Decatur Democrat, Volume 43, Number 46, Decatur, Adams County, 25 January 1900 — Page 8

French Tow u»hip. The roads are very muddy. Some of Daniel D. Moser's are on the sick list. Rev. Joseph Egly was at Chicago list week. Jonathan Baumgartner has purchased a corn grinder. David Meyer of Bluffton. Ohio, spent several days in this vicinity. Steele. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Morrison—a boy. Protracted meeting closed at Salem last Friday night. Clyde Davis of Berne, passed through our berg Monday. Robert Daviee has had a new wind pump erected on his farm. William Frazier purchased forty acres of the farm owned bv Catherine Wolf. There are quite a number of cases of whooping cough reported in this vicinity. Several of the Salem people have started a society known as -The Brothers of Charity." Chas. Leferson and family have moved to Illinois where they will make their future home. Pleasant fliils. Miss Grace Winans is attending school here. C. W. Yager and wife Sundayed at Decatur with relatives. B. F. Ehresman received a complete stock of goods the first of the week. J. W. Hill and Dr. J. W. Vizard are at Decatur this week attending court. The infant child of Jess Steele and wife has been quite sick the past week. A. J. Suman and family spent Sunday in the countrv with Win. Custer and family. About fifteen Pleasant Mills young people attended church at V illshire Sunday evening. Brown & Suman. the grocerymen, are jiaying the highest market prices for butter and eggs. George Houser and wife of Hammond, Indiana, spent the past week here with relatives and friends. Joseph Comer and family left Monday for Hammond. Indiana, where they intend making their future home. Mrs. David Archer returned from Decatur Monday after a few days visit with her father, G. ■ Archbold, who has boen quite sick for some time. Linn Grove. Andrew French and Henry Gentis were at Bluffton Monday. Moses Augsberger, wife and son are visiting relatives in Wayne county. Ohio. Henrv Krick, of Decatur, made his friends a pleasant call on Thursday of last week. L. L. Dunbar is at Indianapolis this week where the federal grand jury is in special session. Theodore Schlagenhauf was at Fort Wavne last Friday and Saturday replenishing his stock of goods. Peter Beeler, who moved from his farm near here to his new residence in Bluffton, died at his late home last Monday morning. A noticeable feature of our late primary is that each candidate received a vote or votes in everv precinct within the county. In other words no one was "skunked.” Our friend Andrew Sowers, who lives near this place, held the lucky card for the nomination for trustee of Nottingham township, at the Wells county primary last Saturday. Peter Kizer and class in voice culture gave our people a free musical concert on Monday evening which was received with much interest. A meeting was called for Tuesday evening, when the class will reorganize and a larger membership be enrolled. Peter is a Coots on the Wabash when it comes to music. Jefferson Items. Mrs. Alice Orndorff is bedfast with lagrippe. Frank Bebout is seriously ill with kidney trouble. Ed Ferry and family visited at T. P. Hollingsworth’s Sunday. James and Elish Orendorff, of Ohio, are spending a few weeks with their brother John. Mrs. Della Woodruff is very poorly. She has been suffering the past year with lung trouble. Miss Maggie Moran, one of our teachers, has been unable to attend to her duties during the past three weeks. Franklin Brewster is employed during her illness. Butler Woodruff is circulating a petition for a crushed stone road in this township. The road will pass north and south through the township one-half mile west of the center. A very interesting question was discussed last week at District No. 2. Resolved: "That the British are waging an unjust war in the Transvaal.” The affirmative succeeded in winning two of the three judges. Jefferson township has received the first school library it has ever owned. The honor of establishing this library belongs to the teacher and voters in general of District No. 2. Other districts in the county have established librarys long before us, but we doubt

if there is any better chosen set of i books in any country school in the county. A number of citizens in the ’ district earnestly aided the teacher in his untiring efforts to secure it. The library consists of 100 volumes td has been pronounced by all who Lave examined it as an exceedingly well. chosen collection. District N ■ 2. has had more graduates, has produced more teachers and has more advanced scholars at present than the five other schools combined. Four of the township’s present teachers attended their last common school in this district. No. 2 has ten citizens who are either now teaching school or have retired and several more now attending its school who are almost ready to begin ‘ their work as teachers. Who saysj District No. 2is not in the lead * As for interest in educational matters, we will put its citizens and pupils against. any school in the township, county or : state. Berne Items. A. Marker was a caller to Decatur Monday. Emil Franz was admitted to the bar last Saturday. Harruff Hocker, of Monroe, was a , caller here Monday. Joel Weitz, of Fort Wayne, was a caller at Berne Friday. Miss Sarah Giliiom has returned j from a week's visit at Ft. Wavne. Rev. Vonholt made a business call I at Magley the forepart of the week. Wm. Stager and family, of Bluffton. Ohio, are here visiting friends and relatives. Editor Roher, of the Witness, who j has been sick for the last two weeks is slowly convalescing. Gid Riese who has been sick for the j past few weeks was able to be about town again Monday. Noah Winteregg has rented the property of E. K. Ray at Portland and will move there in the spring. Sam Riesen has sold his property on Wabash street to Wm. Baumgartner, the transfer being made Monday. The brother and family of Mrs. Sol Wittwer, from lowa, who have been ; visiting here the past few weeks, re-, turned home Tuesday. Phil Schug. J. T. Lachot. Joe Winteregg, Emil Franz, Wm. Baum-. gartner and J. P. Baumgartner and wife were callers at Decatur Saturday. Frank Erwin and family, of Hartford citv were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Hopkins over Sunday re

