Decatur Democrat, Volume 35, Number 51, Decatur, Adams County, 11 March 1892 — Page 1

VOLUME XXXV.

Republican Convention at Bluffton. From tho Banner. y The district convention which was advertised for so many weeks and wa, designed to be the great Republican pow wow of the Eleventh District came off last Thursday.. There were several candidates for the appointment a, delegate to the Minneapolis convention. This fact, together with the fear on the part of the Harrisonites that the lamentable and dis graceful squabbles which have occurred in other district this year might be repeated here, led them to industrious efforts to rake up a crowd with sentiments to suit the leaders. Some of the delegations arrived in the city more than twenty-four hours before the time set for the convention, and from that time the wire-pulling of the convention began. The corridors of the hotels presented lively scenes while the trading! 'plotting and counterplotting was going on. From the eagerness manifested to secure the honor of representing the district at Minneapolis, it is quite plain that a convention is the only good time the Repub licans are expected to have in this year of our Lord 1892, and most of them are quaking with fear that it will be the last convention of the party. An abnormal desire seemed to]possess the candidates to bear the emptyjhor.orof being delegates'Jo the convention which shall mark the final disintegration of the g- o. p. ShortD after one o'clock, the Republi cans, 'headed',by our cltv band,'.made their way to Sixbey’s Opera House. When they were all seated, ard their number supplemented by a.hundred or more local Democrats, the hall Jwas about two-thirds full. The band] played two or three fine ..selections for which the assembled convention had the good tasteto heartily applaud. The] meeting was called to order by committeeman George A. Osborn, cf Marlon. on organization recommended the following permanent officers: Chairman, J. J. Moddox, of Blackford county] Secretary, J. P. Ross, of Wabash. The Rcbublican editors Os the district were made assistance. The rules for voting were also submitted and adopted. Chairman Maddox came to the stage and expressed] himself as high.lv elated at the honor, bestowed upon him; in fact he thought it was the only great honor he had ever enjoyed. Ths committee on resolutions then re-1 foHed. It w«» pre arranged that the hfitite of Ben Harrison should be heard in the first clause. It had been further agreed upon that that was to be the signal for spontaneous applause, which should effectually drown out any possible gr. ans from the delegates. In this respect the liar risonites had their way. Then followed the resolutions, which were a piece of as cheap and specious claptrap as was ever uttered. While reading by Chairman Gotdthwaite, they bore the earmarks of Gowdy’s committee, and it may fairly be presumed that the convention here had nothing to do with them but endorse them. The resolutions go'on to laud the administration of Harrison to the skies because the. government has “assured protection to every citizen of the republic whether at home or abroad.” All that sounds very nice in convention resolutions, but they -wont stick to the sentiment when the campaign opens It will be hardly a month until they will have their faces drawn down and will be complaining with groans that cannot be uttered about the poor, oppressed, downtrodden, bulldozed, disfranchised negroes of the south who are deprived of all protection by the laws The'question is “When is a Republican aincere” ? The little spot of free trade known as reciprocity received much stronger endorsement than all the protection found in the McKinley bill. Reference tb the McKinley bill was very short and weak. When it is reflected that the people at their first opportunity after the passage of that bill rebuked the action by a majority of over a million and a quarter votes and returned a congress with a majority overwhelmingly opposed to such legislation, the pnlv wonder is that the convention had the courage to refer in even one line to that measure; but then they had to do it. The reference to the attack upon the wool industry by the present congress was regarded as a piece of sarcasm, and was so well understood by the farmers present that it was received by the convention in silence. One resolution spoke of the