Decatur Democrat, Volume 42, Number 36, Decatur, Adams County, 17 November 1898 — Page 1

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1 ou"h, of Briant, who it was 15 b 1 ,K V1 s , fatallv injured in a shootho“fffrav at that place on election i still living and hopes are en- j for his ultimate recovery. nmiel Brewster and his brother. . , P left Tuesday evening for Ingdence, lowa where they wil 1 1 several weeks as the guests of brother, who is located at that j '''The ease against Charles Cadwellal r or embezzlement, is set for trial L ore the Randolph circuit court No-j ivr " Much interest is maniT'l in this case all over this part of he state as Cadwellader was pretty known. The grand jury meets next Monday. i s selected they are Henry Eiting of kshington township, Ludlow L. Ljine of Monroe. William Steuffer f Blue Creek. Peter Hoffman of Jartford, Daniel Brewster of Jeffer--011. and John Huser of French. p P, Ashbaucher is moving into his wv home on north Second street and Sheriff Dan Erwin is moving into the ail residence. It will seem somerhat out of joint to Pete for a time, iut not long. He is now devoting his ntire time to the hardware business, ud quite familiar is becoming the [rm of Ashbaucher & Bell. Inanother column of this issue will found the opening chapters of an nteresting serial story entitled. “The treasure of Santa Rosa Reef.” The iorv is an interesting one, tolling nany incidents of life in the islands if the Phillippines and the Ladrones. tnot onlv tells a beautiful story of ove but gives much historical informnation of the islands which are true md which every reader of the Demosat should know. Arrangements are already being nadeto entertain the membersand isitors to the Northern Indiana Ifethodist Conference, which will onvene in this city April 5, 1899. several committees have been apjointcd and preparations will go iteadily on from now until the coherence is over. It is the purpose of >ur citizens to entertain the visitors letter than they have ever been before md to do this extensive preparations ire necessary. Recruits are wanted for the 161st egiment, which is now stationed at Savannah. Col. Durbin is in command if this regiment and he has delegated ?apt. \V T. Scott, of Company K.. to lo the recruiting in Indianapolis. One nmdred and fifty privates are wanted muses of the discharges that have leen made. Also musicians for the and are sought after. Soldiers who lave just been mustered out or are ibcut to receive their discharges are (referred. Capt. Scott has established lis recruiting headquarters at 28 TalKilt block. The 161st will start for Juba within a few weeks. It has the epntation of the best cared for of any nthe army. John R, Brunt, of Anlerson, is its quartermaster. “The Players” comedy company fhieh arrived here last Thursday have *en having “trouble of their own.” There seems to have been an underwrent of discord in the company and norder to dispel this, several of the numbers were discharged after the Monday evening's performance. The nanager of the company has, howw, made arrangements to secure ither people and the company left insterday afternoon for Antwerpt, )hio, where they will show Thursday, biday and Saturday nights of this F rek. The production of Damon and •ythias by this troupe on Friday and Monday nights was excellent and all jdio saw it were highly pleased Prof, ’rown as Damon is exceptionally good a “d his support far above the grade of popular price entertainments. The September term of court wound ]*P its business Saturday. Since our last issue the records show the followFrederick Dreyer vs Isaac t'arner et al, judgment vs plaintiff jJTJ 08 * 8 - Joseph W. Stoneburner vs Abbie Stoneburner, judgment vs plaintiff for costs. Andrew Moyer vs Julia Moyer, judgment vs plaintiff for fosts. Tillman Hillery vs Sarah Hil®r.v, judgment vs plaintiff for costs. Mate ex rel Daniel J. Coffee vs Michael Smith et al, judgment vs plaintiff for costs. Sylvester Peterson e . al vs Samuel Barger, judgment vs plaintiffs for costs. Andrew Purman Vfi R. S. Peterson et al. change of venUe to Jay county. Dore B. Erwin employed to defend the pauper prac--111 civil and criminal cases for , . a - vear - Allowances were made ® Jury as follows: A. Schug $44. J?™ McConnell S3B. G. W. Pyles it n ’ Sam,lel Helm $37.60, James j.,. “Cycre $40.40. Jesse Brandyberry i Captain $40.40, John “Mer $32.40, William Adler $40.80, Joseph W. Hicks $39.60, Frank Hartbur Clerk’s per diem, &c., L,, M. France sls. John Bar T ,‘ s>9, Journal $1.40, Edward s6.s°, H. A. Fristoe $6.50, 4 Baker $6.50, Fort Wayne aat , 1 ndery 84, Democrat 81.34, Snow Bowen Merrell & pany sl2, Sheriff’s per diem and Jurv $123.60. F. E. McLean lail'iv L. L. Mason riding Ern .?/ 0 ’ Fred Braun SBO, Charles

