Decatur Democrat, Volume 40, Number 18, Decatur, Adams County, 17 July 1896 — Page 5

I— " : '. " -1' THE GREAT BARGAIN SALE |, IS STILL COINC ON. I; II It pays to buy now, when Dress Coods can be bought for Less 1 Than Actual Cost of Production. Do not delay in making p your selections. Retnemtoj everything in the line of Dress Goods must , be closed Nothing Reserved We have put on sale a lot of , Henriettas and Fancy Xovelilies that were4o, 50 and no cents per yaid, all go for 25 cents a yard. , ‘ L I This is a great Bargafti- Soe it. A lot of Organdies. Satteens. Taffeta Moise and Phases, dark colors, all worth 15. 20 and 35 cents per yard, go for IO cents a yard for your choice of this lot. t Aline of Henriettas and Fancy Novelty Dress Goods that were 25 to !•> . cents per yard, all must at 15 cents a yard. We have I mberlas and other Bargains which we have not space to J mention. So von will be well repaid to attend this BIC SALE , which means Money saving to you. SrS""" DURING JULY. Everything at this sale strictly CASH. | JOHN & W. H. NIBLICK, ExccnUrs. I

Hoot tn-liip Item*. I’he iiitaiii <liil-l o', l!e<>. Bolter is quilt’ill t xx’iih cholei' i iiffnmn in, M i -. Sin ml i it’ In Dailey. of Smit 3 sal cm. •prut last xveek "iih her sister, Mrs. .him I i i-.'ker. in ihis comni■ iDa.' • Wash Steele ami wile apt tit ln-i Similay at petersou. visititm Mr. Steel-?'s iiiottrvr. John Spuller was at South Sakun last Monday. James Steele and lamjy. of near May ley. were the guests of l.en Swartzand family Sunday. Herby Steele and wife, of near Pleasant Mills, were in this coramunity Sunday. Lee N. Dailey, a student oL the Oberlin musical-college. returned hon.iedast week. Not so Nt nutate. So many people wonder ami ask I hemselves. why is it that among so many Cough Syrups. Dr. .Marshall's Lung Syrup, is so far superior for coughs. This is not so strange. This medicine was a lifetime study ot Dr. Marshall and perfected by him while searching for his own health, the purest drugs are used in its manufacture, hence the results. T-ftr only way we can convince you ot the true merit, of this medicine is lor you; to give it a trial, it is guaranteed to give satisfaction. I’t ice 25. 50 and ?1 Sold by druggists and dealers. - j Calvary Item*. Preaching at the I . 11. Suhday nmrijing. • The late rains hare been a great help. Sunday school at this place every Sunday and prayer meeting every Wednesday evenJng. The meeting which was held at tiie school house Sunday by the Saints was well attended. The next meeting will tie hi’ld August 2nd. Mrs. Harvey Daniels met with quite a bad accident while out driving, Tuesday . after* noon. The horse became unmanageabl • and upset the buggy, throwing Mrs. Daniels and her two little girls out. Mrs. Daniels was badly injured while the children received but a tew slight bruises Mrs. Khodie Noah, of this place.«was taken in the night with cramping painsand the next day diarrhma set in. She took half a bottle of blackberry cordial but got no relief. She then sent to me to see if I had anything that would help her. 1 sent her a bottle ot Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhtea Remedy and the first dose rPfievfid her. Another, of our neighbors had been sick for about, a week and had tried different remedies for diarrhtva but kept getting worse. I scut him this same remedy. Only four doses of it were required to cure liim. He says he owes his recovery to this wonderful remedy.-- Mrs. Mary Sibley, Sidney. .Mieh. For sale by all druggists, j l , etei*won Itlkii*. Mis; bin Wetdy. was 11-. -gi'n-.-l ot Rosa John- i on S'iiiidni. ' MisS Amin A-rpisi.rbiig is visiting fri ’tfds in Duke County. Ohio. Jessie Niblick Sifndiiyed at Ossian. Janies Niblick entertained a number of ins friends al dinner Sunday; » Prayer meeting' at Alva itui ands Wednesday evening. - i,iiiite' a serioii'S -accident happened to Harvey

