Crawfordsville Review, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 6 November 1897 — Page 7
ESTABLISHED 1841
Here
former
price
Is a good time to buy
SILVERWARE
-AT-
OTTO'S JEWELRY STOKE
area few samples of prices: 12 fruit dishes for
$5. I2
60
pair. See them.
Mil's Bales Hon Gisiifinj Parlors.
Whiskey Saves Lives.
[Eat, Drink and Be Merry,
No. 207
East Market Street.
^When you come to town and feel like "taking something," with a bite to eat thrown in, don't forget
In Case of Fire 'ing The Towel
$2.5o
jelly dishes for $1.75 each, former price $30o. Solid
silver spoons for S3 per set, formerly sold for $5 to $6 per set. see the bargains at 111 South Washington street.
'-If they come from Rubens, they're right." Such is the reputation of ttae clothing sold by
Ruben's Clothing Parlors
W. Washington St., Indianapolis, Ind.
Not only is our clothing right, but you will find, by going through our stock, that our prices are also right.
Our line of .Overcoats is beaming full of novelties in Covert Cloths, Vicunas and Worsteds for fall wear, and Kerseys, Meltons, Astrakhans, etc., for winter wear.
We will offer you these ial bargains for [the next few days: 5OO suits or overcoats, all wool, tailor-made, $5.50. 475 suits or overcoats, all wool, tailormade, $8.00. 600 suits or overcoats, all wool, tailor-made, $10.
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wool, tailor made, $12.50.
each
suits or overcoats, all
Thousands of Pants all wool, from $1 to
$4
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FIJED SJHIIWP,
Wholesale and Retail
TOBACCONIST
104 S. Green St.
Doctors prescribe it in many cases and insist on their pa'ients getting the best. You can always" get it at
DRURY'S PLACE.
Where they sell nothing but the finest whiskeys made. A sample will convince you of this. No.' 109 north Washington street.
JOHN DRURY. WILL DRURY.
"THE LODdiB."
Before going to the Are stop and get a glass of,good' Cold Beer
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"The New Idea.
No. 136 North Greon Street:
EARLY DAYS
taken from the book "Old Settlers."
relating to matters here over 70 years ago: Crawfordsvulb, Ind.,
There is but little bidding against each other. The settlers, or "squatters," as they are called by speculators, have arranged matters among themselves to their genial satisfaction. If, upon comparing numbers, it appears that two are after the same tract of land, one asks the other what he will take toj not bid against him. If neither will conbent to be bought off, they then retire and cast lots, and the lucky one enters the tract at Congress price—$ 1,25 per acre —and the other enters the Becond choice on his list.
If a spaculator makes a bid, or shows a disposition to take a settler's claim from him, he scon sees the white of a score of eyes snapping at him, and at the first opportunity he crawfishes out of the crowd,
The settlers tell foreign capitalists to hold on till they enter the tracts of land, they have settled upon, and that they may then pitch in—that there will be land enough—more than enough, for them all.
The land is sold in tiers of townships beginning at the southern part of the district and continuing north until all has been offered at public sale. Then private entries can be made at $1,25 per acre, of any that has been thus publicly offered. ThiB rule, adopted by the officers, insures great regularity in the sale but it will keep many here for several days, wbo desire to purchase land in the northern portion of the district.
A few days of public sale have sufficed to relieve hundreds of their cash, but they secured their land, which will serve as a basis for their future wealth and prosperity, if they and their families use proper industry and economy, sure aB "time's gentle progress makes a calf an ox."
Peter Weaver, Isaac Shelby, and Jehu Stanley stopped with ub two or three nights during the sale. We were glad to see and entertain these old White Water neighbors, although we live in a cabin twelve by sixteen, and there are seven of us in the family, yet we made room for them, by covering the floor with beds—no uncommon occurrence in backwoods life. They all succeeded in getting the land they wanted without opposition. Weaver purchased at the lower end of the Wea prairie, Shelby west of the river opposite, Stanley on the north side of the Wabash, above the mouth of Indian creek, and my father on the north side -of the Wea prairie.
It is a Btirring, crowding time here, truly, and men are busy hunting up cousins and old acquaintances whom they have not seen for many long years. If men have ever been to the mill, or voted at the same election precinct, though at different times, it is sufficient for them to 6crape an acquaintance upon. But after all, there is a genuine backwoods, log-cabin hospitality, which is free from the affected cant, and polished deception of conventional life.
