Decatur Democrat, Volume 34, Number 26, Decatur, Adams County, 19 September 1890 — Page 1

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ROUTE standard (iaugM fiplcndld Rond Red! tff>w fitoH Rail! Now Modom Equtymontt X vsrythia j Armfti for Oeafnt of ft m nn 3Truimi Knoll Way between Toledo, 0., nnd Eriuiklort, liullunu. v 4) Tt-ftlnn Ruch Wny between Fninkfort, Ind., I mid Mt. Louis, Mo. (Ihtlly except Muridny.) All Toledo ttd Ot. Louts Farseagor TrMss Arrive Mi B»part from Union Dept, avoiding Tmm fir, TH ROUGH TICKETS On Mie nt nil prlnolpnl Mtntlons. Ilninrniro checked to dost Innt lon ( Tralno Lonvo Roontnr, A. K AST, WEST, Toledo & Frank tort Mnll ~,, 11 ifiUun 3:3optn Toledo ,VNI Ismls K.xpress..,. tl;-|i>|iin Irnenl Freight,...,,,, , 13,-Sfipni 10:«>niu ' «r- - Full liit'ormatloif eoneerpliur time of trains, routes, rates, Ac,/will be eheerfully furnished by Qlfoti**, or the undersigned. 4 . .IEMKIMM, Ocn’l Pass. Airent, Toledo, O< I .. • -1 When Ttaby was alek, we gave her Castorta, When shewn* a Child, she cried for Caatoria, When aho became Mis*, site elimg to (’aatorliA, Wiwa aho Lad C'LUdron, she gave Uivia Caatorla,

- I A BIG SACRIFICE Ar wo do not lot our business rust for want of exorcise the last of iour Summer Goods must go to make room for our Fall Stock which will soon be coming in. These Prices Makes Way with Them Ro Lawns for 3c; Ho Challies for sic; 10n Satinos for for lie; 15c Melange, one-half wool, IOe; Ladies’Jersey Ribbod Underwear, 10c; 35c Ladies’ and Gents’ Underwear, now 90c; Hem-Stitch Flouncing*, 90 percent off; 19}c Press Ginghams, 10c; and a variety of other good* - that wo cannot mention hero. We have bought the sample Handkerchiefs of Two Wholesale Houses And can therefore show you the nicest lino of these goods that was cvri shown in Decatur al from 5e to tI.OO, at least 95 percent below regular cost. Be sure and remember us on GROCERIES, for, by so doing, you will see that we undersell all other houses in Decatur. SPRANG db TRUE. *.. 9 . • . - ’ ■ , • . • C . . .... . S ’. •- .... .■ N

4TIME TABLE Saw v MM TRAINS vT CARRYINQ PASSENGERS HAVE yOELT QOING EAST. Depart. Noav York and Boston limited, dally . .5:05 a m I Toledo Express, except Munday 1 ;30 p m I Atlantic Kxpress, dally 11:23 p m laical Freight 5:15a m ooi.vq west. Pacific Express, dally 5:00 a m Kansas City Express, except Sunday .. I:4ft p m I.a fa vet te accomodation, ex‘pt Mund ’v, 3:30 p m 1 St. laiuls limited,daily . 8:17 p m INIHANAPOf.IH TIME CAltn. x Lv. Fort Wayne Ar. Indianapolis s:ooam I0;30am leift p m «:30 p m Lv. Indianapolis Ar. Fort Wayne 1 7:lft a m...;,,v. .1:2o p m 1:10 p m 0:10 p m 1 7:00 pm 5:00 a in Through .Rew York Palace Sleeping Cars, 'lining oar and new free chair cars on tne Now York vestibule llmiied. Free chair ears and Unlfalo sleeping oar on Pacific and Limited Express. Kansas City Express and Cannon Hall has now reclining chair cars for Kansas City free. R, (1. Thompson. Passcngenand Ticket Agent, Fort Wayne. fn<|. Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad. I Time <’ar<l tor Ocrttur stotlon. In etteot ( Sunday, J uno 22,1800, OOiNO NORTH * Fort Wayne and Grand llaplds 1:20 pm Fort Wayne and Grand llaplds ...... 1 :.lft a m Fort Way no and Grand Rapids 6:20 p m | . UOi.NU SOUTH. Richmond ami Cincinnati 1:00 pm , Richmond and Clneinnatl 13:Niam . Richmond and Cincinnati .......■ tt:3oam Jkfv Uhyhon, Agent.

