Decatur Democrat, Volume 38, Number 25, Decatur, Adams County, 7 September 1894 — Page 1

The Decatur Democrat.

VOLUME XXXVIII.

DO M UHFHN GHOWt Do suckers grow, is a question that f' has long been in use all over the country. The question needs an explanation. What constitutes a sucker? A sucker is an individual who will go away from home and buy an article of any description and pay two prices therefor when the same can be bought at home for one price. This consti- ' tutes a sucker. We have in our community just such people. They are never satisfied with home productions, or home enterprises. Anything that a stranger brings to our city—in their estimation—is far better and far cheaper than that which is produced or sold by home people. As an illustration of the truthfulness of this, one only needs to stand around and watch when a stranger comes to our city and opens up a business. An itinerant cross-roader. of the above make-up, arrived in our city the other day with a lot of boots and shoes, which he advertised as having been damaged by lire and water, and which would be sold at one half the wholesale price. No sooner had this announcement of half price been made to these suckers, when they broke the seam of , their trousers pockets to get out the ft long green with which to buy, thinking they had struck a bargain, and this the last chance on earth to get away with it. Yesterday we saw a man make a purchase of a pair of shoes at this place which were marked $1 39—price before tire and water had damaged them $2 50. This was a great bargain for Mr. Sucker, and he took advantage of it On examination we found that the same shoe could be bought of any oi our home merchants for $1 00. But it was ever thus with the sucker, and without them the street fakir and the itinerant cross-road merchant V couldn’t do business. THIANG I LAK BANK BALL. A series of ball games will be played in the cities of Decatur, Kendallville and LaGrange in the near future, by clubs of the above cities, which will be different in style to any that have heretofore been played. They will consist *» of two games each day—one in the forenoon and one in the afternoon —all three clubs participating, on the»same ? day. The club winning the game in the forenoon, will play the club in reserve in the afternoon, and so on till one of the three clubs has proven itself champion. J. W. Place, manager oi Place’s Creams, has been at LaGrange and Ligonier for the past few days and has arranged for the above sport to take place some time next week. HEAD ’EM OFF. Now that the water works question has been disposed of by our City Fathers, would it not be in order to next find out why street fakirs are allowed to obstruct our main thorough, fares, when court street has been selected for that purpose. The marshal should see that this nuisance is abated, if license are issued for that purpose, contrary to the city ordinance. The Bluffton News of August 31st says that Captain Nolan, of the L'ght Guards of that city, has fled the country and is a fugitive from justice. The funds of the company seems to have * been intrusted to his care and he appropriated the same to his own use and is now reported to be at Minster, Ohio, while the company is short about S6O. Too great confidence is the cause of the loss to the Light Guards. The boys or young men who throw matches on the floor, as was done in the court room and on the stairway leading thereto, should be prosecuted. Such acts may cause the death of some person, and the one throwing the | matches will be as guilty of murder as I the person who shoots another. It is I the duty of parents to be with their I boys when they are out of an evening, I as they can save themselves many a I heartache and bad feeling towards the I officers whose duty it is to see that the ■ law is upheld. I Lieut. Davis, of the Bth Cavalry ReI editing office, at Fort Wayne, was in ■ town to-day en route from Hartford ■ Citysjlnd Bluffton back to Fort Wayne. ■ If there are any young men in town ■ ’anxious to know the circumstances and | conditions of service in the army, Lieut ■ would be glad to correspond ■ with them, as he expects to visit De- ■ catur about the 19th of this month to ■ make enlistments. ■ Mearle Teague, son of the Rev. Mr. ■ Teague, of Pendleton, and a young ■Russian who was his guest, have been ■arrested on demand of the authorities ■at Denver, Colo., on charge of embez- ■ zlement. Teague has been doing re■portorial work on the Denver RepubKttn until his recent return home.— Bw>bash Times. ■ Moarle Teague is well-known to our ■people and they hope there is no truth ■in the above report. ’Sh.,■ # r

DECATUR. ADAMS COUNTY, INDIANA. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1894.

