Decatur Democrat, Volume 43, Number 16, Decatur, Adams County, 29 June 1899 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT IVERY THURSDAY MORNING BY LEW a. ELLIN3HAM. Publisher. 51.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. Entered at the postoffice at Decatur. Indiana as second-class mall matter. PAPER OF ADAMS COUNTY. THURSDAY, JUNE 29. The democratic national committee have announced another meeting for July 20. Perusal of the Democrat this week is proof sufficient to convince the most skeptical that the season of advertising is now on. The state health board fear another outbreak of smallpox and are recommending vacination. which makes business better for the pill venders. There is nothing like working your business. In the past few days Governor Roosevelt has been seriously alluded to as the next president. This, however, will in no wise dampen the ardor of the mighty hosts of Bryan. On with the dance. Unless some of the shrewdest politicians in Washington are much mistaken, the death knell of Algerism was sounded when Gov. Pingree announced his deal with Alger to try to put the latter in Senator McMillan's seat. The Indianapolis Sentinel now assures its readers that it never leaned or had any inclination to lean toward anything that smelled like the gold standard. This explanation was brought about by a telegram in a New York paper to the contrary. Let it go at that. The name of Mayor Touhey of Muncie, is being flirted with in connection with lieutenant-governor, it being said that he would make an excellent running mate for Taggart. To the credit of Mayor Touhey, be it said that he is politically sound, deserving and all right. Now comes Judge Tuley of Chicago, who takes it upon himself to outline a policy for the democratic party. While the issues are apparently plain enough and broad enough to take in every varied idea of a government by the people, yet a discussion at this time is to be commended. Hon. Hugh Dougherty of Bluffton, who was the democratic candidate for treasurer of state last year, is being mentioned as the democratic candidate for governor next year. Mr. Dougherty is a strong man and one that 'would inspire the democracy of the s.tate to victory in the next campaign.—Albion Democrat. The school enumeration of the state has been compiled, it showing the population of Indiana to be 2,645,138. Adams county and Decatur leads her neighbors, this city having 4,637 population, which is 315 more than Bluffton, 161 more than Portland, and 1116 more than Winchester. The estimated population of Adams county »s 26,859. The growth in this city and county is flattering indeed. The county will receive $11,127.30 her allotted share for the common school fund.

fgng ---- _ s™?, Summer Clearance Sale. In order to reduce our immense stock of Men’s Boy’s and Children’s spring and summer Suits, we offer as a special inducement to all buyers of clothing, 10 and 5 per cent off. It will pay you to inspect our line | before purchasing. 11 Pete Holthouse & Co. jjgg - 11

Opposition to Congressman Robinson in the twelfth district is developing and political bread knives are lieing sharpened with a view of defeating his nomination. While it is none of our funeral, yet we feel free to say that the democrats over there could do far worse than nominate their present congressman. Mayor Taggart has wisely made a public declination of a third nomination for mayor of Indianapolis. Mr. Taggart has had poor health for several months, but even if that were not true, he is politician enough to know when to quit. Captain \\ . E. English and Ex-Postmaster Sahin are mentioned as mayorality possibilities. After a session lasting five days William E. Goebel was nominated by the democrats for governor of Kentuckey. It was the most remarkable convention ever held by any political party. Twenty-six ballots was taken, the vote being nearly equally divided between three contestants, until the final vote. The Bluffton Banner last week published a very handsome souvenir supplement, which contained an illustration of many of the public school buildings of Wells county. They were many as well as beautiful, and Wells is to be congratulated upon so closely following in the educational footsteps of your humble servant, Adams county. Two hundred ministers and lavmen of the Methodist church in Indiana, met Tuesday at Indianapolis to discuss plans for raising $1,000,000 between this time and 1903. This great sum is to be Indiana’s part of the $20,000,000 thanksgiving fund the Methodist church of the United States is to raise to advance Methodism in the next century. —Fort Wayne Sentinel. The city council at their meeting last Tuesday evening passed an ordinance against the maintainance of a house of ill fame and against prostitution in general. Heretofore the city officershad nothing but the general laws to back up their efforts to rid the town of this evil, and that fact caused the mayor to formulate and present the ordinance in question. This bears directly upon the issue and from it there is no appeal. Mayor Beatty as attorney for Matie Strait has filed a complaint for divorce in which Alpheus Strait is made defendant. According to the complaint they were married December 24,1596,1 and' lived together until June 2,1899 J at which time the defendant abandon-1 ed the plaintiff without cause and against her wishes and consent. | Cruel and inhuman treatment is also | alleged. The plaintiff prays for a decree of divorce and judgment in the sum of SSOO. The republican press is now telling; how over capitalization will cause the i downfall of the trusts. But this same I press fails to state that in nearly every instance where trusts have been formed the originators keep a controlling interest and that in case of disaster it will be the innocent pruchaser of trust stock who will suffer. It may be possible that many trusts will go to pieces but if they do the promotors will not suffer but will be ready to go and do the same thing over again. The trust is a menace to the public good and should be abated by law just the same as any other thing that would be dangerous to the masses. — Muncie Herald.

