Democratic Press, Volume 1, Number 19, Decatur, Adams County, 21 February 1895 — Page 5

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ADDITIONAL LOCALS. ’ i 1 Baled straw 25c. J. W. Place. Jacob Buhler, sen., of this city, is quite ill. Rev. Gregg was at Portland the first of the week. Miss Hattie King is visiting relatives in Portland. George Zimmerman was at Bluftton over last Sunday. Miss An,.a Forbing is visiting relatives at Anderson. A. K. Grubb was a Fort Wayne visitor the first of the week. Donovan A Bremerkamp have a change of adv’t for you this week. Mis. W. E. Keubler visited friends at Geneva over last Sunday. Miss Anna Myers was visiting Fort Wayne friends the first of the week. Senator J. H. C. Smith of Bluffton, was attending court here yesterday. Miss Eva Hughes was at Ossian the first of the week, a guest of friends. F. W. Christianer of Monmouth, was transacting business with us Monday. Mesdames A. L. DeVilbiss and Fred Schafer were at Fort Wayne Monday. Asa Freel and Will Fagen of Marion, were in town Monday visiting friends. Mrs. R. K. Allison is this week entertaining her sister, Mrs. Foster of Willshire. Frank Ashbaucher of Bluffton, Sundaved in the city at the home of W. E. Fulk. Services were held at the Presbyterian church last Sunday, morning and evening. County Clerk Lenhart last week entertained Uncle Peter Lenhart of Maples, this state. Miss Anna Bears returned home Saturday after a pleasant visit with Mrs. D. P. Bolds. A. Vancamp took the Clover Leaf for Marion last Friday where business was a drawing card. George Headington of near Berne, is now a fulliledged member of the Press family of readers. Mrs H. O. Stephenson of Uniondale, is a guest of her mother and other relatives in the city. J. Hart Shirey of the Fort Wayne Journal, was shaking hands with friends here last Saturday. Dr.Schafiierthe Willshire, Ohio, physician, was in the city on business the latter end of last week. Oliver Ensley, of Indianapolis, son of the Hou. N. Ensley, was in the city yesterday on business. Attorney Butcher of Geneva, was m the city Tuesday forenoon on business around the court house. Mann Woods is in Missouri look ing alter his Black Hil.s mining piopery, which he is iuteresteu in. Mrs. John W isehaupt went to Minster, Ohio, Tuesday, to visit a lew days with her sist< r aiiu pa rents. E. J. U isehaupt and w ilc ot Biufftou, were over last Friday stopping with the former- brothel John auu lamily.

Jims France and wife come over from Huntington Saturday, the latter remaining while Jim returned . Sunday. Letters advertised Feb. 16, 1895, , Mrs. Aloa Jane Myers, Miss May Mires, L. Snitzer. John Welfley 1 Postmaster. : ( Frank M. Schirmeyer went down 1 to Indianopolis bright and early Monday morning, where business called him. The home of Isaac Zimmerman has been increased the size of one boy, which came smiling to life Sunday evening. George C. Bailey and Clara E. J Fuhrman, both of this city, were; married at the bride’s home last Friday night. 1 Warden French, of the prison : north, was in the city yesterday shaking hands with his numerous ' friends in this part of Indiana. The St. Vincent DePaul society will meet Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 26, at Mrs. H. J. Teltman’sresidence, instead of Mr. Costello’s. Dee Munna of the Hunsicker grocery, is papa of a baby boy born Monday night. The household feels elevated over the new comer. The Nicholson bill still pendeth before the legislative house, and its ! chances are as few and far between as ever. Surely this god and morality party forget what temperance advocates they are—but then that is for campaign purposes. We w ant to call your attention to the i new Standard dictionary. It is the diction-; ary for doctors, lawyers, ministers, business men, teachers and everybody, it is edited by special sts in all its departments, insuring completeness of vocabulary and accuracy of statement. It has 301,864. words from ato z; 48,000 additional in the appendix; over 5,000 illustrations; 247 eminent specialists on editorial staff. It is the handiest for reference and the best dictionary for you. Get it. J. A. Andkrs k, I agent. Huntington, Ind. Special Notice to consumers of natural gas furnished by Decatur Trenton Rock Mining Co. that in case of turning off gas I into he main lines on account of unavoidable accident, ihe sign >i to all will be the I court house bell. J. S. Bowers, Secy. I “Blessings on the head of Cadmus or ■ whoever it was that first invented books.” | Also on the head of him who devised the ■ scheme of getting up a d-etionary that ; should have in it all the works that are in , all of the books in the English language ; This dictionary is “The Standard,” pub- ! lished by the Funk & Wagnals Co., N. Y i The chief examiner of the patent office at Washington, D. C., says that it is not only the best dictionary in the English language but by far the best dictionary of »ny language. So if you want the latest and best get “The Standard.” Resolutions. Whereas. It has pleased the Almighty to remove from our midst our comrade, Corporal Chas. Durr, and Whereas. In view of the loss we have susI talned by the decease of our friend and comrade. Chas. Durr, and