Decatur Democrat, Volume 40, Number 27, Decatur, Adams County, 17 September 1896 — Page 1

The Decatur Democrat.

VOLUME XL.

Ed Wagoner, operator at the G. R. & I. depot of this city, left Thursday for Shelbyville, Indiana. Mrs. E. I’. Menefee was called to Geneva Fdday by the death of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Jacob Cook. Osborne <St Doty have had an electric light plat ed in the front of their new store which shows off in great style. Will Trout will leave next Monday for Terre Haute where he will attend the Rose Polytic school this winter. One of the dray horses of Frank Dibble’s created some excitement Fiidav morning by throwing itself on Main street. Wils Merryman is reported to be improving slowly and is now out of danger unless he should have a relapse. Chas. D. Porter, of Geneva, was attending court Wednesday. He is interested in rhe Jarecka Manufacturing Co. vs Black etal case. J. D. Ford went to Bluffton Monday morning where he transacted business in the interest of the Eagle Manufacturing Company *of this city. ' David E. Studabaker, a fc.rmer Decatur boy, but for the last few months located at Fort Wayne, is looking up old friends here for a day or two. Dibble & Meibers came out Monday with a remodeled bus. A. Vancamp did the carpenter worK . and Low Corbin the painting. It looks better than new too. If you are superstitious and ever wish to draw the capital pri2e in a lottery, take the number seventy as that number secured more prizes at the fair last week than any other. Mr and Mra. 8. C. Keegan and . _ Delia Keegan who have been visiting relatives here for several days left for St. Louis Saturday. They were accompanied by Master Freddie Bollman. A. L. Devilbiss has received a fine portrait of Louis Pasteur, one of the greatest scientists the world has ever known. The picture was sent to him by the Pasturine Chemical Company at St. Louis. Col. Robert Allison returned Friday afternoon from his annual outing at Oden, Michigan. He reports the best fishing this year ever known, owing to the fact that the fish commission has been replenishing the lake with bass. In one of our this week’s issues we mentioned that Dr. Black of Geneva, had reported a numbgr of cases of diptheria in that city. This was a misunderstanding as the cases referred to were at Red Key. The Doctor, however, reported a number of cases of tonsilitis at Geneva. ■£> . Jno. Knarr the aeronaut of 'Wapakoneta, Ohio, well known in this city, met with an accident at Lima Ohio, a few days ago that may cost him his life. When his baloon had reached a heighth of 3,000 feet, it exploded, and he could not. detach his parachute, falling on some telegraph wires He was picked up bruised and bleeding and nncon scions. Peter Holthouse was acknowledged to be the best looking widower ip, attendance at the Fair Thursday night, and his friends concluded he was tojhe gold headed cane. When the votes were counted he was the fortunate contestant, and in accordance with the agreement was introduced to the best looking widow in the hall, Mrs. Ellen Adlesperger. Peter made a speech in which he acknowledged his beauty and thanked his friends for the handsome compliment, seeming to forget.that the fair widow was in it too. Frank Schumacher now lies in the county bastile charged with - drunkenness and attempt to assault his family. He went home Friday night considerably inbued with hilarity and three hoop. Things were not running to suit him howI ever, and he “got the ax” and proI ceded to regulate affairs. Luring I - the time he was procuring the imI plements of war, the doors were I barred and hq then paid his attenI tion to tearing down the family I domicile. At this juncture the sher I iff was called in, Frank was disI arined and placed under lock and I key. It is reported that the board I of insanity will now set on his case I and dissect his brain to find out its I condition. K tj.

