The Greencastle Democrat, Greencastle, Putnam County, 31 March 1894 — Page 1
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THE (jREENCASTLE DEMOCRAT.
VOL. III.
GREENCASTLE, IND., SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1894.
NO. 7
Attracted!
COMMON COUNCIL.
We want to attract your attention to the finest line of High Grade Clothing
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kept in the city and by our attractive prices, prompt, careful, courteous* treatment, attract your regular custom. That’s what we want to do with our handsome
New Spring Stock.
You’ve never before seen anything like them for the price: neither have we, or even for more money. No one thinks of buying any article in Clothing or Furnishings now, whether cheap or tine, without first visiting THE BEEL. Clothiers and Furnishers.
NORTH GRRKNCASTLE.
Wc lire to havp a crack banc ball team this season. The new depot at Reno will be put in use Monday. The Indiana Fish and (lame association has promised to Rive attention to any violation of the fish laws in this vicinity. The bridge gang lias been repairing the south end of the Monon bridge, the abutment having become weakened. Fishermen eay the change lias given them an excellent stretch of water at that place. A train load of Knights of Pythias passed through on the Hig Four Wednesday, en route from Kt. Ismls to Indianapolis, where they witnessed the tine work of Star lodge. No. 7. I’lie train carried 2W Knights and the yueen City band. Elijah Arnold exchanged a dozen shots with two chicken thieves Saturday night. I.ige was sweetly slumbering when aroused by the clanging of an electric bell .vhich he had ingeniously connected with his chicken house disir. One of the thieves cried out at his second shot but no blood or corpse was found.
BRIEF INTERVIEWS.
SOI TH (iRKKNCASTliK.
Trading Democrat or North Putnam: “I would like to have Hon. D. E. Williamson on our ticket for Joint Representative for Clay, Montgomery and Putnam. He would make a splendid canvass and a most useful legislator.” V A Property Holder: “Why Is the stock ordinance not enforced? On its passage we trusted to tile good faith of tile council and look down our fences. Horses roam the streets and invade the lawns and gardens of citizens who have no protection against them. W'hat lias become of the city pound? Is tlie ordinance a dead letter simply because anothercity election Is approaching? Will Marshal Starr please explain?”
inhibition of AHsininity Keform ton signed to the Waste Kasket How the Mayor Pays for His Puffs Claim Ordinance.
The embryotlc CongreKKman called the city council to order five minutes late. Four members warmed Meats at the opening and the others soon came in. After the rending and adoption of the minutes. Miller, of the Third Ward, reported the Rondel ordinance from the Judiciary committee orally. In a drawling tone and with other peculiarities of gesture which evinced his consciousness that he was making of himself what Balaam rode, lie delivered a long and pointless harangue. He said that the council had a committee on claims and must rely on the faithfulness of the committee. Therefore there is no need to require claimants to itemize and swear to their accounts. On his motion the ordinance was reject'd. Claim Ordinance-
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Grant Newton Sentinel Printing Co.. . K H Eiteljorg Mav Tennant 1. F Crawford A Son J F Stewart
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
II H. 11 nils la booming things at his quarries. Sportsmen have la-en making big hags of snipe and plover at the old mill pond. Work is living pushed on Cbaa. Rueteke’i new residenee, which is almost completed. Mrs. John Riley Is home from Brazil and re|H>rt» her daughter, Miss Mollle, convalescent. “Judge” Martin died at Indianapolis, of consumption, Wednesday He was well liked by a host of friends here and at one time was quite prominent in local politics. The cottage prayer meetings now being held partake largely of the manifestations In vogue at the Mt. Hebron church. It is belleved that as soon as tne weather permits out-door meetings will be held, and a big awakening may be anticipated.
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A Kig Judgment Attirmed. At the November term 1891, of tlie Putnam circuit court, judgement was rendered against Cole Brothers of tbis city in favor of James M. Wood for $3UO0 damages for injuries to iiis person. The cause was appealed by the defendants and on Thursday the Appellate court handed down an opinion affirming the judgement. Wood was an employe in the pump factory of the defendants and was seriously injured in the back by falling pump stocks,caused, as he claimed, by ttie carelessness of other employes of the ilefendanls. The suit was holly contested in the court below. Stni- - •■! Kr‘J, il ttie plaintiff and Moore Bros, ttie defen-
dants.
