Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 7 December 1894 — Page 3

VOL.162—NO. 40

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We Give You Nothing For Your Money

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Except"your money's worth. Are you not satisfied to be sure or that? We do not advertise the fact that we are selling clothing ac sixty cents on tha dollar, as we make a reasonable profit on every article we sell. Now and then we have exceptional opportunities to buy cheaply an instance of which will be found in those stylish frock and cutaway suits we are offering at

$12.00

It costs you nothing to examine—you don't have to purchase.

:-Tannenbaum Bros-:

Bushel Michigan Potatoes

These potatoes were selected by Mr. Barnhill and they are fine stock. We are ready to take orders for potatoes for you can buy them cheaper now than any other time this Winter. We have some choice Michigan apples that come with the Potatoes.

SUGARS.

We are offering inducements in Sugar by the barrel. A good time to buy Sugar.

Holiday Goods

We are receiving a big line of Holiday Goods. Come in and see them.

Barnhill,Hornaday& Pickett

D. C. BARNHILL,

runeral Director and Embalmer

New Btnford Block, 313 a. Washington St.

Furnished from Cheapest to the Best. Black and

White Funeral Car. The only White Funeral Car in the County. Residence 415 S. Washington St. Crawfordsville, Ind. J. B. SWANK., Assistant.

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WABASH AHEAD.

Her I'layers Scatter About Over the World Thanksgiving and Win Three Games.

Wabash foot ball players loomed up Thanksgiving a hundred on aside and took three games into camp. The first eleven, minus Allen, Wynekoop and Buchanan went to Richmond and defeated the team of Earlham college by a score of 12 to 8. Wabash made another touchdown but it was not counted as Huffer who had the ball was unfortunate enough to drop it and Earlham made a touchback. Earlham also made a safety by carrying Patterson over the Wabash line when he was trying to go around the end. Earlham put up a stout g-ame and treated Wabash royally giving the boys a Thanksgiving dinner and a reception. Will Uowdall umpired the game. The star playing for Wabash was done by Kern. Fry and Griest.

AT DAXVIM.E, IR-I..

Thursday a pick-up team, nominally the Wabash second eleven, captained by Bernard Cooper and composed of college and high school boys vvent to Danville, 111., at the urgent request of the Light Artillery football team of that city. Ostensibly they were to become victims to the sturdy rushers of the the brass buttoned boys, but in reality they simply showed the "suckers'' how to play ball. The teams lined up as follows:

Artillery. Black Campbell McNeill English Lfarni-:) Droit l-vtjb'.'ll Jossiuer Burktidlte-i

Position. Wabash Benson Weimer •Symp" 3ell

center

right guard right tackle right end left guard left tackle left end right half left half

Thoruton, capt. quarterback Guv fallback

Sweazey Deinaree Combs

Hurt

Cooper Clouser Shipp

Hartman

S. W. Thornton, referee: Clarence Stroh, umpire. The afternoon was decidedly unpleasant, rain falling and freezing in the hair of the players' bare heads. Consequently there were few spectators and twenty minute halves were agreed to. Danville won the toss and chose the goal. "Wabash No. 2 had the kickoff and in just one minute carried the ball over the line for a touchdown. Danville did not regain the ball except at kickoff during first half. Score at the end of first half, 18 to 0 in favor of Cooper's team.

The same game -was played during the second half, Danville having the ball "but two or three times. Two more touchdowns were made for Wabash No. 2, the final score -being 30 to 0 against Danville. Hartman kicked every goal. Great work was done by Clouser, Hartman and Bell, especially the latter. The "old man," Simp, was simply invincible. The game was good humored throughout and though Danville's team had never been scored against, all took the defeat philosophically. The boys were royally treated from start to finish. The young men showed themselves perfect gentlemen and we have an idea that all reports concerning their slugging proclivities are groundless.^ If the boys were encouraged and supported as they should be by their fellow townsmen, they would no doubt play good foot ball. A Wabash sympathizer put up a silk hat and a pair of shoes for the captain of the winning eleven. Cooper is to be congratulated. After a pleasant evening at the artillery sabre drill the boys came away, every man voting the day a very enjoyable one, and one that will no doubt be long remembered.

