Decatur Democrat, Volume 38, Number 37, Decatur, Adams County, 30 November 1894 — Page 1

The Decatur Democrat.

VOLUME XXXVUI.

From Friday's Daily. James Barkley and wife—a boy, Nov. 19th. Wm. Kelley, of Gemva, returned home to-day. ■ 1 ■■"*'*■<!" ' 1 — 1 -- Attorney E. R. Wilson of Bluffton, was in the city on business to-day. Ex-Commissioner John Rupright, of Preble township, was in the city on 'business to-day. Attorney John Shanks, of Portland, who has been attending court here returned home ro-day. Miss Vitz, of Delphos, Ohio, who has been the guest of Rev. Vitz and family of this City, returned home to-day. Mr. Ehret, of Rockford, Ohio, who has been the guest of his son-in-law Will Christen, retured home to-day. - - - - J --- t James Burr, formerly head sawyer for Smith & Bell, is now engaged in the same capacity-for Mr. Adams, of Bluffton. After next Sunday, Nov. 25th, the G. R. &I. will run a train north at 6:12 in the evening instead of 10:12 p. m. as heretofore. ~, t Mrs. Daniel Roop, oi Pleasant Mills, who has been the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Cordua, for some days, returned home to-day. Ex-Commissioner Ruprigbt and wife will eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day with friends in Dublin, lowa. They go there to attend the wedding of their niece. I. J. Miesse is improving the appearance of his property by removing those unsightly old shanties from the rear of hiahotel. There is nothing like im provement and Miesse is one of those people that are in favor of it. From Saturdays Daily. Miss Robie Pierce, of Fort Wayne, is the guest of friends here. Mrs. J. E. Smith went to Pleasant Mills to-day to visit friends. Mrs. John Cox attended the funeral of • JI. Van Buskirk, at Monmouth, to-day. .. Mrs. Richard Boyd left for Pk Mills to-day where she will visit friends. Commissioner Hobroke was in the city to-day on his way home from Richmond. Mrs. H. G. Berthold went to Van Wert, O, to-day where she will Sunday with friends. Peter Miller, brother of John and ■Nick, is in the city shaking hands with his many friends. Misses Florence and Sophia Campbell returned to-day from a visit with friends at Geneva. (dp* ' ' _— — John D. Britt, of Bluffton, was in the city on business yesterday and returned home last night-. Mr. and Mrs. Daniels, of Preble, who have been visiting friends in this city returned home to-day. Mrs. E. Burt Lenhart ahd babe will Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Johnson, of Peterson. Henry Lutman, a prosperous farmer and ex-trustee of Root township, was in the city to-day on business. Mrs. Falkner, of St. Marys, 0., sister of Herman Van Buskirk attended the funeral yesterday and returned home to-day. J. A. Crawfls and wife, of Leipsic, O. were called here to attend the funeral of Herman Van Buskirk. They will remain over Sunday. A. Van Buskirk and daughter of W. Cairo, 0., who have been in attendance at the funeral of his son Harmon yesterday at Monmouth returned home to-day. The Epworth League is holding conventions at the, different churches throghout the county, the last one being at Salem, from which they report a splendid meeting. A number from here were present. 1 , . The supreme court has decided that a man who wants to go faster than another who is ahead of him on the road has a right to pass. If he is prevented by another and an accident happens , because of the latter’s interference, the obstructionist is responsible for the damage. The remainder of the hunting party that went to Northern Michigan for a few weeks hunt returned last night. They report a good time, getting plenty of good game and fish Dr. Neptune brought a very large pair of antlers back with him that were taken from the five point buck John Frisinger killed while he was with the boys. Many amuseing stories were told by the boys which will appear later.

DECATUR. ADAMS COUNTY, INDIANA. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1H94.

