Crawfordsville Review, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 26 May 1894 — Page 1

Page PDF (6.16 MB) Locked

Back to issue view

1 S 1 A nLlMI hi) |s |.

IF YOUR

(•»i'.'us you trouble,if ail otiiw

*"B"V

And have it. jiin. in p.-rft-t-i order.

Establisheti 23 Ycai

GpSEg a aiSSSS^SSSia'^S^ 5?ii!)iai»iWrJgiqg5g5

1 Window Shades

Only .^ 5 nts.

LOCKS,

i!uildcia will please cab and .-see our •lame stock of

BLINDS,

HINGES

scrr!

We have the hues! goods uuiikva!! at price-- to suit.-

AVOTD THE ANNOYANCE

(liven away with even 3-5° sold for 2C cents pel .:iu.

Wall

PATENT HAT FASTENER

hat.

Tiavo: failed to .nvakeit lccep time, take it to

A N"D OPTICIAN

Main Sfi,. Opo. Court House.

Best Spring Fixtures)

fuatam Polos and llr.is-

I': ices

c'ail and examine the

SASH

GLASS,

LATCHES

PAINTS

WAY CARRIERS

HAY OADERS

HAY RAKES.

HA7

l.ndics. of by sccurim

15S5S0

Lsi

Rods ul all kinds at Rottoni

i. tiicv are rum tics. v:s

FORKS

& Co.

havinc the

MRS. J. A HARLAN

have ju-t added complete line of Wall Paper our stock nnd will

FREE OF CHARGE.

One 11 lor each room \uti desire top .pei old -took, all this year's patterns. Our

BOSS BROS:, 99c .STORK.

are not trying to run ofp ices are the lowest.

Dr. R. J. Cunningham. pastof of 'Center church, characterizes the action of tile General Assembly, in assuming contrul of seminaries. as papistic in dmicy and a step Rome ward.

1 here was a gi od game of ball between th'.' Crawfordsville Stars and a Greencastle nine at the college grounds Ihursday afternoon. '1 lie Stars [nit up splendid work and '.•'on the game by a score of 10 to 9.

H. li. Ilulottas assignee for Henry Sloan has completed the invoice of the grocery stock which foots up ?-_'.70u. lilt:

accounts outstanding reach the enormous suin of 0, which not only I proves Mr. Sloan's generosity, but also

his cause of failure.

The liig Four's St. Louis line is doing a good passenger business. The Chicago division of the Rig Four continues to handle more busii ess than last year or any preceding year in May, receiving mid forwarding at Indianapolis in the week ending .May ]!. 4,cars, which was l.llfiniore than were handled in the or'-e^ponuing week of ISOI!.

CRAWK() nsvn,LK, INDIANA. SATURDAY', MAY* LNi. lsiil.

P.arl show is at Kvansvdle

Th- ].

to-day. -d l"i-. C11 It iuj! ra•Ji« !vH.llVl!k-. 111.

ick rod.

tvith.. relati'- in

Jr*. Or.ar! y. Hioss is at' the Mai-iins-vih'c in nigral springs

ut* city high school eomniencenjei!! OC«?UIS '11 'J'llllfndH.V. JllHC 7.

00!) for ,jus.

it will uccupy )"rtv on south

fio' Dr. li'::-. Washington

roughs prstreet. 'I'm opening piece of at Music 11 ili i-\-1 .Monday bo "A Stralitre Woman." 7.- 7\.

rt Wayne Ight ...will

1 he andalia wiii put on its two sumri'f.'r trains between rif* Haute and Stf Joseph, Mich.. the first of June. &

trade among business houses is exceedingly dull thin iveek, farmers being too busy to do much tracing now.

No arrangements for a general ccle bration of tile 1th of July have been made in tins city yet and probably will not be.

It is the intention ""of* the" trustees of the new Irinity Methodist church to erect a brick structure to cost about ss.ocu.

A. Stall'ord, of 'J'hurntown. is mak ing an eilort to revive the Crawfordsville creamery. lie is now canvassing through the county and if he can secure a sufficient supply of miik the factorywill l.«e started up again. The creamery

works ir equipped with all the machinery I necessary for the business, and it is to be hoped that Mr. Stall'ord will be successful in the undertaking.

A Handsome Pe

ee for H. D. Van-

Cleave.

ilenry I). Yancleave. the attorney. I.-, in luck. This week he received a telegram from his associate counsel in Cincinnati stating that the jury in the case of daniep K. Creen et al vs. Mary \Voodsworth, to set aside the will Thomas Newell had returned a verdict sstliug aide the will, liy this verdict the heirs, of whom there are nine, receive irl.'!5.00(i in real estate and bonds. James lv. (ireen. wilo resides in this county, will receive of this amount over 81'J.OOii. and as Mr Vaneloave had a Contract with Creen for half of the amount lecovered, his share in fees will t'oot-.up the

handsome sum of I

An Increase of Pension.

