Decatur Democrat, Volume 46, Number 15, Decatur, Adams County, 19 June 1902 — Page 5

■ Cfree exhibition here July 4 th. Kbig bin* for parbeulars. Twelve shows. ■ i nice D D. Heller was at Marion ■Ziav attending to legal business ■fore the superior court. V.. George Flanders and children ■ re at Rome City over Sunday, the ■'lst of Mrs- John S. Peterson. H p C Stone who is managing the ■nding of the new telephone plant ■ Mmieie. Sundaved with his family Kj friends here. ■ Contractor Calvin Miller made a ■usiness trip to Marion, Fairmount Xmh-rson last week, returning ■me Saturday evening. ■ Mr and Mrs. William Reppert an ■ouncs a girl baby who appeared ■ednesdav evening of last week, and ■ ver v .me connected is happy accord Kgly. ■ Tf lt . ! wave which struck us SunH. v afternoon and evening was as ■eleonie as anything we know of and K a s a relief to those who suffer from heat. H B. W Sholty has about closed up ®i s business affairs here and expects H;leave for Phoenix. Arizona, about Hilly Ist. He says he may conclude H> return to Decatur after a year or ■tro. ■ A game of base ball is being ar Hanged f- r Steele’s park next Sunday ■etneeii the Fort Wayne Blues and ■be Decatur team. If they plav you Hgn look for a good fast entertain ■lent. ■ Presbyterian services were held Bunday in the court room and ar Hangeuients have Iteen made to hold Hunday school and morning services Here until t.ieir new church is comHieted ■ B While breaking a piece of casting Bit the Van Camp machine foundry ■Thursday. J. A. Tester was struck in He mouth by one of the ends. Two Beeth were knocked out and his lip Suite badly cut. I Subscriptions have been paid at Bhis office during the past week as Bellows■ Fred Kruckenberger. D. J. Eoffee. Mrs. Theodore Goertz, W. H. Bollinger. Harrv A. Hart, L. L. Dun■bar aud Samuel Potts. I Decatur business men will celebrate ■the Fourth of July and will at the ■same time allow their clerks to do ■likewise. All dry goods, shoes, cloth ling and furniture stores will close on ■that day at twelve o’clock. I Among those who left Thursday ■for Anderson as advance guards for ■the Adams county delegation to the Iconveution were L. C. Miller. Barney ■Kalver. D. E. Smith. R. S. Peterson, ■ LG. Ellingham and Calvin Miller. I Harlo Mann was among the Adams ■ county delegation who attended the ■democratic congressional convention lat Anderson yesterday. Ou his reIturn he stopped at Muncie for a few ■ days'visit with -his son, J. Frank ■ Mann. I A certain young man who hail de Iteeted a piece of bark in his sausage, Iwnttothe butcher shop to know I what had become of the rest of the dog. The butcher is reported to have heen so effected that he could onlv give part of the tale. Occasionally people think they can stray a little from the paths of rectitude and no one will be the wiser. If they could just know how many people are informed of it the next morn ing. they would wonder how they ever knew so much. Ipon the advice of a friend, Homer Fuller, a Muncie cigarmaker, took laudanum and is now seeking peace with his maker. Owing to a slight stroke of paralysis and his inability for work. An acquaintance advised mm that he would be better off dead than alive. Louis Ludlow, the Washington correspondent of the Indianapolis Sentinel, says that Major George W. Steele will ask for a $30,000 store house for the Marion soldier’s home before retiring from congress. Ludlow had an interview with Steele in which he says that the major will "ork for the interests of Grant county the remaining davs of his congressional life.

VISIT THE ICE CREAM AND — SODA PARLOR AT THE City News Stand THE toolest place in the city. Everything up-to-date. We have the finest line of Candy in the city. Cigars, Tobaccos and Smoker’s Sundries. Daily Papers and Periodicals N.C. COVERDALE, Prop.

