Decatur Democrat, Volume 38, Number 28, Decatur, Adams County, 28 September 1894 — Page 8

—THE GREAT NEW YORK CONSIGNMENT sale. «4525,000 t Mith il Fine Closing. Ms' Furnisfiings, , BOOTS AND SHOES, HATS IND CAPS, Will Be Sold at One-Half Their Real Value. A proclamation to the public. ~ 1 Now that we have spared no pains in securing- a large and ■ ” | complete stock of goods at one-half their real value, we will give | you the advantage of the greatly reduced prices. f We are prepared ;from now on to sell you goods in proportion to the amount you receive for your labor and produce. In doing so we feel that we have done a great favor to the people living in and around Decatur. P Now that we have done our part, we only ask you to call and convince yourself that this is no joke but a S 3 c' s t Real Fact. You have only to pick out the goods, which is a small job, and the pnceSs the smallest of all. One visit to the New York Store will convince you that it is the only place to spend your money and get twice its value. Do hot listen to those who cry “Humbug!” but examine for yourself. One look will convince you. A Hint to the Wise is Sufficient. f NEW YORK SCORE, L nECATUB. ■ INDIANA. •‘i. ' ' - V ' • - ' ■' J ' ii h i 1; :

COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. Members all present. In the absence of Mayor Quinn Councilman Teeple was called to the chair. Minutes of last meeting were read and approved. Bond and oath of J. F. Mann, City Attorney, filed bond; approved. Resolution adapted ordering the im provement of the sidewalk along the ' property of the heirs-qt-law of Francis Flagg, deceased; also along the property of Philip Sheets. Aright to trim the shade so as to not interfere with the stringing of telephone wires was granted to the Telephone Company. Petition for sidewalk along the north side of out-lot number 29 was granted. The City Clerk was instructed to draw the warrants for to pay the city * officers. Street Commissioner’s pay roll was allowed as follows: , E. Mentzer, $13.20 E Burr, $9.00. The G. R & I- consented to the improvement of Jefferson street conditioned that the contractor wait until January 1, 1896, for his pay without in terest. The City Engineer reported the side walk along the side of in-lot 812 completed. Bids for macadamizing Jefferson . street were opened, the bids were as follows: J. S. Bowers. sl*24 per yard; ® Robison, Gillig & Meyers, sl.lß. The contract was awarded to the lowest bidder. The bill of Mark McConnell for labor in the sum of $12.75 was allowed. J. F. Mann was allowed $12.25 expenses to Toledo and Huntington. John W. Tyndall was allowed the sum of $9,75 for work as engineer. Dacatur Journal was allowed $8 00 for stationery. The street committee submitted their report in the matter of opening Sixth ' that the city incur no expense in the matter, and saying ' that the opening would be of no public benefit therefore that the same be not granted. The further consideration' of the water works question was passed over and council adjourned. a FiJitfer and Thumb off of Hie Right Hand at the FirM Joint. While'Alva Hower and his brother, Adam, were driving a well. Alva got bis right hand on top of the drive pipe, the hammer coming down mashed his thumb and forefinger so that amputation became necessary. When in need of school shoes, go to A Holthous. He has the best in the city for the least money. dl4l 6w27-4

