Decatur Democrat, Volume 38, Number 31, Decatur, Adams County, 19 October 1894 — Page 1

The Decatur Democrat.

VOLUME XXXVIII.

From Friday's Daily. GOV. MATTHEWS AT DEGA TUR, NOV. Ist. Miss Netta Kamp Wein to Van Vert, Ohio, to day to visit her parents. Mrs. E. G. Coverdal who has been visiting friends at Marion ieturned home to-day. Mrs. John Davis and son. of Lucas county, Ohio, cousin of Mrs. I’. I’. Ashbvucher, returned home to-day. I’. P Ashbaucber and wife, of Berne, were in the city to-day in <5 mpany w.th their cousin, Mrs. Davis, who -e---turned home. Uncle Ira Nuptune gave his sons at this place a call on h’s way home from Wabash where he had been attending the reunion. Samuel Ross and wife, of Bowling Green, Ohio, returned home today after a pleasant visit with Mrs. Martha Shields, sister of Mrs. Ross. One of the largest logs ever hauled over our streets was taken to Smith & Bell’s saw mill this afternoon. It was drawn by eight'horses, and .was forty feet long aud 85 inches in diameter at the top, containg 2,700 feet. The ladies of the Presbyterian church will have a Chrysanthemum show and World’s Fait combined at the Opera House, on the evening of Nov. 6, 1894 Particulars will bd given in the advertisement next week. <. Joel Licbty, of Bluffton, made this office a pleasant call today. He has just returned from a western trip, bringing home with him seven car load of cattle. He says that crops look short in the west and that provisions are scarce. Five counties in the state have no Presbyterian churches Ten counties have but one, each, and twenty-five have but two each. The average attendance is 127 to a church, and an average of three and one-half churches to each ten counties. T. J. Sharp, ot Toledo, Ohio, Assistant Traveling Passenger Agent of the Toledo, St Douis & Kansas City R. R was here to-day shaking hands with his ’many friends. Tom, as he is familiarly called here, is always a wel come visitor in our city. The following will be of interest to our Methodist readers: It is a fact that at present the Southern Indiana Conference is the largest in the world, embracing some 82,000 members, of which 316 are preachers. Philadelphia is next largest, numbering 60,(XX). Horace Bottooff has on display at this office a line squash raised on the farm of James N. Fristoe, a few miles south of town. This is one that any farmer should feel proud of, while Bottoff says the corn this year is as fine as the squash and equal to any in the state. A change of venue has been granted in the case of Pratt ys. Jacobs to the Adams county court. Pratt is editor of the Markle Journal and was given a severe thumping at the hands of Jacobs, who is a saloon keeper at that place. Pratt asks for SIO,OOO damages. —Huntington Herald. U. Dinninger met with a misfortune to-day, while the workmen were removing the large plate glass for the front of his business room, from the case in which it was shipped It was broken to such an extent as to make it worthless for the purpose for which it was designed. Mr. Dinninger will . replace it with another. Our schools are crowded so that the School Board have been compelled to rent another building to accommodate the large number of scholars. Miss Dode Peterson, with the scholars of the Eighth grade, will occupy Patterson’s Hall for the present term, when the the Board will arrange to build another house. Our school and school buildings are the pride of our city. Do you borrow your neighbor’s paper? Well, why do you? You spend money for things you do not need as as the Democrat. Your neigh bor may be poor, yet he is taking the Democrat and you borrow his. He never refuses you. Os course not, that would look like stinginess, but you never think, perhaps, that he would rather not lend it. * — The game warden of Indiana it is said has placed detectives in each county of the state to secure information and effect the arrest of all violators of the game law. It is understood that hunters have been violating the law right along and it is the inention putting a stop to it. This should act as a pointer to any who have been doing so about Decatur as no doubt a detective has been appointed here.

DECATUR. ADAMS COUNTY, INDIANA. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19. 1894. '

