Franklin Democrat from Franklin, Indiana • 1

f-t- 'v-sst 1 'JSSSS COURT H0USENEW3 xf't "iA' -F VC-; i. 'V COUNTY IN REGULAR- j. If II II UI1L I JJ II vj VVIVV 11 A 7t 4 jy-'- v. 4' -t-s vV; A-VA i -T i A fr fcV ana A -f safes is aa Harry Hngham waa fa Indlanapolia here Monday on ES4 1 Throckmorton 'And were in (fobmfiaad-'afternbiB Morrell Tifaion Common School -Twelve month Kate Smiley, Mabeth Callon and Bagby. -County-; Common School; Twenty-four months-George Neese, Katie' Rypma and' Hasel Twelve months---Elsie Coombs and Herbert KinneAt months when certificate is presesved Rachel and Carl DryhraBd.Wi Music, thirty-six months--Emma Hungate, Loren Hester Maglll, Twenty-foorMimonths--Lee Elnky, EJthel Collier, Lottie Logan, Furiey Forsyth and' Russell 'Poppawj State 4 High 8chool, ftwenr-fouir nonths- Warren.

Yount Laura Green, Mary EL Clark, James L. -McIntosh and Twrive months Mary Ckunty High School Elsie Trout snd.Goilford'Wileyfc; Supervisor of Music D. B. Riggs. py.

1 V'-The county superintendent has sent out the blanks for the annual reports of the tnmtees The reports are Many. Bids'1 Received Awarded County Other Items of I nterest. -V "-j, The board of county commissioners met Monday July 7th, with all members present- A large amount of bus: iness was during the first days Bids wera raoeived for eleven bridges1 to' be constructed in Johnson county. The contractors, theirj bids and the bridges Md on. were bridge: Central State Bridge jCa bid on the three'-- plana, Na No.

2, No. 8, $4,788. A i pjiBridges bridge: C. E. Hemphill, W.

L.1 Ai FUrrl $291.00 F. B. Hughes, Albert Harmon, (contract clMTwhlTMtored hlnT' to was iminediate-ly, brought ftacturod ftb4 causing sI6n bf th forming a very srilous; toJurjfHe has. re-malned la fayerY? critical condition biit Is ipwdoaUy growing beKiA MtL Jriin Cf qf SYankilV and 1 Mlss-Rnth MCNeeir Of this pUce, wer quietly'; marrie4on Wednesday evening at 6 Rev. J.

present The happy palrimcompBnled hy Prof. H. D. Vories agfi'rtfe, departed Immediately tefj. ihriifv new home In Franklin.

'). who' was once a resident of Morgantown, well and favorably known her He has good morals, (unUrlng en tat pa qf his yeara superior legal Wril' may'he be proud of bus to be the sharer qtls ioys and sorrows through v. MtoSNeely has Uve( all her, life in MorgKiraaiid unders the tutelage of ChiHSprian paranta has intojpmieef sjiecinien of true ChristUn tomanhood. A The best wishes of go with them wheTOverjihej 8 1886. $4 DR HAYNfiTAYS It Is with gpwne pleasure the many friends oM 4 acquaintances of Dr.

Myroh WHsynes, to know he will rityi ten i has JttHhenccessfully Cconduor ted the, endowmppt Campaign and had an offer at year to take similar work physician adtl Dr- Haynes sgainst hls' scqc ''-WS 'i at his home pn the south side. Louie Patterson will, begin Vteks vacation Saturday from tl i JolUL with the Bell compibiy it Mrs. Ralph Beam returned Thurs- diay ftom'a vMt'wftoherrpuent aisd Wednesday, from' a viift with ralatfvi Mr; and Mrs Will. Slac left ay, for an exended visitrwith ITEMSfOKINTERESI FROM FILES OF0 THE A' OF COVER 'a QUARTEN A.U -1- CENTURY ft July i A- 'S-'AVA'rry- i Jessie Gibson returned -to her home In this; city after, 'a pi o-tracted her-sister at Dath-i yille, Ind.1 Wvr, ''j Miss! LauraUtterback is lying lously jill at the. 'home of herr sis Mrs.