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Marriage licenses have been issued Ln' t 0 Alfred Kll( 'uss and Elza I. Elhers, John D. AVerling and Emma Koenemann, Tillman Hillery am Emma Capsey, Frank Edington and lena Kern. The vote for justice of the peace in tins township gives Ed Coffee a total of 751 votes; E. G. Coverdale, 723- J I H. Smith, 660; D. Daily, republican’ l 339. For constables James Ault was given 686 votes; William Blackburn I 697; Michael Smith. 664, and William Williams, republican, 316. After January 1 the stamped envelopes issued by the postoffice department will be a red stamp, of exactly the same shade as the carmine two-center. This is in accordance with an article in the international postal agreement which requires all issues of the same denomination of a stamp to be uniform in color. The department will this month begin substituting the red stamp on envelopes for the green. The following have paid the annual fee necessary for the continuance of the Democrat: S. J. Bowers, Henry Morrow, Henry Peters, J. A. Walser, S. B. Fordyce, E. L. Foreman, Barney Heckman, J. AV. Kleinhenz, Martin Laughlin, Phillip Schug,David Steele, H. A. Fuhrman, H. G. Meibers, John Hey, Theo. Droppieman, Ed Pontius, J. C. Patterson, James Stogdill, Sam Myers, Mrs. Chas. Sims, B. A. Linn, W. T. Garboden, Emery Walters and A. Triplett. Program for Thanksgiving services at the Baptist church. Sunrise prayermeeting at 6:30 to be followed at 10:30 by the following Thanksgiving service, Rev. G. AV. Pearce to preside: Invocation, Rev. E. H. Kruse, Scripture Reading, Rev. AV. H. Daniel; Prayer, Rev. H. C. Duckett; Sermon, Rev. J. Q. Kline; Prayer, Rev. W. H. Mygrant; Benediction, Rev. AV. E. Adams. The musical arrangements will be under the direction of Miss Grace Miller. The usual Thanksgiving offering will be taken up. The entertainment given at the lecture room of the Methodist church, by the ladies Mite society, Tuesday evening was one of the best vents of the kind ever given here. The entertainment consisted of musical and vocal solos, duets and recitations by various young people of the city. This was also the first appearance in the city as an elocutionist of Mr. Eugene Douglass, and he was well received. Mr. Douglass is an employe on the Journal and has been in the city for several months. His elocutionary powers, however, have been kept hidden until within the last few weeks. From all reports his work Tuesday evening was as good as has ever been heard in the city. Country publishers receive subscriptions now and then from city firms who can have no interest in the local news of the paper. This paragraph in the New York Times may explain the reason for these “foreign” subscriptions: “A wholesale grocer in this city, who has become rich at the business, says his rule is when he sells a bill of goods on credit to immediately subscribe for the local paper of his debtor. So long as his customer advertises liberally, he rested, but as soon as he began to contract his advertising space he took the fact as evidence that there was trouble ahead and invariably went after the debtor. Said he: “The man who is too poor to make his business known is too poor to do business. The withdrawal of an advertisement is evidence of weakness that business men are not slow to act upon. There’s nothing like it.” . James Waldron, another Santiago hero, is home for a month’s recuperation. Jim left here at the breaking out of the war and went to Chicago, where he joined troop C, 2nd. Cavalry |of the United States regular army. I He left Chicago on the same evening for Alabama. After a few days drill- [ ing there he with his troops were sent ] with the army for the invasion of Cuba. His troop was the third to ' land on the island. They marched to I the inward about two miles and enI camped for the night. The next morn- ! in" they started on their march to I Santiago. Jim was, after a short time 'in the service, appointed to the very [ responsible position of mounted orderI lv for General Shafter, which position Ihe held during the entire campaign. I He carried nearly every order for the 'various movements of the army and 1 during the battles was constantly go- : ing from one division to the other, i At one time he was standing holding his horse by the bridle when the animal was shot and killed. He relates many other interesting stones of the battle and scenes incident to camp life Jim was stricken with typhoid fever August 1. After fifteen days in i the hospital in Cuba he was taken aboard a transport bound for Boston where he armed, August 23. fro that time until last Saturday he«as confined in soldiers Boston. Several times he has been thou dit past recovery but his rugged constitution carried him through and he is now almost as well ever. He whl stay here until December 11, at which time he> has.been port at Fort. Sheridan. He will tnen foin his troop and it is supposed be Lit to Havana to do garnsou duty.

