Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 4 May 1894 — Page 8

WEEKLY JOURNAL.

FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1894

TOWN TOPICS.

Bit* of Minor Gossip Concerning All Sorts of People and all Sorts of Tilings.

OJI.,

—Mrs. Bacon, of Denver,

is the

guest of Mrs. John Nicholson, sr. —I. N. VanSickle has gone to Gas City to look after his real estate. —Rev. Julius T. Orton is in the city. "He is now located at a church in Indianapolis. —Dr. J. F. Tuttle went to Cincinnati Monday to attend the commencement of Lane Seninary. —The contracts for the repairing1 of the free gravel roads were let Monday "by the commissioners. —Mrs. Lizzie Voris has decided to build a handsome residence on the corner of Water and Jefferson streets. —Ned Wilson, an expert watchmaker. lias opened a repair shop on south Green street in the City laundry office. —Charley Benjamin has returned from Chicago where he has been for the past year. He now clerks for Lee Warner. —The Prohibition vote Tuesday was smaller than ever before. In some precincts not a vote was cast. It was not worth counting. —Flower thieves have already begun to make raids on the garden of D. N. Morgan. An arrest would have a wholesome influence. —Rev. Campbell Coyle will occupy the pulpit at the First church next Sunday in the absence of Rev. R. S. Inglis, who will preach in Jackson, Mich. —Agent Clark thinks our new Monon station will be built before the frost is on the pumpkin. The company has its entire force now on the Bedford tunnel. —Tom West lias returned from Indianapolis where he was on the special venire for the Indianapolis National Bank trial. He was not selected for service. —Frankfort News: Mr. Kirk left for Indianapolis this afternoon. He has been here the past few days visiting friends. He is talking of locating in Crawfordsville. —The last day for registering dogs with the township trustee is Monday. By registering your dog you save any further tax. Otherwise you will be liable for city taxes, too. —Indianapolis Journal: Mrs. Thomas Moffett, Miss Ora Moffett and Mrs. Nettie Wright, of Crawfordsville, have concluded a visit with the family of Dr. Barnes, No. 211 north Illinois, street. —John Davis, the alleged Bible thief, was found guilty by MayorBandel Monday. He was immediately re-arrested for carrying concealed weapons and fined $11. He "stayed" the fine and was released. —Capt. 1 Fred Huestis, of Tacoma, Wash., is in the city. He came east with his son Jim, who has had several severe attacks of peritonitis and left him in Chicago where an operation will be performed. —J. A. Gilbert has sold the north Green street barber shop formerly leased to Sim Eldridge to Charley

Ferguson. Mr. Eldridge and his son are both out of the shop and the former is at the Y. M. C. A. shop. —Mrs. E. II. Cowan was the guest of Mrs. Albert Baker, and Mrs. A. B. Milford of Mrs. J. E. Cleland, during the meeting of the Union of Clubs at ndianapolis this week. Mrs. Cowan and Mrs. Milford represent the Athenian.

Mr. Willie llrookshire and Miss Neva Radford were united in marriage Wednesday by Elder Vancleave in the pleasant parlor of Mrs. Robert Beck. The event was in every way a most happy one. and the happy pair will have reason to cherish in memory this initial scene of married bliss. —Miss Emma Louise l'lumley, who spent one winter here with her sister, Mrs. Dr. Kurroughs, will sail in a short time for Leipsic, Germany, to spend an indelinite length of time studying music. Until a few days ago it was expected that she would come to Crawfordsville to live. V':: —I. J. Boralcer and W. F. Sh'arpe drove out to Harvey Elliott's last Saturday and turned over $71.95, the net proceeds of Friday night's entertainment at Music Hall. The incidental expenses were just

$10,

the total receipts

being $81.95. Mr. Elliott and family tendered their sincere thanks to all for their generosity and kindness. —C. M. Travis has returned from Chicago where he has been engaged for the past two months in making out the report of the National World's Fair commission so far as the President and Secretary are concerned. The remainder of the report is being compiled by Commissioners Tousley, of Minnesota, and Thatcher, of New York. —J. M. McDonald, S. C. McDonald, Thomas B. McDonald and M. W. Box, of Lafayette, E. C. Ashly and W. F. Batman, of Ladoga, Crittenden Durham, of Waveland, W. B. Nash, D. C. Barnhill, J. J. Mills and W. M. White were made Royal and Select Master Masons Friday night. After the work an elegant repast was served at the Jlcbbins House.

