Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 1 April 1898 — Page 1

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Montgomery County Normal...,

BEST IS THE CHEAPEST

The Trotting Stallion,

HARRY NIXON,

Xo. 205 78.

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Will make the season, beginning March 1, at the

Crawfordsville Fair Grounds,

Crawfordsville, Ind.

TERMS FOR 1898.-$15.00 to insure colt to stand and suck or 17.50 cash ror the season, due at time of the first service. Colt to stand good for the service fee.

H• NIXON, Manager.

MOJLIVB.ILL.

JOHN DEERE

....Imperial and Scotch Clipper.., ...PLOWS...

Are in the lead. Nothing made as good. They are fully guaranteed We have Spring Harrows, Lever Spike Harrows, Disc, Center Cut Harrows. All up-to-date and at prices to suit the times. Don't fail to come and see us.

H. R. TIN5LEY & CO.

You Can't Get Over

Facts and its time wasted to go round them. When I say that I am in the optical business, I mean that we have everything in the way of spectacles, eye glasses and lenses you are likely to require. Others I have made to suit special cases. When it comes to fitting you with glasses suitable to your needs you receive competent attention and tbe best goods to be had at anywhere near the price. Put on your glasses and look at the facts.

I M. C. Kline, Jeweler and Optician.

All Yellow Wheels are IE it Her* 1 8 8

Stearns Bicycles

Or* Imitations

I SELL STEARNS BICYCLES.- -PRICE $50.00 ALBERT S. MILLER.

Realizing the demand of progressive teachers and those who are preparing to teach, for convenient instruction in those subjects required fortoachcr's license, a County Normal will ho conducted at Wabash College buildings by A. A. Taylor, graduate of Wabash College, and S. S. Phillips, graduate of Indiana Slate Normal. The term will begin June 20, and continue six weeks. Tuition—$5.00 for tbo term. For further Information address

A. A. TAYLOR, Crawfordsville, Ind. Or% S. S. PHILLIPS, Ladoga, Ind.

A. N. CAVE,

ATTORNEY-AT-LAW

And Notary Public,

Darlington, ina.

COME OFF THE FENCE.

VOL. 51—NO. 13 CRAWFOEDSVILLE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, Al.MtLL, 1, 1898-TWELVE PAGES.

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Some one said we had

sold out. We did that is

no fake. But we have got

our house full again. We

will have another car load

to come in this month.

Come and see us. We

will treat you white.

WM. THOMAS.

US tast flarket St.

Clje CratutoriJslnlle I our mil

WAIt

IS PROBABLE WITHIN A WEEK.

Tin* rrosih'ni'8 Ultimatum Must Ite AnhweriMl By SatnitWiy Night It Is Likely fSpiiin Will Fight.

Special to the Journal. WASHINGTON, D. C. March SI.—The President expects an answer to his ultimatum to Spain on Friday or Saturday. If not received by Saturday night he will send a message to Congress on Monday recommending immediate action. The ultimatum is to the

effect that nothing short of Cuba's freedom will be acceptable from Spain. The indications are that Spain will fight and there will be war within a week.

DENMAN A DOUBTER.

He Oucstioiift An Arizona Fish Story tind Ollemltt a .Liar of Western Fame,

Pbtonix (Ariz Republican: Mr. W. L. Denman, county auditor of Putnam county, Ind., whose coming was an nounced by the Republican a few days ago, arrived as per schedule. On the morning of his arrival he eaw a copy of the Republican of the day before in which it was stated that Recorder Sheridan the day before had caught a three foot salmon in the river. Mr. Denman is an enthusiastic fisherman, so he drove down to the river, not to fish, but to get the lay of the land. He sized up the stream and could see DO place big enough for a fish of that size. He secured an introduction to Mr Sheridan yesterday afternoon and adroitly brought a general conv»rsa tion of the climate of the country abound to the fish resources. He men tioned in the most casual manner that he had seen Mr. Sheridan's name recently mentioned in connection with a large salmon. "Yes," said Mr. Sheridan. "I believe," said Mr. Denman, avoiding any show of interest, "the paper stated that it r-as about three feet long." "That's about the 6ize of it," replied Mr. Sheridan looking at hiB visitor without winking. Mr. Denman shifted about uneasily for a few minutes and asked Mr. Sheridan what he thought of the probability of a war with Spain, and the conversation became general. Finally Mr. Denman rose to go. He went outside the counter, the door bv ing easily accessible, and turning to Mr. Sheridan, said persuasively, "Mr. Sheridan, you wouldn't mind modifying it a little?" "Modifying what?" asked tbe recorder. "The fish, you know," said Mr. Denman. "How would a foot and a half strike you, or say two feet? Just bring it down a little. A two foot salmon isn't to be sneezed at. Now, Mr. Sheridan, let's compromise on a two foot basis."

