Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 14 January 1898 — Page 3

VOL. 51—NO. 2

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A. C. JENNISON.

THE ABSTRACTER

INSURES PROPERTY AGAINST 4'IKE. bee his complete Abstract Books. The best Dlace to have deeds and mortgages prepared *s well as ABSTRACTS OF TITLE

D. C. BARNHILL,

Funeral Director and Embalmer.

CRAWFORDSVILLE, IND.

All grades of goods carried in stock. Calls attended day and night. Office 213 S. Washington St. Residence 415 S. Washington St. John B. Swank, Assistant. Telephones No. 61^81^83

In a Live Business

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Of course, prices are revised here or there, as 8 8 occasion requires, and

this process is productive 8 of bargains in a moder- j| ate way, but we don't

shout over every small I reduction. You may ex- I pect to find throughout the season, here, a com8 plete stock of desirable

Clothing for Men and

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Boys, and furnishings of like character This answers a number of enquiries about "barI gain sales."..

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aimeiibaum Brothers

MONEY TO LOAN.

At 6 Per- Cent.

On First Mortgage Securities* ELAM T. MURPHY & CO.

Is oflice formerly occupied by C. N. Williams, Rooms 3 and 4 Campbell Block. lOlJ-ieas Main Street..

S A Fine Japanese Fancy matting, 12 l-2c quality 9 ^-4c A Regular 19c Jointless Matting, fancy colors 12 l-2c Extra Heavy "Burwaif Matting, pure white andjointless 19c

Linen Chain Japanese Matting,delicate coloring and design 21 l-2c

Our Clearances Sale of Dress Goods, fluslin, Calicos, Muslin Underwear, Ginghams, as well as all cut prices in "groceries" and sundries continues this week.

THE GOLDEN RULE.

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THE CRAWFORDSVILLE COURSE.

.Stillinan G. Whittaker Is liootiiiii£ tliu Roads Ilero aul Kntlttavoriti^ to 'iire the Record ltreakers»

Indianapolis News: Mr. Whittaker would like to see the Crawfordsville course used next season by the American and foreign cracks, who expect to go after all of the road records next summer. He ha6 recently visited Crawfordsville, and has received assurance that if the cracks can be secured the course will be put iu excellent condition and suitable prizes offered or the contests.

All of the French and English riders now in this country have decided to winter here, and compete with Micbael, Titus, Starbuck, McDuffee and other road riders next summer. St. Louis is bidding for the events, but Whittaker thinks Indiana will have no difficulty in securing the cracks for their trials if the course is put in proper condition. He believes that 'it could be arranged to have it take place immediately following the national meet, which will be held in Indianapolis in August, and that many of the wheelmen who attend the meet would go to Crawfordsville and witness the attempts at record-breaking. The matter will be brought before the executive committee of the '98 meet club, and an invitation may be extended to the riders to compete over the Indiana course.

CAMP FIRE AT LADOGA.

Department Commander l)od^ to Make an Official Visit to the Ladoga i'ost.

Department Commander, J. S. Dodge, will make an official visit to Ladoga Post, G. A. next Wednesday. The Post on that occasion will muster in several recruits. This will be followed by a camp fire when speeches will be made by the Department Commander, Gen. Lew Wollace, Judge E. C. Snyder and others. A repast will be served and a general good time is expected. On the 20th, Thursday, General Dodge will visit McPherson Post, in this city. Preparations are being made to give him a soldier's welcome.

Hank Elections.

The First National and the Citizens' Banks on Tuesday elected the following officers for the ensuing year: citizens' national hank.

President—A. F. Ramsey. Vice-President—Silas Peterson. Cashier—O. Goltra. Ass't Cashier—P. C. Somerville. Directors—A. F. Ramsey, Silas Pet erson, Ambrose Remley, Hannibal Trout, John L. Davis, P. C. Somerville and W. E Nicholson.

FIRST NATIONAL HANK.

President—W. P. Herron. Vice-Pres.—Henry Campbell. Cashier—J. E. Evans. Asst. Cashier—C. F. Mclntire. Bookkeeper—ChaB. E. Whittington. Teller—Geo. T. Durham. Directors—W. P. Herron, Geo. S. Durham, Henry Campbell, E. C. Voris, Sol Tannenbaum.

