Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 26 July 1901 — Page 1

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to When all was fair and all was good, _• Man viewed his waving fields with pride, And boasted how he understood,

And how his way should be the guide. His systems he declared were wise, And worked in union and accord, He never, while he held the prize,

Took time to say, "I thank Thee, Lord,''

The mill, the mart, the countryside, The fruits of toil from sea to line, He (fazed upon with swelling pride.

And cried aloud, "This work is mine I" He thought not of the Primal Cause, All higher helpings he eschewed. And never thought it well to pause

And bow his head in gratitude.

But now he swelters in the heat, And sees the changes of the scene, And oft will gaspingly repeat: "I wonder what the Lord can mean!" He shudders at his shrinking purse,

Bewails his dying fields of grain,

Chokes back the ever-rising curse— And prays the Lord to send him rain.

"God, send us rain," he supplicates, "The thirsting of the land to slake, The crop for moisture waits and watts,

And rain is something I can't make!" And God must smile at such a time. And pity, too, the feeble folk, In every land and every clime

Vain man is such a sorry joke.

Will Please Remember That We Have

BELTING,

Rubber and Leather.

Babbett Metal Packing,

Know of the....

Celebrated

Eastman Kodak

Of course. They are the best and the easiest to operate, always ready, and load in daylight. Just the thing for an outing. Call and see them.

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Henry Shobe's New House.

George Griffith has completed plans for a $4,200 residence which will be erected by Henry Shobe in Linden.

Oils, Hoset Etc.

Come Iti atid See Us. Our Prices are RigHt

H. R. Tinsley & Co.

M. C. KLINE

THE RELIABLE JEWELER and OPTICIAN.

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Comment And Story.

The unprecedented hot weather of the last few days has had its effect upon the horses as well as men. Local liverymen are refusing to let out horses during the extreme heated portion of the day. Many calls are refused and it is only in case of direst need that the animals are allowed to be driven fast and then they must have the best of care. A liveryman said yesterday: "I have refused to let my horses go out during the hottest part of the day and think I am justified in doing so by my patrons senses of humane treatment."

Mrs. Brown was formerly Mrs. Newton McConnell, and was very well and favorably known in this city. The funeral will be preached by Rev. Goss and Rev. Fyffe.

Elks Go to Salt Lake.

Salt Lake was honored by being selected as the next place of meeting of the grand lodge of benevolent and protective order of Elks. The Elks'parade Wednesday was by all odds the most beautiful and successful of its kind ever seen in Milwaukee. Fully 5,000 Elks took part.

Mayor Thomas Taggart, of Indianapolis, who was among the visitors there, made a strong effort to secure the next convention at French Lick Springs, but the Salt Lake following was too strong.

Found Trouble.

Two young sports from Danville arrived Wednesday and after getting pretty thoroughly drunk started out to make a call on a lady acquaintance of theirs who is now the wife of a young man here. They got decidedly boisterous and when remonstrated with started in to raise a rough house. The police were called and the two young men were arrested. They were arraigned in the mayor's court Thursday on a charge of intoxication and fined the usual amount.

Bosweil Bumped.

Boswell Clougb, of New Richmond, was arraigned in 'Squire Siilwel.'s court yesterday on a charge of assault and battery preferred by Henry Anton. Clough stood trial and was found guilty, being fined $13.50.

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Death of Mrs. Jennie A. Brown.

Mrs. Jennie A. Brown, of Veedersburg, died Wednesday of senile debility and the body will be brought here this afternoon, the funeral occuring from the home of Charles Rountree on west Wabash avenue, immediately after the arrival of the afternoon train on the Big Four. The interment will be at Oak Hill.

AT HYMEN'S SHRINE.

Prof. Bert Modesitt and Miss Josephine Evans Married at Terre Haute Wednesday Night.