A (irnnd Old Lady's Autuliinginphy, Tlie following loiter was published In the Cincinnati F.nqulrer twelve years ago. The writer, Mis. Martha Ferrand, of Putnamville, was In the Democrat office a few days since, hale and hearty, looking not a whit more
than Li years of age.
Putnam County, Ind., March, 1X82. I was born in Kentucky. We had a farm
on the north fork of l.tcklng River, in Mor gan county. When that terrible war came mi (which I nan never forget i, I was thirtvone years old, and we tiad eight children, Hie oldest only twelve years old. My husband was forced Into the service, and iis soon as he was gone the thieves came ami took all our horses and all of ourelothes and bedrlothing. They left ns destitute of every thing. It was one long year before I heard anything from my husband. He was captured and taken to Camp Chase, and letters were stopped going by mail. And now I will tell you how I managed to live with my large family of dependent little children. My three oldest children were girls, and my oldest boy was only six years old. So I bail to do my own plowing of corn. I also sowed my seed wheat, and cradled the crop when It was ready for harvest. We had oxen for our team, and with them I hauled niv wood. I would chop II, and I would lake two of tlie girls with me to Hie field and leave the other one to take care of tlie balance. When fall caiiie I wove Jeans and lliien mid coverlids, while the girls spun the wool up. This was all we bad (o make our clothing out of, as cotton cloth was $1 a yard, and cotton yarn was SI or more per dozen, i Iftcn have I wove hard all day long, inuklng SI a dav, and then gone out and cut corn by starlight. This Is how I would save my crops. Through the winter I was rnitunate enough to get an old horse to ride on to do my milling: as we had to go ten miles to mill. When letters got to passing through the mall again, our near
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Messrs. Handel and Riley voting no. Fzplnlnlng his vote/the former said that he op posed the claim ordinance tier a use of the loose manner of Its preparation. The amounts were determined by the chairman of the claims committee. Tlie oilier members were not consulted. One man paused on these unsworn, iin-ltcmized accounts, tine man power was dangerous. Tlie method pursued was unbuaines, like and would not be tolerated anywhere else. He bad labored in good faith to correct these evils, without
avail.
Councilman Riley presented a petition asking llnit five ta|is of Hie bell lie adopted for an occasional practice call and moved that it lie ordered. Pitt, Burke, Clay, Webster and Bill Lady were thrown In the shade by the oratory displayed in the discussion of tills momentous question. A tie resulted and Ilic Congressman from tlie next district deemed It too weighty to decide without deliberation and reserved tlie question until be
II. L. Anderson Is In Cincinnati. tiny Rurke is working for L. Weik A Co. Mrs. M. J. Beckett is visiting In Tennessee. J. W. Layne went to Frankln Wednesday. Mrs. J. R.Mctirew Is home from Greenfield. Mrs. ('has. Meltzcr lias returned from Winchester, Ky. Frank Vancleave’s family, Crawfnrdsvllle, are visiting him. John Henry Christie, who has been very III with the grippe, is better. Miss Mary Maloney returned to school at HI, Mary's. Tcrrn Haute, this week. Miss Nora Hammerly Is again with the Banner Times typographical force. M. M. Itachclder, of I-adogii, passed through this city Tuesday, enrnule to Brazil. Miss Blanche Gelwick, of Danville, Illinois, is the guest of Miss Dovu l<oyd. Mrs. Harah Moore, who has been the guest of J. W. Cole, lias returned to Pierce City, Mo. Dr. J. B. DeMotte Is home from the East after an extended and successful lecture tour. Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Campbell of Coatsvllle, spent Hunduy with his sister Mrs. Morris Goodwill. Miss Mildred Wood, of this city, has gone to Charleston, Houth Carolina, with the lio|>e of benetlting her health. Roland Darnall is home from medlral college and will read inedielne with Dr. G. C. Hmythe during his vacation. Elmer Jenkins has changed his residenee j from No. 2 Poplar street to tlie northeast corner of Heiniiiary and Ixicust.
