Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 17 December 1897 — Page 4

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1897.

The Spaniards are Dot so well pleased after studying the full text of the President's message. If they looked for a disavowal of intervention under any circumstances they found something else.

..Jfni-: increase in the postal receipts •flftjthe country for this September over tL^se of September of last year simply augments the evidence piling up on all 'hands to show a condition of increased business.

CONSKHVATIVK estimates state S100,000,000 as the figure which will rr-Va-bly be reached by the gold rest of the Treasury Department before the end of the crop season. This statu of affairs presents something of a contrast to the last administration.

A STATEMENT compiled from the official records of the Government prepared by a free trade Democrat show that during Cleveland's last term the farmers of the country lost more than a billion dollars a year by decreased consumption and decreased values of products. i" 1

IT is funny to see Democratic newspapers of the free trade stripe advocating a higher tariff than the Dingley law for the reason that that measure does not produce sufficient revenue. They are very impatient and are not even willing to give the law a fair trial. And it is a noticeable fact that none of them have suggested or intimated a willingness to return to the WilBon law. The whole Democratic press with one accord are howling for a higher tariff in order to stop the deficits.

WEDNESDAY, December 16, was the thirty-third anniversary of the second day at the battle of Nashville, and chronicled in history as one of the decisive engagements of the war. The result of that battle closed the war in the West, as it annihilated the Confederate ar iy, and as an organization was not heard of again. General Thomas, the hero of that battle, expressed it in few words in his congratulatory order, "It haB finally been sent flying, dismayed and disordered,ifrom whence it came, impelled by the instincts of self-preser-vation."

THESE are the days when crowds augment on the sidewalks and throngs surround the counters in the retail marts. Prudent holiday shoppers begin now to make their selections, avoiding the jostling multitudes during the week preceding Christmas. The final crush inevitably comes. It represents the many who make a late decision, but those who know what they want fare better and save time by early purchases. The enterprising stores of Crawfordsville never looked handsomer than now, and the signs are that the holiday trade will be the largest in four or live years.

IT is not often that the London Times pays a compliment to the productive industry of the United States, but here is an item from its columns that American labor can enjoy:

American machine tools by hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth are sent, freight paid, for thousands of miles across the ocean to England, Germany, France, Russia, Japan and China, and it is dillicult to resist the contention that this simply means the success of the free and intelligent labor well paid. "Free and intelligent labor well paid" has given to this country its achievements in the commercial world. Every experiment of free trade in opposition thereto has proven an unhappy failure.

JAMES H. ECKELS, the Comptroller of the Currency, in his annual report, gave much consideration to postal savings banks in order to bring all the information 'he possessed before the members of Congress. The report contains the English postal savings bank law and says the growth of the system is remarkable in spite-of the fact that the rate of interest is but 2^ per cent, and the investment of funds confined mainly to government securities. There were 0,153,097 depositors in the Great Britain postal savings banks at the close of 1 S*J5, and 00 per cent, of these belonged to that class whose deposits aggregated but S30 annually. The other 10 per cent, averaged S525. The report then quotes the laws of

other countries and gives statistics showing the prosperity and popularity of postal savings banks there.

Anotuek of President Cleve'and's consuls has turned up who has changed his mind by his experience abroad. He has come home {cured of hiB free trade theories. Henry F. Merritt, of Chicago, wbb one of Mr. Cleveland's favorites, and he was sent to Barmen Germany. Mr. Meiritt was a good free trader when he went abrpad. and he believed in ad valorem duties as the only duties that should be levied. Mr. Merritt came home a believer in specific duties and tariffs for protection. His experience abroad had convinced him that Europe was against this country and that European manufacturers would defraud the United States out of tariff duties in every way possibly. He said thp.t ne had found that German manufacturers would not sell direct to American importers because they all had their agents in New York and preferred to consign their goods to those for no other reason than that they intended to undervalue em and defraud this government out of its just revenues. Mr Merritt came iion.e a good protectionist and an advocate of specific duties.

ATTHE~COURT HOUSE.

Murriiitftt IJcensr*.

Lewis II. Hicks and Carrie Spencer. Jere M. Ward and Muse C. Wabhburn.

CIRCUIT COURT.

F.ufu K. Syfers et al. vs. A. J. Royalty el al. Defendants file motion for a new trial.

W'ilburn 1J. Harrison vs. C. and S. E. R. R. Co. Defendant files motion for. new trial.

