Decatur Democrat, Volume 56, Number 36, Decatur, Adams County, 7 September 1911 — Page 5

Laiw saw U ‘ e opentßK 4,1 lh * term Os court after the long 'nation. During the session, U |'"h «•’“ lield only “** raorning ’ OF «'-re made and the work gl ' taken up again this morning, being quite a rush of work for KE e judge < lei k and other officials. ■ ( .| Wl i, s N. Brown tiled 11,000 bond E g notin' public for the next four ■H fjna! report of J 1* Yaney, guard E9L of i- 1 ”'* 8 ”• sbai,eberger et ai • ■E». allow'd and the guardian die: KL a r s ed ’ ■9 Final 1 eport of Nancy A Dlltehe,. allowed as to Agnes .1. ami ■K ( .‘ olltl l i orient as to Alonzo, Gum iin discharged as to Agnes .1, BMmSm .. m ■9 . nt repot t of Mary Smith. ■Eta;,! ■" ' Margaret Smith, was til HH | . port of David Archer, ad of the Susannah Archer |H . - approved and distribution 99 In tin- matter of the Catherine V i ■ '<'< eipt tor propel ty . U -e ; > Amelia and Mary Nibli. I-. ri"! attd ordered spread of I. William Hoffman, administrate, <m EE* s ,s " ,nah shell es,ate ’ sab which was approved. B . Cady, administrator of the K.. : Body estate, hied inventory.' was approved. E. I. Roberts & Co. vs. Noah C. h al., account, demand. $250.' :<>r defendant withdrawn Hooper & Lenhart. EU x„. I nion Fire Ins. Society vs * Erie R. R. Co., damages. Dismissed and cost ■ mH Amm.iaia Fire Ins. Co. vs Toledo. 1... . a.- Western R. R , damage HHp;>". rule against defendant to miabsolute in five days. K<l Amended report filed in the matte. Wiiltam Glendening et al., petition H I Real estate transfers: Abe Ace’-:'.-to Ludwig Reifsteak. SO acres, tp.. $9750: Jane Meschberge' jHtoilo-t.e Heller, I.5'J acres, Hartloi i 9 I John 11. Yager et al. vs. Dot Eicher ■Bl - 110,p > $ : '.00; dismissed withe ■ ■prejiuli. e to new action at cost m ■ I .lame-- E. Moser vs. Peter Frank et I Hal, not- and mortgage, amend■,Hed 'omnlaint filed, motion to answer. ■ Theodore A. Hendricks vs. Sarah I'. ■ Hlleml: ,i l<s. appointment of gumoiati. dismissed. ■ I Several state cases have been set ■ Bdcwii for trial as follows. J. W. Meib ■ Bern. Frank Schumaker, keeping gam I Hine device, set for September 25th. SH's-c". icspondents, for keeping gaining gHbomh. September 25th; George Trick I Her, Charles E. Magley. fair officials. BHehaiged with permitting gambling on I ■fair grounds, September 25th; Carl 0 9 ■ France, tor taking away and secreting ■Ha certain docket, set for Thursday. nth; same respondent, for fallI fi inK ,0 make U P dweket (3 cases), Sept. ■ HI 14th: William Bunner, public intoxi- | Heation, Sept. 15th; Lester Cook, asI Bsault and battery, with intent, Sept. I B 12th; motion filed to quash affidavit; I 9 Alpheus Acker, Assault and battery, I ■eei for trial for September 11th: CorI ■ Celia Jones, larceny. Sept. 11th; I ■Frank Smith, sodomy, Sept. 13th; I ■ Frank Brady, Sept. 11th. I Retition of AV. B. Weldy, guardian ■ Hos Frances Laman, for order to pa' I ■ expenses for school purposes for waul I 9 was sustained, and the sum of SSOO alB 9lowed for such expenditure. Miss La- ■ 9 man has unusual musical ability and S 9 will take a course in vocal and instrnI ■mental music in Glendale college, neat I ■ Cincinnati, Ohio. I i A venire for the petit Jury was or I ■<lere<j issued, returnabi® September ■Hllth. I I Janies H. Smltn et al. vs. Ann D. ■ ■^ ai ’kson et al., partition. Petition by ■ ■ administrator of theestate of John E. I ■Smith for order to pay to the adminI Hlstrator $203.87 to pay debts of the esI H’ate, which petition was sustained, so I ■ ordered. j Decatur Lumber Co. vs. Jesse O. I ■ Smith et al., foreclosure of Hen.. $250: j ■'lismtssed and costs paid. | ■ ’' o, ’firmati°n of granting of letters J ■ J the clerk during vacation as fol I 9to fS WaS made b Y Judge Merryman.: I■. id * a m T. Waggoner, executor ol ; 9' olla Yant estate; inventory approv-

