Decatur Democrat, Volume 40, Number 16, Decatur, Adams County, 3 July 1896 — Page 1

The Decatur Democrat.

- VOL. XXXX.

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Mrs. Elizabeth Miller, of Portland, was attested, Monday, ch arged with blackmailing. ‘ Herbert Daily, of Portland, has been declared insane, and was taken to the asylum at Richmond Monday. Bluffton has the new woman up- I to-date. Two of the fair gex were) arrested and Hued, I uesday, for • fighting. . • ■■ The Sunday School c’a'S of Mrs. j John 11. Lenhart made her a pleas- ; ant call Monday night to remind her that it was her forty-fifth birthday. To judge from tha- large amount of improved machinery our dealers are selling this year, one would not think times are very hard with the farmers. Joe Williams and Will Tharp, two youths of Portland were taken to Michigan City Tuesday, where they will labor in stripes for stealing chickens. Workmen began repairing the 'Methodist church last Friday. Ihe improvements will cost SIO,OOO. When completed it will be one of the finest edifices in the state, The. vomm.issiunefs tiyy new bridges Monday, of the Canton Bridge Company. these are the cheapest bridges they have ever bought, and of the very best. ■ . Smart people over in M ells county. An applicant for teachers license handed in a manuscript, the other 1 day, that contained exactly ISS miispelled words. And got—-nit. This nSfaJm-a .campaign of education, and in thm'ttrt*’*<lemocrats have the advantage of “the republicans, according to a report of “Clarkson,” one of the great republicans. Wm. Mersman will not be behind anv one in- improvements. His 1 house will be one of the improvements that our city” may be proud of, and all are glad he is en joying life this way. Arrangements are being made for a joint picnic of Decatur and Bluffton young people next Tuesday. They will meet at the Metts’ grove near Ossian and spend the day.-a* Bluffton News. Prof. Zigler, the. veterinary surgeon of Monmouth, is. in Joe Davis county, Illinois, practicing his profession. lie will be therb for two weeks, after which he will again r'cturn to this county. The Fortnightly club of this city twmtofflq4Mes--fHyg-aiiUiirg_ a.-- lecture - course in this city the coming winter mu oi w 1 bu t -firs t—clus s1 ec ture rs w 111 lie engaged. 1 his project should receive encoiiragment. Knights of the' drill, paid Bluffton. a visit Sunday night. Several sales • were cracked, but. not much booty taken. Bluffton is a poor town for safe breakers, as the people there seldom have any money. Bluffton Boy has been taken to Decatur for the races July 4th. Claude Roebuck, his former joe key, will be in the sadd’e, amt endeavor to carryjthe Landfair colors tovictcryv __Bluffton News. St. Marys Catholic church will have a l air about the last of August.-" The proceeds to go to the improvement of St. Joseph cemetery. A more extended*notice will be given when the exact date is fixed. Z 4. . ' ' <

DECATUR. ADA-MS COUNTY. INDIANA. FRIDAY. JULY 189«.

