Decatur Democrat, Volume 46, Number 29, Decatur, Adams County, 25 September 1902 — Page 3

i ( , xt. nd entirelvacross.exwill, .he tile. , <>n either side are tn be ' i.uil of Mlffielent ietiuih m> , , iglneen (IB) Indies ou either l .v-eptat»tatioiiXlthel>ulk- . , I’.iliinu’lice bein’,■ r . solid foundation and at , inches below the bottom of f( , be built up as high as the ( t<> be covered with a i. a>t mx <<•) inches thick and in/hes over thwwvlLex- ' knexl to the grade, said rup'7. ~ ....... Mono, except, at station 33 . t u e<u>ist of two (2) stones, ami -.iny io pointed up. Hi tiling, sewers, etc. t 11. Heated in raid exhibit "ll ' utiotied and tn be nt ’ .ntiitv riet glazed vitrified sewer ■W" . , the grade at riiztil , water on elt her side of the e thirty HU) feet in length |. r . ,eiit time a lour <I) inch dram ,;d.. of the grade that i~:.t _ . i.. a proper pth to dra.i. .'in le shall be taken out by t lie eon ; down t.. a grade hen alter v ii.e superintending engineer: I^B;,IT. and at station Hi and at . 1 there shall be four (4i ineli drain JOS', the grade to connect the • : > be of the Lest quality, red or Hi,.:-hall lie covered to a depth sat- , engineer and superintondlin, 's " f tiling to be properly . tie well ns hereinafter m. n- ■ LOCATION OF CULVERTS. - ■ . . .. is l*>. etght feet of t liirty i:i") 'ti steel sewer. n a-plus 50 feet, ten feet of eight jueb sewer tile. B WELLS. CONSTRUCTION’S. ■■ >i i holes are to be placed so that - o - ' Hue will be on the lid.-of IK side drains. R^B'll:.: wells to be built of the best hard•.rick laid flatwise and to extend n ■ n I" inches below the bottom of the ■Kj, iii.u to be walled to the surface. RIM - ..iiso.be not less than eighteen (Is) !,••■ diameter, also the wells shall be thereon. RM T ’in " r .’.hail furnish ail softorr. d ... t. make the proper extension',.r :■- winch shall not be less than tie ■E itlet already in. E WELLS. LOCATIONS, ETC. ■■ At siation I'4 plus 50 feet, two wells. BR A’ suit ion 16 plus 00 feet, two wells. RB Ai nation 27 plus 25 feet, two wells. RM At 'tation >' plus 50 feet, one well. E| STIPULATIONS. RM T '.wk ns if progresses will be laid out - .perlntending engineer and stakes t y him must be preserved. ■EI ; c. ntractor shall level down all banks. ’ aiised by putting In culverts or any agencies. RH Ti e materials for the improvements :.t the |M' > points shall be on the sight before RH - iperintending engineer and county fl :l csiuners reserve the right tn inereii" |fl i>l inish the labor or the amount of the |M> ■■:.ul used and all such Increase or red c fli . . . mater.als used to be estimated by - ;p. rintvuding engineer, for which the H: ; ■ allowances will be made in the limb |M* Hn'ment. RR| !• - . \pressly und-rstood that the super|M lm>'i.‘bng engineer shall have the right to H 1 •' any necessary changes when needed. B's'... the proposed Improvement is under eoi 'traction. fl Th. superintending engineer, superintendIsl t-u and county commissioners reserve the JB i -Lt to inspect the materials used and con>fl ...- so condemned shall be removed from the iJB right of way and not used at any time in the fl construction of the road. & Corner stones, landmarks, etc., shall not be M ini. rrupted bv the contractor until he noti--9 th- the superintending engineer whll“ makfl >r the said improvement. i GENERAL STIPULATIONS. g It is expressly understood that the confl tractor is not compelled to place in any tile, fl culverts, bridges, grades or approaches, at fl any private lane or road crossing, etc., or if 3 any fence, posts or similar matter that may ■I a within the limits of the rig’ t-of-war of ■ the proposed improvement is not removed by fl the party to whom they belong, after having SI bad sufficient notice, then the contract ir ■ shall remove the same. I AU telephone companies owning, operating H ' r maintaining any lines or poles on er along J lie line of the proposed improvement shall al r< n ove the same to the outer edge of the || right-of-way and to be not nearer than one (1) i foot on said right-of-way as laid out by the U engineer. } . PAYMENTS. I All payments forsaid Improvement will lie I paid for In cash at the treasurer’s office in | ihe city of Decatur. Adams county. Indiana. ■ on estimates made by the engineer, he reI 'l l' ing twenty ('JU) per cent of the estimates r until the final acceptance of the ImproveI mint. Estimates are not to lie construed as an acceptance of that