Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 25 January 1895 — Page 1

VOL. 53-NO. 4

Sugars.

30jlbs. New Orleans sugar 8 1.00 26 Extra sugar 1.00 25 New York A sugar 1.00 .24 Granulated sugar 1.00

Coffees

Eureka flour.... OK flour OK flour Pride Peoria..., Pride Peoria....

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Residence 41$

Big Cot in Prices

(Brown)

'2 lbs. Moco and Java .75 :2 Ceylon coffee (55 3 Moca and Java in bulk 1.00 1 lb. Moca Java and Santas 30 1 Golden Rio 25 1 Lion coffee 22 1 Arbuckle coffee 22 1 4 A coffee 22

1 Good rice 1 Good raisins 3 lbs. Choice raisins 2 Best California peaches... 2 Best California apricots... 2 Best California prunes.... 1 lb. llaisin cured prunes 1 Jelly 3 lb. cans best tomatoes 3 cans good sweet corn 2 cans tine sweet corn 1 can Raspberries 1 can lemon cling peaches 1 can apricots, California 1 can white cheriies 1 can pears .25 lbs. Eureka flour 50 25 •50 25 .50

.05 .05 .25 .25 .25 .25 .15 .05 .25 .25 .25 .10 .15 .15 .15

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.35 .70 .35 .70 .50 LOO

That sell everywhere at 25 cents apiece,

For 10 Cents Each

During our sacrifice sale this month.

Ross Bros. 99-Cent Store

———______ Market street.

Head of a horse that died through inattention to his teeth.

D. C. BARNHILL,

Funeral Director and Embalmer

i®1®,®*n/ord Block, 213 a. Washington St,

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25 Wonder flour SB 50 Wonder flour 1.00 This Wonder Flour is a new flour we have just commenced to handle. It is said to be the finest flour made in the United States. Do not fail to try a sack.

Furniture, Stoves

AND-

Queensware.

A good Rocker.......... ..... 1.00 A good brace Arm Rocker 1.25 A good Oak Rocker 1.50 A big Arm Chair 1.75 A daisy Arm Chair 2.00 6 Kitchen chairs 3.50 0 Kitchen oak chairs 3.75 fine Dining room chairs, best for the money ever sold, only.. 0.00 A good {Safe 2.50 A large Safe 3.75 A good double Lounge 8.00 A good Book-case and Desk 4.50 A good Spring 1.75 One of our bestSprings 2.50 A good Cook Stove 5.50 A good Cook

SbOve,

The Box Is Unlocked

Mrs. Hariet Barnhart, 3 miles south of the city unlocked the box. When in need of

Boots and Shoe^

GIVE US A CALL.

M'CLAMROC K,

P. S. Another $25.00 to be given away in February.

10,000 Genuine Hunter Sifters

No. 8, with

tank 15.00 A Bedroom set all oak 14.00 A Dinner set, 10S pieces 10.00 A dinner set, 90 pieces 8.00 12 four banded tumblers 50 12 thin imported tumblers .50 1 set cups and saucers .35 1 set plates, (i .35

Chester J. Britton,

M. J). C.,

VeterinarvSurgeon

And Dentist

Graduate of the Chicago Veterinary College. All diseases of domestic animals treated.

Oflice over Mottett & Morgan's drug store, 23J^ east Main street

Infirmary at G. McDonald's livery stable, 222 east

Cheapest to the Best. Black and

White Funeral Car in the County.

Washington St. Crawfordsville.lnd. J. B. SWANK, Assistant.

THE POSITIVE CURE.

88QTHKHS.« VMMBURWR Tort. NHN(

HE HELD TWO PAIRS.

But Was Strangely Able to Thus Overcome Three of a Kind.

Great was the wrath of Joseph. So great, in fact, that he appeared before Mayor Bandel next morning and swore out warrants for the arrestJof Custer and five others for keeping a gambling house. There is sorrow in the Maude S. camp.

Death of Gen. I. N. Stile*.

Those who served in the G3d Regiment, Indiana Vol., will be pained to learn of the death of their old commander, Gen. I. N. Stiles, which occurred at Chicago last week. General Stiles was formerly a resident of Lafayette, and was a prominent figure both at the bar and in politics. He enlisted in the 20th Indiana and afterwards was transferred to the 63d. He was regarded as one of the bravest and most accomplished officers that Indiana sent to the war. At the close of his service he took tip his residence in Chicago. Several years ago he lost his eyesight through sickness, and though totally blind he was none the less conspicuous as one of the leading citizens of Chicago.

To Complete the Organization. Danville, 111., Commercial: Mr. N. J. Clodfelter, of Crawfordsville, Indiana, arrived in the city this morning. He says the organization of the new telephone company will be completed immediately, as the charter and other papers have arrived from Springfield. Mr. Clodfelter is a capitalist who will furnish most of the funds to build the system. Danville investors will be given a chance to buy stock in a few days. Mr. Clodfelter expects to go to Chicago in a few days to look over the the different phones, and says he will select the best to be had. He will also complete the purchase of poles, wire and other supplies on that trip to the city.