day's Daily. Mrs. Waiters, of Glenmore, is ing friends city. , * Two chlldt&n of Charles Smith are ill with Sherman Mott went to Portland on a business trip to-day. Mrs. L. Carey went to Pleasant Mills to-day to visit her father. Miss Reese, of Portland, will be the guest of Rev.’Wise and family a few days. Miss OrphalleadinQton who has been at Dunkirk, for some time, returned home to-day.'., a Wm. A. ASpy, of Geneva, who has been in the city on business, returned home to-dayi; Mrs. W. H. Huffman, who Sundayed here, the guest of her daughter, returned home-to-day. Mr. and Fuiton, of Portland, were the guests of C. W. Miller and family over Bunday. Miss Miller entertained quite a number ofther friends at her beautiful home oUAJacksou street last Sunday evening. LouCalcfw wood returned from North Dakota whiye be has been for some time past„Jfie is about a head taller than whejtfge left here. William carries big right hand very careful on account of having the thumb of’‘that hand broken the other day which disables him from duty. Henry Stetier is carrying his right hand in a sling on account of several carbuncles. He says they are very troublesome and he would "swap” them off-Jf he could. ’ Paul Hoffman, of Kirkland township, died yesterday at two o'clock p. m. of typhoid fever. The funeral will be held tomorrow at the Zion church at Honduras at. 11 o’clock a m. Peter Smith got two of the fingers on his right bahd very badly mashed Saturday 1 , handling heavy*’ timbers at mith ,& Bell’s saw. mill. It is very t the first finger will have u. be —"W '-»» — '■ Mrs. John A. Fonner, of this city, died this morning between 9 and 10* o’clock, of consumption. The funeral will take place on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the house. Rev. E. T. Gregg officiating. Ex-Marshal Al Fristoe and wife of Bluffton, Sundayed with J. N. Fristoe ami wife. It has been the custom for several years for these two families to celebrateJThanksgiving Day together, but as Al would be at the other end of his route on that day they ate the big turkey yesterday. The Centennial Mills, owned by Neal Bros., & Co., have failed. They have been doing a reckless business from the looks of the outsids at this time. They raised the price of wheat about three cents a bushel and then rebilied to some(other point, in this way they have caught one of our citizens for a small amount and Berne for a large amount. While Geneva comes in for a share with a number of other places to hear from. Wesley W. Watts, of Monmouth, was again the victim of an attempt of a thief or thieves who broke into his house on Friday night last, while himself and family were away, and ransacked the house from top to bottom, thinking no doubt they could find the money Mr. Watts had received the day before for a lot of hogs he had sold But in that they slipped up, as Mr. Watts had his money with him. It has only been a few months since Mr. Watts lost some forty dollars by thieves breaking into his house and securing the money, and it is not doubted that the same'parties that secured the other so easily tried the same trick again, but not with any success. It is a long lane that has no turn.

Last night about eleven o’clock, Mr. Frank Sanders and wife were awakened from tbeir sleep by a person or persons trying to force an entrance into I the holse. It appears they first Died the rear or screen door, and not being successful, then the kitchen door was tried. But not being able to effect an entrance, they next went to the front and in their racket at that door Mr. Sanders was aroused, and in getting up happened to make some noise which the parties heard and made tbeir escape without making an entrance into the house. It is no doubt very well for them that they did, for Frank is a powerful man, and is well provided with the wherewith to care for himeelf and family, and woe be to the scapegoat thatjis so unfortunate as to fall in his hands, for he never shows any meroy to such trash. So beware.

From Tuesday's Daily. Esquire ElfasJDurbin returned from Marion today. Henry Hite went to Bluffton on a business trip last night. Hon. Oscar Adair, of Portland, was attending court hereto'-dsy. : Peter Hoffman, of Linn Grove, is in the city on business to-day. Mrs Chester Buhler, of Ridgville, is the guest of Mrs. John Kern. . L The M issys Kate and Rose Christen went to Goshen to-day to visit friends. James Lowry, of Portland and J. F. F. Faze, of Lima are stopping at the Miesse. Mrs. Wm, Porter, who has been visiting friends at Fort Wayne returned home to-day. Judge Allen Zollers and S. A- Kern, of Ft. Wayne, are in the city* on business today. Mrs Charles Fuelling and daughter returned from a few weeks visit with friends in Michigan.

