Decatur Democrat, Volume 45, Number 39, Decatur, Adams County, 5 December 1901 — Page 1

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VOLUME XLV.

We are in receipt of a pictorial history of the Schley court of inquiry, reproduced from the Washington Post, with compliments of Clem Me Lain. The book is a valuable one and will be treasured in our archives for many years. Christmas is due in less than three weeks and the shoppers for this occasion will look to their own interest by thoroughly inspecting the advertising columns of the Democrat, before cutting themselves loose from the change at their disposal. Marriage licenses have been issued this week to four couple, the young people who will thus be made happy are Thomas B. Everett and Etta May Evans, Ferman Burkhart and Arilfa Blossom, L. P. Workinger and Anna Shell, Charles Limbert and Clara Doehrman. The new cases filed in the Adams circuit court this week includes Hubert M. Devoss, ex parte, official appointment as court reporter. Charles I’asswater vs. Barnabus Everett and Joseph McGath, complaint to foreclose landlord’s lein. Roma Merryman vs. William J. Myers, et al, damages amount S3OO. Evan Shelby, of Lafayette has been granted a patent on a pocket telephone Mr. Shelby’s instrument is intended for police officers and others who need prompt service. It combines a receiver and transmitter and may be carried in one’s pocket. Connecting is secured by inserting a plug in a jack in telephone poles. It is of special benefit to mortormen and conductors on electric lined. Nelson Rawley, twenty-four years old and a young man well known in this citv died last Friday at his home south of the city. He has been ill tor some time and for two weeks prior to his death it was known that recovery was impossible. He was afflicted with catarrhal fever and suffered terribly. The funeral services were held Sunday at the Pleasant Mills M. E. church. A new’ industry has been started in Decatur and in years to come we predict that it will be a great instution. John Schroll, a former citizen of Berne, is the proprietor and his business is the manufacture of quilts and comforts. He is located in the DeLong building and has already received a number of orders. His prices are reasonable and his goods the best on earth. Among the guests from out of the city who attended the Thanksgiving bail given by the E’Galante Club were Misses Florence Smith. Richmond; Beth Daugherty, Nellie Hale, Maggie Walmer, Bluffton; Esther Griffith, Portland; and Lulu Myers, Fort Wayne and Messrs. Brice Hall, Kendallville; Ermin Smith, Richmond; Charles Evans, Bluffton; Earl Burdge, Cincinnati, and John Hayes, of Fort Wayne. The affair was a delightful one. It’s the same old story in a foot ball way, Huntington 44, Decatur 0, and the sad affair happened last Thursday. So often have we heard the tale of defeat and disaster that we join with the many bereaved friends in returning thanks that the season is oyer. Out of something like a dozen contests the home team has never scored, an athelectic record to be proud of. Well, it’s some satisfaction to know that no lives have been lost and nothing worse than broken bones have been received by our fallen heroes. A deal is on which wdl very probably be closed this week and whereby Anson Van Camp will become sole owner of the Eagle Manufacturing plant. He will remodel the concern, place in some new machinery and fix up things in general so that he can do the business of the town. The plant has been owned by a stock company and has been operated for some time by L. C. Miller, who by the way, has made a success of his undertaking. Mr. Miller is this week taking up the stock and the deal with Mr. Van Camp will be made with only the two as parties. As part of the consideratian Mr. Van Camp will transfer to Mr. Miller his Linn Grove grist mill. However the latter named gentleman will continue to reside in Decatur for the present at least. Joseph Bremercamp is having a good lot of about the toughest luck immaginable. Several months ago while working about the Soldiers Home at Marion he fell from a wagon and had his left leg badly broken at the knee. He was placed in the hospital and recovered slowly, finally l»ecoming able to get about with the use of crutches. On last Saturday he came to this city to visit with old friends and acquaintances and had <t good time until Monday morning when he again received a dose of ill luck, He was iu Murray’s saloon about nine o'clock and while moving about slipped and fell, re breaking his log and causing a dislocation at the knee. He was taken to Henry •McLains room and Dr. Miller called who dressed the wounds. He was taken back to the Soldiers home Tuesfcday noon and will probably lie given his old quarters in the hospital apartment. He will be crippled for life.

