Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 11 May 1894 — Page 5

VOL. 52-NO. 19

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Merit Wins.

The American

Always ahead of all competitors in the race

for patronage in the Clothing business. All

others are distanced, but the reason is easily ex­

plained by "The Judges." They are sadly

HAND1CAPPF.D~

Because The American manufactures

all their own goods which enables us to

sell them at prices so far below all

others that they are

OUTCLASSED.

Ever) article in our great double room is of

this season's production. No relegated back

numbers that would be dear "at cost," but every

article is bright, new and stylish. If vou get

your clothes made to order look at our line of

woolens. Full dress suits for sale or hire.

THE AMERICAN

Wholesale and Retail Clothiers, Tailors, Hatters and Furnishers. Corner of Main and Green Streets. N. 13. Jas. Howard and Will Murphy are with The American.

WALL PAPER FREE

We have just added a complete line of Wall Paper to our stock and

will, in order to introduce it at once, give

FREE OF CHARGE

One roll for each room you desire to paper. We are not trying to run ofi'old stock, everything is new, all this year's patterns. Not a single old-style piece in the entire lot.

OUR PRICES ARE THE LOWEST.

Call and see our line before purchasing.

Ross Bros., 99-eent Store

You Can Find

The Best Bargains in Dry Goods, Notions and Millinery at—

Myers & Charni's.

N. B. Harry Palmer is at this Shoe Palace.

The Grand.

129 S. Washington St., Joel Block.

GREAT IN SMALLNESS

We want to impress upon everybody the fact that we make it a cardinal prin­

ciple to sell high grade shoes to all at Low Prices. At the same time we are

BIG IN GREATNESS.

THE 5YABET0WS ELECTION.

Freeman Kxorcise llie Grand Prerogative of Tlieir .Manhood In Spite of a Silly I.aw.

The Waynetown election occurred Mondays in spite of the wild opposition of a crowd of bloated ofiice holders who were in and wild to stay to enjoy the fat emoluments of the public crib. Three distinct and separate conventions were held and each convention intent on doing the square thing and giving everybody a chance for office nominated two tickets. Thus six tickets were in the field and the canvass became intense. It became evident last week that the party favoring the purchase of a fire engine and 200 sky rockets for the Fourth of July would win so the authorities, Fount Sumner, Alex Bible, Bill Bounell and Frank Sloan, declaimed that an election would be illegal as the required fifteen days' notice had not been given. This caused a roar and to avoid being the guests of honor at an "eider down party'- the gentlemen decided Saturday morning to go ahead with the election on Monday. On Sunday morning, however, Elder Vancleave preached an elegant sermon from the text, "If your ox fall in a ditch on the Sabbath pull him out."' Me showed conclusively that if that ox wasn't pulled out on Sunday that lie couldn't be butchered on Monday and George Runyan having things all his own way would charge a dollar a pound for beef. This sermon made folks so religious and peaceful that the board thought that they could monkey in safety with the glorious franchise and accordingly got out bills which were posted all over town Sunday night and which read as follows "They ain't going to be no election to-day. By order of the committee." When the glorious sun arose Monday morning and the citizens of Waynetown arose and loaded their shotguns and revolvers preparatory to the devotional exercises of election day, there was a mighty wail. Before the sun was an hour high it was decided to consult Ben Swank and act on his suggestion as to the legality of an election. Accordingly a messenger with a peace offering in the shape of a three gallon demijohn, was depost haste to the shrine of the legal light of Bristle Ridge. At noon a mighty cheer arose and the opinion of sage was delivered. It was: "Never lose a opporchunity to vote the rooster ticket." Amid the wild enthusiasm Morris Herzog, the friend of the poor man with a dollar to spend, mounted a beer keg and declared in fervid eloquence that as the saloons had closed the election had to go. This was in accordance to law, he asserted, and proved by a beautiful demonstration that an election could legally be held every night in the year after the saloons closed at 11 o'clock. His remarks evoked great applause and when he had finished Walter Claypool took him out behind an adjacent bar n*to drink some "Old Crowe"' with 1S7 1 blown in the bottle. When the chaste and lovely Morris got down off the barrel Ed Kelley mounted it and addressed the people declaring that the constitution gave every man the right to vote and that lie won hi stand by them now in their hour of need. This assurance settled it and the polls were opened with George Bowman and 'Squire Ilawcs as sheriffs and Uncle Billy Barton and Austin Itooe as challengers. The day was one of intense excitement which began when Mr. Hooe tore his white pants and swallowed a cigarette in his frantic haste to challenge the vote of Peter Smith, who had dared to come up to vote without a standing collar on. Walter Claypool was around as usual intimidating voters and driving many reputable citizens from the polls. Rev. Claude Hughes attempted to argue him out of the sinful position he had taken and the effort all but cost him his life. George Heffner and Morris Herzog combined their forces to break up the combination of Jacob Powell and Bill Faunce, and would have succeeded if Uncle Billy Osborn had not gone all over town declaring that Heffner and Herzog wanted their ticket elected in order that it might subsidize a brewery and pass an ordinance prohibiting churches within two miles of town.

