Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 14 September 1894 — Page 7

TOLD OF MOBS.

"Witnesses in Debs' Case Relate Stories of Violenoe.

THE TRIAL RESUMED AT CHICAGO.

Intimation That the Flea of Self-Defensa Agalnut Alleged Conspiracy of the General Managers Will

Be Set Up.

AT IT AGAIN.

CHICAGO, Sept. 12.—Tuesday morniner the United States circuit court. Judge Woods presiding, took up again the oontempt cases against the officers of the American Railway union.

General Superintendent Charles Dunlap, ol the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific railroad, was the first witness sworn. He testified that at the be-i ginning of the strike about 582 employes of the Rock Island "went out." His further testimony related to the rioting at Blue Island, the upsetting and burning of cars and other destruction of property. Witness was very sure that if there had "been no violence the Rock Island would have had no trouble in filling the strikers' places. Plentj' of men came voluntarily, wanting work. Many who were eager to work were timid, because of fear of violence. He had had twentysix years' experience in the* management of railroads. He had known of various strikes during that time, but he never knew of one that was not accompanied by violence.

General Managers Scored.

Mr. Gregory conducted the cross-ex-amination. After some general questions Mr. Gregory began a series of interrogatories that seemed to indicate a purpose on the part of the defense to bring into court the telegrams and correspondence of the General Managers' association. He asked many questions as to the General Managers' association.

Mr. Walker said that while the government would not interpose a formal objeotion he would suggest that this line of testimony was irrelevant.

Judge Woods replied that he did not see the relevancy of the testimony which Mr. Gregory was trying to elicit.

Mr. Gregory replied that he considered the matter very important. "If the court will admit the testimony, and the witnesses who know most about the facts will be obliged to testify, we can show, I think, that this General Managers' association was preparing to reduce the wages of the employes of these railroads and to do so by a combiner tion, and that this was the real cause of the strike. From one end of this country to the other we have heard the sympathetic strike denounced. It is said that some strikes may be all right, but the present strike is wicked and criminal. Judge Cooley said that no board of arbitration—and I add that no injunction of a court—can compel men to work if they do not want to. Since the adoption of the thirteenth amendment to the constitution no man can be kept in involuntary servitude unless for a crime of which he has been properly convicted. Now, these employes on the Rock Island had a right to quit work. No injunction could prevent them from quitting or from advising others to quit. The government has offered certain telegrams sent by these defendants they have proved violence but there has been no proof of connection between the facts. A man has a right to quit work whenever he wishes."

Krwin's Plea for Mitigation. There was some further discussion of the admissibility of the evidence suggested by Mr. Gregory. Mr. Erwin made a brief but impassioned speech, in which he said that all evidence tending to mitigation of the defendants' acts should be admitted He said: "The whole nation had been shocked and horrified by the inhuman cruelty of the Pullman company toward Its employes, and these men were moved •with sympathy for their suffering fellow men. Then :wben the power of the government, iwhich should be held over its oitizens to 'protect them in their rights, like ,an mt is. was used to crush them, and, as they believed, to crush organized labor at the desire of a combination of the railway corporations, can there be wonder that the men became incensed'/" "If these men were on trial for criminal acts, as criminals, the plea of mitigation would be more in order," replied the court. "If they were worked up by passion and by wrongs, real or fancied, and were carried away by their feelings to do some acts before reason and judgment resumed their sway, this might be offered in mitigation. But this is a case where the court issued an injunction, and, it is charged, the injunction was violated."

Mr. Gregory contended that even the information on which the present proceedings are based did not make out a. case of violation of the injunction bv ilio respondents. It was not even charged that the acts of violence set out were the result o* the telegrams sent by l)eb-.

Further Stories Vio'ence. In the -. moon Elmer E. Clitheron, an r.giueer on the l.urlii.gton, ^ave a 1 '.n actual of his auventures July ft with engine 400, which the mob derailed and ditched at Millard avenue by laying steel rails across the tracks when he was going 20 miles an hour.

