Decatur Democrat, Volume 1, Number 1, Decatur, Adams County, 4 April 1899 — Page 3

Local News. Colchin will have a special line of baked goods for conference week. Farl Fristoe, who spent his vacation ■ith his parents here, returned to his studies yesterday. The best and finest line of Chocohtes Creams and Home-made Candg, at Cholchins’. Miss Sophia Bitler, of Huntington, * n t Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. .1. \V Place, on South First street. The commissioners meet today’ as an auditing board as required by law, to audit the accounts of township trustees. ]{ S. Peterson is slowly recovering from a prolonged siege of lagrippe. He is now suffering with a second attack this winter. Otto Ehinger, who has been employed in a large tailoring establishment at Marion is at home. He will probably remain here for some time. Remember the City Meat Market, onlv first class meats of all kinds. Home made, sugar cured, Hams and sausage a speciality. Dyonis Schmitt, Prop. Miss Mayme Terveer very cleverly entertained the D. of P. Club at her home on Fifth street Sunday evenim'. The club had their usual good time. C. C. Schafer arrived home Saturday noon from Anderson, where he left the State University Glee Clob. The Club has just finished a three weeks tour through Indiana and Michigan. Moser makes a special rate on photos to those attending conference. Your picture is an appropriate present which will lie highly appreciated befriends and acquaintances. All work furnished promptly and guaranteed to please. The annual meeting and election of eleven directors of the German Building Loan Fund & Savings Association will take place at the office of Secretary Sehirmeyer next Monday even ing. The German is one of Decatur's solid financial institutions who have done much toward building up the best city in the universe. The D. of P. Club enjoyed one of their famous social dances at Miebers hall last evening. The occasion was in honor of Easter Monday and was from all appearances a most enjoyable affair. Music was furnished by Messrs. Falk and Hart and Miss Lizzie Peterson and was indeed excellent. The special features of the program were the cake walk at 10:30 o’clock and the banquet at 11:30, The citizens of St. Mary's township are interesting themselves in gravel roads and are battling with the problem in a business way. They propose to buv outright a stone crusher and go into the business with a view of macadamizing every road in that township as soon as it is possible to do so. The fever should spread over other portions of Adams county. An honor which is not a small one has been received by our fellow townsman Dick Townsend. He has been chosen a member of the entertainment committer l at the meeting of the Grand Council of the National Commercial Travelers which will lie in session at Toledo, May 26 and 27. Considering the fact that Dick is an Indianian and that he has became the necessary article to entertain at an Ohio meeting. the offer is certainly quite complimentory. Several special policemen have been added to the force this week by Mayor Beatty. This extra precaution is taken because so many people will be away from their homes attending conference meetings and it would be an easy matter for thieves to enter and search the homes. This is certainly the cor rect thing to do and Mr. Beatty is receiving the praises of our citizens. The extra men will be stationed in various parts of the city and will be on duty most of the day and night. A street fight occurred at Willshire, Monday morning, in which were engaged about a dozen worthy citizens of that town. Clubs, bricks, knives and in fact most everything lying loose about the street were brought into play and things looked pretty ugly for a few minutes. The mix-up was caused by a by-stander making an insulting remark concerning a lady who was passing. Several participants were quite badly injured, one of them receiving a gash fully four inches long across the neck. The affair created considerable excitement.

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Leave your order with Colchin for f Ro n J nest Bread ’ Pies - Cakes and i A street browl in front of Fristoe’s . restaurant broke upon the stillness of Sunday evening, no further damage was done. & Miss Sopha Beitler. of Huntington, si>ent Sunday with Mrs. J. W. I Lice, who entertained a number of , friends at six o’clock dinner in her . honor. Another blank marriage license . was issued by Clerk Lenhart Satutrday. This sort of affairs seem to i have suddenly become the rage in the county. Oscar Lankenau was the holder of the ticket which drew the handsome ■ gun at the Monroe street bowling alley Saturday evening. The prize was captured by the number 1728. Miss Edwards, of Lipsic, Ohio, who has been the guest of Miss Grace Daniel and other friends here for several days, left last evening for Delaware, Ohio, where she is attending ' school. After a solid month of rain, snow, sleet and everything else in the calendar, Easter morning dawned bright and beautiful, thus surprising those who had antiepated rougher weather and had not purchased their supply of Easter bonnets. If you want to attend conference by 'phone, call up number 150. The citizen Telephone Co. showed its enterprise for business by supplying the church with a telephone service, which was very commendable on the part of the company and convenient to the public.