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l lt ery ami Wood I; -av -r-. la-’ I'riday excuing I while th.reshimj , ('■ o ; Maitn-.’s. Mr. Mur I in'- I''nm I'an a 1 waiving bnli ,Jh\x ■ umb r I iln- wng'in. lii-ri. wA toil hurt, but Heavers ■ had Ills arm thrown xsii of tilne.-and wasother- ‘ wise badly ItTTirre if Wood “-a vs they eoubliTt break his neck because it's rubber. Last summer oiteof our grand children wa- ,-iek with a severe bowel trouble. Our doctor's remedies had failed, then we tried Chamberlain's < olic. Cholera and Diarrlm-n Kemedy. which gave very speedy relief. We regard it a- the bent medicine ever put on tlie mat ket lor bowel complaints. Mrs. F. G. Gregory. l-'redrickstown, Mo. This certainly is the best medicine ever put on the market for dysentry, summer complaint, colic and cholera infantum in children. It never fails to give prompt relief when used in reasonable*"!ime and the plain printed directions are followed.- Many mothers have expressed their yncere gratitude for the cures it has .effected. For sale by al druggists. j Pleasant .Vlill* IteiHM," The new M. E. church will soon be completed. - 'Ftu-'Japafiesc lecture grthe Baptist'cliureh. Monday evening, was excellent and well attended. 11. Thompson and tamily, of Monroe, were the guests of A. M. Fuller and tamily last Monday. B, A. Winans and wife, of Decatur, spen the past week, with B. B. Winans and family Mrs. Albert .Fuller left. Wednesday, for Toledo, where she will join her husband and begin housekeeping. We wish them success in their new home. Frank Steele contemplates going to Florida soon. The trustee has men employoil building a wire fence around the cemetry grounds. P easant Mills can soon boast of a lirsl-elass hardware store. The proprietor hails from Monroe. 4 E. Roebuck will start a restaurant in his business room on Main street in a lew days. *• Lily May -Daughter of Wm. and Elizabeth Thompson, djed Sunday..morning of cholera infantum. Aged 1 year. U months and 11) days. • Tne tuneral oeeured .Monday forenoon from the U. B. church condyeted by Bev. Ryan, of Greenwood. Lily was a sweet child and gifted with more than ordinary intelligence. This lovely bud so young and fair. Called hence by early doom; Justcame to show how sweet a tiowcr In paradise would bloom. ’Ere siii could harm Or sorrow fade, Death came with friendly care. The opening bud to Heaven convey ed. And liade 11 blossom tliei ei The parents have our sympathy in theirsad bereavement. AGo to Ed Johnson's ami get a qmtrt of sweet■ corn for live cents. Vegetable plants Mich as cabbage, tomatoes, j .sweet pt'*.ti’toesj- *etc, 'While there lie will show you the freshest ami best garden seeds on the in irket. His are all -home grown. Set'll'p-'tat<i”s, the genuine earlv rose, the bell- rose. He has the famous B tnner potato, which he guarantees to ex *eil ail others io yield ami i.i.imitv, Last year he raised over-a bushel fronr one potato, ■ I wtf

- ■* |' Obltiiiirj . Lillie flay ’I liotii Daughter ot Wm. and Ibble ’l'lpimp-on, was, i born October IM. died July 12, IS’.li. aged 1 year, n inontb and JUgluy-. LHlie wa-always , n sweet child: l<-v<-d by evcry<me who knew tier. Alwins happy and singing, and even a h<n a ill let ■ 11 amt while deal h was laying its relentless hand upon her. she, with ail the poiier ot her little lungs, sang "Happy Day.’ Then just before passing away sip- called to her mamma u number of I lines and tried to show her something inllie roqm that was so beautiful and exmaimed, look! mamma, look! t hen eln-ped her 111 He hands and wit li a beautiI ul smile passed away with the angel of light. ’rhe luneral was preached at Ph-asanl Mills F. H. ehuri-li by Rev. L. W. Ryan, and her remains laid to rest In tin- Pleasant Mills cemetery, •' f LIBBY X SweetlV al Beat. AI t.t/r months ol pain and su fie ring' with that terrible malady, consumption, "herspirit took its Hight to ot her realms on Saturday evening, July 11. Her death came not unexpectedly to herself or friends as the nature of the disease which heel h'-r-sSrmly within its grasp precluded rhe possiblli.ty ol uer rec.,very and therefore she was perfectly resigned to her fate. During two weeks prior to her death she became converted, and early in life she milled witli the ('hrist.nin I nion church at Zion mid lived a inost devottd mid consistent Christian life. SusiMmfe L.hby— ri'.e esteemed mid beloved ■ laughter ol Mi. and Mrs David Libby, was •oi'ii July 13, I-.'