W. T. Baker related how June 28 he was delayed on a Northern Pacifio train at Livingston, Mont., eleven days by Debs' boycott. He was on a committee to telegraph Debs about it, and as no reply came at once he deserted his train and got home some other way. John Clark, a Baltimore & Ohio yard master at South Chicago, told how the mob detained passenger and freight trains there, and smashed the windows of the cars at Brighton

Park. JolmN. Soal, division superintendent of the Mobile & Ohio railroad, sta* I tioned at Cairo, 111., gave a telegraphic correspondence between himself and

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Debs, by means of which he got the boycott on his road suspended on condition of refusing to haul Pullman sleepers.

Didn't See Debs.

The proceedings of the day closed with the testimony of George Cone and James Conniff, two 14-year-old messenger boys of the Western Union, who were called to testify as to the telegrams they received and delivered at Uhlich's hall and the Revere house. But, according to their evidence, they received no telegrams from Debs and delivered only one to him, and the receipt for it had mysteriously disappeared. They 6aid Debs' name was signed to receipts freely by one or more men around the headquarters. As to Debs himself they hardly ever, if ever, got their eyes on him.

THE MAINE ELECTION.

Republicans Jubilant Over Their Success at the Foils. AUGUSTA, Me., Sept. 12.—The republicans regard the result of the election aB the biggest victory they have ever achieved in this state. The vote for governor, whioh two years ago was 180,000, is reduced 15,000 to 23,000, but even with this it is alleged that Cleaves received 70,000 votes. In every one of the sixteen counties of the state the democracy has been defeated. Every county in the state has probably gone republican, which is something phenomenal. The returns show nothing but republican ga'.ns. The returns so far indicate that John Johnson, democrat, will not get over 26,000 votes, to 43,000 cast for him two years ago, and this may be reduced by later returns. All four of the republican congressmen are elected by largely increased majorities.

The republicans have carried both branches of the legislature, electing a solid senate, which two years ago stood thirty republicans and one democrat. In the house of representatives, which consists of 151 members, and which two j'ears ago 6tood 107 republicans and 44 democrats, the republicans, it is believed, have elected 142 members, while the remainder have been elected by the democrats and populists.

Reed's plurality in the First district is 8.329 Dingley's in the Second, 8,800, Milliken's in the Third, 8,500, and Botitelle's in the Fourth, 8,600.

LEWIBTON, Me., Sept. 12.—The following is the vote for governor from 300 towns, oompared with the vote cast in the same towns in 1898:

Henry B. Cleaves (rep.), 65,984 Charles F. Johnson (dem.), 85,104 L. C. Batoman (pop.), 1.779 Ira G. Hersey (pro.), 8,282. Republican plurality, 32,866.

In 1892 the same tows voted as follows: Henry B. Cleaves (rep.), 54,853 Charles P. Johnson (dem.l, 43,859 L. C. Bateman (pop.), 2.904 Aaron Hussey (pro.), 2,057. Republican plurality, 10,994.

RECIPROCITY WITH CUBA.

Duties to Be Kcimposed on American Products—Official Notloe. WASHINGTON, Sept 12.—Consul General Williams at Havana under date of August 24 has sent a dispatch to Acting Secretary of State Uhl, a copy of which has been transmitted to Secretary Carlisle, giving the translation of a telegram received on the day previous by the governor-general of Cuba from the minister of the colonies at Madrid, directing the latter to replace the duties on American products in that island and in Porto Rico as soon as the new tariff bill went into operation.

This is the first official notification received by the treasury department of the restoration of duties by any country which was a party to the reciprocity agreement provided for by the McKinley law. This action of the Spanish government will reimpose duties on many articles exported to Cuba from the United States, including meats in brine, bacon, hams, lard, tallow, fish, oats, starch, cottonseed oil, hay, fruits, woods of all kinds, agricultural implements, petroleum, ice and coal and restores the reductions made on corn, wheat, flour, butter, boots and shoes.

BASEBALL.

Result of Recent Games Between Professional Clubs. National league games on Tuesday resulted as follows: At Chicago—Chicago, 17 Boston, 3. At Cleveland (two games)—Cleveland, 13 New York, 8 New York, 9 Cleveland, 1. At Pittsburgh (two games)—Pittsburgh, 9 Philadelphia, 7 Pittsburgh, 9 Philadelphia, 6.

