Decatur Democrat, Volume 25, Number 20, Decatur, Adams County, 18 August 1881 — Page 3

THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT. To The Public. On and alter this date all notices, such as obituaries, church notices (where money i? to be derived from the occasion advertised), and notices for entertainments of any character where an admission fee is charged and where the < biect is a pecuniary one will be charged for in The Dkcati r Democrat and the Decatur Journal at the rate of 10 cents per line, eight words to constitute a line. S. R AY WILLIAMS, Publisher Democrat. Ed A. Phillips, Publisher Journal. Decatur, Apr. 7lh, 1881. Xew Advertisements. Ditch notice—Christen. Ditch notice Chisten. Ditch notice —Christen. Alimin's Salt.—(tollhouse, app t .ulm r-Jackson. Locals -Holthoune, Loot and Shoe tl ad. —- Dollhouse. Notice of Survey. 1M PORT ANT To Tit A V El. Fits. Special inducements are ottered you by the Burlington Route. It will pay y ou to read their advertisement to be found elsewhere in this issue. 51w40 A full stock of “Our Lightning" Bern edies for sale at the -old nliable, if. DoRWIN A: IIoLTHOVSE. The Holtom Out <lf prices in White Lead. Linseed Oil and mixed paints for house and I aru painting, at ts. Dorwiv & Holthoi se. I’ai moi »,|l,ook Here! We will be in the market to buy grain about. August 15th and will pay vou the highest possible price in cash. John Eiting & Co. no. Hi nd AollCC. The late firm of lli.-key A; Spangler desire that all outstanding accounts be settled by cash or note on or before the 15th of August next. All accounts not settled by that time will be left with the proper officers for collection. *<*”All who desire a good Number (l ie pair of Boots or Shoes made to order will do well to call on S. Billman, two doors west of Adams county Lank. Small Comport.—When you are eontiuua'ly coughing n glit and day. annoying everybody around you. and hoioiig it will go away of its own accord. you are running a dnngcrons risk better use Dr. Thomas holectric Oil, an unfailing remedy in all such cases. jgF’Exprcss wagons, cheap at John Welfley-. Nicest lot of new (Hass and Qucensware ever brought to Decatur at John W elfley s. — ♦ W— l a-t/”Hosc and Over Ils. cheap at John Welfley s. Dried Fruits for sale at John Welfley's. lard for sale at John Welfley’s. jq '12.1 cents will bo paid for good JButter and eggs at John A) elfley s. . ‘Good Coffee for sale at 12, 15 and 18 cents at John Welfley s. ;_<‘~Go to S. Billman for good Boots and Shoes, at reasonable prices. For a good square meal go to Jake Martin, of the Star Bakery. Police.— l desire all partiesowing me to call at my home and settle, ns my late sickness has unfitted me for the active piactice for a time. Dr. AV. 11. Schrock. w3.' Look Here. -Those indebted to me by note or book account will picas, call and fettle, as 1 am in great need of what is my due. L. YAGER. ;yiliskcyA Broadbeck are selling more goods this season than any other furniture house in the county. They sell lor cash, thus enabling them to ssll cheap. Give them a call. All woik warrantc 1. . ■» - • thing new at Holthousc’s. w boots, new shoes, new slippers. new evcrvthiugat Holtbouse s. I! at the old stand of Confer \ Il'dthm:::' and see the new stock of boots and shoes Every thing new and of the very latest. Uxivhr-al Aii'Rokatuin. —By the c.’i.r.nunilv at large has been given to Burdock Blood Bitters. No instance is known where dissatisfaction lias been manif.- steil by their use. or where aught but benefit followed their administration. Price §I.OO, trial size 10 cents. Enpei.ienti a Docet. —We must tell some men a great deal to teach them a little, but the knowledge of the Curative properties of Spring Blossom in cases of sick headachy indigestion, and bil!ii>u<ness is bought by experience Price s*l cents, trial bottles 10 cents. Honorable Mention. —Os all the remedies on earth that well may claim attention, Dr. Thomas’ Eclectric Oil command;- especial mention. For wondrous power to cure disease, its fame there s none can throttle. Its merits are not in the puff, but arc inside the bottle. Rheumatism, neuralgia, sore throat, asthma, bronchitis, diphtheria, etc., are a 1 ! cured by Thomas' Eelectric < HI. Subscribe for The Democrat. *51.50 a year.

