Connersville Curier (Newspaper) - August 13, 1908, Connersville, Indiana a AUG. 13, 1908- Vol. 10, No. 28. THE LIFELESS BODY OF TWO-YEAR-OLD IN GRIP Sight that Met the Eyes of a Mother Who went to Look for Her Wednesday's Morning by the neck on the yard the lifeless body of the two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. A. G. was discovered by Mrs. Saxon late last evening after the child's absence had become noted in the family Saxon walked around to the front of the expecting to find the little one at play in his usual When she saw him hanging from the gate and discovered that the body was still and cold she almost The body was lifted from its fatal resting place and carried into the Accident will ever how this most extraordinary accident but the mother was able to The little one evidently had learned to climb upon the or at least upon the and look There are or between the upright bords of which the gate is and one of these was large enough to admit the chin and neck of the The awkwardness of infancy doubtless is responsible for the misstep which caused the little one to lose its footing and the cruel boards arrested the fall by catching the neck in a grip of With the weight of the body pulling down upon the the child was unable to make an outcry death came quickly from family upon which Fate chose to visit such a distressing bereavement is well known in this and Saxon live on the Martin Hogan six miles south of the Saxon's father is a citizen of The Saxons have three the one to meet such a death last evening being the funeral services will be in the Catholic church in this city at 9 o'clock Thursday Interment at AT Daniel Neff Passed Last Monday four o'clock last Monday afternoon at her home in Mrs. Daniel Neff died at the age of eighty She was the wife of Daniel Neff who was a half brother to A. Y. Neff now living at Her husband preceded her in death some four or five years She has no children only child was Mrs. Sell She was a sister to the Smallwood brothers who live south of the last two years of her life were spent in and being very feeble it made it all the worse for and she continued to suffer until forty six hours before her death she lapsed into remaining so until the Neff for several years had lived south of this city and she has many friends who recall memories of the days when she was among them with her ever ready smile and willingness to help 3'he was a true Christian and beloved by all who knew her who mourn deeply the loss of a good woman from their funeral services will be conducted at the residence in Indianapolis at two o'clock this Burial will be made in Crown Hill relatives from this city iud vicinity will go to the capital city to attend the funeral HOME OF DAN BRUMFIELD Seated at Tables In the Dining Excellent taken BE INSPECTED AND PUT BACK of the City Council Caucus Again Over Water Getting the meier of NEWS OF THE TRIBBEY WHITECAPPING Story of the Outrage Upon of Inquiry Finding Good black as a He did not seem to to let anybody know about it and even called a is a story going the rounds now that I believe will solve the One of his nearest neighbors last spring according to the telephoned over the community in an attempt to organize a mob and go to the Tribbey I know of several will swear that they have heard him four or five times fleet at JACKIES HAVING THE TIME OF THEIR Morning that have been worn by members of the city council for nearly two weeks were taken off last might only to be inspected and placed back on again and securely of the the mayor and city attorney caucussed over the question last but the was behind bolted While surrounded by they were permitted to but when the meet ing was over silence was tell you all about it when get Is a promise made by more than one man So the public waits and when they'll really get is pretty understood that the council is formulating some plan by which the water question may be to the They are going to have it all fixed up so that the people will have do but just They are going to arrange all the little aggravating details that the voter may be rid of that part of the there seems to be a disposition on the part of the to make Mayor is determined to keep that promise made when he was running for the to give the people a chance to settle the water prob lem in their Estate F. Hamilton et al. to Adam lot in the consider Calloway to William Hot in the consideration the Mission Circle of the Universalist church at Bentley and members of this denomination living in this city and assem bled at the home of Mrs. Dan south of the yesterday morning to enjoy the festivities in all day this meeting is an annual the members each year endeavor to 3xcel former meetings by bringing more who may have taken jp their residence in a locality where the older members can them into their The only in Fayette county is at Bentley and those who desire to attend there