Decatur Democrat, Volume 45, Number 35, Decatur, Adams County, 7 November 1901 — Page 1

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■John Hessler and Joseph Smith at Mauleen, Illinois, last week. they attended the funeral of Smith, a full brother of Joe Si ith and a half brother of Mr. HessThe deceased died on Monday Bm heart trouble. ■Miss Maggie Bollman left Tuesday ruing for Bunker Hill, where she wi 1 make her home this winter. On evening she was the guest of at a pleasant party given by ML friend Miss Dink Beery at her on ('bestnut street. Dancing, and delicious refreshments included iu the evening's enternumber of Decatur people attended big surprise on Ezra Heber The event occurred at his ■Kmc southeast of the city and was by his wife in honor of his fiEieth bithday aniversary. The guests numbered about 150, and the big dinner was a grand success in every wav ■KI every one is wishing that Mr. W' r nynv more such occasions. A business meeting of the members of the St. Paul church in Root town was held last Sunday and a call was sent to Rev. Louis Darnseif, of Tro Illinois, to act as pastor of the cKch. Rev. Darnseif is a young man and is said to be one of the most brill mt orators in; the syrnd and a || jKn of ability in every line of the chun h work. Should he accept the call the St. Paul congregation will ctetainly deserve congratulations for Siabctien. HEm- town council was in session ay evening and let the contract for Rochester’s sanitary sewer system. Tiber' 1 were six bids, as follows: E. \*ods & Co., Decatur. $19.498.50; Joe. Derheimer.Ft. Wayne, 119.614.15; M. A. Talbott A: Co.. Logansport. W. W. Hatch & Sons, ®sh‘-’, $20,883; Brumbaugh & Mill er, Bluffton and Elkhart, $21,732.80. Mr. Woods’ itemized bid on what is known will be necessary in the construction of the sewer was lower than thetecond man’s bid by 8115.65, and to him the contract fell. Rochester Sentinel. Tie cases of State ex rel Noah Man gold, auditor Adams county, vs Daniel ■'■l*. Bolds, which were to have begun in the Jay circuit court November 11, have again been postponed, this time until the next term of court which jeteean.- they will not come up until some time in December. The continuance is made to allow the county attorney, C. J. Lutz, a longer time to recuperate from his present trip to West Baden. A letter received from Mr. Lutz says that he is feeling considerably better from the rest and be will no doubt soon be in good health again. He was evidently from the country,, this little old German, and as his eyes rested on the elevator, undoubtedly for the first time, his sense of the ridiculous was touched. For a few minutes he stood in wonderment and then, laughing softly to himself, he stopned the first person bechanced to see. who happened to be the janitor, and fired this at him: “Vat was dot leetile box t'ing vat valks people oop Fder stairs stooden still?” “Oh that's | the elevator,” was the answer. “Oh. dat’s vat idt is, is idt? I has a pocket book made offender peel us one of doze.” He tried a ride but didn’t I like it. Then he said: “I vould told my wife nefer to go in mit von of doz alligators ven der vaiking by hand vas goot.” Levi Mock returned last night from Lafayette where he has been looking after a peculiar law suit. About a year ago an old bachelor, aged eighty, died, leaving an estate of 812,000. He was a spiritualist and left one third to a brother. [One-third he gave to the Truth Seeker, a spiritualistic paper, and the balance to the National Spir ituaiistic Society. He named as his executors the postmaster of Lafayette and a leading attorney. Absolutely refusing a minister at the funeral, he directed that his body be burned to ashes and then scattered on some windy day in all directions. Those provisions of the will were carried out but when the executors were dividing the money two nieces in Ohio began suit to break the will. Mr. Mock has been engaged to defend by the National Association. Bluffton Banner At six o'clock Tuesday morning at her home, corner of First and Monroe streets, occured the death of Mrs. Mary Welsh Trout, a lady well known to every Decatur citizen, where she has resided for more than half a century. She was rather an eccentric lady but kind and loving withall and was lie loved by many. She was born De cember 11, 182(1, and lacked only a few days of attaining the ago of eighty-one. For several years she has been tn feeble health but was able to about most of the time until a few months ago, when her vitality seemed to give out and each day brought the end so much closer. Dr. D. (<• M. Trout, her only son, remains to mourn the nsof mother, the husband having her in death a number of yean‘ago. Rev. C. G. Hudson will conduct the funeral services which wiCbe held from the Methodist church at twp o’clock this afternoon. Inter inent at Maplewood cemetery.

