rate of pension they thing the ap-
plicant entitled to,but the Examiner at Washington may have a different opinion after going over the papers and change the rating. This is the unfair part of it. The medical examiners who see and examine the aplicant in person should fix a rate and that rate allowed to stand.
The sessions of the Monroe County Teachers' Association were largely attended and the program was enjoyable and instructive. More than three fourths of the teachers of the county were present notwithstanding the fact that the roads were very bad. The lecture of W. A. Bell, of the Indiana School Journal, on the subject of "Horace Mann" was a very instructive one, and the audience was large and appreciative. The program was given by Prof. J. K. Beck and the teachers and was one of the best ever given here. The exhibit of the work
by the pupils of the district schools was the largest that has been displayed. Next year, in addition to other excellent features, a teachers' oratorical and declamatory contest will be given. The officers for next year are: J. W. Craven, Chairman Executive Committee; U. H. Smith President; Laura Hendrix, VicePresident; Frank Headley, Enrolling Secretary; Jennie Kelley, Recording Secretary.
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We Show IDuring this Month HO VEX TIES SUITABLE FOR
Elegant Fur
Silk
Handkercbiefe
arid Plush Caps,
Fine
Mufflers Ornainiiutal Suspenders, Brillfont Searfe, Fine Silk Umbrellas, Ntfbby JEats, &0
has the' Best of 6v6rytbing M
the grocery line .Su
nice- frsfr sfnlr a!
staple and fancy grb5e'rfeff, at' OharNy McPhter tire bjl
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for anything in that ime4-
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to sell y tfn ym groceries ,GivA"
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Benckarfi btxfcefir :fm; ytigm breads tott
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A Lady'u Perfect Companion.Our new bok by Dr. John H, Dyeone of New York's most Skill fui physicians shows that pain i"8 not necess
ary in childbirth, but results from causes easily understood ami over
come, It clearly proves that aiiy woman my become a mother without suffering any pain whatever. It also tells how to overcome and .prevent morning sickness and the many oth-
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connection with "The Corner"
and wishes to notify his custo
mers that he can be found at J. P; Tourner & Co., Wat Side,One
Door Jsorth of AJIey.-
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ON NORTH WASHINGTON STREB1V
A&AIN READY FOR BUSINESS
FRANK BOBSON
Has arisen' from the ashes, and is again prepared to do ail kinds of BLAGKS1TM6 ani WAGON WORK. As ho lost heavily by the lato . fire he hopes that all his old customers, and many new one, will give him a call. Cor. College Aw and 4-t!i st
Sausage, Mincb Moat, IiwerrWarst
arid Head- Ohoos ert Hol&man: &
Benckart is tfO iit hfs.aev? , Ijnirldiug and has a fresh- stoclt 'j of confei&j'&ertesf fwt&Q; ,. . , ' ' . :; "v ' 1 ' l&y. ' ;v..V East Bros, are' selling gr6- i--ceries only fo CASIf ami iviir save yoef itf oney if yoo 40rf- witt then ''':'$i''-fi .-.
oi gooas ac ynariey ipcirueescerar:
new.groery. 'i
line of h&mfjft ffi i QuefenBwa at tVhitaker'Bi (f Z
Whitaker grocery before; yotf - -v
buy any Chiualassotj Qeiis ' wareV .'
itf Charley MoPheetsSreeYedf old stind;' -4-$- .
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th6 bottom of me alphabty tu : th6 X. Y. 2, Cigar is at th head! l ;; ol aiicigrff, TbeTsalSS iis Ittihp: -
town alone h'ave doubled wrthirf
the last two months. Yotf will 3
al ways smoke it air Ones trral f- :
Nearly all the dealers Mrrtowpi sell it- . ";: . v: -r- ''y-'
tuuning around hontirrg for any ?
thing iu the grocery line, but gc to Whifakers at th6 startwheref
you ctfn cau' get 6Very thiglv
nTry Benclrtcri -Sc0ihe nevestocfe of La it psf.
at Whitaker's grocery; ;i
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Oysters1 in tyl
Benckar's.
-I?d: onS elfe bBter d cheaper Goceiies' la jilort Whitakar: ' J Vy -
dent agent to represent the Atiierieat r
kCoilcetiinf and Reporting Assoelttr
ivh iu uwum u covriu ltuuuiH, if Will' make libera t;'imiuWiA.nt';to;'i.t!';
right party. Andres with
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