Decatur Democrat, Volume 39, Number 46, Decatur, Adams County, 31 January 1896 — Page 5

GREAT ® BONANZA! Offered to the buying public. J CHALLENGE CLEARENCE SALE Dress Goods for less than cost. You must see the goods to know how cheap they are. * DRESS GOODS. Jackets and Capes. To be sold regard less of. cost. Regardless of cost. Fancy Novelty Dress Goods fpr lb Fine Boucle Jackets, half silk lined, cents per yard. ripple back, worth sls, for $lO. * Fancy Plaid Flannels, worth 40c per rine Beaver Cloth Jackets, worth yard, go for 20c per yard, sl2, for $7.50. All wool dr os flannels worth 35c and French Seal Fur Capes, 80 in long, 40c, go for 271 c per yard. full sweep, worth sl2 50, for $K Fancy Cheesed and Striped Serges. All Cloaks for less than manufactall wool, worth 60c and 65c go for 37jc. ured cost. Now is the time to buy. Now is your chance—The .price will sell them. Don’t Fail to take advantage of this Great Sale JOHN & W. H. NIBLICK, Executors.

Hoot TowiiHhip Item*. Protracted meeting will begin at Salem Saturday. Edward Drayer wbo is engagedin work at Williams, spent Sunday with his sister, Mrs. Mary Steele' Rev. Thomas Beaber of this locality, who has been conducting a series of meetings near Portland returned home Monday. The protracted meeting at Bobo is still in progress. joe Hendricks, of Wabsah township, was in this district Wednesday. Any one wishing to buy good dry wood will de well to see Lue Swartz for he has 100 cords for sale. JelFerfcon Items. Sam Reisen, of Berne, was in this vicinity Sunday. Philip Brewster is busy sawing wood when it is possible to move the engine. ’ Attorney D. B. Eord is attending court at Decatur. . -Jacob Tester and wife were at Geneva Monday. Marven Kelley is building a summer kitchen for Bar, Burk. Charlie Adams, son of Albert Adams, is very sick, his life is dispared of. Geo. Brewster is preparing to burn brick next summer for the new school house that is to be built at ‘No. 3, known as the “Huey.” The institute atatNo.fi last Saturday was a success, but what is worrying the brains of our pedagogues is that the revenues for school purposes are going to be cut short and of. course the terms will not be as long as before. The .revival services at Mt. flCarmel are well attended. At present there are 17 convertlons and 11 at the altar of prayer. Berne Items. Harry Whitmer, of Ossian, shipped a car load of fine horses to Buffalo last Wednesday a week. D. Eley was here last week visiting his sick relative. Jacob Abnet, of Blue Greek township sjat Red. Key on business. Atz & Tucker, of Decatur, spent a few hours here with their parents this week. Mrs. Ed Evans who has been sick for the last week is slowly improving. Last Monday the members of the reform church met and decided to build a; S6OOO . brick church on the Gerber lots on North Main street. Wm. Baumgartner was at Decatur ' last Friday on business. J. Buhler, of Decatur, was here last . Friday. The bicycle firms'We buying their new stock of wheels for spring. Peter Begiev, of Ft. Wayne, was visiting friends here last Saturday. Amos Hirshy, made a flying trip to , Ft. Wayne last Saturday. John Laobot returned home Saturday after a few weeks traveling. D. S Whitiper was at Ceylon Saturday on business: - Mrs. Wm Sheers who accompanied her sister to Geneva returned home Monday. R, Kelly, of Geneva, was here last Saturday. Mrs. John Sprunger who has been at Bluffton,. Ohic-,-Teturned.> home last Saturday. , J Sheriff Ashbaucher, of Decatur, was

shaking the bands ~f his many friends Monday. We wi.->h Peter success. P Soldner went to Decatur, Monday looking after school affairs • C. Augsberger and Sam Lehman went to Woodburn last Monday on business. Last Sunday there were received in the Evangelical church eight new mem bers and all were new converts. At this writing there were eleven converts in all. Meeting is still in progress. Bert Power went to Ft Wayne last Monday. , e Joe Welty, of Ft. Wayne, who has been visiting here, returned home last Monday. Miss K. Baumgartner was at Portland Monday. Rev. S. Sprunger and wife who went to Ft. Wayne last Saturday returned home Monday. I Fred Meyers and John Shugg was at Decatur Monday. P. C. Kelley, of Geneva, was in town Tuesday. Mrs. Barky Smith who has been sick for the last two months is slowly improving. P, W. Smith, of Richmond., was in town Wednesday on business. Jacob Rumple and wife were called to Decatur on account of the death of their daughter’s child. Monroe Items. Candidates are not as plenty around Monroe as J. W. Hendricks recleved a car load of fine Elm butssfrom Bern Monday. The meeting at the Chapel has adjourned sine die. Judge Shidabaker was at Monroe Monday in the interest of bis plantations here The Monroe Owl