Decatur Democrat, Volume 39, Number 4, Decatur, Adams County, 12 April 1895 — Page 1

The Decatur Democrat.

rot. xxxix.

B ptit Kinney of Geneva, was in the ■ Bity Tuesday. B/loseph T. Johnson is i® charge of jmv ae bailiff B Eli Riesen of Wirbash, returned from Bcuffalo, N. Y., Tuesday. ■ Mrs. M. B- Millei wpenl Similuf Litb friends at Winchester. Attorney Drew of Geneva, was urBending court here TueMav. ■ Alex Beal, of Willshire, O , was here Bl' uesday on 'hie way to Ft. W ayae. BvA.2<. Gnrbb and daugiiter. Klelen. Brisited friends al Waterloo, last SimJay __ ’ t Ed F. Kaenemann, seryman, was here on 'business last Friday. Caipt John W. Headwgion. one of Portland’s hamsters was attending jourt here this week Mrs Leichtewvalteiyof Ft. Warne, Bin<tbe city at the bedside of her laughter Mrs.(Daniel rijrang who is juitesick. , ' David Oliver got. bis rir-bt band badly hurt while working at the t»?K ot the Adams County liwnJber Co- last Saturday. /Trustee Ilofffiatn. of‘Jacrtford township has been ciroulatißg around here several days past with Hire •■Majestic postal ole auger. , <* The Conference of the Evangelical church returned Rev. Wise to this charge for another' yeat. His aoany friends welcome iiis return. . G Howell and wile, of Elgin. Ohio, were io the city Friday. They were on their w?y to Fort Wayne to attend the funeral of Mrs Howell’s tastor. Mrs. M. Gil-on and Mrs. Sotowe&n Uni) were al Ossian attending the convention of the W CT. V They were delegates from Adasis county. ■Hl's, «.r—l .»,'■«■) — _ | Harness—a iwe ku to pick from and the test-ever imtdeiMir theanoney, and every stitch nig own roafce, never so cheap ae now. 81.-S. Portor -4 Mrs. tß.ic.hard Buckmastor died at K) o’clock Saturday a m. Funeral was eld at the M. IL chvrch or'. Monday afternoon, at 2:So,>eouducted4)y Rev. Hl. T. Gregg. C Landreth‘s,‘‘fresh every year” Gar den 1 Seeds in datod packages. Also bulk seeds Sold only by Holtoovsk <fc Smith. 2-6 “The-Old Drugstore?’ Dan Beery is having the interior of bis house, on Second street, regrained, decorated and finished in the most compiete style known to the art. Peter Gaffer & Bio,, are the artists. 1 At a meeting of the stockholders of the Cincinnati,Ricbm®®d,<sc Ft. Wayne railroad, held at Richmond Thursday, D.;Bttidabaker.of this city, was chosen a member of the board wf directors. Died.—Adah Foughty. daughter of Charles K. Foughty, aged six months. Funeral was held last Saturday at 11 K’plockfn the Presbyterian ehurch at 'ssiau, .at which place interment took place. James Chronister met with an acciden attVail’s factory last Saturday. He was operating tbe jointec when by accident be got the second finger on bis Tight hand in the machinery, ,cutting' off the end O. Lewellen and wife, and IE. B. Macy, of Mooroe, Wm. &mith and wife,, of,Bintint, and Jethro Macy, of Farmland, Ind., were the guests of J. J. ,Mayer and fatally Satruday. Mr. Maey was formerly a resident of Monroe township, and ,is the fatter of Mrs Mayer. The committee on streets and sidewalks for the city of Decatur, will confer a favor on the pedestrains who have topass along Monroe street on the south side, if they will cause a few loads of dirt to be dumped into the hole in the walk at the alley crossing between 4th and sth streets, between George W. Teeple’s and Tpne H.oltJiouse’s. Do this and -favor a suffering public. i Tuesday evening tbe members ano frietflte of the M. E. church tendered i itev. and Mrs E. T. Gregg a reception in honor of their return from conference to this city, Tbe reception was held from 7 to 9o'clock during which time the church was thronged with guests. Rev. and Mrs. Gregg were assisted in receiving by Rev. and Mrs. Ljr II 'Smith of the Baptist church. The church was statically decorated for the occasion. tbe evening dainty refreshments were served. A double male quartette furnished the I music during the evening.