In the attachment suit of Wright it Sellar vs. John L. Goben, the plaintiffs? were given judgment forSSOof the §300 judgment Goben obtained from E. C. Vorio. Other claims against (ioben swallowed the judgment in its entirety and several creditors still mourn.

Laura D. Sloan vs. H. F. King et alComplaint. Judgment for plaintiff. Estate of Jame Pierce vs. estate of Rhode Pierce. Claim. Judgment for plaintiff in the sum of 5370.

Oscar Taylor vs. Continental 1 usurance Co. Complaint. Dismissed. York Manufacturing- Co. vs. J. R. Bonnell et al. On note. Change of venue to Fountain county granted.

State on relation of Ada Brown vs. Oscar1E. Flannigan. Bastardy. Defendant gives bond for 8500.

HenryiClements vs. Magdalena Busenbark. Complaint. Court sustains demurrer to cross complaint.

Montgomery county vs. John C. Hutton et al. On bond. Plaintiff files interrogations to be answered by defendant.

Francis M. Butcherivs. G. W. Butcher et al. Partition. Commissioner reports sale of real estate.

State vs. Robert Greenlee. Defendant committed to reform school until he attains the age,of 21.

JamesWright et al. vs. John Goben. Attachment. The court orders clerk to pay $100 from the S300 paid by E, C. Voris on judgment in favor of Goben toiJohnston Johnston for attorneys' fees andtS50 to Thomas & Whittington. The remaii'der is ordered to be^held until final disposition is made of the cause.

Mary A. £.Killen vs. C. M. Martz. Complaint.Judgment rendered for plaintiff on«jury's verdict.

Indiana Mutual B. and L. A. vs. Enoch Bannister et al. Foreclosures ordered to satisfy judgments amounting to SI,070.95.

Thomas O'Herron vs. John O'Herron et al. Judgment rendered quieting title for plaintiff and Michael O'Herron.

Margeret J. McMullen vs. Thomas Ross, et al. Complaint.' Plaintiffs motion for a new trial is overruled.

Clias. E. Morris {vs. Frank Cornell et al. Partition ordered and Robt. Bruce, W. C. Loop and W.W. Ward appointed commissioners.

I'ottlii/.er Bros. vs. G. F. Long et al. Judgment for defendant rendered. Daniel Lewis, guardian of Milly J. Peterson, vs. Perry F. Peterson etAl Judgment rendered setting aside detds.

New Suits.

James A. MeClure vs. Warner \Y. Feluon. On note. W. D. Pierce vs. James D. Wilson. Complaint.

Susan E. Barton vs. Henry Barton. Divorce. David Bradley Co. vs. W. O. Zmith. On note.

Chas. E. Morris vs. Frank Cornell et al. Partition. Charles A. Barrett vs. Erastus C. Nolan et al. On mechanic's lien. gMbi |g|g| Probate Court.

Joseph E. Fisher has been appointed administrator of the estate of ffm. J. Fisher, deceased.

Sill vat ionJFor Knelt villc.

Rockville Republican: Dr. W. W.. Steele, formerly of Judson, but lately living in Indianapolis, has moved to Rockville to practice his profession. His chief attention will be given to the Keeley cure, the secret of which he possesses, or at least he has a remedy qui'.e like it.

THE PROSECUTOR'S VICTORY.

The Decisions of the Appellate Court Will Have the Kfl'ect to Wipe Out the Quart Shop.

The two decisions from this county decided in the Appellate CourtWednesday area little more fully quoted in to-day's papers. The questions in them were of vast importance to the legal profession and to the people of the whole State. The attack was at once made upon the law of 1897, after its passage that it would not stand. Learned attorneys handed down lengthy opinions against the Jaw, and advised proprietors of quart shops to go ahead, that thoy were safe in being fined. Many prosecutors in the State were defeated in 6uits under the act, and never appealed, so the law got to be looked upon as a farce. Prosecutor Kennedy having occasion to use the new act to prevent violations at Darington and Linden held courts of inquiry and got twenty affidavits on filf and arranged two "straw" cases for testing the law. These two cases were gotten up, filed in the Appellate Court, briefed, advanced and decided within sixty days, and settle forever that the quart shop has had its day. Prosecutor Kennedy deserves the thanks of all good citizens for his persistent aud untiring efforts to have the question settled by the highest court in the State. The decision will have a far reaching effect which will be for the well being of every community where these pesky nuisances have existed. It will be no trouble now under the two decisions to wipe out every quart shop in the State.

