Decatur Democrat, Volume 40, Number 7, Decatur, Adams County, 1 May 1896 — Page 1

The Decatur Democrat.

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H ave you seen Place’s m w wagoii? It’s a jewel. John Frisinger returned from Ger many today. Twenty-four applicants*for teacher’s license Saturday. The fish pole, these days, takes the small boy to the river fie-' quently. (4. A. R. badges are nere. Call on comrade 3. 11. Smith, and come prepared to gw. them. J( Some men are like dogs: the more worthless they .are, the more they follow you around. James Lynch, the landlord of Ottawa, Onio, is in our city today shaking hands with triends. Henry Lankenau is wearing his broadest smile, lie says that a sun bath wont hurt even the righteous. Mrs. Waldron returned to Chicago, Tuesday, after a month s visit with,her daughter, Mrs. Chas. Niblick tin.d family. There will be a large class of boys and girls take their first communion at the Catholic church next Sunday at 9:00 o’clock a. m. Lem Johnson, of W ashington township, was in the city yesterday after a long spell of sickness, which kept him at home for fourteen weeks. I. N. Veley was in the city Friday and filed his bond with clerk L’enhart and will continue to d“al out justice to the citizens of \\ abash township Mis. Studahaker, nee Beane, was in, the city Friday, and most emphatically denies the report that she was married to I lain* worth, of water works fame. C. Helper, of.Wulshire, <>., .wasqn the city Saturday, advertising bis paper which he will start .at Willshire i a few weeks. It, wjll be a Populist heel. The storm of last night was heavy. Lightning struck a tree in the south part of the.city, near the old fair gr-ni' ds. it tore splinters „out as large as fence rails. Preaching at the Presbyterian church Sunday at 10:30 a. m., subject, “The Life of Prayer.” The services at 7:30 p. m. will be illustrated by the stereopticon. '1 be marriage of Miss Nona Mar tin and Dr. C. V. Connell, two prominent young people of this city, was published for the first time at St. Marys church last Sunday. Miss Drusilla King died at hei home on Second street, last night about five o’clock. Funeral tomorrow forenoon at 9:30 o’clock. Interment at Alpha graveyard. The old man struck last Monday inornipg by the Clover Leaf train is going to get out again. A\ hile he is past eighty-nine years old, he has the vitality of a man of forty. D. B. Foster, press agent of Blind Boone, the famous musician, who will appear at the AL E. church in..this city May 14, was in the city Friday. He made this office a pleasant- call. The city of Kokomo has decided to remove the hitching racks around the public square, Heretofote they have had hitching racks all around the square containing the court house and jail. The Illinois republican state convention meets at Springfield today. Should the convention declare in favor of McKinley, we surely will get a chance to knock him out in November next. Nick Miller, the tonsoriaF artist, is now manipulating the steel and straps at the Ho.use. He opened a shop there Monday. Nick is an easy shaver, and will tickle your whiskers at usual prices.- .