NEW GOODS! Boots And Shoos. 1 I <l—__ THE UNDERSIGNED HAS OPENED UP AT THE o OLD STAND Os Conter & Holtliouse a new stock of Boots and Shoes, and invites all his old friends, and cus- ; tomers of the old firm, to call and see him. Everybody come and see MY NEW GOODS. ; A. HOLTHOUSE.

Personal. Carlotta Patti and her husband, De Munck, the violoncellist, have been giving concerts in Palermo. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has purchased the main building of the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition, paying for it $07,000. Direct descendents of John Alden and Miles Standish, and bearing the very names, are said to be living at Duxbury, Mass., a.place that was allotted to those two pilgrims. The late Mrs. Millard Filmore was a cultivated and benevolent woman, practical am! active in her goodness. She 1 was a little person and had in her y outh a bright and pretty face. Zach Haskins, a carriage and sign p .inter, of Charbtt, Miclt., during a lit of drunken vomiting one day last week, threw up a live sun fish, measuring live and three-quarter inches in length. The fish lived several hours, and now is being preserved in alcoholMrs. Rebecca F. AA illis, wife of Rev. Dr. Will s, of Washington, died a few days ago. She was a daughter of James Watt, a large planter of South Carolina, who was a lineal descendant of the celebrated James Watt. the first discoverer of the power of steam. At a meeting of the ex-Confederates at Dallas, Tex., the other day, Colonel Grigsby made some nonsensical remarks about the Government and the i Union. Next day the association adopted resolu'ions condemning Grigsby's speech and declaring its love for the Union now and for all time. Grigsby was the only member who i voted iu the negative. Ex Governor Seymour suggeste to Secretary Blaine that he invite the German Stcubens to Yorktown as well as the Lafayettes. It is probable that' 1 Steuben may have distant relatives in Germany, but he has no direct descendants, as he was never married. It is ' said that a disappointment caused him ’ to come to America to aid the strogling ‘ Colonies. Secretary Blaine passed through Portland on his way to Augusta a few days ago, and the Argus of the former city, says: ‘lf Mr. Blaine is not a sick man his looks greatly belie him. Ills form is bent and his chest sunken. His face is of a y ellowish cast, indi-1 eating the presence cf malcria in his system. He has lost much flesh since he was last in the state, and has grown . much older in looks. His almost constant companion now is his cane. 1 David Fitzgerald, of AA'cst Newcastle, Pa., on July 12th, got badly worsted in a verbal encounter with bis wife and finally went to bed swearing he would get even by starving himself to death. Since that day be has not left his bed, and has tasted nothing but water. Ilis wife long ago conceded ,) herself vanquished, but has pleaded with him to cat again in vain. Fitzgerald has had the reputation of being a sober, sensible man. He is forty-five . years old and weighed 175 pounds when > his fast began. ! Mr. Thomas will end his Chicago engagement on August 22. During the following week he will give concerts with his orchestra in Milwaukee, and a week later he will be in Cincinnati, his ’ been accepted for a se- - ries of concerts at the Lookout House, where he gave concerts in the summer of 1877. During his stay in Chicago ( he has received a large number of offers, among them a letter from a wealthy music patron of Galveston, Tex., who offered to guarantee him $ 1,000 for a week of concerts in that i city. , ! A letter written in 1846 to a young ; and aspirant poet by N. P. Willis has : just been published in the Boston Ad- ' vertiser. Mr. Willis deciares in this interesting epistle that he should advise against adopting the literary pro- > session. and he adds: ‘‘Poetry is an angel in your breast, and you had bet"

