Decatur Democrat, Volume 25, Number 22, Decatur, Adams County, 2 September 1881 — Page 3

«*— —*-*“———— THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT. Decalur Market*. Oats 30. Uggs 12. Corn 60. Butter 12 (3 16 Flax seed 11.13 Wheat No. 2. »1.32 Clover seed $4.50 @ $5.00 Timothy seed $2. @ $!.75 QUOTATIONS Os WHEAT OF SCROUNDINO TOWNS. The following are the highest quotations of wheat by the papers published at the places named, towns mostly in our immediate neighborhood, as published in their market reports of last week: The Sentinel, Peru, Ind.; Courier, Wabash, Ind.; Independent, Willshire, O.; Timet, Van Wert, 0.; 7/erald, Delphos, 0., Democrat, Defiance, 0., each quoted wheat at $1.25 for No. 2 red. The Lime City Newt, and Democrat,, Huntington, Ind., 11.22, Democrat, Mdnrovillc, Ind., $1.23; News, Hartford City, Ind., probably an error, $1.00; Banner, Chronicle and Times, Bluffton, Ind., $127, the same as was paid' and quoted for wheat in Decatur. Os eleven towns surrounding us, but one paid as much for wheat as Decatur, jvhile the others all paid less. In some instances, by shipping advantages, nearness to markets etc., they should have paid more. SOMETHING FOR CROAKERS. The quotations made above are for the benefit of croakers; to stop their murmerings and to put an unanswerable argument into the posession of those who are not croakers, to put them down. Pome people would complain if they were to be hung; persons ao situated have and are entitled to sympathy. Some people arc born croakers; from the “cradle to the grave” everything goes wrong with them. Every community is afflicted with them; the land that “flows with milk and honey” is in some imaginary place, other than their own town or immediate surroundings. B ith them the place where you can buy cheap and sell dear is that other towc; never their own. Nothing at home ever suits them. THE FACTS. These quotations show that our produce dealers are paying just as much for wheat: and other grains, had the quotations been made, would have shown equally in our favor, as is paid in any market towns surrounding us; yea, more, Bluffton alone excepted They paid for wheat the same as paid in Decatur last week. The same anight be said of the supplies that in elude the necessaries of life. They can be bought right here at home, quantity and quality considered, as •cheaply and economically as in any of our neighboring towns. Is it not time to stop croaking? Should not praise be given where praise is due? B ork together; help build up your town; help build up your county; then, all alike will receive benefits; all alike . .prosper. a.— 4* I Local Items. V »’ ■ ■ , t Sunflowers are worn as button hole boquets. Tfre dust has been almost intolerable the itaet’two weeks. Niblick Crawford & Sons, received a pile of new goods this week. ' James Edington received a large invoice of new goods Monday. Like the -beautiful snow,” the “seer and yellow leaf” will return. The town pump is a popular institution this hot. dry weather. Mr. A. Pearce took possession of the drug store formerly owned by B. W. Sholty on Monday morning. A vane on the Court House would be a useful improvement and not expensive. Wire screens are a good invention to keep flics oh the outside of houses. All who attended the excursion to Home City, on Thursday, report a good time. Don't forget the camp meeting at the fair ground, commencing on the j f»th. Three thousand bushels of wheat was purchased by our wheat buyers on Saturday. To Mr. and Mrs. Charley Miller, of *, this place, on Friday night last, was born a bouncing boy. The boys are using the rear up stairs portion of Stone’s hardware room to practice roller skating. The attendance at our churches was rather slim on la«t Sabbath, owing doubtless to the extreme heat. Albert Spooler has purchased the Samuel Patterson farm, eighty eeres, one-half wile south of town. fors3 600. Myers & Brothers are running their woolen mills on extra time. In order to fill orders they rnn from 6 a. m. to S p. w. John Cox, who shot his brother-in-law, Fisher, mention of which was made last week, has been heard from in Kentucky. Tabernacle meeting at the M. E. church Saturday and Sunday evenings, September 3rd and 4th. No charge for adiiiissicn. J'hc' Hook and Ladder company's drills and parades, latterly, have been 1 coi.jpicious for the number absent. Brace «p boys. The amount of ditching completed and in process of construction is an item that will appear in this paper in tfa/ near future.

