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

Which Halfis theSetterHa/f

The housewife's duties are harder than men realize. Cleaning alone is a constant tax on her strength, a never-ended task. More than half the •work of cleaning she can have done for her, if she will, and the expense will be next to nothing.

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Given Away During

IVORIS & COX.

***$GREAT CLEARANCE SALE OF

Summer Shoes

Everything must be sold regardless of price. Ladies' Low Cut Oxford Ties and Slippers, sizes 2}£, 3, 3£. 4, 4%, go in this sale for BO Cents per* pair*. Former price was 81.00, 81.25 and 31.50. All other Men's, Ladies' and Children's Tan Shoes, 33% per cent discount

Call and see us before purchasing elsewhere, as we surely will save on

The STAR Shoe House.,

128 Bast Main Street.

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Washing Powder.

Does the better half of cleaning does it better than any other way known does it easily, quickly and cheaply. Largest package—greatest economy.

THE N. K. FAIRBANK COMPANY, Chicago. St. IiOuls.jjkNew York. Boston. Philadelphia.

Forty Rods of Bollinger Fence

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The Street Fair.

For the best 15 ears of corn we will erect anywhere in Montgomery county 40 rods of our famous Hollinger Fence, either wood or steel stays (although the steel is 7c per rod higher). Entire line of fence will be built in a thorough and workmanship manner

...CONDITIONS...

1st.—All corn to be ours after contract. 2d.—We furnish no posts unless owner desires us to purchase same for him, at some one of the lumber yards, as we do not deal in posts. 3d.—Ground to be cleared, heavy rocks hauled for end settings, and board furnished for our fence experts, all of

these requirements being our usual custom

I Prize to Be Awarded Last Day of Street Fair. Contest Open to All.

THE GOLDEN RULE'S

THE GOLDEN

Fall Millinery Opening

Is Now On...

We extend you, one and all, a hearty and cordial invitation to be present, Since our first opening it has been an acknowledged fact that we set the styles of Crawfordsville, that we carried the best there was to be had in the way pf Ladies' Head wear. This year is no exception. If anything, we can honestly say there was never a time when our stock throughout was so replete with the latest things in Millinery. We have brought right here before you a collection of Pattern Hats beautiful beyond comparison. We assure you a hearty welcome.

Orchestra

will

CAPTAIN ALLEN'S PLAN.

Be Has Gone to Washington to Lay It Before the War Department.

There haB been considerable talk in military circleB of late in regard to the recruiting of anew regiment from the men of the three regiments now shortly to be mustered out. The rumor is no longer mere talk for Capt. D. F. Allen, of Frankfort, has gone to Washington to lay the following proposition before the war department: It is known that the One Hundred and Sixtieth has been asking for a furlough, as has the One Hundred and Sixty-first. Capt. Allen proposes that the new regiment be recruited and then sent as a substitute for the regiment tbat desires to be furloughed. He states that he can secure plenty of men who are willing to undertake any service whatever, as there is a great desire on the part of many about to be mustered out to continue in the service. The captain has a host of friends who are backing him in his undertaking and he has firm hopes of succeeding. His plan is considered a good one among military

AGAINST THE RECORD.

For One Hundred Miles Made About Twelve Years Ago by Whlttaker at Crawfordsville.

Brazil Times: Elmer Pierce has not made much of an effort this year toward breaking any records in bicycle riding, but the probabilities are that he will attempt to lower the state 100 mile road record in a short time. The Btftte record now is something over six hours, made by Whittaker at Crawfordsville about twelve years ago. Pierce's friends believe that by pacing him properly he can ride the distance in less than five hours, establishing a record that will be very hard to beat. It is suggested that he make the attempt over the Crawfordsville course next week during the street fair. The course is twenty miles in length and a magnificent one, almost as level as a floor. The boys here are planning to pace him with two' triplets and,, a tandem, and they will be greatly disap pointed if they do not break all records for long distance riding in this state The riders who will be selected here to do the pacing will probably be Sam Grimes, Alga Morgan, John Zeller, Jud Marshall, Milt and Charley Riddell, and probably others.

in Trouble.

