Decatur Democrat, Volume 34, Number 40, Decatur, Adams County, 26 December 1890 — Page 1

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Candies at Donovan X Cotfee’s 38 5 George Sch <>der is a’ Springfield, Ohio. R’bs, baeX-bone and pijsfeet at Leßron's meat market. >9 2 Robert Boyd was at Fort Wayne lastMonday on business Just received a new line ot dress vo d<, at Jesse Niblick & Son. ts Stone and sand are being b ui.ed for the new Kleinhenz building. Graham Earl at the opera hou-e next week, to, 20 and 30 cents. Bowen Hale moved into his new residence on Winchester street, Tuesday. Mrs. Will Winch, of Warren, is the guest of her parants during the holidays. Miss Emma Neff, ot Winchester, is visiting the Misses Helms and other friends. Cheapest place in town to - candies, nuts etc., tor the holidays is a" Donovan & Coffee’s. ’ >S 3 Mrs. R, D. Boyles, of Fort Wayne, is the guest of. her parents, Mr. and Mrs Levi .Barkley. The Decatur Cemetery Association proposes to build a receiving vault the coming season. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Anderson, of Fort Wayne, ip nt Christmas with Posttna- ter Quinn and family. A nut pick was left at this office which the owner can have by calling here, and paying tor this notice. Miss Mary and Lena Surn, of Monterrey Ind., are the guests Os Mrs. Frank Bosse and other friends. A. R. Bell surprised his wife Christmas by presenting her with a fine piano. Alex, always does it up in proper style. Andy and James Gay sold their farm ot 100 acres in St. Marys towns' ip to James Daley for $5,000 last week. Enjoy your Christmas by smoking the “Adams County's Finest Cigar," .manufactured by Frank Gast & Co. 39 2 Miss Ellen Fisher, of Fort Wayne, is spending the holidays with relatives and friends in this city/and vicinity’-. Miss EmmT'Kuebler, ot Tiffin, Ohio, is visiting her brother, Will Kuebler, of the Boston Store, during the holiday s. Money, to loan in large amounts at six and seven percent interest. 41 ts John T. Bailey. Scott Hughes shipped a car load of horses to Leesburg, Florida, last Tuesday Jim Hughes took the stock through for him. ' When you are looking for a nice present for your wife step in to Welfly & Boyd's and buy your wife a nice set of dishes. 37*3 Phar'.ey E. Linn, train dispatcher of the St. Paul Dulutlf R. R. at St. Paul. Minn., is visiting his parents here during’ the holidays. '.— L . ■ The Emerson Quarttete of Huntington has been engaged for the K. of P. banquet and installation Os officers which cecur. New Years evenirg. Ten or twelve colored people from Van Wert gave a concert at the opera house last Thursday evening. The concert was -0 ° . very thin and the proceeds thmer. Fr m now until February Ist, IS9I, 1 will sell heating stoves at near cost price. Call at once and get a stove cheap. ’ 39'3 J- Bowers, the Hardware Mar. There will be almost a ton of fine candy to dispose of at Coffee Bros’ during the holidays. Go there for bargain in stick and mixed candy, Christmas toys, etc. . 37 4 A force of ,workmen employe 1 0:1 a new M. E. parsonage at Decatur, by C. = E. Brurs, ot this city have returned home ha ving competed the plumbing contract. — Fort Sentinel. John McLeod received a letter from his brother, Isiac McLeV-l, Living in (jelnorte, Colorado, 1 st Saturday, stating that his oldest son, Millie, died'of pluere pneumoi ria on the 15th of thh month. ,; . q Sub-cribe for the Decatur Democrat an 1 get a good farm paper free for one year. It is the American Farmer and it should go into the homes of all our rural subscribers. Call and Xee the paper and - you will b<- pleased with it. ' A Kokomo paper says that four miles north <;f that place the novel spectacle was witne-sed of two beautiful girls husking corn while in the adjoining* field six men and three dogs were hunting rabbits. The people of that region must be rapidly returning to their aboriginal habits. p Major Geo. W. Gunder has been informed that after January Ist he will be assigned the command of a new batallion of State troops. The companies forming the rew regiment are the troops of Marion, Bluffton. Decatur, Portland and Richmond. This assignment comes in the Way of promotion.— Marion Chronicle. Charley Fiest, son.df Jcs- ph Fje.-t, who forme- 1y work- d for Jacob Martin, at the Star bakery, in this city, but now running a bakery at Ma-ion while delivering gord* for hi; fat’er was run into by a Clover Leaf train lot Wednesday, but luckily was not injured to any great ex tent. The wa»rin was smashed in’o smithereens.