The hickory nut crop is said to be immense. The trees in this section : are loaded. Hickory nuts and cider will go nicely together. The Democrat office has just received a stock of printing material and is now prepared to Sil orders for job printing on short notice. R. D. Patterson, Treasurer-elect, takes hie official position Monday. He has been in charge of the office for several weeks, acting for treasurer {tollhouse. James 11. Stone made the first sale on atfionnt of the location of the Chicago & Atlantic reilroid--teu pounds of poWder to noise the good news all abroad. George Elliot had the fore finger of the I left hand badly mangled by too closely in- , terviewing a circular saw in Messrs. McKendry & Co's factory, last Saturday. Some of our people are laying in their stock of winter fuel. The pres- ' ent high price of coal has materially ■ reduced its consumption at this place. Master Jacob Grose chopped off the , end of one of his fingers a few days ■ since with his little hatchet. Jacob j was not m the cherry tree business at the time. If theboys who lounge around churches daring night services knew what a nuisance they made of themselves by so , doing they would, probably, quit that . kind of loafing. That unsightly and dilapidated structure west of the Odd Fellows building > has been torn down. The filling of the excavation underneath where the building stood is now in order. The ladies Mite Society of the M. E. Church, will, it is understood, furnish the bell for the new church, and the Busy Bees the seats. Each, it is expected, will eost about six hundred dollars. It pays to put into the market none but clean goods. If wheat, corn,oats, flax, and other seeds are not properly cleaned they do not bring the tip top price they otherwise would. Daniel Death, who was bondsman for Albert Ibling, who was arrested for larceny, surrendered his man to Sheriff Krick, Saturday last, who conveyed him to jail. Fort Wayne, for safe keep ing. There is trouble among our stirrup men, just what cannot say; but it is understood that Byron 11. Thompson. of Fort Wayne, claims to have a p... nt on some of the machinery they are asing. James T. Archbold, president of the auxiliary American Bible society of this county, talked to the people of Salem last Sabbath morning and took up a collection of $10.15, and at Oak Grove in the afternoon and secured $lO for the society. The only secret about Ayer's Cherry Pectoral is in the selection of the best materials for the cure of coughs and colds and skillfully combinding them by chemewical processes. This all medical men are aware of, as they are furnished with the formula of its preparation. The Rev. Thos. Hariison, the “boy preacher,” will attend the camp meeting the last two days, September 18th and 19th. He is, Moody excepted, one of the greatest evangelists in this country. His work, last winter and spring, at Indianapolis, will be readily recalled to mind. Mrs. Rachael Walters, wife of John Walters, of Union township, died on Wednesday morning, aged 85years and four months. She was a member of the Evangelical church. The funeral was preached by Rev. Wm. Fisher at Salem chapel on Thursday. There was §20,000 insurance upon her life. Daniel Miller, of Hartford township, whose death was noted last week, was one of our old settlers. He settled in Hartford ownship in 1842, entering the land which he afterwards made his farm, and upon which he lived until his death. He was an upright honest man in all his dealings One by one the old p.oncers are passing away. As was intimated last week, that Messrs. Moon & Christen would get the ' job of building the depot for the Narrow Gauge railroad at Dayton, so it has come true. The contract has been awarded them. The building is. however, reduced somewhat in size. They have also closed the contract with Mr. , R. S. Peterson to build him a $2,000 residence. Tuesday night a young man named ■ A. L. Baxter, attended a singing school at Monmouth. While circulating around town he was assulted by Wm. Robbins, who was assisted by James Watts and another Robins. During the trouble Baxter was severely beat- ' en. The young men who committed the assult were arrested and fined by , Esqr. Bailey. Baxter was also arrestand fined for carrying concealed weap- ’ ons. Antone Kritzcamp is the only “home steader” in the county. He ' has sqautted on a small piece of ground just this side of Patterson and Pillars mill, that has never been included in any deed, or been upon the tax duplicate of the county, »nd now holds it, having erected a small plank house, where, if he is not a “monarch of all he surveys," he is monarch of what he has built upon. A grand surprise party was given for ‘■Mother” Peoples, in honor of her 19th birthday, at John Cline's on Monday. All of her children but one were present; he, being detained by some unknown cause. There was fifty in all present, and a purse of fourteen dollars and a half was presented to her. That “Mother” Peoples may lire to enjay many more such birthday s is the wish of Th® Democrat.