DECATUR. ADAMS COUNTY, INDIANA. FRIDAY, MAY 1. Mill. ■* • ■ ■" , <J . •

While repairing the awning in > front of Yager’s furniture store,, i Herman Yager let a.large wrench I tall, which struck the' plate glass | window, breaking the glass. The | loss will be about sixty dollars. Mr. Beckwith, the traveling auditor of the Logansport and Wabash Valley Gas plant, was in the city Tuesday. He m more than well pleased with the management of this part of their large plant John Nix. pressman of this offi'-e. | celebrated his twenty-first birthday to-I day. In consequence the Democrat: , force have! been feasting on ice-cream, soda waieiJ and other •■luxuries” until they are ab >ut laid up with—the gout. —— ! . a The smilin’* countenance of G. ! * i W. Rowe, of Dayton, ()., w'Ys visible in Decatur Monday. He rep-1 resents the firm of Rowe 8r0*.,: dealers in wet goods, of that ity. i 1 George is l hustler from a hustling' town. I The city council nas passed a resolution declaring a neeessi y for the bricking of the alleys between Jefferson and Monroe streets and First and Third streets. While they need to be improved it comes a little expensive. . Vince Bell, of French township, I ■ looked at the train go-out on thei Cloverleaf this morning. He did j not whistle as the man does who puts up the stove pipe, but just said he would wait for tuc next train to go to Bluffton. Rev. Freeh has made a very favor- ■ able impression in the two weeks he has he.en in Albion. His sermons show c ireful thought expressed in I concise language and arranged in | logical order.---N e-v . Era, Albion,': Indiana. N 1 -‘twofi ig(.> at" Peter Stmc sj now, the-, are all full Havanas, and I a< f rec as the-c.opiOu* showeis that j have been falling .of kite. Ihe little gul is the most beautiful baby in the city and Peter says, “have.cigars.” The C. E. had a small wreck Sunday just across the river. A car broke in two and caused a smashup. The car rolled down the embankment entirely demolishing one car and disabling several others, no one was hurt. A Chicago girl got a judgement of 8100 against a man for a kiss. We have some of the sweetest girls in the world in Decatur who will sell them for a 81 apiece, and rather , than miss one will throw in a few , for the pleasure of the osculation. , The marshal' will have a wholesale job to keep the wheelmen from 1 running down those who are on 1 Second street after dark. Some of ' the boys are entiiely too careless in regard to the speed they attain when the streets are so full of people. ’ ’ ' ■ Regular services at the M. E. church, Sunday. Subject in the* , evening, “The Inspiration of the Bible.” The pulpit editorial will , be prepared ? and read by R. K ( Erwin. “Shall Indiana Have a . Centennial Exposition m 1900?” , All are'cordially invited. The members of the 11. B. church , have been makihg a number of im- ■ proivements on their, church prop- . e.rlv. They have thoroughly , drained the lot and painted and re- j papered the.edifice. This will add . to the appearance and make their . place of worship, one of the pleas- , ant places to attend church. ( Dr. Beavers and Henry Shulte- < had a runaway last Sunday that came near proving very serious. They i had arranged to take their wives to i a f uneral and were iii, a buggy going I for them when the neck yoke came . down on one side frightening the < horses. 'Phe Dr. carried his head m I a sling for a short tffine. w j

I Joseph Parry ‘he oldest conduc- , tor on the G. K. I. met with an 'accident last Friday which will lay I tom- up for some time to come. 1 i When at Ridgeville, Ind., he fell I ; breaking three ribs and otherwise bruising himself so that he may be j compelled to quit the railroad work for a long time. ( Frank Barthel and Si Bollman left last Sunday evening for Los Angles, California. Al r . Barthel | goes in hopes of regaining his 1 health, winch has been very poor of, j late, while Mr. Bollman goes in ' search of plea-ore. They are both model young men and the Demo-, crat wi-hes them a mud pleasant i journey. | Ora Ellis write-- us from Tipton, ' Ohio, saying he has been granted a i patent on a padlock that will lead 'the world in that line of goods. : , There i-m formation at. Tipton a’ i coYnoanv to be known as the Ellis IM imifacturing company, for the j purpose of making and putting I these looks on the market. Mr. i Ellis has a fortune m the invention. I — The bureau of statestics has issued ; bulletin No. 5 which shows that ■ there is us manfacturers of wagons and biiL’g'es in tins state and i that Decatur is among the list. There is no question I but what such an institution as i would emplov a large number of ( workmen could be operated here to - an advantage if men with experience would take hold of the work. A fake combination from Deca- : tnr attempted to entertain the. pen- , pie of th:* place Monday and Tues-1 ■ day nigh** The attendance was ' vei v light and a- a result landlord i Johnson of the G.-m r.-staurant now 1 i nas a. goUl (nil) watch for sale i ; cheap.—-WliDiui'e. (Ohio.) HeraldT Well, how is this. You can’t j - nalm off -u,-h stuff on Decatur. I 1 , ■) : They lire the progeny of your own. couptv. —. John Albrig.nt lias his ice-cream factory in full blast, and that hei makes as good cream as there is to be found in the state is one ot the tactit that any one will testify to after having tasted the same. If you want ice-cream you can find it at his factory. He will soon be ready to supply-parties, socials and all meetings where pure ice-cream is desired. You can see the small man and the big boy on the way to the river with fish pole in hand while his wife is at home cleaning house or spading garden. H'e will spade enough in the garden to get a can of fish worms then he remembers that he has something special to do at his place ot business. In a few minutes afterwards you can see him making tracks for the river. In the election of the officers ot the German Building and Loan Association, when - we ■secured the report our informant erred. B. W. Sholty was elected president instead of J. I>. Holthouse. \Ve so reported it in the daily. We find the other papers must have consulted .-the'daily or the same person we did. The daily comes handy for some people. Among,those who graduate from the Indiana State Normal school at Terrb Haute, tn June, we notice the name of E. S. Christen, of Mon mouth, this county. Mr. Christen js a voung man of superior ability and Christian character, a man of whom Adams county can justly feel proud, He has made his own way through school and merits and re ceive's the praise and honor of all with whom lie is associated. Taking in consideration Mr. Christen’s ability, character, and the school from which he is soon to graduate. Ad ims ciidnty school officials wouhi doNvell to secure him to till One of the highest -and most responsible positions; . ~

