Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 4 December 1896 — Page 3

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A Western

HEATING STOVE

Have You Heard Of It? Have You Seen It?

Beckwith's Round Oak

Most Famous Stove on Earth. For Any Kind of Fuel. We Have It. .'

& COX

Willits Millinery Emporium

209 Bast Main Street.

Latest Styles and Lowest Prices in

Fall and Winter Millinery.

We solicit a share of your patronage and will make it to your interest to give us a call when needing1 anything in Millinery. Before buving get our prices. Yours Respectfully, MRS. L. R. WILLITS.

™tWhite House Grocery

Will receive another car of the famous

Gold JVtitie

Spring Wheat

Plovir-

Successor to J. E. Fisher.

Fine Winter Apples

Which I will sell this week at a very low price, in fact cheaper than you could buy them by the car load.

CALL AND see THEM,

First Door South of the First National Bank. I

R-I-P-A-N-S

TABULES

act gently but promptly upon the kidneys, liver, stomach and intestines cleanse the system effectually dispel colds, headaches and fevers cure habitual constipation, making enemas unnecessary. Are acceptable to the stomach and truly beneficial in effects. A single TABULE taken after the evening meal, or just before retiring, or, better still, at the moment when the first indication is noted of an approaching cold, headache, any symptom of indigestion or depression of spirits, will remove the whole difRc-'ty in an hour without the L^ing con* scious of a-iy slightly warming cCo ., r: the expected illness K. to materialize or has disappeared.

Dyspepsia

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GIVES

RELIEF

This week and as Flour is advancing you can save money to buy now. We have also just received a car of Standard Flour, which is the best Winter wheat flour made, and the price less than you have to pay other dealers for common goods. I have a car of

Ripans Tabules are prepared from a prescription widely used by the best physicians, and are presented in the form most approved by modern science.

VOL. 49-^0.49 ORAWFORDSYILLE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1896.—TWELVE PAGES

^E RIPANS TABULES

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EASY TO TAKE, QUICK TO ACT.

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RIPANS TABULES

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RIPANS TABULES

SELLING BARRELS OF WATER.

Itldlculnus Swindles Perpetrated on tlio People Thioufili Township Trustees.

Indianapolis yews: A fresh raid upon some of the township trustees of the State is reported. The swindles by the Pollard warrant system are still fresh in the memory of the public. That plan is still in force in some townships, while still grosser frauds, it is claimed, are perpetrated by other methods. Some of the agents who dispose of fradulent goods or of supplies at exorbitant prices to the trustees now and then tell their friends of the "easy marks" they have found recently all over the State. The trustees pay out in the aggregate about half of the money that is collected for taxation outside of municipalities. And the amonnt that is annually wasted through various devices is said to be enormous. In many country school houses and in some of the wood-sl'eds and barns of the trustees there are stacks of goods purchased of persistent agents. "I can sell to some trustees bottled water," one agent said. "That is no figure of speech," another said. "I have just sold one trustee three barrels of water." "Barrels of water?" "Certainly. The three barrels and their contents cost me SO and I sold them for 8100 a barrel. I sold it as a floor cleaning disinfectant. I had to buy a little brick dust, and some other coloring matter to conceal the purity of the water, but it was otherwise plain water."

Another agent tells how he sells window screens for about 40 cents a foot. The first cost is 8 cents.

Another article on which the price is sometimes sprung is a geometrical outfit. One agent was telling confidently that he thought a Bet of cubes and blocks cost originally about SO cents. The selling price at which several have been disposed is 836.

Much of the goods are sold at list prices printed and in the hands of agents. The list price to other purchasers will be discounted from 30 to 95 per cent. This applies to certain supplies only.

Death or Mary K.vCoHlngs.