DECATUR. ADAMS COUNTY, INDIANA. FRIDAY. APRIL 12. 1895.

Trunks! valises, finest lot j n tbe oitv; cheap at H. S. Porter’s. 24 P. W. Smith and wife of Richmond, •Giindayed wittd'Mrs. Sunith’s parents Abe Beery’s-Clark-Leichten waiter, of Ft. Wayne, is btwe at the tedside of bis aide sister MJS.iDaniet Sprang Angola, Danville and Valparaiso, eaeh have representatives from the teariiers ranke of Adanns county. l<rof. Hurless has began a spring term of school lu Fuller's ball at Pleasant Mills. Mrs. JohnAVilkemwa,'oPFc. Wayne who has been the guest of her sister. Mrs. John Mason, returned home Monday. The county schools are closing and tbe new board of school trustees are expected to make the selection for the next school year. Miss Fravkie and Belle Mason, of Arcola, after a few' days visit with their brother, John Mason, of our city, returned home Monday. , Al Oppenheim, of Bhfftton. passed through our city Monday orr his way to (Portland,-with a switchboard for the telephone exchange of that effy. 'Land For Sale—Forty acres of (land for sale in the corporate limits of Decatur, ltd. For paritculars call on . w45-t8 J. W. Teei’VE, Decatur. Ind. Miss Emma Baker, who has been visiting friends and relatives at Mt. ■Zion, returned home Monday. She was accompanied by Miss Occha Griffith, of that place, who will be her guest. We are agents for the best awnings and larg’ffit house in that line. See us and samples. We put them up all in good shape, and no trouble to you, at wholesale price. H. S. Porter. 2-4 Jeremiah Pringand wife, of Steward lowa, are tbe guests of Mrs. P ■Springer. Mr. Pring 4s a brother of Mrs Springer. They left here in 185fi for lowa and this is their first visit here since that time. The Kansas City Sunday Sun is devoting a good deal of space just now in an effort -to blast tire reputation of some of Decatur’s citix«ns. It seems strange that this vile sheet, cannot be Buppr eased.—Portland Com mercial. Friday evening the Decatur Literary club listened to a paper by J. F. Snow on “Is Genius Hereditary?” Tbe professor reasoned from the standpoint that like conditions throughout, would always produce like result*. A \'an .Camp, president of the Adame county Sunday school union, attended the meeting of the Root town; ship convention held at Concord church Sunday night. He reports the meeting one of the most enthusiastic he has yet attended. Tbe interest in tbe Sunday school work is progressing so that but few neighborhoods are without a Sunday school the whole year round. As the schools of this country are the bulwark of this nation, so are the Sunday schools the foundation stone of the church. tiottbous St Smith have by far the largest stock of New Wall Paper, all grades in the city. Call and see their line add get prices. 2-6 The German Building, Loan and association held their election Monday night and elected the following board of directors: David Studabaker. ■William H. Nitriick. J. B. Holthouse, J. T. Merryman, F. M. Schirmeyer, B. W. Sholty, Charles P. Ehinger, Theo. Smith. John S Peterson. Garret Burling and Clark J.Lutz. J B. Holthouse, president: B W. Sholty, vice president: F. M. iSchirmeyer. secretary, W. H Niblick, treasurer; David Studabaker and J T." Merryman, auditing committee. This is one of th§ first-class financial institutions of our city. On last Saturday evening Mr. and Mrs- Dau Bee.y entertained a nuanber of friends at a surprise on Mrs. Beery’s sister. Miss Drucilla Hower. About 18 guests were present A « o’clock dinner was served by Mrs. Beery, assisted by Mrs. J. D. Harkless. The souviners were cards with the names and numbers of Presidents, the ladies cards being tied with white ribbon and the gentlemens cards with red ribbon. The evening was spent iu games and other amusements Those present were: Messrs and Mesdames C. E. Neptune, and J. D. Darkless, Misses Rachel Merryman, Grace McConnehey, Ida Mallonee, Allie Steele, Matie Albers, Cora Shackley, Messrs Emerson Beav- . era, Chas Bell, Harmon Yager, David Smith, Ira Hower, Walters and Bev. Jones.

