Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 20 March 1896 — Page 9

VOL. 49—HO. 12

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Just Out of Reach.

Some homely philosopher has remarked that "all the good things of life seem to be on the other side of a barbed wire fence," meaning that the price was bigger than the pocketbook.

That philosopher ought to come to our Clothing Store. He wouldn't find any barb wire fence in the way there.

The Prices on Our Spring Line

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Intending to purchase clothes. -Our factory at Cincinnati enables us to place these goods before our customers at the lowest possible price.

THE AMERICAN.

ONE PRICE AND NO DEVIATION, a Corner Main and Green Sts., Crawfordsville, Ind.

I Our March Offering.

We are offering some great bargains for this month. We will sell you an all oak bed room suite, 3 pieces, for 813, and for SIS we will sell you a cheval suite, 6ize glass, 18x40, and a great big suite, nothing like it ever offered on this market for the price. And for $16, $17 and $18 we have the suites that can't be beat for the price. We have just received onother lot of those large erm willow Rockers that we sell for $3.00. All you have to do'is to look at this chair and you will say you will take it, and then look at our $1.50 and $3.00 oak Rockers, and we sell the best oak dining chair for $1.00

that is sold in Crawfordsville, and let the customer be the judge.

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We are to the front in this line. Good plates 35c. per set, cups and saucers same price, and Glassware, we are selling a great many articles for 10c a piece. Just think of buying an 8-inch berry *dish for 10c. Do not fail to see the different styles of imitation cut glass we are making a run on. 5 different styles dishes for 10c. Sinner ware in all styles. If you buy $50 worth of Furniture, Stoves, QueenBware, Glassware, Cutlery and other goods, not groceries, we will give you an 8-day alarm clock worth $5.00.

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WABASH FOURTH.

Mr. Bell Makes a Creditable Effort ut tlie State Oratorical Contest Bat Falls Short.

The abash College delegation which supported E. V. Bell at the State oratorical contest last Friday, had their high hopes rudely dashed. The Indianapolis Journal, speaking of the contest, says:

The twenty-second annual contest of the Indiana State Oratorical Association was held last evening at English's opera house. Never has the college spirit run so high. So great was the rivalry between the different schools that serious trouble was threatened at one time. Despite the noise, yells and enthusiasm, however, the contest was held with the result that T. N. Ewing, of DePauw University, won first prize, thus adding another victory to the long list of honors' won by orators of the Methodist institution. Miss Gertrude Simmons, the young Indian woman from Earlham College, carried off the second honors, being defeated for first by a low grade on thought, although she carried off the honors en delivery. Never has there been in the history of college oratory in this State a contestant to command better attention or make a better impression as a speaker than the young Indian woman, who, twelve years ago, could speak no English. She created a furor. Ed W. Clark, of Butler, won the third place Ed P. Bell, of Vvabash, fourth M. J. Bowman, of Hanover, the fifth, and M. W. Schuh, of Franklin, the sixth.

Mr. Bell received two fourths and one third marks on thought, and one third, on fifth and one second on delivery, making his total ranking mark

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The result of this contest, as indeed the results for several years, go to demonstrate tbat Wabash would do well to reinaugurate her prize essay declamation, debates and oratorical contests.

Interesting Wage Flgurps.

State Statistician Thompson has is' sued a bulletin dealing with some of the manufacturing interests of the State. His investigation shows that during the last year there were employed in the glass manufactories of the State, 9,728 persons, 2,05ti of whom were boys and 443 women and girls. The average daily pay for women and girls is 51.5 cents and for boys 71 cents. The highest price for skilled labor is $7.75 a day, and the highest for un skilled is $1.85. The bulletin shows that $8,703,033 is invested in the industry of the State. The average wages paid for skilled workmen $3.19, and the average .paid for unskilled workmen $1.49. The boys average 74 centB a day. Wages increased during the last year 0.7 per cent. It is shown by the bulletin tbat there is more than ,000,000 invested in the making of agricultural implements in the State,

Roughly Treated.