nchool note*. Once more the welcome sound of the school bell greet our <ar and calls the festive youth from work and from play to the pleasant and profitable hours of study. Six hundred and sevehty pupils were in attendance Monday morning. Appearances were never more flattering for a successful school year than they are at present. Supt. Moffett has so arranged school matters this year that he may devote almost his entire time to the personal supervision and education of the schools. From the looks of the number of pupils who were Hocking into Blackburn & Miller, llolthouse& Smith, W. IL Nachtrleb's drug stores to buy sclioo supplies, one would judge that the interest in education in the Decatur schools is a live one. Especial attention has been given this year to instruction in chemistry, latin and also in the supervision of the higher grades. Work in penmanship and drawing will not begin until the second week of school. Miss .Nellie Woodward, Miss Johnson and Marion Smith entered the schools for this year. M. E. Hower, formerly principal of Second Ward school, will teach the Magley school this coming winter. The impressions first formed are very true as to instructors, hence we conclude that those in the Decatur schools for the first time will prove theriiselves valuable aids in the management of the schools. ‘•All that I need,” said one of the High School students, *‘to give me first honors, is more application and a better deportment The purchase of a complete outfit of apparatus for the chemical and physical laboratory is a step in the right direction in ideal High School work. GENERAL SCHOOL NOTES. Floyd Brittson will leave Monday for Purdue where he is taking a course in electrical engineering. Chas. Zimmerman, of Willshire, will leave soon for DePauW» where he is taking special work preparatory to en tering the ministry. .. .. ...■„ .TbeTnstftute enrollment attendance of this year has never before been equaled, and proves conclusively that Adams county is one of the leading counties in the State in educational interests. Many of our teachers are complaining that foreign teachers are employed. There are but two reasons that justify the hiring of such teachers. They are, first, when home teachers are too few, and when they are incompetent. It is right to secure the possible talent for the salary paid, whether that talent be in Adams county or California. The salaries paid teachers, especially in the city schools, must be raised to secure the best results. It is fallacious to ask the best work from excellent teachers for a salary of S4O or $45 a month; it precludes preparation and live interest in the schools. The High school pupils find that to succeed this year in their studies they must burn the midnight oil. Some who are opposed to High school education say “What is the use of studying Latin?” Such people can see no benefit in life only when there a dollar at the end of the shovel, ax or lesson or whatever it may be, but that is too narrow a View of life and educative development. The school is now in good running order and students are rapidly acquiring the habits of study. Tbe combining of two rooms into High school makes a very beautiful and commodious room for study and recitation. No course of study is worthy the naffie which admits lop-sided development. Let the requirements be thorough, B. A. Winans, Supt. of Geneva schools, reports an attendance of 220. Frank Parrish, formerly an Adams county teacher, now a medical student under Dr. Thomas, will leave for the Indiana Medical College on the 29th inst. Schools in Union township begin next Monday. Adams county against any county in the State in number and beauty of her school buildings. What Adams county wants: One hundred college and normal graduates. An institution for the betterment of education within her limits. Eightmontbs’term of school. One hundred and fifty 36-months certificates. Teachers who study teaching as well as the thing to be taught. An interest in edneatian which shall permeate every township. „ Butcher shop and dwelling house for sale in the town of Monroe, EasV terms given to purchaser. Enquire of J. L. Grbssj Monroe, Ind. 23-3

TOWNNHIP DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY ELINTION. The Democratic primary election for Washington township la.t Saturday was one of the most harmonious and satisfactory in tbe history of the county. While tbe full vote of the party was not polled, owing to the rush of work among the farmers and others, the result very probably would have been tbe same had a full vote been polled. While each and every candidate in the race for the office which he was entered, expected to come in under the wire first, and win: those who failed in their expectations should accept the result as being the will ot the people, and with a spirit of true Democracy, support the nominees this Fall. Tbe candidates in last Saturday’s contest a 11 good and tried Democrats and worthy of tbe office to which be aspired. But as only a stipulated number were to be nominated, we hope the result is entirely satisfactory to all concerned. Tbe following is the vote each candidate received with the exception of the Justices who had no opposition and wOre therefore not taken up by our reporter: trustee. John Steele 310 W. B Reynolds 102 George Roop 104 ASSESSOR. I J. R Parrish . 354 J. IL Slone 98 Alex Leßrun 61 JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. J. 11. Smith ; J. R. Smith -No opposition. A J. Hill j CONSTABLE. Dan Straub 135 M Smith 309 T. Kennedy 180 J antes T. Parrish ... 195

