Decatur Democrat, Volume 40, Number 49, Decatur, Adams County, 18 February 1897 — Page 2

Ol li MAKERS OF LAW INDIANA GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN BIENNIAL SESSION. Brief Summary of Eitcli Day's Proceeding* Prepared Especially l" r I* ll1 ’ ' a " trons—Benders Can Know .lust What Their Re presen I lit ivea Are Doing. Indianapolis, Feb. 9.—Both houses of the legislature pushed through a lot of business Holiday. The Vandalia report came up. and was referred to the special committee. The house passed the following bills: For the repealing of the special verdict act of 1895; enabling the trustees of incorporated towns to construct or purchase water works; providing for the construction of floodgates in ditches; providing for the establishment of allotments for cleaning and repairing ditches; joining Jefferson and Switzerland counties in the same judicial circuit; requiring the release of mortgages when paid; authorizing county auditors to place sequestered property upon the tax duplicates. The senate postponed discussion of the Shively bill for nonpartisan prison boards until Thursday and defeated Senator Collett’s bill providing for the readjustments of school districts. It passed the following bills: Creating a superior cou’t for Grant and Howard counties; extending, the term of township officer' 15 months; authorizing cities, courses and townships to vote aid to educational institutions; two bills making amendments to the Fort Wayne city charter; concerning the construction of joint ditches, providing that these mattersmay be determined upon at separate sessions of the commissioners of the counties affected; requiring the assessor of one county, where there’is a mortgage held by a resident of another county recorded, to notify the assessor of the county where the holder of the mortgage resides of its existence. Indianapolis, Feb. 10.—Tuesday was another day of passing bills. The house took up the order of third reading shortly before noon. The first that passed was l.xt. Goddard’s bill, amending the act of 1896 concerning the building of bridges upon county lines. Mr. Blankenship got through two bills. One of them provides that a justice of the peace may issue a capuas upon the filing of an affidavit and bond by the plaintiff and the other was a minor amendment to the libel law. Mr. Remington’s measure providing that it shall 1 be unlawful for any person to haul heavy loads over gravel roads when they are soft from thawing, or excessive wet weatherxvas passed. Mr. Sutton's bill givibg the trustees of incorporated town power to regulate and license bankrupt sales, vehicle?, gaming tables and other things was put upon its passage but the discovery was made that i* legalized gambling and the house adjourned while it was still under discussion. The senate passed the contributory negligence bill by Senator Hugg. It makes the charge of contributory negligence in damage suits an affirmative defense and puts the burden of proof of such negligence upon the defendant. Senator Nusbaum’s bill, which was defeated the day before, was taken up on reconsideration and passed. It requires county commissioners to audit the books of auditors and treasurers, to make all allowances at regular public sessions, and provides for the tiling of claims against the county. Senator Shiveley’S pure food bill was passed. The bill applys to food and drugs and is very stri’ , gent in its provisions. It makes it the duty of the state and county boards of health to enforce it. Minor bills passed the senate as follows :• Requiring railroad trains to whistle at all road crossings; to lift Greene county out of its big road debt; providing for the release of invalid tax deeds; requiring operators of mines to provide means of escape in case of fire; to pay the claim of the Indiana Bermudes Asphalt company. Indianapolis, Feb. 11.—The Republicans passed the danger point with their apportionment bill Wednesday and got it through the house by a vote of 52 to 47. Mr. Butler was the only Republican who voted against it. Mr. Eichhorn (Dem.) made a careful analysis of the bill and called attention to a number of points which he believed to be unconstitutional. Mr. Littleton (Rep.) defended the bill declaring that it had been constructed as nearly along the lines of the decision of the supreme court as was possible. The speaker announced the third reading of the bill immediately after it had been ordered engrossed. Speaker Pettit held that there waa no irregularity in this, inasmuch as the constitution required that a bill be read upon three separate days and this one had been read first on Feb. 3, second on Feb. 5, and was now ready for third reading. The house passed a number of minor bills as follows: Re-enacting the statute of 1889 and including “fire sales” among the things town trustees are authorized to license and regulate; requiring the assessment and taxation of stocks of goods temporarily located in any township at times _other than the regular period for the assessment of property; amending the law with relation to landlord and tenant so that in case “the tenant uses, or permits the premises to be used for any other purpose than that specified'in the contract” no notice to quit shall be necessary, but the tenant may be ousted forthwith; amending the law governing voluntary assignments providing for the disposition of incumbered real estate contained in the assignment; requiring that the publication of township trustees’ reports be let to the lowest bidder; reducing the rates of toll upon toll roads. The senate Wednesday passed by a strict party vote the election bill providing that one man’s name cannot go" on the ballot more than once; that a pencil instead of a stamp shall be used in indicating the vote; that resignations must be filed within three days after filing certificates of nomination, and that a circle instead of a square shall be used to surround the party device. The senate also passed the metropolitan police bill, the duplicate warehouse receipt bill and the attorney’s fee amendment to the mechanics’ lein law. Indianapolis, Feb. 12.