Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 19 April 1895 — Page 5

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Boys' and Children's

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Special attention has been given this season to prepare our stock in this department. If your boy needs a Spring Suit of Clothees it will be to your interest to give us a call. If he needs a hat we can supply his wants. Style, Quality and Price are the three essential points in which we lead. We handle the celebrated

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Shirt Waists

A large line of patterns to select from and for the latest novelties in all departments try

THE AMERICAN.

CLOTHIERS.

Corner Main and Green Sts/, Crawfordsville, Ind. E?

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THE NEW RAILROAD.

The Old Toledo, Thorntown and St. Louis and the Atlantic and Mississippi Enterprise Revived.

NOW THE INDIANA CENTRAL RAILWAY

VOL. 48—NO. 1G ORAWFORDSYILLE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, APRIL 10 1895.-TWELVE PAGES PART SECOND

It Will Kun Through Crawfordsville on an Air Line from Cleveland to St. Louis, a Distance of 470 Miles.

The old project of building a railroad on a direct line from Lake Erie to St. Louis has been revived. James H. Cable, who was a prime mover in the original line and later a prominent factor in the Atlantic & Mississippi, has never ceased his efforts in this direction, although the scheme has lain dormant for several years. Recently he has succeeded in interesting a syndicate of capitalist and for several weeks he has been holding conferences with the gentlemen who represent the monetary end of the enterprise Briefly it may be stated that the projectors have at last got down to business. Articles of association were filed last week incorporating the Indiana CentralRailwayCompany with eighteen incorporators,and Hopkins J. Hanford, of Chicago, Edward J. Leszensky, of Chicago, James H. Parish, of Chicago, James H. Cable, of Lafayette, Richard Neptune, Thorntown, Alexander F. Ramsey, of Crawfordsville, and David Overman, of Marion, named as directors to serve the first year or until their successors are elected. Tuesday the board of directors met at the law office of George P. Haywood in Lafayette, and elected the following officers: President, James H. Cable Vice President, Hopkins J. Hanford Secretary, James H. Parish Treasurer, Edward J. Leszensky. George P. Haywood was made the attorney. The board also transacted very important business preliminay to the successful inauguration of this stupendous and important enterprise. It is proposed to build the road from Cleveland to St. Louis, a distance of 476 miles. The route is almost an air line, and will touch eighteen county seats, seven in Ohio, eight in Indiana, and three in Illinois, besides many other iinpertant towns and trade centers. With the exception of a short distance between Marion and Decatur in this State the road will not parallel any other line, and will run through a large scope of territory not now occupied by an east and west railway thoroughfare. It is seventy miles shorter than any other existing line between Cleveland and St. Louis, and will command its share of the through traffic from the moment it is completed. The projectors also propose to build a branch line from Marion to Ft. Wayne by way of Huntington, a distance of 45 miles, which proposition is embraced in the articles of association. TIIE JOURNAL is in a position to say that the enterpise is backed by capital, believed to be unlimited, or at least sufficient to push it through to successful completion. The importance of the road to Crawfordsville and Montgomery county is incalculable and it should receive the encouragement it deserves at the hands of the people. The time is propitious for securing this road, the necessity for which is apparent to all who have given the subject the benefit of thoughtful consideration.

New Atlas of Montgomery County. The engraving and publishing house of Geo. A. Ogle & Co., of 134 VanUuren street, Chicago, have commenced work and are now getting out the prospectus for a new atlas of Montgomery county, and will soon send a force of men here to prosecute the work. The volume will contain sectional plats of every township in the county, besides timber land plats, and complete plats showing original government surveys. It will also contain detailed plats of all cities and villages, showing dimensions of every lot and block. The work will also contain a farmers' directory of. the county, besides a great deal of other valuable matter. A full prospectus will be published later. The firm is the largest county atlas firm in the United States and guarantee an accurate and complete work/

Card of Thanks.

I. W. Patton and wife desire to express their thanks to the friends who so kindly assisted them during the illness and death of their daughter, Ida Patton.

Marriage License.

Wm. Drury and Grace Waite. Morton E. Linn and Esta Brown.

A FAMILY REUNION.

