Decatur Democrat, Volume 46, Number 16, Decatur, Adams County, 26 June 1902 — Page 1

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VOLUME XLVI.

The Knights of Pythian and Rath bone Sisters hxlges held their annual memorial services Sunday afternoon. About a hundred members assisted in paying tribute to deceased members of the orders. The Mardi Gras to lie given here July .3rd. 4th and sth is a good clean free exhibition and well worth coming manv miles to see. The features to be exhibited have been secured at an exorbitant figure. Marriage licenses were issued this week to Albert H. Harlow and Clara Shoemaker. George F. Stewart and Laura B. Brothers. Jacob Frank and Flora Watts. John W. Kelly and Bessie M. Kelly. Henry Dolch and Katie Huffman. Work began yesterday morning on the cellar excavation for the new G. R. & I. depot and work will now be pushed rapidly along. The old dejxit will be removed next week and the contractors will take up their at once. Sneak thieves entered the summer kitchen of John B. Stoneburner a few evenings ago and helped themselves to a supply of winter clothing, which was stored there. Among the missing articles is a heavy fur overcoat, underwear, light overcoat and other articles of wearing apparel. Two tramp peddlers who were sei ling needles in the south part of town V nday got into a dispute and a running fight ensued in which no one was hurt to any serious extent. The best part of the affair was that the attention of the police was called and the two men were chased out of town at double quick time. James Worden was arrested Monday afternoon and the charge affixed was ‘plain drunk.” He was allowed to sober up in jail and was taken before Mayor Beatty Tuesday morning, where he plead guilty and was fined a dollar and costs amounting to $9.30. An inventory of cash on hand proved him bankrupt and he was sent back to jail for ten days. Godfrey and John Christen of this city left Friday for Dayton, Ohio, where they attended the funeral services of their brother-in-law, Andrew Amend, who died Thursday morning. Mr. Amend was quite well known here, having at one time been a citizen of Decatur. Mrs. Amend accompanied her brothers home Monday and will be the guest of relatives here for a few weeks. For the first time in two or three years the potato crop promises to lie above the average. Early potatoes look very fine and the yield should lie large. The price of potatoes in the market is beginning to feel the effect of the oncoming crop, and is dropping some every two or three days. Potatoes are now seHiug for thirty cents a peck, or $1.20 a busfiel, which is considered too much for them, and a price i ill go tumbling with the first marketing of the home crop. Late potatoes are also growing rapidly and the outlook for a large crop this fall is first class. Large bills and posters are out announcing the big Mardi Gras exhibition to lie given here July 3rd, 4th and sth. The entertainment is in charge of the best company in the country and is guaranteed to be first class in every particular, people who witnessed the K. of P. Carnival at Marion last week, given by the same people, say it was the finest thing of the kind ever given in Indiana. There will be twelve big shows. Swanson's ltd dome and electric theatre. La Rose's electric fountain, big night pageant and parade and all kinds of free amusements. Besides this on July 4th the big race mooting will lx* given by the Driving Club in which <.1.500 in purses will be given. The three days promises to lie the gieatest in Decatur’s history and you should arrange to be here. Quite a number of the relatives ami friends of Miss May Catherine Bering of this city were at Fort Wayne Tuesday to attend tie commencement exercises of the Sacred Heart Acadamy, which were hold at the Robison park theatre. Miss May appeared on the program several times and did her part nioely and with great credit to herself. She received a special prize for scholarship. lu speaking of the event yesterday’s Journal-Gazette said: There were five graduates this y'ar: Miss Marguerite Swift, who msides near the park; Miss Elizabeth r -ances Bell and Miss Lillian Virgiuia Cannon, of Chicago; Miss May Catherine Berling, of Decatur, ami Miss Mary Bernadette Mulligan, of Leadville, Colo. These young girls are bright and interesting, and their ■"cords, together with their work yes' terday morning, indicated something . the high degree of accomplishment 10 the solid branches as well as in BU .. arts as elocution and music, which they have attained. The class work of the morning was excellent. • urity of tone in singing and recita"on was especially marked.’ The lit-three-act drama, “Siege of Valenka, was given with a certainty of the •nes and clearness in enunciation uat was highly creditable. Bishop r* or ding delivered the class address. i .Idling is the daughter of Mr. ud Mrs. Garret Berling.

