Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 1 September 1893 — Page 5
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THE JOUHNAL still continues to offer each week a handsome book to the person furnishing the best country letter or item. The contest is open to all and all are cordially invited to take part. Bemember that but one prize is given each week so if you do not win at first do not be discouraged as your time will come later on. THE JOUBNAL COMPANY.
P. S. A. J. Love won the offered last week.
SMARTSBVRG.
Humors afloat—a wedding soon. Now who? Miss Josie Green will soon return to the city.
Sunday school at 3 o'clock. Don't forget it. Don't forget Elder Shuey's meeting at 4 o'clock.
Mr. Butherford and wife are visiting at Ben HiBner's. E. B. Welch is taking in the sights at the World's Fair.
Mrs. Wm. Sayera is visiting at her father's, V. W. Clark. The infant danghter of George White is getting belter slowly.
Wm. Butler, wife and daughter, have returned to Indianapolis. Howard Grieet, of Garfield, was in our midBt Sunday evening.
Miss Lida Green is visiting her uncle, Joe Green, in Hoopston, 111. Mrs. Geo. Lee and Mrs. George Kennedy spent the day at Mace last Friday.
Strange, but yet 'tis true Democratic times You must paddle your own canoe.
The people that wore the roosters last fall can put them in the pot and eat them now.
John Downs and Ben Shelton attended the Lebanon fair last week. Heport a grand time.
Elder Shuey will preach here the first Sunday in September at 4 o'clock. We invite you all to comb.
Two of our good neighbors met in the public highway and became deeply in terested in a conversation. One of them suddenly remarked: Neighbor A., I am ashamed to look you in the face. Neighbor A. asked why. Neighbar B. replied, "it is Democratic times."
NEW ROSS.
Mis. George Shepard is quite sick. T. F. Bonk was at Ladoga Monday. C. T. Bronaugh was at Lizton Thursday.
Miss Effie Jesee is visiting near Thorntown. O. E. Kelley and family have returned home.
Mies Nora Shepard has returned from Pittsboro. W. B. Bodman, of Ladoga, was here Saturday.
T. D. Hankins and wife spent Sunday near Alamo. Geo. Bowe returned from Crawfordsville Sunday.
Frank Davis was herefrom Crawfordsville Tuesday. Fred Thompson, of Moorefield, spent the week here.
Tim Lane, Sr., and wife returned from Lebanon Saturday. Mrs. Jennie Davis returned from Indianapolis Monday.
Mrs. James Weaver returned from Crawfordsville Saturday. Mrs. Tilda Adkins and daughter spent Sunday in Crawfordsville.
The New BOBS band held a meeting Friday night and decided to disband, as
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ABSOUiTEUf PURE
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OorresDondents, Attention,
In order to obtain some idea as to the corn crop of this county THE JOURNAL wishes every correspondent to make mention of the prospects, probable yield, etc., in his locality.
A Bitter Fight
Is being waged by
The Price Baking Powder Co.,
against the use of ammonia and alum in baking powders by
and exposing the guilty manufacturers, and the services thus rendered are being recognized by the people, for they are leaving severely alone all ammonia and alum baking powders and adopting
Gov't Report
Baking Powder
their leader Perry Bouih, is going to leave. Miss Pearl Weaver, of Pittsboro, is visiting at J. W. Shepard's.
The would be gas burners are satisfied and will now burn coal. Perry Bouth has taken a position with a band in a show at a nice salary.
Miss Mandy and Nellie Dillon, of Pittsboro, were the guests of B. F. King Sunday.
Wallace Gott, of Greencastle, was home Monday. Harry returned to that fair city with him.
The town board should take a walk down our back streets and look upon the contents of some of our alleys and then they would make some recommen dationB to the board of health. The rag weed is towering in the air and to preserve health and good feeling they should be cut down at once. 'Squire Peterson's gavel fell upon the quartered oak table in the private office of O. Kelley and all was silent. The case of George Sanford was brought up. George had a very fine milker killed by a Big Four hog engine and missing his milk asked the railroad to compensate for the cow. A young Kennedy, of Crawfordsville, was for the defense and Will Darnell, of Jamestown for the plaintiff. The 'Squre after examining a host of witnesses gave the plaintff $40 and all relief from the milky way.