D. E. Scott, of Marion, arrived in the citv Tuesday and at once took control of the DeLong insurance agency which he purchased several weeks ago. He has the appearance of a hustler and will no doubt go after the business right. Committeemen Winteregg and Emil Franz, of Berne, J. W. Cowan, of Hartford township, S. W. Sale ami A. J. Byrd, of Geneva, William Kerr and Abe Bebout, of Jefferson town ship, attended the meeting of the cen tral committee held here last Saturday. The real estate firm of Harruff & Lenhart completed auother deal Saturday where by IGO acres of good Adams county soil changes ownership. A forty acre tract has gone the same route this week, so it will seem that printer’s ink and a good imitation of hustling is the key to success in the real estate business. A pleasant wedding occured Thanksgiving evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Cully, the happy couple being Mr. Sherman Papepany and Miss Bessie Miny. The ceremony was performed by Rev. H. Kohn the brideand groom are now at their home at Bluffton ready to receive their many friends. Will and Gene Christen have the contract for making some very handsome furniture for the Rockford, O„ bank, and artist L. H. Corbun of this city will do the painting and other fancy finishing for the same. The furniture in question will eclipse any thing of the kind in this neck of the woods and will be quite a model addition to the business interests of Rockford. Wm. Englebeck will remove his tailoring establishment from this city to Mancelona, Michigan. His family will leave for there next week and he will follow about January 1. The new location is a manufacturing town with about 3000 population located between Grand Rapids and Traverse City on the G. R. & I. railroad, and their is a splendid outlook for business. Mr. Englebeck is an up to date merchant tailor and will give entire satisfaction. “Backbone” was the subject of Thomas Dixson, Jr., who held a small audience spellbound at Bosse’s opera house Thursday evening. Mr. Dixson is one of the kings of the American platform and those who heard him describe it as great. He would have been greeted with a large crowd here but the advertising papers were sent to Decatur, Illinois instead of here and many were not aware that such an entertainment was to occur. Should he ever return he would no doubt have many listeners. While in session Tuesday afternoon the board of county commissioners placed §IB,OOO insurance on the new county infirmary buildings. The amount was divided among fifteen agents, each receiving his per rata share, SI2OO. The insurance is written for a term of five years and was dated from yesterday Decemlier 4. The infirmary buildings are beautiful and of far more value than the amount of insurance placed upon them and it is hoped the insurance companies will never be called upon to pay a loss on them. Married at the h des parents, on Thursday evening. 15 a - . 28. 1901, by Rev. Scheuck, Mr. i Qian Burkhart, of Steele Steele, Rid., and Miss Arilla Blosser, of Steele. The ceremony was celebrated in the presence of a few’ immediate friends of the contracting parties. All present seemed to enjoy the occosion, and especially the elaiiorate supper which was so tastefully served. Mr. Burkhart is one of the excellent young men of his community, and is a son of Mrs. j Emma Hook. His bride is quite pop ular lieing held in high esteem by all who know her. They belong to two of the prominent and substantial families of this community. Mr. and Mrs. Hook gave and excellent dinner on Sabbath, in honor of the occasion. Their many friends join in extending to them congratulations. The Willshire store robbery spoken of in this issue seems to be assuming larger jiorportiuns since a confession has lieen made and it is becoming known that quite a gang of ameture desperados have been making a systematic steal at Willshire. Early yesterday morning Detective Harrod, of Fort Wayne, who worked up the case and an assistant of his arrived here and routed Sheriff Erwin out of bed. To that official they stated that a young man of this place by the name of Emery was connected with the affair and that he was wanted at once. An investigation followed and it was soon assertained that the man was employed by S. W. Peterson as one of his hay bailing crew. He was located at the Miller farm two miles west of town and the officers noon had him incharge. Emery formerly lived at Willshire and stated positively that he is innocent of the charge against him and that his arrest was caused by one of the men arrested first, with whom he had trouble several years ago. Emery has had a fairly good reputation here for honesty and it is not generally believed that he is guilty.

