Democratic Press, Volume 1, Number 21, Decatur, Adams County, 7 March 1895 — Page 4

rCBUSHED WEEKLY. DEMOCRATIC PRESS PUBLISHING CO. LEW G. ELLINGHAM, EDITOR SI.3C PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. THURSDAY, MARCH 7. Henry Studebaker of the famous South Bend wagon firm, is dead. Ca>n<iressm an Martin has named P. J. Coyle < f Peru, as a cadet to the naval academy. The appointment went in at the last stages of congress. Thanks to Congressman Martin for a copy of the official eongres sional directory, and the memorial addresses on the life and character of Preston B. Plumb. Governor Matthews vetoed the infamous kite string legislative apportionment bill, as only a sensible man could, but the lower house have passed same over his veto by a vote of 60 to 20. T - o re publican members had sufficient self respect and conscience to vote against the outrageous act. It is now the Chicago TimesHerald, the Herald having pur chased the Times and will consolidate the two. It is the biggest deal in newspaper circles for some time and represents a money con ■ sideration of something like $2,000,000. The Times Herald will lie one of the greatest newspapers in the west. The Portland Sun is shoutin’ like an old time Methodistover the fact that they will hereafter furnish power for their presses with a gas engine. This office has enjoyed that happy privilege for six mouths and never thought it worth men tioning. They are a mighty handy creature though, and the Suu is to be commended for their progression. Ira J. Chase will soon 1 e released from an indictment in the Howard county circuit court The indictment char ed him with embezzlement in connec tion with the Paris-Dwiggins bank, which collapsed at Greentown. It was a close shave for Ira, and now that he is to be released from this, we wonder how his Colorado gold mines are prospering. Next in line comes the Fort Wayne Gazette, who on bended knees humbly retracts certain libelous and malicious charges which the Gazette had made against the integrity of Judge Dawson’s court. By an affidavit introduced in open court the defendant asserts that it had wilfully and maliciously lied. The humiliation accompanying such an ordeal must be excessively painful, even to Leonard. Much has been said by the news papers hereof late about Miss Anna Gould, who at high noon Monday became the wedded wife of Count Paul Ernest Boniface de Castellane. The first thing she should do is to petition some high mogul judiciary for a name that could be written with some legibility upon a fence board. The groom is an Ila ran Count and gets $3,000,000 with his fair American bride, which isn’t such a bail consideration after all—for him. The Mexican mission has one advantage peculiar to itself. The salary, $17,500 a year, is the same as that of the first-class European missions, and besides being a much cheaper place to live than any Eu ropean capital, the fact that Mex co is on a silver basis is largely in the minister’s favor, his salary being paid in gold and all his living expenses in Mexico in silver. The difference I etween American gold and Mexican silver adds several thousand dollars a year to the minister's salary.—lndianapolis Journal. The mail part of Uncle Sam’s govermental business is now con acted by a new recruit, the far famed and gallant tariff agitator and apost e, William Wilson of West Virginia. Pressing personal business caused Postmaster-General Bissell to deposit with the President his resignation, the same being accepted, the appointment of Wilson following. The resignation of Mr. Bissell was caused by no immediate rupture in the cabinet circle, as has been somewhat circulated, but simply and purely on account of the pressing needs of the retired postmaster-general in his own p rsonal business. He has served the government faithfully and well during the two years of his service and heretires with a friendly feeling from every one the country over. Billy Wilson’s appointment, however, is heartily approved by every democrat in the united kingdom.