Terre Haute Express: "James Bert Modesitt and Miss Josephine S. Evans of this city were married last evening at 8:30 o'clock at Spring Hill, the residence of Mr. William Rogers. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. J. W. Walker of the First M. E. church in the presence of 125 guests. The home was very beautifully decorated and the color scheme throughout in decorations, dress and on the table was pink and white. The bridal couple stood under a lovely arch of palms and asparagus. Four pretty little ribbon bearers, Grace Scott, Louise Scotc, Carrie Mitchell and Marie Sutliffe, preceded the bride and groom and marked with their ribbons the path for the couple. The four bridesmaids were Misses Sadie Burgan, Alina Wyrick, Maude Vickroy and Grace Modesitt. The wedding march was played by Glenna All, and during the cerimony she played softly ''Hearts and Flow ers." Miss Goldie Golder served punch in the hallway. Refreshments were served at the beautifully decor ated tables in the dining room. The bride looked lovely in a gown of white silk mull, satin polka dots, trimmed with lace and insertion. She was handsomely attired and queenly in appearance. There were many elegant presents.

Mr. Modesitt is the son of A. B. Modesitt, a wealthy farmer north of the city. He is now physical director of the Y. M. C. A. at Cravvfordsville. He was the recipient last evening of $40 in gold from the Crawfordsville Y. M, C. A. "Miss Evans, whose home was 304 north Eighteenth, has been a very efficient teacher in our city schools. She is a niece of Mr. Rogers, at whose home the wedding took place. Mr. and Mrs. Modesitt left on the 12:20 train last night for Chicago and will go to Lake Geneva, Wis and to northern Michigan, whence they will return to their new home in Crawfordsville."

The Rain That Didn't Come.

Everything looked favorable for a rain at midnight Wednesday, but the lightning and wind were evidently making: a huge bluff, as not a drop of water fell to quench* the parching earth. Corn in several places in the county will have to have rain this week or, it is reported, all hope for it iB gone. The continued drouth is playing sad havoc with the pastures, also, and a number of dairymen are beginning to feed dry stuff. Cabbage and other vegetables are being burned up by the sun and the scarcity is making the price soar. The blackberry crop is being hit hard, what few berries that are picked being of an inferior quality on account of the warm weather.

Bitten By a Dog.

A 4-year-old girl of Wm. Price, of south Grant avenue, was bitten through the cheek Wednesday by a worthless cur belonging to a neighbor. This little dog is said to be a bad one, and the police are after it. Still, it ought not to be killed until two months of time has elapsed, but penned up to see if it really is a mad dog. No dog should be killed immediately after it has bitten someone. This is often done and then any little disorder in the bitten person is feared to be rabies.

A Surprise.

Mrs. Sadie Beard was given a neat little surprise last Saturday evening at her home on south Grant avenue. After short discussions on presenting her some beautiful and useful presents, refreshments were served and the jolly crowd departed wishing Daughter Beard a pleasant evening to slumber. Those present were: Daughters Martin, Robb, Gill, Peaks,, Churchill, Speed, Taylor, Hall and Messrs. Hall, Barbra and Faulkner.

Young S^acRrs.

About thirty young steppers are now being worked at the fair grounds and a number of the horses are showing good speed. George Marsh, of this city, has a string of eleven that he is training. They are most promising and will no doubt be heard from on the circuit. The horses he has in his care are: Lambert, Betsey, Hammerstein, Lloyd, Care W., Red Ray, Beetel, Oon Jack, Carl Scott, and Cuba.

New Physicians.

The examination of graduates of medical colleges outside of Indiana, who desire to practice in Indiana, was held at Indianapolis by the s'ate medical board last week. Luther Breaks, of this city, a graduate of Rush medical college, passed a highly creditable examinaiion, as did Edward Larkin, formerly of this city, but now'located in Indianapnlis.

IN OKLAHOMA.

Adelbert Kelilson Writes of Things of Interest There.

