Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 31 March 1899 — Page 1

VOL. 52—NO.

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'he New Deere Riding Plow.

The most complete plow in the world. A boy ten years old can erate it. Come and see our goods and get our prices on anything, person can sell lower for same quality of goods..

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Will take the place of frowns produced by failing and de/ fective eyesight, when the eyes have been tested sclent tifically by us and the proper lenses adjusted to the ailing optic, We test the sight free of charge and fit it with per/ feet glasses that are become ing, as well as efficient, at a reasonable cost.

M. cFklinb.

Where can you find it at Old Prices? Echo Answers at

Graham's Trade Palace.

Anticipating the formation of the Wall Paper Trust and the advance in prices, we bought largely and can show you a Gar Load of Wall Paper stored in bur ware room, all at last year's prices, THE LOWE S O N E O

Not a Dollar's Worth of High-Priced Paper in Our Store.

Don't be deceived by irresponsible dealers or solicitors, but come to W a a a a a Reduced prices on Carpets, Mattings, Linoleums, Lace Curtains and Window Shades at

The Busy Store. rah aril

TRADE PALACE.

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BURIED WITH HER DIAMONDS-

A Peculiar Case of a Woman Whose Glittering Treasure Is Interred With Her Remains.

Tbe regular visit was paid to the local death shops on Thursday, aB they are called in newspaper nomenclature, and after it was ascertained that no one had passed to the great beyond, the functionary who presides over the last sad rites that follow death was led to speaking of his gruesome occupation and asked if he did not know something out of the ordinary to relate. After studying a moment he replied: "Did I ever tell you of a tomb in which is buried a valuable lot of diamonds? Well, I never have told anybody about it and I will not give any nameB, so you need not ask. Some time ago I waa called upon to officiate at the funeral of a well known lady in this city and when I arrived I noticed that on one of the fingers of her left hand was a beautiful diamond ring and in her ears were two very pretty sparklers also. I supposed, of course, that they would be taken off before 6he was interred, and when that time came I asked her husband and father if they did not wiBh to have them removed. To my surprise they answered that they did not. Of course I asked no further questions and did as I was told, and the casket lid was screwed down with the diamonds on the body

The tomb in Oak Hill was walled up with brick and will no doubt remain intact until the trumpet call of the angel Gabriel Bhall resound on the last great day.

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The 158th Indiana.

Co. M,158th Indiana volunteer in fantry, will meet at the small court room Wednesday evening, April 1899, to perfect arrangements to cele brate April 26, the day we enlisted.

OEAWFORDSYILLE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 189!—TWELVE PAGES.

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buried, though, as they were probably worth $200. I buried an old German lady before this incident just men tioned, who had & gold locket of quaint design, set with a beautiful diamond which Bhe had brought from the old country. Her son said that it was hie mother's deBire to have it left around her neck in the tomb and as it was none of my affairs I did as he requested. We frequently bury paople with plain gold rings and once in a while a man expresses a desire to have his watch left on his person, but generally the jewelry is removed and passes on to the next generation. Our is a peculiar business, but then every man to his trade. Don't say anything about what I have told you."

COMMITTEE.

Taken Suddenly Sick.

Mrs. Terry Holmes, while attending lenten services at St. Bernard's church was taken with a severe fainting spell and was unconscious for a time. She was taken to her home and is resting easier.

The Busy Store.

MILLIONS IN SIGHT.

A Crawfordsvllle Man a Prospective Heir to an Australian Millionaire Who 1b His Uncle.

A special to the Chicago Record from Toledo, O., says: "Dr. L. B. Tyson and his two sisters, of Kenton, O., claim to be heirs of the mysterious and ecsentric James tyson, the multimillionaire who has just died in Melbourne, Australia, leaving $4,000,000 to the government and many millions to heirB unknown. Dr. Tyson has engaged attorneys to handlo the case. The dead man came of Baltimore stock."

The dead millionaire is an own uncle of W. N. Tyson, of thia city, and he is feeling pretty good over the prospect of getting to handle some of the dead man's money. He haB been notified that he is an heir by Dr. Tyson, who is a cousin. It is thought that there will be no trouble in getting the money.

MARRIAGE REMOVES DEBT.

The Case of a Former Crawfotdsvllle Han Who Filed Against His Wife's Estate.

Indianapolis News: If a man marries a woman who is indebted to him, the marriage discharges the debt The su preme court so held to-day in affirm ing the case of Willis R. Gosnell against the administrator of his de ceased wife's estate: Gosnell loaned a widow a large sum of money to pay off certain incumbrances on her land, and afterward married her. She died a few months later, and he filed a claim againBt her estate for 81,000. In affirming a judgment disallowing the claim, the supreme court said that the common law rule as to the discharge of all indebtedness of a woman by her marriage to her creditor has not been changed by any statute of this state.

