Crawfordsville Review, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 23 May 1891 — Page 1
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50TH YEAR-NO. 37
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Curtis' Custom
BOOT AND SHOE
House. A complete Line of
Bargains in Everything
a's Women's Boys' and Children's SHOES.
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ft. Cloth Window Shades.
Best Spring Fixtures, 38 cents.
A ROLLED GOLD RING
FOR TEN CENTS.
Glassware, Queensware, Ti 11 ware,
At Bottom Prices.
When vou need anything com 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. Crawfordsviiie, lnd.
Binder Twine
Three Ply Kentucky Hemp,
STANDARD AND SISAL.
All at lowest Prices. Don't buy at any until you see us and get our prices
TIMSLEY & MARTIN.
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GOOD TIME PIECE
Will save you enuogh to pay for itself in a --hort lime. A
GOOD PAIR OF SPECTACLES
If properly llttecl, will preserve your Kyesight.
L. W. OTTO
Will tell vou about these at 111 S. Washington St.
DON'T FORGET TO SEE
NEWT. «SS JOHN
lie lore vou bnv your Groceries. They have a lull line of staple and fancy groceries at a very low price, (live theinu call and lie conwnced.
MARTIN St CRHIG,
.Joel iiiock. Corner Washington and Tike Streets.
A Large and Complete Line of
LAP DUSTERS
From Fifty Cents to One Dollar.
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CRAWFORDSYILLE, INDIANA, SATURDAY, MAY.23. lgiuT
ISSUED EVERY SATURDAY.
W. K. IlIiNKGL, liiisineitg Manager
George Lawrence lias returned to Chicago,
Geu, M. D. Hanson was in Frankfort yesterday.
Herman Ray was down from Lafayette yesday.
Attend the Brandcainp benefit at Music Hall Monday night
The farmer's council will ineet In this city next Thursday.
Dr. E. Detchou was In Frankfort and Wabash this week.
The Tracy temperance meetings are being largely attended.
W. B. Herod, of Kingman, Kan., is visiting friends in the city.
Ituel Curtis IH up from Memphis, Tenn., OIJ a Tisit to his parents.
Miss Lulu Keegan attended the wedding of Miss Hattie tilisa in Rushville this week.
Father Guendiing, of Lafayette, spent Thursday in the city, the guest of Father Dinnen.
Miss Nell Nicholson will return from Boston in a few days, where she lias been attending the Boston Conservatory of Music.
Misses Nellie Holbrook and Alma McClure attended the first annual convention of tlie Epworth League at Lafayette laBt Thursday.
Officer Connors was it St. Louis this week estifying in the case of tho three deserters who were captured in this city some weeks ago.
Max Tannenbauiu was in Rushville this week attending the Commencement exercises of the High School class of 'ill of which his best girl was a member.
TheG. A. It.. P. S. of A.i and the Woman's Relief Corps will attend divine services in a body .t St. John's Episcopal church tomorrow morning.
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The Thienie & Wagner Brewing Company, of Lafayette, have sent st25 to our Fourth of July solicting committee toward making our celebration ?ucccss,
James Reynolds was fined iu Justice Ram sey's court yesterday moruing charged with provoking Willard Karr. Both parties live near the Dry Brauch trestle.
A Montgomery county man applied to an undertaker for a second hand coffin in which to bury his little child, thiukiug it would be cheaper.—Indianapolis Sun. (Jen. Lew Wallace ban been tendered the position of the foreign bureau of the World's Fair, but bus nut yet signified his willingness to accept tho place.—Indianapolis News,
Charley Roberts, the Wabash bandit, was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary from lentland, Indiana, last Thursday for attempting to shoot the marshal of that town.
While Verd Galey was uulsading freight at t'ie Big Four depot Thursday a car-box of acid exploded terribly burning him about the face and hands and completely ruining bis clothing.
••Jule" Baily, a young man of this city, had his leg broken by falling from a buggy in Ladoga last Thursday night. Tho lad W.IB brought to his home iu this city, where Dr. Eusmiuger set the wouudeil member.
Mr. Charles Eaktin, clerk of the the Pullman hotel at Hot Springs, Ark., and Miss Emma Britttf, of this city, were married last Thursday morning at 11 o'clock at St. Johu's Episcopal church. Mr. and Mrs. KakUu left yesterkay for Hot Springs, their future home.
Tho Midland railway is still in hard luck. A suit wasdecided in the Noblesville circuit court Tuesday agaiiiBt the road for $1,000 damages for one mile of right of way. The judgement must be paid iu ten days or tho company refrain from using the halt mile of contested road.