hront Saturdays Daily. J. B. Rice & Bro. shipped a car load of cows to-day. J. E. Maun shipped a car of hogs and sheep to-day. Mrs. Edward Murray is very ill with typhoid fever. Mrs. V. 8. Reed is still confined to her bed with catarrhal trouble Theodore Gerke returned from Fort Wayne this morning. Nidlinger & Fleming shipped a car load of heavy hogs to-day. J. T. Merryman and family will Sunday with friends at Fort Wayne. Jacob Miller, ot Wabash towship. , will Sunday in Decatur among friends. The bicycle race this afternoon drew about as large a crowd as Robison’s show. Mrs. Dr McMillen who has been visiting a week in Bluffton returned home ■ to-day. Miss Hague of this city, who has been visiting her parents at Bobo, re- ; turned to-day. ' Mrs. Olive Ross, of Willshire, Ohio, who has been visiting friends here return home to-day. Frisinger & Mangold shipped a car ( load of heavy horses to the eastern market to-day. Mrs. Ollie Upp and daughter, of Elkhart, is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Howard Shackley. i Messrs. J udge Bobo and A P Beatty i went to Jefferson township where they w’ill speak to-night.’ Frank Ferrman and wife went to Ft. 1 Wayne to-day aud will be the guests of William Underiand. ' Miss Nettie Moses, who has been the 1 guest of her brother and family at Fort ' Wayne for the last two weeks returned home to-day l ; ; The Decatur High school have or gauized a foot ball team and are now ready for games. , Henry Trim went to Fort Wayne today to visit his sister that he has not ( seen for some time. 1 H. 11. Bremerxamp has completed the repairs oh his grist mill, and now looks like a new mill. • Mrs. D. E. Studabaker went to Goshen to-day, and will be the guest oi ■ her parents for a week or more. I Misses Mallott and Rodgers, teachers in the public schools are at Ft. Wayne. They will return this evening. Mr. and Mrs. Wetherell, of Kenton, Ohio, wboi have beeh the guest of D. W. Lake, returned home to-day. Lewis Miller and wife, of this township who have been visiting friends at Fremont, Ohio, returned to-day. Mrs. Clinton Patterson and Mrs Schrock returned last night from Fort Wayne. They had a pleasant drive. Rev. Albert Pittenger and wife, of Walton, Ind., who have been the guests of Mr. Buckmaster, returned home today. The young couple that were sitting in the stairway w’hen the store box fell on them, had better set outside on a box. Bev. J. O. Vitz, of St. Paul, Minn., was in the city, the guest of his brother Rev. Vitz of the German Reformed church. Rev. J. H. Heinze, of Root township went to Salimonia, Jay county, to-day where be will fill the pulpit of that place to morrow. Hon. A. C. Ford, the People's candidate for Congress will address the people of Decatur at ( the Court House Saturday evening, Oct. 20' / Miss Carrie Craig, of Chicago, who has been visiting her cousin, Ethel Hale and other relatives, went to Fort vVayne where she will Sunday. Charles Kerber, of Union township, beats all of the pork raisers so far this season, by putting a porker in the market that weighed 556 pounds. The young man who is congratulating himself because the soda water and ice cream season is over, undoubtedly forgets that the opera house will be open all winter; that oysters are in season, and that sleighing will probably be good this winter. A schqol teacher says that promptness in attending school is a great virtue in pupils. Those who attend first to last rarely fail. Those who stay aw&y sos the slightest indisposition soon become indisposed to keep with their class. ? ond parents awake at the close of the year when pupils fail to be promoted. j In the majority of cases parents ar| to blame more than the children

