Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 18 January 1895 — Page 1

Sunday School Convention.

The following is the programme of the Franklin township Sunday school convention to be held ia the South Christian church, Thursday, Jan. 24, 1895:

MORNING.

10:00—Devotional Everclses..Rev. J.H.Worral 10:30—Upening Address Key. J. G. Black 10:50—Topic Ella McNlcolI 11:10—'"As the Tree Is Bent so the Twig will Incline" 0. W. Koss 10:40—Miscellaneous Business and Adjournment.

AFTERNOON

1:15—Praise service, conducted by President. 1:30—"The Mother as a Builder of Character" F. S. Qulgg 1:50—"The Teacher In the Social Walks of Life: Their Punctuality, Attendance and Manner Beforo the Church Geo. Seybola E:10—"What is the Greatest Thing

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Our Christmas Presents

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M. C. KLINE,

Jeweler and Optician.

Lacking In the Sunday School? K. C. Harper

2:50—"House to House Visitation and HomelClass Work" President

Miscellaneous Business and Adjournment The exercises will be interspersed with appropriate music.

W. C. KIMLER, President.

ELLA MCNICOLL, Secretary. INA BOWERS, Chorister. I A. H. BOWERS,

Com. CYRUS CUNNINGHAM, CHAS. FOUST.

A Patent Right Case.

Frankfort Times: The Crawfordsville patent right case took up most of the time in the circuit court yesterday. The parties to the suit are Louvina Nolan and John W. Stroh. The facts seem to be that Nolan patented a process to remove sediment from boilers and that he sold certain territory to Stroh, which he had previously sold to another party, Stroh threatened prosecution and Nolan deeded him a $1,500 tract of land, with the understanding that Stroh would deed half of it to the third party. This he refused to do, hence the suit by Nolan to recover the land. The court held a night session on the case.

Wedded.

Gorge W. Seaman and Celina C. Buchanan, were married at the home of the bride on Blair and Lane avenue Thursday at noon. Rev. G. P. Fuson performed the ceremony after which a eumptuous wedding feast was

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numerous friends and relatives.

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VOL. 53—NO. 3 ^^FORDSVILLE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, JANUARY

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Dr. Cunniugham's Position.

Wednesday night at Center church prayer meeting Dr. Cunningham deplored the want of enthusiasm in our churches in regard to the great reforms of the day. He thinks it doubtful if our Legislature will pass any law that will conflict with the saloons. The leading Republican paper of the State, the Indianapolis Journal, is refusing to publish anything from the reform element of the party and advises the Legislature to let these laws alone, on account of the next campaign. Dr. Cunningham advises the men of the church banding themselves together and letting the Legislature know there is another elemeat in this community. All of the men remained at the close of the service to consult with the pastor as to the best way to accomplish their purpose. It will probably result in a temperance mass meeting at the Y. M. C. A. hall next Sunday night.

Strong Attractions.

Manager Tovvnsley wishes to announce, in response to many inquiries, that the "Limited Mail" will appear at Music Hall on Saturday, January 20. This is Elmer E. Vance's original company and the first and best of all the railroad plays. This being its first production here it will surely attract a large audience. On January 24 Murray & Mack, the well known and popular Irish comedians, will be seen in their successful new comedy, "Fipnigan's Ball." They and their excellent company furnish an evening brim full of laughter and fun, bright specialties and graceful dances.

Death of John B. White.

John B. White, aged twenty-six years, died Tuesday of consumption at his residence, two miles southeast of New Market. He was an excellent young man and had just returned from Florida, where he had gone in vain quest of health. The funeral occurred Thursday at 11 o'clock and was held under the auspices of the K. of P., Rev. Geyer officiating. Interment at Oak Hill.

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JUDGE B. E. RHOADES DEAD.

The Life of a Prominent Citizen Ended on Tuesday Evening.