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\ t <>o to John Mnv.r tor first-class brick iStf Christmas is over and wc arc still able to gefaround. . Duke Stoops and 1 wife were, at Richmond, Wednesday. Farcy, mask and scroll work in varie.tiis, at Reynold’s gallery. 37-4 Wanted—Two girls to do kitchen work at the Burt House. Call at once. Our Qeneya correspondent has not loomed tip for sometime past. What's up? Prof. C. S. Pray is giving a series of lectures on the horse at the opera house this wceX-. Call and see the new novelties in queensware for the Holidays, at Jesse Niblick & Son. ts Rev. J. H. Winans and children, ot Rochester, are vi-iting friends near Pleasant Mills, this county. Graham Earl and company in “Queen’s Evidence" Monday night at opera house Admission 10, 20 and 30 cents. Donovan & Coffee sell groceries and provisions cheaper than any other house in the city. Call and get prices. 38 3 J. W- Edwards rejoices, all on account of a nice little girl baby, at their house John says it will make a good painter. Daniel Dutcher, of Zanesville, Ohio, is on a visit to his father s, near Monmouth This is his first visit home in ten years. Money t-o Loan—At from 6 to 7 per cent on five year's time on improved farm and city property. Call on Schurger & Reed. - , . 42* Gus Schlegel, the hor.-e shoer, has rented the blacksmith shop of Ellsworth & Co., on north Second street, and is now ready for business, James Ha-.fling, son of George HaefHng. of Washington township, is now woiking at Birmingham, Ala., to which place he went to from Warren. The Trenton Rock Mining Company will hold an election at the Clerk's office, Tuesday, January 6th for the' purpose of electing seven directors for the ensuing year. A large number of the teachers in attendance at the in-titute last Saturday were callers at this office. It is needless ;o say that they are nearly all subscribers to the Democrat. All our campaign subscribers will be dropped from the list on the Ist of January unless we are notified to continue the same. Remember the Democrat is but $1.50 per year. . “Little Trixie" at the opera house last Saturday evening was the best attraction at the opera house this season. The play is funny threughout and the singing and dancing of- Little Trixie" verv good, Mrs A. A. Nichols has purchased ore and a half acres in the northern part cf the city'and adjoining the stone quarry ot Dorwin, Nichols & Co., of Mrs. Minor. She will build a residence therein next spring. - ( 4 Max Romberg has his feed yard now eadv-for business, and farmers are invi‘ed to call around and put up their teams. He will give his entire attention to this business this winter. Don't forget Max, when you come to the city. Nolan K-ng and William Bushnell were Vrested Saturday night. Too much tangle dot. 'Sqifre Smith, acting mayor, fined hem $1 each with the usual costs connected therewith. King paid the amount.and Bushfiells staved bis for ninety days. Bradfield's Female Regulator should be used by the-young woman, she who sufers from any disorder peculiar to her sex, nd at change of life is a powerful tonic; benefits all who use it. Write The Bradfield Reg. Co. Atlanta, Ga for particulars. Sold by Holthouse & Blackburn. d Ail the merchants who have advertised their holiday goods repot ts that trade has been exceptionally good with them, v h’le the non advertisers say that the holiday rade was poor. A good do-e of printer’s ink wouli hare relieved them of having to hold their goods over until next year. Donovan X Coffee, the grocers, desire hat all persons knowing themselves initiated to them by note O'- book account, to please cdl and settle the same on or before January Ist, 1890, and save them ’he unpleasant duty of leaving your accounts with the proper officers for collec’ion. They want thtir books squared up at once. 39 3 Don’t sit around like a knot on a log. but get up and hustle. The hustler keeps moving and never takes a rest until he has seated himselt on the top rail ot prosperity. Stop your croaking and get a bustle on you. As long as everybody keeps moving at a lively pushing everything before them, there is no chance for dull times to get a foothold. Keep on a hustling. Married, at the residence of Lacy Fisher his city on Tuesday last, Loyd Kidwell, >f Montoe, to Miss Lizzie Duell, of Fort Wayne, by the Rev. Foster. After the ceremony the invited guests set down to a most sumptuous repast. The Democrat boys vi ere remembered by a bountiful supply of fine cake. We wish them a long ,'i r e and much happiness. They started for Allegan, Michigan this morning where they will male their future home. . -

DECATUR, ADAMS COUNTY, INDIANA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2(i, 1890.

