Decatur Democrat, Volume 39, Number 46, Decatur, Adams County, 31 January 1896 — Page 10

Miss Dora Gibson is reportec quite sick.* John Steele, of Stony Island, Ind. is in the city. Harry Miesse, of Grand Rapids is in the city. Miss Edith Kitson is quite sick with the grippe. Mrs.' E. Woods is visiting hei daughter at Berne. Miss Lizzie Bushnell who has been quite sick is improving. J. B. Weber shipped a car load of horses to Philadelphia today. The U. B. revival will continue until Rev. Shepherd says “stop!” Chas. M. King is acting as riding bailiff during this term of court. Miss Nettie Moses is visiting relatives and friends at Fort Wayne. Alva Gilson, of Ft. Wayne, is visiting relatives and friends in the city. Smith & Omlor shipped a car load of hogs to Buffalo this afternoon. Wm. Brooks, of Fort Waype. is visiting his daughter, Mrs. Lichtenwalter. Mesdames J. S. Bowers and VV ill Lee are» visiting friends at Fort Wayne. Janitor Huffmann is applying a new coat of paint to the root of the court house. Mesdames M. V. B. Miller and L. G. Ellingham are visiting friends at Winchester. John Mann returned to Gas City Tuesday after a few weeks visit with friends here. 1. J. Miesse writes us from Otto wa, 0., that he is visiting James Lynch at that place. Had Kolp, of the Fair has accept ed a position with a wholesale house of Dayton, O. Noah Bixler, of Berne, was the guest of the family ot Sheriff Ashbaucher over Sunday. The water rates established by the city cbnncil will be found in another column of this paper. Ex-Trffstee Kinney, of Jefferson township, was in the city Thursday. He is a candidate for county treas- • urer.

Prosecuting Attorney Snyder returned to Portland yesterday having finished his labors for this term of court. The U. B. Sabbath school is increasing so that the superintendant is compelled to send for some more literature. Mrs. Valeria Jackson entertained a number of her lady friends at dinner Thursday in honor of her birthday. Lewis Reber, of Honduras* passtd through this city Monday on his Way to Lima, O, where he will make his future home. Miss Eddna Cox, j>f Geneva, visited the High school last Friday afternoon and entertained them by speaking a piece. Dibble and Meibers have purchased a bran* new cab. It is a beauty and Decatur will put on more Metropolitan airs. Nathaniel Mentzer and wife en tertained at dinned Sunday, Charles Chapman, wife and daughter, and Lase Baker and wife. Clem Kennedy and wife, of Geneva, who have been visiting relatives and friends in the city", returned to their home Tuesday. Mrs. D. F. Qirintr and * Missset Franc Brown and' Rebecca Quinn of Decatur, are guests at the home of N. K. Todd.— Blufftoii News. A girl in this city has issued hei ultimatum to father She says she will either weai bloomers next summer or nothing He prefers the bloomers. A new school house is the nexi improvement that the city of Deca tur must have. A law suit foi damages for improper school facili ties may cost more than a nev building.

1 Jno Buhler, of this city, shipped six car loads of spokes last week. Two of them went to Lambertsville, ’ N. J., and four to Fort Wayne. J. W. Place paid his ice men ’ Saturday evening at the butcher shop of.Gerber it Sprunger- Over ■ 1600 was disbvsed and he is not through yet. Rev. H. H. Smith, formerly pastor of the Baptist church: is in the i city. He says the report that he intended to go to Alaska as a missionary is not true. O Street Commissioner Dibble has a force of men at work this afternoon, removing the mud from Main street. Keep up the good work and ; clean some of the crossings. Members of the Light and Hope society from Ohio on their Berne, held short religious services, interspersed with singing at the G. R. <fe I. depot Monday afternoon. Robert Blackburn, commander of Sam Henry Post, has received an appointment of Aide Camp on the staff of Gen. I. N. Walker, com-mander-m-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic. Marshal Cowan arrested Ed Hensley for provoke and Ed Gross for assault and battery last Monday. Theif cases are set for trial before his honor, tomorrow morning at eight o’clock. The fine driving horse of Dan P. Bolds dropped dead Saturday afternoon while the boys were exercising him. He was valued highly as a family horse and Dan feels his loss keenly, The daily Commercial of Portland “passed” —that is passed from a morning to an even ing paper and hereafter will be known as the Evening Daily Commercial. Communion service will be held at Presbyterian church Sunday morning. Subject of sermon, “Conquerors through Christ.”- In the evening Christian Endeavors will celebrate C. E. day with interesting service. The subject of Sunday morning’s , sermon at the Christian chrucb will • be “Christ’s care for His church and , its purpose.” In the evening the . subject will be “Scriptural and ] other conversions.” All are cordially invited to attend.

