1908-11-13 The Enterprise

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NOBLESVILLE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13. 1908.
FLAMES BURN CLOTHES
FROM UTILE GIRL
'Caroline Scearce Badly Burned Sunday Afternoon
Caroline, the little daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. H. M. Searce, was badly
burned at her home on East Logan
srreet Sunday afternoon. She had
been playing with a joss-stick which
the Japanese use for torches and went
into the kitchen where her parents
were to light it. In lighting it a
spark dropped off onto her dress which
was made of embroidery and burned
rappidly. Her clothes were completely burned off, and had it not been for
the quick work of Mr. Scearce, who
wrapped a rug around her and smothered the flames, she would have been
burned to death within a few minutes.
Her injuries are not thought to be
serious but she is suffering intensly
the from burns. She wasjnot burned
any about the head.most of the burns
being on the front of the body
and limbs.
GAME I COMMISSIONERS REPORT
The Biennial Report of the Commissioner of Fisheries and Game has been
received at the Governor's office and
will make a most handsome and imposing volume of about eight hundred
pages. It is divided into three departments, fish, game and birds,
The Commissioner has in the last
two years reared and deposited in
Indiana waters nearly 5,000,000 black
bass, which if purchased by the state
from a fish hatchery represent a value
of one-half million dollars.
The department of game contains
articles on Education by the Gun;
"The Game Warden of Today; Upland
Game Birds; Mongolia Pheasants;
Hungarian Partridges; Water Fowl of
Indiana;,one on Duck Shooting; one
on Sjfe*$£& fj^gffrtS^?shw-WoG«*ms
Preservation and Destruction; also
articles on Game Animals of Indiana;
• Taxidermy; Camping and Woodcraft;
Wilderness Homes; The Rise of the
American Motor Boat; a complete directory of officials enforcing fish and
game laws in the United States; one
on Open and Closed Seasons for
-Game in the Different States and one
on Game Laws and Decisions.
The deparment of birds contains
articles on John James Audubon; The
Audubon Society; The Bird; Utility
of Birds in Nature; Hawks, Buzzards,
Eagles and Kites and What I Have
Done With Birds.
This will make the most complete
•report ever issued by Mr. Sweeney
It will be illustrated with about fifty
beautiful colored plates representing
the gam3.animals and birds of the
•state, and some two or three hundred
half tones which illustrate .the
various articles above mentioned.
It will be distributed through the
members of the Legislature, which
have just been elected, and any one
desiring a free copy of this Report
would better apply at once to their
member of the House of Representatives or State Senator. The demand
for Mr. Sweeney's Report is always
ten times as great as the supply and
parties who are fortunate enough to
secure a copy may congratulate them
selves thereupon.
TtEV. RITCHIE'S DAUGHTER DEAD
Little Helen Ritchie, well known
by the people of Carmel wbile her
father, the Rev. J. W. Ritchie was
pastor of the Carmel M. E. Church,
died in the Deaconess Hospital at
.Jeffersonville on the 9th of Nov. Her
•father left his wife and children some
itime ago and it is thought he and
Miss Williamson, of Carmel, are living
together in some unknown place to
Mrs. Ritchie and her friends. The
poor woman certainly deserves sympathy in this day of desertion and
bereavement.
SUDDEN DEATH
AT INDIANAPOLIS
Ex-County Auditor Isaac Powell Died of Heart Trouble
On the 6th of November the people
of Hamilton County learned of the
sudden death of .Isaac Powell, who
died at a boarding house in Indianapolis.
He was just ready for breakfast after spending the night in good health
when he dropped dead.
Mr. Powell was a native of Hamilton County and was .about ito« years
old.
He was the son of Thomas and Anna Powell and has two sisters living.
Mrs. Rinda Whitehead and Mrs.
Senia Bundel and one brother, John
Powell. His wife was Mary Seewright
who died about ten years ago. He
leaves one son, Geo. Powell and one
daughter, Mrs. Ella Hoovex*.