Come in and square up and begin with the new year. Henrv Morricai, Geneva, has b en granted an original pension. Crystaliz.-d orange, something new and very fine at Donovan & Coffee’s. 3S-3 Mrs. Frank Tillberry, of Grand Rapids, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Albers. Esq. James R. Smith has two sons of J hn Cash as guests over the holidays. Will and Frank Wolt, of Westville, N. Y., are the guests of their sister, Ed Bailey. Remember the Adelbert college glee club at the Presbytei ian church Tuesday evening next. Two squares west of Adams’County Bank is Ed. L. Reynold’s the photograph er, Decatur,’ Ind 37-4 John McKean an old veteran has just been remembered by Uncle Sam. He receives $4 00 per month. Mrs. John J. Mayer and children are speuding the holidays with relatives 'and friends at Farmland, Ind. Miss Flo Garretson, of New Cumberland, is spending the "holidays with her sister, Mrs. W. Brushwiler. Robert Boyd, of the firm of Welfiey & Bovd, accompanied by J. A. Waldron was at Fort Wayne last Mondav. Rev. W. H. Cennor, of this city, is e holding protracted services at the Pleasant Valley U. B. church, in Root township. Mrs. L. C. Moses and Miss Lizzie Lammerman attended the wedding of Miss Dunbar, of Servia. on Christmas evening. - \ ou can purchase holiday goods at cos* until New Years at Holthouse & Blackburn, successors to Dorwin, Holthouse & Co. 40-1 Mr. Campaign Subscriber, now is the time to renew for your Democrat if you desire it to continue to come to your address. Dan Erwin has a farm Os eighty acres in Union township which he will sell cheap. Will take city property as part payment. 40 2 Mon Blossom, of Washington township has been granted a pension of $S 00 per month. It Was secured for him by P. G. Hooper, pension attorney. Sam Henry Post No. 63 will install their afficers on Saturday evening, Janu ary 2, IS9I. Installation private except to members and their families, and Relief Corps. Samuel J. Jordon returned from his trip east yesterday morning. He has been traveling for the benefit of his health, which has been very poorly for several months. Graham Earl and company came well recommended with a repertoire of grand new plajs. “<D een 's Evidence" will be presented Monday evening, Admission to, 20 and 30 cents. Notice—Parties desiring to engage in the merchanti'e business will do well to consult Robert Case, Magley, Ind., as he is wanting to sell bis entire stock of goods on account of ill health. Charles Pierson, of Monroe township, has been grafted a pension of sl2 „per month under the new law, through Robert Blackburn, the pension agent. Tnis is the first pension granted Under the law in this county. Trustee VogLwede, of Washington ownship, started cn hi< rounds among the chools treating the pupils. The pupil s..me imes lock Henry out but he manageto have a good supply of candy whi_h very readily opens the doors. J. A. Au>ti'n, a freight brakeman, on the Clover Leaf road, met with a frightful death last Friday morning while making a couphng, the pin broke and one piece of it ent. re d his abdomen. He was a m erred man and lived ’at Frankfort, Ind’ar.a. Soldiers Attention—Now is the time to apply for increase, under present laws many pensioners are entitled to larger pensions than they are now receiving. No pay unless successful. James T, Merryman, 2itf Att’y and Claim Ag’t. Jesse Niblick will erect three buildings on the lots just north of his store the coming season. Tne three 100 ms wijl have a fronta. e of seventy three feet on Second street, sixty feet det p and two stories high. He will use one of the rooms as a warehouse when completed. And still the build ng boom keeps up. Harmon Korfenbraer, the accommodatingcl erk in the grocery department of the Boston Store, was called down Monday morning by the proprietors for sellling groceries below cost. But after they had found out the secret of the thing it was all right with them, as a bouncing big boy had made its appearance at his home the evening before. The G. R & I. will sell excursion tickets, on account of the Holidays, to all points on their lines, at rate of one and one-third fare for the round trip. No rates for adults to he less than twenty five cents, or less than fifteen cents for children. Tickets will be sold Dec. 24th, 35th and 31st, 1890, and January Ist 1891. Good going only on date of sale and good for r turn until Jan. j'J. 1891 J Bryson, Agent.

