Decatur Democrat, Volume 42, Number 4, Decatur, Adams County, 7 April 1898 — Page 1

AL L the news A ll the time.

LUME XLII.

hiuas Buckmaster and famdy his method of thanking their l and neighbors who so kindly tad them during the sickness and I of tlieir Moved son, Henry, number of people took advantage ... s ix o’clock dinner at the Burt Ip last Sunday. An extra Easter w - will be served next Sunday. n 0 one who enjoys a good meal afford to miss it. „. Wendel of the Evangelical vli of this citv. who has lieen quite [with hmg trouble for several ths. left Friday for Urbana, where ill visit relatives for a few days. n there he will go to the western of lowa when* he expects to P his future home. The good es of every citizen of Decatur go him. ie full corps of teachers, exceptjiss Olive Dailey, who was pre- >.] bv sickness, were in attendance e N. I. T. A. at Kokomo last Friand Saturday. Thev. had the lure of hearing Dr. Hillis of Chion his famous lecture: •'John dn's Message to the Nineteenth urv." Dr. Dewey of Chicago ersitv and Dr. McClellen, of rio Normal were instructors. s claimed by Anderson attorneys here is a defect in new Indiana iws which threatens to cost that 4.000 a year, and to cost every and city ia the state a proporte amount. Anderson, it is ied. has realized S4,(XM) a year off og tax law. The Anderson lawcontend that the new lawcomplimatters. and seems to shut the out of this tax, as it only press for collection of a township ■opyof the Bluffton News last I contained the following: Tina le, the fifteen-year-old girl who ■peared from home about a month ■nd was captured at Berne, has ■ her escape again and has not ■apprehended as yet. She has ■at home since her first escapade, Bunday night while her mother B'bsent from the house she left. I was the last heard or seen of ■No decided efforts are being ■ to locate her. Bnager Bosse has arranged with ■A. Mansfield, manager of “Faust,” ■ng’ his great scenic and electrical ■etion here, on April 11. with Br White, in the role of Bhisto.” This is said to be the ■instructive and entertaining play, Be American stage, and should be Bed by all who enjoy a dramatic « The press, throughout the By. has pronounced this to be a ■etion of very high order! The Buy which is an excellent one, Bl lie greeted with an overwhehnBuse. Seats on saleat Holthouse ■allows. B believers in the free silver cause B mass convention at the court ■ last Thursday evening and sue- ■ in organizing a Bimetallic Be. Over two hundred members Beeured and enthusiastic time ■Committees were appointed and Bing night selected for them to ■ which will lx? Thursday April Excellent officers were selected Be chib is destined to be one of Bding organizations of the kind B state. Fuller particulars will ■nd in the editorial columns. ■ believer in the white metal ■should show his fidelity by at■g the meeting next Thursday ■nail audience greeted the nine Bd wonder. Beryl Merris in his ■rtul entertainment at the BapBurch Friday evening. Beryl ■deserves his name. He is cer- ■ a nine year old wonder and ■ho heard him were wonderfully ■had at his feats. He readily ■ted the most difficult mathe■'Problems, spelled the longest ■ backward and forward, told ■om the date of birth in an in■pave history of DeSota and La ■> form of a story and did many ■mnderful acts for one so young, ■tertainment was interspersed ■losby Misses Eva Peters, Kit- ■ a 'ts and Mary Hostler. All ■wnded the event are loud in ■raises. ■g? number of the Rathbone ■°f this city went over to Mar- ■ h 'lay, where they assisted in in■P an excellent lodge. Members ■Present from Decatur, Fort ■•Jonesboro and Hartford City, ■ time is reported. ■ w members were initiated, a ■., Serv ' e d and everybody en- ■ taemselves immensely. The ■, n ? doubt lie one of the best ■Wte in a short time. The fol- ■. ’” a list of the members who ■ D. H. Hun ■1 n.' Fo , rdl Scott Hughes, J. ‘. ln Sprang, Charles True, B? P'l’ danies Bain, Fred Linn. EL n . sh - J- B. Riee, D. B. Erwin, K,' 1 . 11 - S t E - Hite > Frank Rail Kerley Helm, Elijah Mann, ■ I' rx e ? d ' Graham, A. R. ■ “Biss, Al Fristoe, Fred ■vinT • Alice Woss of the E lll * lodge. Lettie Cloud. Kit Ei V r \r and Mrs - Dr - Mdler, Bl?’ I B - Archbold, Mr. ■ ’B. Edwards and Alex

