Decatur Democrat, Volume 44, Number 1, Decatur, Adams County, 15 March 1900 — Page 1

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George Gates of Monr >e township, was here Monday on his way to Wren, Ohio at which place his mother resides, and who is quite sick. Carl Swartz, an old and worthy citizen living a short distance west of Berne, has been dangerously ill for some time with lung trouble, and his condition at this writing is not improved. Lewis C. Corbin, the artistic designer and painter, is busy this week altering the sign on the Big Store to read Kern, Beeler & Company. Lew is a world beater in his line and every one knows it. Charles F. True and family and Miss Kittie Christen are at Chicago this week where the former is purchasing a large bill of spring and summer goods for his popular Cash Store in this city. Hon. John Moran, prosecuting attorney elect for this district, was in the city Tuesday attending to legal matter's. He says the lady who accompanied him had nothing to do with theca*. Tra La. The force of workmen on the new Schafer, Son & Lock building on Madison street are making every lick count. The brick work for the first story is completed and another week will seethe entire work nearly finished. Uncle George Archbold is again able to attend to his duties at the Central grocery and aside from looking a little pale he .is the same old George. He has had a long and severe illness and his friends are happy to know he is again ready for business. Ferdinand Lehrman, a prosperous farmer living just across the line in Allen county, died Sunday morning of lung trouble after a several weeks illness. He was seventy years of age and well known here. Funeral service were conducted from St. John’s church in Root township Tuesday afternoon. We are in receipt of a Manilla paper giving an account in full of the battle of Calamba, in w’hich Walter Hoskin son of this county lost his life. The account is quite interesting but came too late for publication. He was killed after a battle lasting fifteen days, the Americans winning the struggle on the day of Hoskinson’s fatility. He died like a hero and his name shall ever be cherished and honored. Democrat readers have paid their subscriptions this week as follows: Jacob Kirchner, John Bucher. C. Radamacker, H. F. Costello, James Rohn, Jacob Huser, Otto Ewell, S. M. Ables, Wm. H. Beinck, John Clem, A. F. Thieme, Fred Blakey, J. P. Spooler, Michael Engle, Stuckey & Schindler, J. W. Poling, Stephen B. Fleming. A. J. Myers, John Omlor, George Gates, Mat Schaffer, Grace Johnson and Ada Johnson. New cases have been filed in the Clerks office this week as follows: Daniel Railing vs The Toledo Brewing and Malting Co., damages, $5,000. Gilbert E. Bursley, et al vs Louis Aach, complaint on account, $125. Alma Englehart vs Michael Englehart, divorce and alimony in the sum of SIOO. Jacob R. Schaffer vs Henry I. Teeple, note $150.00. Nettie Shaffer vs Charles Shaffer, divorce and alimonv SSOO. Almeda Hullinger vs William Hullinger, divorce. Sanford P. Lenhart vs Henry I. Teeple, attachment. On Thursday of last week a deal was consumated whereby John Buhler, a well known citizen of Decatur, secures a half interest in the First street flour and plaining mills heretofore owned and operated by Van '-amp A Bucks. The latter gentle man retires from the firm, having dispjs«>d of his interests to Mr. Buhler. Ibe case for a partition of the estate which was filed in court last week has been dismissed and everything settled ■n a friendly manner. The mill is one 0 our best industries and under the Dew management will flourish as it Di-.er has hefore. The new firm will be known as Van Camp & Buhler, and ■*ey have already taken charge of same.

'"h:le in session Mondav the board of commissioners appointed Clark J. -ntz as countv attorney for another Ti. t" 1 tbat time - The fees of Ex ‘ t , ntl: irt amounting to $347.94 - re ordered turned over to the tres- ,' rPr . an , d him merged into the ’iinty fund. These fees were in exss of the salary, which had already fi n f < ‘ ra . wn .- Bids were opened for furnishing of supplies for the nlr aßTlllm > and Schafer. Son & <4l q- ?‘ Vp ” the hardware for \ ■>. w innes Shoe Store, boots and n?^^ 95 ! J ’ D - Hale, salt and oil drnc Holthouse, Callow & Co., Hast & Co., tobaccos, i' Holthouse & Co., clothing, 20 In bbcb & Co., dry goods, sll.coimf ° £ ? a “ ees were made to the th. ■> ’’ °‘ncials who reported fees to & rt f ' IIOUUt °f their salaries, the only Erwin 8 r? P r °fiting being Sheriff J o k n ’ Reorder Galloghy, Clerk latw k aud Au() itor Mangold. The Dart ’, s. ever , only received a small aneos nuT 18 sa^ar y- The first allowhere n.;ni ,ban the ones mentioned th* * tr ! a( ie in June, at which callpj ■ * s Pring collections can be mto use.

