Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 29 July 1898 — Page 3

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O. C. BARNHILL,

Funeral Director and Embalmer.

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All grades of goods carried in stock. Calls attended day and night. Office 313 S. Washington St. Residence 415 S. Washington St. John B. Swank, Assistant. Telephones No.

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On To Havana!

But stop at Fisher's for the best Harness and Horse Furnish' ings. Harness and Buggies a a

Joe B- Fisher.

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EVERYONE IS PUTTING UP

Hollinger Wood or Steel Stay Wire Fence

The best fence made. Work guaranteed, Don't fail to talk fence to us be fore you place ycur order. -.•••,

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The Norwood

Regular $50.00 Wheel.

LADIES' AND GENTS' COMBINATION TANDEM AND

LADIES' AND GENTS' WHEELS FOR RENT, CALL AT

The STAR Shoe House.,

12® Hast iMaiti Street.

Granite Ware Given Away

We ask one'and all to look at the display of Granite

Ware in our window that we are giving away.

When you purchase $5 worth in cash we give you

your choice of any article in the window. We

have thirtyfive different articles to select from.

Such an offer was never made in Crawfordsville

before, You will never have a better chance to re'

plenish your kitchen with granite ware free for we

sell you the goods just as low, if not lower, than

any house in Crawfordsville. Remember we count

everything on the card but sugar. Nothing counts

on the card but cash.

Barnhill,Hornaday& Pickett

Look Out!!

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H5GH GRADE BICYCLE, $37.50.

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..Mid-Summer Clearance Sale..

Watch the Price List! You remember the Bargains we offered the public East year. Well, this time you'll surely open your eyes. Goods at cost and below Cost. Beginning Wednesday, July 20, to last ten days only. Big Bouncing Bargains Brought Before Busy Buyers.

idT With every purchase beginning Wednesday we will give apiece of sheet music free.

A VOICE FROM THE TOMB.

oil Grave! Where Is Thy Victory Oh lei«t!:! Where Is Thy SI nir Tho Old Uolialilu Ken Fly Is .still

Atop of Ground

Mrs. Pot Fly was all in tears Tuesday evening-, weeping for her beloved husband, the great and gifted lien, when the letter carrier came around and left her a letter post marked D.yea, Alaska. It made her heart jump like a grasshopper in a burning clover Held and she opened it with all expedition. It was from Hen and trim penned or rather load penciled on .July 10 several days after he was reported to irwe died by the Wayn.v own lbtter which caused all the confusion iu tin camp. The letter was as follows: yka

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July 10 189$.—

Dear IVt, I iiave just r*e:'ived your letter of June 25. I don't understand why you have not received mine as I have written every two weeks. My l&ht letter v.aa a little longer as I waited for a postal order. I sent you 850 in my last letter of about a week ago. I am attending to a toll bridge now and am well and comfortable in every way. I will be her« until fall but Eince you worry so I will come home. I put in most of the twentyfour hours at my work, but it is not hard work and it pays rne 875 a month. I am working for J. F. Jack who could post you if I should go away. The woods near my cabin burned yesterday and I nearly lost my cabin, but we saved that though it burned S75 worth of timber I had on hand. The weather is cold here. Ico hangs in the mountains yet. I have the newspaper clipping you sent me. See that my dues in the lodge are paid. Don't worry about me. 1 am all right. Lovingly.

B. F. Fr.v.

Kiss little dog Bob for me." When the report of Ban's death became curreuc over town last evening Mrs. Fiy was besieged by sympathizing callers and not less than one hundred dropped in to eat tea, cake and express their sorrow. The receipt of Ben's letter, however, caused the gloom to dissipate like malt extract in a mining town.

A Goodly Turn Out.

The Boots threshing rio# Gf twenty hands, James Kirk thresher, has completed its ten dj.vs' service with the following result.

NAME. NO. HUSlSEhS. Marion UoHoway '360 Trevanlon Koyer ....v.. 462 Dan Mahoy H90 Oath Long.. T4'2 Walter Lon^ 16!) I3yrd Stull 1,010 Victor Neander S38 Allie Peterson 735 Wallace Stuckey. 559 Robert Dunbar 900 l''rank MuNorton 426 Nathan Turnipseed. 1,180 Wm. Price 1,918 Thomas Tood Si 1,800 Fred Thompson 455

Total *.... 11.9G8 Waivter Tubxii'Seed. Scribe.