—A Washington dispatch to the Indianapolis Journal says that James L. Hanna, of Crawfordsville, has been promoted from copyist to special examiner in the pension office at $1,300 per annum. He has been detailed to Cincinnati, whither he starts to-mor-row. Mr. Hanna came here about two months ago, and was appointed copyist under civil service rules. —We have our competitors on the run and we expect to keep them there. The reason why we can undersell any firm in furniture, carpets and stoves is: We don't pay rents, we do our own selling and buying, we pay spot cash for goods. Just received 72 bed room suits, 180 bedsteads, 320 rockers, 3,SOS yards ingrain carpets, 3,860 yards of Brussels, all grades, which will be closed out at any price. We will erect another large two story brick building at once. We can't and will not be undersold. Give us a call. Read adv. in this paper. A. KOSTAXZEK'S So.VS. —The following from the Lafayette Journal concerns a young lady who is a frequent visitor in this city: "The marriage of Miss Mary E. Taylor, daughter of Col. W. C. L. Taylor, and Edgar T. Jones, the commission merchant, yesterday, was a complete surprise to almost every one but the principals. Rev. II. W. Blake was the officiating clergyman. Breakfast was served after the marriage and Mr. and Mrs. Jones left for the East, but Mr. Jones will return in a few days to look after his business affairs.

LEW FRY.

Tliu Great Cominonwcaler is an Old Crawfordsville I.ad.

When Gen. Fry, of industrial army fame, first came into prominence it was stated that he was none other than Lew Fry, a son of the late Dr. Thomas W. Fry,of this city. It was denied but subsequent developments prove that the great commonwealer is the immortal Lew after all. A former resident of this city and a gentleman of undisputed veracity, writes from Indianapolis that he has met the General and finds him to be his old boyhood friend, Lew Fry. Lew grew up here and was born in the house on Pike street which is now the Edwards house. He was a jolly sort of a fellow, careless and good natured who upon growing up went West. His history of late years is not known, but his old friends are not surprised when he turns up at the head of a peace army. Lew was in the regular army several years and there acquired the military training which places him in command of the commonwealers.

More Small l'ox.

Indianapolis Sun: Dr. Metcalf, secretary of the State Board of Health, returned Saturday from Kewanna, Ind.,- where he found things in an alarming state with two counties threatened with an epidemic of small pox.

Last week a young woman living eight miles from town was taken sick. The attending physician treated her for measles, but Thursday night he realized his mistake and telegraphed for Dr. Metcalf. The latter arrived to find the young woman dead and buried. The indications were that she died of small pox, so Dr. Metcalf remained for a time. When he left, the girl's father, mother and brother were down with the disease and a neighbor was suffering with all the symptoms. Fully 50 people living in Marshall and Pulaski counties have been exposed and an epidemic is expected in that vicinity.

Henry Alfrey's Pay Master ltobberi. Henry Alfrey, who has just returned from Popular Bluff, Mo., tells a thrilling story of how his pay master there was robbed a few days ago. The factory is located about a mile from the town and the paymaster was walking out there with about S400 under his arm to settle with the men. As he passed a big- tree a burly negro stepped out in front of him with a revolver and another negro attacked him from behind. A shot was fired but no one was hurt. The negroes, however, made away with the money. Mr. Alfrey was notified and men went out in different directions to find the robbers. Mr. Alfrey, himself found one negro who confessed knowledge of the crime and told him where to find $100 of the money.

Letter List.

Following is the list of letters remaining uncalled for in the postoffice at Crawfordsville, Ind., for the week ending May 1, 1894. The persons calling for same please say "advertised:"

Bates W BeechumMissMaria Darter Mrs Anna Dean Mr Charlie Effuso Litecap Mrs Nancy Lincoln Omer

Miller Mrs Nette Pitts Green Quick Frank Reid Geo Smith Miss Lulu Voris Chas Valentine Geo

A Popular Remedy.

The promptness and certainty of its cure have made Chamberlain's Cough Remedy famous. It is intended especially for coughs, colds, croup and whooping cough, and is the most effect ual remedy known for these diseases. Mr. C. B. Main, of Union City, Pa, says: "I have a great sale on Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. I warrant every bottle and have never heard of one failing to give entire satisfaction.' 50 cent bottles for sale by Nye & Booe 111 Washington street, opposite court house.

WHAT MAY WILL DO.

According [to Rev. Irl Hicks—Cut this Out and Watch the Weather.

The new moon on the 5th will blend with Mercury and reactionary causes in producing warm weather and heavy storms from 4th to 7th. As the storms of this period work past -your locality look for very cool nights with touches of frost in many places northward. About the 10th, winds will change to sotitherly, and increasing clouds will grow into storms.

During the lltli, 12th and 13tli, these conditions will move across the continent, the storm area reaching the region Gulf St. Lawrence by about 13th.