KIRKPATRICK.
Baum Sundayed at Alexandria, C. Ind.
Wm. Homey and wife were
Bon Btruck
last Saturday. Charley Peterson and family are visiting relatives in Ohio.
S. E. Homey shipped a car load of hogs to Indianapolis Monday. Dr. G. W. Tucker and wife, of Colfax, visited Dr. Brown and wife Sunday.
T. Morrison, of Toledo, was here laBt Friday in the interest of the grain business.
Wm. Kirkpatrick and family, of Culver, visited his father, J. W. Kirkpatrick, Friday.
M. E. Dain now occupies hn new residence and says he feels at home for once in his life.
Frank Kirkpatrick and family, of Clark's Hill, Sundayed with his father, J. W. Kirkpatrick.
Guard Bros., who are energetic and prosperous farmers, moved from here to Lawrenceburg last week,
J. W. Wilson, Peter Homey, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Brown and son Willie attended Sunday school convention at Wesley Chapel Wednesday.
POTATO CREEK
01 Delashmite is all smiles—its a boy. Fleet Lanmun, of Frankfort, was the gueBt of Frank Cook this week.
John Peterson moved his household goods to Darlington last Thursday. Mrs. Hattie Steel and son Beed, have returned to their home in New Albany.
Mrs. Billy Seabold and children are visiting her parents, Silas Peterson and wife.
Dr. Price's
Cream Baking Powder
which is the
only brand prepared by a physician of high standing. A pure Cream of Tartar Powder brought to the highest degree of perfection. Free from Ammonia, Alum, Lime or any other adulteration.
Miss Tina Brooks is staying with her sister, Mrs. Jennie Cook, who is quite Bick.
Miss Jennie Dodd is staying at Darl ington with her brother Harry, who is quite sick.
Allie Peterson has rented the farm of Jesse Bouce and will move there in the near future.
Quite a number from here attended the old settlers' meeting at Darlington Thursday. A splendid time was re ported.
DANDRUFF forms when the glands of the skin are weakened, and, if neglected baldness is sure to follow. Hall's Hair Benewer is the best preventive.
PICTURE frames and cost at the 99c store.
easels at actual Closing out sale,
UMliWETOWiV.
Mrs. Henry Applegate is visiting in Hoopston, 111. Miss Lena Simm9 is visiting in Covington this week.
Miss Dell Thomas returned to her home in Bossville Saturday. Abraham Switzer, of Yountsville, visited his son, Scott, Wednesday.
Miss China Williams will attend school at Champaign this fall and winter.
The Yeedersbnrg veterinary surgeon was here Tuesday on professional business.
Guy Culver went to Crawfordsville Wednesday on his bicycle in just 40 minutes.
MiBs Aggie Kelly and Mies Lizzie Bamev are attending the Columbian Exposition this week.
Dora Hathaway will move to Win gate next week and take charge of the Har mel & Henry hardware store.
JameB Bunnell and William Lowe are wrestling with typhoid fever. According to reports they are very bad.
Sam Beam has
Bold
his
Baloon
at this
place to Walter Miller and he has opened up a snake den at Covington Prof. George B. Weltv was here Tuesday looking up school matters and hunting a good place to board this winter.
Mrs. Benben Clnvpool went Tuesday to Thorntown where she will visit relatives and friends for the next thirty days.
Vige Westfall returned to his home at this place last Saturday, after an absence of six months in Kansas, selling roof paint.
George Brown has been quite sick again, but we are glad to report him better at this writing, and hope to again see him on our streets soon.
Mrs. Charley Airhart, of our city, was married to Wm. Dick Cording, of Wingate, Sunday evening in the presence of few of the most intimate friends, Bev. Trotter tied the knot.
Herzog and Billings have juBt com pleted a poll ot Wavnetown and they say positively they have been unable to find but two men who will acknowledge that they are Democrats. One is Cap tain Morgan, the tailor, and the other iB Buena Vista Scott, the J. P. But strange to say, they differ on the Bilver question.