No Kntrance Fee.

The abolition of the entrance fee to the exhibits of the floral and horticultural halls at the fair gives promise of filling these departments to an extent heretofore unknown. Horticultural ball will especially shine and the management is astonished at the inquiries received concerning exhibits. The introduction of a regular and splendid programme for Tuesday will also bear good iruit and that day promises to divide honors with the "big Thursday."

Death of Betbesda CoiUuberry. Mrs. Bethesda C'offinberry, aged 82 years, died last Tueseav at the home of her son, Nathaniel Cofiinberry of 1,001 Haw street. She had been ill for some time with heart trouble. The funeral occurred Thursday morning at 10 o'clock, interment at Oak Hill.

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WICKED FOUNTAIN.

llor Niuuo Is Again Dit^i-accd Sty a Foul Crinm—Two I'riiiiiiiionl.Citizens Aro In .lull.

News comes from Fountain county of the commission of afoul criruo and if reports are true a lynching is not out of the range of possibility. The details are unfit for publication and the fact that the people are thoroughly aroused is not surprising. The victim in the case is a Miss Davie, a girl who hBd always borne a good reputation in the vicinity of Ilillsboro. It is alleged that some days ago a young married man named McBroom called on her anil engaged her to go to his home to assist in housework. She got in a buggy with hirn and started. At an obscure place in the woods it is charged that they were joined by McBroom'a cousin. Some hours later the girl was found unconscious. Action in the matte1- was delayed from day to day and the McBrooms have only boon arrested within the last day or so. A. 15. Anderson went to Covington Tuesday on their request and will probably represent their case The men indignantly deny the charge and the matter is causing no end of excitement in darkest Fountain.

RURAL DELIVERY.

What. Will bo Accomplished liy It Korttie Koncli: »f Onl nl Towii Kesideiits.

The following items from the instructions to the rural free delivery carriers furnish much information regarding the system, which will interest the general public

Rural carriers will make their rounds daily, Sundays and legal holidays excepted. They may, if they choose, meet the wishes of their patrons by making a delivery on Christmas day but this is optional with them, and is not obligatory.

They are allowed to carry parcels, to receive subscriptions for newspapers, to receive and deliver telegrams (enclosed in government stamped envelopes, stamps to be properly canceled), and to perform other like service for patrons on their routes, provided their doing so does not interfere with the expeditious delivery of the mails. Outside matter thus carried must be kept separate and distinct from the mails. The question of compensation for extra service thus rendereil is one of private arrangement between the carriers and the patrons of the delivery.

They may also carry passengers, but no person thus conveyed must under auy circumstances be permitted to handle the mails.

Rural carriers are forbidden to give any information as to the mail matter carried by them to any person other than the person to whom such mail matter is addressed, or to exhibit such mail matter except to the person to whom it is addressed.

All mail matter collected must be turned over to the postmaster of the office in which the delivery originates, even though another postollice be passed upon the route.

Rural carriers will take with them a small supply of postage stamps, postal cards, etc., to accommodate their patrons and when unstamped letters, etc., are deposited in the boxes, with the requisite amount of money to pay for the postage, they are authorized to effix the proper stamps thereto, vp

The regulations require that postmasters (unless especially requested to the contrary by addressees) shall hand to the carriers all registered letters and parcels for delivery to the person to whom such mail matter is addressod.

Rural carriers will receipt for such registered mail matter in the registry delivery boqk, and will enter on the carrier's delivery book the names and addresses of those for whom the registered letter or parcels are intended. In delivering such registered matter, carriers will take the addrebs of the addressee, in ink or indelible pencil, both in the carrier's delivery book and on the registry return receipt accompanying the registered piece, and will invariably return such delivery book and signed return receipt to the postoflice, either before or after the last delivery trip of the day.

Rural carriers are not authorized to rcceive letters or parcels for registration. Such matter must bo presented at the postoflice for examination and receipt.

The patrons of the delivery should provide proper boxes for the reception of the mails. Failure to do so will bo regarded as an indication that the service is not desired. Carriers are not required to go to houses to deliver or collect mail when those houses 6taud back any considerable distance from the road.