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1901.

r At the home of Rev. and Mrs. H. Kohn Thanksgiving morning a very quiet wtdding took place. The contracting parties were Mr. Harry Sipe and Miss Opbia Secoive both of Mercer county. Their many friendswish them a pleasant voyage. Cuno Kible the infirmary architect from Bluffton, was here Monday taking a peep at the new county building. The finishing is progressing rapidly except the steam heating, which is seemingly slow work, but taking it all in all there is no cause for serious complaint at the manner in which the work has progressed. Mrs. Roma Merryman has filed a suit against W. J. Myers et al demanding S3OO damages. Myers was agent for a Chicago insurance company which carried a policy on the Merryman millinerv store. A fire loss occurred several months ago and as no settlement has been made the suit was filed, Mr. Myers being made one of the parties. Judge Erwin has appointed Hubert Devoss as official court reporter, and he began his duties Monday morning. His first case was Isaac Teeters vs. Mary Teeters, a suit from Jefferson township, in which it is petitioned that the defendant be declared of unsound mind. Hubert is a first class young man, well qualified to fill his new position and will no doubt meet with success. Jacob B. Wolf was born July 11, 1840, departed this life November 24, 1901, aged 71 years, 4 months, and 12 days. He was an ex-soldier in the war of the Rebellion and was honorably discharged therefrom. Funeral from the residence November 27.1901, conducted by the Rev. Harlow Mann, and was interred near Steele (or South Salem). He leaves a wife and several children, and an aged mother and other relatives.

Clark J. Lutz, wife and daughter ate Thanksgiving turkey with D. B. Ford and family of Jefferson township, while there Clark attended a rabbit chase. There were 300 men and boys in line under the leadership of Capt. Daniel Brewster. The final round-up was on the farm of Mrs. Reiley. After the smoke of battle had cleared away it was found that the rabbits were 3 feet deep all over a five acre lot. It took a traction engine and 69 wagons to hand out the game, “gee whiz.” Mrs. William Englebeck was a surprise victim Saturday evening when forty or fifty of her sister, Rebekah’s, masked to represent about every specie of mankind rushed into her home on Fourth street nearly frightening the poor lady out of her senses. The visitors carried delicious refreshments with them, and in due time they were produced with good effect. The affair was given to show their appreciation for Mrs. Englebeck who with her family is soon to remove to Michigan. The evening was enjoyable throughout and will be long remembered. The board of commissioners have been in regular session since Monday and in the shuffle the petitions of Jacob Ruple. Phillip Schlefersteiu, William Shoemaker and R. K. Erwin for the acceptance of gravel roads were approved. E. H. Johnson filed a petition for public highway, and William Custer, L. W. Johnson and Chris Eichoff were named as viewers. Notice was ordered published for stationary and supplies for the county. Liquor licenses were granted Jacob Hunzicker and Jacob Brinne man of Berne, Walter A. Hunt, of Linn Grove, John Hey, of Bingen, C. D. Murray and E. J. Johnson of this city. Yesterday was ditch day and auditor’s office was swarming with people interested in damage. E. Zimmerman and others remonstrated against the P. Holthouse ditch, and Martin Laughlin, Lase Rope and D. S. Mauller as reviewers. W. L. Hutches, special inspector of the rural mail routes in the government postoffice department was here Tuesday and took up the matter of establishing some new routes in the county, The first one taken tin by him was recommended and will be established January Ist. This route runs north through Monmouth to Bingen and Hoagland, thence west to Freidheim and from there back tothis city, making a distance of twenty-five anil one-half miles, nearly every foot of which is on gravel roads. The mail carrier will lie appointed soon and will receive a salary of SSOO per year. He will leave here at 8:30 o’clock each morning and carry with him mail from sixteen trains for the parties along the route. Two other proposed routes were turned down without the inspector even looking at them qecause as he stated they were impractiable, being too short and containing too much mud road. He says there is possitively no chance on earth for establishing rural routes unless the line is over pike roads. From here Mr. Hutches wont to Berne and Geneva where were applications. At the former place no route was recommended, and at the latter one was established running west. It is only a matter of time, and only a few years at that, until our county will be covered with gravel roads and mail delivery.

