Decatur Democrat, Volume 46, Number 30, Decatur, Adams County, 2 October 1902 — Page 1

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Dick Miller, representing J. F. Wild & Co., bankers of Indianapolis, ''' i n the citv Tuesday cu business. He was at Berne Monday and purX S ed S7OOO worth of bonds issued bv that city to pay for the new paved streets. The Indiana Running Horse association are getting out a large amount nf ffood advertising paper for their L race meet here October 1317, and. the country fora hundred miles in every direction is being thoroughly billed. The sale on the A. J. Smith farm vesterdav was one of the best attended sales of the season, and at which several thousand dollars worth of stock changed hands. The stock was the best that grows and brought fancy prices throughout. Milten Millett attended the Great Northern Fair at Decatur and had on exhibition fifteen head of extra fine Shropshire sheep, and came back with $45 in premiums. He took three firsts, four seconds and two sweepstakes. Mr. Millett lives east of the city, and is one of this country’s foremost sheep growers.—Portland Commercial Review. Martin Christianer, of Holredge, Nebraska, is in the city for a thirty days visit with old acquaintances. He is an Adams county product who neat west a few years ago and has prospered. He now owns a half section of land and other interests in that great state and says he is delighted with the country. Their wheat crop this vear was immense. Louis Kuebler of Mansfield, Ohio was the guest of bis brother W. A. Kuebler and family over Sunday and while in the city found time to call at this office. Mr. Kuebler is a news paper man and has edited a paper in Mansfield for a number of years. On September Ist Mr. Kuebler began his duties as treasurer of his county having boen elected on the democratic ticket last fall.

Miss Grace Peterson left this morning for Montpelier, Ohio, where she will attend the wedding of her friend. Miss Minnie Martin to Mr. Truman Spangler, of Bryan, Ohio. The event will occur at four o’clock this afternoon and will be quite a society event. Miss Martin visited here about a year ago. and has many friends and acquaintances who join us in offering congratulations. Farmers all over the county have been busy for two weeks cutting corn and the result is that about all the corn that will be cut is in the shock. Many fanners will husk it on the stalk and then turn the cattle in to feed on the blades. At one time this custom was not very prevalent but since shredders have been introduced most of the corn is cut up. Shredded fodder feeds better and is much more convenient to handle. Elmer Johnson proved to his friends that he keeps first-class stock, by taking eleven first premiums, two seconds, a sweepstake and a grand sweepstake at the Great Northern fair last week. He received awards on heavy draft mares, general purpose horses, light harness match team and hackneys, sweepstake on Belgium draft mare and grand sweepstakes with heavy draft mare. Clark & Johnson were awarded first premium on roadsters, on Electric King colt. The honors thus obtained by Elmer are not light ones, when considered that the horse display was the best ever seen at au Indiana fair. J- C. Leach, of Kokomo, natural gas supervisor, will soon be out of a job if what he says is true, as he has once more predicted the age of natural gas as a fuel has passed and he •ays he is making arrangements to ourn other fuel at his home this win ■ k r ' '-“ach sa .V 8 ‘hat the pressure m the state is rapidly diminishing ant * in places where wells have re beeu drilled the supply of gas as been small. He says that companies are hardly justified iu drilling “’uitional wells as the ones secured is oot sufficient to pay the cost of the ork. In his opinion- it will be but a ew years until the gas wdl disPpear entirely, and with the excep •on of a few localities the How is now over. s- Chronicle this week kd Mosher came home from watl !f Saturday night and he had v ex P e rience to relate which is u *‘ ave ° een rea l or imaginary. He att? 6 oun B mau who made several -it i?-* 1 !. 18 at H,l * c ide at Ossian and was that 1 j S? on d for a time. He related ll,' , Decatur he was walking down .. . Rightly intoxicated when elai> u e iL r * arrest him, He bla I t hit the copper a terrihin/'u ln .‘he face that downed tk„i' ” G B , a 'd he was captured, neveiht< n ..B’ai.nl 8 ’ ai . n l Placed in jail. He said hiatr l > re e ?? i Uß t lll *ime to catch •uhanr' 11 ? oß herhad in his pocket a to ar? ,° n l ,n J )er which he showed at D,J u K ? rt, \ r ' B showed that while bu v „ | ~r “ e tried to raise money to •i: a5,.,• hy promising to make •*cum T'°" 8 ' He bad manager! to hie Ho!i/.-?- nHtureß f or alK ' then went to M Ug . on f ,ed . Last nighl he on th« „, n tpeher avowedly to work day . 6 paving jub at 11.75 per