part of the work upon which they are mud*. " hen the work Is completed in full, notice shall be given the engineer and superintendent. who shall Inspect the road within ten (lu days after notice has lieen given and if tbi work Is satisfactory, shall file tbelrcer fmeates for acceptance with the county auditor, the same to be filed (10) days before any regular session.of the county commissioners irod if the same Is found satisfactory, the county commissioners will accept the work and pay for the same in full, ESTIMATES. Length of Improvement Number of yards per mile I"** Total No. of yds crushed stone *B3O J®*® y<ls. stone Hsc for stone fl lac ISC JlSJlyds Stone fl 50c for hauling tkk'i (K) 13.t0 yds. stone ff?) 10c for spreading 133 00 Grading 100 00 Sewers and heads U 0 00 "ells and connections 50 oo Domestic tiling 10 00 constructing tile drain. 45 oo Total *2273 50 All of which is respectfully submitted. JAMES M. ARCHBOLD I viewers FRANK O. DAI VS. (Viewers. 0. E. M’KEAN. Engineer. “übscrllted and sworn to this lath day of September, IHO2. Aar. Bocr, Auditor. OF GRAVEL ROAD ELECTION. ra otl °. ** b,l4 * ,, by given that pursuant to an , r . °* .the hoard of commissioners of the ounty of Adams and state of Indiana, made 'Y' I’‘‘■’•ered 1 ’‘‘■’•ered In their special Septenilair ses--IWr'. that there be an election at the regJ. a r I, ol ln ls places in VVasidngton township and city of liecatur, Adams county, Indiana, on Tuesday, November 4', 1902, P ,lr P"’e ~f determining the question t,,» -V .oulldlng of a macadam road In said b »«wn us the West Pleasant Mills , " 1 roß< l> on and along the following route to-wlt: '

' ' ' llOll h ’ ral ’‘-!' fourteen’ (I t) i-is'" in t'h n e he n»rtl>eust tarter Os sabi section twenty-live (25) andthM ' ' •ib’. l^san.i- being -h” tv. t „ In witness whereof, wo Snmnpi i •eph E Mann and Jttc.rAbu” • Samcel Doak, ) , JOBKPH h. .MaNxN, > „ Board of Jacob Abnet, | Commissioners Attest: Abe Boch, Auditor. SHERIFF’S PROCLAMATION OF MA BOAI> ELECTION in washJNGI ON TOW NS HI P, AND <’ITV ( H-’ AN4 ATLtt * ADAMS COUNTY. INDltvl\?oa,n,lel<.’ N. Erwin, Sheriff of Adams counmation to "th 11 " 11 ’ l "‘ ret 7 Proclamation to the voters of Washimrum township and dty of Decatur, Adams tive nbie?’ '° n ‘ ett 1,1 ‘"Hr H’spi <'- bTi>..i P 1 " f as established bv the Indi r aua on SS On ''''’‘ ofAduma county, Tuesday. November 4,1902, »!X ote< i n xl3 , ; <luestlo ." of ’’'Hiding the West Pleasant Mills macadam road, in said tuwn,it‘, l L an ' ’“'d county as described in the auditor s notice of election to vote for building road "No”" d YCS- N °’ buildil ‘B of sa ’d o .on . DANIEL N. ERWIN, Sheriff. Sept. 20,1J02. Adams county, Indiana. \\ ood wanted by A. C. Gregory, ts Don t miss this offer of watches at Elensley’s 271 f Foreigners learn very quickly the denominations of American money. Dr. Welbourn’s Anti-Bilious Pills, “the Pills that Does.” Blackburn & Christen. 28tf eak men should leave whiskey alone because they can’t stand it, strong men because they don’t need it. Dr. Welbourn’s Crocus Lung Syrup. Not merely a relief, but a cure. Blackburn & Christen. 28tf You cannot afford to miss this offer at Hensley’s on watches if you have to borrow the money at eight per cent. 27 ts Dr. Welbourn’s Wheat Phosphate Iron Pills. Guarnteed in nerve troubles. Blackburn & Christen, 28tf The Detroit river is the outlet of the greatest bodies of fresh water in the • world, aggregating 82,001) square miles of lake sui f ice, Avoid serious results of kidney or bladder disorder by taking Foley’s Kidney Cure. Holthouse Drug Co. s J. S. Bower’s stone quarry is in operation getting out wall bridge, range and crushed stone and gravel can supply any amount. 12-4 m Dr. Welbourn’s Rose Ointment, instant relief in all skin diseases and effects a permanent cure. Guaranteed. Blackurn & Christen. 