Decatur Democrat, Volume 41, Number 28, Decatur, Adams County, 23 September 1897 — Page 2

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Legal Advertising. OF ADMINISTRATOR. Notice is herebv given that the undersigned hw- been appointed Administrator of the e»iaie ui David Eckrote, iMtc 01 Adams countv, deceased. The estate is probably solvent David N. Eckrotk. Administrator. September 1897. France & Merryman. Attorneys, 2*3 appointment of administrator Notice is hereby given that the undersigned h <•- been appointed executor of the estate of Henry Houck, lace ot Adams county, deci used. Th* estate Is probably solvent. George M. T. Houck. Executor, September 22, 1897. 28-3 Mann & Bestty, Attorneys. VPPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR WITH WILL ANNEXED. Notice is hereby given, that the undersigned has been appointed administrator with will annexed, ot the estate of Alexander Brandyberry, late of Adams county, deceased. The estate is probably solvent. Matthias BrandyberkY, Administrator with will annexed. September 9, 1897. J. R. Bobo. Attorney. 27-3 J DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP. Notice is hereby given that the firm of Rom be.g x Hart has this day mutually dissolved said partnership, Harvey Hart retiring. All accounts due said firm are pajab.e to H M Romberg, and all indebtedness of said firm are payable by eaid Romberg. H M. Kombehg. Ra«vky Hart. September 14. 1b97. 27-3 OTICE OF INSOLVENCY. In the matter of the estate of William Urick, deceased, in the Adams circuit court No «92. Notice is hereby given that upon petition fikd in said court by William H. Niblick administrator. of said estate, setting up the insufficiency of the estate of said decodert to I ay the debts and liabilit es ’.hereof, the judge ot said court did, on the lath day of September. 1897, find sa d estate to be probably insolvent. and order the same to tie settled accordingly. The creditors of said estate are hereby not .tied of such insolvency, aud required to file their claims against said estate ior allowance. Witness, the clerk and the seal of said court, at Decatur, Indiana, this fifteenth day of September, 1897 JOHN H. LENHART. Clerk. 27-2 By E. Burt Lenhart. Deputy.

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| OTICE SALE OF WOOD. Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioner* will offer for sale at the auditor’s office in Adams county, Indiana, about one hundred cords of wood, new at the county jail Bids must be sealed and filed with the auditor on or before the 2.5th day of September. 1897. nnd will be opened at the next meeting of the thereafter. The Board re-serves the right to reject ane or all bids. Noah Mangold, Auditor. JTjISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP. TO WHOM LT CONCERNS: Notice is herebv given that the partnership of Krick. Myers & Co . has been dissolved by Daniel W, M ers retiring. Henry Krick and John W. Tyndall purchasing his interest therein. Ail debts ol the late firm will be paid by. and all notes and acconnts are payable to the new firm. September 7. 1897. Respectfully, H. Krick, D, W. Myers, 26-3 J. W. Tyndall. XT NOTICE of final settlement of IX ESTATE. Notice is hereby given to the creditors, heirs and legatees of Elizabeth Gulick, deceased. to appear tn the Adams circuit court, held al Decatur. Indiana, ou ihe 4th day ol October, ir-97. and show cause, if any. why the final settlement accounts with the estate of sai 1 decedent should not be approved: and said heirs are notified to then and there make pruoi of heirship, and receive their distributive shares. A. W. Gulick. Administrator. Decatur. Ind,, Sept. 11. 1897. J. W. Teeple. Attorney. 27-2 XTOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE. Notice is hereby given tothe creditors, heirs and legatees of Henry G uenther, deceased, to appear in the Adams circuit court, held at Decatur.lndiana,on the 25th day of September. I 1897, aud show cause if any. why the final ! settlement accounts with the estate of said j decedent should not be approved; and said heir& are notified to then and there make ' proof of heaship, and receive their distribuI live shares. M ATI hi as K'Ksch. Adminstrator. Decatur. Ind., Sept. 3. 1897. France & Merryman, Attorneys. 27-2 OTICE TO NON-RESIDENTS. The state of Indiana, county of Adams, ss. In the Adams circuit court. November term, ; 1897 Norval Blackburn / William HYiumbera I Attachment 150. ; It appearing from affidavit filed in the above | entitled cause, that William H. Numbers, the I above named defendant, is a non-resident of ' the state ot Indiana. ■ r

