Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 31 January 1896 — Page 3

OUR SECOND ANNUAL

Clearance Sale

For January is in full force. Everything in our

Furniture, Carpet

Telephone 212. *.

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Stove

ROOMS WILL BE SACRIFICED.

Prices will be so low it will pay you to buy and lay away goods till spring. We have the goods and they are yours if you only will call and get our prices.

Don't delay, but come at once.

A. Kostanzer's Sons.

302 and 304 South Washington Street.

Joseph Binford Lumber Yard

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The celebrated Studebaker wagon iB always to the front as a first class "ind easy tunning wagon, either steei or cast skein. Everything warranted. All kinds of building material'kept on hand at prices just a little lower than *ihe lowest competitor. A variety of cedar posts from a 2-4 to 8-8—6 to 12 feet •5.nlength. The best of fire clay sewer pipe. High grade of smithing coal and •«3oxt coal for domestic use.

215-217 South Washington St., Crawfordsville, Ind.

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THE LYON MEDICINE —-CO.

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For Salebyau.Druggists.

DR. J. H. MCLEAN'SLIVER

A Wonderful Story of an ,.: Old Lady.

SR. JOSEPH, MICH., May 9,1894.

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MRS. CYNTHIA RANSOM.

Cured Diabetes.

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It is a grand medicine. I used three bottles, and, thanks be to God, am a well man again. You are at liberty to publish this if you desire, as I would be glad to !?e the means of calling the attention of victims of diabetes to a remedy that »v:! give them a blessed relief. LOUIS PHILLIPS,

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March 14th, 1895.

The Dr. J. H. McLean Medicine Co., St. Louis, Mo. Gentlemen: I desire to express my heartfelt thanks to you for my marvelous restoration to health. I was sick for many years with a bad case of diabetes which made me veiy thin and weak. I also suffered much loss of sleep, haviiig to get up so many times at night to pass urine, and also great annoyance from thirst that water would not satisfy. A few months ago I began to follow your instructions in regard to diet and to use

KIDNEY BALM.

Columbus, Neb.

VOL. 49-KO. 5 CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1896.-TWELYE PAGES

A LANDMARK GOING.

Tlio Removal of tlio Old Christian church .. Begun Monday Morning.

Some time siuce the old Christian church building, standing just west of the'handsome edifice now occupicd by the congregation, was sold to Henry B. Iiulet and Monday a force of men under James Hulet begun to tear the old structure down. The timbers will be used by Mr. Hulet in constructing a house and a barn..

The old church was built early in the '30's and in it the denomination grew from a struggling congregation to one of wealth and far reaching influence. The Christian church in Montgomery county was organized very soon after the settlement of Offieldt Elder Michael Coombs, a Kentuckian living near Chambers' Mills, organized the church, and among the first members were James B. McCullough, Samuel McClung, A. M. French, Henry Litei? Joseph Graham and their wives and children. Elder Coombs was the first preacher and he was succeeded by the father of Judge J. F. Harney. Elder Harney settled on the Jennison place in this city and upon retiring from the pastorate sold the place to his successor, Elder John O'Kane, an Irishman of great force and intellect. Eldet' O'Kane was the'father of Commodore O'Kane, of thfe United States Navy. One of his other sons, Walter, joined the rebel army during the war and was captured and in* prisoned at Johnson's Island. He wrote to his father to intercede in his behalf, but the old Roman wrote back that he had made his bed and must lie in it. Elder O'Kane was succeeded by Ryland T. Brown, the father of Capt. George R. Brown and T. D. Brown. In the meantime the church had been removed to Crawfordsville and the old edifice now being torn down had been built upon the lot, which was given by Mayor Ambrose Whitlock. In 1848 Elder John B. New became pastor He was father of John C. New, proprietor of the Indianapolis Journal. He was succeeded by B. T. Russell, who was followed by Elder Jamison, who remained a long time.

The early fortunes of the church were not all happy ones. It was a struggle for survival almost, as the congregation was poor and had'innumerable obstables to overcome. But zeal and religious faith can remove mountains, and the beautiful church edifice which stands to-day is no less a monument to the devotion of the pioneers than to the generosity of their children. The old church building is being removed, but the memories which inherit it and the blessings coming from it will stand forever.

