Decatur Democrat, Volume 45, Number 41, Decatur, Adams County, 19 December 1901 — Page 1

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VOLUME XLV.

The National Union order will hold a meeting for the annual election of officers within a few days. This order is one of the best in existence, in fact, its fraternal insurance plan is said to be the best ever given. Billy McWhirter, of Dunfee, Indiana, was here on business Saturday and was also looking up friends. Ten years ago Billy run the Elk saloon here and was known by everyone in town. He is at present the Dunfee postmaster. Miss Beal, of Willshire, was in town Tuesday on her way home from Delaware, Ohio, where she has lieeu attending college. Miss Josephine Niblick of this city who is also attending there, will arrive home today for her holiday vacation. The evidence in the Place divorce suit was completed late Saturday as ternoon, after which the case was submitted to the court without argument. A decision is expected some time the latter part of the week. The case was heard before J udge Heller. The big Blue Creek ditch which is lining constructed under the management of Edward Haefling is fast near ing completion, and by next week will be ready for acceptance. The work as being done is satisfactory to those along the line and who expect to be benefited thereby. Nicholas Werling of Fort Wayne, died at an early hour Sunday morning, the funeral taking place yesterday from the residence. The deceased was an uncle of Daniel Beberick, who went down Monday afternoon and remained until after the funeral yesterday. Six marriage licenses have been issued this week to the following parties: John G. Sheets and Sarah S. Wolfe, Jacob J. Schwartz and Lena Habbegger, E. H. Hilyard and Jennie Denius. Ernst C. Gallmeier and Rose Ebrman, Sanford Buffenbarger and Laura Beeler. Henry Zimmerman and Mary Zehr. A Masonic event of more than or dinary importance occurred at Winchester yesterday when the third degree was conferred upon ten candi dates among whom was Secretary of State Union B. Hunt. A large number of out of town visitors were present, among them being Governor Dur bin, of Indianapolis. It was a splendid occasion for Randolph county Masons. A noval plan was adopted by the high school of Geneva in the election of their librari in and assistant, and at the same time quite a sum was realized to apply to the payment of a piano recently purchased, and to add more books to the library. Each class nominated a candidate, and with each vote cast, a penny was required. Miss Grace Snow, the candidate for the junior class, was found to have been elected, having received 5,262 votes. Ralph Bravton, of the freshman class was second" with 4,016 votes. In all the sum of $133.57 was raised. It so happens that Rev. F. J. Bublitz is not the only person to suffer the misfortune of a stolen horse. Ibout the time he wm relieved there seemed to be an epidemic in the horse stealing business, as one was stolen at Napoleon, Ohio, September 17, Bolling Green, September 27 and one October 2. the one of Rev. Bublitz, Octobers, Forest, Ohio. October 15, Kalamazoo, October 24. Van Wert, October 31. Montpelier, November 24, besides two at Fort \A ayne. There is a probability that the same gang done this job from start to finish, and there is also some probability of their being run to cover, in which event, their business will be turned over to others of their class. Rewards of SIOO are offered in most of the cases cited. The supreme court has handed down its decisian in the Rinkard murder case tried at Wabash a year ago, and in which R. S. Peterson of this citv, appeared as attorney. The court said: At the time time of the homicide the appellant was about 60 years old, and his wife was about ten years younger. They had been married about thirty-three years. Five children had been bom to them. They had lived at Marion about ten years. The appellant had at all times disclosed by the proof, been ill tempered, profane and brutal in his treatment of his wife and family. Not long after his marriage he had kicked and beat eu her. He showed no natural affection for his children. His cruelty ex tended oven to his horses. A short time previous to the homicide, the wife of the appellant went to Ohio to attend the funeral of her mother. Hho came back to Marion she did not return to the appellant, but took up her residence with her brother. Between 10 and 11 o'clock in the morning of June 9, 1900, the appellant went to the bouse where his wife was staying and found her ironing in the kitchen near an open window. He fired through the window shooting ner through the head. He rushed into house and seized her. She strugg <sl with him, ami with her bead upon his breast begged him not to kill her. He answered with a curse, n>d shot t hr ee times more. She died instantly, court held that the jury s decision that Rinkard was sane when the murtit r was committed could not be rev sei

