Decatur Democrat, Volume 40, Number 31, Decatur, Adams County, 15 October 1896 — Page 1

The Decatur Democrat

VOLUME XL.

TO THE Fit ATEHNITY. This office has a six column quarto Cottrell & Babcock news, paper press, which we will sell at a bargain. It is but three years old, in good condition and does a fine job of printing. Address this office. Miss Eva Smith spent Sunday at Peterson. Mrs. J. A. Eicher of Warsaw, is visiting her sister Mrs. J. N. Fristoe. Miss America Thomas of Geneva spent Sunday in the city, the guest of friends. Mrs. L. Hart wiH visit with friends and relatives at Fort Wayne for a few davs. Mrs. Eicher, who has been in this city for a short time visiting rela- . fives, left for Bluflton Tuesdav. Mrs H. A. Fristoe went to Bluff tonJTuesday to attend the Baptist convention. She will remain a week. Lew Moses, who is employed by the Standard Oil Co., as operator, at Lima, Ohio, moved his family to that city. John T. France went to Bluffton yesterday morning where heand Mr. John R. Brunt will deliver silver speeches. Rev. G. W. Schroeder went to Cecil, Ohio, Tuesday to hold Evangelistic services the remainder of the week. P. W. Smith and wife of Richmond, were in the city Tuesday the guests of Mr. Beery of North Second street. S. A. Fristoe of Robison. Illinois, who has been in the city for five weeks, the guest of 11. A. Fristoe and family, returned home Monday. The Odd Fellows are remodeling their lodge room and will enlarge the goats quarters as he is getting old and needs considerable breathing space. Charles “Poodle” Meibers re ceived by-express Monday morning a fine game cock from Toledo. You may see him by calling at Poodle’s home on Third street. Misses Lizzie Louden and Anna Hess of the New York Millinery ■ St.re, spent Sunday in Chicago, ■ the guests of the latter’s brother, ■ John Hess and family. ■ Sheriff Huffman of Bluffton came ■ over here last evening and took ■ Willard Elzey, the rape fiend, in H charge. He will be tried in Wells ■ county where the act was per H petrated, H Richard K. Erwin spoke to the I silver voters of Portland last night ■on the financial question. Dick ■ entertained the crowd in good ■ .style and convinceed his hearers ■ that free silver is the “only.” ■ John Winings, a sixteen-year B old boy, who lives in the south end ■ was arrested Monday for assault 9 and battery on the person of Mrs. ■ George Louden. He was tried be- ■ fore Squire Smith, who fined the ■ young man fifty cents. The case I was appealed. ■ The ladies’of the Eastern Star, ■ who gave Masonry a la Lease at ■ D ‘cat ur last evening returned home ■ this afternoon and report an excel- ■ lent time. Following the enter- ■ tainment the Decatur lodge gave a ■ banquet in honor of the Bluffton ■ sisters and hospitably entertained ■ them at their homes.—Bluffton ■ News. ■ “The Immortal J, N.” is still ■lifting the veil and speaking the truth in spite of many rum■ors to the effect that he had died. ■He is down around the southern gßpart of Missouri riding on passes of old. Kansas City was includ|Jed in the old man’s western itiu— and the newspapers of that |Hplace have devoted considerable |Bjpace to him lately. ■ The following ladies and gentle|Bmen of the Bluffton lodge Eastern |Bstar, were in the city Friday after|Bnoon and evening, and were enter|Bbaiued by the local lodge. Mesdames |n. Sales, Bender, Gutelius, Dailey; |■ABhbau(‘her, Hoffer, Davenport, |9kllen, Gardner, Warner, Chalfant, |9look, Marsh, Weickiug, Kapp, Deam, and Mr. Herman |9<’orniiey. They were met at the BBhqtut with carriages, and escorted (■di rough the principal streets to the HKodge room. An entertainment |9’as arranged for their benefit and HBfter that an elegant banquet Was BBerved to the visiting guests.

