Decatur Democrat, Volume 44, Number 47, Decatur, Adams County, 31 January 1901 — Page 1

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Mrs. Theodore Ellingham, of Bluff ton is visiting in this city at the home c f Mr. and Mrs. Lew Ellinghatn. \ new trial has been granted in the ', of State ex rel Noah Mangold vs Perry Robinson et al, Judge Heller having rendered a decision to that effect last Saturday. The funeral services yesterday over the remains of H. Hurst W ere beautiful and were largely at-' tended. Revs. Hudson, Peters, Kline anl ] Duckett conducted same. The suow of last week has reminded the old timers of winters forty rears ago when the carpet of white covered the ground for months at a time and stories of those eventful days have l>een plenty. The case of Elizabeth Aliel vs W. J. Able, divorce has been dismissed at the request of the plaintiff and Mr. and Mrs. Able are now living peacehlv having gone to housekeeping over the City News Stand. Mrs. E. B. Cotton and daughter. Katherine, of Crawfordsville, who have been the guests of Mrs. J. H. Heller for two weeks past, left Friday for Van Wert, where they will visit relatives. Mrs. Heller accompanied her and remained over Sunday. Charles Morosco. who played the part of dutchman in the LaPearl show was well known here having been a membe* of the old Hart & France troup. He is a clever actor and clearly the whole thing with the • They want me” company. Two new cases have been filed this week with the clerk of the Adams circuit court for hearing at the February term which opens next Monday. They are entitled John S. Bowers and Samuel J. Laman vs Calvin Miller and John T. Williams, account $l5O. Isabelle Botkins vs Hiram Aspy, damages, $5,000. The grand prize drawing at Fristoe's Smoke House was held Saturday evening and the gifts were duly distributed. The first, second and third Ireing handsome toilet cases were given respectively to M. Kirsch, Arthur Rose and J. H. Helm, while the fourth and fifth prizes, cigar trays were secured by Arthur Rose and E. D. Wemhoff. The return of Marvin Kuhns to the Ohio jtenitentiary to begin the hopeless routine of a life sentence is the climax of the outlaw’s own folly, remarks the Ft. Wayne Sentinel. It has been evident from the time he made his escape the Ohio authorities did not want him and were wholly indisposed to molest him. Had he quietly left this section of the country and gone where be was unknown and entered njmn the peaceful, honorable life to which he professed to aspire so fondly, there would have been room for him outside the prison wall. He has simply forced the Columbus peni tentiary officials in sheer self respect to take him back.

Oil men from the Indiana field who went to Egypt several months ago to investigate the reported discovery of oil in that country have returned. The Marion Leader interviewed one of the men. It says: “Harve Hedrick, one of the oil well drillers who went from the Grant county oil field to Egypt with a prospecting party, arrived in Marion last evening after two months' travel from Alexandria, Egypt. Mr. Hedrick reports little success for the prospectors in the desert. The men employed to sink the wells have profited, their complete expenses having been paid, and they have been paid good money for their work. It has been an interesting experience to all of them. The remaining Grant county oil workers will leave the land of the i’haros soon and will hereafter confine •heir experiences in the oil business strictly in the United States.” No more important transaction from every point of view has ever lieen I'lotied in this citv than the reincorporation of the Decatur Egg Caso Company recently. The capital stock has Ix-en increased to S2SO,(MM) and the story of same is told in statements their trade as follow: On account °f the large increase in their business “ml to better enable them to accommodate their trade, the Decatur Egg Case Company of Decatur. Indiana, IN*atur, Indiana; .. Kilgore, of South Whitley, Indiana, and S. N. Vail & Co., of Fort 1 on? ne ’ did on January 7, • -H, consolidate under the corporate fame of the Decatur Egg Case Comtheir home office at Deatur, Indiana. The new company *n and control twenty mills and “’■tones, six of which are located in ‘ ten in Indiana and four in hio: and are manufacturers of white ood egg laaos, straw and chipboard, “nd and machine made fillers, all ‘nd and sizes of slack barrel staves h!', foiled elm hoops, ax nandles and cottonwood lumber. The of the corporation are: John vice 11 ■ I f ,r ' ,H *dent; Aaron T. Vail, an< ’ general manager; t ‘ H - Niblick, secretary and the hi, r \ con, '" rn is now easily in f tionl li ? h amo,l g like instituJ * n ““ United States. The matP ' ,bla 'USa" y d °* d and mad ®

