Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 20 December 1895 — Page 3

VOL. 48—NO.51

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Prom the idea that trade is still wrapped in lethargy or inaction. Your interest demands that you look arpund and take advantage of close prices, Make $ dollar go a^ fir 70*1

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The celebrated Studeoaiher wa(jon is alwava to the front as a first class •and easy running wagon, either Stesl or cast skeid. Everything warranted. All kinds of building material kept' fltt hand at prices [ju'fifc 8 little lower than "the lowest competitor. A variety of c'ecfa'r posts from a 2-4 td S-8—6 fo 12 feet :Sn length. The best of fire clay sewer pipS'. High grade of smithing coal and jsoft coal for domestic use.

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The Business Man's Statement.

country testify to its marvelous success in curing them.

LaFayette, Ind., May 1894.

Juyun Medicine Co., Indianapolis, Ind.:

Gentlemen—It is with pleasure that I can conscientiously say a good word for' LYON'S SEVEN WONDERS. For more than a year I was troubled with indigestion and stomach disorders. Various remedies which I tried gave me no relief, until one day last summer I was told by a brother drummer of the virtues of LYON'S SEVEN WONDERS. I concluded to try it, and am happy to say one box, costing only one dollar, .Entirely cured me. To those who suffer as I did I would strongly advise them to use LYON'S SEVEN WONDERS.

Yours truly, John R. Spencer, State Agent Royal Baking Powder Company.

Female Troubles.

Many of the disorders peculiar to women are caused by diseased conditions of the Liver, Kidneys and Bowels. Restore these organs to a healthy state by-using

DR. J. H. MCLEAN'S LIVER AND KIDNEY

BALM,

Andthe female organswill perform 1 their regular functions,and the suf--'jMf ferer be strengthened and cured

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

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WATER AND LIGHT PLANT SOLD.

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By the Sale.

Saturday was the day appointed by law for the sale of the Crawfordsville Water & Light Company's plant and it 3 o'clock that afternoon it was sold under the hammer by Master in Chancery, W. P. Fishback, of Indianapolis.

Quite a little knot gathered on the south steps of the court house at the time appointed for the sale and discussed the situation. At 3 o'clock Mr. Fishback,'accompanied by Harry Milligan and Will Herd appeared on the scene, and Mr. Milligan cleared his throat and began reading the lengthy legal notice of the sale as published in the Crawfordsville Weekly Journal. Upon its conclusion Mr. Eishback proceeded to offer each piece of property for sale separately and the rents and profits of each piece for a term of years. As only one party had put up theiequired $3,000 as qualification to bid it may be imagined that the bidding was not very animated. In fact there wasn't any bidding at all so long as the property was offered in parcels.

When, however, no bids were ©ffered on p£vc®^ Master in Chancery put

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with Newman Erb, a New x?T "ney.has posted the S3,000 qualification, bid $50,000 and the plant was knocked off to them.

Of course, this does not begin to cover the value Of the property. Messrs. Hord and Srb, however, ^.present the first mortgage bond holdeT8 who buy the property to save themselves. The Knickerbocker Trust Company of York is tru&ten for the first mortgage b7tid holders tiijtl is likely that they allow' the sf o-nd mortgage bond holders sometWLijf. The debts of the Crawfordsville Water & Light Company amount to about §350,000.

The company will be reorganized and started out upon a new basis. What the management will be has not yet been determined of course. It is probable, however, that Mr. Haynesj, who Saturday wound np the business of his receivership, will be retained here as manager, inasmuch as the Knickerbocker Trust Company had him installed here as receiver and he is anxious to remain.

lieliearini Denied.

The Supreme court has denied a hearing in the caseof Ristine vs. Johnson, taken up from this county. Judge Monks holds that purchasers at tax sales who have received a tax deed cannot recover under the provisions of section 8,041, R. S. 181)1, against infants, idiots and insane person, nor can such disabled persons be deprived of the right of redemption from tax sales during such disability until two years after such dislbility is removed. It is the duty of the guardian of such persons to pay the taxes on the property of his wards out of the money of the ward in his hands, and if he has no money of the ward he ma}' sell the property for that purpose, and if he refuses to pay such taxes he may be compelled to do so.

On a Spree.

