Decatur Democrat, Volume 41, Number 30, Decatur, Adams County, 7 October 1897 — Page 2

Our I’s and.... ....Other Eyes. Our I's are just as strong as they were fifty years ago, when we have cause to use them. But we have less and less cruse to praise ourselves, since others do the praising, and we are more than willing for you to see us through other eyes. This is how we look to S. F. Boyce, wholesale and retail druggist, Duluth, Minn, who after a quarter of a century of observation writes: “I have sold Ayer’s Sarsaparilla for more thau 25 years, both at wholesale and retail, and have never heard anything but words of praise from my customers; not a single complaint has ever reached me. T believe Ayer’s Sarsaparilla to be the best blood purifier, that has been introduced to the general public.” This, from a man who has sold thousands of dozens of Ayer’s Sarsaparilla, is strong testimony. But it only echoes popular sentiment the world over, which has, “Nothing but words of praise for Ayer’s Sarsaparilla.” Ary doubt about it? Send for"Curehook” It kills doubts and cures doubters. Address J. C. Ayer Co., Lowell. Mass.

INDIANA DISPATCHES BRIEF TELEGRAMS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE HOOSIER STATE. Tl.ppealng. of Interest In tbe Every Day life of Indlauiana ConoUnly Told and Especially Prepared For Our Many Riay Readers. Indianapolis, Oct. 5. — The state health officials are taking stens to prevent the possible spread of yellow fever in Indiana. The state is free from the plague, but with the thousands of refugees who are coming north from the fever districts there is a possibility of trouble arising at any moment. Secretary Hurty and the other officers of t >e state board of health fee) that every precautionary measure possible should be taken to guard against the dread disease. The governor has authorized the state health board to draw on the state auditor not to ex>'esd 11,000 to be used in keeping the disease out of Indiana Secretary Hnrtv says the weather conditions are conducive to the spread of the fever should it get into the state. Health officers in the southern part of the state will look closely after all refugees coming trom the south. No quarantine will be made at present, but it may become necessary. BARELY ESCAPED A MOB. Drunken Mau Whose Neighbors Detired to Tar and I anther*. Hagerstown, Ind., Oct. 4.—E A. Nixon of this city went home in a drunken condition and assaulted his ■wite lor not having supper ready. He became lurious when she asked him to go to the bakery for bread, and kicked her and beat her brutally. Her screams caused a crowd to assemble, which was prevented from tarring and feathering Nixon only by the determined action of the officers, who hustled the man to jail. Mrs. Nixon is a weakly woman. Nixon is about 50 years old and draws a pension. PINGREE SYSTEM. One Hundred People In Kvatntrille Have Liv**d Off of vegetable. Evansville, lud., Oct. I.—Thirty-five families or 100 people, in Evansvile have lived off the vegetables raised this season on ground set aside by the charity organizations. The Pingree system is a success here, .is in Detroit, and many other cities of the country. Tue value of the vege tbles raised is estimated at $2,500 or $3,000. The operations of the svstem have been satisfactory to the promoters of the scheme and next spring the plans will be enlarged so as to employ 200 or 300 people. MUST NOT SHIP THEM. Many Inquiries Being Made tn Regard to the Killing of Quail. Indianapous, Oct. I.—The state officers, members of the legislature aud other persons who are supposed to hav° the information, are in receipt of many letters from sportsmen in this state and in adjoining states, asking about the changes made by the last general assembly in the law regulating the killing of quails. The replies state that any person may, between Nov. 10 and Jan. 1, kill quails so long as he does not ship them out of the state.

