Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 3 September 1897 — Page 2

WEEKLY JOURNAL.

ESTABLISHED IX 18-18. Successor to The Itccord, the first paper in Crawfordsville, established in 1831, and to the People's Prctt, established In 1844.

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3. 1807.

Tiik Bilver in the United StateB Treasury could be bought now for §220,000,000 less than it cost.

Thk next official map of the Canadian government will show a change in the spelling of Klondike. The government has decided to call the field "Troundik." No reasons are given.

EX-GOVKRNOR ALTGKLD says "the farmer ought to be getting SI.50 per bushel for his wheat, and that he would be getting it under 16 to 1 free coinage." The Omaha Bee responds: "lie can get more than that to-day if he will take his pay in Mexican dollars."

TIIF. grumblers at old veterans and the growlers over pensions would do well to study General Sickles' sentiment at the last meeting of the Army of the Potomac: "If you want good soldiers in the next war take good care of the old soldiers you had in the last war."

"THE Problem of the Twentieth Century City" forms the theme of a practical article in the North American lieviciv for September, from the pen of the Rev. Josiah Strong, D. D. If the rate of growth from 1S80 to -1890 continues, in 1020 the cities of the United States will contain 10,000,000 more than one-half of the population. The city will then control State aid nation, and this fact emphasizes the necessity of taking special means to educate city children in the duties of citizenship.

Tok New Orleans Plcayunc quotes President McKinley's speech at Buffalo to the G. A. R. and says: "These are noble words, fitting to be spoken by the President ol this great Republic, knowing no sectionalism and no prejudice to the detriment of the people of any of the States of the great country over which he is called to preside. Nothing from him could be in a happier and higher vein than the words quoted from his speech to the veterans of the Northern army, and it is worthy to be printed everywhere in the Southern States of ours."

THAT far northern region of Alaska, so recently brought within geographical limits, is certainly going to be opened to the world's enterprise and occupancy in the promptest and most energetic fashion. It is reported now that the Treadwell mine, of Douglass island, one of the Alaskan group, is about to enlarge its stamp mill, making it the largest in the world. The largest now existing is in South Africa and has 2S0 stamps. The new Treadwell mill is to have DOO. So far as the production of p-ecious metals is con cerned, Alaska is certainly stepping to the front in the most magnificent manner. One of these days Russia •will begin to be sorry that she ever sold it to this country.

Tiie Noblesville Ledger calls attention to the fact that the compulsory educational law is lame in not specifying some particular time that children mu6t attend school. It says that they inufct attend twelve weeks during the year. Hut what twelve weeks? When shall they begin and when can they quit? Under the present law parents may elect when they shali send their children and the truant oflicer is powerless to act if they promise to send children later in the year. In fact, it looks like the truant oflicer will be a useless ornament until after the winter holidays. A vigorous campaign immediately following that time will probably accomplish all the results expected under the new law.

IN his campaign speech No. 101 William Jennings Bryan said: "We Bay that while the dollar goes up property must go down, and that falling property and falling prices mean hard times. If you ask us how the gold standard affects the farmer we tell you that the gold standard lowers the price of the products he sells without lowering his taxes or his debts." What Mr. Bryan calls the "gold standard" was imposed on the country for four years by the election of 1890, yet today wheat is over 90 cents a bushel, and all other farm products have advanced in proportion, while property of every kind is worth greatly more than it was when his utterance was delivered.

THE REPUBLICAN OUTLOOK.

The political complexion of the next Legislature in this State is already creating some speculation and of course some anxiety on the part of Senatorial aspirants, who expect to slip into the seat now occupied by Senator Turpie. In the Senate there are twenty-four hold-overs. There should be twenty-five but there is a vacancy in one district, so there will be twen-ty-six Senators to elect. Of the Senators holding over, fifteen are Republicans and seven are Democrats. This will give the Republicans a large lead in retaining control of the Senate. Of the twenty-six to be elected next year fifteen of them showed Republican majorities and eleven Democratic And this was under a fusion with the Populists. If the Populists refuse to ocallesce with the Democrats next year, of which there are indications, th Republicans can easily retain control of the Senate by a good working majority. In the House all of the 100 members arq to be elected next year. The same counties under the apportionment made last winter gave the Republicans 54 members and the Democrats -10. By the fusion botween Democrats and Populists the Republicans lost several Representatives as v*-ell as Senators. But for this fusion tbe Republican majority in the House would have been much larger. Parke, Fountain, Clinton and Boone in this part of the State, not to mention counties in other parts of the State, would have sent Republican Representatives. Silver will probably be the issue nexty ear, but it is evident now since industrial activity has set in as a result of tariff legislation that it will be impossible to excite the people over the question as was done during last campaign. The recent wonderful discoveries of gold in different parts of the earth, too, has had a wonderful inlluence in reconciling thousands of voters who were tinctured with free silver notions to the gold standard. This with the continuous and rapid decline of the value of white metal will close the argument so lar as the absurd ratio of 10 to 1 is concerned. Altogether the outlook for Republican success in this State, both for the State and legislative tickets, presents a most cheerful aspect. With a united party and a divided opposition nothing but woful mismanagement on the part of our leaders can bring about defeat.