' L \di Christen and familv of Rocko™su„“;rre reM ’“ l “' K 1 IftlTlWO pounds, which he will sell. 8 The big show has come and gone ’ and you still have two weeks time to ?K°t D(1 .5 llObi K celebration , at Decatur July 4th. C. K. Bell entered upon his duties as agent for the Wells, Fargo Express Company Tuesday, and seems well adopted for his new duties. • Mayor AP. Beatey is improving ■ after a week or ten days tussel with an unruly tooth which continued to kick in spite of anything that could be done. M ill S. Smith the Monroe business man left here Saturday for Boston, Mass., his old home citv, where he will enjoy a two weeks visit with his i sisters and other friends. Fred Patterson has resigned his position at the City News Stand and his place has been accepted by Mr. Barton France, who dishes out "sodas and creams like a gentleman of experience. Misses Marie and Vera Patterson. Messrs. Louis Holthouse and Bert Mangold were at Bluffton Friday evening attending the High school reception. said to have been a brilliant affair. A girl baby at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Ehinger was an event of importance which we failed to mention in our issue of last week, same having occurred the Tuesday previous. A Richmond, Va., professor has just completed a seventeen-volume “Life of Edgar A. Poe.” Never until now have we thought of Poe as a possible rival of the Encyclopedia Britanica. Dr. C. E. Neptune and D. M. Hensley were out hunting Friday and notwithstanding the storm which caught them, they made a good record. bringing back nine fox squirrels and one small one. Jesse Steele who has been in business at Alexandria for a year past, has sold his interest to Hood & Co., and is at home for a few days' visit with friends. He has not decided as to his future business. Mrs. J. T Merryman and Mrs. C. K. Bell were at Toledo Sunday attending the funeral services of a nephew who was killed several months ago in the Philippines. They returned home Monday evening. An exchange fears that handwriting ! will become a lost art on account of I the general use of the typewriter. If the handwriting of some men could be lost it would lessen the amount of profanity especially in printing offices. It costs less in Bremen, this -state, to be married than it does to own a mule. A Bremenite was fined $35.00 recently for pounding his mule. The next day the same judicial authority assessed a fine of only $2 against him for beating his wife. Neeley is to go scott free and upon his arrival in Muncie, his home town, he is to be greeted with brass bands, shouting citizens and all that goes to make a man lielieve that he is honored. If Muncie can stand it the balance of us will try and get along. Reports coming in to the state statistician show that crop conditions have greatly improved since the recent rains. This is particularly true of oats and corn. Some damage was done by hard rains, and by a light frost in some portions of the state. Joseph Hall, the Indiana Medical college student who sold teachers’ examination questions to J. H. Fickle, at Marion, has confessed. He says that he received the questions from a county superintendent. He was with George Ellis, superintendent of Elkhart county, for twentv minutes on the morning on which he got the questions, and as he was in Goshen all of that morning until he took the train for Marion at nine o’clock, and the questions were not received by any superintendent until after seven o’clock that morning, the toils«eem to be thickening about Ellis.

miui ■■■ thi -ir-—iaiiißiiiiii•limiiiiiiiiiiiiiiraaiinMWMiiMMMHi Gas Rosenthal always in the lead with up-to-date, seasonable clothes. Always go to Gus Rosenthal for the right thing and you wont go wrong. FOR THESE ,f HOT DAYS Jgfe > WEAR—i Breezy Clothes! Which are correct in style and shape retaining, while being of feather weights. Our new outing suits, to wear with negligee shirts and belt are made in the snappy, 2-button double breasted sack coat with pants, round cut sack and various ofher good styles; the cloth being of fine loosly woven homespun, assuring style and endless comfort. Prices range from $7.50 TO $12.50 x On account of our enormous spring trade we are left with a good many odd and single garments in suits and pants for men and boys which we’ll put on sale now at FIFTY CENTS 2™ DOLLAR In order to giue our patrons a chance to buy them while they want them. They are all strictly up-to-date goods and worth the consideration of the most fastidious. All goods sold here guaranteed to be as represented or the money refunded. Call before buying, save money and be better dressed than if you’d spend more money elsewhere. GUS ROSENTHAL. THE SQUARE MAN. DECATUR, INDIANA.

