Decatur Democrat, Volume 36, Number 2, Decatur, Adams County, 1 April 1892 — Page 7

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-> wM| r i . CHA ITER XII.-Continued. After concealing the photograph, the k eight of which had made such a marked impression upon the detective and his companion, Marion and Judith Kredge left the kitchen, but in a few momenta the watchers at the window heard tootF Mteps within the house, and as they I seemed to be approaching the rear door, they drow back into an angle of the building where the darkness was complete. |gj£ Marion and Judith Kredge came out through the roar door, gained an alley In the rear of the narrow yard at the back of the building, and thence walked . to the next street, while Paxton and Stanmore closely followed them. A suspiolon he would scarcely have dated to formulate into words was gaining ground in the detective's mind as he ahadowed the women. They had not proceeded more than a couple of blocks when Paxton discovered that some one waq stealthily dogging the footsteps of Stanmore and himself. If he was playing the shadow, he was in turn being shadowed. Scarcely had the detective Imparted , his discovery to his companion, when the , man whom ho had detected following him, darted by, and himself and Stans'- more both recognised Levi Kredge by his oecnllar limp. ! ■ "flredge!" exclaimed Paxton In a s whisper. “He has discovered that we are following his sister and the cashier’s daughter,” he added in a tone of dlsap- . polntmcnt. Paxton apprehended that It was Levi Kredge's purpose to warn Marion and his sister that they were followed. Such proved to be the fact. Overtaking Marlon and Judith, Levi i ? Kredge paused and spoke to them in a low tone for a moment, ond then hurried on again. The two women glanced backward, and then crossed the street, and making a detour they returned to the house whence they had come, without going anywhere In particular. After Marion and her companion reentered the house, Paxton and Stanmore watched the building until the lights were all extinguished, and they were sure that the inmates had retired for the night. . After this they withdrew and Stanmore returned to his hotel, while Paxton, promjJted by an Impulse of the moment, lingered in the neighborhood. Presently he saw a limping form ap- ■ pear from n side street, and, recognizing ! Levi Kredgj, he followed until he saw him enter the office of Pratt k Weeks by the private way. The janitor had given a peculiar raphnd though it was now long after business hours and no light wflß to ba seen - in Pratt k Weeks' office, ho had been promptly admitted. ” “Ahl Ho was expected. The rascal Is about to have a private Interview with confederates, I suppose. I should like to be an unseen witness of this meeting. Let me see, when I was making the Blanchard investigation a year ago, I had occasion to make several calls on Messis. Pratt k Weeks. Once or twice I was admitted by the private entrance. Now I recollect that the street door opens upon a narrow entry beyond i which is the door of "the brokers’ private office. I’ll take the risk.” Having, thus communed with his own thoughts the detective crept to the door of the office by which Levi Kredge had just entered, and producing a pick-lock he deftly opened the door. “Fortunately there was no bolt on the inside or I would have been baffled,” he muttered. Without making even the faintest sound which, might have betrayed his presence, he gained the entry upon which the street door opened, closed the door behind him and crossed the narrow hall to the door of the private office beyond it. There he listened and heard the voices , of Pratt, Weeks and Levi Kredge. ;■* The detective’s nerves thrilled with expectation as lie thought that now perhaps he was destined to make some important discovery. Ho could distinctly hear all that was . ‘ said by the men upon whom he was spying. Pratt spoke first. “Kredge, your warning about the -marked money came just in time. If the money stolen from Garrison’s safe had ■ been traced to us we would have been ruined,” he said. « " “And our reputations forever lost,” added Weeks. . The other laughed unpleasantly. “That We have kept up. Nothing like a reputation. Our dupes have always borne the Ignominy and blame, while wo have reap: d the harvest resulting from • the success of our shrewd schemes. But you promised to report to-night as to whether your suspicion that you were being watched had been verified or otherwise," said Pratt, turning to i Kredge. “There Is no longer a doubt; I am aurely being watched by detectives, but I am rid of thorn for