Decatur Democrat, Volume 38, Number 14, Decatur, Adams County, 22 June 1894 — Page 5

■ Hl.— iwr - - iim—i I Illi ■■ JI NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY CLOCKING. Our stock is large and complete. It is larger than we want it to be and in order to reduce it we will show you some GREAT BARGAINS —j iixr MEN’S, BOYS’ AND YOUTHS’ CLOTHING at prices that will surprise you and that will surely induce you to buy. Our stock is all new. of the best make and latest STYLES lilt PATTERNS. Call anil see ns ffe ffill mu yon mow. Call and see our Cut Prices in 1 Custom-Made Suits and Pants in our Merchant Tailoring Department. Tours to Please, EHINGER & MEYERS.

I m , I Pure 1 A cream of tartar baking powder. H Highest of all in leavening strength, ■ -Latest United States Govern ■ ment Food, ReportI Royal Baking Powder Co-, I 106 Wall st " H> Y - I Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad. ■ Took effect June 3, 1894. ■ GOING NORTH. I STATIONS. No. 1 No. 3 No. 5 No. 7 ■ Cincinnati.. Ive ■ Richmond 735 pm 11 OOam ■ Winchester.... 8 34.. 1200.. 1300 pm. ■ Portland 914 .. 1242 am 12 28am ■ Decatur........ 1012 .. 1 47.. iso ■ Ft.Wayne...arr 10 55 .. 235 .. 205 ■ — “ ...Ive 256 pm 2 15.. 805 am ■ Kendallville 4 05 9 10 .. ■ Rome City 422.. 926.. ■ Wolcottville 428 9 31 .. ■ Valentine 4 40 9 42.. ■ LaGrange 4 49 9 63.. ■ Lima 5u2 1010 .. ■ Sturgis 517 10 21 .. ■ Vicksburg 612 1114 .. ■ Kalamazoo, art 6 40 11 45 .. ■ “ ..Ive 545 pm 720 ....1210pm ■ Gr. Rapids..arr 7 25.. 9 15.. 655 am 200 ■ “ - ..Ive 740 ■ D„ G.H.&M.cr 7 55 ■ Howard City 9 05 ■ Big Rapids 1000 ■ Reed City 10 35 ■ Cadillac arr U 45 ■ < “ ....Ive s 1150 ■ Traverse City 150 pm ■ Kalkaska 155 ■ Pc oskej 3 55 ■ Mackinac City 5 15 ... I ~ GOING SOUTH. ■ STATIONS. No. 2 No. 6 No. 4 No. 8 ■ Mackinac City 740 am ■ Petoskey.. 915.. ■ Kalkaska n 29 ■Traverse City 11 05 ■Cadillac.... arr 405 pm ■ ....Ive 125 ■Reed City.•••;. 2 35 ■Big Rapids 3 05 ■Howard City 350 ■D.. G. H. & M.cr 5 00 .. ■Gr. Ranlds .arr .515.. ... ;... ■ “ ..ive,7OOam 540.. 11 40pm 2 30pm ■Kalamazoo.arr 8 40.. 735.. 135 am 237.. " -Ive 845 .. 745 405 .. ■Vicksburg..... 9 08.. 815 4 30.. ■Sturgis. V.’ 956.. 910.. ... 524.. [■Lima..... 10 10.. 928 5 37.. i ■LaGrange... .10 22.. 93« ~ 5 50.. I ■Valentine 1031.. 944 600.. | ■WolCOtt Ville... 10 42 .. 951 612.. [ ■Rome City.,... 10 47... 9 59 6 18.. I .. 11 03 .. 1016..' 6 36.. [■Ft. Warne..arr 12 15 .. 1125 7 50.. [■“ r * ..Ive 1235 pm 11 45 .. 545 am I■Rbcatur.l2s.. 12 87.. 630 .. ........ ■Portland 214.. 1 fiam 730 ./ ■J'.inchostor..., 2 49.. 2 25.. 8 09. ■Richmond 345 .. 320 .. 915 pm ./ 655 ~., ~ . . ■Rapids and Cincinnati. I fl C, L. LOCKWOOD, Gen. Pass. Agent jig JEFF. BRYSON Agent, ■ ~ Decatur Ind

/4fe\EßiE Lines. Schedule In effect lune 17,1894. Trains Leave Decatur as Follows: TRAINS WEST. No. 5, Vestibule Limited, dally for I o u Chicago i ‘ SJJ M No. 3, Pacific Express, daily for I ~... . u Chicago f 1.34 A. M No. 1. Express, daily for Chicago I. 10:45 A. M No. 81. Local, daily, except Sun-110-46 A M TRAINS EAST. No. 8, Vestibule Limited, daily for I a . nR „ M New York and Boston j 8,06 “• M No. daily for New I p M . No. 12. Express, daily for New M No. 30. Local, daily except Sun-, day.. [10:45 A. M. Train No. 12 carries through sleeping cars to Columbus, Circlevill, Chlllicathe, Waverly, Portsmouth, Irontor, and Kenova, via Colum bus Hocking Valley & Toledo and Norfolk & Western Lines. J. W. DeLono. Agent. W G. Mac Edwards T. P A. Huntington. Falk & Erwin, dealers in Pianos and Organs, have at present the following prices to announce on stock