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The Muncie Morning News from Muncie, Indiana • 8

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THE MORNING NEWS, JCNE 1, 1834. WE ARE THE PEOPLE A BURNING ALLIGATOR. AEOTEZE YEAR. HOT the mohom. POLICE HAPPENINGS.

Tht furnish the Inest Out Flowers, Fliral Design, greenhouse and Bedding Plants, Coles, Verbentaa. Fuchlas. Begonias, Pansies and everything kept in a Brat-class floral establishment. Get off street car at City Electric Light Htrtlon. Female Morphine Eater Placed In Jail.

THE MUNOIE FLORAL TELEPHONE 275. NORTH MADISQN 5T. It Begins thii Morning in the County Auditors Yesterday was the last day of the official year for County Auditor Richey. Today ia the beginning of a new year with him. and hia assistants are working on the report for lut year These report ere to be submitted to tbe Commissioners court in a few days.

Be Look Uk a Mftw Oe Went Raving tor Water. An alligator story which heats the record come from Early county, Ga. Some negroes were at work in a turpentine farm near Damascus cleaning the trash and straw away from the boxes preparatory to burning off the woods, when they came across an alligator who had crawled out daring the last warm spell to put on his new spring suit, but who was knocked back into a state of dormancy by the recent caldnapVTJItepli feJloWwas lying there stiff, hard, motionless and crusty, and- the. negroea decided- that they would make an end of him by burning him up; so they dipped turpentine out of the boxes and covered him over entirely with that inflammable substance and then heaped pine If you want a choice chicken for Sunday leave your or derwith Officers at Indianapolis Testi-lying Before the Federal Court Old Soldier Bnns Amuck. FOUND THE NAG.

OHURTTr Officer Benbow Recover Howard Lewii Horse- 121 SOUTH MULBERRY ST. Formerly with Hickman Bros, A Fresh Supply of Fish, Fruit and Vegetables always on hand. Goods delivered. 8. E.

Unchanged- Other Bail-road Hew of Intereik Harry Crawford, jr general manager of tbe Chicago Sou tbe. tern, and Moore, geooral utility mao of the road, are io the oity, and both are very poe-tive that there is ootbiog io the report that the Mooon people bare purchased the road. Hr. Moore thioke the report grew out of the fact that they had atop pedHsying Xraok for a few dayerOenarkl Manager- Crawford -thinks -hi- father would oot hare disposed of the road without giriog him some lofoimatioO regarding the deal. Albert S.

White, geoeral freight ageot of the Big Four, aaye. the oom-paoy is earryiog a very satisfactory ton nageot freghts, and were ratee what they should be the freight earnings of the Big Four lines would average well with maoy of former years. Passenger earcicgs on the Chicago division nre off, but on other divisions oompare favorably With 1893. The Big Four lines earned in the bird week of May 12 deoreaae, as oom pared with the oorreepondirg week of 1893, of 137,071. The Lake Erie Wee tern earned in the third week 100.519, deoreaae this year of ,131.

Indianapolis Journal. After an awful stiUneaa of several days, things opened up briskly in police court yesterday and aeveral offenders against the peace and dignity of the Slate of Indiana were brought to jus-tioe. WILL TESTIFY. As waa stated io the News of yesterday -Howard Lewis of Huntsville, near Anderson, was in the city trying to locate a horse, aet of harness and a buggy which had been stolen from Huntsville. The horse end harness waa the property of Lewis but the buggy belonged to a livery stable.

Offioer Van Benbow obtained a diaoription of the outfit and succeeded in loostiog it near tbe fair grounds, where it bed been left alone. A reward of 825 was offerd for tbe capture of the outfit, including the thief. jarTry onr Coffee at 30 Cents per Poand S. D. FRIAR Corner Adams Street and Boyce Avenue.

