Decatur Democrat, Volume 58, Number 10, Decatur, Adams County, 6 March 1913 — Page 3

MOVING TO MICHIGAN. Mr. M'd Mrs. • ,ohn Hackner, their ton and wife, “nd Mr. Beckner's brother Samuel Beckner, left today for MlchHwn, where Mr. John Beckner has purchased a farm of 137 acres. The farm has two houses and two seta of buildings, which will be occupied by (he t" o families who will work the farm jointly- Mrs. Beckner is a sister of Thomas Perkins of thia city, and the laraiiies visited here thia week. They formerly resided near Ossian and recently held a sale there. GREAT HEREFORD SALE. — Col. Fred Reppert Auctioneer—Unprecedented Success. Colonel Fred Reppert as auctioneer, end A. J. Smith and his partner, Billy . Wilson, who lives on the Smith farm north of the city, represented Deca- 1 tur at the big Warren T. McCray Hereford cattle sale at Kentland Wednesday Colonel Fred sold the McCray seventy-six head of Herefords for $40,000, a sum which far exceeded Mr. McCray’s expectations in spite of the fact that the cattle are extraordinarily ; fine pure-breds. The sale Is said to have been the greatest ever held here and rivals those held in Europe. Mr. McCray owns 16<KI acres of land worth he devotes to his Hereford breeding, owns his own feed mills, etc., and has a little Hereford world of his own. Mr. Wilson, who resides on the Smith farm, and is a partner of Mr. Smith, in the Hereford raising, formerly ' worked for Mr. McCrav on this farm ; and is thoroughly versed in Hereford , lore. Messrs Smith & Wilson pur-' chased one of the cattle at the sale to add to their bunch ‘ on the Smith farm. _ —« AGAIN ASK RELEASE. Os Aged Adam Cully-X-ithers Here Taking Steps • r iame. ■ Brothers of A ’am ally, the aged Geneva man, ar s er> today from near Willshire, Ohie. ry.ng to take some action to get him released from jail. ; There is no room for him at present at the asylum and he was placed In jail for safe keeping as he was violent and it was considered dangerous for him to be at large. His application for admission to the asylum was sent after that of Alfred Bohren of Geneva, and he must await his turn until there is another vacancy in the men’s department. Until there is a vacancy In the asylum, and the warrant is issued to the sheriff to take him there. County Clerk Bleeke is responsible for his care. Mr. Bleeke does not like t otake the responsibiyity of having him released and given into the brothers' care, as he Is violent and might cause much trouble. A bond or form of contract was prepared, which it was thought might be instrumental in securing his release This, however, the brothers refused to sign, and It is not probable that the clerk would accept It even if they should as be would be funninng risk of rendering himself liable. By its terms, if the * brothers take charge of Mr. Cullv. they are to agree to take him to the state of Ohio, keeping him from becoming a public charge upon any of' the institutions of this state. It also stipulates that they bind themselces o pay for any and all damage which he might do or which might result from his release .while in their care Consent for his release was also filed by the physicians, O. M. Graham and L. L. Mattax, of Geneva, members of the insanity Inquest board, which declared him Insane. This, however, all rests upon the decision of the clerk, who is adverse to his release. o - LIFE OF MRS. MARY KUNKEL. Lived In This County Years AgoSurvived by Number of Relatives. Mrs. Mary A. Kunkel, an old and highly respected resident of the city, Passed away early this morning at i the home of her daughter, Mrs. T. 1 M. Souder, on West Cherry street ■' Death was due to the Infirmities of, old age, added to Injuries received ( several months ago in the fall at her home. She had grown weaker since the time of the fall and death had been lingering near for the past several days. Mrs. Kunkel, aged 86 years , was born December 3, 182", near York, Fa., the daughter of John and Mary Kleinknight. When only a few years °f age she, with her parents, moved I to Richland county, Ohio. In the i year of 1849 the family residence was' changed to Adams county, Ind., where i her marriage to Michael Kunkel took Place. The family residence was again changed a year later to Lan- ( ’ caster township, Wells county, which.’ is at the present occupied by her son, I Calvin Kunkel.. The death of Mr. i Kunkel occurred on May 7, 1886, and l since that time she has been making : her home In this city, of late resid- ( ■ng with her daughter, Mrs. T. M. I Souders. Those to mourn her death are a ’ Bl ßter, Mrs. Lydia High, living near ’