now on hands which those contemplating the purchase of an instrument will do well to note. We have on hand and will sell on reasonable terms: One Mason & Hamlin Piano, style 16, Ebonized $198.00 Quarter Oak, same style 225.00 One Ludwig & Co., Piano, Mahogany, style 5,4 ft 9 inches high for the small sum of 310 00 One style 8, Mason & Hamlin, 4 ft 9 inches high Mahogany for 315 00 Also one Columbian Organ in Oar case with mirror 35 00 One Princess Organ, dark walnut case with mirror, 10 stops 65 00 And the celebrated Packard Organs in Oak or Walnut cases from $75.00 to $l5O 00, and we most earnestly and cordially invite the public to call early and investigate, as these prices are made for a limited time only. 29d8w4 Falk & Erwin. Miss Cora Shackley will open a Kindergarten and Primary school for children, between the ages of four and seven years, in the N- Ward school building, June 24. Terms, $1.50. payable in advance. Parents desiring to enter children will confer a favor by communicating with Miss Shackley.l2-2 Saloon Fixtures for Sale. I have a complete saloon outfit with pool table, etc., for sale on easy terms. d*w4w Teter Wilhelm. All laundering at Miller's Steam Laundry, is positively guarnteed to be the finest that has ever been done in this city, or no charges will be made, we respectfully solicit a trial. d4lwlo

BOARD. OF MANAGERS MEETING. A meeting of the Board of Managers of the “Decatur Driving Club” and all others interested in the Fair Association of Adams County are requested to meet at the Court House in the City of Decatur,on Saturday, June 30.1894. The Board of Managers will in the mean time do all they can by verbally notifying our farmers, merchants and mechanics, in order that a rousing meeting may take place At this meeting the officers of the Association will be chosen, who will serve in their respective places for one year from date of organization. John D. Stults. Chairman. EPWORTH LEAGUE. The Epworth League Convention in Huntington yesterday, exceeded the expectations of the membership. The largest delegations were from Decatur and Fort Wayne. Exercises were opened by devotional services by the Rev. O. E. Wilcox; of Fort Wayne, Rev. Gregg, discourse on “The Ep worth League and Popular Amusements.” The committee on nominations consisted of Revs. Gregg, chairman, G. N. Eldridge, F. G. Browne, Edgar Jones, N. W. Jones, Mrs. Belle Askew, Mrs. Higby, Mrs. Darling and Carrie Smith. Ihe following officers were reported for the ensuing year: President—Rev. E. T. Simpson, Fort Wayne. First Vice-President, M. C. Thomas, Decatur. Second Vice-President—Miss Dora Slater, Huntington. Third Vice-President—Miss Ida Thomas, Bluffton. Fourth Vice-President—Mrs. F. M. Menca, Garrett. Secretary—Miss Lou Meeks, Geneva. Treasurer—Arthur Olds, Auburn. Angola was selected as the place for holding the next convention. SONS OF VETERANS EXCURSION TO ROME CITV JUNE 28, 1894. For the above occasion the G. R. &1. will sell excursion tickets for' special train on morning of June 28th at $1.25 each. Return limit June 28th. Tickets will also be good for return on train No. 6, which arrives at Decatur 12:37a. m., June 29th. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received at my otlice in Union "township for the construction of a brick school house The plans and specifications of which can be seen at my offi<x, a t any time.up to July 9, 1894 Win reserve the right to reject any and all 6id». T x Wm. Erwin. Trustee. Decatur, Ind,, June 23 1894. d 63 2w14-2 Children's Day was observed by appropriate exercises at the ME. church yesterday.