Marion is reveling in a shooting tragedy in which one man is killed and another seriously wounded. The tragedy was cold blooded. The fish law expires next Monday after which time it will be lawful to fish with hook and line. The enforcement of this law resembles somewhat the attitude of the state officials against trusts. Neither one is enforced but if either one was. it is safe to say the fish law would have preference. An English syndicate with a capital of SIOO,OOO is endeavoring to corner the Texas cattle market and keep prices to their liking. Our friends from abroad will find the cattle business as difficult to corral as Mr. Leiter did the wheat of the country. There are too many men in the cattle breeding business.- Fort Mayne Journal.

Legal Advertising. OF ADMINISTRATOR. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed administrator of the estate of Andrew J. Foreman, late of Adams county, deceased. The estate is probably solvent. Henry H. Foreman, Administrator. June 17. b 99. 3 John C. Moran. Attorney. Notice of final settlement of estate. Notice is hereby given to the creditors, heirs and legatees of John Bell, deceased. to appear in the Adams circuit court, held at Decatur. Indiana, on the 4th day of September. IB9A and show cause, if any. why the final settlement accounts with the estate of sai l decedent should not be approved: and said heirs are notified to then and there make proof of heirship, and receive their distributive shares. , John 11. Lenhart, Clerk. Decatur, Ind., June 21. 1899. 15-2 K. S. Peterson. Attorney . pqOTICE TO NON-RESIDENTS. The state of Indiana, county of Adams, ss. • n the Adams circuit court, September term. 1899 Mattie Strait } vs - No. 6.944. AlpbusStrait. I Divorce and alimony. It appearing from affidavit tiled in the above entitled cause. that Alpbus Strait, the above named defendant is a non-resi-dent of the state of Indiana Notice is therefore hereby given the said ; Alphus Strait, that he be and appear before the Hon. Judge of the Adam® circuit court on the 4th day of September. 1899. the same being the Ist juridicial day of the next regular term thereof, to be holden at the court house in the city of Decatur, commencing on Monday, the 4th day of September. A. D„ 1899, and plead by answer or demur to said complaint, or the same will be heard and determined in his absence. Witness, my name, and the seal of said court hereto'affixed, this Stith day of June. 1899. John H. Lenhart, Clerk. E. Bert Lenhart, Deputy. Amos P. Beatty, Atty, for Pt’tlff. 16 3 An ordinance to suppress prostitution AND OTHER VICES IN THE CITY <»F DE ATUR INDIANA. AND PROVIDING FUR AN EMERGENCY. Section 1. Be it ordained by the cammon council of the city of Decatur, Indiana; that whoever, being a married woman of bad reputation for chastity, and living in the city of Decatur, Indiana, knowingly permits men to visit her home in the absence of her husband, for the purpose of having sexual intercourse with her. or some other person at her said home, shall be fined in any sum not exceeding twenty five dollars. Sec. 2. Whoever, being a male person over the age of eighteen years, visits the home of a tnai ried woman of bad reputation for chastity, living in the citv of Decatur. Indiana, in the absence of her husband, for the purpose of having sexuai intercourse with her or some other person at her said home, shall be fined in any sum tot exceeding twenty-five dollars. Sec. 3. That whoever, either male or female, being a housekeeper, or having at the time the control of any house, room or rooms, in the city of Decatur. Indiana, shall allow or permit such house, room or rooms, to be used by tnemselves. or any other persons tor the indulgence of illicit sexual intercourse, shall be fined in any sum not exceeding twenty-five dollars. Sec 4. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and second consecutive publication in some weekly newspajier printed and published in the city of Decatur, Indiana. A. P. Beatty, Mayor. 16-2 D. Si. Hower, Clerk.

