Decatur Democrat, Volume 40, Number 39, Decatur, Adams County, 10 December 1896 — Page 1

The Decatur Demock

VOLUME XL.

TO THE FIIATKKNITW. This office has a six co mini quarto Cottrell \ Babcock newspaper press, which we will sell at a bargain. It is but three years old, in good condition and does a floe job of printing. Address this office. Mrs. Charles fiance returned to her home at Geneva Friday alter a few days visit > ith friends here. The innsica'e given at the Presbyterian church Sunday night was 01 the finest and the ta k by James Gerard was very instructive. James Gerard resigned his postion at th ’ People’s Bikery and Link Hili has been formerly installed in his place. Jim went to Geneva this afternoon. Mrs. Ora Simons of Huntington, and her mother Mrs. Mary Drummond of this city, left Fr day afternoon for the former’s home, where Mrs. Drummond will visit a short time. The total vote in the recent tion was 13,579,638 and it will pay Spain to make a note of the fact that nearly every man who cast a ballot is ready to take a few shots at her, if she gets unruly. Mrs. Henry Kohne, who resided two and one half miles southwest of this city, died yesterday after a lingering illness. Funeral Will be held >t the St. Mary’s Catholic church. “Jack the Hugger’’ is stiff abco.id, Saturday fight he Captured a couple of gtrs on Fifth street and gave them the regu a tion squeez-. The fe low is spot ted, however, and something smu ga'ional may be expected if lie keeps up the practice. ’ Pis said that the married l idies of Elwood are circulating a petition that will be piesented io the council at the next meeting, asking it tc pass an ordinance requiring a « curfew bell t<> be rung at 10o’clockfor the benefit of their husbands, whom they believe should be at home at that time. A recent school census of the state shows that one-third of the children of school age are not attending school. The per cent, of illiteracy among those beween six and twenty-one in this state is now but six to <’ne hundred. But if one third of the children of a school age are not attending, this per cent- will probaby increase. In a notice taken from the Crip pie Creek Times and published in another column of this paper it will be seen that Adams county speculators are having so me success in mining claims as well as oil investments. A lucky find "in the mining district means a fortune to the discoverers. Success to Adams ■’ countv in her new Held of speculation. Jacob N. Bricker a form r resi dent of Hartford township, died Nov. 22, 1896, at the home of his son George, at Shubert, Neb. He left this county in 1883, for his new home in the west, and had been a resident of Hartford town ship for thirty years prior to that time. He was a highly respected citizen in the community where he lived, devoting most of his time in later years to church work. At Montpelier, where the gas company has elevated the price of gas out of sight, there is said to be a movement on foot to organize what will be known as family gas com panics. The plan is for a number of families, not less than twentf, to join together and subscribe SSO to a common fu ml which will be used in putting down a well. No gas will be sold to outside parties, and the members will receive gas free of costas long as the well holds out. The companies are now being organized. Decatur is always in it. Now she edmes up smiling with a “Jack the hugger and kisser ” ’Tis said that a man hr the west end of town has been making himself rather previous in that neighborhood for sometime. He approaches ladies on the’way to and from church or the city, embraces them with a lover’s squeeze, p'ants a kiss on their cheeksand isofl’ like' a shot. A night or two ago he was.diseovered in the act by a well known citizen, but before he could be captured he had disappeared in the darkness ami escaped. A trap should be laid for the firm of Huggersand Kisseis and be gi ven a taste of law in one act entitled “Guilty or 37 years at hard labor.”

