Bloomington Courier, Bloomington, Monroe County, 23 July 1895 — Page 1

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BLOOMINGTON. IM)1ASa TUESDAY, MORNING, JULY 1 Hi' o.

INDORSED.

The World's Position in Reference to Fertich. What Prof. Bocae Has to Say of His Qualifications. SoieiMng Abort the Man Who fas Elected Sop't. The plain-spoken article in the last issue of The World was the sole topic of conversation on the streets and in the homes of Blooniington yesterday, The sentiments therein expressed were heartily indorsed on all sides, and The Would was highly complimented for its stand. Without advocating the election of any particular graduate, we believe that it is the plain duty of Bloomington people to elect a graduate of Indiana University. And especially is. this true after the removal agitation of last winter. The students, who wore removal badges, were criticised by our people, and now we are confronted by a peculiar condition wherein our own school board turned its back on Indiana University people, and went to another institution to get a superintendent whose duty it will be to instruct and control a body of teacher., the most of whom are graduates of Indiana University. Such proceedings are not consistent. We would not, under any circumstances, knowingly misrepresent an v one. In a ease like this, it is the duty of a newspaper to have convictions and the courage to express them. We are told that Prof. Fertich is a shrewd electioneer, a fact due to his natural ability and the large experience in making applications for places. A winning presence is something to be proud of, and doubly so if it will stand the test of acquaintance. Did the trustees fully investigate this question, in connection with his ability, his earning and his experience? On the same day that he was elected here the Covington Republican published in the town where Fertich taught, made a bitter attack on him, giving in detail its reasons for opposing him.Wedonot know whether the Republican's accusations are true or false, but they do go to show that there was wide and deep opposition to him h re. Before going to Covington he taighx at Shelby ville, and while there Lewis T. Michiner, one of the leading Republican politicians in the state and who was one of General Harrison's right hand men in the fatuous contest of :H8, brought fruit against Fertich, alleging that he (Fertich) would not permit Michiner.-! child to enter the school during the opening exercises, and that it was thus compelled to walk home, freezing its feet on the way. ?fce cage was decided against Kertiyh in the lower court, but he appealed it to the Supreme court

and the decision was reversed, (111 Indiana Reports, page 472). The Shelby ville Republican was outspoken against Fertich. Among other things it said: "There will never be any peace or harmony as long as he (Fertich) is here, and the sooner the school board realizes the fact the better it will be for the schools." It is not for The World to say whether Michiner was right or wrong, or whether the Shelby vilio Republican was right or wrong, but it dues seem unfortunate, to say the least, that a school superintendent should have such experiences. In this connection it will be of interest for our readers to know what Dr. Richard 03. Boone, well known here and kindly remembered by all, said of Prof. Fertich. "He (Fertich) is a man of fair education and has considerable general culture. His early teaching was chiefly in the line of elocution, and he seems to me at times never to have overcome the original tendency to magnify form and appearance and the general stage etleets. He exalts, perhaps, too much the machinery of the school, and makes too little of the real work that belongs to thinking boys and girls. Then he has not always kept up with the times professionally, and in many matters much behind the best school work of today in his own thinkmg." While he was superintendent of the Covington schools, the State Board of Education took from the sdhool its commission. This is never done except where the work fails to come up to the requirements, and whether or not Prof.

