Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 4 January 1901 — Page 5
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TO CORRESPONDENTS lara King won the prize offeree last week.
ELM DALE.
Potts and wife are •ics with
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colds. Eli Shelley's friends made a surprise on him Thursday.
A1 Moore, of Oxford, Ind.. visited D. C. Moore last week. I Mrs. Ed GofT is contemplating a visit to Tennessee to see her brother.
The Elrndale school expects to organize a literai-v society Friday night. Will Barley is buying linn timber for the match factory at Crawford?- I ville.
Al Utterbank and wife were the jruests of John Francis, near Wingate. Tuesday.
Laura (Joons is staying with Bessie Coons and doing the work while she is crippled.
Charley Vancleave went to Brown's Valley Wednesday to visit his grandfather, Aaron Vancleave.
Wm. Rankins has been sick ever since last fall with rheumatism and enlarged liver, but is better now.
Emmet Grenard and wife called on uncle Dan Hauii and daughter Wednesday
D. C. Moore presented his wife with a gold watch Christmas. To say she was surprised would be putting it mildly.
Henry Brant and wife were the guests of Mrs. Bessie Coons, and were very sorry to hear of her getting crippled up so badly.
Bessie Coons, who was thrown out of a buggy on Dec. 2i and very nearly killed, is getting along very nicely. She is able to sit up some.
Wesley Grubbs, Dave Brown and Will Murphy sold their hogs to Buck Grenard at §4.70 per hundred and delivered them Wednesday.
POTATO CREEK
Aunt Rachel Cook is better. Lute Norris is on the sick list. Mrs. Frank Peterson is bad sick. Miss Mabel Peterson has a neworgan. Large crowds attend the protracted meetings.
Mrs. Swick went to Darlington Thursday. A small child of Fr&nk Peterson died last Thursday morning.
Billy Todd spent New Vear's day with his father at Cherry Grove. Lou Swick has returned home irom Indianapolis where he was visiting his sister.
Mrs. Mollie Morrison has gone to Chicago with her uncle. Prof. Conrad, to visit his family.
Mrs. Charley Hamilton and daughter from Middleton, are visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Lute Coyner.
Frank and Willie Ormsby "visited their uncle, Wash Coyner and family from Tuesday till Friday near Kingsley Chapel.
Prof. A. H. Conrad, from Chicago," visited his mother and sister. Mrs. Jerome Mart/, and other relatives from Wednesday till Saturday.
Charley Harper and Bertha Dunbar were married New Year's evening at the res'dence of the bride's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dunbar.* A reception was given them Wednesday at K. C. Harper's.
Ae we welcome the new year and the new century, we wish also to welcome to our store many new customers who will become old customers before the year closes. We realize that some inducement must be offered or men will not break away from old trading places and try new ones So we offer this inducement and do it at a time when we have many broken lots of .-Suits and Overcoats that we are lanxious to dispose of.
We wm Give a 30 Pet Cent. Discount
on all broken lots where there are only one or two of a kind re maining. We have several of these now on hand and others will be added daily as other patterns are reduced in numbers. Think of buying a
$10.00 SUIT fo* $7.00 $12.00 SUIT for $S.40 $15.00 SUIT for -$10,50
Suit* that are actually worth tkt first named prices. Good, new, clean, honest -perfect Suits—just as good as tiie day when they came into our store.
OVERCOATS are also selling at much lower prites than when the season opened.
Wicks & Benjamin.
Home Clothiers.
SOUTHEAST CORNER Marie Pearson is improving. Mrs. Geo. Bean is on the sick list.
Mis? Pear! Birch field is on the sick list. .Mr. Will Smyth spent his vacation at home.
Mr. George Good is staying at the chapel. M. C. Brandenburg is very poorly at this writing,
Zola Clark has quit, working at the mat"h factory. Let all remember Ices at the chapel.
the revival serv-
has been sick, is
Mr. Peyton, who again able to work. Flora Bratton has been soon be at work again.
=ick but..will
Mrs. Edgar Bean and baby are visiting her parents in Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. William Douglas spent Sunday with her parents.
Joan Stevens and family are visiting relatives in New Market. Mrs. 'Blanche Decker spent Sunday with her aunt, Etta Guard.
Misses Blanche and Lizzie Clouse spent the holidays at Linden. Walter Dickinson spent his vacation with home folks at Plymouth.
Miss Maggie Stevens is boarding with Miss Eva Bean this week. Misses Pearl Whalen and Elsie Moore spent their vacation at Waveland.