Isaac Powell was a well known farmer and a republican worker. He
served as township trustee of Clay
township and was a candidate for auditor several times being defeated in
the nominotion often but always stood
loyal to his party and was finally
elected in 1900 and filled the official
term as auditor of Hamilton County
from 1901 to 1905.
A GOVERNOR'S OPINION ON THE
CHICAGO STOCK SHOW
Governor Cummins, upon being
asked to express an opinion relative
to the International Live Stock Exposition of Chicago, which will be
held from Nov. 28th to Dec. 10th,
made the following statement: "The
International Live Stock Exposition
has been a potent factor in giving to
the live stock industry the position it
ought to hold throughout the West.
DIED AT CICERO AFTER
LONG ILLNESS
Neve   Curtis   Expires    After
Three Years'  Illness
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NUMBER 29
W S. CHRISTIAN
DIED SUNDAY
Neve Curtis, aged 31, died at his
home in Cicero this morning about
nine o'clock of diabetes from which
he had been suffering for the past
three years. He was last employed
as a packer in the bottle factory at
Terre Haute, but returned home some,
time ago and was taken to bed where
he has been since.
A few hours previous to his death
it is said that he suffered a paralytic
stroke which brought life to an end.
He is the son of Mrs. John Brock of
this city, who has been at his bedside
most of the time since his case was
known to be serious. He is survived
by his wife and one daughter, Thel-
ma, aged about eight years. Mrs.
George Hawkins and Mrs. Emmanuel
Heiny are his aunts.
Mr. Curtis is well known in this
city as he has played ball with the
local team on several occasions. He
was also catcher for the Cicero team
for many years and was well known
in base ball circles throughout the
entire county.
Funeral services will be conducted
at the house Thursday afternoon at
2 o'clock. Burial will take place in
the Cicero cemetery.
After Many Days of Suffering
Battle of Life is Ended
The members of the Pocahontas degree of I. O. R. M. will hold an open
meeting on Thursday evening. Nov.
19 to which all Red Meu and J^their
wives and sweethearts are invited.
W. S. Christian died at his home on
]":i3t Conner  street.,   in  .N'ubtosvill<\
: November 8 1908 of SarcomaCarsono-.
i mina.   He noticed the growth on his '
neck several months ago. At first lit- |
' tie was thought of it but it continued
; to increase and every medical  treat-
| :nent failed to stop it.   Every thing
! known to the science of medicine was
j-^ffne but to no avail.
Wm. S. Christian was the fourth
i 'y;i of Daniel and Eliza A. Christian
! ami he was born on a farm in Clay
| .ownship, July 16, 1857. His father
! vfitsra volunteer soldier in the Civil
\ War and never returned home. His
■ widowed mother with five sons and
j one daughter, helped her boys through
| tne common schools and then William
i < :>k a college course at Hanover College.
He began the practice of law in Noblesville in 1882 and has been v,ne of
■he hardest'; law students in the county. He was married to Alice May
Gaskins, Sept. 26 1886. They have
one son Floyd G. who is 21 years old.
The funeral was held at residence
x'J7 E. Conner Street conducted by
Rev. L. M. Krider assisted by Rev.
H. A. Cottingham and Rev. Sylvester
Newlin, Wednesday, Nov. 11th at 2
! L>. m.
Burial at Crownland cemetry. The
! iuneral ceremonies at the cemetery
were in charge of the Masonic Order, Knights of Pythias and Improved
Order of Red Men, he was a member
of these Fraternal Orders.    '
Stephenson and Christian, with which
he continued until the.year 1884, when
he formed a partnership with his
brother Ira W. Christian, under the
firm name of Christian & Christian,
which continued until November 2,
1887, when Ira W. Christian retired
from the firm. William S. Christian
continued in the active practice of
the law down to his last illness.
He was a member of the Methodist
Episcopal church of Noblesville. He
was a member of the Noblesville Lodge
No. 57, Free and Accepted Masons, of
Bernice Lodge 120, Knights of Pythias
of F. A. Hawkins Camp No. Ill Sons
of Veterans of which he was the first
past Captain, and of Cherokee Tribe
No. 96 I. O. R. M. He was a member of the Delta Tau Delta Fraternity.