dishonest gerrymander by which the Democrats, the minority party, were enabled to control legislation and representatives in congress. When, in the memory of the oldest inhabitants, did the Republicans carry the state of Indiana except by fraud and bri . bery.” The final resolution referred, as a matter of form, to the new'tax law by which - banks, corporations and railroads escape L ■ the burden of taxation. [Great silence.] ; After the stereotyped resolutions were hurried through, the momentous business t of the hour was called up. The roll of jY counties was called for nominations for E delegates to the national convention. For the two places four names were presented. L., Grant county presented Hiram Brownlee, K Huntington county had marked one of r-.’ the places for Silas A. Pulse; Jay county fre thought that David T. Taylor was just the E, man for one of the places; and Wabash .’’’ county greatly desired that that shining U. ." .light, Cary E. Cowgill, be honored with ’ - ohe of the places. Before the ballot was 8. - .. '['.-■- V f ’

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.taken a lively little wrangle occu cd over a point whicli was not before the convention. The first and only ballot for delegates resulted as tollows: ■ nn COUKTias. g i o -e. 2 =I a * a a b fl . _ i—hr--Adams it; I' 7 Blackford I 7 Grant , 32.33 Huntington uo-uu Jay I ! 24 21 : w I 10 Miami 10 -1114 10 . '2O I 2« Wabash r I 32 32 Wells ..I 12.121_ The election of Brownlee and Pulse having been made unanimous, they appear ed on the platform in response to calls from the convention. Three nominations were made for alternates, namely: Sholty, of Adams, Myers> of Miami, and Grove, of Wells. As but two were wanted a ballot was taken -with the following result: Sholty 99 Myers 89. Gro e 162. Miami giving one round solid to Meyers, and dividing the other, giving Sholty 13 and Grove 13 As there were 175 votes in the convention. 88 was suffi.cient to elect, according to thatthey founfr they had elected all three. The delegates were confronted wi'h adeip mathematical problem upon which they were about to concentrale their combined wisdom. The vote was ordered to be announced again, but still their faces wore a puzzled look. The [prohlem’was destined to be settled not by the mighty intellects assembled but by a simple strategem. The Miatnis saw that to give thirteen votes each to Sholty and Grove they had left their man m the third place. They asked consent to change their vote on the plea that they had voted by mistake. Consent was readily given, before the Sholty men did not see the design. The Miami chief yelled out, “Miami casts tw nty-six votes for Myers and two. iv-s'x for Grove.” This Made Sholty the third man. The announcement, when the situation dawned upon the convention, was greeted with cheers and je rs. It still remains a mystery to some of the delegates how they could have cast their votes so as to elect all three men. The elections being interest dropped and a large number of the dele gates and visitors left the hall. After some desultory speech making the convention adjourned. NOTES. The Congressional convention was finally fixed for April 21st, at Marion. One speaker inadvertently spoke the name of Blaine of which some of the delegates. forgetting themselves, went wild. The Harrison leaders were struck with terror and looked at each other in alarm. Other speakers were warned by ominous looks not to make such a break again, as this was designed to be strictly a Harrison convention. One speaker, wishing to compliment the ladies present, said patronizingly, “In a Republican convention you will always find ladies; the ladies of the grand old patty will always cheer the convention by their presence.” Those acquainted with the'audience realized how far-fetched the compliment was when there were but six ladies in the hall and three of them were Democrats. ' W. C. T? uTNotes. The regular meeting will he held on to-morrow-at 2:30 p-. mThe New York legislature is flooded with protests against the infamous prop« sal to license the social evil. Petitions against it are coming in, the Buffalo evening News says, “by the thousand and by the cord " The World's Temperance Congress, to meet in Chicago during ;he World’s Fai-, will hold a four days’ session, discussing the following phases of the temperance question, one on each day respectfully: 1. “Sciehtific and Medipnl." 