Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 27 August 1897 — Page 6

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FRIDAY. AUGUST 27, 1897.

PERSONAL MENTION.

Short Items Relative to the Comings and Goings of Crawfordsville People and Their Friends.

—F. L. Snyder and wife have return ed from Chicago. —Am Jones has returned from a visit in Logansport. —Geo. Hauser and W. B. Casey have returned to Chicago. —Miss Iva Sparks is visiting rela* tives in Greencastle. —Mrs. Geo. Griffith and son, Karl, are visiting in Frankfort. —Master Binford Miller .'s visiting in Garfield for a few days. —Miss Minnie Brown has returned from a visit in Logansport. —Masters Joseph and Emil Kernel are visiting in Indianapolis. —R. W. Caldwell left Wednesday for a trip through the northern lakes. —Frank Griest has gone to Roches ter, Minn., to run a steam thresher. —Dr. W. D. Steele and wife, of South Dakota, are visiting Dr. and Mrs. S. G. Irwin. —One dollar for No. 2 wheat in exchange for buggies and surreys. See me. JOE E. FISHER. —Mrs. Chas. Kern, of Frankfort, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Laura Work at Oil west Pike street. —Willis & McQuown's prize Ivorette cabinets 81 50 per doz. Bring the babies and children in the forenoon. —Rountree's African mutton will be on sale during fair week at George Keller's meat maiket. Don't fail to buy it, the finest lambs ever raised in the State of Indiana. —Don't lose any time in getting that baby's picture taken, and remember you only have to carry the child up one llight of stairs to get to Champion's gallery wit —For the next twenty days, Rountree, the Tunis sheep breeder, will sell choice high grade rams at Shropshire prices, the best in the State of Indiana. Don't take any breeders word, but come and 6ee and be convinced.

Drew the Wheel.

Will Kelley, of the postoflice force, drew the Fenton wheel in the Miller raffle Monday afternoon.

Mr. Irwin is Interested.

V. Q. Irwin is one of the promoters of the proposed electric railway between Indianapolis and Plainfield.

On Green Street Wednesday. Alf Lookabill and J. J. Darter sold a small tract of land just outside the city for J. W. Jones, price $200 per acre.

Change of Date.

The date of the dedication of the K. of P. hall at Jamestown has been changed from September 15 to September 14.

First Presbyterian Church* Henry L. Nave, 1). D., of Huntington, will conduct services at First Presbyterian church, Sunday morning and evening.

Every Day Lookabill & Darter Make a Sale. Alf Lookabill & J. J. Darter Tuesday 6old a farm of 99 acres for R. A. Watson to Amanda C. Morgan. Price §35 per acre. Who next?

Greencastle Isn't Swell Kuougli. Terre Haute Gazette: Rev. W. H. Iiickmab says he is unable to make suitable arrangements for his family at Greencastle and they will remain at their home at the foot of south Seventh street.

Train Load of Ileus.

Helen Gougar, the female agitator of Lafayette, will run an excursion to the Nashville Exposition, via the Monon on September 1. It will be run under the auspices of the new women of Illinois and Indiana.

Potatoes They Grow Small. .4 The potato crop is short. Farmers say that on a big healthy vine there is not a potato. It is thought that the price will go away up this winter. The continued dry weather is said to be the cause of tbe shortage.

An Approaching Wedding. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Bell have issued invitations for the marriage of their daughter, Miss Verda. to Rev. Harry Newland Mount, son of Governor Mount. The ceremony will occur Tuesday, Sept. 7, at high noon at the First Presbyterian church.

Few Cases.

Exceptionally few suits are being filed during the summer vacation of the circuit court and it now looks as though the docket for the September term would be a very light one. As a new judge and anew sheriff are to be broken in the light business will not come amiss to them.

Letter List.

Following is a list of the letters re' maining uncalled for at the postoflice at Crawfordsville for the week ending Aug. 25, 1897. Persons calling for same please say "advertised:" Brown Charles MrB Anna Baker W S Morhey Frank Cowan S McEwing Mrs W Comstock Mrs E A Northup Darius Fox Tom Petro Henry Harland N Russell Miss E L.

NATURAL GAS.

The New Wells Are Very Productive and .Next Winter's Supply Is Practically Assured.