No Information Obtainable. Washington, June 21.—A visit to Acting Secretary Uhl by Senor Romero, the Mexican minister, lent color to the supposition that he had come by instruction of President Diaz to ask the United z? ■ A vwt ACTING SECRETARY UHL. States government to protect Antonio Ezeta and the other Salvadorean refugees aboard the Bennington at La Libertad. The minister, however, politely refused to discuss the subject of his" visit ai. I Acting Secretary Uhl was equally reticent. Condition. In Ohio. Columbus. 0., June 18.—All of the troops have been removed from Bellaire, and from eastern Ohio they are likely to be removed tomorrow. The present outlook is that there is no longer need for them. At Massillon tnere have been several arrests of miners for shooting from ambush and they will be tried today. At Massillon, Sherrodsville and in the Cleveland, Lorain and Wheeling mines the strike will continue indefinitely. Want the Troop. Retained. Canal Dover, 0., June 18.—In a conference with Colonel Coit Sheriff Adams decided to retain the troops here until totnorrow. A number of the heaviest taxpayers of the county have been to headquarters and advised against the removal of troops. They claim the railroad bridges will be burned as soon as the troops leave. Superintendent Brunner of the Cleveland, Loraine and Wheeling railroad is also of this belief. Kansas Miners to Go Ont. Kansas City, June 18.—District President McGregory is authority for the statement that 10,000 miners in Kansas will go on a sympathetic strike Thursday. Mr. McGregory received a telegram from Pittsburg, Kan., late Saturday night, where the miners have been holding a conference, advising him that this was their decision. The strike is to force a settlement in Missouri and the Indian territory. Troops Will Remain In Service. Indianapolis, June 18.—Pending developments on the decision of the Terre Haute convention not to accept a compromise, Governor Matthews has concluded to keep the troops in the field during this week. Operators will try to start their mines, giving employment to either union or nonunion applicants, and it is fear of trouble which prompts this conclusion bv the governor. TRIPLE LYNCHING. Negro Horse and Sheep Thieves Strung Up In Kentucky, Gallipolis, 0., June 21.—Seventy-five farmers of Mason couuty, Ky., hanged Archie, Bert and William Haines, negroes, who are said to have been stealing horses and sheep. Two of the Haines boys lived here. They are said to have been terrorizing that vicinity. They were seen stealing by several stockmen, who were compelled to move on at the points of the desperadoes’ revolvers. This enraged the people of the neighborhood and they concluded to organize a lynching party, with the above result. Wabash, Ind.. June "9. — Jacob Strauss, trustee of Pleasant township 15 years ago, has been fighting a claim for $1,125 which he says he paid out of his own pocket when settling with his successor. The commissioners have disallowed the claim. INDIANA NOTES. Test of Martinsville waterworks proves satisfactory. Irene McKee died at Geneva at the advanced age of 106. Adam Garnet, a negro wanted in Kentucky for barn burning, was caught iu Kokomo. The Farmland well poisoning case turns out to have been simply the too great use of bad water. Henry Vannuys was rendered insensible by lightning in Lebanon. Patrick Dutch’s residence was damaged. The question of street railway rights to Indianapolis streets is to be taken up in the federal court July 5. Frederick Syerup, aged 54, without money or friends, ended his existence in Indianapolis with a bullet. Allen, Hancock and Jackson county Republicans nominated tickets Saturday. Conventions were well attended. Charles Crittenden’s body has been recovered from the Ohio, near Jeffersonville, where he was drowned a