Decatur Democrat, Volume 46, Number 28, Decatur, Adams County, 18 September 1902 — Page 1

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being in consultation over six “ tho jury in the case of State ,vs □k Brandyberry brought in aver Tuesday evening of not guilty, nkwas arrested several months ■ 0 ‘ for disturbing a social. I Maior Robert B. Allison and wife I; home from Oden, Michigan, ? ere they inhabited their summer I L for several months past. They kre enjoyed Oden summers fora limber of vears being among the Queers of that now famous resort. I Marriage Licenses were issued this Itk at the office of County Clerk lihnson to Ottv Bolds and Katherine l R v Cullv. George L. Lusk and • T M Lhaman, Thomas .Jacobs „] j ucinda .lane Simmons. Charles I, Armstrong and Lulu Connor. I Lee Dailey left last night for New from where he will sail in a few BLL Germany. He has been a ML student "hir many years and ■]< take a course in this art in the ■ iljiug music conservatory of the Mjrlir In his honor Mr. and Mrs. D. ■ Erwin entertained a few friends at ■uuer Tuesday evening. Ey : . Hopkins of Winchester was ■ p guest of honor at a very pleasant ■ \ dinner party Friday . i ■ ■ e given bv Mr. and Mrs. R. K. ■ L'H t theii boaiitifulSivond street ■ L Tic* guests included Messrs ■ PM - lames .1. Q. Neptune. Jeff H I) W. B'orv. W. H. Naeh B id'. P- < b Hooper. D. M. Hensley. ■ c. P.itii I— Hl. P. B. Thomas and F. ■ ; Sehif.mver. The affair was a B ost enjoyable one. B M v’v pe >ple in this locality and I Wpst of here are arranging to make a B fit to eastern Ohio. They will take ■?»fi.i:,-.age of the Erie old settlers • , ■ ir-iea which leaves next Tuesday H loming. The fare for the round trip Eifive dollars and there are many I- yho make the trip < Fo years and have done so for the st dozen years. The train will be in in three sections, one of each arting at Rochester Huntington and Ingslaud. The little city of Warren is having 1 sorts of tough luck, and it is com,g in great bunches. Last week teir electric light plant was ruined F the engine going to smash, and fonday morning their waterworks ■ as put temporarily out of business. H smoke house in a remote part of H iwn caught fire, and in trying to ■ oat it clear off the earth, the brave H re laddies threw water so fast that Hie big mains were bursted. This H ill mean a long delay until repairs H tn lie made, and the city is now ■ ithout fire protection or electric I Rhts.

■■Ten years ago Sunday John S. and wife were bride and l gmom and in honor of the event ti[H>n them was perpetrated a number of their friends Monday livening. The uninvited guests took them plenty of good things to Bit and likewise a liberal supply of IMnware just to remind the honored and grootn that it was their tin The lists of presents also ■■eluded a handsome coffee pot. The was a very happy one for all there being plenty of KBruusements including a sumptous cards and other events. ■ I William H. Lee, the oldest life in the Michigan City penitentidied suddenly last Friday of spoplexy. lie was nearly six years old and had been a for the last thirty four years, the prison in HGS forth” of Benjamin L. Tea, near l a the year previous. Lee had himself behind a fence one and shot Tea with a rille as he along the road. Lee hail a 'ie application for a pardon ofevgovernor since entering the pris ■ n - his last application being made to Durbin, who refused to grant it on the ground that the old could not support himself if life He worked on the shoe conin prison for twenty-eight years. vr the past eight years he had been trusty and had been employed at jobs about tho prison. M. Friday, (>ctober 24, will be Arbor Indiana. This date was fixed H!- v Governor Durbin in his proclama M 1 ” 11 .' and will be observed, particular My ui the schools. The governor’s M lri *‘lamation is as follows: “Follow R 'g a custom which has increased in ■“•'•rest with each succeeding year its adoption, I hereby designate disappearance of our forests is the public conscience to R e * lu ’t that the time is present when ‘diligent and practical esR u s should be made to restore in R-’.'!’" measure, at least the generous RL \'' “■eh nature bestowed, but ■rid* 1 r , “y e l * x ' 11 HW( 'P t away to l’ r " R “ ° r constantly increasing de Kit..?-' 4 '** ? constantly increasing pep ■i' ,01 ’- J ll e,, l°bnition of Arbor day Buo N< . Hl| ite should Kian! Kt in H *f ' la * ntor ? Bt . by the mtroduc R.". ° ?PP ro priative essay?, songs ?Kl»»u h,Cl^ t ’ onß ' aH well ® s by the Rbi •. °f shrubs and vines. Bblic > r, '° ?bould also bo advised .of Kiuhi?r Mß^ y f° r t ' ie protection’ami Ktr-u'ti 'i Htlon H ong birds by all R )r ' ,, 'tieal means.”

