Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 8 December 1899 — Page 4

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8. 1899.

QOBMAN

is atf&in playiDp the game

of making the pretenBe of organizing1 an anti-Bryan movement, in Maryland and then after the nomination, supporting Bryan and silver.

ACCORDING to the official figures ttfere are 13,153,874 bank depositors in the country to-day, an increase of 100 per cent within the past decade,which does not go to prove that the maeses are growing noorer.

THE general business of the country continues of enormous volume. The November clearing bouse payments were about 35 per cent greater than those of November of last year, and nearly 50 per cent greater than in November 1892.

WHAT has oeeome of the newspaper military experts who not more than a month and a half ago had the American army penned up within about ten miles of Manila and the insurgents governing and administering the remainder of the island?

IT has been recently stated that Mr. Bryan will devote a part of the winter to making himself popular in Now York and New England, and he will also give attention to general legislation at Washington. Thus Democratic -leadersin congress who are a trifle uncertain of their positions on leading ^questions can appeal to Mr. Bryan and get Bet right on any Bubject.

"THE time has passed for the people of the United States to discusB the question of what is to be done with the Philippines," writes General Wheeler from Luzoa. "The evil features of these islands have been greatly exaggerated to our people. Under a good government this country would be one of the greatest wealth and our connection with it would be of great benefit to the United States."

SOME of the ablest of the antis seem to be hedging since Mrs. Aguinaldo's petticoats were captured by General Otis. Senator Hoar has stood squarely on the Massachusetts Republican platform and ex-Senator Edmunds now admitB that when the senate ratified the peace treaty the United States ^thereby took over the sovereignty of jSpain and became responsible for the 'security of life and property in the lialands, and also that it is the right land duty of congress to determine what Bort of government shall be given the Filipinos.

No man can conscientiously read the message of President McKinley to congress and find anything therein that does not beBpeak the patriotic leader of a great people exercising a God-given talent toward the uplifting of his nation. The same mild firmnesB, which characterized his every utterance on the eve of the Spanish war, is noticeable in the historic document that went to congress on Tuesday, and not a suggestion is made that is not in keeping,, yith the admirably sustained character of the Christian gentleman and profound statesman who is President cHfAhete United States.

NEW ROSS-

Charley Vancannon has returned from Brazil. Miss Hattie McVey went to Indianapolis Saturday evening.

Miss Thompson spent Thanksgiving at her home in Indianapolis. James Dayton and wife went to Indianapolis Saturday evening.

Mrs. Strand,who has been visiting at Covington, has returned home. W. H. Coddington has succeeded Thomas Hayter at the elevator.

C. A. Minnich iB on a visit to his boyhood home at New CaBtle, Va. ROT. L. E. Murray preached at the Ohristian church Sunday morning.

Miss Katie Haney left for the Bunny Bouth Monday. She went to Florida. Charley Clark, who haB been working at Coif as, visited his father last Sunday.

Golliday & Graves shipped four car load of hogs to I ndianapolia Monday and Tuesday.

George McVey has moved the building opposite Kivit's grocery to his lot on West street.

Bev. L. E. Murray will begin a series of meetings at the Christian church next Monday evening at 7 o'clock.

Nineteen members of the local Re bekahs went to Jamestown Wednesday evening to participate in degree work. If your sheep don't thrive to Buit you,

And the world seems upside down, Don't wast your time in fretting, But drive away that frown And go buy a Tunis Ram of Rountree

AT THE COURT HOUSE.

Lee Motter and Eva A. Patton. Eugene Cook and Alice Mahoy. Frank Ivincaid and Susan McClure. Joseph W. Cox and Clara M. Moore. Hardy Soager and Mary Sina Booe. Harry A. Ward and Mabel D. Hall.

J. Utterback and Clara N. Harlow. John H. Morris and Orinda J. Chambers

Linton H. Hughes and Genevieve V. Rush. James W. Royer and Lillie May Biddle.

Wm H. Patterson and Elizabeth Grunheit. l'robate Court.

George W. Harsh barger and Salome Davidson have been appointed guardians of the heirs of Mary M. Harehbarger.

CIRCUIT COURT.

