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The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-24
Evans Bosworth.

Mr.. Walter J. Evans and Miss
Maude Bosworth, formerly of Boston,
Ind, were united in marriage last
evening at s O'Clock at the fifth street
Methodist Episcopal church, Rev. j.
T. Chamness officiating
The young couple have the con-
gratulations Of a host of friends,
whom they will welcome at their
home, 626 south ninth street, this
city.
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Prevailing Prices for Grain and Live
stock on March %.
indianapolis Grain and Livestock.


Wheat-Wagon, CSC; No. 2 red,
Arm. $1.0O. Corn-Quiet. No. 2
mixed. 44Ac. Oats-Strong; No. 2
mixed. Ale. Hay-Clover, $500, tim
othy, s11013: millet, $500. Cattle
STEADY at s40O@525. Hogs-Strong
at $405.65. Sheep-Steady at $3.25@
3.75. Lambs-Steady at $5.5095.75.
At Cincinnati.
Wheat-Firm; No. 2 red, $104.
Corn Dull; No. 2 mixed, 47h
Oats-DuII; No. mixed. 411ac Cat
tleQuiet at $2.25Q4.75. Hogs
Steady at 4.1505.60. Sheep-Steady
at S2.7504.50. Lambs-Steady at
$45O06.25.
Livestock at Chicago.
Wheat-No red, 97@99. Corn
No. 8, 42043c. Oats-No. 2, 3Sh.
Cattle-Strong; steers, $3.0OQ575;
stockers and feeders, $2.500425.
Hogs-Easy at s4.8O05.5O Sheep
Steady at s250Q5.25. Steady
at $4.OO@5.90.
At New York.
Cattle-Slow at $4,000 $40. Hogs
Firm at s55O@5.85. Sheep-Firm
at s27505.O0 Lambs-Steady at IS. so
@6.65.
East Buffalo Livestock.
Cattle-Steady at $3.7505.25. Hogs
Active at $44O05.6O. Sheep
Steady, s325@515. Lambs-Steady
at $4OO06.15.
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/ e:rsopa1 and II /
] ... sHH.s Social .News.]

eheOn was served by the hostess. Inc
place of the next meeting on April
9TH, was not decided, but will be an
nounced later.
The Woman's Missionary society II
Of the United Presbyterian church
will hold a meeting tomorrow after
noon at the home of Mrs. Ben My
rick, north eleventh street. The pa
per will be read by Mrs. George Bal
lenger on "The Religions of China. -
The Duplicate Whist club meeting
vast postponed yesterday afternoon
until next Wednesday, on account Of
Mrs. Simmons reception.
The Penny club held its regular
meeting yesterday afternoon at the
home of Mrs Sarah Duffee, on north
fifth street. The attendance was pleas
ingly large, nearly all of the members
being present There was no import
ant business to come before the ses-
sion, routine matters occupying the
afternoon After the business of the
day was transacted a general discus
sion of the work done the previous
quarter was participated IN by the
members and a social hour was en-
joyed. The place of the next meet
ing was not decided upon, but will be
announced later. A summary of the
work done by the club during the
past three months is being prepared
by the secretary and will appear in
this column as soon as it is completed.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Christian church held its weekly all
day meeting yesterday in the church
parlors. The session was devoted in
the morning to needle work and in
making preparations for a similar
meeting next Wednesday. The after
noon was more of social time and
chatting and needle work occupied
| the time. An excellent dinner was
served at noon. There was nothing
iii pOI JduC III lIIc way VI DuSIHcSS dOlo
at yesterdays meeting. Next We'd
nesday, the Both, similar meeting
will be held in the church parlors
and large attendance is desired.
The regular meeting of the Moth
ers' league will be held Friday aft
ernoon, March 25th. at o'clock in
the Finley school building. A very
interesting program has been pro
vided, and a full attendance is de-
sired. Following is the program:
| Piano Solo-Miss Florence Shute.
itation-Miss Medearis.
Vocal Misses Florence and
Hilda Shute
Reading-Mrs. Haner
Discussion-M Mrs. Mendenhall.
Violin Solo-Mr. George Zwissler.
Piano Solo-Miss May Zwissler.
Discussion of Questions = Miss c..
Y. Reese, Mrs. William Longnecker,
Mrs. Harry Chase, committee
The Woman's Missionary society of
The First PRESBYTERIAN church will
meet Saturday afternoon instead of
Friday, as announced at 2 80 at the
home of Mrs. d. L. Matner, 326 north
twelfth street.
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FURNISHED by F. W. Spinning.)
Wheat, 95c.
Timothy, new, baled, $11.
Timothy, 50 to SO.
Clover, baled, So.
Clover, loose, So.
Clover seed, 1915 to $6.75 per blu.
Oats, 39c per blu.
Corn, SOC per bu.
Wool, II to zoe ID.
Local Retail Prices.
Meyer Bros, 1O17 Main.)
These are the prices paid for coun-
try produce by Meyer Bros, grocers,
1017 Main street.
Cabbage, sc per pound.
Potatoes, 30c per peck.
Spring chickens. Soc to 45c each.
Old chickens, lie per pound.
Eggs, 1Sc per dozen.
Country butter, 20 to 25c per lb.
Creamery butter, SOC per pound.
Beef, to 16c per lb.
Fresh pork, 1919 to 15c per ID.
Sweet potatoes, 15c per Il peck.
Smoked ham, Is to Csc per lb.
Bacon, Is to zoe per lb.
Veal, 10 to 15c per ID.
Oats, doe per bushel.
Corn, 4Sc per bushel.
Grape Fruit, Is to 25c each.
Malaga grapes, 25c ID.
California Celery. to 10c bunch.
Spinach, 10c to 121ae bunch.
Radishes, 5 to Toe bunch.
Head Lettuce. Toe head.
Leaf Lettuce. zoe b.
Cucumbers, ID to 25c each.
Tomatoes, 5 to Sc each.
Onions. Sc bunch.
Cal. oranges, II TO 35c dozen.
Florida Oranges, soc doz.
Lemons, zoe doz.
Eggs, 15c dozen.
Butter, Creamery, 26c per h.; ceun
try. 16 to 20s per lb.
Potatoes, 95c per bushel.
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POLO
Western League Standing.

