Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 10 September 1897 — Page 1
VOL. 50—NO. 30
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BIRDSELL WAGONS
With Steel Skein and Truss Rod that makes the Wagon Stronger and Lighter than any other wagon made. Come and examine them and you will be convinced.
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'ld t.hinirs have passed away, all thing-) have become new. No more free wool. Now is th Oil ill to I J("_' Iri ..'lit,. I have to otl'er to the breeders of sheep an excellent. lot of TUNIS KAMm. VRAiaiM.hiiralu few WlJ-YEA K-OLDS. Also 40 head high grade cross bred Katn Sjamhs. fit. for service this season, cnrisNtlriir of Oxford. Shropshire, Southdown and Merino.
assuring wo crops of lambs a y»4i!r. Vrices rock hnttow for this class of sheep. ',r.\\^
,? by permission—Yount Woolen Mills Co., Yountsville, Ind. Silvermn 122 Michigan i-t., Ohicnifo. 111.
Seeing Is Believing.
But you cannot believe your own
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You will be sure to see properly,
without fear of mistakes if you go
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an expert optician lies in his skill
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in the fitling of lens to the eyes of his patrons by his methoe of «S
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More buyers to know that we still have quite a number of first class yearling and two-year-old steers for sale.
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AN OLD TIME CROWD.
The Fair iroundf) Crowded Yesterday HIM! the .lain Something Phenomenal.
There was an old time crowd at the fair ground yesterday and the management was highly pleased. People began to arrive at 4 o'clock in the morning and continued to arrive until 3 in the afternoon, hundreds of town people going out after dinner. All the. excursion trains brought large numbers and the west end of the grounds was packed with buggies as were the yards of all the feed stables in town. The crowd is estimated all the way from 15,000 to 20,000 and the latter figure is probably the near correct.
•fc-ji Wednesday'S RACKS. The races Wednesday resulted as follows: 2:40 TROT. Alturas, Jr. (J. K. Carron, Kankakee) 1 a 3 1 1 D. C. T. tH. M. Stoi i's.Monienee, 111.) 4 112 3 George Alex (Douglas Thomas.
Paris. Ky.j 2 3 2 3 2 Ned Arthur (J. A. Alexander, Hlooroileld) 34444 Uasse 'or (Joseph Shields) 5 5 0 5 6
Time—2:31 J4, 2:31kt,:28J4, 2:31. 2:35 PACE. Elsie Gambrel (M. F. Uaker, Kankakee) 2 1 1 1 Eulalla Gift (J. It. Martin, Attica).. 18 0 7 Joe Bally (Douglas Thomas) 3 3 2 3 Moltue Wilkes (Steve Smith, Danville 4 4 3 2 Sleepy Wilkes (J. li. Carron) 6 2 7 D. I\ H. (David Warren) 7 4 4 Levinstlne (Lioy S. Walker, Lafayette 5 7 5 5
Time-2:26J^, 2:24H, 2:26^. 2:25!. 2:20 TROT—UNFINISHED. Laura (Douglas Thomas) 15 1 Hed Kiver (A. L. Padgitt, Kensselaer) 2 12 Fred Wilkes (A. Chickentunz, l'laiaiield) 2 3 2 Superior Wilkes (Andy Coleman,
Springfield. O 4 3 4 Decision (P. i'adgitt) 4 5 Time—1:18J4, 2:19J4, 2:18'.{.
NOTES.
McCoy ^Thompson of the Rensselaer stock farm, are figures on the grounds. There was no balloon ascension yesterday, the weary old rag still decorating the tree tops.
It takes more than extreme heat and boundless clouds of dust to do up the Crawfordsville fair.
The police have kept the grouuds unusually free from the presence of pickpockets and grafters.
Only three horses started in the free-for-all pace Pearl C. won the first heat handily in 2:14.
George Gregg and Misses May Kline
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and Nellie Coutant divided honors on amateur photographic work. In the pool rooms Tuesday night Red River stood against the field. When Laura T. walked off with two heats in the afternoon many of the sports had to have assistance to get home.
The night police have considerable trouble with sportv females who come out to the grounds in the Mother Hubbards and Empire gowns seeking whom they may devour. Several of them have been run in.
