Decatur Democrat, Volume 57, Number 49, Decatur, Adams County, 5 December 1912 — Page 6

NOTICE TO DEFENDANTS. State of Indiana, Adame County, as.: In the Adama Circuit Court, November Term, 1912, The Straus Brothers Company vs. David Latham et al Cause No. 8417, to quiet title. Now comes the plaintiff, by Helltr, Sutton & Heller, its attorneys, and files its complaint herein, together with an affidavit of a competent person that the residence, upon diligent inquiry, is unknown of the defendants, to-wit: David Latham. Mrs. David Latham, whose Christian name is unknown to plaintiff; James McJinnis and Mrs. James McJinnis, whose Christian name is unknown to plaintiff; that the names of the defendants are unknown and that they are believed to be non-residents of the State of Indiana, sued in this action by the following names and designations, towit: The children, descendants and heirs, the surviving spouse, the creditors and administrators of the estate, the devisees, legatees, trustees and executors of the last will and testament, and the successors in interest, respectively of each of the following named and designated deceased personts, to-wit: David Latham, Mrs. David Latham, whose Christian name is unknown to nlTn’iff. James McJinnis. Mrs. James McJinnis, whose Christian name is unknown to plaintiff, the names of all of whom are unknown to plaintiff; the children, descendants and heirs, the surviving spouse, the creditors and administrators of the estate, the devisees, legatees, trustees and executors of the last will and testament, and the successors in interest, respectiveof the deceased widow of each of the fcl’owing named and designated deceased persons, to-wit: David Latham and James McJinnis, the names of all of whom are unknown to plaintiff: all of the women once known by any of the names and designations above stated, whose names may have been changed and who are now known by other names, the names of whom are unknown to plaintiff: the spouses of all the persons above named, described and designated as defendants to this action who are married, the names of whom are unknown to plaintiff: that said action is for the' purpose of quieting title to real estate in the State of Indiana; that a cause of action exists against all of said defendants; that all of said defendants are necessary parties to said action and that they are believed to , be non residents of the State of Indiana. Notice is therefore, hereby given said defendants that unless they be and appear on the 51st day of the No- i vember Term ,1912, of the Adams Cir-1 cuit Court, being the 15th day of January, 1913, to be holden on the 18th j day of November, 1912, at the Court j House in the City of Decatur, in said , County and State, and answer or demur to said complaint, the same will be heard and determined in their ah sence. In witness whereof, I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said court at the office of the clerk thereof in the city of Decatur, Indiana, this 14th day of November, 1912. FERDINAND BLEEKE. Clerk of Adams Circuit Court. Heller, Sutton & Heller, F M Schirmeyer, Attorneys for Plaintiff. 47t3 (Seal) NOTIC” TO NCN-RESIDENT. State of Indian?, Adams County, ss: In the Adams Circuit Court, Novem-: ber Term. 1912. John Pontius vs. Phoebe C. Pontius. To Phoebe C. Pontius and all others ■ whom it may concern: You are hereby notified that the j above named plaintiff has this day ’ filed in the office of the clerk of said court his certain complaint or petition : alleging therein among other things that you, the defendant, Phoebe C. ' Pontius, in the year 1894, being then a resident of the town of Geneva, in the County of Adams, and State of Indiana, and the same being your usual place of residence, went to parts unknown and have continuously since remained absent and unheard from, leaving property in said county without having made any provision for its control or management; that by rea-j, son thereof, said property is suffering waste for want of proper care, and that your family is in need of the use i and proceeds of such property for their support, and praying that your estate may be judged by said court subject to administration and an administrator thereof duly appointed. No ", therefore, you, and said Phoebe C. Pontius, defendant and absentee as aforesaid, are hereby notified that said complaint and the matters herein al-1 leged will come up for, hearing and de-: termination in said court at the court house in the City of Decatur, County and State aforesaid, on Thursday, the 9th day of January. 1913, or as soon thereafter as such heariig can be had. Witness the clerk and seal of said Court at Decatur, Indiana, this 23rd day of November, 1912. FERDINAND BLEEKE, Clerk of the Adams Circuit Court. , (Seal) Heller, Sutton & Heller, Attys, for Plaintiff. 