The Lima News from Lima, Ohio • 5

THE LIMA DAILY TUXES LUMINARIES Tie Citj Fathers Discuss Disburse and Dismiss She Must DarnHer OldHoao-Tb Contractor Must Be Bail Another Blot in Folio Affair Covered With Whitewash it OWE CASE mcs ALL WOOL II la probably the Greatest A Confidential Whisper Cannot very well be conveyed through the columns of a newspaper but fortunately no mystery about our LOW PRICES There ia no necessity for whinpering a speaking trumpet would be more appropriate If you are ao constituted that it is afficult to persuade yon land let your Bargain in Dress Goods you will see this season eyes and your judgment convince von We do not Maim to offer gold dollar for silver quarters nor to sell twenty dollar garments for five but will sell yon the beet values yon ever had for the money whether you Surchase a Fall or Winter Overcoat or Suit Reefer and Vest Pantaloons Underwear Shirts or other Furnishings Hats Ac or anything else from out large assortment Special" mention we wish to make of our elaborate display of Fine Neckwear Soft and Stiff Dress Hats Yacht 4 aps Dress GloVes Handkerchiefs and Young nobby' Knits in Sngtlo and Double breasted Sack and Frock Coataaod Fall Overcoats They will suit your taste and parse See them at the mm JUST ARRIVED! Another lot of Elegant New and New Dress Trimmings in all the LATEST NOYELTIES LEAD1IJB DRY TfiOODS STOBE 218 North Slain Street LI A CLOTHING COMPANY North Main THE UESEST MUSIC -IS T11AT The only absent member of the City Council from the meeting last night was Thomas The miontes of the former meeting were read and approved The Clerk staled that there was already an electric light at the intersection of West street and with the A Railway where the Light Committee had recommended tbe piecing at one The location waa in a memorandum given to Mr Vicary of the Committee Lswlor stated that the Railroad Company had a light there and paid for it He asked if the Committee had ascertained the eost of removing lights from one point to another Vicary understood that there was no charge and the Clerk stated that the Company would charge nothing for a removaL A petition for the grading of Baxter street 180 feet south was read The Pree-ident stated that the street was graded tooth from Spriug street as fat as it could be according to the Engineer till Elm street grade was established Mr Dixon one of the petitioner was heard and said the extension was asked for to getrid of a ditch of water The 180 feet would run with'n 20 feet of Elm street On motfoa of Lawlor the matter was referred to theEngineer Eliza A Dnrnbaugh owner of inlot No 768 Williams addition: presented a request that th city pay her $325 the amount expended by her for a sewer Into which the Askins sewer bad been turned thns making it a private sewer The President stated that it made a ooir-tinnation of the Askins sewer through the properties of Mrs Durnbaogh and Mown tlocvjr and Williams He understood that Mr Williams would petition for his share MoCnrry thought they should be reimbursed if this private sewer was' made public one Ashton suggested ascertaining whether this sewer through this a natural course was adequate Tbe President asked to hear from the Solicitor who said he was not ready to report off-band and suggested a reference to the Engineer On motion of Lawlor the matter was re terred to the Engineer and Solicitor A request was read from Thos Phelan asking that $25 of Officer a pay be he held back for him as be bad become aecnriiy for Miller to that amount at a bank Referred to the Police Committee on motion of Lawlor iuit-claim deeds from A Moore and the Lima Drilling Co for land for the Opening of Sugar street were' accepted and ordered recorded as were warranty deeds from John Koch Mr the German Reformed chnrch Mary Cunningham and John Schnable for land for the widening of West street by the German Reformed church a resolution to appropriate $250 to pay Schnable for the moving of his house and other damage waa read three times and passed The Fire Committee reported tbe Clapp A Jones engine in good working order and the other needing $1000 or $1500 worth of repairs and suggested that the money oould be better spent in the extension of the water works in order to have auxiliary lines in case of accident to the only one now leaning from the works 'The fire cisterns were reported in good order A form of contract with the Chicago Fire Hose Company for the supply of 1000 feet of hose was presented ss part of the report which was received hut on motion of Foley it was decided to advertise for bids for hose The Chief of the Fire Departmen (reported all but three or four of the fire cisterns in good order: and that with a little water to fill them and solne work he was having done all would be right Received and filed The Street report the substance of which was published on Saturday was received and filed Gottfried called' attention to a defective sidewalk at the southwest