Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 20 January 1899 — Page 3

Which Half is the Better Half

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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The Cash Grocer.

The Golden Rule.

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....We will place before the Public our Entire Stock oL»

Furniture, Stoves, Queensware, Tinware

And in fact every article in our rooms but the Grocery at a discount of 10 per cent. This sale will last until Febr uai 1st

and must be cash. Here is your chance to buy goods cheap Just think of it, a Cook Stove, No. 8, for $6.30, Rememcer, our profits are not large like other goods sold in town, JZ When we give you a discount of 10 per cent, we give all that there is in it above the cost of getting the goods in the house, Come and see what we are doing, and price,

Barnhill,Hornaday & Pickett

Corner Main and Water Streets.

D. C. BARNHILL,

Funeral Director and Embalmer.

CRAWFORDSVIUtE, IIND.

A.11 grades of goods carried in stock. Calls attended day and night. Office 213 S. Washington St. Residence 415 S. Washington St. John B. Swank, Assistant, Telephones No, 61'81/83

For Saturday—Best Standard Calicos, new colorings. per yard 3%c For Saturday—Best light Calicos, 100 patterns to select from, per yard only 2%c For Saturday—Full yard Unbleached Muslin, good and heavy, 7c quality, ner vard.... 2%c

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,

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Louis.. New York. Boston. Philadelphia.

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Order a sack sent home and if it is not the finest you have ever used, 3Tour money will be cheerfully refunded and you may keep the Flour.

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..A Big Surprise..

Iti Store for Everybody

SATURDAY

We have had great crowds and turned out an abundance of goods this week, but Saturday will cap the climax of this great Invoicing Sale. We have sold goods very cheap for this sale, but Saturday in every department things will be sold still cheaper. So don't forget to visit The Golden Rule

SATURDAY FOR BARGAINS GREATER THAN EVERl

THE GOLDEN RULE.

A TRAGIC DEATH.

Chauncey M. Coutant Fatally Shoots Himself at His Residence on South Green Street.

The people of Crawfordsville were great}? shocked last Monday to learn that Chauncey M. Coutant had killed himself at his residence on south Water street. The particulars of the tragic affair are about as follows: Mr. Coutant had been on the road for several days in the interest of the Dovetail company and reiched home Sunday night suffering with the grip. Monday morning he remained in the house but seemed cheerful, although suffering somewhat. In the afternoon he felt better and along between 4 and o'clock he stated that he would go out for a short walk. He waa absent only a few minutes, but in that time he went to Tinsley's hardware store and purchased a bulldog revolver, number thirty-two, center fire. The store does not curry firearms, but happened to have that one on hand, it having been left there by Mrs. Dob~on to be sold. Mr. Coutant seemed to be in his usual health and spirits and stated to John Tinsley, from whom he bought the revolver, that ho wished to shoot cats with it. Before he left the store Will Tinsley came up and loaded all the chambers of the weapon, Mr.

Coutant having asked for the ammunition. Arrived at home he sat around for awhile with his wife and about 6 o'clock she left the bedroom in which he was sitting to go*, him a cup of coffee. She had been from the room only a few minutes when she heard him call out that he could not see anything. Almost immediately after a shot was heard and the family hastening to the room found Mr. Coutant lying stretched unconscious on the bed, a builet htile in his temple. The neighbors were at once apprised of the tragic occurrence and Doctors Barcus and Ristine summoned. They pronounced Mr. Coutant fatally injured and stated that his death was the question of only a few hours at most. He lingered until fifteen minutes after eight when he died, never having regained consciousness.

The prevailing impression Beeriis to be that Mr. Coutant took his own life purposely while laboring under a temporary insanity brought on by the grip. Such cases have been quite frequent in the last few years and many things point to such a conclusion in this case. Mrs. Coutaut, who is perhaps, better qualified to pass an opinion than any one else, however, firmly believes that her husband's death was accidental. Mr. Coutant had told her only a few days ago that he intended to purchase a revolver to shoot cats, and she thinks that while crossing the room to slip the weapon under his pillow he became dozed and in some way tbe fatal shot was fired accidentally.

Chauncey Mason Coutant was born March 12, 1836, at Rosendale, Ulster county, New York, where his father is still living. On May 30, 1861 he was married to Miss Isabella Groff at Law renceburg. To them were born four children, Mary, Oliver and Helen, who still live, and John Moore, who died some years ago. Mr. Coutant while a boy at Kingston, N. Y., with his uncles had learned the carriage business and he followed it all his life except a short time in which he engaged in the dry goods business at Lawrenceburg 1 or some years he had been connected with the Dovetail company here and was the superintendent of the business at the time of his death. He was energetic and a fine business man and was popular with those who knew him. He was an excellent citizen and was upright and honorable in all his deal ings. He had served as councilman from the third ward and in that capa city was esteemed as unusually ef

The Golden Rule. 1

For Saturday—Full yard wide Bleached Lonsdale, Fruit, Masonry and Blackstone, very good quality, worth 8}£c per yard 4%c Any Cloak in the house 84 98 Children's Cloaks from

ficient. In their terrible bereavement the family has the sympathy of the entire community.

