Decatur Democrat, Volume 35, Number 30, Decatur, Adams County, 16 October 1891 — Page 1

VOLUME XXXV.

VICTORY 1

Indianapolis Goes Democratic from 1,500 to 3,000. , The Hoosier Capitol Sends Cheering News to Ohio and New York. I Indiana Ready for 1892. 1 The election held last Tuesday in the city of Indianapolis for municipal officers, resulted in the election of the entire . Democratic ticket with majority way up in the thousands. The campaign was one of the hottest and bitterest local cam- s paign’s that has ever been in any city in £ 1 this state, and the large majority in tavor of the Democratic party shows that something is wrong with the Republican party j either at Indianapolis or somewhere else. , Our little rooster will be a full-fledged { rooster in 1592. Our Premium Offers. f As the farmers of Adams county have t not had the privilege this year of the products of their farms on exibition in the £ county fair, the Democrat has concluded ( to inaugurate a little agricultural exibition of its own, and will offer a premium to the individual who brings us the best samples of the following products, for display at ' this For the best variety of field corn, not c less than six ears, one years subscription t to the Democrat. For the largest and best squash, the De s mocrat one year. I For the best one-half peck of Irish po- c tatoes, the Democrat one year. t For the finest lot of sweet potatoes, $1.50 worth ot the Democrat. For the best half dozen turnips, an introduction to the Democrat one year. s The best pumpkin catches the Demo- £ crat one year. * For the best half peek of yams, you will £ , get the Democrat light along for 52 weeks without a miss. t Two heads ot cabbage larger than any < other fellows, secures 52 Democrats. i If you can show up three beets larger i than any other fellows beets, you can 1 beet him out of a years subscription to the Democrat.l Bring your products right along. Open 1 from now until the 15th day of November s when all premiums will be awarded, ex- £ cept the corn,-which will be held open un- c til ianuary’ Ist 1892. The awards to be * J I made as heretofore, by three disintersted farmers. Should any one wish to display and not compete for the premium, you ( have the privehge of doing so. , The docket for the November term of , Adrms circuit court is light, ( Alex Leßrun wants 100 dressed hogs. 1 See him or John D. Hale & Co. : Mbs Aggie Tierman, of Fort Wayne, is visiting friends here this week. Mrs. W. 11. returned Thursday from a three weeks visit with relatives and ' friends in Ohio, Mrs, Joseph Steel returried Tnursday ; morning from a four weeks visit with 1 friend s in Kansas. 1 John Thatcher and wife, pf St.° Marys township are laying at the point ot death ' with tnilksickness. ■ . The Grand Rapids,& Indiana railroad ' has a new time card on the north end, it . took effecj Oct. 4th. Gov. Campbell addressed the crowd at ( Fort Recovery yesterday afternoon, The cer.tenial celebaation there is a success. Donavin & Coffee, the grocers, have several squash, of enormous size on exi bition in their windows, one ot which weighs 85 pounds. The case of the state against the boys that were found in the back room of a business house gambling is set for next Wednesday before Esq. Comer, of Pleasant Mills. Next week look for the big stove “ad” of B. J. Terveer. .Birney carries the largest line of stoves of any house in the city and will let the people know it through the Democrat. Notice to Tax payers. — Monday November 2nd (first Monday in November) is the last day for payment of Nov. installment of taxes. All persons will please call at office to settle this year. 30-2 • Perry Robison. ? Our townsman and city marshal comes ti the front as a poet. Thecause of this effusion is the birth of a child in the family ofex-PresldentCleveland, stimulated by the reward offered jpy the newspapers tor a poem on the b»t* : h of Ruth Cleveland, < and among the poems rent in thus far Fnistoe’ eqnals any of them. Al. has a better cause to draw on his Imagination than most of the married people have but here is our fl®” hoping you may be fortunate enough to be Pa some day.

The Decatur Democrat.