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The following marriage licenses have been issued since our last report: Michael Granberger to Emma John P. Gephart to Minnie E. Cowan, Gabe L. McKeever to" Della Robison. Nolan King left Tuesday night with a car load of horses belonging to Frysinger, Gerber & Spruuger, which he will accompany to Germany. This is his seventeenth trip across the ocean. John J. Soldner was up from Monroe township Tuesday. Mr. Soldner is the democratic candidate for trustee in that township, and is by the way one of the best citizens in the county. Superintendent Brandyberry reports a very interesting township institute at Ceylon Saturday. The session is said to have been one of the best of the school year and the attendance up to the standard. Dr. Allen DeVilbiss, of Toledo, was in the city over Sunday to visit his brother, Dr. A. L. DeVilbiss, who has been seriously sick for several davs. Dr. De\ ilviss is well known as one of the leading specialists of Ohio. Dave Van Cleef is having a new awning placed in front of the New Fair Store which will add greatly to the appearance of that popular establishment and will also be a source of usefullness in keeping off the direct rays of the sun during the coming summer. The republicans of the eighth congressional district assembled at Muncie Tuesday afternoon and selected George W. Cromer as their candidate for congress. No opposing candidate was presented and he had a walkaway. But wait till next fall, Mr. Cromer, and notice the completeness of your defeat. Expectoration is a curse of the age. Os all the dirty, unclean and utterly senseless habits that of continously spitting is the worst. Scientific authorities agree that disease is spread and consumption often engendered by the flying microbes that are contained in the saliva on the sidewalks. Women do not expectorate. Men need not. Curb the impulse and the indecency will soon be a thing of the past. William Gillwrt, injured in the Mercer street railroad accident is still in the city and improving rapidly. He has had cards printed at this office, on one side of which is a picture of the baby who took the perilous ride, while on the other is a complete account of the accident. He will send a number to relatives and friends and will sell the rest, having had many calls from persons who desire a souvinir of the affair. Dave VanCleef has a novel and attractive display window which you should see at night to appreciate. The window contains a large amount of patch work calico, drawn to the center where a thirty-two-candle-power electric light is focused in such a manner as to show the goods with splendid effect. These goods are of late patterns and used to cover fancy sofa pillows, chairsand for numerous other purposes. Dave says the goods are the first of their kind ever introduced here, and it’s certain the window is all right. The Business Men’s Lecture Course closed Monday evening, at which time the Orpheus Concert company gave one of their rare entertainments for the first time before a Decatur audience. The company was indeed a well balanced one and their program most artistic. Their costumes were beautiful and their entire program rendered with ability and grace seldom seen. The lecture course this year has been by far the best ever seen in our city and the promoters deserve the thanks of all who have enjoyed the results of their work. It is the present plans to have a still better course next year, and from the present outlook it can be obtained without a very great amount of hard work.

Fred Patterson, as a representative of the Decatur High school, was at Portland Saturday to attend the annual meeting of the delegates of the Eastern Indiana Oratorical Association. The meeting was held at the Merchants hotel and the situation thoroughly discussed. Owing to the fact that the time is rather short until the schools will be dismissed for the summer vacation it was decided to postpone the contest until 1901 and instead of such an event this year to inaugurate a field day to be celebrated during the first week in June. The occasion is to be made an interesting one and the program will consist of all the sports usually indulged in in college field contests. The event will probably be held in this city and representative track teams from lortland, Bluffton, Winchester and Decatur will fight for honors on the eventful dav, A track team will organize in the'High school and training begin at once, and it is safe to say our toys will secure their share of the prizes. The present officers of the association will hold over until next year, when they will meet and arrange for a contest such as has been held in previous years. Our citizens will greet the visiting students and give them a warm welcome. 1

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1900.

