Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 28 May 1897 — Page 3

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PATENTS

EUGENE W. JOHNSON,

Solicitor and Attorney in.Patent Cases,

1720 New York Aw.. Washington, I). C. Oflice Kfttalllgliel JSCS. Chariie* Moderate. Correspondence RequeHted.

Five Dollar Bill I

...LOOKS BIG.

IT IS BIG and you might just as well save it as not.

FRANK I. ROBINSON.

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THE TAILOR,

Will save it for you on a Suit of Clothes.

204 E. Main St.

CULTIVATORS

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UliOWN' and .loll N IMCMtIS Cultivator-. are satisfactory ^oods to buy. Culi and lot us show you our lino. DEICUK HINDERS and MOWEKS. CLIFF D. VORIS. OMBR COX"

SPRING AND SUnMER, 1897

Mrs. A\ iliits has just returned from the Ea6t and our assortment of New Hat Material, Fashionable Shapes. Bonnets, Flats, Magnificent os a a is

Imported Patterns, Charming Children's Wear and something nice for the Baby. also carry a fine line of Hair Goods.

PRICES GDARAIVTEED AS LOW AS THE LOWEST.

Willits' Millinery Emporium

200 East Main Street.

U. S. find FOREIGN PROCURED.

VORIS COX.

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a reliable com

puny. One food risk

worth a barrel of cheap ones. Y'ou've never baa a tire, but can't tell when you might. See

LOUIS M'MAINS,

ATTORNEY"AT-LAW

Ofiiee Kootns 3 and 4. Fisher Building.

THE GOLDEN RULE

—IS ALWAYS AHEAD..-^--

Special Notice to tHe Ladies

Listen to our great bargains in Skirts and Waists. We offer only this year's style in Ladies'Shirt WTaists, in beautiful and unlimited variety and in the following very attractive special valnes: 39c, 45c, 49c, 69c, 75c, 89c, $1.00 up to $3.50. Outer garments out of the ordinary wash fabrics and white goods our specials

Are you aware that Spring is here and Lace Curtains are the necessary things just now? Where can you buy cheapest? Why, at our store, of course. Come and see.

Our all silk Umbrellas, changeable, red, blue, brown worth $3.75, now $2 98, $2.50 for $1.75. All silk in black and colors, 98c

A Complete Ei«e of Belts arid Ties, All Colors ettid tHe Newest Styles.

VOL. 50-1*0. 22 CRAW FORDS VILLE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1897-TWELVE PAGES.

COATES COLLEGE INSOLVENT

Its Assets Tinned Over to Kiley .Mt-Kcrn

and S. M. Itovnol.ts.

A special from Terre Haute says: Coates College, the Presbyterian female school, made an assignment today to S. M. Reynolds. Prior to the assignment all its real estate, valued at 810,000, was deeded to W. R. McICeen, who held mortgages against it for that amount. The school has been run at a loss for years and has gradually accumulated an indebtedness of S38,000, which Mr. McKeen cleared away last year, taking the mortgage instead. He offered to let the mortgage stand without interest as long as other debts were promptly met, but this proved impracticable. A number of suits on notes and accounts were tiled last week, which precipitated the assignment. John Mason Duncan thinks it verv doubtful if the school is ever reopened. •'The school is an institution of higher education for young ladies and is under Presbyterian control. It was founded by Mrs. Jamos Coates in 1835 and Dr. Hayes was president the first two years. John Mason Duncan has been president ever since. Last year there were eighty students. This year there are but about half so many. ''When Mrs. Coates left her property to the college it was supposed to be worth S40,0U0, but owing to the hard times and the difficulty of converting property into money not more than 25 or 30 per cent of that value could be realized. The board of trustees, composed of the best men in the State, did all that was possible to maintain the college. Messrs. W. R. McKeen.

Judge Davis, S. C. Stimson, II. 1 Townsley aud others of this city and elsewhere have given their time and money and made personal sacrifices in the iuterest of the college. The cur riculum compared with the best in the country, but was too expensive to maintain with the amount of money obtainable. There has been a falling off in the individual subscriptions here in Terre Haute and throughout the State, and it was simply impossible to meet even the current obligations with the amount contributed by the Presbyterian board of aid for colleges Th'e late John M. Butler, of Indianap olis, was a strong friend of the college, and there is still a balance due on subscription, which the executor is willing to pay if it will keep the school on its feet."

