Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 16 August 1901 — Page 1

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Wagons! Wagons!

BIRDSELL and NEW TIFFIN

No better ironed or made wagons any place. We have cast and steel skein. Come and see the good points in our wagons.

Indiana Drills,

5 Hoed and 8 Disc Drills. Always Reliable.

H. R. Tinsley & Co

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.

M. C. KLINE

THE RELIABLE JEWELER and OPTICIAN.

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Comment

And Story.

Said a man who believes with Mulberry Sellers that "There are millions In it:" "I don't see why the city or some enterprising man doesn't buy the ralley below the springs of the water works and make a pleasure resort out of it. In the winter he could cut 'enough ice off the place to pay for the purchase in a year or two. Then by damming up the outlet he could furnish a sufficient water power to run an electric light plant for the place. Then in the summer he could have bathing houses, boating and music and the splace would become so popular that he would soon become a bloated plutocrat on his earnings. Don't say anything about it, but I am figuring on forming stock company to promote the affair."

3. C. Kennedy—"The drought that was broken by the rain yesterday was the worst that this section has suffered from since 1881. The drought that year waB a bad one and I remember a rather curious inoident connected with It. On July 19 my father and mother left for a visit in Kentucky and they left in a drenching rain. The returned on September 5 and arrived home in the same kind of a rain they left in. While they were away, however, not a drop of rain fell."

J. O. Shaw: "1 was on the railroad for ten years and I never remember being frightened but once. I was engineer on the air line between Indianapolis and Chicago and on my run was a trestle work about as high as the Big Four trestle west of the city. One day just aB I started on this I saw a cow fast in the end of the trestle and the next thing I knew we struok her. I

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never got such a bumping in my life, but the engine stayed on the track and made mince meat out of the cow. It simply covered the engine and express car and it took a week to get them clean."

A miller: "We bought a load of corn of a farmer yesterday and paid him sixty cents per bushel, his load netting him the handsome sum of $25. That's pretty good for corn, isn't it? There is very little wheat coming in and many of the farmers are holding it with the expectation of having to feed it to their stock. It is cheaper than corn at sixty cents. Then many believe it will go up, and I don't blame them for holding it as I believe it will to. I believe that the man that holds his stock through the low prices will oome out ahead in the end, because the men that are selling now are the ones that are forced to do so. There will be a scarcity next spring which will be taken advantage of by the man that has the nerve and the money to hold on."

Our Clubbing List.

THE CRAWFORDSVTLLE WEEKLY JOURNAL has a clubbing listas follows: THB JOURNAL and Chicago Inter-Ocean....11.86 TIM JOURNAL and New York Tribune. 1.26 THI JOUBNAL and New York Trl-Weekly

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THI JOURNAL and Cincinnati Oazette 1.86 THB JoxmNAL and St. Lculs.Gtobe-.Demo-erat, (semi-weekly) _.1.60 THB JOURNAL and Louisville Semi-Week-ly Courier-Journal 1.6O THB JOURNAL and Agricultural Epitomist 1.86 (The only agrlcnltural paper In the world printed on a farm.)

Church Notice.

Rev. Harry N. Mount, of Connorsville, is spending a few days at his mother's home near Shannondale. He will preach in the Presbyterian church of Darlington, Sunday morning at 11 o'clock, and at Shannondale Sunday evening at 8 o'clock. Next week he and his family expect to visit Winona.

A. S. BUCHANAN.

THE POW-WOW.

Ideal Day and Crowd.

Big

The Parade In th Morning a Great Success—The Fair Grounds Filled In the Afternoon for the Exercises.

The clouds which hung over the city early yesterday were dissipated ..by nine o'clock and at that hour the streets were rapidly filling with people] from the country and adjoining towns. The rain of Wednesday had settled the dust f°rt and Covington, however, claim to in many parte of the county and no doubt conduced materially toi the attendance at the pow-wow. The local committees from the Red Men were kept but-y flying from [station to station welcoming the arriving delegations, all of which arrived good and strong. The Frankfort delegation was unfortunately delayed by a late train and did not arrive in time to take part in the parade, reaching the grounds with its band just after the breaking of the column. The parade started a few minutes after ten o'clock and all the streets in the business part of town were packed along the line of march, thousands of people witnessing the demonstration. The parade was a highly creditable one, over six hundred on being in line. There were five bands playing and the several delegations made a handsome appearance.

