Decatur Democrat, Volume 39, Number 25, Decatur, Adams County, 6 September 1895 — Page 1

The Decatur Democrat.

VOL. XXXIX.

Statfc fair at Indianapolis, September 10 to 21. All should attend. When looking for an nnproverfftent just look at the front of the L. Auth. Commissioners court Monday, but very little business on account of it being a legal holiday. The W. C. T. U. will meet Saturday, Sept., 7, at the home of Mrs. McConnell at 2:30 p. m. Henry Biebrick, an old and respected citizen ot Preble township, was burned Wednesday. Charlie Dicer is singing to a nice boy bab/ which was born to them Tuesday. The smokes are free now. The youngest child of Thomas Buekmaster was buried Tuesday. The funeral was held at St. Pauls church.. A train load of peaches went through here Tuesday over the Grand Rapids & Indiana road. They came from Michigan. Mrs. W.i, B. Suttles entertained * Mrs. J. Chronister, O. Snellon, J. Meibers and C. F. Alleger at 12 o’clock dinner Tuesday. Parents don’t forget to see where your children are rn school. Make the acquaintance of the teacher and assist your child in getting .a good education. t* A Mr. Ramsey, of Rising Sun, 0., was one of the teachers selected by our school board, but owing to some misunderstanding. He will not teach, but return borne. Freddie, the youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Pillars, died last night at 11 o’clock. Thq funeral will be heldfrom their resi-dence-today at 2 o’clock p. m. » ————— Next Friday and Sabbath evenings Rev. D. Martz, Presiding Elder, will preach at the Evangelical church. A cordial invitation is extended to everybody to attend.- ' Ezra Lister is up north. He intends to look after some fruit for our people here, and will dally some with the finny, tribe. Some of the •boys will have to be careful or they will lose their larurels. L. C. De Voss and A. P. Beatty left Tuesday for Lima, Ohio, where they will take depositions in the case of Milo Wilson against the C. & E. railroad company for the kill—- ■ ing of a horse. The accident oc- ■ cured near Lima, Ohio. ■ On Monday evening, Sept-, 9, ■ Elder E. B. Schofield, state evange- ■ list, of the Christian church, will I deliver a lecture on “The Seven I Wonders of the World” at the ■ Christian church. No admission ■ will be charged and all are cordially I invited. ■ A number of young men from ■ over east stopped here while on their , ■ way to Fort Wayne to attend a ■ business college. It their actions ■ here is an index to their future, ■they had better have a shovel and I ■pick or something that will leave ' ■ them in a better shape. ■The ex-trustees of the different , ■townships were about all it the city - ■Monday. We noticed Brown, of • ■Root; Bright, of Kirkland; Smith, , ■of St. Marys; Wechter, of Blue f ■Creek, who is still trustee; Hoffman, , Hartford and Laughlin, of J offer|Hson. Their faces are familiar to our ■■ . — ■ ,&e E. Thomas was driving along 1 |Hhe road north of St. Peters church, 1 Root township, when one of his i fell through a bridge cripple- ] |9ng it up so badly that he was com- ' IKelled to leave it and hire another ■ |Bo come home with. Our bridges < lots of money, still they seem I be defective.

DECATUR. ADAMS COUNTY. INDIANA. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6. 1895.

