Decatur Democrat, Volume 38, Number 24, Decatur, Adams County, 31 August 1894 — Page 5

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sneriff’s Sale* The State of Indiana. Adams County, ss: In the Adams Circuit Court, of Adams Coun ty, Indiana. The Union Central Life ] I nsurance Company, I a corpotatlon, i vs. Adam Slemmer, I Martha B. M. Slemmer, : No, «l». Charles E. Everett, I Elza Vacban, Mary Vachan, | Samuel Fink. | Mrs. J. 8. Fink, John S, Bowers. By virtue of an qrder of sale to me directed by the Clerk of the Adams Circuit Court of said County and State. I have levied upon t he real estate hereinafter mentioned and will expose for sale at public auction at the east doorof the Court House in the city of Decatur, Adams County, Indiana, between the hours of 10 o’clock a. m. and 4 o'clock p. in., on Saturday, September 15, 1894, 7 The rents and profits for a term not exceeding seven years, of the following described real estate, situated in Adams County, Indiana, to-wit: The west half ( J z») of the southeast quarter (1-4) of section twenty-four (24), containing (bO) * acres, and the north half (%)of the northwest quarter (1-4) of the northeast quarter < 1-4) ot section twenty-tlve(2s>. containing twenty ,2t)) acres Os land, both of the above described tracts of latfd being in township twenty-five 25. range fourteen 14, contaieingono hundred 100 acres of land, all in Adams county, in the State of Indiana. And on tailure to realize therefrom the full amount of Judgment, interest, thereon and costs. I will at the same time and in the same manner aforesaid, offer for sale the fee simple of the above described premises. Taken as the property of Adam Slemmer, sW etal, to satisfy said order of sale this 24th day ,3 of August, 1894. Samuel Doak, Sheriff, - s 23-3 By Daniel N. Erwin, Deputy. Administrator's Sale of Real Estate. In the matter of the estate of William 11. ,' Kidwell, deceased. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned administrator ol the said estate will on and after Tuesday, September 25, 1894, At ten ti'clock a. m. atthelawolliceof Bichard K. Erwin, in the City of Decatur, Indiana,, oiler lor sale at private sale, the following A real estate belonging-to said estate in Adams county, Indiana, to-wit: The south half of . the northeast quarter of section thirty-three ■ (33), in fowttship twenty-seven i27', north range ' ' fourteen (14) east, in Adams comity, Indiana, t ' containing eighty acres, more or less. Also, a part ol the northeast quarter of the f northeast quarterof section thirty-three ,33). in towfiship twenty-seven (27), north range |. fourteen east, more particularly described as W fallow's: Commencing at the southwest cor- ■ nor of the northeast quarter of the nort heastquarter of section thirty-throe [33]; thence S east seventy-three rods to the Cincinnati, i Richmond & Fort Wayne railroad; thence E‘ north with said railroad thirteen 113] and oncsixth rotis; thence west parallel with first line a' seventy-three rods; tlienoesoulh thirteen and | one sixth rods io the place of beginning, all ». in township twenty-seven [27], north range a fourteen [l4l east, except the right of way of U. ' the Cincinnati, Richmond & Fort Wayne rail I • road across said real estate. All in pursuance 7., with an order of the Adams circuit court ■ made at the August term 1894. thereof. n. Should said lands not sell at the time above A mentioned, the sale will continue from day to J* day unttl it is sold. Terms or Salk; One.third cash; one-third P-. in nine months, and one-thud In eighteen w months from dale of sale. Deferrod paymeets to liearslx per cent, interest, from date jfe.. of sale, and to be secured by first mortgage >,; ■ upon said real estate. » „ Michael Miller, AdiWr. y- R. K.Erwin, Att y. 23-4 ; .1