Dovetail Company Branching Out. Under the present efficient management the Dovetail Company is pushing to the front. Heretofore the company has confined itself to the manufacture

of

buggy bodies, but this year the complete buggy ready for the paint is being put on the market. This means the employment of a few more men and by next year in all probability of quite a number of men. As far as Crawfordsville experience goes it has been the home enterprises, unaided by subsidies that have been a lasting and substantial benefit to the town.

CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1894.—TWELVE PAGES

•lulius Johnson, Colored.

AIIN. Cassie Johnson has filed suit in the Circuit Court asking that she be granted a divorce from her errant husband .lulius .Johnson, Julius, like a wicked wretch, basely deserted Cassie in January. '9:.', thus depriving her of someone with whom to share the money she made at the wash tub. Julius appeared to her in the first place as a veritable god of love, lie took her strolling out by the fill, and driving down in the valley, where the soft and wooing odor of the perennial beer keg mingles with oriental perfume of the widow Brady's billy goat. She rolled her melting wall eyes in ecstasy as he dilated on the sharpness of his razor, proudly exhibiting a string of ears from the woolly heads of conquered adversaries. The measured cadence of his quiet voice resembled the play of paradisical fountains as he told her of the infallibility of his "craps bones" or the celerity with which he rushed the growler upon occasions of harmless merrymaking. Finally their wedding was celebrated with the pomp incident to the entry of a side show to Covington, and for a season they''had chicken and watermelon every meal. Then the change came and Cassandra echoed in her heart the poet's plaint: "Was it something done? something said?

Some spoken word—turn of the head, Chunked liitn? Strange! In that very way love began, I us little understand lovo's decay." Julius began to wander and come home at night with strange hair on his coat and alien tooth marks on his neck. Then one night he came homo missing and has been missing since. He has done gone.

lieHolut IOIIH of Condolence.

The New Market Baptist church in regular session on March 30 appointed a committee consisting of Rev. Hugh McCalip and Zenia Wray to report appropriate resolutions on the death of Mrs. Margaret Wilhite. The committee reported the following which were unanimously adopted:

W IIK HE AS it lias pleased the divine Father to remove from our midst our aged and beloved sister, Margaret Wilhite: be it therefore

Resolved, that in the death of sister Wilhite we as a church have lost a friend that we cannot soon fox-get and be it further

Resolved, that in her liberal donation during our recent struggle to build a house for God, and in her bequest of 8800 left *us in her last will and testament, that she has builded for herself a monument in our hearts and in the hearts of the good people of this community that time will not soon deface and, be it further

Resolved, that we accept these benefactions as an evidence of her fealty and loyalty to the Divine Master1' at whose hands she will doubtless in due time receive her reward, and in the language of the text used in the celebration of her obsequies may it in truth ever be said of her: "Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord henceforth, yea. saith the spirit, they rest from their labors and their works do follow them."

An Interesting Meeting.

There was quite an enthusiastic union meeting of the Sunday schools at the Christian church Sunday afternoon to make arrangements for the coming county convention to be held at Center church, Monday, .May 21st, and judging from the interest manifested we may expect the best Sunday school convention ever held in Montgomery county. The following committees were appointed:

On Entertainment—Mrs. Frank Coss, Miss Lilly Coyle, Airs. Paul I turns. Mrs. C. O. Carlson, Airs. A. II, Ilernlev, Airs. W. S. Alofl'ett, Airs. M. I). Brit.ts, Airs. (i. A. Clarke, Airs. It. L. Ornbaun, Airs. F. M. Dice.

On Arrangements—Prof. 10. G. llorton, Messrs. George Mauser,

George

Itrower, Clarence Stroll. Tully Crabbs. On Decoration—Alisses Maine Gerard, Mortense Holden, Mary Mills' Flora Work, Anna Sliue.

l.stdogit'H Election.

Special to TheJournal. LADOGA, May 8.—Party lines were not drawn in yesterday's election and all the officers are new except Marshal. The following is the vote cast:

For Marshal—C. A. Snyder, 70 Henry Mclntire, 43 James Wolf, 50 Chas. Snodgrass, 20 R. D. Dicks, 14. Snyder's plurality, 14.

CJerk—Harry B. Bell, 151 Chas. Goodbar, 4(5. Bell's plurality, 105. Trustee, 1st Ward—P. P. MeGinnis, 112 John Gibson, 70. MeGinnis' plurality, 3(5.

