Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 5 May 1899 — Page 1

VOL. 52—NO. 18

V.•'*-

Beats the World!

If you want ail up-to-date Planter that will plant grain, a grains or 3 grains, or drill, with foot drop, hand drop and complete check rower, we have

The DAISY. BULL'S BYE and HAWORTH

All well-known and reliable. Prices at the bottom. Come and see them.

The Study of the Human Eye

Has been made the life-time research of many eminent specialists, and we have prof ited by their beat discoveries in the science of fitting'glasses to the failing optics in such a manner as to supply the needs of the organ with perfect vision by applying the proper lenses. No charge for testing the eyes

.JewelerAnd Optician.

Ann -... itinnf Q/l DMA k. J-

900 pieces combinations worth 8c for Be 860 rolls fine white blanks worth 10c for

""I'l /,

M. C. KLIINB.

300 roils gilt papers, worth 12J^c. for 8c 14 combination One Ingrain, worth 15c, for.. .10c 276 rolls fine figured effects, worth 20c to 25c for 15c 290 rolls fine pressed and silk parlor effects. worth 60c to 76c a bolt, for 25c Hot 300 bolts odd ceilings, sides and borders, worth 8c to 26c, for

The Busy Store, jj

Now Is the Opportunity

O O O O O

And just when you need it, too, The right season of the year, the right prices and a right big stock of choice goods. Everything to make your house beautiful.

Wall Paper, Carpets, Rugs, Curtains, Draperies at Special Prices This Week at Graham's Trade Palace.

Wall Paper Dep't. Carpet Dep't. Drapery Dep't.

300 yds. extra super, all wool remnants. worth 66c, for 89c 200 yds. same, longer lenirth. best quality, all wool, for 49c Our regular 65c quality, all wool...55c Best all wool filled Ingrains, worth 60c, for 45c Heaviest half wool ingrains, worth 40c, for 33^ BeBt granite ingrala carpets,worth 85c, for ,25c 40c mattlngB for 80c 35c 26c

Jeord«^oam

19c

18c 12fcc A full line of choice Wiltons, Axmlnisters, Velvets, Moquettes and Brussels, all with borders to match, always in stock.

Remember, it is not how little you pay, but how much and how good you get for what you pay, and the place to get your money's worth is at

Graham's

TRADE PALACE.

WHAT FUNSTON THINKS.

The Kimaa fighter Tells of Existing Conditions In the J'HiHpplnes.

Just at present Col. Funston, of the Kansas regiment at Manila, is dividing honors with Dewey and the papers of this country are ringing with his praiseB. Funston fought, with the Cubans and is a soldier of liberty so his opinion of the Philippine question is interesting. In a letter published in the Topeka Capital he say6: "This is different business from seeing Cubans killed. But how gloriously these countrymen of ours fight When I telL them to charge, which I have three times, the trouble has been not to get them to come on, but to keep from getting run over by them. We are at present occupying the trenches at Caloocan, three miles north of Manila, the extreme left of the cordon of trenches fifteen miles long that protect the land side of Manila. "The insurgents are close in our front, quite well intrenched, and there is some bloody business ahead when we advance. But that will happen long before this reaches you in fact, we are expecting it in a few days. "It would take a great prophet to even guess

couraged

will

give up,

liMiminiiiimiig-

A telegram waB received at Linden Wednesday from the MarBden man facturing company stating that work on the cellulose factory there would be begun within thirty days. The message also

Btated

CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, MAY 5, 189J—TWELYE PAGES.

how long this thing will

last. It may ba

that the leaders,

dis

by their recent severe

defeatB,

or it

may be

that

for years maintain a

they

will

guerilla warfare.

"I am afraid that some people at home will lie awake nights worrying about the ethics of this war, thinking that our enemy is fi'ghting for the right of self-government, etc. The word 'independence,' which these people roll over their tongues so glibly, is to them a word and not much mor6. "It means simply with them license to raise hell, and if they got control they would raise a fine crop of it. It is true that they have a certain nam ber of educated leaders—educated however, about the same way a par rot is. "They are as a rule, an illiterate semi-savage people who are waging war not against tyranny, but against Anglo-Saxon order and decen cy. Their whola conduct during the several months preceding the outbreak was one of insufferable arrogance and egotism. They were swollen up by the fact that our people made too much of them at first. I, for one, hope that Uncle Sam will apply the chastening rod good, hard and plenty and lay it on until they come in to the reserva tion and promise to be good

'iDjuns.''