AT IIOCKVII-LK.

Sport Allen captained a pick-up team at* ockville the 20th that defeated the State Normal team by a score of 14 to 4. Allen played a wonderful game and made his team three touchdowns by superb rnns, one being for 95 yards. Witherspoon played a good game at quarterback.

Death of Mrs. Nettie Kent.

A special from Shelbyville says: "Mrs. Nettie Comfort Harter Kent died from an attack of paralysis last night. She was the daughter of David Harter, of Crawfordsville, where she was born July 28, 1851. She was marrried to Rev. Joseph H. Kent in Crawfordsville Sept. 8, 1870, and was left a widow by his death July 4, 1870. Nov. 24, 1877, she married George Kent, the brother of her first husband. She leaves three children. She graduated from the Chautauqua Circle of 1892. Funeral will be held to-morrow afternoon.

Birthday Celebration.

On Nov. 28, at the home of Eli Chadwick, four and half miles east of this city, at the old homestead, the children—four sons and two daughters, and their children, numbering twenty-four, also two great grandchildren—met to celebrate their mother's (Mrs. Berinah Chadwick) ninetieth birthday. She was born on Nov. 28,1804. There were also some relativos and friends present and nearly seventy partook of dinner.

.CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1894-TWELVE PAGES PART FIRST

FIRE GALORE.

Thanksgiving Day l'rovcft to he a Carnival for the Fire Fiend.

Thursday morning an alarm called the fire department to the residence of Mrs. Warner west of the college where the flames had gained a good headway. By hard work the residence was partially saved, but the loss will be considerable as the household goods were badly damaged. There was $700 insurance on the house.

Thursday the family of Henry Parrisli. living two miles out on the Yountsville pike started away from home to spend the day. When they had proceeded some distance when looking back they beheld their home in flames. A red hot stove had caused disaster and the house and all its contents were destroyed.

The fireman's ball was rudely interrupted last Thursday. Johnny Bell was waltzing most superbly with a little fairy whispering sweet nothings in her ear. and the rest of the brave laddies were doing likewise wlieu the dreadful cry of fire was heard and the engine house bell gave its ominous announcement. Gentle reader, if you have never forsaken the warmth and joy of the ball room to stand in the drenching sleet in your dress suit and hold the dirty nozzle of a fire hose you are not fittly constituted to appreciate the feelings of those gallant young men. There was a hurrying to and fro and a hustling to the residence of J. K. P. Thompson on south Green street. A fire had broken out about the roof from a defective flue and it required considerable hard work to save the frame of the building. The damage was about 81,400. Mr. Thompson had $1,500 insurance on the house and $300 on the goods.

4 BIG CONTRACT.

Signed Here In Crawfordsville for the Construction of the New Klectrlc Line of Clodfelter and Others.

N. J. Clodfelter last Friday entertained Mr. C. E. Loss, of Chicago, and before they parted a contract involving the sum of $525,000.00 was made. Mr. Clodfelter represented the Indianapolis, Anderson, Alexandria and Marion Electric Railway of which he is the originator and Hon. F. M. Dice, the president, while the majority of the board of directors are residents of Crawfordsville. Mr. Loss represented the well-known railroad contractors, C. E. Loss & Co. The contract was for the construction of the road from Alexandria to Marion. This firm also built the road from Broad Ripple to Indianapolis, and also has the contract for the Indianapolis & Franklin road.

Fooled Again.

When H. M. Harter g*ot home on November 29 from Lafayette, die found himself entertained, restlessly by his wife to keep him from the dining room. By chance, however, some one entered, allowing him to get a glimpse of the table—his wife fearing (feigned) to be vexed—says, "well, I may as well tell you now—I thought we would have a little dinner and have Judge Harney and wife and two or three of the neighbors and surprise you. You must act a little surprised any way." About 11 o'clock H. M. was steered to an other part of the house, where his wife told him that "they are in there now, go in." On opening the door he beheld to his complete surprise sixteen of his old friends and neighbors of northern Montgomery county. They were H. C. Shobe and wife, W. Z. McBee, wife and daughter, Sallie, Branson B. Rusk and wife, Levi Martin and wife, Robert Martin and wife, Sylvester Morris and wife and daughter, Flora, and also Judge Harney and wife. The usual demeanor of roasting act was in order until finally the groaning table was besieged by the guests who conducted themselves as artists in the cause at hand. Notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather the day was made pleasant and will long be remembered with gratitude by the host.

