Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 29 April 1893 — Page 1

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Timothy

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The Imperial Is Beyond Competition.

The Hawoirth or Hamilton

Corn I Planters!

Are the only planters that suit the people.

S E E 5 andiCirbver, and GardeniSeeds. All New,,i Fresh and Clean.

Mr. Kline can always be founa and will begiaa to see all who tiave error* of vision at the Oldj Reliable Jewelry Store of

Mat Kline, opposite Court House.Main St

For The People.

A popular line of the latest Upring attractions. An unlimited variety in every department of the store. The determination and ability to make the best, prices make THE TRADE PALACE the best place in Montgomery county to do your trading. We are offering fine inducements with the best and handsomest spring goods you ever saw. Qualities the

BEST. Styles and Fashions. The latest assortment complete, as Mr. McClure visited the factories and Eastern Markets personally selecting these beautiful goods and buying them at the light kind of prices. Dont fail to call and see our splendid store and taie advantage of the inducement afforded in staple aid fancy dry goods, dress

goods, fancy goods, notions, millinery, Cashmeres, Suitingn, carpets, rugs, mattings, oil cloths, window cartaiis and everything there is to be found in a first class dry goods storeat prices the fairest you have ever known. We guarantee profit and ple§|pe to every customer. Profit because our prices will prove $er^sitive Baving to the buyer. Pleasure because our goodijgjannot possibly fail to please in quality and style^.d the satisfaction of doing your

trading in aj^oreso well lighted and conveniently,f,arranged as the Trade Pale Dry Good Store of

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North Washington 3t. Crawfordsville, Ind.

ECHOES FROM THE ULARK OASE. How the Jury Reached a Verdict—A Charge Made by the Defense.

Clark, the Lafayette rioter, is out on bail. The Courier gives the following interesting facts connected with the case:

After the verdict while everything was quiet except the rustling of leaves in a law book which Judge Langdon was examining. Frank Gaylord, in his modest manner, addressed the court, informing him that there had been rumors on the street last night about 10 o'clock, to the effect that the jury had arrived at a verdict, and that the statements gave the contents of the same verdict returned by the jury this morning. He claims it had been generally circulated. This charge aroused the ire of the court, and he dwelt on the matter for several minutes, informing the attornevs that there would be a thorough investigation of this and other matters, heretofore brought out in the progress of the trial. There could be no compromise for the crime of interfering with justice, but before currency is given to such matters there should be some foundation for the statement, If there had been any interference in the process of the law, there would be no excuses taken. Such acts were disgrace to citizenship. Prosecutor

Wood demanded that Mr. Gaylord give the name of his informant to the court and prosecutor, which brought from Mr Gaylord^the reply: "I will furnish the name to the pros ecutor and it will also be contained in our motion and reasons for a new trial.'

At 7 o'clock last night the jury had supper. Then they talked for the sake of digestion. Then they balloted as to Clark's guilt or innocence, and unanimously declared him guilty. This was the first ballot. The second ballot was as to the punishment, and resulted, nine for fourteen years imprisonment, one for eight years, one for ten years and one for two years. The third ballot was to determine the amount of fine, and $2,000 was unanimously agreed upon It was agreed that in the fourth ballot each juror should write out the number of years of sentence, the result should be added, then divided by twelve, the number of jurors, and the result of this division should fix the number of years Clark should 6erve in the penitentiary, The total number of all the years fixed by each juror was forty-eight and this divided by twelve gave four, the num ber of years of sentence. At 9 o'clock the verdict was reached, was written and signed by George O. Julian, who placed it in the inside pocket of his overcoat, then made a pillow of his coat, placed his head upon it and went sleep in the glow of a roaring gas fire with the rest of the jury. Not even the bailiff knew they had reached a verdict and not a human being passed in or out of their door last night. These facts were gained from the jurors themselves. Another fact is that the jury believed every word little Tim Finnegan uttered on the stand.

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Too Stale For a Soft Boil.

The""Washington correspondent of the Frankfort. News gives the following concerning "Cheerman" Johnston whioh will please his many admiring friends here:

There are not many of the Indiana Democrats expecting places here in Washington. Those that are and have been here are commended for their hustling abilities. Thev go to the White House and stay till they see the president, and are not noted for monumental modesty. They say of the Chairman of the Montgomery countv committee who has twice been here since inauguration, that he was waiting at the door of the cabinet room Friday, when Secretary of Agriculture Morton, wearing these duiieh yellow shoes, gold en russets, passed in. The Crawfordsville citizen asked who the Secretary was, and was quite eulogistic of .Terry Rusk's successor, remarking that he was the first man in Washington he had seen with mud on his shoes. The plain, blunt, western style is such that one of the newspapers remarks that these Indiana fellows are like the corner grocerman's cold storage eggs, "too stale for soft boil, but not too strong for a scram ble."

