Decatur Democrat, Volume 53, Number 9, Decatur, Adams County, 3 March 1910 — Page 5

r yr t“ d Sferewe** jjS’the Bnd thK Km’t accept any subrttiute. , * ’ ■&' — M» •' ' ’ a 'A dastardli Kqp evening; on two well known laKies at a pojnt on West’Wishlntffofc' ■rtreet, opposite the Grimfes machine Khfps, in the'dark shades "of the buiW Eng and there will likely be an arrest, ■ and It the youn grellow designated Dy ■Mlsa Ruth Bender, one of the girls JnCxm „d M»l ■Bright pary his arrest will cause a Bmild sensation.—Bluffton News, v Kno BACH ACHE OR KIDNEY pains, [ if you hare pains 1 nthe back, ur. ■nary, bladder or Sidney trouble, >dlz■dines* and lack of energy, try Mother Kray’s Australian-Leaf, the pleasant' Kerb cure. As a regulator It has Kual. At druggists, or by mail, 25jc. Ksk today. Sample free. Address, Khe Mother Gray Co., Leßoy, N. Y. K —* —O — - : "'' ■ Mrs. I. Z. Taylor and children, KJbl ■ die, Harold and Helen, and Mrs. George Aurand of Monroeville, who have been visiting with Mesdanfes William Barone, Drayton Hiir and John Scheumann, left this morning for North Adams, Michigan, where they will join their husbands andmake that place their home. Mr. Taylor and son, George, and son-in-law, Aurand, left last’ week for Michigan’to prepare the hew homes. DON'T GET AL* thU NDOWN. ' f-weak and miserable. If you have kidney or bladder trouble, headache, pains in the bkck. and feel tired all over and want* a pleasant hedb cure, try Mother Gray’s Australian Leaf. As a regulartbr it Ihm vo equal. AH druggists, 50c. Ask today. Sample free. Address, The Mother Gray Co,LeBoy, N.Y. * K •—-o- — . . —n.' ’■ f Levi and George Mumma, two well know nmen of the city, left Tuesday ■railing for Colorado, where they; will look over the land with an idea Os investment If the land conditions suit them, they will purchase farms and move to their new possesions as soon as they can dispose of their interests here. Levi has been employed fbr some time with A. N. Steele | A Bro. IL.' • NO SUBSTITUTE. Accept no substitute for Foley’s (Honey and Tar. It is the best and nMfest remedy for coughs, colds, [throat and lung troubles. Contains [no opiates and no harmful drugs. Remember the name, Foley’s Honey and I Tar, and accept no substitutes. The (Holthuse Drug 06. I —— .O' u . I WAGNER BUYS GRAMER HOME. I pavld Wagner has purchased the property of Mrs. Mary Cramer and (daughter, Gusta, located on First |streettand will take possession about (April Ist. This is a very desirable ■property and will make Mr. and Mrs. ■Wagner a pleasant home. Mrs. Grainier and daughter have made this ■place their home for about twenty IWW" 1 " " """* "T I It is said that the Bluffton Phi DelIta Kappas are arranging to some to> ■Decatur again this evening when the ■new chapter will,ba instituted here? ■The boys have engaged two of SeaIbold’s barouches to make the trip and [will not depend bn ah automobile. /’ I BC *<.■■■■ mu* LQ ' i.. Wj I Mr. and Mrs. Harry Winnes; Os [Reedley, Cal., who have been visiting' <■ [in the city with bls mothepforsonje . [time, left for Chicago, where he was [doing some buying, apd these [they will go toKansas City, Where . [they will spend SundaytFfrom there [they will proceed to thelr iiome in [California. , r [ " *l‘— ""O Hl, Bl"'*/' /l,' I A NIGHT I I Worse than an alarm of fire, at Light is the metalUc cough of cropp,'. [Careful mothers keep Foley’s Honey h [and Tar in the house and give it at [the first sign of danger. Foley’s[Honey and Tar has saved many little saves. No opiates. The Holthouse ■Drug Co. • [ '■■■->? O | I MONKEYED WITH GASOLINE. | (United Press Service.) ft Evansville, Ind., March 2—(Special Eo Dally Democrat) —Willie, nine-■ear-old son of Wm. Meyer, a laborer, Ka five twent-callbre cartridges ■nto a can of gasoline, poqed straw ■nto the mouth of the can and applied ■ match. Willie’s condition is crit* Kai, his face and hands having been Kffrfbly burped. || A. Harp of Oplp Gity changed cars ■ere this morning on his way to Al■ion, where he attended the funeral Ls an aunt, Mrs., Ellen Harp, there I „ - ALAN'S LUNG BALSAM ■ • AWAUhrf Jg— _ J _> »• - * xll'