48-tl WANTED, TIMBER. Lin (basswood), cottonwood and poplar bolts, four inches in diameter or larger; standing timber or cut and ricked anywhere.—Johnson-Smith Excelsior Co., Indianapolis, Ind. 48t4 (Advertisement) NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE. Notice Is hereby given to the creditors, heirs and legatees of Jacob Miller, deceased, to appear in the Adams Circuit Court, held at Decatur, Indiana. on the 30th day of December, ‘ 1912, and show cause, if any, why the < final settlment accounts with the es-: tate of said decedent should not be approved; and said heirs are notified to then and there make proof of heirship, and receive their distributive shares. A. B. BAILEY, Administrator, i Decatur, Ind., Nov. 23, 1912. Peterson & Moran, Atty. 48t2

What promises to be one of the most interesting features of the Indi- : i ana better roads convention at the *' German house, Indianapolis. December , 11, 12 and 13, is the exhibit of mas, chinery and equipment used in road construction and maintenance, together with practical demonstrations of r I the methods employed in the scientific ■- construction of highways. Chief 11 among the displays will be those from '• the department of public roads at I Washington, D. C., of which Logan s | Waller Page is director, and that of ■ | Purdue Vniversity, Lafayette, Ind. t ; The national government exhibit 3 I was shown recently at Atlantic City, .| at the convention of the American ■ j Good Roads Congress, where it was ■ viewed by thousands of persons. It ' was easily the most attractive sea- » ture of the convention. The exhibit - I also has been shown in many other • parts of the country. It formed one ’! of the chief attractions on a good I roads train that traveled thousands of ■ miles, principally in the western ■ states. As everything will be free it ’ is the belief of those in charge of the . i arrangements that thousands of Hoof siers will avail themselves of the op- ’ portunity to view the display. I Replies received by the committee . an arrangements for the conventisn •! indicate that interest in the meeting I . is manliest in every part of the state. ’ More than 700 delegates have been I appointed by public officials, commer-1 -i cial and trade organizations and other j ■ bodies. This number is expected to j: reach at least 5,000 within the next | . few days. It is not necessary, how, • ever, to be a delegate to attend the j convention. The program practically has been completed. Addresses of welcome will be made at the opening session : by Governor Marshall, Governor-elect , Ralston, Mayor Samuel Lewis Shank and former Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks. Men of nation-wide promi-1 nence have been obtained to presenti the different sides of the road con-1 ’fraction and maintenance problem. , The promoters of the convention | hope that an overwhelming sentiment in favor of a better roads law will be crystalized as a result of the conveu- . tion. With this end in view an especial effort has been made to induce ! each member of the general assembly, ' which convenes in January, to attend. The convention is being given under the auspices of the commercial and trade organizations of Indianapolis. Present indications are that the attendance will reach 5,000. A surprisingly large number of letters have I ben received by the committee in ■ charge from men in every station of i life, who indorse the convention idea heartily and who say they will attend jand also ask their friends and asso- ' elates to do likewise. The program was arranged so that' I there will be ample room for the discussion of the questions that are ex-. ' pected to arise from the different sub- ■ j jects that will be presented by the i good roads experts. ANCIENT HISTORY Recalled to Billy Archbold, When He Finos Boyhood Knife. | An old, iron-handled pocket knife,; . about forty years old, long mislaid, i g’ven him thirty years or more ago by |: his father, Jeremiah Archbold, was found Monday evening by Treasurer- ; elect William J. Archbold, and broug’nt to his mind some interesting things, of "days gone by.” Mr. Archbold, who , ' is also Adams Express agent, was goI ing over the drawers at his desk Mon-, i day evening when he came upon the knife, which is still in good condition. Os course, among the things recalled, were some of the uses to which the knife was applied by the boy, then about fifteen years old. At that time, Samuel Paulison was engaged in hauling logs to the Robison & Gillig saw--1 mill in the west part of the city. The bridge over the creek west of Heckman's mill, was new, and the abutments being of dirt, one of the teams driven by