Terre IJaute Express: At 8:20 o'clock on Tuesday night death entered the Rhoads homestead on south Third street, and took from it a husband and father and prominent citizen, Judge Baskin E. Rhoads. His life had terminated at the age of 60 years. The demise was very sudden. The Judge was apparently in good health. He attended a meeting of the Terre Haute Literary Sociely on Monday night, and at the conclusion of that meeting ran to catch a car, and on going home complained of feeling badly. But he was at his law office in the Foster Block on Tuesday morning, attended court and on his return talked over several legal matters with his partner, Elmer F. Williams. The Judge on reaching home in the afternoon complained of his stomach, and shortly before the hour mentioned Drs. Smick and King were called in and soon afterwards a hemorrhage set it, which resulted in his death. He leaves, besides a wife, two children: Sarah, aged 18, and Daniel, aged 18, and three brothers, M. G. Rhoads, an attorney of Newport, G. W. Rhoads. of Shelbyville, Ills., and H. E. Rhoads, of Waveland, Ind., and a sister, Mrs. A. E. Young, of Carpentersville, Ind.

Judge Baskin E. Roads was born on May 1, 1834, in Philadelphia, and in 1834 was brought to Indiana by his by his parents. Ilis education was acquired at the common schools after which he prosecuted his studies at Wabash College and later graduated at Harvard. In 1804, after a course of study, he was admitted to the bar and and immediately began the practice-of his chosen profession at Newport, in Vermillion county, Ind. He remained there until 1809 and during that period was elected a member of the State Legislature of Indiana. In 1870 he was appointed Professor of Law of the Indiana University at Bloomington. In 1877 he resigned and made a trip to Europe, where he remained until the latter part of 1878. On his return to this country he removed to Terre Haute, where he has since resided. Through Judge Rhoads' efforts the Normal School was located at Terre Haute, as was also Coates College. He was an active member of Washington avenue Presbyterian church, and the funeral services will be conducted by the Rev. Alexander, its pastor.

A Henpecked Statesman.

A tiiember of the Legislature from Monroe county said to the Bloomington A'cirUL: "lam in favor of & law that will put a per capita tax on all old bachelors. I should be a graduated tax—something similar to an income tax—based upon the age of the victims. The funds thus collected should be known as the Old Mai is' Fund, and should be distributed to all the old maids in proportion to their ages. There are thousands of old bachelors in the State who are good looking, have good salaries, and who ought to be trotting in double harness. There are also thousands of old maids who are dying to love and be loved, and who would put a flood of sunshine in the bachelors' home. If, under the operation of such a law, bachelors continued to live lives of isolation, the money thus obtained would be put into circulation. Is bachelors should decide to commit matrimony rather than pay tax, it would cause marriages to be more numerous and the more marriages, better for all concerned. It will be -better for the men, better for the women, better for the furniture dealers, dry gogis men, carpenters, and in fact better for nearly all kinds of business men."

lie commendation Sent In.

L. A. Clark returned from Chicago Tuesday and while there saw the recommendation which Engineer Hall, of the Monon wrote for a new station in Crawfordsville. Mr. Hall urged the necessity of the building and gave Crawfordsville a glowing eulogy. He declared that the people here merited the best sort of treatment and had always done well by the road—that Crawfordsville was the model Indiana town and that the Monon road ought to stand in touch with it. It was the only new station recommended along the entire line.

Officers of the Woman's Auxillery.

The Woman's Auxillery of the Y. M. C. A. elected officers Tuesday afternoon, for the present year, as follows:

President—Mrs. C. McClure. First Vice-President—Mrs. E. B. Thomson.

Second Vice-President—Mrs. Thomas Moffett. Secretary—Mrs. J. A. Britts.

Treasurer—Mrs. J. P. Walter. There was a good attendance at the meeting. The Auxillery enters upon the work of the new year with encouragement. Everybody who believes in the Y.M.C.A. and its work is invited to come into the organization.