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Kenulon ot the Ninth Indiana. Hebron, Ind., Oct. 4.—1 lie reunion of the Ninth Indiana regiment closed here Saturday night. The next reunion will be held at Lowell, Ind., and in 1899 on the battlefield of Chickamauga. General I. C. B Suman, mayor of Valparaiso, was elected president during lite; corresponding secretary, Judge Alex L. Whitehall, Chicago; recording secretary, J. M. Helmick, Wheatfield; treasurer, John Banta, Logansport. Railroad Sold For 8300. Rockport, hid., Oct. 4.—The Chicago, Indianapolis and Chattanooga Southern railway was sold at receiver’s sale here late Saturday to W. A Bradford, Jr., of Boston, for S3OO. The road is gradea for 10 miles out from this city northward, aud trestle work completed at I Grand View, costing about $30,000. j There is a prospect for work to be re- I sinned soon. Friends Preacher Indicted For Forgery. Anderson, Ind., Oct. 5. —Rev. W. T. Mauley, a Friends’ preacher, has been , indicted here for forgery. The indictment charges him with alteriug deeds on 400 arces of land in Mouroe county and 20 town lots in Lapel in order to defraud creditors. It is claimed that by the use of acids and erasers he i removed his name and substitued that of his wife. Burned In a Labratory. Greencastle, Ind., Oct. I.—Miss Lottie Stoner, a member of the high school, was severely burned in making an example in physics in the school labratory. In the work pmall alcohol lamp's are used. Miss Stoner attempted to light a lamp by touching it to another one and the fluid, escaping, ignited and . flashed in her face and about her head. I A Long Drive Proposed. Boston, Ind., Oct. I.—Dr. W. H. Evans and wife will leave within the i next few days on a long drive. They are going to Florida to reside aud will drive through to the South Carolina coast in a light spring wagon. From that point they will complete their journey by water. Dankard Convention. Arcadia, Ind., Oct. s.—The German Baptists, commonly called Dunkards. are holding a convention of ail the churches of this district at the church just east of here. This is an annual event. It is conducted like a campmeeting. It is well attended and full of interest. Shot Off Both Feet. Kokomo, Ind., Oct. s.—Tommie, the 10-year-old son of Mark Lester, was out with s party of hunters. A dog ran against a gun, knocking the weapon down and it discharged, carrying away both of the lad's feet. Will Merry a Senator’s Daughter. Lxhjansport, Ind., Oct. s.—Blanche Z.. Collette, daughter of Senator M. W. Collette, and Walter Maiben of this city will be married tomorrow evening. Miss Collette is a graduate of the Terre Haute Normal and is a charming young lady. Norwegian Must Answer to the Charge of Burning a Ship at Sea. Pensacola, Fla., Oct. I.—After a trial lasting several days United States Commissioner Tunison decided yesterday to hold Karl A. Karlsoen, a young Norwegian, who shipped as carpenter on the British ship Favonious on a voy- | age to Rio Janeiro from this port, for j the burning of the ship at sea, 18 miles ! off this port on the night of the 19th I iust. The evidence against Karlsoen was mainly circumstantial. He was so [ much opposed to going on the voyage j that he chopped off two of his fingers : the tlay before the ship sailed. The prisoner was remanded to jail to await ; the order of the president, who will be i asked by the British minister to extra dite him ior trial in England. CHINESE FLOODS. Sixty Villages Containing Eighty Thon Hand Inhabitants Destroyed. Tacoma, Oct. s.—The steamer Victoria brings news of the most disastrous floods that have visited China for many years. Sixty villages near lung Chou, containing over bu.iwO inhabitant*, have been ue. tr ti by floods and the people | drowned ">' fun-. I to flee. There is rieaits >t finding out how ' many tlion.-auus live been drowned, but the number 1- ■ sim.utrtl by Chinese authorities at i- .„J to 20.0JJ. The flooded dis.ri -t . -virh’n 12 miles of Pekin, the canital <.r < Inna. EX-GATEKfI£:>ER RO33ED. Masked Men Force Sanford Hill to Surrender Canit — Toll.. use Burned. Cynthiana, Kv., Oct. 1. —Masked men forced an vu rance into the tollhouse at Curry, anil at the point of pistols forced Hanford Hill to surrender all the money in the house. The building was then si-t on fire and burned to the ground. The pike had been made free and no tollgate was up. Worst In Forty-Three Years. Nicholasville, Ky., Oct. 5. — The present drought in this county is unprecedented in recent years, and the oldest inhabitants say it is the worst since 1854. It is now more than two months since any rain fell. Fields and j vegetation are parched. It is almost i impossible to find any vegetable thing i growing.