COST OF ELECTllIC LIGHTS,

The following is a comparative cost of electric lights in the Indiana cities named which run on the same schedule which Crawfordsville runs on, except Indianapolis which uses the moon schedule, and South Bend which runs 157 of her 213 lights until midnight. Each city has 2,000 candle power lights:

cost

NO. PEIl

CITY POP. LHillTS 'ANNUM Alexandria 7,000 HO S "JU.00 Frankfort 8.500 90 82.50 Hartford 6,000 50 GO 00 Indlunapolis.185,000 1,100 85.OU

Kokomo 10,500 101 I 80.00 Monticello 2,000 21 100.00 Peru 10,000 06 82.50 Itici.mond.. 20,000 180 90.00 South Bend 30,000 21» 100.00 Torre Haute 41,000 :J84 ti.i.sis CrawfordsvillolO.OOO 140 42.71

All with the exception of this city are furnished by private companies. Crawfordsville owns its own electric plant. It will be observed that each light

$17.29 less than the lowest

of the above named cities, which is Hartford. There is another noticeable fact in connection with the above table, and that is the great number of lights in proportion to tha population, which shows that Crawfordsville is better lighted than any city which buys from a private company. With an expenditure of 315,000 or 820,000 additional in extension of its facilities so as to furnish light to all the business buildings and residences the cost could be still further reduced if not entirely wiped out. In this respect Logausport furnishes an object letson. Starting with a special tax to build electric light works, it has in four years established a plant and lines to every part of the city for lighting streets, business buildings and residences at a cost greatly less than private ownership. The entire plant, representing an investment of 8SO.OOO, is paid for except $1,100, and there is money on hand to pay for that. The cost of maintaining the plant last year was $11,500, and the gross receipts 810,354, showing a net revenue of S-1,854. Apparently there is not ari element wanting to complete the success of the plan of municipal ownership. The same is true of the municipal water works in the same city, and as a result of the saving of expense and the net revenue from the two plants the tax levy has been reduced from 81.20 on the S100 to 81.11, and will be further reduced next year. What Crawfordsville should do to complete the success of her electric plant is to make an extension of its facilities to supply the increasing demand for light. It will be money well invested.

PRESIDENT MCKINLEY feels at homo among the old soldiers, and addresses them as "comrades," whichyecalls the fact that all the Presidents since 18fiS, except one, could use the same inspiring word. All these

Boldier

of

Presidents

were volunteers, and Grant alone of whe number was educated at West Point. Grant re-entered the army as a Captain

volunteers, Hayes as Major,

Garfield as Lieutenant Colonel, Harrison as Colonel, though he first raised a

company, and McKinley as a private In bestowing presidential honors it can not be said that this Republic has been ungrateful to its defenders on the battlefield.

IT is shown by recent figures issued by the Bureau of Statistics in Washington that two-thirds of our foreign commerce in 1897 was with European countries. The total foreign commerce of the United States in the fiscal year just ended amounted in round numbers to 81,S00,000,000 and of this about 81,250,000,000 was with Europe, 8140,000,000 with South America, S130,000,000 with Asia, and 8125,000,000 with other North American countries. An analysis of these figures shows that fully three-fourths of our foreign commerce is with gold standard countries.

TIIE Philadelphia Ledger is sound and wise in its declaration that "when the issues of 1900 are made free silver will not be found among them, or, if it is, the upholders of it will be only of the class that composed the Falstaffian hosts of Coxey's Commonweal Army on its march to Washington. Shrewd Democratic organs and leaders are already trying to put it out of sight."

