Decatur Democrat, Volume 52, Number 36, Decatur, Adams County, 9 September 1909 — Page 8

< * APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR. Notice is hereby given, That the undersigned has' been appointed Administrator, with the will annexed, of the estate of Henrietta Schmitt, late of Adams county, deceased. The estate is probably solvent WILLIAM D. CONRAD, Aug. 30, 1909. Admr. David E. Smith, Atty. 35-3 t H ■ —o- ■ - NOTICE OF COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE. IK/;*, * z Notice is hereby given, that by virtue of an order of the Adams circuit court, the undersigned commissioner, duly appointed, in the case of George W. Fisher, Benjamin F. Fisher and „ Sarah A. Christman, vs. John Beach, Naoma Beach, Clara Beach, Jennie ■ Beach and Ethel Beach, by order of the Adams Circuit Court will offer for sale at private sale, at the office of J. H. C. Smith in the City of Bluffton, in Wells County, Indiana, on and after the 9th day of October, 1909, the following described real estate, in Adams county, in the State of Indiana, to-wit: The northeast quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 31, in Township 27 nortii, range 14 * east, containing 40 acres, more or less. Terms —One-third cash, the residue in equal payments, payable in one and two years from date ot sale, With six per cent, interest from date, and Attorney’s fees, deferred payments to be secured by a mortgage on the land sold, the purchaser to carry SSOO insurance on the buildings as additional security, payable in case of loss on the said mortgage. Deferred payments to be secured by a first mortgage upon the real estate sold. J. H. C. SMITH, (Seal) Commissioner. 36-4 t .—■ o NOTICE OF RECEIVING BIDS.

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of the county of Adams, in the state of Indiana, will on Monday, September 27, 1909, and up until 10 o’clock a. m. of said day, receive sealed bids for the furnishing of all material and labor necessary for the construction of the following Bridges, Arches and Abutments, for the use of said county, toWit" r ’ Repair of 76x16 ft. span bridge over lob ditch east of Geneva. Repair of bridge over Bowen Run east Washington pike and concrete floor; Repair Beery 'church bridge and abutments on Washington and Kirkland township line. Repair Shoemaker bridge and abutments on Wabash and Hartford town* ship line. Repair to Johnson bridge on Jefferson and Blue Creek township line. Railings on concrete bridge at Linn Grove. Contractors will be compelled to commence work on all contracts within three days, from date of awarding contract and a time limit for completion wil 1 be fixed. No bid will be received or enter- ■ tained by said board unless such bidi is accompanied by an affidavit such as is now required by law governing bids for bridges. Each bid must be accompanied by a good and sufficient bond, equal to the amount of the bid, made payable to the State of Indiana, signed by at least two freehold sureties, residents of the county, or by a properly authorized and qualified bonding or surety company; which bond shall guarantee the faithful performance and execution of the work so bid for, in case the same is awarded, and that the contractor shall promptly pay all debts incurred by him in the prosecution of such work, including labor, materials furnished, and for board- ( ing the laborers thereon. Any one desiring to submit plans and specifications for competition at the same letting may do so by filing the same with the county auditor of said county not less than ten days before the said date of letting. If any such plans and specifications so submitted include the use of any patented device or of any article controlled by a monopoly, the specifications shall be accompanied by a statement of the terms upon which such device or article may be used or obtained. , The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. MARTIN LAUGHLIN, HENRY ZWICK, WILLIAM MILLER, Board of Commissioners of Adams County, Indiana. Attest: H. S. Michaud, Auditor. 36-2 t

O “ NOTICE TO NON-RESIDENTS State of Indiana. County of Adams,ss: Before the Board of Commissioners. Adams County. Indiana. Notice of hearing of ditch proceedings and assessments. In the matter of the petition of Robert P. Davies and others for a ditch. To Mary E. Lahmon and william Lahmon her husband and Rebeccah Priest (nee Porter) : Tour are hereby notified that • a petition has been filed with the Auditor of Adams County. Indiana, for I the location and construction of a> ditch over, along and upon the route ! hereinafter set out, and said petition has been referred by me to the County Surveyor of said county according to law, and that in accordance with the law now in foree, said Surveyor has filed his renort in said matter with me In my office. The route of said ditch is as folfows- Commencing at a point which f B 8 rods north and 6 rods west of the southeast corner of the west half of the northwest quarter of the

