Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 20 February 1892 — Page 4

IMPORTANT IN SPRING.

Advice What People Should Take.

In (lie sprint? everybody begins to think of taking- a spriutr medicine. Not only is tins a very common pruclice, but a very necessary and healthful one. It Is a fact tluit, physicians acknowledge, and the people recopnizc generally. that a Spi inR tonic taken during the months of March, April and M-iy is absolutely necessary.

In the Spring there are Important changes going on in the body. Perfect health cannot be maintained ivhen the nerves are weak, the system clogged and the organs sluggish. Tliorc will bo a weak, tired, languid and nervous condition, wlt.li sleepless and restless nights, a tired waking in the morning, no appetite for breakfast, a bad taste in the mouth, malaria, dull head, biliousness, constipation, and a general dispirited feeling.

For such cases as these bo sure and use Dr. Greene's Norvura the great blood, nerve and brain invigorator. It is pronounced by everybody, doctors as well as the people, to be the best spring medicine in existence, and has taken rank as the greatest and most important medical discovery of modern times. Under the ube of tills wonderful remedy, the weak, tired and nervous feeling disappears: the nerves become steady and strong: the sleep natural and refreshing the appetilo returns pood digestion and regular action of the bowels are established, the kidneys and liver are restored to healthy action, and the vital energies, strength and vigor of the system perfectly built, up.

This greatest, of health restorers is purely vegetable and harmless. Druggists sell it at $1.00.

EST"Dr. Greene, the successful specialist in cuiiiig nil forms of nervous •and chronic diseases, i." West 14th

Street, New Vork, can be consulted Jrcc, personally, or by letter. Cull or write 1 aim a bout. yoiir case, or send for symptom blank to (111 out, and a letter fully explaining your disease, giving advice, etc., will lie returned fire.

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WOULD IT1!

Would the passage of a free rilver bill bonefit the farmer? That seems to be the main argument in favor of the silver bill that it will benefit the farmer and anything that promises benefit to that class appears to be the all-absorb-ing theme. That the general prosperity depends largely upon the farmers prosperity no one will deny, therefore it is well to look into this measure and, if 'possible, ascertain what effect it will have. If the free coinage of silver should result in inllation, then the purest dollar, which passes current for a hundred cents wouid ho made of silver worth not more than 75 cents and consequently we would have 25 cents worth of liat on every dollar. This would raise the price of 75 cent wheat

wouW l)a sold at silver prices. The farmer would thus give more than he W9uld gain by inflation, \ye have tried

inflation and fuuiid thai wLien settlement day comes we lost more than we had gained. One such an experiment should satisfy a sensible people. Fiat silver is a first, cousin to liat paper and would result as fatally to the country as did ite paper cousin.

In the history of the country we have never had a better financial system than the present and no country on the globe has so good. The ones who are claiming for free silver are the ones who supported the greenback craze and of a kind who support lotteries and other dollar-for-a-cent schemes.

DEMOCRATIC TESTIMONY. Congressman Boutelle of Maine made a strong and witty speech in the House of Representatives lately. Among other good things, he said:

The New York Times ought to be accepted as tolerable Democratic authority. laughter. It has gone deeper and stayed out of sight longer in Democratic mud than any other newspaper in this country, and you, gentlemen, ought not to go back on it but it had a lucid interval the other day, on the 7th day of January, 1892, when it said in a leading editorial: "The returns from the Bureau of Statistics of Exports of Merchandise continue to be of a character simply extraordinary. In the month of November, 1891, these exceed $110,000,000, yielding a net balance aB against exports in favor of this country for that month alone of over $45,000,000 and bringing a net balance for three months previous to December 1, to nearly $103,000,000. It is impossible that such sound facts as these shall not tell with great effect ,upon the general prosperity of the country. They involve directly a de-

groe of profit to the agricultural class that bus not been known in recent years, iind indirectly to the transportation and m'lntifacturing interests. Meanwhile money continues entirely easy and obtainable by all who liave a legitimate use for it, and so far as money-making goes there is no visible reason why tlio United States should not have

