Crawfordsville Review, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 2 April 1898 — Page 7

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West Side Coart House.

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25c 50c

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or adults with Eye Glasses or Spectacles with perfect crystal Lenses to suit any age or delect of sight, and test the eyes free of charge.

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These goods are fully matured by age. If you want :snakes go some where else. Resp., Old Ost^nr Pepper Sour Mnxh Positively Cures the. (rip___^^^

No. 207

East Market Street.

DRURY BROTHERS.

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RUBEN'S

SATES HOUSE CLOTHING PARLORS

1 New 110 West Washington St., Indianapolis, Ind.

Sensation Suit

CANDY

WITH DEFECTIVE EYES I

Should have them exam amincd at once by au :f experienced optician, and Lave tbem fitted witli glasses that will strengthen and relieve the weak optic nerves or imperfcct vision. We will fit either children

KLINE.

eweler and Optician. Opp. Court House.

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"Before going to the Are stop and get a glass of good Cold Beer 2\

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—"The New Idea.

North Greon Street.

RHES WANTED HSf

To Call and Inspect our Stock of

PURE WHISKEYS

,3 ust received for Medical use. We Guarantee every •Vlbofctle to be the height of perfection and Purity" itself. The following old reliable brands always .^ in stock: Stlld Onciir I'cpiicr Sour Jlnuli Olil Silver Hill Rye Marion Club Old Crotv llotlinan House Uoqurt Old Kentucky Bourbon Ohi Jorl Jones Sum* MAMH Uoclt and ttyt* ifonkwood ltye Priile tU Nelson Sour Masli OUl Slacrvrood Rye

CATHARTIC

CURE CONSTIPATION

t, Drink and Be Merry

When you come to town and ieel like "taking something," with a bite to eatjthrown in, don't forget

RAWF0RDS VILLE

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lABLISHRD 1841 CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA. SATURDAY, APRIL 2. 1898.

Washington St.

Your Benefit! Our Loss!

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Overcoat Sale.

Ever}' garment 111 our house goes at 50 ceuts on the dollar.

We still have a big line of Overcoats, and have put the knife to them to turn them rapidly into cash. We offer choice of about one hundred and fifty fiue all-wool Kerrey Overcoats, in black, blue and brown, elegantly tailored sensational price,

$7.50,

former price Si5.

Men's fine all-wool Scotch and Worsted plaids, new patterns, skillfully tailored and the greatest suits on earth for the money sensational sale price, §8.

"THE) LODGE."

A New Financial Plan.

Ei. RKVIF.W: We have two financial plans called the Baltimore plan and the lndianapolis plan. Both of these plans provide for tbe withdrawal of the national currency and subntituting bank currency in it a stead. Both these plans igbt lie properly called the capitalist's plan. I

We might add another, and to give it a name call it the Crawford^ville plan, and that would provide for tin' withdrawal of the national bank currency arid substituting national currency in its stead. This might be called the people's plat).

Uur present banking system provideB fully for the s.-curity of the bill holder, but makes no provision for the depositor and yet. we miuht amend our banking law so that, ten depositor would feel an absolutely been re as if his deposit »"is made into the national treasury. If wo consider a national bond as a certificate of a deposit into the national treasury we see that a deposit into the national treasury is at a premium of from one to thirty per cent. This is due to the fact that the government pays interest on these deposits and obligates itself to keep them for a long time. As the time draws near when the government may pay the deposit the premium will be lese.

While a deposit in a national bank would not command a premium for the reasou that it would draw no interest, or only at a low rate, it shoulri be as safe a depository as the national treasury. The bankb are in a good condition to give this security to the depositors by a slight change in the law. They now have twenty and odd millions of bonds on deposit that are not covered by an issue of bank notes to them. They are trying to get an issue of b'ink currency to the lull amount of the bonds they have on deposit instead of only ninety per cent. if the law was so amended that the ten per cent, of the bonds not covered by an issue of bank notos shall be a security for the depositor. Every bank in the system would have a guarantee fund of more than twenty millions of dollars as a security for its depositors. Then when a bank failed the receiver would be at once supplied from the national treasury with enough currency to pay the depositors, and the advance would be charged to the depositor's rafety fund and be returned as rapidly as the receiver converted the assets into cash. By adopting this method there would be no necessity to make any sacrifice of the assets of the failed or suspended bank. If delay would result in a larger per cent, of assets, time cculd be given to the receiver to collect tke debts due to the bank.