j ter not turn her out to be your maid of j jail work. As to writing for magazines, that is very nearly done with as a matter of profit. The competition for notoriety alone gives the editors more than they can u-:e. You could not sell a piece of poetry now in America. The literary avenues arc all overcrowded, and you cannot live by the pen. except as drudge to a newspaper." A pleasant little reminiscence of Mr. Webster, told by an elderly lady, is quoted by a correspondent of the Providence Press. When only eight years old she met one morning a handsome man, whose deep eyes and massive head she had seen represented in pictures hung upon her Whig father's wall. So impressed was she by this face and the wonderful eyes that she stared with all her might at the great statesman, i and lie. meeting this intense regard | from the childish eyes, returned the | gaze with some curiosity. Presently , j the little m tiden comes to a standstill. ■. -I verily believe I was magnetized," i she says now laughingly—‘■magnetized i not only by those great eyes, but by my own imagination, which had been fired by the hero-worship I had heard chanted concerning the man all my life.” Coming to a standstill she brings the hero also to a pause, while a smile lights up his face. What docs the little maid desire of him? She only wants to shake hands with Daniel Webster. whose face she knows from her father's pictures, and whose name and fame she knows and loves from her father’s lips. Into what childish phrase she put this she does not knew, but she recalls the soft look in the deep brown eyes, the gentle touch up | on her hand and head and cheek, and the pleasant voice and pleasant words. ‘•lt's forty odd years ago," she says, -but I can stand there iu the sunshine now and live it all over, and I shall love Daniel Webster to the end of my days.” In Doubt. The new railroad is not as yet located, and probably will not be for several days yet to come. Bluffton parties have contracted to secure for the company the right of way through Adams j and Wells counties and pay in addi- | tion to that the sum of §60,000. They ■ are under a moral obligation to fulfill I this c-Ontract: failure to do so means the loss of the road. To our citizens iu Blue Creek, Monroe and French townships we have a few words to address: Your position is a peculiar one; you want the road and you want your county to improve. But will it improve your county to locate this proposed line of railroad on the Bluffton ' line? This is a proposition worthy of ' your serious consideration. What I would be Bluffton's gain would be Decatur's loss. Do you. as citizens of - Adams county, purpose building up and improving the county seat of Wells county, and at the same time tear down and demoralize the improvement interests of your own county seat? The citizens of Bluffton are asking you to i liquidate your indebtedness. Do you purpose doing that? If Bluffton wants ' the road let her secure it and pay for | it out of her own pocket. On Monday evening we visited Monroe Centre, and attentively listened to the remarks of Mr. John Studabaker. of Bluffton. The sum and substance of those remarks were simply that he j , wanted to build up the town of Bluff- I ; j ton at the expense of the citizens of | I Adams county. A few more days and ' j we will be able to answer as to his sueI cess. j Subscribe for Tin: Democrat. $1.50 a err.

REDUCED RATESI o We are now offering our I J / SPRING I SUMMER STOCK —AT—REDUCED PRICES FOR CASE « in order to make room for Fill AND WEB STOCK! IMTOATV IS YOUH TIME FOR. I3IG 3E3 ARG A-IJNTS. ■ Vogelwede dk Cozxtez* POPULAR PROGRESSIVE AND ENERGETIC. « 0 ROOT AND COMPANY'S Dry Goods and Carpet Establishment, No. 46 and 48 Cal-j houn Street, FORT WAYNE, IND. o AND THE BEST HOUSE | of its kind in. Northern Indiana and equal in quality of goods variety and assortment of styles and uniform low prices to any Retail House in the country. o GIVE USA CAL L! o — Root and Company CALHOUN STREET, FORT WAYNE, IND. 1