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The state convention of the Indiana Baptists will meet at Muncie October 14 17 inclusive and it is expected that 500 delegates will be in attendance. In Indiana there are 576 Baptist churches with a membership of 65,000 and all the congregations were in a thriving condition at the last convention. The Decatur Oil and Gas company are busy laying and connecting their gas line from their wells to Willshire. By this time the line is nearly into town, and in two weeks more it will be ready to tap. The Wren franchise has been agreed to, and it will take but short work to connect the consumers there. Iu thirty days both towns may be using natural gas for fuel. Another oil well on the Dye Ferguson farm came in Sunday, after being “shot,” the oil standing 925 feet in the hole. It is being rigged for pumping and gives every indication of being a fifty or sixty-barrel producer. The Cowan well is having a multiplication of bad luck, the third break coming Tuesday afternoon just as sand was reached. The well is owned by the Willshire company. Frisinger & Co., carried away the premium on Belgium stallions at the fair last week and they certainly deserved it for their displav of horse flesh was unequaled in this country. One of the animals weighed 2400 pounds and easily captured the sweepstakes. The horses came direct from Belgium and showed to great advantage after having made a trip of 4000 miles. Frisinger & Co. certainly deserve great praise for their efforts to reach here in time for the fair as they shipped their horses from New York by express at a cost of Suoo. Several head of these horses were taken to Portland Monday and are being exhibited at the Jay county fair this week. During the month of September 404 wells were completed in the “greater Indiana ’ oil field, with a production of 6,625 barrels, of this number 49 were either gas wells or dry holes. This is an increase of two completed wells over the August figures, and an increase of 190 barrels in new production, which makes it the largest month iu oil operations in the history of the crude oil in Indiana. There’were 61 of the play out wells abandoned, from which the pipe and material were removed for the drilling of new wells. In Adams county forty-two wells were completed with an out put of 870 barrels daily, only three dry holes being struck. Oilmen claim that the next year will be the greatest in oil circles ever known in Indiana,

It seems like it never will quit raining as it has kept up the lick pretty steadily for about three weeks and it seems there is no sign for much better weather in the near future. According to the weather prophet October will begin with reactionary storms of rain, and possibly snow to the north, passing eastwardly over he country. During the \ ulean stoim period, 4th to 9th, the weather will grow decidedly warmer. Storms of this period promise to be B®" era and severe, with great of wintery aspects m all nor-ther!) .lirMctions Snow with sleet is probable, followed by and cold the mercury period is centrall on the 10th. cloudiness with drizzle and sleet die re suits to be expected during much of the mercury period. A rißl ’ in , tl porature and nun and snow storms of increased extent and en g , be natural on and JrS nnd 13th The Vulcan storm penou dangerous autumnal s erm are very probable at this penod. >- not the absolute certainties.