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[ A. M. Osborn, who for some time ] | has been proprietor of the Bazaar] ] store m this citv. has moved to Chica-! go. Mr. and Mrs. Osborn have many friends in this city who regret to see them leave. Superintendent Brandyberry reports a grand meeting at the Indiana Teachers’ Association at Kokomo last week. The attendance was unparalelled and the program interesting to every one interested in the profession of teaching. Rev. Adams, the young and bright pulpit orator at the Christian church, preached two eloquent and entertaining sermons Sunday morning and evening He is a member of the faculty at Fort Wayne School of Oratory and comes here every two weeks to fill the pulpit at the Christian church. Rev. Adams enjoys unusual j ability and some day will be heard i from in a pleasing way. James N. Fristoe, • who is well known by nearly every one in Adams county, and who for the past year has been connected with the firm of Fristoe <& Syphers. in the ice cream and soft drink business at Warsaw, has accepted a lucrative position with the Globe Publishing Company of Philadelphia. He has retired from the ice cream business and will begin his new duties in about a month. Jim spent Sunday with his many friends in this city. Rev. W. H. Daniels and family arrived yesterday afternoon. Rev. Daniels is the newly appointed minister for the Methodist church in this I city, and a number of the members of that church were at the train to meet him and his family. The pastor went at once to the church and there a welcome address was delivered by Rev. W. H. Myers of this city, which was responded to by both Mr. and Mrs. Daniels. After the ceremonies an informal reception was held. The session of the Northern Indiana Teachers’ association closed at Kokomo Friday evening, and decided to hold its next annual meetingin Fort Wayne. While the teachers were more or less crowded at Kokomo, they had an enjoyable time. Several of the smaller towns of the northern part of the state made bids for next meeting, but when .their representatives saw the crowded ] condition at Kokomo, they withdrew ! from the race, and the Fort Wayne delegation captured the meetingwithout trouble. The meeting will convene on the first Thursday of April, and will last three days. Mrs. A. L. DeVilbiss entertained a number of young folks last Friday evening in honor of Miss Minnie Overwagner of Delphos. As is usual when entertained at the DeVilbiss mansion an excellent time was had and an elegant luncheon served. Those present were Misses Ethel King, Grace Peterson, Bessie Schrock and Mary Myers, and Messrs. Dick France, Lawrence Hughes, Will Schrock. M ill Dortfin and Earl Coverdale. Miss Overwagner was on her way home from Fort Wayne, where she had been visiting relatives for several days, and Miss Fannie DeVilbiss not knowing of the contemplated visit was at Bluff ton, where she spent Sunday with friends. The public sale of twenty brood mares which was advertised to take place at Peoples & Rice’s livery stable on north Second street last Saturday, was not, strictly speaking, a success. John Frysinger the well known horseman, had gone to much trouble to secure first-class mares but it seems that Adams county farmers did not appreciate that fact or else thev are already supplied. Only one horse was disposed of at auction. Mr. Frysinger reports however, that he sold ten of the mares at private sale, making a total of eleven. If the rest of the horses are not sold soon they will be sent to Germany with the next shipment of Fisher & F rysinger. Our farmers should realize the fact that in order to raise good horses for the market they should have excellent brood mares. John Moran closed his third successive term of school at Dist. No. 5, French township. Friday. In the afternoon an excellent program was rendered by the school which consisted of songs, declamations and dialogues, after which several talks were given by patrons of the school, and one of the most inspiring and eloquent addresses ever given at this school was | delivered by the teacher. Mr. Moran has brought the Cottonwood school to the front. For a long time the Cotton-I wood district had a reputation that was not becoming, but through the i earnest and effective efforts of Mr.] Moran the school has been a success for the past three winters. I pon the . close of the exercises Lillie Pease j spokesman of the school, presented Mr. Moran with a fine gold pen as a] token of respect and esteem for whic i, the school held their teacher. Mr. Moran by his social and genteel man- ! ners leaves this township with a nos of friends who will be only too glad ‘ to bestow a favor on him if the oppor itunitv presents itself. He has r< sumed the practice of law at Berne, ] Indiana, and we bespeak for him su< cess as he is an honest and indus n I ous young man. ,

DECATDR, INDIANA, THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1898.

