Decatur Democrat, Volume 40, Number 30, Decatur, Adams County, 8 October 1896 — Page 1

The Decatur 1 )emocrat

VOLUME XL.

TOTHE I'RATKHNITV. This office has a six column quarto Cottrell & Babcock newspaper press, which we will sell at a bargain. It is but three years old, in good condition and docs a - fine job of printing. Address this office. Grace Petersfin is on the sick list. $1.21) to Chicago and return Sunday, October 11. Henry Reiter spent Sunday with his mother in this city. Rev. Gregg and wife returned from Roanoke yesterday. George Strawbinger of Vvillshire, Ohio, is in the city on business. Mrs. L. C. DeVoss and son, Frftnk returned from Portland urdayMr. Robert Patterson of Waterloo, is the guest of friends and relatives in this city. Mrs. George Holloway went south today, to visit Mrs. William Winch at Florence, Tennessee. L. C. DeVoss reports a good and enthusiastic meeting at Pleasant Mills Tuesday night. Miss Emma Sether left Monday morning for Dubuque, lowa, where she is employed as a school teacher. The W. C. T. U. will meet at the home of Mrs Joseph Helm next Saturday, October 1(1, at 2:30p. in. William Angelbeck, employed by Pete Holthoiise & Co. as cutter, arrived from New York Sunday evening. Postmaster Welfley reports the following unclaimed letters: Bell Evans, Laura Garchman, N. Grant and Nick Detro (2). Mrs. Higenbothen, who has been tl’&guest of Mrs. Gilson for a tew days, returned to her home at Antwerp, Ohio, [Monday. Henry Hobrock returned from Nebraska Monday afternoon. Henry says he cannot see why the farmel’s in that section do not get rich. Rev. Page, who has been conylucting a series of meeting at the K Presbyterian church, returned to his home at Delphos, Ohio, Saturday. Dr. Kohn, formerly of Preble, now located at Willshire, Ohio, called at th s office and informed us that they had a new baby at their house. New cases entered Saturday in the circuit court: Andrew S. Bur ley vs Homer Charleston, Laura L. Johnston vs Toledo, St. Louis ix Kansas City Railroad. A. M. Fisher shipped twenty fine draft this morning to Hamburg, Germany, byway of Hoboken, New Jersey. Mr. Frysinger is at Hamburg to receive them. The court house has been under going repairs on the inside in the way of painting registers and wood work which improves the appearance considerably. Thanks to the indulgence of the commissioners and janitor.

The two year old son of Frank Dibble was attacked by one of his father’s horses Sunday and badly bitten. Part of his seaJp was torn off and he was otherwise injured. Drs. Thomas and Bea vers dressed the little fellow’s wounds and he will probably recover. On account of meeting of Grand United Order of Odd Fellows at Indianapolis October 6, the G. R. & I. will sell excursion tickets at rate of one-third fare for the round trip (certificate plan.) Tickets good returning October 10. J. Bryson, Agent. The appellate court yesterday affirmed a decision in favor of Adam Johnson rendered by the Lawrence circuit court against Thomas Reath a saloon keeper. Johnson asked damages for the death of his son, who died while under the influence of liquor, sold him by Reath’s bar tender. The court holds that Reath was responsible, even if the liquor was sold by his bartender. The following young people met at the home of Miss Flora Confer andiorganized a pedro club Tuesday evening: Messrs. Loyd Dalrymple, Floyd Smith, Robert'and Otto Ehinger r Pat Highland, Warren Mos >es, Don Quinn, Martin Mylott, W olem Vogelwede and Thomas Cox. Misses Kate and Ella Touhey, Teen and Anna Radamacher, Flora and Mamie Confer, Lena Barthol, Jessie McLean, Emelia Smith and Maggie Tonuelier.