Joy at Linden.

that a paper mill

might be put in there by the company

3x7 feet, from 12

Window Shades, cents up. Cretons, Denims, Art Ticks, Silkalines and Drapery Silk at the lowes* prices.

Swisses and Nets of all kinds «nd prices. *, 47 styles Nottingham Curtains at 895to

$2.98

22 styles fine Saxony lace goods at $2.98 to f5.98 24 styles of TamDour and Irish

P.)ints at 84c to J6.98 19 styles Renaissance and real lace at from |3'.98 to $12.98

The Busy Store.

ENFORCING THE GAS LAW

The Waste of the Precious Fuel hag I'ractlcully Stopped—Workluga of the New Lair.

State Gas Inspector Leach is making tour of inspection of the gas belt and especially the gas mains. The new law gives him increased power. He can now order a main repaired and the companies do not comply immediately, he can have the work done their cost, and in addition can bring suit against them. Realizing how precious the fuel has become, ^the factory owners have become a sort of detective agency and ara constantly on the lookout for violators of the law, When they find a breaki they report it to Leach and the does the rest. In this manner the fuel is being nursed and the life of the field prolonged. Mr. Leach says that little trouble is being experienced with oil men, the lesson given the Alexandria men having been severe enough to teach them that a wanton waste of gaB would not be tolerated.

Must Be Filed More Than Five Dayti.

Anew law was passed by the last legislature regulating the allowance and payment of claims against icities or townB in the state of Indiana and this law is not fully in effect. Tbe law makes it unlawful for any board of trustees or common council or any member thereof to make any allowance except at regular or special session of said trustees or common council and it shall be unlawful for any clerk to issue a warrant to any person except the same has been ordered and allowed as above stated. It also stipulates that all claims must be filed with the city clerk *vnd sworn to more than five days previous to a meeting of the council. The clerk shall, at the expense of the city, keep a claim docket, Btating the name of claimant, the amount claimed and, in general terms, for what claimed and the date of the filing thereof. Said docket is to be open at all tiuies to inspection of citizens. A fine of not lees than 850 is the penal clause attacked for any violation of its provisions.

Weekly Crop Bulletin.

Warm and very favorable weather cont' tupd, with local rains in xhe central and southwestern portions in the northern portion rain is needed for all growing crops. All vegetation grew rapidly trees are covered with foliage, and the bloom of fruit trees is very heavy,except on peach trees strawberries are in bloom wheat improved much and grew rapidly in the central and southern portions, promising good yield in the southern portion it is jointing in the northern portion the prospect for & good wheat yield is very bad many wheat fields are being sown with oats. Eye, barley, timothy meadows and pasturage are growing well, old clover was badly frozen in the northern portion oats are nearly all sown and are coming up well plowing for corn progressed rapidly and much corn was planted potatoes are most all planted, some are coming up much gardening was done and vegetables are coming up and growing vigorously. Sheep shearing progresses. Live stock is in good condition.

Crawfordsville WIre Company.

The firm of VoriB & Cox are branching out in the wire business. On Monday Mr. Voris waB in Chicago and completed arrangements with the American Steel and Wire Co. for the jobbing of wire and nails. This firm this spring have purchased about 800 tons of wire and have all the time been under the manufacturers' price to the consumer. They are the largest retailers of wire in the state and have worked up a big trade by constant advertising and push. Their wholesale business will be separate from their retail business and known to the trade as The Crawfordsville Wire Co., and will work the trade in Indiana, Illinois and Michigan. Both Voris & Cox are personally acquainted with «the trade formerly sold by the Indiana Wire Fence Co., and there is no reason why they should not sell several thousand tons annually. Part of the factory now owned by the trust will be occupied by them as their warehouse.

lively Runaway.

On Thursday the team hitched to a gravel wagon ran away on Market street and promised to wreck things generally. "Chic" McClain, however, ran out in the street and succeeded in stopping the mad flight of the frenzied plugs not, however, until they had wrecked a buggy belonging to a farmer named Anderson from north of town. The runaways were uninjured.