turning home Tuesday. Rev. Vitz, of Vera Cruz. Rev. Vonholt. of Magley. and Rev. Winter, of Huntington, will install Rev. Vonholt, of this place, next Sunday in his office as minister of the Reform church. Dr. John Patom. missionary at the New Hebride Islands, addressed the people of this vicinity in the interest of his work at the Mennonite church Monday forenoon. A large audience wasin attendance, the schools attending in a body. The Dr. made three addresses at Fort Wayne Sunday and was billed for an address at Lima, Ohio, Monday night. Geneva items. Indiana oil $1.19. We are in it—mud. The roads are bad, which hurts business. Uncle George Pontius is reported ; as being quite ill. Mrs. Beile Botkins was in Decatur last Monday visiting relatives. The M. E. church will hold their , fourth quarterly meeting next Sun- i dav. •_ # e I Tom Phillips has moved his jewelry store into one of Drew's vacant rooms up stairs. The city waterworks are squirting again after being off on a strike for the past month. Jake Zehr. of the Deitsch <Sc Zehr hardware firim, is on the road selling farming implements. The warm, soft weather of the past week is making work for the doctors, as sickness is increasing. Solomon Clav, of North Michigan, is with us. making his annual visit; with relatives and friends. Frank Knepper, the medicine man, | is preparing to build a fine residence 1 on his farm northeast of town. Mike McGriff has bought the Cusick livery stock and will continue the business in the same “old barn.” Henry Dickerson, living in the East End; is very sick with lung fever. His chances for recovery are not very bright. Rev. J. J. Fred who has been at the bedside of his sick father, living at McCordsville, Indiana, returned to; Geneva last Saturday. Mrs. F. C. Deitsch is at Richmond attending at the bedside of her mother. Mrs. F. S. Biteman. who was stricken with paralysis a week ago. Ben Miller will build an extensive addition to his farm residence on his place west of town. Work will begin as soon as the season opens. L. G. Ellingham and family, of Decatur, were in town over Sunday visiting with W. W. Briggs and wife. “Lucy” greets you with the same broad smile that we all were familiar with when he was one of us. Thomp Mays, a former resident of this place and who has been farming in southern Michigan the past ten years, returned last week with his family and household goods. He will engage in farming on the place owned by Mr. Hall, his father-in-law. near Linn Grove.