Samuel E. and Lennie Campbell vs. S. E. Ballard. Title quieted for plaintiffs.

Frank Thewlis vs. Margaret Thewlis. Divorce. Defendant files cross complaint.

State vs. Oifford Eidge. For selling intoxicating liquor to minor. Defendant fined 820 and costs.

Charles Hutchinson vs. 0. A. Oeutry. On mechanics lien. Dismissed. Emma IS Davis, vs. Charles E Davis. Divorce. Court enjoins defendant from selling, conveying, encumbering, or in any way disposing of his real estate or personal property until the final determination of the cause.

New Suits.

George B. Grubbs vs. J. J. Dartar and F. W. Coats. Complaint. C. W. Anable vs. Monon R. R. Co. For possession,

Ira Snyder and James Quillen vs. Monon R. R. Oo. Complaint.

Chicago IVJarlcctH.

Furnished by J. D. Eowe, commission merchant, over direct and private wire. Rooms,

3

and

4,

Ramsey Block,

opposite city hall. Wheat—Opening High Low Close Dec .6678 66% 65% C(i May -69k' 7UH 6954

Corn-

Dec -2OTfi 30*,

Fork—

699£

-.29% 30J4a

Mttj 32%to^ 82% 32%b Oatspec —22-i 22%-M 22'4 22%-y1 May 237a 24 4 237s 244

.Tan' 9.60 ••9.65-67 9.55-57 9

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May 9.77 9.«7 9.75-77 9.80 LardJan 6.27 5.27 5.25 5 25 May 6.46 5.47 5.45

Bibs-

5.45

Jan 6.10 5.12 5.10 15 12 May 6.25 5.27 5.25 5.27 Car lots—Wheat 138, Corn 206, oats 147.

Estimates for to-morrow—Wheat 105. corn 330. oats 160, hogs 34,000. Oars—Minneapolis 341, Duluth, 158.

Tloirs—Receipts 44.000. Market opens 10 lower closes 10 lower. Mixed S3.85@?4.07

Light C.30® 4.05 Heavy 3.85® 4.05 ltough 3.70® 3.80 Cattle, 9,000 sheep, 14,000. Liverpool—Opened lower closed lower. luts-69«@J4 calls 70!6.

.Local Markets.

Crawfordsvllle dealers were paying the folowing prices for produce yesterday: Wheat per bushel, 83&65 Corn, 68 pounds, new __ 25@28

Clover Seed 3.7504.00 bu^:::..v~.:~:™"Z::: 40?2H

Cocks Side Meat

Ys

Hens Old Turkey toms ""1" 6 Yuaug Liar key turns 6 Turkey hens You^g turkey hens 1 ,7 Ducks Geese .'.

BL(

7

Lard per '.pound --F6H

WAVELAND.

There will be a wedding in town in a few days. Will Butcher returned from Tuscola, 111., Thursday.

Will Smythe and wife returned to Terre Haute Monday. Harry Durham and Ral Lampson returned to Jessup Tuesday.

Harry Rice and family are visiting his father and brother this week. Sam Carpenter was in Cincinnati the first of the week buying holiday goods.

Rhodes and .iamtfy of Terre

Haute, visited.Ed ..Rhodes fcnd family over ^p^ay. ^.U We are billed to 'have"

Ja

show, all

next week a variety company to furnish the attraction. Miss Henderson, who has been trimming for C. W. Spencer, returned to her home in Middletown, O., Tuesday.

Mrs Emery Cuppy.who haB been visiting her daughter Mrs. Bert Kritz, returned to her home in Indianapolis Tuesday.

Mr. Davis, the gentleman who was defeated in getting a saloon here, will start a billiard and pool room in Russellville.

Miss Clara Rusk came over from Indianapolis and spent Sunday with home folks. She is attending kindergarden school.

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SHILOH.

John Chadwick will move back on his farm in March. There will be an oyster supper at Shiloh school house this evening.

The oyster supper given by the band boys at Mace was a grand success. Miss Delia Clark and Delia Grimes, of Thorntown, visited John Pennock'B Sunday.

Asbury Linn was awarded first prize offered by the Mace band for the best cake walk. Roy Morris took second.