Paulison, slipped over the embankment, and the other against the bank. Mr. Archbold, then little i "curley-haired Billy,” no doubt freckled, too, as little boys usually are, hap- ' pened to be on hand with his new knife, which he used to cut away the harness of the team over the embankment, and free them, saving them from injury or death. He also used the knife in cutting away the plaster cast that bound William Darwechter, when he was so danI gerously injured at the stone quarry ; north of the city, many years ago. So i it seems the knife came into good and better play htan most boys' knives, ' used solely in whittling. It is not often, either, Qiat a knife used in boy- • hoods days survives the various trades and "swaps" to which boys are subject and remains in his possession after forty years. The quarterly report of Martin Laughlin, superintendent of the county infirmary, was also presented. It shows some interesting figures. There are now twenty-eight inmates of the county, infirmary—sixten males and twelve females. There is one child in-

e mate under the age of six. Two of the I- inmates are invalids, and six Inmates e are able to do manual labor. Four r were disAarged since the last report i- was made. d; i-1 The county commissioners opened f> their December session this morning, c f Reports of the county treasurer, a county clerk, county auditor, of fees t collected; reports also of docket fees 1 and of ex-county clerks' fees were f ■ made and approved. t' Van Wen county, Ohio, filed claim ,' in regard to the construction and ret' pair of the Freeh and Rumell bridge s on the state line ,and their claim was t ! allowed in the sum of $406.91, to be paid from appropriation for that purt pose. The credit there given for the r old bridge is ratified. ?' I Acceptance of several roads was f made. These included the A. J. Juday, i William Buuck, Joseph M. Peele, Mt. t Zion and Hart macadam roads. , — — -1 Certain extras, including tile, not to ■ exceed S6O were ordered for the Baumgartner macadam road. i! Through its attorneys. W. O. John- : > son and A. P. Beatty, the Chicago f: 1 Erie railroad asked for the right to build its new double track over the | highways htrough Adams county, at j the grade of the old line. ! The bonds of Phil L. Macklin, *mr-veyor-elect ,and T. J. Durkin, sheriff, were presented and approved. n MAY GET $30,000 SCHOOL. Monroeville will probably within a year get a new $30,000 school house, built on the site of the present old structure. Recommendation for the j new one was made by Dr. Hurty. who i pronounced the old unsafe and unsani- . tary. The Fort Wayne Sentinel SatI urday contained an account of the pro- | r osed new building, and a picture of Prof. Albert R. Parker, superintendent of the Monroeville schools. Mr. Parker married Miss Iva Steele, daughter of Mr. and Mrs D. V. Steele of this I city, and is well known here. The article says of him: ‘ The present is the first year of Professor Parker as superintendent of the Monroeville schools. He assumed his duties here in September. He is. however, an experienced teacher and finely qualified in every way for the duties of the position, having been engaged in the profession of teaching for the last fourteen years. Professor Parker is a native of St. Joe township in this coun- , tv, the son of William Parker, a prominent farmer. He attended the townI ship schools and afterward the high 1 school in Fort Wayne, from which he graduated in June of 1898, and after . I teaching several years he graduated , from the Indiana university at Bloom- . ington with the degree of B. A. He . , taught the schools of his township for six years and was then superintendent of the schools at Harlan and afterward for three years at Cayuga Falls. He > came from the latter place to Monroe- 1 | ville, succeeding Prof. N. W. Coil as 1 , superintendent here. Professor Park- • er has the honor of having represented 1 Allen county tn the state legislature. I He was elected representative in 1906 • while teaching In the St. Joe schools • and served in the regular session o( . the legislature in 1907 and also the,' special session of 1908.” i : THE CHURCH NEWS. I i * ! Evangelist James Bennett of Grand ( 1 Rapids, Mich., closed a three weeks',' revival meeting at the Christian;' church, this city, and left this morning ' to enter upon work at a new place, i 1 The humorous lecture Saturday even-1 ing, by the evangelist, was one of the ‘ best of its kind ever given here. The, subject was "Benefits of Being an Old ( 1 Maid,” compiled by the speaker from i' personal observations that have come j to his notice during his twenty-four ■' years’ experience as a minister. Mr. ,• Bennett is an impersonator of ability, • and this ability