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VOL. 13

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THE OFFICIAL ilKPlTBLICAN PAPfilt OF HLOOMINGTON AND MONROE COUNTY,

Published Frid.-y, with Tuesday Extra,

BLOOMIN GTON, INDIANA, MARCH 1, 1889

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SUDDEKDEATH. COL. Gk W. FBIEDLBY

Dies of Heart Failure

WkLle Waiting Dinner at the Hotel.

A HISTORY OF A REMARKABLE MAN.

ACTION OF THE BAR UPON HIS DEATH.

As the town clock was striking the hour of noon Tuesday, Col. George W. Friedley dropped dead at the National hotel in this city. At the time he was seated in the office, a little to the right of the stove, reading the Louisville Courier-Journal. Onlv a few minutes before John R. East had been tdkiug to him. Several persons were sitting near when they noticed hi a head fall back in the cbair,and his glasses diop to the

floor, as if he was asleep. He gave a gasp and for the first time it was evident that it was the steep of death that had overtaken him He was carried to the room adjoining the parlor and placed on the bed Physicians were summoned hut it was too late, for he had evidently died instantly, as the physicians pronounced the cause of death heait disease. Col. Friedley came to Bloomington Monday an the 1:15 a. m. train from Lafayette, and wont k tmmediaCSly TcT the National hotel, where he retired, with orders not to call him until a late hoar. Upon his appearance in court Monday at 11 o'clock Ins friends remarked about his haggard looks, and many inquired of him as to bis health. He replied that he had a very bad cold, and was also suffering with his liver. Monday night he retired early with the same orders not to call him until late in the moruing. tie got up about 8 o'clock, ate a light breakfast, and conversed with friends about the hotel. When court convened he appeared as counsel in tuecase of Stimpson against the railway company, taking part in the argument to have the case continued until the next term of court, Hon. R. W. Miers being on the bench at the time. During the morning he was attending to the case at bar and conversing with his frieuds about the court house. Wm. P. Browning had a long conversation with him regarding the incoming administration, and, after 11 o'clock John R. East talked with him concerning a pension, accompanying the Colonel to the hotel, wber Mr. East remained with bim until almost 12 o'clock. When Mr. East left, Mr. Friedley and Mr. Laws, proprietor of the hotel, held a short conversation. He spoke of the farewell address of Gen. Harrison at Indianapolis upon his departure for Washington, commenting upon its proprietly and especially upon its timeliness. Col. Friedley then asked Mr. Iaws if he had read the sermon of Rev. Haines, Gen. Harrison's pastor, last Sunday at the General's cburca, adding tnat the remarks werfe certainly very appropriate. This wan the iast topic that he talked about to any one and taking the Courier-.! ovraul he took a chair and leas evidently reading of Gen. Harrison's departure to Washington when be suddenly expired. Immediately upon the death of Col. Friedley word was telegraphed up and down the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago road. His wife and daughters with one exception were at their home in Lafayette, and received the word in time to

4:lf p. m., and went immediately to Bedford. About 4 o'clock a special train arrived from Bedford conveying a number of personal friends and relatives. Thev remained 'iere until about 6 o'clock when the special again returned taking the remains to Bedford, accompanied by a number of the citizens and members of the bar. A large crowd met the company at the depot and the bodv was taken to the home of Mrs. Fnediey's father, Mr. Kelley, to await th funeral. A fev minutes after 11 o'clock yesterday a special train passed Bloomington, carrying the guests of the railroad company to Bedford to

attend the funeral of Col. Friedley at Bedford at 1 o'clock. It was composed of three coaches, and one to accommodate the Bkomin gton friends was taken on here. It was occupied by the members of the bar,

a number of Masons aaid friends, and in charge of Train Master Crafton. The train started from Lafayette and returning passed Bloomington at G o'clock. . A MEETING OF THE BAR. The bar held a meeting at 2

