Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 5 July 1895 — Page 9

TO COKRESPONDENTS.

Ambrose Campbell won the prize offered last week.

HEUliON SCHOOL, HOUSE. \V. W. Elliott went to the Shades on Sunday.

There is a new visitor at Samuel Shavers'. Miss Ada Payton, of Frankfort, is visiting at Howard Cunningham's. \V. W. Elliott took a party to Indian Ford on Tuesday night for supper.

James Canary, of Camden, went to Crawfordsville on Saturday for a visit.

RATTLESNAKE CREEK.

Mrs. John L. Davis is no better. George Davis is happy—it's a girl. One of our old bachelors will soon leave us.

George Coons was seen on the Creek this week. Harvey Gray has traded his farm to a man in Owen county.

Mr. Stephenson has sold his farm to a man in Terre Haute. Gilliland & Dougherty will begin to thresh wheat this week.

The chinch bug is on the corn, but we don't think it will do much damage. George Powers and family were at James Harrington's on last Saturday night.

Elder Baulk will preach at the Salem Baptist church in Balhinch on the first Sunday, in August at 11 a. m.

The Good Templars basket meeting was not well attended last Sunday on account of rain. M. D. White and W.

Reever, of Crawfordsville, and Eld. Faulk, of Brown's Valley, were pre snt and spoke.

WALNUT CHAPEL.

Miss Ethel Edwards, of New Ross, is visiting here. The old school house is for sale to the highest bidder.

Remember the social at this place Saturday evening. Several from here attended the Big Four picnic Saturday.

Cliff Linn and wife, of near Orth, Sundayed at J. R. Linn's. Usual Linn has returned from a short visit at Oakwood, 111.

Tark Lawter, of Whitesville, was here on a horse deal Monday. Fred Ivincaid will instruct and apply the rod at Brinton's this winter.

Dr. Thomas Fletcher, of Rantbol, 111., is visiting here this week. Misses Rena Linn and Lydia Vanscoyoc and Aunt Caroline Vanscoyoc visited Chas. Armstrong's Wednesday.

Prof. Galloway will remain with friends here till fall when he goes home to take the principalsliip of the Mead, Neb., schools.

The Christian Endeavor Society elected the following officers to serve six months: Arthur Davidson, President: Clarence Berry, Vice-President Jennie Liiio. Secretary Wallace Linn, Treasurer C. D. McCoy. Janitor.

NEW ROSS.

Maggie Mclntire went to Lebiinon Saturday. C. L. Harris spent Sunday in Crawfordsville.

Miss Ethel Edwards spent Sunday near Mace. Will Coddington has gone to Indianapolis to work.

Mrs. W. H. Gott spent pare of the week in Ladoga. J. K. Henry transacted business in the capital Tuesday.

C. O. Routh and wife, of Indianapolis, spent Sundayhere. B. F. Walkup is critically ill at his home, one mile west of here.

Miss Eva Shepard went to Moorefield Tuesday on an extended visit. Edmund Smith, of Aurora, is spending the summer with T. A. Adkins.

Miss Allie Wilson, of Ladoga, was the guest of Miss Ida Dorsey Tuesday. The wheat is nearly all cut and many fields will make more than a half yield.

J. T. Bronaugh and C. R. Davis spent Sunday in Lizton and it never rained either.

Miss Ivy Inlow returned from Crawfordsville Monday. She was the guest of Miss Efiie Jessee.

J. II. S. Davis, wife and Miss Maud returned to Anderson Monday after an extendel visit here.

J. G. Hurt returned from Cincinnati Friday. He has resumed his place at the Big Four station.

Mrs. Geo. Santford went to Lebanon Tuesday to be the guest of her daughter. Mrs. W. J. Santford. "Mrs. J. S. Neal and Louisa Humell have gone to Akron, O., where they will make their future home.

Our amateur photographers report •business unusually active. Among their recent snap shots is a fly.

Mrs. C. T. Bronaugh was the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Everson, at Crawfordsville, Sunday.

E. D. Peterson has been relieved at the Big Four station. He will return to Farmer City, 111., next wfeek to work. ...if.'.

Mrs. C. T. Bronaugh went to Crawfordsville Tuesday to join a party of friends who are going outing at the Shades this week.

