Crawfordsville Review, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 6 January 1894 — Page 1
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OPTICIAN.
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Crosscut Saws
Hand Saws, Meat Saws.
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ESTABLISHED 1841. CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA, SATURDAY, JANUARY (, 1894.
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ISHllKD KVKKY .SATURDAY.
W. D. 1IARI.OW, KuiineM Mniacer
Lawyer Mills is in Zanosville, Ohio.
Lebanon expects to get a system of water works at last.
Local buyers have beon offering from 84.75 to $5.00 for hogs this week. C, L, Roet will take his wife to Call fornia nest month in quest of health
Mrs. Walter Cruce and children, and Miss Olive Coons are visiting in Ladoga.
Dr. J. N. Taylor is in Indianapolis attending a meeting of the State Board of I-Ialth.
The children of Dennis Heath, residing west of the city, have whooping cough.
Charley Ivoss is in Francisville helping his brother conduct a protracted meeting.
Pete Vanleven paid the fine imposed in tho Mayor's court yesterday, and is now a free man.
Elder Oliwhant will preach at the Primitive Baptist church tomorrow morning and evening.
C. B. Herod will go to Crawfordsville next week to take a position with L. S. Warner. Ho gets a raise of $200 a year in salary.—Ladoga Leader.
The canning factory industry will be discussed at the farmers' institute at Darlington next Wednesday.
Ladoga is talkiugof a canning factory, and if one iB not established here will perhaps be in that town, or probably each place may have one before the cloBe of tho year.
Mr. ECfinger, ot the Bluffton construction company, will take stock to tho amount of $1,000 in a plant bore providing our people will make up the remainder. It ought to be done.
Willard Boots is serving out his forty days sentence in jail reading novels and haviog a good time generally. It is believed ho and his divorced wife will re-marry upon the expiration of his term.
Cou Cunningham returned to Washington City tins week.- ithough seeking for the position or consul to some foreign country for over a year now the knowing ones think he has no prospect whatever.
The funnral of young O'Conner, accidentally killed at his homo east of the eity, took place yesterday afternoon and was attended by a large number of people. The remains were interred in the Catholic cemetery.
Kev. S. P. Smith and family have returned to Montgomery county after an abeence of eight years in Kansas and
isBouri,
of
Mr. Smith will locate in this
eity and probably accept the pastorate
the Salem Baptist church, southwest ot tho city. Yesterday Babe Holloway appeared in the Mayor-!? court before the ga/.e of a houseful of interested people, and piead guilty to the charge of assault and battery with intent to kill charged up against him. In giving himself up he hoped to enlist tho mercy of the court. He was bound over to the circuit court in the sum of £300. His wife was *lso lined at the same time for selling liquor without a license. "The County Fair" is full of interesting things. Besides Abigail Prue. the prim, peevish old maid, and Otis Tucker, and Tim. the trainer, and Taggs the tough, and Silas Hammerhead ami Cold Molasses, and a Jersey calf and tho horse race, it has tho first- wagon ever built on Cape Cod. About ]J0 years ago an oid fisherman down there employed his inventive genius in the construction of what was then considered something marvelous in tl four-wheeled vehiclo line. -Music Ilall, the 11th.
Tominorow will be the sevonth anniversary of Hew tl. P. Fuson as pastor of the Baptist church in this city. It will bo observed by a jubille service, and will take the place of the annual roll call which has been the custom in that congregation. After the morning Bermon L. A. Clark will deliver an aduress to the church. In the evening there will be brief reports from tho various officers giving a summary of the work of six years in the different departments of church work. After these reports are submitted Rev. Dr. J. S. Stimson, of Greensburg, will deliveijashort sermon. This will bo followed by (an experience meeting and the administration of tho ordinance of baptism,
Eare Bargains-
John E. Lamb was in the city Monday.
closed all dav Mon-
The banks were day.
Moat of the time in circuit court this week has been taken up in making up issues.
Harry Maxwell is in from Illinois where he has been singing in revival meotings.
