Crawfordsville Review, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 1 August 1896 — Page 1

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CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA. SATURDAY, AUGUST

onlay Edition.

ISSUED EVEHY SATUKDAY.

Et) 1 I.USE,: IliiHiiM'HN .Hummer.

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Many peoplo are very superstitious and think ].'5 is unlucky. Last Sunday Messrs. Howard Nicholson, W. W. Watson, Star Carver, Billy Muhleisen, Will Humtnell, John Amos, Geo. Cumption, Chan. Holland, Gus Rugar, John Faust., Ed Heaver, Harry Blue and Bud liudwick spent the day at the Shades. The thirteen gentlemen sat at one inl.le. Slur Carver lo6t his gold watch in the morning when they were going down and when they returned it wan found. Bud wick lost about 820 which was also found. They reported a grand time and will organize a club called 13. They will erect a club liouse at Pino Hills this fall and will, perhaps, occupy it about a month where they will to at ho no to their manv friends.

Itrn'iciiinn ^Iclvviixle lliiricd The funeral of brakemun Charlos R. McKenzie, who was killed in the Vaudalia wreck at: Walnut Hill last Tuesday night, took place from the family residence yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The funeral was very largely attended, the services being under the direction of the Knights of Pythias. The interment was at Highland Lawn cemetery.— Terre Haute Express.

iIrs. 3Inn. UII'H Will. The will of Mrs. Caroline ManBon has been admitted to probate. Most of the property is given to the tive living children. The old family residence on west Market street is given to Martha G. Manson.

Denlli of Stiittlmia Quick.. Stubhins Quick, a well-to-do farmer, residing some seven miles north-west of the city, died on Thursday night. His age was 75 years. His funeral occurred on Saturday.

Red Men's Pow-Wow-

Covington, Ind, August Gth. Special train leaves Crawfordville at 8.30 A.M. Returning, spesial train leaves Covington at 8.30 P. M. Orly 85 cents for the round trip, tickets good to return UDtil August 7ih.

W. B. PATTERSON, Agt.

National League of American manLouisville, Ky., Aug. 10-15 1S9G For the above occasion the C.C.C.St.L. will on August Sth and 12th sell excursion tickets to Louisville Ky at one fare for the round trip tickets good returning August 18th, 1806.

Union Veterans Union,

National Kncampment. and Womans Veteran Relief Union Binghamton, N. Y. August 18 21. 180(5. For the abovooccasion the C. I. '. it StL. Ry., will on August 17th and lSth sell excursion tickets to Binghamton, N. Y. at one fare for the round trip tickets good returning August 21et and 22nd 1896.

G. W. L. Brown secured 33 votes on the first ballot at the Frankfort convention.

Charlos Gregg is quite sick with typhoid fever, being confied to his bed for two weeks past.

Mrs. David Devine, residing on west Main 6treet was stricken with paralysis. She is gradually recovering from its effects.

Mrs. C. H. VanCleave fell on to the ground on Friday by slipping from a board on which she was walkiBg. and fractured the bones of & leg.

Report was current yesterday on me streets that the neighboring city of Lebanon hail been greatly injured by a cyclone. There were no grounds whatever for the rumor.

A. C. Tilney, formerly with Voris & Cox, Crawfordsville, and highly recommended by them has opened a bicycle repair shop over Tom Foster's drug store. He is competent, and will do your work right.—Ladoga Leader.

Charles Caldwell made an expensive throw with a brick on Wednesday at the Cose saw mill near the Junction. In a quarrel with an employee of the mill he knocked him down w'th a brick. The throwing cost him 815.10, and being unable to pa it, remains in jail in consequence. T: W?

Abraham Bowl us a farmer living near Williamsport. hitched up his team one day last week and drove away, His wife supposed he had gone to town, but aa he did not return at his nsual time she began to get uneasy and finally had the hired hands search for and make inquiries after him. They failed tT learn anything concerning him that, night. Noxt morning on goiDg to the poet office she received a Jotter ftfom him thai stated he had gone't6:,'Btay The cause of his leaving is at present unknown.

GREAT RAIN STORM

OF TUESDAY NIGHT-GREATEST

FALL OF WATER EVER KNOWN

IN THIS LOCALITY.