Mrs. J. B. Ford was agreeably surprised at her home Saturday evening by about fifteen neighbors and friends and a good big time was enjoyed. Excellent refreshments were served. Rev, Sheldon, the famous editor and author, has published a new book, entitled "Robert Hardy’s Seven Days,” which is said to be his best effort. If it equals “In His Steps” it is certainly a worthy one. The Ladies Chatauqua Club met with Mrs. D. E. Smith at her home on west Monroe street, yesterday afternoon. From reports every one had their lessons and the occasion was a profitable and pleasant one. Mrs. Ellen Touhey, of Fort Wayne, who is well known here and who at one time owned several pieces of property in this city, died at Chicago Tuesday, where she had gone for treatment. Funeral services were held at Fort Wayne this morning. Our winter seems to have been a little late getting here but it came all the same. About all the snow we have seen has been with us during the past two weeks and the one of yesterday looked more like a December than a March storm. Be patient and take things as they come. Charles Blomer, of Evansville, is in the city to meet Mr. R. J. Holthouse, for whom he will travel this season as a representative of the Wolfe Shoe house of Columbus, Ohio. They will make a short trip this week, but will start on their regular season’s work Monday. Roman has increased the trade for his firm so much in this state that a helper became a necessity. Senator Frank Heller of Columbia City, was in the city yesterday, representing the cause of Judge Adair of Whitley county, who is a candidate for judge of the supreme court. Frank is a polished gentleman and one of the best known and most popular public men of Indiana, while the candidate whom he represents is considered among the most able jurists of the west. Mr. Heller left for Portland last evening. A very rare astronomical feature came with the month of February. It had no moon. January had two and March will, too. This peculiar incident is due to the fact that the last year of the century is not recorded as a leap year and that even in ordinary leap years the moon is new in February as in any other month except long intervals. A moonless month has not occurred since February, 1866, and will not it is said, occur again for a vastly greater interval. Mrs. Alma Englehart, through her attorneys Peterson & France, has filed a complaint in the circuit court against her husband, Michael Englehart, charging him with cruelty, desertion and drunkeness and asking that a divorce be granted with alimony and all other proper relief. Mr. Englehart has been running the ashery on First street, which property, however, is in Mrs. Engleharts name, and upon threats from the defendant that he would cause trouble at that place of business, a restraining order forbidding him to touch any of the said property was asked and granted. The farmers in a good many sections of Indiana are thinking of a plan to name the country roads of the state, on the plan of naming the streets of a city. Perhaps the only thing needed to carry out this idea is to have some organization take charge and direct the work, when the farmers will take sufficient interest to make it successful. There are no lamp posts along country roads to which the names could be fastened, but guide posts may be erected at every cross road, which would direct a stranger in finding his way to a farm house with which he is unfamiliar. Instead of numbering the houses along the country highways, it is suggested that each farmer attach his name near the front gate.

A crowd of young people gathered at the Allison homestead on Adams street Saturday evening in response to invitations sent out announcing that Dr. and Mrs. P. B. Thomas and Mrs. Jessie Townsend would be “at home" at that time and place. The event will ever shine in the memory of those present as one of delightful moments and everybody was in a jolly mood. Guests of honor from a distance were Miss Jessie Morrow and Harry Studabaker. Bluffton, Misses Margie and Ethel Hanna and Clarence Swan, Fort Wayne, while those from the city who were permitted to enjoy the generous hospitality of the host and hostesses were Misses Mary Myers, June Merryman, Dollye Schafer. Mena Myers, Effie Woodward, Harriet Burns, Bessie Congleton, Dora Peterson, Rose Christen and Messrs. Don Quinn. Roy Archbold, Earl Adams, Warren Moses, Floyd Brittson and Archie Nachtrieb, and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Daniels, Mr. and Mrs. Chaimer Schafer, Mr. and Mrs. John Heller and Mrs. J. C. Patterson. Xliss Carrie Thomas and Miss Marie Patterson assisted in serving refreshments which were dainty and delightful. Cards, dancing, music and games of all designs were on the list of amusements and were eujoyed with a vim and earnestness that showed plainly the appreciation of the guests.