northwest quarter of section seventeen (17), township twenty-six (26) north, range fifteen (15) east ,ln ■ Adams County, Indiana, thence run-', ning In a southeasterly direction ■ across the land of Robert P. Davies, . the public highway, Malinda F. De ■ Armond and on to the land of Catherine Lorena Ldzar. thence in an easterly direction across the public highway and the land of C. W. F. ; Davis and thence in a southeasterly direction across the lands of William Campbell and Rebeccah Priest and there to terminate in a well on the Maggie Miller ditch which is located on the half section line running east and west through said section seventeen. • The proposed drain will also affect the lands of Dollie Krugh, Mary Lehman, Geo. C. Me Alheny, Chester L. Shinn, Trustees M. E. church, Elisha R. Merryman, L. W. Merryman and Belle Wolfe. The length of the entire drain is 3,400 feet. A general description of your lands named and .described in said report so filed, and the amount said lands are assessed for benefits are as follows: The south half of the southw'esf quarter of section seventeen (17) township twenty-six (26) north, range fifteen (15) east and containing 20 acres estimated as 18 acres benefited at an estimated benefit of $119.57 and assessed a total of $99.14; also commencing at the southeast corner of the northwest quarter of section seventeen (17), township twenty-six (26) north, range fifteen (15) east; running thence north twenty-six and three-fourths rods (20%) thence west fifty-four (54) rods to the center of the highway; thence south over and along the center of said highway twenty and threefourths rods (20%) to the south line of said northwest quarter of section seventeen as above described; thence east fifty-four (54) rods to the place of beginning, being a part of the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter of said section seventeen (17) above described, containing seven acres estimated as benefited at an estimated benefit of $46.50 and' assessed a total of $38.94; both of said descriptions being in said Adams County, Indiana, and belonging to Rebeccah Priest (nee Porter). Also inlot four (4) in the village of Salem or Steele, Indiana, as the same is designated on the recorded plat of said village, except therefrom commencing at the southeast corners of said lot; thence west one hundred thirty-two (132) feet; thence north forty (40). feet; thence east one hundred thirty-two feet; thence south forty (40) feet to the place of beginning, being a part of lot four (4) in Salem, Indiana, estimated as benefitted $3.57 and assessed a total of $2.99. Said description belonging to Mary E. Lahmon (William Lahmon her husband). A hearing will be had on said petition and assessments before the Board of Commissioners of said Adams county, Indiana, at the commissioners’ rooms in the court house of said county, in Decatur, Indiana, on Monday, November 1, 1909, the same being the regular ditch day of said Board at which time objections to report and assessments may be made and heard. On all of which you will take due notice. HENRY S. MICHAUD. 36-3 t Auditor, Adams Co. o — — \ The Adams county council held their second session at an early hour Wednesday, approving their work of yesterday, ana tnis placed the final seal upon their labors, and anz immediate adjournment was taken. The 'special appropriations asked for and granted were for a bridge over the Mathias Miller ditch in Blue Creek township S7OO, Shoemaker abutments in Hartford and Wabash townships $1,250, Beery abutments in Kirkland and Washington townships $450, repair of the lob ditch bridge east of Geneva SSOO, repair of the Johnson , bridge in Blue Creek township $75, j tailing for the Linn Grove bridge $240, repair of the Borum bridge in east Washington township $225/ repair of the Frledhelm bridge $375, J. W. Shifferly bridge in Union and St. Marys townships, public advertising S3OO, blacksmithing $25, repair at jail $75, winding clock $75, bridge and road repair $550, attorney for the poor $75, Elm street sewer $17.50, inspectors at the local option election $54, refund of liquor licenses $495.34, insane $228.25, miscellaneous $293.99, road grader S2O, change of venue costs SI,OOO, water meter for the court house and jail SIOO, book type writer for the auditor $275, safe for the auditor’s office S3OO.