to-night, ” answered Kredge. , “Are we suspected, I wonder?” said Weeks. “I can hardly think so, but if the se- * oreta of the night of John Oakbum’s murder are ever searched out, I tremble for the consequences. But tell us, Kredge, have you learned what has become of Garnar?” asked Pratt. “I have learned nothing about his whereabouts. He has vanished. He . it was who exchanged overcoats with Stuart Harland,” answered Kredge. » “He wanted a disguise, poor devil. I Infor he has left this part of the country, and we have nothing to hear from him,” said Weeks. "Now, about the division of the mon•ey. I have not received my share yet," Krqdge remarked. _ |\ "You shall have It; but our mutual safety demands that we should keep it in trust for you. Don’t forget, my man, that If any of that marked money was I -found in your possession you woulabe I .accused of John Oakburn’s murder," I said Pratt. I “That’s so—the money will bo safest I with you,” assented Kredge. I "Is not this crippled scoundrel himself I the assassin?” reflected the detective. I "Before the night Is over the marked I. money will all be hidden where no deli teOtlvo Will ever find it. I only wish, we I had the one thousand of the marked | money we gave Garnar back again. He q may use some of It. The money may bo I traced to him, and to save himself there I is no telling what ho might do," continI ued Pratt. | Well, open the safe and get the f d&arked nosey out Before hiding it wo I I

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I will test the preparation which I procured from an old German chemist today, as I promised I would. The compound is recommended to remove ink marks. If we can remove the marks on the money, all well and good," said Weeks, and ho placed a large stone jar or bottle on the table. Pratt went to a safe in the room, opened It and took out the money which had the banker's private mark on it. i Noiselessly Paxton opened the door at I which he was listening a hair’s brpadth, i and peered into the room. He saw the i three men standing about a table upon i which the package of marked money had . been placed. Pratt and Kredge stood > with their backs turned to the door, but , Weeks faced It He was Intent on tryi ing to remove the mark from one of the notes. Paxton comprehended that he had a ; wonderful chance to secure the marked money If ho dared take a terrible risk. Like a shadow he glided into the room, Intending to snatch the package of marked money and escape with it. He had almost reached the table when Pratt wheeled like a flash and saw him. The next instant he was struggling desperately with the three villains, whose evil faces were darkened by the shadow of deadly thoughts. CHAPTER XIII. Paxton fully realized that his situation was one of deadly peril. “This man is a spy! He must not escape us!” cried Pratt, as his confederates hurled themselves upon the detective. The latter exerted all his surprising strength In making a determined struggle to liberate himself from the clutches of his foes. In the encounter the table was overturned, and the bottle which Weeks had said contained a compound for removing ink stains was dashed down upon the floor at the feet of the struggling men. An explosion followed. The great stone bottle burst into a thousand fragments, and a sheet of flame flashed upward into the faces of the combatants,who involuntarily leaped away in every direction. Weeks learned afterwards that through a mistake on the part of an assistant of the old chemist of whom he had purchased the compound, he had been given an explosive mixture instead of the compound for removing ink marks. Paxton was released by the frightened villains at the instant of the explosion, as they leaped away to escape the flying missile and the Sheet of flame from the wreck of the bottle. It was as though a supreme power had decreed that the detective should escape. x The table had fallen on the marked money, and to pause to attempt to se-' cure it then would have been suicidal, as Paxton well knew, and with bne bound he shot through the office door, gained the passage beyond and reached the street in safety. Paxton did not remain in the neighborhood a moment. Os course the men from whom he had escaped did not pursue him, for they more than suspected his true character. The detective regretted the result of his venture, but he congratulated himself that his disguise had not been removed, and that consequently his identity was unknown to the brokers and Levi Kredge. "As It has resulted, perhaps the better course would have been to have made no attempt to secure the marked money, for