Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 24 August 1894 — Page 5

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THE LAST CALL

Before placing on our tables and shelves our im­

mense line for the coming season, there remains one

more chance for you to take advantage of the oppor­

tunity to gather in some of the bargains that remain

in our grand Mid-Summer

Clearance Sale

Bargains in all departments. All Summer goods

at exact manufacturing cost. No reserve. We have

received notice from our factory that our fall line will

be shipped in a few days and we must have room on

our tables to place them. The prices we quote will

Wholesale and Retail One-Price Clothiers,

Tailors, Hatters and Furnishers, Corner of

Main and Gieen Sts.

Goods sent on approval and delivered free to

any part of the county.

Indianapolis Sun: There are many strange circumstances surrounding the •death of E. W. Nicholson, the well known Indianapolitan who suicided in Washington,'Sunday. Only a few days •ago Meredith Nicholson, his son, received a cheery epistle from him and all arrangements had been made for him to return shortly and spend the remainder of his days at his old home.

His was a bright, sunshiny disposition, and on this account the mystery surrounding his death is doubly inexplicable. Mr. Nicholson, jr., is confident that the dead man killed himself in a fit of temporary insanity. "During the war," said lie, Monday, "my father received a severe wound in the abdomen which has annoyed him, more or less, ever since. At times he seemed to suffer and I believe it probable that the wound affected his mental condition."

Mr. Nicholson was a prominent member of the K. of P. and Grand Army. Both organizations have asked to be allowed to conduct the funeral, but the family has decided upon the simplest services possible. The remains will arrive Monday evening, and the funeral will occur Wednesday. The deceased was an Episcopalian, and the rules of that church will forbid the funeral services in Christ church, as had been contemplated. The family, thinks, however, that the fact of Mr. Nicholson's wound and temporary insanity will allow a suspension of the rules. The deceased was a member of the original Zouave company, organized by Lew Wallace, of Crawfordsville, and was, for a time, chief of Cien Cooper's artillery, which fired the first shell into Atlanta.

Jim Will Help.

Indianapolis Netoa: George W. Faris, of Terre Haute, the Republican nominee for Congress in the Eighth district, was here yesterday. Mr. Faris, like several of the Republican candidates for Congress in the State, is a young man. lie expects to be elected. He says it is understood at Terre Haute that Eugene V. Debs, President of the American Railway Union, will take the Stump for the People's party ticket. Mr. Karis will open his campaign in Parke county. He will be assisted by ex-Congressman Johnston.

Fou

tags see

N. B. Jas. R. Howard and Will Murphy

can always be found at the American.

More About Capt. Nicholson.

The Journal Co., Piunthiis.

How to ltaise Wneat.

Bulletin No. 15] of the Purdue experimental station has been issued. It is an important pamphlet and furnishes a comprehensive report of the wheat yields of forty-two different varieties sown, showing the average per acre, the lowest being 28.13 bushels, and the highest 45.73, the average being nearly 37 bushels. The best system of planting, cultivating, fertilizing etc., are discussed a,nd the results set forth. Some very interesting comparisons on the yield of the same grains at Illinois and Ohio stations are given. Altogether it is a valuable bulletin and should be in the hands of all wheat growers. It can be obtained without cost by addressing the Purdue University Experimental Bureau, Lafayette, Ind.

Pelted With Kice.

The Frankfort Crcscciit speaking of the approaching marriage of Prof. Horton to Miss Belle Fisher, of this city, and of James Fisher to a Lafayette girl says:

Prof. Horton and Miss Fisher visited here last summer, and for a joke, when they boarded the train for home, their friends here showered them with rice. Of course, all strangers supposed they were a newly wedded couple. Rice can appropriately be used ere long. James Fisher, or, we call him Jim, is too well known here to need any introduction. He is one of the popular brothers who own the Novelty store and has a host of friends who will wish him joy and happiness. Jim, the Orescent extends its best wishes. May you live long and prosper.

Thrown From a Bicycle.