Ft. Wayne library authorities have passed a resolution providing that all books which have been in families where there was contagious disease shall be destroyed. The term contagious disease includes diphtheria, scarlet fever, smallpox, measles and chicken pox. ThejKrm of King & Railing is changed to John King & Son, Mr. Railing retiring on account of poos health. This firm handles all kinds -of farming implements, harness goods, wagons, carnages, and does general blacksmithing at King’s old stand. A new trial . has been granted in the Brown vs Gemmel seduction case. £)f course people are not obliged to- be present and hear the evidence, bpt they will attend from some cause or other and a case of this kind does not do a community any good. The gambling .institutions of Moute Carlo pay 300,000 francs annually for the support ot the clergy at Monaco and spends not less than 1,500,000 francs every year in 'muzzling French journalists . and other luconvient writers. Can the gambling institutions of Decatur say as much? 5 ’ZJ 5 Mrs. Clarence Reynolds filed an j affidavit against her husband for assault and battery. She. claims he . whipped her unmercifully and he he says did not strike her at all; But ’ neighbors say that he did whip her, and if such is the case he should be severely dealt with. To settle the matter, however, she withdrew the t affidavit and made application for ■ divorce. Things have not gone r along as swimmingly/ as they should between husband and wife f and the present state of affairtrig | the outcome of an unwise leve.

Owing to his being sick Michael McGriff will not be a candidate tor the nomination for auditor, but desi.es us to return bis sincere thanks to the many friends who so kindly offered to assist him in a canvass for the.nomination. Mrs., Geo. Woodward was surprised last Monday evening by her friends who dropped in to remind her that she had passed another milestone in her journey through life. The evening was spent by the self-invited guests and on leav ing for home they wished her many more birthdays Those present were: Mesdames Coverdale, Rex, Thomas, Garber, Pond "Decker, Burns and Congleton. The price of horses is declining. At a sale of blooded stock held in Chicago Monday the highest price realized was $45, with one exception. A horse with a record of •2:24 sold for the paltry sum of $lO. This state of affairs must 'be disheartening to horse breeders. Bicycles are named as one of the chief causes for tl%p present low price of horses.

The pedro party met Thursday night at the residence of Chas. P. Ehinger on Fifth street. The first prize for the gentleman was awarded to W. H. Niblick and the booby prize to John B. Weber. Mrs. W. Deinmger captured the first jinze for the ladies and Mrs. J. H. Bremerkamp the booby, The usual good time was had by the members of the club. The completed mortgage statistics of the country have bebn published by the census bureau and the total amount of mortgage debt shown to have been inexistence Jan., 1, 1890 was $2,209,148,431.00 on acres and $3,810,531,554.00 on lots. In other words the total private debt of the United States secured by real estate mortgages is over £6,000,000,000, or about SIOO per capita for each person in the country.

The Y. P. C. U., of the L T nited Brethren church of this city, was organized Nov., 10, 1895, has now a membership of about fifty. They are rapidly pushing their society forward. Their officers are as follows: Pastor, W. H. Shepherd; president, Wesley Shepherd; vice president, Ella .Wyatt; corresponding secretary, Lizzie Bushnell: lecording secretary, Minnie Shepherd; treasurer, Ina Wyat; organist, Nettie Houser; chorister, Daisy Edwards. Their motto is: “For the Glory of God and Salvation of Men.” The meeting at the U. B. church is still continuing with great interest. The meeting yesterday was one of benefit to the church. Eight members was added to the number of members that have been added since tbe meeting has been \tn progress. This makes a total of forty-two during this revival service, showing the interest taken in the church work. Not only is the church doing good work but the Sabbath school is in keeping up with the church. The attendance yesterday was 135, with a collection of $2.41. The good work is. still going forward anef will continue so long as there are souls to save. There was six baptisms at the church yesterday.