CEAWFORDSYILLE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1895.—TWELVE PAGES

Lon Custer is the president, secretary and treasurer of a poker den over the Maud S saloon. Alonzo has associated with him a genial and accomplished coterie of young gentlemen, including such gentle spirits as "Dreamer" Watkins, "Scooty" Sullivan, and others. All of them are considered to be just about the alum when it comes to science in the masterful and fascinating game of poker. Nothing gives them more unadultered joy and undiluted glee than to escort some country lad, whose pockets bulge with the metallic product of his Summer's toil, into their pasteboard dispensary and send him home in a couple of hours with one leg a little longer than it really ought to be. Last Thursday, Joseph Elmore, a bucolic youth, with the placid trusty smile of the innocent hey-rube, struck the town, and was taken in tow by the Custer crowd in less than no time. It was, not long before all hands were sitting around the table, each gentleman with a stack of chips before bim. Mr. Elmore sat quietly and never blinked an eye as he stared stolidly at the hands which came his way. It soon began to dawn ou the intellects of the sharks that he was slightly versed in the mysteries of the great American game. Gentle Joseph never smiled as he raised Mr. Custer's hair and all, nor did he bat an eye-brow when he called a bluff on "Dreamer'' with a suddenness and incision which caused the teeth of that young genius to rattle like gravel in an old tomato can. If "Scooty" held three jacks, Mr. Elmore always held three queens with perhaps a pair of aces behind it for luck. Gradually the pile of chips in front of Mr. Elmore assumed the proportions of a peck measure, while those in front of his opponents diminished to the proportions of a gill. Only once were their hopes raised. That was oh the last hand, and excitement was running high. "Dreamer" and J9sepli were the only gentlemen holding chips, and "Dreamer's" supply was not exactly illimitable. Each man had drawn two cards and the betting was furious. Finally "Dreamer" pitched his last two chips, and remarked: "Say, I'll call you." "I have two pairs," lisped Joseph softly. "No good! Three tens!" whooped Dreamer exultantly as he reached for the pot with visions ot returning luck. "Hold on a minute," cried Joseph. "Both my pairs are Kings! Ain't that queer?"

It was so queer, in fact, that they all fell off their chairs under the table except the blandly smiling Joseph, who proceeded to rake in the chips. When he went to cash them, however, his trouble began. It seems that there was fifty cents in the whole gang outside of Elmore. They had gone into the game dead broke, supreme in their confidence of flushing up at the expense of the sucker.

"NO MONEY IN IT."

A Would-He Suicide Lies Dying and Dootnri ltefuse to Give Assistance.

The doctor's lot is, no doubt, a hard one and much of his valuable service goes unremunerated, yet somehow it almost seems cruel when he refuses to relieve suffering because there is "no money in it." Theoretically his services are for sale just as the wares upon the mercant's shelves are for sale. He probably spent as much for his education as the merchant did for his stock and certainly has as much right to demand a price for his goods. Still the grocer who would refuse to give two or three pounds of crackers or bacon to keep a fellow being from starving to death, would be considered a pretty mean sort of a chap. So the doctor who refuses to relieve suffering may be subject to criticism. It is true we have a county physician to wait on the poor but sometimes in an emergency his services are not accessible. It is a case of life or death and it does seem in a case of this kind that any one having the ability should assist. There have been several cases lately where doctors refused to attend although informed that the patient was lying at the point of death.

There was another last Friday. Mrs. Wm. House, a seventeen year old girl, deserted by her husband and worn out by the drudgery of the winter wash tub, swallowed fifteen cents worth of morphine with suicidal inintent at her home on High street. She was found unr nscious and a physician sent for. Four doctors flatly refused to go because there was no money in it, others reported that they had no time. Finally a doctor was found who went and worked several hours, preserving the poor girl's life. His efforts were finally successful and she is better now. Probably his services may never be paid for but it seems that he would always feel better than if he had kept away and allowed the girl to die, unattended.

Senator Sellar on Capital Punishment.

During the debate in the Senate last week on the subject of capital punishment Senator Sellar, according to the Indianapolis Journal, favored the abolition of the death penalty, and declared that within his experience at least two men, who had been convicted of murder, were now honored residents of the community in which they lived, for the reason that after the conviction their innocence had been established. In their cases partial reparation was possible which would not have been possible if they had been executed. Other cases he knew of where innocent men had been hanged. "In the language of the Scriptures," he said, "it is better that ninety-nine guilty men should go free than one innocent man should be punished."

The Deadly Black Snow.

