Decatur Democrat, Volume 43, Number 28, Decatur, Adams County, 21 September 1899 — Page 1

ALL THE news ALL THE TIME.

VOLUME XLIII.

p B. Manley the Marion lawyer, here yesterday looking afer legal business. Mrs. Will Teeple and children returned home Saturday from CedarLlle where they had been visiting relatives the past four weeks. Unclaimed letters this week lielong to Miss Etta Rogers. Henry R. Roher. Douglass, Dudgeon, J. W. Derby, George Mouser, Clara Cober, Genevie .Mvers, Jane Carpenter and B. Sheigel. Will Bushnell left Sunday night for Fort Wayne for the purpose of enlisting in the regular army. Will wa3 orderly sergeant for company B au d was an exemplary soldier, hence we are certain of his success in the Philippines. Clark J. Lutz was at Portland Tuesday where he sat as a special judge and presided over the Jay Circuit Court, hearing some rulings in a ease tried before him a year or more ago. Clark is a very able lawyer and presided with as much dignity as an old tinier. Louis Loutzenhizer, a pioneer of the county and a splendid citizen, died at his home near Pleasant Mills, at an early hour Monday morning after an illness of many months. He was sixty-five years old. Services were conducted from the residence Tuesday afternoon. Rev. Kohne of Willshire, officiating. Clerk-elect Elmer Johnson went to Pittsburgh Saturday with a car load of fine horses which he is this week disposing on the markets there. During the past season Elmer has engaged quite extensively in this kind of business, and like everything else he has turned his energies to, he has been successful. Geo. Bolds, of Geneva, was in the city Monday closing some lease contracts on lands in Blue Creek township. He informs us that the oil field recently developed in that section of the county is the best yet discovered. The Douglas Dudgeon well on the Stacy farm is still making eighty barrel a day and all the land thereabout has been leased br prospectors. The field will soon be a most industrious one. Mrs. C. M. France died at her home near this city at five o’clock Monday evening. She had been ailing for some time although not considered seriously so until a short time before her death. The funeral took place yesterday from the Washington township St. Paul church, the services being held by Rev. Hart, followed by interment at Pleasant Mills. The deceased was aged twenty-nine years, seven months and twelve days About the smoothest confidence game and the worst swindle we have heard of forsome time is being worked in surrounding counties and our readers will do well to keep the ingenius scheme in mind. A stranger comes to a farm house and asks for lodging, and along about midnight a man and a woman comes to the same house hunting a preacher to marry them. The first stranger happens to be a minister, of course, and performs the ceremony, and the fanner and his wife are asked to sign the certificate, which afterwards turns up as a promisory note for a comfortable sum. According to the latest reports there will soon be a bowling league in this portion of Indiana. Monday’s Bluffton News said: “This winter will see a bowling league in full operation. There will l>e four teams sure in the league and five will possibly be entered if arrangements can successfully be made. Decatur, Warren, Huntington and Bluffton are certain entries and Montpelier will be asked to join. The idea is to arrange a schedule and put up cash prizes. The winning team will receive a SSO prize and the second «5, while the leading bowler will receive a gold medal. It is expected that much interest will be aroused, and that the door receipts will pay the expenses. The bowling alley men will meet here next week during the street fair, and will organize and draft rules for the season and also arrange a schedule.” We had the pleasure yesterday of talking to Bob Case the Maglev merchant, the conversation taking place over the new Fort Wayne line now under construction by the citizens' Telephone Company. The service is simply marvelous, none better can be furnished by any telephone company under the shining canopy of heaven. The line will be completed to Fort Wayne some time next week and then our people can have a service unexcelled reaching direct to EortJV ayne, Adams, Williams, Preble, Sy, Hoagland, Auburn, Bluffton, . Berne, Celina, Defiance, Delphos, Elkhart, Fort Recovery, Geneva, Goshen, Huntington, Hartford City, Kendallville. Liberty Center, Linn Grove, Lima, Lagrange. Markle, MonMontpelier, Ohio City, Pleasant Mills, Rivarre, Roanoke,’ Rockford, St. Mary’s, Van Wert, 'yllshire, Warren. Wren, Wapakor "ta. iou can sit in your home, store r,l ? ra or office and tal£ to these various Points, besides the service you get in Your own fair nitv of Docatur.- For “L these privileges the city is certain.v greatly indebted to the push and l u crgy that comprise the Citizens’ ciephone Company.