Mrs. Fred Mills, of Richmond, will be the guest of her parents, A. J. Hill and wife, for a few days. Miss Reese, of Portlahd, who has been the guest of Rev. Wise and family left for Marsmouth today. Mrs. Fulton, of Portland, who has been visiting her parents, C. W. Miller and wife, returned home to-day. Attorney Butcher and ex-Postmaster Biteman, of Geneva, were shaking hands with friends here last night. Miss Julia Fitzgerald, who has been visiting relatives in Chicago for the past few days returned home last night. Mrs Debtwall, of Uniondale, who has been the guests of Shelby Henderson and family, returned home today. Col. Dick Townsend, ot the Randall atFort Wayne, is shaking hands with bis many friends m the city today. C. A. Burdge, of Berne, left last night over the Clover Leaf for Los Angeles, Cal., where be expects to make his future borne. Alva Renberger and Adam Heniser with their families, of Ridgeville, will be the guests of Rev. Wise during Thanksgiving. • J. Robert Christen, wife and sons, of Marion, are in the city to attend’the funeral of Mrs. J. A. Fonner which takes place tomorrow. The City Band will give a concert on the court house square, 1 Thanksgiving afternoon. They will treat the citizens with some of tbeir most choicest selections. Joel Falk and Miss Mary E. Cowan were quietly married Thursday evening, Nov. 22, at Bobo, by Rev. 11. Kohn. We join tbeir many friends in wishing them a happy life. Hart, the murderer of "the Good children, near Paulding, Ohio, has confessed that hg did the work* A mob is ready tfl burn him at the stake. They only wait the chance to get hold of him and the work will be quickly done. The team belonging to John Kleinhenz and used for delivering beer to his customers, became frightened" and ran away with ten barrels of beer on the wagon. The beer was badly scattered about. There was ho other damage done. Mrs. McMullin, of Ft. Wayne, neiee of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Donovan, will be their guest on Thanksgiving. Mr. McMullen will join his wife to-morrow. It has been the custom of Dan’s for several years to have a reunion of his lelatives and friends on that day, and the Lord willing, Dan will have a fine spread of the good things of this earth to feast upon on Thanksgiving day for which he is always thankful.,

Ex-Sheriff Samuel Doak, who intend going into the meat packing business, has already built a large ice house and has the frame for the main part of the packing house up. The foundation of the slaughter house is laid and ready for the carpenters. The main building is 20x60 feet and two stories high, with a basement under the entire building 12 foot deep. The slaughter house will be 16x24 and built with all the modern improvments. When everything is completed they can in 20 days time furnish the city with any and all kinds of fresh or cured meats in small or large quantities. The buildings are to be so constructed that all fresh meats can be kept frozen and ready for home use or shipping at anytime or season of the year. This enterprise will till a long felt want and we hope that Mr. Doak will make a grand success of his venture.

From Wednesday's Daily. Perry Robison is at Huntington on business. bberman Mott is at Ft. Wayne on business. There are no new cases of diptheria reported today. The petit jury was discharged until! next Monday. Peter Holthouse is at Geneva on business to-day. Henry Mayer went to Geneva today on business. \ Barkley Smith, of Berne was in the city today on business. f Charles True and wife will spend Thanksgiving at Bluffton David Werling, of Preble went to Richmond to-day on business. Mrs. D. Oberman went to Bluffton to spend Thanksgiving with friends. Seymour Worden will eat turkey with friends st Monmouth to-morrow. Miss Maud Judy went to Geneva today tospendThanksgiving with friends. ’Esq Drew, of Geneva, who has been attending court here returned home today. Miss Jennie Bollman went to Fort Wayne to spend Thanksgiving with friends. Levi Poling went to Jay county to-day to spend Thanksgiving with friends. Mrs. Sarah Elzey went to Bluffton to spend Thanksgiving with her son Harvey. . - Ezra Steele, of Curryville, went to Fort Wayne to-day to purchase a stock of goods. Mrs. Sherman Mott went to Van Wert, 0., to spend Thanksgiving with relatives. Our sister, Mrs. M. C Wandell, of Ligonier, spent Thanksgiving with friends here. Ej-Assessor Christopher Koffman. of Blue Creek township, was in the city on business today; ■ • ♦ •'. ' PeflnJ&lduer, ot the tfrm’ofjSimison & Somiier, of Berne, was the city to-day on business. Mrs. Levenberg, of Fort Wayne is the guest of Mrs. H. H. Bremerkamp over Thanksgiving. E. W. Cobert who has been visiting in Alabama for the last three weeks returned home last night. Miss Susie Thompson, of Fort Wayne is the guest of the Misses Cora and Kittie Miesse for a few days “ A new case was filed in the Clerk’s otlice to-day, viz: Rose Baker vs Aaron Baker, petition for divorce. Mrs. Sarah Chubb, of Huntington. is visiting Ed Coffee’s family and other friends during Thanksgiving.

Noah Mangold and family will take their Thanksgiving dinner with ex Commissioner Daniel Weldy. Mrs. E. P. Meneffee and children returned from a few weeks visit with friends in Camden and Geneva. Miss Edwards, daughter of J. D. Edwards, who has been visiting at Fort Wayne retuned home to-day. R. G. Cobert, of Lima. 0., who has for the last three weeks been walking the pipe line ar tins place returned home this morning. J. B. Miller and wife,- of East St. Louis, Mo., who have been visiting Matthias Miller, his father, returned home this morning. , 11. 11. Bremerkamp has his mill repaired, and since last Friday has been running day and night. From the amount of custom work on hand it will be some time before he gets caught up. Street Commissioner Archbold met with a mishap that he is thankful is no worse. While out driving yesterday, in turning a corner the seat in his buggy became loose and turned over, throwing him out on his face, which he now covers with a court plaster. The grand jury having been in session about four weeks returned seven indictments, inspected the county asylum and its management, closed its arduous labors by inspecting the jail, after which they reported their doings to the court and were sent home to return next week. F borne of the old fellows think when they get marriage licenses they are going to fool someone by promising the clerk if he will leave the record blank < they will let him kiss the bride. They may fool some one, but it is not our " long-nosed” reporter, for he is up to such tricks. So to Joel Falk and Mary Ellen Cowan we extend our congratulations. v

