Decatur Democrat, Volume 25, Number 7, Decatur, Adams County, 19 May 1881 — Page 3

Ho, Farmers! EVERYBODY! I ' litre H ft chance TO SAVE MONEY, I 4 chance never offered before, and we intend to do as we agree. We Will Sell PLOWS Thia year cheaper than ever before, and we will sell from Hue to Ten Per Gent. Cheaper FOUL CASH, which rushes the uhl reliable Oliver Chilled Plow C»»t from fifty to ninety cents cheaper than wit e,er sold in this county. Under lh» seine conditions we purpose selling ths Celebes .eJ 4 BRYAN STEEL PLOW And w* can safely say that this Plow has no equal. Wo invite competition. Take them, try them, and if not as recommended bring them back and we will refund your money. We also have the Richmond and Tiffin Steel Pions, which etand abne upon their own recomkiendaiion. A trial is all that is needed io eoiaVincc any vue. r also wish to eftlt your special attention to the world reuowned bteel Tooth Vibrator Harrow ! Come and examine it. It will pay you and convince yon that it is better adapted to all kindu of use than any harrow made ; co* is from $3 to $6 lese ; contains from five to nine mote teeth, and dots better work with less labor than any spring tooth barrow in the market. A FULL LINE OF COOK STOVES, Trimmed out in every particular wiih ground hollow ware sud heavy pressed wore, w» ore now offering jYt Cos t for Cash. Thea comes the never to be forgotten Malta Cultivators, The lending cultivator of the West, North and South. Sells everywhere and gives universal satisfaction. I’emcdeled and improved for the season of 1881. They are simply built, substantial and light. They are higher in the arch, can be used in taller corn. Has the drop hitch, being attached to the axle makes the draft direct from the plows. Can regulate it so that the weight io all taken from the horse's neck. Durabili'y, Perfection of Work, Lightness of Draft and Ease of Management has gained for THE aMALTA A world-wide reputation. BEWARE OF IMITATIONS, And buy only the genuine, for sale by us Building Material Made a Spclialty. Come and oiamine our flock, and be convinced that if you stead by the Old Reliable Hardware House Thry will stand by you. kg Thanking my friends for past favors, I earnestly solicit your patronage in the : future. Yours, truly, W. #FET€ER. I Dw»tur. Ind , March ?4, 1881.—51w8

DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, CLOTHING ami GROCERIES —AT JOHN EITING’S, ODD FELLOW'S BLOCK.

THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT. To The Public. On and after this date all notices, such as obituaries, church notices (where money is to be derived from the occasion advertised), and notices for entertainments of any character where an admission fee is charged and where the object is a pecuniary one will be charged for in The Decatur Democrat and the Decatur Journal at the rate of 10 cents per line, eight words to constitute a line. S. Ray Williams, Publisher Democrat. Ed A. Phillips, Publisher Journal. Decatur, Apr. 7th, 1881. New Advertisements. Locals—Place, Confer A Hothouse, Eiting, Douovon & Adlespergcr. Ditch Sale—Christen. FRANCE 4 KING. ATTORNEYS AT LAW, D ECATI'R ,INDIANA ■ Important to Travelers.—Special inducements are offered you by the Burlington Route. It will pay you to read their advertisement to be found elsewhere in this issue. 51w40 Piles Cured Dr. Shrader, of Indiana, will be at the Meisse House, in Decatur, on Wednesday, June 11, 1881, to cure piles by the new method. Treatment painless, will guarantee a cure in every case. Call and see him. Consultation free. 2w4. Go to J.W. Places' for fresh oranges and lemons. Remember J. W. Place is receiving fruit and vegetables daily. Have you seen J. W. Places’ fine | candies ? If not go aud see them. J-jy Woolen goods, no end to them at Eiling’s. jyWoolen goods exchanged for wool at Eiting’s. tSf”Carding and Spinning satisfactorily done. Leave wool aud orders at Eiting’s. specialty in Woolen Goods at Eiting’s. finest.stock of Carpets ever brought to Decatur now on sale at Eiting’s. KTNew York State cheese, extra fine at Donovan 4 Adelsporgers.' i-t?"Go to Donovan & Adclsperger’s and try the Western Lion cigars. contemplating building new Picket Fence, will do weP to call and examine the pickets used by and for sale by us. We have a large stock at our factory and will sell at reasonable prices. Semak Bros. fiyConkliu and Platt have resigned their seats in the U. S. Senate, but the people have resigned in favor of Eiting, who has the best goods for the money to be found in Adams county. JjgfHighest market price paid for all kinds of produce at Eiting’s. HfTaylor 4 Sons will have the biggest Buggy Sale at their factory at Sheldon, Ind., Friday May 17, 1881, of Phaetons Brewsters side bars, Drop fron t Coal Box, Cutunder Yacht, Double, Carriages, two, and three, seated Platform spring wagons, the best work with the very latest improvements. This monster sale will be opened with music by the Cornet Band, Organ, and singing glee songs. Fine stands of eatables. Lemonade, ice cream Ac. also, they will sell at Maysville, Mav 21st aud at Warren, Ind , J une 4th. Both at one o’clock p. m. All should go to these great sales. the Baltimore Roasted coffee, the best in the market reen Gages and Apricots, very I fine, at Donovan 4 Adlesbergers. Trausfe-w. Wm. McCoanehey to David McConnehev, in-lot 162, Decatur, w. <L 200 E- Wright to J. Leming, 80 acres, Wabash twp., w d 900 Daniel Railing to Rachel Kern, e. pt. of ia-lot 21, Decatnr, w d 200 Daniel Railing to J. B. Rice, in- ' lot 13 and uud. | lot 15, Decatur w I d. 550 Polly Lewie to Baptist Church, Pleasant Mills, lots 27 and 28, Pleasant Mills w. d. Magdalena Buhler to Jobnßuhler, 16V aeres, French *wp., w d 10 0

| Tempe ranee. Editor Democrat:—Please an-' nounch through your paper, that there j will be a meeting of the friends of ' temperance, at the M. E. Church, on next Sunday, at 3:30 p. in. to arrange for organizing a county council. Temperance workers throughout the county are invited to be present. m. l. n. Tfce Rewtr. The board of trustees, at their meet- i ing last Friday night, appointed a new board of assessors to assess the benefits along the Monroe street sewer, and also located the line for said sewer seventeen feet south of the center of the street. They estimate that this will result in the saving of near fifteen hundred dollars. The board of asses sors are : R. S. Paterson, L. 11. Waggoner and Jamns 11. Stone. County Atlas. Mr. Nelson A. Sager, of Toledo, Ohio, is in our county for the purpose of arranging for the publication of a correct county atlas. The work difers. largely from the ordinary county map, as it is more minute and explicit in its description, giving the name of each and every free holder, together ; with the number as acres posessed and . acuratcly locating the same. We ap- | prehend the work will meet with a large sale in the county, as we understand the price will be very reasonable. Mr. Sager is stopping at the Meisse house, where parties can consult with him on things pertaining to the work. Kcator. It affords us pleasure to announce to our readers in Decatur and vicinity that Mr. Theron P. Kcator will be here on the evenings of the 30th and 31st | inst. for the purpose of delivering, at Kovcrs Hall, two of his most interesting lectures, “My Trip Around the World,” and “India, Egypt and the Holy Land.” It will be remambered that Mr. Kcator was here last year an! delivered his “trip around the world,” but the weather was so cold that but few embraced the opportunity of Learing him. His lecture on “India, Egypt : and the Holy Land” will be illustrated \ by large and elegant photographic views, and we earnestly ask our people to turn out and give the gentleman an audience worthy of his lecture. Men Who Braj. It is natural for man to brag. And frequently the less he has to brag over the more bragging he will indulge in. The most trifling incidents are sufficient to keep them bragging all their days. We once knew a man whom Henry Clay kicked out of his path in one of his petulant moments, and that bragged abont it as long as he lived. He was proud to be introduced as the fellow Harry of the West booted. Men frequently brag ou things that never happened, though by frequent repetition they come to believe it themselves. It has been estimated that it would require a vessel as large as the Great Eastern to carry all the people who have claimed to have been on Foulton's first steamboat on its trial trip. We have ourself shaken hands with over fifty men, each of whom bragged that he was the first man to walk across the Suspension Bridge at Niagara. The woods arc full of men ready to swear i they were standing right alongside of Grant when he said he would “fight it out on that line if it took all summer.” Brag, nothing but brag. But remember gentle and attentive reader, we are not bragging one bit, but telling the exact truth, when we declare that the best place to buy boots and shoes is at Conter & Hohhouse’s Spring Dwindling, which resultsfrom an early change from warm cellars to the freezing and thawing of out-door, is absolutely overcome by the use of the Winter Hive and its method of packing. The hive is not stripped of the saw dust for nearly a month after the bees commence flying in the spring. It is much superior to ordinary hives for those who winter in cellars, inasmuch as the cap is a very great benefit as a shield against the rough weather of spring, which often occurs after the b«es have been placed on summer stands. These hives are for sale by Terveer & Bowers. Unclaimed Letters. List of unclaimed letters remaining in the Decatur Postoffice Adams county, Indiana, for the week ending May 19, 1881. Folk Miss Sadie Reynolds G. 11. Keeran Wm. 11. 2 Veteruary Mr. Persons calling for the above letters will please say advertised. B. W Suolty, P. M. I