XJOTICK OF RECEIVING BIDS. FOR CON1N struction of public work. Notice is hereby given that I. Noah Mangold a editor of Adams county. L nul f ana ’ suant to an order ot tbe L doners constructing a ditch kom' O. Bears ditch. No 27. descrilied as tollowsCommencing at a point which is thirty six rod* south Os the northeast corner ot sec twe’nX-eigbt .28,1 township | ,25) north, range thir'een (13) eas .in Adarn. county, Indiana, runningtbecce south3 grees west 24 rods, t hence south 45 degree west rods, thence south 33 L’’ rods, theuce south 5o degrees west S.. _dthence south 27 degrees west 10 rods, thence south 25 degrees west 12 rods, thence south 17 degrees west 12 rods, thence souths degrees east 18 rods, thence south ® <ie ® r ®*, s ,u“L 1 s rods, thence south 58 degrees ea’t 4S rods, thence south 1* rads. ihence south 18degree rods thence south 23 degrees 14- roff. thence south 70 degrees west 80 rods, thence south 74 degrees west 15 rods, thence south bl degrees west 21 rods, and terminating id the open drain known as the Stnema ke " bran ch ditch at a DOint forty-six (4b) rods east and twelve 112) rods north of the southwest corner of the southeast quarter ot section twentyeight (28.) township and range heretofore mentioned. passing t hrough and ’? ol U.“>7° Hears ing. the lands of L. O. Bear-. " . H. H Bears. ElizC. Martin. W. S. Wilson. Wm. Snydei. . Leah Bolds. Alex Bolds Eugene Lindsey. Adolph Enslev. Andrew Fields and Hartford | township for the public highway; wnl on Wednesday, July 14,1899, at 10 o’clock a. m. at the auditor's office in the city of Decatur. Indiana, receive sealed bids for the construction ot said ditch- ditch will be divided into sections as follows: Section one. From station 64 to station 'section two. From station 37h to station i° And sealed bids will be received for each will be required to file with their bids affidavits requires by law. and successful bidders will be required to enter into contract with the auditor for the construction of said wor. and to tile a bond with surety to be approved by the auditor. No bid will be received or considered for more than the estimated cost of said work. „ . Detailed plans and specifications will be found on tile in the auditor s office. NOAH Mangold. Auditor. 16-2 Per C, D. Llwtos, Deputy. VOTICE OF RECEIVING BIDS FOR CONJN STRUCTION OF PUBLIC DITCH. Notice is hereby given that I. Nosh Mani -old. auditor ot Adams conntr. Indiana, pursuant to an order of the board of commissioners constructing a ditch known as the A. J Sipe ditch. No. 29. described as follows; I Commencing at a point on the Stateline running north and south between the states lof Indiana and Ohio, which is thirty-six (.») rods north ot the southeast corner of section | twenty-seven (27,) township twenty-six (26) north, range fifteen (15) east in Adams county. Indiana, and terminating at a point where the same crosses the state line (as heretofore I mentioned) at the northeast corner of the | above described section twentv-seven. passing throuirh also affecting the lands of A. J. Sipe, ,Tno Sipe. Jos. L. Sipe. Belle Kinsey. Rebecca Tinkham Eliza Tinkham, S.C. Tinkham. J. W. Jones, Boston Hoblet. Union Central Life Insurance Co.. Celinda Christy, Douglas DudI geon and Blue Creek township for the public highway. BRANCH NO. 1 OR CLOUSER DITCH. Commencing at a point twenty-three and one-half (23‘4) rods wes- and eighteen (18) feet north of the southeast corner of the southwest quarter ot section twenty-eight, township and range as heretofore mentioned, running thence north 42 rods, thence