Seth Welty is recovering rapidly. f 1.25 to Chicago and return, Sunday, October 11. Mrs. C. B. Egg returned from the east yesterday. Mrs. Dr. Trout will visit for a few days at Fort Wayne. E. D. Beeler and J. E. Kern spent Sunday at Huntington. Mrs. Oliver Jackson will visit for a lew days at Gath with Miss Alice Fisher will spend a few days with friends at Fort Wayne Wm„ Sheets of Berne, is in the city. He reports that Berne is still on the map. License to wed was issued to Francis M. Trimm and Destina Fisher, last Saturday. Ed Burkholt and wife of Fort Wayne, will visit with friends for a few days in this city. Mrs. Ado’ph Huffman left Tuesday for Little Rock, Arkansas. She goes for her health. One new case entered yesterday. Eppie Ayers vs William W. Smith. Appeal from justice of the peace. Two daughters oi Barney Myers, wLo resides three miles/south of this city are sick with typhoid fe ver. A. J. Smith returned from Colon Michigan, Saturday evening, after a few days pleasant outing at that place. Mrs. Cast, and son returned to their pome at Huntington Sunday after a two days visit with her brother, E. J. Bailey. William Hill of Pleasant Mills, was in the city Saturday night, jwith the usual package on board The boys made it pleasant for him. Miss Mary Baughman left by the G. R. & I for Roanoke, where she will attend the ministerial lyceum of the Fort Wayne district. Charles Sims, formerly employed by Lose & Shrank, now located at Marion, is in the city. He would not tell his business but we can guess. Dr. J. W. Younge spoke to a crowded house last night, on free silver, and from the amount of cheering done by the audience they were well pleased. Henry Toirnellier of Traverse City, Michigan, and his sister Mrs. May McFarland of Benton Harbor, Michigan are in thecity theguests of friends and relatives. Tn mentioning the recovery of Mrs Arthnr Callow a few days ago, our reporter erred in saying she was just able to be up. She has been out foi almost three weeksaud has completely recovered. The following marriage license appeared in the Fort Wayne Sent! nel: Will C. Thomas to Miss Cora E. Bowers. The former is a well known young man of our city and the latter a society young lady of Fort Wayne. Johnnie Brake, the flfteen-year-' old son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Brake, began work at the Box Factory Mondav After working one-half hour, he cut off part of the third finger of the right hand while working at a jointer. Dr. H. E. Keller dressed the wound.

For the meeting of Royal Arch Masons of Indiana at Indianapolis, October 20, the G. R. R. & I. will sell excursion tickets at the rate of one-third fare for the round trip (certificate plan.) Tickets good returning October 22. J. Bryson, Agent. Samuel F. Kelley has taken charge of the Miesse House, and, with the change,' he refurnished and, refitted the hquse in first class style, with all the improvements that, are necessary to make it a first class house, and will desire the patronage of the traveling public. While the price will be reduced to $1.50 per day, tbs house will be equal to any $2.0(1 per day house. It4ias jugt been discovered that in orddr to hold tl e election, Indiana will be put t > an expense of $6,000 wholly uni joked* for. All the ballot boxes tlat have been in use heretofore are too small to receive 200 state ba ots in their present enlarged size, md this will necessitate the pure ase of over 3,000 boxes at $2 each. The ballots will be seventeen and half by thirty andEa half inchei and about pne hundred is the ca aoity of the box now in use.

DECATUR, INDIANA, '’’TUESDAY. OCTOBER 8, 1896.