We stern association: At Quincy— Lincoln, 4 Quincy, 1. At Jacksonville—Jacksonville, 27 St. Joseph, 17. At Peoria—Peoria, 5 Omaha, 3. At Rock Island Des Moines, 8 Rock Island, 6.

Symp tthtr.*d with Strikers.

SAN FBANCISCO, Sept. 12.—Benjamin Shearer, manager of the Western Union telegpaph office at Reno, Nev., and his corps of assistants have been dismissed from the service at the instigation of the war department of the United States on the ground that they were in sympathy with the recent strike of the American Railway union.

Four Out of Five Drowned. NEW YORK, Sept. 12.—The steamer Portia, from Halifax, has arrived and reports she ran into and sunk the three-masted schooner Dora M. French Monday near Cuddyhunk light. Four out of the five men comprising the schooner's crew were drowned. The accident occurred in a dense fog.

•Singular Suicide.

MILWAUKEE, Sept 12.—The body of John Sehomaiioki was found hanging from a tree in the Fourteenth ward park Tuesuay. A letter found in his pocket told that he had committed the deed in de.ereuoe to the wishes oI his wife, who often said she wished he was «.'.ead.

Won't Cut Their lluir.

SHANGHAI, Sept. 12.—A Japanese Ci.id ii.is Ov.cii i.-^ueu hibcjull.ern Corea people to cut off their I hair as a vnlcen of their submission to I '1 ,:e people remse oo obey the

edict, preferring to light.

THE FINAL TRAMP.

Pittsburgh Witnesses Probably tha Last G. A. R. Parade.

HEROES GROW TOO FEEBLE TO MARCH,

Forty Thousand of Them, However, Keep Step Through the Streets of the Smoky City to tha Old

War Tunes.

IN THE BANKS AGAIN.

PrrTBBTBGH, Pa., Sept. 12. Forty thousand men who fought to save th« union marohed through the cities of Pittsburgh and Allegheny. The old familiar war tuneB, to which they and their comrades rushed to victory or to death, filled the air and echoed back from the surrounding hills. The musio made their hearts beat as in the stirring times of thirty years ago, and brought the flush of patriotism and courage to their cheeks. But while they stepped out boldly and bravely, they could not straighten their bent forms nor conceal their gray hairs and furrowed cheeks. They .carried no heavy rifle with its glittering bayonet, but aided their aged limbs with walking canes, while here and there in the line of blue came a comrade on crutches. They marched no more beneath the yawning muzzles of frowning cannon, but past battery after battery of bright eyes while the fair enemy waved white handkerchiefs and applauded with sweet voices.

Viewed by Throngs.

On every street corner and vacant lot rose tier after tier of human faces, and as the veterans passed cheer after cheer greeted them. Every window along the route, the fire escapes and roof tops were crowded, while the sidewalks were packed solidly from the building line to the wire rope stretched along the curb to prevent interference with the free movement of the parade of the Grand Army of the Republic.

At 10:30 o'clock the parade started from the historic Monongahela house, on the banks of the river from which it takes its name. First came company A, second battalion naval reserves, N. G. P., guard of honor to Commander in Chief Adams. Then followed the departments of the Grand Army of the Republic in the following order:

Illinois, Wisconsin, Ohio, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maine, California, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, Potomac, Virginia and North Carolina Maryland, Nebraska, Michigan, Iowa, Colorado and Wyoming Kansas, Delaware. Minnesota, Missouri, Oregon, Kentucky, West Virginia, South Dakota, Washington and Alaska, Arkansas, New Mexico, Utah, Tennessee. Louisiana and Mississippi, Florida, Montana, Texas, Idaho, Arizona, Georgia, Alabama. North Dakota. Oklahoma, Indian territoi-y, Indiana, Pennsylvania.

Lavish Decorations.

The decorations of the two cities were most lavish. It was stated by men who had attended many previous encampments that while individual displays may have been excelled in other cities, they had never seen decorations on such a generous and general scale. Hardly a dwelling, no matter how poor or how far from the route of parade, but at least had a flag, and usually a display of bunting as well, while the business houses in ever}part of the cities made a gorgeous showing.

