Decatur Democrat, Volume 40, Number 19, Decatur, Adams County, 24 July 1896 — Page 1

’The Decatur Democrat.

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Some of the women on 9th street have •the Mayor to assist m adjusting the troubles they have. Sunday, Elijah M inn’s hurried their other twin baby. Mrs. Mann is in a very feeble condition. Mrs. Ernst Lambert and three children, of New York City, are the guests of Mayor B. W . Quinn and wife. John T. Keliey will be a candidate lor renom i nation for representative for the counties of.Jay and Adams, < = The Ladies St. Vencent DePaul society will meet at the residence of C. Radamacher Wednesday afternoon, July 29. Mrs. D. D. Heller and daughter. Bertha, are the guests of Mrs. Heller’s mother, Mis. Corbus, at Millersburg, Ohio. The two political parties will soon rent a room for the curbstone politicians to discuss politics in during this compaign. The annual union excursion of the different churches of this city will be run some time during the first week August. Company B. will drill each evening this week, until Saturday, when they will Lave for camp at Indianapolis. They will be gone one week. Morris Steele, Dick Erance ami. Dick Christen left, Monday for a two weeks outing at Colon, Michigan. The bovs intend living on fish while there. _ The parents of John W. Hart, deceased, hereby return their sincere thanks to their friends for their kind assistance dining his sickness and death. ■ „ . The Jay county democracy nominated Cui Whipple, an Adams county boy in former years, for sheriff, at its convention in Portland last Saturday. The remains of the infant child of ReV. W. B. Freeland, of Larwill, were brought here Saturday, and taken to South Salem for burial. Rev. E. T. Gregg officiating. The funeral of John Hart was held last Saturday from the residence of Kis parents, Rev. Gregg officiating. The Iremains were laid away in the Maplewood ceinetery. The patrons of school No. 8, of Root township, known as the Mahlonee school, will give a social on Saturday evening, Aug., 8. The proceed to go towards paying for an organ for the school. , a —> vU ? ‘ The use of the ‘ an electrical storms is somewhat., risky as the electrical currents that pass over tbe’wirekmay injure you. Better wait until the storm is over before using the phone. Lemuel Headington writes from Maysville, North Dakota, saying they are all for Bryan and the fiftycent dollar, for that will be fiftycents more than they get now. They will all vote for Bryan. The Western Union Telegraph company has arranged to send a free bulletin service all over the country from the populist and bimetallic conventions which'meet in St. Louis this week, just as it§ did from the republican and democratic . convensiOns. These reports are sent to ' offices and entail an additional daily expense of $5,000 $6,000 to say nothing of the additional wire facilities required. >

DECATUR. ADAMS COUNTY. INDIANA, FRIDAY, JULY 24. 1896.

The prosecuting attorney has been settling some family trouble for the Harmons and Johnsons, of Union township. They have settled live cases by paying the usual amount to the school , funds, with trimmings for the officers The Young Peoples Alliance of the Salem church will hold a social on Adam Kern's lawn, two and onehalf miles east of Decatur, Thursday evening July 30th to which everybody is invited to attend. The Bluffton News ot the 22nd says: Hon. R. K. Erwin, of Decatur, was in the city today. He will likely be a candidate before the sth district convention at Muncie for the nomination for congressman. The committee in charge have concluded to hold a three days encampment commencing August the 13:.h and continuing to and inclu iing the 15411. This will be the greatest attraction this county has ever had. H. S. Porter received the sa I intelligence, today, that his brother, Francis Porter, had been drowned, at Laslie, South Dokota, a few days, ago There are no particulars given, only the fact that Francis was found dead in a streani of water. While our street commissioner is doing some good work there is yet plenty for him to do.’ The water works-contractors left the streets m a condition that will take time to fix to their former condition. Water stands at about all the crossings. - — — / .. ” George Baker and J . F. Dickerson, of Monroeville, were in our city today. They arranged tor the Monroeville Band to attend the en c.ampment nere August 13, id' and 15th. See the announcement of Hon. John T. Kelley, of Geneva, as a candidate for representative. There is no doubt about his being returned to’the legislature. His record in the last session guarantees to our people that they will find him a worthy democrat. Kirk Calderwood, of Dark county, Ohio, accompanied by Miss Carrie. Rhoda and Jeniimah Calderwood, were the guests of Mine Host of the Miesse last night. Today they in company with Rolla Calderwood and family left for Willshire, Ohio, where they will visit friends. Lost, a five dollar bill, on Second or Madison streets, on last Saturday evening, between Kern & Bnttson’s shoe store and Yager’s furniture store on Second street \or between Second and Third streets on Madison street. The finder will be rewarded by leaving it a this officq. The joint pic-nie that the Rathbone sisters of Bluffton, Ossian and Decatur had arranged for yesterday in the Barger grove, near. Magley, ” was postponed on account of the weather, but the sisters had a pleasant time here, even if the storm and ram did keep them from meeting the other lodges. ■F ’ The Morning News of Huntington, a bran new eight colnnfß folio, comes asking for a place in tbb newspaper world. The paper is edited by the News company of Huntington, and as its name implies it,is full ol the latest , news. We hope it may have its full share of glory. It’s the same everywhere. The Union City Eagle says: “As the knowledge of the people increases so do the ranks of the silverites increase. Qjiite a fiumber of good republicans have quietly informed us within the last few days that they would not support the Wall street standard.”

