Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 29 November 1895 — Page 5
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We will make to order any suit or overcoat in our stock at actual cost.
Suit to'order, regular price.... ..825.00 for 819.50 28.00 for 22.00 30.00 for- 24.00 35.00 for 38.00
Choice of our entire line of Overcoats at cost. Price in accordance with the material used.
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They start in price at the lowest possible notch and gradually advance in price, quality and workmanship to the very highest grade known to the art of tailoring. They are our own make and each one bears our guarantee.
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at the siege of Boston when he promised to give Lord Howe "the best we have in the shop." We make the same promise to the Dry Goods purchasers in, Crawfordsville and Montgomery county and do so with the firm belief that our extremely low values make our "best" the very "cheapest" to be had anywhere. Inspection of our new stock cordially invited.
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COUNTIES ARE NOT LIABLE.
Tlio Supreme Court Decides That Damages Cannot be Recovered for Dofective Bridges.
The Supreme Court Monday handed down a decision which is of interest to every county in the State. James A. Allman, of Jasper county, brought suit against the Board of Commissioners for damages through an injury received on account of a defective bridge over a water course. Judge Monks in his decision held that the county is not liable in such cases on account of the absence of a statute covering the liability. The opinion further states that there is no provision in the statute which confers a right of action against the county for the neglect of its board of commissioners in the management of the county's affairs. No authority has been given the commissioner^ to appropriate money for the payment of such damages or to levy taxes for such payments. The court holds that the enforcement of the penal statutes and the creation of personal liability, if it does not now exist, for injuries caused by neglect of official duty, would probably be more convincing to the officers than taking the public funds to pay such liability. The court says that taking the position that a county is but a branch of the State the commissioners cannot be sued for neglect any more than the State officers could and the public fund used to pay any judgment that might be obtained. The judgment for 80,000 was set aside.
Rosa Dean who sued Montgomery county for $20,000 damages for injuries received by a defective bridge in Clark township, and refused to compromise for §10,000, will feel now that she had let a bird go. The decision will put a quietus on all that class of cases, and will be hailed by the tax-payers both as common sense and good law.
Kegolutlons of Condolence.
Darlington Lodge, No. PI at a meeting held November 23, appointed a,committee consisting of A. R. Peterson, J. C. Llunt and C. E. Butler to draft suitable resolutions on the death of YV. C. Kimler who" was an honored member of that lodge. Ihe committee submitted the following, the same being unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS The king, death, has entered our Castle Hall unannounced by herald or blare of trumpet and snatched from our circle one of the chosen guardians of our portals, Brother Past Chancellor, YV. C. Kimler, and while our hearts are filled with grief at our great loss we with true "knightly obedience" bow to. the will of the Grand Chancellor of the universe, recognizing His wisdom as Supreme and that He doeth all things well. And while we may not be able to understand why we are thus deprived of our brother, yet in some way His wise providence will be made manifest.
Resolved, That in the death of brother Kimler we have lost an earnest enthusiastic member. One always ready to defend the principles of Pythianism and was equally earnest as Knight, Prelate Vice-Chancel-lor, Chancellor and Past Chancellor. And whose daily walk was consistent with the tenets of our loved order. And whose wise counsels will be greatly missed in our meetings and we hope we may all strive to emulate his example.
Resolved That we extend our fraternal sympathy to the aged mother, the bereaved wife and the fatherless children in this, their darkest hour, and can only commend them to the care of Him who can heal the wounded broken hearts and dry up the fountain*of tears.
Resolved, That the charter and altar of our lodge be appropriately draped fo a period of thirty days.
Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be spread on the minutes. A copy be sent to the family of the de* ceased and published in the Darlington Echo, and CRAWFORDSVILLE JOURNAL.
A Burned Body Found.