Malachi Bill Scott has about recovered from the effects of the poison he swallowed Monday night and indignantly denies that he took a morphine luuch with suicidal intent. Malachi protests that he was very thirsty and that, as no water was at hand, he ate some snow which was impregnated with the mysterious black dust which fell on Friday night. This is what brought Malachi William so close to the realIU ol harps and crowns.

A Flowing Well.

Hannibal Trout has been short of stock water for some time. A few years ago lie put down a driven well sixty feet, but the returns were unsatisfactory, and last weekothe

Stump

Brothers put down another, this time going ii(J feet. 6 feet lower than the first. To his surprise he has a flowing well the water rising several feet above its mouth.

Dissolution of Partnership.

The well known hardware firm of Cohoon & Fisher has dissolved partnership, but both gentlemen are still to be found at the old stand. Mr. Cohoon will have charge of the implement department of the establishment, while Mr. Fisher will dispense hardware.

A Funeral Train.

There was an extra car on the Big Four westbound train Sunday morning. It contained Vice President Stevenson and the party who were in charge of the body of Mr. Stevenson's daughter, who died Friday at Ashville, N. C., of consumption. The funeral occurred Sunday at Bloomington

Death of George lSurris.

George Burris, aged 18 years, died at 12:30 o'clock last Saturday, at Linden, of typhoid fever. The funeral occurred on Monday at 10:30 a. m. at the Christian church at Linden, services by Eev. Dudley. Interment at Linden cemetery. The deceased is a son of Mrs. Isreal Cullver at whose home he died.

DEATH OF S. A. R. BEACH.

A Well Known Citizen Pafwon Awny Monday Morning at Indianapolis.

S. A. R. Beach died last Monday at 9 o'clock at Indianapolis of pappiloma of the larynx. He was taken sick with the disease which appeared in a malignant form, some months ago, but was able to go about his business until very shortly before his death. He had the best medical treatment and for a month past had been under the care of Dr. Woolen, an eminent specialist of Indianapolis. All efforts to save his life, however, proved unavailing.

The remains arrived here Monday evening and Tuesday afternoon services were held from the residence ou south Washington street, conducted by Dr. Tucker. On Wednesday the funeral occurred from the Methodist church at Wingate, conducted by Rev. McKinsey, interment in the Meharry graveyard.

Stephen A. R. Beach was born in Adains county, Ohio, Jan. 3, 1835, and came to Indiana with his parents, Nathan Beach and wife, being one of six children, only one of whom, J. N. Beach, of Linden, now liyes. Mr. Beach life work was that of farming. He owned a magnificent farm of 480 acres in Coal Creek township, and raising large quantities of grain, fed it to his stock. He thus acquired quite a handsome property o. which he died possessed. lie took an active part in all progressive movements and was conspicuous in political, temperance, church and social work. He was a ready writer and contributed largely to the newspapers. Even after his sickness he wrote a number of articles for TUB JOURNAL, the last being an extended account of the Old Settler's meeiiing at Darlington. He was secre tary of his Masonic lodge for nearly twenty years and was also secretary of the Meharry Burying Ground Assoeiation. He was also one of the principal stockholders and leaders in the Meharry's Grove association of old settlers. He was always wide awalce and pushtog1! good humored and never discouraged. He was married three times, first in 1859 to Margaret Carter, daugh ter of Samuel Carter, of Fountain county. She died in 18(58 leaving four children, Corwin, Samuel, Anna and Lizzie. Mr. Beach next married Haunah Espey, of Champaign county, IllinI ois. Five children were born to them,

Alice, Willard, Walter, Martha and George. After her death Mr. Beach married Miss Rachel V. Holten at I Frazee City, Minn., on April 3, 1890. 1 Two cliilren were born to them. Mrs

Beach was with him at the time of his death and was a great comforter to him during his last illness. He was a member of tne Methodist church and a man highly honored in the community

An Old Document.

Wesley Vanarsdall, in rummaging among some old papers the other day came across the following:

DAKLINGTON, Dec. 25, 1854.—Friend A. P. Lynn:—Please send us license in order to accomplish our marriage with each other as we are of lawful age to marry.

The

paDer

was signed by a then

well known citizen of Darlington, now dead, and a lady who is still living, and was entrusted with Mr. Vanars. dall to bring to Mr. Lynn, then the County Clerk. The license was issued but the marriage was never "accom plished" as the lady's parents made a strenuous and successful resistance. Threats of prosecution were made against Mr. Vanarsdall and he retained the order as a measure of self defense. The lady afterwards married another gentleman and has reared a large and respectable family.

Died of Hydrophobia.

On Sunday Dr. McClain was called to the Shannondale neighborhood to attend a horse belonging to Miss America Stipes. Arrived there he found the horse imprisoned in a lot and suffering terribly with hydrophbia. It tore frantically about kicking and biting everything around. It would seize a fence rail in its teeth and bite until the teeth broke off. Dr. McClain sent for a gun at once but the hor6e died before the gun arrived. It had bitten its yoke fellow and several other animals. These will be closely watched and shot if they manifest symptoms of the rabies.