o'clock Tuesday, in the Court room to take appropriate action on the .death of Col. Friedley. Maj. Muiky was called to the chair and William F. Browning elected secretary. The following committees were appointed: On resolutions John W. Buskirk, John R. East, Robert W. Miers, Henry C. Duncan, Eli K. Millen, Richard A. Fulk, Wm. P. Rogers and John H. Louden. Committeeon arrangements Hon. E. 1. -Pecirseii, Eli Kv Milieu, Daniel O. Spencer, Win. F. Browning anil J. B. Mulkv. Pall bearers P. K. Buskirk, James F. Morgan, Edwin Corr, John Graham, Ira Batman, Wm. H. East, Enoch Fuller and Thomas J. Farr. The meeting adjourned until Wednesday morning at k o'clock. When the bar met Wednesday at 9 o'clock, H. C. Duncat) submitted the following resolutions, with appropriate remarks, which were unanimously adopted: THE RESOLUTIONS Death has again invaded this bar. On February 26, 1889, at 12:03 of the clock, Captain George W. Fried

ley, seated in bis chair at the hotel, with no warring and without a struggle, passed from Time to Eternity. His was no lingering death. The summons come, and promptly, and without delay or demur he answered. Captain Friedley had been a member of this bar for near a quarter of a century, and scarce a sitting of this court has passed without his presence. . He was engaged in many of the most important and interesting trials which havebeeu had during that time. As a lawyer he was courteous to the Court, deferential to his seniors, obliging to his juniors, and faithful to his client. In all the checkered walks of life he arose to the full stature of manhood whether as a poor farmer boy, among the hills of Harrison county, a school-teacher thirsting for knowledge, a private soldier carrying a musket in the war of the rebellion, a captain at the head of his company at Arkansas Post, and in the bayous of Louisiana; an assistant Adjutant General of the venerable Co). Owen in the trenches before Vicksburg, a representative and senator representing his friends and neighbors in the councils of his native State,-an advocate at the bar.

' championing the causae of his client: ! . i i i

a neignoor, kind and generous to a fault, ministering to the necessities of the unfortunate and the distressed in body and mind; or as an ideal husband and father, surrounding himself with a family and home where joy, prosperity and happiness abode, and from which they learned the way of life. 1st It is therefore resolved by the Monroe county bar that we tender our sympathy to the widow and children of our honored brother and commend them to Him who tempers the wind to the shorn lamb. 2d That as a mark of respect we

owe our departed friend, we as a body will attend his funeral. John R. East, in speaking of the resolutions, indorsed every word thev contained. He was a man who ahvavs had a kird word for everybody; everybody loved him. No matter what occurred in a iavv-.suit, he held no malice toward anyone. He doubted if ihe bar coil u ever say that they knew a better triallawyer in Indiana. Only twenty minutes before lm death Mr. East talked to him, and he seemed unusually serious. He died of hard work.

He was a shining example for young j men to follow; be lived lor and lov- j

ed his profession. D. O. Spencer said there was a mournful pleasure in recalling the mind and heart of such a noble man. He was a personal friend of Gen. Harrison and it was fitting that he should die with words of praise for him upon his lips. John W. Buskirk, as one of the oldest members of the Bloomington bar, always found Col. Friedley a dangerous adversary, but always

j courteous to his opponent. He was

a very valuable aid as an associate. In politics they did not agree, but he was a partisan who always respected his opponents. Win. P. Rogers said that few occurrences had so deeply affected him as the death of Col. Friedley. All admired his great strength, physically and mentally. He had known

personally and admired him for j many years. He never expected to j see another man who excelled him j as a trial lawyer. Thy mind of his j

