The Daily Reporter from Greenfield, Indiana • Page 1

a 1 REENMEJLJD DAILY EEFORTEB YOIXMK XXXI. II. GliEKXFIKLl). TUESDAY, MAUCir 30, 1920. PRICE TVO TEXT OF LOCAL INTEREST ARE UP AND DOING i'l DELAY OBJECTIONS lilhiS QliiTS TO innnrn niiTrn The Sunshine Circle will meet at the home of Katie Custer, on North street, Thursday afternoon.

The DAMAGE SUIT III NORTH HANCOCK i 1. 1 PP 1 i ii hobii-ss requests everyone to come diescd in a freakish outlit, as Thurs-! nin PtS 0f COHOHD day is all Fools Day. I Vernon Township Farmers Organize Petitions of City of Greenfield and IfiX LBTSL. the Telephone Company Before THE FARMERS The Helping Hand Society, of the church will meet Wednesday and Elect Officers for Year at McCordsville. Commission Tomorrow.

SI 5.750 afternoon at 2 o'clock with Mrs. J. 11. Huffman on East South street. A full is dewircd.

THE WARNING ISSUED THE TAX PAYERS BY COUNTY ASSESSOR PRESIDENT OF COUNTY ASSOCIATION TO MAKE RACE FOR LEGISLATURE. Farmers in the vicinity of McCordsville and the west half of Vernon Township, met on last Thursday and Monday evenings and organized FIRST TRIAL HERE RESULTED IN DISAGREEMENT OF JURY LAST NOVEMTER Miss Beatrice Gant, of Indianapolis, lis the guest of Mrs. Nora Zimmerman and other relatives here. 1 mo McLordsville ernon Farm- Miss Myrtle Andrick, spent Monday' eis' Association as a part of the Ilan-jin Indianapolis, with friends. cock County Farmers' Association.

Assessors are Requested by Their Oaths to Assess Property at it's True Cash Value. Meeting in This City Saturday Is of Special Interest to the Members In This County. Attorneys and Principals Come to Agreement in Suit Over Death of Harry Lindsay Mrs. John Wilis, of near Westland, is visiting Robert Brooks and famiiy, Klection of Oineers was held which resulted in the following named men being chosen: President, Shady Wil- today. ison; Vice- president.

Tarks Crossley; E. A. Parish, county assessor, said today that there is sor.io misundar A big Greenfield people are vitally interested in hearings to be heard in this city tomorow by the Indiana Pubiie Service Commiss'on. At 10 o'clock the commission will hear the petition of the city of Greenfield to increase the rates for water service and at 2 o'clock the petition of the Greenfield Telephone to increase rates. The object of the commission holding those hearings in Greenfield is that people may have the opportunity of appearing before the commission without the trouble and expense of a trip to Indianapolis.

The members of the commission are anxious that there bo a good representation of the con-, sumers present tomorrow and that expression be made as the people feel about the proposed increases after the need is stated by tho corporations. The hearing will be in the farmers' room of the court house. I uamage suit was matters of Ha: rock of Fata mised without trial Monday in tin about the supplementary shifts which are l'f. iuir.il to lie filled by ceitain property owners. Thes.

i si. eels be promptly returned in tbeir jvirular ii'il WHS in mrc wnen the attorneys l-o If 1... in eel mi: id minis u. inisay The executive committee of the J. W.

Thomas, tub. rculosis association ill be at tiio Tho evening meeting was Hi'iarv Wednesday afternoon. The C. S. Masterson.

County and treasurers reports will whn the Principal talk be given Everyone is invited. Riven on Monday evening came from IT. C. Reid of rendleton. Other men -Mrs.

H. H. Claikson, who is sick at 1 who were present from the county Zaiu-sville, Ohio, is improving. 'ami offered short talks were Elwood 1 v1'! ProfaWv raeM uaior, against the icinnati. Imi- i as ef Mr.

Morris a it lent ef i lanapons Western Railroad agreed to a finding. John B. Hinch-man. Charles Tindall and Omer S. Jackson represented the plaintiff.