al John T. Kelly, administrator of e Eliza J. Ketchum estate; Albert P. Riley, administrator Howard Parker estate, inventory approved; W. AV 1 « M ‘ llen ’ ailmlnlßtr atx>r, Harriet J McM lien estate; Mary Taylor, exerutrix Jphn a Taylor estate, Inventory approved; Ira and John Wagoner, ex- 1 •cutors Nicholas Wagoner estate inventory approved; William Drew, adminiatrator Hiram Pine estate; Ernelino Michael, executrix Isaac Michael estate; Mary c. Archbold, executrix of James M. Archbold estate. Amos AV. Snyder, surviving partner, vs. Christ Musser et al., on note; appeal mice by Smith for the plaintiff, and Erwin for the defendant. George AV. Fravel et al. vs. Daniel Ford, account; appearance by Erwin for the plaintiff. Elizabeth and B. P. Rice vs. Henry H. Hart et al., partition. Report of sale and full payment of purchase money approved, deeds ordered to Elizabeth and John S. McCrory, respectively, reported and approved. Final report filed and distribution ordered. Joshua X. Burkhead vs. Henry Weimer et at., quiet title. A judgment for quiet title in plaintiff against all defendants entered. Costs againei plaintiff. Martin Hollingsworth vs. L. G. Botkin, replevin and damages. Peterson AL- Moran appear for defendant. Rule to answer. Amos Z. Smith vs. Margaret He>ring et al., quiet title. Appearance for Geo. AV. and Isaac Zimmerman enter-, ed by L. C. DeVoss. Rule to answer. | — Martin Miller vs. Dallas Butler et al., note and foreclosure of mortgage, appearance by AValters for defendant: rule to answer. State ex rel. Edith Adams vs. Samuel Buffenbacher, bastardy, dismissal of cause filed; showing that sufficient provision has been made for the support of the child; cause dismissed. B. AV. Sholty vs. AV. H. Fledderjohann et al., note, $1,500; C. J. Lutz enters appearance for defendants. Grace Ayres vs. Alfred Ayres, enticing away husband, demand $10,000; C. L. AValters appears for defendant: rule to answer. Norval Taylor vs. ?»lary Taylor, par tition and quiet title; Erwin appears lor defendant. Rule to answer. Independent Torpedo Co. vs. Silas AV. Hake ea al., account, $735, Smith appears for defendant. Rule to answer. Thomas Adams et al. vs. Homer O. Pearson et al.; Kinney & Lutz appear for defendants. Elizabeth O. Nix vs. C. E. Pennington et al., note and foreclosure, $373; Hooper * Lenhart appear for all defendants. Rule to answer. Henry T. Hendricks vs. Isaac D. Landis, contract. $500; C. L. AValters appears for defendant; rule to answer. C. A. AVwden et ai. vs. Viola M. Allison et al., case dismissed. M. Kirsch et al. vs. Dallas Bntlei et al., case dismissed. Julius C. Schug et al. vs. Willa Koh ler et al., note, $500; apeparance by Hamilton & Lutz for Zaugg. Rule to answer. Same entry in case like above, on note, demand, $275. Margaret Reber vs. Earl Reber, de vorce and alimony. $1,000; appearance by DeVoss and Smith for defendant. Rule to answer. Daniel P. Bolds et al. vs. Alexander Bolds, appointment of guardian; Hei]er, Sutton & Heller appear for defendant. Laura A. Foughty vs. Charles L. Foughty. divorce, affidavit filed ask ing attachment on defendant to show cause why he should not be punished as for contempt. Attachment ordered returnable forthwith, directed to shetiff of Wells county. JOHN S. SHEPHERD IS DEAD. John Sanford Shepherd, sixty-tour, died at his home in Bluffton at midnight Saturday, alter a long illness w ith Bright’s disease. He was the disaep«<y<>Ol.eLO.O F was well known in this county, hat u . for many years prior to moving < Bluffton resided at Linn Gto'e- ' has numerous relatives in tbe 804 * h part ot the county. The funeral so' ices were held from the Baptist churat Bluffton Tuesday afternoon.