I Personals. Duke Stoops was in town the fore I part of the week. Mrs. F. A. Jelleff has moved to Dayton, Ohio, where she will make her future home. A Mr. King, representative of the Indianapolis Journal, was in town this week in the interest of that paper. Mrs. John T. France and Mrs. I. C. | King were visiting their mother at I Powers, Jay county, this week. Emerson Kern was in town Tuesday. He is doing a successful business at Walkertown, and also runs a branch store at Argus, Marshall county. Miss Florence Dent, of Delaware county, Ohio, is visiting her cousin, B. 11. Dent. She will go to Fort Wayne in a few days, where she will attend the conservatory of music. “Rusticus” is in town, being one of the jurors at this term of court. He is also working in the interest of some first-class life insurance companies. We received a very pleasant call yesterday from Mr. T. P. Keator, of Wabash. Mr. Keator has retired from journalism for the time being, having disposed of his interest in the Wabash I Plain Dealer. 1 Joseph Crabbs was in town yesterday, looking after the interest of his property here. Mr. Crabbs speaks highly of Lee Linn, of the Courier, and says that he has accomplished a work there that is wonderful, considering the odds against him. Nabbath Hchool Convention. There will be held in the Presbyterian church, in Decatur, on Saturday, May 28, 1881, a convention of the Adj ams county Sabbath schools. The following are the officers the S. S. Union: Pres., S. G. Hasting; Sec., Miss Arta Numbers; Treasurer, John Woy; Vice Presidents, Mr. Dierr, Union twp.; S Moses, Root; 11. Fohrman, Preble; Edward Ehle, French; G. W. A. Luckey, Washington; Wash Kern, St. Marys; i Andrew Holmes, Blue Creek; James ! Long, Monroe; James Winans, Ilarti ford; J. D. Hale, Wabash; Jacob Far- ! low, Jefferson; Joshua Bright, Kirkland. PROGRAMME. Exercises begin promptly at 8:30 a. m. Devotional exercises. How to secure and retain teachers in Sabbath school, Rev. Fisher. Qualifications of a S. S. teacher, by Mrs. Dr. Holloway. How to make song most profitable by John Woy. The origin and success of the international lesson system, by G. W. A. Luckey. Chief difficulties in our Sabbath schools, by Elder M. M. Gleason. AFTERNOON, 1:30. Devotional exercises. Infant elass work, by Mrs. Dr. Schrock. Best means of securing attendance at Sabbath school, by Rev. W. W. Wotts. Teachers’ meetings, by J. O. Jones. Essay—Temperance in Sabbath schools, by Miss Maggie Metts. Sabbath Desecration, by Rev. C. A. Kanouse. The importance of urging the members of the Sabbath school to attend church services, by Rev. Dustman. The character of the general exercises in the Sabbath school, by Rev. W. W. Roberts. County and Township organization. Rev. M. S. Metts. Each of the foregoing exercises will be ten minutes long, followed by a discussion of the same, by the members of the convention, (five minutes speeches.) Aftei the exercises of the programme are completed we shall have the reports of committeesand miscellaneous business. The exercises will be interspersed with short pieces of appropriate music by the chcir. EVENING SESSION, 7:30. Children's Meeting—Short address by the ministers present, aud others, Every Sabbath sehool worker in the county is earnestly requested and urged to be present and take part in the exercises. The work belongs to us all, and we are equally responsible for its progress. Show your interest by your presence. S. G. Hastings, President Adams Co. S. S. U.

