Decatur Democrat, Volume 43, Number 33, Decatur, Adams County, 26 October 1899 — Page 8

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Pleasant Mills. Will Noll is on the sick list. Our schools are progressing nicely. John Noll lost the best horse he had last Thursday. The stone crusher has arrived and work has already began. Maggie Beam is visiting her parents at Celina, Ohio, this week. Mrs. Cordelia Bay left for Elkhart, Ind., to visit relatives and friends. Chris Footney and family spent Sunday with friends at Monroeville. Rev. Brown addressed the people at the M. E. church Sunday evening. Mrs. Gibson and children, of Willshire, are visiting A. J. wood and family. Philip Koos is again numbered with the benedicts. We extend congratulations. Miss Maud Fuller entertained the following young people at her home last Sunday evenimg: Floyd Wood, Will Smith, and the Misses Ethel Wood and Bertha Mills, of Willshire, Ohio. They spent the evening in pleasant conversation and a few social games until a late hour, when they left for their respective homes. Linn Grove. Lewis Neaderhouser, who is employed at Ft. Recovery, Ohio, was at his’home here over the Sabbath. L. L. Dunbar has been summoned as a grand juror of the Indiana district of the U. S. court at Indianapolis. N. C. Coverdale and L. A. Graham of Decatur, were here Monday in the interest of the Continental Insurance company. The Yoder & Son company have moved one of their stone crushers to the Ensley & Meschberger quarry adjoining town. A young man of near Montpelier, proved to be the owner of the horse and buggy found by Albert Johnson a few weeks ago. the turnout was taken at a church where the owner was attending. George Banther, known as George Painter, appeared on our street last Saturday both full of booze and fight. After following John G. Adler about for some time the latter accommodated him with a much wanted pummeling, leaving him a face that would much resemble a butcher sign. In Cowan’s court the evidence in the case showed that Adler acted in self defense and a verdict for acquital was accordingly given. What was supposed to be the mortal remains of a man was found on the inside of the enclosure near the residence of David Zimmerman one day last week. Excitement ran high. Trustee Hall was sent for to remove the corpse. On arrival of the officer a prolonged examination was made and found that corpse still had life, but awful drunk. The body was supposed be that of one Andrew Murray, and was so left to regain his normal state. Pleasant Valley. Joe Bentz is moving on the Pogue farm this week. John Elzey and wife of Decatur, visited in this vicinity last Sabbath. Mrs. Thornton preached to a large audience Sunday night, the largest of the season. Wm. A. Duer and wife of Miami county, Ohio, are visiting their son, Albert and other relatives. Everybody interested in the literary society are requested to meet Friday night. November 3, for the purpose of reorganization and to continue the literary work. We are requested to announce that there will lie a box supper held at school house No. 7 Saturday night. The proceeds will go to purchase a school library. Attend and help in a good cause. Eva G. Huffman, daughter of Aaron C. and Mary E. Huffman, was born January 16, 1886 and died October 18, 1899, aged 13 years, 9 months and 12 days. Funeral services were held at Pleasant Valley Friends church, Thursday, October 19, conducted by Rev. Harlo Mann. Interment in Smith cemetery. Eva was much beloved by all her many friends. The funeral services were attended by a large eoncourse of friends and neighbors. Her father, mother and three sisters remain to mourn her loss. Real Estate Transfers. J. F. Johnson to Frances Haiman. et al. 100 acres. Washington township, .$4,500. Peter Manley to J. C. Manley, inlots 127 and 128, Geneva. Erastus Fritzinger to Mary Martha Fritzinger, outlot 290. Decatur, $950. James G. Price, et al, to Orville C. Fink, 40 acres, Washingtop township, $T,200. Fredrick Bos to Lewis Nichols, part inlot 27, Monroe, SIBO. Joseph H. Hilty to John J. Hilty, 40 acres, Monroe township, $750. Jacob T. Mentzer, et al, to Johnathan Andrews, 80 acres, Monroe town-