The Bird Table. In the old countries of Europe the Urd table may still be seen in the rural districts. A bird table Is made By driving a short stake into the ground and firmly milling u shallow wooden box on top of it. The box generally measures two by three feet •nd has a number of holes iu the bottom to drain it of rain or snow water, it is always high enough to be beyond reach of any eat that might try to leap to it from the ground. Cure •Iso 1b taken to select a spot far enough from fences, trees or buildings to prevent cats from pouncing down on it when t]ie birds are feeding. Into the bird table go scraps from the house table and kitchen, pieces of stale bread mid cake, strips of fat meat, potato parings, carrot ends, bits of any kind of table greens, apple skins and cores and cabbage leaves. All kinds of nonmigratory birds come to feed at the bird table, and many a song bird has been saved by it from starvation when a deep snow has covered tlie ground and seed grasses. Au English naturalist counted twentyseven species of birds at the bird table in his garden in a single morning after a heavy fall of snow.

Cellini’s Quick Cure. Benvenuto Cellini when about to cast his famous statue of Perseus, now la the Loggia del Lanzi at Florence, was taken with a sudden fever. In the midst of Ids suffering one of bis workmen nisheil into his sick chamber ami exclaimed: “Uli, Benvenuto! Your statue Is spoiled, and there is no hope whatever of saving it!" Cellini said that when he heard this he gave a howl and leaped from his bed. Dressing hastily, he rushed to his furnace and found bis meta/ "caked.” He ordered dry oak wood and fired the fur nace fiercely, working in a rain that was falling, stirred the channels and saved his metal. He continues the story thus: "After all was over I turned to a plate of salad on a bench there and ate with a hearty appetite and drank together with the whole crew Afterward I retired to my bed. healthy and happy, for it was two hours before morning, and slept as sweetly as if I bad never felt a touch of illness." Fantastic Headgear. The fantastic headgear of Korea is not ou'.y picturesque; it marks the so clal position of the wearer The national popular hat is high in form, has a tube of half the caliber of ours and is slightly conical, black in color, sup ported by wide brims. The material is of horsehair, very finely woven. When the Korean gentleman’s hat is of straw color It denotes that he is a happy fiance. Le chapeau de riz. elegant in its conical form with angular brim, de tieies a bonza. Another bat of enormous size is that of the Ping Yang sect, who must hide their faces. It des.ends at the back almost to the shoulders, the brim being festooned, and if the proprietor is of superstitious turn he adds some black figures to ward off evil spirits. Married men after a certain age add stories to their bats. An Apology to Amanda. This Is to apologize to a colored lady whom we admire and respect. We printed a little anecdote about her not long ago, and in it we tried the im possible-attempted to imitate her inimitable Mississippi accent. Then we showed her the story. She wasn’t as tickled to find herself in print ns we expected her to be. While acknowl edging the truth of the story, there was still a cloud on her ebony brow "What’s the matter. Amanda?" we asked. "Didn't you want to get into the paper?” (1 •Gittin’ inter de papeh’s all right, the hesitated. "But. mist , yll didn t pat it down dat Ab talked dat away. Ab don’ never use none o’ dat Aricsn talk!”-Cleveland Plain Dealer. Hogarth Uaed to Forget. Wintami Hogarth, tlie famous English trtist. was so absentmindetl he caused fils friends much entertainment. When he was prosperous enough to have his own carriage be first used it to make a call upon the lord mayor. When be came out of rhe Mansion House it was raining baa’d, and the artist tramped the entire way home, wet to the skin. When asked why he had not come in the carriage he said be forgot all about it, and a messen get- had to lie dispatched to the coach man to tell him to retiitm. Why He Stopped. Thev bad been engaged only a week. He had kissed her fully forty times that evening. When be stopped the tears came into her eyes, and she said. "Dearest, you have ceased ’to love oae.” "No, I haven’t,” he replied, "but I most breathe.”—Ladies’ Home Journal. Cunning. Canning signifies espeeiafly a habit or gift of overreaching, accompanied with enjoyment and a sense of superiority. It is associated with ■•mail and dull conceit and with an altnowte want of sympathy or affection. It is the Intensest twderlng of vulgarity, absolute •nd utter-Ruskin. Equal to the Cat. Sempl»-Jolmson has trained his cat to climb a brick wall. Nistor-Oh. that’s no stunt! I've trained my ivy to do that.-Detrolt News. Dreary Waiting. The chap who Ilves on the strength of what he used to be has to wait a Jong time for tlie second table.-Ohi-eflgo Journal. —_p, All skill ought to be exerted for universal good.—Johnson.

