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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-26
LUMBERMEN's GREAT YEAR.
Demand Heavy and Prices High, Says
Hartford City Dealer.

r. K. Whitman, Of Hartford City, secre-
tary of the Indiana Retail Lumber Deal
ers Association. was at the Grand Hotel
last night on his way to st. Louis to at
tend the semi-annual meeting of the sec
retaries of the different lumber dealers
associations of the country The Indiana
association will meet at the Grand Hotel
in this city on Jan. q and %. Secretary
Whitman says a meeting of the committee
that is arranging for the trip to Cuba
will probably be held within the next two
weeks to complete the arrangements for
the trip. The lumber dealers will start on
the trip at the wind-up of their meeting.
The programme for the meeting has not
been announced. The secretaries meeting
in ST. Louis will be held tomorrow at
the Planters Hotel.
Lumber is high account of the great
demand for it all over the country" said
Mr. Whitman last night This has been
the best year lumbermen have had for
many years. l don't know of a point in
Indiana that has not had an exceptional
trade this year" Mr.. Whitman said the
supply of walnut in this State is almost
gone. The oak and ash in Indiana are
also being rapidly used up Oak is taking
the place OF walnut a fad. Years ago
walnut furniture was the thing but now
quartered oak has become most popular.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-26
AN IMPOSTOR AND DRUNK.
John Agnew Falsely Claimed to Be
Brother of Fannie BoaI.

A letter received yesterday from Adam
Young, of Oakland City, was accompanied
by an affidavit by Young in which he states
that he is a brother 10 the Fannie Boal
who was burned TO death in the Hubbard
block. at Pearl and California streets, sew
eral days ago, and that John Agnew, who
claimed to be her brother, is an impostor.
Agnew was called TO police headquarters
and after much questioning admitted the
truth of the affidavit The woman, he said,
had been his housekeeper for eight years,
and he had during most of the time passed
as her brother.
Young stated that his sister had consider
able money when she came to this city and
drew Sl2 month from the government, she
being the widow of James Boal, who served
during the civil war. The police had no in
formation showing Agnew had attempted
TO take possession of her property or made
any claim as a brother to it, and no charge
in that connection could be placed against
him. His condition was such. however,
that he was locked up and charged with
drunkenness.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-26
Coats and shoes Given Away.

A hundred boys were made happy yester-
day morning by Saks & Co. who gave
them overcoats and shoes. On Monday
tickets were distributed to the boys through
the police department. Yesterday morning
all the holders of tickets assembled at the
police station. Under the command Of Ser
geant Hagermann the one hundred boys
made their way 10 the clothing store Here
three clerks busted themselves in fitting out
the boys. As soon a boy was given a
gray ulster he was turned over 10 another
clerk. who handed him box containing a
Dair of shoes
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-26
MORE WINE Is DRUNK.
An Agent Says Families Are Losing
Prejudice Against 1t.

1.-THE consumption Of wine is increasing
from 10 to Is per cent. year." said Leon
F. Reinhard, a guest at the Denison Hotel
last night Mr.. Reinhard represents a
Western wine company. Five years ago."
he continued, many families that would
not have wine on their tables are now using
it as a beverage. 1 don't know why this is
so unless 1t is because of custom, or be-
cause people have decided that wine is
not so harmful they imagined My
business is to sell chiefly to the consumer
Our branch house in this city some time
ago sold wine TO prominent business man,
who said he did not want us to deliver the
goods in one of our own wagons. He did
not want his neighbOrs TO see the delivery
wagon Of a winehouse standing before his
door. We obliged him by sending the goods
to him in an express wagon
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-26
Christmas at the Hotels.

