Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 4 May 1894 — Page 1

BUILDERS WILL PLEASE CALL AND SEE OUR LARGE STOCK OF

Doors, Sash, and Blinds

Glass and Paints,

Locks, Latches and Hinges

Of All Kinds and|Prices.

flaworth and Hamilton Planters and Check-Rowers

H. R.TINSLEY & CO.

I Looking Backward 1

Spectacle Specialist.

KLMDALE.

Hugh l'atton lias hired to Will Bonnet for the summer. Dave Jackson and family passed through this place Sunday.

Lee Hays and wife spent Sunday with Charley Golf and family. Mrs. Charley Harman's mother, of Cayuga, visited her last week.

James Vancleave is giving Johnnie Utterback lessons on the violin. Henry Vancleave and father did business in New Richmond Tuesday.

Robert Vancleave and wife spent Sunday with L. M. Coons and wife. Martin Surface had his son John to paint the roof of his barn this week.

Evert Morrow has sold his interest in the old home place to Buck Grinard. John Vancleave and Bill Larew did some papering for Joe Bowers last .week.

Henry Vancleave dwin have engaged to shear.

and Garret Bal800 head of sheep

John Morrow is the proud father of •a young boy that arrived at his home Friday night.

Evert Morrow and wife, of Wingate, .was the guest of L. W. Olin and family Saturday night.

The click of the corn planter can be heard in every direction. The most of "the ground that was sown in oats before the freeze will be planted in corn.

Steve Ross' 'daughter got run over "by some boys running races and was badly hurt. Look out boys how you run races on the public highway.

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Is no more difficult to some people than

Looking Forward

is to a good many who have neglected their eyes. 3-our sight is dimming see to it at once. Go to

Jonitfean Vancleave. of New Market, is visiting his son. Ralph, and friends at this place. From here he expects to go to Danville, 111., to see his daughter.

COLFAX.

Geo. Pendry is on the sick list. Mrs. Joseph Stunkard is on the sick list.

Joseph Utz was in Frankfort Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Waggoner spent Sunday in town.

Chicken thieves made a raid on Dr. Parker's hen roost. Mrs. Nellie Carr, of Darlington, is visiting her mother.

Mrs. Jane Smith, of Thorntown, is visiting at Bruce Smith's. John Blacker, the Clinton county recorder, was in town Sunday.

Mrs. Addie Thompson, of Clark's Hill, spent Saturday with friends here. Heavy rains which were much needed here fell Saturday and Monday nights.

Mrs. Kate Pollit has been visiting her father, John' Sheets, in Boone county.

II. T. Gray returned from Hot Springs, Ark., Friday, where he has been for his health. ,-f

A large crowd attended the trades carnival at the hall Wednesday night. Everything went well.

Ihere is a man in Old town who is not known to have a chicken of his own, turns in a chicken every night or so at a store.

THE GRAVEL ROAD CONTRACTS.

A l.iM of the ISoaih

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Below is found a list of the gravel road contractors for the ensuing year. The name of the road is given first. followed by that of the successful bidder and the amount of his bid. There were three bidders on an average to each section of road let:

IIV Kits' DISTItlCT.

Waynetown it Crawfordsville G. 11., (Waynetown). J. K. Gray, 8235.45. Waynetown it Alamo G. 11., (Waynetown), B. T. 11. Gray. $180.

Crawfordsville & Greencastle G. 11., (Crawfordsville). J. A. Larrick, $490. Alamo & Yountsville G. 11., (Alamo). G. W. Bowers, $154. 11. A. Foster G. II., (Parkersburg.) undecided between Monroe and W. S. Nichols, §120.

New Market it Western G. 11., E. End, (New Market), John F. Warbritton, $148.

New Market & Western G. II., W. End, (New Market), J. M. Stillwell, 8135.

Jas. G. Swearingen G. R., (Fruits), J. G. Swearingen, $32.50. Crawfordsville it Yountsville G. II., (Crawfordsville), Eli Wagner. $175.

Crawfordsville it Terre Haute G. T1 (Crawfordsville), llerna Buchanan, 821)7.

Weslev G. 11.. (Waynetown), John K. Gray, 8110. P. F. Wilhite G. R.. (Brown's Valley), II. iledriek. 8375.