THIS Wonder flour has no equal in Crawfordsville. B. H. & P.

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DISCUSSING CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.

Senator Parker Wants the Senate Clerks Investigated—Smith, of Tipton, Seated in the House—Legislative Apportionment Kills Introduced In

Both Houses.

Special to The Journal. INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 17.—The Senate

made the bill to abolish capital punishment a special order for this afternoon. This morning a bill was introduced in the Senate giving the Fee and Salary committee power to call witnesses. A long debate followed. Senator Parker, a Democrat, introduced a bill to investigate the Senate clerks. It is alleged that one of them can neither read nor write. It was lost by a strict party vote. Smith, of Tipton, was seated in the House. The House Judiciary Committee reported in favor of employing only eighty persons against one hundred and twenty two years ago. The wages are also reduced. The matter was referred back jto the committee. The legislative apportionment bill was introduced in the House by Representative Newhouse, «of Decatur. A similar bill was introduced in the Senate by Senator Wishard. The House voted to reimburse Governor Matthews for militia°expenditures last summer.

A Sad Death.

Word was received on Jan. 16 of tlie death at Anderson, of David P. McLeod, the son of Oliver McLeod, of near Brown's Valley. Mr. McLeod was a most excellent]] and promising young man and had hosts of friends in this county where the greater portion of his life was spent. The Anderson Bulletin speaking of his death, says:

David P. McLeod died of diphtheria at 7 o'clock last night, at his home on Vine street, between Third and Fourth. In accordance with the health laws, the funeral occurred this afternoon and was strictly private Burial was at Anderson cemetery.

The announcement of the death came as a surprise and shocked hundreds of people who did not know he was ill. For a long time Mr. McLeod had an affliction of the throat and when diphtheria took its hold medical aid could do nothing to check the ravages. It was only last Friday that the man became confined. It soon developed that he had a/Jsevere attack of diphtheria. Yesterday afternoon he began to choke and in the evening death in its most horrible form came. Only the immediate relations could be summoned in time to be with the young wife and babe when the husband and father of two years passed away.

The deceased was 27 years of age. He was the junior member of the insurance firm of McLeod Bros., who came to this city from Crawfordsville. "Dave" McLeod was a good man and stood high in the estimation of those who knew him best. He was a K. of P. and a member of fraternities in De Pauw University, from which he was a graduate. He was manager of the famous DePauw quartette, traveling all over the country and giving concerts before cultured audiences. Mr. McLeod was married less than three years ago to Miss Mattie Jones, of Sheridan, who, with a son of eighteen months, has the profound sympathy of the community.

Both Affirmed*

Two Montgomery county cases were affirmed in the Supreme Court on Wednesday. The first was the case which John Shepherd lopt to John L. Goben in Parke county on a change of venue. The decision narrates:

Evidence erroneously admitted may be withdrawn by the court and the court will not, presume that such withdrawal will prejudice the minds of the jury.

A purchaser has no right to rely upon the representations of the vendor or seller of the property as to the value or quality where he "has a reasonable opportunity of examining the property and finding for himself as to its merits.

The second was the case which Ezra Voris lost to J. M. Harshbarger, administrator:

In an action by an indorsee before maturity on a note, negotiable by the law merchant, an answer is not sufficient which avers only that it was executed without consideration. But in order for the answer to avail it should state that th^ plaintiff was not a purchaser for value in good faith.

Where a person apparently of a sound mind and not known to be otherwise, and who has not been found to be otherwise by proper proceedings for that purpose, fairly and bona fide purchase property and receives and uses the same whereby the contract of purchase becomes so far executed that the parties cannot- be placed in statu quo, such contract cannot afterwards be set aside or payment of goods refused, either by the alleged lunatic or his representatives.

Private Opinion Hade Public.

County SuperintendentZuck: "Yes, I am heartily in favor of reasonable temperance instruction in the public schools. Impressions made on the young are lasting and the next generation would probably have more advanced views on temperance if legislation is passed now compelling the teaching of the effects of alcohol on the human system."

