Decatur Democrat, Volume 43, Number 34, Decatur, Adams County, 2 November 1899 — Page 1

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Mrs Sipe, of Bluffton, visited durtbe week with Mrs. Wm. Wisner, of this city. The prize contest at the bowling llev for Tuesday evening was declared off on account of lackof entries. “Daisv and Zeke” in “The Missouri P r ]” is the next attraction at the oriera house and appears Nov. 14. Mrs. R- S. Peterson and daughter, Miss Alle, are at Fort Wayne this ‘ vee k. the guests of relatives and friends. Joshua Bright and son are having their annual catalogue published at this office this week for their enormous stock sale. Dr. Miles Porter, of Fort Wayne, mingled with friends in the city yesterday. He was on his way Ito Warren. where he attende 1 to professional business. Judge Hammond, of Lafayette, representing the Wabash railway company, was in the city yesterday transacting legal business and was a guest at the Burt. William Coffee and wife, of St. Marys. Ohio, are visiting relatives in the city. Will was a former Decatur bov, but is now indentified with the prosperous citizens of St. Marys. Charles T. Taylor of Joplin, Mo., registered at the Burt House last Friday. He was endeavoring to sell stock in the famous zinc and lead mines of his territory and exhibited some beautiful specimens of the ores. The Lynch-Beery sale of western horses which was advertised to occur last Saturday at Van Wert did not take place on account of the heavy rains which kept up during the entire day. The sale will probably be made some time during the next month. Frysinger & Gerber shipped a car load ’of first-class heavy horses to Pittsburg yesterday, having sold the entire lot before they left the city. This firm who are engaged in shipping horses to Germany, will very probably not make another foreign trip before the latter part of next month, this being their dull season. M. C. Moore, who has been managing the bowling alley and shooting gallery in the opera block since the first of February last for C. B. Lloyd, of Toledo, Ohio.' has gone to Toledo to remain. “Dad” Wilkins is now in charge of the alley and gallery at this place. Mr. Moore during his residence in this city, made many friends, who will be sorry to hear of his departure from our midst. Huntington Herald. The shooting gallery on Monroe street has been attracting the attention of our good marksmen during the past several weeks. The prizes this week were won by Fred Hill, Dr. A. L. DeVilbiss and" Clint Cloud. For first prize Hill. Fritzingerand Hudson were even with a score of forty-nine, the former winning in the shoot off. For second prize DeVilbiss and Link Hill made a score of forty-eight and divided the purse, and DeVilbiss was present to receive the coin. On account of the loosening of the main belt which furnishes the power at the electric light plant our fair city was in the depths of darkness on Friday and Saturday evenings. As soon as possible a belt repairer was secured from Cincinnati who again got the plant in running order by Sunday evening. On Monday evening, however, it was impossible to secure power enough to run the plant on account of a supply of poor cool being on hand and again the man who was not strictly sober had his troubles finding his way home. Harruff & Lenhart is a new firm that will deal in law, write abstracts and insurance, make collections and do a general office business. The firm as individually composed is Harvey H. Harruff, who retired from the recorder’s office about a month and a half ago, and John H. Lenhart, who yesterday ceased to act as clerk of the Adams circuit court. Both are estimable gentlemen and make a team that is hard to beat. They are now fitting and furnishing an office which is located in the Brock building on Second street, and quite soon will be st home to their many friends and the business public. People in this city who have stock in the Hoosier Gold Mining Company may feel proud of their investment as the mine is said to be one of the greatest in the west, and as a number °f Adams county gentlemen are interested in this venture the following from the Owylen Avalanche, of Silver uity, Idaho, may be interesting: The Hoosier Gold Mining Company, under the able and efficient management of v. W. Wenger, is doing a considerable amount of development. This property ls showing up fine this season, one 'mn alone showing 18 feet of mineral and only one wall found so far. This tunnel needs depth, and Mr. Wegner “as started a tunnel for this purpose, "meh will also faciliate the handling ?. so large an ore body. With sufmient financial backing the property ( an be placed in the foremost rank of Permanent producers within the next w ar> . Make up, gentlemen from the oosier state, and great will be your reward. 6