—The house Thursday passed the Roose labor arbitration bill, a couple of bills paying paving claims and a couple of bills changing courts. Its afternoon was occupied with an exciting discussion on the color line and it adjourned with the Jones bill to abolish colored schools and

open white schools to colored children pending on third reading. The senate defeated the bill providing for a “probation officer” in each county, the pure drug bill and two minor road bills. It passed the following bills: Providing for ahimnal representation upon the boards of trustees for state educational institutions: requiring mine bosses, bank bosses and hoisting engineers to have certificates of competency from the state mine, inspector; changing the practice of disposing, of real estate ill cases on voluntary assignment. Indianapolis. Feb. 18.- -The morning session in the house was occupied with the colored school question Friday and the lobbies and gallaries were jammed with colored citizens, but they were defeated by their failure to understand. Jones, the author of the bill, had agreed with Mr. Nicholson the night before to a substitute bill but later ha attended a meeting of the Herculean club and after the adoption of resolutions there indorsing the bill in its original form he had changed his mind. Mr. Nicholson, however, moved to recommit the bill, which was on third reading. The motion was carried by a vote of 45 to 43. The senate passed the bill to increase the salaries of the commandant and adjutant of the State Soldiers’ home and to increase the maintenance fund from a per capita of $lO per month to $12.50. It also passed bills requiring township trustees to file their annual statements with the auditor; providing for certain improvements in the supreme court of Morton in the capitolat Washington. The senate then took up bills on second reading. Among them the house cigarette bill and struck out the cigar and tobacco features. Indianapolis, Feb. 15. —Both houses were in session Saturday, though the senate adjourned at noon. During the morning it passed three amendments to the Indianapolis charter and the house bill by Mr. East making a slight amendment to the tax law. The house at its morning session passed the bill (which had already gone through the senate) correcting the fee and salary law of 1895 so that auditors and treasurers shall no be required to make up their salaries from fees collected. The com panion bill, legalizing the acts of commissioners who have allowed these salaries, will be passed after this one is signed by the governor. The house spent a couple hours fighting over whether or not it should pay the expenses of the three election contests that have been decided by it. and finally voted the money, a little over SI,OOO, to pay them. In the afternoon there was no quorum present and it could not do anything but receive new bills and work upon second readings of minor measures.

Among the new bills introduced were the following: To establish a second state normal school; exempting blind persons from paying taxes; creating a board of pardons, requiring a graduated system in state prisons; providing for the use of voting machines;concerning the paving of streets; concerning the taxing of unplatted lauds in cities and towns and an antitrust bill. Indianapolis, Feb. 16.—The chief event of Monday in the legislature was the redhot fight over the street car bili, local to Indianapolis. It was on second reading apd tlie big street car lobby made an.effort to kill it with amendment. Tile senate spent nearly the whole day on the subject. The house passed the Sutton bill for the destruction of weeds without opposition. It requires the owner of property to cut the weeds along the road in front of his property during the summer months under the direction of the supervisor and allows him $1.25 per day for sucli labor. The bill for the protection of hotels, boardinghouses, etc., came up and was passed by a vote of 59 to 17. It makes failure to pay board bills prima facie evidence of fraud. The pharmacy bill introduced by Mr. Littleton came up and failed for want of a constitutional majority. The vote was 49 ayes and 33 jloes. This failure to get 51 votes does not kill the bill, but it can be placed upon its passage at any time. Mr. Berry’s bill requiring that a complete system of maps of mines be tiled annually with the state mine inspector was passed. The object of the measure is to prevent the operator of a mine from entering beneath the surface upon land he does not own or lease.