Notice is therefore hereby given the said William H Numbers, that he :>e and appear before the Honorable Judge of the Adams circuit court on the fifteenth day of November. istr. ihe same being the first juridical day of the next regular term thereof to be hoiden at the court house in the citv of Decatur. commencing on Monday, the fifteenth day of November. A. D. IS.>7, and plead bv answer or demur to said complaint, or the same will be heard and determ .ned in his absence Witness, my name, and the seal of said eou.t hereto affixed, this tenth day of September, 1897. JOHN H. LENHART. Clerk. By E. Burt Lenhart, Deputy. 27-3 Peterson & Lutz. Attorneys for Plaintiff. OTICE OF FINAL SEFLLEMENT OF ESTATE. Notice is hereby given to the creditors, heirs and legatees of Peter A. Sprunger, deceased. to appear in the Adams circuit court heiJ at Decatur, Indiana.on the 4th day of Octolier. 1897. and show cause, if any. why the final settlement accounts with the estateof said decedent should not be’approved: and said heirs are notified to then and there make proof ol heirship, and receive their distributive shares. A. A. Springer, i ~ Samuel Steiner, f Administrators. Decatur. Ind . Sept 11,1897. France & Merryman. Attorneys. 27-2 OTICE TO TEACHERS. Notice is hereby given that there will be a public examination of teachers at the county superintendent s office in Decatur, Indiana on tne last Saturday of each m-mth Manuscript made in other counties will not be received. Applicants must be seventeen years of age before they will be licensed. Besides the statutory branches and science of education, applicants will be require t to answer a list based on s -lected lit' nature—the selection made by the state board of education l ix examinations. beginning with May. 18.1. ti.e questions in "General Culture" will be based on Guizot’s Historv of Civilization covering one of the Township Institute Outlines (1896-c at each examination, beginning with the first. May Lectures, I. 11. June Lecture. 111. July Lecture. IV. August Lectures. V. VI. September Lectures. VII, VIII October Lectures. IX, X. XL For the same examinations 'the questions in readmit will be based on Tompkins' "Literary Interpretations." covering one of the Institute Outlines at each examination, beginning with the first. The questions in the "Science of Education” for these examinations will not be based on any particular text, e teachers examination begins promptly at 8:.»a. m. IRVIN BRANDYBERRY. 10tI County Superintendent. HEKIFF’SSALE. The State of Indiana. Adams County, ss: In the Adams Circuit Court, of Adams County. Indiana. Old Adams County Bank 1 a core oration, and the I Decatur National Bank I a corporation, i No. 5,480 aud 5.480. vs Samuel H. Sims, | James Sims. j By virtue ot an order of sale to me directed by theclerk of the Adams circuit court of said County and State, I have levied upon the realestate hereinafter mentioned and will expose for sale at public auction at the eastdoorof 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 Frida}-, October 15, 1897, The rents and profits for a term not exceeding seven years, of the following described real estate, situated in Adams County. Indiana, to-wit: The west side of the south half of section twenty-eight (28) township twenty-six (26) range fifteen [ls] east, containing 100 acres, in Adams county, state of Indiana. And on failure to realize therefrom the full amount of the findings and judgments, interests thereon and costs, I will at the same timeand in the same manner aforesaid, offer for sale the tee simple of the above described premises. Taken as the propertv of Samud H. Sims and James Sims to satisfy said order of sale, this 16th day of September, 1897. Peter P. Ashbaucher. Sheriff. 28-3 By Francis E. McLean. Deputy.