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Mrs. Utley, wife of couneilman John Riley, went to Terre Haute, Tuesday, to attend her daughter Mai> who is quite giek. Tori Hanna, republican candidate for nomination for attorney general, put a rail or two in his home fences the first of the week. The setitor editor of the Democrat leaves for San Francisco, California, Monday at the mandate of the Department of the Interior. J. B. Tucker, vice president of the Rocker folding bed company, is doing some lively hustling in the interests of that enterprise and has been Fast this week. Mr. and Mrs. Morris Goodwin were called to Rlanchester, Ohio to attend the funeral of the former’s brother,who was a conductor on the B. & O. S.-W. for fifteen years. Miss Dova Loyd, assisted by Misses Emma Reck with, Alice Resor, Grace Bridges and Blanche Gelwick, entertained n party of young gentlemen friends Saturday avening. Milt Corwin, a popular and well known
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Men’s Spring Suits for Men’s Spring Suits for
Men’s Spring Suits for $10 00. Fine Clay \\ orsted Suits, $12 50.
The above goods are New Spring Stock and bought very low, and are the best values for tlie price ever offered in this market.
MODEL Clothing House
F. A. HAYS, Prop.
shall have ascertained which way the wind Greencastle boy who hai resided at St. Louis
blows. City Attorney Moore asked leave to have his brief in the cause of Dorsott vs. the City, type-written at the city’s expense. Mayor Case winked at the calamity editor of the
for some time will la* married to Miss Gertrude VanBuzer,of that city. In a short time. Major James Grimsley. adjuster of the Farmers and Breeders Idxe stock insurance company, of Indianapolis, was in the city
Banner Times and suggested that it should Thursday and gave the Democrat a welbe printed, as His Honor would like to have a ! come call. copy. It was so ordered without inquiry as j Will Steele has been promoted to the agency to cost. Ho, for the honor of presenting to the the American express company at Frankmnyor a copy of Mr. Moore’s argument, the f or j t Steele lias been a faithful and |>opcity will have to pay at*out five times as j u | ar em p| 0 y e (| f t j ie company here and the much as the cost of putting it In type-writ- promotion is a well deserved one.
log. Rut the mayor’s sickly little congres-
sional boomlet will receive several boosts from the calamity petard on East Franklin
Street. i Vf>r i Vtlfirflfln
The mutter of opening Locust street to 1 ’
Visitors this Week.
At J. M. Hurley’s—Mrs. Geo.Charplot, Den-
Until you have examined the WIZARD CULTIVATOR
Adjustable Arch, Swinging Beam, Equalizer Doubletrees, Clevis Hitch, Scroll Spring, t one BearingH, and furnished with any style Gang wanted.
Call and Kxuminc.
EAST HIDE SQUARE.
RENICK & CO.
width of fifty-nix feet from Augusta to Liberty [ K ' ,< ' K ' <>f
was referred to the street commissioners to
Mrs. John Gregory, I*afayctte.
Obituary.
The many friends of Owen Chambers, will regret to hear of his death which occurred near Harrodsburg.Kentucky,March 6. He was in his twenty sixtlt year, the
meet April -to, and tlie question of opening Ohio from Ind in tin to I-oenst street to the
Htreet committee.
Shipley, the jeweler, submitted a proposition to strike the time from his clock if the city would place a wire from Itis store to the
, „ w llcol _ engine house. A lit of economy was nowon. . . est Post-office was fourteen miles away. I There was not a job for the organ in this,and j i.rime of life, vet the resper with his sickle to*puHrHeVters*f(!r iny'husband."and* to g<d (tenemus offer was promptly rejected. k p W , gathers the flowers as well as the
letters from him. In this way things went The street commissioner was instructed to
lay down a sidewalk on a front on East . , , . . , s i ...» Morton last June in hope of regaining
r ranklln street «nd charge cost to the prop- j
erty owner. Mr. Blake warmly protested,ex-1 health, but too late, that dreaded disease plaining that as there never had been a walk | consumption bad seized his vital form, and constructed there it must be done in the reg- no human power could save. He united nlnr way or the city must pay. The objection wlt h ,h e Christian church a short time travailed nothing, but all the same, the pro ho- forehisi | Pal | 1 Hn ,i regretted that he had
bilities are that the taxpayers of the oily will , .11
pay the fiddler. not lived longer in the church; yet Lewis
Councilman Ratulcl introduced an ordl- ready to meet Iiis (>od in peace,
