Decatur Democrat, Volume 57, Number 39, Decatur, Adams County, 26 September 1912 — Page 2

The court today passed sentence upon Ed Tobin, who was found guilty, by the jury of assault with criminal Intent. upou 1 lorence Counts. As he was convicted of the lesser crime, he was given the lesser term in state's prison, being from two to fourteen yeara With this is a fine of >l9O and costs. Deputy Sheriff Jesse Kelly will leave Friday morning with his prisoner for Michigan City, and they will be accompanied by Elisha Reynolds Tobin will not be a stranger there. When he broke Jail here April on for a record of his crime, and received it in full from the prison records. He was in the reformatory at reformatory at another time, and also served three times in states prison, for larcenv cbargee. He was sent up went ur.de* the alias of Edward John- • • was net until 3 o'clock Wednesafternoon that the jury for the spring of the state case against John Mackey, before Special Judge C J ... w , ¥ -red. end the trial was ’"mediately begun Edward Marsc hand, who made the affidavit that Mackey and McClish had taken the sum ot 1515 from him. was the first witness used, and others tor the state followed the defendants witnesses - .inf later taken up. At time of go--s to press, witnesses for the defense w .-. being used. WH. Eichhorn of iuff on is assisting J. C. Moran of th s citv in the defense r .. , of tffe State against Will Ward and Ode McClish. conspiracy toj commstt grand larceny, has been s '.. for trial October Sth. of Rochester vs Abe Bock et al. -*•■ n ls for hearing upon the' -s .es todav. was continued by agreement. a Charles Scherry of Magley and Wil’ Teepie of east of the city, who: is teaching a: the Magley schools.they were driving, west of Preble, frightened at an automobile, and mik-; a s-. lien plunge, ran into the; s ■ h away that the buggy ■en the ; -rioed wine fence, and several stitches were ’aken to reattach the partly-iy severed member. The occur an:.- of the rig were also badly bruised, but not seriously injured. The horse, which was only a colt, was prevented from making a lengtay run, by t driver, who clung to the 2- s .the lines finally becoming wrapred at..ct the wheels of the rig in such a »ay that it was stopped, but net before the rig was badly damaged wh—: ..ad s i. ? any spokes ‘ .... a „ < there were other minor features of r.jury to the vehicle The auto was driven by Mr and Mrs. E. M. Wagner of this city, who are, how-. ever in no way to blame for the i*idet- The sto and rig met. but it ntil W6TF pASSill£ even, on the road, that the colt frightened and made the disastrous plunge The autoist* got out and assis’ ed the unfortunate drivers in al!. ways they could, and all were heartily > _ 4 -nat none were seriously hurt. - Mcntpe.ier dispatch says: jTP Botts, amateur prize fighter. ’ was arr-sted r.rre last evening by T J. Hillyari special agent of the :e-j pariment of justice at Chicago, on a :targe white slavery Botts was ta.':-a to the county jail at Hartford City and in the morning will be taken j to Indianapolis and be arraigned be-, fore Uatited State* court. ; arrest grows out of the esca--i-... o: Marguerite Schuyler. IS. and Marie Meric*. 15, of Celona. O, whom ,t is said. Botts lured away from sher homes The Schuyler gid was found in a Montpelier resort, but the Aierca girl could not be found for setr. time Her father finally found he* : n Detroit and in a letter to him •jje » s ated that she had neveV been in Montpelier and on the string’.-, of this statement Botts was acquitted when he was arrested before on a technical charge The Mer a girl mentioned is a daughter of F. H. Merica. a former resident of this city. The regular meeting of the board of macagTS was held Thursday evening and ?*»■• tor Old Home Week were s»wl for two hours. Upon met. -. o: Mr. liirgan it was decided that ?•»■?'» -i’ify newspaper publish in alpt oet « oruer a complete list of the r thousand ' arsons to whom inv. -;on» have been sent for the ocean! :"- Tais Its’ -ii be a valuable one and will no doubt be kept for years by hundreds of people Each guest invited will receive a copy of each oi these papers. The Daily Decaocra' w'M ’’ these names on Monday, September S th, on which date they will publish a paper sufficiently ier» • to giws the -.sraea complete. It i, th-- ’iis will prove a sptenri 1 advert;* ag plan for the even aad will be appreciated by all

