Excerpts from stories published in the Aug. 18-20, 1898 editions of The Princeton Daily Clarion:
MR. MONEY CELEBRATES
Thomas Money and Kate Splitorph were married by ‘Squire Sprowl yesterday afternoon. The groom’s father, the notorious Bill Money, proceeded to celebrate the event by getting his kite out with a long string.
While he was in Schultz’ saloon the barkeeper tried to put him out and called on a man named Purvis to assist. Bill didn’t want to come but Purvis let him out just in time to run into Officer Dan Haley’s arms. The two were having a wrestling match which attracted a crowed. The officer arrested both parties on the charge of intoxication and locked them up. Money slept off his jag in the lockup last night but Purvis was released.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
• Advertising car No. 1 of the Wallace circus department of publicity and promotion was in the city yesterday. A large force of bill posters covered the bill boards around town with flaming lithographs.
• A fellow remarked yesterday: “The south side of the square is the only side that’s up town these days.” So it seems.
• Messrs. Myers and Nichols, the Western Union manipulators, have erected a gymnasium on a small scale in the back of the Western Union office.
• The Ladies Auxiliary to the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen gave a festival at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Al. Fisher on south Main Street last evening and had a nice patronage in the sale of refreshments. The Princeton band gave a concert which was an enjoyable feature of the evening.
OWENSVILLE ITEMS
• The General Baptist Sunday School is to have a picnic tomorrow. Their designation is said to be the dredgeboat.
• James T. Williams has advertised for saloon license but he will meet the same fate as others have done in the past two years.
• Last knight while Willie Liester was filling and lighting the lamps in Oren Knowles’ restaurant the gasoline which had spilled on his hands became ignited and immediately both arms were ablaze like torches. Assistance was soon given to him and upon examination both hands were found to be badly burned.
• Flossie Williamson and Charley Eakes, two of our young Americans, stole a ride on the freight to Poseyville Monday and in the evening returned home. Charley got through all right but Flossie did not make a very successful mount at Poseyville and his bare feet beat cross ties for some distance and several toes were knocked out of joint. He is getting along nicely and will be ready for another ride in a few days.
PRINCETON HAS VISITORS
Messrs. J.M. Hudspeth and C.C. Ferguson, members of the Boonville city council, were in the city yesterday, the guests of the Princeton council. They came to inspect the new streets and look over the town. Mayor Gamble and a number of the councilmen gave the visitors a royal reception and showed them over town in carriages.
• Now that the war is over we should begin to give some attention to the big Gibson county fair. it is likely it would have been held this year as usual, war or no war, but it is certain now that the fair is to be the greatest attraction that it has ever been. It begins on the 5th of September and continues through the week.
MILL OF JUSTICE GRINDS
The grist mill of justice was working pretty steadily yesterday just for a change. There were several parties given unadulterated happiness in the shape of divorce packages and there was an important civil suit before the court.
The suit of Cornelius Wallace vs. J. S. Evans was before the court. Evans and Wallace were formerly in the hardware business at Oakland City. Wallace sold out his interest to Evans and he now thinks he was flimmed in the deal. He sues Evans for fraud. The prosecution was concluded, Judge Welborn not giving a decision.
HALEY GETS AN INVITATION
A farm wagon with two men hung up on Broadway near West street about midnight last night and the outfit stood at the side of the street some little time.
The men appeared to be fumbling around in the wagon and Officer Haley walked down to see what the trouble was. He found two men occupying the wagon to which was attached a pair of x-ray plugs.
Haley inquired: “Whatcher doing here?”
The men acted as if they were in a terrible hurry to get started on the road home and were so busy getting fixed that they did not heed the question. The officer told them to get a move on and as the wagon rolled down to the corner one of the men suddenly turned around and blurted out, “Go to ——, Dan Haley!” The officer made no reply and walked off meditating as to whether or not he should accept the invitation.