Society here at present seems almost entirely free from the taint of aristocracy—the only premonitory symptoms of that disease, most prevalent generally in old settled communities, were manifested last week, when John I. Foster bought a new pair of silver plated spurs, and T. N. Catt6rlin was seen walking up street with a pair of curiously embroidered gloves on his hand. •,
After the public sales, the accessions to the population of Crawfordsville and the surrounding country were constant and rapid.
Fresh arrival of movers were the constant topics of conversation. New log cabins widened the limits of the town, and spread over the circumjacent country.
The reader may be curious to know how the people spent their time, and what they followed for a livelihood in those early times, in the dense forest that surrounded Crawtordsville.
I will answer for the School Master, for I was there myself. We cleared land, rolled logs, and burned brush, blazed out paths from one neighbor's cabin to another, and from one settlement to another—made and used handmillB and hominy mortars—hunted deer, turkiee, otter, and raccoon caught fish, dug ginseng, hunted bees,
CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA, SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 6, 1897.
Montgomery County—The Land
Sales, the Population of Crawfordaville, Past Times of the Early Settlers, etc.
We publish again this week a letter
Dec.
24,1824.
"The land Bales commenced here to-day, and the town is full of strangers. The eastern and Southern portions of the States are strongly represented, as well as Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Pennsylvania.
and the like, and—lived on the land. We read of a land of "corn and wine," and another "flowing with milk and honey but I rather think, in a temporal point of view, taking into the aceo.yjut richness of the s"il, timber etone, wild game, and other advantages, that the Sugar creek country would cctffte up to, if not surpass, any of them,
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I once cut cord wood at 31)^ cents
half, night and morning), where the
first frame college was built, near ^fatb&niel Dung's, northwest of town. Prof. Curry, the lawyer, would sometimes come down and help for an hoiii! or two at a time, by way of amusement, as there was but little or no law business in the town or country at that time.
Reader, what would you think of going from six to eight miles to help roll logs, or raise a cabin? Or from ten to thirty miles to mill, and wait three or four days and nights for your grist? —an many had to do in the first settlement of this couutry. Such things were of frequent occurence then, and there was but little grumbling about it. It was a grand sight to see the log heaps and brush piles burning in the night on a clearing of ten or fifteen acres—a Democratic torch-light procession, or a midnight march of the Sons of Malta, with their Grand Isacusus in the centre, bearing the Grand Jewel of the Order, would be nowhere in comparison with the log heaps and brush piles in a blaze!
But it may be asked, had you any social amusement, or manly past-times to recreate and enliven the dwellers in the wilderness? We had. In the social line we had our meetings and our singing schools, sugar boilings and weddings —which were as good as ever came off in any country, new or old—and if our youngsters did not trip the light fantantic toe" under a professor of the terpbichorean art, or expert French dancing master, they had many a good hoe-down on puncheon floors, and were not annoyed by bad whiskey. And as for manly sports, requiring mettle and music, there were lots of wild hogs running in the cat-tail swamps on Lye creek and Mill creek, and among them many large boars, that Ossian's heroes, and Homer's mode! soldiers' such as Achilles, Hector, and Ajax, would have delighted to have given chase to.
The boys and men of those days had quite as much
Bport,
and made more
money and health by their hunting excursions, than our city gents do now-a-days, playing chess by telegraph, where the players are more than seventy miles apart.
"Working a Bluff."
There was considerable excitement on south Washington street for a short time on Saturday evening over a rumored attempt of Walter Bastian, who with his wife rooms in the Ewing property, to commit suicide. With a revolver he shot twice, it was said, at himself but was careful to point the revolver bo that the bullets would pass harmlessly to one side. He was "working a bluff," it was|reported, to scare his wife so that she would forego attending the Halloween ceremonies on the street which were to take place. The bluff seems to have been a success, as immediately on hearing the report of the revolver his wife rushed out wringing her hands and crying that he would kill himself. The couple failed to witness the Halloween halabaloo, and Walter is enjoying good health.
Our New Premium List. See our premium list in another column. Here is an excellent opportunity for everybody to secure one or more of those useful and handsome articles. The offer is not made and confined to any special person, but
AN OLD SOLDIER'S STORY
In Whicb a Sentence of Death Was Not Carried Out By An Apportune Speech.