Club passed resolutione at. the last meeting favoring Cuba, Venznela and the Washington township pikes to Monroe. G. W. Martz, our present central committeeman, north precinct, will be a candidate for the same this coming primary election. S. Sntliff lost his pocket book Thursday in Monroe. It contained $6 a watch check. The finder will be re-. warded by presenting same to ownar. H. Gould. J. Hendricks, Sr..and Son have-returned home from their long sought for colony in Georgia, having had their fill Os being away from com sortable homes. . Del Sacket and wife, of Hoagland are visiting with ids father, Cyrus Sacket. Fred Kessler is confined to his room with the gout It is reported that 4 or 5 young men who attended the night meetings at the Chapel last weeij, will be taken before the grand jury for their smartness during services Young men here is the section of la V that : regulates such characters: Who eyer disturbs any person or persons or public meetings state, by lou I talking, hallowing or otherwise, sb; 11 be fined not less than $5.00 to which may be lidded imprisonment. z . V B. Bunco e iecieved a letter from Oliver Miller v ho left here a few weeks ago for the new colony in Georgia. Oliver is jbou at Pine City, .Wilcox county miles fn.m the new colony. He is how employed with a fruit man at Fine City- who owns 3300 acres . and who intends planting the ';O

B«me in fruit trees. He says the Colony is fast increasing and there are now 6 000 souls on the ground. Building is going on as fast as material can be secured. The total amount of grain shipped from Monroe since last Augnst is 45, 000 bushels divided as follows: Wheat 18,200, corn 2,400. oat 28,000, which took 76 cars to ship the above. Bemdes this many car loads of lumber etc., have been shipped, Our R R agent, J. A. Hendricks, gave us tne above,figures. French Township Item*. The 14th natural cavalry of French township, headed by Cyrus Baumgartner, took in Zion Sunday night. Dan Baumgartner feels happy over ehe decision of the judges in the debate between Hartford and French townships, but he browns that he got more than justice. Wetter was one of the judges. That accounts for it. Ray Bluhm is reported dangerously ill. c Tbe French township Normalhmder the auspicejOf C- E. Hocker is progress - ing nicelyJ • J. C. jMorgan, T« J. McKean and C. E. Hocker are contemplating attending school at Valporaiso the coming summer.; The protracted meeting at Zion is having good attendance. Mrs. Rosv Johnson is the guest of her cousin, Lucinda Hocker, this week. Several ot our French townshipites took in Vera Cruz and painted the P. O. red last Saturday. It is reported that one of our teach ers in the north end, who went dSst during the first of the term, is now going south to see some other body’s sister. Success to you O. J.C. Moran, formerly of Jefferson township, but now teaching here, is making lots of friend. He was at Linn Grove in attendance at tbe join institute. He says there are lots of nice girls in Buena. Gotlieb Sourer is suffering from a severe attack of Lagrippe. Trustee Stuckey was at Decatur Mon* day to get the money to pay off his pedagogues. Paul Geisel was at Bluffton Monday. School district No. 5 has an enrollment of'7o scholars Henry Bluhm was at Monroe Saturday. Jonas Neuenschwander is busy canvassing. He is a candidate for treasurer, Tbe boys at tbe French township normal think they can beat anything in the country playing base ball. Linn Grove Item*. Died—At the home of Mrs. Mary Taylor, one mile south of Domestic, Mrs. Anna Ellenberger, mother of Mrs. Taylor. Aged 75 years and 6 months. On Thursday evening of last week at the home of W. H. Shepherd, Amos Stiner and Nellie Shepherd joined hands in embrasing wedlock in the presence of some twenty-five invited guests and Rev. Charles Winans, of Liberty Center, as master of the art. After extending joyful wishes, many useful gifts were bestowed on the young adventurers. Emanuel Nusbaum, of Bluffton wfts acallerfiere Wednesday. Col win & Swif’s specialty and novelty show exhibited here Wednesday land Thursday of this week. A number of the brotherhood from Bluffton, Geneva, Linn Grove and Fennville were in attendance at the institution of t'ae I. O. O. F. lodge at I’etrolium on Thursday evening ot last week. Twenty thr'ee persons were taken into the lodge together with eighht charter members, making a total of 31 members, with which the organization starts out. The gathering was as on all such occasions—an enjoyable one. Rev. John Sprunger, of Chicago, and other devines from adistance are holding a council meeting at the Defenceless Mennonite church at this place th is, week. It is pleasant to relate that Father Neaderhouser is able to make his usual rounds again. j. Geneva Items. Henry Blakey was in town this week feeing the pulse of the Genevaites as to his chance for county treasurer. That is right Hsh'£. there is :« good chance for an open tight, all that is necessary is to go nfter the boys. C, J. Lutz, one of the leading attorneys of Decatur, was in our village this week on legal business. Clark is a rattling good fellow, he savs Geneva is the'iivilest town lie has seen for some time. You are right Clark, call again. Weave thinking of moving the capital here. Silas’Hale, our’ leading" townsman and grain dealer, is now our full-fledged Sunday school superintendent of the Presbyterian Sunday school and makes