2. “Educational ..nd Economical,” 3. "Ligislative and Political.” 4. “Religions and Miscellaneous ’’ Specially prepared paper* will be discussed, but no resolutions adopted. The following named organiza- . tions will also hold a world’s congress, one day each, dining the fair: Sons of Temperance, Good Templars, National and World’s C. T. U Non Parti1 san W, C-T. U. Popular meetings will be held under Archbishop Ireland’s committee. . , At the last annual state ession of the Kansas Teachers’ As ociaii >n, vyhieh has . an enrollment of 1,165 1,1 nibcre, Mrs. Francis Suiter, one of the National W. C. T. V.superintendents, delivered a line i ddress before that body on scientific tern- ■ perar.ee instruction, and as a result the following was passed by the association; “ZfcaoZpccZ, That we earnestly favor instruction in physiology and hygienfe , which shall more strongly impress the r Ttrtnds of buryouth the evil e fleets of alcohol and narcotics; and. further, that we have 1.0, sympathy with the unjust criti- , cism which aaye, “prohibition does not - prohibit,” but are heartily in favor of retaining, enforcing, and,, if necessary, , strengthening the present prohibitory laws.” • - If the men of Decatur who listened Io Sam Small on Tuesday night as he drew their portraits in such vivid colors, ever . produce the old arguments about regulation of the liquor traffic and “prohibition ■ not il ls beesute they are in 1 corrigi. lg. Sucbrr“cjlpnki>" of incontrp--1 verlible truths, as'"' were presented to the . . ,i. 7 '■ a / '■ •’ 1 .-’A. - » • '■l*' 're.--.;, •

DECATUR, ADAMS COUNTY, INDIANA, FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1892,

people there assembled,‘ought to be suffl cient to cause them to rise up In their might and sweep' from their midst the licensed engines of destruction they have been-so carefully protecting for so many years, byiwbich for |i.l2}£ a piece their boys and girls, and themselves as welfare sold into the most abject slavery, either to the powers behind the traffic or to the dnnk itself. And right here, it may be said, tl*t the women who are not giving their influence in any decided manner against this unholy business are guilty before God for their negligence and will certainly be held accountable for such neglect. We have an organization which if fortified by the Christian woman of Deca tur might produce wonderful results here as well as in other places. Washington Letter. [From our regular correspondent,] Washington, D. C., March 7,1892. Who will be the Democratic or Repub lican candidate for president does not dis turb the equamnity of the average con gressmen. David B. Hill is considered a wonderful manipulator of machine politics, snd in many respects would be a desirable candida'e. The remarkable strength he- has developed in securing delegates to the National Democratic convention ’ is not regarded here as evi dence of his personal popularity, but rather evidence of his wonderful power of the machine in the hands of an adroit and skill ul operator. And the s rength he is developing, judging by the congressional standard as vour correspondent gathers it up floating through the corridors of the Capital, does not add to his popularity, neithervyyill it Increase his strength as a presidential candidate. There is a wine spread feeling here, that between the personal popularity *of Cleveland and the machine popularity of Hill, thA personal following of both mqn in the State of New York is,so a:\iused tint in-the .event of the success of eijtjer, there would be influential partisans oft either side, who. would be sulkers and laggards when the battle was Joined. That would make any good outside candidate, not a partisan of ot either, stronger than either of them in the state of New York And further, New York cannot furnish a suitable substitute for either. In short, New York is out of the race. Cleveland would have been their choice, had not his popularity been antagonized by the aggressive-tactics of David B. Hill, yyho in destroying Cleveland’s chances has blasted his own. This, in short, seems ,to me to be the feeling of the Democratic representatives who, while taking no part, would not like to have their individual opinions quoted It they could control, they prefer seeing the delegates to the National convention assemble uninstructed for arty