i On last Friday afternoon Mes- ‘ dames W. IL Nachtneb and ■ Dr. McMillen most diharrn- '; i"igly entertained about forty I ladies of* the Mite society of the M. E. church from two o’clock until four, at the borne of the former. Lemon ice and cake was I served and a most enjoyable time ■ was had by all present. V. 1 Arrangements have already been made for the big democratic rally prior to the day ot election. The date has been set for October 3!, ’ and the affair will be one of the old 1 time kind. Among the speakers will be B. F. Shiveley, candidate i for governor. Committee.* are already at work arranging toe details Os the rally.—Bluffton News, Marshal Franz, of Berne, camcup Monday, bringipg with him Abraham, A. D. and Noah Beiberstine, ail charged with provoking Johh i Beiberstine. They all plead guilty and were fined one dollar ami costs. These three make five cases that have grown out of a family row. ' Bor convictions so far, there will be 1 three other cases to follow. i J ■ The democratic headquarters will be m the suit of rooms in the Radamacher building,’ up stairs, on Monroe street. This is a convenient ' place and fine rooms, where ydti will be welcomed no difference what vour politics are. The rooms are furnished with good seats and plenty 'of good literature. Call there and spend a quiet hour reading the ■ events of the day. T;. jr Paul G. Hooper, prosecuting attorney, and John T France, attorney, were at Berne today measuring their legal strength in the case ot the State of Indiana vs John Beiberstine, for assault and battery, in which John was charged with whipping his aged father. The eburt found him guilty and assessed a fine of one dollar and cos's, from which the defendant appealed to the circuit court. The Class of ’96 added another fete to their list of pleasant reunions by surprising one of their members, Miss Edith Waiter; at her home on last Tuesday evening, it being the event of her seventeenth birthdays After a very pleasant evening thel principal feature of which was the famous game of “Ideals,” the class departed, wishing their hostess many more such pleasant anniversaries. The newspaper that tells the truth regardless of who it hurts, is the paper that wins. It may lo£e a few readers occasionally by carrying it out, but we have always noticed that where one dropped out by becoming offended, two others are always ready to take his place. The truth is what hurts. We have had dozens of men to stop taking our paper .tor publishing the truth to one who took except!qn to any misstatement made. American farmers may be confronted with the danger ot another troublesome and somewhat similar weed to the noted Russian thistle in its destructive extent unless immediate steps are taken to check the tumbling mustard. The tumbling mustard has become obnoxious as a" weed in the Canadian northwest providences during the last five years, and recently has been reported from nine different localities in the United States. Its record m Canada and the_rapidity with which it has already spread here has caused the agricultural department to issue a special warning for prompt action. So far the weed has beer confined to a small area in this country. It is usually introduced in bailed hay, poorly cleaned seed, , stock cars or sweepings from grain cars. It is especially likely to be contained in timothy seed. ' ~ ‘ ° ft .

