Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 15 November 1895 — Page 3

VOL. 48—NO. 46'

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FURNITURE, CARPETS AND STOVES

Till the first of the year.'^. We are the only people who have room on the ground floor for Carpets, Rugs, Oil Cloths, Linoleum and Straw

Mattings. Note the following prices we give as a few samples:

Elegant Center Table Double Bed Lounge Small Cubbard Safe 6 Foot Extension Table 3.50 Solid Oak Writing Desk and Book Case

Combined 4.75 Ingrain Carpets .22 All Wool Carpets .49 Brussels Carpets .45 Mattings .12

Kostanzer Sons.

302 and 304 South Washington St.

Joseph Binford Lumber Yard

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The lightest running', the best made, the most durable, either Steel or Cast Skein, and the best five years written guarantee of any wagon sold in ^Crawfordsville. Prices on lumber are advancing all alongr the line. Better "buy boon and save money. All kinds of building materials on hand. Also sewer pipe, smithing coal of the highest grade, cedar posts. The Improved 3oshen Pump.

3i5-r2i7 South Washington St., Crawfordsville, Ind.

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A Railroad Man Cured.

Mr. Tom E. Kline, an engineer, forty years of age, residing at

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HUMAN?! ANIMAL

Pain from 'sprains, bruises, cramps, diseased or torn flesh, aches, wounds,

JV Neuralgia, etc., can be promptly IT) relieved and cured by using

Dr. J. H. McLean's! Volcanic Oil Liniment,

The FARMER'S REMEDY for the various diseases of domestic animals. It is easy to apply, relieves at once

pain and inflammation, and cures quickly. Full directions with each bottle. For sale everywhere. Price, 25c., 50c. and $1.00 per bottle.

THE DR. J. H. MCLEAN MEDICINE CO., ST. LOUIS, MO.

Alias Mabel 7iIcCl«llaii, Late of This City, Married a Washington State Gentleman.

The following from the World-Her-ald, of Fair Haven, Wash., will be of great interest to the friends of she who before Thursday, Oct. 24. was Miss Mbbel McClellan:

Last Thursday evening at 6:30 in'the presence of relatives and a few very intimate friends Miss Mabel Wendall McClellan and Mr. Arthur Gamwell were quietly married. The news of the marriage was quite a surprise to their many friends, as Miss McClellan had been preparing to spend the winter in California, and intended leaving Thursday evening for that place. However, at the last moment, the young people decided that as far as they were concerned it would be impossible for "abcense to make the heart grow fonder," and so decided to take the step they did. Both of the young people are well and favorably known by a large circle of friends, together with whom the Herald extends congratulations. Mr. and Mrs. Gamwell will occupy the McClellan residence during the winter.

Mrs. and Miss McClellan left last week for California where they will spend the winter.

His Crawfordsville Grandson.

Delphi Journal: General Asa Jones, who was elected Lieutenant-Governor of Ohio, is an uncle of Judge Truman F. Palmer. Jones is several inches above six feet and weighs over 300 pounds. He is a large, robust daisy and is always in full bloom. He is a Methodist, and a stranger can share Jones' fine-cut or plug if he will but hint something to him about "our church." A short time before he became Lieutenant-Governor he became a grandfather for the first time and it required all the arguments and threats the State committee could bring to bear to keep hiin from jumping the campaign game, and flying to the side of his little grandson, who, by the way, is a Hoosier boy, his father being Professor King, of Wabash College, at Crawfordsville.

liepiiblican Gathering.

REPUBLICAN STATE COM'TKE ROOMS, November G, 1S95. Following their usual custom, the Republicans of Indiana will gather in mass conference at Indianapolis on Wednesday, November 20th, to ex' change views and talk over the future of the party. No special invitations for the meeting have been issued, but all Republicans are cordially invited to come to the capital and join with their brethren from other sections of the State in giving and receiving ad' vice and information for the good of the cause. The recent elections throughout the country have amply demonstrated that this is not a year when the Republicans stay at home and we confidently expect a large attendance from each county in the State. JOHN K. GOWDY, Ch'rmn.