Indianapolis played here last night
and Richmond found them very easy
picking. Bapnon had some 46 stops
to his credit, while Jessup had "a.
Roy Perry, Richmond boy, who
plays with the Models, played half
back for the visitors, and played a
fine game. McGilvray was only able
to make one goal. Lineup and sum
mary:
Richmond. Position. Indianapolis.
Bone $50. First rush .McGilvray
Cunningham. Second rush.. Pierce
Coggshall
Mansfield ... Center 49,. Perry
O'Hara,
Doherty -. Half back -. Perry
Jessup ..... Goal 800. .Bannon
First Period
Rush Time.
Bone-Caged by Cunningham. .2:13
Bone Gagged by Bone ..... :18
Bone.
Second Period
Bone Gagged by McGilvray- =. 3 80
Bone-C Gagged by Bone 1853
Bone-C Gagged by Cunningham L 30
Bone.
Third Period
Bone Gagged by Bone. 1890. 2:32
Bone-Caged by Cunningham. IL IL
McGilvray
Score Richmond, 6; indianapolis,
1. Stops-Jessup, "a; Bannon, 46.
Referee Moran Attendance-1,2 200.
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This is the time of year when your
last seasons vehicle should be re-
painted. Call and leave it at Sehneid-
er Carriage company, AZ north eighth
street. 23-4t
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-24

The Schneider Carriage company,
AZ north eighth street. have a fine
lot of finished work on display. If
you are interested, give us a call and
we will welcome you. 23-4t
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FAIRVIEV
Won Close and Exciting Game Last
Night.
Night.

Fairview is a hard team to beat.
The Models played a very fast game
last night, but Fairview won by a
score of 5 to g. First Rush Quigley
was out Of the game, and Esmaker,
who took his place, played fast
game, as did the entire Fairview
team. Van Etten played first rush
for the Models and played a rafting
good game.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-06

Khiva retained her independence for
thirty years afterward. England be-
gan the first Afghan war in 1889. but
it was disastrous. Out of an army of
nearly 1000 soldiers and 10000 camp
followers only one European and four
natives reached the British lines. In
the early forties England was success
full in the various East Indian wars
which resulted in the annexation of
many of tho native kingdoms. few
years before this the sultans yiceroy in
Egypt revolted and made an attempt
to secure the independence of The Nile
country. He achieved great prelimi-
nary success and would undoubtedly
have accomplished his design if the
powers had been willing to see Turkey
crippled.
For three decades after the last war
with Great Britain the United States
remained at peace with the world Dur
ing the last decade of that period trou-
BILE was brewing with Mexico. Many
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-06
FAMOUS BLIND PEOPLE
AND THEIR WORKS.

