Decatur Democrat, Volume 24, Number 24, Decatur, Adams County, 16 September 1880 — Page 5

THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT. Sew Advertisementa. Notice Important—Straws Buggy Sale—Taylor. Settlement Notice—Yager. Dissolution—Auter. IFanted Ellsworth. Locals —Place. Lost —Johnson. E’ection Notice—Blackburn. Money to Loan —Haskell. Notice to Trustees—Christen, Notice to Non Resident—Blackburn. Ditch Notice—Chrisieu. Mrs. Walch is visiting in Toledo. Chas. Spencer is on a visit to the IFest Mrs. Byron Dent has returned from Kansas. Mr. Isaac Strass will open up at No. 5 Keystone block, Ft. IFayne. Esquire Baily visited Ft. IFayne on last Friday and took in the Fair. Mr. Casper Lang paid a flying visit to friends in Minster Ohio on Sunday last. Many Republicans listened to the entire speech of Mr Neff and pronounced it good. John Spuller says ‘-look-out for Union township at the big rally of the Democracy.” Dr. R. A. Curran laughed all over when Mr. Neff struck the Democratic blows at Garfield. John King was in his glory on Saturday night. That torch-light procession, you Know. The torch-light procession, even in the eyes of our strongest Republicans, was » grand success. Dr. A. B. Jamison is al home sick. We have no particulars to give, but hope for favorable word Soon. Lew Waggoner is too busy shipping B taves to talK politics or even to listen to the news from Maine. We did not know what a good looking usher Sheriff Krick would make until last Saturday evening. Daniel Death, an old time teacher of Adams county, has returned from Ohio, and is in attendance at the Institute. When Prof. Clancy gets up to address the students they say they always feel as if something good is coming. Dan Donovan finds business sufhcently good to warrant some fine improvements on his lot and around his residence. Bro. Thompson, editor of the Geneva 7Wumph, called in on us Monday. He repor's Democracy flourishing in his country. We were favored with a brief, though pleasant call from Mr. H S. Thomas, editor of the Willshire Independent, this afternoon. John France is one of the most industrious political speakers we have. He speaks to large audiences from three to five times a week. The Narrow Gauge will run excursion trains from Decatur to Bluffton during the fair in Wells ccunty, which begins next Teusday. Sixty cents for the round trip, Mr. E. Cowan, one of the most substantial farmers and best informed republicans of St. Mary’s township, says he hopes and believes that Garfield will be elected, but is not certain but that a change will be a. good thing. •' Mr A. F. Simpson has been engaged to teach the winter term of the Chapman school, two miles west of town, while Mrs. Simpson has been engaged to teach the winter term of the Monroe Center school, which will make the fourth school for her in that township and the elevength in the county. A republican ot our town, and one pre eminently in good standing, said in one of the most public places in Decatur, not more than two weeks ago, “It is the North against the South again. The South is down again and we intend to keep it there this time. We have it where wo want, it this fall — und.. ‘Ve asK uttr republican fellow townsman if he has heard the news from Maine. J. B. Holthouse met with a painful accident the other day. He was returning from Piqua, Ohio, to which place he had been in search of his wife’s jewelry, which was stolen, recently.. It appears that while changing cars at Ridgeville, he had occasion to cross a cattle guard, fell, cutting his head severely. H'e did not ascertain that he gained anything from his trip, bui presume that he did not get the jewelry.

The fair at Ft. Wayne was net so largely attended as in some previous years. The displays of merchants did themselves great honor by the profusion of goods which they sent, but the city in general did not patronite and encourage the management as they should have done. The eating stalls and the chuck luck stands were the most numerous establishments on the ground, while the racing was poor. We congratulate those who had charge of the floral department on *he elegant display made.