A ton of car-clv ju-t received at D->im-van X C'-He-N. 38 • Home' - Mcse< and wife were at Li-rn, Ind . ov r chr : s'mas r ■( t Isaac Baker his a fine lot ot p p co-' that he will sell elq-ap. 4°’ 1 Th- Union chapel S S of Ro t to« n ship, will give a suripe'- Ne* Yea.-s eve Holthouse X Biaekb rn wi'l sen the remainder of their holiday g • d> at cost until Jan Ist 4° 1 Jacob. Henschen, of Kirkland town hip. was in the city this week and made this office a valuable call. Call on Frank Gast X Co., lor “Merry Christmas and Happv New 3 ear cigars and smokers articles 39’’ Contractor Mann is finishing the griding on west Monroe street and getting it ready for crushed stone. For Sale—lmproved farms and timber lands, also town property at prices to suit purchasers. Schvrger X Reed. 42* Robert Sowers, of Lima Ohio was in this city last Friday shaking hands with old acquaintances. Bob was raised in Adams county. ?’j — , - Workmen are engaged in putting on a hew cornice on the Glass building which was destroyed by the burning of the livery stable. ■ Ladies are invited to vi-it Frank Gast X Co . cigar store and see the nice Christmas goods they have in the way of cigars, smokers articles, etc. 39--John Ross was before ’Squire Smith Monday evening on a charge of putting down too much tanglefoot. One dollar and costs. Staved the docket. Engine 39; of the Grand Rapids road was broken at Geneva last Friday by being run into by a freight car. It will be placed in the shops at Grand Rapids for repairs. Henry Mayer is the locai agent of this city for -the famous Centlivre beer of Fort Wayne, and the Fred Miller beer of Milwaukee, Wis. When wanting pure beer give Henry an order. p>* Sheriff McConnell, A. R Bell, and Dr. Devilbiss were at Huntington Sunday to confer with the Lime City Quartette for the K. of P. banquet next Tuesday evening. S. T. Cast, a former resident ot this city, is a member of this organization. The Delta club met at the residence of county Clerk Huie’s last Friday evening. Mother Goose’s Melodies, charades and dancing was the order of the evening. A very pleasant evening was had by all members present. The next meeting will be held at Judge Heller’s January 9th. A lady in South Carolina writes: My labor was shorter and less painful than on two former occasions; physicians astonished; I thank you fir “Mother's Friend." It is worth its weight in gold. Address The Bradfield Reg Co. Atlanta, Ga. for. particulars. Sold by Holthouse X Black burn. d At the meeting of the directors of the Centennial loan association Monday evening the resignations ol Ho lier P. Moses as secretary and PaufrG. Hooper as treasurer, were accepted. Homer P. Moses was elected to fill the vacancy occasioned by the re-i’nation of Mr. Hooper and A. McW. Bollman to the position resigned by Mo es. Tlie Fort Wa>ne ''journal of the 23 r d inst. says Col. A. K. Ircy di -d yesterday it n >on at his home No. 86 Wells st eet. of kidn.y complicati n. re-ulting from a cold contracted some two vein, age. Col Irey was. well k-hqwn in this cit-Z, while manager of the Fort Wayne Journal. He was h. re very frequently in the interest of the papc r. The large barn of the Fort Wayn S’reet Car company burned on last Monday night.. When th? ti e was disc >ve-eu there weie ninety head of h< rse<Nn the barn at the time, sixty of which vveri burned to d< ath, while others were burned so that they will be rendered useless. The loss is estim it d at twenty thousand dollars, ab mt eqi; >lly divided on the barn and stock. .. _ ' / J. H. \ ogLwed : interds startingJp 01 New Years day to d > business and de ires oii form e- erybody that tfe only true way to do is to S-11 f r cash, and hat is what he will do.rio that all customers can hav • ’he b n fit oft'ne low prices that ht in ends to make. He has fully res Ived to •rust no one so that he will have no bad debts to carry and can sell cheaper than the stores that sell on credit. All these having accounts with him are reqi’e-ted to call and arrange the same before the 31st of December 1890. p 39 2 Some seventeen years ago, when John Schrank, now living in St. Marys township, run a “house cf call” in this city, about twenty yourg men. now old men, and among them Jack R: ynolds and Leu Johnson, went into John’s place and told him that they had a bet and wanted him ’o decide h They took the drinks and the one that lest was to pay for them when the b-t was decided. After they had washed it down with a little water they unfolded the bet to John which was: “Which way wid the old e’m tree fal(, to east or wes’, when cut down.” j£hn to >k it in at once. He has not yet decided the bet nor received p-y for the <drinks I IJiiys were h »js : n :hose days.

RRE. t he uld Flagg Properly Consumed Last Night. .\g i : n h a < mi- " b.i en \ fire. Illis time three 'r-me bi~ n h uses. wlui’.waN ’ohnei l v I’e l"agi! pcorert.Wert ‘ onsum, <l. 'I he o- e building owne-f b’> Mrs. i-ra res Flag. :m<i oc< upied ’’ M €0 h'ti as a b't'-rv and ca'! 1 g bo.iiM-, the other two owned by N. Blackburn, one of which was oc cup'ed bv J. D. Hale X Co., as an office and feed store, the other by Alex Leßrun as a meat market. Loss on buildings about $2,000 dollars on. s’oek $3,000 do’ki'-s as follows; C'-lchen. $1,600; Leßrun. $400: and Hale stooo. Insured as follows On bui’ding: N. Blackburn, S6Yo in -the Indiana insurance companv of InakThapolis; Mrs. Flag S4OO, in the Fire Marine ot New York. Oh goods M. Colehin. S9OO. in the Hamburg ot Germany; Alex. Leßrun, $l5O in the Trader of Chicago. "Little 1- airy studio," opposite new Christian church. Lookout for counterfeit nickles. The shovers are around again. George Brew>ter,„of Jefferson township, was in the citv Wednesday. Joe Colehin, of Springfield, Ohio, is spending the holidays with his parents. Isaiah Fellers returned last Saturday from his trip through the southern states. D. H. Miller, of Hartford,- township, vvas a substantial caller at this office Tues day. Jud Tet pie sold his farm in St. Marys township to Jackson Robinson last week. Consideration $3,200. Now is the Fine to subscribe for the Democrat and secure the American Farmer free for one year. Donovan X Coffee have the largest ar.d best line of pure sugar candies to be found in Decatur. Call and see them. 3S-3 ’y I ; __ Lou Moses, the efficient C. X E. opera for at this pl ice has been transferred to the dispatcher’s office at Huntington. E D.i Moffit has changed his paper The Hartford City Times, to a.five-column quarto. The paper now presents a creditable appearance. What would be nicer for your husband or lover than a box Os “Merry Christmas and Happy New Year’s cigars” for sale at Frank Gast & Co. 30-2 — Married, yesterday afternoon at the home of the bride’s parents Perry Springer. of Riyare, and Miss Ella Mallonee, of Union township. Rev. Work officiating. O. P. .Murray, living south of the city’ -eceived a message from Huntington, Tuesday announcing the serious illness of h : s son who is working for the C. X E. road at that place. Warden James Murdock, of Northern Indiana penitentiary, bus