Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 23 March 1894 — Page 9
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A. M. Stewart won the prize offered last week. Tiik .lot'li.NAi. adhered to its announcement of last week and all "roasts" on fellow correspondents have been eliminated. This is but fair and an ounce of preventive is sometimes rather a pound of cure.
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KINGS1,KY'S CHAl'KI,.
Oats about all sowed. Everybody plowing1 for corn. Brent Engle is working1for Hill Dickson.
T. W. Sutton has erected anew wind pump. '/. Abe Caster's baby is better at this writing.
Mrs. Absalom Elmore is better at this writing. Dave Elmore bought a horse of Clay Clark last week. .lohn Dittamore's boys visited Chas. Elmore last Sunday.
Mr. Carrick's school closed to-day after a successful term. David Crowder was in Darlington last Monday on business.
McFeelix it Son. of Smartsburg. are working on the big ditch. Hannibal Trout sold a fine'8-year-old bay horse last week for
Mack France commenced work for Strauter Peek last Monday. Grant Hamilton is looking for a lost dog which strayed last week.
Hallv Sutton is going to work on the Vandalia railroad this spring. Pert Remley says it is tit for tat between him and Claude Williams.
We wonder what makes Adam Carrick go east so much here lately? Oscar Flanigan has left Nattie Hughes to work on the prairie.
C. Williams and sister, Maud, visited T. W. Sutton's'family last Sunday. T. W. Sutton has been appointed boss over the big ditch at this place.
Shaver brothers have put up a wind pump and cattle tank on their farm. The times are so hard that even the poor rabbits are dying of starvation.
Capt. Lawrence was over from Crawfordsville last week looking for a farm. Homer 151oom is studying short hand but we think he will make a failure of it.
Lock Vannice will train race horses at Darlington for .lule Cox this summer.
Sugar making is over for this year ^•unless it rains and freezes in a few days.
Chas. Eslielman and family, of Iowa, are visiting relatives in this neighborhood.
Claude. Williams says he can hear the crickets' hollowing all the time here lately.
Oscar Lawrence, of P.looming City, is working in the gas business at Crawfordsville.
Smiley Crowder has recovered from the pneumonia and is able to be among us again.
Pete Phelps passed through this place last Monday en route to Hog Heaven.
Clyde Morris, of Crawfordsville. is visiting relatives in this neighborhood this week.
Harry Duely Patterson Ward is making several of the girl's hearts ache this spring.
Mrs. Hannibal Trout and son. Sherman. visited a sick relative near Ladoga. last Sunday.
Everything begins to look like springon account of the pretty weather for the last two weeks.
Some boys have been breaking into the school house liere latelv and playing cards. Hoys beware.
Miss Lydia Crowder is going to take music lessons under Mrs. Arthur Haycock, of Darlington, this sinner.
The storm last Sunday morning that swept through here scared several people very badly. They it looked like a cyclone coming-.
Our literary society is progressing tine with U. P. Engle as president: C. A. Elmore, secretary: Carper Crowder, treasurer: Fred Caster, janitor.
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Richmond editor was here
The New Monday. Garden making and house cleaning are in order now.
Another old soldier and comrade has moved to our place, Francis Bruso. Potato planting should be done this month and get ahead of the Colorado bug.
Mrs. J. E. Tyre and boy were up from the old home to see J. E. one day last week.
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We are glad that our young men are trying tojlive lip to the obligation they signed when they joined the W. C. T. r. .1. M. Hose was off duty as mail messenger oil the Monon line for a few days, .lake has friends wherever he is acquainted.
The ceiling of the M. E. church is to be painted again and some other work done. W. M. Howard will be the artist in this case.
The pear trees are almost ready to blossom, but the peaches are all killed here. Cherries and plums will bloom if they are killed.
Evan Shelby is erecting a frame building back of his store to be sided and covered with iron and to be used as a storage room.
