Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 13 April 1894 — Page 5

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VOL. 52—NO. 15

The second large installment of reacty-to-wear clothing from our factory and all made expressly for The American. The consist chiefly of

and

Mens' Sack and Three=Button Cutaway Suits,

In plain, genteel effects. Boys' Suits for boys between

years of age, also in sacks and cut

aways. The new style, the Regent Coat, we have them both for men and boys. Our

Children's Department

Is headquarters for novelties for the little ones.. Kilt Suits, two-piece suits, three-piece suits, junior Suits, '"Mothers' Friend" Shirt Waists, Knee Pants, Yachting Caps, etc. The endless display in this department has been admired by thousands of visitors. Our store is the recognized headquarters for dressing the little fellows. Our

Custom Department

Is booming. We turned out during the past week some very nobby Spring Suits. When j^ou meet a friend who is exceptionally well dressed and is wearing a perfect fitting suit, make up your mind that he buys his Clothing of

TheAmerican

'Wholesale and Retail One-Price Clothiers, Tailors, Hatters

and Furnishers.—Cor. Main and Green Sts.

James R. Howard and Will Murphy are with the American

BIRD CAGES

Canary Cages, Red Bird Cages, Squirrel Cages,

ARE YOU COINC TO

Build Fence This Spring?

Or any other Spring for that matter. If you are, The "Practical" Fence, built with a

Our 'Practical' Ienee Machine will take out and replace pickets in any woven fence. With it you can cut the fence and after driving through make your fence as good as ever. Yon can't do that with any thing eise.

Our "Practical Brace for end posts you want for any kind of a wire fence. A section of this fence may be seen at the Marble Yard of ,J. W. Howard, corner of Green and Market streets.

When you see it you will remember that this was the only fence shown at last year's fair that was worth looking at.

ONLY TEN DOLLARS FOR FARfl RIGHT, CHINE AND TENSION APPLIANCES.

Enquire of J. W. Howard as above, or John McAlevv at the Natural Gas Office, Crawfordsville, Ind.

Parrot Cages

Cages of All Kinds.

Seed Cups, Bath Tubs, Hammocks,

ROSS BROS, 99=CENT STORE

Springs, etc

At Lowest Prices.

Practical Fence Machine

in a practical manner, is what ou must have.

Ihe 'Practical is^a woven-jiicket fence made by yourself right were you use it, with a little machine weighing less than five pounds. It requires so few heavy posts that you won't believe it till you see it. Each panel is held oft' the ground taut and stilt' by our patent truss-wire support. This support alone is worth the entire cost. You can't have a good wire fence without it. even an old barbed wire fence is made of double value by it.

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CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, APRIL

WALLACE AT SII1L0H.

Tin* Old liout of tlio Third Division Is {'oivfully Nup\ I'd With rims. int

low diil Lew Wallace march at Sliiloh? This question so warmly debated for thirty-two years has been settled by a complete and practical survey which was finished Saturday afternoon on the historical battlefield in Hardin county, Tennessee.

Everyone familliar with history knows the contention. When the battle opened on the first day, Gen. Wallace, commanding the third division of the Army of the Tennessee, was at Crump's Landing, seven miles below Pittsburg Landing. One of his brigades was at Crump's,one at Stoney Lonesome, nearly three miles out and the third at Adamsville, five miles out. At 11:30 in the morning while Wallace was concentrating his forces at Stoney Lonesome a messenger arrived from Grant ordering him to move to Slierman's right on the Purdy road. Sherman was on the right of the army and considerable distance out from Pittsburg Landing. The nearest route to the Purdy road was by a shunpike which Wallaces soldiers had opened ten days before the battle when the river road running from Crump's to Pittsburg was rendered impassable by the backwater of the Tennessee filling the Snake Creek bottoms for a mile along the road to a depth of eight feet. Along this shunpike Wallace moved with his division and before three in the afternoon was on the Purdy road and well on his way to the right of Sherman's position when an officer from Gen. Grant came up with the information that the Union forces had been driven back and an orfor Wallace to retrace his march and join the Union forces by the river road. Hack Wallace turned, re-crossed Snake Creek on the the shunpike, struck off towards the river road by the nearest cross road and got onto the Adamsville road, which effected a junction with the river road near the Snake Creek bottoms. The water had receded somewhat from these bottoms but their condition was still awful. Through the apparently impassable swamp, however. Wallace's command finally struggled and joined the Union forces just at rundown. At the time it was thought he had done remarkably well and it was not until the Northern papers had begun to roast Grant and

