Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 4 May 1894 — Page 9
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C. 10. Frunclb won the pri/.e offered last week. If correspondents are aware Democrats who are being talked seriously in their neighborhood as likely 'or possible candidates please make mention of them next week, stating what oltiee they aspire to. Do not mention impossible or ridiculous candidates.
any of
As soon as the matter is settled state who will teach your school next winter.
JUOIIKIS SWITCH.
The steam shovel will remain on the side track a, month longer. A 25 pound blast brought the blue clay trees and all this morning.
The steel is on the ground and a new bridge will span Sugar Creek soon at this place, on the Big 4.
Wm. Whittaker, the crane man on the steam shovel, has already removed enough dirt to fill troutman's trestle.
The Y. 1'. C. U. of Mt. Zion planted Vol Stout's potatoes last Tuesday afternoon. Six of the pretty girls did the dropping.
Nearly 100 acres of watermelons will be ic cultivation in this neighborhood '••this year. Nearly all the ground is ready for the seed.
On last Staurday sixty friends of Vol and .John Miller remembered it was their birthday and came in with well-tilled baskets. Vol was surprised. Now you can guess the rest: the same old story, good dinner. Vol and John Miller are said to be the oldest twins in this county. 11 oy ine here 14 years ago.
HICKOKY GKOVK.
People are planting corn. Mrs. A. F. Hitch is better. Dr. Benetiel is in our midst quite often.
The rains helped the garden vegetables very much. John Hitch and family visited George Wilcox Sunday.
Miss Mary Schenck is visiting in this neighborhood this week. Tom Nelson and family visited their father and mother Sunday.
Alfred Simpson and wife visited Nelson Winninghain Sunday. Miss Grace Wilcox is spending a few days with her mother in this neighborhood.
Misses AliceHitch and Daisy Simpson are taking music lessons of Miss l'raley, of Linden.
Oats in this neighborhood are very scarce. Most will be plowed up and planted in other grain.
Lost, a fine blonde mustache. The finder please return to George Wilcox and receive liberal reward.
George Wilcox and Net Winning have been helping Harvey Hughes build abutments for a bridge across Lye Creek ditch.
Mr. Wilson, of Round Ilill. took a fine drove of sheep through here on Wednesday, also Charlie Patterson, of the same place, drove a fine herd of cattle through the same day.
MACE.
Some corn planted. Thanks for the prize. Wheat looks very fine F. M. Baker is shearing sheep. It pays to be a reader of THE JOUKNA1..
L. Shepherd is having his house painted. II. J. Thompson was home from New Ross Sunday.
G. A. llugelheim was home from Garfield Sunday. A1 Boohc.r, of Crawfordsville, was here Saturday.
Edwards & Linn shipped a car of hogs Tuesday.
John Walkup sold his hogs to M. E. Edward Monday. Rev. Stephens preached a sermon to the boys Sunday.
The S. of V. met at the K. 1'. hall Wednesday night. IT. M. Freeman has finished painting for C. C. l'eterinan.
The party at Wm. Chamber's was well attended Wednesday night. W. V. Linn, our gardener, lias all kinds of plants ready for market.
Miss Lena Gaskill left the first of the week for her home in Ottawa, Kas. Did the New Ross scribe just find out that I gave notice the schools were out.
A Memorial sermon will be preached at the Christian church Decoration Day.
John Perry and John Lockridge attended the convention at Indianapolis last week.
Wm. Morris was here the first of the week in the interest of the Baker Lin iment Co.
The S. of V. have placed the stage in the hall and are preparing to play Uncle Josh the 30th.
Wm. V. Linn has started his huclt ster wagon. There are only six huck ster wagons leave this place now.
Come to the Methodist church Wednesday night to hear the Baldwin Octette and Miss Wilhite. the favorite reader. Harry Maxwrell sings a solo.
JAMESTOWN.
Mr. Gibson is much worse. Mrs. Hedge is improving slowly. Frank Durham was in town Tuesday Cleaning house seems to be the order of the day. llarve Cline is visiting friends her this week.
E. E. Camplin was £in Crawfordsville Wednesday. .James Cross and Oscar Bush were in Salem last Sunday.
Mr. Stockton is having an addition built to his house. Mrs. Will Miller is much better since her return from Peru.
John Vancleave spent Sunday with home folks at New Ross. The Jamestown ball players, will play Indianapolis next week.
