Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 8 March 1901 — Page 5
TO CORRESPONDENTS Amelia Hampton won the prize offered last week.
RURAL ROUTE NO. 1 Krank Dice is on the sick list. Elmer Chad wick is much better. John Goble moved to New Ross. Weddings are the order of the day. Who's next?
Miss Tressie Dodge, of Brazil, is visiting at Geo. Linn's. W. W. Johnson moved to his farm south of here this week.
Will Dice and family spent Saturday and Sunday at W. A. Dice's. B. Fletcher and wife are visiting at Raccoon and Parkersburg.
Guy ICvans and William M.vers are now residents of llural Route No. I. John Ward, John Fletcher and Frank Dice have opened their sugar camps.
Chas. Clark and wife went to housekeeping this week on a farm near Colfax.
G. W. Linn, John Campbell, Jacob Hobson, and Usual Linn are now residents of Mace
Miss Stella Mason, of Mt. Tabor, and several other young people, spent Sunday with Miss IjuIh Dice.
Several of the relatives from here at.- I h'use vacated tendea the Ward-Binford wedding at Garfield last week and report a good time.
Harry Ward moved to the property vacated by George Linn and Wm. iOngle will remain on the Wm. Myers property.
The Mace detective company met on last Saturday afternoon. Sixteen new members were added to the roll, men of the best citizens of this community. No. 30 will soon be the banner company of this county.
The school at Watkins' dismissed last Friday. The teacher. Aubrey Bowers, went to Indianapolis and made himself a present of a brand new wife. The best wishes of all go with them. They will reside in New Ross.
The K. of P. gave a nice entertainment at Mace Wednesday night of last week. The programme consisted of music and speaking. Short talks were made by G. J. Johnson, Robt. Galloway, M. E. Edwards, Wm. Luster, and Rev. Reeder. All had an enjoyable time.
On last Sunday afterndon at ,'i o'clock at the bride's bomeloccurred the marriage of Clarence Hobson and Miss Hattie Pattison. The bride was dressed in a steel grey wool dress, while the groom wore the usual black. A few of their friends and relatives were present. Rev. Reeder performed the ceremony. They received several handsome and useful presents. They will live on a farm near Darlington." best wishes to them.
Our
GRAVELLY RUN.
Uncle Ben Martin is worse at this writing. George Lee paid a flying visit last week to relatives in Smartsburg-
Cbas. Elmore, of Kingsley Chapel, dined with Chas. Warner Sunday. John Carroll purchased a tine horse of Wayne Shelton. of Smartsburg, last week.
Prof. Graver, of Bowers station, was the guest of Orville. Peebles last Friday night.
Ora Enoch received a fine trio of bramah chickens from an Ohio firm last week.
SPECIAL
OF
Spring Suits.
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Made from the mills' latest patterns in Woolens, Flannels, Serges, Cheviots and Worsteds Everyone knows our reputation for square dealing and that we do just as we advertise. JC 7C JC JC
Men's Sfcfces, 35 to 44.
•810.00 Suits for.. 813.50 514.00 Suits for VZZ 12.00 $12.00 Suits for 10.50
S10.00 Suits for.. 8.75
Youths' Sites, 3J to 36.
$14.00 Suits for. #12.00 Suits for.. 810.00 Suits for $9.00 Suits for $8.00 Suits for $6.00 Suits for
...$12.00 ... 10.50 ... 8.75 ... 7.50 0.50 .. 5.00
Boys' SUes, 8 to 15 Yrs. And Juveniles 3 to 8 Yrs.
$6.00 Suits for $ 5.10
v$5.00
Suits for 4.25 $4.00 Suits for. 3.40 {3.50 Suits for 3.00 $3.00 Suits for 2,55 $2.50 Suits for 2.10 $2.00 Suits for 1.70 $1.50 Suits for 1.30
Our reasons for making these Special Prices now are these: Our Spring Suits are now here and if we can sell a good many of them in March we can re-order and have them in again ready for the regular spring trade, which begins about April 15th, thus practically doing two season's business in one. We know you will not buy in advance of your needs unless there is a special reason, ao we furnish that reason by giving special prices.