He believed in tho freedom, friendship
and charity and the benevolence and
the loyalty as exemplified by these
fraternal orders.
William S. Christian passes through
a most trying financial embarress-
ment in 1893-94, in his efforts to a
commercial business; he trusted his
partner with the business management and was greatly deceived; his
enemies and those jealou3 of his rising
reputation as a lawyer, took advantage of his financial entanglement to
discredit him, but his friends stood
by him. From this time on he devoted all of his energies to the practice of the law, and with pardonable
pride*he said at the beginning of this
year that if he was as successful this
year as he had been during the past
I year, that he would be able to pay
I every debt he   owed   and   again   be
The Haymakers will  hold their an
nual rabbit supper on the  evening ol
Nov. 25.    All Haymakers  are  asked
It hav brought into existence many   .    ,           -,
., ... c ,.,      , t     .     to be ready. .
other expositions of like chnracter in r[ j
new life into the science of breeding.
In my own state its effect upon the
display of live stock at the state fair
has been so noticeable that it is everywhere remarked.
"Chicago is peculiarly well situated
for such an exhibition. It is convenient to the North, South, East and
West. In Chicago, the cnampion
herd may be assembled at the close
of the annual show season, to contest
for final honors, with minimum
trouble and expen3e.
"I sincerely hope that the International Live Stock Exposition may continue its helpful and brilliant career."
TWO MARRIAGE LICENSES
Arthur Lee Landis, a farmer of near
Westfield, and Miss Beatrice J. Stalker, daughter of Mrs. Ed Stalker, of
WeBtfield, were granted a marriage
license Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Landis is the son of David 0. Landis, of
Arcadia, but has made his home with
Elma Bond at Westfield since he was
eight years old.
* **
A marriage license was granted to
Arett C. Arnett, of Lafayette, and
Miss Adda E. McKinstray, of this
city, Tuesday afternoon. The groom
is a practicing physician in Lafayette
while the bride is the daughter of J.
Frank McKinstray, a farmer of near
this city.
Advertised Letters
List of letters remaining in the po|b
office, Nov. 6, 1908.
W. D. Barker, Ollie Baker, Mr
Dora Houk, Chris Ritter, Mrs. Mi
souri Ritienour.
If not called for in two weeks, theaa
letters will be sent to the dead lett( r
office. When calling for letters, pleas 3
say "advertised", give date and pav
one cent for those obtained.
John Owen, P. M.,
Noblesville, Ind, I
BURIED IN COLORADO
The funeral of Mrs. Victor Conner
occurred at her home in Greeley,
Colorado, at 2:30 Tuesday afternoon.
The bnrial also took place in that
city. George Craycraft attended the
funeral. Mrs. Craycraft and daughter Edith who were in Cicago returned
home on account of being unable to
reach there in time for   the   funeral,
SHIPPING   LUMBER
V. I. Nehr, the local lumber dealer
has loaded two cars of quartered oak
lumber to be shippied. One car goes
•to Canada and the other to London.
Mr. Nehr is doing a good business in
this city and buys all good timber
•obtainable.
REAL ESTATE DEAL
John A. Beck, of Adans township,
has sold his 120 acre farm to John E.
Burton, of Tipton for §12,000.
BIRTHDAY PARTY
Miss Bessie Rouse, of East Christian
Ave., gave a party Tuesday evening
to her friends in honor of the 20th
anniversary of her birth. The evening was en joy ably spent in playing
games and pulling taffy. Mr. Will
Cook furnished the music with his
graphaphone. Miss Rouse received
many nice presents and the guests
departed wishing her many such happy occasions.
NEXT CONGRESSMAN HERE
Martin A.. Morrison our next congressman from the Ninth Congressional district came over from Frankfort Wednesday morning to attend
the funeral of the late William Christian this afternoon. He also attended
the bar meeting at the court house
this morning.
Every morning the south bound
freights on the L. E. & W. have from
a few cars to a whole train load of fat
stock going to Indianapolis market.