There were many incidents, experiences and adventures in the lives of the soldiers of the late war, which are interesting to tew repeated or to rea4 about.
Tbjs Review
Bome
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1st.
open to all-
There is no competition. You secure the requisite number of names and get your prize. The offer remains open to January
.The fight for co-education in Wabash college is now on in great earnest and the probabilities are that this grand old institution will next year open its doors to our daughters. Let us give praise to those who are making the noble effort in their behalf, and may they never cease until success crowns their efforts.
The Cornerjewelry Store has the reputation of doing nose but the best work. Mr. Rest, just last week, overhauled the time-locks at both of the Ladoga banks Take your time piece there for repairs if you want accurate time. tf
You Must Know
That we build heavy team harness to order. We allow no one to excel ue in superior workmanship and quality of material, and our prices suit the times. tf Joe E. Fisher.
The gold-filled watches at the corner Jewelry Store, range from 95 to 9125. L. Rost. tf
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will make
old soldiers of this county, yet
among the liying, believing it will be an attractionn that many of its readers will appreciate. Our first one will be given from the tongue of
HOOD NELSON.
There are few better known men in the county than Hood* He has resided here for over 40 years. Hood wasja soldier, shouldered his musket and passed through a number of trying Bcenes dur. ing the dark and stormy period from '61 to '65. He was a member of the 120th Ind. regiment with him was Wm. Britton, still living here, Wm. Crouch, of Coal Creek, Jas. Cox (deceased) of Franklin township, and three others whose names cannot now be recalled, but all frcm Montgomery countv.
While moving with a wagon train in Dec., 1864, about seventy-five miles south-west of Nashville, in a wild, sandy and barren country, these seven persons were suddenly surrounded by about eighty men, one half of them being regular confederate soldiers and the other half guerillas. They werp at once marched a few miles away and taken into camp for the night with no fore knowledge of what their fate would be, but Btrongly guarded. Next morning, cold, cheerless and hungry, they were led out, and in presence of the entire command, ordered to prepare for death as they would be shot within a short time. The seven men on hearing this were gloomy enough, nod thoughts of home and friends in dear old Montgomery county filled their minds. The wicked things they had done they inwardly trusted they would be forgiyen for, and their past lives revolved rapidly before them. These were sad, sober moments to them. A deep silence pervaded the entire assembly for a short time. Finally Nelsba unable longer to restrain himself and as spokesman for his fellow prisoners, arose and addressing the Captain, said: "I am pleased to know that I have lived long enough to see men of my own color who are so cowardly as to shoot down men in cold blood just because they have them in their power. We are seven, fou are ten times our number. The Indians even do not shoot down their prisoners any more. It is left to white men to pursue this barbarous custom. If this matter occurs, which I hope will not. we ask
of you to write to the authorities of Crawfordsville. Ind., and tell them of the inhuman manner in which we met our fate, and where our bodies may be found."
At the conclusion of Nelson's speech, a rebel officer, John Floyd by name, arose, and in a loud, determined and profane tone, exclaimed: "I'll be damned if these men shall be shot down like dogs."
IliB
word was apparently law, and
after an hour or two, the guerilla portion of the command skulked away, cursing Floyd, the "Yanks," and all the rest, and vowing vengeance. "No words," says Nelson, "sounded eo eloquent, so sweet, so assuring, as those of Floyd, and it dead now his spirit is in Heaven among the pure and the good, and blessed be hie memory."
While saving their lives the rebels were not otherwise disposed to treat them so cavalierly. Nelson's crowd were fairly well dressed, their clothing and boots were soundjand of good materia' —tLat of their enemies the opposite' being ragged, dirty, with straw hats to cover their heads. An exchange of apparel was at once forced ^upon them Nelson was compelled to accept a pair of pants worn off at the knees with the seat out. His waist coat could not have hidden an ordinary sized pumpkin and was full of holes. His feet were encased in a pair of cow hide moccasins held together by strings of whang leather. For a hat he wasjgiven one made of coarse straw, the top of it terminating in a fine point about five inches above his head. His companions, Britton, Cox, and the others, were fully as equally and uniquely dressed—high straw hats, pants full of holes, and slippers or moccasins, and this in December with
Bnow
on the ground. Such an
oddly ragged, dirty dressed crowd would have discounted any Hallow'een party of travelers ever seen. They were then shown the direction to go to reach N ashville, and ordered to {move on They accepted the invitation at once. Climbing hills, going down hollows, and pursuing the course of some email streams of water, was the programme
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of these seven men for the next day and a half. Finally on the third day after their releas Nashville was sighted, and which place the tired and foot sore men reached soon after. Their arrival caused a Bensation. In their odd and fearfully made attire they created a fufore. Federal soldiers were uot in general arrayed in the outlandish garb of these men. After identification the men were furnished with new suits of blue, and ordered to their command.
