Decatur Democrat, Volume 26, Number 42, Decatur, Adams County, 19 January 1883 — Page 3

THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT Decatur Market*. Oats 32. Eggs 24 Corn 38. (»> 45 Butter 22 Flax seed SI.OO @ $ 1.10 Wheat 93 @ 95 Clovcrseed 6 9O @7OO Timothy seed $1.50. Wool unwashed, 18 @ 20c. n washed, 28 @ 33c. Locals. The roads are good. Roller skating to-night. Mrs. John Gast was buried Monday. Dance at Shafer’s hall to-night. Alex. Bell's double seated sleigh is a “daisy." This may be considered pretty solid winter weather. Our young people seem to take advantage of the snow. Barkley and Steele moved their butcher shop this week. Pete Tonnellier has placed a street lamp in front of his saloon. The Bluffton ladies took in the skating rink Wednesday afternoon. The hall will be waxed and put in good shape for the dancers to-night. Adams county will have one of the smallest delinquent lists in the state. Shafer and Bro. moved iato their new and commodious quarters this week. Clover seed is on the jump up. In other words it brings a good price just now. Pater Forbing was the first of the “burned out” to get into his new quarters. Tuesday a party of ladies hailing from Monroeville, dined at the Hotel Miesse. A party of young folks had a grand time at Grandmother Spuller’s last Sunday night. The insurance men are busy—we do not mean life, marriage, birth—but fire insurance men. There were a party of young people from Willshire, stopped at the Miesse House, on Friday evening. The Methodist, Presbyterian and Evangelical churches of this place observed the week of prayer. Jacob Borne, of Preble township, ' had eight out of nine sheep killed and mangled by dogs last week. Eight married ladies of Bluffton, spent the day in Decatur, Monday. They came for a sleighride. 1 Special meetings have been held during the week at the Methodist, Evangelical and Ceristian churches. Root & Company are now making their annual clearance sale. For furth- j er particulars see their advertisement. A. F. Simpson has retained H. G. . Colerick, of Fort Wayne, to assist in his defense, in which he is charged with forgery. The season for shooting quail and pheasant closed Dec. 20. Deer, January 1. Turkeys can be killed until February 1. Everybody attend the roller skating rink to-night, as the Portland orchestra will be in attendance and a good time is expected. People begin to wonder what is the matter with Tom Shields. He goes wandering around town, muttering 'woo dchuck case.” Skates will be doffed at the rink tonight at halfpast nine and those who desire can spend the evening in tipping the light fantastic toe. There seems to be a considerable boom toward a cash business in this place. Several of our business men are working on that plan already. The Baptist folks have been holding a protracted meeting, at Pleasant Mills, for the last three weeks, under the direction of Elder D. B. Reekard. Jvuu 11. Bremerkamp, of the “Occidental,'’ will be married to a Miss Siting, daughter of John Eiting, of Minster, Ohio, on the 30th of this month. The Marshal reports tramps and drunks a scarce article in Decatur at present. It is to be hoped the time will not soon come when they will be plenty. A large number of posts of the Grand Army of the Republic have been organized in this state during the past year and all are in a flourishing condition. Sending money by express used to be considered the safest way to transmit money. In the light of the Bluffton and Muncie roberies, this confidence is being fast dispelled. The Bluffton Exchange bank is out $5,000 stolen. and some $1,500 expenses trying to recover the stolen property and is no nearer getting it than when they started. Meanwhile the bank claims they sent the money, and the express company that they did not loose it. The package lost between Indianapolis and Muncie recently, as between the liability of the bank and express company stands just the same as the Bluffton mystery. The conundrum is who will be the next victim ? As between the banks and express companies, it is due the public that the liability for the losses should be definitely S*ed.