Wicks & Benjamin.
Home Clothiers.
William Russell, of near Crawfordsville, is helping his stepson. Will Doss, with his sugar camp
Masters Claude Saidla and Bert Kinnett spent Monday night with their teacher, Mr. Oakel Hall.
Mr. and Mrs. John Harvey and Miss Odessa Harvey, of Carinel, wore the guests of Joseph Johnson Sunday even-1 ing.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Haycock, of Judson. were the guests of Robert Peebles and family the latter part of last week.
K. P. Bond moved to Clairmont. near Indianapolis last week, and Master Warner Clark, who had been staying I with him, has gone to live with Robert Moore, east of Darlington.
John and fsham Carroll and Frank Phillips, of Tennessee, arrived hero I last week. John Carroll will work fori Joe Shaver, Isham Carroll for Harry! Coombs, and Frank Phillips for Ail Smith.
Several farmers in this neighborhood will run their sugar camps and will try and keep sweet until summer come.-, with its fruits Nine camps will be opened so that, people can be supplied with the genuine maple extract.
Frank Smitih moved to the William Cox farm, of No. 10: Will Doss to the by Mr. Smith, Frank Graves to his farm near Alt. Tabor. 1). J. Kinnett to the house formerly occupied by Mr. Graves, and Norman Moore to the house vacated by Mr. Kinnett.
Mr. Linnis I sylvania, aftoi has returned to his diana. He visited
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ruits, of Newport. Pennnearly a year's absence favorite state—Insome of his old
friends and acquaintances here ami has gone to Lebanon, where he will be a ploughman near that city. The country where he came from is not recommended to anyone for farming, but might do for some explorer.
DARLINGTON.
Dan Lewis is down east this week. Grant Rice now lives on his own farm, north of town.
Dr. A. Peacock, of Chicago, visited his brother here this week. W. W. Faust, of Indianapolis, is with us again for a few days.
Arthur Haycock, of Judson, spent several days here this week. Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Betts visited friends at Frankfort this week.
Ira St.out is taking his yearly vacation at New Richmond this week. Byrd Saidla will move to the Wall Chesterson house on Adams street.
Drs. Peacock and Highway, of Ladoga, were here the first of the' week. Dick Allen was in town Saturday after a hard tussle with the measles.
Mr. and Mr9. Bert Decker are the proud parents of a lone girl—just one. O. D. Ilinshaw now occupies the Jim Flannigan property on Harrison street.
N. B. Couberly left for Shannondale Tuesday morning where he began I teaching after a two weeks' siege of the measles. I
Rev. Crowder will now buy two rattle boxes, two rubber rings, one doll baby, one tin horn and two high chairs for his family. I
Next week the old tiddlers' contest will come ofl' in the interests of the Inter Nos club. Let everybody go as the object is a worthy one.
James Gaskill, of Nebraska, is here visiting old scenes and friends after an absence of forty years. He finds many changes and many familiar faces to him gone.
Ida Shafer and Cleila Loback left for Indianapolis Wednesday morning, where they will spend a few days in the millinery houses in the interests of Cox & Lewis.
The horse sale of Johnston & Co a success although the weather was cold. Thirty horses were sold, the prices ranging as high as $155. Buyers were here from Lebanon, Frankfort and Thorntown.
POSSUM RIDGE
Elmer Branch moved near Alamo this week. Miss Ethel Reynolds has purchased a new piano.
Hubert Rice will work for Curt Herr this summer. Sherman Whittiugton and wife visited at James Todd's Friday.
Clara Smith spent Saturday night and Sunday with Lottie Bayless Opal and Marguerite Hadley took dinner with Mantie Canine Sunday.
Mr. Goss and famiiy spent a part of last week with relatives at Waynetown.
Mr. Seaman moved to New Market Tuesday. We very much regret their leaving our neighborhood.