I'ie for Everybody!

A Washington special says: Congressman Landis was with the President for quite a while to-day discussing the claims of various applicants for oflice from his district. As a result of Mr. Landis' very satisfactory visit, the veracious Indiana correspondents of metropolitan newspapers will soon be able to chronicle a shower of pie in the Ninth Congressional district.

Aeeideiit to Charles Staley.

Charles Staley, of Madison town ship, drove up the alley near Kramer's meat market Tuesday afternoon with a load of hay. The wagon turned over and Mr. Staley was pitched off, his foot catching in the wheel as he went down. His ankle w^s severely sprained and he spent the afternoon reeuperatin Nye & Booe's drug 6tore.

PRESSED BRICK COMPANY. THE HUTTON MATTER.

'lie Formal Organization is FlVeeted— Work Will Itr^uu at Onee and a Fine Product Is Promised.

The stock holders in the company which lias been organized to operate the pressed brick plant, heretofore owned by Martin & Sou north of the city, met Monday and effected an organization by the election of the following board of directors: A. F. Ramsey, W. E. Nicholson, Ren Myers, 15. I''. Crabbs, Win. Martin, sr., A. 10. Reynolds, II. R. Tinsley and \V. F. Hulet. The following olUcers were elected:

President—A. F. Ramsey. Vice President—A. E. Reynolds. Treasurer—P. C. Somerville. Secretary—W. F. Hulet. The name of the new organization was settled upon as The Pressed Brick Company. The work of cleaning up the yards of and buildings of the plant preparatory to the resumption of manufacture was begun on Tuesday and will be completed this week. Early next week the manufacturer of brick will be begun and it is intended to supply the wants of Crawfordsville this season. Next year the manufacturer will be much greater.

Martin Halpin. the new superintendent, who is also a stockholder, will remove here from Momence, 111., the last of the week and take charge of the plant. He has formerly been connected with the Tiffany Enameled Brick Company of Momence and is a workman of rare skill and great experience. He is enthusiastic over the prospects here aud states that the clay at haud furnishes the base for as fine a brick as can be made anywhere in the United States.

Koaeh After His Salary.

Indianapolis Sentinel: Yesterday, through Wright «t Sellers, of Crawfordsville, aud Clifford, Browder it Moilitt, of this city, Da\id A. Roach began mandamus proceedings in the circuit court against Auditor of State Daily.

The plaintiff is sheriff of the Supreme Court. The last Legislature made an appropriation of 8581.3-1 to satisfy a deficiency of salary due Mr. Itoach and unpaid. Auditor of State Daily, claiming that only $100 was due. refused to issue his warrant for more than that amount. An alternative writ of mandate was asked to compel him to pay the difference, S183.34.

Colin Campbell's Case Allli-mi-d.

The Supreme Court Tuesday affirmed the sentence of Colin Campbell, the agent of the Metropolitan Insurance Company, who took the fifteen-year-old daughter of Dr. Dudley Culver to St. Louis with him when he left Indianapolis last summer, to imprisonment for four years in the State prison for embezzlement from the insurance company oy which he was employed. Eflie Culver was one of the witnesses for the State, and Campbell's attorneys complained that he was prejudiced before the jury by the introduction of evidence of the flight to St. Louis, while he was on trial for an entirely different offense. The judgment is allirmed on technical grounds, the alleged errors not being properly shown by the record to liavebeen committed.

Gas Itelt Klectrle Itoad.

The Noah Clodfelter lias Helt electric road has been given another boost. A franchise to pass through the city of Alexandria has been secured the city of Alexandria has been secured on contrat that the electric railway company is to put in and maintain a city street railway with seven miles of tracks. This will secure the city of Alexandria splendid facilities and at the same time removes the only blockade in the proposed right of way from Anderson to Marion. Several large gangs of men are at work along the right of way grading and pushing the work and every indication is that the road will be in operation by Aug. 1.

Four Graduates.

Terre Haute Tribune: There is every probability of Coates college continuing at least until the close of the present term, June 9, at which time four young ladies will have completed the course. The graduates are Grace Lee, of Crawfordsville Ind., bachelor of science Mary Stimson, Terre Haute, bachelor of arts Ora Sala, Logansport, Ind., seminary graduate, and Lida Love, Frankfort, Ind graduate of the school of music.

