Decatur Democrat, Volume 46, Number 27, Decatur, Adams County, 11 September 1902 — Page 1

ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME.

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Miss Artie Weldy whose serious dress was mentioned last week, is reported as improving, a fact her many friends will be glad to learn. The Window Screen company are taking in some big orders, and before long will have to increase their plant. Without any question they have the most popular screen on the market. A little babe was born to Dr. and Mrs. H E. Keller Monday evening but lived only a few hours. The funeral services were held Wednesday morning, conducted by Rev. Wilkens, L. G. Ellingham and son ■filler came home Mondav afternoon ■ _ oden. Michigan where they ■ >been for two months past. They EL accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. ■ icht of Winchester. ■ 0., id Haefling farm was sold by James P. Haefling, adEißistrator. The purchaser was A Kintz and the price $3,995. E" .-„ i? ~f the best farms in the coun- ■ u>l well worth the price paid for it cases filed this week in the ■ IIIS circuit court are entitled Der National Bank vs Nellie Black■burn admr.. and Gideon Lougenbernote $1 22.72: State of Indiana vs paries Augerman, attempting to property; State vs Cosma WilI help, larceny. ■^■i eW ers Erank Davis and James and Surveyor McKean were yesterday by Deputy Audiand immediately , began survey for John Steele’s ma road, the same being petitionEJfforon the last meeting of the comI mis sioners. SfegW. vuis Rice left Monday for La■Fa ’ette where he will enter upon a ■ years course in pharmacy. For time he has been employed at ■the Holthouse Drug Co’s, store in this ■ and has proved his ad aptness to ■ tßbusiness. He is a popular young ■ maland should succeed at Purdue. N hamp was at home over Sunand says he is well pleased with He is serving the Chicago Kl irie company as utility operator ■am the positions he has been holding ■ ptt re that the company have conliin his ability. He was at Ohio last week and expected sent to Kenton this week. Huntington Light A Fuel MKupany who have for years been ■ finishing gas to the citizens of Hunt are putting in a hot water ■t'em of heating, and will furnish same to their consumers now usI iug gas. if they desire it. Here is a I tij :o the syndicate supplying this I eit , and it is hoped they may take up I aßmilar project here. v now Grand Rapids depot is I f * nearing completion, and already I lAks good to us. It is modern in I oßrv way and complete in every de|9 of arrangement. Agent Bryson his assistants will certainly welI co: le their final departure from the I w''l’ lal,4 d building now occupied, Grand Rapids railway are to be for giving this city a respectful hearing in the way new station. I ■The birthday of Mrs. Paul Hooper the wedding anniversary of Mr. -^ rs - K. Allison was the occasfof a grand surprise party at the north Second st re-t evening. About thirty were present and the event was I OB • of the most pleasant ever inm, say the perpetrators, at The ladies managed to meet neighborhood about four o clock |,v ! made their grand rush in time to dinner for the gentlemen who at six. There was big “doings” the surprised and Burprisers are to have it happen again. forty representatives of the family met in reunion at I ■Mr- Elizabeth Walter and enjoyed |B- day picnicing. There were presfrom out of the city, Dr. and Mrs. IB I '!'!’ Diekesand daughter, Green I ■> <)bio: b)r ' and Mrs. J°hn Dickes fanul y> Mr. and Mrs. Holmes and and Clyde Dickes of Portland, Mr. and Mrs. Sunday and [■“py and Mr. and Mrs. Houser and New Corydon; Mrs. J. Karscb. Ohio; Mrs. Mary Kelly and Concordia, Kan.; Mrs. a ny Smith and son, Von, LaGro, [■"' "hI Miss Edith Walter, ColumHjus, Ohio. E ■ Eurt Johnson, who is making asat Montpelier this week, had exciting mid-air experience yester ■ay afternoon. Curt ordered all to let go and rose like a bird. IWigner and higher the big sack arose Johnson was a mere speck in sky, and people wondered why he ■*" C,d 1 0086, Finally it could ■e st-en he was doing his best to do and was yanking the cut off rope all hj H might. Something was B! r,| iig with the knife and he was liged to “ride the sack,” or in ■“Himon language, come down with balloon. The ascension was plain seen by people at the Lake Erie e pot here, and noarlV everyone at saw him in the air. When ■J” in the balloon chilled, it slow■r wink and Johnson simply stepped ■'< when he got close enough to the ■ r| jimd,- Bluffton/Banner.