I COURT HOUSE NEWS ! [ a new case, entitled Zehah, 0. Lewelli en vs. Apn Everhart et al. There . are flftysix defendants, living in AdSms, Weiis/ Jay-ilaMolph, Laporte, @faM. Jsmkaon and. Allen counties The • * ’ KAbuHn’ of. Laporte ap--1 peaiOrfore Specif Judge J. C. Moguilty to the charge of selling mer- ' clmndisp «nd goods at Geneva last ’ Abgust, ftr which hb Was indicted; 1 He is the gentleman who operated n Ukite stord' there tor several weeks and [< Judge Moran fined him fifty and costs, ; which he promptly paid , and was re- . leased. ■ . J * One ddllar and costs,-making a total of |73.94, was what it cost Albert ■ Rnavel fob striking Bob Peterson on ■ the fair ground face track during the last Anguat meeting. Knaiel claims that he was doing his duty and that he used his cjub only When necessary. He' Was indicted by the November grand 'jury and the trial begkn Wedhesday- nfofn^ng, ; toihg to the jury at • s f!fifri»day. After being put until after 8 o'clock Thursday evening they returned a vefdict of one dollar and costs. Mr. Khakel wlil Wy the 'dbeket. • ■’ A*'yf-'""-. .• ■ »■ v ■■■ > ■ Faul G. Hodper has been appointed nbtarypublic and filed his bond for SI,OOO with the county clerk. ' ; Real estate transfers: S. W. Bieneke to W; h. Beineke,l2o acres, Preble tp., $1100; William Beineke to’Simon Beineke, 120 acres, Preble, |1100; Jdim Schurger, coin., to William iteppert, tract in Washington tp., $1,800; Williain Reppert to John B. Carson, tract' In Washington tp., |80; Martha Reynolds to Sarah Decker, pt. lot 24, Decatur cemetery, sl2; Juilus Reichert to John Rich, 100 acres, Mohroe tp., $9700; C. S. Clark, admr., to E. W. Steele, lot 509, Decatur, $331.25. Attorney C. J. Lutz has filed a new case entitled Charles Lammiman vs. Fred Scheiinan, damages, demand, $4,000. The complaint alleges that June 1, 1908, Mr. Lammiman sold to Mr. Scheiman 126 atres or farm land for which Scheiman agreed to pay him $12,000, fen 1 which $4,800 was cash, he assumed a mortgage of $4,500 and transferred to ihim stock,in the Decatur Packing company for $3,300, representing this' to be worth par and that it would pay 6 per cent dividends. The complaints says that Mr. Scheiman was president of the company and knew the value of ,the stock while Mr. Lammiman had no idea of Its worth. He says the stock did not prove as represented and is therefore demanding damages in the amount of $4,000 to re-lmburse him. ‘ The case of Letta Thomas vs. Elsie Thomhs, replevin, is set for trial Tuesday, March Bth. Anna HoUder vs. Edwin C. Holtder, tor support, dismissed at costs of plaintiff, 'x GOttMeb Brandt vs. Thomas E. Mann W al., ,suit on note, demand $l5O. ’Mt for ! trial for Wednesday, March 9th. /• ■ . r Bam Bailor, •convicted for receiving stolen go6ds, was’ brought into court this morning* and sentenced Yerfflct a to> A fite<days to.. Jail/ wd a fine of pqe dollar and costs, amountQ|d Adorns County Bank VS. ,Cardwas entered by Lutu for tnh box comJ. by iieaity for. Ulison and byJVesey for A. J. Vail. i ■ ■-'lsaac Teeple. vs. Joseph Ellenberger suit oh account, $137.87;. rule to’Answer made absolute within five -■r*fß.- J. Laman et al. vs. Nicholas suit on note, demurrer filed x Otto D. Beiberick was appointed administrator of the'estate of William F. Kiirhner and filed bond for SI,OOO. J; M. Miller, administrator ot the Ida Whitright estate, .filed a petition tor the sale of personal property and ft Waft so ordered at private sale after ten days’ notice. A number of current and final reTorts were filed and allowed by the court ’ Rieal estate transfers: Harvey Harruff to Ada Yocum, inlot 1019, Decatur, $150; Frufik Foreman to Geo.' Shrank,* 60 axWeg, Blue Creek tp., $4350; < Aaron Btrickler to Frank Strickler, acres, St Marys tp„ $733; Reason ShaffM> to Henry M»