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17. 1898.

The case of State vs Musser, for murder, in which John T. France of this city is interested came up fortrial last Monday, before Judge Dailey, but on account of two of the state's witnesses being unable to be present the case was continued until December 12th. Tillman Hillery was on last Friday granted a divorce from his wife Sarah Hillery and in the afternoon of the same day a marriage license was granted to Tilman Hillery and Sarah Copey. This is certainly a record breaker, but as every one connected seem satisfied we have no objections and hereby offer the happy couple our congratulations and best wishes for the future. The petit jury as selected for the November term of court consists of F. M. Andrews of Washington township, Shelby Ray of Monroe. Walter Thornhill of Wabash, AV. C. Reinking of Union, J. J. Leiehty of French, David M. C. Rice of Root, William P. Barkley of Union. John B. Corson of M ashington, Sampson Pillars of Root, Mariou Rynearson of Geneva. A. J. Porter of Blue Creek, and Lewis Koenemann of Preble. A letter has been received at this office from B. A. Linn and W. F. Garboden. former Decatur boys, nowlocated at Omaha, Nebraska. The boys are getting along nicely, the former is working in the largest furniture house in the west, while the latter is employed for the Cudahey packing company. They like their work very much but could not pass the time without hearing from their many Adams county friends through the Democrat, and we will hereafter visit them regularly each week. Tuesday’s Portland Sun said: - James Eden, Jr., who shot and so nearly killed Robert Lowe at Briant, again breathes nature’s pure, fresh air of victory. It was almost 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon when the bond ot SI,OOO was given and the massive lock of the county jail responded to the touch of the jailer’s key. admitting young Eden to temporary freedom, pending the recovery or death of his victim, and his final trial for the degree of crime thus determined. His wife and two little children came down with his father and were with him until he was released. Later advices from Briant are to the effect that Lowe is doing nicely, and in a fairway to get well. The six o’clock dinner given by Mrs. D. P. Bolds, Mrs. Dell Locke and Mrs. J. Q. Neptune at the latter's beautiful home on Third street last Friday evening was one of the most pleasant happinings of the year. More than sixty invited guests were present. The hostesses received the guests in their usual pleasant and entertaining manner. Each visiting lady as she entered was presented with a card, having upon it the name of a state capitol, while each gentleman held the name of a state. Then began a search for partners. Each gentleman being compelled to find the lady who held the name of the capital of his state. This entitled him to the privelege of escourting her to dinner. The sumptous repast which was served was certainly payment in full for any trouble or labor had in searching for partners and every one enjoyed themselves immensely. The evening was all that could bedesired and the hostesses have been declared to be without a peer. Among the out of town guests were Mr. and Mrs. David E. Studabaker, of Bluffton. Company B are no longer located on the beautiful Lexington site which has been their home for several months. On last Wednesday the 160th regiment broke camp and marched to their train and within twenty-four hours they were at the grounds where they are to spend the winter. A dispatch to the Indianapolis News, Thursday, describes the trip as follows: “In a drenching rain Wednesday afternoon, at two o’clock, the bugle sounded the call, and in an instant every tent was struck, and the 160th Indiana started to the train that bore the regiment southward. The rain made the departure especially disagreeable, and packing was doubly hard. More than that the grounds had to be cleaned up and everything left had to be burned. The regiment moved in five sections thirty minutes apart. The first and second sections consisted of the wagon trains, Co. K guarding; the mule train, Co. H in charge, and the regimental headquarters under the care of Col. Gunder The third section consisted of Co’s. L. I and M. Major Miller in command. Major Beckman looks after the fourth section, comprising Co’s. A, B, C and F. Captain Harris brings up the rear with Cos. D, G and E. The wives of all the officers accompanied their husbands. It was the calculation that it would take little over a day to make the trip, and then that the "regiment would be at home to its friends at Columbus, Ga. The full address is, ‘l6oth Indiana A olunteers. First brigade. Second division. First army coips, Columbus. Ga. Two trained nurses accompained the regiment south Mrs. Eastman and Miss I Horn They will take charge of any 'who are taken ill before the trained nurses are sent down from the Gibbs I general hospital.”