DECATUR, ADAMS COUNTY, INDIANA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 189( ’ : 9 ’

The School Fund. The Journal lant week had considerable to tay about the law that the last Democratic. Legislature ehacted by which the State of Indiana was authorized to make a loan in order to get money to pay an amount the State owed to the school fund, which was distributed to the several counties and loaned to the people. It finds fault with the Democratic party Tor passing a law that will send the interest money to the east when it might have been kept at home. It charges that the money has been distributed to the different counties and is now laying in the banks, that lhe banks are paying the Auditors inter- , cat on the money and the counties arc paying a per cent, for mamging the fund The facts are that the State had a considerable amount of the permanent school lund borrowed, on wluch.the State was paying 6 per cent interest and the Dempciatic Legislature believing that the State cculd get cheaper money enacted a law by which the State made a loan bearing 3 per cent interest. The money was distributed to the several counties and loaned to the people at 6 per cent interest, and in nearly every case where an individual made a loan of this fund, it was to pay off a loan that he had made for eastern money bearing 8 per cent interest or at some bank bearing 10 per cent. Now farmers and business men which policy do you like best—that adopted by the Democratic Legislature which enabled you to pay-off the mortgage bearing 8 per cent interest which some eastern company held on your farm, by borrowing home money at 6 per cent interest, and which enabled the State to pay the State debt bearing 6 per cent interest by making a loan beating 3 per cent; pr that proposed by the Journal which would continue the State debt at 6 percent and your debt st 8 and 10 per cent? f As to the charge of the Journal that the money is laying in the banks and the banks paying interest to the County Auditors, and the school fund deprived of the interest, it is not true, as there is not a county in the State that cannot loan all its money at (1 per cent and if it is not' loaned, the Auditor has no control of the deposits, consequently he c>i:ld get no interest on the money. What worries the Journal more than any thing else is that the Auditor gets one per cent per annum for loaning and managing this money. While it is true the Auditor’s salary is increased somewhat his labors are at the same time correspondingly increased. The Journal article is conclusive evidence that writer cither wilfully lied when he made the statements it contains or that he was grossly ignorant of the law and its operations. There can be no other conclusion. W. C.T. U. Notes. The W. C. T. U. will hold their regular meeting on to-morrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The Loyal Temperance Legion will be addressed by Rev. Hoppel, on Sunday at 4p. m. We shall be glad to see the boys and girls there. Miss Jane E. Weeden, of Onarga, 111, who represents the National W. C.T. U. building, or Temperance Temple, was in the city from Saturday until Tuesday and collected about $26 00 for it. The building is being erected in the Very center of the city of Chicago, on Dearborn street, opposite the postotlice, with a frontage o! 166 feet on Dearborn street, 125 feet on Quincy and 100 feet on Jackson street. lis to be twelve or thirteen stories high, built of stone, marble and brick. It is to be the headquarters of the National W.C T. U. -It will be their publishing hous< also, it will have an auditorium on thefirsi floor that will seat from twelve to fifteen hundred persons. There is to be a training school and temperance library. It is also to be a great office building which will bring a rental of 113,500 a year The founder of this enterprise is Mrs. Matilda B. Carse. 