J. H. Smith is on the sick list. Phil Meals spent Sunday at Fort Wayne. J. Mas m went to Bluffton on business yesterday. Mrs. H. Tetman wi’l spend a few days with friends at Bluffton. W. H. Sheler and wife returned from Grand Rapids last Saturday. Chris Meyers has resumed his old position with Kern, Brittson & Beeler. Mrs. George Shady, who resides near Magley, is seriously ill with typhoid fever. John Bell who has been sick for some time is reported to be worse at this writing. Will C. Thomas will spend a few days as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Bowers of Fort Wayne. The funeral of Andrew Daugherty occurred Sunday in this city from the Baptist church. Wilson Merryman is not improving very fast and his friends say that recovery is doubtful. George Archbold of Markle, quite well known here, will spend a few days with his brother Mart. Will Hurst, son of James Hurst wflo formerly resided here, returned from Canada last Saturday night. The school board held its regular monthly meeting last night at the office of Supt. Moffett in the central building. Mrs. N. Blackburn returned from Berne today, where she has been at the bedside of her father, who is very ill. Miss Ha ttie Studabaker returned from Fort Wayne Monday after spending a few days as the guest of her sister, Mrs. Vesey. Miss Dolly Shafer left last night for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where she will eater the National school of elocution and oratory. Joseph L.wer and wife returned last Saturday night from. Whiting, Kansas, where they have been visiting his brother William for a few weeks. French Parish, who has teen employed as clerk at Martin’s Bakery has accepted a po.-ition in Cincinnati, Ohv. He left for that city this afternoon. The Clover Leaf will issue one fare excursion tickets from Indiana stations to Bluffton, October 13 to 16, to the Indiana Baptist convention. Return limit, October 19. Some mean scoundrel who had nothing else to do, threw some stones through four windows on the north side of the Stone building. Such tricks should be looked after and the culprits severely punished. A young lady of this town has two lovers. They met near Monroe a day or two ago and resolved that the best man should have the girl. One of them is wearing porus plas ters on his countenance, while the Other is happy in the smiles of the coy young damsel. Editor Rayn of the Geneva Herald,; chartered a Clover Leaf train here last night bound for St. Louis, where he proceeded to properly take in the sights of glowing city. The exposition was the drawing card and when a newspaper editor don’t know how to take in an exposition, its a cold day. The band that accompanied the excursion to Kokomo was made up as follows: J. Dickerson, F. Smith, E. Cline and G Baker, of Monroeville, P. Lovent, Lew Corbin, W. Bosse, Lee Yager, John Yager, Harve Hart, Charles Spencer, Frank Meibers, Frank France and John Edwards, of this city. They are all old time musicians and have grand executive ability. Says a Peru dispatch of the death of hogs in that county: “Several farmers, who have lost large numbers of hogs, held a consultation, and in consequence a number of hogs were cut open after being dead a short time, and imagine their surprise upon finding a mass,of pumpkin seeds in each one.' The seeds had accumulated there in feeding the pumpkins to the hogs, and as they are coated with a sticky substance, they naturally clung together and could not be 'digested, aiid the hogs died in consequence. Since the /discovery, numbers of other farmers have tried the same plan with like results, and in consequence the price of pumpkins as hog food has taken a tumble’”

Conrad Brake returned from Cincinmgi today. P. W. Smith returned to Richmond yesterday. D. French Quinn made a businesstrip to Berne yesterday. Miss Clara Johnson of Peterson, is in the city, the guest of E. Burt Lenhart and family. Gerta DeVoss has accepted a position as trimmer at Alice Wand Peterson’s millinery store. . Miss Helen Grubb went to Fort Wayne yesterday to attend the Fielder-Bilderhouse wedding. Bnrt Lenhart and family spent Sunday with Mrs. Lenhart’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Johnson. Miss Kate Jackson went to Indianapolis Sunday to attend her sister, Lizzie who is ill at that place. J. W. Weik of Green Castle, Indiana, addressed the republican meeting at their rooms on Madison street last night. Rev. E. T. Gregg and wife left Monday morning for Roanoke. The former on ministerial business and Mrs. Gregg to visit relatives. Bolds Bros., Porter, Briggs and Walsh found another 100 barrel oil gusher on the Porter farm a few days ago. It is the seventh well. Al Fristoe has placed a new light in front of his restaurant which adds greatly to the appearance >f the place, especially in the evening. Clerk Lenhart has issued marriage license ’o Ira S. Baxter and Amanda Ritter, George A. Adler and Girlie Clawson, Francis M. Trimm and Destina Fisher. The corner stone of the new Catholic church a' Huntington will be laid next Sunday. A large number of people from this city will attend. , - The Clover Leaf has been doing a great business in grapes for some time. One hundred and twenty car loads of grapes were taken west by that line last week. M. McCall of Gas City passed through this city from Ljma to his home He had started to ride through on a wheel, but found that it was impossible to ride through Adams county on account of mud. • . *