Tin'. Democrats on the and Means committee are ing harmonious on the

to one dollar, lhis, the farmer thinks, ported. The attitude of Mr. Mills and would be good financiering, because the price of his produce would be increased 25 per cent. But wouid it? Let us see. Cheap money would, as it always has, take the place of dear money, for every nation having silver would dispose of it at the rate of 95 cents worth of silver for one dollar's worth of gold. Then we would bo a silver nation without any gold. The result of this exchange would be, everything wo are compelled to buy abroad would be sold to US afc gplfl pjipeSj while our products

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happy

new year.'" And, Mr. Speaker, the only people in the United States to-day wlio fail to unite in that aspiration are those who claim to be tbc leai.ers of the Democratic party and I will say to them, in conclusion, that the people of this groat country are going to have a happy and a prosperous new year in spite of the Democratic party, the gentleman from Indiana Mr. Holmanj and his nickleslot machine.

SECKETAHY BLAINE vere cleverly punctured the Canadian reciprocity balloon by extracting the informationfrom Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British minister, who has been acting as a sort of steerer for the Canadian Commissioners ever since their arrival, that they nad no authority to negotiate a treaty, and only came here to learn how much this government would be willing to grant if the British government should send properly authorized commissioners. Secretary Blaine told them that it was but a waste of time to continuo the conferences under such conditions. The British minister has been exchanging cablegrams with his homo government, but it has not transpired whether it was in regard to this Canadian business or the Behring Sea commission which is now in session. It is believed that there is a connection between the two things, and that the British government, in spite of its many failures in the past has been again trying to pull the wool over Uncle Sam's eyes.

TIIE Board of Public works of Indianapolis recontly visited several cities for the purpose of investigating the city lighting problem. The Board in its rpport quotes the following information from the annual address of the Mayor of Detroit: ".y

Reports from eighty-eight cities of the United States which are lighted in whole or in parti with arc lights of 2,000 candle jDower show that the maximum cost per light per year is §200. J5 minimum cost S-t-J, and the average cost S103.2W. The highest price is paid in SanFrancisco, and the lowest in Ottumwa, Iowa. The price in Detroit tinder the contract system, is about" per year, or $33 more than the average price. The cost per light in Chicago, where the lighting plant is owned and operated by the city, is only §50 per year, or §J53 less than the average price.

House Ways far from lietariff: hence

their delay in reporting any of the bills which they announced as being almost ready several weeks ago. That announcement has been repeated every week since and still the bills are not re-

his followers is probably having something to do with the delay.

Y. Q. InwiN states that the electric light light men about the city will start a daily paper in the sjiring to make a fight on the city council and its jwchase and management of the lu ht plant. Starting a daily paper is one thing and making a success of it is another.

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WILL S. (iL'TlIUIK. IIK many gentlemen whosi business interests, personal sketches, including the "write up" of the city, which have been so faithfully told and

portrayed in this edition of the JOURNAL, will recognize the above as the features of Wilis. Guthrie, of Lebanon, In 1. He came among us a comparative stranger. but by his genial disposition and business tact hits made many friends. Por the success of his enterprise this paper speaks for itself, demonstrating the fact that he is a young man of more than ordinary merit in this line of newspaper work. We heartily recommend him to the newspaper craft, aud in our opinion those who have business relations with him will find them both profitable aud pleasant. TIIK EJMTOK.

AX I)KEW CONST AN CEIl. N another column we speak of the firm of Constancer Cas.nl, cigar manufactory. Since that article was written the partnership has been dissolved and Mr. Constancer is now sole proprietor and will continue to make a first-class cigar in the form of the renowned "Tip."