nance fixing tlie salaries of city officers as fol-| Owen will long be remembered on aclows: Mayor, 8400; marshal, MOO; clerk. tfOO; count of the kind and gentle tbiiposition
BES'F PRODUCE
Another Scarlet better. Miss Lilly Shuev preferred a charge ol bastardy against Joseph Risk before Esq. Cotliver of Bsinbrldge several days since. A warrant was issued for the defendant the service ot wniclt tie, lor a wiitife, eluded, hut upon reffection determined to “face the music,” and surrendered. Last Tuesday the ett-a we, investigated. P. O. Colliver representing the relatrix and 8. A. Hays the defendant. The defendant w«s held to answer in court in the sum of $500 Both of the parties involved are under twenty years of age. Severely Burned. The fire department made a run to North Greencaatle at 11:30 a. m. Sunday and laitl 1,400 feet of hose up the Monon track to Carl Ball's house, located ouiside the city limits, which was almost entirely consumed The property is owned by Miss Anna Dent. Mr. Bell lost $100 worth of household goods and was badly burned about tile head, lace and hand*. A defective flue caused the blaze, Carl having atarted a fire in the stove a few minutes after 11 o’clock
r... m .”,"'-'5 "IE": . . ... bearded grains. He left his home near
on for three long years. 1 ben I heard that 1 ’ - “- — - * * — " ■
my husband, who had enlisted in the frontier service, was dead. I now thought I could not educate my children, so I wrote to my brother, who was then living In I iidlaim; and he enme and took myself and rlilldn-n to where lie was living I had been herein Indiana one month, when my husband oarne home. God only k .owu bow glad I was when became home, to think that he was spared to help raise my children! Now, In regard to girls working out In tlie field: I raised my girls to work out. and I know they are nice housekeepers, too. I have three who are married, and they have all got good husbands. I have two Imys married.
and they have got giiod wives. One girl, who treasurer, JJUO; engineer, f5((l; city attorney, he nosseesed.
CJ-wl; aird 51« night for rnfr.fllr.f :t; and f . —— vldlng that city taxes tie collected by ttie ( Lake anil River Ice.
county treasurer. Hut It stood no more show I in that crowd than would a snowball in in . men,
Florida.
From tlie Muegrass farms of Putnam count)’ bought and sold. We pay farmers the highest market ^’oe.
Our Fine Groceries, Tinware and Salt
Of which we carry a big and varied stock, are warranted to be of the purest
best qiialltr. "Fair Dealing” Is the motto of this house.
Fim- Flour 85, to and 60 cents per sack of 25 lbs. Best Halt 41 per barrel.
Will handle Garden Seeds by the bulk the coming season.
At T. Abrams' Old Stand, J () j ( X \V. MOORE.
North Side Public Square, Greencastle.
A Friend.
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family, and hIno tin* washing and ironing, and, besides, glie help* me in the garden. 1 am the niotlier of ten living children, all good, obliging and Christians, and I thank God for it. I am Hfty-two years old, and I wove this past summer IZSI vnrrtc besides tending my garden, doing my milking and churning, mid lots of other work. F also visited the sick, something that must not he neglected. ! also go to town, six miles away, every week. 1 therefore do not think that working out-doors does any injury to t»i «V S hvttii.li. I AHA ntl.-rd II, WOlK Oil I, a lid HO were my girls. And If anything like war was to happen again (which may God torhid) they might have to work out again: but
they do not have to now.
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Dr. G. W. Bence
Guarantees a Fit of both Eye and Face. The largest stock ever brought to the city. Will be sold at a very small profit.
Whea It cnoiuar* the to renl theM Hnea at fourt** ■
Inchi'E fr.»m the face, it 1« a ilsc the ere la falling. You v. V- * » k . » » Ut.4 (V. V »* »V r # *r 4 r»q-. -t-*-
Arrideat to An Aged Citizen.
— —- ••{.:■-V . P-tq-r-.b-c,- w.t» near the First National Bank corner on Wednesday when lie slipped upon the
Death of Hi Miller. Hiram L. Miller, long a resident of Greencastle and Putnam county, died a' Ins residence, corner of Park and Indianasts. at 5 o’clock Thursday morning, aged sixty-eight years, of paralysis, after a long sickness. The funeral services, conducted by Rev. Bryan, occurred at do’clock yesterday afternoon from the residence. Tne deceased was a well known and highly esteemed citizen and was a member of the Masonic order, A. O. IT. W. and Knights of Honor. He was insured for $2 000 in ttie Workingmen and tlie Knights each. He leaves a widow and three children, all grown, a aon. Sylvester, and two daughters, Miss Della and Mrs. Clara Stoudt, of San Francisco, California.