As the summer draws to a close the minds of tbe average citizen reverts with more or lees anxiety to the natural gas situation and the neWB of the prospect is interesting. Superintendent McAlevy was interviewed Tuesday by the JOUKNAL and stated that the prospect for a good supply next winter was very encouraging. The company has drilled a number of new wells this summer in the territory from which Crawfordsville is supplied and these wells, almost,without exception, have been gushers."It looks now as though we would have an abundance of gas,"- said Mr. McAlevy, "but then you can't state with certainty. The Lord is the only one who knows anything about natural gas."

The pipe line to Crawfordsville has not been enlarged this summer, and it will not be, this season, at least. While the prospect for gas is excellent it will not be amiss for consumers to have on hand a moderate supply of woo$ or coal for the bitter weather of mid-winter.

NOAH CLODFELTER'S MAN.

The Governor of Illinois Refuses to Honor a Requisition For Hi in.

Governor Tanner, of Illinois, has refused to honor the requisition of the Governor of Indiana for the extradition .of Louis Enricht, now in Chicago, wanted in Indianapolis on a charge of obtaining 834,000 worth of bonds from the Indianapolis & Marion Railroad Comnany, under false pretenses, on June 7, 1897. Edward T. Cahill, attorney for the railroad company, says that he was first confronted Tuesday with affidavits from Enricht that he asked for an opportunity to reply to them and get counter-affidavits from the officers of the company at Indianapolis. The Governor declined to continue the matter, whereupon Cahill gave notice that he would apply to the United States authorities.

Governor Mount said that he did not know why Governor Tanner, of Illinois, had refused to honor the requisition. "I know," said the Governor, "few of the particulars in the case. The requisition was made upon a sworn statement by Noah Clodfelter and others that Enricht had obtained securities amounting to $34,000 or more on a fa'se bill of lading."

In Mr. Slutz's Church.

The friends of Rev. W. B. Slutz in Crawfordsville will be interested in the following special from Witchita, Kansas: "The only Sunday school in the United States ever conducted by telephone is that connected with the First M. E. church here, which was directed to-day by Supt. W. E. Stanley from his Bick bed.

The Sunday school is the largest in Kansas, and for over twenty years Mr. Stanley

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ent. July 18 he was thrown from his buggy and sustained a broken thigb. His friends sent to New York for three Megaphones, and by attaching them to telephones, connecting Mr. Stanley's home and the church, Mr. Stanley was enabled to hear all that went on in the church auditorium and to make his voice audible to the people assembled there. He requested tbe pastor, Dr. W. B. Slutz, to lead in prayer and announced the songs. After the class recitations, he asked James Allison, a cousin of President McKiniey, to conduct the lesson review. When the regular routine had been completed, Mr. Stanley made a talk to the school, praising the good work done, and thanking his friends for the pleasure the experiment had afforded him. "The singing by the Sunday school gave Mr. Stanley great delight, for the music came to him over the wire without losing any of its power and sweetness. To-night Mr. Stanley in his bed listened to the sermon by Dr. Slutz, and scores of people, not only in

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city, but in Hutchinson, Arkansas City, Winfield and Wellington, also enjoyed it by telephone."

A Peculiar Law.

Superintendent Walkup is absorbed in a study of the school law which prohibits his giving a private examination, as by it he is placed in a rather embarassing position. The months in which high school examinations can be held closed with last month and several persons who have secured po' sitions in high schools over tbe county have not yet taken them. Prof. H. S. Kritz, who will teach a tew branches in the Waveland high school next year, has not yet taken his examination. The gentleman who is yet to be selected to fill Prof. Noble's place, will have to be examined also, and other cases are coming up. It looks as though Supt. Walkup would have to make a little law and hold an examination for high school teachers, ignor ing the existing statute.

Reunion of the Sixty-Third. The Sixty-third Regiment of Indiana held its annual reunion at Covington yesterday. Quite a number from thiB city attended.

on His Flock.

Indianapolis News: Governor Mount says the present tendency of better prices for products of the farms is largely due to the return of confidence as well as to the demand for what the farmers have to sell. "I do not believe," he says, "we could have had the confidence of to-day had Bryan been elected. The farmers have had some valuable lessons in economy. In 1893 the sheep growers ran over one another to sell their sheep at $1, $1.25 and $1.50 a head. They did it in 1894 and 1895. In 1890 they began to run over one another to buy sheep at $2.50 a head. I predict that the farmers of Indiana will get 50 per cent, more for their sheeep next summer than they are getting now. It is now impossible to get good cattle to feed. Good calves are worth $H0 each. It is my observation that there are going to be better prices along these lines. Next summer the farmers will be wilder over good values than they are now. Three years ago as I went vabout the State to farmers' institutes, I advised them to raise sheep. I took the advice to myself, and now I have a large flock on my farm. I expect to make more money out of them than I have out of sheep in the last ten years."