The Mace brass band will give a concert at Shiloh school house to-night in connection with the oyster supper. Everybody come.

Robins are more numerous here at present than ever known before, and they can be seen at almost any hour of the night. This is .looked upon by Bome people as the sign of pleasant winter.

LETTER FROM IMUS.

H. Hr Mitchell Thinks the War lu the Philippines lb About Over.

IMUS, P. I., Nov. 4, 1899.—DEAK FATHER—I received your letter yesterday and was glad to hear that you were well at home. At this writing I am in the best of health. The rainy season is about over and it does not rain very much now, and as the rain ceases the weather grows warmer. Since I last wrote you Lawton, on the north line, has had the Filipinos on the run day and night. He never lets them rest for a moment. Our regiment, the 4th, and the 13 and 14th, under Grant, have been all over this end of the island. You may expect this to end soon, as Lawton captured their base of supplies* and powder factory and reloading outfit, and he is so close on their track that they have no time to move anything. I think the war is about ended, as the latest reports from Lawton and McArthur are that they have Aggie and his army» surrounded, or nearly so. You ought to hear the sentiments expressed by the soldiers in regard to Bryan and thoBe fellows. If we were allowed to vote he would get few votes in the Sth army corps. I am glad of one thing, none of our fellows do any senseless kicking. I hope that the volunteers will do the garrison duty and we be allowed to rest. I think we deserve it as we have done the fighting and bard duty, so I think we should be given a good rest. We have been in the field for over eight mouths, and that is about as long as troops can stand it in a country like this, but still if we have to do it you will not hear any grumbling when we get back to the states. I don't thiuk anyone can say we failed to do our duty. I am glad to hear that so many of the boys enlisted. It shows that they are not afraid to fight for their country, the grandest country on earth. I don't think they will ever regret the stop they have taken, and when we come home all we care for iB the good will and respect of the people. We are not heroes nor do we care to be lauded as such. We have done nothing more than our duty as soldiers—a duty we owe to our country and flag. I see the crops are good all over the states? Did Mark Hannado that? You will be having real cold weather by the time this reaches you, while we will be roasting here. Give my regards to all my friends. I remain your son,

B. H. MITCHELL, Co. M, 4th U. S. Inf.

LONGSTREET.

Mrs. W. C, Miller has been sick with fever. Miss Hallie Eskew has been on the sick li^t.

Born, to G. A. Jackson and wife, last Tuesday, a girl. Miss Mayme Eskew went to Will Miller's last Monday to stay a few days.

Mrs. Wyatt Eskew Bpent last week with relatives at Roachdale and Ladoga.

MisB Lynn LaFollette, of Lebanon, has been among relatives and friends about two weeks.

The friends of Chester Cory /are grieved to hear of hiB very serious, illness of pneumonia.

Protracted meeting haB been in progress at Center Grove church for several days and nights.

Mr. and Mrs. Luther Booher gave a turkey dinner to a number of their relatives Thanksgiving day.

Diphtheria iB two miles east of Shannondale among Aaron Hands' children. They are reported much better.

Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Smalley, of Blkhart, ares visiting Luther Booher, E. M. Smalley and other relatives here.

Mies Isabel Bowen, of the Terre Haute normal school, spent the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Luther Booher.

School was closed at the Cory school house, between Dover and Shannondale, last week on account of diphtheria.

Mrs. John Hill is critically ill with throat trouble. A throat specialist from Indianapolis was called there Thursday.

Mrs. Emma LaFollette writeB that she is much pleased with her temporary home in the south. She says the roBeB are blooming and it is warm and pleasant. She finds she can breathe much more easily there than here.

MisseB Jennie and Lyda Mount entertained a number of friends Thanksgiving night in their usual pleasant way. The guests were: Messrs. Link Beasley, Chas. Hall, Glenn Miller, Clarence Burroughs, and Fred Martin, and Misses Dora Martin, Nellie Burroughs and Bertha Jewell.

Women Goldsmiths.