Miss... Muvnu. and Anna Termer, i the highly aecomnlished daughters of ] B. J. Terveer, arrived Inst night from | Fort Wayne, where Miss Anna has been attending the Academy of the Sacred Heart. The infant child of Thomas Buckmaster, living in the south part of the city died Monday morning from a se- ] vere attack of measles. The child was [ twenty months old. Funeral took place Tuesday afternoon. Next Sunday is Easter, and you will want a good dinner. Why not arrange to take your family to the Burt Houseforsix o’clockdinner? The citizens of Decatur do not realize what treats they are missing each Sunday evening. Dick Townsend has been in the hotel business long enough to know just what the public like in the I way of a palatable meal, and the dinj ner next Sunday will be far ahead of anything ever served in this city. Rev. Mygrants is the newly appointed minister of the Evangelical church in this city and will arrive in a few days to take up his work. He comes highly recommended from New Paris, Ohio, and is a man of exceptional ability and a pleasing address. Rev. Wendell will not take up any work the ensuing year, his recent ill health not advising such a course. The congregation and others welcome the new pastor with outstretched hands. The Adams circuit court records themselves as follows for a week past: Joseph H. Vogelwede vs City of Decai tur, answers to interrogatories. H. Hood vs Patrick C. Kelley et al., judgment vs defendendant in favor of Hood for $179.99, and in favor of Porter for §233.33. Lydia E. Smith vs Job Smith, divorce granted. Anna Shroll et al., vs Jesse Clark et al., commissioners report approved. Eugene Morrow vs Joseph E. Eckrote et al., judgment vs defendants for $360.55. State vs Charles E. Everett, on trial by jury. Adam W. Kennedy vs Findlay J. Mcßae et al., set for trial third Monday of the April term. The season of freckles is at hand the despair of maidens whose nose will resemble a summer squash in a few weeks. Nothing is so conductive to freckles as the winds of March. They appear to lurk in each breath I waiting for a victim. There have been recipes and recipes proposed. It is a well known fact that the maiden who arises in the early morning on the first day of May, and washes in the dew will soon have a complexion like a lily. That is quite a long way off, however, and to all the freckledbedizened girls a remedy is offered • which has been tested and never failed. Simply lemon juice; that will i take ’em off and never hurt the skin a particle. The Evangelical conference, which 1 met last week at Louisville, was one of the and most interesting ever held in the west. Among the appointments we notice in the Elkhart district the name of Charles McOonnehey, Noblesville Mr. ffVlcConuehey is a Decßhr product, and although a young man he is fully prepared for the work given him and we predict unlimited success for him 1 in his chosen profession. The appointments J/.>r the Kendalville district are as follows: D. Martz. Pre- • siding Elder. Kendalville, O. Mosier; ■ Wolcotville, F. L. Snyder: Waterloo, D. E. Zechiel; Edgerton. J. Rees; De- , fiance and Hicksville, W. S. Tracy; Payne, J. M. Smith; Decatur, W. H. > Mygrant; Berne, C. M. Pierce; Port- ; land, J, E. Stoops; Van Wert, D. D. Speicher; Huntington, H. Steininger; Urbana, F. E. Zechiel; Nappanee. S. Hofferbert; New Paris, J. Wise; West Point, A. S. Elxy. Edward G. Martin, who for many years was connected with his father in this city in the bakery and restaurant business, but who about a year ago started in business in Richmond. Indiana, has made an assigment. Ed has many warm friends in this city who will regret to hear of his financial troubles and who will hope that the future will be more prosperous for him. The Richmond Sun of last Thursday contains the following: The store of the Richmond Grocery Company, on Main street between Bth and 9th sts., did not open for business this morning, and when it does Open it will be as the property of P.W.Smith. This store has had a varied career of late. It was some years ago owned by Valentine Leonard, who disposed of it |to J. B. Gilbert. He sold it to Dan | P. Bolds, of Decatur, who disposed of it to P. W. Smith and Ed G. Martin, who formed the Richmond Grocery Company. Later Smith sold out to Martin and he held a mortgage fors2, . 000 on the stock. On Saturday, Smith I notified Martin that he would have ; to take charge of the store in order to protect himself on his mortgage and ] this he did, placing C. W. Ferguson in charge as agent. Mr. Martin and wife have gone to Chicago and it is not known when they will return. The assets and liabilities are not known, but the former are estimated at $3,500. The liabilities can only Ite i tol<l when the claims of creditors ] come in. Mr. Smith has first claim and the others will have to take their chances. Grubbs & Co. have a i claim of between SSO and S6O.