About the 17tli to 19tli very warm weather will return, and some very active storms of rain, wind and thunder will result, ending in a return to cool weather.

A storm period is central on the 22d, calling for many disturbances about the 22d, 23d and 24th. After a few days of cooler, fair weather, it will grow much warmer on and touching the 27th and 28th, ending in reactionary storms, and bringing in fair, cool days and nights for the close of the month. May is comparatively free from disturbing causes this year, exciting the belief and hope that storms will fall to the minimum in number and violence, and that it will prove propitious to all interests.

THRIFTY MR. YORIES.

lie Peddles Lists of School Teachers and Trustees to Advertisers—A Copy of Hiti Circular.

Indianapolis Journal: State Superintendent of Public Instructions, Vories, with more thrift than regard for the dignity of his official position, has gone into the business of furnishing advertising agencies of all descriptions and firms who are big advertisers with the names and addresses of all the school teachers in this

State, as well as lists of all town­

ship, town and city school trustees with their addresses. It is somewhat humiliating to the residents of a great State like Indiana to contemplate the spectacle of the head of their school system peddling lists of teachers around among advertisers, some of whom may be pushing disreputable lines of goods.

Mr. Vories is sending out these typewritten circulars broadeast and a'Specimen was recently seen which had been addressed to an Eastern firm of corset makers who are extensive advertisers. It begins with the customary "Dear sir," and with no further address, showing that it is probably being mailed to all kinds of advertisers. A cut of the Indiana Statehouse appears on both envelope and circular, and over an Indianapolis date line is the following card: "State of Indiana, Department of Public Instruction, Hervey D. Vories, Superintendent."

Then the following proposition is made over the autograph of Hervey D. Vories, superintendent: "I can furnish you a list of all the teachers of this State, with postoffice addresses, for $5. The list will contain 14,000 names. The list will enable you to reach every school district in the State with advertising matter. You could not reach so many people if you were to advertise in every newspaper in the State. "I can furnish you with a lisi. with postoffice address, [of all the township, town and city school trustees of the State, at an additional cost of $2. This list will contain over 2,000 names. You can have both lists for$7. If you want them, send check for the amount, and they will be forwarded at once. They are all typewritten."

It is quite probable that this enterprising office holder has been doing a rushing business with this little side issue, and the teachers of Indiana may be Hooded with "green-goods" letters, patent medicine circulars and pamphlets of alL sorts as the outcome of this scheme of Mr. Vories to subordinate his important office to the furnishing of these lists at $5 and $7 per list, cash in advance. Such an exhibition on the part of a State official was never before witnessed, and the teachers of this State, as well as the school trustees, will hardly relish the sending of their names and addresses to advertisers, who may flood them with circulars of an objectionable type.

YANKEKTOWN.

Seth Crowder is convalescent. A. B. Castor was in Crawfordsville Tuesday.

Guy Crowder's beer garden is a thing of the past. Prospects are good for a large fruit yield this year.

S. A. Trout was in the vicinity of Ratsburg Sunday. Judge Tribbett will spend the summer with his uncle, A. F. o\

The Blooming City scribe spent Sunday with the Sunflower itemizer. Han Finch and Tom Lockridge have invented a new way to pick chickens.

B. H. Morris is having his buggy repaired again. It has been in two wrecks already this spring.

Emmet Finch will travel with the Hoosier Nightingales next season and sing bass for the quartette.

Hear Harry Maxwell, the tenor, Miss Mame Wilhite the reader and the celebrated Baldwin Octette at Da/ lington Monday night.

OUR SCHOOL ENUMERATION.

The City Will Lose irom 83,000 to 85,000 on Account of Decrease in the Number of Children Reported.

Some one has made a bobble by which the city of Crawfordsville will lose between $3,000 and $5,000 in school money. Just now when we need a new school house this amount can not be well spared. One of the trustees also feared that the salaries of teachers might have to be cut down. The cause is in the enumeration. Every school corporation receives its portion of the school money from the State in proportion to the number of children between the ages of five and twentyone. Last year the amount was $3.15 for each child. Mit Scott has been enumerating the children for the last five years and by long experience had learned how to get every child in the city. Last year the enumeration was over 3,200. This year the trustees neglected the matter until it was too late to get a complete enumeration and finally employed J. H. Cook and J. D. Tracy. They had only eleven days to do the work and consequently got only 1,600 names. This would mean a loss to the city of about $5,000. County Superintendent Zuck says that he does not have to make his report to the State until May 15 and will give the trustees until that time to mend matters. He is of the opinion, however, that the enumeration heretofore has been rather too high, but, of course, admits that 1,600 is much too low. Mr. Barnhill, of the board of trustees, is much disappointed at the result of the enumeration. He says there is not time for another enumeration as some suggest but the rolls of the teachers are being examined and all not on the lists returned by Cook and Tracy will be added. Already 107 such names have been found and Mr. Barnhill hopes to raise the total enumeration to 2,000. Even if this should be done the city would still be out at least $3,500. It is strange, but true, that a great many people will not tell the truth about the number of children they have. They are under the impression that they will be taxed according to the number of their children. Still others understand that only children who are in school are wanted and do not report those who for any reason are attending. One legitimate cause for the falling off is the fact that Fiskeville children are now enrolled in the Whitlock avenue school but this ought to be made up by the natural increase in school population. The whole matter is to be regretted and every means should be used so that our excellent schools may not be impaired next year for lack of funds. Of all things don't let the salaries of the teachers be cut.