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. T he lea " ue meeting to be wiU about May 10. 1900, and promises to be very interesting. The Hallow’een social given by the Presbyterian ladies at the home of Mrs. Theodore Kennedy was a social and financial success. Dick Townsend, promoter of the ‘‘New Toledo was at home a few days this week attending 1 to business and incidentally looking up friends. John H. Lenhart has been appointed by the governor as a notary public, and yesterday filed with Clerk Johnson his bond, which called in amount for SI,OOO. Mr. and Mrs. Morris Baker and little son, Henry, of Gas City, returned home Monday after a pleasant visit of two weeks with parents and friends in and near this city. Weather prophets give the usual routine of stormy and pleasant weather for the month of November. The principal storm period will arrive, according to announcements, from the 17th to 23rd. Clerk Johnson was setting ’em up to the cigars yesterday, and otherwise accepting congratulations of friends over his introduction as clerk of the Adams circuit court. He entered upon his his duties yesterday. A library consisting of 100 popular and up-to-date books has been placed in the Burt House office for the benefit of the guests of that popular hostelry. The books are enclosed in a handsome case, on the outer facing of which are the advertisements of a number of Decatur’s business men. The following from the Valparaiso Messenger will be interesting to the many friends of Graham Earle in this city: “Shortly after leaving this citv Graham Earle left the Lennon Stock Company and is now staring the west with a company of which he is at the head. The Lennon Stock Company has also reorganized. Earle is said to have a first-class company. Marriage licenses issued during the past week were taken out by Benjamin Twigg and Minnie E. Davis, Arthur N. Abbott and Lena May Steele, John C. Grandstaff and Ethel S. Mann, Claude E. Hower and Mary E. Johnson, Samuel E. Shepherd and Eliza J. Ray, Leander Reffey and Pearl Baker, William T. Baker and Carrie M. Buffenbarger, Frank Hodge and Gay Polm. Albert Buhler received a letter the first of the week from Superintendent Smith, of the Eastern Assylum at Richmond, which gives the welcome information that during the last fewdays Mrs. Buhler, who is a patient at that institution, is daily gaining strength, and that should she continue thus, she may entirely recover. Mr. Beeler and his friends are very hopeful, and believe that her ultimate recovery is only a question of a short time. Mr. and Mrs. David Studabaker entertained a number of their intimate friends at six o’clock dinner Monday evening in honor of Mesdames Bailey and Ingram, of Waynesburg, Pa., who have been their guests for several days. Among those present were: Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Allison, Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Heller, Mr. and Mrs. John Niblick, Mr. and Mrs. Rev. W. H. Daniel Mrs. Morrison and Miss Hattie Studabaker. A pleasant evening and a splendid supper is reported. The visiting ladies will remain during this week. Fred Martin, the well known aeronaut, left Sunday evening for Seattle, Washington, where he will remain during this winter. His brother, Ed Martin, has been a resident of that citv for two years past and under his instructions Fred will join him and will accept a lucrative position. It is probable that Fred will go from there to Alaska early in the spring, on board a trading vessel. Fred is a hard worker and his recent balloon adventures prove that he is the owner of an ample supply of nerve to carry him through the west or any other country, and we bespeak success for him wherever he may go. A copy of the Manila Freedom published in the Philhpines has been received bv the parents of Frank and Clarence Dullagham, which gives an account of the wreck of the L mted States mail ship Morgan City off Kobe, some time during the latterpart of August. The ship contained 289 sacks of mail and included all the letters, papers and packages sen by wav of San Francisco from Aug. Ist to August 10th. only pouches being saved. No doubt many a blue coated boy waited w st fully and anxiously the arnva |° letter which never came and they fee the loss more than had they been robbed of their well earned money. The Morgan City was not a re S ul “ mail boat, consequently there was no "Sght vault to hold the sacks and it is supposed all are ruined In tins time. Clarence and Frank Dulffi o ham enlisted in the arm. • Alabama early in January la. | have been at Manila since April, lb report that Clarence was so badly hired in a battle was D rob^ b P_ lth agerated as he is now in good healt .

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1899.