Ice will be cheap next summer. Don't forget to attend the rink to night. Joe Thomas has taken a position as clerk iu the Adams County Bank. Our business men say they have had a good trade since the holidays. Aesthetic girls say “scronch,” but you will have to ask them to define it. “Risen from the Ashes” will be a favorite play in Decatur next season. Henry E. Hart has our thanks fora copy .of the Leadville Democrat Annual. There has been a good bed of ice on the roads for the last two weeks, which has made passable sleighing. Benj. McLaughlin returns thanks to his f riends for a package of assorted burs received through the postoffice. Get in a stock of wood, so that your less fortunate neighbor can borrow, and then you will be ready to meet the mud blockade. Mr. Lumsden, it is understood has thrown up his contract for ballasting the C. A A. railroad through thia section. We are nut advised as to who will take his place. Miss Princess L. Clark, who will give private voice lessons and teach in the musical institute here, is said to be one of the finest solo singers in the Northwest. Go and hear her Monday night. The comet that showed up so brilliantly last autumn, and which was to return again soon, will not return and collide with the sun for the next eight hundred years. This will be a “breathing spell” long enough for any of us. Over at Van Wert, they have hot argument at their literaries. The debate run so high lately that George Laro had one of his lingers bit off, while the other side lost a chunck out of his cheek and another out of his ear. The little folks of rooms Nos. 5 and 6, of the public school, with their teachers, took a sleighride Tuesday evening, taking in the town and its environs. They were the right kind of a crowd to enjoy the ride for all it was worth. The article "Shall the Pastoral term be extended in the Methodist Epispocal Church?” is from the pen of Rev. M. A. Teague. It is an abridgement of his remarks made before the District Conference, recently held at Auburn, Indiana. Rev. M. M. Gleason has moved with his family to Portland, Jay county. We suppose to be nearer his ministerial labor. Politically his likes and dislikes are horrible. As a minister he is an earnest worker for his church. And socially he is a pleasant gentleman. A fire broke out in the manure heap at Railing & Rice’s livery stable last Thursday night. On inspection, judging from the smoke, it looked as if a small sized volcanoe was about to vomit forth fire, with the immense volume of smoke that was already ascending heavenward. Dr. Dorwin wanted to take a sleighride the other night. He drove down to Monmouth, stopped in the middle of the road, investigated, inspected, concluded something was broken, applied a torniquet here and a splint there, which fixed things so he could take a quiet drive home. The following members were elected to office iu the Knights of Pythias Lodge No. 65, on Monday evening last: Israel King, C. C.; E. N. Wicks, V. C.; J. W. Edwards, P.; M. M. McConnell, M. of F7; P. R. Albers, M. E.; J. W. Hoagland, M. A.; J. B. Shirey, I, G.; and Clinton Cloud, O. G. Davis, the Fort Wayne evangelist, is not as bad as he has been painted. He sent his deserted wife fifty cents the other day. Just think of it. A man who would do that is not so very bad after all. It is time the Gazette and Sentinel “let up,” just a little, on Bro. Davis.

The good people of this place should take measures to secure a location for a public reading room among the many new buildings to be erected the coming season. It would be the means of keeping many of our young people from places where they would be better off by absenting themselves from them. One of the M. E. churches at Indi anapolis, is known as the Central avenue Methodist church. The congregation are building one of the finest churches in the city. They have invited Rev. A. Marine to become their pastor, which has been accepted, conditioned that Bishop Wiley, of Cincinnati, will consent to the arrangement. From the forth-coming report of tfie distribution of the school fund of this county, to be made by Auditor Christen, to the Sup’t of Public Instruction, we extract the following items : Th«re are children of school age between five and twenty-one, in this county, 5,668-; amount of common school fund distributed to the several town ships and corporations $6631,56; congressional interest $490,19; local tuition, $1,187.79; special, $5,464,55; township, $2,728,48; dog tax, $237,88; corporation, $170,60. This county for the first time will pay iato the state treasury a sum greater than drawn out namely, $154,00.

Crushed by a Falling Tree. George Hiner, a son of Simeon Hines, who lives some three miles southwest of Decatur, a young man of eighteen, was crushed to death by a falling tree on Thursday the 11th. inst. In company with a younger brother, he was engaged in cutting a large elm tree, which some years before had been blown down by a storm, but not uprooted. It bad been bent over the broken stub of a smaller tree, partly broken off, the top lying upon the ground. While cutting the tree off at the stump, it suddenly turned off from the stump, just as the younger brother was warning him of danger, and caught him between the tree and a slab of the same which had been wrenched off by the storm that blew it over, and which was lying upon the ground. He had only time to exclaim, Oh Charley ! when he was dead, his breast having been crushed. Charley started for help to the school house, a short distance away, where William McConnehey was teaching. Teacher and scholars repaired to the scene of disaster. All that could be done was to remove the lifeless remains from the death trap, which was accomplished by sawing the tree nearly in two, when the body was removed to his father’s house. A'messenger was immediately dispatched for the father, who was at this place on business. They met just out side the town. The cries of the father were 'heart rending upon being informed of the death of his eldest and and idolized boy, who was peculiarily near to him, from the fact that his mother had died some time ago, since which the father had look ed up to and in a measure leaned upon and relied upon him for help and counsel. Stricken down in his young manhood, without a moments warning, it was a shock to the father, which he will not soon recover from. The young man was buried on Saturday last. The funeral took place at the Catholic church, Rev. Theo. H. Wilkins officiating. Women Tramps. The city of Decatur has had a terrible time with women tramps during the week. Whether one went up street or down, or whether he did not go at all he could see them, for the place has been chuck full of good looking ones too. Well it is enough to make susceptible men do, say and think — weil unutterable things. The editor has been trying to dodge them all the week and finally kept off the street entirely. Later, a female reporter was put on the war path, who brought in the intelligence that a party of sleighriders came from Bluffton, Mon* day; a party of young people from Willshire, Monday evening; Tuesday morning, Monroeville sent over all the women they could gather together; and Wednesday Bluffton sent over another delegation of women. When we fairly comprehended the racket, our fears had subsided. But then again, it is better that it was thus. There is no telling what ‘might have been.” The best of all is, most of our visiting ladies have husbands at home who are not tramps. They are sup ported at home in the best of style. There is no excuse for their men to play tramp. The Other Side. Jay county Shepherds have been looseing many sheep of late from vicious dogs. In retaliation some persons have been playing the Lucretia Borgia act upon the dogs via. of cold poison route. Three one hundred dollar dogs and one fifty dollar dog have went where good dogs ought to go, besides divers and sundry worthless curs. The scalp of the man who planted the poison is now wanted badly.