Henry Stacy, the old pioneer of Blue Creek township, is reported very low with stomach trouble. Henry is one of Adams county’s oldest settlers and has many friends who hope he will recover. Mesdames Jeff Bryson and Dell Locke entertained the members of the Monday Evening and Ladies’ Cecillian Musical Clubs. The entertainment took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bryson Tuesday evening. The gentlemen were included which added to the dignity and enjoyment of the occasion. A musical program was rendered, luncheon served and an enjoyable evening devoted to social amusements. J. W. Place, the ice cream, extract and soft drink manufacturer, has placed before his trade a catalogue for the season which has just opened - providing it doesn’t snow before we go to press. The catalogue is from the Democrat presses and is the finest creature of its kind ever before circulated. Jim is preparing to greatly extend his business, and that he will succeed in so doing is already conceded by everyone familiar with his ability and knowledge with the various points to be considered. The Marlin rifle which was to be given to the one making the best score at the shooting gallery last week, was won by R. A. Richardson of Van Buren. His score was 28 out of a possible 30. This score was tied by R. K. Erwin, the popular attorney of this city. The rules of the gallery make it necessary that all ties must be shot off by 10 o’clock Monday night following the week of the shooting. Mr. Richardson arrived in the city Monday and succeeded in defeating Erwin by a score of 18 to 14. These handsome rifles are to lx* given away each week and they are well worth the trouble of going after.

Monday afternoon the jury commissioners met at the clerk’s office and “drew” the grand and petit jurors for . the April term of court. The grand jury will conist of Sam Fetters of Jefferson township, Janies A. Blossom of Monroe. Fletcher Rayn of Hartford, Jacob Meshberger of French, H. M. Mathewson of St. Mary’s, and O. N. Tyndall of Blue Creek. The twelve petit jurors are Thomas E. Mann of Geneva, Ed Johnson of Decatur, Jacob Helm of Union, David Archer of St. Mary’s, Newton H. McLain of Monroe, C. D. Kunkle of Root, Henry Huer of Root, Lewis Fruchte of Preble, Charles Armstrong of Geneva, Thomas Ballzell of Washington, and John Brown of Wabash. On last Saturday at the home of the bride’s parents two miles east of Vera Cruz, Indiana, occurred the wedding of Calvin Yeager to Miss Anna Reppert, with Rev. Father Vitz officiating. The bride was handsomely robed in light silk, while the groom wore the usual black. The bride is the accomplished daughter of our county commissioner, Frederick Reppert and wife of French township and the groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Yeager of the same township. The ceremony, which was very impressive, was conducted by Rev. Vitz of Vera Cruz, after which congratulations from the many well wishing friends were extended. Then followed refreshments and all partook heartily of the bounteous repast. A number of beautiful and useful presents were received. Among them being a handsome Bible from the bride’s parents, showing their good desires and wishes. The Democrat extends congratulations. Beginning last Monday, the circuit court of this county and a jury of twelve honest Adams county citizens have Ixx'n busily engaged in hearing and weighing the evidence in the case of the State vs C. E. Everett. It will lx? remembered by our readers that this is the case in which Mr. Everett was charged with obtaining money from George \V. Bolds and Dr. H. M. Aspy of Geneva, under false pretenses. A full account of the circumstances was given in the Democrat at the time of the arrest of Everett. It is charged that last fall Mr. Everett went to Geneva and by misrepresentations, induced Bolds and Aspy to endorse a note with him for $2,000. He gave them as security worthless notes supposed to be secured by good freehold mortgages. An investigation was made, however, and it was found that the land described was not located in Allen county as represented and that the party who was supposed to have given the mortgage was not the owner of any land. Everett was arrested a few da vs afterwards at Fort Wayne, brought to this county and lodged in jail where he remained several days until his friends came to his rescue and he was released on $4,000 bail. The case has attracted much attention all over the country on account of the prominence ■of the defendant, who two years ago ] was a candidate for the republican ■ nomination for governor of this state. |He has also been connected with I many financial enterprises in the state ] and is widely known. The best attorneys in this part of the state are battling for supremecy in the trial for this man’s freedom and what the outcome will be no one can tell. It is probable that the entire week will be ■ taken up in the trial of this ease.

