Decatur Democrat, Volume 34, Number 46, Decatur, Adams County, 6 February 1891 — Page 1

VOLUME XXXIV.

Go to Jolin Mav.r ior first-class brick iStf Fred Mills is now be lour d at Welilev & Boyd’s. The C. & E. dep'U al Rochester xv.xs.de stroyed by fire l ist Fi i.tay night. Large stock of pure wines, liquors, etc . at cost, at Radumacker’s old s'and v > .3 William 11. Harklr.ss left lor Chicago last’Tuesday after spending two mouths with friends here. Now is the time to subscribe for the Democrat and Secure the American 7’hrwcr free for one year. 6 A. S. Elzey has gone back to Schaffer Bros, again. They feeling that it was to their interest to retain him. Ike Chronis’er is the proud possessor ot a big boy baby. Its birthday hereafter will take place onlground hog day. 11. H. is putting a stone foundation under the Fornax mill, and making other necessary improvements. Money to Loan—At from 6 to 7 per cent on five year’s time on improved farm and city property. Call on Schurger & Reed. - * 42* J. A. Mills left last Wednesday for Rapid City, South- Dakota, where he expects to make his future home. Success to you James. George Horner, an inmate of the county imfirmary, died yesterday morning of consumption. He was sixty j ears old and formerly lived in Wabash township. We ca’l attention to the wants of the Page Woven Wire Fence Co , in -another column. Judging from the evidence furnished us it is well worthy investigation by those interested. Mrs. W. G. Spencer; Jr., has commenced proceedings to set aside the will of the late B. 11. Dent, her father, claiming undue influence was brought to bear on him during his sickness. John McLeod, who has been at home for the past two weeks nursing a mashed finger, returned to Chicago this week, where he will resume his position as conductor on the cable street car line, Joe Bremekamp. of “The Capital,” has in front of his place of business, an elegant street lamp, of red glass. Joe savs that this is not a not a danger signal but a beacon to the thirsty who are unacquainted in the city. Subscribe for the Decatur Democrat and 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 see the paper and you* will be pleased with it. A masZ- and valentine social, will be given by the Ladies Relief Corps which will be amusing and entertaining also music by quartette and others. Admittance at door roc. Children sc. Supper 25 cts from 5 o’clock until S o'clock p. m. At the G. A. R. hall February 13. IS9I.

Any of onr subscribers or others who. khow of anything that would be a matter of news to the people here or elsewhere are cordially invited to let us know of the same. • Send us the particulars on a postal card and we will fix it up in a Readable manner, and it shall positively not cost you a cent. ‘ Charley Meyer, formerly of this county but now of Fort Wayne, made us a call this week, while in this county. He says that wh'le his wife has been sick the report that she died was a mistake, but that they have had lots of sickness since living in Fort Wayne, that one of his boys is quite low yet. James T. Gd't, Carmi, 111., says: He paid thirty-one dollars doctor’s bill for his wife in one year, and one bottle of Bradfield's Female Regulator did her more good than all the medicine she had taken before. H. Dale, druggist, Carmi, 111. Write Bradfield, rßeg, Co.. Atlanta, Ga. Sold by Holthouse & Blackburn. f David Studabaker, and R. B. AJlison and wife left last week for Florida oh a health trip. They will while absent visit several points in the south, and also make a trip to Cuba before returning. They were accompanied by Judge O’Reinke and Geo. W. Seavey and wives, of Fort Wayne Judge will remain bus a few weeks, while Mtv'Allison and wife will remain until warm weather. *List of unclaimed letters remaining jn the postoffice at 'Decatur, Ind., for the week ending January 31, 1891: D. R Alexander & Co., E. J. Runnell, Mr. Charley Coffelt, Mr. George Davis—“colored,” Mrs. Bertha Edison, Dr. C. L. Pray, Mr. J. E Norwalt, .Nettie M. Meyers, George Richardson,'Miss Minnie Rol ver, Clements & Thomas. Persons calling for the above will please say “advertised.” B. W. Quinn, P, M. . * 'Jlhe supreme court Ila's decided that y|aen one Signs a note in blank, or leaves Jjlank £ in it necessary to be fill d in order to miike it a complete contract, and delivers it in th s condition, he thereby clothes the holder with implied authority to fill the b 'anks but the maker of a note, / which only lacks delivery to make it a I complete contract, to whom it is entrusted for delivery, has no implied authority to make amagreeinent th <t ‘ one who writes his nameaeross the back as indorser is tp * bound in any other cba’acter.