oL Q. Ragsdale. A A A The I Democratic central committee of this county met inthecityf xy morrow and wet hope to see ev ry member -of the committee on hand (. I Sevc ral. threshers are out orert lie wheat is coming, into tlie We have.

heard of soi oe that 85 bushels per -V? A Phoenix baseball club of.Ud n-biirg played a game with the 8 y-mour Browns last Saturday for 50 a side, the latter winning by, a score, of 42 to It appears' that the Browjns had a "-j Our friend Marvin had a splendid opportunity, to tell-: the story, of his marvelous escape during the way at Qreenwood last. Saturday and he Kid lj in such a thrilling and -vivid min-' njer.tbat.it actually the n-tirestjpf his' Odd Fellows contract sd McColIough A Todd for 65 sto se posts to he erected at the graves 'of the deceased members of the lodge buried In Greeulann cemetery. The posts jwlll each bear the three UnkaM Saturday night A an imprompltn Fourth of july celebration took plahc, Nort; (Whitesides bring moving sjpirlL He gave a line dispIay of fie-workaj from, his store, building, which ir v-with the band in the court house yard, drewl ery urge erowd Into the Wmj. E. Ryker and family, of North emcm, spent, the Fourth with Frank- i-Li-'v-' HEAVY GAINS MADE ALL ALONG THE LINE.

WHITE-1 LAND GRADED SCHOOL MAKES LARGEST IN- i A A. CREASE. LINING UP FOK GREAT CONTEST AND SPARRING FOR POSITION, 7 v7 A idsoir board -of Nineveh township and MarshiDugan bas beeh appointed to 'fin the' AVA-A AAA trustees held their ijregulaf monthly meeting with the superintendent Mondayv -i A i- The room the dm-kVa office Ip the basement of the fitted with-shelves tohoid tlxe various records that are no stored in different parts' bit the building. Zt Deputy Jesse Bails at awardtoiw; Wrighte Bencbmler bridge CL E. Hemphill, LiiWritfht, L.

A. Farr Fi B. Hughes. Albert Harmon, contract awarded to WL. Wright Nineveh bridge; a- iW, h.

WrighV B. JAlb'jHhnnbn, contract 2 let to'W. L. an IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT WILL) BE MADE -I. STANDING OF CONTESTANTS AT 6 P.

WEDNESDAY s-j 'wa. -bV s. i -i r. ing the week with relatitei foDeJay Martin-. Btricuer waa able to down, town Mohday after a two weeks confinementfromUlnra; i a i- not R-W awMi ing this 1 change JtajdU with hlm.vttinstorshlp of -j, the Blnfftbn riiuTOMlnuAi also been de- ughteri Whiteland Commercial Vi V.

4,695 Johnson Lodge, 0. 0. F.y Franklin f. I .30,145 Knights of Pythias Lodge, Needham i i .5565 Graded School .37,675 'f Merrill and -i u.in clined he win act as sec-is place It is thought: rotary of j'-fhw' from 38,911 610 Whiteland Graded Sdiool 1. i i Hi AA I U1 4 Nineveh Lodge No.

344, K. i Wright Graham bridge: CL IL Hemphill, B. Hughes, contract! let to CL EL HemphllL Spears bridge: C. E. Hemphill, $272.00 Harry" Hill, Albert Harmon, contract'! let to Albert Harmon.

.1 i j'-, Webb bridge; a1 El Hemphill. $422; L. Farr, F. BHnghes, contract to C. E.

'Thompson bridge: CL EL 'Hemphill, We L. Wright L. A. Hughes, Albert Harmon, contract to W. Wright I .7 'Tk c.

Hemphill, Needham bridge: tended 'the wedding1 of his brother, Chester Ellis, "which was held at' the home', of Mr. BIIli father south of Trafhigar '-'Six The the have completed the! enumeration- of the voters in their respective townships and have filed their reports with, the county auditor. 'The number of voters listed In die different townships follows: Blue River township' Clark ownshlpV- -A .,...889 EYshklin township 'Af. Hensley. township Needham township A.