On Monday night about 10:30 o'clock Joe Pruitt and Will Johnson were going home when they were attracted by the sound of a glass being smashed in the Clark grocery Btore. They walked around to the entrance on the east side near the rear of the store and found that Bome one had broken out a large pane of glass. Further investigation revealed the fact that "Dreamer" Watkins was on the inBide. He was hauled out and after being led a block or two was released. The police were apprised of the affair and officers Flynn and Dickerson visited Watkins' home. They found him and young Mike Marley, too, both being concealed in a closet. Watkins was very drunk, but Marley was as Bober as a judge and as saucy as a fat pug dog. He acknowledged that he had committed the burglary in .company with Watkins and gave up several plugs of tobacco. A number of cigars were also found strewn along the Btreet. The boys were both locked up in jail and information will be filed

againBt

be in attendance, Come and see the

them in

the circuit court, Marley was only just released from Plainfield on a parole, he having been sent there several years ago for robbing a saloon. He is only a mere boy, but is a bad one. He declared Monday that he expected to be returned to Plainfield, but that he would make things hum as soon as he was turned out again.

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THE MUSTER OUT.

Col. W. T. May Tells How It Will Have to Be Done.

Colonel May, who is the mustering out officer for the Indiana troops, says tbat while there was much "red tape" agetting the volunteers into the United States army, the amount of work at that time will be light in comparison to what is to be done before the men are discharged. He thinks the various regiments will be in camp ten days before they receive their freedom from military service and are permitted to return to civil life. Colonel May has ordered several thousand feet of lumber, so that each tent may be floored. lie also ordered long ricks of wood, so that rousing catnp tires may be kindled. If the weather becomes too cold or disagreeable, Colonel May will have the men quartered in the large barns on the fair grounds. He will have large heaters put in them and natural gas connections made. It has been arranged to feed the men by private contract in restaurant style, so that th6 soldiers will have no cooking to do. The first work of the mustering officers wilt be to close the business accounts of the government with the regiment. This, Colonel May thinks, will be the most tedious task involved in the dismissal of the volunteers and the time required, he says, depends on how much work the company captains have accomplished since the furloughs were issued. These accounts involve the amount of property each man received from the government wben he entered the army last spring, and how much he now has on hand. That which is in evidence can be accounted for more readily, than can that which has disappeared. This work requires individual records to be made out to the captains, and the captains in turn report to the mustering officers for their entire companies.

At the same time it will have tobe determined how much each man has drawn on his clothing allowance, and how much is still due him from the government. The difference, where it is in favor of a soldier, will be paid to him in cash. But this work is only a portion of what is to be done before the volunteers can return to their homes.

While the men are in camp they are to undergo a medical examination. Colonel May says the examination will be more rigid than the one to which tl:e men were subjected when they entered the service. As in the first examination, the men will go before the doctors, one at a time, and special inquiry and examination will be made 'as to ills which the men ,aciquired while in southern camps. If a volunteer asserts tbat he has an affliction which the examining surgeons can not discover, the case will be reported to the war department at Washington and a special examining board will take it up. The work of examining the men will be in progress while the business affairs are being brought to a close.

Each volunteer, before he leaves the army, will be required to sign his name to several documents. One of them will be the muster rolls. These rolls will show when the soldier en tered the service, where he served and when discharged. It will be a short history of him, and after the rolls of a regiment are completed they will be sent to Washington, where they will become a record in the war department. The men will also have pay rolls to sign. They will be paid for their time up to and including the day they are mustered out.

Tlie State Itallots.

The state board of election commissioners will begin printing state ballots one week from Wednesday night. The order is for 1,600,000 ballots, 100,000 more than were printed two years ago. The ballot will be 13x15 inches and will contain five tickets—Republican, Democratic, Populist, Prohibition and Socialistic Labor. Under the law all the tickets must be certified to the state board of election commissioners by the night of October 18. Should nominees for appellate court judges be certified the last day, the governor, under the law, will have two days in which to certify the nomination to the several counties. The ballots must be delivered to counties between October 22 and October 28, ifaclusive. Secretary Carter, of the state board, is sending out credentials to county clerks so that these officers may have authority to receive ballots when they call. The state has been divided into distticts, and the clerkB will be invited to come for ballots by districts. The clerks of the counties most remote from the capital will be the first to come in. Three blue pencils, under seal, will be 6ent with the ballots for ea*u precinct.