Yeeterday morning Chief Miller and Patrolman Coffsy went to Indianapolie where they teetifled before the United 8 la tee Grand Jury in tbe caaa of Mr. Keatmg, charged with peeeing a counterfeit dollar. The reaultof tha iovesti-gation ia not known. A HAMBURG MAS. A supply of Fresh BUTTER GROCERIES.

alwy on hand. Fallliueof HEALTH OR BUSINESS Will Remain in IViluncie. Chaa. Gwinoup pleaded guilty to tbe charge of operating a gambling house. He was eseeeeed a nominal fine, wbioh he paid and departed.

YIRR STREET JOINT. Brought All These People to Magic Munoie Yesterday. EXCURSION TO NIAGARA FALLS AT THE RATIONAL. HAVING FUN WIH THN 'OATOB. Mist Virtie McAlister who baa been engaged for the past year ea Mnaioal Direotor in the Western College, La Bella, Mo, baa opened a Studio Of Musio in the Ball Block, Room 7.

Miss MoAliater is a Gold Medal Graduate from tbe Mnsiosl Department of Valparaiso, and her ability both as a Vocalist and a Musician ia unquestioned. Persona deairing instructions in either Voioe Culture, Piano or Harmony art invited to Oall at her Studio from 9:30 a. to 11-30 a. and 2 to Bp. m.

August 2d, 1894, YU the Luke Erie Weetern, For tne information of oar patrons wa wiah to announoa that on Auguet2d, wa will run our annual Niagara Falla ex W. G. Grafton, J. M. Ridlehnber, Chi cago; Lea Hexter, Cleveland; W.

H. Sted man, Boston; C. 8. Weaver, 8. W.

Kendall, Indianapolis; Alex W. Freiburg, Cincinnati; H. B. Dodd, Indianapolis; J. W.

Simon, Conetantiner Jr A. Dungan, R. Patterson, Indianapolis; Eugene Rue yan, Newcastle; O. Bieher, Pique, Geo. W.

Benher, Findlay, Zuan A Smith, Chioago; S. A. Holmes, Dayton. Constable Wa. E.

Floyd raided the Raaenthsl joint on south Vine street Wednesday evening end captured eleven people, four girls aid seven men. Mr. Floyd knocked for admission at tha rear door and was informed by one of the inmates that he could not be aooom-tnudaled as the house waa fulL The fair damsel wee thereupon Informed that the information waa pleasing in the extrema, and entered oaptunng all but oo who eaoaped. Tan war brought up and will be assessed for associating. FIKALB MOBPB1BB RATER.

Aa a teaoher of Volos Culture, Mies MoAliater nee won an enviable, reputa tion, having a welL trained voioe of whioh eh ha perfect control. ouraion, leaving hero about ten o'olock a. m. Far will ba announced in a few day. Watch tha papers.

We are better prepared to handle tbia bueiceee than aver before and persons taking advantage of this aioursion will hsvs sn sis gent trip, O. W. Basses, AT THE SOUTHERN. straw on top of him, and then poured more turpentine on that. When the fire began to blaze, his al-ligatorship suddenly awoke from dreams of icebergs and hoar frosts into what he supposed was the land of perennial summer, where the bad gators go.

Nevertheless, instinct was stronger than intellect, and Old Crusty decided that, even though he waa in hades, be would split for a pond. He splitted, and through the pine woods he went, leaving a long streak of fire. His rapid flight to the pond gave him the appearance of a gorgeous meteor floating away, leaving behind him tall of flame. A minute later (the trail of fire was a mile long) tbe 'gator was rolling over and under in the cooling waters of a cypress pond, but the woods were burning up. The festive darkies, who a minute before were waiting and watching with unfeigned glee to Bee the 'gator burn, were now busy fighting fire.

After a long while they in putting It out, but ten crops of boxes had been destroyed MONDAY, TUESDAY. WEDNESDAY. THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY R.R Rorriaon, Mineral Point; L. C. Wallaok, London, England; J.