Mr. Sheridan indignantly rejected the proposition. What he said went. If he had said that it was a fifty foot salmon, that's a regular what-it-was. "There's nothing unusual about a three foot salmon," said Mr. Sheridan. "I've caught them further up the river, a little later in the season than this, three, four and even five feet long."

Mr. Denman insisted on confining the conversation to the particular salmon under consideration and objected to the introduction of other and irrelevant fish. "Of course," said he, "if you say it was three feet, it must have been. But I suppose you brought it back with you you didn't leave it down at the river?" "Of course not," said Mr. Sheridan. "You naturally showed it to your neighbors?" continued Mr. Denman. "I naturally didn't," replied Mr. Sheridan rather indignantly. "If any of the neighbors had called they might have eeen it, but I wasn't going to pack it around the community. I'm no fish peddler besides it would have looked as if I had no confidence in my own veracity if I went lugging a fish around as a corroborating witness. That's the way people lose the confidence of their neighbors by acting as if they didn't have any confidence in themselves. There's a big difference between Arizona and Indiana." "That's true," said Mr. Denman. "When a man in Indiana tells a three foot fish story in connection with such a body of water as the Salt river is, they make him prove it."

DON'T fail to read the Trade Palace special prize offers to the ladies in opening next week, their ad.

TOM GIBBS' ROMANCE.

Tl»© Colllcr Finally l«»ni»« II IK Confession and IH UclciistMl from tlu* KneltviWo Jail.

The Rockville Republican contains the following regarding the confession of Tom Gibbs, re/erred to recently in TIIK JoruxAi,: "Thomas Gibbs, the shoemaker, who does well when he leaves alone the flowing bowl but who does ill too much of the time by draining it to its bitterest dregs, turned up Sunday afternoon before last with a startling storv. 'lie had been doing ill in his usual way and that afternoon sought Sherifl' Hanger at the jail and asked to be locked up, at the same time saying he had robbed the agent of the Monon railroad at Crawfordsville in 1892 of 8190 that he was tired of worrying along with his conscience, which "had been hurling him all the time since that to get ease he wanted to go to the penitentiary and serve out the penalty for the crime, and that he was arrested at Crawfordsville ou the charge of taking the money, but the crime could not be proven and he WBB released "Sheriff Hanger locked him up as he

RECEPTION.

The Wabash Collie Olco Clul) Honored by A. A. Adams anl T. It. Marshall.

enjoyable and delightful reception will be a happy memory for those in whose honor it was given and also for the invited guests

A I'oHtugo Item.

TILE JOURNALyesterday paid its postage bill for March amounting to §14.74. We are confident that this is more than all the other newspapers in Montgomery county combined will pay for March postage, and as an evidence of our faith we propose and hereby offer to give to the public library or any other public institution a sum equal to five times the excess of all our Montgomery county contemporaries' postage bills over $14.74.

AT THE REFORMATORY.

Tho Crawford*- il 1« noyK ^Vlio Arc I'lidor l«M«»iil Ion Aro Taring Very \V«11 Will Thompson 1 tho ltiind.

requested and notified Prosecutor they coming first got the vacant places. Maxwell, who Monday morning with the Sheriff interviewed the prisoner. But Gibbs drunk and Gibbs sober were two persons and Gibbs sober totally denied his confession—not that he had made it, but insisted that he did not take the money, "The chief detective of tho Monon

banner of the institution was given a consnicious place iu the archway leading from the parlor to the library. Jn appreciation of the kindnesss shown

was here Wednesday looking into the middle class of prisoners, the same that matter, but so far nothing has been done and Wednesday evening the Sheriff turned hia willing prisoner out much against the latter'e desire, who wished to linger longer in his self sought retreat."

