Decatur Democrat, Volume 47, Number 2, Decatur, Adams County, 19 March 1903 — Page 8

Monmouth. Mrs. Ros*t I >rd is on the sick list. Miss Flora Franks is improving Slowly. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dirkson spent Sunday with L. W> Lewton and family. A. J. Lewton has recently converted his upper lip into a mustache pasture. Charley .Johnson and Mrs. Racy Brown sjx-nt Sunday afternoon with frierfds at Monmouth. Samuel Dutcher ' and Reuben Lord butchered two slashing big hogs for Mrs. McCampbell Friday. Miss Fanny Dutcher entertained a couple of lads Saturday evening. A jolly game of flinch was played. The boys reported a good time but they refused to tell who flinched the most. Linn Grove. David Miller and A. J. French left for Muncie on Monday morning to visit relatives. Dave Yoder and Noah Schindler, after three months of sight seeing at Lake Charles, Louisana, returned last Friday. Harvey Eckrote. while changing a partition in the Peter Kizer homestead dwelling, found an old time copper cent bearing the date 1851. Harvey prizes his find to the worth of a dollar. When wanting cheap land you must seek remote Indianapolis and Linn Grove. These are the prices that parcels of land changed hands at near this place. Baumgartner to Jeff Dunbar, 38 acres. ♦3,000; Joe D. Moser, 40 acres. $4,000; R. M'alser to Henry French, 160 acres. $1,200. These lands are located two miles from the town which accounts for the minimum prices. By reasoon of the pleasure of meeting William Weehter of Salem. Oregon last week, we overlooked the item. William is looking young und hearty and besjieaks that the far west is fully adapted to his physical wants. He is representiing the consolidated Golden Rule Milling and Mining company of which he is president. He does not entertain a sluulow of doubt but that he company's claims which are located in the Bohemian district

NEW SPRING GOODS | ARE ALL HERE AWAITING VOUR INSPECTION t Black Dress Goods Gold Medal and Priestley’s Names that signify the best for the least money in the Black Goods world. Ginghams 8c a yard Excellent range of patterns in soft finish cloth. Mercerized Waistings White and figured, most fashionable fabric known to i the trade this year, at prices ranging from io cents to JL R 75 cents \ > NOW /W Is the rime to get the best selections. STORE I. 0. 0. F. BLOCK KUEBLER & MOLTZ CO.

and of which he is one of the promioters will lx* a big paying investment to the stock holders. Friday night of this week will 1 e the last meeting of the Wabash literary society. The Juvenile brass band has been secured for the occasion to intersperse an interesting program. The matter for discussion will lx> “resolved that dramatization of the Bible is the better method of Scripture instruction than the method now in use.” Vocal music, dialogues, speeches and the reading of the Star, the society's paper, will also lx* interesting features. Rebecca Simison, whose death occurred Wednesday of last week at the home where she and her husband continuously lived for the past 66 years'. She was interred at Greenwood cemetery last Saturday. The obseques were conducted by Rev. Lester of Bluffton, who paid an appropriate tribute to the pioneer life of the deceased and her aged husband, a life of which the young married couple made choice in the unbroken forest in 1837, at which time three and one half miles was the distance of a near neighbor who could be approached by trail only through the deep woods. The audience listened for more than an hour spell bound, to the remarks of the speaker. The remains were laid away in a beautiful casket incased in a steel burglar and water proof grave vault. Those present from tlie distant were Janies Keasling of Middletown and Putnam Simison of Greenville, Ohio, Messrs and Mesdames Eugene Morrow. Harry Deam. Ernest Weieking, Harry Studaliaker and Ralph Morrow of Bluffton. Thus at the ripe age of 84 years, 8 months and 17 days has another one of our pioneers departed. Mrs. William Reynolds who formerly lived in the city but is now a resident of Noble Oklahoma, is still seriously sick. She has been suffering with stomach trouble and at one time was not expected to live but Mr. Reynolds writes that she has improved some and that her cliances for recovery are increasing.