An Interesting commission has been given by the Preach government to a lady art worker in gold for a necklace designed as a gift to the Empress of Russia. It consists of twelve medallions in gold, each bearing the portrait of a French woman celebrated in political, literary or social history. The series begins with the first Christian Queen of France and ends prior to the great revolution. The art work of the goldsmith was declared at the recent woman's congress in London to be peculiarly suitable for women.

Straw Horseshoes.

In Japan most of the horses are shod with straw. Even the clumsiest of cart horses wear straw shoes, which, in their cases, are tied around the ankle with straw rope, and are made of the ordinary rice straw, braided so as to form a sole for the foot about half an inch thick.

BURNED AT STAKE

Negro Murderer and Ravisher

Pays the Penalty of His Crime.

THOUSANDS OF CITIZENS

Of Maysville, Ky., Witness the Terrible Tortures of the Victim of the Mob's Venjieaiice, Even Children

Heap Fuel on the Flames—lielic Fiends Currv Off Teeth and Bones.

Maysville, Ky., Deo. 7. Richard Ooleman (colored) confessed murderer of Mrs. James Lashbrook, wife of his employer, expiated his crime yesterday at the hands of a mob, consisting of thousands of citizens, by being burned at the stake after suffering torture and fright beyond description.

The dreadful spectacle occurred on the peaceful cricket grounds on the outskirts of this, one of the oldest and among the proudest cities oi! Kentucky. The barbarities inflicted upon this young negro by citizens of one of the most highly civilized cities of the state are almost beyond belief and can only be accounted lo.' by the intense horror created by long consideration of the atrocious crime of which full confession had been made by Coleman. Just two months ago Richard Coleman, the trusted employe of Farmer James Lashbrook, in a moment of depravity and savagery, not equalled in the annals of crime, murdered the woman who had been his benefactor.

Without any show of n.arm or remorse for his crime, the negro calmiv washed the blood from his hands and clothing and wont to where Mr. Lashbrook was at work in the field and told him that he had better come to the house, as some one had killed his wife. Mr. Lashbrook did not take the matter seriously until Colemau insisted that his wife as dead.

It was not until after the officers arrived tliat .suspicion was directed against Coleman. That night, at Maysville, a partial confession was obtained, and, knowing the result- it it became known, the officers quietly removed him to Covingtou, Ky. He was indicted for the murder.

Confessed His Crime.

Shortly after his incarc eration at Covington, he made a complete and horrible confessiou of his crime to the jailor. The atory of his revolting crime, including worse than murder. This confession roused a feeling of indignation against the prisoner among tho relatives and friends oi the victim, which made it morally certain that the officers of the law would be powerless to prevenL a summary vengeance at the first opportunity. Stiil the authorities at Maysville did not act upon that basis. There was no call upon the governor for troops to protect the prisoner. The prisoner was brought here for trial yesterday by order of Judge Harbeson. •The place of execution had been selected weeks ago, in accordance with all the other arranged details of the programme mapped out by the leaders of the mob. The prisoner was dragged to the sappling and strapped against the tree, facing the husband of his victim. Large quantities of dry brush and larger bits of wood were piled around him while he was praying for speedy death.

James Lashbrook, the husband of the •iotim, applied the first match to tlii brushwood. A brother of the victim struck the second match. Some one with a knife was vainly slashing at the prisoner's chest. The purpose seemed to be to give the wretch the greatest possible amount and duration of torture.

Mis Tortures Begin.

As the flames arose, his horrors increased. He made vain efforts to withdraw his limbs from the encroaching fire his eyes rolled in a frenzy of suffer ing. The ropes, securing him to tintree, were burned and his body flnaiU fell forward on the burning pile. Eve then the vengeful purpose of the crowu led them to use railB and lonu poles 1 push his body back into the fluine.v During the process, wliil his voic. could be heard, he begged to.- a drinl of water, his tongue protruded and hi* eyeballs fairly started from his' head At tho end of three hours the body \va practioally cremated.