this city; three sons, John O. Kunkel, I of Poneto; T. H. Kunkel of Marion, I and W. A. Kunkel of this city; two daughters, Mrs. Rebecca Masterson of West Wabash street, and Mrs. T. H. Souder. Two daughters, Martha and Dora, died in early childhood Mrs. Kunkel was also the foster 1 mother of Samuel and Calvin Kunkel' of Tocsin and Mrs. Sophia Wisner,' wife of John Wisner, deceased. Louisa Kunkel, a foster daughter, is deceas-! ed. Forty-one grandchildren and for-; ty-two grandchildren also survive her. 1 -Bluffton Banner. I John Cunneen, the Chicago machln11st nnd orator, who was secured by the "drys" to assist in their campaign, spoke Thursday night at the court house. The room was filled with ad- ' vocates of both sides of the question i’o hear what message the speaker' had, and from fifty to a hundred were ' unable to secure seats. G. F. Kintz presided during the evening and introjduced the speaker. Mr. Cunneen is a native of Ireland, coming to America when one year of age. For the past twenty-one years he has served as a machinist in the Chicago shops, where he is at present. He Is a gifted orator, and while engaged in work, has also lectured during the past twentyone years. He was retained to speak again this evening at the court house at 7:30 o'clock. FIVE LIVES LOST In Destruction of Hotel by Fire at Omaha, Nebraska—Many in Ruins. — , Omaha, Nebr., Feb. 28.—(Special to . j Daily Democrat.)—Five persons are known to be dead and twenty more bodies are believed to be in the ruins iof the Dewey hotel which was destroyed by fire early this morning. The register was burned and no list of the guests are available. A search of the ruins for more bottles will be made 1 as scon as they are cooled off enough to permit. Fifty guests are believed i to have been in the hotel and at least twelve of them were women. . The first intimation of a fire was had when a women was beard to scream, the building was then filled with smoke and within half an hour the building was in ruins. J. Foy, a broker, carried at least a half dozen unconscious persons out of the building, and Policeman Schwader carried out two women. Os the other guests none could have escaped. Mrs. C. E. Wilkins says she was awakened by her sister and upon opening their door (aw the hall filled with smoke and flames. Firement rescued Mrs. Wilkins, but her sister was burned to death. Shortly after this rescue a maid jumped from a second story window and was probably fatally injured. A bartender also jumped from the first floor and ; was killed. The body of an unidenti- : tied man of about fifty years of age was recovered from the ruins. H. R. Porter and Dwight Bruce are known to have perished. DEATH OF SAMUEL SKEEL. — On last Saturday morning occurred the death of Sam Skeel who lived at Grand Rapids, Mich. Mr. Skeel was born and grew to manhood at Skeel's cross-road, and a little east of New Corydon, Ind. He left the farm and came to Geneva and taught in the schools here for some time. After this he took up the study of law and this profession he followed ever 1 since. The death of Mr. Skeel comes as a great shock to his many friends in Geneva, and the neighboring community. His burial took place at Grand Rapids on last Monday afternoon.—Geneva Herald. — o ■ — GOOD GAME TONIGHT. Huntington Central College va. Decatur High. Interest in basket ball circles centers in the game to be played here this evening at Porter hall, beginning at 7:45 o’clock, when the Huntington Central college boys meet the Decatur high school experts. The local boys I expect a stiff fight and are putting 'themselves In the finest trim possible 'to meet their foes who are worthy of the conflict. —o— The fourth number of the high school lecture' course will be given next Monday evening, March 3, at the Bosse opera house by Albert Edward Wiggam, ''The Apostle of Efficiency.” A bright snappy account of him is given in ‘the following “brass tacks 'and facts about Wiggam:” Mr. Wiggam was raised on science 'and imbibed its tierce love for truth. He has long specialized upon Medical ' Sociology and Biology. He is a graduate of all the beet colleges—the farm, the miner's pick and shovel, the assayIjst'a affice, the chemical control of a 'sugar factory, campaigner when a boy 'for the National Committees, road salesman, mine superintendent, newspaper reporter, and editorialist for a , great daily. He holds also some cul- ! ture-college degrees but don’t count j them. He has faced failure, and fought tuberculosis to a standstill. He