THIS Wonder flour is made at the finest mill in the world. B. H. & P.

1895.—TWELVE PAGES

TEN HORSES ON JONES.

He Misreads a Telegram and Thereby Hangs a Tale.

A fellow frequently gets a "horse" on him but fame awaited patiently to award the record breaking palm to Am Jones, of the Robbins House. Am was sitting peacefully in the office Wednesday and considering the propriety of writing a book on "The Art of Revoking in Whist," when he was handed a telegram which lie opened and read as follows:

TKRRE HAUTE, Jan. 16.—Charter bob sled and ten horses for 6:19 train this evening. SAM BURRELL.

Am gasped in astonishment, but knowing that a large party of young folks were coming from Terre Haute for the Wright-Allen wedding he concluded they wished to do the thing up in style. He accordingly bestirred himself and before train time Walter Brothers had rigged out their big bob with ten thoroughbreds. Under the escort of a lordly retinue of jockeys and stable boys the dashing equipage was landed safely at the Vandalia station and there stood when the train rolled in. The Terre Haute party came bouncing off the kivered cars in merry glee but nearly dropped dead when shown their conveyance. "Great Gawd!" gasped Burrell as his eyes bugged out like the stops on a reed organ. "Did Jones think I was fetching a menagerie up here, or did he think we were such a heavy swell crowd that it would require all the horses in town to pull us?"

After some debate, however, every one piled in and the Robbins house was reached in due season. There, indeed, the mystery was solved. Mr. Burrell waltzed into the office and espying Brother Jones, exclaimed: "Say, Am, why didn't you put those tin horn in the bob? We wanted to rouse the natives." "Tin Horns!" responded Aramon, "Why you didn't order them. Here's the telegram. 'Charter bob sled and ten—' Oh! tin— ah! Say I'll see yon later. The cook is calling me."

The only question now before the house of lords is "who's going to pay the bill?"—Jones, Burrell or Doc Gonzales, who carried the fatal order around to the liyery stable?

Another Death from Diphtheria. Special to The Journal. WAYNETOWN, Ind., Jan. 17.—The

Board of Health held a meeting last evening electing Dr. J. S. Claypool a second term, as secretary of the Board, notwithstanding Dr. D. M. Culver made application to perform the services free of charge. Sledge hammer blows were dealt out on the diphtheria epidemic, and from now on every family with suspicious sore throats will be quarantined. The five-year-old -boy of Rev. W. H. Vancleave, diea of the dread disease last night at about 11 o'clock. Other members of the family are very bad and may not recover. At last, after death has invaded several of our homes, we are to be protected from the disease, regardless of bluffing, bulldozing and the hellish greed of some for cold hard cash. We await the result.

An Afflicted Family.

Maggie, little daughter of Jacob and Martha Fulwider, living north of the city, died of diphtheria Tuesday, Jan. 15, and was buried on Wednesday. Mr. Fulwider has buried five children in a little more than one year, all of whom have died from this dreadful disease. The entire community sympathizes with the stricken family in this renewed sorrow.

The Tribune Almanac.

The New York Tribune almanac for 1895 is just out and is fuller than usual of facts and statistics which every intelligent man needs to refer to frequently. To accommodate our subscribers THE JOURNAL has bought a few copies which will be sold at the regular retail price, 25 cents. By mail, 28 cents.

Improvements at Lake Maxlnkuckee.

Information has been sent out from Lake Maxinkuckee that the latest scheme of Mr. Culver, the St. Louis capitalist, is to build a female seminary, orphans' home and a friendly inn to cost 8800,000. The Nickel Plate railroad has also decided to build a short line to the lake.

A Big Ice Crop.

Martin & Son have already stored enough ice for two seasons and will, before the end of the week, have enough up to last for three years. The last cut is a foot thick and clear as crystal. Fine pi int can be read through two feet of it.