An entire train of United States soldiers, on their way to St. Louis, passed through this city on the Clover Leaf Tuesday morning. Mrs. David Studabaker, Mrs. Kate Champer and Mesdames Baily and Ingram were the guests of relatives and friends at Bluffton yesterday. A crowd of young people enjoyed a pleasant Hallow’een party at the residence of Rev. and Mrs. W. H. Daniels, on Monroe street. Miss Grayce Daniels presided in her usual graceful and happy manner. Miss Mary McLean has accepted a position as cashier for the Big Store, succeeding Miss Emma Gilliom who resigned to accept a place as stenographer for Studabaker, Sale & Co., at Bluffton. Wehavebeen requested to announce that Mrs. Horten will be at the Valley church next Saturday evening and over Sunday. Every body who can do so is requested to be present at these meetings. Substantial contributors to the Democrat in a financial way this week have been as follows: W" G. Hill, Fred Blakey, Robert Meyers, Frederick Scherer, Dan Neuenschwander. Jacob Atz, Thomas Dirkens, Jerret Covalt, W. L. Coffee and Marion Ketchum. Following is the list of unclaimed letters remaining at the post office: J. M. Bohance, Mrs. Sarah King, John Grice, Frances Campbell, J. M. Bormanch, John Nichols, James Waggoner, Mark Thomas, O. S. Shealen, J. C. Spangler, Sucish Stevens, Chas Grice, Clara Drake, George Adams, Harry Daniels, Peter Hirsh. P. L. Andrews, p. m. Don L. Quinn has accepted a position as bookkeeper for the Decatur Egg Case Company, and upon his duties last Monday morning. For a number of years Don has served as an assistant in the Loan and Abstract office of F. M. Shirmeyer, under whose able supervision he has become one of the most accurate bookkeepers in the city. He will no doubt prove himself a valuable addition to the large association for whom he is now employed. The following report was submitted by W. A. Fonner, teacher at district no. 7. Root township: Number enrolled for the month, 29, per cent, of attendance, 97. Those punctual for the month were Earl Butler, Milo Elzey, Frank Mann, Frank Butler, Bessie Fisher, Addie Roucman, Harve Butler, Ella Muchler, Emma Muchler, David Cook, Chauncy Sleigmeyer, Herb Muchler. Albert Muchler. Eda Butler. Vena Butler, Dessie Butler, Milton, Francis and Jessie Fuhrman and Edith Cook. Another oil well which from appearances will be a gusher was struck last week. The well filled with oil and it was impossible to shoot it until the valuable fluid had been pumped out, which was accomlpished Thursday evening. Experienced oil men say the well will yield over 100 barrels per day. This find is certainly a good one, and promises to be one of the best in the state. A number of new wells are being drilled now. The Hoblet well was drilled and is owned by the Standard Oil company and is located about half a mile from the Dudgeon well. Reports from the eastern markets as to the poultry crop this season say that there will be a larger amount of chickens and turkeys than for several previous seasons, by from twenty to thirty per cent:, while the crop of ducks and geese will be about the same as last year. This report has had some effect on prices as turkevs have dropped from ten cents to eight in nearly all markets. Decatur merchants are paying from eight to nine cents. Whether or not the Thanksgiving demand will raise the price is a question, although that has been the case in previous years. It is a fact, however, that Decatur offers tetter prices for produce of this kind than any surrounding town and farmers desiring the highest prices should bring their market here. One of the most distinguished women of the Roman Catholic church is spending a few weeks in this country on a business trip for the Benedictine Order of Nuns. She is the guest of the Visitation Convent in Washington. She will return to Rome this week. The Lady Abbess Pyn sent is one of the fifteen consecrated abbesses now in the church. The office is ancient, dating back to Pope Gregory the Great, who recognized the rank in a canon law in 591. Since that time there has been a continuous record of Benedictine abbesses. They are entitled to many of the privileges of a prelate, are enthroned in a bishop’s chair, wear the episcopal cross and stole and may carry the crosier. The honor has never been conferred in America, and Lady Abbess Pvnsent is the first of he rank to visit this country. She is an English women of distinguished birth. Her father was Sir Robert Pvnsent, and she is a cousin of the famous Sanscrit scholar, Sir Monier Williams, who founded the Indian college at Oxford. The monastery of St. Benedict at Rome, where English girls are trained in the higher branches of learning, was founded by her.