thank the people of Greencastle for ‘'
their liberal patronage in the past and ! To Contributor*. intend to merit it this season by fair Correspondence of general interest on any dealing and furnishing the cleanest and j subject win he welcome, provided it Is not I purest lake and river ice ever sold in I
FARMERS!
too voluminous and in free from unkind per- the city. Next fa.ll three large houses j snnnlitif*N. Preference will always be inven will be erected, for they are in the i to news letter# of local significance. Reno-1 business to stay, steam machinery lotions of condolence of ordinary length put in and arrangements made to barwill be published only when accompanied , vest a crop of home ice that will last oy a fee of ?l. Obituary notices when not several seasons, thus assuring our
over twelve lines in length are always accept- consumers reasonable prices,
able and win be printed free; over twelve I Leave orders at oilice, No. dl" North lines, will be charged for in proportion to the Jaekson-st, or send postal card. 6-tf
amount of a puce occupied Send your article ■ 1 ■■■
as soon ns possible after the death of the per* They Will HlVP Nice Shoes,
son of whom you write. Sign your correct 1 . r .... • » *
X ou will be surprised at the num-
YOU VVANT-
nnme tonll cniiimuntcntlons,not for publica-
tion but an an evidence of good iftah. tf her of fine shoes I am getting in now.
A GoimI Record.
Indianapolis Live stock Market. And yon will be still more surprised CATTLE—Receipts, light. Market quiet. ... ,, . .... Export grades. i.45u to i.ffio lbs *3 Mir., i ini at the way they are going out. Most Oood to ehole- shipping n Ky»8 75 . Common shipping :< uu«i3 to | people have come to tne conclusion Common to good stoekers 2 76tft3 25 ... . j Good t<> rhoUe heifers ;i (Nir„n so that they cant well go barefooted Good feeder bulls 2 oo«2 80 , even in these hard times and are com-
RHEEP Receipts light. Market steady
Good to choice sheep. Fair to medium
Oood to choice lambs 8 75<u 425 HO<4H—Receipts, 8,000. Market tlrin
Agricultural Implements, Reapers, Mowers, Rakes, Wagons,
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* ;i on.,. :i8o 1 ‘ n K a ^ er their shoes just as though r,- 1 ” V.V-’ they expected to continuef wearing
HOGS—Ilecelpta, :i,inni. Choice heavy snipping Heavy and mixed packing
Choice lights 4 85(ii4 (Si
4 85ft.4 IS) 4 75ft.4 85
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them.
Well, as I said before, you will be surprised when you see how many dif-
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Farm Hardware of all kinds.
ship, has attended five
town-
consecutive
■ schools, of about 130 days each, without
.mn cover to the gutter and leu, injuring i
He wa- picked up and carried 1 ” »
hereby express their sincere thanks to
hia hip.
into Kleinbub’s barber shop, and is now doing well, though barely able to walk
the many friends who kindly attended the deceased in his late nfttiction and
To Our Suhscriberx.
The date printed oppontte your name on
t„. • wn,",zr«
in indieent circumstances, wuich renders
bis mishap more deplorable.
Our Colored Citizens. The Matson band wan banqueted by the Silver Leaf* after the contest last night.
tlon. Thus “John smith Feb. MW"shows that he tiHN paid for the Democrat up to the month of February, I8H3, and Is owing for it up to the present time. Subscribers will con ferafavoron us by giving prompt attention to this notice. tf
inUu'liitUil-
L. S. Molci.
Lawrencehurg Register; We predict that the man who owns a farm will, in five years hence, realize onethird more for it than lie can at the present. Even now, in the midst of what may be called dose times for money, tne inquiry for farms is increasing in this part of the country at least.
they are.
When I tell you that I have the largest clock of fine shoes in the city, and j give you better shoes than you can buv elsewhere for the same price, 1 simply state a fact which you can’t help but see when you come to examine. I intend to keep a larger stock this year than ever before. Very respectfully, 2tn3 ' P. R. CHRISTIE.
I have a full, new and complete line, bought at the low prices which have been prevailing. T w fir give yoiY IVargains. Can’ and * inspect the Farmers’ House, Jacob Bicknell’s old
stand, Northwest corner Square. G. W. COOPER, Greencastle, Ind.
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