Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 26 July 1901 — Page 9

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Cent 15 Per Cent

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Clothing and Furnishings.

Our successful season has left us with many odds and ends, and as it is our custom never to carry anything over into the next season we will from now on sell everythingrfor 10 Per Cent less than our former already low prices to clean up our stock and make room for

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OUR NEW FALL GOODS

We do not ask it all our way, but we are very willing to have you share our profits through our sacrifice. Our lo3s is your gain. Do not neglect to take advantage of it.

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Discount.

THE AMERICAN CLOTHIERS,

IKE L. RONSHEIM. Mgr.

Two Cars of Fine Wagons.

We have just received two car loads of the finest made, easiest running and longest wearing wagons made, the

AVERY and COQUILLAR

We are going to sell them cheaper than any wagon sold, quality considered. See us for everything in the hardware line.

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The Willis Gallery

MAKERS OF

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PRIZE PHOTOGRAPHS

THE FAMOUS

Waterproof Ivorettes

$1.50 Pet DO£.

WORTH $2.00.

Willis Gallery,

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A BAD WRECK.

One Man Killed In a Freight Wreck on the Big Four Early Last Friday.

An ugly wreck occurred last Friday at three o'clock on the Big FouratTiio Siding, three miles west of the city, in which the head brakeman was killed, and the fireman had his ankle badly sprained. The loss to the road will not be heavy as only one of the seven cars derailed was loaded, and this one was full of merchandise.

The exact cause of the accident is not known, but it is supposed that an east bound freight which had orders to take the siding and wait for a west bound train, pushed four coal cars which were on the siding oil onto the main track, and the west bound train, going at full speed, ran into them. Seven cars, live box cars and two of the coal cars, were derailed, and the box cars were piled up in a delightful confusion.

A peculiar thing about the affair was the manner in which the cars were strewn across the track. The five box cars are lying at right angles with the track and about half and half over each side. The engine was left in a nearly upright position,with both sets of drive wheels olT the track. The engine is not badly damaged.

J. W. Mathers, the brakeman of the west bound train who was killed, was a married man and resided at Moorefield. Immediately after the wreck he was taken to Covington, and medical aid summoned, but he died about five o'clock, suffering greatly the while. His wife arrived on the morning train and was taken on to Covington. The exact manner in which Mathers was killed is not known, he being found in a dying condition at the side of the track. It is supposed, however, that he was standing on a car and was thrown off by the force of the collision.

The west bound train was in charge of Engineer Gibson and Fireman Weimer.

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The passenger trains approached the scene of the wreck last Friday and transferred their passengers and baggage and the noon trains did likewise.

The Order Made.

The expected order from the postoffice department regulating the acts of rural mail carriers was made Friday night. The order says: "'Hereafter rural letter carriers shall not act as agents, salesmen, or solicitors for ex Dress companies, letter*box manufacturers, wholesale houses, corporations. or firms, nor engage in any business or avocation which would interfere with the proper performance of their official duties. But they may act as news agents, sell newspapers or periodicals on their own account, or accept and collect subscriptions for the same. This order is not intended to prohibit carriers from performing various private commissions for the accommodation of the patrons on their routes so long as it does not interfere with the regular and prompt performance of their duties."

Frederick S. Williams Dead.

Lafayette Journal: The death of Frederick S. Williams took place at 2:30 o'clock this morning at St. Elizabeth hospital. He was taken to that institution nearly three weeks ago, and had been, critically ill since last Saturday. He had a unking spell Saturday evening and his condition all that night was regarded as precarious. There were temporary rallies followed by relapses, and each time he became weaker. Part of the time during the last days of his liie he was unconscious, but there were lucid intervals in which he recognized relatives and friends. He did not suffer any pain, and his life went out early this morning without a struggle.

Mr. Williams was a son of the late Col. John S. Williams, and was the owner of the Lafayette Sunday Times.

Wants a Divorce.

Lilian Utter back Applegate has filed suit for divorce from her husband, Alva Applegate. They were married back in 1887 and went to Marion to live. There Alva began living a gay life and got so intimate with a woman named Nellie Minniok that Mrs. x\pplegate quit him and came back to her old home in Wingate.

KOICOMO. lad., Aug. 10, 1899.

PEPSIN SYRUP CO. Dear Sirs:—For the past 10 years I was troubled with my stomach. About four years ago was taken down with rheumatism was not able to do a dav's work for three years. All medicine seemed of no benefit to me. A year ago I was advised to take Dr. Caldwell's Strup Pepsin. I truly believe I would have died but for this medicine. My rheumatism ia entirely gone and my stomach is in good condition. It has saved by life and I cannot recommend it too highly,

Yours respectfully, ELWOOD MCCRACKEN.

