Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 6 January 1899 — Page 9

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THE WONDERFUL SUCCESS OF OUR GREAT 3T ?C 3tT

Dissolution Sale

Prompts us to continue the same prices during the month of January. Oar stock is somewhat broken, but there are lots of good bargains still to be had

Boys' Suits and Overcoats worth 1.50 1.12

Men's good "Working Pants, regular .75 .58

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JAMES H. WATSON DEAD.

The Unci Cmue Sunday Night at. 10 O'clock After a Short anil Piilnfal I linens.

The city saddened last Monday by the announcement that James H. Watson had died Sunday at 10 o'clock p. m. Mr. Watson had been in ill health for a year, but was apparently gaining until last Sunday when he was taken sick and gradually grew worse. He was alllicted with pneumonia and toward the last heart trouble set in. Nothing of a serious character was apprehended until the latter part of the week and not until Sunday was the real condition ofthe patient realized. He became unconscious in the morning and remained so until a few hours before his death when his mind cleared and he talked freely with his relatives and friends, expressing himself as willing to go. The funeral took place at the residence on Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock.

James H. Watsoniwas born in Crawfordsville on November 9,i 1830. His father was William P. Watson, who came here from Ohio the year^of James H. Watson's birth, and opened a dry goods store. He was postmaster from 1842 until after 1850 and then established a tannery here. This was finally converted into a harness factory and continued until 1875, when he died. James Watson did not fancy the tannery and when old enough to take up responsibilities he went in with his uncle, James Watson, in the pora. packing business, which he continued for some fifteen years When a young man he took a great in terest in military affairs and was a leading member of the Montgomery Guards, organized by Lew Wallace When the war broke out he enliBted in 1861 in the 10th Indiana and was commissioned as first lieutenant of Company G, the company of which D. Manson was captain. The regi ment was in a preparation camp for a season and there Mr. Watson acted as drillmaster, his experience with the Montgomery Guards giving him an efficiency for this work that no one elue in the regiment had. When the regiment went into active service Captain Manson was promoted to colonelcy and Mr. Watson became captain of Co. G. He continued in the service until after the battle of Rich Mountain. He then resigned his commission and took a position in a wholesale tobacco house in Louisville. After spending a year there he then spent a season in Terre Haute as a hotel clerk. Leaving this he came to Crawfordsville and took a position &s deputy auditor. In 1870 he was nominated by the Democrats for the office of auditor and was elected. In this campaign he carried Union township, a feat never accomplished before or since by a Democrat. He served two terms as auditor and retired in 1879. He was not long idle, for three weeks after his retirement the carriage manufacturing company of Watson, Coutant & Co. was formed, the business being conducted in the building just opposite the city hall on Green street. This company afterwards became the firm of Watson Pursel and was continued as such until dissolved a few years ago, when Mr. Wat6on went into the manufacture of metalic cresting, in which business he was engaged at the time of his death.

Mr. Watson was prominently identified with all the enterprises which looked toward the building up of the city and county and was loyal to the interests of the community. For many years he was an officer in the fair association and was connected with other interests of a like character. In 1867 he was married to Miss Elizabeth Reynolds, daughter of Horace P. Reynolds, and she survives him No children were born to them but a nepheWi. Austin Long, was raised as a son.

Mr. Watson was a straightforward, honest man, blunt spoken but with a heart as kindly as a child's. His hand was open as the day for melting charity and scores of the poor of Crawfordsville can bear witness of his bounty. He loved his friends and was liberal to those who sought to do him wrong, living always a man with a big heart and a mind that bore no malice. He loved to work and he loved to play and all he did furnished inspiration to those about him. The memory of Jim Watson will long be a very pleasant one to those who knew him, and pleasantest to those who knew him best.

Death of Cleva Houk.

Cleva Houk, the fourteen-year-old daughter of Wilber G. Houk, died suddenly lastThursday night of congestion of the stomach. She was in her usual health Thursday and was not taken sick until a few hours previous to her death.:''

CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, JANUARY G, 189!)-TWELVE PAGES.

COSTLY FIRE.

The Seed llouneof Crabbs A: Reynolds Suffer From li'lunittfl, Smoke and Water.

Saturday night about ten o'clock young Mr. Billraan, who rooms with his brother in the Miller Hats on Market street, blew out his light preparatory to getting in bed. Ue was surprised to notice that the putting out of his light did not bring the expected. d&rkneBS and looking out of the window saw that the seed house of Crabbs & Reynolds just in the rear was in flames. Barefooted he rushed to the engine house and turned in the alarm which brought out the department in short order. The house had taken lire near the gable, presumably from the electric wires and had but just broken through when discovered. The department gave good work and the flame6 wore soon out, not before a large amount of water had necessarily been thrown in the building, however. The place was opened up at once and the baltince of the night was spent in getting the smoke and water out. In the place were stored about $25,000 worth of clover and timothy seed aud a large portion of this suffered from nothing but smoke. A part was wet by the water and this was ruined. On the seed was insurance to the sum of $10,000, placed as follows: German Alliance, $3,000 German Fire of Indiana, $1,500 Magdelburg of Germany, $1,500 Prussian National, $1,500 Ohio Millers' Mutual, $3,500. The loss on the building, about $150, and on the machinery, about $250, was uninsured. The building belonged to the Miller estate and the machinery to Crabbs & Reynolds. The insurance on the seed will possibly cover theilose.