Haggard, 80 acres, Monroe tp., $7200; W» H. H. Bears to Daniel Bfeeler 1 et >!.> 42 acres, Wabash tp., >2700; . B, F. Ault to W. H- Bears, 50 acres, Wabash <p., $3000; John W. Beavhns to Lydia L. Heaston, 80 acres/ Wabash tp., MSOi); John R. Wfcgefs to A., » Ryf.l P itcroi; Bind 'CreeF W., I ‘fcumschlai, > Bo, . aerqs,’Wasfiingtoff^p./tirOOO.j ( <•. Petendfa Moton; attofrnfeyu. 'filW . a new case entitled Amok and Edgai' r Lewton jrs. Carrie D. Lewton et al; E for purdtion of Tdal estate. 1 : J Roy B. Lewis vs. Catherine Lewis, claim, $1,166.40, set ’ for Wednesday, March 15th. -The case Os Frank Burns vs. City of Decatut et al., the injunction which prevented the city from contracting with the G. R. & I. railroad company for the construction Os a'switch to the waterworks plant, was dismissed at the costs Os the plaintiff. Permission to withdraw the papers was granted. S. J. Laman et al vk. Nicholas Wagner, note, $75.00, demurrer overruled. Abraham Brown vs. Fred Schafer, for breach of warrant, demand, $350, set for trial <on Wednesday, ‘March 16th/?' ■ ■; !*■ ■'< -*•'■■■■: V •• . — <- Woods VS. Frederick Basic, sulf on account; demand $l5O, rule to SAswer made hbsohite within five days. • / ’' '«•■ ?'■ "> Dr. Schoop Medlcal company v». Morton B. Stout, suit On account, from Wtfls Mfounty,/set tor. trial March 17th. - " ■■ L. C. DeVoss has filed a new case entitled James McCullough vs. Bessie’ McCullough, for divorce. ‘ The complaint say stfiey were married' November 1,1906, and one* son has blessed the home.* They separated January 10th, last, but prior to that time bad lived apart for nineteen months. An unusual damage case is that of William Lougerman vs? Chicago & Erie railroad company filed by D. E. Smith & Petersoh & Moran. Last August 81st Lougerman bought a'ticket from the Erie agent here to Portland, Oregon, and return, paying therefor $67.80. He got there all right and on Octpber 11th Went to the Union station as directed when he bought the ticket to have same validated. Wheti' he handed it to the agent that man gave him a good “cussing” it is alleged and kept the ticket. Louger<man was forced to go to Seattle and borrow money to come home and the strain so unnerved him that he has been sick and unable to* work sinceHe demands SI,OOO in damages. , ] ~. ;■ ie- *’■* .'■ Another new case is that of Hyman Goldstine vs. the Motor Transfer company, on change of venue from the Allen superior court. The plalntff was riding a bicycle on Berry street in Fort Wayne last October and collided with a motor taxicab. His teeth were knocked ( out and he was badly cut, bruised and sprained. He asks for $1,506. Guy Colerick represents the plaintiff and W. H. Shambaugh the defendant. Josephine Thomas vs. Mary Arnold et at, suit to quiet title, waiver ot summons, filed by the and fited/'y " ■ ■ '■ ’ Isaac Teepfe vs. Joseph EltenbergOr et' iiflU bn UebOunt, separate deiMlfc ref illed by J. Bowers to complaint. ■’ John J. Meyer vs. Jacob Chyle et default of defendants, title quleted'dii prayed in complaint and P. G. Hooper appointed commissioner to make, deed. ' .. . Citizens Telephone' • 'Company ' vs. 