The program which was rendered ’ at the hign school last Friday was fust class. Mrs M.A. Vondran of Geneva, will visit with friends in the city a few days. Charles Murray was happier Fri • lay than al any time during hiscareer. Oh! its a boy and the first one too. Luster Roush, W. J. Evans and Fred Ashbamher of B ttflion were m he city Friday morning in the interested' Dr. Ulmer. Mrs. Lain McConnel of Fort Wayne, who has been in the city visiting friends for a few days, left for Portland for a few days visit there before returning home. Mrs. Samuel McFarland who has been in the city with her parents for some tium will spend a few days at Fort Wayne before returning to her home at Beuton Harbor, Mich igan Three students have been expelled' from the Anderson normal for indulging in a college yell; I-f all the schools of learning are to follow the precedent, there will soon be no inducement for a young man to seek an education. “School-ma’ams” of Madison county, especially the gay and festive ones, are denouncing the long winded talk.. which the Prince Al bert pedagogues impose upon them in institutes. Such discussions as the ‘totality of the synthesis” are the source of headaches, they say. The amount allowed for grand jury services during Hie present tern of court was $272.10. For petit jury was $589.80, and the .mount of costs incurred in the Bro vn-Gemmell seduction case was 8108.40, ami thecascwas not tried at that. „ Two young gentlemen of Bmilton tooK supper at Coffee & Baker’s restaurant and after fi'ishing the msSl inquired of the baker ’the way out the back door, and being told they just stepped out ami Willie is just out the 50c. We have heard of buggers and kissers, but there are the first meat grabbers we have ever heard of The citizens of Bluffton have had some trouble with the supply of gas during the recent cold snap The pressure in the mains was very weak and wood piles and coal bins were in great demand. No difficulty of this kind has been experienced in Decatur and we are assured by Supt. Bowers that only an accid nt can cut short the sup ply of gas.. M. E. church services at court house tomorrow. This is the time of the third quartetly meeting. Rev. F T. Simpson, presiding Elder will preach at 7:00 p m. following which will be common ion. Sunday school at 9:15 a m. Preaching by the pastor at 10:30, subject, Visions. The pastoral talk will be. “Lodges ” Junior leage at 3 p in. Love Feast at 6. Meeting of Sunday school board at 2:30. All are cordially invited. O ' . Monday evening white Byron Hendricks, son of Dan was going home’from church he was overtaken with a sinking chill and fed on the road. - -He was conducted to his home where hespeedily recovered. Next morning, however, his jaw was badly swollen, and it caused him a great deal of pain until today, when he came in and consulted Dr. DeVilbiss. The dentist soon discovered that his jaw was broken and Dr. Boyers was called in and the fracture reducer!. He undoubtedly broke his jaw when he fell, he struck his head on the frozen surface. George Svfert. traveling salesman for B'ancroft, Sheldon & Co., was in the city this morning calk ing on customers Several davs, ago he and his wife were photographed by an amateur photo grapher at Columbus, Onio. They were in front of a hotel at the time and sitting on chairs in front of a fence over which a canvass screen had been placed. The light was poor ami the photographer made a long exposure with the result that the negative showed that the light rays had penetrated the .bodies and photographed the chairs on which Mr. and Mrs. Syfert were sitting Where the farmer had a silk handkerchief in his pocket the rays did not penetrate, but they had gone through buttons and all other parts of their clothing. The photographer believes that he has taken an X ray photograph without the use of X-ray apparatus.

DECATUR, .INDIANA, "HURSDAY. DECEMBER 10, 1890.