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Roman and Clem Holthouse left Monday morning on their fall trip for the Wolf Bros, shoe firm. They will be out about three mouths aud expect to do an enormous business this fall. Clifford McKinley of Portland, one of the men injured in the wreck at NanVVert Saturday, passed through this city Monday on his wav home. He was badly bruised and had his left arm fractured. Only two couples have ventured upon the matrimonial sea this week in Adams county. The clerk’s docket shows them to be Shannon Miller and Mamie Johnson, Charles A. Leßrun and Mabie M. Buhler. H. Fred Bunke sold a fourteen months old colt to a New’ York buyer Tuesday, that weighed 1,340 pounds and brought the handsome price of 3225. It was of the Belgium stock and was a sure enough beauty. The case of Mary A. Schneyder vs Mathew Schneyder in which a divorce and SSOO alimony is asked occupied the attention of the circuit court yesterday. The parties are from Steele and have been married many years. Non-support is the alleged cause for divorce. The condition of Jesse Dailey still continues quite serious, but his many friends believe he has passed the danger point and will be able to fight it out with the terrible disease. He has been ill with typhoid fever for over three weeks and for several days his friends were very much alarmed. Attorney Schafer Peterson was at Van Wert Saturday representing David Flanders & Son and Drs. Clark and Miller who had valuable horses injured in a railroad wreck at that place Saturday. He said the railroad officials treated him nicely and he believes there will be no trouble in securing a just settlement from them. A heavy rain, accompanied by thunder, lightning and fierce winds, visited this community about ten o’clock Monday night. The rain was welcomed by every one, as the dust was becoming almost unbearable, especially to those suffering from bad colds. The wind did some damage, blowing down one of the new buildings at the fair grounds. Says the Bluffton Banner: The high school will have a football team this year and the boys intend to make it good enough at least to retrieve former games lost to Montpelier and Decatur. They practiced yesterday and will eject a captain and manager Monday. The team is not yet made up but some of the boys who are practicing are Joe Fisher, Bert Warrick, 01 Warner, Paul Williamson, Curry McKendry and Bruce Kiger. The weather bureau has issued a bulletin in which is complied the extremes in weather records for the last thirty-one years in the month of September in Indiana. The warmest month was the September of 1881, with an average of 74 degrees, while the coldest was that of 1879, with an average of 60 degrees. The highest temperature was 98 degrees on Sept. 6,1899; the lowest temperature was 30 degrees Sept. 30. 1899. The average precipitation for the month in these years has been threeinches. The greatest monthly precipitation was 7.46 inches in 1895, while the lowest was .66 in 1901

In about ten days the Great Northern Indiana Fair Association will open their 1902 exhibition and ut is an assure 1 fact that it will surpass anvj thing of the kind ever given in Indi ana or Ohio. Arrangements have lieen made for numerous of the best free attractions to be secured. The art building will be crowded with rare displays. The stock will be far above that 'seen ordinarily and the races, as before stated, will be excit ing and interesting. \ou do yourself and family an injustice if you don’t come and bring them. It is worth your trip to see the most beautiful fair grounds in the state, besides the thousands of other interesting sights. Be sure and come any day, you can t miss a good one. The annual stockholders’ meeting and election of a new board of direc tors for the Citizens' Telephone company, failed to stir up sufficient stockholders to make a quorum, and in consequence no election could Is* held. In accordance with past custom and the by laws of this company, the old board held over for another yean Thev are a practical and business board and have done much to extend the good will and the business of the company, until it is one of the best independent companies in the state. The board is composed of James 1. Merryman. F. M. Sehirmever. Jell Bryson, John D. Hale and E. X. Ehingen The stock is advanced from the original formation price of four shares for S4O. to about $175, and you would have to sift the membership of the company with a line toothed com’ to find one who would part with lus Stock at that price. The business of the company has grown with marvel OUS rapidity’, besidysowningexchanges here and at Berne, they also have to their credit toll lines with stations at Geneva, Linn Grove, Magley. Williams. Poe, Monroe. Peterson. I reble, Hoagland and Sheldon.