AN HOIST DOCTOR To the People of Adams Co. A Christian Physician Who Labars for the Good of Humanity. A Truthful Statement as Regards a Distinguished Scientific Physician. A« an evidence of the high esteem in wnioh the citizens<>f Fort W ayne hold Dr. J. W. Younge, as being a i Christian gentleman and scie itific I physician, the following testimonial is proof. It is the strongest evidence as regards Dr. 1 ounge’s integrity, ability and honor to be endorsed by such responsible citizens, who have known him for many years and should convince our readers that the doctor will do ail for them that can be done and all or more than he agrees to do. Dr. \ onnge ; has been visiting Decatur every four | weeks at the special request of some | of our best citizens, mwy of whom Ihe has, and is now treating. As a specialist in the treatment of chronic disease Dr. Younge has no equal in the United States. It can be truly said of Dr. Younge that he has restored sight to the blind, made the lame to walk, and restored health and hapiness to the sick and dying. He has a sure cure for that dread disease, Epilepsy and we know of many cases of this disease he has certainly cured. He will give a guarantee to cure every •ase of Epilepsy he takes for treatment. a valuable testimonial. We, the undersigned citizens of the city of Fort Wayne, do hereby certify that we have personally known Dr. J. W. Younge for the past twenty years, and have always found him to be an honorable and reliable gentleman and physician. During this time he has had a large, lucrative, and successful practice as a physician and surgeon. He now has a large Medical and Surgical Institute in this citv, and has the confidence and respect of our citizens as being a trustworthy and scientific physician and in all his business relations is considered ' strictly honest and upright. He

is a regular graduate in medicine; and surgery, and hie practice and j success have been most remarkable, i (Signed,) Hon. Henry P. Scherer, mayor of Port Wayne, lud. Hon. W. P. Page, Postmaster. Col. P Pickmson, Post Department Com. G. A. R. Hon. C. B. Oakley, ex-Mayor of | I Fort Wayne. Hon. D. H. Harding, ex-Mayor of Fort Wayne. Hon. C. F. Muhler, ex-Mayor of I Fort Wavne. Hon. J. B. White, ex member of i Congress. W. W Rockhill, ex Postmaster. C. R. Hiizgins, ex-postmaster. J. W. White, President White j National Bank. W. L. Pettit, Assistant Cashier ■ First National Bank. W. F. Reitze, Receiving Teller of J Old National Bank. H. A. Kiplinger, Cashier White National Bank. Meyers Bros. & Co,, Wholesale Druggists. S. C. Lombard, Real Estate and Loan Agent. OwenN. Heaton,Attorney at Law. W. J. Vesey, Attorney at Law. A. A. Furman, Attorney at Law. Allen IL Dougall, Insurance ! Agent. N. C. Miller, Attorney at Law. W. T. Jeffries, City Clerk. N. R. Leonard, Editor Gazette. R. F. Li pee, M. D. N. D. Smith. M. D. E. D. Silver, M. D., Past Grand Chancellor, K. of P. U. G. Spies, M, D. D. N. Myers, M. D. Rev. L. L. Carpenter, of Wabash, in a private letter speaks very highly of Dr. Younge. Fort Wave, Ind., Aug. 4, ’96 This is to certify that Dr. J. W. Younge is a member in good standing in the Church of Christ in this city. (Signed) P. J. Price, Postor. Sturgis, Mich., Sept. 8, ’95.— I have personally known Dr. J. W. Younge for nearly twenty years and consider him the ablest specialist in this country- His success in the treatment of chronic diseases is I truly remarkable and is greater than auy other specialist in the United States. I consider him to be a gentleman, scholar and scientific Christian physician who labors to benefit humanity. I cheerfully recommend

him to the sick and aflbeted everywhere. T. F. Thornton, M D. Dr. Thornton was for many yearat ’he head of the medical depart Itn ent of tbeUuit.d States pension office and is a physicun and stir geon of acknowledged ability. It will be i-een by the above testimonial that Dr. You-ge is endorsed I bv some of the best men in the sta’e of Indiana. Aiming 'he above Is the mayor, two ex-mayors, one exrnembi r of congress, editors, lawyers, preachers, doctors and the most influential men in the state of Indiana Dr. Younge will be at the Bur' House next Monday, October 11. and if you are sick consult hnn j there Stands at the Head. Aug. J. Bogel, the leading druggist of Shreveport, La., says: “Dr. King’s New D scovery is the only thing that cures my cough, anti it is the bestseller I have.” .1. F. Campbell, merchant of Safford, A’iz, writes: “Dr. King’s New Discovery is all that is claimed for it, it never fails, and is a cure for consumption, coughs and colds. I can not say enough for its merits.” Dr. King’s New Discovery tor consumption, coughs and edds is no' an experiment. It has been tried for a quarter of a century, and today s'anda at the head. It never disappoints. Free trial bottles at Page Blackburn’s drug store. Coffee & Baker are still headquarters for meals and lunch at all hours. Yon will find them at the Union Bakery. Legal Advertising, appointment of administrator. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been app dnted administrator ot the estate of David Eckrote. lateot Adams county deceased. The estate is probably solvent David N. Eckhotk, Administrator. September. 1897 ■ France A Merryman. Attorneys, ztw APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed executor of the estate of Henry Houck, late of Adams county, deceased. The estate Is probably solvent. Gkorok MT. Houck Executor. September 22,1897. Mann A- Beatty. Attorneys. NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners, of Adams county. Indiana, will receive sealed bids at the auditor's office in Decatur, in said countv. until Friday the 22nd day of October. 1897 at 2 o'clock p m for tour Iron bringes and abutments for the tame. Plans and specifications on flla at the survevor’s office. the Board reserves the rights reject any or all bids. 30 3 NOAH MANGOLD. Auditor.

allowances. COMMISSIONERS COURT. OCTOBER SPECIAL session. 1897 Ordered bv the court that the following named persons be allowed the amount set opposite their names and for the purpose herein sp» ciflpd: David E. Smith, pros atty. Mangold vs Bolds ♦ ? ™ The Canton Bridge Co . for bridgas.... 836 23 P. S Arnold, lumber for bridge* ... 20 21 peter Holthouse, lumber for bridges 40 43 Calvin Miller A Co . third estimate on Decatur and Bluffton gravel road... 1745 66 I. the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing statements are true and correct as found ainoug the records in my office. Noah Mangold, Auditor. ! DITCH ASSESSMENT, PETBR ROTH DITCH, Notice i« hereby given to all owners of real estate whose lands have been assessed for benefits for the construction of the Peter Both ditch, that they are earn and all required to pay eight (8) per cent, of the amount so assessed against their respective tracts of land on or before the 10th dav of November. I*V7, and to pay eight (8) per cent, of each assessment on or before the 10th day of each month thereafter, until enough b so collected ; as to pay for the building and construction of * said ditch and all costs therewith Said sum to be paid to W. E Fulk, the commissioner herein mentioned, at the surveyor’s office in I the city of Decatur, Adams county. Indiana- . E. FULK. Co. Sur.. Commissioner of Construction Wm. Drew. Attorney. 30-1 ! OF LETTING WORK. The undersigned. W. E. Fulk, commissioner of construction, appointed by the Adams circuit court to build anti construct the Peter ' Roth ditch in Hartford township, Adams | county and Jackson township. Jay county. I In liana, will at the town of Geneva, in Adams j county, Indiana, at lOoclock a. m., on Monday, November 1, 1897, 1 proceed to let said work and constructing said ditch ny contract to the lowest bidder bv station of one hundred feet in length. Ail persons bidding off any such work will lx? required to enter into a written contract providing for the faithful performance of the same, and to give bond with surety to the satisfaction of said commissioner for the performance of the contract and for the payment of all damages occasioned by the non-fullflilment of any contract. The num be of stations in said dbeh and the computation of the number of cubic yards of excavation in each station is fully set forth in the ditch commissioner s report in said ditch proceedings, which is now and will remain on file in the Clerk’s office in the court bouse, in the city of Decatur, Adams county, Indiana. W. E. FULK. Co. ?ur„ Commissioner of Construction Wm. Drew, Attorney. :jq_2 ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE Notice is hereby given that I, Christy Stogdill. administrator of the estate of Lucenda Hartman, deceased, will offer at public sale, at i the east door of the court house, in Decatur. I Indiana, by the order of the Adams circuit court, on | Saturday, November 6, 1897, I between the hours of 10 and 4 o'clock of said day. the following described real estate: The undivided two-thirds of the east halfol the north part ot the north half of the northwest quarter of section three, township twenty-six north, range thirteen east, and described as follows, to-wit: Beginning at the northwest corner of section three, and township above named; (hence east one hundred and three-fourth rods; thence south ninety rods; thence east eleven rods; thence north flltv-two rods: thence west ninety and three-fourth rods: thence north thirty-eight rods to the place of beginning, in Adams county. Indiana. Terms—One third cash, one-third In nine