OFFICIAL CALL.

Delegates to the County Convention to be Chosen on May 19, and the County Convention to be,Held June 2.

The Republicans of Montgomery county are invited to meet in delegate convention in Crawfordsville on Saturday, June 2, 1894, at 10 o'clock a. m., for the purpose of nominating candidates for the following county offices:

Representative, Prosecuting Attorney, Auditor, Treasurer, Sheriff, Surveyor, Coroner, Commissioner, East District. Commissioner, Middle District, The convention will be composed of 153 delegates, apportioned among the several townships on the basis of one delegate for each twenty-five votes and each fraction of thirteen or over cast for the first presidential elector in 1892.

The several townships will meet in mass convention on Saturday, May 19, at 2 o'clock p. m., at the places named below for the purpose of selecting the following number of delegates:

TOWNSHIPS. DELEGATES. L'LACE. FT® Coal Creek 10 New Richmond. Wayne 6 Wayne town. Hipley 5 Alamo. Brown 14 Waveland. Srott 5 Central SchoolHouse. Madison 8 Linden. Sugar Creek 0 Central SchoolHouse. Franklin 11 Darlington. Walnut 11 New Ross. Clark 10 Ladoga. Union 67 Court Room.

Total 153 By order of the County Committee. JOHN R. BONNELL,

Chairman.

Memorial Tribute.

Death, that dreaded messenger of sorrow, has again invaded a Jackson township (Fountain county) home and enlisted with the angel band one dear, loved and idolized wife, mother, grandmother and esteemed friend and neigh bor, who in name was Mrs. Peter Clodfelter.

Eliza Guntle was the daughter of John and Esther Guntle and was born in Prible county, Ohio, December 23 1823. Died April 26, 1894.

In the year 1831 she, with her parents, removed from Ohio to Franklin township, Montgomery county, Indiana, where she grew to womanhood amid the full confidence and love of her friends. She was united in marriage to Henry Bundy about the year 1842, and lived near Darlington for several years after the death of her consort which occurred about the year

By her departure the family loses a loving wife, mother, impartial stepmother, a kind and caressing grandmother. They are not the only ones who will suffer loss by her death, but her neighbors will lose a helpful friend accommodating and sociable—one ever ready to administer to the needs and comforts of the afflicted and distressed, and a sympathizer with the mourning. It is not necessary for us make elaborated comments upon the life of our deceased relative, as she lias fought a good fight, lived a Christian life, and has lived so that we feel assured that she has entered the home of the righteous.

A large concourse of sorrowing relatives and friends followed the remains to the Lutheran cemetery, near Wallace, Saturday, where they were laid to rest by Undertaker Birdcell, of Waynetown. J. R. C.

Marriage Ucense.

Willie Brookshire and Neva Radford.

NEW KOSS.

Fred Gott has returned from Ladoga. Mrs. Loop went to Mace Wednesday. Wm. Larvell has returned from Missouri.

J. H. Davis returned to Anderson Monday. W. B. Rodman, of Ladoga, was here Monday.

Dr. Finch, of Jamestown, was here Saturday. J. A. Morrison was in the Capital Wednesday.

Wm. Johnson was in Jamestown on Wednesday. Mrs. C. O. Routh spent Sunday in Indianapolis.

Mrs. John Norton spent part of the week in Ladoga. Miss Bertha McVey returned to Peoria, 111., Wednesday.

Miss Ethel Bowers won the Ladoga high school scholarship. Mike Lane, of Lebanon, spent Monday among friends here.

George Sanford and wife returned from Rising Sun Monday. Joe Miller, of Lebanon, transacted business here Wednesday.

J. G. Hunt has the mumps. They will soon be prevalent here. John Gutches, of Cincinnati, spent the week here among friends.

