Decatur Democrat, Volume 45, Number 15, Decatur, Adams County, 20 June 1901 — Page 1

ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME.

VOLUME XLV.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hill who have resided with us for two years past will leave forChicago. tomorrow where they will live temporarily until a permanent location is decided upon. The Decatur team crossed bats at Celina Sunday and came home as usual defeated. The score was 7to 0 and the game is said to have been quite interesting. The boys will try to get a game at Monmouth or Hoag land soon. From Jefferson township Monday were seen Trustee Kinney, W. V. Buckmaster, Jonathan Kellev and John Hendricks. Most of them were nearly overcome with joy on account of their macadam road victory there on Saturday. F. A. Cotton, of Indianapolis, was in the city several days this week at tending to business for the state statisticion. He is a very clever gentleman ami has announced himself as a candidate for state superintendent of public instruction. Julius Haugk was contracted with Saturday for the building of the new school house, district No. 6, Union township. He will begin work July 1 and will then rush the building along to its completion. Julius gave bond in the sum of 83,000. Hon. J. Fred France, the Huntington attorney, was in town Saturday evening on his way to Geneva to join his family who have l>een visiting friends there for several days. Mr. France has been attending to business at St. Paul, Minn., for ten days past Do j’ou ride a bicycle? If so enter in the races July 4th. Ten dollars to be given in prizes and you might as well have it as any one. Three heats, one mile each, are to lie run, l>est two in three to be declared the winner, first, second and third monies. This race is for amateures only, professionals being barred. The Hotel Murray will open for dinner today with Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Murray in charge. Since being purchased bv them the house has lieen remodeled until now it hardly looks like itself, and when entirely completed will be a creditable hotel. Their bill of fare today speaks well for the new owners, apd that it will so continue there is no doubt. Al Kuebler. of Colorado, has been enjoying a visit with his brother, W. A. Kuebler. of the Boston store for a week past. He is engaged in the mining business in various parts of Colo rado and is spending a few weeks with eastern relatives. He is entertaining and a thorough gentleman whom it is a pleasure to converse with and who has made many friends during his fewdays visit here. The following paragraph appeared among the local news in the Fort Wayne Journal Tuesday: Dr. K. K. Wheelock removed a pin from the throat of Mrs. Elizabeth Geiger, of Berne, Ind., yesterday morning. A little child of the patient had stuck pins in a banana, and in eating one of them lodged in her mouth, and the other deep down in the throat. Local physicians failed to remove the bit of steel, and she was brought to this city. Louis Holthouse has tendered his resignation as book-keeper at the Old Adams County Bauk to take effect about July 1. After that time he will be a member of the firm of Beery & Holthouse, wholesale dealers in horses of various kinds. Dan Beery, senior member of the firm, is in Montana at present buying the first allottment for their big sales. They expect during the next six months to dispose of 5000 head of Montana colts and also deal in high grade horses. Dr. J. S. Boyers arrived home Tuesday morning after a five weeks trip to the Pacific coast, during which time he combined business with pleasure and as a consequence is looking firstclass. Most of the time was enjoyed in beautiful California and the doctor as you may imagine can give vivid descriptions of that American paradise. On his way home a stop was made at Denver and he called upon Lucile Bryson, who he found greatly im proved in health and almost beside herself with delight at meeting a Decatur citizen once more. The doctor also spent several days in Chicago, where he hail expected to take a course of lectures but was disappointed, being a little late for the subject in which he was interested. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Scott, of Ge ueva are distracted over the death of their fifteen months old son which occurred Friday morning in a peculiar manner. At'that time Mrs. Scott was washing some clothes in the kitchen, jmiug a lard can for a dripping pan. Hie baby bov was playing about the floor when Mrs. Scott went out into the yard to hang up the clothes. Ten minutes latter she returned and found the lifeless body of her idolized baby hanging in the can of water. Little Ernst hud crawled over to the can and "as playing in the water when ho fell m head first and was unable to extpcato himself. Coroner Clark went down Friday afternoon and rendered a . Verdict that the child met accidental death by drowning. Mr. Scott is an employee of the Standard Oil Company.

