The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-01-05
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huili an humble reputation il not - ac-
Iuif" a inOdorat" Fortune. suppose, ike
All y,s.ui: men luoiet. into dim fiItu,il.
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mo pn, ana ! irn !; To ia. Late, 10 guide
| me The .ullng spirit Lrougii, III. 30
Ini!anappii- thrchirf city of ln,..ana aMd
tho N.o..a tn wiiich many are uuw turning
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frs, impression r!hpu~j.r .ri sud hno.iur
people Wilde MT ~ ron,.nn.al a. the
frrni: ma,nrr -howfi bv liz. p"op.r rf The
Sunny Spnth, "" ] found II wclcJnir Tia.
mad" mo ic"l AT home. Nearly ihreo
years since ! came to Indianapolis and
with my pnr'i.er, DR.. Calighlin, opened IN
oiic" for til" practice of ientiatry. Hero
We are iipatin,, along with tho tide Of
humanity and drinking in thu On ,ne' rf
tbe North with a Zest, which | may say is
r"fre-hing
Indianapolis IL 81 beautiful city OF
about 10 600 population AMI has won,
the title nf 'the convention city" Her
contra! location and her net work of rail.
ways. which diverge i'll all directions. give
her facilities and advantages seldom afford.
ell Ivy other towns Political, social. re-
ieious nni fraicrnal societies are drawn To
this city and make 1t special place Of
meeting In one week recently the city
WAS hon0red with three conventions, the
Bankers, tho National Liquor .sague aud
| the National Christian Union. Somew hat
apart in their missions but high in the
numbers OF their attendance. The first
| sound money convention called to delvo
| In the mysteries of iinance was held here;
| and it was also in this city that the State
wires were laid for last falls election At
the came time our wide awake Mayor
| Thomas l.aggart, WAS in Philadelphia
making a plea for tho ''Na.icnal Bicycle
| Meet to come mere next year. aud iLs a
dead certainty" that the iioosier Capital
will get 1t. Mr.. Laggart was made Mayor
for second term at the election on the
18th Of last month He is a young man
| who has risen from the ashes. as 1t were,
having scaled the ladder from the humble
occupation Of luneh counter hoy to that
| NJ GOnptv n1itnr for tuO f.rr,o op.3 v,Ou,
serving as Mayor for the second term.
This is the city pcaseseing .ha greatest
| soldiers and sailors monument In the
world it stands in the center Of the city
and also in the center OF circle street
which was the original "tiovernor's Cir.
Gle The tall shaft towers nearly three
hundred feet and ia surrounded by mas
! So tlowin;, fountains, statues and
elaborate war and peace groups
the groups being the designs of tho
famous German sculptor. Iiruno Schmidt.
| Tne cost of the> monument, which
| ia not yet finished is about six hun.
dred thousand dollars and will require.
perhaps. many more hundreds Of dollars
To complete il. Car city has about sew.
enty. five miles asphnlt streets, aside from
miles Of block, brick and macadamiZs,i
streets. and aif'rtis many delightful drives
| amid bowers OF shade trees and along spa
| ciOus lawns and parks. \ two million
| State House and n Court House of equal
cost'are conspicuous buildings in the city,
! and add much to the metropolitan ap-
pearsnce Of the hoosier Capital. We have
perhaps, the most complete electric street
| railway system extant. Every car in tho
city passes special point, and passengers
are transferred to any part Of town for one
faro, some Of the lines running several
miles outside OF the city. Another feature
of Indianapolis is her great Union Station.
over l2' trains arrive and depart from it
| every twenty four hours. Seventeen rail-
roads diverge from this station, sl,!ashing
out like spokes in wheel. transporting
travellers IL any dircc,;o;: aud iii uii ,iirec-
tinns they may wish, 20. Hence you
| SEQ the reason W lnd nrois Is a Con-
vention City The chief hotels are the
| Bates, the nenison, tho Grand and the
| Spencer. They nro well conducted and
have regulations which place them on II
| par with the promireu; hOstelries Of the
| metropolitan cities of tho country. Tho
leaders among our press are the Jonynui
| the Sentinel and tho -Nc~x They are the
| censors of the public veal. The Jou,mui
is the morning organ OF the Republican
| party. 1t was established in 1923 and is
conducted on a cleanly plane, but some
times biased in opinion. u thing natural,
you know, in opposing factions. The Sen
Haci Ia the shield Of the Democracy. 1t is
| also ancient i'll the date OF establishment.
and makes constant battle for Demo
cratic doctrine. 1t made strong fight for
free silver aLa is possibly making "hit''
for tue next campaign. The "-Ncms" was
| the first two cent paper launched west Of
pittsburg. 1t has circulation of 81 900
| daily 1t is independent iii politics and
| wields q fearless pen.
| Thesa are some of Tho interests Of H.
diaDapolis. bnt let me say that she Is also
blessed with many good Churches, driving