Wm. Honan, of Lebanon, came to town last Friday and having collected some money due him for lumber began the praiseworthy work of drinking up all thei liquor in' town. This is where Bill erred He- overestimated his capacity and underestimated the city's supply. He was hilariously comfortable along about 4- o'clock and getting in his buggy drove out on "Dog Leg" avenue and endeavored to force bis horse to jump "Gen Wallace's high board fence. He was' here apprehended by Marshal Grifnes and ruthlessly shoved behind the slats down at the jail. Next morning he was fined by the Mayor and released leaving his rig as security for the payment of his fine.

Prosperity .'

The Louisville, New Albany & Chicago railroad reports gross earnings' for October of 8317,950, .'an increase of $25,423 as compared with the same month of last year, and net 3121,155, an increase of 812,17. For'' the four months ending Octl 31 the gross earnings were 81,225,703, an increase of 8134,645 as compared with the corresponding period of last year and net 8499,944, an increase of 892,505. Fixed charges were 8338,602, leaving a surplus of 8161,342, an increase of 887,235.

Good Corn Yield.

F. S. Quigg, of the Gravelly Run neighborhood, this season raised a six and a half acre field of new ground corn which averaged 100 bushels to the acre. He had one acre which brought 115 bushels.

DECEMBER 20, 1895.-SIXTEEN

MONEY TO BURN A WET DOG.

Charley WwldliiR, of WabRHli

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All Kind8 of Coin itml Scrip and Leaven It in Llis Old Clothes.

Charley Wedding hails from beer burdened Evansville and i3 a student of Wabash College and past worshipful prelate of the Red Dragon. $ Charley has money enough to burn a :wet dog and then some to buy text books. He has, however, acquired the reprehensible hajoit of carrying coin in all his pockets, and this is what caused trouble Sunday. On Saturday morning he concluded he wanted a pair of pantaloons pressed, so he ttook the money out of all the pockets but one, which he overlooked, and«then carried the garment to Frank Robinson's pressery with instructions not to press too high up the leg. Sunday morning he got into a discussion as to how many pockets a fellow ought to have in his pants and this caused him to recollect that lie had forgotten one pocket in the pants he had taken to be pressed. He kuew he didn't keep anything b,vvt. §20 bills in those pants so he cmnehided that as the day was fine and Christmas coming he might as well stroll down the street and •rescue that sawbuck. ije met President Robinson of the prt»Esepy and told his trouble.

Mr. Robinson went with him to the 6hop \nd carefully backed the pantaloons put of their stall in the wardrobe. The biU ^as g.one. Tom Hennessy, £t journeyman tailo'J.

was

also gone. It was found that Mr". i?en" nessy had gone to Greencastle MOboth Mr. Robinson and Mr. Wedding presumed that was chaperoning that 820 bill. Accordingly' ^7

Tiie arguments in the case of John C: Wampler vs. Mrs. Sarah Durham et al., for the possession of south Washington street real estate, were made before acjting Judge West last Saturday. Judge West decided in favor of the defendants. He h^ld that a married woman cannot give attay proper ty except by a written instrument in which her husband joins. He alsci held that the allegations of the com plaint were hardly etablished by the evidence. That portion of the complaint relating to the improvements made by Wampler on the property, was withdrawn by the plaintiff before entering upon trial of the cause.

A Candidate For Center Church Pulpit, On next Sunday Rev. S. S. IJryor D. D., of Albert Lea, Minn., will occupy the pulpit of Center church both morning and evening. It is understood that Dr. Pryor may possibly succeed to the pastorate of the church and that he comes on trial.

Dr. Pryor is most warmly recommended by John S. McLain, of the Minneapolis Journal, who first informed the session of him. Dr. Pryor is an Eastern man and was at one time a tutor at Oberlin College. He is now in the prime of life, being forty-two years old. He has a charming family of a wife and four children.

Death of John Mclntyre.

John Mclntyre, aged about forty-five years, died last Thursday at his home two miles north of the city of softening of the brain. The funeral took place Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock under the auspices of the Odd Fellows, Rev. J. G. Stephens officiating. The interment took place at Oak Hill.

Mr. Mclntyre was a well known and highly respected citizen and his death is deplored by all who knew him. He lfeaves a wife and four.children.

The Blg» Four Will Have to Pay.