Death of Mr*. Lou Miller.

Mrs. Lon Miller, of Mew Ross, died Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock. The funeral occurred Thursday.

Martha Frances Cochran.

Martha Frances iCochran was born August 13, 1803, and died May 1, 1899, aged 35 years, nine months and eighteen days. She was the youngest daughter of Samuel M. and Miriam H. Hutton. At an early age she became a member of the Christian church, and throughout her entire life followed closely in the footsteps of her Saviour. On Sept. 7, 18S1, she was united in marriage to Lew W. Cochran. To this union were born two children, Morris Earle and Horace Merle, now aged ten and six years respectively. Frankie was of a genial and loving disposition and always had a kind word and a smile for everyone. She was dearly loved by all who knew her and by her early death the community lost a most excellent member. She bore ber long sickness with courage and Christian fortitude and death found her ready. She leaves a husband, two children, an aged father, three brothers and two sisters, besides innumerable friends to mourn her loss. One of her friends found expression for her universal admiration in the following lines:

Frankie, thou angel, thou seraph divine, Thou art fairer than fairestof flowers Thou wert surely Intended with angols to shine,

And be gifted with angelic powers. Mrs. Cochran's death removes from a sphere of great usefulness one of the brightest Christian characters in Montgomery county. Her life was an inspiration and nowhere was it more beautiful tban in her last long illness In her health she was full of good works and in her infirmity and death she inspired by her example. It was her foudest hope and most cherished desire that those she knew and loved so well here in this life might be with her in the joys of the after-world, and Burely if her example in godliness and grace prevail they will be with her in the great reunion that knows no dis

union.

From W. N. Iraland.

W. N. Ireland, late of this city, writ ing to TiieJour.nai. from St. Peters burg, Fla., says: "We have been in Fiorida now over two years and like it batter every day. We were running about without any use for a coat most of the winter but shivered when we read what you were having to bear up in that frozen land. Each week we see so many deaths recorded from Montgomery county. It seems odd that insurance companies should fly over Florida and drop into Indiana to do business. Since our residence here, over two years now, out of a population of near 1,500 we have had two deaths. One of them an old lady, so old she did not know when she was born. The other one was scared to death at & little skift of snow that fell here one day this winter and left on the next day's train (sun). While the manner of these two people's deaths may be somewhat questionable the number for the time spoken of can be verified. If this does not weary you I may be tempted later to give you some description of our country and people. Respectfully, "W. N. Ibei.and.

Commissioners'Allowances.

The commissioners of Montgomery county have made the following allowances Bince our last report: Sentinel Printing Co $ 41.80 W. H. Morrison 965.00 Baker & Thornton 97.00 B. W. Wilhite, printing 10.00

8.00

Cba«. Scott, 5 q0 lteview, 82.00 The Journal Co., 86,60 324.75 Geo. Oultz, truant oilicer 33,00 8. C. Scott, 40.00 H. T. Schenck, repairs 26.86 Geo. Humble & Bro. Case for sheriff.... 20.00 Qua Hutledge, bulletin board 2.00 J. W. Faust, repairs 5.67 M. T. Scaggs, oil g.60 Houleban & Qulllln, sundries 2.50 W. M. White, stamps, etc 12.85 W. O. Woody, road viewing 6.00 W. W. Halstead, road viewing 8.00 Thomas Bor&ker, salary 73,00 O 0. Dorsey. 85.00 Francis & Gould, repairs 2,95 W. B. Stitt, et al, highways 9.00 Wm. H. Hanna, affidavits 1.6O H. K. Tlnsley & Co 9.85 Journal Co 822.70 Williams Bros., plumbing 28.66 J. M. Keeney, printing 12.00 D. A. uanine, fee bill, Tippecanoe Co... 8.90

Lightning's Work.

lu Hastings, Mich., the International car seal factory

waB

struck with

lightning last ounday night and burned to the ground. Henry H. and Hugh Burns, late of this city, being employed in the business, lost some 8250 worth of tools. The company will rebuild at once.

For West Point.

Ben F. Ristine left Thursday for West Point, N. Y. He will spend a month at the Highland Park training school preparatory for the examination for entrance to the United StateB military academy to which he waB appointed by Congressman Landis.

