Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 26, Number 42, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 11 April 1896 — Page 4

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THE MAIL.

^1 A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

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A. C. DT7DDL128TON.

PIEPKNBRINK

DUDDLESTON PIEPEHBR1HK,

PROPRIETORS. PUBLICATION OFFICJ,

Nos. 30 and 22 South Fifth Street, Printing House Square.

The Mail Is sold in the city by newsboys and all newsdealers, or will be delivered to any address, by mail, at the rate of 32 a year, 21 for si* months, or 50 cents for three months.

Entered at the Postofflce at Terre Haute, Ind., as second-class matter.

SATURDAY, APRIL 11. TM.

IN spite of all the proclamations of Captain General Weyler, and his unquestioned brutality, the Cuban insurgents are yet unconquered.

THAT was a mean insinuation of a Kansas paper that Mr. Harrison postponed his wedding until after Easter in order to force his prospective bride to buy her own Blaster bonnets.

POOR old Spain, who is so poverty stricken and debt ridden that the sign To Let" would be an appropriate placard for her palace doors, is spending (5,000,000 a month in Cuba trying to conquer the rebels. About the only satisfaction in it for her is that she is getting a wonderful run for her money. __________

THK Georgia congressman, Cobb, who had a narrow escape from rendering himself famous, or notorious, by stopping in a speech several years ago and asking "Mr. Speaker, where am I at," has finally dis--covered his exact location. He is outside the breastworks, having been unseated by the present house, and his place given to a Populist.

TH pyramid fiend, like the straw vote dervish, has thus far kept under cover, but if there is anything in the pyramid theory:

RKKD, QUAY, CUT.LOM, MORTOX, BRADLEY, AL IS O N MCKINLEY,

the Ohio man, is in "on the ground floor."

Wnvisit that when a president or ex president takes unto himself a wife that the ceremony is performed with odd surroundings. It is to be presumed, of course, that the worrwcn fixes all the wedding plans. Why Miss Folsom wanted to go to the White House and be married has always been inexplicable, as also is now the de cision of Mrs. Dimmick to be married in a big and fashionable church with only forty persons to occupy a seating capacity of three thousand.

TIIK bicycle industry is becoming an important one in Indiana. A recent bulletin issued by the state bureau of statistics •hows that there are seventeen factories in the state for the manufacture of bicycles. The«e employ 2.410 persons, with wages ranging from $1.71 to 14.12 per day. The value of the manufactured product of these establishments is *3,085,377. So universal, however, is the demand for wheels this year, that these factories, like those else* where, are unable to meet their orders.

TIIK government, expenditures for March were $1,250,000 greater than the receipts, the deficit since the fiscal year began, July 1st, being $19,000,000. Still, when an opportunity was offered for increasing the revenues by the adoption of another tariff law, the short-sighted senators from the far west proclaim that the government revenues shall not be increased unless they are given free silver. And this is what we are pleased to term statesmanship in these closing years of the nineteenth century!

IT begins to look as if there would be a new power in moving canal boats. A syndicate is trying to buy the privilege for running boats on the Erie canal with electricity. Many years ago there was a standing offer of thousands of dollars for a motive power that could lie used and which would not be injurious to the canal bed or banks of the canal. Nearly all plans were futile because of the washing of the banks by the wheels or propellers moved by steam power, but perhaps the electric trolly is to be the solution.

IT was said by Ambassador Bayard's friends that he would resign if the house of representatives adopted the resolutions ceusuriug him for his abuse of that portion of the American people differing with him regarding the principle of protection. The resolutions were adopted some time ago, but there is no information as to the appearand of his resignation. The 137,500 job he holds, with the perquisites attached thereto, is, no doubt, dearer to his AngloAmerican heart than the censure of the people he pretends to represent.