Indian Creek G. R., Geo. \V. Canine, $50. F. M. Swearingen it Part Crawfordsville it YountsvilleG II., (Yountsville), Galloway it Swearingen, $100.

Waveland it Parke County Line G. R., (Waveland), Durham & Durham, $150.

Crawfordsville it Parkersburg G. R., (Parkersburg), J. M. Nichols. Jr., $348. Waveland & Bluff Mills G. R., Durham it Durham. $150.

Waveland it Bluff Mills G. II.. East Section, J. C. Todd, $200. Waveland it Blulf Mills G. II., West Section, Thomas A. Rice. $175. l'enobscott G. II., (Parkersburg), undecided between Henry Fall and Abraham Fink, $70. rKTEltSON'8 DISTRICT.

W. 11. Montgomery G. II., (Linden), B. II. Buck. $112. Stingley G. 11., (Linden). J. W7. Newkirk. 827.

David Thewlis G. II.. (Linden). J. W. Newkirk. $99.50. M. B. Waugh G. 11., (Bowers). Adam Saidla, $113.

Potato Creek Extension. (Colfax), S. W. Peterson, $320.50. E. P. McClaskey G. R., (Darlington). E. R. Booher. $204.20.

Linden G. 11., (Linden), B. H. Buck, $289. Crawfordsville it Linden G. R., (Cx*awfordsville), Quincy lJutton.$8l.25.

Concord Extension G. R., (Linden). J. W. Newkirk, $311. Crawfordsville & Concord G. R., (Crawfordsville), Quincy Hutton, $178.75.

Willis Jackman G. R., (Crawfordsville), Noah Flanagan, $43. Wm. Hampton G. R., (Darlington), E. R. Booher, $16.

Wm. Mullen G. R., (Darlington), A. M. Stewart, $89.70. James A. Mount G. R., (Crawfordsville), Enos O'Conner, $171.

Gravelly Run G. R., (Crawfordsville), Chas. Butler, $62. Darlington & Boone County Line G. R., (Darlington), A. H. Pickett, $219.

Darlington it County Line G. R., (Darlington). E. R. Booher, $325. Potato Creek G. R., Jackman it Weliver, $359.50.

Darlington & Potato Creek G. R., undecided between C. F. Tribbett and E. R. Booher, $240.

KUI.LKN'S DISTRICT.

Asher Wert G. R., (Crawfordsville) undecided between llirna Buchanan, bid, $93. and Allen Robertson, bid $130.

Crawfordsvillle it Darlington G. 11., (Crawfordsville) William Karshner, $132.

Crawfordsville it Smartsburg G. R., (Crawfordsville), Eli Chadwick, $385. Robert Finch G. 11., (Mace). John W. Perry, $209.

Crawfordsville it Fredericksburg G. II., (Crawfordsville), Lynch it Chadwick, $260.

John Line G. II., (Crawfordsville). Wm. Zachary, $89. Chas. Edwards G. 11., (Mace), Nelson Cliesterson, $180.

Geo. Williamson G. U., (New Ross), James C. Meek, $204. Ladoga it Jamestown G. R., (Ladoga), Jacob Zimmerman, $213.

Brookshire G. R., (Ladoga), Homer Graybill, §55. Ladoga & Bainbridge G. R., (Ladoga), A. W. Strickler, $297.

James W. Foster G. R., (Parkersburg), John Findley, $45.75. Crawfordsville & Whitesville G. R., (Crawfordsville), Samuel M. Warren, $467.

Crawfordsville & Whitesville & Ladoga G. R., (Whitesville), D. C. Wingert, $209.

N. G. Kesler G. R., (Crawfordsville), H. C. Graves, $110. M. M. Henry G. II., (Ladoga), J. F. Smalley and N. D. Ilyten, $65.

Ash by & Goodbar G. R., (Parkersburg), Samuel Call, $70. D. H. Hostetter G. R., (Ladoga), (J. W. McLain, $114.

S. C. Darnell G. R., (New Market), Grant Clouse, $45. Crawfordsville & Sugar Grove G. R., Kelly Cunningham, $150.

James Caplinger G. R., (North Union), W. II. Smith, $35. Crawfordsville it Attica R., (Crawfordsville), J. P. Snyder, $173.25.

Crawfordsville & Waynetown it. R., (Crawfordsville), J. P. Snyder, $272.50. Isaac N. Meharry G. R., (Wingate), Wm. Kerr, $27.