from this city go in forty-six ladies that went with baskets filled with the things that are pleasant to the palati and at noon hour the several tables were ladened with the contents from which the entire party the dinner was finished a splendid program was rendered bv several of the Mrs. Laura Backous of this gave an interesting reading on Power of and was received with much Mrs. Claude Mrs. Lena Trusler and Miss Anna Rose each gave a reading that was highly Mrs. Clair Lake played a beautiful solo on the piano and piss Jessie Hayworth sang a solo that won her many compliments There were four hymns sung by C. W. and wife of the Bentley church were present and the pastor delivered a short address and closed his remarks with prayer in which he asked the Divine blessings on the members through an other year and that they may meet NUMBER Family Reunion at the Home of Garrett D Gray those attended the Gray family reunion held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Garrett Conners Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. John T. Gray and Miss Mrs. Jane Ging and Miss of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tweedy and of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Gray and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gray and of Mr. and George H. Union Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Meredith and the Misses Laura and Dove Meredith and little Margaret this Seventy of the relatives were present and the occasion was one that will ever be treasured in The place for holding the next annual meeting not been Rushville Republican of Monday was all agog it being the scene of a court of inquiry conducted with a hope of learning the identity of the men who engaged in the whitecapping on last Wednesday when John B. Tribbey was scourged and beaten and tied to a Hack and his assisted by Douglas Morris and court stenographer Mae went to the Posey township where they opened court before Squire or twenty residents who live near the Tribbey were brought before the court by special present was and under oath were examined regarding the dastardly Among the persons summoned and subjected to the official inquisition were many women and This was done in hopes of learning of any activity in their homes on the night of the whitecapping and if the head of the household was Some were also examined as to what they heard before and after the At least twenty or twenty-five more will face the of the residents still contend that the affair was grossly but the inquiry instituted by the officials following the story in the Daily places such contentions as being unreliable as It was found that the story was are flying thick and as is always the case in such It is said that William home was also visited by the claims that he recognized several of the This could not be Mr. Smith says that he did no wrong and does not mean to leave the community as He says he has ammunition to put up a in event they come on a second visit and will protect himself to a point of firing on the He was deputy sheriff in Shelby report was current in Arlington today to the effect that Cressy the twenty-two year old son of the victim was a member of the It is said that he had his face covered with a black preparation and joined in with the masked Tribbey and the boy trouble on several occasions and was allied with the mother in all her controversies with the the since he has been has been staying at the Grand hotel and with friends in this representative of the Daily Dem ocrat secured the following from a reliable citizen who visited the Tribbey home last was in the of Mr. said and was talking to a gentleman who resid ed in the When I spoke of the whitecapping affair the gentle man doubted my word and did not believe that such a thing I said to climb in the buggy here and we will drive over and see if there is any truth in the This about ten o'clock Friday morning and the man who was with me was very skeptical about believing my part of the arriver at the Tribbey home shortly after and found Mr. Tribbey His story is as I woke up Thursday night about twelve o'clock there were seven men in the T hey grabbed me and tied my wrists so that it was impossible for me to move my When this was done they took gloves and hit me over the eyes until I could hardly see and was almost Then they pulled me out of the house and tied me to a sugar tree in the corner of the They cut a limb about the size of a broom handle off of another tree and began beating me after they had put a sack over my I said to They whipped me until I was They brought a pillow from the house and scattered feathers around where I was tied and they had tar but they die not put any my our Informant Tribbey showed me his body and there was not a place on it from his shoulders to his hips that you could place a straw that was and we showed in these by the existing that