(ireat Bargain. A first Saw Mill can be bought for about half price, well located and plenty of .sawing. lor any one wt. liing to engage in this business this is a great bargain. For further particulars call at the Miesse House, Decatur Ind. j no. 13w 1 TO NON-RESIDENT,!. The State of Indiana, Adams county, Ss. In the Adams Circuit Court, September Term, 1881. Josepn Shady vs. Samuel Shady, Isaac Shady, William Shady, Martin Shady, Elihu Nash, Lewis Nash, Reuben Shady, Janies M. Steel, Eliza J. Cloud, Clinton Cloud, Margret E. Beery, Partition No. 1,636 Reuben Beery, Rosannah Steel, Rebeca A. Steel, Sarah M. Steel, Dora A. Steele, Martha E. Faller; John Faller, Joseph W. High, Benona E. High, Henry Heigh, Alice High, Mary E. Durr, | Edward Durr, ) It appearing from affidavit, filedin the above entitled cause, that Reuben Shady, Rosannah Shady and Edward Durr, of the above [named defendants, are nun-resi-dents of the state of Indiana. Notice is therefore hereby given the said Reuben Shady, Hosannah Steele and Edward Durr that they be and appear before the Hon. Judge of the Adams Circuit Court, on the first day of the next regular term thereof, to be hoilea at the court house in the town of Decatur, commencing on Monday, the 2&th of September, 1881. and plead by answer or demur to said complaint, or the same will be heard and determined in tlreir absence. Witness, my name, and the seal of said court hereto affixed, this the IVfch day of July, 1881. N. BLACKBURN. Clerk. July 21, 1881.—w3. Peterson & Huffman attorneys for plaintiff. NOTICE SALE OF DITCH. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned lias been notified in writing, by Levi Barrone a land owner, and person interested in the so-called Stahr ditch, situated in Union township, Adams county; that the following named persons, to-wit .- Abraham Steadier and Henry Scltncpp, have failed to procure the excavation or construction of such part of said ditch as was apportioned to them respectively by the viewers, appointed according to law, in the manner and time specified in tbe report made by said viewers. I shall, therefore, in pursuance of Section 12 of the ditch law, approved March 9, 1875, on Friday, the Y.'ith day of August, 1881, at 2 o'clock p. tn., 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 Stahr diteh as is described below, to-wit: From station 111 to station 21, bring 2,400 lineal feet apportioned by said viewers to Abraham Steuller. Also from station 0 to station 8, being 800 lineal feet, apportioned by said viewers to Henry Sclinepp. 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, Indiana. Bidders will be required to file a bond, I with good and sufficient security, payable j to the above mentioned Abraham Steadier ! and Henry Schnepp for the faithful per- | f'ormance of said work within the time I specified at the dav of the letting. G. CHRISTEN, Auditor Adams county. I Auditor’s office, Adams county, luliau., July 21, 1881.—w4. »ml dills» M Y"* v. c°‘ W. 11. MYERS BRICKLAYER ANO CONTRACTOR. Satisfaction guaranteed in ! every particular. Jobing speciality. Orders left at MOON’S Grocary will receive prompt; attention. Decatur. Ind., .June- 9, nlOwlil.

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The New star Sls suit. CUSTOM MADE. I O — He told you several days ago we Ltd a surprise for jau, ami bene it i» ‘'■'mMiAf pau-rim of most beauhful light and dark f'MSimCTS we have put aside fur our 1H .8U rml «•; hon.-at.lv uieive that it is several grades higher taan any suit in town for 4. X’,. We fitJsh them just tlm-.ine , hfgb-r P™ U Untnge. SO. We might tell you these were English. uu-i eell them ■>< »> . but we trutl, if we miss a sale; so we say these are Amer man Cnsomert in How will they wear? Ah, tins m ....-Im > u-imlmn. a. I wean spread ourselves in praising them, for they are goo-l ami u > mtslnke. Drop m an, i<< mm. T .. The FURNISHING DEPART.'! ENT are “built a'« •>«- over the laundried SI.CO Shirt we have brought to votir i otice. Jn-l tliink ' aui.-ul <i ."»»• 'iplyhnsom- linen 21 CO fine, in ■> Si.hu i-i.i.t. but v. - .lout LOSE money on them at THAT if we don't make much, and you get ... grind shirt at a l< -v puce. Don t forgot the Hoosieiy, 20 cents p.-r fair. Genuine Bri.mh super stout. What are we going to do with that TRAIN h»adothatf- / A nrrvr GIVE THEM AWAV AT $1 til APIECE. (HVLTiiEM AWAY A PIECE .-GIVE THEM A IFAY AT sl.Ou APII.CE. Git I. 111 .MAL AY Al 8-l.Od Al ILU. Yes a complete outfit for $2.20, Hat, and Socks. '-o stmts. ’ Olj tno money. jSani & Max, Always ahead, showing the LARGEST STORCK AT THE LOWEST PBIC&~ Star Clothing House, 1 011 i’ WAYNE IND OF Flax Straw Wanted! for which- — I WILL PAY THE BEST PRICES Wh°n delivered dry an 1 in good condition at the Decatur " FLAX MILL.