I Plot. Moffett thinks tbe “world” is large, Quite an acreage of oats was sown last week_ - G. W. Grimes, of Bluffton, was in our city last Friday. The Decatur Normal begins about tbe middle of June. There are some very important issues before this term of court. The funeral of Mrs. A. Buckmaster was held Monday afternoon. Get your trunks and valises, a tine lot to be closed out soon at. Porter’s. 2-4 Charles Spencer returned from Fort | Wayne Monday where he had been having his feet operated on. ■- - ——; £— •For Sale, one new Breyman Tile Machine, nearly new. Very cheap. bltf Adams County Bank There se’ems to be a lively undercurrent in relation to selections of teachers for tbe citv schools. Mrs. Harry and Mrs. Ed. Rosebaugh. of Huntington, are visiting in the city the guests of Miss Emma Jackson. Miss Kittie Christen entertained the Mrs. Ed and Harry Knsebaugh, of Huntington, Misses Nel Todd and Emma Jackson, at tea Monday evening. V. D Bell of French township, was in town Monday loading a boiler and engine for a saw mill. As soon as he can get the same iu position work will begin. Harness—we make them all, and ' stick iu Tfo factory work on you, but you get just what you want, and pay pay for that is warranted. At H. S. Porter’s - 4 Again we are under obligation to Col. John W. Rout, of Cooksville, Tenn., 1 for late copies of the Nashville American. The paper is among the ablest of the South. The babe of Mr. and Mrs. J. S Peter sou who are visiting here from Decatur 1 is ill with catarrhal fever at the home i of D E. Studabaker.—Bluffton Evening News. April 8 The Fornax Mills which has been shut down for a week for the purpose of putting in some- new machinery, 1 which will greatly improve the facilities for making first-class Hour, started up again Tuesday. The grand jury is now in session and composed of the following gentlemen: Henry D. Fuelling. George H. Kelley. . Samuel H. Tfeeple, Mont Evans, A. A. Sprunger and Jacob Schearer with Kelley as as forman. The police officers of Marion, Ind., are arresting men an boys who usepro£ane language on the streets. This is a step iu the right direction, there is nothing more debasing than to bear men using obscene language The law applied freely a few times will have a wholesome effect. The firm of Falk & Erwin have by mutual consent dissolved. Mr. Falk will continue the business and kindly invites the public patronage. 368-6 2-3 L. B. Simmons, of tbe law firm of Cantwell, Cantwell & Simmons, of Hartford City, Ind-, waß here Monday attending court The above named firm appear for tbe defendant in the case of Longacher vs Ervin for *7,000 for Slander Mr. Simmohs filed an affidavit for a change oTvenue-whicb will be granted, so that the great suit will be tried in some other court. I have lands n North Dakota and Texas. I will sell or trade for lands in Adams or adjoining counties and in proper case will give difference ic money. 52tf David Studaraker. A petition has been recently circulated and, signed by all persons owning property near the Central school building, Tbe petition asks the City School Trustees to open to and for tbe use of pupils,tbe ground around said building. This the petitioners think the Board should do. These grounds have been kept cleared when they can be used by the pupils much to their good and the enjoyment of tbe property owneis and the officers of the 1 court who are very much annoyed by * the unearthly noise made on Court < street during play houra. Let the I ground be opened by all means, so that ' the children will have a place to'congregate during the hours allotted to recreation without using the streets and i private property. It is earnestly re- ,r quested that the School Board act I promptly on the matter, as the grounds I •can be used for the balance of the pres- J ent term, which will be of great inter- I est to the present, as well as all future I terms of court. 1