The fifty-third congress is no more, it having died a natural death at noon Monday. Congress ma i Martin will immediately re turn to Bluffton and resume the practice of law under the firm name of Martin & Eichhorn. Queen Lil with several adhe- : rents have been found guilty of treason against their government in . Hawaii, for which they have to . pay a penalty of thirty-five years . imprisonment with a fine of $lO,000. The dusky queen gets off with five years imprisonment. I ' .»■ —— i NEW trials have been granted the Coffins who were found guilty f of wrecking the Indiana' olis National Bank in that city in 1893. The two, Francis A. and Percival i B. Coffin, were indicted on a charge of conspiracy with Theodore P. 1 Haughey, president of that bank, r The Markle Journal has been purchased by Austin J. Horn, who: 1 will hereafter have charge of its - editorial and business management. He is a newspaper man of some ex i' perience and here's wishing him ’ well. The retiring editor, Pratt, was a genial sort of a customer, 1 and was making the Journal a good - paper. Three sevenths of the business ■ failures of 1894 in the United States resulted either from insufficient capital of those going into business ’ or from incompetency when once ‘ embarked. These facts should affoid a lesson.—lndianapolis Jour- ■ nal. Six months ago this same astute i calamity shrieking state republican organ proclaimed that all these business failures were a direct re suit of the Cleveland administra ■ tion. The Journal is simply now reiterating some thing that was known by sensible people all the time. Our readers will all remember the past riotous acts at Roby, where the slums of Chicago congregate to drink whiskey, bet on horse racing and gamble in general. You will also remember Governor Matthews official acts in trying to squelch the riotous enterprise. The present legislature was expected to put into effect a few laws on the subject, but the time has come and gone and nothing of the kind can or will be done. The Roby enter prise is a corporation and that is reason sufficient why nothing against this pool of corruption was done. The governor sent a special message to the assembly on the subject, but to no effect. What an honest, honorable and Christian set of hoboes the majority of this leg islature must be. The latest from the bill is that it was stolen from j the tiling clerk and can't lie found. What a lot of saintly corruption the Indiana legislature s, anyway. Later—The bill was found in a i bucket in the water closet attached io the senate chamber. Governor Matthews has signed it, and it is now operative. The republican party have per p tually professed their undying devotion to the old comrades and soldiers, who, w hen our nation was in the throes of a rebellion—left their homesand families and risked their lives in defense of our nation and its ting. The republican party have waded throegh every cam-. paign since that time expostulating how dearly they loved these brave and good men. They would shed crocodile tears and fall on each others necks in brotherly sympathy. They have waved the bloody shirt until nothing is left but a slight reminder of its tail. “We saved the union" has been the chronic keynote ever since, and the democrats have been alluded to as traitors, rebels and rebel sympathizers. We . wonder wh it the honest blue coats will think when thej r learn that their names have been taken in ■ vain, and that too, by a cocoanutI headed member of the Indiana general assembly, but then this is not the first time. A tombstone sac lory wanted to make some money without much honest toil, so they engineered a bill through the lower I h< use. It was an appropriation I bill of $40,000, the same to tie used in the purchase of forty tombstones ’ to be placed on the battle held of . Chickamauga, to mark the places I of Indiana regiments. The stones _. were described and it was argued by a few friends ot the bill that it ( would take an appropriation ot this amount to place ihem in position. It has been ascei tained, however, s that the stones in question can be ’ duplicated for $240 each, or a total f ; of $9,600, making the legislative I action a clear steal <>f $30,000 and over. We worn! r how the veterp ans likesuch business and especially I how they like it at their exjiense. ? This is a republican legislature r though, and their tender souls bleed " i for the poor, disfigured soldier—tn a horn. Abstract and legal cap paper for . sale at this office.

