Democratic Press, Volume 1, Number 17, Decatur, Adams County, 7 February 1895 — Page 4

TTTL _ ’n „ „ ’ • -jmoara J 'r S33 PUBLISHED WEEKLY. DEMOCRATIC PRESS PUBLISHING CO. LEW G. ELLINGHAM, EDITOR $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7. Queen Lil has been arrested. Lil, old girl, seems to be having a peck o’trouble, poor thing. William S. Vanater, the re publican city treasurer of Warsaw, is a defaulter in the sum of $5,885.

The Indiana assembly have spent twenty four of their sixty one legislative days and but iive bills have been passed and signed by the governor. We wonder what has become of Jesse LaFollette’s little judicial ap porticnment bill, which he expects to make him judge of Jay county. Whoa, Emma. The secretary of the United States treasury now comes to the rescue and informs the public that with the ending of the twelve mouths, December 31, 1895, the revenues of the government will ex- [ ceed ordinary running expenses by > $22,503,000, That seems encouraging.

Governor Matthews hascalled a special election for February 19, to elect a successor to Senator Thayer. The senatorial district embraces the counties of Kosiusko and Wabash. The cost of this special election will be lietween $3,000 and SI,OOO, but the law on the subject is imperative. John E. Lamb and wife, the former a prominent political light in this state, left New York yesterday for a sail to Egypt. They will make a three month’s trip through Cairo, up the valley of the Nile, then to Jerusalem and the Holy Land, returning byway of the Mediterranean. If they needed a handy maid we wouldn’t mind go ing along.

The committee on elections will make their report on the RinearFoust contest to-day, ami it is stated th it they will report favorably to Rinear, the democratic member who was elected by fiftyfour votes, receive 1 his certificate of election and has occupied his seat in the senate since the opening of the assembly. The case conies from Huntington and Wells.

Newspaper Libels. We are glad, at least, to note that the present legislature have recognized the newspapers enough to legislate the fan ous Grubbs libel law out of existence, or the indica tions are favorable for them to do so. The following act was introduced by Statesman in the house, and reported back from the coin inittee on rights and privileges re commending that it do pass. Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Indiana. That before »ny suit shall be brought for the publication of a libel in any newspaper in this State, the aggrieved party shall, at least three (3) days before fling the complaint in such suit.serve aotice in writing on the publisher or publishers of such newspaper, at their principal office nt pubilt at.on, specifying the -i.itemeuts in the said article which he or they allege to be false and defamatory. If it shall appear upon trial of the said action that said article was published in good faith, that its falsity was due to mistake or misapprehension of the facts, and that a full and fair retraction of ally statement therein alleged tobeerroueous was published in a regular issue of such newspaper, within three (3) days if such newspaper be a daily publication, or within ten (10) days if such newspaper be a weekly publication, after such mistake or misapprehension was brought to the knowledge of such publisheror ' publishers, in as conspicuous place and type th such newspaper as was the article com- j plained of. then the plaintiff in such ease shall recoveronly actual damages: Provided. | however, I hat the foregoing provisions of section 1 of thisact shall not apply to the case of any libel against any candidate fora public office in this State, unless the retraction of the charge is made in a conspicuous manger at least three (3) days before the election. Sec. 2. The words “actual damages" in the foregoing section shall be construed to Include all damages that the plaintiff may have suffered in respect to his character, property-, business, trade, profession oroccupation. and ■o other damages whatever. Sac. 3. W hoever makes, composes, dictates, prints or writes a libel to be published, orprocures the same to be done, and whoever publishes. or knowingly aids in publishing or communicating a libel, or whoever maliciously publishes any false charge of concerning another, accusing such person of any crime, or of any degrading or infamous act. orwhoever by such means maliciously and falsely charges any female with want of chastity, shall b ■ deemed guilty of criminal libel, and upon •unviction thereof shall lie fined not less than five dollars (?.’>) nor more than one thousand dollars (?!.<»> >. to which may be added impris •nment in the county jaii for not mor - than S x (6) month ... In any i>i , .s. ~ u tion under : his <:t all the circumstances attending such publication, including any such publication in explanation or retraction of such charge or publication, .may lie proven for the purpose •f determining the question of malice. SBC. 4. All laws or parts of laws in conflict with this act are hereby repealed.

