Decatur Democrat, Volume 43, Number 23, Decatur, Adams County, 17 August 1899 — Page 1

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The Democrat for one dollar a year. ’ Hnn D E. Smith was at Wabash the latter part of last week looking after legal business. School teachers of all ages, sex and si ’ are galore this week on account o f the institute of Adams county. fudge D. D. Heller left this morn- • J for Bowerston. Harrison county. Ohio, where he will visit friends and relatives for several days. nibble & Meibers have completed their up-to-date stable on Jefferson street and by the way the barn is as convenient and stylish as any in the state. Talk about getting your money’s K-orth—the Democrat and Indiana State Sentinel- all for one dollar a v ear. dome early as the combination will not last long. Miss Effie Good was fined two dollars and costs yesterday for riding a bievele upon the sidewalk. The affidavit for her arrest was sworn out by a neighbor, Mrs. Phillips. The commissioner of internal revennue has appointed W. F. Brittson a deputy revenue collector, to fill the vacancy made by the resignation of C L. Walters, the position is a good one a!3 d will lie carefully looked after for Unde Sam. The appointment comes through the recommendation of Congressman Cromer. Otto Ehinger, who for several months has been employed as cutter and leading salesman in a large tailoring establishment at Edinburg, Indiana, spent several days here this week with his many friends and relatives. returning to his work yesterday. Otto is well pleased with his present location and as he is thoroughly acquainted with his work, he is sure to meet with continued success. The next large brick busines room to be erected will be built by Gregory & Son, the well known painters and paper hangers. The building will be erected on the Madison street lot. A large stock of wall papers, paints, oils, brushes, mouldings, &c.,will be carried stock, and they will also branch out in into carriage and sign painting. Knowing their business as they do, thev will without doubt, be successful.’ Last Saturdays Bluffton News gave the following account of a pleasant evening entertainment given in that city in honor of Decatur young ladies: Misses Ethel Starr, Maud Pennington and Anna Kaltwasser entertained a large party of young gentlemen and lady friends last night at the borne of Miss Starr on East Market street. The ladies had planni d for a garden party but the wind and rain forced the guests indoors. The event was in honor of Miss Ada Deininger, Rose Kleinhenz and Bertha Fullencamp, of Decatur. Decatur young ladies gave greetings to Monroeville young men last Sunday and entertained them in a brilliant manner. During the day the party enjoyed a picnic in the grove south of town and in the evening were entertained at the home of Miss Anna Miller on North Fifth street. Both events were enjoyable and the Allen county boys will no doubt return the day’s events with interest at no very future time. Among the visitors were Fred Weber. Ed Geyer. Harlev Baker. Harvey Messe, Walter Reed, Nelson Argo, Burt Mumdorff and Charles Krick. What might have been a very serious accident occurred at the Indiana house at an early hour Tuesday morning. It was nearly two o'clock when Mrs. Mietz the landlady, awoke and saw the light burning rather high in the hall way. She arose and went over to the stand to lower same, but in reaching for the light in some manner upset it. The lamp was broken and the oil which was thrown over her clothes quickly ignited and she was instantly a mass of flames. Mith rare forethought she threw herself to the floor anil rolling over and over thus extinguished the fire, without any serious injury. Had she not acted quickly however the result would oo doubt have been quite different. During the past week, a large force of workmen have been industriously at work at the building of the NewHoop factory which is now well under h°ad way. The factory is being built by the Decatur Egg base Company and will be under the direct supervision of John W. Vail. The institution will be very elaborate and contain the best machinery for the purpose of making hoops. Already the frame work of the buildings are up and the place has taken a business like appearance. The main building will be sixty feet square, with an addition thirty by thirty-six. The machinery has l>een placed and Ora Moon who has the contract informs us that the wora will probably be completed within a month. This industry will be a great help to our city as it will turnish employment including mechanics, hoop makers and teamsters lIJ about seventy-five men. Mr Vai! never does any thing half way and we D’ay rest assured that Decatur’s new “°op factory will be a good industry net a great boon to our town.