WHAT THEYDDO.

Member* of the Legislature They Follow.

and What

The make-up of the Indiana legislature, so far as the jusualiiavocation of the members is concerned, is given as follows:

The senate will be composed of twenty-four lawyers,Bifive merchants, four farmers, three «manufacturers, three physicians,3 two editors, one bookkeeper, one mechanic, one contractor, one printer, one banker and one teacher. The lower house will be made up of thirty-four.ifarmers, twen-ty-five lawyers, seven (manufacturers, four merchants, four physicians, three teachers, three retired gentlemen, three bankers, two editors, two contractors, two mechanics, one miner, one dentist, one printer, one student, one bookkeeper, one stenographer, one newspaper agent, one plumber and one capitalist.

Dark Horses.

The Indianapolis Sentinel, speaking of the senatorial race, says: "General Wallace has been importuned by his friends strongly during the last few days to allow his name to be used. He sees the bad politics of such action, and has only indicated quite strongly that he is in a receptive attitude. It is conceded that he can control the votes of Senator Leich and Representative Scott as a nest egg if he wishes. A. C. Harris will have one vote whether he wills or not, and it is conceded that were it not for his location he might be a very strong factor. Governor Mount is, as he has always been, in a receptive mood, but will wisely make no efforts to influence the shaping of results. It has been Bug-1 gested severai times of late to Mr. Cumback that be would make a good dark horse and he takes kindly to the idea."

Hall-Doyel.

On New Year's day at the home of Harrison Doyel occurred the marriage of his daughter, Flavia Belle, to Thomas Y. Hall. The home wbb made the more beautiful by tbe decorations of hanging vines of smilax and ferns. A beautiful and impressive ceremony was pronounced by Rev. L. F. Galey in the presence of a number of friends and relatives. The bride, a most pop ular and accomplished youDg lady, was attired in a becoming suit of gray Irish poplin, high neck and long sleeves, and carried a bouquet of bride's roses. Mr. Hall is one of the most talented and progressive young men of the county and has built and fitted up for his bride a neat and beautiful home on his farm near Brown's Valley, where they will at once begin housekeeping. The young people re ceived many useful and valuable presents. R. G. Crist afforded much amusement for the pleasant occasion by rendering some well selected nam bers with the graphophone. An elegant wedding supper was served du ing the evening.

DIVORCE LAW.

Impracticable Legislation Is Offered Hy llie Churches.

A meeting of those interested in securing a revision of the divorce laws of Indiana was last Friday afternoon hold at Indianapolis. The movement was originated by the Friends, but the Methodists, Presbyterians and Christians were represented also at the meeting and promised hearty cooperation. Tho discussion was first in the direction of reducing the number of causes for which a divorce can lie granted. This was not deemed advisable, and tho next proposition was that a law should be enacted forbidding the remarriage of a divorced person unless the divorce had been granted for adultery. This was also rejBCted, and it was agreed that a large per cent of the evil of divorco refcults from those desiring to marry again at once. A bill to forbid marriage of a divorced person within two years after the docree shall have been granted was favored, and a subcommittee consisting of S. E.Nicholson, Rev. T. A. Goodwin and Mrs. Mary Goddard was appointed to draw up such a bill and present it to the legislature.

There was also a suggestion that a bill should be drawn requiring a year to elapse between the filing of a petition for divorce and the hearing of the case, so that the parties might have opportunity to patch up theirdifferences. No action was taken on this suggestion, and, so far as those present last Friday are concerned, but the one bill will be presented.

An Improbable Yarn.

Indianapolis Journal: The most interesting development of the day yesterday was a story which makes it appear that Gen. Lew Wallace thinks the senatorial lightning may strike him. Representative Scott, of Montgomery county, was elected two years ago as a friend of General Wallace, and after his re-election it was his expectation to support General Wallace in the event that the latter should be a candidate. It was reported in the DaniBon yesterday that Mr. Scott had been to see General Wallace and had requested that he be permitted to pledge himself for one of the candidates. The reply of General Wallace iB said to have been to wait a while longer. This gave rise to stories regarding a dark horse and that General Wallace yet has an eye on the^senatorBhip. The friends of tho five avowed candidates are determined that if possible one of them shall be elected, and on that point the opinion is unanimous. Unless something unforeseen at thiB time should occur it is hardly possible that with the sentiment so great in favor of selecting one of the men who has announced himself the capture of the prize by a dark horse will be the final result.

Hicks' January Weather.

