Crawfordsville Review, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 11 April 1891 — Page 1

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150TH YEAR-NO. 34

Curtis' Custom

B00T AND SHOE

Bargains in Everything-

House. A complete Line of *.

Men's Women's Boys' and Children's SHOES.

ft. "Cloth Window Shades.

IJest Spring Fixtures, 38 cents.

A ROLLED GOLD RING

FOR TEN CENTS.

Glassware, Queensware, Tinware,

At Bottom Prices

'"When vou"need anything coin to the Ten Cent Store, Three Thousand Pieces of Sheet Music at 10 cents.

CARLSON, 5 AND 10c STORE,

122 W. Main street, opp. Y. M. C. A. Crawfordsrille, Ind.

GARDEN SEEDS!

ture Fresh JBu 1 k.

Garden Seeds.

We Sell Ferry's New Seeds. We Buy them in Bulk and have Only New Seeds. Call •PWM if you want

GOOD GARDEN SEEDS.

TINSLEY & MARTIN.

I Claim to Have the Largest

ARIETY OF NOVELTIES

In the Jewelry Line. It is always a pleasure to give prices and show goods.

L. W. OTTO,

THE JEWELER.

CARRIAGE SHOP.

J. S. MILLER & CO.,

MANUFACTtrBBUB OF

Carriages, Buggies and. Spring Wagons.

age ta lor nil eastern standard makes of buggies, etc. Repairing done enshooi notice. 0^" Work warranted one year. Faetory north court house.

CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA, SATURDAY, APRIL,

ISSUED EVEKY SATURDAY.

K. IIKNKKL, liuslneftR Manager

Bob Ross waB in IndiauapoliB Thursday. Frank Yeagley is over from Anderson on a visit.

Prof. Juo. M. Coulter delivered a lecture in Peru last night.

Mrs. Sol Tannunbail 111 and son are visiting friends in Lebanon.

Prof. Bristol's horse show is booked for Music Hall on May 8 and 9.

Tbe republicans of tliis city will bold their primary next Wednesday night.

W. W. Mills bas been appointed executor of tbo estate of James Cunningham.

The petit jury for the March term of court was discharged by Judge Snyder Thursday

James R. Hanna has received his commission and is now a full-fledged notary public.

Michael J. Carroll bas been appointed adlinistrator of the estate of Oral E. Byrd, deceased.

Com is retailing at 70 cents per baehol, which makes the feeding of horses, cattle, etc., an expensive item.

The case of Isaiah V. Hester etal. vs, Wilbur G. Houk was dismissed in the circuit «ourtthis week at plaintiffs' costs.

John W.'Carroll was up from Chattanooga, Tenn., this week attending the fnneral of his brother-in-law,|Edward Byrd,

Clarence A. Hough, humorist, dialtct reader ana impersonator will be at the methodist church Thurday evening, April 16.

The next Jannuai encampment of the department of Indiana, Grand Army of the Republic, will be held in Fort Wayne.

Dr. Harley Ristine, of Ft. Dodge, Iowa, wt* bas beenjhereat the bed side of his father, returned home yesterday, his father being pronounced out of danger.

"Niadi," the great spectacular drama, will be presented in this city ia a conpie of weeks under the auspices of the ladies' auxiliiary of the Y. M. C. A. and the senior claBs of High School.

The committee appointed to arrange for the Fourth of July celebration will hold a a meetj ing in thelmayor's office next Monday night for the pnrposo of selecting several sub committees.

Wiilian»]Wallace, postmaster at Indianapolis, and brother of Sen. Lew Wallace, of this city, died at his|honae in that city last Thursday morning. Mr. Wallace, was at one time a student at Wabash college.

C. F. Crowder, who recently sold his Interest in the Peru Daily Journal, and B. B. Johnson, of Kokomo, have purchased the Richmond Daily Item ^consideration $4,800. They will take possession on the 15th iust.

C. M. Harding is a candidate for councilman from the Irst ward before the republican primary election. Jeff Scott is also cut with cards from the same ward and Henry Kohls is threatening to ruin the chances of both by becoming a candidate himself.

The way they dose out justice in Crawfords ville is refreshing. A murderer is rated ns a criminal up there and gets very nearly bis jus deserts. When a heavy sentence is pronounced now anywhere over the State it is at once christened "Crawfordsville."—treeneastle Banner.

The Montgomery County Declamation contest will be held at the Y. M. C. A. armory on April 18th at 2:30 o'clock p. m. for the boys and the young ladies at 7:80 p.m. Sixty dollars in gold will be awarded in prizes. Admission 15 cents. Tickets will be on sale at Robinson !fc Wallace's, and Pontlous fc Lacey's book store The tickets will be placed on sale next Thursday. Reserved seats can be secured at the Y. M. C. A. building without extra charge.