The Vote at Bloomington.

Bloomington Telephone: The election at the College avenue M. E. church Wednesday, to give expression to the views of the membership on the question as to whether women should become members of the general con ference and thus take part in the lawmaking for the church, resulted in almost a unanimous vote in favor of the women. There were 123 votes cast, only six of which were in opposition to the woman, and it is stated that three of the six were by accident, by reason of misunderstanding how the question was stated.

Do YOU want a half dozen fine cabinets free? If so call at the Willis gallery and ask about it.

A DASTARD'S DEED.

Will Schlemmer, Night Operator at the Monon, Shot Down By a Murderous Trump.

One of the most brutal and cold blooded attempts at murder in the history of the county occurred Saturday night, or rather Sunday morning, at the Monon station. After the north and south bound mails had left, Will Schlemmer, the night operator, was left in the disreputable old building alone. The situation never has been a pleasant one. The building is 'Old| cold and dirty. It is located in a lawless and shameless neighborhood, where good people fear to go after nightfall. A policeman stationedevery thirty feet in that neighborhood would hardly prevent the transaction of crime, aud when all have gone who have respect for law, the situation of the night operator is not a pleasant one. Saturday night the situation was particularly gruesome. Outside the worse sort of weather prevailed, and even the friendly toughs, whom he might have looked to for assistance, had sought more comfortable 'quarters in the noisome deus across the track. Schlemmer is no coward, however, and feared no harm. After everything was quiet the door suddenly opened and into the room bounced a young man of, perhaps, twenty-five years.

Walking to the window of the office he asked for a ticket to Linden. He was told the train had gone, but stated that he wished a ticket anyway. He had been shucking corn, he said, and wanted to go home to Linden. He was sold the ticket, Schlemmer making change from his pocket, and the stranger was able to see that he had a goodly pile. Money is never kept in the drawer of the office after night for good reasons.

After purchasing the ticket the young fellow continued to hang around the office. He was fairly well dressed and wore a dirty hat and a heavy, black overcoat with a large collar. He was rather heavy set and had large brown eyes. He talked in a rattling manner and every few minutes expressed an intention of going up town. He loitered around, however, and as the business of the night was over and the stranger appeared to be a harmless sort of a chap, Schlemmer, who was tired out, lay down on one of the benches in the waiting room with his face to the wall.

He thinks he fell asleep, and was finally awakened by what he at first thought was a tremendous blow in the back of the head. He rolled off the bench and staggered to his feet. Confusedly he saw the stranger in the room staring at him with surprise and terror for a moment, then thrust a revolver into his pocket and dash through the door.

For several minutes Schlemmer staggered about collecting his thoughts and then crossed the track to the house of an old Irishman named Moh any begging the inmates to go for a doctor. They were afraid, however, and flatly refused. Conscious of the fact that he was badly hurt, Schlemmer then started for town and climbed the stairs to the mayor's office, where he fell exhausted. The police quickly had the details of the affair and were off after the would be assassin while Dr. Ensminger waited on the victim of the assault at the residence of his father, Otto Schlemmer. He found that the hair and scalp were full of powder, showing that the gun was held close to the young man's head. An outright murder had been prevented by a rare good piece of luck. The thirty-two calibre ball had struck the hard line of the skull at such a peculiar angle of curvature that it had not been able to pierce it but had flattened out like a coin and was found under the scalp at a point two inches from where it struck the bone.

