Decatur Democrat, Volume 57, Number 27, Decatur, Adams County, 4 July 1912 — Page 6

NOTICE TO NON RESIDENTS. The State of Indiana, County of Ad ams. m.: In the Adams Cirrcuit, September Term, 1912. Joseph Rumschlag vs. Mahala Beery el al No. 8335. Quiet title. It appearing from affidavit filed In the above entitle,! cause, that Mahala Beery; ——— Beery, her husband, whose Christian name Is to the plaintiff unknown; all the heirs, legatees, devisees and creditors of Mahala Beery If she be deceased, whose names are to the plaintiff unknown, nil the heirs, legatees, devisees and creditors of Beery, husband of Mahala Beery, whose Christian name is to the plaintiff unknown, If he be deceased, whose names are to the plaintiff unknown. Salley Beery, Beery, her husband. whose Christian name is to ’he plaintiff unknown; all the heirs, legatees, devisees and creditors of SalleyBeery, If she be deceased, whose names are to the plaintiff unknown: all the heirs, legatees, devisees, and creditors of Beery, husband of Salley Beery, If he be deceased, whose names are to the plaintiff unknown; Mahala Bugher: Bugher, her husband, whose Christian name Is to the plaintiff unknown; all the heirs, legatees, devisees and creditors of Mahala Bugher, if she be deceased. whose names are to the plaintiff unknown; all the heirs, creditors, legatees and devisees, whose names are to the plaintiff unknown, of Bugher, husband of Mahala Bugher. if he be deceased; Salley Giel. Giel her husband, whose Christian name is to the plaintiff unknown; all the heirs, legatees, devisees and creditors of Salley Giel. if she be deceased, whose names are to the plaintiff unknown; all the heirs, legatees, devisees and creditors of Giel. husband of Salley Giel, whose Christian name is unknown, if he be deceased, whose names are to the plaintiff unknown; Daniel Baugher; Baugh- '-■< wife, whose Christian name Is to' the plaintiff unknown; all th * heirs, legatees, devisees and creditors of Daniel Baugher, if he be deceased, whose names are to the plaintiff unknown: all the heirs, legatees, devisees and creditors of Baugher, whose Christian name is to the plaintiff unknown, wife of Daniel Baugher, whose names are to the plaintiff unknown: Jesse Geil: Geil. his wife, whose Christian name is to the plaintiff unknown; all the heirs, legatees, devisees and creditors of Jesse Geil' if he be deceased, whose names are to the plaintiff unknown: all th? heirs, legate- s. devisees and eredito - ■ ■ Geil. wife of Jesse Geil. whose Christian name is to the plaintiff unknown. if she be deceased, whose names are to the plaintiff unknown, Rebecca Good: Good, her husband. whose Christian name is to the plaintiff unknown; al! the heirs, lega tees, devisees and creditors of Rebe - cs Good, whose names are to the plaintiff unknown; all the heirs, legatees. devisees and creditors of- - husband of Fc'-ecra Good, whose Christian name is to the plain tiff unknown, if he be det-cased, whose names are to the plaintiff unknown: Henry Good. Rebecca Good, his wife: all the heirs, legatees, devisees and creditors of Henry Good, if he be deceased. whose names are to the plain tiff unknown: all the heirs, legatees, devisees and creditors of Rebec's Good, wife of Henry Good, if she be deceased, whose names are to the olainiff unknown; Peter Beery; Peery, his wife, whose Christian name is to the plaintiff unknown; all the heirs legatees, devisees and creditors of Peter Beery, if he be deceased, whose names are to the plaintiff unknown; all the heirs, legatees, devisees and creditors of Beery, wife of Peter Beery, whose Christian name is unknown, if she be deceased, whose names are to the plaintiff unknown; Henry Good; Good, his wife; all the heirs, legatees, devisees, and creditors of Henry Good, if he be deceased, whose names are to the plaintiff unknown; al! the heirs, legatees. devisees and creditors of Good, wife of Henry Good, whose Christian name is unknown, if she be deceased, whose names are to the plaintiff unknown, of the above named defendants are non-residents of the State of Indiana. Notice is therefore hereby given the said above named nonresident defendants that they be and appear before the Hon. Judge of the Adams Circuit Court cn the 2nd day of September. 1912 the same being the first Juridical Day of the next regular term therof .to be holder; at the Court House* I# the Chy of Decatur, commencing cn Monday, the 2nd day of September. A. D-. 1912. and plead byanswer or demur to said complaint, or the same will be heard and determined in their absence Witness my name and seal of said Court hereto affixed, this 15th day of June. 1912 FERDINAND BLEEKE. Clerk. Dav d f Smith. Attorney for Plaintiff. 25t3 o_ BLACKMAN GRANO PRESIDENT. Os the Phi Delta Kaopas—Elected at Marten Meet. With the annual election of officers end the fraternity dancing party in the Matter park pavilion, the convention of the national Ph! Delta Kappa fraternity capie to a successful close in Marion. The following officers were choses; Harry N er of Cincinnati, grand president: ’•Doc" Blackman, of Bluffton, grand vice president: John Gouchet. of Indianapolis, grand secretary and treasurer; Ralph Ewry. of Portland, grand auditor; Edward Boucebaker, of Fort Wayne, grand sergeant-at arms; Chester Cowrit. of Antrarn. grand master of ceremonies; Howard McCulloch of Logansport, ..evend inner guard: Albert Barnum, ot PeAi. grand outer guard. The four first named compose the B tonal board of directors. The alace df holding the next convention