eOWBOYS Ol SPAIN. BfHandid Horeeman, but They IMi Their Spare Without Moray. Th« tnrfactMM of Spaniab horaomeeghip i» » be sewi amoeg the vuquero#, faaadorte tod farrochtetJMi. by whtok various najnon the mounted berdaiuen of the AndaJuslau plain* are knownin brief, whet we should call a cowboy. Every farm seems to maintain a targ« number of these, for each herd, flock or drove luu> Its own harfcman. Ktberd or awtimberd, as tho ease y ba. Tba vaqueroa are a ffne look ing lot of uw*n. Tail, thin, light and loaauly mode, tiiey look ideal horsemen. aa, in point of fact, they are. though their mounts are poor. The vaquero rides very high on a huge saddle, with a long stirrup and straight leg, using a alngle rein and a very heavy curb, but he has such beautiful hands that, although using this barbarous bit, he never cuts his horse’s mouth about. It is different with the animal’s sides, however, for , he uses his spurs without mercy, and the white horses—of which there are a large number—all have ominous red stains behind the girths. All the herdsmen who look after cattle carry a long lance, called a garrocha. of thick and heavy wood, which, , except wheu standing still, they always carry “in rest” and not "at the carry.” presumably on account of Its great length and possibly Its weight. With this weapon, in the use of which he acquires amazing dexterity, the garrochista is able to control the most unruly brutes In the herd, not excepting the savage fighting bull.—AVide World Magazine. BIRTH OF A WING. Evolution of the Aquatic Pupa Into tha Dragon Fly. Says a writer in.the Scientific Amer lean: "A wonderful spectacle is presented by the sudden apparition of dn Insect's wing at the completion of its metamorphosis. The transformation of the grub into the butterfly, though familiar, is none the less amazing. but the evolution of the active and gossamer winged dragon fly from Its ugly and sluggish aquatic pupa is still more impressive. Early on a May morning the pupa emerges from Its cocoon at the bottom of a ditch, swims on Its back by paddling with Its long haired paws to the stem of an aquatic plant and climbs up out of the water. Then, lifter a momentary pause, the skin suddenly bursts open and the perfect insect appears, with closely folded wings, which soon unfold and assume their final form. “The older naturalists thought that the insect ‘swallowed air,’ with which the wings were inflated. In reality , the air is absorbed in the digestltve ! organs, causing an increased blood pressure, which mechanically expands the wings. The presence of dew is , also necessary; henct! the first flight is always made at dawn. “This spectacle of the birth of a wing may l>e observed In dragon flies reared in an aquarium, the atmosphere of which should be moistened with an atomizer when the pupa rises to the surface.” i Ego. An ego is a Latinized I. All men are created egos and endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable somethings of which neither statute, ukase, ediet, injunction, beggar, magnate, book agent nor promoter can deprive , them. He who steals my purse steals trash, but he who filches from me my ego takes that of which he already , has enough and makes me not at all. < Women without votes have egos ■nd, strangely enough, would still have them if they secured the votes; hence egos are not a political Issue. I An ego Is what a man is when be ■ has nothing and is nothing else; that i t* to say, he Is then first person singu lar and no particular gender. An ego is neither soul, body, spirit, family, country nor race. It is neither - moral nor pathological. A criminal has > just as much ego as a parson and no - more. Some egos are better than 1 others, chiefly our own.—Life. I Cockney Chivalry. i There was ■ crush in the pit, and the ? anaemic looking girl stood 'with the late comers behind the last bench. • The young man in front of her, com I fortably seated, was not too absorbed in the musical comedy to note that the girl looked tired as she doggedly ■tood out the first act. He rose when the curtain feW. “Would you.” he asked, pushing past 'her, “like to mind my seat while I go out for a drink?” The , age of chivalry is not past.-London , Chronicle. individuality. ? To each intellect belongs a special power. We belong to ourselves, and 1 we lose control of our own wheu we try to be some lone else. The original mind is a magnetic center for the attraction of other minds. But the : lodestone loses nothing by attracion; I it remains the same. — London New Age. I A Goal Ha Had Never Reached. “You are the greatest Inventor in the ■ world,” exclaimed a newspaper man to Alexander Graham Bell. “Oh, no, my friend. I’m not," said Professor Bell. “I’ve never been a reporter.”—Ladies' Home Journal. Plain Talk. "Shave," said Ilie crusty person laconically. “Close?” inquired the barber. “No. I’m not dose, but I'm not in the habit of giving tips if that's what you're driving at." He who reigns within himself and rules prejudices, desires and feara la more than a king.- Mil ton.

