Bloomington Courier, Bloomington, Monroe County, 3 September 1895 — Page 3

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Col. John R. East Ones a Victim of Holmes. fie Flimflammed Joan, and it Takes a Good One to Do That, Along in the year 1887 Hon. John R. East, of this city, was the State agent for the Mtna. Life Insurance Company of New York, with head-quarters at Indianapolis. Mr. East would employ traveling agents and send them to the different cities throughout the State, it being their duty to talk insurance and write policies, which were in all cases forwarded to Mr. East at India aapolis. Yesterday a World reporter heard that Mr. East had during the time he was at Indianapolis, some dealings with H. H. Holmes, the w7orld renowned insurance swindler and alleged wholesale murderer. Mr. East was found in his office and consented to tell all he knew about that gentleman for the benefit ot the Courier readers. Mr. East said that his attention had been called to the numerous transactions that Holmes had been interested in and thought he recognized the slickest insurance swindler America ever produced. "I saw a picture of him the other day and am satisfied I have had dealings with him all to my sorrow. ' ' "I was sitting in my office in 7 1dianapolis one day when a well dressed and fine appearing man called. He applied for a position as traveling agent for my company, and after some questioning on nvy part I discovered that he was up in G on insurance business. He was a very smooth talker and so affable that I employed him. , and from there to Richmond, starting the next day, where he was to work up the business for my company. Well he incidentally remarked that he was short of funds, and I advanced him $25 to pay his expenses to Cambridge City, Ind. In the course of two days I received a number of applications for policies filled out in a neat handwriting along with our physician's certificate at that place in an entirely different writing. It always requires ten days to have the applica tion acted upon by the company and the policy issued, and in the meantime I received a great many applications from him. He made several "draws" for salary and as I thought I had a good man, I was safe in advancing what money he wanted. In about four days he returned to Indianapolis, and I called at his rooms on Indiana Avenue, I forget the exact number, and there found him in company with a woman of more than ordinary beauty and fine appearance who he introduced as his wife. I did not suspect any tiling wrong with my agent until I overheard a reqjarkmade by the woman in a reatdfoom, "that if he did certain things she would give him away to the officers." Well this remark that I inadvertently overheard made me suspicious of the man, and I decided to investigate his busi-1 ness at Cambridge City. Before returning to that city he called at my office, and requested an advance of more money. I did not give it to him but told him I did not have it and would run down to Cambridge City the next day and give him the money. When I got to that town I did a little investigation on my own hook, and called upon the parties that he had named in the different applications sent in for policies, and found that they were all forgeries. He had insured according to his returns. Physicians, lawyers, preachers, and other leading business men, who when called upon by me were surprised a-id said that they had never seen or heard of such a man. I then

went to Richmond, and found the same state of affairs. Here I employed detectives, and they discovered that he had hired a horse and buggy at Car 1 ; ! .1. . : CiLy and disappeared, the lust I e .re heard of him. During the fow days hi had supposed to be working for me, he had drawn over $280, all of which I lost. When he applied to me for a position he stated that his home was in Philadelphia, and that he was born of a Quaker family. I am almost positive that the Holmes that has the record of swindling the insurance companies, with a number of murders to his credit, is the same Holmes that "worked" me for $280. "If they return him to Indianapolis to be tried for the murder of the Pietzel children, you can bet John R. East will be the first man there to identify him as to being the greatest living swindler, and by the way, I am going to try to collect that $280, if possible."

FAIR NOTES. The Big Bloomington Fair offers $30. for the best herd of cattle consisting of 1 bull, 4 or more cows or heifers. William A. Rogers, one of Monroe county's most enterprising farmers has charge of the Hog and Sheep Departments at the Big Bloomington Fair, and there is no better judge in the county than he. The management of the Cattle Department of the Big Bloomington Fair has been placed in the hands of H. D. Headley who has had successful experience as a farmer and judge of live stock and will aid him in making a grand success of thi3 Department. Last year the fine track at the Big BloomiDgton Fair was marked 2:15 in the pace and 2:18 iu Jhe trot If you want to see it markad 5 , seconds lower this year come to the fair. There will be hordes here that will be able to so mark it. The Speed Department of the Big Bloomington Fair is under the charge of Hon. N. TJ. Hill and Judge R. W. Miers. Tbi guarantees that it will be a success, and that everv race will be conducted strictly according to the rules and that the fastest horses will win. There will be no set up races allowed with these men in the Judges' stand. Talk of Chickens, Poultry, Ducks and Geese and if you want to see more than you ever saw in your life all put together, come to the Big Bloomington Fair the last week in September. The chickens will be there. Sam Hunter who is a breeder of fine poultry and who has had successful experience has charge of this Department. Everybody knows that we had three to four car loads of chickens at our fair last year and Sam Hunter brought them there. The premiums in this Department have been doubled this year, and Sam says that he will have chicken and poultry here of all kinds this year enough to cover one fourth of the fair grounds. Bring on your fine chickens of all descriptions. Bring your Ducks, your Geese, your Turkeys, your Guineas, take a premium and help make the fair a success Bring your little bantams anct your game chickens, and if you havn't any to bring, come and see the ones the others bring. Chas.Allen and mother visited at Bloomington last week The Allen family will have a reunion on the 9th of Soptember, at which every living member of the family will be present, and Charley will leave immediately afterwards for Tampa, Fla., where he has ii position as Cashier of the Citizens Bank &Tru&t Co , one of the best in State, Nothing does the Examim r more good than to see the son and daughters of Orleans and vicinity climbing the ladder of prnmimr nee1 Orleans Examiner. Senator II. C Duncan attended thi Democratic city convention at Indianapolis Thutsday night.