The suit came from the fatal railroad crossing accident at Carrollfon more than the resolutions ma.te, iaaiea "entimor.t ti fnrniers of ion tl-e so Mo.lifie.l iMNtoti ex-county president: Ernest Snider is reorganizing Warrum. Co. secretary; T. A. Seaman Piano pupils tor the vioo president; Claud Poor She has an excellent from BhlG River 1Iaslor friV 10 7'ians tor a county Mis.

Gas her ciass of term. irni j.j.,,. ola: n- (ho assessor. The law is very explicit en the matter as it is also in r'lercino to the domestic corporat ion shifts. There is a heavy fine lor la.liro to do cither.

The township assessors are roquest- by law to make a full assesment of personal property or a reasonable cash value. The following is the statement of the state Tax T.oard: Some misappn honsion lias ariseti ana invstneu slow- is to he 1 oM Vo tho metils for a rour.ty j.oo of -v' ago when Harry Lindsay, of Morristown, was killed. The ease was onsisting of about fifty pupils. GrrPn Twp. Chas.

F. Carlton, president eoi eni; nnn hp unitdl baelvin cMuaer uas neen teaching tor SOCiation and County Agent Cromer. ears, ana nas been very o.ntest for 1:0 in ooitrty. tried last fall in the Hancock circuit court, but resulted in a hung jury, seven for the plaintiff and five for the THE RILEY More than a score of men Jiecame members in the meeting and an active tnto. that his reason Mr.

rosicnin president was his ueieimaiu, so it is rememberoii A A li. m. Diamond in "An Honest Man." race for neprosntative from compromise was in the sum of Lames and gentlemen, meet Bennv of; lv 111 Persons wanting gardens plowed win 1)0 made wllich call on Jacob Kingery. 109 Fouith ovcry farmor in 1hp wt half of Ve-- street. Adv.

i non Township an opportunity to affi- jlinte with the Association. The tern- POK SALE A child's high chair. tory has been blocked into small soe- Paonc Blue. pd tions and teams secured to make an Fartners' Asoo-a- the road tonight, no tramn wn no for' non-part is-an in ov res- DEATH OF OLD RESIDENT in; ii. hi uitamiiai ion nieii i tmo i i a true ait'l nect lior.ee it wonia not i.

I i l.l'IIH' II tramp fears as they fear cleanliness. welfare of the association for WAN for Rather Benny was a vagabond, idling ,0 b.l.l th.e office of pros'- down lifes road yielding to the lurt 1 ''0rt- which was aecente.17 the hoar.l eleete.l Afr hat may be beyond the next hill. He the present t'o active Every Farm Campaign. Thursday evening, April loth, is the date which has been set for the next meet- TED A middle agedd woman house keeper and company. Mrs.

Mary Crider, Who Had Lived for Many Years Near Here. Wine phone Clara Gibson. Phone knew slight of hand and that direct Rural A. 2013 I i a r.ttie over a year ago the Tndia- ed him in the path he went. Benny had some experiences that you are sure to enjoy and remember.

Wm. Desmond plays Benny. fill the president's office the portion of the year. Mr. T.

A. Seamen was then elected to the office -f Yjop President. The subject of pooling the sale the 120 wool clip in the rennty was c. n-sidere-1 and arrangements we-o sta-tel Tiie Helping Hand SocJe'y will have I na Federation of Rarmers' Associa-their annual Easter Market. was organized.

Since then Adv. prs associations in eighty-three coun- in regard to use of the supple-nnntal lists of household poods and farm implements on the fourth pa go of the personal property scheddr.le All assessing officers are instructed that these lists are intended to assist the payers and the assessing officers to arrive at the value of classes of property that previously have been much neglect- espociai: in values have brim considerable llerrteforo in many sections of the State separate supplemental lists on cauls have beep used, but there has en r.o uniformity in same. It is provided this year that all shall deal with the subject alike to the end that there shall be equality of assessment with minimum of error. that these items in the supplementary lists shall us( as a means to mi em, -nil that those of property shall be ri turned as all other classes of property at their true cash value. Also a splendid comedy.