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•J' 8 ,?.' foreman, °f Berne, was in the city 1 uesday togged in his ministerial garb, and while here performed the ceremonv which united in marriage banford Buffenbergerand Laura Beeler, both of Monroe township. Mr. and Mrs. John H. Heller and daughter arrived home Tuesday afternoon from a pleasant visit with relatives at Lancaster. Ohio. Mrs. A. R. Bell, who also visited at Lancaster a few days on her way to Pittsburg, came home Monday. The announcement of Dr. C. H. Schenk, of Berne, for the office of coroner of Adams county, will be found in this issue. The Doctor is a genial and accomplished gentleman, and thoroughly identified with the people of Berne where he is quite a favorite. Jacob Kieffer one of the old landmarks of Preble township, who was one of the candidates for commissioner in the first district, has with-1 drawn from the race, and takes this | method of thanking those who proffered him their support. Mr. Kieffer | is a substantial citizen and as honest I as the day is long. The program for the farmers’ insti- > tute to be held here Wednesday and j Thursday, January 8 and 9, promises | to be the best yet held. President Cal Kunkle has completed the pro gram and everything is now ready for) the meeting. These institutes have so far proven exceedingly beneficial I to those engaged in the pursuit of farming and it is hoped that the attendance here will be large. John Ritter who was arrested last week for violating the game laws. I was not hunting at all. He emptied ; the contents of a shot gun at a rabbit which came into his garden and that was the sole extent of his attempt at hunting. John Coffee heard of it, became pious and had Mr. Ritter arrested for violating the game law, the cost and trimmings ammounting to $39:90. Mr. Ritter is very much cbagrimmed and mortified and we do not blame him. Miss Mollie Burwell, employed in this office received word last Friday from the United States civil service department that she had successfully passed the examination which unites her to a place in the government printing office at Washington, D. C. She passed the “exam” at Fort Wayne October 21 and her grade as given is about eighty percent, placing her name on the eligible list, seventy per cent being the minnimum passing grade. She will no doubt be appoint ed within a few weeks and will have a job well worth holding. She is an excellent lady and a thorough printer. Two boys who according to their story have wealthy parents in Cleveland, Ohio, arrived here Sunday about noon and have had about all the tramping and sight seeing they will care for in their lives. They started from home two weeks ago to seek their fortune in the west. With good weather they got along fairly well but were just getting a little homesick when they reached LaOtta Saturday. There they ran out of money and the cold snap came on, they "decided homo was the best place and liegan figuring how they could get there the quickest, finally deciding tot walk, which they did, tramping all night and until noon of Sunday when they reached Krick A Tyndall’s tile mill where they were "compelled to stop and warm. Their feet, hands and ears were badly frozen. The regular December annual session of the city council was held Tues day evening, Mayor Beatty presiding and members Suttles. Haefling, Myers, Leßron. Niblick and Mann present. Clerk Hower read the minutes of the meetings of December 3rd ami I December Sth, which were approved. The following bills were then presented and allowed: Eugene Chris ten. labor 815; P.J. Hyland, goods $75; Knapp Supply Co., gas pipe $96.33; National Carbon Co., suppliess7B; Ft. Wayne Electric Co., supplies $90.36; International Boiler Co., compound $24: Kirsch&Sellemeyer,lumber $44.37; Burt Mann, pay roll $lO9. 20; Joe Mallonee, labor $7.60; Grant Roebuck, labor $6: Page Blackburn, goods 35c; Dan Kitson. sand 89.80; Barney Kalver, returned iron $5.72; J. C. Patterson, express $1.10: W. J. Archbold, express $4 05; H. B. KnolT. pay roll $5.70; D. F. Teeple, freight $7.19: M. J. Mylott, repairs $3.23; Ralph Knoff, labor $4.50; Thos. Haef ling, salry S4O: Thos. Baker, salary SSO. The following resolution was then adopted by a full vote: “Be it resolved by the common council of the city of Decatur, that the city clerk o’s said city, be ordered to issue an order to the respective city officers of said city for their several salaries due them for the quarter ending December 81.” Mr. Niblick moved that the meter rates on all consumers of eleetrict lights be eight cents per 1000 watts for first fifty and five cents per 1(MX) for all over fifty for each month. This is a reduction of forty per cent | for those who use over fifty killowatts. The motion carried. W. E. l<ulk, engineer on Elm street sower filecThiH report and same was referred to - council for further consideration upon , motion by Niblick. Council ad-1 journed.

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1901.