('COMMISSIONERS’ ALLOWANCES. COMMISSIONERS’COURT, SEPTEMBER TERM. 1897 Ord* red by tbe court that the following named persons he allowed the amount set opposite their names and tor the purpose herein sp< efied: \ N St* ele, goods for asylum .1 25 90 Peter Holt hous“ X’ Co. goods for asylum 35 2u .1 D H»i Ip. go • urn 13 22 Srnuh & Callow, goods for asylum . 17 95 J rt Bu’il* r *& Bro. goods for as; lorn 19 65 Burns & Patterson goods for asylum. 6 75 B J Terveer, goods tor asvlum 43 75 K lebler A’ Molta, goods for asylum ... 86 22 Holt house A Mougey. goods for asylum 13 35 James K Niblick, goods lor asylum. .. 53 2l Mary Jacobs, goods for asylum 24 (Mi Lvdia Graber, goods tor asylum ... 25 00 August Stevely, goods for asylum 40 00 Gerber & Sprunger. gooes tor asylum.. 68 (O J R Graber, superintendent of asylum salary 125 00' John Brown, care of poor 6 00 i L W Lewton. care of poor ..... 3 0L Lewis Fruchte, care of poor 4 co E C Clark, goods for poor 24 50 i Geo W Brown, care of poor 1 50 A uten & Gay. gtxxls for poor 27 50 Woodward & Ball, goods for j»oor. ... 38 50 Campbell & Erwin, goods for poor 2 63 John F Sullivan, goods tor poor 54 (O' Frank Nusbaum, quarantine marshal Buena Vista 17 50 : C H Bell, goods for poor 5 22 Jno D Neidlmger, goods for poor 5 00 J W Vizard, medical attendance of poor 18 75 L L Mattox, medical attendance or poor 29 75 I 11 F Costello, medical attendance of poor 82 50 P B Thomas, medical attendance of poor 10 00 I P B Thomas, medical attendance of poor 48 00 P B Thomas and H F Costello, medical attendance of poor 150 00 ! H F Costello, medical attendance of poor 60 00 ; B J Terveer, goods for jail lo 05 Kuebler A Molta, goods for jail 8 87 ; James K Niblick, goods lor jail 3 75 Niblick A’ goods for court house.... 4 32 James K Niblick, goods for court house 950 H H Bremerkamp, sprinkling street.. 45 00 Frank Railing, papering court house and jail 39 00 1 B J Terveer, goods for court house... . 30 65 < Logansport A Wabash Valley Gas Co. gas for <*ourt house and jail 150 00 w iliiam Geary, night watchman court house 15 00 J D Haie, goods for court house 1 55 I Smith A Callow, goods tor court house 23 0‘ : W E Fulk, overseeing abutments 12 75 | Reuben Mill r. overseeing abutments.. 24 00 i Geo W’ Brown, overseeing wbutments. 15 00 i Hoffman A Liddy. masonry on bridge abutments 1508 69 ; C M Shaw ley. goods for poor 19 50 ; O G Rayn. printing 5 50 I Sentinel Printing Co, stationery 302 79 I Dan P Bolds, services on boar i review 60 00 | Henry Steele, services on board review 60 00 Peter Forbing. services on board review 60 00 Noah Mar gold, serviceson board review 60 00 Elias Crist, services on board review aud assessing 150 U 0 Henry Eiting, final report Murphy ditch 4uo Conrad Gallmeyer, final report Murphy d.tch ‘ 4 oo John Hessler, final report Murphy ditch 4 (jo C A Neuenschwander, final report Amacher ditch 4 00 | Geo H Martz, final report Amacher ditch 4 00 I John J Soldner, final report Amacher ditch 4 00 L G Ellingham. printing on Amacher ditch 8 so I L G Ellingham, printing on Smith ditch 800 ‘ do printing on Schindler ditch 12 40 L G Ellingham. p-inting on Faust ditch 10 40 | do printing on Engle ditch 33 eo ' do printing on Weberditch 9 6 - do prin ing on Kerr ditch. 16 401 do printing on Moser ditch 880 do printing on Koos ditch. 24 80' L do _ printing 189 771 Ro bester Bridge Co. bridges 901 90 . E Fritzinger, abutments forbridges ... 1089 30 Fort Wayne Book Bindery, volume county assessments 27 00 Robert L Foreman, posting Ruby ditch notices % 3gW E Fulk, labor on DA B gravel road 13 uu do labor on ditches 9 50 P° 6tin ? notices on ditches 8\) H t Costello, Quarterly salary as secretary board of Health no C S Ciark. inquests iBO 50i do inquests w is* B W Sholty. 3 gross pens 4 In I Joel Lefchty, livery hire 1 5(1 * Noah Mangold, one tax calculator . " 600 ‘ H Harruff. postage 6 601 I do postage ;; e l 5

