Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 23 March 1894 — Page 8

WEEKLY JOURNAL.

FRIDAY. MAlien :r..lS04

.'OWN TOPICS.

15its of Minor Gossip Coiicorninjr All Sorts ol' r«'o|il«- and all Sorts of Tiling*.

—(.']i irley l!eechlel-'s condition is not so well as it has been for the past week. —Miss Henrietta Allen returtiedMonday from an extended visit in Peoria. —Jim l.ayinon lias ])nt up a now awning'. It is an American 1lar, a tiling of beauty. rs. Nancy Moody. aged seventyseven years, died Sunday night at !Maeo. She was buried Monday. —Miss Nell Nicholson has returned from Creene county where she has been singing in revival meetings. —'Pom I'atton and wife left Tuesday for California. The trip is taken on account, of Mr. Patton's failing health.

Prof. J. II. Osborn was again called to Carpentersville Wednesday by the illness of his brother, whose death is hourly expected. —(Jus Eiler, the well-known school supply man, has been arrested at Kokomo for obtaining money under false pretense. —The late J. C. Wingert was a member of the M. E. church and not of the Christian church as

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erroneously informed. —Geo. I). Brown, the veteran miller of Waynetown, will leave next Monday with his wife for California were they will reside in future. —All the back numbers of

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—Mrs. Marv Thomson and Mrs. Eva McCarer returned from Minneapolis Thursday where they spent the winter with John S. McLain and wife. —Saturday the M. E. church of Yountsville gave a social at the residence of Andrew Yount on west AV'abash avenue. It was largely attended and proved a decided success. —Charley Reynolds and Jim Howard have been jailed for lines imposed on g'-nnd jury indictments. The young men were offered time to pay but refused it blandly, stating that they rather enjoyed the prospect of a few days in jail. —Charley Hell, who stole the eggs from Hecky Ortrnan, was released from jail Tuesday and expelled from town.

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objection to retaining him in jail. —The Republicans of the Second Ward will meet at the court house 011 the evening of March i() to nominate a councilman to lie elected to fill the unexpired term of A. L. Tomlinson. —Wm. T. Skaggs, of Mace, has purchased of Lew Cochran the stallion "Ifawkstonc," weight _'.000 lbs. The horse is an elegant animal and a fine breeder. lie will be kept by Mr. Skaggs at Mace. —Forty-five years ago last Monday Major Foote. \V. II. Durham and others started from Rockville for the gold fields of California. Major Foote says if he had known then what he knows now he would be the richest man in the United States. •—Frankfort Vr&uxiU: Mr. Scott, of Crawfordsville, is in the city for a few days and will make an effort to organize a Court of Ben-Ilur here. At Crawfordsville the Tribe has a membership of 500 and has only been organized a short time.

Private Opinion Made Public.

Wallace McClure: "The Democrats of Ripley elected me a precinct committeeman last Saturday but the F. M. B. A. faction foolishly elected Jim Elmore as township chairman. Now I'm a member of the F. M. B. A. myself but you bet I'll not serve on the committee with Jim Elmore. He has got to be fired out. We must ask him to get out and let some good Democrat act for Ripley. Jim isn't a good Democrat and we don't want him. He got himself elected to stir up some devilment and we must get rid of him at once. He won't do for old Ripley."

Private Opinion Made Public.

James B. Elmore: "Do I think Bent Snyder will be nominated for Auditor? No, I don't. He may but it won't be Ripley township that does it i* he is. We are going to run things right out there after this. The F. M. B. A. is strong in Ripley and they elected me Chairman last Saturday by arousing majority. I understand that Bent Snyder and some of the loose wing Democrats don't like it but they will have to take their medicine. I know 1 get a good deal of roasting but nobody ever tries to kill a dead man. I'm alive and some of them will find it out, too, before this campaign is over."

Alamo Spelling Match.

The Presbyterian church at Alamo gave a spelling match Monday nightA handsome Bible was offered to the best speller. James Smith won the prize. The receipts will be applied for the benefit of the church.

Silks, Satins and Trimmings

Are replete with the most beautiful things at the lowest prices.

Spring Jackets and Wraps

Our stock this Spring as last Fall eclipes them all. The)' are not in it. We have the goods and make the prices.

Cloths, Cassimeres, Suitings

Etc, we have the Best and Nobbiest Goods the market affords and guarantee a perfect fit at half the price your merchant tailor charges you.

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READING CIRCLE BOOKS.

New Method of Distribution to bo Adopted —The Objects.

