Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 2 June 1899 — Page 9

VOL. 52—NO. 22

Corner Main and Green Sts.

••••OP

CLOTHING

We have completed arrangements for some needed improvements in our store. In a few days the carpenters, painters 7 and paper hangers will be at work. In order to clear the decks fl| for action and to reduce our stock to the lowest possible amount Pi before beginning work, we have inaugurated a sale of Clothing Pi that should prove a record breaker.

A Few of Our Tempters Follow:

Men's Suits, Regular Yalue $ 5.00, Sale Price 6.00,

7.00, 8.00,

Good Working Pants (union made) best dollar gar-y^ ment on earth. Sale price

Any pair of Knee Pants in our store that sell regularly E at 25c or 35c, for I /j BOYS' WAISTS—Plain, plaited or Fauntleroy style all sizes and colors. Sale price

10.00, 12.00, 15.00,

...Hundreds Of...

BOYS' AND CHILDREN'S SUITS

At Correspondingly Low Figures.

A Complete Base Ball Outfit PREE With Every BOY'S SUIT.

Manufacturing Clothiers.

... OOC

OBAWFORDSYILLE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1895)—TWELVE PAGES.

3.87 4.88 5.89 7-88 ft 9 75 "•75

14c

Crawfordsville, Ind.

Walker Whiteside 1* Chosen to Play tlie Title Hole in Dramatisation of Wallace's Book.

A New York special says: ver since Messrs. Klaw it Erlauger announced that they had Becured General Lew Wallace's permission to dramatize hiB famous novel, 'Ben-Hur,' and that they would present the piece on tbe stage next season, everybody in and out of the theatrical business has been wondering who would be the actor selected to play the title role. "Walker Whiteside is the man. "A contract with Mr Whiteside was signed yesterday. This fact was learned late to night, and when Marc Klaw was questioned he reluctantly admitted that the information was correct. 'We didn't care to make the announcement so

SOOD,'

remarked the

manager. "Mr. Whiteside made his first appear ance here in 1892 at the Union Square theater as Hamlet. About two years ago he again appeared in Shakespearean roles at the Gerald Square theatar. He is still quite young, although he has been on the stage for nearly a decade. During rcoBt of that time he has been starring in Shakespearean roles in the west. For the last three years, however, he has each season produced one romantic play, and consequently he brings considerable experience to his work in 'Ben-Hur.' "Mr. Whiteside, by the way, is an Indianian. He is a son of Judge Thomas C. Whiteside, of the Indiana supreme court, and his native place is Logansport, a city only two hours' ride from Crawfordsville, where General Lew Wallace wrote 'Ben-Hur.'''

Col. Wingate's District.

Indianapolis Sentinel: State Tax Commissioner John C. Wingate talked interestingly of taxation matters at the Denison yesterday, as follows: "In my tax district there are fortynine counties practically all north of the national road. I have held seven district meetings to confer with the assessors and I find these meetings were of inestimable benefit in knocking down inequalities and evening up assessments. The fact is nobody ought to be able to discover a county line by inequality in assessment. There has been an honest, candid effort on the part of all taxing officers to list property equitably this year. I know whereof I Bpeak, as I have held a conference of from two hours to one day with each of the county assessors in my district. Many of the county assessors are now serving their third term and are exceedingly qualified. I believe that through the efficency of county and township assessors much omitted property is being placed on the duplicates this year. 'From my interviews with county assessors I am satisfied that tax collections are better this year than ever, with fewer delinquents. I have noticed also that it has not been uncommon for me to enter a county and be greeted with the announcement that that county had just paid off its la6t debt. Yes, money is much easier and people are paying their taxes better this year than ever before."

Mr. Wingate says that the property is nearly all listed and the work of transferring the lists to the books is in progress.

Pleasing Incident.

