Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 16 March 1894 — Page 5

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VOL. 52—NO. 11

Success Crowned OurEfforts.

Funeral ol Wesley Foster.

The funeral of Wesley Foster occurred Wednesday at the A. M. E. church and was largely attended. There were numerous white people present including the Kingfisher Club, which presented an elegant floral tribute. Gen. Wallace provided the cabs and conveyances. A tiring squad from Company 1 accompanied the remains to the cemetery where military honors were accorded. Wes Foster's memory is cherished by all with whom he had been associated, for he possessed a simple, kindly spirit which surely is not buried in the grave with his weak body.

Foil envelopes see Tun JOUKNAL Co., PniNTEKS.

At our Grand Opening over 10,000 people passed through the great double rooms and vied with one another in praising

the great display of

Clothing, Hats, Woolens and Gents' Furnishings.

Now For Business.

We present a few cold facts for you to consider. The American

is one of a number of branch

stores located in different sections of the country with headquarters at Cincinnati, where all our clothing is manufactured for our different stores. All garments are placed on the tables at these stores at Manufacturing cost. It can readily be seen what a great advantage we have over those who pay regular jobbers prices for their goods. To be plain, we will sell you clothing at the satr.e prices other dealers are dealers are themselves compelled to pay for them. Every article in our great room is new. Each article is marked in large plain figures from which there is no deviation.

Wholesale and Retail Clothiers,

Northwest corner of Main and Green Streets.

N. B. James R. Howard and William Murphy will be pleased to wait onth eir many friends at the new store.

BRENNAN& SHARP

(Successors to)

A. L. Tomlinson.

GROCERS

BAST MARKET STREET

For Count}* Commiggioner.

John L. Davis is announced in today's Jouhnai, as a candidate for Commissioner from the Second or middle district before the Republican convention, to be held on Saturday, June 2. Mr. Davis is one of the old and substantial citizens of the county and is a leading and influential farmer. He was an active spirit in the organization of our agricultural society and his interest in its maintenance has never waned. As a man of affairs he takes an intelligent view of public "business, and possessing the necessary •qualifications, that of careful watchfulness, as has been demonstrated in his private affairs, he would make a careful and painstaking Commissioner, lie has a wide acquaintance throughout the county and the people know that he would look after their interests in an energetic and business-like manner.

For Auditor.

Branson B. Rusk, of Madison township, is announced in to-day's

JourxAl­

as a candidate for Auditor of Montgomery county before the Republican convention to be held on June 2. Mr. Rusk has been a resident of Madison township for the last twenty-six years, lie is a native of Ohio and was born 50 years ago. At 17 years of age he enlisted in the G!)th Ohio and served three years and three months, participating in all the battles in which the Army of the Cumberland took part and marched with Sherman l'rom Atlanta to the sea. He is a first-class farmer and first-class business man, is popular with all classes and will make a race that would make a grey hound blush. Both Democrats and Republicans speak of him in the highest terms as a citizen, as a neighbor and as a friend.

Giis Truitt Immortalized.

Gus Truitt was surprised to find that he had been immortalized by having his picture in World's Fair views. In No. 5 of Thk Jouhxat, Art Portfolios appears the picture of Gusand his wife as tliey stand in the crowd in front of the Moorish palace. Gus is standing with his hands in his pantaloon pockets and his wife is by his side. Their presence in the group was discovered by Mr. Truitt's little niece, and to make sure of its identity Mr. Truitt put the picture under a reading glass. This brought out the pictures' perfectly. revealing even the 1\. of P. button he was wearing on his overcoat at the time. The Art Portfolios used by Thk Joi'K.val are distributed by the hundreds of thousands all over the country and the pictures of Gus Truitt and wife are immortalized with those of the Moorish palace.

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NOT A THING.

Did Mayor 1 :i ml el do lo •limnite Stephenson iiml His l.loominu liride.