I Is In the prime of life, health and vigor. He has a happy home in this world and a few savings in the bank. < He believes he will have a happier home In the next world nnd Is trying ‘ to insure a bigger bank account there. IHe lectures to add to both accounts. < | He Is six feet tall, about as fat as a i I rail, and as homely as “they make l I ’em." That's about all except a big, 1 rice voice, a bunch of disjointed, gest- i i ures and the capacity to see from the i i other fellow's standpoint. His life i ambition is to deliver One Good Leet- 1 jure. There fore, the one he delivers t for you will be the best up to that < 'day. The next day will be better. He, l has three other lectures of demon- < strated success, not listed here. Heil lectures one hour and twenty minutes lj two hundred times a year. John Tern 1 pie Graves and Leland T. Powers plae- I Jed Mr. Wiggam on the lecture plat- 1 i form. s Mr. Wiggam's subject for his lec- t ture here is “Forty Times a Fool." < — o — < Today is the birthday anniversary t of Gabriele Rossetti, Italian author and teacher in England. He was born in 1783 and died in 1854. He was the i father of Dante Gabried Rossetti, the English painter and 1 poet of 1828-1882. i — Mrs. O. L. Vance and daughter, Lee Anna, have gone.to Bluffton to < visit with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L Miller and family. Mr. Vance will go Saturday to visit over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Annen and sou, Robert, will arrive from Chicago to-, morrow for a two weeks' visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Case, and other relatives. The Eastern Star silver anniversary celebration this evening will be a notable event in the chapter’s history. The public is Invited to attend the excellent service, the program for which was announced some time ago. The Presbyterian Indies’ Aid society had a good attendance at the meeting at the home of Mrs. Jacob Atz Thursday afternoon, when business and pleasure both were considered. The society planned to give a penny social at the church parlors in the near future. Music was rendered by the Misses Lula Atz and Gladys Graham and in the social period, refreshments were served. Mrs. Hugh Hite assisted Mrs. Atz. Yesterday at tueir home at Monmouth was celebrated the sixty-fifth birth anniversary of Mrs. L. N. Grandstaff who was also joined in the celebration by her neice’s, Mrs. Emily ' Fuhrman and Mrs. Mat Fritzinger, ' whose birthdays also come on the ’twenty-seventh. The three ladies have bfien holding a joint celebration for the past six years, the one of yesterday making their sixth one. A big chicken dinner with all the good things connected with it was served at twelve o’clock and the balance of the day was spent in enjoyment and pleasure. The guests present to assist in the enjoyment of the happy occasion were Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Fritzinger, Mr. and Mrs. John Fuhrman, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Fuhrman, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Schoeffersteine, and Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Dutcher. The Queen WBtner oasd announces a pastry sale to be held tomorrow afternoon, at the gas office, beginning at one o'clock. They will have cake, pies cookies, doughnuts, baked beans and other good things homemade. Glen Ramsey, a former Decatur young man, better known locally as “Ted,” was arrested Thursday evening in Fort Wayne on the charge of embezzling $1,050 from the WellsFargo Express company. He served as driver for the Decatur Wells-Fargo Express company two years ago. He gave good satisfaction here and was then promoted to the position of cashier for the office in Fort Wayne, where the shortage is said to have oc- ; curved. The Fort Wayne JournalGazette says: “On a grand jury warrant, charging , embezzlement, Glen Ramsey, a brake-1 j man on the Pennsylvania railroad, j was arrested by Sheriff Gladieux and I: Deputy Parnin at 4 o’clock Wednes-|] day morning when he alighted from a : j G. R. & I. train upon his return from , a visit with his wife's parents at De- 1 , catur. Ramsey is said to have em- ( bezzled $1,050 from the Wells Fargo J Express company, for which he served as cashier in this city. The com- , pany which bonded him settled with ( the express company and then turned ( over its evidence to the grand juiv. ( His bond was fixed at SI,OOO which j be has been unableto furnish.” , The Erwin Realty Company, of this city, managed by Dan Erwin and H. S. Michaud, an enterprising firm, ex-. pects to open a branch office in Fort i Wayne by April first. This will be I located in rooms 821-825 in the Shoaf building, corner of Calhoun and Berry I street. Mr. Erwin expects to be in charge of the Fort Wayne office, and