| Cit izens Telephone Co. rent and mes age 680 Irvin Brandyberry, postage cash paid for S B R 14 65 Dan P Bolds, postage 31 8u Noah Mangold, postage, express and freight 7 95 J «hn J Soldner, posting ditch notices.. 13 20 ♦ ’has \V Yeagar, services on Niblick g r 2<o John H Lenhart, certifying claims of change venue 4? 00 Fisher Brothers, toilet paper 7 40 City of Decatur, arc electric light, ' March. April and May 20 OJ City of Decatur, arc electric date 10 (mi Noah Mangold, serv as county auditor. 575 00 James F Mann, serv as county attorney 60 0o H Harruff, services as county recorder 325 (0 Jno F Snow, servas county superint’d’t 25 00 Dan P Bolds, services county tre surer 425 00 John H Lenhart, serv as county clerk.. 525 0. Irvin Brandyberry, serv as county supt 272 Oo A E Huffman, services as janitor ill 25 do work at jail 3 75 John H Lenhart, insanity 24 10 do postage 3 60 Calvin Miller &Co, first estimate on the D»-camrand B uffton gravel road ... 4625 <4 G«» E McKean, work on ditch and sr r.. 223 50 W E Fulk, work on ditch and gravel r’d 23»i 50 John Fulk, work on ditch and gravel r d 207 00 P J Hi land, work at jail 4 82 J H Voglewede. tickets to Ohio City. Bluffton.etc 3 44 Willard Steele. 1 cord wood 1 f 0 Jame« K Niblick, goods for poor 2 38 Everett, Hite A Co, goods for poor 10 72 Holthouse A Mougey. goods for p00r... 1 25 '■iblick A Co. goods for poor 4 11 Flanders A Mills, goods fnr poor 1 64 Mrs M J Begiin. care of poor 1 50 Wells county. Elmira Delavan vs L D Porter et al 10 50 Webs county. Sarah Warner vs H Shack ley 10 50 T H Ernest, work at court house 20 05 I Boch A Schiman. Ityery hire 4 50 Philip Auth. repairing clock t 15 35 Mike Smith. Jr. cutting thistles fair ground 4 00 ; John W Coffee, hauling lumber 4 00 David Werling, to bal sawing pickets poor farm 5 85 Colerick & Trance, services attorney ca e Mango d vs Boids 24 00 Dixon Edgerton, tw’o type writers .... 70 00 I Calvin Miller A Co. 2nd estimate on gr 1901 90 Peter P Ashbaucher. «e»v as sheriff.... 399 22 • Conrad Brake, serv as commissioner. 96 ?0 1 Joseph F. Mann, servascommissioner 96 so Peter P Ashbaucher. att’g com court IS OO Homer Faust, sxrnau on Faust ditch . 150 , John Steele, marker Faust ditch 1 50 Geo Wahrer, chainman Faust ditch . . 1 50 Ralph Avr s, chainman Faust ditch.. 1 50 i Nathan A)res. axtnan Faust ditch .. 150 J F Render, stakeman Faust ditch .... 1 50 Jacob Rawley, stakeman Faust ditch 75 Fred Bender, ax man Faust ditch 75 1 Allien Butler, viewer Faust ditch 6 00 Wm Sellmeyer. viewer Faust ditch ... 6 00 Frank McConnell, viewe- Faust ditch.. 6 00 Noah Mangold, services as auditor. 5 25 David J Moser, axman on Moser ditch. 1 50 Albert Moser, stakeman Moser ditch. . 1 50 John J Moser, chainmun Moser ditch 1 50 Christ Lugiblll, chainman Moser ditch 1 50 Dave Lugiblll. stakeman Moser ditch 1 50 Jonas Neuenschwander, axman Moser ditch 1 50 C A Neuenschwander, viewer Moser ditch 6 00 I John J Soldner. viewer Moser ditch... 6 00 : John Eckrote, viewer Moser ditch 2 00 ' Noah Mangold, services as auditor 5 25 I John Geimer. axman Panner ditch .... 150 John P Spuiier, marker Panner ditch 1 50 Aaron S»evens. chainman Pannerditch 1 50 I Geo Hudson, chainman Panner ditch 1 50 i Elmond Stevens, stakeman Panner dt’h 1 F 0 Henry Kohne. viewer Panner ditch . 400 David J Dilling, viewer Panner ditch.. 4 00 Henry Dirkson, viewer Fanner ditch. 