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1902.

ARE RESPONDING to the statements sent out demanding subscription settlements, but there are many more with whom we expect immediate settlement. If paid in advance the Democrat only costs you One Dollar a year; if not paid in advance, one dollar and a half a year.

Rev. B. B. Uhl of Columbus, Ohio delivered an interesting and profitable sermon to the Presbyterian congregation at the court house Sunday. He is a polished gentleman and an ibe minister. School is going along smoothly and Prof. Hartman informs us that he expects good work out of the students this year. The corps of teachers is a splendid one and they seem to be taking hold of the reins in about the right manner. Perhaps a hundred people heard Dr. Boles deliver a temperance tirade Tuesday afternoon and about twice that number were present in the evening. He is full of ginger and spoke in a sarcastic manner which seethed to rather please his audience. M. Shattuck of Chicagp, was in the city last Friday representing several Chicago parties who will have fivers here Derby week. Mr. Shattuck is known on all the race tracks in the country, and will have here some of the most noted flyers on the track. “Skinny” McCarty the plumber, left Thursday for Muncie, where he has accepetd a position with one of the large firms. He has been working for A. E. Rose for several months and was a good man. He has had many experiences during his few yJhrs on the road as a plumber, jockey and all round man.

Considerable interest is being manifested in the big derby race meeting to be held here October 14 to 18inclusive. It is sure to be a great event and one which will bring thousands of visitors and many dollars to our city. There are many people who enjoy a running race above any harness event and we don't know but that they are right when they say it is most exciting and fascinating. An exchange says that on account of the heavy rains during the time that the oats and hay were being harvested, much trouble is expected during the fall and winter with horses. Veterinaries all over the state are of the opinion that many horses will die of colic and indigestion. Much of the feed will probably be placed in the manger when not thoroughly dried. Many will probably use saltpetre, but when feed is damp and mouldy, this will do no good. The county officers' reports to the commissioners for the last quarter show tie following: Clerk Civil cases $100.76, probate $183.69, criminal $0.40, marriage licenses $94, other licenses $1.50, transcripts $5.75, certificates $6.05, insurance $17.50. miscellaneous $343.16, total $762.81. Recorder Deeds $144.25, mortgages $145.75, releases $20.90, miscellaneous $123.90, total $434 80. Sheriff Fees $32.50, fees from clerk $54.60, deeds $3, perdiems $377.96, miscellaneous $121.60, total $589.66. Auditor Transfers sls '>o, affidavits fifty cents, licenses §2O, recording bonds $7, miscellaneous $70.45, total $113.75. Sixty guests who participated in pleasure and refreshments Saturday evening as guests of Mesdames Car puiter, Doak and Lamar at the home of the former are ready to prove that the event was one of the most pleasant ever given in the city. The guests were memliers of the G. A. R. and Ladies’ Relief Corps, who are noted for enjoying themselves whenever an occasion presents itself. The event occurred at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter on west Monroe street and the rooms were appropriately decorated for the occasion. A program consisting of music and readings was given and each selection was excel lent. Games and delicious refreshments followed and the hours passed rapidly. The second week of the September court is on and officers and attorneys are getting down to business. The docket shows action in cases this week as follows. State vs Cosma Wilhelm nollied; State vs Charles Augerman, Attorneys P. G. Hooper and D. B. Erwin appointed to defend, motion to quash affidavit; G. F. Gimmel vs J. T. Hamlin et al, set for trial act 30th; town of Geneva vs William Drew, motioti to retax costs sustained; A. M. Fisher vs E. Burt Lenhart, admr. arguments heard for new trial. V. M. Hatfield vs R. S. Peterson, rule to answer absolute in five days; Charles H. Miller ex parte, name changed to Charles H. Tyrill. W. C. Gleudening vs George Bolds et al answer filed to cross complaint; Lewis Sadler vs E. E. Smith et al, demurer by defend ants to complaint; Margaret Markley vs Mar»iret Coffee, plaintiff order d to seperato first paragraph of her com plaint. Mary Eckrote vs John Eckrote, answer filed; Mary Schneydervs Mathew Schneyder, evidence heard yesterday: Louis Gehrig vs Louis Gehrig admr.. cause dismissed. De catur National Bank vs Nellie Black burn admr. sntimpns ordered for Gideon Logenberger.