"TKDDY" KOOSKVKI.T'S enforcement of the liquor laws in New York City, so severely condemned by the managers of the machine" there, seems to have resulted in bringing the machine men over to his way of thinking. The Raines excise law, which was strictly enforced there last Sunday, out-Roosevelts Roosevelt by the severity of its provisions, and yet it owes It* enactment to the support of the very men who at first so severely condemned Rocwevelt, tinder Its provisions saloons are required to be closed from midnight on Saturday until 5 a. m. on Monday morning, and to have their shades up so that policemen and everybody else can see that the barroom is empty. This provision is enforced by a fine of twice the license f« for it* violation and a five-year embatt^o on another license. Very few New ¥ork or Brooklyn saloon keepers will take the chance of paying a fine of It,900 and erf going without a license tor the next flv* years for the profit to be secured by 8uaday selling. Mr. Piatt's law is not only

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the dry est kind of a dry Snndaylaw, but he has made it practically self-enforcing. There are a great many communities waiting the appearance of practical Roosevelts in securing municipal reforms of various kinds. They may Jiot be well received when they first appear, but their methods are likely to ultimately bring them popularity.

IK Illinois, where stringent legislation was passed in 1898 restricting the employment of children in factories, the percentage of child employes has fallen from 8.5 per cent, in 1883 to 4.5 per cent, in 1895. In sweat-shop manufacturing the percentage was increased, nearly all of the child employes being girls, two-thirds of whom can neither read or write. State legislation does not seem to effect any reform in the system of sweat-shop manufacturing, and it is high time for congress to adopt some uniform law regulating this pernicious business.

WAR is perhaps proper at some times, but peace is better at all times, if secured with honor. There will be a great meeting in behalf of international arbitration at Washington week after next, and there will be the heartiest sympathy universally with the purposes of the meeting. Peace digs no graves, wrecks no homes, and piles up no war debts, and if a practical system of international arbitration can be devised it will meet the approval of all the civilized nations of the earth, excepting, perhaps, those monarchies whose governments are maintained by pure military strength. And their time on earth is destined to be of brief duration. ~ar

THE superiority of the American workmen over those of other countries receives another illustration in the statement recently issued by the British board of trade, showing the production of coal and the number of persons employed in that industry during the year 1894. The United Kingdom, the greatest coal producing country in the world, produced 188,277,000 tons, and employed 665,747 persons, an average of about 280 tons to the individual. The United States produced 152,448,000 tons, and employed 368,209 persons, an average of 420 tons to the individual. It is interesting in comparison to note the producing power of the individual in otherof the leading coal countries, as follows: Germany, 222 tons France, 190 tons Belgium, 175 tons, and Japan, 111 tons. The Japanese evidently have much to learn of us yet in regard to the digging of coal.

THE fact that Mr. Cleveland is most likely to be the Democratic candidate for president is beginning to be accepted by those who heretofore hooted the suggestion. Walter Wellman, of the TimesHerald, who sent from Buzzard's Bay last summer a semi-official statement that Mr. Cleveland would soon make known the fact that he would not again be a candidate now says he is to be a candidate and that such senators as Gorman, Brice, and Hill and most of the southerners believe that the president is scheming not only to con trol the convention for the purpose of preventing the adoption of a free silver platform but for the renomination of himself. Such will continue to be the belief of the best informfetaien in Washington until the president declares to the contrary over his own signature. Mr. Wellman now, no doubt, understands that he was "used" last summer at Buzzard's Bay. The president wants it to appear that he yields to a sense of patriotic and party duty in making the race for a third term

IT is pretty hard to keep a good man down. Two years ago Charles B. Landis, editor of the Delphi Journal, one of the brightest and most interesting of the sor called "country papers" in the state, was nominated for congress by the Republicans in a district that was surely Republican, the Tenth. DissensiQns arose, and with a manliness that was as creditable as it was unusual, he withdrew rather than jeopardize the success of his party. The candidate who succeeded him was elected-1y thousauds, as he might have been. The last legislature put the Delphi editor into a district as surely Republican as was the other, and this week he was nominated for congress, a nomination that is practically equivalent to an election. Mr. Landis is a brilliant public speaker, and his tribute to our own Col. Thompson, at the Republican "love feast" at Indianapolis last fall, was as graceful a thing as was ever said. As a member of congress he will be a credit to a profession that, while it does much to mould public opinion, asks for little, and receives less, recognition in the way of public preferment than any other.