In Honor of John Klce, Sr., One of Cramfordsville's Old and llefiected Citizens.

A pleasant family reunion, in part, took place Tuesday at the hospitable home of 11. E. Bryant, 412 west Main street the occasion being the 01st birthday of his father-in-law,Mr. John Rice, Sr. Of seven children four were able to be present, Mrs. Truax, Mrs. Bryant, T. F. Rice, of Chicago, and wife, and Jno. B. Rice and wife, of this city: the second generation being represented by Miss Edith and Frank Bryant. Many other relatives and friends were there in spirit, and after ample justice had been done to the beautifully and bountifully prepared noon-day meal, letters were read from friends of "ye olden time," now living in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Missouri and California. Mr. Rice's residence for some fifty years was in Southern Indiana at Corydon, once the Capital of the State.

COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY.

It Met Last Evening ayd Held Its Regular Annual Election.

The Montgomery County Medical Society met Tuesday night at the office of Dr. 0. II. Jones, there being a very large attendance. A paper describing a peculiar case of typhoid fever was read by Dr. Jones and attracted great attention and interest. The annual election of officers was held and resulted as follows:

President—Dr. Reece Kelso, of Waveland. Vice-President—Dr. W. H. Ristine.

Secretary—Dr. Paul J. Barcus. Treasurer—Dr. T. F. Leech. Censors—Drs. H. E. Greene, B. F. Hutchings and \V. L. May.

The delegates elected to the convention of the American Medical Society which meets in Baltimore in May are Drs. 0. H. Jones and Reese Kelso alternates, Drs. Davidson and Ristine.

The delegates elected to the State medical convention which meets in June are Drs. Leech, Greene and Barcus. Alternates, Drs. Hurt, of Waynetown, Berryman, of Darlington, and Mrs. Griffith.

Chapman Meetings.

The committees on the Chapman meetings met Monday afternoon, April 15, in the Y. M. C. A. parlor and were called to order by the chairman, Rev. E. B. Thomson. Capt. Bryant opened with prayer. The correspondence with Mr. John Hanley, of Terre Haute, and Murray & Co., of Chicago, in regard to the tents was read. A letter was also read from Mr. H. S. Braden, stating that the owners of Elston grove had decided not to allow the use of the grounds for the tent.

The finance committee reported that they felt that they could l-aise the money necessary for the large tent and a committee was appointed to decide where it would be best to locate it. On motion the churches of all denominations were invited to attend and take part in the meetings.

L. A. Clark, chairman of the committee on ushers, asked for more names of Christian workers.

Crawfordsville Underwriters Object. The following letter is of general interest, it being forwarded to-day from this city:

INDIANA STATE BOARD OF UNDEUWKITKHS, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA—GENTI.EMKN: —The uudersigned local agents beg leave to call attention to the fact that the present tariff on churches is an advance over the previous rates of about 50 per cent., and it is extremely difficult to obtain it, in fact in every case the insurauce has been dropped, or placed in mutual companies. There are about ten thousand churches in Indiana, a large proportion of them located in the country, and organized for public good and not for private gain, and we would earnestly request that a reasonable reduction be made on the present tariff go that these risks can be held in stock companies, and the good will and influence of the Christian people retained by the companies. Respectfully submitted, THE CKAWFOHDSVILI.E ITNDEHWKITKKS.

It Will Ite a Law.

Attorney-General Ketcham says officially that the lish law, which was supposed to have been passed by the last General Assembly, must be printed with the other laws. On Saturday afternoon Secretary-of-State Owens addressed a communication to the Attor-ney-General asking him for an opinion as to the law. On Monday he received the following reply from Mr. Ketcham: "Concerning your inquiry, I beg to say that in my opinion the Secretary-of-State has no discretion whatever in the publication of laws that have come to him in the form of enrolled acts, duly signed, by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, and approved by the Governor of the State, no matter what may be shown by the House and Senate journals."

DID you read the add. of the New specialty dry goods store to-day.

They lteach Their Destination in Far Off North Dakota—Incidents of the Trip.