Tude Hamilton aid Hal McDaniel were the candidates for the office of street Commissioner before the city council Mouday night. After eighteen unsuccessful ballots had been taken, which each candidate had received three votes, Mayor Oarr ended the agony by casting the deciding vote for McDauiel.
Justice J. W. Ramsey was aroused from his peaceful slumbers about 10 o'clock Wednesday night by .i party of young folks who informed the sleepy glue applier that two of the parly wertf dying of love for each other. Mr. Ramsey caught on ijuickly and soon pronounced the words which united the fortunes of Oliver Farron and Francis Hnbbell until death or a circuit court should decree otherwise.
(juite a serious wreck occurred on the JMonou at the gravel pit two miles south of Lafayette yesterday morning. The passenger 'rain due there at o'cloak a. tn. ran into an open switch aud the whole train was plunged over the embankment into the pit. That no one was killed is a miracle, but true. The train contained over fifty passengers all of whom escaped with light injuries. Condnctor Brown was the only person ^seriously iujured. The coaches and engine were badly wrecked, causing a great liuancia! loss to the compauy. The train railed entirely over.
A Threatening Epistle.
Upon returning home ono evening this weekJohn S. Brown found tho following letter upon his doorsteps:
John S. Brown—Dear Sir—We liav learned that you hav lent your name to the midland railroad for the purpos of beeting a lot of poore met) out of hard earned money. If you think that those strikers has no friends in this town you are much mistaken for somo dont liv far from you and they are going to stand by Wavelaud and if you leud your name to that paper we will dinainite your house if it taks ten .vents to quit eaven aud as for andersou aud Crane they sha! share the same fait, for by the living God we will bo revenged.
Signed, Striker
As will be seen the letter is very incendiary in its character. Such actions will go far toward injuring the cause of the strikers and the lew indulged in the better.
Geoige Neilest was in Louisville this week. Mary H. Krout, of Chicago, spent Sunday witli relatives in the city.
Last Monday a daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gilbert.
Joe Southard, of Pana, III., ppent Sunday in the city, the guest of W. K. Wallace.
Miss Dora Henkel aud Mr. Bert Ashley, of Brazil, will spend Sunday in the city.
•Prosecutor MoHett was looking after some law breakers in Waynetown Tuesday.
Fred Rosebro and wife are in from Hot oprings, Ark., on a visit to their parents.
Tho Epworth League of the M. E. church cleared §15 through its late May festival.
Col. McKee, of Indianapolis, held an inspection of Co. I. at the Armory Wednesday night. No date for the Barnum show is yet announced aud probably will not bo for some time.
Ben Myers attended a meeting of the State Poultry Association held iu Indianapolis this week.
T. V. Maxedon is organizing a company for the manufacture of his lately patented curtain for buggies.
Michigan City has a literary aiub called the Lew Wallace club, in honor of Geu. Lew Wallace, of this city.
Some twenty Knights of Pythias from this city instituted a branch of that order iu Hillsboro Tuesday night.
Saturday next is decoration day aud all exsoldiers of the late war are expected to participate in the ceremonies.
Judge Britton has a calf six weeks old that weighs but 21 pounds. The Judge thinks of starting a dime museum with it.
Harry Conuard was up from Evansville this week looking after bis interests iu the Newkirk damage suit, he being a party thereto.
Mr. V. y. Irwiu iu establishing an electric light plant at Elwood, Madison county, a flourishing cay ot about 3,000 inhabitants.
Col. K, B. F. Pierce has experienced a change of bean. He is now in Washington booming Harrisuu for a second term, He has doubtless been p'tseuted with a new seal skin coat.—ludiauapolis Sentinel.
The seniors of Wabash College electrocutionized a cat in the interest of science this week. The experiment was very successful. The next test may be tried at the expense of a certain editor of the Wabash.
About thirty members of the Masonic frateruiiy from this city were in Ladoga Thursday night where they assisted the local order in couTering the third degree. The visiting members report a high old time.
To-night, at the court honse, there will be a meeting to mass the musical talent of the city for the purpose of organizing a band of twen-ty-four pieces to uphold the city's honor during cur coming baud tournameut.
Judge Michael Brown, of Big 'Rapids, Midi., was in the city this week, the guest of C. 31. Travis. Mr. Brown was a student at Wabash College during the years of ISO 1-02 and has many old frieuds in the city.
