Decatur Democrat, Volume 40, Number 32, Decatur, Adams County, 22 October 1896 — Page 1

The Decatur Democrat.

VOLUME XL.

Grand Secretary Fowler Dead. I•' - - - - - The following telegram was received in this city Monday: Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 19 J. F. Mann, Decatur, Grand Secretaay Foster died at six this morning. Funeral Wednesday. W. H. Leedy. The deceased has buen closely connected with Odd Fellowship in Indiana for a long number of years and is personally known by nearly every member of the order. Henry Ashbaucher, who has interests at Berne, spent Suuday at home with the sher ff. Pearl Cutting returned from Chicago Tuesday night after a two week’s visit as the guest of his brother, Ira. Mr. Krimmel, piano tuner of Fort Wayne, is in the city this week. Parties wishing their piano tuned may leave word at the Miesse House. The public schools of the city did not begin work until 9:45 this morning, thereby giving all an opportunity to see the presidential candidate, W. J. Bryan. The Barnum & Bailey great show pulled into winter Quarters at the Coliseum in Chicago aud conse quently two hundred men were thrown out of employment at Huntington. On account of our Bryan meeting today, there were only forty tickets sold to Fort Wayne, although the train of twelve cars was loaded to its full capacity. In all eight hundred and fifty tickets were sold. . Deputy Clerk Lenhart returned from Indianapolis Wednesday wheie he had been to procure the state and national election tickets. The tickets arrived by express this morning and were packed in five large boxes, weighingl,ooo pounds. The express charges were $7.00. An exchange says that typhoid fever may occur at any time of the year, but it occurs more frequently in this season. Its beginning is a germ, a microsopicorganism. It is communicated in nearly every in stance by water. Freezing will not kill it, for it lias been known to live in ice for three months, but boiling the water will destroy it.

Oar congenial county surveyor, W. E. Fulk, came down town this morning wearing an unusually broad smile aud when asked what caused him to look so cheerful, he blushingly described a circle with his heel ou the pavement, started off on a tangent, and made a stright line for his office, saying it is a girl and no doubt about it and mother and child doing well.

The Pedro club met at the home of Misses Kate and Ella Touhey on North Ninth street, all members present, and a name was adopted and the club will henceforth be known as the O. K. club. Progressive pedro was indulged in until a late hour when P. G. Hyland was declared to be the winner of the gentleman’s prize and Miss Jessie McLean the ladies’. Loyd Dalrymple and Miss Maggie Tonnellier received the booby prizes. Frost has visited the community during the past few nights and the flower loving maid now brings into requisition all the old skirts aud newspapers she can find to wrap around her choice plants. At eventide she swaths those yard ornaments with white until they look like belated ghosts standing on one leg. And if her sire happens to be deeply involved in politics and comes ambling home about seven hours later, feeling pretty tnidling mellow, and sees these ghostly’ apparitions, he falls all the way up the front steps, and lies on the door mat shivering so hard that the night latch opens of its own accord. There are a certain class of individuals who are always bound to leave the straight and narrow path on the night of October 31st, and who can blame them, when their fathers from the first generation up, enjoyed flaying pranks on their neighbors on Halloween. The small boy has a treat in store and he is patiently waiting for the com ing of the 31st when he can get out and committ some depredation. It is a pity that Halloween does not come in watermelon time but then it is not so bad, since it is remembered that there will be a few gates to remove. Perchance there will also be a few buggies and wagons standing out where they may be easily secured and disposed of in a way which best suits these Hal loween fiends.

(Stamp but once and stamp' with care, but stamp within the rooster’s square. Misses Ina Everett and Emma Gilliom will spend a few days with friends at Bluffton. Mose Byers left Wednesday for Shelbyville, where he will visit his brother. He will stop over a day at Indianapolis. Mrs. Rev. Ph. Wambsganss died Tuesday at the age of 71 years. The funeral will take place Friday afternoon at 3 o’clock. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Hutchens went up to Decatur last night. They will also visit Spencerville, Ohio, and Huntington, Indiana. —Portland Sun. Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Moffett entertained at a 6 o’clock dinner Saturday evening the following ladies. Misses Katherine Miesse, Marie Lincoln, Manning and Felbaum. License to wed were issued to the following persons last Satur day: William Cully to Mary A. Urick, Aaron Frautner to Ellie L. Wallace and George W» Steele to Ora. May Hard. Deputy Sheriff McLean went to Michigan City Wednesday after David Brown, whose time has expired. Brown was sent up from this county three years ago for burglarizing John S. Bower’s hardware store. The ladies of Huntington deserve to be rewarded in a handsome manner. At.a recent performance at the opera house ia that city, they all removed their hats, thus affording the large audience a full view of the stage, heretofore obstructed by their numerous, head lids.

