Decatur Democrat, Volume 35, Number 4, Decatur, Adams County, 17 April 1891 — Page 1

VOLUME XXXV.

Go to John Mayer ior first-class brick Everybody notice the ad ot H. S. Por- ' ter’s sale. Mathias Colchin moves to Anderson next Monday. Peter R. Albers will move to Fort Wayne next Monday. Born—to Mr. and Mrs. John Gerard—a girl—Tuesday morning. Ex-Commissioner Dunbar, of Buena Vista, is in the city this week. John Brown, of Kirkland township, who has been very sick, is improving. Jacob Roop is building a'very nice residence near the Clover Leaf depot. The court house yard is to be filled and leveled up, and the unsightly fence removed. Matthias Colchin will move to Anderson next week, where he will engage in business. The primary is over and the Democracy in general is well pleased with the ticket nominated. Jesse Banta, one ot the old citizens of Willshire, was in the city Tuesdaj&renewing acquaintances. If you are in need of a fine suit of clothes call on the City Tailoring Co., Odd Fellow’s Block. The fire department was called out this morning to the residence of John Starost The chimney burned but, The knowing ones of Berne and Geneva will be on hand this week to tell the grind jury what they know. Attorney Lafollette, of Portland, and W, J. Vesey, of Fort Wayne, have been in attendance at court this week. Dr. Boyers and family have been suffering with the lagrip for some time past, but are improving at this writing. Money to loan.—On improved farms at lowest rate of interest. No red tape—no delay. 52-4 Paul G. Hooper. Charles L. "f’Hßmas, traveling freight agent of the Chicago & Erie railroad, spent Sunday in this city with his many friends. Reinecke’s orchestra of Fort Wayne will furnish the music for tne commencement exercises and the alumni banquet and ball. - * Mrs. John T. France and daughter, Hazel, accompanied by Mrs. T. J. Sharp, are visiting friends and relatives at Hammond, Ind., this , Ed- Coffee is rejoicing over the first born at his home. He is telling the boys that it is a boy, weighs thirteen pounds and put in an appearance Saturday. For Sale.—A house and lot in Crabb’s south-western addition all in good repair, Seven good rooms with all necessary improvements. For-particulars call at this office. 47-ts The many friends of Prof. Luckey will rejoice with the Prof, over the advent of a fifteen pound boy which was born to them the 4th of this month. The Prof, is prospering fine since he moved to California Rev. J. C. Dorwin left for Chicago, Wednesday, where he will enter upon a four years course of studies in North Evanston college, to prepare himself for theministry. His wife will join him next week. Those Who are in a position to know state that the mildness pf the past winter has been favorable to an excellent fruit cropjthe coming season. So that should nothing interfere we may expect an abundance of apples, peaches and smaller fruits that grow\in this climate. Notice to Taxpayers. -- Monday, April 20th, is the last day for the payment of the April installment of taxes. The books will positively be closed on the evening of Monday, April 20, 1891. From April 13th to the 18th the office will be open in the evenings from 6:30 to 8 p.m. 2-3 • Perry Robison, Treasurer. Willard Elzey, who served a term in the penitentiary tor rape, was arrested by Sheriff McConnell Monday evening on a charge of larceny of a lot of quails and pheasants a year ago last fall. He is in jsil awaiting the pleasure of the court. He was but shortly released from the Mercer, county, Ohio, jail on a charge of cutting with intent to kill. intend to paint or paper your house in the near future it will be to your interest to call on up and examine our stock of paint and wall paper. We have • complete stock in either line, we are selling the Heath & Milligan paints and tinted leads which we guarantee to outwear and outspread any paint in the market Give us a call. Sold and guaranteed by W. H. Nachtrieb. ’ 49 m 3 The ninth annual reunion of the 47 th Regiment Ind. Vol. Infantry will be held at Huntington, Friday May 15th. Col. M. S. Robison, of Anderson, the only surviving field officer, will be present and respond to the address of welcome by Jacob S. Wintrode, of Huntington. An excellent program has been prepared for the occasion. All the old vets of that regiment and others art cordially invited t? be present, ■ • ‘ J

The Decatur Democrat.