If at any time the fund should become impaired it could be made good out of the interest paid on the bonds on deposit. To make up any such impairment the interest paid on the bonds that constitute the safety fund should be first UBed. if our banking laws were amended so as to create a depositor's safety fund of twenty millious of dollars the depositor in a broken bsnk would Buffer no more loss than if the bank had remained solvent. He could open a new account with another bank and the transfer of his claim on the broken bank would be received the same as cash. To give the depositor thi6 security will be far more valuable to the gold standard business man than the gold standard. In fact, the gold standard, or the double staddard will sink to insignificance in comparison with the good a depositor's safety fund will be to the commercial interests of the country. While the business of the country would be greatly helped, the business of banking would probably be helped as much as any other.

While they would be jointly liable to the depositors through the depositor's safety fund, they would also be benefitted by the same fund. If a bank should be short of funds other banks would be perfectly safe in advancing funds to it as deposits to tide it over its difficulties. If the bank suspended after receiving such help, the helpiug banks would have their deposits returned to them in common with other depositors. The fact that a depositor could not lose his deposit would encourage the deposit of a great deal of money that is now withheld from fear of loss.

Hung Himself.

A special from Kokomo says: "Chas. N. Maton, a pensioner, WHS

found bang­

ing to a tree on hie Harrison town hip farm Friday morning. Being out longer than usual attending to his morning work, one of the children went out to call him to breakfast, when hi body was found suspended from a trSe in a grove near the barn. The suicide was tbe result of financial distress, he having worried considerably lately over money he had borrowed. He was about fifty-five years old. He entered the army from Montgomery county, coming to thie county twenty years ago. A wife and two children are left."

COURT PROCEEDINGS.

The January Term Closed Last

Week.

The .January term of circuit court closed last week after an eight week's session in which considerable business was transacted. The following cases were disposed of during the closing week:

Win (1. Boots vs. AI vah IT. Guard. Plaintiffs motion for new trial overruled ami judgment rendered

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jury's

verdict. The plaintiff prays an appeal to the appellate court which is granted. In the matter of \V. B. Paul. Application to be admitted as an attorney. The committee reports favorably and applicant is admitted and sworn.

Geo. W. Warren et al vs. America J. W arren et al. Partition. H. H. Ristine, commissioner, files report of partial settlement, showing a balance in hands of t'840.12. Report is approved and said Commissioner Ristine continued in his trust.

State ex rel Dora Lytle vs. A. II. liernley and L. W. Ottx On bond. Court sustains defendants' motion to set otl' their judgment for costs against a like amount of the judgment received by the relatrix against them.

Dwan McRoberts Dry Goods and Salvage Co. vs. John T, Ward. On note. Dismissed.

W7illiam Pierce vs. James D. Wilson, Complaint. Dismissed.

J. Rabb allowed $30 for services as special Judge. Edward Mclntyre vs. Kate Mclntyre. Divorce. Dismissed at plaintiff's cost.

Esther C. Williams vs. Ed-vard Williams. Divorce. Dismissed for want of prosecution.

Chas. A. Barrett vs. E. C. Nolan and Laura I olan. On mechanices lienFinding favorable to defendams. i^ewis W. Cochran vs. Jas. White, trusteo cf Madison township. Injunction. Judgment rendered for del'eq-, itnt.

Struck it Rich.

R. A. McConahay, a former resident of this county, is reported in the Associated Press dispatches as being the leader of a party that has made the prize strike of the year in the Alaskan gold fields--. McConahay is a brother of Mrs. Andrew Yount and a nephew of B. II. Russell, of ttis city. He went to Alaska several years ago and was in business there when the gold djscoveries wei made. He* according to the dispatches, did not take the party he organized to the Klondike but proceeded to prospect along the stream about Cook's Inlet. The result was the great find mentioned in the news dispatches. McConahay's relatives here had not heard from him for several years and had begun to wonder if he had not gone to the gold fields when they received the news of his great good luck—Journal. *.

Death of Mrs. A. C. Jennison. Mar\-Cumberland Jennison, wife of A. C. Jennison, died at her home on College Hill Sunday evening after a long illness of consumption. The funeral occurred fr tn the residence Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. Alexander officiating. The deceased was the oldest daughter of the late Jesse W. Cumberland. She was married to A. C. Jennison in 1S83. To them two children were born, one of whom survives her, Albert C. Jennison, Jr., aged 12 yeare. She was always closelv identified with Christian work and will be greatly, missed by the church. Mrs. Jennison was a sister of Frank Cumberland, of Montezuma, Lew W. Cumberland, of Kokomo, and Mrs. Eva R. Penniman, of Dunkirk.