DRINKING IN MANY AQE9.
Aa Interesting Leo^rq gp the HUtory of Alcohol. At the Natural History- Museum Charles E. PelleWj of Columbia University, delivered the first of an lnterettlttg series yt popular lectures upon Alcohol last night. His subject was "The History of Alcohol," and beganl by explaining the universal prevalence of stimulating or narcotic drugs as showing the universal craving of mainkind for something to hide the trials and troubles of life. He spoke briefly about the early 'beverages of the anci'ent Hindoos and Chinese, and then illustrated the drinking habits of the ancient Egyptians with a curious collection of lantern slides. The habits and customs of ancient Greece came next, and the worship of the great god Dionysus, or Bacchus, waa illustrated by some splendid photographs of vases, statues and bas-reliefs. Their wine was drunk diluted, never stronger than half water, and frequently with two, four or even fifteen parts of the milder fluid. Mention was made of the curiouB nature of tiheir wines, the admixture of honey and spices, or rosin and turpentine, even of salt water, and the question of fermented and unfermented wines among them and the ancient Hebrews. The use of win© among the more hardy and less civilized Macedonians was leas refined, and the exploits of Philip and his son Alexander rivalled the tales told by the most ardent prohibitionist. At the feast given by Alexander at the tomb of Cyrus, a poize was offered for the boldest drinker, and the victor, Promachus, credited witih fourteen quarts of wine, died in three days' time from the effects of his debauch, along with some fifty of his competitors. Early Rome was described as painfully temperate, especially for the fair sex, who were sentenced to death for touching wine. It was sad to hear that kissing on the mouth was invented by the Roman husband to test his wife's abstinence from the wine cask. Later, however, after Greece and t'he East wwe conquered, wine flowed freely, and the later republicans vied with the subjects of the early emperors in gross and unbridled drunkenness.
The capacity of the Roman must have been considerable, for a citizen was knighted by the Emperor Claudius under the title of Triconglus, or "threegallon man," such having been a single draught of his.
New-England came in for a touch from the lecturer. It was somewhat surprising to heart that, in the first call for supplies sent home by the Plymouth Bay colonists, the famous appeal headed by "ministers," there were, along with requests for barley,, rye and wheat, for seed, and stores of fruit trees, a petition for "vyne plantes" and for "hop-rootes." The minister, Mr. Higginson, was duly sent In 1628, and his ship was furnished with "45 tuns beere, 2 tuns canarie, 20 gallons aqua vitae" and only 6 tuns of water.
The lecture closed with a short description of the last century, characterized by the growth and development of the temperance movement. Some fine illustrations were given from Oruikshank's powerful plates of "The Bottle," and a comparison of the drinking habits of both the educated and un» educated classes of the present day as compared with those of a hundred or even fifty years ago showed the great advance of the present civilization.
He Didn't Mind.
Andrew Lang, in the illustrated London News, gives an anecdote of Dean Stanley's amiable simplicity. The dean was invited out to dinner, and was •ery late. When he arrived his collar was unfastened, and the ends vibrated like little white wings about the head of a cherub. People could not but look at him with curiosity during the dinner, and at length, with due precaution, his hostess ventured to ask him if he knew that his collar had broken adrift. "Oh, yes!" said the dean. "Do you mind?" "Not at all," said the lady. "Then I don't mind either," answered the dean. "The button dropped off while I was dressing," and he continued his conversation. "It was not," says Mr. Lang, "absence of mind,.but unrivalled presence of mind that Stanley displayed on this occasion. Any other human being than be would have been at the point of changing his shirt."
An Ill-Timed Qnestlon.
Minister: "My dear madam, leit this thought consolfc you for your husband's death. Rentamber, otfler and better men than he have gone the same •way." Bereaved Widow: "Th«y havea't all go?e, have they, pastor?"— Sfork TrlbUMk
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