Great Distructiou of F/operty—Three

Men Killed on an Engine on the

Vandalia, North-east of Town-

No one living here ever saw such a rain storm, in the same length of time, as that of lrct 'luesday evening from 6 o'clock till 7:15, during which time the I fall of water, the increasing Hashes of I lightning ami continuous peals of thunder, rendered I he occasion one long to be remembered. Every little stream, gut ter, alley and roadway was soon overflowing with water. Streets in every di rection were inundated. The storm in I spired much fear among many, as the lightning struck in several places neat town anil adjoining. 1 he storm seemed to have been genual in this part of the

State ao reports of the going down of bridges, the washing out of culverts of railways, and blowing down of rn, have been reported from several adjoining counties.

There was in concequence much damage done. The stable of E. E. Ballard, the attorney, who resides in the west part of the city, was struck by lightning and destroyed. A horse and buggy were taken out before tho (lames reached them.

Two steers and a number of sheep belonging toD. 11. Davidson, Whitesviile, were killed by the lightning.

Monon and Vandalia trains have not run this week on account of bridges washing away anal the grade in many places destroyed. At east Market street and at the till of the Monon, tho stone was washed away, also abridge south of Lafayette which has prevented the patsage of all trains. 'i he vast amount of water running through the fair ground on Tuesday night came near causing tho drowning of tho wife of Grant Weaver and tho two children. They occupy tho small hous-e just east of Floral Hull. The water rose rapidly, surrounded it aud bogan coming into the rooms. Their condition was discovered, and they wero soon rescued.|

A portion of the Crabbs & Reynolds dam on Sugar creek is washed away. 'lhe most distressing accident of any was that at Walnut Fork, on the Vandalia, about a mile and a half north-east of the city, iu whici. an engine went down iuto the rapidly running stream and three men of the tive upon upon it. drowned. It occurred near the hour of 1 o'clock, a. m„ Wednesday morning. Tho killed are:

R. B. Fowler—Conductor, of Logansport. John Holier—Fireman, Logansport.

Clias. A. McKinzie -Brakeman, Terro Haute. Till: IN.I KK1J.

Road Supervisor J. S. Brothers, of this city—Hurt about legs and arms not serious.

Engineer Frank Bowman, Logansport—Slightly hurt in breast. Tho engine had been dispatched with the tive men upon it to mako an examination of the road bed and bridges between hero and Frankfort for tho trans portation of the Monon passenger train which was to pass over it in an hour's time. It wae supposed tho bridgo at Walnut Fork was safe, and the engineer, putting on a good head of steam, started ovor it rapidly. Near the north end the structure gave way, engine, tender, and those on board going down in the water. It fell a distance of near 130 feet. People living uearby heard the crash and, with lanterns in hand, rushed to the Ecene.

From the Journal we make the following extract: Charles A. McKinzie, a brakeman, residing at Terre Haute, was found lifeloss on tho right running board of the mammoth engine. The dead man weighed 250 pounds and it was with much difficulty that his body was picked from off the wreckage. Ue wa most certainly killed outright, judging from the place and position in which he lay. Coroner Burets and Chas. Stafford secured McKinzie's body by dragging him across the water with ropes. His face was cut open and his body was otherwise horribly bruised and cnt. His watch had stopped exactly at 12:30 o'clock, tho time of the disaster.

Attontion was next called to the pifi. ful cries for help proceeding from farther down fho stream and in a short time a boat was secured and several bravo men residing near the scene commenced a heroic work of rescue. Tho current being so madly swift progress was rendered slow and harrowing, but by tho Bid of wires attached to the boat they reached tho injured fireman, John -Hotter,-.'or Logansport, who was vet alive and .floating on drifwood, but who died from hie injuries before they could roach the shore with Jiirn. Conductor R. B. Fowler, of Logansport, was lost

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the wreck and al 1 attempts to locate his body proved fruitless until near noun where ho was found boneath the lire box of his engino mangled almost heyon! recognition, His lead pencil was run through his face and ho was horribly cut and bruised. Tho body of Con ductor Fowler was taken wn"

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brought to tho

o'clock. l-'urinu Wednesday thousands soi visited the scene. The bodies of the three dead men were brought to I.arnhill undertaking establishment, and afterwards sent to their relativrs The accident is a very costly one to tho Vandalia, which iitie has heretofore been free from any very serious or destructive wrecks of any kind. Roadin..ster Brother* is resting quietly ut his rt't-ulence on east Main street, although it will be some weeks probably before ho is able to go on duty.