For Sun Vraneisco.

Mrs. E. C. Voris and daughter, Miss Ethel, Mrs. James Everson and Mr6. Bronaugh left on Wednesday via the Vandalia for San Francisco. E C. Voris accompanied them as far as Terre Haute.

We've got an immense line of Mattings

which must be sold at once. If there is

anything in this line you want here is the

place to come. A regular slaughter sale.

CRAWFOKDSVILLE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, JANUARY, 14, 189S-TWELVE PAGES.

NINTH DISTRICT REPUBLICANS.

Calls for a 111VM1I ion to be Hold in Noblesville, February 1, Io Sct-i-t Member of tin Stale Central Committee.

Pursuant to the call of the State Central Committee the Republicans of the Ninth Congressional district will meet in the city of Noblesville, on Tuesday the 1st day of February, lS'.iS, at 1 o'clock p. m., to select a member of the State Central Committee for this district.

The basie of representation is one delegate and one alternate delegate for each two hundred votes, and each fraction of one hundred votes or over cast for Hon. Herny G. Thayer, Elector at-large for the State of Indiana,at the election held November :i, 1S90, and are apportioned as follows, to-wit: Counties. No. of votes. liepre'cn. Boone 3 4-JW 17 Carroll 254G 13 Clinton 3607 Is Fountain 2809 Hamilton ..4043 v, Montgomery .4 353 2\! Tipton 2!it3 11

Fkku A. SlM.H,

Chairman 9th Dist. Com.

MONTGOMERY REPUBLICANS-

Call for Conventions to Select Delegates to Noblesville ami Members of the County Central Committee.

In conformity with the call of the Republican State Central Committee under date of Dec. 28, 1897, the Montgomery County Republican Central Committee held a meeting at the court house in this city on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 1S9S, and decided that the Republicans of the following named townships meet in mass conventions at the places named below at 1:30 m. on Saturday. Jan. 22, 1898. Immediately after the organization of the mass convention the several precincts of the township will separate and each precinct will proceed to elect one member of the County Central Committee to serve for the ensuing two years. On the completion of the business in the precinct meetings they will reassemble in mass township convention and report to said convention the names of committeemen selected. The convention will then proceed to select delegates and alternates as per the apportionment below, to the district convention to be held at Noblesville, Ind., on Feb. 1, 1898, to elect a member of the State Central Committee from this the Ninth Congressional District, to serve for the ensuing two years: TOWNSHII-. l,Et„ ALT. Coal Greek, New Richmond Y. 1 1 Wayne, Waynetown 1 1 Ripley, Vountsville ...Y..Y-VY' 1 1 Brown, Brown's Valley .2 Scott, Centre School House 1 1 Clark, Ladoga 2 2 Walnut, Centre School House 1 1 franklin, Darlington 2 2 Madison, Linden 1 1

It was further decided that an exception be made to the above in both Sugar Creek and Union townships, and that the Republicans of precinct No. 1, Sugar Creek township, meet at 1:30 p. m. Jan. 22, at Bowers Station and elect a precinct committeeman that the Republicans of precinct No. 2 meet at the Boots school house Jan. 22 at 1:It0 p. m, and elect a precinct committeeman. That the Republicans of the entire township meet in mass con vention at 2::jo p. m., Jan. 22, at Center Grove school house, Sugar Creek township, and elect one delegate and one alternate delegate to the district convention to be held at Noblesville Feb. 1, 1898. The Republicans of Union township will meet in mass convention at 1:30 tu., Jan. 22, at the court house and elect nine delegatas and nine alternate delegates to the district convention to be held at Noblesville on Feb 1, and the various precincts of said township will meet at the places named below at 2:30 p. m., Jan. 22, 1898, and elect one member of the county central committee, to serve the ensuing two years: I'lUCINCT NO. 1—Mayor's office. 2—K. P. Mount's oflice. 3—County Treasurer's ollice. 4—M. W. Bruner's ollice. 6—C. L. Thomas' otlice. —F. M. Dice's ollice. 7—Small court room. 8—City Clerk's ollice. 0—Thomas & Whittinnton's ollice. 10—County Auditor's ollice. 11—County Surveyor's ollice. 12—Crane it Anderson's ollice. 13—Kennedy & Kennedy's ollice. 14—County Recorder's ollice. 15—W. G. Hanna's ollice. 16—E. C. Snyder's oflice.