THAT REUNION.

Mart l.itor 7lanlsoimly Knt'rt:iin thr Mi i'\ vors of ltc Twcnt io( I nHhHj ISuttery

Wednesday beinp the anniversary of the battle of Nashville Mr. and Mrs. Mart Liter invited a number of his comrades of the 20th Battery, Indiana Artillery, together with a few members of McPherson Post, to a dinner party. Those present of the battery were: Lieut. W. J. Allen, of Bloomington, Itid. Chas. Daggy, of Greencastle Lieut. E. D. York, Indidianapolis Dennis Spurrier, Indianapolis: J. F. Boots, «city G. W Simtns and M. Little, Darlington. The members of«McPherson Post present were: Comrades- Brown, Crabbs, Clemson, Elmore, McDaniel, Smith, Wasson, Websteri and Tracy. The dinner— don't mention it, sumptuous, that's the word. To those of us living in town it was simply heart-rending. It was in Mrs. Liter's be6t style, presided over by that elegant French cook, Monsieur Robert L. (Hopkins. Jim Boots ate enough to start a provision store and Billy Webster declared he would rather board at Mart Liter's than to own a hotel. The attack was furious, being an assault by infantry, artillery and navy, but our forces were compelled to fall back in disorder. The retreat was almost a panic. John Clemson was carried out on a stretcher —Henry Wasson was the stretcher can stretch the ^truth in a horrible manner.

After dinner Mr. Liter was presented with a beautiful flag, after which short speeches, unreasonable stories and awful jokes followed. Some of the stories told would raise the hair on Clemson's bald head. The only truthful story to'.d was by Mart Liter, who told his celebrated mule story, wherein he describes the death of one of the mules he was driving. Said mule died about 3 o'clock p. m. but Mart drove on till night, when he cut the harness and let the,mule drop out. This being such a truthful story it was received in uproarious silence.

At the conclusion of the services the party gave a vote »of thanks to Comrade and Comradess Liter for the enjoyable time. Perhaps no party of vets ever eDjoyed such a time,

Obituary.

Charlotte E. Wilkins, an old lady well known and for ther entire life a resident of this county near Linden, died at her home, east of that place, Wednesday at 1:30 p. m. She was the only daughter of the late Thomas Ward, Sr., and the only remaining member of his family. She was born in Coal Creek township July 27, 1833. In 185S she was married to the late Clinton Wilkins aud one son, Thomas, survives, who is a prominent citizen of Linden vicinity. Death was caused by acute bronchitis and the debility of old age. The funeral occurred at her late home to-day at 10 o'clock, by Rev. G. W. Stafford. Interment at New Richmond.

Ke-lOiiters NewHpuper Work. John H. Harrison, son of the late Dr. Thomas H. Harrison, of Lebanon, who has been acting as press tgent for English's opera house, has purchased an interest in the Evening Commcrclal, of Danville, 111. He took charge of the paper on Tuesday. Mr. Harrison was identified with several newspapers in Chicago and Indianapolis before taking the theatrical agency.

Fill-ill .Sold.

The loan and real estate office of W. P. Britton reports the sale of a 124 acre in Wayne*township by Wm. H. Wood, administrator, to Monroe Mason for SI,500

THE WAR WITH JAPAN.

Gen. Lew Wnllacp Says it is Bound to Come Soon—IIo Declares That tlio JapaneHe Government Has Already Landed 40,OOO Troops oil t.lie Hawaiian Islands in the

Guise orKiiiigi-autK.