There is not and empty house for rent in this place. Frequent inquiries are made for houses to rent without success. Our population would increase materially in a short time if our place had more dwellings. With the present prices that obtain, capitalists can make ten per cent, interest on their capital, clear of insurance, taxes, repairs, etc. It is strange that they do not see it and put their money where it will do the most good, as few investments will yield ten per cent, net revenue. Washington Steele furnished Ths Democrat the following meteorological report, April Ist, snow fell to the depth of eighteen inches; snowed all day; sth warm and thawing, snow twelve inches deep; 13th, snowed a little; 14th, ground froier. hard in the morning; May 2nd, cold and frosty; rained on three different days in May. In June it rained on ten different days, the Ist, 3rd, Sth, 6th, 7th, Bth, 13tb, 20th, 25th, and 29th ~ In July it rained on five different days, the 13th, 20th, and 21st, light showers the 22nd, and 23rd, it rained very heavy raising the river out of banks. In Angust there was no rain except a light sprinkle. August 81st it is forty days since it has rained with the exception above noted. Barney Terveer and Mrs. Joe Smith, report having had a grand time aboard the Ohio, on their voyage home. Captain Meyers, fell in love with a peasant gir', who was among the steerage passengers, proposed to her and was accepted. The engagement was announced to the passengers and a grand ball was given in her honor, the evening of the announcement. The next evening the ship was beautifully illuminated with lanterns and decorated with flags, and grand display of fire works from the deck was witnessed. The next evening the captain served refreshments, and wine and beer flowed freely. They were married at the Hotel Books, New York, the Sabbath, after they landed. The excursion train over the G. R. A I. to Rome City last week carried nearly two thousand excursionists, the largest number ever taken to that place on an excursion at one time. B alch is the boss on excursions. An excursion over the same road to the Soldier s Home, Dayton, Ohio, via of Richmond is contemplated. It will be a limited excursion; that is, only a fixed number of tickets will be sold at each station. Those contemplating going will have to be on time, as, when the tickets are all sold, no more can be obtained. The object of this arrangement is to prevent the excursionists being crowded, which is the great objection many have of patronizing excursions. Particulars of time of going and returning and fare will be made known in good time. Township Correspondents.—ln order to get as full, complete and accurate a report of our county news as possible, it is desirable to secure the services of some one in each township in the county to furnish such a report promptly each week. Those who have been acting in that capacity for The Democrat, will please communicate with this office over their own signature at once, when they will be informed of what is desired of our local reporters through private correspondence. New Line Through Decatur. Monday and Tuesday the engineers of the Chicago & Atlantic railroad were engaged in running a new line through town. The new survey will cross the river about half way be tween the slaughter house and Myer Brother s saw mill, and will angle through ou'.-lot nu mber twelve, belonging to Eli Zimmerman, just cutting the north east corner off the Catholic cemetery: crossing Mercer street at its intersection with Oak, passing through the property of the Dorwin heirs on a straight line, so as to cross Winchester street about seven feet north of Charley Miller’s old property; thence pissing up Patterson street en the south side, thence west on a straight line crossing the C. R & Ft. W. R. R. south of McKendry & Co's factory, midway between their main building and the T. D. & B. railway track, crossing out-lot number forty-three, so as to pass up the alley in the rear of Lafayette Baker s property and other residents on the north side of Patteison street, thence west through Joseph Crabb s addition to the town of Decatur, etc. This line, the engineers estimate, will save lhe C. & A. company some ss,oCoover the first line, besides, i t will be much cheaper to secure the right of way than the other line, and is generally m icb more satisfactorily to our people. A Correction. A very interesting fight—interesting to the railroad company—is now going on between Bluffton and Decatur, as to which town will secure the Chicago & Atlantic railroad. Decatur claims she was to raise only ten thousond, and has complied with the proposition; Bluffton claims that she is to raise sixty thousand, and that she will do it in a few days. It would seem, according to the fight, that the citiiens of Bluffton are displaying the real grit that wins in a fight of that kind.— Portland Commercial. Like many others, friend Marsh, you have taken your cue of the Bluffton-Deca-tur str'fe to secure lhe Chicago & Atlantic railroad from hearing the Bluffton side of the case. The fact is, Washington township, of this county, has voted $21,900, and Root township, $9,400; there has been private subscription to the amount of some $4,800, and some $5,000 to secure the right of way. In other words our people are pledged to pay the Chicago & Atlantic railroad, $35,9tX1, and give them the right of way through the county. Bluffton propcs d oto give $60,000, but they are trying to get the townships in our county along the southern line to pay $15,000, and Willshire SIO,OOO of that sum. Bluffton enterprise seems to be io get some one else to raise the money and they take the credit for it. That, they Call enterprise over there. - - - Stbaykd.—On the night of lhe l.th.ult., a light bay mare with blase face, and about nine years old. Any one giving information that will lead to her recovery will be suitably rewarded. Address: N.NETTERFIELD, Ossian, Ind,