The city Ixrard of health should attend to their duties. Noeffort has yet been made to have the alleys cleaned and ronuovated and other nuisances abated. What has become of our city board of health? As yet no sanitary survey has been made and there are a number of places right up town that should be attended to. George H. Martz, of Monroe township, was here last Saturday, the first for several weeks. For four weeks he has been in the Fort Wayne hospital taking treatment for an aggravated ; case of neuralgia, which presisted in settling in his eyes. He has fully re- | covered. While working on First street ; Thursday morning John Thomas was | quite badly hurt. He was operating a scraper when the balky thing struck him in the face. His nose was broken and he was otherwise bruised about the head, requiring the assistance of Dr. Clark, who soon had him in good shape again. If you get hold of a Pan-American exposition 2-cent stamp with an inverted locomotive, hang onto it, as it may be worth S3O to you. In one issue of these stamps, or a part of the issue, the Empire express locomotive was printed upside down. The mistake was promptly corrected, but not before some of the stamps were issued in the regular way to postoffices. Amos W. Butler, secretary of the state board of charities and president of the Indiana truancy board, was a visitor in Decatur Tuesday. While here he accompanied the county commissioners and council to the new county infirmary building where a thorough and complete inspection was made. Mr. Butler is a pleasant gentleman and seems to understand the duties of his office. Au attempt to hold a meeting for the reorganization of a board of trade Tuesday evening was not as brilliant a success as it might have been. For some reason or other our business men do not interest themselves in this project as they should. The proposed meeting was to have been held at the gas office but only a very few preI sented themselves to discuss the advisability of same. According to the opinions of local and government weather makers, the cold spell is broken and a season of torrid weather begun. The hot wave was born on the great plains of Western Kansas and Northwestern Texas and is slowly burning a hole in the ■ atmosphere eastward. This warm weather will tie accompanied by an occasional thunder storm and lots of prespiration. The result of the changed atmospheric conditions will be an alleviation of the jaundiced appearance of local corn fields. Michael Johns and Peter Russel met in deadly combat Friday and fought out difficulties that seemed to have been existing for years, rankling in the breast of each until Ireing unable to restrain themselves they finally arose by mutal agreement and started for each other with blood in their eye. Any way if Mike didn’t have blood in his eye before he has had ever since. He came out second best, with a broken nose, a bad eye and a face which looks as though one of Willard Steele’s mules had danced a jig thereon. Those who witnessed the affair say it hapi>ened in a minute, only one j blow being struck. Eddison Brock left Friday for Alleghany, Pa., where he is now em ployed in the Pennsylvania railroad shops, Ted, as he is known here, is one of our brightest young men and has a great future before him. He has just finished with honor his third years' work in the mechanical engineering department at Purdue University. He still has another years’ work in college but desired some actual experience. which he will no doubt secure at his present location. He will stay there at least during his summer vacation and may remain an entire year before returning to school, thus letter acquainting himself with the important features of his work. His selection for a place in the shops show he is deserving and has been putting in good licks. The Jefferson township macadam road election last Saturday resulted as it should, in favor of bonding the township and making the improvements asked for in the petitions presented to the board of commissioners some time ago. Three roads were voted on and all were carried, this showing that the Jefferson township land owners and tax payers fully appreciate the benefits and comforts derived from good public highways. The campaign incident to the election was thrilling and much interest was manifested by both those favoring and opposing the proposition. It was all good natured, however, and will soon be forgotten, especially after the roads are built. The vote as cast stixxl for the East Jefferson road 141 for the road to 100 against, leaving i majority of forty one for the road. The West Jefferson road carried by 137 for to 103 against, leaving a majority of thirty-four for the road. The South Jefferson road also had a majority of thirty four, there being 137 for to 103 against.

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1901.

