Decatur Democrat, Volume 42, Number 41, Decatur, Adams County, 22 December 1898 — Page 1

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Among the list of subscriptions aid to the Democrat this week, will be found the name of Eli Sprunger, our popular meat merchant. Eli says he cannot afford to do without the news any longer and has therefore BU bseril>ed for the best county paper on earth. An experienced matron says: A man "ill eat soggy biscuit twice a week without complaint when his girl invites him out to tea. But after the girl becomes his wife, if there is the faintest indication of a touch of saleratus in them the neighbors will think there is a district school out for recess bv the racket he makes. It is said that a girl in Luzon, one of our possessions, has been arrested for carrying a kodak concealed about her person. This must be a mistake. From the pictures we have seen of the Luzon girls it appears impossible for them to conceal anything aliout their person, as they are clothed principally in smiles. It is an ill wind that blows nobody good, truly. While the average person bewaileth the cold weather that reduceth the size of his wood pile with alarming rapidity, the jolly plumber goeth forth with a light heart and heavy pocket to thaw out the frozen water pipes. Verily, every dog has his day and every trade its harvest time. Dell Locke, former proprietor of the Burt House and who has been until a short time ago a member of the popular shoe firm. Mougey & Locke, has closed a deal whereby he has obtained a lease for a numlier of years upon the Bliss hotel at Bluffton. His lease will not, however, take effect until May 1. 1899. Dell is a thorough hotel man and will undoubtedly make the Bliss one of the best hotels in the state. Some farmers in the northern part of the state are said to have lost quite heavily by turning cattle into fields containing corn stalks. There seems to be more smut on corn than usual this year, and farmers who intend to pasture their corn fields, should not allow their cattle to remain in the field overa few hours at a time for the first few days. As a rule the cattle die in a short time after becoming dl and apparently suffering little pain. After being out about fifteen hours the petit jury brought in a verdict yesterday in the rape case against Jasper Pace, of Hartford township. The verdict found the defendant guilt v as charged in the indictment, which means that the defendant is now at the mercy of Judge Heller, who will pass judgment some time soon. He was remanded to jail until sentence is passed. The case is rather a deplorable one, the testimony revealing some shady transactions, especially so far as the defendant is concerned. The Adams County farmers institute will be held in the court house in this city on Friday and Saturday. January 13th and 14th and promises to be the most interesting and the most largely attended ever held in the county. Lectures will be given at each meeting during the two days session including Friday evening. Besides a number of excellent talks by our local farmers, there will also be lectures by H. F. McMahon, of Fairfield, Indiana, Mrs. J. C. Erwin, of Bourbon. Indiana. Both of the above named lecturers have a state reputation and will greatly assist in making the meeting a success. A letter has been received at this office from J. F. Mann, an old Decatur bov. By it we are informed of his rather serious injuries which he sustained|about two months ago. while riding to a prairie fire, his horse stepped into a hole and fell, throwing the rider and seriously injuring his wrist and ankle and fracturing one arm. He is improving rapidly, however, and will soon be as well as ever. Mr. Mann is now engaged in the cattle business and sailing along nicely. He says that Kansas is the greatest cattle state on earth and that his only mistake was that he did not discover that fact sooner. Aline Bowman vs Isaac Bowman et al: Adam Pease. Vincent and D. Bell and Albert Walters appointed commissioners and file their report in open court setting over to Aline Bow man the northeast one-quarter of ■southeast one-quarter of section 3. township 26, north range 13 east and report that the balance cannot be di vided; commissioners allowed $2.50 each. State vs Ben Middleton: Jury cannot agree and are discharged; cause set for trial January 12, 1899. State vs Chas. E. Everett: Motion 1° quash indictment overruled by court; defendant files motion for change of judge: motion sustained. State vs James Calderwood: Bond axed at $200; Jesse Brandyberry surety- Thomas Toohey vs Anton Kallbacher: Dismissed and costs paid. International Building and Loan Association vs. August M. Watson, et al, *t for trial December 29. State vs. Pace, jury return verdict of guilty of J/'pe. William Mollenger. et al vs. Leorge W. Bolds, et al, cause dismiss cd and costs paid. G. E. Bersley, et al vs. George W. Bolds, et al. cause dismissed and costs paid. The above are the proceedings of the circurt court for the past week.