friends will always hold him in kind remembrance, Win. F. Browning, not as a member ot the bar, but as a citizen, said it bad been his pleasure to know Col. Friedley for 20 years, h is no disparagement to any member of this bar, to say that he was the best trial lawyer whom he ever heard address a jury. The late Judge Wilson had said bethought Coi.frid ef the best trial la a vcrin Indiana. Me was the persona! friend of the speaker. He indorsed the resolutions iu the fullest exujnt. Ira C. Batman, as a younger member of tiie bar, asked to say a word, lie had known him since he was a small boy. "1 got from him my inspiration to be a lawyer; he was the kiud of a lawyer iwaniedto be.M He was the greatest friend iu his friends that 1 ever knew, and all the bar ha iosi a friend. H. C. Duncan had known Col. Friedley since a boy in 18G6. One of his peculiarities was that everybody was always privileged to speak to him., He first started as a lawyer in Col. Friedley's oflice, while he was in the senate; he never failed to grant a favor when possible. As an attorney ior the railroad he did tile woriv of half a dozen men. Col. Friedley -did more than any one man in the convention of 1880 to nomin ale Gt n. Garfield. Ma. Muiky heartily endorsed every word that had been spoken he was a remarkable man an honest man. Mo charge was ever made to the contrary. .Mr. Fulk also paid Col. Friedley a handsome tribute he knew him intimately. He was an able man, a courteous lawyer and kind to all. With the adoption of the resolutions, the meeting adjourned. HISTORY OF HJS LIFJJ. Colonel George W. Friedley was a native of Harrison county, born iu January, 1840, and he received an ordinary education in the common schools ot that county, and afterwards graduated at Hartsville University. He read law under Judge Mori ledge, of Clarinda, Iowa, and after studying two years,and the war of the Rebellion breaking out, he entered the service as a private in Company K. Fourth Iowa, and was

elected First Lieutenant. By reason of ill health, twelve months "later be resigned and returned to Indiana, and in May, 18G2, having recovered, he joined the Sixty-seventh Indiana, and was elected captain of Company "I,M with which regiment he was actively engaged until the close of the struggle. Following the Vicksburg campaign, the Colonel of the Sixty-seventh was mustered out, he having absented himself, and Friedley, although the youngest Captain, was elected to the vacancy. He participated in the last pitched battle of the war, attending the cap ture of Fort Blakely, and the consequent fall of Mobile. Returuing to Indiana, he engaged in the pratice of law, settling at Bedford, and he speedily took front rank as a orim

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inai lawyer, m icwu newa.s eiccieu New Tr OUS er '8 pat -to the Lou er House of the General i A i a a 4- u A n

Assembly, and he led in the residua-;

tiou of thirty-four members to pre-! a man gets an anonymous comvent distasteful politic! ItUlaiio n im u ti ica tion or some one says someby their Democratic br.rhnm. Ilhil r aboat hin ,,r. immeaiately Ibi'J. he was elected to the Senate! , . . f from what is known as the Uiiivr-.rel,orl8 lh there an "wmte caps" Pity District," and there being a vac-jin the eouuty and tl. mi it goes fill

aney in the office of Lieutenant Gov- over the country. "White caps5' ernor he was chosen Presiding Otii- are always the most dreaded where

cer of the Senate. In 1870 he was!

Chairman of the liepublicnn State Central Committee, and in 1880 he was a delegate to the Chicago convention. In politics he was always

actively Republican, and aggressive:;

and in religion, liberal. tor several years he has tilled the position of general solicitor for the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway, and he was recognized as one of the lead

ing lawyers at the Indiana bar. In

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thev are never heard of.

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and had the pleasure of inspecting the car that conveved Gen. Harrison to Washington; lie pronounces it

la beauty and certainly a work of

perfection in the way of a railway palace. Robert Chase has bought lot No.

January, 1 807, he married Miss " on Fairview and the handsome

cottage, and will occupy it at once. Mr. Chase comes from Salem tp make Bloomington his future home.

Edith M. Kelly, of Bedford, and

tour daughters are the usuJt ol the union. In personal appearance Colonel Friedley was imposing, being six feet si s: inches in highland well proportioned. It is stated that Col. Friedley bad $5,Op0 insurance on his life that he took out onlv a few weeks ago. At

the time ofhis death he uas making! "Peck's Bad Boy" will be the an application for a pension, and;next entertainment at the opera

Miss Fannie Woodward, youngest sister of Misses Nannie and Lucy, is

(dangerously sick at her mother's

home in this city.

had tilled out the proper papers and signed them. John It. East, who was attending to the business?, wanted him to go and swear to the cou-

tents of the paper, but he asked to wait until afternoon which never

came.

house, with a good brass band, next

Tuesday night.