“Maple Grove” soap. Sold by Donovan & Coffee. 1-4 Miss Lou Cox is still confiined to her bed with lung trouble. Andy Briggs, of. Geneva, was in the city yesterday attending court. John W. Elzey, of Monroe township, made us a pleasant call Thursday. John H . Steele, fireman on the Nickel Plate railroad, was at home this week. Mrs. Frank Jackson, of Fort Wayne was in the city over Stinday visiting relatives. Will Teeple and family returne from an extended visit with relatives in Allen county. Mrs. Caroline Grotey, one of Union township’s aged and respected citizen is quite sick. Jonathan Kelley, ot New Corydon, was shaking hands with old friends hare last Thursday. The City Tailoring Co. has a big rush of work. For fine suits and suitings they take the lead. Brick masons will commence laying brick on the Romberg livery stable the coming week. Mrs. Samuel Galloway and son Norval, of Wabash township, are the guests of ye editor and family. We are under obligations to the Hon. A. N. Martin for a copy of the hand book of the American Republics. David Long one of the pioneers of Wabash township, is lying seriously ill with pneumonia at his home near Ceylon. Money to Loan—At from 6 to 7 per cent on five year’s time on improved farm aftd city property. Call on Schurger & Reed. ■' 42* M. S. Elzey has returned from Chicago where he was under medical treatment for several days past. His general health is not much improved. Ed Finan, of Monroeville, was in the city yesterday. He has not heard anything of Charles Cook who palmed off the forged check on him last week. When in Berne do not fail to call on Mrs. Sheets and see the latest novelties in laces, ribbons and flowers. Lowest prices. Satisfaction guaranteed. W. G. Robinson, of Batavia, Mich., moved here last Monday. He will be employed by the Decatur Stone and Lime Company. . Mr. Robison comgs well rec ommended. It has just come to light that there is a “white cap” band organized in this city which will make things decidedly interesting in the near future. A word to the wise is sufficient at this time. The great melo-drama in seven acts, “Ten Nights in a Bar Room,” was played to a very large and appreciative audience at Portland one evening last week.* That is one of the chestnuts that the people of Portland can appreciate. List of unclaimed letters remaining in the postoffice at Decatur, Ind., for the week ending April 11, 1891: H. F. Bowers, Mr. M. Eckhouse, Mr. 'F. M. Mourning, Mr. C. Woats. Persons calling for the above will please say “advertised.” B. W. Quinn, P. M. No one that has been in attendance nt the meetings held in the Presbyterian church this week has gone away disappointed. Dr. Wells in the opinion of all is a man of marvelous powers. His logic and oratory are of a very high order. He is succeeding in gaining the attention of our professional and business men. of the C. & E. road, was in the city Tuesday. He came on a special train, and was accompanied by a tailor who was fitting the agents and operators with new suits, the said employees to pay good fat prices for the same. The night operator immediately handed in his resignation, saying that he could not afford to pay the prices demanded. Chicken thieves made a raid on Mrs. Margaret Gaffer’s hen roost last Friday evening. The old lady was at Ft. Wayne at the time, and the parties knowing this . took in the situation and made a raid. Shot guns loaded so the muzzle, well aimed and the trigger pulled would be a thing for a few of the worthless cusses who lay around and do nothing. She suffered for fifteen years. My wife has suffered for fifteen years from congestion and painful menstruation. After using three bottles of Bradfield’s Female Regulator she is now able to do her house work and go where she pleases. J. W. Davis, Moravian Falls, N. C. Write Bradfield Reg. Co., Atlanta, Ga., for particulars. Sold by Holthouse & Blackburn. a The Alumni of the Decatur High School will its second annual banquet at the Miesse House on May 7th. The program as arranged will be an elaborate affair and the committee in charge have spared no pains or money in making this one of the best yet held. The ball will take place at the opera house} The invitations for this affair are now in press at this office and will be one of the finest jobs of the preservation art ever tnrned out of a printing house in northern • Indiana. I ■ ■

DECATUR, ADAMS COUNTY, INDIANA, FRIDAY, APRIL 17,1891