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John V, el.’ley is on the sick list. ! z>.Mis. Mary Kenne'v is not expected to B. ~ ' \ • Miss Emma Jenkimrin. ot Fort Wayne, isisitmg her uncle William G. Spencer. Miss Della Bc.rdge, of Geneva, spent Sunday in tliis citv, ’he giiestot her cons'll Al and other friend--. Wines, liquors, etc., at cost at R.'.d >• mach< r‘s old s’.-md. This steck must l> - sold by the 3rd of March. 3D-3 Th s office is under obligations to J. 11. Merriman, of Atchison. Kan. for a very line specimen of grape fruit l . For Sale— Improved farms and timber ■amis, also town propertv at prices to suit purchasers. Schurger & Reed. 42° Mrs. Frank Mann, returned home yesterday after a three weeks visit with her parents Rev. Teague and family, ot Pendleton, Indiana. John Williams, an e nplove at the P. W. Smith saw mill ha 1 one of the fingers of the left I and badly cut by a rip saw on Monday morning last. L C. Mdses, xvho has been employed in the despatchers office at Hnn'ington ior some time past, has returned and taken , his oid place at the C. A E. telegraph*' office. Henry Mayer is the local agent of] this city for. the famous Centlivre beer ; of Fort Wayne, and the Fred Miller beer j ot Milwaukee, Wis. When wanting pure j beer give Henry an order. to* On Tuesday evening .quite a number of Mrs. Charles Baker’s tiierds called on her in remembrance of her, forty-first an niversary. A very pleasant evening was spent.by all present in social conversation and amusements. l You can until the first of March get the Democrat and the American Fanner far one dollar and fifty cents, or the Democrat; American Farmer and Cincinnati Fiu/nirer, the three ior two dollars and thirty cents in advance. Craig MJller left last Saturday morning for Tennessee and Florida, where he will remain several months in the hope of re storing h:s health, lie will stop for afe ■ weeks at Portsmouth Ohio, whee he will vi-it His brother S mu .-l. Howorth s Hibernians appeared at the opera bouse lastTnursdiyy evening. The company is one of the be.-t that has ever visited the city. The specialties were good and the audience was kept laughing during the entirsj performance. ....... Dayton Winans, ot St. Marys township, was in the city Saturday rejoking over the a Ivent of'a thirteen pound girl at his home last Wednesday. Dayton says the little tot is getting along nicely and that he is doing pretty wed himself. .

Wanted—Vfkite and bur < ak timber for which I xx ill pay tiie cash for on stump, ineluiiirg small timber for .cross ties; also, will pay cash f>r ties delivered on the Chicago K Erie road, ar.d want fifty good t e makers: .~=s, W. \V. Hall, Lima, Ohio, or S. G !les; ie, Rochester, Ind. 4 What v. as almost a fatality happened Tuesday astern ;.n on the Clover Leaf railroad. A young boy Horn Decatur xvas riding ti) to ■ n fiom th.c txreck, xvlicn hefell in front ot the rapidly moxing tram, but bounce ! off tb.e track just in tune to es-ape bei”g mangled bj’ th? wheels.— JiliilJ'ion ■ S vs. the s ii'hcr.-i medical world: “Mother's Frierd’’ is growing in fax or throughout ihe south and is highly recommended bj- physicians. \ve con.s'de: it iniiispersiL-le to those xvho know -tin j must pa-.s t'nr 1: f;> tlxeoi'deal ofchildb : rth. Write Era ill Id R.eg. Co., At'anta, Ga , for particida-s Sold by I lo’.thouse & Blackburn. f

Dr. Kell ha been sick man tht past week but is improving si vvlj- roxv It lias r<qu'i’cd frequently three or font strong men to manage him in his delirium Dr. R tfl has 'telegraphed for Dr K's Dr.' Freeman, of Spokane Fail-, \V..' hm 'ten, to come a' d make ar-:an,-cmenu for the necessary attention he xvi 1 require for some time yet.—7? l Conran!. We xviil i ste m it a favor f any of oiff Pie ds xx ho have knowledge of .th’tags of interest, yj;; ha d them to the newsman when they meet him on his rounds. During these extreme'y quiet ti nes it is next to impossible to makeup an interest’ g l?cal paper without the aid of our friemis. If you ha. e friends visi'ing or leaving if you are going away on a vi-it; if you knoxv of amy cas s Os sickness, deaths or birth', o; accidents ot ary kind, give them to the Democr at and receive our th inks therefor. Tiie Standard 0:1 company have com:i enc d to-liuild additional buildings and t.nks ;.t their pumping elation at Pnble. T wenty six men xvere sent there last week to commence on the work. They have spent $85,000 in putting up bui'dings, tanks, c’c.. so far :>t that plaep aiyl xx|!l probably put that mucj| more i to S ation. The machir.ery probably cost the same amount. If our citizens had had a little enterprise about them they coqld have se cured the pump • station for this city. I 1 xvould have taken but very lit le time to hxve lolled as er it and possibly could have located it here or near dje city. ♦ ' fN