In the face of bitter opposit ion on the part of a foreign corporation, the present council tackled the question of the city owning its own light, plant. At its inception the council was equally divided, three members favoring and three opposing the proposition, the Mayor in each instance of

MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT. Crawfordsville in ls-ll. and according to these figures stops the calcnd.ir at the age Our Council Udmpbsed of Men of Progrfc'S-

sive Ideas With the Interests of the Oity at Heart.

Itative

the present- members of the City Council, Crawfordsville has a represenbody of men possessed of enterprise, snap and good judgment to a degree never before attained by a lilce body in the history of our city. It is not to the discredit of former councils that we say tins, but the present has profited by the failures of the past, and the result has been the accomplishment of more real good to the city than has ever been done by a former council. Among the principal enterprises conceived and successfully carried out we will name first our splendid Gamewell System of File Alarm Telegraph. For several years the city was without any system of fire alarm other than the steam whistle, the bells of the city or a messenger on foot to the fire department, and when a fire broke out in a remote part of the city the burning building was generally destroyed before an alarm got to headquarters. Better protection was needed, and the present council, seeing the necessity, supplied the long felt want, and the result has been eminently sat isfactory.

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THE CITY lil'tLDINO.

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ot lighting, a better lighted, economically lighted city that •size iu the United States. In addition to the cheapness of street light a system of incandescent lighting has been adopted by

which the citizen can be furnished light at 50 per cent, less than they were paying. In all the affairs of the city the best interests of the city have been consulted and for

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act of theirs need there be the slightest regret from any member. The need of additional streets being apparent, the council have made the preliminary arrangements for opening and extending several in various parts of the city. Work has so far advanced that in the spring seine four or five new streets will be graded aud graveled. Water mains have been extended, fire hydrants established where needed, miles of brick sidewalks have been laid by orders of th3 council. The question of sewerage and paved streets is now being agitated in the council and before tli- retirement of any of the present members these two matters will have been properly put on foot. The financial conditiou of the city has never been bettsr than at present. Judicious management of the finances of the city have kept its credit at the highest PO'Bt and the ^80,000 light bonds represent 6ur entire indebtedness at present, but this will be increased £20.000 by reason of an increase in the capacity of the light planl to meet the popular demand for the light.

MAYOR W. C. CARR.

Obusiness

XE of the needs of a good city government is a wide awake, conservative man as chief executive. Mr. C'arr was city councilman from W to "IK) and his administration ol Mayor dates from the last election. His official acts have fully exemplified his interest in the welfare and advancement of the cay. It. was he who cast the deciding vote for the electric lire alarm. He was also the strongest advocate for the present system of electric lights and the change 1mm a volunteer lire department to tlifi present pay roll plan. In politics he is an active Republican. As a citizen and business man he has contributed largely to the upbuilding of the city. In bis official relations he has been faithful and exacting, recognizing the truth of the maxim that he who serves his country best serves his party most.

HORACE P. EXSMINGEIl, CITY AHSIIAI., HE above name for many years has been a terror to law breakers, and the V**/quietude aud peacefulness of our city is largely due to his vigilance and watchfulness. He came to Crawfordsville from Butler county, Ohio, in 1S30. Twelve times have the people of our city honored him with the offioe of Marshal, and for 24 years has he given them his brave and courageous services. At no time has he ever failed in the discharge of his duty and now holds the very highest respect and regard of the citizens at large. So long as he continues in his present office just so long will the city of Crawfordsville have no fear for her public safety. Ho is indeed a faithful officer, discharging the duties ol his office without fear or favor.

JEFF W. SCOTT, roUXCILMAX 1ST WAUI).