Three gay young bloods of this city went out to a country entertainment last week and came to grief, meeting a fate not dissimilar to that of the first man who 'wore tan shoes at Cripple Creek. These Crawfordsville youths carried along a guitar and were swollen up like poisoned pups when they were turned loose with the ladieB. They got entirely too gay, so the country boys claim, and as a result got trouble. At the height of the entertainment the country boys went after the young men from town and made short work of th^m. They were obliged to tear out and are said to have made record breaking progress down the road toward town. The guitar was broken to splinters and it is likely the case will get into the courts.

Charged With Stealing Mileage Books.

Indianapoliss Journal: William Lawhon, a young man formerly employed at the Metzler Surgical and Medical Institute, in the Stewart block, WSB arrested yesterday on the charge of having stolen two railway mileage books from Dr. S. N. Metzler.

The young man mentioned above is the son of Rev. Mr. Lawhon, formerly of Ladoga. The youth went to college here for awhile but finally went to Princeton, this State, where he flew high for awhile but finally got into trouble and had to leave.

The Mayor ol Bloomington.

Charles H.Scott, son of William Scott of the Coffin Factory, is the leading candidate before the Republican primaries of Bloomington, 111., for the office of Mayor. Mr. Scott has been an alderman of Bloomington for six years and has represented the law and order element pt the city, making an enviable record. The primary election will occur March 30. Mr. Scott's old friends here will be more than pleased to hear of his success.

Grocery Sold.

R. B. Hoff, who for a number of years has run a grocery store on west Market street, has sold his stock and ground to the Stout Bros., who will carry on the business in connection with their meat market.

ORAWFOKDSVTLLE, ENDTAKA, FEIDAT, MARCH 20, 1896.—TWELVE PAGES

COMMENDED.

The Goverrnment Secret Agents Spy on The Crawfordsville Lette? Carriers and Find Nothing Wrong.

Postmaster Voris and the corps of letter carriers are in fine feathers and with good reason. Last Saturday Mr. Voris received a letter from Washington and upon opening it read the following:

SIB:—An investigation of your free delivery serviced by secret agents of this department, concluded February 28th, shows that it is in satisfactory condition and that your present force is amply sufficient to supply the needs of the people of your city for some time to come. No suggestions for the improvement of your service are made by the agents. Very respectfully.

F. H. JONES.

First Asst. Post Master General. The secret agents it was ascertained were here February 25, 26 and 27 and stopped at the Robbins House. There were two agents who kept there identity closely hid and who thoroughly investigated the conduct of the carriers. Not one of the carriers suspected anything until the last day when Frank Scott stated on his return to the office that he believed he had been followed in the afternoon by a "spotter." His suspicion, however, was not verified until Saturday. The result of the investigation, which is being made in

all the free delivery offices in the country, is most gratifying. All other offices in the state so far heard from, have had complaints lodged against them, and many carriers have been suspended.

Death of Mrs. George W. Fuller.

MINISTER HANNIS TAYLOR.

Taylor, Uncle Sam's Minister to Spain, finds himself prominently before the public just now. He -was born in Newborn, N. C., September 12,1861, and is one of Alabama's foremost lawyers. He is a legal author of note and a mm» of scholarly attainments.

Mrs. George W. Fuller died of stomach trouble Sunday night at the family home, seven miles north of this city. The funeral occurred Tuesday morning at Liberty Chapel, services being conducted by Rey. M. H. Appleby, of Indianapolis, and by Rev. Mr. Trotter, of Darlington. The funeral procession left the residence at 10 o'clock.

Mrs. Fuller was the daughter of the late Nathan Quick and her death was preceded by the death of her father and brother only so short a time that the family seems an afflicted one, indeed. Mrs. Fuller leaves a husband and five young sons to mourn her loss. She was a lady of many virtues and had endeared herself to her neighbors and to all who knew her by her kindly, Christian life.