everything pleasant for those who attend. He extends a cordial invitation to all. Success Silas. Our gentlemanly post master Martin Herr still continues to make Geneva postoffice one of the best in tbe country. M. D. Snedeker, the old oil well ehooter, is very sick. Chances are that be will not recover. Mike McGriff has concluded not to make race for auditor this time owing 'to his serious illness. A. K. Grubb was in town this week looking after business in the life insurance line. > Mr. s. Spangler of Decatur was in our village this week. He would bepleased to serve as one of Adams county’s commissioners. Geneva is the town to find the boys. 1 S. A. M. Butcher went to Decatur on legal business. Sam is one of the legal, lights of Geneva Barney Ford, of Jefferson township, was in town this week. Just what for we do not know. Barney is the man who makes the boys walk the line out in Jefferson when be gets them before his honor Squire Brewster. Peter Ashbaucher. of Decatur, was in town this week, looking after his friends in Geneva, Pets thinks he will be the next sheriff and if we are not 'mistaken, the man who beats him will have no small job on his hands. J 11. Runyon does the business of this town in the building and business. The soiled “doves- 1 ' from Portland, who visit our town quite frequently bad better be a little wary as our marshal has his eye on them and some of the boys had better look out. Say boys this is not what you may think it jis. Bold's Bros., will begin t heir second well east of Geneva this week. We hope you may have better success this time. It is said that Geneva can boast of more poker rooms than any town in the three adjoining counties. Why is this? Joseph Hendricks is 1 , now a fullfledged candidate; for sheriff for one term only and is hustling the boys around in great shape. Joe realizes that there is nothing like hustling. Jerry Archbold was in town Monday looking after his political fence*. Jerry is a candidate for treasurer and will give the boys a lively hustle. Mike McGriff is still on the sick list, being confined to his room. Geneva is the liveliest town in Adams Scounty.' She can now boast of four of the best Sunday schools in the county. Anson Van Camp of,TDecatur. tbe lively mill man, was in town Monday. Just what he was doing we cannot say. but look out boysFthere is a hen on, Anson never does things by the halves. The Bold Bros well east of Geneva. On the Armstrong farm, came in dry; but the two hustlers are not in the least discouraged akthey will begin east of Geneva this week. Success to you boys. Our lively townsman Ottis Juday has opened up his laundry again. Lat all the boys patronize him. Call on S, F.,Biteman & Co,„ Geneva if you wish to see how business is done. Tbe Presbyterian Sunday school is a grand success. Come and see. Over Briggs’ hardware store. .Vlnulev lU'ihj-x. Fruchte Bros, shipped a car load of hoops this week. Woodard. <fc Summers took in part of a car load of hogs Saturday. Ed Highland, the section foreman' on the C. & E. R. R . and family Sunday ed in Decatur, the guestsj of Mrs. Highlands parents. Lun Swain is placing a new boiler in his creamery this week. R'v. Varnhold will open an English Reform Subday school at this place next Sunday. . Magley is no swamp town. Shelias gravel roads and good sidewalks with a creamery, hoop factory, sawmill, blacksmith shop, depot, Western Union telegraph office and two general stores. Qtta Rappard visits this part of Adams county regularly once a week £ wonder what next will come. Dau Widler and wife are the guestsof Mrs. Widler’s patents. Wm. Fredlick Conard and family. __ j) ir school is progressing nicely. The literary at Boyer school house is i quite a nevelty and is well attended, t it will pay yon to buy, groceries at I'Ma - ev. where you ea- buv a'l package coffee for 20c. A. sugar C sugar 4Jc, | good syrup 20c per gal., good crackers 4e. tjHid rice le; cracked hominy 2c, : oat meal 2c. vinegar 15c per gat. nice beans 3a, potatoes 10c per peck, eggs 16c per doz. butter 12c. beef Roii't Case, Magley, ltd.