Personals. Dave Shaffer, of South Bend, is in the city. Jas. France is running a skating riuk at \ an Wert. Rev. R. D Spellman will be at Decatur over Sunday. Will Bosse returned from Kendallville, Saturday night. Johnny Smith, of Toledo, is visiting his parents at this place. Hattie and Dick Studabaker returned from Ft. Wayne, Saturday. IVm. Turnus, of Hancock county, 0., is visiting friends in this county “Beecher” Meibers after spending a week in Toledo, returned home Satur day last. Misses Mate Furgerson and Ida Roebuck, of Delphos, are visiting Mrs. B. W. Sholty. Albert Barthel has been unwell for a considerable time and is now confined to his room. Mrs. Julia Younger, of Fort Wayne was risiting Mr. and Mrs. Med Walch of this place, this week. Chas. Blackburn, and a Mr. Nogle, of Toledo, Ohio, were callers at Th« Democrat office Wednesday. Harvey Hart and Frank Crawford were at Fort Wayne on Saturday evening, to witness that noted play •‘Black Crook.” Miss Mollie Moffet, who visited Lizzie Niblock the first of the week, returned to her home at Greenville, Ohio, yesterday.

Shall the Paatoral Term be Extended In the Methodist Eplacpal Church-

Methodism is a creature of divine Providence, as it originated in the conceptions of John IFesley the founder of its policy. In his zeal for tie salvation of the people, his remarkable genius met the exigencies 1 of his work as they arose in the production of the wonderful system which has made such great impression upon the religious activities of the nineteenth century. The expressions, “itineracy,” “circuit system,’’“regular and “local preachers, “class leaders,’’ “cla*s meetings, and -ap ; pointments,’ are a icrminology peculiar to our Methodism They have become in- 1 tegral parts of a wonderful system which 1 has accomplished more to mold the religious opinions and direct the spiritual en- 1 ergies of the nineteenth century, than any ‘ other agency since the days of the apos 1 ties. It has not only produced great and influential denominations wlvch are ria- 1 ing and potent powers in christendom. ! but it has so modified other and older opiu 1 ions and agencies as to be seen and felt wherever our Christianity is known. The i expediency of these to accomplish the ob- i ject desired, and their likeness with apos- i tolic methods alone led to their adoption. 1 It has from the beginning, required sac i riticee and privations, and distinctive sing t ularities lor its maintenance upon the I part of its active agencies, but their faith 1 has been, that these methods oi tne ilin- > eicy are in harmony with a divine call to i the work of the Ministry, and the com- ] mission to goto all the world; as well us with the needs of the church and the world in general evangelization. t The question at the head of this paper ' is really not one of modification, but one 1 of life or death to our itineracy; and hence, 1 of the perpetuity of our distinguishing characteristics as an aggress, ve policy for ( our religious agencies. That it is a seri- J ous question, we must admit; and that the i proposition to change our polity has a con- i siderable follow.ng, we must also admit: » and, from these considerations it demands i close investigation, f The demand for change is apparent in the concessions already made to the effort 1 in this direction. Our English brethren 6 yet hold to the two year plan, and the “ “circuit system.” even iu large cities, a* I London, while we have extended tne time to three years, and have long since intro- ' duced, as an innovation, the creation of 8 innumerable “stations, where the Minis- 1 ter may stop alone “little and unknown for the space of three years, and shut in t from the outside world to which he is a divinely commissioned. Other inuova- t lions we have allowed in part, which so a far as admitted, mitigate against the itin- a eracy, and some of which followed, as a c necessity, the above concessions to the r clamor for change. Such we mention as t tne consequent depreciation of the office of fc local preacher, the ciass-leader and class- f meeting; the primitive character of the love-feast, and the old and grand occasions a of quarterly meetings, as realized in uays v of yore. u From these partial changes has arisen c a very wide disrespect for the practical n am 1 beneficial results of an i ineracy ot the original and most effective type, evidences ot which we may mention that of Ministerial scneintug and induing lor cer- ( tain appointments, or certain classes ol such: also the prevalent idea that uis a essening of Ministerial dignity and ability to 1 De removed from a change belore having served it »he