1'V. 896 Pleasant township. Union township which' he wffi advertising ests of thin WeaU Haynes wffl iC; jK-' WKf'- i-i-Tlj -ST. i --'J i. Bridges, Charles MendersonkuA and Fred Owend and famifiea went 4 p.

5 to camp" at at Camp' Comfort 'VFednmhSfeJS Mr. phis Tennessee were thf i guests of JLi-JXV. Chwcraft '-ind fewife Otto WlllsM ef near; Amity; has chshed'''al'new thrashing ontfitiand. making use of on his farm this'' relatives. V- 1 K-v 1 As Bed Men Lodge; Banta Hi Franklin Mhsonic Lodged No, 107 v- .42,95 .....19,700 on qqx 4 i.

wvjtJim J. v. t. 4-' -v qqa J. Oak Leaf Camp No.

3640, Modern Woodmen VV. White River; township LB9t The home of A Lanahsn near Edln-3 to Um vanclng the inter- thatjDr. and Mrs. onrrity; -j A. grams pacer (ittftfiiilast week.

haU in tlast righthln Sjfife. Local Option the raoe horse formeis ly owneLby rrani Hnrdln here, won first; in $1,000 stake 'race In Michigan last The best time was Local Option' was first raced at- Edinburg three years thrashed fieldqf wheat that promises draft horse ofvjjseph ,4. Vanght, con-sideratlon $8 Vanna Majorthe fast pacer owned by. Everett; Deer which has been trained here by Moore has been taken to North where Curtis Russell Jwlll have charge of him. L-f.

I ''Kwrybody Bm th word tluit conies In from orer the The km tie and toetic. vtithi ihrroriJD -Ihe ranki of the -eg peitecflnib itfo "aelherhi Totee la'soiiur forward with Tlm-and a to'rceltae the Importance of gettlns away' on the right foot in order. to make a finiah at the The changes that have taken place this week show how, the con teetants are lining up and. sparring for positions. Needham of I.

Lodge pomes to the front this week with a big rote that' places It first, -j ir i Voting has been heavy all along the' line but no man can foreshadow what another week may bring forth. The shifting In position demonstrates the possibilities of vote getting and the growing interest in die contest The largest individual increase is made by the Whiteland Graded School. Union. Village. Masonic Lodge holds; fifth place again but is friends are likely to spring a about any moment that wlllcauae every one to sit up and take notice.

An examination of the vote will show n-f healthy increase In nearly. all the organisations. Business men have not been slow. to A i A -a S' ft r- -V (7l I ri A the splendid features of this Bob Jo Overstreet and "oollen of IndUnapolls, Snndayed jin this cjty. Eddie 'Mendenhgll celebrated Ind pendehoe day -with 'Vjfn.

MiW Miai ElU Clark left! lastj evening -dtkgriesCUiifersiawb I J't- Johii Bullock and wife and 'Frai tk Hughes end wife visited relatives ai id friends In Charleston, New Albany apd Jeffersonville, last week. Thomas Webb wpo lives over On the edge of Shelby county, returned from northern Michigan yesterd iy morning; much Improved in health. He intended to stay two or thr se months hut concluded as many days ronld, be snfllclent, Bessie, the threeyearold daughter and James Richardson, yesterday morning of brain pf Dr died MaryJSheldm returned day to; her home an, extended viait with' her daughter, Mrs. Mrs. Elmon of.

Columbns, is spending the week' at the. bedside of rw -4' AAMyi Blfitord mie iinjtis sons camp' Bunday to the house on his farm near Amity, he. found smoke pouring out of the. windows andthe kitchen floor ahlase. Blissard called fire," and began pumping water and.

throwing it on the -flame. The tenant; Mr. Conway, heard his cqll and the two men after, a hard fight put thefire out. 1 A coal oil stove which waa left horning and leaked on the floor was found to have canoed the floor to ignite. The family-; were sway and unknowningly left -the stove burning.