Quail on toast is now ripe. J. A. Hendricks was at Fort wayne this ■veek. • Benjamin Baxter, of Williams, has moved to Decatur. Solomon Billman has moved Into his new house on west Madison street. Welfley & Boyd have just received a fine line of queensware. Call and see it. Ex-Sheriff McGriff and wife, of Geneva., were the guests of Jim Place and wife this week. For good underwear go to Pete Holthouse, the clothier. He has the best assortment. Peter and Henry Tonnellier, of Anderson, are visiting their parents, John J. Tonnellier and family. Rev. Homer C. Ashcraft, of Leo. Ind., wis in the city this week the guest of his brother, W. E. of the Journal. P. C. McAdoo is around town this week claiming the biggest and best looking boy in town. He says it weighs ioj£ pounds. Quite a number of people from the southern part county were tn the city Monday evening taking m the McGinty’s Troubles. Ask who saw the Maggie Miller Company at Portland during the fair, what kind of a show they have got, and they will tell you. There are a fine lot of pacing, trotting and running horses on the grounds ready for action, but owing to the cool weather the attendance is light. 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* Dr. White Cloud will make his next visit to Decatur, Monday and Tuesday October 26th and 27th. Owing, to his in creasing busines he will stay two days this time. N. K. Todd, representing the Todd Pension Claim Agency, will be at the Miesse House, October 26th, 1891, for the purpose ot taking applications for pensions under the old and the new laws. At the meeting of the city council last Tuesday evening It was voted that the stone on Adams street be made thirty instead of twenty five feet wide. Some unimportant bills were allowed and council adjournded. Next Sunday is “Ingathering Day” at the Christian Sunday school. Let everyone, young and old come and help make it such. Sunday school, 9:30. Sermon, 10:45. A- “Harvest. Home” exercise will be given by the children in the evening. Mary Huart, of New Corydon, received the first prize, a ladies’ gold watch In the subscription contest for the purpose of erecting a Catholic church at New Corydon. She procured $19140, and desires to thank the people of Decatur for their liberal patrdnage. Captain M. L. Byere, the cigar manufacturer of this city, is now booming his wholesale trade. The Captain informs qs that before many weeks there will not be a town in Adams county where his cigars are not sold. He manufactures nothing but high grade cigars, and they always find a ready sale. Ladies Have Tried It—A number of my lady customers have! tried “Mothei’s Friend,” and would not be without for many times its cost. They recommend it to all who are to become mothers, R. A. druggist, Greenville, Ala. Write Bradfield Reg Qo. Atlanta, G«., for particulars; Sold by Holthpugp, glackhprn £ Co. o The creamery is in need of more milk. Ths best investment the farmer can make is to spll their milk instead of churning the cream and selling thp Ijuttey. Each of you had better try the weighing of yOHI milk then the butter you make from it and see the difference in favor of selling the milk, without counting the labor connected therewith, Captain M. L. Byers is qow nipping the only union cigar store in the city. Mr. Byers is a friend of the laboring man and upholds the price of labor and thinks he should receive a fair share of their patronage, wjiich he no doubt will. He is located in his new quarters in the rear room of the Kleinhenz & Mayer byilding, and would like to have all his his old friends and new ones, to call ’round and see him. There will be a colored camp meeting held at Zimmerman,s grove, commencing Thursday, Oct. 15, and continuing up to and including Sunday, Oct. 18. Bljnd Tom will be in attendance and render some songs suitable to the occasion. Rev. K. D. Williams will on Sunday deliver his great sermon, entitled “The Prodigal Son and his return,” which will fee represented by the roasting of a fatted calf, and serving it free to the people on the gronnd. Admission io cents. The missionary convention of the Fort Wayne district will meet at thp Methodist church Monday evening, Oct. 19th and convene until Wednesday noon. ,The opening address will be delivered by Rev. T. C. Reade, D. C., president of Taylor University. Tuesday service will open at 8:15 a. tn. and 1:30 p.m. There;will be a missionary mass meeting addressed bv Revs. Mahan, Eldridge and Driver, of Fort Wayne. These services will be open and all are welcome. ’5.-v: ’ u»

DECATUR, ADAMS COUNTY, INDIANA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16,1891.

