Decatur Democrat, Volume 45, Number 5, Decatur, Adams County, 11 April 1901 — Page 1

AL I_ THE NEWS ALL THE TIME.

OU'ME XLV.

■ | w. place is recovering from his ■ , ent attack of stomach trouble, and Kess something unforeseen occurs, K| j )e the self same Jim within a gfli >rt time. ■ John T. Kelley, of Jefferson town■ip. was looking after business in Kurt here Monday and incidentally Kbscribing to the efforts of some of Keir citizens to corrall some new roads. ■ Word has been received from Arlie ■eVoss that he has resigned his Kition at Shevesport, La., and is Ev leasing land for an oil company ■ Beaumont. Texas. He is making Ll money and enjoying the luxuries 18.I B. lb Lynch and family’, of ArI nsas , arrived in the city Thursday f, t a visit with friends and relatives. I >rt left Monday for a week’s busi I ss trip through Ohio, but will re Iru here before going home. Mrs. j s uch and daughter will remain I feral weeks. ■ j. \V. Christianer of Decatur, was I the city Monday afternoon, having ■de a circuit by rail arouud byway ■Ohio City and Celina. He left Dc|c»Hir on a morning train for Ohio ■ty and completed the circuit by Kee o’clock in the afternoon. Port--1 pd Review. If./r i Mulloueo and wife are arrangIjto remove to New Hampshire, I tore thev will make their future I nie. The change is make on acI tint of [)oor health of Mrs. Mallonee [irphysician havingad vised achange climate. They have resided here ■ny years and have stanch friends ■ the score who regret to see them ■ e but hope the change may be the ce >ssary stimulant for Mrs. MalBee's health. They will leave about ■irs Carrie Nation will never visit |Dt atur. The district manager. L. ■Masters, was unable to secure her ■ice and she has left Indiana for B native state. Curiosity has all Bn off and she admits at IndianapB that from a financial point of view shi has not l>eon a success as she carI i only SBO back with her after a in nth's lecture tour. It was a pitabk sight, the Indianapolis pajiers say. tl n>e a woman of her apparent res- ■ lability snatching cigars from the has ils of those iu the hotels and on tti< streets. Her work was valueless w mse she is regarded as a freak. It she was followed up the street by Iblosls of little newsboys.as though bb iss band was passing. ■•ginning on April lli there will lie ■ill of the legal voters taken in every Bnty in the state. This work is to I done under the supervision of the I lous township trustees, and the II taken will be the guide to the tl t legislature iu apportioning the <1 le for senators and representatives. ■ en the constitution of Indiana was ■ pted in 1851 it specified that compl icing with 1855, a poll of the male ul aliitants over twenty-one years of ■ should l>e taken every six years. : I’}' the next following legislature the state should be apportioned into lily senatorial and one hundred rep rd rotative districts. The apportionme it for congressmen is based on the I ulation, and the United States cat lus forms the guide. ■ot machines are under the ban of jflluw in Indiana. The appellate ■t of Indiana has branded them as devices and makers of the who sell them on contract t enforce payment of the pur- <■•• money. Charles Barnhart, of K fb't a slot machine of Julius Gold ■J- After it was installed the local H Itabulary appeared and ordered ■ to remove it, as its operation was B lary to law. Barnhart did so and B e had given his note for the ma- ■ ie, tie refused payment of the latter ■ a suit was brought against him b\ ■ Istein. Barnhart set up that it was contract and without the Jjgbie, and the appellate court took view, though the court held that tfJßhad been bought by Barnhart ■l*l v as a plaything or curiosity, he ■*&jld liable on the note. Iffipe selling of $28,000 worth of construction of the now county buildings now under con S with Calvin Miller, was the ■dl bringiug to the city repreof a number of banking in various parts of the country. took place yesterday at two the banking firm of Kleboite *■• of Cincinnati, I wing the sucbidders, paying therefor sl, t '‘Hj>reimum. Those wanting the securities were Kleboite A of Cincinnati, who bid $29,|!Hold Adams County Bank of this '’'xß 28,640, Myer A Iv/.er of Indian • $28,790, See«or.gtxxl A Mayor rsßdiauapolis, $28.4-*.!. 18. Denison, i®A Co. of Cleveland, *28,940, N. arris A Co. of Chicugo, $28,815, Haves A Sons of Cleveland, Campbell, Wild A Co. of : S2B 980, Decatur Na 9W Bunk of this city, $28,(M8. The ■■are payable beginning January liSW" 1 !, the last one expiring in 1811. ijJßxoney has already lawn planked tli® an d the Ironds turned over to 'ghost and successful bidder.