particular candidate, that whoever may be nomina ted may be selected after wise deliberation and not have the position tendered as a compromise, as a choice of two evils. The economic views of Mr. Holman, chairman of the Committee on Appreciations, is eminently wise and practical The Republican theory of production has 1 been to .produce more money than the party knew what to do with. Money h.d to be squandered here, there and everywhere. This they called progress. Yet 1 the surplus in the treasury was being con stantly augmented. The McKinley bill added another tprn to the jprew, and its prohibition features have greatly lessened the receipts from custom duties. The re suit is a halt must be called in our expenditures, or Uncle'Sam will have to become a borrower. While Mr. Holman is right in his-economic theories, politic, as by so doing he is aiding the Republic ans in maintaining the McKinley men—strccity. There is a feeling developing among the Democrats that ]hev should be liberal with appropriations, that they should spend money all along the line. That they should pass an arrears of pension bills. That they should pass a service pension fejll. That by legislating alorg they would compel Republicans through the necessity of the treasury to join them in-revi ing the tiriff and putting it upon'a revenue basis satisfactory to Democrats, which in Uie end would become an ecoponi'it ezt r-v igance in this. Twice the amount of money Would ‘flow into the tr&uqry that nbw does, while the taxes of the people-would' be decreased. In short, more money and less taxes. The pr.-tic'ed t.u-ts would pot £0 out of busihes-., but their large d vidend- would be di- -'ive.j, titey w-.mid I c .n:e down to lh.it point that tllW' would ; ret what thev ear:, and no more, • and would be compelled lo earn that in bones; cOmperition witli other people. I’riets for manufactured goods „would s . be cheaper, money woulel be cheaper, and the vast sum thftt npw flows' ipto the pockets ot the trusts and is paiu-ellvd out to them in fat dividends, would be gathered Try the custom offices and distributed among the needy veterans, where it would flow into every channel ot trade and benefit th' vast mass of the people, without saying anything about the rights of the old veterans. Iq.»hdrt, their declining years might be made happy by distributing this bounty While It would not be a hardship yjKirLthe people, but a hmm -of relieving them from burdens that have distressed agriculture and mortgaged farms, that has made agriculture one of the most uncertain and unproflt »ble industries, that would again make it one of the most P'Ofitable and certain. Whether the fight will be made aloug this new line, or by attempting to wreat

from the Republicans the'control of both houses of congress and the president remains to be rten, If the writer's views could prevail -they would be along the line first-indicated. The fight over the Bland bill for the free coinage of silver will’ soon'be on in ihe House. In my mind there: is not a doubt of the passage of the bill. There is a little doubt of the Democrats being able tn pass it alone, but with the Alliance members and the fewßepubl cans who will support the measure, it w ill have a safe majority. And in the Senate, ft’is thought that the friends’of free coinage have a majority, though the vote will be close. This willjgive Mr. Harrison '■ an opportunity‘to interpoae his veto. It is not probable that the president will be com pelled to take this action until after the Minneapolis convention, when he will undoubtedly have the official declaration of his party to point out to him his duty in the < mercency. JThere; are several pension bills of a general character as already indicated bebefore the Committee on invalid Pensions but my /elation to the cnnmittee is such that the action of the committee cannot be disclosed. Qmte a number of priva'e bills have received a favorable report and been placed on the hnuse calender, but none have as yet been" pa-sed. It has been [the [custom of the House to have a session on Friday night of each week for the consideration ot tbe-e bills, when twen fy-five or thirty members would rush whatever bills were upon [the calender through by reading only the title. This has been blocked in two successive Friday nights by Mr. Kelyon, I Texas, by open- . ing the question of no quorum. Under 1 the rules the roll'of the House F ealicd , ■d absentees noted. I ' the call shows j that .1 quorum is not present, then in that ■ase, there is but two things to do, send ! om the Sergeant-at-Arm's wnd bring in j . 