The general medical bill was loaded up with amendments and recommitted, and the bill to increase the force in the attorney general’s office was defeated"by a heavy vote. Mr. Nicholson introduced a motion compelling the temperance committee to report on his antiquartshop bill by Feb. 17, demanding a and the house immediately adjourned. FEE AND SALARY LAW. Bill Prepared by the County Officers' Association in the Senate, Indianapolis, Feb. 10.—The County Officers’ association fee and salary bill came into the senate yesterday as a substitute bill favorably reported by the committee on fees and salaries. It groups the counties of the state into 12 classes, according to population, as follows: First, less than 10,004); second, 10,000 to 15.000; third, 15,C0 lto 20,000; fourth 20,000 to 25,000; fifth, 25,000 to 30,000; sixth, 30,'H)(l to 35,000; seventh, 35,000 to 45,000; eighth, 45,000 to 55,000! ninth, 55,000 to 65,000; tenth. 65,000 to 75,000; eleventh, 75,000 to 150,000; twelfth, 150,000 to 300,000. The salaries are graded according to these classes, and in addition to the salaries given the clerks, recorders and sher iffs are given 50 per cent of the fees col lected. The auditor, in addition to hi.-, salary, is given a bonus for each 1,1,00 inhabitants, varying from $55 for the twelft h class to $125 for the first. The treasurer, in addition to the salary, is given 6 per cent on delinquent taxes, 1 per cent on the first SIOO,OOO collected and one half of 1 per cent on all in excess of SIOO,OOO. The salaries range fridn S4OO for auditor in the first class to $9,000 in class 12. Don’t Believe in Increasing Expenses. Indianapolis, Feb. 16.—After a long discussion Monday the house, by a vote of 61 to 23, defeated the bill to give the attorney o general’s office, the following increases: S6OO per year for traveling expenses, $1,200 per year for a second deputy in the office, $2,400 per year and expenses for another traveling deputy, and S6OO per year for another steiiographer, a total increase of $4,800, Brownlee Appointed Judge. Indianapolis, Feb. 12.—Governor Mount Thursday signed the bill for a superior cou.t for Howard and Grant counties and appointed Hon. Hjram Brownlee judge of the court

t The Medal Medicine ; | Is the Model Medicine. | C The only medal awarded to 5 sarsaparilla at th© World’s Fair, S 1893, at Chicago, was awarded to 7 j Ayer’s : j Sarsaparilla. Alleged Shortage. Lowell, Ind., Feb. 16.—George S. Clark has been appointed postmaster here in place of Louis Berg, removed. The cause assigned for the removal of Berg is an alleged shortage, the amount not being given. Farmers’ Insurance Company. Portland, Ind., Feb. 16. —The farmers of Jay county have organized the Farmers’ Mutual Fire Insurance company. The company is to be operative when $50,000 in capital stock has been taken. Bobbed a Preacher. Imdianapolis, Feb. 15.—Last night while Rev. D. J. Ellison, pastor of the First Baptist church, and wife, were at church, burglars entered their house and secured $6, a solid gold watch and chain, a cameo ring and a valise. Stricken Blind. Waterloo, Ind., Feb. 15.—William A. Gavitt. of this city, has for several years suffered from severe pain in the back of his head. It has been gradually growing worse until he is now totally blind from its effects.

Legal Advertising, OF ADMINISTRATOR. Notice is hereby given, that the undersigned has been appointed Administrator 61 the Estate of Nancy Davis, late of Adams county, deceased. The estate is probably insolvent. Rohert A. Davis, Administrator. February 6. 1897. 48-3 Mann & Beatty, Attorneys. "XTOTICE OF INSOLVENCY. In the matter of the estate of Martin Adler, deceased, in the Adams circuit court. No. 700. Notice is hereby given that upon petition filed in -aid court by William Ar ler. administrator of said estate, setitng up the insufficiency of the estate ot said decedent to pay the debtsand liabilities thereof, theJudgeof said court did. on the 4th day ot ternary, 1897. | find said estate to b • probably insolvent, and l ordered tnc same to be settled accordingly, i The creditors of said estate are therefore herebv notified of such insolvency, and required to file their claims against said estate for allowance. Witness, the Clerk and sell of said court, ae Decatur, Indiana this Fourth dav of February. 1897. — [seal] John H. Lenhart, Clerk. France & Merryman, Atty’s. 48-3 A DMINISTRATOR’S SALE OF REAI« ESTATE, Notice is hereby given that John Captain, administrator with the will annexed of the estate of Michael Fuchs, deceased, by order of the Adams circuit court of Adams county, Indiana. wiil as such administrator on or after Sdturaav. March 13.1897. at the law office of ; France & Merrvman. in the City of Decatur. | Indiana, between the hours of 10 o’clock a. m. and 4 o’clock p in., offer for sale at private sale to the highest and best bidder the fee simple of the following described real estate ordered so'd by said court, situate in Adams county, in the State of Indiana, and described as follows, to-wit: The west half of the north- I west quarter of section thirty [3l'l, In town-! ship twenty.six [26] north, range fourteen [l4] east, containing eighty acres. Terms;—One-third cash in hand; one-third in six months, and one-third in twelve months, : Deferred payment to bear six per cent, interest and secured by freehold and mortgage security. John Captain Administrator, with will annexed of Michael Fuchs, deceased. France & Merryman. Atty’s. 48-4 FOR LIQUOR LICENSE. : To the citizens of the Third Ward in the city of Decatur, Indiana, and to the citizens of the said city of i >ecatur, Adams county. Indiana. Notice is hereby given that I, Charles D. Murray, a male inhabitant of the said city, county and state, over the age of twenty-one years, a person not in the habit of becoming intoxcated. will make application to the Board of Commissioners at their next regular session iti March. 