The small boys at Wabash College need the influence of petticoats. Without knowing just what they are tryiug in a thoroughly bullish and unmanly way to humiliate the good old man who has been at the head of that onesided institution of learniug fur a quarter of a ceatury. Since the talk of elevating Prof. Goluter to the presidency of the State University these embryo men 'discover they want Pror Coulter to become president of Wabash College, and President Tuttledeposed.— Frankfort ('resent.

A Narrow Escape.

While playing on the curbing surrounding tbo pool at the water works last Wednesday afternoon little Joe Coppage, son of L, J. Coppage, lost his balance and fell into the water. The pool partakes of a concave shape and is very deep, making an escape from its depths an impossibility without outside assistance. Young Coppage, after several unsuccessful efforts to extricate himself, began yelling lustily for help. It was sometime before the men in the pump house heard bis calls but he was finally rescued with the aid of a rope. After reaching earth ouce more the lad became unconscious Dr. Chambers was hastily summoned, and after much rolling, pumping and rubbing the young fellow was revived. It was a clot.e c»... a...! should serve as a warning to other boys who play around the springs.

Coulter Accepts.

Last Wednesday evening Prof, John M. Coulter accepted the position of president of the State University at Bloomington at an annual salary of $5,000. Mr. Coulter will finish the present season at Wabash and will assume his new duties at Bloomington about July I. It is with much regret that Crawrordsvillo loses so good a citizen as Prof. Coulter.

Death of Miss Matilda Morgan. Miss Matilda Morgan, youngest daughter of the late Br. S. B. Morgan, died at the home of her sister, Mrs. Joseph Gilbert, inTerre Haute yesterday morning after along illness. The remains were brought to this city this morning for burial,

DEMOCRATIC CONVXNTION.

Friday Evening, April 17-L»t Us Have

The Democrats of the city of Crawfordsville are requested to meet in mass convention at the court house on Friday evening, April 17,

at 7:30 o'clock, for the purpose of nominating a candidate for councilmau for each of the

three wards in the city to be voted for on Tues

day May, 5. A good attendance is desired. W. Johnston, Chairman. Jamksa. BhknnauH.

Secretary.

J. H. Cook spent the week in Cincinnati, Walter Rosebro was in Chicago this week.

The dog poisoner is at work again in this city. Mrs. Fred Somerville has returned from Chicago.

John Mitchell was over from Marion this week.

Horse Fair next Saturday—if it don't 6now or rain.

There is a balance of $10,507.89 in the city treasury.

S, R. Shuller, of Wallace, {was the city Thursday.

There is considerable corn being brought to town this week.

"The Boy Tramp" played to a fair amlienee Wednesday night.

Herm. Ray and wife, of Lafayette, are visiting friends in the city.

J. H. Wasson has gone to Joplin to look after his mining interest.

Let every democrat attend the mass convention next Friday night

The clear weather of this week revived business somewhat in town.

The highways are becoming better for travel as the weather improves,

There is a less number of la grippe cases reported this week tbau last.

John W. Dean and Eva F. Hulett have been grauted a license to marry.

treniont Alfrey will soon begin the erection ol a heading factory in Tennessee.

Remember the democratic mass convention at the court house next Friday night.

Prof. H. Z, McLain left Monday for an extended tour of Europe. He will be absent un til September.

Mrs. Deliah York, of SVingate, is in the city trainiug several pupils for the coming connty declamation eontest.

The.'county declamation contest will take place in this city on next Saturday, April 18, afternoon and evening.

.T. G, Overton bas removed from the country into the iRaniBey property, corner of Grant avenue and Washington streets,

Billie Colman, the tailor, has removed his stock of goods :nio the room foimerly occupied by Swank & Clark on Main Street.

Remember the democratic mass convention at the court house next Friday night. It is the duty of every democrat to be there.

Quite a number of persons from Ladoga were in the city Wednesday night to witness the presentation of "The Boy Tramp."

If each and every democrat in the city will do his duty from now on Crawfordsville will be under democratic managemenl after May 5th.

Our counts jail is a nightly roosting place for crumby tramps just at present. Quite a gang assemble there each evening and wait to be taken in.

W. H. Simms' store at Waynetown was entered by burglars Tuesday night and relieved of $25 in money and some cigars. There is no cluo to the thieves.

Much complaint is being made at present that a wholesale seining and dynamiting of hsh is going on. An effort will shortly be made to prosecute the offenders.

The "Confederate Spy," a military allegory will be presented at Ladoga soon by local talent. Tne proceeds will be used to reimburse the treasury of the cornet band.