now Pratt k Weeks are doubly on their guard. But at all events my venture has not been without a valuable result. I have learned that the name of the supposed assassin —the man who carried the skeleton keys—ls 'Garnar,* ” reflected Paxton. From the discoveries of the night he had formed certain theories, and he sought to account for various circumstances which required explanation. “How comes it that the photograph of the suspected man is in the hands of Marion Oakbum, and why does she treasure it? I put the objection of iny friend Stanmore aside, and I will suppose that the original of the photograph is secretly her lover. She is either ignorant that he is suspected of her father’s murder or she believes he is innocent. So far, so good. Now for the meaning of the scene I witnessed between Marion Oakburn and Judith Kredge. “Marlon present, enter Judith Kredge. She tells Marion something, and the girl becomes excited. Therefore the news she hears statles her. Then she reads a note which she receives from Judith, and Is still more surprised. After this ■the ptature of the supposed assassin is produced, and Marion shows It to Judith. I infer, therefore, that the communication made by Judith related to the original of tho photograph. Perhaps the note was from Garnar. Then Marionand Judith Kredge leave the house. This looks as though the communication Marion received called her to meet thd writer. I follow tho two women, am discovered by Levi Kredge, who warns them of the fact. They thereupon return to the house. From the last move it is clear that they wished to conceal where they were going, and they would not care to keep this movement a secret unless there was some powerful motive for doing so." Thus Paxton reviewed the events of the evening and drew his deduction. “Perhaps Mr. Stanmore would not advise it, but I shall look after Marion Oakburn and see what comes of It," he said, mentally. He bad repaired to his home immediately after his escape from the office of Pratt & Weeks. Meanwhile, Stanmore, after parting from the detective, confessed to himself that ho was deeply troubled by tho developments of the night. Gaining his own apartment at the hotel, ho seated himself and remained burled in profound meditation for a long time, while the expression of his features revealed that his thoughts were far from pleasant. Stanmore was aroused from the reverie Into which he had fallen by a knock at the door, and he admitted Mr. Marks, of the firm of Marks k Bock, accommodation loan brokers, of whom mention has been made. The two men exchanged cordial greetings, and became seated. ", A confidential conversation relating to business subjects ensued, in the course of which Mr. Marks said: “Yes, Pratt k Weeks have fallen upon evil tirade. Dupes have been wary. The pigeons flee at Bight of the hawks, and luck in the stock market has taken a strong turn against the cunning swindlers. They have met with many losses and they now owe a considerable sum." - “'Good! Excellent! We shall accomplish our purpose, Marks." “It is but a question of time, sir," answered the other. Mr. Marks remained with Stanmore but a short tone, and he had Maroely

■ l ’l■l I I 11 I . I■ II I departed when Mr. Judson,* of the flrm of Judson, Kirk k Co., brokers, called. In the most friendly way Stanmore received the representative of this wellknown Wall street firm, and after a few remarks he placed a slip of paper before Stanmore on which was written: "Indebtedness of Pratt k Weeks to Judson, Kirk k Co., on accountof transactions in railroad and mining stock to date. $43,000." Stanmore read tho memorandum with evident satisfaction. "The end is surely coming. Retribution hovers over the heads of the sooun- -- drels, and its shadow is growing darker >- day by day,’ 1 he said. i- “Yes, the tables are turning. A secret k foe has foiled all their schemes of late, n Assuredly the day of his triumph and d tho downfall of the swindlers cannot be ir far distant," answered Mr. Judson. Some further remarks were ex- >, changed, and, while Stanmore and his h guest were still conversing, Mr. Benjaman, of tho firm.of Abraham Benjaman kt k Bon, money lenders, entered. i, The latter seemed to be well ace qualnted with Mr. Judson, and, judging n from his manner, an old friend of Mr. d Stanmore. d Abraham Benjaman was a type of the it better class of Hebrew business men. In his method of speech there was o nothing like the dialect peculiar to the lower classes of his race. Mr. Benjaa man was an American Hebrew, who had d been educated in this country. “Well, Stanmore, my boy," said the i, shrewd old fellow, as he