POPULAR PROGRESSIVE and ENERGETIC. ROOT AND COMPANY’S , JUT Dry Goods and Carpet Establishment, No. 4G and 48 Calhoun Street, FORT WAYNE, IND. 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 US ACALL! 0 Root evtlcl Company CALHOUN STREET, FORT WAYNE, IND. NEW GOODS! Boots And Shoes. c THE UNDERSIGNED HAS OPENED UP AT THE o OLD STAND Os Confer & Holthouse a new stock of Boots and Shoes, and invites all his old friends, and customers of the .old firm, to call and see him. Everybody come and see MY NEWGOODS. A. HOLTHOUSE.

Go to J. W. Place for a cheap wa-; termelon. For fresh oranges and lemons go to J. W. Place’s. For a good cigar go to J. W. Plac e ’ g jyHose and Overalls, cheap at John Welfley’s. Dried Fruits for sale at John | Welfley’s. lard for sale at John Welfley’s. ESf”l2| cents will be paid for good Butter and eggs at John Welfley’s. Coffee for sale at 12, 15 and 18 cents at John Welfley’s. to S. Billman for good Boots and Shoes, at reasonable prices. a good square meal go to Jake Martin, of the Star Bakery. Jiff Express wagons, cheap at John Welfley’s. lot of new Glass and Queeusware ever brought to Decatur at John Welfley’s. Liwhtninc. A full stock of "Our Lightning’’Rem edics for sale at the “old reliable.” ts. • DoRWIX & IIOLTHOUSE. Tlie Bottom Ont Os prices in White Lead. Linseed Oil and mixed paints for house and j barn painting, at ts. Dorwin & Holthouse. Lost:—A White Vest. On Tues-1 day evening, August 22nd., 1881, between Dorwin A Holthouse's drug store and J. S. Coverdale's residence. The finder will be rewarded by leaving the same at The Democrat office. You can get a new buggy at the establishment of John King, jr., from SSO to $l5O. Parties desiring to purchase buggies, carriages, or wagons, should not neglect to call upon him before purchasing. lie wishes it understood that he will not be undersold. Why does J. E. Elsworth & Co. take the lead in repairing? Because they work cheap for cash. w 2 If you want your repairing done in 1 good workman-like manner on short I notice go to J. E. Elsworth & Co. w 2. Harlo Mann has recently associated himself with his son-in-law. Chas. Larnmenuan in the grocery business. Ilario informs us that he will keep in stock everything usually kept in a first-class grocery, and will sell his goods at rock bottom prices. It is a handy institution for the south-west part of town.

