Decatur Democrat, Volume 39, Number 1, Decatur, Adams County, 22 March 1895 — Page 1

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■ SJ. A. Bottenberg and wife—a girl E- Charles Wwc; of Briant, was in the ■ city Friday. ■ Postmaster Hocker, of Monroe, was us Monday. ■. Miss Merlie Numbers, of Monroe.was ■ u the city Saturday. ■ James B Teeple, of Wren, Ohio, H* was in our city Monday. . Peter Forbing left for (’ujc iitna’i, O , ■ Saturday to visit friends ■ With the month of March nearly all ■ of the county schools will close their ■ ' sessions. ■ Miss Mary Freoug left for Fort ■ Wu.Mie Sat-.ud.i' v i-n . !,<• v ;ii vi.oi !■ i ■ some time. ' K Nelson Hendricks left .Saturday for K k ; Geneva where he will make bis Hr future home *_ H Ed. Smith, a popular young school H teacher of Monroe township, was in the H city Saturday. ■ Miss Rose christen returned Saturday ■ from an extended visit with friends at Dayton, Ohio. ■ Miss Jennie Niman entertained a H- few of her lady friends at 5 o’clock lea ■. Saturday evening H* • John S. Bowers, the secretary of the ■ Gas Company, was in the gas held Fri- ■- day trying to get the ice out of the ■* '' ne - ■ Commencement exercises of Linn K. Grove schools. Friday evening. April ■ 12th. B. F. Kizer is principal of this school. ■ Henry Lankenau returned from New ■ Orleans, where he visited Rex Pageant. ■ He promises us a full report of the great I Carnival B* Hear Decatur’s best talented musi- ■ cians at the Presbyterian church, I March 26th under the auspices the I High School. I John R. Peoples returned form Ups’ land. Ind., where he Sundayed with I bis sons the editor of the Monitor and g the President of the College. Kg- E. G. Coverdale, a member of Co K. I 89th inf. Ind. Vol. will leave for I Marion, Ind., where be will permrutly I reside at the Soldi* r's Home. Kj John Miller and family, of ht douis, Ik arrived here Friday. They will make - this their future home. Uncle | Motts is in clover playing with the I baby. ■/ ■ ■■■■—□■ — I I have lands ins North Dakota and Texas. I will sell or trade for lands g. in Adams or adjoining counties ano in | proper case will give difference in I money. 52tf David Studabaker'." L Fred Billman, ex-sheriff iff Van Wert county, Ohio, was in our city Monday. Mr. Billman was a resident of this — county in former days when be bad charge of the grist mill at Pleasant H Mills.. K Ron. B. F. Kain, of Monroeville, will deliver the Memorial address here on Memorial Day. He is one of the ? best speakers in this State which was fully shown while he was representing this-district in the General Assembly of this State. Col. Jim Watson, the Western scout, who had been the guest of his friend Joe Bremercamp for a few days left for the frontier Monday. His headquarters are at Ft. Townsend, Washington. He is an interesting gentipman and one whom to medt is to remember with pleasure. - Charles Gass died last Friday evening at the home of bis brother Frank. The funeral was held Monday from St. Marys church. The interment was in the new Catholic cemetery. The young man 15 years of age and had never , a I been very rugged constitution. He V leaves a brother and sister to mourn their loss. The new fish law commences April 1, 1895, and makes it unlawful to take fish from any stream or lake in the f'v* State. Commencing on the Ist day of April and ending on the 15th day of [. June. This is to protect the fish during spawning season Fishing tackle will be cheap this spring, while a number of our sporting fraternity will continue to tell about the big fish they have l»' caught, not this spring, but in the days past and gone. J David Ely picked up a part of an antler’s horn on his farm. The piece shows that it Las been laying a long I; time being wprn off by the rains, but still enough is left to show that it was a large one. Deer were plenty here ’ but a short time ago, but if any of our ' old settlers ever saw an elk in Adair s r county they have never told it, so that L, you can easily think bowfar back it must have been when this county was gC yet a wilderness aud the elk and deer U. were plenty.