of the still heavier loss I I sustained by those nearest and dearest to I I him. therefore, be it Resolved. By the Decatur Guards. Co. B. I 4th Regt.. 1.1. L„ that while we bow in sub- . mission to the Most High, we do not less | mourn for our dear comrade who has been , | taken from us. I □ Resolved, That we sincerely condole with the family of the deceased on the dispensation with which it has pleased Divine Provi- | dence to afflict them, and commend them for ! ; consolation to Him who orders all things for : the best and whose chastisements are meant ■ in mercy. I Resolved. That a copy of these resolutions • ■ be transmitted to the widow of our deceased I comrade, and each of the local papers. i'ipt John Myers. i Liect. Ed P. Miller. - Committee. . Corp. Dick Myers. I — Pleasant Valley Items. ' Rob Gould and James StogdHL repfesentat ! tives of the Pleasant Valley church, atteeded the Quaker quarterly meeting at Winchester | Saturday and Sunday. It took them a long f i while to get ready to go. but they went just . the same. They returned home Monday and report a good attendance. Frank Steele’s house with all its contents burned to the ground last Thursday, while the family were away from home. Xo insurance. □ Preaching at Pleasant Valley every day and night this week, by Mrs. Waters, of near Rockford. O. Let everyone come and give *■ her a good attendance. Mrs. Mary J. Ray is on the sick list. I Wm. Gilbert is at Decatur attending on his *. brother George, Geneva Items. C. N. Brown was in Berne the first of the , I week, on business. j Eugene Barnes was at Ft. VS ayne Monday. i Wig Briggs spent Sunday in Portland, with ! his best girl. ’ Mrs. C. N. Brown has been on the sick list 1 ' for the past week, but is improving. , D. P. Bolds of Decatur, was in Geneva Sat- | urday, on business. » <’. O. Harper has just returned from Stone 1 Station. Good time reported. . ■ Hotel Shamrock gave a ball Thursday eveni ing. Good time and large attendance. i Jim Reed of Montpelier, was in town the z first of the week. 3 Born to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. O’Connors, a boy. • Mother, child and William doing well. j i Pete Hoffman of Hartford township, was in town the first of the week. 1 Bobo Items. Rev. Freeland will begin a series of meet- • ings at Pleasant .Mills next Monday evening. The protracted effort at Mt. Victory is pro- ? greasing nicely. Several have bet neon verted. E. F. Milieu'and VV. F. Beery attended the institute at Berne last Saturday.

O. C. Walters was seen in the palace of the King last Sunday night. Miss Cramer says she likesto live on a farm, and would like to be a musician: but says: *‘lf I had my choice I would tie a Miller. Miss Grade Hart is very ill with catarrhal fever. Mr. Hower crossed the creek last Saturday evening, it being froze over. The Decaturites went a gixxi ways last week to chew gum and yell, for that is all they did at the spelling at Bobu Wednesday night. Amos Smith and achool called on Young’s last Thursday Union sent bait to Young’s last Tuesday. Berne Items. Mrs. Wm. Baumgartner, who has been very sick for the past ten days, is improving. J. C. Atz bought two lots of Ab. Lehman, in the Lehman addition, and intends to build on I them. Bob Michaud has sold his property, where Mr. John T. Lachot is living, to Mrs. Ellis Geiger. She will take possession April Ist. Mrs. Elizabeth Wynn has bought the house and lot of Pet T. Longackee. Peter Longacker has accepted a position as traveling salesman for a notion house in Cincinnati, and will move his family to Decatur. We wish Pete good luck. Mr. Ed Hopkins and wife of Portland, spent Sunday with his brother Theo and family. Rev. Ruff and Elder diaries Swartz, es the Reformed church, attended class meeting at Auburn on Thursday of last week. I Perry Carter was at Decatur Thursday and Friday of last week. Mrs. Grubb of Decatur, was in town last ' Friday. Chris Stengel was in Decatur un Friday of last week. The joint county institute of last Saturday proved to be a great success. Addresses were delivered by Prof. George Hindley, president of the Ridgeville college; Prof. Jones, president of Marion Normal School; and Prof. L* M. Sniff, president of Tri-State Normal College. Angola. The addressof welcome was delivered by Mr. Erwin Heiningerof Berne. The following township trustees also addressed i the audience: Brown, of Root; Wechtet. of i Blue Creek: Bride, of Kirkland; Erwin, of Union; Gottschalk, us Monroe. I Henry Ashbaucher of Decatur, spent Sun- ; day with friends In Berne. j Quite a number of dwelling houses will be built here the coming season. j Dr. G. R. Hagerman of Chatanooga. 0.. was i in town Thursday. j Mrs. Geiser of Vera Cruz, is closing out her ) stock of dry goods here at auction. | The new Berne Stave and Heading Manu- | facturing Co., under the managmentof Wm. '■ We’marof Montpelier, is about to commence I work and will employ twenty-five men. We hope it will prove a success. j The G. R. &I. gave Mr Honkins an assisti taut, as the work was too much for one man. ! The young child of Wm. Baumgartner was buried Saturday afternoon. D. A. Gillum's patent on a mower has been i granted. Dan expects to make a fortune.