The pension board had its usual monthly sitting yesterday, attending to the wants of applicants who ap'peared before them. A meeting of the city council was not held Tuesday evening owing to the absence of a quorum. Their regular meeting will lie held next Tuesday evening. David E. Smith is again on deck after a second attack of stomach | trouble. The second siege was more I severe than the first but his recovery [ is now assured and it leaves him clear ; of any trouble whatever with this part ' of his physical make-up. New circuit court cases filed this week are Joseph Hower vs Grand Rapids & Indiana railroad, damages, demand SIO,OOO. Samantha A. Roll j vs Sarah G. Fulton et al., foreclosure. ■ John Conrad vs Eva May Conrad, | divorce. John Studabaker et al, vs Frank Crum, notes SIOO. H. L. Confer. Sturges, South DaI kota, is paying the Springs a visit in I the hope of benefiting the health of his wife by the use of the waters. Mr. C. was formerly engaged in the newspaper business in Indiana. He is at present cashier of the Meade County Bank at Sturgis. West Baden Journal. The Erie has let the contract for new and heavier bridges to replace all the old ones between Marion and Kent. The road officials fear that the old ones will not hold up the mammoth new engines which the road has just ordered. The road ordered forty new one hundred ton engines and the order is to be filled as soon as possible. —Huntington Herald. Perry Ferry left yesterday for Ithaca, New York, where he will enter the medical department of Corwell University for a four year course. Perry is an exceptionally bright young man, is a graduate of the Decatur high school and will no doubt succeed well in school as well as in the profession to which he aspires. After his course at Corwell Perry expects to take two years in New York City. H. L. Confer and wife leave today, returning to their western home at Sturgis, South Dakota. This sojourn among their relatives and friends here has certainly been pleasant and they return carrying with them the well wishes of their large circle of acquaintances. They are very comfortably situated in their western home, the former already being identified and appreciated for the marked ability at his command. A. P. Beatty, as attorney for Joseph Hower, has filed a suit against the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway Company asking for damages in the sum of SIO,OOO. The complaint is based upon the negligence of the railway employes which resulted in his falling from a bridge thirty’ feet to the ground beiow, a broken leg and other injuries resulted. This accident occhred near Winchester, at about nine o’clock in the morning, the injured man receiving no medical aid until four o’clock in the afternoon. All this it is claimed has made the plaintiff a cripple for life and making him unable to earn a livlihood. H. W. Felts, superintendent of the county asylum in Allen county, was a visitor here last Saturday. He had been taking a bird’s eye view of the Adams county infirmary and was so highly elated'over the appearance of the farm that he readily concluded that Superintendent Graber was a jewel. He informs us that he found sixty acres of corn that is good for 3,500 bushels, 558 bushels of wheat, a good potato crop, and the best stock he had seen in a long time. He also said the treatment of the inmates was first-class, with their surroundings neat and clean as a pin. He agrees 1 that the contemplated new buildings are a much needed improvement, as j the present buildings were built without any regard to sanitation or its J needs or requirements. His praise of Superindent Graber was indeed loud and creditable and was sufficient to make any one swell up with pride. Tuesday’s Journal-Gazette said: John B. Burkhead, a young man eighteen years of age, came here from Decatur yesterday to enlist tn tne volunteer service. After passing a successful examination he stated that he was not positive that he could secure his father’s consent to sign the papers so that he could ioin the arm v. He was here but a short time when his father wired from Decatur, ordering Sergeant Stewart not to enlist his son. The young man felt downhearted and said that he would go home and try to induce his father to sign the papers for him Before he left A oung Burkhead stated that his father was prejudiced against himenlistingbecausehis brothel had served in the 160th Indiana and returned home in poor health. The elder Burkhead objected to his younger son coming to Fort M ayne at all but the boy says that he thought if he could come here and pass the examinations his father would let him ennst. The boy is still confident he can secure his father's consent. The enlistments yesterday were Frederick M.■ Lord,ot Monmouth, and Scott v\ . Decatur. Another crowd of young men will come over from Decatur tomorrow to enlist. <

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21. 1899.