Findlay vs. Places’s Creams To-Dav. The Findlay Base Ball Club arriv d in the city Tuesday at noon over the Clover Leaf. After partaking of a sumptuous meal at the Hotel Burt they commenced preparations for their contest with our club by donniug their uniforms and otherwise getting ready tor the fray. At the hour of 2 o’clock tbe City Band assembled in front of the People’s Restaurant on Second street, where music sweet collected a- large crowd of people, and with the Findlay and Decatur clubs marched to the ball grounds. The game was called at 3:15. with fully six kundred of an attendance, The game as we go to press is undecided, but from all indication it will be the closest game of the season. Both clubs are top-notchers in the amateur circle, and whichever comes out on top will have nothing to boast of. To-mor-row’s game will be the most interesting, and will be witnessed by a larger attendance thai was present to-day. N. B. The game finished 7t04 in favor of Findlay. The following u a list of a special venire that has been issued by the court upon a motion of the defendant in the case of the State of Indiana vs Thomas Bumby, charged with the murder of Oliver Winget: Joel Faulk, J«oob Spade, Michael Miller, W. H. Fonner, Joel Roe, Samuel Steele, William Breiner, Louis Koenemann, Peter Rich Jacob Abnett, David Runyon, A. J. Teeple, Samuel Delhi, George Dutcher, G. B. Cottrell, R. E. Smith, Sen., Sam Hocker, Jacob Koose, W. D. Rheinhart, Harlo Mann, L. W. Johnson, A. J. Buffenberger. Aaron Bricker, Joshua Davy, Henry Dohrman. Dan Straub requests us to say to the Democrats of Washington township, who participated in the primary election last Saturday that he is under many obligations to those who favored him with their support, and has no ill will against those who voted against him; and that he will support each and every nominee on the ticket this fall in true Democratic style.

Last Mondav evening at the residence of Wm. Baker, on North Tenth street, about twenty young people gathered for the purpose of giving Miss Emma Baker a grand banquet and sur prise on her 19th birthday. She was presented with some very fine presents. .After the banquet-Tind presents vdere offered the evening was passed away until a late hour by the playing of several difierent games and wheat the jolly young people made up their minds that it was time to depart for their respective homes, they wished her many more such happy occasions in the future.

Judge Ellison addressed the teachers of the County Institute Friday night at the circuit court robin. The teachers and their friends were there unil standing room Was all taken up. The Judge is one of the speakers the State affords." and the audience fully appreciated the fact from the marked attention during tbe entire time of bis address.

On last Friday Elmer Johnson, of I Union township, was in the city and sold a load of grain. He incidentally remaiked that he was about done selling for the present, as be had sold about WOO worth. He thought no more about the matter until a few days’ at terward when his wife jokingly accused him of hiding her pocketbook which she kept, in the bureau drawer and which contained $3.50 They compared notes and found that the same evening he came home from the city, the pocket-book had been stolen and while 1 he Carried no money home with him. 1 he did go to tbe same drawer and put some papers in there. The same night | the pocket book was taken. He is . sure that the parties who heard him say what he had realized for his crop followed him home, watched him goto the di iwer. and thought he placed the 1 money in there: waited until they were asleep, then slipped in and stole the wile's pocket book, thinking they had his i ATTENTION. Tbe Democrats of Union township will hold a mass meeting at the Kohr f School House, on Saturday evening. , Sept. 15th. for the purpose ofjnomina ting candidates.for Justice of tbe Peace and Constables. Prominent speakers 1 will be present and address the meet- ’ ing. J. 11. Blakey. Committeeman. 89111 liilantr) and 9lh Battery. The ninth annual reunion of the 89th Indiana Infantry and 9th Indiana Bat- 1 tery. will be held at Wabash. Indiana. 1 October loth and 11th. 1894. Comrades and their families are most cordially invited to attend and make this one of the very best reunibns ever held. Write the Secretary if you are coming, or if it will be impossible tor you to come, so we can make suitable arrangements for your comfort and pleasure while here. By order of T. C. McClure, Pres t. M. C. Ccrv, Sec y. i