Will C. Thomas spent ►Sunday at Fort Wayne. The watering trough on Court street is finished. It’s a beauty too. Albert Brittsonleft this morning for a few days visit with friends at Lancaster, Ohio. Mrs. John Bollinger left Monday morning for a short visit with her parents at Peterson. Postoffice inspecter W. F. Fletcher of Indianapo is, was in the city on official business thia week. Supt. Moffett held the regular weekly teacher’s meeting at the central school building Monday evening. Dr. Calderwood and daughter, Dellie, have returned from Greenville, Ohio, where they were visiting relatives. Miss Mamie Confer, who has been at Huntington the guest of friends for a short time, returned home Monday night. Mrs. Charles Allegar and Mrs. John Everett went (o Bluffton yesterday to attend the Baptist convention now in session. The republicans of Adams county received word Tuesday that Ex-president Harrison would speak in this city, October 30. Ed Fulton an employee of Krick & Co’s, tile mill had his right leg broken yesterday afternoon whileat work. Dr Thomas reduced the facture. W. J. Abel, formerly of this city now located at Monroeville, is here today, shaking hands with his many friends. Miss Helen Grubb, who has been spending a few days with friends at Fort Wayne, returned home Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Reinhart, John Franks and Miss Hanna Zonners of Fort Wayne spent Sunday tn the city the guests .of Peter Forbing and family. Edward McLeod and wife of Pleasant Mills, who have been the guests of Mrs. J. H. Fristoe, left this morning to attend the Baptist convention at Bluffton. The annual convention of the Indiana Baptists will be held at Bluffton today and the rest of the week. Several Decatur people are in attendance and will remain throughout the-con vention. Curley Rademacher is unable to deliver a free silver speech in this city owing to a severe cold, caught while addressing tpe crowd at Marion, Indiana. See Marion papers for speech in full. Hon. John G. Shanklin arrived in the city Monday eve. on his way to Bluffton where he spoke Tuesday. While in the city he looked up old acquaintancesand spent the evening reviewing the political situation. He feels confident that Bryan will be elected. A party composed of the following attended the laying of the cor ner stone of the Catholic church at Huntington Sunday: W. H. Niblick and wife, J. W. Kleinhenz, Frank Kleinhenz, John Yager, Clem Holthouse, Otto Ehinger, Charles Voglewede, Martin Mylott, Rev. Wilkins, H. H. Bremer kamp and Charles Christen. The United States, the land of the free and the home of the politician, has had no fewer than sixteen rulers during a period when great Britian has had only one and that a woman. Van Buren, Harrison, Tyler, Taylor, Fillmore, Pierce, Buchanan, Lincoln, Johnson, Grant, Hayes, Garfield, Arthur, Harrison and Cleveland have been successive presidents of the United Slates while Victoria has been queen of Great' Britain. The Ladies’ Aid Society of the Presbyterian church, desire to ex* press their thanks to the Tompson &- Chute Soap Co. of Toledo, Ohio, for their prompt acknowledgement of their agreement to p4y $25,00 for two hundred names sent them of families who have consented to use “Silver Soap” for one year. The draft.for the amount has been received. We take this means of informing those who so kindly consented to use this soap, that it is now for sale at all grocers and places where laundry soap is hand led. We feel sure that you will be pleased in regard to quality and only hope that ..many more will avail themselves of the opportunity to buy Silver Soap. Our canvassers will call on all.

DECATUR, INDIANA, ’'IURSDAT. OCTOBER 15, 1896.