The Rebekah lodge installed the following officers Monday night: P. N. G., Mrs. J. G. Powell N. G., Mrs. J. D. Hurt V. G., Pearl Adkins Secretary, Eva Itnel Treasurer, Nora Shepard.

Nels Randall paced a mile in 2:18 Saturday and Tuesday paced a half in 1:06. Many witnessed the performance and were surpised how easily he did it.

Chas. Vancannon came to the front in a sensational way at the fair ground Monday and had the wind been more favorable his rigging would not have been so badly demolished.

The K. of P. installed the following officers Tuesday night: M. of W., Chas. Brown C. C., A. W. Johnson V. C., C. E. Johnson: Prelate, Aubrey Bowers M. at A., Chas. Walters I. G., Lon L'ockhart O. O., Harrison Sperry.

The New Ross band is a thing of the past. Theyjmet Friday night and concluded to disband. It is too bad that we are to lose one of the best bands in the county and the only cause it did not receive proper encouragement.

ALAMO.

Wat Ham sports a new buggy. Mrs. Mabel Titus has purchased a bicycle.

Uncle Samuel Truax is very poorly with heart trouble. for the benefit of the Christian church. Several went from here.

Ed and Jim Truax went to the Shades Saturday evening. There was an ice cream supper at John Ammerman's Saturday evening

Rev. Hamilton held services at the Union church Sunday morning and evening.

Miss Maud Cason returned home Saturday, after several weeks' visit in Waynetown.

Harvey Jeffries and granddaughter, Emma, of Roachdale, visited at Robt. Jefferies' last week.

Miss Bessie Birch, of Crawfordsville, was the guest of Miss Jennie McSpadden Saturday and Sunday.

Jim Layne and John Gilland, of Brown's Valley, were guests of Wilfred Ammerman last Saturday and Sunday.

Thursday morning of last week as Flint Lee was going to work his horse became frightened, overturning the buggy

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throwing him out, bruising

him to some extent, but not seriously. This is Mr. Lee's second runaway this summer.

The mail route between this place and Crawfordsville changed hands July 1st. T. II. Gass, who for eight years has faithfully performed the duties connected with the service, retires to the regret of his many friends and will be succeeded by Messrs. J. T. Ealy and J. A. Belk, of Morgantown, Ind.

OFFIEL.

Corn looks fine since the rains. Hannah Miller is staying at John L. Davis'.

Mrs. Janie Hubbard is quite sick with neuralgia. Harley Swindler will thresh the wheat in this neighborhood. S

Dr. Powell and wife, of Danvilleilll.. visited relatives here last week. The wheat is all cut and will make only about one-fourth of a crop.

Chas. Rountree, of Alamo, made a business call here Friday evening. Those who attended the Good Templar's picnic at Salem report a good time.

Miss Anna Gohman has returned home after a few weeks' visit with Jas. Gilliland.

John Stephenson and family are tired of agricultural life and have returned to the city.

Will Miller and family with Mr. Earl's famii/ attended Children's day at Mt. Zion Sunday.

Last Sunday was Mrs. Rebecca Wier's 55th birthday and while her daughter took her to church her children and neighbors prepared an excellent dinner.

Mrs. Nannie Eddington, wife of Oliver Eddington, died at her home here on Tuesday morning after a short illness. Mrs. Eddington was the oldest daughter of Wm. DeBard and wife, of Boone county. She had lived here but a few months and those who were acquainted with her found her to be a kind friend and loving neighbor. The husband and two bright children with one brother here and a number of relatives at her old home are left to mourn for her. Her remains were taken to Dover, Boone county early Wednesday morning and funeral services conducted there by her pastor, Elder Plunkett.

KIRK. PATRICK.

A new doctor in town. C. Baum's brother and son are visiting here.

Mrs. McDaniel is having her house painted white. Mrs. Alice Dicks is visiting her father, J. W. Ivirkpatrick.

M. Slanter was robbed of S10 worth of poultry on Monday night. Mrs. C. Baum has returned from her visit at Alexanderia and Anderson.