Ask vour dealer for Riley Theatre tickets. Adv. fnr pool. Last season tti i price received hy the farmer was a dvane- I ei from -10 nnil cents to e.n cents and eir.ro per to the poo'Jrrrr effect in certain sections of the cemfy. I'a.

a ties have affiliated with it and tho The Indiana University Glee Club others are expected to. The second Will be at the Bradley M. E. Church year begins with a membership of 5 a. Friday evening April 2, Admission 2Z nOO and the spring membership drive cents.

Adv. 30t4 is expected to increase the total to 75.000. If the membership growth e.iss He.en Keed. of Greenfield, was; contimio the rate 10Q MQ MsnlLg at her home Men Sunday wiU 1e mombcrs hy the tim -Airs. Charles Pratt and daughter arinaT convention is held in Nov.

Mrs. Mary Crider, one of the county's oldest ladies, died Monday at the home of her son, George W. Crider, east of this city, following a long illness. Mrs. Crider was SS years old and the widow of Peter Crider.

She had lived nearly all her life here and was widely known as "Aunt and of late years as "Grandma Crider." Surviving her are four children, George and Lafayette Crider, Mrs. J. J. Trees and Mrs. L.

J. Trees. The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock, conducted by the Rev. John Heim, with burial in Caldwell cemetery, in charge of F. R.

Lynaru. I ionaii asstK ianon win appoint ot'e Tonight brings John Barrymore in tbe county the one of his standard plays "On in April at which tine with special added attractions, tCwoof' Hall Room Boys Comedy, and Bray v. XiIo Sil1crs Pictograph tomorrow elonroe Salis-! ard iracans. representing a Committe bury in the "Sandow Trail." from the rvmty Pwine Prrf-VrS "Oh. east is oast nnd i Nation, presented the sub.

loot of hohl- of Newcastle, have been visit ii Mr. and Mrs. Ed Curtis, of South I Fcar was expressed in some ir trrL 'ns- a general farm products and i shew in the eonntv diirimr t' and never the twain shall meet." ive stock State street. Iters, when organization was suggestel I in Indiana, that the association wonli Ed Curtis has returned home fromjb0 patterned after the Liug Hospital, where he under League with all the evils of the Dako-wt nt on operation for appendicitis, jta program. They have asked nott-He is improving.

raioni an(j nave taken no That oft quoted phrase of Rudyard which met with favor with he farmers' It is thought that th.e-e Kipling may or may not be true, but assoclaiton is no other sincle nroiect which win Assessing officers are quired to take an oath that they will assess all propeity at its true cash value and tlw responsibility of this work muM be theirs. If the assessor agrees with the tax payer r.nd he is informed of the facts and knows the amount agreed upon to be the true cash value then he may use discretion, as the lists were prepared and intended to aid him and the taxpayer, but the responsibility of the assessor cannot be waived under his oath, fls it only permits such discretion as will enable him to ascertain the farts should be known in order to make correct returns. west and south meet on common ground in "Sundown Trail," a new six-reel production starring Monroe Salisbury. Salisbury is seen as "Quiet" Southern aristocrat, who finally finds himself in "Spanish Bar," the wildest, wooliest mining camp of "the west i boost the county more than a general products show. A committee of three, epreserted by Roy TTasler from Green: TTarry Phelhy from and Walter Fink from r.nek Creek was named to consider plans for the time, place and financial backing for scheduling a show in Hancock county.

The five acre corn growing contest TO THE REFORMATORY Two Young Men Offer Pleas of Guilty to Grand Larceny. On pleas of guilty to grand larceny in the circuit court Ralph Vanduyne and Artie Perry were sentenced to the Indiana Reformatory to indeterminate that could not be supported by th? reople as a whole. The farmer has felt that he was discriminated against because he represented the only business that had no voice in the selling price of its products? A farmer sells hogs at th? market price. If he sell at a loss that I in the county was I favorable attention. 'onsidei'o and riven The s-am ef twentv- Miss Helen Ridgeway, Frank Harvey and Don Bridges, of Moreland were week-end guests of Miss Beatrice Bockner at her home on Route 3.

Mr. and Mrs. William E. Parker, oi Indianapolis, spent Sunday the guests of Mr. and Mrs.