Fredrick Hilgeman, of Kirkland township, died last Monday and, was buried Wednesday at the Ger: raau Reform church, ‘of Preble I township. lie had been suffering for some time with typhoid fever whicn ended his life. John- A. Smith recieved word yesterday of the death of Mrs. Cora Hahn, of Greenwood, Onio, a sister of his wife, who died Wednesday night. The funeral will be held today at 10 o'clock a. m. at Greenwood. Died yesterday morning, Mrs. Bollinger, wife of John Bollinger. She had been a suffer from consumption for a number of years. Her remains will be takep to Columbia City.for burial. A short funeral service will be held at the house before leaving. The Grand Army of Decatur w’lll go to Louisville, Ky., via the Grand Rapids railroad. Will leave Decatur on a special train, Monday morning, Sept. 9th, about 6:30. Fare $4.00 for the round trip. Jeff Bryson, Agent. ’1 he Misses Hattie aud Josephine Niblick entertained twenty-four ol their young friends last Saturday in honor of their cousin,Mliss Bessie Henderson, of Anderson, who has been visiting them for three weeks. She left for Fort W'ayne Saturday for a week’s visit before her return home. About one hundred people gathered at the home of J.' Christen, Jr., last Monday evening. The object of the occasion was to extend a farewell hand shake to G. A. Christen and Miss Minnie Christen who left for Wittenberg college Wednesday evening. Bananas and water mellon Were served and all report a lively time. There are some people who are not satisfied with the fruit they buy or own, but they must take advantage of other people’s fruit, by stealing it, not only taking what they can reach from the ground, but by climbing the trees and breaking them off and if they do not soon stop they will be stopped by other means than telling, for they are known. Daniel P. Bolds, treasurer-elect of this county Tuesday filed.- his bond for the second term. The bond is for $150,000, with Eugene Lindsey, Alexander Bolds, Otto Bolds, J. E. Mann, B. J. Terveer, J. D. Hale, C. A. Dugan, R. K. Allison, C. D. Porter, W. H. Niblick, George Bolds and Hiram M. Aspy. Which bond was by the commissioners aoproved. Indianapoi-is, August 30.—The supreme court this afternoon declared the law passed by the last legislature changing the time of electing county superintendents to be unconstitutional. Had the law not beeli knocked out, seventy-six Republican superintendents would have been elected Monday instead of Democrats, w’ho now hold the the offices for two years longer. The Commissioners Tuesday granted license to David D. Coffee to retail liquor. There was no remonstrance, but the application of John Brown. Jr., met with a remonstrance and is still pending. The application .of Crist Boknech was on his own motion continued until next Saturday. No remonstrance in this case but his license does not expire until that date. State fair week at Indianapolis, Sept. 1610 21, promises to be the most interesting in the history of the city. The splendid program of the fair with the big races and musical festival; the big spectacular night display, “A Night in Pekin,” and many other attractions make this the time to visit the capital city. The railroads all give half fare and some are advertising even better rates.

Mrs. G. W. Winters entertained Wednesday afternoon in honor of her sister, Mrs. Eva Roberts, of Paris, Ky., The following named ladies wore present: Messdames J. T. France, C. Lutz, H. Hite, J. Bain, A Huffman, <). Jackson, Sohamp, and W. T. Worden, of Mommouth. A very pleasant time was had renewing old acquaintences. Re: freshments served at five o’clock, Mrs. Shamp assisting. One cf our friends, Martin Luttman of Root township, who has always been known for his gentlemanly way and upright manner, came to town Saturday and meeting numerous friends indulged too freely in the flowing bowl and fell into the hands of Marshal Cowan. Luttman not liking the idea resisted arrest and being a large, -stout young man, it caused considerable excitement and the marshal had to rap him down a couple of times. Alleged agents of the Fraternal Fire liisurjincg company, of Chicago have been doing a thriving business in Nprtbern Indiana towns. A i policy for SI,OOO was delivered on payment to the agent of $1.50. Inquiry has developed the fact that there is no such insurance company ! in Chicago. It is said that neighboring towns were victimized Jo the amount of SI,OOO. —Bluffton . News. Our people had better look out for the swindlers. The Hartford M. E. class, three miles west of Geneva, of the NewCorydon circuit, will dedicate their new church Sunday, Sept. 22, 1895. Everybody is invited. Provisions have been made so all may bring dinner and serve it in a grove near by. A M'eeks revival services’will follow the dedication. The ministers from the surrounding country are expected to be present, May all who are interested help to make the dedication a lasting benediction. Grant Teeters, Pastor. V. B. Kirby and Jonas Hendricks, with their wives and a daughter of the latter, left Scio Tuesday morning on a pleasure trip to Indiana. They go by private conveyance, permitting the party to leisurely enjoy the sights by the way and also visit numerous friends residing along the route. It is expected that their pleasures will extend oyer four or five weeks.—Scio, 0., Herald. After spending several weeks with friends in this county, they started home today in a surrey. They will be five days making the trip. The greatest of lies that has been inflicted on our people of late was the one that H. M. Romberg, who was visiting in Europe, bad been arrested and confined in the prison of that country. The lie equals the one of murder at Monroe or some of the other numerous fakes that have gone forth from our quiet respectable city and county, to the disgrace of our people. H. M. Romberg telegraphed his brother-in-law, John B. Weber, that he is in Jersey City and will be home Saturday. „ The city schools started Monday with Prof. Moffett as superintendent and a full corps of .teachers. The most of them are Well known for their effective school work, and with the cordial assistance of the patrons, the schools this year will far exceed any school year Decatur has ever known. The necessary assignment of scholars and teachers and the insufficiency of school room caused some delay this forenoon but this afternoon the machinery moved as nicely and smoothly as though it had been running for the last six months. Every one took hold of the work with a seeming determination to do better than they ever had done before apd the school board is such that there can be no doubt but what this year will close the mdst successful term .the D.ecatur schpols have ever passed through.

