Decatur Democrat, Volume 36, Number 43, Decatur, Adams County, 13 January 1893 — Page 5

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©he £enwrrat A- ■ They’re Introduced, But Insult us in the Shake. Wk extract tbe following from the salutatory of the Journal of last week: “Believing as it does, that the principles of the republican party are best adapted to contribute to the happiness and material prosperity of all sections of our glorious country, and that the leaders, as Well as tbe masses of tbe republican 'party, arc far superior to those of any other party in intelligence, statesmanship, morality and above all honesty, it will contipue to use its influence for the success of that party. In a word, tbe Journal will continue tb be republican.” To our Republican friends we say, what does it mean; have you been spending these many long years with the “dum Dutch” that Ashcraft said “didn’t know how to vote?” or have you been dead, and on coming to life, found yourself confronted with Ashcraft, who “wanted to sell his house, to enlarge his business” and he told you that? Do all those Republicans who voted tbe Democratic ticket last fall belong to the party that lacks “intelligence, statesmanship, morality and above all honesty?” It may be right to ask the patronage of people who arc not moral or honest, but perhapse they go on the principle that to kick a dog he will lick your feet. We had hoped to find a contemporary who would deal. with facts, and bow to the will of the majority, until the people reverse the action of last fall, when by one loud acclaim the people said “turn the rascals out” and the're ’ going. “Honesty” it abideth not with' the Republican party. The following letter was sent to us by Mr. Evans Woollen, Secretary of the Indiana Highway Improvement Association: Indianapolis, Dec. 24, 1892 Dear Sir:—A Road Congress, composed of more than five hundred delegates appointed by boards of county commissioners, municipal governments, commercial organization*, agricultural societies •nd insti'utions, and of others interested in the betterment of our highways, was held under the auspices of the Commer rial Club, of Indianapolis, at the State Capital bn the 6th, 7th, and Sth inst. It is be'ieved that much was accomplished toward the establisnment of a better system of road making in our state. _ ... Those present organized The Indiana • Highway Improvement Association, of which you are respectfully urged to become a member. You can do this bv remitting to the undersigned one dollar in full payment of dues for 1803. The effectiveness of the Association's work will, Os course, largely depend upon the size and quality of its membership. For this teason your co operation is asked, and for tbe further reason that it is believed you will profit by participation in the distr ibu tion, by the Association, of iterature on good roads. You will greatlv oblige and help the ‘ Association br sending to the secretary , the names of persona in your community who are likely to be interested in this work and by making any suggestions which may occur to you. Very truly Evans Woollen, Sec’y. , lhe above letter reached our office January sth. Such an organization can be of the utmost benefit to the community in discussing and sug gesting plans for the betterment of the roads. Such is, what we need in this couhty. We would like to see J* “ our people correspond with the> Association and get the ideas of Road Making properly before tbe public. Our county is tbe equal of any in the state in having bad roads. Good Roads a Luxury. The following article was taken from tbe Toledo Bee in reference to good gravel roads. It says that Mercer county in Ohio is well blessed with one hundred and fifty ..miles of hard, smooth pikes, and *tella of the advantages of good roads:, In the issue of the Bee of t|ie 19th in an article on roads in Ohio, say that the northwestern section of Ohio is not well blesped with good roads. I shall not attempt to speak for the whole northwestern section of Ohio, but for that part of it known on the map of our great state as Mercer county, I can say with excusable emphasis, that we are exceedingly well blessed with good roads. Good roads are no longer a theory with us, but a condition, that our farmers enjoy | and take advantage of every day in the year. Our farmers do not have ’ 4 to wait for tbe roads 4o “dry up,” , “freeze up,” or for a deep fall of the “beautiful snbw,” to market the products of their farms. They can g , come to market any day with big loads of gr«m over as good pikes as ■

can be found in the state. It required a vast deal of agitation of the subject of good roads before we could induce our fanners to take an Intelligent and active interest in the subject, and, finally, sign pike petitions for their location* and construction. Our first pike was built some ten years ago; since then parallel pikes and cross pikes have rapidly multiplied. We have today about 150 miles ot pikes in Mercer county, and additional miles of pikes constructed and nearing completion. Our farmers, though at first opposed to such expensive road improvements as a luxury they could not afford, are now, after a fair trial of the profitable advantages of good roads, outspoken in their favor—regarding pikes the best investment for their money, not alone in the daily satisfaction of passable roads, but. also, in the great ditches afford for outlets for tile drains. There is a noticeable and pleasing improvement in the general appearance of our farms, and a substantial increase of productiveness, since the introduction of pikes. However expensive pikes are, those who have them to use consider them cheap, a money-making investment, at any price. Good roads are not dnly a personal comfort to those who travel upon them, but, 1 think, it could be easily proven that they exert a great moral and civilizing influence. I can leadily and easily believe that a man can be a much belter Christian when cheerily bowling along on a pike as hard and, smooth as a floor, than when stuck in the mud,