A series of meetings, prior to the annual conference, will begin at the l Beery church Sunday evening, Sept. I -4. and continue each evening during the week. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Dugan last evening entertained a number of their friends at six o’clock dinner. Quite a | number of our society people were present and enjoyed the hospitality that is always so pronounced at this. I fashionble home. If you give your son a pig, a calf or a colt, and after he has cared for and j reared it you sold it and pocketed the j proceeds, don t join church until vou j have squared up things with that boy. I It will be hard work to keep him from playing with the cat’s tail while you I offer family prayers, if you do. A crowd of ladies from Markle un- [ der the care and guidance of L. Maddox drove to the city last Thursday and spent the day with friends. Among those who enjoyed the day were Mesdames Poand, Palsten. Bair, Wilson, Jouse, Nichols, Brickley, Bender and Smith. They were entertained by Mrs. Wash Gilpin and Mrs. John W. Vail. Rev. Light, pastor of the Methodist church at Bluffton, was quite an agreeable caller upon the newspaper fraternity here Tuesday. The Rev. is one of the most gifted pulpit orators in this conference, besides he is as pleasant as they make them. It is too bad that the rules of Methodism are such that he is compelled to hide his talent in such a little town as Bluffton. When the 160th was in Cuba one of the financial geniuses concocted the idea of a Soldier's Investment Co. for the purpose of investing in Cuban property. A number of shares were sold, but after the muster-out of the regiment interest waned. Monday the directors met in Marion and dissolved the association, which had never progressed far enough to buy anything. The passing was painless. S. W. Hale and daughter, Miss Clara, were Richmond visitors last Monday and Tuesday. Mr. Hale was attending the regular meeting of the Eastern Indiana Hospital for the insane, and reports the condition of affairs with that institution as very good. They are putting up two new buildings, which will enlarge its capacity for caring for the afflicted. There are now 560 taking treatment: 286 women and 274 men. —Geneva Herald. The Lynch-Beery sale of western horses at the Grand Rapids stock yards, last Monday, was quite a success. Buyers and curiosity seekers were plentiful, there being at no time any room to complain of an audience. About sixty head were herded there and forty of them sold at the sale Monday. Buyers were here from all surrounding towns, including Bluffton, Geneva, Berne and Willshire. They ranged in price from S3O to S6O and many of them were very fine looking horses, and when properly trained will no doubt make good roadsters. This sale will quite likely be followed up by another at an early date. Barney Terveer came near being kicked to death by a vicious horse last Thursday morning. He was leading his large carriage horse down the alley at the rear of his Fifth street home, when from some unseen cause the charger suddenly became terribly frightened. He reared, plunged and kicked and Mr. Terveer received three terrible blows from his powerful limbs. He was kicked on the right j thigh and arm and in the face. He was pinned against the fence in some . manner and when finely extricated was almost exhausted. An examination showed a bad bruise on his right I leg, while his right arm was broken | just below the elbow. The injuries though quite severe are not consid-1 ered at all dangerous, and he will probably be able to be out within a few days. However, the experience was pretty exciting for a time and j Mr. Terveer considers himself extremely lucky to have escaped at all. Fred Martin, of this city, was at Richmond during the county fair last week and on Thursday made a grand balloon ascension and parachute drop. The feat is said to have been the grandest one of the kind ever accomplished in the state, the balloon having soared through fully 3,000 feet of I of space, before Fred cut loose. Thousands of people saw the ascension and the managers were so well pleased with the performance that they presented the daring aeranaut with a gift of twenty dollars. This is Fred’s first experience in this line of business and as he is the first man in the state to view the world from a point 3,000 feet above the surface, the record is certain]? a good one. Fred was assisting Prof. Hannan in making ascensions, when the latter was so badly injured in this city several weeks ago, since which time Fred has been looking after the business. Until last; wrek he has been hiring an aeronaut to fill the engagements, but being un able to secure a man on satisfactory terms, he displayed his nerve by himself doing the work. Fred's ascension has been talked of all over the state i and his services will no doubt lie constantly in demand. He has four dates booked at present, all of which he will, take care of himself.

