Decatur Democrat, Volume 40, Number 42, Decatur, Adams County, 31 December 1896 — Page 1

The Decatur 1 Jemourat

VOLUME XL.

R. O. Johnson of Vvilhhire, was in th*city yesterday. Mias Anna Miller of North Fifth street is on the sick list. Joseph Lower returned Tuesday Morning from a few days visit with friends at Piqua, Ohio Mrs. Cyrus Weaver who has been the goes’ of friends at Marion returned home Tuesday. Mrs Victoria Hill has returned from a few days visit with relatives at Cincinnati, Ohio. Mrs. H. S. Porter returned home after spending a few days with her brother at Fort Wayne. Mrs, E. Coverdale returned Tuesday afier spending a few days with friends at Anderson. Harry Cordua, who has been living on a farm for a couple of /ears, moved back to this city Monday. Mrs. Ben Pillars returned from Wayne Tuesday afternoon, where she has been the guest of friends a few days. Miss Kate Jackson who is attend ing school at Terre Haute is -pend iug the holidays with her mother in this city. Theo. Gerke went to Fort Wayne Wednesday where he will spend a short time with relatives before returning. Mrs. Pat. Touhey of. Bellefontaine, Ohio, is in the city, the guest of Mrs. Touhey who resides •n North Ninth street. J hn Niblick and wife entertainek about thirty of their friends at at eld fashioned taffy pulling at their home on Third street Monday night. Rev. and Mrs. Gregg of Decatur, arrived in the city this morning and from here, with Dr. C. S. Arthur and family, drove to Camden to attend the funeral of Mrs. Seth Armitage.—Portland Sun. 5 Some one seems to have obtained the information that the Presidentelect, McKinley, will appoint only Christians to office. If that is true what great revivals there will be this winter. Look out Decatur ap plicants for the post office. Miss Anna Hess, who has been trimming at the New York Milli - aery store this season,left Thursday for her home at Sandusky, Ohio. She will spend the winter in a Cleveland wholesale millinery store and return here for the spring opening. The Odd Fellows elected officers Monday night and the following persons were chosen to guide the destiny of the lodge for the ensuing term: David Stud- baker, N. G.; Harvey Harruff, V. G.; G. Cbrsten, Secretary; Wm. Suttles, Conductor; Harry M-dtz, treasurer; L. C. Miller, John Lenhart and M. Burns, Trustees. The Sta'e Board of Health has revived the order requiring butchers and meat dealers to keep dressed meats inside of their shops. The health inspectors will see that all meat and game venders comply with the rule, fn support of this order the state board of health asserts meats hanging out of doors are likely to be contaminated with disease germs from refuse matter blowing in the air.

There are a very ftw who fully appreciate the kindness shown them by being given credit by a merchant. The credit is a kindness in every sense of the word, and if it were not for it a great number would not enjoy half the pleasures and luxuries that they do. Many 'people in taking credit, do not think it is a detriment in a great way to the merchant giving it, and think that because they are good for it a merchant can wait upon them until they are ready to pay him. A nitro glycerine explosion occured at Montpelier, Indiana, Wednesday morning in which two per sens lost their lives. The shock was plainly felt in this city, and it was immediately attributed to a nitro-glycerine explosion. George Hickock and Henry Woods, were the two men who were blown to atoms, and they were loading thouwagons preparatory to shootidg wells in the neighborhood. How the accident occurred will never be known, as nobody remains to tell the tale. Nothing can be found of the unfortunate men except small pieces of flesh and clothing, and it is not’known to which of the men they belong. Plate glass fronts were broken at Montpelier and things given a general shaking up.