4 00 Noah Mangold, services as auditor 4 25 i Siipeon Smith, chainman Smith ditch 75 I Fred Amacher. cbainman Smith ditch 75 I Lorence Beitler. stakeraan Smith ditch 75 j John Smith, axman Smith ditch 75 1 W G Smith, axman Smith ditch 75 1 Joseph Wolfe, stakeman Smith ditch. 75 Henry Eiting. viewer Smith ditch 6 00 Daniel Hoffman, viewer Smith ditch. . 600 Rudolnh Scbug, viewer Smith ditch . 6 00 Noah Mangold, services as auditor 4 25 Henry Fuelling, stakemsn Weber ditch 75 Chas Fuelling, marker Weber ditch .. 75 J R Fuelling, chainman Weber ditch. 75 Henry Weber, cbainman Weber ditch.. 75 Henry Buhiman, axman Weber ditch.. 75 Ix?wis Weber, axman Weber ditch 75 | John Hessler, viewer Weber ditch 4 00 I Peter Weteel, viewer We ber ditch .... 600 I ! Noah Mangold, services as auditor. 4 50 Peter Soldner. chainman Schindler dt’h 1 50 Reuben Schindler, chainman Schindler ditch 1 50 Jacob Schindler, axman Schindler dt’h 150

° Levi Moser, axman Shindler ditch ■ Sam Beitler. axman Schindler ditch . ■ ’» A A Sprunger marker Schindler ditch. H J Dave F Lehman, stakeman Schindler ■ ditch ■ ’> Chris M Neuenschwander. htakeman H Schindler ditch IH 5 GH Manz, viewer Schindler ditch ... B John J Soldner. viewer s.-hindlerditch B 1 Christ Ashbaucher. viewer Schindler B J di»cb B Noah Mangold, service* a* auditor ... B J William Kerr, ehainman Kerr ditch .. B Daniel Boice, chainman Kerr ditch B • A J Huey, stakeman Kerr ditch B J Thomas E Macy, stakeman Kerr ditch- B 1 Earl Burley, stakeman Kerr ditch .... B ) Jacob J Weaver, axman Kerr ditch. .■ B • Jasper Leming, axman Kerr dirt . B > Jas W Linton, axman Kerr ditch B 1 Arden S Burlv. marker Kerr ditch B 1 Geo M Haefiing, viewer Kerr ditch. .. B } Harlo Mann, viewer Kerr ditch... ■••• B > John P Spuiier. newer Kerr ditch .... ■ ) Noah Mangold, services h* auditor B -I James M Archibald, reviewer Kinney M ditch B 1 Michael Miller, reviewer Kinneyditetv m l John P Spuller. reviewer Kinney ditch J Sol Schnepp, axman Koos ditch B ) Lewis Swartz, cbainman Koos ditch. M - Delbert Waiters, cbainman K<x)S alien. M Elijah Walters, stakernan Koos ditch I Homer Walters, axman Koos ditch ) Dalas Spooler, marker K<h)B ditch. ••• 4 ('has Walters, marker Koos ditch i Jo 1 '!! P Spooler, ax in an Koos dit ch • > Jesse Swartz, stakenian Koos ditch. - I Jacob Koos, chainman K'»os ditch l Jerry McKean, rodman Foos ditch, M > E M Merryman, making tabula M ditch M 1 G H Martz, viewer Koos ditch ■ M John Hessler, viewer Koos ditch » G W RupnghL viewer K'm»s ditch M > Noah Mangold, services as m > A Holthouse, viewer Bolds highway— M > B J Melbera, viewer J R Dennie h.g M 1 Chr?M Asliaiicher. viewer J K |lenD " B ’ J R Denmr tuzti- B ’ S L Rel Fen, Dennis hw®, B > Joseph < 'brisßian. <h '■ ’ !ll , !in , h ' B I H.l Boice, chaiiiinnn Enir.e ihtcti' M 1 J T Burlv. axman Enirle‘iuen M > ET Burly, marker F.mrleJitcn • M 1 Fred Bailey, axman Encie d»' l M i Lase Rape, axman Engled.. I I AS Burly, stakeman Engie d' ll - M IG H Martz, viewer Encie'iI’' 1 ’' ' Kg , L W Johnson.'iewer lh ’ ■ I Jacob Borne, viewer I.nvle'ht ' (ir M i Noah Mamrolii. service* a»a. i I. the undersigned, hereby I foregoing statement"*B MARKETS. ■ I CORRECTED BV r ’- H ' l E ’ ~RA1 ’ DECATUR MARK® 1 ’ M ( Wheat new Corn, per bu. (mixed) M 1 Corn, yellow, i Oat’, old ...H ' Oats, new i Kye . ...H J Barley ■ "H i Clover seed.... [ Timothy i Butter J Eggs, fresh . , Chickens ...-H ’ Ducks ‘B ’ Turkeys B ' Geese . Wool ' Wool, washed K Hogs i:3of’H TOLEDO MA.RKET* > Wheat new So. 2 red, ca- 1 H 1 Dec. wheat ,"' ' ...... M Corn No. 2 mixed, cash Corn No. 3 .■ To Cure a < ouS ■ Take Laxative tbe lets. All druggists,. r« ! ■ if it fails to cure. B