A. W. Haas G. R., (Wingate), Wm. Kerr, $36. Crawfordsville it New Richmond G. R., Ellis Burk, $600.

CrafoforMille urnal

VOL. 52—NO. 18 CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, A -I, 1894.—TWELVE PAGES PART FIRST

31'LAIN-ALSTON.

A lirillimit Woilcliiiu Happily Consiumnat*1 at the Christian Church \WhuHi1ny.

\\ednesilay at the Christian church Mr. Harry C. McLain. of Wellsville, Kansas, was happily united in marriage to Miss Clara Alston, the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marion Alston. The hour for the ceremony was 7:30 o'clock and the church was comfortably filled with invited guests when the All High orchestra, which furnished music for the occasion, began playing the wedding march to which the bridal party entered. The ceremony was very brief and simple, there being no responses even, the clergyman quietly pronouncing them man and wife after consent signified by the clasping of hands alone. Immediately upon the conclusion of the ceremony the bridal party was driven to the home of the bride's parents on east Pike street where a reception was tendered their young friends between the hours of 9 and 11. The bride and groom were assisted in reception by the bride's attendants and the affair proved to be a most pleasurable one for aU present. The decorations of the residence were unusually elaborate and artistic, the house presenting the appearance almost of a fairy bower with its wealth of blossoms and bright leaves. In the dining room an elegant collation was served by a caterer, and the conduct of the entire reception was such that nothing was left undone to contribute to the comfort and pleasure of the guests. The wedding presents displayed made a most beautiful exhibit, there being many pieces of exquisite and costly workmanship. The wedding is a happy consummation of a college courtship, Mr. McLain meeting the bride while a student at Wabash college several years ago. He is a most excellent young man aud in his wife he has found a most worthy voung ladv.

Strong ltccommciidatioiis.

Herman McCluer, candidate for Surveyor before the Republican convention has received the following recommendations which we take pleasure in publishing:

ST. ANTHONY. Minn., April 21, '94. To whom it vuiy Concern: In the winter of 1880 I was employed on surveys between Crawfordsville and the Wabasli River by the Lake Erie R. R. Co. In my party was a young man by the name of Herman McCluer, a long, lean, stripling who was always ready to do anything asked of him and showed great aptness in "catching on" to the business of R. R. surveys, on account of which I soon promoted him to the position of rodman which he filled with great credit to himself. Since that time I have employed him on many railroad surveys and always found him a very accurate and faithful man,especially as a leveler and calculator of earth work. I believe he is well qualified to take any position in construction of railroad or other public works, and gladly recommend him. I believe he would fill the office of County Surveyor with credit to himself and the county in which he lives.

GEO. MARSH,

Chief Eng. Minnesota Belt Line II. 11. To

the Editor The

Journal.

Nki-igii, Neb., April 27. 1894:—I presume you think 1 am too far away from you to take any interest in your county election, and such is a fact— with the exception that I like to know that good responsible men have been honored, and will assist them when in my power to do so, and so the object of this letter is to say a good word for one whom

I

know to be thoroughly

competent in every respect—Herman C. McCluer. 1 have known him intimately as a civil engineer for a period of about eight years, and in that time have not not known him to forget his manhood or make a failure or mistake in his profession. •This being the case in civil engineering he cannot fail as a surveyor. So consequently knowing him as I do I have no hesitation in saying that I can unqualifiedly recommend him to the voters of Montgomery county as a man who will fill the office of county surveyor with credit to himself and the approval and satisfaction of ail. E. 11. COLLINS,

Chief Engineer P. & D. 11. R.

Keform Association Without a President. Dr. Burroughs has resigned as president of the Montgomery County Reform ^Association, not having time to devote to it. A meeting will be held shortly to elect his successor. Most of the members desire Rev. R. S. Inglis but he positively declines. The association is said to be only sleeping, not dead.

Sued for OOO.

William E. Sykes has entered suit against Allen Moore for $3,000 for trifling with the affections of Sykes' daughter. Moore squared the account with the girl for $225, and now her father wants damages for the loss of her services while she was getting over the results of that trifling.

Marriage Licenses.

Harry C. McLain and Clara Alston.