Sold by Nye & Booe, druggists.

LOVE LAUGHS.

Arthur McLaughlin Wins the (ilrl of Ills Choice After a Cross Country Chase.

The reporter lor Tun CHAWKORDSVlLL.12 JOURNAL caused all sorts of trouble for a young couple Saturday by inadvertently failing to notice the "don't publish'' scribbled in the county clerk's marriage record book just above the record of the license issuod to Arthur McLaughlin and lOHie Tipton. The publication of the license notified the bride's objecting father of the planned elopement and all but spoiled it.

Wilson Tipton lives a mile south of Now Ross, lie is a substantial and respected citizen, but is known as a noan of great determination and decided prejudices. His family consists of his wife and two pretty daughters, the younger, EHie, being a beauty famous in the neighborhood. Some time ago Arthur McLaughlin, a son of Vora McLaughlin, began to pay Miss Effie marked attentions. At first there was no protests from Effie's parents, but suddenly the young man was squelched aud ordered to come about no more. There are stories as to the cause of his dismissal, one being that the young man, with a decidedly mistaken sense of humor, treated his prospective fathex*-in-iaw to a loaded cigar. The joke worked only too well and he received hi9 walking papers with a suddenness and emphasis that made his head swim. When he went,however, he took Effie's heart along, and there is an old song which tells us that when a girl's heart is stolen she will soon steal after it. In spite of parental injunction Miss Effie continued to meet her Arthur through the happy mediumship of a delectable young gentleman named Bratton, who would drive up to the Tipton home and take Effie out riding. He was given the glad hand by Pater Tipton when he came and departed in the refulgent sunshine of the old gentleman's smile. But was young Mr. Bratton on the square? Well, we wot not, so far as the Tipton parents were concerned. A little distance down the road he would meet Mr. McLaughlin and Effie swapped buggies, and what is a good deal more to the point—drivers, This sort of thing couldn't go on forever for Mr. Bratton's horse had to help pull the threshing machine over about Advance, so an elopement was planned. We are now ready for chapter two.

Saturday morning Arthur put on his heavy clothes and came to Crawfords ville. Here he secured a license to wed the eirl he loved and went away rejoicing in the belief that the license wouldn't be published until Monday All the way back home he chuckled and snapped the tops off the rag weeds with his whipto think how badly fooled Effie's folks would be.

When THE JOURNAL arrived in New lloss that evening the notice of the license was at once discerned by the eagle-eye of Bob Evans, the livery stable oracle, and also by the lynx eyes of Marion Stewart and several other excellent gentlement. Comment and gossip ran high and the discussion almost overshadowed the importance of the impending band concert much to the dismay and discomfiture of Goldie Routh, the manager, who wasn't desirous of dividing honors with anybody. It wasn't long before Mr. McLaughlin arrived. His heart had so far crowded up into his throat that it had burst his collar button but otherwise he looked like a happy groom He was at once beset with questions and blushingly acknowledged that he was to meet his bride in New Ross and proceed at once to Mace where he had engaged a minister to tie the knot. In due time Wilson Tipton and family arrived to attend the band concert. Mrs Tipton and daughters got out not far from the stand while Mr. Tipton drove down to the public rack to hitch. While he was hitching several accommodating persons took occasion to give him inside information relative to the elopement and he lost no time in hurrying back to the spot where he had left his family. He found his wife and older daughter, but Miss Effie had gone away with her girl friend, Miss Teenie Miller. Hastily informing his wife what was on Mr. Tipton left hurriedly in search of Miss Effie. Had he remained with his wife all might have been different. While he was busily scouring Main street for her she appeared near the livery stable and was joined by McLaughlin, who drove his buggy up just as Mrs. Tipton and Effie's sister came to her side. They told her that her plans had been discovered and begged of her to desist, but she declared she would go anywhere with her lover. Seeing that ehe was determined they took hold of her, but McLaughlin leaped from his buggy and freeing Effie told her to get in the down the street a lit

tie distance. This she did while her lover kept her mother and sister at bay. They finally siezed him in the hope of detaining him until Mr. Tipton arrived, but by a few well directed pushes and jerks he broke away and ran for his buggy. He reached it just as Mr. Tipton came in sight attracted by the cries of his wife and daughter. Then, indeed, excitement ran high. Away down the Mace road tore the horse of Lochinvar McLaughlin and thundering a little way in the rear plunged the team of Tipton. Scattering gravel and throwing duso high in air pursued and pursuer swept past the band stand causing Goldie Routh, who was looking into the big end of the "tubby" for the purpose of seeing if a pinching bug hadn't got mixed up in the works, to aimost swallow that interesting instrument. Men cheered, women cried, babies bawled, dogs barked, chickens scurried squawking out of the way of the snorting horses, and as the race disappeared in the distance the band began to play "You can't play in my back yard.