The Juries Drawn.

The jury commissioners met Tuesday afternoon and the clerk drew the juries for the May term of court. The grand jury will probaoly be called this term. The juries are as follows:

Grand jury—John M. Caplinger, Scott Josephus Graybill, Clark Edgar H. O'Neal, Ripley, Samuel W. Galey, H. M. Billingsley, Union Amos W Chilcote, Coal Creek.

Petit jury—Martin Bowers, Sugar Creek John W. Allen, Sugar Creek David J. Bradley, Clark Ellis Burke, Joseph Clarkson, Coal Creek John Hulett, Franklin James C. Todd Robert C. Busenbark, Brown A. E. Easilack, Jos. Chesterson, Union Jos. H. Robbins, Cbs. A. Minnick, Walnut.

Mrs. Brookshire Worse.

A special from Washington, Wednesday afternoon states that Congressman Brookshire has been called to Battle Creek, Mich., by the alarming illness of his wife, who has grown suddenly worse. Mrs. Brookshire will be taken to Ashoville, N. C., as soon as she can undergo the journey with safety.

WILLIAM A. KRUGG DEAD.

THE UENTENARIAN PASSED AWAY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

A Lone: and Eventful Career Ended With-

out a Struggle.

William Augustus Krug is no more. The centenarian passed away Wednesday at 15 minutes before 3 o'clock. He retained his mental faculties to the close, and his end was peaceful. Mr. Krug was born September 17, 1790, and had he lived until next September he would have been 103 years old. His birthplace was Lancaster, Penn., and his parents were of German descent, although both of them were born in the quiet little town of Lancaster.

The subject of this sketch having acquired good English education and yery considerable knowledge of German, ap

prenticed himself to a saddler to learn the trade, which he followed successfully until his removal to Indiana in 1839 In 1812 he was married to Elizabeth Jones, who was the mother of all his children and his beloved helpmate until March 17, 1860, when she died. After his marriage Mr. Krug continued to fol low his trade at Lancaster until 1821 when he moved to Starke county, Ohio, and there lived until 1825, when he left for Hamilton,in Butler county,Ohio. In 1839 he purchased a section of land three miles east of Pleasant Hill, in this county, and removed there with his' family. His farm was christened Mount Yiew and here he remained until 1846, when on account of the sickness in his family occasioned by the malarial swamps he removed to Pleasant Hill, or Wingate as it is now known. In the following autumn he opened a tavern there which he called the "Temperance House," and continued in this business until the death of his wife in 1860. During his residence in Pleasant Hill he held the office of postmaster, not because he was of tlie then dominant party, but because he was the general choice of the people of that section. After the death of his wife Mr. Krug made his home with his daughter, Louisa, and the two ppent a major portion of their time with Mr. Krug's brother-in-law, Rev. George Jones, a chaplain in the Navy with headquarters at the naval asylum in Philadelphia. There wac a preat attachment between the two old gentlmen which continued up to the time of Mr. Jones' death. After this sad event Miss Louise Krug went to Logansport to take charge of the children of her brothor, Henry, who was lately bereft of his wife. Consequently Mr. Krug made his home in that city until 1880 when Louise removed to this city accompanied by ber father, who continued to have a regular and comfortable home with her here.

He was the father of ten children, four boys and six girls: Emma, his first daughter, born in 1813, died, in infancy Wm., born in 1814 Elizubtih, born in 1816, was married to Geo. W. McKeehan Geo. J., was born in 1818 and after accumulating quite a fortune, died in 1847, some time after his wife, Barbary Bever, leaving one child, Mrs D. W. Gerard, of this city Sarah, the third daughter, was born in 1821, the wife Dr. R. M. Earl Groff Augustus,born 1823,died in infancy Henry E., who was born in 1825 Mary was born in 1828, the wife of Dr. J. R. Duncan Louisa, born in 1830 Caroline, burn in 1833, married to J. L. McClure.

Mr. Krug was raised in the German Lutheran church but at his marriage he went to the Episcopalian church, of which his wife was a member. Ho has continued steadfast in his faith, living an upright Christian life.