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1902

Three new cases were filed this week iu the Adams circuit court and they are entitled, Simon Neuenschvvander vs Barbara Neuenschwander, petition to have defendant declared of unsound mind. John H. Lenhart and E. Burt Lenhart vs Mary E. Overholser, suit on account, demand, 8150. Charles Edwards vs John D. Nidlingar et al, suit on contract, demand 875. Mr. John H. Miller, a farmer of Wayne township, returned yesterday from Decatur with the record of having cleaned up about everything in sight in the way of premiums for agricultural products. He was awarded the ribbon for potatoes, which were pronounced the largest ever seen iu Adams county, and also for parsnips, turnips, carrots and apples, bringing home twelve premiums in all. The premiums were all raised on the farm of Sebastian Miller, in Wayne township. Fort Wayne Jour-nal-Gazette. The North Indiana Conference League convention will be held in this city beginning Thursday, October 30 anil continuing over Sunday. This convention will bring about three hundred guests to the city and preparations are now being made for their en tertaiument. H. H. Deam is the conference president. In the conference there are 271 Senior Chapters with 14,192 members; Junior Chapters 162 and 8,462 members. The following are the district presidents: Miss Cora Hood. Ossian, Fort Wayne district; D. R. Compton, Tipton, Kokomo district; O. M. I’ittinger, Anderson, Muncie district: Miss Laura Bertsch, Centerville, Richmond district; W. H. Davis, Mentone, Wabash district.— Bluffton News. The People's restaurant changed hands Monday evening, the new proprietor William Doehrman taking posession Tuesday morning. Will and Charles Phillips, the former proprietors have been in business for some time and have been quite successful the restaurant being known as one of the best in the city. Mr. Doehrman has friends all over the county and can’t help having a good trade. He is clever, courteous and well adapted to business and the manner in which he greets bis old and new friends is sufficient guarantee that he will secure hisshare of trade. For the present the Phillips brothers will be employed by Mr. Doehrman, they having not fully decided as to their future business. In another column the new proprietor extends an invitation to all to trade with him, promising every thing that belongs to the restaurant line in season.

Mrs. Herbert H. Deam of Bluffton died Tuesday morning her death being the third’ in the family within a few days. She was quite well known here. The Banner told the sad story in part as follows: Mrs, Herbert H. Deam is dead. The death angel came at 10:40 this morning and relieved her suffering and bore her safely to where there is peace and happiness und from “whence no traveler e’er returns.” Probably nothing has ever seemed so sad to the citizens of Bluffton and Wells county as the affliction visited upon Mr. Dea m m three deaths that have occurred in his family in the last six days. Harriot, a seven-year-old daughter buried last Friday, a new born babe burievl Sunday, and now the mother lies cold in death, leaving a bereaved husband, three liftle daughters, heart broken parents and a multitude of relatives and friends. The interest in the battle for life by Mrs. Deam has been intense, and thousands of prayers have gone up for her recovery, manyi of them by persons who never sought the Almighty on bended knee befme. But the God who gave her live Ms taken it away, and the only consolation her relatives and friends have that she bad been a christam woman and will have eternal life in the world beyond.

Among the exhibits at the fair last week and one which attracted a great amount of attention was the display of Belgian hares by Dr. E. H. Leßrun & Son. This firm have gone into the business in earnest and have a large number of animals of good stock. We speak from personal knowledge when we say that Belgians make the finest dish of meat ever set before one. No doubt the Leßrun Belgian hare farm will do a rushing business during the coming fall and winter. Mayor A. F. Knotts, of Hammond, offers to tie the matrimonial knots tor the young men of Hammond free of charge for one month. He also states that he will do all in his power to start them housekeeping. Mayor Knotts was elected on the republican ticket. It may be of interest to the general reader to know that Mayor Knotts is an attorney. It is not known what price Hammond attorneys get for conducting divorce proceedings but here they are engineered as cheaply as 85 and 810 a case. The rain which has kept itself pretty busy off and on since September 22 and caused many unkind things to be said about the weather clerk seems to have arranged things just to suit the people of Fort Wayne and the managers of their fair. It looks now as though all the wet will have been spilled out of the sky by next week and so there will be nothing but fine weather. The arrangements for the fair are completed and the gates will be thrown open early Tuesday morning and will be kept open until Saturday night. Curt Johnson may be a great balloonist and we don't doubt the fact for a moment, but he must Ire having some bad luck for he don’t seem to be making first class ascensions. He was billed for an ascension at the fair each day last week. Thursday his balloon filled nicely but Curt’s weight seemed too great or something was wrong for the parachute cut loose just as the balloon started up leaving Curt standing on earth. On Friday he managed to get up and pretty high at that making as nice an ascension as was ever seen here, but he failed to cut loose for some reason or other. Ho rode the balloon down and explained that the ropes were twisted. Then he advertised for a night ascension for Friday evening at eight o’clock but this too failed to materalize for some reason still unexplained. Curt friends are still loyal however and still hope to see him do the thing right.

