Decatur Democrat, Volume 38, Number 35, Decatur, Adams County, 16 November 1894 — Page 1

The Decatur Democrat.

VOLUME XXXVIII.

From Friday's Daily. Henry Hite went to Berne this morning. , Sherman Mott returned uom Bluffton this morning. James N Fristoe went to the gas fields this morning. Robert Case went tv Bluffton last night on busing. J B Rice went to Huntington this morning on business. L. C. Hill went to Rogers. Arkansas, last night and will make that place his future borne. Miss Jennie Weldy, who has been the guest of Mrs. Mangold returned to her borne at Peterson. Mrs. Charles True, Ella Sprang and Mrs. Dr. DeVilbiss and daughter, Fanny, went to .bort Wavne to-day. Mrs Mary A. Pogue, of Mexico, Ind., will visit her son-in-law, Will Urick and family, of Monroq for s'ome weeks. Mrs. Katodie, of Bluffton, who has been the guest of Mrs. Wisehaupt’of North Fourth street, returned home to-day. Wm. J. Niblock and sister, of Muncie, who have been visiting tbeir sister, Mrs. J. W. Place for a few days returned home to-day. Blackburn & Miller, the popular druggist* have repapered and refitted their room which gives it a new, clean, bright and neat appearance Ezra Lister was called by telegram to Marion to-day to the bedside of his brother, J. M., who is at the soldiers’ home very ill and not expected to live. Mrs. Place and daughter, Alice, of Willshire, 0., who have been the guests of W. H. H. France and family for the past three weeks returned home yesterday. Presiding Elder F. T. Simpson, of Fort Wayne, arrived in the city to-day. He will hold quarterly meeting at the Washington church Saturday and Sunday. , * ; Straw bats are generally wqxb,.uitropical climates. jAt.JX.i-Bea.Son of the year, Ent very few iMii north latitude, however, we chance to see one occa sionally. An explosiou of dynamite killed three men at Huntington this morning. They were working in a sewer when the dynamite they were using exploded with the above result.

A female swindler has beenoper- . ating extensively in neighboring • towns. She usually calls at a house, and represents that she is very tired, asks for a chair for a few minutes, 1 and then requests a cup of coffee. 1 She displays samples of dress goods, i which she says she dyes, and solicits orders. When she obtains dresses, she places them in a large willow basket • which she carries and gives the , owner a receipt. The dresses are never returned. - * y -- f I The City Band permanently organized last night by electing officers and receiving an addition?! member. The following are the officers elected: Leader and President, Lew Corbin; Corresponding Secretary, Frank Grill; Financial Secretary, John Mayer; Treasurer, John Albright. Listof unclaimed letters remaining in the postoffice at Decatur, Ind., for the week ending Nov. 10,1894. Miss Alice Vlans, John Magner. Mrs. George W. Healey, Myles McNeil, Miss Deloy Peggy. Persons calling for the above will please say advertised. John Welfley P. M. The ladies of the Womens’ Home Missionary Society of the M. E. church held their annual election of officers Thursday afternoon at 2:80 o’clock, namely: President, Mrs. E. T, Gregg; hirst Vice-President, Mrs. Maggie Waggoner; Second Vice-President, Mrs. Catharine Brandyberry; Third Vice-President, Mrs. Daniel Heller; Secretary, Mrs. Daniel Sprang; Corresponding Secretary, Miss Mary Baughman: Treasurer, Mrs. Wm. Myers. An exchange remarks, “Have you read of this case in the newspapers,” is dhe of the first questions put to a talesman in bis examination as to his qualification to act as a juror. If his answer indicates that he has read the case in the newspapers and has sufficient intelligence to remember what be : reads be is considered-intelligent. A man who does not keep himself posted oh the events of the day is generally uninfornded on other lines of intelligence. It would therefore appear that in all criminal cases a competent juror must be an Ignoramus. 9

DECATUR. ADAMS COUNTY, INDIANA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1«94.