Weekly Crop Bulletin.

Cool weather continued, especially during the nights on the morning of the 20th light hoar frost formed in localities of the central and northern portions, but was too light to do damage. Dry weather continued, and rain is need nearly everywhere, especially, in the southern portion in the central and northern portions local showers occurred on several days especially on Sunday, when the rains became more general but the showers were generally too light to help suffering crops much. Corn needs rain, warmth and sunshine to mature it more rapidly, as it advanced only slowly it has eared, and the early planted corn seems to be in better condition than that planted late in the southern portion much corn is badly "fired." Potatoes suf. fered too much from dry weather and bugs to make a good crop, except, perhaps, a few fields of the northern portion. Buckwheat is in bloom and promises well. A good crop of millet is being cut, and clover cutting and hulling has commenced the yield of red clover is good, but the English clover yields a less quantity. Pasturage is getting dry in most localities. Vegetables, beans, etc are not promising well. Tomatoes are ripening only slowly, and the yield will be far less than last year. Sugar beets in Tippecanoe county are in good condition. Tobacco is advancing only slowly. A fine crop of onions has been gathered. Cool weather injured the melon cropland melonB are not abundant. Grapes are ripening fast. There will only be a fair apply crop in localities. Haying and threshing are all done, and good wheat, rye and oats crops have been secured, and the hay crop was heavy. Fall plowing is retarded, and in many fields it

HIGH PRICES FOR SHEEP. WONDERFUL YIELD OF CORN

The Governor Says He Will Make. Money Indiana Variety Produces SOO Bushels ... „i. to the Acre

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stopped, as the ground is too hard and dry. No seeding has been done yet. Stock is healthy and in good condition feed stock is scarce hog cholera is fatal in Randolph county. Stock water is scarce in localities, and on some farms in the southern portion water has to be hauled.

Governor Mount's Namesake. Indianapolis News: Governor Mount stood at the telephone in his office answering a call from Lebanon.

The Lebanon voice said: "Governor, we had a youngster arrive into the world here this morning, and we have named him Governor Mount." "I appreciate the honor, I am sure,' the Governor said. "One of the essential things of life is to get started right. ThiB youngster has certainly well. What kind of a looking fellow is the namesake?" "He's a dark bay," the voice at Lebanon answered, while the Governor gazad into the telephone with a surprised expression. Then the Lebanon voice said: "But he is doing well, and gives fine promise. His mother is the pretty Shetland pony belonging to Charles Wilson, your private secre tary."

A Racing Event.

The announcement is made that Star Pointer and Joe Patchen, the world's greateBt pacers, will go at the Strfte Fair at Indianapolis for a purse of $3,000 to beat tbe 2 minute ma.rk There is strong rivalry between these great horses and they will be driven to -win. Confident predictions are made that the world's record will be broken, and that better than a 2 minute record made.

"t Real Estate Sold. The twelve acre tract known as the old Blair pork house property was sold Tuesday by W. A. Singer to Isaac Dwiggins for $1,500.

"FOB three years I suffered from Salt Rheum. It covered my hands to such'an extent that I could not wash them. Two bottles of Burdock Blood. Bitters cured me." Libbie Young, Popes Mills, St. Lawrence county, N. Y.

A special from Scottsburg, this State, gives the following account of a wonderful yield of corn: Remarkable as it mav seem, there are two small fields of corn in this (Scott) county which will yield over 200 bushels to the acre One is owned by Marion Harrod, of Alpha, nine miles north of here, and consists of one acre, and off of which Mr. Harrod claims he will raise 250 bushels. The other is a field of seven acres, owned by E. P. McCaslin, of this city,' who introduced it here, and it will yield fully as much per acre as the field owned by Mr! Harrod.

A description of this wonderful species of corn and a short sketch of its peculiar origin can not fail to to interest every farmer in the land, as it ds fair to supplant the cultivation of all other varieties. Last year Mr. McCaslin made scientific experiments in the culture of corn on his farm seven miles north of here. He raised twentytwo varieties, many of which are wholly unknown to the farmers of ludiana, and some of which are without a neme. His experiments proved highly puccessful, and are of great value, not only to the farmer, but also science. Of all his experiments, however, the most notable and important by far was the species above referred to.