corner of Baxter and Wtnme street Eatimates to the amount of $809690 including those laid over last week were read also the regular monthly bills forjwlariee and expenses VicaTy called Up the condition 'of tbe Qreenlawn avenue sewer and he Ashton and Ewing insisted it should be bettered before the final estimato-was paid The Solicitor stated that the contractors had their estimates over tbe signature of tlie City Engineer that the work waa done in accordance with his specifications An ordinance had been passed that the Engineer should make tupectfications so-tbat the sewer should be properly filled back There was no contract to that effect The contracts merely said in accordance with specifications and the specification did not include this point Either the Engineer did not understand the ordinance or make the specification according to the ordinance The old blank contracts not good as they might be and suggested that they be burned and new ones be procured The contractor had the better of thecity Lawlor stated that such was his position three weeks ago when moved that the estimates be allowed The motion to allow all the estimates as read was carried Ashton Ewing McCurry and Vicary voting nay i A motion of Ashton to burn up the old contraot blanks: 'and- have the Solicitor draft new one was carried On motion of Ewing the Street Commissioner was instructed to fill up some of the holee left by contractors Reel from the Police Committee report ed that in the matter of officer Miller there had been no charge brought against him and so the committee had no investigation to make They suggested that the matter be referred back to the Mayor to bring charges if be wants an investigation Foley think thatynuch of a report No doubt reports had been circulated against Miller whom he believed to be one of the best policemen on the force He understood that tue man who circulated this report waa member of the police force htmsef and a married man Miller was a man of family and should either be found guilty or exonerated He believed him innocent from all he had heard He thought Miller should be put back 1 on the force The Solicitor said as Miller had demanded an investigation and no charges bad been referred It was proper to pnt him back and if chargee are made then they can ba investigated On motion of Foley tbe report eras ao cepted and Miller reinstated Street HOUSE IS THE STATE OF urricr ARM0R8VILLE ITEMS A good method to sow wheat or rye to corn ground ia to drill both ways commencing at the corner of the field and drill angling with the row The stubblee keepj th dnllff dean and tetter work can be done 7 and Nig Summit Street Toledo Where a Fine Selected Stock of the HIGHEST GRADE PIANOS Comprising Steinway Baardman Gray Lnhmer Briggs Scbnbert' and others are offered at Lour Prices and Easy Terms of Payment Write for OAtaloguo imcl Xxxformatlou I have even heard eacriligiou persona say that at the time the Board raised the my of the Superintendent from $1400 to 1800 if they had taken that money' and made that wall secure and provided fire ipes for the buildings that the money would have been better invested 1 have also beard the Board criticized for appointing the supertotendenton the Board ol Examiner as it gave him a chance to stick any applicant he did not like Now there seem to be gome reason why a member would run lor a second term There is no salary ancLno-iees One ol the present Board told a friend that he lost money while serving on the School Board yet presto change! he came out for his second term and was elect so that he could lose more money in his desire to eee the schools flourish! Generous Soul Patriotic Citisen! Let our children's great grand children water his grave with their tears Kirk ftlanrilnr with reluctant feet -t-Where womanhood and childhood meet" supreme moment a critical period! No maiden should attempt passing this boundary-line without the aid and assurance of Dr Favorite Prescription Its helpfulness in tiding over the perils incident to young -womanhood univerwiliy acknowledged! No mother can put within the hands of her daughter anything that will prove more valuable in meeting all her requirements! Dr Favorite Prescription is made expressly for all disease peculiar to 'Woman "and IS the only medicine of its kind sold through druggists and Qimranteed to give satisfaction in every case or money refunded District Sunday School Convention The Ohio State Sunday School Association will hold it third district convention at Ottawa Putnam county on the 10th and 11th of November 1801 The third district is composed of the following counties Allen Putnam Van Wert Hancock Mercer and Auglaise It is expected that this will be a meeting of great power and lasting benefit to individuals and communities as well as to the cause we represent It is therefore hoped that every worker and friend of Sunday Schools throughout the whole field will rally to this meeting Your help is great! needed