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The fire companies were called out about two o’clock Tuesday morning on account of a blaze in a shed along the river near the Frank Gast asherv. ; No damage of any consequence was I done except getting a number of peoi pie out of their warm beds. | 1 hillip Gephart and wife arrived home the latter part of last week from i a several days’ business trip to Midland county, Michigan. They report that large crops of nearly everything were gathered there this year and they , were well pleased with the outlook. 1 he derrick for the new gas well on the Teeple farm has been put up and by the last of the week the drill will be going on its eventful journey to the trenton rock region. The new well is located 600 feet from the famous well drilled some time ago which is still blowing along with a good showing of oil and 400 pounds gas pressure. It is to be hoped that a gusher or gasser of a paying capacity will be the result. Beniamin Norton, president of the Toledo, St. Louis Ac Western, in closing his annual report said the results from the transportion for the year have not been as satisfactory as might have been wished, owing to the fact that the engines which he found on the road were entirely inadequate to handle the business. It was only during the last six weeks of the year that the company derived any appreciable benefit from the new power purchased, the same having fieen delayed by the locomative builders. ’Squire Smith was roused from his peaceful slumbers about nine o’clock Saturday night and found at his door Mr. John L. Mann and Miss Minnie King of this city, who soon confessed to him that they loved each other and desired him to unite them forever. Their request was soon granted and the ’Squire performed the ceremony which bound them together just as tight as though the affair had cost a cool million. The bride and groom are both splendid young people who have lived here all their lives and have many friends who join us in extending congratulations, Last Tuesday the children, grandchildren and friends of Mrs. John Cramer came in and made her a surprise, the occasion being her sixtythird birthday. Each one brought their basket well filled with good things to eat which were placed on the table and a bounteous dinner was served which all enjoyed. She was the recipient of a number of beautiful presents. Mrs. Cramer came to this county from Pennsylvania when only eight years of age and has resided here ever since. Those of her children i present were: Harvey M., Samuel C,. who is pastor of the First Evangelical church at Logansport, Nella A., Geo. W. and Anna E. Rev. S. I. Zechiel and family, of this citv, were also present.

The J. C. Lewis comedy company presented “Si Plunkard” at Bosse's opera house Friday night to the usual packed house. The company is old as is the play, but like Uncle Tom’s Cabin, it never fails to please. Mr. Lewis takes the part of Si and has played it so long that he almost believes himself to be that worthy farmer. He carries a good company and a band and orchestra that can scarcely be equaled. The performance is of a high class throughout and furnishes amusement for all who attend, and while some are inclined to think that Lewis makes himself a little too numerous, still he pleases, and that’s about all that’s necessary. On the whole it’s a good, first-class and up-to-date entertainment for those who like rural comedies; at any rate is good enough that old Si Lewis has has laid up about $200,000 as the result of his fifteen years at the business. On Saturday evening, November 23, after twelve years of faithful service. Judge D. D. Heller will step out of office as judge of the twenty-sixth judicial district of Indiana, and on the Monday morning following J udge Elect Richard K. Erwin will don the judicial robes. In honor of this im portant change and in respect to both men the affair is to lie fittingly and appropriately celebrated. A meeting of the Adams county bar association was held in the circuit court room Saturday morning, having been called by president Robert S. Peterson to ascertain the feeling of the members on the question, resulting in a unanimous decision to hold a banquet on the evening of the 23rd. A proper committee was appointed to look after all arrangements, and they report that everything will be in readiness for the splendid occasion. The Portland unit Bluffton attorneys will be invited to attend. Hon. James T. Merryman has Ireen chosen as toastmaster. while responses will be made by Judge Dailey and W. H. Eichhorn of Bluffton.’ R. H. Hartford and O. H. Adair of Portland, and 1 Judge Studabaker of this city. Besides this progrrrn each attorney present will be given an opportunity to express him self in a brief manner, if such a thing is possible by a lawyer. The place of holding the banquet has not been fully decided upon, but will be within I a few days, and the affair promises to i be a brilliant one.

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1901.