Flourishing In Missouri.

W. C. Stewart has returned from a visit with his uncles, J. L. and R. W. Stewart at Springfield, Mo. These gentlemen were raised south of Darlington and are well known here. They are now conducting the largest music store in the we6t and have made a great success. They buy all instruments cash in advance aud carry a stock of several hundred pianos and organs besides a large stock of small instruments.

UGLY RUNAWAY.

Mr. and Mrs. White, of Laporte, are Hurt While Out Driving Tuesday Afternoon.

Tuesday afternoon about half past three o'clock there wa6 a lively runaway on east Market street. Mr. and Mrs. White, of LaPorte, are here visiting their daughter, Mrs. Dr. Cissel, and Tuesday afternoon concluded to take a drive. They were on Market street near the Monon tracks when an engine switching frightened their horse, which bsgan to back and plunge, finally running off. The terrified animal had not proceeded far when it collided with a telegraph pole. The horse became freed from the buggy here and ran on dragging Mr. White, who hung to the lines, for about twenty feet. Mr. White finally relaxed his hold and was picked up by those attracted to the place by the accident. Mrs. White had remained in the wrecked buggy and had a vicious gash across her forehead besides suffering a severe nervous shock. Both Mr. and Mrs. White were taken at once to the ho^ne of Dr. Cissel and are resting easily now although Mr. White's injury is of a very serious character. He was badly hurt about one of his hips and his leg is paralyzed. He will doubtless be confined to the house for some time.

ATHENS' ADVERTISERS.

Hundreds of Crawfordsville Visitors in the City.

Terre Haute Express-. Crawfords ville, the Athens of Hoosierdom, is al so to have a street fair. This fact was found out by those who did not know it, yeBterday in a forcible manner. Tbat little city sent down to Terre Haute yeBterday morning a special train, full of people, and with it band, which aided in the confusion of melody on the city's main thorough fare.

It has been some time since any thing has stirred the depths of the classic town on the banks ot Rock River. The people, as a rule, are not in favor of noise and hurrah. But they have at last struck the right thing. Their street fair will be a howling success or it will not be the fault of the pec pie at the head of it.

The people who came down to see this city's carnival told great things of what could be seen in that place next week. The whole town is to be turned upside down, and fun and frolic will reign amidst the confusion of the droning midway pipes and the persistent chorus of the balloon whistles.

There were almost 300 people in the Crawfordsville delegation to f'farmers' day" at the fair. The most of them were men, bat the ladies, for whose good looks the city is noted, were well represented. The train reached this city at 11 o'clock, and the Brazil band was aj, the Union station to meet it. The two bands then led the procession down into the city, and a triumph all round was made of the streets, which were well sown with advertisements of the Crawfordsville street fair. As an example of the good time visitors will have at the Athens, a fat man almost tbe rival of Fred Howe drove about and beamed on all the pretty girls within sight.

The Crawfordsville band is a hummer, and it has a very natty uniform. The selections it rendered were well received, and especially when it bad the kindness to serenade Newspaper Row.

The band of citizens in charge of the Crawfordsville street fair is going to do the right thing. On the trip down to this city yesterday tbe train stopped at Waveland and Bockville, and at each place the parade waB gone through. Thursday the excursion will be made to Bloomington, touching a number of places en route. At least 300 people will be carried on the train.

Terre Haute Tribune. A special train over the Vandalia arrived in this city this morning shortly after 11 o'clock with a delegation of 300 people from Crawfordsville, who came to attend the street fair. The delegation was met at the union depot by a committee of prominent citizens, headed by the Brazil band, and just at noon the two delegations made a parade up Main street. Two youngimen in uniform mounted on white horses beaded the procession which was two blocks long. They were followed by the Crawfordsville band and thoicommittee of local citizens, then came a long line of Crawfordsvillians carrying large banners announcing the date of their big street fair, a squad of soldiers with flags, the Brazil band, and in the extreme rear Cra wfordsville's two fat men, Messrs. Gott and Callahan, in a cart drawn by a mule.