A bill has been introduced in the Ohio legislature to prohibit the placing of advertisements on telegraph and telephone poles without consent of the corporation. From $5 to $25 is the amount of fine to be imposed' This amount, invested in newspaper space will bring positive returns. Pole and fence advertisements only subject a man to fine and imprisonment. The annual assessment for taxation purposes began Friday throughout the length and breadth of Indiana, and the assessors in the various counties have entered upon a work in which a “heap of trouble” is anticipated. They are working for the first time, among other things, under a new dog law. and if this law is executed there vill be a howl perceptible in every school district. Statistics show that there is an average of 5,000 dogs to each county, the total exceeding 500, 000, but heretofore not one third of these have been listed for taxation. John Gerard, who has been a citizen of this city for many years and who has during his residence here been connected with several of the largest and best firms in the city, has accepted a position in the New Fair Store, lately opened in the Stone building. Mr. Gerard will act as manager of the grocery department and his many friends in the county can find him there now with a huge smile on his face ready’ to greet you and sell you the best of everything in his line. John is a sterling voting man and his friends will lie glad to hear of his success. Go in and see him. The large house of Rev. Schenk situated on the Salem road, near Pleasant Mills, was totally destroyed by fire Monday afternoon. The household goods and all the contents of the house were also burned. The loss is about SI,OOO with no insurance. Mr. Schenk has always carried the full limit of insurance and supposed that he had $1,600 on his house and barn, but upon investigation it was found that through the carelessness of the agent in this city, his policy has been allowed to expire about two months ago, without him being notified. He feels very bad over the heavy loss which will thus fall entirely upon him. Such carelessness as was showh by the agent in this ease should be punished in someway. The opinion of Judge Taft in the proceeding brought to foreclose the mortgage on the Toledo, St. Louis & Kansas City railroad, running from Toledo to St. Louis, known as the Clover Leaf, was handed down Saturday in the circuit court for the Northern district of Ohio, at Toledo. The suit was a consolidated suit embracing both a bill to foreclose the mortgage on the road securing $9,000 000 of bonds and a creditors’ bill to sell the road to pay the judgment and floating debts. The railroad company and the judgment creditors attacked the validity of bonds, claiming that the bonds were void even in the hands of innocent purchasers because issued in violation of the law of Ohio, which requires that the railroad companies shall not sell their bonds at less than 75 per cent, of par to anyone and that bonds sold at less than par to directors shall be null and void. A decree of sale on the foreclosure bill and also upon the creditors’ bill was ordered to be entered. For some time the well known firm of Kuebler <k Moltz have been contemplating making some extensive improvements in their large dry’ goods house, known as the Boston store. Last week was an eventful one in the history of that popular business house. On Friday a lease was secured from the owners of the building, entitling them to occupy the rooms for a period of nine years and a contract was immediately let for the contemplated changes. Baker & Christen are the contractors and the price to be paid for the work is quite a neat sum of money. The plans and specifications were the work of the well known architect, Charles N. Christen. It is the intent of the specifiications to face everything in the first two rooms on the ground floor of the I. O. O. F. building, except the stairway and three doors. By this you will see the room will have new counters, shelving. desks, show-windows and casings. The front doors and the backgrounds of the show-windows will l>e new. Fancy wall paper will decorate the ceiling and the room will be made a veritable palace. The woodwork will all lx? made from carefully selected birdseye maple, finished with a piano polish and will be from the finest and most expensive material in the market. The contract says that the work must be done at night, between the times of opening and closing of the store, so as not to interfere with the traffic of the day. The already large stock will l>e increased by the newest and latest goods. When the work is completed this store will probably be one of the most attractive and best arranged in this part of the state. Such a firm as this one would be a credit to a city of many times the population of ours and the citizens of Decatur should be proud to have the Boston store in their midst. The work is to be commenced July 5 and must be finI ished by August 1.