Tramps stole a bundle of clothing and blankets from the platform of the G.E. & I. depot Monday night, where they had been placed by Dan Bailing, who had gone into the depot to have them checked. The marshal and sheriff were immediately notified, who made diligent search for the offenders, but no trace of them could be found. The horse used by Warren Moess has a habit of following hay wagons We do not know whether it is for the want of hay, or to be conspicuous. He followed one down as far as Jacob Fulleukamp’s store Friday morning, and the boys took pity on the old horse, unhitched it and plucked a small handful of hay and gave it to him and he ate it as though he was at home. Tie him Warren. Henry Schulte and wife entertained the Married Peoples’ Pedro Club at their home on Fifth street Wednesday evening. Those present with their wives were WillKiiebler John Colchin, Ulrich Deiniuger, Ed Ehinger, Charles Ehinger, Dan Niblick, William Niblick, John Mougey, James Niblick, Charles Niblick, J H. Bremerkamp, Beecher Meibers, and John Web ber. All took part in the game. Ulrich Deiniuger and wife won the first prizes, and Ed Ehinger aud Mrs. John Colchin the boobies The Chautauqua Circle, which will be known as the Nineteenth Century Class, began the required reading fortheChatauqua Literary and Scientific course, the first of October. The second reading was at the home of Miss Hale, Saturday afternoon, October 17th. Very interesting and helpful discussions were made on the following prepared topics: The advantage of a republic over a monarchy, the constitutional relationship between France and United States, Great Britian in Africa. The lessen followed which consisted of Early History of the French Nation, and Morality of the French People The state board of health is considering the advisability of requiring physicians to report all cases of consumption that come under their notice, or which they are called upon to treat. The members of the "board are of the opinion that tuberculosis is adisease which may be communicated from one person to another, and as such, that it should be classed in the category of scarlet fever, diphtheria and other maladies, which must be reported. It is understood that there is considerable opposition to the plan among physicians in general, However, it is said by persons versed in the law that the board could compell all such cases to be reported if it were deemed necessary- or conducive to public health.-*,

DECATUR, INDIANA, ’’HURSDAY. OCTOBER 22, 1896.

The funeral of Charles Brock was held at Alpha church Sunday at 10:30 o’clock. Charles Boknecht was at Fort Wayne Saturday and Sunday, bus iness and pleasure bent. Mrs. J. C. Bell of Ellwand,' who has been the guest of relatives and friends here fora few day% returned hvine Monday night. R. B. Allison is improving the appearance of his residence on the corner of Third and Adams streets, by making au addition to thesouth side. S. S. Andrews went to Fort Wayne Monday wheie he will tell the good people of that city what a miraculous cure Dr. Elmer effected as to him. It is reported that a prominent young business man of this city, stole away from his friends and made a contract to pay a beautiful Buckeye maiden’s board for life. Postmaster Welfley reports the following unclaimed letters: Grace Cook. J. P. Arilar, W. N. Keys, Mary Baker, Irvin Carter, Charles Carter, JuleDeamer,Sam Harwick, Mrs. N. E. Atkinson. Charlie Petersohn will soon have his novel completed. He has entitled it “The Wild West Mystery.” He says he has killed three wouldbe heroes and numerous villians. The novel can be had in about three weeks. The information received by our reporter Tuesday, regarding the death of Brenton McElhaney was incorrect. He was not found dead as stated, but was surrounded by friends, and peacefully passed away in the arms of his father. We gladly make this correction for the benefit of all concerned. About thirty-five members of the Rathbone sisters went to Monroe villeTuesday afternoon to institute a lodge at that place. They had been in training for three weeks in anticipation of this event, and no doubt the- Monroeville ladies were be royally entertained. Several brother-sisters accompanied the gang to keep them from getting violent. A man purchased groceries to the amount of thirty-four cents When he came to pay for the goods he had only a dob ar bill, a three cent piece and a two cent piece. The store keeper had a half dollar and a quarter. They appealed to a bystander, but he had only two dimes and one penny. After some perplexity the change was made to the s itisfaction of all. How was it done? Bluffton is being entertained just now by a band of penticosters who are holding a series of meetings at the Wesleyan Methodist church: The members go into trances, and one member has severa large cuts in his head, obtained by striking his head on the floor during a trance. Another held one arm rigid in the air for almost two hours. The church is crowded each night by people anxious to see the strange performance, while others are in earnest and attend for serious motives. Great excitement prevailed on Main street for awhile last Mon day. - Shelby Henderson who has been ‘employed at' Romberg & Hart’s livery (table, rushed hurriedly up the street with his little boy, while following close behind was his wife swearing dire vengeance if she got her hands on the fleeing parties. It is said that all has not been serene in their domestic relations, and Monday afternoon was the wind up to a short but