B. F. Snyder has returned from the G. A. R. reunion in Terre Haute and feels considerably elated and pleased regarding an experience he had there. He with an old comrade was watching the parade when the carriage containing Gen. Wilder, Col. Thompson and Col Miller stopped directly in front of them. As the 86th Indiana, of which Mr. Snyder was a member, had been in a number of battles with Wilder's brigade, Mr. Snyder concluded that he would like to speak to the general and accordingly walked out to the carriage and addressed him, giving his name and regiment. General Wilder greeted him with the utmost cordiality and declared that next to his own men he esteemed the S6th Indiana because at Chickamauga the 8Gth had come to his relief at a critical stage of the battle and by two timely volleys had saved

Wilder's men from annihilation. Gen. Wilder in reciting the incident was greatly moved and actually shed tears. He talked until the procession started on and as he left he called back, "I shall always remember the gallant boys of the SGth Indiana."

Suit for Dainapres

Mrs. Georgia Funk McBee tias sued the Clover Leaf railroad for 810,000 damages for the death of her husband, Robert F. McBee, who was killed last July on the road. If the allegations made in the complaint can be substantiated the railroad people will surely be stuck for heavy damages.

WILL STAR BEN-HUR. NEW RURAL ROUTES BRANCHING OUT

Three New Carriers Started Out CrawfordHVllle Thursday.

A Washington special

It,

From

Bays:

"The

rural free delivery at Crawfordsville, Ind., was to-day ordered further extended, and three addVMonal carriers will be put on June 1. The service thus includes the towns of Shannondale, Elmdale and Yountsville. The above rural postollices will be practically abolished. Stanley W. Jones, John W. Skidmore and James Rankin will be appointed carriers.

OF INTEREST TO ODD FELLOWS.

The Condition of the Order In Indiana Briefly Summarized.

The following figures submitted by the secretary of the grand lodge I. O. O. F., will be of interest to many readers: There are now 640 subordinate lodgeB in Indiana, with a membership of 48,141. The total receipts amounted to 8221,607.81. The lodges have 8175,238.88 in cash on hand, and the total resources of the order in Indiana amounts to 82,226,243,12. This sum remains after 8305,317.70 in indebtedness is deducted. The orderohas expended over 883,000 in giving relief the past year. The grand treasurer reported that he had on ihand May the sum of 87,709.84.

Rough On Harney.

The people of Waveland do not take kindly to Barney Dailey's damage suit. The Waveland Independent says: "John Spruhan, president of the town board, says the bridge in question has been keptUn good repair and there has been no complaint about it. He says Dailey first Bprung this complaint for damages about itwo years ago, and has Bince written several letters to the board, offering] to compromise for 825. The board has retained attorneys, and promises Mr. Dailey an interesting experience before he gets his hands on that thirtyseven hundred. "Since Dailey'B leg was cut off by a Big Four train Bome years ago he has worked the Btump to good purpose. He first sued the railroad company for 85,000 damages, but was unsuccessful. Then for a number of years he carried a subscription paper around asking assistance to buy an artificial leg, and his pitiful tale and appearance seldom failed to looBen the purse strings of strangers. His many—well, eccentricities of late years havti been overlooked through sympathy for him but if thiB case comes to trial he will find the town board readv with something up its sleeve for him

of P. Decoration Day.

DeBayard lodge No. 39, Knights of Pythias, will observe the decoration day of the order on Sunday, June 4. The programme will be as follows:

Assembly of committees, relatives and friends of deceased brothers, and all who wish to take part in the decoration, at the lodge room at 7:30 a. m., from which place they will proceed to the cemeteries, decorate the graves and return to the lodge room.

General assembly of the entire membership at the lodge room at 10 a. m. to proceed thence to Trinity M. E. church to attend divine services. The pastor of Trinity church has extended an invitation to tbe lodge to attend services beginning at 10:30 a. m. The invitation hae been accepted and it is expected that the entire lodge will attend, going in procession from the lodge room.