east 100 rods, thence north 22 rods, thence north 80 degrees east 28 rods, thence north fit degrees east ?’rods, thence north 75 degrees east rods thence north 60 degrees east 24 rods, thence north 55 degrees ea-t ten rods, and terminating in the main ditch at station No 47. pas-ing through, also affecting, the lands of John Clouser. Union Central Life Insurance Company. S. C. Tinkham. Jos. L. Sipe. Charles A. Wilson. J. N. Smitley. Elsie A. Emery. Blue Creek township for the public highway; will on Thursday, July 15,1899, at 10 o'clock a m at the auditor's offic? in the | city ot Decatur. Indiana, receive sealed bids , for the construction of said ditch. Said ditch will be divided into sections as follows: MAIN DITCH. Section one. From station 104% to station 77 5-6. Section two. From station 77 5-6 to station 50 1-6. Section three. From station 501-6 to station 0. BRANCH DITCH NO. 1. Section one. From station 57% to station 31. Section two. From station 31 to station 0. And sealed bids will be received for each section separately. Bid iers will be required to file with their bids affidavits required by law. and successful bidders will be required to enter into contract with the auditor tor the construction of said work, and to tile a bond with surety to be approved by the auditor. No bld will be received or considered lor more than the estimated cost of said work. Detailed plans and specifications will be found on file tn the auditor's office. NOAH MANGOLD. Auditor. 116-2 Per C. D. Lewton, Deputy.

COMMISSIONER’S ANNUAL REPORT, ADAMS COUNTY, INDIANA. COUNTY REVENUE. receipts. Bounce on hand county sinking. June 1. 1-1“ 1.-w aSoSSI from auditor’s fund 00 ££ount from roroTmburse county revenue 1,916 « Amount from Burk gravel road... -- -o Amount from county sinking fund 3.. o 14 Amount from change ot t enue -• » Balance of county revenue 0.1 hand May 31, W b,W4 5, Balance of county sinking on band May 31, - Total ro.TtO 74 DISBURSEMENTS. Expense of county asylum *2901 35 Expense of court ‘TI: » Expense of jury L'LLLLLLLLLLL UM 64 Ex pense of insane ■■ ■■ ■■ ■ ■ •■ • ■ ■ j Expense of interest on county orders and bonds 8831 71 Expense of attorney Expense of highways J} 0? Expense of inquests Expense of county office 4‘4-i r 5 Expense of poor TpU, fl Expense of printing “!•» Expense of assessing Expense of court house Expenses of board of health. ]9? <0 Expenses of benevolent institutions r 4.0 1. Expense of bridges. ™ Expense of county superintendent i-M) 00 Expense of electric lights ‘J 00 Expense of livery hire 30 Expense of Citizens telephone 43 Expense of truant officers 00 Expense of election 81 Expense of change of venue 30 Expense of board of review ■•0 Expense <>f investigating Expense of insolvent tax collector 44* .< Expense of tower on court bouse *952 on j Expense of architect 314 00 Total on Expense of sinking fund bond S.OQQ on Grand total J 53.842 EXHIBIT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS of the various funds, by the Board of Commissioners of Adams county. Indiana, for the fiscal year ending May 31. 1899. »o I 5 5 c<3 ~ z. ~ » Z* —w FUNDS. =2 S- ai Ji ij -~l h 8 H I ’ I H I I Educational fund I I®- 26 State debt sinking fund «0 I J® fund 102t*w 4n 10vl>w 4b 4b State school“fund. .. 12544 24 12544 24 12544 D Benevolent fund >- s I >» Towns lit! fund 5531 56 11677 51 1720. iff 10724 21 MBS Road fund . 3537 67 10573 03 14110 70 12463 34 IM7 3b Turnnike fund 1695 47 5215 94 1 61'11 41 6955 53 74 12 «™>clal school fund 9823 09 20354 94 30178 03 19204 73 10173 30 Tuition fund 6178 71 12388 12 19036 83 12055 21 6981 R Doe fund 1410 37 320 52 1730 89 I'o'ol 222 " Llouor license . . . 