1897, for a license to sell spirituous, vinous and malt liquors in le->s quaniitiesthan a quart at a time, to be drank where sold, in a room situated on the following premises, to-wit: The east ends of inlots Nos. 272 and 273 In said city. Said room is situated on the ground floor of the said building, and fronts on Monroe street in ihe said city, and is 34 feet in length,and 17 feet in width, and has both front, rear and side openings. The room tn which the applicant desires to sell is the room on the ground floor of a building known as the Burt House, a hotel in the said city. Notice is further given that the undersigned will also ask the commissioners for the privilege of carrying on the business of running nool and billiard tables and card tables In connection with the sale of intoxicating liquors, and In the s-ime room where such intoxicating liquot s are kept for sale, and are sold. Charles D. Mcrhay, Applicant. February 3,1897. 47-3 QHERIFF’S SALE. The State of Indiana Adams county ss: In the Adams circuit court of Adams county. Indiana The Aetna Life Insurance Company, a corporation, vs John P, Blayney, Hester A. Blayney, The Adams County >■ N;. 5253 Bank, a corporation, | Drayton M. Ayers, | The Wabash National I Bank, a corporation. The Decat ar National | Bank, a corporation, j By virtue of an order of sale to me directed by the clerk of the Adams Circuit Court, of said county and state, I have levied upon the real estate hereinafter mentioned and will expose for sate at public auction at the East door of 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. M.on Saturday, March 6, 1897. The rents and profits for a term not exceeding seven years, of the following described real estate, situated in Adams County, Indiana, to-wlt: 'Commencing at the northeast corner of the northwest quarter [l4l of section twenty-nine [29Ttownshlp twenty-seven [27] north range fifteen [ls] east thence west one hundred sixty [l6o] rods, thence south eighty [Bo] rods thence east one hundred and five [los] rods, thence south eighty [Bo] rods, thence east fif-ty-five [ss] rods, to the southeast corner of sale northwest quarter [)4l thence north one hundred sixty [l6o] rods to the place of begin ning. containing onehundred six and sixty six hundreths [lO6 66-100] acres in Adams county, state of Indiana. Andontailure 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 John P. Blayney et al to satisfy said order of sale this 10th day of February, 1897. _ Peter P. Ashbaucher, Sheriff. 48-3 . Bv Francis E. McLean, Deputv.Schurtfet, Reed & Smith, Att’ys. for plaintiff,

APPLICATION Foil LICENSE. To t'i<» dozensot'ihv Second Ward In the city <>f lloeat 11 r, Indinnn. and to the clilzena of tlie hhkl oily of Deaitur, Arinins dnintj. Indi urn Notice is hereby given I hut I, Corno iu« Bailutuaoker. a mule Inhabitant of tin? said city, county and state, over t ho ago of twentyone v srs. n person not In the habit ol beooinlow intoxicated, will makeanplication to the Hoard ot Commissioners at their next regular M'esion in M 'roll, 1897, for a license to soil spirit nous, vinous anil malt Illinois In less <1 utilities than a quart at 11 time, to lit) drank whore sold, hi u room situated on the follow Ing premises to-wlt: Sixteen and one half fort off of the south part of inlot number til In said City, Said room is situated on the ground floor of the said building, and fronts on Second street in the said city, and Is TH feet In length un i lUJ4 feet In width, and has both front aid rear openings. Notice is further given that the undersigned w II also ask the commissioners for the privilege of carrying on the business of running pool and billiard tables and card tables in connection with the salt of intoxicating liquors, and in the same room when- such intoxicating liquors are kept for sale, and are sold. Cornelius Haokmackuh, Applicant February 3, 1807. FOR LIQUOR LICENSE. To the citizens of the city of Decatur, in Adams county, Indiana: Noi lee is herobv given that we, the undersigned. Frank Melbers and william L. Bell, mule inhabitants ol the state of Inuiana. and over the age of twenty-one years, and being tit persons to be entrusted with the sale of intoxicating liquors, will make application to the Board of Commissioners, of Adams coun< ty, state of Indiana, at their next regular session in March, 1897. for a license to sell spirituous, vinous, malt and other intoxicating liquors in less quantities than a quart at a time at our place of business in and at the building situated on the following described premises, In the city of Decatur, Adams county, Indiana, to-wit: .. In the front ground traar room of the one and one-half story frame Traßding, frontingon Monroe street. M Commencing at a point on t*e north side of Monroe street. In the city of Decatur, sixtvsix (Bfii feet west of the southeast corner of inlot number two hundred and fifty (210) In the original plat of the city of Decatur, thence running north at right angles with said Monroe street one hundred and thirty-two ( 32) feei. thence west parallel with said Monroe street sixty-six (6*) feet to the alley, thence south along the alley eighty-two (82) feet, to a stake, thence east parallel with said Monroe street forty-five (4fi) feet to a stake, thence south fifty (SO) feet to the north sideof Monroe street, thence east twenty-one (21) feet to the place of beginning SiS&ffffKL |APPI.