resigne I. lames W. French, Os the Lafayette Journal, has been appointed as his successor. Mik French is a inetnber of the prison board. This leaves a vacancy. Decatur surely has a building boom on. Fourteen new business rooms will be erected during the coming year. Who says Decatur is going to the dogs. We may have natural gas in the near future. Building bc-oms and natural gas go hand in hand. i The Baptist Sunday school rendered a beautiful cantata on Christmas eve, In which all the minor members took an active part. The songs and recitations w.ll rendered and an enjor able time w; s had by all present. A splend d tnat was iven by the schni-1, as er the exe cis> s The remains of En-ig.n H rry E. R tn ey, U. S. N, wi.o u..s accident; 11 drowned off h- coast rs J «-. a-', Sep'em her 26; 1890, was transf rred from the Erie toad to the Ga d R p : ds road Wedesday. The corpse was sbipp-d fom Ho-make, near Ejokohama. Japan. Thexpressage amounts to $l5O. To tho e who subscrib’ d for the Demo :rat during the campaign we will say tha* If you desire us to send you the paper longer than the first of January you will •1 ase noti'y us at once, for at the end of hat time your name will be dropped from >ur books. Now is the time to let u< mow so that you wiii not miss a single number. Col. Irby, the new Democratic Fa-mcrs' \lliince Senator from South Carolin;", ids an unsavory reputation. He has killed two men. has used a knife in sever*! fights tnd was a fugitive from justice with a regard f r his arrest. But he got there just ’he same and it is to be hoped he will from now on be a straight-forward m n. No ■nan occupying the place of U S. Senator should be a bruiser.— Hartford City 7'imes. That hacking cough can be cured by Shiloh’s Cure. We guarantee it. Sleepless nights, made miserable by that ’errible cough. Shiloh’s cure is the rem -dy for you. •' Shiloh’s Cough and Consumption Cure is sold by us on a guarantee. It cures consumption Croup, whooping cough and bronchitis immediatelv relieved bv Shiloh’s Cure. The Rev. Geo. H. Thaver. of Bourbon, [nd . savs; “Roth myself and wife owe our lives to Shiloh’s Consumption Cure.” Why will you cough when Shiloh’s Cure will give you immediate relief. Price 10 cts.. 50 cts.. and |i. Shiloh’s Cure will immediatelv relieve croup whooping cough and bronchitis. Sold by Holthoyse & Blackburn, 24*

L u Yager is clerking for llolthouse X Blackburn this week. David E. Smith, of Indianapolis, is as home on a 1 weeks vacation. Miss Kittie Miesse is spending the holidays at Greenville, Ohio. * The Decatur string band played for the big dance at Berne Wednesday night. Mi-s Minnie Orvis is clerking for Sprang X True during the ho’iday season Miss Annie Marquet left for Ft. Wayne, to day, where she will make her future home. Dr. Jel’eff is on the sick list. - Dr. Porter, of Fort Wayne, was called to see him. Tuesday morning Tom Inghram, of Waynesburg, Pa.,'is visiting his cousin, Mrs. Jennie Phelps, during the holidays. Prof. E. D. Brothers, superintendent of schools at Convoy, 0., is spending the holidays at his home in this county. Do not go home to supper to-morrow (Saturday) night. At W. C. T. U. Hall oysters and other good things will be served from 5 to 9 o’clock. W. H. Niblick, cashier of the Adams county Bink, has purchased the Demo crat building of Prof. G. W. Luckey, who now resides in California. The pur chase prlee being $4,200. There is no better oil in the state than "Getn Light.’’ F. W. Pierson, Ex-Deputy State Inspector of Oils. For sale by W H. Nachtrieb the leading dealer in drugs and medicines. 