G. Thompson, New York; J. E. Mulborgar, Claud Brown, H. Shulte, Cincinnati; A.

T. Lamb, F. D. Shooer, Chaa. L.

Miller, H. C. Sharphiae, Chicago; L. H. Payne, Boston; Hrry Heffner, Elwood; N.

T. Miller, Bluffton; G. G. Smith, J. E.

Me-C ready; F. W. Armstrong, Indianapolis; O. W. Bill, Lima; Morris Eohbart, Anderson; J.

E. Winmhg, Hartford City; P. Drsyer, G. R. Beryhilt, Ft.

Wayne; J. E. McDonalk, Lorain; Fred Burrell, El-mire, N. Y.t E. O.

Bennett, Sandusky, J. M. Dili, Martinsville; James Mo-Kimmey, Kokomo; Robt. Springfield, Springfield, Dave Branegan, Wheel ing, W. J.

H. Conner, Hamilton, O. We will sell Furniture and Carpets at prices lower than any house In the city. Call and examine onr goods and get prices before you buy. It is no tronble to show goods whether you wish to buy or not.

Childrens Day st South Muscle. The Christian Sunday sobool of South Munoie will observe Childrens Day on the first Sunday In June at the Fair Ground. The aohool will meet at tbe ohuroh at 9 oolock a. m. from which plaoe they will go to tha Fair Ground, via tha street oars.

There wilt be children's aarmon in the morning by the pastor, Rev. Page. In the afternoon at 3 o'olock the following program wlll.be rendered: Bong Children Opening PraOT Brother Heath Welcome Address the Children Dr. Hugh A. Cowlne Short Addresses Revs.

Heath, Hardon and Ford Bong School Recitations, Reading. Etc. Oongerville will join ua la tba after- noon, All are weloome. A woman perambulated np Walnut street last evening attracting the attention of the passers by, as sbe was very unsteady on her pine. When she reached Main street she turned west tor a short distance, but changed her mind end started east.

She waa arrested at tba corner of Mein and Mulberry streets by Offioer Turner and taken to jail on an intoxication charge. At headquarters her personal effects, consisting of few oenta in money, fine gold watoh end obain, pair of kid gloves, box of snuff end paper of morphine and a key to room No. 18 in tbe New Southern hotel was taken from her. She fought when being oonveyed to the lock-up. Hsr breath smelled like a distillery.

She registered as Ella -Raymond, of 259 Madison street, Chioago. Sbe stated that aha had some from Anderson. CRAZY MAR RITTER. DrFLANEr 309 SOUTH WALNUT STREET. NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY DEATHS.

Ioe cream will be served baturday evening, June 2d, at the First Presbyterian church by the Young Mens Ciaee of the Sunday School. Prof. A. Hous-eiere, graduate from the Conservatory of Musio, Bruisel, Belgium, will furnish music. d26t2 MUTUUM WE HATE A COMPLETE STOCK.

Designs All ITew. Duke Geo. W. Duka died at bia home near Eaton yesterday morning at 4 oolock. The funeral will ooour Not So Stupid oo Ho Looks Jane You seem to be unhappy, Em- Our Prices Are the Lowest.

Call and Let us Show You Our Stock. Street Car Off. Car No. 7, of tha street railway, jumped the track last night at Celia street nd was not put oo again until 12:30. A wrecking orew waa on the scene of action.

Hsnk Park, the insane man who waa pioked up on tba streets Tuesday morning by Offioer Heffner, ia growing alight ly better. He gives hia home as Cleveland, and aaya that lives over a drug store on the corner of Snruoe and Water streets. No amount of persuasion oan oonvinoe him that he is not in Cleveland. He ia under the care of the phyaioiane. Campbell Cantwell, Emma Yes; I have been deceived in my husband.

When I married him I supposed that it was not my money but myself that he loved. And now yon have found ont that it was not you at all, but only your money he was after. Alas! that is what I know now for a certainty. Well, there is one consolation for yon, and that is that your husband ia not as stupid as he looks. Alex Sweet, in Texas Siftings.