WAYNETOWN WRIGGLES

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If you are fond of roast beef, of juicy steaks ranging in excellence from sole leather to chuck, of veal cutlets, pork ribs, or dog sausage you should pack up your plunder -and move to Waynetown. George Runyan. the Waynetown butcher, is by instinct, a cold blooded monopolist. .He does not believe in that inspired saying which informs us that competition is the life of trade. He hates the word rival ami has his cleaver out for every one that enters the place. Let any man come into Waynetown and buy aeouple of broken down ewes and a lame cow to oppose George in business and George at once declares war. He blasts a few chunks of meat off his beef and puts the price down to from 5 to 2K cents a pound until Mr. Rival is forced to pawn his scales and broadax to buy bread. When Mr. Rival is safely disposed of George pops the price up again until the inhabitants of Waynetown can taste greenbacks every time they chew the juice out of a steak preparatory to half-soling their boots with it. George has a rival now who is worth of his steel. ICliler VanCleave, a minister of the Baptist persuasion, came to Waynetown last winter, and began to dispense gospel and fresh meat impartially to all who thirsted for the water of life or hungered for the manna of unrighteousness. On Sunday Elder VanCleave put on his black Prince Albert coat and preached the unsearchable riches, etc., and on Monday he pulled on his overalls anil knocked some luckless old cow in the head with a stulVed club.

The beef dispensed by Hrother VanCleave was pronounced par excellence alike at the

table hole

of the American

House and the less pretentious boarding house of the widow Snaggle. The tendons and muscles which the boarders picked from their teeth were far less cartelagenousand much smaller in diameter than those found in the farfamed llunyan meet. It was evident that there was something in combining gospel with butchering, or else that the Elder had a knack of selecting more mellow cows than his celebrated competitor, Mr. llunyan. Mr. Runyan began to feel the pressure and although he tried the experiment of feeding one of his steers with Methodist Sunday school papers and grass from the Baptist church yard it produced no appreciable tenderness in the character of his steaks and the blasting powder market was quiet but firm.

Finally, however, his opportunity came. A small boy told him that Mr. VanCleave had killed a calf that had the mumps. Mr. Runyan, accordingly, braced up to the costly chamber of State, where the Waynetown board of health sits, arrayed in purple and fine linen, fanned and perfumed by Etlieopian eunuchs. He declared that Elder VanCleave was selling lumpyjawed beef to the inmates of Waynetown and ought to be stopped. The board of health proceeded to investigate aud called at the gospel beef dispensary in a body. It was clearly proved beyond the preadventure of a doubt that the Elder was wholly guiltless. The calf was so fat that the small boy thought it had the mumps and on this ridiculous shred of circumstantial evidence Mr. llunyan has presumed to enter the generous charge of lumpy-jaw. Mr. VanCleave is in arms and has made a cut in price of half a cent a pound. He was in the city Wednesday and it is rumored that he will sue Mr. Runyan for slander.

The Company I Kleclion.

Wednesday Company I held an election to fill the vacancy of 1st Lieutenant, caused by the resignation of Lewis H. Elliott. The candidates were First Sergeant Clint Williams and Charles O. Wilhite. Both have been hustling for several weeks and consequently the election was an exciting one. Mr. Wilhite came out the victor and is to be congratulated on his success. The company is in good condition at the present and on the increase in number. Mr. Wilhite has been a member of the •State militia for several years, has served under five captains, filled the non-commissioned offices from private to the commissioners, and is thoroughly posted in both the old and the new tactics, which will bring him rapidly to the front in his new duties as a Lieutenant.

A MKMIJEK OK CO. 1.

largest Lumber Kill of the Season. The Indiana Wire Fence Co. lias awarded to Joseph Binford the contract to furnish twelve car loads of lumber for their new buildings, d&wlt

Bixnrcit TWINK will be sold very low this season by II. R. Tinsley & Co. 5-25

A 1I00SIEU ''FINANCIER."

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Kcprcscntal vc ltrnnk*hirc Would CIIH' lh«! Ills of the Country.