The wreck at NewRoss last Thursday night will have to be paid for by the Big Four. The Midland engine was standing on the crossing and the Big Four came dashing into it never having slowed up as required by the law. The men in the cab of the Midland engine escaped only jumping. The Midland engine was reduced to fragments of twisted iron.

One of the Very Beat.

Danville, 111., Sentinel: The Crawfordsville Weekly' Journal has reached a circulation of 3,028, the largest bona-fide circulation ever attained by a newspaper in the' Athens of the Hoosier State. The JotrRNAL-is'one of the very best newspapers published in the United States.

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INDIANA WIRE AND NAIL WORKS.

'Loading Industry or the City—The l£* etuUmont ot New Electric l'lant—A .f_: ...... IS'toy and Noilly Place.

The noisiest and busiest place in town is at the factory plant of the Indiana Wire Fence and Wire Nail Works. Forty or fifty machines are at work drawing in wire from the coil and turning out nails of all sizes, from the lathing brad to the twenty or thirty penny spike and as many' more machines manufacturing the plain wire into wire with barbs, for fencing. All these machines bumping, and thumping, and jumping at the same time make an indescribable bedlam. The daily product is enormous. It is stacked away in kegs and on reels filling several large ware rooms until one gets bewildered in the labyrinth of walks. The reels on which the manufactured wire is wound are made ip the factory, while the cooper stuff for the nail kegs is brought from Michigan. It comes ready to put together and four men are kept busy shaping and hooping kegs. The factory is running night and day on nails, but the work on barbed wire suspends during the night. Until recently the lights used were coal oil lamps. This system was both expensive and dangerous. The directors of the company therefore decided to install an electric plant of their own. Under the superintendence of W. C. Carr this has just? been completed. The directory Went up to the factory in a body last Thursday night to inspect the electrical apparatus and to witness its workings. To

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board the covered cars. and went Greencastle, too. They found Mr. nenm. isy there in the Big Four station. He was also in a state of aggravated mellowness, thus touting the Old theory that a man can't be two places tbs Same time. He disgorged $15 of the twenty hfe had taken and was allowed to go. CharlSy has concluded to keep all h'is money in one pocket hereafter and to travel with that pockfet.

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Tics Jouknal to Had the 2"-WBpaper men not be*,. before they wouM have expressed &up* prise at the immensity of t'his Indus- f@putabit

From every point of view the IndianS Wire and Nail Works are a credit to the industrial enterprise of Crawfordsville

A Jolly for '•Boh" Whiteford. Peoria, 111., Journal: Prof. Whitefords paper on the Shakesperean play "Julius Cie'sar" was an excellent one, He discussed the play from a standpoint of analyzing the characters as to their outer and inner life. It may have proved a little deep water for the younger niembers of the audience, but was listened to with attention and came as a feature of the entertainment which appealed directly to the pleasure of the older friends of the pupils present. Probably no better idea of the excellence of. the paper can be given than the warm endorsement as a literary production by Prof. Richard G. Moulton, of the. University of Chicago, although the stand taken in some respects was in direct opposition to that of the great lecturer who is considered one of the finest Shakespearean analysists and lecturers in the country. The paper was prepared during the series of university extension lectures which Prof. Moulton delivered in this city, and presented to him by Prof. Whiteford with others in the regular line of university extension work. In spite of his wide experience and the innumerable papers presented to Prof. Moulton, he pronounced this one the most able of any handed to him since he came to this country. It was good.

A Terrible Injury.

Near 4:30 o'clock at Frankfort last Friday a mishap that may terminate into a fatal accident, befel Arnold Eads, aged 22 years, a single man, an employe of the Finch Bros.' saw mill. He was assisting in unloading some heavy logs from a wagon and in placing the cant hook in position so as to pull a log to the ground, the hock failed to loosen its grip, and on him releasing his hold, the handle of the instrument whirled around in such a manner as to strike him a fair and square blow in the center of the forehead, the force of which may cause his death. A piece of bone two and three-quarters by three and one-quar-ter of an inch was driven into his head three-eighths of an inch, particles of the bone protruding from under the skin.

The unfortunate young man is a^son of-Wm. Eads, of Darlington.

Two Cottage*.