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Samiifl Cam .bell Meets Willi Another Accic'ent. Samuel Campbell, living on West Second street, is an unfortunate victim of numerous and serious accidents. Some time ago he had his right leg broken and was just getting able to be about attending to his usual vocation, when he met with another serious accident Thursday evening. He has the contract of placing a new gutter and crossing in for the city in the east part of town. A colored man is employed to haul the large stones necessary for its construction. Yesterday he drove up to where Mr. Campbell was with a load and asked where to dump them. Mr. Campbell told him to unload from the rear of the wagon, where Mr. Campbell wasfignring on a book with his back toward the wagon. The colored man without any warning, tumbled off a large stone which struck Mr. Campbell just below the hip, cutting the flesh in a large strip to his foot and mashing his toes in a pulp. This was the same leg that had been broken, and the shock almost proved to be too much for him. He has the sympathy of his numerous friends in his misfortune. It will be many weeks ere he will again be able for duty. An exchange says: UA i-hort time since the cow was sad; she scarce could raise her head begad. Her hoofs were sore her tail was limp her mane and bangs had lost their crimp, and miles she trudged from grass to drink, with scircsly strength enough to wink. The o.vn er,too looked blue and glum, and cursed the cattle business some, but since the rain the gras; i.-? tall, the cow can rai.se her head a;i3 bawl; her hide is sleek, no bones protrude, she prances like a Bedford dud Her tail is sleek her eyes an? bright, she snorts and darej the crowd to fight. Her owner, too, dijs up the chink and asks the boys to have a drink. God ble?s the gei -tie rain;it makes a man feel youn-.' ajain. He feels like tossing up his hit and howling like a democrat." The citizens of Jeffersoiiviile are indignant, indeed they are boiling Warden llert has sent convicts down lo-vn in their stripes, undvr guard, it is true but neverle.ss, he has sent Uiem, a thing the Dom -eralb tvArdan never did, to affront the citizens, after hU first tilt with the people. Jeffersonville can not easily forget it- ompict with the State, that convicts should not be seen upon its streets, imported, as it were, from the town of Clark sville, where really the prison is situated. Positively the Greatest

GLEANING UP SALES Mose Kahn will sell during this month every Suit and odd pants In the store at iess than cost Must have room at once. $5 Suits go at - $2 50 $6, 7, and 8 suits, Choice - 3 50 fllld MO All wool Cassimeres and Clay K AA d)lU (UlU ylli Worsteds go choice of ISO suits " uu $15, 16, 18 and 20, none reserved at 10 00

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J Here's Your Turgoo. GrOfnc;:s(it Uaimcr Times. f Some days ao the V : vex Times ! asked for information 011 "Imivjoo'' j which is to be served ;( ihe (I. A. R. ' eiieainpmctit at 1, Hii .villi' Everybody wiints to know what. Ir.u -,',j" 1 is and what it Is niad: of. Hero is

1. he formula: "Burgoo" Two or tint ;- kinds of meat, squirrel, chidu n v.ir' !,. ef, preferred me boiled together until very tender; then add cabbage, tomatoes, potatoes and eoru and either onions or garlic are added to flavor, then boil again until these are boiled all j to pioues and flavor with lots of pep!tr and salt. No floar is used to thicken, but enough water is added to make a thick soup. Serve hot. The colored folks use 'possum and coon instead of beef, and like it much better. At the big barbecues they sometimes boil a whole ox. Several Libels About Bloomington. Bedford Democrat. Bloomington's waterworks have played out again. Bloomintgon's waterworks have a way of playing out again every now and then. In fact if they didn't play out now and then the people wouldn't know they have waterworks. Not that it would make much difference to the average Bloomingtonian, who has a natural antipathy to water but, it is said that some of them do take a drink of water occasionly aud some of the others desire do take a bath sometimes, notwithstanding the traveling man's story to the contrary. We know that some take a bath, for one man from Bloomington was heard to say recently that he took two baths a year whether he needed them or not. Nervous Prostration Cured by Dr. Miles' Nervine. Prolonged derangement of the nervous system not only affects the brain and mental powers, but develops disease in some of the vital organs. The most dangerous of these indirect results is when the heart is affected. This was the case of the Rev. N. P. Surface, Fawn River, Mich., who writes under date of Feb. 14, 1895: "Fourteen years ago I had a slight stroke of paralysis. Overwork brought on nervous prostration. I was exceedingly nervous and the exertion of public speaking caused heart palpitation that threatened my life. I used two bottles of Dr. Miles' New Heart Cure for my heart trouble, and two of Dr. Miles' Restorative Nervine for my nervousness and feel better than I ever expected to feel again. I can speak for hours without tiring or having my heart flutter as it formerly did, and I have you to thank that I am alive today." On sale by all druggists. Dr. Miles' Book on Heart and Nervous Disorders FREE by mail. Dr. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind. Dr. Miles' Remedies Restore Health. of .