FORT SILL, Oklahoma, July 21, 1001. Editor TIIK JOURNAL.—The clerks are up with thoir registering and companies of one hundred applicants are no longer formed. Corn is selling on the grounds at $1.25 per bushel and new hay at 50 cents a bale. Consequently most of the great crowd have gone away without hunting a claim to file on in case they draw a number. Should it so happen that some,: patron of THE JOURNAL draws one of the first hundred claims and does not know where to locate, the writer will show him one quarter section covered with a heavy corn crop. The sheller ran all last week to sack last year's crop. The crib3 and other buildings are to be torn down and moved to the farms the Indian chose for his allotment. This farm is one mile from a railroad town and worth $8,000, but no charges to locate a good neighbor.

People have hair breadth escapes out here. While sleeping in the open aif the natives carried off both my shoes and hat. It came about this way: A prominent "cattle man" near Red Store has young wolves for pets that will shake a rat and act much like young pups. While we slept under the arbor they also carried off and shook the dust from the cowboys' trousers. Providence must have spared us to criticise the self-admiring society of your city. We will be true to duty at the proper time.

We have been requested to mention Indian church services, so at our request the Comanche preacher drove by to church. Though the sunrise cannon seemed rude, all nature bespoke hallowedness for the sacred day. The fleet-footed bays drank heartily from Medicine Creek, whose sparkling waters pour from the mountain refrigerator, silver lined. The crystal stream was now more mirror like. That matchless songster, the southern mockingbird, (Hon. Maurice Thompson's grandest pen picture) sang as never before, while the prairie pinks and crimson buffalo bells handed the morning zephyr its aroma with sweeter fragrance. Soon we were on the gravel driveway which encircles the church, situated in the lap of an amphitheater of mountains. The dense foliage of the grove adjacent cooled the spirited roadsters.

On entering the church one is pleased to see,a splendid piano most hid by bowers of bouquets. But more pleased to hear the renowned chief's daughter, Miss Oneaday, deftly touch Us keys. First song, "He Leadeth Me:" second,

Rescue the Perishing third, "Sunshine in My Soul then Missionary Roe began to preach while the interpreter stood by his side repeating each sentence. Holding his watch in his hand he said: "The man who made this watch expected it to keep good time. If it does not he is displeased with it. God created you to be good men and women if you are not he is displeased with you. As children strive to please their earthly father because they love him, so you must endeavor to please your Heavenly Father." When urging increased membership he said: "When out camping you have observed that you can't keep up a fire with a lone log or stick, but lay another across it and you retain the heat—the more sticks the greater the fire. So with zealousness of church work." Thus he continued one full hour. Then the Comanche preacher offeredjup a fervent prayer, remembering all whites in his noble petition, though few of us understood it in full. Theciosing song was "Praise God from Whom all Blessings Flow."

Wo noticed nearly all the Comanche boys wore McKinley buttons. How could Judge Burford have the heart to say they were less civilized than some tribes that once fought the flag, "Old Glory?" YOi,

One Indian woman Drought her three children to church all on one pony. The pony stepped quite proud while the crow flitted away envious of the glossy biack represented in their long unkempt hair.

ADELBERT T. KELLISON.

Sunday Excursion to Indianapolis.

The Big Four will run another of the popular Sunday excursions to Indianapolis next Sunday, IJuly 28. Special train leaves Crawfordsville 9:10 a. m. Returning leaves ludianapolls 7:30 m. Only 75c. round trip

W J. FLOOD, Agent.

Hot Sunday.

Sunday is generally rated to have been the hottest day this year although Monday was probably not far behind. The government thermometer at Warner & Peck's Monday registered 108 and 11 at o'clock Monday morning the mercury stood at 106.

THE TAXABLE WEALTH

Of Montgomery County Reaches Vast Sum of $19,937,030. Railroad and other Corporations not yet Assessed.