Capt. H. M. Billings and eon, Harley will open up a law office in Crawfords ville, over Klein's jewelry store, in a few weeks. Harley has just recently grad uated from the law school at Ann Ar bor. The Captain needs no introduc tion, for every one in Montgomery county knows him to be a perfect gen tleman and a lawyer of far more than average ability.
WESLEY. Mi'S
There will be but very little clover to hull here this year. Wm. Bemley had another horse badly cut by barb wire last week.
There will be an ice cream supper at Union chapel Saturday evening. Abe Switzer attended the soldiers' reunion at Sam Bratton's last week.
Charley Johnson, of near Crawfordsville, attended meeting here Sunday. F. M. Shanklin and mother, of Crbwfordsville, Sundayed with Will Gray.
Ambrose Bemley
waB
in Hoopston,
111., Thursday on important business. A few of our young people Sundayed with Willard Groves near Wavnetown.
Miss Bert Switzer left for Kentucky a few titne ago on a four months' visit. Miss Stella Groves, of Waynetown, visited Miss Minnie Stout last Wednesday.
Several of our citizens attended old settlers' meeting at Meharry's Grove last Thursday.
Jim Parker haB bought a farm southwest of Waynetown where he will commence the building of anew house soon.
A. B. Stom. of Indianapolis, presented his sisi^r Minnie, of this place, with .a handsome gold watch and chain last week.
N. B. Couberly will teach school here this winter. Mr. Couberly comes well recommended both aB a teacher and a gentleman.
Mrs. Jim Williams and Mrs. Daisy Gray were dangerously ill last week with a complication of complaints, but at present are some better.
Thieves have stolen nearly all of our chickenB and now they have commenced on our corn. One night last week Jim
Williams had almost 25 buehels stolen. Bev. Stafford preached a most interesting sermon Sunday, it being his last sermon before conference convenes. He has been with us two years a true and faithful servant of God. If conference will give UB AB good a minister as Bev. Stafford we will be well pleased.
On last Friday evening while Frank Bemley was attending meeting at Liberty chapel some scape-grace fellows who make it a point to hang around the house of God and make fun of the ministers, Btole his martingales, out the straps and otherwise damaged the harness. We have the names of the per petrators of this disgraceful act, so let us state that if they do not quit their meanness we will report them to the grand jury.
Tramps are more numerous this year than common. What is the reason is often asked. This question can be easily answered with but a very few words, thus: In this once prosperous land there were thousands of workingmen who earned their living in the mills and work shops. When Democracy came with its threats of eternal ruin their employers were obliged to shut down. Thus deprived of the only means by which they were able to keep starvation from their doors they were compelled to tramp or die.
WALLACE AN J) ENVIRONS. Wallace Adkins is viewing the World's Fair this week.
B. F. Livengood goes to Illinois this week to cut broom corn. Benters have begun selecting their locations for the coming vear.
Samuel Keller is having ditching done on his farm down in the wilderness. Miss Gclda Hancock is in Hillsboro visiting the family of D. D. Dyson.
Forest Livengood, BonofV. E. Livengood, of Covington, is visiting relatives here.
Frank Davis, of Silverwood. brought load of melons to Keelin Livengood Monday.
A large crowd from here attended the old settlers' meeting at Meharry's Grove Thursday.
B. A. Booe, of Steam Corner and Miss Belle Newt, of Kentucky, are to be married soon.
Sol Liyengood, sr., and wife visited their sons, V. E. and A. T., at Covington Sunday.
John EIHB, of Cain township, transacted business in Crawfordsville last Wednesday.
J. H. and Elliott Bowman and W. T. Wilkinson were in Crawfordsville last Wednesday.
A number of our people attended the old settlers' meeting at the Shades Wednesday.
Claude McBroom sought company of his opposite sex in Ingersoll Corner Sunday evening.
M. L. Krout attended the Montgom ery county teachers' institute at Crawfordsville last week.
Bev. Newton Wilson, of Irvington, preached at this place Saturday night and Sunday morning.
