Decatur Democrat, Volume 35, Number 8, Decatur, Adams County, 15 May 1891 — Page 1

VOLUME XXXV.

Go to John May.r tor first-class brick iStf Mrs. Dr. Coverdale is visiting relatives near Berne, this week. Mrs. Clara Holden, of Huntington, ithe guest of her sister, Mrs L: D. Adams. The City Council of Huntington have raised the saloon license from SIOO to $ 2 5°- * , ■ — Mrs.’Jchn D. Hale and Mrs. W. W. Roberts are visiting relatives at Bluffton this week. F. S Miller, representing the Grafton Stone Co , of Grafton, Ohio, was in the city Monday. Mrs. Charles Rout, of St. Marys, Ohio, is visiting with her parents, John King, Sr. and wife. A. McW. Bollman and wite were guests of Samuel Moore and family at Ft. Wayne over Sabbath. Jesse Niblick & Son are building an addition to their elevator and warehouse near the G. R. & I. depot. John Peterson and Misses Olive Hale and Eva Patterson were guests of Fort Wayne friends "Tuesday evening. H H. Moses and daughter, of Canton, 0., were in attendance at the funeral of his brother, Samuel Moses, Tuesday. The Clover Leaf will sell round trip tickets for one fare to Toledo on May 19, . on account of dedication of Pythian Cas- | tie. ] Money to Loan—At from 6 to 7 per cent on five year’s time on improved farm and city property. Call on Schurger 1 & Reed. 42* 1 ■ — ; Amasa Shaffer and William Murchland, of Monroeville, were in our c : ty last Saturday. Mr. Shaffer was formerly a 1 resident of this city. Our reporter is under obligations to J W. Place, the ice cream manufacturer, for a delicious mould of ice cream. Jim , knows just how to tickle the palate of the poor printer to a finish. Mrs. C. C. Meyers and little daughter, 1 of Fort Wayne, are the guests of her i brother and family, David Hunsicker and other friends. Mr. Meyers formerly was a clerk in the Boston Store. Judge O’Rourke has sent the case of Theodore Habekow against the Muncie Railroad Company to the circuit court of this county on a change of venue. France & Merryman, of this city, have been retained as counsel for the defendants. The following marriage licenses were issued since our last report: Julius Yoos to Alpha R. Smith, Alman A. Eaton to Alice G. Randall, Isaac Gillium to Bedora Berber, Harry E. Cordua to Lulu B. Roop, Lewis H. Zeigler to Margaret Lord. “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-+ Judge Ninde, of Fort Wayne, was in the city this week attending court. He is associated with Erwin & Mann as attor neys for John'Meibers in his injunction suit against the Decatur Stone & Lime company, who desire to place a switch from the G. R. & I. R. R. to their quarries in the north part of the city. Worked like a charm. Bradfield’s Female Regulator worked like a charm; improvement been wonderful; cannot express my gratitude. Wish every lady as flicted would try it. I know it would cure them. Mrs. Lulu A. Long. Spring Grove, Fla. Write the Bradfield Reg. Co., Atlanta, Ga., for further particulars. Sold by Holthouse & Blackburn. ~' m Joseph S. Lower is in receipt of a letter from a party at Wheeling, West Virginia, announcing the death of his youngest brother who died May4th of typhoid fever. Sylvester left here for the last time about seven years ago since which time they had not heard from him until the sad news of his death reached them by a letter from a friend of his there. Mr. Lower and his brother, J. L. will leave for there in a few days. George young gentleman who has figured in the courts of justice upon several occasions, was before h* s honor, ’Squire Smith, Tuesday morning charged with assault and battery on one Mike Johns, the day previous. George having {made his appearance once before, his honor thought it was about time to call a halt, and in a quiet manner mulcted the young man in the sum of five dollars and costs. The docket was stayed for ninety days by his father, Eli Zimmerman. Mike Ballard, a stone cutter of Decatur, who formerly worked for Wm. Geake here is in town, and he will probably stay for a few days at least. Yesterday Mike was carrying a rather weighty jag through Calhoun street and in endeavoring to en. ter Beach’s saloon, slipped up and fell, the 1 ear portion of his head receiving a severe shock. The Lilly was called to transfer him to the St. Joe hospital but the nriyer of the conveyance directed its course to thp vicinity of Barr and Wayne. Mike now peers through the grating and wonders when he will see Decatur again. No one can tell him.-*- Fort Wayne Preet of Wednesday mornin ff.