The last sad, solemn rites'over the remains of the late, lamented, deficient, defunct and diseased A F. A lodge of this city, were performed yesterday. Woodward & Ball, undertakers, performed the ceremonies, and there was no weeping or’wailing of heartbroken 'mourners. The above “firm simply seized the furniture of the deceased on its failure to for same. Deceased , was about two yiWjrs old and die#JHthout a record or even a struggle.' During the last campaign the A. P. A. made a terrible howl of how they were going to revolutionize the political arena in Adams county, and that they would “turn the democratic rascals out.” And they did—in a horn. The news of tbe demise will be a sad shock to the g. 0. p. with whom it affiliated, and promised great things during life. ’Tis sad. Let us lift our hats.—Fort Wayne,journal, Jan. 30th. Well said. a It is , only a question of time uhtil this organization, which had f for its principles “nothing,” will be entirely obliterated.

The meanest man yet bails from near Shelbyvill|, says an exchange. He had a well that needed cleaning badly, bnt fearing the treacherous quicksands at the bottom he was l afraid to undertake it. He hung his coat on a post near the well and went into hiding for a few days. His neighbors missing him and finding his coat near the well, surmised that he had sunk beneath the quicksands, so they worked with a will to find his dead body. After the well had been thoroughly cleaned out in their efforts to find the body the wretch showed up.—Portland Sun. We have a man here that can beat him. His wife washes to keep him and the five children, and a few days ago when she had sent the oldest child to the bakery for bread, he watched for him and as be was returning home with the bread he took it from the boy and sold it, leaving the family without anything to eat.

Bert Xichols, of Decatur, is in the city today. F e represents Bolds Bros., of that place, and is here for the purpose of leasing all lands supposed to be in the oil field in the southern part of this county. Mr. Nichols closed the deal whereby the Weller farm was leased to this cbmpany today, and the same has been made a matter of record in the recorder's office. One of the members of the firm of Bolds Bros., is treasurer of Adams county, while the other is an oil speculator. He was accompanied by John W. Grace, of Andrews.—Huntington Democrat, Jan 23 Huntington and Wabash counties are producing some oil and the speculators are after it.

Wedding Bell». On the evening of January 23rd at the home of Wilson H. Shepherd in Hartford township, was the scene of a very pretty wedding, the occasion being the marriage of bis youngest daughter Nellie and Mr. Amos Steiner by Rev. C. S. Winans, of Liberty Center, in tbe presence of a large number of invited guests. « The bride was tastefully attired in white casimere and silk while the groom wore conventional black. These young people are well and favorably known in the communities where they reside and have the best wishes of their many friends. After the ceremony, tjie guests to the number of thirty set down to a sumptuous wedding supper. The bride and groom will be at home to their friends on the farm of Wilson H. Shepherd, where the groom will be engaged in farming. Z ■ Marriage Licensea. Jermiah Hockenberry to Julia A. V. Young. Geo. Austen .Ray to Lailra Hahn Franklin Gilbert to Susan Hudson. Amos Steiner to Nellie J. Shepherd Nimrod [Stall to Minnie Gause James Richard to Minnie Everett. Wm. J. Crozier to Icy.R. Meniss. David A. Wickey to to Mary I’. Schwartz The Shakers have made a gteat hit. 'I heir Digestive Cordial is the most successful remedy for stomach troubles ever introduced. It immediately relieves all pain and distress after eating, builds up the feeble systeln and makes the weak strong. The fact is. Yooils properly digested are better than so-called tonics, '1 he Cprdial not only contains food already digested, but is a. digester of other fqpds. Food that is not digested does more harm than good. People who use the Cordial insure the digestion of what food they eat and in this way get the benefit of it and grow strong. The little pamphlets which the Shakers have sent druggists tor free distribution, contain much interesting information on rhe subject of dyspepsia.

A full line of fresh meats of all kinds and everything in the fruit line at our usually low prices. We can make yod jobbers priceAift quanties. Y'ours Truly. 37-ts. Coffee & Baker. Letter List. List of unclaimed letters remaining in the postofflee at Decatur, Ind., for the week ending Jan., 25, 1895 D. E. Harmond, Willard Hodson, R. C. Hayward. Ed Draw. Persons calling for the above will please say advertised. John Welfley P. M. A Keqiiewt. To any and all having accounts with me, I most respectfully ask youtoebme ip. and pay up and we will start 1896 with a clear record. Please remember we must have money by January 15th to pay our bills, so don’t forget us./ 42tf Henry Winnes. Lost.—Yesterday on Pleasant Mills road between Decatur and Conrad Gillig’s, two one dollar bills. Findar will be rewarded by returning them to this office.