few days ago. Hattie Estes was seriously wounded in the head in Shelbyville by the accidental discharge of a revolver in her sister’s hands. Marion county’s school enumeration shows but 143 children of school age who can neither read nor write. Total attendants in the county, 49,996. Judge Baker’s wife, who has been ill in Indianapolis for some time, has been taken to her home in Goshbn in a special car. There is no federal court today. Coroner is investigating the death of Ida Hedrick in Crawfordsville from morphine poisoning. She had been out with a quartet of people drinking beer. J. 11. Favors and William Daniels were arrested just after being released from the southern prison. They escaped during their terms, were recaptured iu Illinois and refused to return without requisition papers. Now they are to be punished for their stubbornness. Acts Like a Crazy Mau. Coney Island, N. Y., June 3.—Ernest Pietsch, a hotel proprietor who last week threw’ several cigar boxes full of silver to the girls on the Casino stage and next night gave a wine supper to the newse>r men. was yesterday arrested as a itie on complaint of his brother. He was in a Massachusetts insane asylum eight years ago. 1

«4MONEY!!t>» 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 W ALT-bJII W OOD Harvester and. Binder, Tire MINNESOTA Harvester and Binder, The WALTER A.. "WOOZD allsteel Mower, The CAPITAL Wagon, Buggies, Burbles, J3Za.y alx.es, Cultivators, flows. Harrows, Hay eddcr and Ladders. Everything kept in a general stock of Agricultural Implements you will find at “NOAH’S ARK,” OPPOSITE ROMBERG’S LIVERY SNA RLE. PERRY ROBISON, Prop.

EAST FOORK ITEMS. Mrs.. Marcus John’s brother, of Salem, visited her and family last Sunday. Zion Sabbath school is still improving. Number of scholars last Sunday was 175, collection 11.23. Edward Berger and wife and Herman Liniman and wife, of Magley, visited Jas. Brown and family last Sunday. Those sneaks that have a habit of turning horses loose at Zion chapel, had better go a little slow as they are well known. Logan Wolf and sister, of Pleasant Valley, visited Lyman Babcock and family last Sunday. Most of our young people will celebrate the 4th of July at Bluffton. Ed Fulk, of Honduras, has sold his interest in the tile mill. Miss Lily Lewton is canvassing our township. She has ten different kinds of books. What has becomee of the Honduras Hooter? Has he hooted up for the summer. Berne Items. Last Tuesday afternoon the son of Sam Lehman met with a serious accident while mowing grass with a machine. His horses became frightened and ran away, throwing him forward on the cutting bar, and was terribly cut and lacerated on his whole body. Fortunately, the boy, who is about 19 years old, and of strong physique, mani aged to stop the team and get out of his perilous condition. He was carried to the . house aud Drs. Franz and Sprunger were . called to dress the wounds. They claim , that a similar accident has never befere occurred in this county, and the probabilities are that he may die. -- Mrs. Job Smith has opened up a dressmaking shop at her residence on east Main street. Mrs. J. Atz visited her parents at Ken' dallville last Saturday. Mr. Atz accompanied her home on Monday. Mrs. Yaeger, of Portland, was the guest ot Mrs. Sam Simison a few days last week. Berne will celebrate the 4th of July grander than ever. Dr. Stoneburner has been confined to his bed since last Sunday, but is now slowly The five-year-old daughter of E. Hocker is very low with summer complaint. Good gravel has been found in paying quantities at the farm of D. C. Neuenschwander, east of town. Work has commenced to enlarge the Orphans Home. » The slaughter house of Messrs. Gerber & Sprunger, southeast of town was burned down last Wednesday forenoon. Several fire extinguishers were taken there from town at once but were too late at time of arrival. Linn Grove Grist. The derrick at the southeast limits ot our town has been removed to near Notingham, Wells county. Elroy Sheldon and family of Colorado Springs,, Col., are the guests of friends here. The stockholders of the Hartford Oil Co., met at Geneva onSatuday and effected the preliminaries for a permanent organization. The I. O. O. F, Lodges of Geneva and Linn Grove will hold a basket meeting on the old camp-meeting ground, one mile southeast of Linn Grove on Sunday, July 1. 