ship, SIOO Maria E. Clark to Wm. Burman part outlot 250, Decatur, $575. George W. Reynolds, et al, to Alvarethia S. Reynolds, 64.66 acres, Jefferson township, SI,BOO. Thomas Venis to Conrad Chronister. inlot 6, Rivare, S3OO. Jacob R. Reichart to Barbara Reichart, 40 acres, Monroe township, Catharine Davey to Catharine Malonee, inlot 5. Salem, $275, Paul G. Hooper to Samuel Mosiman, 40 acres. French Township. sl,500. S Mosiman to Jonas Neuenschwander, 40 acres, French township, $1415. Decatur Egg Case Co. to Z. O. Lewellen, 20 acres, Monroe township, SBOO. T. D. Runyon to G. Gerber, 40 acres, Hartford township, SI6OO. A man is what he makes himself. If he sits down by the roadside or on the soft side of a dry goods box and waits for some one to come along and offer him a princely salary and a lifetime situation, he generally sits there a long time —so long in fact, that he concludes that this is a hard world to make a living in. When he has worn his life out sitting around in idleness and is about ready to die he gets up and exclaims: “I never had a chance!” You know such men. During the week past the suscribers to the Democrat who have remitted are as follows: Fred Korduroy, J. H. Helm, Henry Dirkson, sr., G.G. Bursy, Alferd Johnson, B. Benton, W. W. Glendening, J. B. Simmons, A. T. Woy, P. J. Bryen, Walter Thornhill, C. C. Linn, A. Triplett, F. M. Corthell, W. A. Beam, John Meillers, Frank Wechter. Decatur Steele, W. S. Cross, Edward Cordua, Eugene Christen, P. H. Fitzgerald, G. W. Reynolds, E. H. Faust, Mrs. Hariet Brandyberry, E. S. Beavers, Anthony Spuhler, H. F. Linn, J. S. Railing, Morris Baker, Anna Shephard, C. M. Meyers, Albert Knavel, John W. Cross, Norman Lotzenhizer, L. L.Nichols, W. H. Eichhorn, Henry Colchin, Jacob Hauser, Harry Cordua, J. C. Johnson. Eli Moyer. Chris Reppert, Anna Miller, Sam Meyers, Albert Shell, Jacob Baker. Nick Shaffer, L. A. Jackson, Peter Colchin and C. H. Snyder. Mrs. John B. Webber died at her home on Fourth street Wednesday morning after an illness of about ten months. During most of that time she suffered accute pain, but never murmured nor complained. In January last she was attacked with the lagrippe. which in the course of a few weeks developed into consumption, from which dread disease she grew gradually worse until the angel of death came to her relief. She was a good and Christian woman and her death is the more sad, since five small children are thereby left motherless. Adeline Spuller Webber was the daughter of Joseph and Verenna Spuller, and was born in Union township October 18, 1866, being thirtythree years and seven days of age. Her entire life was spent in this county. She was married September 4, 1884, to John B. Webber of this city, and he with the five children remain to mourn the sad loss of a wife and mother, true and loving. One sister. Mrs. James Niblick, and three brothers, Albert and John Spuller of this county, and William Spuller of Moberly, Missouri, remain of the family and mourn the death of a kind and tender sister. Funeral services will be conducted from the St. Mary’s Catholic church at 8:30 o’clock Saturday morning and the body interred in the St. Joseph cemetery. The sympathy of many friends are with the family in the sad loss thus sustained. Dollar Handshakes. Major Blanche Cox addressed a crowd at the Salvation Army barracks. The ball was well filled. After the singing of several hymns and the giving of testimony a collection was taken up and the presiding officer announced that Major Cox would shake hands with any one for sl. Several were found willing thus to contribute to the cause.—Denver Republican.

MARKETS. CORRECTED BY J. D. HALE, GRAIN MERCHANT, DECATUR, IND. Wheat, new $ 66 Com, per cwt (mixed) 42 Corn, per cwt, yellow 43 Corn, per cwt. (new) 30 Oats, new 15 @ 22 Rye 50 Barley 35 Clover seed 3 75 @ 4 00 Timothy 1 00 @ 1 10 Eggs, fresh 20 Butter 15 Chickens 5| Ducks 05 Turkeys 09 Geese .'. 04 Wool . 16 to 19 Wool, washed 20 and 22 Hogs 4 25 TOLEDO MARKETS OCT. 25, 1:30 P. M. Wheat, new No. 2 red,cash.. 71| Dec. wheat 72| Cash corn No. 2 mixed, cash.. 34 Dec. corn 311 Prime clover 5 60