Peter D. Roth, one of Adams i county’s most prosperous farmers i living five miles west of Berne has j bought to this office two turnips which . certainly out class any thing of the kind we have ever seen. They are large enough to keep an ordinary family in provisions for several days. ' There is no doubt as to the fertility of our soil for any vegetable on earth. On last Thursday evening, at the home of the bride’s parents, occurred the marriage of Miss Tena Kern to I Mr. Frank Edington. Rev. Mygrant I officiating. The wedding was a quiet one, only the immediate friends being present. Both are well known in this community, the bride being the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Kern and the groom the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Edington. Mr. and Mrs. Edington will be at home within a few weeks at their home on north Third street. AA’e join with their many friends in extending congratulations. Monday’s Fort Wayne Journal contains the following account of the marriage of Herbert Kemp, of that city, who is well known here: “The marriage of Mr. Herbert Kemp, of this city, to Miss Ida Ash, of Chicago, occurred in the latter city yesterday. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. AVilliams, in Grace Episcopal church. Mr. and Mrs. Kemp returned to this city on the Pennsylvania, and have gone directly to housekeeping at 62 McClellen street. Mr. Kemp has been a valuable assistant in the firm of Mossman & Yarnelle for a number of years. Make arrangement to attend “Ticket of Leave Man’ by the Decatur Dramatic company on Thanksgiving night and the evening following. The company is under the management of Father Blume and as they have been rehearsing for several weeks we are sure that the production will be a splendid one. The receipts will go towards paying for the large organ to be put in the Catholic church and the opera house should be crowded each evening. The cast of characters is composed of about the same people who took part in “The Midnight Charge” last spring. You can not afford to miss this. Besides enjoying yourself by seeing a splendid entertainment you will have the satisfaction of knowing that your money is going for a good cause. A rather serious runaway occurred on Second street last Saturday morn ing. A lady who had recently arrived from Germany, and who is staying at the home of Julius Haugk, east of the city, had come into town to get a trunk which she supposed had arrived. She had herself harnessed the horse and had neglected to put on the hold backs. The horse went along very peacefully until it arrived at tirecorner of Second and Adams streets, when it suddenly became frightened and ran away. Down Main street it came like mad, and for a while it looked as thoitgh the occupant of the rig could not escape serious injury. AVhen in front of Flanders & Mills’ grocerv the horse ran upon the sidewalk. the rig was overturned and the lady thrown out uninjured in the least. The horse kept on, however, and in front of Page Blackburn's drug store ran into a bicycle rack, overturning and completely demolishing the rack as well as a bicycle, which was the property of Ed Bailey. The horse was finally stopped at Romberg’s livery stable after the buggy had been almost completely wrecked. Mrs. Thomas Shields died at her home on First street Tuesday morning at 8:30 o’clock after a week of terrible suffering. She was stricken with paralysis on the Wednesday proceeding and her condition was unknown to her friends and neighbors until Friday. She was utterly unconscious most of the time; still those in attendance could tell that her sufferings were beyond endurance. A brother of hers, Mr. Samuel Ross, of Bowling Green, Ohio, was notified of her illness and arrived Friday evening, since which time he and other friends, did everything possible for her relief, but without avail. Martha Ross Shields was born in North Umberland county, Pennsylvania, June 3, 1847, and died November 15,1898, aged fifty-one years, five months and twelve days. ’AVhen still very young her parents removed with her to Seneca county, Ohio. Afterwards they removed to Sandusky county, where she was raised to womanhood and where in 1869 she was married to Mr. Thomas Shields who has proceeded her to the better land. In 1872 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Shields removed to this county, where they have since resided. Mrs. Shields has always been a leading Christian worker and a kind and loving neighbor and her hosts of friends here will feel her loss most keenly. Three brothers and one sister are left to mourn the loss of one they loved very dearly. The funeral services will be held from the Methodist church this afternoon at two o’clock, Rev. Daniel officiating, and the body will be laid to rest in Maplewood cemetery. Samuel Ross, ' wife and son Allen, of Bowling Green, I Ohio. Enoch Ross and son Charles, of i Fort AVavne, John Ross of Defiance, ; 1 and Mrs. Ellen Hilt of Bowling Green, I Ohio, are here to attend the services.