I will be determined at a meeting of the executive board in December. Fort Wayne and Richmond extended Invitations for the next meeting. BIG PICNIC THE FOURTH. A large delegation from the north part of the county will swell that of the south at the Lehman grove at Berne next Thursday, July Fourth, when the Adams County Sunday School association will give its "safe and sane" Fourth of July picnic. The main features of the celebration will be: A Sunday school parade by townships front city to grove (Lehmans grove, just south of town.) Three bands. Plenty of music and recitations. Two prominent speakers, one each for forenoon and afternoon. Base ball game between Berne and Linn Grove. Rand concert in evening. Fire works in evening by business men. Exhibition by Berne fire department between afternoon and evening programs. Henle dinner, plenty of refreshments, good water and plenty of games for children. —o FIRE EXCITEMENT. Considerable excitement was cans •d Saturday evening about 6:45 o'clock when the alarm was sounded tor a fire at the Ward Fence company s office. A hurried trip was ale and it was learned that the janitor had made a big fire in the furnace and there being no draft the smoke ;>p through the door ond other entrances to the basement, and was pouring out through the front door As soon as the air was allowed to pass freely through the building the excitement abated and no damage was done. TRUSTEES MET TODAY. The Adams c-vunty township trustees' association held its regular monthly meeting today in the office f Trustee Samuel Butler, this city ! ’■ sent were Trustees O. J. Suntan, ■'rank Wechter, Charles Magley, J. A Fleming. C. C. Beer, John Cowans. George M T. Houk, J T. Kelly and Samuel Butter The discussion of roads, ditches, etc., was in order. Charles Dirkson of Root township was a business visitor here today. Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Erwin were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. George Dull, at Wren, Ohio. Mr and Mrs. Elijah Walters visited l Sunday with their daughter. Mrs Mo-1 sc.-, at Wren. Ohio. The Misses Agnes Meibers and Margaret Clark spent Sunday at Rome City. o — A new pastor greeted every Protestant congregation in the city Sunday evening and the evening services in the city were especially interesting because of the interchange of pastors. While the committee making the interchange knew of the appointments of the pastors to the different puplits, none of the congregations knew which pastor it would see in its pulpit until the hour for the services and the' event took on very much of the exciting interest of the old-fashioned game, ‘fruit-basket upset." All the services , were well attended, and each congregatlon was well pleased with the appointments and the sermons heard. The following was the assignment: M. E Church —Rev Goodwin of the United Brethren. Christian —Rev. Gleiser of the Pres-' byterian. United Brethren—Rev. Semans of i the M F. Presbyterian—Rev. J. H. Rilling of ri.e Evangelical. German Reformed —Rev. George Ow> n of the Christian. Evangelical—Rev. T. L Jones of the | 'Baptist. Baptist—Rev. L. C. Hessert of the German Reformed. Mrs. Rosina Anner. wife of Christian Annen. of Magley, one of the| high'- esteemed and prominent ladles of that community, passed away last Monday at 3:40 a. m, at the family j home after an illness from infirmities of old age and a complication of diseases. Mrs. Annen, who was sixty-eight years of age. was born in Switzerland. February 11. 1844, and was a daughter of David and Anna Moser. She came to America when nine years of age, living at Vera Crux, Ind, until her marriage December 5, 1867, to Christen Annen, since when she has readied in Adams county. Surviving are the husband and the following children; Aiding, at Magley; Leopold C, . Decatur; Edd C, Columbus. Ohio; Albert F. Hope, Ark.; Frank D„ Oak I ■ Park, 81. One sister, Mrs Mary Ramseyer. of Lima. Ohio, also survives. Mrs Annen was a lady highly belovI ed. and there is much-grief over her demise- She was a member of the Ger--1 man Reformed church at Magley. • where *|he funeral services will be i held, tie time to be decided later