R. M. SHEDS, Sec'y.

East Oliio

street, Indianapolis, Ind., wlio has run an engine for two years on the Wabash road, and thirteen years on the Monon road, much of that time having been the engineer on the fast newspaper train has, for the past ten years, suffered from indigestion in its worst form. He had a continual heavy feeling in his stomach, so that he had to lie in bed to ease his pain. This indigestion caused chronic diarrhoea and sleeplessness. He had to be very careful as to his diet, and could only eat as simple a food as potatoes sparingly. He took four boxes of LYON'S SEVEN WONDERS, and now he can eat anything. His digestion is perfect he can sleep well, and he gives it as his opinion that the medicine does everything that is claimed for it He heartily recommends it to all persons suffering from indigestion or any stomach disorder.

Mr. Felrce in Luck.

Indianapolis News: A dispatch to the News says that R. B. F. Peirce is to be made president and general manager of the Clover Leaf as soon as the road is taken out of the hands of a receiver, and that this will be done before long. Mr. Peirce is now the receiver, appointed by the United States court. There is a legal fight over the possession of the road between the first mortgage bondholders and the owners of the stock. The bondholders, it is claimed, have placed most of their bonds in the possession of trustees,and the stockholders have done the same thing, and a compromise is expected shortly that will take the road out of the courts, and then it is t-liat Mr. Peirce is to be appointed.

The Game nt Covington.

Covington Republican: Foot ball is short two devotees in Covington just now and Russell Allen and Ed Myers are carrying their left arms in slings. Thursday Russ got under about a ton of footballers and his collar bone dislocated rather than to get broken. On Sunday Ed Myers got under about two ton of full back, right half back, left half back, and would have come out humpbacked if his collar bone hadn't broken before the load was lifted from him. It was lots of fun though.

Wants a Divorce.

Lucibda Hunter is hunting for a divorce from Albert Hunter. Lucinda alleges that Albert was outrageously rude to her and that he frequently emphasized his •veil rounded periods by slapping her damask cheeks or twisting her nose. He also failed to provide and clearly demonstrated that he is not the sort of a fellow whom any girl should love, honor and obey.

iTine l'ears.

The finest sample of pears seen by THE JOUIXAI. this season was a basket of this lucious fruit left by Asbury Linn, of Linnsburg. He had one tree which bore seventeen bushels.

OBAWFOKDSVILLiE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1895.-TWEL.VEPAGES

GAMWELL-JTCLELLAN.. THE HARMON CASE.

Filially Decided Against Wabash College, Which Loses 820,000 Thereby.

It will be with great astonishment and regret that those conversant with the facts will learn that the Harmon case has finally been decided against Wabash College, causing a loss of $25,000 to the funds of that institution.

In 1885 Jacob Harmon, of Warren county, died and willed to Wabash College a section of land in Iroquois county. Illinois. This land, worth about S25,000, became part of the fund of the college and all went well for about two years. Then a nephew of Jacob Harmon bobbed up and filed suit in equity to set aside the provision of the will, claiming that during his life Jacob Harmon had promised to will him the land. This nephew had been living on the land as a tenant for several years under a written lease and had been paying rental. The suit caused little anxiety to the college as the pretext of the nephew seemed a flimsy one at best.

The issue was finally made, however, and the case came to trial before Judge Blodgett in the United States Court at Chicago. Judge Blodgett ruled in favor of the college and an appeal was taken to the United States Court of Appeals. nere after a year or so the case was heard by Chief Justice Fuller and Justices Jenkins and Grosscup. They decided in favor of the college unanimously. Then a rehearing was asked and to the surprise of all wab granted. The case was to have been heard by Justices Grosscup, Jenkins and Harlan and this seemed a certain victory for the college, but just before the trial Justice Grosscup was taken sick and Justice Bunn was substituted. The case was heard in Chicago and last Wednesday the finding was for the plaintiff. Bunn wrote the decision, Justice Jenkins dissenting. The tenor of Bunn's decision was that it would be hard on the nephew to lose the case. He wholly ignored the law in the case and the evidence of the written leases.

Thus another legal farce has been enacted, calculated to bring the law into contempt and to encourage litigation on the part of unwarranted claimants and frauds. The Harmon case was heard by six justices of equal rank. Of these the college has the decision of four and the plaintiff of only two, yet the plaintiff wins. Again the unlooked for illness of a Justice causes Wabash College to lose 825,000. To be sure,ca rehearing will be asked by the college, yet Judge Thomas, the college's attorney, regards the case as practically settled.

HE BROKE HIS KECK.

Henry B. Mcintosh, of Wave!anil, Falla From an Apple Tree With Fatal Itesult.

Coroner Barcus was summoned to Waveland to render a verdict in the case of Henry Mcintosh who was killed there about noon Saturday. It appears that Mr. Mcintosh was in tree picking apples and in some way lost his hold and fell, breaking his neck.