Last Wednesday's game between Champions of Findlay and JJecatur again attracted a larg crowd of peuple to the bail grounds. The opening of hostijit e'e between _tl)£ clubs was 3:R0; as p£ announcement. The Creains went to bat first and scored four rrtns. The Findlayites in their half of this inning scored two runs, although three were contended for by the club, and the umpire, Mr. Belger. of Fort Wayne, allowing tbe same under strong protest by players of our club. It was at this point of the game that another umpire was chosen, Mr. Belger retiring on account of the dissatisfaction of the decision. The game closed with the score standing 8 to 8 being a tie game. The following ticket was nominated by the Democrats of St. Marys township in convention last Saturday: Trustee—J. L. Case: assessor—Samuel Shaffer; constable, North precinct— Milliard Derhest; justice of peace, North precinct—Eugene Bunner; jusof peace, South precinct—Henry Steele; constable—Henry Martz.

Milton L. Byers will resume the manufacture of cigars at his old stand next Monday. We are pleased to mention this fact; to the readers of the Democrat and the public generally, as in Mr. Byers can be found all the qualifi cations of a gentleman and good citizen; success Major in your second venture. •r School Bags at Yager Bros. w24tf Buy your School Books and School Supplies of Blackburn & Miller, success ors to A. R. Pierce. w24-t2 Five,Dollar excursion to Lancaster. Ohio. On account of Old Settlers Reunion and the Fairfield County Fair the C. A E. will run their seventh annual excursion from Huntington, Ind., to Lancaster, 0., via Columbus and the C. IL V. A T. Ry., at SOO for the round trip. Tickets on sale Oct. 8 and 9th; return limit of 30 days. For further information call on or address. W. G. Ma< Edwards, T. P. A. Huntington, Ind. J. W. DeLong, agent. Decatur, Ind. Lost—A pig, 3to 4 months old; will weigh near 40 pounds; color, white; left my place last Thursday night. The finder will leave word at the grocery store of Donovan A Bremmecamp. and be rewarded. Ail2Btf The Huntington County Agricultural Society will hold their next Fair from September 25th to 29th. inclusive 1894. A L. Bei K.Sec'y. For Sale—A carpet loom, as good as new. The loom can be (seen anfc price learned by calling at the tin shop of George Wirtzberger, on east Monroe strbet. dl22tfw24tf For Rent—A good business room on Second street. Call on Robert Case, or at the Democrat Office, dill w22tf

