Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 21 June 1901 — Page 8

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PERSONAL MENTION.

Short items Relative to the Comings and Goings of Crawfordsvllle People and Their Friends.

—A son has bora to Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Lee. —Rev. N. C. McCay went to Russellville yesterday. —Mrs. C. W. Brown went to Roachdale yesterday. —Mrs. Geo. E Johnson went to Darlington yesterday. —Perry Hatt, of Hillsboro, was in the city yesterday. —Miss lone McBroom, of Chicago, is the guest of relatives here. —Walter Brown, of Lebanon, is the guest of friends for sommencement. —Mrs. George Johnson went to Dar1 ington yesterday to attend the funeral of Rev. Dr. Steele. —The ladies of the Yountsville M. E. church will give an ice cream social on Saturday evening. —Ben Ristine arrived home Wednesday from the West Point military academy on a furlough of a few weeks. —Dr. Cable, president of Potter college, Bowling Green, Ky., was the guest of Dr. and Mrs. Totten yesterday. —The famous Palmer hammocks, unexcelled for beauty, strength and durability, at Brower Bros.' book store, Crawfordsvllle. —Mrs. J. F. Payne and daughter, Miss Minnie, of Ladoga, are visiting Mrs. Tom Boraker and attended the Billman-Sandlin wedding.

Graduating Exercises.

The Brown township graduating exercises will be held in Waveland, on Monday, June 24. The lecture will be delivered by Prof. Redges, of the State Normal, and music by Montani Bros., of Indianapolis. An admission of 15 cents will be chai ged, and no reserved seats.

Got a Goshen Girl.

A special from Goshen says: "Miss Maude Drake, daughter of A. J. Drake, formerly of Goshen, was married yesterday evening at the home of her parents at Danville, 111., to Harry A. Voris, of Indianapolis. The couple will reside at Indianapolis, where the groom is engaged in business."

Thinks Evil of Us.

A citizen of Crawfordsvilleafew days ago met in Indianapolis a photographer named Harvey, who had just returned from Texas. Mr. Harvey on learning that the gentleman was from Crawfordsvllle, laughed and said: "I have a good one on your town. Awhile back I was on a train coming north and by chance Carrie Nation was on the car. She talked so that everyone on the train could hear and when finally asked as to what engagements she had for the summer she yelled out: 'Oh, I have a few all right, but the best one is at Crawfordsville, Ind. If there is a hell on earth it is Crawfordsville, and I'm going to start that town on the right track.' You can expect lively times when Carrie pays you her visit."

A Creditable Volume.

THE JOURNAL has been favored with a copy of the literary works of Mrs. Annie Nickell and her deceased daughter, Faith Nickell, who died a year ago last February in the twelfth year of her age. It is a memorial volume to the departed child and the grief of the bereaved parents is pathetically pictured therein. Most of the articles are in

T«rse,

and poetic ability of a very

considerable merit is shown. Mrs. Nickell, who is a resident of this county, has been a writer of verse for some years, and has contributed many clever little poems to the secular and religious press. Many of these are incorporated in the memorial volume. The writings of the dead child, in both prose and verse, show remarkable talent for one so young, and a promising career was doubtless cut short by her death.

In Memorlam.

George Johnson died at his home, near Pawnee, Wednesday evening, June 5, 1901, aged 62 years, 0 months, and 15 days. A great and good man has fallen this day in Israel, and many will be the tears shed when it is re^ membered that we shall see his faoe no more impn the earth. "As the waters fall from the sea, and the flood decayeth and dryeth up, so man lieth down and raiseth not, till the heavens be no more they shall not awake or be raised out of their sleep."

Brother Johnson leaves a wife and one son, 12 years old. He had been patiant sufferer of Bright's disease which troubled him for the last two years or more. But 'his toil and suffering on earth are ended and he rests from his troubles. The tired heart will ache no more. No more weary wasting of the frame, the slow consuming of the mortal powers. His is now that rest that can not be disturbed. He fought a good fight. His battles were battles for that peace •whioh follows purity. His victories were victories for right. His was a aoble calling and the records will Bhow

"When the book Is open, ServaBf of Gjd, well done Rest from thy loved employ. We will mast again In the morning."

.The funeral services were conducted Friday following at the residence by Brother Brooke, of Ladoga. The jtonmlna were interred in the Ladqgb ••meter/. J. D. S.

LITERARY EFFORTS.

Some of the Propositions Against Which the Truant Officer Has to Go.