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The Woman’s Missionary Society of the Fort Wayne district convened at Bluffton Tuesday afternoon. The meeting was an interesting one and quite largely attended. Among those present from this citv were Mrs C G. Hudson, Mrs. .J. W. Vail, Mrs. M. ‘/•.Hamm, Mrs. Daniel Sprang and Miss Leota Hower. Rev. Pontius of the United Brethren church of this city is at Peru this week attending the annual conference of his church for this district. Rev. Pontius has proven himself a faithful and earnest worker and his Decatur congregation and friends hope for his return. The conference will continue until next Monday. Ben H. and True Worth, the two well known Decatur horses in charge ot Dick Sillick will start at Bowling Green, Ohio, next week. True Worth goes in the 2:24 trot for a purse of s■>oo and will get a piece of the money. The horses are resting up this week and the owners believe they will be in good trim for Bowling Green. Last Saturday’s Fort Wayne Jour-nal-Gazette said: Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harding gave an informal card party last night in compliment to their guests, Mrs. Harding’s sister, Miss Mary Myers, and Miss Bessie Schrock, both of Decatur. There were seven tables of players, who enjoyed progressive pedro. Miss Florence Cothrell, of Indianapolis, who is visiting Miss MacDougall at present was another out of town guest. The company did not include any married people.

The affairs of the Decatur Oil & Gas Company aie assuming definite shape. Sufficient stock has been subscribed to carry out their plans of I piping Willshire and Wren, Ohio, j with gas and piping and fixtures necessary for such ■an undertaking have been purchased, and the same ' will be on the ground in a few days. ■lt is expected that within another ! week work will be under way, and I progress is expected until the plants are complete. At a meeting of the board of directors held Monday evening it was decided to drill another well and work on the same will soon begin. Jacob Hart celebrated his eightieth birthday anniversary Monday. The day was also the fifty-fifth anniversary of his arrival in Adams county. Mr. Hart is still in quite good health and will no doubt live to celebrate several more anniversaries. He came to this county in 1847 from Wayne county, Ohio, where ho was boru in 1822. He settled on a farm in St. Mary's township and resided there ten years, when he came to this city and engaged in business. He is one of our pioneers and has seen the town grow from a village of half a dozen houses to a prosperous city. He has friends innumerable and all join us in wishing him many happy years still.

Charles W. Moores of the ludianap olis school board, is investigating the practicability of an excise law for Indiana. He has been assigned a discussion of legislation in the meeting of school commissioners of the state in Indianapolis next November. If his searches continue to show that a law patterned after the excise law of New York is needed in Indiana, he will advocate in his paper that the school commissioners of the state make a concerted effort to get the next legislature to pass one. Under an excise law, grocers and druggists would be permitted to sell intoxicants for domestic consumption. They would not receive a license for the privilege, but would pay an “excise tax .of about $25. The hours for selling would be fixed by law. In New York the amount of the tax is guaged by the hours during which the applicant desires to sell. There is one tax for ( those who wish to sell until nine in the evening, another for those who desire to sell until ten and so on. The law prohibits drinking on the premises. Wednesday afternoon September the 10th Mrs’. Lucien Ferry charmingly entertained about thirty ladies in honor of her 88th birthday at the home of her daughter Mrs. W. I . McMillen. The guests were restricted to onl v those among her large ci role of friends to whom she was socially indebted, various entertainment was furnished, among which was one amusing conversational game, the prizes for which was carried off by Mrs. Carroll and Mrs. David Studebaker. A touching and lieautiful feature of the afternoon was when a loving cup was brought in and passed from hand to hand and each member went forward touching her lips to the cup and w ishing Grandma Ferry long life, happiness and prosperity in words and manner individual to each "’"ll w inner. Her birthday cake brilliantly illuminated with lighted candles in number illustrating her years and bearing on its white bosom the mystic figures 1814 1902 whs brought in for the admiration of the guests and after words cut that each might have a piece. Refreshments were served in two courses. Mrs. Ferry was assisted in entertaining by her daughter Mrs. McMillen and grand daughter Miss Orvis. She was the recipient of many pretty and appropriate'gifta.