145 Ashland Ave., incorporators are Mrs. Carse, Frances E. Willard, Esther Pugh, William Deering and James B. Hobbs William Deering is the great -‘agricultural implement man,” whose works employ 2,500 men, and James B. Hobbs is expresident of the Chicago Board of Trade. The corner atone is to belaid with impressive ceremonies, Nov. 1, 1890. The principal addresses will be made by Frances E. Willard and Senator T. W. Palmer, of Detroit, Mich. It is expected that Senator 11. W. Blair, of New Hampshire, Senator A. H. Colquitt, of Georgia, and Joseph Cook, of Boston, will make short addresses. Miss Weeden collects money from individuals, in and out of Unions. Those who give from one to five dollars will aave their names placed in the record !>.x>ks of the Temple. Members of the L T. L. and Baby Bands including children under five years by paying ten cents each vill have their names placed there also. Shskhas already raked about 1 1,500, the ■nosvtof it in amalksums. She is an in ' lefatigable canvasser. She is over sixty but works with the enthusiasm young girl. May she live to see the Temple in all its beauty a finished success. The Chicago Creamery Company have enlarged their factory and arc now get’ing 9 out material for butter tubs, etc. This new arrangement gives employment to six , or eight additional hand*. j -y- A

. vity Council. The city council met Jn adjourned sest sion, September 1 ith B. H. Dent, Mayor, ri presided, counculrQga all p esent except 5 Woods. F E. A. Huffman and others filed aremon--1 strance against the cons; uCtion of the 1 so-called Delninger sewer. The commit t tee to whom was referred the report on r the foregoing decided not t to grant the sewer. i Councilman Peterson mcU’ed that J. S < Bowers and the city attorney be appoint ‘ ed a committee to procure n-lot number t 816 owned by Sarah Miller? on the most ’ favorable terms. Motion carried. Tne street commissioner submitted his report of the apportionmen of the cost ot the Linn alley sewer. T e report was 1 accepted and ordered sprea< on the record. ’ The council by resoluti >n decided to construct a biick sewer, hirty inches in ‘ diameter, as petitioned tftr by John T, France and others, from tlje east end of i Rugg street to the east side of Winchester street, and two feet in dimeter from there 1 to the place of beginning o’ Third street. 1 Also branch number one to be built of 1 nine inch vitrified salt glared sewer pipe, f Also branch number two pis twelve inch; ’ branch number three of nine inch and ■ branch number four of vine inch sewer 1 pipe of same quality as mentioned. 1 The city clerk was instructed to procure all certificates of sales tha had been filed with the county auditor tc be changed on the tax duplicate against he property of individuals, that were not placed on the record, and file them away for future disposition. The street commissioned report for the month of August was submitted to the finance committee. allowances: Erwin & Mann, attorney's fees incaSeof Hobo vs city marshal 825 00 Philip Fuhrman, driving city team 32 00 E Fritzin ger. sewer pipe, etc. 3 70 F.li Zimmerman, oats ]« 03 Street Commissioner’s pay roll.- 178 35 Bowen Hale is improving rus property' on Winchester street. “Curley” Radamacher las been on the sick list since-Wednesday . John Buhler is building a new honse twest of the Grand Rapic road on Adams Street. * 2___ The DEMocRAT now issues an edition of 1728 copies—the largest edition in the history of the paper. C. Rademachgr,^B?, A ontinues dangerously ill with typhoid fever. His recovery is considered very doubtful, The excavation on Monroe street between Third and Fifth streets is com pleted and ready for the rushed stone, ’ A, T. Lynch is making some improvements about his factory preparatory to adding machinery for sawing heavy tim her. - Judge Heller has appointed J. B. Holt house, Godfrey Christen, Henry Derkes, James H. Stone and John Welfly as city commissioners for Decatur. Dr. McMillen expect to get domiciled in his new house oij Winchester street this week. He has one of the coziest residences in that part of the city. Marriages—Ellert Reese and Anna Gehle, William A? Stetler and Flora Troutner, Reid Davis and DeSsa Bunner. Philip Heftner and Etta Brandyberry. Isaac Rosenthal ofthe Modern Cloth ing Houses was in 0., this week where he purchased a large stock of fall and winter goods that will soon begin to arrive. The Democrat’s serial story begins with this'issue and may be found on the inside pages of the paper. Tho<e who love to peruse a go. d tory will be greatly entertained by this one. At the Warren fair