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| Hon. Dick Hartford, of Portland, attended to duties of a legal nature here yesterday and found time to I look up some of his friends. j Al Rothchild, for a year past the II clothing store, left a few days ago for a trip to his old home in Germany. He expects to be absent about three months. County Commissioner Samuel Doak has been housed up for a week past with throat trouble coupled with the grippe. He is much improved, however, and will soon lie on duty again. Mrs. Jessie Townsend left last evening for Birmingham, Alabama, where she will visit her sister, Mrs. I rederick Macke. She will remain in the south during the rest of the winter. A number of our citizens are arranging to see E. H. Southern in “Hamlet” at Fort Wayne Monday evening, Mr. Southern is considered the best in his line and is supported by an exceptionly strong company. P. H. McMahon, of the Michigan Fire and Manne Insurance Company was in town last Wednesday and adjusted the loss upon Chalmer Schafer’s household goods. The exact loss was $635.25 and was promptly allowed much to the satisfaction of all concerned. E. B. Haefling came home last Saturday from an extended visit in Alabama with the family of William Pever, former residents of this county. He reports them prospering and well satisfied with their southern home. During his absence he saw the south, while not in it with this part of the country, yet it is not the worst place on earth. Through the kindness of S. P. Beatty, stamping secretary of the local fire insurance l>oard. we are in receipt of a handsome little volume entitled “The Rationale of Fire Rates” The work is by A. F. Dean and to any one interested in the profession is a gem. It contains a comprehensive discussion of the leading features of fire insurance and is written in a popular and attractive manner. Quite a numlier of ladies hereabouts an* victims of a skin game perpetrated by a New \ork house which sends out advertisements very attractive and carefully worded. The lady orders twelve papers which she is to sell at ten cents each and when this is done and the money, $1.25, is forwarded to the house, she expects, according to the advertisement, to get a breakfast, dinner and tea set, of 168 pieces, as a reward for her enterprise. But the dishes do not come and instead she receives three dress patterns and “an offer” of how to proceed to get the dishes, which will cost sl2. Thousands are answering the advertisements and the postal authorities should look into the matter.

Democrat readers have renumerated this week as follows; Chas. L. Meibers, F. W. Dibble, Amos Hermon, Dan Neuenschwander, W, F, Reinking, James Hendricks, A. D. Welker. Daniel Smith, Henry Grote, Otto Blakey, H. S. Ashbaucher, E. F. Walsh. Jacob Berger, Wm. Blakey. Jacob Fuelling, C. E. Bollinger, C. F Beiberick, Henry Bresdorf, Lydia Meyers. L. D. Miller. Martin Kizer. Wm. Kerr, J. W. Cook, A. J. Bienz. Albert Spooler, Sampson Pillars, Charles Kieter, Louis Krutzman, Alex Bolds, Godfrey Neswald, Jacob Koose, David Archer, Lewis Selking, E. A. Beavers, Dr. J. C. Grandstaff, William W. Williams, Ed Wertzberger. S. A. M. Butcher, Adeli P. Schroeder, Phillip Gephart, Chris Hoffsttetler, Michael Jenr, L. D. Heaston, Anna Miller, Sam Simison and Joshua Parrish. The Democratic Hall at Berne was dedicated last Friday night. John C. Moran, Hon’s Clark J. Lutz and David E. Smith were the orators, and from reports they pleased their hearers. After the program at the hall was completed, a banquet was served in the dining rooms of the Citv Restaurant of the town. In all every Ixxly reports a pleasant and profitable time. The new hall is undoubtedly the handsomest and lx>st furnished hall in the county, just back of the hall isagymnasimn room well furnished with the very latest equipments of gymnasium room. The hall and gymnasium room are open at all times except on Sundays when they are closed from 9 till 11 a. m. and from 2 to 4 o’clock p. m. The club has purchased a lot of good books and take several newspapers all of which an’ kept in the hall and are read by the members of the club. The club meets in the evening every two weeks' when they will discuss questions that come l>efore the people, look after needed legislation and inform themselves upon the current events of the day. Sam Simison is president. Noah Hlrschy, secretary, Christian Steng< 1 treasurer; H. S. Michaud, Sam Schindler and J. A. Clauser. trustees; and with such men at the helm success is assured. It might lx* said Berne has only done w hat ought to be done in each locality. People should meet, discuss and exchange opinions on questions of the day. Members of other political parties can Ixdong to this club, but are barred from special or private meetings of the chib. •

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1901.