Mary E. Funkhouser was born in Shenandoah county, Virginia. May 8, 1S42, and died at Crawfordsville, Nov. 28, 1896, aged 54 years, 7 months and 28 days. At the age of 14 years she was converted and united with the U. B. church in Parke county, Indiana, and for forty years she has lived a consistent, useful and exemplary Christian life. Oa the 12th day of September, 1867, she was united in marriage with J. O. Collings, and in her marriage relation demonstrated all that is implied in a cheerful, loying, helpful, Christian wife. For the last ten years she has been a constant sufferer from that dread disease, consumption, which finally resulted in her death. Her afflictions were borne with remarkable patience, no complaints or murmurs ever escaped her lips, but her cheerful, sunny disposition characterized her to the close of life. Having loved and honored her Saviour in life, she expressed no dread of "death but with her husband, to whom she was devotedly attached, made all the necessary arrangements for her funeral and burial even to the smallest detail, and when the summons came she hailed it with joy and calmly and sweetly fell asleep in Jesus. In the church and her circle of acquaintances she will be sadly missed, but most of all by her kind and faithful thusband, who feels deeply her departure and the loneliness of his home. But his loss we are sure is her eternal gain. It was a great source of comfort to her that she had a sister, Mrs. G. W. Glaize and husband, from Fishershill, Va., with her during the last week of her life, and to whom she expressed her perfect resignation to God's will. Surely the memory of the just is blessed.

The funeral services were conducted at the family residence by Elder J. W. Nye, after which her remains were taken to Mount Moriah cemetery, in Parke county, for burial.

A Literary Treat.

Mr. A. I. Roberts, of Danville, 111., the popular young elocutionist and impersonator, will give one of his charming entertainments at the M. E. church in Darlington on Saturday evening, Dec. 5, at 7:30 o'clock under the auspices of the Epworth League. No lover of elocution can afford to miss it. Admission 10 and 20 cents. d&w

Does Not Apply to Oar Postofflce.

The postmaster general has issued an order notifying the postmasters throughout the country to remove all advertising desks from the postoffice rooms, because it is a display of partiality in thus allowing one merchant to advertise his goods to the exclusion of the others.

B. AND L. LEGISLATION. HE DROPPED DEAD.

OppoHkng Camps Forming Over tlio l'ro-

posed^MeHHiire,

The approaching session of tlie legislature is looked forward to with much interest by all the man inakisg a business of conducting building and loan associations, as well as by the heavier investors in these institutions. The proposed bill submitted by the commission appointed by the Governor, composed of John H. Llolliday, James E. McCullough and Ballainy Sutton, has been closely studied, and the building association forces are divided into opposing camps of those who support this measure and those opposing it. There are two or three associations "standing pat" and decliuing to participate in the secret meetings of either side, but all the others are preparing to do what they can on one side or the other.

Those building and loan men who support the bill declare that they do so because they feel that the business must be thus placed under rigid regulations to prevent it from coming into such disrepute that the public will indiscriminately condemn all associations and thus cause the bottom to drop out of the business. Those opposing the bill raise various objections to it, and declare that while it is all right for the older and bigger associations, the younger ones cannot do business under it. They have had several meetings and will be organized more strongly than they were two years ago to defeat the bill.

FAYERWEATHER WILL CONTEST.

Wabash College Interested In the Decision of the Case.

A telegram from New York says: Argument of the Fayerweather will case before the State Court of Appeals was begun Tuesday by Edward C. James, who appears for the widow, executors and next of kin. The hearing of the case will consume two or three days. There are several distinct issues, but the main contention is to obtain for Amherst, Dartmouth, Hamilton, Williams, Rochester and eight other smaller colleges, one of which is Wabash, a proportion of 82,150,000 amounting to from 850,000 to 8100,000 each, from the estate of Daniel B. Fayerweather. The basis of the contention is that the testator desired to have this money given to the colleges, but that the residuary legatees have wrongfully diverted it to other colleges and discriminated against those appealing.

Judge Truax, in the lower court, decided for the appealing colleges, and the general term affirmed this decision. The defendant trustees, backed by the schools and hospitals, recognized by them, now contest the general term opinion. Mrs. Fayerweather died in 1893, and her executors also appeal from the decision of the general term, holding that the heirs of Mr. Fayerweather are entitled to the residue of the estate for which the colleges are fighting. The counsel present Tuesday include James C. Carter, Gen. Stewart L. Woodford, Edward Winslow Page, ex-United States Judge Borace Russell, Eli Root, William B. Hornblower and Howard A. Taylor.

Poultry Association Meeting.