W. H. Gray and J. W. Kirkpatrick were at Crawfordsville on Tuesday on legal business.

Martin McBee was itaken to his brother Walt's Sunday morning by his father and,detained till noon. On his return he found his home taken possession of by a number invited guests. To say he was surprised is putting it mildly. Those present were Joseph. Abuer and Clias. Newkirk with their families, of Linden W. Z., Walt. John and Chas. McBee. Tlios. Gray, Dr. Brown with their familes, James Ilart and wife, W. R. Jacobs. We imagine we can hear the table groaning yet under the weight of the rich provisions that were thereon. The crowd was royally entertained with music and toasts and all had a good time. We wish Martin may live to pass many more milestones as pleasantly.

COTTAGE CIROVJS.

The much-needed rain has come. Eugene Cook has a new Summer kitchen.

Charley Harper and sister, Miss Florence, returned from Taylor University on Thursday

H. Armentrout was hereabouts on Monday seeing after the cleaning out of the G. W. Cook ditch.

Misses Lydia Hollingsworth and Ida Mote, of Darlington, spent Saturday and Svnday at G. D. Snyder's.

The ice cream supper at the Potato creek church Saturday night was very largely attended and was a financial success.

At the pleasant home of her parents.' Miss Anna Holloway entertained the following persons at dinner on Sunday: Misses Lulu and Hattie Pittman, Laura Custgr, Florence Harper, and Tinnie Brooks, and Messis. John Brooks, Charlie Harper, and Frank Custer. The afternoon was spent in social conversation and music, interspersed with music. Notwithstanding the rain poured down, a very pleasant day was spent. As a hostess, Miss Anna is unsurpassed.

NORTH UNION.

Chinch bugs are playing havoc with the corn in this vicinity. Miss Effie Carver, of Indianapolis, is visiting at W. C. Allen's.

Harry Caplinger says he is the best bicycle rider in the county (?). The thresher men held a meeting at the school house Tuesday night.

Mrs. Robert Stump visited her pai ents at Crawfordsville Tuesday. Mrs. Betsy Chenault, of New Market, visited at Frank Long's Wednesday.

The Swamp College scribe for THE JOURNAL is visiting in this vicinity. Mrs. Ollie Allen and children visited near Indianapolis Saturday and Sunday.

Mrs. Dinwiddie, of Hillsboro. is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Tude Hamilton.

Quite a number from here attended the funeral of Uncle Jesse Vancleave at New Market Wednesday.

Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Utterback, of Elmdale. visited Jasper W'hitsel and W. A. Rice from Saturday until Monday.

Minks have been playing havoc with Miss Mattie Rice's chickens. They succeeded in capturing five of the varmits.

North Union attended the ice cream supper at Sam Wray's Saturday night. Some of the girls took everything on the bill of fare, lemonade included.

PARTS UNKNOWN.

Otto Fink will purchase a bicycle. Clyde Strauderman has a pet squirrel. John Largent and wife attended the Big 4 picnic.

Mrs. Frank Saxe and daughter were at the Big 4 picnic. Dave Jackson and family attended the musical recital on Saturday night.

John Kellison was in the vicinity of Round Hill on Wednesday looking for a farm.

Dave Jackson and family attended the surprise dinner at Willis Hunt's on Wednesday.

Miss Fraley, of Darlington, willsoon close her term of music iessons in this neighborhood.

What they say: That George King shoots his gun daily, even on Sunday that corn is being laid by.

Where they are: Miss Lide Vanarsdall is at home: llarve Weaver is at Willis Moore's: Mabel Kellison is at Tom Breaks'.

NUMBER THIRTY-FIVE.

The potato crop is short. Wheat about all cut and will make five or six bushels to the acre.

Rev. Faulk will preach at Salem the second Sunday in July at 3 o'clock. Come out and hear him.

Wm. Tyler and Emma Beck are driving double. They slipped, off" to New Market and got married.

Wm. Grubbs has that new well and has sixteen feet of water. The well is TO feet deep, 40 feet in rock.

The temperance basket meeting was a grand success with M. D. White and Wm. Reeves and Brother Faulk as speakers, but the best of all was the essay by Miss Ida Stilwell.

HEADLIGHT.

Pawnee is a live town. *. John Martin, jr., is sick. We have had lots of rain. Mrs. Tom Lane is better. Wheat mostly in the shock. The little boy of John W. Sarvies is no better.

D. M. Hicks and wife were at Groveland on Monday. Children's day was observed here, and all had a good time.

Mrs. Fannie Frame has^ had her porch screened, and barn remodeled.