Fertich is responsible, we are un i able to say. In all the above references Prof Fertich may not be to blame, but if innocent, he is a man of unfortunate surroundings. Probably the Board here fully investigated all these matters and found that Fertich in every instance was in the right. If they did and will so state to us we will freely give them space, for we want to present this subject in a manner fair to all parties concerned. To repeat. We believe that the Board owed it to themselves and to our citizens to select an Indiana University man for the place, and not call upon an outside institution to furnish a man for so important a place right in our midst, as is this one, and especially is this true, when our own graduates are people of just as souud judgment, just as much natural ability, and just as well prepared educationally as are the representatives q,f any other institution. August Splirgerb met a peculiar accident Saturday evening. He was a master Mechanic at the Consolidated Stone quarries and after work had been suspended he had a friendly wrestling bout with a co-laborer. During the scuffle, he tripped over a pile of rubbish and fell in such a manner as to break his left arcs. Pr, Harris rendered the necessary medical attention. Bank Statement. REPORT OP THE CONDITION OF T11K M'mrnu County Statu liauk at Hloomingtou. In the State of Indiana, at the close of it.-, liu :iiuss. July 15th: IWln: RESOURCES. Tynans and Discounts Overdrafts Due t rora Hanks and Hankers. . Furniture and fixtures Current Expenses TaxeN Paid.. '. Currency S.peciti. ... ... I Cash items .13.tiHii.-i5 1 ,-tii .us ri.ll95.wl l.tftKlXO I ,:30i.l 80S.55 17.IWG.IM y.VC2.75 Ml)").-'! IiIAHIMTIES. Capital Stock Paid hi Surplus Fund Discount, Exchange and Intorest. Individual Deposits on Demand. Undivided Frolits 2S.IXI0.0U 222 .OH '. 2.257.71 171.) 8;.ii2.i; State of Indiana. County of Monroe, s.i: I. Samuel Ootids. Cashier of the Monroe County State Hank, do solemnly swear that the above statement Is true. samuel c. noons. Subscribed and sworn to before me. this 22d dav of July !(:.. RALPH li. KHOREH, Notary Puldlc.

IAN TORN ASUNDER

Entangled In a Strong Belt. His Life Is Soon Most Frightfully Crushed Only One Ago n i z i n g Scream and Death Conquers One of the most horrible accidents that has ever occurred in the quarries of Monroe county was that yesterday shortly afternoon when J. A. Hiestand met his death at Adams Bros." quarries near Smithville, some seven miles south of this city. He has been in the employ of Adams Bros.' in the capacity ol engineer for the past three yeatv and was considered a trust-worthy man. His three years of faithful service ended with his horrible, death yesterday. Yesterday he assumed the duties of a man named Stewart, who is a sawyer and who was absent from his duties yesterday owing to sickness in his family. Hiestand went to work at the gang saw. and shortly afternoon had occasion to put a belt on so as to start another saw. He climbed upon the running board that is opposite the counter shaft and took hold of the belt with the intention of tin owing ii on the pulley, thus connecting the counter shaft with the main or line shaft. The belt which is six inches wide. caught the sleeve of his righi arm and pulled that member in under the beit thereby imprisoning the arm and drawing him rapidly about the now running pulley. The pulley is between two large posts about two feet apart abutit eight feet from the ground. With every revolution his 1 egs or some part of his body struck these parts and iu almost a twinkling his arm was pulled apart just above the elbow. His left leg soon followed and in a short time his once large and manly frame was but a bulk of bruised and bleeding flesh. A young boy who worked about the mill heard his agonizing cry and saw hi.n as he was ruthlessly whirled about the shaft. He had presence of mind to run to the engine and closed the throttle thereby bringing the mill to a standstill. As the wheels refused to revolve the lifeless form dropped to the ground . Assistance soon arrived and the remains were tenderly cared for, and Coroner lyogers was notified and went down to the scene. He held an inquest and found the facts to be as stated above. The deceased was thirty-one years of age and married, having j two children.one seventeen months and the other four months of age. He was a member of the Christian church and highly respected by a!l who knew him. The widow was almost heart-broken when informed of the tragic death of the loved one whom she had but a few short hours before lovingly kissed as he went out to labor for her and the

little ones he loved so well aud w ho j nian, but I am sorry to see him never again will meet him at the j .1 tart in handicapped by objections door with sweet ca resses. j that our people think serious. He lived at Limestone aluut o:if j Under sn.-h iircunistavu.es his cam ile east of the quarry. The re- j reor at the head of our public mains were, taken to his late iv-'"- I schools is bound to be short' identic after hiring viewed by ! Coroner Roarers. The funeral will! Here ii wind an old chronic

occur this afternoon.