Oh account of S. Iv. Fuson being ill, Rev. BenninghoiT delivered the sermon at Freedom Suuday morning and evening. *0}
SMARTSBURG
School closes Monday. Benjamin Foust is still very ill. Wm. Lynch and family moved to Balhinch Monday.
George Tearman moved to Crawfordsville this week. James Miller and famuv moved on the John Lee farm Monday*
Wm. Wright visited hie mother, at Alamo, Friday and Saturday. Several from here attended the sale of Mrs. R. B. Snyder on Monday.
The house occupid by David Newlin and Sim Griflin was burned Friday night.
Mr. Stewart and family, of New Ross, moved into the house vacated by Geo. Tearman.
Robert Foster and family visited friends iD Crawfordsville Saturday night and Sunday.
Rev. Plunkett will fill his regular appointment here Sunday and Sunday evening. Every one is cordially invited to attend.
BLUFF MILLS
Emery Bonty is on the sick list. Albert Deere visited his parents last I Wednesday.
It is said that the H. Vaneloave farm is sold. Mayme Snodgrass is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Wildor.
Joe Todd is going to work for George Deere this season. Mike Welch took a load of ilour to Waveland Saturday.
Milton Kirkendall, who has been so poorly, is slowly recovering. According to the old saying. March came in like a lion and will go out like a lamb.
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A1 Lamm and wife, of Frankfort, visited friends north of town over Sunday, Rado Crum and family are now at home on the G. D. Snyder farm, north of town.
Roma Wood has been sworn as assistant 'postmaster and has entered upon her duties.
The mules ran off Tuesday. No damage done except John Kersey had a short chase.
Wm. Hays has moved to Waveland,
leaving his -on-in-law. T.Iibbs. to care tor the farm. The smiths from Darlington have sold their tools to George Hall, who I will run the shop.
Suuday was Rev. Fuson's appoiuimem. at Freedom. He being ill Rev. H. 13. Benninghoil tilled his appointnient.
Bert Ktter has moved near Crawfordsville, and JelT Crisp has moved in the house left by Ktter. Chas. Smith has moved to the Bill Lunchford place and Mr. Rivers has moved to the house vacated by Smith. Jack Ilallett has moved into the house vacated by RivI ers and Frank Siinms has moved to
Syhania
LAPLAND
Jas. Vancleave will move to .Whites ville this week. Mrs. Mag Grider spent Monday with Mrs. Fannie Frame.
Wm. Davis spent Tuesday night with Uncle Johnny Burgess. I Mrs. Lizzie Hicks called on Mrs. 11 attic James one eveuing last week.
William Davis and J. R. Burgess went to Whitesville last week ou business.
All that wish'to know the new way of' talking over a telephone ask John Wilson.
Misses Maude James and Stella Hester attended church at New Market Sunday.
Anna Hester, of Crawfordsville, is spending this week with her sister, Mrs. Lucy Kincaid.
Willie Kincaid aud family, of near I Ladoga, spent Friday night and Saturday at Fred Kincaid's.
Elmer Hester, Karl aud Iva James attended the garty last Friday night, given by Henry Harrison, of near Ladoga.
Wallace and Blanche Hester, and Harry Frame attended the variety sup-
per last Friday night, home of Thomas Patten, Valley.,,.
LONGSTREET:
George Grizzle began work for Geo. Tewel Monday. Wallace Doty Luther Booher.
THE CRAWFOIIDSYILLE WEEKLY JOURNAL.
is now working for
Mark Booher
will work for Will
Parker this summer. Mrs. J. A. Mount has been spending a week at Indianapolis.
Mrs. Lena Hill has a brood of incubator hatched chickens. May Shannon and Mr. Couberly are able to be at their posts again.
Charley Carver will soon move to Mr. Woodward's farm, near Hazelrig. The sermon next Sunday by Rev. Buchanan will be to the children.
There was a Christian Endeavor social at Charley Carver's Thursday night. John White expects to work for Grant McDowell till fall if all goes well.
James Moore has moveu to the farm vacated by Guy Evans, now owned by Dr. Burroughs.
Lee Young i9 ahead of most people in having new tree molasses for sale: not much yet, however.