Money to loan. 0. A. Milmb.

PART FIRST

PERSONAL MENTION.

Short Items Relative to the Uomlngi Going* of, Crawfordsville People andiThslr Friends.

—Smith Swank is in Veedersbuig. —A. H. Brad en is home from Frankfort. —Elmer Faust is over from Indianapolis. —ErnestCunningham is in Broad Ripple. —Miss Cowing, of Lafayette, is visiting friends here. —Silas Wray is preparing to return to Kansas to reside. —W. F. Unlet and wife have returned from Chicago, —A daughter has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Charley Long. —John Wingate will speak at Greentown on Memorial Day.

Mrs. S. S. MoOain has returned from a visit in California. Mrs. E. P. Wasson is recovering from a dangerous illness.

Now men's Buitlngs at reduced prices at Myers & Charni's. Best grade of linoleum, 44J£c a square yard at Myers & Charni's.

W. C. Carr is in Indianapolis where he is serving on the federal jury. —Everybody says Myers & Oharni have tbe handsomest summer stuffs.

Myers & Charni have just received a new supply of mattings, from 10c up Mrs. K. J. Newell went to Kansas City, Kan., Thursday to visit her brother.

Sewing machines 811 and upward at Crawfordsville Carriage & Harness Co., 216 E. Main st. —250 pairs of lace curtains, 3£ yards l°ngi from 89c up. All new designs. Myers & Charni have them.

Russell Lookabill and Fred Grimes attended the Christian Endeavor convention at Darlington Wednesday.

Mrs. T. H. Ristine left on Thursday for a visit with her daughter, Mrs. E. H. Olive, of Cambridge, Mass.

Buggies $20 and upwards, harness 83.90 per set and upwards, at Craw fordsville Carriage & Harness Co., 210 E Main street. —Miss Wray, the Y. M. 0. A. milliner, wants to see every lady in Montgomery county who needs a spring hat or bonnet. She guarantees satisfaction.

We have the greatest bargains in vehicles, harness and sewing machines ever offered in Crawfordsville. We save you the dealer's profit. Grawfohdsvu.le Carriage

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Co., 216 E Main street.

Harness

Can't Break the taw.

The LoganBport fishermen are in a ridiculous predicament. They banded together under a high sounding name for the purpose of resisting the law. The organization contains a large number of citizens who are such skilled fishermen that they can not bear the thought of no fishing in May and June. Their health demands fishing and they actually worked themselves up to the belief that they would be sick unless allowed to fish. So, when the QlQse4 geaspu came 911 last Monday, one of the organization's most skilled anglers was sent out on the banks of the Wabash to fish. It had been arranged with a deputy fish commissioner to be on hand to arrest the fisherman when he yanked in a nice basB or some equally tempting member of the finny tribe. Th« flub's lawyer was also there, "so thai no time would be lpst in getting the legal machinery In motion to tefcl' the law into BhrodB. The plan was a good one and only one thing prevented its working—the fisherman couldn't get a bite. He fished from sun uo to sun down but "nary a nibble." The club was disgusted and after expelling the man from the membership, made another detail, but it was nouse, the fish refused to caught.

Will lie a Shatu Battle.

The sham battle in connection with the state G. A. R. encampment Terre Haute is an assured fact. will take place Tuesday afternoon, May 23. Capt. Allen, of Frankfort will be in charge of the "Spanish" forces, while Capt. Rich, of Indianapo^ lis, will command the American army. The battle will be fought on the race track and will be a reproduction of the charge and fight at El Caney, Santiago.

at It

At Klrkpatrlck.

The Lidies' Aid Society will givo an ice cream festival Saturday night, May 13, on Joshua Saidla's lawn.

Does Coffee Agree With You?

grVin^Alady^rPtesf'^oTwttlme'Y

tem.

The children can drink i? fSoii great benefit. It 1b th« V*8?1*

15 and 25 cents.

WUJe

Grain-0 1 did not like It but aft«r «inf,^a.de one week nothing would induce °.r to coffee." It nourishes and f^2to.?oback

wlt*»

stance of pure grains. Get a Sacka™"'todfav

healthful tabl/beverag^for n/d in r?U8

and

old and

young.