Prof. Hartman requests us to state that children who will be six years old before January 1, 1903, may enter school now, but not after the first month as by that time the other pupils are too far along and it makes it tedious for students and teachers. Earl Peters who has lieen working at the Fort Wayne electric works for a few weeks is at home, nursing a broken wrist. While alighting from a street car Thursday he slipped and fell breaking his left arm at the wrist. He will be able to go to work in a few days. The commissioners have contracted with T. H. Ernst as janitor at the court house for another year, the salary attached being $525. Mr. Ernst is one of the best and most efficient guardians of the county’s property that ever held forth in the court house and the board did well in retaining him.

W. L. Mclntyre. Frank Walters and C. F. Schoville of Auburn, Ind., were in the city a short time Saturday evening on their way home from Columbus, O. They were making the trip in an automobile and were making record breaking time. Their machine had speed equal to any fast express that ever came through the country. Mrs. Charles P. Ehinger received a draft, through C. H. Colter, agent for the Equitable Life Insurance com pany of lowa, for $2,017.65 in full payment of two policies which Mr. Ehinger carried in the company. The claim was paid four days after the proofs of death were filed. The prompt way in which the company has dealt in this matter sneaks well for them and Agent Colter. A crowd of young people from here drove ts Berne Sunday afternoon and enjoyed five o’clock dinner at the Cottage hotel. They say that popular hostelry still keeps up their far-famed reputation of serving the best dinners on earth. The party included Misses Lucile Bryson. Carrie Thomas, Josephine Niblick. Marie Pattersen, May Niblick, Vera Patterson and Messrs. Bert Mangold, Jesse Niblick, Robert Schrock, Fred Patterson and Louis Holthouse. Joseph C. McGath, an ex-soldier in civil war, died at his home east of the city Sunday evening about seven o’clock of blood poison, after a week of intense suffering. He moved to this country a few years ago and has proved himself an honest and worthy mam He had many acquaintances and good friends in his community, who realize the lost of a good citizen ane neighbor. He was fifty-six old and leaves a wife and six children to mourn their loss. The funeral services were held at the Methodist church at Pleasant Mills, at ten o’clock Tuesday morning. The G. A. R. of this city attended in a body. While many have responded to our statements for subscription there are still a number due and you are requested to call. Those who have been kind to us this week are C. E. Suttles, Samuel Mcßride, T. Ernst. Barney Everett. J. K. Mann, G. R. Dickerson. Jacob Mangold, Jonas Huffman, B. H. Meyer, Wm. Droege, Isaac Brown, A. Kohne, Edward FLange, J. Malley, John Spoiler,Frank Judd, G. Berling. Henry Stetler, Mrs. Hattie Sells, Thos. S. Perkins, Will Sheets, Harry Smith. Fred Eickhoff, Mrs. Ellen Dailey. Albert Gase, George Gase, Phillip Baker, August Schroeder, Dr. L. H. Zeigler, W. A. Gault, James N. Fristoe. George Roop, William Darwacter, Mary Ahr, Michael Stevely, Jacob Umlorand F. H. Fuelling. Tuesday’s Bluffton Evening News said: Yesterday morning at Decatur a gang of Clover Leaf bridge work men found a telescope torn open in a box car on a side track and the lady’s clothing which it had contained was scattered through the car. An investigation disclosed the fact that the telescope was the property of Miss Bessie Hale, of this city, who left Sunday evening for a visit in S[ienc«r ville, Ohio. Among the articles thrown out of the telescope were some letters addressed to Miss Hale and some pictures which had been taken by Bluffton photographers. It is supposed that the grip had been stolen at one of the depots at Decatur in transferring and after lining ransacked was al andoned by the thief. Miss Hale telephoned to her sister Nellie yesterday afternoon that she was still visiting with friends in Decatur and would not leave for Spencerville until last night. She did not mention anything about her baggage being stolen and it is possible she did not then know anything about it as she had probably left it at the depot until she was ready to continue her jourpoy. It was not learned whether anything of value was stolen from her-

