Crawfordsville Daily Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 28 March 1891 — Page 8

A Great Many

Believe that we ito the best repairing in

tho city.

We would like to Have a:: opportunity to

Convince You.

207 East Main Street

The Latest Fad

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Over (Jon Cunningham's.

The Opening

Was a grand success. It is not

too late now to see the

NEW SPRING STYLES.

MKS. WILSON, The Milliner,

127 bouth Washington Street.

Gonzales & Armstrong, Dentists, Crawfordsville, Ind.

ANNOUNCEMENTS.

Chauncey M, Cout&nt wiU bo a candidate for Councilman from the third ward, subject co tno decision of the Jtepublican primary or toDventioo.

W

ANTED—Good cook—big wagos—Apply at 400east Main street.

Meats are advancing rapidly. I haye 1.000 pounds of Kingan'a reliable bains at the old price 10 cent*. Take them •while von have the clianoe.

ENSMINQEII, 103 E. Main St.

if Ilk COWH For Sale.

We will have about twenty head of carefully selected milk cows at Walter's feed stable on next Monday afternoon which we will offer for sale. Those wanting a good milker will please call and eee them.

TROUT BIIEAKH.

DAILY JOURNAL.

SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1891.

WEATHER Kf.ro/f7'.

FOB INDIANA—rain or snow cooler.

Will Cover the Indiana Building. J. 11. Bryant and .1. H. Watson propose to advertise their patent galvanized cresting extensively during tho World's Fair. They will cover all tho Indiana buildings with it and mnko ns great a show as possible. It will bo well worth the expense.

The Twenty-Fifth Anniversary. At the National Encampment of tho G.A.R.. held in Boston last August, it was.decided that each post should celebrate the twenty-fifty anniversary of the founding of tne Order on the Gth of April, this year. No stops have been taked by MePherson Tost but it is per sullied that something will lie done.

Easter Service.

Thero will be speciul Easter exercises in the First Presbyterian church Sunday school to-morrow morning at 9:15 o'clock which will be very interesting to all. At 11 o'clock Prof. Winslow will preach an Easter sermon, also receive new members. The choir, under the leadership of Mr. F. W. Davis have prepared special Easter music. The church will lie handsomely decorated.

Oo. I Shoots.

Last night Co. I held Armory ritle practice. The following is the score: F. Wilhite 14, Chas. Wilhite 13. William Doyle, 13, Parker Willis 12, Jim Wilhite 12, McQnowan 12, Clate Snyder, 13, Will Elliott 11, Harvey Smith 11, Harry Kramer 11 out of a possible 15, the average for tho company being 12. Joseph Whittaker took the booby prize, not scoring a single point. He was closely followed by several others.

The Demorest Contest.

The Demorest gold metal eontest.held at tha old Christian church last night, was poorly attended. The contestarts were all about twenty years old and temperance talk poured out in torrents. The judges awarded the medal to Miss Mabel Coddington, of Covington, who was an easy victor as well as being a pretty young lady. Two of the judges marked her first and the other third.

Assessors and Deputy Assessors. The Deputy Assessors for Union township held a preliminary meeting in the grand jury room this afternoon. They are D. H. Gilkev, Ira Powers, W. W. Ewing, John Dittamore, Lorren Miller, Bon F. Snyder, Joe ThomaB, Paul Burns, W. N. Wasson, Henry Miller, H. Coleman, Fred T. Maxwell. Work will begin April 1st and will be pushed to completion. The new law makes much more work for the Assessors.

Elegant Entertainment.

Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Hedge very hospitably entertained a large number of friends last evening in honor of Miss Mayme Somerville and Miss Ota Nicholson. of Crawfordsville. The home was beautifully decorated, the dining room being embellished in red and yellow trimmings. Delicious refreshments were served and the guests danced in the dining room until a late hour. Ail were enraptured at the hospitality of the host ami hostess and will long remember the affair as one of the happiest events of their lives.—Lafayette Courier.

Will Ask a New Trial.

Messrs. Bruner and Seller, the attorneys for Charley Coombs, paid him a visit at the jail yesterday evening and had quite along talk with him. Charley was feeling pretty well but din't know whether ho wanted a new trial or not, but finally liis attorneys concluded they would ask for one on general principles. They are preparing it to-day and will make the argument that the evidence did not warrant the verdict, and that the court erred in instructing the jury. It will bo filed this evening or noxt Monday morning and the court will probably act upon it at once and sentence the defendant. Coombs will be taken up as soon after the sentence as possible.

Jumped the Bill.

The other evening Mrs. Indiana Van Nyus, of east Main street, was surprised to receive a call from a young woman with a child asking for board for a night and half a day. The young lady was accompanied by an old gentleman, 00 years old, who resides at Darlington and who is well known to Miss Van Nuys. The gentleman vouched for the lady, who did not wish to go to a hotel and after persuading Mrs. Van Nyus to receive her, he departed. The next day the strange lady asked what her hill was and upon being told thanked Mrs. Van Nuys and without paying it went north on the Vandalia. Mrs. Van Nuys is juBtly quite angry at tho treatment and will probably call upon her old Darlington friend for the board bill.