Trustee, 3d Ward—W. S. Epperson, 136 Gransom Barnes, 40. Epperson's plurality, 90.

Trustee 5th Ward—S. L. Conn, 122 Wm. Ashby, 05. Conn's plurality, 57.' Treasurer—T. C. Lawrence 177.

The total vote cast was 214, the largest in many years.

Longvlew Kleotion.

But one ticket was in the field Monday at Longview and the vote was light. The following persons were elected to the various positions named:

Trustee, First District— II. 11. Tinsley. Trustee, Second District—James M. Galey.

Trustee, Third District—Wm. Berry. Treasurer and Clerk—T. N. Myers. Marshal—Milton Hamilton.

MEMORIAL DAY EXERCISES.

Coiiunlttci's Appointor 1»y Mt'PhciNon 1'ont »iiI Hie Woman's Krllof Corps.

Preparations are now in progress by MePherson Post and the Woman's Relief Corps for the proper observance of Memorial Day. On Saturday evening MePherson Post appointed the following committees to visit the various cemeteries May 30, and decorate the graves of their fallen comrades with Mowers and flags:

MASONIC CKMKTKUY—E. Nicholson, J. C. Fry, A. C. Switzer. D. C. Smith, Chas. Elmore.

Onn Fici.i.ows' CKMKTKUY—Jus. I toots, F. M. Mason, G. F. Myers, Anderson McMain, W. S. Gosnell.

Oi.N TOWN CKMKTKUY—C. AI. Butcher, C. L. Thomas, L. C. Ambrose, Robert Hopkins, Joseph McDaniel.

OAK Mir,I,—R. E. ltryant, lid Cole, W'm. F. Remley, II. II. Talbot, A. C. Jennison, Jas. Sanders, Joseph Stubbins, Brant Rusk.

CATHOLIC CKMKTKUY—.John .Johnson, John Kelly, Ira Powers. John Nolan.

The committee appointed to assist in decorating Music Mall is as follows: J. 1). Tracy, W. M. Webster.

The exercises at the court house on the morning of the 30th before the committees start will be different from former years. A five minutes address will be made by Rev. G. P. Fuson, prayer will be offered by Rev. R. S. Ir.glis and a song .will be sung by a choir.

The Woman's Relief Corps has appointed the following committees: Music HALL DKOOHATIONS—Alary D. Travis, Ilettie Talbot, Laura Williams.

AINTANGKMKXT OF FLOWKHS AT COURT HOUSE—BlancheGould, Anna Ambrose, Ella Webster, Adaline Wert, Olive Johnson.

COLLECTION OF FI.OWKUS—Anna Ross, Jennie Hutchinson, Lizzie Liter, Lida McDaniel, Margaret Crist.

OAK HIM. CKMKTKUY—Alice Duncan, Minnie McClamrock. MASONIC CKMKTKUY—Nellie IIolbl'ook, Hester Israel.

ODD FELLOWS' CKMKTKUY—Anna Frv, Kate Milliolland. OLD TOWN CKMKTKUY—Lida McDaniel, Mary ltillingsly.

CATHOLIC CKMKTKUY—Alice Dorsey, Lizzie Clemson. The programme of exercises at Music Hall will be announced in due time.

Partington Election,

Special to The Journal. DAKLINGTON, May 8.—We have met the enemy and he is ours. We met him in a plain, open field and his rout was complete. The meanest fight in the world is a family fight and that is what a few soreheads did for us under the head of morality. The entire Republican ticket was elected by majorities ranging from 25 to 04, and the Republicans of Darlington (not the mugwumps) are in trim for the next fight and are willing to execute a bill of sale to the Democratic party of all such Republicans as let them lead them by the nose to their death. Considerable scratching was done and some good work but everything was quiet and out of a possible two hunhundred, one hundred and fifty votes were polled.

Trustee, 1st Ward—R. C. Dunnington, rep., SO V. L. Craig, cit., ill: Dunnington's majority 25.

Trustee, 2d Ward—J. A. Peterson, rep., 102: J. A. Bowers, cit., 30 Peterson's majority (50.

Trustee. 3d Ward—7. Hunt, rep'., 1)8: L. AI. Dunbar, cit., 38 Hunt's majority 00.

Clerk.—(ieorge Gouser, rep., 84: 11. T. McGuflin. cit., .V.i Gouser's majority 25. Treasurer—S. G. Kersey, rep.. 90 L. I). Shannon, cit., 48: Kersey's majority 42.

Marshall—S. P. Millner, rep., J06.

An Octogenarian Foot ltnce.