TH E senate committee on postoffices has acted upon a recommendation of the postmaster general and reported adversely on a bill intended to make sure the carriage of newspapers as in case with letters that are short in postage. If a letter weighs more than the maximum for a two cent stamp Uncle Sam carries it along to the person addressed and collects the extra postage when the letter is delivered. It was proposed to let papers be carried c. o. d. in the same manner. The postmaster general says the principle of full prepayment has existed for over thirty years with great resulting advantage to the postoffice and with practically no complaint from the public. The postmaster general's ignorance is astounding. If he were about newspaper offices for a time he would hear complaints enough. Since the newspapers have grown beyond the old size of four pages, millions of copies have been mailed only to be consigned to postoffice waste baskets. The subscriber or purchaser of the big Sunday paper, for instance, after reading his paper wraps it for mailing to a friend, and knowing that one full postage Is one cent puts on a two cent stamp for assurance sake. But it is not enough. He does not know that his paper is withheld for postage and the person to whom he tries to send it perhaps never learns that it was put in the postoffice for him. It may be that the two persons, the sender and the person addressed, do not have any correspondence Mad perhaps do not see each other except at long Intervals and then there may be conversation on the subject of that paper, in which no doubt there was a marked article whose reading the

sender knew would interest his friend* Why the newspaper may not be carried to its destination c. o. d. as well as a letter is not explained by the postmaster general. It is a common thing in newspaper offices to hear persons tell about receiving letters from friends or relations in which it is said the writers never received the newspapers sent to them, and the instances in,which the miscarriage is made known are not one hundredth of the total of newspapers which never left the office where mailed.

THE McKinley pendulum does not seem to be swinging backward with enough momentum to cause his friends great alarm. Four state conventions were held this week, South Carolina, Utah, Oregon and Rhode Island. South Carolina elected delegates instructed for McKinley, as did Oregon, while Rhode Island did not instruct. The Utah delegates were not instructed. Outside of state conventions, however, McKinley succeeded in defeating Bradley in Louisville, carried several districts in Tennessee, and two in Maryland, that is to say delegates to state and district conventions were elected favorable to his nomination. If he does as well in the conventions to be held next week the prophecies of his friends that he will be nominated on the first ballot will appear likely of realization. Next week there will be five State conventions—-in Kentucky, Nebraska and North Dakota on April 15, and in Maine and New Jersey on the following day. Kentucky is entitled to 26 delegates, Nebraska 16, North Dakota 6, Maine 12, and New Jersey 20, making 80 from these five States. At the present outlook, Reed will get those from Maine, and McKinley the rest, either on first or second choice. It is interesting to read in this connection the statement of Congressman Grosvenor, of Ohio, Who is supposed to be the authorized spokesman for McKinley. He says that Mr. McKinley has at present 275 sure votes, as follows: Alabama, 4 Arkansas, 16 Florida, 8 Georgia, 17 Illinois, 6 Indiana, 30 Kansas, 20 Louisiana, 8 Minnesota, 18 Mississippi, 18 Missouri, 10 Nebraska, 2 New Jersey, 2 New York, 4 Ohio, 46 Pennsylvania, 2j~ South Carolina, 6 South Dakota, 8: Texas, 12 Virginia, 2 West Virginia, 2 Wisconsin, 24 Indian Territory, 2 New Mexico, 4 Oklahoma, 4. He prophecies that the first of May will see the number of McKinley delegates easily 450.

Spring Requires

Thajt the impurities which have accumulated in your blood during the winter shall be promptly and thoroughly expelled if good health is expected. When the warmer weather comes these impurities are liable to manifest themselves in various ways and often lead to serious illness. Unless the blood is rich and pure that tired feeling will afflict you, your appetite will fail and you will find yourself "all rundown." Hood's Sarsaparilla tones and strengthens the system, drives out all impurities and makes pure, rich, healthy blood. Hood's Sarsaparilla is the one true blood purifier and the best spring medicine. Be sure to get only Hood's.

LITTLE FASHION ITEMS*

Dotted muslins, black with white dots, or all black, make smart gowns. Dimities and lawns, black ground with hair lines of white, are among the new goods, ay 4

Scottish combinations in fine colors, with designs showing blue, red, green and black squares, are still very popular.

Nacre plaids barred off in gold are among the pretty novelties. Black velvet ribbons with nasturtium (capucine) velvet trimmings produce a rich effect.