J. D. Holman of Rochester, a former shoe dealer here, now engaged in the same business at the above named place, was circulating among Decatur friends Friday. He reports business as prospering. Tom Reid came home Saturday after a two months trip through the south for the Whitmore Shoe Polish company. He is now enjoying his holiday vacation at Hillsdale, Mich., himself and Mrs. Reid having left for that point Tuesday morning. Next Wednesday is Christmas day and while you are arranging for a good time yourself, don’t forget to give a present to your poor neighbor for it will be bettor appreciated and bring more joy than all the rest of your gifts. You will lie happy if you' make some one else happy. H. A. Popp, representing the International Business College of Fort Wayne was in Decatur several days last week in the interest of that institution. He is a pleasant and courteous gentleman and his school is second to none in the country. A number of Adams county students attend at present, but many more are desired and expected at the winter term which begins in January. The Van Wert Bulletin said in Monday evening's paper: Grant Emery, the member of the Willshire gang, captured in Malden, Missouri, was brought to the countv jail at an early hour this morning by Detective Herrod. Sheriff Webster, who took the papers in the case to Missouri will return home some time today. As I soon as the papers were honored by I the governor of Missouri, Herrod was I ordered to proceed from Malden with the prisoner, hence the officers did not reach home together. Attorney-General Taylor in an opinion given recently, held that express companies are, under the law. required to deliver packages to any point within the corporate limits of any town to which they are consigned. This holding is based on an act of the legislature. The question arose from the Adams Express company refusing to deliver a package to a relative of one of the clerks at the state house. The company claimed that the person to whom the package was consigned lived outside the boundaries in which it made its deliveries. This decision ends several discussions relative to the validity of the law. It is well to consider how Christmas may lie made to have the real spirit of the season. Those who are able to bestow presents will themselves feel better and make others happy if. instead of conferring costly gifts upon those who are well-to-do and able to make return of such compliment, they search out the unfortunate to whom Christmas means only the same round of care and hardship made sharper by contrast with the joyousness of the season, and help them to feel that Christmas means something. A little monev so expended can be made to do much substantial good and confer great happiness. Few are so poor as to be unable to do a little good of this kind once a year. You can make Christmas bright for some one and much brighter for yourself by an act of simple generosity. “The Lord loves a cheerful giver,” and He whose natal day Christmas commemorates has said: “Inasmuch as ye did it unto the least of one of these, ye did it unto tne.” An Indianapolis paper of a day or two ago contained this item of bad fortune which happened to VV. A. Lower a former Decatur boy: Over- ' coats belonging to W. A. Lower, deputy State Superintendent of Public Instruction, and Frank D. Hester, chief clerk in the office of the Superintendent, have been stolen from the State House within the last ten days. Lowers coat was taken first and the police so far have been unable to find it. Hester’s coat, together with a new muffler, gloves and $1 worth of street ear tickets, was taken Saturday. The irony of Hester’s case is that he saw the thief walk out with his coat without knowing it was his coat. In fact, he unconsciously aided the thief to getaway. Both Lower and Hester keep their coats in a locker in the reception room. Lower’s desk is direct ly in front of the locker, so it was not thought that a thief could have a chance of breaking in. But while Lower was away and Hester was in another room’ Saturday the thief ' opened the locker, put on the coat : and started out. Hester heard him ' and stepped into the reception room. The thief cooly stepped within a few feet of Hester and inquired if Mr. Jones, Superintendent was in. “I'll i see ” replied Hester, and he crossed the’room to the door of Mr. Jones’ ' private office. Mr. Jones was not in, I and the thief, who all the time had | been edging toward the outside door, said he would call again, and then ' hastened away. Hester looked into | the locker a few minutes afterward ’ and discovered his loss. The police are now working on his case also. Iho thief is described by Hester as a tall, fairly-well dressed man. with short red beard. A number of articles have l>een stolen from the State House by I sneak thieves, in spite of the fact that a regular policeman for the bouse is constantly on duty.