the Eagle mill of this place secured second premium Had not one of the directors of the fair represented a wind engine on exhib'tion, the Eagle, doubtless, would have been accorded the first prize. —■- Robison Gtllig ire expecting their stone crusher, recently purchased at Chicago, to arrive at any moment. It has been somewhat delayed on the way. Doubtless by the latter part of next week they will be ready to crush stone, in case nothing prevents. A horse belonging to John T. Baker, residing west of the city, had its left lore foot badly-feut on some old machinery in this ci y last Saturda;. Farmers have been repeatedly warned that it is very dangerous to hitch their teams to machinery Banding on vacant rots. Several horses were injured summer. Albert Brittson and John E Kern, two enterprising teachers of St. .Marys township, are attending the State Normal school at Terre Haute, Ind., where they expect to remain untjil they complete the teacher's course. The Democrat will keep lhem posted on the affairs of Adams county during their ay there. On last Sunday the announcement was published at the Catholic church of the bethrothal of Miss Katie Meehan, of this , city, to Mr. Jacob Cjoss, Jr., the popular jewelryman of Monroe street. The marriage will take place at the Catholic church on Wednesday morning, October Ist, to > which event the many friends of the young ’ people will be cctilially invited. It will • be one, of the pleaaj.nt social events of the t season in this city ihr which preparations are being extensive y made. • . . ;■!»>: ■ .

EH Smith is getting well. Dr. Thomas’ sister is visiting him this • t week. Mrs. Ezra Cowan is visiting friends at St. Paris, Ohio. . e Miss. Lena Barthel has a clerkship at the Boston Store; *■ “Blue Bell” took first money at the t Warren races last week? Bert Nichols allowed us to sample some pfdiis fine Niagara grapes ”’*■ J. F. Mann made a flying business visit to St. Louis. Mo., this week. Dick Menefee, formerly of this office, is with the Huntington Herald. Mrs. Voglewede, mother of Trustee Voglewede, is ill with typhoid fever. • Emmet McLean now has charge of the 1 transfer depot at the railroad crossings. The small frkme school house that stood near the Central building has been moved away. John Butler npw occupies his new residence on north Fifth street, recently completed. Miss Frank Brown returned last week from Marion where she had been visiting her sister. State vs Henry Gerke, intoxication, plea of guilty; one dollar and costs, total st°- Paid. Fred Mills has moved into the Bosse property on Fourth street, opposite Catholic church. Hon. John T. France.is building an addition to his residence and otherwise improving the same. Mrs. Martha Griffin sold lot number 202 in Crabbs’ western addition, to Wils Merryman this week. The sixth annual reunion of the sovereign grand lodge, I. O. O. F. was held at Topeka, Kan., this week. Mrs Henry Voglewede returned home last Wednesday from an enjoyable visit with friejids at Toledo, Onio. J ' Some one inquires if Charley France’s churn is still in “soak” at Tim Coffee's? We don't know Ask Charley. > Robert E. Smith has on exhibition at this office three exceedingly large turnips raised on his farm in Monroe township. Frank Teeple who fprmerly had ch irge of the transfer depot has been given the position of bill clerk at the Grand Rs pids depot. M. E? church will be held on next Sunday. The presiding elder from Fort Wayne will be present. Last Monday was Hebrew New Years Isaac Rosenthal and Barney of this city, observed the day in their accustomed manner at Fort Wayne. Conductor Brokaw, ofthe Grand Rapids road, was discharged one day last week. No c ause is assigned for dismissal of several conductors on that road. The Pat Maloney company will give an entertainment at the Opera House on Saturday evening. Pat is a good one, so they all say. Tickets on sale at Nachtrieb's. Mrs. J. H. Stone found the S2B belong ing to Wm. Beineke, near the Beery church last week, which was advertised in the Democrat, and returned it to the owner. T. F. Auten and wife have returned from their trip to Petoskey. Jesse Williams and John Schurger who have two or three weeks are expected home this week. The state case against