Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 25 February 1898 — Page 9

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POWDER

Absolutely Pure

HOYM. BAKING POWDER CO., NEW OHK.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Robert Cowan won the prize offered last week.

POTATO CREEK.

Mrs Louise L'ittman is on the sick list. Miss Malisee Stucky has been at home the past week.

Mrs. Kate Otterine.n and son Frank, are staying with S. K. Blue. Mrs. Harriet Maguire wa6 the guest Mrs. J. A. Dodd last Thursday.

Miss Maggie Morrison received a fine Valentine from Indianapolis la6t week. Roy Dunbar, of near Colfax, called on Miss Julia Stucky here Sunday evening.

Misses Lillie and Mabel Brich, Joe Rice and Walter Long were Sunday visitor's at H. H. Stucky'6.

Mrs. Kate Little and Mis6 Agnes Maguire spent last Thursday in Darling-

ton the guest of Mrs. Wm. Lynch. Wesley Bu&lcirk and wife, of near Darlington. 6pent Sunday with Mrs. Buskirk's parents, Oath Long and wife

Miss Flora Hoover, of near Bower's and Miss Daisy Harehbarger, of near White church, visit.pd Misses Lulu and Dove Stucky Saturday.

Frank Waugh and family, of near Bethel and Marsh Hampton's wife and baby, of near Bowers spent last Thursday at M. II. Stucky's.

MACE-

Two more weeks of school here. Will Kise butchered hogs Tuesday. Chas. Peterman will move to Linden soon.

Crokonole is the only game at the stores now. There will be several moves made here March 1.

The old town hall is closed until further orders. A. Hugelheim and wife spent Sunday in Whiteeville.

Edwards & Linn shipped a car load of hogs Tuesday. Cooner the drummer was here the first of the week.

Bert Remley moved on Elmer Powell's farm Thursday. A new black smith came here Monday from Waveland.

Several of our boys went to Darlington Tuesday evening. Willie Dice and lady report everything O. at Chicago.

I. N. Finch spent Wednesday and Thursday in Cincinnati. Armstrong Bros, will put in a full line of bicycles in the spriDg.

There is talk of a new drug store and barber shop being put in here. H. Finch and Ed Hunt hold the championship as crokonole players.

Chick McClure has preferred cutting wood instead of going with the show. Peterson transacted business in Shannondale the first of the week.

A few of our teachers will attend Normal at Terre Haute this summer. Armstrong Bros, received of D. M. Osborn a car load of hardware Tuesday.

Miss Myrtle Clark and Miss Cash, of Ladoga, spent Sunday with M. E. Edwards.

There is some kind of a peculiar disease raging among the horses in this vicinity.

There will be a wedding take place here soon and they will locate near Li nden.

Ward Walkup sold his property to Bob Henphill and will move to Crawfordsville.

Dave Brown is the champion hog killer, He has shot 63 hogs. Made three of the squeal.

The material will be hauled out for the new 40x80 stone public hall as soon as the roads get good.

WINGATE.

M. F. Buxton is sick with the grip. Joe Wagener moved to Veedersburg this week.

Walter Brown is visiting a sick relative at Kingman. Elmer Webb has been sick with the grip the past week.

Joe Hancock, of Veedersburg, is staying here a few days. J. F. Galey and "Dad" Snyder went to Indianapolis Monday.

Albert Haxton will move to Covington about the first of March. Miss Estelle Patterson, of Veedersburg, is visiting Mrs. A. E. Thomas.

Master Harry Sterns, of Hillsboro, is spending a week at Mrs. Temple's. Jeremiah Vinson, of Tippecanoe county, visited his son, Will, here last week.

Warren Mitchell will move on Dan Curtis' farm in Wayne township, nest week.

Miss Lottie Alexander, of Boswell, -is visiting her sister, Mrs. E. E Van•scoyoc.

Ben Scbultz, of Rochiel, Benton county, visited his brother, Henry, here last week.

Webb & Gilkey on Wednesday received anew fire and burglar proof safe weighing 1,600 pounds.

P. I. Phillips will work for Webb & Gilkey in the agricultural implement and buggy business this summer.

George Walker, who has been visiting bis sister. Mrs. Zuck Waiuscott, lias returned to his home in Owen county. Ky.

