Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 30 August 1895 — Page 5

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Campbell Corner,

Last Call

Before making our Fall announcement we will

make one last effort to dispose of the

balance of our entire line of

Men's Suits for

$8.88.

For the last week we will include

every suit in our store that we have

been selling at $10, $12, $14 and $15.

Don't wait until you need them.

Buy now. Our Fall goods are begin­

ning to arrive and we need table room.

We will dispose of a lot of goods this

week if prices will move them.

I THE AMERICAN. I

Wholesale [and Retail One Price Clothiers, ijg Tailors, Hattera and Furnishers

Corner Main and Green Stsv, Crawfordsvill&j

Harvest Sale

Harvest For Us

In a reduced stock giving us ample room for our fall' goods.

Harvest For You

In making $5.00 clothe work of $10 for we include the entire stock.

*We have set the Reaper low enough to catch the shortest head. Room is wanted for the Display and Sale of incoming Fall Arrivals.

We Are Going Hunting

For every person in this county that wants

buy Fall and Winter Goods. We are loaded to the muzzle with the very best ammunition that money can buy. Look us over and see if

there is something that you need, and then you will buy while the price is low.

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MYERS !& CHARNI.

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Crawfordsville, Ind.

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STOLE A BOW-WOW.

L. W. Loveless, of Lafayette, represents the Loveless Manufacturing Company, of that place, which manufactures a horse-tail razor strop, headache chewing gum, and a magic. renovator which removes grease spots from cloth, occasionally leaving the cloth. Mr. Loveless represents the concern by traveling about in a big red wagon, the sides of which narrate in threefoot letters of gold the many virtues of the aforesaid chewing gum and horsetail strop. Mr. Loveless reached Crawfordsville Monday and beside him on the seat sat the most cunning white bull dog you ever saw. This candleless canine had large white eyes, abbreviated ears, drooping jaws, bow legs and teeth an inch long. His nose turned up and curled ever and anon in a dangerously significant manner. All in all he was the most learv looking specimen of bull dog that ever struck this town. He was held in the wagon by two heavy leather straps aflixed to his collar, and when the stable boys unhitched they kept at a respectable distance. On Tuesday Mr. Loveless started on the road again, and as he took his seat he patted liis ferocious friend on the head and said to the gaping throng about: "This is the finest guard ever owned in the State. He is registered and could be sold to-day anywhere for

VOL. 48—NO. 35 CRAWFORDSYILLE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 30 1895.—TWELVE PAGES PART SECOND

Mr. Lovelesp, of Lafayette, 1B Kelieved of a Tlie General Will Marcli With the Veterans Canine Friend He Valued Highly. From Indiana.

S150. Why, no one would dare approach the wagon while he is here, and if anyone did Bull would have a meal."

Mr. Loveless, with a self-satisfied smile, then drove off and a few minutes later stopped at Noah Myers' College street drug store. He went in to make a sale and when he returned ten minutes later his dog was gone! The straps which had been used to restrain the creature from feasting on the passers by were cut. A little girl near by said two boys had cut the dog loose and led him off toward Goose Nibble. Mr. Loyeless frantically hunted up the police and the matter is now in their hands.

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Death of Orien D. Cook.

Orien D. Cook died of typhoid fever Tuesday at 11:30 p. m. at the home of his father, J. H. Cook. The funeral occurred from the family residence Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock, the services being conducted by Dr. H. A. Tucker. The death of Orrie Cook was not in the nature of a surprise. For several years he has been in rather feeble health and when finally taken with -typhoid fever the end seemed inevitable. He was born April 15, 1372, at Rossville, but came here with his parents when an infant and lived, the greater portion of his life here. He was quite an energetic young man and engaged in a number of employments. He was greatly interested in military work and was one of the prominent members of old Company I, being the first man to respond at the armory last year when the company was called into active service during the strikes. He had many friends who will deplore his untimely death.

s,. The Captain ii Cruel. To the Editor of The Journal.