Indianapolis Sentinel: Gen. Lew Wallace was asked last night for a more detailed explanation of his views regarding the next war in which the United States will be engaged than that given by him in the Governor's parlors yesterday. "I firmly believe," said ne, "that the next war we shall engage in will be with Japan. There is a country with fine naval equipments and a good army ,flushed wit-h recent successes and a country spoiling for a fight. They need a good thrashing and we are able to give it. They have been landing troops on the Hawaiian Islands for a long time under the guise of emigrants and there is now a Japanese army of 40,000 on the islands. Dole discovered the scheme and has tried to put a stop to the secret landing of this army, but the Japanese already landed are there." "Do you mean to say, general, that Japan will declare war if we annex Hawaii?" "We won't annex it. 1 am in favor of the annexation of the islands, but you will see that this administration will not annex them. What we should do right away is to take these islands when they are being offered to us for nothing. In fifteen years we shall be engaged in a war to get them if we don't annex them now. You will live to see that war, I may not, but you mark my word when I say that you will see it. Those islands which we can now get for nothing will cost us untold money, for there is nothing so exDensive as war. "Speaking about our engaging in war," continued Gon. Wallace, "I noticed in the papers the other day that Congressman Hillburn, of California, had, before some class in Chicago the other day before, lectured upon our military eqipment, and, although he is a member of the House committee on naval affairs, he made the statement that while we had some vessels we did not have in this country enough powder to tire the ordinary salutes. He made this statement to express the absurdity in his opinion of this country engaging in war. "That fellow should be disciplined for that kind of talk. He ought to know that this country has concealed some place in the Allegheny mountains enough saltpetre to make all the powder we would need in along war. The statement was highly injudicious, and I believe not true. Even though true, however, it but advertises our weakness to the world and invites trouble. Congress should appoint a committee to have that utterance investigated and if proved to bo accurately reported he should be censured —yes, even expelled from the House. He is not fit to represent any one."

Willis Cox to the Front.

Terre Haute Tribune: There was an air of profound mystery about the New Filbeck last evening, which, to the uninitiated, led to the presumption that a good sized golden egg was in the process of incubation. Occasionally the storm doors would open and one of our moneyed merchants or bankers would pass in and join a group of strangers who evidently were very solicitous lest the object of their visit become known.

The principal entertainers of this coterie of gentlemen were Messrs. D. W. Cox, of Gas City, Ind C. C. Long, of Cleveland, O and a prominent local representative of the Vandalia railroad. After matters had been thoroughly gone over in one of the parlors, the local merchants and bankers departed with a cheerful smile on their faces, which indicated that everything had been satisfactorily arranged.

Terre Haute is get a new manufacturing establishment of large proportions.

D. W. Cox is owner of a pottery manufacturing plant at Gas City, while C. C. Long represents the interests of another like enterprise. It is understood that arrangements were completed, last evening, for a removal and combination of both plants, which are to find a location in this city, and where immense buildings will be erected for the accommodation of the combined industries.

Coml)He Against Chcurile.

Lebanon Pioneer: (Democrat.) There is Baid to be an understanding between Dan Sims, of Covington, and Sam Ralston's friends in Boone county that Boone county is to go for Sims for Congress, and Sims in return is to do all he can for Sam's re-nomination as a candidate for Secretary of State. Sims' influence among the unterrified in the Terre Haute district, of which Sims' county, .Fountain, was for several years a part, is considerable.

A Nnnow ICsciipo.

Wednesday Miss Fannie Snyder, of the north Green street laundry office had a narrow escape from death. Her clothes took fire and enveloped in flames. She ran into the street where Chief Vance, of the fire deDartment, caught her and smothered the flames. Her injuries are not serious.

AMENDED LIQUOR LAW.

Decision of the Appellate Court ou tin Five-Gallon Feature. Indianapolis, Dec. 16.—Theappellate court late yesterday held that persons violating the provisions of the law passed by the last legislature, amending the liquor license law, so as to forbid sales of liquor in less quantities than live gallons at a time without a county license, ciiunot be punished under Section 12 of the old law, which provides a fine of from $20 to $100 and imprisonment for not more than six months as a penalty for sales of less than a quart ol intoxioatiug liquor at a time, but thai th-?y may be punished by a fine of from $5 to $200 under the general law against doing any act without a license therefor, when such license is required by any law of the state.

SI ust 'ot Wait For Ft-es.

The Supreme Court held affirming the case of Benjamin L. McFarlin againbt the State of Indiana, that a sheriff has no right to refuse to serve a summons in a divorce case until his his fees are paid, though the practice has been very common for years. McFarlin was fined for contempt in refusing to 6erve a summons until he received pay for so doing. The court says that courts ore not required to delay proceedings and wait for the execution tion of their mandates, while the officers charged with their execution collect or arrange for the payment of their fees, but it is the duty of a sheriff to serve a summons promptly and make return, as commanded in the writ, and then,, if his fees are not paid, he may collect them by fee till.

Festival at lioiiml Hill.

There will be a festival at Round Ilill church on Saturday. Refreshments of ict, cream and cake will be served. Admission free. ..