Ed Johnson is having a number of improvements made in the Coffee building on south Second street, preparatory to opening up his saloon which he expects to do within a few davs. Ed is a popular fellow and will enjoy a lucrative trade. “Rock of Ages” was the comedy presented at Bosse’sopera house Monday night to a fair sized audience and met with a good reception, The foundation of the play is drink, the king of American evils, and a moral of merit was taught. The company carried twenty people. Dave Coffee, the Bazaar Man, has rented the Smith building on Second street, next to the National Bank and will remove his store there January 1. At present he is engaged in closing out a large part of his stock on hands and is doing so at a sacrifice as may be seen by a notice published elsewhere. He will put in nearly an entire new stock after his removal and will do his share of business. The Clover Leaf ran a special train from Toledo to St. Louis Sunday for the transportation of the Bostonian Theatrical company, which made a jump from Detroit to St. Louis. The company carries 120 people. The train was in charge of Conductor Fred Weir and Brakeman Frank Mossburg and consisted of two Pullman sleepers a chair car a coach and two baggage ears. The train left Toledo at 5:20 a. m. and arrived at Frankfort at 10.37 a gain of fifty minutes schedule time.

Andrew Dalhausen, in years past one of the most influential men of Wells county, died last night at Vera Cruz, aged about seventy. For years he ran the woolen mills at Vera Cruz, then one of the flourishing industries of this part of the state. After the large mills closed down the smaller one Mr. Dalhausen embarked iu general merchandising and was postmaster for several years. Lately by reason of dropsy he was compelled to retire and close out his business. He has lived at the Hotel Bixler for twenty-five years, and he died at the place where he had made his home for a quarter of a century. A son in Pennsylvania survives him. Bluffton News. Fred Spangler, well known in'this city, died at his home near Williamsport at nine o’clock yesterday morning after an illness of many years. He was a brother to Mrs. Jacob Schafer and Sylvestia Spangler here and was one of the best known men in his community. Some seven years ago he contracted a servere cold which he neglected and which finally affected his throat and then the lungs gradually causing him to grow weaker until death resulted. He was a good Christian man, beloved by all who knew him and his presence will be greatly missed. He was fortyeight years old. The funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at Williamsport. Congressman Cromer who is now in Washington was interviewed in regard to the probable congressional program. He says: "The congressman from this district has so much business iu looking after the affairs of the district that he does not have time for a cousideration of prospective problems. According to Washington papers, however, it seems that the reciprocity treaty, the Nicaraguan canal appropriation and Congressman Babcock s bill on tariff reduction on steel products will be given an early consideration. I believe that Con gressman Babcock's ideas on the tariff question are not generally accepted by congressmen at large on account of a disposition among the republicans to let the tariff question stand as it is. To tamper with the bill is apt to result in complications that probably should be avoided. Muncie Times. For about eigteen months the general store of John Banta, at Willshire, has been burgularized every so often and up until a few weeks ago there was no clue as to the intruders. The village marshal was appealed to iu vain. Finally becoming desperate the merchant notified Sheriff Webster. He secured the services of Detective George Harrod of Ft. Wayne, to work on the case and furnished him a clue which resulted in the detective securing a wagon load of the stolen articles which had been sold to farmers in the vicinity of Hoagland. Indiana. A description of the men who had sold the articles tallied with Charles Painter the marshal of Willshire, and Charles Tague a bartender. They were arrested Friday afternoon by Sheriff Webster and taken to Van’ Wert. When arranged before ’Squire Priddy last evening, they both entered a plea of “guilty” and are now in the county jail await ing sentence. Painter was elected marshal of Willshire last spring, so according to his own confession, he was a professional burgular liefore ho was elected marshal and night watch man of the village. Two Adame county young men are also connected with the affair but when the officers arrived at their homes Saturday they found them absent and no word there as to their probable return. They have no doubt left for good. Tague has a number of relatives here and is well known over the county.