The leading hotels of the city served elab-
crate dinners yesterday evening. except the
Spencer House. which served dinner at
1890. The Columbia Club also served an
elaborate evening meal The Denison man.
agement presented each of their guests
with an attractive menu card, with the
name of the recipient on the card The
Hotel English also had handsome menu
card. The management of the Grand had
ordered expensive cards, but they failed to
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-26

and yesterday morning observed the ami
versary OF the birth of Christ.
In all OF the Episcopal churches-St.
Paurs, Grace Cathedral st. David's Holy
Innocents and Christ Church-holy COM
munion was observed at a m. The regu-
lar Christmas services and morning pray
ers were observed at 1890. followed by
brief sermon by the respective rectors.
Bishop Francis was absent from the city
and the sermon at Grace Cathedral was
delivered by Dean Peters.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-26
He CLOCKS Good" TO Himself.

r. c. Hills, superintendent of schools Of
Cass county. and a Republican candidate
for superintendent of public instruction, is
al the Denison Hotel. He has been i'm
about twenty-five counties i'm the interest
Of his candidacy. THE situation looks
good TO me-" he said last night, when asked
about his fences"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-26

James Mitchell. of 5O7 West Maryland
street, was arrested last night by Detec-
tives Dugan and McGuff, and charged with
highway robbery. He grabbed a man
named Thomas Moore by the lapels Of his
coat in the alley in the rear of the Fletcher
bank and demanded all the money he had
He got none. fight followed and the
crowd that gathered separated the men
and held Mitchell until the detectives ar
rived
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-26
Has Faith I'm Cowgirl.

Jesse Parmenter. of Wabash. who was at
the Denison Hotel last night. is very en-
thusiastic over c. G.. Cowgills candidacy
for congressman from the Eleventh dis
trict. He thinks Mr.. Cowgirl will make a
strong race on account of his great popu-
larity as a citizen and philanthropist
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-26

An overheated stove in the double house
owned by Benjamin Franklin. at 1909 Belle
fontaine street. caused a fire early yester-
day morning and loss of about 50 600
The fire started in the part used by Charles
LOring. a travelling man. and his family
They went to Cincinnati Tuesday night
leaving the gas fire burning. The salvage
corp saved part of Franklins furniture.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-26
MIR. MCGOWAN Denies a story

Rumor says that a scheme is on foot for
the building of a trolley road from New
York TO st. Louis. and that Hugh ]. Nc
Gowan Is at the head of the proposed en-
terprse. II is said that the Murdocks
OF Lafayette, and De Haas Robson of
Cleveland. are also behind the scheme Mr.
MCGOWAN says there is no truth in the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-26
Gave Gold TO EmplONes.

The employees of the Bowen Merrill Com
pany received nice Christmas gifts from the
company. Each employee that had been
connected with the firm for ten years or
more received S25 in gold: those who had
worked for IL Eve years or more received
$40 In gold while all others received s. in
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-26

Roth and Mr.. Bowman took part in the
music. George Hebble was organist Yes
terday, in accordance with the usual Gus
tom. the sister superior OF the hospital sent
mince pies and eggnog 10 the men at the
firehouSe near by.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-26
His Opinion.

Washington Star.
Money" said the man with much ready
made wisdom. has been the destruction of
empires
well" answered Senator Sorghum, that
is one way of saying it, But as matter
of fact, the destruction was due to the am
bition of other governments to get hold
of the money and let IL be the making of
new empires. l tell you, my young friend,
it's mighty hard to talk disrespectfully
about money and make your argument go
through"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-26

The indianapolis Fire Insurance Company
has over $350.000 assets invested in gov
eminent bonds. municipal securities and
mortgage loans. Patronize a home COM
pany which is safe and sound Office No.
las East Market street.
JOHN NJ. SPANN, Secretary.
JOHN III. HOLIDAY, President.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-26

At midnight Christmas eve at St Vim
cents Hospital high mass was celebrated
followed by two low masses. The masses
were conducted by Father Zirkleback. as
sistant curatc at ST. Johns Church Gior-
za's second mass I'm + was sung at high
mass Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Smith Miss
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-26
Indiana Historical Society

The Indiana Historical Society will hold
its annual meeting at it's rooms In the
Statehouse at o'clock this afternoon. :
big meeting is expected.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-26

Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Cleveland Plain Dealer.
And now it's the "spectograph" by
which one sees a distant face over the
wire One of these days Smith, of New
York, will "call up" Jones. of London.
and say: Hello. old man. Jove, how
we'll you're looking!"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-26
Deserted to Visit Hi. Mother.