Charles Ernst was at Geneva on business yesterday, Dick Neptune was after achers at Geneva yesterday. John Frysinger returned Tuesday night from a business trip to Rockford, Ohio. Miss Effie Bottenberg has returned from a few days visit wbh friends at Paqlding, Ohio. Mrs. A. Gilson who has been the guest of friends at Fort Wayne a few days, returned home Tuesday. Mrs. Fred Bender who has been the guest of friends at Fort Wayne a few days returned home yesterday. Miss Hattie Hart who has been the gue--t of friends in this city, left Monday night for her home at Gallion, Ohio. Jacob Kal ver i sky who has been the guest of his father in this city a few days left for his home at Chicago yesterday. Mesdames George and Jesse Roop went to Monroe Tuesday where they will spend a few days with re'atives of the former. The funeral of Mathias Sether wdl be held this morning at 9 O’clock “at St. Marys Catholic church. Interment at St. Joseph’s cemetery. Hod Koip has sold his stock of novelties which were in the New York Millinery Store to Eli Meyers of Berne. Mr. Mevers moved the -tock to Berne. Treasurer Bolds blade his settlement with the state Monday a d the snug little sum of $17,518.83 was handed over to the state custodian of suds. Nice amount to have around these troublesome times. Take a dollar, fold it lengthwise and you double it, fold it several times and you find it “increases.” Take a silver dollar, drop it on the counter and it will ring. Give the ring to your best girl and send the dollar to the printer. A game that has been running open for some six months, was broken up this morning by the appearance of one of the city officials and four went over the roof and three down the back stairs. Be careful boys They are after you. The little child of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Roop that was so horribly scalded a few days ago, died Wed nesday night. The injuries sustain ed by the little one, were more than the frail constitution, could withstand and after considerable suffering the little brbe passed away.

Gov. Claude Matthews has sent a telegram to the New York Journal in which he says he is absolutely in favor of recognizing the iude pendence of Cuba at once. He thinks Indiana would furnish 10,000 men who would respond in fortyeight hours amU within a week 150,000 men would be ready to march. Out of 2,500 of the state guard not 25 would remain at home.

Supreme General Werst of the Knights of St. John wss in the citv Tuesday for the purpose of reorganizing the Unifprm Rank in this city. The Decatur knights are second to none in appearance and military mamuveis, but for some time they have given but little attention to the work, and it is for the purpose of reviving interest among the Knights that Supreme General Werst was in this city. After months of misery and suffering the spirit of Mathias Sether left its earthly companion and joined its Maker, where starvation is not known. The case of Mr. Sether was a peculiar one. His death is due solely to starvation. For the past eight months he has been unable to partake of any nourishment, owing to a stricture ot the Aesopbagus at the cardiac end. Other than this his physical condition was goodbm being deprived of the nourishment of life, except by artificial means, he (grew gradually w< aker until Monday when he died. During bis sickness he displayed many peculiar eccentricities, among them was bis desire to choose his own burial spot “and gave' directions towards beautifying his last leatfng place. He also requested friends to have his picture taken after death, which request will be granted if the relatives desire. A post mortem was held Monday afternoon, conducted by Drs. D. D. and 8. 0. Clark and P. B. Thomas and 11. F. ('n«fc.!b'.

DECATUR, INDIANA, DECEMBER 31, 1896.

Mrs. John Vail left yesterday for a short, visit at Ossian. E. Burt Lenhart and wife left yesterday for a few davs visit with the 'atters parents at Peterson. Mrs. Dora Erwin returned Tnei - day morning, after a tew days visit with her parents at Pleasant Mills. Boys you made good time. We will say nothing of the damage dene to the roof and the seats of your pants.O. H. Gurney, who has been the guest of Bro. Everetts for a few days, left Monday for his home at Belleville, Ohio. W. J. Abel has moved his tailor shop from Monroeville to the rooms formerly occupied by the Silver Club in this city. Mrs. H. L Confer of this city and Mrs. W. B Smith of St. Marys Ohio, will be the guests of friends at Delphos a short time. The building burned Saturday night was owned by John W. Vail He carrie 1 S7OO insurance on the building and the same mount was carried on the stock. The Democrat acknowledges a serenade by the City. Band under the leadership of Prof. J. T. W. Luckey The boys are all musicians and discourse fine music. Boys we thank you. Come again. Mrs. Robert Harding will be “at home” Tuesdav afternoon in comp'iment to her sisters, the Misses Meyers, of Decatur, Ind., and her friend, Mrs Will Griswold, of Greenfield, N. J.—Ft: Wayne Journal. The program rendered at the high school building last Thursday was highly entertaining and instructive. The two City Bands furnished music tor the occasion and quite a lot of talent was present to applaud and criticize. Quite a number of the patrons were present and well pleased with the program of the school. fDaniel, son of Jacob and Mary Borne died last Sunday morning of typhoid fever. The deceased was twenty six years, two months and five days old at the time of his death. The funeral took place last Tuesday at the -German Reformed church in Preble township. The funeral ceremonies were conducted by Rev. Fornholt assisted by Rev. Vitz. John C. Smith, a son of the postmaster at North Indianapolis is in the hospital crazy as a bed bug from smoking cigarettes. He im : agines he is a steam calliope, and keeps tooting away continually, Smith smoked 400 cigarettes a day, starting when he first became a victim with a box a dav, and gradually working himself uptheladder until he has reached his present pitiable plight.