2.M17 00 2500 00 5007 00 2507 00 2»OW Township bridge fund 5784 83 6*96 91 126*1 34 57M 33 INJ6 VI Common school fund. 715 83 42*1 42 499 <42 45n ■OO Library fund 215 49 4.>4 12 669 61 429 I s 240 W Decatur corporation fund 9051 *•* 19109 89 • 28161 •< 1C99 92 Io2»l v Geneva corporation fund 1416 60 3201 52 461* 12 2.** M I*’"]” 1 Berne corporation fund 21*4 12 412*32 6312 44 3*.‘»C. 43 t 34. ' i Decatur and Bluffton gravel road fund. 21229 *4 6138 83 2736* 6, UM4I 31 IWK Wagoner gravel road fund 3036 59 2545 59 55*2 18 2342 4» 323? .1 Patton gravel road fund 101 97 362 68 464 65 31 00 433 k Poor gravel road fund 967 47 2*n* 20 County sinking fund 1826 67 3985 14 s*ll 81 50"e 00 811 U Common school fund interest 25567 31 25567 31 25NX* 4* 241 !• Congressional school fund interest 1124 42 1124 42 1124 4L County revenue 15340 72 49628 21 6496 b 93 4«444 41 18524 .'2 Sheriff’s fund 2543 03 2543 03 2020 - 522 14 Auditor’s fund 4*2 00 482 00 4*2 oO Recorder’s fund 433 43 1450 25 I**3 ft* 1300 00 5<3 J' Clerk’s fund 624 20 2295 23 2J19 41 2166 05 753 ' Permanent endowment principal 195 58 416 91 612 49 612 oo tPermanent endowment principal 36 72 36 7, Hi 5, County dog fund 87 05 1869 39 1956 44 19<>6 44 Docket fees 164 00 164 00 164 00 CONDITION OF THE SCHOOL FUND. CONGRESSIONAL TOWNSHIP FUNDS. Amount of fund held in trust as shown by report of June, 1898 518740 38 Total amount of congressional school fund held in trust at date. $18;40 3* COMMON SCHOOL FUND. Amount of fund held in trust by the county, as shown by report of June 1. 1898 15...4 98 Amount since added from fines and forfeitures of justice of the peace 159 40 Total amount of common school fund held in trust at this date Total ain't common and congres’l school fund held in trust at this date ' CONDITION OF PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FUND. 'Total am’t of permanent endowment school fund held in trust at this date., t 61-94 GRAVEL ROAD BONDS OUTSTANDING. Outstanding bonds on William T. Wagoner gravel road SIOOOO 00 Outstanding bonds on William Patton gravel road 'W w Outstanding bonds on Decatur and Bluffton gravel road 31454 io Total outstanding gravel road bonds at this date $42151 1 FINANCIAL CONDITION OF COUNTY FUNDS. LIABILITIES. Count / orders outstanding ’■? County orders issued for county revenue 4>*4l w County orders issued for county sinking fund * County bonds outstanding 450 W w 7—5. Total liabilities June 1. 1899 W RESOURCES. Amount of county revenue on hand June 1, 1899 $18524 52 Amount of county sinking fund on hand June 1. 1899 i Amount of county orders redeemed 4M-44 41 • Amount of county sinking fund orders redeemed 5000 __ Total resources June 1, 1899 ■ RECAPITULATION. Total liabilities 1118548 90 Total resources 707*0 <4 Total net liabilities June 1, 1399 Commissioners of &AMLEL DOAk. .’Adams County. FRED REPPERT, ) I —- 'tL Decatur National Bank, DECATUR, INDI* Capital and Surplus, sioß,ooo.ojo. Re-organized Jan. i, 1895. Average Deposits 1894, $ 91.447.00. Average Deposits 1895, 120,238.00. Average Deposits 1896, 123,570.00. Average Deposits 1897, 145,023.00. Average Deposits 1898, 184,029.00. Deposits Jan. 11, 1899, 202,259.00. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS. P. W. Smith, President. C. A. Dugan, Casffien XV. A. Kuebler, Vice-Pres’t. E. X. Ehinger, Asst Cashier. J. H. Hobrock, D. Sprang, Jacob Colter. A general banking business transacted. month 8, i interest paid on certificates of deposits left six or twel'f