Bloomington Courier, Volume 2, Bloomington, Monroe County, 26 April 1895 — Page 1

BY CRAVENS BROS. BLOOM INGTO.W IND&NA, APRIL 26, 18i5. Vol.

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...ge Crowd In Town Yester day To See Main's Circus. fcarly yesterday morning Wal ter It. Main's cireus arrived on special train of twenty-lire cars, Awating them at the yards was a congomerate .aggregation of oung America. At 10:30 o'clock a splendid parade passed down Walnut street to Second, from Second 'street to College 1 avenue and then back to the show grounds on East Tenth street. v The parade was very long and the inauy wagons wore drawn by the best lot of show horses ever seen in this eity. Their fine ap wearance caused much favorable j comment among the local horse men. Of course the camels, xnics, donkey carts and clowns ".nd the ever present but always nteresting elephants, with advertisments on their sides were Kere to interest the people and w large crowds for the after on and evening entertainments. At the show ground were people of every class drawn together by ! the common bond of curiosity Thev srazed at the bisr pictures in ? frent of the "side show" joked with their friends, compared the sizes of the tents with those of other shows that they had seen speculated on how manv of the feats that had been advertised w W would actually be performed, tdrank red lemonade, bought their tickets, crowded their way through the entrance, and finally found themselves inside a real circus menagerie tent where a splendid collection of wild animals r were on exhibition. , The hrst act ot tne circus oper was the grand entree in ch all the pe. formers took t. hen the clown and the elephant ..trt' lunch together, the aerobats jumped over the elephants, the clowns cracked jokes, some of .which people heard years ago, but all the same everybody laughed and laughed heartily. The bareback riders performed deeds of daring. The lady rode a rick horse and the tumblers nade the small boys heart go it-a-pat as he mentally resolved chat his future life should be that vf a showman.. The three boneless Zeuos tied themselves into knots and twisted themselves into every conceivable shape. Those old comrades, the clowns and trick mules, amused the audience as of yore and the bogus outsider who tried to ride the donkey again found a place to rest his head in the centre of tha ring. A very different and pretty performance was that of the Jap.nese ladder climbers." On a lack wire a pretty girl performed . numler of balancing feats and proved beyond a doubt that she lada level head. The best of all though was the aerial artists in their wonderful leaps in mid-air. This perform -iance caused more comment than anr other except that of Wallace, the equestrian lion. It ma' be truthfully said that 'Walter JL. Main's show is one of the cleanest, largest ami best that ever visited Bloomington. They went from here to Lafayette. Tiie grand jury in Brown Wednesday county adjourned after being in session nine days and returning one indictment.

James W. Edwards, admr., has filed a suit on account against Michael Dcekard. Duncanr' &