Lafayette Courier: This morning about 7 o'clock John Siersema, living near West Point, noticed smoke coming from a house one half mile north of his residence and belonging to him. The house was empty, a family having vacated it about a week ago. He sent his son over to see what he could learn. Young Siersemti took out a number of the window sashes, but did not go into the house, supposing it to be entirely empty. After the greater part of the house had burned away some of the by-standers who had gathered noticed something lying .in the southeast corner of the house among the embers, which upon examination, proved to be the skull of a man. The flesh was burned off and the skull cracked, apparently from the heat. The body was found with the flesh burned trom the lower part of the legs and' arms. The supposition is that the man was a tramp, who was either unconscious or dead when the fire broke out, as he was lying in another portion of the building than that where the fire started, and had plenty of time to escape.
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CRAWFORD SVILLE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1895.—TWELVE PAGES
A GALE.
Tit© Winter Wind Blown a HurrWan* Monday Night, Klforting Considerable Damage.
The terrific wind storm which came up Monday at 11:30 o'clock was the most severe experienced here in several years. Had it occurred in »the summer time the trees burdened with foliage would have fallen by hundreds. As it was many were blown over. In the business part of town signs and awnings were blown down promiscuously, pedestrians fearing to venture out until the gale had subsided.
The green brick walls at the artificial gas plant were blown down. The walls were for an engine house and contained 74,000 brick. This accident will entail not only a considerable but also an annoying delay.
Liars at Mace.
To the Editor The Journal. MACE, Nov. 26.—Excitement has heia high caVnival in our quiet little village during the last ten days. Heated discussions, pointed remarks and scraps have been freely indulged in, and as a result much bad blood has been stirred up.
About the middle of last week stories got into circulation to the effect that our high school was in a very bad moral condition. In connection wit.h this was another which# had for its purpose the derogation of the reputation of about four youug ladies of said school. What makes the trouble worse is that no one ever had a shadow of a reason for circulating such stories. undoubtedly originated in some small mind, who for some petty offense either imagined or otherwise, has taken this -course to "get even." The rumors as they were when they reached the public were blank lies, manufactured out of whole cloth, and their manufacturer is a direct representative of the "father of all lies." The facts are that the school "Biidgr""ttiB^uEtiring""efforts" of Mr.' Walkup has reached as high a state of perfection, both morally and intellectually, as could be desired. The young ladies in question are the best knoyvn and the most highly respected in this part of the county. It is needless to say that their characters, us well as reputations, are and ever have been as clear as the "blue ethereal of heaven" on a bright June morning. The rumors, however, will never accomplish the purpose for which they were intended, but will react as a boomerang only to work the destruction of their originator. We wish to be understood in this matter. We are in noway connected with any party concerned. Our paramount object is to have both school and scholars, that have been so erroneously and unjustly attacked, represented before the public as they really are. We do not wish to point out the guilty party. We do not wish to leave the impression that the persons so accused are the guilty ones, nor to intimate anything of that sort, but we do wish to emphasize that the person, be he whom he may, who would stoop to such a groveling deed, is beneath the dignity of a common cur. The simple unbiased truth is that there have been things—either imagined or otherwise—circulated that should not have been: that stories have been told that should never have been uttered that this community, like most others, is harrassed by a set of gossipers who have nothing else to do but to belie everything that is for the betterment of the community that if such people would keep the anterior portion of their alimentary canals closed, only when the purpose for which Nature intended them might demand, there would be less bitter feelings as we pass along together through this mundane sphere.
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An Act of Charity.
Sometime ago Clark Yannice died suddenly with heart disease. At his death Mrs. Vannice was left in a practically helpless condition as she is an invalid. A mortgage of a hundred dollars was due on her home and she had no funds with which to pay it. Miss Flora Carter knew her financial condition and set about to collect the necessary funds to pay off the mortgage. She secured a subscription of 875 from the neighbors of Mrs. Vannice and Sunday Rev. Creighton completed the good work by taking up a collection in her behalf whereby more than the balance due was secured.
Information Filed.