Gabe McCormick and family, of Lebare guests of the l'luenix hotel. Mrs. M. F. Orear, of Oxford. Ind., visited friends here this week.
Airs. Mary McCowan, of Chicago, is the guest of her brother. S. Cline. D.J.Woodward and family spent' Sunday with M. E. Orear and family.
The fair given by the ladies of the M. E. church promises to be a success. Mr. and Mrs. Will Napp, of Indianapolis, are visiting Thompson Iienry.
The Jamestown orchestra will soon be able to play for all the entertainments.
COLLEGEGKOYE.
The exhibition was well attended. The singing at the church was well attended.
Wool! Wool!
WE WANT
Ostwalt Bros, planted 50 acres corn last week. Mrs. Peirson Earl visited at S. G. Bunnell's Wednesday:
Miss Delia Cronk visited home folks near Hillsboro Sunday. Many of our farmers have been planting corn this week.
Henry Stockdale purchased a mare of A. W. Groves last week. A. W. Groves and wife were in Waveland the first of the week.
Miss Stella Bunnell was the guest of Miss Maggie Parsons Sunday. O. J. Cord and C. A. Harriman were in Crawfordsville Sunday evening
Pounds, for which we will pay the
Mrs. Bettie Penn, of Kentucky, is the guest of A, W. Groves and family. Mr. Clark, of Smartsburg, made his usual call at this place Sunday evening. .T. H. Cook and C. H. Harriman fin-
Highest Price in Spot Cash.
McClure &. Graham
CRAWFOBDSVILLE, IND.
ished their job of ditching for Ed Rusk last Wednesday. Miss Maggie 1'arsons' school closed last Friday at 1 Sowers and she is now among1 home folks.
Miss Laura Follick will work for Mrs. .lep Grenard this summer as Mrs. G. has very poor health.
Bert Rust, who fell from -the portico a few weeks ago and was so badly hurt, is able to resume his work.
We wonder why one of our youngmen was scared so bad last Sunday night while returning from a visit to his lady love'.1
The foxes in this vicinity arc playing havoc with the young lambs. On last Moutlay (i. il. l'arsons and O. M. Simmons with their dogs captured seven of tlu cunning creatures.
\Y.\ YKI.ANl).
George Oillman spent Sunday at rawfordsville. Henry .I ami's daughter. Oassie, is cry low with consumption.
Deer and Willsby shipped a car load of hogs to Indianapolis to-day. The town election occurs next Monday. Let every voter come out.
The Old School Baptists had a pabtizing in Sugar Creek Sunday morning. 1'enn llanna has bought Columbus Moore's property and is fixing it up to live in.
F. N. Johnson's horse jumped into the barb wire fence, which disabled him from use for a while.
Ed Milligau sold a new buggy to to Charlie Kerr, of Newtown, and took it over to him Saturday. .T. O. McCormick was in Crawfordsville Tuesday, meeting with the board of equilization of the school fund.
Charlie Demoree has brought an acre of ground from Will Milligan and will build a handsome residence this summer.
The Democrats nominated at their convention last Saturday, S. T. Allen foa township trustee, and Iienry Allen Foster for Assessor.
James A. McClure, of Crawfordsville, ••vas here Saturday evening looking aster his chances for the nomination for county Auditor.
Old Grandma McMains died last Saturday night. She was the oldest resident of the town. She was the mother of a large family of children. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon, conducted by Elder Sliuey, at the Christian church, of which she was a member.
WHITESYILLE.
House cleaning is the order of the day. J. M. Howard went to Crawfordsville Saturday.
Frank Coss, of Crawfordsville, was here Monday. Mr. and Mrs. McCarty were at Frank Wren's Sunday.
Dr. Willan was called to see Jasper Goble Sunday night. Mrs. Laura Rettinger visited Mrs. Manges Wednesday.
Lora Lynn is painting some .woodwork for Mrs. Bell Byers. Joe Everson commenced working for John Armstrong- Monday.
Charles Everson and family visited at Joe Busenbark's Sunday. Mrs. Dora and Mrs. Maud Auman rent to Crawfordsville Tuesday.
Misses Myrtle Smith and Delia Jones were in Crawfordsville last Saturday. Doc Williams and family, of Crawfordsville, visited at Jeff Hinlcle's Suuday.