Thursday ’« Daily. H. K. Erwin took a business trip to Ft. Wayne to-day. MissS. A. Mallotte returned from Ohio City to-day. Miss Rose Meibers returned home from a week’s visit at Ft. Wayne to-day. Just received, a car load of FreSb Bone Fertilizer, by J. S Bowers A Co. w2stf Pendleton Rice shipped to Cincinnati two car loads of sheep, reducing his Hock, about three hundred. Tbe W. C. T. U. will meet at the home of Mrs. Walters, next Saturday, Sept. 8 at 7:30 p m. Messrs. H. C. Kline, 11. D. Simonton, iJou Trixler and Pat Farrell, of Huntington, were visitors at the ball game yesterday. George Thatcher and Ira Neptune, of Willshire, were seen on the show grounds this afternoon, pleasantly looking at the people. David Werling and D. J. Dilling, of Preble. Ind., went to B lai re county. Peim. fora two weeks visit. While there they will be the guests of .Mr. D.'s mother. Abusesand Penis of Government, Na-1 ture and Duties of Citizenship, and Conditions of Go> al Citizenship, are some of the subjects to be discussed at the goodciiizenshipmeeting Friday evening. Henry Krick, one of Monroeville's prominent business men, is in the city to-day,-on show seeing. Don’t forget the cheap excursion to Traverse City and Petoskey, Sept. 11th. Round trip fare $5 00. Train leaves Decatur 1:47 p. m. J .-Bryson. The C. T. C. will meet at tbe home of Miss Kiltie Christen next Tuesday evening at 7:30 p. m. By order of Miss M. P. Obvis. Henry McLean, had Andrew Weifley arrested this morningon tbecharge of provoke. Andrew We'tley plead guilty and was fined tbe usual amount $9.60 before Esquire J. 11. Smith, Harry Rosenthal, who has been ynaking Chicago his home for tfie pastXear. is among us again, and wil t be 'bund, with Ike at the-old stand, selfingciothing. _________ , Esquire James H. Smith aud daughter. Eva, ami Constable-elect Theodore Kegnedy and wife’start for the National Encampment to-night over the Clover Leaf. They will visit some of their old haunts in Pennsylvania before returning home.

Mrs. R. S. Porter and Mrs Francoise mother and sister of our fellowtownsman, Horace S., of Red Wood Falla. Minn., return to their homes this evening, after several weeks of pleasant visit here. A good citizenship meeting will be held at the Court House Friday evening at 7:30. All who are interested in the movement for an intelligent and clean administration of public affairs should rally to the support of those who have inaugurated the movement in our community. Sarah Smith, aged s 3 years, died last night at the residenc other son. John A. Smith, who hs been employed by J. S. Bowers A Co., for the past two years. Mrs. Smith was one of Adams county’s old settler’r Funeral will take place Saturday at 10 o'clock at East Salem. The members ot the Ladies Historical Reading Club are requested to meet at the home of the President, Mrs. Allison, next Tuesday, Sept. 11, at 7:30 p. m. Members who desire to remain with the club, but cannot be present at that meeting, will please notify the President of their intentions. * Sec. A NEW ENTEKI’KISF. Henry Diemer has openetLan I'pholstering Shop in Noah's Ark. Decatur. Ind , where you can always find him All work promptly done and guaranteed. Spring Mattresses and all others made to order. Buggy tops made or repaired. Carriage Cushions made a specialty. Prices to suit the times. THE yiAKKETS TO-DAY. (Corrected daily for The Democrat.) Wheat No, 2 heW ..... $ 40 ■ Corn No. 2 ~,, ....... 50 Oats No- - new.. 29 Rye : 38 Clover.,red prime •••••< 5 25 Clover (Alsykel 6 40 Timothy, 2,00 Flax . 1 <M) Butter J; 22 Eggs 15 Lard ... ...v- 9 Potatoes ..,..../. ..... .. <>o Hams 11 Shoulders Bacoii •• • ■• • • 8 Wool 9to 'l4 Cattle...... ; V S 00to 350 Hogs 4 00to 5 00 Sheep 300 to 4 00 Lambs 3 4MI to 400