Sheriff Caniue spent Wednesday at the JeiYersonville Reformatory and passed a very phasant day inspecting the prison which has revolutionized under the now regime, The laws discriminating against convict made goods have left the prisoners very little to do and the prison authorities are in trouble to devise means to keep the whole forco employed, it being a notorious fact that the men who are left, unemployed generally become insane. The prison has a full brass band and it is one of the best in the State as the men composing it devote about two thirds of their time to practice and have become wonderfull proficient. Just before Will Thompson arrived the time of tlie6nare drummer had expired so Will, who is a skilled musician, was given the place. His spare time will be devoted to sorting music in the publishing rooms, the prison having a contract to publish a lot of baud music. It had been the intention to give Will a job in the prison barber shop, but last week a nice, fresh assortment of barbers was received so

Will was greatly pleased with his success in breaking into the band and was in better spirits than he has been since the shooting.

Sheriff Canine saw Pearl Parish, who is a full fledged waiter in the dining room. His hair has been clipped and he wears the check clothes of the

Columbia City Covimerclnl: The elaborate reception given by Mesdames A. A. Adams and T. R. Marshall yesterday afternoon in honor of the Wabash College Glee Club has never been excelled by any affair of its kind in this city. The hours were from four until sis at the residence of Mrs A. A. Adams on north Chauncey street. The guests were received in the parlor by Mesdames A. A. Adams and T. R. Marshal, assisted by Mrs. Andrews, of Louisville, Ky., and thence ushered into the library where they were introduced to the coilege visitors by Hon. A. A. Adams and Hon. T. R. Marshall. Refreshments of ices and has to go. He is quite well and in spite cakes were served in the dining room. of his supremacy in his position is look The profuse decoration of cut flowers ing forward with eagerness to the day and the wavering light of many can- of his release. dies gave the spacious rooms a beauti- Bert Lewallcn of Balhinch, who was ful appearance. In honor of tho col- recently taken to prison, is employed lege the prevailing color in the floral iu the saddle tree factory and seems to decorations was red and the acarlet be satisflod. The Courtney boy who

them the club sang for the company in fairly good health. Ho is still iu and also gave the blood curdling col- the second class although ho has been lege yell first for "Adams," second in the reformatory longer than six for "Marshall," third for "Columbia I City," and fourth for "the ladies." This

THE O I.EK CI.UI! CONCERT. A large and appreciative audience '^'ie regular semi annual meeting of greeted the Wabash College Glee Club

at the Presbyterian church last even- Detective Association met hereyestering. The concert was instrumental day the court house, nearly all of the and vocal. Each of the twelve num- twenty-six associations of the county bers were well rendered, proving these being represented. Over one hundred college musicians and vocalists to have detectives were present iu all and more than ordinary ability. The audi- quite a large delegation from Fouuence showed its appreciation by hearty

all wear for the first six months of their incarceration. After that they don thn grey or the old fashioned stripes as their conduct warrants. Pearl has already become an expert in handling the big pans of fat meat and corn bread and is regarded as a valuable acquisition. He wears besides his checked suit a hickory shirt and plow shoes and is very far from being the dressy lad we all remember. He is very contrite and states to the sheriff that he would make all the good time he could. He sent his regards to all his old churns here and the warning to avoid his fate. He thinks there are nicer things than hustling grub to a gang of convicts and he is determined that when his time is out ho will take a great big brace. Phil Hauk is one of the favorite convicts and wears the grey uniform of the first class. He holds a responsible position too, being in charge of the stock in the shoe department. He receipts for all goods received and checks everything out of the department. Ho is a sort of a king among the prisoners and what he says

A Unique Aii'nir. away to those having use for such a The ladies will all be interested in horse. For further particulars inquire the advertisement of George Graham of P. F. Clarkin at the Sherman House, to-day, wherein he offers handsome city. prizes for the best descriptions of his.

It is bound to

attract great attention.

stole the Dude clothes of Baird Salts gaber, is a dining room waiter and seems to be stuck on his job Plumps Marley is in the overall factory and is

in the reformatory months.

HORSE THIEF DETECTIVES.

The County A«Mo:iation MCCIH Hore in Semi-A iinual ^IC.HSIOII—A l.nrgi! Altoiidiuico IH I'rvKciit.

tho

Montgomery County Horse Thief

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encores which did not cease until there intention of the Fountain county dewas a second response by nearly every member on the programme. Those who heard the Wabash boys are thankful to Mr. Marshall for his effort in having thetn come here.

couuty came also, it being tho

tectives to organize a county association like the one in operation here. Reports were mude from all the county lodges and the organization was found to be in first class shape. An effort will bo made at the next national convention of the association to secure tho national convention for 1899 for Crawfordsville. This is the birthplace of the organization and it is M')y that should the association of Montgomery couuty ask the privilego of entertaining the national meet that the request would be granted.