Dwight Peterson, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Peterson, has Been very sick ever since their arrival at Rome City. His condition is not considered serious however. Mr. and Mrs. Fred G. Mackear rived Monday from their home at Birmingham, Alabama, and are the guests of R. B. Allison and family. Mr. Macke will remain only a week but Mrs. Macke will verv probably prolong her stay throughout the summer, going north with the Allison family. Three new cases have been filed with the clerk of the Adams circuit court this week, being entitled respectively Amanda Reisen vs Samuel I Reisen, divorce and SI.OOO alimony, Peter Holthouse vs Jonas Neuenschwauder treasurer Adams county, petition for injunction. John S. Bowers vs Calvin Miller et al, injunction. The Adams County Times, a newspaper venture of recent date is now doing business under the managment of Calvin Wittwer, a young citizen of Berne. For some time there has been talk of a change but same did not occur until Monday. It is said the former manager. John G. Hanna, left town late in the evening and several are still grumbling over his disappearance. Hugh Woods, of Warsaw, was in town Tuesday and informed us they would complete their big sewer contract there next week. He says work here is progressing slowly on their stone road and on the Elm street sewer on account of being unable to secure help enough and that they will bring their force of fifty men now at Warsaw to help push their contracts along. A story is being told of a Huntington county farmer whocaught a chinch bug. He fed him poison, cracked him in the doors and froze him in ice. The bug always came up smiling a fiendish smile and looked at the man with a sanionic eye. Finally he carried the bug to a foundry and dropped it into a ladle of melted iron. Then he went off chuckling. Fifteen years afterwards his wife broke a skillet she had been using for some years and that chinch bug hopped out and asked the nearest road to acorn field. Many friends gathered at the beauti ful country home of Mr. and Mrs. H. Kintz, three miles northwest of the city, to remind Mrs. Elizabeth Kintz, of Tiffin, Ohio, of her eighty-seventh birthday. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kintz and family, Mr. and Mrs. George Kintz and family, Mrs. Sim Hines and son, George, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Stegmeyerand family, George and Ed Gase. Herman Geels and wife, Mr. and Mrs. John Schurger, Mr. and Mrs. John Hessler, Tena and Fredie Schurger and Gust Krause, of Fort Wayne. An elegant five o’clock dinner was served, to which all did justice, and no one enjoyed the afternoon more than grandmother herself. Every one departed wishing her many more birthdays. Almost every town has among its citizens the man or woman who is for ever complaining, says an exchange. He sees nothing good in anything at home and is always inquiring why his home merchants can't sell as cheap as the merchants of another town. This man always buys away from home, unless he wants to buy on time. He always takes the paper from another town in preference to his own. In fact, he spends all his money with out-of-town enterprises and complains because those of his home town are not prosperous. It is one of the most unfortunate things which have to be met and overcome. The funny part of it all is that when it conies, the same fellow takes credit to himself for every success which his selfishness has retarded. Say, our celebration for the Fourth of July is to be an event which will be remembered throughout time to come as the greatest ever happened. The gentlemen who are behind the affair are determined that no difference what the cost is they will make it a success, and if you want to see something in the way of amusement that will simply surpass all previous rec ords in Indiana, come to Decatur on that day. Nearly all the arrangements have been made and several hundred dollars already expended, thus assuring the public, that there is positively no chance for the great cele bration not taking place. Prof. Knarr, the most famous aeronaut in the world has been secured to make the balloon ascension and a partner of his will do daring feats on the high wire. The . fire works are lieing looked after and include a number of fancy pieces. Three splendid bands have been hired, anil in fact everything is being arranged in a business like way. The races will be the most interesting ever i seen here or in surrounding cities. Thirty-five horses are entered in the! trotting, pacing and running races, and they include sjxs.slers of great note, several of which took part in the free-for-all at the state fair last fall. The bicycle, mule and other races are open to all comers. Get in and take home a piece of money with you, but whatever you do. don't fail to arrange to come to Decatur .July 4th, the biggest and best that ever happened.