Henry Krick is at Vicksburgb, Mich Miss Ella Fleming is visiting friends at Monroe. Ex-Commissiouer Pontius was in the city Wednesday. L. B- Hale and wife were at Willshire, Ohio. Wednesday. Dr Connell is at Cleveland. Ohio, visiting iiis parents Mrs. I. - Stults left for Kingsland where she will visit friends. Miss Lou Porter, of the Berne school, : was visiting friends here Wednesday. James C Murdock, ot Lafayette, has been here looking at our gas plant. Mrs N Blackburn is visiting friends in tbe south part of the county. The Easter supper will be held at the Presbyterian church Saturday evening Frank Hartnett left for Green Bay, VVis., where be will spend the summer. Mrs. Dell Lock is at Berne visiting. She was accompanied by Mr. Lock’s sister: Freel Garden Seed in bulk or packages at Blackburn & Miller's drug store. Mrs. Henry McLean is at Ft. Wayne at the bedside of her sick sister Mrs. Bloomer. Miss Lena Barthel and Emma Jackson returned from a visit with friends in Fort Wayne. The weather hai? been against tbe fishermen, but they still continue to tempt the finny tribe. Tbe treasurer’s office will be open Friday and Saturday evenings for the purpose of receiving taxes Mrs J W. Merryman left last evening for Ntoga, 111., where she will visit her aunt tor some time Jonathan Kelley, of New Corydon, was in the city yesterday Wbile here be gave this office a pleasant call The steam hand car was sidetracked at the G R A I. depot yesterday. Quite a number of peop.e took in tbe sight. Samuel Soldner, of Berne, was shaking hands with friends here Wednesday You can get Coal Tar by the gallon or barrel at Blackburn & Miller’s thug store. 4 3 Mrs J. Mayer and Mrs. \\ S. Reed were calling on frftinds at Mofiroe Wednesday. Mrs. Robert Harden, of Fort Wayiie, is the guest of her parents. Prof. Myers and family. Rev. Mentzer, formerly of Huntington, will have charge of the Evangelical church at Berne. Dr. Myers, of Fort Wayne, and Dr Boyors, of thia city, held consultation in tlie case Mrs. Dan Sprang Mrs Jennie Phelps returned home Wednesday after a six months visit with friends in New York and Pennsylvania. John McCain, formerly of the Home Billiard Hall at Fort Wayne, is in the city today in the interest of the Chicago Herald. Mr. O’Neal White, of Marion, and Miss Iva Custer were married Wednesday evening at the bride's home wear Pleasant Mills, by Rev. II Kahn. The Decatur , Juvenile Drum Corps will meet next Monday evening at Schieffer’s blacksmith shop for the purposeiof reorganizing for the season. Lost— Last Sunday evening, between Monroe street and the M. E church, or may have been in or at the church door, a gentleman's scarf pin set with brilliants. We are headquaters for Wall Paper and Paints. We carry the largest and best selected stock and make prices right down to reck O|om. „ Holthouse & Slith, 2 6 “The Oid Drug Store ” zGovernor Matthews has granted a warrant for F. M. Neeley,of Jay county, on the application of the Governor of Pennsylvania This is the party that was up before Judge Heller on a habeas corpus writ, and was by the court discharged.; - ~ The Fennville Natural Gas Company revels in a 0,000 suit for damages. ■They have no gas but have the lawsuit to warm up on. and are happy that they have something on hand to remind them that they are a servant ofThe public and must do business whether they can or not. They are sued because they haven’t got the gas.