Eph Vanfccoyoc looked to be about seven feet tall and his strides were about live feet each as he went to school on Monday morning, all because an eight pound boy came to board with him on Sunday evening.

On Saturday evening, March 5, Steadman Post, No. 245, G. A will give a grand entertainment and camp fire in t:ie K. of hall. There will be good speaking, singing, "martial and other music. A supper will be served at the store room of Samuel Brown. One ticket admits to both entertainment and supper. Everybody 'invited. Admission 15 cents. Children under ten years 10 cents.

The Sunday school convention held at the M. E. church last Friday was one of the best in the history of Coal Creek township The audience was large, for most all if not every Sunday school in the township was represented. The speeches, which were upon subjects vital to Sunday school work, were eloquent, powerful and full of enthusianj The singing was spirited and the solo suug by Bro Wilson was enjoyed by all. Indeed the day was or.e of intellectual and spiritual feasting. At the dinner hour everybody enjoyed a sociable time. After the tallies were spread, which were loaded with God's bountiep, the last verce of that good old hymn, "Nettleton." was sung, Bro. McGaughey gave thanks and all proceeded to do justice to that which was before them The next convention is to be held at Thompson's chapel. Congratulations are due Bro.

Henry and his co workers for the success of this convention.

NEW ROSS.

Mrs. Sarah Good was at Ladoga Monday. Robt. Bratton was in Indianapolis Monday.

The New Ross schools will close March 25. Thos. Hayter has returned from Indianapolis.

Thos. Spencer,of Barnard,has moved to Shannondale. W. H. Stewart, of fruit tree fame, was here Saturday.

Rev. Sam Smith will move to near Ladoga in a few days. Jefferson Hudson, of Kansas, was here Tuesday visiting friends.

J. J. Inlow and W. B. Sperry came home from Indianapolis Tuesday. Mat Rettinger has purchased the county right to sell a patent gate.

Mrs. Eliza Meek, of Advance, was the guest of Mrs. Ed Emmert Tuesday night.

Rev. L. E Murray will begin a series of meetings at the Christian church Tuesday evening at 0:30.

The entertainment given by the Netv Ross schools will occur Friday evening. It is for the benefit of the schools

Measles has made its appearance here. Small children will no doubt use an extra amount of asafuetida the next few weeks.

Trustee A. Minnick was here Tuesday. He has concluded to have six and one-fourth months of school in Walnut township. School will close March IS, if no time is lost.

Monev to loan. C. A. MILLER.

ALAMO-

Mrs. Mabel Titus, of Crawfordsville, is visiting relatives here. Monroe Myers, of Marshall, visited relatives here several days.

Martin Parrott and family have moved in with Wm. Deitz and will keen house for him.

Ike Neighbors has gone to Yountsville, where he will work at the blacksmith's trade for 'Squire Fink.

Roy Vanduyn, of Kingman, will work for his brother Clare, at the blacksmith's trade this summer.

Byron Titus and Louis Rountree say if the war between the United States and Spain occurs they will take part.

George Zachery and family, of Darlington, will move here in a few days He will run a wagon and blacksmith shop.

There were is pupils tried the ex aruination last Saturday. Another examination will be held on the third Saturday in March.

The young people of this place contemplate giving an oyster supper and party at the hall. Those wishing to take part may do so by giving 25c.

On Tuesday of last week occurred the death of the infant son of Mr. and Mrs Norvel Tucker, three miles east of here. Mr. and Mrs. Tucker wish to thank the friends and neighbors for their kindness through this sickness.

On last Saturday evtning Misse6 Ur cio McSpadden, Gladjs and Stella Am merman, Ida and Bertha Stonebralrer, and Messrs. Wilford Ammerman, Art Weller, Hurlie Iugersoll. Paul Camp bell, Elmer Myers and Walter Pickett called on Miss Emma Stonebraker and spent a pleasant evening.

Prof. Walter Rboades, who conduct ed the singing, has gone to Rockville to assist Rev. Brown in a series of meetings. Mr. Rhoades won many friends during li'.H stay here and his singing was highly appreciated by the people.