Ex Judge Amos Daily of Van Wert, Oh o, was in the city on business Friday. Dan Beery sold his fine black; mare Fiiday moining to an Indianapolis livery man, receiving the snug sum of $250 for her. Mrs. L. E iingham returned from} a short visit with relatives at j Winchester. Her mother, Mrs. Col. M. B. Miller, accompanied her home. The grand jury returned indictment* against Dis. Joseph Stoneburner and J. C. Ulmer, and th ir bond •r'B been raised from SI,OOO to $2,500. Both parties gave bond George Pontius and son left Friday for Texas to visit relatives. Word was received that a near relative was dangerously ill and they rook the first opportunity to hasten to his be iside. The ladies of the United Brethren church wish to thank the people of the city for their liberal patronage at the supped last Satur day night. They also wish to thank Mr. Studabaker and the Gas Company tor their essential aid. James Grosser and George Nettle returned from St. Francis, Arkansas, Wednesday, with the information that small game was abundant and that.H. S. Porter ami Mr. Baxter had each killed a deer. The party returns next week. The city sprinkler would have had a license to operate today. Fhe wind made a wholesale transfer of real estate this afternoon, and lots belonging on the south side are now snugly ensconced on the north side. A little wet water would have prevented this Dr. M. L Hollowav has procured for use in her practice, an excellent apparatus for giving thermal baths of different kinds, namely: Tur kish, Russian ami medicated. Useful in a wide range of diseases—rh umatism, paralysis, neuralgia, diseases of women, skin diseases etc. Office at residence, North Fifth street, opposite M.E. church; 05t6 It is currently whispered that Mrs. , while cleaning house, asked lu. r husband, to nail up some []. He refus d. She looked f t at him, t< hl him his conduct was without a ||, beat him with her 80“ until he saw **, He now lies in a ,tose state and may soon be a fit snbjee for dis§. A man . must be an * his life in that way and put a . to his existence. The ladies’ Shakespeare club met at the home of Mr and Mrs. A D. Moffett on Fifth street Thurday evening. Nearly all the members were present. An exceedingly interesting discussion upon the phases of the play of Troilus and Cressida was the theine. It was developed by different members of theeiubin a very able manner. All felt well paid lor the endeavor they Lad put forth. Another glaring swindle is being perpetuated all over Indiana. An agent goes , about canvassing the town with a little basket con training a healthy looking green shrub. Concealed in the dirt about it is a vial of very fragrant perfume and upon entering a room this pre vades every corner. The agent proceeds to tell how the shrub is a rare specimen from the Holy Land and that three seeds can be purchased for fifty cents. He sells the seed and makes his escape before his customer discovers that it is all a fake and that he paid fifty cents for three common seeds, perhaps good to feed birds. The board of county commissioners met in regular sessson Monday and proceeded to reorganize the board. 'This was made necessary by the retirement of Chairman. Hobrock. Commissioner-elect Mann took the oath of office and Conrad Brake was elected chairman. Retiring commissioner Hobrock has I made a good and efficient officer, ■ always working to the good of the, county and the interests of the tax-; payers. ILs successor, Joseph E Mann, needs no introduction to the people. He has been dealing in stock quite extensively for a number of years, and is known in every nook and Corner ot Adams county His business qualifications amply tit him, I for the office to which he has been; elected. Success to the ins and outs.; The new board immediately proceeded to the transaction of such business as would come before it. License to sell liquor were granted this morning to G. W. Nichols, R. C. Boyd. Jacob Bretnerman and I. E. Shell of Geneva.

Peter Solduer, one of Berne’s I leading merchants, was in the city; on business Thursday. ■ 'i Mrs. S. O. Mash and son of Bluff’ j ton, who have been in the city the c, nest of her parents, Mr. ami Airs. [ A. Gilliom fora few days, re limed to tiieir home Friday. E-J. Bailey is blooming as an; artist- He has just finish** i a 1 banner for one of Ihe boot hs a 1 the M. E- church, and can be seen at the August booth this week. Dr. L. Pray the veterinary surgeon, well known to a largy number of our citizens, had his leg broken at Kokomo in a runaway. He is laid up at the home of his father-in law in that city. The proper authority’s attention is called to the bawdy house near 'the river bridge. It is sa d that if it is not abated by the author ties thatjhe citizens in that neighborhood sill take it into their own hands, as they will not stand it much longer. The married folks pedro club met at the home of J. H. Bremercamp. The usual game was in bulged in and the prize winners were U. Deininger and Mrs. Henn Schulte of the first and JohnGirard and Mrs. Charles Ehiuger of the booby. Remember that the only dye that will color your garments without filling them tnil of copperas, bine vitrol, ets, is Putnam Fadeless Dyes. Remember that blue vitrol, copperas and other mordants rot your goods aid doubl<- the litbuitv ; of spotting. Putnam Fmfeiass D. es sold by W. H. Natchtrieb. Fort Wayne Lodge No. 155, B. IP. (). Elks, gave a social sesIsionat their lodge rooms Tuesday evening, Dec. 8, 1896, at 9 p. m sharp. It is useless to say that a zood time was had, as it has never been said of the “Elks" that they could not entertain just right i and make a fellow forget his lone someness. Bluffton Knights of Pythias will 'attend the district meeting a,t Decatur in style. In view of the fact that Decatur is without a band, enough money .will be raised to take the local band, and the knights will attend fifty strong.—Bluffton Fews. Yes and we will show you a good Time. Decatur always does things out of sight. Express agent Archbold must have given his horse an overdose of oats Thursday. He took a notion to run away and accordingly carried his notions into effect. There is considerable discussion as to whether or not the horse did really run away, or was delivering express at his usual rapid pace, ! Since writing the above we have been informed that some naughty boy slipped a thistle under his tail to see if he was alive. The Geneva group of five claims in High p irk is among the best de vel ped and most promising prospects in that new district. The patent work has all been done and the initial step toward patenting the proper ies lias been taken, and i II lie government title will be secur- d ias soon as po«*ib e. A mill-run ■ t< st showed the existence of a large i body of lower grade ore, the lot re- j turning at the rate ofsß 40 per 'on. I Assays of two and three ounces in gold have been obtained from -earns of ore. Among the principal own ers of the group are L. Peterson,' A. W. Hansbrough and Bolds Bros.—CrippleJCreek, Col., Times. Friday last was the 28th birthday .of Ed Whinery, the genial agent of the CloVer Leaf, and last night about forty of his friends surrounded his home, and at a given signal, rushed into frqpjpall di reel ions. From tneTuiioum of nois<>they made, Ed naturally supposed that some train had disregarded I orffers.and a wreck had occurred. His first words were “For heaven's |sake, how many lives are lost." After some explanation, he- began | tojrealize the true state of affSiis, but was greatly excited all the evening, and when called upon for aspeech substituted his wife, saving “She always was a better speaker than I am.” Mrs. Whipery was equal to the occasion, and iti a few well ehosdn words stated she object . mt the gathering, ami took occasion once or twice to say something about “ctiicken hearted men.” An elegant meal was served to the self invited guests, and after a general good time, they departed, wishing Ed many more happy birthdays.

