Democratic Press, Volume 1, Number 43, Decatur, Adams County, 8 August 1895 — Page 12

A TOUCH OF KINDNESS. The Tramp', Hauiuie Imnuiae Brought Him No Reward. He sat slouchinply upon the end of the park bench, his head hanging listlessly over his breast, says the New York World. There was complete dejection in his attitude. An old hat resembling a piece of “culls” in a rag shop lay on the ground, where it had fallen from his head. On one foot was an old felt slipper and on the other an old riding boot, with the top cut off His trousers and coat were of a dull, mottled gray that comes from hard wear and dust. Twice he had been moved on by the “sparrow cop" and he had made his way to a bench that was secluded and shaded by a tree. He had gone to sleep. In the tree the sparrows hopped and twittered in the shade of the foliage. Suddenly through the branches came twisting a tiny featherling, striving hard to make its tender wings bear up j the weight of its body. It failed and fell on the graveled walk at the old tramp’s feet, stunned and breathing with difficulty. Something caused the tramp to open his eyes and they lit on the little sparrow. He looked at it I stupidly for a minute, then, drawing his hand across his forehead, he leaned ' over and picked it up tenderly. He I gazed at it in a wondering way and then glanced up at the branches of the tree, where the mother bird fluttered I and chirruped in fright. He drew the bench a little closer to the tree and climbed upon it. That put him within reach of a lower limb. He laid the little bird carefully on a forked branch and, with a strength surprising in one so feeble, he drew himself up and sat on the limb. Above I him, within reach, he saw a nest. It was tipped over so that he could see in it two downy bits of birds like the one he had He gently placed the bird he : carried in the nest, let himself dow n to the ground, drew the bench back to ; its original place and turned to go just as a "gray coat” called out to him: “Come, now, get on. You’ve been around here long enough!” A VALUABLE PEBBLE. The Accidental Good Fortune of a Hunter in India. Precious stones are still numerous in certain districts of India, and occasionally a fine gem is found by a sportsman or traveler. A young English officer, returning from an unsuccessful hunt on the estate of a petty chief, picked up a stone which lay in his path, and idly threw it against a rock. It broke in a dozen pieces and out fell a brilliant pebble. The Englishman picked it up, looked at it, and was about to throw it away, but changed his mind. “I’ll keep it,” said he, “as a memento of a day’s hunt when I didn't shoot so much as a rat." Some days later, in Bombay, while having his watch repaired, he showed the stone to the jeweler, and asked its worth. “I’ll give you twenty pounds for it," j said the jeweler, after a careful examination. Had he offered a shilling he might have been told to take the stone and keep the shilling, but the offer of twenty pounds aroused the officer's suspicions, so he responded, with a laugh: “I dare say you would give me I that and a trifle more, but I’m going to take it to England.” He did so. and sold his “pebble” in London for 115.000. I A WONDERFUL AUTOMATON. It Took Its Inventor Twenty-Seven Tear* to Build It. In the year 1770 the most wonderful automaton that has ever been con- . strueted was exhibited at Exeter exchange, London. This automatic , wonder represented a country gentleman’s house, and was of such intricate ■ and elalxirate construction that no one disputed the claim of the exhibitor i when he declared that he had worked twenty-seven years in perfecting it. It showed the regulation English country house, with parks, gardens, cascades, temples, bridges, etc., besides over one hundred appropriately clad human figures in the gardens, on the bridges, | chopping wood, and at various building operations. In the park were several deers moving naturally about and four horses and a coach following the meandering road. Besides the above the figures of boys were seen fishing from the bridges, while a boat load of ladies and gentlemen regularly rowed across an enlargement in the brook, much to 1 the consternation of the natural-look-ing figures of geese and ducks which were paddling about in the water. The whole of these animate and inanimate figures were inclosed in a space only four and a half feet square. Old-Time Football. Football has never been a very gentle game, to judge from what Master ! Stubbes says about it in his “Anatomie of Abuses,” published in 1583. For as concerning football playing. I protest unto you it may rather be called a friendly kindo of fight than a play or recreation; a bloody and murthering practice than a sport or pastime. For dooth not every one lye in waight for his