full term ot three years. Out of these errors bavegrown the unenrisuau stigmas applied to some Ministers, as 4, one year or -‘two year’’ preachers; while a badge ot honor is, “He is a three year man To the Minister under the divine v call, and consecrat .d to the Lords work, * reit er is honor or dishonor anything, us 1 they are the Devils stock in trade. I Another evil result is the disloyalty of changes, (we can call it nothing else) in 1 demanding certain Ministers as pastors, I and to this end conferring with them by i committees, trial sermons, previous con- jj tractsand soon. And if these demands are not fully met, or their expectations are not realized, the cold reception of a legally appointed pa tor, failure to support, and early clamor for a change, thus destroying the usefulness of tied s chosen workmen, and bringing a death like cold- c ness on the congregations. Perfect loyal- • ty to the true Wesltyian system of itineracy would, we arc confident, remsdy these and many other evils. j But what are the advantages of an it- " ineracy divested of all these evils? these are needful to a settlement of the question - before us. If it presents no superior ad- f vantag's, which will more than compeu- ' sate for its disadvantages, then let us e yield it entirely—let us extend the pastoral 1 term indefinitely, and have among us all 8 the settled Ministers possible, keeping 8 only a hint at an itineracy for the man- € agement of those pastors among us whom c we cannot settle, who are stigmatized 2 “one year or “two year ' men, and so on. If it has superior advantages, then let us € not only continue it as we now have it, but let us purify it by returning to that | of our lathers who were giants in their days. Our polity is aggressiveness on the c powers of darkness. As such it is in har- 1 mony with God’s call and commission to 1 men. Men are called by him to preach 1 the gospel, and they respond; “Woe is me ,J if I preach not the gospel of Christ. ’ They are not born ministers, neither is it 1 a professton, as medicine or law, to be 0 chosen at will; and he who would choose the ministry for the living or mere pleasure there is in it only apes the mir try of God ’s covenant. The question of duty is not one ot honor or pleasure, or worldly good, but of obligation to God and human I ity. The desired worldly good may follow, or not, as God may elect. The minuter s business is to save souls. It is the King s • ~ business and requires haste, and if they ; will not be saved in one city he must j ; the dust from his sandals gainst ; them and go to another ci y. No setting down, in ease tor a life routine of pleasure ( and profit; but, at any possible sacrifice, f he is to do the greatest good to the greatest number. “Go preach my gospel to f every creature,” is the commission. Mr. ’ Wesley said: “The world is my parrish.” He went as the savior, from city to city, ( from house to house and from land to land ( if he had adopted the “three year’’ plan, only about twenty cities would have caught his spirit and felt the power of his burning words: but, instead, he moved christendom to a higher life. His work was Pauline in character, and so should be the work of the ministry and church everywhere. The ministry under our system, are both evangelists and pastors. Our evangelism has impressed the world. Other denominations feel its power and recognize its necessity. To supply the need in their own bodies, they organize systems of evangelism patterned after our itineracy. Changes in their pastorates are much more frequent than of old, some of them making more changes pro rata than we do. Our ministers are also pastors, having care of the churches, and this cate is no sooner yielded by one than it is cheerfully accepted by another. It secures such changes as inure to the good of both pastors and people, without i discredit to either. When a pastor has accomplished the work of which he is ca- j pable in a charge, he ought to give place to a new man for a new work, according wita new and peculiar adaptions, while he may do more for the cause in a new field. Congregations may be profited by variety of talent, all worthy and acceptable > and giving continually new and changing ; modes of success. A pure itineracy does not wait for the people to be converted and call its minis- j ters to be their pastors, but it organizes large circuits, and preaches the gospel to the perishing and brings them into the fold and provides them shepherds. An itineracy implies a presiding genius io the person of an appointing power a*>d ’ his advisers. Superintendents and their ateiMante, the presiding elders, who