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Take the Democrat—only one dollar a year. Mrs. H. C. Peterson, of Albion, is the guests of relatives and friends here for a few days. More news than you can burn—the Democrat and Indiana State Sentinel all for one dollar a year. This combination will not last long. A. J. Smith is in Michigan this week looking after business and incidently taking a few hours off to enjoy the fishing so famous in that state. A party of Decatur people who had been enjoying the cooling breezes of Lake Michigan from a Petoskey point of view returned home Tuesday. They report a splendid time. “Windy” Wey, of Peru, who was a member of Company B. during the year they were under the employ of Uncle Sam is visiting his comrades. “Windy joined the company at Indianapolis and was quite popular with the boys of the 160th. State Superintendent F. L. Jones of Indianapolis was in the city yesterday to attend institute made this office a pleasant call. He informed us that he was well pleased with Decatur which he considered one of very best cities in Indiana. Mr. Jones is certainly a very pleasant gentleman and barring his politics we like him very much. J. E. Lung is one of the many attending county institute this week. Mr. Lung is superintendent of the Geneva schools, and by the way is a practical instructor, a good teacher and knows full well the needs and demands of good schools. That he is liked at Geneva is demonstrated by the fact that he continues to stay there year after year, until now they can not get along without him. An exchange says: Once again will we enjoy the delightful privilege of “sucking cider through a straw.” The barrels of the delicious apple juice which we see daily passing through our streets makeone long for the good old days when, perched up on the wagon, one could take deep draughts of the “nectar” totally ignoring the fact that animal matter was one of the important parts of the liquid. A team of lawyers and physicians from this city who thought they could teach even the Boston boys a few things about a ball game, were at Bluffton last Friday for a contest with a like aggregation and were defeated by a score of eight to seven. Dick Neptune pitched the first two innings and allowed six runs, after which Ora France was put into pitch and during the remaining seven innings but two Blufftonites saw the plate. The game was interesting throughout and plays that almost brought tears to the eyes of the spectators were witnessed. The last game of ball of the season will be played Friday afternoon, with Bluffton. Decatur and Bluffton are very evenly matched, as shown on last Friday at the latter place, where Decatur was defeated by a score of seven to eight. Nevertheless, it was a good game. Bluffton only being allowed to score in two innings, Decatur will line up as follows: O. France and Dick France, battery, David Smith, first base, Dick Neptune second base, Lawrence Hughs third base, Arlie De Voss S. S., Earl Coverdale L. F.. John Peterson C. F., Simeon Beatty R. F. There is some enterprising people around Jay City that believe in helping a good cause along. They arranged to have J. S. Bowers move one of his stone crushers from this city to that point, and among other inducements carted the heavy machinery there without charge. They came last week, the party consisting of George Bubmeyer, Charles Woodruff. Frank Fogle, Butler Woodruff. Charles Cramer, Everet Woodruff, Edward Cramer. Daniel Beeler and Atwood Potter. They believe in helping public enterprise along, not only with oily words but with the real stuff, personal efforts and their time thrown in. The stone crushed at Jay Citv will be used upon the public roads. The state board of health bulletin concerning diseases in Indiana for July savs: “The diseases which increased in area of prevalence during July were, diarrhoea, cholera morbus, dysentery, cholera, infantum and maliara fever. All of these, except malarial fever, are called filth diseases, and would not appear in the hot months if we would so dispose of all excrets as to prevent access of flies and prevent the same from getting into the water supply. The deceases in area of prevalence were tyhpoid fever, eryisipelas, measles, bronchitis, pluritie, whooping-cough, diphtheria, pneumonia and scarlet fever. All but the first three are called house diseases because they are favored by foul air which can only exists in badly ventilated, damp houses. Dysentery has been epidemic in different towns, probably in Liberty Center and Covington. The total deaths so .ar at these two places is twenty-six, with probably 100 cases. All of this loss and sorrow could have been prevented by simply properly caring for excrets.