SHORT SPECIALS.

G. C. King was executed at Rusk, Tex. The governor refused to interfere. Senator George G. Vest will leave for Europe. He will spend the summer at Carlsbad, Germany.

The fourth Harugari sangerfest began Tuesday night at New Haven, Conn., and will be held until July 5.

Prevalence of rain throughout the grazing districts of Colorado has caused a heavy increase £f anthrax among cattle.

James Foxwell, a Plattsmouth (Neb.) carpenter, has, it is said, fallen heir to a share in an uncle's S3,000,000 estate in England:

A cloudbust in western Dundy county. Neb., caused several washouts on the Burlington road. Traffic is badly hampered.

Three children of Archdelus Cook, of Rockhouse, Kv., were poisoned by eating mulberries that contained spider eggs. All died.

The family of James Gaussian, while driving near Pittsburgh, were thrown down a precipice. The girl was killed and the mother will die.

Valentine Uhiuk, president of the Mercantile confederation at the City of .Mexico, whose banking house recently failed for $000,000, has resigned.

A company of 100 persons from parts of Kentucky and Ohio has left Cincinnati for Mexico, where it will settle near Coatzacoalcos and raise coffee and rubber.

Wesley Davis, the Rossville, Ivan., grain dealer who disappeared last week after an unsuccessful attempt to bull the grain market of Kansas City, owed about S40,000.

In the ease of Mrs. Helen Iglel^art vs. William McClurg, a wealthy farmer of Owensboro, Ky., for 815,000 damages for killing her husband, the jury rendered a verdict for §7,000.

The usual general distribution of seeds by the agricultural department will not take place next year. Secretary Morton will inaugurate a reform and supply no seeds save for scientific purposes.

A BAD NEGRO.

HU Desperate and Successful Effort to Escape Arrest—Several Persons Shot. SPHING VALLEY, 111.,

July 3.—Tues

day it was learned that Tom Gibson, a negro miner, was wanted at Lemon* for assault to kill. Gibson was warned and immediately drew a revolver and began firing into the crowd at shaft No. 3 in order "to escape. He fired four bullets into William Lee, who fell mortally wounded. Mrs. Annie Bigsy was 6hot in the arm and two others were slightly injured. Gibson loaded and fired as he ran and escaped to the swamps of the Illinois river. A strong posse is in pursuit.

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OVJilt THE STATE.

Events in Various Portions Indiana Told by Wire.

School ItookH to Ho Itoviscri. TxDiAXAi'oua. Ind., July 3.—The protest of the G. A. R. against the United States histories used in the public schools, claiming that they extolled the deeds of the south in the civil war to the disparagement of soldiers of the north, resulted in the state board of education serving notice that at tlio expiration of the present contract for United States histories the same shall be revised. The extent of the revision is hereafter to be determined. The board also ^ordered that all physiologies be revised, and that, after the present contract for language books and a grammar had expired, new bids shall be received.

Thirteen Persons Polsonod. WASHINGTON, ind., July 3.—A case of wholesale poisoning is reported at Hyatt's Station, a few miles south of this city, in which thirteen persons were affected, three of whom may not recover. Thomas Faith, who runs a sawmill and boards his help, buys his bread of a German neighbor named Inglehart, and every person who ate bread became violently sick. Various conjectures are offered concerning the poison, and it is believed by many that some one put poison in the flour barrel. The victims all showed signs of arsenical poisoning. The bread will be analyzed.

Citizen of Two Slates.

IxniANAPOLis. Ind.. July 3—Judge Ilarvey overruled a motion for a new trial in the divorce case of ex-Alder-man Tripp, of Chicago. The case will be appealed to the supreme court. Judge Harvey said th.it a man who could be elected to the common council of Chicago and at the same time prove himself a citizen of Indiana was a remarkable man. The two witnesses who testified that Tripp was a resident of Indiana were not produced. The case will be investigated by the grand jury.

Wheel Trust Wound Up.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., July 3. An order was made in the United States court formally discharging the receiver of the American Wheel company and the Kentucky Wheel Stock company. The trust went into the hands of a receiver in 18!)]. Noble C. Butler, the receiver, disbursed over $2,000,000. Mr. Butler received for his services as receiver and special master $18,834.

Nicholson Luw Generally Observed.