1 Mrs. Jeff Bryson arrived homo from | Denver, Col., Saturday morning, She iis in excellent health and greatly de- ! lighter! over tho improved condition jof Lucile. who will probably arrive home in June. Roman Barthel and Frank Schumacker left Saturday for Buffalo, j where they expect to secure emplyotnent durirg the ensuing season on the exposition grounds. They accompanied two loads of stock for j Henry Koennemau. Mayor Beatty is the local attorney for the Graud Rapids Indiana railroad, the appointment bearing a recent date and came without solicitation ujmn the part of Decatur's mayor. Such recognition is not to be sneezed at and does justice to the worthy efforts of Mr. Beatty. Adams county now has 134 miles of gravel roads and before another calendar year shall have kissed the dusty pages of history, the number of miles will Ire handsomely increased, in accordance with the spirit of progress that now has a firm grip upon many of the citizens and laud owners of the county. Chalmer Schafer has branched into the poultry business and has inaugurate a chicken farm at his home on Jefferson street that bids fair to liecome a leader before many years. He has some twenty as beautiful fowls as ever strutted Adams county soil and is justly proud of them.' He has built for them commodious quarters apd all his spare moments are spent in groombig and otherwise caring for his feathered friends. Without any jokiug they are a nice bunch. Wait for his catalogue. Announcements have been printed for the County Sabbath School Convention to lie held iu this city May 1 and 2. The day session will be held at the Christian church and the evening sessions at the Methodist. Among those who will take a prominent part iu the program are Rev. J.C. Carman, state secretary of Indianapolis, A. D. Craig. Fort Wayne, superintendent of Allen county, James A. Gordon. Van Wert, various pastors of the county and officers and members of the local society. Miss Mary Johnson of the Decatur high school will read a paper entitled "The Essential Qualifications of a Sunday School Teacher.” All interested are looking forward with pleasure to the coming meetings. Deputy Sheriff Ferrell and Frank Parrish drove out to Peterson last Friday to serve some official papers. As they neared the town one of the horses became playful aud got to jumping around pretty lively, fluallv getting one leg over tbetongue. This frightened the animals and they proceeded to run away, forthwith. They only went a short distance when they were captured. However, the run was sufficient for them to do considerable damage to the buggy and harness. Both men were thrown out, Parrish escaping unhurt. Farrell iu his dash tried to tear up a fence and consequently was quite badly bruised about the shoulders. He was able to be on duty the following day and was none the worse for the wear. Decatur teachers arrived home Saturday evening from Anderson where they attended the three days institute of the Northern Indiana Teachers’ Association. They report the best inerting ever held, 280 being the exact enrollment. There was some talk of dividing the organization into two branches as the meetings were getting too larg« to be handled in a small city, but the question was postponed fora year at least. All the lecturero aud instructors were present as advertised and the session was a grand success. At tho meeting Saturday afternoon officers were selected as follows: President, A. H. Douglass of Logansport; vice-president, Alexander Thompson, of Marion: secretary, Miss Margaret Porch of Anderson; treasurer, W. A. Mills of Crawfordsville. John A. Wood, of Laporte, is chairman of the executive committee. The next meeting will be held at Sonth Bend. Rev. C. G. Hudson aud other Methodist ministers of the county lelt Tuesday morning tor Elwood where they are attending the northern M. E. Conference. The session opeued Monday evening and most of the time since'has Ix'di devoted to a sort of general reunion and getting settled, however the conference proper Inigan yesterday aud will continue until next Monday, when the appointments will be made, place of meeting decided upon f>r next yoar and the meeting adjourn. Bishop Stephen G. Merrill of Chicago, one of the grandest men of the church, well educated and a splendid presiding officer, is iu command. The meetings are being held iu a handsome new church edifice which was dedicated last Sunday. A part of the program is not on the schedule is a visit of mcmliers of the conference to tho American Tiu Plate Mills, the largest in the world. As a rule visitors are not adnuttod to this institution but a special permit for the purixjse has been obtained from the New York office. The day for this part of the entertainment has not been decided upon. A number of church workers from this city will attend the conference meeting next Sunday.