Bonnets of fancy braids, straw laces and horse-hair braids—the latter enriched with tinsel, spangles, jets or appliqued with cream laces—will be shown later.

The white silk ground with black satin stripes is too conspicuous for street wear, but for dinner gowns, or, again, separate waist, is always becoming and in fashion.

New elbow sleeves have a short, full puff at the armhole, with the material below tucked to fit the arm then comes a band and bow of satin or velvet ribbon and another puff, small in size.

TEBBE HAUTE SATURDAY EVENING MAIL, APBIL 11, 1896.

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A False Diagnosis.

La Grippe is confounded by many persons with a severe attack of catarrh, which in some respects resembles the former. These individuals suffer severely with pain about the forehead, eyes and ears, with soreness in throat and stoppage of the nasal passages, and in fact, are incapacitated for work of any kind for days at a time. These are catarrhal sufferers. Ely's Cream Balm has been used with the best results in such cases. The remedy will give instant relief.

Edgar Dick, 13 South' Fourth street, is selling Paints, Oils, and Varnishes.

Fresh Bulk Oysters at Eiser's..

There was never shown til this city such a large and complete stock of Bed Boom Suits, Couches and Lounges as can be seen at Willis Wright's,No. 424 Main street, and the prices he is giving on them, and on all other classes of goods, are such as to make all competitors tremble. You'll have a "good eye" on on you if you buy your furniture this spring of

WILLIS WRIGHT/ 424 Main Street.

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The New Terre Haute Bicycle

McCluskey St Pugh, the south Sixth street bicycle dealers, will have the exclusive sale of the new jwbeel, and will have a fall line In stock next week. The wheel will be known as the Damascus, and will be furnished in all colors. All parities buying these wheels will get their names put on them free of charge.

Schlitz's Atlas Brau at the Herman saloon, 14 north Seventh street.

Mnothar Assessment insurance Company in Trouble. Indianapolis News.

Harry B. Gates, through his attorneys,' Gates & Hume, has filed a complaint in. the Circuit court against the Stat6 Life Insurance Company, of Indianapolis, Ind. The complaint is on the cancellation of a policy and return of premium paid. It alleges that the company misrepresented the terms of the policy. It claimed to have a policy, which was issued to plaintiff, on which certain fixed annual premiums were paid without assessments, when, in fact, the policy not only bound him to pay the fixed annual premiums, but held him liable for assessments as Well.

The complaint also alleges that the contracts issued by t.he company are null Mid void, and it is not authorized under the statutes of the state to issue any policies or certificates of membership upon any other plan than what is known as the assessment plan. The company, it is alleged also, does not comply with the laws which govern this plan, in that it issues a straight policy and attempts to evade the law through an emergency clause. It also evaded the law, the plaintiff says, in regard to the endowment clause. The statute prohibits endowments under' the assessment plan.

The company in its contract agrees, upon the surrender of the policy, after a certain time, to pay to the insured a certain sum of money each year during life. The plaintiff asks that the policy be rescinded and that judgment be given for the amount of money which he has expended in premiums.

COMPANY'S LAST REPORT.

The last report of the company, filed with the auditor of state, is tot the year ending December 81, 1895. It shows the total assets of the company to be $23,612.58. Prior to December 31, 1894, the company issued and had in force ninety-eight policies on December 31, 1895, the company had 731 policies in force. During the last year the company paid two policies and thirty-five were forfeited. The total income of the company during the year, as shown by the report, was $66,725.98, and the total expenses $47,048 90

The company was incorporated in September, 1894, and during the same month was admitted to do business in the state as an assessment company. Recently representatives of the old line companies have been complaining to the auditor that the qompany was doing the regular line insurance business, without suffering the burdens laid by law on the regular life insuris ,J ance companies. It is said to be not improbable that the life underwriters of the

city may join the plaintiff in his suit

A car load of the latest improved Refrigerators just received at Finkbiner & Duenweg's.

The merchant tailoring department at Goodman & Hirschler's is always on the increase, People who want a first-class suit made to order know by this time that no house in the state makes abetter fitting garment than they do, and nobody can show a better or more complete line of woolens. Their prices are from $5 to $10 less than others. Try them. -r A"

lie in style and ride atDAYTON. W. D. Morris & Co.