Try4he Black Baby, at the Burt. Stoning on Chestnut street is progres sing finely. John Mungen, of Fort Wayne, was in the city last Tuesday. Maud Miller on a summers’s day, • aked the meadow sweet with hay. Go to John Mayer tor first-class brick ißtf Jinks France, who has been traveling with the Wilcox Comedy Company is at home. A number of Decatur’s people attended the colored camp meeting at Hoagland last Sunday. Ed Marlin, Henry Sholty and Roman Holthouse were at Poe, last Sunday, tak ing cure of their best girls. An Endeavor society has been organized at the Christian church. Prayer meetings on Wednesday evenings. Mrs. Caroline David, of Union township, has moved to town. She will occupy cne of John Blakesley's dwelling houses. For Sale—lmproved tarmsand timber lands, also town property at prices to suit purchasers. Schurger & Reed. 42* The wile of Job Smith, near Berne, is lying very low. They buried their small child about two weeks ago. It was four weeks old. Bub Burrell has sold his interest in the livery stable formerly owned by Burrell & Miller to Mr. Miller who will hereafter conduct the business. Pastor G. H. Sines, of Fort Wayne, will address the congregation ot the Christian church this (Friday) evening at 7:30. Everybody cordially invited. Thirty-nine dollars fine for every wedding couple who fail to call on Dorwin & Moser’s and leave an order for some of the new satin finish photos. 28-4 Stock Sale.—Darius Robison will sell at public sale on the old Harrison farm 2% miles east of Decatur, on Saturday, October 24th, a lot of horses, cattle, sheep and hogs. Misses Leona DeVoss, Roma Holmes and Messrs. Samuel Acker and Wils Merriman, of Decatur, were the guests of Miss Maggie Lange, of 165 Ewing street, last Monday.—Fort Wayne Sentimel. Todd’s Pension Claim Agency has secured some of the best pensions now drawn by soldiers in Adams county and merit the patronage of the boys who wore the blue for their faithfulnes to their in te rests. By an oversight we omitted the notice of the death of Theodore Terveer, brother of our townsman, B. J., he being a few years older than Barney and still remained in Europe. The message coming to the friends here rai unexpected. Master Albert Blew, who has been with Geary’s show during the summer season, is at home for a rest. He has made arrangements with Manager Geary to perform in his museum at Fort Wayne during the winter. Master Albert is making a success of the show business. Charles, Liebenguth, of Fort Wayne» having purchased the beer and bottling works of Henry Mayer, will furnish beer to Mr, Mayer’s Old customers, and is desirous of forming the accuaintance of all parties who deal in or have use. for beer pop or mineral water, any of which will be delivered at your house without any extra charges. ' 251 f People sometimes wonder why their guests names do not appear ir. the local papers. The principal reason is that the gditoy cfops not krgw them, and foas qof been notified PccatUF covers a grqd deftl of gronnd, and some visitors arrive who escape the eagle eje of the reporters. Send in the names of your guests, we are glad to publish them For S4I.E—A fine f»m Os ©ng hundred and sixty acres, in Sou‘h 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 WpU of watgr, aypr ar,e hundred bearing apple trees, with plenty of small fruit. Schobl house withip onefourth of a mile. A bargain For particulars call at this office or H. S. Porter. 48H L. P. Hultroon, who for a while was pity engineer hare this spring, was in our city Wednesday lgs(, looking after fop Rice & Bower stone quarry, and the price he offered is what may bp considered a fair one, and the future may find the quarry in thp hands ot foreign men so that when we want stone wp wi|l be forced to pay any price they may ask. Thp industry has become one that foreign capital will be looking after and but a few years will pass until they have control of them. The following marriage licenses hayp been issued since our Iqst repirti Frederick C. Dietsch to Ida M. Biteman, John Poling to Martha Burkhead, Daniel C. Npaderhouser to Dina Moser, George F Keller to Marmda y. Re|ler, Abraham A. Bach to Emma B. Peterson, Henry G. Deimer to Elsie A. Gross, Alexander Counterman to Emma Myer, Thomae E. Evans to Addle Mercer, Charles Wittner to Catharine Sprunger, George W. Shadv . to Leana M. Wqrner, John Longenbege to Nettie Tague, August Conrad to Sophia Droker, *