1 ' en'ccs or adpurn. As- these ses- ‘ -io is are limited,tc two I ours, from e’ght to ten o’cl ck p. m., and' as they do not ush the step indicated until after nine o’clock, the limit of the session would be reached before a quorum: could be sedtlred consequently the tim ■ was taken up by a scolding bee for political effect. Pickier, of South Dakota,[who has been dubbed the “Wild ;ass'ofthe Dakotas” attempted to gore the Democrats by de elating that Democrats are always opposed to pension legislation; gtc. .Kilgore had counted Democrats anfitj Republicans present) and inquired why the Republicans were not presept to do their duty. Another epn federate “brigadier” 'retorted that there were more Democratic members who had served in the confederate ready to vote pensions to union soldiers now present on ihe floor than, there were Republicans. 1 his galled the Republicans exceedinglv, -o much so that the Republicans the next day in discussing that section of the appropriation bill providing for ihe payment of pensions; hardly touched the question,[but chattered all day about what had been the att.tude of ihe Republican’ partv on the question of pensions, in order to make if they could, the account of the night before balance. In this Democrats indulged fhein without reply, which provedjtwice/asgall *ng as though they had returned their fire. The result of all this will be that next Friday night there w ill be a quorum, when the bill reported by t ; e Committe on Invalid Pensions, now on the will Be disposed of. The House Comr.finee 0:1 ’’Agi iculture are now. readv to take up the Haicli_bi.il.’ which defines optiors and futures, end provides for legislation thereon. Facts piesented by those who oppose the bi 1 pr.-hably cau-e the measure to be somewl:a< m d'fied, whey, the fiill comtfs up n r consideration by section, but it is likeU ih'e main features will be retained in this. 1 hat no sikspbr future delivery \w ill be allowed unless, the parties at the time I aye the article in hand, or are in a position, to parry it out w hen the agreement is entered into, - ■- - ■ ■ — ■ * ■- w — —-Aj Pre gram Os the entertaiim en't at G. A. R. hall phis (Friday) evening: Mu5in....... “ .Monmouth Quartette Address by the President, Music.... .. ......../s. Orchestra ! Dialogue Kato Donvin and .-Wies s- . - , I Music : Decatur Gl a i’.iii) Toiisl •. Willie Sshuick j Sc.lo Grace Pcti : -u ‘ flag Drill . . .. YoTtiig i. . - i Uceitutioil Godfrey < Iwi-lt-ti I Solo I. Q. Nc|< u.:c-j Itocitiltlon Polite S, h 1 < r ■ Music..-. Peoatur Gti'-'i' 1 . i.'l . .. Ily the B . - ‘ »U('i ..Misses If ■ sand Mel'omi . .irti.-e ".oniixulth Q.iai: Ciinip Song, Mrs. Jessie Townsend Letter List. List oi unclaimed letters remaining In the postoflice at D< - tur, Ind., for the wick t nding Match 5, 189a;, J-, J. Bidleman, Mrs EJlen Brown, Jos T; Hrowh7 lie Gaiton, Henry Kiper, Wm. T. Rsnis.y. Persons calling for the above will please say advertised B k W. Qvlnn, P. M. — No\v is the Time, Now tiniv win n you need a mtdicine for-that bad eon : i>. -remember to de lijy is«dangereus, as most fatal cases of consumption have orig rated out of O»l' a slight cough like, yours. Why let that cough run on when'on li-pe a remedy like Pf. Marshal's Lung ovrup, yyithtn No trouble to take it, and vvil po.tively cure spy cough or SqM by all.drugg’sts,

h Bob Ehinger Sundayed in Berne. Barney Wemhoff and wife—a boy. e Go to John Mayer's for first class brick. 18tf e W. H. Naciitrieb has a stocli of kites for i sale, J , Next Thursday, the 17th, is St. Patrick’s . day- • P. W. Smith, of Richmond, was in the I city Wedneaday. ' ■ Supper at G. A. R. hall this .evening from 5 to 7 o'clock. I—, . Jesse Niblick & Son keeps all kinds of garden seeds in bulk. 50 4 For rent.—office rooms in Mayer & Klujnhenz’s new block. 3jtf Frank Stone wasfin the city last Satur- . I day, the guest of his parents. Meetings are in progress at the Methodist and Presbyterian churches. A. C. Gregory, house painter and paper hanger, solicits your patronage, 30* Mrs. A. F. Harb and daughter are visit ing friends in Portland, this week. Don’t forget the supper at the G. A R. hall from y to 7 o’clock tjiis evening. For nobby gents furnishing goods go to Ehinger'& Meyers. 