GAS BELT ELECTRIC LINE.

Work on the Clodfelter electric railway that is to connect all tho gas belt cities, was begun again at Anderson yesterday morning. It was discontinued ton days ago because of money to pay the men failing to arrive. Contractor Ilayworth, who has tho work in charge, makes tho statement that he is satisfied with the contract and will proceed to put tho line through. It is to be in Anderson and cars running into Marion from Anderson this fall, the other branches being built next year. It is understood that tho Fitzgerald heirs of London, Neb., are tho people behind tho deal and that tho United States express company is also interested. It would be worth a groat deal of money to the company as a connecting line. Rails and ties aro continuing to arrive and the power houses at Fairmount are prac. tically completed. When tho lino is done it will connect all gas belt cities and a spur from Anderson will run to Indianapolis. Ihere will be something over a hundred miles of track.—State Sentinel, July 28th.

Ileal lCMIate TrmiKlerx

Tho following aro among the real estate transfers in tho county during the past four weeks: Susan E. Wallac to 1st Presbyterian church, lot in city S 5 H. B. Smith to Colin A. Church, lot iu Linden H. M. Harris to Sarah M. Kennnody, iut in 120 acres Union tp. H. 11. Ristine, com., to R. A. Warren, 2 lots iu city 11. A. Warren to E. W. Waldrip, lot in city Mary J. Foster to Christ Landers, tract in Union tp 170 IT. T. Simmons to 1'. A. Ferguson, lot in city F. B. Mason to T. L. Mason, int. in 68.09 acres in Union tp.. A Linn, admr, to G. W. Redonbnugh, tract in Walnut tp Sarah A. Cohoon to J. W.Cum berland, 2 lots in city W. JI. Gray to W. C. Breaks, 40 acres in Wayne tp Sallie C. Harney to Sam'l Mc

Furr, 2.70 acres Union tp E. Grantham to Robt Glover, 45 acres Clark tp S Kalph Vancleavo to J. R. Vancleave. acres Coal Creek tp J. C. Standford to Nathan Ilulot, 82 acres in Clark tp

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1.200

1,410

Donald, lot in Ladoga J. W. Flannigan et al to Sam'l Flannigan, 40 acres Franklin tp Wary C. Warren to E. A. Warren, 40 acres Uoioe tp The Valley Mill Co to Laura A.

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1,700

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1,500

1,900

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Foiifiiniii Comity DcmooinCH. Tho democrats of Fountain county held thoir county convention at Veedersburg last Saturday and nominated tho following ticket:

Representative, Albert Schoonover sheriff, Robert J. Miller treasurer, Wall Luke ciunty assessor, William A. Wright coroner, Dr. C. L. Myers sur' veyor, H. M. Bever commissioners, Myors and Hildebrandt. The ticket gives entire satistaction and will win by several hundred majority next November. D. F. Lerumon was made temporary chairman of the convention, and O. B. Yount permanent chairman. Harmony and enthuainsm prevailed. Fully tive thousand people attended, and hundreds of populists and free silver ropub licans participated. In tho afternoon tho Hon. B. F. Shively, the Hon. J. M, Fibben anil Hon. Mike Foley addressed fully 10,000 people.

Work v.s. liicycln Killing. Two young mon rodo on thoir bicycles Sunday to Indianapolis and back by way of Lebanon, covering a distance of fully 100 miles, and this in spite of tho intense heat of tho atmosphere that day. Asked to work in tho field or outsido from shelter, those follows would perhaps have promptly declined, yot to enjoy some "sport" they remain under the sun's nvjst scorching rays for ten or twelve hours. If it is work, they promptly declino to take ahand, if "fun'' they are right in for it. The bicycle riding business is creating many loafers or useless people.

55TH YEAR NO. 51.

FRED SHEETS' TROUBLES.

A Former Crawfordsville Citizen's

Family Affairs Receive an

Airing.