R. B. F. Peirce to Remain.

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Cincinnati Commercial Gazette: For some time there have been several rumors published regarding the changes in the officers to take place on the Indiana, Decatur and Western Railroad, recently acquired by the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton. President M. D. Woodford, of the C. H. & D., when asked regarding the matter, Wednesday, said that there to be no changes, and that R. B. F. Peirce, the present General Manager, together with the other officers of the company, would remain right where they are. He also said that any changes on the I. D. & W. were not even contemplated.

The above will be welcome news to a great many railroad men in this territory who have had the slightest acquaintance with General Manager Peirce, and, coming from the source thatitdoes.it is positively correct. General Manage.r Peirce has virtually grown up on the I. D. & W. road, and his management of the property has always been considerento be good and with excellent judgment. He is a man well liked in the railroad world, and his probable displacement by the C. H. & D. acquiring the I. D. & W. has been published broadcast, and the new light thrown on the matter last week by President Woodford will be news to his many friends,

As to Contributory Negligence.

The Supreme Court of Indiana requires that any one who brings suit to recover damages for injuries sustained must prove by a preponderance of evidence that be himself was free from contributory negligence. The plaintiff in such a case is thus presumed to be guilty of negligence until he has proved the contrary. So while the defendant is presumed to be free from negligence, just the opposite rule applies to the plaintiff. He is presumed to have been negligent and must prove that ee wa.4. not, that is must prove a negative—an anomaly in law.

Farm Sold.

E Bryant & Co. have sold W. W. Ewing's 40-acre farm to Chas. Vance for 81,800.

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A FIVE DOLLAR GOLD PIECE

Will lie Given ana Prize to the Best Judge of Advertising—A Novel scheme.

THE JOURNAL wishes to encourage advertising and the reading of advertisements. Therefore we make our readers the following proposition: I't*

We shall present S5 in gold to the person who first names the most effective advertisement appearing in THK JOURNAL from February 3 to February 15 inclusive. No person shall vote more than once and the advertisement receiving the most votes shall be considered the most effective. If this contest is entered upon by our readers in the right spirit we believe it will result in getting them more into the habit of reading advertisements, and if our advertisers appreciate the contest they will endeavor to get some especially effective ads in during the two weeks ending February 15. For full particulars and rules governing the contest see another column.

SAMPLER'S WOE.

John C. Wampler Institutes Another Lav Bait Against the Durham Estate

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This Time Asking for Life Insurance Money.

John C. Wampler has entered another one of his law suits against the Durham estate. This one is entitled "John C. Wampler vs. the Equitable Life Assurance Society and George S. Durham, administrator of the estate of Wm. H. Durham."- The complaint is not exactly a lucidity, but as nearly as can be figured out fron its allegations Wm. H. Durham died having three insurance policies in the Equitable Life Assurance Society of New York. One of these was payable to Mrs. Sarah Durham and the other two to Wm. H. Durham's heirs. One of these two policies was for 85,000 and the other was for a sum unknown to the defendant. Wampler alleges that as husband of Lily Durham Wampler, decedent's daughter, who died before decedent, he is entitled to her share of this insurance money. He alleges that George S. Durham, Sarah Durham and George T. Durham made death proofs without consulting him, obtained the insurance money and now hold it "in disregard of plaintiff's right to share in the proceeds." Wampler thinks that he is entitled to recover 812,500 from the defendants and sued for that amount.

The Doctrine of Election.

The damage suit of Mr. Cohoon vs. Joe E. Fisher came to a sudden end in the circuit court last Saturday. When the plaintiff had concluded his evidence Judge Rabb at once called a halt in the proceedings and instructed the jury to return a verdict for the defendant. This was done.

Judge Rabb stated that, the reason of his action lay in the fact that the plaintiff had made a change of base in the his proceedings against the defendant. The case grew out of a difficulty over the settlement of a partnership and the plaintiff had originally elected to make an application for the appointment of a receiver. While this cause was in progress the plaintiff suddenly dropped it and began suit for damages. It is a point of law that when a person once elects his method of procedure that method is final. In other words a man cannot be prosecuted in more than one way for the same alleged offense.

Death of Robert Ouster.