Earl Johnson, the 12-year-old son of Sam Johnson, was thrown from a bicycle Monday and had his right arm fractured in two places and his wrist dislocated. It was the same arm that was broken last April but in a different place. He had a siege of sickness last Fall which continued through the Winter. The little fellow has had a hard battle for his life during the last year.

Huginetig Improving.

Now that it lias been settled that Congress is not to very materially change the tariff the business of the country is beginning to pick up. Postmaster "Voris states that the postotiice is the finest known index to the business situation. He reports that his business this month shows a healthy increase over last year and over the past several months.

THE OLD SETTLERS.

Their Annual Picnic Held at Darlington Yesterday.

A LIST OF THE PIONEERS PRESENT.

Addresses By 1». S. Kennedy, Ben T. Klstiue Silas Iliatt, John Corbin, J. C. Wingate—Good Music and a Sumptuous Dinner.

At the Darlington's Old Settlers' meeting Tuesday there was a slim attendance in the morning but later in the day a large crowd went to the grove, estimated at 3,000 ages. There were many more old people than is common at such meetings as the list will show. The day was perfect and the people enjoyed themselves together shaking hands and telling of the "good old times."

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people of all

Band music and a choir of singers furnished good entertainment. The President, Wm. Harland, called the 1 meeting to order at 10:30. The invoca-

tion was pronounced by Rev. Mr. Wor-

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rel. I The venerable Ben T. Ristinfef "of this city, was first listened to. Mr. Ristine is one of the oldest pioneers in this country. He told of the first sale of oats in Craw ford sville in 1823, when the small brush and stumps of trees I were plenty in Crawfordsville. There I were but few inhabitants. "We were a feeble folk then." In 1824 the first court was held in a cabin. The first trial was for stealing a cow. He went to the penitentiary. Our next court house was made of hewn logs. Court ia those days was a novelty, and many from a distance came to see and hear what the attorneys would say. There were few school houses and fewer teachers and there were not near so wise as Solomon. After this better school, houses were built. My school house was 18x24 feet, fire place the whole of one end, the doors were made of clapboards pinned on, no nails and no screws were then in use. Greased paper answered for panes of glass for light. Meetings for worship were held in cabins and private places, and can you doubt that the supplications sent up from these lmmble homes were not as devout and as acceptable as are those now made from our fine and comfortable churches. The first cabins that were built soon went to decay, and, with their occupants, are of the misty past. Civilization has come very, very memory runs back to those days with pleasure. "Fond memory brings the light of other days around me." In looking over our beautiful county seat we can see elegance and refinement, which have come to us very rapidly in these latter years. We should be very grateful to a merciful God for all of these blessings. To the young the difference of the first settlement of of this fair land from these days is not apparent. Every child now can have a good school education. Not so in the days of my time. Let me say we did all we could to get a passable education."'

rapidly, but fond

Silas Hiatt said: 71 years years. I folks are not going much longer, but I hope to better than this. I came

This is a great country enjoy the next world here in 1823.

Plenty of red men here then and they stayed among us until 1830, then these lands were dickered away from them by slick land traders, who, after getting the Indian drunk, paid for them with trinkets and red bandana handkerchiefs, which the Indian carried with him as sacred."

John E. Corbin said: "You call this Old Settlers' day, but it is a mistake. It is the second or third generation who have come here. About all the first settlers have passed beyond the river. The farmers were the first settlers. No professional men were here, not needed. The farmers called forth inventive genious. Their products were the cause of many inventions and improvements."

James Roberts, President of the Thorntown Pioneer Association, said: "I have lived in Indiana for 40 years and have not lost a meal from sickness. When I first came we occupied but one room, now we have many rooms. Indiana has been good to me and I am proud of my country. I came from England when a boy."

Here the Pioneer Association selected officers for the next year as follows: President, M. 15. Waugli Secretary, S. S. Martin. A picnic dinner was then enjoyed by all.