The Indiana Assembly. Editor Press:—l will endeavor to give your many readers a little idea of what that august body known as the Indiana legislature is doing and what is likely to happen between now and its adjournment. The Indiana legislature, up to 1895, has been controlled by the democratic party for the last several years. The result of that was the enactment of many wholesome laws; laws which compare favorably with the laws of the best states of the union; every law on our statutes now in the interest of the laboring man and the is«>r class of people were placed there bj’ democratic legislatures. The people of all par ties were proud of Indiana’s state institutions, and they were pointed to by democratic orators fromevery stump in the state as the noble work of Indiana’s gallant democracy. Besides our grand school ; system that is second to none in the United States, that has been sos- ■ tered and nutured by the same \ party; our noble school book law; the tax law that compelled railroads and other giant corporations in the state to pay into the treas | ury their fair proportion of the taxes, thus lifting from the shoulders of the laboring class of people I some of the burdens thej had to bear; our fee and salary law and numerous other laws were placed on our statutes by the democratic party. But in 1894 the people ! seemed to say they would like to I see what the republicans would do if once in power in both branches of the legislature. Well, they got it. There is no denying the fact that they have control of the legis lature both its branches, what is more they have an overwhelming [majority. In fact if yon were to step into the lower house and had not been advised where the demo-\ cratic members were seated, you would have to look some time before you would be able to get a glimpse of a democrat. Yes, they have a majority. Now, you that wanted to see what they would do only need to have a little ' patience and wait. You will see.; If it does not suit you you can only kick yourselves. That is the only kick the people of Indiana have coming.

But what have they done? And what are they going to do? The tiist question is easy to answer, the last is only a matter of conjecture. To use the words of a republican 1 representative, spoken on the floor of the house the other day, will ' answer the first question. He said: “We have been in session now over one-third of the time of Ihe session, and have done nothing.” So far five bills have passed the legislature and become laws. Os course there is plenty of work to do; up to the present time there has been over 400 bids introduced, of which it is safe to say that at least twothirds will never pass and some of them will probably never be acted upon at all. Some of the questions that are now agitating the minds of the republican statesmen is the insurance law, the fee and salary law, B'raw board factories, building and loan associations, and unseating Bowers, the democrat from Dearborn, Ohio and Switzerland counties. Bower's seat is being contested by his opponent Miller. The matter was referred to the committee on elections. They proceed-

ed to summon witnesses and papers in the case before their committee, ■ and after examining into the case j thoroughly reported to the house that Bowers was duly elected. The report was not concurred in by the republicans of the house, and after wrangling away considerable time referred the matter back with instructions to report by February 11, i that report reads between the lines) and seats Miller, whether elected or not, It is agreed be tween democrats now that that is what will be done, precedent or no precedent. The republicans were pledged to repeal the odious tax law, as they f stigmatized it, and also the school ■ law; and they always did have it ‘ in for the election law, out they are evidently afraid to tamper with . these laws, and the republican bosses over the state have warned them to leave these laws severely alone. Wh; t they an going to do i about them I ca mot say, but they are going to gerrymander the state • for legislative an , congressional 1 purposes. They say it will lie a -fair apportionment, just as if there • was such a thing as a fair appor • ! tionment possible with a republi , can legislature. Democrats, they are - going to attempt to legislate as i many of you outofoffice as possible; 1 that is the kind of an apportion L mi nt they will ai i> to give you. Perhaps the people that stayed > i away from the election last fall s ■ didn’t think of that. John T. Kelly.

