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

The Decatur Democrat.

VOLUME XXXVIII.

From Friday's Daily. Smoke Cage’s Best; Miss Anna Winnes spent Thanksgiv Ing day at Ossian. Mrs. Theodore Kennedy is visiting friends at Pleasant Mills. Dr. James Calderwuod and wife, of Willshire, Ohio, are hi the city. Mrs. Wm. Moses spent Thanksgiving with her son Homer at Ft. Wayne. The Democrat is the place to get your Job Work done with neatness and dispatch. Misses Delia Robison and Lulu Odel spent Thanksgiving at Fort Wayne, the guest of friends. The Mrs. Fox and two sons, and Miss Gambell, ..of Fort Wayne, were the guests of Mrs. Mike Smith and family t * me Methodists, ■ pihd, and with the good time they took \ ip sQinetihing over $57 of the filthy » lucre for the benefit of the church. L. C. Devoss says our population has increased one this week. That the young miss will be ready to vote in about twenty two years from Thanksgiving day 1894. Married last Sunday afternoon at the home of the bride’&sister, Mrs J. Houser, by the Rev. Alexander, Miss Minnie Tucker to Reynold’s McConnebey, both of this city. The phild of Benjamin Baxter that died last Wednesday of diptheria was buried yesterday. There is another ot his children ill with the same disease and not expected to.live. Teddie brock met with an accident last night by falling on. tne sidewalk breaking bis left arm. He had been at his uncle Philip Kern’s, and in coming home by the Park fell and slipped. The Democrat is the place for all business men to place their adds, as it reaches the people every day of the year, except Sunday, and on that day the file of the past week is thoroughly reviewed. Thanksgiving Day wa&duly observed by our people. The union services at the U. B. as well as the sunrise prayer meeting at the Presbyterian church were well attended. The most of our business houses were closed and the day given to rest and recreation, Dwite Wilder, of Root township went to the Fornax Mill last Friday to get a grist of wheat'ground, but on account of the throng waiting for grists he was compelled to wait soipe time. He hitched bis horses under the shed, prepared for customers and went down town. While gone some unprincipled wretch in the form of humanity, stole about $6 worth ot white ivory rings from the harness. The grand jury is still in session and will investigate the matter and if possible bring the thief to justice. There is strong talk again of the Michigan Central road buying the Clover Leaf. The Michigan Central people are said to be wanting it badly and a deal is likely to be consummated before long. The Clover Leaf is in the hands of a receiver and for sale. The line, however, is now doing one of the best freight business it has done since built. Should it be purchased by the Central people the road will be put in first-class order and. made a strong Jfival of the Wabash. They would also change the route from Decatur east and make this city a division point. “The Simple Story’Of f low to build a dynamo at Home” is the title of a serial which will commence in the Detroit -Electrical Student of Dec. 22. It tells in language a child can understand how a dynamo and battery which will run the sewing machine can be built by any boy. Give the boys a chance. Electricity will be the biggest bread winner of the 20th century. Perhaps your boy, if he gets a start, will make it his life work. The Student is a crisp little weekly for amateur students of electricity, One dollar a year. Detroit Electrical Student, 33 Lafayette Ave., Detroit, Mich. The Catholic Legion of this city entertained their numerous friends last night with a game supper. They fed near 590. They served seventy some rabbfts, quri! without number and squirrel, pl eas mts, ducks and about all the gan e Os the season with a coon and two c posiums to finish up with. The o’poi sum was for the Lime Kiln club and th >ir especial friends. That everyone enjoyed themselves is apparent to everybody, for Col. Dan Donovan with Barney Meibers as Ist Lieut, marshaled the host and they make a team that willpull together regardless of the weather. Such occasions are the social link that binds society in one band as brothers.