L. G. Ellingham and wife spent Sunday at Bluffton. Mr. Bryan will not be in Fort as expected, October 17. J. Bryson, Agent. Romberg & Hart lost a valuable horse yesterday morning. The animal was over heated. / Misses Vail and Milligan of Os sian are visiting the Decatur schools this week. Miss Nellie Krill of Bluffton, Spe»t Sunday in this city, the guest of Miss Nellie Shrock. 4T The city council has awarded the contract of bricking * Court street to Woods & Dorwin at $1.29 per yard. M rs. G. C. Allison and son of Peterson, lowa, will visit with the former’s sister, Mrs. E. T. Gregg in this city. J. H. Railing of Root township, is the father of a bouncing boy and ne says he has announced himself for free silver. Train No. 3 of the Chicago & Erie railroad was five h airs late yesterday morning on account of a wreck east of this city. Miss Lucy Vail who has been in the city for a few days the guest of John Vail and family returned to her home at Ossian yesterday. Charles Trixler of Fort Wave formerly employed by Townsend & Cox in this city was looking after the interests of that firm here yesterday. About thirty hoboes were camped near the target Sunday. Such gangs should be broken up as soon as found and insure safety to our town’s people. Mrs. J. J. Magley, Mrs. Samuel Magley and Miss Ella Magley are attending tie funeral of their aunt at Columbia City. Charles Spencer left Monday afternoon for Kenton, Ohio, to join th lock and switch gang *f the C. & E. railroad, and relieve his brother Will, who is quite sick. The pocket book lost by E. S. Howard of Curryville, and advertised for in the Daily Democrat was found by John D. Hale and will be restored to the owner. An ad in the Daily pays. On last Saturday, Eppy Ayres who resides near here, started to ride from Winchester to this city. When near Berne, he punctured a tire and was forced to walk the twelve untiring miles Nearly 400 Decatur citizens took in the cheap excursion to Chicago yesterday. These Sunday excursions are becoming very popular and the C. & E. railroad struck the correct chord in giving people an opportunity of visiting the Windy City at cheap rates. Jacob Martin’s West End restaurant and the barber shop next door Qwued by Harve Niblick, were robbed Sunday morning between the hours of 2 and 5 o’clock. The entrances were effected from the rear, in both cases, Cigars were taken from both places, four razors, two brushes, two eoinbs, a few pounds, of tobacco and candy &c. E S. Howard of Curryville lost a red morocco leather bill book that contained a note calling for S3OO, with a credit of $52, and in - terest paid up to June 23, 1896. Also a receipt given by Paul G. Hooper of $5.10 for a lost note, some ten tax receipts, road receipt calling for $1.21, and a number of old notes and other papers which can be described. The S3OO note was given June 23, 1896 to Margaret C. Howard. The finder will please leave at this office and receive reward. The “farmer band” accompanied the Bryan day delegation from Decatur. Few, if any cities the size es Decatur can boast of so meritorious a musical organization. The selections rendered were highly appreciated by those who were fortunate enough to hear them. The Dispatch is under obligations to the members of the band for a serenade. R. A. Ehinger, C. Radamacher, Jerry Coffee and Ora France defrayed all the band’s expenses for the trip, and much credit is due them. The roster of the band is as follows: Lew Corbin, Elmer Kline, Frank France, Will Smith. Harvey Hart, Frank Meibers, Philip Baker Will Bussy, Leo Yager, Charles Spencer, John Yager and John Edwards.Thoy left on the Clover Leaf special to fill an engagment in the eastern part of the state —Kokomo Dispatch.

Hugh Thomas of Willshire, Ohio spent Sunday in this city. Mrs. Dell Locke will spend a few days at Waterloo the guest of relatives. L. D. Goodrich of Washington, Pennsylvania, is in the city, the guest of L. D. Adams. Mrs. Wash Peterson of Geneva, will spend a few days with her mother, Mrs. Kern of this city. Duke Stoops who has been the guest of friends here for a few days returned to his home at Petersburg Monday. The following gentlemen of Fort Wayne spent Sunday in our city: Peter Holier, Will Rich and Chai les Etzel. A. Van Camp shipped a car load of thrtir to West Virginia Tuesday. D< atur manufacturers are becoming famous the world over. Mrs. Wash Peterson returned to her home, at Geneva after a few days pleasant visit with her mother, Mrs. Kero, on Eight street. Charles France and wife of Ge- j neva who spent Sunday here were I accompanied home by Mrs. H. H. France who will spend a few days at Geneva. Mesdames John Meibers, Elizabeth Ehinger, William Wetter and' Miss Rosa Meibers spent yes erday ! at Wren, Ohio, the guests of W. I Stultz and wife. The following ladies spent Tuesday at Monmouth, the guests of Samuel Kumkle: Mesdames A. R. Bell, John Peterson, R. S. Peterson, Ora France, and Harry Bell. Robert Peterson of Upper Sandusky, Ohio, quite well known to our young people, announces that he will wed Miss MyrtleSchelley of that city. A few invitations were received by people here. ** Eddie Ervin received by express Tuesday, as areward for getting sixty new sribsCribers to the Chicago Journal, a gold watch, one pair ruuber boots, and a rubber over coat. Eddie is surely a hnstler. But few people took advantage of the excursion to Marion yesterday there being but 40 tickets sold at this place. The train was made up at Delphos, Ohio, and when it left here there were but 104 on board. Woods & Dorwin, who were awarded the contract for bricking Court street will begin work as soon as the grading is done by the city. They have already ordered the vitrified brick to be used, and they will be a tri fie larger than the ones used to pave Main street. The Fort Wayne Journal says that Bryan will. enter Indiana at Richmond and from there will go to Fort Wayne passing through this.city. If such is the case people in this vicinity Will have an opportunity of listening to a short talk from that distinguished American. Members of the Bryan party who are traveling with the candidate on his trip across the continent have an excellent opportunity to become acquainted with some of his habits. He is very fond of apples and eats one or two between meals- He can go to sleep between stations if the run is even as short as ten minutes. According to Tomlison of Alabama, who is with the party, Mr: Bryan can eat seven meals a day with relish, and it was at Indianapolis that Governor Matthews remarked on his appetite as he was stowing away the bread and meat. The candidate replied that his work made him hungry at all times. Messers, and Mesdames F. W. Dibble and J. Q. Neptune entertained a large number of friends Tuesday evening at a 6 o’clock dinner at the Neptune residence on Third street. The rooms were profusely decorated and an .elaborate repast was served to the invit ed guests- After dinner the usual pleasant time was indulged in, un til time to take their departure. The following were the invited; guertS: Messrs, and Mesdames I'homas. Studabaker, Ellingham, i McMillin, Beery, Smith.";Kuebler, | Locke, W. Myers, Doty, Osborne, j Heller, Peterson, Shaffer, Hooper, ; Mann* Hensley, Niman, Gregg, Lenhart. Hale, Tyndall, Quinn, D. Myers, Harkless, Neptune, Niblick, R. K. Allison, R. B. Allison, Nachtrieb, Vail, . Bryson, Bolds, Merryman, Rice, Gilpin, Laman, Miss Lucy Vail of Ossian, and Miss Hattie Studabaker, and Mrs. E. D. Allison, Mrs. Champer, Mrs. Jesse Townsend and Rev.