*, and d<pml*>l till- tile Jn.y 11, ISittUaged L' yAirs. II months mid 3'.' days Notice tlie leading trait- ot heli character:, "ileuv-n and 11 I'.' and tie- t hii-t and immorality w- re cleat ria ities w.th her. “She. ■ hiVT.l"wrhtnk iirnt talk with iier IjslentH ol iltese thing- Site talked ay it 1 brist were ';. tenin,;. she wolfed a- if he were watching i, ml awaiteil anxiously the hour wlu.-n the Hies--age should com -. For us .-lie ii'n lbl ten c-s---pn s-< d ii. '-In' '.’■ as ready ami willing to go-Iti-I. At’i'ulm-II Halter delivered an impressive st-rcion. takir-x tor IPs text. St. ,-ioiin 7-12. "J i -ii- a iiswci • d I liem anil sa id : my d' el l ine I-not mine,' but tii-ume. -• ntnic. ' St. John ;-i;. * 11 any~rrdTir will Mo ins will, he 'shall I,iro-fr ol ttu -loci r ne. whet ht-r it b<‘ ot (aid or whet In i' I spen k of mi sel I. The luneral was quite largely attended and most -olemn ami impressive,- A number ot floral offering.- were extended. Dear Susie has gone to wear the crown“witli her twin sister. I.uey. and brother Ed, The deceased leaves a father and mother, one sister mid four brot hers, besides many dear f riends to mourn tliedepai tiireof a highly and respected friend. I n tlie lang'uuge of the Stoic: "Deat his bitt birth into real life mid a blissful lite to those who are ready to depart when the summons come." Such wi- me assured is the happy future ol Susie L bby. - -r [,11,1.1 I.EwriiN. CURED )) ITHOUT ( OST. BI.ODD POISON. "The life of all'lleshie the blood thereof."—Leviticus xvii, 14. The late Dr. Ricord, pf Paris, was the most celebrated authority in |tl |e world on Svphilis. Scrofula, and other blood diseases. These disorders. wliether inherited or acquired, cause skin eruptions, sojuolhrowt. ulcers, swellingot the gland’s, failingout of. hair, disease of bones! uerviousness, impairment of sexual powerand permature med tai and physical decay. To any sufferer we will send, on receipt ot six cents in stmn|is. Hr. Ricord s famous prescriftion for the blood. Positive and permanent cures guaranteed. Address The Ricord Medical Co.. Marion. <». Itw-tf. People's Party National Convention, One Fare Rates—The Clover Leaf Route will issue one fare excarsion tickets to St, Louis and return, from all stations July 19, 20. 21. Ample return limit. Make early application to nearest auent or address C. C. Jenkins, Toledo'. O. % 4 '.gS=i?-.'.i .1 . ■ /A wm * vi i - . ■' v > . w* Cot.suit V. Uli Dr. IS. 1-1. Keller Puysiciau and surgeon Aoiqueitly of Ciiimiiro. now known aS Decatitr's'ieadi,Ug and-inost successful physician and sutifewn, makes in contieci on with lits uniter J practVe a specialty of all forms of ’tyliro-ide diseases, tumors, tei'er. eczema', iimtidi;’. indolent ulcers, adute and ejirouie bronchitis, catarrh, heart troiitJe;’disease’s, of . thtb .eXe and' oar, neuralgia. r'neiimaTi-sm. piles, listules, fisfu-eth rectal ulcers, nervous debility df-liie young. middle-iKjed and old peo,pie and catarrhal diseases <>! arty nature dr organ of the. body cured not only lettiporarv.. bin permanent ami diseases oi wonif ii ami cliiidteji a leadingspeeia! ty. and alii lie diseases w Itich the lit. man bodv is heir. My past ami uniform success encourage*, me in promising ittil satisfaction to till my patients. Consultation at mv office both in Gettuan and English iamitiage. tree to all. I will n’soattelid io all calls day or night, city or country, doiiyt a general practice and con- ' lotuimg strictly tn the pyjQjalples of the Phy so Medical Schoo] blMledicine, and there is no poison of any kind whatever used in my method of treating disease,, 1 keep a full line of fresh drugs, on hand and furnish all ; medicines from pin i tl'fe. 1 hopeJni the .-.iiiei adher- i an, e t.> t lu- principles of 1 1 nth and hot. - <st dealings to .merit your patronage 1 ant yours truly.H. E. Keller. t) lp-e over Ho’thouse's jsbne store. mv-'. side Second ,street. Residence ■ ne-at cormT ol potirlh ami Madis-nii s'reets opposili* the Catholii" ehureh. (iffi.-e hours Hvin sa. m. tovj 1:3'» p. ni . and from 1 (ji.m to 5 p. m anti from t'i p in. to s p nu Lock box 144, talei lioite re»idt nee No, '* >. office No 32.