Marriage Licenses.

G. M. Wright and Isabel Allen. George W. Seaman and Celina C. I Buchanon.

PART FIRST

LAWS ON LIQUOR SELLING.

llouso Temperance Committee Will Itecoramend Their Enforcement.

The sentiment of the temperance committee is that first of all the present laws should be so amended as

to

make their enforcement possible. One of the members of the committee said to the Indianapolis News: "It is easier to convict a man of murder than

to

convict a saloon-keeper of selling after hours in this State. First of all, we must so change the' laws as to make it possible for the officers to convict saloon-keepers who violate them. I believe that our laws will be all right if we will only make it possible for officers to enforce them to the letter." The committee early in the session will recommend the passage of a law making it possible to revoke the licenses of saloon-keepers who violate the law. There is some talk of a local option law, but the majority of the members of the committee do not appear to be in favor of the step. They say the constitutionality of the law would be called in question, and they suspect that such a law would not stand. Representative Willis, of the coinmitte, says he will favor making it possible for officers to enforce the present law, and enacting a law providing that scientific temperance shall be taught in the public schools of the State.

"Dreamer" Watklns.

"Dreamer" Watkins is a young gentleman who rejoices in a multiplicity of visions but his ability to interpret them correcUy, like Joseph of old, is to be doubted. When "Dreamer" wishes to see visions all he has to do is to imbibe freely of the lurid liquor which gives its color in the cup, and he is then ready to dream anything. Wednesday he was in excellent visionary trim and on Market street met 11. B. Smith, the colored aristocrat, whose greatest failing is his inability to stop a pig in an alley. R. B. was dressed in the latest style and wore his famous plug hat, which when worn never fails to win the affections of the lady upon whom he may have designs. When "Dreamer" Watkins beheld E. B. ararrayed in his splendor, he dreamed he was the rightful owner of that plughat and accordingly seized it. He was wearing it iauntily over one ear when the police took him in tow. An effort was made to induce "Dreamer" to wear the confiscated plug to the Mayor's court next morning but he firmly and gently declined.

Scientific Temperance Instruction.

Below is the petition to be presented to our Legislature. As it will be impossible to reach everyone in so limited a time, we ask everyone to cut out this petition, attach to blank paper, sign it and secure other signatures if possible, and send to either Dr. Cunningham, south Washington street or Dr. Tucker, east Wabash avenue, city. "For God, and Home, and Native Land. P. E. T. J. T. O. N.

For Scientific Temperance Education in Indiana. Believing that prevention, through the education of the people, is the antidote for the evil of intemperance, we, the undersigned, citizens of Montgomery county, Indiana, respectfully petition our Legislature to enact a law requiring that the Study of the Nature and Effect of alcoholic drinks and other narcotics upon the human system, in connection with relative physiology, shall be made a regular branch of instruction for All the pupils in All the schools supported by public money or under State control:

Voters. Women, llesolutions. At the regular meeting of Dew Drop Temple, No. 89, Rathbone Sisters, the following resolutions were adopted:

WHEREAS it has pleased the heavenly Father to call from earth the beloved husband of Sister America White,

Resolved, that we the members of Dew Drop Temple, No. 89, do tender to the bereaved wife and little ones our heartfelt sympathies in their bereavement and affliction. Believing that although separated by the veil of death that the "bow of promise" in the clouds will be to them a beacon light to a happy reunion in that abode where the arrow of death never penetrates,

Resolved, that these resolutions be spread on the minutes of the Temple and a copy be sent the family and county paper.

Lou PROCTER, WINNIE HINKLK, Com. ANNIE KELSEY,

Died of His Iqjuries.

The funeral of James Williams, aged about 60 years, occurred Wednesday. He leaves a large family living near the Junction. The deceased died of injuries received last week. He was hauling a load of wood in company with Tom Burke and accidentally fell off the wagon.

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