Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 16 November 1900 — Page 5
TO CORRESPONDENTS.
T. M. Campbell won the prize offered last week.
DARLINGTON.
Wood and coal are in demand. Our carpenters are still hard work.
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Our gas meters are the busiest things in town. Israel H. Butler, trustee, is his signature now.
We can now love our neighbors as ourselves. A. R. Peterson was in Indianapolis Wednesday.
George Smith moved from the oast to the west end Tuesday. Mr. and .Mrs. Charles Day are the proud parents of a girl baby.*
Eph Livengood has built an addition to his residence on We?t street. Mr. and Mrs. Dr. Naylor have returned from a visit, at Crawfordsville.
Wilson Sands is again a citizen of lour town, he having moved in Wednes1
llay.
Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Miller spent the I week recuperating at the Indiana Mineral Springs.
Prank Sellers and family, of BoyelsIton, visited father .lim Sellers and fainlily this week.
Grant Ilorney, late of Iowa, will winker in our town if he can procure suitable property.
Rev. McDaniel, of Crawfordsville, [tilled the various appointments of liev. |Crowder Sunday.
Jim Flannigan will sell his entire Istock of household goods at his late ("residence Saturday.
Our town board is putting in several I much needed street crossings. George Lynch is doing the work.
John It. Hubbard has rented his farm and will in a short time join his wife |and son now in Oklahoma.
Workmen from Frankfort, are plasItering the Green-Bell building. Our |own force was overworked.
The damage, done the Campbell Ibuilding by tire has all been repaired |and business goes steadily on.
The whistle of the corn shredder and Ihusker, an almost new industry, now Iwakes us at an early hour each morn|ir»g.
Robert L'eebles, who tried to shred Ihis arm some time ago. is improving land will have an aveiage hand and I arm left. ''-•v^S^-
John Clouser wa- in Mount Vernon, I Ky.. this week visiting his wife who lhas been there for some time in search |of health.
A Sheridan firm was here this week land rented the east room in the 1. O. O. ll'\ block, and soon we will have anew |drug store.
Jim Ford will soon have a new I house of his own on West street, as the (carpenters are pushing it along at a 1 lively rate.
We now have several pens of Belgian Ihare, so that in a short time we may (expect plenty of meat but a scarcity of |eggs as they are supposed to supplant the chickens.
W. C. Painter has opened up a blackIsmith shop in the rear of the Hamilton (block and will in a few days move his 1 family to the John Cox house on the (opposite side of the street.
Rev. .1. S. Crowder will return from I Richmond, Virgin'a, in time to occupy Ihis pulpit here on Sunday morning and (on Sunday evening he will begin are lvival meeting at Campbell's chapel.
Points About Our Read Wear Clothing—
Style, Durability, and Economy
|are worth your serious consideration. I If you will do us the favor of examin-
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the goods, yqu will undoubtedly Ido yourself the favor of purchasing. (At any rate we invite you to look at
these offerings:
IC..ix An all wool, heavy woight, brown Melton Suit, double(breasted coat, made in the very best I manner possible, and would cost $ 5.00 (in any other store in Craw- flj" Ifordsville. Selling here for..
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1^^ VvXV^Vo.1. Astrachan Overcoat. I Roberts-Wicks Co.'s make, a guarantee of style arid up-to-dateness, would (cost $12 elsewhere. Selling I here for
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We save you money on everything you buy of us.
[Wicks & Beniarain.
Home Clothiers.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Elliott, of El wood, A. D. Elliott and wife, of Mulberry, Mrs. George Blinn, of Frankfort, and C. E. Elliott, of Sheridan, were all called here by the death of Mrs. Flannigan. remaining until after the funeral Sunday.
Our band stand is no more, it having been sold to the high bidder last Saturday, Kipp Milner being the lucky one, and now instead of the plaintive notes of the bass drum coming therefrom, the mooing of Kipp's old cow is heard, as it now does duty as a cow stable. -Joseph Lpwrie and Bertha Lane were most happily married Sunday evening at the home of Frank Gitntle on north Franklin street, i. N. Johnson, Esq.. olliciating in his UMUII good stvle an«l concluding with the warning, ""What I have joined together let no man put assunder.'-
Dan Lewis has turned the township books, good will and all, over to I. M. Butler. Dan retires full of honors as he for the past six years has conducted the affairs of the township on business principles, and while he lowered the taxation he at the same time improved all aloug the line until today old Franklin is saved financially, religiously and politically.