William B. Reynolds and family ' desire to return thanks to the many friends who assisted them during the long illness and death of their beloved wife and mother, Mary Jane Reynolds. The young son of William Franke of Madison township, Allen county, is minus the thumb and fore finger of his right hand, the explosion of a flobert cartridge done the deed. The accident occurred Sunday. From the society column of the Birmingham (Ala.,) Age Herald, we glean the following item: Major and Mrs. R. B. Allison of Decatur, Ind., are visiting their son and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick G. Macke, 2015 Avenue G. Says Tuesdays Portland Sun: Deputy Sheriff Sam Barr went to Decatur Thursday morning, having in custody k lora Franks, who was fined some time ago in Squire Pyles court in Red key for assault and battery. She failed to pay the fine assessed, and will serve a sixteen day’s jail sentence. On account of an old grudge, affidavits were filed against two well known young men who live south of town, Tuesday, for hunting on the Sabbath., They were tried before Squire Smith, found guily and fined a dollar and costs each. The arrests were due to some trouble over a dog with another young man of the neighborhood who, to get even, caused the arrests. A public meeting will be held at the First Baptist church of this city next Sunday, February 3rd, at 2:30 p. m. The meeting will be conducted by Mrs. J. Brandyberry and the program will consist of singing, scripture reading and prayer, followed by appropriate readings' by Mrs. Lock and the Misses Inez Coverdale, Zella Miller and Arbe Lock, a paper by Mrs. Holloway, and short speeches by those interested. Everybody will be welcomed. A young man by the name of Gar wood, from Blue Creek township, borrowed an empty revolver from a friend last Saturday, came to towm and loaded himself up on fighting whiskey and some time during the fore part of Saturday night proceeded to give an exhibition on the street like they have out “west” when he was taken to jail by Marshel Hart. He appeared before Mayor Beatty Monday morning who gave him .sl, and costs, amounting to $9.30, for the nonpayment of the same he was sent to jail. His father paid it for him on Tuesday and he was released from jail. He said ha had given several such exhibitions at Wilshire and never was molested before. The rooms oi the Sanspariel Club was the scene of a brilliant social affair last evening, and the members of same have proven themselves entertainers of the best class. Progressive pedro was the amusement and was indulged in by two hundred people. First and second and booby prizes were given to both ladies and gentle men and the contest was an interesting and exciting one. The rooms were nicely decorated with bunting, the boys being assisted in preparation by their young lady friends. Refreshments were served and were by no means the least appreciated part of the program. The Sanspariel was organized a short time ago the members being Albean Smith, Hubert DeVosa, Charley Archbold, Henrv Gar-s, Law rence Voglewede, John Hermon, Lawrence Meyers. Lee Martin, Lawrence Smith and Tony Shoemaker. Their first entertainment was certainly a success. For the first time in several years professional burglars paid our city a visit early last Thursday morning and as a result several families are loosers to amounts of various sums. The thieves were the lioldest apparently of any who have struck town and their work especially at the residence of Charles True boarders on the fearlessness of Chicago crimes. They entered through one of the windows and went to the kitchen, where they lighted the gas, cooked and eat a square meal consisting of bread and butter, fried eggs, etc. They then proceeded to search the house for valuables overturning about everything in the house and finally securing about four or five dollars. At the home of W. H. Nachtrieb they even went so far as to enter the bedroom occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Naehtrieb and son George, passed Iretween the two lieds and took Mr. Nachtriebs vest, which they carried down stairs and robbed of a few dollars, but leaving a valuable gold watch unmolested. They also secured several valuable rings, the property of Mrs. Naehtrieb. At Rev. Ducketts’ they ton* things up in general, but only a one dollar bill has lieen found missing. Henry Hite is minus a handsome gold watch he valued very highly on the account of its being a present from his business partners. Perhaps the biggest looser however is Mrs. France, from whom they took a beaver cape valued at seventy-five dol- j lars. The thieves also tried to enter the homes of IT. A. Fristoe and A. J. Smith but were frightened away from the former by the dog and at the latter were unable to get in. There is no dew and the probabilities 'ire that the parties named will have to grin and bqpr their respective loses.