The treasurer's tax levy of the county for 1893 will be found elsewhere in today's
Rkvikw.
Miss Mary Stilwell has returned home I to Indianapolis aftor a visit with Mies I Josie Stilwell.
The street commissioner givet emplovment to about thirty five men regularly, at present. .*
A new clothing store is talked of for oee of tho new rooms in the Ramsey & Somerville block.
A son has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Max Tanenbaum in time to be termed a Now Year's present.
Emerson E. Ballard has been appointed administrator of the estate of his mother. Patience Ballard.
S. A. R. Beach has bought one of Dr. Jones' houses on south Washington street for his own occupancy. The price paid was $3,000.
Last Saturday was the last day in which it is lawful to shoot quail. On accounty of the scarcity of the birds the law should be stricty folllowed.
Between tho hourB of 7 and 10 o'clock Monday evening 450 guests passed in and out of the Y. M. C. A. building. It was the largest and most enjoyable reception yet held this season
Capt. Jere Hauser, a former resident and merchant of this city, (lied at tho National Military Homo in Kansas last week. He was tho father of MissHattio and George Hauser. of this city.
The last week in this month Stanley Simpson will give an entertainment at the Y. M. C. A, armory, for the benefit of the Relief Association. The character and date of the entertainment will be announced later.
The enthusiasm with which the proceedings of last Saturday's convention were transacted afforded ample proof that tho democrats of the county are alive to their duty and can be relied upon to turn up the usual handsome majorities when the next election rolls around.
J. K. Henry, of New Ross, ha6 filed in circuit court a second suit—this time for 81,900—against the Western Union telegraph company. Tho cause of action is the failure on tho part ot tho company to deliver a message. Mr. Henry had a sick horse and ho telegraphed for Dr. Ileighway at Ladoga, but tho message was never delivered.
There was a motly crowd of citizens in Mayor Handel's court on Wednesday when the case of the city of Crawfordaville vs. Jack Keily was called. The charges preferred against Kellev were for doing a back door tralic at his saloon oil Christinas day. The information was tiled by Rev. R. S. Inglis and others. There was some irregularty in tho affidavit and tho case was dismissed. It will come up again this week.
In order to complete tho work so that the hands could return to Lafayette on Monday, the work was carried on at tho iron bridge last Sunday. A large number of people were out to take a squint at tho elegant new structure. The span is ISO feet in length, is a high truss, reaching an altitude ot 28 feet. It is a substantial structure throughout. Tho superstructure is U- cost $5000. Tho approaches are being tillod in and everything will soon be readv for travel.
Treasurer Hutton and Walter Unlet were at Indianapolis Monday to settle with the state. The amount paid over by Mr. Hutton wan £3!),(.)27.53 of this amount .?20,.r-tS.S8 will come back to the county through the various funds. Mr. Button's report, as usual, was correct to a figure, and when it is taken into consideration the amount of additions, apportionments and footings required, it pays our treasurer and book-keeper Warbington a high compliment. The state auditor knows that when Mr. Hutton walks in with his report it is all right.
Saturday's daily Argus News says: '•Mr. Wes Purseo is an ungullant granger from a northern precinct Sev eral weeks ago ho had a misunderstanding with Mrs. Cordelia Coleman, a neighbor, and in the course of their argument Mr. Wes addressed her in language that would] hardly be becoming a balky mule It was very provoking to say the least and bo Mayor Bandlo held at Pursee's trial yesterday afternoon by finding him guilty and imposing a tax of 85 and costs. Mrs. Coleman is the defendant in a sensational damage suit that was tiled by her divorced husband several weeks ago. Ho accused her of setting lire to biB barns, poisoning eight head of hogs, wringing tho nicks of fifty young chickens and otherwise working him injury.
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We have just bought the full line of samples from a large eastern notion house, consisting of hosiery, neckwear,t shirts, underwear, shawls, fascinators, ect., that we will close out loss than wholesale prices.
RIDDLK & WILSOM,
tf Arms' old stand.
Eggs are retailing at 20 cents per dozen.
The railroads report a good holiday travel.