The Logansport Journal gives the following which will interest many of the older residents of this city, as it recalls to mind one of the old characters who flourished here in former years. Mr. I'urcell built the old Purcell House, a four story hotel, which stood on the corner where Union Block now stands. At one time it was the leading hostelry of the city. Many amusing stories are told concerning the landlord of those days. But to the foot race:

The several octogenarians whom Hanibal Purcell was expecting to contest with him the champion 80 year-old sprint record of the State did not come to the scratch yesterday afternoon when the race was called at the driving park. The hale old gentleman who delivered the challenge was on hands, however, ready to run or jump with any and all comers of his age. A half-mile race was arranged between Mr. Purcell and Benj. Simmons, of the West Side, lhe latter is 7(5 years old but despite his handicap of six years All. I urcell beat his man by twenty yards. Me jogged around the track in 5:58.

Marriage Licenses.

M. C. Long and Violet D. Fail. Joseph Stonebraker and Lizzie E. i.anc.

PART SECOND

Tommy, the Tough.

Tommy Browne is a bad little boy at the Orphans' Home who is so bad that he will have to be sent to the reform school and that's all there is about it. Tommy has had a bad iniluence on the cherubic little orphans at the home and has caused the matron a barrel of trouble. Me has flatly refused to say his prayers for six months and recently organized among the orphans a secret order called the N. P. G. (No Prayers Go) club and had perfected a scheme to murder the matron some night and make off with all the orphans to join C'oxey's army. The other day while the matron was sewing a button on his coat he tied one end of a string to her belt and the other to the handle of the tea kettle full of boiling water on the stove so that when she started away she pulled the tea kettle off the stove and scalded the cat to death. Tommy then took the cat out in the yard and forced his little playmates to cat it for roast rabbit. Me stole sugar at the table, got up early so he could pour the eontents of the water pitcher in his playmates' shoes, stuffed putty in the keyhole of the door where the quinine was kept, gave the little girls balls of soap for candy, put salt in the cream pitcher and the matron's bed, striped his white pants with ink so he could play he was Ward Burrows in prison, and, in short, committed every crime in the juvenile caloudar. Yes, Tommy will have to go to Plainfield.

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Crop liullctin.

Excessively warm weather, much tain and moderate sunshine were very beneficial to -vegetation in general. All crops are in a promising and ad* vanced condition. Wheat unci clover are

blooming in some localities of the southern portion. Oats, rye and grass JM'G growing rapidly. Potatoes have come up. Although interrupted by occasional rains, much corn was planted during the past week in some localities the planting is completed, or nearly so in the central portion, in some fields, corn is almost high enough to be plowed. Fruits continues blooming some blossoms .are falling off. Live stock is in good condition on good pasturage. Sheep shearing progresses the clip is very good. In the southern portion cutworms have made their appearance in localities, and in the central portion potato bugs.

At Ills Old Tricks Again.

A press dispatch from Los Angeles says: "Lucky" Baldwin was to-day sued in the Superior Court by Miss Lillian Ashley, of Boston, for $75,000 for seduction. Miss Ashley alleges in her complaint that from March 3, 1893, to Dec. 7, 1893, she had been living in LosAngeles with Baldwin and that she became a mother of his child. The plaintiff has a long array of distinguished attorneys to conduct her case." "Lucky" is a tough old rip and has become involved in more scrapes of this kind than any man known to a bad fame. Several birds from this neck of the woods have been fancied for a season.

Old AI id land ICxtcnxioii.

A construcion crew has been sent into Clay county by the Chicago & Southeastern Co. t4 resume construction on its line of road. The Brazil extension, it is said, will be completed by May 25th, at which time the Aluncie extension is also to be thrown open to the public. The road will then be 135 miles in length from Aluncie to Brazil, on the line of which there will be six or seven among the best towns in the state. It-is rumored that the Lake Erie & Western is now behind this corporation and pushing the work so as to get access into the coal field.

SeriouH mm way.

Wednesday as James Baldwin was driving into the city he met with a very painful accident. He was driving across the Dry Branch bridge at the old creamery when his horse coming suddenly upon a big sign displayed at the north end shied suddenly, throwing Mr. Baldwin over the steep embankment upon the stones below. He was terribly bruised and cut up and it will be some time before he recovers from the effects of his hurts.

Death of Wllllmn Warner.

Wm. Warner, the well known traveling man for woolen goods, died Sunday at his home in Louisville. He had been making Crawfordsville for nearly fifteen years and has hosts of friends here. He went home from here three weeks ago sick and grew worse until relieved by death.

For Coroner.

Dr. E. W. Keegan will be before the Republican convention as a candate for coroner and will of course make a strong race. His long services in the Republican party no less than his recognized fitness for the place would make him a strong part of the} strong ticket that the Republican county convention is going to nominate.