John <Frey, Huntsman’s bar tender, who was telharged with allowing Sam Evans to con regale in the saloon, was di-missed on Wednesday before ’Squire Hill. George Humes, a member of Company C. 47th regiment, is visiting friend- in this vicinity. He formerly resided in Unio■ownship butjnoved to Bunker Hill, Kan sas, about fifteen years ago. He failed to recognize many of h’s old comrades. ' The engagement of Miss Mary TonnelHer, daughter of John Tonnellier. to Mr Samuel McFarland, was published the first time at the Catholic church on last Sunday. The couple will be married at the Catholic church on Tuesday Septem ber 30th. Wanted— Two reliable men who understand Loan Association work to act ajeneral agents for the People’s Building. Loan and Saving Association ot Geneva. N. Y. Write early giving age and references, to S. F. Gascoignes Geneva, N.Y. 26-2 Judge Showers will visit his daughter in Lima. 0., until the election when he expects to return home to vote. It is his intention to spend the winter with relatives at Vincennes, Ind. During his absence, N. Blackburn, of the Democrat. will look after his business matters for him. We learn that in the near future Deca tur is to he favored with two attractions of great brilliancy and merit. Oct. 1 and 2 “The Hoosier Boy Orator,” Master Irwin Steininger, a baby in years, but 2 m irvel moratory, will favor us with his presence, while a little later, time n t stated, the “Milk-Maids Interstate Convention” is to be held in our city. Let nothing cause you to miss either of them. Charley Fordyce, son ot Jasper N. Fordyce, was tried last Tuesday before ’Squire Smith and a jury on the charge of disturbing meeting at the Pleasant Valiev church, Monroe township, some time ago. About thirty witnesses testified and considerable interest was manifested in the case by both sides. The jury riumed a verdict against Fordyce for ssj»nd costs, amounting in all to $l2B. The case against Morns Burch was dismissed. Carl Goodpasture against whom an affi--1 davit was filed for the same offense has been making himself scarce lie iince got wind of it. o

- T" John Vail—a fine boy last week. s Dr. W. W. Wilson is at Minneapolis. Minnesota. t Solon Snow is improving, slightly. His fever is broken. t Scott Hughes contemplates a trip to Florida in a few days. : J.sF, Eggers will act as agent for the Democrat at Preble. ? Attorney John T. France attended court at Portland on last Tuesday. t H. A. Miller’s new house west of the G. R. & I. is nearly completed. - Jacob H. Heintz, dry goods merchant of Bluffton, has made an assignment. - R. B. Allison and wife have returned from their summer outing at Oden, Mich. ; Calvin C. Dean obtained a judgment in the circuit court against David Randall I for SSOO. 1 The Fort Wayne fair is in progress this week and quite a number of Decaturites are in attendance. 5 Fred Nichols and Chet Buhler each welcomed a fine girl at their home on Thursday of last week. ; The city council should put up hitching posts for the accommodation of the farmers who trade in this city. ' A number of persons have been posting bills for Sells Brothers’ circus in the ! country and Decatur this week. w Mrs. A. J. Hill returned home on last Friday from a two months visit with her daughter at St. Paul, Minnesota. The commissioners will have a meeting next Monday to let the contracts for stone abutments for five county bridges. Miss Anna Fitz Gerald attended the millinery opening at Adams & Armstrong’s, Ft, Wqyne, Wednesday. A barn belonging to Wm. Drake, Jr., of C nion township, burned on Tuesday night. Insured in the Ohio Farmers for $l5O. A chicken house belonging to Norman Acker, at Pleasant Mills, burned on Sunday night last, destroying 225 chickens. Col. Briant, ot is negotiating for the purchase of “Blue Bell,” Jacob Stult’s pacer. He will probably secure her. e The case of Dortha Deffenbaugh against Philip C. Bolinger, of Monroe r ownship, was continued until the next term of court. , William Blackbuirijs at tbe bedside of having been. I ipo ified by I pn Wednesday. .fl/iss Lizzie Jackson will return to Ind ianapolis on to-morrow to resume her ! duties as visitors’ attendant at the Deaf and Dumb asylum. David Rice, of the United States army, jsta’ioned