A long last February Win. II. I ol Wingate. was examined by the sion board of this county for an

VOtir hat blown ofl anil patriotic service and received dis

itter, pen-

crease ol pension. He performed loyal

abilities entitling him to an incK-ase. The lirst of this month lit- received notice from the Department that the application had been granted ami that he is increased from .-rl'J to 611 per month. Will the Journal please make a note of 1 his''

biiilitr, is on tli©

I. I'aylft ig, court

Dr. Uincaii.ar.d son. lOrnest, .have row O

1 he n.P'.y trial of Ward Uurroughs is set for Juno 1], in circuit coiivt.

). M. Dregg has resigned .' as assignee v„of Win. [,

|-j

f( ,,.!

Miss'.Tnlin Kostanzcr attended the' ^la\.festival in Cincinnati this we k.

Mi'

l.i. A. I ,, of Lintlen.' will hold Dr-coratiou Day exercises there to morrow.

John Ur»aUs and wife have ret urn, from .nua where 1 ii.-y spent the

Cg !\'at" !,'• prays fot a divorce from harley Ke^d, alhuring .daudoninent and failure to providi^,

The gardiicrs report, that melor: plants -were ruined the cold..vi.ids, and they are having to re plant,

Spencer Lee brought in a wagon bed of v-orn six feet high that weighed out ,S1 bushel?, Wednesday.

The commencement exercises of the Walnut township schools will tako place at New HOPS, june^i.

Lev. .las. M. Douglas, of Miles Citv, was ordained as a minister bv thu Crawfordsville 1'resbyterv this week

Perry Herryman has recovered from his recent lilness and will take his old position in the Sheriff's office next week.

T'iic next convention of the county Sunday School union will be held at W aveiand on the fourth Friday in August.

I he Waynetown postotlice was broken into Tuesday night, but only ltj ten- cents in change and a few stamps wero secured for the trouble.

.Jere West was given a place on the committee on credentials at the meeting of the grand lodge of Masons in sesI sion at Indianapolis this week.

Dr.J.F. Davidson has bought the residence property of II. S. Ilraden, occupied by Iter. It. S. Inglis, on east Pike street, for his own occupancy, v*

Jake IIo.se. the Monon tuail clerk who was badly shook up in the late wrecic this side, of Chicago, was in the city Thursday. He .vill be able to resume his run again next week.

Uoachdale had a 810,000 lire at an early hour last Saturday morning. Dr. 11. A. Tucker, of this city, owned two store rooms in the burned district and his loss will be about 000.

McCltire tV (iraham are buying from eight to twelve thousand pounds of wool daily. People are driving a long distance to get to Crawfordsville with their wool this year on account of the price receiveil.

There are thirty four cases of small pox in the State, as reported to the State Hoard of fleaUh. Twenty four of them are in Fulton, four in Marshall, three in Pulaski, one in V\ ay lie, one in Hiack ford and one in Johnson.

C. P. (Iroves, a smooth tongued negro posing as a mining king of Montana, has worked our colored population with more or less success this week. He sells them mini: stock at s.'i per share and 1 hrows in a town lot for good measure.

A" funnel-shaped cloud hung out against the western horizon Tuesday afternoon about I o'clock and some pen of pie became greatly alarmed at the prospect of a cyclone swooping down upon us. It was high up in the atmosphere and soon disappeared.

The attorneys for the defense, having withdrawn all objections, the court has granteo John D. Wilson a divorce from his estranged wife. Mary Thomas, who refused to live with him from the very lirst.- She gets i?(i( temporary alimony. She will stay close with her friends in Hrazil.

Alex Henderson, one of the most substantial citizens of Wayne township and who resides south east of Wayne town, fc II from a loail of hay some clays ago and received internal injuries that may remain with him for the remainder of life. The injury seems to have been mostly to his breast and left side,

A letter received by Rev. \V. J. Howe on Monday from friends in Kentucky, where his farm is located, told of the I damage done by a heavy snow storm

there last week. The enow was report-

The Populists Put tip a Ticket- ed over one foot in depth and laid wheat

Light hundred delegates attended tields as Hat as if they hail been rolled, lie populist State convent ion at Indian The crop had already headed out and apolis Thursday and nominated the the damage will be. great.

following ticket after much speech mak- If our two obstreperous city preachers ing: 11ave scjBeded in thoroughly subduing

Auditor'of State--F-dgar A. Perkins, the couijB* enemy, Satan, the public of Indianapolis. Treasurer of State—A. li. Keeport, of Logansport.