The coroner held an inquest

011

the

charred remains of Richard Coleman and rendered the simple verdic "Death at the hands of a 11100." lie.u hunters took away teeth, bones A and every fragment of the body taa, they couid lay hands upon. All yesterday afternoon children, some not more than 0 years old, kept up tne lires ou the blackened body by turowmg 01: grass, kindling wood, brusn, bits of boards and everything combustible that they could gather. This they kept up till dark. It is related that Coleman before committing his crime threw peppsr into his victim's eyes from a puppet box. One of the mob used that same pepper box yesterday to throw pepper into Coleman's eyes as soon as he was lashed to the stake. To make sure of a good job he held open one eye ltd after the other and peppered thom successively, then drew the eyelids down. In this city the aotion of the mob is universally aoofoved. even e:uhiw is 1--aily by women, wlio t&IuX tnat aereatter they will be safer in consequence.

POPE ILL,

la Suffering From a Sudden Cold. Ordered to Keep His lied. Rome, Dec. 7.—The

Pope is suffering

from a bad cold and experiences some difficulty in breathing, Dr. Lapponi, his physician has ordered him to keep his bed, and the usual audiences have been suspended.

Tho condition of his holiness is not regarded as alarming.

WE HAVE WHAT YOU WANT

IN

Hats

Suitings, Overcoatings, Gents' Furnishings.

It is easy to be Correctly dressed, at the Right kind of prices, At our store.

Gilbert & Gregg,

Merchant Tailors and Haberdashers.

DR. H. E. GREENE, Practice]Mmited to Diseases of the^b»

Eye,Ear, Nose and Throat

OFFICE HOURS— 9 to 12 a. m, 9 to 4 p. m.

Joel Block, Crawfordaville Indiana.

F. B. GONZALES, DENTIST

Office—1311'2 East Main Street.

Over liost's Jewelry Store.

Tclenlione j'o. 290.

LAPLAND.

Aunt Betsey Hicks is on the eick list. Bertram Connelly Bpent Sunday with relatives in Parke county.

Miss Blanche Hester spent Wednesday night with Miss Jessie Davis. Lew Day and family visited relatives near Whitesville Saturday night.

Miss Josie Davis spent the latter part of last week with friends in Ladoga.

Wm. Johnson's sale last Friday was well attended and stock sold reasonably enough.

Stella Hester returned Wednesday from a few weeks' visit with relatives in Roachdale.

Pearl James and Straughan Davis visited friends near Crawfordsville on Thanksgiving.

Karl and Iva James spent Thanksgiving with their brother, Claude James, in Anderson.

Mra. Mary Hicks returned Friday after a few days' visit with her daughter, Mrs. Alice Nay, of Lebanon.

Sarah Vancleave visited the school Monday evening and spent Monday night and .Tuesday with &IrB. Laura Mason.

John Smith and wife and Stephen Johnson and wife, of New Market, ate turkey at Theodore Johnson's last Thursday.

News from Wallace Smith, who recently went to South Dakota,

Btates

that he is going to business college at Aberdeen and progressing nicely. Much excitement was caused at the school Monday evening by the room becoming full of Bmoke. Investigation showed that the bottom of the Btove was broken and the coals had dropped through, burning a big hole in the floor.

The kind relatives and friends of Mrs. Lou Surface called in last Tuesday morning and killed her hogs. In the evening they cut wood for her and brought in sever*! wagon loads and to show how Bhe appreciated the kindness she gave the young folks a social and taffy pulling Tuesday night. Those present were: Misser Clara Peters. Mary Bell, Alice Dickereon, .Tosie Davis, Anna Douglas, Lizzie Lane, JesBie Davis, and Lizzie McClain, Messrs. Frank, Voris, and Ollie Service, Harry Smith, Will and John Dickerson, Elmer ThomaB, Lewis Watkins, Arthur and Alfred Gott, Charley and Fred Martin.

JAMESTOWN.

0. F. Martin was in Indianapolis laBt Monday. J. L. Piersol was in Indianapolis last Tuesday.

Mrs Howelwell was in Indianapolis last Tuesday. Tom McCormick spent Thanksgiving in Indianapolis.

C. B. Orear, of Lebanon, was home for. Thanksgiving. Mis^ Gertrude Proctor was ih Thornto#n'Thanksgiving. .'JuBtusllerbaugh is making some improvements to his flour mill.

