Decatur Democrat, Volume 44, Number 3, Decatur, Adams County, 29 March 1900 — Page 8

Steele. R. A. Davis has moved to town. Miss Fay Krugh of Elgin. Ohio, is visiting with C. A. Krugh. The small child of Jasper Case is ' quite sick wit brain fever. Rev. Barton preaches his farewell sermon at this place next Sunday. The voung son of Will Merriman has been very ill during the past week, but is now much improved. L. W. Merriman has gone to Mendon. Ohio, where he will be engaged this summer in making tile. Frank Myers and Dan Wolf are both happy on account of the arrival of boy babies at their homes. Chas. Workinger. wife and mother went to Sheldon last Saturday, where thev were called to the bedside of a sick sister. The schools of Blue Creek township have closed. Big dinners, speeches. music and large crowds were in order the last day. Pleasant .Tills, Carpenters are busy erecting the stone quarry buildings. Dr. Vizard attended to business at Fort Wayne last Friday.

Born, to Jesse Steele and wife—a bouncing girl on the 20th instant. Miss Emma Ehresman of Decatur, was a caller in the village last Friday. Friends from Illinois are calling on Henry Stettler and family this week. Mrs. Charles Smith of Decatur, visited her sister. Mrs. Al Boner, last Sunday. Henry Martz and wife attended the funeral'of Mr. Martz's father near M nroe. Sunday. The German medicine comedy troupe left Monday for Geneva, after a week's engagement at this place. Brown & Suman are paying the highest market price for country pro- ( duce. They solicit your patronage. Mrs. Diadem McLeod has returned from an extended visit at Piqua and Troy, Ohio, and is now enjoying home life again. Charles Ehresman and Rufus Bartling left Monday for Fort Wayne, where they will try their luck for a while at least. The would-be wedding that was to occur Monday evening, of which mention was made in last week’s issue, was a draw. We have no excuse to offer —as the would be bride was the author of the report. The minister as well as ourself feel very much disappointed. as he misstd a good job. and we are deprivived of the honor of congratulating the said party. It's sad but we cannot expect anything better in a world of disappointments.

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Eactem Dispatch. j Mumps are reported in our midst. < Willshire is to have an election£on . April 2, for towu officers. , Baity Ray and wife of Berne, have 1 been visiting with Durr’s the past few < days. * ' O. L. Vance of Decatur, was calling . on old friends and relatives a» home. Saturday and Sunday. Seaman and his partner have been having their medicine show at Pleas- ■ ant Mills in the Fuller hall. James Hakes and family visited ' friends and relatives at Scott. Ohio, last Saturday and Sunday. Our pike men are preparing to fly their kites, as the crushing season is looming up in the distance. The Willshire Township S. S. institute is in session today and tomorrow at the M. E. church in Willshire, > Ohio. Most of the schools of this section i will close next Friday, but no very attractive programs have been pre- . pared so far as we have heard. Many people of the surrounding locality say that the wheat is gone, but we hope not: and trust that we may yet see beautiful fields of waving wheat in this vicinitv for the coming harvest. Linn Grove. James Alberson of Bryant, made a : business trip to this place last Fridav. Noah French, who for two years , past has been at St. Anna. California, returned to his parental home last Sunday, at which time a large reception was given him bv his friends. Linn Grove is no back number as a horse market. Ensley & Gentis are dealing quite extensive in that line, however, the supplv here is about exhausted and any grade of the equine species sells regardless of age, color or previous condition of servitude. I I Secrets oftimes come to light, so thought the friends of Mrs. Miller, when last week their plans miscarried owing that Mrs. M. was much too soop for them. Having been apprised of a pending surprise, this she with forethought but without malice off set by preparing a copious amount of pies and cakes which confronted them on 1 arrival. Mary is not sleeping. Death removed from our midst • Joseph Runyon occurring at his home one mile south of town on Saturday evening. March 24, 1900. He was born August 1.1824. in Rockingham county. Virginia, his age being 75 years, 7 months and 23 days. At an , early age he moved with his parents to (jhampaign county, Ohio, and later to Adams eountv, Indiana, which he made his permanent home. He was i married to Miss Silvia French in 1848,