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER IS, 1902.

The following is the list of unclaimed letters: Otto Blume, Ward McNeascline, Mrs. Hurland West, Jones ?r hne L W ' n £ line ’ TM - Copeland, vn Dersau «r, Mrs. Hannah Ellett, Miss Hattie Evans, Mr. Sam Keller, A. Moore, Mr. E. L. Marcy Miss Kate Rolvers, L. Schinger, Mrs Andrew B. Shoemaker, Sadie Wharton and Mr. Peter Zeigler. Today witnesses an important epoch in the history of the Decatur Oil & Gas Company. Their first sale of oil is to be made providing the line is run into the tanks at the Brewer well. This will be the first revenue after a prolonged struggle lasting something like two years, during which time several wells were drilled and leases carried. The company hope to yet hold the winning hand. Retail liquor dealers of Wells and Adams counties met in Knights of I- idelity hall Tuesday afternoon for the purpose of forming a local order of tLa Retail Liquor Dealers association. The organization is entirely separate from the Knights of Fidelity lodge and is a strictly business affair which aims to secure the enactment of laws more advantageous to dealers. Cigar men, brewers or others interested in the retail liquor business are eligible to membership. Bluffton j Reuben Bristol, eighty years old I died suddenly about twelve o’clock! Monday morning at the county' infirmary. He had been an inmate at the home for onlya few days, being too old to work and without friends. His health was not the' beet but he was able to be about and it was believed he would live quite a while. He ate a healthy dinner on Monday and then went to his room where he was conversing with one of the other inmates when without any sign of suffering he sank to the floor and expired. Funeral servces wore held at the infirmary Tuesday afternoon at two o’clock. Attorney Lucas who has just been elected justice of the peace at Hartford City says that one improvement he will make in the office is the abolition i f the seven up game. This will be a little bit hard on the old boys who from time immemorial have been in the habit of playing hign-low-jack and peedy in the squire’s office but nevertheless the new rule will go into effect at once says the squire. I am not so. narticularly opposed to card playing but it looks like a shame to interrupt e good game of seven-up just to try a common, ordinary law suit. It’s annoying to the players and embarassing to attorneys who can't help but feel that they are intruders. The small boy on the farm has a great future before him. His services and efforts are not very highly appreciated by the older members of the family. As a rule he will wear out everything but the bar of soap, eat everything set before him except the dishes and cutlery, and then make frequent visits to the orchard between meals. He is required to hold the baby half the time, build fires, carry water, mind gaps and gates, find fuel, run errands and keep employed doing various odd jobs between time. Boys may be a trouble, but the trouble only begins when we have lost their help and the enjoyment of their mischievious pranks. To see mud balls sticking to the barn, bird houses out everywhere, and whirligigs galore, is but a straw indicating what they may be taught if properly educated. The melon patch would not grow, bird’s nests would not be properly made, the eggs would not be found and the diminutive ox yoke would sink into innocuous desuetude were it not for the small boy on the farm. The regular session of the city council was held Tuesday evening at their new rooms in the Peter Forbing building. Mayor Coffee presided and all members were present, excepting Teeple anil Fordyce. Clerk Hower read the minutes of the meetings of September 2nd and 7th which were approved. The following bills were then allowed: Schafer Hardware Co. goods $23.50; H. B. Knoff, pay roll $9.80; D. F. Teeple, freight $9.48; L. Yager & Son, goods $7.95; Western Electrician Co., goods $0.50; Henry Stevens, labor $4.00; John Coffee pay roll $13.20; Henry Peters, labor $8.00; A. E. Rose, labor $35.20. The certificate of election and bonds of D. M. Hower city clerk and J. W. Archbold city treasurer, were filed and approved. A resolution for the 'eon struction of cement sidewalks in front of lots 609, 610 and 611 on north side of west Monroe street was re id and approved. A resolution was then presented signed by Mr. Zeigler, asking that the treasurer be instructed to accept $6.23 in full for water rental to January 1, 1902, this being one half his account. A vote on same resulted in a tie and M.iyor Coffee, decided against the resolution. The city clerk was ordered to draw orders to city officers for their regular quarterly salary as provided bylaw. A petitjon for sidewalks on west sideof Eleventh street signed by John Mallott and others. wasWeferred to street committee. Council adjourm•«<».. to meet in continued session next Tuesday evening.