those who receive them Boosting the Automobile Parade. O L. Vance attended the meeting Thursday evening and asked for an appropriation which will furnish prize* for the best decorated cars oa that day He was assured of the support of the committee. This morning, with J. H. Yager, W, L, Lehne and Ratch Blackburn, he started out on an auto trip to every part of the county to interest owners of cars in this part of the celebration The car was covered with signs advertising the occasion and is bound to attract much attention. They will put up considerable advertising matter on the trip. WILL CONTEST JIM STOOPS. D J Aber, of Tpcumcarn. Ne« Mexico, has filed notice with us that he will contest the statement that Jim Stoops see the first Old Home , Comer, and La will carry the matter I through to ide end. He says he arrived there last Saturday and registered at the restaurant. Os course thats where he made his first serious mistake If he had been a wise old fox like Uncle Jim. he would have -eg-.stered at the newspaper office aad paid a years subscription, settling the matter forever At that he's a jolly old timer, and we enjoyed meeting him. He left here in IS. 4. going to Fort Wayne and from there to Kansas, and for twenty years has lived in New Mexico. The Aber school was on his farm, and he .s' ! remembered by many of the citixens. i here. He says he can scarcely be-j lievv th J is the same place it »as j tn Lue days be was a youngster. HAD GOOD TIME. ft was a happy delegation of Knights of Pythias who returned last I night at IJiJO from Fort Wayne, i where they attended the afternoon • 1 and evening sessions of the dedica- ( | tion of the new home of the two Fbrt 1 Wayne lodges, the Phoen.x and the ! Fort Wayne. About fifty took advan--1 tage of the special car from this city 1 at 1 o'clock Thursday afternoon, and many others left on the earlier cars I ' during the day Forty three lodges ] and eight states were represented! among the attendants. W P Hart I of Huntington, grand chancellor, and Harry Wade, grand keeper of records and seals of Indianapolis made speeches at the dedication. The new home cost kIO.NM. ! Perr- Hobinson. with his son. Peun ric.i-.eon. are working busily in the' north part ot the city on the Mayer ground, erecting a saw mill, which when completed, will employ front fifteen to twenty men the year round. The work of construction is now under way, the cement block founda- . tio&s being in. a well driller being engaged in drilling them a well and other work is simultaneously progressing The arrival of the machinery and unloading of it occurred this week, and there will be machinery to saw up almost any kind of rough lumber. Thursday they were unloading a large boiler and a Corliseagine. It is thought that the m II will be . built and placed in operation wita- > in the next four or five weeks and I then there will be employed a force I of men at the mill and another rod ‘ larger force will be needed to get the logs out of the woods and to the mill. Both father and son are well versed in the lumber business and will doubtless make a splendid' success' at the new venture. - .. —...- ■■■■ k* -in- - - About fifty members of the new pro-* . gressive party met at the court room! j ths momirg. on call of the county’ chai man, L. A. Graham, for the purpose of nominating a county ticket, and they did it Mr. Graham called the meeting to order and introduced' Mr. French quinn of this city, who j served as permanent chairman, deliv-! .ering a short talk. Will Rundell was < made permanent secretary The res-, elution committee included B. W.' Shalty, P. C. Reinking and Mr. McCullough, while the committee on nl--* and permanent organization was Ed Lyons, Otis Juday and Charles FeazeL C. F Jackman of Huntington. nominee for attorney general, addressed the convention, handing out a few hot ones to the democrats and republicans. The nominations were then called for, resulting in a selection of a complete county ticket, excepting : dge. those chosen being: For representative, A. J. Smith. De-, catur: auditor, George Barnett. Decatur: treasurer. John P. Davis. Washington township; sheriff. Bay Buckingham; surveyor. Will Wells. Geneva; commissioner, second district, R P. Davis; third district, Dan P. Shoemaker, Wabash, coroner. Dr. P. B. Thomas. Decatur. Edward C. Toner of Anderson, progressive candidate for congress, was then introduced and spoke at length on the issues The resolutions condemned the democratic officials of Indiana and the national republican force, praising Roosevelt and Beveridge. urging woman’s suffrage, etc. It was announced that a progressive