A Chance of a I.,lfe Time.

The registered and well known stallion "Mack," formerly owned by E C. Griffith, of this city, will be given

I HE young and old ARN all eligible to

compete for the Trado Palace ad prizes I at their grand opening.

PART FIRST

DEATH OF I. F- WADE.

At 11 o'clock Thursday morning I. F. Wade died at his residence on south Washington street, after an illness of several weeks.

Mr. Wada was one of the oldest and most respected residents of the city, coming here in isao Ho waB born at Middletown, Ohio, in 1811, and in 1831 he established here the Crawfordsville Record, of which THIO JOUUXAI. is the lineal descendant His paper was intensely Whig and continued in existence for a number of years, being for quite a while the largest paper in the S'ate. Mr, Wade's wife died nearly fifty years ago and he leaves three living children. Tlio children are Mrs. 10 W. Smock, of Denver, Col II. H. Wade, of Lafayetto, and Mrs. M. A. Stover, of this city.

ENTERTAINED-

Mrs. I,. F. Ilnrnaday Kntortiiins at a Tlilmlilo Party and AnnoiintiH the liiiKHirfmi'iil, of MIhh Fannie

Wnlnoii and Mr. «. A lion.

Mrs. L. F. Homaday WSB hostess yesterday afternoon at her home on east Wabash avenue at a very delightful thimble party, entertaining about thirty-five young ladies in a handsome' manner. An elaborate luncheon was served and the afternoon was passed in an enjoyable manner by all who were present.

A pleasant feature of the party was tho announcement by the hostess of the engagement of Miss Fannie Watson to Mr. llussel G. Allen, of Indianapolis. The announcement was in the nature of a complete surprise to all the guests and Miss Watsou was showered with well wishes by those present. Miss Watson is one of the most popular young ladies of this city, while the prospective groom is a traveling salesman holding a responsible position with an Indianapolis house. Tho weddiug will occur in the fall.

Miss WatBon bns been teaching in the Indianapolis schools this year and in that city met Mr. Allen. A few weeks ago the school board of Indianapolis offered to send Miss Watson to the hast and defray her expenses there for a year provided that she would agree to sign a five-year contract with the board upon her return. "Owing to another engagement," however, Miss Watbon declined the complimentary offer.

to Dugs.

Tbe assessors will begin their work to-day and will operate under the new law. This is particularly interesting in its bearing on tho perennial dog question. Under tho new law the assessor is obliged to collect the dog tax when he makes the assessment. The new law provides that whoever owns or luvrlmrs a dog must pay the tax to the assessor when the assessor comes around. The tetms are strictly cash in advauce. The rate is $3 for a female dog and 81 for a malo dog. For each additional female dog the owner or harborer must pay $ and for each additional male dog $2. Township Assessor Hamilton has appointed the following parties as his deputies: G. W. Wasson, G. B. Hultz, B. F. Snyder, James Clements, Samuel Fraley, H. II. Me Daniel, Jennie Clements, D. H.s Gilkey and Geo. Ammerman.

For Progenitor.

In another column will be found the announcement of William A. Swank for Prosecuting Attorney. Mr. Swank has a thorough knowledge of law, and more especially of criminal law. He graduated from Wabash College in 1894, and since that tune has spent all his time in the study of the law, reading and assisting in the oflice of Brush it Snyder and Kennedy & Kennedy, which latter ollice he has been in for over a year. His study and practice with the present Prosecuting Attorney gives him a thorough understanding of the official duties of State's Attorney.

TIIK finest fancy dress pattern in the store an first prize in our grand opening offer next wei-k. Read the Trade Palace ad for particulars how to secure it.

A Life Saved.

Marvelous curc'i of throat and lung nfi'ections are n:adc daily by Dr. Hull's Cough Syrup. Miss Annie Swan, Petersburg, Va., writes: "My brother was atlacked l_v ti bad cough and cold, and it was thought he had consumption. ]Jr. Hull's Cough Syrup was used, and to our great surprise it made him well and hearty. There is no better euro in tho world than this Syrup." Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup is sold everywhere for 25 cents.