The Daily Republican from Rushville, Indiana • Page 1

WEATHER Generally fair tonight and Tuesday. 1The Newspaper Everybody in Rush County will Eventually Vol. 12. No. 193 State Librarian Rushvllle, Indiana, Monday Evening.

October 25. 19i5. Single Copies, 2 Cents. Fall Festival and Horse Show Will Get Under Way Tuesday With Parade of Horses at I p. m.

FREE ATTRACTIONS START First One Will be an Airship Flight at Four 0 clock at Night. Tuesday's Program. 1:00 p. m. Parade of Horses, 1 p.

m. Show of 1 and 2. 4:00 m. Free Attraction Air-hip. Firework- and p.

m. Hand Concert. Wednesday's Program. 9:30 a. ol Three.

11:30 a. m. Free Attraction, Airship, 3:00 p. m. Indu-tiial Parade, 4:00 A'traction, Airship.

A p. ni. Hand Concert and Fireworks. The final touches were being put on today for the opening of the fall ie-tival and horse show tomorrow. I he program will in- officially opened Tuesday afternoon at one with the parade of horse- entered in the show.

Conee-sions began to arrive today by the car loads and preparations wore being made for the free attraction-. which will begin tomorrow. The lirst free attraction on the ar.mi will he an airship flight at four in the afternoon. At night a program of fireworks will lie given at the ba-cball park at seven-thirty o'clock. The -ecretary of tlie u-e show was swamped today receiving en tries lor the hor-e show, indications were that the entry list would lie bigger than it ever was.

Horses are coming in from several stales and the competition will he better and as a re-ult make the show heiter than it has been for years. With the weather man agreeable, it i- believed that the fall festival and horse show will have the most auspicious start it ever had. The weather indications today were for fair and continued warm weather. All Ru-hville i- hopeful that the weather man will not he unkind and that he will see to if that the celebration is favored with decent weather was disagreeable. The automobile show is assuming unexpected proportions.

Several more spaces were sold this morning and earlv indications that the place would lie fud of cars. The automobile section of the Indianapolis Sunday Star had an extended story about the show lierc. commenting on the fact that it was first city in Indiana outside of Indianapolis that ever attempted ni.yt hing of he sort. Some disappointment felt today by those iti charm when a mes- -ago was received from II. Serko- wich -caret a ry of the Trade Expansion (Tab of Cinoinnat Hhambei of ommerce, saying that he was unable to get a very large crowd to vil-it Rushville tomorrow' ind that the special train had to he abandoned Thirty membci of the club will arrive on lie regular C.

II. D. train at 10:51 o'clock according to the telegram. No mention we- made of Weber's band and it i- presumed that it will not come. tTp until thi- time the Cincinnati boo ter- had.

given positive assurance- that would be here on a special train and would he accompanied hv the hand. Continued on 5. Orville Utsler of near Milroy, ar rested last week a serious charge preferred by llarry Daws in of neni Glenwood, and held under bond in the sum of 1 000 was ordered on his own recognizance by Judge Sparks Saturday afternoon. Dawson who filed the affidavit again-t I h-le. is the of the girl involved.

It is understood that the 1 t-ler father is willing to take the child and rear it providing his son i- released from the charge. FREO DIES One Time Resident of Rushville Expires of Tumor of Brain After Five Months' illness. BURIAL TO BE HELD HERE Fred McCloud, 35 year- old, a lor- mer resident of this eitv, and son- in-law of James Kratzer, died Saturday evening at five at In- home Indianapolis, following a five month's illness from tumor of the brain. Mr. McCloud underwent an operation but it was to no avail.

For a number of years Mr. McCloud was auditor of the Indianapolis and inchinati traction company and during his residence in this city made many friends. He is survived by his widow and one child, ut li. 1 he funeral vices will he conducted tomorrow morning at the late residence, 1 124 Hast Thirty-fifth Indianapolis and remains will he hr night here for burial, arriving on 1:42 (-ar. Brief service- will held at the Chapel in Hill carnet erv.

Settlement For Public Improvements Must be Paid at Same Time as Other Taxes. MADE WITH CUV TREASURER Many Residents Are Paying For Sewerage and Other Improvements Under. That Statute. Mrs. Jacob Whissing Has Remarkable Escape When Hit and Held Down by Heavy Machine.

CONFUSED AT CROSSING Mrs. Jacob Whissing of Walker township, escaped uninjured except for a few bruises, when she was run over by the automobile owned by Sylvested Kirkpatrick at the in- bv Sylvester Kirkpatrick at the intersection of Main and Eir-t street late Saturday afternoon. The i- ehine was driven by Mrs. Kirkpatrick. She was turning from Main street we-t iato First -treet and Mrs.

Whi-sing was crossing the street. Shi' saw the machine and became confuse 1. walking directly in front of it. She was knocked to tin pavement and the front wheels on tee machine stopped directly on her. The chine was lifted from her and she got up laughing.

