Decatur Democrat, Volume 43, Number 16, Decatur, Adams County, 29 June 1899 — Page 1

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VOLUME XLIII.

Miss Dora Peterson will leave Saturday for Bay Veiw, Michigan, where “he expects to spend the summer months. The Boston Store are covered all . pa”-e eight, where you will find them displaying bargains well worth the space covered and the time consumed in reading. Mrs A L. DeVilbiss and daughter Fannie and Mrs A. R. Bell and daughters Irene and Pansy will leave Saturday for Winona where they will spend the summer. Miss Hattie Studababer entertained a number of friends at tea Monday evening in honor of Miss Irvin, of Wheeling, West Virginia, who has been her guest for several days. J W. Place and F. M. Schirmeyer represented the Citizens’ Telephone Company in Chicago the first of the ffe ek. The company is getting ready t 0 push theirnew lines to Fort Wayne ami Magley. Marriage licenses were issued this week to John W. Webb and Cora A. Mann, Frank Gouse and Mary E. Drake, J. T. Love and Noraß. Brown, H. W. J- Woodword and Sarah C. Hawkines. Drs. Costello and D. D. Clark attended a state meeting of the health officers last week, and came home brimming over with regulations regarding the safety of health and the preservation thereof. A eighteen year old boy at Marion who has been putting in spare mo meats reading dime novels attempted to hold up a brokers establishment in that city Saturday night. He killed one of the proprietors and fatally injured another. Peter Frank, who for eighteen years has been a faithful employe at Krick & Tyndall’s tile and brick factory, fell from a brick kiln Monday afternoon and broke a rib. He will be alright within a few days, however, and will soon be at work at his old post of duty. John Meibers is reported as improving and it is hoped will entirely recover from the serious illness that has been with him almost constantly since last winter. At that time he was taken with lagrippe, the effects of which has been with him ever since. Mr. Meibers is one of the pioneer business men of this city. County Superintendent Brandyberry, wife and daughter came home Sunday from a month’s sojourn in the west. Most of their stay was devoted to Colorado where the sights for tourists are grand to behold. Mrs. Brandyberry was much benefitted in health, and while Irvin did not need it, yet he took advantage of the opportunity and added several pounds to his advoirdupois. The trip is well worth taking. Superintendent Hartman and family arrived in the city Sunday,coming direct from Trinidad, Colorado. His family will remain here while he will spend most of the time for a couple of months in institute and other liter arv work. Mr. Hartman is the new superintendent of the Decatur public schools, and besides being a gentleman of considerable culture has a rich fund of knowledge relative to school work. His experience extends back some fifteen years and he will begin work here with an exceptionally good record. According to the Kokomo papers there is a prospect that Rev. G. H. Hill, now pastor of Grace church, at Richmond, may lie appointed to fill the pastorate made vacant by the death of Rev. E. T. Gregg. Rev. Hill was a pastor in this city for five years and his success was such that he can heartily be recommended by Huntington people for the place now being considered by the church officials. The large Methodist church in this city was built under his labors and the membership greatly increased. He was one of the most popular pastors the church here ever had and there was universal regret when his five years expired. In his choice the Kokomo people will make no mistake. —Huntington Herald. Place’s Creams were at Huntington last Friday and won a hard fought game from the Erie's of that city. Reynolds did the pitching for the Creams and Ford for the Erie’s. Huntington made four runs in the first inning, one in the second and third and two in the seventh, making a total of eight runs. The Creams score two in the third, two in the fifth, three in the sixth and two in the ninth, making the score stand nine to eight in favor of our famous boys. The game was an exciting one and the victory more glorious for that reason. The Huntington News-Demo-crat describes the last inning as follows: With the score 7to 8 in their favor at the beginning of the ninth, the home team allowed the Creams to add two more runs. Peterson hit for ’wo bases when France went out from third to first and Reynolds from second to first. Cole was hit by a pitched hall. He stole second and France hit a long fly. Robison made a long run " u t seemed to have the prevailing error complaint and dropped it, the two 111011 SOnrino-