51 2 The right place for the right clothing at Jhe right pricek is Ehinger A Meyers. Daniel Durr, of Wtdtley county, is shaking hands w-i h hcs obl. friends here. Howard Davis, <f Will-hire, was the j guest of Miss Ernma J.vkson.this week. | Ali tb-e r< ws a; j - ■'< s" in cbi'd i rens clothi-.g at U.icu vr A Mevers. 2 j Monuy to L ,\x—'mortgage jlon lorg tim-. Call on J. T. Baily. 46-ts ! Remember you get ever thing engraved you buy at D. M. H.-. s'ey'-. ‘ ex 50-2 The latest designs in bracelets from 30 cents tq $3 50 at D. M. Hensley’s. 50 2 You should see Ehinger & Meyers new line of suiting!, finest in the city. Prices way down., 5i;J Ehinger & Meyers Spring line of piece! goods is the finest ever shown in the city. 51 - 3 Mrs. John Michaels, Ot Tocsin, spent Sunday in this city, the .guest of Mrs. Toma Fisher. Mr. Tussig, of Decatur, Ind., is visiting relatives in this place and vicinity.—Rock ford (Ohio) Press. Do not buy jyour spring suit until you have seen the new and nobby line at ■ Ehinger & Meyers. 51-2 . Ladi's, ask to see our line of spring jackets and capes. 50 4 J. Niklick &- Sox, Genuine Ausonia ntckle alarm clock for $1.50, without’ alarm for si.to, at D. M. Hensley’s. 50-2 If vou intend having a suit made to order and want a good fit and good quality call on Ehinger & Meyers. 51-2 Just received our line of ladies spring jackets and capes. 50-4 J. Niblick & Sox. For sale or trade, two mare colts, two and three years old, weighs 2.400. Inquire at this office. 50 2 Lew’s Yage • re’ urneiffry m Hot Springs. Arkansas'; last Saturday. Lewis looking -A' Il and will.remain here for sqme- time. ¥ Money to Lo.vn—At six percent interest with privilege of pa'tiil payment ;7if Christen & Schirmeybr. One bottle of Wright Bros,. Hair Food will stop the hair from faTmg out." -Sold by llolthonsr, Blackburn A Co. ts Call and see those new Decatur's Sou Venier spoons at Hensley's from 50 centsto $3 Any engraving pitt on f ee. 30-2 For S farms and timber lands, also town property at prices to suit purchasers, Sciivrgkr A Rerd. 42* Five meat shots in ttnwn sn I A’ex Brim■'t..kes the 1 ad as he has all the stroked mi a ahead of th: rest. Lookout ; ‘or Armour v o 2. I. Money TO I.<> \x —At from 6 to’ 7 per : : cent on five yVffr-'s- timd on improved I ' 'irm and city property. Call on Sch Urger I A Reed. ' ae> , Wtyh: Bros, llait Food. Mill grow ih .rr o: the baldest head p.wsydi'i-g the h.or ’.'Mb bis not been destroyed-. Se-d by HUthouse, Blackburn A Co. yfitf Wan i'Ei>—K.li ble mm.to o erate ex eliasive branch in -De atur of large maniifaitiirhig c ncera: $4 -o cash fully secured - and fir.t-vlass reference required. Address Baldwin, tqCjDearborn street, Room 29, Chicago. Illinois. . ___—_u— _ y ‘ 1 A Bargain — good stable horse for sale, a lull blood Norman four years “old [,no\‘ June. The ye.i on for sellti'g. poor ' “health. Sctld -Mi good time and easy payment. Ca'l on or address Dr. E 11. Le bauu, Decatur.-Ind. , s -33Farmers and all o'.h. re who A sire fruit tree , vines mid Should rot r«i to see Ja'riies Middleton b< ore selects ing their good-- for spring setting. He repyesents the Painesville r \;rsery. one of the q!de%t und largest.iitQhio, and gees direct U> the nursery to fill pU orders . Goods guaranteed to be ft: at cU.s. 1511 Ji. ' ■ '7 i '. -■

———twuj'w a The Democrat is the auly office that is ' quipped to do first class jobework. For Rent—A good dwelling house on Third street. Call on B J. Terveer, r WANTEDf-Oli scrap iron for which we will pay the highest cash price. 36tf Eagle M’f’g Co. Clark J. Lutz has been appointed deputy prosecuting attorney. Mr. Lutz is a e lawyer of no mean ability and thoroughly able to fill the position. I Joel Leichty, of Bluffton, ma.Je us a pleasant call Friday, while on his way f home from Berne where he had been called to attend the funeral of his aunt, Mrs Chris Leichty. I : I —. Rev. Teague, formerly pastor of the M. E. church in this city, was visiting his daughter, Mrs. Frank Mann, the pa-t week. He filled the pulpit at the Metho dist church Sunday and Monday evening $2.00 per day and liberal commission • paid to agents to represent us. Quick sales, ard easy and honorable emplovment. Address Interstate branch, P. O. box 903. Porthnd, Indiana. 