The deceased was an old soldier and quite a prominent citizen of Waveland, respected by all.

Building and Loan Shares.

Subscriptions to the tenth series of the capital stock of The Crawfordsville Building, Loan, Fund and Savings Association are now being received. Extended comment on this old and sound financial institution is unnecessary. Its history and standing are well known in this community. Conservative management and sound business methods have been its prominent features. Its policy is to accommodate stockholders in every way consistent with correct business principles. Shares may be secured by calling at the office of B. R. Russell, Secretary, No. 115 south Green street. Shares 8200. Weekly dues 50 cents per share. Membership fee 50 cents per share. First payment Monday, December 2. Dues may be paid weekly, monthly or quarterly.

Married.

On the evening of the Gth of November at the home of the bride's parents, in North Union, Miss Ida Bell Smith, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Smith, was married to Mr. Aaron L. Douglas, of New Market. The ceremony was happily performed before a selected company of friends by Rev. S. M. Hays, of Crawfordsville.

A Ben-Hur Paper.

Kokomo Triimnc: The lodge of BenHur now has its official organ in the Chariot, published at Crawfordsville. It will be a monthly publication, and is named after the great chariot race, described so vividly in Ben-Uur. The first number contains an excellent sketch of the life of Gen. Lew Wallace.

LANDED IN JAIL.

The Overcoat and Gold Watch Thief Is Caught After a Daring Escape and Flight.

In Saturday's JOUIINAI, was an account of the stealing of W. H. Kinna's overcoat and two gold watches by a thief who a few hours afterward took the east bound Big Four train after stealing a third gold watch of Mrs. Mattie Strickner, of the Junction House. When the fellow boarded the train he was observed by a Vandalia detective and F. H. C. Mooning, a traveling men conversant with the theft of Kinna's property. The thief threw the overcoat over the back of a seat and then sat down in another part of the car. Moening recognized the coat and picked it up at once. He and the detective then approached the thief, a neatly dressed and intelligent looking fellow and accused him openly. The chap, who gave the name of Fred C. Walker, indignantly denied his guilt, and even went so far as to deny ever having seen the overcoat he had laid down two minutes before. The argument became warm and Walker finally arose as if to go in the smoker. To the surprise of his accusers, however, he ran down the steps on the platform of the car and bodily leaped from the swiftly flying train. The train was shooting through a cut and Walker, fortunately for himself, struck a sand bank, otherwise he would have been instantly killed. As it was his arms and face were fearfully cut up and skinned. He arose and proceeded to the Widow Morrow's farm near by and lay down by astrawstauk. The Morrow boys saw him and at once went to him. He told a pitiful story of being thrown off the train and was taken to the house where he washed and brushed his clothes. After supper he came to town. Here he was recognized by Charley Robinson, of the American Express Company. Charley has made an analytical study of Sherlock Holmes' methods for some time and at once spotted Walker. He also had the advantage of having seen him board the train at the Junction with the overcoat. This little incident was of value to Charley in drawing his conclusions. He told Oflicer Enoch Bannister, who at once started on Walker's trail with "Bingo," the bull dog. Walker saw the approach of the enemy and started to run but was quickly overhauled by the faithful "Bingo." On the way to jail he attempted to dispose of the Strickner watch by dropping it over a fence. However, this action was noticed and the time piece duly recovered. At the jail Walker was searched and on his person were found a K. of P. pin, a diamond ring of doubtful water, and a number of other trinkets. He denied all knowledge of the thefts and declared himself wholly innocent. It was found that he was an opium fiend, his legs and arms being perfectly black from being punctured for hyperdermic injections. Sunday morning he had to be supplied with the drug as he was becoming almost wild for want of it.

On Monday Walker was brought before Mayor B&ndel and entered a plea of not guilty, being represented by F. P. Mount. Kinna and Moening were both present and with Am Jones recognized Walker as a fellow who on Friday registered at the Bobbins House as E. Paul Jackson, of New York. To his attorney he stated that his name was Harry C. Howard, of Colorado. Under this name he came bebefore Mayor Bandel Monday evening for a preliminary and then waived examination. He was bound to the circuit court and returned to jail. Nothing has yet been heard of the gold watches which were in Kinna's coat at the time it was taken.

A New Scheme.