Burial will take place In this city. The Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. John Bailey of the north part of the city, was burled Sunday afternoon, interment being made at Ceylon, near Geneva. . . o Baltimore, Md, July I—(Special to Dally Democrat) —Ineffectual balloting marked the efforts of the democratic national convention to choose a rresldenilal candidate up to the thirty-fist ballot. The first noticeable break in the ranks of the candidates came on the twenty-eighth, when Indiana swung from Governor Marshall, and passed twenty-nine of her thirty votes for Governor Wilson. The remaining vote was cast for Senator Kern by Major G. V. Menzies of North Vernon, Ind. On the twenty-ninth ballot. Indiana cast twenty-six votes for Wilson and four for Kern. Indiana gave Wilson 28,'Speaker Clark 1 and Kern 1 on the thirtieth ballot. Wilson went in the lead on the thirtieth ballot for the first time during the voting. He received 460 votes to 455 for Clark. This was caused by Vermont passing all of her eight votes for the New Jersey governor and lowa giving 14 of her 26 votes to him. lowa had been previously voting solid for Clark under the unit rule. The lowa vote was claimed by the Clark leaders, but a • oil of the delegation resulted in it being allowed to stand. Announcement that they had at last secured the lead, caused the Wfison supporters ’o statt on a noisy demonstration, and the leaders redoubled their efforts to get Illinois Into line for Wilson. They boasted that if they could get Rodger Sullivan and his men. in the wind-up they would stampede the convention for the New Jersey executive. When California was reached on the twentyninth the chairman asked that the state be passed. A dozen of the delegates were c.t their feet in protest. "The majority of the delegates are for Wilson,” the member shouted. "But there are interests here trying to interfere with their honest expression.' The thrust was directed at Theodore Bell of California, who was whispering to members of the delegation. Despite the long and contested protest of the delegates who objected te polling being done. The vote was 13 for Wilson, 6 for Clark and 1 absent. Chai.*m?n James then declared that under the unit rule of the sixty-second congress, under which the convention was working that the two-thirds meant in the resolutions would only mean tv.othirds of the delegates present. He directed that twenty absent votes be | cast foj Wilson amid tremendous ! heering. When lowa’s vote was ani nounced in the thirtieth ballot, showI Ing Wilson s majority. Acting ChairI man Henry D. Clayton of Alabama I stated the the chairman in charge of the lowa delegation Questioned the vote as recorded, and directed that :t be verified. Clayton said that as gome of the delegates held votes and ethers only a half each must announce just how much of a vote he was casting. When this was going on Bell of California and Francis for the Clark forces and Congressman Palmer of Pennsylvania and Congressman Hughes of New Jersey, for the Wilson forces, gathered on the platform. The Clark men wanted the chair to rale I that the lowa unit rule must remain tn I force, and that he state would cast her vote for Clark, until two-thirds had ’ deserted the speaker. Clayion then stated that the vote should be recorded as cast and refused any argument The thirty-first ballot resulted as follows: Wilson, 475 H: Clark. Underwood, 116 S: Harmon. 17; Kern, 2; Foss. 3Q; absent. i Baltimore, MJ. July I—(Special to I Daily Democrat) —The democratic national conventica was called to order at 11:63 o’clock this morning to resume its efforts to select a presidenttai candidate. The major portion ot ! the visitors were women No ticki ets were required for admission today I and the great convention ball was fillci when Chairman James let his gaviel fall. Up until the very moment of the convention being called to order ; conferences were being held. There j were no results as could be ascertained. Supporters of majority leader 1 Underwood were trying to make a deal with other candidates but they apparantly made no headway. Governor Foss of Massachusetts called or. William Jennings Bryan at the latter s hotel for conference. Foss told Bryan that he was making no efforts to get delegates at the present time, and | that he would not become an active candidate unless a hopeless deadlock > existed. NOTES FROM COURT HOUSE. — Judge J. T. Merryman will leave 1 next Monday for a two weeks vacation and has appointed the Hbn D. E. Smith special judge to serve during • Mb absence tn case any matters should eome up during vacation for immediate attention. Judge Merryman, who ' has been suffering from the effects of -. grip, will probably go to MuXlemens. . Mich. County Clerk Bleeke announces the