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The’infant child of D. J. Wiley, < f i Willshire, died List xviek. Lawrence Aspv, of W?bash township, : vas in the city Mrndav. ’ Jol'.fi Stag.neyer, ot I nion township is | arr. nging to build a fine barn this spring. Pure vine-; ami liquors for medicinal I purposes at co.-t at Radam/scker’s o d : stand. 36 4 Mrs. Samuel Working?!', ot I mor:, onship, is at t'ie po : nt of death with pleura pnemn.m-a. ' ’ Money to i .an. ;',t six, and seven per j c-.-nt interest,- on improied real e-.tate. 414 P. G Hoomm. Tiie lit. ie rof ]cf.' Brvson, wl.es.' hie w..s de-pai.-i.;!-of with membranous, croup, is better with air hopes of her reFort Wavne has one feed at least and his name s Gump. He is cn a thirty days fa t and on exhibition at Geary's museum. A. R. Wolfe, o'. Root township, hail quite ah accident to happen 1 to a colt of his a week or so ago. Tt-.e animal broke its rigid shoulder, and- in al! probability will have to be.kiile i There is no better oil in the state than “Gem Light.'’ F. W. Pierson, Ex Deputy State Inspector of Oils. For sale by W. Il; Nachtrieb the leading dealer in drugs an i mod emes 35 ,n 3 The Ko omo plate gl ss works has just tur.i.-d out a single glass plate measuring 142x213 Indies, by far the largest single plate ever cast in the world. This encrsheet contains over 210 square feet of Jacob Chronister is sifll'ering with a severe scalp wound. While working in lie saw mill of P. W. Smith lifst Monday .1 piece of slab was hurled with great force against the side of his head with the above, result. Mrs. P. G. Hooper entertained the Ladies' Shakespeare club at her home last Wednesday afternoon. A sumptuous repast was served and each was tire reeip- , ent of an Agant hand painted souvefiir emblematic of the occasion. Will Knepp, of Root township, some of the box s say, is preparing to t ike unto imseif a helpmate. Anyhow he butchered a hog a few days ago which was so large that he was unable to get it into a fiftytwo gallon barrel to scald it. The state supreme court has decided that an order made by a board of county commissioners, to permit certain animals ,to run at large, on unenclosed lands or public commons is not a judicial act; but an administrative one witliin their discretion, and lian- riot be appealed from.

SoiJdiek.s Attention—Now is the time to "apply for increase, under present laws many pensioners are entitled to larger.pensiofis than they are now receiving. No pay unless successful. J AM US T. M ERRYM AN, 2itf Att y and Claim Ag't, Dr. W. J Carter, superintendent of the •St indard Medical Institute,.©!-Fort;Wayne will ag.dn visit Decatur, at the. Burt House i-.ext Monday. February 9111. All chronic diseases, deformities, cancers, tumors, catarih, diseases of rectum ar.d eye and ear d >cases. Charg.es moderate. Grant county people seem to be' in bad.iKcumsti'.r.ces if one could judge from the ize of’•heir delinquent li-,t arid the numerous sheriff sales xvliieh appear in the ilkial i- rgan of that cam tv. One' tovn!:tp. in tl.at count v has in re "deli’ c unis" than our cinntx- arid city put tog ther ‘hit then that is a R. p-'bl.q-xn comity, xvhich accounts lor the poor payment ot taxes. , When Baby was sick, we gave her Costcria, When she xvas a Child, she cried, for Castoria, When she became Ifiss, she clung to Castoria, When she had CLildrpn, she gave them Castoria, ' • < ' ' -. Henry iioibrook, of Root township Henry Miller, of Waba-ih township, Samuel Fetters, of Jefferson township, have been in the city, the past two weeks making th.ir report as viexvers on tire Big Blue Creek ditch. This ditch is 27 miles tons and >. fleets lands in French, Monrqe. B'ue Cr ck and. St, Marys townships The p'-timated cost ot crmatr'ai Lion is $22, 496 sy- it Is one of tiie biggest ditches in the ccunty, and if coast incited xvou’d be of great bent fit to ‘he farmers of the territory through which it passes. The folloxviflg is the fee and salary bill as repot tjd by the joint committee, the repoit b ring unanimous, is likely topass. We only give the part that applies to this county. Adams county being in the fourth class and for the auditor, clerk, treasurer and sheriff tfie salary shall be $1750 and add ; t : onal for ea ’n thousand Inhabitants in excess of 2,00 b and the cornmis si >rers to fix the number 7, nd pay erf the s except «he clerk ot the court »then the judge to fjx the number and their pay. The rec rder to hive SISOO, and SSO tar each additional thou* asid over 20,000. The coun'y superintendent t > have $3 per daj for this time ac ually tmpb>y t d