Miss Edn i Bremerkamp is again filling the position as forelady at the shoe factory after a slight siege of the grip., • Mrs. Kate Marker and daughter. He ttie, have returned to this city, after a lengthy visit with relatives in Jay. Blackford and Wells counties. Three young men from Uniondale came to town Saturay night on an errand for their employer, at least that's their story. They arrived at eleven o'clock, came down street, and got drunk, then went to the Erie railway and began firing a revolver. Many people in that neighborhood heard them and wondered, several even going to the trouble to investigate. One of the men was Clinton Ormsby, who was locked up with the boys who was with young Craig. He said his parents were dead and he lived with his grandparents, whom he supported. He was held on charge of intoxication. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Mary Patton to Clerinda Wilson, pt sec 33, tp 25, rg 15, 40 acres, $1,500. Rebecca Rockwood et al to Mary Patton, pt sec 33, tp 25, rg 15, 40 acres. $16,00. W.H. McAlexnader to M. A. Cronin, pt sec 32, tp 26, rg 15. $49. M. A. Cronin to Oat Vorhees, pt 32, tp 26, rg 15, SSO. Benedict Linegar to John W. Smith pt sec 22, tp 26, rg 13, 140 acres, $74.20. Daniel Zurcher to Benedict Linegar. pt sec 15, tp 2g, rg 13, 40 acres, $2,800. George C. McCune et al to David J. Habeggar. pt sec 26. tp 26, rg 14, SIOO. Charles D. Porter to John Banning, pt sec 18, 18, tp 27, rg 15, 1 20 acres, $375. For Sale Cheap—Thoroughbred O. I. C. Chester White boar, very fine individual and will be sold reasonable. A. R. Bell. 57dtl 2wl For Sale—Owing to poor health I will sell my store and property at Magley, Indiana, or trade same for farm or town properry. Anyone wanting to go into business would do well to come and investigate same or write Robert Case, Maglev. Indiana. d39wsotf

HOME MARKETS. Accurate prices paid by Decatur merchants for various products. Corrected every day. GRAIN. BY E. L. CARROL, GRAIN MERCHANT. Wheat, new - '. s Corn, per cwt, yellow (new) Corn, per cwt., (new) mixed &4 Oats, new - . Rve - Barlev . T? Clover Seed 4 50 (a o <5 Alsyke 600 650 Timothy 1 Buckwheat (b) Flax Seed - 1 10 CHICAGO MARKETS. Chicago market closed at 1:15 p. m. today as follows: Wheat, May Wheat. July Corn, Mav 44 Corn, July - 43 j Oats, May - - 341 Oats, July - 31 J Mav Pork - 80 July Pork - — 816 87 May Lard, per cwt ... 9 87 Ju[y Lard, per cwt 9 72 TOLEDO GRAIN MARKETS. Changed every afternoon at 3:00 o’clock by J. D. Hale, Decatur. Special wire service. Wheat, new No. 2, red, cash 5 741 May wheat.... 76* July wheat. _ 731 Cash corn, No. 2, mixed, cash 431 May corn — 421 July corn 431 Oats, cash — 361 Oats, May 361 Oats, Ju1y..... 35 Rye, eash 54 STOCK. BY FRED SCUEIMAN, DEALER. Lambs 4 J (o 5 Hogs, per cwt..* 56 25 (cr S“ 00 Cattle per lb -3 (b 4 25 Calves, per lb 5 @ 51 Cows 2 @ 3 Sheep, per lb._ 2j @ 3 Beef Hides, per lb. 6 POULTRY. BY J. W. PLACE CO., PACKERS. Chickens, per lb .08) Fowls, per lb. 08 Ducks, per lb .09 Turkeys, per lb. to 11 Geese, per lb .05 WOOL AND HIDES. BY B. KALVER & SON. W001..._ 15c to 18 Sheep pelts..... _ 40c to 51 00 Beef hides, per pound 06 Calf hides 07| Coon hides 40c @ 1 35' Possum hides 15c @ 50 Skunk hides 25c @ 1 30 Mink hides 50c @ 2 25 Muskrat hides 18c @ 22 Tallow, per pound 011 HAY HARKET. No. 1 timothy hay (baled) f 10.00 No 1 mixed hay (baled) , 58.00 o 59.50 No. 1 clover hav (baled) _ - - 56.00 @ 57.50 Losse hay 51.50 less. COAL. Anthracite | 9 qq Domestic, lump 4 75 Domestic, nut... 459 OIL fIARKET. Tiona ji 67 Pennsylvania 1.52 Corning L 35 New Castle 1.29 North Lima 1.14 South Lima 1,06 Indiana ’ l.Oj OTHER PRODUCTS. RY VARIOUS GROCERS AND MERCHANTS. Eggs, fresh, per doz J 12 Butter, per pound Potatoes, per bushel 45 harket notes. Liverpool market closed 1 to 1 cent higher on wheat. Com closed » cent higher. Receipts at Chicago today: OatH -- 118 ears Estimate for tomorrow: wi£t oito , 1 7 r , ’ ars , llocars The amount of grain exported yes terday from thiH CO|J U heat and Flour, 168,001) bu Shp ] H .’ I' 1 * 1 ? 1 bushels; oats 21 (XX) bushels. H. L. Confer is home from Chicago where he went to read proof on the 1903 catalogue for the J w Place company, and of course while ♦here he attended the other important business f O r this popular and extensive jobbers in restaurant und Ur supplies as well as mannfactur. |crs o< ice cream und soft drinks.

Two new cases were filed in cir-, cuit court yesterday on a change of venue from Huntington county. They are each entitled Alithea L. Gillispiee vs. Ernest A. Gillispie, the first being it suit to quiet title and the second to recover possession j The ■ v. : ran I a little out of the ordinary. In March 1898, Miss Alithea Gillispie deeded to Ernest A. Gillispie a valuable house and lot in Huntington, a contract being entered at the same time that Ernest was to keep, board and clothes Miss Alithea during the rest of her life. Since then it seems Ernest has Ixx-onie afflicted with the drink habit to such an extent that she is afraid to live with him. very quarrelsome and hateful. The complaint shows that he has made life unbearable for the plaintiff and during the extreme cold weather a few months ago drove her out of the house. He has therefore violated his contract and the plaintiff wants her property back. The second case in which the same people are parties is an action tor ecover personal property, including beds, cSairs, pictures, carpets, etc., and it seems the entire stock of house, hold goods belongs to Alithea and she wants it. She also asks for SSOO damages for detaining same. The cases were filed by attorneys Branvan & Freighton. This makes just fifty new cases filed since January Ist. Upon change of venue from Jay county, a damage case in which the sum of SB,OOO is demanded was filed in court here yesterday. The suit is entitled Adam Culper, Nelson Francis and Albert Oppenheim vs. John J. Black, and is the result of a deal made December 31, 1900. At that time the defendant was the owner of a fourth interest in gas ' and oil wells in Harrison county, j Ohio, on which were located thirteen oil leases. The complaint alleges that said Black represented that the average daily production of these wells was more than sixty’ two barrels, but was really only’ thirtyseven barrels per day. Under this ' misrepresentation the defendant sold his interest to plaintiffs for $16,250, of which sum $11,925 was paid in cash and a debt assumed which covered the rest of the amount of the sale. The complaint further alleges that had the output been as represented the price would have been a fair one but under the circumstances it was a gross outrage and the sum 'of SB,OOO as a rebate on the gross guarantee is demanded. The suit was filed last September by Attorneys Daily, Simmons & Dailey of Bluffton. An answer in three paragraphs has also been filed by Mr. Black's attorneys, J. Will Kelley and LaFollette & Adair, which denies every allegation and says that the plaintiffs in this case, experienced oil men, made him the proposition to give him the sum of $16,250 for his interest, and that they agreed that Mr. Cupler, one of the plaintiffs in the present case lx* given ten days to examine said property which was done, and that Mr. Cupler was so well pleased that he immediately paid down the sum of SIO,OOO to bind the bargain until they could get the rest of the purchase money. The plaintiffs in the case therefore knew or ought to have