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Major H. B. Allison and family entertained at dinner last Thursday evening Col. M. B. Miller and wife, Dr J Q. Neptune and wife. Del) Locke and' wife and L. G. Ellingham and wife. A very pleasant evening is reported by those who enjoyed the gracious hospitality upon this occasion. After more than thirty hours deliberation, the jury in the case of State vs. Middleton. failed to agree. Middleton was charged with blackmail and the case was a hard fought one on both sides and it is said the jury were evenly divided on the question of his guilt. The case will again be called within a few weeks. Thirteen of W ells county's gravel roads are entirely paid for, several receiving their last payment this fall. This fact will lift a burden from several tax payes when next they go to pay their annual dues to the' county treasurer. Only eight of the roads remain to be paid for and these will drop out liefore many years. Bluff ton Banner. The Washington Post figuresit that at least 30,001) full-blooded Amercian Indians cast their ballots in the recent election. Os these 21,000 were in the states west of the Mississippi, 2,000 in territories and voting only for territorial delegates in Congress, and 7.000 in states east of the Mississippi. Quite a proportion of these were never before entitled to vote. J, T. Archbold, returned Tuesday from Columbia City, where he has been acting as superintendent of workmen for E. Woods & Co., the contractors who have been putting in the sewer system in that city. Mr. Archbold says that the contract has practically been finished. Woods & Son however have some work outside contracts which will keep them at Columbia City for several weeks. Eighty-two years ago last Friday Indiana was admitted to the union of states. She was the sixth to take her place in that proud galaxy. The day was observed in many of the schools over the state with appropriate programs, giving historical sketches of the time when Indiana was a territory and the achievements of her sons and daughters in all the walks of life in years that have past. Will B. Trout, of this city, and Miss Edna Hertz, of Van Wert, were mar ried at the home of the brides parents, Saturday evening, December 10th. Mr. Trout is a son of Dr. Trout of this city and is well and favorably known here. Miss Hertz is one of Van WertS most popular young ladies. The happy young couple are at present living with the brides parents. Will has accepted a position in the Hertz hardware store at Van Wert. The Democrat extends congratulations. The Portland Sun of Tuesday said: “The trial and acquittal of Samuel H. Marshall, on the charge of being one of the persons guilty of the murder of Mrs. Louisa Stolz, is proving an expensive luxury to the people of Jav county. J. S. Engle, of Winchester, and A. P. Beatty, of Decatur, the two attorneys appointed by the court to defend Marshal, brought in bills of $802.70 and $847.45 respectfully, or $1,650.15 in all. The commissioners cut the claims to $359 and $446.45, or $806.45 in all. The attorneys accepted this amount and have receipted the county in full." The holiday edition of the Knightstown Sun has reached this office through the courtesies of “Senator Edmunds, a former employe of this office. The editor certainly wins all penants for putting out a great sheet. It is composed of twenty pages of reading matter, brilliant advertisements and a general description of the town and county and is a ‘model of fine workmenship. The cover, a beautiful illustrated sheet, showing a merry Christmas in Porto Rico, Cuba, the Phillippines and Havana and the words “We Greet You . make the paper one of the most attractive we have ever seen. The city bowling club held thenfirst meeting last Friday evening and the occasion was one of more than usual interest. Although this ev ercise is new in social circles, it bids fair to out do all oth , er ., am, ! s ?I ne The club consists of the following ladies and gentlemem ■ Merryman, Fannie DeYilbiss, Dr Hie Schaffer, Marv Meyers, Bessie Schrock, Mattie Albers, Dollie Christen, Josie King Allo son and Messrs. Don Quinn. Roy Archbold, Earl Adams. Mid Dorwin, John Heller. Charles Bell. Maddy. Frank Christen Schrock. Messrs, and Mesdam Ouiim Smith and Ellingham chaperoned the crowd. Bowling began at nine o'clock and lasted until 11.30. The entire club played excelently con The event of the ewn g petersou< score made bj * , .. > r i Uta first "anie made a toiai uj b ,,,,k„ r for . Christen made the seco™ g “ much ibe held next Friday evening.

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22 1898.