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years. He served as deputy Auditor from '7'.i to '*7 under .1. II. Wasson Aside from this office he worked as a carpenter, except the three years he was a member of the grocery linn of Truilt &, Scott. Asa councilman he has been progressive aud is one of the honored lour who pushed through the electric, light plan which has so greatly benelitted the city. Ho is chairman of the committee on petitions, overtures and finance, and suuerintendent of the electric light plant. He deserves much credit tor the interest he has taken in the work.

a vote on the question casting the deciding vote in favor of a light plant. The present council, with one exception, were "'light men" and the project was pushed forward as expeditiously as possible. Moods to the amount of S-'iO.OOO were issued and readily placed at per cent, the contracts made for ground, buildings, machinery and supplies, and on August, :»l, |s!)l, there was turned over to the city one of the most complete and best equipped electric, light stations in the State. Through the nerve aud indetatigabihty of the light committee of the council, we have now a model svstom I .. ..

J. P. WALTER, OL'NCII.MAN 1'IUST WAltll. R. WALTER has been a resident and business man of our city for the past eighteen years and has

thoroughly intrenched himself in the public mind as a good citizen and business man. He deals extensively in horses, both buying and selling drivers, business, coach and draft animals, always paying the best prices the market will permit. As a councilman he has been conscientious in every movement he has made and done what he thought best. He is the present chairman of the committee on ordinances. Mr. Walter is so very well known that it is useless to dwell farther other than to saythat lie is considered one of our very best citizens, and alive hustling business man of undisputed worth.

WILLIAM A. YANALSDALL. INCH-MAN 'Jli

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of the most careful and painstaklucinbcrs of the City Council is William A Vanarsdall, of the Second Ward. He has had long experience in city alTairs and his thorough knowledge of municipal government makes him a valuable and userul city father.

O. H. .IONICS, M. D.

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S a native of Montgomery county and was born in M:S, attended tlie preparatory of Wabash College, afterwards attended lectures at the Indiana Medical College of Indianapolis, graduated from the Miami Medical College of Cincinnati in 1*75, and shortly following opened an oilicc at Mace where he continued ten years coming to Crawfordsville in 'So. As a physician and surgeon he has been very successful, ranking at the head of the profession. He was one of the prime movers of the scheme for the city owning and operating her own electric light plant which has been such a boon to the city, and is chairman of the light committee. His official acts have fully exemplified his interest in the prosperity of the city.

ANDREW E. REYNOLDS, !U (OtN.III.M AX Til I KI WAItl).

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NE of the most progressive and wideawake members of the City Council is E. Reynolds, who represents the Third Ward. He was elected two years ago as a Republican. In the discharge of his duties lie has exercised prudence, good judgment, and fearlessness, and always with an eye single for the welfare and best interests of the city. In every sense of the

"•slcnl w-ord he possesses the .lefferson an quahli-

more cations, honesty and capability, any of its

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HOUGH having served the shortest length of time Mr. Smith is by no means the least important member of the council. He was born at Clermont., Marion county, in I,S51. At the age of 12 years lie went to Indianapolis and later attended Butler University, where he obtained a good education. He was the drug business for nine years and came to Crawfordsville in '71, where he follows his vocation as druggist. He succeeded C. W. Elmore last spring and has shown himself to be an aggressive councilman, and is at present the chairman of the board of school and public buildings. The books show that he has always been ready to favor any cause which is tended to best advance the general welfare of the city.

FIXED TOR TIEE LIGHTING. 4.-

Efficiency of the Present Oity Fire Department. has been stated the Crawfordsville fire department never was in a better state of discipline and effectiveness than lit tbis time, The roster of men, exclusive of' Chief Borsey, is hOw eleven, who are sound of limb and clear of intellect and always ready for auy emergency. The mechanical equipment is modom and firstclass iu all respects. Every appliance that can be made useful in putting out fires has been supplied. There is one hose wagon with 11X30 feet- and one supply hose cart with MI0 feet ot best hose one good hook and ladder truck, anil the three horses that are the best blooded and most powerful loadsters in Montgomery county. The facilities for gelling out of the house oil the instant are most satisfactory. The new Gamewell fire alarm, lately introduced, is successful and through its use a great deal of valuable time is saved.