Th- barm stand in the public square will be .dedicated next Saturday evening. An invitation is ex tended to all bauds in the county to be present and perticipate in the s■•rvi,c<-s. Good speakers and fine music will be the feature of the evening. Everybody is invited to be present and enjoy the occasion. Mi'. H. 11. Larson, of Lima, Ohio, has sued King and Marvillis for 81,80/0. She charges them with beatu g her husband out of that amount gambling. She has made the owner of the building a party defendant. The case will be watched with an interest that will cause some to lay awake of night'-. Should the woman win, it will have more to do with stopping gambling than all the police officers a city can jrave. If the ratification meeting that are being held are any indication of how the people will vote at the fall election, Biyan and Sewall w: 1 carry this state with a majority that will make all other states ashamed of their small majorities. Indianapolis bad a meeting and were compilled to. turn away 15,000 people, while Bluffton filled ail her streets, and Portland leads them all for Jay county is fixing for a big majority for the white'metal candidates. This looks like a democratic vear. The party is getting m shape for' some good wook. The most of the dissatisfied democrats have come back, and it is only a matter of time until they will return to. the camp. They realize that the'question that bow agitates our people musr be settled and that this year is the best time to-do the same. Let the line be drawn close, and all who favor the white metal show their colors. There is no question about this state this year. The democrats are ready for the fight, and they will crowd it as soon as an opportunity presents itself to them. On last Friday the neighbors and friends of Mrs. Ross Wolf, of Root township, to the number of forty met’to surprise and remind her that forty-six years of her -life had passed and that she was entering upon |a new year. After the usual greeting the table was spread and the tempting things of this earth loaded tnereon. After the repast was served the evening was spent in pleasant ways until the hour had arrived for the guests to take their leave, which was with the pleasant hope that they might ail meet - Mrs. Wolf on many more such dgye. Among those present was Mrs. Wolf’s aged father Geo. Cline. At the home of -Noah Loch on Second street, last Friday afternoon, was.a pleasant gathering of friends. I’he meeting of friends that had been separated for over eight years. Mrs. Fraina Reichord, of Allentown, Pa., a sister of Mrs. Loch, arriVed without announcing her coming. When Mr. Loch gathered in the friends, among them were his ’dhother and sister; Mrs, Charles Linn and son, R. Humble and wife, Rev. Vitz and family and a number of-others. '1 he meeting was eni ned bv all. After a handshake and a pleasant chat, all repaired to the dining room where a supperawaited them. Mother Loch never was so Surprised in her life as this occasion was to heg. The Democrat has frequently mentioned the fact that 3 city library is one of the growing needs of our rkpidlv improving city. A place where any young lady or gentleman or ai.v one else may go And spend an hour or two reading some good book or paper. I’ldnty of books would be donated if some one would make the start. It can be done ■ J

: with but a small amount of expense. - There are plenty of Christian women in our city who would freely donate i their time to seeing that it was - properly conducted and kept so that ■ it would be one of the most pleasant • places for our people to spend an i hour that coul 1 be found. Let some one who feels an interest in the future of our young people make a move m that direction. The following states will hold elections before the presidential election, which occurs November 3: Alabama has an election in August. Vermont elects a state ticket ii, September. Arkansas votes in the same month: On September 13 Mi’ce voters will cast their ballots. I lorida and Georgia vote in October. Governors will be elected in Colorado, Connecticut, Delawarey ldaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts Michigan, Minnesota, 3lon*ana, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virgiii'3 and Wisconsin. In all of the 35 states presidential be chosen.. S. M. V. Hand, alias Dr. V<r: or, alias Dr. Grint, was arrested yesterday in Fort Wayne by United States Deputy Marshal Wiley or; the charge of violation of the postal laws. He has been advertising himself in Minneapolis and other pap ets as a rich widower, who w’antui 3 traveling companion. A num'ier . of girls answered the adverti'.mient' and upon receipt of an answer, Hand always asked for a remittance of 82 as an evidence of good faith. How many girls he has duped is not known, but many complaints have been received by the postal .author-!-. . ties. We received a letter from him at one time, offering so much z ur an advertisement of that kind, hVtt there being no cash with it we dumped it in tiie waste basket. ' ‘ ... ’ co . ■» o Tuesday at 7:30 o’clock, p. ns. a' the St. Marys Catholic church, occurred the marriage of Miss Marne Holt house to Mr. Bert Lynch. The bride looked very charming in a gown of cream silk crepe chiffon, trimmed in lace* and ribbop, and carried a boquet of brides’ roses, while her maid of honor, Miss R se Bruner, of Ft. Wayne, was neatly gowned in pink organdie over pink silk, with pearl trimmings. She carried pink roses. The groom and his best man Mr. Qlem Hphhouse,a brother of the bride, were each attired in the conventional suit of black. The bride is the accomplished daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Holthouse, while the groom is a well .known young man of this city. After the ceremony a reception was tendered the newly married couple at the home of the bride’s parents, to which about sixty relatives and friends were invited. At 10 o’clock delicious refreshments were served. The front and back parlors were artistically decorated for the occasion with blue and white buntings, cut flowers and trailing vines. The young couple were the recipients of many useful and valuable presents. The guests from abroad were:Aliss Rose Bruner, of Ft. Wayne: Miss Minnie Bailey, Messrs Ernest, John and Frank Hammitt and Dell Vdtaw of Winchester and Harry Mann, of Cincinnati, Ohio. Mr. -jmd Mrs. Lvixch are at home to their ,many 'friends on West Moirroe street. ' ’ ■ *t> Allie Porter, Lawrence Hughs, Earl Coverdale and Henry Kamp left, today, for Colon, Mich., where they will spend a few weeks in an outing. New Cases, Wm. EA Sullivan sues Margaret O. Sullivan, divorce, Benjamme Breiner sues R. D. Limenstall, on note. 10 Geo. W. Mann et al sue James IL Hardison, on account. A a I ■St