Schlitz's Atlas Brau jit the Herman saloon/ i4: xiiorth Seventh street.

G. A. & W.

Card to the Ladies.V7.

Mr. Gafferty, representing P. B. AuTf. & Co., will be at Schluer & Foulkes' Thursday, April 23d, with an extensive line of samples for Ladies' Shirt Waists, which he will be pleased to show to all who are interested in that line. Very truly,

SCHLUER & FOULKES.

602 Wabash Avenue/

Call and see us, as we will make special prices on all Musical Merchandise, Banjos, Guitars, Mandolins, Violins and Accordeons, from Saturday, April 11, 1896, to Saturday, April 18,1896. Also Sheet Music at half price. Remember the place and date, as we can save you money. ,5- R. DAHLEN. Proprietor.

*Geo, A. Taylor lea*is trade in Tan Shoes.

Dickson, Lessees, Mangers.

MONDAY TUESDAY.... WEDNESDAY

April 13,14,15.

AND WEDNESDAY MATINEE.

4 GREAT SCENIC PLAYS

Monday eve. Tuesday eve -The Train

The Smugglers Wreck'

Wednesday Mat The Mystic Mountain Wednerday eve The Fatal Mark Entire special scenery and effects for each play. Seats now on safe at Buntin's.

Popular prices, 10^30^30,50c.

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37th.

Lecture Subject—THE BIBLE. Sale of seats will begin at Buntin April 30.

A. M. HIGGINS. Lawyer.

Telephone 382. Opera House Block

REMOVED.

James W. Haley,

Proa Pie. 1211 Wabash Antic Te Rsea I Saviagi Bask BaikRaf. Wbere he can be found by parties wanting anything in his line. Notary Poblie. Beal Estate—a number of very desirable proper-

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Refrigerators.

The Depend able Supremacy

Shirt Waists*?£-

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Yoke back large Bishop sleeves laundered collars and cuffs beauful new colors

Percales, Lawns. Dimities In 60 different colors attached or detached collars and cuffs.

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JAMES H. LAWSON, Administrator.

DMINISTRATOR'8 APPOINTMENT.

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed administrator of the estate of Jacob W. Ogle, deceased, late of Vigo county, Indiana. The estate is supposed to be Bolvent. FRED H. OGLE,

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Of our house is not the outgrowth of a day, a weelc or a year, but is attributable to the fact that during the long business experience we have carried the world's very best merchandise which has always been as represented, and every purchase in our establishment carries with it the guarantee of full value. The responses we meet with from our advertisements is evidence pre-eminent that the public long since discovered that we never indulge in sensational advertising with a view to mislead, but that our statements ar$ genuine, and always bear the impress of truth.'lJ ',4 J*»- ?'8 &

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A. FEL8ENTHAL, Attorney.

NOTICEB.

OF APPOINTMENT.

The undersigned has been appointed administratrix. with the will annexed, of the estate of Frledericke Wittenberg, deceased. Said estate is sol vent.

EMILIE RIEHLE.

STIMSON. STIMSON

OONDIT, Attorneys.

OTICE OF APPOINTMENT AS ADMINISTRATOR. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed by the Vigo Circuit Court of Vigo County, Indiana, administrator of the estate of Catharine Lawson, deceased. The estate is probably solvent.

Administrator.

/^ALL FOR REPUBLICAN CITY FRI\J MARIES. The Republicans of the city and any others who wish to afflllato with them, are requested to meet at places mentioned below, Tuesday evening, April 14, 1896, at 7:30 o'clock, for the purpose of nominating candidates for council to be voted for on May 5th, 1806.

PLACES OF MEETING.

First Ward—Howe's grocery. Second Ward—Colored church, corner Fourteenth and Oak streets.

Third Ward—Germanla hall: Fourth Ward—Upstairs in Linton building on Ohio'street.

Fifth Ward—John ^Thtfirhas' blacksmith shop. Sixth Ward—Stump's hall, Fourth and Vandalia railroad.