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Miss Bessie Dickerson, after a several weeks visit with relatives and friends left Tuesday morning for her home at Mansfield, Ohio. The St. Joseph schools have their annual outing in Schurger’s grove tomorrow. These occasions contains more amusement to the square inch than anything else on the boards. Kern, Brittson & Beeler have their hatchet out. which is being used in | slaying prices, to the benefit of the purchases. Their removal sale is the topic for consideration now. Editor Decker, of the Willshire Herald was in the city Tuesday. Fie was accompanied by Mrs. Decker who left for Northern Michigan, where she will spend the summer months. A Fourth of July celebration is billed for Beatty’s Blue Creek grove. Among the attractions is a trotting, running and bicycle races, ball game and balloon ascension. A high old time is promised. W. A. Lower, asssistant suprintendent of Public Instruction, has been quite sick for several weeks, at Indianapolis. He is reported much improved now however and is at Martinsville for a few days rest.

The Safety Rupture Cure Company have been busy the past few weeks ' with a list of new patients who have received the benefits of their never , failing cure. They have done some mighty good work and have in stock some recommendations that speak out loud for themselves. Mrs. D. D. Heller entertained a number of friends at five o’clock tea ’ last evening. Among those present . were Messrs, and Mesdames David Studabaker, R. B. Allison, John Niblick, W. H. Daniels, Miss Hattie ’ Studabaker and Miss Erwin, of Wheel- ; ing, West Virginia. A pleasant time I is reported. . During the past week the following I Democrat readers have paid subscrip- : tions: Sam Simison, Mrs. Ezra Ellery, Charles Armstrong. Robert Gregory, A. J. Christen, G. W. Gentis, W. F. Rineking. B. P. Waite. W. F. Orcutt, J. W. Cowan, Asa Haughton, I Amos Herrman, John Brown, Al ’ Buhler, Peter Frank, Wm. Blakey ; and Henry Eiting. It is stated that the Bluffton citizens have become inflated with the idea that their base ball team know something about the game, and that they wish to back them for SIOO I I against Decatur, the contest to take ‘ ■ place at Fort Wayne on the league 11 grounds and with an impartial um- ’ pire. Now if this is a fact the Bluff- • I ton sports will not have to look far. i In fact SIOO would scarcely be enough I to go around with the Decatur "rooters.” Why not make it $500? Places Cream's defeated the Portland boys last Thursday in a loosely played game. Neither side scored until the fourth inning when each side • made two. In the fifth they each i made one making the score a tie, three I to three. After that the visitors could ' not get around the bases and the home boys won the game by a score of nine to three. France was in the box ■ for the Creams and Hudson for the Portland boys. The feature of the . game was a double play by Burgess > and Taylor. 1 The remains of E. T. Gregg were burned at Peru last Thursday morning. The Miami County Sentinel of last Saturday said: The remains of i the late Edwin T. Gregg werebrought •| to Peru on the 10:10 o’clock Lake i Erie train Thursday morning, and I taken directly to the cemetery for > interment. The remains were accom- . pained to Peru by the family of the ■ deceased, a number of friends and ; I twelve Knights of Templars, of KoI komo, who were in full uniform. They j were met here by a large number of I Peru friends. Members of the Masonic II orderaspall bearers. They were Judeg i! J. T.Cox, James F. Statesman, Albert . Kittner, W. B. McClintic, N. N. Antrim and W. A. Woodring. The burial service of the church was conducted at the grave by Presiding Elder ■ I Markle, of Kokomo, and Rev. J. H. i Jackson. I Some time ago, as will be remembered by our readers, N. Mentzer, for many years a most respected citizen .of the county, was arrested at » his home in the west part of the city, . charged with stealing two hogs from ■ a man named Huttinger, who lives about four miles west of town. Mentz- ; er claimed that he had purcahsed the i I hogs of a stranger who was driving • them along the road. He paid Hut- >! linger for the “porks and was re- > leased. This it seems, did not satisfy the grand jurors, for at their session a I few weeks since an indictment was returned against him, charging him ! with larceny. Sheriff Erwin armed j with the warrant went to Mentzer’s • home to arrest him. The latter was I much surprised and the arrest brought i on an attack of heart failure, from which he has not yet fully recovered. I He was not able to be taken to jail ; and nothing was done with him until | the following day when he gave bond in the sum of S3OO and was allowed to remain at home. The affair is greatly regretted bv the friends of Mr. Mentz:er and it is‘to lie hoped he may be I able to prove his story.