The buildings for the Decatur Lumber company on First street are being pushed along rapidly and will soon be ready for the immense stock which they expect to put in. In fact some of their lumber is already being removed from the Monroe street yards. The stockholders of the Bank of Geneva met at their banking house I uesitay. Nov. sth, for the purpose of electing’ seven directors to servo for the ensuing year. The following gentlemen were dulv chosen: David Studabaker, R. B. Allison. W. H. Niblick. of Decatur, A. G. Briggs, Silas Hale, C. D. Porter, Daniel Pontius, of Geneva. The directors then elected the following officers: A. G. Briggs, president; Silas Hale, vice-president; Chas. D. Porter, cashier; Wm. Hale, assistant cashier. Word was receiver! yesterday from Lou Yager who is still a patient at the St. Joseph hospital, Fort Wayne, that he is completely out of danger and is gaining strength rapidly. For a number of years Lou has been an asthma sufferer and it will be great news to his friends to know that since his present illness and the operation there have been no signsof that malady and the attending physicians believe that he will be permanently cured. It’s an ill wind that blows no one good, and this seems to be no exception to the old adge. There will be two meteoric showers in November. The first display of “shooting stars” will be due soon after midnight, November 16. The meteors are called Leonids, because they radiate from the constellation of Leo. At midnight Leo will be in the east about two hours high. As there will will be no moon to interfere, the display will have full effect. The second shower will be due on November 27. These are fragments of Biela comet and are therefore called Bieliads. They will radiate from the constellation of Andromeda, but on account of the presence of a full moon, the dis play will be very weak. The supreme court Friday reversed the case of the state on relation of Annie E. Wood vs the Consumers’ Gas Trust company. In doing so it held that where the gas qpmpany has its mains laid along a street by authority of a public franchise it is bound to give equal service to everybody along the street, and the fact that it is already supplying as many fires as it had gas to support is not a legal excuse for its refusal to connect other houses along its line. The court intimates that if the supply of gas will run only a given number of fires the company is bound to apportion those fires equally among all applicants and can not give an unlimited supply to one person and refuse to supply any gas to another. A well-read dentist has given the following information which is surely heart breaking news to the members of that profession: All dentists in the country, sooner or later, will be compelled to turn over a royalty to Mrs. Lucius .Sheffield, of New York. Her husband invented and patented “bridge work.” Hispatentdid no good for every dental college in the land began teaching the method and 17,000 dentists in the United States have used it since. Yesterday he won in the United States court his right to the invention and every dentist in the country will be sued for fifteen per cent royalty for the six years proceeding 1898. Mrs. Sheffield will try to get about ten millions out of it. Suit has already been filed against a thousand dentists and in the course of time all the smaller cities will be reached by her attorneys. On his death tier!, Mrs. Sheffield received the patent as the only legacy her husband could leave. He had lost all in litigation.

In the commissioners court this week some important business has been transacted among which was the entering into contract with Calvin Miller for the construction of the Kirkland township macadam road for the sum of $9,000. Among the other business attended to was the granting of a liquor license to Orvando Morgan. A petition was filed for the Jacob Huser ditch, and Harlo Mann, Fred Tieme and Henry Eiting appointed viewers. A petition was also filed for the Joshua Rohr ditch and C. E. Bolinger, Frank Judd and Perry Andrews appointed viewers. Iu the petition of the Lewis Long ditch the viewers are Clem Michael, Martin Laughlin and Sylvester Pontius. For the Daniel Brewster ditch the viewers as appointed are Frank A. Davis, John \V. Merriman and W. Mesberger. The petitions for the Phillip Scherrer stein, R. K. Erwin and Jacob Ruple ditches were continued until November 19. An order was issued that H. F. Costello, secretary of the board of health, be authorized to put the pest house in readiness for patients and that notice be given that any person violating their quarantine will be confined in said pest house. Secretary Costello is also ordered to see that all necessary articles of furniture for the health and comfort of the patients be obtained and that he hold key to the pest house until his term of office expires. The matter of placing fire insurance on the new infirmary building was talked of considerably but finally postpoi.ed until next meeting.