shook hands, f “I have come to make the report of the e week. We have lent our friends, Pratt a k Weeks, six thousand dollars at tweni. ty-flve per cent, for sixty days. That - makes twenty thousand dollars they s have had from us.” v “Very good. They will be after more money before long, I think," said Stanmore. “If so, let them have it," he added. . The three gentlemen engaged In an animated discussion on business topics . for some time, but just before Messrs. . Judson and Benjaman withdrew, the . conversation reverted to Pratt k Weeks. While they drew their chairs close to--5 gether, and their voices were lowered to . a confidential tone, they talked earnestly j for a few moments, and Stanmore said: “You both know that the money stolen . from the safe of Jason Garrison on the I night of John Oakburn's murder was . marked In a peculiar way." 1 “Yes, yes,” assented both Mr. Judson 5 and the other. “Very well, I have reason to suppose that the stolen money Is in 'the hands of , Pratt & Weeks.” r Stanmore’s two friends evinced their f surprise. 1 “Moreover,” the former continued, “I believe these scoundrels will attempt to i exchange the marked money for such f bank notes or other legal tender as they • can use without danger, when they are i driven to desperate expedient to raise ■ money. ” “So Pratt k Weeks have the stolen I money, ” said Benjaman, in a tone of sur- , prise. a ; . “It is a secret, but I have proved your i devotion to my interest, and so I trust you fully,” answered Stanmore. • .“Bravo! We shall catch the weasels [ yet!” said the old Hebrew, rubbing his hands. “Yes; you have managed so that I > should not be in the least surprised if they attempted to exchange the marked , money with you, Mr. Benjaman. If they should broach the subject communicate : with me at once. Do not absolutely refuse to make the deal. Tell them you want to consider the matter,” continued Stanmore. “Once they give the marked money to me they are In our power," said Benjaman. '■ “Yes. The hour of justice will have come. But we are counting on an uncertainty,” Stanmore answered. "They will be driven to make use of the stolen money. Never fear, I have given them a false idea of my character for a purpose, and they will come to me thinking me .as unscrupulous as themselves* “We will hope so. The life of an innocent man may depend upon the confession to be wrung from them as to how they came by the marked money," said Stanmore, thinking of Stuart Harland. Later, when Stanmore found himself alone, he said in self communion: “Pratt k Weeks are walking into the pitfail I have dug for them. The weak, inexperienced young man whom they enticed to his ruin, and at whose impotent threat they sneered and laughed, when he discovered how he had been duped by their devilish duplicity and cunning, has been forgotten by those brigands of Wall street. But the hour is coming when the threats he uttered when they drove him into exile, a disgraced and ruined man, shall be made Then Stanmore’s thoughts inverted to the mystery of John Oakburn's murder. “I cannot doubt that Marlon Oakburn has some knowledge of the man whose photograph I saw in her possession. Can it be that those wretches, Pratt k Weeks, have thrown tho toils about that Innocent girl in such away as to Implicate her in the terrible crime?” he said. But to return to Pratt k Weeks’ office a moment subsequent to Paxton’s escape. Tho rascally brokers were enraged at the accident which had enabled the de- . tective to make his escape. They -secured the cool’s, and after heaping maledictions upon the head of tho detective, Pratt said: “It seems that fortune is dead against us in every move of late. Every speculation falls, and we are becoming deeply Involved in debt. We owe Marks k Bock, Judson, Kirk k Co., and Benjaman, the old Jew money lender.” “Yes," assented Weeks. “But if our investment 'C. and N. W. railroad stock’ turns out as we hope, we are saved." “But if the market goes the wrong way, you know as well as I do wo are ruined unless the marked money can be made to save us,” answered Pratt. “Perhaps we may arrange that. Old Benjaman is an unscrupulous fellow. I’ve sounded him. If the worst comes, we may be able to get him to take the marked money at a discount, and let us have the gold for it,” suggested Weeks. Little did they suspect the fact, but the conspirators seemed destined to play into Stanmore’s hands. CHAPTER XIV. The plotters feared the consequences of the discovery made by the spy who had escaped them. "I wonder how much of our conversatioi the fellow heard," said Weeks presently. “Enough to condemn us, no