«.nu. FOR LIQUOR LICENSE To the citizens and inhabitants of the town of Preble and Preble township. In Adams county, Indiana. Notice is hereby given that we. Jeff Klopfenstein and David J. Dilling, male inhabitants of the state of Indiana, over the age of twentyone years, and who are persons not in the habit of be oming intoxicated, will make application to the Board of Commissioners, of said county, at their next regular session in March 1897. for a license to sell splrituou q vinous and malt liquors in less qualities thin a quart at a time, to be drank where sold, in and at the building situated on the follioving described premises, to-wit: In and at the building situated on the north twenty-five (251 feet of in. lot numb r one (1). in August Bly's first adddltion to the town of Preble, in Adams county. Indiana, as said lot is recorded and designated on the recorded plat of said town, Said rooms in which the applicants desire to sell said intoxicating liquors is the front room In the one story frame building on said tnlot and on the north twenty-five (25> feet thereof aforesaid. Said room being sixteen (16) feet wide and thirty (30) feet In length, fronting on the public highway.ln said town of Preble. Said applicants desire also to keep a lunch counter and cigar stand in said described room and sell cigars, tobacco and lunch therein. Jeff Klopfenstein. I Annllpantß 47-3 David J. Dilling, (Applicants. FOR LIQUOR LICENSE To the citizens of the town of Geneva. Wabash township, Adams county. Indiana. Notice is hereby given that I. Jacob Wegmiller, a male inhabitant of the state of Indiana, over the age of twenty-one years, and who is a person not in the habit of becoming intoxicated, will make application to the board of commissioners, of said county, at them next regular session in March. 1897. lor a license to sell spirituous, vinous and malt liquors in less quantities than a quart nt a time, to be drank where sold, in and at the building situated on the following described premises, to-wlt: Commencing twenty (20> fed east of ’the northwest corner of inlotnumberone hundred and seventeen (117). in said town, thence running east. along Line street twenty-two (32) feet, thence south parallel with the line of said inlot one hundted and thirty-two (132) feet, thence west twenty-two (22) feet, thence north ohe hundred and thirty-two (132) feet to the place of beginning, being twenty-two (22) feet out of the center part of said inlot. The room where said liquors are to be drank and soli is a two storv brickbui ding, situated on inlot number one hundred and seventeen (117), fronting Line street, in Geneva Adams county, Indiana, Building is eighty feet long and twenty feet wide. I desire to sell or carry on my business in the lower front room which is sixty <6O) feet long to partition and twenty feet wide, from partition, twenty feet long and twenty feet wide used and occupied as a store room. 47-3 Jacob Wegmiller, Applicant. FOR LIQUOR LICENSE. To the citizens of the town of Berne, Adams county, Indiana. Notice is hereby given, that I, Eugene Aeechllmann, will make application to the Board of Commissioners, of Adams county, Indiana, at their regu'ar session in March. 1897, for a license to sell spiritous, vinous and malt liquors in less quantities than a quart at a time, in my two-story brick building on the ground floor room which is twenty tour (24) 'feet wide and sixty (60) feet long fronting on rhe street with a kitchen and dining room in the back part of the building, the upstairs used fora bome< with the privilege of allowing the same to be drank where so'd, at my place of business In and at the building situated on the following described premises, in the town of Berne, Adamscounty, Indiana, to-wit: Commencing twenty (20) feet west of the northeast corner of lot number two in the town of Berne, Adams county, Indiana, section four (4), township twenty-five (25) north range fourteen (14) east, thence running south one hundred and thirty-two (132) feet, thence west twenty-six (26) feet, thence north one hundred and thirty-two (132) feet, thence east twentv six feet to the placeof beginning. Notice is further given that the undersigned will aboask the commissioners for the privilege of carrying on the business of running a pool and billiard table and card tables in connection with the sale of intoxicating liquors, and in the same room where such Intoxicating liquors are kent for sale, and are sold. 47 3 EUGENE ./ESCHLIMANN, Applicant. ADMINISTRATRIX’S SALE OF REAU ESTATE. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, administratrix of the estate of Lawson Linhard, deceased, will as such administratrix, in all things agreeable to the order of.the circuit court, of Adams county, Ind ana, between the hours of ten o'clock a. m. and four o’clock p. m„ on Monday, March 8, 1897, at the office of the dlerk of the Adams circuit court in the city of Decatur, in said county, and from day to day thereafter until sold, offer for sale at private sale, the fee simple of the undivided two-thirds part of the following described real estate in Adams county, Indiana, to-wit: The northeast quarter of the southwest quarter, and the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section twentysix (26) township twenty-eight (28) north, range fourteen (14) erfst, also, commencing at the southwest corner of the west half of the northwest quarter of said section twenty-six (26) in township twenty-eight (28) north, range fourteen (14) east, thence running north twenty-eight rods, thence east eighty rods, thence south twenty-eight rods, thence west eighty rods to the place of beginning, containing in all ninety-four acres. Said land will, be sold in parcels, as the same has been appraised, for not less than the full appraised value thereof, free from any and a’l leins thereon At the same time and place the widow of said decedent will sell her one-third Interest fn all said real estate, at the same rate TERMS:—One-third cash In band on the day of sale, one-third in nine months and the remaining one-third in eighteen months from day of sale, deferred payments to bear inter; est at the rate of six per cent, until paid, and secured with freehold and mortgage security. Lois Linhard, Administratrix. February 1,1897. , > 47-4 ifeif > J, ■ aAf'v .vG-T

yA PI’MCATION FOR LIQUOR) LICENSE. Notice is herobv given to the Inhabitants of the town of Geneva, count yof Adams, alate of Indiana, that I will nt the r<‘giiia>- term of commissioners court in mid for said county to he hold tit the court house In Decatur tn said county mid state oomnienclng on first. Mommy of March, 18fi7. uppl.i loth Iktenseto sell spirituous. virtuous ami malt liquors In less quantities i him a (Uiiirt i«t n t Imo to bo drank on t lie promises where sold hi sh Id town of Genova the building where the said liquors are to be sold Is situated on Inlot No. 118 In David St.udubnkor's udnltlon to the town of Buffalo now Geneva In said coi'iity mid state ami more purtieulai ly described as follows: Commencing twonty-flve 25) feet past of the northwest corner of said inlot (118) one hundred eighteen thence east seventeen (17) teet, thence south CO) feet thence west to u point forty-two (42) fed, oust of the west line of said lot. thence south to the south Uno of said lot to a point forty-two (42) feet east, of the southwest corner of said lot thenc" west seventeen (17) feet thence north to the placeof beginning The room whore said liquors are to no sold consists of a room fifty feet long and seventeen feet wide being situated on the ground floor and in the lower story of a two story brick building situated as aforesaid; the said room having lioth front and rear openings John C. F. Manley, Applicant. yA PPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE. To the citizens of the city of Decatur, Adams county. Indiana. Notice is hereby given that I, John Meyer, a male inhabitant of said state, over the age of twenty-one years, and a person not in the habit of becoming intoxicated, will make applicatoin to the Board of County Commissioners at their next regular session In March, 1897. for a license to sell spirituous, vinous and malt liquors in less quantities thnn a quart at a time, to be drank where sold, in and at the one story frame building fronting on Second street, said building having a partition 49 feet back from the front, and back room being a store room for bulk liquors, situated on the following described premises in the city of Decatur, Adams county, and state of Indiana, to-wit: Commencing at the southeast corner of inlot number sixty (60), in the city of Decatur, Adams county, in the state of Indiana, running thence west along the alley one hundred and thirty-two (132) feet to the alley at the west ei d of said lot, thence north twenty-one (21) feet, thence east parallel with the south line of said inlot number sixty (60). eighty-nine (89) feet, thence south five feet parallel with Second street in said city, thence east parallel with said south line of said lot forty-three (43) feet to Second street to the placeof beginning. Applicant also desires to operate two (2) pool tallies. 47-3 ' John Meyer, Applicant. XT OTICE OF HEARING OF DITCH PEJjN TITION. In the matter of the petition o Malinda Shoemaker. Notice is hereby given that a petitl’lon has been tiled with the Auditor of Adams county, state or Indiana, and viewers have been appointed who have viewed and reported said view, which is on file in my oflioe, The hearing of said peti'iou upon its merits will be on Wednesday, March 3, 1897, the same being the 3rd day of t ho March term, of 1897, tlie Board of Commissioners of Adams county. Indiana. The prayer of <-nid petition is that a ditch bo constructed on the following route, to-wit: Beginning at the southeast corner of the west half of the northeast quarter of section six (6) township twenty-five (25) north range 14 east in Adams county, state of Indiana, Running thence north 47X U west