In Journalism one of the most famous
.nI men is Joseph Pulitzer, owner OF
4 \ aw York World and father OF
low Journalism He started life -
p9ci boy, earning shilling day In
printing office. He founded what II
now one of the greatest newspapers OF
the west, the ST. Louis Post Dispatch.
Then he went to New York and bought
the World, which was then an untrn-
portant paper, organized staff OF the
brainiest men in the journalistic field
and by yellow" methods made the
World one of the most powerful jour-
nails in America. During this time his
eyesight gradually failed, until now all
is nearly darkness for him. He Still
directs personally every detail of his
great newspapers. no matter In what
part of the world he may be. Recently
ne founded a college of journalism in
connection with great university in
New York, giving s1,OO0,00O for the
purpose.
The most phenomenal of all blind
musicians is the American negro, Blind
Tom He gave a series Of piano recit-
ais in England some years ago, amaz-
ing all who heard him. He has now
played in public for fifty years, and his
piano performances are still mystery
to scientists. He plays with his back
to the piano, plays two pianos at once,
PLAYS grand operas and the works OF
the worlds greatest composers ana
plays pieces Of his own composition.
Yet this blind man never received any
instruction in music.
His most remarkable feat Is that OF
repeating ON the piano any musical
composition, no matter how difficult.
heard for the first time. Again, strike
any chord or series of chords on the in
strument, and Blind Tom will after
ward name every note thus struck. He
plays two tunes at once, each In diff
ferent key and in different time, one
with the right. hand and the other with
the left. All authorities, In short, agree
that Blind Tom is the greatest living
musical marvel.
Among the blind there are those who
are also deaf and dumb. The most re-
n,arkable Of these are the American
girl Helen Keller and the English lady
Jane Patterson. Miss Keller has taken
degrees at two great universities and
performs all the ordinary duties OF life
with as much ease as one possessed OF
all her senses.
Miss Jane Patterson, the English
lady who can neither see nor hear nor
speak, lives in Stockwell, London. She
is thirty-one years Of age. of bright,
brave, sunny nature and possesses un-s
common mental abilities. She has
TRANSLATED" a complete novel into
"Braille print" the sort OF print used
by the blind, her efforts In this direc-
ton being entirely for the purpose OF
beneating her blind friends, who write
to her from many different countries.
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Special to Tines-Republican.