Attorney-*General—Silas M. Holcomb. of Tipton. Supremo Court Clerk—Harry Montgomery, of Lawrence county.

State Superintendent—A.J. Allen, jof Vigo county.

State Statistician—W. P. Smith, Indianapolis. State Geologist -Kdward Kindle, of Kloomington.

will uladT* grant to each of them a brief vacation, rather than have tliein indulge in the folly of a useless debate, which is only another name for a bitter quarrel. Neither the public nor the twopreaclmrs who now feel like they want to tight, can possibly receive any benefit from such a discussion. The people's minds have already been made up on this question. Both Utegood men and are doing good work, therefore we don't want to, see them spoil what they have done by' indulging in such foolish heresy.

Mrs. L"w llornaday is visiting^ v.Kokoino.

h--' •.•

Matilda Dunn Ins taken out hitters testamentary on the estate -or Irvnn

I hum.

half p: em

Arch Martin has bought -hi terest of J. K. Kversou the brick works.

rg*' Sergent has opened up a neat littl,-grocer\ in the room next to the Orv pilaris ii,i.iuii.' on south:,, Washington" street.

1" red. the 1 year old son oi Di ic i-^ihle residing west of Xew ltioSimn.rul«~ received a dangerous kick from a horse on Monday.

City treasurer Nicholson has the. cash and has been instructed by tl.e council to pay oil'c.j,000 of the electric I light bonds on June l«t.

Mrs. C. Kennedy, of Center ''oirit. Clay county, was here this week to at.--tend the funeral of Will Harris, killed in a railroad accident

1 1 1

Nebraska.

I 1!. U. Craycroft. general manager of Deuel equine and canine paradox, is in the city arranging for their appearance here next Thursday and Friday.

Hey. L'pdyke preached his farewell sermon Tuesday night and left Wednesday for a new field. The revival meet ings have been continued all week.

The infant son of George Hays and wife, and the little daughter of Ilev. Prentice and wife, received the ordinance

of baptism at Center church last Sunday.

The, last meeting of the Musical Amateurs for this year was held at the Haulwin music store on Monday evening ami the invited guests were favored with a pwgratn of great excellence.

Comrades of McPherson Post. No. 7. (i. A. R.. will meet on Sunday. May "_!7, al 10 o'clock a. m. sharp, at P. O. S. of A. hall, to attend Memorial service at First church, ilev. S. Inglis will deliver the sermon.

Fred White, a notoriously tough negro, attempted to kill Otlicer Grimes in resisting arrest. He had a hearing before Mayor Handel ar.d was bound over to the circuit court in the sum of S.'IGO. He is in jail.

The remains of Will Harris, who who killed at Falls City, Neb., arrived here Wednesday and were taken to the home of his father, Robert Harris, four miles norili of this city, for burial. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. T. J. Shuey.

Professor Lark-in. n- Knox college observatory, after watching the c-olar cyclone of last week, says its dimensions exceeded those of any storm he has seen on the sun during his career astronomer. The whole mass had. a twisting rotarv motion.

Miss Ivy Sparks, who has a desk in the probate otlice, was fortunate enough to celebrate her birthday this week when all the attaches of the court house were in a mood to do something gallant. They accordingly piled upon her desk a wealth of line confections and Judge Harney made a neat speech.

Will Douglas iwetwith a peculiar mis fortune Sunday afternoon. While on his way to Heckville where he was riding a horse to pasture, the anir ial stumbled in so'iie fresh gravel and fell on his rider's leg. The soft gravel saved Will from injury, but the hurse broke his shoulder and had to be killed.

Dr. Leech, city health ollicer, went to the limit ol certain discretionary powers with which he is imbued and had D. L. Lee. the grocer, arrested for permitting a nuisance. in the way of two barrels of trash to sit for a couple of hours at a back door of the store bef.ire being hauled away. In the trial before Mayor Handel on Atonday a line of ?1 ami costs was assessed.

The council committee appointed to look into the matter of providing anew school building made an adverse report to the special meeting culled for that purpose on Monday evening. The question will come up again next Monday night, as the school board and a few members of the council are determined to see that better accommodations unprovided for the east end of thecity

The fourth juarterly convention of the county Sunday school union, held at Center church on Monday, although fairly well attended, was somewhat of a disappointment. The weather was inclement and the enforced absence of Mr. Meigs on account of sickneFsgreatlv detracted from the day's interest. An elegant dinner was served in the base ment of the church by the ladies of the various city churches.

The Rig Four Railway Company has compromised the claims of Miss Mildred Wood, Josie VanHuskirk and Airs. Welch, wtio were Rtruck by a train ou one of the street crossings at Greencastle. The plaintiffs were given judgment in the Putnam Circuit Court for §12,500, ?'.V-!'-!.ri and S10.000 respectively, and the cou.pany compromised by paying Miss Wood $7,800, Miss VanHuskirk $5,8G:iand Mrs. Welch 10.1 ar.d all coBte.