stormy period of married life. The last seen of Henderson, he was making a hasty exit through the south end of town. The advertising cabinet placed in the post office by a number of our businesss men is pretty, but its looks will have to be improved before it will stand the scrutinizing test of the post office inspector. He was here last week, and /says the beastly, humpbacked thing will have to be taken out, and he will accordingly order the promoters of the scheme to remove their handiwork. And thus have our business men been gulled again by out of town fakirs. They have paid a good price for the advertisement and now are obliged to have it removed to some scheduled spot where it cannot greet the gaze of the curious public. Moral—Let home people do your woik. Bluffton people do not buy your wares, neither are they interested in the welfare of our community. '

Mrs. Jacob Martin *ent to Rockford, Ohio, today to visit with Mrs. William Ehret for a few days. A. P. Beatty went to Indianapolis Monday, to attend the great*council of Red Men. The camp fire was lighted this morning. Mr. and Mrs. William Fitz Maurice of Winchester, returned to their home after a few days pleas ant visit with Mis. J. Touhey aud family in this city. George Kinzel spent Sunday at Convoy Ohio with his mother. George says that the eighteeh miles of mud road from here to Van Wert Ohio, is very nice to ride a bicycle over. Harry Helm, Forrest Bolds, John Jones, Charles Woodward, Roman Barthol and Dick France took in the Barnum & Bailey parade at Huntington Saturday. They are all saiely it home Monday. John T France is billed to speak at Fort Wayne this evening at one of the Bryan overflow meetings. He has also received an urgent invitatiou to speak at Huntington the day that Bryan speaks in that city. James Levy, the road master of the G. R. & I. railroad was in the city Tuesday, on a tour of inspection. He is making the trip in a steam hand car. When making a trip he runs on schedule time the same as a train, as the steam car cannot be pulled of the track as easily as an old fashioned hand car. The buys who play the horrible game called shinnev on Court street should be very careful how they swing their clubs and as to where they knock the can, for there has been quite a few windows broken in that neighborhood lately, and when it again occurs the guilty one will be found out and severely punished. A word to the wise is sufficient.

An unique and entertaining program will be given at the Baptist church, Thursday evening, October 29th. The chief participants will be representative matrons of the city, some singing the songs of bygone days, some contesting for pre eminence in oratorical flights on all questions. You will hear some things of interest in regard to the election, so come everybody at 7:30 sharp. Admission 10 cents. On and after November Ist all 1,000 mile books of the Pennsylvania company will be good over all divisions of the Grand Rapids, & Indiana railroad. This will add at least 500 miles to the privilege extended to holders of such books as hitherto they had been good only on the division extending from Cincinnati to Richmond. The G. R. & 1., is now practically a Pennsylvania company line, as the latter corporation has assumed all its obligations, and will soon begin to operate it directly. The printing of state ballots commenced at Indianapolis Friday morning by Mr. Burford. At the office of the state printer the repub licans will he represented du ring the printing of the ballots by Charles A. Bookwaiter and the democrats by William King. There will be printed 1,500,000 ballots and the printing will occupy some days. Mr. Carter has appointed thirty-eight watches and assistants, divided equally between the two parties. They will be taken from the press as fast as printed aud carried to the state house, where they will be tied into packages. The ballot-boxes, on account of the unusual size of the ballots, will have to be lengthened and this will be done by adding to the bottom of them.