Special to Tirnes-Republican.
Grinnell, Oct. 4.-The true story or
the First National bank, of Grinnell.
has never been written. 1t is an as
founding record Of credulity on the ope
hand and duplicity on the other. How
the Spencers managed to deceive their
friends and confound their enemies for
a long period Of years, Is really strang-
err than fiction. More than $2oo,ooo OF
forged paper, an assessment OF loo
per cent on the stockholders, and many
of them ruined, and depositors stu
unpaid with little prospect of their re-
covering the full amount OF their claims
while ring ridden politics saddles up
on the wreck for an indefinite period q
politician for receiver, whose salary ana
expenses eat still farther into the sub
stance of the bank, has now become
an oft published story.
But what did Spencer do
with the money? Since the 9th
day of July a great many people have
asked themselves this question, and 1T
has been asked Of others more than
q thousand times. The answer is:
he didn't take any. It is true that II. c..
Spencer used the banks funds to build
the storage building, he used the bank S
funds to make certain $1,000 farm
loan, he used the banks funds to buy,
of one of the original holders, forty
shares of stock at a cost of about So
900. But all Of this property is in sight
and it is all available. The mortgage
was made payable to himself, for the
purpose, evidently, of having the rec
ords show that he was in q financial
condition to enable him to lend money
at per cent. The Raymond stock was
purchased because 1t was offered.
Spencer did not dare to depreciate lt,
and he did not dare let 1t fall into the
hands of someone who might be UNI
willing to always take his word for the
banks condition. What is meant Is,
that Spencer did not squander the
banks funds in riotous living, nor In
speculation. His salary, the income
from the Hatch estate, and the annual
diyidens on the bank stock owned by
his father, which he deliberately appro-
priated, concealing the fact from his
fathers creditors, We're ample, and
more than ample to meet all expendi-
lures. Possibly as an offset to some
OF the OUTLAWS above referred to the
bank got the benefit of some surplus
income.
To get at the beginning OF this defal-
ration, one must go back thirty five
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officials with an injured air, threaten
ing to resign. The amount at the tl'he
was publicly talked 100000.
In addition to this, when the eluer
Spencer was Killed at Denver In 1898 III.
G. Spencer represented to his fathel y
creditors and to their attorney that ms
father died owing the bank $15000 ana
that his stock was held by the ballR
as collateral The statement that ne
owed the bank at the time. In addition
to the J.. T.. Spencer shortage of $50
600. notes amounting to $4,000 can not
be positively verified, but the state
ment that the bank claimed and hela
the $50 shares OF stock was absolut-
ely untrue. 1t WAS not held by tn.
bank as collateral, but was simply
seized by II. c. Spencer, and appro-
prIated and never listed for the cred'-
tors as an asset at all
it is thus probable and reasonably
certain that in 1898, G. II. Spencer was
behind with the bank $4,000 or $780,
900 and the capital was impaired to
that extent. 1t was then that III. @.
Spencer entered upon MS amazing
course OF duplicity and deception. The
smaller deficit than really existed. Tho
directors were clamorous that III. G..
Spencer IN some way, make good his
fathers shortage. Some even suggested
that this would he the price Of his re-
naming in the bank. At last, driven to
some course, and either too proud, or
lacking the moral courage to tell
the truth, he padded the banks assets
by substituting forged notes. These
he would distribute thru the note poe
kets the night before each semi-an>
nual meeting. and again abstract them
and lock them UP the next night. He was
often seen emerging from the bank at
ter IL o'clock midnight.
AS this deficit grew the burden
grew Gradually nearly all the work
was shifted on to his own shoulders,
as it would not do to let the book
keeper who preceded his son Clark. nor
the teller who preceded young Staat
know the true condition of the bills re-
ceivable and certificate Of desposit
accounts.
The directors Of the bank, nearly all
of them old men, beyond the period of
activity in business matters, trusted
him implicitly. They had known his
father and had trusted him. The ugly
rumors which got into circulation
from time to time. connecting the elder
Spencer with women and Illicit use of
his credit, were either condoned or
forgotten. He was Il man who, not
withstanding his shortcomings never
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years, and If ever it We're true that
truth Is stranger than fiction, 1t
is true in the story that follows:
Charles II. Spencer, the grandfather
came to Grinnel in 1856. He got in
terested in the little industries of the
village in company with the late DIR.
Holyolle. DIR. Holyoke was physician
and he secured Il large and lucrative
practice. Spencer opened a real estate
office, but with city" lots worth SO
apiece, and with land that could be had
for the asking, pickings were not large.
Later Hoyolle Il Co. started and oper-
ated a small drug store, and about
1864 they opened Il small private bank
This was abandoned when the First
National was established in 1866, and
Spencer became the cashier. His real
estate holdings at that time were sew
eral pieces of land, and in company
with DR.. Holyoke, he owned half In
terest in quite Il number of the cheaper
village lots. His entire holdings had no
considerable value. From time to time
as he sold lands, he picked up bank
stock. and at the time of his death In
1898. owned $50 shares of the par value
of $4,000.
lie became aSSOCldtSu "ie'i -. "
Carmichael in the grain business. car
michael failed in '6S or SO ana II
was known at the time that Spencer
lost heavily. An examination OF mis-
accounts with the bank showed that
he had been using the banks funds
wrongfully. The money necessary to
settle the Carmichael obligations prob
ably came out of the bank, as Spencer,
at that time, had no other known re-
source. The subsequent examination
made the suspicion a certainty. Spen-
Ger was suspended for one year. and
Mr. Lawrence was installed as
cashier. At the end of the probation
Spencer, by borrowing from his friends,
made good the deficit. and again took
his place as the head Of the bank. The
Carmichael loss could not have been
less than $4,000. The liabilities were
considerably greater but quite a salvage
was realized out of real estate In course
of time.
About this time or soon after, the
relations between the elder Spencer
and his wife became so strained that
she agreed to go to Manitou, Col, and
remain away provided the husband
would provide her a home there, and
an income. The Manitou property cost
| SIS, 900, and is thought to have come out
of the banks funds.
| About 1872 the Mowbray scandal oc-
l casioned very unfavorable public COM
ment. Mowbray, the husband, taking
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Great Battles Of Century, Beginning With Waterloo;
The Greatest Of Them All May Also Be the Most Rec~z