New Cases tiled within the past week in the clerks office are State of Indiana vs Banjamin Middleton, provoke, E. A. Allen ex parto, appointment of county Board of Charaties. Ollie 0. Andrews vs James L. Andrews. Prof. Irvin Brandyberry left yesterday afternoon for Indianapolis where he will attend a three days session of the county superintendents’ association. Educational men of high standing will address the meeting and a most interesting program has been arranged for each day. Advertised letters of this week belong to, The Church of the River Brothern, Henry Burr, David Archer, Miss Ruby Hamilton, Sylvester King, Mrs. H. H. Miller, John McLead, Miss Nancy Durbin, Miss Elizabeth A. Marquart, Geo. Ravare, Miss May Reynolds, John Redkey, W. Ward, Miss Mary Fully, Harvey Walter. Farmers say that the prospects for corn were never brighter. The recent rains were just enough to make it grow rapidly and at places it is almost knee high. There is a large crop out and from all indications it will be ex tra heavy. This will have a tendency to lower the price of hogs and one man in the business said that four cent hogs might be expected. The material is being delivered for the new art hall to be erected by the association of The Great Northern Indiana Fair Association. The building when completed will be an immense structure. The floor space would admit 4000 people standing room at one time allowing thirty minutes for that number to pass through. 80.000 people could have access to the building in ten hours. Jacob Leichty, sr., of Berne, was quite badly hurt last Thursday morning, just south of this city. He was driving into town in company with his son and when near the G. R. & I. railroad their horse became frighttened at a passing train and backed the buggy over into a ditch, throwing the occupants out. Mr. Leichty, sr., alighted on his right hip and it was feared at first that the bone had been fractured. However it turned out that only a slight sprain had resulted and the old gentleman, though over eighty years old, will recover. Claude Berry, a Greencastle civil engineer, has lieen employed to figure out some difficult curves on the Clover Leaf road preparatory to putting the road bed in better condition. Mr. Berry is a mathematician of much prominence. He has obtained degrees from both Indiana and Purdue universities and has just been offered the chair in mathematics at Michigan Agricultural college, Lansing. Mich., and at a Colorado college. He will accept the former position and take up his duties there next fall. Mr. Berr}’ is known by a number of Decatur people who speak well of his abilities. This morning at eight o’clock at the St. Mary's Catholic church the Rt. Rev. H. Theo. Wilken, will unite in marriage Miss Flora Maria Conter of this city and Mr. A. A. Arnold of Fort Wayne. The bridal party will consist of Miss Rose Bruner. Fort Wayne, maid of honor; Misses May me and Rose Conter, Miss Mae Deininger and Miss Arnold,sister of the groom, bridesmaids; Mr. John Conter, brother of the bride, will also be one of the party and will give away the bride. From six to nine o'clock this evening a reception will be given at the home of the biide’s mother on First street, to which a large number of guests have been invited. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold will leave tonight for Fort Wavne where they will make their future home. E. A. Hoffman of Marion was in the city Tuesday. Mr. Hoffman is a candidate before the republican judicial convention of Grant and Howard counties for the superior judgeship nomination. He modestly intimates that there is a growing feeling in Grant county that the nomination should come to that county for a second time, and is of the opinion that there is a concentration of sentiment favoring Mr. Hoffman. While he has been making a quiet canvass of the situation in Howard county, he very discretely declines to express an opinion as to the sentiment here. Others, however, are willing to speak for him. Kokomo Dispatch. Speaking of Mr. Hoffman’s candidacy the Marion Chronicle said. “B. F. Harness of Kokomo is Howard county’s candidate. Mr. Harness will, it is said have all but three of the Howard delegation. Howard has forty-three votes in the convention and Grant county will have eighty-eight. Mr. Huffman has been making quite a canvass of the situation, and feels confident that he will win the nomination. He has many friends who are doing all they can do in his interests. Mr. Huffman believes that the nomination should come to Grant coin)tv, every thing considenxl, and many republicans agree with him. Mr. Hoffman put in considerable tin e and effort in aiding the project for a superior court. He makes a dignified and straightforward suggestion that he be recognized by his party in Grant county.

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY, JUNE 2(», 1902.