Your corn scribe is slightly "off." The rain, to assure that big corn crop, was just two weeks behind time. A large portion of the of the crop in this section is damaged at least 25 per cent. Week before last did the work. In some localities and some late corn the rain will help. Also pasture, but the general crop is fixed. If any one doubts my statement if you will send out any one that knows the difference between an ear of corn and a red hot poker, I'll convince him I am right. I expect to commence cutting my corn to-day. H. M. BILLINGSLHI*.

THE JOURNAL obtained its "corn item" of yesterday from one of the old reliable farmers of the county. It is probably true that the corn is damaged greatly in some sections but in others there will be a big crop. The crop in thia county will, as a crop, be much larger and better than last year's.

"King Cotton," Souaa'a New March.

The local admirers of Sousa, the superb, will be*glad to know that the new march, "King Cotton" just composed by him and written in honor of the International and Cotton States exposition at Atlanta, where his famous concert band will be the principal musical attraction, had its premiere at Manhattan Beach recently and scored a tremendous success. itfs pronounced by the critics to be fully the equal of any of its renowned predecessors and is full of the dash, snap and magnetism that characterizes the Sousa military compositions. It was enthusiastically demanded three times by the audience immediately after its first hearing, and is without doubt one of Sousa's most emphatic triumphs.

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Louisville Times: Charles M. Travis, of Crawfordsville, ind.. was at the G. A. R. headquarters this morning looking after quarters for the battalion to be commanded by Gen. Lew Wallace. To a Times reporter Mr. Travis said everything was arranged satisfactorily and he leaves for home this evening.

In answer to an inquiry as to the health of the author of "Ben-Hur" and 'The Prince of India," he said the General was looking as stout and robust as he did twenty years ago, only he has grown somewhat gray, and no wonder, as there is not a man in the United States who works with more persistent application than Gen. Wallace. He seems to be happy in his literary work.

He is a soldier as well as an author. Instead of accepting the command of a lajjge division in the coming G. A. R. parade he preferred to stay with the boys of his own department, and the boys all appreciate it and he will have a splendid battalion.

HICKS FOR SEPTEMBER.

What Next Month lias in Store Says tlie St. I.ouio Prophet.

Tlie storm diagram for the month shows a condition of things from about the 3rd to 0th, that might well excite expectations of some very wide and violent perturbations. Bearing directly on this period are Vulcan, Mercury, Earth, Jupiter, and the full moon at Apogee and also at an eclipse node. Prepare for some marked disturbances about the 3rd to Gth, the rush of the equatorial cyclone up from the south seas, and along our gulf coasts being not at all unlikely. Storms are apt to reach all interior parts of the country about the same time, and a decided change to cooler will come when the storm area has passed well east of any given point. Frost is probable for several nights between the storms of this period and the 10th.

Aoout the tenth it will turn much warmer, and many disturbances will be felt on and touching the reactionary 11th and 12th. These dates are at the magnetic and electrical crisis of our equinox, and many electrical disturbances will be most natural. A cool wave will come in after the storms and last until displaced by the regular Vulcan period beginning on the 10th. From the 16th to 20th may be set down as a danger period. This is a time when it behooves people whose lives and interests are at the mercy of the lakes and seas to be watchful. It will be very warm with southerly winds and a general low barometer in most parts of the continent as the period reaches its crises. Rain, lightning and thunder, with many stiff gales, may be expected. Very cool weather will spread southward from the northwest after the storm. Dashes of early snow are likely in the north along the western rim of storms about 18th to 20th.

Southern hurricanes, if such appear at the last period,-will continue on the seas and along the coasts up to the reactionary storm conditions due on the 23rd -and 24th. In fact, unsettled, stormy weather need not surprise all along from the 16th to about the 25th. At the final wi"d. up, northerly currents will dominate the country, and cold weather generally will prevail. We believe that colder weather than in September for some years will fall in the last half of the month, and that an early winter will follow. The Vulcan period central on the 28th, will bring warmer weather and storms will develope promptly.

A Promising Future.