part OF the porte to avoid giving Of
Tense to either communion. In 1852
the porte decided that the Latins could
not retain exclusive possession of any
of the coveted shrines, but that the
Greeks might have key to the Church
Of the Nativity at Bethlehem and to
certain other structures Of similar i'm
portance. France growled and accept
ed the decision. but Russia continued to
ask that the French monks be put out
of the Holy Land. Finally the Russians
demanded that the car should be given
a protectcrate over all Christians in the
Turkish dominions. The porte declined
this radical proposition. and France
and England supported the Turkish
contention. England, France, Austria
and Prussia agreed upon compromise,
which Russia accepted and Turkey re-
fused. The quarrel was renewed, and
both countries declared war.
A Turkish fotilla Of twelve ships in
the Black sea was attacked by fleet
of eleven Russian vessels, and all of
the sultans ships except one were de-
stroyed. The allied fleets Of the French
and English entered the Black sea. and
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advantage of his knowledge Oh tne SIT
uation, had managed to become deptor
to Spencer's bank in large amount,
and it was not secured. This culmlnat-
ed in Spencer relieving MoWbray OF
his financial obligation, and assisting
him and his family to reach California
and Spencer became the owner or the
brick building on Broad street which
was destroyed by fire In 1889. The al
fair cost Mr.. Spencer about $4,000,
which. quite probably, came from the
bank.
sometime in the eighties Spencer's
son-in-law, Dudley, went into the
grain business with N. M. Cass. The
firm was known as Cass IL Dudley,
and Spencer was Dudley's hacker. This
firm got on to the board of trade with
the usual result. Spencer undertook to
carry the deal thru for them, but
found the load too great, and the firm
went to the wall. This cost Mr.. Spen-
Ger, according to his own admissions
at the time, $4,000. Those who knew
Mr.. Spencer at the time know that he
could not have raised $4,000 unless ne
borrowed it, or used the banks funds.
Following this came the Denver In
fatuation. This lasted four or five
years, and must have cost a great dean
of money Parties in Denver say that
it cost $4,000 simply to end the mat-
ter.
Then came the Beatrice, Neb., real
estate speculation begun by DR.. Brum-
back and l.. r. Spencer, son Of the
elder Spencer and brother Of the dead
cashier, and finally involving the elder
Spencer. These men plotted a corn
field containing about $50 acres about
two miles from the city, with river
flowing between. Connected 1t with
the city by street railway. laid off
avenues and planted trees. They adopt
ed Letson Ballet's methods OF adver-
Using and bought whole pages In Har-
per's Weekly at $500 n page. But
Beatrice wouldn't grow, and the fall
ure was most disastrous. Spencer had
endorsed his sons notes freely, and
these notes secured by mortgages on
lots sold freely on the strength Of the
/, elder Spencers endorsement.
Just how much this Beatrice deal
cost the First National bank may
| never be known. II. c. Spencer knew
what his father was doing but he said
| nothing. 1t is certain however that
he protested with both his father ant,
brother. Fl. c. Spencer knew the
amount, but he is dead. The bank ofl-
clals only knew what he chose to dis
close. He resented inquiry always ana
met any such effort on the part OF the
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are wholly incompetent to unravel the
mystery. The history of the appoint
ment Of the present receiver would
throw some Interesting side lights on
the system Of graft that Lincoln Stef-
fens writes about in McClure's. IT
would reflect no credit on certain
officials and some Iowa politicians
would appear in light not compli-
mentary, and their admiring consti-
tuents would have to revise their opin-
ions. Depositors are now paying three
men very high salaries for doing what
one ordinary business man could 90
without bringing about nervous pros
tration. Unfortunately when ma
tional bank goes into liquidation, the
receiver Is not selected on the ground
of fitness, of competency or OF fa-
miliarity with the business. The only
question is, how can certain poi,tlc-
ians pay their most pressing pol,tlcai
debts, and advance their own personal
political fortunes.
certain prominent politician may
sometime be called on to explain why
he endorsed the application of a man
thoroughly qualified, and pretended to
support him, while all the time ne
was urging the selection of some one
else. Voting for Cummins may be
heinous offense, but the people OIL
Poweshlek county and the creditors OF
the First National bank OF Grlnnell
have vet to learn that 1t disqualif1es
man from performing the duties OF re-
ceiver.
The question now arises after read
ing this story why some one dld not
know or at least suspect what was
going. on The answer is that Whlle
tho elder Spencer lived those who had
interests in the bank had ample warm
ing. but to all suggestions they turned
a deaf ear. When he met his deatn IN
1893 the audacious manner In which
TT. c. Spencer juggled with the es-
tate's assets ought to have suggested
Inquiries, but the very boldness OF his
methods silenced inquiry. There were
men, quite a number Of them, who
knew something was wrong, but they
didn't know what it was. AS they
could only surmise they kept still.
From time to time the banks state
ments were examined with misgivings.
The trouble was believed to
be due to the presence OF
a large lot of bad securities. an In
heritance Of the Beatrice failure, but
forgery was never suspected.
For example, the last semi-annual
statement of July, 1904. The Merchants
National showed line of discounts
: of $40, 900; the First National Of $407,-