I IL’gnl i' |‘V ,i king services al the ; ! M. E. church m xt SundayEd Johns m moved to I' >rtest, <> . today, when’ he will engage in. the lestauran' bn-’ne'S. M irion Elzey is moving to Detroit, Mich, where he will again engage in the jewelry trade. About thirty-one tickets were the Clover Leaf depot for the Buffalo'Bill circus at Bluffton. This year'< crop of wheat starts i off at fifty-three cents. This is better than any town around us pay tor new wheat. The otner day while Mrs. D. N. Erwin was engaged in cooking, she iiad the misfortune to ne •idently spill hot lardon her left hand, and was quite severely burned. —— —_ 1 | Tiie Joiini c says it don t want \> ’ I throw mud at ns. No, we guess I 1 not. Bui it takes delight in’throw- • . I I ing “mud” at honorable citizens who j i have no means to I'ctend.tFiem'eives. I I Just keep crack ng your whip, Frankie. The Decatur Star-News, published by E. and IL Snow, two very small and young boys, who do, all thejr own writing, type setting, press work, etc., is two years old. For their size the boys do well.—Portland Sun. The Ashley Times says it is probably not generally known that Senator Teller, of Colorado, the recognized leader of the free silver movement of the United States once run a lunch counter at Corunna, in DeKalb county. Now that Decatur is to have a permauet band, why not have the eoHuctl- a b-a-nJ-standin. the citv park. 1 he'-qiark can, at little more expense, be made a lovely place to spend .in ■ evening and hear the band play. It is said, that “every dog has Ins day.” This was hilly demonstrated with “slugger Corbett” when he met a man by the name of Sharkey, at San Francisco a few days-ago. ‘ Corbett’s day, like his predecessors, has passed and gone. ______________' ' ~ , .... A pleasant way of" combining thrift and revenge has been discovered by the Tippecanoe club of Cleveland, which refused to pay a St. Louis hotel bill of -<4,000 because the landlord declined to entertain colored delegates. - The board of Wells county raised’ the Ohio Oil Company’s tax refiini $22,050. While they'added to the rest of the oil company's returns small amounts. While the bort Wayne Gas Company they fixed at $122,475 for.the year ism;. The commissioners let the con tracts for the stone abutments- for live bridges. E. Fritz.mger got the contract for three of them and Julius Haugh- for the other f-wo. Bridges. They have bought some twen’y sewers. f The Ft.* Wayne base ball club - -was arrested-; —M-am4ay, Tor—play-tug--on Sunday in that city. The arrests were made at the instigation ot the ministers of Ft. W uvae, who, with Hi" luv in their favor, declare there shall bg- no ball games --on Sunday in that place. - Ex-Survey<>r Kiinkle, of Wells counlyy-was in our city Monday in "tliiT interest.' of the -Qhio 0:1 and Pipe line company. -- I’hey are.seeking a right of way across Hartford, Wabash and Jefferson townships, lie was successful in getting the franchise of the commissioners. A lucky runaway was the one. of A. Henehen, in the harvest field of E. Slickman. Tiie leant drew..the harvesting machine through the' heavy grain until it became choked, t hen things begun to break. Monday morning he had the broken parts in to get new pieces in their place. _

. John T. Kelly, of Geneva, will j lie 1 candidate-for the renommation 1 a* a candidate tor representative forf the vounti'- of Jay and A lams at.i ! the representative eonvhntiou to be hel l at Portland, .1 u'y 2'L John F. Al-biigfit is now manufactur- j ing soft drinks at his ice-cream factory, and is doing an immense business He makes the best ice-cream in the city, beyond all question of a doubt. Call phone 111. ami he will till your order . - ■' , ■ ■ ! promptly. j Lithe Indiana oil field for the mouth of June there were 121 wells finished, of wh'ch2l were worthless for oil, the rest showing a daily output of 2-,2i>5 barrels. Adams county for June has nine completed., wells, two dry holes, 12 i barrels new < j production, eight well- drilling and , • severe rigs ready for the drill. Charles L. i’hom is, former agent I ; of the Chicago and Erie at this ; place, has been pmipoted to general freight agent oi the Erie lines west of Salamomcia, with headquarters at Cleveland, < > iio. < > if people will be pleased to hear of his promotion with the wish that he may reach the top round of the ladder. The citizens of Seventh street are up in arms against the bicyclists who use the sidewalk instead of the street. They have sworn to tile an affidavit against any one found on their wheels on the sidewalk. They will not even except a newspaper man. So take warning, if you want to keep out of the hands of an officer. The Berne hand, with their families and sweethearts, passed through this "city Sunday morning about two o’clock, on their way toU 'SUo’udb.iiru,' >C,..-.re thi-y e.H-. { joyed an outing. They discoursed a few pieces while here. The music so charmed a few of our boys, who, armed with a good supply of mineral water, “joined the band.” There were just 520. civil eases on the docket for the May term, counting the old ones arid new ones tiled during the term. Os this number twenty-seven were divorce cases, of which number eight were granted; twenty four cases wer p dismissed; ten were continued; two were appealed: seventy-five were decided; several new trials were granted and enteries and actions made m nearly all others.—Portland Sun. Trains number 4 am] 5 on the G. & I. are the finest trains that come into our city. With the tine vestibule train service a small improvement in the depot would greatly pl-ease the traveling publitg_whih feel like patronizing the road, hut feel that a few seats put around the out side of the building or over on the-vacant lot would—how a willingness to return a favor for the money paid to cGinpany for transportation, j But. a few weeks have passed since the Chicago inter Ocean was booming “Coin” Harvey for his m -r.itori.oiis work in the cause of ••free silyer.” Biit the declarations of the party and a good application of 'lie ivhjqmbas caused the paper to howl for the gold standard. But as as soon as the election is over they ivilk be ready to say “we told you so.-” And so did “Coin" Harvey (S ■ . A ’ • ‘ Siirelv the Inter Ocean will return to ils first idea'of the financial.question. . - - ... ■ ... 0 ■ Ex A'omihisstom'rs Ruperight was in our city Tuesday, he. broiiglTt to market a small Imid of farm products which he sold for the neat slum of thirty-two'dollars which he pocketed, less a small amount he deposited for tiie purpose of leirrning what was going.on in the world, lie-says you may complain of hard times and money being scarce, but when he”' ea.tr sell one buggy load of goods for thirtv two dollars, be fears the trouble is with the fellow that complains.