Notice to Non-Residents. Tbe State of Indiana Adams county, as. In the Adams Circuit Court, August term, 1894. Rachel Cole, J Vs. | Mary A. Daugherty, [Petition lor Partition, e Robert A. Rising no .4581. Laura Rising et. al. J It appearing from affidavit tiled in the above entitled cause, that Rabert A. Rising, Laura Rising Louis B. Rising. William 11. Rising Ab trod C. Rising, Etta Rising, Joseph Rising, Mary Leither and Peter Leisher. of the above named defendants are non-residents of the State of Indiana. Notice is therfore hereby given the said Robert A. Rising, I .aura Rising. Hmiis B. Rising William H, Rising. Alfred (’. Rising, Etta Rising, Joseph Rising. Mary Leisher ami Peter Leisher, that they be and appear before the Hon. Judge of the Adams Circuit Court, on the 13th day ot August, 1894, the same being the first judicial day of the next regular term t hereof, to be,liolden at the Court House in the city of Decatur, commencing on Monday the 13th dav of August. A. I).. 1894. and plead by answer or demur to said complaint, or the Same will be heard and determined in their absence. Witness mv name, and the seal of said court hereto atlixeij, this 9th day of April. Ar 1). 1894. Jotin H. Lenhart, Clerk. By E. Burt Lenhart, Deputy. Peterson & Lutz. Atty's for PlttT. 23-3 4'oniniissloner's Nale of Real Estate. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned. James JU. Merryman, commissioner appointed by the Adams circuit court ot Adams county. Indiana, tn the case for partition in which •lames 11. Stone as plaintiff and Lucy F. Luckey, Benjamin F. Stone, etal, are delendants, to make sale of real estate ordered sold by said court in said cause, will as such commissioner, in pursuance of said order of court, ou •= ggj Saturday, September 15, 1894, At the east door of the court house in tire City ot Decatur, Indiana, offer for sale at public auction to the highest and best bidder the lee simpleol the following described real estate situated in the city of Decatur, in Adams county, in the State of Indiana, to-wit: In-lot number torty-three (43), on the original plat of the town [now citv] of Decatur Terms of Sale:—One-third cash in hand; one-t hird in one year and one-third in tWo years. Deferred payments to bear six per cent interest horn date, and to be secured by personal security and also by mortgage upon said real estate. . JamesT. Merryman, Commissioner. France Merry man All ’ vs. yw Administrator's Sale ot Real Estate. Notice is hereby given t hat the undersigned administrator, of the estate of Henry Unibreath., deceased, will on Saturday, (September 22. 1894, At ten o’clock a. m. at the law office of Richard Erwin, in the city of Decatur, Indiana offer for sale at private vendue the following real estate belonging to said estate, in the county of Adams, in the Stale of Indiana, towit ; The west half of the southeast quarter of section twenty-five (25). in township twentyseven (27), north range thirteen (13) east; arid the west half of the northeast quarter of section thirty-six (IJib, in townsip twenty-seven (27) north, range thirteen (13) east, containing in all one hundred ami tifttty -aeres ot land. All in pursuance with an order of the Adans circuit court, made at the August, 1894 term thereof Should said lauds not sell at the time above mentioned, the sale will ’be continued from day to day until it Is sold. Terms,of Sale:—Ono-third cash: one-third in nine months and one-third in eighteen months from day of sale. Deferred payments to bear six per cent Interest from dav of sale, and to be secured by ilrst mortgage upon the said real estate. George m.t. Houck, Adm’r. R. K. Erwin, Atl’y, ’ S 3-4