THE MARKETS.

l'o-IJay's Markets, Ftii-»islil liy Mi'diciis A: Vcasuy, Fislier Building, l:S 1 l•Main St. Telt'pliouo

Closing

Open Ilijth Low T'day Sa'day

Wheat-

May Ol^'h 92.i OU., 92'„%91'8 Dee. 'JtiHi l.UOij ysjj l.Ou.Vo 9T/4

Corn—

May 2!) 28K'i 29 i'-OVfi Dec 26 Cash

Oats—

May 22!., 22 22'n1 22 /, 22% Dec. 217s 21 2 Hi 21'.4 21& Cash....

Pork-

2 Hi 21'.4

Jan 8.52 S.OO 8.45 8.00 8 50 May 8.82 8.77 8 70 8.8.1 8.75 Cash 7.60 7 50

Lard-

Jan 4.62 4.55 4.47 4.55 4.47 May 4.70 4.72 4.65 4.72 4.05 Cash 4.42 4.35

Short-ribs— Jan 4.37 4.-40 4.32 4 40 4.32!* May 4.5'i 4.55 4.45H 4.55 4.4 7 Cash 4.37 4 32

MISCELLANEOUS MAllKKTS AND GOSSIP./ Opening Liverpool cable—Wheat )fjd higher" corn steady. J4d higher.

Closing Liverpool cable—Wheat, to Hd higher. Northwestern receipts—Minneapolis. 494 one week ago, 746, one yer.r ago, :.'97—Dulut.h, 30, one week ago 09, one year ago. 14 9—Chicago, 357 one wed ago, 217 one year ago, 49.

TEXAS-

Miss Daisy Ellis visited Nora Etter Sunday. Miss Mattie Michael visited Luella Dowden Suuday.

The eight year grade has commenced to read tne "Courtship of Miles Standish."

Miss Maggie Davis is working for sister, Flora Myers, who ran a nail in her foot.

Mrs. Savanna Huffmire and son, Arthur, were the guests of Samuel Harwood Sunday.

Dr Smith, of Alamo, is tending the little daughter of Samuel. We hope that he will cure her.

Several from here attended the spelling match at Ridge Farm Wednesday night. Those present were: Misses Stella Etter, Nora Etter, Grace Harwood, Maggie Davis, Daisy Ellis. Mattie Mfchael and Messrs. Jesse White, Bert Etter. Floyd Michael, Lonnie Huffmire, Merge Michael, Jesse Davis, Mrs. Savannah Huffmire and Mr. John Johnson.

Money to loan. C. A. Mii.leii.

OFFIELD.

Dan Brackney and family visited near Greencastle over Sunday. Henry Coons sold a nice bunch of fat hogs to Ben Easley last week.

The protracted meeting closed oh Friday night with three accessions. The school will give an entertainment with a Christmas tree on Friday n'ight, Dec 24

Henry Kennedy had a nice work horse so badly injured by barb wire that it had to be killed. .* A good family horse belonging to Jere Douglass died Satuaday morning from old age, beiug about 30 vears old.

Mr. Kennedy, of Annapolis, 111., has been visiting his children here and relatives at Darlington the past two weeks.

Josie Miller returned to her work at Indianapolis Friday evening after a pleasant vacation spent with home folks.

Rev Poigner. an evangelist from Illinois, spent a part of last week with the family of Frank Surface, and rendered good service in the protracted meeting at Union.

Daniel Kellar and sons have just

Honesty and Virtue.

There is more honesty and virtue contained in a bottle of Salvation Oil, llian in any other liniment known "Mrs. A. Fiedler, 28G4 Pale thorp St., Philadelphia, i'a.. confirms this truth: She found Salvation Oil lo lie an excellent remedy for rheumatism, still' joints, bruises, etc.. and thinks it should always he kept in the house." Don't listen to the dealer's arguments in favor of a substitute. Insist on getting Salvation Oil, it costs only 25 cts.

completed a diffieult job of house moving for Kennedy & Everson. The house was a light structure and the route took them over the creek and up a rough hill.

WINGATE.

Geo. Wheelock left for Kansas on a visit Wednesday. Chas. Appleby, wife and son Sun-' dayed in Frankfort.

Lon Biddle is goirg largely into the wall paper business. T. Sims spent Sunday with his family in Frankfort.

Mrs. Helbig, who has been quite sick for ten days, is slowly improving.

Manford Webb, who has been quite sick with typhoid fever, is some better although not improving very rapidly.