Sam D. Symmes furnishes THE JOURNAL the following "notes," sent to the teaehers and the truant officer here by parents when they were sent word about their children being out of school: "As far as I am concerned it is not any of your affair if my boy is out of school all the time. He is mine and I am only accountable to God for his conduct, and other folks can keep their hands off my kids and attend to their own." "You sent word if I did not send to school this evening you would send the truant officer after her. Now you can do just as you please it wont do you any good. I think I know what I am doing. My child has gone to school now right at 7 months. I don't think you as all the pebbles there is on the beach." "Sir, my boy will go to school just as long as I think it is right for him to go, and you need not lose any sleep or flesh in tramping over the earth looking for him. People can find trouble without looking for it all over the land." "You wanted to know why wasent at school yesterday. That is for me to know I needed him. If you would be looking about some other children up in this end that is throwing rocks at other people's children with their shirt tails out you needent mind mine being out for a half day. Now if it is infermashing you are looking for they make it over at the match factory and you can get it for 10 cents a bottle—all you want of it. I had better see coming home this evening with the rest of the children or I will be right down there." "People who never had any children are always the best people to tell how to do with them, and to say what they would do with their children who did this and that and let me have a chance to remark that these same kind of folks are the ones who know the very least about such affairs. Those who make laws and draw salary for it are in the same boat and could not get in out of the wet if their lives depended upon them not getting wet. Yes I have a boy and he is not 14 and you bet I will get him in school to keep clear of trouble. Now you let me alone, will you?"

Government Crop Bulletin/ For the week ending June 10 cool weather continued, with local rains on most days the weather was too cool for corn, which grew slowly and looks yellow cut worms and moles are injurious in many fields, and much is being replanted rains prevented cultivation in many localities. Tobacco is most all transplanted looks well, though small. Barley, rye and clover matured well, and, in localities of the southern portion, are ready to cut. Wheat has headed in many fields it is rank and has lodged the fly is doing considerable damage. It has been too cool for the growth of oats they are in fair condition. Early potatoes grew well, but the ground was too wet for cultivation the late crop is being planted. Tomatoes were transplanted in Kosciusko county. Timothy, grass and pastures are growing slowly, with much white top in the meadows. Fruit of all kinds is abundant, especially peaches apples are falling off melons are promising.

The Interurban Line.

To the Editor of the Journal: What is the use or necessity of voting a subsidy of three-fourths of one per cent, or any other amount on the taxable property of Union township to build an electric railroad through said township, when there is already on file a proposition in the auditor's office, accepted by the commissioners, to construct said line of road in consideration of the granting of the franchise over public highways running through said township? On the 5th day of March, 1001, the promoters of said enterprise asked an extension of the time to enable them to complete said road, stating at the time that they were making progress in the construction theraof, and expected to complete the same within the time limited in the grant.

If "the men who signed the above agreement are our fellow citizens, and are worthy of the confidence of the people" why not entrust them to build this line as they have agreed to do without any subsidy?

To now ask the people to give them $60,000 to induce them to fulfill their contract, duly made and entered ot record at their own solicitation shows bad faith. JUSTICE.

Information Will Be Filed. Information will be filed in the eircuit court this week agfcinet Cora Love, the girl who purloined a drees belonging to Miss Flora Schulte. It 1B likely that she will plead guilty and throw herself on the mercy of the court,

A Bargain Counter.

The Grand shoe store has placed a lot of 3 shoes, Bizes from 2 to 3|, on a bargain counter and beginning to-mor row will sell them' for 82 a pair. Also a lot of misses' slippers at greatly raiuoed prices.

Some Things to Remember.

To the Editor The Journal. First. That now is the opportunity to get an interurban electric railway connecting Crawfordsville withYountsville, Alamo, Wallace, Kingman and other towns on the west, and Smartsburg and Shannondale on the east.

Second. To give to the people of all of the townships and towns, through which it passes easy, cheap and quick transportation for both passengers and freight.

Third. To get for Crawfordsville cheap fuel from the coal fields of Fountain and Parke counties, and thereby enable us to save thousands of dollars annually to our citizens' and to offer inducements to manufacturing enterprises now leaving, and which will leavo the gas belt on account of the failure of that fuel and locate nearer the coal fields.

Fourth. To forever make Crawfordsville the distributing and connecting point for all traffic and freight along the line of this proposed railroad from Ripley, Jackson and a part of Mill Creek townships, intersecting as it does the territory between the Big Four railroad on the north and the Vandalia on the south, and passing through a country and territory capable of large development, and of sustaining a large population, and a country which, when thus intersected by this railway, will not and can not, from the very nature and location of the country itself, be intersected by railways extending north and south through it

Fifth. It will make easy of access the scenery and water privileges along Rock River from Crawfordsville to Pleasant View, and the whole of that traffic during the summer season will come to, and pass through Crawfordsville.

Sixth. Every citizen and taxpayer in these townships through which the line of road passes is an interested party and should vote for the common good and benefit of all.

Will the road be built without helping? No one doubts the benefits derived from the road.

But someone suggests we will get the road without aiding in its construction. This suggestion is answered by the fact that for half a century the matter has been discussed, and three different times efforts have been made to build a railroad through this same territory, and each time has been abandoned.