Misses Lena, Belle and Fannie Booe, three of Scott's Prairie best young ladies, visited relatives in Ingersoll's Corner Sunday. "Guss," owned by E. L. Furr, paced his half mile last Saturday in 1:35~ on a poor track. He is a sucking colt three months old and will be at the Covington fair.
M. L. Krout and S. H. Fine went to Crawfordsville Saturday to take the teachers' examination. So many were being examined they returned home without having their knowledge sized up.
There was singing at Ingersoll Corner Sunday night at the Phanuel Lutheran church Sunday evening and at Immanuel's church Tuesday night. We have music in this neck of the woods.
Last Thursday the marriage of Benton Wilkinson and Miss Nancy Glascock, of this place occurred at Yeddo, in the presence of the lawful uniter, Squire Oliver. The young couple have a host of friends who extend their best wishes.
Jobn H. Clodfelder, the contestant awarded the lowest grade (90 per cent.) in the recent oratorical contest here, has been honored with an invitation to deliver his oration before a temperance meeting in Hillsboro ere long. Those of a temperence inclination claim to see merit in it.
Andy Wilson, a former Fonntain county boy, but now of Washington, D. C., accompanied by his wife, visited relatives here the first of the week. They were on their way to visit Mr. Wilson's parents at Guelph, Kas. Mr. Wilson is a gratuate of the law department of the Yale college.
George Deere, of Bluff Mills and Mies Ida Litsey, were married at the residence of the bride's parents, Mr and Mrs. Ulysses Litsey, two
mileB
south
east of here on Wednesday evening, August 23. The young couple start into real life with the brightest prospects for a prosperous future.
John T. Carter, our gentlemanly trustee, hue made the following selections of teachers and located them as follows: District No. 1, Preston McLane 2, B. Thomas 3, J. Allen 4. David Sanders 5, John W. Shular G, L. W. Scott 7, H. C. Beed 8, Manford F. Livengood 9, Charles Wert. The fac ulty is a strong one and the success of our schools iB assured.
About 2,000 people attended the old settlers' meeting at the Shades Wednesday. Keelin Livengood, of this townsh'p, made the leading old settler speech. The speeches were made by Judge Harney and others who possess talent and ability. Mr. Canine, the master of ceremonies, is a competent man in charge of such affairs. There is nothing more essential than a good leader.
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We consider this heading to mean Wallace and surroundings. No three or four states are included in the term We consider the Oak Grove item in reference to this letter as the higheBt compliment that could be easily bestowed upon thie letter. Experience gradually lengthens a person's nose for news and after you have diligently spent five years of your life seeking news you may get the lick it is done by and write long .letters. Will the Oak Grove writer please send his name and address to J. P. Clodfelder, Hillsboro, Ind.
NEW RICHMOND.
Anew restaurant in the Bunnel block. George Long and wife are in Indianapolis.
Dr. Payne and family, of Terre Haute, are the guests of Dr. Black. Chas. Mitchell has been offered a position ae musian in the regular army.
Niok Washburn and wife, of Lafayette, made a flying trip to town Sunday evening.
J. D. King, editor of the Kansas City, Mo., Chronicle, spent a few days with relatives here.
The New Bichmond band furnished the music for the old settlers' meeting at Meharry's Grove Thursday.
S. B. Tribby has purchased the old
Champion,
School Will Soon Begin, Mothers
your money.
Sycamore school house and is having it moved on his lot for a work room. Dr. Black has sold his property, formerly occupied by Dr. Washburn. Wm. Dewev is the purchaser. Consideration, $1,100.
You want to get your school suits ready
for the boys. We have received our com
plete line and they are ready for your in
spection. We aie the sole agents of the
The game of poker which WBS being played last Sunday morning in a box car, was promptly broken up by our constable.
One of the best rains of the season fell last Thursday. Although too late to do much good to the early corn it will help the late fields considerably.
Geo. Thomas moved to his father's farm last Wednesday. George is preparing to sow a large amount of wheat, nis inothar will keep house for him.