The Island Park assembly grounds at Rome City have been sold at sheriff’s sale. H. L Taylor of Wolcottville, Dtirchased Island Park hotel and 125 lots for 1810.50. Jane L. Beymer purchased one lot; Tho mjis Beymer two lots;PeterSt Mary two lots and Elmira E. Chapin three lots. It all sold for sf>oß.so while the indebtedness was $7,253.00 Island Park is now in better shape, and the assemoly next August will be the best in years.

Yesterday morning at6:3oaburley tramp called at the home of Operator Williams just after the latter had gone to work, and his sister Miss Myria Williams answered the call The fellow was very polite and said he wanted something to eat which was given him, after which he left but returned in a few minutes and demanded money from Miss Williams and threatened bodily injury to her unless he was promptly supplied, whereupon she said he could have it and he released his hold on her. She told him she would have td go into another room-to get it. He said he would wait but she should hurry that he had not tune to wait. She returned very shortly but with a big gun in her hand which she shoved into his face and bade him go, winch he did in a hurry. She following him to the rear gate where she told him to skip and never to*return and he started up the alley on a run. She fired two shots afier the fleeing man to keep him going f<uwomen in the city like Miss Williams, 'robberies would be more scarce. ' The fellow is supposed to belong to a gang of fifty that were chased out of town last night, he l ai ing returned.

Michael Brunner of Peterson, ! was in the city yesterday. Six year old Leota Bailey is set-I iously ill at this writing. Miss Grace Pe'erson left yesterday afternoon for a few days visit i with relatives at Columbia City. I C. L. Wilkison, C. W. Delong) and wife of Van Wert, Ohio, are! in the city the guests of J. W. I Delong ami family. Mrs. J. P. Chamm ss of Fountain City, and her sister, Corinna! Pot m of Geneva, are the guests of) Jonathan Flem ng. Miss Effie Brokaw, a stenograph-! er of Muncie, who spent Christmas with her parents, returned Thurs-i dav to resume her p 'sition. I The funeral of Mrs. Bernard WemhoffSr. occurred last Thursday at 8:30 o’cloch, and the funeral of! Mrs. J. B. Holthouse occurred at , 10:00 o’clock. Interment at St. Jos- 1 ephs cemetery. Mrs hl. Shawl of north Second I street while coming from Mrs. C. ! Radainacher’s fell on the side] wa'k and broke her right leg just i above the ankle. Drs. H. Keller ; ana J S Coverdale reduced the; fracture. Sheriff Ashbaucher received a! telegram from officers at Circleville ! Ohio to arrest John Schumacher for stealing a horse and buggy. Sheriff Ashbaucher immediately started out to capture the horse thief and i soon had him behind the bars. A team of horses belonging to; Thomas Ballzell became frightened [ near the G. R. & I R’y Thursda .y | afternoon and ran away. No serious damage was done other than the puling our of a wa er hydrant and spilling Christmas candiesand toys. The team was stopped a 1 the romer of Third and Monroe str ets by some fearless hero. Mrs. D. D. Heller very royally entertain® I a few of her Trends at ! dinner Tues lay in honor of Rev. M A. Teague and wife of Pendleton, Ind. Those present wjsye Mrs. W. T. Alverson of Spencer, Ind., Rev. Gregg and wife, John D. Hale and wife, A. D. Moffe't and wife, and Master Walter Teague of Pendle'on. All enjoyed themselves ! hugely. The interest in the State patron age manifests itself more and morej -each day among the republican as , pirants as the time draws near, for the convening of the legislature) next we k. There are many can didates for the appointments com ing within the gift of the state such as mar-hal, district attorney and internal revenue collectors Among, those who aspire to serve as dis trict attor'ey s Senator - J. J. Ma Lafollette of Portland, who is well known in this effiut and county Geneva recently adopted a novel method to. start a city library. The! fUperiniendent ot the public schools i called an emotion to choose a libra-, nan, each v >te costing one cent. At first only the school children voted I but the interest grew until the whole population took an active! part Will Meeks, a nmeteen-vear-old boy, was elected, Miss Rena Nutter being Second with 5,440) votes, fn all 17,06<> votes were cast making a sum of 170.66 with I which to start the library.