Several of the young folks attended a dance at Mr. Myers" near New Ross Saturday night.
Godfrey Mench and Doft' Gun tie and family visited Adam Guntle and wife, of Crawfordsville, Sunday.
John Armstrong and wife, James 11. Everson and wife, and D. P. Rettinger and wife visited Mr. and Mrs. Joe Keys Sunday.
James Everson, Chas. Wingert. Grant Ward, Wm. Wingert and John Armstrong attended lodge at Mace Saturday night.
George Mears' barn was destroyed by fire Saturday night. It is supposed to have been struck by lightning. Loss about SI.000. No insurance.
WAYNKTOWX.
Dr. Brown, of Alamo, was here Tuesday. Miss Annie Faunce has gone to Rossville, 111., to spend the summer.
Our meat market war is still raging and bids fair to end in the courts. Mrs. Thomas Ogle and son were the guests of Absalom Hurt Thursday.
Basil T. Merrill is acting as juryman at Indianapolis in the U. S. court this week.
Mrs. William Burris had two severe hemorrhages from the lungs last Saturday and Sunday.
George Albright has been taking lessons in snipe hunting. They say high water won't stop him.
Mrs. Emma Stogdale, of Antiocli, was here calling on her many friends the fore part of the week.
Miss Ida Ammerman, of Crawfordsville, visited her sister, Mrs. Albright, last Saturday and Sunday.
Annie Darnell, Phebe Earl, Walt Darnell and Charlie Grenard are attending the normal at Wingate.
The three churches at this place have organized a union prayermeeting which is proving a great success.
James (irenard, after a two months' stay with relatives at this place, start ed for his home in Iowa Thursday.
Billy Reeves and Harley Billings, two promising young attorneys of Crawfordsville, were here Wednesday.
Prof. E. C. McCrea, of New Richmond, was here Wednesday organizing a class in instrumental music, four of which will take lessons on the guitar.
We heartily indorse No. 13 in his suggestions last week as to what it takes to constitute a good letter, and we are very confident if some of the scribes who are noted for their much sayings (those who require one and even two columns sometimes for their letters) would heed the thought or sug gestion made by our brother, that their letters would be much shorter and very much more interesting.
STEA.MIIOAT and Lucas paints, all colors, at II. R. Tinsley & Co.'s. 5-25vv
DAHl.IXCTON.
W. C. Stewart was in Frankfort Tuesday. Remember and stamp the eagle only next Monday.
E. C. Snyder was in town Tuesday with his grip sack. Wm. Bryant, of Clark's llill, was in town last Thursday.
Perry Berrvman was able to be on the streets to-day for the first. Chester Kerry man. of Louisville.Ky., was at home a few days last week.
Wheat and grass growing fine and the fanners generally ahead with their work.
Farmers report bright crop prospects. Corn planting in full blast with the ground in line order.
Prof. Unit/, was here a few days ago and is very anxious to move here, but failed to find a house.
Fighty-nine heads of families have been transfered from the township to the town since last assessment.
Prof. 1''. M. Smith will probably re turn with his family to Frankfort. We very much regret to see them go.
Harry Maxwell has been here and made arrangements for a concert next Monday evening at the M. K. church.
Matt llallowell and Jennie Stewart, of Potato Creek, were in town a few mornipg's ago before breakfast time.
The time of year has arrived when summer kitchens are in demand and we take our meals in the wood-house.
Mrs. Jerry Mote is very sick at her home on south Franklin street and grave fears are entertained for her recovery.
Miss Cora Moore is teaching a term of two months school by subscription, but fails to board around with her scholars.
Now J. H. Stewart is here this week taken our valuation from his standpoint. and finds a great many addi tional improvements.
Frank Bales, a Lindenite, came over here Monday hunting work or trouble, lie failed on the work but got a job with Charlie Davis in Crawfordsville
E. II. O'Neil was here one day last week the first time for some years, and was surprised to see the Darlington of to-day. Howard came up on business and attended to the same.
Preparations are being made for Memorial Day, and as lias been the custom for the past few years everybody is coming, especially the old soldiers from far and near will be here
Now let the towns, especially Darlington. fall in line next Monday and give as good Republican majorities as the cities have done, which we can do if every Republican does his duty by simply voting a straight ticket.