CHAT. The Tritchcase was continued until next term of court. -a-- -— Cut-worms are at work on the corn in Kirkland township. John Shirey continues to pick up seme very good horses. Deininger has one of the best appointed fancy stores in the country. Vegitation of all kinds is growing rapidly, aud everything augurs well for the future. A communication on ‘‘nice girls” is unavoidably crowded out this week. It will appear in our next. Rev. Wilken is having the Catholic church lot filled up, which will in time add much to its appearance. A Charlotte, Michigan, juror was tardy the other morning and rushed to the court house while dressing himself. We are informed that the Narrow Gauge company will on Monday next commence running regular trains through to Kokomo. The M. E. church society will give a strawberry festival at Kover's ball on Thursday evening. A cordial invitation is extended to all. The real estate market is quite brisk now,as will be observed by reference to the transfers, as are being published each week in this paper. We are gratified to know that the circulation of The Democrat is steadily increasing, and this, too, without any effort on our part to bring about such result. Woods 4 Winnes now have over six hundred acres of timber land; three hundred and twenty acres they bought outright, while only the timber was bought on about three hundred. Our old friend Lou Taylor, editor of the Charlotte, Mich., Republican, is the father of a ten and a-haif pounds boy. It has blue eyes, flaxen hair, and can relate more hair breadth ’scapes than any other boy in the business. Our intelligent compositor had Joe Bremerkamp home on fwrlow. The editor and proof reader had nothing to do with it of course, and can only find consolation in the fact that he possesseth, as Josh Billings would say, a intelligent compositor. Rev. Metts wishes us to say to the members of the M- E. church that he desires the priieenee of each and everyone of them at the church next Sunday. The building committee wishes to see them. Also, that on next Sabbath evening he will preach a sermon especially for the children, using a blackboard for illustrating the same interesting and instructive things which are in store for them. Mr. Hezzie Riggs, an attache of the Marion Democrat, is in town and we arc under obligations to him for substantial mechanical assistance ou this week's impression. Hezrie says Marion is improving rapidly; that the Democrat is in a flourishing condition, and that our esteemed journalistic brother. Lew Wallace, is recovering from the political shock of last fall and continues to publish the best paper tn Grant county. Crane's dramatic company, which arrived in town on Monday, is in veryhard luck. They appeared on Monday night before an audience of about twenty people, and on Tuesday night the marshal refused to let them go on with their entertainment because they had no money with which to “put up” for license. We understand Mr. Krick was willing to open the hall for them providing satisfactory arrangements could be made with the marshal, but that official was imputurbable and could not be prevailed upon to see the town take any chances. Mr. Crane had but $1.50 in his possession, and nothing but a two dollar William would buy a permit. On last evening a benefit was given the company, at which they realized the sum $20.40. Berne Items. By C.iisAß. H. Michaud and lady were visiting friends and relatives in the vicinity of Bluffton on Sunday last. The habit of walking to the Wabash,