The county board of education • met Monday and discussed school matters, but owing to the action of the supreme court they did not consider the election of a superintend- , ent of public instruction for this county. Under this ruling Prof. Snow will continue in office for another term of two years, and our people can rest assured that our schools will be well taken care cf under his management. The Catholics of Geneva will ■ hold a fair in Kelley Bro’s, new building on Sept. 12, 13 and 14. It > will be under the management of ; the ladies of the church and a com- • mittee is now solici mg assistance. ’ SeVetal beautiful articles have • already been donated by friends to .be contested for. Music and other attractions will be offered each ’ evening. The proceeds will be 1 used to furnish the interior of the church. 1 The gavel to be used by the G. L A; R. encampment at Louisville will probably come from Montana. The department of Montana have prepared one that will be valuable. It is made ot gold, silver and copper in the proportions in which it is , mined in the State. The fine engravings on handle and head are inlaid with precious stones, six in number. A ruby and a garnet are the red stones and the white stones , are sapphi-cs. The intrinsic value of the gavel is S7OO, while it costs . £75 to have it rqade. The gavel will be a present from a man in i Montana and will be presented to . the encampment in behalf of the . department of that state. North Second street was again disgraced last night by a family row. Ben Middleton and Mike Johns families occupy the same ! 1 ** house and it does not seem to be large enough for both families. Wednesday a pitched battle was on hand when the marshal interfered was restored before they had done much bodily harm to one another. They live near the river and the people in that neighbor-. . hood will have to try the water cure on them if they continue to carry on in this manner. Th is being about the fifteenth row they have had probably the water would have a cooling effect on them. The city council have decided to improve Court street this fall as soon as the waterworks are in. They will arrange two rows of hitching posts and two water troughs for the benefit of the farmers. But in the improvement of the street they should be sure they are right. Crushed stone is not the material out of which to make a street in the business part of the city. If the necessity has come to improve the street, let the work be done in a manner that will be a permanent improvement and that will beautify our city and be a sanitary measure that needs no looking after by the health officers. ’For if the street is to be used as a hitching place, the sanitary part should be looked after as well as the beauty and permanancy of the tfork, The council in their deliberation Tuesday night decided by resolution to improve Court street by placing thereon crushed stone to the depth of fourteen inches and then covering the same with gravel or sand. While this may do for a short time it will like the work of our former trustees or council, one year they would dig a ditch, the next year they would dig another ditch to get dirt to fill the first one with. Our city is too far advanced to make that kind of improvements in the business part of the city. The difference in the cost of stone and brick, .when the stone is put on the depth they have fixed is but a trifling, while the brick is three times better than the stone.