The first vote Mr. Krug cast was tor DeWitt Clinton in 1812. He afterwards voted twenty times for President never failing to vote against the Democratic party. The men he voted for were Rufus King, 1816 John Quinoy Adams, 1820,1824 and 1828 Henry Clay, 1832 Wm. Henry Harrison, 1836 and 1840 Henry Clay, 1844: Zachary Taylor, 1848 Winfield Scott, 1852 John C. Fremont, 185G Abraham Lincoln, 1860 and 1864 U. 8. Grant, 1868 and 1872 R. B. Hays, 1876, James A. Garfield, 1880 James G. Blaine, 1884, Benjiman Harrison 1888, and Benjaman Harrison, 1892. He continued with the Whig party until its dissolution, when he became a Republican, and a mol unswerving exponent of the party principles it would be hard to find. Durf-

ing the war he was a staunch Union man and-.although entirely too old to enter the service himself, he often expressed a tfroat readiness to sacrifice his sons-in-law in putting down the Rebellion.

Objecting to Judge Mcdabe. There is a large and very emphatic protest among the members of the bar on account of the action of Judge McCabe. He recently appeared in the United States District Court in a case in whioh his law firm was interested before his election, but claimed that his clients would suffer heavily if he were not to continue in the case. He has only written nine or ten opinions in the four months of hie service. The attorneys who have cases in the court and who are anxious for a decision are not charitable in their criticisms. It was reported among them Wednesday that Judge Elliot, when he went on the bench, abandoned law business worth $6,000, and thought he had no possible right to push it to completion. The protest is all the stronger because of the sickness of

Judge Howard, who has not been able to appear on the bench for three months, and of whose early return to the bench there is little hope. Thus there are only three working judges. Judge Olds, who wrote the Iron Hall decision of sixtythree pages, has written forty decisions iu four months, and Judge Hackney and Judge Coffey have been very busy.

Mr. Mount's Paper.

The Indianapolis Journal, speaking of Mr. Mount's paper before the Indiana synod, says: "The Elder in the Work of the Syn od" was read by ex-Senator J. A, Mount, of Shannondale, near Crawfords ville. Mr. Mount has been an elder for years and is a worker in his church. He gave a graphic word-picture of the re sources of the State, and stated that three-fourths of the population were non-church-goers. One point in special which caught the attention was the an nouncement that Ministers should be relieved of raising money, that the finan cial affairs should be entirely attended to by the officers of the churoh, and above all things, if a minister had to ask for money to do mission work should be seen to that the minister' salary should not be in arrears at the same time that he was asking for money every minister should be spared that embarassment. Mr. Mount praised the work of the Y.P.S.C.E. In holding to his remarks about elders he mentioned the names of a few who were well known, dwelling at some length on General

Harrison, President J. II. Smart, and others from different professions and business.

The Crop Bulletin.

The weather crop bulletin of the ,Qdiana weather service says: The temperature during the w«pk was much below normal every d*yFreezing temperature, or near it, pocurred on several nights, with frost iQ some localities on two mornings. Rain fell nearly„every day except on Friday and Saturday, when there ^were frequent occasional flurries of snow. No Bunshine.

These weather conditii)nB

were not favorable^ to ere1!19fruit and vegetation in general, (inc^ farm work, plowing and seeding »vns stopped. Grass and wheat in nplaodB are in good and promising conditlont but wheat in Slow lands ia yellow, And potatoes are rotting in some fields cause of long and continued wet nn(J cold weather. The condition of fruV" '8 still doubtful, bui, certainly some inj.

Was It An Elopement?

Tuesday a gentleman and lady c"irae to the Arlington Hotel and were mai'r'efl in the hotel parlors in the afternooj0 ky Dr.

Reed, of Kimber church, in' the presense of two witnesses. The Carriage license, which wat procured of County Clerk, Tuttle, only a

short

with regret and Borrow.

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before the ceremony, and found V° legal in every respect, gave the natf™ Martin T. Clouse, of Darlington, jlnd., and Miss Ola Moore, of Clinton,j ^nd. Both seemed to be somewhat ei:eted and eager to be united in the 1. which only death should sever, the ceremony the preacher was ously fed and he took his depa Mr. and Mrs. Clouse left on the Four for the east at 3:55 p. m. an elopement? We think so.—Da (111.) Commercial.

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Death of Dr. Henry flistine. Hr. Henry Ristine, the only bf of Ben T. Ristine of this city, died terday at Pass Christian, Miss., he had gone in search of health funeral will take place at the h(?me °f the deceased in Cedar Rapids, low ai an(3 will be attended by members of th/® family from this city. Dr. Ristine y^&8 75 years old. He was formerly a resident of CrawfordBville, residing here! until 1841 when he removed to IowaJ He has been a frequent visitor herj6 since and the news of the end of his| useful life will be received in

other Tueswhere

The Rate War Begun.