Two Model American Youths from Bingen. Probably two of tbe greatest literary geniuses of the present age reside at the present time in Bingen, not far j from Decatur, the largest commercial center of Adams county bhang* it seems, indeed, that two such disciples j of Plato should live in the country itud | without attending » college have aspired to such high literary rank, but nevertheless it’s a fact. And facts are stubborn things, which as we presume none will deny. Generally menofcletters manifest their talents in waiting j histories, novels or essays, but the faculties of these two freaks tend in an a)(together different directing. The I i literary qualities of these knownothings are exhitiited in their letters, which they laboriously put together Their latest achievement which struck i awe and terror into the heart of the . literary world and created a great com motion among men of letters, was the. writing of a slanderous letter in which ' they shamefully tried to defame a | promising young man of the neighborhood. but who instead of feeling insulted, as it was evidently th* object of | these freaks to do. eonsiderathe whole matter as a huge joke. By the Way. it may be said that tbe young man ip ; r question is alltogether of too high a ; standing and social rank as to pay any ! attention whatever to the ignoble at- : tempt of two such backbiters, to de- i ’ fame and dishonor him. Perhaps.it would interest the gentle reader if i some or the pfuliaritieS of tbe j were more fully entered upon. Tte : first thing that struck tbe seeing this v<le combination of words was the awkward appearance. Not to 1 mention the defective orthography, j rank grammar and mistakes in rhet- ( oric .The letter was written on tbe ; , dirtiest and commonest paper imaginable. profusely covered with ink blots, j Handwriting being below all criticism. Nevertheless these slobs labored unci,-r " tbe pitiable delusion that their lettei was an unheard of Jiterary supcv. But oh, what a dreadful mistake, for if , Latin saying, -eioore <.<■'—io err is human, ever did apply to hum ■ being, it does so in this case. AiAjf l I we may take to t hangeY. . , > quotation of Shakespeare '•Tterso is ‘ something rotten in tbe stare oi Drmark, ’ we would suggest. • There '-e , two young men rotten in the village of Bmgtu In conclusion let us remark ' hat ti. i two American youths would fafe a ? great deal better and at tbe same tin confer a blessing upon mankind, : I they’d desist from their wicked ways J and bury their literary aspira‘i<v : Their phice is the farm, ’their o(«iju >.- tion is to walk behind the plow, that , they may honorably earn their biead j by the sweat of their broiv. For 'only hy the above mentioned labor can tl'-y do it, but never by tbe pen. We hope that they may take this kind air,ice ‘ given by a true friend in good faiili. for if they do this. Abere-is still hope: that they may. yet at some future d iv.. , become useful membersei human soi lety. if not, why then the oki saying Will ' always be true of them. •• What, fools . ' we mortals be.” (’kith r. ! ; He Pulled on the Rope Which Was Fast to a Sapling. , , Jack Rouscb, well known to many of 1 , opr people by his being incarcerated in our county jail, charged with the mm - , der of Tillie Libby, was found at the 1 edge of Bluffton, the town of his home, ' pulling at the end of a rope while the other end was tied to a sapling some distance up. When found Ins spirit had gone to that laud fropi which uone returns, but.which all hope tor the best No reason is yet know n for hrs committing the rash =■ .> Everyone who has seen Blackburn X Miller s new stock of Wall Paper pronounce it the largest in the city. Call aud see Prices the lowest. 4-3 An accident befell the engineeer of freight No 3, on the G- R. X I Wednesday while fixfog something .about the tender. The fireman was up on top and fell off striking the engineer so that he was unable to take “his" train any further. •■ £ : The boys ttiat should be at home with their parents are out at nigh parading tb«y streets annoying people by throwing small articles on their i i doom and windows. This may be fun ’ fora while, but the time will come 1 when some one, will file an affidavit, J against the boy's and the holy howl that ( will go »Dzby some of the parents will < make the St. Marys run up hili: but if the boys continue the county jail will hold them soou. A i For fine carriage and buggy painting I ! call at Smith Bro’s. Wagon Shop or j j H. M. Romberg. We use Murphy's | £ best finishining varnishes and Brews- ; 1 ter colors. d37«tfw3-3 ’