Will .Summer In Alusku

Walter H. Evans of the U. S. Department of Agriculture at Washington will spend the summer in Alaska. He goes as a government agent to make a botanical exploration jr.d determine the advisability of establishing an experiment station in that territory. Mrs. Evans and daughter will spend the summer in Crawfordsville.

Probability that Mr. Ilnttoti and the Commissioners Will Come to Agreement.

11 devclopes that the proposition of Ex-Treasurer LIutton to the board of commissioners did not propose anything. It sets up a series of claims and closes with no offer of any kind. The board read the paper submitted by Mr Hutton's attorneys and then adjourned until to-day when Mr. Trout who was absent Tuesday by reason of the funeral of a relative, will be present. There seems to be no likelihood of the board and Mr. Hutton reaching an agreement and the probable result will be a suit on Mr. Hutton's bond for the sum it is charged is due from hitu to the county.

While Mr. Hutton failed to make a proposition the board did make him one. The board proposed to allow James 11. Watson aud Frank O. Maxwell to make an adjustment of the matter and to abide by their decision. Mr. Hutton declined to accept this proposition on the ground that Mr. Maxwell was an interested party. Mr. Hutton in the statement submitted by his attorney, Mr. Johnston, to the board admits that ho owes the county SI,514 for ditch and drain funds collected and not turned in, SI 10 premium on an issue of county bonds, $40.30 for costs of advertising, $209.0!) eollepte I for the transfer of school children and §502.50 in overdrawn salary.

To offset thic delinquency Mr. Button claims that he waB entitled to fees on the sheet covering the last half of the '.13 tax duplicates to the amount of •S2,72S 18 and after deducting that amount less salary that he has paid a sum of $2,000.17 in excess of what was due from him.

Une of the experts who originally examined the books for the county speaking of tho claim says: "The facts are that Mr. Hutton presented a bill to the county commissioners in December 181)4 for all the fees due him on that settlement and up to that time, under the law of 1870. and the amount of the same was included in a warrant drawn in hiB favor for $3,72$ 18, the whole amount being the result of the settlement now in dispute and for the legalizing of which the last legislature passed an act which was vetoed by liov. Mount, the legislature then refusing to pass over his veto. Tho Commissioners also have in writing the opinion of the Attorney-Gen-eral, in which he says that Mr. Hutton must settle Uuder the law of 1891 for the last two years of his administration."

In Mr. Hutton's statement to the board nothing was said of the alleged illegal and erroneous certificates amounting to about $3,000.

County Attorney Dice, being one of Mr. Hutton's bondsmen, will decline to serve if a suit is brought and the county, in that case, will b« represented b^ Crane & Anderson.

I-'irst Sect loll of Itipley.

The graduating exercises of the first section of Ripley township occurred last Tuesday in the Yountsville hall, a large crowd attending. Miss Grace Sweeny was awarded first honors and Miss Nettie Pickett second. The programme was as follows:

Music.

Invocation Kev. J. Williams Music,. Culture the Result of Labor Nettie Pickett The 0rent Struggle.... Lunnlo 1'. Iirown Pen Pictures of Pioneer Life in the

North-West .Walter A. SIdenor Divinity of Poetry V...... Ed.sou Kink Music. Patriotism Mary C. Graham Happy Life Frank Hopping The Voyage of Life Grace M. Sweeny A Life Purposo James E. Keller

Music.

Life's Sunshine ..... ..Lulu It. Hall Using a Vocation ...... ...V.Harry Vaughn Ameiicau Patriotism.......

,.v. V,

Alice Al. Hendricks

Elements of Time Orvllle .1. Sweeney Music. Decision of Judges.

Presentation of Diplomas, v.

Vital Statistics.

Statistics in the olllce of the Secretary of the State Board of Health show that during the throe months ending March 31 there were in the State 7,705 births, seventy-two cases of twins, three cases of triplets and 1\7 illegitimates. There were according to the reports, 1,000 deaths, 4,848 marriages. In marriages Clark county ranks next to Marion county on account of the Kentucky runaway coupleB being married at Jeffersonville. These reports are sent in by the county health officers.