contributed much to, making his lecture a success and un- [ 1 usually Interesting. His sermons Sunday on "Responsibility” and “The, Church” were practical and contained ; many good things in parting injunc-1 tion to the church. Evangelist Beu-| nett is a preacher and worker of power, lus ancestors for many generations being ministers. He is a nephew of General James A. Garfield, the martyr-! ed president of the United Stages — in fact he was named for his distin- ■ gulshed uncle. Mr. Garfield was a minister of the Christian church and , was president of the Christian college at Hiram, Ohio. The revival meetings in progress at' the Evangelical church were well attended Sunday and richly blessed of i God. In the morning “Decision Day”, was observed in the Sunday school. I Quite a number from different classes , decided for Christ. The after service 1 was a scene that will never be for- 1 gotten. It was not only a time for accepting Christ, but a time of consecration and a yielding of one's self to

e the Lord. It was a service that toucha ed keenly the whole church, but esi- pecially rich for those younger In life, t In the evening Rev. Rilling spoke earnjest words from: "How Long Have Ye i Between Two Opinions?” The speak--1 er urged immediate decision for God. who deserves our service. Wholesome I impressions were made. One united .; with the church at the evening service, sj It was a great day in Zion. No meet- < ing this evening, but Tuesday evening ■ and during the week. A welcome for all. i Mrs. J. M. Miller received a message • late Saturday afternoon from her ■ brother, Henry L. Archbold, of Los i Angeles, Cal., announcing his wedding > to Miss Elizabeth Gage of Fort Wayne. ■ This took place Friday afternoon at 4 ' o'clock at Ix>s Angeles, Miss Gage ’ leaving Fort Wayne a week ago last Friday to meet him. Henry formerly lived here and is now engaged in civil engineering in I .os Angeles, where they will make their home. His bride is a daughter of Mrs. Ed Miller of Fort Wayne. The groom is a brother also ' of Mrs. Homer Lower of this city and Mrs. Wash Gilpen of Cardwell, Mo. - -o - — OLD TIMERS CALLED ON US. Uncle George Gates and Uncle Jim' Ferguson, two old timers, who cast their first votes for Stephen A. Douglass in 1860 and have been working at the trade in every campaign since that j time, called Saturday to pay their re-1 spects and register for the campaign in four years from now. There is pos-1 itively no use talking bull moose or anything else to them for they have their minds made up. Both are good fellows, who have enjoyed life as they have passed along and still have more fun than many of the boys half their age. c. The regular monthly meeting of the Methodist Brotherhood will be held in the church parlors Tuesday night, commencing at 7:30 o’clock, directly arfer the meeting which will be held for making arrangements for the week's campaign which is to start soon, and the subject of the evening ; will be a debate Each meeting is planned to be radically different than 1 any which have been held before it, < and thus a good attendance is assured. { The feature Tuesday night will ; prove doubly Interesting because of ]

there being two sides to the question. With the subject, “Is it Right or Weil for the Church to take an active part in politics’” for discussion, a very interesting and instructive time may be expected by the members. The affirmative will be represented by Messrs. H. F. Callow. John T. Myers and E. V. Robison, and the negative will be Messrs. O. L. Vance, W. J. Archbold and John D. -Stults. The audience to serve as judge*. Several new members will also be introduced at this meeting. - < —o The local board of children's guardians received word from the Marion orphans’ home that the trustees had resigned and had turned the orphanage over to t*p board of Grant county ' commissioners, to be effective December 7. This grew out of the trouble i arising during a recent investigation ; of mismanagement of the orphanage, in which it was alleged that children were not given the proper care there., Miss Fleming the superintendent! against whom the investigating committee made accusations, was exonerated by the board, but at a later meeting held, the board decided to turn the i entire institution over to the county commissioners. The local board was advised to come and get the children and give them other homes. Messrs. Sim Fordyce and D. K. Shackley, who are members of the local board went to Muncie last Friday where they investigated the orphanage there and finding everything satisfactory recommended that the children be placed there. Accordingly the order was entered in the juvenile court docket this morning by Judge Merryman authorizing the transferrence