Charles Petro, who is a member OF the
regular army. was arrested yesterday by
Constable Newhouse. He deserted from a
post In Montana and said he came home
10 spend Christmas with his mother who
Is III. He said he was afraid II ne did
not see her now he would never see her
alive.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-26
In the Episcopal Churches

Nearly all of the churches in indianapolis
celebrated Christmas last Sunday with
special musical programmes and appro-
pirate sermons, but the Episcopal and
Catholic churches followed the old customs
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-26

New Pianos usS and up at wulschner'sL
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-26

Mrs Austin's bLckwheat has a worldwide rep
utation on account OF its purity and genuine
buckwheat flavor. Don't forget the name.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-26

Patronize American goods. especially when you
know they the best, like Cooks Imperial
Extra Dry Champagne.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-26

For the real, good old buckwheat flavor buy
Mrs. Austin's buckwheat, and don't forget the
name.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-26
Horse Blankets and Lap Re

Leo Lando, Manufacturing Optician.
Permanent location at 142 N. Pennsylvania st.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-26

Natural black fur robes $3.50 and up TECH
ENTIN &. FRIEBERG, 1876 z. Washington St
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-26

Feed your horse JANEs's Dustless Dat.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-26

At Seaton's Hat Store.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-14
HopKlNroN.

w. o. Greenwood, of Manchester,
spent Monday night in Hopkinton.
Miss Della Smell, of Delhi, came
down Tuesday evening for visit with
friend.
Joe Downs and family are spending
this week with old neighbols up in the
Bay settlement.
Miss Nellie Campbell arrived home
Tuesday from Independence, were she
has been visiting for the past month.
Reuben Wh>eless WAS down from
Manchester over Sunday. He says
corn is no good around the county seat.
J.F. Porteous, of Manchester, was a
guest at the Hotel Hopkinton Tuesday.
Frank Turner, of Manchester, was
down yesterday billing the town for the
coming county fair
Mrs. Peter Lux went to Dubuque
Saturday for visit with relatives and
friends.
John Patterson, of Greeley, spent
Monday night here guest of his aunt
Mrs. Il. Moulton.
j. d. McAlister, who resigned from
the position of bookkeeper in the bank
at Greeley returned to his home in Hop
kinton last night.
Rev. d. Russell, -Ir., and Russell
Doolittle went to Manchester yesterda,
morning where they will visit the form
er's parents, Rev. and Mrs. ID. Russell
Mrs. Doolittle and Mrs. Russell will
| join them there Saturdsy.-Leader.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-14

"'rhe bogy Of n Jockeys life is tax
Ing on 1esh,'" says Ainslees. HE
breads this as beauty breads to lose
her charms, and his whole thought
from the age of 16 to % is to avoid the
catastrophe. This is the pernicious
feature of the life and distinguishes it
as healtliful sport from boxing or
from football. in which the physical
being is developed according to the
laws of nature and is not outraged or
baked. In order to reduce his weight
nine pounds Monk Overton once re-
manned in Turkish bath from 10 p.
m. one day until 2 p. m. the next, with
no nourishment except cup of tea
and some toast.
"Again, Mike Bergen, mounted on n
fayorite, rode such n poor race that the
stewards came to the paddock to jnves-
tigate and punish him for fraudulent
riding. They forgave the performance,
however, when they found him col.
lapsed and unable to speak. Knowing
that he had to ride at certain weight
Bergen had spent 4S hours in a Turk
ISL ualu, CHUNG HotnluS WnateNei'
| When he reached the track, he was sc
weak that stimulant was necessary
| The one drink of whisky he took sc
| dcmoralized his faculties that he could
scarcely keep his seat in the saddle.
"Such a violation of physical devel.
opment at the age when a boy should
be most rapidly maturing makes it diff
ficult for a jockey ever to become ro
bust Moreover, the mere riding of Il
race is terrible drain on the nerve
force of II Jockey. a boy may lose 6
pound of weight in hard race"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-14