The Scottish Rites of the northern I Masonic jurisdiction, Valley of Fort Wayne, will hold their constitutional meeting and a smoker next Monday evening. What very much resembles an incendiary fire occured at Pleasant Mills Monday night, when the buildings at tthe Morris, Niblick & Woods stone quarry were burned. The loss is ! about S2OO. No clue to the perpeI trator. j “Nuther boy,” said genial John W. ; Tyndall as he sauntered in Saturday : morning wearing a most peculiar smile ! and carrying a handful of choice | cigars. He's a dandy though and a I thoroughbred democrat, having been , busy for several days arguing free silver and free speech, mostly the latter. Mrs. Tyndall and son are both doing well. Rusco A Hollands minstrel show appeared at Bosse’s opera house Tuesj day evening, playing to a large audience. They give a fairly good entertainment and have two bands, which when combined made one of the best ever heard here. They had several I people who have appeard here with I other minstrel shows. The entire company. including the management are colored. Work on the Teeple oil well east of town is proceeding nicely and those ' interested feel confident of success. The Wren well turned out badly as it ! was impossible to clean it out. How ever, there is a certainty of oil in that location and further prospecting may be done later. The Monroe people are getting more and more interested and | it is very probable the next well will ■ l>e in that locality. Charles E. Mann, son of Mr. and i Mrs. J. K. Mann, is in a dangerous [ condition but may live some time. He has been ill for three years past, ! but his iron will power and determinaI tion to get well has kept him up, and even now he refuses to give up. He I is twenty-three years old and one of the most popular young men in the city. He has been a sufferer from catarrh for some time which gradually affected his lungs and caused consumption. His many friends deeply regret his condition and sympathize with the bereaved parents. A serious accident occurred at the home of Dau Niblick Thursday. At that time Mrs. Niblick was holding their four months old daughter on her lap when the telephone liell rang. Tossing the little babe on her should er she went to answer the call and at the same time the child began screaming. An examination showed that a needle which had been sticking in Mrs. Niblick’s dress had been forced into the Ixxly of the child. Attempts to extricate the needle proved futile and physicians Coverdale and Miller were called. On Friday they located same and made an incissiou but were unable to reach the dangerous needle. The child is resting easy and it is believed that the needle will work itself out within a few days. Mrs. D. F. Quinn and Mrs. C. S. Niblick left Thursday morning for West Baden to take a course of treat ment at the famous springs. They arrived about six o’clock the same evening and at mid-night witnessed one of the most famous fires that ever occured in Indiana. At that hour fire was discovered in the West Baden Springs hotel, the largest structure of the kind in the state, and within forty minutes the blaze was practically over and $1,000,000 worth of property had lieen destroyed. The hotel contained 700 sleeping rooms and was built entirely of frame. Nothing was saved and the loss is nearly total as it was impossible to secure insurance. The Decatur ladies were located hbout a square from the fire and suffered no loss. Among the important decisions rendered Saturday, the last day of I the circuit court, was one in the case l of the Michigan Southern & Lake \ Shore Railway Company and the Ft. | Wayne At Jackson Railway Company ! vs City of Fort Wayne in which $25, ' 000 was asked for the opening of a ! street across the railway tracks. The | case was brought here upon change |of venue from Allen county and was heard about two weeks ago. The battle was a fierce one from a legal point of view, the plaintiff being rep resented by N. D. Doughman and Judge Olds of Fort Wavne and J. T. Merryman, of this city, and the defense by W. H.Shambaugh and Henry Coleriek, of Fort Wayne, and Judge R. K, Erwin, of this city. The ease was appealed to the circuit court from an arbitration committee who several months ago decided that S7OO was sufficient damages. The decision of Judge Heller was as follows: Judg ment in favor of the Michigan Southern A Lake Shore Railway company for $2,5(X) and in favor of the Ft. Wayne A Jackson Railway company for SI.OO against the city ot Fort Wayne. The evidence showed that the lease was the property of the Michigan Southern company and only normal damages were therefore awarded to the Ft. Wayne A Jackson company. The plaintiffs an> highly pleased with the de.ision and the defense say that while it is a little high they deem it very fair. Judge Heller gave full and complete reasons for his decision.