MUNC1E, IND. 608 SOUTH WALNUT STREET, Llnooln League Convention. Tbe National Convention of the League of Republican Clubs will ba held in Denver, Colorado, on June 26tb. Arrangements have been made for speolal train tor the Indiana delegation leaving Indianapolis, Friday, June 22d at 1 o'olook p. and to run through without ohange, arriving at Denver on Sunday morning, Jane 24th.

The train will oonaisj of Palace sleep-ing oars, reolinlng oheir oare end a din log oar. Tha very low rate of 824.75 tor the round trip from Indianapolis to Denver and return, with a corresponding rate from any point in the State has been secured. PartioHars aa to the time of starting, eteeping oar accommodations, et oao be bed by writing to K. EL Mansfield, Secretary, Indianapolis OLD SOLDIER GOES LAME. Boilology.

Prof. Masters is well up in boilulogy. It is due to his knowledge oft he habits end peculiarities of the boil that a bud-dirg bunch of misery on one mans nose i being inauoed to retire from view, Masters advised him to apply alcohol externally. NEW POTATOES! NEW PEASI Tennessee Strawberries' 3 AT The patrol waa oalled to the depot yesterday afternoon where Samuel T. Psttron, an inmate of the Soldiers Home, Marion, was found dead drunk He wee carried to the wagon and laid on the floor and consigned to jail.

Offioer Ball made the arrest. $100 Reward, $100. Weather oold ai usual. PROVOCATION CHARGE J. W.

Garner, Dentist, Patterson BITl A Life Inturtnce Police- John Maloney was arrested yeeterday by Offioer Benbow for provoke. His trial will ooour this aftersoon. The renders of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able tocure in all its stages and that Is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure Is the only positive, cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires a constitutional treatment.

Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, acting directly upon the hlnod and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature In doing Its The proprietors have so much faith In Its curative powers, they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that It fails to cure. Bend for list of Testimonials. Address. F. J.

CHENEY A Toledo, O. fWSold by Druggists, The. -Attend the ice cream festival at the First Presbyterian churoh Saturday evening, June 2d. d26t2 CTTHE LARPH BLOCK GROCERY 117 WEST JACKSONIST. TELEPHONE 59.

GEO. KOERNER SUPPOSED BURGLARS. Last evening Link Hell discovered two uspieious characters on East Adtms street in front of Pettys residence, between Jefferson and Mulberry streets. When Mr. Hell looked nt them they started to run around a building on tha lok He celled the polios, but before they arrived the men eaoaped.

Dr. Price1 Cream Baking Powder Cleanliness A LtttU Dtrliog'i Dlwovfirj. Professor Some of the grandest inventions of the age have been the result of accidental discoveries. Young Lady I can readily believe ik Why, I made an important -discovery myself, and it was the purest accident, too. I should like to hear it.

Why, I found that by keeping a bottle of ink handy, a fountain pen can be used just the same as any other pen--without any of the bother and mass of filling it. N. Y. Weekly. Ladies Shirt Waist Seta at Harriott's Jewelry Store, 222 Walnnt 8k dlltf 18 NEXT TO Every man ought to have one, but long step towards that la the possession of Alloocks Poaoca Plasters.

It is oertaln that they prolong life, by relief ing the strain that Oomes from our oon tinued Buffering. Menr a man can indura a sharp die ease batter than ha can tha wear and tsar of paioe, little In themselves, yet oonstant In their strain upon tha system, A weak back, stiffoeea of tha joints, soreness of the mueolee, seem to many unworthy of special notice. Yat they dp not little to eihauat the powers of physical enduranoe. Alloocx's Porous Plasters relieve them at onoe, and no wise man will fail to naa them on the first sign of pain. It is very smell premium that be has to pay.