A total of ninety-three friends and relatives of the Moyer family attended the annual reunion which was held at the home of George Moyer on South Kifth rtrcct, this city, Sunday, and <l< dm od it a tnost enjoyabt<v affair. The dinner tables were spread on the lawn and a tine dinner was served, whi< li everybody present did justice to. The afternoon was spent in a moat enjoyable way, talking of "ye oldyn tymes,” and all departed for their homes with praises for the good time and wishing all a happy reunion next year, in September, at the B. P. Moyer home at I Petroleum. The following officers for the ensuing year were elected: President, B. P. Moyer; vice president, ( Sam Heckiey; ae tetary, Rev. Henry. Smith. Those present at the reunion were: George Moyer and wife, Decatur; B. P. Moyer, Petroleum; Al Moyer, wife' and two children, Bluffton: Curt Reynolds. wife and child. Petroleum: William Sudduth, wife and son, Orval, Decatur; Mrs. Mary Selby. Sturgi.-, Mich.; Andrew Moyer, wife and children, Eva and Glendoras, Decatur: John Sowers, wife and children, Clark, Owendale, Elsie and Kittora, Linn Grove; Miss Francis Zerkle, Decatur: Charles Cowan, Linn Grove; Aaron Zerkle, Decatur; Daniel Miller and children, Hazel, Garnet and Chauncey, Tocsin; Francis Summer, wife and two children, Emma and Merrelin, and Sadie Kreigh, all of To;sin; Annie Ditchler, Fort Wayne: Milo Moyer. Petroleum; Lenna Bondlior, Linn Grove; John Heckiey and children, Charley, Lensy and Neathey; Allen Earhart and wife, Catherine Reiff and Alpheus Earhart anil wife, all of Tocsin; Matthew Shoey and wife, Frank Heckiey and Samuel Heckiey. all of Tocsin; Henry Hite, Decatur; Cha-ley Earhart, wife and children, Roland and Beulah, Tocsin; Adam Deam, wife and children, Harvey, James, Ethel. Mabel, Bertha and Ruth Williams, Decatur; Mrs. Joe Hurt and son, Lloyd, Bluffton; Aaron DeVinney and wife, Decatur; Chris Mankey and wife, of near Magley; Marlin Heckiey and wife. Willis Smith, wife and son, Philomen; Charles Izennogal, wife and daughter. Mary, Tocsin; James Mankey, Forest Mankey, Grace Barger, Ida Brandyberry, all of Magley; Tom Fisher, wife and two sons, Carl and Harry, of Decatur. ! A good time was the result of the I Knights of Columbus Labor Day pie- , nic, which took place in the Henry ■ Eiting grove southwest of the city. The 1 crowd gathered from early morning ' and about noon a larger crowd was present than was expected. The program which bad been arranged fur the day was carried out. affording much pleasure to the many taking part. Prizes were won as follows; The ‘ morning base ball game between the ' K. of C. and St. Joseph high school ' trains was won Uy the latter by a stereos 11 to 10, being very interest- ' ing from start to finish. In the afternocn the married men and young men engaged in an exciting game, in ‘ which the married folks were the vic--1 tors, the holding down the young men ito the score of ,5 to 3. The potato race 1 for young women was won by Miss Dorothy Ervin, and the egg lace for young ladies was captured by Miss I Amelia Weber, while the married ladies' egg race was won by Mrs. Roman J, Holthouse. Potato race for young ' girls, which was very interesting, was won by Miss Helen Schuh. The hundred yard dasb for -young boys was von by Leon Gass, and the honors for the married men went to Charles Pennington. The wheelbarrow race was won by Joe Lose. The three-legged race brought forth much applause The winners in this were Fred ; Henchen and Fred Engle. Everything passed off as advertised, the judges Cal Peterson and Charles Niblick I playing their parts well. ; In the evening the dance which fol lowed at the K. of C. hall was attend 1 ed by fifty couples and again for sev ' era! hours much pleasure was enjoyed . by the many who took part. Van< i Weaver and John Wemhoff furnisher excellent music for the evening which was highly appreciated by those in al j tendance. _____o TOE IS SEVERED. — ‘ I Glancing Axe Causes Serious Accident to George Strickler. ; i ■ I 1 George E. Strickler of near .'icr.rot met with a painful accident Saturday noon while helping -his father get om some timber for his barn. He was ; standing on a log, when a brush i caught his ax, causing it to glance ■ onto his foot in such away that one toe was cut off and another nearly sevj ered. The injured man was taken to i Monroe where Dr. Parirsh dressed the wounds. o I The work of the building of the cement walks at the south side of the court house has ixaen completed and ‘ the court house grounds are noW-sur rounded on all sides except the west, with fine cement walks. An interesting featiue in the corner circle at the