known the worth of the property. Mr. Black alleges that the property at the time sold by him was worth more than $16,250 and he therefore demands judgment for costs. plblicsalb. The undersigned will sell at public auction to the highest bidder one door north of the Beery & Holthou-e livery barn, Decatur, Ind., on Sacor day, March 21, the following property, towit: Buggies, wagons, spiketooth harrows, spring tooth harrows, corn cultivators riders and walkerssingle and double shovel plows, breaking plows, check rowers, land rollers, Weeders, wooden hay rake galvanized tanks, tank heaters, lawn mowers, lawn swings all new goods. The mason for selling this stock is the fact of our going out of the small machinery business. Terms of Sale- ! or under, cash; sums above that amount nine months time will be given by the purchaser giving his note with security to the satisfaction of the undersigned. No property to lie removed until satisfactorilv settled for James K. Niblick. Henry Stablefora, Auc. sale rV'JL 7 ®"” 1 1 1 Offer at P ublic ra, -ind *^° nce on Monroe and Thirteenth street, in the citv J' f M£^ CatUr ’ °“ . Wedne *fay. March 25, the ’fMl Dm -‘ ,nC,D { ?at lo(A '>oek a. tn., the following described property

One ten year old family horse, 1 year old milk cow, will'be fresh Sent 1; 1 brood sow, will farrow- Aoril x. 5 shoats, 80 to 100 lbs.; 75 head of chickens, corn in crib, hay in barn ] one-horse wagon, 1 spring wagon good as new; 1 phaeton buggy, as new; 1 steel breaking plow 1 single shovel plow, 1 double shovel plow. 1 five tooth cultivator, cross-cut saw, I barrel spraying outfit, ] ar a press and sausage grinder, 1 coprw kettle, 26 gal; 1 iron kettle, 1 set buggy harness, 1 set wagon harness, 1 S e| plow harness. 1 grain cradle, lot o f early six weeks potatoes, lot of pure Hural New Yorkers potatoes, several barrels of pure cider vinegar, household and kitchen furniture. Terms— All sums under 55 cash; sums over.% a credit of nine months will be given Purchaser giving note with security to the satisfaction of the above. Freil Reppert, Auctioneer. - ■ — / 'IIWINNATI. RICHMOND ,t FORT U WAYNE RAILROAD COMPANY. The annual meeting of stockholders of C'licinnall. Richmond A. Fori Wayne rulr.'o company will be held at the office of u>e com pauy, In the city of Richmond. Indiana, on Thursday, April 2, 1903, at ten o’clock a. ni . for the purpose of elect Ing eleven directors and transacting sucli other business as may properly come before the meeting '■l-* 8. B. Liogmt. Secretary. Richmond, Indiana, March IS, r.KB. pUBLIC NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that sealed bids «• lie received at tlie auditor's office. Decatur Indiana, from ten t three o'clock, cn Saturday, April 4,1903, for the erection and completion of a brie school house In Union 'own-hip. Adas' county. Indiana, dist ict number '• which , situated six miles east ot Decatur. Indiana, accmdlng to the plans and speciifeatlon. which will lie on hie at the auditor's after March 12. 1901 A well Is at the place for the new bulldlne. The right Is reserved to reject any and all bids, Fred Koi.dewvy. Trustee. Union Townsbfn. 2-d P. O. Decatur, lud.. (R. H V, 1 Thursday, March 12. 1903. XrOTICETO NON-RESIDENT-. The State of Indiana. 