The Decatur Democrat.

Fresh-bread, pies and cakes at Coffee Bros. 6-4 ' William Vesey, the attprney, was here attending court this week. John Weber and wife, of Fort Wayne, were in the city this week visiting, John and Leo Yager made a business trip to Cincinnati and Richmond last week. ‘ ? Matt Timmonds and wife, of Geneva were the guests of J. F. France and family over Sabbath. Chris Beery returned from the west Wednesday morning where he had been buying horses. R. B. Allison went to Fort Wayne, Wednesday, to attend a meeting of the Scottish Rite Masons. Henry White has bought out Tames Morgret’s interest in the west end butcher shop, and has taken possession. Belus Van Camp, of Ossian, was in the city last Saturday and while here did not pass this office but called in to see us. A small child of John Loggerman, living south of the city, was hurried from the Catholic church yesterday afternoon. Prof. John Coots has organized singing classes at Unidn Chapel, Beery church and Washington during the past few weeks. Farmers, remember that when you are in the city and want a square meal or lunch that the best place in the city is kept by Coffee Bros. 6-4 Ehinger & Meyers have hung a new sign to the breeze. The work was done by Louis Corbin, the sign painter, and is a very nice piece of work. Frank Dibble has received. the contract for carrying the mails to and from the different depots of the city, the contract price being in the“"taeighborhood of $l5O per year. Perry Miller, who will be the deputy clerk under Clerk-elect John H. Lenhart, is taking points under Deputy Clerk Schirmeyer in his new work. He is a son of Jacob Miller, of Wabash township, and is recommended as a ffirst-class young man. Fred Johns upon the expiration of his liquor license, will pull up stakes and locate at Uniondale, a small station on the C. &E. in Wells county. He has applied for a license before the Board of Commissioners of Wells county to sell liquors at that place. A couple of our sporting men took in the Siddous-White sparring match at Fort Wayne last Saturday evening. The fight resulted in h draw after forty-nine rounds had been fought. There is a strong desire among the sports to have the finish oflhis fight take place here in the near future. - The Ladies’ Mite Society of the M. E. church will give a social at the M. E. lecture room next Tuesday evening. Refreshments will be served. Each lady present will tell how she earned her dollar for the parsonage fund. This promises to -be an entertaining affair and there should be a large attendance. - Notice.—l desire to inform the public that there is no truth in the report that I will discontinue my classes in vocal culture and instrumental music in Decatur. I can always be found at Mrs. Norval Blackburn’s on Tuesdays and Friday!. • Respectfully, 6 3 Mrs. L. Webb Bannister. If you intend to paint or paper your house in the near future it will be to your interest to call on us and examine our stock of paint and Wall paper. We have a 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 mar ket. Give us a call. Sold and guaranteed by W. H. Nachtrieb. 49 m 3 Blue Bell, the roan pacing mare belong ing to Mr. Jacoh Stults, of Decatur, is showing first-rate speed in her trials. She has a record of and Henry Crossley let her go a mile in a jog the other day, and she covered the distance in 2137 without sweating a hair. In June she will enter the races of the Natural Gas Circuit, and it is predicted that she will get a mark below 2:20 in case she does not meet with any bad luck.— Wabash Times. As per announcement in another column the F. M. B. A. are going to make arrangements for one of the grandest pic* nics ever held in Adams county on the glorious 4th of July. Decatur will undoubtedly have one of the largest assemblages on that day ever seen within her corporate limits. The citizens of Decatur and business men in particular should cooperate with their farmer friends in mak ing this one of the big events of this section of the country. Let all go to work. The Democrat boys from the proprietor down to his satanic enjoyed a picnic of huge dimensions last Saturday. They have hardly from its effects as we go to press. Invitations were sent out to a large number of young ladies to participate but as they were necessarily otherwise engaged it fell to our lot to do the work. This work of scrubbing is not what it is cracked up to be by some people, especially in a print ing office, but our floor is just as clean as if some of the professional scrubbers had had a hand in it Come and see us and subscribe for the best paper in Adams county, only |i 50 per year.