The woodwork snd 'fioolr. was all. that was 3 her Mrs. Efiiu Ragsdale-who? ls seriously Prof. Rscoe vt Kyy-ratidned' to his there the Eastelra Kentucky State Normal fort-' a three weeks summer i Mrs.

Charles Sanders of London, England, is the guest of Dr. and John Records this week, Mr.Z Saunders in an English tenor of wide a an English tenor of wide repu- fever, Sxt "A Rev. Norman- Carr, formerly j.flnan'bS dal I the' college, died last Saturday at. his In Aurora; I1L BU8INES8 CHANGE. The grocery store owned by J.

D. Tandy and son was sold Saturday to Paul Griffin and Mrs. Williams, Mr. Griffin haa been the efflcicnt cjkfor Fon Wetsel sinoe his graduation from high school several years ago and he will have charge of the business. He is anj exemplary young man and the Democrat wishes him succees.

Rev.l Carr was known byj many contest An important addition to the list jof firms giving free coupons on cash purchases or when accounts are paldf Is R. V. Ditmars the -well known dry goods man. From now on friends of brganixations will have an opportunity. to obtain votes when making cash purchases at his store.

In this 'connection it Is deemed fit to announce that After July 81st no new contracts for the use of voting coupons wilt.be made with ifirms not haying previously contracted for their use. f- As Interest continues to be aroused business men have realised the exceeding liberality of the plan. the excellent opportunities afforded t-to 'f jSy strengthen organizations and help local trade and have, frequently stated to the Democrat that the contest plan was the best they ever heard of, i and 'that no one who participated in it could fall, to derive benefit. It lAAecause of this fact and the cordial support given: the contest by business mten, the Democrat has arranged for a new feature that will be announced next yreek. In the meantime every organisation should begin to strengthen and -enlarge its working committees and leave no stone 'unturned In preparation, of waging a vigorous, campaign.

No. such opportunity! was ever before offered organizations in this, county, and in no so far aS we have, any Franklin people. I brown ear. notify John iKj cD Reward offeTedJAAA-'-A Aik) Clarks Mill i bridge CL EL phllLf $416.00 Harry HHl $497.00 eon-trahtf-to 'CL bridge exceeded- ths.monepapproL' priated for-itsl; construction and; a special meeting of the oonnty- council was called Wednesday 'afternoon for the purpose of appropriating the deficit. In the matter of granting constable powers to the Needham Detective Association the Board granted the powers at requested.

The insurance policy on the poor farm! for $2,000 for five years was approved and the claim of1 John C. Warner for $45 as a premium on the same was granted. The contract for the Featbernglll road "was awarded to John W. Murphy. E.

R. Bohall received the contract for furnishing the supplies -to. the orphans home. 1 Green and Barnett were swarded the contract the Vandlvier road. In (the matter, of the Pat Campbell petition the board appointed George W.

Keriin as construction commissioner. 'I S. P. Alford was awarded the contract for supplies for the poor farm. Willard Vandlvier was superintendent; of the Vandlvier.

road, while Carl Sheek received the similar position the FMth.rnUf'fMd. county1 commissioners met Wednesday and let' the contract; for the Home'AveL' bridge to the Central States Bridge Co. on bid of $4,788.00, Four carloads of coal were purchased; his bid of $3.10 per. ton for Pittsburg and $3.15 foriuymond CItyJ'-The fill at Crk's Mm wss let to W. R.

Lusk on his bid of $150.00. i -s' i i The' county council, met Wednesday pursuant to. the call of the Audltor. The following additional appropria tlons madeCtorks' Mill -fill, $50.00 -( Union township assessing; witness court A expense county line of Shelby and; JohinKW; $1,000.00 enumeration of Home bridge, bids for -the new district-school building for district XNo.il of Clark township were received by Trustee Overstreet at the. auditors office Wv i Ai HARD 'P Henry Fleming and srgstead were married by Elder S.