and there are several ways In whic you can help along the good work' 1st By being therejroureelL V-1 2nd By inviting efherto attend'S 3rd Bv advertising in yoor own school and church 4th By earnest prayer for God's richest bleming upon it Tbe President and Secretary of the different county associations are requested and expected to secure the appointment of delegates from the schools of their respective counties The full programme with the names of speaker will soon be published in all papers in the third district H- Daqub d2t-wlt Distrct President Lima Ohie Just Before Election Cain a oolored resident of Adams township Champaign county has bran appointed postmaster at Carysvilla He is believed to be the only colored postmaster in Ohio Children Cry fo Castoria SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT And Something Worth While Talking About There has been crowing in this city for several yean and now assuming conanl-stable shape tnd magnitude the very Democratic end sensible ids that the Board of Education should be selected by the people ieatead ol being ehoaen by the banks This matter has been discnned before but it was decided (by -the banket and school book ring) that it would be unwise to the schools into politics" No one propose to the schools into politics" tlie proposition merely looks to a way ol selecting the board by the people Instead of by hankers Can anyone give a reasonable excuse why it should not be done? I have never heard a good valid reason advanced Let me tee I can give you a lesson why thi monarchical way of running the schools should be abolished -I apprehend thst it would be waste ol time to attempt to recount the dissstislac-tion that has existed and doe exist iu regard to the way this board transacts some the business of vital interest to the parents of lima and at present we have no remedy Each year the banks kindly select one Democrat and one Republican and as there it no opposition they are elected Neither does it matter to bankers whether the candidate is a beardless youth who baa-no-vhiMren -the and will not have lor year whether he know anything but the question the vital question it yon are denied trill you favor the detailing of the school funds in tny bankt It matters not whether you visit the school or not or whether yon hsve sense enough to know whether the teacher or scholars govern in that room if you when you go to deposit that money have an intellect sufficiently bright to know the difference between oor bank nod the yon are all right Is thi putting it too strong? I will make it a little stronger Wilkin the last fonr year a citizen who was a member of tbe board told me in substance but not literally that the above was correct end even told me that a certain bank asked him to come out a candidate and he also told me which bank it waa Now get acared I am not going to mention any names at present I only wish to heve it understood that I know what I am talking about A few years ago one of the political parlies at a meeting of their committees proposed to nominate two candidates which would of coarse force the other party to do the same bnt a banker who more or less well known seated himself on the neck of the boys and read several chapters of the riot act to them with such a display of logic and rhetorio as to paralyse tbe scheme Now I submit that if tbe partiee who wiah pnt np their candidates for the suffrage of the people that we will have at least eom chance for a better Board and aa a consequence better schools than we have now The present Board it would seem trust entirely to tbe kindness of Divine Providence to save the livea and limbs of the children of the West building Walk along McDonald Street look at the stone wall and the distance from the parapet to the stone walk below What If the children In make a a few dollars would remedy the trouble? lb Ilia Daily Tim Ton Bmma Dam Man 8tut Mad widely otroutaUd datifimotpaptr fo the Fifth Congressional DistrtaL 0 A Reception The flret reception ol the season to men only will be give In the mom ol the A-tralioD to-morrow (Wednesday) evening tt 8 o'clock There will be eom fine wk Prof T-A- Greene of Springfield UliiaionUtof no email skill ffiU give one ol hie justly popular end pleasing ex-1 hibitioo ol "Parlor Magic and the ladwe I will aerr refreahmeut Thfe i for men ealy and ha been arranged specially for (huiie not membera ol the Aaanriatiop let each member try to bring with him one i whole not member But let oo one watt to be pmonaliy invited It ie fire and yon are hereby cordially invited I to be premol and enjoy the good things which will be there ipr you At the Playhouee The "limited Mail drew one of the largest hooaea of the eeaaon 1V night and the applanm alter each act took nmriy the 1 form ot an ovation Borne ol the little erode TOioet "of ft play -hare neeo I smoothed and in many respect it dramatic I worth has been bettered Mr anoe- was handicapped in one I Th atage was not