knowing the ministers, their adaptions, the congregations and their necessities, and all the facts to be considered, make appointments supposed to be the best for all concerned, and in which all the loyal subjects of the system give their hearty acquiescense. The pastors receive their work as of the Lord, and the people receive their pastors as the servants of Christ. But have the ministers and congrega* tions no personal rights in the matter of appointments? They have rights iu common, equal iu all cases. No loyal minister can select his appointment. No congregation who loves our polity, can select its pastor. The one may be wise as Sol omon, and the other as rich as croesus, yet, as a part of our .Methodism, they have yielded those rights for the general good that the interests of the whole work may be subserved. To do otherwise is to array against the wisdom of the system under which, as a church, we live. It takes away no rights, but we come into the fellowship under these rules, not to mend, but to obey them The objections against the limited pastorates, are met in its advantages, and more than equalled. The common objections of frequent removal, unsettled homes, frequent contact with strangers, break ing friendships, and many privations, are all understood as tne inconveniences to both pastors and people. On the other hand the itineracy with its short pastorate presents the advantages of constant work for its pastors, large experiences, repeated success, and blessed memories. There is also healthy service both for the physical and mental powers of tne minister. For the congregations there are always a pastor, a variety of talent, experience and administration which no other system can give. Another great advantage is, that its tendency is to maintain purity of ductriue. Sensationalism in the pu'pit is generally in order, to supply a call for varietv, when seal strength has been expendeu in a protracted pastorate. Most of the dis | sentious in doctrine among us have geuer- I ally originated in cities wucre men have i vibrated between adjacent appointments, ! and in eagerness for variety have become sensational in error. Eveu the genius of a Beecher, settled in Ply mouth, could not prevent him, in a pastorate of thirty years, from “swinging round the circle ’ of religious opinions. Uur unity of doctrine is as remarkable ai our itineracy, which is largely its cause, In conclusion, in coaceeding an additional year, we have lost some of the character and efficiency of our iiineraoy, and to conceede more tune, would be’to eventually yield our distinctive characteristics, and the leading elements of our past success It would be as is the tendency already, to introduce a settled pastorate for the strong, with a yet remaining resemblance of itineracy for the weak and unfortunate. Rather let us return to the old paths, and let the old principles wbioh have been well tested, govern in making appointments, and thus let none remain in longcontinued pastorates until their usefulness is destroyed. PeerUM Perfume, The refreshing aroma of Florestoa Cologne, and its lasting fragrance make it a peerless perfume for the toilet. 41 w 4. Partnership Notice. On February Ist, 1883, C. N. Lange will be admitted in the business of J. J. Eititg & Co. of Decatur, Ind., and the new firm will be known as J. Eiling & Co. Said firm will conduct the business at the old stand ot J. Eiling, Odd Fellows' Building. Books of the old firm are at our place of business for settlement either by note or cash, until Feb, 30, 83. After that date books will be left in hands for collection. JOHN EITING, Per Lange, Manager. If'/iy ffvlcome.

What makes Floreston Cologne welcome or. every lady’s toilet table, is its lasting fragrance and rich, flowery odor. 41 w 4. C1 UARDIAN’S SALE. S a fiotice is hereby given that the under- 3 signed guardian of William Suilivan, a person of unsound mind, will sell at private sale, subject to the inchoate interest of Margaret Sullivan theriu, the fol- 1 lowing described real estate 10-wit: the south halt of the northwest quarter of section eighteen (18) in township twentyeight (28) north, of range fifteen (15) east, t containing eighty acres, more or less, in a Adams csunly,in the stale of Indiana. Applica'ions of purchasers will be received at the law office ot Heller A: Hooper, L in the city of Decatur, in Adams county, Indiana, until Saturday, the 17th day of February, 1883. Terms or sale —One third of the pur- * chase money, cash in hand; one-third 111 1 nine months and one-third in eighteen t months from day of sale, deferred pay- e meins to bear six per cent interest from day ot sale, the purchaser giving notes waiving valuation an 1 appraisement t laws, and with surety to the satisfaction ot the undersigned. NATHANIEL BALLET, t Guardian. t 42 w 4. Hiller and Hooper Attys.' a COMMISSIONER'S SALE. ) s Johannab Sullivan i t vs. | ] Thomas Sullivan | Timothy Sullivan > Action in Partition. William P. Rice. J j Notice is herby given that I, the un- ( dersig'.ied, Paul G. Hooper, a commissioner appointed by the Adams circuit court, of Adams county state of Indiana, in the above entitled cause, to make sale of real C estate, will on t Saturday, January the 27, 1883, at public auction, at the cast door of the | Cou rt House in the city of Decatur, coun- , ty of Adams, and Stale of Indiana, offer for sale in parcels, to the highest bidder, 1 the fee simple of the following described . real es ate situated in Adams county, state of Indiana, and described as follows to-wit: In lot No. onej hundred and sixty-seven (107) one hundred and sixty-eight (168) I and one hundred and sixty-nine (169) in 1 the city of Decatur, formerly the town of 1 Decatur, Adams county, stale of Indiana, as the same are designated on the original recorded plat of said city, formerly town, on the following terms to-wil; One-third cash in hand; one third in nine months and one-tbird in eighteen months from date of sale, deferred pap ments to bear six per cent interest from date of sale, and tu be secured to the satisfaction of the undersigned. PAUL G. HOOPER, No. 39 *3. Commisesionet. CONTRACTORS. 1 The Plans and Specifications for my - Store end Opera Building in Decatur, is here and caa be set n al my house on seventh Monroe street. 1 will receive sealed proposals up 10' the 25th of January, 1883, for the cou-1 struction of the building according to the . ; I'laus aud Specifications of the Architects and Superintendents J. F. Wing & Co., of ,' Fort Wayne, lud., where thty will be. 1 opened and the job let. The undersigned 1 : reserving therighi to reject any or all . bids if not satisfied therewit- . The con- . tractor who may get the job will be required to give satisfactory security for the , faithful completion of buildings according 1 to th plans and agreement. ‘ G. W. LUCKEY [j -.0«9w4.