35‘T>3 There will be an open meeting of the Farmers’ Mutual Benefit zYssociat ion No. 47152, at Monmouth, Friday evening, January 2, 1891, to which all are invited. Good speakers will be in attendance. Come everybody. Decatur Lodge No. 571 F. and A. M. held their annual election last Tuesday night, L. C Mi’ler was elected W. M., John O. Tvndall, J. W., George W. Brock, S. W., G. Christen, secretary, and J. F. ; Snow treasurer. The Other officers of the lodge are appointed by the Worsh : p’ul Master. The entertainment given at the Presby lerian church on Christmas eve by the Sunday school deserves special mention. An excellent program was well rendered, closing with an impressive tableau by MrsLutz’s class. The annual report of the shows and re on officers 1 Prof. C. L. Pray is giving a series of lectures on the horse at the opera house this week. He also gives a specialty per formance each evening. The professor has tamed some of the most vicious Korses in the world, among them the man-eating horse of Kokomo, Ind., which had killed two men while trying to break bi n of his viciousness. List of unclaimed letters remaining in the postoffice at. Decatifr. Ind , for the week ending Mock, Miss R’illa MvC/ limn, Mr. Albert Place, Mr. Robert GoM, George Gymer. Mr. Jas. Easininger, FriA. Ingersoll, Mr. Maurice Burch, Mr Hubyrt Barnum, Mr. M. 1). Wagner, MTT-fr/W. Sul'inger, Mrs. M. T. Randell, Mr. Edward McNamard. Persops Calling for the above wiP please say “advertised.” , B. W. Ql inn-, P. M. TI e Deca’ur Stone X Lime company have q-iarrii d a la-ge amount cT bui’ding st. ne firs fa 1. aed arc now cutting it oat or d or aid window cap-, >i 1-, water t,bes range work, hitching posts, etc. TfiJs is concede d to be the finest stone ii the state for build’ng , purpi ses. They h ve contrac'ed with Max Romberg t ’urnish a’l 'he cir store for his new build •ng on Monroe street. They are nowgetting out 'his work, having some of i partly completed. Parties cpntemplatmg building brick business rooms or dwellings should see them before buying. Samples of their work may be found at their works north, ot the city on Second street. They also manufacture the celebrated "Snow v’bite" lime, which is no,w taking the lead in this part of the state. The following per ois are out of the city spending ch is'mas and wh-reth.-v are: Jas. H. Stone an I wife, Crown Point. InL, with .heir daughter and fam ily, Mrs. Rev. Luckv; Peter Segnr, Bio >mington, Ind ;J. E, Mann. Bluffton, Ind ; Elias Carpenter aid mother, at Toledo. Oh o; J matban Andrews, at Holgate. O.; Henrv France and wife, \’an Ver . O i >; E. W. Gross and family. Sh ines Crossing. Ohi >; Miss Kittie Miesse. Greenville. Ohio; Miss Jennie Bo'eman, at K rko-nor Ind ; E. Fritzinger, wife and son. at Anderson, Ind.; Williim H trden and Mrs. Mont Harden, at Bluffton, Ind ; M‘ss Bertha Thomas, at Hodansbargh, Onto; Jonathan Bowers, at Fort Wayne, Ind.; Bernard H. Myers, at Fort Wayne. Ini.; Samuel Barger, at Geneva, Ind.; Homer P. Moses and wife, at 1,-ma. Ind.; Miss Emma Bowers, at Lima, Onio; Mrs. E. C Vaughn and daugh’er, of BlutFon, passed through here on their way to Ridgeville, Ind ; Henry Hart and wife are at Kend.d ville, Ind ; Mas. B. J. Rice is at Warsaw, Ind.; Mrs. Charles Sei z. at F.-rt Wayne, Ind ; M rs. W. W. Huntsman and daug v ter, at Fort Wayne, Ind , E. D. Brofhos, at Fort Wayne, Ind; Miss Roma Ho'tnes accompanied by M ister Leo. are at Fort Wayne, Ind ; Miss Grace MeCon eh y, is at Blutft in, Ind.