Maggie next week at Opera House. The Black Baby for sale by George W. Schroeder. Peter Moogy is better at this time, but is pot out ot danger yet. William Turner of Mt. Cory, Ohio*, is visiting friends in this county. Todd’s Pension Claim Agency is the most successful claim agency in this state. Mrs. A. M. Fisher left last Wednesday for Bremen, Ohio, where she will visit for two weeks. The best line ot gloves and mittens ever brought to the city at Pete Holthouse’s clothing store. • Bluffton is to have a street car line. We wonder if jt will not pan out about like their electric light plant. Henry Teeple was up before ’Squire Smith last Saturday for provoke. Fined $1 and costs, whole amount $9 6e. Miss Cora Leland who has been the guest of the Misses Fitz Gerald’s, returned to her home at Argus, Ind., Wednesday. Miss Nellie Burt, of— —, California* and Mrs. Dan O’Connell, of Fort Wayne, »-.re the guests of Mr.]and Mrs. Wm. Geary. The campaign in New York was opened in Kings county by Ex-President Cleveland. The Democrats felt confident of victory. Hiram Elzey and wife leit last Tuesday ior their home at West Liberty, lowa. They spent two months with relatives and r riends here. Wm. Smith, manager of the creamery, says that they need about two thousand pounds of milk yet to be able to supply Decatur with butter. • The new tax law is making some of the men who failed to return all their property tremble in their boots. They will shake worse before they are though Thursday was the last day, on which the law prohibits the shooting of quail. No doubt the festive nimrods will make sad havoc among them from now until Christmas. Seventy transient guests partook of Mine Host Dick Townsend’s sumptuous dinner bill of fare at the Randall Sunday. Forty city people tat at his tables.—Fort Wajne Sentinel. Joseph Lower returned last Monday from Kansas where he had spent some time visiting relatives and friends. He says the “Jay-Hawkers” are in fine shape this season, their crops being splendid. Notice to Tax payers. — Monday November 2nd (first Monday in November) is the last day for payment of Nov. installment of taxes. All persons will please cal) at office to settle this year. 3 1 2 Perry Robison, Trasurer. 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. Burdge & Co., proprietorof of the Farmers’ Flour Exchange and Feed store, situated in Noah’s Ark on Second street, will exchange Hour for wheat and pays the highest prices for corn, oats, hay, straw, etc. He keeps everything usually kept in a first class feed store. Flour and feed delivered in any part of the city free. ___________ On last Sunday the good people ot Ceylon were somewhat amazed to see a lot of Decatur and Portland ppopje take poses sion of theiy little burg for the purpose of ft gfltne of ball of course the Portland boys dfo not want to play on Sunday so they just let the Decatur boys run up a score oi twenty five on them so they could say they did not pl<y • n Su»'d»y. Excursion rates to St. Louis Fair, Oct sth to 1 nth. Veiled Prophet, Tuesday, Oct. 6th. The Clover Leaf route, Toledo, St. Louis & Kansas City railroad will issue one tare excursion tickets from all stations to St. Lpujs and return, with re turp limit Qct 13th, Two trains dally to St. Louis: Buffet sleeping cars in night trains. For further particulars call on nearest agent, nr address, C. C Jenkins, G. P. A. Toledo, Ohio 28-2 There isn’t any room for doubt that the coming, winter is to be “awful cdM ” The prophets all SV sq, ftnd the man is insane Who disputes the prophets, They have found moss growing thick onthe trees, frogs standing on their heads, sunflowers pointing to the north pole, grape vines running ground the poles, instead of up them, and there are a thousand differsigns tn show that every human being will be frozen as stiff as a chip before February. The Massachusetts hutting gt the position Will be modeled after the historic old Hancock house, which stood on Bea con street, Boston, for fully 125 years, Built by his uncle in 1737, this manson was occupied by John' Hencock, the signer of the Declaration of Independence, when Governor of Massachusetts, and there he entertained Washington, LaFayette, and .many other distinguished patriots of the Revolutionary war. Masschusetts will spend $35,000 or $40,000 in Imitating, at the EWorld’s Fair, this famed mansion. TheVouildlng will be used almost exelu sively as a state headquarters and club houte.