'1 ho iron bridge saloon has boon shut up until after Lent and tin- genial presiding spirits, Mr. Jim Stephenson and bride, are visiting Sheriff Davis. The visit while not exactly voluntary is not exactly to be a ily one either. On last Monday Charley Harnett and a gang of young toughs with wliom the illustrious Charles delegates to train, went down to the iron bridge saloon and spent a delightful season with Mr. and Mrs. Stephenson. There are no cleverer people on earth than these Stepliensons so, of course, the hoys found it hard to break away. Especially was this true from the fact that James had inaugurated a cut rate on the price of beer and was selling it for seven cents a quart. While the keg lasted merriment ran high and Mrs. Jim gracefully tendered each of the lads a motherly kiss as they left for town while Jim went as far as the bridge to see they didn't fall in the creek. Unfortunately young Harnett was arrested for intoxication and tearfully told Mrs. Harnett all about it. Mrs. Barnett had Stephenson and his wife arrested and the trial occurred Wednesday. Mayor Bandel found the worthy couple guilty and sent Jim to jail for thirty-six days and Mi's. Jim for thirty-nine days. That is why the iron' bridge saloon is closed. There are spirits there but the presiding spirits are in jail.

COUNCIL CLATTER.

Business Transacted Last Monday at an Adjourned .Session of the Aldermanic Body.

The city council met last Monday in adjourned session and transacted considerable minor business.

The ordinance regulating the tapping of sewers was passed as published except that the section requiring tappers to pay the engineer for inspecting was struck out. The engineer will have to inspect for pure patriotism.

The city treasurer reported a balance of $4,053.00. The superintendent of the light plant made his report for February. There were receipts in the sum of $720.90 and expenditures amounting to §1,089.18, a net expense of §308.20, or §2.(50 for each light.

An ordinance was passed requiring a brick sidewalk on both sides of North street from AVasliington i, street to Lafayette avenue.

The fire board reported that the old chandeliers had been sold to B. L. Ornbaun for S10.

On motion of Mr. Reynolds the city engineer was instructed to look into the matter of running an alley through the property of Scott Darter.

The committee appointed made the following report on the death of A. L. Tomlinson:

The Common Council of the city of Crawfordsville within a year is for the second time called upon to take action in the death of a fellow member.

On the 1st day of March, 18'.i4, Austin L. Tomlinson, the youngest member of this body, and a representative of the second ward in this council, died in Fullerton. California, where he had gone a short time before in search of health. The announcement of his death, while not unexpected, was a shock to us all. In our associations together as a body of eouncilmen we found Mr. Tomlinson at all times a champion of the right conscientious in every act, and with the best interests of the city at heart at all times. He was faithful in the discharge of every duty imposed upon him. and zealous in all his work. In the death of Mr. Tomlinson this city has lost a promising young citizen, and this body an earnest co-workcv Therefore be it

Jhxolrcil. by the surviving members of this body, here assembled, that this council extends to the bereaved widow and relatives its earnest sympathy in this great sorrow which has come upon them and that this memorial be spread of record aud a copy be presented to the widow, and that the city building be appropriately draped for thirty days. Wm. A. Vaxakskaix.

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Committee.

Snrali's Sorrows.

Sarah Lee has applied for a 'divorce from Phillip Lee. who cruelly left her lone and lorn many months ago. Sarah is not exactly repining at his continued absence but in fact is takingadvantage of it to secure a severance of marital relations. Sarah's maiden name was Ilatt and she hailed from the blissful bailiwick of Alamo, ft

liememhered Tlieir l'astor.

The members and friends of the Otterbein Chapel U. I!, church a few days since favored their paster, Rev. R. M. Zuck.with a splendid donation amounting in value to nearly 825. One hundred and thirty-two members have been received into the U. B. church on the Crawfordsville circuit since Nov. 1, 18H3.

SENSATIONAL SUICIDE.