A Scheme That Failed.

Louis Straum, of Rochester, N. Y., came to grief here Saturday evening and narrowly escaped the penitentiary. He had been working the town in the interest of an insurance company and had run short of funds. In order to raise the wherewithal he forged the name of Thomas J. Ogle, of Wingate, to an 180-day note for $105 and then attempted to put this up as collateral for a $50 loan from Mack Stilwell. Mr. Stilwell considered the matter and told Straum to return at 5 p. m. Before 5 o'clock, however, Mack had learned by telephoning to Wingate that the note was a forgery,

and when Straum showed up he was told so. He went straight to his room at Mrs. Tomlinson's and burned the note, having just completed this little work when Marshal Grimes called for him. He was jailed but was released before midnight, several influential business men having interested themselves in his behalf and secured from Messrs. Ogle and Stilwell a promise not to prosecute.

Heed Potatoes For Sale.

I have thirty-five different varieties of seed potatoes for sale, all suited to latitude, at reasonable prices. North Green street. H. A. Gray.: w-3-20

IMPORTANT MEDICAL DISCOVERY.

Dr. Rogers, of the Northern Insane Hospital, lias a Cure for Catllepsy.

Special to tho Journal. Superintendent Rogers, of the Northern Hospital for the Insane, has made a medical discovery which he thinks will attract marked attention in the medical world as soon as physicians are advised of it. In the institution there was one patient who has been asleep for three years, and another that suffered so from catilepsy that his body and

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A Wheelman.

Ridge Farm, 111., Republican: A. J. Banta has accepted a position with

Mahorney & Sons, of Crawfordsville Ind., who will leave to take hiB posi tion next week. Eastern Illinois will lose her steadiest rider when Jack goes but our citizens all wish him every success, and we expect him to give a good account of himself in the Hoosier State, aB his record of the past year Bhows that he is getting better every year. At Charleston, 111., he won the 25 mile road race in one hour and twelve minutes, beating the second man to the wire by three minutes He won the quarter mile in competion in 28 seconds, and also ttie one mile open and the two mile open.

He won the Vermillion county one' half mile championship in 1:10, at Mar shall, 111. and he defeated Bonfleld. champion of Indiana, in the half mile open. After these races he was sus' pended for* riding in unsanctioned races, thirty days, and quit for the season, although he had made arrangements to race at several other .points. Jack will make one of the speediest riders in the country barring accidents. He is a moral young man and has no bad habits to handicap him in training, and if the Hoosier boys want to hold him down they will have to smoke

The Republican can recommend Mr. Banta'to the people of Crawfordsville as a gentleman in every respect, and .one whose word goes wherever he is known.

Death of Mrs. Nellie Ward. cX'iS-

Mrs. Ne lie Ward, aged 88 yearsj died Saturday night at her home in Thorntown. The funeral occurred Wednesday at 11 a: m. at the South Darlington Christian church, the services to be conducted by Revs. Williams, of Crawfordsville, and Trotter, of Darlington. Interment at the I. O. 0. F. cemetery at Darlington. Mrs. Ward was the mother of Steve Ward, of this city.

Deal., the Soft Impeachment.

Sheriff Mull, of Parke county, denies that he is going to marry Maggie Kellar, the blooming belle of Wolfe Creek Falls whose alleged complicity in the Shanks murder gave her such notoriety. Sheriff Mull has not been her "stiddy company" since she left the Parke county jail.

PART SECOND

PERSONAL MENTION.

Short Item* Relative to the Comings and Goings of Crawfordsville People and Their Friends

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main in any position they were placed for hours. Dr. Rogers made a preparation from the typhoid glands of the sheep and gave it to these patients. An improvement followed and continued until his supply of the medicine was exhausted and several days elapsed before be could get more. During this time the patients rapidly relapsed but upon the renewal of the treatment their condition began to improve. The patient who slept for' thi-ee years iB now entirely recovered, and the catileptic is BO much better that the attacks of the disease are becoming less frequent and complete recovery is indicated by all the symptoms.