50 4 We want the people to know that the City Fi-h Market has changed hands and will keep a full line of fresh fish daily. Call and see. North of c n urt h- use. Wm. E. Rohr. John Tyndall has returned from the south where he has been on a p'easure trip the past two weeks. John says he had a good time but was unable to get admission to the Fitz s immor.-Maher contvs . ' '-.r first-class meats of all k’nds, lard t'‘‘ire. wienwurst'n- betog-a call at the /Id .reliable Ci y Meat Ma<ket, D_. nois ficiimidi, prepr-ietor. With his wideiwake arid geneous butcher, Jim Bain, invites <e. crybody to call andMfce. them a sat " - ' their trade They .will-pl- ; se.> ' rit 2 50 2 Soldiers Attention—Now is the ime to apply for increase, under present aws many pensioners are entitled to larger pensions than they are now receiv1 ing. No pay unkss successful. James) Merryman, 2ltf Att’y and Claim Ag’t. It you want fresh and reliable garden seeds buy Philadelphia seeds. They are put up in dated packages, while each merchant is rSquirol to burn what he J efi»Ct4jißso _ that all seeds are guaranteed new and fresh. Sold by Holthouse, Blackburn A co. "I- ifr' S o-s , Frank Hartnett, of Monroe township, met with a very serious accident. While -to--ping to cut a sprout off), struck his 1 eyes against a small wetd which broke ihe covering of the eye so that' it Jefe him blind for a time. Dr. Wheelock of Fort A ayne, operated on the eye so he can see a little at this tune. The wound effects ■ his other eye. Notice to All— That I will keep ' constantly on hand, at my mill* corn, oats i' chop, mixed chop, bran and shorts of the I best quality, and at the lowest possible ■ prices- Will deliver free to any part of- - city. Call a.id examine stock and . prices. 34 ts- City Mills, J. S. Hart. James K Monroe township ' V■, r j was at Fort \\ yiic last Tuesday to have Dr. Wl-eelock. I'rier.ite on[his eve, for a lump that has be ,n growing, there for some t, ; me p -t. He has had the saitiej: 1 operand on be 0 e. but alter being re-j. moved it has returned so that it has become, very pains i’. ad, with some danger ( of destroyi -g[the -Ulit. Burdge A Co., proprietorof of,-the Farmers' Flour Exchange and Feed -tore, s’luated Noah’s Ark on Second-] street, will exchange flour for wheat qjid I. 'ays the highest lees, for corn, oats, hav straw, etc. He keeps everything usually | ! l ent in a first class feed store. Flour and !■ : feed delivered in -guy part of tfie ci.y ’' ree * - It I'■ Wanted—A reliable, but e.’erge'ic i nan, to act ag mt Also a few-'loca.’ igents wanted to represent the olde-t- ?. -d • U'cst estab’i.hn .r.crv ip -.lre y-'ta*e. ! Prompt pay. S:. xiy eraplovme.it. Best : 't -t, ~k. 1,1 ty,e grown. ' Warranted true : I l inamiU Ap. 'y ivi'h re&rcmce. Slating igeand expire :ire Address, The Snoopy Nt r-erv Co . ffl-m Lafavet’e, Ind. Mc-sg. . C- , - ,< t'hemfan, of .A , \ n- ' ' T '' ,; re ’' rJiw - ’■ re ■" '' k ' able cure o fil(.pM':sin there as t >'lo*>: ' I'l2 w ■of the po-'tm. -Xr here, la,i b.'eti bed ridden with- iiHmm.t,t:s:n for -evcral years, She could get' .ething 'o d> her any good. We sold her. __3 b.Mtle .m' Chaiib orlulMr, Pain Balm an<j_i she was c mplctely cured by/i’s.iisq, AVe ] refer any one to her to venty this state- I « nrentj" yd cetrs bottles Tor sale by W. [ . 11. Nachtrieb. n; i •’James ALkklieton will kw _tfie j hi about three’ weeks. Tj-’,, I 4 of the largestS ind fur- [ _I.?U At»u»ixyunAl'.e slate.- - All persons who 1 i intend planting- “vis spring shoujd see him I > I before he leaves An order entrusted to t him will receive bi» personal attention. I . ■ Tbelrees ard »ie,es will lyy dug from the . ■ superrsinn t , 1 and all trees whl r e true to name as vou I wd-.r lie g e-4h<re hi n-< If to-uperin J tend the removal apd packing cf all - tack , ' sold by him. ; , U J ■ e . ■. .