Mrs. Charles Tucker is conva'escent, George W. Schroeder sells the Black Baby cigar. t Hon. A. N. Martin will take a part in ne Ohio campaign this fall. j When you want a good shave or first, class hair cut call on Frank Foreman. s We are better prepared to do job work • than any office in this county. ' A. C. Gregory, house painter and paper hanger, solicits your patronage. 30* Dr. J. C. Kimsey and wife, of Steuben county, are visiting Phil Baker and family • this week. Mrs. Ed Bailey returned last Monday t night from an extended visit with friends s in New York. Last Saturday the night train on the 1 Clover Leaf was three hours late, caused I by a break down at Willshire. John Moogy, of Piqua, Ohio, was called ( to this place this week to attend his bro th er I Pete, who is very low with lung fever. Nicholas Huart, of Jay county, is visit--1 ing his son here this week. While here , he was the guest of John W. Voglewede. John W. Kleinhenze has placed elegant curtains in the Windows of his business room, bearing the inscription, “J. W. K’s Sample Room.” A. Van Camp, the millwright, of this city, left tor Hontiac, Mich., last Tuesdar night. He will rebuild the mill purchased at that place qy Hart Bro’s. Any soldier who is drawing less than sl2 per month pension under the new law should not fail to call upon Todd at the Mie:se House, Monday. October 26. O. M. Harris left last Wednesday for Hartford City, where he has accepted a position in a dry goods store. Milo car ries with him the best wishes of his many friends here. 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 i office. 47 ts Before J. E. Kern left for Angola, where ' he will attend school, he dropped in and informed us that he wanted the news from Adams county while there and of 1 course the same will be furnished him ' through the Democrat. 1 — ! Notice is hereby given that the new ( cider mill, located just one-half square j north of the old brewery on Second street Decatur, all new machinery and charges reasonable, will be run daily except Sunday by Peter Kirsch. ' * 1 “Mystic Ciire” for rheumatism and neuralgia radically cures in 1 to 3 days. Its 1 action upon the system is remarkable and I mysterious. It removes at once thecause ’ and the disease immediately disappears. 1 The first dose greatly benefits. Price 75c, Sold by Holthouse & Blackburn. 47-t A Lady In Texas Writes: My cuse is I of long standing; has baffled many physi- I cians, have tried every remedy I could 1 hear ot, but Bradfield’s Female Regulator < is ail that relieved me. Write The ’ Bradfield Reg. Co., Atlanta, Ga. for fur- I ther particulars. Sold by Holthouse, Blackburn & Co. o t The following party of hunters left here • last Tuesday t«*r Floodwood. Mich.: • Frank Gideon, John Gideon, Mart Mum- 1 ma, Will Cline, H. S. Porter, Noll 1 Turner and R. C. Baxter The boys ex» ‘ pect to rem.sin about ton days, and if they 1 do US well as they did last year, they may ! stay longer. They will bring home game, they have never failed yet. 1 On each Tuesday during the inter-State ’ industrial exhibition, which will be held in ' Chicago, September 17th to October 24th, * the Chicago & Erie railroad will sell ex- ’ cursion tickets from Decatur to Chicago 1 and return, at the extremely low ra'e of 1 $4.45, corresponding rates from other stations. Tickets will be going on day of sale and to return up to and including the first Monday following. Re 1 member the date, Septe 22nd and < 29th, and October 6th, 13th and 26th. i Notice of Removal.—We beg to apprise our friends and customers that on t or abi ut October Ist, we will be located ] in our new room, Lachot & Schaefer f block. Main street, Berne. We will al- t ways have in stock pure drugs, patent i medicines, druggists sundries, paints and E painters supplies, and everything usually t kept in a drug store. . Also choice family groceries. Prescriptions carefully compounded at all hours. t J. F. Lachot & Co. 1 Henry Holbroke returned last Monday ( from a two weeks visit with relatives in Cass county, Illinois, some of whom he ( had never seen before. While there he ( aho visited Rev. Berg, who was formerly | minister ot the St. Peters church of the ( Evangelical Lutheran congregation of , Root township. The Reverend gentleman , |s well pleased with his new congregation, { while he still maintains a warm feeling ( for his former friends hete, he feels satis- ( fied with his charge. Mr. Holbroke is { favorably impressed with the < country , there, so much so that he thinks of buy ( Inga farm there for one of his sons to , live on. If younger, he would move there , , himself hut seek that this county which he j has helped to make will still do him. J.-. . . ..j'.u. VA