Steele lleilio. f Now loot, out for IB to I -jie-'Chi s. • 1 ■ l "I W I’orti-i-, ol Ihxjutnr. I'ft’.st il through lime 'recently. i tin■ p.ot m'iister was ut Dccnt ur on business Tiij -lay. It. Kt Erwin, of Decatur, wa- In oin burg Momi.o M'"!> iih Meri-iiiiioi. of Ix-'eatnr. Ims heen visumi-- m flu- vicinitv for the pa-t few ilms I A. Ibiiiulnmiri. W. Witten. F, Chirk anij G. Douglas wi-i'v nt I leeut nr the 13 lust. , I Will Tague and filmlly. ol near Monroe. 1 siient Sunday in this village. Mi" Cora Slmckley. of Decatur, is vi-iting Wm Baughman's daughters < The Epworth la-ague ot the M. E, church mecgs every Sunday at 5 p. m. A B. Baiigfiman. C, W. I . Davis. E. R. Merriman and Mis. C. Davy are having improvements madeaiiout their homes which •.peak well for our town. I A niimbei-of our people attended the I nion Epwortn League Literary at Pleasant Mills Saturday evening. , Some young ladies ot tips community are reported io delight in iitkimg u certain young man’- lint and -pit in it. Bijt it i- a qu/rstion whether I iiey reitlly are ladies or not. • ■*• Cliaiiilmrliiiii's I'oiigli Betm-dy cures colds, croup an t whooping i-ougli. It is pleasant, safe aud reliable, For sale by all rlruggists ' "X J ■ teal S-.-lale I'ralisler*. I>a . A at-. •Io J nine- W 1,,,,t0:, A Ji ilr-r-on tn ' ... $ e t( i in Mary < ■ -- -t ill l<> JMWani N Clrrs-t,it D"!D.-C.G4H . .. I ”0 Mac. ■ . et al to Ada .1 < 3.,-s I.) c ;> • o’. 21 ill e,rl ui 1 l"i M’a .'i —‘ i a :.• J Art Inir < 'lO-- y,i r* lot 21tn-cat ur ... I 0(y Mm v i --- r a: i■ •'i 'la -1 ii-s H < T’ ~ti ipi< !'■■.’ a: - - - Dei atm ... I Mm • < h,-.-el ai to i-lmimi SkillmanC • 11 .r>i - -<>:>. s. ; [r ( . ir ,it in , | nu Marr ( : ---ial to Muri Bro.wn «,» C i> lot jit- Decatur ......s'- .1. i.m, . l'harl'-s iI ' et a.l to Mary Ciu.--qi C i» ' i-i ii \. Washington t p .......... I(w isaar l.e.iman to F, K ttijy lot Berm- 75 H‘ Jeio.i" (l < a.rier to. Asa Cartel lI3A-. lan u s I. F.van< tu Ji> Bull lot 7bs Decatur 75 u" I' N-iie': .eliH aydei : > I' Neuenseliwand er I, 1 A. Mi inline tp 1250 00 PNeueiiseli w amlr-r tn M Neuenseliwaml er 4” A. Monroe tp .. 1250 CO I M Holman et al to D B Erwin et. al lot 63 Decatur lt<6<> On I’i’Ashbaucher to Samuel H Hocker un-i ■so A. Kirkland tp lO’J3 (Xi P P Ashliaucbe.r to S H Hocker undsb A. Kirkland tp 11113 00 J'l'Parrish to SF, Elswortli lot 211 De- " catur.’ 1 00 A Marki~s to ID Schmitt pt loti I'.'s, itxt Decatnr ...!.... nt hi 00 M A May toC Rover 5 A. I niontp 2i«i no H Myers et al to F. H. Myers 4u A. Mon- *—■ ~ roe tp •_ . 1 Inn iai C Richeldoffer to H Pontius 2 A. Wa- ■ iiashtp P . 