The Pioneers Meet and Diseuss the Rf.Gonr Ways When the Indian the Hear and the Wolf Held Nw») In What Is Mow Adams County. On Thurmlay. Aug. 23, a large number of old settleriTof thin and adjoining- counUwt. with their friends, assembled at Shaffer’s grove nenr Klvtue, what wait at one time )n Indian reservation, but which la now he of the finest countries in this state. The meeting had previously been announced through the columns of the Dem, ot'HAT and by posters. Early In the morning gaily decorated' wagons bearing the National Colors, and loaded with humau freight, could be seen on the road to the grove, so that by ten o'clock, fully 2,000 people were on the ground. The meeting was called toordei by Samuel H. Shaffer, of St. Mary'S'township and David Studabake'r, of Washington towrtship, was selected chainhan and N. Blackburn, secretary. The meeting was openqfl by singing, bj the MgE. choir, of Rivare, and'prayer by Bev. Freelaud, of the Monroe circuit. Tile chairman then introduced Rev. Kohne, ol Willshire. 0., who entertained the vast audience with a remlnisance of the earlj days of Paulding county, Ohio, having been one of the lirst settlers in that wild country when nothing but Indians, bears and wolves could l»e seen: lie recounted the manner of living, telling of where they pounded corn with an iron wedge to make bread, the balance of their living being the game that was then in the county, pf paying 116,50 for a barrel of Hour and hauling the same sixty miles, and what a feast they then had. He kept on in his happy strain until 12 oiclock. when an adjournment was taken until 1:30 p. m.. not to feed on corn bread and “possum fat,” but the best the land affords. A* the appointed hour Thatcher’s Band of Willshire, Q., called the people together when Judge Stmlabaker told of the first road in the county, being what was afterwards known as the Wayne trace, the line of march by General Wayne from what was then known as Fort Adams, where Rockford, O„ now is situated, to Fort Wayne, the troops cutting the road as they moved along. The second road was cut by Robert Douglass, who entered the first tract of land in what is now Adams county; this tract being what is now known as the old Reynolds farm, where he lived about one year and moved to Fort Wayne. In 1821 a man by the name of Robison entered a piece of land near where the Deyo school house now stand* in Blue Creek township. He was followed by a Mr. Ayers, who settled in sl. Marys township on what is now the Falk farm. Sometime afterward some Quakers at Rickmond wanted to trade at Fort Wayne and cut out what was now known as the old Winchester road in March 1834. Just 60 years ago last March the parents of the speaker moved to this county and settled on the south side of the Wabash river, where the old Winchester road crossed the Wabash. They were followed by Robert Simlson.’of Linn Grove, who is now 84 years old and in fair health and he is an uncle of J udge Studabaker. Ezra Lister of this city, is the oldest white inhabitant of this county. A government surveyor by the name of Bently got the Reynolds farm aud in 1824 went to Chillicothe, 0., and sold the same to Reynolds who moved on in a short time afterward. Then came John Ross who settled on what is now known as the Ross farm in St. Marys township, and from that time on the settlers kept following along the Wayne trace until in 1824 enough had come to organize a township, which was done by applying to the commissioner of Allen county. The first township was Root, which included the whole county. •Judge Studabaker was followed by Alva Miller, of Union township, who told of some of the hardships of pioneer life and sung the following song:

This wilderness was our abode Full forty years ago, And when we wished good meat to eat We got the buck or doe. For fish we used the hook and line And pounded corn to make it tine, On Johnny cake our ladies dined In this new country. Our paths were through the winding Where Oft the savage trod, [woods They were not wide nor searce a guide But all the ones we had. Our houses too were logs of wood polled up in squares and corked w ith mud, If the bark was tight our root's were good In this new.country. The .Indians sometime ipq.de us fear That there was danger nigh, The shaggy bear was often where They heard our children cry. 'l’he rattle snake our children dread Ot'tiines OUT fearful mothers said. Some beast of prey will take my babe In tffis new country. Our occupation was to make 'Die lofty forest bow, With axes good we chopped our wood For well we all knew how. We cleared our land lor rye and wheat For strangers and ourselves to eat. From the maple tree we drew our sweet in this new country; Os deer skins we made moccasins To wear upon our feet, In checkered shirts wo thought ihi hurt Good company to meet. And if we wished a visit to pay By winter’s night or winter's day, Our oxen drew ■our lady’s sleigh’ In this new country. We lived in social harmony We drank the paarly stream, '' No doctor, priest or lawyer here Were scarcely ever seen. Our health it needed no repair No pious man forgot his prayer. And who would fee a lawyer here In this new country. The little thorn bore apples on When mandrakes were all gone. And sour grapes we used to like When frosty nights came.on. • For winter greens our girls did stray For butter nuts boys climbed the tree And spicewood was our ladies tea In this new country. This was followed by an address, by Bev. . ■ - - . . >