The lemonade fakirs did a big business Wednesday, especially in the circle where the fountain had been, for some reason cut off. Ice water was peddled through the grand stand at five cents a glass and sold better than the pseudo lemonade.
Rockville Tribune: The Crawfordsville fair, which, without much impropriety, claims to be the "best fair on earth," is in progress this week. Racing has always been a prominent feature at this fair, and the purses amount to 83,300.
The Monon excursions brought in more people yesterday than they usually bring on Thursday and Friday combined. The fair association had to put up a guarantee of S400 with the road. Yesterday after the arrival of the trains the road announced that the guarantee could be taken up.
Danville, 111., Commercial: The Crawfordsville JOURNAL says the refusal of the saloon keepers of that city to close their places on Crawfordsville Day at the fair this week does not commend them to the public eye. They can probably stand that as long as they retain favor with the public throats.
Those who remained for the 2:20 trot WedLsday witnessed three sensational heats, all of which were driven for blood. In the third heat four horBes came under the wire as though yoked together and the grand stand was in conflict as to the winner until it was officially announced that Laura T. had won the heat.
Red River won the 2:20 trot yesterday afternoon, the race being unfinished at dark Wednesday, when Laura T. had two heats and Red River one. The race was called for a finish yesterday at 12:30 and Red River won two heatB.
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Laura T. lost both heats by breaking. In the iitial heat 6he wp.s coming in on the home stretch apparently a sure winner, but broke at the distance pole. A big pile of money changed hands on the result.
The balloon ascension Wednesday was a sea green th.zle. The old trap went as high as the tree tops and then began to descend. The bow logged professor jumped with his parachute and this opened shortly before he reached the ground. He fell in the "lake" in the circle and waded out of his mud bath amid the cat eallB of the assembled mob. The old black balloon lit in a tree and hung there all afternoon like a b:g wad of crape. ",,
KILLED IN KANSAS.
Charley VunCleave, 11 Crawfordsville Hoy, .•Meets Death in a Kailroau Wreck,
Sam Johnson, of the postollice, on yesterday received a telegram from his brother-in-law, Samuel VanCieave, of Kansas City, announcing the death in a railroad wreck of Mr. VanCleave's son, Charley, a young man of about 30 years of age. It is supposed that he was killed in the Emporia wreck, as he was employed on the Santa Fe road. The message, however, did not state. The deceased was raised here, where he had many friendsand whereihe recently visited.
A Uud Case.
Men who have had bicycles stolen are yet thronging into Lebanon, called there by the sensational developments in the wheel stealing career of Sam Haymaker, the young man who is un der arrest there for stealing a horse at Waveland and who will likely be brought here trial. Haymaker has already confessed to the theft of nearly a dozen wheels which he sold or traded wherever possible and for any Bum. Yesterday three more wheels which he had caused to mysteriously disappear were located. Two of them were stolen on the fourth of July from Geo. 13e witt, t'ue bicycle dealer of Russiaville, Haymaker working at that time with a pal. The last wheel found was located near Cayuga and was discovered to be the property of a man in Dan-
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ville. 111. While in prison "watching the wheels go 'round" what a flood of memories it will cause to sweep over the erring Samuel.
Annual Conference.
The fortieth session of the Upper Wabash Conference United Brethren assembled in Veedersburg Sept. 8. 1S9T. Bishop Castle, D. D., of Elkhart, was in the chair and opened the session with an appropriate address to the ministers. He exhorted them to seek the infilling of the Holy Spirit as a great qualification for work. After the address the conference proceeded to elect a secretary. Rev. Wm. Coffman, of Rossville, 111., was chosen. The roll of ministers was called and nearly all responded to their names. The local brethren were examined and their characters passed. The three presiding elders, Revs. Nugent, Cooper and Zuck, fread reports of their d'10tricts, which were all encouraging. After this, the itinerants were called for and many reported ther charges.
The good people of Veedersburg manifest great interest in the work of the conference.