From .Monday's Daily. Born, on last Thursday to Amo* Bechtol and wife, a girl. The school over Sprang & True’s Store began this morning. hJlrs. Al Marker went to Muncie to day to visit her daughter. Miss Carrie Rhodes went to Elgin, Ohio, today to visit her sister. Mrs. Jacob Hart went to Dull Station, Ohio, today, to visit friends at that place. ' George W. Menefee, of Wabash township, is in the city the guest of relatives. David McConnehey, an aged and respected citizen, died this afternoon at one o’clock. Dr. Franz aud family, of Berne, Sun' dayed with J. Christen, Jr. and family, of Root township. Miss Nora Martin returned home today. She has been visiting at Fort Wayne and Auburn. Mrs. Phafic, of Ashland, Ohio, who has been the guest of Mrs. Jacob Hart, returned borne today. Jamas H. Stone returned Saturday from a visit with friends at Pataskala and other points in Ohio. Lee Wertzberger and family, of Texas are here visiting his parents, Michael Wertzberger and family. Quite a number of our young folks spent Sunday at the pleasant home ot Misses Maggie and Amelia Omlor. Robert Case is putting some nice and furniture in his room and is preparing for the drug business in which he will soon engage. - Mrs. H. B. Westervelt, of Circleville, and Mitch Waters aud son, of Westerville, Ohio, are visiting their sister-in-law, Mrs. Nettie M. Schrock. Miss Ama Robison who has been the guest of Mrs. J Cross, fetuined to hth\ home at Preble to-day. Mrs. Daniels, of Preble, who has been the guest of her mother, Mrs. J. Cross, returned home to-day. J. G. Bryant, of Montpelier, who has been the guest of Rawley Calderwood. returned home to-day. Mrs. Jane Upp, of Elkhart, formerly of this place, went to-day to visit her sister, Mrs. Schell, of near Bobo. Abraham Stalter, of Kirkland township, who has beep visiting friends in Darke county, Ohio, returned home today. ■ < Mrs. Bertha Bunn and Miss Mattie Justice, of Ossian, who were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Weaver and Carr, re turned home to-day. The so lowing Linn Groveites were in our city today: Fred Hoffmad, Emil Everhart, Emil Lichty, David Fould and John Beiberstine. Henry Steele, of Pleasant Mills, was in the city today and says he will not allow the republicans to build any protection walls around that town. E. M. Merriman and family have returned to Decatut. While at Geneva, Eli owned an interest in a butcher shop. He has concluded to quit the business. Master Robert Schrock returned from Indianapolis today, where he has been attending the Y. P. S. C. E. State Convention. He was sent as a delegate from the Junior Society. J. A. Hendricks agent for the G R. & I. at Monroe, has a ten days lay-off. He will go South for his health visiting,. Cincinnati, Lexington, Ky., and Chattanooga, Tenn, and other cities. Alexander Bunner, of Bobo, who was prevented from entering the Taylor University at Upland, Ind., last week on account of sickness, has recovered and left for that place this morning. To those friends who so kindly assisted us during the burial of our infant child, we desire to return our sincere thanks. Frank Jackson and Wife. Ex*Sheriff Krick claims great credit for saving Barney Kalvarisky’s life when that free for all fight occurred on last Saturday evening. Barney happened to be in great danger and Mr. Krick rescued him. Mrs. Charles Cramer, of G level and, Ohio, and Mrs. Etta Rogers, of Wells , ville. Ohio, who have been the guests of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Billman, for the past three weeks, returned home to-day. ( Tlie son of William Broadbeck, of St. i Marys tawnship, whose sudden disappearance was chronicled in the Demo- I crat, was found last Saturday in Fort I Wayne where he was hunting for 1 work. He gladly returned home with i his mother. i

From Tuesday's Daily. Millen Burns is the boss cultivator of red beets. Rev. G. B. Work, of Alexandria, is in the city calling on friends. W. F. Bennett bundayed with his wife at Boundrey City, Jay county. J. B. Rice and brother shipped a car load of tine sheep to Buffalo today. The 7-year-old son of Wm. Scheier, the G. R. & I. car inspector, is quite ill Wm.Birbeand wife, of near Monroe, went to Lima, Ohio, to.day to visit friends. Mrs. Metzler, of Huntington, who has been visiting friends here returned home to-day. Mrs. Dell Locke returned from Waterloo today, where she has been visiting relatives. Mrs. Bell Fought, of Geneva, who has been visiting her sister here, returned home today. Donovan & Bremerkamp have received a car load of cabbage. Leave your orders with them. Mr. Charles Banta, of Lima, Ohio, a cousin or the late Henry Banta, of Willshire, is in the city on business. J. K Mann left this morning for Roanoke, lud., and while there he will be the guest of Morris Hays and family. Rev. Kohler, of Crestline. Ohio, who has been the guest of his cousin, Rev. Vitz, of this city, returced home today. Frank Berger went to Kentuckey today to purchase a load of Jersey cows and heifers which he will ship here for sale. Edward Cowan and wife, who have been in St. Paris, Ohio, with friend for sometime, returned to their home near Bobo. Mr. and Mrs. J. A Smith entertained a party of friends last Sunday in honor of Mr. 11. T. fallow’s birthday anniversary. Dr. Myers, of Fort Wayne, was in the city today in consultation with Dr. Borers and McMillen in Mrs. Albert BriPym’s case. Rev. J. O. Vitz, of St. Paul Minn., who has been the guest of his brother, Rev. Vitz, of this city for a week re turned home to-day, Oscar Aucil, of Ellwood, was in the city today. While here be called on Rev. Gregg. He is representing The Epworthian, one of the papers of that place. > ' - • Mr. Mallonee and wife, of Grover Hill, Ohio, were called here today to attend the sick bed of Mrs. Al Brittson and will be the guest of Ezra Cuttiug and wife. Mrs. John Closs, of Bellevue, Ky , while on her wav home from St. Louis. Mo., stopped here and called on her son Ed Closs and other relatives. She went home today. James Patton, of South Bend, Ind., is quite an interesting little man, about the size of Joe Brunnegraf at M irtih’s restaurant. He is a traveling man for an Eastern firm. Mrs. Elizabeth Death, of St. Paris. Ohio, mother of our old friend, Daniel Death, of St. Marys township, and who is 85 years old. arrived here this afternoon, her son meeting her at the train The old lady moves about as nimble as some women of half her age. » Joseph L. Johnson, of Marshaltown lowa, is in the city. He is an old soldier of this place, but left Adams county just after the war. It is not strange that his old acquaintances did not know him as he is a good sized man now, being very slender and sickly during the war. Secretary Fristoe, of the Gas Company, yesterday morning issued sixtyfour •‘turn off” orders for those who have not paid their bills, in-conseiyience thereof things were somewhat warm about the office for some finw. But all accepted the inevitable and came down with the “tin.” The rule of “shut off gas on the 15” of all who have not paid, will be rigidly enforced. W sav the powers that be. --y • - Another saloon row occurred last night. At John Meyers saloon on Second streeet about 8 o’clock, Frank Deimer and John Evans met and got into a jangle and rough words were used, whereupon Evans muscle began to swell and nothing but a scrap would satisfy. After, giving several blows which wete warded pf, Deimer, in order to protect himself from a blow with a peer glass, gave Evans a blow over the head with his beer glass, cutting a gash about one and a half inches long. No arrests.