This is the caBe of Willis Gosnell, formerly a laundry man here, against Walter D. Jones, administrator of his wife's estate. Gosnell filed a claim against the eBtate for $4,000 on ac count of money he had paid on her debts at various times. Jones as administrator had allowed $3,300 of the claim but the jury on complaint of the heirs disallowed the claim and the decision- was. sustained by the supreme court.

N ax List Features.

The blank which will be given out next month by assessors will show several new features. Two changes were made necessary by the new law. The first is the provision in the new blanks for giving the number of shares of stock in building, loan or saving associations and their value. Under the law passed by the last legislature a statement of all such Btock must be given. The second -and the greater change in the blanks is a line list of blank spaces in which to insert the value of all notes owing by persons assessed. The old law allowed persons whose property was assessed to "lump" the whole sum of the notes owing by them. By a law passed by the last legislature the taxpayer must not only give the value of the noteB thai he owes, but he must list them he must give, on the blanks that shall be furnished by the township assessors throughout the state, the name of the payee, the date of maturity and the amount of such note. Unless he does this, be is not entitled to any deduction. If he does this, and it is ascertained to be true, he then is entitled to such deduction. This has never before been required from a taxpayer.

The Fifty Dollar Assessments. The report that the Barrett law bad been amended in such a manner that property owners paying less than $50 on an assessment for public improvements, would be required to pay in cash, is unfounded. No change was made in the law in reference to the payment of assessments. People can continue to elect the ten-year plan in paying for improvements and the cost of the improvement is not taken into consideration. The man who has to pay $10 has the same option as the man who is required to pay 81,000. Heretofore the deferred payments have borne 6 per cent interest. The law haB been changed so as to reduce the interest from 0 to 5 per cent. Hereafter all property owners who elect the ten-year plan in paying for improvements will be required to pay only 5 per cent interest. This reduction of 1 per cent in the rate of interest will prove to be quite an item and will benefit people who are unable to pay cash for the improvement

To Fort Wayne.

Superintendent W. B. Walkup, Prof. G. F. Kenaston and Misses Lulu Symmes, Hannah Muhleisen and Mollie Walkup left Thursday to attend the annual meeting of the Noithern Indinna Teachers Association which co nvenea at Ft., Wayne.

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THE PENALTY RAID.

Dan Morris Redeems His Promise By Kissing liev. Jolin N. Patterson,

About 500 people were present Wednesday evening at Music Hall when the curtain weut up on the opening exercises of the debate between the Black Creek and the Booker T. Washington clubs. Several Bplendid vocal selections were rendered by a number of the members of the Washington club, which were heartily applauded. After the selection of A. A. McCain as chairman of the meeting. B. li. Russell made a welcome addresB and the first speaker for the affirmative in the person of the Hon. Dan Morris, of Black Greek, was introduced by the chairman, and the question for debate, "Resolved, that the war of '61 was not justifiable," waB read. Mr. Morris explained that his colleague in the de bate, Walter Fink, was sick and that he would have to sustain the affirmative by himself, which he stated that he thought he was perfectly competent to do, and forthwith launched forth in a hair-raising stream of elo quence which scorched the paint on the fiieB and rolled and reverberated like the thunder of an April storm

He referred frequently in sarcastic terms to Messrs. Patterson and Drake and asked the audienca to observe closely the whites in the eyes of hiB "dusky diamond" opponents. He was followed by the Rev. John N. Patterson on the negative side of the question and the way Patterson went after the bacon of Morris nearly tickled the audience to death. He roared like the wild bull of Bashan and imitated the attitudes of the Black Creek orator, incidentally making several good points for his Bide of the argument. Patterson was preceded by a file of colored soldier boys led by a youDg colored lady carrying the stars and stripes and pu invisible chorus sang "The Union Forever." ThiB was not down on the programme and rather dazed Morris, but he said nothing.

Mr. Morris then Bpoke again and was followed by G. A. Drake, who read a carefully prepared manuscript and wound up with an extemporaneous talk in which he lambasted Morris to a finish, asserting that no one but an unreconstitueid rebel would make the assertions that the man from Black Creek had made. Morris closed the debate with a wandering talk in which he debated the Indian question and stated that the impression left upon the minds of the audience to the effect that he had attended Wabash College was false in every particular and that the only time he was ever in Wabash College was when he had once taken Bome snakes over to the museum.

At the conclusion of MorriB' oratorical ramble the judges were called upon to make their decision. There were seven named but when it came to a show down but six appeared. Judge West was chosen chairman and a vote of the committee was taken, which developed the fact that three «of the judgeB were for and three againBt, making a tie and it was so announced to the audience.

After another vocal selection it was announced that the great kisBing act would now take place, and to the strains of a march rendered by a young colored lady, Morris and Patterson advanced through an archway and waltzed down toward the center of the stage. Here Rev. Patterson showed an inclination to bolt and run but the redoubtable Dan made a jump for him and throwing both arms around his neck imprinted a resounding kiss upon Patterson's peachy cheek, which could have easily been heard as far as the classic banks of Black Creek. The audience went wild and yelled itself hoarse.