Preble. Miss Ida Zaugg is on the sick list. Douglas Elzey was at Decatur Saturday. H. L. Buuck went to Fort Wayne Tuesday. Mr. Magley of Decatur, was in town Monday. Mrs. Will Kreigh visited at Kingsland Saturday. Wm. Elerding was at Decatur last Friday on business. Joe Klopfenstein of Brick. Ala., is visiting his brother, Jeff. Miss Ida Sickafus of Wabash, is visiting her brother here. D. J. Dilling and David Werling were at Decatur Saturday. David Werling shipped a car load ■ of corn to Pittsburgh, Pa., last week. J. D. Bright contemplates building a store room here in the near future. Mrs. Will Meyer is visiting her sis- ! ter. Mrs. Goldner at Kankakee, Ind. The two “Hanks" were doing soma tin roof repairing at the store Mon- ■ day. Dr. L. Severin of Aurora. Ind., has located here for the practice of his ■ profession. Bob Mullen, the genial clerk at Klopfenstein's place, was at Craigville last Friday. i John Kirchner returned from Chicago last Monday to visit his parents a few days. Mrs. R. A. Sparks and son. Ottis. took in Uncle Tom’s Cabin at Decatur Friday night. Ernest Doehrman of Freidheim. moved to the Shane farm just east of town last Monday. Lee Annon passed through here earlv Sunday morning on his way to his home at Magley. Mrs Fred Schroeder has an abscess 'on her hand and had to have the I doctor called to lance it. Mr. Smith of Decatur, was here Tuesday and loaded a car load of : lumber for Detroit. Mich. Mrs. Zaugg of Buena ista. was visiting her daughter. Mrs Jeff Klop fenstein a few days last week. The saw mill was compelled toshut down for a few days last week, on account of a slight break in the machinery. Mrs. Benj Breiner, Mrs. L. E. Sickafus, David Werling and J. Van Norths were passengers for Decatur last Monday. David Werling has received an order for 1000 saddle stirrups from a Canadian firm forthe English colony in South Africa. Sam Coburn, master mechanic of the Standard Oil Co., of Lima. Ohio is here this week doing some work at the oil pumping station. D. Buuck and wife and and Wm. Gallemeyer and wife Sundaved with their son and daughter. Rev. A. Buuck and wife, at Glenmore, Ohio. The primary election being over, let us all bury our grievences and get together, and keep old Adams in the front ranks of democratic counties this fall. Mr. Klopfenstein, wife and daughter. of Leo, stopped a few hours wilh Jeff Klopfenstein and family last Saturpav while on their way home from Bluffton. Dr. May of Willshire, was here Tuesday looking for a location. The doctor was formerly county coroner of this county, being located at Monrre Center at that time. Rev. J. H. Glansing of Glenmore, Ohio, has accepted a call of the Lutheran church at this place and has moved his family to the beautiful parsonage just north of town. Real Estate Transfers. Andrew Johnson et al to William Baughman et al 40 acres Sec. 2 Monroe township. $1,500. Thomas Day to Robert Gregory. 72 acres section 32 Blue Creek township. $2,880. Peter Kinney to John Depew, in lot 180 Geneva. -81,000. Dick Townsend to Robert Gregory, part west |, north east | section I’9, St. Marys township. $4,000. George Mumma to Fredrick Kukelhan, 80 acres, scetion 13, Root township. -82.620. Frank S. Click to Carey Evans. 3 acres section 32. Blue Creek township ■8250. Jacob Shindler to Magdelana Yager 20 acres section 25. French township, 8750. Austin Ausburger to Robert Swartz in lot 258. Berne. -8750. W. J. Mevers to Daniel Byerlv, 40 40 acres section 17, St. Marys town-ship.-81.075. Isaac Lehman to Noah Mulliman, in lot 336, Berne, 8130. Paul Nicht to Silas Sprunger. 46 acres section 18, Monroe township, 81.600. David Witner to Fredrick Eichenberger. part in lot 92. Berne, B*so. Mary E. Ault to A. L. DeVilbiss. part in lot 97. Decatur, S4OO. William Gilbert to Andrew Johnson, 30 acres Monroe township. 8900. Harvey Harruff to August Gregory, inlot 503 and 769. Decatur. $650. Conrad Gilligto John Laugheman, 40 acres Washington township. SISOO. Samuel L. Reisen to Wm. Baumgartner, inlot 328 Berne. S6OO. Calvin Teeter to Joseph M. Peele, 41 acres Jefferson township. SISOO. Catherine Wolfe to Wm. L. Frazier. 40 acres Blue Creek township. SSOO. S. D. Beavers to John M. Stewart,