From Wednesday's Daily. Mrs. L. D, Adams returned from Huntington to-day. 1 The stoning of Jefferson street will be completed to day. ' Miss Mary Schren, daughter of John t Schoen is very ill with lung fever, Messrs. Herman and Leo Yager went to Fort VVayne to-day on business. ' Ed Schafer, of South Bend, is tbd guest of his brothers. Fred and Jacob. 1 George Crist went to Fort Wa/ne today to have his eyes treated by an occulist. Mrs. Dell Chapman is remodeling her dwelling house on north Ninth street. ’ Rev Kain, of Monroevilles, Ind , was shaking hands with friends here to-day. Will Archbold, the news man, now delivers papers with a horse and “black Maria.” Mr. Schelley aud wife, of Tocsin, arrived here to-do-day and will make this city their future home. Mrs. Aruhai t, of Bluffton, spent part of the day in the city. She was enroute to Berne to visit friends. Rev. 11. Robrock, of Bucyrus, Ohio, arrived today and will be the guest oi his brotber-in-law, Rev Vitz. Mrs J II Slone who has been visiting relatives aud friends in Licking county, returned home today. The owner or a good parasol can get the same by calling for it at the postoffice and leaving the pay for this notice. M is. O. E Bennett, of Lima, Ohio, arrived to-day and will be the guest of her father, Franx Railing and other friends. Mrs. Nancy Dunn, of Fort Wayne, grandmother of O. N. Snellen, is iu the city the guest of Mr. Sneiiep and family. a Mrs. Francis McCampbell went to Cincinnati this morning to visit her son Willis. She will be absent aiou' two weeks, Thb candidates tad a flue fiiFKfor electioneering by attending the exhibition of the Robinson threshing machine iu French township. Wm. Mellinger and wife, of Grover Hill, Ohio,'who were called beie on account of the death Mrs. Albert Brittson returned home to day. The remains of Alexander Porter, his wile and son Pumioy. vho were buried in the old ebunty cemetery «eie exhumed and placed in- the Maple wood cemetery. Mrs. Albert Brittson died last night at 7:30 p.m. The funeral will be held at th,e Presbyterian church to-morrow at 2:30 p. m. Interment in Maplewood cemetery. Services will be conducted by Rev. 1 Alexander. Ira Cutting of Chicago, brother of Mrs. A. Brittson, arrived here last night to attend the fuuerafout his sister. He was too late to see hes alive, as she died about halt-past seven o’clock and did not arrive until 8:06 o’clock. The funeral of David McConnehey will be held to-moirow at 10 o’clock a. m, at the Evangelical church. Interment will be at the Union Chapel cemetery, about two miles east of the city. Funeral services will be conducted bv Rev. Miller; of the Radical I • B. church of Wapakouetta, Ohio. A report of the parties who went to the Robinson farm to-day to witness the starting of the new improved threshing machine say that it waajfar ahead of w’bat they could imagine, doing ail that had been represented with perfect satisfaction. — — — Lizzie Patterson,-the fourteen yearold daughter of 6x-Treasurer Patterson, while playing ball last evening, tripped on a wire and fell, breaking her right arm below the elbow. Both bones were broken entirely off. Dr. Boyers was called aud reduced the fracture. The Supreme Court made a ruling last Wednesday which is of special interest to farmers. It holds that “where fire is negligently communicated to dry grass on its right of way, ami spreads to adjacent land without the negligence of plaintiff or intervening propri etors, the railroad company is liable for damages occasioned by such fire.” Commissioner J. 11. Hobroke was in the city to-day and went with many others to the Robinson farm in French township to 1 see the operation of a new invention—a threshing machine operated without manual labor other than putting the grain on the taple of the machine. It cuts the bands, feeds itself, sacks the grain and stacks the straw; all the labor required is to put the grain on the table.