A remonstrance paper is being cir-1 ciliated in the third ward against the starting of a saloon on west Monroe I street, application for which will be ! made at the July meeting of the board of county commissioners. It is j reported that quite a number of signers are being secured. J. E. Moser left for Winona Tuesday where he attended a meeting of the photographer’s association, this beautiful summer resort now being j their established meeting place every year. Mr. Moser is recognized as a leader in his line of art, and he well deserves the recognition accorded him. A. J. Gorman who has charge of I the big entertainment to be given | here the latter part of next week is a | practical man, having assisted in the great New Orleans Mardi Gras event j which have made that city famous | for over twenty years. It is an j assured fact that he will put on in this city the greatest carnival ever see in Indiana. Miss Rose Christen entertained at cards Tuesday- evening at her home on Adams street, and reports are numerous of a genuine good time. Refreshments were served and the evening passed delightfully. Prizes at pedro were won by Miss" Blanche Reynolds and Mr. Frank Christen, and the ‘‘boobies” went to Mr. Johnson and Miss Elizabeth Peterson. The game of ball which was to have been played here Sunday between the Reds and the Gas City club has been cancelled and instead the home team will go to Delphos I where they will meet the Grays whom I they defeated about a month ago. Tom Railing and Ed Touhey will form the battery and if they don’t win they will at least let the Delphos boys know they have had a ball game. After being out one hour and thirtyfour minutes the jury in the Charles E. Shepherd case on trial at Portland returned a verdict of murder in the first degree and sentenced Shepherd to life inprisonment. Shepherd is the Redkey barlier who killed his wife last March. The case was bitterly fought on both sides and the verdict is the first one of its kind ever returned by a jury in Jay county. It is said that the attorneys for Shepherd will ask for a new trial. The defense tried to prove that Shepherd was insane and used the testimony of five physicians as experts but the state broke down their testimony by having over fifty people to swear that the man was sane. Will H. Ward, a young man well known in this locality, was arrested Monday evening on a grand jurv indictment, charging him with embezzlement. The papers allege that during the year 1901 Ward was a tenant on the farm of Mrs. Elizabeth France and under contract to receive one half the product of the said farm, that he raised twenty-five tons of hay. half of which was the property of said Mrs. France; that on or about May Ist last, Ward sold the twenty-five ton of hay to Studabaker, Sale & Co., at Bluffton, receiving therefor about S2OO. which money he has kept and refused to give the said Mrs. France her share wherefore under the laws of Indiana th« indictment was returned. Mr. Ward gave bond in the sum of S3OO for his appearance in court at the September term. In fairness to Mr. Ward it should also be stated that he denies being guilty of the ugly charge and claims that as he had money due him from Mrs. France, he had kept the receipts of the hay sale which was -mot even then as much as was due him. Since the indictment was found Mrs. France has died and the outcome of the case is very uncertain. The semi annual distribution to the trustees will lie made next month. As yet the state has not sent their part but the county has completed their end of the distribution which gives Union township for township tax $543.30, tuition $222.74, special school $871.05, road $419.75, poor $43.43, bridge $427.87. Root township $1,189.67, tuition $520.10, special school $476.75, road $2,304.71, poor sixty-one cents, bridge $921.42. Preble —township $751.95. tuition $192.51, special school $765.59, road $2,113.11, poor $35.78, bridge $278.31. Kirkland—township $287.23, tuition $294.29, special school $421.37. road SBO2. 14. poor sl.lß, bridge $549.68. Washington township $613.48, tuition $544.77, special school $540.15, road $3,105.28, poor $558.06, bridge 1,034.19. Blue Creek township $286.35, tuition $291.95, special school $239.72, road $451.83, poor $24.58, bridge SZ33.IL Monroe township $903.02, special school $1,582.16. road $896.81, poor $144.01, bridge $1,079.32. French — township $382.09, tuition $305.66, special school $465.14, road $249.53, poor 27.55, bridge $361.45. Hartford —township $311.29. tuition $766.38, special school $1,599.89, road $585,96, poor $74.67, bridge $21.83. Wabash --township $396.26, tuition $776.41, special school $1,387.6-4, road $369.68, poor $8.06, bridge $377 61. Jefferson township $328.97, tuition $111.54, special school $144.43, road $393.32, poor $44.79, bridge $401.05. Decatur tuition $2,573.09, special school $2,986.15. Geneva tiutiou $615.11, special school $730.91. uerne tuition $866 55, special school $366.98.