Jhrom Saturdays Daily. Case has the best cigar. Benjamin Teepie, of Wren, 0., was in the city on business to-day. ; Miss Nettie Winnes will be the guest of friends at Bluffton for a few days. Misses Anna and Mary Conrad will Sunday at Magley with their parents. > John Webber shipped a car load of cows to the eastern markets yesterday. ' Mrs. James Dailey, of Bluffton, will 1 be the guest of Mrs. Fitzgerald and daughter over Sunday. 1 John Houck, one of the enterprising 1 farmers of Root township was in the city on business to-day. 1 Sheriff Ashbaucher will sell at sheriff’s 1 sale two nice colts at the jail Monday, the remnant of the Blakeslee estate. Mrs. McMullen, who has been the 1 guest of her aunt, Mrs. Donovan and ■ other friends returned home. Robert Blackburn and wife who | spent Thanksgiving with friends in Ft. ' Wayne returned home to-day. i Gen. J. P. Shanks and P. Bergman, of Portland, who have been attending court here returned home to day. ; Miss Ida Brandyberry will return home from Sopris, Colorado, this eveni ing. She will return byway of C. &. E Mrs. W. Hammond and Mrs. L. Cook, of Portland, who have been the ; guests of Mrs. W. Orcutt returned i home. Noah Sheets, a prosperous farmer of ' Root township, says this was only a fair year for turkeys. He sold $123 worth ; this year. Samuel Miller, of Portsmouth, Ohio, brother of Craig Miller,is in the city,the guest of his mother and brother. Samuel was formerly a Decatur boy. Mrs. A- S. Proper, of Portland, accompanied by her brother, Elmer Adams, of Colorado, are the guests of James H. Smith. They will visit friends here for a few weeks. ■ ■ ■ Mrs. D. E. Studabaker entertained a number of her lady friends last Wed- , nesday at 6 o’clock tea in honor of her . niece. Miss Gedtis, of Chicago. This was one of the unique teas of the season. Dr. Costello was taken suddenly and severely ill with heart failure this morning about three o’clock. Dr. Thomas was called and attended him. The , doctor was resting quite comfortable at , seven o’clock a. m. Now is the time to advertize your Christmas goods that the people from the country may know where to go to buy their goods. In The Democrat is the place to put your ad. as its circulation is the largest of any newspaper in the county. Sheriff Ashbaucher made his first trip to Michigan City yesterday conducting Elmer Urick, of Monroe, to the “pen”. The trip will no doubt be an interesting one, and the said Urick will doubtless arrive at that place under the guidance of General Pete. Mrs. Charles W. Yager of near Pleasant Mills, died last evening at five o’clock, of consumption. The funeral will take place at the Baptist church at Pleasant Mills tomorrow morning at ten o’clock. Rev. H. IL Smith of. this city will conduct the services. Deputy Sheriff Erwin arrested Edward Reinhart, last evening six miles east of Berne, on a charge of burglary and house-breaking. The young man is 19 years of age, and seems somewhat illerate and had never been away from hame, remarking to the officer on the way from Berne that it was the first trip for him on a train. His punishment will doubtless be light. The Inlander, the Populist paper of Jay county, has gone into winter quarters, there to remain until the campaign of 189(5 opens and the Republicans need an auxiliary then it will bloom forth again until the chilly blasts of another campaign nips the provender rack to which it is hitched, and alas, then will come another sleep. James Parks, of Portland, who is attending court here was taken suddenly ill at nine o’clock in the court room last evening. Dr. Clark was immediately called and upon examination pronounced ivheart failure and at first had little hopes of the recover of his patient, but after applying the usual remedies used in such cases, producing circulation he had his patient restored sufficiently to be able to go to the residence of Ezra Cutting, where Mrs. Parks is visiting. Mr. Parks was at one time a resident of this city and engaged in the livery business.

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

From Monday's Daily. Try Case for school supplies. Edward Ellsworth went to Fort Wayne on business. Peter Soldner, of Berne, was in the city to day on business. Mrs. Frank Dibble and Mrs. Daniel Sprang went to Fort Wayne. J Robert Christen and family re turned home to Marion to-day. J. D. Bale went to Bluffton Saturday night to spend Sunday with friends. Mrs. Kuebler, mother of Will Kuebler, left for Chicago where she will visit a sister. Dell Locke’s mother who has been visiting here for some days returned home to-day. Fred Hoffman, trustee of Hartford township, was transacting business in the city to-day. Mrs. C. M. France who has been visiting friends in South Whitley, returned home to-day. Misses Tena Radamacher and Flora Confer have returned from a visit with friends in Fort Wayne. John Gross, of Marion, who has been the guest of his brother here went to Rockford, 0., to-day to visit a sister. Sheriff Aschbaucher returned from Michigan City Saturday night and reports everything flourishing in that portion of this commonwealth. Yager Bro’s., have remodeled their drug store by putting in some new furniture and fixing up for a grand display of holiday goods. Notice their advertisements which will appear in this paper in a few days. N.K. Todd and wife, of Bluffton, who have been the. guests of Mrs. Todd’s parents. R. D. Patterson and wife, returned home Saturday night. John Rex who who wat sent to the asylum at Richmond some time ago, returned home last Thursday pronouncured, and is now feeling as well as ever.