Tickets are now on sale for the lecture course and the "committee must sell a certain number before they can guarantee us the course. Now don't be backward but buy one or more tickets and if unable to attend give to some one unable to buy and assist in this good cause. Last winter a farmer gave us iO cents for a ticket, telling us to give it to one that would appreciate the lectnres. We did so and to-day the person does not know the donor of that ticket, yet she enjoyed four good lectures. Buy a ticket.
Again did the water works come to our rescue and save the east end of town from destruction by lire. Monday noon the wind was blowing a stiff gale from the south as the fire bell s«unded the alarm and the frame building of Tom Campbell's was seen to be on fire in the loft over the hall. The building, a two story one with a tin roof, seemed to be doomed. Yet iu a very few minutes all was safe, as our fire boys worked with a will.
Mrs. James W. Flannigan died Friday noon at her home on Harrison street, aged .'i3 years. Funeral was held Sunday at the M. 10. church, of which she had long been a member. The pastor being absent services were conducted by the Presbyterian minister, Rev. Buchannon. Her death was sad although not unexpected to her friends as she had been ailing for some time and death seemed her only relief. She leaves a husband and one son and a host of friends to mourn.
BLUFF MILLS.
Mrs. Ed Myers was in this vicinity Wednesday. Lora Connou was the guest of Sina Bonta Sunday.
Daisy Edge was the guest of Mrs. W. T. Glenn Sunday. A Vie Burk and wife went to Crawfordsville Saturday.
Geo. Ballettsold two calves to Harve Hallett Wednesday. Joe Dowden and wife visited his parents here Sunday.
Mrs. .Jennie Burk and mother visited in Yountsville Wednesday. William Clore and son came to see his cattle here last Saturday.
Jefferson Erter and wife were the guests of Mr. Bert Etter's Sunday. Bert, Dowden has been working in the mill since Uncle .lessie Reynolds has been ill.
Will Ru.-k came and took his cattle home -from the pasture here. He has a promising herd.
Geo. Hallett went to Crawfordsville Saturday to get tile for our new road supervisor, Richard Moore.
The wagon for our new mail delivery has arrived with Thos. Thompson :ts mail carrier. We hone for its speedv u.-e.
Rev. Fueson will begin a series of protracted meetings at the Freedom church commencing with the first Sunday meeting in December.
Uncle Joel Deere and wife left here Tuesday for a visit with his son, Rev. John Deere, in Ohio. Chas Deere and wife will keep house for them, while gone.
Long, long before the chickens crow in the morning the rattle, rattle of the corn busker's wagon is heard, as they are afraid when the dawn breaks t.hey will not be r-ady to gather corn by it's first rays. They believe that the early bird gets the worm. Already a large quantity has been cribbed.
ROUND ABOUT.
Corn shucking is now on. Mrs. Tom McDaniel is improving. Mae Clouser spent Saturday and Sunday at home.
Miss Anna Endieott was at Simoq jClouser's Sunday afternoon. Sam Needharn went east Sunday evening. Watch him, boys.
School is progressing nicely and the teacher is giving satisfaction.' Mrs. Art Booher is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rado Crum.
Miss EllailJutchinson, of Acton, Ind., is visiting her uncle. Isaac Hopkins. What is the matter with Otto? He does not come near Center Grove lately.
Thanksgiving will soon be hero. Get your turkeys good and fat before they run away and hide.
Cora Hopkins is at home this week, hut will leave next week. Mamie is at home to remajji through the winter. think sonic of the boys in this vicinity would do well if they would let rabbit hunting alone on Sunday and go to Sunday school.
Remember the box supper next Saturday night Come and bring your boxes full of something to eat and your pocket full of money.
As there were quite a number who go to Center Grove church, that promised to attend Sunday school better in the future have failed to come around I t/hink it is as the preacher said, their promises are like pie crust, easy to break.
Mr. and Mrs. Simon Clouser and Forest, and Mr. and Mrs. James Grimes were Sundav evening visitors at Mr. Hopkins'. Dr. Card and Dr. Hamilton were also called out to see Mamie for her rheumatism and a soro 'jaw which had to be lanced on account of a couple of now teeth being put in Saturday.