- Joseph R. Smith is the proud father of a bouncing boy baby. Donovan & Coffee keep the new “Maple Grove” wash soap. Try it. 1-4 Frank Sanders has moved into the Woodruff property on First street. The latest styles of ladies summer hats and bonnets, just receiyed by Mrs. Sheets at Berne. TBe Delta Club will meet at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Schirmeyer this evening. J. A. Mills has moved his family to Hammond, where he will engage in the restaurant business. ' Satisfaction is absolutely guaranteed on all work turned out by the City Tailoring Co., Odd Fellow’s Block, up stairs. The street commissioner and workmen are engaged in taking the mud off of Second and Winchester streets this week. Frank Dibble and family left last Thursday for Wellington, Ohio, where they will attend a family reunion of his father’s family. Prof. Dugan and wife—girl—Saturday —thirteen pounds. We are of the opinion that Grandfather Dorwin is as proud as the professor of the little tot. Barney Kalvarisky will leave for Fort Wayne next Monday where he will attend the Jewish Easter which occurs on Tuesday and all of that week. W. H. Meyers has contracted with Kleinhenz & Mayor for the brick work of their new building which they will erect on the corner of Second and Madison streets. Henry Mayer is the local 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. 10* Matthias Kirsch has sold his residence on Third street to Matthias Longenbracher, of Fort Wayne, who will move here in a few weeks. Mr. Kirsch will build himself a house on north Second street. The following parties have concluded to join fortunes since our last report: Wm. Clendenning to Anna Snyder, Wm. D. Conrad to Sophia Eikhoff, Jesse Barber to Delpha Ellen Kramer, Wm.’A. Foster to Laura C. Brewster. Alex. Hoyer has sold out his dray business to Thn Mentzer, who will take possession at once. Alex, has been in the draying business since 1874 in this city, and thinks it about time to take a little rest. He will in all probability accept a position with the Standard Oil Company. The new band under the leadership of Prof. Corbin, went out last night. They made us a pleasant call. The band bids fair to be one that our city may be proud of and deserves the hearty assistance of all our citizens. They will be on the public square one or two nights each week if the commissioner or citizens will erect a stand for them. The county assembly of the F. M. B. A. met in regular session at Geneva last Tuesday. The attendance was very large, but two lodges of the county not being represented. William Tumbleson was elected presiderit, and D. C. Wagoner secretary for the coming year. The next meeting will be held at Monroe on the second Tuesday of July next. Wm. Danner, one of the old 89th boys sends us the Loudenville, Ohio, Democrat, in which are the returns of the election of that place. William was a candi date for street commissioner on the Democartic ticket*' and snowed his opponent under by a vote of 238 to 39. “Old Bill, the Wild Man,” has survived the shock and will at once enter upon his duties as said official. When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria, When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria, When she became Mias, she clung to Castoria, When she had Children, she gave them Castoria, The local option question is again before the Ohio legislature. While they have local option, the present bill provides that at each annual election held in November, the question shall be voted upon and shall have effect as to the county, the notice and ticket shall read: “Shall the traffic in intoxicating liquors as a beverage be prohibited in this county?” Should this bill become a law, the liquor question will be brought into politics this fall in Ohio. A “hammer and needle party” is the latest fad that is going the rounds of our country towns, each lady is requested to bring a needle, a spool of thread and several buttons, and each gentleman a hampiet. When all the material is on the table, each lady is to pick out a hammer and is given a block and some nails. Each gentleman choose sewing materials and buttons and the contest begins. The ladies drive as many nails in their blocks as they can in five minutes and the gentlemen sew on as many buttons as possiblo in ten minutes. Prizes are given and we judge much laughter is provoked. *•' ... • A. .