The Boston Store have a change of i advertisement this week in which is j enunciated some very timely barI gains. You will find them in their [ usual position on page eight. David Armentrout, a hotel keeper at | Van Wert, became intoxicated last Friday evening and was taken to the : police station and locked up. The following morning his lifeless body was found hanging to the top of his i cell, he having made a strap from his cot to commit the trerrible act. John Gluting is out this week with a handsome new wagon, named “City Truck, No. 3.” The wagon is certainly a “beauty" and Johnny looks quite fashionable himself perched thereon. The new truck is painted in yellow and black and is so attractive the passer-by can not help gazing thereon until said vehicle is entirely out of sight. The New Fair Store opening next Saturday is the key note for the fall announcement of bargains galore. Their display window is the chief attraction for passer-by, and bargain . hunters can hardly withstand the inI ducements to enter after gazing upon the facinating display there complied by the ingenuity of Mr. Van Cleef. He is certainly an artist in his line. A letter received at this office from George L. Maddy says that he is nicely located at Washington and is getting along “just lovely.” He is captain of the nightwatch at the city postoffice, at a salary of SBOO per year. His Decatur friends will be glad to hear of his success. By the way he desired his name added to the long list of Democrat readers and his wants have been properly attended to. An Indianapolis dispatch savs the barber shops are to receive notice from the state board of health to inaugurate new reforms at once. The barber will be served with a notice from the health board ordering them to observe certain regulations as to the cleaning of razors. It is stated by I Secretary Horne that five cases of | blood poisoning are in existence in I various parts of the state and had derived their start from the shops. No sadder death has occurred in a long time than that of Mrs. Frederick Fuelling of Root township, which occurred at a late hour last Friday evening. No better known or more admired family lives in Root township j than this one, now saddened by death, i The deceased was forty-eight years j old and was sick but a few weeks, the 1 last week developing typhoid fever which finally caused her death. The funeral services were held from the St. Peter Lutheran church at one 1 o’clock Monday, the services being in charge of Rev. Heinze, the pastor, and her remains were laid to rest in the beautiful cemetery adjoining the church. That entire community sympathizes with the husband and four children in these sad hours of their bereavement. The opening of the “Big Store" by Kern, Brittson & Beeler will take place next Saturday, as a page announcement elsewhere will more fully indicate. Its owners rightfully claim that it is the largest and most beautiful store in eastern Indiana. We will refrain this week from writing up the interior as justice could not be done until each department is properly stocked and arranged for the inspection of the public and their patrons. The first floor will contain their clothing and furnishings, dfy goods, boots, I shoes and groceries, while the second . floor will groan under the weight of an immense stock of ladies wraps, I millinery, household and parlor furni- | ture, picture frames, sewing machines and a thousand and one other things. The building has no equal in any city with ten times the population of De--1 catur. The firm of Kern, Brittson & Beeler is well known, and here is hoping they will meet the reward due such enterprise. The circuit court during the past week has disposed of the following cases: Rosa L. Swan vs Niagara Oil Company, judgment vs plaintiff for costs. Lucy A. Schwartz vs Niagara Oil Co., judgment vs plaintiff for costs. P. J. Bryan vs P. J. Bryan, adm’r, claim of $7.67 allowed. John H. Brandyberry vs Elizabeth Brandyberry," prosecuting attorney ruled to answer. Amelia H. Heavlin vs Richard Heavlin, application made to prosecute as a poor person. Samantha A. Roll vs Sarah G. Fulton et al., summons issued for defendant. Harry F. Beeler vs Amos Runyon et al., judgment vs plaintiff for costs. Victoria Foster vs August Koolhouse, defendant ruled to answer. Clayton Williams vs Frank Kelley et al., plaintiff ruled to reply to second answer of defendant’s answer. John Conrad vs Eva May Conrad, summons issued for defendant. John H. Brandyberry vs Elizabeth Brandyberry, divorce granted. Hazy Newcomer vs Grand Ranids railroad, motion to have complaint made more specific. John Studabaker vs Frank Crum, summons issued. The case of Noah Mangold, ex rel vs Perry Robison. is still at issue. It will perhaps take the remainder of the week to | hear the evidence, the taking of same being very slow and tedious.