There will be a telephone meeting at Greenwood school house Friday eveuiug, Nov. l(i. Everybody invited.
J. E. Norman has moved here from Jamestown. He has purchased the blacksmith shop of his father, David Norman.
On the 7th of this month James Peterson and wife with many friends celebrated their fiftieth anniversary. Many presents were presented to Mr. and Mrs. Peterson, hoping such a pleasant time may be the memory of the old folks.
Henry Rush is working for Frank Vancleave in the livery barn. Frank Mullen spent Tuesday afternoon with Geo. Johnson, of Pawnee.
The Christian church will be ready for service by the first Sunday in December.
The Methodist ladies' aid society will meet with Mrs. Jennie Rush Tuesday livening.
J. C. I-L~rpton began delivering mail over the new route from this city Thursday.
Frank Lawrence will take up the study of bookkeeping in the school of this place Monday.
Mesdames Sarah and Phoebe Vancleave spent Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. J. C. Hampton.
The school of this place will give a Thanksgiving salamagunda supper on Saturday evening, Nov. :24th, at the school building. Proceeds for the enlargement of the library.
LONGSTRtET.
A party at Mr. Carver's to-night. Mr. Prophets is moving to the Baird farm.
Ada and Will Calvert each have a new guitar. Ol and Len Jones were home last week to vote.
David MeCallister expects to have a sale of surplus stock Nov. :24th. Marsh MeCallister found one of his horses dead in the pasture last Sunday morning.
Mrs. Susan LaFollette and daughter have gone to Wallace LaFollette's for the winter.
The Sunday school took in over $.'11 serving dinner and supper election day. They cleared $18.40.
Mrs. Sarah Burley. who has been with a sick sister at Lafayette some time, has returned home.
Mrs. Baird's family moved to N^w Ross in with Mrs. Conner Wednesday after the election. Mrs. Baird spent a few days with her daughter, Mrs. Miller, betore she went.
The Christian Endeavor Society elected Miss Olga Patterson as delegate to the Christian Endeavor state convention at Lafayette Nov. 119 to Dec. 3. '1 hey also voted to send Rev. and Mrs. A. S. Buchanan.
ELMDALE.
A cold wave has struck us at last. John Hays'horse has the distemper in a I a 1 form.
Will Swank, Andrew James and Lee Hays are having their fodder shredded. Hall Davis has moved down west of town and John Swank will move whfere Hall was.
Mrs. Bennett, of Linden, has been visiting James Bennett at this place for a few oays.
Mrs. Lee Hays went to Mellott last Monday and had all of her upper teeth extracted. I John Philips and family and Stilman I ColT and family, of this place were, the guests ot Nathan Smith, over near Mt.
Pleasant church. The M. 10. people had a very bad night on last Saturday night for their supper but they took in about eleven dollars. There was a very good crowd considering the bad night."
D. C. Moore took all of his teachers on last Saturday to the hotel at Waynetown and treated them toa nicedinner. It surprised the teachers very much. It was his last institute so the teachers presented him with a nice rocking chair.
There was a large crowd attended the sale of Jake Surface on last Monday and everything sold well. He will start for Seattle, Washington, next week. He will take his family with him. The people hate to see hi'm and his family go.
Mrs. Ed Coll and Mrs. Charley Goil' hadadinuerup on the election and Mrs. Ed Go IT was to make the dinner if Bryan was elected, and if McKinlev won the day Mrs. Charley GolT was to make the dinner. So she went to work on last Sunday and invited her friends iind relatives in to help eat that McKinloy dinner. I guess they all enjoyed themselves.
Carlton Moore will turn over the trustee's oflice on next Saturday to Hall Darnell, the new trustee. D. C. Moore made a splendid trustee and the people think lie did what was right. We don't think there is any complaint to make. He is very busy looking over his books to see that everything is all alright before he gives up the office. We will say this much that the people will miss him
THE CRA WFORDSYILLE WEEKLY JOURNAL
NEW BOSS.
visiting in
Mrs. George Brown is Ladoga. Marion Routli has moved here from Jamestown.
W. Dunham, of Shannondale, was here Monday. The third teachers institute will be held here Saturday-
The Big Four pity car will pass through here Saturday. Miss Jessie Lewis, of Iowa, is the guest of Mrs. R. L. Bratton.