Win. Sheets, the popular restaurant man of Berne, was shaking hands with his Host of friends here Friday night. Osa France was presented with a prize Saturday for selling the most tickets for the grand lottery at the fair this week. A. Gilliom, the dry goods merchant of thiscity, was looking after the interests of his farm near Bluffton Wednesday. The gravel placed on the brick alleys lately built was too coarse. It is now being removed and finer gravel put on in its place. Al Frjstoe, the popular restaurant man, has been quite sick during the past week but is now able to look after his business again. John Meyers visited the Van Wert fair Friday. Something must have went wrong, however, as John is not feeling very well today. The young ladies whom we mentioned jast week who would spend this winter at the state normal at Terre Haute, left for that city Monday morning. The county commissioners were busy Friday afternoon letting the insurance on their county build ings, including court house, jail and county farm buildings. Parties who have returned from the Van Wert fair report the lar ge- t crowds ever seen in that coun - ty. Why can every county around us do this and Decatur still hangs back? Frank Rappie of Portland, who is one of the few fellows who has nerve enough to drive a glycerine wagon in the oil field, was shaking harids with his numerous friends here over Sunday. Leopold Yager returned Saturday from atw > week’s visit with his son Lon at Petoskey, Michigan, and vicinity. He reports Lou in good health and the north a great place-to spend Mrs. Elizabeth Bryson, mother of the popular G, R. & I. agent at this place, and who has been mak - ing her home with Jeff for some time left Thursday for Grand Rapids, Michigan, where she will enjoy a month’s visit with her other son. Presiding Elder Simpson preached two very able sermons to as many congregations at the Methodist church Sunday morning and evening. His sermons came direct from biblical subjects and are impressive as well as entertaining. Communion services were also a feature of the day. Mike Johns, well known in this city as a hostler, was curry ng Mose Byers’ famous fast horse Saturday when that horse became mad and delivered a very severe kick which landed on Mike’s forehead knocking him senseless. Mose acted as general surgeon and physician and succeeded in bringing Mike too. but he still has a bad cut on his headi Mose says he wouldn’t give a cent for a horse that didn’t have some life about it. A letter received by Professor Moffett from Prof. Joseph Swain, president of the. Indiana University at Bloomington s'avs that school has received many hew improvements this, summer in the way of buildings and also in the faculty which will add greatly to the efficiency and usefulness of t hat uni versify. He also says that they are better equipped to welcome students from a distance than ever before; If there are any scholars in this county who wish to secure a literary education they shffuld remember the state school. . Alesdames Thos. ,Archbold and A. M. Fisher entertained friends at a 5. o’clock tea Thursday evening at the elegant home of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Archbold on Monroe street. The following were the invited guests: Mesdames J. T. Merryman,- L. D. Adams, Harry Aloltz, C. E. Neptune, Delle Locke, Jno. Niblick, A. tr DeVilbis, J A. Shaffer, J- T. France, R K. Allison, A. K- Grubb, R.|B. Allison, L. G. Effingham, J. Q. Neptune, J . C. Patterson, Dan Meyers, P. G* Hooper, I). W. Beery, J. W. Merryman, Dan Erwin, W. F. Or cutt, Wm. Myers, M. L. Holloway, D Studabaker, Geo. Holloway, J. H. Lenhart, N. Blackburn, E. T. Gregg. Mrs. Kate Champer, C. E Suttles, A. D Moffett, 1). Flanders, Geo. Flanders, Jessie Townsend, H. A. Fristoe, Chas. True, J. S. Peterson, Misses Hattie Studabaker, Millie Lenhart, and Lucy Vail of Ossian.

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17. 1896.

Miss Annie DeWald returned to; her home at Fort Wayne Friday after a two week’s visit with,her many friends hereSimeon P. Beatty and Jno. H. Heller were admitted to the Adams county bar this week, and are now attorneys, if you please. Rev. F. T. Simpson, the presidingelder of the Methodist churches i ofthis district,returned to his home at Fort Wayne Monday afternoon. Messrs. John Fitzgerald, John Rumple and Mike Kinney of Geneva, were among the large attendance at the Catholic Fair Saturday evening. Coffee & Baker are having a furnace placed under their bakery and eating house. Ben Middleton will be the artist and it will be right up to date. A. M. Osborne, who has been in Chicago the past two weeks buying goods for his lady’s and gen’ts furnishing store arrived Thursday with an elegant line of goods. Miss Lena Burthol of the Boston Store received a beautiful cushion at the fair Friday evening. Paddy Highland thinks he ought to to have the cushion. “I wonder why.” . * Jno. J. Kane of Olean, New York a delegate to the National Letter Carriers Association Committee held at Grand Rapids ti e past week, passed through the city Saturday on his way home. Thursday while Al Shaw was working on a sc -ffold at the Methodist church he slipped and fell striking his head on one of the posts, making a very severe cut. Doctor Boyers dressed the wound. Albert A. Reinhard, a native of Switzerland, has taken up the habits and customs of Americans, feels better satisfied with our style of living and therefore concluded naturalization papers were about the thing. He is now a full fledged citizen. Fifth street should receive the attention of the council’s committee on improvements. If they would order the same taken through a course of improvements, the citizens along the street would remember the city fathers with a good corner, of their prayers every evening. Decatur will soon have one of the finest fountains to be found in , the state and it would not be out of ■ order to have the lawn placed in ■ good condition. The water pipes have all been laid now and it will not be necessary to have the grounds torn up any more. Beautify the place and we will soon have one of the finest pieces of public propery in the state. As it is noiy k it is an eye sore, and the people feet that it should be improved. .. Mrs. C S. Niblick entertained a number of her lady friendsThrsday evening, one of th features of the ! entertainment being supper at the [ fair now in progress. Those who i enjoyed the hospitalities were Mrs. I Catherine Niblick, Misses Alary ‘and Amelia Niblick, Mesdames W. iH. Niblick, J. K. Niblick, Daniel I Niblick, C. P. Ehinger, Ulrick Deinitiger. John Alougey, Alisses Mary Gloss, Anna Dewaid and Kate Thomas. The supper was served in a \ cry elegant manner and each one of the happy participants fully enjoyed the pleasures thereat hand. Barney Meyers, a well known fa rmer, drove into the city Wednesday evening to attend the fair. He hitched his horse, a very valuable one, on the north side of the court house. Returning -a short tinmafter he found his horse had been stolen, and no trace of the animal could be found whatever. Posses were soon started in different directions, but up to this time nothing lias been heard of the horse Or thief. It is generally supposed that the party or partes who stole the horse from Henry Heidman some time ago had a hand in this affair. Stealings of this kind are becoming too numerous, and a vigilanee committee should be organized to deal with the t hieves. In several of the western states twenty feet of rope and a good strong limb are all the rpme dies required, and probably ifadose or two of the same kind of medicine was administered in this neck o’ the Woods, horse thieves would not be so plenty. Mr. Myers has offered a liberal reward for the return of his horse and buggy and we hope they will be recovered.