RKV. A. M. BOWEN
IIiiglolicim and l.nllis Wedding. One of the great social events in the history of Mace was the wedding of Mr. George A. Hugleheim, one of Mace's popular young men, and Mibs Olive Lee Lolli6, of Whitesville. The ceremony was performed in the presence of about 500 persons last Sunday evening at 8:30 o'clock in the M. E. church by Rev. II. C. Riley. By request "Annie Laurie" was rendered by Mrs. H. C. Riley, to which the bridal party march to the altar attended by Mr. Chadwick and wife, of Whitesville. The altar was artistically decorated with China asters. The decorations showed that an artist of no mean ability had arranged the flowers. These decorations were due to Mr. Marshall. Mr. Hugleheim is a mechanic of Mace and Miss Lollis one of Whitesville's most popular young ladies and one of Montgomery county's best school teachers. A FRIEND.
Married.
Justice M. Y. Buck yesterday united in marriage Clintou Pyatt and MisB Myrtle Yearion, of Frankfort.
BANEY AND VANTASSEL FREE.
•Mrs. II iiisluiw's Munli'ivrs Se( at l.ilierty It.v tl Court on Tin-it- Own
Special to the.loumal. 1 NDIANAI'OI.IS. Sept. 0—Katiey and Van 1 assel, the young ex-convicts who have been held in jail because Baney made an alleged confession that they killed Mrs. Hitishaw, wife of Preacher Hinshttw, now in the penitentiary for the crime, are free and it looks like the attempt to find a now defendant in this case is up in the air. The court released the men on their own recognizr.Jco as there was no testimony available to hold them on the old charge of assault. Baney says he will not run away but will go to Danville to testify before the grand jury there if wanted Saturday. His attorney says he will defend Baney and prove him not guilty in the Hinsliaw case. Parker,
Baney's former attorney, says he expect Baney to lie down on him, but will make the case any way on former confessions and circumstantial evidence when Baney and VanTassel refused to deal further with Parker.
NEWS FROM CONFERENCE.
Trinity Clmreli Iteeomes 11 Stai ion—All Kciiorts .Show a Healthy Condition of Alfitirs.
Special to the Journal. LKHANON, Ind., Sept. 0.—The busi ness session of the M. E. Conference this morning was devoted to the presiding Elder's reports and these all showed a healthy state of affairs. Dr. Cissel's report from the Crawfordsville district showed that several new churches and parsonages had been bunt and that several churches had been improved. Dr. Cissel personally attended all of his 110 quarterly meetings last year and preached from one to four sermons at each meeting.
Bishop Bowman reached here this morning and will address the conference to morrow.
Dr. Leech was excused from further attendance at conference and allowed to return to Crawfordsville to prepare for Ms removal to Kansas.
A committee was appointed to investigate the withdrawal of Rev. S. G. Stephens from his pastoral work. Moral character is not involved but by leaving his work before his year was up he might be liable to censure.
Rev. A. A. Gee is now talked of as presiding elder of the Lafayette district.
Trinity church in Crawfordsville will be a station next year and the country charges connected with it previously will go to some one other thau Trinity's pastor.
Roachdale will be made tho head of a circuit and New Market will become a part of the Ladoga circuit.
A new circuit will compose tho towns of Waveland, Judson and Marshall.
Mr. Daugherty, a DePauw graduate, is talked of as pastor for Trinity at Crawfordsville.
Poor Jtelief I.aw.
The Attorney-General has transmitted to the State Board of Charities an opinion constructing the law passed by the last legislature regarding poor relief. Under its provisions the township trustees will meet soon at the various county seats to levy taxes upon their respective townships to reimburse tlx county for the money spent in relieving the poor during the proceeding ypar. The two questions arising under the law were whether the levy should be made for the proceeding twelve months or for the time since the law went into effect, and whether the township trustees had power to levy taxes covering the property within cities and corporate towns lying within his township.
Upon the first point the AttorneyGeneral concludes that a tax levy cannot be made for any portion of a year, and it must therefore cover the proceding twelve months. Upon the second point the law is not so clear, but the conclusion is reached that the burdens of taxation must be equal and that these taxes must be levied upon city as well as upon rural property.
AVltli 11 Gun.