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A l'OLis, Ind., July 3.—Dis

patches from all parts of Indiana show that the Nicholson temperance law is the absorbing topic. The advices as a rule indicate that the law will be observed and that the saloonkeepers will look to the supreme court to overthrow the law. until which time they will be comparatively quiet.

Sent Home.

W AHASII, Ind., July 3.—Fifty-one of the sixty-four Indian children who have been receiving instruction at White's institute south of this city were sent home consequent upon the closing of the school, which declines to accept nereafter the allowance of §150 per pupil per year from the federal government.

Gru hit in Hues for 1810,000.

ELWOOD, Ind., July 3.—Emory T. Graham has filed a 810,000 damage suit against Sherman B. llarting, Mrs. Leathy Warner and Detective Matt Moore, of this city, charging malicious prosecution. Graham alleges they had him prosecuted on the charge of murdering his sister-in-law's child. He was acquitted.

Student Arrested for Burglary. VALPARAISO, Ind., July 3.—George Neving, a student of the northern Indiana normal school, was arrested for burglary. It is charged that he is implicated in a plot to blow open the safe at the school. lie was bound over to the circuit court on three charges. Nevins is from San Jose, Cai., and is 20 years old. lleuvlly Involved.

EI.KJIAKT, Ind., July 3.—The St. Joseph Valley Paper company ol' this city, A. A. Carpenter, president and manager, has been placed in the hands of a receiver. William Tlieis. The concern, which is a comparatively new one. is understood to be heavily iuvolved.

L'a KCI A way.

JKKI'KIiKoNVH.I.i:. Ind., July 3.—C'apt. William T. Scoveil. of New Orleans, (59 years old, one of the pioneer lower Mississippi steamboat men, died at Slauss" hotel of heart disease and kidney trouble. Ca.pt. Scoveil arrived in the city last. week.

Slopped the Fiffht.

MIT.NC.II:, Ind.. July —The prizefight between Dan Bailiff, of Lima, ()., and Bert Foster, of Louisville, was stopped by the Henry county sheriff and posse just as the first round was finishing. The fight was in an old mill near Lurav.

B. V. 1'. I". Convention.

Baltimore. Md., July 18-21, Big Four Route is the official route from Indiana. One fare for the round trip, tickets good going July (J and 17. and good returning until August 5. The official train will leave Indianapolis at 3 p. m., July 10th via the Big Four and Chesapeake & Ohio Railways. For full information address Transportation Leader, L. A. Clark, Crawfordsville, Ind.

Local Markets.

Crawfordsville dealers were paylnK the following prices for produce on Thursday: Wheat per bushel.. Corn Oats, new Rye mothy Hav.,

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10 LVr Cent. 011 All Goods.

GREEN

20 Per Cent, on All Goods.

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o- 14.00 Navy Beans [email protected] Lard per pound a gutter 1Q@1214 io Hens and chickens 4as Countrj hams «ao Side Meat 7 Shoulders 6ffi7 Best quality wool 15

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ORANGE

30 Per Cent, on Remnants.

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Every clay a Bargain Day. First here get the Choicest. Don't fail to attend it.

Lee S. Warner.

Houlehan & Quillin

Tubular Wells

Wind Pumps

No matter how large the quantity, provided we get a good bargain—something that we can sell our customers cheaper than any other house. No home in America, can oifer you such drives, bargains and lots from SHERIFF'S SALES as we have at present. Spot cash is the fcjreat lever that moves these immense lots into this building and scatters them all over the surrounding community. Buying elsewhere is throwing money away. You have only to compare qualities to see that we are away below the regular prices. Read thtfse prices, which speak for themselves:

LADIES' WRAPPERS and DUCK SUITS.

A wrapper rhat sells elsewhere for $1.00, our price 59c. A wrapper well worth $1.50, we sell for 79c. Duck sui's, 5 different patterns, well made. We guarantee

TIIIS KIND OF WELLS

that no such goods have ever been

in Crawfordsville before, which we will sell for 50c on the $1 00. We have also received with the same lot an elegant line of

CORSETS.

set that sells all over the world for $1.00, our price 49c* Respectfully submitted to the Cash Trade onlv by the

Racket Store.

214 East Main Street.

J. M. CAPLAN, Props. Headquarters at New York.

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