D-x-atur. M ' ’ a f ■ ' t 27 Lart inlot 80, aud ■ '‘'-.-I:.- - 40 aww Washington - - I Harvey Harruff to Jm ‘ acre Jefferson township. U'-"- • markets. j CORRECTED BY J- D. HALE. GBA.N S - B CHANT, DECATER, LSD. Wheat, new 40 Corn, per cwt. yellow (new Corn, per cwt. i.new < mixed.- — Oats, new " 45 B?rley •••.' 4 00 @ 4 301 Timothy - jg Eggs, fresh jg* Butter 51 Chickens pg Ducks q; Turkeys (q i "‘.WtoW Wool, washed- an ] Hogs Toledo markets jan- 25,1 >3O F. m. Wheat, new No. 2 red, cash. - _•. Mav wheat. •••■ ■• • ■•' L; Cash corn No. 2 mixed, cash.. A-. May corn/'L Prime clover• • • W abash Valley Electric Railroad Contract to be let for the construe- ' tion of an electric road running from Davton. Greenville and Fort Recovery. Ohio, and Westchester. New Corydon. Geneva. Linn Grove. Vera Cruz. Bluff ton. Huntington. Marion. Muncie and thence to Dayton, the place of begin ! ning. It is now a foregone conclusion that the road will be surveved in early , spring and work will begin as soon as the weather will permit. This line ■ runs through the richest and best . farming country in Indiana. The - rich and fertile valley of the M abash 'river is noted for its good crops of I wheat and corn and other grain, and the road would give an outlet to the ; celebrated stone quarries of Linn i i Grove, for which that place is quite i ■ noted. A Reflection on the Jndge. In an address before the Virginia State Bar association James P. Harrison of the Danville bar told this story of an eminent Judge in Virginia, who sat on the bench with bis feet up before him. showing bis soles to counsel and audience: "The defense had offered a little negro as a witness for their client, and the commonwealth's attorney challenged the witness as too young to testify. When the pickaninny had been sworu on the Holy Evangelists. be was asked by the commonwealth’s attorney what he had dune. 'I swared,’ said he. “ ‘And what will happen to you now if you tell a lie? the lawyer roared. “‘My mammy, she’ll whip me.’ "‘ls that all? insinuated the defend- ■ ant's attorney. “ ‘No. sab. De debble, he’ll get me.’ I "And then the judge took his feet down, and leaning over the bench with ■ menacing finger said. 'Yes, and I'll get you. too. sir." “When quick as a flash came the boy's ready reply. ‘Boss, dat's jess what I done said.' "—New York Sun. What Women Don't Know. “One of the mistakes of women.’’ said a woman's lecturer the other day. "is in loving >oo much. They can never make a mistake in loving, but they ought to be careful in picking out the man. They are rather apt to do it on the grab bag principle. Another of the mistakes of v oman is not knowing how to rest, and still another is not knowing how to eat. What women don't know about both has built 10,000 hospitals. Consider the way of man and be wise. Women worry too much. They are misers to jollity, and they i nearly always die leaving a large account in the Bank of Merriment.” A Fire In Japan. A fire in Japan is exciting. The Japanese seem to lose their heads com- ■ pletely in the presence of the fire de- . mon. The people move from the bouses I | where the fire breaks out into the next, i then to another, and so on. until the j fire is over, the united families moving I from bouse to house with great nonI chalance. A man dancing on his roof with a paper fire god is supposed to i avert the danger, and no man is more j surprised than he when, in spite of the i fire god. the house ignites, and In a moment roof and man fall together. ' In three days the bouses are rebuilt and ail traces of fire removed. 20cts. given awav. Cut this out I' and take it to the druggist named , below and you will receive a regula" sire bottle of Dr. Sawyer’s I katine for sc. Ukatine positively cures all forms of kidney difficulty dyspepsia, constipation.’ headache rheumatism, puffing of the eves' = I katine cures pimples and blotches and makes sallow and vellow skin white. Do not delay, but take advantage of this great offer, as thon- I sands bear evidence to the wonder- ' ft 11 I mg MfcUFKTURIItG Nachtr.eb & Fuelling.

COLSON-SCOTT TRAGEDY To BcMadea b ’ 22,-The ,^ f "of Frankfort have decided | clir.yw'i rt in that tomorrow than oe * > ■ . 1S a day of humiliation and ' b * Service-' will be held in th« Hmreb at three different E lurin- the day. The clnirchet uurin. u - , n . ' IHpdc. Nt.-th..-d" t two Presbyterians. Christian and . : al! the innkfort. The clergymen of thj various denominations announced from their pulpits yesterday that the deplorable events of last week in the eit’v of Frankfort and the continued , talk of the possible repetition-of such affairs as ihe Colson-Scott tragedy, bad rendered necessary some steps to awaken the public conscience to the dangers threatening the commonwealth of Frankfort. Prayers will be offered at all three Ing that men of both parties be guided to act with wisdom and moderation and that the danger of furt^ r bloodshed may be safely passed by. FAVORS DANCING Rev. Mclnne* Wants More Personal Liberty and Resigns. Oakland, Cal.. Jan. 22 —Rev. James C Maclunes, pastor of the Oak Leaf Congregational chapel, announced hla retirement from the ministry. Said j he: "I believe in dancing and a long list of other things that are tabooed hv church-goers when indulged in by ministers. If a man needs a drink, he has the right to take iL When I meet a man on the street I like to slap him on the back and say Hello, there. Bill.’ In a good, hearty voice. I believe In God and Christianity, but the church is burdened with false ideas and full of sinful hypocrites and some ; of my friends who might be called ‘lusters’ and are Indefinitely better than these frauds of piety. The ministry is no place for a young man who wants his iiersonal liberty. He must use too much hypocrisy and overlook too much hypocrisy In others.” Cb; »ged With Arson. Loraine, 0., Jan. 23.—8. Bergman. I proprietor of a clothing store in thia eity, was arrested yesterday on a warrant sworn >ut by an insurance agent, charging h ai with having attempted to burn hit stock.

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