WASHINGTON, May 2.—Congressman Hrookshire, of Indiana, introduced in the House to-day a bill providing for some comprehensive changes in our present financial system. The bill provides that no greenbacks shall be issued of a smaller denomination than $10' that not over one-fourth in value of the amount of circulation issued to national banks shall be of a less denomination than $10 that coin certificates shall be issued in lieu of silver certificates, gold certificates and treasury notes issued under act of July, 1S90. The bill provides for the issue of coin certificates on all the gold anil silver coin and bullion in the treasury in excess of $100.000,OOo of gold coin which is held as reserve for redemption of the greenbacks. Thcbill also provides for the issue of coin certificates on all of the silver seigniorage bullion not exceeding $1 for 371 grains of pure silver, and that it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the. Treasury to pay out these coin certificates in discharge of all of the obligations of the United States except such as are made expressly payable in coin.

Moreover, the bill provides: That the owner of gold coin and silver coin may deposit the same with the Treasurer or any sub-Treasurer of the United States in the sum of $10 or any multiples thereof and receive coin certificates in lieu of the same.

AMCOIIHIOII Day.

The Knights Templar celebrate Ascension day Thursday with the coitimanderv at Covington. The following Knights and their wives wentThursday afternoon to attend Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Handel, J. 11. Bonnell, .1. L. Cliarni, L. A. Foote, J. J. Fisher, Chas. Goltra, G. W. Graham, C. L. Goodbar, («. E. (irimes, II. I!. Hulett, J. C. Knox, M. C. Kline, Thomas Molfett, G. W. Markley, W. 15. Nash. W. C. llapp, A. MV Scott. (ius Truitt, S. 10. Voris, J. P. Wright. Jere West, .1. C. Wicker and J. F. Warfel, Walter F. Hulett and lady, Wallace Sparks and lady, J. R. Duncan, Frank Hallowell, Mrs. Reynolds and Misses Maude Cowan and Julia Karle. Rev. G. W. Switzer, of Brazil, will be present and deliver an address at the M. 10. church.

Killed in a ltnimway.

Frankfort

CrcHcent:

TraiiHtVi-ri of Kent Instate.

Furnished by A. C. Jennison, the Abstracter, from deed records of Montgomery county, Indiana: W Davis to Annie Darter, lot in Long view 150 00

Sharp to Sharp, 10 acres in Clark township 1 100 00 S Sharp to Sharp et al, 1-5 of 160 acres in Clark tp 1 400 00

Sharp to Sharp, 1-5 of 1('«0 acres in Clark tp 400 00 10 Voris to S Smith, 35 acres in Wayne tp 19 45 10 Voris to Watkins,10% acres In Scott tp 1 00 10 Voris to N Owsley, 37 acres in Franklin tp 1 00 Ann Brown to Sophia

Fouts, 2 lots in Waynetown 500 00 W Cuppy to W Cuppy,part of lot in Waveland 700 00

Snyder et al to Wm Harper, lot in Wingate 50 00 Squire Call to Geo S Brown,

Vi acre in Clark tp 150 00 Vail to Pauline Hartley, lot in Crawfordsville 3 000 00 E Voris to E .1 Kirkpatrick, 60 acres in Coal Creek tp... 00 10 11 Patton to 10 Carter, tract in Coal Creek tp 700 00 McL Wasson to W Shular, part of lot in Waveland 500 00

Holsinger to S Stoner et al, 160 acres in Clark tp.. 7,400 00 W .1 Miles, guardian, to 11 A

Chadwick, 40 acres in Union tp 1 700 00 Hettie Herzog to Fred Mc-

Clure, lot in Waynetown... 1 200 00 10 Voris to lloda Lee, 39 acres in Franklin tp 2S 45 10 Boots to W and Earl, 2 acres in Coal Creek tp 375 0() 20 transfers, consideration.. .$21,175.90

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Mrs. T. N. Lu­

cas, of this city, received a telegram yesterday conveying the sad intelligence that her brother, D. C. Rynearson, had been killed in a runaway near his home at Fowler, Kansas. Mr. Rynearson was about 56 years of age and was prosperous farmer. Owing to the fact that the telegram was not received until some time after his death and the great distance to. be traveled before getting there, Mrs. Lucas decided not to attend the funeral. It was a sad and sudden blow.

Coutes College.

A special from Terre Haute says: "A telegram from Chicago says that the Presbyterian board of college aid has voted $10,000 for Coates College. The synod of the State has directed all the churches to give at least one collection to the college. The Indianapolis Presbytery is trying to raise $10,000. Mr. W. 11. McKeen has subscribed $5,000 in addition to the amounts he has subscribed from time to time. It is confidently expected now that the $50,000 debt can be paid.