CARVED HIS OWN PULPIT. A Minister Who Spent Many Hour! Ornamenting; His Church. To the Rev. D. E. Loveridge, rector of St. Mary’s Episcopal church of Eugene, Or , belongs the distinction of being one of the very few ministers of the world whose pulpit is of his own handiwork, and certainly none can outrank him for skillful and elaborate carving. In his church are an altar and a pulpit, made and carved by him, as well as several minor pieces of furniture. The altar is composed of ten panels, is 7 feet long, 3 feet wide and a little over 3 feet high. It is made of Coos bay myrtle, black walnut and cedar. Various church emblems are carved thereon, such as the crown of thorns, cross and crown and Chi Itho, encircled with olive branches. On the retable. or raised back part, are carved the words “Holy, holy, holy.” The pulpit is made of Coos bay myrtle, trimmed In black walnut, in extended wheat heads style. The pulpit is 3 feet wide and about 5 feet high. The Rev. Mr. Loveridge has just finished 12 corbels, in sets of twos, to be placed in his new church, as rests for the truss timbers. These are carved in an elaborate manner, Mr. Loveridge having spent 20 days of eight hours each on them. The piece of furniture in which he takes the most pride is a black walnut bookcase, which he made for his own home. It is 9 feet high and 7 feet wide, and is profusely ornamented with oak leaf and rose vine, of which there is over 200 feet, of almost exact uniformity. Mr. Loveridge began carving in 1876. He had always an inclination in that direction, and. after visiting the exposition at Philadelphia, and seeing the specimens of carving displayed there, determined to take up the work. He has since devoted his spare moments to it, with remarkable success. While rector of the Episcopal church at Unadilla, N. Y., he carved the stall and pulpit for his church and also a beautiful parlor mantel for his home, which is made of mahogany, and is 10 feet high and about the same in width. —Portland Oregonian. Don’t Put the Chnreh to Shame. Why should the church leave her high place and come down into the arena, where she will be put to shame? Do men come to church for petty pletfcsures fit only for children or for the satisfaction of their souls and the confirmation of their faith? Would Christianity have begun to exist If the apostles had been “pleasing preachers” and “bright men,” and had given themselves to “socials” and “sales” and “talks?” The church triumphed by her faith, her holiness, her courage, and by these high virtues she must stand in this age also. She is the witness to Immortality, the spiritual home of souls, the servant of the poor, the protector of the friendless, and if she sinks into a place of second rate entertainment then it were better that her history should close, for without her spiritual visions and austere Ideals the church is not worth preserving.—lan Maclaren in Ladies' Home Journal. The Minister and the Reporter. The Rev. G. F. Howell, a Methodist minister of Brooklyn, tells this story on himself: He made an address at a recent conference and noticed a reporter energetically taking shorthand notes. When Mr. Howell left the rostrum, the reporter said to him: “Bishop, I think I have made a good story of your talk this morning for my paper.” “That’s very nice,” replied Mr. Howell, “although I am not a bishop.” The young man nearly fainted as he gasped. "What, aren’t you Bishop So-and-so?” “Upon learning his mistake,” continued Mr. Howell, “he turned on his heel and with a rapid jerk tore the carefully prepared leaves of characters from his notebook, and I can’t say that I blame him very much for easing his mind a bit—for this be did when he thought I was out of earshot.” They Knew His Business. Professor Frank Rees of Columbia university, who holds the chair of astronomy there, was a visitor recently at a county fair, where he soon made himself quite popular. While resting in a refreshment tent he overheard women discussing him. “So he’s an astronomer? I wonder how it pays?” said one. “Pretty well,” said another. “He tells fortunes from the stars at 50 cents apiece.” “That isn’t all,” said a third. “He makes almanacs, with jokes and advice to take pills in the spring, and the druggists pay him as much as §SO for them.” The professor arose and fled.—Philadelphia Post.

...Great... Reduction. Photos 60c doz. Best Cabinets $2.00 per doz. ...AT THE... New Peoples Gallery. Over Everett & Hite’s grocery.