It is a remarkable specimen, and is surely the acme in the cultivation of corn. It has no name other than that supplied by its producer, who has named it Cornucopia, meaning as every one knows, horn of plenty. It may sound startling to say that 200 bushels of it can be raised to the acre, but it is true, and the poorest ground will produce at least 100 bushels. This wonderful corn was originated by a gentleman from Kentucky about four years ago, and Mr. McCaslin thinks he had last year every grain that remained of the first crop, which was the only one raised, it being the outgrowth of a long succession of experiments in crossing various species. The entire growth, which was small, for some reason, was shipped to a syndicate in the Northeast, and, with the exception of one ear, was probably Bold north of the fortieth parallel. Being corn of slow growth, it would not reproduce in that climate, and it is likely that it has all been lost, except that raised in this county from the one ear that was left behind. Its originator, removing to a different country, presented the ear to Mr. McCaslin, exacting from him a promise that he would develop it, unmixed with other corn. Of that ear, Mr. McCaslin reached home with exactly 348 grains, which were as precious to him as gold. Out of these, owing to the drouth last spring, but 242 sprouted. The corn, however, thrived well under the cultivator's careful attention, and from the couple of hundred grains planted he reaped a harvest of a little over seven bushels. Of this he sold a small portion in packages to farmers, who were eager to get but a few grains, and the rest he planted in his own ground.

Mr. Harrod obtained some of the grain, and like everybody who has seen the cc *n, is enthusiastic over it.

Every stalk of this remarkable corn produces atleast five well-filled ears, averaging at least three which are 10 inches in length, while on some stalks are to be found as many as ten perfect ears. This, however, is unusual, and is caused by extreme wet weather. The corn iB a stout grower, and the stalks are more than 2 inches in diameter. It is a white Dent (the most valuable raised) of first-class quality, being very solid on the, cob, and runs from ten to fourteen rows to the cob. Five ears taken from one stalk,selected at random, last year, and thoroughly dried, weighed 2 pounds and 8.ounces, which would be over 200 bushels to the acre, the corn being planted 18 inches apart. The corn does not stool, and should not be planted more than two grains to the hill, as more impairs the quality. Mr. McCaslin thinks it will produce over 200 bushels to the acre if planted one grain to each hill, and the most of his is so planted this year. He claims it will yield at least three times as much per acre as any other variety known, however rich or poor the ground, and without any more injury to the soil. The appearance of his field fully bears out his estimates. For commercial purposes, the quality of the corn will command the highest market prices. Mr. McCaslin hopes from his crop this year to extend its cultivation to various parts of the State, and eventually South and West. He regards it aB of inestimable value. The farmers are enthusiastic over it and believe that it will in time revolutionize the industry handed down by our Indian predecessors.

Gavel Presentation.

On Wednesday of last week during the forenoon sesBion of the Western Indiana Christian Conference at the New Salem church, Boone county, the secretary, J. D., Thomas, presented the president, Rev. A. J. Akers, a gavel in behalf of Rev. A. R. Heath, of Covington. The gavel was made from the root of a Bugar tree on which hung the light used during a camp meeting held on the farm of Mr. Heath's father, near Covington, in 1820, which was the beginning of the Western Indiana Chris tian Conference. The auger holes in the treeB to support the lights are still visible. On a call from president Akers Rev. L. W. Bannon, of Wayne'

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SHILOH.

Thomas Lynch is erecting quite a fine house. Vint Smith has built anew barn and moved to the farm.

John Downs has rented the Rhoda Lone farm for next year. There will be an ice cream supper at this place Saturday night, Aug. 28.

Frank Smith looks quite comical, having changed hats with Rev. Dolby. Elder Kelly and Chas. Miller and family spent Sunday with Geo. Warren's.

John Pennock is home after & few* days visit with Ike Lamb, of Boone county.

Henry Chadwick sold the last of his Tennessee cattle to Tom Lockridge last week.

John Vanarsdall and family, of Robert's Chapel, viBited in this neighborhood Sunday.

Elder E. J. Jenkins preached his farewell sermon at this place last Sunday for thiB year.

Families of Wm. Clark, Wm. Gray, Aaron Hood and Thomas Elliot went picnicing at Indian Ford Wednesday.

Uncle Charley Bratton has returned after an extended visit in Cass county. His daughter, Jennie, came back with him.

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