adversarie, seeking to overthrow him and to pic.ke him on his nose, though it be on hard stones, sc that by this meanes, sometimes their necks are broken, sometimes their backs, sometimes their legs, sometimes their armes; sometimes one part thrust out of joynt, sometimes another; sometimes the noses gush out with blood, sometimes their eyes start out. ■ The Cayuse as a Pest. The Indian cayuse is the worst pest that inflicts this country. The Indian horses spread all over the ranges, and are not confined within the reservation limits. .It is estimated that fifteen thousand worthless wild ponies range unrestrained over the hills of this country and devour tne good bunch grass. These cayuses each eat enough good fodder to fatten a four-year-old steer, and one steer is worth more than ten glass-eyed broncos. If we could enact a law to declare every pony of an assessed value of less than one dollar a public nuisance, it would add materially to the prosperity of this count w

FRENCH LOSSES IN WAR. Six Million Men Said to Have Perished tn the Wars of the Last Centurv. Dr. Lageneau of the French academy of medicine has been making an estimate of the deaths by the wars of France for the past century. He finds, according to the New York Sun, that the civil wars of the end of the eighteenth century and of the republic up to and including the year 1800 cost the lives of more than 2,120,000 Frenchmen. From the year 1801 to Waterloo, when France was fighting Europe in arms, more than 3,150,000 Frenchmen were engaged and nearly 2,000,000 perished. I Ender the restoration, Louis Philllpe, ! and the second republic, when there were campaigns in Spain, Greece, and Algiers, the army included less I than 215,000 men, ami the loss in battle was only twenty-two per thousand. ’ Even in the brilliant African campaigns the mean annual loss was less than 150 | men. Next came an era of frequent and bloody wars, the war in the Crimea, I the war in Italy, the war in China, the war in Mexico, and finally the war with Prussia. Out of rather less than 310,000 French soldiers sent to ths Crimea 95,615 perished. Os the 500,000 that I took part in the Italian war nearly 19,000 perished. Nearly 1,000 perished in the expedition to China. The medical statistics of the French in the war of 1870 have not been published, nor have those of the Mexican undertaking. The effective strength of the French in 1870-71 was 1,400,000 men. The number lost is not positively known, but it is j believed that the wars of the second empire cost 1,600.000 lives. Dr. Lage- : neau estimates that the small wars of the third republic have been fought at comparatively small cost of human life. He estimates the total loss for the century to have been 6,000,000 of men, | mostly young. HE REMEMBERED. Bat His Prospective Hostess Got Back st Him Just the Same. Washington society has been described in so many different ways that people in general have no definitely correct idea of it; but that there are many bright people there is abundantly proved in a little book called “The Show in Washington,” in which the following story is given: Mavroyeni Bey, the young Turkish minister, aspires to be a society leader. A young hostess was Issuing verbal invitations to her friends for an informal five-o'clock tea. The minister, overhearing her, smilingly begged that he might be included in the list, and at the same time called out to his secretary, who entered the room: "Monsieur Effendi, mademoiselle has asked me to tea with her at five o’clock to-morrew. Remember the engagement for me." The following day the party met early in the afternoon at the white : house, and, upon seeing his hostess-to-j be, he crossed the room, saying: “Is it not this afternoon at five that I am to have the pleasure of taking tea with you?” “I do not remember," was the response of the young lady. “Ask your ; secretary.” WOMEN'S POSTSCRIPTS. RdMons Why They Are So Prone to Write Them. “Why women write postscripts" is a problem that has been engaging the attention of one of the London woman's weeklies. The answers betray that the sex understands itself, and does not mind exposing its amiable weaknesses. All are from women who ascribe, among others, these reasons: “Because they seek to rectify want of thought by an afterthought;" “Because they are fond of having a last word;” “Because they write before they think, and think after they have written.” Our correspondent puts down the feminine P. S. to the same cause “which leads women to prolonged leave-taking in omnibuses, namely,” and rather profoundly it appears to the casual observer, “that they lack organization of thought.” Another woman comes to the defense of her sisters with the suggestion "that when women have anything special to communicate they know that their P. S. is equivalent to