Business Locals. For the largest stgck of Men’s, boy’s and children’s ready made clothing go o M. Bremcrkamp's. Daughters, Wives and .Holliers Dr. Marchis's Catholicos, Female Remedy—guaranteed to give satisfaction or money refunded. Will cure Female Diseases. All ovarian troubles, inflamation and ulceration, falling and displacements or bearing down feeling, irregularities, barrenness, change of life, leueorrohoea, besides many weaknesses springing from the above, like headache, bloating, spinal weakness, sleeplessness, nervous debility, palpitation of the heart, &c. For sale by Druggists. Price SI.OO and $1.50 per bottle. Send to Dr. J. B. Marchisi, Utica, N. ¥., for phamphlet, free. For sale by No. 37 lyr. Dorwin & Holthouse. For Salt or Trade. Eighty acres of land 5 miles southwest of Deeatur. Forty acres improved—forty of timber on the Winchester road. Handy to church and school. For further particulars inquire on the premises of 39 w 3 M. L. Wingate. Rocs Candy Cough Curt. Warranted to Cure or money refunded, Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness, Throat and Lung troubles, (also for children.) Rock Candy Cough Cure contains the healing properties of pure white Rock Candy with Extracts of Roots and Herbs. Only 25 ets. Large bottles SI.OO cheapest to buy. For sale by Dorwin & Holthouse. No. 37 lyr. Cough Candy. Sorg & Pelgtim s cough candy is a sure cure for coughs and colds. Ten cents a box. Get it. Try it. It is easy to take and a reliable medicine. For sale by Dorwin & Holthouse, John Welfley, James Place, and all Druggists and Confectioners. 38w4. For the nicest stock of men’s and boy s hats and caps go to M. Bremerkamp’s. Decatur, Indiana : At my office, Saturday, February the 3rd, 1883n4lw3. Dr. A. B. Jamison. For the highest price for country produce in cash or trade go to M. Bremerkamp’s. Posiire for Piles To the people of this country we would say, we have been given the agency of Dr. Marchisi’s Italian Pile Ointment—warranted to cure or money refunded—internal, External, Blind, Bleeding or Itching Piles. Price 50c. a box. For sale by Dorwin & Holthouse. No. 37 lyr. For trunks and valises go to M. Bremeikamp’s.—3l ts. The best salve in the world for Cuts Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt RheumFever Sores, Tetter, Chapded Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles. It is guaranteed to give pesfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cts. per box. For sale by Dorwin & Holt-house.--n0.3 1 yr. Go to M. Bremerkamp's for the latest styles in dress goods. no3ltf. Orange and lemons cheap at Hites. nolßtf. M. Bremerkamp has the finest lot of ladies’ coats, dolmans and shawls of any house in the city of Decatur.— 31 ts. Go to M. Bremerkamp’s and see her immense stock of fail and winter goods —3l ts. Only $2.00 to become a member of the Musical Institute. Don’t fail to attend. Barkley and Steele the butchers, moved into their new quarters this week. They are now located in the brick between Jim Place s and Aug. Krechter’s cigar store. They now have neat and commodious rooms for their business and invite old customers and new to give them a call. Call and see Barkley and Steele in their new quarters. Prof. J. F. Kinsey who will direct the musical institute here is considered one of the most popular authors and teachers in the country. For choice meats go to Barkley and Steele. They are now located in the the building recently vacated by Theo. Kennedy, wl. Persons from a distance who anticipate attending the Musical Institute should report to Mr. J. C. Dorwin. wl.