: M—danm* C- E. Buttles and IL 'A. Ffi-toc en lertaineij at the home o' iU- hornier, vesterday afternoon. l j The ro 'ins were artistically decorate lin the National col >rs. After ! r-fmsi.merits were served the guests indulged in celebrating the Fourth j in the late-t up-10-late style, while | each one sucked an “all day kucker” with the grace they u-ed to do. In fact, it was a most enjoyable affair. ■ Cane flags and fire-crackers were given as souvenirs. • . .... A few mouths ago a number of obr republican exchanges were carrying this state with fifty thousand majority. But as the warm weather comes on they commence to modify' their figures, so that today they |onlv claim from'five to eight thoi'isar.'i, and by the time the dog days | strike thpm’they will admit that the ; chances are even. Then as November di.-:.pears from the calander they will say, “just wait until the next election and we will show you.” Amasa S. R ibiii-ou, trustee <)f Mbiiroe township, Allen co in y was in our city Friday. He says they will buiid about five miles of gravel road there this season. The township buys the gravel and farmers along the line haul the same and make the road, so that in a few years they will have all the main roads of the township graveled. The expense is from SI,OOO to $1,200 per mile. Like us they have but little gravel near them, but are determined tp have good roads. Last Saturday twg small boys visited the business room of Jacob Buhler, Sen., while they were out and-"helped tbemse-l-ves t<> the content'- of the till. They, like older people, could not keep the filthy lucre, but went out to have a time, - -- . ' <&. and being questioned they told where thex got die money. The portion not spent was taken from them and returned to the owner. People who have money like those who have boys should be careful where they keep the money and also where the boys are. Amos Foreman met with a bad accident last Monday while engaged in repairing the roof of one of his buildings. He had a bucket of hot pitch and one of' gravel with which to mend the roof, lie put on some pitch then went to put on gravel, when he reached into -the pitch bucjxet instead of the gravel bucket. It burned his right hand so that the flesh came off to the bone on his little finger. The other finger' Afffildi be in the same condition should he attempt to remove the pitch from them. Bluffton has an ordinance providing for the erection of telegraph and telephone poles. They prohibit the placing of...them on any of the main thoroughfares ol the citv, ami up ' ■ p.iac 1 else without sfieuial periiiGsiotn They further jn-ovide the pole-'hall be straight ami not less than thirty feet I’.'gb:. they go fur!tier and pro wide tii-iL.-Lh-e city max.uxe 111e.poles for (. rt.iin purposes.» The-c-i4y max be « >, -m i-liiis legislating, but they will find a stitiie before many, years pass- toil, v ill compel. a-Q wire' to be umter gi'i.!‘.umt, where th.ex wi.il He'' out bl the xx ay. . S ludity .while Mrs. \\ in \\ is nc.r was jwluriiiug home from chinch she remarked that she dreaited cook-no’' riniier that d.ix as it was very warm. But when sliv iTa< h ed lioju" a ,: > unlocked the door-she foun fJ he table spread ready tor dinm i and a. nuinbeT .of her f’rieiids , awaiting her return. Wlien she.re covered tiotii her tiU?*it. she de maimed vo know 'The cause ot the invasiom having , forgotten that it was her 5 '.rd birthday. Those present from a distance xuefey Mr. and Mrs- .Marklev, of Bluffton, and M L. Olives an t wife, of .Monroe.