Sherman for being surprised that they made a scapegoat of Wallace. It was then said he had lost his way, taken the wrong road and occupied a day in marching six nmiles. For years the controversy waged and Gen. Wallace finally concluded to settle it once for all by a survey. °This survey resulted most happily and should forever settle the controversey. It proves conclusively that Wallace's march on the first day covered a distance of seventeen ond three-fourths miles. The measurements were carefully made with a chain, a surveyor following with a book and compass. A Jori?x.u, representative was present and can swear alike to the correctness of the distance and the damnable condition of the forsaken county, travel over it being a most difficult task. The survey disclosed the distances covered on the first day as follows: From Crumps to Stony Lonesome. :.'v!4 miles: from Stony Lonesome to place 011 Purdy road where second order was received, miles: from that place tq cross road, miles over ci-oss road, 3% miles, over Adamsville road, Jmile: over river road, miles. In the survey Gen. Wallace and the surveyor were assisted by Capt. George R. Drown, Major Ross and Gen. MeGinnis. Capt. Brown's services were invaluable, lie had gone over the ground ten years before and knew it like a book. The survey showed the distance to be two miles further by the river road to Sherman's right than by the shunpike and over almost impassable ground. The survey of the distance covered by the third division in the second days' fight showed to be more than 2% miles. This ground was gained by hard fighting over rough and hilly country and against a desperate enemy. When night closed Wallace's division was nearly a mile in advance of the rest of the army. It bore the brunt of the days' fighting and won imperishable glory. In the survey of the second days' progress Gen. Wallace was ably assisted by some ex-Confederate officers who had been opposed to him in the battle. The survey was a glorious vindication for the third division of the Army of the Tennessee.

Marriage l.Ieenses.

Samuel P. Parsh and Mattie L. Cook. Leonard T. Sliarpe and Rose M. Rogers.

Allen J. Cupp and Lizzie G. Griffin. Hermann. Harnhart and Nellie M. Collins. \r.

CSTrafoforbstriUe loitrual

V.\

OX THE YEUCE OF A FIGHT.

I'lie lleeenl Sel-tn in 11 tlury KOOIII—All I risliiniiii (lie ('Must' of it All,

There was a recent, trial in a justice's court in this city, where a jury was used, and the constable who had charge of the jury during its deliberations siiid that it was the noisiest set 1 of men he ever had under his charge. There was one man 011 the jury who was determined to acquit the prisoner and in his manner of persuading his fellow jurymen he only added fuel to the flames. He came in contact with one man, who during their closing words, shook his fist under his nose and informed him that bulldozing would not go in this ease. This officious juror would take the other jurors to one corner of the room, and succeeded in winning over six of the jurymen to his side by his arguments. One man, when he caught hold of his arm, refused to be escorted to any corner by an Irishman, or have anything whatever to do with him. If the jury had remained in the room half an hour longer there would have been a free-for-all fight. One of the men 011 the jury said that lie-had served on many juries but he never before had seen such a mad set of men as were then cooped up together, and every man seemed to be on the verge of fighting. The constable at one time during the deliberations made an attempt to get in the room, thinking that his services were to be needed, but the door was locked on the inside. The man who made such a strong attempt to win all the jurymen over to his .idea, of thinking said afterwards tlia4 he never would agree with a man who belonged to the A. P. A. He has also told other members of the disagreeing jury that this was the reason that he could not win five of them over.

Our Health Officer Speaks Afcaiii. To the LditortJournal. How many people in Crawfordsville will agi-ee with the prophesy of the preacher, who, in his prayer said: "We tliank Thee, our Heavenly Father,that when our trials are over here below7 and we pass over the river of death, and stand in the sweet fields of Eden, there will be no trouble, no tears, no sorrow there: and we -tliank Thee, O Lord, there will be no doctors there!" Dr. George M. Sternberg, now Surgeon General of the U. S. Army, in speakin, of Crawfordsville and other cities of the Mississippi Valley, expressed himself thus: ''Sanitarians recognize the fact that epidemics are often blessings in disguise, just as great fires may be in badly built cities." Certainly not a blessing for those who suffer directly from the scourge, but the traveler who sees broad and well paved streets, substantial and well ventilated dwellings and a healtlily looking population, where formerly narrow, filthy streets and crowded tenement houses occupied the ground, may be excused for looking upon the conflagration which cleared the way for such improvements as a blessing-. So, too, sanitarians, recognizing the fact that in many instances nothing short of an epidemic will arouse the people to take action with reference to sanitary improvements, cannot fail to see that the benefits which result from an epidemic of cholera or yellow fever, in the long run. may more than compensate for the distress and loss of life which attend them.j\ A cholera epidemic which decimates the population of a town without sewers or proper water supply will prove a blessing in the end if it leads to the introduction of can ample supply of pure water and of a system of sewerage by which the mortality from typhoid fever and other epidemic diseases is greatly reduced. But this mode of obtaining sanitary improvements is an expensive one, and rather hard on the victims of the epidemic.