Howard Cunningham, who has been sick, is seen at the factory again. The Mclntyre sisters gave a watch party at their home Monday night.
Marvin Brandenburg spent the holidays with Miss King, of Greencastle. Harry Harrington has another attraction in these parte. What is it?
Mr. and Mrs. Walker Basey visited his mother in Louisville a couple of weeks.
It is reported that we will have a wedding soon south of the school house. Guess whor
Miss Lizzie Stump, of the city, spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs Howard Cunningham.
The watch meeting held at the churches were well represented from this part of town.
The cottage prayer meetings Sunday morning were all well attended and all have have good reports.
It seems as though the attraction of both Frank Hightower and Will Flyan are going the same way.
Miss Lena Operman, who is staying with Miss Verna Hosier, returned from her home in Alamo after a week's visit.
Mr. and Mrs. William McClain, of Advance, spent a few days ol this week with the former's sister, Mrs. George Bean.
Miss Pearl Stevens and Mr. John Wright, both oi these parts, were married Monday. We wish them along and happy life.
Miss Daisy and Grace McNelty gave a watch party to a large number of the employes of the match factory. All report a good time.
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All the girls at the factory have missed the happy face of Walter Cunningham, he being very sick with throat and lung trouble.
Mr. and Mrs. William Rec'denbaugh were in these parts Saturday and Sunday. They report Mr. and Mrs. John Keesee's baby as getting better.
There are only about one-half as many girls working at the match factory as there were before Christmas, and the boys are often seen standing around idle. I
Mr. and Mrs. Byron Mead have resigned at the factory and John Carver has taken Mr. Mead's place. The new forelady has not yet come to take her place and the girls feel like sheep without a shepherd.
SMARTSBURG
Ira Henry and family visited relatives here Sunday. Mark Byrd of Beckville. Sundayed with George Tearman.
Mrs. Frank Warren spent Thursday with Mrs. George Kennedy. Elder J. A. Johnston, of Lebanon, was in our midst the past week.
Robert Foster and family spent the holidays with Young's chapel friends. Rev. Crim will preach here next Saturday night, Sunday and Sunday night.
Mrs. Nell Wheeler and granddaughter, of Chicago, are visiting friends here.
J. Fenton and family spent New Year's day with their daughter, Mrs. Sherman Moore.
Several from here attended the Odd Fellows' supper at Crawfordsville on New Year'e eve.
George Kennedy lost his fine driving •horse last week. It was .kicked to death by another horse.
The members of the Christian church have engaged Elder Plunket to preach for them this year.
The Christmas entertainment at this place on Christmas eve was a success and was largely attended.
Charles Miller, J. C. MeCullough, Walter Wisehart and Herbert Newkirk, with their families, spent New Year's day with Wm. Wisehart.
GRAVELLY RUN.
School began Monday after a week's vacation. Anew floor was laid in the school house during vacation.
The holiday visitors have returned to their respective homes. C. E. Butler and family took possession of their home Wednesday.
Mrs. George Lee spent Christmas at Lebanon, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Jones.
Robt, Butler, of Barclay, Kan., and Franklin Moore, of Thorntown, were the guests of friends here last week.
Mrs. W. R. Lynch left Monday afternoon for OBkaloosa, Iowa, where she will visit her daughter, Mrs. Chas. Campbell.
Interesting revival services are in progress at the Friends' church, conducted by Rev. Franklin Meredith and wife, of Amboy, Ind. Servicos will continue over Sunday.
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PEPSIN SYRUP CO Gents:—I cannot recommend Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin too highly. It has been a great benefit to me.
Very truly, RAY BUCKLEY. Sold bj Nye & Booe, druggists.
POSSUM RIDGE-
Mrs, W. H. Kcrrell. who has been quite sick, is much better. Wash Burk and family took a ride on the bobsled Sunday to Jerry Douglas' in Balhinch.
Bob Todd will not have to risk his life on the hills again for v'old Lige" has new shoes on.
Some of the most prominent youug people of the Ridge attended the dance at Yountsvllle Monday night. I
Mr. and Mrs George Davis, of near Crawfordsville. visited Mrs. Davis' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Seaman, Sunday,
Albert Smith and family spent Christmaslat Crawfordsville with Mrs. Smith's father and mother. Mr. and Mrs Miller.
New Year's day was remembered at Mr. Ad Young's by having a New Year's feast, to which were invited Mrs. Younr's mother. Mrs. Rogers, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rogers, Mr. and Mrs. Charley Rogers, Fannie Miles! and Ettie Taylor.