. O. L. Vance and R O. Holmes will soon start to school at De Pauw. David Hunsicker rejoices on account, of a nice girl baby at their house Don't fail to attend the Musicale at the Presbyterian church March 26th. Col Dick Townsend, of the Randall, Fort Wayne, was in the citv Friday. Dr G. B M Bower, of Fort Wayne, wss In our city Monday on business. Harry Troutman, foreman of the Bluffton Banner was in the city Friday The schools of Union. Root, St. Marys, Washington and Wabash townships have closed. Rev; B. F. Kain, of Monroeville, Ind., was shaking hands with bis many friends in this city Monday. Eugene Morrow, of Bluffton, was in the city Monday. He was on his way to Linn Grove to visit friends. Attorneys Shaffer Peterson, Clark J. Lutz and James T. Merryman were at Fort Wayne Monday afternoon Mrs Lydia Ryan, of Huntington, after spending a few days with relatives here returned home Monday. iu our city Fridaj hustling after a sewing machine that seems to be migrating. For Sale, one new Breyman Tile Machine, nearly new. Very cheap. bltf Adams County Bank, Dr. Cravens E. Neptune has our thanks for the Havanas, also our congratulations in this the greatest undertaking of his life. C. L. Walters and B A. Winans exchanged smiles last Saturday. Walters went to Geneva and Winans returned with him to Decatur. Monday, the firm of Jacob Yager & Co, was dissolved, Mr Shamp selling out to Charlie Yager. The new firm will be Jacob Yager & Son The Indianapolis Sentinel of Sunday came out in green in honor of the Irish saint. The enterprise shown by the Sentinel is worthy of.admiration. Daniel Donovan returned from Fort Wayne Monday where he bad been to see St. Patrick As it was Sunday, he was afraid that the Saint would not make his appearance in our uity. Joseph Heffner, a former Decatur boy, but now traveling for some insurance company, dropped in Saturday to renew old acquaintances here tie looks as though the world has been doing well'with him > Chicken tights, dog fights and fights by “red eyfe” seem to be like the divorce m 11, and the marriage licenses arfe all out of joint at present, but like the saying is, they will all come around again in due time. Supt. Snow has been holding county diploma examinations this week. The number of applicauts are: Linn Grove 14, Geneva 6 and Monroe 14. Examination at Decatur in the county superintendents office on Saturday, March 23. Mrs. J. Q Neptune, assisted by Mrs. Dell Locke and Mrs. Jeff Bryson, entertained twenty-two ladies at 5 o’clock luncheon Saturday. All pronounced a thimble party a grand success in every particular, especially the refreshments. As the weather improves you can see the small boy plumping marbles, and the long-winded man bunting fish bait. You can see the boy feel in his pockets for the marbles, while the man feels in in his pocket for the bottle so he will not take cold. About twenty-five of Mrs. J, J Mayer’s friends called at her home on north Ninth street to remind her that had reached the 33d milestone in TLr life’s journey An enjoyable time was had consisting in mueicand games. After which refreshments were served. Mrs. Mayer received several nice and useful presents. The School Board of Columbus, Ind., have adopted a new rule with .the boy that smokes cigarettes. They had ten of them suspended for not quiting the habit, and will continue to expel them until they quit or all be turned out of school. The rjjle applied to our schools would give some of the teachers more ifcime to devote to the remaining scholars. Last Thursday evening at the home Os the tilde’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Spangler, on N.Ninth street, occurred febetnarriage of their (laugh ter Miss Adel to Dr. Cravens E. Neptiine, Rev. E. T< Gregg officiating. Those present from abroad were Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Neptune, of Willshire, 0., Miss Maggie Lang and William Schelman, of Ft. Wayne, Thb bride is one of Decaur’s most accomplished young ladies while the groom is a popular young dentist of this city. A

EC AT UR. ADAMS COUNTY, INDIANA. FRIDAY, MARCH 2?. IH»S.