in 1869 he was bereft of his beloved [ companion. He again remarried to ' Miss Mary C. Kizer in 1870, when again in 18+4 he was made to mourn the death of his companion. To the first union there were born nine children. four of them preceded him in death. Ten children were born to him in the second marriage, two of them also proceeded him to the home above. Thirteen children, twenty- * five grand-children and two great-grand-children. four brothers and onesister survive him. He was buried from the Evangelical church on Mondav. Rev. France of Huntington, hav- i ing charge of the obsequies. Berne. All fools day next Sunday. It's a little winterish this morning, thank you. George Reinhart, living east of town is seriously sick. Michael Zehr. of Hartford township, moved to town Tuesday. Quite a number from here left Tuesday for North Dakota. Abe Boegh and Amos Hirshy were callers at Fort Wayne Tuesday. H. S. Michaud went to Decatur Tuesday to sit again on the jury! The Democratic Primary will be held next Tuesday, April third. Abe Stuckey, of Hartford township, is being employed at the elevator. Eichenberger & Plewss began the excavation of the cellar for their new store room. Calvin Kohler, who died at his charge at Findlay, was buried at Vera Cruz Thursday. Miss Oma Burke, of Geneva, visited Miss Wilda Gottschalk and others here over Sundav. Chas. Laisure has purchased the laundry outfit of Mr. Schafer and will start in business at once. Mr. Lehman spent Sunday at the bedside of his wife, who is under medical treatment at the St. Joseph hospital. The Cockbin A Tucker concert at the Arena-hall Monday evening was was well attended and pronounced by all as good. Mrs. Ben Sprunger is still very sick at the time of this writing, but her recovery is expected if no other complications set in. Mr. Carrier, of Portland, has moved his household goods into the Howk property on Main street, preparatory to starting in the livery buisness. The members of the German Reform church will hold a business meeting April 6, to elect a trustee in place of the deceased Chas. Swartz. •

Preble. Chris Bieberich is on the sick list. R. A. Sparks was at Decatur Monday night. Jeff Klopfenstein was at M ihiams Wednesday. Warren Gray of Montpelier, was here Wednesday. Klopfenstein and Dilling were at Decatur Thursday. Jeff Klopfenstein and wife were at Decatur Saturday. Our gravel roads were treated with a scraping Saturday. The Club entertained Charley Conrad Saturday evening. W. J. Golden moved to his farm near Ossian. Thursday. James Niblick of Bluffton, "as here a few hours Tuesday. Beerv and Boese were loading handle bolts at Magley Friday. Fred Buuck of Friedheim was a business caller here Saturday. Andv Stegmeyer of Decatur, was in town between trains Thursday. Sol Carter of Attica, was transacting business here Monday and Tuesday. Mrs. R. A. Sparks and sons Ottis and Don. were Decatur visitors Saturday. Miss Emma Seherry went to Decatur Monday for a few days stay with friends. Al Straub has delivered a large number of ties to the C. E. this | winter. Scheimann A Buttler shipped a car load of live stock to Buffalo, N. \•• Wednesday. Miss Clara Weber went to Fort Wayne Wednesday on a short visit with friends Bob Mullen was taken quite sick Thursday evening. At present he is improving. Sam Coburn of Lima. Ohio, was at the oil station last week, returning home Saturdayr Vin Lewton will move to Ed Zimmerman's farm this week and work for him this summer. Mrs. Will Kreigh and son were visiting friendsat Bluffton and Kingsland, a few days last week. Klopfenstein received a car load of beer Monday, and now lovers of Boek will have an opportunity. Herman Geele went to Laketon Friday to work in the telegraph department of the Indiana Pipe Line Co. for a few days. Chas. Hoeppner has his wooden ! hen setting again and thinks he will I