Mrs. Frei Ellers. Is spending this wee! ° with friends in Chi Ci v. Martin Lord, of Mop,mouth, has been c'-’nib.eil tv, the !: u-e for a 1-n.ng time wi'b M irUn Heyer, < 1 i.e Fori Wax ne Journal was in our city last Thursday in th. interest of that p -p.-r. Mrs Rebecca Tm?. ieb-r■ ed home yesk rday?froin a two weeZ'S visit with h- r daughter rear Mark le. Fot nd —A chopping axe. Tbq owner can have the same by calling on W. S. Hughes and paying charges. Money to loan in large amounts at six and seven percent interest 4uf John T. Bailey’. Mrs. S. r l'. Cast .and son Burrell, o Huntirgtoh. is the guest of Mrs. Ca'-t'.-p.irents. Mr. and Mrs. John T. Bailey, < f this city. Jde Bremdrsamp lias sent out a number #0¥ e mvii.i -ons to bis friends to attend, the grand i'gee lunch to be given at. the “Capital next Saturd v evening.' i 1 Da\i'3scm Madox nil sell at public salat lu’s residence th'ce miles south east of Salem,. Saturday,’Feb. 2i-t, 1500 bushels corn, o;ie mate, colt, buggy harness ar.d oilier a. t iclcs. M,-. B. F. Wei y b gs lexve to call attention to his studi i r.f mu-ic located above the Adams express office on Secord street ln-Jruc’ion given according to new and ' approxxcl tne’hods. D.,\ id; O.i ,’er. of this city, met with a serious accident Tuesday afternoon at the saw mill of P. W r Smith. A saw log rolled on his right leg breaking the same 1 just above the ankle. For Sale—A new Springfield traction engine'and Separator; been run but 3 a few weeks. Will be sold cheap and on easy payments. Address. James Ogden, 45 ? Monroe, Ind. Several Fort Wayne gamblers were in the ci y’’ast xvefek. They xvere captained by Jeff Williams xvetl known in police circles, of that city. It is not known whether they caught any suckers while in the city or not. Daisey Vansa Mann, daughter of Elisha ?ard Ha tie Mann xvas born Sep’. 22, iSSS, and dffd Jan. 31,1891. Aged 4 years, 4 months and 9 days. The funeral service was held at the M. E. church, Monday at 10 o’clock a. m Interment a in the West Lawn