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1901.

Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Studabaker are having their house on Third street remedied this week in a very substantial manner. Several rooms are being added and the house will lie both convenient and commodious when finished. Beware the new five dollar counterfeit. Chief Wilkie of the secret service bureau pronounces it the cleverest fictitious greenback that has thus far lx<eu foisted upon an unsuspecting market, 'lake nothing but throe-dol lars bills in change, for then you can’t go wrong. M. J. Mylott, formerly city electrician here and one of the lads who will ever be popular among Decatur people was an Easter guest with his parents. Marty is now manager of tho city lighting plant at Peru, lud., a most enviable position. Ho is well pleased with the place and talks as though he was willing to spend the remainder of his days as a citizen therein. The price of crude oil took another tumble last Friday. Eastern oil declined two cents and western one, making Indiana oil now eighty-five cents a barrel. Operators are chagrined and claim there is no apparent reason for such a movement. Altogether tho price has declined seven cents on western oil this week. The rapid drop in the quotations cannot be accounted for but oil men think the Standard oil octopus is endeavoring to make the producers pay for the $5,000,000 gas producer patent purchased last week. New cases, civil and criminal filed in the circuit court, since a week ago, are entitled State vs J.P. Gephart, forgery. Sadie Case vs Lewis Case, divorce. Allen C. Brittenhous vs Thomas McDonald, venued from Wells couuty. John Rose vs Arthur L. Sharpe et al, venued from Wells county. Christ Ashbaucher vs Isaac Bowman, admr., claim, $22. Philip Schug vs Mary M. Shank, admr., claim, $79.71. Lucie Deßrat vs Edwin Heller, Extr., claim $83.82. William H. Niblick vs W H Niblick admr . estate of I. J. Miesse,claim $1,955.92. Maude Gilliom vs Ard Gilliom, divorce. James F. Mann and A. P. Beatty vs Board of Commissioners Adams couuty, atty., fees $llOO. W. V. Buckmaster filed with Auditor Booh Monday a petition for a macadamized road in Jefferson township. The prayer of the petition asks that the road be constructed from the Jay county line north to Mt. Carmel church, thence branching east aud west one mile, and then running north to township line, intersecting the Berne macadam road. The total nmnber of miles is eleven. The petition bears the signature of sixty-five of the iuilueutial real estate owners of Jeffersou township and present indications are that the road will carry by a large majority. This will give a second macadam road to the Jay county line, and is a project worthy of the co-operation aud support of every resident of Jefferson township. Prof. E. B. Smith, of Purdue University, was the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Smith of Monroe, a short time ago and called at this office. Mr. Smith is one of Adams couuty’s productions who is rapidly forging his way to the front. About five years ago he concluded his studies at the Mouroe sohixffs and at once applied to the board of county commissioners to be appointed as the Adams county representative to Pur due which was granted him and a wise selection it has proven. For four years he labored at his studies aud last June graduated with the class honors. Close upon that acknowledgement of his splendid work came an offer from the college as professor of the mechanical department, one of the important chairs of this world wide school. Mr. Smith accepted the place aud has proven himself most capable of continuing at the helm of that de pertinent, which he will probublv do for some time. Ed Morgan, the young Blufftonite arrested for assisting iu burglarizing the Lenhart restaurant, was tried iu the circuit court last week. The ease begun Thursday afternoon, attorneys Moran and Lutz prosecuting and Sharpe and Bobo defending, and was concluded Friday noon at which time the court charged the jury aud they were sent to their room. At ten o’clock Saturday inorniug they returned a verdict, finding the defend ant guilty of petit lareeucy and fixing his punishment at thirty days in jail, fifteen dollars fine and disfranchisement for one year. For eighteen bal lots the jury stood six for conviction and six for acquittal upon the charge of burglary; the former were positive in their stand and insisted upon a penitentiary sentence, while the latter were just as determined in their ideas and the agreement reached was a compromise which the jury wisely determined upon rather than throw the costs of another trial upon the county, which would have been necessary had they disagreed. Morgan was well pleased with the verdict, his only regret being that his sentence, so he states, will throw him out of an excellent position at St. Joe, Michigan, by six days. His wife, who lives at Wabash, has begun proceedings for a divorce.