Notice to Tax-Payers. TAX2S JOB THE TEAS 1802. NOTICE i§ hereby given that the Taxes levied for State, County, School and other purposes. Oounty, Indiana, are due and payable at the Treasurer’s Office of said county, in the city of Decatur, in full or at the option of the tax-payer, one-half, including road taxes in ft’.l, on or before (LhE (Third RBonday iq Hpril, 1893, 'lhe Same Being the izth Bay of JSpril, 1893. The Second half (in case the first half is paid when due? becomes due and payable on or before The First Monday in November, 1893, the Same Being November 6th, 1893. The following table shows the Rate of Taxation on each One Hundred Dollars worth of property, and also on each Poll and Dog, in the several Townships and Corporations in Adams County, for the year 1892. — T ..—-■’• • • • • r •• ’S 0 • • • • • • . •r • j • • • fl • • —i ’ cj T 5 Ofl J? . ’ ’o O • « ' fl- .• § . Name of Township. §i | 1-g ’ |”• g | ?ui - & •S.'iH 'isii ® J * fa sc n- octelHsoO H Union. • -7.• •• 1216 * 1-2 61* 38110 5 8 7 60 45 I 100 R00t1216 1 1-2 611 38* 81210 57 47 I 0450 50 100 Preblel2l6 * 1-2 61* 38* 51510 57 47 104 50.50 100 Kirklandl2l6 * 1-2 61* 38* 53010 5 70 55 |25 50.50 50 150 Washington 1216 * 1-2 61* 38*101010 57 47 I 045050 100 St. Mary’s 1216 * 1-2 61* 38*101510 5 65 50 | 155050 25 125 Blue Creek 1216 * 1-2 61* 38*10101010 5 70 50 I 205050 100 Monroe 1216 * 1-2 61* 38*121510 5 66 51 I 175050 1 00 French,..-- 1216 * 1-2 61* 38*1025 5 5 5 67 57 I 245050 100 Hartford 1216 * 1-2 61* 38*10 25 10 5 5 72 57 I 295050 100 Wabash: 1216 * 1-2 61* 38*152515 , 72 57 1295050 100 Jefferson 1216 * 1-2 61* 38* 151510 55 /0 55 I 25.5050 City of Decatur. 1216 * 1-2 61* 38* 25 2078 2 100 100 2 0050-50 50 150 Town of Geneva. 1216 * 1-2 61* 38* 40 25 50 95 95 190 50.-10.25 50 I<s Town of Berne 1216 * 1-2 61* 38* 50 1540 90 90 180 5c.>0t2050|1(X)2 <0 DOG TAX - Each male dog $1.00; each female dog $2 00. In addition to the above there is levied SI.OO on each male dog and $2.00 on each female dog in the city of Decatur, in the town of Berne and the town of Geneva for corporation purposes (ROAD TAX RECEIPTS) should be presented on or before the third Mondax of April, as the road tax is all included in the first installment. Road Receipts will N ° r (EXAMINE YOUR 1 RECEIPTS) before leaving the office and see that all of who have lands and hats or other propertv in more than one township must see that they have a receipt for all. Also see tnat change is correctly made. ... -, nll County can Orders not be paid to any person owing delinquent taxes, and all persons are warned against purchasing such orders,-- . . (The boohs will positively be closed on the 2hi rd Monday in dpi il and the First Monday in November.) • . . Assignees, guardians, administrators and others, who pay tax on propel ty in ti ust, and persons whose taxes are complicated, such as undivided estates aie earnes y ic quested to come before the last few days. " , , The taxes of the Burke, Eckrote and Reynolds Gravel Roads are now due and payable at this office, and are subject to the same penalties as other taxes n not paid. The municipal taxes of the city of Decatur, and the towns of Beine and Geneva Tlie annual sale of delinquent lands and lots will take place on the Second Monday in February, 1893, commencing at 10 o’clock a. m. - . ' PERRY ROBISON, Treasurer Adams County. Attest : W. H. H. FRANCE, Cpunty Auditor. UtCATUR INDIANAJa u r (I’i.baw KSchanob.) .. • -a \ •