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j beaut-hi-rd with manure piles, ash heaps, brush, old benches, water.rctn Co. "II" In the Tented Field j nudon rinds, lumber, and an old Near Indianapolis. j traction engine, ivc, but nearly (very day several stalwart sons of "" j African descent may lie seen with i clubs belaboring carpets, tilling the ' ' alUlO-Oli eiO With filler mill ninunur

, Arrived in camp at 7:.i0 amidst a ner "eel ti i!T( lit of min i - n -h -i i in - ... UltiKi uiH iu 1 n.- ili rain and woui iv up u.) our ! i ten s . u I. S . "V t i t u ' 1 " UO! k ut 011 ce fiecl .'l..-i ram no onject. tere a tired, wot to the skin. Threu-e!

about .ooo soldiers in camp, andisai-: '' S9 that there are wattrFairvhuv Park is a vast st a ol white I melons in town, but you can only tents. There are also live Viands iu Igiuss at their age, as it is as uncercamp, including the crack First ; certain as ;n old maid's. They Kcgiuiv tit band of Evansville. j charge about 30 cents apiece for .Sunday was no exception in camp. ; them (the melons, not the old Hundreds of soldiers were seen flying i m;lids), but down in Louisville, 1 backward and forward erecting tents, j s0u oy the papers, they can hardly

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i lie oovs are all in Uie oest, oi . . j ij S spirits aud seem rather to euj.iv , . . " camp iiJ,. The rations arc of tlJ-t A lady, m speaking ol an inter best, the "mess" which a meal i- VH'W ! 1,K OKU) Printcd about called. Sunday murning consisted uf j ewis for drug stores that sell boiled t.f, stewed tomatt.es, canned j i,ltu,r by th drink, said "'the most baked Imkuis, boiled potatoes, ui:uu. ! cm tern pti hie person in her mind bread ami coffee, ud dessert consist-1 is tlu' lrinking man who is too iiigoi pie. Thesiune bill of fare wil! j cowardly to enter a place where lie had during the week with some jdiqnur is legitimately sold,butsneakchange. Our tents, consisting of jingly goes into some private corten, are pitched at the entrance to I ner where he can get a drink on the park, and five men are compelled j the sly. There is nothing but hyto bunk together, which is not any j jcry about such drinking- It is too comfortable. Our nearest neigh a covvan v, lying way of practicing bors are company "1" of Giwncastlo. , a vice aI,j more jangerous than our alleged rivals but no war h,: j ineulcatin, iiw hrtbit of drinking vet been declared between the two , , . , rr . . ... . . o- goin4 openly to a saloon. 1 he t'oiiMjaries. It is genera! I v Known I . ' i . i e , . , . - rj latter way at least has frankness

iiiiu eoiuiJioiv Xi van cie ui j themselves, and when it comes to! drilling can hold their own. Co H was honored b (1 Ebel appointing Oapt LotuK-u o dicer of the day for first day in camp. Go .1.1 is second comp:;uy in all Bataliou, Kegiineutal aud Brigade i'ormations. Our visitors on Sunday were numerous, among them Mr Murphy, a i'ormei business man of our c ity, autl a classmate of Judge Mie; Ais. Til Mell'ord and family, Iv.'bert Sci tt, Willard Kohorfson and Iiobert Hicks. a former I U student. In sending for supplies the item in thv majority are stamps nd to bacco. KICKERS' GOLUMM Grunting Grumblers Gossip To World Reporters. Qailv The long pent up agony i iivc.i'.'' sjniii n ornminont eiliven to a . , " ' , oru reporter Saturday. i ha. pleased the school trustees to j name a school superintendent alter , labornig with the problem lor sev-; t.-ral weeks. The hitch was caused' by one trustee wanting a certain man, another trustee another umn, j and the third still another. It

didn't seem to make any difference! who the patrons of 'the scho 1 j The Fair (irounds arc being rap want. The main question at all P; p!aoed in position for the reH.nes was. who do the trustees. ! caption of visitors. The new, large

personally favor? 1 thought that the trustees were but servants of the patrons of the school, but it seems I was mistaken. The new ).,:.. , .. .ii,- i u 1 11-1 1 1111:111 11: 11 1, is, n-.i nuuui, ,i iirr.i . grumbler said: "I see they arc