To the Editor The Journal. YOHK, Benson County, North Dakota, April 14, 18(.)5.—1 will write you a few lines in regard to our trip to North Dakota. When we left Crawfordsville we had three freight cars and twentyfive passengers, that was April 2, 181)5. At Sedalia, Ind., we got twenty passengers, at Flora we got eighteen passengers, and at Walkerton, Ind., we gained the colony of 2117 more passengers. When we arrived at St. Paul, Minn., we had 450 passengers, 35 heavily loaded freight cars, two baggage cars, two sleepers and eight day coaches. We left Crawfordsville Tuesday at 8:ltl a. m. and arrived at Maysville, N. D., Friday noon, tired and nearly worn out. Some of the colony settled at Mayville. some at Devil's

FROM 0U8 EMIGRANT DUMARDS. DR. CHAPMAN AND HIS METHODS.

Lake, some at Cando, others at Bisbee, while Jacob Dismore, E. J. Britsch, W. N. Lake and their families, John Whistler and myself settled at York, all in North Dakota. The following is a clipping from the St. Paul daily Pioneer Press of April 4:

Some time this"afternoon 400 Dunkard immigrants will leave the union depot on a special train of thirty-six cars, bound for Mayville, N. D. The company is one of the largest that ever passed through St. Paul.

Three hundred and sixty of the Dunkardscome direct from Walkerton, Ind. Their special train consisting of twenty-two freight cars filled with goods and chattels, two tourist sleepers, four coaches and a baggage car, left there yesterday afternoon. The train left Chicago last night over the Wisconsin Central. General Passenger Agent Whitney was in charge.

In this city otlit? Walkerton contingent will be joined by another party of forty Dunkards frGin Hutchinson, Kas. The entire company departs for the new homes of its members over the Great Northern. The train w'Jiicli will include Mr. Whitney's priva-te car "Manitoba," will be 'gorgeously Jficorated with banners and colored sigiis. Master Alfred C-. Whitney, who is i! very clever amateur photographer, will take snap shots of the train and its occupants. It is the intention of the company to settle along the Cando branch of the Great Northern, near Mayville.

Yours W. L. BRITSCH.

A Card.

I wish to state to the farmers of Montgomery and adjoining counties that the Home Insurance Company of New York is not canceling their outstanding farm policies, reports from some agents of other companies to the contrary no\,withstanding. The company has been represented in this county for over thirty years. ITS NINE MILLION DOLLARS CASH ASSETS, its losses liberally adjusted and promptly paid makes it the most popular Fire Insurance Company of the age, and I solicit the patronage of all farmers desiring liberal farm policies against fire, lightning, windstorms and tornadoes on the cash, single note or installment plan. Having had seven years' experience and been trained by a company which has had a long and successful experience in farm insurance, having never taken down its banner since it first came into the country I am prepared to give you insurance that insures.

I am yours for business, A. S. CLEMENTS, Crawfordsville.

Lots Sold.

H. R. Tinsley to-day sold six lots in the Whitlockor Janie Jones' addition. F. P. Mount bought lot 10 on Dubois avenue, and lots 5 and (1 on Tinsley avenue.

F. P. Mount and Dr. Gonzales bought lot 4 on Tinsley avenue. Wm. M. White bought lot 8 on Dubois avenue.

A. A. McCain bought lot 7 on Tinsley avenue. Dr. Gonzales bought lot 9 on Dubois avenue.

They Severed Tuck Cox.

On Tuesday Win. Vance will began his duties as regular fireman and his place as merchant policeman will be assumed by Arthur Dorsey, of baseball fame

Tuck Cox had arranged to succeed Mr. Vance, but Monday the council instructed the Mayor not to swear liiin in. The council men objected seriously to Mr. Cox as a policeman in any capacity.

The Work Accepted.

The gentlemen who have been remodeling the interior decorative work of the M. E. church have I'ompleted their labor and the work was accepted last Monday. The interior is now a very beautiful one but the church will not be reopened before the middle of May. The stucco work must remain two weeks untouched to give it time to properly dry and harden. Then two weeks more will be required to clean up, lay carpets, etc.

Ills Services Appeal to the ICeason KatherThan to tlie Emotions and Sensationalism Is Studiously Avoided.