The funeral occurred Wednesday afternoon at half past two o'clock at the residence, Dr. E. H. Brumbaugh, officiating, the interment taking place at the Masonic cemetery. The pall bearers were J. C. Barnhill, Lewi6 Hornaday, Mayor Elmore, P. C. Somerville, O M. Gregg, and C. M. Gregg.

Was Shot.

Bob Vancleave a native ot mis county, was shot the other day near Danville, lil. At the coroner's inquest there Tuesday Wm. Young, an eye fitness of the tragedy, testified that Baird and Vancleave were quarreling over a saw at Mr. Peese's house and the latter offered to take the saw and pay for it to save trouble between the men. Baird offered to go out doors and settle the matter and Vancleave assented. Pecee told them they ought not to go out and that an amicable settlement could be reached in the house Vancleave asked Peese if he owned the road and then the two went outside. When witness looked out of the winow be saw Vancleave out in the road spitting on his hands and then Baird started for him, shooting as he ad'vanced. After the men clinched neither of theui fell down and when they were separated Vancleave said ho had been shot and sank down on one knee before he and Mr. Peese could catch hold of him He quickly died.

A Mighty JJaU Chance.

Under the seductive headline, "A Good Charica," the Attica

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lishes the following: 'A good chance for some bright young man to enter West Point academy will be open between now and une. Congressman Landis has been notified to name a young man from the ninth district who wishes to enter the service and is able to pass the required examination. There will probably be lively tussle for the cadetship."

The bright young man who enters the contest at this late day stands about as much chance as a circus tent in a cyclone. Over a year ago about fifty bright young men caught on to the fact that there was to be a vacancy and made formal application. Congressman Landis has probably made his selection long ago.

Populist Caucus of One.

In the senatorial election Monday Senator Gill, of Montgomery county, who is the only Populist in the senate, read his speech, in which he nominated Alonzo Burkhart, of Tipton county. The speech was a Populistic document from first to last, and all the pleasant things that has been said about Mr. Bevcridge aud Mr. Turpie, Senator Gill repeated for his caudidate. "While I am on the floor," said he,

I might as well Eecond Mr. Bnrkhart's nomination, for there is no one else here to do it. I held a caucus with myself before coming in here and Mr. Burkhart is the unanimous choice of that caucus." Senator Gill made several pleasant references to the Democratic members, and closed with the announcement that the Populist is the only party that is in favor of the free and unlimited coinage of silver and gold at the ratio of sixteen to one. Several times he was applauded in the course of his remarks.

Cigarette Hill."

Senator Gochenour's bill, introduced Monday, makes it unlawful for any person, firm or company to sell, barter or give away any cigarette, cigarette wrapper or any substitute therefore without securing from the board of county commissioners a licanse. No one under twenty-one years is to re caive a license, and any one selling cigarettes or any substitute for them to any person under eighteen years age is to ba liable to prosecution.

The license for the retail trade is to not exceed $25 a year, and for the wholesale trade not more than 850 year. The bill fixes a penalty of not more than 810 for any person under eighteen years to have a cigarette or cigarette paper in his possession.

Letter List.

Following is a list of the letters re maining uncalled for in the postofiice at Crawfordsville for the week ending Jan. 18, 1899. Persons calling for them pleaBe state that they were ad vertised: Caldwell OS Noble Harry Horn Wm Short Lulu Miller Steadman Mrs

Taylor

Badly Hurt.

A Big Four handcar jumped the track Tuesday and Daniel Mahaney, of this city, was badly hurt. Several of his ribs were broken and he suffered internal injuries.

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INTO THE TRUST.

The Plant of the Wire Fence Company Purchased By the American Steel iV Wire Company.

Negotiations for the sale of the plant and business of the Indiana Wire Fence Company to the American Steel «fc Wire Company, of Chicago, have been pending for some time. The deal is now practically consummated, but the cash figure is not given.

At the annual meeting of the stockholders, held last Thursday evening, the directors were authorized to make the sale, and in accordance therewith the executive committee of the board, Messrs. Crawford, Elston and Uregg, met the representative of the American Stoel it Wire Co.,ill. Belmer, Esq of Cincinnati, O., aud as a result of the conference the sale'was made.