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY, JUNE 29. 1899.

Miss Blanche Adelsperger is attending the Indiana Music Teacher’s Association at South Bend this week. She will also visit friends there and at Notre Dame, before returning. The New Fair Store have numerous specialties, especially in prices, to which they call the attention of our readers this week. It will pay any one to carfeully persue their advertisement. Sam Marshall, who was tried and aquitted upon the charge of murdering Mrs. Stoltz at Portland has been convicted of forgery in Henderson, Ky., and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary. A. P. Beatty’s aged mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Beatty, who has been living with a son near Van Wert had the misfortune to fall and break her right ankle a few days ago. Owing to her advanced age the accident may result rather serious. Pat Burns, had an attack of heart failure while standing on second street Monday morning. He fell to the side walk and was unconscious several minutes, a physician was called who administered the proper remedies and Pat is now entirely recovered, excepting a few bruises on his face. Four young men from Preble had a narrow escape Wednesday evening of last week. They were driving in a carriage towards this city and as they were crossing the Erie railway about two miles west of here they were struck by the west bound passenger train. The rig was completely demolished, yet strange to say none of the boys were hurt in the least. Yesterday’s Mercer County Standard, Celina, Ohio, said: The special train from Decatur did not materialize on Sunday. However, the Decatur “rooters” determined not to be deprived of witnessing Places Creams win another victory, came over in a squad forty strong on their bicycles. It is needless to say they made their presence very much manifest while in Celina. Under the new law liquor licenses will be granted every month instead of quarterly as heretofore. This perhaps is something not generally known. Over in Delaware county the commissioners have refused todothis, stating that they will still stick to the old way of doing business. Whether they will prove to be stronger than the law remains to beseem In Madison county and all others for that matter liquor licenses can be secured at each meeting of the county commissioners, held once a month. Lewis Conrad was seriously injured while loading lumber at the Clover Leaf railway last Thursday. He is employed by Mr. Myers at bis saw mill in the north part of the city and was loading lumber from a wagon to a flat car. Quite an amount of the planks had been stacked up on the car, when they toppled and fell over burying Conrad beneath. His skull was* badly fractured and he has suffered considerably since from concussion of the brain. Dr. Coverdale who has been waiting upon him reports, however, that he is now out of danger and on a fairway to recovery. Col. George W. Gunder was asked Friday if the President should call for volunteer troops for service in the Philippines would he volunteer. He stated that the offer of a colonelcy of a regiment slated for service in the new possessions of Unncle Sam would be a tempting offer and that he would in all probility accept. He thinks that a call ought to be made and that one will be made for about 20,000 men. It is his understanding that while the men will not be called for by states, the officers will be appointed carefully and if a colonelcy was to come to Indiana he is of the opinion that Col. W. T. Durbin will be the lucky individual, owing to his close relations with President McKinley. Col. Guilder has received a number of letters from officers of his regiment, the 160th, asking what chances there was for them securing appointments.—Marion Chronicle.

A very damaging fire at \N inchester yesterday, succeeded in entirely consuming 'four or five residences, as many barns, besides doing considerable damage to the Methodist church, which by the way is a very commodious aiid handsome building. At this time reports are meager and exact facts hard to locate, but sufficient I knowledge is at hand to warrant the prediction that the damage is great. Winchester is a town without fire protection, although the question of waterworks has been thrice presentee! to the people and that many times a majority of them have asked to be protectee! from such outbreaks as yesterday. But the injunction and other terrors have thus far thwarted the will of progression, and todayenough property has Ireen consumed to put in operation a complete system of waterworks. It is probable that anti-waterworks is few and far between just now. Since the above was written we learn that the Methodist church was entirely destroyed, being now nothing but a mass of ruins It was a very costly structure, and contained a pipe organ consiructed within the last year.