of the thirteen Adams countychildren at Marton to the jiuncle I home. Mesdames D. D. Heller, Heniy 1 Krick and Mr. Shackley will leave tomqrrow to make the transferrence. |- — * BAND NOTICE. The regular meeting of the city band i will be held tonight at the hall at which time the boys will start learning some new music for the next season's I work. The band has been increased in numbers and next summer will see quite an aggregation of good players ,in the ranks. The support of the cit|- ' zens is highly necessary to the suci cess of the band and everybody should boost the home institutions. This meeting begins at 7:30 o’clock and every member of the band should be on j time. Some other special work tonight. o Dr. J. Q. Neptune returned early this morning from a three weeks’ hunt in the wilds of Wisconsin, near Fifleld. He brought with him a fine buck deer

. which he Shot and steaks and choice . cuts from this will provide the Neptune table with savory dishes for days . to come. The deer was at the G. R. & s I. depot this morning a short whi>« . after its arrival here and attracted t , much attention. > Each one of the thirty members of I the Neptune party brought back with him a deer, success having crowned ■ their hunt with the choicest garlands. : Heretofore the annual hunting expedb ■ tions had been made by the party to : northern Michigan. A recent change in the hunting laws, however, which prohibited them taking deer from the state, was the point which made them' decide to flo this year to Wisconsin. The finest of weather during the entire three weeks made their stay nn unusually pleasant one. o The semi annual settlement with the state in turning over the taxes due from Adams county on the past half y ear's installment, was made today by County Treasurer Charles W. Yager. ' He took with him as due from thjs ' county, $27,622.38. This amount is derived from the taxes paid in on ac-. count of the following: State tax. $7 343.74: benevolent in-, stitution fund, $.3,771.33; state debt sinking fund, $1,131.35; state school U»x, $11,067.72; state educational institution fund. $2,074.25; school fund . interest, $2,033.28; permanent endowment fund interest, $15ti.71; docket fees for clerk of court, SSO. The funeral services for the late j Harvey Harruff, conducted Sunday al t-: i ernoon at the home of the son, Orval Harruff, in the south part of the cityi' were largely attended. The body arrived Sunday morning at 3:30 o'clock over the G. R, & 1. railroad from the temporary home at Fremont, Mich., where death occurred suddenly Thursday afternon after a short illness from , pneumonia. With the body were the widow and Opal, who resided with him at Fremont, and the son, Russell Harruff, of Fort Wayne, who went to accompany it here. The body was taken to the Orval Harruff home. I The religious ceremony was conducted by the Rev. J. H. Rilling of the Evangelical church, and following that, the Ben Hurs and Odd Fellows lodges gave their ritualistic work The Knights of Pythias of which Mr. Harruff was ' also a member, also attended in a 1 body. The floral pieces were unusually beautiful and many. This morning 1

j at 7:30 o’clock the procession left for I j Berne, where the interment took place lin the M. R. E. cemetery. Mr. Har- , ruff resided at Berne before coming to ' j this city, and the Berne K. of P., of ■ which he was a charter members, con , ducted the services at the grave. In Memoriam. >I Harvey Harruff was bom in Marion county, Ohio, in the month of April, 1 1852, and departed this life at Fre- : mont, Mich., on November, 28, 1912. He came to Adams county in the year : 1873 and has lived here continuously j until a short time ago. He was recorder of Adams county from 1895 to 189:1. He was admitted to the Adams countybar in the year 1898. The Bar of Adams county knew HarI vey Harruff as a corteous and obliging ' official and while he was never engaged actively as a practicing attorney at this bar, except for a short time while a member of the law firm of Harruff & Lenhart, yet all through his business and professional career he bore the ’ highest degree of personal esteem. I In the death of Harvey Harruff the public has lost a trusted citizen and : we as his associates, a kind and true friend. I We, his professional brethren, who knew him intimately durirfg his public and professional career, and therefore hold in high appreciation the noble qualities which characterized his useful life, do hereby extend to his family our sincere condolence. 1 We further recommend that a page in the Order Book of the Adams circuit court be set aside and dedicated to the memory of our brother and friend, and that these resolutions be entered in full thereon. I CLARK J. LUTZ, I JOHN C. MORAN, RALLEIGH C. PARRISH. Committee. o John Stewart of Fort Wayne had the bone of his right arm fractured at the shoulder socket Sunday evening at ! 