N. 8.,” and yet another friendly soul turns a neat compliment in her reason: “Probably because woman herself is the embodiment of the P. S. in the scale of creation, she—the indispensable —was added last." CRICKET FIGHTING. One of the Favorite Sports of Chinese Gamblers. The Chinese are inveterate gamblers, and never lose an opportunity to bet, no matter how trivial the cause may I be. One of their great institutions is cricket fighting, the crickets being caught, fed and trained carefully as a j blooded horse. There is a fixed diet for them, part of the food consisting of honey and boiled chestnuts. If they got sick they are fed with mosquitoes. Prior to fighting their weight is ascertained and duly recorded, there being a fixed regulation as to their size and weight. On the door of the house in which the fight is to take place the record of each cricket is pasted up, and the owner of the winner gets ten per cent, of all the bets. The cricket pit is a low tub placed on a table, and, after weighing, the combatants are put in it and tickled with straws until they rush at each other with loud chirrups and fight until one of them is killed. ; L He Would Get It. I Lord Coekburn, though a successful defender of prisoners, failed on one oci casion to get an acquittal for a muri ; derer. “The culprit,” Mr. Croak James - tells us, in his "Curiosities of Law and Lawyers,” "after the sentence fixing I his execution for the 20th of the , month, had not been removed from the i dock when his counsel passed him, and ; was then seized by the gown. The prisoner said: ‘I have not got justice, , Mr. Cockburn.’ To this counsel gravely replied: ‘Perhaps not. but you'll get it on the 20th.' ”

ADDITIONAL LOCALS. Mrs. Dell Locke has returned from Rome City. Chancey Young, of Geneva, was in town Saturday night. Court will begin its regular ses sion grind next Monday. W. A. Aspy and wife of Geneva, were in the city Tuesday. Charles D. Murray was at Fort Wayne Tuesday afternoon. Every variety in fruits and veg etable of the season at Martins. Mr. Freche, of Van Wert county, Ohio, was in the city on Mon day. Miss Allice Steele left on Wednesday for a few days visit at Pet erson. The finest fruits and vegetables in Decatur are at Martin’s Star Bakery. Jack Wolf and wife, after a short visit in the city, left for Chicago Tuesday. Harry Miesse, of Grand Rapids, Mich., Sundayed in the city with his sisters. Mell Malotte of Ridgeville visited Miss Adda Williams in this city over last Sunday. Mrs. B. Weismantle of Bluffton, is being entertained by her brother, Frank Gass, of this city J. W. Hill, of Pleasant Mills, who represents Dr. Hill’s medicines, was iu town Saturday. C. E. Doty of Pete Holthouse & Co’s, merchant tailoring department, was at Geneva Tuesday. Miss Gilda Colchin, of Fort Wayne, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. JohnjColchin of this city. J. S. Bowers was looking into gas interests in the southern terminus of Adams the latter part of last week. A great clearing sale is going on at Holthouse’s shoe store, where bargains can be found in all kinds of foot wear. Since last week Henry H. Foreman and Laura A. Fetters, George Heffner and Anna Forbing have been license to marry. Prof- A. D. Moffatt returned to the city the first of the week, after a prolonged vacation absence at his old home, Spencerville. Mrs. Clark Miller and “Priscilla” can have letters by calling at the postoffice in this city. So says Postmaster John Weltley. John T. Kelley was in town Monday and took home some of the Press fine-as-silk stationery, which we are now selling chaap as indigo. You will hear the dates tor the horse fair, later. At Steel’s park there is one of the best tracks in the country, and you will see some of the fastest speed in the country too. “Git ep.” The prices in leatherare advancing, which will materially advance the price in boots and shoes. At Holthouse’s shoe store, a great clearance sale is going on, and prices are marked down. Now is your opportunity to save moneyWe are some few late this week, caused by an unaccountable amount of work the trustees reports are making us, but we place before you the usual amount of local reading, never reducing ibis feature to make room for another. Subscribe now. NO HURRY IN NORWAY, People Take Their Time There ami Wonder at Yankee Visitor*. These Norwegians are a wonderfully patient people. They never hurry; why should they? There is always time enough. We breakfast at nine. Monsieur goes to business at ten or so. and returns to his dinner, like all the rest of the Scandinavian world, at half-past two. We reach coffee and cigarettes at about four, and then monsieur goes back to his office, if he likes, for two or three hours. V.’e sometimes see him again at supper at half-past eight, but usually