Motts Miller, president of the “Maumee Threshers” lias at last heard from one of the members of his fraternity,. William M. Reed of the M rris, HL. 'lndependent. The president will at once send him the new work and pass word, so that he may be in proper shape to call on brother rremcef’s. ■ Another mi;ie disas’er i>\ Pennsylvania causes tiie lives ct .Lteeri m-.m to i?o- out by ti e 'Listing through into an old mine fiiied v.it'i xxater wliich rushed in On tnetn droxyning them be to re escape was possible. this xv.-.s at-Je'arisv'.Pe, xvhile at Wilkesbourough, near tLene, in trie same manner three men lost their lives. Rev. W. \V. IL.rris. formerly of this city, but now located at St. Jx-e, Ind . xvas he victim <>f a pounding a f.-w.days ago, <ays t e Aof that place, but the pounding .consisted of 'xveniy fix e pounds :t butter, tight bushels of potatoes, two barrelsiot tlo. r, six --ords of ..too I, ten s'lv.er dollars, and a handsome gold watch, all of which goes to show that Walter is quite popular xxiih his church people. We see by ’he J y coir ty papers, that they h’-ive sonic suckers left down there vet. Ac. uple of tharpers came'into th ir county and organized a company to take up some land in Washington, with the unde?standing that it would be taken oft’ their hinds at sSoo for each entry made by th,is compa- y, but before they could go liny fur: her they must, ca»h put -up til y del'ars xxhioh they did or i t least thirty of them did x>,lien the sharpers picketed the m nry and ss.ipp.-d. The co n fair at crflce closed last! Siiturif?'.' '..hen Anlhony Wertzberger, o* Union township, v. as a ‘ aided the Demo crat. for ore year, for ha.itig eyhioited the corn best adapted tp this ioci’itv. The var'ety o : ' cpra xx tiich .carried off the premium is knoxvn as the “Early L-tt'o Den’,” ard is a very fine corn lor this com 1 unity. It is ver*.’ aarly having been ” i cut aid thb.ul-ed on .the 24th of August; lasi. Charles Wittwe’’, of Monroe tawnsh'p, Barclay Smith and William Fleet xv.qd, of Wabash toivn-hip, xvere the judges. That ’.lacking cough can be cured by Shiloh’s Cure. We gv.pyaiiiee it. Sleepless nights, made t'niserable by that terriijio cough.- Shiloh’s cure is the remedy fur you. • Shiloh’s Cough and Consumption Cure is sold by us qn a guarantee. It cures consumption. Croup, whooping cough and bronchitis ithmedlately relieved by* StldlohY Cure. The Rev. Qeo. H. Thayer, of Bourbon, Ind , says: “Both mysylf and wife ! our lives to Shiloh’s Consumption Cure.” Why will yoi\ Ovugh when Shiloh’s Cure will give you immediate relief. Price 10 cts., 50 cts., and sl. Shiloh’s Cure will inxmediately relieve croup Whooping cough and bronchitis. t»y Hohhouse & Black.fiuru. 34* - •

Ta-fly spend ; t W. C. U. had I fi.bnnie Rider k- t for the west laist : We.!.-, -sea;. . He '.‘.ill probably slop’s.Jjfn^j where in S'-"tli Dake,a. ,1-’ . . . ■< Sir Grqtmd Hog h s again re-umed' hisj 1 or 1. r ii.imts v.l erc ii xx li ’•qinaitj tori ' t e coming s'x we. 1.... acco ding to tho old w.-sthe'- prop’-e's '• . •-*< .' * ' . ' -1-. ' ? L iids y i> •? 1.1 •, i.‘ SR e C.r. lz toxxyi snip, xvas a substami.il caller at this office 1 on last Tuesday he xvas accomp-.rfj-.d-bj' A. J. Y oung of th ,t t->xvr.ship. * • ; The Ciover Leaf wZll. it is expected, occupy their new shops at Frankfort- during t-e month of April. Work ids pro-'’ pressed uninterrupted on the buildings aH xv'n'cr. - ’

Gert Reynoldis, a young man livmg t so ■t.te'iis' of the cit • b.-.d '. is liyht shot>'d>2J’ di-loca’ed list Ttjesdav r.fte’n? n Dr.' McMulen ix as called who put the member back in pkee again. Another fox cba-e. This time it wiil’ take place in Washington township, S.ttmdiy. l-ebruarr 1 ;’h. prig. Gen. .'•.mliYws, late R. publiean candidate lor 1, pu. s- iil.’tivi. is -.ii ! io be chief lion. R. K. Erwin has introduced a*b:D <n the te. i-d.-tui'e to create a cou.-.tx- b.ua.d ot drainage commissi n.-rs, one f r each eom r'is ioner s district. Tiie bill has b en rcterred to the Committee on drains and G. W. Fo emam living near S’dem, Blue C eck township, will h ive a Sale of personal propeity consisting of horses, cows, farming implements, household goods and other articl.s, on Wexinesday, ' Feb: uary 1H h. ’’ ’’ j Hb The illustrated 1 dire of Dr. lord tn on .2 U the “Passion P ay” at the Presbyterian last Fr.iday evening under the auspices of the Decat .ir high school xvas one of the tine-t oi the course, and those who.xvc-re not in attendance missed a rare literary treat. The young men from near the State line in Union township had better go a Lttle slow. The people living along the road*that reaches their homes are getting tired of their noise and swearing and their too free indulgence of snake juice,and will take steps to prosecute them should it happen again. 0 —__— Mrs. Mine va Manley has applied few a divorce from her husband, J. C. F. Manley, a saloon keeper ot Geneva, alleging cruel and inhuman treatment, asking for $1,500 alimony and restraining order. They have been married several years, and have had r.iinyrous quarrels and separated upon, different oc,c? , .sions, •*