Some fifteen Masons hied themselves to Willshire last night where they were royally entertained by the members of the Masonic lodge. They witnessed the exemplification of third degree work, enjoyed a banquet and a royal good time, if the large chunks of praise be promiscuously dealt with today, count for anything. Miss Mae Berling, the accomplished daughter of Garrett Berling, our well known poultry merchant, graduated with high honors from the Academy of the Sacred Heart at Fort Wayne last Thursday evening. She took a prominent part in the evening’s exercises and did nicely. Her Decatur friends are glad to hear of her success. On June 7th occurred the marriage of Miss Adele Parrott to Mr. M. M. Schroder. The bride is an estimable young lady of near Linn Grove. She has been teacher of Latin at Roger Williams University, Nashville, Tenn., for the past five years. Mr. Schroder is a prosperous business man of Minnesota. The congratulations and best wishes of her many friends follow her to her new home in the northwest. In his response to the address of Mayor Tuhey, J. B. Stoll, president of the Northern Indiana editorial association, paid a glowing tribute to American citizenship and set out the power and influence of the press. He stated that a community could be judged largely by the newspapers it supported. If these were progressive and clean, it would be found to be of a a similar character. He holds that no one but a gentleman should have editorial management of a paper. Back of the paper must be a man of integrity, fully imbued with the principle and character of the true gentleman.Muncie Herald. About sixty Decaturites were at Celina last Sunday to witness the famous Maroons of that city meet defeat at the hands of Captain Taylor and his band of leaguers, and they saw it. Although the Maroons made every effort and fought nobly they could not win and the Creams came home victors by a score of eight to six. Not a score was made until the third inning when the Creams made four runs and the Maroons one. In the fifth the home club made one more, making the score four to two in favor of Decatur. In the eighth, with two outs and three men on bases for the Maroons, the umpire called a foul a strike and thus allowed a plain steal of four runs and changing things in favor of Celina by a tune of six to four. In the ninth however our boys went at ’em again and pounded out four more tallies and winning out by a score of eight to six. Taylor’s batting and the bicycle club’s “rooting” were the features of the game. Place’s Creams have lost! It was the thirteenth, we thought we could break the hoodoo and win anyway. Vain Hope! The Ft. Wayne Shamrocks will have the glory of defeating Decatur’s famous 1899 aggregation for the first time. The boys seemed to have an off day, while it is said the umpire was also a little excited and did not seem inclined to aid the team any who had so often defeated the various Ft. Wayne dubs. At any rate it was a good game and we have not a word of reproach for the nervy players who have so nobly defended our colors. In fact they made a splendid uphill fight, and although pitcher Robbins with the assistance of umpire Smuck struck out eleven men and although the Cream’s are said to have lost their “Noodles" in the seventh, still the score stood three to two, and Decatur fans are still proud of their creams, whom they claim can defeat the Shamrocks or any other team in Ft. Wayne at any place on earth for any amount. In the second inning of Tuesday’s game the creams made one score and until the seventh inning the game stood one to nothing in their favor. Then came a fatal ascension during which the Shamrocks scored three runs, wining the game. In the ninth the creams make a vicious effort to win out but only succeeded in securing one more run and the game closed with a score of three to two. Yesterday’s Fort Wayne Journal described the fatal seventh as follows: “In the seventh Robbins was sent to his base on four bad ones and then Braden hit safely. McDarby followed with a two bagger against the fence, scoring Robbins and sending Braden to third. Nill flew out to left scoring Braden. McDarby went to third on Taylor dropping the ball. During the excitement the Creams did not realize that Nill was stealing a march on them and was still acting as a base runner. The whole aggregation from Decatur did not see the trick that was played on them by the little short stop of the Shamrock’s. Cherry hit to Burgess and McDarby was thrown out at the plate, Nill going to third. Burgess later made a wild throw to the plate to catch Nill who started home after a throw to catch Cherry at second and Cherry went to third. Nill’s score did not count as he was out in the first place. O’Meara then hit safely scoring Cherry. The side retired without any more runs being scored." The Shamrocks play a return game here next Sunday at which time the Creams will take’ their revenge.