ti'or several years it has been the custom ot the Masons and Order of Eastern Star to install their officers in the presence of members and invited guests. This year was no exception to the rule. The recently organized Royal Arch Masons installed their officers also, and their beautiful ceremonies added lustre to the scene. The Blue lodge first installed their officers and they were quickly followed bv the Eastern Star. Dressed in the robes of office they made a beautiful appearance, and Masons m one accord agreed that the twinkle of the Eastern Star was brighter than any in the firraa ment. I'heii came the solemn High Priest, Scribes and othjr officers of the Riyal Arch bedecked ip ancient costume. Alter assuming the obligations of their respective offices, the cremonies of the evening came to an end and the High Priest announced would be served at the Miesse House. This touched a tender spot and in a few moments all were seated m the spa , eious dining hall of the hostelry partaking of.a feast that would do justice to King Solomon and other kings of ancient days After the banquet ail sought their respec ive homes, but not until they had expressed a regret that installation | came but once a war.

Mr. Shuster of Warren, is in the city buying horses. Miss Blanche Reynold" wil> spend a few days with friends at Preble John Yager of the Park, returni ed Tuesday from a short visit with I his grandparents near Hoagland. Walter Lang who hag been the I guest of fr’mnds in this city a f»-w ! days, left for his home at Canton, Ohio, Tuesday• Miss Jo Dolin, who has been the ; guest of J. W. Place and wife a fewjdiys, returned to her home at j Huntington yesterday. I Misses Mamie Fullenkamp and ; Nona Forbing left yesterday noon i for a three week’s visit with reai fives and friends at Fort Wayne. The decorations at the M E. church are progressing nice’y and I before long that edifice will present ' a handsome appearance both inside 1 and out. Quite a number o r our citizens I were at Berne Wednesday as wit--1 nesses in the assault and battery j case which the Democrat spoke about thai occurred on Indiana I street five weeks ago. John Webber sold his black 'Shetland pony Wednesday, to Wili liam Flemming of Fort Wayne, who shipped it to fritnds at Cin ; cinnati as a Chris mas present. Mr. Webber realized the snug sum of SIOO in the transaction. The east bound freigh', No. 43, jon the C. & E., due at 5 o’clock, broke into three pieces yesterday just below the crossing and crashed I together near the tank and seven I cars were terribly shaken up and ;he drawbars in nine cars were btbken < ff I he wreck caused the west bound passenger to be one hour and thirty-five minutes late. There are 119,000,000 old copper pennies somewhere. Nobody knows what has became of them, except once in a while a single specimen turns up.in change. ? As w years i ago 4,500,000 bronze two, cent pieces were set afloat.- Threy millions are.still outstanding. Three million three cent nickel pieqfes are scattered over the United'States I but it is yerv rarely that one is ■seen. The appellate court has decided i that a parent has the r ght to ad minister proper and reasonable j chastisement to his child when it ! mis behaves or is disobedient. But j where such punishment iscrueland i inhuman, the parent is guilty of assault and battery, and the fact that it was administered to his own ! child does not screen him. Whether the punishment inflicted was ex I cessive and cruel is a question for the jury. A teacher in theschools ! occupies a very similar position. About 10 o’clock Saturday even ing an alarm of of fire again aron.-ed our quietcity. The shrill blasts <>f the water works whistle indicated that it was in the west end. The fears expressed that it might be another of our factories were soon dispelled when it was found to be in the West End Grocery owned by N. Mentzer. The fire department arrived on the scene as soon as pos sibie, for it is not possible to arrive very soon, especially when the fires are located some distance from the City Hall After some difficulty the flames were extinguished and the adjoining propertysaved but the seat of the fire is a total loss togeth er with contents. A large number of people were heard to remark, “Thank God they have saved the lot.” Such expressions as these are not right. The boys are fighting fire under difficulties and the blame rests with our “City Fathers.” It is becoming more and more apparent that hose carts should be stationed in different parts of the city and different companies organized so that in case of fire in that neighborhood, a hose cart would not have to be hauled from the central portion of the city and again equip, the department if you expect good work. To the chief of the department we would say, give your company rehearsels, not in running and throwing water on some roof, but in discipline, and how to han He the apparatus. Train them not io leave the house without anozzleas they did Saturday night, but s>e that everything is attached to the cart from hydrant wrenches to laiC terns, that when they leave the room they may have what they need; Spend more time in this kind of practice and you will get better service. And last but not least throw water on the lire instead of the crow 1 . Ts any person in the crowd i.-, aiiie, tui-.iw him in the river.