may decide to move his family there. Besides carrying on a general real estate business, they expect to loan money on farm and city property, and carry the agency for farm and city fire Insurance. With them in the , office rooms, in Fort Wayne, will be , associated William Hurt, of Hunting- ( ton, former grand chancellor of the , Knights of Pythias, well known here, , who will carry on his work as repre- ( sentative of the life insurance depart- ; meat of the Union Central. Mr. Hart , has had an office in Fort Wayne lor t some time but still retains his- rest- ] dence in Huntington. Mr. Erwin expects to be with Mr. Michaud a part t of the time at the Decatur office, and j both will be managed under their j joint supervision. They are an enter- < prising firm and the enlargement of < their business offers much greater - possibilies. Mr. Erwin was former j sheriff of Adams county and Mr. Mich- j and served as county auditor, his term i i«|ijfing last January first, when he j entered Mr. Erwin's real estate agency. o O. H. Ford of Geneva, who ten days - ago was found guilty of selling liquor 1 without license, was ordered released I from jail this morning until further I order of the court. Ford is suffering , from a terrible disease, which affects , the bones of the upper jaw and it was considered unsafe to the other in- . mates of the jail to have him confined there, as they are liable to become in fected. The petition for his release was made by Sheriff Durkin, upon recommendation of Dr. J. M. Miller, secretary of the county board of health, who conducted the examination. Ford's sentence was a fifty-dollar fine and costs, which he was serving out in jail, being unable to pay, and which would make about a ninety days' term. Louisa Meyer* et al. vs. Mary Louisa Miller et al., partition. Additional answer to joint cross-complaint filed by all defendants. Rule against plaintiff to reply to additional answer; rule against plaintiff tb answer cross-com-plaint. Anna Claus vs. Morris Ehrsam, for possession of real estate. Application for change of venue from the county was sustained, the case being sent to the Wells circuit court. Ten days’ time is given to perfect the change. Jacob Kelper vs. Eli W. Steele, SB,000 damages. Demurrer to complaint filed by defendant. Isaac Wible of Geneva, recently convicted for visiting a gaming house, has filed a motion for a new trial. Edward E. Parent qualified as guardian of Omer Parent. Attorney D. B. Erwin filed a new suit on note, demand SBO, entitled Jacob Atz, Charles Steele vs. Newton and Lawson C. Lenhart. Real estate transfers: Silas Sprunger to The Straus Bros. Co., 80 acres, Monroe tp., $10,000; Marion E. Johnson to Wm. Michaels, 70 acres, Monroe tp., $12,250; Ferdnand J. Yake to Jacob Barger, 90 acres, French tp., $100; Philip Wendel et al. to Wm. M. Kerr, 4 acres, Jefferson tp., $4650; Charles E. Sullivan to Philip Sander, lot 128, Berne, $275. An important real estate deal was closed this morning between Dan W. Beery of this city and G. Boyd of Converse, Ind., when the former came into possession of the beautiful residence of C. C. Schafer on Monroe street, whlcn was lately purchased by Mr. Boyd. The consideration was $6,000. This is one of the most modern and up-to-date residences in the city, and the owner can well feel proud of it. It was sold only a short time ago to Mr. Boyd, but as he does not live here he thought it would be best to sell. Mrr. Beery has not yet decided when ’ he will move into his new home. C. C. Schafer, who still resides in the house, will hold a public sale there tomorrow of all of his household furnishings, preparatory to moving Into the large and beautiful Emma 1 [ Daniels home, formerly the Niblick 1 homestead, which has been extensively remodeled. They are moving some 1 of their furnishings there today and 1 expect to be through by the flrst of 1 the week. —o I The tickets for the two local option 1 elections to be held next Wednesday, 1 to determine whether Intoxicating li- f quors shall be sold in Washington < township and the city of Decatur were 1 printed in this office today. These | will be in charge of auditor Baltzell > 111 I -. .. _ j CASTOR IA : For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought ' Bears the ZTr > s’ ““ 1 Signature of I