The increase in valuation for taxation under the new law will not fall upon the poor man of no means, but upon men of property and means who are amply able to pay.

The managers of the Battle Ground Camp Meeting have decided to begin the last week of July and continue through the first week of August, thus including but two Sundays.

Last Friday, James Nealis, a prominent citizen of Lebanon, died on that very night, his son, Sam Nealis, robbed a store, was arrested, gave bond, ran off and did not attend the funeral on Sunday. He left his bondsmen in the lurch.

Mrs. Tribby, mother of Captain Tribby, died at bis home, northwest of the city, Tuesday morning, at the advanced age of 91 years. The funeral was conducted from the New Richmond Methodist church, Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock,

The Widow Whitehead, of Shawnee Mound, who it was believed last week was on her death bed, has improved and is now reported out of danger. David Meharry, her father, it is thought, will also get well. Shawnee .Mound has been a place of gloom and scandal siuce the advent there of Preacher Pettit— Frankfort News.

Samuel Boots, of Sugar Creek township, has dismissed the case against his son Samuel W. Boots for stealing $15 worth of corn from him! This dotis not release the young man from jail however as there is another case pending against him, that of disturbing a public meeting. He will have an opportunity to lay out a lino for that piece of bad business.

After being out for nearly two days, the jury in the case of Mrs. Martha Rickey vs. the estate of her mother, Mrs. Sarah McCall, returned a verdict, Tuesday evening, in favor of the

plaintiff, allowing her

11. 1891.

Big

Turnout.

This is another democratic year. Charlie Johnston was in Darlington Tuesday.

Darlinztou's new bank is ready for business.

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$~'o. Mrs. Rickey

claimed several .thousand dollars for services rendered her mother during her last illness and brought suit against the estate with the above result,

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F. D. Heustis and son are down trorn Olympia, Washington.

dauebter. Nora,

sick with la grippe.

are very

Robert T. Young and Gurtha Barnes have been licensed to marry.

The base ball season of the American association opened last Wednesday.

Grandmother Heaton is quite sick at her borne, on Last College street,

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Stout aQd

daughter, Mattie, are re

covering from an attack of la grippe.

ha8 been

at h'Jh

fern!!?

"^xt week.

aPPoIlted

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r,otte

An infant daughter of Alonzo Wrightman aud wife, died at the family residence on east Jefferson street Tuesday morning and was buried Wednesday afternoon.

Last Monday the county commissioners redeemed $8,000 worth of bonds on the county line gravel road. This was not a regular ses-s-on but one of Michael's extras.

.Ib?Hta!te°f

U'0"freB 8u«ar"

will be so

sweet that our peopjewii' „6Ter

get enou{ lj

until everything else is free and there will be

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wi'li^n ^e8tein Onton Telegraph company will soon remove from its present quarters to the room in th« new Crawford block, one door north of the Indiana Wire Fence Company's office.

Wee,kJViilJer Cooley

sold to Jones

Brothers, of Tippecanoe county, a four-year-old bay stallion, one of the finest pieees of horse flesh ever brought to this county. The consideration was $1,200.

Graudma Mikels died at Kokomo last Friday at the extreme old age of 87 yeare. The funeral services were oonducted at Darlington, last Sunday, Rev. McMasters officiating, Interment at the Lutheran cemetery,

Frauk Davis has just finished composing a beautiful gallop for the Music Hall orchestra which they will throw upon the musical public under the euphonious cognomen, "A Trln Ou the Midland,

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guar

dian of the minor heirs of William Line.

the Teteran

night

showman, died

Eeport' Conn- la"t

T'ree,

widow of Capt. Thomas

Tyree of the war of 1812, died Wednesday at Greencastle, agedniuety.

Mr. and Mre. Cbas. Gould will entertain a number of their friends at progressive euchre at their home on Morgan street.

Mr and Mrs. Dr. C. E. Rankin entertained cinch club at the.ir house on South Washington street, last Tuesday night

That interesting suit for ua.uages of young N w^rkagamst several young men this

week

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Jud*B

TERMS $1.25 PER YEAR

Sarah Pender, aged thirty, Bedford, was standing before a fireplace Tuesday when her clothes ignited. Her hands, knees and body were badly burned. She inhaled flames and islin a critical condition.

One of the saddest incidents connected with the funeral of the Byrd boys was the inability of the parents to be present at the funeral. Both the old people were confined to their beds and at this time are very low with small hopes of recovery.

Cbauncy Coutant has become discouraged over his chances of success as a candidate Tor councilman in the third ward and withdrew from the race. His cause did look hopeless and be showed a good judgement in his action. This is a democratic year.