Auditor White's record of the 1001 returns mado by the township assessors has been prepared in abstract form and were forwarded yesterday to State Auditor Hart for the information of the state tax board now In session at Indianapolis. The abstract shows that the total amount of taxable property, real and personal, in Montgomery county is $19,UG7,0 i0, the mortgage exemption having been deducted. The railway, telephone, telegraph and express company items are not included in the sum tbtal of the taxables, these corporations being assessed by the state board. The property of the railroads and these other corporations will be assessed somewhere in the vicinity of $2,000,000, bringing up the total of taxable property in the county to something over $21,000,000. There is an increase this year of over $100,000 in mortgage exemptions Last year under the $700 exemption law, there wa9 over $500,000 mortgage exemptions filed. This year the amount will, run to over $600,000.

Below will be found the total valuation of taxables in each township and corporation for this year: Coal Creek ..lfl,43o,910 New Richmond 174,705 Wingate 151,415 Wayne 986,460 Waynetown 955,845 Ripley 758,305 Alamo 36,185 Brown 1,346,496 Waveland '214,975 Scott 1,038,535 Union and Longvie\v._ 3,302,820 Crawfordsville 3,944,385 Madison 947,781 Linden 165,805 Sugar Creek 1,021,800 Franklin 1,154,4«5 Darlington 796,790 Walnut 1,126,490 New Ross 87,250 Clark 1,042 085 Ladoga 479.945

Total $19,937,030

The Ditch Drag.

The county surveyor ha9 just finished making the reallottment for the clean ing of the Joe Hall ditch. Several people who have never before shared in the work of helping clean the ditch have been invited to participate in the festivities this year, and consequently there is a war long and loud. There promises to be a lively, in fact, a hot time when the day arrives for hearing the objections of those who have come in on the reallottment, and an interest ing time is expected.

Letter List.

Following is the list of 'uncalled for letters remaining in the postoffice at Crawfordsville, Ind., for the week ending July 24, 1901. Persons calling for same will please say "advertised Adkerson, Miss Dora Pritchett, Mr. P. E. Bagley, Mr F. W. Pritchett, Ferman E. Barnes, B. G. Scott, Miss Haltie Kirk, Mrs. Marrla Smith, Mrs. A, Masley, Mr. Guss Smith, M. A. Penn, Miss Ollle Southwell, Miss Ada Petrie, Dr. F. B, Watson, Miss Nellie

Our Clubbing List.

THE CRAWFORDSVILLE WEEKLY JOURNAL has a clubbing list as follows: THE JOUKNAL and Chicago Inlcr-Ocean #1.85 THE JOUUNAL and New York Tribune 1.35 THE JOURNAL and New York Tri-Weekly

Tribune

1.75

THE JOUIINAL and Cincinnati Gazette 1.36 TUB JOURNAL, and St. l.ou\a.GUbe-Dcmo-crat, (semi-weekly). 1.50 TH JOURNAL and Louisville Semi-Week-ly Courier-Journal 1.50 THE JOURNAL and Auricultural Epitmnist 1.36 (The only agricnltural paper in the world printed on a farm.)

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Lebanon's Fire.

Lebanon had a baJ fire Tuesday evening and sevoral reports reached this place that the entire town had burned. The reports were all highly exaggerated. The Indianapolis morning papers ^ave mention of the blaze und instead of several buildings going up there was only one. It was the plant of the Lebanon Novelty Works. Tne loss is estimated at $15,000.

Suffers a Sunstroke,

Truitt Wilson suffered a sunstroke on Tuesday afternoon at his farm in Walnut township. He was engaged in loading corn when he was overcome with the heat. He was taken to the house of his tenant and given treatment with home remedies. He recovered sufficiently to come home in the evening but is still suffering from the effects of the stroke.

In Frankfort.

L. W. Otto, Great Senior Sagamore of the Independent Order of Red Men, was in Frankfort Wtdnesday to meet with the members of Dakoto Tribe of that city and talk up the pow-wow which is to be held in this city next month. Frankfort will in all probability send down a big delegation. They will endeavor to secure the next year's pow-wow for that city.