J. F. Mann was at Chicago Tuesday. Max Romberg was at Frankfort Tuesday. James McConnell was at Marlon Tuesday. Howard Thompson, of near Monroe, is very sick. Scott Hughes and wife were at Fort Wayne Monday. • John W Kleinbenz was at Geneva Tu sday afternoon. Mrs. A. R Pierce, of Fort Wayne, was iu our city Tuesday. Herman Tcttman, of Geneva, made us a Hying visit Monday night. E'mer Deviimey, of Springfield. 111., is the guest of his brother, Aaron Devinney. ‘" ■ ■■' — ■ '"»("■ Mrs. James T.Merryman left Monday evening for a visit with friends iu Fort Wayne. James Eady, of Befne, is iu the city the guest of / his brother, Jake Eady and family. E. A Mann has secured the contract for building a new $1,600 house for A. G. Briggs, of Geneva. John T. Meyers, of the. firm of Meyers& Middleton,left for Michigan Tues day, to purchese several car loads of potatoes Mrs Jeff Bryson left Tuesday morning for Indianapolis where she will visit for a week. She was accompanied by Mr. Bryson’s mother. The rfuurtli quarterly conference of the M. E. church of this class wis inser. sion Tuesday afternoon. Elder Simpsou, of this district, presiding. Mrs. Addie McLaughlin, of Elkhart, who has been the guest of her parents. Jacob Crist and family, and Benjamin McLaughlin, returned hune Tuesdiy. Land For Sale—Forty acres of land for sale in the corporate limits of Decatur, Ind. For particulars call on w45-t3 j. W. Teeple, Decatur, Ind. Miss Rosa Gass, of Louisville, Ky , is with friends here this week, she having been called here on account of the death of her brother Charles, whose funeral was held Monday. Miss Qta Scott gave a ‘Character” party last Saturday evening in honor of Miss Myrtle Watts. A number of young ladies weie present and an enjoyable time was had The following characters were represented: Youth. Old Age. Poverty, Wealth, Lean and Fleshy People, Old Maid, City Belle, Young Lady and Middle-Aged Lady. Deal with the bargain store next door to P. O This is the cheapest place in the city of Decatur for Glassware. Queensware, Tin and Small Hardware. Shoemaker’s Outfits and Carpenter Tools. Also closing out a lot of Men’s and Boys’ shoes at reduced prices. Come and examine goods and get our prices. 51-4 Bargain Store. There was quite an exciting time at A. T. Lynch’s factory Friday morning. The engine became unmanageable and was soon running at a high rate of speed. Pulleys went in all directions, and so did the bands to escape the dying missile. The engineer ran into the factory and shut off the steam preventing great damage to the factory and engine. There was no one hurt although there were several narrow escapes. Writing recently about advertising, John Wanamaker said: “I do the heaviest advertising in dull times Then it is when people look most keenly for bargains, are anxious to know how much things cost, and, when they can save money. I advertise particular thing, gives prices, and take as much pains with my announcements as I do with my stock. One big dinner won’t keep up the reputation of the house—but steady good cooking does it. I never permit interest in my announcements to lag, and never miss an issue in my chosen publications. Advertising has made my store one of the largest in the countiy. Adams county, ap the new apportion* ment law places us, is now in the Eighth Congressional district, composed of the following counties with tlje vote at the last election as follows: Dem. Rep. Adams —.... 2,«8i» 1.4T8 Blackford 1.401 1,537 Delavan2,s22 3.781 Jay 2,234 3,062 Madison.... . 5.51X5 6500 Randolph 1,023 4,•’04 We 115.... 2,572 1.944 18,658 24,706 Republican plurality, 5,048 based on tlio vote of 1894; if based on the landslide of 1892, then the Republicans will still have a plurality of 659 so that they have fixed a job by which tlfey are sure to win.