by rail on Sunday afternoons, with our young folks is becoming very fashionable. The number of times we noticed a certain young lady of our place guilty of swearing the past week was <5. We refrain from giving her name this time. J. J. Hirschy & Co. contemplate substituting steam for horse power in operating the elevator at their ware house. Jacob Stultz, of the vicinity of Decatur, was with us several days during the past week. A change has again taken place in the clerkship of the resturant of J. Brennamann. Josh stepping ont and J. Eley stepping in. Frank and Bill, who made a strike here a week ago, are again on duty. The terms of the strikers being complied with. A curiosity, in the shape of twelve fine pups, all one litter, is the attraction at Andy’s just now. They sat up until 4 o'clock, after which he went to his post of duty with Butch, and she under the care of Will Effinger. And it would seem as though they had not “set up”. A new clerk at the store of R B. Allison Co., a Mr. Neederhouser from Buena Vista. Chris Beers rides in the best buggy in town now, and he knows it. We think and we have reasons for thinkingand saying that Will Sheets can set up as fine a drink of soda-water as can be found ! No eity excepted. The “Berne singing society”, which was organized during the winter, is prospering finely. What should be done with little boys for swearing ? Oh, let them go, don’t correct them, nor tell them how it looks. Just as some parents do. Berne not excepted. Geneva Gleanings. BY RUB-TI-CUB. Lots as folks in town on Saturday. E. C. Kern was shaking hands with j friends here from Saturday till Monday. i Aaron Clendenning died at his home in Geneva on the 15th, of malarial fever. The daily Triumph is gobbled up like hot cakes. The measles having made the rounds the whooping cough is following suit. I Uncle John and Isaac Nelson are putting a new front to their grocery | store. Andy Juday and Dave Palm leave | this week on an extended visit to rela- | tives in Missouri and Kansas. Ilczzie Riggs, one cf the Marion ! Democrat boys is spending a few days i with relatives and friends here and at ' Ceylon. Joe Hendrick's team ran away on ■ Frilay demolishing the wagon consid- | erably, and also crippling one of his horses badly. Dr. S. G. Ralston drives the boss team in this neck o'woods. Joseph Hendricks has just made the purchase of all the walnut, ash, hickory, and oak timber on a hundred acre tract of land, for which he paid $250 cash. Billy Fought and Mr. Y'oung have entered a partnership in the painting business and are doing a considerable amount of work. P. B. Manley was attending court at Decatur the fore part of the week. E. C. Kern was looking after the interests of Uncle Sam, while here in the way of collecting Revenue etc, etc. For further particulars call on IHook. | J. S. Hotsenpiller has just finished a seven months school at the Burghalter school house, one and a half miles west of Ceylon without missing a day. It was the longest continous term ever taught in Wabash township and perhaps in the county. Sager is an excellent teacher, and has given good satisfaction wherever he has taught. Nkw York, May 18.—Emigrants arrived thus far this week 9,200. Total arrivals this month 41,611 Total since the first of | month, 41,611 Total since the first of Jan-i uary, 146,902. It is estimated the arrivals this month will be fully 70,000. During the entire year of 1877, but 63,855 emigrants 1 were landed. The figures this month may , even exceed the total figures for 1875 when I 750,305 immigrants disembarked here. 1 ESTRAY NOTICE. i Notice is hereby given that Jacob J. j ' Magley, a justice of the peace of Root township, in Adams county, state of Indiana, has transmitted to the undersigned, clerk of the Adams circuit court, a copy of the description of an estray mare, taken up by Edwin Wilder t . ■■■■ _