Sam and Henry Knox, Grant McDowell and Wallace Cashner are putting up telephone poles.
Mr. and Mrs. Cain have left America Stipes. May Clouser will spend the summer with her again.
Mrs. Ida Shaver and Mrs. Cleila Loback went to Indianapolis Wedneswas day
or a ew
days stay.
Thirty towns are out with papers asking for a franchise into Crawfords vilie for the co-operative telephone company.
ALAMO
Two more weeks of school. Ed and India Truax are on the sick list.
Ray Miller was quite sick last Tuesday. Lon .White is down with cold.
a severe
Will Grimes will week. Hurley Stonebrakor was very sick last week.
move here this
Mathias Elmore has been very uoorlv
the past Goldie Hancock nerve trouble.
The school will close with an entertainment at the hall. Andy Harwood has movedjinto the John Bayless property.
James Stanford has moved his family to his father's farm. Bill Wright, of Smartsburg, is visiting friends at this place.
Roland Hybarger was very sick last week with facial neuralgia. Linn Smith was sick a few days last week with bronchial trouble.
Misj Daisy Campbell is improving from a severe spell of catarrh. Fanny Campbell has been ailing for quite awhile with heart trouble.
Chas. Rountreo and wife were visiting at Dr. Brown's on last Sunday. Albert Pay ton was taken seriously ill last Sunday night with pleurisy.
Gus Musser has moved from the MeSpadden property to the Wert property.
Will Grimes has the right in Fountain county for selling an improved bed spring.
The junior league {meeting was organized and will meet every Saturday afternoon.
Andrew Campbell was through Marshall and at Rockville Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mr, Easiey, of New Market, was
called to seo his son-in-law. Mr. Payton, Monday. Mrs. Jennio Vanduyn is with her sis-! ter, Mrs. Gass. They will move from Dana here soon.
Rev. Fyfl'e's regular appointment at the Presbyterian church Sunday morning and evening.
Rev. Daugherty preached at the M. E. church on last Saturday night and Sunday morning. be held at the school
Institute will house Saturday, body come, as it year.
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March 1). Leteveryis the last one for this
WT. W. MeSpadden is the proudest man in town, all on account of a seven pound bov at his house since last Sun-
Mark Trua\ is back to old Indiana. He says the California winters are not desirable, and pneumonia is prevalent, rains all the time, snow part, of the time. Alkali water boiled or not boiled is what they drink out there. California has its great, faults as well as other places.
On Wednesday, after two weeks illness of congestive fever. Miss Patience Jellries died at her homo one-half mile
I west of hero. She was a lovely girl and had a great, many young friends who will miss her so much, l.ler parents aud two sisters. Prudence and Ina, and brother Charles wilt miss her pre*enoe in the home circle. The family have the deepest sympathy of the eommunity in their bereavement. She was buried at Roachdale Friday,
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NEW ROSS.
Dan Lane was at Ladoga Monday. Fred .lessee is home from l'ekin, 111. Wm. Brooks has gone to Mississippi. John Byrd, of Ladoga, was here last Tuesday.
Robert Hamilton was at the capital Monday. Osbrrn Graves, of near Advance, was here Wednesday.
Miss Susan Good, of Lebanon, visited relatives here Sunday. Prof. C. F. Brown spent Saturday at his home near Fort ville.
Miss Zilla McVey has returned from a short visit ia Frankfort. Homer Gott, of Crawfordsville. came here Wednesday evening.
John Leavitt has moved to the Thos. Powell farm, north of town. Elza Whitely has moved on the Howard farm, north of town.
Trustee Brown was at Crawfordsville Monday on township business. W. B. Sperry has withdrawn from the drug firm of E. M. Graves & Co.
Allen Johnson, of Crawfordsville,
given at the was the guest of relatives here Sunday. near Brown's
F. P. Mount, of Crawfordsville, was here on legal business last Wednesday. Miss Mary Walkup, of Crawfordsville, was the guest of relatives here Sunday.
Dr C. T. Bronaugh and brother Tom were called to Lebo. Kan., Friday to see a sick sister.
