Decatur Democrat, Volume 38, Number 7, Decatur, Adams County, 4 May 1894 — Page 5

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CIRCUIT COURT SEWS Elias Showalter vs Rufus Neal et al; contract. Costs back to and including return of verdict taxed to plaintiffs. Wm. Underwood vs vV. P. Black, Frank Hoskell; on account; demand 7 _- GRAND JCHV REPORT. State of Indiana, Adams County, ss: To the Honorable Judge of the Adams Circuit Court: We, the Grand Jurors, charged and sworn at the April term of the Adams Circuit Court would respectfully submit the following report: We have been in session about twelve days and have sworn and about 120 witnesses. We have inquired into the charges against those confined in the couury jail, awaiting the action of this grand jury, and into all other felonies and misde meanors that have come into our knowledge. We have after careful investigation and fememberingthe charges of the court ■returned eleven indictments. The officers and bailiffs have been efficient and have assisted us in every material way in our enquiries for which they have our thanks. We have visited the county infirmary and find the, inmates carefully and properly cared for and the farm stock, etc., in excellent condition. We have also examined the county jail and find everything about the premises properly ciited for. the cells and cell departments are cleanly and we think the prisoners are kindly treated. There being no further business and nothing further to inquire into, we respectfully ask that we be discharged. Jebemiah Archbold, Foreman. — Dr. E. H. Leßrun, veterinary surgeon, is meeting with unprecedented success in his busihess. He is kept con-' stantly busy attending difficult surgical and other cases, being fully prepared With all the various instruments in the profession to* do so. Obstetical cases a specialty. Office on corner of Madison and Second streets. d2I-6w7-l For the National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic, at Pittsburgh, Pa., the G. R. & I. will sell round trip tickets at $6.50 each, Sept. Sth to 7th Inclusive. Good for return passage until Sept. 25th, 1894. No stop off will be allowed on the return journey within the limit of the time. J. Bryson, Ag’t. ' c : Lost—Small black purse containing about 86. Finder please leave at this office and receive reward.

KEEP TO ffi LINEI! MONEY MAKES THE'STOCK GO" We are under-selling them all. ■Our Spring Stock is complete. MEN’S SUITS:— In Cnt-aways and Sacks. OS I I < ** § i ■ L S* a I CHILDREN’S SUITS :-What they all want. \ -J' What we want is money. We have the goods and at prices that will bring it. The latest patterns in piece goods and at prices and fits that no one cart touch us. Yours truly, fEHINGEE, & MEYERS.* CLOTHIERS AND MERCHANT TAILORS.

Berne Hems. Chas. Dariot, of Columbia City, is the guest of his uncle, John Wagoner this week. Wesley Bergman was tqe guest of his brother. Noah, Monday. The town election will be held Monday, May 11. The candidates are as follows: Treasurer, David Bixler; clerk, Amos Hirschy; councilman 3rd ward, Wm. Baumgartner; marshal, Gottlieb Bun and Emile Frantz. Geo. Hammel left Wednesday for Louden ville, Ohio, where he will establish a poultry and egg business. Miss Gertrude Barbier, of Fort Wayne, is now in the employ of Mrs. Sheets as trimmer. Mrs. Sheets is now prepared to furnish all styles of trimmings and desires all in need of spring and summer hats to call and see her. Mrs. Hopkins, of Winchester, is now with her husband who is in the employ of Simmison & Solduer. Chas. Martz is again in the employ of Geo. Hammel & Co. Preble Items. Edward Dirkson, son of our trustee, has been on the sick list for some time, and is now improving. The Democratic township convention of Preble will be held al No. :’> school house, May 10th at 7 o’clock to nominate a township ticket. All Democrats are earnestly requested to be present. The school in district No. 1 closed April 10. The report is as follows: Room 1. Enrollment last term, 33; average daily attendance, 30; percent of attendance of number enrolled, 91; number punctual 12. Lulu Lankenau, t eacher. Rooih 2.—Num tier en rolled 44; average daily attendance, 42; percent of attendance of enrollment, 98: number punctual for the term, 23; number pupils withdrawn, 7; number of written examinations, 4; both rooms were visited by 77 patrons during the term. Henry Lankenau, teacher. This school has been taught by Mr. Lankenau for the last 15 years; 9% months being the average taught in a year. The average attendance per day was 97 percent. Only one death occurred during this time; school was closed two days this spring on account of mumps, which has been the case only one time. On account of the number of scholars in the district, the trustee a year ago decided to place two teachers in this school for which teach, patrons and scholars are very thankful. Henry Dirkson, while walking along the river last Sunday, discovered the head of a skeleton protruding out of the bank, he exhumed the bones arid found tham to be those of a human being; the lower parts were missing, probably washed awmy by the current. It seems to be the skeleton of a young person, probably an Indian child. For meals that will astonish you in quantity, variety and cleanliness, go to Jacob Martin’s Star Bakery. d 6 wB