From Xaturdays Daily. Slbokere try Case’s Best * ~~ —- ■ - — John S. Peterson went to Huntington to-day on business. H. K. Fleming went to Van Wert, Ohio, to-day to visit friends. Herman Confer and wife will Sunday with friends at Huntington. Miss Elizabeth Fisher wentto Tocsin to-day to Sunday with friends. Rev. w. i, Alexander and wife reuroed home Indianapolis so day. David Showers went to Lima, Ohio, to day spend a week with relatives. Miss Lusk, of Wapakoneta, Ohio, will be the guest of Mrs. Reinhart, of Geneva. L. C. Devoss returned from Lima, O. this morning, where he had been on business. Miss Carrie, daughter of John Meyer, went to Fort Wayne to-day to visit relatives. Attorney J. W. Teepie returned from Bryon, Ohio, to-day where he had been on business. Dell Locke and sister, Eflie, who has been visiting at the Burt went to Waterloo to-day. Miss Rose Erwin left this afternoon for Fort Wayne where she will attend Business College. H. H. Neff and family, of Wells county, will Sunday with Mr. Hookingarner and family. hi, W. Coburn Went to Bloomington, Alabama, to-day and will visit three weexs before returning. The City Band will give a grand ball at the opera bouse on Thanksgiving night, Thursday Nov. 29. Miss Rose Johnson, of Peterson, who has been the guest of Mrs. Burt Lenhart returned home to-day. Frank Leikoff, who has been buying stock id this county for the Fort Wayne market returned home to-day. Mrs Gosbein, of Fort Wayne, who has been the guest of Jesse Niblick and other friends returned home to-day. returned to her home at Glen more, O , today. -J?'”* Mrs. W. T. Alverson, of Spencer,, arrived to-day to visit Prof, and Mrs A. D. Moffett, Mrs. Moffett is her daughter.

Mrs. Elizabeth Spooler, of lAkron, 0., who has been the guest of Mrs, J. K. Niblick for a few days returned home to-day. Albert Hathaway and wife, of Dekalb county, Ind. who have been the guests of John Chronister and family, returned home to day, M s. Squares and Mrs. Troutner, of Auburn, who have been the guests of Mrs. Alex Hoyer and Mrs. Eli Ray for several days returned home to-day. John Urick went to Huntington toto look after the remains of his brother who was caught m that unfortunate blow-up at that place yesterday morning. The Board of Methodist Bishops which have been in session at Philadelphia fixed Wednesday, March 25th, next for the convening of the North Indiana Conference at Logansport. Bishop H, W. Warren, of Denver, Colorado, will preside. A new ten dollar counterfeit biU has made its appearance. None have yet reached the Democrat office. In fact a ten dollar bill of any kind, good or bad, would be likely to occasion a stampede and call out the fire department if flonrished around t|iis sanctum:

As R. K. "Grubb came down stairs from his office to the sidewalk near Nachtrieb’s drugstore at noon to-day he turned to his right and stepped into an open grate in the sidewalk, which had been opened for some purpose and fell to the bottom, striking on bis left hip and groin as he went down cutting a hole in his pocket, and had it not’ been for things in his pocket would have received a serious cut. He was considerably bruised by the fall and is compelled to use a cane to walk.

M. L. Schisler, who was the only brakeman on the Clover Leas road that did not go out during the late strike, and who had been in the employ of that company for the past six years, was braking on local freight No. 22 last, baturday, while switching at Craigville fell between the cars and was instantly killed. Ills head, arms and legs were severed from the body, thirteen cars having passed over him before the train was stopped. His remains were taken to Delphos. Ohio, for burial. He leaves a wife and. one child to mourn their loss.

From Monday's Daily. ’ f Case's Best is the finest 5 cent cigar in the city. Henry Kobne went to Ft. Wayne on business to-day. Mrs W. Lee went Pleasant Mills today to visit friends. Peter Longnecker, of Berne, is in the city on business. \ Andrew Gottschalk, of Berne, is in the city to day on business. W. H. Shepherd, of Hartford township, is in the city on business Rev. Father Wilkins went to Foit Jennings, Ohio, to-day to visit friends. Mrs. R. D.,Patterson went to Bluffton to-day to visit her daughter, Mrs. Todd. Joseph and Barney Rutnschlag went to Fort Jennings, Ohio, to-day to visit friends. William PeltTof Toledo, Ohio, who was the guest of Henry Mayer over Sunday. Mrs. Charles Egg, of Fort Wayne, is the guest of her parents, Lynnm Hart and wife. R. K. Fleming who was visiting friends in Van Wert, returned home to-day. Mr. Neff and wife, of Markle, who were the guests of Frank Hoopengarner returned home to-day. Miss Kate Boswer went to Tiffin, Ohio, to-day to visit with friends for the next three weeks. Miss Doretta Garbes, who has been visiting friends in this city returned to her home at Chicago to-day. John Grandstaff, of Monmouth, who was at Van Wert, Ohio, to visit a sick friend, returned home to-day. Mrs. Hulda Jamison, who has been the guest of John Oswald and family over Sunday returned home to-day. ’ Mrs. Frank Stetson, of Lima, Ohio, spent Saturday with friends in the city. She was enroute to Bluffton to visit friends. ■ - jhS, i Miss Lydia they will be the guest of GeorgeScrttS’iev and family.