J. E. Stoops. Dr. J. C. Neptune then favored the assembly with the song the “Old Housdand Home.” Jaceb S, Hart told of when he settled jus across the road from where the meeting was held: how he helped cutout the roads and clear the hind forty-seven years ago. He was followed by Joshua Bright, of Kirkland township, followed by John Woj then Jonathan Fleming, who favored the as.seiiiblj with a song. Then Edward McLeod, another ot the pioneers. Cbarle? Miller was the next speaker. He told ol tin- early settlement here, he having carried the first mail that ever came into the towt of Decatur In 1837. William Jackson then gave a sketch of ills pioneer life. He has seen this county transformed from a wilderness. Willian Comer told of how he had helped to rais< the log houses anil barns and roll the logs in this county. Norman Acker, the last one of those present, who had a chance t< talk of tlie days gone by, gave his experi ence in pioneer days. This was followed by the election of thi following officers: President. David Stud abaker; vice-president, SuJI. Shaffer: sec retarjT N. Blackburn: treasurer, Join Woy, with the following committee t< draft a code of rules and laws to govern tin organization: George W. Gladden, Win. Jackson and WasltJ<ern. It was agreed.that there should be a midwinter meeting for the purpose of hearing the report of the committee and such othei business as may come before the meeting L'he time and place to be determined bj the committee. We herewith attach a few pf the names of the old settlers that wen present. We also give their age and thi length of time they have lived here: Age. Time. M. Broadbeck... ** 69 34 Fred Kimvel 78 32 Jesse Biandeberty 67 52 Mrs. Clarissa Roebuck 75 45 Crist Scliamerloh *>3 36 * Henry Schnapp 62 50 Henry Chronister 65 45 James Faust 74 42 E. Roebuck 54 54 Joel Falk ?... 55 27 Mrs. Nbncy Robison 70 no George <; ladden; 68 15 J. 11. Stone 50 3<> S. H. Snaffer 68 47 Adam Ault 76 46 Joe Johnson. 60 57 Wm. Comer • 62 42 Dan Welty ° 7'J 49 Charles Miller. 72 59 Daniel Schafer 72 51 Conrad Chronister 67 47 Joseph Crosier 70 53 Christian Kern 88 42 Jacob Buhler 69 45 Leonard N. Johnson 59 57 John Cramer 70 46 John Meibers 72 53 Conrad Brake 68 48 Harmon Bosse 77 45 Alva Miller 68 43 David Kleckler . ■• • 61 37 Ezra Miesse 58 52 Joshua Bright 54 20 Andrew Teeple 58 41

GLASS MANUFACTURERS. V • Those of the Western District Talk of Starting Nomftilon Mills. Cleveland, Aug. 30.—There was a largely attended meeting at the Weddell House yesterday of the Windowglass Manufacturers’ association of the western district to consider the demand for wages made by the workmen. There was some talk of starting three or four nonunion factories and giving them the moral and financial support of the association, which would be a startling departure from existing conditions. No action on this point was taken. The manufacturers declare that it is impossible to produce glass at a profit on the scale of wages proposed. DUTCH TROOPS SLAUGHTERED. Over 500 Caught In a Rattrap Ambush by Savage Balinese.. The Hague, Aug. 30. —Advices concerning the defeat of the Dutch troops sent to punish the rajah on the Island of Lambodo say that the troops were completely caught in a rattrap ambush, and had it not been that nightfall canu> to their assistance there is little doubt that the entire detachment would have been massacred. The loss in killed, wounded and missing will be over .’>oo. Jt is admitted that it was the most severe reverse which the Dutch army has sustained at the hands of, savage troojis in all’ the wars, even the Atchin campaigns. ever fought. SWELLING THE SUM. Memphis T:i\ Frauds Airmunt to #4,000,000 Miits to Be M; 'Pili's, Aug. 30.—The investigation into the (ii litiqui nt tax scandal took an other sensatioiuii Hirn rday when James Harris’ i'omptroller of Tennessee, armed with a force of expert account ants, came to examine the books. The frauds will reach a total of s I.OOO.ik'O. Mr. Harris states that the state authorities have decided to enforce flic payment of this enormous, sum. Suits will be brought against the delinquent taxpayers. and where the .state fails to,collect the amount clue by a taxpayer by this process the derelict officials and their bondsmen will be heldfri -pot); ible. -NEWS- IN BRIEF. Pamlico, the great trotting stallion, valued at $30,000, died in Hartford, t'onn. New York expects to c-Ue. t SI.OOO.Ot'O daily in customs duties for some t-ime. Alal'itma Republicans in', mid resolved not to nominate a ticket. I'liey will support Populists. —e Governor Waite seems to be enjoymir the excitenient incident to his arrest, llis attorneys claim he will be aequiited Boston negroes held a large meeting in Faneuil hall to protest against southern lynchings. ’ They ask congress to investigate. ' Hugh Annandale, arrested in Baltimore and taken to London as ent Pet.: Arnot, has entered suit against the United Statesfor 810,000. Mercio, Joseph and Elias Levine, father I and sons, were burned to death iii'a New Yerk “sweater’’ shop.A fireman was t'at.tlly injured. Lutheran evangelical synod at Columbus, 0., thanked God that nianyyot' the faitb’bml Liken a decided stand against sei .ret-orders.

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