The Adams circuit court stands adjourned at present for a few days, on account of Judge Erwin having been exposed to smallpox, a young man employed on his farm having been taken with the disease a few days ago. Court adjourned Monday and will probably not convene regularly before next week. Cases were acted upon since a week ago as follows: Sebastian Miller vs Wabash railroad company, Hon. James C. Bran van appointed to hear cause. State ex rel Mary Loser vs Joel Ellenlierger, c iuse dismissed and costs paid. J. B. Holthouse et al vs R. S. Peterson, et al, change of venue granted to Al len county. Peter Holt house ex parte, offer to silo remonstrance objected to and sustained. John G. Bullinger vs George X. Thayer, dismissed and costs paid. Margaret Markley vs Margaret Coffee, set for issues fifth Monday, demurer overruled, rule to answer’ in five days, deposition of Sherman Mott ordered taken October 8. Charles Grim vs Frank McConnell, motion by plaintiff to strike out parts of defendant’s answer. Deca itur National bank vs Nellie Black burn, administratrix, et al, appear ance by Smith for defendant Longenberger. John W. Voglewede vs Clover Leaf railroad company, appearance for defendant by A. P. Beatty. J. H. Lenhart et al vs Mary E. Overhulser, publication of notßresidence ordered, attachment ordered.

Frisinger & Co., with their horses just recently imported, in connection with others heretofore imported captured all premiums offered by the fair association both iu class and grand sweepstakes. Judges claimed them the best lot of stallions ever seen in a show ring. In aged stallions twelve Belgians were exhibited and only h competent junge could ascertain which was entitled to first, as all were good enough for first prize in any other fair. In special prize offered by Frisinger & Co. for three best suckling colts the product of any of their importations, Mr. Beichner of Schum, Ohio, carried off first, sire of this colt being the sorreh stallion owned by the Wren association. Second prize was taken by the colt belonging to Frank Brocaw of Root township, this county, sire of colt being a roan stallion belonging to Hilty Bros, of Berne. Third prize was taken by colt belonging tf> John Witwer of Geneva, sire of colt being sorrel stallion owned by Hilly Bros. of Berne. Mr. Beichner’s foal (5 mouths old) was sold to a Mr. Miller, of Allen county, Ohio, consideration 8100. The farmers of Adams county and adjoining counties are coming to the front in the breeding of horses. Frisinger & Co. intend to offer special prizes again the coming year, they are thinking of offering five prize's instead of three, all for foals. The above named firm captured all prizes for which they competed at the Kansas State fair, at Hutchison last week.

, A continued session of the city council was held Monday evening. Every member being present. The report of street committee on petition of E. A. Allen and other to vacate forty feet of Market street was referred to the city commissioners. A motion by Weaver to elect a third engineer for the water works station was carried and it was decided to elect men for each of the three trucks at once. Thomas Baker was chosen to work from eight o’clock a. m. to four o’clock p. m., C. N. Dorwin from four to twelve and Harvey D. Rice from twelve to eight. Teeple moved that the salary of the water works engineers be fifty dollars per month and same carried. A motion then carried that the grade for the paving of Fourth street consist of eight inches of stone, two inches of screening ond two inches of sand. Peterson moved that the plans and specifications of Fourth street improvement be adopted and same carried. A committee was ordered to investigate the city dynamo and report at next meeting. The street committee reported favorable on the vacation of forty feet of Market street. Council then adjourned until the following evening at which time every member was again present. The plans and specifications of the Fourth street improvement were reconsidered and Mr. Teeple moved that first crushed stone be rolled to six inches, then two inches of screening rolled and then two inches of sand for cushion rolled and said motion carried, and the plans and specificatians for the street were then adopted. Plans and specifications for a sewer on Market street were filed and approved. A motion was carried that the catch basin on said sewer be five feet deep, three 4<M‘t in diameter and have eight inch walls. It was also ordered that the inlet tile to the sewer be built ot eight and ten inch salt glazed tile and that the stench traps be located and built subject to orders of council. Mr. Stetler moved that the marshal order all businessmen along Main street to keep the alleys clean and free from rubbish, nails and glass and the motion carried. The purchasing committee were directed to buy a dynamo for the electric light station. David Myers was allowed his salary for the month of September. It was agreed to try the new piston rod for the engine at the water works, which is sold on a positive guarantee. Council ad journed.