Robert Custer, one of the oldest and most respected citizens of this county died Monday at nine o'clock. He was born March 27, 1814, and came to this county at an early day. He was the father of Harvey Custer trustree of Sugar Creek township. The funeral services were held Tuesday at 12 o'clock at the residence of W. H. Custer and were conducted by Rev. L. C. Buckles.

Iiarlowe's Scheme.

Ladoga Leader W. D. Harlow and wife were down from Darlingtou last Tuesday. They were trying to. negotiate for a lease of the Cottage Hotel, but we are informed that no definite arrangements were made. Had he succeeded in securing the lease it is said Mr. Harlow expected to operate both the Dui-lington hotel and the one at this place.

Stioe Store Sold.

The popular and well known shoe store of the Scott-Rinard Shoe Co. was last Friday sold to J. W. Thurston, a pleasant young man from Indianapolis. Business will be continued at the old stand with Nub Kelly and Hiram Connard on deck. G. W. L. Brown effected the sale.

Farm Sold.

Alf Lookabill & Co. sold a 40 acre farm in Clark township for W. W a ad F. G. Ewing to Charles Vance for

$1,800.

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SCHOOL TERMS.

Union Township Will Have Only Five and a Balf Months of School and Other Townships are as Badly OIF.

The County Board of Education met Monday and the length of school terms in the several townships was set as follows, all schools running as long as the funds allowed:

Coal Creek—Six months. Clark—Six months. Brown—Six months. Walnut—Five and one-half months. Franklin—Six months. Madison—Six months. Sugar Creek—Five and one-half months.

Wayne—Six months. Union—Five and one-quarter months. Scott—Six months. Ripley—Six and one-half months. It will be observed that Union townships's school must close in the middle of February. The reason of this is not far to seek. Last year the trustee had something over $10,000 funds and this year only something over $8,000.

This falling off renders a short teirm unavoidable. The decrease has two causeB. In the first place there was a large falling off in the enumeration of school children in this town' ship. In the second place Mr. Hartman, who was then truBtee, made a reduction in the special tuition levy instead of an increase. Mr. Hartman had been obliged to turn surplus funds back into the State treasury and to avoid it this year reduced the special tuition levy from 15 to 10 cents, when it really should have been raised to meet the decrease in other funds caused by the falling off in the enumeration.

The Convention.

Speaking of the approaching congressional convention the Delphi Journal says: "While Frankfort will alwayB be considered as the convention city cf the district, and will un questionably have the preference, yet there will be more or less of a disposition to pass these gatherings around, and it was in deference to this senti ment that Crawfordsville was selected for the Congressional convention, and it is safe to say that Crawfordsville will leave nothing undone in the way of entertainment. The "Athens of Ipdiana" is one of the moBt beautiful cities in the West. It is the beat of Wabash College and the home of General Lew Wallace. In the cemetery near the city lie the remains of Henry S. Lane, James Wilson and Mahlon Manson. It is a city of beauty and attractiveness, culture and refinement, cordiality and open heartedness. It is safe to Bay that the Congressional convention will be a router."

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The Dcmarec Failure.

Wavelandlndcpcndant: The Demaree failure was settled yesterday. By agreement of all partieB concerned the assignment was withdrawn, and the creditors were paid, on a basis of fifty cents on the dollar. T. L. Haona takes 40 acres of the land, W. T. Rusk 80 acres, Rev. L. F. Galey 80 acres, and C. C. and Howard Demaree 80 acres.

Ed Belderwolf at Ladoga.

Ladoga Leader'. A committee from the four protestaUt churches of Ladoga met Wednesday evening afid arranged for a union revival meeting to be conducted by the noted evangelist, Rev. Beiderwolf, andtha equally noted singer, Mr. JohnHlllis. The meetings will be held in the different churches, beginning Feb. 10. Vf:

Haymakers' Lodge.

On February 5, the Haymakers' Lodge of Lafayette, will come here to institute a lodge of this order among the Red Men of Crawfordsville. The Haymakers are hustlers and it is like ly that some of the local braves will stay indoors several days after the in stallation.

KAST END NOT ICS.

It is ndw possible to pass over the Elm street bridge, its approaches hav ing been filled in with mud from College Btreet.

Hence Coleman has bought and now occupies the James White property on east Jefferson street Consideration 81.200.' Cheap enough.

Mr. Lawson has sold-* his two pieces of property, one fronting on Water street aud the other on Seminary street. Consideration not known.