Notwithstanding the low price of wheat the farmers are busy preparing the ground to BOW another crop of the cereal in hope of better prices nextVear.
Little Gertrude McCallum entertained quite a number of her young fridnds Tuesday afternoon, that being .her fourth birthday. The little folks went home highly pleased with their afternoon's pleasure.
WAVELAJSD.
Mrs. Anna Brush, of Lafayette, is visiting here. W. T. Brush, of Crawfordsville, was here yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bobertncn are at the World's Fair. Physicians report a number of cases of typhoid fever.
Mrs. J. O McCormick visited Indianapolis Wednesday. Mrs. Dora Thomas is seriously ill with neuralgia of the heart.
Robert Glover and wife are home from the World's Fair. The old settlers' picnic at the Shades Wednesday was largely attended.
George, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Manning, died Tuesday. John Heann, who was hurt by falling from the K. of P. hall, is able to be out.
Master Harry Evans, of Crawfordsville, visited the family of his unole, Mr. WasBon, this week.
The members of the Eastern Star were pleasantly entertained by Mr. and Mrs. C, A. Alspaugh Tuesday evening.
Mrs. H. S. Miller and children went to their home in Indianapolis Tuesday. Mrs. S. M. Steele accompanied them.
Misses Wheeler and Bridges, who have been visiting Wm. Bridges and wife, have returned to their homes at Maysville, Ky.
FURNITUBE at ooet Closing oat sale.
(the greatest school suits on
earth). We warrant the suits to wear
and never to rip, and you know what it
means if they rip, come back and get
LEES WARNER
THE ONE-PRICE
Clothier, Hatter and Furnisher.
Successor to J. A. Joel. Crawfordsville.
We still pay 7 cent more for Wheat, and 3 cents more for Oats than the market price.
at the 99c store.
LINDEN.
Health Rood. Apples will be very scarce around here this year.
The Goben ditch is being pushed to completion before the fall rains, Warren Rush will have one of the most convenient dwellings in town.
R. S. Osborn, af New Richmond, was here Wednesday on his wayi to Crawiordsville.
The school director is trying to have the school house completed ready to begin school Sept. 18.
Mrs. Remster and children were thrown out ot their buggy ona iday last wee* but were not hurt.
There is a lot of corn stalks noro without a sign of an ear and lots of the corn will be hurt by the early frost.
LINN SUV ROD.
George Cope has gone West. Everybody said "I told you so Butter is still worth 18 cents hore. The new church is about completed. Lee Finch is plastering the school house. Tom Lockridge is the first to sow wheat. Newt Vanscoyoc is hauling gravel for A. Linn.
The social ball at Harve Bratton's was a success, Eight of our men are working on the Raccoon grade.
John Northcote is still running his daily trip to Armstrong Park. Til Howard and family returned from Denver, Col., Wednesday.
The serenaders at John Ward'B Monday night say it was the nicest treat they ever had.
Linn & 'Edwards have returned from Putnam county where they bought two car loads of sheep.
Owing to the financial embarrassment of the county Sherman Vanscoyoc has clossd his store and gone to farming,
The patriotic people of Linnsburgh will erect a flag pole Saturday afternoon and decorate the town so that the passengers can see that we are in it too.
Gave the War Whoop.
S. A. B. Beach was at the old settlers' meeting at the Shades Aug. 29, and by request he gave the Indian yell or warwhoop as he had lately visited the Sioux camp in the Midway Plait ance and heard Chief Bain-in-the-Face give it after much persuasion by the interpreter. This Bain-in-the-Face was the Indian who killed Custer at the battle on the Little Big Horn. The interpreter Baid he was 49 years old. He hated Tom Custer because he put the chief in chains a long time once when he had him a captive, that he thought Gen. Custer was his brother Tom. The old chief said, "He was trying to kill me." Chief Bain-in-the-Face is on crutches from being shot in the knee when captured. Chief Crazy Horse is also in the Sioux camp.
CLOSING OUT sale at the 99c store.
C. SILVEBWABE at cost at the 99c store.