Seventh Ward—Star livery stable, on north Seventh street. Eighth Ward—Rockwell's livery stable, east Main street. 1?, it

Ninth Ward-Barrett's halliv'!^^-.^ Tenth Ward—Faust's hall. J. Q. BUTTON, Chairman. Ross BBOKSOX, Secretary.

DIED.

PA DIX)CK—William Paddock died yesterday morning at 8 o'clock, aged 78 years. The fnneral will take place Sunday at 2:30 p. m. from his late residence, 812 north Eighth street.

Interaenl at WoodlaWti CBtofitfy. Friends of the family Invited, tp attend without further notice. 5 1 I,-

WANTED.

ANTED—Wa

an In or near Terre Haute to

act as private detective nnder Instructions experience unnecessary. Address Supt. Universal Detective Agency, Indianapolis. Ind.

Inwill

regard to the wholesale grocer busindw I say since I

have been exposing intake

mixing and fixing and repacking tho* stale goods, all full of worms anabugs, have a great many returned which they 1 to work over again or haul off and thi away which is quite a loss to them as ther where they make their Mg profit. Also wholesalers, rectifiers and compounders I all the most deadliest poisons on earth there is nothing said about it stop and I tell you all about them.

PETER N.8TAFFJ Old Cobweb Hi

WANTED—AGENTS,a

Rental and

ites at remarkably low Pension agent. Pension Vouchers made out. Entrance on Ohio street.

fimt-class men (,

tiers) to introduce new patent art!

Every man who owns a horse buys it cm sflrht. the right parties. Hef. requf ed.

Big money to the E.R. H. Co.,

Temple Bidg., Philadelpluai Pa.

Wash Goods

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Newest novelties. Persian And Dresden effects in Fine French Percales, Dimities and Lawns.

r* JWRdot & Co.

Take a look in this department and then see how funny all other so-called wash Roods departments look when compared with It. Our wash goods are at least 15 per cent, less In price and then look at values and choice you get.

Organdies made In France Persian QE? and Dresden effects beautiful, daln- (jjjr ty fabrics per yard

Jaconas Linen Batistes In pure linen colors Dimities in dainty stripes, rich colorings Embroidered Mull, a beautiful soft effect. All these lines at less than..

Importers and Retailers.

^sLOOK HERE!'V:

cf If you are going to build, what is the use of going to see three or four different kinds of contractors? Why not go and see

"Jt'pi .v' A. PROMMB,

Greneral Contractor

416 WILLOW STEBBT,

As he**employs the best of mechanics in Brick Work, Plastering, Carpentering. Painting, etc., and will furnish you plans and specifications if wanted.

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LOST—On

Eighth street, between Poplar

and Mulberry, or on Seventh street, on Friday, April 10th, a mink cape. Finder will receive suitable reward by leaving it at E. D. HARVEY'S, No. 18and 20 north Fourth Street.

BASE BAIvIy.

Terre Halites

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At the Athletic Park,

Sunday, April 12.

Game called at 8 o'clock. TUESDAY, April 14th, The Chicago NFT' tional League Team, with "Pop" Anson and all the old favorites.

CRUSHED COARSE...

4.50

Delivered.^

Sample order, 3 bushels to test, 25 Equal to Anthracite Coal.

Citizens' Fuel & Gas

507 Ohio Street.

^fThe last day for the payment of county taxes will fall upon the third Monday of April. Please call early and avoid the rush. 3S'V w. T.

S4NFORD,

County Treasurer.

A. M. HIGGIXS, Attorney for i'laintllT. •JQ"OTICE TO NON-RES1 DENT/

State of Indiana, county of Vigo, in the Superior court. Vigo covmtjL March term, 1806. No. 488L Terre HauteTtarrlage and Buggy company vs. William Mcl'heeters and Ellall. McPheeters, attachr fltb day of April, •ed by the court that the clerk notify by publication said William Mc-

Be it known, that on" IflOB, it was ordered

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the court that the „llam Mc

Pheeters as non-resident defendant of the

pendency of this action against him. Said defendant is therefore hereby notified of the pendency of said action against him and that the same will stand for trial June Sd. MM, the same being June term of said court In the year MM. CSSAL] Attest: HUGH D. ROQUET, Olerk.