A new method of distributing hooks to the children of the Sate Reading Circle will be placed in operation this year. There are 150,000 little folks in Indiana who are getting books in this way, and the committee says the Young People's Reading Circle is reaping many benefits from its work. The circle uses 10,000 books a year.

The old method of distribution lias been for retail booksellers to obtain their books from the publishers and dispose of them at a narrow margin to the members of the circle. The plan has begn unsatisfactory, the committee says, and this year the books will be sent out from a supply depot located in Indianapolis. The volumes will be distributed to school officials and teachers, as well as to retail dealers, who may wish to handle them. Heretofore the retailers would only handle the books as the orders for them came in. The reading circle has two objects in view in view in its work: To cultivate a desire [for good literature among children, and to supply the demand at the lowest price. The distribution this year will begin in August, and it is thought that under the new plan the circulation will be more general and with less delay. Where books are sent to retailers they will be placed on deposit, and the store-keepers will receive a small per cent. There will be enough margin, the committee says, to pay the expenses of the supply depot at Indianapolis. The manager of it will receive a salary, but Secretary Glasscock says it will be so small that the one in charge could not afford to give his exclusive attention to it for the money that is in it. The books for the teachers will be distributed on the old plan. The book stores say they will continue to handle all the books, and that any efforts to "shut them out will be futile.

A Horrible Death.

Paschal W'ilhite Fletcher, the 8-year-old son of Foster Fletcher, died Tuesday at the family home near Elmdale, of injuries received several days ago while at play. Master Paschal had climbed upon a fence and sat there holding a sharpened alder sprout in his mouth. In some way he lost his balance and fell with the stick still in liis mouth. When he struck the ground the stick was literally rammed down his throat. His mouth and throat were terribly lacerated and inflammation setting in he died from the effects of the injuries.

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For Representative.

Capt. Alex M. Scott, of Clark township, is announced in to-day's JorKXAi, as a candidate for Representative before the Republican convention which will be held June 2. Captain Scott is well known to the people of this county, having been a prominent figure in social, religious and political circles for many years, in all of which he has ever taken an active and leading part. He served through the war in which he acquitted himself with distinguished honor. Upon his return from the service lie entered upon an active business career at Ladoga where he has been quite successful. At one time he was elected Joint Representative from Montgomery and Parke and left his impress on the legislative business of that year. He is a popular gentleman and would make a strong race before the people.

The Tribulations of a Dude. John Surface, the dude of Waynetown, was brought up to the county bastile Tuesday and turned over to the tender mercies of Sheriff Davis. John is charged with a heinous crime. Last fall he was ordered by the marshal of Waynetown to get a shovel and go forth on the streets to work out his road tax. The perfumed John gaily twisted his foxy mustache and said "ha! ha!" But never a road tax did Johnny work. In due time he was sued for the neglect and judgment obtained. He refused to turn over anything so capias proceedings were brought and Johnny was brought to jail. He is not incarcerated but sits in the sheriff's office with a sunny smile while his attorney, Mr. Whittington, is investigating the case at Waynetown.

Secretary of State.

Hon. Aaron Jones, of South Bend, was in the city Tuesday night and meta few Republicans who called on him at the hotel. Mr. Jones was on the Republican State ticket in 1S92 for Secretary of State but went down beneath the Democratic tidal wave which swept over the State that year. He is a candidate for renomination and is taking a run through the State looking after his fences. He is one of the formidable candidates and the other excellent gentlemen who are aspiring for the same position may as well keep their weather eye 011 the man from South Bend.

Marriage Licenses.

John W. Stone and Rose Nixon. Marcus L. I). Long and Angeline Pierson.

Spring Greeting to Her Friends

than any other store in Crawfordsville, now filled to overflowing with our recent purchases of new goods in the Eastern markets. No bankrupt stock of old stuff at the Trade Palace, but a tremendous s'cck of bright new goods just received from the East where we have spent the past three weeks taking advantage of the lowest prices ever known in an American market and these we shall sell at prices that prove our Leadership in the Dry Goods Trade in Montgomery County.

Hut in no place is the Grand Reduction in Price In So Conspicuous as in

Domestics of All Kinds.

These are goods all need and rest assured you will 'SW1SS

We are the Headquarters and Don't You Forget It.j We Have the Stock, Lead the Trade and Will Meet You in Prices

In fact the Old Trade Palace has buckled on her armor for the fray. We have the largest stock, we make the lowest prices. We will give you more goods and better goods for your dollar than any other store in the county and we earnestly invite you to come to the Trade Pa-lace and compare values. Respectfully,

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UNION TOWNSHIP CONVENTION.