The entertainment given by the Peak sisters at the Presbyterian church last Wednesday evening was a success in every particular. Thev will give another play called "District School" on the evening of Mar 3. The Alamo orchestra furnished music for the occasion

Last Thursday morning as it was a very nice day, three boys from this place started for Ivlondyke. They got as far as Crawfordsville, and while strolling down the street waiting for the train thev decided to go to Linden on the speculation of finding a job in the stalk factory, but when they landed in Linden they thought they did not want any job and started on their way to Alamo. If you want to know who these fellows are YOU can find out. Ask Bert Deitz, Chas Byrd and Claud Stonebraker, three prominent young men of this place.

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trustworthy gentle

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EAST T1NKERSV1LLE. Moving is the order ot the day. Amos Hays moved to Crawfordsville last week.

Mrs. Moore, who has been very sick, is improving. Mrs. Hessler spet Tuesday with Bertha Chesterson.

School is progressing nicely with Mr. Linu as teacher. Elijah Warren and family passed through here Tuesday. W. O Mason will move in the house Mr. Davidson vacated.

Wm. Hawkins moved his farmily to Urbana, 111 this week. Harve Bratton atid wife, of Smartsburg, were here Wednesday.

Lizzie Clossin spent Wednesday at her father's, Geo. Chesterson. Frank Newlin and Eva Clossin were in Linden Monday of last week.

Mr. Ilessler will improve his farm this spring by having some ditching done.

Bert Chesterson and wife spent Sunday with Mr, and Mrs. Magiil, the latter's parents.

It looks now, HS the time for breaking stalks is past, there are soma who may have to cut them.

Oscar Ward and wife, of Crawfordsville, spent Suuday with their daughtsr, Mrs. Frank E?ans.

Arthur Davidson moved his family to the uncle Johnnie Vanscoyoc farm two miles east of here, Wednesday.

The late snow is a great advantage to the wheat as it was looking very bad during the late freezing and thawing.

Several farmers near here have been missing chickenf, meat and lard. The thief would better look out as he is being watched for.

WAYNETOWN.

LThe doctors are all busy. William Black will come back. Three fights recently and no arrests.

Joe Gilkey is still confined to hiBbed with scicticu. Milton Henderson is going in the poultry business.

Miss Blanch Ellis is visiting relatives near Alamo. The bank received a new coat of wall paper this week.

S. G. Bonnell has been laid up for repairs—the result of grip. Go to "Shorty" Shultz for prunes if you want the "Lonnie" variety.

Madam has it thatCal Hybarger will move to Plainfield this spring John W. Brant, of the Veedersburg News, Sundayed here with home folks

Mis^JLena Simms is at Indianapolis taking instructions in the art of mil linery.

The war is over and everything

serene on the Canada 6ide (until next time.) Bige Westfali has bought the late Widow Rusk property near the depot for S000.

There will be work in the Tank of esquire at the K. of P. hall next Mon day night.

Dr. Tom Bonnell, of Jamestown, was the guest of his brother Harry, of this place last Sunday

Bart Price is, and has been for tli past week suffering from a very severe attack of asthma.

George Garrett, of Shawnee Mound was transacting business with some of our people Tuesday.

The boys here who recently had light attack of Klondike fever, are convalescing rapidly.

Moore Fowler will add two new rooms to his palative residence on Or chard street this spring.

Chris Breent has opened uphissuga camp and was the first man to furnish our market with maple syrup.

Some of our citizens have been ea estly requested to attend the Stout trial at Rockville next month.

Waynetown is becoming a great place for shows, judging from the many demands for her opera house re cently

The entertainment given by the school last Saturday night at the opera house was first class in every particular. Proceeds were ?30.

Mrs. John Stockdale has added very^ much to the appearance of her Main street property by the erection of a fine fence in front of it.

The funeral services of Aunt Eliza Stonebraker were conducted at the M. E. church last Saturday by Rev. J. Hanson, after which interment took place at the Masonic cemetery.

LAPLAND.

Charley Warren will work for James Carter thi6 summer. Frank Service will work for Hilly Smith this summer.

Wm. Smith is buihlinp a ne^v stock barn on his farm, south of here. Rev. Higgins, of Lebanon, took dinner with Wm. Davis and wife last Saturday.

This township is S310.50 behind in money to pay for f-heep that worthless dogs have killed in the last year. We' think it is time there was something done with the average cur.

WM. Davis is agent for tho JOURNAL at Lapland. If you want to get the best paper in the State hand him a dollar and he will see that the paper

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Medicine

Sarsaparilla

ELM DALE-

Thara is a tew outiie sick list,. Our school will be out in March. There was a good crowd at the sale last Tuesday.