Bids were opened by the board of commissioners Monday for supplies at the county infirmary. Contracts were awarded to Niblick & Co. for dry g00d5,519.25; G. W. Archbold, groceries, $34.71; Everet & Hite, tobacco, sls; W. H. Nachtrieb, drugs, $4 55; Metal Frame Window Screen Co., screens $63.50; Peter Kirsch, screen doors, $22.50. Crist Boknecht was at Fort Wayne Monday being called as a witness before the Allen county grand Jury. It seems that a traveling representative of a Fort Wayne wholesale liquor house forged Crist’s name to a note for about $l5O and palmed it off on his house. The affair came to light about a month ago and the matter will be investigated by the present grand jury. No doubt the young man who did the work will belauded in due time. The Bluffton Evening News of Thursday said: John Mallott, a carpenter employed by Bert Koontz, fell from the latter’s new house on East South street yesterday afternoon and was seriously injured. He fell from the second floor and alighted in the cellar about twelve feet below. In his descent his head came violently in contact with some of the timbers and his face was badly scratched and a large gash laid open near the right eye. He also had three ribs fractured on the right side of his body and received bad bruises anil sprains. He went to his home in Decatur last night to remain until he recovers from his injuries. Rollo Parrish, Ed Magley and John Gillig left Sunday evening for Columbus where they will enter the Ohio State university. The two former boys will take a literary course while the last named will enter the civil engineering department. Will Winnes will leave next Sunday for the same place and will also study civil engineering. The Ohio university is one of high rank, being known as one of the best colleges in the west, and the boys may feel proud when they have received their diplomas. The government gives this school $75,000 annually, and consequently it isAiperated un der military rules, each student being compelled to do drill work during the first two years and to wear the regular college uniform which is blue, resembling the regular army dress suit. The school follows closely the rules and regulations of West Point. The circuit court docket shows business to have been transacted this week as follows: State vs L. G. Bodkins, defendant discharged. State vs John Stoutenlierry, defendant discharged. State vs James Johnson et al. defendants discharged. State vs Ben Middleton, nollied. State vs Joseph Miller, continued. State vs L. G. Bodkins, plea of guilty, fined $25. State vs Edward Rose, continued. State vs Charles Augermann, motion to quash overruled. Maggie J. Dorwiu vs L. D. Adams, final report filed and commissioner discharged. A. M. Fisher vs E. B. Lenhart. administrator, new trial ordered. Louis F. Hier et al vs A. E. Helms et al. motion for new trial overruled. Lewis E. Sadler vs Edward E. Smith et al, appearance by D. B. Erwin for defendants, bill of exceptions filed by defendant and made part of record. Mary E. Eckrote vs John Eckrote, defendant ordered to pay into court the sum of $25 for the use of plaintiff. Mary A. Schneyder vs Matthew Schneyder, finding for defendant and against plaintiff for costs. Emil Meyer vs Isaac Zimmerman et al, rule to answer. The Derby week is a week closer and already the lovers of running races, and they are many, are showing an interest never before manifested. The association is arranging to advertise the affair far and near and I it can’t help eclipsing anything of the kind ever given in the state. f’resi dent Jackson is away constantly securing entries and that he is doing well is shown from the lists that come in each day. Over seventyfive starters have been secured at Chicago, as many more from Detroit and Windsor and from Ann Arbor last week Mr. Johnson sent in fortythree entries as follows: Corder, J. Patrick, Patchwork, Nina B. L. Dornnic, Tom Curl, Lady Hymon, Pudge, Ice, Dominoes, Figranto, Ellir, Ver gie, Brother Fred, Althea.Erculapum, Georgienna. Convobert, Lady Lurk, Boruey Seal. Lout, Jerry Black, Forbearance, Ada Russel, Forest Queen, Jun Boland, Ortns, Mimgranda, Intrag, Inummotauu, Candling, Huzza, Joe Brown, Navy, Olea, Margie S., Betty 8., Vince, St. Bishop. Johnny, Brown, Latch String, Highroller, Sim W., and Mary Talbott. Everything is being arranged to make it n greafweek and upon the success of this years meet depends the future of thelndiany Running Horse Associ ation. The horses will be started with a flipper such as is used on the metropolitan tracks and the races will bo according to the rules of such tracks. George Honnesey of St. Louis has been selected as official starter, E. L. Green of Cincinnati as handicapper and Colonel Bliss, the best known man in the world in running horse circles, as expert judge. It is a W'ek never to be forgotten and don’t forget the dates, October 14-18.