50(i 00 Monmouth Items. Oats harvest is a thing of the past A good inany'hnd to cut their oats green to save them from being destroyed by the army worm. The picnic at..the St. Johns Lutheran church was a.grand success both religously and financially. Miss Della Steele, of Decatur, spent a few ' days ot last week with friends at this place. John Bottenberg visited the old homesiead. last week, lie thinks there is no lilace like home. J. B. Fonner and family, ot Fort Wayne, spent Sunday with friends at his old home. Since pur. item regarding the quality of gravel in this place, people have been examining the various roads and find the road built of the Et ans gravel neat the Preble township line to tie as tine a road as can te lound anywhere and since the tim has been cut from a few eyes aud prejudice being laid aside they have concluded to put more of that gravel on our roads. This. then, is the best bank in the county. Plenty of gravel, easy to pull out and of the iiest quality Let the good work go on and give us plenty of such roads. The good people of Concord are making big preparations for t heir picnic to lie held in Dorwin s grove Saturday. Aug. Ist. Twentyfour schools have been invited and the majority h'JKviH xpressed their intention of attending a-a school Those not earing to bring dinner with them can buy anything I hey want in that line. Voiinj: chickens are plentiful in t bi- locality and our cake bhkers are better thauslie m errgv. Tlffs-will be the bc-t pk-nic ot tin sens'.n so come Slid enjoy yourself "itii Ils. D. K'uiilde. F. Houk..l Evans ami th'-!i wyi - :ii ' dinner with .hdtn Wolford Sunday. Tin .i hoi-'-; ol Iti'ui pm n-’bip ;:ri- cut dow’’ to four iiii’ ’■ ‘is tlii>- winter. Otlr tpwnsh’ip is impim -J-, n by those who trnnsfci- to vihi-r. to,vp- l;ij -IljUjS-givnig.-t.ln m from six to eri im’U!■ 5- *■ imo) while our cliibiren imi-t ’ e rob G-lei'ilu ,i- e 1 -n at in’ii .-smi, becompe'i’i-l to «■' b.n-k to i in - I'me ft ben our seh io s lasteilfn um j-t »■■■' ,' weeks in-qeibl.ot progressimj a.-, ■ they .should'. A loenl-.liiition lio.dojibt. will be i placed upon the.tnx list : hjs fall. Mr, le - ion favor; cdticittion and wit give Die t*-iu ii on a vliiince j’e.‘ -Hi diess of cost. - • j. ~ .* ■* A ■ . . Donroe li<mii«. Mi--M ind IleiTlirfeks returned home troth II n ex ten-led x - i wdt h f idem Is a i A : . ’ • : :-• . .. * Mjmmn . pg,.-|., j_ul_Motiixui..kvu-i>»|op. can lon >..□ Ch-incc to xote tor. or against Die t'ropoje.D Pikr'liom Mvmioe io Berne, on ilii- trit dax ot Anaus't. T'i n t forgot thedate. i Ini’lit-' me.>ke slanted lor Pit|s’in*j-g. |’ ; i.. ami Xda ..ir i l ull- ' a Scio. GJuo.nit his bike. . Tie w lil be Jili-x-i:: a monili. ■ f fill-: •-‘.-I i-.- -ox oral improved lai-ms. tt>** <;i’r-. nl tea.'otiabiv prices near Monroe. Itiqiiiie of V. B. Simeoke. .1. P.„.Monroe. Tin-i> «-:• s e*-Mouroe iownshiji hax c nop-' lie.l tin- people i ii.rt't be mix ’u- - must :.. , an- I e-i opt llri- X -;11 -lire. I .1 :)>(•!; 11rn-’v '> ’I \yTio li:’. *g,, : * i X .1 I. : ■ ) ' - - .: ■’■' new IV u -tn- i-e |KISI I XX W)eks. in x| :• , *.: n ■ roe i., iin ncil I on. --Jjisi Monuax . l it ,I'nllaml wife and' Mis- Jam- Hi e.; p 'I ilit-a .here. Sunday, on i.herr,, xxsir.tc o :i vtl. X, xyl is- ;S'b.jn: I'l'ii-lHj ht |.i M- ' e ll *V' i|ii:iiiittes. -■ “,* - I hero will be a liiieecorpot oat-, coin and pt'iiiioe- iti rtii.S jwt ot ttie county,.