Miss Hattie St.udabaker has been engaged to teach the third department of the Decatur Union schools. There arrived at Mr. Harvey Segur’s residence, on Tuesdav night last, a fine little specimen of femininity. Mother and child well. The Catholics are building a shoal house just behind 'heir church. The members of this church believe in good buildings, and out of 'he faith that is in them they erect elegant structures The schools of our county are nearly all tilled, and never yet has so good a force of teachers gone into the winter’s campaign as that which will enter the work for this winter. The poorer teachers must go to the wall. The standard of education and professional abilities has been raised higher than ever before. The effect of such action must be good. New bridges can be put up by Adams countians as well as by outside firms. To go beyond the county for work, when just as good can be done at home, is certainly against the interests of our county. Richard Winans, as agent, put in a bid for the bridge to be built across the St. Marys at Pleasant Mills. The bid was accepted, and ’Man Woods, of our town, built the bridge Last week the Commissioners accepted the structure and declared it to be the best bridge across the river, in our county. On last. Saturday an insane man named Sullivan, living in Union township was brought to town by officer Woodruff. Complaint had been made that Sullivan was dangerous, and as he had been returned from Indianapolis as incurable, it was decided that something else must be done with him. A jury of six men was conven-ed-and they decided to send him out to the poor house. It was done and the poor wreck of manhood is now confined there in a ceil, from which he may never emerge except it i to go to his grave. The Institute has been in session this week, and our town acknowledges the presence of many prominent educators of the state. The Normal teachers are assisted by Messrs. Walters, Jones and Pearce. On Monday evening Prof. Roth, Supt. of Wells county schools, gave a lecture. Last evening Prof. G. P. Brown, of Terre Haute, delivered a lecture to the students. This evening Prof. Clancy will give an entertainment and Prof H. B. Brown, of Valparaiso will deliver a lecture to-morrow evening. We presume that the school just closing has been one of the best, assuredly it has been the largest, ever held in this county. On last Saturday “Mooney” Thompson inbibed too much of the ardent and under the impression that he must do something to distinguish himself, opened up a fusilade with his revolver in John Kleinhinz s saloon. Mr. K.’s clerk inf ormed the pugnacious Mooney that such conduct was against the law but such information availed nothing, so Sheriff Krick and Marshall Rhodes were called in. These officers effected the arrest of Thompson and confiined him in the calaboose. On Sunday be was released on the payment of a fine of seven dollars. Mr. Isaac Strass, who has been one of our leading clothiers for so many years, is leaving Decatur for Fort Wayne. Mr. Strass has filled a niche in our commerci il centre during all the years in which he has been among us that now will be void. His dealing has always been fair and above board. His business abilities are good His knowledge of trade is broad, and withal, .Mr Strass is to be considered a good, solid business man who can be relied on in every case Dealing with the best men in his line he never had occasion to misrepresent his goods, and people always felt secure) when trading with him. The Democrat I most heartily commends Mr. Strass to thI pepple of Fort Wayne, as one who will be as worthy of their trust as he has been of that of our citizens. To “Ike' we extend the right han 1 und wish him good luck > ..u plenty of it. The Republicans raised a pole at Hickory Corners and a deal of blowing and speech-making was indulged in at that same raising. The Democrats, too, pro-, cured a pole to carry a Hancock and English banner away up to the heavens.! The Hickory pole was dragged to the Corners, and there it was found to measure I 140 feet in length. The Republicans look--ledon it and then on their switch, and dei termined that it would never do to have j such an immense tree overshadowing, and j bearing our standard bearers names so far ; above those of Rev. Gen. DeGolyer Mobij tier New Orleans Garfield and Custom ■ I House Arthur’s. So this idea was convey-) led to headquarters, and advice was asked ! las to how the difficulty could be overcome. ■ A head was found equal to the occasion. I The qualified statement is not before us, but rumor has it that on the night of the arrival of Head Centre Stoops' baby, the editor of the Republican organ of Decatur, knowing that the occasion of so much joy at H. C. 8. s would distract his attention from the pole and permit of uninterrupted work, sallied out armed with an augur, and bored the offending switch down. At any rate the pole fell, and the geod people around the corners attribute its falling it Republican handiwork.