Monroe ItemsC. W. Hocker sent out a car load of hoops Monday. Janu s Lewellen, of Muncie, is at Monroe building a tile oven for Lewellen & Albaugh F< r livery rigs go John Badders, where you can be acomniodated at any time. The people are awaiting the much looked for wedding of two prominent citizens of Monroe to take place. Perhaps one’s afraid and the other darsn’t. Mr. Daugherty, of Allen -county, moved to Monroe and has started a blacksmith shop on Main street, where he will be found read) for all kines of blacksmithing and wagon repairing. G. W. Martz has received a stock of reapers, mowers and farm implements and is ready to supply the citisens with what they want. ’ : — Peterson Items. Bright was in town oil Tuesday of tliis week. Rena Johnson spent a few day of tliis week in town. Miss Sarah Johnson, of near Mt, Zion suffers severely from catarrh of the hand. R. O. and Maggie Johnson, of Monroe, attended church at the Christian at this place Sunday evening. On last Sunday evening while Jessie Panish who lives near the Mt. Zion church was returning to his home, had the misfortune to loose his horses which dropped dead in the harness.

Linn Grove Grist. John Welchli sold his property of 20 acres to Solomon Mosser and with his family audFrederick Hirschie and family, left I Thursday to make their homes in Montana. Edward Neuenschwander has re-roofed his dwelling house. [ C. A. Schauffter, of Urbana, 111., is visiting Peter Parrot and l family. He is a printer by trade and worked on the Bluffton Banner in its early days. . David Runyon reports the sale of thirteen , Deering binders and mowers last week at New Corydon and Red Key. Geutis & Anderson are enlarging their sawmill in order to enable them to handle , longer timber than heretofore. Miss LeNota Huffman, of Decatur, spent Sunday among her friends here. Last Sunday afternoon occurred the death of Mrs. Libby Eckrote, wife of David Eckrote. She is the seventh adult person that has passed out of that family in the short period of six years and live months "and in lheTollowing relationuMwo wives, two sons, two daughters and one step-son. Tlie funeral services was conducted by her pastor, Rev. N. J. Platz assisted by Rev. J. 11. Turney. Interment was made in Greenwood cemetery. Deceased was forty .seven years of age. Etigene Morrow and wife, of Bluffton, attended the funeral of Mrs. Eckrote last Tuesday, x. Ryan & Co.', are moving the Pioneer mills of tliis place to Montpelier this week. The town aud country are loth to part with ah enterprise that lias been a source of benefit tn our people for the past thirty-seven years.