We came across a well-to-do mail bit does , not tn ke a pa pci ot any kind, itr.d In o iq us -Diet lie "liea rn" the doin' icrats had lion omit d McKinley. J|e said lie would von . ,) lo e '-liver. line Itainler «ax- lu-'is tortlie . o. That they would have It all in the x-txi-l and bye. And tint- he badge-his pi-i-un Jo Hocker i« muni on th" silver pic-rin.-.. Since he been me acquainted xvitb tln ■; in -f ion he t hinks t lei; siix er will do. as lie Im- iiexer I ried It. s.,im Wngoner wants to subscribe tor ,i paper thai piiblishe- nothing but miirdi-i i-.t-e- Sam would make a good jurist in a miird'-i- casesuch asthe Jackson Bryan case * The berry pickers say that snakes an- tiumeiou- around Monroe -and that the birds aniF squirrels are being killed, by the hundreds. Epworth League meeting at the Monroe M. ft. church every Sunday evening. Everybod.y invited. Geo McCain is confined to his room, Council No. 47. O. A. M. installed their officers. Tuesday nigtit. for the coming term, as follows: G. K. Martz, C: J E. Louden. V. C: E B. Smith, it. St L. A. Graham, A R. S; C. ft. S; J. A. Blossom, W; J. I). Hendricks, Treas; Win. Hendricks, t on. Zerry Lewellen i- putting in and ad u-ti.ng a new* steam out lit in his tile shed . PleaMant Dailey Items. Rev. Frazer oc -upii-d the pulpit in Rex . potter - p ace Sunday night. ’ Mr. Foil Hex. ut Monroe, visited J. M. Anderson Sunday. Miss Millie Mann is in Decatur. Mr. M.irbaugTi. of iiear Sjieticer’, iii .'i. whui -.i.ic viei’ci x the Hr-: ol the xv< ek ■ . m-lof ajoi.-ation. Fr.jnk“Hitrt‘nett xvas nt Valparaiso > i i4«h---•-n ■ - ~•’ .1. H. Goul i. " 110 I,- xxorking at Mm :i. ahomd a. s-h'ort t ime last xveek. , Miss Stella Bio-som. ot Indianapi -.' -'■ i-it-ii -j tier uiii-le. i.x, an Biossofil. «3 I'CVi I’;)| yoiiru people from lit Ml i-’! h - • att( mied services ai i he '• alley. >ui:-i.-.v a.s l:t. v.'ehaxi u man in o-ji-neighbot h- 1 Iwhohas e, a n in the .-Ii ick .imi a--•• wheat m rue - aoek, both in the same field. Joe Martz has iiad a well pm doxv'n -m the Wheeler place. The sound of tlie thresher is non liearil in Hie ttepj-- " heat is a poor yield and of a poor quality in this vicinity. Linn Grove. Samuel Howdeshell. Charles anT Jennie Sowers,of Muncie, are visiting friend- here. Died. On Tuesday, the youngest daughter ot Mr. and Mrs EdWard Mesi-hbergei. Aged ten months. Wm. Scliiagenhasiff and xvife and Rufus Kreps and xvife al! young married people having reached the cross roadsot matrimonial lite "have declared a dividend ot their etieets ard songhneinptrrary homes in upposrte dtreetions. our townsmen Fred Hoffman and Joel Liddy were on Saturday last awarded the contract of building a two room one story brick school house at Keystone. Wells county; Indiana, for' the sum.of ?T4(i). They also tiled the second loxvest bid tor a school building at Mount Zoin in tiie same township. There were eleveii competitors. . Orestus Anderson, of Van Buren, was on our streets Wednesday. Nathan B, Shailey—a girl. On last Wednesday-afternoon xvhlle Richard Burgess ami Lexvis Nutter were standing tinder tlie axvuiug of the store of John Shoemak. er at Reittsburgviuring the storm the lightning struck, tlie building killing Burge— instantly. while Nutter is not expected to live. They reside about 1 miles west and and north-west of Domestic. John Blocher and Daniel Miller were arrested at an early hour on Thursday morning and are held lor trial in Shepherd'k court for stealing harness tor Andrew J. French, of Linn Grove. On Wednesday night constable Runyon took them in aliout four miles south' of Domestic near where thev live. ... bauds