Wonder if Benny heard anything drop ‘Don’t fail to attend the races to-day and to-morrow. . ( - The best smoker is the Black B aby, that George Schroeder sells. Mrs. Will Teeple is visiting her parents north of Fort Wayne this week. Mrs. Charlie Smith returned home from a visit with friends at Piqua, Ohio John T. France of Decatur, was in our city last Thursday on legal business.— Bluffton Banner. The infant child of Edward Coffee, died last Wednesday night and was buried Friday morning. . J. E. Ellsworth and family leave for Atlanta, Ga., next Monday to remain during the winter months. For Sale— A first-class dwelling house and lot, or will exchange for a farm. Cail on R. K. Erwin. a6-tt This office has had quite a run on job work this week. Bring in your work. Satisfaction guaranteed. Our sidewalks are coming up in good shape. We equal any city in the state for good walk, but we still have a few that need repairing. There are quite a number of horses entered tor the races to-morrow Everybody should go out to the fair grounds and en joy the sport. Coffee Bro’s have enlarged their lunch counter and made other improvements. The boys are doing a good business, and deserve a good patronage. 1 hird Annual Cloik Opening Friday Oct. 23 and Saturday Oct. 24. Everyone cordially invited to attend. 30-2 J. Niblick & Son. Shebegan Ouderdonk, whose true name is unknown, was up before ’Squire Smith last Friday for public intoxication. Shebegan pleaded guilty and paid $9.50 tor his little jag. Rev. Snyder, of the Evangelical church left Tuesday for Greenville, Ohio, where he will assist his brother in a protracted meeting at that place. .His pulpit in Decatur will be filled next Sunday morning and everiteng by Rev. S. N. Pontius. Welfley & Boyd desire to return their, thanks to their many customers for their liberal patronage, and with it respectfully ask that those who they have carried over the hard times come in and arrange their accounts, as the time has come when they need money. Again thanking you for past favors, we ask you not to forget us. The Pennville Gazette is a new candidate for favors in the newspaper World, and is published by Russell & Plummer. It is a well published and edited sheet and no doubt the good people wi 1 give it a fair share of their patronage. The Democrat wishes the proprietors success in their new undertaking. Fanners and all others who desire fruit tree «, vines and small fruits should not fai to tee James Middleton before selecting their goods for fall setting. He represents the Painesville nursery, one of the oldest and largest in Ohio, and goes direct to the nursery to fill all orders. Good guaranteed to be first class. istf One dose of Dr. Marshall’s Lung Syrup taken in the evening before retiring will give you a good night's rest. It will cure your cough quicker than any other, and is pleasant to take. If you have never tried this remedy, ask your druggist for Dr. Marshall’s Luug Syrup the next time you buy. It is guaranteed to give satisfactionSold by all druggists. o No more dry or tough beef steak. Go to Porter’s and look at his anihilator of dry and tough beef steak, a thoroughly practical, efficient and inexpensive machine that will render the toughest piece of steak, perfectly tender and palateable and Porter has sold over a hundred already. Look atone audyou will buy it. It only costs 50 cents. Please investigate 23 4 p H. S. Porter. Tne Morris Inde/>entie>tt, of Morris, 111., ed ted by Wm. M. Reed, formerly connected with the Democrat, contained a thrilling account ot a terr.ble murder committed near that place last week. The article was well written and shows the ability of the writer. We are glad to learn that Mr. Reed is meeting with the success which he deserves, as he is bound to come to ths front in Lis new venture, and his many Decatur friends wish him success and prosperity in all his under taking. Last Tuesday evening as we were sauntering horns about 8: p. m., a young lady and gentleman seemingly devoted to each other happened to pass by. Upon their approach we discovered that th -y were engaged in quite an animated conversation, the topic of which was known only to themselves. The male escort asked the ladv some question we know not what, but in answer thereto she gazed into his eyes, while lu king in the southwest corner of her own optics, we discovered by aid of the street lamp, a little tear which we suppose was the ereflex of something more than friendship, and with a triumph of .innocence she answered: “I cannot explain the causation.” The neighboring street smiled itsejf into extinction, the moon for the moment was overspread by a cloudy mUt and Wetotar’s ghost emerged from t the grave to repair the break iff the EngMnpHnter. | -'OJ -i. I’iJ;