•Ml remember Fred Sheet/., a former city clerk, and a "hooper-up" general for tho republican party. Krod shook

of per- the dust of Crawfordsville from his feot about five years ago, removing to Indianapolis. Fred has boon having, judged by the extract below, domestic troubloe, has sought to got rid of his wifo by having her declared insane. Regarding tho affair tho Indianapolis Xews of Sat urday has the following: "For tho past live months Mrs. Clementine Sheets has been boarding at 477 north Meridian ^rett. She and her husband, I-Vedorick

Sheets, who is employed at Knight & Jilson IJ, have not been living together for some time, but he has been paying her board. 1'esterday after Stii els says

Work Resumed Upon the Track-' ay-

ing' Yesterday.

•loon Mrs.

she received a t-lephone

in trou-

menage that her husband wa ble and wanted to see her. down town to Knight Jilson's, she found her husband, who asked her lo go to the police station with him. On arriving at tho station sho was told that she wca under arrest that her husband, at whoso instance a warrant had boon issued, had asked that a determine whether she was unsound mind. "That was tho way ho trapped me," said Mrs. Sheets when she appeared beforo the commission Saturday. "I thought Fred was in trouble and I went to him."'

She hurried where

commission of sound or

Tho commission consisted of Justices Walpolo and Hubich, and Doctors Morgan and Cour ney. Mrs. Sheets is a Blondor, delijate looking woman of a highly nervous temperament, apparently a woman of education and relinoinont.

Mr. Sheets, giving iu his testimony, saij that they had boon married twelve years and had lived at Crawfordsville previous to coming to Indianapolis. "She has given mo a great deal of trouble," ho said. "I don't think sho has been right in her mind for two or three years. Sho has been oxcessively jealous and abusive. I don't know of a woman of whom Bho is not joalous, including girls from eight years old up to women forty years old. We have not beeu living together since Juno, 1895. "Sho has threatened one hundred times to kill herself. Onco she took a paper weight and boat her head with it. Another time sho tried to jump out of a second-story window sho has placed the points of a pair of seisaore at her throat and threatened to cut her jugular and threatened to cut hor throat with a butcher knife. Sho never actually injurod herself."

Anna Withain. Margaret Kelso and F. W. Shigley, relatives of Mrs-:. Sheets, testified that thoy believed her to be insane.

M. L. Harlan, Emma Kliannlien, Mary Harlan Benson tostifiod that they believed hor to bo sane but laboring under groat mental strain anil intensely nervous. Mrs. Buchanan, matron at tho police station, said that in hor conversation sho saw a disnonition to jealousy.

Mrs. Sheets testified: "Last winter my husband wont out a great deal at night. I was left alone in the house and would cry. 1 became nervous. He wanted to get. rid of me, and told me to pack my duds and go home. Then he threBtened to put mo it the Insane Hospital. Many nights ho would stay out past 11 and 1 o'clock. That worried mo. I was alone, nervous and could not sleep. lib would say ho was at Staloy's drug Btoro, but ho really was croGs the stroot, playing cardB."

Tho witness said her husband deceived her about his wages, and brought a woman, who ho said was his washerwoman, into tho house, "while I was in Crawfordsville sick in one room and my mother dying in tho next room." Sho said ho was choking hor when she attempted to jump out of a second-story window. "I have got down on my knoop, sho said, "and told him that I would do ray duty if ho would live with me. 1 have not tried to hurt Myself. I would do anything to got him to treat inn right."

Tho commission failed to lind that Mrs. Sheets was insane.

Tlio I'otillry J. N. Zook, the poultry shipper, will conduct tho market department of the Western Indiana Poultry Association show here Doc. 14 to 18 There will bo exhibits of market poultry, dressed and undressed, eggs, and game of all kindsTho methods of killing, plucking and packing poultry for market will be shown and also tho different methods of shipping oggs as well as grading both poultry and eggs.

Aro Wo Iliippyf Don't you think wo ought to be? A boy and a girl don't mako their appearance together at all homes and wo feel specially favored. Weight, tivo pounds each. Lungs good. By tho way. we would just add that now is tho timo for delinquent subscribers to pay up.— Waynetown Dispatch.