We herewith receipt the management of the Jay?co.unty fair associ ation for a liberal bill of advertising, in payment of which their draft for amount in full was received. It now dangles in the sock of our financier and causes us to remark that the managers of the Jay county lair are all wool and a yard thick. A cheerful rain blessed the earth and mankind during four days of fair week, but nevertheless they came up smiling with a payment in full of their premiumsand all bills of expense. The Jay county fair is known in all quarters Os the earth, and their business management this year will extend the good word across the waters to aris tocratic Europe. They deserve commendation and we feel it our bonded dutv to add a little fuel to the flame. May the fair continue to be the only exhibit of the kind on earth, and may the management never again face anything so wet &3 water.

J. D. Riedlinger, the well known heading and stave manufac urer of Green Tpwn, was in the city Mon day, the guest of L. D. Adams. License to wed were issued to the following persons: David E. Persons to Sadie Mclntosh, Andrew Shine to Carr e Andrews, Paul Q. Stoutenberry to Ethel M. Houck. Rev. E. T. Gregg, J. T. Merryman, R K. Allison and Fiench Quinn was at Bluffton Monday to hear Gen. Gordon deliver his fam ous speech entitled, “The Last Days of the Confederacy.” The democratic young men of Bluffton are arranging for a dance in case of Bryan’s election, at which they wilkentertain th« ir republican friends, and the republi can boys are to entertain their dem ocrat friends in case McKinley is elected. More than fifty ladies of the Ladies Mite Society of the First Methodist church were delight fully entertained by Mrs Kirkland Mann and Mrs. Joe Thomas at their meeting Friday, October 16th. Mrs. Studabaker and Mrs Dr. Champer extend a most cordial invitation to the society and all its friends to meet with them. Miss Irene Weaver entertained a large number of her friends at the home of her parenis on Indiana Avenue Tuesday evening. The evening was spent in various games of amusement until 11 o’clock when delicious refreshments were served, after which the guests departed leaving their hostess their best wishes for many more such pleas ant occasions. < * Bryan will speak near the G. R. & 1. depot next Thursday morning from a platform erected for the purpose. After the speech he will be conveyed from the G. R. & I. railroad, down Monroe street south, on Second street to Winchester street thence to the C. & E. rail road where he will take a special train to Huntington. These arrangements will afford everybody an opportunity of seeing thi§ distinguished American. Next Monday Election Oowmwsioners R. 8 Peterson, C. and Clerk Lenhart begin thecounting, wrapping and sealing of the county ballots for use November 3. The work will be done in this office while the same are being printed.’ The law requires 10,438 ballots printed, each having to be inspect ’

ed by the commissioners. The law ipakes their duties very stringent, all but the pay, they having to be contented with an order on Jim Place’s ice house for a just recompensation. Its a snap. . The requirment of a voter living in one place for a certain length of time prior to the election, gives rise to an interesting point in connection with the relations of a far fllord and a tenant. Ordinarily ai landlord has a right to serve d tenant with a written notice to vacate his property within a stipulated' time. If the notice is not complied with the tenant may be removed by process of law. an approaching election- however, if a tenant has been prompt in paying! his rent, a landlord has no right to force him to move, if by doing so the tenant should lose his vote. Such an action would result in a severe penalty" to the landlord, should the matter be carried into court.

A petition was filed by all the property owners along the alleys running east and west from Second to Third street, and north and south from Monroe to Madison street to change the brick from common to vitrified brick. The

bond and contract of E. Woods & Co. for bricking court street were approved. The finance connnirtee recommended the payment of the following claims: George Edington $1 80; J. D. Andrews. $1.80; I). D. Baxter, $1.80; H Loylord, $1.80; A. J. Teeple, $1.80: A. N. Steele& 8r0.,59.00; Journal. $3.00; Gas C0.,545.00; Irvin Brandy berry, $55.00; R. L. Foreman, $4.50: Engine Oil Co., $9.61; Miller Oil Co., $20.00 A. Moyer, $3.60; street commissioners pay roll, S6O 00. An estimate was made to Gillig & Myers as part payment tor the alley improvement on the east side of Second street. The city attorney was instructed to investigate the necessary mode es procedure to compel the improvement of Second street north of Patterson & Pillars mill, and if there was no way to do so in its present condition, then to formulate pipers to bring a part of the real estate in the city so the improvement can be made.