After holidays when the teacher of Dowden school* returned she was much surprised to find a new Grand Oak stove as a Christmas present to herself and pupils from their trustee, H. F. Johnson, for which parents, teacher and pupils are very grateful.
The mail man continues to come despite cold and snow. He is a welcome visitor indeed. To those who oppose rural routes, let them think of living six miles from the postoffice with the thermometer at zero, and I think their hearts, if not the.ir heads, will approve of rural mail delivery.
New Year's day was duly celebrated by the children of the Ridge. In the morning Fred Ferrell took some of the boys and girls of Dowden school riding. In the afternoon we heard the jingle of a cow bell, and upon looking out saw Miss Ethel Reynolds and pupils from Old Hickory in a big sled with a cow bell tied to the end of the tongue.
BLUFF MILLS
Bill Clore was here to see his cattle last Friday. Geo. Deere bought a span of mules near Marshall.
The sick are uncle Simma Clore and Gilbert Blake. Harve Hailet ha? been hauling logs for A J. Wolf.
Hoy Deere, of Stoneton, is visiting uncle Joel Deere. Tude Canine called on his brother of this place Monday.
Mr. Fullenwider and family Sundayed at W. T. Glenn's, Bert Etter and Richard Moore were in Crawfordsville Tuesday.
THK CRAWF0RDSV1LLK AVEKKLY JOl'RXAL.
George Smith, of Kingman, was the guest of Chas. Smith this week. Emery Bonty has moved to this place to help Geo. Deere in the mill.
Mrs. Stilwell and Bessie1 were the guests of Robt. Canine last Friday. Will Ballet took a load of flour to Waveland for Deere & Co. Monday.
The Fullenwider reunion was held at Henry Fullenwider's New Year's day. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Canine visited Albert Rice, of Ricetown, New Year's day.
H. B. BenningholT was the guest of W. T. Glenn Sunday, but has returned to Franklin college.
Electric railroad is the topic of the day since the stakes have been stuck and the road viewed.
W. T. Glenn and family, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Rice, H. B. Benninghoff and George Livingston were the guests of Mr. Rice, of Ricetown, Monday.
WRINGNECK.
Mrs. Clara Butcher is on the sick list. G. W. Connara is some better at this writing.
A son has been born to Tom McNorton and wife. Church at Campbell's chapel next Sunday at 3 p. m.
Rumor has it that Pony Beckner has a twinkle in his eye. Milt Schenck and family spent Tuesday near Thorntown.
School began Wednesday at district No. 1 after a week's vacation. Literary at Jackman school house every Friday night. Everybody come.
Miss Jennie Galey, of Crawfordsville. is visiting her uucle, Commodore Fink and family.
Mrs. Georgia Gillis and Mrs. Fannie Conrad went to Linden Tuesday to spend a few days with their parents.
The party and taffy pulling at Charlie Staley's Tuesday night wa3 a grand success and all enjoyed themselves. Those present were: Misses Etta Mote, Maude,' Goldie and Pearl Wisehart, and May Twinkle. Messrs. Ed and Don Pax ton. Pony Beckner, Ed Vales, Wessie King and George Carroll.
ALA »0.
Ruth Gilkey is spending this week with friend* at Frankfort. Christian Endeavor Sunday will be led by George Walters.
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Wm. Deitz, of Garfield, spent last few days with relatives here. Newton Gilkey attended a watch party at Yountsville Monday night.
Charles Wert, of Hillsboro, spent last Sunday with Fritz Smith and wife. Robert Gilkey left Monday morning oyer the Santa Fe route for California.
Miss Ida Wert, of Hillsboro, visited her sister, Mrs. Fritz Smith, a few weeks.
Orpheus Ballew spent Christmas with bis sister, Mrs. Havworth, of Lafayette.
Noble Titus and wife made a dinner last Sunday for their children and grandchildren.
We understand there will be a new doctor locate here before long, Dr. Griffith, of the city.
G. W. Titus and wife, of Crawfordsville, spent last Sunday with their parents, Nobe Titus and wife.
School opened Wednesday morning, all glad to resume their studies after the holiday round of pleasures.
Mrs. Jennie Vanduyn and daughter, accompanied by Miss Urcie McSpadden, returned to her home last week.
George Walters is a peculiar follow. He has made a xylophone. It is made of wood and rone and sounds something similar to a piano. He aud Charles Westfall with a bass viol serenaded the towa Tuesday evening.
WE
OTICK TO CREDITORS.
AH persons knowing themselves to le indebted to the estate of the late Dr. W. L. Ma.v, are asked to settle with me without delay.