j , HOSE of our delinquent subeeribers who failed to pay up ’ -ii August, and those who promised to pay before the holidays. I < will take notice that our subscription books must be closed and > ’ settled up by the first of next month. These accounts must be > j paid, so give this notice your prompt attention. S -v-v-v-v— iw-rv-i

The murderer of Alonzo Andrews the Elwood soldier who was killed at Newport News last fall, has been acquitted by the jury before which he was tried. Hall, who is a negro, set up in his defense that the murdered man made an attack upon him in his own saloon and that the killing was done in self defense. An inventor has hit upon a method of putting stone soles on boots and shoes. He mixes a waterproof glue with a suitable quantity of clean quartz sand and spreads it over the leather sole used as a foundation. These quartz soles are said to be very flexible and practically indestructable and to give the foot a firm hold even on the most slippery surface. When a Bar Harbor well-digger complained that he received electric shocks while descending a well in that fashionable resort his fellowworkmen laughed at him. But when a dog, fastned to a platform, was lowered to the surface of the water he howled piteously for an instant and was dead when hauled up to the surface. Now the ignorant workmen think the well is bewitched. The Christmas edition of the St. Marvs (Ohio) Argus and Democrat reached us last Friday and it is a handsome sheet. It is made up of twelve pages, nicely strewn with advertisements of the St. Marys business houses, and is enclosed in a beautiful illustrated cover. The edition is alright and shows a large amount of energy and hustle on the part of Bro. Hunter, It is feared by interesting parties that the state fair is doomed. Secretary Kennedy is endeavoring to have Indianapolis business men take up the matter as he claims three-fourths of the gross receipts of the show are expended at Indianapolis to say nothing of the crowd attracted to the capitol. A meeting of the state board of agriculture has been called for January 3 to consider whether conditions justify a continuance of the fair. It has been a loser for two years. Auditor Mangold has finished his December settlement which shows the following summary: State tax, $4,752.55; benevolent institution fund, $2,318.41; state debt sinking fund, $1,391.09; state educational institutional fund, $772.80; state school, $5,748.69; county, $19,453.25; township, $5,191.65; tuition, $5,876.50; special school, $9,381.64; road, $286.11; dog, $106.10; county sinking fund, $2,318.44; turnpike, $1,898.40; township.bridge, $154.71; corporation, $12,001.36; library, $213.69; poor, $949; Decatur and Bluffton gravel road, $3,049.63; total, $75,964.02. Although the foot ball season may i be over among the college teams it is ' not over in Decatur. A game has : lieen arranged between the Decatur High School and the Fort Wayne Business Academy teams, which will I take place on the Fronfield grounds next Monday afternoon. The game will lie full of interest, as Dick France, ' who has won honor and fame on the o-ridiron with the Ann Arlior team, . will play full back, and Earl Fristoe, who has distinguished himself with the Purdue College, will play right ! guard. A number of local players j who know a thing or too about the I game will be in line and the boys are preparing to give the Fort Mayne team such a trimming as they have never had. If you enjoy the game you cannot afford to miss this one. The various metropolitan papers are publishing the following reasons why the year 1900 will not be a leap rear, although devisible by four: “The year 1900 will not lie counted among leap years, although 1900 is exactly devisible by four. The year is 365 days, five hours and forty-nine miuntes long; eleven minutesare taken every year to make the year 362Jdays long, and every fourth year we have an extra day. This was Julius Caesar's arrangement. Where do these eleven minutes come from? They come from the future, and are paid by omitting leap year every hundred years. But if leap year is omitted every hundred years, in the course of four hundred years it is found that the eleven minutes taken each year will not onlv have paid back, but that a whole dav will have been given up. So Pope Gregory XIII, who improved on Caesar’ calender in 1582, declared that everv centennial year devisible by four should be a leap year after all. So we borrow eleven minutes each year more than paving our borrowings back, bv omitting three leap years in three centural years, and square matters by having a leap year in the fourth centural year. Pope Gregory s arrangement is so exact, and the borrowing and paying back balances so closely that we borrow more than wo nav back to the extent of only one dav in 3.866 years.” The above facts were not unearthed by an old maid.