there is a game of whist or a geographical society lecture, or a concert, or a friend's birthday fete (an oocasion never overlooked by your true Norwegian), or some one has received a barrel of oysters, and would not, could not, dream of opening them without champagne and company — masculine company only. It seems to me that there are entirely too many purely male festivities here. In fact, the men say so themselves, and that they would really enjoy many of the occasions much more if ladies were present. But : "it is not the custom of the country” (a rock on which I am always foundering) to omit or to change in such matters. Monsieur only does as do all the other men of his age, which is elderly, and condition, which is solid. There is a curious feeling concerning America over here, in one way and another. Morgenbladet, the chief conservative paper, an organ locally of the first importance, keeps a sort of horror chamber of Americana. The reason is, I suppose, that in these very dark and troublous political times, when not only I the union, but the monarchy itself, is threatened and .tottering, the conservai

tive UlteresT Thinks Tt ’ dangerous to allow any virtue to appear in a republic, and especially in ours, the most flourishing, and therefore the most pernicious, example of that invention of evil bred. HOMES OF RIVER PIRATES. Cave* In the Mountain Side* Are Watched w.th Awe by Longshoremen. Along the west shore of the Hudson river, between West Point and Esopus, according to the New York Vorld, there are several sidehill openings that are supposed to lead into big recesses not yet explored. Daring men have made the attempt to discover the interior, but have been frightened into a retreat by all sorts of imaginings. At Marlborough, Highland and in the famous Storm King mountain, at Cornwall, these rocky openings are watched by longshoremen, who have reason to believe that valuable property is contained therein. A Cornwall fisherman says he believes that one of these caves, near the foot of Storm King, is the rendezvous of a gang oLNew York who receive and dispose of their ill-gotten stock on a strict mercantile basis. He remembers that about the Ist of April he and his father saw a small boat, in which were four men. put ashore at this point. It was an inky black night, and it was not safe for small craft in the wind-tossed water of Cornwall bay. The fisherman watched the landing and saw the company, who were distinguished by the lanterns they carried, work their way up the mountain side. About twenty minutes after the landing the lights were lost sight of at a point about one hundred feet from the water's edge. The supposition is that these men entered one of those mercantile caves to make ready for the year’s business. No one has ventured near the place, although several hunters say that there is an opening at the spot designated by the Cornwall man. It is believed that this eave is the main resort of river pirates and robbers, who plunder in the Hudson river valley, and if so there is considerable danger attending a visitation to the locality. This site is particularly lonely and deserted. It can be located by passengers on the day boats as they are passing. It is about three hundred feet west of the place where an attempt has been made to quarry stone for crushing, and to reach it one must run the risk of being bitten by the meat poisonous snakes. A bamboo organ has been built for the Jesuits’ church at Shanghai, and is said to surpass organs made of metal. As bamboo can be obtained of all dimensions, from the thickness of a pen to pieces of a foot in diameter, this natural material costs little more than the sim pie labor, and the notes are beautifully soft and pleasant to the ear. Legal Advertising. PI-OINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR Notice Is hereby given that the under- I signed has been appointed administrator of the estate of William 11. H. France, iate of Adams county, deceased. The estate is probably solvent. Edwin W. France. Administrator. July 30, 18D5. 42t3 FTOINTMEXT OF ADMINISTRATOR Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed administrator of the estate of Henry Crick, late of Adams county, deceased The estate is probably solvent. John Frick. Administrator, France & Merryman, Attorneys. July*), I*s. 41t3. TO PROPERTY OWNERS. Notice is hereby given that on the 30th day of July. I*s, the city engineer filed with the undersigned his final report of benefits and assessments upon the macadamizing of west Monroe street, from Thirteenth street to the west corporation line, and that said report was referred to the commit:ee on streets and alleys, with instructions to the committee to meet at the council chamber in the city of Decatur. Indiana, on Monday. August 19, i*f», at 7:30 p. m.. for the purpose of bearing any objection* the property owners affected may have to the said report and assessments therein made. All the property owners along that part of west Monroe street lying west of Thirteenth street art therefore hereby notified that the said committee will meet at the time and place and for the purposes above set out. Os ail of which you will take due notice. Albert Brittson, City Clerk. Dated July 31, 1895. 