Honduras Items. The institute at No. 5 last Saturday was attended and a nice time was had Thursday last while sawing at the mill of W. E. Fulk, G. M. T. Houck had the nail torn off of his index finger. Ashbaucher Bros, have gut their mill in motion again. Lewis E. Reber returned home after spending a few weeks in Jackson Center. Ohio. Houck A Neuenschwander have finished sawing here and will move on the Lyman Babcock farm, where they will soon be in mo- : . tion again. Curryville Items. Joe Drum made a business trip to Bluffton ■ Tuesday. Charles Curry of Decatur, was the guest of Ezra Steel last Thursday and Friday. A. March went to Decatur on business last ! Friday. I The girl that caused one of our young gen- ' tiemen to make a trip to Bluffton with a con- j stable, had better be quiet or she will get a trip there herself. Willie, son of John Strohm* died Tuesday morning of fever. He was iil but a short time. Mathis Ruth of Huntington. was the guest of his sister, Mrs. Sarah Plants. We understand that Dr. Huffman will 10, , catediere. Come on. Doc. you’re welcome. Berne Items. Fred Meshberger will move the last of this month one mile north of Fort Wayne, where he will run a dairy. The young people of this place enjoyed , themselves at a dance at Gid Riesenon Tburs- ' day on last week. ' Our friend Peter Ashbaucher was in town Friday. Miss Lou V. Porter. Miss Alice Bergman and Miss Dora Clouser attended the society : i ball at Geneva on Thursday of last week. The Jersey cattle sale on Thursday of last week proved a failure. Mrs. who took very sudden on last Friday, is improving. Dr. Smith of Hoagland, made a professional call here Saturday. Jacob Stucky, who died Friday of last week, was buried Sunday afternoon. Jacob Graber our new superintendent of the poor farm, moved then* Monday. There is a very good coon story told in town further information can be had at the Cottage hotel. D. IL Baumgartner & Bros, have taken the ! contract of moving Isaac Lehman's big bank barn. It will be the largest job ever done in . this part of the country. Miss Cecile Brunner was married to August I Girod on Saturday evening. Pleasant Mills Items. — Prof. Snow of Decatur, was in the village ; last Saturday. A. J. Woods house is nearing completion. The building of the elevator and store room ' is rapidly progressing. H. A. Fristoeand wife of Bluffton Sundayed j here with friends. Mrs. Henry Worden and her two daughters are visiting friends here this week. Attorney J. W. Hill went to Union last ! Monday to attend a law suit. J. R. Boyd has the lumber hauled on the : ground preparatory to building a dwelling * house, the same will be built on Main street. | east of the U. B. church. Miss Annie McCullough, after spending a few days in Decatur with friends, returned I home last Friday. John Schrank of Willshire, Ohio, gave our ' burg a pleasant call Tuesday of this week. Mrs. Tabitha Boner and Mrs. Ann Wilson dined with William Comer and wife last Thursday. Our town hall will be completed in a few days, and Prof. Hurless will teach a normal school in the same. Miss Maggie Hill was listed with the sick last week. We have a class of people in uur village who seem to be very religious on Sunday, but the trouble with them is their*conscience plays hookey week days. Geneva Items. Mrs. Gus Haffner and son of Celina. O. were the guests of S. F. Biteman last week. Wm. Harper will move his stock of drugs in the building formerly occupied by Hardson & ' Leonard. Mrs. Jim France of Huntingtun. was in Geneva visiting her home the latter part of last • week. Tom Drew was in Bellefountaine lust week, starting his saw mill. Bill Byron was in Fort Wayne the latter part of last week. Wig Briggs was in Fort Wayne last Thursday on business. Mrs. v». W. Bolds was at Portland last Thursday, visiting her home and friends. Lew Mason returned from Findlay the latter part of last week, where he has been visit- i ing his brother and friends. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph, twins. Babies and mother doing well. i Ike Hilfy of Geneva, spent Saturday and ' Sunday of last week in Fort Wayne. 1 Chas. Clenndenen is in Fort Wayne at the j hospital, being treated for sore ayes. Cliff Black of Bluffton, spent Saturday and Sunday in Geneva. D. C. Baker of Portland, was in Geneva last Monday. G. W. Pyle war in Portland last Monday on business. Shan Roads of Portland, was in Geneva the first of the week on business. Manuel Hecker of Berne, was in town the first of the week. Eugene Barnes is busy at work taking the Census of Geneva. j Hardson & Leonard moved their stock of i oil well supplies into part of the handle sac- | tory. i Jake WvgiiiHkr was in Fort Wayne the first ■ of the week. Mrs. C. N. Brown was at Portland last Sat urday. Jim York was seen taking a tie ticket to Berne last Sunday, as usual. Look out for corns. Mart Muller of Lima, was in town Monday. Hugh Woods of Decatur, was in town last week. John Coover un i family were in Camden the first of the w-s . C. N. Brown n French township the first of the week u usiness. John O Day i i Lima first of the week on business. Jim Deats was i . ma the first of the week-Sub-c »-i Press, f.»r we are g i 1 a still t» ttf-r paper to ne il \ou will miss it if \o o |oi us al an earl) dat>- R- m m are Ihe p>'ople tor pt li Img .1.1 uni . .ini on ; prices eiiftoi .< uiplii-aled, and that’s ail their is .n> .nt it.