It is impossible to form any accurate estimation of the spectators. Every available inch along the route as packed, every side street was jammed full of people for a hundred yards, and the housetops for blocks away were hidden by masses of enthusiastic ipplauders. A rough estimate is that between 500,000 and 600,000 people saw the parade.

May Be the Last Parade.

This was probably the last time the veterans will turn out in such force, as it is seriously contemplated by the grand army officials, in view of the advancing age and infirmities of the members, to abandon this most attractive feature of the national encampment. Therefore they proposed to make the last parade a success, and tramped over the two miles of route with the same determination that characterized them when they marched against the southern armies.

The arrangements for the comfort of the marchers were excellent. At short distances apart were stationed emergency hospitals,with the red cross fluttering before the door, while all along the route were men with cool water and lemonade for the veterans.

Gov. Pattison, of Pennsylvania, with his staff and a number of notable men and women from all parts of the country, occupied the reviewing stand in the Allegheny park, and saluted each division as it swung, around and passed in review.

Elected Officers

The National Association of Naval Veterans met during the morning and elected the following officers: Commodore, Will E. Atkins, Cincinnati captain and shipmate, George C. Ireland. Brooklyn commander, 3. W. Shaw, Zanesville, O. lieutenant commander, J.J. Oilman, Boston.

Campllres at Night.

After the parade the veterans prepared for the campflres and reunions in the evening. Every hall and public building in Pittsburgh and Allegheny held an enthusiastic crowd of old soldiers and their friends. The guest of honor at all of them was Gov. McKinley. He was billed to speak at three or four different places, and was rapidly driven from one hall to another.

Judge Long Withdraws.

The G. A. R. political situation is very hot and the friends of the candidates for commander in chief are working like beavers for their friends. Judge Long, of Michigan, formally withdrew from the race for commander, thus leaving the contest practically between the Indiana and Illinois candidates. The present commander in chief, Adams, favors 'Walker, of Indiana, and so expresses himself privately, but Lawler's friends are hopeful of success, and will not admit that there is any such thing as defeat.

SHORT SPECIALS.

Don Pio Pico, the last Mexican governor of California, died at Los Angeles. He was 04 years old.

Mrs. Robert Kinzia, with one exception the oldest settler of Chicago, died in Omaha, where she was visiting a son.

Algernon 11. Wiloox, who is said to have made 81,400,000 by fraudulent land schemes, was arrested in New York.

Populists representing but half the counties of New York met at Saratoga and nominated Charles B. Matthews for governor.

A commission composed of foreigners declares after investigation that the Japanese were the aggressors in the naval fight of July 20.

Seven thousand visitors aided the people of Grand Junction, Col., to celebrate peach day. Specimens of astonishing size were exhibited.

Democrats of the Eighth Wisconsin district renominated Congressman Barnes, and in the Sixth district Congressman Wells was again named.

Pinkston, secretary-treasurer

of the Western Iron Works company of Butte, Mont., is 812,000 short, and was arrested while trying to leave the country.

Nearly 300 delegates are in attendance on the meeting of the Illinois grand lodge of Good Templars at Decatur. Reports showed a gain in membership.

Henry Meyer and Thomas Collins were nominated for congressmen at large by Pennsylvania democrats to fill vacancies caused by death and declination.

Testimony showing the Western union Telegraph company and certain police captains were in collusion with green goods operators was given before the Lexow committee in New York.

i'ifMrg. (iougur's Libel Suit. BOSTON, Sept. 12.—Mrs. Helen M. Gougar and Congressman Elijah J. Morse were both present in the United States circuit court Tuesday when tha libel suit against the congressman for 825,000 damages was begun. While speaking at Attleboro, Mass., in October, 1892, for the prohibition party, Mrs. Gougar challenged Mr. Morse to a public debate. In his reply the congressman used several terms which she resented and the Buit is the result.

Man Killed by a Gas Explosion. ASHLAND, Pa., Sept. 12.—A terrible explosion of gas occurred Tuesday afternoon in the Centralia colliary mines, operated by L. A. Riley & Co., by which George Electra was instantly killed, James Fergarty was fatally injured and John Cook seriously burned. Two Hungarian laborers, whose names could not be learned', were also injured. The gas was ignited by Electra's naked lamp.