Secure a bargain In Tan Foot Wear at Henry Wimps’ w6tf Bargains! Bargains!! Bargains!!! Bottom Price at the Bargain Counter at Henry Winnes’ Shop Store. d!Bw6tf Go to J. Martin s tor iresh cakes, pies, bread and everything in the baker’s line. du w 5 6 SO Dozen iieavy weight KNEE PANTS at 25 cents per pair at De Rosenthaßs stf Prices DOWN, D(5wN. DOWN, at the Bargain Counter at Henry Wynnes’. w6tf When in need of smoking or chewing tobacco call on Milt Byers, Second St., sign of “Big Injun,” 3tf Jacob Martin, of the Star Bakery, is exhibiting at his place ot business all the varieties of fruits and vegetables that are in season d 6 w 5 6 Crist. Bocknecht has added to b-s already line establishment a No. 1 Pool Table. Lovers of this game will find everything first-class at Crist’s Place. For Sale—Bicycle, good as new, paid $137.50, will take $55 for it. Call on D. M. Hensley. For Sale—Sixty-six feet of iron fence. Will sell at less than one half price. Call on D. M. Hensley. Fob Sale—Brick and Tile. If you want to purchase, call and see our tile. Will be fdadtogive prices. Sizes from 3 to 20 nches. Willtake 500 cords of wood for tile. Krick, Meyers & Co. 85tf You can save 20 per cent on every $1 worth of Hour bought of Hart & Bro. at the City Mills. d 22 2 w 4 For Rent—A good business room with upstairs suitable for a family to live in. For information call on Jake Martin. Overalls at 25 cents per pair. This is no humbug. Call on Ike and he will show you just what be advertises. stf Subscribe for the Democrat.

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SHOOTING THROUGH STEEL. Tests Which Are Being Conducted by the Cramps en the Lewis Farm. The futility of piling steel armor plates on war vessels is being demonstrated at the new testing ground of the Cramps. There at intervals of a few days conical steel shells are fired through four inches of solid steel armor plate with as apparent ease as though the plates were the flimsiest cardboard. The range is on the Lewis farm, above Wheatsheaf lane, along the Delaware river. The shells, which are 3 inches in diameter and 10 inches long, are forged from the finest hardened steel and fitted by the Cramps for use in the United States army and navy, and it is to test the quality of the steel in different lots that these experiments are being conducted. A heavy abutment of railroad ties has been erected as.a fender to hold a bank of earth, and in front of that is placed a heavy oak plank box 5 feet square and 10 feet long, which is fillet^ with sand. Against another fender i»i front of this box is set up cue of the armor plates, such as are used on the armored cruisers and battleships now being built. One hundred feet distant from the plate is the firing house, a plank building about 30 feet long by .10 feet wide and double lined to deaden sound. Two 3 inch rapid firing Driggs-Schroe-der guns are used in the test. When everything is ready for firing, a lanyard is passed, out of the back of the building and through an aperture in a pile of heavy spruce joists, the gun having previously been sighted. When the gun is fired, the wall of steel is pierced by the pro jectile, leaving duly a fringe around the hole where the shot passed out on the opposite side. It is then sought for in the sand in the box and examined closely as to condiiton. Os course the "shell is not charged, or it would explode and blow up the box and all around after going through the steel. Not all the shells fired at the steel armor plate go through it, and this is considered sufficient cause for condemnation of that batch of projectiles. The experiments are all conducted by the ■ Cramps’regular staff of ordnance officers. —Philadelphia Record. Women In Public Offices. In Sweden more women than men are found in the telegraph offices, and single women are admitted to all departments of the. postoffice service except that of letter carriers. Women have the same salaries and equal positions in the telegraph and postoffices in Norway and Denmark as men, and in Denmark may become “station masters” on the railway, while they also figure as shorthand writers in the parliament.- We find them also in public offices on the most liberal terms that have been made in Fin-, land and Iceland.—Philadelphia Ledger. Serious Loss. Mrs. Knowes—Poor Mrs. Youngwife! That fortune she’s just come into will take all the sunshine out of her life. Mrs. Guessc—H’m! I don’t see why you should commiserate her. Mrs. Knowt>»—The poor thing won't have any need of going shopping for bargains any more.—Chicago Record. Congressman runnum s cqauws tor renomination are said to be better than a few weeks ago. Robert ('arr, colored, was dreiwned in Indianapolis whi’e making a heroic effort I to rescue two sink -g boys. Public opinion against. accused of the murder of Lemuel Bailey, is so strong that there has been some talk of lynehiug in Muncie. It is reported front Nottingham that Daniel Wilson, near there, was called from his home and beaten to death with an ax. His father was killed 12 years ago.