On Ins. Saturday Mr, George F. Stanton severed bis connection with the Decatur Journal. He is succeeded by Mr. Edward Ihi Hips, whose salutatory will probably appear this week IFe are not advised as to the intentions of Mr. Stanton, but we heartly wish him financial success in whatever he may chance to engage, and also do we cheerfully commend him to ail with whom he may become associated as an honest, upright and fair-dealing man. Toe relations between the The Democrat and tl*® Journal have not been as pleasant as they might have been, nor as pleas mt as they should have been, but it was through no fault of Mr. 'ttanton s. His ambition wag to elevate to a higher plane of journalism, but for the failure to so do lie is not responsible. Io Air. Philips we extend the right hand of fellowship and trust that m him we may find a pleasant and agreeaMe business competitor. THE LIGHTWIIK U SHOXEOX S>EOATUK. A Meeting of which weave proud—Good News for our Standard-Bearers. On last Thursday afternoon there issued from this office bills which announced to the people of Adams county that the Han cock and English Club of Decatur would parade in a torch-light procession on Saturday evening, the 11th inst. No especial preparations hud been made for a Urge meeting, as the club had merely intended to parade in honor of its speaker, Hon. John E. Neff, and the cause of which he represented. Whether the affair exceeded the expectations of the dub, or not, ilie following account, will determine: At 7:80 p. m., the spacious court room was filled to overflowing, and ex-Secretary of State John E. Neff, arose to address the assembled throng. Every voice was stilled, every eye and ear opened to see and hear our honored speaker. His tone was pi ched low, but his utterance was very distinct and every word was plainly understood throughout the court room. No more severe, because no more truthful, arraignment of the Republican party has ever been made in this town than that of the speaker on last. Saturday evening. He held the two parties aloft and asked honest Republicans to look at them. The party founded by Hamilton, and the party of Jefferson. The one declaring in the Monarchist stone that a strong government, with the gieat powers of the enure structure centered at Washington is what we need. The other declaring that, the constitution defines and limits the powers of each branch of our government.. Hamilton was held up and his words of treason to our form of government repeated, and Jeffer son. with his ideas of broad emocracy was shown to the people. Garfield, who hug . adopted Hamilton as his patron saint in political matters, but, who can never rise to his patrons standard for personal honesty, was proven a perjured man by the leading ot the report ot Judge Poland's committee All Mong the line the Republican party was attacked. From the opening sentence until tli£ closing of the last, period the ' speech was aggressive The deadly blows of Mr. Neff’s logic were dealt on the heads ot the Republicans and not a word of defense could they offer. Throughout the entire time in which the gentleman was speaking the court room was crowded, and the corridors filled, but the utmost silence prevailed, except when a truth more pointed, or a shot more direct, struck the enemy when the cheers and clapping of hands were deafening At the close of the speech the president ■ of the club directed the members to repair )to the factory of John King, jr., and I there form into line. Sturdy old DemoI cratic voters, sixty years of age, who toi day feel a new lease of life, and young men who feel that the country’s future depends on lite result of next November’s election, vied with each other as to who could get into the line the soonest. Every la <p w placed in the hands of voters, ; liiiit • lu* Aiug procession move.l vff under tho leadership of Godfrey Chris:ten and “Tite'’ Ernst, The main streets were literally jammed and packed with people, and as the club passed along, every member felt | proud of his cause and confident that the people are in accord with Democratic prinI ciples. The result of this unexpected but immense outpouring of Democrats is not to be underestimated The foe sees that we are not dead, but have only been resting, and at. the slight word sent, out last Thursday, our people came pouring in to do honor to our cause. Hurrah for Hancock. • - **■-- ! Wanted. To trade a buggy, wagon, or spring wagon, for a horse, a young horse prefered. Call on J. E. Ellsworth A: Co., Decatur, Ind. 4w Settlement Notice. Persons knowing themselves indebted to me by note or book account, will please call and settle immediately, or I will be obliged to leave it for collection. Leopold Yager. Decatur Sept. IGth 1880. 2wb