Blackburn& Millers New Vah ntines are the neatest ami show iest line ever brought to Decatur.

J. B. CHEADLE Displays Himself on the Ap portionment Business. 1 have read the apportionment bill <>f Senator LaFollette, and re spectfully call attention to its inequalities. Based upon the enumeration of 1889, live of the districts have less than 40,000 voters, while one, the eighth, in this bill 51,952 votes. If has d upon the vote of 1894, one district, the second, polled 39,952 votes; the twelfth, 89,628 votes, while the eighth district cast 52,218 votes. I suggest that a republican legislature cannot afford to enact an apportionment law with such glaring [ inequalities of representation. The [ difference between 39,832 votes cast [in 1894 and 52,218 votes is so great that no one can justify such a measure. I know 1 voice the sentiment

of ninety nineoutof every hundred republicans when I say that if the republican legislature apportions the state for congressional purposes the districts must be made as nearly equal in population as it is possible to make them. The following is the vote of the districts in Senator LaFollette’s bill: Enumerated Vote Vote of Districts of 1889. 1894. Fir5t...45,711 45.753 Second4o,6l4 39.832 Third 42.529 40.160 F ou rib 43,507 43. >O3 Fifth46.4sl 46.416 *ixth37.554 41.241' Seventh■»> 45.092 Eight it 51,958 52.21' Ninth39.7Bß 41.89* Tenth3xo9s 41.187 Eleventh.. 39,013 41.*77 Twelfth. 41.894 3 *.62* Thirteenth4o.4s£ 45.310 I submit for consideration of the legislature the following division of the state for congressional purposes: First District—Posey, Vander berg, Gibson, Pike, Warrick, Spencer, Perry. Second—Knox, Daviess, Martin, Dubois, Crawford, Orange, Law rence, Greene, Sullivan.

Third—Harrison, Floyd, Scott, Washington. Jackson, Brown, Bartholomew, Morgan, Johnson. Fourth—Clark, Jeffeison, Jen nings, Switzerland, Ohio, Dearborn, Ripley, Decatur, Shelby. Fifth—Franklin, Union, Fayette, Rush, Hancock, Henry, Wayne, Randolph. Sixth—Marion. Seventh—Monroe, Owen, Clay, Vigo, Parke, Vermillion, Fountain. Eighth—Warren, Benton, White, Pulaski, Fulton, Cass, Carroll, Howard. Miami. Nint h—-Tippecanoe, Montgomery Putnam, Hendricks, Boone, Clinton. Tenth—Tipton, Hamilton, Mail ison, Grant, Delaware. Eleventh—Blackford, Jay,Wells, Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Steub n. Twelfth- Lagrange, Noble, Whitley, Huntington, Wabash, Kosciusko, Elkhart. Thirteenth—St. Joseph, Marshall, Starke, Laporte, Porter, Lake, Jas per, Newton. This would give the following results: Enumerated Vote Vote of Districts ofissa. 18M. First43.osl 43.101 5ec0nd41,962 41.742 Third4l.667 42.345 F0urth45,515 43.712 Fifth ....43,598 41.725 Sixthß7.ss4 41,240 Seventh 42. "20 43.310 Eighth 43.423 44.543 Ninth43,6o6 42.055 Tenth33,B 0 44,042 Eleventh,44.723 41.712 Twelfth46,s29 44.757 Thirteenth ti.trjn 44.966

The average number of votes in a district under the enumeration of 1889 would be 42,387; the aver age under the vote of 1894 would be 43,417. Based upon the enumerated vote of 1889, Marion coun ty had only 37,554 votes, yet the growth of the capital city s such that there were east 41,240 votes, or within 2,177 of the average, which is 43,417. The tenth dis trict enumerated in 1889 only 33, 380 votes, yet so rapid isthegrowih of the natural gas bed that it easi lin 1894 44,042 votes, anil is now within less than a thousand votes of the largest district in the state, and on the enumetation f tLisjem will be as large as any in the slate, j If thisapportioiiment could be made Indiana would have the mar* st : equal apportionment of any state in the union. It would be an appor ; tionment of which any party could be proud. J. B. Cheadle.