I. J. Miesse will make a change in his hotel next week. P. G. Hooper has been suffering from the “grip” the past week. Mrs John Baker still continues very low with little hopes of her recovery. Every citizen ot Decatur should vote for water works at the coming election in May. § Try the new soap “Maple Grove.’’ Makes washday a picnic. Sold by Donovan & Coffee. 1-4 Mr. Steele and family, of North Sixth street, will move on the Perry Robison farm in a few days. Wedding and mourning hats and bonnets trimmed on short notice at Mrs. Sheets, Berne, Ind. A. S. Appleton and family, of Rome City, spent Sunday with his brother-in-law, Ed Brush wilier. Mrs. D. P. Reynolds, ot Beverly, Kansas, is visiting her brother and sister here, the family of the late John Archbold. Joseph Steele was out on election day the first for over two months having been confined to the house with catarrh dl the bladder. The City Tailoring Co., up stairs, Odd Fellow’s Block, have the finest line of suitings, pantloonings, and vestings in the city. Call and see them. Y esterday was Emancipation day, but as yet we are unable to say whether our colored people here celebrated, not being able to find the president of the Lime Kiln club. Mrs. Chris France, living just across the Allen county line, died Monday night ot dropsy. She was about thirty-nine years old. She sister of Chris and John Bucher, of Root township, this county. She was buried Wednesday. “Mystic Cure” for rheumatism and neuralgia radically cures in 1 to 3 days. Its action upon the system is remarkable and mysterious. .It removes at once the cause and the disease immediately disappears. The first dose greatly benefits. Price 75c. Sold by Holthouse & Blackburn. 47-+ John Baker and Joseph Griffith went to Decatur last Saturday to visit their cousins, John M. Baker and wife the latter of whom is quite low from consumption and has given up all hope of recovery. Her relatives and friends here will be comforted in knowing that she is ready and willing to go.— Warren Republican. The Ladies’ Shakespere Club will hold their ninth annual banquet Thursday evening, April 23th An excellent program has been arranged for the occaaion, and a grand time is expected. The year book for this occasion is now being printed »in our job department, and will be an excellent piece of workmanship. For Sale—A fine farm of one hundred and sixty acres, in Soufti Dokata, the farm is in Beadle county, sixteen miles south of Huron, in a rich farming country,, with eighty-five acres under cultivation, a good frame house, good and all necessary out buildings, good well of water, over one hundred bearing apple trees, with plenty of small fruit. School house within onefourth of a mile. A bargain For particulars call at this office or H. S. Porter. 48K Our Linn grove correspondent hits the nail on the head when he speaks of the G. R. & I. railroad giving our people the go by in the way of train accommodations. There should be a train run north in the morning and one south in the evening so as to accommodate the people along the entire road. The people of the south end of the county are compelled to wait here until midnight before they can get a train to go home. The Portland accommodation will be good enough for us. The Bluffton Chronicle has been howling itself hoarse about our beautiful little city which has more enterprise to the" square inch than any other city of its size in Indiana, whenever it thought it had an opportunity. The editor has even gone so far as to offer a few suggestions, but his suggestions had been filled to order long before he was weaned.. In the last issue of the Chronicle we see that’ her much vaunted and puffed up village is to loose her electric light plant, the managers having scarcely made a living out of it since it was put in. Away with you. The city will hereafter be lighted with tallow dips. In excavating the cellar for the brick building of Kleinhenz & Mayer the workmen came across the butt end of the old hickory pole which was raised during the campaign of 1852. The flag pole was raised up under many difficulties, having broken at the splices two or three times, and at each time another splice was added until it reached over 350 feet in height the tallest hickory pole probably ever raised in the state. At one time while raising this monstrous pole the riggings broke and Hon. S. S. Mickle was quite severely hurl. Many of the old citizens will remember the occasion and the unearthing of this old stump has brought forth many reminiscenses of that campaign.