C. L. THOMAS,
12-2C, 12-2H (w Executor.
The I. O. O. F. gave an oyster supper at their hall on last Saturday night. Their families and the Rebekah members were invited, and a most enjoyable evening was passed. Robert and John Weirand Miss Daisy Campbell furnished music on violins and organ.
New Year's day, at the home of Nowton Heath and wife, a turkey roast was given to their friends. Among them were David Stonebraker and family, frank Westfall and wife, Ned Inlow. Hen Reatli and Will Stonebraker. After dinner they played games until a late hour, when they all dispersed for their homes wishing Mr. and Mrs. Reath many more such happy New Year's.
Alamo Lodge No. 230, 1. o. O. P., installed ollicers for the term on Tuesday night. They were:
N. G.—F. N. Ham. V. G.—J. S. Smith. Secretary--Sherman Lu/.ader. Treasurer—John Weir. Financial Secretary—O. M. Ballew. It. S. N. G.—Leslie Elmore. L. S. N. G.— F. M. Lee. Warden—J. F. Bowerman. Conductor—L. F. Brown. I. G.—D. Stonebraker. O. G.—S. Gilkey. 1.1. S. S.—W. E. Ham. L. S. S.—Tom Little. li. S. V. G.—Newt Reath. L. S. V. G.—John Hopping. Chaplain—A. P. White.
RATTLESNAKE
Ask Harry Galey how he got that mud on his shoes. The temperance meeting in Hinch last Sunday was not very well attended.
W. J. Coons ana family were the guests of Alex Rush and family Sunday.
Miss Eunice Rush, of New Market, spent the holidays at home with her parents.
John Cash says a young man that would go to see a girl these cold nights is a fool.
George Wilkiuson's eyesight is very bad. He cannot tell a hog from a sheep one hundred yards away.
Will and Jep Layson and Harry Groves took their girls to the party at Yountsville Monday night and had quite a good time.
There is a young man on the creek so bashful that when he goes to see his girl he won't go in the house. She has to talk to him from the veranda.
Those that ate dinner from home Christmas were George Coons and family, O. t$. Groves and family, W. J. Coons and family, James Caplinger and family, Charley Emdee and family and Steven Unsley and family.
IIOW'B This!
We offer one hundred dollars reward for uny case of catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable In all business transactions, and financially able to carry out any obligation made by their tlrm. WKST STRUAX, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
Ohio.
WAI.DING, KLNNAN & MAIIVIN, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio. Hall's Catairh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Price, 75c per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Testimonials free.
Hall's Family Pills are the best.
Belgian Hares.
I have a few pairs of Belgian hares old enough for breeding, and a lot three months old, which I will sell at reasonuble prices. Correspondence solicited. All utock guaranteed as described. Parke Rabbitry, Lyman Butler, Rockvllle, Ind.
To Our Customers
GREETING.
wish to thank you all lor the hearty support givfcn us in the past year, and
hope that we shall continue to merit it during* the present year. We assure you that we shall endeavor to keep up the high standard of our goods and make our prices the same attractive feature as in the past
We Thank Yoc and Wish Yog One and Alt a Happy and Prosperous New Year, iff
BARNHILL, HORNADAY & PICKETT.
EAST MAIN ST.
Dealers in Ffirnitore, Stoves, Furnaces, and Groceries.
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Interest farmers
'HE "Want Column" of TIIE WEEKLY JOUKNAI, affords Montgomery couuty farmers a -splendid opportunity to do some advertising that will make them some money.
If you have stock that you wish to sell, stock to trade, or want to buy stock, or want a farm hand, a tenant, or desire to sell your farm or rent it, or have seed to sell, or have lost or found stock, and scores of other things that can be best disposed of by talking to 15,000 other farmers, there is no better medium than this column.
For two cents a lino you can talk to 3,000 farmers in Montgomery county and vicinity.
You can send your notices in by mail, enclosing stamps for payment. Count six words to a line, and send two cents for each line or part of line for each time you wish the notice to appear.
Notices for this column must reach us Wednesday." All accounts for this column cash with order, as the sums are too small to book.
No notice taken for less than 10 cents.
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this column to make their wants and wishes known.
^THAYED~ Everyboy that doesn't use this O column when they need things.
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is a snap for the farmer with something to sell or trade.
golden opportunity to the farmer that does not use this column.