Read the new advertisements this week, among them being the Boston ! Store, Kern, Beeler & Co., and the New Fair Store, and P. Holthouse & Co. The advertising columns of the Democrat will prove profitable to our readers if weekly read. Another interesting letter from the pen of Miss HattieStudabaker,giving a further and accurate account of her foreign travels will appear in next week’s Democrat. These letters are widely read and are indeed interesting and entertaining. A quiet wedding took place on Thursday, October 26, at 6 p. m., at the home of and by Rev. H. Kohn, the parties being Mr. Claude E. Horner, of Van Wert county, Ohio, and Miss Mary V. Johnson, of this county. Both are highly respected. May long life and happiness be theirs is the wish of their many friends. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew' Young, former residents of this city and who for several years have made their home at Winchester, are in the city, looking up old friends and acquaintances. They will leave next Monday evening for Akron, Ohio, where Mr. Younge has accepted a lucurative position and where they expect to make their future home The mammouth Corner Clothing Store, Peter Holthouse proprietor, is having some decided improvements added this week in the way of an upto date and handsome hat case,. The new furniture is the work of Charles N. Christen, the well known and proficient young architect, and every piece is a model of good ideas and an advertisement of his mechanical skill. The new case will add a metropolitan appearance to their popular business house. Some time between now and 1906 Decatur people who go to Chicago on the Erie railway will ride part of the way up in the air. The Chicago city council, Thursday night, passed an ordinance requiring the Western Indiana Co., over whose tracks the Erie runs into Chicago, to elevate the road for thirteen and a half miles this way from Dearborn station. It must all be done before Januray 1, 1906. and the work must be commenced next year and pushed as rapidly as possible. The old feud between Decatur and Bluffton seems to have been taken up in full force by the younger genera tion. Two of Bluffton’s smart young men were in town last Sunday and of course indulged a little. After they acquired a good sized jag they became insulting and finally made a break at the wrong crowd, so it is said. At any rate they secured a fight with a crowd of little boys, who certainly accomodated them with a plenty as the boys from the Wells county village were a pitiable sight. The visitors left town on the first freight and no arrests followed. Gunboat Ben Middleton had on too much steam again Saturday evening caused by an over supply of aleholic beverage commonly called | beer, and as a consequence he has again been forced to tell his troubles to the occupants of Sheriff Erwin’s hotel. He blustered about in his usual way when under the influence of the magic booze until it became necessary for Marshal Hart to call him down, when Ben imagined it was his duty to tell the policeman just how his official capacity should be attended to. The marshal ordered him home but Ben backed water and refused, thereupon he was promptly captured and is now being held as a prisoner of war to the tune of “a dollar and costs” assessed against him by Mayor Beatty when he was brought up for trial Monday morning. Tuesday evening was the all eventful Hallow’een and as such, was suitably celebrated in this city. Fun was galore and from early evening until long' after midnight crowds of merry makers, consisting of boys and girls and young men and women thronged the streets in gay masquerade and gave vent to their suppressed feelings of joy. Parties were held at a number of the houses of the city nearly all of which finally terminated in street masquerades and at eleven o’clock fully two hundred gaily decked youths, some sober and some otherwise held an impromtu meeting at the court house square. Strange to say, however, no property of any consequence was destroyed, but everyone appeared to be looking for a goal time and they sure enough had it. An extra force of policemen were on duty with instructions to molest no one except in cases where property was being destroyer! and consequently not a single, solitary arrest was made. The night was truly a gala one for the juvenile as well as for his older brothers and sisters, and they who were not looking for a gay time had no business to speak of on the streets. Some of the masks were unique and splendid, among the good ones being Henry Thomas, tramp; Gustave Rosenthal, dutchman; Frank Gass, stylish lady: Charles Meibers and Roman Barthel, ballet dancers; Tony Schumacher, swell negro; Lawrence Smith, topsy; Fred Mayer, picyniny; Bert Hunsicker, drum major, and many others, just as thrilling and startling.