E. Fritzinger, Barton W. Quinn, P. L. Andrews, Alpha Graham, Nathan Ehrman, J. W. Teeple and other prominent republicans attended the district convention at Muncie Tuesday. We are anxiously awaiting the sale of the Clover Leaf railway, which has I not yet been postponed and is still I booked for April 2. There seems to lie every indication that the Chicago & Erie will be the purchasers. The lecture course season was closed by the Monday evening entertainment and everybody has had their I money’s worth. Four of the best lecturers on earth and a grand concert company have furnished splendid amusement. Joe A. Hendricks, of Jefferson township, was here Monday attending to matters of a business niture. Ou Saturday he received the information from the pension department at ; Washington that his pension had | been increased from six to eight dol- | lars a month. J. W. Bucks, who lately retired f from the firm Van Camp & Bucks, will probably remove his family to his former home in Illinois. He has had several offers as a glove salesman and although he has not fully concluded as to his future, he believes he will go on the road again. At any rate he will remain with us for some time yet and may concluded again to embark in business here. The Choral Union of this city is i preparing to present £ grand treat to the music lovers of the community. On Tuesday evening, April 17, they will render the beautiful oratoria “Ruth,” by Butterfield. This wonderful production is said to be a masterpiece and our citizens will show their appreciation of the club’s efforts by liberally patronizing them. The Choral Union has presented several cantatas in this city and their merits are well known. Last week’s Geneva Herald tells of i a serious fall received by Dr. Aspy, | well known here, as follows: Dr. H. i M. Aspy has a broken rib which he got in a fall Thursday of last week. Mr. Aspy was out in the barn yard watching his horse when suddenly his legs flew sky-ward and Doc’s body came to terra firma with terrific force with the above results, also inflicting* other bruises that makes it more pleas ant for him to move about cautiously even at this late date. The large flouring mill located along the Clover Leaf railway tracks at Willshire, and owned by Hale Bros., was sold a few days ago to W. A. Dull of Rockford, Ohio. Mr. Dull has several mills over Ohio, and realizing the worth of the Willshire property decided to purchase. The mill was built by Hale Bros, a company consisting of Silas Hale,Geneva, James Hale of Bluffton and J. D. Hale of this city, several years ago, and was considered excellent property as may be seen by the consideration received, $7,000. During the past two years i the mill has been managed by Parmer & Son. Nettie Shaffer vs Charles Shaffer, , divorce, is the title of a case filed in ' the clerk’s office this week. The com- . plaint alleges that they were married March 31, 1897, and resided to- ( gether one year when the cruel man > who had agreed to protect her forever ■ and a day grew tired and wandered < away from the once happy home, i since which time he has not contribut- ' ed to her support in any way what- ] ever. Alimony in the sum of SSOO is , demanded and a request made that i the plaintiff's maiden name, Nettie ( Bowman, be restored. Two other di- , vorce cases, Alma Anglehart vs Mich- j ael Englehart and Almeda Hullinger y vs William Hullinger, show that the ( per cent is much too high, and that |, the marriage vows should be better I * understood. j Another aged citizen and pioneer of |' hoosierdom has passed to his final re- 1 ward. John Kohler died at the home I of his daughter, Mrs. Herman Sell- c meyer, south of the city, Friday evep- i ing. He had been ill for several weeks c with various ailments, and owing to 1 1 his advanced aged, being seventy-two a vears old, he was unable to stand the J ravages of disease and his life closed t rather suddenly. Although very ill: I his condition was not considered so t serious and his friends are grief strick- c en. He was born in Berne, Switzer- I land, December 25, 1827, and came to r Indiana nearly fifty years ago, locat s ing in Wells county where he resided 3 until eight years ago, when he went to ; n live with his daughter. Mrs. Selle- 1 meyer, where he has since resided. $ He was an earnest Christian worker. \ a member of the Lutheranx*hurch and . f a man whose duties were ever clear to ; J him and which were performed in a h conscientious manner. He has two ’ s sons who have been in the ministry ( f for several years, one being located at j v Crestline, Ohio, and the other at d Findlay, Ohio. Funeral services were I o held from the Lutheran church in this i ft city Monday afternoon, Rev. E. W.. d Kruse officiating, assisted by Rev. v Vitz, of Indianapolis, and Rev. Vorn- d holt, of Magley. The body remained li at the church until Tuesday morning v when it was conveyed to Vera Cruz fl for interrment. is