BmANDetTH'e Pills will cure indigee tion. Godliness. Home Seeders I BILL COLLIES OCT. Bill Collins waa oat on high lonesome again laat night and waa looking tor policeman aa wanted to be run in. None of the offioer oonld be found in time and Bill wandered forth into the stilly night.

EXCURSIONS cl VIA BIG FOUR ROUTE A PICKLED AUTOGRAPH. The Modara Inquisition. Sufferer I had a horrible time at the dentist's to-day. Sympathizing Friend Did hurt you? Sufferer Ilurt? After he got my mouth filled with rubber he soaked me with all the jokes in last weeks funny papers, which I had been reading in bis reception-room while waiting my turn Hallo. TUESDAY, JUNE 5th, How Mr.

Tiffin Holland Fata Him elf on Record. To point in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, North and South Carolina, Louisiana, Mimiesippi, Kentucky (South of Louisville and Lexington), Virginia; to points on C. O. Ry, Valin Branch B. O.

Rj, and points on Ry. TO properly clean a room you must replace that old smoked wall paper with some of NICKEYS BRIGHT NEW PATTERNS. Pa-per costs so little that even these hard times need not discourage you. Get Our price for papering your room and yon will see how absurd it is to think of putting off papering until next year. Paper is now cheaper and better than it ever was or ever will be.

Don't wait. Come There is a greet big pickle on the register et the Kirby house. That ia the neat method by which Tiffin Holland, who represents an Indianapolis piokle house, advertise hi business. The piokle is a neatly lithographed one and looks like the real thing when seen from a short diatanoe. FARE.

A Serious Condition. Banka What did her father say, when yon told him that you wanted to marry hia daughter? Rivera Well, he didnt absolutely refuse, but he imposed a very serious condition. Banka What was it? Rivera He said he would see me hanged first Brooklyn Life. Tickets good twenty (20) day from date of sale. 8top-over privileges allowed south of Ohio River.

Excursion to Elwood Sunday, June 3 On aooouot of the bell game at El wood Sunday, June 3d, between the Munoie end Elwood teems, tbe L. E. W. will run a grand excursion to Elwood leaving Munoie at 10 oolook a. m.

and returning leave Elwood 6 p. arriving home 7 p. m. Tba fare for tha round trip will be only 75c. Good going on speolal train only and returning same vening.

This promisee to be one of the strongest oon tested games of the lesson and ea tbe exounion is to be personally eonduoted by me ell ere assured of hav ing an enjoyable trip. Besides the- ball game Elwood baa numerous attraction, tba prinoipal on blng the large tin plate work which ia said to the largest of the kind in the gaa belt and can ba visited on that day by those who desire to eee Ik G. W. Barb as, O.P.A&A Bus Ball Weather. The weather today will be warmer and fair according to the weather olerk.

For fall information oall on Agent BIO FOUR ROUTE K. O. MoOobmiok, D. B. Martin, Pass.

Traffic Mgr. Gent P. T. Agk at once to The Perverted Ckneeeeua Bertie Van Stay Isnt that an alarm clock going off In tha hall? May Wheat-Yes. Bertie Van 8tay Who on earth in yonr family rises at midnight? May Wheat Papa does, if I havent gone to bed then.

Puck, Beat the Royertona. The Famous Leons ball team went down to Royerton and cleaned out that towns nine by a eoor of 18 to 5, Deco ration day. pnafsy druq DOCTOR RA.BUNOH, MAIN tor Over Hftj Tear Has. WnMLOW floonmta Btbuf baa ben used for chi Id re teething. It aoothee the Hoods Sarsaparilla la absolutely unequalled at a blood purifier and strength eniog medicine It is the ideal spring medicine, Try ik 8 child, coftcaa the nma, allays all pain, cure wind ootlc, and Is the beet remedy for Dla QFFIOE PARLORS, Turner BlU.

Mungle, Ind GCT Try the News Want Column Or. Price's Cream baking Powder Wntfs IWW HlgRist as Dtp! ima. those. Tweaty-treoeaW a bottle..

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