Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 28 June 1901 — Page 8
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He Brooded Over His Father's Suicide and Then Did Likewise.
AN EPIDEMIC OF THEM
Goslicn Coincs to the Front With Four Suicides Within Two Weeks, Breaking' the Record.
Various Matters of Interest to Hoosier Readers Are Found Recorded Hero.
Goshon, Ind., June 20.—Charles Dierfiorff, a wealthy farmer residing one mile from Goshen, committed suicide yesterday by hanging himself to a rafter in a barn where he was found by his wife and two daughters. Thirty ytars ago his father ended his existence in the same manner, and Dierdorff brooded over the matter until he became deranged. He was 45 years old and leaves a widow and two children. This is the fourth suicide in Elkhart township within two weeks.
A LACK OF FUNDS
Hore Interest Is Required In the Harrison Monument Flan. Indianapolis, June 20.—The Benjamin Harrison monument commission, of which Charles W. Fairbanks is president, is somewhat discouraged at the lack of interest displayed by Indianapolis citizens. Only about $10,000 has been subscribed here. Senator Fairbanks has issued a statement explaining that the purpose of the commission cannot be accomplished unless a large fund is Immediately subscribed In this city in order that the commission may have some backing before it attempts to raise money in other parts ©f the country, as is the intention. The senator's statement says: "Those who have conducted the wock thus far in this city are1 impressed with the idea that our home people do not fully appreciate the desire of the association. We want our work to be national in character and be a work of art thoroughly worthy of so great a man as General Harrison was."
Kesisteil to tbe Death.'
Bedford, Ind., June 20.—While refisting arrest John McQueen was shot after a light with officers at Huron, a small village west of here, and died from his wounds. McQueen was formerly' a saloon keeper in the village and was a very dangerous man when 4rlnklng. Constable Mark Claud, who was assistrng two other officers in making the arrest, was shot in the abdomen, but will recover.
Perjury Is Charged.''
Kokomo, Ind., June 20.—Norman Fry and jjoren Mcooy of Russiavijle have been arrested on a* charge of perjury. It is said these men swore falsely in the case of the state against Robison, who is on trial bei/e as an accomplice of John II. Mason in* the illegal sale of liquor at Itussiaville. Their arrest has caused a sensation in the western part of the county, and has •ngendered bad blood.
Nickum Outdone.
Frankfort* Ind., June 20.—S. O. Har,'amon of this'city has patented what he claims to be a perpetual light,' or a chemical light. It burns in a glass globe, similar to an electric light. He was recently effered $10,000 for permission to manufacture the light, and 1b now said that he has accepted the offer, although he declines to make a statement. Mr. llarlamon is almost TO years old.
But One Left BtihinQ.
Sullivan, Ind., June 20.—Frank Wilson of Jackson Hill, out of the 30 ipen volunteering from this county for service in the Philippines, is thfl only man who lo6t his life. Perry G. Wilson, his brother, who enlisted with him and was standing by bis side when he was killed, will retnrn home topoorrow with tbe other meihbers of the 31st infantry from this county.
Will Live to Kepent.
Terre Haute, Ind., June 20.—Miss Qlara Miller attempted to commit suicide with morphine, but was discovered, and after an all-night effort she was brought out of danger. A young man who had been calling on her ceased his visits, and- she ISecame despondent.
Child Hilled By a Train. Valparaiso, Ind., Junja 20.—Emma, the .5-year-old daughter of Michael Goevcli of Whiting, was Struck by the "ValiJ^r'aiso accommodation tfain and Instantly killed.) The little One was playing, alongside the track and the engineer was unable to stop in time.
Oolor Line Closes MilL
Muncie, Ind., Jtine 20.—The Republic Iron company last night closed down its bii nut and „bolt works here because half of the employes struck Tuesday when Superintendent Adams put a colored man to work among them In the finishing department.
Dynamite Ls% Go.