POPOCP.ATS who are talking about 1900 must not forget that a billion dollars more gold will be in circulation by thai time.

Indiana Weekly Crop Bulletin.

Warm weather prevailed during the days, but the nights were cool. Numerous showers occurred at the beginning and end of the week, but the rains were not well distributed in some localities they were heavy enough to do good, but, in many localities only light showers occurred, especially in the southern portion. Corn is maturing 6lowlv: the early planted corn is in good condition and well advanced and will be safe from frost soon, but corn planted late is small yet in many fields in the southern portion much has "fired" and, in general, more and heavier rains are needed. Buckwheat is in bloom and promises well. Tomatoes are late, and the crop is not 60 good as and much smaller than last year nevertheless, the corn and tomato canning factories are running night and day. Cabbage have been injured much by worms. Potatoes everywhere do not promise well the crop will be light, and they are already scarce in the markets. Good crops of clover seed are hulled and heavy crops of millet are secured. The threshing of wheat and oats is ail done in thesouthern and central portions, and in the northern portions thrashing is nearing the end. Fall plowing has been retarded in the southern portion, the ground being too dry and hard, but ip the northern portion plowing progressed well, with the ground in good condition. The acreage of wheat fields this year will be very large. The apple crop will be small in some orchards, and a fair crop is expected in others. Pasturage is drving up, and some farmers are feeding, except in the northern portion, where, although needing rain, pasturage is still in fair condition. Live stock is healthy and in good condition. Grasshoppers are very numerous.

•Iiul^e It. IS. .Spilinan in Town.

Judge R. 11. Spilman, of Manhattan, Kan., is in the city visiting old friends. Judge Spilman is a graduate of Wabash College, was Captain of Co. K, S(5th Indiana Vol., and went to Kansas soon after the war, where he has since resided. He has been three times elected Judge of his circuit composed of three counties, and only last week was nominated by the Republicans for the fourth time. He lives in a strong Republican district, and even at the last election when Populism was so rampant it gave a Republican majority of nearly 500, so that he considers his re-election sure and safe. Kansas, he says is enjoying a prosperity never before surpassed and he entertains the opinion that with the return of. good crops and good prices there will be a return of reason among the people, and that the State will again be placed in the Republican column at the next election. Judge Spilman is accompanied by his wife. They are on their way from Buffalo, where they have been in attendance at the National Encampment.

Misdeeds ol' Mullen.

Cora Mullen has filed suit for divorce from James Mullen to whom she was married in an evil hour back in 1SS0. She allegeB in her complaint that her husband has acted more like a beast of the field than a man. He has. she says, cursed her, kicked her and mistreated her in every way. He has failed to provide anything except abuse, and as she could not support her two children on that sort of nutriment, she gave him the shake last summer. She wants the custody of her youngsters.-

Will Be Broken.

The race track at the State Fair ground in Indianapolis is being put into shape for the big match race between Joe Patchen and Star Pointer, and those who are competent judges say that it is the best and fastest track in the world. The chances for breaking the record are most excellent.

MORE KLONDIKE GOLD

Steamer Portland Arrives at Seattle With Nearly $600,000.

A CORRESPONDENT'S STORY.

Strike the Greatest In the History of the World—Supplies Bound to Jjvo Out anil Untold SuITerim Will follow—Living In Tents—Appeals For Stop to

Wholesale Transportation.

SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 80. The steamer Portland arrived hero yesterday. It was 1-1 hours after the Portland was sighted off Cape Flattery before sho arrived here. The Portland carried 13 miners, each of whom brought only a small part of his stake. The total amount of dust on board the vessel is perhaps $575,000. The Portland was delayed by the failure of tho P. B. Weareto arrive at St. Michaels and by a st "u on the North Paoific ocean. The nu/i aid with tho amount of their

voliiI

mining profits, parts of whicli

were brought with them, are as follows: J. Rowan, $50,000 Jim Bell, §-15,00ft Joe Goldsmith, $ 55,000 N. W. Powers, §35,000 \V. W. Caldwell, $35,000 W. Oler, 30,000 G. K. Zilly, §25,000 F. W. Cobb, $25,000 W. Zalin, $15,000 A. Buckley, $10,000 M. S. Lansing, $15,000 B. W. Farnliam, $10,000 M. 11. Camlor, $15,000.

II. •'. STANLEY'S YIi:W.

Says l'eople AVill Starve to Death This Winter In Alaska. SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 30.—H. N.