All work warranted at J. E. Elb- , worth & Co. Call and see them and i save money. w 2 D. M Goodsell & Co. have just received from the Michigan pineries a complete stock of dry lumber, consisting of finish ing lumber, lath, shingles, barn siding, flooring etc. In order to meet the demands of our trade, we ha 1 to scout overalaige portion of Michigan, dry lumber being exceedingly scarce and advancing in price, in order to get the lumber suitable to meet the demands of our customers. Parties living at a distance can rely upon getting what they want. We have it in stock in the yard ready to load up when called for w 3. D.M. Goodsell & Co. For Salk.—Bo acres of good land in eastern Arkansas, at $5 per acre, For particulars call at the law office of E. M. Wicks, Decatur, Ind. Notice. — I desire all parties owing me to call at my home and settle, as my late sickness has unfitted me for the active practice for a time. Dr. W. H. Schrock. w 3. Look litre. — Those indebted to i i me by note or book account will picas-' call and settle, as I am in great need of what is my due. L. YAGER. Important toTravelers.—Special inducements are offered you by the Burlington Route. It will pay you to I read their advertisement to be found ■ elsewhere in this issue. 51w40 at the old stand of Center A Holthouse and see the new stock of boots and shoes.* Everything new and the vc ry latest. Farmer*. I.ook Here! We will be in the market to buy grain about August 15th and will pay you the highest possible price in cash. John Eiting & Co. no.lGwo — tSf'All who desire a good Number I One pair of Boots or Shoes made to order will do well to call on S. Billman, I ; two doors west of Adams county Bank. Jacob Martin is using Patterson & i Pillar's “new process” flour. It make i excellent bread as all who have tried it attest. D. Railing received a car load of I buggies this week, direct from the factory, Cincinnati, which will be sold j cheap for cash. Rustic chairs are pretty objects, and as long as a man can resist the inciina-, tion to sit in them they are desirable i to have about.

M. SMITH. 0. LOSOESnEBCR. T. M.BUEBGSR SMITH, LONGENBERGER & CO. DEALERS IN HORSES & MULES. o We wish to purchase for the fall trade 2,000 Horses and Mules, for which we will pay the very outside prices in cash. Our trade demands good, nice, smooth, driving stock for for buggy and carriage horses, and heavy square made draft horses. Persons having stock to dispose of can alwavs find —A MARKET—for the same at our stables, at all times, and giving you the full value for the same. You can rely upon —SQUARE DEALING,as we intend to make this a permanent business. All we ask is that you give us a call before disposing of your stock. Persons living at a distance will find it to their interest to give us a trial. It will cettainly do no harm to look around before selling. In short, if you wish to buy a horse; if you wish to sell one, we can accommodate you. In connection wish our sale —S TABL K—- — SMITH & LONGENBERGER——wiII run a first-class—-i LIVERV STABLE Where you can get a tip-top rig, on call, whether buggy, carriage or saddle Horse. GOOD STOCK and —GOOD CARRIAGES—is our motto. Charges reasonable. vol 25 n 22 inG. APPOINT OF ADMINISTRATRIX. Notice is hereby given, that the undersigned has been appointed Administratrix of the Estate of Daniel Jackson, late of Adams county, deceased. The Estate is probably solvent. Susan J.Jackson, Administratrix. August 18, ’Bl —w3. Heller & Hooper, Atty s. OF ADMINISTRATOR Notice is hereby given, that the undersigned has been appointed administrator of the estate of John S. Fisher, late of Adams county, deceased. The estate is probably solvent. HENRY BEaTHLER, Administrator. Aug. 11, 1881. « (1 ■ lilt 'IVI SSSJyVaWrf.B SI a Bsf 11

r* HII JLI, 'Ul—I IIIJ.IL 1 ! ■WBOWUTHmrV P .V.-raMllil ■f 1 MII 1 » 0110 W—BUT YOUR CLOTHIWe. THE MANUFACTURERS, And ®ewe I The Retailers Profit, -AT — OWEN, PIXLEY & CO’S, 15 and 17 Conrt Street, and ) FGWT WAVHF !&fl ‘ 58 and GO Clinton Street. J ■ Ufl I fSHlllUj lIUSZ