Bill Harding who is hunting in Arkansas, was the hero of the hour Tuesday anyway to those whodroped into Dyonis Schmidt’s meat shop where venison could be obtained at a reasonable figure. Bill will have to tell his story over several times when he gets home. M. V. B. Archbold has resigned his [ position with the Star Publishing C0..1 and accepted a more lucrative one with the Howard Severance Co., also ■ of Chicago. Mart is the best book salesman on earth and has no trouble securing good positions and good j salaries. Here’s wishing him a con- | tinuance of success and good luck. The regular meeting of the Eastern Star lodge was held Friday evening and the officers were chosen for the ensuing year as follows: Mrs. Angeline Archbold, Worthy Matron; L. C. Miller, Worthy Patron; Mrs. T. M. Reid, Associate Matron; Miss Annie Winnes, Secretary; Mrs. D. M. Hensley. Treasurer; Nettie Ernst, Conductress. They will hold a joint installation with the Masonic lodge on the i evening of December 27. Hon. Abe Simmons, of Bluffton, | was in the city several days last week, i arranging the final details in the oil deal that took place under the roof of' The Burt, and which involved an ! amount of cash reaching nearlv a' quarter of a million dollars. We | used to know Mr. Simmons when he - was an ordinary plug like ourselves, j but now he lives in aslo,ooo mansion, owns fine blooded horses and lives in ease and style. All these comforts are the result of his own industry, and he has well earned them all. The exact route for the rural free mail delivery runs out of the city northwest over the Poe and Decatur road to Fuhrman’s corner five and one-fourth miles, west to Miller’s corner three and one-fourth miles, north to Poe and Decatur road, passing Friedham postoffice two and one-half miles, northwest to Poe postoffice four and one-half miles, northeast to Mayland’s corner on Fort Wayne road two miles, south over the Fort Wayne road to the Rice corner ten and onehalf miles, then southwest to the postoffice in this city, making a total of twenty-nine and one-fourth miles. It will likely be some little time before the route is established. Major R. B. Allison and Judge Studabaker, with their wives have made arrangements and Aill start to Havana, Cuba, on January 22nd. They will go via. Indianapolis, thence over the Pennsylvania, and Louisville & Nashville railroads, to River Junction, Fla. Thence over Plant System to Port Tampa, where they will take the steamer to Havana. On their return will go to Nassau, Bahama Islands. From there toMiami, Fla., on the East Coast railroad. Thence to Jacksonville and Savannah to Charleston, S. C. where they will attend the exposition now going on there for a few days. Their return from Charleston will be via. Columbia, Ashville & Knoxville. They will make short stops at all the important resorts of interest on their trip down and back. Major Allison and wife will leave the party at Knoxville, East Tenn., on the return trip and go from there direct to Birmingham, Ala., where they will remain with their daughter Mrs. Macke until about April 1. Geneva was the victim of another disastrous fire Monday morning, which entirely consumed their public school building and its contents, in volving a loss of at least $12,000 upon which insurance was carried in a sum less than $4,000. The file originated from an overheated furnace. Between eight and nine o’clock Sunday night the janitor visited the building, turning the gas on, the pressure at that time being low. During the night the pressure come on so strong that at three o’clock the furnace had melt ed and the building was on fire beyond all hope of salvation. Everything was completely destroyed, including costly furniture, library and a new piano. The building when new cost S9,(XXI and contained at a low estimate $3,000 worth of furniture. Insurance on the building amounts to $3,000 and the furniture SS,(XX) which makes a net loss of at least SB,OOO. School is now being held in the two churches, the Grand Army and I. <). O. F. halls and will continue there until other suitable quarters can Ire had. Geneva has had to combat with some mighty disastrous fires, one of which almost swept the entire town away and occurred during the historic year of 1895, and which destroyed $65,000 worth of property. Those who suffered from that loss were Grand Rapids depot, Buckeye Supply Co., Michael McGriff, M. M. Herr, Bud Shell. J. VV. Heaston, C. N. Brown, A. J. Juday, J. C. Manley, Belle Botkins, Porter A Deitch, Jacob Wagmiller, A. .1. Pyle, J. Will Kelley, Shamrock hotel, C. D. Porter. Geneva hotel, G. W. Pyle, J. J. Watson, Majors A Foreman, Smith-A Co.. S. F. Biteman, J. W. Cady A Co., Mrs. Green. Mrs. Jessie A’arey, John Didot. J. I' 1 . Hoecker, Schumck A Burgman. Tom Drew, B. R. Waste A Co.. W. W. Briggs, G. H. Helley A Bro., S W. Hale, Mrs. Meeks, Miss Moran, David I’olm,♦David Eckrote,‘F, F. Gregg. Abe Shoemaker. B. R. Waite ami William Nelson.