28tf Bayard Gray, editor of the Frankfort Crescent, has been re-appointed to the position of district deputy for the Order of Elks in the northern jurisdiction of Indiana. To Cure a Colp in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggist refund the money if it fails to cure. E. W. Groves signature is on each box. 25c. ts For Sale or Trade:—l have some very good farms tor sale or exchange. Also a list of city property for sale at a bargain. Money to loan at five per cent. P. K. Kinney, Stone Block Decatur, Ind. 10-m6. Wouldn't that jar you. Stone and glass jars, jelly glasses, tin cans, sealing wax, can lids, stew kettles and a general line Os house-hold notions at the Bazaar at prices that jars all competitors. Coffee & Mangold, next door to National bank. 26t4 The Portland council granted a fifty year franchise to the Muncieand Port-’ land Traction Company for the use of the streets and alleys. The time for the completion of the road is two years. Used for pneumonia. Dr. J. C. Bishop, of Agnew. Mich,, says, “I have used Foley’s Honey and Tar in three very severe cases of pneumonia with gooil results in every case.” Refuse substitutes. Holthouse Drug Co. s The Huntington Indiana Business University is the Eiest equipped and most highly endorsed business training school of Indiana. Expenses half that of other cities. Positions for graduates. Send for free catalogue. O. E. Elawkins, Pres. 22-10 The Marion leader publishes a story regarding the conditional sale of Ben Wallace’s circus to Marion capitalists for $125,000, The paper states that Mr. Wallace will retain an interest in the show, but wishes to travel in Europe for his health anil then settle down on his farm near Peru and lead a quiet life. Walling, Tenn., April 29, 1898. I was very bad, down nearly all the time suffering with my side, back and kidneys. and would have been dead long ago without relief. After taking Dr. J.H. McLean’s Liver and Kidney Balm a few days I found it was helping me, and by the time the second bottle was gone I was well and have been in good health since. James Fisher, Sr. For sale by Holthouse Drug Co. s Osteopathy in Decatur at Burt House on Monday and Thursday from 8a.m.t0.3 p. m. Examination free. Acute and chronic diseases cured. Head office. F Wavue, Ind., rooms 21, 25, 28, Bass block, over First Na tional bank. Graduate of Dr. A. 1. Still, Kirksville, Mo., and licensed by the State Medical Board. Nearly three years in Ft. Wayne with best of references. ’ u

Dr. W elbourn’s medicines are all guaranteed by Blackburn & Christen' 28tf Call at Coffee <fc Mangold’s and learn prices. They are the lowest in the gas belt. 26-3 Dr. Welbourn’s Ague, Fever and Blood Pills. The guaranteed malaria cure. Blackburn & Christen. 28tf He is a churlish ri'ils at th" lack of song in a bird of paradise or the hoartlessness of a mere society woman. Dr. Welbourn’s Pile Ointment. It cures to slay cured and we guarantee it. Blackburn & Christen. 28tf Only as long as this stock lasts will I sell watches at these prices. Thev are all first-class watches at Hens"ley’s. 27 ts Dr. W elbourn’s Rheumatic Aegis. W orks wonders. A trial will convince the most sceptical. Blackburn & Christen. 28tf I have One Hundred Thousand Dollars ? 100,000, to loan on real estate at 5| per cent interest. No commision. D. B. Erwin. ts Dr. Welbourn’s Sweet Bugle. Instant relief lor pains or gripings. All claims guaranteed. Blackburn & Christen. 28tf It is said an organized band of horse thieves is working in Indiana and the many horses and buggies being stolen would indicate that the statement is true. Foley’s Kidney Cure makes the diseased kidneys sound so that they will eliminate the poisons from the blood. Holthouse Drug Co. s In Guatamala the Indian population tries to double its chances for the efficacy of prayer by worshipping at a Christian altar with images of its heathen deities hidden behind it. Dr. Welbourn’s Queen of the Meadow Tonic. It makes weak men and women strong to stay strong. Black burn & Christen. 28tf A late legal decision is to the effect that a man who works nights and is trying to sleep in daytime is justified in throwing his boots at the door of a neighbor who disturbs him with her pans and kettles. Foley’s Honey and Tar is peculiarly adapted for chronic throat troubles and will positively cure bronchitis, hoarseness anti all bronchial diseases. Refuse substitutes. Holthouse Drug Co. s Dinner and toilet ware, fancy lamps and China ware stock so large and prices so small that to Call and see will convince you that we have no baits but real things all albng the line at Coffee & Mangold’s. 26t4 Notice For Sale —Two and onehalf miles south of Peterson, 5 year old mare with foal, two year old mare, 10 horse mounted horse power as good as new, 10 horse power plane engine in goal shape. G. H. Bright, Peterson, Ind. 28-2 t Alfred G. Vanderbilt is one of the most simple-minded of millionaires. He dresses always in the quietest manner, and his whole manner of life shows the influence of the economic habits to which his