j. “What is the meaning ‘he j j word ‘scorcher’ so Commonly u-ed iin bicycle parlance?” impi -i, friend. A scorcher is one who. les I with low handle bars on hi- wm-el, ' with his spinal column curve up j like that of a torn cat upon a a-k [yard fence, and with his nose and knees together, makes believe 1 is going along at a speed only exm lied j by said feline when pursued by a ' vicious canine. But one who rides j uprightly and much faster, is not a scorcher. Therefore, if you want I to be a scorcher, bow your back and look out through your eyebrow-. The Logansport Chronicle wants ' 'the city council to put a 1. u.>o. i license on dealers in cigarettes. Here is the argurWent: “Stand on the street corner any day of the week, and you will notice hundreds of young dudes, slim of chest and 1 long'of- hair, smoking the viliia:. >.us compound. Wuat little brain- imy possess tucy send out in -m ke. 'The woods are full of ‘evangelist'' seeking to destroy the saloon, but the saloon isn’t in it with the man win sells our shallow kids their cigarettes.” The editor of the Journal must i have got a dose of Pal's paragoric.-i He attacks the reputation of Hon. K. K. Erwin this week, in a biuudersome article, insinuating that he is not a tit person to represent this district in Congress After pub- • lishing such articles, berating the i character of our best citizens, he I wonders why the people quit taking the Journal. ■ Poor, old grandma Everetts, we really sympathise with vou. but would advise you to embark__in..some business that y m know -■ something abo-u-i-—digging" post holes, for instance. — — At the National Encampment of Knights of St. John,held at Ohio, last week, Indiana Knights ( won three out ot the four-prizes, as ! follows: Crawfordsville command-1 rv, first; Indianapolis, second; Evansville,, fourth’. Columbus,! Ohio won third place. At a busi- j ness meeting held yesterday, all old officers were re-elected, and Erie, Pa., chosen as the place to hold the eii-i campment in U!>7. Decatur_eommandrv had intended t-o go to Day- i ton, but for some reason, at a recent , meeting, decided to withdraw ifom ; the contest. who sold our peo | pie groceries, last year at prices that discounted otir merchants, are al- ,’ sent this summer m better places than this county would be for them. 'A~n uni berm Pott r-farnte-e-bven - - swindled by them. They are like ; the lightning rod men who ar- 1 at | work on our farmers. They iave swindled the farmers out of fifteen hundred dollars so far this 'umnier. or this is all we have learned of, but there is more than wlmtwex know of, for s une people mx ' : ■' when they get the worst ot the Ivirg'ini. f'he only safe- waj- $ toy tell such people to get out'aud stay', outi ■ ' g— —— .. . Ou last fuesday jas t Mrs. Ste.tson' fl with two other' ladies and their . ..ehildren. were passing along the sidewalk in -the soffthwe/t paryot the citx they chanced along w'fiere . a I'OW anti calf were fWedipg; ; Tht I cow ran-at the ,children, eateh.wg. 1 ' 'm ’ll girl of Stetson's ..on h.-i:.horns. . tossing her flround as though she was a rag idoit. The mother ran to the chi'id- ami m attempting to get 1 it off the cowS'diorns the cow caught her, and for. .a time .it lovk< d as, 1 though the - child and mother, wild ■ were both on the horns qf tl)£ vieio>is brute would !be ~killed. Biit I their clothinggave way letting them, (ree. The women then run ni_ andj; ‘helped them away from their peri lous position,. Both were badly laereated, and are under the care of a doctor, but will soon recover. - 1