Farmer's Institute at Darlington Jan. 10 and 11.
See the new style pictures at Mrs. Willis fc Son's.
Charley Dochterman is with relatives at Kankakee, III.
Tho little daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Will Ilenkel is very sick.
John Vyae, of Linden, has been fined $20 and costs for dispensing to a minor. Ed VanCamp and wife have returned from a visit with Indianapolis relatives.
C. L. Rost and wife watched tho new year come in with relatives at Columbus.
A canning factory is what Montgomery county needs. It should be located in Crawfordsviile.
Joseph Grubb has been relieved of his position as store-keeper of the Terre Haute distillery, and is home to stay.
TheJulo Keen combination put up the rockiest show Monday night that has appeared at Music Hall this season.
Encourage the canning factory enterprise by taking a little stock. That is the kind of talk that
countB.
prove a good investment.
Tt will
Tho Relief association reports no more suffering among the unfortunate in our midst than is common through tho winter season. Tho mild, open winter is a God-send to poor people.
The advertised cost sale of McClure & Graham tneanB strictly what it says. Their cost mark displayed in unequivocal terms carries weight with it as the customer can figure out the cost of every article for himself. Tho steady run of trade attests tho fact that people are taking advantage of the bargains offered.
The character of Stanley Simpson's 6how the last week in January will be a sort of hurly burly World's Fair, or the great exhibition in miniature, A reproduction of midway plaisanco will be a leading feature. The show will continue several nights, and as tho proceeds will go to the relief association there should bo a large attendance.
AbeLevinsou reports a big run of trade this week by reason of his cost sale advertised elsewhere in
The Re-
view. Mr. Levison is a firm believer in printer's ink, and therefore when ho has bargains to offer he knows how to reach tho people. By referring to his advertisement our readers will see that everything in the dry goods line can be had at his store.
The fie alarm was sounded at 10:30 last Saturday night, caused by a smouldering blaze in Fred Bouctinard'a bakery in tho basement of Fry & Nicholson's grocery store. Tho tire started fro*» the oven, in the rear end of tho room, but no particular dau.iigo resulted more than the joists and flooring overhead were badly charred. In a very few minutes, however, tho blaze would have reached the oil barrels of Fry & Nicholson.
As an instance of the great demand for canning factory goods, Mr. Staff, of the Cayuga factory states that he could sit down iu his office and without auy soliciting whatever take orders for one million cans of tomatoes within the next ten days. All of last year's output, he states, went to St. Louis with tho exception of a few caseB. H. F. Kin*:, tho wholesale grocer of this city, has repeatedly written the Cayuga factory for goods without being able to have his orders tilled. With such a demand for the output, a canning factory is certainly good property.
Two shaggy looking tramps were landed by Policeman
GrimeB
on Tues
day morning. They had an undue amount of copper cert pieces on hand which they were exchanging for silver when arrested. They gave their names as Wm. Gorman, of Frankfort, and James Wilson, of Chicago. Lrpon searching their persons it was found that they wer« fairly loaded with notions such as are usually kept by a country store They each carried a watch, which had evidently been stolen along with the other articles of commerce found on their person.
George Kohler. ot Peru. has been taken to Toledo. 0„ to answer a charge of murder. On the 20th of December, 1.S81, Mrs. Gottlieb Stahl, of that city, who kept a saloon, was murdered and robbed of 81,100. and a reward of $2,000 was offered for the arrest and conviction of her murderer. Yesterday Mis.
George
Kohler telegraphed to the police sup?rintendent of Toledo, wanting to know if the reward still held good, and receiving and affirmative reply, sho accused her divorcod husband, George Kohler. Mrs. Kohler admits that revenge and the prospective reward induced her to botray Mr. Kohler, who was a huckster in Toledo ap the time of tho murder. The accused', says that hp will have .no difficulty in establishing his in-'.ocence.
53RD YEAR.—NO 19^
ACCIDENTALLY SHUT.
TIMOTHY 0'CONNER INSTANTLY
KILLED BY THE ACCIDENTAL
DISCHARGE OF A GUN INK THE
HANDS OF HIS BROTHER.