Stanley, who went to St. Michaels as a press correspondent, returned to this city on tho steamer Portland. He says: "I have been seven weeks at tho mouth of the Yukon, at St. Michaels, where I saw all the miners coming out. and interviewed them. As a result, 1 feel it niv duty to adviso even-body to stay out until next spring. Wild, and in many cases exaggerated reports, have been circulated since the first discoveries wero made. The strike, however, was and is one of the greatest if not the greatest in the world's history. Probably $2,000,000'was cleared up this spring, and next spriiifr I look for from $5,000,000 to $7,000,000. "No new strike had been reported up to the time of my leaving and another may not be made for five years, although Alaska is an enormous country and will yet, I beiieve, produce more gold than we dream of. "lam aware there is a popular impression that supplies can be bought in the vicinity of tlie mines. They may as present buy at six times Seattle prices, but they are taken at oven those figures faster than they can be got in and before winter is half over, if the present population stays in, there will be actual starvation. "The average man requires about one ton ol' carefully selected food and clothing for a year's supplies. In the summer of 18% about 3,500 tons of supplies went up the river, and the new population of 1,500 to 2,000 suffered from want. This season not more than 4,200 tons of supplies can be got up the river, fully half of which is rum and tools, as well as supplies other than food. There are more than three times as many people there than last year. Figure "it out for yourself.

Grub Completely Cleaned Out.

"Grub was completely cleaned out thin spring and last winter there was suck a scarcity that moose liams sold for $30 each, flour $120 per hundred, bacon $1 a pound what will not happen this coming winter? Why, will not people actually starve to death? "As to shelter, 90 per cent of Dawson was living in tents in July, labor is scarce and houses cannot bo built. How are 7,000 people to withstand the rigors of a nine months' winter of semidarkness, when the murcury goes 70 degrees below zero? "To draw provisions for the trip from Dyca to Dawson any time before the spring breaks up is an impossibility. Relief for those caught in tiio Klondike after winter sets in is equally impossible and, in the name of humanity, I ask that a stop be put to this wholesale transportation of people without supplies. Let no man be allowed to enter that region unless he carries with him enough food and clothing to last him a year. "There are women and little children in there today who should be sent out as far as St. Michaels before navigation closes. Let it not be made a land of gaunt hunger, wretchedness and death. Let no one be allowed to wrest from the foolish people a few hundred thousand saved, borrowed or begged dollars. There will be as good cliauces for mining in tho future as now. Let the people wait. This is not a Cripple Creek or Deadwood proposition. If caught, they cannot walk out."

EARTHQUAKE IN JAPAN.

Tidal Wave Follows anil a Thousand Houses Uestroyed. TACOMA, Wash., Aug. 30.—The Japan

steamer just in brings news of sovere earthquakes in Japan on Aug. 5, followed by a tidal wave and great floods. A thousand houses were inundated and 200 persons were killed and injured. Sixty-five Chinese villages were inundated.

Official information received at Manila confirms the roports previously published as to the disastrous character of the eruption of tho Mayon volcano. Lava covered tho whole mountain to its base. Several villages wero completely destroyed.

At Libog 150 bodies were recovered and buried and more remained in tho lava. Afr another place 200 bodies wera missing. Some of the bodies wore so completely calcined as to be unrecognizable.

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'"-..'Scarcely Any Security. LIMA, Peru, Aug. 30.—The collapse of

the Massachusetts Benefit Life Association of Boston is regarded here as disastrous. The only security that the policyholders here have is 30,000 sols local guarantee, and this is scarcely sulliciont to cover 25 per cent of the liabilities.

FLINTGLASS SCALE.

Wage Conference Agrees on a Settlement—Men Afl'ected. PITTSBURG, Sept. 1. The present

wage scalo was agreed upon at a conference of flintglass manufacturers and workers in this city late yesterday. The settlement affects over 8,000 men, 2,100 being skilled and about 0,000 unskilled workers. The scale signed is practically that of last year. It is not final until ratified by tho workers' organization as a wholo, but while the vote is being taken, which will require 20 days, factories may bo started under it. There are some 20 union pressed warehouses in the country, most of them being in the states of Ohio. Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Indiana. -XS .f

MYSTERIOUS SUICIDE.

Toung Liuly Takes Her Life In a' Clil-

en go Hotel.