1894. Good speakers have been invited to participate todnake the meeting of Interest. Neighboring lodges and the general public are invited to attend. Nine candidates were immersed in the river here last Sabbath by the Christian church. Mrs, Mary Lyons has opened up a dressmaking shop at her residence here. Alonzo Runyon aud John J. Nusbaum have each raised their dwellings and built a stone foundation thereunder. Fred Neaderhouser, L. L.. Dunbar and George Adler, Sr., were at’ Bluffton last Tuesday. Secure abargai in Tan Foot Wear at Henry Winn w6tf

Root Township Items. Furg Rice —a boy. There will be a children’s meeting , lat the Alpha church Saturday evening. i Westley Bowser and family were the - guests of Jacob Koose last Sunday. William Wetter, of Decatur, was the guest ot John Cramer last Sunday. It is reported that there is a very large snake in this community. It was seen by William Hoagland last Sunday morning while gazing over his orchard, but he was unable to kill it. , Lee N. Dailey, teacher of music, was in this district last Tuesday and informed us that he will start for Ft. Wayne next Tuesday to attend a teacher’s institute. Pleasant Valley Items. 11 Dad Herron has moved to his son’s ' | house. The pugilistic, Wable, still languishes in our county jail. Bate Ray goes to Decatur regularly i on Sunday evenings. We wonder . why. , Mac Burkhead is engaged in selling • medicine for the United States Medi- ’ cine Co., of New York City. , Mr. Mendenhall and Mrs. Frazer will be here next Saturday evening and will hold meeting a few days. ’ Everybody come out and hearthem. ’ The Christian Endeavors has again change their meeting to Saturday night and the singing abolished. There | is also striving jealousies and mum- ■ erings among the members which is ; strictly forbidden in the Bible. They should remember that a church divided will fallj and take this for their their motto: “United we stand, di--1 vided we fall. Willshire Hems. Willshire will celebrate the Fourth in grand style. Come everybody. Mrs. Wickly, of Decatur, is here visiting friends. The young people of this place will give a play entitled, “Ruined by Drink.” Rev. Herbert and family moved to Macomb the past Yveek. We wish them success. Mrs. Cranford, of this place, has moved to Decatur. Lorenzo Cross aud Mrs. Garwood, both old pioneers of this county, died last week. Dr. Ross and family were in Decatur Tuesday, where the doctor bought a new supply of medicine. Jacob Roop and Wood Case, with their families, “picnicked” in the woods of Rev. Kdhn last Sunday. Mr. Flint and family, of Frankfort, visited friends here the past week. Normal is still in progress. Mr. Runion and family moved to Macomb the past week. THE MARKETS TO-DAY. (Corrected daily for The Democrat.) Wheat No. 2 $ 51 Corn No. 2 40 Oats No. 2 37X Rye...... ........ 40 Clover 400 Timotliy: ; 135 Flax Z 90 Butter 8 Eggs 12 I Lard ... 9 ; Potatoes .. 100 Hams ■....? 10 Shoulders 8 Bacon 8 W 001...... 9to 14 - Catt1e........ 3.00t0 3 50 Hogs.... 4 00 to 5 00 Sheep .3 00 to 4 0 I anibs :i 00 to 4 00 For Sale—Brick aud Tile. If you want to purchase, call aud see our tile. Will be glad to give prices. Sizes from 3 to 20 inches. Willtake 500 cords of wood for tile. Krick, Meyebs & Co. , 35tf