Customs Receipts at New York. WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.—The statement of the monthly receipts from customs for the port of New York for the last ten days—practically the first ten days of the new tariff act—shows a total of 83,844,219, as against 88,723,031 for the preceding ten days. Not one dollar in gold coin or gold certificates was received during the ten days at that port.

A Royal Gift.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 12.—The sultan has again given practical evidence of his interest in America. His majesty was deeply moved by the tragic details which reached here of the forest files in Minnesota and Wisconsin, and he has given 300 Turkish pounds for the benefit of the sufferers.

A Stage Robbed.

PHCENIX, A. T., Sept. 12.—Word has reached here that a stage was held up 7 miles south of Congress late Sunday by two masked highwaymen. Six passengers were in the coach. They were relieved of all their valuables, the bandits securing S500 in coin Officers are in pursuit of the robbers.

Forest Fires In Algiers.

AI.GIKKS, Sept. 12.—Forest fires of immense proportions are raging around Bona. The smoke is so dense that the sky is obscured over an area of CO miles. The heat from the burning forests is excessive and can be felt as far as Tunis, between TO and 100 miles east of Bona.

Work In the Comptroller's Office. WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.—The annual report of the comptroller of the currency shows that the total number of accounts, claims and cases settled during the fiscal year ended June 30 last was 33,105, involving 8280,602,002.

Is Not the Noted Banker.

LONDON, Sept. 12.—Baron Erlanger, whose death was announced in a dispatch from Geneva, was Baron Victor Erlanger and not Baron Emile Erlanger, the head of the well-known banking liouse of London and Paris.

Limit for Damages Removed. ALBANY, N. Y., Sept. 12.—The constitutional convention has passed the amendment removing the statutory limit of So,000 actions for recovery of damages for injury resulting in death.

Women Vote In an Iowa Town. SIGOL'HNKY, la., Sept. 12.—This place has the distinction of being the second place in Iowa where woman has voted. Waterworks carried Monday—377 for 58 against. Seventy-two women votecL

Won a llig Stake.

TEHHE IIAUTK, Ind., Sept. 12.—B. B. P. won the Clark's Horse Review stake, worth 321,575, in the races here Tuesday. Azote reduced his mark to 2:08 in the 2:10 trot.

The Big Fight Off.

CHICAGO, Sept. 12.—Peter Jackson has refused to sign articles for a fight with Corbett before the Sioux City club and will draw down his stake rnouey.

Dropped Dead.

CHICAGO, feept. 12.—Dr. Sw&yze li. L. Morrill dropped dead in the Illinois Central depot from heart disease. Ha Lad just returned from Ann Arbor.

SWAMP COLLEGE.

Eli Grimes and family have moved to town. Fred W. Shrader will teach at the Dowen school.

Some, of the farmers here are through sowing wheat. Jake and Mort Shrader are sowing wheat this week.

James H. Shrader is working for Dr. Straughn this fall. John Kennedy will move in with John Jones to live.

The farmers are harvesting their clover seed down here. George Grimes has sold some pota toes at 50 cents per bushel. ^Miss Emma Smith has purchased a bicycle and is learning to ride.

Swamp College correspondent was at the Crawfordsville fair Thursday. llezekiah Evans and wife visited friends in Putnam county Sunday.

John Gott and family, of Illinois, have moved in with hi's father, J. S. Gott.

Miss Emma Miles, of Brown's Valley, will teach the Swamp College school this winter.

Uncle John llanna takes his pallet out under the shade of a tree to take a nap at noon.

Ask Aaron Graham when he is going to harvest his smartweed crop. It is almost ripe.

Aaron Graham and family are going to move to Russellville this fall to school the children.

The name of the girl who fell from Lovers' Leap at the Shades was Mary Aller, instead of Allen.

George Graham was married on last Thursday to Miss Stella Butcher, of Putnam county. wish them a long and happy life.