42 w 2 ’XT'OTICE OF APPLICATION FOR LI_JN CENSE. The subscriber hereby gives notice to the citizens and voters of Monroe township. Adams county. Indiana, that he will ap,..y to the Board of Commissioners of said courtt\. at their September term. I".'\ f or a cense to sell spirituous, vinous and malt liquors in quantities less than a quart at a time, with the privilege to allow the same to be drank on the premises where said liquor* are sold. My place of business, wherein said liquor* are to be sold and drank, is located on the ground floor of a one-story frame building situated on the west 22 feet of inlot number twenty-seven (27). in the village of Monroe aaid county and state. Said building and room front south on Jackson street, size of ' room. 90x70 feet, with front and rear openings: with small storage room, 5x12 feet with board partition six feet high. I I also give notice thpt I will apply for permission to run a lunch counter in the sam»* i room. I Isaac Hilty. ; JpKOBATE CAUSE NO. 657. I William H. Niblick. I executor of estate of Catharine Russell, i . ... . „ ! deceased. Circuit Court vs. Adams county. Ind. I Peter Russell, August term. 1&5. ! Rosa Russell, et al. I To Peter Russell. John Russell. Rosa RusI sell. Rosalie Russell. Lena Russell, Mary E i Bowers. Alice Snellen. George Russell. Olie I Russell. James Bowers. Oliver M. Snellen ! Benjamin W. Sholty. Christina R. Niblick 1 and William H. Niblick. You are severally hereby notified that the above named petitioner, as executor of the 1 estate aforesaid, has filed in the Circuit Court of Adams County. Indiana, a petition. I making you defendants thereto, and praying , therein for an order and decree of said I court, authorizing the sale of certain real • estate belonging to the estate of said dece--1 dent, and in said petition described, to make j assets for the payment of the debts and 11a- | bilities of said estate; and that said petition so filed and pending, is set for hearing in said I Circuit Court, at the Court House in Decatur. Indiana, on the 24th judicial day of the ' August term, 1895. of said Court, the same ■ being the 7th day of September. 1895 Witness, The Clerk and seal of said [SEAL] iST’ August, John H. Lenhart. Clerk. | 43t3 By E. Burt Lenhart. Deputy

-X.-VOTH F OF SAL, OF GBA' EL BOAT 1 , A BONDB. , , \-V h. rvby given that the Btwrff or A*-** county. Indiana. Commissioners of Adam* < ,1-15 at 10 goner gravel road. BrasdT berhy «w 3 AU<UtOr I OF HEARING OF DITCH I’EIn the matter of the oetltion of Sarah J. , Campbell. x,>t ice is hereby given that a petition has h. eu flled with the Auditor of Adamj. county. of Indiana, and viewers have leen upturned who Lave viewed and reported said Un her term. I*6. of the Board of Commissioners j ° Tbe a ”r7y?r"of LtW motion I* that a ditch on tl?e n wit- Beginning at a poittt which is eighteen , rods east of the southwest corner of ’•>**"* h-.if.tftht riorthwvsd qunrt»T of section township north, range 15 east. In Adams : county. Indiana; thence running in a northwesterly direction, theme iu a northeasterly din-eiiou. thence southeast, thence northeasterly. them e northwesterly, thence in a southeasterly direction, and tertninatiitg m Indian Creek at a point about thirty nsls south and twenty rous ea.i ot tn< northwe*t quarter of section 29. in township » noath. range lleast. in Adams county. Indiana; passing through and upon the lands of Sarah J. ' ampbell. Miranda Buck. master. Sophia Brewster and Martin Laughthis proposed work will affi-et the lands of the following persons: Antone l omehe. r.. Ii Met ullum. James Laughlin. D. B. lord and Jefferson township. h Auditor Adams County. 41t3 By Irvin Brandyberry. Deputy. XTDTII'K <’F HEARING OF DITCH PETTHON. In the matter of the petition of Luelnda E. Flemming. Notice is hereby given that a petition has been tiled with the Auditor of Adams county. State of Indiana, and viewers have U*en appointed. w ho have viewed and reported said view, which is on file in my office. The hearing of said petition upon its merits will la* on Wednesday, the 4th day of September. 1-95. the same bring the thin! day of the September term. I?