As announced last week a train [south at 8:05 a. m. was added to the time schedule of the G. R. & I. railway last Monday. The train is at least convenient for one reason, if for no other. AVe are now able to secure the morning papers from Chicago earlier than ever before, and this fact is greatly appreciated by our people. Besides this there are a number of other conveniences in having a morning train each way and the citizens of Decatur appreciate it. It is now Sheriff Dan Erwin, he receiving his commission and his bond being approved by the board of commissioners this morning. It will seem old fashion to see his familiar figure around the court house again, after an absence of something over two years. He is familiar with every detail of the work and will make an admirable official. His family is moving into the jail building and in a few days everything will be moving along without a jar. Retiring Sheriff Ashbaucher and Deputy Emmett McLain have both filled their official trust with care and efficiency, and retire with the best wishes of every one.

AA T e look into the cradle and behold a crying male babe, says an exchange. At the age of ten he is a noisy kid with half the buttons off his pant sand an eve for meaness; at fifteen he is the “devil” in a print shop; at twenty the publisher of a county newspaper at the head of every enterprise calculated to improve the town, or enrich the business men thereof; at thirty he is an emanciated, wornout man with a bald head and holes in his pockets; at fifty he’s a corpse in a cheap coffin and his only resources left behind are two cases of long pri mer, a AA'ashington hand press and a subscription book with 678 delinquent subscribers, who line up and march past thecoffinsaying: “Hewasapublic spirited man, but he could never save anything. The euterainment of Edna and Eva at Recker’s opera house last Saturday was without doubt the best entertainment of the kind ever witnessed in the city. These little ones entertained an audience of people who were fully posted as to what constitutes oratory and elocution, and it is the opinion of all whose good fortune it was to attend this entertainment, that it eould not have been improved upon by any juvenile performer who has ever appeared on the Rocky Ford stage. Time and space forbids a minute description of all the acts, but all who attended are loud in the praise of the little girls. The scene of Eva and Topsy was exceptionally great and deserves especial mention. Many times has the writer seen this portion of Mrs. Stowe’s renowned play, but he has never seen it produced half so well.—Rocky Ford Colo., Times-Republican. Notwithstanding the many attractions of recent dates in our city, these two little marvels Eva and Edna come so highly reecoinmended that no one can afford to miss seeing them at Bosse's opera house, Saturday evening. Prices within reach of all. Miss Louise Rogers, a former teacher of the Decatur high school, died at the hospital in Indianapolis, last Friday. of typhoid fever. Miss Rogers was one of the most popular instructors our schools have ever had and her sad death has greived all who knew her. The following is from the Bloomington (Ind.) Telephone: “The news of the death of Miss Louise Rogers, a well known young lady of this city, was received late yesterday evening, and the tidings will be a sad blow to her many friends here and elsewhere. Miss Rogers’ death was the result of typhoid fever, and occurred in the city hospital in Indianapolis after a three weeks’ illness. Last spring Miss Rogers secured a position as nurse in the hospital, and since that time has been connected with the institution. About two months aco a soldier suffering with a malignant attack of typhoid fever was nursed by her, and the disease is thought to have been contract ed from the patient. About four weeks ago she visited her sister, Mrs. J. T. Giles, of Alexandria, and was taken ill while there. She then returned to the hospital and her illness soon became of a serious nature. She confined to grow worse and since last Friday her sister, Mrs. J. T. Giles, and her aunt. Mas. J. O. Burbank, have been constantly at her bedside. Thursday night her condition was more favorable, but yesterday morn ing the friends realized that the end was near. Miss Louise Rogers was one of the best known ycung ladies of Bloomington and had the love and esteem of all her acquaintances. She was twenty six years old and a graduate of the Indiana University, taking her degree in 1894. In 1897 she took post graduate work. She was the daughter of Frank Rogers, deceased I and with her sister, Mrs. J. T. Giles, I resided on the home place two miles I east of town, until about ten years ago when they moved to this city, having purchased property on south Dunn street. The remains of Mrs. Rogers arrived from Indianapolis this afternoon on the 3:45 train and were taken to the home of J. O. Burbank. No I arrangements have yet been made for the funeral, which will lie held sometime tomorrow.”