Eider Hall, of Irvington, preached at the Christian church last Sunday morning and evening.
John Gardner, wife and daughter. Emma, attended the funeral of James Cox at Jamestown Monday.
Last Friday, at Indianapolis, occurred the marriage of Aubrey Bowers, of this place, and Miss Deborrah Dorcas I Sehutt, of Covington. Mr. and Mrs.
Bowers are well known here and start I out ou the sea of life with the best wishes of their many friends.
MACE.
Isaac Peterson's new housojis nearly completed. Ora Armstrong will go to Linden soon to get rich.
Our teachers will attend institute at New Ross Saturday. Miss Bernice McClure has returned from McCastle Station.
W. O. Johnson and Wille Dice spent Sunday with William A. Dice's. John Abbott has opened a barber shop in Mr. Lockridge's building.
Will Cockefair and Charley Finch have returned home from Fairmount. Master Dick Dice will help his father-in-law. C. Edwards, in the butcher shop.
Our schools will not close until the 12th of April. We have a term six months and seventeen days.
Bryant Hobson will spend his vacation with Uncle Clarence and Aunt Hattie on the farm near Darlington.
G. W. Linn and family, J. W. Hobson. Robt. Hemphill, Bryant Hobson and Beulah Hobson attended the Hob-son-Pattlson wedding Sunday.
Our genial M. D. and poultry raiser, Charles Riley, reports :i7 chicks from 200 eggs. The aoctor is not discouraged though, those hatehed being the ''long necked white kind" which will soon do turn out on the '"nibble."
At the home of Ziles Pattison, one
and a hiilf mile,j norlh of MilCG Slinda
past week. occurred the marriage of their daughis ijuite ill with
I tor, Hat tie, to Mr. Clarence Hobson Promptly at three o'clock Miss Lillian Reader began playing tho wedding inarch, to which the bride and groom unattended entered the parlor and Rev.
Reader, of the M. E. church, pronounced them husband and wife.
elmdale.
Lee Hays is on the sick list with the grip. Mrs. Aaron Munroe is on the sick list.
Pres Michael's sale took place on last Thursday. Will Swank moved into Dan Swank's house last Tuesday.
D. C. Moore bought a bunch of hogs at James Gardner's sale. Charley Myers and family moved to Veedersburg on last Friday.
Charley Goff's sale occurred Monday. Everything sold well except cattle. James Gardner has been pretty bad off with the grip, but is some better.
Tho ladies aid society of the M. E. church met Thursday at Rev. Postill's at Wingate.
John Dittamore is getting along very well. He is able to sit up in bed and eat his meals.
It seems that the farmers are having bad luck with their lambs and joung pigs in this place.
Tom Biddle ana wife made a trip to Mace on last Friday to visit their daughter and her family, and to see their new grandaughtor.
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Overcoat Bargains
Overcoats must go! Too many on hand! WE NEED THE MONEY
And as an inducement we offer the choicest line of overcoats now in the city of Crawfordsville at prices that absolutely cannot be equaled by any other firm. Here they arc:
$16.00 Overcoats for $12.50 15.00 11.50 13.50 10.50 12.00
1 1
6.00
'fir"
10.00 7.50 8.50 6.50 7.00
9 9
9 9
5.00
9 9
Room formerly occupied by Myers Charni.
My $2.25 whole stock collars $1.75 My $1.75 half split collars 1.25 My $1.25 all split collars .... 1.00
These goods are all NEW—purchased last Fall—but the mild weather interfered with the Overcoat business, and to keep from carrying them over we offer them at the above sacrificing prices. Take advantage of them—it will pay you well.
W. C. Murphy & Co.,
JOE E. FISHER Not oat of the Buggy Harness Business::::
1 failed to close out my harness and buggies last fall and winter, so have rented the north half of the old room in the Clore Block at the old stand, and will handle BUGGIES and HARNESS. I will continue to closo out my odds and ends at very low prices, as follows:
I have a stock of Heavy Long Tug, Folded Tug, and a Chain T-Tarnoss at the very bottom prices. M'J priccx will- interest, yon.