It has been less than two years since the law making life imprisonment instead of death the penalty for murder in Colorado went into effect and yet agitation has already begun looking to a revival of the death penalty. It is asserted by those who wish a re-establishment of the gallows that the life imprisonment law has resulted in an epidemic of crime. Union B. Hunt, secretary of stateelect, is in Indianapolis. Mr. Hunt last night announced the following appointments in his offices: Deputy secretary of state, George Gonsor of Logansport; Stenographer. Miss Grace Duvail, of Indianapolis. Mr. Hunt has but one appointment yet to make. It is to the position of second deputy. He has decided upon this appointment, but will not announce it for several weeks. A member of the legislature proposes to introduce a bill for the protection of fruit trees. It will require the owners of fruit trees to spray them with such mixtures as are necessary to destroy fungus growths and insects and worms that prey upon the foilage. The destruction of the forests in the state has driven these pests to orchards and shrubbery, and if they are not destroyed, they will destroy the trees. The bill will receive considerable support and may liecome a law. Lieutenant Hobson, “the hero of the Merrimac” is still a hero. He has broken another record and taken by storm every pretty maiden in Chicago. After delivering a lecture at the Auditorium Sunday evening, an informal reception was given him. A cousin kissed the lieutenant and the race for honors in the occulatory act were on. 163 young ladies were honored by a kiss from the lips of the famous officer in less than half an hour. Excitement was of course at a very high pitch but Hobson was as cool throughout the terrible ordeal as he was when he sank the Merrimac. According to the Indianapolis Journal of last Friday, Attorney Mott, who was for several years a resident of this city, has charge of a noted murder case which is soon to be tried at Indianapolis. The paper of that issue says: “The county grand jury has found an indictment against William Blume, the young man who shot and killed Grace Harvey, of Greensburg, on the night of September 21, last. The shooting took place in a house on West Washington street. Blume also tried to kill himself but the City hospital physicians saved him, and he is now in jail. It is the intention of the state to give Blume an early trial, and the case will be set down for the Monday after Christmas. Blume is tobedefended on the ground of insanity. Attorney Sherman Mott has charge of the case. The charge is murder in the first degree. The members of the city council meet in regular session at the city hall Tuesday evening, and transacted the usual routine of business. Mayor A. P. Beatty presided and the roll call by city Clerk Hower showed the following members present: Mann, Niblick, Suttles, Haefling, Chronister and Miller. The minutes of the meeting of December Ist were read and approved. The following bills were then presented by the chairman of the finance committee and upon motion were allowed: Krick & Tyndall. $51.33; Nachtrieb & Fuelling, $0.40; Mills & Myers, $0.40; General Electric Co., $6.29; City Engineer, labor, $4.05; J. C. Patterson, $1.17; Phillips & Co.. $0.65; American Carbon Co., $36; C. M. King, $4.25: J. S. Bowers, $11.60; American Carbon Co., $36; The Democrat, $7.50; Logansport and Wabash Gas Co., $47.72; Schafer & Loch, $17.93: August Schlegel, $2.45; John Elick, $7.90: Andrew Appleman. $1.25; Krick & Tyndall, $37.45; John D. Hale, $6.25; Kirsch & Sellemeyer, $3.60; AshbaucherA Bell, $7.10; Street Commissioner’s pay roll, $13.60; Jacob Schafer, $1.50; Fort Wayne Electric Corporation, $6.16; National Carbon Co., $16.50; Fort Wayne Electric Corporation, $2.07; J. R. Bobo, $6.25; Andrew Mylott, $1.35; John Debolt, $2.62; Bert Mann, $5.85; Andrew Mvlott, $7.95; Fred Spuhler, $0.60; John Debolt, $3; National Carbon Co.. $18.85; John Gluting, $4.51. Councilman Niblick then presented a resolution that the city clerk be authorized to draw orders on the city treasurer to the respective city officers for their salaries for the quarter ending De cemlier 31, 1898. Resolution was adopted. Councilman Suttles then moved that the lineman for the cityelectric light plant be allowed an as_ sistant. The motion was carried and nominations for the office called for. The names of Thomas Haefling and Albert Shaw were presented. Haefling received five votes and Shaw one vote upon the first ballot and Haefling was therefore declared elected, and was duly appointed. This concluded the business for the evening and upon motion council was adjourned.