The appointment of Miss Isabel Lock wood as deputy recorder of Delaware county is exciting considerable comment throughout the State and many labor under the impression that she is the first woman ever appointed to such a position in the State Hunt mgtoti coun'y, as usual, leads the procession and has a lady deputy recorder. Miss Cora B. Neave, who was sworn in nearly two years ago and who has made a very efficient official.—Huntington Daily Democrat. Why you are a decade or more be hind the times. Miss Ellen Mcßollman served seven years with her brother, A. W Mcßollman, while since* the change three years ago Miss Baughman has filled the place of DeputyRecorder for this county. The differet committees appointed to canvass our city for the purpose of finding out just how many attended Sunday school in the different churches found that there were 1,050 attendants. The M E. has 334, Presbyterian 182, Evangelical 107, Christian 90, Baptist ■SO and German Reformed 50; while there are 698 that do not belong to any Sunday school. The different schools have organized a Home Class and the different members will call on those who are unable to attend Sunday school and assist them in their work. They also found 402 that did not belong to any church. There are fads and fads without number, but the very latest seems to be rather a sensible one. If you have any old brass candlesticks up in the loft or down in the kitchen, it is the proper caper to bring them forth, have them burnished, up and when your guests, if you have any, are about to go to their rooms, turn out the lights suddenly and let the guests, candlestick in band, find their way tb bed by candle light. If one has a gas log—one of those imitations of a wood fire, which can be turned on anytime—it will add to the picturesque interest of the situation to turn on the log for a little while. Enoch Reiff, of Preble township, is one of the old settlers of this county. having resided here some forty years. Last Spring he Concluded to improve Jris farm'by clearing some more of the forest, lie set to Work and by this fall had five acres cleared, and as was said in olden times "smack smooth.” cut ting all the timber into rails that would do for that purpose and the remainder into stovewood so that he had about 100 cords of wood. This he done without any help from any source! not using a tdahi or any person to help roll or handle any of the heavy logs that are always on a clearing, doing all the work with his own hands.

They Stuffed the Box. Tne annual election of president for the High School JUiterary society took place last Wednesday. The election was by ballot. The tellers took up the ballot, passed the same to”the secretary who after counting them passed the count to the president who proclaimed Eail Adams duly elected. It appears the lady element was- much - dissatisfied with the result-of the election and like some of the politicians of these latter days, began to skiiqnish around to see it there were not some! fraud pel pet rated to defeat their candfidale. Miss Sophia Mangold, and soon found the boys, (who were greatly in the minority) had been stuffing the ballot box (like the republicans used to do and thereupon the president declared the previous election void and ordered a new election for Friday afternoon. The polls were opened as usual and the balloting proceeded with some warm, electioneering. Prof. Moffett having much sympathy for the ladies in -consequence oi their inexperience, aided them with his counsel in organizing to beat the boys and with all the stratagy (of which ladies are well supplied) they could command, succeeded in electing their candidate. Miss Mangold, which very much disappointed the boys. The con stitution of the society says the person elected must have a majority over all other candidates which did not happen to be the ease. Now the boys are praying tne lady president to order another election. Boy’s don’t stuff the ballot box. I- . COURT PROCEEDINGGS. The U. S. Nursery Co., vs John J. Foughty, on note, demand $100; judgment for plaintiff for $56.30 without relief . William Kelly, ex partex, admission to bar; upon report of committee of examina tion, Wm. Kelly was admitted to the bar. Robison Peoples ami Hiram L. Gladden vs John Blakeslee, foreclosure chattie mortgage aud for receiver; John Boocher appointed receiver bond fixed at SIOOO. Dallas G. M. TnmTvs Joseph H. Andrews •et al, on note and foreclosure of mortgage, demand 1700; judgment for plaintiff for James and Charles Clark vs Crist Hoffstetter, on note, demand $150; judgment for plaintiff $116.39 without relief. P. W. Smith returned to Richmond to-day.