and will be taken out by the inspectors of the various precincts Saturday, to be ready for use at the elections Wednesday. T. H. Baltzell, county auditor, served as ex-oftlcfo member of both boards of election commissioners in charge of printing. The Decatur commissioners Included also, Michael Miller and Henry Krick. The total number of ballots printed for Decatur was 3,000, being twice the number of votes cast at the last election for mayor of the city, with a reserve of 500. Five hundred samples were also printed. The number of tickets by precincts for the city is as follows: First Ward A 500 First Ward B 225 Second Ward A 500 Second Ward B 300 Third Ward A 450 Second Ward B • • 450 .... 2425 Reserve 575 3000 The election commissioners for Washington township included Homer Faust and James H. Andrews. For [Washington township, 1,000 tickets, with two hundred samples, were printed. The ballots for precincts are as follows: North Washington 290 South Washington 352 642 Reserve 358 Total 1000 A fair sized audience greeted the play, “Freckles” from the book of Mrs. Gene Stratton Porter, the Geneva authoress, which was given by a strong company Thursday evening at the Bosse opera house. On account of the bad weather and the fact that there were several counter attractions the audience was not si large as it would otherwise have been. The play was a very fine one and all who have read this charming book written by Mrs. Porter, were pleased with the dramatization as given Thursday evening. This was the first presentation in this city. The show was played Wednesday evening in Portland, with a very large audience, a special train taking many there from Pennville and surrounding towns. Many from this city saw the play in Fort Wayne, also, last October. Fort Wayne, Ind., Feb. 28—M. B. Dean, of 1934 South Calhoun street, 32 years of age, a conductor in the employ of the G. R. & I. railroad, was run down and instantly killed by a Pennsylvania locomotive just east of the Walton avenue railroad crossing shortly before 6 o'clock yesterday evening. Mr. Dean was getting ready to go out on his regular run, and as he was leaving his caboose to throw a switch, he stepped directly in front of Pennsylvania engine 7532. He was knocked down and thrown under the wheels, and his body was almost cut in two. His head was crushed in a most horrible manner, and nearly every bone in his body as broken. Death was instantaneous. Coroner Edward Kruse, who was notified immediately conducted an investigation and ordered the body removed to the Getz & Cahill undertaking establishment to be prepared for burial. Members of the B. R. of T. No. 136 and the Order of Railway Conductors, of which organizations he was a member, have taken charge of the remains pending the arrival of the wife of the deceased from Portland, Ind. Coiductor Dean entered the service of the G. R. & I. railroad six years ago and was always considered a competent and careful employee. Three years ago he was promoted to conductor, with headquarters in Fort Wayne. Three weeks ago today he was married to Miss Pearl Cook of Portland, Ind., and the couple intended to take up their residence in this city next spring. The deceased was a son of Thomas Dean of near Monroe, Ind., who survives him besides the wife and one half-brother, Charles Merryman, of Monroe. The bride of the unfortunate trainman will arrive in this city today to take charge of i the remains. The funeral will prob- j ably be held at Monroe. Mr. Dean, whose home was in Monroe, was one of the best liked and most popular young men of the south part of the county. Monroe residents who visited here this morning stated that no death in years has caused so much sadness in the community, as his, and every acquaintance is griefstricken. He was a man of most exemplary habits and liked by everybody. Besides the half-brother, Mr. Dean is also survived by a sister, Mrs. Edington of Marion. He is also an uncle of Mrs. Clayton Shafer of this city. The body passed through here this afternoon over the G. R. & I. for Monroe and the funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Methodist church at that place. x o — - — Attorney General Thomas M. Ho-

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nan, in reply to a query concerning whether the registration law will ap-i ply to the several local option elec-1 tions soon to be held in the state, made answer that there could hardly , be doubt in this matter. He reiterat-; ed his former statements in this regard. The registration law, he says, does not apply to a gravel road election to determine whether a subsidy should be voted to a projected railroad or an interurban line. It is taken that he holds that any legal voter, whether he has ever registered or not, cannot be barred from voting in these special elections and that those who are lawfully eligible to vote otherwise will have franchise just the same as if the registration law had never been enacted. The decision will be of local interest because of the special local option elections to be held in Decatur and Washington townships next Wednesday. Indiana postmasters are in receipt of a communication from the department at Washington in which the postmasters are requested to advise all patrons to place their mail boxes atthe front entrance to their houses, as in the future no deliveries will be made to the