Jacob llarnlihai'Ki'r, of Jamestown, While Insane, I.caps I nder the Wheel* of a Movinn Train.

Monday evening the passengers and loaters at the l'.ig Four station were made hcinvoluntary witness of a sickening tragedy which will remain fixed in the memory of every beholder during his life.

Jacob Ilarshbarger. a farmer living north of Jamestown, deliberately committed suicide in the presence of his family and numbers of other on-look-ers. lie was manifestly insane.

Ilarshbarger and his twin brother Michael were raised by Abraham Nicely and when he died continued to live upon the farm of his son John. Jacob lived for a year or so at Bowers Station but finally returned to the Nicely place, where he resided with his wife up to the time of his death. He was married about fourteen years ago to a Miss Caklwell, whose widowed mother resides on south Elm street in this city. They had two children, a daughter now quite a girl and an infant which died about two months ago. It is said that Ilarshbarger was predisposed to insanity, his grandfather and grandmother both being insane. At any rate he began to manifest unmistakable signs of mental disease upon the death of his child. A deep melancholy settled upon him from which he could be roused only with difficulty and then when aroused he grieved and sorrowed. His condition continued to grow worse and last week his wife becoming alarmed induced him to come to Crawfordsville on a visit in the hopes that a change of surroundings might tend to brighten his spirits and restore him. They came and put up at the residence of Mrs. Harshbarger's mother, but Harshbarger grew no better. Accordingly on Saturday Dr. Leech was called in. He examined the man and without hesitation pronounced him insane. He advised that he be taken home without delay and arrangements made to have him taken to the asylum for treatment. They remained over Sunday and Mrs. Harshbarger became greatly alarmed by the remarks of her husband, which seemed to indicate that he contemplated self destruction. Monday evening, however, the Harshbargers, accompanied by Mrs. Harshbarger's grown brothers, John and Ol. went to the Big Four station to take the 5:30 train for Jamestown. They sat in the waiting room for awhile but finally went upon the platform. Harshbarger said nothing but stood quietly wrapt in gloomy thought. A few minutes before the passenger train was due a westbound freight came rolling in to get water. It was going very slowly as it approached the west end of the platform. Naturally it attracted the attention of all and before anyone realized what he was about Harshbarger had run to the west end of the platform and was deliberately crawling under the wheels of the then scarcely moving train. With a cry of terror his brother-in-law, Mr. Caldwell, sprang after him and seizing him him by the feet endeavored to drag him out. He was too late, however, and two wheels of the tender passed over his neck, causing instant death, but not severing the head from the body, the skin holding the two together. It had evidently been the purpose of Harshbrrger to crawl under so that the wheels should cut his body squarely in two. but the prompt action of his brother-in-law prevented this. A scene of the greatest excitement at once ensued and the heart rending shrieks and lamentations of the bereft wife aroused the entire neighborhood. She was borne crying and semi-con-scious to the residence of her mother on south Elm street, where she was soon followed Ijy the remains of her unfortunate husband. The body was left there but a short time, however, being taken to the undertaking establishment of J. A. McClure where it was prepared for burial. Coroner l'.ronaugh came down on the next train and held an inquest over the remains, finding a state of facts agreeing with the above.

The body was taken to Jamestown on Tuesday for interment. The condition of rs. Ilarshbarger is most pitilul and if the terrible occurrence, of which she was a witness, does not result in her insanity it will be a wonder.

A|N'ew Kesidenee.

Jonas S. Miller has been between hawk and buzzard for several days whether to build a residence on the lot at the corner of \\abash avenue and Green street, or on the lot at the corner of College and Water, both of which he owns. He has finally decided to break ground on the corner of College and Water, and is placing the material there with a view to beginning work at once.

COATES COLLEGE STAYS.

It. i:. lihoads, President of llie Hoard of 'I riislees, Sa Ihe follc^e ltcniainh.