Follow the crowd at meal time ami you will find yourself at the Union Bakery. For rent. —Rooms over Tim i Coffee’s. Inquire of Mr. Coffee. Legal Advertising. A I’POINTMENT OF EXECUTOR. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed executor of the estate of Jacob Whitehurst, late of Adams county, deceased. The estate is probably solvent. JAMES T. MERRYMAN. February 9,18D5. l.<3t Executor. OF DITCH ASSESSMENT. Smith Shoemaker Ditch. Notice is hereby given to all owners of real i estate whose lands have been assessed for I lienctits for the construction of the Smith Shoemaker ditch, that they are each and all required to pay eight (r<) per cent, of the ' amount so assessed against their respective! 1 tracts of land on or before the 22nd day of | I March. 1895, and to pay eight ( s ) per cent. of j each assessment on or before the 22nd day of ■ each month thereafter, until enough lx* so col- : lected to pay for the building and construc- . tion of said ditch and all costs therewith. Said ! sums to Im* paid to John W Tyndall, thecom- ! miss loner herein, at the surveyor’s office in j the city of Decatur. Adams county. Indiana. JOHN W. TYNDALL. Commissioner of Construction. ; Wm. Drew. Attorney. OTICE OF INSOLVENCY. In the mat ter of the estate of Phoebe Beam, deceased. In the Adams Circuit Court. No. 597 Notice Is hereby given that upon petition filed in said court by William H. Beam, administrator of said estate, selling up the insufficiency of the estate of said decedent to pay the debtsand liabilities thereof, the Judge of said Court did. on the 15th day of February. ls! ‘s, find said estate t ) In* probably insolvent, and order the same to be settled accordingly. The creditors of said estate are therefore hereby notified of such insolvency, and required to tile their claims against said estate lot allowance. Witness, the Clerk and seal of said Court,fit Decatur.lndiana, this 15th day of February. JOHN H. LENHART. Clerk. By E. Burt Lenhart, deputy. Mann & Beatty, Attorneys. 1 or LIQUOR LICENSE To the citizens of the town of Geneva, Adams county, Indiana: Notice is*, hereby given that I. Jacob Wegmiller. a male inhabitant of said State, over the age of twenty-one years, and who is a persun not in the habit of becoming intoxicated. will make application to the Board of i ummissioners of said <*<»nnty at their next regular session in March, 1895. for a license to sell spirituous, vinous and malt liquors in less quantities thana quart ata time, to Ik* drank when* sold, in and at the building situated on the following described premises in said town, to-wit: Commencing twenty (20) feet east of the northwest corner of inlot imtuinT one hundred and seventeen (117) in said town, thence running east along Line street tw< nty-t wo (22) feet, thence south parallel with the line us said inlot one hundred and thirty-two feet, thence west twenty-two (22) feet, thence north one hundred and thirty-two (132) feet to th»* place of beginning, being twenty-two (22) feet out of the center part of said inlot. _ , JACOB WEG MILLER. 1 -jq- OTICE TO NON-RESIDENTS. ' State of Indiana. Adams County, ss: In the Adams Circuit Court. April Term. 1895. Daniel Edwards vs. No. 4953. Johns Moses. OnNoteandinAttachCharles J. Reynolds ; ment. It appearing from affidavit, filed in the above entitled cause, that John S. Moses, of the above named defendants, is a non-resident of the State of Indiana. Notice is therefore* hereby given the said John S. Moses that he be and appear before the Judge of the Adams Circuit Court on the Ist day of May, 1895. the same being the 21st juridical day of the next regular term thereof. to be liolden at the court bouse in the city of Decatur, commencing on Monday, the sth day of April, A. D. 1895. and plead by answer or demur to said complaint or the same will be heard and determined in his absence. Witness, mv name, and the Seal of said Court hereto affixed, this 21st day of February, 1895. JOHN H. LENHART. Clerk. By E. Burt Lenhart, deputy. R. K. Erwin, atty, for plaintiff.