Batman attorney for plaintiff. Deputy auditor Grimes deputy treasurer Sudbury, and are busy men these days arranging the facts and figures on the Apri tax duplicate. Fulk & Corr have filed suit for the trustees of the Monroe county Library Fund against Julia Sheeks et al, on a mortgage dated Oct 1875, for one hundred and fifty dollars. Work on Dr. U. 11. Hon 's property on Kth Walnut stree is being rapidly pushed, and when completed the Doctor will have a most convenient and commodi oils residence. John R. East through his at torney. K. Kj. Miller, has hied a suit, on' account, against John M. Mitchell and J udy Mitchell. The plaintiff was the attorney for the defendants, and he bases his suit on a claim for legal services. De mand $100. EliiahT. Hazel has filed suit against the Monon railroad, claimins damages to the amount of one hundred dollars. In his com plaint he states that while standin the train at Orleans the train started in a jerking and yioent manner, thr owing him against lihe side of the ear causing him injury in the abeve amount. Yesterday the Appellate court decided a case, which while only a dog case, will , prove important in similar suits of the future. Theodore Oldendorf was bitten by Conrad Baur's doe, and Oldendorf -received a ; "judgement asrainst tho owner for $1250. The C7 higher court susuained the decis iod of the lower court, and the owner evidently thinks that his is a dog-gone expensive animal. Through her attorneys, Fulk & Corr, Mrs. Margaret Bollenbacher has filed suit against William P. Bollenbacher asking that a tax certificate to inlots 35x36 now in the possession of the defendant, be transferred to her. She alleg es that the defendant permitted the property to go delinquent, and then purchased it. It is to set aside the sale that suit is brought. Conrad Stineburg was appoint ed superintendent of the work house prisoners yesterday, by the commissioners at their special sesTTTl . 1 sion. When there are two or more prisoners it is the duty of the superintendent to see that they do time on a rock pile located near the fair grounds. The salary is one dollar and a half for each day actually employed. The Bedford papers are claim ing that Barnum's show will visit there next August. Mebbe so. Bloomington World. It'll be here, my boy, never fear. But it should not come there is one thing dead certain, as it never stops at small, unimportant towns. Bloomington can not be considered, crat. -Bedford DemoThe delivery Daily World boxes for the have been completed, and arc ready ery. They are made for delivof metal, and, being nicely polished, are ornamental as well as useful. As soon as circumstances will permit one will be put up for the use of each subscriber, They will be placed in sucli position as may be requested, and thus il will be a convenience to both subscribers and Carrier boys.,

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A Bold Bad Burglar Enter General Hunter's Residence and Steals Several Articles. While the parade was in progress yesterday some fellow who does not hare tho fear of the law to such an extent that it keeps him from mischief, entered General Hunter's residence, North Walnut, street, and ransacked several of the rooms, in search of valuables. After due deliberation he decided to take John Hunter's silver watch, Mrs. John Hunter's gold watch, and two breast pins the property of Miss Minnie Hunter. The thief was not satisfied with jewelry alone, and seeing General Morton C. Hunter's Sun day pants he proceeded to appropriate them to his own use and comfort. A number of the people resid ing on North College Avenue or Walnut street were greatly alarmed Wednesday morning when they heard a score of horses madly running up the street When the fire in the CourierWorld office went beyond con trol the horses in May's livery stable, next door, were turned loose in order that none might be injured in case the flames spread to the stable, As they ran up the streets it ga'e the impression that it was a number of Dersons on horseback chasing some one, and many thought that a murder or robbery had been committed, and pursuers were on the track of the guilty party. The following item is taken from the Salida, (Colorado) Mail: uDr. B. A. McGee returned Sunday from a four weeks' busi ness trip among the mining camps of the San Luis valley and the Creede district. He reports most successful business trip and .1 i i says the mining industries are urishing in that region. He will remain in Salida for several weeks and Dr. Newton will take tho road for a similar trip." Hon. Anderson Percifield of Nashville was here yesterday to lie a divorce suit for Laura B. White against John A. White, of Benton township, this county, aid who were married 3ct. 8, 893. Cruel treatment is alleged, udge Cunning is also attorney or the plaintiff. The commissioners at their special meeting yesterday decided to pay this county's share of the expense required to repair the bridge across White river at Gosport. l?or several months the bridge has been in bad condition. Roy Tarkmgton, of Oswego, Kansas, arrived, yesterday, and will go into Hall Bros, store at once to learn the dry goods trade. He will make his home with his aunt, Miss Eva Hall, West Kirkwood avenue. Mrs. T. W. Metford returned, yesterday, to her home in Indianapolis. While in the city she was the guest of her mother-in-law, Mrs. C. C. Me (lord, who is very sick. Pearl, daughter of Henry L. Oilman, living six miles north of Bloomington, died Wednesday night from measles. While in the eity yesterday Walter L. Main of the show, was the guest of Prof. Henry B. (Jen-try.