**. of the Board of Commissioners of Adams county. Indiana. The prayer of said petition is that a ditch be constructed on the following route, to wit: Beginning at a point which is thirtyone rods north and fourteen rods east of the southwest corner of section 18, township 2north. range 15 east, in Adams county, Indiana: thence running north, thence east, thence north, thence west, thence north, thence east, thence in a northeasterly direction. thence in a southeasterly direction, thence in a northeasterly direction, thence in a northwesterly direction, and terminating iu the Frank Gideon ditch, at a point about forty-six rods west and forty rods north of the southeast corner of the southwest quarter of section 7, township 28 north, range 15 east, in Adams county. Indiana; passing the lands of Lucinda E. Flemming, Slargarvt Sullivan. John Weldy et al.. Abraham Weldy. J. H. Mumma. Mary Ahr and H. L. Gladen. This proposed work will affect the lands of the following persons: J. I). Stults and Union township. > —l t —! CZj r - ’ W. H. 11. France. *3 Auditor Adams County. 41t3 By Irvin Braudyberry, Deputy. KTOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR Liyroß Lici \>e. The undersigned. Benjamin J. Knapke. hereby gives notice to the citizens and vot'f the second ward ■. ihe city of lR«-.itur Indiana, aria the citizens and voters of Washington township, in Adams county, in the *iate of In 'liana, that hi* will apply to B 'ard of Co .iiuls.*ioners of Adam* county, state of Indiana, at their September term 1-9-Y for a ll<-en*e to sell Intoxicatiug. spirit uou*. vinous, iu.ilt aii.i all other In toxica ting liquors, in less quantities than a quart at a time, with the privilege of allowing the same to Im* drank on the premises where sold. My place of business wnen ou said liquor* are to lie sold and drank is situated In a room on the following real estate U>-wit: Commencing twenty CM feet south of the northwest corner of Inlot number fiftv-six (W) running thence • parallel with tne north line <»f said huudrvd and thirty-two (132) feet, thouce south twenty-one aud one-half )214) feet, thence west one hundred aud thirty-two (U2> feet, thence north twenty «-ne and oue-half feet to the place us begin ning. which la on the east side ut Second street in the city of Decatur. Indiana, in said county aforesaid, ou the first ftoor of said building In which said room is situated, said building being a brick building two stories high fronting on the west, ano fronting on said Second street aforesaid, and known as the John W Vogiewede building. I also give notice that I will apply to said Board of (.'ouiloners for the permission and privilege of keeping, running ana op- rating pooltables in *aid room where s*ud liquors are to !»■ sold, all in the Second wan! tn the city of Decatur in Washington township in Adams couuty iu the state of Indiana. Benjamin J. Knapke. August 5, 1895. of ENUMERATION OF WHITE MALE INHABITANTS IN ADAMS COFNTY Notice is hereby given that the Township Trustees of the several townships in Adams county. Indiana, have made and returned to the undersigned auditor of said count v. their enumerations of the white male inhabitants over the age of twenty-one years, of their respective townships. Notice is further hereby given that said enumerations are on file in the office of the undersigned auditor, and are subject to the inspection of the public at said office; and the public is hereby invited to make examination thereof, with a tiew to the correction of any errors, mistakes or omissions therein. The aggregate number of white male inhabitants over the age of twenty-one years I m each township of said county, and the agI greirau* number in the entire county, according to the said enumerations and return*, are as follows: Fnion Township -jto | Root *• i Preble “ 265 j Kirkland ‘ Washington ” -T Marys ’* . Blue Greek “ *>a» Monroe *• /’ fuu French “ Hartford ” Wabash “ “i? Jefferson “ 263 Total In witness whereof I have hereunto set ntv I*» U and Hiis JUth day of July, (Seal.) w. H. H. France. ..., „ , Auditor Adams County. 41t3 By Irvin Rrandyberry, Deputy. IX'"Trno , N HEABIHB ~F '>lTt H PEBurnett. " atter ° f the P” ,i,lon James F. . Notice is hereby given that a petition has been filed with the Auditor of Adams coSnty. state of Indiana, and viewers havt ?™n appointed who have viewed and reporu-d said view which i>„n file in my hearing of said petition upon its merits will t*™''ednesdayth.-tth dav of September IttWS the same betng the 3rd day oftheS?n’ tember term 1895. of the B.rnrd o' Commissioners of Adams county. Indiana The prayer of said petition is that a ditch be constructed on the following route towit: Beginning at a point W rods south and » rods west of the northwest c,!r n “r o{ the southwest quarter of the northeast unarter I'd ** oll 2 ’ town ship 2t> north, range 14 east '"Adams county, Indiana; and thence rtnl r '° rth . % roas. thence north deg™es ’.t thence north 5 degrees 24 rods, thence north 4'.tq degrees west - . „t thence north 33 degrees east 53 rnSV ,i. rodb ' north 82 degrees n? 8, ,hen «‘north S'dehaltli.C™" ' ’hence north 53 degrees east J 4 rods, thence north 30 degrees east 21 rods, thence north 5414 degree? east -li « thence nortli M degrees east 24 " rods, north 53H degrees last ta iJt s ' thence 52 degrees east is . 1 ’hence north grees east 1' rods, thence^ W de " east 6 rods, thence rods, thence north 7S degrees east is n th * d, ”" ees north 80 degrees east 12 rods, tbeiice north 30'.; degrees east 12 rods, thenceinSh o a grees east IS rods, thence north 50 degrees