THE BREWER OIL WELL, I ' ' y T*l ■ ■■ LwlW .* - ■- r ■■ L ■ Is (Photograph by Moser) One Hundred Barrel Producer, owned by the Decatur Oil A Gas Company.

We are in receipt of a pamphlet issued by the Atlas Exploration Mining company, of which R. O. Johnson, formerly of this county, is president. The little booklet describes the property owned by the company and gives the reasons why they can offer great inducements for their stockholders. The company is capitalized at $5;00(),000 and the shares sell for a dollar each, non-assessable and fully paid up. The book says of the president: “R. O. Johnson is well and favorably known as an upright and enterprising man, he resigned his position as deputy collector of customs at the Port of Douglas to devote his time to mining interests.” Norburt Holthouse, little sou of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Holthouse was injured Monday in a peculiar manner. He was playing along Fifth street when a madened cat dashed across the street, sprang at the boy and bit him on the leg. Norburt fought the animal off four times when he fell to the ground and the cat taking advantage of this accident again flew at him and succeeded in getting a terrible hold. So tenanciously did he cling to the boy that a man who passed had to beat the enraged cat to death to get him loose. Norburt was taken home and Dr. H. F. Costello called. The wounds were dressed and Norburt seems to lie as sound as ever. However for fear of future developeinents the bov was taken to Chicago last evening where he will be thoroughly examined and if necessary treated by the best specialists of the country. All aboard for the Great Northern Indiana Fair next week's the time. The big exhibition opens on Tuesday and already the beautiful park has assumed activity. Merchants are arranging for a display of their wares, 'and these will excel anything you ever saw in their various lines. The art hall will be an attractive place. The stand and various privilege people are getting their places of business ready, the miniature railway is in running order, and everything is being prepar od and arranged for the greatest fair ever given in Indiana. A number of racing horses are on the ground, but most of them will come in Sunday and Monday. Every race will be filled . with starters and each event will be exciting and interesting. Bands from Bluffton, Portland, Berne, Ge neva and Decatur will furnish enlivening music during the week, and you can't turn your head without see ing an attraction alone worth the price of admission. There will be races by riderless horses, Roman standing races, chariot races, ladies' running races and other novelties in that line, baloon ascensions, acrobatic performances and hundreds of other events. The stock display according to entries already in will bo the best ever seen in the locality, mid the man agenumt are safe in their guarantee that you will get your money’s worth several fold. Wednesday is governor and children’s day. at which time Governor Witiifleld T. Durbin and his stall will be present and all the cliil drmi will be admitted free of charge. Thursday will probably be the big day of the week, and thousands of people will be here from surrounding towns and cities, excursions being run on nil railroads. Friday will be an equally good day and special trains will also come in on that day. It's n sure winner and every man woman and within fifty miles should attend.