Accident,

Tuesday morning Mrs. Robert Holman, of west of the city, started to attend the funeral of Charles Hall. She was driving a colt and had proceeded but a short distance when the animal reared up aud fell back in the buggy. Mrs. Holman suffered many painful injuries, but will recover.

PART FIRST

UP TO DATE.

Mother (ioiiM! Khyines Attuned to New Conditions and New Ideas.

A poet with an eye to conforming ancient saws and songs to modern institutions has given a new coat of poesy paint to several of the Mother (loose melodies: ".Mary, Mary, iiuito contrary, llow does your cyclo no?

Does it. run away like a I'alry conch, Or uiako you pull' aud blow?"

"Hoy, diddle, diddle, the cut and the llddlo! The cow jumped over thu 'bike.' The little boy laughed to see such sport,

And ho tlru went oil'on a strike."

"Thei was a man In our town, And he was wondrous wise. Ho bought, himself a Buncombe wheel

Because it pleased Ids eyes. Hut when ho took It out to ride, lie found paint cut no ico— Ills wheel was smashed to smlthorecns, lly one of half tho price.

"Lit tle Jack Horner sat In the corner, Cleaning Ids bicycle chain. He put In his thumb and cut it oiT, plumb,

Buying, you bet 1 don't do that again,

"Little Miss Michael sat on her cyclo And foolishly looked around. She wasn't so pretty, alas, what a, pity,

When thoy lifted her oil' '.ho ground.''

"Sing a song oC shekels, a hundred-dollar bill, Thai's how it hits papa his boy with Joy to fill. Then thoro come tho extras, which cost 'tennor' more It never yet bogau to rain that soon It didn't pour."

"Br. Bunkers started for Yonkors, After a shower of rain, lie was riding quite 111p. Till he took a side-slip— Now his body's racked with pain."

Weekly Crop Itultetiu.

Warm, sunny weather prevailed during the days tho greater part of the week, but tho nights were cool. Heavy local rains on tho 20th, in localities of tho central and northern portions, delayed plowing and seeding. Light frosts on the mornings of tho 10th and 22d, in localities, did apparently no damage. The weather,1 in general, waB favorable to all grow-' ing crops. Wheat continued to improve to such an extent that in some fields it promises to be better than., was expected in the earlier part ofthe season it is jointing in some fields, but heading in most it has grown very rank in localities. Oats advanced only slowly, needing warmer weather, but are doing well. Rye is heading and continues in excellent condition. Barley grows nicely. Early potatoes aro coming up bugs aro doing some damage. Tobacco plants are in fair condition. Clover and timothy are advancing nicely blooming in many fields pasturage is excellent, and meadows promise a very large hay crop. The apple and berry crops promise well berries are in bloom and strawberries are being picked in the southern portion. Plowing for and planting corn advanced rapidly during the favorable days while in some localities the planting is finished, in others plowing and planting is late and much corn has to be planted yet the earlier planted corn is coming up nicely, being cultivated. Sheep shearing is done, or nearly so, in all counties. Stock is in good condition on good pasturage.

Henry I„oii£ us Landlord.

Anderson Herald: The deal was closed to-day through Sears Hros., whereby Henry Long, formerly clerk at the Griffith House, becomes landlord of the Model Hotel, No. 172 north Main street, which has been conducted for some time by Tom Loftus. Landlord Long will make many improvements in the place. The hotel will be converted into a first-class boarding house with new furniture :ind new fixtures.

New Postmasters.

Morton Mills has been recommended by Congressman Landis for appointment as postmaster at Ladoga, an office recently raised to the presidential class. Tho present incumbent resigned and there waB no contest for the oflice.

J. Hurd has been appointed postmaster at New Ross, to succeed E. M. Graves, resigned.

Mothers, Save the Babies.

Summer complaint, dysentery and diarrhoea carry many babies to tho grave. Mothers, take warning and use iu time Dr. John W. Bull's Baby Syrup to regulate the bowels and allay inflammation. "We have used Dr. Bull's Baby Syrup for thirteen years with tho best result. We would as soon bo without flour or sugar in tho house as this remedy. A. N. Burgess, Grove, Ohio." Ask your dealer for Dr. John \V. Bull's Baby Syrup. Price 25 ets.