Decatur Egg Case company vs R A. and James Kaufman is the caption of a suit filed by Branyan & Freight ner. Plaintiff asks damages to the amount of SIOO on the ground that timber in Whitley county purchased of R. A. Kaufman and paid for was afterward sold to Janies Kaufman and by him appropriated. Hunting ton New’s-Democrat. Postmaster Albert Brittson reports i the following letters as lying unclaimed at the postoffice for the past week; Fred Bohnke, Jr., B. B. Tuttle, Mrs. Mary West, Fred Meyers, Mrs. Mary Jones, Miss Mary Limsey, Mrs. Robert Sipes, W. C. Heinrich, Mr. W. B. Belms, Miss Miry Dot, Miss Edna T. Gilmon, Mrs. John Monron, John A. Omam, Mrs. J. Orelay. The Berne Witness of Friday said: Miss Cora Gottschalk left this morn- ! ing for Anderson where she will be| employed to teach the 7th grade in the Central building, the next liest position in the Anderson schools. Miss Gottschalk did not intend to teach I this year but upon the urgent request of the officials and a raising of posi- ■ tiOn and salary she concluded to ac- i cept the position. Julius Haugk was the lucky bidder on the Brushwood macadam road contract which was up before the board of commissioners last Thursday. The bids submitted were William Shoemaker $5277.50, L. O. Bears $5361, and Julius Haugk $5040. The latter being the lowest bid was accepted, and bond has already been entered into for the faithful performance of the work. Two Italian musicians, a violinist and a harpist, were in the city Friday and gave a number of street concerts, taking up a collection after each. They weie, so good judges tell us. as fine in thein work as were ever heard here and it is surprising that they make their way by begging. However, they perhaps make better wages that way than they could get for regular salaried engagements. Friday evening they furnished music for a private dance given in the C. Y. M. S. club rooms and it was a delightful event. A wedding party from Berne arrived in this city yesterday morning composed of Miss Mary M. bhaman. George L. Lusk and ’Squire Frank Foreman. They went at once to the clerk’s office, secured a license and then the 'Squire performed the marriage ceremony, doing his duties in polished manner. The only witnesses were Deputy Clerk James Haefling and Miss Ada Springer, and both say they never attended a wedding in which the ceremony surpassed this one, simple though it was. The bride and groom are popular young people of near Berne, and we join their friends in offering congratulations.

Four boys about sixteen years old got off of an Erie freight train Friday evening and hung about town all day Saturday begging and otherwise making themselves a nuisance. They were ordered out of town but seemed to think the officer was joking and continued to hang ’round. They were arrested Saturday night by policeman Mangold and lodged in jail. Thev were taken before Mayor Coffee Monday morning and gave their names as Peter Skulley, Joseph Duff, James Buckney and William Lynch and their home as New York City, They said they had been in Chicago looking for work but were unable to secure any and had determined to go home. They told straight stories and Mayor Coffee left them go after a good lecture aud promises that they would leave town at once. A continued session of the city council was held Monday eveningas announced last week and Messrs. Corbett, Peterson, Stetler and Weaver were present. Mayor Coffee presided aud at once called for such business as might properly be acted upon. The city commissioners filed their report on the parties damaged or benetitted by the Schug sewer and John’s branch aud said report was approved and ordered placed of record. The commissioners will meet September 29 to make assessments. The report of the city civil engineer on the T. R. Moore grade for sidewalk was placed on record. Fire Chief Helm was chosen as representative to attend the veteran volunteer Firemen's Association meeting to beheld at Indianapolis Sept. 16. Upon request of B. W. Tyler the council ordered Clerk Hower to change the notice to contractors for brick pavement on Fourth street and to insert the fact that bids will also lie accepted for bituminous macadam pavement. The petition for macadamizing Fornax and Rugg streets was reported favorably by the committee and city Clerk Hower was ordered to give, notice to contractors for the construction of same, sale of street to occur Tuesday, October 7. The city! engineer was ordered to prepare plans and .specifications for said street nt once. Mayor Coffee then stated his position on the matter of water rentals saying that as none of the parties whose claims are with the city attorney had responded as notified, and .that ho had determined to carryout the city ordinance and enforee colllection. A discussion of matters of i general interest closed the session.