Porter J. White and a first-class ! company presented “Faust” for the third time at Bosse's opera house Thursday evening to an enormous crowd. Mr. White usually appears in cities several times the size of Decatur, still on account of his houses in this city he is an annual visitor. New cases filed are Elizabeth C. Martin vs Christopher Haviland et al., note. Elizabeth C. Martin vs Christopher Haviland et al., foreclosure. Samuel Ach vs Fdward J. Bailey, account $132.74. True W. Childs et al vs George W. Bolds, et al., note. Samuel R. Meyers et al vs George W. Bolds et al., note. Irvin Brandyberry, admission to bar. Yesterday was All Saints day and as such was one of the most important holidays of the Catholic church, it being a day set aside for doingdue honors and reference to the Saints. The event was appropriately kept at the St. Mary’s church. Today is All Souls Day, at which time special services are held, and when special prayers are offered for the souls of departed friends. Some Hallow’een jokers secured an entrance to the Central School building in some unknown manner and after considerable trouble and labor succeeded in recalling the belfrey, where they padded the bell in such a manner that the first summons to school Wednesday morning was several minutes late, the janitor being busy getting the tell and his temper tuned down. It was a mean trick, but most everything goes at such a time, don’t you know. A number of Decatur Masons will go to Fort Wayne November 14th and 15th, to attend the semi-annual meeting of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, which will then be held in that city. On the first date the lodge of Perfection will confer the work as far as the fourteenth degree, and the following day the fifthteenth and sixteenth degrees will be given by the Darious Council. Banquets will be given each evening and everything will be strictly up-to-date. Several new candidates from this city will be initiated. Our itemizer from Linn Grove tells of two serious accidents which occurred near that town last week, both of which were peculiarly alike. Henry Kreps, a prosperous farmer was loading sand at the pit on his farm Monday, when the crown of the pit caved in on him. He was quite badly hurt, two ribs being broken. On Thursday Benjamin Nickols, who was employefl at the Neaderhouser quarry was caught in a like manner and received a broken leg. Both of the unfortunate men are receiving good care and will soon recover, although escape from death in both ca r es seems almost miraculous. A number of prominent merchants are urging that the business houses of Decatur be closed at seven o’clock each evening excepting Mondays and Saturdays. This is a universal custom in every metropolitan city and has during the last few years become very popular in smaller towns. Delphos, Lima, Fort Wayne, Huntington, Marion and other neighboring cities have adopted the rule and have proven that it meets success wherever adopted. Our merchants are as enterprising and need their evenings just as bad as anyone and every business man should sign the agreement when the same is presented. If all agree on this plan the volume of business is not diminished in the least, and clerks and proprietors are thus given time for the enjoyments of life. It’s a good thing and should be pushed right along. It is now Clerk Johnson, he yesterday assuming that title by the retirement of John 11. Lenhart as clerk of the Adams circuit court and his accession thereto. In speaking of the retiring clerk too much could not be said of his efficiency and faithfulness as a public officer. "During the eight years that he was clerk of the Adams circuitcourt, he has fully demonstrated his ability and knowledge of his duties both as an officer and as a citizen. His record is one that he may well be proud of, and his friends likewise. He will enter the practice of law, and that he will be equally successful there, no one doubts. It has often been said that a few years in the clerk’s office make a good lawyer, and especially is this true when close application is applied, which has ever been true with Mr. Lenhart. He turned over to his successor $4,425,51, which was the amountof fees judgments, &c., belonging to the office. Clerk Johnson is already pretty well known and his qualifications as well, which are of the very best. He has a bright future before him and will make a courteous, accommodating and accomplished clerk. He enters upon the duties like an old timer, and here is wishing both ins and outs the best the earth affords. As has been stated before James Haefling will be deputy under the new administration, and’a mighty good one he will make too. E. Burt Lenhart will remain in the office for some time, until the new officials get fully initiated, and as Burt knows the office from A to Isreal, he will be an instructor that is hard to catch.