Information has been filed in the circuit court against Charles Graves, the Linden robber who was shot by Homer Jones. The information charges assault with intent to commit a larceny. Graves will probably plead guilty as soon as he is able to appear in court. He is represented by F. P. Mount.
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A GREAT SCHEME.
A Crawfordsville Attorney Who lino a .Xose lor Itifflitu That Need Defending and Wrongs That
Need Amend Inn.
Nearly every tax payer in Crawfordsville who pays taxes on any considerable property has during- the past few days received a letter from a local attorney, said letter being worded as follows:
DEAR SIR—Some time ago I found that some illegal and erroneous collections of taxes had been made from you. The time in which they may be recovered will suon expire. I will undertake to recover them for you, if you will sign and return to me the enclosed contract, which, by its terms, prevents any suit in which you will be liable for any costs.
No doubt the charges for the recovery may seem large to you, but the amount to be recovered is small, and the purpose of the recovery is also to prevent further collections of a similar kind. Yours truly,
BLANKETY DASH, Attorney at Law.
The contract referred to is an agreement authorizing the attorney to recover the erroneously collected taxes for one-half the amount collected and releasing the signer from court costs and attorney fees.
Just what taxes the attorney refers to no one know and those who inquired at the treasurer's office could obtain no information as Treasurer Johnson did not know.
Tnis JOURNAL, however, is able to place the case before its read jrs. llow it learned can be asked of little bird which has a nest in tt water spout of Newton Block ana which heard a man talking to his inkstand. The attorney holds, whether correctly or not we do not attempt to say, that people living in Crawfordsville are not liable to be taxed for the maintenance of the free gravel roads of the county. If this opinion is correct the people of Crawfordsville have been "erroneously taxed" and can recover for live years back back. The gravel road tax is 0 cents on the S100, and in the case of a few tax-payers of the city amounts to quite a sum every year. If the attorney could get all the contracts he sent out signed up by the tax-payers and could then win his test case he would make what is popularly known as a "killing," and his fifty per cent, in each case would aggregate some thousands of dollars.
There is one phase of the case, however, that mightjwell be considered. Even if the attorney is right and taxes could be recovered, they could be recovered only from the county^a'The damages must be paid by taxation. The very people who got damages would be taxed to pay damages and would moreover, be taxed for 100 per cent, of damages, whereas they would receive only 50 per cent, theotlier 50 per cent, going to the attorney who did the work.
Quarterly Conference of the First M. E. Church. The First M. E. church held its first quarterly conference Monday might. Dr. J. H. Cissel presided. The following persons were elected as trustees of the church: A. F. Ramsey, J. R. Bryant, B. F. Crabbs, F. M. Dice, A. II. Braden, C. cE. Lacey, Warren Ashley, B. L. Ornbaun and Dr. O. H. Jones. C. W. Ross was elected to fill a vacancy in the board of stewards. D. J. Griffith was appointed as one of the eleven class leaders, by the pastor. This church has no classes and the duties of the leaders are those of financial officers. The pastor's salary was fixed at $1,500 and parsonage, the same amount as was paid to Rev. Dr. Tucker, by this church. Dr. Leech declined to permit a vote on an amendment to increase his salary to 81,000 and residence, stating that he desired no advance in his salary but wished only the sum the church had paid his predecessor. At his earnest request the amendment was withdrawn. The pastor reported fifteen accessions by letter and full membership during the past two months. Two young ladies had removed with letters and two members had died.
Ready For More Business.
For several days TIIE JOURXAT. job department has been in a state of confusion caused by the removal of the presses and machinery into the "annex." The moving is completed now and we are ready for more business. With the addition of the "annex" and the room it affords for new material and machinery we can turn out three times as much work as before.
Paying Up.
Treasurer Johnson states that an exceptionally large per cent, of the last installment of takes has been paid and that without and that without any special effort more than 37,000 delinquent taxe& have been collected.