father trained him. Get a free sample of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets at Holthouse Drug Co’s drug store. They are easier to take and more pleasant in effect than, pills. Then their use is not followed by constipation as is often the case with pills. Regular size, 25c per box. s Dog days and hay fever should soon be only a memory. But by the way the dog day season was not up to the standard of severity, but the victims of hay fever complain that it is of the same vigorous sort of other years. When you wake up with a bad taste in your mouth, go at once to Holthouse Drug Co’s drug store and get a free sample of Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets. One or two doses will make you well. They also cure biliousness, sick headache and constipation. s A New Jersev editor's testimonial. M. T. Lonch, editor of the Phillipsburg. N. J., Daily Post, writes: “I have used many kinds of medicines for coughs and colds in my family but never anything so goal as Foley’s Honey and Tar. I cannot say too much’ in praise of it.” Holthouse Drug Co. b FRISTOE’S SMOKE HOUSE next door to postoffice, will be open Sept. 23-26 for the sale of tobacco and cigars, on account of the great Northern Indiana Agricultural fair. Al Fristoe, proprietor. 21tf The new law against vote-selling was repudiated by a jury in the circuit court at Portland Tuesday. James Brower was charged with having sold his vote in the city election of last May and his receipt for the money reciting that he had received $2 for voting for the republican can didate for mayor was read in evidence. The jury was out alxiut twenty minutes and brought in a verdict of acquital. Notice to Wheelmen. We, the undersigned, do hereby to refund the monev on a 25 cent bottle of Henry & Jofmson’s Arnica and Oil Liniment, if it fails to cure bumps, bruises, scratches, chafes, cuts strains, blisters, sore inusles, sunburn chapped hands or face, pimples, freckles, or any other ailments requiring an external application. Lady riders are especially pleased with Arnica and Oil Liniment, it is so clean and nice to use. Twenty-fiv>cents a bottle; one three times as large for GOcents. Page Blackburn. $ ts

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Stop* the Cough and Works off gie Cold. Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets cure a cold in one day. No cure, no pay. Price 25 cents. ts The town council of Berlin is to issue licenses for cats, just as it does for dogs. Cats are to perambulate the city only when wearing their authorized little badges hanging locketlike from their throats. Dr. Welbourn’s Coca Liniment. In tonsilitis, croup, neuralgia, bun'ses, burns, frost bites,' etc., its effect is like magic. Blackburn & Christen. 28tf Sol Billman, the veteran shoemaker, and whose work in the past is a sufficient guarantee for the future, has opened a repair shop two doors south of Beery & Holthouse’s livery stable. Call on him if you want good work at reasonable prices. 28w4 Decatur Belgian Hare Company. We have just bought the entire stock of the Fort Wayne Rabbitry, and are prepared to furnish hares, fine rufus red, four red feet, at reasonable prices. Some extra fine young bucks we will sell at a bargain. E. H. Leßrun & Son, Mgrs. 4t Low Rate of Interest. Money loaned at five per cent, interest, payable annually or semi-an-nually, at option of borrower, with privilege of partial payments at any interest paying time. No delay in making loans. F. M. Schinneyer, Decatur, Ind. 9tf Swindlers and bank-wreckers usually have some pet charity with which they deceive their own consciences, and murderers think their victims un fit to live. The trouble with all of us is that we are impatient with the slow ways of Providence. Notice—We, the undersigned, do hereby agree to refund the money on two 25 cent bottles or boxes of Baxter’s Mandrake Bitters, if it fails to cure constipation, billiousness, sick-head-ache, jaundice, loss of appetite, sour stomach, dyspepsia, bver complaint, or any of the diseases for which it is recommended. It is highly recommended as a tonic and blood purifier. Sold liquid in bottle, and tablets in boxes. Price 25 cents for either. One package of either guaranteed to give satisfaction or money refunded. Blackburn Ai Christen, ts Do this now. Do you need a cough medicine? If so send for a bottle of Marshall’s Lung Syrup, it will help you as it has helped others. Do this now or it may be too