1 ' _ Mr. Jones, of New York, known as the prince of dudes, was in town yesterday selling Holthouse, Schulte & Co, a bill of goods. He travels for Longley Bros. New York, and sells suiting. He had on a $l5O overcoat and his other apparel was in proportion. Mrs. Congleton left yesterday for I Washington, D. C., where she will re- ! main during the winter as the guest jof George Maddy and family. Mrs. i Maddy is in poor health, having been . afflicted for sometime with tuberculoI sis of the throat, and her mother’s as- | sistance is needed. Will Gephart the young man who was hurt last week by falling from Rose & Bell’s delivery wagon is recovering and is able to be about although still carrying his head in a bandage.. The skull was cracked ] and concussion of the brain was causi ed, the escape from a long illness or I probably worse seems miraculous. ! Isaac W. Brown the bird and bee man of Rochester gave a special five minutes talk at the Teachers Institute Saturday afternoon, surprising and pleasing his audience. He told a few things about the sap-sucker, describing its nsefullness to the farmer and states that a few of them in an orchard is the best sign on earth for a good apple crop, Mr. Brown is the acknowledged king in his field and his talks are indeed interesting. An effort should be made to secure his services during the farmers institute.

The Daughters of the Covenant of the M. E. church will hold a fair in the lecture room of the church Thursday and Friday, Dec. 12 and 13. All kinds of fancy work, dressed dolls, aprons, pop corn and candy will be sold both days On Thursday evening light refreshments will be served for the small sum of 10 cents and on Friday evening a literary programme will be given to which an admission fee of 5 cents will be charged. No admission will be charged on Thursday evening. This will be just the place to buy your Christmas presents, so be sure and Dr. J. N.' Hurty. secretary of the state board of health, is now at work on his annual report to be made to Governor Durbin. He says that he will make the same recommendations as last year and will again urge the establishment of a state institution for the treatment of consumptives. He says tuberculosis is a dread disease in this state, but that it can lie treated here as well as anywhere if a hospital were built on sanitary principles. He receives letters every day from persons in the state who want to know where the best climate can be found for tuberculosis, and he invariably answers that Indiana is all right if the patient will live out of doors.

The democratic primary is to be held Friday, January 10 and the big local fight is already on in earnest. The central committee met at Meiber’s hall last Saturday morning, decided the day and adopted rules to govern same which are published elsewhere. E. Burt Lenhart who has done noble work as chairman of the committee, resigned his position owing to the fact that he is arranging to remove to Arkansas, and John W. McKean was chosen in his place as committeeman and also elected as chairman. The race for the various offices promises to lie exciting and the man who can pick the winners is a grand success as a prophet. There are now eleven candidates lor recorder, five for sheriff, six for clerk, seven for commissioner in the first district and three in the second. Besides these there are several candidates for two year offices, against whom there is so far no opjwsition. The circuit court docket shows the following business to have been trans acted: International Building At Loan Association vs Frank Winans et al, motion by defendant Frank Winans to open up. vacate and set aside judgement. S. A. D. Whipple et al vs Citizens Gas At < til Co., rule to answer absolute in five days. W. H. Williamson vs G. F. Gemmell et al, set for issue Monday Dec. 9. Sarah E. Warner vs James Warner, bond filed. John Scheiman et al, vs Ezra E. Zimmerman, et al. written offer to allow judgment by Ezra Zimmerman, which offer is accepted in open court, judgment for S4IXI. Charles E. Pass water vs Barnabas Everett, answer by defendant in two paragraphs, rule to reply. Isaac N. Teeters vs Mary Teeters, jury impaneled and case tried. Old Adams County Bank vs Nellie Blackburn, admx et al, appear ance by Schurger At Smith and L. C. DeVoss for Gideon Longenberger and J. C. Sutton for Joseph H. Voglewede, rule to answer, default as to Joseph Bremerkamp, appearance for Voglewede by John F. Snow, answer by Nellie Blackburn and by Joseph 11. Voglewede. James O. W’ait vs Dora V. Wyatt, default of defendant, rule against prosecuting attorney to answer. Chas. Passwater vs Barna baa Everett and Joseph McGath, appearance by Schurger At Smith for defendant Everett rule to answer. Elisha Merryman appointed receiver, bond filed and approved, C. J. Lutz enters appearance for defendant McGath, rule to answer.