CIRCULATION 2400 WEEKLY

NUMBER 36

A special car containing several of the officials of the G. R. I. railway arrived in this city Monday morning. It seems that arrangements had been made for their reception for they were met at the train by several of our local sportsmen. Guns and dogs were in readiness and the party immediately left for a hunting trip through the north part of Adams county. The commissioners while in session Tuesday decided to advertise at once for bids upoh the construction of the macadamized roads voted upon and carried by a majority of the voters of AA'ashington township at the election last week. The contract will be let some time the first of the coming year. This will give sufficient time to the contractors to arrange for the construction of the whole line of road during the coming spring and summer. It is said that petitions will soon be presented signed by taxpayers in Monroe and AVabash townships, asking for extension of the Monroe road through these two townships.

Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Sutton, whose marriage was announced in the Democrat several weeks ago, are now very cozilj’ “at home” on north Fourth street. In honor of this fact a number of their friends called upon them last Monday evening. The surprise was quite a shock, but, nevertheless, the entertainment that followed was a pleasant one and will long be remembered by all. Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs. Charles True, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Lutz and daughter Eugene, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Sowers. Mrs. Jessie Townsend, Misses Kittie Chris ten, Clara Rittenhouse, Emma Jackson, Bertha Sellemeyer, Grace Sutton, Nettie Moses, Miss Furgeson of Ossian, and Messrs. Allen Porter, James Gerard, AA'arren Moses and Frank Bradley. John Frysinger, the well known horseman of this city, and Frank Gideon of McGill, Ohio, left here Monday evening for the wilds of Missouri, where they have been busy since their arrival in establishing a camp for a large party of hunters who are now on the way there. The rest of the party left here last night at 8:25 over the Clover Leaf. They will arrive at St. Louis this morning and leave this evening over the Iron Mountain route for Connersville, near where the camp is to be located. Among those who left last night were George Nettle, AA'olfcale, Ohio, John Gideon. Frank and Henry Sugar of McGill, Ohio, Ira Neptune, AA'illshire, Ohio, and Henry Meyers, J. I. Neptune, Horace Porter and Paul G. Hooper of this city. The party were armed with all sorts of guns, ammunition, provisions and other articles suitable to life in camp. They will be absent about three weeks and as the boys are all markesmen of excellent ability they will no doubt have unlimited success. Most of the gentlemen have hunted over the same territory before, and know precisely the lay of the land. Deer and other wild animals are plentv in that neck o’ the woods and we expect to hear flattering reports from the boys. The regular session o f the city council convened at 7 o’clock Tuesday evening, Mayor Beatty presiding. The roll call showed Miller, Suttles, Haefling, Chronister, Mann and Niblick present. The minutes of the meeting of the evening of November Ist. were read and upon motion approved. Mr. Niblick, of the third ward, moved that the matter regarding the dog tax be referred to the judiciary committee for consideration. The following bills were then allowed: Peter Decker, cutting weeds on Philip Sheets’ lot, 75c; Joseph Steele, $2; R C. Marks. 55c; City Engineer Knoff. $7.70; P. J. Hyland. $67.05; A’arney & McNut, $2.85; Henry AA’orthing & Co., $4.75; M. Burns, $1; J. J. Glutting, $3.51; Street Commissioner pay roll, $91.20; J. Buhler & Bro., $10.45; Dr. Clark. $47.26; Standard Oil Co., $42.44; Miller & Ford, $15.40. The constitution and by-laws of the Decatur Fire company were then taken up and after a short discussion referred to the fire committee and the city attorney. Mayor Beatty then appointed Councilman Miller, of the first AA'ard, as a member of the committee on publie schools. The final report of the Gay alley sewer was referred to the committee on streets and alleys. Upon motion it was then ordered that a contract be let to the lowest and best bidder for 600 yards of crushed stone to be delivered at the ernsher in the bin at such time as the city Mayor requires it, within the ensuing year. Notice to be given by publication in the Decatur Democrat and the bids to lx> opened and contract awarded on the 28th day of November, 1898. All bids will be received by the city council on the same date at 7:30 p. m. The complaint of Michael AVertzberger against Street Commissioner Mann for hauling dirt and rubbish in front of his house was referred to the committee on streets and alleys. Councilman Niblick then suggested that the electric light and water works committee be ordered to investigate the condition of the electric light plant. This suggestion was acted upon and Miller moved the adoption of same and it was thereby ordered. Council then adjourned to meet on the evening of November 29th.