The house of Hendricks, near ■ Monroe, was struck by lightnihg jesterhay afternoon The chimneys were i ail knocked off the bouse and the buildling badly damaged. No one was ! injured Lightning struck and fired a barn belonging to Peter Koenig, living about three and one-half miles south of here. The barn and contents were destroyed with the exception of the stock and machinery. We were unable to get the ■ :ss T.vo telephone poles were also struck by lightning near Washington :’ church last night. ; A Wells county man claims to have had revealed u> him when thi* . terrestial ball shall he enveloped in flame and the .wicked shall, fiee to . the hills and bouse tops, and there view the ..scene ot destruction until ihe fiery’element shall scorch them. All this is to come to pa*s in Jin- ! iiarv J 921. Some of tiie wicxed ones of Bluffton will wait until the .lav before the tirfie and ‘Ten swear ! i off. A newly wedded country swi. n 'took dinner at one of the restaurants j.Saturday. - That thev were newly . wedded none who them would uainsay. One chair would have j been plenty large—in tact it seemed 1 they were crowded on to one—i while be fondly fed her as the i parent bird feedft her little chick.. ■ '“Dariing,” he said, “shall 1 skin •Iyer pertater?’ “No deary,” she gurI sled.” “I’ve one already sk-un.”— i Portland Sun. S.ime little light ha* been.thrown ■[rm the myste r ious marriage* which I took place on the West Side Thursi'day afternoon. The trroom i* a ' doctor located at the time !at Decatur, but who will be in I- Bluffton within h few weeks.. Air*, j jeffers T a hni. txmie yuiing ■ iMy • I about --twenty-two yi-afs old, but it • lias not been learned ■.yhether the i , . ' ■ marriage w>< an elopem-ru w i simply a. niattur ,pf romaticisiii on j their part —ITiiffton News. Attorney General Ketcham, of I.'idianapolis, has iuformeef the diffrent eoimiy treasurers that the Western Union Telegraphscorapany has commenced suit in Marion county to enjoin the treasurer from eollectiifg taxes. These suits will be commenced in all the counties of the state. The company alleges that its property is taxeyl three different times. In some places the plant is taxed tor its full valuation, then there is a milaged tax and in some places a pole tax. AYe have been reliably informed that the electric railroad that will pass through Geneva will be pushed to completion this summer. I'he right of way from Rochester to W.abash has been secured s and the most of .it in this county, They secured a strip of land twelve feet wide along the side of the road and on this they will build their mad. These roads will carry as much freight .is any of the steam roadr ami the accomodations for travel is five times as good. ' l ————— At four o’clock. Thursday afternoon occurred the-death -at. Hope hospital. of'S iphia Man Gerke, an estimable lady of Decatur. The lady -was brought -to the city two 1 weeks ago, suffeiihg from an - abdominal abcess,. and an operation was performed* b\ _,Hr. which promised to be successfu’. However, complications set m.-and she continued to sink untiT Thursday, when death came. The deceased was thirty three years of age, and was the daughter of W illiam Geife', a promment-eiti/ei) ol Adams county. The remain* were shipped to Decatur this mbrniirg and the funeral services will be held Sunday alternoon, the Rev. Heinze officiating. Ft. Wayue Journal. April ila. j The fuperal . was held at St. Peters church iii Root township.