Legal Advertising. ’XTOTICE OF GUARDIAN’S SALE OF real estate. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, guardian of Jesse W. I’. Rice, a minor, will, in accordance with theorderof the Circuit v ocrt of Adams County, Indiana, offer for sale at private sale on Tuesday, March 5, 1895, at the law office of Mann & Beatty in the city of Decatur, Indiana, the following real estate in said county and state, to-wit: The northeast quarter C*-*l of the southwest quarter [K] of section six [<>J; also the following tract: Commencing at the southwest corner of the northwest quarter [*4] of the southeast quarter (htj of said Motion six [«J. thence running north for y [4.] rods, thence east twenty [&) rods. then south forty [4o] rods, thence west twenty [.o] rods to the place of beginning. ali in <»,vn shin twenty-seven [271 north, range fif.een [ls] east. Containing forty-five [4s] »<•*•s. Terms of sale: One third cash, one tnird in one year, and one third in two years from date of sale. The deferred payments louraw 6 per cent, interest from date and to U* secured by a first mortgage upon ti e said described realestate. JOSEPH M.-XICE. □ Mann * Beatty, Attys. 17-4 w Guardian.

V - OTI< E OF FINAL SETTLEMENT OF LS ESTATE. Notice L*» hereby given to the creditors, heirs, and legatee* of .Jacob Baker, deceased. ■ to appear in the Adams Circuit Court, held at Decatur. Indiana. on the 18th day of February. 1*95. and show cause, if any. why the tonal settlement accounts with the estate of sai<l | decedent should not be approved: and said heirs art* notified to then and their make , proof of their heirship and receive their distributive shares. PHILLIP BAKER. Administrator. I Decatbr. Indiana. January 26. lx«s. Mann Jk Beatty. Attornev*. OTICE OF INSOLVENCY. i In the matterof the estate of John J. Baumgartner. deceased. In the Adams Circuit Court. No. 647. Notice is hereby given that upon petition filed in said court by Edward IL Baumgartner. administrator of said estate, setting up the insufficiency of the estate of said de<*ed- . ent to pay the debts and liabilities thereof. ; the Judgeof >aid Court did. on the 4th day of February. I*<s, find said estate to pro>»;» v insolvent, and order the same to be settled accordingly. The creditors of said estate ani then*fon* hereby notified of such insolvency, i and required to file their claims against said estate for allowance. Witness, the Clerk and seal of said < ourt.at Decatur. Indiana, this4lh day of February. L*9s. JOHN H. LENH ART. Clerk. By E. Burt Lenhart, deputy. Mann & Beatty. Attorneys. _zX- PILI( A T,ON I LIQUOK lr To the citizens of the town of Geneva. Adi ams county, Indiana: Notice is* hereby given that I. Jacob \\ < zmilier. a male inhabitant of said State, over the age of twenty-one years, and who i> a ' person not in the babit of becoming iiitoxi- ; rated. will make application to the Board «»f Commissioners of said county al their next regular session in March. 1895. fora iicvn*v t < • , sell spirituous, vinous and malt liquors in less quantities than a quart at a time, to Isdrank where sold, in and at the building >it- : uated on the following described premises in said town, to-wit: i Commencing twenty (20) feet east of the northwest corner of in lot number one hundred i and seventeen (117) in said town, thence run- ' ningeast along Line street twenty-two (22) feet, thence south parallel with the iim- <>! said inlot otic hundred and thirty-two t» feet, thence west twenty-two (22) feet, thence north one hundred and thirty-two i (132) feet to the place of beginning. living twenty-two (22) feet out of the center part of said inlot. JACOB WEGMILLEK.

PPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICEN'I To the citizens of the third ward in the city of Decatur. Adams County. Indiana, and t the citizens of the city of Decatur. Adams County. Indiana: Notice is hereby given that I. Cbarh >. D. Murray, a male inhabitant of the State of Indiana. over tiie age of twenty-one years, a person not in the babit of becoming intoxicated, and in all particulars a fit person to Inentrusted with the sale of intoxicating liquors in less quantities than a quart at a time, will make application to the Board of c ommissioners of Adams county, in the State of Indiana. at their next regular session, commencing on the first Monday in March. 1 •’>. fora license to sell spirituous, vinous, malt and all other intoxicating liquors in less quantities than a quartat a time, to. lie drank in and at my place of business, to-wit: The east half of inlots number two hundred and seventy-two (272) and two hundred and seventy-three (273) in the original piat of the town (now city) of Decatur. Adams county. Indiana, in the building known as the Burt House Hotel building. CHARLES 1). MURRAY. Applicant. PPLICATION FOR LIQUOR Lit EN SF To the citizens of the town of Geneva. Adams county. Indiana. Notice is hereby given that I. John C. I Manley, a male inhabitant of said Si ate. <>v« r the age of twenty-one years, and a jw-rson not in the habit of becoming intoxicated, will make application to the Board of County Commissioners at their next n-gulyr sr*>. -n in Marell. I*?s, fora license to sell spirituous, vinous and malt liquors in less quantities than a quart at a time, to be drank where sold, in and at the building situated on the following described premises, in the town of Geneva, Adams county. Indiana, to-wit: Commencing at the middle part of lot number one hundred and eighteen (11) more particularly described as follows, to-wit: Commencing twenty-live feet (25) east of the northwest corner of said lot number one bun drvd and eighteen (H ). thence east seventeen feet (17). thence south fity feet (30). thence west to a point forlv-two feet (42) ea-t of th west line of said lot. thence south to t-i< sout h lineof said lot. to a point fort\-tw<> (♦-) feet oast of the southwest corner oi sa id 1 ;. thence west seventeen*(l7 feet, thence north to the place of beginning. JOHNC. F. MANLEY.

VPPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE — I To the citizens of the city of Decatur. Ad- ! ams county. Indiana: , Notice is hereby given that 1, (‘orndiU* ‘ Radernacker. a male inhabitant of sa id State. I over the age of twenty-one years. and a perj son not in tiie habit of becoming intoxicated, ' will make application to the Board <»f County Commissioners at their next regular i. i in March. IxA fora license to sell spirituous, vinous and malt liquors in less quantities than a quart at a time to Im* drunk where | sold, in and at the building situated on the following described premises in the riiy of ' Decatur. Adams county. Indiana, : i Commencing thirty-six (-6) feet and i .ur(i) I inches south of the northeast cornet <d uh Eumlter sixty-one (61) in the town t , ? ) of Drcatur. on the line of said lot fi-... Seeotid street: thence running w. - p i with th** north line of said lot one . .; I and thirty-tw0(132) feet, thence sotra - v. i,I teen (1<) feet and six (i») inches, thence • : >t i parallel with said first mentioned ii?. .>?>.• hundred and thirty-two (I -2) fvri to swomi ! street, thence north seventeen (1 i f. , i . , , six (6) inches to the place of bvgii ; city of Decatur. Adams county Ind. .. Cornelius rade .