Five tramps, said to Im* pretty ! tough looking customers have been arrested at Kokomo, when searched quite an amount of valuable rings, pins, broaches, etc., were found upon them. It is possible they are the same gang who looted the Decatur homes last week. Surveyor McKean and viewers J. M. Willey and John R. Peoples are busy making the surveys and estimating the expense of the construction of the two proposed macadamized roads in Kirkland township. Their reports will quite likely be filed with the com missioners at their meeting next Monday. M. V. B. Archbold was taken very ill at Indianapolis a few days since while walking along the streets. He was taken to his hotel and has been improving slowly. His wife was notified and went to his bedside at once, being still with him. The ] trouble is said to have been due to neuralgia of the stomach which some- 1 times results very seriously and his j friends here are glad to know that he | is considered out of danger. Jury Commissioners Martz and Nep tune met at the ‘Jerk’s office Tuesday and selected the petit jury for the February term, 1901. The gentlemen chosen were Elzey Jackson, St. Mary's township; C. C. Leichty, French; Wil liam H. Teeple, St. Mary’s; Mathias! Striker, Monroe; Homer Faust, Washington; Allx*rt Brocht, Kirkland; Phil lip Schug, Monroe; David Soldner, Monroe; Homer Charleston, Jefferson; Mike Stevely, St. Mary's; Andrew J. Teeple, Decatur: F. M. Buckey, Wa ! bash. W. A. Kuebler was the host at one of the most pleasant card parties over given in the city. The affair took place at his handsome home Tuesday evening and has been highly spokeu of by each and every guest. Duplicate whist formed the principal mode of amusement, the boards being played through twice, sandwiched with a banquet of up-to-date pattern, of which it is enough to say, Mrs. Kuebler had charge. The gentlemen so fortunate as to be present were Del Lock, Bluffton; George Durfy, Fort] Mayne: H. L. Confer, Sturgis, S. D.;! J. T. Merryman. Frank Hill, L. G Ellinghatn, F. M. Schirmeyer, C. A. Dugan, H. R. Moltz, Nicholas Miller, R. J. Holthouse and John Heller.

Among other fool bills that will be presented to the legislature is one which provides that the applicant for a marriage license must deposit with the clerk issuing the license SSO, and this money for five years shall draw 4 per cent interest. If, at the end of five years, there shall be a child born, the money shall remain on interest until the child is twenty one years of age, at which time the SSO and the accrued interest shall be paid to the child. In the case of death of the child, then the money is to go to the mother. In case that no children are born from the marriage, the SSO shall revert to the school fund. If the bill should pass it would head off more marriages than Dr. Johnson who proposes a law for preventing the marriage of paupers, criminals and insane. It would bar all the weaker classes from marriage and would also catch a lot of others who could not rake up the fifty. The regular winter vacation is now’ on in the Adams circuit court and will continue throughout the week. During the last three days of last week business was transacted as follows: Edna Brandyberry vs William Brandyberry, divorce, motion for nunc pro tunc entry sustained and same ordered. Wm. R. Wheat vs Jesse LaFollette and Oscar H. Adair; seperate motion by each defendant and written reasons filed foi new trial. Joseph H. Brown vs Ernst W. Hammond et al. note, S6(X), leave asked by defendant McCray to withdraw petition to set aside judgement in garnishment, granted, and petition withdrawed, leave asked by garnishee for leave to file additional answer to which plain | tiff objects Ixx-ause garnishee has | answered and nothing is now left toI adjudicate. Lizzie Hendricks, et al vs Hubert Topp et al. motion by de-1 fondant for new trial. Daniel Rail-i ing vs Toledo Brewing and Malting Co. objections filed by plaintiff to the removal of this case to the United States court, overruled, and defendants bond accepted and approved. Fred Schafer et al vs Mattie Schelgle and George Bippus, demurrer over 1 ruled to second paragraph of answer, sustained as to third; reply filed by plaintiff. Answer fihxl by Mattie Schelgle to cross complaint and also by Bippus. E. Fritzinger vs Mattie f Schelgle and George J. Bippus, same' entry. John B. Holthouse et al vs Mattie Schelgle and George Bippus. same entry. John Tague vs Curtis I W. Campbell, motion for new trial sustained and bond approved. Joseph D. Vancamp vs Janies Q. Neptune, motion for new’ trial overruled. Sus sanah Kinsey vs Mattie Armfield etal motion for new trial overruled; judge nient for defendant, appeal prayed and granted to appellate court. George H. Martz ami James Q. Nep tune, ex parte, appointed for one year as jury commissioners. Resolutions ordered on death of John P. C. Shanks, page ordered set apart and resolutions ordered spread on record.