henry b. heller, attorney AT LAW, Office, rooms 1 and 2. Stone Block, opposite court house. Collections. Notary Public. RICHARD K. ERWIN, attorney at law. Office.—Corner Monroe and Second streets General practitioner, No.charge for consul, tation. ______ JAMES T. MERRYMAN, attorney at law, DECATUR, IND. Office—Nos. 1,2, 3. over Adams Co. Bank. I refer, by permission to Adams Co. Bank. R. S. PETERSON. attorney at law, DECATUR. INDIANA. Rooms 1 and 2. In the Anthony Holthonse Block. AMOS P. BEATTY. ATTORNEY AT LAW And Notary Public. Pension claims prosecuted. Odd Fellows building. I John Schurger. Dave E. Smith . SCHURGER & SMITH. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Money to loan at lowest rates of interest Abstracts of title, real estate and collections Eooms 1. 2 and 3 Welfley block. DeVilbiss & Archbold, DENTISTS. I. O. O. F. BLOCK. ... „ ( Office, 42. Phone Heeidence, 9. GEORGE W. BROWN, TRUSTEE OF KIRKLAND TOWNSHIP. Office Dav:—Monday of each week. Persons having busine=s with the township will please call oh Monday. altub J. ID. HJLLiEj DEALER IN Grain, Seed, Wool, Salt, Oil, Coal, Lime, Fertilizers. Elevators on the Chicago * Erie and Clove Leaf railreads. Office and retail store southeast corner of Second and Jefferson Streets taFYour patronage solicited. I ATTEND „ Fort Mayne Business College. For Thorough Course in Book-keepitig, Shorthand, Typewriting, Pennianship, Banking and English. Telegraphy Write for particulars. 49t52 FORT WAYNE. INDIANA. NEFTUME SUOS. Surgeon Dentists. Located over Archbold’s grocery. CHARLES N. CHRISTEN, Architect Contractor Decatur, Indiana. All kinds of Plans and Specifications furnished for building of every description. Reasonable terms. 12 GaiTiage Painting, Interior Decorating, Paper Hanging, Hardwood Fiqisl]ir|g All worn Guaranteed. GREGORY <& SON Phone 159. — — ■'CL.,, Miesse DECATUR, IND. House. I. J. MEISSE, Proprietor. First-Class Hotel. ..BATES.. $1.50 and $1.25 PER DAT. Opposite Court House.

Baker & Christen, ARCHITECTS Have opened an office over Archbold & Haugh's Book Store, and are prepared to do any kind of work in their line. Persons contemplating building can save time, trouble and money by consulting them. Baker & Christen,, Architects.

Capital 1120,000. Established 1872 THE OLD ADAMS COUNTY BANK Decatur, Indiana. a veneral banking business, makes colSBBeaa and C. S. Niblick. Assistant Cashier.

MORTGAGE LOANS Money loaned on Favorable Terms LOW RATE OF INTEREST Privelege of Partial Payments. Abstracts of Title Carefully Prepared F. M. SCHIRMEYER, Cor. 2d and Madison Sts. DECATI B, IND

Dr. O. V. CONNELL, Veterinary Surgeon ui Dentist. Decatur, Ind. Office I. 0.0. F. Block. GndoaM of the On Urie Vet* ria, ajy <'oiler* and Toronto Veterinary DentM ichoc'l Treats all diseases of domestlcaMn animals. Galla attended to day or night. »

A HOME IN THE SOUTH on the... MOBILE & OHIO R’Y. To those who would better their condition in life and who wish to be independent the Mobile & Ohio railroad offers opportunities unequalled on this continent. Along this line through ALABAMA and MISSISSIPPI . . . On the Divide, or what is known as the water shed dividing the two great water ways that empty into the gulf, commonly called table lands, are located some of the finest farming and fruit lands in the south. MALARIA, RHEUMATISM, CATARRH and LUNG TROUBLES Are unknown. The lands are well watered, well drained and there is sufficient timber for both firewood and building purposes. Over 50.000 fruit trees have been planted at one small station this year. There are a few sections of government lands still open to settlement. Under the HOMESTEAD ACT Land can be bought on ten years time for colonizing purposes. The M. AO. have broad vestibuled, steam heated, pintsch lighted, dally passenger service between St. Louis via Montgomery and the soutn. East St. Louis, Mobile and all points in Cuba. Porto Rico, South and Central Amerlcaand Mexico. Between St. Louis and New Orleans, to all points in Mexico. Texas and California special low rate excursions first and third Tuesday of each month; ONE FARE FOR THE ROUND TRIP, PLUS $2. If you are going south for your health, pleasure or a home, ask your nearest ticket agent for rates, and be sure that your ticket reads via St. Louis and the Mobile & Ohio railway. For free book and full information in regard to the south, address J. T Poe, Gen’l. Traffic Mg’r. or M. H. Bohreer. 351 Marquette Building. Chicago, 111,