DECATUR ADAMS COUNTY, INDIANA, FRIDAY, MAY 15,1891.

Miss Olive King spent Sunday with friends at Delphos, Ohio. ' ‘ George Archbold, of Murray, was in the city Saturday visiting among friends. Judge Lowry, of Fort Wayne, was on the bench in the circuit court last Monday. J. D. Edwards and family will leave for Rochester next week where they will visit friends. Remember that the large stock of spring and summer footwear 1 has arrived at A. Holthouse’s shoe store. 5-4 Attorneys Sharpe and|Burwell, of Bluffton, and Branyan and Spencer, of Huntington, are in attendance at court. 'Torn Lukins and wife, of Kansas, are expected here next week. They will visit Mrs. Lukin’s mother, Mrs. Kate Champer. > Miss Emma Roebuck, of Delphos, attended the commencement exercises last Thursday evening. She was the guest of Miss Vic Stone while in the city. 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. 4 47-ts Lieut. Gov.' Ira J. Chase will preach at the Christian church, Saturday (to-mor-row) evening at 7:30 and Lord’s day morning and evening, at the usual hours. All cordially invited. Irvin Porter has sold his beautiful Mill strefet property to Rev. Roberts, of Decatur. He will probably return to his farm where he will devote his attention to stock raising and the culture of small fruits.— Ossian correspondence Bluffton Chronicle. , Charles Ferenbach, a baker employed by Jacob Martin, had the misfortune last Saturday evening to lose a five dollar bill on Second or Monroe streets. Any person finding same should be man enough to return it to him as he is a poor man and in needy circumstances. At a meeting of the several labor and farmers’ organizations of this congression al district at Marion on May sth to select delegates to the Cincinnati convention. William Tumbleson. of Magley, was selected as a delegate to represent Adams county and A. C. Ford, of Geneya, as alternate. Dick Townsend’s “Rattler Foam,” took part in the races of Huntington last Saturday and lost his first race in two siraight heats to “Legal Test.” This is the first race this young horse was ever in and he showed up in good shape. His driver, Naz Ruth, predicts that he will make a very speedy horse. The firm of Hale & Bolds will now be known as Bolds Bros., the change having gone into effect the first of the week. S. W. Hale retires in favor of Geo. W. Bolds whose smiling countenance will now te known as one of the props. S. W. will devote his attention to the grain business exclusive.— Geneva Herald. There is said to be quite a large fishing party organized to take a trip down the river next Sunday. The boats will leave the piers at about 7 o'clock a. m. All those wishing to make the trip will please prepare themselves for the occasion, as there will be nothing sold on the trip, unless it be in original packages. The Indiana State Uhiversity scholarship was given to Nellie Hart for the highest grades during the three years high school course. The Adrain college schol arship was given to both Nellie Hart and Stella Vore for the highest grades in geo rtietry on an average of percent. The Franklin college scholarship was given to Stella Vore for the highest average the last year. For Sale—A fine farm of one hundred and sixtySicres, in South 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. jA bargain. For particulars call at this office or H. S. Porter. 48H The professional juror is occasionally around in some of the counties of this state. This is not saying that we have them here, for our people always have something to do besides laying around the court house while court is in session wait ing to sit in the jury box. But there are some places where men are known to hang around, get on the jury and know nothing whatever about anything that has transpired within the county for several years past, if we have any of this class around here they should be fired bodily. Each and every farmer within an easy reach of Monroe should not fail to attend the Farmer’s Institute which is to be hejd on June 6th. Some people have an idea that the F. M. B. A. is at the head of this institute which is not the case. It is free and costs you nothing only your time. It is a great help to the farmers and it should be attended, and kept up and made more of a success at each meeting. The program for this meeting was published in the Democrat a few weeks ago, and is a very good one. It contains many subjects that if properly discussed by those present and taking part will be of incalculable benefit to all farmers and those Interested in that branch of lite.