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY. AUGUST 17. 1899.

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Dick France was at Redkey last Sunday where he pitched a game of ball with the Camden team winning by a score of thirteen to six. Cole and Burdges also played with Camden. State Geologist Blatchley has discovered the reason why the crickets were so numerous last week. He says the heavy rains and the ensuing heat caused them to feel gay and perambulate in strange localities. In some sections beetles are effected in the same way, and those towns had beetles instead of crickets. Calvin Miller certainly understands how to secure contracts for the building of roads. At a meeting of the Grant county commissioners last Friday he secured a nice plum in the way of a contract to construct what is to be known as the Lane gravel road in that county, running from Herbst to Swayzee. There were five competitors for the road, but Cal’s bid of $3,144 was the lowest and he was accordingly successful. A young son of Attorney J. W. Teeple had the misfortune of having his colar bone broken Tuesday morning. He was visiting his grandfather who resides a few miles from town, and boy fashion had climted into a tree. He lost his hold in some manner and fell to the ground with results as stated above. Dr. J. S. Boyers dressed the wound for the little fellow' and was reported yesterday as resting as well as can be expected. J. S. Bowers, of Decatur, is erecting a stone crusher on the Butler Woodruff farm north of Jay City, and will be grinding out stone at the rate of 125 yards per day by the 20th of August. It is a mammoth plant and will prove a great benefit to the Jay City residents, as Mr. Bowers does not do things on the temporary plan. Everything will be put up substantially and the business will be pushed right from the start. We need a few more of Decatur’s hustlers down in this part of the county. Geneva Hera id. A french doctor according to the report of one of the American consuls has discovered a new remedy for consumption. His treatment consists in the daily injection into the bronchial tubes of essence of eucalvptus, thyme and cinnamon, held in solution in olive oil. The oil in descending slowly comes into contact with tne walls of the tube and upper lungs. The gas set free saturates the air in the lungs and acts on the mucous membranes. In sixteen cases treated after one or two weeks there was in all a lessening or complete cessation of the cough or expectoration as well as a return of sleep, appetite and strength. The Sons of Veterans are working with might and main to make their encanmment to be held at Geneva, . August 18,19, 20 and 21, one of the greatest gatherings of the boys, both old and youg, ever known in the history of the order. They have secured a long list of attractions for the entertainment of visitors such as field day exercises, infantry and artillery drills, ball games, boxing contests, etc., etc. One of the principal features will lie a balloon race between Prof. C. W. Hannan of Chicago, and Miss Bessie Belmont of Sturgis, Michigan. The encampment will close with a great realistic sham battle, in which all old soldiers and sons of veterans are invited to participate. Excursion rates have been secured on all railroads, and a grand good time is promised all who attend.

“As the twig is bent, the tree inclineth” was certainly illustrated last Saturday evening when James Hughes a well known citizen of this place was picked up on the corner of Madison and Fifth streets in a beastly intoxicated condition and taken to jail. Only a few moments before, his son, Scott Hughes, a mere lad, who had imbibed too freely and became boistrous was locked up and father and son spent Sunday in the bastile on the same charge plain drunk. During the hours of that most sacred day bitter thoughts must certainly have passed through the mind of the father as he looked upon the wayward boy who had followed so directly in his footsteps. They were both taken before Mayor Beatty Monday morning and given trial. The father plead guilty and the son gave battle but was defeated. Each was fined a dollar and costs, amounting to something near a ten spot, which neither was able to pay. James, Sr., however stayed the docket and was allowed his freedom while Scott, Jr., is now paying his respects to Mr. Daniel Erwin. Esquire at the Adams County Jail.