Boots I i Almost st yoiif ■* (UK I own price for I 1 Shoes SMc,lyc *J For the next 60 days I will close out nivoH of Boots and Shoes at COST PRICE S °®| The stock consists of summer, fall an( i .• ®l goods, such as WI W FIINE SHOES— For Girls, Boys, Womens® Men. m tan, willow, wine, choc J enameled, calf, patent leather viciß" viscal enamel, cordovan, etc. H HEAVY SHOES— Kangaroo, KangaroocM Never Rip, Hardpan, Satin fW Matchless Lace, Owl Calf, etc. 'W BOOTS -Heavy and light rubber, nit felt, leatl® and all grades of Over-Shoes aW Sandals W POLISH— We handle the famous Whittemi® Polish, for any and all colors of sho® Price 15 cents per bottle. ® HAND-MADE WORK TO ORDER. ■ Points of Interest.— JFe have no rent® other large expense to meet, therefore® can sell cheaper than those that ha® large rent and big expense. IFe al® have had 32 years of experience in® boot and shoe business. g SMALL PROFITS and ® QUICK SALES. ■ GEO. W. ROOP. I Second Street. DFF UITII Opposite Hale’s Warehouse. izijVAIUH,

month- and one-third in eighteen months with j six per cent, interest on the delerred nay- t mentswith pers-nal and freehold security to | the satisfaction of the un jersigned CRISTY STOGDILL, 30-4 Administrator. j — | N-otice of executors sale of _ REAL ESTATE. Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned, exvgutor of the last will and testament of , Andrew bougherts. late of Adams county. Indiana, deceased will as such exeutor. in all | things agreeable to the order of the Adams ; circuit court, in the matter of the sale of real estate in the above cause, on (or after if not then sold) Thursday. November 11, 1897, at the law’ offi*eof France A Merryman, in the city of Decatur. Adams county. Indiana, between the hours of 10 o’clock a. m. and 4 o'clock p. ni„ of said day, offer for sale, at private sale, the lee simple of the following described real estate in said Adams county, in the state of Indiana, to-wit: The south ha:f of the southeast quarter of section eight, township twenty-eight north, range fourteen east, containing eighty acres, more or less. Term «—One-third cash in hand on day of sale, one-third in nine months and one-third in eighteen months from day of sale. Deferr< d payments to b-ar six per cent, interest from day of sale until paid, and to be secured by freehold or personal security’, and by a mortgage on the real estate sold, to the satisfaction of said executor and to the approval of said court. WILLIAM M. EAGY. Executor. France & Merryman, Attorneys. 38-4 IVTOTICE <»F COMMISSIONERS SALE OF REAL EsTAIE, The state or India ua. county of Adumg. ss. In the Adams circuit court, term. 1897. Anna Belle Valentine Otis Valentine Partition. X 8. ! Joseph M. Lowe. et al. J The undersigned, Janies T, Merryman, commissioner appointed to sell the real estate partitioned in the above cause, and ordered sold by said court, will, as such commissioner, on Saturday, November 6, 1897, at the east door of the court house, in the city of Decatur, in Adams county, Indiana, in all respects agreeable to the ordtr ot said court, offer for sale, at public sale, to the highest and best bieder, the lee simple of the following described real estate, in said Adams county, in the state of Indiana, to-wit; The southeast fraction of section twentyone. in township twenty-five north, range fourteen east, containing 126 and 20-100 acres, more or less, being more particularly desert l>ed as follows: The east fraction of the southeast quarter, aod the southeast fraction of the- northeast quarter (south and east of the Wabash river) of s du section twenty-one. in said township and range aforesaid Terms—On*-third cash in hand on the day of sale, one-third in one year and one-third in two years from the day of sale. Deferred payments to be secured by freehold and mortgage security to the satisfaction of said commissioner. JAMES T MERRYMAN, Commissioner. France & Merryman. Attorneys. 30-4 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 the last Saturday of each month Manuscript made in other counties will not be received. Applicants must be seventeen years us age before they will be licensed. Besides the statutory branches and science of education, applicants will be require 1 to answer a list based on s -lected lit' nature—the selection made by the state Ixiard of education For the six examinations, beginning with May, 1897, the questions in “General Culture” will be based on Guizot’s History of Civilization, covering one of the Township Institute Outlines (1896-7) at each examination, beginning with the first. May Lectures, I. 11. June Lecture. 111. July Lecture. IV. August Lectures, V, VI.