doubt, If he could prove what he heard. Fortunately for us, he did not secure the money, which was undoubtedly his purpose. Now we will conceal it and defy him if he seeks to expose'us. Our oaths would go as far as his in a court of law, if it should come to that," replied Pratt He was the leading spirit of the firm. , "That infernal money has done us no good yet, but on the other hand it has nought us trouble," said Weeks querulously. _ Thus they continued to converse until Levi Kredge left them. When he had gone they secreted the merited money and then took their departure from the office tor the night. The following day Paxton’s agent, who had resumed his task of shadowing Levi Kredge, reported to his principal

—— 11 " ■ ——■——— n that the janitor had obtained leave for a I. 'cay’s absence and that he had purchased e" a ticket for Newburg, N. Y. - “He will leave by ths first train in the v morning.* said the detective agent. e “And so will I," #sld Paxton. “I’ll take th* little trty, with Levi. The o journey may have no meaning for us, and - yet it may, on the other hand, boos o great importance." In accordance with his determination, i Paxton, well disguised as a foppish young man, and carrying a small travel- - ing bag containing the material for an- - other disguise, left the city on the same r train with Levi Kredge. When their destination was reached, t Levi Kredge proceeded directly to the . office of the real estate agent. I Paxton entered the same office a moj ment after Kredge. While rclerk gave Paxton his atten- - tion tho latter saw a gentleman whom 3 he presumed to be tho proprietor of the -office usher Kredge into an interior and i private compartment of the establishment. - The door was closed and in the presj ence of the clerk it was impossible to . 1 play tho listener at it, but still Paxton meant to know what business Kredge > had with the real estate agent. He invented an excuse for his presence ! and retired. > There was a third-rate hotel opposite, - to which Paxton crossed, and engaging I a front room, from the window of which he could watch the broker’s office, he > hastily made a change In his disguise. , In a few minjites Paxton descended » from his room as a feeble old man weart ing an old-fashioned shawl and carrying ■ a cane. t Paxton reached the hotel office as r Kredge, whom he had seen crossing the street before he left his room, entered. > Kredge entered the restaurant at- ■ tached to the hotel and ordered dinner, i Paxton was at the dining-room door, and, hearing Kredge give his order, he i said to himself: i “He is safe for half an hour here," and crossing the street he made his way i slowly up the stairs leading to the real . estate office, which he entered wheezing and seemingly almost out of breath, as i became the character he had assumed. Glancing about the broker’s office, Paxton said, In a cracked, old man’s voice: i “I’ve missed him! He ain’t here!" “Who are you looking for?” asked the clerk. “My son, Levi,” answered Paxton. At this, the gentleman whom the detective supposed to v be the proprietor camo out of an interior office. “Then you are Mr. Kredge, I presume?” said he. “Yes, sir." “Well, your son left here but a moment ago.” “Did he fix the business up?” “No. He did not positively agree to purchase the property. He offered ten thousand dollars cash, but our price is twelve. Your son will find the place a bargain at that figure, I assure you,” said the agent. “I don’t know. It’s a good deal of money—a good deal of money. Well, I must find Levi. Good-day, gentlemen. It's a good deal of money," said Paxton, in his quavering voice. He was amazed, astonished. Here was a discovery that perplexed him. It was clearly evident that Levi Kredge was in good faith contemplating making a purchase of ten thousand dollars’ worth of real estate, and yet the man had not been worth a dollar in the world prior to the murder of John Oakburn. But he had received none of the marked money—the proceeds of the fobbery of Jason Garrison's safe. The mystery was, whence came the money he had offered for the real estate? Mentally, Paxton searched for an explanation of this affair. * Hein review went over the circumstances of the case in debate. Suddenly he thought of one point upon which he had not dwelt much. He remembered that the savings of a lifetime, which Marion Oakburn thought her father kept in his little private safe, had not been found. In an instant Paxton fortnulated a theory which seemed like the truth, or which was at least an explanation as to how the treacherous rascal might have procured the SIO,OOO which he assumed to