BUT YOUR CLOTHING OF 1 - THE MANUFACTURERS, And Save The Retailer’s Profit, AT — OWEN, PIXLEY & CO’S, 15 and 17 Court Street, and ) CTftDT AVSkIE? ISJA 58 and 60 Clinton Street. j < Ufa I WMY *lvU«

SIIO,OOO PLACED WITHIN THE REACH OF THE PEOPLE FREE OF COST EVERY MONTH. o Most Liberal Scheme Ever Offered bjaMnsl Liberal House. o EVERY PURCHASER OF Hats Furnishing Goods, &c. AMOUNTING TO $lO WILL BE PRESENTED WITH A FKEE TICKET IY THE EOl I.S-AA A LOITLRY. T>i*o,xxrin.g 12tli ZVToxitlx, Sam Pete & Jlax, Always ahead, showing the LARGEST STOCK AT THE LOWEST PRICES Star Clothing House, FORT WAYNE IND. | ON DECK! THE BATTLE SECT! ” Fresh Arrival of Spring Stock OF* BOOTS, SLIPPERS, ——foil MEN, WOMEN ANO CHILDREN, .A.T CONTER& HOLTHODSE’S, Which will be Sold at Bottom Figures. CALL AND SEE AND JtIDCE FOR YOURSELF. Interesting for farmers i I am now prepared to sell tbs Bess Reapers & Binders in the World. The fellowing take the lead wherevei introduced' Tn-mFeapcrs In all the different styles of manufacture, and the Adams and French Harvester ant 1 SeirSdnder, using no canvas or belting that the cricket will vat or the water will yyt, being t her most durable machines in use. I have the exclusive agency for AdaiW a.nd Jhy counties for the above. For terms and prices call on or address, ADAML Cl 'ELY, Geneva, snd. Reference for above Self-Binder—Wm. Worden, Pleasant Mills.—3w 12.

I and described as follows: One light I bay mare, suppose to be three years old, with a few white hairs on both hind feet, and a bog spavin on left hind leg. Appraised at thirty (30) dollars. Witness my hand and the seal of the Adams Circuit Court, thislTlh day of May, A. D, 1881. N. BLACKBURN, Clerk. C. F. Engle, Druggist says : Rinehart's Worm Losenges excel everything else for Worms. I cannot keep store without them. n 0.7 w 2 Dissolution ol Co-Patnersliip. By mutual agreement we, the undersigned, have this day dissolved partner ship. For a time we will each occupy our present office for the purpose of settling up and disposing of all unfinnished firm business. Those indebted to the firm will please call Tit an early day and settle either by cash or note. Thanking our friends who have in the past favored us with thenbusiness and trusting we may each be favorably remembered in the future we remain, yours very truly. DAVID STUDABAKEK. JOHN P. QUINN. Decatur, Oct. 25th, 1880. n3olf. I Subscribe for the Democrat. $1.50 a year. .

PRO P_OS ALBe Notice is hereby given that th* Doatlof the town of Decatur, Adems eeifnty, Indiana, will receive sealed proposals, fih-.1l with the Clerk of said Town, for the build' ingofn certain sewer on Monroe strict in said town of Decatur, up to 12 o'clock Mos the Srd day of June, 1881, according to plans and specifica: ions on file in sai l Town Clerk's office. Bids will be received for the same to be constructed of eith'-r brick, salt glased or S'one tile. Bidden will be required to file bond in the sum if Two Thousand dollars with bid, obligating him or them to enter into contract according to bld, the Towu Board reserving the. righ to reject any or all bids. ISRAEL C. KING, Clerk of the Town of Decatur. May 12, 1881. To The Assessors. The “Statistical Books" have been received and are ready for delivery. G. Christen, Auditor. Town Property Tor Hale. The undersigned has some very desirable property in Decatur that he will sell at a bargain. Parties wishing to buy will serve their own interests ; by calling on B. H. Dent. Nov. 18,'80. ts