Judge David Studabaker was at Jackson, Michigan, last week on important business. It is said that some of the cement to lie manufactured in the new plant which begins operation there March Ist, may be used in the construction of Studabaker’s new block. Another John Jones tramp is in custody for vagrancy. He is perhaps the fiftieth weary traveler whose name upon the Mayor’s docket appears the same. This particular Jones was fined five and costs, amounting in all to about fourteen dollars, and in default of same was ordered to work upon the streets. If you don’t want the English spar row about the place let him know the fact now. Do not wait until the blue birds and robins come in March and then try to drive him away, for you will drive them off, too. Koop the unwelcome intruder away in the winter months and he will not be here in the spring to drive off the pewees,blue birds, wrens and other insect eaters that you want to have nests about the place. Provide nests for the wrens by 411 means. They love to build near the houses and rather low. Will some bird loving reader tell us what kiud of nesting places to make for them ? Indiana Farmer. A deal was consumated last Friday whereby the largo Rice farm just east of town, containing about 283 acres of the best land in Adams county will become the property of A. R. Bell and Joseph Lower. The deal has practically been closed but the transfer cannot be made for about thirty days on account of some law technecalities being necessary. The consideration was about fifty dollars per acre, making a total cost of from $13,000 to $14,000. Mr. Lower will take the sixty acre tract just opposite his home and adjoining the piece of land already owned by him. Mr. Bell, who gets the major part of the land, will make some decided improvements and within a few months the property will be one of the most beautiful in the county.

A very important decision was i handed down from the supreme court , yesterday in the case of Huntington ■ county vs William K. Windle, extreasurer of the county. The supreme i court holds a county treasurer cannot legally collect interest on money loaned bj him to the county for payment I of warrants drawn by the auditor, es pecially when the money loaned 1 ready belonged to other funds forming part of the county revenues. The ' court further holds that if he retains any money as payment of the interest on such loans he is liable on his I bond for the amount retained, al- . though he had express autnority from the commissioners to make the loans : and paid the money to himself on ■ allowances by the board. Windle, I who was treasurer of Huntington ] county, presented claims from time to i time amounting to alxmt $5,000 which the commissioners allowed and which Windle appropriated. The court held that even though the loans were made in good faith the interest was I illegal. At the wedding of Herman Geels and Miss Ida Kintz last week many valuable presents were received, a complete list of which are as follows: Mrs. Henry Kintz, lace curtains; i Henry, John, George and Barney I Geels, sideboard, rocker and center 1 table; Alphons Kohne and family, rocker; Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Kintz and family, and Mr. and Mrs. George Kintz, set of chairs; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Stegmeier, bed blankets; Mr. and Mrs. Philbert Gase, washbbwl and pitcher: Ed Gase and Rosa Hackman, water set; L. L. Kintz and Gertrude Wertzlx-rger, parlor lamp; Louis A.. Angie and Maggie Kintz, vases:! Sylvester Gase, wine set; Chas. Kintz, i water set; Grandfather Spies, crucifix: I Joseph A Kintz, set of largo andj small silver spoons; Lizzie Spies, prayer book; Paulena Kintz, fancy dishes; Clara Kintz, picture; Mary' I Kintz, comb case; Mr. and Mrs. John ! I Schurger, Tina and Freddie, rocker; i Andy Schurger, set of silver knives and forks; Mr. and Mrs. John Bertels, tablecloth; Mr. and Mrs. John Hessler, lx*rry set and cake plate; W. A. Kubler. wife and baby, red blankets; Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Rohr, set of 1 silver knives and forks; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mutchler, water set; Mr. and! Mrs. John Bogner, table linen; Mr. and Mrs. Thus. Durkin, picture: Mrs. A. Hess, tea set; Mr. and Mrs Dave Coffee, chamber set; Mrs. C. H. Carpenter, clothes-pin apron and clothes pins; Wm. Laughner, C. H. Carpen-! ter, L. E. Sickafus, Burt Harruff and Douglass Elzey, rocker; Henry Lengerich. knives and forks; Anthony and Helen Lengerich, stand cloth; Maggie Kortenbrer. cuspidor; Lizzie, Lena, Mamie, George and Joseph Appleman, Rosa Miller and Will Loshe, set of silver knives and forks; John and' May Weblier, pair of towles; C. M.! Hower, parlor lamp; Bernard and Francis Eiting, fruit dishes; Barney and Louisa Wertzberger, and Clara | Rumschbig, cake plate; Anthony and Bernard Kohne, picture; Julius and' Mary Kohne, and Mary Miller, silver coffee ix.it; Julius and Clem Heide man, lx*d spread: Mr. and Mrs. E. Piepenbriuk, silver salt and jiepper shaker.