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Wood wanted at this office. 1 We still want that wood so bring it along. , Don’t forget that we are still in need of wood. The elevator at the Clever Leaf railroad is near completion. \ > Sylvester Milk, of Wdls county, is here attending Calvin Black, of Fort Wayne, spent . Sunday with friends in this city. Page Blackburn returned from a visit I with relatives at Dodge City, Kknsas. 1 if you want a good suit for your boys go to Pete Holthouse. He has got them. ( Our sister, Mrs. Wm. Glenn, of Fort Wayne, made us a pleasant visit last week. Barney Kalverisky, who has been in Chicago for the past .two weeks, is again on our streets. I ■ __________ < Mrs. V. S. Reed and children left last Monday for Cleveland, Ohio, to visit relatives and friends. Owing to the sickness of Peter Moogy, , E. N. Tyrill returned from Cincinnati sooner than he intended. Don’t forget that the best and about the only assortment of flower pots in the city are at Welfley & Boyd’s. Now that the time tor putting up stove pipes has arrived, profanity: of the blue streak order will be plentiful. Miss Ollie Kingsbury, after an extended visit with friends at this place, has returned to her home in Deleware, Ohio. Attorneys L. C. Devoss, J. T. France, J. F. France and C. M. France and W. W. Huntsman were at Fort Wayne this week, on business. Sheriff McConnell with quite a number of our people are at Fort Recovery, Ohio, this week attending the Centennial of the St. Ciair fight there. Ed. Leßrun, the veterinary surgeon of Monroe township, will move to Decatur in a few days. He is building a house in the west part of the city. Remember the dates of the Maggie Miller Co., Oct. 19th and week, at the opera house, and the price of admission is 10, 20 and reserved seats 30 cen’s. Third Annual Cloak Opening Friday Oct. 23 and Saturday Oct. 24. Everyone cordially invited to attend. 30 2 J. Niblick & Son. Mrs. M. C. Woodford, of Adams county, Neb., is visiting Phillip Baker and family. She will leave here in a few days for Nebraska where she will make her home with her son-in law, W. T. Kimsey. The “McGinty’s Troubles” Company which held the boards at Meibers Opera House, last Monday played to a crowded house. They gave a first-class enterment. The music was excellent, in fact, no better music has ever been heard in the city. It is said that an Indiana editor stood at the entrance ot a circus t< nt and counted the number ot <lelinqu nt subscribers who « went in to see the elephant. The result nearly caused a stoke of apoplexy, and he has given notice that excuses don’t go, for not paying for his paper, unless backed by afidavits. Ever and anon some bashful and modestly inclined person approaches 11s in about thia manner: “Do you insert news relating to comm in folks?” and upon receiving a nady answer in the affirmative they give us news of a personal nature’ Why, under the blue canopy ot heaven, should we discriminate against that portion of humanity who are not blessed with « a very considerable amount ot worldly goods, when our own lot is cast in the same channel. We hunger tor news and care not whence the supply comes. One man is as much in our as any other man when it comes to the collection of personal news. Publicity will be given to the commendable acts of a man who lives in a hov 1 with as liberal a d gree ot generosity as the individual who levels in the luxuries of a palace. We court news with the same fervency that the politician courts the good graces of his constituents, only we court all the while and our political friend courts when necessity commands. Therefore, if you know anything, step into our sanctum and unload. Each year Adams county furnishes to other cities seventy five to eighty students to attend their normal schools, paying out annually to other cities at least four thousand dollars. Every dollar of which should be retained here at home, to help build up our own county. We have the talent here, and that, which is ready to take hold of the work, but 1 «ck the building. Wh it we want is some one to put up a building suitable for such a purpose, or the trustees of our city schoo's to rent to some suitable person the city school building forth it purpose, and then let the school become a permanest iiutitution. One where our teachers can qualify themselves for their vocation without going away from home, something that will be a credit to our county and cilr, While our normal school last summer gave good satisfaction there is no assurance that next summer/will bring forth any, but with one pennanily establshed here, our teachtre would not think of going away from home for such qua’ifleations as they get | from a good hormsl xch Kil. Let aeme ittOlng -