HE WALKEDHOME,

The Excitement Concerning Unole Jimmy Beokner Receives a Sudden Quietus. Up until about 8 o'clock last evening there was a great hustling to and fro and back and forth through the highways and byways of this city in search of missing Undo Jinmiio Beckner. llis son Samuel and a large number of his friends hero searched every possible rcsorj and hiding place in tho city for him and tlio liired man and Mrs. Sam Beckner started home in the wagon liefore dark inquiring of everyone along the way for news. Tho family at Darlington was wired anil to Mr. Beckuor's intense relief a telegram was received iate in tho evening announcing that the old gentleman was safe at home, having walked out over ten miles and ho being over eighty years of age and in feeble health. His friends here feared for the worst before tho telegram was received and arrangements wore being made to drag Sugar Creek this morning. The following from THE JOURNAL'S Darlington correspondent explains the old gentlomau's idea of the affair:

DARLINGTON, March 28.—.Tames Bockuer arrived at home about p. in. entirely played out. He states that thePolice and everybody else got after him and ho was compelled to flee for his life and liberty. He did not travel tho roads but took tho woods and fields got lost and traveled fully 20 miles. He states that he gave ont and lay in Winter's woods he thought about three hours. He was very tired and wet to the skin when he arrived at home. He is resting quietly this morning.

Installment at Eusselville. The fifteen K.'s of P. who instituted the lodge at Russelville report the most pleasant time ever experienced on such an occasion. There were present representatives from the lodges of Montezuma, Gosport, North Salem, Roachdale, Marshall, Bloomingdale, New Market, Bellmore, Judson, Mace, Darlington and Indianapolis,numbering in all 78 Knights. They began work at 7 o'clock and when the hour of midnight approached tho visiting Knights were conducted to an adjoining hall where a feast was spread that would put to the test the noble landlords of this city. They did not finish their work till 6:30 this morning. The lodge starts out with flattering prospects. There are 26 charter members, all young men, and the Knights here speak very highly of their ability to entertain. Tho officers of the new lodge are as follows: Romulus Boyd, P. C, Win. Leir, C. C. J. W. Bilbo, V. C., Dr. G. W. Poole, Prel. E. A. Gardner, K. of R. and S. Win. Mahan, M. of F. Henry Evans, M. of Ex. Simpson Evans, M. of A. Clarence Gardner, I. G. Ed Gardner, O. G.

A Griffin or a Griffith.

Yesterday afternoon one of the contestants in the Demorest contest, a gay young lady of about 20 summers, arrived from the north on the Monon and failing to meet Dr. Griffith as she expected inquired of his address of some one at the Monon. That jierson understood her to ask for Doc Griffin and directed her to the engine house. Nothing dauuted the young girl entered tho palace of the dispenser of hose water and inquiring was again understood, and naturaly too, to ask for Doc Griffin. That gentleman was pointed out anil received the customary temperance salute from the young lady before he fairly realized what was taking place. Without further ado the fair temperance advocate began to roast Doc for not meeting her at the station as he had agreed to do. Mr. Griffin fearing that a fair siren was trying to work a game on him fled from the spot and a few words from the bystanders put the young lady right. The way she rushed from the engine house upon the discovery of her mistake was a caution to sinners.

Major Wunderon Our Plant. Major Wunder, tho smooth representative of the Western Electric Company, is now in Indianapolis trying to sell that city an underground system for 8300.000. To a reporter of tho Indianapolis News he said the following in regard to our prospective plant. "We have just sold Crawfordsville a plant, and I want to say to you that that town will be the best lighted city in America. They put in thoir own steam power, and the Mayor, who is a very practical man, gets up his own circuit. They get a plant of one hundred and twenty-five lights and enough incandescent lamps to light their public buildings for less than 825,000."

The Athenian Postponed.

On account of the funeral of Dr. Safford the meeting of tho Athenian will be postponed until April 6. By order of the President.

Progreiin.

It is very important in thiB ago of vast material progress that a remedy lie pleasing to the taste and to the eye, easily taken, acceptable to the stomaoh and healthy in its nature and effects. Possessing these qualities, Syrup of Figs is tho one perfect laxative and most gentlo diuretic known.

LESSONS 0P THE TRIAL.