The police left nothing about town unsearched in their hunt for the cowardly wretch who attempted the murder and every train leaving town was searched. The man would have been safely jailed before Monday if it had not been for the inexcusable and chicken hearted actions of the station authorities at Linden. At o'clock a message was received from there stating that a man answering the description perfectly was there. A reply was sent to hold him and Mayor Bandel with Officers Grimes and Bannister left for Linden on the local. They arrived in half an hour only to find that the man had been allowed to escape. He had entered the station highly excited and almost crying and had inquired if anything had been heard from the man who was shot in the Monon station at Crawfordsville Saturday night. He expressed a belief that he must be dead and seemed terribly worried. Several big men were about but they allowed him to go out and did not even watch the course he took, merely wiring Crawfordsville that he was there. Upon their arrival the Crawfordsville authorities spent the night in searching the adjacent county and driving to Uomney, New Richmond and other points.

Will Schlemmer, the victim of the murderous assault, is a most popular young man. He is sober, quiet and very industrious.

WHATSHOULD.BE DONE.

Some Senaibte ViewH by Townxhip AiMMMr Maxwell—The KvIIb of Double Taxation -The Toll Tax—Til® Dog law and the School ltook Law,

Last Saturday Assessor Maxwell being in our sanctum, and knowing that he is a man of ideas we took the opportunity too interview him. He was asked: "What are your ideas as to the duties of the next Legislature?" "The verdict recently rendered against our late enemies, (or friends) the Democracy, is that rendered in old time against Nebuchadnezzar, 'Mene. mene, tekel, upharsin,' and it applies to Indiana as forcibly as elsewhere. Now the thing for us to do is to avoid the unpatriotic Southern policy of discrimination and strangulation, which do honor to the thugs of India, and proceed in a wise and conservative manner to legislate for all and not for the favored few. The State should be redistricted at once for legislative and congressional purposes, so that each voter shall have an equal chance with every other, and no taint of gerrymander should be allowed." "What change would you have in the tax law?" "It needs amendment in several particulars. I conceive that the intent of the law is that each person shall pay on what he owns and no more, in other words on assets less liabilities, but now, if A. holds a piece of property worth $4,000, and B. holds a mortgage on the same for $2,000, A. pays on $4,000 and B. on $2,000, while each should pay equally. The present policy discriminates in favor of the money lender as any one can see. All property should be assessed at full value and the penalty for false returns Btri?tly tjnfpr^edj and assessors should be paid as census takers are, viz: In proportion to what they do. Now, Union township's assessor gets $2 per day for sixty days, just as Ripley's and Walnut's does. The time of taking the assessment should be extended to ninety days and shouldobegin Jan. 1, as all merchants, etc., take invoice of stock at that time, and it is a leisure time with farmers and others." "Would you have any property exempt?"

Many persons of small means never pay any tax and to carry them forward from year to year on the tax list makes much work for auditor and treasurer, with no addition to our revenue. Especially is this the acase with young men and transients assessed for poll tall tax. We do not reach this class at all and to repeal the poll tax entirely would be more just to the tax-payer of small means, for whether the property tax be $5 or $500 the poll tax is the same and consequently most burdensome on the man of small property." "What of the Board of Equalization?" "It should meet assoon as the assessment is taken and should consist of the township assessors, who are supposed to be posted on values and best qualified to equalize their own returns. While reviewing the list from any township let the assessor of that township be a vyitness and the others sit ia judgment. "Isn't there some trouble with the present dog law?"

Yes, there are two dog laws in force at present, one requiring that they be registered with the trustees and the other that they be listed by the assessors, the tax being the same in either case. A better plan would be to have the owner or harborer to show a receipt to the assessor for the current year's taxes on penalty of prosecution. The schedules might be reduced from over one hundred questions to fifty without impairing their efficiency, and to the relief of the assessor and assessed. Then a short form of oath to be administerea before the assessment is taken, should be provided instead of the bunglesome interrogatories and oath used at present, which allows one 'to lie and then swear to it.' "As a teacher, what change would you have in the school law?" "Have assessors to take enumeration and save thousands of dollars. Make the school age from 0 to 18 years and compel all children to attend at least three months in the year. As to the book law the saving to consumers is "all in the eye" when we consider the number of books required to complete the course and the inferior quality of the books, many of which were made for other uses and then recovered and sold to us. The geogra-" phies, for instance,were made for Minnesota as anv one can see by stripping off the outside cover. What ^vant is better books and at the prices other books are now sold, we ought to get them cheap, or cheaper than the ones now in use."