Mrs. Joe Davis returned to her home in Anderson Tuesday evening Arthur Crawley and wife, of Chicago, are the guests of Will McYey.
Don Lawell is in Muncie assisting the dispatcher of the C. & S. 10. Ry. John Zimmerman, of Ladoga, was here Thursday on his way to Crawfordsville.
NEW MARKe-T.
Wm. May is improving. Moving is the order of the day. Grandma Johnson is on the sick list. Warner May moved from this place to Culver Wednesday.
Mr. Day, our new meat man, moved into this city last week. Mrs. Eva Hicks is very low, with typhoid fever at this witiiig. yf
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as a trustee because he wanted everything to be all right and you couldn't talk him to buy things they didn't need for school.
ALAMO
Mrs. Hamilton is very poorly. Institute Saturday at Yountsville. Tom Little was here from Ladoga during the election.
Samuel Fishero and family returned from Veedersburg last week. Dock Myers returned to his work at Scotland, 111., Mor.day morning.
Johnny Campbell, Jr., of Williamsport, visited relatives here last week. Ambrose Campbell and wife, of Wesley, visited home folks last Sunday.
Dora Albright, of Crawfordsville, visited a few days the past week at this place.
Rev. A. B. Cunningham preaclirs Saturday night, Sunday morning and night.
Byron Titus, of Lafayette Union business college, is visiting his parents this week.
Fred Williams and family, of Wavnetown. moved into the property vacated by Ed Etter.
Miss Grace Fruits will stay with Aunt Lavina Truax this winter while attending school.
Gus Musser and family are moving here this week and will occupy the McSpadden property.
Pete Fishero and wife, of Marshal, were the guests of Frank Ward and family last Sunday week.
Charlie Ilobbs and family, of Kansas. are visiting Frank Smith and wife and James Stanford and family.
Joe Wirts and Robert Titus are putting anew belfry on the Presbyterian church. James Smith is doing the painting.
The residence of John Opperman caught fire last Monday morning doing considerable damage to the house, also burning some bed clothing.
Mark Truax left on election day for Corning, California, to make that place his future home. It will take him live days and four nights to make the trip.
Gilbert Titus has a mammoth chrysanthemum. it is over six feet high and has three blooms on it, one of them being seven inches in diameter.
RURAL ROUTE NO 4.
Corn husking is the order of the day. Sore throat is raging in this vicinity. Loss Stull is husking corn near Boswell.
Gus Musser and family will move to Alatno soon, Wiliard Fink, who has been sick, is convalescing slowly.
Marion Follick and wife were in Crawfordsville Tuesday. Miss Lillie Stull is working for Mrs. Thomas at Crawfordsville.
Miss Katie Dunford is working for Mrs. times fngersoll this week. J. E. Brown finished husking corn this week, having over two thousand bushel.
Elbert Hughes and Quillard Stull transacted business in Crawfordsville Tuesday.
Alonzo Brown, an energetic young man of this vicinity, will soon leave for the Rice plantations.
Everybody joined in the glorious "whoop 'em up" time in Alamo on Wednesday ovening.
Mrs. Ann Brown, John Hopkins, Chas. Hughes and Alon/.n Brown called on Chas Brown and wife Sunday.
Miss Ina Jeffries, Clayton Elmore, Miss Bessie Smith and H. E. Hutchinson enjoyed the hospitality of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Brown last Sunday.
The buggy of Willie Hughes which was taken through a mistake the night of the election from Quillen's livery
Reed Chair Sale
We Receive Bargains in Different Lines Every' Few Days.
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BARNHILL, HORNADAY & PICKETT.
barn, was brought back to the stable by Ira Snyder. Like the cat, Hurley did come back, but before that happy eve had been half *pent he startled his fair one by saying, "1-Ia, ha, I'll have to hurry." His team had forsaken him.
What we know: Winter litis come Frank Ingersoll is no better: Chas. Brown delivered clover hay to Waynetown Monday for $8 per ton Hurley Ingersoll was seen going through Alamo Sunday evening Joseph Wilkinson is husking corn for Andrew Herron Simon Peacock is very ill: Jim Whitacre and family will soon move on his place near Waynotown: Alvin Ka-diner and Asher Wert have taken the contract for digging the big ditch for Cyrus Fink.