Harry, the fourteen year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bollinger of near Monroe died Monday morning about six o’clock, after a short illness. The funeral services were held from the home at one o’clock Tuesday afternoon and was largely attended. Interment at the Ray cemetery. Assessor Augsburger sends in a statistical report of French township, which shows 2101 acres of wheat, 2658 acres of corn, 1220 acres of oats, 714 acres of Irish potatoes, 920 acres of timothy and 2502 acres of clover. The wool clip for 1902 is 4745 pounds. The total number of acres under cultivation is 11,9334. Rev. E. A. Allen last Friday filed a petition in the Adams circuit court for the appointment of a County Board of Charaties. Judge Erwin acted upon same at once and appointed Mrs. Harry Daniel and Silas W. Hale to serve one year, Mrs. Jennie Studabaker and Rev. E. A. Allen to serve two years, Mrs. Catherine Ehinger and L. C. Miller to serve for three years. The threshers association in Adams county have agreed upon the prices for their work this year and the rates charged will be as follows: Wheat 34 cents, oats 2 cents, Barley 21, Rye 4 cents, speltz 24 cents buckwheat 5c cents, flax 10 cents, timothy 15 cents clover seed 75. The prices for baling hay will be from $1.25 to $1.50, per ton, for threshing set job $3.50, for wood sawing seventy cents per hour Kirt Johnson, better known as Emetine became intoxicated Monday asI ternoon and towards evening conclud.ed he needed a little sleep to refresh ' him. This conclusion would have been a good one had he went home to execute same, but instead of doing that he found a comfortable place in the court house yard and was soon in the land of dreams. In a few moments he was noticed by the policeI men and was at once aroused from his peaceful slumbers and informed that he would be required to sleep at ; the jail. He objected and showed I fight, but a liberal use of the officers ' clubs soon convinced him that he | was up against circumstances and he submitted. He was discharged the j following day. The April term of the Adams ciri cuit court closed last Saturday and Judge Erwin is now enjoying a deserved vacation until September. During the last days, business was tran sacted as follows: James Aten et al vs John R. Aten et al. E. A. Huffman ordered attached. E. P. Williams vs D. W. Williams. P. G. Hooper ordered to appear September Ist. attachment. Lizzie Hendricks et al vs Huliert Topp et al, affidavit and showing filed by defendant. Mathias Colchin ivs Lucy E. Rout et al. motion for new trial overruled. C. P. Williams et al, appeal granted to appellate court. Arthur M. Fisher vs E. Burt Lenhart, cause beard and judgment I rendered for plaintiff in sum of $394,12 from J. B. Welier and costs. Sarah J. Steele vs Chicago & Erie Ry Co. finding for plaintiff in sum of S9O. Edna J. Pickett vs Wm. A. Pickett, divorce granted, plaintiff granted custody of minor children and forbidden to marry within two years. John Carson vs A. T. Vail et al cause dismissed and costs paid. John L. Case et al vs Louis Harmon et al cause dismissed and costs paid. Luella Aumiller vs Samuel Aumiller, answer file*! in general denial. Daniel Haley vs G. C. Murray, cause dismissed and costs paid. The home ball team lost another game Sunday and under most trying circumstances for instead of loosing by a score of eight to seven they should have won by a score of seven to one. The game was played with the Fort Wayne Blues who won the game two weeks previous and while they are a good lot of arnatures they are certainly a little lucky. The game was called at 2:30 with Tom Railing in the box for the Reds and for three innings neither side scored. In the last of the fourth the home team chased three men around the bases and it looked like easy money for them. In the fifth the Blues had three mon on bases and no outs but Tom settled down and proceeded to strike two men out. The next man up fanned the first two balls, then hit to third base. Peterson picked up the ball easily, but instead of touch ing his base threw wild to home and four men scored. This scared the boys and the next man up succeeded in making the circuit. In their half the Reds scored one and in the next i inning three more making the tally I sheet read seven to five in their favor, i Another ascension in the seventh inning gave the Blues two runs and tie*l the score. From then on both side played well and neither scored until tiie eleventh inning when the Blues got a man around and won the game. Railing had thirteen strike outs and allowed but five hits while the Reds made eleven hits ami only five strike outs. The game was lost clearly on (inexcusable errors and is certainly enough to discourage any pitcher. The club needs strength in one or two places and could then meet anything in the state. They are scheduled to meet Gas City at the park next Sunday.