Isaac Rosenthal is remodeling his residence on First s‘re6f. P. W. Smith and family, of Richmond, visited friends in the cijy over Sabbath. Miss Hattie Studabaker is at Marion this week at the bedside of her sister, Mrs. , Morrison. Miss Kate* Spooler left for Wisconsin Tuesday morning where she will enter a convent as a sister. John Peterson, French Quinn and David Studabaker were calling on friends at Willshire, Wednesday evening. For Sale —Improved farms and timber lands, also town property at prices to suit purchasers. Schurger.& Reed. 42* It will well pay you to hear Rev. L. A. Clevenger at the Baptist church Friday evening, May 15th. Subject “Is Life Worth Living.” 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. jo* The unveiling of the monument of population of the United States, ten miles south of Greensburg, Ind., occurred on Sunday, May 10th. It is of Bedford, (Ind.) stone, ten feet high, two and onehalf feet square at the base and weighs three and one halt tons. Town Clerk Drew, of Geneva, was in the city, Tuesday. The gentleman is a Prohibitionist, and had only ten votes to back him in his race, yet he was elected over E. E. Freidline by a very nice majority. Mr. Drew is a man well posted in business affairs and will make an efficient officer. A newspaper in Ohio brought suit against forty-three subscribers, and obtained judgment in each case for the amount of the claim. They were then arrested for petit larceny and bound over in the sum of three hundred dollars. The new postal law makes it larceny to take a paper and refuse to pay for • When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria, When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria, When she became Miss, she dung to Castoria, When she had Children, she gave them Castoria, Joe Hudson, who has given the officers of Decatur more trouble than they were want to stand, is now boarding with Sheriff McConnell. This woman thumper was brought before ’sqvire Smith, Saturday morning, charged with assault and battery on Martha Hudson, his divorced wife. After hearing the evidence, the ’squire broke the record of “one dollar and costs” and fined Hudson $20.00 and costs. A. Holthouse invites the public to call and see his new spring stock of goods which has now arrived. The assortment contains all the latest styles and of the very best makes, and at prices to correspond with the present hard times for cash. He has but recently refitted his salesroom and is now able to show you the largest stock of goods ever handled by any shoe dealer in the city. Call and see Tone and be convinced that he h selling good goods at lower prices than any other house in the city.' 5-4 A serious accident occurred on the Clover Leaf road at Fort Jennings, last Tuesday morning. While some parties were unloading a separator from a flat car one of the wheels struck an obstruction and threw the tongue around, knocking three men under an approaching train. Henry Schottman had both legs and left arm cut off and died almost instantly, Lewis Calvelage had his left foot and leg mashed which necessitated amputation, while the third, Henry Miller, escaped with but the loss of his right thumb and a few bruises. Sheriff Doug Gillum, of Portland, was in the city Wednesday. He was accompanied by two young ladies who are said to move in the best society circles of that city. They are Mrs. Ellen Crabtree and Miss May Brenner, and were turned over to Sheriff McConnell for safe keeping for the next eighteen days. Winters, the new marshal recently elected at that place was initiated into office Tuesday and it seems that he is at work cleaning up that immoral city. These women were running a house of ill-shape in South Portland, and the officers made a raid, but the boys made a hasty retreat and escaped the minions of the law. J. S. Coverdale, L. C. Miller, A. R. Pierce, A. G. Holloway, Barney Kalvarisky, P. G. Hooper, J. qJ Neptune, J. W. Tyndall, G. Christen and Harlo Mann composed a crowd of fishermen who went to the reservoir at Celina last Tuesday. They took with them a half car load of fishing tackle, etc. The etc. in this case means stringers, buckets, asafetida and bottles. Some people may think it strange and suppose these bottles might contain something in the way of the o-be-joyfol-stuff, but they are taken along for ballast and contain sand, as some of the fishermen are lightweights and need something to ballast up the boats while they are fishing. Look out for big fish yarns when they return, as we noticed one of the fishermen had a stringer which wm at least eleven feet in length.