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SALE OF DITCH. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been notified in writing, by IFilliam Merryman a land owner, and person interested in the so-called Grist Ditch, situated in Washington township, Adams county, and also byG. F Kintz, county surveyor, that the following named persons, to-wit: John B. Griffin John H. IFinters, Thomas Dean, James K. Gearing. IFllliam Rider, and Christena Elzey have failed to procure the excavation or construction of such part of said ditch as was apportioned to them respectively bv the viewers, appointed according to law, in the manner and time specified in the report made by ! said viewers I shall, therefore, in pursuance of Section I'2 of the Ditch Law, approved 'larch 9, 1875, on Friday the 24th day of September, 1886, at 2 o clock I*. M., at the Court House door in Decatur, let to the lowest and best responsible bidder, the excavation and construction of so much , of the said Crist Ditch, as is described below to- wit: From Station £7 to S nt.ion 73, being 600 • lineal feet, apportioned by said viewers to John B. Griffin. Also, from Station 73 to Station 85, being 1200 lineal feet, appor- ' tioned by said viewers to John H. IFinters. \lso from station 120 to Station 123, being • ' 300 lineal feet, apportioned by said view- . I ers to Thomas Dean. Also from station 108 . to station 120, being 1200 lineal feet, apportioned by said viewers to James K.Gear1 ing. Aiso from station 227 to station ? 50, t I being 2300 lineal feet, apportioned by said . I viewers to William Rider. Also from station 100 to station 102 being 200 lineal feet, apportioned “y tsaid viewers to Chris- ’ i ina Elz y. Said work to be done strictly in accordance with the specifica’ions attached to the report of the viewers, tiled in the Auditor’s office of Adams county, Indiana. Bidders will be required to file a bond, with good and sufficient security payable* t the above mentioned John B. Griffin, John 11 IFinters, Thomas Dean, James K. Gearing, IFm Rider, and Christina Elzey tor the faithful performance of said work within the time specified at the day of the letting. G. CHRISTEN, Auditor Adams County. I Auditor’s office, Adams county, Indiana, , ! Aug. 26, 1880. SALE OF DITCH. Notice is nereoy given that the under- > signed has been notified in writing, by . John G. Wisely, a land owner and person interested in the so-called Crist Ditch, situated in Washington township, Adams I county; also by G. F. Kintz, county survey- ; ■>r. that the following named persons, towit: Win. Merryman, Adams County, Wm. Russell. Charles W.Merryman. 1). D. Barnhart, and Rachel Andrews have failed to i procure the excavation or construction of i such part of said ditch as was apportioned to them respectively by the viewers, ap--1 pointed according to law, 'lithe manner' i and time “pecified in the repor' made ’by | i said viewers. I shall, therefore, in pur- i suance of Section 12 of the Ditch Law, t approved March 9. 1875, on Friday the; J 24th day of September, 1880, at 2 o’clock P.| r i VI., at the Court House door in Decater, let, 1 I to the lowest, and best responsible bidder, | ! the excavation and construction of so much | lof the said Crist Ditch as is des ribed i below to-wit: From Sta .ion 253 to Station 25G, being! . I 31)0 lineal feet up portioned by said viewers to Win. Merryman. Also from Station 256 to Station 259, being 300 lineal feet, ' apportioned by said viewers to Adame ' County. A so from station 269 to station 294, being 2500 lineal feet, apportioned by i ’ sai . viewers to Wm. Russell. Al-o from ‘ station 295 to station 297, being 200 lineal 1 1 feet, apporr! ned by said viewers to Charles .' W. Merryman Also from station 302 to I station 305, l eipg 300 lineal feet app u-tion-ed by said viewers to D. D. Barnhart Also from station 305 to station 367, being t 200 lineal feet apportioned by said viewers . to Rachel Andrews. Said work to be done strictly in accordance with the specifications attached to the ’ report of the viewers, filed in the Auditor's ; office of Adams county, Indiana > Bidders will be required to file a bond. [ with good and sufficient security, payable to the above mentioned IFm. Merryman, i Adams County, IFm. Russell, Charles IF. Merryman, D. D. Barnhart, and Rachel Andrews for the faithful performance of said work within the time specified at the i day of the letting. G. CHRISTEN, Auditor Adams County. Auditor’s office, Adams county, Indiana Aug. 26, 1880. Spread the Good News. As a family medicine and tonic, th£re is no remedy at present giving such universal satisfaction, and effecting so many astonishing cures, s Eclectric Bitters. Our druggists report a lively J demand for them, at times being unable to supply the many calls. All Billious Attacks, Stomach, Liver and Kidney Complaints, Diabetes and Gravel, readily yield to their curative qualities.— Sold by B. W. Sholty, Decatur, Ind. 8