■urprtaed. On the 23rd Inst, many friends assembled at tbe home of John Steele, trustee of Washington township, to celebrate the fifty-fifth birthday of Mrs. Steel. She knew nothing of the affair until her friends began to assemble with well-filled baskets. A bountiful table was spread from these baskets at which about seventy persons feasted. It was enjoyable occasion and will not soon be forgotten. And may the kind wife and mother live to enjoy many happy birthdays her family. The Top MielG Dr. Marshall's Lung Syrup'has reached the top shelf. There is nothing that equals this medicine for coughs, colds, asthma, bronchitis or any affection of the throat or lungs. It has been thoroughly tested for this class of diseases and stands in the front rank and at the bead. This medicine is guaranteed to give satisfaction. Who could ask for morr? Give Dr. Marshall’s Lung Syrup a trial. It has cured others and will cure you. Do not fail to use this in time. Price 25, .">0 and sl. Sold by all druggists. J Court Note*. BenjJdothschild vs Cassandra A Baxter. J T France receiver, files his report. Hattie McAfee vs city of Bluffton, cause continued. State vs Benj Middleton, assault and battery. L C Davoss appointed by court to defend. Case continued. F H Smith & Co vs Martin Martz et al, judgment for plaintiff against Henry Jackson for $92.30. T & H Smith & Co vs Wm Taylor et al, judgment for plaintiff for $94. Anna Rebman vs Jno Schugg, breach of promise. Set for trial on fourth Friday. State vs Sam Evans, forgery, case continued State vs H R Howe, obstructing public highway, fined $5 and costs State of Indiana vs David D. Hawbaker, for giving false list of taxables, defendant discharged. State of Indiana ys Wm. F, Reichart for giving false list of taxables, defendant discharged ” State of Indiana vs Chas. Ullman, for public intoxication, defendant discharged. State of Indiana vs Clyde Railing, assault and battery with intent. Charge of inten was dismissed and defendant plead gui'tv to assault and battery and was fined $5 00. NEW CASES. Grant W. Weeks vs Elizabeth Cully et al, ejectment, demand SIOO. T. and H. Smith & Co., a corporation vs Wm Taylor et al, note demand SIOO. T. and H. Smith & Co., a corporation vs Martha Martz, note demand SIOO Chas. H Jenkins et al vs John Mullen, foreclosure mortgage, demand SI,OOO. William L. Elwood vs Marvin J Friealine. note demand $1,600. Joshua Wager. AMm'r., vs Maria Dobson et al, partition. » Ellen J. Robinson vs Terry Robisptr et al, ejectment demand SIOO. Win. Krall vs Simeon Weiand. appeal from J. P. Win. E, Davy vs Geo. W- Bolds, appeal from J. I’. Ethafi A. Dinsman vs Ben F. Hartman et al, note demand $75. Heni'v Jackson-et ai vs-4esse Koos, paftitidn. Jane Struby vs The Phoenix Ins Co on lus policy. Demand SIOOO. Anna B Reynolds vs Wm C Reynolds divorce. Decatur Nat bank vs Robt Foreman et al. note. Demand $225 J R Dennis et al vs David Long, damages, demand SIWo. Jacob 11 user vs E.l Little et al, on contract, demand SIO6O. Geo Headington ys E J Little et al on contract, demand $550. Isabella Headington vs E J 1/itle et al, oil contract, demand $l5O. Amanda Headington vs E J Little et al, on contract, demand $l5O Sarah Headington vs Eugene J Little, on contract, demand S6OO. S D Beavers vs Lavina Amspairgh. petition to have defendant declared of unsound mind. Charles Neuensehwander vs M V B Simcoke et al. A E Kilpatrick, of Fillmore, Cal,Jiiut the niisi\>rturi v, to have his let< caught between a cart and a stone and badly bruised. Ordiuarilj’’ be would have been laid up for wo or tl'-ee weeks. Ipit says: "Alter , using one b 'ttle of Chainbej'lai n’s Pain Balm 1 began to teel better, and hi .three days was entirely well. The peculiar soothing qualities which Chamberlain's Pain Balm posses 1 have never noticed iu any other liniment. I take pleasure in recommending it," Tins Jiniment is also of great value for rheumatism and lam*back. For sale by Biackbnrn l> & Miller, druggists. J