Theodore Gerke and Louis Miland drove to the country Sunday and while returning, they met with a misfortune that will probably be a little expensive for Adams county. When about three and one-half miles west of this city, the horse stepped through a bridge and broke his leg. The animal belonged to Peoples & Pice. First quarterly meeting of tnis conference year at the U. B/church October 10 and 11. First service Saturday evening at 7:30 p. ra. Sabbath services, Sabbath school at 9:15, Preaching 10.30 a. m , Y. P. 0. U-. at 6, Paeachingat 7 p. in, by the elder, followed by communion service. A cordial invitation is extendeel to all. Come thou- with us and we will do thee goods. The postoffice department at Washington has decided to make a test of a rural free delivery system in several states, one county in each state to be selected, and has left the selection of the county for this state to Hon. George W. Cooper, who has chosen Bartholomew, his own county, for the experiment, as he thinks it will be a fair representation of all counties. The test will be made soon. AVashington, Kirkland and Blue Creek townships will vote on the gravel road question November 3. A petition for a road from Maple uood cemetery to the Wells county line will be joted for. The roads have been petioned for under the new gravel road law, which provides for taxation upon every property owner and taxpayer in the county. In this way it will cost you but little. For instance it will cost Andrew Appleman $5 34 a year for ten years, Peter Westel $6 66, Isaac Btoneburnes $5.01, Conrad Brake $2.90, Casper Siting $9 36, John Webber $7.87, Elias Christ $5.34, 11. R. Moltz sl., J. T. Merryman $4.10, B. J. Terveer $18’43, J. B. Holt house $7.13, A. Holt house $9.19, W. F. Fulk 5 57.29, Adam Pease SB., and so on, and'so on. The road’is needed and will add $2 valuation to your property to sl. paid out. The road should be built, and there never was an easier way to build and pay for it.

$1.25 to Chicago and return, Sunday, October 11. Chris'Hocker of Monroe, was’in the city yesterday. The funeral of Miss Bessie Shear occurred at Smiths Chapel Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Julia Moses will be the guest of her son, Homer at Fort Wayne, for a few days. John and Henry Heller left Monday morning for Indianapolis where they will enter law school. The Decatur foot ball team will play the Huntington High School team in this city next Saturday. Special business meeting of the Decatur City Brass Band tonight. Every member should be present. J. Fred France of Huntington and John T. France will speak at the Diebold school house tonight. Mrs. Mary K. Jenkins of Fort Wayne, will spend a few days with Dr. Thomas and family of ’ this city. Mrs. James McConnel of Marion, left for her home Monday after a pleasant two week’s visit with friends. Rev. G. H. Meyers and wife, both formerly of this city, now’ located at Anderson, are the quests of relatives here. J. Fred France who has been making speeches in this county for the past three or four days, returned home this afternoon. Kern, Brittson & Beeler are in receipt of an order for a suit of clothes from Chicago. Our workman surely have a reputation. Eugene Christen returned from Geneva today where he has been engaged in the construction of the new business block. He will spend a few weeks with his parents. The following persons were initiated iirttie J. O. U. A. M: last Friday night: Joshua Faulk, M. Harden, John Kurt and Thomas Hilderdom. Bryan paid a very nice compliment to Adams county during Bis speech yesterday. Old Adams is in it everywhere, on every occassion and at all times. Rev. Smith, formerly p? tor of the Fi’St Baptist church now located at Denver. Indiana, returned to Lis home today, after a few days visit with friends here. Thomas Mylott who isjn the employ of the C. <t. railroad as pumper was seen on the business, street Tuesday for the first time: in five years. He said he just thought he would come down and see how we were getting along. Henry B. Heller of Decatur, youngest son of Judge D. D Heller, of-the Circuit Court, was ad-) mitted to.practice at the bar Sat-, urday. Mr. Heller and his brother John left this morning for Indi ' anapolis, where they will take a year’s course in tne law school. Henry was twenty-one years old Saturday.—Portland Sun.

The Social Topibs section of the Shakespeare Club, met with Mrs. Elliugham this week and dismissed a paper on “The Ideal Republic,” j read by Dr. M. L. Holloway, which advocated the equality of the sexes before the law; the initiative and referendum, or direct legislation; proportional represent atipn; the election of national rulers by direct; vote of the people; tax on land values irrespetiveof improvements: a graduated inheritance and income tax; civil service reform; ‘ government ownership of railroads.! telephones, telegraphs, mines, and other monopolies; muncipal owner-1 ship of street cars, electric plants, gas and water works; free schools and colleges for the education of all classes; bible reading in the common schools and its use as a.text hook in colleges; postal savings) banks; as currency gold, silver and paper money sufficient for the; needs of all the people, based on the wealth and credit of the government; free access by all to natural opportunities; comfortable homes for the people as the founcationofasuccessful civilzation; the entire prohibition of the manutac ture and sale of intoxicant bever , ages; the elimination of class legis-H lation; inequitable taxation and special monopoly privileges, in-; eluding alien ownership of land and monopolization of land by citizens. In short a government by the people, of the people for the people. ........... .. v..