Ciiicaoo,Sent. 1.—A handsome young woman whose name is unknown killed herself yeeterday in the Victoria Hotel, where she was a guest. The suicide was evidently carried out with tho utmost deliberation as the young woman had evidently slept in the bed durinir the night, taken a bath in the morning, made up the bed and then swallowing morphine, lay down to die. Sealed in an envelope which bore no address a note was found on the tablo. It read:

To

WHOEVER YOU MAY HE—Please

I

do

•not try to find out who I am, I ask and bog of you, whoever you may be, and remember it is my last favor I ask on earth, as a dying woman. And l'or my mother's sake do nut try. I don't care what you do with my body. Remember please don't try for my mother's sake.

On her finger was a plain gold band and on the inside was engraved "A. M. E." In a bundle of four collars, two were marked "L. K. G," one "A. D. A." and one "L. M.'' A collar which she had been wearing was marked similarly to one of the collars in the package, "L. II. G."

SLEEPERS LEAVE THE TRACK.

Ono illati Killed and a Half Dozen ScrioiiHly Injured. HOUSTON, Tex., Sept. 1.—Near Apple­

by Station the trucks of the sleeper on the southbound Houston, East and West Texas passenger train jumped the track near a curve carrying the sleeper and day coach off the track, practically demolishing both. Killed:

D. D. Moss of Chireno. Seriously injured: M. L. Wiehard of Timson, may die. J. K. Summers mid It. 1). Chapman of Nacogdoches, very badly crushed.

C. (.!. Link. Shreveport, La. J. W. Vinras. Nacogdoches. J. 1). Greer. Louisiana. K. W. l.ial linger. Conductor Lockhard was among the half dozen others who wero badiy bruised.

OFFERS A REWARD.

Governor Jones lias Placed a I'rlce 011 tlie Heads of Murderous Moonshiners. LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Sept. 1.—No fur­

ther details of Sunday's tragedy in Pope county, in which a party of revenue officers were murdered by iv gang of desperate moonshiners, has been received here.

Governor Jones lias offered a reward of $100 each for tho arrest of tho moonshiners implicated in the murder. This in addition to the reward offered by the United States government will, it is believed, induce detectives of skill to go to work on the case. Already posses of local ollicqrs are in pursuit and news from them is anxiously awaited.

NASHVILLE EXPOSITION.

Meeting of tlie YVoiiinu's Sun'ra Association ol' Indiana and Illinois. Nashville, Sept. 1.— One hundred

and fifty people, most of whom were children, were given an outing at tlie Tennessee centennial exposition yesterday by the Nashville Relief society.

Tomorrow the first of the fall convocations will be h(jld iu the Woman's building at the exposition. The meeting is that of the Woman's Suffrage association of Indiana and Illinois. 'Mrs. Mary Evans of Slielbyville, Tenn., will deliver the address of welcome. Mrs. Helen M. Gougar of Indiana is president of tho association and will make tinprincipal address.

POWERS WOULD INTERFERE.

Jews Will Not lSe Allowed to Gain a Title to Jertitialem. PARIS, Sept. 1.—Tho Journal des De-

bats remarks in connection with the holding of tho Zionist conference and the proposed purchase of Palestine by the Hebrews that even if tho sultan restored Jerusalem to the Jews a deed ol gift would be useless because the powers, as guardians of the Holy places, would not allow it to take effect. Russia, according to the Journal des Debats certainly would never give lier consent to the proposed scheme.

Ate ISreud and Milk.

CLAY CITY, Ky., Sept. 1.—Charles Duncan, wife and child partook of bread and milk for lunch, and all became violently ill. It required the united efforts of four physicians to prevent them from dying. Mrs. Duncan is still very bad. It is believed tho cow ate something which poisoned the milk.

NOTES BY WIRE.

Mrs. John Drew, tho noted actress, is dead in New York. The treasury statement shows the gold reserve to be $1-14,200,27(5.

A dispatch from Copan, Guatemala, announces the death of Right Rev. Bishop Lemmens of Alaska.

President William F. Slocuin of Colorado college has decliued a call to alike position at Oberlin college.

Tho banks of New York are sending money south to move tho crops, ono institution alone having sent $700,000 since last week.

Tho gunboat Wilmington has returned to Jacksonville from watching the Dauntless to spy upon the Soledan, suspected of having filibustering intentions.