Colfax Standard: Frank Bailey, of Smyrna, Del., has invented a syphon to enable the communion wine to be drank without danger of contagion from some previous taker of the sacred liquid. It consists of a silver tube which permits one to draw up the wine from a cup, but which, by means of a valve, prevents any of the fluid from returning to the cup after it has been drawn up.

That M. E. church at Crawfordsville ought to have got on to this, and it would have saved them, the cost of those 400 individual communion cups.

Waynetown's Feet liawl.

Waynetown's sons of rest have organized a genuine injie rubber feet ball team and will, ou next Saturday, cross knee caps and shoulder blades with the Covington team on Waynetown pastures where the cow with the crumpled horn grazes and where tillable soil goes untilled. An admission fee of ten pins will be charged in order to defray the expense of hauling the players shoes to the grounds on sleds.

PART FIRST

HE DIED ALONE.

Clark Vannico Drops Dead Monday Morning In a Field on the Durham Place.

Clark Vannice, a well known and respected citizen of this place, lived with his wife and grown daughter on the place of Mrs. W. H. Durham, in a' house just at the intersection of the Terre Haute and Greencastle roads.

Mr. Vannice had been subject to heart disease for some time, but was in his usual health and Sunday attended church in this city. Monday morning he arose early, as was his wont, and with a pail started to Mrs. Durham's barn to do the milking. That was the last seen of him alive.

When Charley Williams, a young colored man who lives at Mrs. Durham's, arose he learned that the milk had not yet been brought in and went to the barn to see what caused the delay. Ho found that Mr. Vannice had not yet been there and fearing that he was sick started across the meadow to the Vannice home. On the way he came up on the body of Clark Vannice, quite dead. He had evidently fallen in his tracks, his milk pail lying by his side. Williams, hoping that something might be done to revive him, hastened to the residence of Hon. F. Dice near by and Mr. Dice telephoned for Dr. Ristine. Upon his arrival the doctor made an examination of the deceased and stated that resuscitation was impossible, Mr. Vannice having died instantly.

Hooked a Bloodhound.

Roe Miller, the Darlington bloodhound man, was in the city Sunday in an excited frame of mind. One of Roe's beloved hounds, the justly famous "Man Eater" had been hooked Sunday by a band of strolling and not overly clean gypsies that passed through Darlington. Roe missed "Man Later" about two hours after he had been nippe^ and at once started "on the trail" with the remaining two bloodhounds, "Blood Sucker" and "Bone Cruncher." Up to date it has not been ascertained whether or not the popular "Man Eater" has again been ensconced in his Darlington kennel. It wij' bo a mighty lucky thing for Darlington rabbits if "Man Eater" never returns.

LATEU: It has been learned that the gypsies were overhauled near Waveland and "Man Eater" recovered. The gypsies were wholly ignorant of their find and supposed that they had merely picked up a good coon dog. They were quite appalled to learn they had been harboring a fierce and dangerous bloodhound.

First Annual lteport.

The State Soldiers' Home committee, in charge of the construction of the new home at Lafayette, have made their first report to the State. In it they set forth the fact that six of the principal buildings are well under way and will b,e ready for occupancy in January. The funds in their hands amounting to something near 879,000 have been expended, less about 83,000. They also ask for the appointment of a governor and adjutant to aid in perfecting arrangements for the opening of the home, and report a number of applications for admission as having already been received. Wabash county is the only county thus far in the State that has appropriated money and commenced the erection of a county cottage upon the grounds, although a number are expected to do so this fall and winter.

An Iiopr«Mlve Sermon,

Ladoga Leader: At the M. E. chutch Sunday morning, Dr. Cissel, of Crawfordsville, presiding elder of this district, preached one of the best sermons' ever delivered in that church. He is a pulpit orator of the undemonstrative sort. He used no manuscript, but his thinking seemed to have been thoroughly done before he began his discourse, so that when he stood before his audience he had nothing to do but let his words flow out in well rounded, forcible and impressive sentences.

His well chosen figures, metaphor, antithesis and climax, added strength as well as beauty to what he said, and awakened admiration in every member of the attentive audience. It was a masterly sermon, one that showed his hearers the beauty of the Christian life, and one that they will not soon forget.

A Line ot Staepers* 4

While in New York Receiver R. B. F. Peirce will confer with the Wagner Palace Car Company as rfegards putting on a line of Wagner sleeping cars over the Indiana, Decatur & Western and the Toledo, St. Louis and Kansas City between Indianapolis and St. Louis. If not able to make a deal with the Wagner people, the company may purchase cars for the through service.