Wit OFF MOW. j New American Steamship St. Paid Nnccessfiillv La (inched. ' WITNESSED BY A BIG GEOWD. j The l>«y Wiw Lovely and Not » Hitch Mxrred the Ev. nt—Piotur.-eque Scene and Boisterous Enthusiasm—Welcomed by h Multitude of Mates With a Chorus of Whistles. Phh.adelphta, April 11.—The new i Ann-rican liner St. Paul was successfulI ly launched at (’ramp’s shipyard yesterI day, and now lies orj the waters of the I Delaware, a cable’s length from her t twin sister, the St. Louis—two wonder fnl achievements of modern marine ari chitecture, American in, ( every feature. I As if to atone for the conditions, atmospheric and otherwise, which rendered the trial of two weeks ago to unfortunate, everything was auspicious. Tinweather was April in her loveliest mood,' I and there was no one in that vast multitude who did not'feel and respond to her gentle touolif. Even the marine monster, herself, beautiful in her big j ness, H«emed,imbued with the influence ’ lof the scc&ie. She did hot pause or hesitate in her brief triumphal journey I down the ways, but like her celebrated ' prototype, she seemed to leap “with out I exulting, joyous bound” into the em i brace of, the silvery waters, sparkling (under the afternoon sun. Eager Multitude. i For hours before the appointed time, • every entrance and approach tetheyar.i I was packed with persons eager to witness what.is alway- a great event. Not a square foot of space on either side the I river but had its comploment. Th«- | small ‘MS’’, t!”' workingman, the house- ' wife and tlie ktuy of fashion —all were i there. They stood on'the common 1 ground of eJiriir.siu’Cn for what has come 1 to be regardetl as a national affair. Os course the greatest animation Was on i the christening stand, tilled to its capac--1 ity with guests of rhe Cramps and the International Navigation company, which owns the vessel. Not the least nicturesque fearcre of the scene was the river, dotted with craft of all kind and i descriptic>us, who were prompt with tliejr’disccyilant wh>srl ?s. -Yaeti the all- ' inbhr-ni anived. *’ -_ . c.. • t»li»l*j> Graggtitlty Into ftle Water. , ’ If was o’clopit, when the last ■ tie piece having been sawikl away, a siwlden hush pfessaged th ■ event. All eyes turueil to the eo:o-.-s;l red-black ' hull; the signal was given. tW beat, began to move, and then Miss Frances E. ! Griscoiu swung aloft a dainty little-bot-tle of ehampaigiie cloth. U in bine and._,_ ' whits, the colors of the city of St. Pau!, brought it crashing down up >n the • ship’s bow with the mtirmuied syllables: “1 christen iliee Sr. Paul;” Then there was a not ot sofin Uas the vessel glided gracefully down into the water, throwing up silvery snow, rs as she Went, uiifil the rapidly iowered anchors ■ brought her to flip middle et the stream. Tlie steam av histi-'s slw-iokeu until, their steam was exhausted, and rhe multitude i of humanity roared until it had to pause . for br-'atfi. Then the International i Navigatuiujfemoany su«>k minds with Cramp’s shipyard, and everybody fallowed suit. Tin' *ntncli was success- , fuilv wvr. ’ COLLE.GE FOOTBALL. Harvard to Allow the (•anie But Tie a String tn the Permirtaiou. tw Boston. April 11. —The board of over- * seers of -Harvard college have voted. : '‘That in the. judgment of• the board of ■ overseers, the decision of the question bf the eontinuauee or the abolition of the interi'ollegtat-- football at rhe university ’ is within the powers of the athletic .committee under the- staiidjng, rule, under the presid. nt. follows the board of overseers.'.’- Lt was further voted. "That in - the opinion of the board of overseers intercollegiate football at the university shouid Im> abolished wh<-n it is shown ■ that the existing serious evils and'abuses of the game cannot be corrected.” This is a victory for-intercollegiate football. The athletic coriilnittee will now be given an opportunity to revise the rules ami rhe game wifi be given another trial,. The Huntington Case. San FraNcisco. April 11. —United States Marshal Baldwin returns yesterday in the district Court on the ■ bench warrant issued for the arrest of C. P. Huiifingfoh du ah indictment for a violatioirof the interstate traffic la\v. The marshal certified that Huntington eonld not be fo.jud within his jurisdiction in the Nnrrtavrn District of Cali-' farina. This will involve service of the warrant iu New York state or wherever the accused can be lo'atedi a Trouble For the Latlies. Fort Smith, Ark., April 11.—The state grand jury, now in session, is making a fight-on gambling."--Ji -has just - leaked out that they have returned indictments against several prominent society ladies tor playing progressive eueher tor prizes. Many sensations are expected before the grand jury adjourns. For Inciting v<»hufon. Ei. Paso, Tex., April 11.—The trial of Victor L. Ochoa, charged with inciting a revolutionary movement into Mexico, ended yesterday. The proof seems to be most conclusive and Ochoa will probably receive *a short sentence. v The . Mexican government sent witnesses over to testify against him. ‘

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