meeting will be held at Geneva on th« t evening of Friday. September 27th — .... o—— ■ The Acker Cement Works Is branch lug out considerably In their line ol business, they having Just added s line of glazed sewer tile, ranging it size from four-inch to thirty-six-inch Some time next week the new auto matic tamping machine and motcu for power will arrive and the instal ' lation will be made at once so that the output of the plant can be ma tertally increased. The several loadi 'J of sewer tile have been shipped anc ■| will be unloaded at the factory iz ' i the north part of the city. »here a l | large stock will be kept on hands ' a' all times so that customers may | be supplied without any delay what I ever. In the cement industry Mr. Acket I has made an excellent showing i Starting a few years ago with only I one machine in his barn he has ad ' ded from year to year until now hr is the leading cement manufacture! in Adams county. Mr. Acker believes thoroughly in advertising and use! 1 considerable space for a business ol this nature, and he is confident oi ' the results obtained. Upon the installation of the five horse power motor and the mechan ical tamper the output of the plant will be increased fully fifty per cent and the product made uniform. The bull moose convention held at the court house this morning delaped | the John Mackey triad a haff day as , adjournment of court was taken from ! ? 3») o'clock this mortrng until 1 oclock this afternoon, ant* the Mack ey case will probably not go to the jury until four or five o'clock thii afternoon. The evidence was cornI pleted Thursday evening, and this aft i ernoon given over to the arguments !by the attorneys; Prosecutor R C. j Parrish for the state, and J. C. Moran j and W H Eichhorn of Bluffton, for I Mackey. Re J erlate transfers- Edwin KocLer et al to Julius C Schug. 40 acres. Monroe tp . $4 *«t; Jacob A j Xeuenschwander to Jacob H. Habegj ger, lot 423, Berne. 11250: Sarah Boyj er to Cha’les E Laisure. lot 7s, Berne. , $1250; Anna Sheltee to Ada Yocum. one-e;ghth acre. Root tp, $725. The claims of both Drs. Coverdale and Drs Clark, in their suit against the W. J. Spear Construction company, for services rendered to employees. who have been injured in . their service, were paid and the cases j dismissed. Those who hare qualified within th* past few days as notaries public, filing their iond and oath with County Clerk Bleeke, are Lewis a Graham and Homer H. Knodle c Figures showing, _mong other things, th*.: approximately 50 per cent of the pupils enter.n« Indiana high echojis quit tefore thsy are graduated were made public yesterday at the office of Chari** A. Greathouse, sta'e superintendent of public instruction. The figures were complied from the total attendance for the school year 1911-1912 and the table shows an enrollment of 52 .72? for the high school and grade schools of the state. The total enrollment in the high schools for the year was 55,247. <Jt this number. 2®.599 were enrolled in the first-year classes and only 9.159 in the fourth-year classes. In the second ■ year classes there was an enrollment | of 14.951 and in the third-year classes • there was a total enrollment of only • ie,S9«. In the grade school complication ' there is shown a great falling off in the number of children enrolled in the higher grades as compared with -be attendance in the lower grades. In i the first grade of the schools through- ' out the state there were 94,C34 enroll'ed This includes all kindergarten ‘ pupils In the second grade there was a total enrollment of 61343 and in the third grade there was a total enroll- ; ment of 63,503. The only instance in the entire complication where there is an increase as between a lower and a higher grade is between the second and third grades In the fourth grade there was a total attendance of 62,429: in the fifth grade, an enrollment of 55.974: in the sixth grade 50,414; in the seventh. 42.191. and in the eighth grade 38.354. Another interesting feature of the complication is the difference shown between the number of graduates from the grade and the high schools. Last year there were 29,217 more grade school graduates than high school seniors. In all oi the schools of Indiana including the graded and the high schools, there is shown to have bees more white boys than white girls There were 257,283 white boys, while there were 253,062 white girls. There wss a total enrcfvnerit of 4.998 color ed boys, and 5.380 colored girts in al tendance. L O— - .■ The district meeting of the Odi Fellows' lodge to be held here Mon day. October 14th, the first day o!