The lodge extends an invitation to the relatives of deceased brothers to be present at the decoration ceremonies and to bring such floral offerings as they may wish. It will also provide conveyances for all such relatives as may desire the same. In order to facilitate the work of providing floral tributes and procuring conveyances, relatives of deceased brothers are asked to send their names to Will H. Johnston with request for conveyance, if wanted, also statement of whether or not they will bring flowers. By order COMMITTEE.

S WALTER BAKER & CO.'S

Breakfast Cocoa

WALTER

TRADE-MARK.

PART SECOND

The Dovetail Company Will Hereafter Do Planing AI111 Work on a Biff Scale.

The Dovetail company has begun the erection of an addition to its plant for the purpose of operating planing mill work. The factory is already magnificently equipped for this work but will put in additional machinery and make some extensive preparations for the new branch of the industry. When ready for work the company will have one of the best planing mill plants in the west and can do any character of work brought to it. The splendid facilities for dong the work will enable them to give very reasonable prices and all in all the improvement will result in much work being done in Crawfordsville that is now done elsewhere. John Duckworth will be the superintendent of the planing mill and Thos. Sering the foreman of the machine shops.

I^ast Week to Pay Dog Tax.

The time allowed for the payment of taxes on dogs will expire June 5, and all owners of dogs who- have failed to pay up will make the necessary deposit with the authorities or have trouble on their hands Prosecutor Reeves states that he intends to take the matter up without delay and will enforce the law to the letter. The costs in a case if the dog owner waits until he is made the defendant in a suit will amount to more than 89 and it will be much cheaper to pay the tax at once. Many have forgotten the exact date of expiration of the time in which to pay the tax. Last year quit© a number of fellows in Crawfordsville and Montgomery county neglected paying their dog tax and they sorrowfully remember the consequences. There promises to be only a small delinquency this season.

A Xiittlo Boy's Savings,

Some time ago Mrs. Lois Peirce Hughes, of Indianapolis, while going over some old papers came across an old bank book which had been the property of her brother, Frank, who died in 1880 wihle a mere child. The credits amounted to something over eight dollars and had been made shortly before his death. There were no withdrawals recorded

when

Mrs. Hughes came to Crawfordsville 6he inquired at the First National bank and found that the money was still there to the credit of Frank Peirce, having been there all theBe years, Frank, who will be remembered' as a peculiarly bright and manly little fellow, had earned the money himself and was saving it for a fund with which to "set himself up in business."

Connty Normal.

Under the management of S. S. Phillips and Prof. A. A. Taylor a normal school will be conducted at Wabash College from July 3 to August 11. The common branches, high school subjects, a ad teachers'reading circle work will be taught. Prof. Kenaston, of the city schoolB, and others will assist. Tuition, 85 for the term. Board and rooms reasonable. Attend and get acquainted with our recently adopted arithmetics and geographies. For further particulars address S. S. Phillips or A. A. Taylor, Crawfordsville, Ind.

A Heavy Mail.

The talk of rural free delivery destroying a lot of flourishing little offices is manifestly all bosh. To show what some of these flourishing little offices do we have but to sight an instance. The JOURNAL man happened in the post office last Saturday when the Elmdale sack was opened. It contained a single letter. The carrier had made his trip to Crawfordsville for the sake of that alone.

Death of Mrs. Sarab Edingileld.

Mrs. Sarah Edingfield, aged eightyfive years, died Sunday noon at her home two miles west of New ROBS. The funeral took place on Monday from the family residence, interment at Union cemetery. Mrs. Edingfield waB a most excellent Christian woman and her life was a useful as well as a long one.

Costs 1 .is than One Cent a cup.'

Be sure that the Package bears our Trade-Mark.

A Perfect Food. Pure, Nutritioiis, Delicious.

BAKER & CO.

Established 1780.

DORCHESTER, MASS.

A A A A A A A

Limited.

T'f't'f

1A1A1 AlAH iM