A story will serve to throw light up
on Edison's character At one time
there was great fear in the scientific
world that the deposits of platinum
were about to become extinct. Edison
thereupon organized correspondence
bureau and sent letters to every Amer
lean consul upon the globe, to British
consuls in ports where the United
States had no representative and to
scientific men in every land. The let
ter gave a clear statement respecting.
the metal, how and where it was found
and might be found, how it could be
identified and treated and much other
information.
In each letter We're inclosed samples
of platinum rs found in the various
rock beds. This may seem to be a
small undertaking, but when it is re-
membered that the letters were sent
off by the thousands, that the postage
was 10 cents to each letter and that
the pieces of platinum inclosed were
almost as valuable as metallic gold, the
cost,of the achievement is readily seen.
While he did not succeed in greatly in
creasing the output Of platinum, he set
at rest all fear of It's extinction and
thus earned the gratitude of every
scientific Neutrality-suspicious. Lesue'a
Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-14
EAD's GROVE.

Mr.. Bissell, wife and son Warren
have returned from the east where they
have been making an extended visit.
Burt Smith is csrpentering on Allen
Hansel's new house.
Aunt Sarah Waters is reported to be
on the sick list
Chas. Kellogg has leased part of the
Jones farm.
Let Smith departed for Dakota last
Monday morning.
Burt Fowler and Will Holmes are en-
joying fishing trip near Osterdock.
Grandma Grow does not improve
very rapidly.
Charley Armstrong, of Fosertville
was among us last Wednesday.
Chas. Kellogg and wife visited q
James Retherford's last Thursday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-14

could not be present at the dinner, as he
is still in Grand Opera, and Wednes-
day was his night, but have heard him
here in Grand Opera, and he is as per-
feet in acting as singing. Twice Mr..
Shakespeare has planned our meeting,
but before we were previously invited
to garden party and we were sorely
disappointed.
We had such nice time last Tues
day, we were again entertained by this
good Mr.. Williams, the Oxford man
whom told you about before. Well,
he is curate, he is not an ordained min
lister, but is an assistant, and he invit-
ed us to hear their organist, Mr.. Gus
tard, the's fine specimen of pastry
"for that, y and his playing is excep-
tionally good. Then we had delight.
! full afternoon on the Wears lawn, and
we found the vicar and wife most love
ly people. After tea and ices and g
Jolly time, we all went to Earl's Cour,
la miniature Words Fair, and we all
"shot the chutes," and by our moist
every one must have known We
were from America. We really fell
battered that our example was follow
ed by many after us, they were deat
set before, but l think our enthusiasm
was much needed to awaken them. Oh
l like the educated English, and whil'
dislike their excessive use of liquo
and tobacco, they are very genuine ant
graceful in their hospitality, but Civ
me dear America and her glorious pee
pie every time; and / shall be so happ
to be home with you and my dear hus
: band again.
Now, you can not answer this, bu
you can send me letter addressed t
the incoming steamer, Umbria, Cunar
. Line, New York, then / will have LEI
! ter going home. do not sail till Aul
Bird, so do not write before then. With a
love to many friends, and most for 20,
y dear souls, l am always yours lovingl,
NETTIE CLAIRE LEWIS.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-14
Did Not spcak win Know1cdre.


On a clear and beautiful Sunday
morning in n parish not far from Mil
wauliee Il priest was pleased to note
the presence at service of an unusual
ly large number of the male members
of his congregation, and, since he had
been Informed of considerable trouble
III his flock, he considered it an oppor-
tune time to give those present a
friendly, yet pointed, sermon on for
bearance. He charged the men, par
ticularly the married men, to be ever
kind, courteous and considerate to wo-
men, to overlook all opportunities for
trouble, to be good to them and So
licitous of their welfare, and finished
with mastery peroration relating to
connubial decency on the part Of hus-
bands.
Shortly after he met an old and re-
spected member of the church and
said:
Michael, l was glad to see you at
church Sunday. And how did you like
the sermonT
well, father" the old man answer
ed. ''the language was beautchiful, and
the delivery was foine; but, be jabbers,
father, If you was only married about
three months you'd tell different sto.
ryw-Milwaukee Sentinel.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-14