Every lady in Decatur, is requested to call on all druggists and try a bottle of Dr. Maisbali’s Lv.ng Syrup, the great guaranteed remedy for c.-'ugjis, co'ds and all lung. ar.d_ihro.it tr übbis - It is as sweet und '-Icrt.it’it'fo take as chewing grim or ca-viy. a-.<J ti’e price is onlv 2 sets. It. is clliuu e’liirelv-u-'Oii iis xvn merits ai’<?.is gua an‘e d t;> cu> ■ or more rciutided. Suld by all d 1 gg- ■ s. .The Democrat jib department has jus* t>; il out the c un’.v school manual tor iSp'l-2 I.c ii'aiiis io-> pages of very elo-eij pri ,t. <i ■ ma’.irr-.of much value to-teae-b.e's':u d 1 iitimi’s the schools of this c' u.’tv. Sui't. Snow hit's the credit of ■gett-ng up t; e-b. <t ma ua s of anx’ superintendent iu th. Sta’e. ai d is copied after tjiiite t-x etis xei ;■ bv cu c! - s j n the'preparation of-h ir.s. iio'.’l w-.’.-.f. In neatness of t ie “presfrviiix’e art” we- leave our people to judge. ■ - . By a letter from Lewi T. .Brokaw, of Fort Way he, we are i-n formed that his brother R. Il's son Lcxv s, a v- ting man; nineteen xears of ac<-. lo t his ‘ife last Montax- in that city, bv iitteilnp’.iiiu to tuvi'd .1 movh'g.'r ig t train on ’h- Feit Wavne roil MH-'ng ‘ik ho.'d li? fell, b, to een t lie ci’s x- h'cti pas-ed mer lum •■ut'ir.Z • ff lioth arms. a r d O' ? b g at the hip, and s he other at tl. kn-. e. Funeral l ist We.inesda.x’. T’“e xt-i eased formerli’ jived xvith his parents in this c’ty.

On last Monday evening John Barnet’, after Seeing .the sun shine through the dax’ so that he f It sure ‘hat the ground hog had seen hi> shadow, concluded that he would la x- in ;xs : q'„p’ x of pipes and tobacco »nd Lecordmclv stopped in’. ' W< Ifiey N j Bf'j'd's fur that purpose. While John was (‘helc a "umhe 'oi his old comrades con j eluded th ;t hex’ would be on hand ready tossivt acnimudi? Barnett when he returned I home. a"d up. n J hii’s return he found ; sbout thi-ty of them axvaitin-? his coming. While the comrades did nnt visit anx’ chicken roostsmn the.xvay. they went well supplied, find the evening was pleasantly spent by relating war stories the burning of tobacco, occasionally interspersed xvith a- draught from the 'old canteen. The boys say that John shed t ars of joy. Alter a | splendid supoer they reminded him that he xvas 67 yea's old th it dav. The evenmjr was pl as ’.ntly.'.pent by-all and upon leaving f'-r their homes they wished for many a birthday for John. Jrq H. Hicks makes the following comments on the weather for February. He says the storms slarting in January are apt to brq.'k iftl'i lightning and thunder on their eent'pyrn tlanks, the first day di Feb ru.ftry. Rain, sleet, xvi.h heavy snow, will result, followed hy a bitter cold xvave. The grp of tli© emd wave will relax ‘or a seiies ot rpaetionary storms on and about •he 6,th. Ow ing to new moon On the Sth, he says these storms may continue into the n-. xt regiilar and marked storm period of the 12th. 13th, 14th and 15th. Venus’ influence xviil be felt materially in th? storms of about the 25th, and will likely cause considerable thunder anti lightning. Should very warm dajs occur about this time he says dx rot be thr.-xx-n off your gt.jaixi about the cold to follow. Venus is an extremist, wJiose electric fire turns ! quickly to ice. Be cartful on the 23rd. 24’h and 2x'h. Storms of great energy, if not cvcloitic, are possible. Snow m the nor'hi followed by a gehcral cold wave will close the month.