Only two people will ever repeat unkind and humiliating things, a fool and a mischief-maker. The latter does the thing in cold blood and means to make trouble, and if you care to have such a person feel bad, grin when they tell you. Many of us in a moment of hasty anger or nervousness say things we don't mean and would recall the next minute if we could, but the repeater of the story is positively without any excuse or i extenuation. An exchange says the expert telegrapher is doomed, A printing telegraph machine has been invented that will do the work of six operators and can be run by a boy orgirl. The machine can lie manufactured forslo. It is said the Western Union company will take the machines as fast as they can be turned out and will save sl,000,000 a month when all its offices are equipped with them. And what is to become of the people thrown out of employment by such inventions. This is a vital question and before many years it is going to tie the allimportant question. The will of Joseph Rosenthal, who died at Louisville. Kentucky, last week, an account of which was published in our last issue, was offered for probate in the office of the county clerk at Peru last Wednesday. It was written on November 6, 1896, soon after the maker suffered his first stroke of paralysis ami bears the signature of Moses Rosenthal, Harry W. Strouse and Nathan Landauer as witnesses. The will is quite lengthy and very carefully worded, and names his brother-in-law, Charles J. Kraus, as trustee, who is to serve without bond or without being compelled to answer to any court. His entire fortune is given to his three sisters. Nothing is left to the brothers of the deceased, for the reason, as the will states, that they have plenty of this world’s goods. The value of the property and money left by the deceased, it is thought, will exceed SIOO,OOO. Grandfather Schone died at the home of his daughter Mrs. Anthony Holthouse, on Monroe street at one o’clock Tuesday morning after an illness of only a few days. He contracted a severe cold the latter part of last week which resulted in the la grippe and owing to his old age he was unable to withstand the ravages and pains of that malady. John Schone was born at Ahrbaeh, Bavaria, Kingdom of Germany, August 22, 1814, and died at Decatur, Indiana, December 20, 1898, aged eighty-four years, three months and twenty-eight days. His entire life was one of useful ness.He was reared and received his edcaution it Ahrbaeh. where heliveduntil he was thirty-eight years of age. In 1851 his eldest son decided to seek his fortune in the United States and accordingly came to this country and secured employment at Fostoria, Seneca county, Ohio. He soon saw that a man of energy as he knew, his father to be, could forge his way to the front here and he wrote to him, telling him of the opportunities and advantages which could lie secured in America. In 1852 his father, our subject, arrived and purchased an eighty acre farm near Fostoria. W ithin a year afterwards the son who had directed the future of his father died of typhoid fever. Mr. Schone remained in Seneca connty until 1861, when he came to Adams county and settled on what is now known as the Jacob Yager farm, near Pleasant Mills. He remained there one year, then pur-; chased and removed to the old Joseph Beery farm in Washington townsnip, which farm he owned until the distiibution of his property a few days before his death. He lived on this farm two years and then removed to Decatur where he has since made his home. He had a beautiful home on north Fourth street, and there he resided until about two weeks ago, when realizing that his life was growing to a close, he decided to div ide his , property among his relatives, which he done and then went to live with j his only living daughter, Mrs. A. Holthouse. He withheld a small amount of his property and for the division of this his will provides that Anthony Holthouse shall act as trustee. Mr. Schone was married in 1834 to Miss Margaret Schtick, and to them were born two sons and four daughters, all but one of whom, Mrs. A. Holthouse, have proceeded him to the land of immortality. Mother Schone died November 9, 1872. Be sides a daughter there remains to mourn his loss nineteen grand-child-ren and seventeen great-grand-child-ren. Three of his daughters, Mrs. Peter Colchin. Mrs. Michael Omlor and Miss Mary Schone have died within the past five years. Mr. Schone has always lieen an excellent citizen and an earnest Christian. He has been for many years a faithful member of the Catholic church, and was for several years a trustee of the St, Mary s church of this place. He was a firm supporter of the St. Joseph society which is an order, whose purpose is for the betterment of the schools. By his death our city has lost an earnest, patriotic, Christian man. 1- uueral services were held this morning at nine o’clock at the St. Mary,s church, Father Wilkens officiating, and his body was interred in his private vault in St. Joseph cemetery.