Mr. Grimmy, of Fort Wayne, who joined his wife as the guests of Mr. and Mrs Ed Ehinger over Sunday home to-day. Mesdames Sarah Fisher, Howard, Mary Merryman, Joseph Mallony returnod from Bryan, 0., where they had been on business. A. C. Boyd, ofc Pennsylvania, and Mrs. Lydia Ryan, of the Park hotel went to Huntington yesterday where they willbe united iff marriage, Harry Worden and wife, of Frankfort, Ind, who came to Pleasant Mills last week to attend the funeralof Mrs. Dr. Vizard, a sister of Mrs. Worden, are the guests of their father, Norman Acker, at that place. J. S. Bowers and J. N. Fristoe went to the gas field this morning where they are pushing the work of laying pipe from the new wells to connect with the main line 3 and as soon as the connection is made the people will be fully supplied with all the gas they want.

Frank Dibble takes the “cake” for novelty sleigh riding. He thinks if the clouds can’t let down snow enough for him to use his bus sleighs, his little son shall have a ride sure. So he hitches up a yearling colt to bis little boy’s handsleigh, puts the boy upon it and starts down the street. Oh! what a ride, and now the girls are all crazy for a sleigh ride on the hand-sleigh. John Urick, of Monroe township, who tfent to Huntington last Saturday to look after the remains of his broth-er-in-law, John Hartman, who wks one of the unfortunate men in the disaster at Huntington last Friday, returned Idbt night. As stated that the remains of the three men were buried at that place yesterday from the catholic, church. Each one carried an insurance of $1,500.

"As it has been previously announced] that the City Band would give a grand ball at the opera house on Thanksgiving night, Nov. 29, 1894, all the members of the band have tickets for sale. Let all thetitizens patronize the band, which is duly incorporated with a full set of officers which are uri der bond for the faithful performance of their duties. All money received from the entertainments given by then are for the purpose of raising money t< procure a proper uniform for them We trust they will be liloerally patron ized. Help the boys along as it will b<' an honor to the city and a credit to the boys.

From Tuesday's Daily. The new drug bouse of Case is the place to get fresh drugs. W. M. Laughnor, of Preble, was in the city to day on business. County Commissioner Hobroke is in the city on business to-day. One of Auditor France’s Coach horses died yesterday from the effects of distemper. * Davidson Mattox, of Blue Creek township, was in the city on business to-day. Rose Schurger went to Springfield, Ohio, to-day where she will remain for some time. James Lynch is visiting his son A. T and family and will remain three or four weeks. Mrs. Alice Baker went to Monroe to day to visit her father, Daniel Urick and family. Mrs. W. Lee returned from Pleasant Mills to-d£y where she bad been visiting friends. John Steele, trustee-elect for Washington township was in the city on business to-day. Mrs. Ilernon and family went to Preble to-day where they will reside for the future. D. S. Worden and wife, of Putnam county, Giro, are the guests of John Steele and wife. Ex-Commissioner Henry Stacy, of Blue Creek township was in the city today on business. Mrs. Carrie E'uhrman went to Fort Wayne to day where she will be the guest of friends. Elijah Houck, one of Allen county's prosperous farmers, was in the city today on business J. H. Barr, one of Wabash township's prosperous farmers was in the city today on business.

Mrs. Brown, of Berne, who was the giwst of David Garber and family, retifrned home to-day. iy Thomas Fisher and wife returned visiting reluiivesrr I Mr. and Mrs. Will Kuebler entertamed friends last evening in honor of Miss Kittie Kalbacher, of Ft. Wayne. Mrs. John Steele, Mrs. D. S. Worden and Mrs. Clark went to Bluffton to-day and will be the guestsof Mrs. Bird. ' Mrs. Bronson, of Little Rock, Ark., who has been visiting her brother, George Louden, returned home to-day. Miss Kittie Kalbacher, a very pleasant young lady of Ft. Wayne, was the guest of Miss Lena Barthel over Sunday. . Mrs. S. F. Moore and daughter, of Fort Wayne, w r ho have been the guests of Mrs. McW. Bollman, returned home to-day. Edward Kinsey and family, of Union township, left to-day for Grand Rapids, Mich., where they will reside for the future. Notice Sprang & True’s “ad” in this week’s Democrat. You can't help but see it. It has some rare bargains for you. Mrs. Charles Egg wno has been the guest of her parents, Lyman Hart and wife, returned to her home at Fdrt Wayne to-day.