Terro I [ante I'. prfss: The lint (Dates College is to be Crawfordsville evident Iy amount, to more than etVort

st at .emeu moved to will not made by tin

the Crawfordsville members of board of trustees. Judge 15. 10. lihoads. president of the board of trustees of Coates College, says: "Coates College is not likely to be removed without the consent of Terre Haute, its citizens having done so much tor it. As for its debts, it has far more property than sufficient to pay its debts. It has more pupils than Wabash College had after fifty years of struggle. It has not fared worse iinancii\lly than Wabash did for near fifty years, nor than most new colleges do and is not in the least discouraged. It has suffered temporarily from the panic, but who has not? It has large sums pledged to it and will receive much more when the panic is over, which we hope will be soon. We believe that Terre Haute wants and will support Coates College."

Secretary Little of the college in an address at Indianapolis Sunday night said regarding the proposed removal: "Nothing of the kind is desired at the Terre llaute end of the line, and whatever hopes there are for such a change come from Crawfordsville. To move the college would hinder its success. Terre Haute citizens have given over $35,000 to the. college. One of the latest purchases has been compulsory, as a beer garden had been erected on the lot next to the college, and the only way to escape it was either to mov£ the college or buy the lot. and the latter was decided upon, and now the college has that additional debt."

The statements of Messrs. Ilhoads and Little as given by the E.rir sn sound very well but they are pretty thin just the same. Coates College is hard up and cannot live without a great and decided change in policy and a big endowment. Wabash must soon have a female annex or co-education and when she does the days of Coates College are ended. Terre Haute is no place for such a college and when Wabash opens her doors the patronage of Coates College will fall off two-thirds the first year. The Terre Haute trustees are the only ones opposing the removal and when Wabash gets ready to perform the absorption act she can probably do so.

liQliLAIZATION ONLY.

Superintendent Heed States That There Will He No Inerease In (lie Water Hems.

For several days there have been rumors current that on April 1 the Water & Light Company would increase the water rents. THK JOUKXAI,called upon A. S. Reed, the local superintendent, this morning and interrogated him in regard to the report. "There will be no increase," said Mr. Reed, "but there will be equalization in water rents. I am now awaiting specific orders from headquarters and so can only speak in general terms at present, but can say there, will be no increase placed upon those who are now paying ordinance rates. There are some who are not and never have. These will be obliged to come up to the mark which others have been toeing from the first. This is only just and fair. They were allowed special rates in the beginning and manager after manager let them slip through while others were forced to pay ordinance rates. 1 think everyone pays the ordinance rate for lawn hydrants so there will be no increase there for anybody. Where the increase will be is on water for domestic purposes. The ordinance allows us to charge $0 for a faucet in a house of five rooms and SI additional for each room over live. Thus the rate for a faucet in a house of ten rooms would be $11 at ordinance rates. Each faucet over one costs 82 a year whether the house has one room or twenty. It appears that not half of those persons using water for domestic purposes pay ordinance rates. In houses of fen or a dozen rooms the rate tor a five room house is maintained. This is not fair to those who are paying the ordinance rates and the Company proposes to see to it that all are treated alike. 1 believe the ordinance is considered a fair one and nobody can object to the rate. "Meters will be placed on a number of business houses and shops where it is hard to regulate the water consumption by the specifications of the city ordinance. There need be no fear on this score, however, as the meter ois generally of advantage to the consumer and has the tendency almost invariably to cut down the water rental.

When I receive specific information headquarters I shall let vou

roin

know."

Marriage I.iccnscs.

Harry O'llaver and Omenta Hatch.

Kor Sale.

Extra good seed oats, at the Darlington elevator. ,, CKAK & KI.MI.KH. w3-(.itf

ANY style cabinets 31 PER dozen at Mrs. Willis & Son's. tf

PAKT SECOND

JOE ALLEN.