rierk's office will be closed all day the • I Fourth, so -ny on? contemplating unit- | < rlmony cn that day should take time. I y the forelock ano secure the marrl- i age license before. Thia Is the only i holiday in the year allowed the clerk by taw, except Sundays. If It should rain. Mr. Bleeke said, and his pleas- . 1 ure outside should be spoiled, he will i keep the office open, holiday or no holiday. I L. C. Hesse.T, German Reformed ctasais clerk, filed with the county recorded notice of the election of the following clasals trustees, elected at i the recent classls held here June 1, 1912: Ernest Buecher, Ft. Wayne (3 years); Calvin Schneider, Decatur (2 years); B. Ruf. Fort Wayne (1 year). Real estate transfers: Rufus Floty et al. to Charles E. Sullivan, lot 351. Berne, 8800; Robert L. Springer to Menno S. Liechty et al, real estate $700; Levi A. Springer trustee, to Peter Hilty. cemetery deed, $lB. ______ o The S. S. Magley family of Monmouth were guests Sunday at dinner of the J. J. Magley family, this, city. — ■ ' ' o— ———— The Rev. Irl Hicks, weather prognosticator, Is out with the July weather forecasts, and he gives promise of a mixture or not and cool weather, with electrical storms at several periods. His predictions read as follows“A reactionary storm period centers on the 3rd. 4th and sth. The last stages of a regular storm period starting the closing days of June, will barely have subsided before the barometer will again fall the temperature rise, cloudiness ensue, and showers will pass eastwardly across the country. These conditions will be prolonged, culminating in excessively high temperature, with thunder storms in many sections, on the 6th, on which date the moon crosses the celestial equator. A brief change to cooler, with moderate rise of the barometer, will follow these disturoances. “A regular storm period is central on the 9th, involving the Sth to 12th. in-clusive. The center of a mercury period falls on the 12th, extending from about the sth to the 19th. and this fact will increase probabilities of rainfall during this period. On and about the 10th. 11th and 12th. a series of sharp thundergusts, with black, blustering clouds, will be general over most parts of the country. Some localities will get heavy downpours, but we figure that moisture will fall short of the genera', necessities of growing crops. A very low reading of the barometer during this period should be regarded and heeded as a danger signal. The barometer will reach to higher, and change to cooler wiil follow behind these storms. ' A reactionary storm period is centra! on the 14th, 15th and 16th. The oncoming Venns period blends with that of mercury at this veriod. The moon is also at perigee and new cn the 14th. Very warm weather, low barometer and blustering, menacting storm clouds will result at this time. The hygrometer will indicate unmistakably whether much rain will fall during these storms. A few days partial relief from summer heat will come, with rising barometer after the eastward passage of these storms. “A regular storm periom covers the 19th to the 24th. being central on the 21st. Falling barometer, high temperature and electrical storms will develop in western sections at the beginning of this period. The Venus influence. and the moon being on the equator on the 19th. will insure thunder storms on and next to that date. The : 22nd. 2’rd and 24th, will bring a culmination of blustering, ominous storm clouds, with v’olent summer gusts of wind and 10-’al showers in scattering localities. Tbfse who have been students of our forecasts for any length of time, know that extremes of temperature, with vicious lightning and ■ thunder, are characteristics of the ■ Venus periods. Look for such phene mens at the first stages of this period followed by a drop in temperature ■ that will be very grateful to swelter- - Ing humanity. "A reactionary storm period centers i on the 27th and 28th, the moon being ■ full and in apogee on the 2sth. - threatening storm clouds will return ■ at this time, with thunder and bluster t and light scattering rains. Those who i wa'.ch their barometers and hygrot meters may know for a certainty, long I before the storms strike, about how > much wind and rain will come with . the'ttorm. Another moredateand brief respite from summer heat will come ' behind these storms. The Venus peri- : od being central early in August and ' extending Its influence over the most > 1 part of both July and August, the - probabilities are increased for rainfall; but. at best the prospects for a t' sufficiency of well diffused rains are i not favorable. Drouth will probably - be serious in all central to western > regions." f D. B Erwin, attorney for Mary Opliger. filed Monday in the Adams court a suit for divorce from County » Superintendent L. E. Oplifer. She also