sonthewit,tsM« im th»> i imprint of a man’s hand in the new,.cement walk.. Thia is the imprint the hand of the custodian, T. IL Ernst, who retire# from service September 30th. :ftcr more than fourteen years' lii.t-i.ul work us keeper of the coui t’.’.ousi and grounds. Mr. Ernst began duty here September 12, 189 G, but baa been requested to serve tlie remainder i the month until after the installation of the new boiler for the heating ; lant and until such other repairs a nre necessary, has been made. Mr. Ernst has “made his mark,” figuratively speaking, by reason of his excellent service, and also literally in the walk imprint, where it will be u reminder of his many days spent there. A. P. Hardison and others were granted a petition tor highway, over objections made by the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway company. Edward Zwick, William Adler and C. A. Neuenschwander were named as viewers ami will meet at the office of F. S. Armantrout in Geneva to qualify. Permission was granted to 1. A. Kai ver to move his wholesale liquor bits': ness from its present location to a I > cation on Monroe street. Action was taken upon the resign i tion of T. H. Ernst, who for fourtci i years has so creditably filled the ; la 1 of custodian of the court house. James Stults was selected and will begin active duty on September 30th, at ■» •alary of S7O a month. Mr. Stults will have to go some to keep up the excel lent record made by Mr. Ernst, but his work will likely meet the approval oi a critical public. The quarterly report of Martin Laughlin, superintendent of the county infirmary, was approved. Bids were opened for the constrmtion of the Water street macadam road. The bids and bidders were; Miller & Schuh $3889.00 Frank Heller 3926.00 W. V. Buckmaster... 3437.00 Jacob Musser 3498.00 The contract was awarded to Mr. Buckmaster, the low bidder. The report of the recorder, treaaur er, sheriff, audito- and 'clerk were approved, as was also the report of the ' clerk in regard to ex-sheriff’s fees. The Brown bridge over tlie Wabash river in Wabash township was ordered improved ’i'h.c mile ige reiK'rts of the Grand Rapids railroad, the Chicago & Erie and the Adams Express company, for , taxation purposes, were approved. ! i ~ [j The auditor of Mercer county. Ohio, i filed proceedings of joint meeting for ■ the David Berger petition for drain. J : Jacob Scheerer was appointed third i drainage commissioner for the Noah - Stalter drain, and John D. Meyers was t a;,;;c inted to a similar place for the J ; M. Andrews drain. r A hearing will be given on October s' 2nd <n the report as filed on the Noah . Beberstine ditch. 1 ~ > The auditor was instructed to noLs fy’the contractor on the MacAlhaney macadam road to proceed with its con s atruction. Bonds were ordered issued and sold a for the William Adler macadam road , * Samuel Soldner and Samuel Doak j were appointed viewers and C. C. g Ernst engineer, on Joseph M. Peel mu cadam road. . 4 c, I i Bids were opened for the Frisinger 1. ‘ bridge, Miller & Schuh being the lowl.’est, SBBOContracts for the supplies at the ie county infirmary were made with the d ■ following Decatur business firms h 1 Schafer Hardware company, ha'”» I .ware; Elzey & Falk, shoes; Smiti, 1 Yager &• Falk, drugs; Holtlmm--. ! Schulte & Co., clothing; Niblick & Co., dry goods. » it Elds were opened for a new hotlm for the court house heating plant. No contract will be awarded until after e the county council has made sufficient y appropriations to pay tho bill. The lt same action was necessary in regard s 1 to buying electrical supplies for the h county infirmary. e 1, e ’SQUIRE KERN HOLDS COURT. o This afternoon a law suit is being e held at the court of ’Squire Wash ; Kern of St. Mary’s township, in which I Decatur parties are interested. The ■ 1 ease is that of Joe Krick against E. B. e and Norman Lenhart and Lew Schil:i ling, for removing timber or wood from the farm after Jfcrick had pur , chased it. Attorneys D. B. Erwin. L. ■ C. DeVoss and P. G. Hooper are inter ■ ested (■ the case.