NOTICE SALE OF DITCH. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been notified in writing, by Stephen Hoffman a land owner, and person interested in the so-called Crist ditch, situated in Washington township, Adams county, that the following named persons, to-wit: Jacob P Crist, John Parrish, Lewis S. Waggoner, Elias Crist, James Quinn, Jeremiah Andrews, Abner S. Parrish, Perry 11. Andrews and Sarah Gris’ have failed to procure the excavation or construction of such part of said ditch a* was apportioned to them respectively b the viewers, appointed according to law, in the manner and time specified in the report made by said viewers. 1 shall, therefore, in pursuance of section 12 of the ditch law, approved March 9. 1875, on Friday the Bth day of October, 1880, at 2 o’clock p. tn., a ; the Court. House door in Decatur, let to the lowest and best responsible bidder, the excavation and construction of so much of the said Crist ditch as is described below, to-wit: From Station 172 to Station 182, being 1000 lineal feet, apportioned by said viewers to Jacob P. Crist Also from Station 182 to Station 191, being 900 lineal feet, apportioned by said viewers to John Parrish Also from station 191 to station 196, being 500 lineal feet apportioned by said viewers to Lewis S. Waggoner. Also from station 196 to station 203, being 700 lineal feet, apportioned by said viewers to Elias Crist Also from station 203 to station 208, being 500 lineal feet, apportioned by said view ers to James Quinn. Also from station 208 to station 218, being 1000 lineal feet, apportioned by said viewers to Jeremial Andrews. Also from station 218 to station 221, being 300 lineal feet, apportioned by said viewers to Abner S. Parrish. Also from station 221 to station 224, being 300 lineal feet, apportioned by said viewers to Perry H. Andrews Also from station 224 to station 227, being 300 lineal feet, apportioned bj' said viewers to Sarah Crist. Said work to be done strictly in accordance with the specifications attached to the report of the viewers, filed in the Auditor's office Decatur, Adams county, Indiana Bidders will he required to file a bond, with good and sufficiest. security, payable to the above mentioned Jacob P. Crist. John Barrish, Lewis S. Waggoner. EliaCrist, James Quinn, Jeremiah Andrews Abner S. Parrish, Perry 11. Andrews ami Sarah Crist, for the faithful performance ot said work within the time specified at the day of the letting. G. CHRISTEN, Auditor Adams County, Auditor's Office, Adams County, Indiana, Sept. 9, 1880. .. SHERIFF'S SALE. Charles Kerschner vs. Samuel Fehlman, Henrett Fehlman et al In the Adams Circuit Court of Adamscounty. Indiana. BY VIRTI’EoF AN ORDER OF SALE to me directed n nd delivered by the Clerk | of the Adams Circuit Court, upon a judgi ment.rendered at the February term, 1880, j of said court, I have levied upon the real estate hereinafter mentioned, and will ex- ! pose for sale at Public Auction, at the east door of the Court House, in the town of DeI catur, Adams county, Indiana, between the i hours of 10 o’clock A. M. and 4 o’clockp.rn : on Saturday. October 2nd 1.880. i the rents ami profits, for a tertn not to exceed seven years, of tfle following described premises, situate i n Adams courtly, Indiana, to-wit: The northw traction : ' ■ mirthoa-a I quarter of sect io i three ,'3 . .a township twenty-eight (28) north. i • thirteen (13) east-, m Adams county. iml ; . u i. And on failure to realize therefrom the full amount, of judgment, interest, thereon costs, I will, at the same tim 'andin tTie manner aforesaid, oiler for -ale the fee simple of the above described premises. Taken as the property of the defendant, to satisfy said order of sale. HENRY KRICK, Sept. 9, 1880. Sheriff Adams Co. 4 PPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR. Notice is hereby given that, the undersigned has been appointed Administrator of the estate of Alexander Fields, late of Adams county, deceased. Said estate is supposed to be solvent. ANDREW FIELDS. Sept. 9th, 1880. Administrator. Stop That Gough. If you are suffering wi’li a cough, cold, asthma, bronchitis, hay fever, consumption, loss of voice, tickling in the throat, or any affection of the throat or lungs, use Dr. King’s New Discovery for consumption. This is the great remedy that is causing so much excitement by its wonderful cures curing thousands of hopeless cases. Over one million bottles of Dr. King’s New Dis covery have been used within the last year, and have given perfect satisfaction in every instance. We can unhesitatingly say that this is really the only «wre cure for throat, and lunz affections, and can cheerfully recommend i< to all. Gall and get a trial bottle for ten cents or a regular sixe for fl. DOR WIN & HOLTHOUdE, Decatur. U 4. 4