Henry Krantz still improves, and his physicians are highly pleased with his condition. About the first warm day of spring will see him down street and his friends will certainly be glad to greet him. He has had quite a long siege, but considering the fact that he has had to do battle against the effects of three heavy leaden bullets, we think he has done admirably well. lu another colum may be found a letter from Roy Wolford of Monmouth who is a member of the famous 39th regiment of volunteers now fighting in the Phillipine islands. Ray was a bosom companion of Walter Hoskinson and was next to him when he was shot. His letter is interesting and contains several items of interest by which our readers may profit. Yesterday’s Fort Wayne JournalGazette told of a surprise upon Ed Moses, a former Adams county citi | zen, as follows: The employes of j Pfeiffer & Moses tendered a surprise on Mr. Moses on Monday at his home, j Mrs. Moses assisting in the preparaI tions for the evening, which was an i exceedingly pleasant one. Games, I music and a number of comic songs, | which were rendered by Mr. Allen I Fromouth, were followed by an elegant supper, prepared and served by Mrs. Moses. All enjoyed the event. The Indianapolis News of last Friday evening, said: J. Fred France of Huntington, was at the English today. He is interested in the Oil Belt Railway Company, which was recently organized to build a line from Huntington to Portland, byway of Warren and Montpelier. The company has been incorporated, and expects to begin work shortly. The road is to cost nearly $1,000,000, and the promoters say that it will pay large returns, as it will run through the heart of the oil fields. They have received propositions to extend the line to Bluffton, Dunkirk and Albany, but for the present will give their attention to the original plans. Within a few weeks farmere will be- | gin to shear their sheep, and it is a < matter of importance to know that the fleeces should be tied with a hard solid twine which will not give off any fibre when it comes in contact with the wool. Wool tied with Sisal grass, or binder twine, is not worth as much on the market as wool tied with wool > twine, for the reason that, with the exercise of the utmost care in its removal, some of the fibres adhere to the wool, and remain with it through the various processes without discovery until the goods are dyed when every strand shows plainly on the surface. Manufacturers are the sufferers and as a consequence they will not pay as high prices for wool tied with binder twine as they will for wool tied with regular wool twine. It is to the interest of all wool growers to give this matter their attention. The records about the circuit court room show the following business transacted during the week: William H. Thorn vs Samuel Deulinger et al, bill of exceptions No. 1 by defendant Frank B. Jaqua signed, filed and made part of the record. State ex rel Isaac Robinson vs Daniel P. Bolds et al, tried by jury and verdict returned for defendent. Judgment on verdict and motion for new trial filed. Joseph Hower vs G. R. & I. railroad, demurrer overruled. Ruled to answer absolute in five days. Jane Hendricks vs William G. Spencer and Mary E. Spencer, motion for new trial by defendents overruled and appeal to appelate court filed: sixty days given to file bill of exceptions and thirty days to file bond in sum of S4OO. Lizzie Hendricks vs Hubert Topp, replevin. Complaint amended by making John Hendricks a party of plaintiff. Plea in abatement and answer thereto withdrawn. Rule to answer amended complaint. Heaton, Sims A Co vs ! David M. Hensley, notes, $475. InI terogatories filed by plaintiff and defendent ordered to answer same i within ten days. Otty Bolds vs Homer Pontius, injunction. The plaintiff refusing to plead further the court renders judgment on the demurrer in favor of the defendent for costs. William H. Reed et al vs Frank P. Chrisman, note, S3OO. Separate answer filed by defendent Joseph Chrisman. Cross-complaint by Chrisman. Answer filed to complaint by Thomas E. Mann. Joseph Chrisman files second paragraph of crosscomplaint. Alonzo L. Jaqua vs Susie L. A. Jaqua, quiet title. Affidavit and motion by plaintiff for continuance | sustained at cost of plaintiff. Matthias Kirsch and August Sellemeyer vs Asa Engle, note, $>5.00. Default, judgment for plaintiffs for $53.25. Anson Vaneamp vs Jeremiah W. Bucks, Cora Bucks, petition for partition, dismissed and costs paid. Alma Englehart vs Michael Englehart. divorce. Restraining order issued against defendent and case set for seventh Friday. Jacob R. Schafer vs Henry Teeple, note, $50.00. Affidavit in" attachment filed and writ ordered. Affidavit in garnishment filed and writ ordered returned first day of next term. Almeda Hullinger vs William Hullinger, divorce. Affidavit of non-residence filed and publication ordered. Sanford P. Lenhart vs Henrv Teeple, attachment. Bond ( filed and approved. Affidavit in garn- ( ishment filed.