j Li-t Friday wloh workmen were engaged in living up the wall , for i -eh iol hpuse in District No. 2, Kirklan I town-hip, a large blue racer came up where they were at work and crawled along the wall,* ' where the workmen killed it. They measured it and found it to be nix feet and four inches .in length. | They put his snakeship in the stone ! wall, leaving its tail stick out. This i is one of the largest that has been killed in this county for several ! years. That part of the county seems to be infested with reptiles. The same men have killed, two horn '■hakes and one rattlesnake with ten. rattles and three buttons. The school house 'ituated near the Grim prairie. The contractors are Benjamin Middleton and Lew Smith. They have the work near completion and feel tint they are glad that the end is so near - • The town of Geneva wa- all ex deine.bt Sunday afternoon, over an explosion, which resulted in killing a horse belonging to David G<jff, . and in which three boys had a narrow escape with their lives. The I three boys had taken the horse into the river, for amusement. One of i the boys would lead the animal up ! and down the stream, while the ' other two would hold to the horses tail, and enjoy a swim. Suddenly 3 loud report was heard, and horse and boys were seen dying through : the air. An explosion had occurred, i winch shouh. the town. A large I crowd rushed to the scene, and it was found the horse had been blown to pieces, while not one of ‘-,> ■ " - the box- were injured, it is-sup-posed the horse stepped on a stick l of dvnamite with such., force as to • cause it-to ex plode-.- ■ The boyo-wvere-thrown about fifteen'-feet in the air, coming down in the water, without even, a scratch, which was indeed a miracle. As-people in that vicinity ! are in the habrt of killing fish with I dynamite, it, is thought fishermen i left the deadly explosive in the river. I — i On last Saturday afternoon, from three to six o’clock, Mrs. D. M. 'Myers and daughter, Florence,'entertained thiriv-two of Mrs. Meers’ lady friends and eight children in honor of Miss Florence's birthday. The house was artistically decorated with potted plants,, flowers, paper dolls, aiid..picture.- ot babies. ' The guests on arriving were received by the hostess and her little daughter and each guest was given a card to which a lead pencil was attached, and on these -cards each lidy was requested to compose a verse of _j»-?etry, for which two prizes were awarded. Mrs. Catharine Champer proved herself to be ti'.e poetess of the day ami so carried 'off the. first, prize, • while tiie second prize was av. -ir L•■. 1 to .Mrs. Frei Schaffer. At riw ..idrloc.k dainty refr -.nnieut- w.-r---z'.'iwd bv the lo's'e.-' After., w'uich ti e gui- - depa r ted .lor. theti respective homes after a vi t',' [ eas mt afternoon it one ol the most delightful -■->. iaL twills" of th" season. • • ' A ~ ‘ .- ■The babjc' riGiy:il. ‘S iiurday evening.' given-by the ladies t! < Cl'.risli:in...,Ci lyyiiiique _ affair. Alter i - ric' oi 'dri'.l' U Hie G. R. ’A. L 1 iwu. they march_e.il through M mi ■ iml Secoml-sirer’-ts, to the fe-tiv il room w.ff-:re the litth ones wire 1 i'i-ti.l on ice c't^.ui. The girl', under captainship of of Rex ■ V augb’.i g ive a --bort dri'L which w:i' witm'-'ed by i i.i .: crowd The” cab'. were all decor ivted nr various styles, each ‘.-oivtai ■ tug a baby “jii't too sweet, m ; m intverttsmg baiHier. Thu.drills ami parades were,-irdt ed, very pretty,, And made many fond- ni •trierhearts'beat with pride, ami ma:; not papa', wish they were.. >.OOO people can be seated in the giyat amphitheatre on the Ith. n ■ ’ - 1 * ■ . *■ to ’ ’ •V- . ,

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