«4MONEY!!I» PERRY ROBISON will save you more money by buying you Farm Implements of him than any firm doing • business in Decatur. He will sell the WALTER A. 'WOOX> Harvester a, nd IB in dor, Tho MINNESOTA Harvester and Binder, The WALTER At- "WOOU allsteel Mower, The CAPITAL Wagon, Buggies, Hurries, Hay Rak.es, OuJLtlvators, Plows, Harrows, Hay Teddor and Ladders. Everything kept in a general stock of Agricultural Implements you will find at “NOAH’S ARK,” * OPPOSITE ROMBERG’S LIVERY SSABLE. PERRY ROBISON, Prop. I. '1 j. — I S Ho! Boys! ' 8111 Hi TBit lllf OK lOKM. A Galvanized Steele Tower and Wheel. Why you never have to paint it. It runs and pumps water while all others stand still. It is the strongest, simplest, most durable mill in the World. Call and see sample mill in operation at Van Camp’s Planing Mills on First street. We can sell you a better outfit for less money than any one else in this county. Van Camp & Buhler, DECATUR, INDIANA

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The Russell Art Publishing Co., of 928 Arch Street. Philadelphia, desire the name and address of a few people in everytown who are interested in works of art, and to secure them they offer to send free, “Cupid Guides the Boat,” a superbly executed water color picture, size 10x13 inches, suitable for framing, and sixteen other pictures about same size, in colors, to any one sending at once the names and address often persons (admirers of fine pictures) together with six two-cent stamps to cover expense of mailing etc. The regular price of these pictures is SI.OO but they can all be secured free by any person forwarding the names and stamps prompty. Note—The editor of this paper has received copies of above pictures and considers them really “Gems of Art.” d2O wt NOTICE. Head Qus. Co. “B” 4th Reg’t. I, I. L. Del Al ur. lxt>.. May 2, 1594. To the members ofTlecatur Guards?! In compliance with special order No 41 from Headquarters, Ist Brigade 1.1. L., Indianapolis, Ind., dated May 1, 1894, you will assemble at the armory on Monday, May 7. 1894, at 7 o’clock p m., sharp, for the purpose of filling the vacancy caused by the resignation of Captain C. M. King. By order of John T. Myers, 22-4 Ist Lieut. Com. Co. Go to John Mayer’s for first-class brick. 18tf 1

Notice of Improvement. Notice is hereby siren to the property-own-erson both sides of Third street, from the north side of the track of the Chicago and Erie railroad, north to the junction of Third and Fifth streets, shall be improved by macadimiziug with crushed stone. Said street shall be maeadimized with hard lime stone to the width of 20 feet south of Adams street and 25 feet from Adams to Marshall street and 20 teet from .Marshall to the junction with Fifth street. Said stone shall be placed to the depth ol 14 inches in the centre and 8 inches at each edg '. Alt stone shall be crushed not to exceed I'4 inches in size. You. and each of yon, are therefore hereby notitled that the said council, on the sth car of June. 1894, at 7 o’clock p; m. at the Council Chamber, in the Citv of Decatur, will hear and determine any and al) objections you may have to the proposed improvements, or the mannerof constructing the same. By order of the Common Council this 23rd day of Amril, 1894. • t-2 L. C. Devcss, City Clerk. California Excursions* Special Sleeping Cars via Iron Mountain » Route. Special through sleepers leave St. | Louis Union Depot daily via Iron ■Mountain Route via Texarkana, Ft. 1 Worth, El Paso, thence Southern Pacitic to various California points. A choice of BUFFET Palace Pullman or TOURIST Sleeping cars. For tickets and berths call on nearest agent Toledo St. Louis and Kansas City ILK., Clover Leaf Rout, or address, C.C. Jenkins, Gen’ljPass Agt. Toledo, Ohio. N. B.—One fare excursion to Texas, Arkansas, Tenessee, Alabama, Mississippi,.etc., via Clover Leaf Route.