'Fort 'Wayne A Springfield C 0.»,. damHeaton, C. E. Sturgis and John F. LaFollette suggested by court. Names of LaFoHette and Heaton stricken off and Judge Sturgis appointed to hear the cause. > \ ■,-. / A marriage license was issued to , Edwin Newhauser, twenty-two, employed at the milk condensing factory at Berne, to Martha Lehman, twenty, of Monroe township, - i ■ Mrs. C. J. Weaver -rteurned Monday night from a several days’ visit With Mrs. Jennie Tierney and Louis Hughes and family at Fort Wayne. Mrs. Weaver had also Intended to visit l with a former neighbor, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cook, formerly of this city, but on reaching Fort Wayne found that their son-in-law, Jesse Van Buskirk, i had been seriously injured In a fall < Wednesday, from which he suffered i concussion of the brain, and was ly- i ing at Hope hospital at the point of < death. He is i)ow, however, much better and it is thought that he will recover. Mrs. Vanßuskirk was tormerof this cKy torft

Monday evening was a gala one ■ '«# the Ddcatur order of Ybomefi, the • occasion being the celebration of the , first anniversary of the institution of i the Decatur order. Just one year ago ! Monday evening this lodge was established here w|th thirteen members, , I and during ttilß time, 7 the'number has t inoreitaed until now the •numbers < Besfies these* •to 11hftiatlbn,''which wifi probably take jptfied n4xt • Mbndhy evening. The . greatly iicrtosOd'iy' ' a uplque content. Three months ago captains for two divisions were cbos'6n—Mrs.' S. E. Brown for que and Mrs. tJ? E. Cramer for the .other, the two 'factions to work for Increase of membership, the losing side to furnish refreshments for the lodge on the anniversary night when the contest was to close. This ended Monday evening, and Mrs. Brown’s department was successful in having gained one more member than Mrs. Cramer’s. The honors, Indeed, were very elose, so each is perhaps deserving* of equal praisw For Monday evening’s celebration a program was prepared and speeches were., made by various members, including 8. E. Brown, John Cramer, Dr? C. 8. Clark, Mrs. James Bain and others, on matters of vital interest to the order. Music was provided during the evening by Mrs. / Sadie Cowley and the hours in general were happy ones, i The luncheon provided by Mn».--Cramer’s department was an excellent one and consisted of chicken sandwiches, coffee, cake, fruit salad, lee- cream. Thip order is indeed one pf the.-mpst progressive in the ’ is quite likely tbe new year .will see as great an increase as the first / X ' " • 'L " O■ f 11,11 || ** <> — to A Very, sad state is that of John Barnett, .bin aged companion, who are both lying at Jhe point of death at their home to the south part of the city from infirmities incident to old agp.- The couple are perhaps the Oldtot living in the city, Mr. Barnett being eighth-four years ot age and his wife; eighty-three years old. They are also, perhaps, among the oldest in years ot residence here, as well as in age, for they have made their home in Washington township about seventy years, living many years of their life on a farm southwest of the city and coming later to this city. Mr. Barnett is a veteran of the Civil war. Both have been in feeble health for several years, the infirmities gradually creeping upon Ahem until at the present time both , are bedfast, and if is thought that they will never recover. There seems to be no disease, only a gradually weakening of the body from many years of service of useful lives well spent. They have three daughters, Mrs. T. ®. MoOre, Mrs. Joshua Bamhartt and Miss Delia, at home, who are tenderly caring for them during their long illness. -f"* The damage suit Os Beckman vs. the Fort Wayne & Springfield traction company, venued here from Allen