The case of state vs Ottis Wells, who was charged with stealing horse blankets, was heard by jury last Friday. After about fifteen hours deliberation the twelve men concluded that the defendant was guilty of petit larceny and fixed his punishment at five hours in jail and a fine of one dollar and costs. Wells will have his liberty within a few days. It rained Easter Sunday. This is not out of the common, for it usually does, but it leaves open to a test the old adage that rain on Easter means 1 rain for seven consecutive Sundays. This is a sign that people sav never fails, although iu 1899 aud 1900 it was given n black eye and the chances are it will in 1901. Most of these old signs never fail -when they don’t. The twenty-second annual encamp- i meat of the Grand Army of the Republic, Department of Indiana, will be held at Logansport on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, May 15, 16 and 17. Elaborate preparations are being made by the people of that city for the encampment, aud it is promised that a most agreeable entertainment will l)e given tho thousands of Graud Army men and their families who attend. Tho railroads will sell tickets at one cent a mile from all parts of the state, anil as Logansport has railroads leading out in nine directions, all who go there will have no trouble in making good train connections. At the annual election of the Ger man Building Loan Fund and Saving Association, held at the office of its secretary, F. M. Schirmeyer, Monday evening, directors iu the names of David Studabaker, J. T. Merrymau, W. H. Niblick, F. M. Schirmeyer, J. B. Holthouse, J. E. Moser, Mat kirsch, J. S. Bowers, R. B. Allison, R. K. Allison aud J. W. Vail were named. It is the same board that has had charge of the association's business for the last several years, with the exception of Mat Kirsch, The directors elected the old officers, they beiug J. T. Merryman president. J. B. Holthouse vice president, F. M. Schirmeyer secretary, and W. H. Niblick treasurer. The German continues to be the best institution of its kind: not a little improvement of the city being traced to the hands that rule the destiny of the German Building Loan Fund and Saving Association. C. W. Taylor, an Erie Brakemau, was killed at Ohio City Thursday. He fell from the train, and lauding on his head, broke his neck. He was braking on what is called the "nigger” local, or fourth 84, in charge of Conductor Lovill and Engineer Al Crow. They were doing some switching iu the yards at Oliio City when the accident occured. Taylor was standing on the steps of the tender and in rounding one of the curves in tho yard there, it is thought he lost his hold aud fell from the engine. His absence was noticed almost immediately; in fact it is stated tbat one of the crew who was on top of a car, saw him fall, aud had the train stooped. The uu fortunate man was dead when the crew reached the place where his body lay. His nock was broken. A deep gash on the scalp clearly indicated that his head hail struck on a rail. His body was then taken to an undertaking establishment and prepared for shipment to Uniondale. where his people reside and where the burial was made. Business in the circuit court during the closing days of the February and the opening of the April terms has been as follows: State vs Frank Ruby aud Joseph Eicher, motion for new trial filed. State vs Harrv Straub anil Jerry Burkhead, found guilty sentenced from one to three years in Jeffersonville reformatory. State vs Ed Morgan, found guilty of petit larceny, sentenced to jail thirty days and fined fifteen dollars. State vs \Vm. Wiemer and Jerry Burkhead, guilty, given jail sentences. State vs Frank Wells, found guiltv of petit larceny, sent to jail for five hours and fined one dollar. State vs J. P. Gephart, forgery, bond fixod at SSOO. David Richardson vs Bluffton Artificial Ice Co., judgment iu favor of plaintiff State vs Lee Smith, continued. State vs Lewis L. Nichols, obstructing view, nollitsl. State vs John Albright, nollied. State vs William Walker, set for third Wednesday. State vs Evelyn Eckert, perjury, set for third Monday. Mathias Colchin vs Frank Oolchin, nartitiou, continued. David Richardson vs Bluffton Artificial Icoe Co., ordered thut defendants judgement be set off against all of the plaintiffs judgmeut except $l5O, judgmeut against plain tiff for costs. Peter Meyer vs Isaac and Catherine Warner, judgment against Isaac Warner $950.20 without relief, foreclosure and order of sale. Samautha Dorwin vs Nellie Blackburn, Adtnrx., set for thinl Thursday. Isalx'lle Botkins vs Hiram Aspy, set for fourth Monday. Maud Gillom vs Ard Gillom, dismissed witnout prejudice. leuvegranttsl plaintiff to withdraw. John W. Hendricks vs Margeret E. Gross et al, C. J. Lutz appointed guardian ad litem, answer iilccl by guardian, tinding that there is due plaintiff on a note, the sum of $97.33; gunrdiun allowed $5. Lydia A. Coota vs John T. Coots, default, divorce granted and plaintiffs former nntno of Lydia (’lose restored, judgment against defendant for costs.