Emery Pratt. The Ladies Society of the Presby terian church will meet with Mrs Todd on south Mechanic Wed nesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. A good attendance is desired as this is the time for the annual dues. Salisburv diseovers that southern has no recourse. Meanwhile he is ad courtesy is not as desirable aroun, Z'LTrZ of from one to fourteen years, fined $25 and disfranchised for a pe vised to raise more hogs.

One of the aims of the asociation is to stabilize the village as a quick draw- with a The contest is a part ef the state contest which is advanced annually and is riod of two years. gun. How "Quiet" Carter bests the frock-coated bully of the camp and saves designed to stimulate interest in the raising of more and letter corn. Thirty WHY CHICKS DIE IN THE SHELL mon rnt.imi iVli5 nnni net ii tn nnt'ntv prices rather than control or fix them. Tt believes that the farmer has a right to a fair profit for his labor and the products Gf nis farm.

rr i rl li lover, i i 11C num a idle worse nst season and nine finished. of than death, provides the vital dram-; the nine wen medals from the state atic situations of the storv i corn growers association. All men ho One Indiana farmer has just taken off a hatch of only a few over 500 Mr. and Mrs. Osbert Sumner, of have good chances for "xerpTtenni yields chicks from some 3,000 eggs set.

He should into this oontest this season, is discouraged. The eggs were fer- A vehement protest as made by tilef yet most of the died in the mombors of tho smnst hf so- ..1 Indianapolis, visited the Misses Baldwin Sunday in this city. uu-er, spent me clay in Indianapolis. called Modified Ralston Bill which lias John Wallace, a former cotdw introduced in Confess. The bill This man should cheer up and come CRYING FOR RELIEF Street and Alleys of This City Becoming Burdened.

The streets md alleys of this city are crying nut for relief from the piles; of rubbish that are choking them. It will ho remembered that Greenfield had no clean tip day last year because of the Inability of obtaining a dumping ground for the refuse. The same condition prevails this spring, so it was stated today the mayor's office, but efforts are being made to find a rvay. The matter has been given over tho women of the town for assistance and there are hopes that something will be done soon. Miss Hallie Coffman entertained at dinner Sunday evening, Mrs.

Isaac Talbert and daughters, Misses Evrk, received word from tho i provides for a federal tax of one per cent and discuss these problems with the leieivea wora nom the official board i ,0,1 of mw tw. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Leopold enter tained at dinner Sunday a number oi friends and relatives from Indiana polis. It was given in honor of the christening of their grandson, John Edward O'Brien.

Miss Fay McClamon, of 'Eden has accepted a position in the milinerj store of Mds. Geo. P. Justus. Mr.

and Mrs. Pearl Wilson of Mt Comfort returned home Sunday after a week's visit with friends and rela Purdue University poultryman at the Henrietta and Louise, of Moristowrs that his applicaton for vocatonai and dollars and also a lowering of the training has been accepted. He was federal tax upon nil producing enter-wounded in action While servinc on I nrNes. A resolution against the bill uonaia biunenana, or Aiornstown ana Miss Mary Rose Quigley. tho front was made and passed as follows uu kuiug in France.

big County Poultry round-up being arranged by County Agent M. E. Cromer, to be held in the Court House in Greenfield, Friday, April 9th, at 2:00 p.m. All poultry men and women in the county are invited to this meeting. Detective Neal, of Anderson, was here on business today with Sheriff Mulvihilll.

Mrs. James Daily and grandson, Ralph Colclazier, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ora Daily in Mrs. Charles C.

Orr, has gone to Uvea in this city. Chicago, where she will be at home in Riverdale. Resolved: That the Hancock County Farmers' Association protests against the Modi-ified Ralston Bill providing for a federal tax of one per cent, on all land holdings of over ten thousand dollars and aso lowering the federal tax upon producing enterprises accordingly and it is also the desire of this Association that the Indiana Federation of Farmers" Associations take action looking to the defeat of said Modified Ralston Bill. Mrs. Samuel Stephens and child ren of Indiananolis.

snpnt Snnoir I want young rabbits and will a good price for them till Friday evening. North State street Poultry House. Max Smulyan. Phones 56 and 5S3 Black. Adv.

visiting Mrs. EInora Stephens and Mrs. II. IT. Hamilton, spent the day in Indianapolis.

Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Tmtlor.

went to Carthage where they attended the funeral of Mrs. Mi.Iim Young this afternoon. daughter, Selma. Rex Sexson, Auctioneer. Public Sale MEETING POSTPONED.

Get a nice ham bone for your beans or greens, Wednesday, 25c. each. II. B. Bolt.

Adv. 30t2 Miss Josephine Clayton, of Indianapolis, is spending tlie week with he grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Clay ton. Mr.

and Mrs. R. Brass, and her mother, Mrs. B. D.

Binford, spent Monday in Indianapolis. Mrs. MeGuire spent the day visiting her son, Fred Duncan, and family in Cumberland. Call phone 56 and get my prices for poultry before you sell. Max The undersigned will sell at public The meeting of the Bridge Cotiere auction at his residence, 315 West Born to Mr.

and Mrs. Elmer Richey, of Route 4, a baby boy who will answer to the name of Harold Paul, Rich-wer to the name of Harold Taul Richey. Charles Fink and family, of Routjl spent sunaay visiting Chesteen Griffith and wife, on West Main street Mrs. J. V.

Dunn is quite sick at the home of her daughter, Mrs. James Allen on East street Pee Mrs. Rilletdonx, in the "Delayed Honeymoon" at Charlottesvile. April 2 and 3. Adv.

A real French General in tb Senior Plav at Chariot tsvitlo. April 2 and 3. Adv. 27tr Cland Smith and wife, of Indianapolis, spent Saturday night with Ra Botsford and family. Mrs.

Nellie Johnson, is spending the week with her son, John Johnson, and family in Cambridge City. with Mrs. Cook for Thursday afternoon Walnut st, Greenfield, on has been postponed. i Monday April 5, 1920. 1 o'clock p.

tn. jthe following personal property to-wit: On the McKensie and Grose fruit i Two Florence Hot blast stoves, New farm near North State street, there is! Range Cook stove, 2 gas stoves, 2 Hot a fine prospect for peaches and all plates, 2 Dressers, 2 Wash Stands 2 kinds of berries. The honey bees are Cupboards, one is glass front, 2 Iron also in good condition. Bed steads and springs, Mattreses, I Dining room table, Kitchen Tables, Roy F. Jackson and Miss Bertha Four Rockers, some other chairs, 2 May Clark, of Indianapolis, were mar- stands, one set of Encyclopedas, Clock ried Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at; Fruit cans, Dishes, Pictures, Rugs, the home of the groom's parents, Mr.

100 lb. Ice Box, Kitchen utensils, Lino-and Mrs. C. M. Jackson, on Mount Hum, Mirrors, some Garden Tools, and 1 Mr.

and Mrs. James Allen had foi their guests Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stoner, of Mt. Comfort, Mr.

and Mrs. Will Grandison and daughter Mildred, of New Castle. Chesteen Griffith has accepted a position with Nordyke Marmon. in Indianapolis. The I firent-Teacher association will lav special meeting Wednesday afternoon.

A pood program has been arranged tor the afternoon. Miss Abbio Honby will tell somethinR of her experiences wld'e abroad and Mrs. VA rratt will give a demonstration on different food values, followed hy a discussion. A pood attendance is desired as there will te an Important and interesting ineetinR. There will be reports Riven t.y different com Mrs.

James M. Gambrel, visited her brother, Arlington Ross, in Indianapolis, today. A family dinner will be Omar Johnston and wife, of route 6, had as their guests. Sunday Claud Smith and wife, of Indianapolis and Ray Botsford and family, of Greenfield, and George Botsford and wife or route 4. street.

The ceremony was performed a number of articles not mention. Misses Gertrude Johnson. Esther Williams, Mabel Leary, and Messrs. Heine Myers, Hoyt Kolp, and Lew-rence Wade spent Sunday evening at the home of Mary Oden. by Rev.

Henry Hasting. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse A. Gipe.

served at six o'clock this evening irH Jackson will make their home In mittees which will be discussed tl honor of Mr. Ross' birthdav. J. E. Sample, Clerk.

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