thirty(3o) rods thence north 5" west twenty-four (24) rods thence north 20“ west twenty-four (24) rods thence north 34‘4“ west eighteen (18) rods, thence north 67“ west eighteen (18) rods thence north 25'west eighteen (18) rods thence west forty-six (46) rods thence south forty-eight (48) rode thence west sixty (6i) rode thence north twentj-two(22) rods thence wist fortyseven (47) rods, thence south nine (9) rods thence south eighty-two (82“) west twenty-six (28) rods t hence south 57 w west twenty-six (26) rods th-ncc west one hundred sixty-three (163' 'rode and terminating with the continuatiee of the present open ditch at a point which is thirty-six (36> rods south of the southwest, corner of the north half of the northeast quarter of section 1 township 25 north range 13 east, passing through and upon the lands of the following named nersont-, to-wit: Jacob Yoder. Joseph J. Yoder. Malinda Shoemaker, Cath. L. Hirscby and Wabash township. This proposed work will affect the lands of the following persons: C. Schindler, Carl Schwartz. Jacob Yoder, Hartford township, Wabash township, French Yoder. J. JV, McCausej, Alfred Romey, A, Nuenschwander. C Schindler, John Lelcbty jr.. Malinda Shoemaker, Katie Hirschy. heirs ol Jos-ph Winteregg, deceased. John Huser. lacob Klein. John Huser and heirs ol Nicholas Stueke?, deceased. NOAH MANGOLD. 47-3 Auditor Adams County, Notice of hearing of ditch petition, — In the matter of the petition of Henry Worthman. Notice is hereby given that a petition has been filed with the Auditor of Adams county, state of Indiana, and viewers have been appointed who nave viewed and reported said view, whicli is on file in my office. The hearing of said petition upon its merits will be on Wednesday, March 3, 1897, the same being the 3rd day of the March term, 1897. of the Board ot Commissioners of Adams county, Indiana. The prayer of said petition is that a ditch be constructed on the following route, to-wit: Beginning at a point thirty-four (34) rods south of the northeast corner of the northeast quarter of section ten (10) township twentyseven v 27) north range thirteen (13) east in Adams county, Indiana. Running thence north one hundred thirteen (113) rods thence north 30 degrees west thirty-one (31) rods thence north 14)4 degrees west twenty-four (24) rods thence north 11 degrees west twentyfour (24) rods, thence north 15“ west twelve (12) rods thence north 4') degrees west twenty-four (24) rode, thence north east thirty (30) rods, thence north 78 degrees east twenty-four (24) rods thence north 48 degrees east eighteen 18) rods, thence north 31 degrees east fourteen (14) rods and terminating in the Wm D. Rinehart branch No. lat a point which is four (4) rods south and twenty-three (23) rode east of the northwest corner of the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of sectfon two (2) township and range aforesaid passing through and upon the lands of Jonathan Bowers, Fred Schlickman, Henry Worthman and Kirkland township This proposed work will affect the lands of th ) following persons: Heirs at law of Jonathan Bowers, deceased, Nathan Ebrman, heirs at law of Henry Bowers, deceased, Frank Arnold. Fred Schlickman, Fred Ehlerdlng, Wm. Beineke, Christ Sherry, Kirkland township and Henry Worthman. v NOAH MANGOLD. 47.3 Auditor Adams County. KTOTIOE OF HEARING OF DITCH PETITN TION. — , T . T In'the matter of the petition of John J. NoticeVs hereby given that a petition has been filed with the Auditor of Adams county, state of Indiana, and viewers have been appointed who have viewed and reported said view, which is on file in my office The hearing of said petitltion upon its merits will be on B Wednesday, March 3, 1897, same being the 3rd day of the March term, 1897, of the Board of Commissioners of Adams C °The prayer of said petition is that a ditch be constructed on the following route, to-wit. Beginning at a point seventeen (17) rods east and seven (7) rods north of the southwest corner of the east half of the north east quart r of section twenty-five (2;>) in township twenty-six (26) north range thirteen (13) east in Adams county, Indiana. Running thence north 8 degrees west fifty (50) rods thence north 38'/, ’ east twenty-two (22) rods, thence north 22y,“east seventeen (17) rods thence no th seven (7) rods thence east six (6) rods thvnce north thirty three (33) rods, thence east thirty-four (34) rods, thence-corth seven (7) rods thence east two (2) rods, thence north 50 east five (5) rods thence east thirty-nine (39) rods thencenorth 12E,“ east thirty-three (33) rods, thence north nine (9) rods thence north 50“ east thirty-three (33) rods thence nonh fifteen (15) rods thence east fifteen (15) rods, thence north fifteen (15) rods, thence northi 45 east fifteen (15) rods thence north nine (9) rods and terminating in M. Fuoh's east branch six-tv-stx (66) rods east and threo (J) rods south of tJie northwest corner of the southwest quarter of the southwest u aarter of section nineteen (19) township twenty six (26) n®rth range 14 east passing through and upon the lands of lacob P-Leichty, Michael tfuchs John J. Soldner, and Monroe and F ench townships and affecting other lands as shown by the Vl Th^ V propoßed work will affect the lands of Fuchs, Abe Nusbaum. Monroe township. French township and 47 _g Auditor Adaniß County.