OF PARTNERSHIP. To whom it may concern: Notice is hereby given that the partnership heretofore exist ing between George W. Woodward and Thomas F Auten in the furniture and undertaking . business is l»y mutual consent thisday dis- I A uten retiring from said fir in. All book accounts, claims and notes are left ' in the hands of Mr. Wixxiward for collection | and settlement. Mr. Woodward will also pay ! all debts of the late firm of Woodward A. i Auten. GEORGE WOODWARD. THOMAS AUTEN. PPLICATIOX FOR LIQUOR LICENSE To the citizens of the third ward in the city i of Decatur. Adan.s County. Indiana, and to the citizens of the city of Decatur. Adams I County. Indiana: Notice is hereby given that 1. Charles D. Murray, a male inhabitant of the State of In- i diana. over the age of twenty-one years, a i person not in the habit of becomingintoxicat- i ed. and in all particulars a fit person to Im* ' entrusted with the sale of intoxicating liquors i in less quantities than a quart at a time, will ■ make application to the Board of Commissioners of Adams county, in the State of in- ! diana. at their next regular session, com- 1 mencing on the first Munday in March, J fora license to sell spirituous, vinous, malt and all other intoxicating liquors in less ; quantities than a <)uart ata time, to Ijedrank i 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 plat of the . town (now city) of Decatur. Adams county. Indiana, in the building known as the Burt i House Hotel building. CHARLES I). MURRAY. Applicant I APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE. To the citizens of the town of Geneva, i Adams county. Indiana. Notice is hereby given that I. John C. F. I Manley, a male inhabitant of said Stat£. over j the age of twenty-one years, and a person not ; in the habit of becoming intoxicated, will ' make application to the Board of County ; Commissioners at their next regular session in March. fora license to sell spirituous. 1 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 par- ■ ticularly described as follows, to-wit: Com- | mencing twenty-five feet (25) east of the northwest corner of said lot number one hun dred and eighteen (11 s ). thence east seventeen feet (17). thence south fity feet (’<>). thence west to a point fortv-two feet (42) east of the : west line of sai«l lot. thence south to the I south lineof said lot. to a point forty-two (42) feet oast of the southwest corner of said lot, thence west seventeenl(l7 feet, thence north to the place of beginning. JOHNC. F. MANLEY. A PPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE To the citizens of the city of Decatur. Adams county. Indiana: Notice is hereby given that I. Cornelius Rademacker, a male inhabitant of said State, over the age of twenty-one years, and a person not in the habit of l)ecomlng intoxicated, will make application to the Board of County Commissioners at their next regular session in March. ltOs. 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 city of Decatur. Adams county. Indiana, to-wit: Commencing thirty-six (36) feet and four (4) inches south of the northeast corner of inlot number sixty-one (61) in the town (now city) of Decatur, on the iine of said lot fronting uu Second street: thence running west parallel I with the north line of said lot one hundred i and thirty-two (132) feet, thence south sevenI teen (17) feet and six (6) inches, thence east | parallel with said first mentioned line one hundred and thirty-two (132) feet to Second street, thence north seventeen (17) feet and six (6) inches to the place of beginning in the i city of Decatur, Adams county Indiana. CORNELIUS RADEMACKER. OF LETTING WORK. The undersigned. John W. Tyndall, commissioner of construction, appointed by the Adams circuit court to bulla and construct the Smith Shoemaker ditch in Jefferson township. Adainscounty, Indiana, will at the town of Geneva, in Adams county. Indiana, at ten o’clock a. m., on