MARRIED. J Married at St. Mary’s Catholic church j Miss Ida Rohr to Mr. Albert Schurger. ‘ The bride i? the daughter of Michael ‘ Rohr, of Root township, well known to all the young people.bere.in the city. | Mr Schurger is the oldest sou of ex j Recorder John Schurger, and well j known here as the proprietor of the C. & E. bakery and restaurant. The marriage ceremony was according to the rules or the Roman Catholic church Rev. Father Theo Wilkens performing the same,, after which they repaired to , the home of the bride where an enjoy- i able time was awaiting them. They Will be at home to their friends at his place of business. The Democrt congratulates the happy couple. GOUGAR VS. MORSE. Mrs. Helen M, Gougar lost her libel suit against Congressman Morse, of Massachusetts. The trial lasted four days, and the evidence and lawjwerejentirely in favor of the plaintiff, so that Judge Putnam in his charge to the jury said: “The matter of damages will rest”entirely with the jury, but you must find some" damages.” Ye that jury, composed entirely of Republicans, and one of .them a rum-seller, brought in a verdict that there was no libel in Mr. Morse’s words. Thus is a premium put upon the most despicable methods of injuring a political opponent. j. The defense made no attempt to prove the charges Os his libel. He confessed he had no evidence thatj“Mrs. Gougar had stumped Indiana for Cleveland on a free whisky platiorm in 1888 except common - rumor;” that he had no evidence that “she sold her principles to the highest bidder;” ami when he was cornered by the sharp cross questions of Mrs. hi' had a most forgetful memory. He confessed however that he had njade the charge updn the floor of Congress that Sam 1 Small and Mrs. Gougar had been paid by the Democratic central committee of Mass- * 'nchiisetts, and that he had no evidence for the charge; that he had been informed by ■ .Mrs. Gougar and' officers of the Prohibition committee of Massachusetts that his . ichaige was false, and yet tn the face of r facts Mr. Morse confessed tb having re-iterated and caused to be published in ' the Attleboro and Boston papers, upofl J Mrs; Gougar’s appearance as a speaker there, charges which he knew to be false. ! And this too when she had given him no •’ provocation by so much as referring to him. He thus confessed himself before the court of-haviiigtreen a willing libel er, and ; then told how many years he had been a ,ehureh deacon! A motion for a new trial was to. be ar- , gued Sept. 20.-Ex. t , - LETTER LIST. , List of unclaimed letters remaining J in the postoffiee at Decatur, Ind., for - the week ending Sept. ,22 1894. -■ Mr. Joe vValker. , Persons calling for the above will j please say advertised. I John Welfley P. M* 1

I GORED RY A BULL. A. Garboden, of Preble township was : gored by a bull, breaking three of his ribs on the right side and otherwise bruising him. 'Dr. Boyers attended him. He is in a very critical cor.j dition. This is the__ same, animal l that gored young Spangler, causing his death, mention of which was made in this paper. ‘ POCKET PICKED. Frederick Bender, one of our most highly respected citizens attended the sde show last Monday, he having i come to the city to transact some other | business brought with him a certificate of deposite for money he had in one of our banks. He had a S2O bill in the same pocketbook in which he had the $1,400 certificate. In the crowd just as he got inside the door of the show tent, some one reached into his pocket and lifted out the book containing the valuable. Payment of the certificate was stopped so that it will be pf no account to the thief, but will annoy Mr. Bender. arm broke. Friday while A. Van Camp’s son and Sherman Mott's son were engaged in a scuffle at or near the Second Ward school building, Mott's son fell upon some hard substance and fractured one of his arms near the elbow, and ■ possibly a dislocation of the elbow. Dr. McMillen was called to reduce the 1 fracture. The arm being swollen, the 1 doctor told them he would have to be put under the influence of ether to as- , i certain the extent of the injury* Mr. i Mott’s father-in-law, lives in Van Wert . Ohio and is a surgeon. Mr. took the ■ boy there to have the fracture reduced. Three Bluffton Men Hurt. A seriouk accident happened to three of Bluffton’s citizens while lowering a stove that had been placed in a hay loft of the livery barn of Higgins. The ’ floor near the elavator gave way tbrowr ing Robert Gleason, benjamin' Ashbaucher and Jake Schlegle to the lower f floor. Gleason is so badly injured that - his recovery-is very "doubtful. While Ashbaucher got off with a broken leg > and a badly bruised body, Jake is bad- > ly shaken up, scratched and bruised ’ Our informant says that Gleason is in i a very critical conditipn, while the rest will come out all rigid. MARRIAGE LICENSES. Jonas Meyers to Mary Rich. Albert Schurger to Ida E. Rohr. > John II Richard to Maryette Jacobs. • John Ainsworth to Isabel Case* A few choice lots yet tor sale at an ex? tremely low price in the new addition to ' the city of Decatur. For price and terms call on Grant Railing. 43-ts.