At 2 p. in., Hon. P. S. Kennedy was introduced, who said: "1 am glad that extended remarks are not called for or fashionable in late days. It is a misnomer to call these meetings 'Old Settlers' meetings,' for they are only attended by the descendants of the former ancestors. We here try to contrast the 70 years ago with the presl ent. It cannot be done. The common remark is, 'the old times were the best times.' We forget very much of the privations and discomforts of those old days. It is a delusion. I take issue with such sentiments. I can well remember when I used to take my fishing line and gourd filled with worms, but I forget the thorns that stuck into my bare feet. I forget when I had the whooping cough and other ills. I cannot forget the times I got a stick of candy, for they were so seldom. A death then was a rare thing and there was a wide-spread comment about it, but nowadays it is

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wonderful, were it not for the

expense of the funeral. We are in communication with the whole world, From this chance to learn at once of all the evil that passes leads many to conclude that we are getting worse as I a people, but it is a delusion. Because we hear so much more quickly does not prove this a fact. No other country has what we have— fine smooth roads, improved maehinery. fine buggies to ride in, fine crops almost every year, the finest grasses and the bluest skies over our heads,

We ought to be a happy people. No boy or girl is without a good common school education. A girl or boy can now learn more in three months that he did in three years. Look at the progress in farming. A man and team can do more work in one day now than I could with our plows in my young days, in ten days. In the old days we used to wear out the fertility of the land, now we know better. We keep the land "up and make it produce more and surer crops. We hear a great deal about strikes but the old times were bad for strikes men struck then for higher wages by striking down the trees, clearing the land to prepare it for their children to cultivate the great crops of to-day. Every year they got more pay out of the fields. That is the kind of strikes that paid. The late strike did not pay, but it ruined many. Everybody ought to devise some plan for employment. If we look around we all might be employed. Horace Greeley said a young man could hire out to another for a short time, but he ought as soon as possible get something for himself. Seventy-five years ago there was not a white man in Indiana Chicago did not exist. There was no cornfield in Montg jmery county. The people came since that time.

We a11 artake

'I have been here feel that we old to stay here very

something of our fore-

fathers. We have what they left and we are the most prosperous people on the earth. We are obligated to do all we can to preserve this glorious heritage of prosperity for those who come after us. We must educate ourjjeople. All must be so educated that they will execute and respect the law. No use to fight for liberty unless we maintain all law. It is as much our duty now to obey the laws as it was in war times. I am exceedingly glad to know that our rulers in government and our Governor stood up and vindicated the laws in the late struggle. Let us all learn that this is a union of States. We have a hope that our government will grow more glorious and become everlasting. No one dare dispute your right to all these privileges. Let us cherish them as great blessings. These to-day, thank God, are our heritages to transmit to those who come after us."

J. C. Wingate said: "Surrounded by these grand old people and knowing that you have listened to the old tried and true here today, I will only speak of a few things." He told a funny story about Nathan Beach and Win. Oliver, and a cat story that was "a whopper," if nothing else, it was engaging and funny. "We live in the world's corn field. No other place can you find a corn field 000 miles wide and 900 miles long. The great corn garden will some day be dotted all over with electric railroads and telephone stations, and this will be one great agricultural city spread over this beautiful plain. It is true that this country is bound to go on to full developmeni. No flag floats over a more magnificent country than this. We can not cornprehend what will be the development hereafter. Let us teach our children industry and that their fathers and mothers were nature's noblemen, for it took brave hearts to do what they did. Let us go to our homes and remember that great things are in store for all of the pe«ple who came from such forefathers."

John Tribbctt said he liad'''raised wheat on part of the land on which Darlington now stands, trumped the

wheat on a barn floor wit.li horses, cleaned it with a wheat fan, hauled it to Lafayette and sold it for 117}* cents a bushel, lie had cut the wheat with a reap hook. It averagee 25 to 40 bushels per acre. He had hauled corn to Lafayette and sold it for 12^ cents per bushel. He had the ague every day for nine months in a year, and had it often and long at a time.

A little son of F. M. Gouldsberry did himself great credit by a most excellent declamation which greatly pleased the audience, and brought forth hearty cheers.