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SALE—Hath cabinets. Send In orders al once to J. O. Collings, city, dl-4 wl -11
LOST—Oold
TOwork.
watch between Lee's tile factory
and Dickersou's grocery. Leave at this oflice. Reward. 1 &
RENT—Farm tenant house. Plenty of W. A. Swank, LI54 E. Main St. 10-26tf
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SALE Sugar buckets almost as good us new, also 2 or 3 baskets, iron hoops. G. W. Seaman, corner Blair and Lane ave., Cruwfordsville, Tnil. L-lSw
Oil SALE—Choice Duroe Jersey gilts. April furrow, bred or open, also some yearling
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S AI One thoroughbred (registered P. C. boai1, '2 years old Oct.'2 two young bred, due to farrow In April. Five barred
sow Plymouth Kook eockrels. be sold cheap if taken Crawfordsville, Ind.
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The above stock will «on. t^. W. Fuller, l-l I
(Sold wiMcli between Lee's tile
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and Dlckerson's grocery. Leave at this oillce. Iteward. r2-'29wtl
Strayed or stolen, about 30 shoop and '20 lambs. For Information loading to their recovery a liberal reward will be given. A. P. Knnc.h, K. K. No. I. 111-28
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I here Is ."So Place Like Ifomo." A I great man.v of the choicest farms village, town and city properties in Montgomery count for sale atsuch low prices that you can buy, $l,oilii will buy .splendid farm of St) uores. only :JH miles from Crawfordsville. Nearly al! under cultivation, good house and barn and all necessary conveniences and outbuildings. You can trade for ibis farm, but if you want to buy straight out ami have not enough money I can furnish you the amount you lack. No. :ii'2. $9,00(1 is the price of a magnllleeut farm of 175 acres located about 9 miles from Crawfordsville. Kit) acres under cultivation, '20 acres timber pasture, (iood 7 room house, cellar, istern, well, outbuildings, good baru and orchard, on gravel road, near church ami school.
No. ri(i. $10.0(10 will purchase the following property or you can trade your tarm for it. A brick store located in a splendid town, value $4,000. A well assorted stock of hardware, buggies, implements, etc.. value ubouL *4,000 and an loom frame house with basement well, cistern, new burn, etc value $2,000. Tin' owrmr has a line business built up aud this offer Is well worth vour considerai ion. No. H:V2. $'2,.llo would fake a room house in town very well located, supplied with closets, cellar cistern and city water, gas, ele. Lot 1-2x100, mid vents for $ 15 per month. This can be traded for alarm, and would pay well as an investment. No. Kill. $•2,0011 l'..r 10 acres Hue land within 2!4 miles ol a Ullage and a good grain market. All under cultivation, good I room house, barn, orchard and small trail. w-||, etc. Would trade for an *o acre tarm $1,'2OIJ will buy a nice fruit, farm located aloui miles from Crawfordsville. 20 acres In tiie farm, I under cultivation, splendid laud 100 pear trees, 5(1(1 peach. 150 apples, loo uheirv. 200 plum and lucre in strawberries. NVw'3 room house, barn, good fencing. No. 155 •$:l,'2oo is all that is asked for a -174 acre farm situated near a tine shipping point anil well Improved. livery acre under cultivation and excellent land. -I room house, well with wind pump good orchard and baru. This can be tr.wii-d 'or No. 355. $7,-101) takes farm of 1H5 acres .situated 5 miles from Crawfordsville. Cood land. 110
UOK.'S under cultivation, 75 jicros iimtwr puswt'il watoivd. Good mom house, woll. MIIOUC house, burn, sheds, ^ruinury, orchard unci Mrmll fruit. This is buuruiti. No. f47
Money to Loan
Interest.
I' rom duy to day 1 remind vou that if you need a loan of money I have just what you want If there ts a farm you think of buying, but can't reach it, I will supply the amount you lack. 1 he interest will be 5 per cent, for a period of live years. Interest made payable to suit vou. either annually or semi-annuallv, and "anv month the year you may select. With these fair terms, the privilege is given you to pay the loan ofT in sums of $100 or any multiple at unv interest paying time. All expense skipped on sums paid from date. These privileges are printed in the mortgage and vou can not Und a fairer or more liberal mortgage recorded on the books of Montgomery county than I am able to give you, In the event of you selling your farm, a release will be given any day in the year and my mortgage will not, block anv sale,
Farm and Town Insurance
Written in the reliable old "Coutiuental," Kates the same as till other companies. If you prefer uu installment policy. 1 cun fit vou out See me. 117 S. Green St. Yours, ot©.,
Opposite Postotliee. CUAHI.KS W. KOHS.
DR. CALDWELL'S Syrup Fepain convinces you of its meril the firdt dose you take. Sold by Nye & Booe, druggists.
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