The Bolds civil suits are progressing slowly, the first day being taken up in arguments. The taking of testimony began in earnest yesterday’ and will consume several days. The suit is for $4,000, which amount it is claimed is due and owing to Adams county. The defense enters a general . denial. If you get up in the morning with I only a sickly blaze of gas shooting spasmodically over the gas plates, don’t think there isn’t a remedy, because all that’s the matter is that your meter is frozen up and all you are required to do is to warm a fewclothes or bricks and pack the old thing. It’s a fact, you will be surprised at the difference and we know for we tried it. Crude oil took another slump Monday, making the third drop within a w-eek and reducing Indiana and Ohio oils nine cents and eastern oil fifteen cents to the barrel within that time. The decline was three cents making Indiana oil eighty cents. The large number of producers who had 14,000,000 barrels of oil in storage for which they have been paying twenty-five cents a day for each thousand barrels will be compelled to sell at the low I price or continue to pay for storage on oil that has been refined and sold ' and the Standard Oil company has I received the money. According to a number of exchangi es, Merrill Teague has fieen recognized by Admiral Schley for his efforts during the famous trial, where he served as expert assistant. The Muncie Star said: Merrill A. Teague, formerly of this city and now of Baltimore, has fieen presented with a magnificent silver service by Admiral Schley. Teague was one of the counsel for Schley in the famous court of inquiry and did most valuable service ' for his distinguished client. The silver service consists of five pieces. Around the base of each is engraved in tiny characters: “To M. A. Teague, as a grateful remembrance from his friend, VV. S. Schley, November, 1901. The sad news of the death of Mrs. Henry Meibers of Chicago, was received here Monday, her death having occurred Sunday evening after an illness of two months. Her ailment ment was sarcina of the kidneys and there has been little hope for recovery for several weeks. She visited relatives here during the summer and w-as apparently in the best of health. Mary Drage Miebers was born in Allen countv, Indiana, September 25, 1892, died at 5494 Lexington Avenue, Chi cago, December 15. 11X)1. aged fortynine years, two months and twenty days. She was united in marriage to Henry G. Miebers, in Tuscola county. Michigan, August 25, 1885. She had many relatives and acquaintances here who sympathise with the be reaved family. The remains were brought to this city Tuesday and the funeral services were held Wed nesday afternoon at one o’clock from the residence of Mr. and Mrs. J. 11. Voglewede, Rev. C. G. Hudson, of liciating. Interment at Maplewood cemetery. Circuit court business has been transacted this week as follows: Aaron Rothchild vs Perry A. Randall, et al, set fortrial ninth Tuesday, January 14. Van Camp Hardware Co. vs C. VV. Hocker, motion to dismiss for want of prosecution. State vs James Ashburn, dismissed on motion by prosecuting attorney. Judgment for costs. State vs. John Clarke, dismissed by prosecutor. State vs Christian Kauffman, dismissed by prosecutor. Mutual Life Ins. Co. vs. Amanda Entsminger, et al. ordered left off the docket. VV. 11. Hood vs. Ike S. Rose, dismissed. Minnie Stahl vs Nimrod Stahl, dismissed at cost of plaintiff. Elizabeth Able vs VV. J. Able, dismissed at cost of plaintiff. State vs Jacob Campbell, dismissed at cost of relatrix. Amos Walker vs Leona Walker, divorce granted. Judgment against plaintiff for costs. John Shank vs Mary M. Shank, case postponed and reset for December 23. Mary Loser vs Joel Ellenberger, left off docket. State vs Amos Sprunger, left off docket. International Loan Asso. vs Thomas E. Mann, et al, judgment for $258.10, foreclosure of mortgage ordered. Francis Kizer, et al. vs Silas Kizer, et al, partition, final report filed. International Loan Asso. vs George H. Kelley, change of venue granted to Jay county. National Cycle Co. vs Schaffer, Son A Lock, order issued for deposition of F. C. Finkenstaldt to be taken at Bay City, Mich.. December 27. Frank France vs James W. Place, change of venue granted to Jay county, Chris tian Kern vs Thomas D. Kern, ailmr, judgment for $l9B. Catharine Place vs James W. Place, postponement re fused and answer filed. Samuel Sun day vs Etta Sunday, dismissed at cost of plaintiff. Mary F. Brandy berry vs Jesse Brandyberry, demurer overruled. Appearance by Devoss for defendant withdrawn, appear-- fm plaintiff, default, rule against prose cutor to answer, answer filed. Florence M >ntzer vs. Marion Mentzer, dis missed at cost of plait,tiff. Louis IIlier, et -d, vs A. E. Helms, et al. All depositions ordered published, James A. Wyatt vs Dora Wyatt, answer filed. Frank W. Hart vs E. J. Baily. default, judgment for $86.09.