Frank Rubush and wife, of Indian apolis, spent Sunday with their brother and'sister. Mr. and Mrs. Will Smith, on east Franklin street. They left for Indianapolis Monday morning and will proceed from there to New York, wLere they will make their future home.

For the Congressional Convention.

Music Hall has been rented by Republicans for the holding of .Congressional convention on April 7.

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PART FIRST

SUED FOR DAMAGES.

Wm. K. Jacobs Sues Simpson and Wm. B. Montgomery For Having Him Arrested and Imprisoned.

Wm. R. Jacobs, of Linden, Monday filed suit for damages in the circuit court against Simpson Montgomery and Wm. B. Montgomery, of the same place. Jacobs alleges in his complaint that the defendants maliciously caused his arrest on Jan. 1 on a charge of forgery and that he was imprisoned in the county jail for fourteen hours. He alleges that there was nothing in the case against him and that it was quickly dismissed. Jacobs says he had law practice worth $500 and that by reason of his arrest this practice is destroyed. He says that his feelings were terribly hurt and that he suffered great mental pain and agony. He demands damages in the sum of $15,000 and all proper relief.

Use of Commercial Fertilizers In Indiana.

Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station, Newspaper Bulletin No. 19, January 21, 1896.

The consumption of commercial fer-' tilizers has become such an important item in the business of farming that some facts in relation to the amount used may be of interest. The follow•?g table gives the amount estimated to be used in Indiana during the years named:

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TONS 8000

YEAR

0900 5860 6250

188a 1884 1886 1*86 18*8 1889

20000

10360

TONS YXAR

20000 1890 26760 1891 3 000 1892 38000 1893 36000 1894:,

The amount used in 1895 hasnot yet been computed but it was considerably in excess of the amount UBed in any previous year.

Fertilizers were first used in Indiana in the counties along the Ohio river about 1873. Their use was gradually extended northward especially along the eastern border of the State. Probably 90 per cent of the fertilizers applied in the State are used Bouth of the line drawn from Ft. Wayne to Terre Haute. The land on which fer tilizers are most extensively and profitably used are clay lands and most uf A the fertilizer is used on the wheat crop. For the most profitable returns different kind of fertilizers are required for different soils. All the fertilizers on our market have the general' composition that would Naturally be used for a clay soil. They contain far mora''' phosphoric acid than nitrogen or potash. Clay soils are almost' always deficient in phosphoric acid. In 1894 for ever 100 pounds of phosphoric acid in our fertilizers there were only about 14'pounds of nitrogen and 8 pounds of potash. In crops, nitrogen is the most abundant, pqtash next, and phosphoric acid least.

The annual expenditure for fertilizers in Indiana is about 81,250,000. The total amount of plant food sold in fertilizers in 1894 was phosphoric acid 5589 tons, nitrogen 777 tons, potash.407 tons. These amounts are insignificant as compared with the quantity of these expensive plant foods that are annually exported from the State in grain alone.

The annual IOSB of plant food from our soils is still greater from the fail ure to utilize for manurial purposes a great part of the corn fodder, wheat and oat straw produced in the State. The amount of plant food drawn each year from the soil by these three Bide products represents a value of about 838,000,000. The results of this heavy drafn on our soils are yearly becoming more evident.

Commercial fertilizers have a legitimate part to play in helping to keep up the productiveness of the soil but it would be unwise to depend on them alone when we have such valuable side products at hand. The rational course to pursue is to utilize all material including the clover crop grown on the farm, and th'en if it can be profitably done to supplement these with commercial fertilizers.

There is a wide range in the composition of the 250 different brands of fertilizers on our market and the question often arises as to which kind can be most profitably used. The farmer must in many cases answer his questions by trial.

But it would be unwise to at once give up the use of a line of goods of a class that had proven satisfactory, to make a trial of a different type of goods. A trial on a small scale will involve less risk. Yet we should not rest with simply a profitable result. The real aim is to find the method of combining the manurial material of the farm with such purchased fertilizers as will give the greatest net profit consistent with maintaining the productiveness of the soil.

H. A. HUSTON, Chemist.

TRY a can of Hopkins' Steamed Hotniny (Hulled Corn). It is delicious. FultM quart, 10 cents.

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