e the Home-coming r-«ek. Is progressing nicely Invitations have been sen: to every lodge in the county at»d all ». have promised to be tn attendance )t with a big delegation InviteUou* - have also been sent to Van Wert, w ..-* - ■ : .fit '■ !'■ sian, Portland, Monroeville and other j. outlying points and It is conserve,r lively estimated that at least five j. hundred Odd Fellows will be here lt Along with the invitations was sent j. a description of the home-coming fealg tures, and It is thought that the many d attractions which will be bad here n will go far toward swelling the crowd a ' for the day. In she morning the paI, rade will probably be held and in v the afternoon there will be exemplit. ficatlons of the degrees in the lodge : hall by the different teams. The , r ! grand master and other state offi ’ <ers will be present and will address T ‘ the meeting in the afternoon ad also j.; in the public meeting in the evening. 1 As there is much yet to do all , r ; member* of the local order are urged . g ! to be in attendance at the meeting , g I next Monday night. S- me other bu«1 ises* of the greatest importance must have the attention of the lodge. Be | there. f-1 I Decatur is to have a First Voters’ ujand Young Men's Wilson and Msrit shall Marching club, and it will be a cracker-jack, one of those old-time ones, that used to attract so much n attention F"ed Schurge- is the man | behind the movement and you know , that When Fred starts anything he c usually finishes it, and he finishes ; it Just exactly right, too. He has 1 .1 asked us to announce a meeting J which will be held at democratic g headquarters next Tuesday evenins, ; I when he wants to meet every first . voter and young man in this section s of the country. Wilscr. A Marshal! ' are the young men s candidates, and 3 the 19k2 marching club should le -' the best ever orgar he ; The e will be eral big * ‘ ' ' ’ » the next si: eks, an< - Home Week l. jy ot th. . _ — .'f the country til visit . n tbe receptk of theae m- n ; •» cl.;. ' uld be use. nd they voi . -id m?*e to ’ i the ent -siasm of the ccmpaign ’ban 'lx>ythfcg else. Everybcc? mterv - -<i ! '| st 'l attend the me- mz T.e-2 1.1 nsj. !' : .xx: tc Le the t -al practice e lof . • Fill Mcosers t; x every- ‘ th ■ s 'fit. srd *’ p.. . - too big J fc tncai to -Isim ss a s 'er Re ic«- ' i’o'ish s f South I I / . tn -m ~.g that it» - —! osevelt k ui- t. 'he E hurcb ■Hsi. ’* ' ' ••. .. resolu- — v-'<* thc*“ “*■' been a num- ' ber ci «. :? io t county each ' day one bears of some such story and ~ with at-soiuteiy no foundation, except that some person start* the rumor purposely to injure them The foL r lowing letter nails one of these ru--11“°™ Ij Berne. Ind, Sept. I*. 1912. 4 Mr J W. Bosse. Decatur, Ind ' Dear Mr Bosse —My attention has been called to the fact that there is a rumor current that I am a bull e mocser. Where it emanated from or r how it was started. I do not know, and it is also immaterial to me. but (1 I do feel that it is an injustice to me to have to deny it, as noth.ng [j could be further from the truth It is a well known fact that I was n a strong Wilson man, when there | were very few others in this county, d • and if I ever should have des’red to , follow strange gods, it above all oths er* would not have been T. R I y consider Theodore Roosevelt the most stspendous bluff in the history of Q the American people Yours very truly, DAVTD J SCHWARTZ e ' n Alfred Elzey, an employee of the i- Vail hoop min- was seriously injured I- this morning about time ior the mornn ing's work to cease, when he had hie s themb esnght in the planer he w?s e| o. -aiinr, tearing it off. pl il'.zey vas engaged in putting the i ro gh material thro'ugh the planing s' m.'.l and has been working on tiut a job since the opening of the mill, d some three weeks - t ner, unknown to his companions. h ; s ii j hand was eaught in the fast revolving hi machinery and the thumb was’come p'etely severed before the machinerv I could be stopped or help get to him. i. He was at once rushed to the ofe flee of a physician where the nece S * sary operation was performed. He ■s' will be forced to lay off from work b. for several weeks until the hand e heals sufficiently to allow him to refa turn. It was thought at first that be j was more seriously injured, and his v many friends in thi* city, while grievh ed to hear of hi* accident, will be n glad that it was no worse. ’■ "■ e PUTS IN VULCANIZING PLANT, ■e r- L. A. Holthouse, the progressive t- and hustling owner and proprietor of , one of the largest automobile garages in this part of the state, has installed d a modem and up-to-date vulcanizing s- plant in thi* city and is now prepared if to do this class of work, repairing