The Terre Haute Gazette also had an extended write-up of the excursion, but had matters sadly mixed. Mace Townsley was down as cashier of the city bank, Major E'oote as mayor and Frank Scott as postmaster.

A Monster Eagle.

Jeff Davis, employed on the farm of K. A. Carr, near Alamo, killed an 'immense American eaple Tuesday morning. It measured seven foot from tip to tip and lived several hours after being mortally wounded.

THE HARRIS MEETING.

A Forceful Argument Is Presented to a Good Crowd at the Court House Monday Evening.

Hon. Addison C. Harris addressed an attentive audience at the court house last Monday—an audience that comfortably filled the room and which was a large one considering the nature of the evening. Mr. Harris' address was unique in character and was wholly devoid of the "whoop 'em up'' qualities too often in evidence at political meetings. It was more in the nature of a lecture than a political speech in the general acceptance of the two terms and no man who sat through the address could pick a llaw in the admirable argument or controvert one of the conclusions. Mr. Harris stated in the beginning that the only issue now before the people was an issue of patriotism. It was not a political campaign as political campaigns have been in this country for the past thirty years. It was now simply a question of patriotism.

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The world is waiting

to see whether the people of this country are going to endorse the administration and set the seal of their approval on the waging of the war with Spain. If a Republican congress is returned then the world will know that the people of the United States sanctioned that war and the peace negotiations will be speedily settled in accordance with the terms laid down by Washington. If a Democratic victory follows the world will naturally conclude that the people of the United States do not approve of the war, that they have condemned the administration, that the victories of Manila and Santiago are discredited, and that the heroes of the war fought in vain. The Spanish commissioners would naturally conclude that since tbepeople of the United StateB had disapproved the war and condemned the administration that conducted it that they are free to contend and quibble indefinitely. Endless complications would arise and with an executive and a congress at loggerheads this country would be in no condition to follow up the magnficent advantage now before her. Mr. Harris ably presented the facts in connection with the newly acquired possessions of this country and proved by figures that not only would the people of the new possessions be benefitted by alliance or annexation but that this country would also reap material benefits and be so placed as to command a mighty position for the future. Mr, Harris' address was able, scholarly, and clean. Qe spoke aB a man to men and the manner in which he presented the caBe could not fail to be productive of good. ______

SWEARINGEN-SNYDER.

A Very l'retty Church Wedding Was Consummated Tuesday Evening at Yountsville.

The M. E. church at Yountsville was crowded laat Tuesday to witness the inftrrtigf of Mr. James G. Swearingen and Miss Myrtle Snyder, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Benton Snyder. The officiating minister was the Rev. Mr. White and the ceremony was a very beautiful and impressive one. The bride was attired in a very becoming costume of white organdie and carried LaFrance roses. Her maid of honor was Miss Maude Luzader, of Crawfordsville, who was also attired in white organdie. The groom was accompanied by his best man, Mr. Charles Mercer, of Greencastle. After the service a reception

waB

given at the home of

the bride's parents and a large number of guests were royally entertained. Both young people are well and favorably know. The bride last year attended the Crawfordsville high school and has many friends here. Quite a large number of Crawfordsville people attended the wedding.

Funeral of Harry Mitchell.

The body of Harry Mitchell, the Company boy who died in the Indianapolis hospital Monday, was brought here on Tuesday, the young man's father accompanying the body home. Company was at the train and acted as escort from the station to the family residence near the Iron Bridge. The funeral occurred Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock and the company attended in a body. The burial was in accordance with military usages.

Harry Mitchell was 20 years of age and was an estimable young man. During his service in the company he deported himself as a true soldier and won the esteem not only of his fellows but of the regimental officers. Colonel Smith Monday spoke of bim as one of the best soldiers in the regiment.

For Vandalism,

For some time past acts of vandalism and considerable petty thieving haB been going on in Walnut township. The Fredericksburg horse thief detective company finally took the matter in hand and on Saturday three boys named Stoner, McLaughlin and Jesse were arrested charged with destroying the melon patch of Gilbert F. Shaw. They confessed before Squire Peterson, at New Ross, and were duly fined. The detectives are inclined to believe that others are implicated and a further investigation will be conducted.