Kain left here for Hoagland Wednesdav yhmes Hurst will move on the Wm. Baughman farm this week. John Rice was at Berne Wednesday afternoon looking after horses. S,IOW was bolding a county exanflnation for diplomas Wednesday. Branilma Duer is dangerously ill at tMLhonmof her daughter, Mrs. Kidwell. Ew* 4 will take a few boarders Mrs Mary Coxgleton. ®ie W. C. T. U. will meet at the hiMe of Mrs Alliso’i next Saturday, MMrh 23. JB. James S. Hovers was at. Geneva We’lnes'lay afternoon on professional ■jiiacon Martin ia keeping up with the time.. He put in a fine plate glass front I "Mmes T. Merryman was at Fort ' Wednesday, taking the 14th de i gife in .Masonry. Mgristian Longacher. of Berne is the guest of his brother. P. J. Lona.‘ber awijfaraily this week tL G Ellingham left for Win r Wednesday where she will visit s for a few days. . llarve Edington left for Fort Wayne Wednesday where she will visit friends for a short time. .— . Mis Beane returned to her home at Gtishen Wednesday after an extended vibft with her daughter. Mrs. D. E. Slfgdabaker , .;<«! ... ■ohn J. Soldner says to read the Democrat carefully and you will find ail the news of the county therein. Take his advb e. Mrs. W .W. Wilson, of Minneapolis. | Minn., who has been visiting relatives in the city for the past week returned hitfiehs. Wednesday. John J. Solduer, William F. Sctfug and Christian Neuenschwander were in the city Tuesday making their final report on the Baumgartner ditch. Thos. Malloney and family are again residents of Decatur, having returned from Williams county, Ohio, where they hr .-e lived for past. A small amount of maple syrup is coming to our markets The price still has the tarjff on, so that it tastes good to all who have a chance to sample the goods. Our treasurer says at the 1)011010 of bis notice, that no receipts made out. By this he pieans that he will not make them out and lay them away unless you put up the money on the counter, David Welling and David Dilling, of Preble, were in our city Wednesday. They are getting out sale bills for to sell their tile thatthey have on hand at public sale. The firm will dissolve partnership this Spring Miss Ella Schenck, of Pleasant Mills, who is in the employ of the Woman’s Missionary Board of the U. B church, and has just returned from a two and a half years’ missionary work on tne West Coast of Africa, will lecture in the U. B. church of this city next Sunday evening, March 24th. Commissioners Brake and Holbroke left Wednesday for Portland where they will be joined by Commissioner Fetters aud the Commissioners ot Jay county, for the purpose of deciding on a gravel road on the county line oetween Adams and Jay county. The road will be located aud constructed this summer. Drs. Coverdale and Thomas performed an operation on the leg of Bert Graham for the purpose of straightening We leg at the knee which had been injured in playing foot ball, so that it had been drawn up in such a shape that he could not use it. They opened it at the kuee joint and straightened it in hopes that it may yet fee of some use to him. If it should not heal up, then they will amputate it, but will waft a reasonable time for it to heal. Monday night the members of Sam Henry Post aud the W. R. C. concluded to see Samuel Chronister and remind the comrade that this was the fiftieth year of his existence. The following ladies and gentlemen were present: Theo Kennedy and wife, Ezi a Cutting and wife, Henry IL Hart and wife, M. Gilson, and wife, Joseph Helm and wife, Albert Buhler and wife; Jacob Buhler and wife Mrs Ann Sihackley, and Wood Case and wife. They met to have a pleasant time and talk over some of the scenes of the late unpleasantness in connectibn with Comrade Chronister, Wat the same was done to the satisfaction bf all is the way they all report. All wishing him many niore such days with bis friends