CIRCULATION 2800 WEEKLY

NUMBER 28

Olive Rebekah Lodge No. 36 I. 0. O. F. will observe the 51:-t anniversary ! of the Rebekah degree at their lodge hall on Saturday evening, September j 20, 1902, at 8 o’clock p. m. The followpng programme will be given: Song America. Opening prayer, Rev. I Hudson. Opening speech, Mrs. Geo. ; E. McKean. Recitation, Edith Porter, i German song. Della Sellemeyer. Intermission twenty minutes. Song, Blanch Rice, Gertrude Carpenter and Vera Segur. Select reading, Mrs. Scott. Recitation, Maud Russell. Violin solo Mary and Gerda Coil. All members of the Rebekah degree, all Odd Fellows, and theirfrieudsarecordially invited. Those who have paid us for the Democrat this week are Rueben Briner, Albert Kindel, C. C. Yoder, Fred Stegmeyer, Thomas Jaeobs, 11. E. Heller, Fred Seheiman, Rollin Laughner, Theo. Droppelmau, A. A. Butler, J. W. M eibers, Henry Dirkson, A. Van Camp, Israel Bright, James H. Ward, Fred Hoffman. Joshua R. Bright, Samuel Jayberg, Emma Clark, Alberr Spuller, George Kraft, William Hoile, 0. D. Meyers, Charles Hobrock. J. D. Morgan, Christian Garber, Martin Gevinner, Otto Horstman, J. D. Ross, G. W. Bunner, Louisa M. Haines. John Rupright. F. C. Meyers, W. H. Shepherd, William Kirshbaum, Henry Lehrman. O. H. Miller, Jonas Neuenschwander, M. E. Hower and J. W. Stoneburner. The Barkley family were in session at Steele’s park yesterday, the occasion being the first annual reunion of the Barkleys. It was a grand success and no family gathering in this community was ever more enjoyable. The Barkleys, Steeles, Wilders and other relatives, young and old, were there, and from all sections of the country, a hundred and fifty two in all. Many of course reside in this county, while others came long distances to attend this first mi'eting. Relatives were there from Hoagland, Hines, Monroeville, Dixon, Convoy, Wren. Monmouth and othec. nearby towns, besides the following from a greater distance: Samuel Barkley, Montpelier, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Snvder aud children, Portland, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Wilson, LaPorte, Ind., Mrs. Nellie Boyles and children, Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Barkley, Fort Wayne, Peter Barklev, Geromeville. Ohio, Mr. and Mrs. Newton W. Barkley, Chicago, and Mrs. Ira Barkley. Fort Morgan, Colorado. An elaborate dinner, consisting of every good edible on the market was served, and w hat these guests did to that dinner table may well lie imagined. It was a glorious day tor everyone, and many of the relatives met each other for the first time in years. So well pleased was everyone with the affair that it was decided to hold the reunions annual ly. and next year's meeting will be held at the same place on the third Wednesday in August. A complete organization was formed and officers elected as follows: President. Levi Barkley, Divatur; secretary, ( . S. Cress, Decatur; treasurer, John H. Barkley, Monroeville; general committee, Leii Barkley. Dis atur, Samuel Barkley, Montpelier. Ohio. Jacob Barkley,’ Hoagland, Peter Barkley. Geromeville, Ohio, and E. Rummel), Dixon,Ohio. The oldest representative of the Itimilv present was Sninuel Barkley of Montpelier. Ohio.-jvho is 76 vears old. Sbsile' park Wis entertained inany|< rowds, but none any happier, we venture, than the Barkleys. May they all live to meet at the reunion next August.