A lively scrap occurred near the Monon depot Tuesday morning between a couple of local female tougbd aud some man from north of the city. The trouble arose through the man failing to pay for some beer which he bad drank at their borne. N0 arrests were made.

Do not trust your eye-sight in the bands quack opticians. It is too precious and run a risk of having your eyes permau ently injured. If you are in need of glasses at once on M. C. Kline, of Kline & Graham a thorough, optician, and have them properly fitted to your eyes. Hochargesyou nothing his knowledge.

For years the monetary affairs

you laucall

for

Quite a good story reaches us this week cerning a certain physician near Mace who for some time past been treating a young of that neighborhood for dropsy. All of skill and art in medicines was brought to near upon tbo patient without any seeming success Last Wednesday the case terminated" and tlie young woman isn't dead either—only a case of misplaced affection.

conhas lady his bear

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Crawford

ville have been so badly and rerklesslv that city taxes have reached a point so lhat they become a luxury only to be enj by the rich. What the people are claim for is a change, and that change «h.,uld place at the polls next May, when the Dp crats should be given the helm and and gate some of those old leeches to

used hiirh ioyed mring I take eniMI relelife,

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"Uncle" David Meharry and |,is .laughter Mrs. Klma ('. Whitehead, of Shawnee Mound are rapidly recovering Trom severe attack of the grippe. Geo. Hathorn was alarmingly ill yesterday with the prevailng disease, but was sufficiently improved this morning as to warrant bis recovery. Mrs. James Wallace has also been very ill with the grippe hu» iB much improved to day.—Lafayette tr.

filter, lotind ek of

Coui-

Beath of the Byrd Bovs

Among the saddest deaths that ever no.,in this city was that of .James and Ed brothers. For some weeks .h« been down sick with the grip

rather on^

monla, but the climax of their

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not reached u-itil Moudir T,

Beean

Tuesday

uumber from

here will attend the

entertainu)eDt

,at Indianapolis

yaQcleave was in Randin III.,

Thursday in the interest of the Ludlow K. Thomas will case.

Was

years, foUowed him on Tuesday at l' o'ctock m. this ending the career

Kr8son

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da-,eave9ti»nroMiB*deathvery0histw

small to mouru of both young men occurred on' \vS

uesday afternoon, Rev «»..

re,a.

tion. glorious resurrec-

His Time.

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uwxf

The two-year-old »«n of Samuel Smith died the family residence in Fiskville Tuesday

days with la grippe.

nnd

when

m"T *toacd *»d

111 for aomo

Mr. Head, a commercial traveler down in hnd fnr traveler, his been

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Will Celebrate the Fourth

7,?

At a meeting of the Business Men's Association at the court house Tuesday night it was dec ded to hold a genuine old fashioned celebration in this city on July 4th. Not one of these milk and water kind,but a.'rousing world's fair, centencial, mardi gras celebration with a grand trades' display open to the world The

eDthasia8tic' and

there is no

doubt but that Crawfordsville will this year have the grandest celebration ever in the history of the city.

Court Proceedings.

Martha A. Rickey -s. Martha A. McCall, administratrix of the estate of Sarah A. McUall.

SZl^'"'0"b""l,",U,'"a da.n-

L. M. Shular vs. Cal Beck and

Mary

Beck.

Complaint on note. Adjudgeo that the plaintiff recover $443.12 together with costs. Charles T. Siddons vs. Maggie Slddons et al. Complaint. Continued at defendants' cost.

Wants Zuck's Place.

Now comes James Elmore, of Ripley township, and makes a proposition to the county commissioners that he will perform the duties of county superintendent for a consideration of $1,000 per year. Mr. Zuck now receives from $1,250 to $1,500 per year for his labors in that capacity and then he is by no moans the best paid official iu the county. The resuit will Ie watched with interest.

Lost Three 1'ingers-

While coupling cars, near the Indianatence factory, Tuesday morning, Michael Jones, a Vandalia brakeman, had three of bis lingers caught between the bumpers, mashing them to a pulp. Dr. Ensmmger was summoned and dressed the wounded hand. Jones' home is iu Effingham, Illinois.

Don't forge it.youjcan buy the best buggy-in town at Coboou & isber's.

C. L. Kost,

THE JEWELER,

207 E. MAIN ST.

Will save you money Jon \vatrhs

clocks, gold pi'iiuils, fgold and si

headed ranes iunl'*umbrellas, knives

forks ami spoons, ami (everything you

a in is in

Repair Your FATGL}'

Oi clock, so it will keep time if

others have failed. (Jive him a tiial

and be convinced the alove are facts

Sole agent for the celebrated Rockford Watch. *.

C. L. ROST.