Rev. F. T. Simpson, presiding elder of the Fort Wayne district, who hak been bolding quarterly meeting at the Alpa church in Root township, returned home. Ervin Thompson, George and Frank Crisman, E. Mann and Aaron Bricker, of Geneva, are in the city paying their respects to the Hon. Board of Commissioners. The contractors have placed m position the largest plate glass front in the city in W. H. Nachtrieb’s building and when completed will be the most imposing one. The ladies of the W. R. C. will elect their officers for the ensuing year at their next regular meeting held Friday evening, Dec. 7th. All members are requested to be present. The Commissioners are m session. Who will be the first to hand |to them a petition duly signed by freehold residents asking them to grant a view for gravel road, no matter wherein the county for it will do good anywhere. S. M. Lichtenwalter, of Ft. Wayne, father-in-law of Daniel Sprang and James Edington, di|(l yesterday afternoon at two of dropsy of the heart. The funeral services will be held at the United Brethren church in that city next Wednesday morning at ten o’clock. Last Saturday evening being the regular meeting of Sam Henry Post, it being the meeting that the by-laws say the officers for the ensuing year shall be elected. They performed this duty by electing R S. Peterson Com ; Wm. Culley, S. V-; G. W. Teepie, J. V.: A. C Gregory, Q. M.; R. N. Andrews, Chaplain; H. H. Hart, Officar of the day, James Edge, Surgeon; Samuel Chronister, Officer of the Guard: M. J. Wertzberger, and R. Blackburn, Representatives; Alternates. H. H. Hart and Samuel Chronister; Trustees, 11. 11. Hart, J. D. Hale and S. B. Fordyce. Ex-Commissioner John Rupright and wife returned this morning from a visit with Frank Smith and wife, Mrs. Ruprigbt’s sister, in Washington, lowa. By special invitation Mr. and Mrs. Rupright had been invited by the Smiths’ to attend the wedding of Inos J. Meyers to Lorane Neal. Miss Meyers is a great neice of Mr. Rupright and also his ward, he having been her guardian for several years, and on Thanksgiving day at high noon, had the pleasure of giving the bride away. There were over one hundred persons present at the wedding, and the happy couple received many useful and valuable presents. After the wedding the tables were spread with all the luxuries of the season, and fruits of all climates of which all partook freely and a general good time was had, all wishin them much happiness along the journey of jlife.

From Tuesday's Daily. Case keeps a nice line of lamps. Dave Oberman went to St. Louis, Mo., on business. Mrs. J. C. Foley went to Portland to day to visit friends. W. S. smith, of Briant, was in the City on business to day. Mrs. Wm. Fansler is the guest of friends at Peterson. John Aschbaucher, of Bluffton, was in the city on business. Mrs 11. Martz, of Pleasant Mills, is the guest of friends in the city. Kint Lewis left for Tiffin, 0., where he will spend most of the winter. Miss Millie Jjenhart returned from a visit with friehds at Willshire, O. Aaron Bricker, Superintendent of the Pontius gravel road, returned home to |»y.i» ■ . ■ - 11. a Mrs. Lyman Hart is visiting her daughter Mrs. Charles Egg, at Fort ■ Wayne. Z. O. Lewellen and Samuel "Wagoner, of Monroe, were in the city to-day on business. ' Attorney B. C. Ford, of Jefferson township, was in the city to-day on 1 business. Anderson has a new gas well which has a capacity of 10,000,000 cubic feet per day. Al Hetrick and wife, of Bluffton are . in the city the guests of Mrs. Hetrick’s . parents. 1 Gus Rosenthal went to Fort Wayne to Tneet his sister who is to arrive > from Europe. Miss Coot Davis, of Rockford. Ohio, is the guest of Mrs. Will Christen and Mrs. Ed Martin.