Lafayette Journal: At the same time that a site is chosen for the Montgomery cottage a site will be selected for a cottage that is to be built by McPherson Post relief corps of Crawfordsville, insuring at least two cottages from Montgomery county.

trial enterprise. The directors WST6 tflttded, so that the JT9Itne* ladies and delighted over their lighting improve- young gentlemen of th$ city can rest LSent, pot only on account of the con-1 assured that in the way .yenienttJ ftfld better facilities, but of' ball it will be high. toned'and resPUlar the increased safety of The dynamo capacity of 220 10-candle port^f lights. The number in

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PART FIRST

THE NEW MjUTWY COMPASY,

It PromlHMR to lie nn Ornament to Cran••^urtluvlllo and Credit to the State.

Since the disba'^^i^ifi Molifc' gomery Guards, an indejSciiifleirif Mli^ tary organization, a company tVhic'h shed much luster on the name and fame of Crawfordsville, there have been several attempts made to organize a military company but with varying success. The attempts were creditable but the organizations were lacking in cohesiveness and permanency. The military spirit which these organizations infused into the young blood could Vic-t be suppressed by repeated failures, and recently a new organization has sprung forth. It is composed of some of the best material in the way of young men which the town can produce, and officered as it is, it promises to become an ornament to the city and a credit to the State. It will be a part of the militia of the State, but the company has not as yet had a regimental assignment. Until this is done its letter will not be known. The company has rented the old McClelland

Hall for an armory. The gallery and stage have been displaced and the hall has been made into one room 67x40 feet. The floor has been deadened, the walls have been repapered and altogether it makes an ideal armory. Its rental obligations are 8300 per annum. Of this the State assumes 8120, The boys must raise the balance among themselves and from the public. To do this they propose to inaugurate a a series of entertainments, which they will give from time to titRe §s gencies may require. The first af tb«08will be given ou New vear,8

Captain—Joseph McDaniel

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which will be a grand ball. It is proposed to make it the event of the season, and for this purpose arrangements are now being made. All di6fepufcatj.*

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able. The Joukxal, tbereforeTbe"speaksfor the mahkg6lnent a liberal patronage the purchase of tickets. A good Ulilitttry company is an orgtimiiElUon that should be encouraged and fostered rtnd in no Wdy dan this be done more seoepftably than by material assistance. The officers of the new company are:

First Lieutenant—Chas. N. WillkmS. Second Lieutenant—J. E. Sergent.

An Interesting .Decision.

Harry B. Mahan, an agent, was arrested some time ago in the city of Huntington for delivering books that had been sold by house to house peddlers without a license. He was acquitted by the local authorities, and the Supreme Court sustains that action. Judge Hackney, who wrote the opinion, holds that the right to deliver ^goods sold, under the circumstances, has the same immunity from State or municipal interference, by way of taxation, as the sale itself has.

New. Officers.

The following officers for the ensuing year were elected and appointed last Friday at the stated conclave of Crawfordsville Commandery, No. 25, Knights Templar:

E. C.—G. W. Graham.

G.—J. C. Wicker. C. G.—C. R. Snodgrass. Prelate—J. G. Overton. S. W.—Jere West. J. W.—J. F. Wurfel. Trea.—Chas. Goltra. Rec.—L. A. Foote. ., St. B.—W. F. Hulet. Sw. B.—Frank Hallo well. Warden—Wallace Sparks. 1st G.—D..C. Barnhill. 2nd G.—J. Ci Hutchinson. 3rd G.—C. L. Good bar 1 S.—L. H. Albright.

Moose Klection.

The following officers were elected by the Moose Lodge on last Thursday evening:

W. D.—I. M. Davis. V. V.—Clement Cole. P.—Frank Barr. Secy.—John W. Bappert. Treas.—Charles F. Galey. S. at A.—James McGilliard. I. G.—Daniel E. Callahan. 0. G.—James Coulter. Trustee—George W. Dickerson.

New Officers.

Athens Chapter, Eastern Star, 'has elected the following officers: W. M.—Mrs. H. T. Wicker.

W. P.—Mrs. James Wright. A. M.—Mrs. Blanche Gould. C.—Mrs. Nannie Graham. A. C.—Mrs. Jennie N. Voris. I Secy.—Mrs. C. H. Dennis. Treas.—Mrs. M. W. Goltra.

Fire la tbe Darlington l'ostofflce.

Afire broke out in the Darlington postoffice last Saturday but was discovered by A. R. Peterson almost aB soon as it started. Mr. Peterson extinguished the flames at once. A number of newspapers were scorched but the damage was slight.