Garrett Berliug, the veteran poultry dealer, has been confined to his' house again this week on account of a severe attack of kidney trouble. Whiledown street early Monday morning he was I seized with a fainting spell and fell in | front of the Peoples restaurant, cut- | ting his boad quite badly. It was | feared at first that he was in a serious j condition, but he has continued to improve since and friends hope to see him out soon. A suspicious looking individual i caused some consternation Monday I evening. He was seen loitering about ! the DeYilbiss home about eight o’clock and Mrs. DeVilbiss and Miss Dora Peterson who were in the house proceeded to watch him. He remained for an hour and finally tried the j doors and windows. Not being able to get in he sat down on the porch to [ rest. The ladies on the inside thought jit time to call assistance and at once sent for the night policeman. They [ sighted the fellow but he proved too j good a runner and succeeded in getj ting away. Col. C. A. Munson, ex sheriff of Allen couuty, died Thursday at Chicago aftor submitting to an operation for obstruction of the bowels. For many years he had been connected with the I late R. T. McDonald of the Ft. Wayne 1 electrical works and had been the i Chicago representative of the firm for ten years but retained his residence in Fort Wayne. Mr. Munson was the democratic candidate for auditor of state in 1886 and in 1888, but was de- | seated both times. He was one of the most widely kuown and popular men in northern Indiana, and was promi inent iu Masonic circles. Iu his younger days Col. Munson was a ; commercial traveler and gained a wide circle of friends. During the civil war he served iu the United States navy. At the close of the war he went to Fort Wayne, where he entered on a successful business career.. He was unmarried and leaves a large estate. Under the gravel road law the { county commissioners receive a larger ! salary than under the old law. The : Wells couuty commissioners formerly j received $350 each, straight salary. 1 Under the new gravel road law they each receive ten cents per mile for every mile of gravel road in the county under their joint supervision as turnpike directors which, with the 270 miles of gravel roads in the county, makes $27 each for each commissioner. Besides each man receives for his services in looking over the gravel roads in his own district the sum of twenty cents per hour. This will put tho salary of the commissioners at something like the sum of $425. The new law, however, does away with the supervisors of the free turnpikes, aud so does uot increase the expense as a whole, though making the office of the county commissioner a better one than before. The $27 is for sitting as a member of the turnpike board, aud the per hour pay is for looking after the roads in their several districts. Bluffton News. Another young man has gone wrong and the horrors of a term in prison j now stare him in the face. John P. I Gephart was arrested Saturday and j placed iu jail on a charge of forgery. ! The arrest was made upon affidavit | and information of John Everett the ! grocerymau, whose name was forged. | The deed is not the only one, so it t appears, that Gephart has lx*en guilty of doing, for within a few hours after I his arrest a dozen notes were found j all of which he had forged since last | June, less than a year. The note upon which he was arrested was a bank note of the ordinary form, given to the Old Adams County Bank October 3, 1900,due in sixty days, signed by John Everett as security and calling for twenty dollars. The signature was a goal representation of Everett's signature aud the bank officials had never suspicioned that it was other than the genuine. In fact Mr. Everett himself had to acknowledge that it was nearly as good as he could have done. After his arrest Gephart was taken l>efore Judge Heller. who fixed his bond at SSOO, which he was unable to secure and was taken ito jail, It seems the young mau has Ixxm following this mode of making a 1 living for some time; at any rate long enough to catch a number of people for amounts ranging from ten to sixty dollars. Tho matter has btxrn taken up by the grand jury this week, who | will undoubtedly return an indictment on the various charges, when he j will l)e dismissed as to the charge now against him and arrested ujxtu the indictment. Among those who | are Imscrs are: Hattie Moore, SSO; Old Adams Couuty Bauk, two notes, ; one for S2O and one for $10; Charles Elzey, $25; B«<ery \ Lynch, $32: Margaret Meibers, S6O; and several ■ others. Gephart was married less i than a year ago to u daughter of , James Cowan, an estimable young lady of Bobo, who is prostrated over the charge against her husband. When asked how things looked shortly after hia arrest John replied “just a little smoky at present.” His trial will come up in about two weeks. The names of John Gephart, Phillip Gephart and John Everett, all uncles of the accused man. appear on the various notes and all declare them forgeries.