This has become a great stock center
and the market as good as any inland
city  offers.
vt/lOr
'.Krnished   at   a   nominal   rate.     The
inject,   which   exceeds   many   times
er (lie largest works of the United
ates reclamation service, called for
e   excavation   of   24.700,000   cubic
rds of material, at a total cost of
litween $5,000,000 and $6,000,000.
Some idea of the nature of the un-
lertaklug may be had from the fact
hat the canals and ditches to be dug.
f put end to end, would stretch 2,900
ailes.    One section of this work has
ecently   been   completed,   and' water
■I now available for 1,000.000 acres.
The decision of the government and
the railroad to take a hand in the
rming of this tract originated in n
Ifesire to help new settlers with their
";st year's crop, which often has to
I sowed before the farmer is estab-
ihed on his land and when he needs
1 his time to build a home.   As a relit the transportation company step-
«1 in, and on hundreds of farms last
[ring the breaking, disking, harrow-
S and seeding were done by agents
'the railroad at cost  Holdings were
teed   by   the   corporation,   demon-
fcation farms were' established,  and
r tigation  experts  were sent to show
i  e newcomers how to use the water.
Water is guaranteed by the govern-
fnt at the nominal rate of 50 cents
acre per year.    This water supply
cost lies at the very base of the en-
.tprise, and the  results already  ob-
'ined   have   not   only   justified   the
rse of the government, but will ir
likelihood have a profound effeci
the settlement and manner of cul-
ation   of   the   seventy   odd   million
es   yet   to   be   broken   in   western
^nada.   Expert government foresters
o  visit the farms  and  advise the
d  of trees to plant and  where tc
nt them.
outhern Alberta is a rich dairying
,le^ion, and the importance of this in-
^stry was great enough to warrant
in setting up public
building   at   Calgary
rid b of the largest cold storage plants
u i58 the west   This service is public tc
h 9fi unusual degree of making its cus-
The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Paro ctapers   or   patrons   partners   in   the
BURNED TO DEATH
A. P; Hester, of Pendleton, went
to the kitchen to light a gas fire and
was leaving the room when a rubber
tube connecting the gas with a hot
plate burst and fired- the room and
Mr.   Hester's   clothing   and he was]
Hei
burned so badly that he. died
57 years old.
THEY LIKE COLORADO
Sidney Fulkerson and Joe  Cappell
exmini8ter of the Cicero ball team ardj
located at Denver, Col.   A letter re
ceived from "them states that the\fe
are enjoying good health and are welh t
satisfied with the country.
FUNERAL OF MRS. PARKER
h g e government
r •  fcameries   and
ker occurred at the First M. E. churcflr
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock, RevQ;
L. M. Krider officiating, after whic?0
the remains were taken to Cicero
interment.
square with the world,—this was his
greatest  ambition.
William S. Christian posessed the
requirements of a successful lawyer,
he was a born fighter and it was a
pleasure for him to engage in a legal
controversy with able lawyers. It
mattered not to him how difficult the
cause of his client whether civil or
criminal, he fought to win.
He had a keen analytical and discriminating mind, strong reasoning
faclties, a tenacious and retentive
memory that enabled him to recall
and apply the law points of decisions
once^ead^by hir.-.J^'he casein hand, i K~~~7*Z~iC~i7~
7XT m\ 9_j?       '  &  '"*   ra . ..(tm>-r;a'n she bus
by Mr. Vestal was very touching and
full of sympathy. Mr, Cloe and Mr.
Hines talked very feelingly of the
association and help of Mr. Christian
in helping them get started in their
profession. Mr. Morrison made a
good point in his argument that there
are no unfinished lives.
Many touching incidence and experiences were mentioned to show of
the work, energy and ability of Mr.
Christian.
Memorial to W. S. Chrjstian
W. S. Christian was born in Clay
township, Hamilton county, Indiana,
July 16th, 1857, and departed this life
in the city of Noblesville, Ind., November 8th, 1908. He was the son of
Daniel and Eliza A. Christian.