MM. Nat. U. Hill is spending a few ds in Indianapolis. Horace Blakely returned, yesterday from a business trip to Indianapolis. tf . . 11 1

tt liuamson ivi. Alexander, yes terday f filed a divorce suit agains Eliza J. Alexander. Drs. Allard, the eminent optici ans, will remain until next Satur day at th Hotel Gentry. Misa Althea Brown, colored, o Indianapolis, is the guest of Prof. Williams and wife, colored. Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Purdue, o Bedford, are the guests of their daughter, Mrs. Ed. Whetsell Prof. H. B. Gentry returned yesterday, trom tt. lxuis, where he conferred with his advance agent. The largo residence of L. S meld, JMist jur&weou avenue, is to be re-painted a canary color with white trimmings. The South Bloomington schoo closed, yestorday, after a success ful eight month's session. Hugh Baker was the teacher. Mrs. A. M. Hadlej' returned yesterday, to her home in Mar tinsville, after a short visit writh her parents, Mr. -and Mrs. James B. Clark, North Walnut street. Through her attorney, Judge A. M. Cunning, Miss Ola Bowles has filed suit against Ora W Herkless, in the litish circuit court, for breach of marriage eontract. In ,lieu of marriage she asks damages in the sum of $10,000. Albert S. Baker, of Indianap ulis, attorney for the defendant in the case of C. C. Whisuand against the American Express company was here hist night to otter a compromise on behalf of the company. It will be recalled by our readers mat vv nisnanci received a 1 il 1 TITl "I 1 verdict for seven thousand dollars for injuries sustained when his ouggv was strucK oy an Express 1 1 T-m igon. The company now offer to compromise the case, but the plaintiff, through his attorneys, will not favorably consider proposition short of the any full amount of the judgment. UNINERSITY ITEMS. From iiteen to twenty instruc tors at the university will leave at the end of the year, either for other Universities in the United States or for Germany and France. The officers of the Oratorical Association and tho contestants in the last Primary were photo graphed for the Annual yesterday. Munson D. Atwster has been returned for another year to the Rayen College, Youngstown, O., at an increase of salary. Ho will attend Chicago University during he summer. The tennis courts id the old college campus are being im proved and two new courts have jecn added in the new campus. It seems mat tennis is to he even more popular than ever this yea.. The gymnasium under the eadcrship of Mr. Stokesbury afjisled by Messrs. Haas and Bitter improving. Mr. Willis Rector is going to Indianapolis the last of the week to have his ankle worked on by specialists. He sprained his ankle about two months ago and hough he has been careful with it it seems to bo growing worse.

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Fire Almost Destroyed he Courier-World Plant Yesterd v MovHing. But Here We Are With All the News Just the Same. Full Particulars of the Imhs. From Wednesday's Daily. At half past three o'clock yesterday morning fire almost destroyed the Courier-World office. About three-fourths of the Dally Worlds had been printed, when the press was stopped on account of the failure of the air springs to work. Oscar H. Cravens crawled beneath the press to adj ust the difficulty and Charles Kreuger, one of our faithful printers, held the light near the floor in order that he might see. Mr. Cravens had barely time to leave his position beneath the press, when suddenly the waste paper under the press burst into a flame. The fire spread with startling rapidity, and soon had reached the front of the room, where the stationery and newspapers were kept. These gave the fire a splendid opportu nity, and when Mr. Cravens open ed the door to give the alarm, the draft seemed to give tho flames renewed strength. The depart ment rosnmidnd in ji rpmarlcnblv short tiipp but by the time it arrived the entire inside was a mass of flames. In tho meantime Mr. Cravens and Mr. Kreuger, assistad by volunteers, removed as many of the things as possil.de, though the flames soon became so hot that further progress was im possible. In fifteen minutes the floor was flooded with water and the fire put out, not, however, until nearly every article in the room had either been destroyed or damaged. The most valuable books were in the safe, and were not damaged. The private office and fixtures were totally destroyed. The show eases and the large stock of sta tionery were burned. The cylinder press was seriously damaged, uid it will have to be completely I Ml - overhauled octore beinr used igain. The three job presses were iujured, and nearly every 1 J .1 1- X case or type in the office gives evidence of the fire. Hundreds of xmnds of our most valuable type were melted or "pied." The job onus were almost all destroyed and in addition several orders that aad been completed and ready for delivery were lost in tho flames. It was a dreary sight that met our eres when the smoke had cleared away. The splendid office hat a few moments before was the equal of any in Southern Indiana, was a mass of blackened uins. What had taken years of hard work to accumulate, was coals and ashes. The loss is par ticularly unfortunate at this season of the year, as we had a large number of valuable orders that we were filling as rapidly as circumstances would permit. The property was covered by insurance, and it is to be hoped that a satisfactory settlement will bo promptly reached. While was vet our cherished property I in flames we announced i to inquiring friends that The Would and The Courier would continue to be issued as usual. Fire,, railroad wrecks, or politi cal landslides do