NUMBER 42

ANOTHER FOOT BALL TEAM. Litchi Guard* Organize a Team l» I*<> llecalnr’w B< «t Aggregatl**. If D»< atur can get any consn'atioti out of the victorv of the foot ball kam over the Bluffton Hign Scho’ol ieam Christmas she should get it quick because Buiffton will never allow such an insignificant cluster of shacks to hold the Davenport cup long. It the High School team fails to win the game next Friday, which is very improbable, there is another foot hall team in the city that le, just aching to get a chance at the Decaturitee and if they do they will retrieve the loss of Christmas day and bring the cup home again. 'This team is the Light Guards foot ball team which was organized in the armory last evea ing. The eleven boys who willcultlvate their muscles and grow long hair are Clyde Brown, center rush; Charley Brunn, left guard; Frank Kimmal, right guard; Bert Wasson, left tackle; John Masterson, right tackle; Henry Johnson »r Herb Brunn, left end; Roy Burroughs, right end; Le-ter Burgau, lelt half back; Bert Phillips, right half back; Herb Stout, full back; John McCormick, quarter back. Captain, Will Ferguson. There may be changes made after eaek piaver’s strength is tested but that is the way they were lined up last evening. Russell Johnson is coaching the team and inside of two weeks they expect to challenge the pest aggregation in Decatur and 'hen if any other team wants satisfaction ’hey can get it by writing to the Light Guards. If that little flag station on the G. R & I. holds the cup over a week it will be because they refuse to play ball.— Bluffton News. Bring on your soldiers, and have them load their carbines before they start. Take eleven of the best mei, aye, if that is not enough take twen-ty-two, thirty-three, yes take your whole company, and we will put them in condition to bury. The Davenport cup is ours and we don’t believe that enough talent can b® pulled together at the X roads t» , make a 5 yard gain. At any rate come over any time, all the time, ‘ day or night and we will meet you in deadly conflict.

THE CECILIAN CUB.

The Cecili.an Club met 1 uesday evening with Mr. and Mrs. U. E. Doty. After the business of the evening and the rendition of the program by the members of the club, a surpjise was tendered to the ladies by the appearance of some first-class artists and the stage manager, Mr. Osborne. The following program was excellently rendered: “A tramp’s story,” recitation; Jefferson Boccaeio Bryson. Thanks brother. No mortgages, “The tempest.” song. Leander [Millard Walters. Mr. Walters raised a tempe>t---tore away the mast, but the little child saved us. “The frog and the mouse,” song; David Wagner Hensley. His high notes were very, very flue as his name would indicate. “Trundle bed,” song. Dr. Philip Thomas, leader of the world renowned orchestra. We wish we could be in our trundle beds to b« lulled to sleep by such sweet music. “From the cradle to the grave,” song. Rufus Beethoven Allison. His pure, smooth, tender voice carried us from the cradle to the grave with ease, “History of music. Edwin Mendelsohn Gregg. At the close of this instructive talk he said, any on® wishing to know anything concerning music would be informed corcrctly. if inquiry were made at the M. E. parsonage after 12 o’clock at night. Charles Edward Handel Doty with his echo. Master Albert, rendered the new song “Sweet bunch of Daisies,” and surprised them selves as well as tbeir hearers. John Paderewski Niblick was prevented from being present on account of family troubles—stranded in a barrel of sugar. Lew Schuman Ellingham was absent, presumably because he is still busv figuring on the returns of the late elect!bn. At.the close refreshments* w*ere served; more music and a general good time until near midnight. TO THE MIATKHNITT. This office has a six column quarto Cottrell & newspaper press, which wb will sell at a bargain. It is but three year® old, in good eondition and does a fine job of printing. Address this office.- ffi "