Mrs. Wm. Trout and Mrs. D. G. M. Trout visited at Fort Wayne Tuesday. Mayor Reed has been confined to his bed for several days from a relapse of the gripDavid Griffith, of Van-Wert, Ohio, was in the city last Tuesday. Dave formerly run a barber shop here. Coffee Bro’s, have opened up their Ice cream parlor for the season. Y’oung men take your sweetheart in and treat her. 6-4 W. W. Roberts and wife, of Richmond, were in the city over Sabbath, the guests of John D. Hale and family. Mr. Rot>. ! erts is the editor of the Richmond Telegram. 8 Mrs. Martha Kunkel, of Monmouth, Ind., and Miss Dora Peterson, of Decatur, arrived in the city Friday and will spend a few days visiting relatives.— Bluffton Chronicle. Mrs. Sheets, of Berne, has just returned from the city where she has purchased her second large bill of spring and summer millinery goods. She is [selling more goods than ever before and has found it necessary toemploy two assistants. Firstclass goods at low prices. 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. Fisher & Beery shipped a car load of lowa horses through this city Wednesday. They also brought with them a pacing horse, which they will use as a driver. The horse is a half brother of Mac O’Donald, who was owned by Beery & Miller, and sold to Philadelphia parties last tall. List of unclaimed letters remaining in the postoffice at Decatur, Ind., for the week ending May 9, 1891: Mrs. Edward McLeod, Mr. Amis Ballard, French R Bowers, James Bell, Charles Frames. Persons calling for the above will please say “advertised.” B. W. Quinn, P. M. Worth hundreds of dollars. My wite used only two bottles of “Mother’s Friend” before her third confinement. Says she would not be without it for hundreds of dollars. Had not half as much trouble as before. Dock Miles, Lincoln Parish, La. Write the Bradfield Reg. Co., Atlanta, Ga., for further Sold by Holthouse & Blackburn. m Bremerkamp & Voglewede have shut down their heading factory this week while putting in a new and larger boilerThey are also putting in new flues in one of the other boilers, and otherwise putting their factory in shape to do a larger busi ness. The firm are in the business to stay and pay to our farmers and laboring men large sums of money each week for timber and labor. Abe Flickinger, who was injured at the stone quarry of Robison & Gillig sometime last fall, and who has not recovered yet, met with another accident Tuesday. . He was sitting in the store of Sprang & True near the stove when Mr. True, who had put some coal oil in the stove preparatory to starting a fiie. lighted a match and threw it in when the flames flashed out scorching his beard, eyebrows and hair. It was a narrow escape. Lg grippe and its effects on the system. The first symptoms of this disease, is pains In the back, stomach and b6wels; 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 The “dagos” employed on the C. & E. construction train in ballasting up the track, are a motley looking crowd. They are about as tough looking set of men as ever set foot in Decatur. Their living consists principally of bread which they carry to theii cars in great loads. Our Republican triends don’t seem to take very kindly to them, yet they allow them to be brought here by the big corporatioi s as contract labor to pauperize this coun try. Our neighbor down street has not yet signified his intention of giving those people a grand banquet. Duncan Clark’s great and only firstclass, unparalleled, and unsurpassed female minstrel -show and various side attractions held down the stage at the opera house last Friday evening. The audience was not made up of ladies and gentlemen, far from that. w There was not the shadow of a lady in the house, but in their stead might have been seen boys, young men, middle aged men and the old timers, some of whom had places on the top of their craniums where once was a luxuriant growth of hair but is no more. The show is said to have been on the variety plan and the higher the girls could kick the more generous would be the applause. It is safe to say that Duncan and his female gang Will "teer clear of this burg in the future as the boys did not turn out in very large numbers to see bis gang of “female beauties in ell tyelr lovelinw”