English, Inll., June 20.—Gns Selg and George Moser, employed' in the stone Quarries at Milltown, were terribly injured by tba premature explosion of jflynamito.
AX 1HE CAPITAL
Our Indianapolis Correspondent Has An Interesting Budget. Indianapolis, June 20.—Senator Beverdige has not been asleep in making appointments to office. He has shown exceptional good sense—viewed from his own standpoint—in selecting his three principal officers—the pension agent, United States marshal and revenue collector for the Terre Haute district. He has secured a valuable ally in A. O. Marsh, pension agent, because no man has more influence with the old soldiers than he, and Senator Beveridge, viewing the matter from a selfish standpoint, ueeded to get behind him the support of tbe older members of the party and Ihe Civil war veterans. He made no mistake from a personal standpoint in getting I-Iarry B. Pettit on his side by appointing him United States marshal, for he is probably the only man strong enough in the Eleventh district to beat Maj. Steele for the congressional nomination, and that is considered a supreme measure of strength. Besides, he 'is a very shrewd and influential politician. Again, in the appointment of John R. Bonnell as revenue collector for the Terre naute district, he made a friend of a man that can come nearer than any other human being to shaping the attitude of the Ninth district organization in any political fight.
The race for the Republican nomination for clerk of the supreme court appears at present to afford an advantageous opening for a dark horse. The avowed candidates, Messrs. Hatfield of Bluffton. Fitzpatrick of Portland, and Neal of Noblesville, are hampered in a peculiar manner. Messrs. Hatfield and Fitzpatrick have entered into a lively "scrap" between themselves which may mean the political suicide of both, while Mr. Neal is hampered by the raoe for the Republican nomination for auditor of state that is being made by David Shcrrick of Noblesville. This contest is by no means amicable, as both Mr. Neal and Mr. Sherrick lay claims to the Hamilton county vote in the convention.
For some time A. M. Iligglns, a bright young Republican leader of Terre Haute, has been mentioned as a probable candidate for the Republican nomination for clerk of the supreme court. Mr. Hi'ggins, while hero last night put these rumors at rest "I shall not be a candidate." he said, "as I am very busy practicing kivv. If I intended to be a candidate I should be laying my fences now, as I think there is an advantage in getting promises early in a fight."
James H. Mclntosu, national bank examiner, of Connersville, was here today. It is now definitely understood that he will continue to serve as bank examiner during McKinley's second^ term. He formerly was clerk of Fayette county and has held a good many administrative positrons of trust and responsibility in that county.
Frank Doran of Laporte, who is making a h,ustling race for the Republican .nomination for auditor of state, was here yesterday. He said that he has been enjoying an outing at Bear Lake and .expects to return there as soon as the*sitting of t'he Laporte county board of review is ended.
Information comes from Fort Wayne that Frank E. Lewis ol' that city has been officially notified that he has-been designated for examination fbr a lieutenancy in the regular army. He is a clerk in a railroad office at Fort Wuyne and quite popular among attaches of the state's military establishment.
Wine ltoora Tl-afted^.
Fort Worth, Tex., June 20.—Henry Moore, a foreman in the shops of the Fort Worth and Denver railroad, shot and killed his wife and H. H. Russell in a wineroom in this city last night Moore traced his wife to a saloon and there found her with Russell. He beat them frightfully with the butt of his pistol, after which he began shooting. His wife was dead when found and Russell died in a short time. Moore was arrested.
Counterfeiting On Big Scale. Mexico City, June 20.—It is estimated that 10,000 American collars have been counterfeited and sold at a heavy advance over their intrinsic value by the gang with which Jose Frias is charged with being connected. It is said that an immense number of American dollars have been coined at the mint in Chihuahua and circulated in the United States.
Western Texas Aroused.
Belmont Tex., June 20.—Western Texas- is thoroughly aroused over the recent lulling of Sheriffs Morris and Glover and Constable Schanbel b-y Mexican outlaws. Large posses are pursuing the murderers and every section of west Texas between the scene of tbe killing and tue Rio Grande river is systematically guarded.