tubes and cases on any tire* from two . ..nd a half inches to six Inches. Mr. I H. L. Johns of Indianapolis has been ■ employed to take charge of that de- > partinent and Mr. Holthouse will try . to keep him busy He is soliciting the bus res* of thi* kind In Adams ' county and surrounding territory By a pre-arranged plan. Miss Anols I Drank, dnagbte.' of Mr and Mrs. L. i W. Frank, was United to be the guest ot Miss Ads Steven* at supper ■ Thursday evening .the occasion being - Mi*s Franks birthday anniversary. I ‘ and while at the Steven* home, a ■ large number of her school friends i having met at the McCrory home, went in a body to the Franks home, where they a wane 2 M!*S Anolas re- * turn, and wholly surprised her When - sue had recovered, all pro< reded to i enjoy a good .ime. There was a > peanut contest, among others, and games' and music to while away the I time, with a delicious refreshment* I later. A large mirror wss a very appropriate gift for the celebrant, and will bring many pleasing reminders : of the good time Guest* were Lily i Buhler, Ada Stevens. Vera Hunsicker. Merle Leonard. Lucy McCrory. Harry and Harold Murray. Dick ' Burdg. Ralph and Sam Miller. Ed Bokneht, Herbert Biggs. Kenneth Nep- “ tune. Leland Frank i The M.sse* Marte Butler, Zelda i Stevens. Harriet and Bessie Wilder and Ruth Mayer were guests besides ■ the Needlecraft club of Mis* Fancb-in i Magley Thursday evening There » were several contes:s for amusements among them being flower and fabric contests, and one in which the out lining of an animal was done wif*i needle and thread on a square of linen. Miss Sue Mayer was concedI ed the honors of making the best i one. that of a mouse. The society will meet next Tuesday evening wiu Miso Mame IL sen, tl s being J her las pportunit- r' ; lining before! marriage 0 rioter first and her rem . al to ber a botn? at Peru | The Prawbytertan ladies enjoyed an i excellent meet with Mrs. J. *V. Place! yesterday, where they discussed their business plans, held an exchange end I enjoyed a social with refie*btreats.! The collection was $4 50, and the meeting was a most suceessf.l one. Mis* Naomi ’"anCamp will entertain this evening at the heme ofter aunt. Mrs Charles Elzey M ? David F -oler ot West Monroe street proved a very pleas ng hostess Tie rsday afternoon, when she enterta.rtd twenty-fir? in attendance at th, regular r«et cf the Baptist Aid. Mrs John Chronist . president, was leader of the devotional. A prayer by the pastor's wife, Mrs. T. L. Jones, and following the devotional, business matters were discussed, closing with a social good t|md. The hostess w ris assisted by Mrs Howard Burdg *nd Mrs. Harve Smith in serving delicious refreshments. John F. Igaz, Interpreter for the Holland-St Louis Sugar company's | force of foreign laborers, has returned from Chicago, where be attended the wedding of a relative The wed ding wa* carried out with the usual interesting features of the foreign ceremony The wedding proper oc-1 curved at 1 o'clock in the afternoon, and at 3 o'clock in the afternoon the dancing began and continued until 4 o'clock the next morning.' Use Ruth Circle class of the Christian church enjoyed a splendid meeting Thursday evening with'' their I teacher, Mrs. A. D. Artman. at her 1 home on North Third street. Much I business came before the class, among them being plans for a home j talent show which will be put on ! at the Bosse opera house the week | after the home-coming, and will be i staged under the auspices of M.ss Mabel Welty, who has had special training as an elocutionist and Impersonator. The class will also give ■ a Hallowe'en social. Arrangements were also made to work on pieces of sewing at the regular meeting, these to be coe’ributed to a Christmas ba- ■ zaar stock. The home was very pret- ‘ tily decorated in the class colors of ■ i gold and black, in streamer effect, and a very pleasant surprise was in store ; for the class, when, at the refreshment hour, the hostess threw open the dining room, revealing the prettily decorated room and table. Streamers in the color were festooned from I the chandelier to the corners of the - table, and the centerpiece was a doll, dressed as Ruth, the Bible character i for whose the class was named Place cards were postcard picture* of the teacher. The dinner given by Miss Elizabeth Voglewede for Mrs Lew Vogiewede of Muskogee, Okla , and Mr*. • Ed Meyers of Port Wayne was also ! enjoyed by th* following guests: Mrs. i Charles Voglewede. Mrs Clem VogleI wede and Mrs J. H. Voglewede I Everything combined to make the I thimble part given Thursday after-