Old Settlers’ Reunion of Allen County. By Miss Minnie Orvis. The old settlers of Allen county, Indiana, pioneers who for more than half a century have witnessed and marked the growth and progress of that section, were gathered in Fort Wayne, Tuesday of last week., it was the first annual reunion of the Old Settlers Association of Allen County, and it brought together a a great assemblage of the sturdy sons and daughters of long ago, many of them being prominent in business circles. The morning program was set to begin at the court house at 10 o’clock, and long before that hour many were gathered about the corridors of the handsome big building. A registration desk was in the corridor near the assembly room and here the visitors called to register, pay their annual dues and receive the handsome badge which had been selected for the occasion. Mr. John W. Vodermark called the meeting tn order at 10:30 o’clock and the minutes of the meeting for organization held last September, were approved after reading by the secretary, Mr. L. P. Stapleford. There was little business to transact, aside from the election of new officers for the coming year, and this was quickly done. The honorary life president, Louis Peltier, and 'the honorary life vicepresident, Mrs. Lucien P. Ferry of Decatur, the two oldest citizens of the county, as well as cousins, occupied places upon the platform and were gracefully referred to in the remarks by President Vodermark. They were both the recipients of handsome gold badges, as well as large boquets of American Beauty roses. An informal talk was given by a number of old pioneer citizens, some speaking with much feeling and enthusiasm, awakening the tenderest memories. One of the interesting features was the presence of the grand daughter of the Indian chief, “Little Turtle,” Mrs. Revarre, or “Kil-So-Quah,” signifying “Rising Sun.” She was the daughter of “Wak-Shin-Go,” son of “Little Turtle.” She is ninety years of age but has the appearance of being younger, but is greatly enfeebled physically, she speaks little English, is very stout, her straight black hair shows little gray. She hobbles about with difficulty and with the aid of a cane. She wore a plain black dress, gingham apron of blue and white check, a little shoulder shawl and a red bandanna handerchief tied over her head. She was accompanied by her son, Anthony Revarre and his wife and Mrs. Louise Neel), a descendant of old Chief Godfrey. Shortly before 12 o’clock they all adjourned to Williams’ grove where seatsand tables had been arranged about the park and people with their well filled baskets were served fret, with great cans of steaming hot coffee, cream and sugar. The \\ ayne 1 ent band discoursed sweet music through-

out the day. On the speakers’ stand were many relics of early days on one side of the stand was a portrait of General Wayne, on the other a chair made from timber originally a part of old Fort Wayne. There were a number of distinguished speakers present. The first to speak was LieutenantGovernor Gilbert, who spoke briefly, but paid the highest tribute to the sterling worth of the pioneers of northern Indiana and gave them all credit for laying the foundation for the progress and advancement of the day. Dr. Moore of Wabash gave an interesting talk and placed on exhibition General Wayne's old flag, giving a brief history of the old banner. The flag is of wool bunting, very heavy, 3|xs feet in size, with fifteen alternate red and blue stripes and a white home spun linen field, on which is inscribed "A. Wayne, commander-in chief.” The flag bears evidence of age but contains much of its original brightness". He purchased the relic in 1885 from the daughter of Mrs. Dixon, a Wea-Ah Indian, and tradition says it was presented by General Wayne to Chief Ihe-moc-e-ish about 1795 by the instruction of General Washington with the message, “When you see this flag, remember we are friends.” “Kil-So-Quah” was able to give Dr. Moore much interesting data concerning the old banner. It is valued very highly by Dr. Moore. Many letters were read from absent members. Recitations in character by Dr. Stephenson and a cake walk by two little girls was a very interesting and pretty feature. The pie eating contest by twelve boys caused much mirth.' Rev. George Musson of Lig onier delivered an address to the old settlers that was very entertaining and enjoyable and following the musical numbers the old settlers were called upon for reminiscences and songs. President Vodermark then made some closing remarks in his usual charming manner. Rev. J. Webster Bailey pronounced the benediction, thus closing the reunion of old settlers, which was a Success from beginning to end. The law which requires teachers, no matter how long they have taught, to pass an examination in order to determine the salary they shall be paid does not meet with the approval of educators. Under this law a green teacher, with no experience whatever, may get a higer salary than a teacher with years of experience and training. About theffirst of July people will l>egin leaving for the lakes, and from that time to the first of September the summer resorts will be well patronized. This custom of spending the summer away from the heat and bustle of town, is getting to be more widespread and results in a full cron of tanned and sunburned citizens with good lungs and strong muscles. Those who once form the habit <jpn never get out of it. *