Convicts Will Publish a Pnper, Michigan City, Ind., June 20.—Warden SMdeler of the Indiana prison north, is consummating plans for the publication of a daily paper within the walls, which will be edited and printed by a convict staff.
Tfcboo Pets In War Times.
Animal fanciers in England say
that
pet beasts have not been sought by fashionable women since the war began. "Pet animals are not wanted in time of war," says Jamrach, the famous animal dealer of St George's, East "People have far more serious things to think about and spend their money upon."
MAY SPUING SURPRISE]
Sell Defense Will Be Set Up In Jessie Morrison's Behalf. Eldorado, Kan., June 20.—After only two days of testimony taken, the state In the case of Jessie Morrison, on trial for the murder of Mrs. Olin Castle, rested late yesterday afternoon. The defense will, it is said, spring a surprise in the introduction of new evidence not adduced at the first trial. When Miss Morrison took the stand in December last to tell in her own defense of the fatal quarrel with hei rival, she testified that Mrs. Castle had called her to the house and started the trouble. At that time an affidavit of A. J. Morgan, a peddler, who sworv rliat lie beard Mrs. Castle at the door as Miss Morrison was passing her house, and call her in, was presented. Morgan could not be found, but it is now said the defense has located liim and will put him on the stand. Other new witnesses may be introduced by the defense to sustain the plea of selfdefense.
The evidence yesterday consisted of the death-bed statement of« Mrs. Castle. in which she accuses Miss Morrison of calling upon her unbidden, beginning a quarrel and then slashing her with a razor, and the introduction of witnesses who described the scene at the Castle house on the morning of the tight.
Iltissiuns Are Disappointed.
St. Petersburg, June 20.—There is general disappointment at the fact that another daughter, instead of a son, has been added to the czar's family. Many private and other calculations have thereby been upset." The politicians anticipated amnesties, decorations, reforms and society fetes, and I lie taxpayers were looking forward to the remission of important state a
Humors ol Electrical Combine.
Oliiciign, June 20.—Negotiations are said to be in progress for a combine of the electrical business which will include I lie General Electric, Sprague and Westinghouse companies. The combined earnings of the three companies is over $30,000,000 a year.
Largest In the Country.
Youngstown, (.)., June 20.—The Republic Iron and Stcei^company is erecting the largest bar and billet .mill in the United States. The plant will luive four stands. Electricity will be used largely as the motive power, and the capacity for production will be very large.
Fatal Fire At St. Louis.
St. Louis, June 20.—Tbe J. B. Sickles compauy saddlery plant was destroyed by fire which broke out at 2:15 this morning. The tire was preceded by an explosion in which the company's private watchman lost his life. The explosion shattered the buildings for blocks around.
"War Ked Book ,Out.
Washington, June 20.—Tbe American Red Book for 1898, comprising the foreign relations during Jhe- eventful period of the Spanish-American \^ar, has just made its appearance. It contains an exhaustive summary of th^ official correspondence.
Greene's Inkless Printing.
A device for printing by means of an electric current and without ink is reported as the invention of an Englishman, F. Greene of London. Certain chemicals which are instantly decomposed on an electrical' current,- producing an indelible mark-, are mingled with the pulp during the process of manufacturing. An ordinary press, divested of the inking mechanism, can he used. One wire of an electric circuit "Is attached to the type or stereotype plate and the other to the cylinder that presses the paper against the type. When the current passes through, every spot in relief on the type touching the paper prints Its form indelibly on the paper almost exactly as if Ink were UBed, except that there Is no dampening and no smearing. The current passing through an ordinary incandescent light is sufficient to -do all the printing on a large press. In, a recent test the press was run at the rarte of 100 Impressions a minute, and tke work was declared perfect in every way.
Some Aged Prelates.