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fifth Aim! versary. The churches of the city will unite with the Young Men's Christian Association next Sunday evening in a service in honor of the fifth anniversary of the Association building's dedication. Rev. (!. W. Switzer, of Brazil, Ind, will speak at the meeting and brief addresses will be delivered by Dr. G. S. Burroughs and Mr. L. A. Clark. The president of the Association will also present a condensed account of the work during the past year.

Wcatlier Crop Bulletin.

Purdue University reports the following crop conditions for counties of Montgomery, Putnam, Vermillion and Pike counties: Wheat probably slightly injured, in Montgomery county, it looked brown but some of it is turning green again and is very rank oats, clover and potatoes are killed and are to be replanted the weather was dry and cold this wee" and favorable to farm work plowing for corn has commenced.

COATES COLLEGE.

That Institution Is In MniitH -l'roKpcc's ol' Absorption I5y Wnbiish.

The Coates College situation is just at present verv interesting. 'The college is now in dire straits and unless aid is forthcoming in the next few days that institution will go to the wall. A large sum of money is necessary and no one knows where it is to come from. The college friends do not believe it will come at all so long as the institution remains in Terre Haute. It is destined to die, so far as that place is concerned, and no one, conversant with the facts doubts it. What will become of Coates College? Wabash has not asked to absorb it and will not. The authorities of Coates may ask to be absorbed. They doubtless will. Whether Wabash will perform that interesting fact, however, depends on circumstances. It depends on the amount of Coates College's debt and the inclination of the institution's friends to place it on its feet here.

An effort (wholly outside of Wabash College) is now being made to withdraw the institution from Terre H^ute, cancel its indebtedness so far as possible, and establish it in Crawfordsville to be maintained in conjunction with Wabash. Tim .Jouhnal will have some interesting information on this head in the next few days.

It behooves the people of Crawfordsville to take an interest in the matter and a very keen one. The establishment of Coates College here would mean very much for the place. It would mean a largely increased at tendance at Wabash and a greatly increased citizenship by persons moving here to educate their children. Crawfordsville should certainly be alive to the situation and do her part.

lte-organized Itaiul.

The old band has "blowed" itself out and anew organization has come into existence. The new band will be composed of eleven persons, to-wit: flat cornet, Gus Rutledge, Harry Ilamsbrook and John Bell baritone, Leo Schweitzer first tenor, Frank Davis second tenor, Fred Brown Alto, Ed. Hack and Geo. Rutledge tuba Iva Carr drums, Dick Newell and Belty Ramey. Some of the members of the old band were left out in the cold in this new deal and when they went up the room formerly used, they found several dummies propped up with horns and music before them. The lights were turned down and upon the walls were numerous notices concerning the new organization and hoping those left behind would enjoy life and prosper. As soon as these forsaken members understood the situation there was a tempest in the tea pot. They knocked down the dummies, tore down the notices and vowed vengence upon the promoters of the scheme. Some of the members of the new band were secreted in a closet and heard the en tire affair. The new band will nu at the electric light office. "Life's vuln delusions uregor.o by,

Jts Idle hopes nro o'er Yet age rememhers with a sliih, The days that are no more."

Plan to Sprinkle nil the Streets. There is a plan on foot to adopt a system of taxation for the purpose of sprinkling the streets of our city, the same that is now in vogue at Indianapolis. I'pon the petition of a majority of the residents along any street, asking that the street be sprinkled, the Council can contract for the same. Then the cost is entered upon the tax duplicate, and assessed against, the residents along such a street. The present plan of sprinkling costs r»0 cents per week, per store.

lteeelve Good Salaries.

Tin Methodist preachers in the North Indiana Conference receive fair salaries. Among the best salaried charges are: Anderson, §2,575 Wayne street, Ft. Wayne, $1,750 Elkhart, SI,500 Mulberry street. Kokorno, !ja,000 Broadway, Logansport, §1 ,r00 Peru, $1,500. Muncie, SI.000 First church, Richmond, §1,500 First church, Marion. SI,H00 Wabash, 1,700 Goshen, 81,700 Bluffton, 81,700.