Peter Gaffer was at M agley yesterday. Dr. Connell was at Geneva yesterday afternoon. Chas Ehinger was at Bertie yesterday afternoon lion. R. S Peterson was at Fort Wayne yesterday, John Webber, of Fort Wayne, dropped in on us yesterday. Dr Calder wood, of Wlflgbire. bflo, was in the city yesterdav. James Parks, of Portland was shaking hands with friends here yesterday. Mesdames Win. and Jake Schearer. of Monroe, were calling on friends I here yesterday. . — —... ■— .... C 'r..... AL'JjL Judge Heller was at home Wednes lav night; the court at,. Portland being somewhat slack Will Keubler. after about six weeks | confinement to the house is again able : to be at the store Mrs. Herbert Rice has returned to Decatur after a two months stay at In • liap4pefis with friends. Miss Alpha Baker, of this city, left for Marion last Tuesday where she expects to make her future home. Marion H. Tabler. -one of Monroe township's farmers, left for Elkhart, Ind., yesterday to niak- Wat place his future home. Ulrich Diuinger is again compelled so stay in the bouse. His condition is improved, but not such as will warrant him in being out of We house. Major R. B. Allison and>J. H.Trentman returned Tuesday night from their winter quarters at Bradentown, Fla. ' looKing as fresh as you will find any of the boys. George Howser, accompanied by his father and brother, left yesterday after noon for Fort Recovery, Ohio, to be present at the funeral ot his aunt. Mrs Bergman. As the sun waims up the “Never sweats” crawl to the front, but the seats, where are they? The bays want to organize next Sunday, and sehet their standard bearer for the <staing season. • ~i r. I ....... , F . —— ■*—■ The t2-yeir ol<T son of Swank of near Bobo was thrown, finm a horse last Tuesday afternoon. Dinking his left leg above the kuee. The boy is suffering very much as the break is quite a painful one. Wm. Niblick. President of the Adams County Bank, celebrated bis 40. h birthday last Tuesday, and in<rf.onor of that great day a dinner was given at his home to a number ot his relatives and friends. A merry time was had-by all present. Mr and Mrs, J T. Archbold entertained the following friends last evening in honor of Rev. anL Mrs E T. Gregg: Messrs, and Ntesdames W. 11. Nachtrieb, J. D Hale Fred Schafer, Jeff Bryson. D. P Balds. Dell Locke, A. L. DeVilbiss, R. S. Peterson. D. M. Hensley, A. R. Bell. D. W. Beery, J. H. Lenhart. R. K Allison, C. E. Doty, J T Merryman, Jno Niblick and Mrs. A. M. Fisher. The official report oF the Marion branch of the National home for disabled veteran soldiers contains statistics of interest It is shown that the cost of food per capita is 17 cents a day or $62 05 a year. The clothing cost for each member was $19.49, and the total annual cost per capita $131.70. Thfere were paid in pensions last year, 750. The total expense of ru nnihg the home a year- counting . the average membership at I.2oo—was $158,040. not including the money paid out for new buildings and improvements The i<pproprfation by 'Congress for the next year was about $257,000. Mr. and Mrs. Wm Butler, of North Ninth street, entertained a number of friends at their home Wednesday eveningwhieh was highly enjoved by all (ires®nt A splendid supper was served at which all partook of most heartily. [Before being seated, however, the getKlemen were given a “cbance'’ to selt t a partner to the festal board by contr phtiijg ten cents for an envelope, the envelope containing a neck tie coi responding with the dress worn by .di 4 of the ladies present Mose Byers ma lea lackey draw, and had for his pai her the hostess of the mansion, Mrs."* fm..| Butler, and getting the most valt ible . aud loud neck tie Pf the lot. whicl he . now weare most gracefully. The following gentlemen aud ladies rbre present: John Weishaiipt and iffe, L. B. Hale a.ul wife, Dick Reej, and ! wife. Chas. Cauley and wife, lose Byers and wife, Peter Gaffer and rife. Perry Ullmaman and wife, Mrs. iVn>. Bohnke, and Miss Eva'Reed.