ei**t IS rtxis. thence north 70 degrees irods, thence south 50 degrees vast 24 tbiuec south • l ' ti,< south 60 degrees ea*t ** rod*, thence iivrti S degn*eseast IS rods, thence south 71 east 24 rods, thence south HO degrees eastls rods, thence north 78 degrees east « mal* thence north degrees ea*t rods, themv north 1- degree* east. 16 rods, thence north 4- degrees east 24 inmLl thence north 55 degrees east 1* rods, and terminating in the 1 James K. Martz ditch at a point about 3 rods i north of a point which is about 43 rods ea*t ' of tne southeast corner of the west half of the southwest quarter of section 30. townshin 27 north, range 15 east, in Adams county i Indiana- passing through and up. a the I lands of James F. Bnrnett, Jacob Hahn Marv E Tahler. Beni. Blossom. Ja<*ob Longenbareer. Wilson Meyers. William Barber James H. Tucker. James N. Fristoe. D. G M Trout. J. F and C. S. Spuller. and Hiram Potts and affecting the lands shown by the I viewer* report. This proposed work will affect the lands of ! the following persons: James Blossom. L I L. Rupert. John Ininger, Motts Thomas, J. D Nuttman. D. Fuhrman. Mary E. Overhulse>J and Wm. Cress. Monroe township Wash- ! ington township. St. Mary* township. Irvin Brandyberry. 43t3 Auditor Adam* County, - SALE. I Columbia Harrison] vs. 1 In the Circuit Cn .-t of ! I*m»c Robison. < Adams county, Indiana, j Nancy Robison. J I Bv virtue <>f two executions to me directed • ana delivered by the Gierk of said Court, I 1 have levied upon and will expo**- for sab- at I public auction at the Robi*<>n farm, southleast of Ihjcatur. tn Adams county. Indiana. .etween the hours of 10 o'clock a. m. and 12 o'clock p. in. of THE I7TH DAY Os AUGUST, A. 0., 1895, the following personal property: Fifty-nine acres of growing corn [more or le**] on the following described real • *tate *!• uated in Adams county, stale of Indiana, j to-wit: Commencing twenty rods east of 1 southwest corner of tn« southeast quarter of section one. township twenty-seven, ran* fourteen east, running thence north to h< •enter of the Piuua road, thence alo* g ths center of *aid read to the south line of sectlon one, thence west to the place of beginIng, containing sixty acres. Also on the f.g. lowing describt*d real estate in said county and state The nortli fraction of the 11 -tn west quarter of section twelve township twenty-seven, range fourteen east containing fifty-four acres. Also the south half of the south-west quarter of section one. town, ship twenty-seven, range fourteen east, containing eighty acres. Also the southwest qnarter of the southwest quarter of *♦• tlo® one. township twenty-seven, range fourteen east containing forty acres. Also the north half of the southwest quarter**! section four, township twenty-seven, range fifteen east in said countv and state Also slxty-five acres of growing corn [mors (*r les*] on ths following described real e<oate. Beginning at the northeast corner of the south half of the northeast quarter -f e-ction twelve, township twenty-s* ven, rungs fourteen east, running thence west to ths St. Mary * river, and thence up said rivet with the meandering* thereof to where section line on the east side of said sectloa strike* said river. Thence north on said section line to the place of beglning. Also twenty-five acres of growing corn on the following real estate: One hundred acres off of the west side of the northeast quarter of mn*tlon one, township twt Dty-ssven. rungs feu-teen east. All tn Adams county, state us Indian* . Taken as the property of Isaac Robinson and Nancy RoMnsou.to >at isfy said executions this Sth day of August. I s * • F. F. ASHBAI l BXR. Sheriff Adams Oouuty. KTOTK E OF HEARING OF DITCH PETN TITION In the matter of the petition of Daa P. Bolds. Notb’e Is hereby given that a petition has been filed with the Auditor of Adam* county. *tate of Indiana, and viewers have been apIMilntvd who have viewed and reported said view, which is on tile in my office. The hearing "f '•aid petition upon its roti it* w a Wednesday the 4th day of SeptetulM-r. the same being the 3rd day of the September term, of the Board or Commissioners of Adams County. Indiana. The prayer of said petition Is that a ditch be constructed on the