I'. Fowler sty8 oclock Thursday nig it Of Ust- week at the residence of the IdoS brother, Herman Borgstead. Slne our Ust report Clerk Harris issued marriage Ilcense to Jam 3S Wpodfill and Carrie White; ieS M. Polk and Jessie tlenr B. Langdon and Mary1' Johnson.

Mr. and H. Riley andi Dan Robinson of i tao Riley Combine tic n. Srerte guests of Mrs. R.s moth- Mrs.

Belle McClellap. I Wm. Hensley, a farmer, died at 1U tomejnear thls city on Thursday last week under circumstances What (peculiar. On June 20, he was attempting to drive a hog Into i pen, when the animal, ran against board, which- struck the hand -of Mrs. and knocked a leoe jof skin off.

Next day when and It may be so liberal an offer will never be repeated. FINE John Hlmler and son have just threshed a. field of wheat hat promises to be a record breaker. The field contains twenty acres' and the average yield per acre was forty-five bushels. Not only in the quantity reaped is the yield remarkable hut; in thq quality also tab.

it averaged sixty-three pounds to the bushel. V't This Is just an example what Johnson oonnty soil raise. There may be other just as good hut we have not learned of. any thus 'far, 'iT-M tAi death of: mrb. flake.

Vf Mrs. Francis Flake died suddenly at hey home in Union township Thursday Mrs. Flake had been In III health for several She whs the wifefiof Flake'whoi death occurred four or five years ago. Deceased was an estimable lady and a wide of friends mourn her sudden demise. No funeral arrangements were made up to time the Democrat went to.

presa-fjfes V-fAA: j-. Tbe old soldiers from this city who attended the Gettysburg reunion arrived home safe and sound Sunday morning? Poor train service delayed the men ten honrs in rraching their JOHN C. ARM STRONG. The body" of Katie who died at Monde Monday noon was brought day. She was Beard of this rH, If 1 r3L.

Miss Katherine Brown, danghter'fv Mr and Mrs, R. A. Brown, has ed -'the; position of -suistsnt ihstrnctor; in the womans phylical partment 'in Indiana' 'J 1 Mm. John i received word 53 by! telegram. Tuesday notifying hereof 1av alslae IK YAnaa "ft a the' death of her Mrs.

Now Is the time to line up and for every one to get busy. -1 I There are votes on all sides waiting for some one solicit them or hunt f-- -i- FALL. Robert Throckmorton suffered a bad fall from his bicycle Cast Saturday morning on -East." Jesferaon street. Roberts wheel turned and he fell on his shoulder; and elbow on brick straet and his arm was very badly skinned. The fall stunned the and he did not fully, the middle of the i- The funeral of Wm.

Moran (who died last week at his residence on Terre street, was held Sunday afternoon from the j-K large number Tof friends attended to pay their final respects to the deceased. The services were conducted by Rev, Edglnl Burial: which, was in charge of the Moose lodge was made In f.W them up. will come to organisation! county. To find these votes is the work of It is important to keep in mind those who favorite organisation. For example we cite; an of this J.

H. Robards of White River township, a member of the Stones Crossing K. of P. Lodge, 'called 'at this office' and cast 1500. votes for a i of the other K.

vof P. organisations in the contest. This is only one -ff-instance of many. They are happening every, week. '-h But support that comes thus unsolicited is a trifle (compared with what can be obtained when an intelligent and well organised effort is made! to obtain this The splendid opportunity for contestants to; secure aid -jwitkout any cost 'f 1 through the cooperation -of business men whose names appear, week in this paper makes It possible for any organisation that still has the lowest to get busy and forge to the very front.