A Letter. ? White oak, Ind.. March 17,1895. Mr. Blackburn. Editor: We have been looking at the allow ances made by the Commissioners at their last meeting Now we think the t bills high all around; everything that is done for the county seems to be charged I tor at double the rate that anyone else ’has to pay for the same article Os I course the county officers get big wages ■ and then the bills for the poor is too ! high. Now I came here in an early day and have worked bard to clear up a farm and have always paid my taxes, but to have a lot of fellows get rich off of , my ; bard work like some of them fellows at i Decatur are doing it is tim« to put a .•stop to it in some way. Now how /would it do for you to publish each I item that is paid out by the township I trustees and who gets'the money and what they give for the money they get and the same way with the county officers. You get and publish each article , they buy that the taxpayer has to pay ■ for, so us farmers can see where the {money we pay to our county treasurer goes to and what we get for it. for I am surprised when I read the amount allowed for to pay the sentinel Co . for books. Can they use that many in a year oris the money for something else. Now us farmers that have to piy a big tax want you to tell us what they get for the monej’ that we have to pay out. The Democratic Pi ess has a slice that I think is out of all reason There must be something rotten there; what do our commissioners allow such bills for without notifying the taxpayers, so they can see whether it is right or not. Os course the times are bard and us farmers have a hard time to get money ' enough to pay our taxes, and then to have our money squandered, I think it is wrong and should he stopped at once. Why don't they let all such work out ro the lowest bidder, the same as a farmer would do if he wanted some clearing done or if a man has any work to do he looks where he can get it the cheapest and best. Now do our commissioners do thsrt way nr do they and the rest of the county offices stand in and see, taxpayers wronged Tput of their money. Now I want you to see to this and you or someone else tell us what is wrong in the matter When I ffilrik' ahoutMfiltLa.year for Iwioke for the officers to charge up big fees on then I think there nwd b“ some*king '■wrongsome place and I want to know ’ when it is at. - . I hare atwavs been a democrat and wjjrked for my party and I have been here so ong that I want tn move away jrom Adams <-.»untv, put I don't think -it is right- to have to pay such high taxes when ns farmers can't get over 45 to 50 cents a bushel for our wheat.- Now I sold a good horse a few days ago and I onlv got #6O for it, while when ray UaxFs were hot half as high as they are now I could have got $l5O for that same horse. Now I again ask yon to publish what all this money is spent for. You know you can go to the books and see just what they paid it out for, and if there are things that they ought not to buy or if the price is too big let the ones that buy it pay for it themselves and keep it themselves and they will not do so soon again. I have been a reader of the Democrat for so long I can’t t< 11 just how long it has been, but before it was by this name, and have always considered it a paper that wanted to treat tbe ‘people fairly and we think you do the same. So we hope to hear from these things soon.. A Tax-Payer. Linn GroVe, Adams Co,, Ind. March 17,1895: N. Blackburn - Dear Sir:—l worked in my young days at low wayes to get money to buy land, and cleared up a farm; now we cannot raise enough to pay expenses " aud rent in the treasurer's office at Decatur. Why can’t ypu see where the trouble is and tell us farmers whose fault it is. i do hoc want to blame anvb)dy wi h doing wrong but there . must be au eAmination of the bills allowed by the Commissioners Can ’t you publish more es tbe items that our money goes tor and who gets it, so we cm see. Os course, the fees, of the officers are high, but that dpn’t take bat a small share of our taxes. We looked over the allowances, as you publishd them, and that a man can’t get as much money in a year as soma of them bills are. If you will publish this 1 will will write ycu again next wtek. An Old Resident. The ebmplaint from the farmers about the taxes seem to be plenty and with a fair reason therefore. We publish a couple of them and have, some in for next week. All such articles must reach by Tuesday id order to get in the same week.. J. S. your article o ' reached us Thursday''.afternoon whiuh' was too.late for tliis week.

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