Bad Bridges.

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The county commissioners were in session Saturday investigating the damages done to the high ways and bridges by the floods of last week. Almost every township in the county reported hoavy losses. Many bridges and culverts were washed out, Union township alone losing more than a dozen. Several bids were submitted to the commissioners to furnish new bridges, but all but one were too high and consequently rejected. The contract let was for a twenty-two foot bridge on the Younisville and Alamo road for §348. The other contracts will be lot soon.

The Prohibitionist Ticket. The prohibitionists met at the court house Saturday night and nominated a full city ticket as follows:

Mayor—John F. tic Daniel. Marshal—Perry F. Stump. Clerk—Thos. J. Northcutt.

COUNCILMEN.

First Ward—Bernie Pride. Second Ward—Thos. J. Griffith. Third Ward—J. A. Corbin.

Court Term.

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The April term of circuit court opens on Monday, and will continue until June.

Sunday School Convention. Below is the programme of the fourth quarterly convention of the Madison township Sunday school association tt be held at Kirkpatrick, Thursday, April 14.1889: ft:30--Praise Service fSSj

Rev. J. M. Stafford

9:15—Welcome Acdiess. .L. S. Brown 10:00—Graduates of Sunday Schools and who are they?

Mrs. E. C. McBee

10:15—Discussion. 10:30—Israel's Kicg.

David Whipple

10:45—Discussion.

,1:45—Sabbath Dc.-cratiou Mrs. Jennie Grimes 2:00—Discussion. 2:15— Watchmen...... .J. H, Layton 2:30—Discussion. 2:40—Home Class Work. 2:50—Spiritual Forces

Rev. C. M. Byerley

3:15—Election of township Officers. ."3:30—Closing Song.

E.vriiF.R DAIN, W. LI. NICHOLSON. Secretary. Predident. B. A. JACOISS, Treasurer.

A Boy's Hand Blown Off. During tbe absence of the famiiy of David Skiles. a well-known farmer of Clinton county, last week, with the exception of his two sons, eleven and fourteen years old, respectively, the boys heard some object fall on the porch,and one of them discovered a package about eight inches long, and about as tbic" us a piece of gas-pipe, the whole wrapptd in red paper. As he stooped to pick it up the package exploded with terrili for«e. blowing off one of his hands and lacerating his face and neck. The windows on that side of the house were shattered. Mr. Skiles is wealthy and well respected. He is a brother of the Rev. Mr. Skiles, who left some time ago, and who was charged yith owing considerable money. There Is a Supposition that some creditor of the min ister sought to evenge himself Upon the entire SkileB family.

Somewhat Exaggerated. "the Crawfordsville police are looking for two swindlers, who for several days have been Working an artistic game on the public. A man and woman, giving the name of Ross, have made a thorough canvass of the town, selling sun-bon-nets of an inferior quality at a superior price. They won custom, and plenty of it. by representing that, they were agents of the Bafitist church, which was in need of funds to make some needed repairs on the interior of the building, and took the Bun-bonnet sale scheme to raise the necessary money. Before the church people were aware of the imposition, the town had been pretty thoroughly worked, and the swindlers were gainers to the extent of nearly S200.—Indianapolis News.

While in the main the above is true yet it is considerably magnified. The guilty parties only succeeded in working the deception for one day when they were detected by the church people and stopped. Their receipts were never more than one fourth of $200.

Sugar Beet Culture.

The farmers of Hamilton county are taking much interest in the culture of the sugar beet. Congressman Landis has forwarded 200 pounds of the best government seed, together with a requisition on tl U. S. experimental station at Purdue for 500 pounds additional seed, which will afford abundance for those who desire to experiment with the beet. The farmers are just now realizing that they can make large returns from their farms by raising beets and they are enthusiastic over the prospects of the establishment of a sugar beet factory in Indianapolis. Indiana bids fair to be one of the leading beetraising states in the union.

Two Joe Fishers. ,•

The c.mdidacy of Joe E. Fisher for city treasurer is leading to some confusion among voters, from the fact that there is another Joe Fisher, and both of whom are engaged in business on the same street. Voters who may not be aware of the fact should remember that Joe E., the candidate, deals in tuggiee, harness, and hardware—the other is the Fair store man who deals in queensware, books, etc.v

Seeds! Seeds! Seed*!