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Linn Grove Grist. Died—The Infant son of Wm. Kronin and wife, agetl 9 months ami 3 days. Funeral services held at the Canaan Church on Sabbath, conducted by Rev. 1). B. Reckard, of Poneto. Father John Gentis left here on Friday for an extended visit to Clarke and Champaign connties, Ohio. Marney A McGowen's Uncle Tom'* Cabin troupe are billed for this place Friday night. Frederick Neaderhouser is opening up a sjone quarry on the west bank of the Wabash river from t lie bridge approach runningsouth; and will join theEmsley* Meshberger quarry on the west. On Sabbath evening, at the reside.nceof John Murrer, on the Emil Haeeker faint* west of town, occurred- the sudden death of \ John Mertz, lie complained some on quitting work Saturday evening; Sunday evening he retired early feeling no better. Later in the evening his sister, Mrs. M., went to his room to attend his wants. Receiving no answer when spoken to and finding his bed vacant, site supposed that lie had gone dowti stairs. Search was made but lie could not be found. Again thev repaired to ills room, where he was found lying on the floor at the foot of his bed. death having filled its mission, lie was 50 years of age and unmarried. -Noah Baumgartner is lying seriously sick at the home of his mother, Mrs. Rosa Baumgartner. Tiie home of Jacob Baumgartner, north of town, is also in mounting over the loss by death of a child at the age of 14 months. Douglass French, who spent a week at hi- old home.a few weeks since, lias surprised his friends here; they having learned that this cause of his early return wa< to declare a dividend of his joys and sorrow- ami to transfer one-half of the same to one hereafter to.l»e known as his tetter half, the name of whom we have. been unable to learn. .Sherman Higgins sold his interest in the blacksmith shop to Alex. Vtinuer, A family named Johnson, from Paulding county, Ohio, passed through here en route for Lawreiice county, Arkansas. They uropose making the entire trip by wagon route. We'beheld a loaded wagon leaving fterne and headed for Linn Grove, a few days ago, that was more repulsive to the eye than an ensign of the death’s head and efosS-Udnes. J’befront part of the wagon .contained several packages of ice cream andalotot water melons, while the rear part contained a coffin. The former construed as sure death, the latter the receptacle. The Hartford Oil Co. have just completed a very promising well on the Yobs farm at a depth of 1,044 feet. Rich paying sand was obtained but owing to want of orders

the drilling was not stopped until some salt water got in ; the well is being shot at this writing. The company started the drill’on Tuesday for their third well on the John Stuckey place. The Fogle Bros, have the contract. Tire Eastern Indiana Co. have their well under way on the Warner farm. The brick work is being done on the new school building south of town. John Schupp, of Greenville, Ohio, is doing the work. John Schanebeck and wife will make a trip to California for the benefit of Mr». Schanebecks health. Several of Bluffton’s business men are buying carriages of the Dunbar make. They know a fine finish when they see one, and Lewis Harding knew how to finish a vehicle before he struck the town. Willshire Items. Miss Fisher, ot Decatur, is here visiting friends. Miss LaurtpHighland, of Willshire, Ohio, died Saturday morning and her funeral wes preaebedj Sunday afternoon. She was a member of tne Catholic church at Decatur. Rev. Smith, pastor of the Baptist church .t|t Decatur, preached here last Sunday. Ralph Wright has fully recovered from the effects of the accident hejmet with a short time atro. School begins next Monday. Miss NellieTfoutner has been visiting here for the past'Te'fv’weeks. Real Estate Transfers. A J Sprunger to Josuah Sprunger (>0 acres. Monroe tp $3509 00 Trustees MR E cemetery to Jacob , C Neuensehwander, lotus M R E cemetery . 15 it) Godfrey Apple to A.iliauda,Tarnier, <2sacres, Kirkland tp.looo 00 Alvin L Burdg to S C Hughes, lot ■Tint. Decatur,, Henry Michaud to Edwin M Kay lot 220 Berne 200 00 Lydia Hendricks et al to-Mary J Ray, q e d lots 53 and 24'Monroe. 1 00 Rufus K Allison to Jacob Brown, lot 23. Berne IM Jacob A "Wahli to Daniel Sprunger; lot 219 Berne 175 M Joseph I. Parrish tOjlohn W and Sarah F. Parrish. 33 acres. ■_ Kirkland Zp 1500 00 Deeat/r Uemeteiy' Assentation (to Zerk-le A Foreinau. lot lui.DC A.. 25 00 .Daniel Newenschwtuuierjio Chris.- ’ tian Beler.pt lots ion. 107. I Berne *... 1.100 00 Mary sterner to Win Wilwei'.jlot Mil Berne, ■ ; b)0 00 Robt W Jack to Dorey Hlurch. 10 , acres. Jeffersontp .... 1200 00