The Old Missouri Harmony was used by note by the old ladies and gentlemen, and it sounded splendidly to those used to it long ago, and it was quite funny to the young. It was altogether well done and in place.

The only feature that marred the pleasure of the day was the gambling that was carried on. Three card monte, shell games and dice were used until many boys, and even men, were the losers of big sums of money.

Mrs. Dr. Berryman prepared a sumptuous dinner for the speakers, at her elegant home, and all enjoyed it to the fullest extent.

The following is a partial list of the pioneers present, together with their ages and the State in which they were born:

Ben T. Ristine.... John Curry Dr. J. A. Berryman. Reuben Foust P. S. Kennedy Emily Kennedy S. A. R. Beach T. N. Stokes Dr. I. E. G. Nay lor. W. G. Harland E. C. Pickering W. II. Stewart John Locltridge John Morris G. W. McCoy

J. C. McKinsey. Phebe Stewart.

VOE. TIME STATE neiti HOHN. sr. 71 Ind.

C7 08 Ind. 58 38 O. 80 09 i'enn. r.5 11 Ky00 41 Ky 00 58 0. 57 57 Ind. 75 50 Ind. 75 70 O. 73 58 O. 0!) 09 Kv75 03 Va. 77 02 O. 07 03 Ind. 50 50 Ind. 72 r.o Va. fir. 04 *o. 09 r.o Ind. ll Ind. 03 25 O. 5i 25 O. 09 40 Eng. 78 59

J. Lemmon Hannah Lemmon... James Roberts Hannah Wiseheart. Clarissa Raper Phebe Moore M. Clirisman F. M. Goldsberry... John Woodkins R. H. Welsh L. B. Hobson 70 J. Kirkpatrick H. C. Neal Malinda Plowman.. Matilda McClure.... John E. Corbin Joseph us Pyles J. M. Blue G. W. Conard J. M. Sellar J. A. Booher R. Jackman J. E. Cale Ilobt. Dunbar J. II. Booher J. A. Darroug.li.... Silas Iliatt

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50 50 Ind. 74 03 O. 50 50 Ind. 70 07 N. C. 0G 59 Ky. 50 32 Ky00 00 Ind. 00 00 Ind. 84 57 Va. 00 57 Va. 73 53 O. 07 07 O. •**r 07 y01 r.o Tenn. 00 00 I nd. 00 00 Ind. 05 03 I nd. 02 00 Tenn. 00 00 Ind. 71 05

71 05

W. W. McClure... G. W. Anderson.... Benj. Gilliland C. D. Cook Ellen Hamilton Sarah Cope.» Enoch Peacock John Tribbett II. W. Harding..... R. Dunbar Silas Dunbar John Booher Celesta Nay lor M. B. Waugh S. K. Blue Martin Mote Joseph Corns

C. Bowman.

Ind. Ind.

59 59 Ind. 01 50 Ind. 03 42 03 01. O. 59 59 O. r.5 41 Ind/ 83 50 Ohio 48 31. Ind. 57 nn Ind. 09 04 Ohio 04 04 I nd. 00 48 Ohio 58 58 Ind. 73 50 Ohio 70 70 Ind. 51 51 lad. 00 00 Ind. 79 02 Va. 78 04 S.Car. 58 2S Ind. 05 04 Ihio 70 00 Va. r.o 30 '(ia. 73 05 Ohio

Willis Jackman. John Peterson... G. W. Hutton... W. 11. Lynch.... T. B. Strain *l?orn in Crawfordsville in 1820. The oldest now living who was born there.

The Closing Days.

The Crawfordsville normal closes a successful term to-day. It is the first teachers' school here for six years. Rustling secured an enrollment of DO, and M. W. Baker and W. W. Ewing organized and managed the school. W. A. McBeth, of the State Normal School, E. W. Olive of Wabash, Val ltiggins of Hoone county, S. S. Stilwell of Warren, Supt. J. S. Zuck and Miss Louise Brown of this city, are among the instructors of the school. Physipsychology and penmanship have been presented in ways not before common with the teachers here. The enrollment by counties is: Montgomery GO, Tippecanoe 11, Boone 4, Clinton 1. Putnam 1, .Parke 1, Fountain 4, Warren 2. The school has been of benefit both to town and county. There will probably be an eight weeks' term next summer.