Sam Evans who was paroled from the penitentiary about a year and a half ago on account of sickness and who for several months has been working at Ellwood was in the city several days last week, in company with a fast young lady. They were arrested Saturday night for being intoxicated but were released the next morning on a promise to leave town. Drs. Schank of Berne, Asa Haughton of Linn Grove. Esqs. Cowans and Oplinger of Hartford township, set a commission in lunacy and declared Lucy Fields of unsound mind, and recommended her admission to the Eastern Hospital for insane. On June 26, 1889 she was committed to the Northern Hospital where she remained until November 5, of the same year. Superintendent Smith has informed the clerk that she will be admitted at once. The criminal statistics for Adams county has just been completed at the clerk’s office. It shows the number of criminal cases pending June 30, 1898, was nineteen, the number of such cases begun during the year fifty-six, dismissed thirty-nine, convictions nine, misdemeanors punished by fine eight, punished by fine and imprisonment one, seven cases tried by jury, consuming in all eighteen days in trial. During that time there was one conviction for assault and battery with felonious intent 1 one for burglary, one for forgery, one for malicious destruction of property, two for petit larency; and one for rape. The busiest people in town these days is the board of review, who are getting ready to hear the various townships and towns when they appear to register complaints. As compiled by them the assessors valuation of land in Union is $17.05, Root $17.62, Preble $20.36, Kirkland $18.83, Washington, $21.52, St. Marys sl7, Blue Creek $16.65, Monroe $20.30, French $17.83, Hartford $19.83, Wabash $17.81, Jefferson $16.23, making a general average in the county of $18.49. This is $1.12 lower than the rate made five years ago, and of course will be increased to that amount and perhaps more. Considerable irregularity is found, all of which will be equalized later on. As they now have it the returns from Union and Kirkland are low but regular, Root and French are low but irregular, Preble and Monroe high and regular, Washington and Wabash irregular, St. Marys and Blue Creek low, Hartford medium while Jefferson is yet to be looked after. The city council met in continued session Tuesday evening for the purpose of transacting such business as should come before them. Mayor Beatty presided and Suttles, Haefling, Chronister, Miller, Niblick and Mann were present. The minutes of the meeting of June 20 were read and upon motion approved. The board of public improvement reported ordinance number one, granting a franchise to the Decatur Telephone company. The ordinance was read for the first time, put upon passage and the roll called which showed a full vote in favor of the bill. On motion the rules were suspended and the ordinance read the second time and again received a full vote. The rules were again suspended and the ordinance passed the final passage and was so declared by Mayor Beatty. An ordinance for the suppression of prostitution and other vices in the city of Decatur was then read for the first time, and placed upon passage. The roll showed every member in the affirmative. The rules were suspended and the ordinance placed upon its second and third readings and finally passed and so declared by the presiding officer. The board of health then made their report upon the condition of the G. R. & I. stock yards, declaring it a nuisance and recommindiug its removal, and said report was concurred in. Councilman Niblick moved that the mayor be authorized to notify the railroad company to remove said yards. Motion carried. The bond of Rose & Bell was filed and approved and ordered spread of record. The resolution of Niblick to authorize the city clerk to draw orders upon the citv treasurer for salaries for the city officers for the quarter ending June 30, 1899, was adopted. The finance committee reported that there is now due interest on bonds as follows: City refunding bonds to July 1, 1899. SSOO, city electric light bonds $270, school house bonds $345, electric light plant bonds $146.25, water works bonds $1350; total $2611.25. Upon motion the finance committee were directed to borrow money and pay said interest. The following bills were then reported and allowed, orders to be dated July 1: F. J. Farrell $1.50, Journal SI,W. J. Archbold $.170, W. J. Archbol, treasurer $80.75, W. J. Archbold, stationery sßoc, D. F. Teeple $2, Mike Engleliart $4.32. H. B. Knoff $25.85, Fidelity Casualty Co. S2OO, M. A. Jackson $lO. Geo. Kinzle $45, Thos. Haifling S3O, M. J. Mylott SSO, M. A. Jackson S4O, C. U. Dorwin S4O. Niblick then moved that the matter of renting the city roller to Miller & Williams be referred to the street committee. Motion was carried and council adjourned.