or having bis frame shaken into a varied assortment of agony while passing over an old-time corduroy. Don’t the Bee think so? J. P. Lkßi.ond. 1111 _ Lei! -1 ’ Union Township Items. Weighing is all thago atno.ig the young peoplb ol thia township. Rev Reynolds,will conduct a series of meetings at Salem, commencing this Friday evening. Frank Gleckler fs lying very low with lung fever. Township institute at District No. 6, Saturday, January 14th. Everybody invited to attend. William Walls has returned from his , trip to Missouri. He was well pleased with the country. Miss Allie Wass has returned from an extended visit with relatives in eastern Ohio. Letter List. List ot unclaimed letters remaining in the postoffice at Decatur, Ind., for the week ending Jan. 7,1892: David A. Meyers, att’y, Mr. Eckrote, Wm. Brown, care of Dr. Frost. J. C. Walker,. Harry Fisk, Jessie Fuhrman. Persons calling for the above will please say advertised B. W. Quinn, P. M. The Trouble Over, A prominent man in town exclaimed the other day. “My wife has been wearing out her life from the effects of dyspepsia, liver complaint and indigestion. Her case baffled the skill of our best physicians. After using three packages of Aunt Fanny’s Health Restorer she is almost well.” Keep your blood fn a healthy condition by the use of this great vegetable compound. Call on Holthouse, Blackburn & Co, sole agents, and get a trial package free. Large The cheapest place to buy your handmade bouts and shoes and have all work warranted and stock guaranteed. French kip boots (5.00, men’s call shoes Congress or Jace, $4 00, half soling boots and shoes from 40 to 65 cents a pair. George W. Roop. South Second street. ' v 2ytf

Go to John Mayer'a forfirst-class brick Will Christen, architect. Office over Pete Holthouse clothing store. gtf Money to Loan—At six per cent Inerest with privilege of partial payment 37tf Christen & Schirmeytr. I have a j-ye»r °M trotter that I will sell cheap. Hetrots in 2:57. 3 6tf E. H. Leßri n, V. S. If you want your gas fitting done In first-class shape and warranted call on A. Van Camp at planing mill on First street. 7 tf FOR RENT.—A Business Room on Monroe street, near Hart’s Elouring Mill. Enquire of W. H. Niblick. • 4otf Ellen Touhey. r Fa rulers and all others who desire fruit tree i, vines and small fruits should not fai to see James Middleton before selcctI ing their g rods for fail setting. He represents the Pairtesville nursery, one of the oldest and largest in Ohio, and goes diret t to the nursery to fill all orders. Goods guaranteed to be first-class. 1 qtf The Duluth and bupenor Special. In full keeping with its we.l known progressive policy the North-Western Line (Chicago & North-Western Railway) has recently inaugurated through train service between Chicago and Lake Superior region. This new train is known as the "Duluth and Superior Special,’ and it leaves Chicago daily at 5:30 p. m. arriving at Superior at 8:20 a. m. and Duluth at 8:52 a. m. pie next day, making the journey in the remarkable quick time of fifteen hours. The train is made up of baggage cars, standard day coaches and palace buffet sleeping cars of the most modern and approved design, and all classes of passengers are carried through witt.out change of cars. Supper is served in dining car after departure from Chicago, and breaklast is served from a wellstocked buffet before arrival at Duluth. To insure yourself a quick and comfortable journey be sure to ask for tickets via the North-Western L ; ne. Any ticket agent can furnish information regarding this railway, or it will be promptly furnished upon application to W. A. Thrall, General Passenger and Ticket Agent, Chicago.

Non? Such Ml tat Makes an every-day cent \ an old-time luxury. Pure an 4 ■ >.-•sc-me. Prepared with scrupulous care. Highest award at all Pure Food Expositions. Each package makes two large pies. Avoir Imitations—and insist on having the NONE SUCH brand. MERRELL & SOULE, Syracuse, N.Y. FOR THROAT AIND LUNC complaints, the best remedy is AYER’S Cherry Pectoral In colds, bronchitis, la grippe, and croup, it is Prompt to Act sure to cure. Notice foTeacliers. Notice is hereby give that there will be a publie examination of teachers at . <>^ lct j ’’ the county superintendent, in Decatur, In diana.on the last Saturday of each momh. Applicants forlicense must- Present the proper trustee's certificate or c-her evidence of good moral character.’ and to be successful must Dass a good examination in orthography, reading, writing, arithmetic, geography. English grammar, physiology, history of the United States, science of education and tn one of the following named subjects: for September. October and Novemberli®.. •■Evangeline." For December 1592 and January A "Snow-Bound." For February 18SB. Holme s Autocrat of the Breakfast Table. Th®change as above announced was made bj the State/ Board of Education at a recent meeting. Examinations will begin promptly at s:JO a. m No license will lie granted to applicants under seventeen years of age. Commissioner’s Sale ot Real EstateNotice is hereby given that Lewis C. and 1 Fred France, commissioners appointed by the Adams circuit court of Adams county Indiana, to make sale of r al sold by said court in the case of Malissa Ash tmucher et al, tor partition of lands, will on Saturday, January 11. 1898, At tbe law office of France & France, in the city of Decatur. Indiana, between the hours of 9 o'clock a. m. and 4 o'clock?. m. of said daj offer for sale at private sale and best bidder the fee simple ot the following descrliied teal estate situated in Adams coun- ‘ The 'southwest'’ quarter of the northeast quarter of section six. in township twentj-six north range fourteen east, containing forty a< TEiiMS^—One-third cash in hand, one-third in one vear and one-third in two years from day of sale. Deferred payments to bear siz per cent interest from day ot sale and to be secured to the satisfaction of said commissionera. Lewis C. Devo?s, {commission crs. J. Fred France, i 40-4 . NEW PORK HOUSE. I will keep constantly on hand all kinds of Fresh Pork, Smoked Meats, Sausages, er"' ' Bologna, Lard, Pickled Pork, • Etc., Etc. ' Highest price always paid for Hogs. P. SCHNEIDER. “B”Block. Monroe St.