The New star sls suit., I I CUSTOM MADE. I 0 He told you several days ago we had a surprise for yon, and here it is. 20 different p.terns of most beautiful light and dark Cassimers we have put aside for our ,15 nnd we honestly beleive that it is several grades higher than any suit iu (own for ttie 0 money. We finish them just the same as higher price suits in trimmings, linings, So. We might tell you these were English, and sell them at $35; but we WILL tell tn® truth if we miss asale; so we say these are American Cassimers. How will they wear? Ah, this is another question, and we can spread ourselves in praising them, for they are good and no mistake. Drop in and see them. „ The FURNISHING DEP ARTMENT are “bush as bee < over the “NE IF ST AR tinlaundried SI.OO Shirt we have brought to your notice. Just think! Wamsutta Muslin, 3 ply besoms linen 2100 fine, in a SI.OO Shirt; but we don’t LOSE money on them at THAT, if we don't make much, nnd you get o grand shirt at a low price. Don’t forget the Hoosiery, 20 cents per pair. Genuine British super sto’-’ What are we going to do with that TRAIN load of hats? —GIVE THEM AWAY AT SI.OO APIECE. GIVETIIEM AWAY ATSI.OO APIECE — - GIVE THEM A IFAY AT SI.OO APIECE. GIVE TH EM AW AY AT SI.OO APIECE-- , Yes a complete outfit for $2.20, Hat, and Socks. “No spars.’’ Object no money. Sam Pete & Max, Always ahead, showing the LARGEST STOCK AT THE LOWEST PRICES Star Clothing House, ; FORT WAYNE INI) 4, OO O TOIT S • —OF I , Flax Straw Wanted! FOR W HIOH I WILL PAY THE BEST PRICES When delivered dry anL in good condition at the Dscatur FLAX MILL. THOS. fttYLOTT. ■.»«ras • » ' 1 ‘

If you want a reliable Grain or Fertelizer Drill, please examine the GREENCASTLE GRAIN DRILL, Built by J. B. Crowell & Co- Greencastle, Pa., Sold in nearly every county in the state. Made either plain or spring hoe, with or without grass seeder. Has a positive force feed, tried and found satisfactory for more than twenty years. The Fer- ’ lelixer 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. SPROULE, 78 E. Washington St, Indianapolis, Ind. _ Aug. 4—w4. r.|iiinn And ORGANS Sold on inH ANUb i,allmen,s and shipped to an parts of the country. Prices low allterms of payment easy. Send fer Cata - logue. HORACE WATERS & Co., Manufacturers and dealers, 82t> Broadway, New York. - “sASTHMA ■ ’ ers. Only 50c. a box; by mail 60c, S. C. Upham, Philadelphia, l’a. | X Town Property for Sale. The undersigned has some very desirable property in Decatur that he will sell at a bargain. Parties wishing I to buy will serve their own interests ' by calling on B. 11. Dent. - j Nov, 18, 80. ts I.

r Important Information for Farmers if s Having Fold out the first car load of - Empire Reapers & Mowers within the past ten days and just received the second, while the third is ordered, 1 am prepared to supply al. of my customers with those unsurpassable machines at a moments notice. The EMPIRE REAPERS are giving the bes* satisfaction of any on the market. They are equalled by none. Don't be pursuaded to take any other. lam also for Adams and Jay counties tor the , Adams and French Self-Binder! tha best in the world. Call and see it. For terms and prices call on Or address. AD.VII ('! LLV. Cicneva. E««f.

Sale of Ditch. Notice is hereby given that the underigned has been notified in writing, by Abraham Steudler, a land owner, and a person interested in the so-called Stahr ditch, situated in Union township, Adams county, that the following named person, to-wit: Aaron Kalb has failed to procure the excavation or --jGurusuoa of such part of said ditch as > w apportioned to him respectively by 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 12 of the ditch law, approved March 9, 1875 on Friday 9 tJit 23rd fay of September 1881 at 2 o’clock p. m., at the court house door in Decatur, let to the lowest and best responsible bidder, the excavation ai d construction of so much of the said Stahr ditch as is described below, to-wit: From station 8 to station 12, being 400 lineal feet apportioned by Skid viewers to Aaron Kalb. Said work to be done strictly in accordance with the specifications attached to the report of the viewers, filed in the Auditors ofiiee, Decatur, Adams County, Ind. Bidders will be required to file a bond, I with good and sufficient security, payable to the above mentioned Aaron Kalb for the faithful performance of said work wirhbin the timespecified at the day of the let ting. ; G.CHISTEN, Auditor Adams County. I Auditor’s Office, August 25, 1881. Carry the ISews to Mary. Ihave a good farm es 100 acres, 40 1 acres cleared, and 60 acres good timber, 2mikseastof Decatur. Will sell reasonable. B. 11. Dent,