Henry Egley, of Wabash township, was in the city Wednesday. Wallace & Co’s show starts from Peru on its annual tour on April 18th. Pierre L. Ferry, of Seattle, Wash, is visiting his cousin Miss Minne Orvis. “Maple Grove” is the name of the best wash soap manufactured. Try it. Sold by Donovan & Coffee. 14 Peter Koegan, of Bunker Hiil, spent a part of last and part of this week with his daughter, Mrs. A. Me W. Bollman and family. We are in receipt of the Ossian News, a neat five column quarto, issued on Wed nesday of each week and published by James H. Keefer. Soldiers Attention—Now is the time to apply for increase, under present Jaws 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. It is not good form for young, ladies to scream under the most trying circumstances. The edict has gone forth that the screamer is no longer in use. It remains to be seen how the average voting lady will conduct herself when a mouse puts in an appearance. If she can withstand the mouse racket she will be able to pass muster in the best society. A serious accident happened to one of Chris Weldy’s children, of Kirkland township, on last Tuesday evening by being kicked by a two-year old cojt on the right side of the head back of the ear, breaking the skull down so that it rested on the brain. The little fellow is getting along nicely at this writing, ard the attending physician believes that no further .trouble will arise from the fracture. Notice to Owners of Dogs.—l will be at my office in the city of Decatur, Ind., on the following days at regular office hours for the purpose of registering dogs: On Friday, April nth, Tuesday, April 14th, Saturday, April 18th and Sat urday, April 25th, 1891. All parties having dogs to register will please take notice and govern themselves accordingly. J. H. Voglewede. 3-3 Trustee Washington Township. Mrs. Kolbe’s entertainment in Schiller Hall last night was not as fully attended as it deserved to be. Little Mary Kolbe was worth the price and Mrs. Kolbe’s “The Whistling Regiment” was something new and very fine. She had been ill for a couple of days and could scarcely finish the piece; as she did so she staggered back into a fainting spell as the curtain fell, which required the best attentions of the physician for some time.— Delphos Courant. ■ J - R. B. Hughes, who has been manager of the Randall hotel since its opening, yesterday retired and will go to Port Arthur, Ont., where he will conduct a summer hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Townsend arrived last night and now have apartments in the hotel. They assumed charge of the hotel yesterday. John Pauley, the accommodating young man who has been with the' Randall since the house was opened, has been retained as day clerk, and Thomas J. Cary, formerly of the Rich, has been appointed night clerk.— Fort JVayne Journal. Mason's New York excursion passed through the city Wednesday morning on its way to Marion, the natural gas center of the world. The train consisted of fifteen passenger coaches and carried over eight hundred passengers. A good many of the people are capitalists from the east who are looking up locations for factories and other business enterprises. Among the number on board was Harvey Devinney, who recently returned from a trip beyond the waters. He will be in the city this week on a visit to his parents. He is located at Buffalo, N. Y. A case has ocoured withm a few days past that calls for the attention of some of the officers whose duty it is to see that the enforced. We refer to the party that sold and the one that carried the whiskey to the poor unfortunate individual who had just lost his wife. While we do not encourage mob law under any circumstances, yet if the people were to rise in their might, and in the light of day lead such parties to the post and there give them a number of lashes such as they in their judgement should think sufficient for the wrong done the family and the community. The better part of community will see that such an act does not go unpunished. The “Never Sweats” will.soon organize a society for the promotion of their cause in this city in a few weeks. They are at a loss to know on just what street cor ner to hold their installation services. They will adopt by-laws and a constitution. Persons desiring to become members of this order must make oath that they will not work more than two days out of a week; that they will dead-beat all persons possible; get drunk whenever op portunity offers; lick their wives and children as often as convenient, and to visit chicken roosts and smoke houses, should a member or members become needy. The “Never Sweats* will start out with quite a large membership.