Those Who are Beally Guilty Permitted to Go Soot Tree. To the Editor of THE JOURNAL:

The trial of Charley Coombs for the murder of Walter McClure, which has just closed, has been full of lessons for the thinking public of Crawfordsville. There is no proper apology to be made for tho young men who were found at such an hour of the night in so disreputable quarter of the city, as they were. There is no excuse or palliation to le offered for Coombs'B connection with tho case. No man has a right to take human life on any such slight provocation as he had. He committed a crime, heedlessly, needlessly, and without such grievance as would ordinarily cause anger. His crime and his punishment are no doubt even. But for the cause of loss of life and liberty we must go back a little and discover another violaof tho law, trivial in itself, it may have been, yet a violation of the sovereign law of the State, a misdemeanor punishable by fine. When tho ball was over, and after lunch, and at the hour of one, they were able to make their way into a liquor saloon, which was running in full blast two hours after the law specifically says 6uch places shall bo closed. Here beer was purchased in greater or less quantities, in the presence of the police powers, and who know that the law was being violated, yet winked at it, who stood by seeing the stuff which takeB the intelligence out of men being sold by the bar-keeper and swallowed by those who purchased. Not only this but at a certain hour, this bartender is relieved by another who stays the remainder of the night nnd sells to those who apply for drinks and enter through the back door. This was sworn to, and that being the case we must believe it. Hence we know that that place at least is an all night establishment and operated in defiance of law. Again, another witness swore that he was present and that he had jtiBt came from a certain gambling house. Yet we are informed that gamblihg is not permitted and that the houses have all been closed. The lesson, if any, has been taught, is

THE

TRADE PALACE

Io now beiDg filled with

NEW SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS

Carpets, Draperies of all Kinds,

STAPLE AND FANCY DRY GOODS

The largest Stock ever offered in this market.

We Make a Specialty of Dress Goods and Trimmings to Match.

In Fact we keep Everything in the way of Dry Goods, Cloths, Cassimeres.

We have the Finest Milliner in the State, who is now in the Markets Selecting New Goods for the Spring Trade, and will he on Hands in Due

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TRADE0 PALACES

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LIST OF BARGAINS.

10 lbs Now Orleans granulated sugar for $1. 1 gallon can of best apples, 35c. 18-lb can cultivated blackberries 10c. 200 lb California evaporated peaches at 20c. 200 lb California (Flemings) Prunes, 5 to CO size at 18c 200 lb California Silver Skin prunes, 20 to 80 size, at 20c 20 dozen white heath cling peaches, can, 85c. 10 dozen Goldon Gate Bartlott Pears, 85c. 10 dozen Golden GateGreen Gage Plums, 35c.

Old Kentucky tobacco by the pound 39c. Something Good Tobacco by the pound, 40c.

Our store is lull of such bargains. It will pay you to come and look through.

Ensminger,io3 East Main

that the law is being violated daily and hourly, by the saloon men and keepers of gambling houses, right under the noses of the guardians^of the peace, and had this not been the case the road home from the ball would have been easy. Had the officer done his duty, and closed tho saloon as the law directs, Walter McClure would not have gone to his death and his slayer would not have leen deprived of liberty. It is time now to drop all sentiment in reference to this man or that man, on the part of the public and that the demand for law and order become so emphatic that those who have been breaking it with impunntv will become afraid. The death of one man who might have been a useful citizen to the community,the staining of several others, with a splotch which this generation will never forget, and tho incarceration of another behind prison bars for twenty one years, has been the result of winking at the minor violations of tho law happening under the very nose and eyes of a sworn guardian of the peace. It is time a halt was called, Messrs. Gentlemen of the Police Board.

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A Good Word for Ooombs.

Mrs.S. W. Smock, of Indianapolis, tho former school teacher of CharleyCoombs, writes THE JOURNAL the following in regard to her old pupil:

INDIANAPOLIS, March 26.—-I

BOO noth­

ing in tho acconnts of Charley Coombs, the man on trial for killing David McClure's son, to help mo to a decision as to who ho can be. There was a "Charley Coombs" son of Jack Coombs, I think (I am sure he had a brother Jack) who was in my Bchool some twenty years ago. He was a large boy then* and some of the noighbors said he was "powerful bad," but I found him verv well behaved, indeed, always respectable and very kind to the little ones. They afterwards moved to town nnd lived in a miserable place with the roughest set of people near the N. A. depot. Then his father rubbed stone for Father Wade, and he was about the shop a good deal. Father said he was not a bad fellow but had a "tough set to doal with," often" having to fight his way. I hopo this is not the one, for I always believed if ho had a chance he would bo a good man and if ho had any murderous feeling he would have "killed his man" long ago as ho haa had many provocations. L. W. SMOCK.

Vive-la Ninety-Four.

Yesterday afternoon amid the sarcastic remarks of the Sophs and tho conutscending smiles of tho Seniors, the class of "94" of the High School, ilonoe.: the colors black and shrimp pink ari niade its debut into the class wur'J. This class is composed of thirty members, and for originality ami activity put most classes to shame anil give promise of a brilliant future. Tliey report the following corps of officers: President, Ethel Barn hill Vice President, Fred Dennis Secretary, Edith Butler Treasurer, Mario Harlan Ser-geant-nt-Arins, Arthur Wellington ASsistant Sergeant-at-Arms, Edward Dennis Orator, Bessie Nicholson Historian. Edith Bryant Prophet, Mary Warner. The festivities of the day were concluded by giving a grand surpriso party for Miss Anna W illson and after an evening of fun the class dispersed after giving the "yell of '94" with spirit.

Rip. re, raw, Rip, ra roar. Vivo la va, Vivo la va.

Vivo la Ninety-Four.

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