large enoagh to nmaomeef hfe new eeneryp--H haa a fine new tunnel scene and a new ekwmiu scene I with a real saw It Should bo la Every House Wilson 371 Clay street SharWmrg Pa save be will not be without Dr Kuig'a Stv Discovery for Consumption: Cough and Cold that it cured hi wife who was threatened With Pnentooni after an attack of Grippe" when veriou other rem diee and several physician bad done her no good Robert Barber of CooksportPa claim Dr King's New Discovery has done him more good than anything he ewwnsed for lung trouble Nothing like it Try it Pise bottles at Melville Bros drug store Large bottlee 50o and $1-00 What Some An Waiting Tor A story is going tbe rounds of the pres to the effect mat a certain farmer out west had a danse in hie will setting apart $1000 oi his estate to pay for the home paper sent to his neighbor for life as the neighbor had been a constant borrower of hit PP the dying man did not want him to bother ny ol this other neighbora NERVOUS PROSTRATION drunkenness fits opium habit St Vitus dance hysteria headache hot flashed nervous dye 'Pepsi a confusion are cured by Dr Miter Nervine Fine booki free Melville Bros Tor Bent An elegant suite of room on second floor RQitibU for wiy light 1 buiiw For tailoring or dies making establishment can not oe surpassed Enquire at one at this office Mis Caroline Battles died Thursday and was buried Saturday She had poor healths a Jong time Her home waa with her sister Mrs John Ewing The Charles Huber sals Tbura- -day was well attended Most of the property brought fair price Mr Lora Jr waa auctioneer and Sam Matter clerk John gretoeiy bunted last week and he on korees that toon-dered by eating wheat White Yoakum was burning in hi clean -tog last week and the big fires astonished the natives The essential constituents of a fertiliser are nitrogen phosphoric acid and potash and tb ary weather had a bad effect on fertilizers applied last month 4 Henry Fett of' Jackson township was bitten on the ends of his fingers by a horse 1 His arm twilled to his body and the pain was very severe at last accounts -t 'i! Foley called attention to the had condition of the crossing of the A tracks on Main street McCurry to Cherry alley south of Kibby street and the pump at Main and Wayne streets Reel from the Police Committee stated that a bill of $30 for police helmets had never been ordered by the Committee Lawlor moved its payment believingthe lima police should be a ce a any They were now shaving their orders The President explained that th helmets had been obtained for the Labor Day-parade the Chief ordering them aa there waa no time to lay the matter before the Committee The motion carried Bills of Ir Kahle $2 for attendance on a man who died in the police station of Phalen $160 expenses to Ohio City and estimates of MoCullongh for sewer pine were presented Foley moved to reject the bids of Kahle and Phalen and pass the other Kahle was the Health Officer and drew a salary sod if there was a city phystoian he see what right Kahle haa- to usurp the duties and ask pay for it Lawlor understood that Dr- Kahle was toreoaive no compensation from the city other than attending to the prison Thu man was in the prison when he was called "McCurry moved that th estimates of -Cullough be referred to the Finance Committee Foley and Dietrich protested that they might as well be paid at once as they were by the City Engineer McCurry declared all bills might aa well be referred to tbev Engineer He know whether more was charged than waa right The own brother the bills Hoover from the Finance Committee said these estimate were before the committee and referred to the Engineer for his signature The Solicitor declared it would not be right to refer it back The motion to refer wo lost and the claim waa allowed Th Council adjourned and most of the members went to the Opera House and took to the OBSERVATIONS OT THE TIMES Tlie Ice men are sad Oongh drops are in order Skate will be th next thing Nutting parti are now nbont th thing 1 "liJW iVsW 'VA Electric Bitters This remedy is becoming to well known and so popular as to need no special mention: All who have need Electric Bitten sing the tame Song ol praise A purer medicine does not exist and it is guaranteed to do all that is claimed Electric Bitten will cure all dieeasesof the liver and kidneys will remove pimples boils salt rheum and other affection caused by impure blood Will drive malaria from the system and prevent as well aa care ill malarial fever For cute of headache constipation and indigestion try Electric Bitten Entire satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded Price 60o and $1 per hot-: tie at Melville firm drug store Arnica Salve Th best salve la th world for Oita Bruises Korea Uloen Balt Rheum Fever -Sores Tetter Chapped Hands Chilblains Corns end all Skin Eruptions and poeitive- Fot sola by Melvilla Bros irkfrtrrMiiii 'mrin ri! wi" rrninrii inm ir ir "hiififi ti tfftrfli' wwwwBwe.