Prosecuting Attorney Smith is slightly under the weather this week, having been taken quite ill Tuesday evening. He is improving, however, and will no doubt soon be able to look after the rush of legal business now collecting. A letter from J. D. Edwards, of Weedsport, N. Y. gives the information that himself and family are in excellent health and enjoying themselves as usual. He also renews his allegi- | ance to the Democrat the weekly receipt of which they look forward to with much pleasure. Carpenters are at work this week placing in position the shelving and ’ counters for Kern, Brittson & Beeler’s 1 Department store. Christen & Baker are the artists and this fact alone is i enough to guarantee that the work i will be par excellence. The store I will be occupied September 1 or as soon after that date as possible, and a force of hands can now be seen about the building at almost any hour of the day or night. Rev. J. Matthias, for years a citizen of this county, having had charge of one of the German churches in Preble township will leave shortly for NewSalem, South Dakota, where he expects to make his future home. He has advertised a sale of his personal property and other belongings to take place August 31, shortly after which time he will leave for his new home in the far west. A further announcement of his sale may be found in another column. Secretary Schirmeyer of the German Building, Loan Fund and Savings Association, has issued the annual report of the association which shows the standing of this important financial institution for the fiscal year ending June 30. The total receipts for the year was $59,359.75. Their assets and liabilities figure the handsome sum of $90,101.11. The German is one of the best institutions of its kind we know of. It is managed in an economical and business way, is thoroughly established and has the confidence of the public. James N. Fristoe, according to reports is in the east this w’eek where he is looking after the purchase of suitable rgs, consisting of busses, baggage wagon, etc., for the new bus line soon to be put in operation in this city. The company will put in an automobile bus, the only conveyance of the kind in any city the size of Decatur in the state. Messrs. James Fristoe and R. O. Johnson will serve as proprietors and expect to have the line in operation within three months, or as soon as the outfit can be obtained. We have reliable information that the project will becarried through and the proprietors say that the line w’ill be strictly up-to-date in every particular. Rev. J. H. Smith left Tuesday morning for Bass Lake, where he will enjoy a few days camping. Upon his return himself and Mrs. Smith will visit with friends and relatives in various surrrouuding communities until the latter part of September when they will leave for Nashville. Tennesee. Mr. Smith has accepted the chair as professor in Greek in the Roger-Wil-liams University of that city. This institution is a college for the colored students of the south, who care to advance themselves and is to them what Harvard and Yale are to the north. The position is a good one, and Rev. Smith who is a thorough Greek scholar, will do credit to himself. He has many friends in this county and vicinity where he has resided for many years, and they all join with us in wishing him all possible success. The regular session of thecity council was called to order last Tuesday evening by Mayor Beattv. and the following members were enrolled as being present, Suttles, Haefling Miller and Niblick, with Chronister and Mann absent. The minutes of the meeting of August 1 were read and duly approved, after which the following bills were presented and allowed : Globe Oil Co. $8.13, Knapp Supply Co. $49.25, Krick & Tyndall $85.58, Wells Fargo Express Co. 40c, A. J. Reynolds $18.45, S. P. Beatty 80c, W. H. Ward s2l. Kirsch & Sellemeyer $24.15, Street Commissioner’s pay roll $66.60, Auburn Appliance Co. $lO, Ashbaucher & Bell $16.85, W. J. Archbold treasurer $527.31, City Engineer's pay roll $35.35, Gas Co. $45. Globe Oil Co. $38.47. Councilman Niblick then presented an ordinance for the establishment of the meter system for the water works plant. Ordinance was read and put on passage and after due time was passed to second and final reading and passed. Mayor Beatty declared the ordinance to be adopted, and after deciding to meet in continued session next Tuesday evening, the meeting adjourned.

Thirty-six tickets were sold from this city Tuesday for the Bluffton Sunday School excursion to Detroit. The train was well loaded however and a good time is reported by those who attended.