My new garden seeds for spring planting are now in and comprise every known variety. I have 1,000 bushels of seed potatoes which I have purchased especially for seeding purposes. sJOE H. TAYLOB, ~4 East Main St.

OASTOHIA..

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57TH YEAR.- NO 34.

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11:00—Our Love to Christ and... Man ... Howard Doug'aes 11:15—Discussion. 11:30--Appointment of Committees. 11:45—Song. 12:00-Dinner. 1:30—l iaise Service

Rev. C. M. Byerley

THE OLD SLAVE

Has Gone to Rest Deaah of Upton Keene Last Saturday.

Upton Keene, one of the best known among the colored people of Cravvfordsville, died on Saturday morning, after a long illness, aged 74 years. Keene was born in slavery irf Kentucky in 1824, anil for a period oi near forty jears was in bondage, being owned by the father and afterwards by. a brother of Copt. Talbott. At the close of the war he came from Kentucky to this city where he has e\er since resided. Keene when in health was an industrious individual, and ready to turn bis hand at any kind of labor demanded. He was quaint and comical at all times, and had the good will of thoso knowing him. He was buried on Monday. He leaves a wife and eight children.

Whoop up the city ticket. Read Trade Palace ad. millinery opening.

Saiu Gilkey was up from Alamo Monday. Miss Cora Shular is visiting friends in A'eedersburg.

J. A. Booe and son visited in Lodi, Ind., over Sunday.

l'\ E. Otto, of Friendship, Ind., is the guest of his

Bon.

L. W. Otto.

L. E. Murray, .if Ladoga, :ccupied the pulpit of the Christian church Sunday night.

The Montgomery county annual teachers' institute wul bo hold the first week in August.

Dr. Moffet was called to Anderson this week by the death of his mother, Mrs. Rebecca Mofltjtt.

R. C, Walkup has purchased the Fred Smith property in Englewood. Consideration, 15,500.

Mr, and Mrs, C, L. Rost are the proud parents of a little daughter born to them last Saturday.

Judge Rabb, of WiUinmsport, is out for the nomination of Judge of the Supreme Court, on the republican ticket.

Grain that Douglas county (Washington) farmers were unable to thrash after the last harvest has been found to be uninjured yet.

Cattlemen and sheeji-ovvners are bid' ding against one another for water privileges in tbe lower part of Douglas® county, Washington.

Willis Jones, of New Alarket, who haB been caught pilfering on two or three occasions has been taken to the reform school at Plaiufield.

Oliver Shelby, one of Fountain county's oldest and greatest farmers, died last Monday. Ho was a mason, a democrant and advocated Mormonism.

Henry W. Lee and Miss Jessie Duncan were married at the residence of the groom's father 011 east Main street Sunday afternoon, Rev. David Bartley officiating.

The drug firm of Whitenack 3c Cotton was dissolved last week, Mr. Cotton retiring. Mr. Cotton will be a traveling salesman for the firm of Eli Lilly & Co,, of Indianapolis.

Judge Horace P. Biddle. Logansport'a distinguished citizen, celebrated his eighty-seventh birthday annivrsary last Thursday. His general health aud vitality are remarkable.

Worn on the Ramsey & Somervillebuilding on north Green street begins next week. The lormer tenants have found new locations, and some of thein will re-occupy the rooms when finished.

Nicholas Talbot died at his home iri Erlanger, Ky., last Saturday of heart disease. The deceased was a brother of Mrs. P. S. Kennedy, Capt. II. 11., Webo and Joe Talbot, and was well known in this county.

Henry Hulet. a former* resident of Darlington, writes from Dyoa, Alaska, under date of February 28, that after many har Iships ho was well on his way to the gold fields and expected to reach them by the middle ot April.

The Monon lines earned in the second week of March £57,022, an increase over the corresponding week of 1897 of $11,838. Since July 1 the road has earned 82,339,517, an increase over the conesponding period of last year of 8369.718.

C. N. Williams, of Indianapolis, and Miss Margaret L. Doll are to be married at high noon on Wednesday, April G. The ceremony will be witnessed by only the immediate relatives of the con» tracting parties, and will be performed at the Doll .h°™°» corner of Columbia and Tenth streets,—Lafayette Laader.

George A. Enoch, of Union township, has announced himself as a candidate for office of county treasurer before the republican nominating convention. Mr. Enoch is a very clever gentleman, but ie permitting himself to be misguided by partisan friends. This is a democratic year and the next treasurer will come from Wayne township.