Old Aunt Mote, widow of Enoch Mote.was buried in the 1. O. O. F. cemetery last Wednesday. She was visiting with relatives near Shannondale where she was taken sick and died, aged 77 years and some months.
For the third and we hope the last 'time the present town board, assisted by J. A. Berrvman have passed an ordinance regulating the burial of any human dead body or the remains thereof in the I. O. O. F. cemetery.
The town board have had a regular survey made of the new additions, giving the grade of streets and sidewalks and squareing up things generally so that the new board can go to work immediately.
John llulet is out with a petition asking that the cows be kept of? the streets. Hundreds are and have been signing such petitions, but so far h.ive failed and certainly will until the old cow dies. Then, oh then will they come for her'.'
Rev. E. T. Spohn preached arousing sermon to the K. of P's. at the M. E. church last Sunday night. At least he aroused a few of the old brethren of the church who had heard him preach on the same subject before. About 00 K. of P's. marched from the hall to the church.
The Baldwin Octette next Monday night will give the best concert of the season. The features of the entertainment wiil be the recitations of Miss Maine Wilhite, the solo of Harry Maxwell, the numbers by the Ladies' Quartette and by the Male Quartette and the Soldiers'
Chorus by the Octette.
The performance is for the benefit of the Methodist church.
Colorcul Miln ISeaten In Hit* Suit. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., May 1.—Several daj's ago a colored man named Stuart got in the elevator at the Denison hotel and the elevator boy refused to take him up to a room that he indicated. Stuart refused to leave the elevator and one of the clerks was called and he was ordered out. The clerk took hold of hi in and forced him out and Stuart had the clerk arrested on a charge of assault and battery, expecting to make his conviction the basis of a suit for damages against the hotel. Monday Judge Stubbs acquitted the clerk, holding that where an elevator and a stairway both lead to the saine lioor in a hotel the proprietor may refuse to carry a person in the elevator, and that the evidence was not clear that the plaintiff had been assaulted.
Found a Child oil Tliolr I'orch. MUNCIE, Ind., Mayl.—Early Monday morning Mr. and Mrs. John M. Mullin found a market basket containing a 3-months-old boy baby on their veranda. The child wore fine clothes and there were goods to make more, but no letter of instructions. An alleged fortune teller, believed to be an agent, recently told Mrs. Mullin that she would re ceive a gift and bad luck would come il she refused it Mr. Mullin is a childless business man.
Oil Discovered Near Muncie. MUNCIK, Ind., May 1.—The first oil in Delaware county has been discovered in a gas well in Liberty township, (J miles east of Muncie, near Selina, and on the southeast border of the Indiana gas field. The oil is of a superior quality. The first oil began flowing from the well last February, but the discovery has been kept a seciet. The well has increased until it now flows about thirty barrels per day.
The Baldwin Octette and Miss Mame Wilhite, the reciter, will appear at Mace next Wednesday evening.
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The concert at Darlington Monday night by the Baldwin Octette and Miss Mame Wilhite will be worth going miles to hear.
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Hv virtue of a certified copy of decree to me directed from the Clerk of the Montgomery Circuit court. In cause wherein MiiKdolcmi Mull' Is plaint ill' and Vllliain W. Hush, Km in a Hush et al are defendants, requiring me to miike the sum of nine hundred and eightj-four dolliiroaud nlnety-ulght cents, with InteroBt on said decrees and costs, I will expose at public sale to tin: highest bidder, on
SATUHDAY, MAY 28, A. D., 1804, between the hours of 10 a. m. and 'I p. in., ol' said day, at the door of the court house In Crawfordsville, Montgomery county, Indiana, the rents and prolltB tor a term not exceeding IttK seven years, the following real estate, towit:
Lot number thirteen (l.'J) in that portion of the town ol' New Morket, originally laid out by Joseph White and Is a part of the west half of the northwest quarter of section six (0), township seventeen (17) norih, range lour (4) westl in Montgomery county. Butte of Indiana.
It the rents and prollts wili not sell for it sufficient sum to satisfy said decree, interest and costs, 1 will, at the same time and place, expose to public sale the fee simple of sai» real estato or so much thereof as may bo sufllcient to discharge said decree, Interest and costs. Said nale will be made without any relief Whatever from valuation or appraisement lawB.
May 4th, 1804. CHAKLKS E. DAVIS, Sheriff Montgomery county. Paul & Hruner,
Attorneys lor Plaintiff. 4t
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