The Spangler building occupied by D. D. Coffee's famous Bazaar on Madison street is being remedied some. An addition, consisting of a tw'enty-foot ware room is being added. The new room will be frame with sheet iron covering, thus making it entirely fire proof. The addition is being made on account of the increasing business of the Bazaar which requires more stock. H. M. Romburg, who is superintending the construction of the telephone lines to Magley and Fort Wayne, reports that everything is moving along smoothly. Poles have been stationed as far north as Williams, while on the Magley road they have been placed as far as the Erie railway, being stopped therefor a short time by that company. They expect to have no serious trouble, however, and will probably continue work within a few days. The following is a list of Democrat readers who have paid subscriptions during the past week: C. E. Bollinger, John Lachot, James Foreman, Joe Synder, Jacob Yager, Chris Kauffman, W. T. Baily, Chas Morrison, Mrs. H. W. Thompson, Wm. Scherer. Alex Bolds, E. A. Goldner, Mrs. W. W. Moses, Albert Mauller, Charles Kizer. L. F. Miller, Ira Wagoner, J. D. Edwards, John Loshe, J. M. Archbold and Lem Johnson. Subscribe for the Democrat. Only SI.OO per year with the Sentinel. Greatest offer ever given in Adams county. Congressman Cromer is paying some attention to Madison county, whence will come his strongest opponent. He has secured the appointment of Thomas Gilmore, an Indianapolis barber, now’ living in Anderson, to the position of messenger in the postoffice department at Washington, and “Jack” Applegate, of Perkinsville, who wanted to lie deputy auditor of the treasury gets a $1,200 position in the postoffice department. Another position has been secured for an Anderson man, but he has not been selected yet. - Indianapolis News. The board of commissioners at their August session dismissed apetition of the Chattanooga, Ohio, Citizens’ Telephone Company, for right of way. The petition oi W. E. Fulk for material of macadamized road was also dismissed. Bids w-ere received last Thursday for four bridges petitioned for by Jacob Wechter, John D. Nidlinger and two for L. W. Lewton. Thirteen bids were filed, the Attica Bridge Company being the lowest on a thirty-five foot bridge $490, twenty-two foot bridge S3OB, twenty foot bridge S2BO. The Variety Iron Works of Cincinnati, was the lowest on a fifty foot span, their bid being S7BB. they granted the petition of W. W. Smith for a fifty foot bridge, and bids will be received on same September 7. The fat mans league team crossed bats with the lean’s association club at Zimmermans park last Thursday, and Jim Place, with his “dinky” old corkscrew curves was pitched against Charles Murray’s terrific south paw wing and failed utterly, were scooped, defeated, to a standstill. In fact they were almost shut out only securing nineteen runs in theentire six innings, while the large boys made the ciir cuit of the bases, all the way around twenty-six times. Is it any wonder they slept well that evening? Wei l , anyway it was a glorious victory and Frank Railing and Harry Moltz are still arguing the fact that had they made a change in pitchers earlier in the game they could have won “hands down,” and if Dr. DeVilbiss and Paul Hooper hear this kind of talk there will be another challenge, so look out for an awful contest soon. The stone business in this citv is becoming a great and growing industry. A Democrat scribe visited the large quarry owned and operated by J. S. Bowers and was amazed at the enterprise there displayed and the possibilities to be realized from such enterprise. The stone when entirely uncovered will embrace more than a half acre of solid rock, a great deal of it as fine bridge and building stone as one cares to see. It is unnecessary to go away from home for foundation stone, as an inspection of that quarry will convince any one that its equal can not be found any other place. From fifteen to twenty people are employed in the quarries, the soft stone being crushed and the better stone arranged for future delivery. They are working in solid rock now at a depth of eighteen feet and intend going six feet farther down toward China. The re is stone enough there that when crushed it would macadamize nearly all the roads in Adams county. ' This being true there is no cause or reason to permit the question of better roads to die. We have the stone and the gravel and now is the time to agitate the road question. The roads now under construction are all well and good, but there is room for more. There should be a road built to the Jay county line and numerous others we could mention. Agitation of this subject should begin again and in earnest.