CIRCULATION 2400 WEEKLY

NUMBER 4

The present war scare has agitated our militia company quite a little. Nearly all of the old members of the company were mustered out last Sunday, their time having expired. A new company was immediately organized, however, and Captain Miller is trying to increase the roll to eightyfive members. On account of the excitement over the present war scare, he will probably be able to do this as a large number have already enlisted. Unusual haste is being made as a telephone message from Colonel Guilder last Monday conveyed the news that the boys would very probably be transferred to Indianapolis by the last of this week. All arrangements have been made for the mobilization of the Indiana National Guard at that place within eight hours. This time might be extended to ten hours owing to inability to obtain trains to haul troops on a moment’s warning. Last Saturday Governor Mount appointed Frank G. Darlington to be master of transportation on his staff with the rank of colonel, and his work will be perfected within the next twenty-four hours. An order from Colonel Darlington would start the troops to moving at short notice. At Indianapolis everything is in readiness for their arrival. The camp grounds have been picked out and the quartermaster of the guard knows just where he can lay his hands on the necessary stores for them while in camp. There would be about three thousand of them to feed for the few days that they were receiving their equipments, supplies and overcoats. Last Saturday morning Col. Gunder of the fourth regiment sent an order to each of the eight company commanders in his regiment to recruit their companies to the limit. This has been done here and Decatur will have her full quota of soldiers in the first struggle with Spain, should war be declared as is expected. At a business meeting held at the Armory Tuesday night Ed Miller was re-elect-ed Captain of the company without opposition. After a vacation of several weeks, the city council again met in their regular session at the city hall last Tuesday night. The roll call showed Coverdale, Rice, Knoff, Teeple, Vail and Niblick present. Coverdale was on motion selected as chairman pro tem. The minutes of the meetings of February 22, March 1, 15. 18 and 30 were read and on motion were approved. The finance committee then reported the following bills, which were allowed on motion: Logansport, Wabash Valley Gas Co. $95.98. M. P. Miller $3, Journal office $13.95, Wm. Geary $5, street commissioner’s pay roll was allowed, Decatur Democrat $16.08, John Watkins $.97, Martin Mylott $.30, F. A. Dibble $5, William Hudson $4.50, F. A. Dibble $2.91, M. J. Mylott SSO, George Kinzle $45. Charles Peterson $31.50, Milligan Jackson $lO, James Coverdale $6.55, Dorwin & Jackson SBO, James Cover dale $.60, Fort Wayne Electric corporation $24.50, James Coverdale $1.40, P. J. Hyland $5.51, Electric Appliance Company of Chicago, material $31.72, Standard Oil Company $4, National Express Company $.35. Standard Oil Company $16.73, Miller & Ford $17.25, J. F. Mann $13.25. The bill of B. W. Sholty on fees was on motion referred to the finance committee. A petition for a sewer running from Thirteenth street to Monroe street and to the corporation fine, signed by Gunset et al., was then taken up and on motion was referred to the committee of streets and alleys. A petition was then presented for an alley sewer to run from Maple street to Fifth street, signed by William Fasnlee et al., which on motion, was referred "to the street committee and the civil engineer. The agreement between the City of Decatur and the Chicago & Erie railway company, with regards to the electric lights and watchmen was ordered filed and spread of record. On motion the bill of the Bass Machine Company of Fort Wayne, was referred to the Electric light committee. Resolutions announcing the voting places for the spring election were read and a copy of same ordered to be published in the Decatur Democrat and the Decatur Journal for a period of three weeks. A copy of this resolution will be found in another column of this issue. The roll call for the passage of said resolution was called and resulted in a full vote for the adoption of same as read, and President Coverdale declared the same adopted. A motion was then made that the finance committee be instructed to confer with the well known attorneys, France & Merryman, and contract with them to aid the city attorney through the entire suit of the city vs J. D. Edwards et al. The motion was carried. The council appointed inspectors of the city election as follows: First ward, precinct A, R. S. Peterson; precinct B Daniel Shackley; Second ward; C. L. Walters; Third ward. \\ . R. Dorwin. On motion the above names were ap proved as inspectors of the election to be held May 3, 1898. The bill of Townsend & Cox was referred to City Engineer Tyndall. The report of John W. Tydall on the condition of the electric light plant was made and ordered approved and spread of record. This being all of the business to come before the council, that honorable body then adjourned.