at Columbus, Ohio, is paving his paren’s and friends a brief visit. He will return next week. John B. Jones returued last .Wednesday trom Cromwell, Ind., where he had been ■ ailed to attend the funeral of his mother, Mrs. John Gessmgen John Weber brought suit against Peter and Fred Koenig to recover a cow held by the defendants. The trial was held before ’Squire Smith yesterday afternoon. The second quarterly meeting for this year will be held at the Evangelical church over next Sunday. Rev. P. A. Orth, of Portland, will officiate. Everybody invited. Wm. Wilmington, of Grand Rapids, Mich., attended the reunion of his regiment, the 34th, at Ossian Wednesday and Thursday, is spending to-day in this city on his return home. Shaffer has his office with Clark J. Lutz, over the Decatur National Bank, haying there this week. He has secured R. S. Peterson’s library which is one of the most extensive in the city. Rev. L, W. A. Luckey and family ot Crown Point. Ind., have been visiting relatives in this citv and vicinity during the past week. Rev. Luckey preached two very able sermons at the Presbyterian church on last Sunday and also assisted in the revival services now going on at Salem. Last week the Democrat mentioned that Biebrick of Preble township had a lot of cattle that were afflicted with some peculiar malady resembling milk s ckne s The cattle in reality belonged to Chris Selking who resides on the old Bieberick farm and it is learned that nine out of twelve died with the disease They were very fine steers and veterinary surgeons from Fort Wayne were puzzled to provide a remedy for the strange fatality. The most important trial the pa-t term of court, that of Hocker and Wagoner, of Monroe, terminated on last Saturday morning when the jury returned a verdict in favor of Hocker for $219.39. The trial lasted one week and the costs are considerable, as many witnesses were called to testify. These gentlemen had been running an account against each other for seven years w thout a settlement, and when they attempted to straighten up their business matters it was impossible for them to agree, lienee the suit. It is understood Wagoner Will appeal to the Supreme court. The new election law makes a marked change in regard to the opening of polls and continuance of the election. In all cases where provision to the contrarv is not made, the polls are to open at 8 o’clock in the morning and continue open until 4 o’clock in the afternoon. After that time the polls may be closed at any time when all the electors have voted, or-fifteen minutes have passed without a vote. But until 6 o’clock p. m. tbe polls can in no case be closed except by the unanimous consent of the election board. .In all cities ■ and incorporated towns having a popu’a- I ■ tion of 1,000 or more the polls must be I . opened at 6 o’clock in the morning and I cloeed M 6 o’clock in the afternoou. I ■ ' jjgjf ■ v-A-

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Miss Julia-FitzGerald returned to Chicago last week. The gas outlook in Decatur is discouraging. Everything sleepeth. Henry C. Wit.e, ot Preble township, , has been naturalized by the court. Dick Neptune is at home from the regular army having served his allotted time. Only sixty-eight new subscribers this week. The Democrat is getting quite a circulation. * -- ■ Operations at Dorwin, Nichols & Co’s stone quarry ceased this week on account of the high water. John C. Cash, of Lauton, whois wellknown here, buried his wife at Camden, Jay county, last Aveek. Henry Thomas Samuel Evans, of this city, who were charged with grand larceny have been acquitted. Mrs. Lintemann and Mrs. Louis Stetter and son, of Ft Wayne, are visiting Mrs. and Mr. Wm. R. Kirchner of Preble, Ind. Mrs. J. P. Crist returned last Saturday from Kendallville, where she has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Wm., McLaughlin Charley Fuelling and wife, of Root township, will leave to-day for a three week's visit with friends in Illinois and Michigan. ' Peter Meyer has purchased a forty-acre tract oQand lying three miles south-west of the city formerly belonging to Henry Gass’ hefrs. Consideration $1,300. The old settlers excursion over the Chicago & Erie to points in eastern Ohio will be