The finishing touches to the labors of the county council came In adopting the tax levy, which was done by making the county levy twenty-eight cents, and gravel road repair ten cents. The sinking fund levy was abolished entirely. After a chronic ailment covering a period of many years the death of Fred Conrad of Magley, occurred at nine o’clock Wednesday. The deceased has lived in Magley for a long time and Is well known by the population , thereabouts, and during all this residence was a model man and stood well with every one. During much of this time his health tai been .ailing, but he stood it bravely and ’ seldom complained of the fates that afflicted him. He leaves a wife, four daughters and one son, and besides them there are friends without number who mourn his death and the loss of a fearless and well tempered man. The funeral will occur from the Reformed church north of Magley, - and the Rev. Synder will officiate and 11 apeak work of encouragement and

good cheer to those Who survive and mourn his death. Frederick Conrad was born in Ger- ' many, September 1, 1846, and at the time qf death was slxty-ohe years and seven days old. The funeral services will be» held from the Reformed church, north of Magley, at one o’clock on Saturday afternoon. ’■ 0 — A new case filed by Hooper & Lenhart was Ruth Garldck vs. Harry E. Garlock, suit for divorce. They were married December 19, 1902, at Keystone, Indiana, and lived together until June, 1906, When the defendant abandoned his family. Cruel and inhuman .treatment anti drunkenness are also alleged. A divorce and the custody of the five year old son are asked by Mrs. Garlock. . 'I. ■ • ' ’I- ■ .A’ ■‘ ~ * A marriage license was issued to Benjamin Rice, aged 21, son of David Rice of near Monumouth, to Bertha Bischoff, aged 17. Curtis Johnson, who has been in trouble so frequently during the past ten years, and who served a term at the reformatory has one more chance to evade prison. He'was arrested several months ago for burglarizing the west end saloon and spent the summer in jail. Late Tuesday afternoon, he appeared before Judge Merryman and plead guilty. He was fined five dollars and costa and committed to the state prison at Michigan City for a term of from one to eight years. Sentence, however, was suspended, so long as the young man refrains fijom the use of intoxicating liquors and otherwise behaves himself. He will have to report to the prison officials regularly and on his first offense will be sent to prison. If this punishment hejd over his head for eight years don’t reform him, nothing probably will. x The petition of Frederick and Elizabeth Affolder to adopt Luella A,older, a babe, was presented and granted, the child being ordered adopted as prayed. Anna Hollder vs. Edwin C. Hollder et al, set for Tuesday, September 14, on motion for allowance. Joseph D. Beery vs. Stephen Wilken et al, deed reported and ap- . proved and commissioner discharged. Agenettle Aspy vs. Andrew J. Pyle et al, quiet title, deed repprted and approved, and commissioner discharged. John F. Lawson vs. Catherine Miller et al, partition, appearance by A. P. Beatty for Catherine Miller on final report. A marriage license was issued to Edward L. Engelking aged 30, a traveling salesman from Fort Wayne, to Margaret Zeser, aged 26, of this city. Hooper & Lenhart filed a new case, W. W. P. McMillen vs. John Jacob Myer, suit on note, demand SIOO. William F. Pyle, administrator of the estate of Jemina A. Bair, filed a report of the sale of personal property and a petition for an order to sell real estate. Before Special Judge R. S. Peterson George Shroll, administrator of estate of Joseph Shroll, filed a re-appraise-ment and a report of the sale of real estate. L. C. DeVoss appeared for John Shroll. ■>.... o— Commissioners Laughlin, Miller and Zwlck, accompanied by County Attorney Lutz, went to Bluffton on the morning train, they going to attend a joint session .of the two boards. Blds were opened for the construction of the J. Engle macadam road, which will traverse the highway between Hartford township, in this county, and Nottingham township in Wells county. L. O. Bears & Co.* the contractors of Geneva, and who also are building the eastern part of the Interurban grade between Geneva and Linn Grove, were the lucky bidders. Following is the bids: L. O. Bears 4 Co $6,699.0(1 James Crosble fe 6,224.00 Abe Hesher 5,926.80 Wilson Heller 5,845.00 Daniel Huntlcut - 6,000.00 Rufus Meshberger 5,828.00 The members of the board returned from Bluffton on the noon train and have been busy all the afternoon attending to the many important things In closing the affairs of the September session. They have succeeded in wading through considerable business during the time they have been together. The members of the board will go to the county farm this evening and will stay over night and also a part of the day tomorrow, when they will see the threshing of the grafn at the county farm. This event is one that usually finds the board at the county farm. — 1 t " 1 ' t The commissioners set a date for a