Ilr Win* tin* \W*lrrti Chnm}ioimltip for llojivy Wright Amateur Hoxin^-,

.Joe Allen. of ihih rity, who is now located in Michigan City, won the amateur heavy weight championship for boxing Saturday night at, the meet of the Chicago Athletic Association. The Michigan City Xcirs says:

I'lic heavyweight, amateur champion boxer of the west is Joe Allen, lie won this title before the Chicago Athletic Association Saturday night by defeating Paul Wright., of Sandwich, 111. Allen and Wright closed tha tournament, entering the ring about 10:15. Wright is 0 feet 4 inches ia height, and weighed 210 pounds, while Allen is less than (5 feet and weighed 1'.'5 pounds. The men went at eaek other hammer and tongs as soon an time was called and fought like demon* all though the round, although Allea was cautious. The round ended witk Wright quite groggy and it was evident that he could not last much longer. Allen went at his giant opponent in the second round and drove him all over the ring, raining blow after blow all over his body. Just as they reached right's corner Allen give him a swift jab on the jaw and he tumbled into his chair in a helpless condition. Allen was declared the winner and hundreds of spectators rushed to the ringside to shake hands with the boy, whose cleverness had won the admiration of every one present. The winners of the contests were each presented with a handsome gold watcb while the losers of the final bouts received n, silverine time place. Mr. Allen received a hunting case, Waltham movement, fifteen jewel watch, which is valued at !jr5. The cases are beautifully engraved and the inside case over the works bears the inscription, "C. A. C. boxing championship, March 10, 1894." Allen received an upper-cut in the left eye during the first round, causing'a slight swelling and discoloration. Mahoney looked after Allen in his "go."

For Commissioner, Second District.

Henry W. Harding, of Union township, is announced in to-day's Jouhnai. as a candidate for Commissioner from the second or middle district before the Republican convention to be held June 2. Mi-. Harding was born near Russellville in Putnam county, but came to this county in 1803, since which time he has lived on the farm two miles south of this city, lie is a wideawake and progressive farmer and takes an active and intelligent interest in public affairs, especially that which pertains to the welfare of his own county. The care with which he manages his own business indicates that he will manage the public business with the same watchfulness. That he will make a good Commissioner goes without saying as all who have the honor of his acquaintance will concede. Should he be nominated he will make a strong race and is sure to wiix.

I'rof. Wellington Ketained.

Said one of the school trustees to THK JOUKNAI. Wednesday: "I wish you would inform the public that the board has re-engaged Prof. Wellington as superintendent of the schools for next year. The arrangement was made three months ago but it really appears that some people are not cognizant of the fact although THK JoritNAi. mentioned it at the time. Any rumor of a change is wholly without warrant or foundation in fact. Prof. Wellington is generally liked by the teachers and the pupils and the schools were never in better condition than they are at present."

Hrid^es In Had ShajM:.

The comity commissioners have before them the pleasant task of putting in six new bridges in the county. The trustees of four townships have appeared and notified the board that they have bridges in their jurisdiction that have been condemned and must be replaced at once. There are three of these condemned structures in Sugar Creek township and one each in the townships of Scott, Coal Creek and Wayne. It will cost the county on au average of §500 abridge and the work must be done at once.

iicnerjil and Mrs. l.ew Wallace.

"Pen the

Of Gen. Lew Wallace, author of llur," and "The Prince of India," New ork Ailvucutc says:

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W allace resides in Crawfordsville. Ind.. where himself and family are thoroughly identified with the interests of our Methodist church in that city. Mrs. Wallace, who has been from the beginning a hearty sympathizer anil helper of her husband in his literary work, is connected with one of the well known aud most devoted Methodist families in the State."

"•luok, lie Kitihrnumi,'1

Instead of the regular services at Center church next Sunday evening Prof. James M. Chapman will read the story of ".Jack, the Fisherman." by Elizabeth Stewart Phelps Ward. Prof. Chapman has read this selection in some of the largest churches in New England on Sunday and the nature of the story makes it eminently appropriate as a substitute for a regular religious service.