All Republicans and other voters who intend to afiilliate with the Republican party are cordially invited to participate in these conventions.

JOHN R. BON.VEIX,

D. Tracv, Chairman. Acting Secretary. «.

To He Married.

I It is reported that a young shoe clerk of this city is soon to marry a I charming young lady of New Rich-

mood.

LYNCHED IN EFFIGY.

I roubitUiiis Times In Yeedersbur^ Wlien tli- Assailant of Mr.aml Mrs. I'lnoi'li Thompson Is Arrested.

Spceial to I lie Journal. VR.rcnKUsiiuno, Ind., Jan. 12.—Great excitement prevailed here last night and for a time it looked like a lynching might occur. The cause was the arrest of Ailix Curlis, who was arrested near here last night by an Indianapolis detective, accused with having mado a cowardly and brutal assault on Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Thompson, the night before Christmas. The detective says he is sure of his man and will have Mr. and Mrs. Thompson identify him. When it was learned that Curtis was in town under arrest a great crowd of citizens gathered and some hot heads wanted Judge Lynch to open court on the spot, but wiser counsels prevailed and the man was Anally hung in efligy as a vent to their indignation The crime of which Curtis is accused was revolting in its wanton cruelty and caused popular feeling at the time to run high. He forced an entrance into their house and with a revolver compelled his victims to give him all the money they had, amounting to 844, and then beating Mr. Thompson with a stick of stovewood till he wa6 insensible, he locked him in a closet. He then asked

Mrs. Thompson where she wished to be buried and cut a large gash in her head with a club, cursing her all the time. He compelled her to wash his hands, which were covered with blood from her wounds, and finally left her for dead.

Curtis was taken to Covington last night.

Hie Frankfort Convent ion. I- rankfort News: The Ninth District Democrats, pursuant to call, met at the Columbia theatre this morning for the purpose of seleetiug a District Chairman for the campaign of '98. The result was as foretold by the News laBt evening, the election of Willard Mor ris, of this city. The convention was called to order at 10:30 o'clock by Chairman W. H. Johnston, of Craw fordsville, candidate for re-election He made the customary speech, in which he used the stereotyped form of congratulating "the members of the grand old party of Jackson and Jefferson" on the bright outlook for victory at the election, and threw a few bo quets at himself for the manner in which the campaign has been con ducted in 1890. Resolutions aflirming the Chicago platform of '90 were adopted, and Mike Foley, the Bristle Ridge orator, was given aa opportuni ty to spiel. Col. Mulberrv Sellers, the auburn haired oracle of Crawfords ville, also exhausted his hearers.

May ISe a Frost I'or William. Frankfort Areius: The Ninth district Democracy will meet in Frankfort to morrow at 10 o'clock for the purpose of selecting a successor to W. H. John ston, of Crawfordsville, the district chairman. Willard Morris, of this city, it 1b claimed, has the pins set for election to the place. Both Hamilton and Montgomery county have candi dates for the position, Judge Davis, of the former, Mr. Johnston of the latter, but Lhe friends of Mr. Morris have been urging with promised success for their candidate, under th'e claim that he is a smooth citi/.en as a manipulator of men, and can do more toward controling the Populist vote than any other Democrat in the district.

Oreetiiiffs to (Sen. Wallare.

The Republican Central Committee of Montgomery county sent a letter of greeting to (Jen. Lew Wallace the following of which is a copy:

Cbawi'okusviu.k, Ind. Jan. r, 1S'J7.— To General Lew Wallace.—The Montgomery County Central Committee, at meeting held at the court house on January 5th, 1898, unanimously voted to send greetings and hearty good wishes for your future prosperity and good cheer. With profound respect, they authorize me to send this greeting in behalf of the Republican voters of Montgomery county.

J. D. Tkacv, Acting Secretary Montgomery Central Committee.

Only the Husband Admitted. Recently the Soldiers' Home trustees had an application for admission from a veteran of more than sixty years for himself and wife, and the case was being favorably considered until it was learntd that the marriage of the couple had occurred only a short time before. The incident made it necessary to adopt a rule covering such cases, and it has been decided »that couples who have been married since 1805 will not be accorded the privilege of the home. Only the husband will be admitted in such cases.