Miss Sorg of Sheldoq, Indiana, j who has been the guest of Miss Rosa Hess, the past two months returned home Monday. A. K. Grubb and wife have legally adopted the little one, that has made its home at their Louse for the past two years. Miss Annie Wal-h of Cincinnati, Ohio, who has been the guest of Barney Wemhoff and family for some time left for home Monday. L. D. Adams and family returned from Huntington Saturday evening where they had been in attendance at the county fair for sev- ‘ era I dnysr— Miss VeronaNiblick seemstohave been the lucky little girl this week. She rect ived the most votes at the fair this week and was awarded a beautiful doll. A. Mr. Neil of Fort Wayne, i wheeled into the city Thursday and spent the afternoon with Rev. Vitz. Mr. Neil is attending Heidle- ■ berg University at Tiffin, Ohio. Miss Blanche Adlesperger was, the successful yom g lady who drew a handsome picture at the fair Fri day night. The picturebvas donated to the fair by Craig Bros, of Indiana-, potis. Miss Ella Touhey secured the beautiful gold watch at the Catholic Fair Friday night, for being the most popular young lady in the city, she having received over three hundred votes. The Dunkards of this county; held their annual soup meeting at, Peterson Saiturday. They hold this service in September of each year at which time they kill an ox and serve soup to each person present. The graduating class of '95 held their annual reunion Thrsday night. Oat of the twenty one graduates, twelve were present. After a pleasant ride about the city,- the class took refreshments at the People’s restaurant- Everybody, enjoyed themselves from appearances J: W. Teeple fbuncT’fhe finest gravel pit that ever laid out of doors on his newly purchased farm formerly owned by Isaac Zimmermerman. There don’t seem to be a bottom to the pit, as its depth is fifteen feet. The find is considered par excellence, and will make gra vel roads that you read about. At the regular meeting of the county ers Friday afternoon, the insurlanee on the county jail and court i house was distributed to the foll lowing agencies. On the court house, John Miebers was given $5,0i)0, W. H. Niblickss,ooo, C. S. Niblick $1,500, F. M. Schirmeyer $4,500, Ehinger & Harkless $5,000, ami J. F. Mann $1,500. On the jail J. H. Fristoe SI,OOO, 'John Heller $4,000, J. F. Mann, SI,OOO and C. 8. Niblick SI,OOO. About 2,000 people were in attendance at the old settlers meeting held at Rivare Thursday. Ed McLead was the oldest person in attendance and has lived- in the county forty-four years. Dr. i Harper came out next having' passed through eighty-nine stormy years, but he carried off the banner | for longest residence in the county, i having lived in Adams equip y six-, ty three years. Spcech.es were made by* Rev. E. T. Gregg, Dr, Harper and others. Everybody brought th- ir own dinner aqd enjoyed themselves as only old timers can. ’ During the next two weeks at least'twenty-young ladies and gen- i tiemen will leave this city for col lege< and universities. those Who will Je ive are the fol ' lowing: Alisses Hattie Burns, i Josie Congleton, Nellie Krick, Eva Acker, Cora Gottschalk, luiy Ed wards. Kate Jackson, and Mr. Willie Trout will goto Ferre Haute j part of.them having left Monday. AlissI'■Dollie 1 '■Dollie Chaffer will go toPhiladelphia and Miss Eva Smith to New York. Earl Adams and. Ro\ Archbold go to Ann Arbor and John and Henry Heller to Indianapolis There are several others who will go but we have been un able to ascertain tljeir names. Nearly all of the above mentioned went t;o th ■ Tjecat.ur High schools under Profess r Mos sett and it is due to his untiring! effort that Adams county will this year send out the largest class of university students ever Known in its. history. Ti e Professor certainly deserves a large amount of credit foriherejs nothings©much needed as a complete education and this has been Mr. Moffett’s aim ever since his arrival in our fair city.