CHIEF O. C. DORSEY AD been on the force in different capacities for about three years before he was promoted, a long time in which to face the tire and smoke. Since last May he has been chief, but whether as chief or in any humbler position he has always been animated by the same conscientious fidelity to duty. He has seen the department grow from an inefficient affair to one that lias not a superior in any city of equal size in the State. Chief Dorsey is a man of well-knit solid frame,of clear judgment, quick to act and of undoubted courage He is pleasant in his intercourse with the men. but his command is regarded as law among the members. His three years' experience on the force would naturally give him a vast advantage as chief, but aside that he is well fitted for the place. He has been tried truly by fire on many occasions and at the 22 alarms answered since he has been chief, he has never failed to do the right thing in the right place, The direction of our fire department by Chief Uorsey especially in respect of results of keepingdown losses by fire must, be considered very successful-

E would certainly commit an error should we fail to mention CouncilScott, who is now serving his

second term as representative of the First Ward. He was born witbin three miles of

Dr. Barnes will be at the Nutt House on Feb. 22.

Couhing leads to Consumptions Kemp's Balsam will stop the cough at once.

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organ of the Republican party of Montgomery county.' It has the largest circulation of any weekly paper in this section of Indiana and is so acknowledged. It gives all the county news, State news and general news and is considered a household companion and necessity in every first-class home in the county. Hundreds of its subscribers have taken the paper for over a third of a century Without a year's discontinuance, and its stability, authority, exactness and impartiality are only equaled limits popularity which is unrivaled

TIIK .JOURNAL .JOB Oi-'l I 11 O A 1 does job ]irintV^ing. We would impress this fact on all our readers and friends. More than that we have the be-t equipment for this work in the county of' Montgomery. This department is ill charge of A. M. Smith, and lias been for the past eleven years. Mr. Smith is the most thorough practical printer in the city, and with qualities of ink it-d paper used he is able to turn out work superior to most and equal to that of any cilice in the State. If you have never patronized The Journal job office try it once and you will be surprised to see what will be the result of fine ink and high grade paper put„together with taste and skill.

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JOE FOSSEE.

UAR13EU SLIOL'.

UR article on Crawfordsville would not be complete should we omit mention of Joe Fossee, located at 20'.)

East Main street. Mr. Fosee has been a resident of our city for 15 years and it is needless to say that he is an expert in tonsorial work. About four months ago he succeeded Neilest «.V Fossee, and he litis fully succeeded in keeping up the reputation of his shop to the very highest standard. He is assisted by three first-class barbers, till of whom may certainly be termed knights of the razor or shears. In connection with the shop he has firstclass hot and cold baths. Drop in and see him.

ROBINSON & WALLACE, HOOK STOKE. I11S house is the oluest aiul most substantial one of its kind in the city of Crawfordsville. It was established in 1857 by F. M. Ileaton and in 1875 was Dtirchiised by its present proprietors, who had been in business here several years before. We might say their store is an emporium, for as a business house it is complete throughout. The large patronage they receive may be accounted for the bargains olfered in school stationrey, window shades, picture frames and wall paper. They are beyond doubt the leaders in wall paper, having one distinct room for that purpose which is stocked with the enormous amount of 50,000 rolls of the most elegant designs ever brought to the city. No competing house can

show a more complete stock of goods or quote lower prices. Both members ot the firm are live, hustling business men ami' will continue to keep their house up in the excellent standard it now occupies.

McCALir Oc ARMSTRONG, TOXSOiUAL AKTISTS. II IS establishment is located in the V. M. C. A. building, a cut of which may be seen on first page of this paper. The proprietors are well known, having been in business in our city for several years past and possess a most valuable experience in their line of work. The shop is more complete than any other in the city, the furniture being of the finest finish and the four easy chairs are presided over by gentlemen who arc known to be artists in their line. They do all kinds of tonsorial work,including ladies' hair dressing, and their patrons are among our best people who never go elsewhere for their work. Their shower and tub baths area luxury and cannot be excolled if duplicated in the country. The proprietors are both all-around hustling business men and you should not fail to give them a share of your patronage.