January'[|[j|'j||[[} Sale - * p m ■ VTf) Hff AITYITT By taking advantage of the extraordinary low \III/ L 111 11 ill P f price* in Clonk* and Wrapt. Do not'delay UAV 11 111 Ull 11 1 but come in before they are all gone, as we have a few left. They are all the latest popular styles for Fall of 1*93. $15.50 JACKETS (Watteau Pleate) at $ 9.75 15-00 ” ‘ “ 8.50 15.00 “ Fur Trimmed “ 10.00 15.00 ‘ Fancy Black “ 8.00 Great Cut Sale of Furs. , o * .50 Black Coney Mull’s for $ .'25 2.00 i-“„ 1.25 3.00 “ Seal “ " 2.00 Wonderful Bargains in Dress Goods and Carpets during this month. They must be sold before taking invoice. Jesse Niblick & Son, ALEXANDRIA, INDIANA. i■. ■ — THE NEW NATUHALi CITY. The city that will show the greatest increase in value of Real Estate, the most and largest Factories, and the greatest increase in population, and build the most buildings of any city in the state during the coming year is Alexandria We have lots and acres of land for sale in all parts of the city. We are the exclusive agents for Boyce’s First Addition to Alexandria, size of lots 50x132 feet. These are elegant residence lots convenient to several factories and will double in value in the next six months Prices from SIOO to S3OO. Just the thing for a small investment. Write for particulars to Henvis, Nichols & Co., Alexandria, Ind. V. 13. SIMCOK.E, — THE MONROE DRUGGIST Keeps a full line of Drugs, Patent Medicines, Fancy Articles, Tobacoes. Cigars, &c. Prescriptions carefully compounded. Sole agent for Silverware and Jewelry of all kinds. Call and see Van when in Monroe. THE.'. DEMOCRAT FOR FINE/. JOB ■ PRINTING, J A.T | Scientific American A - >Merryman’S FACTORY You can get all kinds of BTRADE MARKS, b DESIGN PATENTS, I COPYRIGHTS, etc. For information and tree Handbook write to T_l_„,l MLNN A CO.. 3111 Bhoadwat. New York. fTcITCI 311C1 001 l VVOOQ, Oldest bureau for securing patents in America. Y 1 Everv patent taken out by us is brought before the public by a notice given free of charge in the f cieniific American Siding, Flooring, Lamest circulation of any scientific paper in the world. Splendidly illustrated. No intelligent man should be without it. Weekly, S3.tltk a ta , . ijbrackets, Molding, W. L. DOUGLAS Odd -Sized Sash and" S 3 SHOE GENTLEMEN. DOOFS. other specialties for jtfp. Gentlemen, Ladies, Boys and Misses are the ggg -- In tact all kinds ot building hi a Best in the World. , . . . , W See descriptive advertise- Serial either made or furnished on ’■K I 1 meat which wIU appear In | notice. this paper. o —‘ — Take no Substitute,' but insist on having W. I>. DOVULAS’SHOES. with j s Coverdale. M. D. I’. B. Thomas. M 1). EHR \ pame and price stamped oc ' bottom. Sold by DOCTORS For Sale by lieiH]? Winnes, Second door i ' West of Adams Codnty Bank. Monroe St. Coverdale & Thomas Mceot taljraeit. ' Notice is hereby given that the undersigned — has betn duly appointed assignee of Frank „ „ (COSTELLO ” Farrell, of Decatur, Indiana, in his voluntary JI. T. v i/kT z iz, assignment for tbe tienefit ot his creditors. A Xx’liyareae-vr, - The creditors of said Frank Farrell are notlfled to tile their claims with the undersigned office over Terveer's hardware store. Keaiior adjustment and and allowance. dence west side of Fourth street, three doorz Wm.,11. H. Francs. Assignee. nO rth of Monroe street All calls promptly France A France, Att'ys for Assignee. 42-3 Attended to in city or country, day or night