Ex commissioner Rupright, of Preble township, met with an accident Wednesday that will lay him up fora long time,'if it does not prove fatal. He has some fine fruit and was engaged in picking some apples, standing on a step-ladder, when he placed one foot on a limb of the tree which proved tetbe rotten and broke off short without any warning, letting him fall to the ground, a distance of twelve feet, breaking the right leg in two places, one above and one below the knee, while the left leg is broken at the ankle. Assistance was called and he was carried to the house and Dr. Metz, of Ossian, was called, who reduced the fractures and at this time he is resting as easy as can be expected for one of his age and the severe fall he got. His age and the fall together will make his case a bard one to recover from. The horse fair will be held this month at the Steele park, Sept. 19, 20 and 21st. At this- time there should be enough farmers come together to organize for a nice agricultural fair. While it may be late for this season, it can be got in shape for next year, when the farmers of this county can come tog-.-’-her-there, show their stock and c<v pare their agricultural pr<-1 • and should they have a firu- r , ster that they want to sell, th : ’e 4 noplace to show them like the speed track. Businessmen of shrewdness and business i u - ; -vlvt-rtise th’ - r wares in the n< -v>. aper and in divers the fanner shodld do the same. His stock at. 1 products of the farm are his stock in trade, and should be advertised the same as the merchant -Hes his goods. Farmers, this will be a good chance when you come to see the new park to take a look at the grounds then arrange for an agricultural fair. Harvey Harruff, recorder-elect, has become a citizen of our town, and is prepared to enter on the duties of his office which will be October 6th. He goes in under the new law, when the fee for recording will be reduced from $1.25 for deeds and mortgages to SI.OO, if the same does not contain more than 600 words, and ten cents for each addiional hundred words. For certificates not under seal, 25 cents; with the seal, 50 cents. The rest of the fees are the same as under the old law. The great difference is that the money so collected shall go into the county fund and the recorder gets a salary of $1,300, provided he makes that amount out of the office, am) collects and pays into the county treasury the same. The office is such now that the fight for it will not be so great as it has. been in the past, yet it is the nicest and most pleasant office m the county, and heretofore has been the most profitable, but under the new law the clerk seems to have the best of the offices. Prof. Snow is again superintendent of our county schools for the next two years by operation of law. His work has been such that it will bear th,e most rigid inspection. Our schools will take rank with any in the state. Our teachers are of a better class of teachers than any other county in the state. The high grade of our schools and teachers is' due to the untiring energy of our county superintendent. But few teachers' 5 in the county who will not rejoice to know that, they will be under his care and guidance for the next two years. While the operation of the law may bring disap pointment to some, the large number of the patrons of the schools will be highly pleased to know that there will be no change, and all . will feel assured that our schools will be kept up to that high standard that, they have attained, and that is now the pride of the state. Prof. Snow, by his pleasant and

genteel ways has endeared himself to our people so that they will feel i sorry to see him quit the office at - any time, feeling that they are taking some risk when the change should come. Mr. Ed Kline, representing the Fort Wayne Driving Club, was in town Tuesday putting up bills for the Fort Wayne z races which occur , September 23 28. Mr. Kline informs us that the races at Fort Wayne will this year eclipse any which have ever been held over their just■ly celebrated track, on which the worlds record was beaten last year. The much-talked of race between John R. Gentry and;Joe Patchen will not take place, but in its place will be a free-for-all pace, in which Robert J., 2:011, Fidol, 2044, Rubenstein, 2:06, and others are expected to start, and it is believed that such a race v. ill prove vastly more interesting than any special match race. Arrangements have been made for ITdnp-iarf! on Thursday and Friday, and for a one and one-third rate on all other days of the meeting. New I rails have been laid on the electric’ . car line, which runs directly to the ! grand st.Tnd, and no expense will be j spared by the management to make » ,‘he meeting the greatest one ever d m the west. O.r'> of the largest family reunions ever held in this county took ■ place in a large grove, on the farm [of Date Hendricks, near Monroe, Sunday. It was the first annual reunion of the Hendricks families, and was a howling success in every point. -The weather could not have been finer, and by ten o’clock over one hundred and fifty. Hendricks’ with cousins, aunts and uncles without number had assembled, p no “program of exerl cises,” but a general good time was had by all. At noon a table sixty feet long was loaded down with good things to eat, which seemed to be the most interesting feature of the day. There was an abundand of music, but no speech-mak-ing. The next reunion will occur at the same place the first bunday in September, 1896. Right here we are pleased to remark that the Hendricks’ are nearly all good democrats, and every family present at this reunion are readers of the Decatur Democrat, the only true democratic paper in Adams county. Last Monday was the day fixed by law for the county board of education to meet and select a superintendent of schools. There were a number of applicants for the position. All had their friends ready to go one better on their favorite, but the Supreme court came in on Fri-: day before and declared the law unconstitutional. Mr. Snow being the present incumbent by operation of law held over and will so continue until June 1897. The Proffessor’s experience in the School work and the general work of a z trustee will be a store room for the new trustees to draw from. The trustee that goes to him will find him ready to impart any information in regard to his duties that may come up. And they will not find themselVfes in the same predtement that one of the late trustees did, who hired an attorney to help him make his report, paying forty dollars for the work only to find that it was wrong, and that he had his work,’or the work of the attoruev, to do over before the commis- ; sioners would accept his settlement sheet. The 6th grade of the Central building can be found on Second street in the Tolan building, and under the care of Prof. Walters. While the 7th grade can be found upstairs over the store of Sprang True, where you will find Prof. Kunkle and Miss Peterson. > o Our job printers are artists.

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