NOTICE OF MEETING. ) The annual meeting of the Indiana I Association of Physicians and Surgeons | will convene October 1, 1894, at two 1 o’clock p, m v in the Agricultural rooms of the State house at Indianapolis. A cordial invitation is hereby extended to all liberal minded physicians to attend this meeting. The object of the association is to advance the science of medicine along liber tl lines. The program will consist of short speeches by . many prominent physicians and surgeons. All are requested to come prepared to remain during the evening. J. A. Comingor, Pres. R. C. Kelsey. Sec’y, BOUGH ON THE STARS. Two weeks ago last Saturday the Decatur Stars played the Monmouth club at Decatur, with the agreement that the winners of the game should have a new ball. The Stars were the winners and got the ball as per agreement. Last Saturday the same team played at Monmouth with the same agreement, a new ball to the winner. The game was won by the Monmouth team, the score standing 13 to 19 in favor of Monmouth, but the contract was not carried ofit by the stars. When the game was finished the member of the Stars in possession of the ball slipped off, taking the ball with him- and also a sweater belonging to one of the Monmouth players, which leaves a black spot on the South side of the Stars. The visitors attending the game and especially the ladies were very much disgusted at the profane and ungentlemanly language used by the Stars, as some of them Were graduates from the High school of that city, and it would be reasonable to suppose that graduates- were gentlemen enough to use good language when in the presence of ladies. To all PeraeußM Indebted to the Late Firm of Donovan A Coffee., All book accounts of the late firm have been placed in the hands of Attorneys Bobo A Coffee for collection. All notes not paid within ten days will also be placed there for collection. Mrs. Coffee has waited long and natiently for her inbney and now asks that the Stale be paid. . 147-12 28-2 Look Out for Great Bargains! Henry Winnes keeps on hand the best and latest styles of Ladies and Misses Shoes, and the cheapest in the market. Call and examine for youfsel ves • d. 140-1 w 27-4 A* Holthouse warrants tfver pair of school shoes to be Solid leather, and stells them from 10 to 15 per cent, less than any other house in the city. dl4l-6w27-4

I THE LASTGAME OF BALL. I The last game of ball will be played i with the ‘‘Place’s Creams” on Decatur ! grounds Tuesday, October 2nd, with full blood Ponca Indians. These are Indians from the Indian Territory and play good ball. They are on a trip and have defeated such teams as Kansas City, Lake Views, Chicago, Quincy, 111., and other good teams. The managers of the team of Indians are under i bond of ten thousand dollars for their return to the reservation. Decatur will have some of their old players to help them out in this game. Chick Stall will be in the box. Don’t miss it. d147-2w28-l OBITUARY. Daisy M., youngest daughter of Jethro and Anna Macy, was born at Farmland, Ind., on Sept. 20, 1878, and died at the home of her sister, Mrs. Z. O. Lewellen, at Monroe, Sept. 22, 1894, aged 16 years and 2 days. She leaves a father, brother, six sisters and a large circle of friends and associates to mourn her early departure. Funeral services took place at Maxville, Randolph countv, Ind., on last Monday, after which the remains were laid to rest beside her mother who died a few years ago and is buried.in the Maxville cemetery. CARD OF THANKS. The relatives desire to thank the friendsand neighbors for their kindness in assisting us during the illness and death of our dear sister, Daisy. Brother and Sisters. OYNJERS! OYSTERS! Yes, Oysters! the finest and first in the market at Jake Martin s. dl4B-6w28-l ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION. Grand Concert Hand. The Toledo, St. Louis & Kansas,., City R. Ji., Clover Leaf Route will issue low rate excursion tickets from all stations, until October 18 th. Call on nearest agent or address C. C. Jenkins, Gen. Pass. Ag’t. Toledo’ O. K- great St. Louis Fair and Famous Midway Plaisance, Oct. 1-6. Falk & Erwin have now in stock a complete line of music and mucieal instruments, and cordially invite the public to call and inspect and get prices. Second door west Bowers & Co., hardware. 26w4t136d20t • Laundry work called for and delivered to any part of the city and guaranteed first-class. ■ . ’ Miller’s Steam Laundry. d4l-wlotf First and Monroe Streets. Hunters rates to Michigan, Wisconsin, Arkansas, etc., via Clover Leaf route and connections. Stee nearest agent Clover Leaf or address, C. C. Jenkins, G. P, A., Toledo, Ohio. B.—One fare rates to pnncipa Michigan points, October 17 and November 14.