I

Bedroom Set Sale.

WE PLACED ON SALE

Saturday, April 21,

Bedroom sets that were bought of

a firm that failed. The price we

ask is one-third off the former price.

Do not fail to see them or you will

miss a golden opportunity.

1851. This union was blessed with four children, of which only two grew to maturity, viz.: Mary Jane, deceased wife of David Parkinson, and Jefferson Bundy, who survives her. About the year 1854 she was married to Peter Clodfelter, and removed to his farm in Jackson township, and has since lived on the farm on which she died. Three children were born to them, viz.: Mrs. John Wert, of Waynetown Mrs. Wm. Osborn, of Star City, Ind., and George Clodfelter, who resides on the home place. She was the grandmother of seventeen living children and the step grandmother of nine more. All these loved her with an incomprehensible love and devotion. She confessed Christ and became a member of the Evangelic Lutheran church prior to 184(3 (exact dates cannot be obtained at this sad hour), and has since remained faithful to her confession, a firm believer in the teachings of her favorite denomination, a true Christian—one who taught continually by her daily life—much more in that manner than by words. We would to God that many would model after her life in this respect.

She was the last called of what was known as the "old Guntle family." All of her ancestors, brothers and sisters have preceded her to the heavenly realms of bliss and will gladly welcome her into the family of God's children, to whom affliction is unknown and where death enters not.

Barnhill.Hornaday&Pickett.

Jack Keeney, of Danville, Ind., was among our horsemen Thursday. Miss Allie Wilson, of Ladoga, was the guest of Belle Hummell, Thursday.

Mrs. W. B. Adkins, of Indianapolis, was the guest of T. A. Adkins Saturday.

Mrs. Ira Burrows, of Crawfordsville, circulated among friends here Thursday.

The barn of George Myers was struck by lightning Saturday night and everything went up in flames.

Politicians are numerous. Too much so for the good of the people. They are out at all hours of the night riding for the plum.

William John Neil will soon edit a newspaper. He has an encyclopedia and a pronouncing gazetteer. I-Iis supplies will arrive from Jamestown Saturdav.

We have organized a ball team. We always knew of °good talent here and no doubt before the season closes they will be masters of the field. W. E. Imel is secretary and E. M. Peterson general manager.

Miss Belle Hummell entertained about twenty friends at her home on Main street Monday night. All remained till a late hour indulging in games of various kinds and left feeling that all had had a most enjoyable time.

We would suggest that the town could be helped very much if some cleaning up was indulged in. There are some very foul corners and a series of small ponds along the Big Four tracks that should be ditched. Clean up.

There are some small chaps and very small ones, too, around here who are fast going the way of the wretched. They chew tobacco, smoke cigars and will sometimes take other people's things. Parents watch your boy lest he be led away.

The New Ross band is one of the finest in the county, being composed of talented musicians and a man of long experience, Jesse Routh, as instructor. They give a free entertainment in the sugar campus ever}' Sunday evening between 2 and 4.

WRING Xl'Cli.

C!oldie Craig has the whooping cough. Little Hazel Shoemaker is on the sick list.

Scott Brewer, of New Market, is visiting here. Bill l'axton is building an addition to his house.

II. Compton and family spent Sunday at Sam Beckner's. The prospects far a good wheat crop were never better.

Howard 11 ill is has treated his buggy to anew coat of paint. Oren Cox spent Sunday with his mother at Darlington.

Bert Nobes is improving his farm in the way of new fencing. Mrs. Myrtle Shoemaker, of New Market, is vising home folks this week.

There are daily one dozen people fishing to each fish in Sugar Creek. Ethel Pierce and Arthur Largent, of Lafayette, spent Saturday and Sunday here among friends and relatives.

An answer to last week's correspondent: The people don't think school house No. 1 so dangerous now as five years ago, the winter Mr. Russell taught school. We wonder if there were any lives insured then.

What they say: That the dirt roads are very muddy that every farmer has a colt to break that Sherman McClamrock was in our midst last week buying cattle that if you want the best paper in the county subscribe for THE JOURNAL that when Willis Jackman, Wash Conrad and S. S. Martin, of Darlington join Coxey's army they will leave the card table behind them.

How's Your Complexion.

Most toilet preparations ruin the face. Rozodoro does not. It is guaranteed to remove freckles, tan, sunburn and blotches of all kinds, leaving the face a natural white, and imparting a youthful delicacy and softness to the skin. Thousands of ladses haye used it for years and would not be without it. If there is no agent in your locality, send 75 cts. to the Rozodoro Co., South Bend, Ind., for a large bottle sent in in a wrappea. Agents wanted.