If people who are anxious to know when S. M. Stephenson is going to go will wait a few days their minds can rest easy, as when he leaves here we will all know it.
"Love Thy Neighbor as Thyself." was Hro. Warren's subject on last Sunday. He handled his text well and told us how we could do that. He is very plain in his remarks.
T. .I. West received a telegram last Monday morning from Fithian, 111., that his mother died at S o'clock. Tom West and llenrv Dunkle took the morning train for that place.
.Job Miller is talking of moving down below Elmdale on the farm of C. D. Dowers, commonly called Joe Dowers. Dowers will go on a part of the Harmon Utterback farm that his wife hired.
Well, the person that wrote the piece about the Linden schools that was printed in last week's Journai, missed his guess badly on the tons of coal used by the Linden schools. We have the receipts of J. II. White for all the schools in the township and are as here given: Linden 37 tons, out school houses ir tons, total for township ~2}4 tons. Now if the janitor had known how to use the. coal to g'et the same heat 20 tons would have been sufficient. As for keeping- the house clean, we had no janitor, as the house is dirty enough to have been used 10 years with some fine that would sprinkle before sweeping.
Scholars that were neither absent or tardy in the Linden schools are: Willard Newkirk. Grace White. Lucy White. Bessie Morford. Maud Stephenson. .James Lay ton each missed one day on account of snow storm. A. S. Fraley, principal. Dazey Dudley. Iva Phillips. Lillian Hawker, Otha Hawker each missed one day on account of snow storm. .Jessie Slianklin. Dwight Wert. .Jane Hays. l'JO days, full term. Frank Elston. teacher Intermediate. Primary. Jessie McCorkle. Laura White. W. A. Bowman. Frank Smith. Lillie Wilkins and Ora Goodwin each 120 days. Eva MeCallum. teacher. Whole number enrolled: Primary. 50: Intermediate. 41: principal, :'«4: total. r.'5.
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Theodore oh man v\ as first to sow oats. A few of the early ones are making garden. new daughter arrived at the home of G. W. Burk last Friday.
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Sugar making was of short duration and many are disappointed. Mr. Wilhite. of Crawfordsville. visited John Steele on Sunday.
Nettie Miller, of New Richmond, is visiting friends here this week. The pupils are making grand preparations for the last day of school.
George Crane is the loser of a large gray mare from stomach trouble. Isaac Jones passed here on his way to his Balhinch farm last Suturday.
An old fashioned spelling school was held at West Point on Tuesday night. The remains of Uncle John Llew ellyn were laid in the Weir cemetery last Friday evening.
Jack Harwood, of Union, was able to attend Sunday school last Sunday after an illness of many weeks.
Perry Harwood, of Balhinch. passed through here on Monday on his way to work for the Stump brothers.
Chicken roasts were indulged in at the. camps of John Steele and Harley Swin dler di.ring sugar making'. A splendid time was had at both places
While hauling logs for the Llewellyn mill on Tuesday, A1 Stevens, of Tinkersville, was struck by a falling lim and badly hurt about the head and face.
LADOGA.
Clias. Burk has lung fever. Candidates are very numerous. Jim Kelly is the father of a girl. Henry Hulett was here Wednesday The first story of the brick business block is up.
The Electric Light Co. is improving
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the looks of the town by painting all their poles. M. L. D. Long. ace and .Mrs. Angie Pearson. age •!-. were quietly married on Monday eve at the bride's residence, anil will reside here.
The Christian Endeavors arc very mneli wrought up over an editorial that appeared in the I
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their conduct while at the CrawI'ordsville eonuention. Hen and .Milt Williams attended the funeral of.lohn Wingate. at Crawfordsville on Wednesday. The body was brought here for burial and the funeral was prcacheil by A. W. Wood at the. M. K. church. ll' was buried by the lv. of P. of this place
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ton. Dr. l!rown. of Alamo, was here Tuesday.