I special session at which time they will receive and open blds for toe - construction of the bridges and ab«i ments, which were made a special apl propriation by the county council. The i object of the special session is beI cause the board wants to get all the concrete work done before the' cold weather interferes. The date is set for Monday, September 27. Bids for the safe and book type writer for the auditor’s office and the water meters for the court house and jail will be received the first day of the regular session, Monday, October 4th. ' ■■ '''-t 1 — "O' —— An important meeting was held last evening by the trustees of the Decatur Cemetery association, the meeting being held for the purpose of selecting a sexton to take the place of Horace Botthoff, who for many years has had charge of tne cemetery. Fourteen applications faced the trustees when they undertook to consider the matter of applicant, <but in the face of this but one ballot was necessary to make possible the selection of John Chronister, who for some time has been working at the green houses of E. S. Moses. The new sexton is in every way qualified and will make the association a good man in a very important place. During the time that Mr. Bothoff has been in charge He has displayed care of Che grounds and: improved them In a veir efficient way. The trustees have made great headway in the last several years and their cemetery grounds are becoming one of the most beautiful' spots to be found any place. They intend to extend their energies and in the next few years to come the (Improvements will be more marked. O . "'■■■ Marlon, tod., Sept. B.—E. M. White, assistant atorney general of Indiana, camp to Marlon this afternoon and filed an application in the circuit court for the appointment of a receiver for the Grant Cbunty State Bank at Upland, which failed to open its doors this morning. The state bank examiner, Charles W. Camp, who reached Upland early this morning, will have charge of the bank pending the hearing of the petition, which has been set for-next Tuesday. While the stockholders will lose all the stock they own, amounting to $26,000, there probably will be money to pay all depositors in full. The deposits in the bank a few months ago reached more than SIOO,OOO, but they now amount to only $52,000. The bank experienced a sma’l run six weeks ago, and although it was checked after a few hours, tne fears of many of the depositors were not entirely allayed, and tils resulted in a gradual dwindling of the deposits. In order to prevent a second an<Mgore serious run it ‘was decided not to open the doors this morning. Excited men and women gathered about the door when they heard x»f the bank’s failure to open. They were greeted by a notice that had been posted by the bank examiner to the effect that the bank, was clbsed pending the appointment of a receivers The .bank is embarrassed because Charle& W. Cole, former president, who has been absent from Upland (Since last May, loaned a large amount of the bank’s money to tile Upland: Glass company, now in the handß/Of a receiver, a concern in which he was interested. * o— Mr. Tucker, who has charge of the music at the First Methodist church' at Marion, and has many friends here, will organize a ladies* chorus at the l library tonight. The chorus will meet weekly during the winter for study.. The Ladies’ Aid Society of .the Presbyterian church are looking forward to .a very pleasant meeting tomorrow afternoon. " At this time the society will meet on Mercer avesrue at the home of Mrs. H. F. Linn, being entertained at that time by Mrs. Linn and Mrs. Knorr. A pleasure trip in the Van Camp automobile was taken yesterday to Fort Wayne. Almost alt of these trips are very pleasant as a lunch is taken along and a picnic is spread under a tree. Yesterday’s spin was' greatly enjoyed. Those in the party were Mr and Mrs. A. Van Camp, Mrs. Rost of Schenectady, N. Y., Misses Beatriee and Ida Van Camp. . The Woman’s Home Missionary Society will be entertained Thursday afternoon at 2; 30 sharp at the Methodist parsonage by Mesdames Powell and Heller. Mrs. John Parrish will have charge of the study for the as--1 ternoon, the subject being “Yotmg People’s Work.” Further arrangements for the ransack sale wiU be • made and a full attendance is desired, k ' '■ .... The Queen Esther Circle wUl' have I an exchange Saturday afternoon at iF. V. Mills grocery store. , * I ’ r . • ' — The Shakespeare Club wiU hold Its meeting with Mgs. Dorwin at the home of Mrs. C. A Dugan this afteri noon. z