David Baas, the colored pugilist of Logansport, was in the city Tuesday and secured the services of Howard Dickerson to put him through a course of training for Baas' comiug light with Tom Wilson, of Lafayette, on Juue 2
A brauch of the Crawfordsviiie creamery is soon to be established in Darlington to accommodate the farmers of Franklin township. A separator will be put it and after the cream is taken from the milk it will be shipped here and made into butler.
Howard Collings, who for several year was a resident of this city, is now defendant in a $5,000 breach of promise suit in Rockville. Howard will no doubt learn to his financial sorrow that it is a serious matter to tamper with the average Rockville girl's affections.
In all probability when the change of time on the Monon goes into effect to-morrow the local passenger train between Lafayette and Bloomingtou will be takeu off. If this is true a great wail will go up all along the line, as this is the most convenient train on the road.
Tho Mace correspondent to tho Crawfordsviiie Journal this week attempts to iumiortnlizo his town in an effusion of rhymes. Although bis first effort is somewhat lame he may, in time, succeed to such an extent as to fill a position on Dr. Smail's poetical staff. Keep it up.
John R. Courtney is preparing a burlesque on Nadil, recently produced in this city. Ike Davis and Mat I)oh«rty have been secured to do tho fairy dance. It will be put on Music Hall stage iu about a month, the proceeds of which will be used to secuie a pitcher for the Watiash ball team.
Dave Campbell appeared in Justice Ramsey's court last Wednesday and swore out a warrant for tho arrest of Allen Robinson chargiug him with provoke. Mr. Robinson was duly notified, nnd soon appeared in court, pled guilty, paid his fiue and spent the remainder of the day as jurymau on the Newkirk case.
Kenelin, Mat Hutchinsou's celebrated stallion, died from an attack of congestion of the bowels at Insley's stables last Wednesday. Kenolen was a beautiful bay, l~% hands high, was sired in 1881 by Happy Medinm, and was valued at ^5,000. Ho was insured in the Indiana Live Stock Insurance company for $1,500.
The largo number of logs daily being hauled to the saw mills iu the vicinity of the Junction are taken from the forests mostly iu the smith part or Coal Creek township and east part of Wnjne. The numbers brought from there during tho pant six months must amount to several hundred, aud the supply seems iiu limited.
Fred Nuggle, of Montgomery county was hauded over to Sheriff Siminerman last Tuesday and placed iu the bastile for failure to give bond in a bastardy proceeding commenced against him by a festive maiden of V-vdere-burj,'. He bud been out west about six months and had just returned when he fell into the clutches of the red eyed law aud was asked to stand as papy for the yonng lady's unborn in-, fant,—Covington Friend.
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Frank Snyder iB in from Joplin, Mo.
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Surveyor Hunt is improving Quite slowly aud it will yet be some time before he sufficiently recovers to assume his duties.
The celebrated Peru band this week notified our tournament committee that they would outer the coutest here. Several other ontrivs have also been made.
Smith A*. Myers, the druggists, exhibit a liv.) loon in their show window ou Groeu street. The bird was captured up Sugar Creek las: Saturday by Al. Chamniou.
Mrs. Mary Crouse died at her home near Cherry Grove last Saturday evening at the ago of 73 years. The funeral took plaM from Mount Pleasant church Mouday afternoon.
Jesse I). King, formerly a residoutof thH county, but now one of the publishers of the Kansas City Chronicle, ia spendiug a few days with bis uncle, Ben King, north of tho city.
Curtis Edwards, of Mace, was in Louisville this week attending a meeting of the Edwards heirs, where steps were inaugurated to secure to $2,000,000, which is said to be due them iu New York.
Henry Schwiuk, who has been out of the insane asylum for some time on a furlough, was taken violently insane ngaiu Sunday and attempted to take his own life. He was returned to the asylum ngaiu this week for further treatment.
Mrs. Mary White, the aged mother of M. I). White, died very suddenly at tho home or a sou in Danville last Saturday. She was a resident of Crawfordsviiie for many years and has many frieuds here. The deceased was Si yearB old at tho time of her death,
Ed Corey writes from Michigan *Jity to friends in this city that he is confident of winning his tight with Keating. He advises all his admirers to be in Chicago to-night that they may take an early Sunday morning train to the scene of tho conflict. Several of the sports from here will go,
At the council meeting Mouday night it was arranged for the police to serve equal lime at equal pay. Now the day police serve short hours at $i0 per mouth and the night police long time at $50. Under the new order of thiugs the night aud day force will alternate watches weekly and each receive $55 per month.