I ;1 Y. Court News. ' — £pVlice‘-J. Hueston v« Sarah C. Tindall report of lull payment 01 iStrshSfee tponex; deed ordered. V-Jkne: Hendricks vs Oliver T Hendrk.es report of full payment of purchase so : d to Alex Leßrun, John 'Wa'd*James W. Hendricks and H-nrx ’P. MerTjrnan; deed ordered except the deed tp jtenry P. Merry man, that deed ordered made to Mrry C., xvldoxv of the ‘.said HgrSV P. Merryman, deceased. The estate being less than SSOO. The Board of Commissioners of Jav county vs James Sho\x>alter et al, damages; dismissed at costs of defendant. Paul Hoffman vs William Hoffman, partition,■ report filed and commmissioner discharged. , John ( W'. Kain vs Ilenrx- Taj lor, on note; continued. •" Aaron Rothchiid vs Perry A. Randall et al, frdtri-Allen county, on notes; con tinned. • , Atironißothchiki vs Charles Pope et al, iiom Alien county; continued. C, W. Hocker vs Samuel Wagoner, motion by 'defendant to tax cost; motion overruled and an exception given defendantuan appeal prayed to the supreme coifft 'and ten days given in which to trie bond for cost. Michael Berger vs Wm Lee et al. partitlon; report of full payment of* purchase money; deed reported*and confirmed. Lucy A. Rook vs William J. Rook, from Jay county; damages. Appeal, dismissed. J, Isaac B. Stoner vs H. M. Aspy, administrjitpr of estate of Isaac Nelson; dis missed at the cost of plaintiff. Jacob Miller vs Samuel Wagoner, to quiet title; dismissed. James, M. Wilman. administrator of the estate of Emanuel Isenbarger vs the Board of Comjnisiioners of Allen county for $lO,000 damages; affidavit filed for change of venue and venue changed to Jay county. Henry M. Sparks vs the Board of Com missioners -of Jav county for.damages; venue phanged to Jay countv. ‘ » ■ . — - r Barn.ancl Horses Burned. On Tast’iSaturday morning, some one without the fear of God or man, fired the barn of Daniel K. Shackley, of Root township, taking the eiwly morning for his dialaiical-iwofk, when all honest persons are asleep ? it J>eing done about one o’clock in thg m&£ni&g, and xvas first discovered bv one. neighbors who gave the alarm, ‘but to save’ anything, the roof falling in just as they got to the fire. While the barn was not a very valuable sue, the loss was quite heavy, for with it burned about all his winter feed, four head ■ t horse and all his harness, one two-horse vagon and buggy, and the most of his i irmi'ig implements, leaving him without nythii gto farm with. Mr. Shackley has no idea who the person can be, for he did not think that he had an enemy in the co inty, <,.p ciaiiy -”r.e so mean as that. But some <-f ms n<ig->bors say, that the li.tUaii m that has been gyieg about ti e pro/erty of the United Brethren chtirch, at Pleasant Valley, of which Mr. ShackIcy is one of the trustees, and as such is one of t!ie plaintiffs in a suit j ending in tie Adams circuit' court e joining the Ra ical faction of sa : d church from the use of the church property, is the probable cause of .the fire. While Mr. Shiickiey does not think so, there seems to be no 0 her cause that anyone can give as Vvt<

The property was insured as follows: $l5O on th? barn, stoo on styck, SSO on machinery and SSO on feed a tvial of j-3"O in the Ohio F::p .ivi>, ref s sented per 5,; htakes'ee, yi Ui' 1 ’ city Eotal less about s<joo. School Fund. Tire following fable shows the January dis’ribution of the school fund to the var - > us toxvnsh’ps and corporations. “; I -f: ——-~ r? — ~ '.--7. -- ir? loj " ‘ r ' ’ ' ~ U- Irt I r j — gi-y * x i - i 3. - i . - I * IB! r”~ ■’ ” vi ~~|-C ' | S --M g ■ I 'J? _L ’ I |_- S I _____ I 7 ’ 3 i I — . C- J- -I *o 15 >t u; C? jcc -r X -r* t—- -f —’T»— 71 I :::::T:; ::: : : : : £j i : ~ s go-5 £ m*- i* »He Dissolution. The firm ot Peter Holthouse & Brothei I has this day been dissolved by mutual con- ‘ sent. J. B. Holthouse, the junior membet ■ retiring. All accounts due the old firm I xviil be found at the old stand tor settle I ment until the 15th day of February, IS9I 1 All parties indebted to said firm will pleas* • call and settle without further notice. Peter Holthouse. J. B. Holthouse. Dec atur, Ind, January 29th, 1891. ' - .J. si Jr. -'l' '

NUMBER 46.