Mrs. Alice France and Mr. Jud Goodman called at the home of Rev. C. G Hudson Saturday evening about 7:30 and were united in marriage. Both are quite well known here, the bride being the daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Solomon Billman, and the groom a traveling salesman fora large picture house. The following named subscribers to the Democrat have paid us this week: J. fl. Mercer, W. L. Thornhill. Badgley Anderson, John Goodwin, M. A. Jackson. John Kleinheinz, Louis Geh ng, D. E. Studabaker, John R. Peoples. David Mettler, C. C. Yoder, Albert Kindel, Nicholas Rich, W. L. Sipe, Wm, Scherer, Rev. F. J. Bublitz, George W. Brown. James Kimsey. G. \\ . Reynolds, Samuel Oplinger, John R. Porter, J. Flemming, Henry Mangold, Walter A. Hunt and Frank B. Robison. Bluffton’s new commercial club will open its quarters with a big banquet December 1, and it is announced that the quarters of the organization will be splendidly furnished and in all ways attractive. The club’s object is the upbuilding of the city of Bluffton and already it has done good work. Nothing will benefit a city as an or ganization, well directed, of the best business men of the community with an eye out always for the interests of the entire people. Factories may be added. Buildings may be built. Industries may l»e opened, and above all this material gain a spirit of push and progress may be installed into all the citizens. The spirit is of incalculable benefit. Dr. Samuel F. George and party, of the Ft. Wayne, Dayton & Cincinnati Traction company, spent a couple of hours in the citv this afternoon, having come here from Poe on a flying business trip. While conferring with a number of citizens of the neighborhood at Hesse Cassel yesterday they were met by a committee from Poe, who asked them to visit their town. Accordingly a meeting was arranged, which was held at the residence of Preston Chapman this morning, at which about thirty persons were present. The object of the meeting was to induce, if possible, the company to change their route so as to include the village of Poe, the farmers and others pledging all kinds of support. Ft. Wayne Sentinel.

While the annual farmers institute is a good ways off it is not too far away to begin thinking of who will act as lecturers and instructors. During our career it has been our good fortune to hear and talk with one of Indiana’s best known lecturers, Isaac W. Brown, the bird and bee man of Rochester, Indiana, and to theofficersand directors of the institute we respectfully recommend him and we pledge ourselves as victims who would attend his lectures. He recently addressed an audience of over 2(XX) people at Dayton, Ohio, and the papers of that city speak of him as one of the great Hoosiers of the twentieth century. He has spent over forty years in studying the lives of birds and bees and the good they do, and he can come as near convincing the farmer how he can protect his orchards and grain fields as any one on earth. He is an able man, a citizen of our great state and should be beard by every farmers institute held during the coming year. A party of gentlemen interested in the building of the Fort Wayne, Dayton & Cincinnati street railway, arrived in the city Tuesday noon and registered at the Burt House. At two o’clock a meeting of a number of Decatur business men was held at Mayor Beatty's office and the visiting delegation laid before them the plans for the new road, which they now claim is an assured and positive thing. Among the visitors were Dr. Samuel F. George, president; John Blakesly, his private secretary and W. H. Driver a stockholder. The fifteen other members of the party were citizens of the town of Poe, through which place the now road is to run. Every foot of the right-of-way from Fort Wayne to within a milt' or two of this place has been obtained and the visit here was to see if the franchise would be granted when the proper time comes. From here Dr. George and his assistants went on to Willshire, obtaining the right-of-way as they went along the line. The road will begin at Fort Wayne, running south through Poe to this place, thence to Willshire, Celina, Greenville, Dayton, Cincinnati. At Celina a branch road will run across the country west through Berne to Bluffton and a branch will also run from Greenville through Portland to Bluffton. The survey on the south part of the road from Greenville to (Cincinnati has been completed and will soon Im* finished along the northern and central line. Their right-of-way contract says the work must be begun within nine months and completed and cars running within two years. The power house will be located at Celina, Ohio, on account of Lake Mercer being situated there, thus enabling them to obtain all the water necessary. Greenville, Ohiq, is ! the central station and will be the division, three branches centering! there. Dr. George is very enthusiastic] over his work and says it will be the greatest traction line in the world. ‘