Messrs, and Mesdames J. Q. Neptune, Frank Dibble, R. K. Allison. P. G. Hooper, and their families, Miss Bertha Sellemeyer and Fred Heuer enjoyed Sunday afternoon to perfection. They visited the big picnic near Preble and then drove over to the Lewton bridge north of Monmouth, and proceeded to enjoy lifebyindulg ing in a little picnic of their own. Craig Miller is expected home soon his regiment, the 31st infantry, having been mustered out of service at San Francisco Tuesday. Craig has been absent about two years and has been doing duty during most of that time in the Philippine Islands. He will be received warmly by his Deca tur friends who have read his letters to various people here with much interest. Every column in a newspaper contains some ten or twelve thousand distinct pieces of metal, the displacement of one which would cause a blunder or typographical error in a newspaper. When some people find a word with a wrong letter in it or a misplaced letter, they are sure they could have spelled the word right and they are happy for a whole day and go around telling how the editor spelled a word wrong. One week from tonight will occur the annual commencement exercises, of the St. Joseph Catholic schools The affair will be held at Bosse's opera house and promises to be a most interesting event. The program is as follows: Salutatory and Patrick Henry Otto Wemhoff. Daniel Webster, Edward Coffee. The influence of science on the well being and progress of society, Rosa Tonnellier. The Poet’s year, Catherine Mylott. Moving on ward. Lallie Meibers. Whistling in Heaven (poem,) Anna Gintly. Henry Clay and valedictory. Joseph Smith. Dr. C. V. Connell has been very ill for a week past with rheumatic fever, brought on by inflamation of nearly every joint in his body, and during most of that time he has lieen unconscious. Several times those at his bedside, even including the physician, have almost given upthe last hope, and anxious inquiries among his many friends on the street were always met with the same answer, “no better.” Yesterday morning, however, he seemed greatly improved and the hopes for his ultimate recovery are brighter than they have been since his illness. He regained consciousness yesterday but remembers nothing that has happened for two weeks past. His many friends are earnestly hoping that he may soon be entirely out of danger. After several attempts a board of review has been secured, they organized Monday, since which time they have been busy with the duties involved upon them. As stated last week Henry Miller of Wabash township was appointed by Judge Heller, but it was impossible for him to serve. Then Daniel Pontius of Hart ford township was named, but sickness compelled him to refuse, and likewise Chris Neuenschwander who is superintendent on the Wabash and Ceylon macadam road. H. S. Michaud one of the solid and substantial citizens of Berne was then prevailed upon and his acceptance enabled the board to begin business at the regular time. By a notice elsewhere the time has already been fixed when the various townships and corporations can be heard should they have any grievances to present. The regular meeting of the city council was held Tuesday evening. Mayor Beattv presiding and members Suttles, Haeffing. Myers, Niblick and Maun present. Clerk Hower read the minutes of meeting held June 4, which were approved. The proposition of A. E. Rose asking the city to furnish electric power to operate fans was referred to the mayor and electric light committee. Bills were then presented by the proper committee and duly allowed as follows: H. B. Knoff. pay roll $7.95; Rose A Bell, labor and material $8.10; J. K. Mann, pay roll' $34.78; Holthouse. Callow A Co., goods $1.70; Geo. M. Haeffing, labor sl2; Thomas Buckmaster, police duty $5.50; Page Blackburn. goodssC>. Niblick moved that the city tnarshel be ordered to buy tablets for city hall and same carried. A resolution regarding salaries of city officers was presented and carried by a full vote. Final rejKirt of City Engineer Knoff on the Lister sewer read and spread of record. Same is also referred to the city commissions™ to come before them at their meeting June 24, at B. W. Sholty's office. Petition of C. F. Alleger, A. N. Steele and others, for sidewalks on Sixth street was upon motion of Suttles laid on the table. { Niblick moved that a sidewalk lie built on west side of Sixth street to | second alley along projierty of A. N. j Steele and B. J. Terveer, said walk to 1 be of brick and four feet wide. Mo-1 tion carried andclerk ordered to notify i property owners. The newly appoint-1 ed city commissioners filed their certificates of appointments which were duly spread of record. City clerk authorized to contract with Chicago A Erte R’y regarding Elm street sewer. A petition was presented for a macad am road along the linebt tween Wash ington and Root townships, but upon motion the petition was rejected. Council adjourned.