given Sept. 25th. John Rupright, of Preble township, is a member of the comqjittee on arrangements. Jacob A hr, of Union towushipj left on Tuesday last for Antwferp, Germany, to visit his brother who has been postmaster at that place since 1853. It is Mr. Ahr’s first trip to the Fatherland in forty years. The secretaries of each of the companies of the 89th regiment have copies of the report of the Fifth annual reunion ofthe regiment recently held at Pendleton. Members of the regiment are requested to call and get A strike on the. Chicago & Erie last week resulted in increasing the pay of yardmen fifty and trainmen sixty ceuts on the day. The section hands also receive five cents additional pay per day and the section foreman two dollars additional on each month. Ed. Ehinger returned home last Sunday night from a four month’s sojourn in California, looking first rate and feeling ereatiy inaproved in his general health. If his present'JSfiyst*-' he will probably sell his property here and locate on the Pacific slope. He is greatly pleased with that country. “The jury in the case of Henry C. Morningstar against Samuel H. Tyndall, Wm. L. Mattox and Castor B. Tyndall, of Blue Creek township, failed to reach a verdict on last Sunday afternoon, after bring in the jury room about twenty-four hours, and the court discharged them, l he three defendants were praying to be released from security on a note. The case will have to be tried over again. F. E. Wenzel, a former resident of thia city, now living in South Bend, stopped here a few days this week while on hie return home from a trip east, and enjoyed himself hugely with his old friends whom he had not met for a number of years. He thinks Decatur has grown wonderfully since he went away. Before returning home on Wednesday, he ordered the Democrat that he might be able to keep trace of his old acquaintances in this place. The Chicago & Erie railway will issue special excursion tickets tor the eleventh annual reunion of the Old Settler’s Association of Ohio and Indiana to be held in eastern Ohio, this year. The excursion will be run on Sept 25th to Youngsiown, Ohio, at the low r-te of $3.75 for the round trip. Quite a number ot old settlers residing m the we-t.-rn part of this county will avail themselves of the advantages of this trip to visit the old homestead in the east. The Louisiana lottery has been givenits death-blow by the Senate of the United States this week which passed a bill to crush the monster, and it only awaits the President’s signature to become a law. The bill imposes very severe penalties for purchasing or selling lottery tickets or being connected in any manner with a lottery scheme. If any of our Decatur citizens are inclined to invest in the fraud and the bill should become a law which it doubtess will, they should be careful not to get caught by U ncle Sam who is a vigilant watchman. Here is another slim-slam scheme. Two well-dressed men will enter a store, one having in his hand an envelope containing a sheet of paper. Throwing down some silver dollars he will ask for a paper bill in exchange, so he can send it through the mails. If the bill is given it is apparently p’aced in the envelope and sealed up.- Suddenly he discovers the amount a little short ami saying he will return in a few minutes, he takes up lhe silver, hands over the envelope . and leaves. Later, when the envelope is opened, it is found to contain an old beer stamp, which had been inserted instead of the bill. F. S. Sweitzer’s grocery next door to the Democrat office was discovered to be on fire about two o’clock last Monday morning The alarm was hastily given and the fire department responded in time to save ’he building and considerable of the stock. However, a greater part of the goods are considered worthless, being damaged more or less by fire and water. At present tbe loss is not known but it will no' exceed perhaps two or three hun« dred dollars. The goods were quite recently insurei in the Aetna, of Hartford, represented by Homer Moses. The fire was * ■ rather a peculiar one and many theories ■ are advanced in regard to its origin. The ! company’s adjuster k taking an inventory ofthe dsmaged property with a view of Isertaming the probable tew.