following route, to-wit: Beginning at a point which is about sixty-six (6»i) r«*ds north of the southeast corner f the west half of the west haif of the northeast quarter of section thirty (3»>). township twenty-five (25) north, range fifteen (15)»*ast In Adams county. Indiana; thence running south forty degrees west three rod* thencs west five rods, thence south twenty degrees west sixteen rods, thence south tinrty-three degrees west twenty-four rods, thence west fifty-four rods, thence south six rods, thence south twenty-eight and one half drgre* - twelve rods, thence south forty-five degrees west twelve rod*, thence south fifty-five degrees west twenty-four rods, thence south sfxty-seveu degrees west eight -en r-ds, j thence south eighty degree* west i weUiy-fuiir rods, thence *outli forty-three and one-half degrees west thirty rods, thence south tiftytlve degrees west twenty-four rods, tien'e south twenty-five degrees west twelve nds, j thence south fifty-two degrees west eighteen rods, thence south seventy-four rod*, thence 1 west forty rodii, thence wouth twenty- ne rods, thence south tifty-svven 'h-gm - west nine rods, thence south eighty-three d- urees West twenty-four rods, thein*e south thirtyseven and one-half degrees w* 't fife,-h»ur rods, thence south twenty-seven degrees west thirty rods, thence south twen.y-tive degrees west thirty rod*, thence south thirtyone degrees west thirty-six rods, and teriiiinating in the Wabash river at a point w! Ii 13 about twenty (*£») rods east of a point whi< h 13 about t wenty-one (21) rods south of the northwest corner of the southeast quarter of section thirty-six 06), township twenty-rive (C) north, range fourteen (14) east in Adams county. Indiana; passing through and upon the lands of Jesse McCollum. D. P. Bolds. A. J. Aspy. .**. H. Tctple and Katie Rhod* * and afiect ng tus lauds shown by the Viewers’ report. The prvposed work will affect the lands of the following persons- E. D M< ( ullicu- A. G. Kraner, Isaac Tweple, E. B. McKeg. Wilson Mann. E. F. Beerbower, J. W. Barr. Wabash township. Irvin Brandyberry. 4it3 Auditor Adams County. "ST'OTICE OF HEARING OF DITCH PETITION In tbe matter of the petition of John A Baumgartner. Notice is hereby given that a petition has been filed with the Auditor of Adams county, slate of Indiana, and viewers have been appointed who have viewed and reported said view, which L* on tile In my office. The hearing of said petition upon its merits wiu be on Wednesday the 4th day of Sepu-mtwr. the same being the 3rd day of tbe September term. lA*5. of the Board of Commissioners of Adams county. Indiana. . The prayer of said petition is that a diten be constructed on the following route to-wit: Beginning at a point which is ten r,M " south of the northwest corner of the souta half of the southeast quarter of twenty-two (22) township twenty-six north, range fifteen (15) east. In Adams "’’Q' | ty, Indiana; running thence north twelve (19 , rods, thence north fifty-seven (57) degrees i east twelve (12) rods, thence north fifty-two I (52) degrees east fifty-four (M) rods, rnvm« north seventy-four (74) degree* east r,Mi», n „rth ’thirty C‘ > . east twenty-seven rods, thence north ! seven (47) degrees east twenty-four (24) rous. j thence nurth thirty-three (33) degrees I seventy-two (7?) rods, thence north tn lrT J* i seven and one-half (37»4) degrees east twenty (20) rods, thence crossing the state H n^. ru °' ning between the states of Ohio and Indians, thence north fifty-two (52) degrees twenty-eight (28) rods, theuce north twentyfive (25) degrees east thirty (30) rods. north fifty-six (56) degrees east eighteen ( ‘ / rods, thence north eighty-six (%) degre*> eighteen rods, thence north forty-six (*v degrees east twelve (12) rods, thence nori thirty-four (34) degrees east twelve <!-■ thence north twenty-seven (27) degr* • . fifty-six (56) rods, thence north hfty-tive a-one-half (55H) degrees east twenty-eight rods, thence north forty-four (44) degre®® east six (6) rods, thence north five east eighteen (18) rods, thence north ~rJ . five (45) degrees east eighteen (1$ north one (1) degree west thirty ' thence north fifty-four (54) degrees east wu teen (14) rods terminating in the continue of said out-let at a point which Is (26) rods west of the northeast corner 01 north side of the southeast quarter <»rs H ' . seven (7), township four (4), range one (D > in Mercer county.uhio. passing thrOU B” t(l n □pop the lands of J. A- Baumgartner. Woblit, Sapp and Owen, Anna J. Michael Hoff and Benj. Hoblit. lan d«of The proposed work will affect the<l an p , the following persons: James Hoblit, ~ Ripley. S. T. S. Douglas. Henry A. p syivanes Moods, Colinda Tague. Blue Creek township. Harper, Austin Evans and Mercer co Ohio. - Irvim Bbandtbehß’- • 43t3 Auditor Adams coun J