have. fro BB CONTINUED. I Capturing a Sea Calf. A baby manatee in a tank on board the steamer St. Augustine, plying on the Indian River, the wideeyed admiration of all the passengers. The baby is only a few weeks old and weighs 150 pounds. Its little beadlike eyes look through the glass and express satisfaction with the new quarters, where it gets an abundance of manatee grass and green oats, which it devours with ravenous avidity, but only at night. Messrs. Hepburn and Miller, two citizens of the Indian River country, discovered the baby manatee one night feeding peacefully on the banks of the river among the tall manatee grass. The gentleman approached stealthily with muffled oars and grabbed the baby by the tail. The baby started oil as if it had received an electric shock and plowed through the tall grass, which bent and crackled as the boat sped through with a comb of froth at the bows, making dead for the open water and the inlet, where the breakers were rolling in great undulation and breaking over the shore with a thunderous sound. Mr. Hepburn held on like grim death to the baby’s tail, while Mr. Miller steered the fast-flying little boat safely by obstructions which came so near at times that death and demolition were only escaped by a miracle. They were determined to haw that baby at any cost. After a mlle-a-minute Journey of fully six miles the little manatee seemed to tire of the struggle, hot, however, before he had rushed through the first line of breakers of the Inlet. At last he was beached and carried back to the other side of the river.—Florida Times-Union. The air-brake millionaire, Westinghouse, is a practical mechanic, being the graduate of a machine shop, in which he spent his youth. He is a skillful draughtsma n and his remarkable memory for facts and figures enables him to carry in his head the details of his vast business enterprises. He works hard,- as he has done all his life, and not infrequently he may be found at his desk late at night He is about 46 years old. At Ischia they disinterred an old woman, unharmed. “God bless you!" she cried, as they helped her out "But tor pity’s sake.” she added impetuously, "dig a little deeper and save my • "What? Is there any one else alive here?” they Inquired anxiously. “My hen!” continued the old dame. The schooner seizures in Behring Sea are nothing compared to the schooner seizures eloeer at home. .... . '

■ Business Directory, i THE DEMTUR UTIOIUI UHL ) [ Capital, ISO,OOO. Burplna, SId.OTO. > Orgonlzsd Augu.t IS, legs. PrwidMtt F.W-Mtt brwk. tl J.TwTw, J.D.HUuI XI.H tenon. Dinoton. W* an prapnrod to ankn Lona* on f»o4 *w» (tty. iooolt* Dopoalu. furnlah OomMtlo aa4 Voroten Kxehanra, buy and MU Oovernmont tad Municipal Bond*, and furnlah Latten of Credit available In any of the principal oltle* of Zurope. Abo PaaMao Tlokata to and fron jb* 014 World, laoiuflM tnaaportettoa te Adams County Bank Capital. 175,000. Surplus, 175,000. Organized In 1871. Offloers-D. Studebaker, President: Robt B. Allbon.Vioe-Prealdent; W. H. Niblick, Caabler. Doajeneral banking builneaa. Collection* made In all part* of tbe country. County, City and Township Order* bought. Foreign and Domestic Exchange bought and •old. Interest paid on time deposits. J*au4 O. Hooper, Attorney* At XsA’tTV I>MWW, k . XmHmo. xk. Veterinary Surgeon, XKoxxx*o», Xxxd. ■uooossfuUy treats al! diseases of Horses and Cattle. Will respond te onus M nay ttam. Prtoao nasonabto. ■ana, a. a. ■ maww, ». r HRJfTIf <0 JfAIYX, JLTTOBVITS - AT < LAW, And Notaries Pnbllc. , nj. J’S nßlon Claims Prosecuted. Ofloe In Odd Fellows Building, Decatur, Ind. UIHANOI * MKRKYMAJI. J.T. rSAIKM. a’ ».». MiaaTMAX ▲ttomoym DaOATVB. ITOIAXA. Offloo Nos. L z and 8, over the Adaau Oouaty Bank. OoUeotlons a specialty. jgIKSSR HOUSE, LJ.lHEßSß,Proprtete(. Dsoetnr, lad. . o« tral-Opposlte Court Heun. Iks badtag hotel in ths city. JQ. XKFTUMH, • DENTIST. bl Now located over HolthouM'a thOo atoro, Ml la prepared to do all work pertaining to the de» Uhl profession. Gold filling a specialty. By tha of Mayo’s Vapor he la enabled to extract tooth without pain. All work warranted. Kent K. Wheelock, Jf. D., EYE AND EAR SPECIALIST M Calhoun-st, Fort p>vne. Ind. JJEV D. NEUBNBCHWANDEK, M. D. HOMEOPATHIST. Berne, . - - Zadtana. Children and Chronic Diseases a Specialty. Twenty yean experience. A. 6. HOLLOWAY, «*> Svxrg;®oxx Office over Burns' harness shop, residence one door north of M. B. church. AU calb promptly attended to in city or country night or day. M, L. HOLLOWAY, H. ». Office and residence one door north of M. B. church. Diseases of women and children specialties.