Traveling passenger ag<‘ ’ Bn;»< : •of the Clover Leaf radioed, uas in the city on business Thursdax I ‘ • The saloon on Monroe street belonging to John Yost was* •I by Alonstable Smith on an ex< < u!ion in favor of Charles Geimer. a fi for j the Toledo Brew ng Co. Marriage license were '— ■ - i to. 1 (he so lowing persons thi - v. <• :i Daniel J 'lcCiayand Lla. L. \'<- ley, John Eicher to Lena S. Gii-I 'iom, George Hiller to Deil,. Buck master. Lo k up thespaceall 'tied to 1 Holthouse &-Co , ami see whai j bargains are in store f r you. You will find a few friendly gretiiqsj f om them each week, f r ar least , one year hence. They can do you go <i. W. A. Bauman nn Adams count) farmer wh le taking a load of hogs ; to B uffton had a runaway and the I swi ,e aere Spi led along the road. , His damage t • wagon and harness , wui offset the profit on the hogs. Trade in Decatur and save trou and expense. The O. N. O club met at the home of Miss. Anna Radamacher onjThird street Friday night. All present took part in progressive pedro. When the games were over the winners were declared to be Flora Confer ami Frank Barlhol ol the first, Ella Touhev and Clem Holthouse of the baobies. Henry Vogelwede and J. Mason returne I Wednesday from a t>o weeks hn’ot in the vicitrity of F l R >ck, Arkansas. They sav fi .t ,ae wo-til re are fob f gume and it it was no extraordina . sight to see eight squirrels on one tree. They did not bring any game home as the laws of Arkansas prohibit the taking of game from the state. A six year old Sen of J. W. Kleinhez fell from the second story of the family residence on Adams s reet this Satur ay, and was picked upin an unconsciouscondi'ioi . He was carried into the house, and after a short time regained consciousness, bu t he is tii ought to be injured internally. He also has a large gash in his head, caused by coming in contact with the buck ' walk. ! " Most men want a woman for a wife who knows something praetiI cal; a girl without a dress to her . back is worth a seme of that fancy ’ kind of girls if she can cook, sew, and mend, and understands house ■ keeping thoroughly. A girl who ! can put a good square patch on the 1 gable end of a pair of pantaloons mav not be as accomplished as she • who embroiders green worsted dogs ’ on a gentleman’s slipper toe, but 1 she is much more useful to the I needs of a large family. In all probability .the state legislature at the next session will consider a bili, dealing exclusively with foot ball. Several other states are preparing bills against foot ball > and very likely Indiana will follow suit. Governor Matthews frowns upon the game and has expressed i his sentiments. He b lieves it is a brutal sport and should be dealt with legally. “Tis an ill wind that > bloiys nobody good.” If such a bill should pass, it will deprive the players of their pleasure, but will j increase business tor barbers, as I players would not havp any particular use for the chrysanthemum foliage gracing their craniilm, and which has always been a prominent feature in connection with the vij cions game. A tight took place Sunday morn ing in the southern part ,of the'county between a posse of citizens headed by Marshal Franz of Berne, and a gang of thieves who have, been robbing persons in that neighborhood. On Saturday night they entered the farm house of John Eicher and stole fiftv pounds of meat, forty pounds of lard thirty pounds of cheese, bread, pies and cakes. He reported the matter next morning to the officers—of Berne and they immediately started i after the thieves. They w- re dis ; covered in a thicket, where they were enjoyinga feast on their solen goods. As the officers appeared they stopped eating and prepared themselves to tight. After con siderable parleying shots were ex changed, and during the excite- ; incut the thieves escaped and the officers .returned to town without ! any prisoners. Monday inofn ing, however, one of the } thieves who was shot""through the legs came into Berne where he was arrested and fined. , Hrs woufids were dressed and he now languishes in the county jail. ?