for SaleWe offer for sale the follOwingsVaiu' able land in Adams County, Indiana. The south halt'of the quarter of section, sixteen (16), in Root township, known as the Magley farm, aud the east half of the northeast quarter and the northwest quarter ol the southeast quarter of section sixteen (16) situate in Monroe township, known as the Wm. Laisure farm: also the east ■ . <3‘ " half of the, northeast quarter of saixi •ection. ii.no" ii as the Ainsle) Suctl: Nniiili farm: also off acres oil iff the I'.oi'ih side of the southwest 1 quarter of- . seetioii thirt' .in V'niffn township. also the undivided one-half o! in-lot : No. 2ff7.imthe cil\ of Decatur. !■. nl ing one half oT .-.be ", lix-orv s'.ibft thereon: also the fellowiiig hffs pi ,il e: i 241 and 242 in the oi iginaf plat i! tm i town of Decatur. "Tlie above described .lands xv:l! bt ,sojld otr re isotiAii'.e terms, .H-ibh ;w ■ ti ents Io suit purehasvis. For :inv further infOrthatiqn- '.i'l i-m ti.e \datns Coiintv Bank. D h-:.-. Imlt tn. • '. October t. -1595 " g! I.'--’ , _ ‘ " I THE MARKETS TO-DAY wliear No. 2 ....1';.'.....' , I’orli.. .*. ? • • tia’t.s No. J..'. ....... . w . . Clover, retf prime..... «... ■ 4 ; Cli'vg’r (.Alsykj l *- ■■....... ■ ... i -"I I’iiuothj ....’...- ■ ■ Flax.. - : ' Rutter: to ' Fugs - ....I. .a Botatoes .«*. 1 lanis '|... , b ! ' Site aiders . .. s ! 8ac0n"'...a... . ■ ** xX-xoo’, III.'X .‘frbed . . '.l-7, 1..' Wool, washed/.15t,- G Cattle. ... : !? lie I' ' '> '•’bes .'.. . ,'. : ■■■ J-Z5- .'x-MX ’Sheeu . .3 o’ l t llax ...!.'.. fit.(Ml to s-et! "llcef liiflj-- *'’-;-••* 9 . I 'alt hide-; .“ ... -y . .... 5 ■ ■ Jpi'h"-;--'

TAKES A FATAL BATH Mysterious Drowning of an Unknown Wan at Whiting, Million ( ounty Now Has Nothing but Free I’ikrs Melhodint I'arMonagt* BombaiuLpd Honor For I’rofexnor Yoder. Two Tramps Hurt Ina Big Four Frieght Wreck — Indiana Newm Note*. Whiting, Ind., July 16. — Almut 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon an ' unknown young man asked some boys to watch his clothes while he bathed iu Lake Michigan. He entered the water, and this was the last seen of him till his lifeless body was washed ashore iu the evening. The stranger was about 22 years old, wore a well-worn daik suit of working clothes and had |5.25 in his pocket. His body is held at Johnson's morgue to await identification. NEW YORK BALLOT LAW. K -"• Candidates Must Be Indorsed Before Their Names Go on tlie Ticket. Albany, July Iff. — S-qiator John Raines (Rep.) says that if the regular Jjeniocrati" oHganiiation of rhe stare fails to cerpty Rryaii atid Sewall as tha regular ipciiiip-’-' of tin- Detnocraric. parry, their tiatii--- cannot appear under rhe L' -mor-ratic .-rar on rip- blank ballot in tins -tar . unl'-ss some ind<-p--ii<lelit party that ha- ca-r a vote of in.uno per--son' I'-errify as so th<-si-'-aiididar -s being their choice, their tiatin - cannot appear as candidates of an itnl--peiwii-t:t fa ion. Rainvs is th-- author oX t/- present blanket.'ballot la" ELEVEN (Alt' DIKIIID. ■ '■ ' ' Freight Wreck at Veedersburg In Which lub i rainp-» Were Badly Hurt. Vi ..!>:.11~i*•• itG, Ind., July !•;.—The Eig j ?iur had a bad wreck y -sterday. A i'r--i_!:f tram coming from tip- - ast bi'ok-- in tv. >, and there being a big Iml ■ the back s- i-tiitn t-ann* down with terrific rapidity, and just as it rin.