•ViRP YRAU —NO 39.

I A ITvJAUHhH'3 CHALLENGE.

Li Jar W. HV,-e, the fihri.v.'.au

Clnivi], Pats 'Up His Dukes to LV.

H. .. iiu'k

Mvn

.'!', oi the MeU!odis,t

Church.

or«f..-]„ the Herald of tho

I ll'th inst.. a paper that pises as l!io organ of theM.i „i

[•and supposed to be cov• (foiled by you,' 1 find no hss than twehe paragraphs on the first p.igo relating t.v baptism, all of: j.wtiich are m,-l diug. oi b.iM- mi.-iepri.-

Sehlaiioii.s i,f Hi 1 lie I ruth, and ol the leaching, of the Christian church, believe that you would wilfully -iuisrfjiresi'nt us, and hcnco I hoiiev^S y.oii to «iiit oi the ti'fichmfo" or the Liihic,and of the Christian church, on the ma tors at issue. The M. f'. j.chuieh hold*, common with all churches, many great. Uibie truths, but holds and practices many things not I

W ii

ranted by the won!

of Cod.

I therefore, in the spirit „r hrot'i^.-ly kindness, challenge you to meet mc irr public debate, in this city, and allirm that.

he teaching-, of tile i-reetl

'dis

cipline of the Methodist Fpiscopaf church aie in harmony with the teach i»g"f the Hible. and 1 will deny. And 1 will aflinu that.

Lite teaching rind practice of thd church of which I am a member (tho Christian church I are in harmony with the teaching of the Hible, and you deny.

Let the debate continue at least ei'rht nights.

Now. l.io, luck-er.it will not answer.-' the demands of the public mind for lou to reply that a debate will do no good,when every issue of your little Mel hodist sheet contains invidious allusionsordinance of baptism, and tho points of diii'erence bet ween us. are being discussed on every street corner. Till Herald persistently misrepresents tho views of al! Christian people who practice immersion,

I Hro. lueker. the people of this city are intelligent and fair minded, and would like I,, hi these matters publicly investigated

Now. I »octor. et the issue, or forever stop mi.s lint/" the teachings of the Hible. and the Christian church 'i ours for the truth as it is in ('luist.

W.J. I 111 WE.

LO Albeit JaeUnian talks of going on fhe road as an evangelist.

Daniel Konk lias been appointed admimstriiior of Nancy Honk, deceased.

Halter Rosebro is laying up coin as

in San

conductor on a street car lin Francisco.

1 he young mens' gymnasium class: will raise ?C)(.io st-fk to raise it, giving strawberry festivals.

Abon! Ihe oniv soft snap we know of in town is week is that of the man who nas ihestree! sprinkling contract.

The city council seems to be divided', or. the proposition to erect a new school budding. Since salaiies -raised inoro economic measures have I ,. inaugurated

I he Ripley township maduating exercises will be held at Vountsville Hall on Thursday evening .May .'list.. Xo admittance fee will be charged. Twelve graduates arc on the program.

Hi Rkvii.w presses arc now propelled by a handsome Hercules gas engine from Marder. Luse ,V Co.. Chicago." runs either with natural gas or gasoline, ar.d botameaily speaking, is a daisy.

Manager Townslcy has succeeded inbooking Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wayne to plav six nights engagement at Music Hall next week, ihocompany wiil plav to popular prices. Id. -JO. and cents.

Henry Grimes has been appointed administrator, with will annexed, of tho estate .if Michael Wilson. The estato comprises SO acres of hum some nroperlv in Russellville and Kl personal property.

I he annual field day exercises of U'a.-' bash college, postponed from last Friday, took place at the fair grounds on: Momlay with the weather still against them. Tho contest would

been

postponed altogether had it not been necessary. in order for the Wabash boys to enter the State coiite-t at Indianapolis. The men who will represent Wabash in the State field are Little, Allen,Will ami John Fry. .Malone. Ristine, Herron. Flannigan. Comhrook. Wyenkoop and Cooper.

The eighty tirst birthday of Col. R. \V. Thompson, of Terie Haute will come on the Ifh of June, and his life long friend'!and neighbors an-preparing to give it fitting recognition. A number of representative gentleman from abroad will le invited: among tliein the surviving members of Have's Cabinet: Senator Sherman, Carl Schurz. Judge Key and William M. F.varts. Hon. Robert Windthrop of Massachusetts, and lion. Ira A. Lastman. of New Hampshire tho only surviving member of the Congress of 181(i, in which Colonel Thomson also served, will be included.