' The Euterpean Club picnic at the! i home ot Mirs. John Peterson on the ■ last day of this month commences the • greetings of the year for > toe club members. > . . 1 Jr® . .- it i Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Schaefer of Dall las,' Texas, were guests of Mr, aid ; Mrs. A. J. Smith today. . The members of the Dew-Drop-In Club’ has been having a number of informal gatherings lately for they are all going to school at different places and each day something la planned. Miss Leota Bailey was the first member of the clurio leave, having left yesterday for Wellesley, N. Y., where she will spend a year in school at that place. A happy social gathering was that of last evening given by Miss Bess Jefferies to a dozen of her girl friends and those who attended enjoyed a very pleasant eyenlng. Various , games w;ere played during the evening, and during which a dainty luncheon was served by Miss Bess. At at 1 late hour the ' guests departed for their homes after an evening well spent. — NATURE’S REMEDIES FOR DISEASE. Nature provides more effective remedies in tne roofs and herbs of the field than were ever produced from drugs. ‘ Thirty years ago, Lydia E. Pinkham of Lynn, Mass., discovered and gave ( to the women of the world a remedy ] made from* roots and herbs, which < has proved more efficacious in curing ] women’s diseases than any other med- < Iclne the world has ever known, and ] today Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable < Compound is looked upon everywhere as the standard remedy for woman's j ills. I o NOTICE POULTRY RAISERS Alonzo Thropp, Mt Carmel, 111., says: “I was losing on an average of fifteen fowls a day with cholera. After giving the first dose of Bourbon Poultry Cure all around to my flock I never lost another fowl.” Sold by H. H. Bremerkamp. ' ' A. P. Moste, eity councilman at Garrett against whom five 'or six “blind tiger’’ indictments had been ’ standing for months charging him with illegal sale of liquor, entered a plea of guilty to three of the charges in court at Auburn and paid fines and costs aggregating $239.75. Two remaining charges against him were dismissed. Moste was a brewery agent 1 at Garrett when the city went “dry." ’ In a Pinch, use ALLEN’S FOOT-EASE • A powder to shake into your shoes. It ‘ cures hot,, tired, aching* swollen, J sweating feet and makes walking easy. Takes the sting out of corns and bunions. 7a.11 druggists 25 cts. Don’t accept any substitute. . —o Articles of incorporation have been filed in the office of the secretary of State for the Indiana Northwestern ’ Traction company, organized to build, ’ equip and' operate an interurban railway from Hammopd to Lafayette. The ineprporators are William Brucker, Curtis D. Meeker and Jacob L. Tim- 1 mons, an of Monticello; George Goff, Rensselear, and George A. Haskell, of Chicago. The concern is capitalized at $50,000. No declaration of the pro- f posed route of the line was filed with the petition for a charter. The central offices of the concern will be at ( MonticelToi ■-t ' l - 1 , 110 .-.-a. / K ran have pahu m the back. Wrtn- , ary, Bladder or Kidney trouble, and want a eertain. pleasant herb cure ter western's ills, try Mother Gray's Auatrattaa-Leaf. It is a safe and nev-er-falling regulator. At Drugglste or by man 50 ets. Sample package FRML Addreea, The Mother Gray Co., Leßpy, N. Y. — o —-- Arch Gordon, who was. arrested several months ago with his paramour; Stella Mettler, in a barn on the Adams estate, pleaded guilty in the court of Mayor Hamilton this morning, paying a fine of ten- dollars and costs. At the time of the arrest he advised Stella to ' plead guilty to the charge against her but stated that he would fight the charge. After this he went away, but later returned and tills morning concluded to get the old charge wiped off from the docket.—Bluffton Banner. o— " CURES SICK CHICKENS. Mrs. John F. Wagers, Richmond, Ky., says: “About a month ago quite 1 a number of my chickens were sick with distended craws tad I thought sure they Would ah die. I gate them Bourbon Poultry Cure and never lost a chicken.” Sold by H. H. Bremer- * tamp. — — Rallies White Wyandottes. > W. E. Johnson & Bon, Lexington, i gay: "Last year we lost one entire hatch of fine White Wyandotte chickens from white diarrhoea. Thlr i year we havs given our chickens Bourbon Poultry Cure in their drlnk- - Ing water and have not lost any.” Sold by H. H. Bremerkamp.