After the debate a number of the audience retired to the club room of the Washington society where an enjoyable time was had. Punch was served the guests and there were several speeches from the disputants in the debate and also from their visiting guests. More music was rendered and the evening closed with the song, "God Be With You 'Till We Meet Again," several traveling men present joining lustily in singing the song. It was announced that the next debate between the two clubs would be held on neutral grounds at Yountsville, the question for the evening being: "Re solved, That the use of machinery is a curse to humanity," the Booker T. Washington club affirming.

A Great Convenience.

According to the new law all notaries are compelled to place on each acknowledgement the date when their commissions expire. A rubber stamp for this purpose is a great convenience. THE JOURNAL is prepared to furnish them at 25 cents each.'

Money to loan. 0. A. MILLER.

PART FIRST

HORSE THIEF DETECTIVES.

The Montgomery County Association Holds a Well Attended Session and Appoints a Committee to Prepare for the Grand

Annual.

The Montgomery County Horse Thief Detective Association met in regular semi-annual session in the court room yesterday and eDjoyed a very profitable meeting. There are twenty*six companies in the association and all of them were represented, there being 118 members of tbe different organizations present. The principal topic for discussion was the grand annual whiea meets in this city on tbe second Tuesday in October. The following committee was selected to make arrangements for this meeting: M. B. Waugh, chairman Jas. Swearingen, T. W. Sutton, D. H. Martin, J. N. Harshbarger.

W. A. Stafford, R. A. Lafollette, R. A. Smith, S. W. Fraley, Harrison Breaks, C. P. Mote and David Remley. The by-laws were suspended so that the next meeting of the Montgomery county association could meet on the first Saturday in September to hear A report from the committee. The grand' annual will be attended from companies in the BtateB of Ohio, ininoift and Indiana and much important business will ba transacted and many strangers and delegates will be in attendance,

From Jamestown.

Despatches from Manila giving the names of tboee wounded in tbe eu gagement there

PERSONAL MENTION.

Short Items Relative to tbe Comings and Golngs of Crawfordsvllle People and iThelri Friends.

—L. W. Otto is in Chicago. —John Callahan is in Chicago.' —Mrs. Sallie Ramsey iB in Ladoga. —R. C. Walkup is in the capital city. —Jim Moloney and wife are in cago, --•Charley Doyle is home from a/trip up the Kankakee. —Mrs. Winters is visiting her daughter in Indianapolis. —Misses Hazel and Helen NaBh have returned from Indianapolie. —Garden plowB and tools of all kinds at low prices. WM. THOMAS. —Frank Stover, of Wingate, spent Sunday with A. H. Gerard and family. —Mrs. Wallace Ellis, of Waynetown, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Flora Williams.

Miss Lulu Symmes, of Hammond, Ind., is the guest of her brother, S. D. Symmes. —Wm. Thomas will treat you right on plain or barbed wire and buildars' hardware. —Mies Mary Milford has returned from Lake Erie College to spend the Easter vacation. —Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Olore are spending a week at their old home in Fountain county. —Read the particulars of Thompson & Bland's big sale of horseB in their ad in another column. —The WilliB gallery has reduced the price of prize corbonette cabinets from $3 to $2.25 per dozen. —Next Saturday night will be given an old fiddlers' contest at New Market at Wilson's hall. —Misses Sallie Newton and Emily Thompson are home after a month's sojourn in the Boutb. —Misses Mabel MathewB and Lulu Grayson went to IndianapolisThursday to spend a few days. —Chas. Robinson will occupy the house just vacated by Joe J. Fisher on south Washington street. —Miss Bessie Gerard and Miss Kitty Smith spent Saturday and Sunday at Roachdale with MiBB Pearl Bowen. —8tock bulls and short horn milk cows. No shipped in stuff.

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name of Tom CulbertBon. a member of the Fourth battery. He was wounded in the leg. Culbertson is a Jamestown boy and enlisted some time in the regular army.

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SHERM A. TROUT.

Capt. and MTB. J. B. Pence have returned from a two months' sojourn among the winter resorts of Florida.' —Misses Emma Lalley and Leila McFarland have returned from a visit among friends and relatives in the vicinity of Yountsville.

R. B. Hoff and wife will leave in a couple of weeks' for Denver, Col., where they will make their home for a year in hope of benefiting tb«? health of Mr. Hoff.

GRA1N-0 BRINGS RELIEF

«2o.unrv,er?fl,ly ^Jurious. Have you It is almost like coffee but the effects are Just the opposite. Coffee updigestion, effects the heart and disturbs the whole nervous'svstem. Grain-O tones up the stomach, aids digestion and strengthens the nerves. There is nothing but nourishment In Graln-O. It can't be otherwiie. 15 and 25c. per package.