Willi (eese.

People who were on the streets about midnight Monday witnessed an odd sight. Hundreds of wild geese flittered above the town in all directions, having been arrested in their flight northward by our electric lights. The clouds hung low and between the clouds and the lights the geese seemed to have been utterly confused.

A Feast.

Miss Mattie Johnson closed her second successful school at the Valley, three miles west of this city, last Friday. The patrons tendered htr a surprise in the way of a "good, big" dinner. About sixty persons partook I of the repast and were well pleased.

There are two graduated from this school this year, Lulu Stout and Wil-

lard Shanklin.

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PART SECOND

COFFIN COMPANY RE-ORG AM ZED.

Aft or Mny tMhr ('niwtoi'dHvilh' CiiHUrt (Jompan.v Will Assume Control Authorized to aUr Collins, urn it urr and Othor Thlnjjw.

The Cra fords ville IN11 in t.'umpany wpires by limitation on May 0. At that time it is expected that the factory and business will Vie taken in charge by the Crawfordsville Casket Company, recently incorporated by Capt. W. P. Ilerron. Col. 1. C. Elston, C. M. Crawford, Capt. R. E. Bryant. ohn S. Brown, .lohn V. Keeran and Henry Campbell. 'The stockholders of the Coffin Company met last Monday, over two-thirds of the stock being represented, and it was decided to authorize the directors to sell the plant on or before May i) to the highest bidder. In all probability there will be put one bidder and that, the new Casket Company. All the stockholders in the new company are stockholders in the old but some of the stockholder* in the old have not invested in the new. The capital stock of the old company is Si)0,()00, that of the nevr only $(10,000. The old company was authorized only to make coffins but the new one may, by the terms of iu charter, manufacture, also, chairs, furniture and anything of wood. It is, like the old company, limited to twenty years. The Collin Company has long been one of the substantial industries of the town, giving employment to a large number of people. It is th« intention of the Casket Company to increase business and facilities if there is anything in push and enterprise.

I'reshyterlaiis Desiring Immersion. There is a family in this city in which the members are divided up considerably, so far as belonging to the different churches is concerned. Every denomination is represented except the Presbyterian. During ths revival meetings of Ostrom, a daughter became converted anil desired t* unite with the Presbyterian church, either from choice or to have this denomination in the family. But she desired to be immersed, and this was a problem to be solved. The minister did not seem to favor the idea of baptising by immersion, but the girl wai equal to the occasion, and she suggested that possibly the Baptist minister would perform that part of the process in the line of conversation. This manner of procedure would be something new in church work, and the new suggestion is being considered.

A story is being told that not long since a Presbyterian minister in this city borrowed the use of the Christian church church baptistry in which to immerse a recent convert, who desired that manner of receiving the ordinance of baptism. The matter was to b« kept quiet, but a woman got into th« secret and she said it was too good to keep.

A Kepentant Daughter.

One good effect of the recent union meetings has been brought to our notice. 'There was a family in our citv a member of which was a daughter who was inclined to worldliness. The father and mother, brothers and sisters, had done all in their power to" influence her to lead a better life, but all seemingly to no purpose. A fond mother lived and prayed, hoping that a change for the better would come, yet that mother died without any outward sign that her teachings had had any elVect upon the ways of this daughter. i»iit. by her death all that is dear in the name of mother was brought before this daughter, and she was repentant. She attended the revival meetings, took great interest in what was said, and who knows but that in the death of the mother has has been the means through which the daughter will repent and change her ways?

"Don't Publish" Marriage Licenses. There is scarcely a week passes but what a marriage license is taken out. and the clerk's book is marked "don't publish." Some of them make it stronger by adding two more words, '"at all." In some instances there may be good reason for this procedure, but it nevertheless conveys a suspicion that the parties are ashamed of being married. Runaway couples rarely make an effort to conceal the fact of their marriage, but it is the shy, tiiLid man, whom we have with us always.

Then the following sometimes tells the tale: "Where are you Koinir, my pretty maid'/" "I'uto my wedding, klnusir," she said. be what, my pretty

"And your name will maid?" "Dennis, my parents think,'

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she said.

Death ol' John Fruits.

Uncle Johnny Fruits died Tuesday at his home in Waynetown. His death was caused by a carbuncle on the back of his neck. Mr. Fruits was over 70 years age and until three years ago resitted in Ripley township, lie thenr removed to Waynetown where he passed his remaining days.