If ynn wish to learn to read music don’t fail to attend the musical institute. wl. No one who loves, music should fail to attend the musical Institute which begins at the M. E. church, next Monday evening, wl. XTOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE. Notice is hereby given to the creditors, heirs and legatees of Theodore Smith, deceased, to nppeai in the Adams circuit court, held Decatur, Indiana, on the 26th day of February, 1883, and show cause if any, why the final settlement accounts with the estate of said decedent should not be approved ; and said heirs are notified to then and there make proof of heirship, and receive their dis tributive shares. Wiincas, the clerk of said court, this Bth day of January, 1893. N. BLACKBURN, Cierk. (uo4l w 3.) i TrOBATE CAUSE, No. 301. TVTOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMi NT OF ]_> ESTATE. I Notice ia hereby given to the crediUis, I heirs and legatees of Hannah IFagner, deI ceased, to appear in the Adams circuit ! court, held at Decatur, Indiana, on The 26th day of February, 1883, and show cause, if any, why the final selj tlemenl aeoounts with the estate of said ( decedent should not be approved; and said I heirs are notified to then and there man proof ot heirship and receive their distrib utive shares witness, the clerk of said court, this f I7ih day ot January, 1883. X. Blackburn 42 >4. tle k.

OUR GREAT ANNUAL Clearance Sale. TUESDAY, JANUARY 2ND. ’B3. We Made a Break in Prices THAT WILL TELL. o We sacrafice in all departments of out immense stock of DRY GOODS Until we invoice, January 31st, 1883. O SPECIAL FOR THE LADIES! We placed on sale to-day §3,009 stock of Ladies’ Muslin Underwear, Soiled so slightly as to be hardly noticable Every piece worth double v.ihi' askel. Caemise, Night D-esses, Robes, Match Setts, Drawers, Dressing Saoques, Skirts, Infants’ Long Dresses and Skirts, Misses' Short Dresses, Aprons, etc., etc. We wish to call special attention to our sale of remnantg of all kinds, in which great bargains can be had ROOT&COMPANY’S 4 6 A.ND 48 CALHOUN STREET. FORT WAYNE.

PROBATE CAUSE, No. 310. OTICE OF SETTLEMENT. Iu the matter of the estate of Adam Hawk, deceased. In the Adams Ciicuit Court, February term, 1883. Notice is hereby given, that Nancy Hawk, administratrix of the estate of Adam Hawk, deceased, has thia day filed in the office of the clerk of the Adams circuit ccurtjher account current with the estate of said decedent, and that the same will be heard by the Adams circuit court, on Monday, February the 26, 1883, rhe same being the first judicia. day of the February term, 1883, of & lid court. Creditors, heirs and of said decedent, therefore, ar hereby notified to appear in said court c said day. and show cause why such a< unt should not be approved. Witness, my name a; seal of rud court, at Decatur this 3r -ay of Janu ry 83. N. Bl- XKBURN, 41 w 3 Clerk PROBATE CAUSE, No. 307. OTICE OF SETTLEMENT. In the matter of the estate of Ann Stevens, deceased In the Adams Circuit Court, February term, 1883. Notice is hereby given, that Smith Stevens, administrator of the eatate ot Aon Stevens, deceased, has this day filed in the office of the clerk of the Adams circuit court, bis account current with the estate of said decedent, and that the same will be heard by the A lauis circuit court, on Monday, February the 26, 1883, the same being the first* judicial day of the February term, 1883, of said court. Creditors, heirs and legatees of said decedent, therefore, are hereby notified to appear in said court on eaid day, and show cause why such account should not be approved. Witness, my name and seal of said court at Dec.it ir. his 3rd dly of January 1883. N. BLACKBURN, 41 w 3. Clerk. PROBATE CAUSE, No. 308. pjOTICE OF SETTLEMENT. In the matter of the estate of John B. Tonnellier, deceased. In the Adams Circuit Court, February term, 1883 Notice is hereby given, that A. Holthouse, administrator of the estate of John B. Tonnellier, deceased, hai this dry filed in the office of the of the Adams circuit court, his account current with the estate of said decedent, and that the same will be heard by the Adams circuit court, on Monday. February the 26, 1883, the same being the first judicial day of the February term, 1883, of said court. Creditors, heirs an I legatees of said decedent, therefore, are hereby notified to appear in said court on said ’lay, and show cause why such account should not be approved. Witness, my name and seal us said court at Decatur, this 3rd day of January, 1883. N.BLACKBURN, No. 41 w 3. Clerk. SALE. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned commissioner appointed by the Adams circuit court in the caseofOdell Butler et al., in said court will sell at private sale on and after the sth day of February, 1883, at my office in the Adams County Bank building, in Decatur. Adams county, Indiana, the following described real estate 10-wit; The west half of the south-west quartet of section (13) thirteen, in township (25 twenty-five north, range.ol) fourteen east, in Attains county, state of Indiana, con taining 80 acres more o* less on the fol lowing terms, to wit : One-third cash, on< third in nine months and one third in eigh teen months, With six per cent interest, oi deterred payments and to be securred witl notes to the satisfaction of the undersign ed. DAVID BTUDABAKER, Commissioner. 40w3. Und and Lots For Sale. Eighty (lores, all good timber in Jefit-i son township. Seventy five acers of timber land i ’ Wapash township. I B utter farm in Wabash township. » Lotzenhizer farm in Blue Creek towi ship. ’ - luildirg lots in Deatur an » Fviieva. i Also u good &ra in Adieu county. For particulars. cHI on the undersigne 1 DA VID BTUDAUAKER ; ** - *'* *V •»»» X"