Eri ® Uin e® <fld?l|>.W Sehedul< ‘ ! " -ffect J M . ' 26,1598 ’ Tralns leave Decat u , ls WEST, f ° lloWS; No. 5, vestibule limited, dallv for ) Chicago . No. 3, Pacific express, dally fw Chicago ■ „ No. 1, express, dally except Sun- ’ a -tn day for Chicago .- No. 3L local, dally except Sutil! w ’ 3a ro Nol3. Wells Fargo Limited Ex-1 10:10a -® * press, daily except Monday . «.«„ and day after legal holiday | 1p - »• EAST No. 8, vestibule limited, daily for ) New York and Boston f «... No. 2, express, dally except Sun-1 ’ day for New York .... No. 12. express, dally for New ] York r No. 30. local, daily except Sun-’ a,a dav f in. Through coaches and sleeping cars V York and Boston s sto Trains 1 and 2 stop at all stations on th. o . E. Division. Train No. 12 carries through sleenlm. « to Columbus, Circleville. Chillicothe Wav.” ly Portsmouth Ironton, and Kenova v j Columbus, Hocking Va ley & Toledo ... Norfolk V Westernlines ’ 103 •No. 13 will not carry any baggage, I W. Delong. Agent First Class Night and Day Service between Toledo,Ohio, AND St. Louis, Mo. FREZEZ CHAIR CARS DAY TRAINS—MODERN EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT. VESTIBULEDSLEEPING- CARS ON NIGHT TRAINS. ZTb-M'EALS SERVED EN ROUTE, any hour DAI OR NIGHT, at moderate cost. hk for tickets via Toledo, St. Louis A Kansas City R.R Clover Leaf Route. For further particulars, call on nearest Agent of the Company, or address C. C. JENKINS, desersl Pss.rßger Aewi, TOLEDO, OHIO. T„ St. L. &KC.R. R. In effect Jan 3, IS'.'J EAST. Passenger 5:51 a. m Express 7:16 p m Mail 12:05 pm. Local 6:00 p m. WEST. Passenger 4:14 am Express 8:28 a.m Mall 12:05 p m Local 7:00 a m E A. Whiskey. Agent

The G. R. & I. (Effect October 22, 1899.) TRAINS NORTH. STATIONS. .No, 5. *No. ■). *No 7 Richmond ll:10pn> I:ospm s:Wam Fountain City. 11:28pm I:23pm 5:59am Johnson 6:67 am Lynn 1142 pm 1:30 pm 6:llam Snow Hill 6:l;am Winchester.... 12:1)2 am 1:54 pm 6:2 sam Ridgeville 12:S()am 2:12 pm 6:44 am Portland 12:39 am 2:32 pm 7:05 am Briant 2:46 pm 7:l9am Geneva 1:00 am 2:55 pm .»am Berne 1:08 am 3:05 pm 7:35 am Monroe 3:lßpm 7:45am DECATUR 1:30 am 3:32 p m 7:55am Williams 3:45 pm 8:0. am Hoagland 3:50 pm B'ha® Fort Wayne.... 2:loam 4:lspm B:3.)an. Kendallville.... 3:lsam 5:25pm 9:slam Sturgis 4:loam 6:47 p m 10:o2 a m Kalamazoo)..... 5:20 am 8:10 pm 12:20 pm Grand Rapids .. 7:45a mll :(0p m 2:25pm Howard City.... 9:03 am 12:16 am 3:4, pm Reed City 10:25 am Cadillac 11:43 am 2:45 am 6:20 pm Petoskey 2:50 p m 5:50 a m 9:30 p m Mackinaw City. 4:lspm 7:loam 1950 pm ♦Dally, except Sunday. tDaily. TRAINS SOUTH STATIONS. ♦No. 2. tNo. 6 ;N0.4 Mackinaw City. 9:COpm Petoskey 10:30 pm 3:00 pm 7:35 am Cadillac 2:30 am 6:45 ptr 1:30 pm Reed City 7:sopm jAP® Howard City... 4:55am 8:59 pm 3:4.pm Grand Rapids : 7:loam 11:30pm ,:Wpm Kalamazoo 8:55 am 1:02 am B:.wpm Sturgis 10:12am Kendallville... 11:07 am Fort Wayne... 12;35pm 12:25am <:loam Hoagland 1:00 pm -iiCim Williams I:ospm DECATUR.... I:l9pm .1:08am Monroe 1:32 pm Berne.. 2:44 nm 8:36 a.:Geneva 1:52 pm 8:® “ “ Briant 2.00 pm Portland 2:15 pm 2:10 am Ridgeville 2:35 pm 2:84 am 9:«am Winchester.... 2:50 pm 2:54 am 9:3. am Fountain city'. Richmond I 3:40 p m 3:aQam 10tDaily. tDaily ex. Sunday. *Daily except Saturday from Mackinac CitvJeff Bryson, Agent C.L L ockwood. Gen. Pas Agent. ‘*S/¥Y” This is a IVe can furnish you 160 acres of fine land in Southwest Missouri For only Fifty-Five Dollars. Finest country for Hogs, Sheep or Gattie. Well known for fruit or grain Title perfect, Special. Railroad Rates, For particulars and book of information call or write AMERICAN LAND COMPANY Suite 71 4, 39 Dearborn Street. CHIOftGO. ILLIf yon visit our city call and see us. oF"Please mention this paper. >