HEALTH IS WEALTH. No wonder Robinson's Thermal Bath Cabinet has so soon won its way into the good graces of intelligent Decatur people. It is one of the few articles sold strictly on its merits. Responsible parties <an try the cabinet before purchasing, if they desire. It costs but $7.50, weighs 12 pounds and closes like a screen, so is not in the way when not in use. It is invaluable in treating diseases of the Skin, Kid neys, Liver, Rheumatism, Lagrippe, Neuralgia, Colds, Pneumonia, Inactive Circulation, Nervousness, Sleeplessness and toning up the ; system and warding off disease. Just the thing for clerks,office men, lawyers, teachers and all persons of sedentary habits. Think of it. A nice* vapor, Russian, alcohol or a sweat bath in your own home at a ■ cost of about five cents. No wonder those who use it are loud in its praise. For any information call on or address M. M. McConnell. Decatur, Indiana; sole agent for Adams and Wells counties. Legal Advertising. KT OTICE OF FIN\L SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE. Notice is hereby given to the creditors, j heirsand legatees of John J. Baumgartner, deceased, to appear in the Adams Circuit | Court, held at Decatur. Indiana, on the Bth I day of April. and show cause, if any. why | the final settlement accounts with the estate I of said decedent should not be approyed; and | ■ said heirs are notified tu then and tlivremake , proof of heirship, and receive their distribui tive shares. EDWARD H. BAUMGARTNER, Administrator. I IVcatur- Ind ; March « I**s. 212-t Mann & Beatty, attorneys for Adm’r. OTICE OF INSOLVENCY. j In the matter of the estate of Phoebe Beam, I i deceased. In the AdamsOircuit Court. No. 5u7 Notice is hereby given that upon petition | filed in said court by William H. Beam, administrator of said estate, setting up i the insufficiency of the estate of said deced- | , ent to nay the debts and liabilities thereof. ; the Judge of said Court did. on the 15th day of i February. ISA find said estate to be probably insolvent, and order the same to be settled i accordingly. The creditors of said estate are ' therefore hereby notified of such insolvency. < j and required to tile their claims against said I estate Tor allowance. Witness, the Clerk and seal of said Court, at I>eeatur.lndiana, this 15th day of February, 1&»5. JOHN 11 LENHART. Clerk. By E. Burt Lenhart, deputy. Mann & Beatty. Attorneys. 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. On Note and in Attach* Charles 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 thvrefon* 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. 1*95, the same being the 21st juridical day of the next regular term thereof. to Ik* holden at the court house in the city of Decatur, commencing on Monday, the Bth day of April, A. D. 1595. and plead by answer or demur to said complaint or the same will be beard and determined in his absence. Witness, my name, and the Seal of said Court hereto affixed, this 21st day of February. 18U5. JOHN H. LENHART. Clerk. By E. Burt Lenhart, deputy. I R. K. Erwin, atty, for plaintiff. X r on; F. OF HF XF.’XG Os GRAVEL KOAli .i-il i .ON A.\i) KEPuKT. State of Indiana. I Adams and Jay Counties, f Notice is hereby jointly given by the undersigned, Abe Bergman. County Auditor in and I for said County of Jay, and William IL H. ; France, County Auditor in and for said Coun- j i ty of Adams, that a copy of the nqiort of the . ■ viewers in the matter of the petition for a gravel road, known as the Patten gravel road, described as follows, to-wit: Commencing at I the southwest corner of section 33. in township 25 north, range 15east. in Adams County. Indiana; thence running east on the county ; line road between the Countiesof Adams and Jay. to the State line dividing the States of Indiana and Ohio, has been filed and is now I on file in the office of said Auditor of Jay County and also in the officeof the Auditor of said Adams county. Indiana, and the ' i Board of Commissioners of said Jay County j and Adams County will meet at the Court i House in the city of Portland. Indiana, on' I Wednesday, the 2t»th day of March, 1 5 95. in joint session for the purpose- of bearing, considering and determining said report. ABE BERGMAN. Auditor Jay County, Indiana. I W. H. H. FkANi E. Auditor Adams County, Indiana. ■ OTICE TO NON RESIDENTS State of Indiana. Adams County, ss: In tin Adams Circuit Court. April Term, , Christian Annen.) Sarah Fields, No. 4T‘5. Susan Homer. ( Quiet Title, and to Con-( Sarah Ven is. strue Will of William etal. Delhi, Sr. It appearing from affidavit, filed in the above entitled cause, that Sarah Fields and, Mary Cole, of the above named defendants, > are non-residents of the State of Indiana. Notice is hereby given the said Sarah Fields and Mary Cole that they beandappear before the Judge of the Adams Circuit Court on the ] 2.<th day of April. 1*95. the same being the 19th | | juridical day of the next regular term thereof i to be holden at the Court House in the city of Decatur, commencing on Monday, the Sth day of April, A. D. 1895. and plead oy answer or : demur to said complaint, or the same will be ' i heard and determined in their absence. Witness, my name, and the seai of said Court hereto affixed, this 4thday , of March. 1895. JOHN H. LENHART. Clerk, i By E. Burt Lenhart Deputy. , Schurger, Reed & Smith, Mann& Beatty, attorneys for Plaintiffs. 21-3 t. JzCrcorJ"# 7i. JDijkerjjn,' I ' attorxey-at-law. AND NOTARY PUBLIC. ' Pensions and Collections a specialty. OsI fice in the John C. Hale Building GENEVA. .... INDIANA. :

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