''The morning after our arrival at:the
hotel in Caracas" says w. e. Curtis, ~
called for a glass of milk while dress
ing. On every subsequent morning,
during our stay glass of milk was,
brought to me at precisely the same
hour without Instructions, and nj.
though the servant was told several
times that it was not wanted she did
not appear to understand and contin,
ued to bring it just the same.
"In the hotel We're electric bells. The
first day l rang for something, and a
certain boy answered the summons.
The next morning 1 rang again and
again, and no one responded. Finally
I went into the dining room and found
there half n dozen servants.
"'Didn't you hear my bell ringT I
asked.
"'Si, senior Eyes, sir), was the reply.
"'Then why didn't you answer itT
"'The boy that answers your excel.
lency's bell has gone to market with
the manager
".But you knew he was not here, and
you should have come in his place.
"'No, senior. 1t is his occupation tc
answer your bell. answer the bell Of
the gentleman in the next ROOM
"And as long as remained in thai
hotel my bell was answered only by thu
one particular boy. If he was not in,
could ring for an hour without rcceiv
ing a response, although the house wa!
1 full of idle servants"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-14

The sovereign, voluntary path to
cheerfulness, If our spontaneous cheer
fulness be lost, is to sit up cheerfully,
to look around cheerfully and to act
and speak as IL cheerfulness were al
ready there. If such conduct doesn't
make you soon feel cheerful, nothing
else will on that occasion. So, to feel
brave, act as IL we were brave, use all
our will to that end, and q courage fit
will very likely replace the fit of fear.
Again, In order to feel kindly toward a
person to whom we have been inimical,
the only way is more or less deliberate
ly to smile, TO make sympathetic in
quiries and to force ourselves to say
genial things. One hearty laugh to-
gether will bring enemies into closer
communion of heart than hours spent
on both sides in inward wrestling with
the mental demon Of uncharitnble feel
ing.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-14
FREMONT.
ITO late for last week.

L 10 late lOr last Week.l
The "toot" of the threshing machine
is heard in all directions.
J. Sullivan has just completed new
granary.
M. Gaylor is drilling well for M.
Hogan.
p. McKeever is making arrange
ments for the erection of a large barn
44x50x16. Manley & Carey, of Lamont,
will do the stone work, and Cross T.
Berkey, Of Manchester, the carpenter
work.
The democrats of Fremont township
will hold caucus at the Center school
house at SIP. m. August 16, for the pur-
pose of nominating a township ticket
and selecting five delegates to attend
the county convention to be held at In
dependence Aug. 18th.
j.. Brophy, who has been somewhat
sick this summer, is improving much to
the joy of his many friends.
+. j. McKeever medea business trip
to Thorpe Monday via. Manchester. f.
had charge of the school at Thorpethis
spring and will remain there for the re-
mainder of the year, commencing in
September.
Prof. M. j. Goodrich, of the Winthrop
schools, has many students here who
received with JOY the news that he had
been nominated for the Office of county
superintendent of schools for Buchanan
county at the republican county conven-
ton held at Independence Saturday,
August Bird. E. G. Lille, the present
incumbent, was seeking denomination,
but was defeated by Mr.. Goodrich by a
vote of 30 to 50.
Carpenters are at work atJ .Culligans,
ST., new house. 1t will be a handsome
residence when completed.
Miss Sylvia Sampson will teach the
Grout school the coming school year.
Most of the farmers have stacked
their oats. Not as many will thresh
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-14
Resented the Allegation.

Two men zigzagged unsteadily down
Long street the other morning shortly
after midnight. 1t was case of unit
ed we stand, divided we fall" Each of
course was trying to steer the other
safely home AT length No. 1 came up
against a pole and held fast. No.
tried in vain to pull him forward. Then
No. became impatient Mt the others
obstinacy and spoke very frankly:
"Shay, you're hic-youre slump
thash what you are! I've seen worse
men 'n-hic-you In jail!'
This was more than No. 2 could
stand. He felt that his honor as gen.
tleman had been sullied. and, bracing
himself stiflly, he replied, with spirit:
"If you shay -hic-seen worse
men n me In Jail, hy-hic-you're a
liar, thash what you are"-Ohio State
Journal.