jy OTICE TO NON-RESIDENTS. The state of Indiana, Adams county, Ss. I In the Adams circuit court, February term, 1883. John Schurgea, adm’r ] estate of Johanna Meehen, dec. vs Johanna Coffee, Timothy Coffee, V Petetion to Dennis Coffee, | Sell real estate. J Catharine Meehau, Ann Meehan, Thomas Meehan. It appearing from affidavit, filed in the above entitled cause, that Thomas Meehan, ' the above named defendant, is a non-resi-dent of the state of Indiana. i Notice is therefore hereby given the said 1 Thomas Meehan, that he be and appear be--1 fore the Hon. Judge of the Adams circuit L court, on the Ist. day of the next regular term thereof, to be. hold<?n at the court I house in the town of Deeatur, commencing ’ on Monday, the 26th of February, 1883, and plead by answer or demur to said complaint, or the same will be heard and determined in his absence. Witness, my name and the seal [seal] of said court hereunto affixed, this -4th day ot January, 1883. N. BLACKBURN, ' r. 10w4. Clerk. — - ’ i OTICE TO NON-RESIDENTS. The state of Indiana, Adams county, - SS. * In the A lams Circuit Court, February ! Term, 1882. ’ Samuel Leight et al — vs } Partition No. 1718 Jonathan W. Leight | It appearing from affidavit filed in the J | above entitled cause, that Jonathan W. Leight of the above named defendant, is a non-resident of the State of Indiana. “ ’ Notice is therefore hereby given the said Jonathan W. Leight that they be and 1 appear before the Hon. Judge of the Adams Circuit Court, on the first day of 1 the next regular term jhereof to he holden r at the Court House, in the town of Decatur, commencing on Monday, the 26th of February, 1883, and pleud by answer or demur to said complaint. oi the same will be heard and determined in his absence. Witness my name and the seal of [Seal] said court hereto affixed, this 18rh day of December, 1882. N. BLACKBURN, ' Clerk. John P. Quinn,attorney for plaintiff. n3B 1 J£XECUTOBS sale. Notice is hereby given that by virtue 1 of an order of the A Santa Circuit Court, B the undersigned .Anthony Holthouse Ex--1 ecu’or of the last will and testament of Barbara Schroder, deceased, will offer for sale at public auction, at the ; east door of the Court House, at Decatur, f ' Adams county, Indiana,on Wednesday, February the 7, 1883, il I the following described real estate, to-w it: 1 'lni ol3 two hundred and eighteen (218) d | .nd two hundred an i nineteen (219) in I the city of Decatur, A lams county, Indi- ■ ana. d Terms; One-third cash, one third in nine months, and oue-third in eighteen months, deferred payments to draw six per cent interest and secured to tne satisfaction of the undersigned. ANTHONY HOLTHOUSE, No. 40 w 4. Executor. France and King Attys’. Landi and Lots lor Sale. r One hundred ai.d sixty acres in Washe ington Township, Timber Land. Also good Lots North of Decatur. For particu lars call on theunder-igned. John Mbibebs, k Agent i-

e GALLEY & HOES, Western Agents LAFAYETTE. IND. ;r Tho Fatent ? REVERSIBLE HEELS toh Rubber Boots and Boots and Shoes -Of all kinds,— : "”50%-’ The center piece!! are interchangeable anti revere!bleu It prevent* the cvun» ter from running over, requiring no Uoei n- stiffen ere. The Agency for these goods in this town has been placed with us. nd Others cannot proovre them. Cali and examine a full line of Leather and •Candee” Rubber Boots and She**’ with the Reveraibh Heel. ed For Sale by, t SOL. BILLMAN.