-ln-d the center ot town a terrible wreck o•curred. There were several tramps on the train: two of them were badly hurt. They received several cuts about the head and face. Eleven freight cars were broken into kindling wood. PURCHASING THE TOLLROADS, Marion County Commissioners Secure the Two Keinaining Pikes In that ( «»unty\ Indianapolis. July Iff., —The county commissi*iners have completed thelranscatibn by which they acquire titles for the comity to the remaining tollroads entering the city. They have purchased tin- National mad i Washington street) from Irvington to Cumberland, a distance of five and a half miles, paying $5,000 therefor, and the CliffordjAigjiue pike, from the corporation to the county litre, three miles, for $562.50. K PUT UN DI R QUARANTINE. Epidemic of Diphtheria Causes Much. Alarm In the-Town of Hebron. * Crown Point', Ind., July 16.—The entire city of Hebron, east of here, is under quarantine, an epidemic of diphtheria having broken out. Three deaths having been reported in the lust 24 hours. Fully 3,000 people have been exposed, ’as the children who brought rhe disease into the city rook part in the Fourth of July exercises. No public meetings of any kind are. being held during the epidemic. ’EY Bombard a Methodist Parsonage. Worthington. Ind.. July 16!—Quite , an excitement exists here over the shooting into the Methodist parsonage. Some cowardly scoundrel fired five shots, three of which struck the house, one penetrating the front door. The pastor, Rev. W. M. Whitsitt, has been very ftcuve m advocating and helping enforce the'law. especially the Nicholson law, and it is thought bv many that this led , jo the .shooting. '*“■ • r- *** iCLisJ- > Honor For Protessyr Yoder. Indian H. Yodgi. spending tlie 'sulTinier at Irvington, ngar this city, has been elected ]>re.-id.ent of, rhe Vincennes University. He is a graduate of Indiana University, soending om> year ar rhe University 'if Cliii-agh. He recently declined rhe chair of'no thuds In the State Normal s; bool, at Winona. Wis., P • • ’»< >* Reverses Cause Siiit ide. ?’* * r. . liul.. July Id’; —B. F. l’ir •■■ - ''.>,!'io:i c-iininirred siitcine - "Wing himself through tm :.. Hie . t is aririTifi'it’d to • i.iii,' , enii'i-ri'.issrient.' He xvas GO y, .! -,, I ni be ieax.es a w iiiaw and several ciiiliirwj.. ■ .. ;:”.>'ii.i: notes. J'-bn ~JI- "t ii /of ' r I'. ie.xx. ',-iged 20 I '.'"l •-.:■:. :! ’■ 1 'i■ J t rolll :l U,| rii-a. Tii, "i.:- , A :i e-1 -c (ugall-s lias bceq . gl-e., -i-uruUA'. l\-iuli< Win, charged . xNi,ii-p,i--iti’.' c -:i.iiti r u't i-ioiieyW" - —*—*— —- i ’!• • . 1 - : - to lii ■ tiexx* Christ i-i j < lit'i) li a: u- ‘- ..:i t'l'ii xvill be laid July The r.i-'tiii'<- is t-.i co-t $15316'1. John W C : i !■■ of Bqt.l: i vike fps been :ip: "III!-',' I'," ' Of-.i, mi:.;:" vbqniy. tj ' till ouiffki' xpnsd tc’ii of h:s l.u Iq-r, ~\x ';;o recently (tied. ■ TTx-.’ striking niiners of Star C’ity are., j jpalung a heroic effort to induce the m.n- --! cfs who ret ii'iied to work to ag.ain xxai.x • oat. fi- I'-h’ is t'careik- * ' ; "S.imu-. Wo <ri ol Ci'.nvlprff-ville. aged I i.' 1 x, •'H'.<.*xva s , msiximlx' killei by lig 'i •_;.:->g i x\ mh' i i-tii i iig h-.;s 111- iie.'i Jxv a < ini rm 1 ’to.if 11 lie xyasdrix i:;g a-. ; tmim-.t. * j • -•-■ ■• ■ - William, XL le.-'rll' ami. I," Imr-e "ere k:! ,t%<:var Wimlia'i '••>• llgiiiim g. Hr xx i' a. .. ■. a... din ma\ ng hay. i \ ’.i :.-t .’l'i’.i.. ame i.paml lie stepped tin-. ; ■!' a . mb apple tree for shelr 'i*. Vx'ofkm. ii '.it Kenneth s.t#tw quarries, mar'- 1 .••.:-p.rt, foun-i several copper- . ■ .if bzarffs about Uiree inches long a I-I-XX ' ' ' Cl ' i t- t 111! I'Ovii poom !'-■:. :,‘'.’x ti:>'j.siutace. Ai r . . S i.-ibyx illeffieJ Mon- ■ 1 ' i.l' ■ : -".'Ui'eiY :l no»:; ent ■■ 1 i simple• m-crip tion aiiif pur- in-. ■: ■ < ._m I i d’-i-Hdl terx. .til ■*. u - '■• 'ne \\ ink* ihc xx as IU appal. - ’ -li ax' Oa. u