E. A. Hoffman and wife ofl Marion, returned home Sunday] evening after a pleasant visit in, the city with Jeff Bryson and family. T. J. Turner, of Chicago is in the city, representing the Chicago Tribue and selling in connection with his paper the Brittanica En-1 cycloped ja. Judge Heller granted permission ! to Jno. Blocher to spend the coming year at the well known Michi-' gan City summer resort. Stealing •harness the cause. Postmaster Welfiey reports unclaimed letters bTdongingTWT?? S'.' Bradshau, Adam Harker. Mary Retnock, B. F. Slusher, Janies Bi-| vrnr, O L. Vance and J. D. Miller. Messrs. John T. Kelley, demo , cratic cand date for repres ntative of this district and Charley Bartling spoke on the finance qnostion Wednesday night to a fair ;■ idiehce i at Peterson. The friends and family of Mrs W. P. Rice celebrated her - *venty- > third birthday Wednesday, at her I home, in the north partoftown. I Quite a number were present and ■ an excellent time had. I . . . In our local Thursday concern-1 ing a number of our young .ladies j attending the State University we I were mistaken. They will attend j the State Normal pt Terre Haute. ] Miss Eva Acker will also accom- ; pany them. Mose Byers met with quit*-a ! ions accident Wednesday evening, i Hewassplitting wood, whentheaxe; ; struck the clothes line and bound ed back, striking him in the fore ] head. The blow raised quite an ; ! ugly lump and will probably lay I Mose up for several days. The agent for the German Ihsnrance Company of Freeport, 111 i nois,4 arrived in the city Thursday morn- j ing and proceeded to appraise the loss of H. Sprague, the barber, who suffered a loss by fire some time ago. The loss was settled satisfactory to all parties concerned. Paul G. Hooper is agent for the company. The West Market street wedding, which was mentioned in the News took place on West Wabash street instead at the residence of Rev. G. H. Souder at 9:15 last evening, the interested parties be ing George M. Fryback and Miss I Stella Headington. Miss Heading i ton formerly lived in Decatur but j for the past eight months has been making her home in this city, j They will make their residence j temporarily with Airs. David ; Shelley, on North Union street — i Bluffton News. Airs. AV. H. Niblick entertained j the following ladies at supper Wed I i nesday evening in the large dining] ■ hall at thr Fair, corner of Fifth and i j Madison streets: Alesdames Chas.; Niblick, James Niblick, Juo. Nib-: : lick, Daniel Niblick, C. A. Dugan. • ; Jno. T France, A. L. DeVJlbiss, ; Daniel Alyers, Paul G. Hoop»r, J. i T. Alerryman. J. W, Vail, V*' H ' Naclitrieb, J. C Pattersouj Jno. Alougey and Catherine Niblick .J i The Aliases Lucy Vail, Mary and Amelia Niblick and Kate Thomas, of Daytto, Ohio. The fair hostess took possession of her new quarters in her usual graceful manner The following young ladies, tin— : ' der the care of Henry Schulte and wije and Airs. Will Kuebler enter- i tained the boys Thursday evening ] at the fair: Aliases Alary Closs, ■ 1 Jessie McLean, Lena Barthel, Ella j Touhey, Alaggie Tonuellier, Amelia Smith, Osa France, Eda XVemhoff, I Flora (.'outer, Tena and Anna RademaejAw, Celia Smith, Lena Lang, Lena Hines, Kate Touhey, Clara Fullenkamp, Al ary Ren land,. Alami e Terveer, Anna De Wald, of Fort ! Wqvjie, >tnd Mary McLean, of Circleville, Ohio. The luekey young men were: Messrs’. Lester Hol- ] liiigshead, Behtflarruff, Bob and ;Otto Ehinger, Frank Barthel, P. J. Hyland, Tom Cox, Chas. Teeple, Geo. Wemhoff, Clem Holthouse, Lloyd Dalrymple, Alaadiui Mylott, Theo. Gerke, Don Quinn, Ed Lang, Tom Durkin, ChasVogle wede, Cris Meyers and Dr. Clark. The ladies paid the bibs, anti the b*>ys had nothing,to do but accept i i their hospitality. Several propos-1 als are reported, but up to the hour [ of going to no acceptances have been recorded- Later developments are expected however, ami a great deal of ginxl will probably be the result, among the hardened bachelors. Look for orange bios soms, and listen for wedding bells’ Let the good work go on.