county, is expected to take up most of the week in circuit court circles here. It began today and from the large number pf witnesses to be used and the array legal talent will -require two Mid possibly three days. The suit is for damages, SIO,OOO being asked tor'/toe death of a lady whose harm-was scared at a construction engine and used W the traction line. Her •death, occurred about a *yesr after the accident and It is alleged to-have* been the dfrect result of ■the mishap- -f.:/'' < One vmnnbhl legal question which win play «»’ Important part in the fight te: The ptatotiff will contend [■'toe traction Hue was operating a franchise to bafifi and operate an electric line was acting eufolde tee franchise in using a gummy steam locomotive for constrwetian purposes.—Hiinttagton Herald. • ’ Judge EL CL Vtragta went to Indlanapolls this tnerntag and the purpose of his trip wna to file the transcript in an appeal which was taken In the celebrated Faylw-Studabaker ease, in which heirs of Miss Catharine Faylor are seeking to wrest from David D. Studabaker, residing south of Bluffton, a farm of 100 acres located northwest of Bluffton. The ca«e has been through the lower courts tear times, and through the appellate and supreme courts of the state onee. Sent back to the Adams circuit court for retrial the Faylor heirs won out in the lower courts for the second time, and besides gelng granted the farm were awarded $2,000 damages, and it is from this last verdict that Studabaker through Attorneys Eichhorn A Vaugh, is appealing. Attorney Richhorn said this morning that toe papers submitted today for toe of the higher court are not bulky as might be supposed, but that they present only a legal point, on which the defendant hopes to get a revereal.?Bluffton News. i.. n - .... — W. BL Anback of Indianapolis was to the city last evening,the gi»st ot

b J. O. Pattefsdn, local operator for b the Western Union Telegraph comb pany, this morning received a letter f ; from headquarters that will no doubt > make his nlgnt work much heavier. - The message steted that as soon as , practicable the company would esr* tabiliih taf‘’*Bp6cl&t* letter service" f in which the transmission of night * letters would be greatly reduced; UnL der » of. fifty jw Iflss c#n be transmit; ’ ted at the san»e rate that fob * dsh be tfehti under toe day rates, anrf > one-fifthof Stick standard day rate . ■will be charged for each additiohal [ ten words or less. This nigfck rate j will tje in effect from,. 6 o’clock in the r evening until midnight, and letters i sent at night in this way will be de- . livered the .next morning. At pres- > ent this new service will be confined , to .the Western Union offices in the i United States. The “Night Letters” > must be written, in plain English language, code.words or foreign languages being eliminated. The., company makes this offer because it has large unemployed mileage pf wjre night, which is not earning anything, and as these wires must be maintained in any event tb take care of the regular day business, the company decided to give the publio the . benefit The company has heretofore, had special night rates, which, however, were only about teh cents less than the day rate, henCe It will he seen that the new night rate is a much ‘greater re* duction ‘over any .previous rate. . March Jst. * a general moving time —or “flitting’ 4 U it is itaore poetically ca'lled by the natives of central Pennsylvania, where tiie Occasions are at-, tended with * much ' celebration, to which all the neighbors join. Adame county can claim her share of the usual number ot changes of habitation which take place at this time of the year, and this week will find many in their new