The company commenced on Thursday morning to take an inventory, preparatory to transferring the businets to the new control. This will require only a few days and will be completed some time next week iuj all probability.

Our people wore very reluctant to make the sale, for the reason that the business was profitable to the shareholders, and for the farther consideration that to the local business interests the plant was aa important factor, as the company distributed weekly several hundred dollars in pay-roll and otherwise. The removal of the plant would be a great loss to this community.

However, inasmuch as the trust has full control of all of the sources from which they could purchase raw materials, it was foreseen that it would be diilicult to conduct the business in future on a profitable basis, and that, therefore, it would be a wise thing to sell. It is expected that for the present the plant will be operated as heretofore. The local company has a large amount of business on hand and this must be clone somewhere. Even the new owners are not yet determined as to the future of the plant.

S 11. Gregg, souior member of the then well-known hardware firm of S. H. Gregg & Co., believed that the days for timber for fencing were past. He secured two patents on barbed wire, and one on metal fence posts.

A citizens' meeting was held on January 3, 1882, for the purpose of organizing a company to manufacture these patented articles and other goods. David Harter, Esq., was chair man of the meeting and H. H. Ristine, secretary. The result of the meeting was the organization of the Indiana Wire Fence Company. Its first board of directors was composed of the following named gentlemen: C. Crawford, Joseph Milligan, Samuel 11. Gregg,David Harter, I.C. Elston, H. U. Elston, H. H. Ristine, R. E. Bryant. C. M. Crawford was choseu president O. M. Gregg, secretary Wm. M. Mills, treasurer. Mr. Crawford has been president of the corporation throughout its entire existence.

Mr. Mills, the first treasurer of the company was at that time cashier of the Elston bank, and was of great assistance in getting the company well Btarted. He is now president of the First National bank of Marietta, Ohio. O. M. Gregg has been active manager of the company from the beginning.

Like many new enterprises, the company had at first a very hard time, and for along time it looked as if the stockholders would lose their eutire investment. But later more money was invested and a determined effort put forth to make it go, and it was eventually very successful, the business extending from Wisconsin and Michigan to Texas and Louisiana, and the last year's business being the most prosperous of any year the company has over enjojed.

Tbe plant was started in the lean-to of what was then known as the Streiglit planing mill, now owned by George Rumble. The company commenced operations with two barbing machines and a blacksmith's vise. It was a big change from that small beginning to their present-^ splendid plant, located at Crawfordsville Junction. This company hastheonly barb wire plant, and there is only one other nail plant, in this state.'

The present board of directors is as follows: R. E. Bryant, Benj. Orane, C. M. Crawford,«I. C. Elston,^S. H. Gregg, W. P. Herron, II. U.tRistine.

The officers areas]followB: President—C.iM. Crawford. Treasurer and Manager—-O. M. Gregg. Secretary—F. H. Gregg. O. M. Gregg, I'Cwho has been so prominently identified with the success of the factory, hasimade no plans for the future.

Is Discharged.

Elzy Doylo receivedjia message from his brother, Charley,1 Monday evening stating «that he had]received his honorable discharge from} the United States service and Jwould start for home from lluntsville, Ala., at once. Charley enlisted to fight and was one of the boys who wenti^up San Juan Hill. When the« fightingjwas over he wanted out of JthcJ service and by the aid of Congressman Landis he made his point.

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"Can Do My Own Work."

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Cannot 1'ra.fso It Enough."

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THE JANUARY SETTLEMENT.

Tl» Trustoch Will Draw Tlinir Money Monday, .liiiiiutry :t.

The January settlement with the several townships and school corporations has been made and Monday, JaD. 30, the trustees will draw their money. The sums are distributed as follows:

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Besides the above there is a total of S3,300 liquor license distributed among the townships, 8985,82 of congressional fund interest, ©545.59 road tax, 8947 dog tax. There was collected in the several townships on account of the poor fund, $4,540.51, which is placed to their several credits. The total amount each township and school corporation will receive is as follows:

Coal Creek, 85,420.11 Wayne, 82,185.09 Waynetown, £830.89 Ripley, 82,882.18 Brown, 83,759.08 Waveland, 81,207.99 Scott, 82,015.30 Union, 813,305.38 5 Crawfordsville, 813,092.81 Madison, 8'!,018.08 Sugar Creek, 82,510.24 Franklin, 82,020.39 Darlington, 81,252 28 Walnut, 83,311.41 Clark, 82,509.07 Ladoga, 82,448.55. The apportionment for each child of school age is 84.05.

A ItlK Work.

Some idea of the magnitude of the work on the Bischof building can be obtained from the statement of contractors Carr & Wert, who state that by rushing their contract it will be completed by April 1st. After they leave there will remain work to be done which will require a month or six weeks.

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