All that is required' is. to or--V' ganlse and make' the effort. in HamiltonrQ.2Irs Wednesday, to attend? the funeri1.M 'A. Crecraft ieftMS Thursday morni ng oh.1 the- Indlaray ixSSi DemocraticeditOrisl sssocistionsum-c mer trip. The editors will beenter- at Beymouand New, AllJan and will visit Corydon, the capltaUThe Is vidt French -Lick; over RO wens received word.W ed ne- lensley was pulling weeds in iUrden, hU hand! began to swell Continued to grow worse until ficatlbn set In and.

death resulted jntense He. i was thirty- rght years of age. A Auditor Lon Hulsman ahd parry! Hamilton spent Tuesday a id Wednesday the north xart of le state looking up the creamery bn il- -t John Bennett died at an eaijly lour 3unday morning at his home feedl am aged forfy-flVe An accident' resulting, very i lyVto Harry'. Duncan occurred on Stjg-r Creek: Bradleys ford Sunday fterzloon. large party of i proper i'i re I r'iTC'r i 4 The city council adpoted the plans drawn, np.

or the West- Franklin sanitary; sewer theifegulac5 meeting TneyVnighLjvThe work is 25,157, but this is thought to be more than will be At the same meeting the city', eng'beer ordered to draw'. plans' forafbridg over Roaring' Run at Yandes street. FRANKLIN DEMOCRAT t- V.iSV VOTING eOUPON AA The. Indiana Baptist assembly which held thelr nference at the college here'1- last week jf Sunday, Tbid delegates numbered -about eighty and'f were universal in the fl opinion' that thle was one of the best places en went out to the creek Sati 1'. I'-l 1- 1- ,1 I with to cast 1 0 votes for 1 1 i i 1 A JSfii 5' -r.

Vi-'; 'r sf' -n s. mrA ing b. He had a' dental 0000.0 Jtiik dlanapolls' prior to his removal to the Dr.EL who has justiv' completed hla course Ln I Gie inedlrall departmentof the Udvwsity of; noiSf hls wife is vldting her psr-r Three contractors sub for their gathering could find. Tha presidenL'- Rev, Hardy of Lebanon, preached at' the' Union- services Sunday iW -'h it bids as follows Ira A.f Gilmer CL 8. Wagaman, $349 coin sSt-? A' I 'r-- 4 -Vv'1 4 t.

fc.jf, I Lodge -or 1- ieeeeaeeoeeeeedMe Lodge or inrfmim eeee feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeepeeeewee. -i m. ents John Legai and wife, fsottthof; fo spend two Saturday; boon (several were iai' bathing sporting by sliding down sn eih pent made slick by. throwing' it Harry attempted to slide dov ng' on i his feet-but twhen near was well soaked "and the Vheatcan rc! 71 fell back. trikliig his heid willlsti force against j.the ban Me -rasnmed the sport- for a few but domplalnlng of hls hea ressd.

himself' and sat down. Soon ir John Wednesday; mitted Two i persons seriously Ipjured and three were -badly; bruised' Sunday at" tract will building County fntojcsmp C4o I -'K- (V SALE-7-1913 Model Motor-1 nd Motor 'fSaitd att. bargain; Dr; Fondirbnric paid this xffitoo prices, all makes, brand newma-, s-igx My- a.4 k-v rMMMeltMkaliM -4S 1 j. Address Vv Kims 1m 1 Ji Wfinw -osiMsessebseesifltseseetssss t-- i This coupon is void if csst 22. 1913.

It 4 ol -e nsMs''aseassr 'T-i Ai: -1 ter'. July was swarded to Mr. GUmer who start thejwork atfoneeJ-The, is to I be eomploted by Sap-tember Treasurer Bridges has gone for month at Camp Cont- The foliowlng applicantswere suCK'day imclore starap forreply Adsnffered another stroke th fint- cf Ike, cessfnil infipbtaining licenses at the'1 week! Acritiedl fiiditioR rMsy.tWhe'ralexami'nstlons::Stste;.g..t4wlOL'-j tnuoNfC Viv -CS -V' '-a t. VT 1 C. Hallywas cam hJ-weht; in the rive thereoffan em- i Tf.

J. An ambulance the injured by was summonedy led In administering some i city- took;.