The Greencastle crowd, while exceeded in numbers by Covington, nevertheless put up the bost and showiest appearance. The delegation was headed by a showy banner twenty feet long setting forth the claims of Greencastle for next year's pow-wow. The band followed at the head of the marchers, ail of whom carried umbrellas of a glaring scarlet hue. The men in the delegation were all good looking men and made an excellent appearance. The Covington delegation was the strongest in point of numbers and had as its leader, Hannibal Yount, the beau of the Wabash. The Lafayette delegation with its quaintly uniformed marching club, and the Lebanon Red Men also appeared to good advantage. The local Red Men were out in force and brought up the rear of the procession.

Immediately after the parade the crowd went to the fair grounds where the speeches of welcome were made by Mayor Elmore and D. W. Gerard. The response was made by Great Sachem Hon. Wilson Roose, of Logansport. The grounds had an aspect of fair week, the shady spots near the amphitheater being filled with stands of all kinds, red lemonade and popcorn stands predominating. Several steam swings were on the grounds making amusement for all. The big fountain was also running.

A great many people brought their dinners along, the fair grounds being delightfully cool, and the select spots were all taken by those who had their big baskets of chicken and sundry toothsome products of the farm.

AFTERNOON.

An immense crowd was on the grounds in the afternoon, fully fifteen thousand people being there to witness the various events, the first of which was the chase for the greased pig. After an exciting chase Walter Birchfield managed to get a tight hold of the diminutive porker and carried it off home. The other contestants protested this event on the charge that Birchfield had dust on his hands. The mule race was the star event, four animals of that species being entered for the half mile course. The race ended: Jass Ack—(Morrison up) First Burr O.—(O'Connor up) Second John Walter—(Cunningham up) Third Mule-HeUen—(Wolever up) Fourth

Time—5:17. This event was marred by the colliding of the large platform in front of t£e amphitheater. Several hundred people were crowded upon it and in the excitement to see the finish of the race they all stood up, causing it to fall. Several people were skinned and bruised, but no one, being remarkable, was seriously hurt. The balloon ascension came off as per contract and was a very successful one, the balloon going almost straight up. The man in a parachute held on until the balloon started down and dropped on the east side of theagrounds.

The day from the local tribe of Red Men's point of view was a great success in every way, a much larger crowd being here than was expected.

POW-WOW NOTES.

The restaurants and hotels down town did a land office business at noon, and could with difficulty accommodate

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the crowds. The stands at the fair grounds also did a thriving business. An unusual and pleasing feature of the demonstration was the presence here of the four ranking officers of the order of Red Men in Indiana. They are Great Sachem Wilson Roose, of Logansport: Great Senior Sagamore L. W. Otto, of Crawfordsville Great Junior Sagamore Charles B. Hicks, of Lebanon, and Great Chief of Records Thomas G. Harrison, of Lebanon. Mr. Harrison is also the Great Senior Sagamore of the Red Men of the United States.

There were nine coach loads from Frankfort yesterday and eight from Covington, but it said that more people were crowded in the eight coaches than were in the nine. Both Frank-

have brought the heavy delegations, but it is safe to say that 500 would not miss either crowd very far. Five coaches were required for the accommodation of the Lebanon delegation and about two hundred tickets were sold from Greencastle. Lafayete sent a hundred and twenty-five.

Got a Big One.

Special *o The Journal.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.—A Manila cable says Second Lieutenant Walter S. Grant, of the sixth cavalry, while scouting with a detachment near Taal, Batangas province, made what the military authorities consider to be the most important capture since Aguinaldo was made prisoner. Grant captured Col. Martin Cabrera, his adjutant, and six other insurgents. Cabrera had been growing in power for some time He controlled all the insurgents southern Batangas, and also those westward of the'city of Batanga?.

Another Crop Gone.

Tomatoes are to be added to the list of crop failures. One vegetable after another, as tbe season of its maturity has approached, has been found wanting this year. The potatoes were reported some weeks ago to be an almost total failure in many parts of the state, and in no parts are the reports encouraging. Peas came in small, hard and burned and the crop was short. Beans were burned until at the present time they areelling at $2.50 a bushel, when the should normally be 50 cents a bushel, They nested badly and were eooked on the vines. The tomatoes are the last to show the great damage. If there'8hould be an immediate general rain the late crop could be saved, but the early tomatoes are irrepairably gone. The stand has sbeen good in many instances but the fruit is ruined. It is small, stunted in developmont, burnt on one side, always, and often well baked on all sides, so acid that it will be almost impossible to put up, and without proper juice.

Tomatoes are now selling at $3 a bushel and only fruit that last year would have been classed as culls can be had in this city.