John Mougey is moving into his new home on Fourth street. Richard Locke of Waterloo, Indiana, is the guest of his brother Dell in this city. Carl Durbin whois emplo ed at Bellefontaine, Ohio, is in the city I the guest of his mother. The Eagle Manufacturing Co., shipped three improved Grant road scrapers to Celina, Ohio, Monday. Several awnings were torn down Monday, in front of business houses. Attorney Mock of Bluffton, walked down street. Postmaster Welfley reports the following unclaimed letters: Etta Zimmerman, D. G. Holibaugh and W. Adams Co. Mrs. N. A. Edge and two children of Springfield Missouri, are visiting in thiseity with M. V. B. Archbold and family: Belus Vancamp who formerly lived near Kingsland, is in the city visiting his brother Anson. He will reside here for the present. Pickpockets got in their work at the laying of the corner st me at i the Catholic church at Huntington last Sunday, and several persons 1 lost their roll. /' Miss Emma Jackson returned Monday afternoon from Indianapolis where she has been attending her sister, Lizzie who is some better at this writing. George Tricker the milkman had a slight accident Tuesday morning. While driving down Court streot the front gears of the wagon pulled out but barring the spilled milk no damage was done. F. A. Boyer, the noted preacher and dramatic lecturer will deliver ; one of his famous lectures at the Christian church next Friday night. The subject will-be “What time is it and where are we as .” Alt are invited to attend as Mr. Boyer comes to us well leccommended. Preparations are now completed for a great free silver bar beetle and general good time to be given at Rochester on Wednesday, October 21. It is announced that ten speakers of state and national promi nence including William J. Bryan if he gets back to Indianapolis, will be there, twenty bands are assured and a grand free dinner will be features of the occassion. Roches ter is a beautiful city, those of our people who attend the barbecue will be hospitably received and enter tained, aud all the railroads are making rates so low, it will be an unusually favorable opportunity to visit Rochester and see the big crowd. Portland is having a terrible i time with diptheria aud in re * spouse to a telegram sent by Dr. M. T. Jay, secretary of the county board of health, to Dr. J. N. Hurty, i secretary of the state board of health, he says that energy must be used to stamp out the disease, and. endeavor t > stop the spread at once. He also says that he has learned that diptheria is raging at a terrible rate in, Geneva, Adams county, and advises the Jay county authorities to quarantine against the town. Right here we desire to j call the attention of our own healt h j amhorities to the fact, that if such is the case, steps should be taken at once to protect the lives of our people. Investigate the report sent out by the secretary of the state board of health and if true quarantine against the town of Geneva until all danger is over. Dr. Hurty says that the business people of Geneva are trying to conceal the fact that diptheria is in their midst, for business reasons, being afraid that a report of this kind would work injury to their trade, by keeping people out of the town. If these are facts the business men of Geneva are guilty of a heinous crime. To allow people to rush into the midst of a contagious disease and carry away with them death, to many little people, is too wicked to contemplate. Now we ask the board of health to investigate aud ' if they find as reported do. their duty, without fear or favor. A great many people have an idea that a repoirt of this kind being circulated would cause an irreparable injiiry to business, little thinking of the many punocent lives that might be lost. Come, board-of health, wake u-p and )et the people know you are at least trying to proteet them, and do not whit until the disease is lurking in our midst. , j ■