Date Changed From June S to May 13— Delegates Will be Selected May 5 Instead of March M4.

The Republican Committee of Union township held' a meeting Wednesday afternoon and after a due consideration of the question changed the date of holding the convention for the nomination of a township ticket from June 2, the day of holding the county convention, to Saturday, May

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date for selecting the delegates to this convehtioii was changed from March :.'4 to Saturday, May 5. The basis of apportionment was fixed at one delegate for each fifteen votes or fraction of ten votes cast at the last Presidential election. This will make the convention consist of 107 delegates instead of 07 as in the county convention. This step was take'n after a thorough discussion so that there will be no complication of township and county politics.

Mr. tuse Urings Suit.

Lafayette Courier: James P. Luse, at one time editor of the Journal in this city and well-known here, brought suit at Chicago yesterday to recover 810,000 left him by his brother's, A. P. Luse, will. The executors of the estate claim that the fortune has decreased from 8213,000 to $30,000. Mr. Luse has also filed a bill for an investigation.

Orphans' Home to be Built.

Plans and specifications for the Orphans' Home are now on file at the Auditor's office where contractors can examine them. The Commissioners are ready to receive bids for its con struction* Bids will be received until Monday, April 2, and at 2 o'clock on that day they will be opened and the contract let.

Dates of the Fairs.

The following are the dates of some of the fairs to be held this year: Montgomery county—Sept. 3 to 8.

New Ross Trotting Association— Aug. 0 to 11. Putnam county—July 30 to Aug. 1.

Warren county—Aug. 20 to 25. Clinton county—Aug. 27 to Sept. 1. Sullivan county—Sept. 3 to 8. State Fair—Sept. 17 to 22.

Hurglarized Clore's store.

Monday night burglars effected an entrance into Clore's dry goods and notion store on south Washington street and went through everything. They stole nothing, however, so far as Mr. Clore can say. Mr. Clore desires to bring a brace of blood hounds on and track the bloodv villains to the earth.

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New Dress Goods Millinery Department

Area marvel of beauty and excite the admiration Is our pride. There you will find a complete line of everybody. Millinery at popular prices and the best trimmer in the city.

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White Goods,Wash Goods, Hosiery, Underwear and Corset

\Satines, etc., we have a myriad of beautiful goods Department contain the best values to be found at almost your own price. any place on earth.

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be well repaid for a look in this depatrment. And everything for floors and windows.

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Carpets, Chenile Portiers, Lace Curtains, Matting,

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SCHOOL KOTKS.

Chas. II a rl and will conduct a summer' normal at Wingate. I 11. B. Benninghoff, of Brown, attends

school at Valparaiso. A. S. Fraley has been employed for another year at Linden.

Chas. Johnson will spend the summer in the Terre Haute normal. W. E. Slavcns will act as chairman of the Shannondale school next year.

The schools of Madison township have all closed at the end of six months.

Two hundred and fifty applicants for graduation wrote

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George Ilultz is an applicant for the principal of the Darlington schools for next year. George will do well if he gets the position.

Prof. Charles Pease, of Shannondale will spend the hot months at his home in Waynetown raising chickens. He has already planted quite a crop.

So Miss Ina Corns was fined for whipping a refractory pupil! Twenty years ago a teacher who did not v*hip could not get a school. Is the world progressing?

Superintendent Zuck will be able to examine no teachers' manuscripts next month so those who take the examination the last of April need -not expect to hear from their papers until the latter part of May. Mr. Zuck has 250 graduation papers to examine and this work will require a month.

Last Saturday being the last institute of the year for Ripley township teachers they met at Yountsville and a large number of patrons came in with well filled baskets. The chief topic of the day was "Method," with Prof. Ilultz as leader. He gave a practical lesson and notwithstanding the professor is a large man many of the visitors were convinced that his appetite is two or three sizes too large for him.

Frank Cornell has closed a most successful school in Madison township and the patrons unite in asking for his return.

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last Saturday. W. B. Walkup, of the Mace academy, will oversee his farm and cultivate, onions during the vacation. t-"

One of Union township's most popular teachers will take unto himself a wife in the early part of April. Now guess.

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Isannie's Sorrows.

Mrs. Nannie Davis was before Judge llarnev ednesday to get a divorce from her husband, Frank, a popular young saw mill hand who ran off and left her to hold the bag. He treated her badly, she says, in other ways. Judge llarnev has the case under advisement.

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