Half Kurc lit 1II11UIIU|IUH.

The managers of the great historical spectacle "The Last Days of Pompeii, which will be given at Indianapolis. September 3-22, have arranged for lialf-fare rates on all railroads leading to the Capital City. The spectacle is the most gorgeous and elaborate thing of the kind e\'er seen in this country, and has been produced in all the large cities with great success. d.vw

TRIED TO KILL HIS WIFE.

Mort Aeker (iocs After tlm I'artner of Ilia ItoHom With a Hi) StullVd Club.

For eight or ten years Mort Acker has been jumping up against the big" iron doors of the penitentiary trying to get in and there are those who seem to think that his perseverance will yet be rewarded. Mort has figured in more disreputable escapades than any young man in Crawfordsville or the region round about and now the police are after him. Some years ago the versatile young gentleman married a daughter of Betty Plush, the fat lady who operates out beyond the Monon station in what is commonly known as the "Black Hills." It appears that for several moons Mort and his wife have not been getting on exactly as husband and wife should get on. Monday night matters came to a climax when Mort descended on the home of his portly mother-in-law intent on killing his wife. He fiercely attacked her with a stout cudgel, and inflamed by liquor and passion as ho was, would undoubtedly have killed her but for the armed interference of the inmates of the place. On Tuesday Mrs. Acker instituted proceedings for divorce against her husband and also filed a complaint before Prosecutor Moffett charging Mort with assault and battery with intent to dill.

Knights of Pythias at Now Richmond. Friday, August 17, Henry Clay Lodge No. 288, K. of P., entertained their brother Knights from Veedersburg, Wingate, West Point and other places. The Uniform Rank from Veedersburg, twenty in number, came down on the 4:20 train and were escorted to the hall by the band. At 7:30 this Rank gave an excellent drill, after which they proceeded to the Opera House, followed by a large crowd of Knights and their ladies. A male quartette, furnished some delightful music. Grand C. C., James E. Watson was expected to be present to address the people but was unable to fulfill his appointment, and in his stead Union Hunt was the speaker of the evening His subject was the story of Damon and Pythias and was told to an interested audience, which many times applauded. The many funny stories with which his talk was liberally interspersed kept the audience in the best of spirits, which were in no wise subdued when it was announced that refreshments would be served in the Knights' hall. The hall was prettily decorated with bunting and flowers, the myrtle being predominant, avine of the same being laid in the center of each table and extending the entire length. A very pleasant social time was enjoyed by all. The favors were were sprays of myrtle.

The Indiana Htate Fair.

State more

The meeting of the Indiana Fair for 1894 promises to be of than usual interest. All indications point to a most comprehensive and elaborate display in all of the departments. The dates selected, September 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22, are especially satisfactory to the people of all parts of the State, as at that time all can well afford to leave the farm and work shop for a season.

The stock departments will be more interesting than ever before, as everything points to a big display in all classes, while the grade will be away above the average. Many animals that were displayed at the World's Fair last year will be present.. The competition is open to the world, and the world will compete. The splendid crops in all parts of the State will insure a big show in the agricultural section, and the poultry show will be better than ever before. Everything in to a in to make it so the people of the State must interest themselves enough to attend the fair at least one day. The low rates on the railroads and the attractive programme that will be given every day of the fair, the grand spectacular display each evening, and the attendant attractions of the capital city, should take hundreds of our people to see the fair.

The races during the fair will be one of the most interesting attractions. Some of the best horses in the countrv are already entered, and the success of this feature is already assured. With the finest and fastest track in the country, those who enjoy good races can not afford to miss the State Fair. The railroads will give a half-fare rate, and the fare may be even lower. Watch the dates and arrange to attend.

Weeklies Wanted.

t" would like to have several copies of Tim \Vkkki.y

Jouhxal

of August 17.

Any of our agents who have sample copies left will confer a favor by returning them.