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Markets East Buffalo, N. Y., Sept E—(Special to the Daily Democrat)—Receipts 4000; shipments.247o. Official to New Yorke yesterday 950. Hogs closing strong. ’ All sold. Medium and heavy—sßißO@sß'Bs. Yorkers—sß.6 0@ SB.BO. Lights and pigs—sß.ls(®s»>4o; Roughs—[email protected]. [email protected]. Sheep—6oo; .15 to .25 higher. Lambs—Steady; tops $8(00; Cattle—2s; steady. TOLEDO MARKETS. September 6.— i Cash wheat .sl.Ms4 May wheat 1.09% September wheat 1.08% December wheat 1.68%. Cash corn May corn .60% September com .71% December com ...... .SS%IS Ita oats .48% ( September oats December oats ................... .40% CHICAGO MARKETS. September 6.— May wheat .$5.97% September wheat •98% December wheat 94% May com .59 September com .66% December com .57% September oats .88% December oats .87%. May oats .40% ’ PRODUCE. By Decatur Produce Co. | Eggs 200 Fowls ....... Ducks 8c ♦** * * Turkeys Ho Spring chicks .Un Butter ...................... .lOn Chicks WcH. BERLING. Eggs 1.*... .20c Butter Fowls .!0c Ducks ........y.. 8c Geese 7c Turkeys ....4... HoSpring chickens . .12c Chicks ............Me B. KALYER A COi Wool, merchantable ...28e Beef hides Scents Calf hides .................10 center. Sheep pelts ~....., 25e’& $1 Tallow y.... s.A cents PRICES ON COAL Chestnut coal ST-$5 Hocking Valley ..$8.75 West Virginia splint .$4 00 Wash nut $4.00 HAY* MARKET No 1 timothy, loose in m0w....510.00 '' ’' - ‘ *W. - The wedding of Miss Estella Tinkham and Chauncey E. Debolt'-took place at the home of Rev. Kohne Sunday at eight o’clock In Willshire. Both are well known and popular Adame county young people and they wilt make their home in this county. One of the large timber wolves belonging to a carnival company at Hartford City, escaped and, going to the bam of Edwin H. Ford, assistant postmaster near by, engaged tn a battle with his cow. The kicks and bawls of the cow and the screams of the wolf aroused v the neighborhood and not until Ford had laid the animal low with a club did the battle cease. The cow was badly lacerated, but the wolf was not much hurt. A number of dogs that were attracted by the fight were snapped by the animal. o Hora Is Reties for Women. T ta < Bteastaßteiato ' ftMB Nratner wajrw ruwuwrw tw ChWmn. . i. —— — - hi tiff la to* Ara* Bucceßsruuy ueea ey Morner uroy, nurse tai the CWldreo’s BOMB ta Few Tort, Cure FevortahimsA Bad 8to«aoll, Teething BltarUrt ragulate the bowels onR Destroy Worms. Over 18.8 M taggtadata Thsy/gy fidL At s» Draggtafa, Z&CL V KJBSe