Approved June 1, 1898. Perry S. Heatii, First Ass't-. Postmaster Gen. Chas. Emoby Smith,

Postmaster General.

After Horses.

M8jor C. M. Travis is in the city and is here to purchase seven fine horses for the officers of his regiment. He now has ten animals in view and will take back only high steppers.

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A GOOD WHEAT MARKET.

Advantage* of Craivfordsv lie I'iiicc to Soil tho Staple Uratu.

Crawfordsville's reputation as a superior wool market has gone abroad into all the adjoining counties and now our city bids fair to gain a similar reputation as a wheat market. Our dealers are paying the top notch price and their facilities for handling and shipping large quanties of grain are unexcelled. They are much better this year than ever before and our live buyers will make things interesting for the farmer.

Crabbs & Reynolds aro well known to all. They have a reputation as hustlers all over the state and thoy have aiready bought and shipped 150 car loadi of wheat here and at various Indiana points. Their capacity at the Plxenix elevators on North street, is 1,000 bushels per hour and they have a .storage capacity of 25,000 bushels, although it is their policy not to hold the grain, but to forward it immediately to Chicago.

M. Price & Soil have just finished radical changes in the interior of their building, transforming it into a modern elevator with all the new appliances for handling wheat economically and rapidly. In addition there is a corn oheller with a capacity of ,'SOO bushels per hour. Messrs. Price can easily take care of 0,000 bushels of wheat a day and they find it to thefr advantage to ship directly with only temporary storage. They have a handsome new engine of 15 horse power and a boiler of ',5 horse power capacity.

Darter & Uodgkin occupy a new elevator on the site of the old ono burned down on the Big Four line near Grant avenue. They have a four story building full from top to bottom of machinery of the most approved pattern. Their storage capacity is 8,000 bushels and they easily put away 1,000 bushels every hour when the farmers bring it in that fast. They are also prepared to shell corn and grind feed. A big 00 horse power boiler is necessary to furnish the power. Darter &. llodgkin are already doing a big business although but fairly started.

John Iliekart is a new man in the community, bu.tthenew quickly wears off, as he is groat on making friends rapidly. He runs the new Hour mill on the Monon railway near Green street. He also haB exceptional facilities for handling and shipping grain. Everything is absolutely bran new about the place and of the very best quality and pattern that money will buy. A Lambert gas engine of 50 horse, power is located in the cellar. On the first floor are the wheat rollers, eight pairs of them, with a capacity of 85 bushels of flour every 24 hours, three pairs of corn rollers with a capacity of 35 bushels of meal an hour,a corn shellerand a feed grinder. On the upper floors are the packer, the separator, the purifier, the reducer and Bifter, all necessary parts of a Bystem by which the finest grade of Hour is made. The elevator has a storage capacity of 12,000 bushels and can take in GOO bushels per hour. A viBit to this really modern flour mill would pay anyone and Mr. Bickhart is very accommodating about showing visitors through.

Barron Brothers are making a popular brand of flour at the old Sperry mill, the oldest establishment of its kind in the county probably. They buy only for grinding but help considerably toward making a strong demand for wheat in Crawfordsville. Taking everything into consideration the farmers of Montgomery county may congratulate themselves that they have a county seat with such excellent and adequate facilities for taking care of their greatest product.

Because Tliey Loved linn So. The following self-explanatary card appeared in the Indianapolis Sentinel Wednesday: "To the Editor—Sir: We feel that it is due to the many friends of the Hon. John G. McCardle of Montgomery county, to say that the action of Montgomery county's delegates in casting the solid vote of the county for Mr. McCardle for the nomination for congress at the Frankfort convention was wholly gratuitous on the part of the delegates of Montgomery county, and that Mr. McCardle was in no sense a candidate for the nomination before the convention. We desire to thank the delegates of Tipton county for the vote of their county for Mr. McCardle in convention assembled.

The delegates to the convention, as well as the people of Montgomery county, love and respect Mr. McCardle and they have an abiding faith in the strength of his character and his stalwart Democracy, and because the delgates could no' and would not refrain from showing their love for him by voting for him, we sincerely hope that no one will do Mr. McCardle the injustice of considering him as having been a candidate for the nomination for he was not and did not even know that Montgomery county was contemplating the action which they took in the convention.

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D. Vanclkave,

County Chairman Democratic Central Committee, Montgomery countv. Crawfordsville, July 2tj.