At a meeting of the city council Monday night the following persons were selected to servo the city in the new Jelectric light plant: John Conrad, chief eugiueer Ed Ames, assistant: Frank Pruitt, trimmer. The first two men were elected almost by acclamation, but it required tho vote of Mayor Oarr to give brother-iu-iaw Pruitt the position of trimmer. Conrad is to receive $ii0 per month and Ames and l'ruitt $10 each.
A very frightful runaway occurred on east Main street, near tho Robhius House.last Sat' urday afternoon. A liorso attached to a buckboard belonging to John Corbin, the lumber man, liecaino frightened and started at a brankueck speed down tho crowded street. He first struck the buggy of John Williams whieli lie turned completely over. David Darter's vehicle which was bitched in front of Mjers & Charni's store was served a like fate. Fortunately both buggies were empty and sustained only slight damages. The horse then plunged up the gutter. The surrey of Mrs. Snodgrass, filled with ladies, was directly in his path. A collision seemed inevitable, hut ju?t before reaching the vehicle the horse turned suddenly as though to enter Moloney's clothing store. Here the wheels of tho dragging buckbord caught ou the curbiug and torn loose, llolug freed the horse Hed madly down Alain street until he was finally stopped at the court house corner.
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On Alain Street, Opp. Court Mouse.
H. H. Gorter, of Gosheu, spent Sunday in the city.
Jacob Mclntire visited his daughter iu Rossville, 111., this week.
D. C. Baruhill attended a meeting of undertakers in Indianapolis Tuesday.
Judge Snyder aud Judge Rabb, of Covington, exchanged benches this week.
Silas Fink, of Yountsville, and J. P. Wert, of Alamo, were iu the city Wednesday.
Mrs. Sue Holmes, of Milford, III., is the guest of her aister, Mrs. J. A. Gilbert, on west Main street.
The Cliff Dwellers are erecting their new club house at the Pine Hills. It will be completed about June 1st.
Mrs, A. A. Spraguo and daughter are home from Florence, Alabama, where they have been spendiug the winter.
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Next Monday night the Wabash Glee club assisted by other local talent, will give an entertainment at Music Hall, tho proceeds ot which are to go toward buying a new piano forLddie Brandkauip. Tho causo is a noble one and the entertainment should bo liberally patronized.
The high school girls held their annual field day exercises in Britton's glen Monday afternoon to which all mankind was excluded. Skipping the rope, high kicking, pussy-wants-a-corner, black man, staud-aud-jump, hop-step-and-juinp, leap-frog nud other elevating pleasures were indulged iu to the extent of a large crowd of their female admirers.
No little excitement was created among the Midland strikers at Wavelaud last Monday morning through tho receipt of a telegram from this city that Sheriff McCIaskey and several or his depulies would be down on the moruing train to take the engine and coach from the side track Ihore and turn tho property over to Harry Crawford. The strikers were terrible worked up over the matter but wero greately relieved when the train arrived with no Sheriffs aboard it. The telegram proved a hoax aud it is thought was sent by tome oC Crawford's frieuds here to create an excitement. The sympathy is all with the strikers there and! wo won Id venture to say that bad Crawford appeared on tho streets in Wavelaud last Monday he would have met with bodily harm.
Malachi's Manouvers.
Mnlachi Scott and Mary George, whoso escapade in a barn sometime ago made them notorious and caused their incarceration iu the county hasiile, but who having served their Beuleucs, were :.leased last Saturday, are again wanted In the police. On Saturday night this loving pair retired to the home of Frank beam in, on Spring street, which family, chanced to be away on a visit, aud after effectingan entrance,spi-nt tho night iu bacchanaliaut revelry. On Seaman's return he was informed of the high old time which ha I taken place iu his home and he at once sw.'io out a warrant for their arrest In tho intervening time Malacbi aud Mary skipped and have not since been heard from.
Death of William Gregg.
Win. P. Gregg died at his home, corner of High aud Market, streets, last Tuesday, after a loug and lingering illness of consumption. Mr. (iregg was born and raised in this county and for mauy years was a prominent business man of this city. Mr. (iregg was a widower at the lime of his death, but leaves four children, two sous and two daughters, the youngest being sixteen years of age. The funeral took place on Thursday morning under the auspices of the K. of P. lodge of this city, of which order tho deceased was a member, Rev. G, W. Switzer officiating. InteriniMit in the Masonic cemetery.
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