! September Ixectures, VII, VIII. i October Lectures. IX. X. XI, | For the same examinations the question reading will be based on Tompkins "UtM Interpretations.” covering one of the In i tute Outlines at each examination, beginn ' with the first. I The questions in the ‘‘Science of Educatl for these examinations will not be based anv particular text. I Teachers’ examination begins promptly I 8:30 a. m. IRVIN BRANDY BEER I intf County Superintend! 1 — j The State of Indiana. AdamsCounr.m: In the Adams Circuit Court, ot Adaiifivo ty. Indiana. Old Adams County Bank a corj oration, and the ■ Decatur National Bank . a corporation. No. 5.480 mJ* Samuel H. Sims. James Sims. J By virtue of an order of M me directed by the clerk of the Adams dre court of said County and State. 1 bate W upon the realestate hereinafter nientiow will expose for sale at public auction L east door of the court house in thecityO tur, Adams County, Indiana, bewn hours of 10 o’clock a. m. and 4 ociocspFriday, October 15,1597, The rents and profits for notexcee seven years, of the estate, situated in Adams County, “rhe west side of the south half t ot« twentv-eight 1’8) township -uires range fifteen 115| east, containing! Adams county, state n \,he And on failure to realize there om amount of the findings andjudgW» terests thereon and costs. I»i} , timeand in the same !nan “" ? nv ed«cri for sale the iee simple of tbeaoove P T^ken t ’as the property and James Sims to satisfy ja 28-3 Bv Francis E McLean. -JQ"OTICE TO NON-RESIDENTS. The state ot Indiana, county In the Adams circuit court, .w 1897. , John Hiatt. ’ Benjamin Linn Oliver, > vs. Flemon Drake. The unknown heirs at-1 law of Flemon Drake. I deceased. Samuel K. Clark. The unknown heirs at- ouietTiUelaw of Samuel k v Clark, deceased. A. J. Gilliom. whose Christian name is unknown. L . The unknown heirs atlaw of A. J- Gilliom. whose Christian name is unknown, deceased in t bei* It appearing fl ? h “ a, vf e m< n Drake, entitled cause, that H ' n prake known heirs at-W » ceased. Samuel h. ' k atlaw ot Samuel K Clara. g un wj Gilliom. whose Christian n“ A J the unknown heirs at] a " K , l(l m W* Whose Christian are#*’ of the above named detenu dents of the state of Indiana the ■ Notice is there ore beir« Flemon Drake, the Flemon Drilk". . de S? a i7 w ' o f the unknown heirs atda wh(We chrid' 11 ’ f deceased. A. J. oil L l 2El: WII heirs» I '? , fi is unknown, the unk jstmn nsm* J. Gilliom. whose ch w , n d W known, deceased, th of the ■ M before the day q<s d ®, circuit court on toe <» . juridK* 1 ... 1897. the same 'being the the next regular term ?f the court hou«e in th . day »I d(S mencingon Monday. b #nswerJher, A. D. 1897, and plead wl „ M to said «’ m P l “L n F%eir abaenceand determined in their tbt seal nJ» # Witness, my na<ne. ana 1 < f