CIRCULATION 2800 WEEKLY

Many teachers in Adams county are i making arrangements to attend the , eighteenth annual meeting of the ; | Northern Indiana Teachers’ Associai tion, which will be held at Logans- • i port, March 29-31. Programs have i already been received and if they are : any criterion, the meeting will cer tainly be one of the best entertainments the teachers of northern Indiana ever enjoyed. Supt. Hartman informs us that the attendance from this I city and county will be large. I Noah Clem of Union township, died Tuesday morning of last week. He was one of the oldest residents of the county, being ninety years of age. He settled in this county in 1840 and ever since has been a resident of this and Allen counties. During that time he was prominently identified with the many improvements that time has effaced and wi“is otherwise a good citizen and a true man. He leaves a large family who greatly mourn the death of an ever kind and devoted father. At present it looks very much as though a building boom was on in this city. The latest addition to our fair town, according to reports from a reliable source, will be a handsome stone three-story building 132x44 feet, to be erected by Judge David Studabaker at the elm tree corner. Our informant states that the structure will be a monument to its builder and by far the most beautiful and substantial business room in Decatur, and will positively be built this summer. It will be constructed entirely of white stone and will certainly stand during the next century as a statute to one of the county’s best citizens. The complete plans will be prepared within a few’ weeks Under the provisions of an act passed by the last legislature, the owner of real estate on which there is a mortgage of S7OO or more, is permitted to deduct S7OO from the assessed valuation of the property for taxation on making application for the mortgage exemption to the county auditor between March 1 and June 1. The law went into effect last year and though thousands of land’ owners took advantage of it, the increase in realty values more than counter-bal-anced the loss from the exemption. The total mortgage exemption in the state in 1899 were $29,169,131. The total taxables in the state were $1,311, 108,009 and in 1899 $1,342,821,161, a gain of $38,904'821; the loss in the various counties was $7,131,698 and the mortgage deductions $29,159,935, leaving the not gain in the state, in spite of the enormous exemption, $2,164,065. There were hundreds of farmers who last year were ignorant of the law, but who this year will claim the exemption and largely swell the total of the state. The oratorical contest last Friday evening was the means of bringing one of the largest and most enthusiastic crowds that ever congregated in the auditorium of Bosse’s opera house. The seating capacity was tested to the fullest, every available seat being occupied by an enthusiast who was more or less interested in one of the speakers. Falk's Juvenile orchestra furnished music. The first speaker was Harry S. Bunner of Bobo, whose subject, “The American Flag,” was treated to a display of patriotic oratory that was immensely pleasing and interesting. He displayed a good voice, a smooth, easy delivery, in all some talent as a speaker, the worse criticism being the mechanical gesture which somewhat detracted from the good effects otherwise displayed. “How Ruby Played” by Ada May Witter of Berne, was enthusiastically received, showing much talent upon the part of Miss Witter. She was clever in many ways, disposing of the many variations in a very pleasing manner. "Mid Night in London” by Grayce Lewton of Peterson, was also worthy in presentation. Miss Lewton displayed an original manner that contained merit. The junior orator was Willie Evans of Monmouth, whose subject was “Flijsh The Fireman’s Story.” His youthful appearance made the effort all the more creditable. His pronunciation was excellent. Omer Lewellen of Monroe displayed some genius as an orator in his subject “Patriotism.” He had a good voice, spoke well but his gestures cut his average greatly. The last sneaker, Charles Schenck of Pleasant Mills, did not follow'the printed program, but repeated “How Ruby Played.” His rendition was exceptionally well done and but for several hesitations would have fared better. He displayed his adaptation and knowledge of the oration. The county superintendent and committee arranged that after all expenses were deducted, the winner of first place should be given thirty per cent, of the gross receipts, second place twenty per cent, and third place fifteen per cent., the remainder to be equally divided among the other contestants. According to this arrangement Ada May Witter was given first and $16.81. Harry S. Bunner second and $11.21, Charles Schenck thin! and $8.40, leaving $6.53 to each of the three who failed to get a place. The contest was the means of creating an unbounded interest in all the schools in the county, and as a consequence was beneficial.

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