His father was a Union Soldier and
gave his life to his country, being one
of the martyrs of Andersonville prison.
His mother one of the noble women
destined to rear a family without the
help of a husband who gave his life
for his country.
Mr. Christian was reared in Hamilton county and became one of its
foremost citizens. He was a member of the 1st M. E. church of this
city, and also a member of the
Masonic Order, Tribe of Cherokee of
Red Men, a K of P., a Maccabee and
a member of F. A. Hawkin's Camp
of Sons of Veterans. He was educated in the common schools and the
high school of Noblesville; afterward graduating from Hanover College. He took up the sutdy of law
about the year 1878 and prepared himself for his profession in the office of
Moss & Stephenson, and formed a
partnership with that firm which continued for two years after his admission to the Bar.
,The partnership of Christian &
Christian was formed in January 1884
and continued until 1887 when the
same was discontinued, on account
of the election of his brother Ira W.
Uhristian to the office of Clerk.
The firm of Christian & Christian
was again established after the termination of Ira W. Christian's term of
office, and continued until 1903, when
Ira W. Christian became Judge of
the Hamilton Circuit Court.
Uutil about one; yea?  ago  he con-
■< alono ah.-hie*
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MICHIGAN MAN IN JAIL
A man giving  his   name   as   Joh
Lewis and his residence . as Memphi
Mich.,   was    arrested   on the stredh
Tuesday afternoon by officer  Scove
on the   charge   of intoxication   arj-
was placed in jail.
[ameries nearest them. A uniform
[nufacturing charge of 4 cents s
Tbnd is made for butter, and anothei j
oot is taken out for maintenance ol j
S!» works, but the farmer gets a check |
>'} his butter every thirty or sixty i
oo-ys from the government itself, and
>.ys
Judge elect Harvey M. Parr to
his office as Judge of the court
Boone county Tuesday morning.
!i cent a pound is accounted as pay-
•jnt for an interest in the creamery.
"Tphus a newly settled farmer with o
k cows begins to draw money frorx
» government itself in a  month or
b from the day he takes possession
je government sells the butter, and
;. To J farmer has no concern in that mat
i »Hj|    He knows the government will
* °y him just exactly what it gets, less
re h fixed charges, which are very low.
3 '«kc>ne reservation of the irrigated land*
ia dth^ a  warm,  equable  climate.    Thd
nee from which the water is dnrwi
fc*^nexhaustfble.
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FUNERAL OF HENRY J. PITTS
The funeral services of Henry J.
Pitts was conducted at the First M.
E. church at 2 p. m, Sunday, Nov.
8th, by Rev. L. M. Krider. Rev. Krider real the 23rd Psalm from the
Bible usel by Mr. Pitt* tor years. He
spoke of his markings in his book and
marginal notes made as he studied '
the book he so much valued and heeded.
He was born Sept. 19,1840, in Maryland, was a soldier in the Civil War
and came to Hamilton county in 1875.
He has been an invalid for many
years but seldom ever mentioned his
afflictions. He was a consistent member of his church and had been a regular attendant of Sunday School for
25 years, being the oldest member as
to attendance in the church. He was
a member of Looliout Post G. A. R.
and the Post attended the funeral.
The citizens turned out well, showing the high esteem in which a good
man is held.
0T0 0
The Noblesville Shelby ville football
teams met at Shelbyville Saturday
With neither making a score. This
is the second game, the first game be-
iug played here \sith the same result.
Gatewood & Alexander
Office 9K South 9th at. 'Phone 244
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TIE GAME AT SHERIDAN
The Kempton and Sheridan foot
ball teams played a tie game at Sheridan Sunday afternoon. Both sides
being unable to score. This was one
of the most fiercely contested games
ever played in that city by teams so
evenly matched.
CICERO DEFEATED
The Noblesville second football
team defeated the Cicero second team
Sunday by a score of 5 to 2. Riggs
McVey and Lawhorn played the star
game for the locals.
Mrs. Lee Edwards, of Anderson,
was the guest of O. H, Guilkey antL
wife Sunday.
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