CIRCULATION 2800 WEEKLY

Possibly there never was a paper in I any locality that gave all the local j news. It is often that some come and ■go that the editor does not see. It happens that a family is missed several times. They get the impression that the paper man does not care to mention them or has a grudge against them. It is a mistake. The paper has no ill-feeling, no spite, no enmity against anybody. It is going to do what is right by everybody. Most people take the local paper to get the local news. Don’t be afraid to tell the editor vou have friends visiting you. Perhaps you think tho paper | shows partiality, but just try and see j if it doesn’t treat you right if you give j the chance. The baseball season will soon be on; jin fact in some of the southern cities the great national sport has already [ made the season’s bow. A club has I been organized here with C. O. France [ captain and manager, and they will \ open the season at Delphos early next month. A number of new rules now cuulrul the game which it would be well for the fans to remember. Ainoug them are these: A foul is a strike, excepting when the batter already has two strikes ;the catcher must at all times stand within ten feet of the batter; the pitcher must deliver the ball within twenty seconds after the batter has faced him; the pitcher is not allowed to warm up between innings or during the game; a pitched ball which hits the batter and has heretofore given the batter his base will hereafter be only a “ball.” The various couuty superintendents of Indiana have been notified that amonsj the changes iu school laws made by the late legislature, the most important are as follows: The truant officer is elected by the board of education on the first Monday iu May. The board of education consists of the towmship trustees, the county superintendent aud the superintendent of city schools of the county seat. It is made the duties of the trustees of each township and of the towns and and cities in the Rtate, to furnish temporary aid, such as clothing aud books to poor children. At the next meeting of the commissioners of the county, the trustee makes a report of such cases to whom he has given aid and after an investigation the board may determine whether further aid is to be given. Habitual absentees may jbe sent to the reform school for boys !or to the correction school for girls upon the complaint of the truant officer. It is made the dutv of the township trustee to furnish the truant officer on the last day of the school year a list of enumeration of children of school age in his township. Johu D. Hale yesterday sold his entire string of elevators to E. L. Carroll of Huntsville, Ohio, the consideration Ixung $14,909. The dertf is one of tho most important ever cousumated here as the business is one of enormous 1 possibilities, while the trade now is a most enviable one. The sale has been pending several weeks but the papers were uot signed until yesterday afternoon. Mr. Carroll to take possession May Ist. The deal includes theright, title and interest, including the good will in aud to all grain anil seed elevators. with all leases and privileges, all buildings, cribs, graineries, machinery, scales, office furniture anil ! I looks; also all grain, hay and seed, on j hands at date of sale. Included in the transaction are the two elevators jin this city, one along the C. & E. i railway and one along the Clover | Leaf railway, also elevators at Peter son, Curryville, Craigville and Mon- ! roe. A tract of land in or near Curryi ville is included. Mr. Hale is by the 1 contract entered into, bound from again buying or dealing in grain at 1 any place within fifteen miles of any of the said elevators, for the purpose of shipping. He retains bis retail ! store in this citv and is allowed to purchase such hay, grain, feed, etc., as ho can thus dispose of, and will [•continue to do so as heretofore. Mr. j Hale has been connected with the grain business for nearly forty years, beginning his career with Deam Ac Co. at Bluffton in 1865 where he worked until 1872, when he moved to Geneva and began business for himself. He continued there until 1884 when lie was elected countv clerk and removed to this city. At the expiration of his official duties in 1892 he again branched into the business, adding an ele vator every now and then iu various surrounding town until the string has reached the present pro;x>vtions. Dur recent years the strain has been pretty severe upon him anil he consequently decided to take life easier, hence the present disposal of most of his pro pert) . As before stated he will here after be found at the old stand, cor ner of Second and Jefferson streets ready to dish out to you retail quauti ties of grain and seed. Mr. Carrolt comes here highly recommended as a I citizen of whom we may justly feel proud aud who will useeveryinfluence jto aid and assist our city. He has ! t)e*'ii iu the grain business for years and thoroughly understands every j brunch thereof. The rumor that the I elevators were purchased by a syndicate is utterly without foundation as | Mr. Carroll is solo owner aud will I jairsonally manage the business. He [ will remove his family within a few : days.

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