The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-06-06


soldiers, has been remembered by Ho1e
IN the way of an increase Of pension
from $40 TO SO. being the limit in the
class In which his pension was granted.
| Isaac Hanks, one Of Wayne townships
brave soldier boys, whose pension was
suspended about a year ago. and who
was asked to file additional evidence in
! the proper department.. received a check
from Uncle Sam few days ago for
! amount covering the entire suspension.
1t was this one that caused the repub-
hcans OF Portland to wag their tongues
so giibly, some Of whom accused the edi-
tor of this paper Of being responsible for
charges filed in the pension department
against Mr., Hanks. A baser lie was
never uttered by any man The repub-
leans hold Hoke Smith responsible for
all misfortuneS that befall the soldier.
If he is held accountable for the bad he
should receive credit for the good, hence
ne Is 10 be credited with the above favors
TO three deserving veterans. 1t is strange
republicans never make public mention
or these increases Of pensions, nor of any
other compliment the soldier receives
from the present administration, but let
there be "A shadow of evidence Of a. sus-
pension or any irregularity in the pen
sion department and they herald the
news from one part of the country TO
the other and magnify il as is goes
They started out early in the campaign
by telling the soldiers that If Cleveland
was elected their pensions would be
taken from them. and they are now lash
ing themselves into fury because time
and experience have proven them monu-
mental lars.-Portland Sun.
The Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. Hayden Ray
burn Of Kokomo celebrated their sixty
first anniversary last week. The Rev Mr..
Ray burn is not only the Oldest minister
In point or service in Indiana, but has
The distinction of holding the Hoosier
championship in the number of mar
riages performed. Born in 1912, he en-
tered the methodist episcopal ministry
in 1888. and is one of the pioneers of the
state. During his sixty years Of Ia Dor
for the church Father RayDurn has sol
emnized 1902 marriages, passing the
twelve-hundred mark last week. In the
early days, when the country was new
and the Miami reserve inhabited chiefly
by Indians. Father Rayburn was fire.
quently called twenty, thirty and some
times fifty miles TO speak the words he
has so often repeated since. In thuse
pioneer days railroads were unheard of.
no public roads had been established, and
and the only mode of travel was on
horseback. picking the way through the
underbrush of the unbroken forest
Sometimes his pay consisted of coon
skins, beans or whatever the groom had
to give in lieu of cash which was a
scarce article in those days. Later. as
the country developed, he abandoned 60
ing to weddings and made it a rule 10
marry those only who came 10 him, and
more than two hundred couples have
made the pilgrimage to the residence of
the venerable minister. Il .lon't know
why it is" said he. that people still
want me TO marry them, unless because
i married their fathers and mothers and
grandfathers and grandmothers. 1 have
had pretty good luck, Cor out OF The l.,
202 marriages I know CT but three
divorces. 1 generally give the youngsters
a little lecture, and 1 sometimes think
this did them good" Father Rayburn,
now in his eighty-third year. is hale and
hearty. He has great grandchildren
grown to mans estate.
Mr.. Vest is a large property-owner, and
ever since the republicans have had con-
trol Of the county his taxes have been go
ing UP, until he feels that il is high time
TO call halt He worked for the repub-
leans, expecting them to keep the prom
ises they made in their county convention
TO manage the county economically. They
have not done this and he for one pro-
poses to call the party to account for 1t.
Said that gentleman: Il and great
many Of my republican neighbors have
made up cur minds to act with the DEM
ocrats in county politics this year, be-
cause we see no hope in reducing county
taxation by keeping the republican party
in power It is controlled by a ring who
do not care a cent for the people, but
who are solely engaged in lining their own
the throat since 1890 and although col
lecting twice as much revenue as the
democrats did, have Increased our 1ndebt-
edness to $4,000, nearly as much as the
court house cost. l paid S14O in taxes
myself this year, and l tell you Ii hurts,
when you feel that ii Is like throwing
money in the fire. While we republicans
thought we were doing great thing in
foOling the democratic people party men
IN Barr in 1890 and 1892 l have come to
,,,1rr 10
that were fooled in the long run. While
/ want it distinctly understood that l am
a republican on state and national issues,
as strong as ever in county politics, pro-
pose to act with the democrats If they
put out a half way ticket. l am advising
and expect TO advise peoples party men
from both parties TO vote the democratic
county ticket. It's folly to monkey away
time on the peoples party A party that
falls from LOO TO 900 votes in two years
in the county. and can command only
ffty-two votes out of 1900 i'm Washing
ton, the largest city in the county, is not
and can not be in il at all in county poll
tics. and it's silly to vote with it. ] be-
leve in voting where 1t VIII count or not
voting at all, and that shall be my policy
hereafter. "-Washingto Democrat.
Mr. John r. Mnlikan is president of
the Citizens bank and he is a large land
owner Withal. In and around the city
he owns number of choice farms, ana,
ike other men, when somebody comes
along and offers him a good round price
for a certain number of broad acres, he
is willing to sell. A few days ago there
came to town well-dTessed stranger.
His manners were affability persOnified.
He was full of business, and he hailed
from New York City, He gave it out
in a quiet kind Of way that he was
a man of means, and i'm the hurry-scurry
after the almighty dollar his health had
become partially undermined. His ply
sicians had told him that the climate Of
Indiana, particularly this section of the
state, would recuperate his shattered
nerves and system generally. And so
he made up his mind that he would farm
1t awhile. He did not want any scrub
place, the best was none too good for
him, and one Of Mr.. Millikan's farms
struck him as being about right. The
matter was talked over and Mr.. MilH-
kan put the price at sac per acre. Well,
now, that was $40 less than the New
York City man had made up his mind
to pay, and, naturally, was elated in the
premises. IL so happened, however, that
the certificate of deposit he had in his
pocket had been made out upon the as
sumption that he would pay $50 per acre
for his purchase down on the nail OF
course, Mr.. Millikan being a banker, ii
would be an easy matter for him to give
the holder of the certificate of deposit
the sum OF $4,000, the excess of the GER
tiheate over the price of the farm Ii
so happened that Mr.. Millikan did not
have 81, 500 In his clothes at that juncture.
He would ask his friend. Mr.. Z. b. Phil
lins. cashier of the First national bank,