both cheap beef and cheap corn were things of the In a number of the Gazette it had practically the same and says feeders are already face to face with the fact that there will be no cheap corn in the crop of 1908. It is a condition a prospect and is responsible for some hard figuring in Grass is but thin stockers are not in demand to care for it as would have been the csae had corn prospects been The average feeder of one to half a dozen carloads is reluctant to invest money in stockers without a reasonable certainty that will be able to get corn at a working Later when the area of soft corn becomes marked there will be a stockers to take care of but September will be early enough for compulsory investment on that high prospect will undoubtedly have the effect of deterring thousands from putting in any cattle for winter A six shortage of half a million head at the principal western points so far this year shows that many kept out of the game last year for th same It calculated to if not the experienced feeders handle a certain number of cattle irrespective of feed or stock yard as it eliminates a competitive element always responsible for a surplus when everybody is enthusiastic over cattlemen feeding some Mr. of Mount Wabash 111., who is feeding 300 cattle is using about 25 per cent of wheat and 75per cent of com. He bought 500 bushels of wheat from neighbors to use with 1,000 bushels grown on his own The price paid for the wheat was 82 while corn cost 80 Quite a number of feeders in that section of the state have availed of the opportunity to feed Very little low grade wheat is available in that section of the most of it grading about No. 3. Great Side Trips Planned for Arch Erected at Entrance to MAIL CARRIERS RELIEVED OF THAT Without Stamps Must Put the Money in a Small Box Provided for the will soon be issued relieving rural carriers of the painful duty of picking up pennies from rural mail boxes on cold days when Jack Frost is running riot everywhere It may seem like a small this matter of picking up pennies with the bare fingers on cold win ter the process is a most painful one in many sections of the entailing real suffering the fingers of some times get so cold and stiff they find it impossible to out money order the suffer ing being Assistant Postmaster Gen al DeGraw and Superintendent Spil man of the rural delivery service have set themselves to the task of relieving the suffering of carriers in this Patrons who have not stamps will be required to put their pennies and other coins in a little inside The carrier will pick up the box and turn out the act entailing no hardship If the patrons do not put their coins in the wooden boxes the carriers will not be required to pick them up during cold It will be no hardship on the patrons to place coins in the little wooden box which looks like a happy solution of a vexing The probability is the box will work so satis that it will be adopted as well as winter it will simplify matters Crosby Gold Medal Flour 108 Fifth Phone 442. -w Sunday's Morning American on its arrival in Auckland will ancho in two lines abreast of the first having for its center the Australasian flagship Powerful and her the Encounter and There will be no public but official visits will be the admiral and his officers will land at Wharf fine new quay built of being part of a new harbor scheme to cost about On the shore end of the which is almost in alignment with Queen stree main will be erected a dais on which the visitors will be formally welcomed by the Prime Sir Joseph thi other members of the Cabinet and representatives of the various boroughs and country districts of the The Prime on behalf of the government and the people of New will welcome the American Roosevelt and The Prime Minister will make presentations to President Roosevelt and Admiral Sperry on behalf of the government and the people of the A procession will then be the route being through Queen street to the in Wellesly behind the latter is Albert the municipal buildings and the art the latter containing the finest collections of pictures and art treasures in the to overlooking the is the residence of the Lord Queen street the main artery of the leading from the is wide and a fine clean surface of it contains the principal places of the including tiie office of the American of decoration includes two one at the to the city a id the other in front of the Military On the arrival of the visitors at the Military Hall they will be welcomed by the Arthur on behalf of the citizens of be War An address will be accompanied by an artistic souvenir portfolio to be presented to the The principal officials will lunch with the mayor at his while the other officers of the landing party will lunch at the Northern Club and the Auckland The review probably will be held on the cricket a beautiful spot on the east side of the On Wednesday there will be races