not count the chicks this time until they are hatched. Chas. Conrad returned from Kankakee Saturday, where he has bee vidting his daughter, Mrs. Ed C en. for the past few months. David Werling and Fred Kirchner return’ll from Arkansas Monday night, where they have been for the past week in the vicinity of Jonesi boro and Walnut Ridge, lookingat i timber land with a view to purcha : ing. Thev say they want none of it, ■ but if any one wants to p) nshiug, I boat riding or swiming. that is the place as there is plenty of water. Monroe. John Davis, of Steele, was in town Monday afternoon. Dr. McKeeman and wife attended the commencement exercises at r ort Wavne Tuesdav. Our V. O. doctor has on sale the patent bath cabinet, guaranteed to sweat out any long standing disease. W. P. Hendricks, of Richmond. Virginia, is visiting relatives and friends here this week. He has the same old smile. Mrs. Gross and daughter, of Dayton. Ohio, returned home Tuesday, after a visit here of six or seven months with sister and sons. The north end physician took an assistant out with him Monday morning. Thev went west, and Oh howwet thev got while returning. The funeral services of Chas. F. Gross were very largely attended, j Charlev had a large number of friends here who mourn liis departure. Some one says we will not lie able to have any more masquerade parties ; for a few months after the meetings i close, anvway popularity will cease. Joe. ex-postmaster, says he has some notion of applying for a position as tax collector in Adams county. He thinks he could get a start that • way. Class meeting was largely attended last Sunday and our brother said: i "How nice it would be if we eouid have a class meeting during the summer equal to this one. Come again. Linn Grove, do you ever attend church? If so. you had better develop yourself, and it might be possible that you could become a second divine. We are proud of the ' name. We are looking forward totheopening of the new store here, and believe it will be a grand success. r t is rumored that it will take its name from the kind of business it will do— Spot Cash—so look out for bargains. ! This being Tuesday, later reports ;of the meeting claim nearly 100 con-

versions and already thirty k a joined the church and" fifteen still the altar. Monroe is to be taken f the Lord. We wonder how l one . ‘ r hope forever. e . Our doctors are now friends again and were in consultation together last Monday at the home of WiilioL. Kuller. Will has a very bad f x , t caused by erysipelas. It was ary to extract a few bones from ths foot, and they now think it wi i well. ‘ The funeral of Jacob Martz occurr ed at the Valley church last Sunday a very large crowd being in attendance. Rev. Holingsworth, of Lvnn Grove, delivered a very able discourse Mr. Martz was among the first settlers of this county, moving here in 1K47 He was nearly eighty-three years old. Monroe seems to turn out her share of the trade to Decatur every Saturday at least, as you can see quite a number at the depot procuring pa B . pages over the G. R. <k I. railroad. Let everyone buy tickets and leave their money in their own town and by so doing assist the agent in being "able to buy his bread. The dwelling house of John Haggard, one mile north of Monroe, was completely destroyed by fire last Saturday evening about five o’clock. Nothing of the contents saved amount to very much. The total loss will reach nearly SSOO, with an insurance of 8450 in the Continental Insurance Co. The exact cause of the fire is unknown, except that it caught in the upstairs somewhere. The protracted meetings so far excell any revival meetings held here for the past few years. There have been at least fifty conversions and a number of renewals, and still room for more. But up to this writiug the sisters have not shaken hands, but our brother makes a very long prayer in behalf of them and he does not even belong to church anywhere. No bad behavior so far during the meetings, except one evening last week, when a peddler came in about twothirds drunk and began to sanction what the preacher said, and swearand make jestures with his hands, causing quite a stampede when the janitor apix*ared and walked him out. and then the peddler says: “My name is Karl Zimmerman, and I don’t get out." All inducements to persuade him to leave were in vain. Whereupon he was taken to the office of'Squire Albaugh and promptly fined twenty dollars and costs and landed in the jail at Decatur, which cost four of us 81.50 for a rig to get him out of town. That's the way we pav our corporation taxes. Mrs. H. C. Duckett has recovered from her long illness sufficiently to be about again.