asks for the custody of the two minor : children, Velma M . born February 18, > 1907, and Faye, born October 11, 1911. 1 an additional sum for their support, 1 and also alimony In the sum of $3.00" < The complaint recites that they 1 were married February 8, 1906. and < lived together until May 3. 1912 The i charges are cruel and inhuman treat- : went, and many Instances are spec!- ’ fled The plaintiff sets out that before their marriage. Mr. Opllger pro-1 fessed great love for her and for her mother, a widow, with whom she lived , before her ruarrlage; but that shortly j afterward he exhibited the utmost con- ■ i tempt for her and her mother, which J has constantly Increased until during the last two years he has been constantly In a sullen, ugly and mean mood toward the plaintiff and espsc-, tally when her mother was visiting at their home. At these times, she says.! Mr. Opliger would be angry with his wife, the plaintiff, without cause and j refused to speak to her for a whole day and for several days would speak to her only in an angry or sullen manner. Mr. Opliger's parents live In Linn Grove, as does her mother, but when they would go there to visit, she recites, he would insist on her remaining at his parents' home, instead of going to her mother s. On one time when she insisted oa visiting ner mother, she says, he threw her suit case and clothing out of the buggy in a rude and angry way and drove away without speaking to her. On one occasion, the complaint sets out, she gave a portion ot a house plant to her sister, and when he learned of it, he became angry and compelled her to recover it. She states that he has frequently tried to com pel her to turn against her relatives and at one time tried to have her sign a written statement that she would do so, and that they were :t fault causing unpleasant domestic relations between them. When she refused to do so. she says, be became angry and sullen. Jealousy in the past two years is another o? e of the charges against him. She states that on numerous times he has returned home in the night after the plaintiff had retired and crept noislessly up to her room without removing his overcoat and hat and search her bed and adjoining rooms under pretense of looking for a book or oth f article. That he frequently told her !. he found a man there he wo-lu kill the man first and her next. On various times when she would go away to chur-.u or visit, he would suddenly over'ake her or meet her on the street and demand an explanation why she was with cerain of her friends or relatives, which was very morticing. Another charge is that he has falsely accused his wife of requesting songs to be sung at church services and other places, which would reflect on his character. She also says he at various times found fault with her housekeeping and cooking, saying she was extravagant and wasteful, which was not true. She says that when she married him, she gave him all the money she had—s«s‘K>—which he invested in a home here. She says he has fairly well supplied his family.' but he has done so grudgingly and stingily, compelling his wife to account to him in detail for every sum given her—even if it be tweytn-five cents. She says that during their married life he has been county superintendent of schools, getting a salary in excess of $1,469 per year, but has denied to her any money for her separate use, except that in the year 1911 he cave to her the sum of twenty-five cents per week for a period of about three months. 3ut at that time he demanded from her a strict account of the expenditure and when she could not give it, he refused to give her any more. She says he forbid her to buy provisions for the house unless he gave her his consent, and was constantly complaining of the excessive costs of maintaining the home. When by accident, she says, she broke a dish ' or plate, he would fly into a rage and accuse her of gross carelessness and isaid he.would never replace it. She says on one occasion when Mr t Opliger refused to provide fuel to ■ j warm the kitchen and she attempted to ■ build a fire of paper and rubbish, her 1 ! sleeve caught fire and he becam-> angry calling her a “dumb goose.” and 1 said she was trying to set fire to the ■, house. When a small tree, located I near the house, died, he became anghy at her and said she killed it. 1 j TTie complaint sets out that he told ' her mere than two years before th<I separation that be did not love her ■ and that be married her for no other I reason than to keep some one else i from doing so.. ! She states that prior to the birth -of their youngest child, October 11, » 1911, she had a strong appetite ter - apples, and other articles of food. ’ which he refused to buy for her. and > which she was compelled to do without. After the birth of the child, he refused for more than three months tc - touch it or hold it, saying that he i did not like babies. She says that r during the month of December, 1911. > she separated from him and went t<