Mrs. Reeves and daughter Ada were visiting in JameBtown last week. Dr. Gobin will dedicate the new M. E. church at North Salem next Sunday.

Rev. W. T. Brooks preached the Thanksgiving sermon at the Christian church.

The old maid'i convention will be repeated next Saturday night at the school house.

Horace Martin and family, of Indianapolis, visited his father and brother Thanksgiving.

Miss Ada Jaques left last week for Danville, 111., where she will make her home this winter.

J. S. Patterson was in IndianapoliB last Thursday buying the new glasB for the M. E. church.

Elias Darnell and family, of Lebanon, were visiting at T. B. WilliamBon's last Saturday and Sunday.

Mrs. Philip Feathers has returned home after three weeks' visit with her daughter in Nevada. Her daughter has been very sick with typhoid fever, but is improving.

The "old maid's convention" at the school hall last Wednesday evening was a success in every particular. The hall was crowded to its fullest capacity. The proceeds amounted to 851 80, all for the benefit of the new M. E. church.

Landls Will Investigate Roberts. Speaker Henderson has appointed Congressman Landis second on the committee to investigate the case of would-be Congressman Roberts.

Alf LookabUl. C. V. Hodgkln

Alf Lookabill & Co.,-

Real Estate and Loans.

Office—Over Warner's Clotbinjj Store Crawfordsville, Iiul.

114 acres 2 miles southwest of city 011 the terre Hautu roau. A good large two story nouse, cellar, cistern, good well, two large Darns, all otheruecessary outbuildings, plenty of fruit, nice shade trees, all level land,

Bcudspil, one of the most desirable lo.This farm Is known as the old lalbot homestead,and is envied by everyone who sees It. It now belongs to a

T0R have resolved to sell it. The farm is well worth $125 per acre ana can be bought for less than 1100.

Call

at tills office and get further particulars. 2 vacant lots on west Market street. Both can bo bought for «800 if taken soon. 6H!£ acresgooa land near Russellville, reaI°ni00 buildings, good orchard. Price

Farm of 208H acres ?X mile southeast of Mncast .Putnam county, 95 acres In cultivation. balance iu pasture, 40 acres good bottom land, good house, 2 rood burns, tenant house of 3 rooms, plenty of fruit. Price $40 per acre. 46Mi acres 5 miles south on Greencastle road just at the railroad station of North. $3 20u' improvements, tine level farm.

I1 louring mill at Yountsville, roller process, water 01 steam power, slate rocf, 6V£ acres of land with the mill property, a small residence, 8 stands of rollers and a burr for Bought ?or^.80a

h,J :l1jove

J00

Property can be

!,cres

about 2 miles southwest

of Crawfordsvllle on Yountsville read, all in cultivaUoii, wci fenced, the very best of soil, tine location, wot-th $100 an acre, but can be bought nuw for £60 if taken soon. 51 asres IJs miles southwest of city on 1 ountsviile load, nearly all in cultivation, line soil, nice location. Price $2,900. 40.acre farm 4 miles east of Ladoga, 34 acres iu cultivation, good building, well and cistern water, plenty0/ fruit. IVice $i,U50. 40 acres 4J.4 miles from Crawfordsvllle, 2 nouses, 2 gi od wells, new barn, sheds, cribs, and good soil, no waste land, close 10 church

rHral muil

delivery. Price

fcu,UUU. Farm 144 uore.s 3 miles south of Plum street' depot. 125 acres iu cultivation, younif orchard, good modern house of 0 rooms, good oarn and other outbuildings* nice sugar orchard, cistern and well water, wind pump, water piped in house, on g«od gravel road*, rural mail delivery. Can be bought cheap.

The People's Exchange.

WAi

1KD—Kvery body brin^r i.lieir worn out knives, forks and spoons to 605 S wainut Bireet and have them replated. Good work and low prices. W12-1 P. BALLARD.

\*7E have a large lot of pork and lard bar7

r6lJ?J0r s?le

at low

Price Albright's

Bakery, 201 fe. Washington street. ll-30tf.