Rent IMhlc TriiusHT*. Henry Laisure to Peter 11 ger, 40 acres Monroe tp SWO 0 El’ Zimmerman to J 11 Thomas, in-lot 541 Decatur 1000 00 Ernst Korte to Daniel Al Byerly, ' 40 acres Kirkland tp T IOOO 00 Joseph Shoaf to Ernst Korte, 4«W. acres Kirkland tp WOO 00 Eli Engle to Geo A Arnett, acres ■■ • 525 00 Jos U Andrews to Eli Engle, uudX 1 of 03 1-3 acres Washington tp.... !1400 00 Gea E Hower q c d to C M Hower' etal, 50 acres Kirkland tp 1000 00 Ida M Holman q c d to Eliza Knoff 4 1-10 acres W ashington tp 1 00‘ Union Central Life Insurance Co, to John D Moore, fr s w X sec 15 Wabash tp 10°° 00 Andrew Heimberger to C 40 acres Wabash tp 600 00 Jesse Brandyberry to Frank O Davis, 2 3-4 acres St Marys tp.... 120 00 EdgaiT Menefee to Elizabeth Green 'g et al in-lot 104 Geneva 750 00 Samuel Doak, sheriff, to Edwin T Heller et al, lot 14 BuenaVistaK- 416 33 Edwin Heller etal to John M Chris- y man, lot 14, Buena Vista 500 00 Herman Derkes to John Lose, pt out-10t96, Decatur 900 00 Jacob Braun to R K Allison, w pt<-' 10t32 Berne ••••’ A 1 00 Perry F Milleret alq,c dto Sarah -g Buckingham, 9 acres Wabash tp.S 200 00 David Al nensley to Montana Hens- ® ley, pt lot 43 Decatur v • 00 Anna Golden to Jacob D Booher pt y■ lots 226 and 227 Geneva 550 00 David Studabaker to Addie S Bizcee, lot 243 Geneva 212 gO Albert Husser to Diedrich Buuek Isn 13 and pt 15 Preble .... .... 1000 00 Ephriam Baumgartner to SamuelW Schindler, lot 91 8erne........;.... 550 00 Henry Eiling to Joseph E Stoops pt fc' Y lot 158 Decatur W) 00 Lewis T Brokaw to Daniel Weld- 3 ler, pt lots 455 and 454 Decatur.. <450 Q 0 Edmund Bolduc to Anna lot Geneva Peter Boegli to Chr J Gerber* lot® 21s, Berne.. 00 Daniel Sprunger to Chr J Gerber;^^.. lot 219 Berne 175 00 James A Lynch to Lee Markoy\ fofM 045 Decatur.. G.2..W 00 lleni Y Michaud to Albert E and, :’> acres Wabash tp 1050 <X> Christopher Grim to-Lewis Smith, 69U acres French tp 28W 00 | ' CoAIE MEN AND SAVE AIONEYj Senty Wiimes is the first shoe dealer fn.tbe city that lias put prices down t© the! new Tariff list of prices. Come and! examine his stock before you pUf||jjMt.'.| ’ 1 *’ Ladies, if you want the lateste&ylesl f in Novelty Dress Patterns, Fur - Jackets and Childrens’ Cloaks, go to J I Niblick & Son. A 24wt4 | i Boarding and lodging at the Peoples! Bakery and Restaurant, three doors| South of Post Office. I