The announcement that the Lake Erie & Western would, on Saturday and Sunday night, run a $3.50 excursion to Chicago created considerable commotion in local passenger circles. The charge is made that "Young Daly" has made a sweeping reduction in rates, and that this excursion will be the cause of rate demoralization. The rate from Indianapolis to Chicago and return by all rail routes is $8. This excursion is for less than half that sum, and as these excursion will be continued it can be seen that the lines in the Central Traffic Association will have to do something or the lake and rail route will oarry most of the people. "We are not cutting rates," said one of the Lake Erie & Western officials. "We are only giving the people a cheap ride."

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The New Rector.

Rev. Mr. Prentiss, recently apjpoi^ed to this parish by Bishop

a popular rector.

Knickerbocker,

has arrived and will conduct eer'vices at St. John's church next Sunday n*iorning and evening. Mr. Prentiss is, young and unmarried and will doubtle

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The New Monon has a line via Michigan Ciov, and it will compete with the Lake Erie & Western. If the Big Four expects to use its lake route it, too, must come to cheap prices. The Pennsylvania, which has no lake route, may i-ake a low all-rail rate.—Indianapolis .A vies.

From the above it appears very much as though a rate war is imminent. In case it culminates this branch of the Monon will also be likely to be effected.

Little Nugget.

"Little Nugget," a most laughable home comedy—not a mining piece or a back woods drama as the title would suggest—will be on the boards at the Music Hall May 2nd. This comedy comes highly recommended by the critios of other cities. One editor expreses himself in these terms: "They laughed until their sides ached and the tearB came, for the play is a roaring comedy, the humor is BO clever and so catchy the singing is grand, the clogging is vary fine." About the merits of this popular comedy we oould write columns of praiseworthy matter, but do not deem it necesary. Suffice to say that this comedy is on its ninth annnual tour of unprecedented success, whioh is a strong guarantee of its value. The company, aB in the past, is the best money can secure, and time and pains are not spared to retain the high merits of this comedy and company. "Say's You."

Kelso-Kritz.

Dr. Reese D. Kelso and Miss Victoria Kritz were united in marriage at the home of the bride in Waveland at 5:30 p. m. on Wednesday, [Rev. H. L. Kindig of Lebanon, officiating, assisted by Rev. H. M. Houke. The groom is a forme— -j student of Wabash College and a gra

The bride is the handsome daugiuWf1'

Prof.

H. S. Kritz, of Wabash College. Only a few intimate friends were present. Dr. and Mrs. Kelso took the 0 o'clock train for Chicago, where they will spend a few days, remaining until after the fair opening. Dr. Kelso is one of the promising young physicians of i.he country. After about ten days they will be at home to all their friends at their new home on Graen street in

Wavehind.

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has been done by the cold, and, in &ome localities, often freezing temperature ice during the night.

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Building and Loan Association Thursday the Southside Building and Loan Association of Indianapolis assigned to Albert W. Wishard. It is the first building association that has failed there and there are now one hundred and fifty in the city. This was one of the oldest. Its failure was induced by the discovery that the secretary who is now a fugitive in South America, wae a defaulter to the amount of $19,600. The secretary was Charles R. Hoseley, a lawyer. The association is solvent but cannot pay.

A line Well.

The Water and Light Company struck another fine well last night just west of the big spring at the pump house. It was struck after drilling many feet through the hard rock and is the best well found yet, its discharge being over 75,000 gallons every 24 hours. There are now five of these splendid wells flowing there and Crawfordsville certainly, need have no fear of a water famine. The water IB all of magnificent quality and is as clear as crystal. onds After enerture.

Oda Fallows at Ladoga.

The Odd Fellows held a gieat celebration at Ladoga Wednesday night. Thoy thfct went down from here are loud in their praises. The address of Dr. H. A. Tucker is very highly spoken of and the banquet was of the best. Three candidates were put through. The Jamestown lodge did the initiatory work, Lebanon the first degree, Ladoga the second, and Crawfordsville the third.

Homeward Bound.

Miss Mary H. Krout, the newspaper commissioner sent to Honolulu by the Chicago Inter Ocean,

Bome

two months

ago, sailed Wednesday for the United States. She will be due in Chicago in about two weekB.

Gas at Darlinrton.

The town counoil Tuesday passed tne ordinance granting a franchise to the People's Natural Gas Companj for the purpose of r.?ing the streets for piping gas. Darlington will be using ajriform fluid for fuel by next winter.

ANYONE wishing to purchase binders, mowers or threshing rigs will do well to call on Geo. B. Faiv^t, 107, north Green street, Crawfordsville, Ind. d4-18 w2Q