Sad Ending of A Cojn Hunt, Seven Miles
%. /. East \f the (Jitv•
The heretofore happy family „f Eu£'8 O'Conner, residing seven miles east| ot the city, which consisted of four sona and two daughter*, is in deep mourning. Wednesday night the two sons,Enos and liirnthy, with some neighbors, went out coon hunting. They captured some game and about 11 o'clock started home. While going through a thick woods not far from the O'Conner home, an accident happened which resulted in Timothys death.DHis brother, Enos, walked behind him carrying a gun. While going_through Borne drueh the hammer of tho gun caught on a twigand the contents of the barrel were discharged in litnothvs head resulting in instant death. The [discharge went clear through th3 uufortunate boy's head in the region of the temples producing au ugly wound.
It is supposed that Knos was carrying the gun with the muzzle pointing in fi ed. E
ont of him wheu the accident happeuNo possible blame attaches to Inos, who is almost prostrated with grief over the sad fate of his brother-
The crowd was strictly an ordorlyone, and was composed of some of the best men in tho community. Their henroosts had been infested by vermin for some time and they determined to rout them out. so far as possible.
Timothy was 21 years of age and itas a quiet industrious boy. It was onlv recently that Mr. O'Conner came to town and ordered a merchant tailor to make each of bis four sons a neat suit of clothes from goods of their own selection. The boys left their measures and received tho suits on few days ago.
Tho funeral oecu fro'm theCntholic church in this city yesterday afternoon conducted by Father Dinnen. Tho remains were placed in the vault at the Masonic cemetery and will be interred later. The family have the Iu!h^,t sympathy or the community in their p-nn' bereavement.
A DISGRAUEFUL AFFAIR,
Fete Vanleven Shot in a Drunken Brawl.
But Not Seriously Hurt.
Luesday afternoon Pete Vanlovon, with some pals loaded up on cheap di inkables and about tl o'clock wont our to the notorious inn of Mrs. Betty' Pl'.i -h in B.:.' Hills for the purpose jt raising-6heol. 'The high mogul of tne dizzy blondes, being absent on a vfflit to Terre Hnnie, had left Babe Holloway and wife in charge of the abot! I
Some time ago Vanleven mairiad Holloway "s divorced wife and not the Taes of good feeling existed between the" two important citizens. It i^gui that Pete wont out for a row and htTgot it. After he and his friends had guzzled down a half gallon of beer some words passed between him and Babe and tho latter knocked him down, ran into the house and locked tho door. Whereupon Peto began a vigorous kicking at the portals for entrance. Babe finally opened tho door enough to stick out the muzzle of a 32 -calibre at Pete, who boat a hasty retreat but not unti three shots had been fired, one tal in1 effect iu his left arm and ranging ward. Ho was considerably 'prnvile burned under the arm by ono odLtli other shots, bo that tho shooting have boon done at close range.
Vanleven made a bee line for and soon hud officer Grimes on hi to the scene of warfare, A hasty around tho premises failed to the whereabouts of Babe. He ... suddenly turned tho keys over wife and Hew his kite for the wb of the whence. On his wayAl town Grimes stumbled ove^jjj^'i j^Qr gan, one of Pete's pai tmers. stoue blfad in a gutter. Alert to duty Mr. Qrimea at once improvised a wheelbarrow at,
a
patfol and started bravely out for town The jostling of Mr. rimes' chicle sob^S ered up tho kid rapidly, or he would have wheeled him right into jail withoui stopping.
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would
into jail without-
Pete's wound is not dan That made in the hearts' is far greater, and it is to be hoped that he will now brace up and try to reelai himself. It has not been so very since Peto Vanleven was consi' pretty square boy apd jhad of the community.
langerous at all I s' of his parent^
If the Ladoga /louring juf„ it will bo by a stock company. Daugherty brothers will furnish site, the boilor and such other me' that remains from the wreck, ^niov ment is already on foot amnf'B the business men of the communi*/to establia" such a company.
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