Smlth-Layne.

Sunday evening, August 11, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Layne, in the presence of about fifty of their most intimate friends and relatives, occurred the marriage of their daughter, Anna, to Mr. W. A. Smith. The house was beautifully decorated with ferns and smilax. Promptly at six o'clock the bride and groom entered the front parlor to the strains of the wedding march played by Miss Mary James, of Russellville. Rev. Mater performed the ceremony, after which the bride and groom led the way to the dining room where ice cream and cake were served. The bride was attired in a beautiful gown of white organdie, trimmed in ribbon and lace. Mr, Smith is one of our most prosperous young farmers and has won for bis bride one of our most popular and estimable young ladies. They were recipients of many beautiful and useful presents. They will be at home to their many friends after August 25, at the groom's farm, seven miles southeast oftCrawfordsville. X.

Was Not General.

The rain which visited CrawfordsvilleWednesday afternoon was not general over the county. It seems that the blessing visited only favored spots here and there and a rain map of Montgomery county for Aug. 14 would present a decidedly speckled appearance. Some places not two miles from town did not get a drop, while drenching showers visited other sections. It was a peculiar play of the longed for wet and those who did not share in tbe distribution are more put out than ever.

Given Out.

Snpt. Walkup has sent out to the trustees for distribution among the teachers the pamphlets containing the new course of study and tbe outline for institute work.

A BIG PRODUCTION.

The Transfer of Spectacular Ben-Hur to Chicago No Small Undertaking.

This month the Klaw & Erlanger Bon Hur" production will come to Chicago from Now York direct. Several trains will be required to transport the organization, its scenic equip ment, Its vast machinery used in the representation of the chariot race, its sixteen borses, and its three camels. A corps of stage carpenters has been at work for several weeks making the necessary and extensive alterations behind the footlights for the presentation of this vast performance. When It is considered that the chariot race alone requires more than forty tons of moving machinery, and a panorama of 2,006 feet of painted canvas thirty-Gvo feet high, which is whirled across the stage in the space of one minute and fifteen seconds, it can be easily comprenended that none but the most modern theaters can present this great play. There will be twelve horses racing in full view of the audience during the famous chariot race. The incident of smashing of Messala,s wheel by Ben

Hur's superior horsemanship, the clouds of dust, clatter of hoofs, the roar of the multitude, the cries of the exoitod contesting drivers, make a stage spectacle such as has never before been witnessed. There will be 350 people on the stage in the principal scenes of "Ben-Hur," including fifty children. The production will be presented to the public early in September. *5

COMMISSIONERS CALLED

To Settle- the Question of the Successor to Sheriff Canine Until January First, ',J

On Thursday W. T. Whittlngton filed with Auditor White the following self-explanatory petition: "CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind., Aug. 14, 1901.—To Wm. M. White, Auditor Montgomery County:—Your attention is hereby called to the fact that there will be a vacancy in the office of sheriff of Montgomery county, state of Indiana, on the 22nd day of August, 1901. 'The term of office of the present sheriff of said county ends on said 22nd day of August, he having held said office for two full terms by election, and under article 6, section 2, of the constitution of Indiana (being section 152 of the revised statutes of 1894), he is ineligible to hold Baid office longer. "That the sheriff elected at the last election, by reason of the law passed at the last session of the legislature, does not begin his term of office until January 1, 1902. "It is therefore your dutyj as auditor of Montgomery county, to call the board of commissioners together, on said 22nd day of August, for the purpose of filling said vacancy by appointing a suitable person to the office of sheriff of said county.

ORVILLE C. JARVIS."

Auditor White at once acting under this petition, issued an order calling the commissioners for August 22, They will meet at that time and settle the question at issue. It is the contention of those filing the petition that Sheriff Canine cannot hold under the law after the expiration of his second term and in this event the commissioners will likely appoint Charles McCullough to serve until January first when his term will begin.

It is authoratively stated that Sheriff Canine will contest the matter in court, holding that he is entitled to serve until Mr. McCullough's term begins under the new law.

Marriage Licenses.

J. A. W. Hunt and Emma Long. Harry Elzy and Laura Flannlgan. Wm. M. Smith and Edith Rettinger. John E, Myerly and Pauline Oxley. Clarence M. Burk and Nora L. Augustine.

William A. Smith and Anna E. Layne. Benjamin'!'. Garland and Katie May Spruhan.

Tyre D. Whittlngton and Carrie E. Stonebraker.

Were Married.