CIRCULATION 2400 WEEKLY

NUMBER 16

St. Joseph’s High School Commencement. The dosing exercises of the St. Joseph Catholic schools were held at Bosse’s opera house Monday and Tuesday evenings and have been declared excellent entertaiments by all who attended. The commencement exercises proper were held Tuesday evening and were opened by a grand j chorus entitled “Sing a Merry Song.” Miss Rose Geary then delivered the salutatory, inviting and welcoming their friends and all who are interested in educational work to this their fifth annual commencement. She then delivered an essay entitled “Heaven Our Home,” in which she gave proof of the immortality of the soul, by describing how nicely He who has created all has interwoven his thoughts and ideas into nature. There is a Hereafter and a God or nature has lied. Miss Geary spoke in a plain, easy, graceful manner and her effort was appreciated by the large audience. Following her Miss Bertha Johns spoke upon the subject, “Beauties of Nature.” She told of the various beauties which accompany each season of the year; of the splendors of a bright summer morning, when the trees are budding and the flowers bursting forth, when on every hand can be heard the twitter of the birds as they sing out the praises of such a home; while in the east a great light shines forth, as though the sky were on fire, adding effect to an already perfect scene. Nature is full of such pictures and Miss Johns presented them in a most pleasing manner. “Language” by Miss Rose Confer was the next on the evening’s program and her easy, graceful manner won applauds from all. She said that language was the means whereby our thoughts are transmitted one to the other. She spoke of the beauties of the various languages, of the good and bad usages to which this power of speech is carried. Her essay was certainly a splendid one, well prepared and nicely delivered. Following her Miss Mary C. Niblick delivered a well written paper on “Tragedy.” She said the scenes and lessons of life are presented to us from the stage of today in two classes, namely comedy and tragedy. The former is made up from the frivolties of life, while the latter teaches us higher and purer lessons, and no one, no matter how base, how hard hearted, can listen to a tragedy, well played without being moved and made better by the new ideas, lessons and experiences learned on such an occasion. This world is one great tragedy, we are the actors and this great world the stage. Her effort was one of the best of the evening and her manner of delivery almost perfect. The closing essay of the evening was delivered by the only young man of the class, Master Frank Wemhoff. His subject was the name of one of America’s greatest leaders, not one of our modern heroes but one who many years ago had his name written on the hearts of the American people. That name was Abraham Lincoln, rail splitter, lawyer, president. Frank gave a thorough and careful history of the life of this great man, coupled with which he told many pleasing incidents of his life which made the oration still more interesting. His paper showed care and study and his effort was well re treived. At the close of his oration Master Frank also delivered the validictory, for his class, bidding a farewell to teachers and students. The presentation of the diplomas by Father Wilkens followed. In delivering them to the members of the class of ’99, he said: “Dear Pupils. You are no doubt happy tonight because you have succeeded in passing a most difficult examination of five hours length. I hope you will be able to overcome the trials of life as easily' and as successfully as you have those of your school life. I wish to call to your mind the fact that the greatest teacher of life is experience and of this tutor you will hereafter take lessons. Never forsake God, as you have been taught religious as well as practical knowledge. Obey God and he will bless you.” At the final examination for graduation the averages were found to be in the following order: Frank Wemhoff, Rose Geary, Mary C. Niblick. Rose Center, Bertha Johns, and the diplomas were delivin that order. This closed the commencement exercises proper, following which a splendid entertainment was given, which was opened by a beautiful solo entitled "Memories by Miss May Niblick, and her sweet voice and graceful poise delighted the audience. Then followed a comedy in one act, entitled “Who’s to Inherit” and a drama, “The Harvest Storm. Master Jessie Niblick then sang “Meet me where the sweet magnolias bloom, in which he was assisted by a chorus of fifteen boys. Two farces entitled “A Slight Mistake” and “Humors of the Strike” were rendered by the students of the lower grades in an excellent manner and this closed the entertainment and the fifth annual commencement of the High school. On Monday evening the annual entertainment of the lower grades of the St Joseph school was given and each and everyone who participated in the affair did credit to himself.and Fathers Wilkens and Blume are to be congratulated on the success of the entire exercises as well as the success of the schools.