CIRCULATION 2400 WEEKLY

NUMBER 41

The cottagers at Rome City have decided to unite in bringing that place to the front as a summer resort. ! The abandoment of the Island Park ' assembly, which hitherto has done the principal part of the advertising of the resort has stirred the 400 or 500 owners of cottage property, and in conjunction with the Grand Rapids & Indiana railroad, will seek to boom it with the opening of spring. It is feared, however, that Sylvan lake will drop out of sight now that the assembly, which annually attracted thousands of visitors, is no more. A bill fora law to lessen the expenses of candidates for office will lie introduced in both houses of the legislature, and will have the cordial sup port of the influential politicians in each party. The bill will be pattern ed after the corrupt practice act in force in Ohio. Several members have received copies of the Ohio law. after having made a study of its provisions believe they ought to be made applicable to this state. The law provides that in a county of a population not to exceed 5,000 a candidate may not expend more than SIOO, and for each additional 25,000 of population he may expend $l5O. It is made the duty of every nominee for state office to file with the state board of election commissioners within ten days after his election an affidavit stating the amount expended to secure the nomination, and after the election a similar affidavit is required. A violation of the provisions of the acts makes the election void. The beautiful St. Mary’s Catholic church of this city, was ablaze with brilliant lights Tuesday evening in honor of one of the most important events in the history of the church. That event was a concert given in honor of the dedication of their hand some new pipe organ, which has just been placed in position after more than six months continous labor up on its construction. Quite a large audience was present when at eight o’clock the entertainment was opened by Prof. H. Krull in “Fantasie." Prof. Krull is the organist at the Fort Wayne Cathedral and his playing is certainly brilliant. This was followed by a “Post! tide” by Prof. George F. Foertsch of Delphos, Ohio. Mrs. Townsend and Mrs. Patterson then sang‘‘Nearer My God" and their effort was indeed a splendid one. The St. Mary’s choir sang “Magnificat." which was also beautifully rendered, and which was followed by “Allegro" by Prof. Foertsch. The first part of the concert was then closed by a chorus by the popular musical organization, the Choral Union. Part sec ond of the entertainment was opened by a beautiful four handed piece en titled “Festintrode” by Professors Foertsch and Krull. A solo. “O, Lord to Thee We Bow,” by Mr. F. Kindley followed, with violin accompaniment by Master A. Holthouse. Prof. Krull then rendered “March Solenelle,” as ter which the St. Mary’s choir favored the audience with “Tu Domine Pars Nostra-es.” a latin production by the famous musical composer Mendelssohn. Prof. Geo. F. Foertsch fol lowed with “Prelude and Fugue." The quartette by Mrs. Townsend, Mrs. Patterson, and Messrs. Neptune, and Yager was among the best on the program and was followed by “Allegro Moderate” by Prof. Foertsch. The Choral Union sang “The Heavens are Telling Thy Glory." and the evening of musical delight was closed by “Te Deum.” Father Wilkens then in a few well chosen words expressed his sincere thanks to those who had taken part in the entertainment and especially the members of the Choral Union. ’ The evening was a pleasant, profitable and entertaining one to everyone in the large audience. Messrs. Frank Sehirmeyer and J. W. Bosse were the musical directors and to their efforts and to Father Blume much praise is due for their untiring efforts in giving our people such a concert. The new organ which was used during the performance and which will henceforth be used in the St. Mary’s church is one of the largest and best in the state and was built by K. A. Engman & Son, Fort Wayne, Ind..at a cost of $3,000. Itisoneofthe latest patterns and the workmanship is perfect. It contains 1,148 pipes, ranging in height from two to sixteen feet. The key Ixiard is separate and stands eight feet from the organ, proper. The organ has a combination motor starter, and in fact is complete with everything which goes to make up a first-class musical instrument of this kind. The organ has not been entirely completed and probably will not be for two weeks yet, but by the aid of Mr. Eugman and his assistants the church was able to use it for the concert. Engman & Son, the builders have almost a national reputation for the building of pipe organs and have placed them in churches all over the country. This is the fourth large organ they have built for churches in this state. The St. Mary's organ was brought here from Fort Wayne ! Thanksgiving day and it has taken i hard and constant work since that i time to prepare it for the entertain ment Tuesday evening. It is a hand some instrument and ha« a beautiful tone and the members of the church as well as every citizen of Decatur are ■ proud of it.