late, many eases of consumption have originated out of a slight cough, and you cannot afford to take chances. This medicine will cure any cough or cold, or any affection of the throat or lungs. Dr. Marshall’s L un g Syrup is the best for lagrippe as it has never failed to cure. It is sold on a guarantee, and you will be satisfied if you will only give it a trial. Pric 25, 40 and sl. By druggists. • s The deputy fish comijiissioner is after two men from Goshen, who visited Lake Wawasee and caught sev-enty-five small mouth black bass. Warrents will be issued for the arrest of persons who have been seining in the lake. The residence at the lake are arousal to an appreciation of the fact that unless they aid the authorities the lake will soon lie robbed of all its fish. Owes his life to a neighbor's kindness. Mr. D._ P. Daugherty, well known throughout Mercer and Sumner counties. W. Va., most likely owes his life to the kindness of a neighbor. He was also hopelessv afflicted with diarrhoea; was attended by two phy sicians who gave him little, if any, relief, when a neighbor learning of his serious condition, brought him a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, which cured him in less than twentv four hours. For sale by Holthouse Drug Co. s The Manhattan elevated railroad is substituting electricity for steam and has already abandoned more than 300 locomotives and that number of cars. All of this material is in fair condition and the engines are bringing from $2,000 to s<>,ooo each, for use in foreign countries. Goal Advice.—The most miserable lieings in the world are those suffering from dyspepsia and liver complaint. More than seventy five per cent, of the people of the United States are afflicted with these two diseases and their effects, such as sour stomach, sick headache, habitual costiveness, palpation of the heart, heart-burn, wsterbrash, gnawing and burning pains at the pit of the stomach, yellow skin, coated tongue and disagreeable taste in the mouth, coming up of foal aftereating, low spirits, etc. Go to your druggist and get a Exittle of August Flower for 75 cents. Two doses will relieve you. Try it. Get Green’s Prize Almanac. Blackburn & Christen ts

FORT WAYNE FAIR CONDUCTED BY The Fort Wayne Fair Association. ALEXANDER JOHNSON, Pres. CHAS McCULLOCH, Treas. FRED J. HAY’DEN, Vice-Pres. W. A. JOHNSON, Ass’t Sec. WILL H. FLEMING, Sec’y and Race Mgr. OCTOBER 7? 8,9, 10 and 11. After 15 years, Fort Wayne, for a quarter of a century famous for its successful fairs, comes to the front again and will endeavor to eclipse all previous efforts. The spacious park of the Fort Wayne Driving Club has been leased for a term of years, new buildings have been erected and altogether now present the finest fair grounds in the state. EVERY DAY IS THE BIG DAY 37,000 in Premiums and Prizes. Trotting, Pacing and Running Races Every Day—Purses s3,Boo—Mile Track, one of the Fastest in the World. The Finest Display of Cattle Ever Seen in Indiana. New Art Hall, New Implement Pavilion, New Floral Hall, New Horticultural Hall, New Stock Sheds, Everything Brand New. FVFPV DAV CONCERTS BY TWO BANDS. BALLOON ASCENSIONS . . 25 Cents. 25 Cents. -SPECIAL KAI'ES AND TRAINS ON ALL KoADS. For Premium List Address, W. A. JOHNSON, Asst. Sec’y, . REPORT OF CONDITION Decatur National Bank, Decatur, Indiana. September 15, 1902. resources: Investments $369,551 75 U. S. and County Bonds 55.151 00 Fixtures 4,000 00 Exchange 92,4t>6 28 Cash 28,415 76 Total $549,584 79 LIABILITIES. Capital SIOO,OOO 00 Surplus and Undivided Profits 16..368 96 Circulation 25,000 00 Deposits 408,215 83 Total $549,584 79 DIRECTORS /AMD OFFICERS. P. W. SMITH, President. 0> A -, .... >1 W. A. KUKBLF.H. Vice-President. E. X. RHINGEK. Ass t C ashier J. H. HOBROCK. D. SPRANG. J. B. MASON. BemenPpeerless Plows 1 Look Out for I Infringements vy a and Imitations BEMENT PLOWS TURN THE EARTH 1 Every quality and feature that could contribute in making a perfect implement is embodied in the construction of this plow. It is positively the lightest draft plow ever put in a field; it turns the most satisfactory furrow; it handles easiest; it is most durable, most rigid under the hand, STRONGEST HANDSOMEST AND BEST All materials are most carefully selected from the highest grades. Only skillful and experienced mechanics are employed under the inspection of practical and turing experts. £ RementsSons [ansing Michigan. For Sale by NIBLICK & SUMMERS