habitations. Adolph Hoffman, who has been' making his home in the Bain farm, has leased what, is known as the Doak home on West Monroe street, now owned by E. Woods —and is moving a part of his household goods today. The James Bain farm, vacted bfy Hoffman, has been leased by John W. Robinson, who will take possession in a few days. The Jacob Mangold residence on Nuttman avenue, which was just vacated by James Hoffman, who has moved to a farm east of this city, has been purchased by Mrs. Louis Weber and family, living west of the qity. The Webers are holding, a sale of thbir personal goods on the farm today and wil move to town to make their home. Frank Boyers, who has made his home on Walnut street for some time, is moving today to the Mummh farm east of Decatur, and the Walnut street property vacated by them, wil be inhabited by Cliffton Haughton and family. L. L. Baumgartner and family will move next week to their new property at Linn Grove, and this will likely occasion a numbei of other changes in the city. .* o — i Harry Christen -got a good grilling from Judge J. Frank Mungovan in the city court Monday and also got an opportunity to separate himself from SBS to liquidate a fine of $75 and costs assessed for selling liquor to Charles E. Drummond, who hag no prescription from a physician and who afterwards robbed the Christen drug store and was sentenced to toe state reformatory J* •‘■?*>s‘\ =•'” '/F”> “Yours is worst than a saloon case/’ said judge Mongovan. “4 ; .sal<»n man closes up his place and goes home and obeys law while , you ’ sit around and open youd store 'to sell young men liquor. No doubt this liquor made that young fellow usfc jtour store. I want to warn you not to come up here before me again for .this offense. Your fine will be $75 and costs, but if ybu are ever proven guilty' again here you will get from SIOO to SSOO and from one to six months In jail.” Another thing. Christen didn’t promise to send his check and get his release on the primise. He went to his store in charge of Lieutenant George Eisennut and was not given his freedom until he had paid the officer in cash. There was no defense made. Christen knew that the state could prove ,hfm guilty and he did not even employ an attorney, but entered a plea of guilty himself and took his medicine. The affidavit was filed by Chief Ben Elliott and it was not necessary to Introduce any witnesses. —Fbrt Wayne Sentinel. ~, - e— •— Homer Lower, rural mail carrier on Route 3, who has been off duty for two or three weeks on account of a threatened attack of appendicitis, was able to be at toe postoffice Tuesday morning for the first time since his illness. He was feeling very weak, but thinks he is nearly over the attack. He will 'probably not be able to resume his work until toe latter part of the week on account of the serious results that mlge be occasioned in riding.

r PURCHASED VAN WERT FACTORY r Klißi Ptanu Cempaw _ t 'GoteeftrvW'' ■ - = .■••■■•‘■..m' ~u i A deal has feeen completed -wherehyrr - the number of meuMMMtibMd* AfLMkK i ’ King Wfiti factory ur xhlg city #iil probaMTbe . WnfiMfer ir'- . the King Piaaw comprihy pkfoiMW< the WHt" 4 f Van Wert-OhW A.» s King, VMsldeptpef the companyr ami, I MJD. Todd, representative, where j, VW Wert for two days, where s Monaay morpliig they' completed the i deal for tbe purchase of the Anderson . compaW. Arrangements will be made . for tbe remdval of the stock to this I city i»p quickly as possible and the . pianos will be made in this city in ' the King piano factory. The Ander- . son piano IS' ,i fine tone and up to the standard. The same high grade of . excellency will be kept up-after it has ■ been started, in the local factory as has been maintained