TO THE FHATEHNITV. 1 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 does a fine job of printing. Address this office. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Magley entertained the following ladies and gentlemen in honor of George Link and mother of Columbus, Ohio: — Mr. and Mrs. 8. 8. Magley, Misses Ida Wilder, Ella, Hattie and Maud Magley, and Messrs Charles Magley C D. Lewton, and Loyd Magley. The house was tastefully decorated with potted nlants and trailing vines and cut flowers. Music was rendered during the evening and at a late hour refreshments were served.

King Humbert of Italy, had a hunchback brother, Prince Otto, who died a few years ago, and his father had a biother who was not only imbecile, but was born without legs—a monstrosity, in fact. The present Crown Prince of Italy, who is soon to marrry Princess Helene of Montenegro, is not only a dwarf, but also misshapen, the length of his body being altogether odt of proportion to his abbreviated legs, while his arms hang down below his knees. An attempt is being made to effect a boycott against the Clover Leaf railroad by the Joint Traffi* Association. No tickets sold by the Clover Leaf will be received by roads belonging to the association. “Very likely the boycott will be short duration as the road is ; Q the hands of a receiver, and under th* jurisdiction of the United State* courts Judges Woods and Ricks, will ascertain if an attempt has been made to interfere with th* business of a ward of their courts, and if so, the offending parties will be given a taste of high life. Attempts are being made to interest the Ohio legislature in draining the Celina reservoir, and using the land for farming purposes. If such a thing should come to pass, a large number of Decatur anglers would have to look for another fish-

ing ground. We know the boys would hate to do this, as they have become accustomed to the haunts of the finny tribe at this popular resort. A large sized howl is being raised however, by Cell- a people, land especially by the fishermaa who live on the shores of the reser- ; voir arid make a living by the sale : of fish, and it may be possblethey I will be able to touch a tender spot in the marble heart of that body of law makers, and perhaps thwart

, i the'seheme of a few speculators. The notorious Brown Gemmel > seduction and faruicabngery case will again come up for consideia tion aud trial at the November term ,of our circuit court. Templar, Williamson and France & Mewy■i man filed a demand for a struck jury of forty names from which a ; jury of twelve could be selected. The plaintiff made the demaud, deeming it neees-ary for the trial •of said ease. Attorneys France * | Merryman appeared for the plain-tift-aud R. K. Erwin for the defendant, and R. 8. Peterson as special judge in the case. The I.diowing names were drawn from the jury box: i.lias Christ, C. C \ oiler Nathan Ehrman, Edwin Ferry, D. C. Neuenswander, Samuel D. Beavers, William Hoagland, Adam : Pease, R. H. Drummond, John A. Blossom, Lewis N. Andrews, J. J. Sipse, Lewis Mason, R E. Smith ■ sen., Albert Yager, Fred Kaldeway „ ■ Vince Bell, John Hessler, A. J. Smith, Daniel H. Miller, Isaac Bowman, William A. Pickett, GotliebSaurers, William Adler, H. H. Myers, John Huffman, Charles N. Brown, Sylvester Spangler, George E. McKean, Deitrich Buck, John Fruchte, Noah N. Amspaugh, J. A. Cline. Jacob S. Railing, John W. Cowens, D. W Biteman, William C. Baker, L. W. Lewton, Henry Gallmeyer and John Wafel. From this number twenty-four were “struck’' out, leaving sixteen from whom the parties in the case are compelled to select a jury of twelve before whom the case will be tried. The selected sixteen are Edwiu Ferry, William Hoagland, R. A. Drummond, J. A. Sipe, Lewis Mason, Fred Kaldeway, Daniel H. Miller, William A Pickeft, William Adler, George E. McKean, D. W. Biteman, William C, Baker, L. W. Lewton, John Wafel, Gotlieb Sauters and Jacob S. Railing. The case will be called for trial the first Wednesday of the coming term of court.

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