M. MARTIN ON.

I'ST keep cool. Perhaps there is no factor so saliant. to the happy dispositions of Crawfordsville: people as the facilities afforded by .Martin Ar Son to

keep them cool drring the heated season. I or ten days of last month they kept from 80 to 100 men busy day and night storing away an ample supply of ice in their commodious buildings north of the city. The buildings consist of live large chambers, 100 I'eet in 1-ngtli, :il) feet wide and 25 feet deep. They have all the modern appliances for storing anil keeping the l'ro/en article and this season have put tip 10,000 tons, enough to supply the city for the next threeyears, besides enough for the surrounding towns. They have been the leading ice men for the past 17 years and fully understand every detail of the business and are full of energy and push.

J. C. MrCORMACK. N this age of dentistry no one can expect to succeed unless he is abreast of the times. The above named gentleman, we are pleased to assure the public, is

an expert in all branches of dental work. lie graduated from Ohio I)ental College in l.vl, and eight years airo established in this city at l^'.i'j K. .Main street, over IJischof's Bazaar: enjoys a go'ni practice and is verv successful. He extracts teeth without pain, makes your decayed tooth as good as in a slate of nature by his line fillings and inserts teeth without the necessity ol plate. Those entrusting their work to him in ur opinion will be well satisfied with the results.

ON OF OUR INDUSTRIES

Wmanufacture

HAT started a very small af lair about a year ago in the of an incrusta

tion preventative, or boiler compound, has grown to be one of the leading industries of the city, and bids fair to develop mammoth' proportions at no distant day. The anicle was patented about a year ago by E C. Nolan and was manufactured by him on a small scale. Since getting it introduced he has sold the right to make and sell in this State and Ohio to D. W. Teagley and John W. Stroll, and their average weekly output is 15 barrels. This cityuses it at the rate of about 1,000 per year. It is considered by experts to be the best incrustation preventative made and is growing in favor. Mr. Nolan is daily receiving the highest kind of testimonials from parties using his patent.

PROP. J. S. ZUCK.

Odercounty

UR schools at present are unthe management of .1. S. Zuck, who has been a resident of the county since his birth. At the early a^e of i:j he completed the common school course at Wesley. His father died soon after, and. at the ajre of lti lie went to Mt. Vernon. Iowa, and spent two years and a half at Cornell College. He taught three terms on the Iowa frontier, iviuniim- a splendid reputation for trood management and tendinis. In 'i.j he returned to Waynetown, enteringthe hardware business and reading law. In "7'.i he was requested to teach the Wesley school. He was afterwards chosen principle of the Waynetoiva school, which position he held for seven years and between time practicing-law and he still owns a wood law library.

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present oftice in 'S'.i, and entered upon the .work with characteristic zeal and has succeeded in keeping our schools in the front rank and ailvancimr them to greater proficiency.

WILLIAM F. HUNT.

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oftice of County Surveyor is ably filled by its present incumbent who at the last election "hunted" votes to be elected by 1,000 majority, running 4.00 ahead of his ticket. Mr. Hunt was born in the year of Our Lord 1803, and graduated from the common schools in 's-f. Then entered Wabash College, graduating with the class of '00. He received the Democratic nomination for County Surveyor while yet in college. He is the youngest man who has ever filled a county olliee in this county, and is worthy of much credit for ins industry and Dcrseveranee. Since his election he has added much to the regulation of the office and is now instituting a regular system of recording surveys, which will be very convenient. Mr. Hunt has mastered the science of surveying to a degree that warrants his work in this line to

De thoroughly accurate and concise. His course and practical study of the science in Wabash College gave him a splendid insight and especialy litted him for this work. He is an honest, industrious and energetic young man and merits the confidence reposed.