OIL FIELD WIDENING Gas Wells In Madison County Developing Into Petroleum Producers. OTHER WELLS WILL BEL SUNK. Change Product I'iiuhcs Considerable Interest In the Ga» Field-—Convention of FarmeVK to Meet lit I4.ln.rte— Strange Disease Among School Children—Pneumonia In Jackson County—ltems. Alexandria, Jan. 30.—The fact that this city may be in the oil field is causing considerable interest here. Due of the oldest gas wells of the People’® Mutual Gas company is developing into an oil well. The oil is .coining out at the nite of two to four barrels a day, and the flow is increasing. The company has contracted for two new gas wells to supply the stockholders and patrons with gas, and when these are completed the oil question will be investigated. _____ Young Man With a Had Record. Brazil, Ind., Jan. 30.—Ed Alexander of Staunton, who was only released a few months ago from the prison south, where he served a sentence for robbery, is wanted again, this time for an attempted assault upon a 18-year-old girl named Jane Atkinson. He was captured by a posse and turned over tc Marshal Yocum, from whom he escaped. He is still at %irge. Alexander is not yet 20 years old, but it is claimed-that this is his third attempt at assault, and the residents of Staunton are greatly incensed. Farmers' Convention at Laporte. Laporte, Ind., Jan. 30.—The attendance upon the farmers’ convention, which is to be held in this city Feb. 12 and 13, promises to be unusually large, and elaborate preparations are being made for the event. The program includes addresses by Hou. Aaron Jones of South Bend, Mrs. Meredith of Cambridge City, C. A. Hussehnan of Auburn, Mrs. Clara Everts of Griffiths and Lieutenant Governor Nye. Drg Goods Stock Damaged by Smoke.Martinsville, Ind., Jan. 30.—Fire broke out in the show window of Toner’s dry goods store a few minutes after the last clerk had left the room. One of the heavy plate glass windi>ws in the door was smashed, and by the prompt response of the tire department a disastrous fire yvas averted. The entire stock was badly damaged by smoke, but is insured. An electric wire is thought to have been res]xnisible fdr the trouble.

Peculiar DiaeuHe Among Soholara. Fowler, Ind., Jan. 30.—A peculiar disease is epidemic among the school children here. The symptoms are high fever with sore tliroat, with blood often running from the nose Hud ears. The young pupils are the most seriously affected. Seriously Injured by the Cars. Greensburg, Ind., Jan. 30.—Charles Hilliard, a brakeumu, while coupling cars in the railroad yards here, was run over and seriously injured. A thigh, both ankles and Igi arm were broken. He is 25 yekrs old and married. ■■ ‘ jF Delaware County Oil Lands. Jay company of St. Mary’s, 0., has leased nearly 2,000 acres, of oil laud just over the Delaware county line. It is thought the Ohio Pipe Line company is back of the enterprise. Deaths From Pneumonia. Brownstown, Ind., Jan. 30. —Not less than 2tJ deaths from pneumonia have been reported here froip different localities 7 in this county within the past ) R days, and new cases are developing most daily. Charged With Forgery. Frankfort, Ind., Jan. 30. —John V’ Harshman, a resident of Washingtp township, this county,'has been arrested on :t charge of forging a check for $3.80. Jlarshuiiin denies his guilt. „ Well Known Lumber Dealer Dead. Lagrange, Ind., Jan’. 30. —P. N. Stroup, one of the largest lumber dealers in Indiana and vice president of the Island Park assembly, died suddenly at his home in.this city. . Torre Halite Landlord Dead. Terre Haute, Ind., Jan. 30.—Clarence Merritt, landlord of the National hotel, ami for several years previous a leading tailor of this- city, died yesterday of brain fever. Stabbed by a Woniau. Washington, Iml., Jan, 30. —John Martin of this city, while engaged in a brawl, wits seriously stabbed by an unknown woman.

Ehyood wi]l build a new 10-room schoolhouse at a cost Os over #IO,OOO. Alexander Buck of Montmorenci, who Was badly hurt in a runaway, has died from his injuries. Emigration agents are trying to organize a colony of Wabash county farmers tc remove to North Dakota. Eli Green, 85 years old, a farmer living near Moscow, Kush county, .is dead. He had lived for 50 years on the same farm. Lewis Campbell has been appointed postmaster at Dolan, Monroe county; George Good at Terhune, Boone county, and Aaron Sims at Tulip, Greene county. The list of delinquencies for taxes in Benton and Newton counties is smaller than ever before, and it is probable that the usual sale will be dispensed with. The casgs against members of tlmAmish sect in Adams county have been settled. Rev. Christian Swartz, accused of ignoring the law in solemnizing marriages was acquitted, apd Jacob and Dailtel Swartz were fined for the same offense. Other defendants entered pleas of guilty. Thomas Gray, a once wealthy farmer living near ■ Francesville, Pulaski county, has been declared insane. It is said he was defrauded out of a large amount of his property in a trade for worthless Kansas laud, and Site loss has dethroned his reason. His wife has been appointed f uardian and will take steps to recover ths ndiaaa property. • t' ' -■ .’V-. V s'.».