Quite a number of our people are at Indianapolis this week attending the ' state fair. Among the number is Surveyor Fulk, Allen Porter and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lower. T. P. Hollingsworth was here from j Geneva last Friday, being appointed administrator of the estate of his son who died some timg ago. This was necessary in order to satisfy the law regarding the final settlement. The country boy is passing. There is very little of the country left. Where the mill, the meeting houseand the store used to brood in regal solitude ambitious towns have sprung up where bonds are issued, waterworks, street cars and electric plants put in. The fast trains bring the farms together and the telephone has made the world a vast whispering gallery. A. A. Boch is this week buying a car load of horses which will be taken to Pittsburgh for disposal. The Pittsburgh markets are now considered as good as any other. At one time it was in a manner overstocked but the opening of new markets has relieved it of this disadvantage to the seller. Decatur still maintains her past reputation of being the best point on the map for the buying and selling of good draft horses. Barney Rupright, for four years deputy recorder, left Thursday for Jeffersonville to take a position as guard in the reformatory. He has had an application on file for a year, and received a telegram Wednesday night ordering him to report at once. Barney’s new job pays from S4O to SSO per month and all living expenses, according to the experience of the guard. —Bluffton Chronicle. Barney is well known here, is a splendid good fellow and we congratulate both him and the state. Mary Morris, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Morris, of Bluffton, died Saturday morning at three o’clock of spinal meningitis, after an illness of only a few days. Although the many friends of the family in this city knew the little one was ill, her condition was not thought to be so serious, and the sad news of her death was a severe shock to them. Mr. and Mrs. Morris are well known here, the latter being the daughter of our well known fellow-townsman, R. D. Patterson. Baby Morris was two months and twenty-seven days old, and her bright and pretty face will be missed by many who had already learned to love her. The funeral services were condu eted Sunday afternoon at thre o’clocek by Rev. Chipp of the Baptist church, and a large number of Decatur friends attended. A grand balloon ascension and parachute drop will be given in this city on Saturday, September 30, by Miss Mabel Davenport, of Hudson, Michigan, said to be the greatest lady aerouant in the world. A subscription paper is being circulated and all who will are requested to donate any amount they may desire, the proceeds to go to Mr. William Hannan, the young man who was so badly injured in making an ascension here July 31, and who lias since been confined to his room at the Fristoe restaurant. Mr. Hannan is unfortunate, but strictly honest young man. While we know from business transactions with him and he deserves your assistance. At the same time he desires to give value received and has secured the best aerouant in the country to give an exhibition. Should the solicitor miss you, any amount you may care to subscribe may be deposited at Fristoe's restaurant. Mr. Hannan is very fair and agrees only to take the money after a successful ascension and parachute drop.

A good story is told on John W. Tyndall, of the firm of Krick & Tyndall, tile and brick manufacturers. John had a business engagement at Wolcottville for Tuesday morning, and as the matter was a rather important one, in a business way, he was extremely anxious that he should not miss the morning train, which leaves here at 7:55. Accordingly John was up long ere day light Tuesday morning and neighbors say the scene about his homestead was one of marked activity until he had secured breakfast, had a proper amount of winter underwear packed in two grips and was on his way to the depot, determined to catch the 7:55 or “bust.” The sun was just appearing over the horizon and the little clock in the hallway pointed to 5:30 as Johnny marched down the steps; still, sad story to relate, he missed the train and this is the way it happened. John is a good talker, in fact a hummer when it comes to explaining a point. He was passing the stock yards where a number of men were busy selling western horses. John stopped to watch them, drew closer, became interested, got into an argument, minutes passed into hours, and John talked on. Finally he looked at his watch, it was nine o’clock and his train, for which he had lost so much sleep had been gone an hour. With a far away look in his eyes and his face the picture of dispair he went home, set his little old grips down and sank exhausted to the couch. Proper restoratives were applied, however, and he revived in time to catch the afternoon train for Wolcotville.