Hilly Whittington was here Wednesday on legal business. Hilly Fonts is erecting- a line twostory residence on his farm near here.
Jesse Schoonover. of Lafayette. Is the guest of Ed Small, since Thursday.
William Wilson died at his home, 2'^ miles south of here, Tuesday of pneumonia.
There were 22 from here who went to Indianapolis Thursday oil the excursion.
Beware of the traveling doctor who wants your note for tflOO in advance of treatment.
Several Red Men from here attende the dedication of the Crawfordsville hall Tuesday night.
There were H3 applicants for graduation lust Saturday Is from the town and 15 from the township.
Geo. 1). Brown will leave here on the 2d of April for California, where he will make his future home.
Mrs. Laura James visited her papa mamma and hubby at New Maysville last Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Clark, wife of the absconded fruit tree agent, has accepted a position at the American House.
John Zerface. the result of not being a law abiding citizen, is stopping at the county bastile with Humpy Davis.
Old Uncle Johnny Fruits has at this time two carbuncles on him, either of which will measure 4 inches in diameter.
The K. of P. Lodge has employed John Fonts to nurse Charley McAlister, who is in the last stages of consumption.
Rumor has it that Claud Darnell, the agent for Tiik Joi kxai. at this place, was held up by home talent one night last week.
The ladies of the Christian church are making arrangements to hold a social in the near future which prom ises to take the cake. Will give particulars in our next.
Vnyone wishing to secure two firstlass business rooms in a No. 1 locality for trade would do well to consult or orrespond with the trustees of the Masonic order at this place. .Morris erzog now occupies the rooms but will vacate them inside of HO days.
Finlev P. Mount, candidate for Proscuting Attorney from Union, and William Johnson, candidate for Treasurer. from Scott township, were here Wednesday explaining to the leaders in a very impressive, thorough and gentlemanly manner why they should be nominated for the above named offices on June. 2. It is needless to say that they will receive some support from old Wavne.
POTATO CliKKK,
Vpril weather! Look out later! J. A. Dodd is the first to break garden.
DAIM.I MOTON.
Ed Mount sold and deeded two lots in New l!oss this week. Charley liarnhart has his new residence about ready tojuove imo.
F. P. Elston was with us this week, frank is always welcome among vis. W. C. Miller has bought a vacant lot ol'.lohn Hopper in the Caves addition. 'com-
Wni. Murphy and his gang lueiiced a line residence for W I ler this week.
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Wm. Irons went to Crawfordsville on Saturday. Mrytle Irons Sundayed at Charles MaGuire's.
Mrs. Charley Hall spent Tuesday at Mat Horn's. Miss Laura Coulter went to Col faxlast Monday.
Will Ormsley and family Sundaved at J. A. Dodd's. Lookout for Commissioner Peterson's sale on March 30.
K. L. Edwards and wife spent Sun day with .1. L. Bowers. Mrs. Custer and Mrs. Snyder went to Darlington on Tuesday.
Williard Murphy will work for Charley Petro this Summer. Clint Tribbett and wife wont to Darlington on Monday.
Mrs. Belle Custer spent Sunday with Jim MaGuire and family. Miss Gody Gilkey. of Yountsvill visiting Mrs. C. Tribbett.,
Miss June Irons and Ruby Wilson Sundayed at G. Snyder's. It was Sam llolvey. not Holloway who got the new harness.
Mrs. Neal was the. guest of Mrs. Ella Tribbett on Saturday. W. 11. Custer and Laura went to Darlington on Wednesday.
Messrs. Hollowell and Marsh went to Darlington on Wednesday. Mrs. Mary Seigmund, of Montmorenci. is visiting Mrs. J. J. Dodd.
Protracted meeting closed Saturday with five accessions, two by letter. What kind of spoon vituals does Fannie Brown like best'.' Custard!