At the meeting of the Western Indiana Poultry Association in the small court room Saturday afternoon it was decided to place the price of admission at 15 cents for adults and 10 cents for children at the .coming show. The show will be held in the Co. armory on north Washington street, formerly the old opera house. Tuesday will probably be children's day and all children admitted free. The show promises to be the largest ever he}d here. Breeders from Gowanda, N. Y., and Washington, N. J., will have fowls on exhibition and there will be many from this State and Illinois. The market department is arousing much interest among the farmers and will undoubtedly be a most interesting feature of the show. The incubators are due to hatch Thursday of the show.

The Short Days.

We are just now having the shortest afternoons of the year, and they will continue to shorten until Dec. 2, when they will remain at a standstill until the 13th, and then begin slowly to lengthen. The mornings will be get. ting shorter by some minutes until January 8th, and then commence lengthening gradually. The shortest day from sunrise to sunset occurs December 21st.

A Jab at Johnny.

Johnny Coleman, the chicken thief, was before Judge Harney Wednesday and on a plea of guilty was sentenced to one year in the northern prison.

N«\yton Allen Thompson Dropft lHmtl Tuoatltty Afternoon at Hid Homo -v--:. NorthwwRt of tho City.

Newton Allen Thompson, one of the best known citizens of Montgomery county, dropped dead Tuesday afternoon shortly after 3 o'clock. He had gone hunting after dinner, being in his usual health, and about 3 o'clock returned to his home live miles out on the Attica road. He sat down in the living room with his wife, his daughter and son and his brother, Cyrus Thompson. Suddenly during the conversation which was in progress ho fell over dead. There had been no premonitory symtomsof an attack and at first his family, who rushed to his side, thought that ho had merely fainted. The terrible truth was quickly manifest, however. He had been subject to attacks of heart disease but his death had not been apprehended.

Mr. Thompson was 51 years of age and was a son of the late Amos Thompson. He had a wide acquaintance over the county and in 1882 he was elected county surveyor, serving one term. After retiring from office he entered the dry goods business with C. A. Miller and continued in this for several years. Upon retiring from business in town he went to live on his father's place and engaged in farming. He leaves a wife and two children, a daughter of twenty and a.son of eight.

Called on Matthews.

Indianapolis News: Governor-elect J. A. Mount called on Governor Matthews to-day. It was asocial call, and the duties of the office which Mr. Mount will shortly take up were not discussed. The Governor-elect spent moBt of the forenoon at the Capitol. He is getting together some data to be used in his inaugural address. It is impossible for him to escape the men who want places. At every turn he was met by persons, who either wanted something themselves or had friends who "must be looked after." Mr. Mount Baid he would not announce any additional appointments for some time. He will probably appoint the executive clerk and messenger for hiB office before he is inaugurated the Ad-jutant-General and custodian of the State Capitol and grounds will not be chosen for some time. CharleB E. Wilson, the new private Secrotary, will take service with Mr. Mount in a few days. .:%

Tiie How Case.

The case of Edwin A.Cook vs. Trevanion Royer occupied the attention of the court Monday and Tuesday. Cook demanded judgment for $5,000 damages, alleging that Royer had falsely charged him with stealing his Chester white sow. Several witnesses testified to Royer's statements relative to the lamented and motherly old porker. Royer denied the charges, and taking it all in all it was a very pretty little neighborhood fight, somewhat costly, it is true, but germane in that lofty character was at stake and a much loved white Jersey pig in a poke. The jury got the case at 1:30 Tuesday afternoon.

The State Grunge.

The State Grange will meet at Frankfort this year on December 22 and will coutinue in session for two days. It is thought that 400 delegates will be present. On Tuesday at the Columbia opera house, the visitors will be tendered a public reception by the members of the local grange. Mayor Sims, of Frankfort, will deliver the welcome address and Aaron Jones, of South Bend, will respond to it. D. F. Maish will speak on behalf of the local order and F. J. Robinson, of Clay county, will respond to this. The secret session will be held at the Moose hall.

No Satisfaction.

Governor-elect Mount is in Indianapolis this week but the representatives of the papers there are getting very little satisfaction out of him. The only statement he has made relative to his policy is in the denial of a rumor stating that in his appointments of boards for charitable institutions he will recognize only gold Democrats. These boards he holds are to be made Btrictly non partisan as the law requires and he will look at a man's fitness for the place and not to hiB views on the financial question.