Jesse Hymer, a teamster, was arrested Wednesday for carrying concealed weapons and on Thursday was fined in the Mayor's court. Mr. Hymer was out gunning for a young man who had been flirting with Mrs. Hymer and had declared his intention of showing all kinds of daylight through him. There 'wouldn't have been any severe loss to the community if Mr. Hymer had been allowed to carry out his intentions.
Married.
'Squire Stilwell married Wm. C. Adkins and JeBsie Teter on yesterday at his office. Both bride and groom hail from Illinois.
PART FIRST
L. E. AND W. WRECK.
An l*K ly Sinasliiip Near Allmny III Yllilrli OII .Man .osos II is
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Special to ho Journal. INDIAN.vroi.is, S(»pt. 9.—Thirteen cars of a freight train on the L. E. & W. wont through a trestle near Albany, Ind., early this morning. Chas. Maness, of Portland, was killed and several injured. Albany is cut off from railroad service.
WORK FOR STATE CONVICTS.
Warden llarley's Scheme Tor Itcclalmiiig .Swamp I.and.
Warden llarley, of the State's prison at Michigan City, has a plan providing work for the convicts. "I do not know1" that it is possible to put my scheme into operation," said he, "but I am convinced that the project I have in mind would be a successful one. In the neighborhood of the prison are about fifteen thousand acres of swamp land. I would have the prison lease about one thousand acres of this land, and would let the improvements made on it pay for the lease. Several hundred men could be set to work at once draining it and making it ready for cultivation next year. It is the best producing land 'n the world after it has been drained, and it can all be drained. "On this land, with the labor of the convicts, I would grow potatoes, cabbages, onions, celery and other vegetables that are consumed in the State's benevolent and penal institutions. I find upon inquiry that the several
State institutions consume about 40,000 bushels of potatoes annually. I could produce so many bushels, and could supply the other institutions at the market price. The cabbages grown 1 could have made into kraut, which could be barreled and sold to the other benevolent and penal institutions. The land in question is splendidly adapted to the growing of celery, and I could produce all the other institutions could use. Onions, too. could be produced in any quantity." "Would the expense of preparing to cultivate tho land be great?" "It would not. My idea is that each man put to work on the land should be provided with a rake and a hoe. I would go about cultivating the land in the old-fashioned way. If those tools only wore used I could find employment on tho land for 500 men." "Would adviso that tho State eventually buy the land?" "If the experiment proved successful, I should think the State would purchase a tract of the land. Some provision must ba made for putting the convicts to work. After tho improvements wo now have under way are completed there will be nothing for the prisoners to do. I already have eight insane men. 1 believe it is the thought of enforced idleness that has driven some of these men insane."
Mugwumps mid Commerce le»troyci-H. Congressman CharloB U. Grosvenor of Ohio writes, in the Illustrated
AJUCT-
Icaii of September 4, a sweeping and sarcastic condemnation of that interesting political factor, the mugwump. In the editorial pages a word is said on the othor side.
In the same number appear tho startling arguments of Capt. Joseph Bently against the policy of commerce destroying in case of war. He points out the fallacy of building a navy whose main purpose shall be tho destruction of merchantmen, and shows that this course would bo peculiarly fatal for the United States to follow. "Eve's Return to Eden" is a tale of the dufaky South. Its atmosphere of watermelons and amusingly mispronounced words is lighted up by a flash of tho "old, old story."
Julian Jerrold recounts the mysterious delights of a Chinese dinner in"': New York. "Life Insurance for Women Wage Earners," by Helen C. Candee, is a thoughtful and significant word to women who are dependent upon their own exertions lor their material support. "Where Most Can Read and Write" is the first of an important series of articles by Prof. Fletcher W. Hewes, demonstrating, with the help of graphic and unique illustrations, certain peculiarities which distinguish various States of our broad nation.
Approaching Wedding.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Lynch, of Darlington, have issued invitations for the marriage of their daughter, Miss EtheL Belle, to John C. Saidla. The ceremony wiil occur Wednesday evening, Sepr. 15, at the home of the bride's parents.
Michigan City 81.00.
Tho Monon Route will run an excursion to Michigan City, Tuesday 14th, leaving here at 7:08 a. m., returning leave Michigan City atG p. m. Plenty a