An Unconfirmed Humor.'

Receiver Haynes, of the Water and Light Co., purchased a ferret last Thursday. The attaches of the office state that when he returned he buried his clothes and stood a couple of hours in a room strongly impregnated with tar. It is possible that the ferret got into a hole containing an occupant with different methods of defense than the meek eyed bunny.

FOBall kinds of printing see THE JOURNAL.CO., PIUNISIU

PART FIRST

THE MASS TEMPERANCE MEETING.

Speeches Made Uy Several— llesolutionft Adopted and Petition Signed.

The Union temperance meeting at the Y. M. C. A. Sunday night was attended by a large number of persons. Upon the rostrum were the city ministers, Mayor Bandel, Prof. John L.Campbell, Judge Harney, T. H. Ristine, Rev. J. F. Tuttle and other prominent persons. Rev. Tucker presided, and in few words announced that the purpose of the meeting was to put in motion a plan which would aid in bring- .- ing about a change in the present liquor laws.

Rev. E. B. Thomson in his remarks brought out the fact that he was favorable toward a local option law, as he believed with such a law the people would banish every saloon in our town.

Winfield S. Moffett, ex-Prosecutor,1 gave some of his views upon the liquor laws, showing some of the defects of the present laws. He favored a statute requiring that only the proof of the fact a saloon keeper sold liquor to a miner was sufficient to find him guilty, without also being required to prove the price paid. He stated that so many persons would "forget" the sum paid for a drink when the grand jury got aft'.r tliem. He also thought that any person, whether a saloon keeper or not, should be prosecuted, who would give, barter, or sell liqHor to any minor. Mr. Moffett said^that' he was in doubt, sometimes,* whether a high license or no license would be best for the community. In case of nd" license it would place liquor upon the same footing as the articles on sale in grocery or dry goods stores. He also thought that it should be illegal for a saloon keeper to have his place of business so persons could enter or depart upon days and during hours that whisky selling was prohibited by law.

Dr. R. J. Cunningham then made a

few well-timed remarks and presented the following which was adopted unanimously by a rising vote:

Resolved,: That we, citizens of this Commonwealth of Indiana, and county of Montgomery, in mass meeting assembled together on tha 20th day of January, 1895, on the evening of the sacred Sabbath, hail with delight and thanksgiving to God, the rise throughout the country, especially in the Bast ana South, of a new civic spirit calling for a higher morality in political issues, greater regard for moral ends in legislation, and a higher standard of faithfulness and efficiency in tHte enforce--ment of law and that we recognize the presence of this quickened morality and righteousness in the present strong and increasing demand of so many communities of our State for actual and thorough improvement in our temperance laws.

The Nicholson temperance bill, now before the House temperance committee at Indianapolis, was read by Dr. Tucker, and with one change and one addition, it was adopted as embodying the sense of the meeting. The change was to make in unlawful for a govern-ment-licensed saloon to "sell less than five gallons at a time" instead of "a quart" as at present. Also, to add a civil damage clause in case a sale of liquor, upon any day or duriny any hour, should bring about damage to person, property or means of support. As it is now the sale bringing about collectable damages must be unlawfully made. The following petition was then presented, and received numerous signatures:

Honorable Chairman Nicholson, Chairman Temperance Committee, and Members of the Legislature:—GENTI,KMKN:— We, the undersinged voters of Montgomery county, Indiana, do most earnestly and respectfully request that you enact such lsg-islation as will materially improve our present temperance laws. We heartily commend the bill presented for your consideration by Hon. Chairman Nicholson. We also suggest that you add to the bill a civil damage section, and also a clause to make it^ unlawful to sell liquors in quantities less than five gallons,except by those who have a retail license, and to enact any other legislation that will improve the present temperance laws.

A collection was then taken, and the meeting closed with the benediction by Rev. J. F. Tuttle. D. D.

Only Twenty-Four Children.

Frankfort Times: Frankfort had the honor last night of^having within her borders a gentleman who claims to be the father of twenty-four children.' His name is James Conley, and his present home is New Market, south of Crawfordsville on the Vandalia, on which road he is a section foreman, Mr. Conley is the father of Mrs, Ed Smith, of this city. He has been married several times, his last wife having borne to him eight children. Twentylour children! No small family.

Affirmed*

The Supreme Court has affirmed the decision of the Montgomery court in the case of Isaac Davis against the Big Four railway. Judge Hackney says: "An easement does not exist where the use has not been adverse under claim of right, exclusive, con-."

tinuous and uninterrupted, besides being with the knowledge and acquiescence of the owner of the estate over which the easement is claimed.

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