American lino steamer St. Paul has again lowerod her record ono hour and a half from New York to Southampton. She is the fastest steamer plying between those lints.

KIDNEY TROUBLES

Gured by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,

Also Backache.

1 cannot speak too highly of Mrs.: Pinkham's Medicine, for it lias done soy tnueli for me. I have been a great sufferer from Kidney trouble, pains in* muscles, joints, back and shoulders feet would swell. I also had womb troubles and leucorrlicea. After using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and Blood Purifier and LiverPills, I felt like a new woman. My kidneys are now in perfect condition, and all my other troubles are cured.— MRS. MAGGIE POTTS, 324 Kauffman St.,. Philadelphia, Pa.

Backache)

My system was entirely run down, and I suffered with terrible backache in the small of my back and could hardly stand upright. I was more tired in the morning than on retiring: at night. I had no appetite. Since taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, 1 have gained fifteen pounds, and I look better than I overlooked before. I shall recommend it to all my friends, as it certainly is a wonderful medicine.—MRS. E. F. MORTON, 1043. Hopkins St., Cincinnati, Ohio.

Kidney Trouble.

Before taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, I had suffered many years with kidney trouble. The pains in my back and shoulders were terrible. My menstruation became irregular, and I was troubled with leucorrhcea. I was growing very weak. I liad been to many physicians but received no benefit. I began the use of Mrs. Pinkham's medicine, and the first bottle relieved the pain in my back and regulated the menses. It is the best kind of medicine that I have ever taken, for itrelieved the pain so quickly and cured the disease.—MRS. LILLIAN CBIFPEN, BOX 77, St. Andrews Bay, Fla.

MACE.

A wedding soon. Our brick yard is on the boom this year.

The clover 6eed is yeilding well this year. The potato crop will be somewhat short.

The saw mill is running on full time this week. H. J. Thompson will soon go bank to Chicago.

Andy Loop has erected a new barn on his farm. Rev. Riley filled his appointment here Sunday.

W. Evans has sold his property to Ross Cannel. Theodore Johnson has purchased a new hay baler.

Charles Armstrong, of Balbincb.will soon move here. Jahew Chadwick moved to our village Wednesday.

W. McClure is but very little better at this writing. D. M. Cash, of Logansport, is visit-, ing here this week.

J. McClure and family spent Sunday at C. C. Petferman's. Our city well should be overhauled and pump repaired.

T. Loekridfce has purchased a fine car loftd of cattle. Our roads are being put in good condition by hauling gravel.

Alex. Mpargh has his new house finished and will move soon. John Abbott will erect a new barber shop in the east end soon. (i. A. Elugeiheim transacted business in Indianapolis Thursday.

J. H. Marris sold his fine trotter, Billy 11 for 800 last week. W. Dice has erected a fine lot of Keystone fence on his farm.

There will be

preachiDg

here at the

M. E. church Sunday night. M. E. Edwards shipped two fine horses to Indianapolis Monday.

There is some talk of another ice cream supper here in the future. The ice creain supper was largely attended at Shiloh Saturday nipht.

Misses Flora and Ditha Tlpmpson returned home from Frankfort Saturday.

G. A. Hugelheim, our village blacksmith, is building an addition to hisi shop for shoeing purposes. Bert Harris, of 'Crawfordsville, will work for him a few weeks and in the spring he will add ISO feet more to his shop for a paint and buggy repair room. The shop will then be 70 feet long, the largest in town.

RATTLESNAKE.

Mr. White's 6on is better. Tim Garrett and family were in the city Tuesday.

Some of the farmers on the creek have begun to sow wheat. There was a large crowd at the basket meeting in Balhinch last Sunday.

James Martin,of the city, wals the guest of James Gilliland and wife. Sunr day.

W. J. Coons, wife and daughter'were guests of Mr. Guard and familyl last Sunday.

Miss ADnie Hays, of Kainsvillei has returned home after a visit with ijVIrs. Sarah Coons.

W. B. Galey and Mrs. Laura G\aley went to the association at Hollarhdsburg, Parke county, this week.

There is going to be a very lajrge crop of wheat sowed this fall on (the creek. Some farmers will sow as nkuch as 50 acres.

The potato crop on the creek *^vill be short this year an account of \too much rain in the spring and the tu rning off so dry. I

George Davis returned home fripm Washington City last Monday. fee had a good time but did not see the President, as he had gone to theGratnd Army Encampment.

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