CIRCULATION 2800 WEEKLY

NUMBER 34

R. B. Allison and wife, John Niblick and wife. Judge Studabaker and wife, D. E. Studabaker and wife, and Mesdames Bailey and Ingrain of Green county, Pennsylvania, were right royally entertained by Mrs. Dick Morrison Tuesday evening. Eli Sprunger, of the firm of Frysinger & Sprunger, exporters of heavy horses to foreign markets, returned home Saturday night from Hamburg, Germany, after an absence of three months, during which time he disposed of a large number of horses for the firm. A poem by Kipling on the Transvaal crisis is. of course, the first item to attract attention in the November number of McClure’s Magazine. In England they are placing [the poem even above “The Recessional,” and certainly it is a very powerful and inspiriting utterance. In order to get it into the present number, the editors of McClure’s had to have the poem sent to them by cable from London. A fire in the building on south Second street occupied by Dr. J. M. Miller as an office caused quite a stir of excitement last Saturday afternoon. Everybody thought the blaze was located in the west part of town and the throng consequently broke for that district, only to find that they had ran away from the real location. Before they got back the bucket brigade had got in their work and the blaze was over. Quite a little damage was caused bv smoke and water. The bicycle must pay. The edict has gone forth from a meeting of the railway passenger agents of the central part of the United Stites, held recently in Chicago. A uniform price of 6 per cent, on the price of the pasenger's ticket will be the charge for checking a bicycle. The action is the result of a recommendation made by all the general passenger agents, and on the lines east of Pittsburg and Buffalo this is as good as granted. Every wheel, no matter how great or short the distance it is to be transported. will be treated as fifty pounds of excess baggage. A series of bowling contests have been attracting those who enjoy that sport at the Loyd alleys this week. A grand championship game was played Monday evening, the winner to receive a regulation ball and case valued | at ten dollars as a prize for his efforts. Their were six entries and their respective averages were as follows: J. S. Peterson 139 , C. O. France 129, Chas Christen 132. Dick Christen 121, Arlie DeVoss 115 and Dal Wertzberger 112. The prize was captured by John Peterson, who won easily, his average, on each game being seven points ahead of his nearest competitor. John S. Bowers, of Decatur, manager of the Logansport and Wabash Valley Gas Company, was in the city and a Commercial reporter was informed that a new pump cylinder, weighing 1.866 pounds was taken out to the Jacob Taylor farm in Knox township, and last night another cylinder of the same weight arrived. These new cylinders, five new boilers and four new compressors are to be put in at their pumping station in Knox township before cold weather, in order that the company may be able to give the patrons at Decatur tetter service. In conversation with Mr. Brown it is learned that the field pressure is gradually going down and it is only a question of a few years when the pressure will be too low to be of any practical service and our people will be compelled to seek fuel from some other source.- Portland Commercial. The circuit court during the past week has been doing business without interruption, the Flint Walling-Marcy damage suit still continuing. Eugene Douglass vs Cora Douglass, ordered that all depositions be published. German Building Loan Fund Association vs Sarah J. Fulton et al. defendant defaults. Irvin Brandyterry, exparte, admission to bar. Sebastian Miller vs Sarah J. Heaston et al judgment vs defendants $434.39. State vs Frank Dover, bond filed and approved. State vs Ben Middleton, two eases, continued. State vs Charles Henry Butcher et al, continued. State vs Nolan Woodward, two cases continued. State vs Oral Huffman, two eases, continued. Mary A. Luseh vs James F. Poole et al. set for trial November 9, Jane Hendricks vs William G. Spencer et al, seperate answer filed. Samuel R. Meyer et al vs George W. Bolds et al, cost bond filed. True W. Childs et al vs George W. Bolds et al, cost bond filed. Samuel Ach et al, vs Edward J. Bailey, summons issued by defendant. Elizabeth C. Martin vs Christopher Haviland et al, complaint on note, and summons issued. Mary! E. Ault vs James M. Ault, defendant ordered to pay into court the sum of S2O for the use of plaintiff and her attorney. Benton Knoff vs Jennie Knoff. divorce granted, custody of two children given plaintiff, he also being prohibited from remarrying for a jieriod of two years. It is thought that the evidence in the Flint Walling-Marcy damage suit will be concluded some time tomorrow, and then the arguments will begin, which will take up all of this week and probably longer.