Dunl ap Bl ock Spri nj? Hats in thi.s week at the Cor ner

Neat , nobby foot -wear at St one 's

The Republicans of South Dakota will insist upon Gen. Harrison appointing Hon. A. C. Mellette foi

their governor at once, and are now

at Washington fur that purpose

Mr. Mellette is a son-in-law of Prof.

T. A. Wylie and a graduate of Indi

ana University. Trousers t o or der in spring pattens at the Cor ner

A special term of court will be

held the week of March Gth, at which Judge Heffron will preside. The wife of Rev. Royer, pastor of

M. b. Church at Harroasburg, died of lung fever, Wednesday. Union temperance services will be held in the Methodist church bundav evening next.

Real Kstate TrausiTer Wilham i Watts to S A v'coti, 500 acres in Benton !. 12,000 R -rt and Mary Hays to . vid Havs. 43 acres in

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, ( Claman to Ruben B Ward, lot 240 in Blooming-

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J:uob Laib to Elizabeth Cookny, pt lot Go,Scminary adj Thomas Nichols to Mary E Bishop, lots 247 and 248, Bloominfrton, Gammell Peterson to Hannah Peterson, lots 32, 33, 12,13, Young's ad, Bloomington, Bloomington Real Estate Association to Ida Belle Chase lot 6 Fairview, James Ryan to Sam'l W Axtell,232 acres in Salt Creek tp, Samuel W Axtell to Elizabeth B Farnham, 232 acres iu Salt Creek tp, Edward Robinson to J C Ja.eoby, 80 acres in Polk tp,

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Embroideries at special low prices. Will Turner's. ' Mormon missionaries are ngain at work in the southern part of Dubois 'county, but so far have made no converts to their polygamous teaching. There is a large-si::ed following of anti-polygamous Mormons in southern Indiana, mostly among the small farmers. Tine district is presided over by Elder Moses K. Scott, and comprises Dubois, Floyd, Johnson, Crawfoid, Perry and Harrison countries The membership is'about eight hundred.

Embroideries at special low prices. Wilt Turner's.

For Sale: Fresh M.lcl: Cow Good vondii'on. Inquire of S. II Phillips, 4 miies east of Blooming ton.

For the Inauguration of Presidentelect Harrison, on the -ith of March next, the Ohio & Mississippi Rail way will sell tickets to Washington. D. C. arm letui n, at one fare for the round trip from all stations on itsline. Tickets on sale I'ol i uary 28th March 1st, 2nd and 3rd, inclusive, good returning until March 8th, 1888. For rates and further information call on 1. r Adams, sr.. Blooming ton, Ind.j Agent O. & M. Ry., or address C. (L Jones, List. Pass'r Agent, ViMcennes, Ind. Ti.e finest .k- cigar in Bloomington is to vk! h.td at C. Robertson fc Brother- Ask for the "Favorite," a most enjoyable smoker. Don't forget our choice line of

Syrups, N. O. Molasses, Kansas Sor-

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C. L. Alexander.

Good Fresh rub Oysiters. Go to M. Voiperts North bide Bakeiry Bun Agricultural Implements of W. J. ALLEF.

Lovers of a straight, and pure Havana Cigar can obtain it for 5c. The "Favorite" to be had only at C. Robertson & Brother, on north east corner of square. You can always find a full line Choice Fiuits, both Green fe Dried. C. L. Aixxamxbr Take your country produce to Charley M c Pheete rs Greeves old stand.

Paris Bros, are now taking subscriptions for Periodicals and Magazines,

The "Favorite" Cigar is a long Havana filler, free from all artificial flavoring or coloring. Ask C. Robertson & Brother for It.

The Collins A Karsell mill is now running and tilling all orders. Us none but .he Roller Process flour.

Licenses to marry: George W. Brown to Flora Alice Collier, Wm. O. Fulford to Alice W hisuand.

Spri ng hats at the Corner .

The new Roller Process Flour takes like a charm. Ask ior it of our groceryman. A prompt and fie? delivery of goods at Charley MPlice' now grocerv.

Every body likes Kirby'a Bread and Cakes. No better bikery m town.

A niceresh stock of stiple and fancy groceries, at Charley McPhw era', the old Greeves comer.

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