If you want a reliable Grain or Fertelizer Drill, please examine the GREENCASTLE GRAIN DRILL, Built by J. B. Crowell & Co.. Greencastle, Pa, Sold ir. nearly every county in the state. Made either plain ci-spring hoe, with or without grass se der. Has a posilive force feed, tried and found satisfactorv for more than twenty years. The Fertilizer Attachments stands without a rival, and with recent improvement of Automatic Cut Off will save twenty per cent annualy. It is well built and durable. If there is no agent in your vicinity, please write to W.K. SPLOULL, 78 E. Washington St, Indianapolis, Iml. Aug. 4—w I. nl * l.inC' ORGANS Sold on inr ANUu'OOlnmms am! shipped to tin ; I parts of the country. Prices low alli terms of payment easy. Send for nta logue. HORACE W ATEB-s &Co , Man- ; ufacturers and dealers, 826 Broadway, j New York. SWHMA ers. Only-50s a box; by mail GOc. 8.C.! i Upham, Philadelphia, Pa. Town Property for Sale. ■■. Tlte undersigned lias some very de- , sirable property in Decatur that he ' will sell at a bargain. Parties wishing to buy will verve their own interests ; i by calling on B- H. Dent. 3 Nov. 18,'80. ts i

Important Information for Farmers Having fold out the first car load of Empire Reapers 6c Mowers within the past ten days and just received the second, while the third is ordered I am prepared to supply ai. of my customers with those unsurpassable machines ala moments notice 'Cite EMPIRE REAPERS are giving the be<U RV..fafacHon of Any on the mirket. They are >*q nulled by none. Don't he puisnaded to take any other. lam also noent for Adams and .lay counties tor the ’Adams and French Self- Binder ! I | the best in the world, Fill and see it. For terms and prices call on or a l tress, W* It d LLI flO iieva Ind. >. H. J Ji—c X. jri .in.' -nr-: r r

OTICE TO NON-RJ-ISIDENT S. The Stale of In l;an i, Al nns Coin ty. Ss. In the Adams Circuit Court, September terra, 1881. James L. Mickey vs. William M. Hubbard ) Complaint Io quiet Edward Hubbard I Title No 1,536. Anna F. Hubbirl | Harry Hubbard et al J It appearing from affidavit, filed in the .above cause, that Win. M , EJward, Anna F, Arthur an I Harry Hubbird, Win F., Fred M. Kelly, Lizzie F., Nellie Wilbert Sadie and Mary B Taylor, Parley and Flora Mickey and H illis Cake of the above named defen bints are nun residents of the Stale of Indiana. Notice is hereby given that the said Win. M , Ftlward, Annie F., Harry and Arthur Hubbord, Win. F., Fred M. Kelly, Lizzie F., Nellie Wilbert, Sadie and M try B. Taylor, , Parley and Flora Mickey and IFillis Cake i that they be and appear befu r e the Hon. Judge of the Adams Circuit Court, on the first day of the next regular term theieof, to be holder) at the Court House in the town of Decatur, commencing on Monday, the 2£th of Sep ten ibe r, 1S Sl, and plead by answ“r or demur to sold complaint, or the same will be heard an 1 ! determined in their absence. Witness, my name, and the Seal of said I Court hereto affixed, this Lsth day of Ju y ! A. D. 1881. N. BLACKBURN, Clerk. July 21st, 1881. Carry <!ie X’cwk to Mary. Thavc a good farm es 100 acres, 40 acres cleared, and GO acres good timber, 2tniles oastof Decatur. Will sell re:t : son able. B. 11. Dent