The Harrod & Waggoner Shoe Company have leased the entire second floor of the Meibers block, and will remove their factory to that location at once, having begun preparing the new rooms yesterday. The company have been doing an immense business and as their floor space was limited they were compelled to move. In their present quarters they will have plenty of room. Portland is listening to another murder ease this week, in which | James W. Ertel, an old and hereto-; fore highly respected citizen is accused of having murdered his wife on the morning of February 2. Ertel claims his innocence and many Jay county citizens believe him, while his neighbors insist on his guilt. Much interest is being manifested as to the probable outcome. Wade Myers, a son of H. H. Myers I of near here, was badly hurt last week while at work in the oil fields near Warren. In some unaccountable manner he was caught in the bull rope and thrown a distance ot thirty feet or more. He was taken to the home of his brother, Charles Myers at Warren, where he is receiving the best of care. While no bones were broken, he seems to have been injured internally and will be confined to his bed for several w’eeks. Judge Erwin, of Decatur,has a new joke to tell with himself as the victim. At the convention at Anderson Judge Erwin was one of the committee on organization. They retired to a room at headquarters to consult and the Madison county committee man got up to propose a name for permanent chairman. He said. “I have here two names, those of Judge Erwin and W. H. Eichorn but the consensus of opinion is that Eichorn is the man.” At this junction Judge Erwin arose and said that he had just had a conversation with Judge Erwin and heard him express himself along the same lines and suggested Eichorn as the man. The joke was that the Madison county man didn’t know Erwin. Bluffton Banner. The following, clipped from an exchange, is right to the point, the moral of which may be discovered without the use of a microscope: Said the grocery man to the butcher man, “It really is a sin that you buy your salt on the wholesale plan and don’t let me handle the tin. Then he hied himself back to the grocery store and quickly an order sent, for a few choice hams for the family use and a box of fish for Lent. Said the clothing man to the hardware man, “You certainly don’t do right, when you order a suit from an eastern house, with my big stock in sight.” But the elothier wanted a new steel range, and it came as the neighbors know, in a box he tried to hide in the barn and marked Sears, Roebuck & Co. The business men called a meeting then to see where the trouble lay, and they all agreed ’twas the editor man and not the devil to pay. “Why doesn’t he roast the department stores and peddling fakes,” they said, “and stand by them who patronize him and give him his daily bread ?” So they drew up a protest long and strong, for the editor to peruse, and waited on him with aspect grim, as he solemnly dug for news; but the editor laughed with a big horse laugh 'till the gang all took to the woods. It was written on “axle grease” letter heads that came with a bill of goods. Frank Irvin, a man who appears to be about forty years old is laid up for repairs at his room at the Peoples restaurant. Irvin and a partner came here about a week ago and secured a number of contracts to clean cisterns by a patent process which they use. They did several jobs about town and did "their work well. Saturday night Irvin began drinking and spent his money in away that soon marked him, as a prince of goal fellows as the title goes and he soon had a gang with him, anxious to accompany him on his rounds. About midnight, Irvin with three companions were seen near Prof. Brandyberry’s house on Third street and soon afterwards a fight or altercation of some kind ensued, the particulars of which cannot be ascertained as Irvin can't remember and his companions have so far failed to identify themselves. However whatever kind of an affair it was Irvin got the worst of it and is consequently badly used up. He was able to get away from the scene and early Sunday morning went to the home of Dr. C. S. Clark for medical assistance. He was taken to his boarding place and his wounds dressed, since which time he has lieen improving steadily, though at first it was feared he might be seriously hurt. His face was cut and one eye was entirely swollen shut, besides which he had a number of bruises on his body. What the racket was that the man should be nearly beaten to death we cannot immagine, for had it lieen robbery as is supposed by some this would nave been unnecessary in his intoxicated condition. When the victim started out he had about eighteen dollars with him and when he came to in the morning every cent was gone, but it is known that he s|>ent at least a good part of the amount. The officers have been unable to find any clue as to the men who took part in the affair.