CIRCULATION 2800 WEEKLY

NUMBER 41

! ’Squire Foreman came up from Berne Tuesday having with him Miss Laura Beeler and S. Buffenbarger, [ well known young people of Monroe township, who wished to get married ; without any great display of show and without their friends knowing it for a day or two. The beautiful cere J monv was performed in good shape by the worthy ’Squire and every one went home happy. Richard Steele, a well known brake man on the Clover Leaf, was probably fatally injured at Sims Tuesday morning about two o’clock. He was one of the crew of west bound train No. 63 and at Sims was helping switch in the yard when he slipped and fell beneath the car. Both legs were cut off above the knees. Steele was taken to Marion where his injuries were dressed by the road surgeons. It is reported that there is little hope for his recovery. The injured man was about forty-three years of age, was married and lived in Frankfort. Since last week’s paper new life was instilled in the Willshire robbery case by the arrest of Chauncy Tague, Ira Emery, Andrew and Chauncy Roop and Otis Danner making seven ar rests in all. Tuesday of this week sentence was imposed upon those in custody, all having pleaded guilty. Charles Painter was given a five-year ticket of admisssion to the Ohio pen; Charles Tague 3 years; Chauncy Tague 18 months; Ira Emery. An drew and Chauncy Roop, and Otis Danner, one year each. Thus has the finale been reached in this epidemic of stealing, though there is no doubt but that others were implicated who will yet lie apprehended and punish ed. Willshire Herald. Last Monday about eighteen or twenty men escaped at hair’s breadth with their lives from being blown to atoms at a well shooting on the Henry Marbaugh farm about five miles east of town. A well shooter from Mont pelier had just lowered four or five cans and was just about to lower another one, when the rope snapped and the can dropped down into the well. The oniy signal of warning for the men was the sudden flight of the shooter from the engine room, then a few moments of suspense, when the shock was felt, about 600 feet down, then came the rush of blasted rocks up the hole and up the derrick. But this was the least of the danger. Just beside the derrick, with flying debris over and around it stood the wagon with 140 quarts of nitroglycerine. Most of the men had sought shelter only behind the boilei. One might have noticed the deadly palor on their faces as a pice of wreckage was seen descending over the wagon, and the relief from the awful suspense when the piece landed just two feet beside the fateful load. Had that piece, or any ordinary piece of the flying rock struck one of the cans ond the wagon death would have been inevitable. It seemed nothing short of providential that an awful catastrophe was averted. —Berne Witness. Sheriff Dan Erwin and Squire J. H. Smith were at Berne Tuesday and brought home with them a bail prisoner who has been conducting things in the Amish settlement near there to suit himself. The prisoner gives his name as Brown and is about thirty live years old. He is well proportioned of powerful physique, well built for making a living on the Jesse James plan. He was first seen in this Ixadity in 1898. when after committing a number of thefts he was driven away by a posse of armed cit izens who meant business. About a month ago he re appeared and built himself a shanty in the Swartz woods, three miles northwest of Berm*. He made no pretentions of working, in fact said he did’nt have to, and from all reports he did’nt. He would visit the house of an Amish man either at night or during the day. either steal or demand what he wanted and go back to his hut ami stay until he run short of fixxf, when he would again resume operations. He has been caught in the houses several times but seemed to pay no attention to that fact, simply displaying a revolver and demanding the assistance of the owner to help him find whatever he wanted. At one time he met a young man along the road, stopped him and took away his horse blanket, saving, “I just mssl such an article to k»*ep me warm.” The neighborhood lie came terrorized and held a meeting to decide on some way of getting the fellow out of the county, but no good plan could lie determined upon. Brown went away a few days last week and while absent his shanty was burned. Ho came back in a few days and liecama very angry when he found his home bad Ihm*ii destroyed, even saving there would ts< more fires in the neighborhoixl before ho loft. The Amish made no effort to rid them selves of the desperado, but a Ger man neighbor camo to this city and filed an affidavit Monday evening with the result that by Tuesday noon Mr. Brown was wearing a pair of Sheriff Erwin’s hand cuf's. lie was found in the wixxls and gave up without any resistance, in fact he find no chance to do otherwise as it all hap poned so quickly. He will be given a hearing as soon as Prosecutor Moran arrives homo from Portland.