NUMBER 31.

From Thursday's Daily. Born, to Martha Kirschner of Kirk land township, a boy. Mrs. Zener went to Wren, Ohio, today to visit relatives. W. J. Houck, editor of the Marion Leader, passed through here today. John Webber shipped two car loads of horses to Philadelphia today. Henry Dirkson, trustee of Root township, was in the city on business todayMrs. Jacob Hart returned to day from a visit with friends at Dull Station Ohio. Mrs. Maggie Harper and Mrs. Frank Gilpin went to Markle to-day to visit friends. Frank France, of Mansfield. Ohio, is here shaking bands with his many friends. Hon. Joseph E. Fanning. Democratic candidate for auditor of state is in the city today. r Amos Foreman started for Pasadema, Calafornia, and will be absent two or three weeks. Mrs. W. B. Leverson, Pontiac, Ohio, airived today and will be the guest of Samuel Doak. Robert Malony, an enterpris ng farmer of Blue Creek township, was n the city to-day on business. Mrs. O. E. Barnett, of Lima, Ohio, who has been the guest of her parents returned home to-day. Mrs. Ryai who has been at Colorado Springs, Colo , for the last two mouths for her health returned to-day. Mrs. Wahl, ot Lafayette, Ld., who has been the guest of her brother J. Terveer, returned home to-d iy. Mrs. Hoffstetter, of Willshire, Ohio, cousin of Mrs. Albert Brittson, arrived at noon to-day to attend her iuneral. Rev P. S. Coler, brother-in law of Rev. Vitz of this city returned this morning to his home at Crestline, O. Mrs Fremont, of Decatur, 111., whir has been the guest of her brother-in-law, J. V. Clark, returned home today. Samuel and Charles Bastel.of Marion, Ind . arrived here this morning to attend the funeral of Mrs. Albert Brittson. Jerry Coffee has bought the restaurant of John Weltley A Son. He will take'charge of the same the first of the month. ■ . Mrs. Ira Blossom and Mrs. Bradley went to Huntington today. They are delegates to the district convention ot the W. R C. Mrs. Marquet, Mrs. Blue and Miss Carrie Quill, of Bluffton, arrived this morning to attend the funeral ot Mrs. Albert Brittson. Mr» and Mrs. John French, of Bluffton called on Miss Frank Thompson of the tfeasurei’s office tins afternoon, Mrs. Cassel, ot Portland, a delegate to the district convention of the W. R. C. went to Huntington today in company with Mrs. Blossom. A car load of stone arrived last night to complete the sidewalk in front of the 'court house. The contractor proceeded 0 at once to iinish the work. Rev. 11. Robrock,- of Bucyrus, Ohio, having been the guest of his brollier-iu-law, Bev. Vdz. returned home today by the way of Delphos, Onio. The Misses Segur, on Seventh street, opposite the G. R. A I. depot, are putting a new foundation under their house and making other necessary improvements. G. W. Jones, foreman of the Everett_c_ A Hite factory. me' with a serious accident last night falling on some Wood, breaking three ribs. Dr, Bvyeis attended him. Morgan Euse and wife, of Garnett, Kansas, arrived this morning and will be the guests of their brother in-law Daniel Donovan. Mrs. Luse is a sister o? Mrs Donovan. , Our schools were dismissed to day at noon to attend the funeral of Mrs, Albert Brittson, who was formerly a teacher in this city, and also a graduate of our city schools. —- There was a large amount of produce brought to this market to-day by the farmers from the surrounding country, consisting of apples, corn, potatoes, pumpkins, cabbage and many other varieties all disposed of at good, prices. The funeral of Mrs. Albert Brittson took place this afternoon at 2:30 o’clock Rev I. Alexander assisted by Rev. Gregg conducted the services- »hich was attended by a very large con course of people. The remains were taken to Maplewood cemetery for interment. <