CIRCULATION 2800 WEEKLY

NUMBER 16

One of our stock raisers ran across a little experience this week out of the ordinary. He was looking for calves, and seeing a likely looking calf in a farmer’s lot asked" the farmer about the calf’s pedigree. “Well,” said the farmer, “that there calf's father chased a book agent into the lake, run a lightning rod peddler on to the top of the barn and scared a candidate off the track. Its mother treed a female bicyclist for half a day until the bicyclist stayed at home after that, and if that kind of a pedigree ain’t worth $5 it ain’t worth nothin’.” He sold the calf. Otto Ehinger is in receipt of a letter from his brother, Bob, in which he states that his regiment were billed to leave the Philippines June 15 and will arrive at San Francisco about August 1. The letter was dated May 4th and from its contents Bob is no doubt glad and happy in his realization of future freedom. He will no doubt visit his Decatur friends and then expects to go into business in some good Indiana town. He also tells of the sad death of Leo Shade, a Decatur boy, who enlisted about three years ago. He died of smallpox April 18th. Bishop Joyce and the delegatee to the Epworth League convention at Kokomo spread consternation in the street carnival Friday and created a big sensation. While the snakeeaters. the French variety girls, the hoochie coochie and the “barkers” were in full voice, the 400 delegates with Bishop Joyce and other noted Methodist divines at their head, parad ed the streets along the booths and pavillions singing “Marching Onward to Zion.” “We will show them said the Rev. Mr. Naftzger of the local church, "that there are some people in town who are not patronizing the carnival or countenancing the wickedness.” The singing drowned out the show barkers and silenced them for a time. Among the attractions to be seen here during next weeks’ carnival is the great Laßose electric fountain, the greatest thing of the kind ever shown in the world. The Indianapolis Journal of June 17 spoke of it as follows: A number of strong counter attractions, including such a powerful magnet as a big circus, proved unavailing to keep a large crowd from visiting Fairview Park last night to witness the first display of the La Rose electric fountain. The fountain, in less elaborate form, was shown here at last fall’s carnival, but the approval given it by last night's crowds proved that it is a decided novelty still. When seen here last an objection to the fountain was that its oddly beautiful vaudeville performance was given upon a stationary platform, thus preventing all spectators, save those directly in front, from getting a good view. Now, however, the magic skirt dances, the poses, plastique and every other feature of the exhibition is made visible to all through a change in the mechanism of the fountain which causes the pedestal to revolve slowlv as the man v colored lights flash and scintillate and the foaming cascades leap and curl about the living per | formers just beyond their reach. The | exhibition terminates with a display of fireworks which hiss and roar, apparently. within and through the water. It may be of interest to many of our older readers to know that J. A. Gorman, who is managing the mardi gras, to Im* given here next week, was a citizen of Decatur twenty-five years ago. At that time ho was a decorator and assisted in the interior work of the court house. He remembers many of the old timers and has had talks with a number of them. He relates an incident which happened while he was here and which, he says, will always remain fresh in his memory. It was late in the summer of 1877 :md he was boarding with David King and family on First street. A little girl, about fifteen years old, and who lived just across the state line, had been accosted. while on her wav home from Sunday school, by two peddlers named Kimble, an old man and his son. who after assaulting her and nearly killing her, threw her body into a pile of rubbish. After a several days search her lifeless body was found by a passing farmer, who noticed some hogs root ing and pulling at something which proved to tie the little girl. The men were raptured at Fort Wavne, taken to Van W ert and placed in jail, but as the story became circulated the farmers of the community became fur us and soon the word was passed th . justice was to lie meted out without waiting for the law to take its course. Dave King heard the story and told Gorman, who was then little more than a boy, but who determined to witness the affair. He secured a horse and joined a crowd of men who left here shortly after mid-night. At every cross-road they were met by crowds of riders who joined them and when they arrived at the scene their army had reached one thousand de term ined-faced men. The Kimbles were taken to a spot near the scene of their terrible crime and hanged to a tree, first confessing and telling their awful story. The affair will no doubt lie remembered by many of the pioneers of this and ad joiningcounties.