NUMBER 27

; Dr. Connell, the veterinery surjgeon was kicked by a horse Friday night. He was thought to be hurt quite seriously at first but is get- • ting along alright today. Mrs. Tula Wood, who formerly lived in this city, has l>een the guest of Dan Yager ami family the past week. Sh 6 Thursday for Lowell, Indiana, where she now lives. Mrs. Elsie Bollman and family, accomanied by S. C. Keegan, wife ‘ami sister drove to Fort Wayne i Friday, ■ where they visited relatives and friends, returning home - last night. “ Commissioner Hobrock will leave i in a couple of weeks for an extended prospecting tour through Nei braska. He intends to see what’s jto be seen in that country be it good, bad or indifferent. AL A. Jackson'is the night engineer at the water works sta’ion I ofthis city. Friday night he was off i duty and we don’t blame him for • he was promenading all evening, at i rbe fair, with the most popular | young lady in town. The following young ladies wilr leave this city next Alonday for Terre Haute, where they will attend i the Indiana State University the j coming winter: Misses Kate Jackl son, Josie Congleton, Hattje Burns, I Fay Edwards, Nellie Krick and Miss Cora Gottschalk, of Berne. Among those who were snecessI fill in securing a prize at the Catho(i lie' Fair Saturday evening were the | following: Ezra Lister, a gold watch; Frank Teeple, a conch; Henry Holbroke, a wheelbarrow; iJohn Neizer, of Alonroeville, a i baby buggy; George Gale, bicycle, chair, Airs. Alat Ulhman and a picture, Henry Schulte. Airs. D. M. Niblick enterltained a number of ladies to supper at the fair this evening. The invited guests are: Alesdames Ed 1 Ehinger, Chas. Ehinger, W. H. Niblick, W. F. Orcutt, Jas. K. Niblick, Henry Schulte, Elijah,* Mann, John Alougey, J. H. Bremer kamp, John Niblick, Mrs. Catharine Niblick and the Misses Alary and Amelia Niblick. The supper will be served in an elegant manner as they have been heretofore, and each one of the guests will no doubt do justice to same. The “Social Topics” section of the Shakespeare Club met Wed nesday afternoon with Dr. Al. L. Holloway. An able and nmst interesting paper on the Ethnology of the American Citizen, was read by Mrs. Moffett and discussed by the club. The paper set forth different theories concerning the origin of man and the differentiation lof the human family into races; and discussed the significance of ] the presence of the three races upion American soil, at the bihh of I the United States; the ultimate soi lution of the race problem and the influence of the different races up- ; on the history of our country. When the sun arose Sunday morning, that good old citizen of ours. Johnathon Fleming had reached his 77th birthday. Every. ' thing was qsuiet- about that home- ■ stead and an outsider would scarcely have known that it was a holiday until last evening came, when a large number of his gentlemen friends assembled at the democratic headqurters on Alonroe street land marched in the direction of the Fleming home in the west part of the city, where they proceeded f to prove to Johnathon that they remembered his friendship. One of the peculiarities of the party can be seen by going over the .list below, none of wljich you will see have lived in this county less than fifty years. Air. Fleming was preisented with a beautiful pipe, after whichdhose present had the pleasure of listening to-some fine vocal and instrumental music by Air. Fleming, L. N. Grandstaff and John Wolford. After two hours spent in having a general good j time the party concluded that the ! notification meeting had lasted long enough and they adjourned hoping they might again be able at a future date to celebrate such an oc | casio.tr The following guests were ■ present: J. H. Vogelwede, John [ H. Bremercamp, A. Holthouse, P. Holthouse, Barney Meibers, AVm. Blackburn, Joseph Bremercamp, L. N, Graudstaff, W. H. Niblick, E. Woods, M. Smith,. I. J. Miesse, Joe Helm, John Wolford, Shafter Peterson, Joe Smith, Nick Meibers, John Coffee, Sam Magley and John Kline. .