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John S. Bowers as superintendent of the gas company, is breathing more freely since evidence of real spring is noticeable. The winter has been a long and hard one for the company, but everything considered, they have done well. But few complaints were registered, notwithstanding the very cold and ugly weather. Street Commissioner Mann is getting in his work on the some of the streets and in a day or two the few that have a forlorn far-away look will put forth a very different appearance. The weather the last few weeks and especially the last week, has been far from what we would have had made to order. It will be a source of much regret to maay members of the conference to know that Rev. M. H. Mott, of New Paris, Ind., is confined to his bed with an illness of a serious character. For many years he has l>een a faithful attendant at these annual meetings, taking an active part in the discussion of important measures and otherwise performing well his mission in the ministry. He has been sick for several months which no doubt will necesitate placing him upon the list of superannuates. Assessor Joshua Parrish and Deputies W. A. Wisner, J. R. Smith, and M. F. Smith are busy assessing the personal property of this Washington township. In addition to this A. Holthouse is appraising real estate in this city. The latter is already’ having some fun with those people who have two prices for their property, one to the buyer and the other for the assessor. As Mr. Holthouse is an old hand at the business, j the assessment of all property willj be on an equality.

Mrs. Hiram T. Gregg is spending [ a few days with relatives here and en- i joying the conference. c : Misses Mena Myers and June Merry- a man left last evening for Delaware, 1 ■ Ohio, where they will resume their 1 college work. Mrs. Catharine Albers, who has s . been very sick for several months, is i still reported to be in a serious condi-: a ■ tion and her recovery is considered i t doubtful. ’ I] “ | Jerry Coffee secured the bicycle at' I i Charley Murray’s place of business 1 ’ Saturday evening. Number 2895 ’ drew the prize, and it is said to be a a very excellent wheel. ( J f . Hon. E. F. Hamand and son, who a . are interested in the famous Wabash s . railway ease now being heard before t the Adams circuit court, returned Sunday evening from their home at La j 1 fayette, Indiana. v A cozy sitting room for the ladies * is one of thoughtful provisions made * ; by the executive committee. Easy £ chairs, a lounge and a small stove 1 were placed in one of the class-rooms 1 and this forms a cozy corner for the - I ladies to rest in, small stoves have *' , been placed in all the class rooms, J I and is a comfortable addition. 1 ' iAmong those who indulged in Sun- I day's dinner at Dick Townsends popu- r lar hotel, the Burt, on Easter were Mr. } and Mrs. Keubler, and Miss Lena c Barthel: Misses Merryman, Daniels i ■ and Edwards and Messrs. Archbold, 1 , Schafer and Schrock: Mrs. W. H. I Daniels, Harry Daniels, Dan Beery, ; f Miss lanthe Gregory and Mr. and j i Mrs. Dave Van Cleef. '

Mr. W. E. Gross, who is here in the ( interests of the Cincinnati Book Con-; j cern, is well known to many who will ■ t be glad to see him. He was in charge | of the Island Park Assembly at one' ] time a few years ago. He is a famil ', iar figure at the sessions of the North | ‘ Indiana Conference. He has devoted some years to journalism and still ! takes a lively interest in the craft, j 1 His supply of books which he has ar-. ‘ ranged in the dining room of the ’ church is a favorite spot for loitering | j a few minutes. Sam Marshall, the man who was ' ’ arrested, tried and acquitted for the murder of Louisa Stoltz, at Portland, ! but who in the minds of many of those. J who are supposed to have known was ‘ considered as guilty as his "pal’, who ' is now doing a life term at Michigan ' City, is again under arrest. This time ' he is behind the bars of a Terre Haute prison and is charged with forgery. ‘ The fact is a surprise to many who < know him, for it was thought his nar- • row escape in the murder trial would make an improvement in him, but it 1 seems such is not the case. ‘ It is said that the steel range men t are going over the country again ( making all sorts of bargins thatgener-. t ally prove detrimental to purchasers. 1 1 who pay S6O or S7O for a stove which I1 can be purchased from any legitimate ; f hardware dealer for half the price, t But then there are some people who \ cannot live without being humbugged t occasionally. If you wish to avoid i lieing faked deal with home mer- t chants. They are here to stay and j cannot afford to rob you. Quite a t number of Adam's county citizens t remember with regret of the visit them a ■ swindlers made them about a year ago I