side or rear doors. The constant increase In the amount of mail matter for delivery, together with the inauguration of the parcel post feature, Is encroaching upon the carrier’s time, which is limited to eight hours a day, to such an extent that the department is insisting that every possible plan to save time be put in practice. Extension of the special delivery system to apply to all parcel post mail was ordered Wednesday by Postmaster General Hitchcock, effective March 1. The regular fee of j 10 cents in special delivery or regular | postage stamps will be charged. o I C. J. Weaver was able to be out a little today for the first time in two weeks, being ableto go to the home of his daughter, Mrs. G. C. Steele, for dinner. He has not been able to be at the store for two weeks. He is suffering from a form of pleurisy. , George Weber made a trip to Fort Wayne this morning to take treatment from a specialist for ear trouble. Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Spitler and son, Guy, of Willshire, Ohio, changed cars here this morning enroute to Fort Wayne, where the son will be given! treatment for spinal trouble. Mrs. Mary Elzey is numbered among) the grip sufferers. County Truant Officer C. B. Andrews states that the epidemic of mumps, scarlet fever, etc., is abating and the pupils are again returning to their school duties. About 103 pupils are now absent on account of sickness, over the 175 of last week. Mrs. J. M. Breiner left today noon for Payne, Ohio, where she was called by the illness of her sister, Mrs. Smalley. Mrs. Daniel Railing, who has been stricken with paralysis for a week or' more, is reported as being somewhat better today. Another one of the popular Friday morning hygiene lectures given by . the local physicians before the high j school students, was given this morn- ( ing when Dr. W. E. Smith spoke at length, his subject being “The Lungs.” Dr. Smith, in a very comprehensive and clear talk told of the structure of these very important organs, their relation to the life; the carelessness 1 and indifference with which they are i treated, and the diseases likely to re- 1 suit. He then told them how to care i for the lungs to prevent the contracting of the diseases to which they are ' liable, and then how to cure. His talk was a very excellent one. o i ALLEGED FIREBUGS TRICKED. 1 ] Distograph Used in Cell of Franklin 1 and the Rosenbergs. < < That Abraham Franklin and Benja- i min and David Rosenberg, suspected 1 members of the “arson trust" in (

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I northern Indiana, hopelessly involved | themselves in the working of the combine when they discussed their methods of defense in front of a secreted distograph in the jail at South Bend is the report from that city. The authorities of both St Joseph and Allen counties now have in their hands copies of the conversation between ! the accused men, which took place w uen they were put in one cell in the St. Joseph county jail. Because the statements of the men to each other did not deal to any great extent with fires in South Bend it was decided not to place them on the stand iin the circuit court there to testify iin he arson case agains Benjamin I Kahn. The three men are now at ■Ft. Wayne, wheerthey were informed of the trek played on them. De- ! tails of their conversation taken by i the distograph are not known be- ! cause the authorities are guarding the 'details carefully and expect to prosecute the ] risoners at Fort Wayne. The men are charged with burning a clothing store in Fort Wayne last Apr.i to get the insurance. ' ■■ o — , SOME FUNNY ADS. "Bulldog for sale;- will eat any thing; very fond of children.” “Wanted a boy to be partly outside and partly behind the counter." “Widow in comfortable circumstances wishes to marry two sons.” "Animal sale now on; don’t go elsewhere to be cheated; come here.” “A lady wants to sell her piano, as j she is going abroad in a strong, iron frame." 'Lost, near Highgate Archway, an umbrella belonging to a gentleman with a bent rib and a bone handle.” “Mr. Jones, furrier, begs to announce that he will make up gowns, caps, etc., for ladies out of their own skins.” “Wanted, an airy bedroom for a gentleman 22 feet long and 11 feet wide.” Recently this line appeared in a daily paper: "A car load of bricks came In for a walk through the park." CHANGE IN DATE. The sale of J. T. Price, living a mile and a quarter south of the county Infirmary on the farm known as t'ue Bert Lenhart place, which was announced for Tuesday, March 4, has been changed to Wednesday, March 5, on account of the fact that another party, living but a short distance from the Lenhart place, will hold a sale on March 4th.