George Jones has made some improvements on his farm, putting some new wire fence on the west side, and he has closed the public pass WIIJ between his farm and Graham's.

MAl'LE GROVE.

Olla Pellley is at home now. The harvest meeting was well attended.

A party at Mart Miller's Saturday night. George Foxworthy has quite a lot of fine tomatoes.

This community was well represented at the fair last week. Jas. Wright visited the family of John Wright near Eden Sunday.

Geo. Clark and wife entertained friends from Greencastle Friday. Rev. D. C. Campbell, of White church, attended services at Bethel Sunday.

John F. Himes is erecting a handsome cottage on his farm near Ladoga. Miss Nannie Miller, of New Market, will work at J. M. Harshbarger'sa few weeks.

Mrs. Hannah Ronk and Wm. Odell, of llonkville, called in our vicinity Saturday.

We extend our sincere thanks to THK JOURNAL COMPANY for the prize awarded us.

Miss Amanda Webster and Clayton Mahorney made a flying visit to Russellville this week.

John Everson and family of Eden vicinity, and D. Mahorney and family visited at S. M. Iiiuies's.

G. W. Harshbarger entertained friends from Waveland, Whitesville, and Crawfordsville Sunday.

Mrs. Edna Deer, of Waveland, has been spending a few days with her sister, Mrs. Eva Harshbarger.

J. M. Harshbarger received quite a painful injury at the fair Friday, lie was looking at the wind pumps when one of the 1'aus turned suddenly striking his head.

We received a picture of Tun JouuNAL correspondents list week and think it very good. Every correspondent should have one. The only objection we can offer is that all the scribes were not there.

Rev. Trout, of New Carlisle, Ohio, delivered an eloquent address at the harvest meeting at Bethel Sunday at 11 a. m. He also addressed the children in the afternoon assisted by II. H. Keim. The collection for mission work amounted to $32.22.

ALAMO.

Dr. Lynn is getting better. Christian Endeavor every Tuesday night.

Dr. Spinning, of Wallace, was here Thursday. Doc Myers is able to walk without his crutches.

O. D. Humphrey was the guest of J. P. Wirt Saturday. Manly Booe expects to close his singing with a concert.

Andy Campbell has a well KM feet deep and 74 feet of water. Lillie Lytle is visiting her grandmother in Crawfordsville.

Miss Itilla Fishero will teach our primary school this winter. Robert Titus and George Fishero are building a house near Kingman.

Quite a number passed through here Friday on their way to the fair. J. 1'. Wirt transacted sow legal business for hir Rusk iieirs Tvn.-sd.t /.

Mrs Jonas I,'mini re*' was he eSutnrday calling on friends and visiting the sick.

IV te Fishero has Lis shop on t! corner ut .Main ro&o aim i'lcinkiiti street.

Maud Cason left Tuesday for Cayuga where she will work in the canning taetory.

Grace Talbott, who was the guest of Mabel Titus, is now visiting relatives near Waveland.

Jim Stanford and family visited friends in Crawfordsville lastWeek and attended the fair.

Ed Truax and Everett Harrison went to Indianapolis last week lo see the great show, "I'ompeii."

Douglas Humphrey and family, of near Terre Haute, visited relatives and friends here last week.

Watermelons are cheap. There were two loads here Tuesday from Howard, Parke county.

Willard McSpadden and Tilman Gass have traded property and were exchanging houses Monday.

The Little Baud under the supervision of Rose Titus is a success, the average attendance being eighteen.

Miss Nannie Sawyer, who has been so low with lung trouble, was the guest of Mrs. Clark last Friday at Dr. Brown's.

Mr. Heath has anew kind of clover which he has sown ami is up nicely and of course the recent rain will give it a start for winter. If it proves a success we will all want it and he can supply us with the seed next fall.

Mrs. Iannie Campbell is visiting in Crawfordsville this week. Everybody will be glad to see her out again, as she has been sick for almost a year. 1annie, we hope the trip will do you good and you will come home much better.

TIGER VALLEY.

Wheat sowing has begun. School begins here the 17th. Clover seed not all threshed yet. The farmers are cutting up their corn.

Charles Sanford is painting for Clay Clark. A. J. Abbott has erected his new wind pump.