Letter List.

Following is a list of the letters remaining uncalled for in the postoffice at Crawfordsville for the week ending Dec. 2, 1896: Bennett Mrs Ireland A Craig Mrs Johnson Miss Rose Ewyn Miss Tillie Lyons Mrs Lillie A Grimes Ceriida (2) Miller Martha Hatton Mrs Anna Watts Mrs Thomas Hardin Capt E Wilson Mrs Cley

PART FIRST

ATTACK WITH CARE.

Tlio Law Kcqulrlni! Township Trustees to Publish Tlie.tr Annual K|»rtN a Protectlon to the People.

I he South Betid

Tribune,

speaking

of the effort that will bo made by the Chicago and Indianapolis supply houses to repeal the law providing fop the publication of t?.e annual reports of township trustees, sayjs: "One of the wisest laws ever placed upon the statute books of Indiana is that requiring township trustees to publish their annual reports. The statute is not perfect but it involves a principle which is in the interest of tax payers, and, therefore, one that should be upheld. There are parts of the law that could be repealed without sacrificing the principle, but under no circumstances should this be obliterated. The publication of these reportB, whilo expensive, affords a protection to the people against dishoneDt trustees, the failure or refusal to obey the law carrying with it a suspicion that the trustee is doing wrong. "It is possible that an effort will bo made at the next session of the General Assembly to repeal this great reform law. Any such effort should meet with opposition unless it carries with it the passage of a better law, having in view the protection of the people against dishonesty. It might be wise to make some amendments or enact some bill that would have similar force and contain the aim and the principle of this law, but to abolish the inate principle would certainly be a serious error. It might alBO bo judicious to take 6teps that would reduce the expense of publication, and this could be done without abolishing the ends Bought by the law. To abolish the law, however, without replacing it with something better would create dissatisfaction, and any such effort ought to be fought with determination."

HE WANTED DAMAGES.

And He Got Them—A Itascal Whose Nerve

All Wool and More Than Yard Wide.

Last week there came to town a common looking man whose appearance spoke more eloquently than wordB of his being one of "the plain people." He was not so guileless as he appeared, however, and the game for which he hunted was of a variety which popular tradition pictures as always gunning and never gunned. He was after lawyers, or to be more exact, after the lawyers' pocket

bookB.

He first called

on F. P. Mount and took him back into the little consultation room. The plain man had a brother and his brother had been unfortunate. He had been a brakeman on the Monon and by reason of a bit of groBs and outrageous negligence on the road's part the poor fellow had had both hands cut off. This misfortune incapacitated him for throwing coal at cows along the right of way or at tramps in the empty box cars so he had to quit work. The officials of the road were anxious to settle with him and offered him 81.750 but "Buddy"thought he ought to have more. He ought to have anywhere from 85,000 to 810,000. Mr. Mount thought so too and concluded ho could take the case for the fat fee offered and inquired as to the whereabouts of the poor chat) whose misfortune placed him under the painful necessity of conveying pie to his mouth with his toes. The sympathizing brother stated that "Buddy" was down at Bedford but wanted to come up within the next day 60. All he needed was the price— a mere trifle like 83 50—and as Mr. Mount was cock sure to make a bully good thing out of it, of course, he would bo glad to advance this little sum. Rut Mr. Mount wasn't. On the contrary he had a mild attack of paresis right there. He told his client to call around some Sunday night next week and look at a nice gold brick he had for sale. The client took the cue and with a sad and pathetic sweetness he wafted away after the manner of a fox who had wasted half a night in getting a whack at a decoy duck. The plain man drifted into a nearby bar, however, and spent several hours in adding new strength to his story. He introduced some double-geared plausibily and rubbed down the rough places until he had a tale which was just about the alum. Then he rubbed salt in his eyes and coal dust on his hands and went up against another young attorney. It is said the y. a. relinquished 88.95 to bring "Buddy" up from Bedford. "Buddy" must have made a mistake, however, and have gotten off at Whitesville for he hasn't come yet.

Foil wedding Invitations see TUB Jouun^.Li Co.- PaisTsna

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