There will be an entertainment the last evening of the Pongrove school. There will be meeting at both churches next Sunday. All are invited to attend.

Tom Gillen is moving his farming implements. He is getting anxious to move so he can get to work.

There is no need of any one going hungry at the sales because Frank Pittinger will be there with a gasolene stove and fresh fish and other eatables to supply your wants.

The 6cribe of this place has a friend in Oregon that has been sending him the Oregon paper through January and February, and to sit down and read those papers is very interesting and ought to be to iiuy one to read of so fine a country. It almost makes a person want to sell off his property and where flowers bloom the year around, where you don't have to wade through mud and 6now like it is^ in this country. You can get good prices there for everything. It seems as though everything is prosperous out there, even the Republican party.

THE MARKETS.

To-Dsiy's IVIarkotK, Furnished Ity MedlcuH & Veases', Fishor Huihling:,131 1-2 Kfwt Main St. Telcphono 292.

Upen

Whear—

May 1.05 4%

5 27 6.37

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bodies. Hood's Sareaparilla is the great blood purifier and the best Spring Medicine. Therefore it is the great cure for scrofula, salt rheum, humors, sores, rheumatism, catarrh, etc. the great nervine, strength builder, appetizer, stomach tonic and regulator.

Hood's

druggists. $1

six for $5. Prepared only by C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass. America's Greatest Medicine. Hood's Pills

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digestion.

is sent to any place in tho United States. Be tilso has ti right to collect from ail subscribers at Lapland, Pawnee and I'drkersburg, so anybody knowing themselves indebted to the JouiiXAi. will please settle with him.

We think the New Market scribe ought to use the given names of partieR when speaking of them. Last week he said Mr. Smith, of Lapland, as an attraction in the south end of New Market Now there are several Mr. Smiths about Lapland and locality. Some think it is Lambert, some tnink it is John, and some think it is Wall or Al. Now, Mr. New Market, you had better explain and save your bacon.

Oloslnir

High Low

T'day Y't'd'y

1.05',4 1.03V4 1.02K 1.06

91-90A{ 91 89?s

July. Cash. Corn— May July lash

bQli 1.03',

26?{-54 2fi% 2-4

Oats-

May July Cash

91% 1.1,0

304 29*4-54 295* 3 1 3 1 l:i 3U&.1 3 Hi

3iVfi 32J4 2\3%

2« •IV,i

Pork-

May .10 75-2 180 10 (15 July 10.75 10.77-0 iO.65-7 Cash

Lard-

May July Cash

•J tt!* 26?,m 244 M24904 2O 4 ,!8

10.65 11 67 10.60

10.82 10.86 10.75

5.27 0.:i7

5.22 5.30-1

Short-ribs-May 5 July 5 Cash

MISCEI.r.ANKOUS

5.22 5.27-0 6.30 2 5.37 5.20 5.'.

5.25 5.30

6.15 5.17-20

5.22-6 .v:io fu'JO

5.15

MAIIIiB'l'K

AN!)

nOSSIP

Openiun Liverpool cablc—Wheat, slow lower: corn unchanged. Closing Liverpool cable—Wheat, lower. Corn, lower.

Northwestern receipts—Minneapolis. 20 2 one week ajro, 218, one yoar »KO. 17t—l)uluth. 6-!, one week ago 3^. one year auo 24—Chicago. 12:1 imo week ago, H2 one year ago, 13.

Receipts at Chicago— Wheat. Corn. Oatf To-dav 1-in 025 cars Estimated to'mw 105 65u 30/

Receipts—Wheat, 59,909 bu corn 2T8.000 bu: oats 233.400. Shipments —Wheat 70,805 tiu Corn. 215, 316 bu: oats 173,235 bu.

Exports— Wh«at, 132,338 b'K'Corn, 415 81! bu: flour 15,730: wheat a.nd flour, '204,000 bu. Primary Receipts Wheat 375,000 bu. com 63H.000 bu.

Last year—Wheat 2C5,OUO bu corn 400, 000 bu. Primary (shipments Wheat 263,000 bu. corn 01)0.000 hu.

Last year—Wheat H3.UO0 bu corn 703,00ti bu. Receipts of hogs—S4.ono. left over 7,000.