Mrs. John Niblick was at Marion this week. John D. Hale has been appointed in specting officer for the G. A. R. Posts, of this county. A forty-acre tarm for sale at a bargain or will trade for city property. Call on W. S. Hughes. 8 5 Our better half is spending this week with her sister, Mrs, G. W. Menelee and other friends in Wabash township. Charles Ashbaucher left last Wednesday for Marion, Ohio, where he will accept a position with a show as treasurer. A large number of the members of the old 47th regiment will attend the funeral of Major Shearer and the reunion at Huntington to-day. Mrs. Mary Ogden, near Monroe, gave a party to a number of young people Wednesday evening, in honor of her daughter, who is home on a visit. This week we publish the section of the law regulating the forking of the roads by ex-soldiers.~Also that part relating to the wearing of badges by those not en titled to them. Conrad Nurche, of Preble township, died Wednesday evening. He was about forty-five years old and had been a resident of the township for many years. The funeral takes place to-morrow. The earnings of the T. St. L. & K. C. railroad for the first week m May, 1891, amounted to $36,529. The earnings for the same period last year were $35,418. This shows an increase of $1,102. > All persons knowing themselves indebted to me must call and settle within five days, either by cash or note with good security. If the same is not settled within five days, then I will sue the accounts at once, one and all. Thankful tor past favors. Fred Johns. Editor Ashcraft has been initiated into the mysteries of the Maumee Threshers, the first degree having been conferred up on him by the president a few days ago. He is now a full-fledged member and will be fullv prepared upon the slightest allusion as to how his thumb should be used to jump on you with both feet. The second and third degrees will soon follow. Rev. James Deighton, of Huntington, will deliver a lecture of universal interest filled with wit and humor, at the Presbyterian church next Tuesday evening. His subject will be “Pulpit Oddities.” All persons afraid of a hearty laugh are requested not to attend. Rev. Deighton was for years one of the leading ministers of London and is intimately acquainted with many of the leading divines on both sides of the ocean and has had abundant opportunity to hear the wit and wisdom of the great pulpit orators of the world. No one can afford to miss this lecture Admission, ten cents. A slick female swindler has been “do ing” the farmers in a tier of southern counties, and may be up this way at any time. Look out for such a female. She is represented as a wealthy widow desirous of purchasing an estate of possibly two thousand acres. She owns valuable mines in Missouri, and a large cotton mill plant in Scotland. She uses the Scotch twang, which makes not a few believe the cotton mill story. She makes a trade with the guileless farmer and offers him $25 to bind the contract for the purchase of his farm and home. She cannot find $25 in exact money and offers him a SIOO counterfeit bill to be changed. The far mer hands her over $75 of his hard earned money and she proceeds on her way rejoicing, having traded a counterfeit SIOO bill tor $75 in genuine money. Daisy Reynolds, living at Willshire, died very mysteriously at or near New Corydon. Jay county, in a nigger hovel. Our information is very meager, but it is supposed to have been a case of abortion or suicide. It is claimed by some that while the young lady was teaching school in the Negro settlement, several miles southeast of Willshire, that she became infatuated with a burly colored man who accomplished her ruin, and she to cover her shame was taken to this hut where an abortion was tried with the above results. Our informant stated that no one seems to know just when she died, but from appearances she had been dead several days. She was buried Monday afternoon. The people are greatly stirred up, and there is strong talk of having the remains disinterred and an investigation made. The officers should take the proper steps in th< case and ferret out the guilty parties. The following is the school enumeration of the different townships and corporations for the school year of 1891-2. : i TOWNSHIPS. ® « 2 •a S S 3 « ,0 S fa H Union.... 175 159 IS Boot 360 827 487 Preble 363 208 471 Kirkland 203 202 405 Washington 800 253 553 St. Marys 817 173 390 Blue Creek . 206 171 377 Monroe .. 367 884 781 French 206 188 394 Hartford 209 191 400 Wabash 809 265 574 Jefferson , 217 170 387 Berne Corporation 75 75 ISO Geneva 119 136 255 Dewtur 558 5441102 Total 87143346 7960 There is a gain of 120 over last year. Bluecreek township reports one person who can neither read or write. Monroe township has one Indian child of school age. Not a negro in the county. No other county In the state cen say as much.