C. W. Miller and wife went to Fort Wayne to be thie guests of their son-jn-law, J. L. McConnel. David Eckrote, county commissioner elect for she Third district, was in the city to day on business v 'J&t: board of commissioners ordered that the clock on the court house be regulated to standard time. Miss Roby Pierce returned to her home at Ft. Wayne last night after a pleasant visit with friends in this city. Mr and Mrs. George Doctor, of Decatur, were the guests of Isaac Copps and family last Sunday.—Monroeville Breeze. » 7 Joseph Hendricks, of .Berne, who has been visiting his brother-in-law, John brake, of Union township, returned home to-day. Mrs. Sarah Cunningham, of Porter county, Ind., who has been visiting William Trich and family, returned home to-day. Harvey Edington and wife went to Fort Wayne to attend the funerai of bis grand-father. Mr. Lichtenwalter which occurs to-morrow. Miss Mary Radabaugh is very ill. and called Mrs. Wils Roebuck, her sister, of Fort Wayne, to attend her. Mrs. Koebuck arrived this afternoon. Liquor license was granted to-day to Sylvester King, of Decatur. Samuel S. Wagoner, of Monroe. Peter Wilhelm of Decatur and Henry G. Branneman, of Berne. E. A Phillips, of this office, left this morning for St. Marys, 0., to attend the funeral of his aunt, sister of his mother, who died Sunday morning in her eighty-third year. Frank-Dibble can now put on the robe of street commissioner, be having filed his bond which was duly approved when he was qualified as street commissioner of the city of Decatur. Mrs, James Edington, went to Fort Wayne, ttyis mornidg and Mr. Edington will go this evening. They go to attend the funeral of her father. S. M. bichtenwalter to-morrow at 19 o’clock a. m. The C, F. Deidtench syndicate has purchased the Bluffton natural gas plant for SIOS,(MM). This deal was consummated by H. C. Paul, manager of the Fort Wayne plant.—Fort Wayne Journal. A young man down in I’nidn township, says the Bellefontaine Examiner, bought a plug of tobacco some time ago with a mouse nicely pressed into one end of it, and instead of-taking it back to the dealer and demanding the return of his money, he kept it for the benefit of his tobacco-begging friends, many of whom, it is said, were reformed of the tobacco habit after trying a chew off the plug and then afterward being shown the little dead mouse.

From Wednesday's Daily. Case is the place to get fresh drugs. Jt ——————— Adolph Hart went to Fort Wayne to day. D. P. Bolds and wife went to Fort Wayne to-day. Have you seen those booklets at Case’s drug store. Mrs. N Blackburn entertained the Ladies’ Social club to-day. Mrs. Scott Hughes left for Willshire. O , to be the guest of friends. Hon. D. Studabaker went to Fort Wayne to-day on business. Irvin Thompson, ot Geneva, was in the city today attending court. W. H. Shepherd, of Hartford township, is in the city on business. Chris. Ashbaucher, J. P. of French township, is in the city on business. Ex-Sheriff James Daily and wife, of Bluffton, returned home last night. George Menefee, of Wabash township. is visiting relatives in the city. The Current Topic Club met Tuesday evening and decided to disband. Miss Edwards, daughter of J. D. Edwards went to Fort Wayne to-day. The fine work on the interior of the Catholic church is nearing completion. Sam Laman steps high and he haa a right to as hes saythey have a fine boy at their house. J. W. Headington, one of the leading attorneys of Portland, was attending court here today. Mrs. W. E. Geddis, of Goshen, who has beeu the guest of Mrs. D. E. Studabaker, returned home. Mrs. J. R. Christen, of Marion, who has been visiting her sister Miss Fonner, returned home to-day.

Miss Davis, of Rockford, 0., who has been the guest of Mrs. Will Christen and Mrs. Ed Martin returned Lome to-day. • ’ J. B. Rice and Dan Beery, noted stoct men from Decatur, were callers -at the journal office yesterday.—Foft Wayne Journal. , 4 This is the season of the year for the man who does not take his home paper. The new crop of almanacs is being distributed. John Christen, Jr., of Root township, has a little son in a critical condition with membraneous croup, and is not expected to live. Byron Steele and J. K. Steele, qf. Geneva. who were in the city o,n business to-day returned home this afternoon. David l£c®:rote, John Ashbaucher and ancF Sylvanuk%Shepherd, who were in the city on business, returned home via Bluffton last night. Mrs. J. T. Coots died this morning at five o’clock of consumption The funeral services Will be held tomorrow 7 afternoon at two o’clock at the house. Interment in Maplewood cemetery. «