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| BRYAN IN DECATUR. The-Indianapolis Sentinel of yesterday says that Bryan will make a two days trip through Indiana on October 21st and 22nd. Mr Bryan will enter the State from Ohio on the morning of October 21st and will arriveat Richmondat 9o’clock. After leaving Richmond his route will be as follows: Cambridge City, Rushville, New Castle, Munc e, Anderson, Alexandria, Fairmount, Marion Bluff - ton, Fort Wayne. He will hold a night meeting at Fort Wayne and will leave on the morning of October 22nd and , speak in the following places: Dec atur, Huntington Rocb ester, Peru, Delphi, Layfayette, Crawfordsville, Ladoga, Greencastle, Brazil, Terre Haute. Chairman Martin of the state ; central committee w’ll accompany him in his trip across Indiana. L. B. Weaver of Warsaw, the i great sachem of red men of Indiana, I visited Pbcotaligo Tribe of Red Men and Mapella Tribe of Pocai bontas at their wigwam in thiscity Tuesday evening. Willard Elzey, the tough who tried to ra; e the two little daughi ters of Joel Fry of Wells county, ' was captured at Ridgeville Monday night. Officers will bring him to this city and he will then be taken to Bluffton to await trial. Jesse Sut'orn the law student with Peterson & Lutz, has organized a male quartette composed of the following young men: Earl Coverdale, Earl Fristoe and Frank Bradley. The boys are all good singers, and expect to furnish some good music in a short time. While taking sand from the Evai s sand pit at Monmouth ; Tuesday, workmen unearthed the skeleton of a medium sized man. ' Indicatiqns are that it had lain there for a number of years as it was found beneath 12 feet of sand. It will now be in vogue for the early settlers to tell us how it came there. A number of opinions have already been expressed as to how it came there and what it is. The most plausible supposition set forth So far, is that it is the skeleton of a noble led man, with which this part of the country was thickly infested. A brilliant reception was held Wednesday at the residence of Dr. Thomas by Mrs. Dr. Thomas and Mrs J. F. Mann. The guests were received from 3:00 to 7:00 o’clock p. m. About forty of the leading society ladies of the city were present. A novel entertainment was furnished the ladies, and one i which succeeded in giving them considerab e amusement, Mrs. Thomas and Mrs Mann had gathered together all the old pictures of i their guests aud.other well knoiyp *- citizens, which they could lay th.eir hands on. The surprise of beholding their own pictures called forth many funny remarks. The pictures represented the old style of photography aud were within themselves an entertainment. A prize was given to the lady who would guess correctly the personal identj ity. of the greater number of the ; pictures. Five guessed correctly all the pictures except one. The one they could not determine was Bro. Everett of the Journal. One would have to be a prodigy who would guess correctly the average republican editor considering the way they are pommeled during this campaign. Refreshments were served during th% evening. Mrs. Judge Studabaker personated the new woman with bloomers, and rendered acceptably the visit Josiah .\llen’s wife to New Y’ork city. This together with music formed tffe literary program of the evenThose present were,- Mrs. Mary Jenkins-of Fort- Wayne and Mesdames J. R. Shatter, L. G. Eiling ham, C. E. Doty, Albert Osborne, Norval Blackburn, J. H? 1 Lenhart, H. A. Fristoe, Kate Champer, David Studabaker, R. B. Allison, I Jessie Townsend, G. W. Woodward. M. Burns, James Patterson, Nettie Schrock, J. W. Tyndall, A. , L. Devilbiss, J. C. Patterson, J. F. ■ liorfon, J Q. Neptune, E.T. Gregg, R. K. Allison, Frank Everett, Jeff Bryson, D. M. Hensley, John Niblick, J. S. Coverdale, J. W. Vail, J. D. Hale and Mollie Congleton, and Misses Adda and Retta Snow, Hattie Studabaker and Anna Winnes. Dr. Thomas and J. F. Mann were compelled to roost out on the fence until ten o’clock at night. .

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