Mrs. Alethea Luse Underwood began her engagement with Gustave Froliman's ''Sowing the Wind" Company this week, playing in Wisconsin. Mrs Underwood takes a character part and her ability has attracted considerable attention at the Chicago School of Acting. The company she appears in is a very excellent one. Manager Townsley has "Sowing the Wind" booked for Music Hall next week but it is a different company from that in which Mrs. Underwood appears.

For the Tippecanoe County Fair.

Special train service has been made by the Monon officials to secure attendance at the Tippecanoe county fair from Sept. 2 to 6 inclusive. They have ordered special trains to run on ThursXy, Sept. 5, leaving Medaryville and Greencastle about 8 o'clock a. m., arriving at Lafayette 10 a. m., and leaving Lafayette, returuiag at 7 p. m. same evening. These special trains will stop at all intermediate stations both ways, and the rates will be only one fare for the round trip.

THE WALLACE BATTALION. HOT RACES. IN GOOD CONDITION.

The Fair Association Admired of a CJrei.'. Attraction In Its Speed Iting.

Never before did the speed ring of the Montgomery county fair present such an elegant arra3^ of fleet footed talent as it will present to the public at the approaching races. The entries closed to-day and all the races were filled. They were well tilled, too, the entries being both numerous and excellent. The best horses in the country for the classes are to be here and every one who fancies fast horses will have cause for delight.

Naturally the interest centers-in the free-for-all trot and pace and there will be no disappointment here. In the trot are such horses as Eura and Rensselaer Wilkes. This latter horse is extremely popular here being owned by Torn McCoy. Wilkes ha.s many colts in this county and his recent mark of 2:12% made at Indianapolis gives him great prestige.

The free-for-all pace will be the great event, however. In this race are many entries, three of which deserve special mention. "Besure" is the greatest four-year-old stallion on the turn to-day. At Terre Haute this month he won a great race in three straight heats making a mark of 2:06%. He is considered the coming horse.

The famous "Guy," known as the "grey ghost?* is also entered, lie likewise has a mark of 2:0(1% and two years ago defeated Ftying Jib at the Terre Haute races.

The famous Kentucky horse, J. H. L., is also to be here and is a favorite. He has a mark of 2:08 and is the pluckiest horse on the turf. He recently won a hard fought race at Champaign, making the sixth mile heat in 3:11%. This was done on a half mile track.

Government Crop Bulletin.

The following is the crop bulletin of the Indiana weather service for the week ending Monday, August 26, 1805, reported by the central station. Indianapolis:

The weather for the past week has not been as warm as the preceding one, but about as dry a few local showers have been chronicled, but sufficient rain did not fall to materially benefit the growing crops. The corn on low, gray and marsh lands is doing fairly well and a good crop is still expected, but on stony, sandy and clay lands the crop is hastening to maturity without full development it is burning up in many "parts. Pastures, with few exceptions, have become brown, and are drying up stock, necessarily, is being fed.

Potatoes and tomatoes are doing fairly well late potatoes are being injured by the dry weather.

Tobacco is being prematurely ripened consequently it is being cut and housed.

Fruit is still falling, but apples and pears will be plentiful. W'ater very scarce wells, springs and brooks in many places have become dry.

Fall plowing has been discontinued in many localities on account of the ground's dryness.

Dr. Leech's Work at Terre Haute.

Terre Haute Tribune: The church officers of Centenary, Mattox, Maple avenue and Montrose churches assembled at Mattox church last night. Each church made an excellent exhibit for the conference year now closing. Dr. Leech reported that since the last conference he had received 123 persons into membership at Centenary church. Seventy-six of these joined on probation as converts and forty-seven by letters from other churches. Fiftyeight persons have been publicly received during the year into full membership from the probation roll. The benevolent collections are the largest in the history of Centenary church. The names of 800 persons are on the chur'-h register, including thirty probationers, notwithstanding that many members united with the three chapels, after the last annnal conference, when these chapels became independent conference charges with their own regular pastors. The Sunday school and Epworth League work were complimented by the pastor.

Much Complaint.