DREAMLAND
Mrs. Rosa Tapp is quite sick. Charles Busenbark is on the sick list. Mrs. Lee Surface is 011 the sick list. Frank Snyder is gathering corn for Lee Surface.
Jhariey Buser's little boy is better at this writing. The funeral of Mrs. Alice Mimes last Saturday was largely attended.
William Terry and family will move from Clay couuty to the "Mills place this week.
Joe and Charlie Busenbark bought qui to a number of sheep of Tobc Harris last week.
Frank Nickell and wife took dinner Sunday with Mrs. Frankie Luster, of Whitesville.
Frank Nickell has been sick with shingles for about two weeks, but is better at present.
Charles Grider's shepherd dog wandered away from home hist weeek and he is very anxious to llnd him.
Isaac Howard, of Whitesville, is the champion pumpkin grower. He raised twenty-two pumpkins from two vines, six of them averaging over fifty pounds each.
The last week has been an eventful one in the home of Mrs. Kathorine liimes. One week ago last Thursday her doors were opened to receive her son Perry and his bride, her other sons with their families being present to join in the merry feast. "But in one week from that day her son George wa« called upon to give his wife to death's cold embrace. Thus in the space oT one week one daughter was added to the family anil another taken away. Such is life and such is death! Joy and sorrow forever walk hand in hand.
Alice May Graybill Mimes was horn Jan. 1872, died Nov. s, l'WO, aged 2K years, months and ft days. A husband and two little sons 'are left to mourn the loss of a devoted wife and mother. She was a Rathbone sister of Dew Drop temple, No. Nil, New Market. Alice was a kind friend and neighbor and will be greatly missed in her community. Her "illness lasted but eighteen hours, and she bore the intense sulYering without a murmur. Our tears of true sorrow and sympathy are mingled with those of her family. Rev. Brown, of the Christian church, conduetcd the funeral services at the home Saturday at 2 o'clock p. m., and amid the many beautiful lloral offerings she was laid to rest in the Harshbarger cemetery.
flyers Wii* an Art CrlMo. The late Alexander M. Byers, the Pittsburg Iron magnate, wits a firstrate art critic, and owned one of the finest private collections of pictures in this country.
"What Shall AVe llavo for Ilessert 1 This question arises In tho fa 11y every day. Lot u» answer It to-day- Try JHl-O. a delicto.i« dessert 1'repar-a in two mlnuta*. *o biklngl ad hot wtter and «et to cod KUvors—Lemon. Orange, Kaspberry, and Strawberry. At your grocers.
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All wool KlauKots. Stay-On Blankets
$1.30 75c
ORNBAUN'S
HARNESS STORE.
1 h»v6 a (R) aero farm for sale. I will sell It as adinlnlftm or of I ho estate of Mm lato Curtis I'Mwards, of Ma o, Ind. It wus tils stock farm fur any years. It Is situated at the west nido of tho town of Mice, Montgomery county, Indiana. 'I his farm Is well Improved. There is ou It a treed resilience, a: lino larito tiarn, erlhs, and outbuildings, also a K'ood orchard. About If) aen Is rich bot- 3 torn land. The remainder 1« up land well Ret p. In urass. The firm Is especially lilted for handling stock. The fencing is pood and: there IsKOodstock wutor In overy field- 11 can lie bought at a bargain, and but little?! more will have to be paid for it than tho cost of the Improvt'inonts. (/'.ill on rjio or write to me at ac«. nd.
M. E. EDWARDS.
FOR SALE.
II head of short Yearling Stoers. 100 Breeding Bwes. lft Spring CaJves. 1 want to buy some good fresh cows. Want to trade a good heavy farm horse for a driver.
W. M. ARCHEY. Cr«vf»rdsvlile,
Ind.
See CAPT. H.B. SAYLER,
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General Auctioneer,
Before Contracting Your Salc Write or to'ep-ioiie for dates, 'l'tiouecn line 2U, free sys em New Market, lua.
Nov. 1 7 ftl TH. Hill h. JvitsHO1Ivilto. Nov. 20—JiiMls, Ku»shi 1 vtlio. Nov. 22—Ch-ts. Allen, Ka"coon.
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