The venerable Silas A. Thomas is very low at the residence of his 6on, Jas. D. Thomas, three miles northeast of town.

MaymeWebb returned to Frankfort Sunday to resume her studies in the public schools, having been called home on account of the sickness of her brother, Manford.

Morris Beedle, who left here last Spring, died at San Luis Potosi, Mexico, on Sunday, Dec. 5, from the effects of measles followed by typhoid fever, aged 22 years.

A twelve-pound daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Ilixon, Jr., on Sunday last. Mother and daughter are doing well, but Will has not been able to come to town since.

There will be a union Christmas tree held in the hall Friday evening, Dec. 24 A good programme has been arranged and a rousing time is expected. as our Sunday schools never do anything by halves.

Wanted.—To know the location of the following places: Golden Sunbeam,' Hallville, Pickett's Cornpr, Sulphur Springs, Walnut Grove, Park, licsebower Spring, Poplar Ridge. Long Branch and Flat Rock. We have diligently searched the. county atlas and directory and cannot find the names of these places.

Mrs Rebecca Haines died at half past three Wednesday afternoon at the family residence here, aged SO years, 4 months and 25 davs. Cause of her death was old age and ceneral debility. She was born in Burlington county, N. J., July 20. 1S17, and was married to Samuel Haines when young and raised a large family of children They came to Indiana in 1S51 and have lived in this and Tippecanoe counties ever since, having resided in this villngH for several years. The following children were here at the last Price Haines and family, of Mulberry Neal Haines, of Lafayette: Wesley and Joseph Haines, of New Richmond Mrs. Mariam Burnette, of Fort Scott, Kansas, and one son living in Illinois. Samuel B. Haines, who survives her, is a hale and hearty man in his 80th year.

SHANNONDALE.

Mrs. Eskew is sick. The saw mill is doing a flourishing business.

Leonard Jones is recovering from a bad cold. Lilly Camdeu is recovering from a bad haDd.

Meeting has closed at this place with four additions. Charley Morris was the guest of the church Sunday night.

There will be a Christmas entertainment here on the 24th. Everyone in-, vited.

Alex. McClellon was caught between two logs Tuesday and mashed pretty badly from the knee down.

There will be a debate at the school house on Dec. 24. The question, "Resolved, That the Scenes of Nature Are More Pleasine to the Eye Than the Art of Man." Affirmative, Walter Camden, Cliff Young, Floyd Hopper, Mart Burroughs and others negative, Fore6t Young, Okl Hall, Chris Johnson, Joe Eskew.

HARDSCRABBLE.

P. A. Barley marketed some fine hogs Monday. Mrs. Hi Delanev visited friends at Wesley last week.

Grandpa Swiney has a great attrai tion up about Smartsburg. Stephen Swiney has gone to Kentucky to get his better half.

Frank Clark spent Sunday evening at" Few Market with his best girl. V. W. Clark sold S. A. Trout a steer sixteen months old weighing 1,250 lbs.

Grandpa Swiney, of near Elmdale, visited his daughter at Smartsburg last week.

The home talent of Hardscrabble will play "Ten Nights in the Bar Room" here in the near future.

Some one broke into 'Squire Griffin's house one day last weik and stole two pairs of shoes, ten pounds of butter and all the canned fruit. Mr. and Mrs Griffin have the sympathy of the community.

EAST TINKERSVILLE. Mrs. Newlin spent Tuesday at Mrs. Woods'.

Joe Britsch has moved into Uncle Alex Clossin'8 house. Arthur Davidson arid wife spent Tuesday at his father's

Mr. Hester and wife entertained company Sunday afternoon. Mr. Clossln, wife and daughter were Sunday visitors at Mr Chesterson's.

Mr. Chesterson and family spent Saturday night and Sunday with their sod Bert.

Mr. and Mrs. Layne visited friends near Brown's Valley Saturday and Sunday.

Meetings at Otterbein were largely attended last Sunday morning and evening.

Alfred CheBterson and wife spent Monday night with the latter'a sister, Mrs. Wm. Chesterson.

Money to loan. C. .A. Mii,lkk.

The Vamlalia Line

Wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy flew Year, and we'll sell you round trip tickets at one and one-third fare on Dec., 24, 25 and 31, and Jan., 1, all good to return including Jan., 4 '98. No reduced mtes in effect between Dee., 25 and Dec., 31.

J. C. Hutcuinson.