CIRCULATION 2800 WEEKLY

NUMBER 30

THE FAIR. The Great Northern Indiana Fair for 1902 closed Saturday afternoon amidst a down pour of rain, a fitting climax to a dingy, stormy, muddy week, the only thing on earth that could have prevented the biggest and best county fair, Indiana ever knew. “But, such is life” says President Tricker, and he knows for he spent day after day for months to make this year’s fair a banner one and each drop of rain was to him like a blow from an unseen hand. However, Mr. Tricker and the rest of the association take their medicine, like the men they are, will pay their premiums to the dollar and are already talking next year’s fair and how they can make it a success. Friday was the only day of the week which was near fair weather and even then threatening clouds kept thousands of people away, and but about 4500 people paid admittance to the ground. During the entire week there was 8526 tickets sold, not bad at that when considered that they had to slip in between showers. We talked with people from every part of the county and from towns and cities within fifty miles of here, and all told us that hundreds of people had planned to come but were prevented by the weather. However those who did come were well repaid, 1 for they saw a grand exhibit of stock, agricultural products, merchandise, machinery and races, everything that tends to make a county fair a success. The only races of the week were given Friday afternoon, this being the only time the track was in condition. The gentleman’s road race was won in straight heats by John W. owned by Frank Robison, but his right to the money was protested on account of his horse having a mark. Nancy Granger owned by William McGath won the 2:40 trot, with Red Bell second. Edna Medium took the 2:30 pace over five other starters in straight heats and Chelsie Wonder was second. Edna Medium is owned by J. W. Place and proved herself a sure enough racer. Jack Addy won the half mile run easily while Orphan walked away with the cash in the 2:28 trot. The 2:24 pace for 8300 was taken in by Virgil C with B. W. second. On Saturday morning the races were started at 16:30 but only the run was pulled off before the rain and that was won by Jack Addie. Roman standing and riderless horses and chariot races were gaven both Thursday and Friday and were exciting. Curt Johnson gave a good balloon ascension on Friday and every other attraction possible was given, showing that the association were doing their utmost to do as advertised.

The business board has been busy all this week paying off the various premiums and every one who received awards seem highly pleased as they only expected fifty per cent after the bad weather and seem surprised when paid in full. Every race horse man went away perfectly satisfied with the Fair people but dissattisfied with the weather man. The manner in which the Great Northern boys have treated every one speaks columns forthem and insures their success iu the future The plow given by the Bradley Plow company of Illinois for the Adams county mau who secured the most first premiums on farm products was awarded yesterday to M. A. Ripley of Blue Creek township he having received ten first awards. The plow is valued at fifteen dollars. The Great Northern Indiana Fair Association is still on top and smiling iu happy anticipation of the prosperous years to come. They are built of the right kind of stuff and will boom the 1903 fair stronger than ever. The auditing committee composed of Thomas Baltzell, W. F. Adams and W. J. Edwards will meet tomorrow to go over the various reports One week from next Monday, the same being the third Monday after the fair the association meets for the election of officers for the ensuing year. It is probable that the-same officers will hold over as they have proven themselves efficient in every way. Here’s for good weather next year and a fair that will make others look like sideshows. Rain or shine, the latter of course preferred, but the Derby races go as sure as the dates arrive. Entries for a ear load of runners from Jolliett was received Monday. Others have been entered this week from Chicago and Jackson and Hillsdale, Michigan the number of horses actually given to Secretary Holthouse already being more than 150 with chances of there being twice that many. Every stable which can be obtained by the association is being prepared to accomodate the gallopers and every thing will be ready one week from next Monday for the greatest five days Decatur ever saw. Come on boys if you want to see sport, real live fast horse races, such as were never seen iu this country five big days, filled with nothing but runs. Monday is ladies' day and they will be admitted free. 1 Thursday is Derby day and you can see a single dash for 85<X), but what's the use of trying to tell you about the days ejp-h will be a big one and the lowest purse is 8100. Come and see for yourself.