CIRCULATION 2800 WEEKLY

NUMBER 47

The delinquent tax sale which will take place at the east door of the court house, at ten o’clock one week from next Monday, will perhaps be the smallest sale of the kind in the state. When first published but few oyer fifty descriptions appeared, and since that time the number has diminished and perhaps not to exceed fifteen ]or twenty sales will be made. There jis no evidence of prosperity about I this, however, as the tax sales in this | county for years has not exceeded in number of discriptions, the sales that ] takes place this year. Tuesday the largest oil deal that has probably ever been made in Indiana, j was completed at Montpelier, when the Standard Oil company purchased . the oil production of the Manhattan ! and Cudahy oil companies, amounting to 20,000 barrels per month. The books and wells, leases & Co. were turned over by R. J. Sidney, superintendent of the Manhattan company to the local officers of the Standard. The Cudahy holdings except the pipe line were also turned over. It is estimated by oil men to be a deal whereby several hundred thousand dollars changed hands, the Cudahy and Manhattan companies receiving altogether almost a million. The pipe line of both the companies will be kept, as there is a law in the state prohibiting a company like the Standard, stopping competition. The Manhattan company will continue to buy oil as heretofore. Isabelle Botkins of Geneva, has filed a $5,000 damage suit against Hirman M. Aspy a physician also of Geneva. The complaint alleges that April 24,1900, the plaintiff was thrown from a buggy while out driving in Geneva and as a result received a broken leg between the knee and ankle, also dislocating her knee cap and broke a bone in the knee joint and tore loose the tendons holding knee cap in place; that immediately afterwards she called the defendant, a regular licensed and practising physician to dress her leg and set the bones therein. She futher states that the doctor negligently failed to set the knee joint, to bandage same properly and attend her as he should, thus causing her to be a criple for life and being still unable to use the injured leg at all. She also says that she has heretofore owned and managed a restaurant, that she is now prevented I from thus earning a livlehood and ' futher that she has paid out for attendance over SSOO. She asks for $5,000 damages and all other and proper relief. Erwin & Erwin are attorneys for the plaintiff. The funeral services of General Shanks, one of the best known men in eastern Indiana were held at Portland. Saturday afternoon. The deceased was well known here and at one time renresented this district in congress. He was a brilliant lawyer and a good statesman, and at a meeting of the Adams county bar last Friday a committee was appointed to frame resolutions in his memory and reported as follows: We the undersigned committee having been appointed by Hon. Daniel D. Heller, judge of the Adams circuit court, to prepair for your consideration a set of resolutions in cotnemmoration of the death of General John Peter Clever Shanks, which occured at his home in Portland, on the 22nd, day of January 1901, hereby submit the following: General Shanks was well known to us all, not only as a statesman of rare ability, but as an able lawyer, an exemplary citizen, a true hearted, kind and congennial associate and friend, a loyal, honest upright man. It is with the most profound and heartfelt regret that we learn of his death. For many years he has been an active member of this bar, and in the practice of his profession we have always found ! him kind, courteous, upright, eyery i ready to concede what he knew to lx* wrong, but a careful, eloquent and ' honest advocate of that which he lie- [ lieved to lx* right. As a statesman, while decades have passed since the ! time he represented the people of this district in congress, yet the memory of his fair, honorable and honest name, is fresh in the minds of the pioneers of this county, as one who always had at heart the welfare of his fellow men. Therefore, be it resolved: That the members of the Adams county bar learn of the death of General Shanks with the most heartfelt sorrow. Resolved. That this bar lament the death of General Shanks as one of its most honore<l and revered members, and with his death there has gone from among us one who will not be forgotten. Resolved, That his memory should lx* cherished by every member of this bar for his grand in telect. his high honor, his sterling integrity, and for his record as a soldier, as a public servant, and as a private citizen. Resolved, That wo extend to his bereaved family our most heartfelt sympathy, in this sad hour of death. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be presented to the family of the deceased brother, and that a copy lx* presented to each of the nowHpa|x'rs of Decatur and Portland, and that they be presented to each of the Jay and Adams circuit courts, mid that a memorial page of the enter books 141 each and said courts lx* dedicated to the memory of our brothci, General Shanks, R. S. Peterson, Paul G. Hooper, Richard’K. Erwin.