Inaianapohs Letter. Indianapolis, Ind , Feb. 3, IS9I. Editor Democrat:—Thinking that a review of the uerk of the legislature would interest the readers of your paper. I shall attempt to give a partial report of the xvork traiisacted so far, by the lower body of this assembly; There has been introduced in this branch 483 bills covering every- subject of which the legislature has a right to take notice of, and a great many sub lets that they have no right to. take any : otice of at all. If some man has a law suit on his hands that he cannot beat any other xvay, he comes- to this body to have his rights determined. If some city or town has done something xvhich is not in strict conformity to the law, they have some member to introduce a legalizing act and the matter is made lawful. There seems to be no filled—manner of proceedure, and the Democrats have had no caucus as yet. upon any measure before this body and .everybody champions his own measures; if he can enough votes, cither Democrat or Republican to -carry his measure through all right, and if not then it is doomeil to go the xvay of j all bilk, as people without friends. The investigaticn of the prison north j completely vindicates Warden Murdock, | and the committee will make an unanimous 1 report to that eflect. Our committee on < saitl affairs had a meeting this afternoon sid agreed on a report as stated above, and the same xx ill be submitted to-morrow or next day to the House. \ The Republicans will not make a minority report as they are all fully satisfied that the message of the Governor was propagated simply to advance his own selfish interest and to 'smirch the character of an influential Democrat, to-wit: James Murdock. The investigation of the affairs of the prison xvas full and complete and to the satisfaction of the Republicans. Tiie sub committee, to examine into the financial condition of said prison win composed of Bruce Carr, Walter Vaile, of Michigan City, Senator Harlon and myself,—all Republicans with the exception of myself. Therefore you can see that the Republicans had an opportunity to find any thing that was crooked in the financial management of said institution if there had been anything wrong. The Governor now’ says that Carr is the more guilty of the two and desired to cover up all wrongs on the part of Murdock. There will undoubtedly be a salary bill passed by this legislature before edjdurhk m&nt. I have .succeeded getting. bill to amend act passed to'a second reading and engrossed which secures its passage. The grand juty bill is still in the hands of the committee, and will be again reported adversely in a fexv days xvith a minority report, which xviil create another fight on that measure. Spseaker Niblack makes a good pre* siding uffi' e’’, «.nd has ti e universal support <>i loth parties. Nd appeal lysving been taken from h s decisions as ven. I xx’-i'.l- v. rite you again I- e love the session expires. Yours truly, , R. K. Erxvin. W. C. T. U. Notes. \ T.;e regular meeting of the W v Q. TA U. will be heki in the hall <o-morrow (Saturday) at 2:3pp. m. i.adies having t e Union Signal of Detvmber IS. 1890, containing the-inst^Ert,eat ot the “Home Pr. tec ion.Cp.Urst"’ " illplease bring it.wi’h them. .’ A taffy st cial will be given in the W. 'C. P. U. hall on Saturday evening to which all are invited. Those having stereoscope and views, and any sort of innocent games, will kindly, bring them. Mrs. Balch, of Frankfort, delivered a most excellent address at the M. E. church on Monday evening. The basis for her rem arks* xvas James, J V chapter and las* verse: “To hini that knoweth to do good and d'.-eth it not, to him it is sin.” While not an eloquent speaker Mrs. B. has nevertheless a clear gia p ot her subject and presents it in a gentle but forcible manner. It is a great j t'V that the house xvas not. croxx’ded, i s no honest person could have failed to be benefitted by her. earnest, tru*h/ful words. Ccu.it Von Mcltke, who was born in ISOO, and who is still “hale and hearty,” in answer to the question: To xxhat circumstances or coi di ions do you ascribe, tn the main, your hearty old agt? Said— To the grace of Gcd and ttnq crate habits of life. » February 12th, Mrs. Helen M. Gougar will address the Illinois legislature on the pending Municipal Suffrage bill, and a little later xviil address the Indiana legislature on Municipal Suffrage and the “■Age of Consent bills.” If law bre king and liquor drinking producers such hideous effects as are shown in the “cartoon” entitled, “The Champion Original package Automatic Supply C 0..” given in the Champion, a liquor dealer’s paper of Chicago, January 15th, then that sort of creatures are certainly entitled to all the comfort they can get out of such business. How elevating to the morals of childn n to biir:g such a paper into their homes? Bosse’s fountain Balve. The best salve in the world for piles, boils, fresh wounds, old sores,frozen feet, sore eves. etc. Guaranteed to be superior to any other for burns and scalds. It has no equal for piles in all s'ag»s. Sold by all druggists. - < ;* _ . . '