"" " 1 Water Kates. Below will be found a complete list of water rates adopted by the City Council, giving tbe rental price per annum: BATH TCB. For barlter abops or other nubile place. .18 0* Same shop or place, each additional t üb. ’-<• In private houses, first tub 3W Each additional tub 1 <M HANKS. For street and basin purposes SOO Water closet in bank 4 SO HAKKRIKS. For kitchen service 10 OS For one basin and faucet thereto 10 00 Bach additional basin and faucet DVO When kitchin and basins are both used a discount of 50 per cent will be given on basin rales. BARBEIt SHOPS. Three chairs or less *. 8 00 Bath tubs, first tub. s no Each additional tub: 200 T'rinals . 150 Water closets.. 4 00 BLACKSMITH SHOP. First fire 4 00 Each additional tire , iOS BILLIARD SALOON. Billiard saloon and club room 4 90 BUSINESS HOUSES. 25 feet front or less, includingone faucet and street washer 8 00 Urinsls 1 50 Water closet 4 00 CHURCHES. Water for churches, a special rate will l>e made. CLUB ROOM. Cl ul> room 5 00 DWELLINGS. With seven rooms or less 5 90 Bathtubs 2H Urinals 150 Water closets 200 DKUO STOJIES. For use in store 5 00 Soda f ountain additional 5 00 DENTISTS. One faucet...-. 3 90 FOUNTAINS. 1-16 inch opening, 10 hours per day 5 90 ‘a inch opening. 10 houi-s per day 8 tM l 4 inch opening, 10 hours per day. ...... 20 00 Fountains flowing longer than ten hours per day to be assessed pro rata. FAUCETS. For drinking purposes only 2«0 HOTELS. Water closet 5 00 Each additional 3H Urinals, costant How 600 Each additional 300 Public basin 100 Basin in room 50 Basin in private for 10 rooms, domestic use 10 90 Each additional 50 MEAT MARKETS. For sale's of meat at retail 4 of OFFICES. Oilices of professional men. one faucet.. 1 W PRINTING OFFICES. From $lO to $25 each, office to be rated by committee. . SALOONS. Not to exceed two faucets. 10 M Wash basin in saloon 1 00 STABLES. Water lor one hrtrse or cow. 150 Each additional horse or cow 50 STREETS AND LAWNS.' Streets and lawns along lots with 66 foot or under front. May 1 to Nov. 1 5 00 If the water is used for both dwelling and lawn at J 5.00 each, a reduction ot 30 per cent shall be made. If stable use situll also be taken a reduction of 20 per cent oil of stable use shall be made. If water is used for strefetf. lawns, dwellings aniU'sfables. and the lots exceed Hii te.t. then a prte of 2e for eack additional toot over 16 feet shall be Charged. , SODA FOUNTAIN'S. Each one 5 00 UKINALS. In private housesjndbanks I 0 In stores : 150 Hotels, saloons, boarding houses and factories with constant How 6 00 WATER CLOSETS. , In private houses ■ 2w) Stores, banks and cilices 4 w ffoteis 5 99 Bawdy houses,. 5 09 Water closets ot her than the self-acting closet are to be charged three times above rates aud special permission • must be first obtained before using the same. ' ' 'water troughs. Water trough with 1-1.6' inch opening 10 hours per (lav .... 1560 WASH lIASISs. Wash basins, other than hotels each 50 SPECI AL KATE LIST. C. E. H. R.. cents per 1000 gallons. T.. St. L. A K C. li. R. 7 j cents per ItllOgallons t;.. K. WI.K.R. 7B cents per 1000 gallons. At the following places the waterworks committee of the superintendent will furnish rates upon application to-Wit: *Baw mills stave factories, fouiutrys. flour mills, packing houses, ice eream factories, livery and feed stables, laundries, steam ,-engines, motor power .etc.. Attention. ’'’lie G- 11. <<• I. will sell settlers one way tickets to all southern pointeou Feb., 4 and the first Tuesday of each month thereafter until further, notice at Ureatly reduced rates; For rates and further information eallat G. 11. A I. depot, J. Bryson, Agent. Head This Notice. is hereby given- that I intend to take contracts for. plastering and patching 1u the year 1596. I have lost all my means 'of support through sickness, and take tliis method of notifying the public of my intention. Before letting you work call and get mv figures ou-Uw same, lam prepared to’do all kinds of work, such as building chimneys, cisterns and cement sidewalks!, and will do all work in first-class shape ' ahd as clieap as anyone else. AU work I warranted to give satisfaction. '46tf Ashley Mann.