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The SuprommConrt Winds Up the Charley' Allen uage In tlie City's Favor. I
Specisil to tlio Journal. INDIANAPOLIS,Nov. 20.—-T{ie Supreme Court to-day affirmed the case of Jas. Wright, administrator of Charley Allen's estate against the city of Crawfordsville. Judge Jordon gave the decision. [This is a victory for the city. Allen was killed while driving a hack to the Valley saloon, and his heirs sued the' fity for damages, alleging a defectivestreet caused the accident which resulted in his death. The plaintiffs were beaten in the circuit court and appealed]
In Terre Haute.
The Young Ladies' Baldwin Quar-^fl tette will give one of their delightfnl concerts in Terre Haute on the evening of December 13. The concert will be given under the auspices of the Presbyterian church of that city.
Taken dome.
Eli Bateraan, the crazy man who -y terrorized New Market, was taken to his home in Bad Axe, Mich., Tuesday by Dr. Benefiel. The Masonic lodge of J, that place telegraphed to give Bate-'1^ man every attention and to send him home at their expense. Mr. Bateman' is a stock buyer and a leading citizen "1' of Bad Axe.
Home Again.
Eddie Brandkamp has decided to make Crawfordsville his home again
and is ready to play for parties or take pupils in music. Any one desiring his services may leave word at Gilbert's music store.
Three Inches of Rain.
From Saturday to Monday nightover S', three inches of rain fell over Indiana.n.^i As it fell slowly the ground absorbed it all and the benefit is of great value, as the ground was sadly in need of water. N
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:.ft. KvaiiRellBtlu Work. Rev. W. A. Bodel arrived from Linaa:»fj$. Ohio, Monday where he has been en-'v*' gaged in evangelistic work. He went^, to Mason City, 111., Wednesday tow--^ begin a series of meetings.
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A Plant of Their Own.
The Barbed Wire Company are haviug an electric light plant placed in position in their factory. Willia Carr of this city secured the contract.
—Dumont Kennedy was initiated into the myateries of the sublime degree of the Master Masons Monday. —James R. Ilanna is in from Jonds-^S boro, Ark., to remain until December 10. Mr. Hanna is government pension examiner for thirteen counties in Arkansas.
ior Sale—A Bargain,
A house of five rooms, with ward-* robes, intry, cellar, barn, chicken bouse, etc. All bran new, water aqid natural gas, fruit trees, well located in Darlington. Also three vacant lots adjoining. They will all go at a bargain. Call on addsess W. C. Stewart, Darlington, Ind. 2-t, tf.
SMAUTSBUKG.
Meeting was well attended here Sunday and Sunday night, in Bpi| of the bad weather.
Mr. and Mrs. John Howard,-of Darlington visited Dan Goble and family last Sunday.
Merviu Shelton says he has not moved to Noblesville yet, if he has sent his buggy on ahead.
The Good Templars Lodge was well attended here Wednesday, and we hope it will so continue. s'SEi?"
Ed Long and family, of Shannon-"^ dale, spent Sunday with his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Dave Long.
Bert West attended Sunday school here last Sunday and gave a very interesting speech in regard to Intemperance.
James and Mervin Shelton say they shucked sixty bushels of shock corn in seven hours and they also shucked sixty bushels of standing corn in three hours.
Frank Smith, of Mt. Tabor says if he has lost his hitching post on east Green street, he thinks probably he can dwell where the "Posey's" are awhile.
A sad accident happened to Chasr^ Warren, son of Geo. Warren, of Shiloh, last Thursday while husking corn on Mrs. Shafer's farm near Shannondale with his corn husker. His arm caught in the roller of the machine and was in a very bad condition. Dr. Ensminger was called in. His arm had to be removed from the elbow. But -we are all thankful to know that he is getting along nicely.
—Nothing but cut loaf sugar is used to sweeten the delicious and fresh candies made at 129 south Washington street. W. C. GARWOOD, Manager.
THE clearing sale bargains as advertised last week are still in force at the Big Store. Stock must be feducecl and this means vou can save money on any item you may want in diy goods or notions.
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