| One of the new bills to be present ed at the coming session of congress by Congressman Cromer is being prepared by the 6,000 mechanics and employes of the Washington navy j yards to put them on an equal footling with other employes of the gov- . eminent who are given thirty days leave of absence and the same time lin case of sickness, with full pay. I They hold that they are entitled to ■ the same treatment as the person who ' does clerical work, especially when they are in the employment of the government. This measure if enacted into a law, would effect every navy yard in the country. Several days ago two men got their hats exchanged at the Clover Leaf depot at Marion. The manner of ex change has not been explained. One of the men lives near Van Buren. The residence of the other man is not known, not even his name is known to the Xan Buren man. The Van Buren man got a poorer hat than he had before the exchange. After he arrived home his little daughter was brushing his hat when a twenty dollar bill fell from it. Os course it was picked up and saved. She continued to brush the hat and a second twenty dollar bill fell from the hat. The money had evidently lieen secreted under the lining of the hat. The Van Buren man still has the forty dollars. Dave Hensley and Charles Colter came home from Rome City Friday, with as nice a string of bass as were ever shown in this city. They had been at the resort several days but for some reason or other the fish could not be induced to bite until Wednesday afternoon, when they got twenty five. They expected to return home that evening but when such a streak of luck hit them they concluded to stav a day longer, and now they are glad they did so, for it was the greatest day they ever had in the way of sport. From 7a. m. until 4p. m. they caught thirty-six bass, which is the limit according to the Indiana game laws, and they had to quit. The boys brought their catch home with them and many families indulged in the luxury of fresh fish for dinner that day. Yesterday’s Kokomo Dispatch says: Rev. E. A. Allen’s name has been mentioned by the Indianapolis press as a probable appointee as chaplain of the Indiana prison at Michigan City, to succeed the Rev. H. L. Hen derson. who was dismissed by former Warden Shideler of Marion, on the charge that the divine was not loyal to the management of the prison. There would be no mistake in the selection of Rev. Allen, as he is thoroughly capable for it, and his Kokomo friends hope that things may come his way. Rev. Allen himself, however. says that he has no knowledge that he will receive the call, but rather expects the position to go to some one else. But the lightning might strike him. Another applicant is the Rev. J. Challen Smith, a Congregational minister of Alexandria. Warden Reed is not expressing himself upon the subject and declines to say whether he will restore the Rev. Henderson to the place, who is said to have asked to be reinstated. The closing week in the September term of the Adams circuit court was taken up thus far with the transaction of the following business: Wm. R. Wheat vs LaFollette & Adair, set for first Wednesday of next term lor argument, S. A. D. Whipple vs Citizens Gas & Oil Co., examination of plaintiffs ordered published on motion by defendant. John Shank vs Mary M. Shank et al, summons ordered for defendantsto cross complaint. Eugene Lindsey vs Amos L. Dailey, proof of publication, filed, finding that mortgage is paid; F. M. Schirmeyer appointed commissioner, and judgment against plaintiff for cost. Charles M. France vs John T. Williams et al, additional answer in two paragraphs filed, rule to reply. W. J. Myers vs James N. Fristoe. submitted; motion by plaintiff to dismiss; appeal overruled. National Cycle Company vs Schafer, Son & Loch, demurer filed to second paragraph of answer. Frank E. France vs James W. Place, motion by plaintiff to have third paragraph of answer separated into different paragraphs overruled, reply filed to answer. Win. Hart vs David Meek et al, default; judgment for plaintiff. Sarah Warner vs James Warner, tried by jury and finding for plaintiff for 826 k, George U ptgraft vs Christopher Haviland et al, appearance of D. B. Erwin withdrawn. Catherine Place vs James Place, demurer to cross com plaint overruled, answer overruled, reply filed to answer, leave granted defendant to take deposition of Josephine Bowers, of Arizona. Mary E. Holmes et al vs Cyrus Bousman et a), answer filed by defendants, reply filed finding of interests by various parties; Peter Forbing, John W. Tyndall and ' Joseph Lower appointed commission ! ers. Albert Lehman and Phillip Erb I vs G. Ehrhart et al, rule to answer. State vs Joseph Rumschlaugh,demur er to complaint overruled. Charles Passwater vs Barnabas Everett, rule to answer. Marv Brandylierry vs Jesse Brandyberry, demurer to com ' plaint. German Building & Loan As-' sociatiou vs Charles and Estelle Havi , land, dismissed and costs paid. Florence Mentzer vs Marion Mentzer, rule to answer.