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the oditors of Tub .Would, but eaoh trial we come forth with renewed strength and vigor to jneet Lie problems of the day. Kind friends have offared their words of sympathy and for all saeh we tender our heart-felt thanks. The darker the night the brighter

the stars ghine, and in our misfortune we will always remember the loving words and deed f these whose hearts are filled with kindness. In this connection we especially desire to thank W. S. Bratfffite, of the Telephone, and W. A. Gabe, of the Progress for their assistant. Editors fight each other manfully through their papers, but in hours of trouble there is always a tenderness in the heart of an opposing editor that is worthy of frequent imitation. We will continue to furnisft our manv readers with tho Dnilv World just as promptly as ever, and Tub Cquribr's readers will .rrot ; favorite paper as of old. The use of the offices of tho Progreys and Telephone has been offered and accepted and the next few numbers will be issued from there. In a few days we will be ourselves again, and in the meantime we ask that our friends be as patient as possible. Tiie Womj) and Courier will eontinue to be guests at the-homesof appreciative readers, and we will give thorn more time and labor than ever before, firmly believing that by so doing they will ' continue to grow in the affections i of tho PPle i ELLETTSVILLE. Mrs. S. E. Matthews was at Indianapolis last week. Miss Laura xcuff is visiting at Worthington this week. Fred Matthews was at Indianapolis last week. Misses Eva Smith and Grace Dunn, of Spencer, are visiting here this week. Rev. E. M. Ryan, of Martinsville, has been employed by the Baptist church here and will move his family from Martinsville at once. T. B . Ritter and wife, A. E. Matthews and wife, Misses Cora May and MillieDraper and M.essrs. D. C. Miller and J. T. Acuff attended the Spencer High school commencement Friday night. H. A. Fletcher Las bought the restaurant of Thos. E. Minet, and will run a bakery in connection with the restaurant. Rev. Marts, of Booneville filled the C. P. church pulpit Sunday morning at 10:30. Rev. Marts has been employed by the session of the church here and will move his family from Booneville to Ellettsville next week. Quite an important business deal was consummated here Wednesday morning, Hughes Bros, having sold their stock of drugs to C. L. Buchanan, station agent. The Hughes boys b n i been in business here v. iy ix years and their business has paid largely ever since they began. They will still carry on the store bought of H. T. Simmons & Co. but are undecided as to the future. A. B. Goodwin, one of The World's swiftest printers, goes to his home at Converse to-day where he will be the guests of relatives for a week. Mrs. dohn F. Douglas died from inflamatory rheumatism yesterday afternoon about 5 o'clock. Mrs. Douglas had beeu sick for several weeks and during the last two days was unconscious. Her maiden name was Hattio L. Butler. One child. Mrs. Mollio Stewart, survives her. Mrs. Douglas lived an exemwlarv life. 1 ' was a member of the Methodist church for years and dkd with Christian faith. The time of the funeral has net yet been docided upon. .

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