Chronic Dyspepsia Vanishes Mrs. Sarah A. Maudlin, sixty-eight years old, and living at Thorntown, Ind says: " I suffered from chronic clyspop sia for more than thirty years, with severe mm in the stomach and head.

j For years I did not dare to eat vegetable s of any l iml. fjkice taking LYON S SEVEN WONDERS I have a good appetite, my health is almost restored r.rr.1 I am fleshier than I have been baforo for many years." ;&ire o Cains-nil of sc StoniacSt The Lyon Medicine Company : Gentlemen I can not tay too iauch in praise of your great TW&ij -LYON'S SEVEN "WONDERS. I In suffered for year with a tLr-i-s 1 stomach. Fhydciann u-eaisd mi f.icatarrh of tho stor..;..!:. I v. .5 .1. ; -; 1 by a friend to try y. ur r r.v tAy; I !..-.. vs clone so and am cinvcl. Wasik:; I?.;.r - 32 Byrani Placo, Indiannpolia. BIG FOUR ROUT To LOUISVILLE. 29th NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT A. R. SEPTEMBER 11TH TO HTM. v Cent Per ile. Tickets on sale Segt ember 9 to 11 and returning until October 5, 1895. The Big Four uses its Own Line to Louisville from Chicago, Lafay ette, Indianapolis and Peoria, Bloomington, Danville, Crawfordsvilie, Mattoon, Pana, Terre Haute Greencastle, Benton Harbor, Marion and intermediary points. From Cleveland, Columbus, Saudusky, Springfield, Dayton and iiitermadiary points all through trains connect in Central Union Station, Cincinnati, with through trains to

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Music. Lessons on piano and organ. Twenty years experience as a teacher. Vocal Jchn Howard method. Mrs. A. J. Summers. Residence N. Walnut St. "monoin ROUTE.! NOKTH HOUND. .0. 4, Chicago Nifflit Express ll:50i.n. No. 6, Chicago Muil ...10:kS it. in. No. 8. Louisville Aoc'datioH 7;00p. in SOUTH BOUND. No. 3, Louisville Express 4:05;t. in. No. 5, Louisville Miti! p. m No. "1. LouissvillM Aoc'dutioit 6:l!f . u.. A.. f Hrt Air-i.t B. & O. SW.RY, TIME TABLE. TRAINS LEAVE Mitchell an follows: For Cincinnati. 3:14 am. 2:50 pin. 7:10 am. 2:33 pm. For St. Louis. 11:56 am. 121oam. 11:20 a. in. For Louisville, 8:14 am. 7 :40 p. m. For Viuceuuts. I1.66 p. m. '12.16 a. m. gll.2fi a. m. 9.31 p. m. Daily. Etunpt Sunday. For detail information regardingrates, time on connecting lines, sleeping cars, etc., address V. J. Barb.e: Ticket Agent, B. & O. S. W. Ry , Mitchell, Ind., or .1. M. CiiKsmtoi.'u 1. General Passenger Agent, St. L-iuis, Mo.

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Homer E. Strain DENTIST Prepared for all kinds of Dental Work Otllce in McCieo, Block, South Sido. Bloomngton, - Indana NOTICE. All persons owing accounts for j meat will please call at the Audi i tor's office and settle at once. I i have left all my books and accounts there. I. M Hinkle, Attention t Comrades of tho G. A. R. In honor of th 29th Annual Encampment of the G. A. R.. at Louisv;lle, in September, the "Bg Four Route," so vuul known to the "Boys in Blue," have issued a beautiful 8OUI venir, which, in appropriateness of design has never before been equaled. 1 It is the "Birth of Old Glorv." beau tifully executed in colors. We desire that every G. A. R. Post in the United States have one to hnu in its post-room and Post Commanders who have not already receive 1 one, will be supplied by sending the nn" o of the Post, numlxM' and address, ton-ether with iwo cent slmp for postage, to E. O. McCormielc. Passenger Traffic Manager. "Big Four Route," Ciucinaii.