5:30 o’clock. Mr. Stewart and wife had spent the day at tlje home of his . mother, Mrs. E. J. Stewart, near Wren, ’ Ohio, and had come to this city to take the car home. While they were wait- , ing at the station Mr. Stewart, to pass , the time, walked around the corner of the office on the sidewalk. In the dark he did not see the step that led into the stairway at the rear of the building . and walked off, falling in such away that the arm bone was fractured at the socket of the shoulder. He is a son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Clark Brothers of this city and a call on his sister-in-law, Dr. Elizabeth Burns, who resides with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. i Brothers, was made. The arm was given attention and the Stewarts remained here over night. This morning Dr. Burns accompanied Mr. Stewart to

the Hot* hospital at Fort Wnyne. where an X Ray examination of the arm was made to determine whether the bone was splintered in such away that complications might arise. Mrs Frank E. Welsh was taken to Fort Wayne Saturday morning to en j ter th" St. Joseph hospital, where at | 5:40 o’clock Saturday evening she un- ( derwent an operation for appendicitis, and other ailments. Mrs.-Welsh has ( had attacks of the appendicitis for some time, the last attack being of some two weeks' duration. She was accompanied to Fort Wayne by her • husband, a friend. Mrs Woods, and her local physician, Dr. J. S. Coverdale, who assisted Dr McOscar In perform ing the operation. Her condition is quite serious but there are strong holies for her recovery. Mr. Welsh is chief engineer of the construction i company now engaged in laying the Erie double track in this vicinity, and Mr. and Mrs. Welsh have been here since last February. • Barney Wertzberger. the Second street barber, met with a peculiar acclj dent about 11 o'clock today at his barber shop. He and some others in the < shop were scuffling about when on-'' playfully pulled the chair out from un ' der Mr. Wertzberger. He fell in such j away that he struck a cuspidor, striking his back and also his head on this. His spine was hurt and he was unconI scious for some time. He finally re- ! covered sufficiently to be driven home, ■ where he spent the afternoon in rest, jit is not thought hat his injuries are ’ serious, though he is still lame. Mrs. Henry Schultz was taken dan gerously ill Sunday morning at about 8 o’clock with an attac kof acute indigestion. For a while her Jife was despaired of but with prompt medical atI tention she was revived and is somewhat better today, not suffering so much pain. LIGHTNING AND TOOTHPICKS. ■ I ■ ■ I • Sy'vester A. Long Will Give Lecture Here Thursday. Sylvester A. Long, the noted lecturer, will give the second number of the senior lecture course at the Bosse opera house Thursday evening. He will speak on "Lightning and Toothpicks." If you have no ticket get one of the seniors.

r Mr. Long lectured on this recently B and was given a unique compliment. .. After the lecture the manager of 3 the course was listening at the rear f 1 of the hall to the comments of the .' people as they passed out. One man . i said to his daughter, a ruddy-faced f German: "The lecture was all right, j I but I don't like that subject.” "Veil,” said the German, “Id vas pesser to name a legsure dat vas some- 1 dlings like id vas noddings dan to r name a legsure dot vas noddinks like i .. j id vas somedlings.” Eli W. Steele, better known as “Wil-1 ,- lard” Steele, owner of Steele s park, I east of the city, was placed on trial . in the circuit court before Judge Merr ryman and a jury today, on the charge . of assault and battery with intent to t murder Jacob Keiper. affair, > with which all are familiar, occur- . rd Wednesday, May 22nd, when Mr. ; Steele shot and wounded Keiper, at > the park. Keiper was in dangerous ; condition for some time, but finally , recovered. Steele’alleges the shooting I took place in self-defense. Keiper is > twenty-seven years of age, was born i in Union township, but since the age > of nine years had lived on the park . grounds, with his father, Henry Keip- . er. The two worked for Mr. Steele, . raising vegetables and truck, and asi sisting in a general way. Keiper’s i mother has been an inmate of the ini sane asylum at Richmond since the , boy was about nine years old. Steele, . it is said, had practically raised the I Keiper boy. This morning was spent I in getting a jury, and at 1:30 o’clock ■ the trial began. It will probably last j two or three days. R. C. Parrish, ' prosecuting attorney, is assisted by J. C. Moran. Judson W. Teeple, Heller, ■ Sutton & Hellor and A. P. Beatty are conducting ths defense. The following jurors are hearing the case: Henry Gunsett, Ernst Franz, Edward 'Miller. Sam Teeter, John P. Nussbaum, Jacob ’ Scherer, Henry Ehlerding, (feorge Holt loway, David Coffman, Rolla Calder- ' wood, Louis Springer, Peter Heimann. 