Dr. Ellicott of Gloucester has no longer the distinction of being the only octogenarian British bishop. Dr. Richard Lewtis of Llandaff has just attained that distinction, and when Dr. Temple, archbishop of Canterbury, celebrates hia next birthday—November 30, .this year—there will be three prelates who have seen their eightiefiQ year.
OFFIELO.
Jere Douglas is re-roofing his barn. Ed McClure moved to Grawfordaville Wednesday.
Waah Burk and family visited his mother Sunday. Henry Elliott and wife visited his mother, near Ladoga, Sunday, who is very sick.
James Hibbs and Clarence Douglas have left off batching in the cabin on the Wilhite farm.
Everybody in this neighborhood voited for the railroad men to build the road out of their own money if they want it built.
Mrs. Wm. Keller and Glenda Mc Clure went to near Darlington Saturday to visit Mrs. Keller's ralatiVea, returning home Monday.
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[The Busy Store'sf Shoe Department
A TRADE SALE OF
Tan Shoes and Oxfords!
MEN'S, BOYS' and YOUTHS'.
craze for Patent Leather Shoes that has swept the country left the dealers with large stocks of tan shoes on hands. You know what that means—price reduction not 10c, or 15c, or 25c off, but whole dollars chopped off the price of standard shoes. Read these offerings:
Thousands of Handsome Combinations.
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Boys'and youths' Yiei and Russia Calf tan shoes, 18£-5. All of these were $2.00 and |2.50 shoes
Men's Yici and Russia Calf shoes and Oxfords. Here is a bargain for you all. Goodyear Wells'. Regular price $3.00 A fine grade of Vice and Russia Calf, such as you will have to pay if you buy them, regular $3 50 and $4.
No better high grade sold, as our customers who have worn them will testify, than the famous Banister shoe in the finest Yici and Russia Calf. Regular price $5.00 and $6.00
This sale is positively for one week only, commencing Saturday Morning, Jane 22, and ending Saturday Evening, June 29. If these goods are not just as advertised return them and we will refund you your money.
THE BUSY STORE'S WALL PAPER DEPARTMENT
Elegant Wall Paper
It's largely a question of design. Wall Paper may be ever so good but if it's ugly it's an eyesore and will always remain so. Of course quality is of great importance but the design first strikes the beholder, and by the design will your taste be judged. In choosing Wall Paper here you need not worry over qualities because we make it our business to protect you in that respect and you can save money on these special offerings for one week enough money, to enable you to buy many other things you may want. It is a matter of selling the goods for a special time by a special effort at special prices, the inspiration of which will most certainly crowd this department.
Ol^TTT OT few hundred rolls of our fine paper, all in very v/1-i.Ei 1-ivyx handsome floral designs, goods worth double the 0~ "Rnll price, now offered at A\Uli
fYNTI? OT Fine all new designs, about 800 rolls of 8c, 10c, kn T?r\ll -Li"-*- 12 4 qualities if bought elsewhere, but our price is 1\U11
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rich designs and a beautiful harmony of
AJV/J. shading in handsome floral effects fit for a parlor Cin "Rrkll or best room, at IMJ11
A\TU All Of our extra high grade wall paper, all with deep JJV/X and handsome borders and color combinations to! A^ T?nll suit any taste or any room, at i-vU JAiUll
A'NJl1 ryr Plain Ingrains. No question here about style or JJv/X design but the largest line in colorings with handsome ceiling and drop border effects and"!
moldings to match, at LvO J-VUIL
HARMONIZING WALL PAPER
Results in attractive homes, fascinating residences, you have something nice, you are contented— you can't ask more. The price is always right here. The great merchandise movements at this store —some are the results of enterprise—Bomq of condition—some circumstances—create but all to the profit and advantage of the public. The superior gene*alship guiding this Busy Store is shown each day by the opportunities presented, and you cannot afford to miss a single one of our sales as announced in these columns. So attend this sale, pick from the thousands of rolls of handsome designs enough paper for your parlor, Bitting, dining or bed room, and make your home cheerful.
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For the People*