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Mrs. Ben Rice is spending the holiday* at Warsaw. John Chronister and family are visiting in Dekalb county, this week. James Bam and wife are spending the holidays with hi, father at Huntington. Joseph Johnson eat Christmas dinner with his daughter; Mrs, Maples, at Fort Wayne. The real estate case of Josephine Reiffe vs Frederick Meshberger h is been settled and all differences compromised. Ira Blossom, the veteran butcher is putting up roasts and slicing steak at the Monr< e street butcher shop this week. Charles Pennington was arrested for an assault on Leonard McConnehey and tried before ’Squire Hill this week who assessed a fine of s.l and costs. Stayed. The threatened strike of the Chicago & Erie men has been settled satisfactory to alf parties. Sco't, the train dispatcher discharged, will be reinstated in thiity days. See our prices.for shoeing horses. Eight * new shoes, S2.So; eight old shoes, $1.40; one pair new shoes, So cents; one pair old shces, 35 cents Jacksjn Schlegel, 40-2 __ Rivare, Ind. A detective of the C. X E. road has been here this week looking after depredations committed along that line. Complaints, have reached the officers that pa> ties steall links and coupling pins from the cars; standing on the sidetracks. Don't forget that manager Fristoe has secured Graham Earl and company for one w eek's engagement commencing Monday, December 29th, and bear in mind that the people’s popular prices prevail. Admission 10, 20 and 30 cents. Seats on sale at Nachtrieb’s. The following persons have been licensed to join fortune since our last re-‘ port: Joseph H. Anderson and Belle M. Long, Perry Springer and Ella Mallonee,. Loyd Kidwell and Lizzie Duell, Lee S. Higgins and Etta Babcock, William G. Shade and Ella Mosure. Zack Smith, who has been with Dic£ j Townsend at the Burt House for the past four years has accepted a position with the Miessee House. Zack is agent for the Troy Steam-Laundry, of Dayton. Ohio, and all washing left at Miller’s barber shop or the Miesse House will receive prompt attention. A very interesting Chrtstmar proj.rW'- , was rendered at the M. E. Sunday school on Christmas eve, consisting of appropriate music and recitations, at the close which a fine treat was presented to the pupils of the school by Santa Claus and hia wife. Upwards of one hundred gifts were to little boys and girls not menibe's of the school and the poor specially remembered. ’ , -rij Malinda Schlegel, whpi-e maiden name was Wilder, was born in Berk county, Pii.i April 25. IS3O, and died in Deca'ur, ln<’„ December 22, 1S90; aged sixty years, seven months and twenty-seven days. In IS4B she was married to Beneville Schelgel. She was the mother ot twelve children, ■•ix bays and six girls. Ten of her children together with her husband survives herShe was a member of the Lutheran church. Her funeral took place at the Presbyterian church Wednesday morning, interment in the county cemeterv. Joe Bremerkamp of the “Capitol’’’ had a ni e young pig in his cvl’ar which he intended to serve roasted to his many pit ro r s on chrsfmas eve. It so happened that a few of J 'e’s intimate friends learneci a here the young porkeywas being mo o.i Tuesday night Mr. Porkey was transferred to another neighborhood Joe accused the president of the L-me Kiln Club and another gentleman from S k . Marys tvwnship with ’he theft, but being unable to furnish onlv rn*agre proof abandoned the search. Joe was not to be outdone, however, and fortified himself with a nice, large turkey, well roasted, and the evening was hugely enjoyed by all present. The following suits have been commenced in the ci’cuit court since the last term: ■ , C. L. Centlivre against Jacpb Wagmil- V ler et al., on note. Job C. Hill aga f nst the Toledo, St. Louis X Kansas City railroad, appeal from a justice of the peace. Rey Rothschild against Henry D. L>n-'«,. dermi'T. et al, on note. Jay C. Dorwin against Jesse Gray and thirty others, to quiet title. Lola L. Shoemaker against Wi lis R. 'Shoemaker, for divorce and five hundred dollars alimony. Gideon Longenberger against Frank Steele, appeal from justice of the peace. Cause of action to off set judgment. Aaron Rothchild against W. P. Wher- * ry, on note. Josephine Reitfe against Frederick . i Meshberger, et al., to set aside the con- A veyance of real estate. John B. Neiser et al, against Joseph Wherrv, oh note. John B. Neizer et al, against W. P. and Joseph Wherry, on note. George Wortz et al, against Della w Schutz and Benj. F. Lehman, on account . William Clendening against Amanda E. Clendening, divorce. Benj O. Irey against Charles Asch-. J haucher and Frank Ashhaucher, com* 9 plaint for damages.