COMMITTEES TO MEET. A meeting of the finalise com- mi of the hor-e -how and fall festival will he held at Ha- Rigg oflwe tonight at 8 Members of other com- mittees are urged to be present to see if all arrangements have been completed. Settlement- for public improvements that are payable under provisions ot the Barrett law are being made with J. H. Medi, city treasurer.

The pay merits fall due the as taxes and tin fall ile ment must be made on or before next Monday, the first day oi November. In some cities the city treasurer sends out statements to householders paying improvements under the Barrett law, but it i- not by and that practice has never been followed here. I er, any who fails to pay his Barrett law assessment within the required time will be allowed until December 1 before being placed on the delinquent li-i. But all payments overdue will have to lie accompanied by a ten cent penalty, aeording the law. There are many residents oi Rushville who are paying for street or sewerage improvement under the Barrel! ihh Most ot Die aecount however, are for improvement ot streets and have been opened during the lour years-.

The law pro 'ides that it the -ettiements are not made at the required date the treasurer i- empowered to levy upon property thus improved the same as in the case of delinquent taxes. No property in this city has ever been sold to satisfy such a lenient ii lid. The Barret law provides that one tent ol 1 hdal amount ot im provenid cost shall he paid qpch year and the interest is paid at the second settlement. Some of the installments the principal become due in the spring and others in the fall, depending upon time when the work was received bv the eitv. installment plan means a vast amount ot work for the as a separate -el of books i- kept for such am unit flic lands that are turned directly over to the holder of the bonds and the coupons are given to the treasurer a- receipt- Several years ago the accounts ir some cities Indiana became badly tangled as the received under the law was confused with the account-.

Several lost considerable, but here the account- have always been separate and no confu- -hm has resulted. Most of the Barrett law bonds here have been sold by the contractors and the monev i- paid over to Die holders. The treasurer nets in the capacity oi agent for the various property owner- and receives no additional pensa tioi Some of the settlements have been made and the balance ill lie paid before the of next week, it i- -f a ted. Little tronfile is in collecting the installments as due as the residents arc a that tiie property may he levied on With the county taxes falling due on November 2 the taxpayer- will be hard hit the fir-t of next month. The rush at i Iro county office has continued today' and hundreds of dollar- have been received.

A baby boy weighing nine pounds was born to the wife of Howard Fw- bank Saturday afternoon. If lias i been named Howard Fnrrer Ewbank. Carthage and Glenwood Nominate Citizens' Ticket For Balloting Tuesday of Next Week. BUNGLING OF THE STATUTE Attorney General First Said Election Should Take Place Under 1909 His Mind. Glfcnwood and Carthage, the two iiieorp.n ated towns in Rush county, an to liohl elections 1 esci ay ot next week, November 2.

there is only one ticket in each town -o that not much of a contest 1 expected. In each piace a ticket has been nominated and the citizens will make it unanunou-. I ie 1 allowing tiekel vv.t, at a meeting ot Glenwood citizins one evening last in Lewai1-'- garage tor tru-tce- oi three lo -erve tour years. Sain Turner, Bert Timhcnnau and Clarence Harr; for treasurer and clerk, Krank stamm; tor marshal, Monroe I here was some di-posilioii in Glenwood to have two ticket- in held on the part ot those ho did not hear of the meeting held to nominale the tiekel, hut there i- not anv probability of another being put out. The ieket nominated for he r- thagc election i- as clerk, J.

Arthur Limebaek; Jasper Da i risii councilman second ward. erne Blummer; councilman th rd ward P. .1 Sattler: councilman fifth ward. Geo Hinxhaw. The eouneilmen arc elected tor four years, three every two years.

I here wa- some doubt about ihe elections in the incorporated the -fate this year due to a bungling the law by the li-t legi-la- ture. when an attempt wa- made to amend it. attorney venerai recently gave oat an official opinion that the elections should held under the law of 1909, whicn legislature of pi 1 5 -ought a ml hen, how er. general has said unofficially that there might some doubt about an election because of faul'v am nuti! passed last January llowe ci. ('aritinge and Glenw 1 are going a head with their elections ami will trust to luck.

Tin last legislature attempted to pas- a law whereby -mac of the c- in towns where a 11 tho officer- went out of office at same time would remain in office for two years longer. This was attempted -o that there would always be two or more after each ion. The act of 1999 use- I term of i-tees and the last legislature attempted to rrmend the act by changing the term of number Tn amending the law i 1999 the la-t legi-laturc enacted a which makes no provision for bolding an election Evidently act was intended to provide an election but omission make- it nuil oid. BOUGHT STEAM ROLLER Before county eommis-ioners adjourned Saturday afternoon the steam road roller was purchased from the Huber Manufacturing company. road roller was purchased from Huber Manufacturing company.