CIRCULATION 2500 WEEKLY

NUMBER 28

L. N. Grandstaff attended the reunion of his regiment at Poneto last week, and was so taken with the town and its people, until now he has serious intentions of casting his lot among them. Doc must not get such foolish circulators in his cranium. The death of little Pearl Matthewson of near Pleasant Mills, occurred last Sunday morning, after a short illness with summer complaint. The funeral was held from the Baptist church in Pleasant Mills on Tuesday, with interment at Mt. Taber. Aged ten months and twenty-seven days. It is believed the oil field in Blue Creek township now being developed will be the banner territory in this part of the state. The Dudgean well, Much came in last week, has already produced 1,000 barrels, with no signs of decreasing. All the land in the neighborhood has been leased and the scene of activity is a marked one. Further development will, it is believed, show even a better field than was anticipated. Let ’er go. Cash subscribers are enumerated this week in the following: W. A. Boerman, Mathias Thomas, Noah Stalter, Ed France, Joel Roe, H. Buckmaster, Ephriani Hirschey, T. P. Hollingsworth, Fred Beinke, Dr. S. E. Mentzer, E. C. Peltz, E. L. Foreman, John P. Brown, J. D. Hale, G. R. Martz, Oliver Lizer, H. W. Felts, E. A. Good, Albert Spooler, Frank Faurot, John Lenerick, C. Longenberger, John Conrad, E. W. France, Mary Ahr, Theodore Droppieman, Henry Presdorf, A. Sparks and A. A. Boch. Fort Wayne is to the front again with a four days entertainment October 4to 7. It will open with a barbecue on the fourth and at that feast twenty beeves, thirty sheep and twenty calves will be served free of charge. In fact everything will be free except the races, to which a small admission fee will be charged. The races will take place every day and a good field of horses has been secured to contend for the purses which will aggregate $2,000. There will be manv attractions down town day and evening, including bicycle parades, civic and industrial parades, street shows, open air cake walk, mardi gras and masquerade carnival, band concerts and many other amusements. All the railroads will make special rates, and as Fort Wayne always does as it agrees to, large crowds will be the order of the week. From recent issues of Toledo papers we notice that a magnificent new hotel is to be erected in that city at once and that our popular friend, Col. Dick Townsend, is at the head of the project. The new hostely will be known as the “New Toledo”, will be either American or European and strictly up to date. It will be built on the site of the hotel Madison, one of the oldest and best in that hustling city. The plan is to organize a stock company, composed of about thirty prominent business men and with a capital stock of $500,000. A meeting was held last Saturday evening and the project put upon a paying basis and Messrs Townsend and Taylor are now engaged in solicting subscription of stock. The new building will lie put up at once and it is the general conclusion that Dick will manage the business. The new hotel will contain over 300 rooms and will cost $400,000. Mr. Townsend is a hustler, knows the hotel business like a book and the Toledo men will make no mistake in backing him.

Amos Foreman, of Lima, Ind., was here last week looking after business affairs. In a conversation with him he told us of the sad death of his brother, Seymour, who was murdered near his home in Oklahoma, on the evening of June 9th. Seymour Foreman left here ten years ago and located near Stroud, O. T., where he took up a claim and immediately began farming. He prospered and by hard labor and close attention to his business was accumulating considerable money. He was considered one of the best citizens of the county and was admired by all. Several years ago he met and shortly afterward married a Miss Clark, the daughter of a neighbor With his marriage, however, trouble began and the two families were soon enemies. About a year ago Seymour and his wife parted. At that time a quarrel ensued between him and a brother of his wife, named Fred Clark, the latter being driven out of the county. On the 9th of June last Mr. Foreman drove to Stioud on an errand. He was returning in the evening and when near his home, seven miles from the city, he was met by Clark. A man named Morris, who was riding with Foreman, was ordered to get out of the wagon. He did so and Clark immediately shot Foreman through thejheart, killing him instantly. Clark road into town and gave himself up to the officers, and his trial is set for next month. Web Foreman, a brother, who lives at Stroud, was appointed administrator of the estate, which he immediately converted into money and the same is being spent in an attempt to convict the murderer. The best attorneys in the territory have been employed and friends of the family here anxiously await the outcome. Foreman was thirty-three years old.