Will Hankins reports the crop very slim in the far West. Mrs. Albert Peterman, of Mace, is very sick at this writing.

R. E. Dice is doing a fine job of painting for Curtis Edwards. Frank Shuey is now working for his brother Harry, near Clinesville 1 he S. of \. are taking turn about sitting up with the sick in Mace.

Gilbert Wilson and sister visited friends near Darlington Saturday. Miss Lora and Leva Ilankins. nf Balhinch, are visiting here this week.

Frank Armstrong has repaired his mill and will grind every Saturday. The champion wood cutters of Beckville, are cutting wood for.I. M. Walkup.

Ed Linn and Alonzo Jackson have their new patent gate in running order.

H. C. Finch has completed his job of metal work for II. C. Clark, at Lmnsburg.

It is reported that George Hugelheim will stay through winter at Fairland.

J. B. Linn reports up to date 282 bushelsof clover seed threshed this year.

J. M. Walkup, our fine stockman of this place, shipped a fine hog to Woodstock, Virginia, Monday.

The farmers of this vicinity will sow a large crop of wheat this year than ever and the man that wants a good job of threshing should speak a year ahead of time.

The farmers are doing less work, less building and repairing this year than ever. If any one can tell what causes this, will he please answer in next week's paper. We hope after tliis fall that the tide will turn and the country overflow with silver coins and gold by the cart load and paper by the bale. Anyone that wishes to take this subject up will write a few lines in next week's paper.

NEAR COLFAX.

Albert Dunbar says he is in it now. Laura Ermentrout is reported better. Hob Bowers sports a new bnckboard. White bonnets are the order of the day.

Bell Campbell was at Lafayette last week. Will Peterson is still alive but looks awful bad.

John I larriman spent Sunday with Willie Peterson. J. i'. I larriman is cutting broom worn for 11. Ermenti out.

The flowers were in bloom last Sunday evening at church. Meeting at White church every Sunday evening at 7 o'clock.

Albert Harmison and wife were the guests of Sol Peterson Sunday. Grant Cook and wife and Lulu Ermentrout attended the fair at Crawfordsville Thursday.

Charley Campbell and Levi Fisher attended the basket meeting at Ladoga Sunday. Tliey report a good time.

Boys look out for that nice young man. He has finely taken the young widow in and some times takes the little girl.

Meeting at White church every two weeks at 1():.'H) a. m.: Sunday school at ICHO p. in. and meeting every Sunday evening at 7 o'clock.

DREAMLAND.

Mrs. Rice passed through our midst Tuesday.": Mrs. Elizabeth Imel has been visiting in this vicinity.

Charley Rice has been cutting clover seed for Mr. Grider. Mr. and Mrs. Win. Points, jr., have been making applebntter.

A. F. Shepherd, of North Union, is sowing wheat for J. F. Caplinger. Miss Sallie Armentrout, the luture teacher of Ring Neck school, visited Miss Blanch Kelsey Sunday.

Mrs. Peterson, Miss Blanch Kelsey, Miss Allie McMain and Mrs. Annie Nickell visited Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Imel.

Mr. Tapp, son Harry and F. Niekeil combined busim:.-.-. pleasure lasi Sa in day by lauiog wheat -o the Deere mill for excuan^e UIKI o.\poring tho i^v!]' backbone.

KOWIK.N,

Yo.-t oa the pu.u kin. Wiieat sowing in full blast. Shoot! Bang! Who said watermelons?

Cole Dunn has started out a new huckster wagon. Robert Chapman is visiting relatives at his old home near Cincinnati.

George l'yles and family, of Dover, were the guests of Dr. Ware Sunday. Thomas Burk, the leading merchant of Colfax, was on our streets Tuesday

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Dagoes tu 1 have been quite numerous in our vicinity for several days past.

Since our last letter a fine bov has arrived at Allen Long's, and also oi at Chas. Stealer's.

Mrs. M. Hamilton has moved from her farm to Frankfort that her daughter Sylvia may complete her schooling.

James Ware has moved into Mrs. M. Hamilton's house on the farm and will attend to the stock and assist E. II. in