Ingalls on Gold. , We make the following extract from a speech delivered in the United Spates senate by John J. Ingalls, February 15, on the “golden , calf:” “No people in a great emergency , ever found a faithful ally i:i gold. It is the most cowardly and treacherous of all metals. It makes no treaty it does no< break. Il has no friend it does not betray. Armies and navies! are not maintlined by gold. In times of panic and calamity, ship-wreck and disaster, it be comes the agent and minister of ruin. No nation ever fought a great war by the aid,of gold. O i the contrary, m the crisis of the greatest peril, it becomes an enemy more po tent than the foe in the field: but when the battle is ove-, and peace has been secured, gold re-appears and claims the fruit of victory. In our own civil war it is doubtful if the gold of New York and London did not work greater injury than the powder and lead and the iron of the rebels. It was the most invincible enemy of the public credit. Gold paid no soldier or sailor. It refused' the national obligations. it -was worth most when out fortunes were lowest. Every defeat of the Union forces gave it increased value. It was in open alliance with our enemies the world over, and all its energies were evoked for our destruction. B it, as usual, when danger Las been averted and the victory secured, gold swaggers to the front aid asserts the supremacy.” This is the picture drawn by artist Itigails whose republicanism was not doubted, and'what was true .of gold in 1878 is true ot it in 189.6. Notwithstanding its terrible record I the late republican national rnrnventioa adopted gold as their standard rponey, and are asking the people it has so grossly outraged to purpetu- ; ate it as sutih. Is it possible that — the people will vote for a party that favors the kind of money described above by .Mr. Ingalls. - Congressional Convention. The convention for the purpose of selecting a candidate f>r congressman of the Eight Congressional district of Indiana, will convene at Muncie on the sth day of August 1896 at one o’clock p. m. The district is composed of the counties of Adams, Blackford, Delaware, Jay, Madison, Randolph and Wells, and the delegates and alternates chosen to represent Adams county are as follows: ‘ !( 'V w DELEGATES. Anthony Wertzberger, David Manlier, Clamor Fuelling, James Furgeson, Henry Lankenan, Andrew Gottschalk, Michael Breiner, C, J. Lutz, J. F. Mann, J. 11. Smith, .M u Kirsch, 11. Costello, John W. McKean, R. E. Smith, Jr., Christ Asfibaucher, I’eter Hoffman, T. P. Hollingsworth, Clem Macdlin, Peter Kinney. ALI’ERXATES. ..... ■ • ’ John A! Barkley, }Vm. Wooden, Henry Wafel, R D. Lymanstoll, D. P. Bolds, Wm.’Frank, Harvey Hart, A. P. Beatty, Thomas Baltzell, Charles Myers, A. J. Sipes, Wm. Baumgartner, John Solduet, D. W. Bettman, Fred Hoffman, Jacob Cook, John Horner, Frank HiSey, E. M. -Schiermyer. By order of committee. U ' ' 5 J. F/Snow, Chairman. E. A. Huffman, Secretary. Clerk Lenhart and Tite Ernest , went to Portland today. They will look at the - Portland temple of justice that was built in 1860. They may hsve ah fdea of buying' the ancipnt structure. _ < r Don’t forge’ the encampment an I sham battle which Will be held in „ this city, eoniiriencing Aug. 13th and ending Aug. 15th. , \ 1 <■ . ■ • ■ ■ * ; .. uV> .. : ’ - '-j

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