Mrs. J. L. Brown and daughter Lizzie were at Crawfordsville on Saturday. Clark Tribbett. of Thorntown, spent Saturday and Sunday with Clint Tribbett.
Mrs. Charley Hall was the guest of Mrs. Jake Martey, at Darlington, last Saturday.
Rev. Worrell and Mrs. Neal took dinner with Richard Harper on last Wednesday.
Mrs. Ruth Graham and grandchild visited Mr. Murphy, near Darlington, on Tuesday.
Aunt Rebecca Kias is not expected to live. She is S7 years old. She is staying with her daughter. Mrs. Marion Dunkard.
Fok envelopes see Tilli JOUKNAL CO., PlUNTERS.
Fok tags see Thk Joukxai,Co., Pkintkhs.
Milt Faust has employed a teacher to teach his term out ami is running a fang of carpenters here in town.
Dr. Deeaux Tilncy is here this week lecturing' to the people. Truly the Lord chastiseth those lie loveth.
UW. II. II. Smith has quit the road and donned his overalls, picked up his hatchet and saw and gone to work.
Matt Vearing anil Luke Cassaday are the most popular men in town at present. Everybody wants their gar den spaded.
Dan Lewis has been relieved from the depot as agent by Fred Ohaver. who has been working at Logansport for some time. huckster from Thorntown came down Monday and bought produce and loaded his wagon so that lie broke an axle before he got out of town.
The Republicans of the township will meet in Campbell's hall Saturday next at 2 o'clock p. 111. for the purpose of electing delegates to the different conventions.
J. O. McCormick was in town last Tuesday renewing acquaintance with the voters. Jim don't claim to have a cinch on the party but is willing to be offered up if necessary.
Twenty-one of our township scholars were examined at the school biulding last Saturday. Prof. Faust acted as examiner and thinks about one-half of them will pass as graduates. t\s we said last week our town is some six hundred dollars ahead. Grave fears are now entertained that Green Smith may order it turned over in order that a great wrong may be averted.
Verily the scripture has been fulfilled wherein it says that your burdens shall hot be greater than you can bear. As we have the Democracy in power the Lord has given us the winter to offset them.
Jim Butler is now head man at the saw mill. Joe Marshall is in the woods buying all the timber he can get the owners to price, and they seem to be pricing' it as over forty logs were delivered on the mill yard last Mon day.
On last Saturday what is left of the Democracy of this township met in the school building for the purpose of se lecting committeemen^ After passing a resolution endorsing Da ve.McCallister and the Cleveland administration they selected M. P. Clouser, Newt Johnson Tom Young and .1. A. iiooher to run the machine.
YAXJ'I'SKK lANi!
Outs"niost. all sowed. Isaac Odell has an organ. Prepare to pay your taxes. Claud Mullen is quite poorly. One more week of school at Bert Decker Sundayed in Darlington Dave Elmore attended the Pax to sale.
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The plasterers now have the Stokes and Condon residences in hand and this is March yet.
The Mote sisters are mewing their millinery store to the west end in one of the Unlet rooms.
May 7th we will have nil 'election in this town and don't you forget it. and it will be Republican at that.
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II. M. Stewart is buildin fence. Gustie Bowers is plowing for A liter Mullen.
Clover seed sowing is the order the day. Mrs. Kate Francis is quite sick this writing.
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Ilarve Pickering is putting- out lot) rods of ditching. Andy .1. Carroll, of Willow Hrancl was here Wednesday.
C. Francis will engage in the sheep industry this summer Ewel Engie has been appointed su pervisor of District No.
Hiram Faust, of Darlington, here buying hogs Tuesday. William Morris attended Sunda school at the Creek Sunday
Rev. Woody preached at Flat Cree Sunday night to a full house. Josiali Dixon is hauling lumber fron Shannondale for his new house.
Osnel Peebles, with grip in hand started for Yountsville Monday. Joseph Lafollette scraped the J. Mount free gravel road Saturday.