The 1st and 2d are reactionary storm days and cloudiness with rain and probable thunder in the south, turning to snow in most sections northward may reasonably be expected. A prompt and sharp rise of barometer and rush of cold from the northwest should be anticipated in the rear of these midwinter storms. A regular vulcan storm period covers the 4th to 8th, central on tbe 6th. The first of these periods as a rule bring bright days and change to falling barometer and warmer in western extremes. By the time those conditions end in rain and snow storms west, warmer with falling barometer will reach central and eastern sections and by the time the areas of rain and snow reach eastern sections, change to cold wave and blizzardouB conditions are prevailing westward. Later the cold and high west winds reach the eastern parte. Storms are predicted for the middle of the month.

Family Keunion.

Mayor Elmore and wife and his sister, Miss Elmore, went to Frankfort last Friday to spend the day with their sister, Mrs. McClure. Captain Elmore, Mrs. McClure and Miss Elmore are the only survivors of a family of sixteen children. Their father was one of the pioneers of the county, settling here in 1823, entering a farm just east of the city, his house being whero the residence of Mrs. W. 11. H. Smith now stands. Captain Elmore still owns a part of the farm and expects to keep it in his name as long as he lives. He was the youngest of the children and was the administrator of his father's estate.

Wants a Divide.

John E. Doherty has brought suit against V. Irwin and others to make a sale of the Doherty place on the corner of Green and Pike streets. He claims that he is a fourth owner in the property and that it cannot be partitioned without impairing its value.

PART SECOND

'FESSED UP.

John Kud* and Willie Smith Acknowledge That Tney Stole II ides From •loe Goldberg.

Last Friday John Eais, the man

charged with stealing hides from Joe Goldberg's place, sent for Marshal Brothers and acknowledged that he and the fifteen-year-old boy who was'»™ arrested with him had really committed the crime and that the man who was alleged to have sold them to him was a myth. He said that they had, stolen the hides Monday night before and had hidden them under the culvert on the Darlington road expecting to visit Goldberg's place the next night1'^ and steal some more. This they afterwards concluded would be unwise so they wont on to Thorntown with what they had on Tuesday night.

Information will bo filled against Eads in the circuit court and he will plead guilty, taking a sentence to the northern prison. It is likely that the boy will be sent to his home in Indi anapolis. He could, of course, be sent to Piaiufield but if he should be

Bent

from here the cost of maintaining him there would be taxed up against Montgomery county and it occurs to every-.'j^Hf one that Montgomery county 1b keep-":^"' ing enough of her own boys there without incurring the expense of a rank outsider.

INCLINED TO BE SORE-

The Township Trustees Adopt Some Very Strong Resolutions.

llie township trustees assembled in Indianapolis entered an indignant and forcible protest against the proposed reform of township business and tbe effort to arouse public sentiment against them and their adniiQistrktions.

After a brief preample in*which they embodied the main objections to the proposition, they adopted the following resolutions:

"Resolved, That we favor the continuance of our present plan of townBhip government. "That we favor all legislation th^tjfe.1 protects the rightB of*]$the people and giveB them a voice in managing our local affairs. S "That we favor Indiana's sory education law. "That we are in favor of all public highways being under tbe supervision of township trustees. "That we favor cleaning all public ditches by contract, supervised by the trustee, ana that the plan of cleaning by allotment be abolished. "That we approve of the stand taken by all persons whojhave declared in favor of the continuance of our present plans of local government, with any needed improvements to protect ail public good—not abolishing" the township trustee's office, but improving it. "That we are in favor of a reduction in the legal rate of all public advertising."

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Death of lioss Williams.

Ross Williams died Sunday after-' noon at his home on east Main Btreet, of catarrhal fever. Mr. Williams had been sick less than a week and his death came as a surprise to his friends. He was 21 years old and had been married only since last April, his wife being Miss Reed, of south of the city, who survives him. Mr. Williams was a young man who had many friends in this city and his death comes aB a shock to them. The funeral occur from the home on east Main street Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock and was conducted by- Rev. E. H. Brumbaugh, of the First Methodist church. The P. O S. of A„ of which Mr. Williams was a member, attended the funeral in a body. The interment was at Oak Hill.

The New Truck Arrives.

The new hook and ladder truck for th6 fire department has arrived and is being duly admired and commented upon at the engine house. It is quite a handsome piece of furniture and adds greatly to the efficiency of the department. It will necessitate the addition of another team of horses at the engine house and hereafter when the bell rings two wagons will go rustling down the street to the joy of all beholders. One dog fight is a joy and two at the same time is a beneficent providence. The same may be said of the rushing of two fire

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only one has rushed before.

where

No Settlement.

The Democratic committee appointed to determine upon the question of a party organ for Montgomery county met lastweek but after two sessions adjourned without having accomplished substantial resutys. It is rumored, however, that there is a solution of the problem ahead and that it is one calcu lated to take the hair off.