Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-07-26

| exercises, scales, etc, sandwicbed in between
the words OF the minister. The effect was
far from pleasing. In German cities indefa.
tigable piansts are forced to do their playing
| with closed windows
A Springfield dude paints his mustache
with phosphorus so that II eau be seen at
| night. II IL II in number.
| Did any one take the trouble to think that
| there were $4,000 worth of bicycles in
| Springfield Monday and Tuesday A visiting
| bicyclist from Cincinnati said "The suits
| this year are more modest and In better taste
| than | ever remember seeing at a State
meet. The country clubs used to have fear
| iul combinations of red, green, purple and
| all colors of the rainbow-regular circus
| suits in fact. Now you see grey, dark blue
| or green. This years meet was one of the
most successful ever held in Ohio. The Wis.,
| iting clubs will never stop talking about the
care and lib, rality displayed by the SPRING
| field boys in their reception OF Ohio Division.
| 1t could not have been surpassed, We know
now why the Republicans were so much
pleased with the Springfield Convention"
The wonderful activity In inventions in
Springfield is one OF the great reasons forher
great prosperity as a manufacturing city.
Taking the inventions as reported in last
| weeks Commercial Gazette we find Spring.
field and uicinity eilhl patents recorded. The
whole State Of Kentucky has only FIVE; the
whole State Of Indiana only nine. OF other
Ohio cities Cleveland has only four, Cincin-
natl three, and Dayton one in the same time
This is indeed a remarkable showing and one
our citizens may well be proud Of
II such state of affairs
continues we certainly ought to have
branch of the patent Office established in
| Springfield. The reason that So many IN
vsn,ions spring up in the brains of SPRING
| field mechanics IL to be found in the aggres-
sive aud progressive character ot our SPRING
field manufacturers. They will never allow
| themselves to become satisfied with their ma
| chimes. Improvement Is the watchword
| Do eXaggerate when state that 81, ,OOO, 900
has been spent by Springfield manufacturers
| simply in experimenting for Improvements
on their various manufactures? Such
n policy communicates itself to
the workmen. There is hardly
| one who is not working in secret on some i'm
provement, which, if successful, will bring
him comfort, and perhaps afiluence. With
all this mechanical intelligence directed on
the same object, it is not wonderful that
Springfield leads the State in inventions.
! 81 have plan for the location OF the pub
| lie building" said citizen yesterday. "If it
is to be built on the Jail lot, why not have it
on wheels and trucks, to fit heavy inclined
railway down the East High street hill TO the
Market Square, or some other place within
| the business limits Of the city. regular
schedule time table could be adopted TOR
running 1t down town in the morning and
back on the hill at night. Great scheme !
| great scheme!'
The success of Mr.. W. G. Conner OF this
| city, in winning one first prize and one sec
ond prize gold medal in the Ohio Division
| Meet last week WAS ex raordinary. Mr. Con-
| ner never possessed nor rode a bicycle until
this summer, and never before entered in a
| bicycle race. 1t was the opinion of all pres
| ent that Mr.. Conner would have won the first
| gold medal in the fve-mile State champion
| ship had he not been wrongly informed in
| regard to tie last lap of the race. Some
| called on, to him on the next lap to the last
| that it was the last. Conner made his spurt
| on this lap, When he should have waited tor
| the last. But for this he would probably
| have won the .ce. Mr.. Conner is EN- plo yed
| in n clerkship in the freight department of
one OF the railroads, and his business keeps
| him on his feet most Of the time. He trained
carefully for the racing six weeks, and his
trainer, DR.. Bryant, was highly delighted at
| his success.
Mr.. +. W. Mlllikin, formerly of Foos 4
Mlll,ken Of this city, aud now OF B. o. NJ.
| Dolph 4 Co. in Cincinnati was in the city
| last Friday. The Cincinnati firm OF which
Mr.. MilIkcn is member, are engaged in
the Manufacture OF steam laundry machinery
| for hotels, etc. Mr.. Mllikcn reports business
booming.
The little Gale family, Master Paul Gale
and Misses La and Kitty Gale, who gave
| such pleasant entertainments at some OF the
| churches last week are residents Of Spring
| field now, living with their father and mother
on Race street They were absent on tour
| al last winter, which was spent in giving en-
| iertaiumcnts.
Seymour Harold, the South Charleston
| candidate for representative, was in the city
| yesterday hand shaking and looking round
the political field Geo. Rawlins, Esq, was
| also looking over the situation. He will de-
| and cannot he beaten. He will be nominated
without doubt
"The most feasible plan for giving us an
unlimited water supply" said Mr.. A. L..
| Lessner, who has studied the subject thor
| oughly, sis to run twenty inch pipe across
| Barnetts race, few feet, strike east through
| Mi.chelrs meadow, run by the side of the
| Warder, Bushnell and Glessner shops,
| on out in the bed OF their
race until point opposite the junction OF
| Beaver and Buck creeks is reached, then
across the creek and 500 feet into Edward
Merrius land. Here let 2OOx5OO foot
basin fifteen feet deep be constructed. The
natural springs are sufficient at this point to
keep it continually full OF the best cod spring
water OF 60 degrees temperature. The cost
would be S33 900, but We would have II
basin OF 100000 gallons capacity, equal to
the very fullest capacity of the pumps and
, enough to furnish !uil water supply for
| many years to come. About 8 400 feet OF
piping would do It. RAMBLER
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