Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-08-03
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and now present a handsome appearance,
Mayors court opened this afternoon with
long list Of drunks and disorderlies on the
docket, and a crowded house in attendance.
W. II. Blee said this morning that the new |
balloon for the improved city mail service |
would probably arrive toward the end OF the
week.
Lon Grant, a private in company G, Ger
mantown, WAS taken down with . severe At
tack OF typhoid tever this morning on the
way from Kenton.
The owners of the "gas find' will not be-
gin boring until they can persuade the own
ers OF adjacent property to assist them iu the
experiment.
The Kickapoo Indians who have been
holding forth with their patent medicine
show on the corner of Main and Mechanic
streets departed for Urbana this morning.
Republicans should remember the ward
meetings this evening to select delegates to the
County Convention and attend. The place
to win Republican victories 10 at the ward
meetings.
Msjor Olive4pne of the pillars Of Repub-
licsnism In Hamilton county, and Superinten-
dent of the House OF Refuge, Cincinnati,
spent Sunday with Mr.. Chester Reed, return
ing on the midnight train.
John Hartman took an airing in the patrol
wagon this forenoon, the charge being drunk
and disorderly. John was in such a muddled
condition he was unable to tell which was the
ront, and which the back door OF . saloon.
The county commissioners are in session
today, but beyond the passage of the usual
batch OF bills there is no business demand
ing their attention. A patent machine tor
punching checks. orders, etc, to prevent rails
ing, was purchased tor the auditors use.
This noon the head cook OF the Arcade
waved his bare arm out Of the kitchen win.
dow at the Germantown boys, and in an
other minute the whole company was throw.
ing kisses at him furiously, lsboring under
the fond delusion that he wore a petticoat
Some vandal threw stone from the alley
into the Salvation Army hall last evening
while the hsllelujah whoopee was in session
The stone, which was about the size Of an
egg, went through the window and ante
room, landing in the hall without hurting
anyone.
The rainy day doesn't hinder the candi-
dates coming before the convention tomor-
row from hustling about in . very lively
fashion. Perhaps the most conspicuous 6g-
ure among them is the portiy form Of DR..
Russell, who is making a heavy strike tor the
coronership.
Urbana Citizen: Mayor Goodwin, Of
Springfield, has the snap, and when saloon
keeper comes before him he generally gets .
dose tina, is not forgotten 10 . day. The first
otfense before that mayor on conviction is
$45 and costs A fellow that gets dose Of
that kind does not want second one very
soon."
No city OF similar size, in Ohio, pays to the
railway companies the amount, annually,
that Springfield does in the way OF freights,
etc. This being the fact certainly the roads
entering its borders should feel disposed, and
hit upon some plan by which better depot &C.
omodstions could be given. We want we'll
appointed Union depot.
During the heavy rainstorm yesterday noon
the lightning struck the barn on Hinkle
Trumba's farm, a couple of miles this side Of
New Carlisle. The bolt struck the ventilator
on the top end, running both ways, ripped up
tho roof and rsfters considerably, doing dam
age to the extent of about $50. II was in
sured in the Ohio Farmers.
P. P. Mast, president OF council, expressed
the opinion the other evening that there
would be no change Of grade on North Lime
stone street on account Of the vigorous pro.
test OF the citizens whose property it will
affect. II council takes this course it leaves
the question of draining the portion Of the
street north Of Chestnut avenue problem
without solution.
The Dayton Journal says:
"Rev. Mr.. Wilkinson, of Sprin g6eld Ohio
preached an able discourse yesterday morning
the Christian life and its nourishmen'. HI
drew the whole from figure Of the physical
organization receiving and assimilstinR tina,
which is wholesome and good for it's up.
building, and rejecting that which 10 up.
wholesome"
The Sunday oBE-REPUBLIcs illustration
of the Jail hill postofiice was the theme of in.
terest and comment on the streets yesterday
at was the best newspaper hit ever put 10
print in Springfield" said prominent news.
paper man, and the general verdict was it Wal
a good thing. One gentleman who favors the
jail hill as a location said: THAT picture will
beat us, and if we are beaten IN such good
nstured way will submit gracefully"
The mayor is still making sire uuous Of.
ror,s to get the support Of the republican
members Of council tor his new police
slate. J. L. Kidder, however, is firm in
his opposition, and is supported BY several
other members, thus making it probable thai
the slate will never 20 to council At all. II
is understood that the mayor has taken the
name of W. 8. Dent Of the proposed force
and replaced it with that OF +. @. Jackson,
also colored.
To-day is the fortieth anniversary Of TIE
burning OF the Peterbaugh Il Allison store
building at Xenia. Two young men named
Kinney and Sleet slept in the building, and
they we're brutally murdered, the store robbed
OF a large part Of It's contents and then the
| building fired. The circumstances xera auch