Tyre D. Whittlngton of Brown township and Miss Clara E. Stonebraker of Ripley township, with a party of their friends came to the reBidenoe of R. S. Bell, at Alamo, and were united in wedlock on Sunday evening the 11th inst., at 8 p. m., by R. S. Bell, town clerk.

Hand Hurt.

Wednesday John Tobin, bottler at Vaughan & Casey's place, had his hand painfully injured while at work, A bottle burst as he was handling it and his hand was out. The injury is not especially serious.

PART FIRST

PERSONAL MENTION.

Short Item* Relative to the Coinings and Goings of Crawfordsvllle People and Their Friends.

—All phosphates at Whitenack's. —A aon has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Claude Henry. —Ben Wasson is reported as better, although ho is still confined to his bed. —Mr. and Mrs. John Rice left last Wednesday for an outing at Bass Lake.

Mr. and Mrs. Mao Stilwell have gone to Burt Lake, Mich., for two weeks. —Miss Margaret Elliott, of Indianapolis, Is the guest of Rev. S. V. MoKee and family. —Rev. and Mrs. Walter Elliott, of Ladoga, are visiting Rev. S. V. MoKee and family.

Mrs. J. T. Orton and daughter, of Lima, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Hills. —Mrs. E. V. Long, of Newtown, who has been visiting friends hore, went to Logansportyesterday. —A. C. McCorkle, of Lafayette, was in town yesterday talking up theoid set. tiers' meeting at Meharry's. —James B. Johnston was Tuesday taken to the Deaooness hospital in Indianapolis for treatment. —A. E. Reynolds, who returned from Chicago Tuesday night seriously 111, is reported as considerably better. —Ed Wilhite and family are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dumont Kennedy for a visit of several weekB.

Pure fruit sodas at Whitenack's. —W. F. Hulet has received word from Petoskey that his Infant child, which was quite 111, is much better.

Chas. B. Hicks, of Lebanon, Great Junior Sagamore of the state, was in attendance on the pow-wow yesterday. —Frank Raynor will Buoceed Ed Oh aver in the furniture department of Barnhill, Hornaday & Pickett's store. —Frank M. Humphrey la in the city, having just returned from a visit with his son, Will E. Humphrey, of Seattle, Wash. Q—Whitenack's Sunday sodaB arc fine. —Ben Rlstlne has returned from a visit in Hancock, Mloh., and will remain here two weeks before returning to his studies at West Point. —Charles M. Buck and wife left Sat? urday night for Colorado Springs where they will temporarily loo^t?, 'fbi change was 000ft?lgn«d by the delicate health of Mrs. Buck. —Mr. and Mrs. James Hunter and sons Roy and Elmer, Mr. and Mrs.

Mack Smith and son Julian, and Miss Nettie Shftrpe spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Lewis,rural route No. 2 —Indianapolis News: Mr. and Mrs. Charles N. Vancleave have returned from Maxinkuckee, and will leave in a few days for Chicago. They will go to Buffalo by boat and later will go to the seashore.

—Watfch for Announcement of special •ale to be Held Saturday Aug. 24, at Oswald's* that Will especls Interest the ladles.

Farm for Sale.

125 acre farm near New Market, one of the best inl the county. B\r sale by order oflcourt. W. P. BIIITTON,

Commissioner.

Probate Court.

Wm. H. Burris has been appointed administrator of the estate of Mary E. Burris.

Noah Fruits has been appointed guardian of John Fruits, the minor heir of John W. Fruits.

James G. Johnson has been appointed executor of the estate of Andrew H. Jackson, deceased.

What the Signals Mean.

Inasmuch as the weather signals are to be displayed on the wagons of the rural mail carriers, THE JOURNAL, for the benefit of the people along the several routes, publishes the following explanation of signals:

No. 1—White signal—fair weather. No. 2—Blue signal—rain or snow. No. 3—White over blue—local rain or snow.

No. 4—Black triangle—temperature. No. 5—Black square—oold wave. Interpretation of displays: No. 1, alone, indicates fair weather, stationary temperature.

No. 2,'alone, indicates rain or suow, stationary temperature. No. 3, alone, indicates local rsiin or snow, stationary temperature.

No. 1, with No. 4 above it, indicates fair weather, warmer. No. .1, with No. 4 below it, indicates fair weather, colder.

No. 2, with No. 4 above it, indicates rain or snow, warmer. No. 2, with No. 4 below it, indicates rain or snow, colder.

No. 3, with No. 4 above it, indicate* local rain or snow, warmer. No. 3, with No. 4 below it, indicates local rain or snow, colder.