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i people in too neighborhood to use ad words, is to If the court house ...... ;.. 1 1 , r ,1 jmnv t,- u unlive 11 (tump 10 r an 111:1 ke why not turn it kinds 01 neons, over to the "odorlos:s vault clean- ! ig coi:.pany" as a depository." Hettr what another grumbler .v- them awav (the melons.") Kv I ... . . suae meion, put it ou ice at least twelve hours.'' and honesty about it. If a man is deceptive in one thing, he will be in another. Many such persons pass as good citizens and church inembeis. but they can fool the people. "i want to put Kicker's Ko! umn, of North Oo'iiege a kick in your said a resident V venue yester day. "The city duds arc causing one side of the avenue to be guttere 1. and Ivter on 1 suppose will huve the other side guttered. Why ean'i they have both sides done at once and thus avoid having the tree's blockaded twice? And if the council orders one side of the public square guttered, why doesn't it order all four sides." S S '"I will tell you why there has been trouble in our city schools," said a well-known professional man yesteiday, who is a graduate of the rniversity. ''A superintendent to be a superintendent must be a superintendent. Iu other words he must he a man with judgment and experience enough to whom the Board must give almost absolute power. W hen a Board trif s to perform the duties of a superint,ljdent taenMviU ever be trouble, Hu(;h a (.on(Htion muans kmY sxxm ei.intendeIits wllon there ought to v,,. ... a..o. ent full ower arid there will be a mark-id change for the better." and commodious barn:, have been completed. The speed ring is all that could be wi.-hed for end is in the pink of condit ion. The Ladies' , . . ;i 1 1 1 1 1 leuar uients in ttie oricK' ouiniiiisr are a most ivativ ior ocoupaucy. Already then; are a number of hors.es iu training and the number of entries will exceed all previous years.

They are not troubled with flu, asWare Walker, of Slhiesvilhs is I thoir stalls are so arranged with the city a guest of Mr. aud Mrs. j ncree us as to protect them from these

C. R. Worrall.

ONE ON HIM.

Squire Chandler the Victim of a Very Pleasant Surprise. Almost everyone in Monroe County knows "Squire" Isaac CMmller ox Polk township. The "v.inii-r." K K. j; 1 l.m iuic uetsu liuiuillg UOWn j the J Uf!tice'f seat in Polk for many years. He is a jovial whole souled !fe,low who always has a friendly salutation ior everybody. He is , "f, for hls coolnes in the hour noted for his coolness in t of danger and has been proof against surprises, but he fell a victim to a home manufactured plot last Saturday and consequently the "Squire" was "knocked out" On that day he was years of aga, and his good wife and daughter proceeded to hatch a plot that worked to perfection. They called i 111 a ngMor who persuaded the i.fiMIIill r-lk'iinni.i D 1 Ur ; 7 " "'"r11 iuusmp justice to go about a mile from I home and stake off some ground. un Jus return he was surprised; find V2) friends and neighbors had congrogated during his absence and a fine sumptuous dn. ner was spread and awaiting hie return. The 'Squire" collapsed when he saw how the land laid and said "as how he reckoned it was on him." It proved to he an enjoyable occasion and everyone present were more than pleased with their reception, and left wishing "Squire'' many happy returns. A New Church. The Baptists Considering The Proposition to Erect a New Building. The Baptists are considering the question of erecting a new building ou their lot, at the corner of Washington and Fourth streets. A leading meaiibei stated to a World reporter that the building would not be erectted at on e. but that with the present j growth of the church iu all depart- ! meats, it was only a question of a short time, when plans would be seriously considered. A new cabinet organ, which will be the finest in the city, will be purchased at once for the church and Sunday school. Two hundred and seventy dollars have already been subscribed for that purpose. LETTER LISTAiken, Win. G. Crutcher, Vergie Claims, Lou Oullert, Minnie Dunn, Minnie Ednioudsou, Harry Hershtmm, Asa Harrah, W. B. Morrison, J. B. Miller, Pet Milsou, Parola Menaugh, Carrie McCoy, Ida Perkins, E. L Shields, Agues Smock, Auti Stotl, Maggie Vandeman, Harry K. H. East, P.M. Several strangers were in the fire house yesterday on a tour of examination. When they came to the horses, they wore struck with their beauty and condition. The remarks that were made complimentary to the , u , . " . .. ii .... 1... r . . -i x given them bv Driver Chas. Reeves. No horses are better taken care of in the city than these two powerful I dumb brutes that stand ready day i and night to respond to an alarm. pesto