Awarded Highest Honors—World’s Fair, DR st£j F CREAM BAKING POWDffl MOST PERFECT MADE. A pure Crape Cream of Tartar Powder. Free from Ammonia, Alum or any other adulterant. 40 YEARS THE STANDARD. THE MARKETS TO-DAT.-(Corrected daily for The Democrat.) Wheat No. 2 64 Corn, new, 70 lbs.. r 23 OatsNo.2new 18 to 20 Rye 37 Clover, red prime 4 5Q Clover (Alsyke). 4 20 Timothy 2 00 Flax 90. Butter 10 to 14 Eggs 10 Lard .. 8 Potatoet ’ 35 Hams 10 Shoulders., 8. Bacon 8 Woo], unwashed .....u to to 14 Wool, washed 17 to 20 Qattle.... 3 00to 3 50 Hogs 4 no to 4 50 Sheep 3 00 to 4 50 Hay 810.00 to 112.00 Beef hides 4c half hides 5Xc Real Katatc Trausfera. I W Zimmerman to Etta Zimmer- _ man, 125!<. A, Washington tp $ 100 OO F E McLain to J F Mann et a). inlot 705, Decatur 400 00 G W Staut to J F Mann et al, inlot 705, Decatur. 400 00 John Smith to Geo Strickler, 1 A, St Marys tp.. 35 OO Wm Snyder to Amelia Scholl, Ki pt 160 A, Hartford tp 2000 00 Rachel Felty et al <1 c dto W S Hughes, inlot 144. Geneva 25 00 Fred Matliy et al to J L Hesk. inlot 126, Berne...., 25000 II G Edwards to W J Edwards, 80 A, Blue Creek tp 1160 00 W H Niblick to Albert Pelz, 115 A, St Marys tp ....... 3000 00 Edward Pelz. etal to W H Niblick 115 A, St Marys tp 3300 00 F M Schirmeyer <1 c d to Henry Bovine, 40 A. Monroe tp. ... 25 OO Joseph Schwartz to J A Schwartz, 40 A, Monroe tp... . 2000 00 ’ Columbia Harrison to DaviS Daily U A, St Marys tp 50 00 ■"Shaffer Peterson coin to Phoebe Hite, e X inlot 318, Decatur..... 656 00 J S Spangler to II H Bremerkamp.. 2 ft of inlot 88, Decatur 100 CO Thomas Johnson to J G Johnson, 80 A, Jefferson tp...; 500 (K) For Sale—Farm, seventy-five acres, sixty acres cleared, well drained, good fenced, hew land, young orchard, fair buildings, five miles southeast of Berne. Price $2200. Address. Jasper Leming Berne, Ind. ’ 43w4 When you are contemplating matri-. mony, and are looking around for the best place to buy fine furniture, bear in the large stock of Auten & Gay’s is all new and of the best make; and their prices are away below the lowest. Just drop in and cast your' optics over their stock, and be convinced that we never told a lie. Remember also, they are looted in the Ellsworth building on north. Second street. « 73tf Notice. The office days of the trustee of Washington township will be Tuesdays and Saturdays m the Surveyor’s office, and Wednesdays at home. John Steele, • 22tt Trustee of Washington Tp. Wanted—To buy or trade for a good buggy horse. John King & Son. 4(iw2t-633d4t. For Rent—A good two story house with nine rooms, good cistern and well also good out buildings. .Inquire of Mrs. Elsie Bollman. 527dtf-45ptf 1 You can now buy furnittire in Decatur cbea er than you can at Fort Wayne. And to convince you of this fact we invite you to call at the furniture store of Auten & Gay in 1511sworth’s block. 473tf For Hale. Poland China Hogs. One line, large Sow and seven pigs. Four fine sows, safe in pig. Price, from $7 00 up. I f you want to buy good hogs, come and see them. Wil] sell on time for good note. Farm, nine milea northeast of Decatur, Indiana. 4-stf L. H. BAILEY.