CIRCULATION 2800 WEEKLY

NUMBER 27

Dan Coffee brought to this office Monday evening a half dozen of the finest looking potatoes we ever looked at. They are the Yellow Victor variety and are certainly of a top notch . grade.. They were raised by John Loshe on the old Robinson farm east of town and Mr. Coffee says he saw lots of them as the hills are so full the potatoes have been pushed through and almost lay on top the ground. Isaac Sautbine of Kirkland township, died at his home Thursday morning after being in feeble health for several years. His sickness began with the grippe four years ago, and ever since he has been in poor health. He was sixty-five years old and one of the best known farmers in the west part of the county. The funeral services were held Saturday morning at nine o’clock from Zion church near Vera Cruz, and was largely attended. A man giving his name as Welsch was arrested Friday, charged with drunkenness. He was fined five dollars and costs and sent to jail. He had arrived here with a horse and buggy, and as he answered the description of a man wanted for horse stealing at Grand Rapids, this method was taken to hold him. Officers arrived from Michigan Monday but said Welsch was not their man. He was then allowed to sell his outfit, | which be did to Ed Johnson, then i paid his fine and left for new territories.

B. W. Tyler, representing the Hoosier Construction Company took a party of Decatur people to Huntington yesterday to prove the merits of a bituminous macadam pavement. It was through Mr. Tylers efforts that the request for bids on the construction of a brick pavement for Fourth street was made to include also the right to receive bids on this kind of pavement. A bituminous street has just been completed in Huntington and Mr. Ty r offered to take a party to that city at his own expense and his proposition was accepted. Mayor Coffee headed the delegation and no doubt they will receive some valuable pointers on the street paving question. Thursday afternoon, Aug. 28, in Fort Wayne. Ind., Marguerite Meibers formerly of this place was united in marriage to Mr. Samuel Harmon, of Hartford City Ind. The wedding was a quite one, only a few of their relatives and friends being present. The bride wore a beautiful dark blue dress and carried bride's roses; the groom wore a black broadcloth suit. Supper was seived at six and:latter in the evening icecream and cake. They i received many handsome and useful .presents. Mr. and Mrs. Harmon left on Saturday for Hartford City where they will visit his mother end sister a few days, before going to /; Clarksburg, W. Ya., where they will make their future home, Mr. Hannon is a stockholder in a co-operative WindowGlass Co., at Clarksburg. Rockford Press. Ben H., owned by Drs. Clark and | Miller, and True Worth, the two : best racing horses ever tracked by ! Dec itur people, were badly injured I Saturday morning at Van Wert, They I had taken part in the fair races there last week and were loaded for shipi ment to Sidney, Ohio, where they had ! been entered for this week’s races. I The car with another horse car was standing on the side track and an engineer was ordered to take them up. For some unknown reason this angered the gentleman and he remarked he was going to bump the cars and he certainly did so. He ran back with the engine at such speed that he wrecked the cars, injured several attendants who were in the car and hurt the horses badly. Ben H.. was knocked out of the car and was perhaps the w< rst injured. Lady Montree who won the running race here July Ith was also hurt quite badly. A young man who took care of Ben H., received a broken shoulder, a badly mangled arm and was severely cut about the face. The company acknowledges the fault of the entire affair and will have to settle in good financial style. It is feared that Ben H. is ruined, though he may get through alright. The engineer and entire crew of the train were dis charged since and the company took charge of the horses and are being cared for. In speaking of the affair the Van Wert Bulletin of Saturday said: A string of race horses in acar on a Pennsylvania siding, near Evans Bros.' wholesale warehouse, was badly shaken up and two of them severely injured this morning by a locomotive running into the ear. The force of the collision was so great that Ben IL. a 2:20 class pacer, owntsl by Dr. D. D. Clark of Decatur, Ind., was knocked out of the car and was cut in two places on the hind leg. skinned on the front legs, one hoof split and his body bruised. In some manner both hind shoes were jerked off. The . horse ran onto North Jefferson street I and fell to the ground, being overcome by fright. Lady Montree, a I runner, stfffered an injury to her spine. Billy W., a thirtv class paver, and True Worth, a twenty-four class trot ter. were bruised bv being thrown agains the sides of the ear. The animals had bemi loaded for shipment to Sidney. Ben 11. is being treated at the stable of Fronelield A Sheridan.