; Last Thursday night burglars broke open the store of Robert Case at Magley. They cracked the safe which at the time contained but a small ' amount of money, but a large riumbei; of valuable papers, which they carried away. They did not take any goods that amounted to anything. They were professional men ar. 1 covered their , tracks. There is ho clue, at this time as to who done the work. This office has just recpived a large invoice of all the laie-t styles and designs, and up-to-date faces of type, fancy and pli-.in border*, rules, ornaments and ti.mrjshes, and with first-class artists are able to compete with any office in the state for fine ' job printing. Next week our new cylinder job pres- will fi ■ i ire, and we v. ill have an office s'-c-md to none in the -‘ate. We ban d > all kinds, of job printing yo’u may want. Call in ami inspect.’ — d Alention wa.- made last .v. ek, of. a bov having,a gold watci'tbit he’ pretended to have found in front of the Burt hotel. It proved to be one that he had stolen from 11. S. Porter. The day being warm,- Mr. Porter took off his vest and hung it up in the shop, the boy being m there at the time. While Mr. Porter’s attention was calied to an outside matter, the boy took the watch from the vest,'but 'being seen by another be;, who “squealed,” he was mad? to cunff'** and return the watch. There has been n-.j prose-' cution vet. • •• -- - .—kThe Findlay Republican says: “One of. the m-Nt swt-llesl affairs ever.given m Hancock comity, occurred Thursday evening, at the magnificent home of .Miss', Pauline ■I Biickinghmi, ten miles < 'of this City, m horn r of her guests, CM; A, E Van.dei vough K of Buffalo, N. Y., and Al:.-s Effie Brokaw, stenographer, of Ft. Wayne. Over 200 guests’partook in this gxeat event and a most ei;j yible time was had by all. Miss Biv.kaw will leave Friday, one the C. 11. & I)., i’> r her home at Decatur., to visit her parents.” • • (sur commissioners were in session last week looking up grav> 1 for our roads in the south part of the countv. They say the gravel in the pits belonging to Yoder, Burkbead and a number of others is-as good gravel as can be-found any ’place. Commissioner Brake says they have arranged to buy all they need at a very low figure and they will be able to build some new roads soon and repair those damaged by the open weather of last winter. The work is one that our people will rejoice to see complete;! as fast a- our means will allow. ■-; • _______l— ’■ ' « ■ A gentleman from Willshire, 0., who was a caller.at this pffi.ee,. Saturday, said our young people i tended the commencement, had some ■ with them that the town would have been better off had tin ' stayed in Decatur. The boys, fpr boys they are, never attended the meucement. but made a be. me for., the saloon as'soon as ti < v got off the train and by tlie tmn the commencement was out till.} e.Tie nearer ; ■ being beasts than human beings. If.bovs of this kind m.i*t go t'o such places parents should go .with them. As they, started home their obscene language was to make the . tdughest hide theft Jace in shame. They have the names of most ot them and will publish I them in the Herald this week. I v — J . I Their officers will look after them when next they visit Willshir.e. Parents, you. should be -iire where ybuy boys are when away from . home. One of ihejn was so drunk that he- lost his watch, with what senAe be hid, while' ahotlnr lost his sense and would have lo*t hi* watch TuiLAdj-ieiid took care of it for’liim. „ . r . *”g:\ JI ■; •