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—W. B. Patterson and family spent Sunday in Jamestown. —Miss Gertrude Beck is assisting in the county clerk's office. —A daughter has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Berryman.. •Miss Clara Martin, of Linden, has concluded a week's visit with MIBS Susie Scott. —Miss Alice Williams, of Greencastle, has concluded a visit with Miss Maude Keplar. —Miss Bertha Sidener has returned from a three weeks' visit in Indianapolis with friends. —Amazon Ward was called to Thorntown Saturday night by the death of hiB aged mother.

Fred Hoover, the catcher for the Outing baBe ball club, has returned from Dayton, Ohio. —Raymond Constancer, the well known young drug cltrk, has accepted a position with the Geo. Steele pharmacy. •Dr. H. B. VanBuskirk and wife, of South Dakota, will arrive thiB week for a visit with George Hughes and family. •J. W. Stroh and D. W. Gerard returned Friday from Elkhart and Sonth Bend where they instituted flourishing Courts of Ben Hur. •Miss ROBS, of Liberty, who has been viBiting Mrs. N. W. Myers, has gone to Mace to spend a few days with friends before returning to her home. —Curtis Rosebaum will move inte the Franklin street residence property of Mrs. E. Williamson on April 1st. Mrs. Williamson will return to her former home in Jamestown. •Linden Leader: Miss Grubb gave up the idea of teaching a subscription school and has returned to her home in Crawfordsville. She has accepted her former position in the schools for next year.

For Judge.

Hosea H. Ristine iB announced in today's JOTJBNAI, as a candidate for the position of Judge of the Montgomery Circuit Court. Mr. Ristine is, a man whom ali will acknowledge as of filling with capability, creditnand honor this high position. He is now 48 years of age and in the full strength of his manhood. A lawyer by descent and volition, Mr. Ristine's years of studious application and his large

practice have eminently fitted him for the Judgeship, while his honorable and unquestioned record as an attorney commend him as worthy of it. While not a politician, Mr. Ristine has always been an ardent worker in the Republican party, believing thoroughly in its principles as the correet principlss of government. He wee graduated from Wabash college in 1869 and at once begun the study of law with his father, Ben Ristine, witk whom he has since been associated ta the practice. If nominated Mr. Ristina will be elected and will prove a just and efficient Judge.

The Pop..

The Populists of the Ninth district will meet in convention at Frankfort, March 26th, 1896, to nominate a candidate for Congress and select delegates to the St. Louis convention. We wish all delegates and as many other Popelists .or their friends as possible to be present at this time. The following are the delegates for Montgomery county:

Union—Nora Flannigan, John MeCullough, Willie Jackman, Milton Laughlin, Samuel Davidson, P. A. Wolever and J. C. Largent.

Franklin—George Conrad, George France and J. M. Conrad. Clark—W. B. Gill.

Brown—Johnson Clore, Clay Jarvis. Madison—Dr. Dingman, John Miller. Walnut—John Lockridge. Coal Creek—J. T. Utterbaclc, Adam Walker.

Wayne—George Utterback. A. P. BABHA, Chairman. S. V.

HANNA Secretary.

Birthday Dinner.

Sunday at his home, six miles east of the city, Robert Finch celtbra ted his sixty^seventh birthday by a dinner party. Nearly one "hundred persons were present and the affair was a most pleasurable one. Ward Walkup made an address and Mr. Finch was presented a fine rocking chair by his children.

Ladoga Revival Closes.

The Beiderwolf revival closed Sunday night at Ladoga, it having been a most successful one. Mr. Beiderwolf is a wonderful young evangelist and rivals B. Fay Mills in his revival power and great religious work. Many scores were converted at the Ladoga meetings and a great good done in the community. ... .... ......

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