CIRCULATION 2800 WEEKLY

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' Charles Woodward and Fred and Uill Parr left Sunday noon over the Erie for Chicago, from there they went Monday to \\ inters. Alger coun ' ty, Michigan. The bovs have secured good positions with John M. Shady a timber dealer of that place and will spend the winter in cutting timber in the pine forests. They have contracted for thirty dollars per month ! and expenses and will no doubt be able to save a snug amount by spring. At the regular meeting of the Cath olic Benevolent Legion Sunday after noon at their hall on Madison street, occurred the annual election of officers. The men who will handle the lodge affairs for the ensuing year are Tim Corbett, president; John Schurger, vice-president; D. D. Coffee, orator: Daniel Donovan, collector; Barney Wemhoff, treasurer; John Starost, marshal; Tice Ullman, guard; and H. H. Bremerkamp, Theodore Smith and Charles Niblick, trustees. Another freight wreck occurred on the Clover Leaf. This time the scene was at Delphos, and five cars were piled up Monday afternoon and mash ed to kindling wood. Frank Starner, the brakeman who was held up and robbed a few weeks ago, was the only man injured. His ankle was fractur ed. Two carloads of babbit metal were smashed to pieces, a steel gon dola car loaded with iron pipe was splintered and a ear load of cotton was scattered to the four winds. The car which caused the trouble was loaded with pig lead and junqied the track at a crossing.

The people of Decatur in general observed Thanksgiving in an appropriate manner. All business houses were closed from ten o’clock a. m. for the rest of the day. Regular services were held in reformed churches in which people of all denominations joined and gave thanks for their many blessings. During the exercises the President’s proclamation was read by Rev. Hudson and sermons were delivered by Rev. Grether and Rev. Zechiel, the former being in german. A collection for the poor of the city was taken up and fifteen do! lars was given. Exercises were also held at the St. Marys Catholic church a fitting sermom lieing delivered by Rev. H. Theo. Wilken. Many family dinners were given and the entire day was devoted to a joyous thanksgiving. Chailes Dunn will, it seems, have to suffer the penalty of life imprison ment inflicted upon him in his recent trial. At least Judge O’Rouke Monday morning refused a new trial and the only preventative now is a reversal by the supreme court. J udge (I’Rourke in refusing the new trial said that if errors had been made it was for the supreme court to decide. He had tried the case fairly, he thought, and was compelled to approve the verdict of the jury, although he had known the defendant for a score of years and would rather think well of him than ill. Mr. Colerick and Mr. Morris, counsel for Dunn, tiled a motion for a stay of judgment, and Judge O,Rourke set January 25, the last day of this term of court, for the argument. Owing to the extreme length of the testimony nearly 4(X),(XX> words it will require all the time al lowed by law for the transcription of the stenographic notesand the pre sentation of the appeal. Dunn's counsel will have sixty days from January 25th in which to file their appeal. Business was transacted at the regular meeting of the council held Tues day evening as follows, according to Clerk Hower’s record: Meeting called to order by Mayor Beaty and roll call was answered by Messrs. Suttles, Haelling, Leßrun. Niblick and Mann, Mr. Myers being absent. Minutes of the meetings of November 19th and November 20th were approved upon motion. Bills were then presented and allowed: L. G. Ellingham, printing, $4.00; Ad Luttman, gravel. $27.60; Rose At Bell, labor, $34.59; L. C. Helm, Gast fire. $6.75: William Doehrman, police, S4O; Delma Elzey, police, S4O; Wm. Geary, police, $5.00; J. H. Mougey. goods, 50 cents; T. B. Mann, pay roll. $75.95; Joe. Mallonee. labor. 89.H0; Thos. Haefling, salary, $10; Jacob Eady, salary. S4O; M. J. Mvlott, $21.67; Thos. Baker, salary SSO; David Myers, salary, SSO; 11. B. Knoff. salary, s4l. 66; Burt Mann, salary, $15.83; H. B. Knoff. pay roll, $19,45. A petition was then presented by Reuben Briener asking that the alley running north and south through his Monroe street property be widened to twenty three feet and thealley running east through his property to the river lie vacated and closed. Mr. Breiner will donate the necessary land and will also stone the alley. The matter was referred to the street and alley committee. Mr. Niblick moved that the water works superintendent and street com mis sinner be authorized to cause the three boiler skimmers, flues and gas burners which were sold to Barney Kalver A Son through mistake to be returned to the station and said motion was carried. Mr. Suttles moved that no member of the council or city employee bs allowed to sell anything belonging to the city without the consent of ths council. The motion carried and council adjourned*,*