her mother’s home, where he often, <at»« to her and requested her to return to hl« home in tW» eHy. promts- ( Ing to ce.se hi. abuse, treat her a. a husband should and return to her her six hundred dollars. She finally | did so but he continued bls abuse, she said, and they finally separated M -y 3rd, and that she can no longer live with him and love him m his wife. I —— — What was without doubt the worst electrical and rain storm ever wit-j nessed In that section of the country, and which was no doubt the summer solstace storm being also accompanied with a cloud burst, struck the nor'h part of the county, Saturday nigh’ about 10 o'clock The rain and elc trical storm also occurred here, ami while the winds blew, the rains fell and beat upon the earth, the storm was not more severe than is usually ' experienced at this time of the year. Six miles north of the city, however, a cloud burst let down great volumes of water, jtnd flooded the country. Probably the worst damage done was to the interurban bridge across McKnight run, six miles north of the city, which was washed away. The north abutment of the bridge of the wagon

road at its side was also washed. away, and the gravel from the int»--' urban road bed was washed Into the ' field fifteen feet away. For probably i four hundred fbet wide on either side. of the road the water stretched away through the ravine and the water. stood about six feet over the road. The floods carried so far. that the fence rails were found in trees after the waters subsided, which they did quickly. Charles Bultemeler, one of the farmers in the flooded district, found that his hay fork had been carried about three quarters of a mile away by the flood: and another found a large twenty-five-inch tile, weighing about 175 pounds, about the same distance away from its former resting place. Many chickens and minor live creatures of the farm, which had not reached secure shelter, were drowned. One farmer looking forth between the flashes of lightning, saw his frightened horses, which had been driven to the highest part of their pasture field, standing on the height of a hill, on a little island, totally surrounded by water. The hors°s of Fred Melcher, of north of the city, which had been left in the pasture, stampeded during tbe storm, and running into the fence in

their madness, were torn and bruised, and it was necessary to have a veterin-' I arian from this city go out and sew up the gaping wounds and attend them. Many of the telephone lines were burned out, inrludtng many of the In. I cal farm lines, as well as the toll lines at Preble, Fort Wayne and Van Wert, and communication between these places Sunday was out of order. The lines have nearly all been repe'red. however, and the service was good again today. The storm came up so unexpectedly Saturday evening, just when many of the farmers, who had delayed coming to town until the good day's work was over, were preparing to return home. Many of them had started, and were unable to reach their homes before the storm burst in fury. Some living near Monmouth got as far as the William Smith farm, north of this city, when the flooded condition of the roads and ■ the wind which tipped the buggies, standing them on two wheels, much tc the terror of the occupants, caused i them to bait and put up there for the ■ rest of the night. The William Smith ■ barn is equipped with a bed and the tired travelers put up there for the • I night. The Willis Fbnner family, ’ which returned home by automobile. ‘ had an exciting experience. When f they reached the Clark home beyond 1 Monmouth, they found the road covrjered with four feet of water and itn- >: passable. They then turned around ? and proceeded to take the north road. -| On arriving at the Concord church 5 they found that road flooded also, and > were obliged to abandon the automoi, bile and walk down the railroad track i which took them into their back yard 1 about 3 o’clock in the morning. Many of the visitors remained h»re over night, not venturing forth at all. » and feed yards and li";ry stables, as :> well as bearding houses and hotels,' r were crowded. Interurban Suffers. 1 The interurban was probably the e heaviest sufferer. The car which left d Fort Wayne at S:3O o'clock Saturday e evening, get as far as the G. R. & i. railroad west of Monmouth when the ' d storm broke in fury. Ther- ''ley were r obliged to wait until the lightning r made traveling safe again, which was r not until abou* x:B© o'clock in the e morning. The lightning also made telephoning from the interurban dan-i h gerous. and the car was thus wholly I. cut off. Eighteen passengers in the r car experienced the full terrors of the 1, storm, and lightning flashes without, d revealed the fact that the road near i- the Clark home there was covered e with about four feet of water. Fearo ing washouts, the conductors and moe torrnen made a slow run to this city t and hence back to Monmouth to aci, commodate passengers from that to place who were storm-stayed here.