COME TO ORDER.

A rW'iiMint Occasion at 1\ O. s. of A.-^g Oavel I'li'HiMitcil ly II. Miocmakor of Company l'atriotic •Speeches Made.

Tuesday evening was an enjoyable ono for Carnp G.P.O.is.of A. The smiling countenance of the genial Republican candidate for prosecuting attorney, as ho walked down the aisle of the beautifully decorated lodge room of the order, plainly revealed the patriotic ebulitions of his mind. After the regular business of the order was transacted H. C. Shoemaker, through Mr. Reeves, presented to the order a beautiful gavol, made of laurel wood, decorated with a confederate bullet, from the famous battle lield of Lookout Mountain. Mr. Reeves, in his presentation speech, did himself proud, and received the plaudits of his hearers. Other patriotic speeches were made by Win. M. White, M. 10. Clod felter, Howard Griililh and others. U. C. Shoemaker gave a graphic account of soldier life at Camp

George II. Thomas

in Georgia, where the boys are located. Among the boys the watch word is "On to Porto Rico," all being anxious to go. Mr. Shoemaker haa lost his health, and after remaining in the camp hospital for seven weeks was permitted to sever his array relations and return home. The gavol is highly prized by tho order. It can be seen in Lacey's show window.

PENAL INSTITUTIONS.

State Hoard of CliariMox to Ask •A' thin to Keforniiitorv.

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The state board of charities, on the tour of inspection which it is now making, will agree upon recommendations that are to be made to the next legislature. It has already decided to ask for an additional cell house for the state reformatory at JelVersonville. Nearly one thousand prisoners are now in.the reformatory, and so crowded is the institution that many prisoners are sleeping in the hallways on cots. Tho members of the board say it is absolutely necessary that more cell room be provided. The hospitals for the insane are crowded, but the board will probably not ask for much additional room. The board still believes it desirable t:iat the girls' reformatory and woman's prison be separated, and the recommendation made last session will probably be renewed. The condition in the prisons with respoct to the employment of prisoners will bo called to tho attention of tho legislators. The laBt legislature abolished the contract labor system, and failed to replace it with a system that could be carried out. The situation, members of the board say, is one that will demand the thoughtful consideration of the legislature.

Hoiv McNiernoy Was Uiirt, Frankfort News: Persons standing in the neighborhood of the Lake Erie station at 9:45 o'clock yesterday morning witnessed an ^accident which caused all to grow sick at heart. They saw a fellow being hurled under the wheels of a rapidly moving train and it seemed impossible that he could escape from his peril alive, and that he did so seems but little short of a miracle. Matthew McNierney waB the victim, and his home, he says, is in Danville, 111. McNierney was in the city awaiting an opportunity to beat his way to Alexandria where he hoped to find employment. As a fast heavy freight started eaBt on the Lake Erie railroad McNierney waited at the Main street crossing to catch a side ladder and steal a ride. The train was pulled by two engines and was going at a rapid rate of speed to climb the long grade ahead when the stranger caught it. Ho was jerked from his feet and dragged to the platform where his hold on the car was broken and he was seemingly pushed under the wheels. When the train had passed he was found lying at the side of the track and he was lifted to the depot platform and surgeons sent for. Drs. R. N. Doyal and S. O. Knapp took charge of the case and found his right thigh broken and his right foot so badly cut that amputation would be necessary.

The injured man was taken to tho county farm and there the doctors took off the right foot just above the anklo. He was badly bruised all over the body, but, although seriously hurt, the doctors hope to save his life.

McNierney is a sandy complexioned man of good appearance and says he is not a tramp, but having been out of employment was forced to beat his way from Danville to Alexandria, where ho could secure work. His people reside in Crawfordsville and McNierney was known by Wm. Kramer, who says ho was a hardworking, Jhonest man when a resident of that city. He 'has a brother in Crawfordsville and a sister in Indianapolis and one in Chicago. The brother arrived here last evening and remained until this morning arranging for the injured man's comfort, and then left for Indianapolis to see his sister there. Miss Mabel Leo has been engaged as nurse.

lu Chicago.

Ed P. Bell, late of the Terre Haute Express, has obtained a position with the Chio.BDrn Tternnl and Y«o o- gwuo nu Chicago with his wife.