The C. & E. track scales are being put in this week. Attorney Coverdale is on the sick list and is confined to his Led. John- Bucher has moved on his farm re cently purchased of Daniel Shackley. For Sale—lmproved farms and timber lands, also town property at prices to suit purchasers. Schurger & Reed. 42* John W. Headington and Prosecuting Attorney George T. Whitaker, of Portland, have been attending court here this week. Johp P. Baker was fined SI.OO and costs for assault, on Fred Koeing by ’Squire Smith Wednesday afternoon. Fine and costs stayed. Wash Stinger and sister, Mrs. Hepker were in attendance at the funeral of their sister, Mrs. J. H. Boon. Mrs. Hepkeri was accompanied by her son. The Democrat erred last week in stating that the grand jury would not commence to grind until Wednesday of this week. They commenced work Monday afternoon and have been kept quite busy. Aj boon to wives. Having used “Mother’s Friend” I would not be without it. It is; a boon to wives who know they must pass through the painful ordeal of childbirth. Mrs. C. Melboure, lowa. Write The Bradfield Reg. Co., Atlanta, Ga., for further particulars. Sold by Holthouse & Blackburn. a Yes, the boys are calling upon their uncles, the Grand Jurors, this week and telling what they know in regard to criminal violations of the laws. Andj again some of the knowing ones know nothing. The prosecutor will take a turn after those young fellows who think they are very smart and know nothing. There is a law on our statute books which defines perjury as a criminal offense also. The Decatur Stone & Lime Co. has been organized under the state law, this week, C. T. Dorwin, A. A. Nichols and Robert J. Christen being the incorporators. The capital stock has been increased to $20,000 and divided into 400 shares. The new company propose to take out an immense* amount of stone the coming summer, which will be worked up into window and door caps, sills and other shapes suitable for building purposes. They have secured contracts for a large amount of building stone for the coming season. La grippe and its effects on the system. The first symptoms of this disease, is pains in the back, stomach and bowels; followed by a violent cough, which if not attended to in time, lead into that dreaded disease “pneumonia,” or inflamation of the lungs, causing physical wrecks and consumptives. Last season in all cases where Dr. Marshall’s Lung Sprup, had been prescribed for this cough, no symp toms of “pneumonia” appeared and the disease was quickly mastered. Try this medicine and be convinced. Sold by all druggists. 1 -6 John Ashbaucher’s store at Honduras, with the postoffice and all fixtures, burned last Sunday night. About one o’clock the store was found to be on fire, and before any assistance could be got there, the building with its entire contents was destroyed. The contents consisted of a twelve hundred dollar stock of dry goods, groceries and notions, with the supplies pf the post office, which was in the sarbe building. The building was a one story 20x80 feet and was owned by G. M. T, Houk, and without any On the goods there was an insurance of S4OO. This is the third fire that Mr. Ashbaucher has suffered by. This being a clear case of incendiaryism. The commencement exercises of the Decatur High School will take place at the M. E. church, Thursday evening, May 7th. The class this year consists of eleven members and is the next largest that has graduated from the schools, and consists entirely of young ladie # s, as follows: Lhura Alban, Leona Devoss, lantha Gregory, Olive Hale, Nell M. Mart, Mary Kratner, Grace McConnehey, Eva Patterson, Nellie J. Schrock, Stella B. Vore and Nettie Winnes. Miss Nell M. Hart will deliver the valedictory. The exercises will differ somewhat from the usual custom and will be a rare treat to those who will be able to gain admission. The class has ordered from the Democrat job department invitations for the occasion. Do you take a newspaper ? If so, do yoy read it ? If not, canyoufead it without pangs of remorse and conscientious scruples? We have some subscribers on our list who owe for months and some for years—some ot the bills are so aged that they can hardly stand and need and n\u%| haye support in the shape of liquidation. We have asked these subscribers for the amount they owe and have generally received promises and sometimes not even that.* The paper, type, ink and all things necessary in the publication of a newspaper cost money and must be paid for and can not be paid for with promises. Nearly all of our subscribers, we are glad to say, pay up promptly and we venture to say enjoy the paper better than our delinquents. “If the shoe fits you put ft on,” or in other words, if you are in debt pay up at once.—

NUMBER 4.