NUMBER 8.

Ulty Council. The city council met in regular session Tuesday evening with the following members present: W. H. Reed, Mayor; and -« Councdmen Nichols, Niblick,Peterson and Roop. » The reading of the minutes of the previous meeting was dispensed with. Jacob Yager, of the first ward; Henry Stettler, of the second ward, and Titus Ernst, of the third ward, presented their certificates of election, which were approved. Upon their approval the new members were inducted into their new work. The bonds of W. H. Reed, mayor; E. F. McLean, treasurer, and H. A. Fristoe, marshal, were approved. The bond of the city treasurer was affixed at $12,000; city clerk at SI,OOO, and the marshal’s at SI,OOO. The. finance committee presented the following bills and upon motion were allowed: G. Christen, inspector 8 3 00 Harlo Mann. ‘‘ 3 ou Abel Cross, 300 Ira Blossom, judge 2 00 Alex Leßrun, “ . .J. ."JS" 200 L. S. Wagoner, " J.JJJJ.J 200 John. E. Smith, “ 200 Gedfge Smith, “ 200 It. S. Elzey, “ .J W 200 W.H. MeConnehey, clerk 2 00 A. K. Grubb, “ 2 00 J. F. Mann, “ .... * 100 A. C. Gregory, “ 2 00 K, Bobo, “ 2 00 Pavid Buckmaster,marshal .....’ 150 John Barnett, •• ] 50 E. Gross, “ 1 rjj A. S. Parrish, “ 1 50 John Andrews, “ ] 50 Aaron Devinney, “ 1 50 John J. Glutting, goods, city team 1 80 Decatur Light Plant, lighting 19 50 * W. H. Niblick, selling bonds 4 75 J. S. Colchin, meals election b0ard....... 3 50 Jacob Martin, “ “ •• 575 Coffee Bros, “ “ ’ “ J..’. '. 350 H. M. Kornberg, room for election JJ J 200 Decatur Stave Co, “ “ “ 200 ' Alex Bell, •* “ “ 200 W. H. Nachtrieb, stationery J J' 50 S. W. Peterson, special police 6 00 B„P. Rice, crushed stone 81 70 Martin Blakey, oats 25 47 Kirsch & Sellemeyer, lumber 80 01 Anton Krumacher, cleaning calaboose... 50 N. Tonnellier, hardware 2 10 Eagle M’f’g Co., repairing ’ 898 E. N. Tyrrili, repairing and shoeing 6 25 J. H. Stone, hardware 20 ‘L.P. Huntoon, surveyor’s supplies....... 4 70 Street Commissioner’s pay roll 10 15 Upon motion of R. S. Peterson the council proceeded to elect a city attorney for the ensuing year. The name of Frank Mann was placed in nomination, and there being no other candidate, he was was elected by an unanimous vote. R. S. Peterson moved that the council go into secret session to fix the salaries of the different officers, which was carried. Then a stampede took place for the staircase. The salaries were fixed as follows: Mayor, $250; city clerk, $350; marshal, $450; street commissioner, $480; treasurer, . $125; city attorney, $125; secretary board of health, $25; each councilman, SIOO. The salary of the civil engineer was not fixed. Councilman Peterson offered an ordinance for the appointment of special police and repealing all other ordinances in conflict therewith. This ordinance gives the appointing power to the mayor and takes. it out of the hands of the police commissioners. The rules were suspended and the ordinance put upon its final passage and was adopted without a dissenting vote. Mayor Reed then placed his committees as follows: Jud’ciary—R. S. Peterson, Titus Ernst and Henry Stettler. Finance—W. H. Niblick, Titus Ernst and George Roop. Street—R. S. Peterson, Titus Ernst and Jacob Yager. Schools—George Roop, Titus Ernst and Jacob Yager. Public Improvements—Titus Ernst, R. S. Peterson and George Roop. Fire Department—W. H. Niblick, Jacob Yeager and Henry Stettler. On motion of R. S. Peterson the ap- • poinfment of the different committees be concurred in. which was carried. Upon motion the council then proceeded to open the sealed bids. We give only the bids of the successful ones. J. S. Bowers & Co. on France sewer: Concrete per cubie yard under parapet $ 9 25 Stone layed in wall per perch 2 23 Thirty inch double ring brick sewer per lineal foot 2 48 Thirty inch single ring brick sewer per lineal foot 161 Twenty-four inch single ring brick sewer per lineal foot 84 Manholes with 595 pound lids 26 16 Sand pits with 260 pound grates 24 65 Junctions per lineal foot, 9 inch Branch joints “ “ 9 “ 84 “ “ “ “ 12 “ 124 Connectiotas 9 inch, per lineal foot 17& Slants per lineal foot, 9 inch 26 “ “ “ “ 12inch...< 41 Elbows, each 9 inch 76 “ “ 13 “ 1 15 Branch No, I—9 inch sewer pipe 32 “ “ 2-12 “ “ tr ... 63 “ “ 3-9 32 “ “ 4-9 “ “ “ 32 Robison & Gillig’s bids on the several streets were as follows: Chestnut,, per cubic* yard................... 8 90 Russell, 90 Madison, “ •* “ hq Adams, “ “ “ < 86 W. G. Robinson’s bid on culverts for Mercej; and Mud Pike was $2 90 per cubic yard, cbt stone arch. The bids were referred to the city attorney and civil engineer for comparison and report to be made at the meeting of Thursday evening. L The council th«M took a recess until Thursday evening. The last legislature enacted several laws of interest to Comrades of this Department. First—All honorablv discharged soldiers are exempted from work upon the public highways. This law is now in force. Second—A law was passed imposing a fine of twenty dollars on any person who, not being entitled to do so, shall willfully wear the badge or buttonaire of the G. A. R., or kindred military organisations, or use the same or cuts thereof to obtain aid, assistance or notoriety. Can you not urge Comrades who have been dropped to renew their membership, to legally entitle them to wear our badge. Third—The legislature also appropriated money to reimburse this Department fur the cases made to contain the flags of our regiments, and caused the same to be placed in the museum at the State House, where they can now be seeh by all visitors. ( Major S. 11. Shearer, of Huntington, ’’ died Wednesday from paralysis. He was sixty five years' of age. He is well remembered by the old comrades of the J 47 th regiment of which he was captain for three years and after Ward promoted to the rank of major. The funeral takes place to-day, at which time the 47th regiment holds its annual reunion, and will be participated in by his old comrades. * I , .......... > I, *« The markets this week are about the jj same as last Eggs are worth 14c, buttatjl I I ic, wheat 9S , oats, 45, corn 65.