The reason is this: It is an expensive )iub of road to build, and private capital has been unwilling to take all the risk, and have invested in other enterprises that seemed more certain in giving good returns. If it will really benefit the people of these townships, why should they not share in the building of it?

Each township has the absolute right to take stock in the company to the full extent of the amount voted, and share the.same benefits that any individual stockholder receives.

If an individual is willing to take stock and spend his money in promoting this enterprise, why not the townships benefited?

A man who says the railroad will be built anyway is guessing, and suggesting that to which almost half a century of time and effort has answered "no."

He also puts-himself in the attitude of the man who wants a benefit to be brought to his door by the other fellow, but is unwilling to Bhare in the expense and effort of bringing it there. Is this the correct or generous or progressive business principle?

The townships are fully protected, for not a dollar can be expended out of the money voted, until the road is built and the cars-running over it.

If the townships through, which it passes are ivilling to join in the promotion of the enterprise, it will succeed, if not, it will fail

It is for the voter to say, and upon that vote hinqes the success or failure of this railroad.

Let the people of these townships help each .other.

Indiana Schools.

State Superintendent Jones, in discussing the comparison of Indiana and Massachusetts as to educational advantages, says: "Indiana is conceded first place in school administration, organization, uniformity of work, and requirements for its teachers. The state ranks first in its teachers' and pupils' reading circles and in school architect ure. It also ranks first place in num ber of high schools it maintains. But Massachusetts ranks first in supervision of both its rural and high schools, and has made attendance at schocl compulsory for a much longer period than Indiana has." He also says that teachers remain in that business longer in

Massachusetts than in Indiana, whioh is in some respects an advantage and in others a decided disadvantage.

Governor's Flag Day Proclamation. Governor Durbin has issued a proclamation calling the attenti^k of the people of the state of Indiana to "flag day" to-dpy, flhis day being the 124th anniversary of the adoption of a national emblem for the United States. He asks that the national colors be displayed at homes and business houses, and directs that all public institutions, public schools and educational institutions display the national colors.

THE CRAWFORDSYILLE WEEKLY JOURNAL.

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Millinery Outing

COMMENCING

Saturday Morning, June 15

...Not an outing or vacation period for our Milliners, Trimmers and Salesladies in this department, not a day off for a picnic, fishing party or other out door recreation, but a day set apart for the outing or moving out of fine high class Millinery at prices which we know are startling, but we do it all for a purpose. We want to make a stir. We want to get you talking still livelier about our store It is just our way. We must be doing something out of the ordinary. So right now is the outing season and we announce this sale of Sailors, Walking Hats, Trimmed Street Hata, Shirt Waist Hats and fine Trimmed Millinery at just about what the straw and nimble finger work costs, and in this Millinery you find every tint and shading is brought out to its fullest and fairest advantage, and every possibility of style realized. Note the prices:

At 2Qc.

40 Outing and Shirt Waist style up-to-date Sailors, Walking and Trimmed Street Hats, 75c line, at 29c.

At 69c.

50 Sailor, Walking aiid Trimmed Street Hats in both rough and smooth straw, our $1.00 and $1.50 lines, at 69c.

36 Ladies' fine Sailors and Walking Hats with the latest scarf effect trimming, the $1.50 to $3.00 lines, all at 98o.

23 Ladies' fine Trimmed Hats, all in a perfect shade harmony, nothing cheap but the price, $2.50 Hats at 98c.

At $1.98.

42 of our $3.00 to $3.75 Mushroom and Leghorn shapes, finely trimmed and Hats which are proper ranking among our best and newest at $1.98.

At $2.98.

36 Hats in this lot sold at $4.50 to $5.00 each, the much talked of Hats that have made our Millinery department famous this spring, and your choice at $2.98.

At $3.98.

29 of these $6 00 to $7.50 fine creations taken from the cases where quality is the best and style superior to anything found elsewhere, goods actually worth six dollars to seven-fifty will seli at $3 98.

Specials That Will Do Store Crowding Duty.

We are pushing the spring and summer selling with exceptional*offerings in this department. Saturday's specials should attract a great throng, for who can resist the temptations of such bargaining. Every item is a strong one, the biggest and best we could mu3ter for your attention. An old proverb says: "You'll have to walk along ways behind a wild goose before you pick up an ostrich plume." It's a fact better fcfoown that you will exhaust your millinery shopping facilities in Crawfordsville many times over and not find such styles, shapes, combinations and artistic taste in fashionable headwear as is being shown at this Busy Store. Notwithstanding, however, the unusual drain upon this department this Spring we are, thanks to our work room skill, prepared to show Saturday more new, pretty, nobby, handsome Trimmed Hats than you have seen here at any time since our spring opening. You can put it down, too, that anybody who tries elsewhere to match our prices on Trimmed Millinery is out on a wild goose chase.

GEO. W. GRAHAM

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