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BI NCOEI) A HOOSIER. . Porter County Farmer Beaten by Lightningrod Sharks. OTHER NEWS OF THE STATE. Paralynii. and Death Caused by a Thorn. Dastardly Attempt to Blow Up a Mina Shaft Near Brazil—Missing Man Found Dead In a Ditch—Other Dispatches and Indiana Briefs. Valparaiso, Ind., Nov. 29.—Ernest Dennire, a young fannar living near Hebron, this county, was buncoed out of $875 yesterday by lightningrod sharks. He bought a lot of rods for $27 and signed contracts and notes which now call for $875, and which the sharks disposed of at a Hammond bank. DASTARDS AT LARGE. Attempt to Blow Up a Mining Shaft Near Brazil. Brazil, Ind., Nov. 29.—A dastardly attempt was made Tuesday, night to blowup the new No. P'shaft of the Brazil Block Coal company, just north of the city. A number of men were at work down the shaft and .several in the rear of the engineroom, when suddenly there was a deafening report, and a sheet of flame shot from between the boiler walls. The occupants were thrown to the ground by the shock, but recovered in time to escape before the flames reached them. The enginehouse and boilerrooms were consumed, but the fireproof paint protected the shafthouse until the fire department arrived. The flames in the engineroom cut of the cage in the mine, but the meu employed down there escaped by the ladder. Had the flames gotten into the shafthouse they would have been roasted like rats in a trap. Series of Serious Accidents. Jeffersonville,' Ind., Nov. 29.—At the carworks yesterday Simon Miller, while handling carwheels, had both legs I crushed*. William Daugherty fell into a pit and received terrible injuries, and by, a piece of falling timbeF L. D. White’s, head and body were badly crushed. These' accident? occurred wit liin 30 minutes of each other. Runaway at a Funeral. 'WincHESter. Ind.,’ Nov. '29. —Yesterday as people were returning from the funeral of Mrs.-Kemp the team drawing the carriage containing Mrs. O. W. Huston and others ran away, and in attempting to jump out Mrs. Huston was ■ thrown violently to the ground and, it I is believed, fatally injured. Prominent Attorney Dead. Fort Wayne, Nov. 29.—Judge W. H. j Combs died yesterday aftenoon, after an extended illness, at the advanced age of !87 years. Judge Combs was one of the , best known attorneys in the country I and at one time was a partner of ex-At- | torney General W. H H. Miller. Tract In a Dead Man’s Hand. Indianapolis, Nov. 29. — Yesterday the dead body of John Carroll of the poor farm was found near Maus’ brewery. There are indications that he may have been murdered. In his right hand was a small tract inviting people to a Methodist revival not far from the place of his death. Murder Trial. | Martinsville, Ind., Nov. 29.—The I trial of Elbert Page of Brooklyn,indicted ! for the murder of Hiram Gregory in that. place liu, April hist, has begun in this city. Gregory’s family is an influential one. 1 The shooting was the outgrowth of a quarrel over family dissensions. DcHtJ, In a Ditch. Rockport, Ind., Nov. 29.—The body of Mathias Bauer, the old gentleman reported as mysteriously missing, was found in a ditch in a cornfield. He was lying on his back, where it is presumed he fell on the night of the 17th and was chilled to death. Death From a Thorn. , Corydon; Ind., Nov. 29. — Leslie Friedley, ui yoiing man, attempted to . I ride a wild horse, which (lashed into'a ; thorn bush. One of the thorns pierced Friedley’s eye and the intense pain I caused paralysis and death. Two Hurt by.an Explosion. Vincennes, Ind., Nov. 29.—An exploI sion occurred at Prospect Hill coal mines i which resulted in the serious injury of ■ ! William Bensinger and William Naugel. i Neither will die. The explosion was I due-to pocket gas. INDIANA BRIEFS. Hog cholera is epidemic near Westfield. Glanders is spreading among hofses at Terre Haute., A Lake Shore freight killed CharlesPearl at Elkhart. Prince Bismarck has been forbidden visitors by Ips physicians. Mrs. Nettie Kent of Shelbyville is unconscious from a paralytic stroke. George Urmston & Son’s flourmill burned at Frankton. Loss $ 10,000. Logansport preachers are insisting that ftrrierals should not be held on Sunday. C. C. Fields of Marion caught his hand in a pulley and three fingers were pulled off. 1 George Bock of Harrison county has a pumpkin which will make 150 pies, it is estimated. Frank Roberts of Portland wm acddentally shot while with a hunting party in Arkansas. I i