FOtt

SALE—Bay mare 0 years old, good worker, single or double, on the new gravel road between Garfield and Darlington at the Griuies place. wl2-l

FOH

SALE—A set of asbestos-lined irons, made under the latest and best patents, unly slightly used. ^Inquire at 99 cent store. ll-ldwtf

FOR

SALE—At a bargain, 8 full bedroom sultB, practically new also some chairs and rockers. Can be seen at 606 south Walnut st. dl2-13 wit

HWAPS,

Some

good firma at a

bargain.

I have «0 acres of good black land in Sugar Creek township. It Is near church UDCIschool and on a good gravel road. It Is all under cultivation ana will produce .from 70 to 80 bushels of corn to the acre. Good barni orchard and outbuildings. No house. Pricel $45 per acre, May be bought on easy termgU 1 have a farm of 175 acres of good black\ land on a gravel road, near church and school it is all under cultivation: has a house of 7 rooms, large barn and outbuildings, everythlng in good repair land very productlve. Will sell at $60 per acre fur cash or on easy terms. Will not swap. 1 have a farm of 68 acres, gond liinri house of 7 rooms, large barn and outbuildings, orchard, well, cistern. etc., near church and school and on gravel road. Price #55 ner acre, no less. Will not swap.

I have a farm of 167 acres, good land on a gravel road, near-church and school. It has a 9 room house, large barn, good water, plenty of fruit. Will sell part or all for cash or on easy terms. Price $50 per acre. Would swap for a smaller farm or city property. See ate if this Interests you.

Remember me1 when your fire insurance policy expires or if you are needing more insurance. 1 represent reliable. lo9S payingcompanies and will give yon bottom rates.

I am loaning money on terms that are most satisfactory to tha borrower. 1 loan at the very lowest interest rates. My interest ie payable but once a year and you may pay any amount or all of principal at anytime. Bo one can make you better terms than these. If you want to change your loan or borrow more money, it will pay yoa to see me.

If ycu have anything to sell or swap, or If you want to buy or swap for anything, ace me.

Yours Truly, CHAS. W. Ross,

Opposite postofflce. 117 8. GreenSt.

gEALED PROPOSALS FOR SUPPLIES.

Notice is hereby given by the board of commissioners of the county of Montgomery, that specifications for material and supplies required for the ensuing year in the several offices of Montgomery county, including blank bioks, records, special ruled blanks, Jegal cap stationery, tablets, pens, letterheads, envelopes, printed stationery and'sinillar materials, have been prepurpd and are now Ota file in the office of the auditor of Montgomery county, in tho court house in the city of Crawfordsvllle, Indiana, and that the same are open to. public inspection, and notice is further given that Beaied proposals to furnish such materials, and supplies as called for and required in said specifications, in lines or classes, will be received by said Board at said Auditor's office until 10 o'clock a m. on the 21st daT of December, 1899. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids and readvertise for new bids. Bids shall be submitted separately upon each line or class of materials or supplies. The bidder will be required to comply with the terms and provisions of an "Act concerning county business," approved March 8,1899.

WILLIAM M. WHITE,

.• Auditor Montgomery County*

Notice to Contractors.

Wotice is hereby given that the board of commissioners of Montgomery county will on Saturday. Dec. 28,1899, at the hour of 10 a. m. of said day, at the office of the county auditor in the court house in the city of Orawfordsville. Indiana, let to the lowest bidder or bidders the following bridges:

One steel bridge 45x16 feet over Black Creek in section 24, township 19 north, ranee 5 west.

One steel bridge 35x16 feet over Honev Creek in section 9, township 19 north, range 3 west

Also the repair of the James Davis bridge over Sugar Creek on the Alamo and Brown's Valley highway.

The plans and specillcations for the above bridges may be seen in the auditor's office in the city of Crawfordsvllle, Indiana. Said bridges are to be completed according to the idansand specification on or before Jan. 1,

Each bridge shall be erected under the supervision of, and all material shall be inspected and received by James A. Hardlnir. iS1ir7Pyor'.

orjthe

engineer In charge.

The right to rejecd any or all bids Is hereby reserved by the Board. By order of the board of commissioners of Montgomery county, Ind.

WM. M. WHITE,

Auditor of Montgomery County.

County Surveyor.