A HEBOI N < RI JIE. , Willard Elzey, well known in this city, is badly wanted by Wells county authorities for attempt to ' rape the tjKo little daughters of Joel Frye and wife, who live about' twelve miles west of this city. , Elzey was working near the home of the Fryes’ and on the evening of September 28, the mother of the I little girls sent the youngest, six ' years old, across the way to get some wood. When Elzey saw her, he attempted to outrage the little j one. He detained the girl so long that the mother sent another girl j aged 9 years to call her sister, and i when the brute saw her, he released ' his hold on the younger and made the same attempt on the older girl. The child screamed and Mrs. Frye * called her husband who was at ’ the barn. He started in pursuit of Elzey and soon captured him, dragging him back to the house, but ! Elzey managed to escape and up to this time has not been apprehended. He has already served a term in the penetentiary, and if caught, will very likely be given a long sentence. He should be strung up to the nearest tree, to save the expense of prosecuting such a brute. People of this character are dangerous, and should be put where ; the only harm they could do would be to themselves. Although the crime was committed some time ago, it has been kept a secret with the hope that the brute could be captured. _ ! M. L. Byers wen': to Geneva on ) business yesterday. Trenches are being made for the water mains to the watering trough on court street. The trough will be completed in two weeks. The contractors have begun relaying the brick in the alley between First and Second streets which were ten up some time ago. The sidewalk in front of Page : B ackburn’s drug store was the . scene of two battles Saturday, and j a few black eyes are in evidence this morning The party that was to have gone ? to Georgia yesterday concluded to i wait until the twentieth of this month as one of the party has ) some affairs to settle before going. Ed Garrett and wife of St. Marys, Ohio, are in the city the guvsts of 'Ben SchrAnk and family. They started to wheel it over but found they could not get over the Adams ) county line on account of bad roads. They left their wheels at Willshire, Ohio, and came over on the train. i J. H. Hobrock, Martin Chiistianer and Chris Boesse have re- : turned from a two weeks prospecting tour through Nebraska They open y avow’ that no nicer country or more pleasant place to live, lies out of doors. They thoroughly ini spected many parts of the state and I are well pleased with the country I and prospects. The council met in regular sesi sion Tuesday evening. The water works committe submitted to the (.council a proposition to be made to the C. & E. railroad company to. furnish the railroad with water. The railroad proposes to locate their tank at Eleventh street, and I the council proposes to fuqiish water for all trains, depots, stock pens and stock for the sum of $85.00 per month. Bills to the amount of 8882.29 were al-

lowed as follows: Na tional Express, $1.65; M* Rohr, $5 00; George Debolt, $lO 50; E. Perry, $4;50; D. D. Baxter, $15.30; Nolan King, $4.20; H Stevens, 75 cents; Pearl Cutting, $6 75; F. Rohr, $3.00; George Doctor, $2.00; A. N. Steele and Bro., $8129; Clate Dorwin, $40.00; Milligan Jackson, $40.00; Adams county for fountain,s22l 66; Lase Graham, 50 cents; John Foreman, $1.00; J. D. Edwards, $243.34; William Geary, $5.00; Wilson, Humphreys & Co., $106.10; Hartford steam boiler and insurance inspector company, $100.00; Earl Coverdale, $20.75. The street commissioner was ordered to drain the water off ot Glass street, and to clean out the culvert across Chestnut street. The matter of the work on the bricking of the alleys was cussed and discussed, and finally left to the discretion of the civil engineer. The council then adjourned until Monday evening. October 12th vyhen bids will be received for the bricking of Court street. From present appearances there will be several bjds. Several parties had bids ready for this meeting of the council but found they were a week ahead of time.

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