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-re Ihe "Tjavel.. r”at tfte Star-tiykerjr. 51.1 11. S Por'er was atConvoy, Ohio, this 1 week. 'He “Traveler" cigar at—Jake 1 Martin's. j, j Ihe “ I raveler' is the best five-cent cigar in the city. Smoke the “Traveler" at Jake Martin’s S‘ar bakery. rj-2 1 he ad of Sprang & True should be read by everyone. Remember Levi Nelson treats all diseases of horses aid cattle. IV. E. Ashcraft has been on the sick Utt. I tie Pythian Sisters of this place visited the Fort Wayne Sisters, Mrs. Levi Ray is visiting friends at Clark's Hill, this week. To-morrow evening, taking God at His IV ord, at the Christian church. Read the ad of Sprang A True and you will find where to buy to save money, ,' V [ rr ' in i o ureas r-,1 iny find you will hnd the best at Schneider A Nichols The small chi'd of William Heckman, who resides in Preble township, died this week. Mrs. Sarah Ramey, of Portland, was 'he guest of her sister, Mrs. R. B. Allison, . iiis week, Sam Small, the converted bartender, gave a lecture at the M. E. church last T uesday evening. —■—~ A,ex Leßrim is building an addition to ms h mise which will be quite an improve.’T.er't to hi'- nroperty. Sunday morniiig. resurrection of the .. Te sure you are right,,at wic Lnii' Jan fi'iurch. : st-n store l-x, received a new i rne o « •’s’ j wpV nv u . v, ces,. 1 her have a larger S’( han ev.;r. .The in . dill ;of Charles Smi h. who n udes at Ail shire, Ohio, died Tuesday and was buried. Wednesday . J Amanda Grirpm. af’era protracted illness. died last Friday. The funeral services were held Me’hodist church M J S ' R A, B ' Allison ">et with a serious accident Wednesday morning, dislocating the small bone of her left ankle by a fall. Chas Note and Berne Trentman, ot ‘ fort Wayne were the guests of Misses Jmna Smith and Rosa Meibers thia Rev. John M. Boggs, of the Third 1 resbytenan church ot Fort Wayne is assisung Rev. Allen in a series of meeting. Rev. J H. Heigne has accepted a call tr’m St, Peters church, of Root township. His first sermon will be delivered next Sunday. Skthuel Steele and wife, of Peterson, .are happy. Their boy weighs ten pounds and of course is the smartest little fellow that lives. Th s evening Mr. Frazier will preach the fifth and concluding sermon of.a series on the go-pel plan of salvation, at the Christian church. Samuel Gallow-av, ot .Wabash towr ship.ismot expected to live. While be h . as , 4°' s;) that he ca n swallow, but is sinking otherwise. Dr. E. H. Leßrun, the vetyirnafy surgeon, is kept busy all the time. His success is due to tire fact that he understands Ms business and gives it his full attention. _ Bob Gerberding was ud beiore ’Squire Smith last Wednesday for complicity in Delbert Walters highway robberv. He «as bound over to the circait court’ ia the mrn-ot S4OO. Ihe Pythian sisters celebrated sh ir hr<t anntyrersarvjast Mondav even-ng. 1 hevjiaYniu ei j Yvable time pul’ing taffy, bopre of the male sisters are wishing-for /trtich a time ever week. 'I s< Sar.ih jane Brown, of Riret. tiwn--hip. died Tlii;.---.! v morning.of'LWjrippe. 1 he tuber. 1 w.i:’ be h.-[d .it t 'e t -niiiv re-i- - re on Saturday, fie interment will be in Maplexyood ceme’er'v. I cLe.r, Houhous.'-rti-e . f-rve c’dllfier i- receiving H-j spring a- , -uminei' goods a d will show, you ths hrgest aid finest stock ot goods evyi si >vn in this citv. Looaout for l.rs new a : next w’e, k. r:ed Ku■' e.i i ,i< -i. ~. -ixcjWssn.l ’ tnii k to . ■ ■ - I ’■ ■ :; ’s t' ■ ■' .■i <>:' Ft br.u'.ry re> rcc.i.ei troy. i'.\ f,.,-., a -j -ays he camjbast}y-b?At tha'jtcord. T ‘ r ; c , -.1 ‘-.i >1 , assistance y O I- .l. lx v re.ure -i r and soloist, : 'i 'I, " i'.l *'■ . 1-elj ■“ e.ic'i s -rvice ml■■d lY mu ie. ,\ , rv , c . „', a ‘ 1 ' -xe' .ii; b.re .reing at soven ’ cloak.; ' • ’ J ’ ' 7' ■ ■ ' ■ lie lin the ] '"’'* ’ 1 ■■■'. ,e ie last term ! '■'*■ - lortiis vs Michael Johns, ; :v, rec. . ,rec Re-.-nt! i! vs Leonard rem.:. . . ... complaint to quiet tilkx -.. -t Hanim vs Ferdenaml Mtir, on . note. ; _ J. M. Long, theefficient agent of the T., ■St- I>. A K -C. read at this place. !.«» I "een transferred to Wingate, hisUormegr ■ home. W.l.i’le here- he formed an acquaints J u.tc tharetHhosrewho..k.uow-hiin vxtll re-piu-mfer lor a long time. He. lias the best < wishes o.f all here. • ■ Piter Schneider ant Frank Niehola I h.aye overhauled tbe-buiiding'pn the a ley, Ufqr'h of the cEFurt h.?use,.a:>d. tormorruw , w.ll avun yi - first el :t--s ynranrn'o^E-t.. They ] bom be Ing men th:.roughly-acquainted I wiih tlie busii:e-S“will tie i>lad to serve all : Who may fayprthera with tireir.patronage. 1 On last Frfdav morning Peter . received the -ad news of the deafh ot hi* luotier. wl o lia-d an i: <-;i at the 1 jpe old aye of ciglin-tour years. The cauiie nC her death, being old age superinduced be LaGr ppe. The 'ueeral services was h-ld pSundav »t Fort Wayne. Mr. Furling; 'andthree children being present.