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T - I Irs n; V • ; broke out, •wned by D> p " i y ,b in opportunity. o at! n of 11 J i oi<l ihe s'ai ■i<ai ■ f the v. ie u,,.bie v the largest and '•ieetlip fire wiclaSS kfOOds, UOt •ve ■ djoi ini' I ca- tormerlv ibv J i.rib S. Ha I> d "He of thebi7 ?A I— ?X. I rtbern India'.a II I I | | i •’t'ln d for the ti ■■ ■ j II • • ecnit'd in goo! sh j va- closed ves’erffa—_ _ a . : n il was valued at jOOCIs - ■ with $4,100 00 insin. On account of the quality of fine weathe. _ ing at present, we are! § | QJj Q j hat the equat ris gra ’ u | ing nort'i, and Adams 7 (hn rn soon be in tneana b QO.UU. The n any friends of . Harb will be sorry to leay)/ ,UU. death which took p. terday at Doming, Arkans. Harb was a son in law of 1| ' Stettler of this city, and war rkll erly in the grocery busines.lllf where he had a large cii friends and acquaintances. The part of AViu -hester s between the (’lover l eaf and < cn.go & Erie r i Iroiuls is in sail i. .. of repairs, as there are holes la 1 ejoiigh to bury a good sized tea ; md blimps s > high that a man ci. ifilrd ly *•••• er I he'll 'lb'isshoui [be loook i tft rby tme street com, ' inissioner win e ne is resting from ■ other labors. A s iia'i bhizx occurred at the home of Peier (’olchin near the ice 'cream factory A r ednesdayevening, I but the blaze was extinguished b?.- ; fore much damage was done. A light tiiat was dickering in a peculiar manner,, was knocked off the ; table and exploded A few buckets ;of water somi put an end to the trouble. One question that puzzles the 1 average hunter is the fact that quail are killed off' in a single season, but nibbits keep up their woiderful number even though slaugh- ■ tered in larger quantities than quail. (The explanation is an easy one. The common wild rabbits breed at six months old and have seven or more litters a year, each of from 4 to 12.. It has been estimated that the decendents of a single pair of rabbits, if allowed full scope, would in four years amount to more than 1,250,000, The senior class of the Portland High School has issued an excellent first number of a High School magazine which they call the “Apropos,” It wears a red cover with a good engraving of the High School building on the out- ; side. An editorial proposes an ■ elocutionary contest between the high schools of Hartford City, union City, Winchester, Decatur, : Portland and B uffton- Although ; probably none of these schools I give lurch attention to elocution, :the contest would certainly do much good in the way of creating a friendly ( r u friendly) feeling between the p ople of neighboring ! towns. The Carnival of the months and International Congress will be given by the. ladies of the M. E. church, ; commencing Monday night Decem- | l>er 7 s , in the church being remodeled, corner Fifth ami .Monroe streets. Each evening an hours musical program will be given, different persons taking part of the best talent in the city. Beautiful fancy drills wi l a,lso be entertaining. There will be twenty-six dis. ferent characters representing^Thecostumes of the different countries. January will be the winter booth and will represent Russia and France. February Washington booth, United States; March candy booth, Japan; April spring booth, i Scotland; May housekeeper's booth ■Greece; June flower Booth, Ire and July national booth, Turkey; Aug ~nst midsummer booth, Switzerland i Septembersunflower booth, Sweden ami •Norway; October Autumn . booth. Italy; NovemberThanksgiv--ing booth, Englamij December 1 Christmas booth, Germany. At each booth'-tne ladies will offer „ , t _ I many useful and fancy articles for sale that wil. make choice Christ--1 mas presents, and dainty refreshI ments will be served at most of th« booths as well as a substantial - - lunch at the. November booth. Come everybody and be entertained and well fed. Admission ten cents.