Estimated to-morrow—30,000. Prices—Light 3.85014.05 Mixod 3.9004.07

Heavy [email protected] KouKn 8.85(03.90

Privilpces—-luly wiieat puts, 88 VMs Calls, 90i-:fi-V6. Curb May wheat—fifly. May curb corn1.03.

Tocal Alnrkotft.

Crawfordsville dealers were paying the following prices for produce on Thursday:

Wheat per bushel.. Corn, Oats, new Bye Timothy Hav, old Clover seed Butter Egg-s Hen«.Chicis Cocks Young turkey toms......... ... hens Young stag Spring chicks... Turkeys, hens old Turkey torns ol'l,

Ducks Geese Capons Slips Cocks Countrj hams.... Side Meat Shoulders Lard per pound Potatoes Apples

Our Workmen

C,Cry, 8 7 68 6 4

li 3 5 8

6@6 f0

50@72

Money to loan. C. A. MH.LKR.

LAND FOR SALE.

Land in Large or Small Tracts, and Suburban Acre and Town Lots,

Sale on Payments,

running one to ten years, six per cent, interest, Call on or address

F. W. POWERS, West Lafayette, Ind.

Carpet Sale

Beginning j\londay, will'put. on sale our

1 We Intend to Discontinue Handling Them.

Axminster we will sell at

WORTH $1.35.

Imperial Velvets we will sell at

WORTH $1.10.

Sanford Velvets we will sell at

S3 WORTH $1.00.

Sanford's Best Tapestry at

WORTH 7Bc. :v.

Dobson's best Tapestry at

WORTH 75c

Body Brussels, all grades

Other Grades We Will Sell 40c, 45c, 50c.

li you want a Carpet come and see us as as the above prices are below manufactures' wholesale cost. We certainly can give you a bargain that you will never get again. All new goods and elegafat patterns. Do not delay, but come eaHy.

We must have the room, strictly cash.

Are busy making up harness for the Spring trade. We solicit a careful examination of all our work. It will please you both In quality and price. Leather ailviim-itig and stock made up from recent purchases must of necessity be higher. Come at once and savo money. SeeourHuggy and liarnets for 850 00.

JOE E. FISHER.

12f-130 S. Washington St., Or:iwf«»rdsville. Ind

The Mot

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and the Eastman January :."itb. In addititiou there are fifty hotels and three hundred boarding houses, H'ivinp accommodations at reasonable rates to all clnsses of people. Thi?, is the only health and pleasure resort under direct Government contiol The cuiative properties of the hot water, are vouched for by the Surgeon-Gener-al of thelJnited States. Send for illustrated descriptive matter and particulars remarking the fjreatly reduced ninety-day round trip excursion rates to C. S. Crane, General 1'sssentrer nnd Ticket Agent, Wabash Railroad, St Louis, Mo.

The Journal Co., Printers. Leaders in Type Styles.

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January 10th, entire stock three-'

quarter Carpets and will continue the sale.from*clay to day until every piece is sold out

95c

55c

This sah

I ZackMahorney&Co 1

of Arkninuui. J^OTICB TO 11 KJUS, CHKDITOKS. KTC.

It is announced that all three of the i„ the matter of "the"estate of Marlon A.great hotels at this resort will be open I Conner, demised. In the Montgomery Cithis winter. The Arlington has nevpr '."P"1 January term. lhUH

HARNESS

OURoiy

DAVs. STOC

I Notice is hereby gl von hat, .loslma II. Con-

closed, the Park opened January bth, nor and Charles T. Nicely as administrators of the estate of Marlon A Conner, deceased, have presented and tilid their accounts and vouchers in iinal settlement vf iid estate, and that the. same will coiLe n»• for .he examination and action of said Circuit Court on the 2Ntday of March, 1898, at. which tlrne&ll heirs, creditors or legatees (if si.iii estate are required to appear in saidenui and show cause If any there be, why said accounts and vouchers should not be approved, and tho heirs and dist.ributeesof said estate arc also notified to be in said court ar I he lime aforesaid and make proof of heirship.

Dated this 23rd day of I'eoruarv. 1 S98. .lOSIIITA II. i'ONSElt, IIAKI.KST. .\II KI.Y,

Administ rators.

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5 cants a yard,

Saturday afternoon and evening at the Chicago Candy Kitchen, Music Hall block. Chocolates and marEh. mallows fresh daily.