Sckatch, scratch, scratch, unable to attend to business during the day or sleep during the night. Itching piles —horrible plague. Doan's Ointment cures Never fails. At any drug store, 50 cents.

PART FIRST

BUNCOED, BY GOSH!

erilant Voting- fiont leman I''rom tlio Kluc Crass State Tom-lied tiy

Creencustle Talent.

A young man who gave his name as arrison, and his residonce as near Louisville, Ky., alighted from the north bound Monon train with & mighty howl for the police Wednesday. He told the following tale of woe: He said that he was on his way to North Dakota and had tucked snugly in hiB jeans the neat sum of 880 in greasy old greenbacks. At Greencastle two young gentlemen boarded the train in search of whom

they might devour and struck upon Mr. Garrison as a juicy tidbit. After some conversation one of them, whom Garrison says he afterwards learned was a resident of Greencastle and whose name was Lane, asked him to change a bill for him. Garrison obligingly pulled out his roll to comply with the request, and when the (i reencastle prestidigitator got through with him and he came out of his trance he found that he was exactly $00 short and his friend had disappeared. Thinking they were still on the train he coneluded to wait till he got to Crawfordsville and have them arrested, having doubtless heard of the efficiency of our lly cops. But he forgot to take one thing into consideration and that was that while he was waiting, the confidence men might escape, and a disregard of this fact may cost him more than the 800, as the exponents of

Hermann had left the train between Greencastle and this city. Mr. Garrison concluded he would have a try for his long green, however, and started back for that place on the next train.

ICesoIntions of Condolunee. Scioto Tribe No. 100, I. O. R. M., of this city at their last meeting ordered the following resolutions published:

WiiEUKAs, It has pleased the Kish-a-Manitou to transfer our brother, Pleasant M. Buck, from the hunting grounds of our tribe to the happy hunting grounds beyond,

Resolved, That it is with a deep-feel-ing of the sense ot our mortality and our dependence on the Great Spirit that while sadness fills our wigwam, we submit to the will of the Great Spirit realizing that we cannot call him back, but by following his 'good deeds under the banner of freedom, friendship and charity, we may again meet him in the great wigwam above, where the council fire of love burneth forever.

Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the family of deceased brother and published id the papers.

Man Tannkniiaum, Rohhut C. Ross, L. W. Otto,

Committee.

A Happy Thought.

The peculiar state of affairs still obtains on the Big Four road through this city as the result of the Mayor's ukase that six miles an hour should be the speed limit on that road through the city limits. The residents along that railroad enjoy the change immensely, many of them availing themselves of the opportunity to visit friends in the east and west ends of the city, boarding the train anywhere along Franklin street. Then, too, the passengers can get ofl" in the college campus and pick four leaved clover to put in their shoes for luck. Altogether it is a very happy arrangement and it is said that the other roads are contemplating making the change without being 60 ordered.

Attention Comrade-s.

James 10. Dodge, the Department Commander of the G. A. and R. M. Smock, A. A. Generul. will arrive in Crawfordsville from Ladoga at 1:15 p. m. next Thursday, the 20: inst. All comrades of the G. A. R. are requested to meet at the south front of the court house at 12:30 p. tn. to form an escort and meet these officials at the Monon depot. There will be a special meeting of the post at 7 o'clock sharp, and a public meeting at o'clock to which the Woman's Relief Corps, all old soldiers and their families and friends are cordially invited. Speeches will be made by Comrade Lew Wallace. Commander Dodge and A. A. Smock and others. M. V. Wkht, P. C.

vival ill llio Clirmtitiii Church. Arrangements have about been completed for Eld. 'A. T. Sweeney, of Columbus, to conduct a two weeks' revival meeting at the Christian church in tais city beginning about the first of February. After these meetings Elder Sweeney will go to Richmond, Va., where he has accepted the pastorate of a large church. That the meetings here will be a success goes without saying, as Mr. Sweeney is a powerful expounder of the teachings of his church and has many warm friends here. The Christian church is exceedingly fortunate in securing his services.