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C. W. Hocker of Monroe, has al. ready moved his milling interests and is located at his new Brownstown home. He will first branch out in the manufacture of coiled elm hoops, later taking up other branches of the lumber trade. The prospects are bright for lots of business. Pat Burns was celebrating the receipt of his pension money last Saturday and forgetful that all such affairs should terminate with the coming of Sabbath, appeared on the streets Sunday in a vesy hilarious condition. After indulging in several arguments and creating some little disturbance he was taken in tow by Marshal Hart for the rest of the day. On Monday morning he was released by Mayor Beatty on giving a faithful promise that he would suddenly disappear from the city and not again disgrace Decatur soil with his presence for the space of one year. On Wednesday of last week a valuable gold watch was taken from the home of James Rice, on West Monroe street. Mrs. Rice left the house a few moments and upon her return discovered that the watch, which had been lying upon a dresser, was gone. Suspicion rested upon two rather tough looking individuals who had been left here by the Wixom show, and who had left on a north bound freight that afternoon. The following day Mr. Rice concluded to make inquiries at the pawn shops at Fort Wayne and the watch was accordingly found at the store of Libbing & Co., where it had been “soaked” a short time before for four dollars. Mrs. Rice went to Fort Wayne and recovered the watch without any trouble. At the meeting of the city council last Tuesday evening an ordiance was passed for the use of meters in supplying water and fixing rates to be charged for the use of such water. Meters are to be used in all factories, hotels, restaurants and other places where a large amount of water is used and in such other places where parties have wasted or where the committee may deem it advisable. Any body however so desiring may buy a meter and use water at the regular rates which will be as follows: The first 151,0.) gallons, twenty cents per 1,000 gallons. The next 30,000 gallons used, fifteen cents per 1,000 and the next 30,000 twelve cents per 1,000 gallons. All over 75,000 gallons six cents per 1,000, provided that in no case where a meter is used shall the annual earnings be less than five dollars, except when the consumer his own meter. The ordinance will be in force immediately. This has been teachers week in Decatur and a large number of the instructors of Adams county schools have been with us. The Teacher’s Institute began its annual session at the court room Monday morning and will continue until Friday evening. County Superintendent Brandyberry is presiding over the various meetings with his usual easy and pleasant manner. The week so far has been a most successful one in every manner. The attendance is larger, the interest greater and everybody, seemingly more in earnest, than at any previous institute. Early Monday morning the teachers from various parts of the county began to gather and by ten o’clock, when the institute opened, nearly every member, with many new ones, had been enrolled upon the register. The regular work was then taken up, since which time the instructors have been kept busy and from all reports they are thoroughly acquainted with their work. Among those who are assisting in the work are Prof. A L. Kelso, professor of mathematics in the State Normal, who is giving a series of lessons on “mathematics”; L. W. Fairfield, professor of English grammar in the Tri-State Normal College, who is going over the various departments of the subject “Language,” and Prof. W. C. M. Browne, secretary of the Indiana Music Teachers’ Association, who at each meeting of the institute gives an interesting talk upon “music” from every possible standpoint which would interest the teacher. State Superin tendent F. L. Jones, Prof. H. B. Brown, president of the Northern Indiana Normal school, and other prominent educators have also been pres ent and each had something to say of interest to the institute members. On Monday evening an entertainment by a home talent theatrical company, assisted by the Keuchmaan Douglass concert company was given at the opera house and institute members were admitted free. On Tuesday evening Rev. Earle \\ ilfley of Wabash, gave a “Miscellaneous Evening” which was highly enjoyable. Rev. Wilfley is well known here and is always greeted by an enthusiastic audience. Last night James Clement Ambrose delivered his famous lecture “The Sham Family,” which was well received and which was considered one of the very best evenings of the week. Tonight Dr. Burris A. Jenkins will lecture upon “Our New Possessions Hawaii." and as this is the last evening of the week’s work a large crowd will no doubt attend. The week so far has been one not only of pleasure hut of great profit to those in attendance and everyone speaks in the very highest terms of the institute of 1899.