about five miles from the and the finest race course in New to which a large party will proceed on is 171 miles from Auckland by and the journey will be made in the so that the American visitors will spend only two hours at the is the township of the thermal district beginning at and extending to Taupo in the heart of the north On Thursday morning the beautiful new at will be opened and in connection with this function there will be a great Maori gather Maori war Start the about a mile from the township by comprises about two square miles of boiling springs geysers and medicinal Some of the geysers play and no doubt one or two of the larger geysers will be induced to perform by the administration of a bar of soap This is not good for the but it is resorted to on such great occasions as the Then the sight is a magnificent huge volume water ascending some fifty feet or more and descend Hke a boiling and into the bowels of the other sights to which the visitors will be treated will be Tik which is the nearest conceiv able approach to the infernal regions Farther afield is which a few years was one of the most tremendous geysers in the the pressure of water and the explosions being almost volcanic in their intens There is now only an awesome cavity in the crust by boiling springs and rushing tor ML close proximity is Mount which was in eruption some fifteen years and laid desolate the surrounding In the mountain's side is an immense which is one of the sights pointed out to There are several great lakes over which the visitors will be ferried in gasoline Some of the lakes are but one of them is the water varying in the loveliest which is the objective of a more distant is fifty miles south of and its thermal activity provides one of the finest sights of New six is on lake of the same and has two fine The trips for the men will include the lovely islands of the gulf on which the city of Auckland and trips by electric car and by train around the picturesque environs of the city the strikes AT THIRD STREET Bruised But not Seriously Very Narrow to Beef to to to Vtal Turkey ETC. per bu. 20 per I I - yesterday afternoon as Miss Edith living southwest of the city was crossing the Big Four tracks at Third her buggy in which she was riding was struck by the caboose of a freight train that was backing slowly to the She had cleared the track in time to avert the accident and the rear wheels of the vehicle were badly is the daughter of W. L. a well-known and the young woman can congratulate herself that she escaped with her life as she would surely have met death had the train been moving The agent of the Big Four road in this city procured a livery rig and had Miss Alexander driven to her The only injuries were a few bruises and a bad ANNUAL 2 cash 94J@96Jc; 79J@80Jc. 2 wheat 95@ 96c, corn 81i@82c, oats 50J@51c. 93ic, com 81c, oats 48ic. 91c, com 80c, oats 49c. Receipts 10 cars 23 cars 4 oars the Fayette County Teachers Annual session of the Fayette County Institute will be held August 2428 in the High School Prof. Charles Swain of the English Newton High Eldo L. Superintendent of G. M. City Superintendent of Connersville Lawrence assistant state superintendent of Public County Claude Charles J. W. Monday Morning 8:30 to 9:30 9:30 Exercises W. F. Smith S. L. Hendricks Afternoon 1:25 S. L. Morning 9:00 Exercises J. G. Burkhardt L. Hendricks S. Lecture Roll L. Hendricks C. S. Thomas Wednesday Morning 9:00 Exercises A. N. Marlatt S. Thomas E. L. Lecture Roll Live 1,500 cattle and 1,100 against 7,659 2,356 cattle and 605 sheep a and 7,707 2,037 cattle and 596 sheep a year prices yesterday brought quite an in the receipts of hogs and with no improvement in the demand prices were forced 10c The demand was almost exclusively for the good to choice corn-fed of cattle were larger than expected and all kinds were There was no urgent demand for any and the trading was quiet in all departments at steady Calves were 25c to 50c of sheep and lambs were and fewer buyers were in the market than for some Lambs were mostly 50c and sheep 25c Lambs sold at yearlings sheep to choice to medium feeding to best 2 to medium to light to choice to medium AND to prime to medium 3.25@3.6^ to good heavy and to choice to good to choice 4.00@4,50 to choice 4.00@5. ' Treasurer's Music Lecture Address S. Thomas Lawrence McTurnan E. L. Hendricks Thursday Morning 9:00 Exercises G. C. Lecture Roll Music Lecture Address L. Hendricks C. S. L. Hendricks G. M. Wilson C. S. Music Devotional Lecture Roll Spencer C. S. Thomas E. L. S. Thomas E. L. Live about 18,000, market steady to 10c beeves stockers and feeders cows and heifers calves 7.00. about 24,000, market mixed about 16,000, market Lambs institute fee will should enroll early and give their attention to all sessions of the law makes no provisions for partial cordial invitation is extended to the public to visit the ' ' County