The residents of east Main street are complaining bitteriy of the long continued disorder of that thoroughfare. No one is working there at present but the street is all torn up and dirt and boulders piled in heaips on the sidewalks. Travel of any kind is blocked and the long continuance of this state of affairs has engendered considerable bitter feeling.

Still Tb«y Come.

Judge J. M. Rabb. of Williamsport, has sent his name for enrollment in the Lew Wallace Veteran Battalion.

The Farmers' Mutual Insurance Company

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Montgomery and Fountain CountieB I\leet».

1 he stockholders of tlie Farmers' Mutual lusurance Company of Montgomery and Fountain counties met Tuesday at the court house in regular annual session The annual report was a most gi-atifvmg document and showed that the amount of property insured had increased from $167,220 last year to 8226,012 this year. There are 36 more policies in effect than last year, making 187 stockholders. Not a loss was sustained last year.

In the seventeen years of the company's history its cost to stockholders has not been half that of any other insurance'compauj*. The elecWm of officers resulted as follows:

President—J. A. Mount. Vice-President—M. B. Waugh. Treasurer—,1. M. Harshbarger, Secretary— W. J. Miles. Adjuster—II. A. Foster. Directors—.]. A. Mount, M. B. Waugh, J. N. Harshbarger, W. J. Miles, Albert Campbell and R. D. Drollinger.

TO BE DECIDED TO-DAY.

Supreme Court Will Meet to Settle the County Superintendent Law.

Indianapolis Sentinel: Yesterday was the day set for a special session ©f the Supreme Court to decide the case involving the validity of the law passed by the last Legislature changing the time for electing county superintendents of schools. All the judges were present except Judge McCabe, who, for some cause, failed to put in an appearance. Owing to his absence the case could not be decided and the decision of the court will be handed down Friday morning. The election of county superintendents occurs Monday and the matter must be decided before then.

The law in question is the one which changes the time of electing county superintendents of schools from the first Monday in June to the first Monday in September. It was passed by the Republicans as they -secured majorities in the boards of greater number of the fall.

trustees of a counties last

Notwithstanding the new law the trustees of about forty counties elected superintendents in June as provided* by the old law. This rule was followed in nearly all Democratic counties.

It is maintained that the new law is invalid because it is an effort to amend a law that has been repealed.

Will March.

Indianapolis Journal: There seems to be a very general purpose on the part of the veterans, and those who are not, to take in the National Encampment of the Grand Army at Louisville. Oen. Lew Wallace was in town yesterday looking after the plans of his new library. "Yes," he said, "I shall be in Louisville to attend the encampment as on all like occasions I will walk the route with the veterans of Montgomery county and vicinity. They propose to •make a good showing. I think Indiana should make a special effort to show its good will to Louisville and Kentucky."

James Whitcomb Riley has been invited to take a part in some of the meetings, and he has signified his intention to do so. He will read a poem whose sentiment is in accord with the spirit which has prompted Louisville to invite the Grand Army across the Ohio river. The title will be "The Hymn of Peace." The poem will contain five or six stanzas.

Organized at New Koss.

Special to tlie Journal. NEW ROR», Aug. 28.—Rev. S. H.

Creighton and Rev. S. B. Grimes, of Crawfordsville, met a number of people at the Christian church last evening to talk of organizing a Good Citizens' League. Mr. Creighton spoke for an hour on the purposes and aims of the organization, after which seventeen names were secured for organization. J. E. Morrison was elected president, J. A. Hendrix, vice-president Miss Kate Sperry, secretary and Mrs. Sophronia Ronk, treasurer. Dr. Tucker, of Crawfordsville, will hold another meeting next Friday.

Weaver's Trial.

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The second case against Jim Weaver, the New Rosssaloonist, wastreid Tuesday before Mayor Band&i. It required the whole morning to get a jury and from the fuss and feathers one might fancy that Jim was being tried for murder.

Tke Bicycle Race*.

R. C. Smith is receiving entries lor the fair bicycle races from parties all over this section. Four Indianapolis^ riders entered Monday, besides others from smaller places.