OFFICERS : P. W. SMITH, President. C. A. DUGAN, Cashier. W. A. KUEBLER, Vice-President. E. X. EHINGER, Ass't. Cashier. DECATUR r> WI SZ DECATUR NATIONAL D/Afi lai INDIANA. CAPITAL, $100,000.00 SURPLUS, 11,000.00 D (RECTORS J. H. HOBROCK. KUEBLER C. A. DUGAN. P. W. SMITH. D SPRANG E. X. EHINGER. j.

Hoard of Health Rules. Rule 9. It shall be unlawful for any person to enter or leave any house or building infected with any communicable disease dangerous to the public health, to attend anv church, public meeting or place of amusement, or to travel on any street car or public vehicle, vessel or steamer, or travel or appear on any public street or highway, without first procuring a permit from the health officer exercising jurisdiction, and obeying absolutely his directions as to all; sanitary precautions which shall be , obser vocl Rule 10. It shall lie unlawful for j any person who is, or has been recently, affected with any communicable | disease dangerous to the public health | (omitting pulmonory tuberculosis), to travel or appear upon the public streets or highways, or to appear in any public place or gathering, or to travel in any public vehicle or vessel, until a certificate is made by the attending physician to the health officer within whose jurisdiction the case occurs, stating that all danger from infection or contagion by reason of such disease is passed, and such certificate is approved and indorsed by said health officer. In families who have small pox and do not have a physician in attendance, then in such cases, the householder must make out a certificate saying that all members of the family are free from the disease, and that in their opinion there is no danger of any one contracting the disease from any member of their family, and also that the house has been properly disinfect ed with formaldehyde according to the rules of the board of health. H. F. Costello, secretary Adams county board of health. Big merchants’ carnival and races to be held here July Ith, promises to 1> the biggest that ever happened.

Big parade here July fourth. Col. Isaac Brown, the bird and bee man of Rochester, who has spoken on his favorite subject in this city at several different times, is still talking and his talks are accomplishing much good. Recently Col. Brown got a fee of 860 for talking to the Fort Wayne schools. The newspaper is an enemy to the bulletin board advertising on general principles. There are times when the board might bring better results than a paper. Editor Baker of Columbia City, remarks that he observed one in front of a store in his home city which read: B 4 U buy pints come in and see ours. He went in and there was not a confounded man clerk in the store, so he bought a fan and went out. A naval school is to be established in Indiana. The Culver military acadamy at Culver on Lake Maxinkuckee has through the Indiana delegation in Congress secured from Uncle Sam’s regular man o’-war cutters and all the equipment necessary to teach the Hoosiers and the boys from the neighboring states all that is to be learned about boat drills and elementary naval ucience in general. The course, say the officials, is to be practical and complete, and when he finishes it, a Culver naval cadet ought to b« able to go on board a ship wherever he may find her and take her safely to any port. With the recent growth of immense and prosperous shipyards on both coasts and n the lakes, and the recent rapid strides of the United States toward the commercial as well as the industrial supremacy of the world, and the const' quont increasing importance of naval and maritime matters in general, naval instruction for these youngsters is by no means without practical value. ’ This innovation is another sign of a new era in the country’s history.