The road roller eo-l the county $2,495 and water tank $115. Only one other bid was received that being from Brot hers. The boys of the Jackson school will gladly gather up any rags, paper or iron if the principal i- notified. Odd Fellows Band Will Not Attempt Entertainment Series. it was announced today that Odd Fellows band had cancelled the entertainment course, the fir-t number ot which was to have been given tonight.

Tiie eour-e had to be cancelled because of the inability' to get a suitable place. The auditorium of he Graham Annex school building could not rented because a had to be paid and the school board had no authority to pay such tax. One Letter is Exchanged and Miss Elizabeth Lawton and Will Floyd Get Married. HAPPENED SATURDAY NIGHT A courtship of -even hours and twenty' minutes, to be exact. culminated in the marrjage in Jeffersonville, Saturday night -even ot Mi-- Elizabeth Lawton of Jetfer-onville and William Floyd of tin- city.

Mr. obtained a divorce in the circuit court here a few weeks ago. lie became acquainted with Miss Lawton by mail through a local friend and morning journeyed to Jeffersonville, arriving at 11:49 o'clock. marriage ceremony over, Mr. and Mrs.

Floyd returned tin- city Sunday. One letter each was exchanged between the bride and bridegroom before met. Mrs. AA ill Moore, sister of Mr. Floyd, gave a wedding supper to a large crowd ot relative- ami friends last night.

Miss Ruth Bartine of oimer-vilic and Miss Dollie Tucker of We-tport were the only ones i rum out i ho oil v. USHVILLE BOY James Scanlon, Who Formerly Lived Here, Attacked While Umpiring Game in Indianapolis RACE RIOT BARELY AVERTED Fire Destroys Barn of Famous Organization of Culver Military Academy This Morning. LOSS CAN BE ESTIMATED By United Press.) Culver. Dot. fa- nioiis Culver militare Blaek Hor-c troop vvas nraetieally wipcd out bere today sixpv- three trained animai- were burned.

1 he Black llor-e troop e-cort ot A pre-ulcn! Marshall at firn inaugurai eeremonie- Washington. he sixty-throe lior-e- eompr'sed all bui three or tour of eavalry troops whieh ha- for year- ha- had a country-wide reputation. The hor-e- died in fheir stali-. The -tarted at 12:15 a. iceli minute- after troop- had roturned troni a ero-- country mnn- ouver.

Boeau-e of fhi- it i- believed lire wa- noi incendia ry bui sili ted troni a thrown match. I In horses were ni-urml al $20,000. barn at $2.000 bnt heeause hor-e- onlv he rcplaeM year- of seleetion and traming loss fan noi estimated. Two Colored Players Strike Him After he Gave Decision Distasteful to Them A former Rushville hoy was tiie storm center ol a mob i i Indianapolis at the Federal ha-ebail park Sunday two eol ired player- attacked him during the game between jlie colored A. B.

team and Ownie lub, big league players. James Scanlon, who u-ed to play hull the hack lot- around here and who will remembered bv many people, was umpiring the game. j- a umpire now, having worked in a west ni league all la-t sea-on. A race riot was narrowly averted when Scanlon wa- attacked bv a couple of colored players alter he had given i decision at The Indianapolis Star tin- morning had the folio" ing account of the trouble. Spectator- ru-hed to the field and it required the combined fforts of a dozen policemen and -ix detectives quell di-turbanee.

Clubs "tie wielded la iore the incensed Ian- were finally driven from the diamond. I hen the game nroceeded. LI wood DcMo--, ba-eman, and O-car harle-fon, fielder 0,1 were arre-tod. with a-sault and battery. I hey obtained their ndea-e in time to depart in afternoon for Havana, Cuba.

I he trouble arose in the fifth in- uing with the at hat. Bu-h was on tir-t ha-e and ior in an aitemjit to steal. a play at second, hut if a that Bush had reached the bag ami mpire ruled him -ate. ran at the arbitrator and. her pushing him.

sf ruek it hi- face hi- ti-i. Scanlon Imp did iio! -trike tin- colored phiver. Running in center field, full tilt. harh i- aih'ged have struck Scanlon in face. The umpire wa- knocked to the grt and, -offering a -ev ga-fi the left -ide hi face where leston hit him.

Players ot both clubs ran -top the iroub and the field soon was swarming with white and Ians. With theii small policeman finally managed to di per-e crowd before further age had been After the initial i-h were several fight- the and lialt- (piieklv. Scanlon was able to re- "Uine hi- after the field was cleared. About spectators were in the stands. Alter he had -truck umpire.

harle-ion kept on running, and a few moment- later in the I he police had trouble finding him. but length he was under with and hu-tled away to tlie City Pri-on. The of the A. B. made get Charleston and DeMo-- released bond that they might accompany the team on its way to as the 1 of two players would have I a handicap to the aggregation.

Clark A Caldwell today a fi rank lin rond-tor to he delivered to Ora Lower and a car load of Saxon- for their exhibit to be made in connection with the fall festival and horse show..