by the old firm. — ’ Banner. /’ ’ 7 .. ',»■' •-■' Geneva, Ind., March I—(Special to Daily Democrat)—William T. .Drew» - little one-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.Thomas Drew, died at 3 o’clock this morning irom scatfeif fever. The remains were laid to rest this afternoon ' at 2 6'cldck' it West Lawn cemetery*’ here, the funeral, being private on aecount of the contagious disease which , , caused the child’s death. •. ** *T3b.' 5. • .r, ; - , • ’. ‘J'. . -?A 1.. '' =' ' 0 The funeral; sefvices for Sylvester Pontius, Who ’died Monday morning, • ‘ wps held ’Hartford church about ,~ .miles -1 west ot .here Wed:,. nesday at. qne. ; . o’clock. The services ;Will be conducted by Rev. Harlan, oi the Friends’ church at Portland. Interment was made at West Liwn cetaetery here. Mr. Pontius IS survived by nine children, sev‘eff daughters arid two sons. They are Walter, Osa, Lola, Grace, Myrtle, AFrerta and Herbert. Q— - ■ ■ That there are quite a large number of properties in this county changing hands at this time is evidenced from the fact that the following is a. list of the real estate transfers recorded at H. S. Steele’s office during the past two days: Ell W.. Steele to Daniel Esert et al„ lot 509, Decatur, $465; O- N. Tyndall, admr., to John Hoblet, jr., 110 acres, Jefferson tp., $9026.70; Susan Yakes to Jasper Wakle, tract in Blue Creek tp., $3000; Louis Bracht io jphn Meyer, 120 acres,.' Kirkland tp., $12300; John .E. Johnson to Reason Schaffer, 40 acres Monroe tp., $5250; Emily Egley to James Q.;ftn£ Sarah E. Manley, . 80 acres, Kirkland tp M $9200; Samuel C. Cramer to Nellie Walters, 10 acres, Washington tp;, $650; Alfred T. Ryf te Luella Sullivaq, 40 acres Blue Creek tp., $3700; .Luella SulKvan to George E. Pallle, 40 acres, Monroe tp„ $4000; George E. Paiile to John Merryman, 10 acres, Wabasn tp., $1100°; A. B. Cunningham to W. O. Gandy, 133 acres, Root tp., $17250; Lillie M. Baumgartner to Emma Glancy, inlot 213, Decatur, $2206; Reason Shafer to-« Levi Shafer/tract In St- Marys tp, $150; Anna MJ Stone to Earl Fartow, ' 37 acres, Wabash tp., $1800; Agnes Oiine to Albert Strahm, pt outlet 7T, ;; * Decatur, $l«00j PeopleState'Bank toW. F. Schug, art- Berne, ; ; 45475; W "r. *Schug to j. A). Schpg et al, pt? Ste Wart et Fired Scheiman, 166 acres Mtefrs $6360; 8. D. Reaver* et all to William Sheaf, 80 acres, Ktiklund tp, $8800.: ; ; : —'' J* - The Ice Klfig, which for several weeks has heldf the St. Marys river in subjection Turaday met its Water lob ’and was forced to give up the reign, the large mass of Ice breaking loose from tfie shores with a crash and floating majestically' down tne stream, leaving the waters clear in many places. J The break occurred about noon today and attention was first called to toe matter by William Jackson, who lives near the stream, and who, hearing the unusual crash, hastened to the water’s edge. The spectacle was one'bordering upon the grand and impressive. For several weeks the river has been coated over with a heavy mass of ice, and together with the thaw of the past few days and the rains which raised the river above the usual level,the ice has loosened at the banks and raised up. With the rusi|lng current dragging and sweeping below 7 the ice mass could not long withstand the pull, and giving away just at noon today, the floe was carried away. This is but another one of the many signs of spring. —;—— p - Take a hint, .do your own mixing. Rough on Rats, being all poison, one 15c, box will spread or make 50 to 100 lltle cakes that will kill 500 or more rats.aad ink>e.>cJts the unbeatable exterminator. Don’t die. in the house. Beware of imitations, (substitutes and cateh-penAy, ready-for- ’ Use devices. ~a *■