I don't like you uny more."

Meantime the stern race for a bride was progressing out on the Mace road Night had let her sable curtain down and pinned it with a star so small that Mr. Tipton couldn't see the rig of the lovers nor could he hoar the slight noise made by the rubber tired buggy. This fact was the salvation of Arthur and EUie. Some distance from New Rods the roads fork, one leading to Ladoga and the other to Mace. Arthur took the Ladoga road and when Mr. Tipton arrived at the forks he went on to Mace, having heard that a minister had been engaged there. He arrived to find a bleeping village and a feeless minister. Meantime the happy lovers had reached Ladoga, having run the horse to a standstill, and were happily married by a blinking clergyman who had been unceremoniously rousted out of bed. When the night train came in the bride and groom boarded it and are now in Chicago enjoying their honeymoon and seeing the sights. It is to be hoped that they will see a good and plenty in the city whore James B. Elmore tells us that "Along the boulevards the hansoms run,

And carry the upper crust While common people walk along And view Tecumxjh's bust."

It was near midnight when Mr. Tipton returned to New Ross from his fruitless chase. He expressed his opinion of the trick in no uncertain tones and announced that when the young' people returned they would have him to deal with.

As both are of marriageable age, however, he can interpose no legal obstacles. Possibly he will follow the wiser course followed by other parents and forgive and forget.

X'rizo Eating Contest.

"They had. an eating contest the other night at Pin Hook fcchoolhouse." "Who won?" "Ben Splutters—he ate nine head of cabb ge." "Didn't it make him sick?" "No. He just took a spoonful of Dr. Caldwell's Syrup PepsiD. That prevents stomach trouble of any kind, they say."

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BY THE WAY.

John A. Gilbert Sees Many Interesting Things as He Passes Through the Ureat Northwest.

ON TRAIN—Dear JOURNAL:—We just now sped past a small Indian encampment and the various colors of their teppees made a strikingly interesting picture. The snow-capped peaks of the grand old Rockies are now visible from the windows of our Pullman sleeper, blending with the clouds.

The immense droves of horses wo Bee in passing the large ranches would almost excite envy in the mind of our fellow townsman, James Walter, Esq., as the herds of cattle would George Durham. There is now a change in the atmosphere and we seem to be breathing the air direct from the Rockies.

We are now passing through the mountains, mountains on the right of us, mountains on the left of us, mountains everywhere and it is so cool that I am wearing my overcoat a part of the time, and almost wish I had a little natural gas to touch a match to.

We btopped at Laggan, where the depot thermometer shows -17. This ae I understand is the highest point we pass over, the water dividing hore. We are now looking at snow where it never melts.

Wo changed to Pacific time at Laggan and it is now 8 o'clock and not near dark. A rustic sign we just passed, painted red, and on round posts, reads, "The Great Divide." And still we gaze up on perpetual snow that never melts. The declivity at our right is terrible and to look dowmmakes us wonder if wo will ever see the old stand pipe again. The little stream has now lost its self to our view on ios way to the Pacific.

It is now 8:30 and while it is still light outside the porter has just lighted the lamps. This is the steepest descent on the road, our train being held back with breaks all on and going very slowly, about seven miles an hour being the rate. It requires three engines to pull the passenger train up this grade. Switches are located along the grade with watchmen]at each ready to turn the runaway train from the main track and destruction should it be necessary.

Wo are in British Columbia and our information bureau (the porter) informs us that we are soon to stop for breakfast, an interesting event, as it is now past 10 o'clock.

Yours sincerely, JofiN A. GILHERT.

Must Pay Postage.

Counties are liable for the cost of postage stamps necessarily used by the county officers in transacting the business of their offices. The appellate court so held in reversing the case of L. A. Williams vs. the board of commissioners of Henry county. Williams filed a claim for cash which he had expended for postage during his term as clerk which the board of commissioners refused to pay. The appellate court reversed a judgment which held that the board could not be compelled to pay.