Mrs. J. C. Young and daughter, of Van Wert, Ohio, who have been the guests of Jesse Niblick and family for several days, returned home last night. Next Saturday Dick Townsend will give his third annual game dinner at the Randall, Fort Wayne, and those Who know the reputation of these an nual affairs are already sharpening their appetite for the event. Joseph Kiess returned from WestVille, 111., to-day where he has been for the last month, lie brought home with him 14 bushels of corn which is touch better than the corn raised here. He left several large ears at this office. Although snowed under politically, last Tuesday, lion. A. N Martin run considerably to advance of his ticket, a fact that demonstrated that he has made many friends in the Eleventh district during ms Congressional career. In Adams countySe ran ahead of the btate ticket 29 votes; in Blackford. 19; in Grant, 102\in Huntington, 16; in Jay, 21; in WabasiiX 14; K in Wells, 28. In Miami he lost 43 'syoteg, but his total gain in the district was 189 —Bluffton Evening News, Nov. 12. The above notice coming from a Republican source shows that they were aware that the honorable gentleman had discharged bis duty as an official, for the good of the people in general as his vote indicates. Many an old soldier will have cause to regret his defeat.

From Wednesday's Daily. You can And the best toilet soaps*at Case’s new drug store. Miss Clara Porter went to Ft. Wayne to-day to visit friends. Dr. Vizard, of Pleasant Mills, was in the city today on business. , Samuel Wagner, of Monre. was in the city on business to-day. George W. Woodward and Thor. Fisher went to Bluffton on business today. Abe Flickinger went to Fort Wayne to-day to attend the board of examiners. « Walter Armbruster and wife, of Cleveland, Ohio, are the guests of Tone Ilolthouse and family. Mrs. Richards, of Fort Wayne, who has been the guest of Mrs. Cramer returned home to day. Joseph S. Coffee and wife returned from Delphos, Ohio, today where they bad been visiting friends. Mrs. Herman Conter, who spent a few days with friends in Huntington, returned homes last night Mrs. Bryson, mother of Jeff Bryson, arrived to-day and will visit with her son and family for some time, Mrs. Roop, of Willshire, Ohio, who has been the guest of Mrs. Theodore Kennedy, returned home today. MisS Ella Collins, of Geneva, who has been the guest of friends in the city for the past few days, returned to her home to-day. Charles Wert, of Briant, was the guest of Misses Lyda and Carrie Bollman yesterday afternoon, and left last night for Bluffton. William Smith, of our city, has hied himself to Van Wert, Ohio, and there found a partner in the person of M iss Stella Harkless, Van Wert county. Elmer Merriman and family are moving to Salem to-day. Elmer will soon go to Kansas where he will look up a location for a future home. •f-|- > Richard H. Hartford, prosecutor sot the 2(>th judicial circuit, has appointed Hooper, of Decatur, for the county of Adams, to serve as such till Che expiration of his term of service. The Fornax Mills met with an accident yesterday. From some unknown cause the main shaft of the engine brokein -two. There will- be delay of several days before the shaft can be replaced which will cause the mill to stand still. In the mean time some other repairs are to be made which will put the mill in first-class order again.

Although it is a little late for election tales, there is a good one that is told on a Republican candidate for constable in this township. Oq the night previous to tbe election the candidate spent three or four hours by lamplight cutting out a tin star from an old oyster can. He still has the star, but his Democratic opponent is the one who is allowed by law and the voice of the people to support a like emblem in public. Jonathan Bowers, of (rath, was a caller at this office to-day and renewed his subscription for another year. Mr. Bowers has been a subscriber of The Democrat for the past thirty-five years and says he would just as soon go without a square meal as to do without The Democrat. He is one of the Democrats elected that Adams county can be proud of. This is the second time his friends have elected him trustee of Kirkland township. Decatur’s diptheria epidemic, still rages. Tbe schools have been dosed and much concern is felt.—Portland Sun. Nov. 13. Has the election racked your brain or did you get the wrong bottle? At the beginning of the Christian era. men were stricken from the face of the earth for no worse Ireiug than the above article. We have no diptheria here, we hqd a case or two and school was closed for ten days as a precaution, but that was a long time ago. Our city schools never had a better attendance than at present. Tbe following are the majorities 0 in the various counties for Congressman in the Eleventh district as corrected since the official count: Steele Martin Grant 2.611 Wabash 1.768 Huntington 468 Jay 820 Blackford 118 Miami 6 % Adams 1,228 Wells "I 628 5,786 1,856 Steele's plurality 3,930

NUMBER 35.