ro.d behind, and Di.-i„ „ llh h "" Saturday i.ipH from that 'lgfcgno cars made the ! ttt ,. trlp Wayne. a Sunday morning »h. „ ar make the tr.i . th.-> ‘ . r , ull( . UgR Stop the road Stop 21 The gr.-tt.-.t wHxh:u4 Kmgb' run bridge a e to the and . over the run it ’ j aits will be ■ omidi-t.-d ■ . . tars to run by this in.tr.t... Barn Burned Many barns w.ro ning during th- Mi > comparatively . . was struck bv lie:. 1 !. . ■; ; to the ground. W .th c ■. suffered in that way The barn be!<.ng:r.u ' ■ ■'... and near St John.-. 'T'; k , liulittiing and the ' torn and d.imair-d. I ' fire Tile Ed Zwfck bait. ■ ' also struck, but no’ die... .

A Milk Famine. The Fort Wayne • ays ' Most pror.o ■ . ■ . i-s Foi t W.i - of Sa'nrday night - ■ iinik tliev liad on I wa.-hout - & Springfield intern:' - - Mb* milk from rm the route was not boTHE STORK'S V S T t • ■ MH fine baby g rl, LITTLE BETTER Hoi Tile condition today Fiuihie, who on M 0:,.; . :;red in a runaway, S im-' today. ’tie M little pain. He is rest::.- ::: M, is believed Hiss injurie- .Ml right from day to day. gg

BEST SPRAY FOR PCT-’. 3. G 5 ■ In spray:ng the p.;,:’ "Ml explains in !’.••: '•--Mr that he has found ar--. •!■ superior to parts gr»--: ' ■ S lowing reasons: "It water. A barrel i s B tion. Then- is :.o <l:u;_- I' 'sn-BB ing the folia--. wbic'i - B will do if applied too sir- ■ "HI not wash off. even in a • v- :;.2.M| and it is cheaper than - Ml <)— - ' MARRIAGE LICENSE. ■ A marriage license afternoon to Laura S: • ■' H| April 9, 1893, daughter ■: ■ Springer, to wed Walter E E; her. M farmer of Mercer county. M January 31, IS9I, son of-- ■ Echer. M o M GOES TO ROME CITY. ■ Mrs. Gene Stratton-Pert-". ' ' ”; ; 'I known authoress, whose !:■ tn ’ neva, Ind , has purchased the pre'tj ■ G Max Hoffman cottage an.! ero ■ situated in the upper lake e Ro®* ■ City Mrs. Portor pnd her t in- " st* ■ preparing to spend the sututr.-r H Mrs. Portor being engaged 4 ■ new work which she wishes to fr H soon. Many of her novels, in I •Freckles'' and “The Harvester " are | listed as among the best sellers in the country. The Hoffman property ni.h M Porter has purchased has nlway considered one of the most tea • J cottages at the lake The I consists of two acres with a ’roni of nearly 400 feet along the lake —— —■ ! The Misses Bess Tonnelier and 1 " lesta Wemhoff have issued nfor a “live hundred" party Wednesday evening at the , home on North Fifth street, u ment to Miss Helen Meber •• anapolis. The guests will , forty and will include the 1 Melds and their gentleman This will be the first of a ' social events to be given in Meer’s honor. Dr. McKeenian and family r s ’ ! •''“ ! Reiter and family of Fort May-' motor to this city tomorrow am quests of Mrs. McKeeman s C. E. Hocker, and family* The D. M. Hensley and T. M . I cottages at Rome City will be • 'open during the week of Ju ' y f t hese to a number of the friend® o , 1 two families, including the ami 0 L Vance. J. S : Flanders of this city ami L. pock of Grand Rapids. Mich-