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A Grand Rapids dispatch saysi . : “The advertisements announcing I the sale of the G. R. &. I. svsteiri “I- --• under foreclosure on June 10, will I : i be published for the first time tomorrow. The sale will take place | at the Federal budding in this citv. This proceeding is the result of»the -second meeting and the sale will ■ cut off the third mortgage holders. ! It is expected that the road will be bid in bv the. Pennsylvania company, which has guaranteed the first mortgage and other claims and is now virtually in possession as lessee.—Portland Sun. • " * Last Sunday evening Mr. and Airs. Henry Meyers entertained a number of friend* at a progressive pedro parly at their home on West ; Monroe street. A pleasant time ' was had by ail present. Elegant I refreshments were served during the evening. The pri/es were captured, by Mrs. John Gerard and Chas. Niblick^-,while C. P. Ebinger and <!fames Niblrck ’weffe consoled nijitb . capDiribg the boob; prize*. The . following gentlemen with tfieir ladies were present: Will Kuebler U. Deininger, E. X. Ejiinger, H. Schulte, S. B. Weber, C. S., J. K. and W. FI. Niblick, C. P. Ehinger, I Dr. Clark, Mrs. John Gerard and i Airs. Frank Crawford of, Geneva. I . [ “This is a dead easy town,” re-j-marked a gentleman to us Monday. lie was a stranger and had just solibitt d ten of our business men for a three dollar ad. on a | time-card. A d. as he said, he got ;t was a good invest-. nient. (:.i:) because he « as ,i r-irauger and slick k>-rA, But just think, they got their ads. on thiriy railroad time-cards, which- will be read by i possibly seven traveling men just > bes ore leaving town. He paid us . three dollars for printing the thirty , I cards; and about one dollar hotel i bill, thus leaving town with twenty- ' six ea*iiy earned dollars, from which , tire donors will never i-.three I cents worth of customers. Should : a publisher of one of tbe hom--i journals-soliyit. these firms for an - ■ad,.to be placed m a paper where ; the people,would read it. my! what- : a difference it would make. But it was ever thus, Fakirs of al! kinds will soon be around, so have your change readv. ? ' - . __—l ...U_ , Last Sunday April 2C>, was the anniversary of (hid Fellowship. While our Lodge did not observe,,the day they have set apart next Sunday to j observe in commemoration thereof and will attend church that day in a body. The order dates’ baSk to 1739 in England, but it is only seventy-seven years old in the United States, but since its foundation in Baltimore, April 2t>,. 1819, by Thomas Wildey and four others a it has grown with wonderful rapidity. Tlie society owns more than 3<SOO balls used by it for lodge I meetings and other purposes, their total value being more than 816,- ! 000,000; It also owns twenty four ! homes, a.-yTum* and/'' orphanages, which, with the land, are valued At lEOOOjOOO. Il publishes forty-nine ,papers and periodicals (forty-three in the United Stales) in half a doz eu different languages, and there are more .than a dozen mutual aid insurance and accident societies :ri the country-to which Odd Fellows only are eligible. The total revenues , of the Independent Order of Odd* Felliows, UniteiL Stares of America, we ,-e s*. 12 7,0,0.0 in IS'.Ci and <:,32g--000 was paid put that year to relieve I the sick and distressed, or to aid the . ! widow and educate the orphan.— : The total membership was 700,795, to which iniist be added 10*.(i32wotiYeti members of- tlje. IDbekah degree. In isn* the total re.liei paid ’ wa* oitl \ *5,001.1. 1 1 he onelodge of TBt'i has increased to nearly and Hie- the 500 -members/-; of 1*25, within seventy years, have- . increased eighteen hundred times.

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