From Thursday's Daily. Case will furnish you the freshest and best drugs. Attorney Drew, of Geneva, is here attending conrt. Attorney P. B. Manley, of Marion, is in the city attending court. Mrs. Cheyney went to Fort Wayne today to visit among friends. Miss Lena Barthel went to Fort Wayne today to visit friends. Mrs. Adolph Hart went to Ft Wayne ’ today on a visit with relatives. Wm. Niblick and R. K. xlllison took a business trip to Berne to day. Mrs. Ilenrv Schlegel weitt to Jidney, where she will visit for three weeks. Mrs Rev. 11. 11. Smith went.to Valparaiso, Ind., today to visit her father. Wm Pillars, of the firm of Patterson & Pillars, is on the sick list but is convalescing. Mrs. Hendricks of Monroe who has been G. W. Roop and family returned home to-day a ~ Mrs. Dr. Rainier.of Monroe, who baa been visiting Mrs. Frank Dibble returned home today. <» . ——————— —'■ - '1 I ■' Miss Maud Bowman, of Ohio City, after a visit with relatives in the city returned home tonlav. —l j : —“— - r* • Miss Lucy Bennett, of Dull Station. Ohio, who has been visiting friends in the city, returned home to-day. Mrs. Fred C. Miller went to Vincennes last night to be at the bedside of Mr. Miller's father, who is lying very low with pneumonia. E. C. Covalt. sheriff of Blackford county, and who was a member of the late election canvassing board of the senatorial district, was in the city yesterday and made this office a pleasant cal. At the election held in the M. E. church last Wednesday, the question _ being “Shall Women be Selected as Delegates to the Conferences?” the vote stood, Yeas 92: Nays <». The women win here. „ I u I W luj ucr. — , _ Ibis morning for Ottawa, Ohio, where Mr. Lynch has leased the largest and finest hotel in that citv. and beingtboronghly acquainted with the hotel business will make it inviting to the traveling public. The Democrat accompanies him, and wishes him success.

It is said that Frank Siddall. the i great soap manufacturer of Philadeli plna, never used fence painting or cir- | culars for advertising, but Stuck to, the newspapers: yet he became a millionaire. How strange!—Prqgress, i There is nothing strange about this : when you remember that Mr. Siddall I was the gentleman who said that “People who never read newspapers don’t ( use soap.” ' Rev E. T. Gregg, the.eloquent pastor ’ of the M. E. church, will deliver a lecl ture on ‘‘Popular Amusement” next I Thursday evening. Nov. 22nd. m tbe Christian church. This lecture has been ■ called for at all of our neighboring towns and cities. We are sure that it needs only this announcement to prove that his popularity is equally as great at home as abroad. Secure your tickets first opportunity.

Ed Young and Dell Smith, of Toledo Ohio, have been here for the last five days helping to deplete our game and fix up their innerman so they can winter over on th° ice of the lake at Toledo They bagged 60 quails. 2 woodcocks. 2 pheasants and 15 rabbits. They left for their homes today. While here they were the guests of C. L. Meibers, who, in company with John Smith, accompanied them on their hunting tour. Dell Smith was the champion shot of the crowd.. The official count shows that John T. Kelley is elected Representative of Adams. I>Wkford and Jay counties by a plurality John P. McGeath pulled through with a plurality of 140, while C. P Cole, our candidate for State Senators lost by 19 Votes, electing a Republican, Jesse J. M. LaFollette, of Jay county. While our Representatives may feel somewhat lonely in the Assembly this wii#jg. the boyspan amuse paper wads at the other fellows Our citizens should bear in mind that the Farmer s Second Annual Institute will be held in Decatur on the 10th and llth of December. Our citizeus are as , much interested in the welfare of the farmer as anyone else, and all should lend a helping hand to make this the best institute held. They have prepared an excellent program for the occasion. Our citizens should throw their doors wide open and entertain all who may come free of charge. Let us extend to them a hearty welcome.