A. O. HOLLOWAY, Physician and Surgeon. Office over Boston Rtore. Residence across the street from his former home. 38-31 ts 4. T, FRA NOE. J. T. MEnnVMAN. N. F. FRANCE A MERRYMAN, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, DECATUR. IND. Office—Nos. 1. 2 and 3. over Adams CO. Burk. J* We refer, by iioriiils.'.loii. to aCo. Bunk. ', A. F. BEATTY 4. f. MAB* MANN & BEATTY. ATTORNEYS AT LAW And Notaries Public. Pension claims prosecuted. Odd Fellows building. HOLLOWAY, ffl. D. Office and residence one door north of M. E. •hurcb. Diseases of women and children a >pectalty. Paul G. Hooper, A-ttoxrzxeir a.t Xscl-w Decatur, Indiana. Patents a specialty. B. K. ERWIN, doom 1 and 2 Niblick &. Tonnellier Block, Decatur, Indiana. R. 'S' PETERSON ATTORNEY AT LAW, DECATUR, INDIANA. Rooms 1 and 2. In the Anthony Holthouse Block v . John Schurger. W. H. Reed. Dave E. Sjni t BCHURGER, REED & SMITH, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Money to Loan at lowest rates of interest Abstracts of title, real estate and collections Rooms 1. 2 and 3 Welfley block. 38 A. L. DEVILRIES, DENTIST I. O. O. F. BLOCK. Professional Dentist. Teeth extracted without pain. Especlul :> Mention given to bridge work like illust nil l.m above. Terms reasonable. Office- M cond street, over Rosentball's clothing store. 85-ly D . E. Et: LeBRUN, Surgeon ui Dentist, Decatur, Indiana. Office:—Corner Second and Madison street. Treats all Diseases of Domesticated Animals, making a specialty of Optical CasM. Calls day or night, promptly attended to. 96-ly z4 Capital 1120,000. Established 1871 THE OLD ADAMS COUNTY BANK Decatur, Indiana. Does a general banking business, makes collections In all parts of the country. Buys town, township and county ord' i-s. Foreign and domestic exchange bought und sold. Interest paid on time deposits. Officers—W.H. Niblick. President. D. Studebaker, Ylce President; R. K, Allison.('ashler, and 0.8. Niblick. Assistant Cashier r C?. NEFTUNH, i DBNTIST. Now located over Holthouse's shoe store, t prepared to do all work pertaining to the lental profession. Gold filling a specialty. 3y the use of Mayo's Vapor he is enabled to ixtract teeth without pain. Work guaranteed. Dr. C. V. CONNELL, Veiemry Surgeon ml Dentist. Decatur, Ina. OrrtoE I. O. O F. Block. Graduate of the Ontario Veterinary College and Toronto Veterinary Dental School Treu Is all diseases of domesticated anlmn’s Calls attended to day or night. 18 J. D. HJkLiE dealer in Grain, Seed, Wool, Salt, Oil, Coal, Lime, Fertilizers. Elevators on the Chicago & Erie and Clover Leaf railroads. Office and retail store southeast corner of Second and Jefferson Streets. patronage solicited. i DECATUR DIRECTORS: CAPITAL P. W. Smith, SIOO,OOO. J. H. Hobrock, J, B. Holthouse, NATIONAL KfiSURPLUS $5,000. OFFICERS: mP. W. Smith, President, I , J. B.Holthouse. Vice-Pres. i C. A. Dugan, Cashier, E. X. Eninger, Asst.Cash’r A general banking business is transacted. Foreigh drafts issued. Interest given on time deposits.