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: The marriage of Miss Louise ! Baughman, the well known daughter lot Mr. and Mrs. William Baughman of this city to Mr. George W. Doug lass occurred Tuesday evening at the home of a relative at 232 West DeX\ aid street, Ft. Wayne. Rev. E. WJ Allen performed the ceremony which was nicely arranged, though only a few of the close friends and relatives j were present. The brides sisters Misses Della and Atlanta Baughman, Miss Maud Rice, Miss Gertrude Eich er and Mr. H. D. Rice of this city attended the wedding. Mr. and Mrs. Douglass will reside in Pullman, 111., where the groom has a position as bookkeeper. Most of last Thursday was taken up in ’Squire Reynold’s court in hearing the case of "the State vs Jesse Brandyberry for assaulting his wife. It was shown that on the night of October 7, Jesse became angry at Mrs. Jesse and proceeded to give her an imitation of the manner in which Fitzsimmons whipped Corbet. He succeeded admirably and easily defeated her in the first round, giving her a complete trouncing. Mrs. Brandyberry did not complain against her husband, however, either for fear he would repeat the dose or for some other reason, but Elwood Laisure came to town and filed the affidavit. After hearing the case ’Squire Reynolds concluded that Jesse was guilty and fined him five dollars and costs, amounting to thirty-seven dollars, which Jesse is laying out in jail at a dollar per day. A crowd of about fifteen high school students left here Saturday morning bubling over with enthusiasm confidence and joy. Their destina tion was Lima, Indiana, where is located the famous Howe Military School. They came back at midnight crestfallen and looking as blue as though they had met with some terrible disappointment, as indeed they had. The crowd was made up of the members of the high school foot ball team, and their mission to Lima was to meet and defeat the team of that place. They met them alright, but that’s the only part of their ambitious desires that was fulfilled. The score was thirty-nine to nothing or something like that, but the boys don’t like to remember it exactly. To the credit of the home team it should lx* said that the club contained several pick ups who who had no practice, all the regular team not being able to go. At that they held their opponents down to one touch down in the first half, but in doing so three men were hurt and during the second half the Lima boys scored at will. The team has lieen reconstructed and will play at Fort Wayne Saturday. The regular session of the city council was held at their hall Tuesday evening with Mayor Beatiy presiding officer and memliers Suttles, Haefling, Myers, Leßrunn, Niblick and Mann present. Minutes of the meetings of Oct. 15 and Oct. 26 were read and on motion approved. The following bills were presented and allowed: H. S. Steele, lalior. $9.00; L. C. Miller, labor. 831.50; L. C. Miller, labor. $30.35; Nathan Mentzer, labor, 87.20; L. C. Miller, labor, 818.05; D. F. Teeple, drayage. $8.02; International Boiler Co., goods, $23.40; Central Electric Co., supplies, 540.95; Ft. Wayne Electric Co., supplies, 871.11; F. Bissell Co., supplies, 53.60; D. F. Teeple, freight, $8.13; H. B. Knoff, pay roll, 820.43; Reed A Niblick, goods, $1.50; W. J. Archbold, stamps, $3.00; W. H. Archbold, interest. $50.62; Wm. Geary, police duty, $5.00; Eli Meyers, livery hire, $2.50; Bert Mann, pay roll. $62.95; J. A. Waldron, ashes, .75; John Thomas, sand. $27.20: John Mallonee, labor, $12.60; John Coffee, labor, S3.(X); Andrew Appleman, sand, SI4.(X); John Amspaugh, sand,ss3.2o; Joe Metzger, labor. $12.00; Burt Mann, salary, $45.84; Ft. Wayne Electric Co., supplies, $122.45; Holthouse, Callow & Co., 84.55; H. S. Steele, labor, sll (XI; J. W. Stevenson, salary, $65.00; Thos. Haefling, salary, $40.00; Jacob Eady, salary, $40.00; Thos. Baker, salary. $45.00; H. B. Knoff, salary, $41.66: Wm. Doehrman, salary, S4O.(X); Delma Elzey, salary, $IO.(X). Mr. Myers moved that all persons having crushed stone sidewalks bo ordered to put in brick walks, motion carried. Street committer' report order for a stns't grade and same approved. Ordered that prices paid for electric lights by the Burt and Murray hotels lx* investigated by the committee. Motion car ried for the building of a water line on south side of Adams street. Mr. Nibblick moved that the tax levy on interest be reduced one cent making the general levy for same nineteen cents instead of twenty as heretofore and same carried. Bond of Tilden B. Mann as street commissioner was lilt'd and approved. A petition for a public sewer beginning at the south part of Godfrey Christen's property on Adams street running south to connect with the France sewer, also for a branch sewer was filed, being signed by J. H. Schug and five others. To this a remonstrance sigmxl by Sarah Decker and seven other property owners was filed. The matter was referred to the sewer committee. Mow tion carried that a man be ordered from Ft. Wayne to repair engine at water works plant.