City Primary. The Democratic city primary election was held under the Australian system of voting last Monday and proyed to be a very interesting event from start to finish. An excellent ticket was nominated,and one that merits the support of every Democrat at the coming election. Each candidate’s workers were on hand and worked hard nomination, and although some were bound to be defeated, they took it all in good humor, and are in hearty accord with the ticket nominated. The vote on mayor and marshal were decidedly close, and during the counting out it was hard to determine who would be the nominees. Following is the vote of the several wards: J 1 ' i 2 S| 3 » ‘ . ft <n E4 • Mayor. W. H.Reed; 57 89 92 22 Robert Blackburn 65 77 7 Treasurer. F. M. Schirmeyer 5868 63 F. E. McLean 61 87 99 58 Clerk D-, O- Jackson*. 88 94 116 169 Ed. Coffee 28 57 44 Marshal. H- & s’. 62 87 69 29 W.H. Baker 42 67 80 Geo. Winters 17 6 13 Couhcilmen. Jacob Yager 74 44 James Barkley.--. 30 \ A. J. Smith.- 56 Henry Stettler 94 33 Titus Ernst.•141 141 The central committee elected were William Blackburn, first ward; Daniel Donovan, second ward, and R. D. Patterson from the third ward. W. C. T. U. Notes. » p ? One of the best, perhaps one of the very best medal contests we have had was held at the M. E. church Saturday evening. ■ Miss Effie Bottenburg carrying off the medal amid great applause. The second and third prizes were taken by Miss Grace Peterson and Miss Lulu Porter. It is a matter of regret that two second and third prizes were not awarded as the contestants were so near a tie that • it was quite difficult to decide between them, and all did exceedingly well. A majority of the nine who recited give promise—with earnest application—of future greatness in the line ot oratory, and may it they choose become proficient in Christian, temperance, or literary work. The music furnished by the choir was of a high order and greatly appreciated by the audience. If ever a sadder sight was seen than that which Decatur has • witnessed within the past week, then deliver us from the sight. A drunken husband going from one saloon to another, too drunk to realize the awfulness of the scene transpiring in his r>wn<jf > home (although apprised of it.) A wife, a two week’s old babe, a half dozen other lovely children, all under fourteen years of age, strange hands ministering to the wants which the poverty striceken home could not supply. That wife and mother in the last afternoon and evening of her life, fully realizing that her hnsband and her children’s father was drinking and carousing in saloons, licensed and protected by a government which is sworn to protect its citizens—when he is finally dragged down. She pleads with him to give up the dreadful drink habit which has for years cursed and blighted their home, and when that dead wife’s ~ wh’te upturned face continues its mute appeal, he still by the aid of a creature as depraved as himself continues to steep his senses in the deadly poison, and permits the hand of charity to perform the last sad funeral rites. O men. men, how long will you permit this awful slaughter of human hearts and lives to continue? Circuit Court. — The following cases have been disposed of during the three first days of court: State vs Peter Garber, continued. - State vs Obediah F. Bowman nolle prosique) filed by the prosecuting attorney, defendant discharged. State vs Henry Myers, set for the fourth. State vs Peter Willhelm, trial by jury, ' verdict of guilty and fined $lO and costs. State vs Joseph Hudson, set for trial and L. C. Devoss appointed to defend. State vs Willard Elzey, set for trial and ’ C. M. France appointed to defend. Joseph Shoemaker ex parte petition for ditch, continued, Elizabeth Everhart vs C. O. Werst, partition, continued. State exrel Etta Pierson vs William.*' Ramsey, bastardy, continued. ; j Daniel K. Shackley et al va Robert Cline et al, set for the fourth Friday. This is the action brought against the radical wing ot the United Br«thren church to enjoin them from the Pleasant Valley church pqyerjy, C? ’ r T * i - The Trials of Winter. I — Winter is a trying period, even to these who have strong constitutions, but ft is doubly trying to those who arq weak and delicate, or who have a tendency to the various diseases that are bred and fostered in the stagnant atmosphere of closed and heated houses. The system should be kept strengthened and toned up with n liberal course of S. S. S., the great blood i tonic and purifier. It acts like a charm It - increases the appetite, soothes the nerves, and beautifies the complexion—in short, k life well wQrth ttyiftg