1 i Jacob Keiper was the first witness call- 1 , ed and at time of going to press was » still on the witness stand. 1 Many Adams county people were at Fort Wayne today attending the trial : of George Baker against Jesse Rupp, • of the Berne bank. Baker asks dam- : ages from Rupp, whom he claims falsely and maliciously accused him of forgery. It is said that Baker was arrested and imprisoned fn jail for several days, and the case against him 1 w-as later dismissed, it being found 1 that the wtjong George Baker had been arrested. The case was called in the 1 Allen court today, where It was taken on change of venue from this bounty. Charle* Freducks and Joseph Kane,

charged with H.bl it,.- lr , « were arraigned In <■<> , r . Sl|| eriioon after Judge from Huntington i ( guilty. ' J. C Moran >1 f defend them as floor sum as the court U Moses K imide dun.-, ,; „ and buttery on his a •. not guilty. D B Er» ih I t pearance for him am! ~ ■ Wi : ithe defendant's bond U ! duced to SIOO. The ...... for trial for D<-eemb. ■■ r-i, [ In the George K .L ■ ’ praisement of timb. t Jwß '■ of $6'H) filed ami a;: timber ordered at ; ■ out notice, for cash. ■■ appraisement. The final report , - . j guardian, as to Lor.:, report as to Arthur !' - ■ . 1 f proved Tile gua-d . „ pay to Arthur l> th,- ;1:: . , n . the report to be d m such payment and : ', therefor, with the . . , it is ordered that tl.. ... ; charged. ! i Ferdinand Bleeki vs T ,\<iel tune, paitition and • of publication and p. fault of Craven E. Neptune. gusaS ordered for T \d- ;s neth Neptune, re-.r:.- .. 11th. ■ ■ Moses Kimt ie. eha:.. ai.d battery on his wes reduced from ? J ceeded in giving this ;■ a-pejay gfH was released from jail K The Adams County Ba- a ate-Hil ing this morning an ! nnsi:tteH| appointed to dra" moriam of Harv.y the same to <-ourt Thed and a page of the of tfeM coun set aside for a- -eg. B ' lutions. B Philip Gephart, adm -of th George K Jacobs ment of timber, also ■ : K"' -.ottlM w hich was approved ■■ y' -.g Bl timber was ordered a- private saltan without notice from ■ •t: not les H| than appraisement. H The current report o: ry L Esa» ■

izartti- r. guardian of •’ ia x-B| gartner et al , was allowed EB o ' -- - Bi The public auction do:. JU& Ison st ret Saturday .v.Schafer Hardware «... ■ iß| great success, and tan-K petition was ev:d>-m wihch were offered in -.■! B Early in the day a h ur-- line of traf- K> gies was stning along •■:. std-s al the street and befor, -a.e tret M; numbers of interested : :sspeeting them. At 1-' ■>' “ < the uk H| started, with John Spul; ■ ;■ M I eer, and the buying w- id Fc I priles v,ere ot.-a.nod -a >1» B| bought got a bargain ■ The securing of the '- ' s c!* B| ed was one of the f--i::;r- ■■ sale, the prize being g:'-- ' M purchases The extra B given out as follows S - : I’ F- H Klopfenstein; buggy tier- •:-*« B Kleine; knives and fork.-, knives and forks’ S.- .nr.-ner- HE plush robe, Clyde But'.- ■ robe, HE James H. Wagner, jr . blankets. K Erwin Schamerloh and l: Zertle- B granite roasters, Marge -xx- ■>-‘1 B W. S. Meyers. H A Thanksgiving party ■: / was otS- B loosed at that time in r:.es- .-olumM B was the annual reunion the ■ !oaa ' B; than Kelley family whi «»s ■ this year at the home <>i B uty Sheriff Jesse Kell- ■ ""- ng !# B various things which pre' - : '■ !i!ea ‘ H tendance wa» not so lar- f> F*" H but a very good time vo seen’-. 1 B great feast being spread v B Those present were the ?a ’‘2 B and Mrs. Jonathan Kelle;. a:ai ■ ter, Lottie, of Van Buren: Jir> t |D K nie Boehm and daughter e' 100 ■ don, Mr. and Mrs. Charles I F' B family of this city. At n,an ' 1 B reunions sixty-eight ha'-; ■ eluding children am’ gran-: Cl-iren ■ Mr. and Mrs. Frad r ,lil "' meier “J ■ family entertained Sunday I and evening for their t«- n:.'- fr ’ H birthday anniversary of their son, ■ tin. For supper the folio" sue ‘ B were entertained: Miss 1 l :tra u , ■ meier of this city, Clara, l-.'h l - B Sophia and Marie Bultemei.-r. ■ Bultemeier, Simon Bleek-. I Mrs. Gust Bultemeier, M’ ani ‘ Mr ■ Charles and William Schroeder- ■ and Mrs. WTlliam Gallme.’• a I - Mrs. Conrad Droege. In the p ' cn I they were joined by the ■ when dancing and music with B eon were in order: Arthut ■ William Hermann. Fd Schroeder. ■ ■ tin Gallmeyer, Rinehart Heckman- | Mrs. J. H. Rilling e ntertained ’'X I ner Sunday for Miss Matilda !■> ■ of Wabash and Miss Allie Burre I this city. I I