Saturday, March 2, 1895, proceed to let said work of building and constructing said ditch by contract to the lowest bidder by stations of one hundred feet of ! length. Ail persons bidding off any such work will Im* required to enter into a written contract providing for the faithful performance of the same. and to give bond with surety to the satisfaction of said commissioner for the performance of the contract and for the payment of all damages occasioned by the i non-fulfillment of any contract. The number of stations in said ditch and the computation i of the number of cubic yards of excavation in | each station is fully set in the ditch commis- | sinners’ report in said ditch proceedings, i which is now and will remain on file in the ; clerk’s office in the courthouse, in the city of I De<*atur. Adainscounty. Indiana. JOHN W. TYNDALL. Commissioner of Construction. Wm. Drew. Attorney. "KT OTICE OF GUARDI AN’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned. I guardian of Jesse W. P. Rice, a minor, will, in I accordance with the order of the Circuit Court 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 ot Decatur. linliana. the following real estate In said county and state, to-wit: The northeast quarter [*.l of the southwest quarter {of section six [t>]; also the fol lowing tract: Commencing at the southwest cor- I ner of the northwest quarter ['.] of the southeast quarter [‘,l of said see-I tion six [6], tlieiiee running north forty [4Ol rods, thence east twenty (20 rotis, thence south forty [4o] rods, west twenty [2o] rods to the place of beginning, all in town- I shiti twenty-seven [2i] north, range fifteen [ls] east. Containing forty-live [4»] acres. Termsof sale: One third cash, one third in one year, and one third in two years from date of sale. The deferred payments todraw B per cent, interest from date and to Is- secured by a first mortgage upon the said descried real estate. JOSEPH M. lilt E. Mann a Beatty. Attys. 17-4 w Guardian. N-OTK h. OF HEARING OF DITCH PETITION. — In the matter of the petition of C. W. Baumgartner: Notice is hereby given that a petition has been tiled witli the Auditor of Adams county, state of ititliaii.i. and viewers iittve been appointed who have viewed and reported said view, whleli is on Hie in my office. The hearing of said petition upon its merits will lieon Wednesday, the tub day of March, l'S's. the same being the 3d day of the March Term, is'.ia. of tlie Board of Commissioners of Adams county. Indiana. Tlie‘prayer ot said petition is that a ditch lie constructed on tlie fol lowing route, to-wit: Beginning at a point which is twenty (a» feet north of a point which is twenty-four (24) -oris east of tlie northwest corner of tlie northeast quarter of section I**ll (l ()1 in township twentyfive (25) north, range fourteen (14) east, tn Adams county. State of Indiana, thence running south three (3) rods, thence south tifty (50) de- i greis west nine('•) nitis. thence south eighty I (so) degrees wi st. thence south tifty-elgiit and tliree-lourth (3-'i) degrees, west twelve (12) rods, thence soutli eighty-seven (s?) degrees, west eighteen (is) rods, thenee soutli eighty- j one (Si) degrees, west six (li) rods, tlienee south ] seventy-nine (TO) degrees, west eighteen (IS) rods thence north eighty-four and one-half (S4!- s ) degrees, west twelve (12) rods, thenee; north seventy-five (75) degrees, west twelve (12) rods, thence north sixty-one (61) degrees, west twenty-six (26) rods, thence west six (6) , rods, thence north sixty (6U) degrees, west six- , teen (IS) rods, thence north sixty-nine (6a) de- , grees west fortv-two (12) rods, thence west fifty-six (W) rolls and terminating in the David C N'euenschwander ditch at a point twenty-four (24) rods north of a point which Is twenty-three (23) rods east of tlie southwest corner of tlie east half of tlie southeast quarter of section tour (4). township twenty-five (2t>) north, range fourteen (14) east, in Adams county Indiana, passing through and upon the lands of Peter J. Elcker. Peter Sprunger, Elias Hirscliy. C. W. Baumgartner, public highway and Laban Boegli. and affecting the lands as shown by the viewers’ report. The proposed work will affect tlie lands of the following persons: Peter J. Elcker, Martin L. Smith. Peter Sprunger. Jacob Hobegger, Elias Hirschy, Wabash Township, C. W. Baumgartner and La bon Boegli. W. H. H. FRANCE. Auditor Adams Co. By Irwin Brandyberry, Deputy.

SPECIAL REDUCTION «SALE * From now on we will offer our entire stock of MEN S, BOY’S, and CHILDREN S CLOTHING at reduced prices. Now is your OPPORTUNITY to own a Fine Overcoat and Suit at prices usually paid for the lower grades. Fine Tailoring a specialty. PETE HOLTHOUSE <CO.< Special Dress Goods Sale mnm to ra z 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. ■M—■ DONOVAN &BREMERCAMP THE CROCERS Peas—“ Petits Pois, Ex. Fine.” A break- \ \ fast delacacy is our fine Herring and To- / / matoe Sauce—it is a good dish. Prime Rus- I//' sian Caviar. Brussels Choix—they are good. A full line of STAPLE and FANCY GROCERIES and PROVISIONS delivered \ to any part of the city. When you want good goods at the right price give us a call. THE CROCERS DONOVAN & BREMERCAMP