George Gales and Elmore Keller started last night' for Clarksville, Arkansas. Mr. Gales has three brothers there whom he has not seen for nine years and they will combine a three weeks hunting-with their visit. Jacob Buhler, junior, while shoeing a a horse this morning, met with an accident. The animal plunged backwards and fell over, throw - ing Mr. Buhler on a tool chest, bruising him quite badly though not seriously. The town clock is now by order of the County Commissioners doing duty on Standard time. All persons "desiring to take the trains any direction will be correctly notified by casting their eyes on the court house clock when it is not too dark, or the person not too "full.”The Hon Hugh Daugherty and L. A. Williamson, of Bluffton, were in the city yesterday and drew on the Deidterich syndicate for SIOS.(MX), the price of the Bluffton natural gas plant. Today this money will be paid out to the stockholders and Bluffton will be filled with money for a time.—Fort Wayne Journal. Mr. Wbittenberger, who is 74 years c os age. living with his son in-law, Henry Baikley. has been afflicted with a bad sore on his right leg just abovethe knee, w hich is the result of a bruise received when about years old, yesterday he fell and broke the leg artthat place the bone had become decayed. Today Dr. Boyers, assisted by Dr. McMillen amputated the leg. The old gentleman is doing as well as could be expected at this time.

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From Thursday's Daily. Elegant line of cigars at Case's drug store. Luster Roush, of Bluffton, returned -lome last night. • See the new sign on the north side of Moser's art gallery. Mrs. James Edington returned from Fort Wayne to day- • m, W. J. Fitzgerald returned from a busines trip to Fort Wayne. Mrs. A 11. Fristoe, of Bluffton, is the guest of Mrs. J. N. Fristoe. Rev. Gregg left for New Haven, where be will lecture to-night. Miss Kittie Miesse went to Geneva to day to be the guest of friends. D. Edington and wife, ot Logansport, are the guests of his father, James. William Gerke,,of Roof township, went to Berne to-day on business. Mrs. L. L. Syphers, of Wilshire, 0.. is in the city the guest of Mrs. Joha Buhler. Adam Gilliom bought his goods sines ', the tariff was taken off. So call and see his prices. , *7~* '' Mrs. G. Swartz, of Root township, went to Fort Wayne to-day to visit her mother-iu-law. G. W. Ford, of Wabash township, who has been attending court here returned home to-day. Theodore Theime and wife, of Union township went to Huntington to visit Mr. Theime’s sister. The W. C. T. U will meet at the home of Mrs. Woodruff next Saturday Dec. Bth at 2:30 p. m. Joel Falk left for Mecca, last night to visit his sister. Miss Susanna Falk who is seriously ill. Jacob Borne, of Preble township went to Fort Wayne to-day to have h : s eye attended by Dr Wheelock. Mrs Herman Reinking and sinof Union township, went to Fort Wavne to-day to visit her daughter and other friends. . ♦ ,-CMrs. Catharine hat>y, of Montpe’ er, is the guest of her son, Jake and ft mily, of north Ninth street. Dr. Metcalf, Secretary. Board of Health of Indianapolis, is in the city to-day confering with the Board liere. Mrs. O. C- Vanderwater, of Huntington, who has been the guest of John Anderson and family returned home to-day. Charles Rhodes, of Bluffton, foreman of Hite, Adams & Co’.’s factory was in the city yesterday on business, returning home last night. The president of the Old Adams County Bank is at Toledo, O While there the United States Grand Jury will interview him. Such matters the nose of a reporter occasionally runs against. “The Black Flag" vyas’ presented by the KellyAngell Comedy company at Meibers’opera house last night to an appreciative audience and made a decided hit. This company gives as good a show for the money as any that has ever appeared iff this city. “East Lynn" to-night.“ We.are in recep; of a letter from Thomas J. Cloud from Leavenworth, Kansas, where he arrived a few days ago.- He says he found his father there and remained, and- doing, well. "Purse,""“as lie was tamtiarily called herein only known to a few of our peo- f i pie here at this time, but to ail the old ■ settlers he will be remembered lie is | ;t brother of Clinton Cloud of this city. The M E. Sunday school elected ofli- . cers last night for the ensuing year. The following wiil o be the- officers for 1895: J T. Merryman, superintendent; . Henry Hart, assistant superintendent; Matie Albers, secretary ; Cora Shackley., assistant secretary; J. D. Darkless, treasurer; Henry Heller, librarian; Forest Bolds, assistant librarian; Mrs. Ella Rice, cboirister: Mena Myers, assistant choiristei; Grace McConnehpy, organist; Ravbael Merryman, assistant organist. On last Tuesday evening at a meeting held at the M. E. church of this city, the following organization was for the purpose of improving the Sunday school work?A teachers organization with Jeff Bryson as President, A. Van Camp, Ist Vice-President and Theo. Ahr. 2nd Vice-President; with a Vice-President from each Sunday school in the city was the result. They will meet every Tuesday night at the lectur room of the M, E. church for the pur’ pose of studying the lessons and pre’ paring the teacher for the work.