Wallace Lafollette. of Shannondal visited at Oliver Lafollette's Sunday Miss Dora McDaniel is visitin friends near Whitesvillc this week.
J. F. Huchanan farm in the way of ing.
is improving Mis clearing and ditch-
James II. Stewart has been drawn as one of the jurors for the next term of court.
Roscoe Bond and wife, of Itatsburgh, attended church at Mat Creek Sunday night.
Miss Lueinda Johnson, of Gravelly Run, was the guest of 11. S. Johnson Sunday.
John Vannice, of Kingsley Chapel. Sundayed with Sherman Jlall and mother.
W. C. Kimler and family, of Darlington. visited A. F. Cox and family Sunday.
Wm. Hubbard, of Darlington, passed through here Sunday evening driving Grey Lucy.
Miss Annie Bowman is instructing Miss Hessie Lafollette how to play on the organ.
Mrs. J. A. Jones visited her daughter, Mrs. Mort Stevens, Saturday and and Sunday.
The Misses Reed and brother, of Oak Grove, spent Sunday with Miss Dora Odell of this place.
Oliver Pickering and wife, of this place, Sundayed with Jesse Moore and family, of Flat Creek.
The school at No. 0 is progressing nicely under the management of Prof. Peterson, the new teacher.
At Lee S. Warner's show
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line but at our store. Our Tailor-Made Clothing are net''all high" but
Having discontinued to give away Flour we wil
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Boys' Hats
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Our Men's Hats.
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be initiated in this order but we be if you Traded elsewhere in the
the contrary very reasonable. You can buy cheap cloth
ing all high but not at our store. Our good are all high
in grade, but prices are the lowest.
Hats and Caps
AT VERY LOW PRICES.
Clothier, Tailor, Hatter and Furnisher. Successor to Joly Joel.
Eagle Claw Cultivators.
Do you Know we have special features in Eagle Claw Cultivators
that no others can have for a few years. We can save
you from $3 to $5 on breaking plows.
Turnbull Wagns
Are still far superior to any other kind
Deering Binders Mowers
Have bicycle bearings and will run one-half lighter than any other
Cook. Two more weeks of school at Cottage Grove.
make and they received six world's fair premiums.
More than all others put together.
Hardware and Stoves away down cheap. We will save
of money if you will call and permit us.
COHOON & FISHER
Steward Maguire will move to Ivirkpatrick soon. Charley Custer is building a new fence, along the road.
George Henderson and wife Sundayed in this vicinity. Miss Minnie Maguire will stay with Mrs. James Maguire this summer.
Meeting is-still in progress at the Presbvterian church at Darlington. About •twenty-one applicants tried the. examination for graduation Saturday.
Look! Look! Look!
Mr. and Mrs. Edwards spent Saturday night and Sunday with her parents, Air. and Mrs. Brown.
Several from near here attended the party at Ed Connard's last Wednesday evening. All report a pleasant time
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market affords and not at all high.
LEE S. WARNER.
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the best Flour in the State, get two bargains in one.
SILVER LEAF IS MADE FROM SELECT WHEAT.
COTTAGK GKOVK. .lobe is working for Luge lie
Now is vonr time to
Creek was postponed Sunday evening 011 account of the illness of Sirs. Worral.
The small child of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Mahoy died Sunday. Lrs. Mahoy had taken some boiling water from the stove and left the room. When she returned the child was standing in is. It was burned unite severely but. lived until Sunday. Interment at the Peterson grave yard Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Mahoy have the sympathy of all.
The Chautauqua Literary Society met last Friday night. A short programme was carried out consisting of declamations, essays and select readings. After a few minutes' recess in. which all used their time well, the house was called to order by the president, then followed a debate, question, "Resolved, that the earth is growing morally worse." The decision was handed in favor of the negative. A motion was made that the Chautauquan literary be adjourned until the last Friday night in September. The motion was seconded and was adopted.