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Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad Trains run on Central Standard Time. 2H minutes slower than Columbus or former time. Took effect Sunday, >an. 10. IHffi. GOING NORTH. STATIONS. No. 1 No. 8 No. 5 No. 7 Cincinnati . Ire 810 am hMpm Richmond..... 220 pm 1065., 11 35 Winchester.... 317.. 111>5 .. 1235 am Portland 4W.. 1235 pm I IM Deoatur 510 .. 131 .. 221 Ft.Wayne...arr 600.. •• '• ...ive .... ... 236 .. 325 .. Ro6am Kendallville.. ... 341 4 30.. »to.. Romo City 356 447 .. 926 .. Wolcottville 401 . 453 . 931.. Valentine 4 11 9 42.. LaGrange 420 .. 511 .. 951.. Lima 431 .. 524 .. 1003 .. Sturgis 443 .. 537 .. Ill) 19 . Vicksburg........ 5» «»« • 1118.. Kalamazoo.arr 6 06.. 7 00.. 11 50,. “ ..Ive 345 am 6 25.. 7 20.. 1210 pm Gr. Rapids., arr 515.. 610 . 9 20.. 2 00.. " K ..Ive 706 .. 1030 .. 1180 .. 415 .. D..G.H.AM.OT 720.. 1046. 1146 428.. Howard City... H 36.. 1150 . 110 pm 5 50.. Rig Rapids 618., 12 36am 201.. 662.. Reed City 9152.. I<B.. 230.. 730.. Cadillac arr 1100.. 206.. 4 06.. 9 00.. •• ...Ive 215.. 415.. #lO.. Traverse City. ... 6 35.. 10 45.. Kalkaska .... 844 .. 620 Petoskey ... 640.. 820 Mackinac City 7|01>.. #45 ... ' GOING SOitTTH. STATIONS. No. 2 No. 6 No. 4 No. 8 Mackinac City. 720 pm 745 am. Petoskey » Iff.. #OS Kalkaska 1142.. 11 06 Traverse City 10 45 6 30am Cadillac ... arr 215 am 1256 pm 806.. •' . ..ive 225.. 126.. 645 pm 810.. Reed City 881.. 2 20.. 7 50.. 920.. Big Rapids..... 400 .. 301 .. 826 .. #45 .. Howard City.. 451.. 363.. 920.. 1035.. D..G.H.AM.or 605.. 615.. 10 25.. 11 36.. Gr. Rapids arr 620.. 680.. 1040.. 11 50.. '■ “ ..Ive 700.. 600.. 1106.. 200pm Kalamazoo.arr 8 60.. 800.. 1230 am 3 40.. •• ..Ive 855 .. 805 345 .. Vicksburg..... 9 24.. 833.. 413.. Sturgis 1019.. 926 5 07.. Lima 10» .. 940 .. 517 .. LaGrange. ... 10 44 .. 962 5 29.. Valentine 10 53... 10 02 537 .. Wolcottville... 1104 .. 1014 5 46.. Rome City 1109.. 1019 651.. Kendallville... It 25 .. 1039 606.. Ft. Wayne..arr 1240 pm 1150 715 .. - “ ..Ive 100.. IzlOam 545 am Decatur 146 .. 1251.. 630 .. Portland 240.. 158.. 730 Winchester ... 3 17.. 238.. 809 Richmond 420.. 340.. 915 Cincinnati 700.. 6-55.. Igninm.... ’ Trains 5 and 6 run dally between Grand Rapids and Cincinnati. C. L. LOCKWOOD, Gen. Pass. Agent. JEFF. BRYSON. Agent. Decatur, Ind. LOOK HERE! I am here to stay and can sell Organs and Pianos cheaper than anybody else can afford to sell them. I seU different makes. CLEANING AND REPAIRING done reasonable See me first and tare money. «7. T. COOTS,Decatur, Ind. kaaaa. Scientific American Agency for MJVJ J 1 L 4 yaw■ j * ■ 1 ■ R k ■ K* I COPYRIGHTS, etc. For information and free Handbook write to MUNN k CO- 361 Broadway, New Yobk. Oldest bureau for securing patents in America. Every patent taken out hy us is brought before the public by a notice given free of charge in the American Largest circulation of any scientiflc paper in the world. Splendidly illustrated. No imelligett man should be without it. Weekly. year; SLSO six months. Address MUNN & CO, Ptbushxbs, 361 Broadway. New York.

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