’ noon by Mrs Rartoa Franc* for Mr*. Ethel Christen of Muskogee. Okla, one of great pleasure to th* forty or more todies who brought their *e«lng and spent the hour* delightfully. chatting The whole after noon, however, was not devoted to needlework, asd a pleasant diversion was a guessing contest. In which Mr*. Hugh Hite proved the most sklllf'iL •ad was awarded a china ptote The refreshments were very tempting sad the hostess was assisted In their serving by Mrs Burt Mangold — AEOUT THE SICK. A. Resuser. whose leg was broken I in a fall at the Meyers home at \ era Crux a few weeks ago, had a silver plate two inches long and an Inch and one half wide placed in hi* leg Tuesday so that the bones will b.> tight together in order for them to heal There »a* little surface at the broken places for the end* of the bone* to join together and he wa« forced to hare the brace placed against the bone to hold the broken ends in place. —o ——— COMPLETES TAX RATE. County Auditor Complete* Rating o« Taxable Property. County Auditor H. « Michaud has completed the tax rate sheet for th* ensuing year, showing the amoupt assessed on each hundred dollars of rar* hie property in the township* and corporation* a* follow* t . Union. $2.18; Root, $2 26; Preble, $216: Kirkland. $2.93; Washington. $2 29: St. Marys. $2.64. Blue Croek. $2 21: Monroe. $2.35. French, $2 13.1 Hartford, $2 61; Wabash, $2 48 Jefferson, $2 23. Decatur; 14 59: Monroe, $2 74; Berne, >348; Geneva. 83 65 The rate for Decatur ia three ceata lower this year than last while the majority of the townships and ail other corporations show an increase APPEAL BOND FILED TODAY. | D. A. Laumsartne has filed hi* ar>- j I peal bond at the offic* 9f County Su--1 perintendent Opliger for the appeal i from the decision of Mr Opliger, re j j voking his license. The bond is In, ' the sum of fifty dollars and aaeures ' the hearing of the case by State Su I perintendent Greathouse Mr. Opliger ha* twenty days in which to prepare i the transcript, but says he will fu.-- j nish satr» some time nczt week it | po*rir> ’* reportin' is evidefice' Th risday, we referred to practically j every part thereof excepting the fact that the question of whether or not fighting, or the committing of an assault and battery should be tolerated in the public schools. This question was put to A. H SeHemeyer, D. B. Erwin. J H Heller and granted as to P L- Andrews, the answers being in the negative. — o The county republican convention of the regular forces convened this morning in the court room commencing at 10:30 o'clock. County Chair-

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man C. G. Egly of Barna ealkvi the convention to order, which numberej a huadred strong, and by eonseti' pointed Shafer Peterson as permanent < hairman C. L. John-on w** elected searotary The rsaolutioo committee eocnpo*. ed of Thad Butler. I* G. Hooper and A. M Bowen, reported, and the report as read was adopted. It favored high tariff, county local option, major ty rule. The nominations for county offices i were next in order, and the follow ink ’ ticket was nominated Judge. p» u ] I G. Hooper, prooecuting attorney, C. I L. Walter: representative. Dr Jonas J S. Coverdale; auditor, .Menno Burkhalter of Berne; treasurer, W S Smith of Monroe sheriff. Chari ~ Reicbeidoffer of Wabash township surveyor, Frank Brewster of Jesse-. son township; commissioner, second district, Philip Carper. Washing’township; commissioner, third district, D. C. Sprunger, Wabash township. Following the nominations. Attorney Sutton gave an address which was well received by the regulars A speaker who was due to arrive from Indianapolis failed to put in an appearance and Chairman Erie received a telegram from him tt.s morning, saying that he could nt’ 1 arrive befc-t- this afternoon. WANTED IDEAS Onr Four Book* sent Free with Hat of Inventions wanted by mannfacture-s and promoters, also Prizes offered for Invention* Patenia secured or Fee RETURNED VICTOR J. EVFNS & CO. 700 Ninth St.. Washington. D C. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER S 4KASTORIA ; LAPSE FASH PheFiiJ °*ke» sectior 1 ’ 'I B , t *cX ofierx be'iei I seeker ar.d :r. NOftTimSTfRN Michigan. The land Iu ■ nil |rt akJ here will priducr Iri-VnlUAll crops unsurpassed ' by any in any part c: the I-.-- - MMmBM Failure is pra.:i-.<-. - possible by reason of great , diversity ot crops grown. | Northeastern Mschiga- is ri the ideal locality for the practical fanner who may ziSr'.'l toon l"<te* r °*’t r. I the rawing of grains, grasses > I fruits, vegetable* and stoc* Deep, fertile »oiL fine ci>mate, good transportation ' X I\J water and the best of markets. " e have some rr al bargains in unproved farms tor those who write us at once. jr¥ * ‘ Koetsseawverr ' Michigan Realty Co. ■ rout.?;