PART FIRST

PERSONAL IWPNTION.

Short Item* Relative to the Comings and Goings of Crawfordsville People and Their Friends.

—Whitenack's sodas fill the bill. A. S. Clements went to Linden yesterday.

Ld Shirk went to Jamestown yesterday 11 ank Evans was in Linden Wednesday. •Mac Stilwell wont to Darlington Thursday. v.

W. N. Tyson went to Darlington Thursday. —Allie Pitcher and wife went to Ladoga yesterday.

Jesse Canine went to Roachdale yesterday afternoon. •Miss Mary Courtney went to New Richmond Thursday.

A son was born Monday to Mr. and Mrs. Clint Crane. Mrs. .1. H. Black left yesterday for a visit in West Lebanon. •Coca cola at Whitenack's fount.

Dr. Homor Bowers, town clerk of New Roas, was in the city Thursday. Mrs. Jonas Miller has gone to Asheville, N. C,, for an extended visit. -Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Cox, an eight pound baby, Thursday July 18. -G. W. Paul left Sunday for Oklahoma after a visit here with his family.

Miss Mllburn, of Bristol, Ind,, Is visiting Miss Lucy Fry, on Grant avenue. —Mrs. Finley McNutt, of Terra Haute, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McCiure.

Tom Boraker returned Tuesday from Indianapolis, where he underwent a surgical operation. —Mrs. S. E. Williams, modiste, has moved from north Walnut street to the Ensminge?' place on east Main street. —Try Whitenack's phosphate drinks. —Lebanon Jieportcr: Mrs. Ed Conner and children left to-day for a two weeks' visit with her parents near Crawfordsville. —Victor Gilbert, of this city, while fishing in Pine creek at Pine Village last week, caught a bass weighing 7 pounds and 3 ounces. —Rev. A. W. Runyan went to Chicago Wednesday to attend the national B. Y. P. U. convention, after which he will go to Madison, Wis., for a visit of several weeks. —Misses Ethel Dlllman and Hazel McCalip have gone to Pleasant View for a two weeks' visit with George Dillman and wife, of Waveland, who have a cottage thore.

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—W. A. Murphy and wife left Wednesday for Milwaukee to attend the big Elks' meeting, after which they will goto St. Paul, Minn., for a two weeks' visit with friends.

Another Fish Story,

Rev. H. L. Davis writes from Burt lake that he caught a ten pound pickerel of which he is naturally very proud.

Leg Broken.

W. B. Lynch, a prominent lumber dealer of Darlington, had his leg broken Wednesday. Dr. Ensminger was called and set the injured member.

Alamo Presbyterian Services.

Regular preaching services will occur in the Alamo Presbyterian church on next Sunday tmorning conducted by the pastor. All are cordially Invited.

A Heat Prostration*

Joe Dobson, of CompanyjM, was overcome with the heat at the state °ncampmentWeunesday. He has been excused from future service so that he may return home.

Infant Died.

The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Skaggs, of Paw Paw street, died Monday afternoon at two o'clock. The Interment took place at six o'clock at the Mt. Tabor cemetery.

Marriage Licenses.

Isaac Howard and Emma Furr. John W. Boweraand Louisa G. Wilcox.

Benjamin C. Hardesty and Mary C. FruitsArthur C. McLaughlin and Effie Tipton.

Dance at the Shades.

The crowd of Peru young people who are camping at the Shades gave a dance Wednesday. A. number of young ladles from this city chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Mouat were In attendance. The music for the occasion was furnished by Byron Hughes and Frank Dennis, ihe affair was a most enjoyable one.

WEST END NOTES.

Rex Snyder, of Danvil'le, 111., has concluded a visit with Miss Lou Morris. Wiley Wert is here f-om Moran to visit his parents, J. P. Wert and wife,

John Llvengood and wife, of Hillsboro, spent Sunday with T. R. Livengood and wife.