'V T OTK’E OF HEARIN - <>F HIT TITIU.V In the matter of the petition off’. W. It gartner: Notice is hereby given tint ■ tion has been filed with the Auditor o: \ ' ( ~ county, state <>f Indiana, and viewer? been appointed who have v.ewed and reported said view, which is on file in m ? <>!.; hearing of said petition upon its* to. : .w:,! in-on Wetimxlay. the Bth <: ; v ~ < ■ the same lieing the 3d day of the Ma;-! I a" ITS. of the Board of Comm.s<i'>i:ers of A.L.uis county. Indiana. The prayer oi said petition is; s ' • lie constructed on the io!low.ng ro . 1 Beginning at a point widen is t y. ( north of a point which is twvntv-.'< >..]• (j) .<(, east of the northwest corner e>! Tin quarlerof section ten (10) in township 1 wenrytive (25)north, range fourteen (14) v .si. n Glams co <iity. State of Indiana, then-r run L.. south three () rods, tin oc,. south fir( > j. ~ grees west nine ( ) rods, thence south rLhtv (b) degrees west, thence s hi. h fin % .-h ;| 4 three-fourth (5v» 4 ) degrees, west* twt ivt (..) rods, (hence south eighty-seven ( 7) dr-'iv. ■? west eighteen (1 ) rods, thence south e Llr.. one (SI) degrees, west six ( ) rods, ! G i seventy-nine (7) degrees, west e L-hr Vl ■ ) rods, thence nor di eighty-four and om-iudi (4v.) degrees, west twelve (1.) rods o-.-n,-,-north seventy-five (75) degrees, west twelve (1-) rods, thence north six.y-onv (.| r;f , west twenty-six (-) rods. ihenev wvsisLii rods, thence north sixty ( n ) degrees. we> sixteen (lb) rods. Ihv nee m>ti h sixtv-nine<. t.ngrees. West tortj-two (l~) r ds.* thfitcefifty six (56) rods and term.nuting hi . 1.1»,.\ .<1 . Neuenschwandei dll twenty-four (-4) nxls north of . , is twenty-three (5 )ro <- isiof H i 1 , ~, , corner oi the east, no • o£ toes quarter of section four (J, township tvo nly-iive (Ju) north, range fvurivv:*. (1.) »• - aR, county. Indiana, p i'Sing 1 .rouzb the lands of Peter J. Eic <er. Feo r si,>- ■ Elias ior-chy. C. W. Baumgaixn highway ,<nd oaban Boeglu and as. ' lands as shown by the v.ewe. s'r< or. File proposed WOI*A . th kffve. i > Lli t-,1); the folio., .ng persons; j ett r .1. , 1 t nL. mit 1. Peter bpru ig< .1 Etuis II rseny. a., To.vn . B«»umg fiiivran 11... non IP >e d V». H. H. i R.X.. ... , By Irwin Lraiub AtXOii' y lo t-c , I have money to loan ontlie |, t .. n \s.<vhti(»u pi:.n. No fees to be . Can furnish money on a few daysn.. . " v a home and stop payinz rent. I . . ■ ■ f interest, oilice over Donovan .•< Kn nirr camp, Central Grocery, Decatur. Ind. i’AL’L iluul'Ei;

|NG 11A 'I S\|| V’- ® Fo '±« Se sU™. Cheeksdithe latest styles now open «t the V \ Boston Store I. O. o. F. block.

Special Dress Goods Sale BU! HUM ’D TO/ Do not delay and wait too long, as we are selling DRESS GOODS at a great sacrifice. Everything must be sold. Call early and get a good selection. NO TROUBLE TO SHOW GOODS. Special Bargains in Cloaks All goods sold for cash—nothing charged. JESSE NIBLICK & SON.

FARMERS: Now is the time to get your hoeses in condition for spring work, therefore you should not hesitate to spend 25c and get a package of Stengle & Craig's Superior * Condition * Powders. Also aon't neglect your chickens by not buying a package of Chicken Cholera Cure. Don't forget the place. Stengle & Craig, West Main Street, Berne, Ind.

D. E. STUDEBAKER, jU::: Imi kt is liiM. Writes Insurance on all kinds of Farm Property. ( nlift 'ions of all kinds carefully attended to. AH wishing to borrow I" n-.' " 11l benefite i by eal ing an I seeing me. Best of references. t'l mlebaker brick block, south of court house. DECATT;R - INDIANA.

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