1 County of Adams. f s -- In the Adams Circuit court. February term. 1903 Isaac Wheeler, et al I No. Wfl vs Complaint to conAmos Walker, et al I test will. It appearing from affidavit filed in th* above entitled cause that Anu - W» n,r and Berkley Walker of the abme named defendants are non-residents ->t the state of Indiana. Notice Is therefore hereby given the saw Amos Walker and Berkley- Walker that thev be and appear before the Hon. Judge of the Ada®» Circuit Court on ihe Uth day of May. 1903, the same being the 25th Juridical Day of the next regular term thereof, to I* holden at the < House in the City of Decatur, tnmencint on Monday, the I3th day of April. A. D IWB. and plead by answer or demur to said complaint, or the same will be beard and determined tn their absence. WITNESS, mvname. and the seal f said (SEAL) Court Hereto affixed, this 17tb day of March, 1903 ELMER JOHNSON. Clerk By James P. Haefling, Deputy, D. D, Heller & Son. S 4 Attorneys for Plaintiff N'OTICE of commissioners sale of REAL ESTATE. The undersigned commissioner, by > irtue of an order of the Ada: i ' und entered in a cause therein entitled* hr> tian Brown va Joseph Brown et tl and ourbered 60* upon the docket thereof, hereof gives notice that at the east door of the court house io the city of Decatur. Inuiana. on Saturday, April 18,1903, at twn o’clock p. iu. of said day bewillcfw torsaieat public auction, and at noil*” than two thirds of the apprais' d value tbenof. the following described real estate Io Alams county, Indiana, to wit: The north half 1541 of the northeadt quarter Ml and the north half (Hl of the south h».‘ (Hl of the northeast quart'r [B] fourteen [U,I in township twenty-;'. gbt. north, range fourteen (I*l t'"' l , ln enuntv. Indiana, except from th>- abovetra of land the following tract, to-wlt: Tw™ [2U] seres off of the west side thereof tindercept therefrom the following tract. tn-Jiv Commencing rods east of the new" corner of the northeast quarter . ■ > , fourteen 114.] tn township at. • r * n ,S', said, running south thirty-six r thence east a#*, rods, thence n rthtb rtj- - L3ti| rods, thence west #t*, rods t-- th»Pi*] , of beginning, containing In all to tie ninety-four [94] acres of land. Terms or Sale: tine-third [t»] casli one-third I h> months and one-third I 1 ,l In 1 Ight. '-n 1 from date of sale Deferred pa.'" ’ Is-sr.lx |>er cent intere-t am «ei urt , mortgage on said real estate and byaPP tree-bold security. Dore B. Erwin. l Erwin A Erwin, P G. Hooper, Attys. KTOTICR OF HEARING OF DU" I IN TITION. In the matter of the petition of F. A ■* Ulnda Beerbower. Notice Is lierebv given ~ia’ .".'"..J'-'.uut)' been filed with the * udltor of A lain* () wl , state of Indiana, and SH* have viewed and reported s»ld ' ,'.lapetion file In my office. The hearing of saw P tion upon its merits will lie on Monday, April 6,1903, the same Iwlnit term. 19tfl. of the Board of Conn" of Adatna oountv. Indiana. The prayer of said pe’ l ’ lo ’',J,nite t"-* I ’, be constructed on the ■-»»' Beginning at a point Hftv-'Jitli , (|ll |f j! of tin- northeast corner H | X teen(l*- ) the southnaat quarter of sect < n township twenfy-flvc <®> north g u nnW <ls) east. In Adems county Inn ■ ■ '.? pnc( . n ort“ thence north forty-iwo<42> r ‘,” 'LI ’ ".1! seventy-five (7S> deitrvo’'-ea"t thence north eighty (HO) t <3oi rods; thence north 8“'®??’ ttienr | '* > “ t ,. greet, east forty eight 4 n'd • tl,w' eighty (M 0 degrees, east sW ' . nll cast elglity-scven <N7i rods, t j. rl xl ty-flv<*4s) degrees, east pri'P' then e north eighty C®> deV" ■ ..tp,. c lle one Cil) rods: thence north • ri . .« greet.easttwentv-twi>i-B r" '" h at Ing in the Geo F »' l ' T " , ."' , i. ! v -n""' tall nine (f»> rods south ami ' , p. west of the northeast corn-' ilfti-'" of the northeast quarter"t p,(><•<! ■" township and range '‘’’o' I '' , prough • ? ums county. Indiana- «** "(| rm .l “ nffeetlng the lands of ,p.rP-k H'/Sjd Hrcws'er. Carolina and . r , r ." r.l l '!'*,'' John W. Fetters. Lonl':» 6 ' ll',i,rr Topn John <’. F. Nash. J" o "'.’ F Byers. W. B. , i'lilllb Hnmllton Dodge. I- * B J' k ’ E , l!%wn*hlP Jamon M. Duff to ABEBOv**' M Auditor |

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