The Grand Army Post at its meeting Saturday evening appointed a committee who will take the initiative and act in conjunction with a committee of citizens who will undertake the pleasant task of arranging a proper reception and welcome to Company B upon their return home from service. The committee should formulate plans that will do justice to such an occasion. Company B have shown themselves to be made of the proper metal and have honored the patriotic spirit of this county by their service to Uncle Sam. For such they deserve the respect of every one,! and this should be shown by a public | demonstration that will leave no room ’ for doubt in their minds. Further; arrangements will be made public as | soon as the committee takes action in the matter. I Cities of the size of our own fair; Decatur are not often favored with I visits from dignitaries of church or state, and interest attaches to the home so fortunate as to have as its guest one so honored and loved as is Bishop Andrews by all Methodists. This honor has fallen to the lot of Mr. and’ Mrs. Fred Shaffer, whose lovely home is so conveviently located just opposite the M. E. church. In its spacious apartments a suite of rooms have been set apart for the Bishop and his cabinet. In these rooms weighty questions and knotty problems will be solved for the good of the North Indiana Conference and in His name. Mr. and Mrs. Shaffer have lx>en identified with the church's best interests for several years. Mrs. Shaffer united with the church dur ing Rev. M. A. Teague’s pastorate which wasduring the year 85 and 86. Mr. Shaffer united during Rev. Stabler's pastorate which began in 88. Rev. Stabler is also a welcome guest of the family during conference. Their home is one of the most modern in the city. It was built nearly three years ago, is supplied with all the modern conveniences and is tastefully furnished making an ideal home. L. W. Smith, who for several months past has been a resident of this city and who has been the agent for the Metripolitan Life Insurance I Company was arrested Saturday morning on a capias adrespondendum writ sworn out by Schafer Peter- ' son in favor of Kern, Brittson & Beeler. It seems that some time ago a Mr. P. A. Emmel came to this city and secured a position as a soli ?itor under Smith. During his stay in town he purchased a suit of clothes ’ of Kern, Brittson & Beeler, for which it was alleged Smith agreed to pay. The case was- heard before Mayor Beatty at 9 o’clock Saturday morning and a finding against Smith for 826.80 was rendered. The amount was promptly paid and Mr. and Mrs. Smith left on the noon train for Los Angeles, California, where they will make their future home. Marshal ■ | Hart arrested Smith at J. T. Arch- | bold’s residence where lie was boarding. Mr. Hart went to the house some time Friday evening but Smith reI fused to let him into his room and the officer was compelled to await his forthcoming until morning which he did and charged his services against Smith as costs. The Adams county teachers who attended the seventeenth annual meeting of the Northern Indiana TeachI er’s Association at Fort Wayne, last 1 week, leturned home Saturday and ! report the most interesting meeting in : the history of that organization. The [ trains over the various roads leading into Fort Wayne carried into the city Wednesday and Thursday 2305 people, who were more or less interested in the schools of our state. The hotels, |as well as private boarding places were taxed to their utmost to receive the visitors. The meetings opened at 7:30 o’clock Thursday evening at the Princess Rink and the address of welcome was delivered by Mr. George F. Felts, secretary of the Fort Wayne school board. The new president of the order, W. C. Bellman, of Hammond, delivered his inaugural address, and after the transaction of miscellaneous business, the meeting adjourned until Friday morning. The entire meetings was a grand success and a rare treat for the educational workers. Each meeting brought forth new ideas for the teachers and aside from a glorious rennion of the workers, a great deal of useful knowledge was absorbed. The convention closed Saturday noon and the Decatur representatives arrived home on the afternoon train. The attendance was just 100 larger than at the Kokomo meeting last year, which considering the bad weather is considered quite an increase. The 1900 meeting will be held at Logansport.

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Ik IS j A cordial invitation is extended to all visitors to call at our establish- ’ ’ ment during their sojourn in Decatur. - | ; We are celebrating our First Anniversary Sale this week and it will be F to your interest to call on us whether r i purchased is contemplated or not. j j £ ft [IIII. Opp. court house. D. VanCleef, Proprietor. , Originator of Low Prices. | yM. -M -v .V aVz .“A* ■' r ~*T• J- <■ A•» •' W.- "T