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The Pentacosters are still holding forth at the old stand west of the G. R. A 1. railway and are meeting with great success, so they say. The interest is at the very top notch and the meetings will continue throughout the summer. They were ordered a few days ago to ship their tent to Indianapolis to be used in the state conference and camp meeting, which con venes there July 16, but after they had 1 packed the canvas they made arrange- | meats to keep same and are therefor still in business. They will adjourn a few days next month to attend the state meeting, but will reopen soon and keep the good work up until fall. Joseph Sullivan, the tramp arrested several weeks ago for murderous assault upon a Chicago A Erie brakeman and who was afterwards given a jail sentence for assault and battery, was released yesterday afternoon. There is no doubt that he is a member of a notorious gang of robbors who would stoop to anything to accomplish their purpose, but the officers were unable to find out just who he was or where he might lie wanted. Sheriff Erwin did everytning in his power to find some place where he was wanted but without success, and as his time was up it became necessary to give him his liberty. Work was stopped upon the Decatur and Monroe macadam roads Monday evening, by an injunction filed by John S. Bowers, through his attorneys Erwin A Erwin. According to the wording of the mighty instrument, complaint is made that slate and shale rock is being substituted and that the same comes from quarries in Ohio instead of in this city, all in direct violation of the plans and specifications and the contract entered into between the board of commissioners and the contrators, Miller A Williams. The injunction proceedings comes up for hearing in the circuit court on J uue 24, at which time it will either be dis solved or made permanent. While wo have a personal opinion in the matter, yet it is not our custom to air them prior to their adjudication in court. Miss Gusta Kramer, the popular telephone girl, is just at present a resident of the Hope hospital at Fort Wayne, with the prospects, we are glad to note of coming home in a few weeks in better health than she has been for several years. For some time past she has been in ill health and last Thursday decided to goto a physician. She consulted Dr. Miller who, after a careful examination, told her that she was suffering from appendicitis, which although not in an acute form, was liable to lie so very shortly and advised an operation. Dr. Porter, of Fort Wayne, was then consulted and when told the symptoms ■ returned the same verdict as Dr. Mil ler. Miss Gusta went to Fort Wayne Friday and on Saturday afternoon at four o’clock was operated on by Dr. Porter and several other physicians. She stood the severe shock remarkably well and has been improving nicely ever since. In conformance to regular schedule the Adams circuit court came to a close Saturday, and Judge Heller and other officials are at liberty for the summer. During the last three days of the term business was transacted as follows: State vs Samuel Reisen, failure to return marriage licenses, two cases nollied and plea of guilty entered in other, lined $5 and costs. Lake Shore A Michigan and Fort Wayne A Jackson Ry. Co’s, vs City of Fort Wayne; judgment in favor of first named plaintiff in sum of $2,500 and for latter named plaintiff for sl. Samantha Dorwinvs Nellie Blackburn, Admr.x.; judgment for $105.51 to be divided out of the assets of estate by defendant. International Building A Loan Association vs Frank Winans et al, judgment for plaintiff for $200.34, special finding of factsand conclusions of law filed by court. Abraham Boegly vs Wabash school township, change of venuegranted to Allen circuiFcourt. fifteen days given to perfect change. Rueben Grist vs Ohio Oil Co., general bill of exceptions by defendants signed, filed and made part of record. Isabelle Botkin vs Hiram Aspy. motion for new trial overruled; appeal prayed and granted to the ap|>ellate court, proper bond for S9OO filed. Mathias Colchin vs Lucy E. Rout et al, finding that Lucy E. Rout owns one third of property in question, also that Colchin has lien against same for $137.07, ordered to be sold after four weeks notice. R. K. Kinney vs John A. Depew, judgment for plaintiff for $469.38, foreclosure ordered. Jennie Baker vs Ira Baker, dismissed at cost of plaintiff. Mary E. Johnson vs John S. Johnson, demurer overruled to each paragraph. Samuel Sunday vs Etta M. Sunday, divorce grantisl, judgment against plaintiff for costs. International Building A Loan Association vs Thomas and Amanda E. Mann, rule to answer. Samuel Ach Co. vs Roma Merryman, default ofdefendant. Abra ham Brandyberry vs Ellen Brandyberry, divorce granted, judgment against plaintiff for costs. George Pfeifer vs Nicholas Hoehammer, judg ment for $318.46. Peter Holthouse vs Jonas Neuensehwander, county treasurer; restraining order issued to pre vent defendant from collecting taxes and penalty from plaintiff until first dav of next term of court.