From so eminent an authority as the New York Observer we clip the following concerning Dr. Wilbur Chapman, whose evangelistic services begin here next mouth:

There has not been from first to last anything savoring of mere sensationalism in Dr. Chapman's work. Lie is not unmoved by the truths he proclaims, and he sometimes expresses wonder that those who hear do not shed tears more freely, but he is not given to copious weeping. Mere emotion is evidently not a part of his stock in trade. Possessing a manly and exceedingly pleasant appearance, with nothing whatever specially ministerial in manner, dress or looks, with a voice of great flexibility and that never wears upon his hearers, he has no difficulty in arresting and keeping their attention.

We are sometimes told that in these days men preach the love of God to the exclusion of judgment. Dr. Chapman does not err in this respect. The evangelist arouses interest in his text, and finds a ready ear for sentences that are terse and plain, but without any other notable feature to account for the rapt attention which he holds from beginning to end. Presently there is introduced for purposes of illustration or enforcemont an incident from his experience as an evangelist a happy thought from Mr. Moody, John McNeill or other fresh and forcible speakers or an incident from the experiences of these and other wellknown Christian workers is frequently made use of. These incidents are such as to deeper feeling and induce decision.

The heart is not attacked, however, with exhortations that would not commend themselves to the reason. The speaker seeks for an intelligent recognition of man's attitude before God and relation to him. He wishes for no man's mere verbal assent to his estate as a sinner or to the nature of God's claim upon him. He would not, if he could, have the man unless he comes heart and soul, intelligence and will, all that he is and has, in a willing and joyous surrender. When the truth has been forcibly declared so that an honest hearer is shut up to it, then liiose who desire to avow their interest and a determination to follow all light .afforded on the subject are invited ti? testify their intention by rising. M^ny rise in response to such a suggestion1, who would not do so if thereby it waJ to be understood that they professed te ,'jave there and th accepted Christ. Cafds are distribute^ among the audience fry* ushers, these earnest and devoted workers' the alert for the opportunity to help a

soul into the kingdom. The card reads thus: "I have an honest desire henceforth to live a Christian life. I am willing to follow any light God will give me. I ask the people of God to pray for me." Then space is given for the name, residence address, business address, name of church or pastor preferred and the usher's name. All but the last detail is given by the inquirer, if such he may be Called, and the usher completes the card.

Not only are there meetings for men only, but some for women only. Most of the services, however, are for both sexes, and are freely attended by old and young, saved and unsaved.

A Big Sale.

Terre Haute TrUnmc: A representative of J. P. Walter Co., of Crawfordsville, was in the city Saturday on his way back from Baltimore, the extensive estate of young Mr. Vanderbilt in North Carolina, where he sold 185,000 feet of quartered oak to be used in tlie great mansion this young man has been building for several years. The oak is to be taken from Western Indiana, mostly along the line of the Logansport division of the Vandalia between here and Crawfordsville. It is a fact that the Indiana oak is at a premium and is exported to England where it commands a fancy price. In this Vanderbilt house there is also being used a vast amount of Indiana stone from the Bedford quarries. The first introduction of this stone in the East was its use in one of the Vanderbilt houses in New York. Recently a contract was made for 500 cars of it to be sent to New York City this Spring.

Smelcer 1*1 ends Guilty.

Smelcer, the saloon-keeper, whose den was broken open and whose place was raided by Officer Enoch Bannister a couple of Sundays ago, Tuesday .! pleaded guilty to a violation of the screen ordinance.. His fine and costs amounted to 817.40.

Smelcer at first declared he would fight the case and prosecute the policeman for breaking open his door. When he cooled down, however, he reconsidered. He states that hereafter he will live up to the letter of the law.

A Now ltullding nod Loan Association. The Indiana Farmers Saving and Loan Association, with 525,000,000 authorized capital, has opened an otlice at 131 south Green street, (Bandel's marble otlice). Wm. N. Ireland is agent for Montgomery county. Sat-': urday, April 20, the books will be open for subscription of shares: 40 cents per month on 8100 in class 70 cents per month on 8100 in class A, are the dues. Money loaned at 4 per cent. Call at the office and see the Mr. Ireland, First National Bank Treasurer,

WM. N. IRELAND, Agent.

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