Joe G. Fisher,
128430 South Washington St,
IT PAYS US
Cracked Hominy, per pound 2c Laundry Starch, jjer pouud 4 Me Navy lleuus, por pound 5c Michigan Uut.tcr Crackers, per pound 5c Square Butters, per pound Parrott and Ta-?frart. Crackers, per pound.. 7'/je Hest Rice, per pound 7'Ac 1 cake Daylight Soap "2c 1 cake Utility Soap 2c 1 cake Star Soap. 3c or 9 for 25c 1 cake Star City Soap, lie or 9 for 25c 1 cuke Lennox Soap. 3c or 9 for 25c 1 box White Line Washing Powder 4c 1 can red Kidney Kenns 5c 1 can Corn He 1 can Tomatoes. He 1 can early June Peas..... He 1 can Pie Peaches .! 8c 1 can Syrup 9c 1 can Orleans....... 9c
Pins and needles, each a papsr
To sell goods on a close margin, because it enables us to keep a fresh stock on hands, and not only gives our customers very closo prices, but also gives them fresh goods. Note these prices:
Ironing wax, keep your sad irons smooth and from rusting Ten cent ink tablet Five cent pencil tablet Battle of ink, cottage mucilage/and hard wood ruler, all for Ten cent shaving crush, Ten cent China mug, /-all for iv Ten cent cake Williams' soap, Nickel plated lamp, with Rochester burner, 10 inch white shade
The measles are thick up here. They are about to break up the school in the room where the smail scholars stay. There are ten families that have the measles at this date.
Tho meetings at the E. church closed Sunday night with 12 additions to the church. Rev. Postill preached some good sermons and warned the people earnestly to come to Christ and bo saved.
James Gardner had a sale Wednesday. He is not stout and sold ofl' his stock and will take life a littlo more easy. His stuff sold very well. Will Swank sold tho property and D. C. Moore was clerk.
Frank Pittenger and his good wife planned a surprise on the Rebeka"! lodge at Wingate last week. They made a lot of ice cream for tho occasion. Frank stated to the scribe that
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5.00
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3.75
Campbell Corner. Crawfordsville, Ind.
My $1 heavy split canvas c'll'r .75 7 5 a a 6 0 My $1 neatsfoot harness oil 65c gal.
1 can Sorghum 1 can Apple llutter 1 can U. C. Halting Powder pound Koval Halting Powder ... 1 pound Jtoyal Halting Powder .. 1 pouud good Soda 1 pound Arm & Hammer Soda .... pound Ann & Mummer Soda '25 pound suck White Rose Hour 50 pound sack While Uose Hour. 1214 lbs. John's Uest (lour 25 llis. John's Hest Hour 50 lbs. John's Hest Ilour 12K lbs. OK flour 25 lbs. OK Hour 50 lbs. OK Hour 25 lbs. Northern Diamond Hour 50 lbs. Northern Diamond nour... 17 lbs. line (inundated Sugar 1H lbs. A Sugar l'J lbs. (j Sugar ..........
GEO. W. SCAGGS,
111 South Washington St. —New Cash Grocery —(.'rawfordsvilh
Notions at Wide-a-Wake Prices!
They will interest YOU.
These prices are for one week ending Saturday, Mar. i6.
Wide-a-Wake Store
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they had a tino time and that the lodge is in fine working order. He and his wife are members of the lodge.
Marcus Bowers started to move, Tuesday, from the C. Daisey farm to a farm of A F. Clements', southeast of Crawfordsville. Ho loaded his hogs in the wasron and left the team to get something in the barn, his horses took fright auU ran oil', upset the wagon and spilled his hogs out, none of hogs were hurt. Most of the damage done was in tearing up the ivagon pretty badly. Marcus °ot straightened up and moved Wednesday. Their fi iends wisli them success i.i their new home.
The Prohls.
The Prohibitionists will hold their regular monthly meeting on Saturday the 9th Inst., at the small court room at one clock sharp.