Decatur Democrat, Volume 46, Number 32, Decatur, Adams County, 16 October 1902 — Page 1

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VOLUME XLVI.

Rarrv Freidman is again on duty at the Bargain Clothing store, after a Jelk’s visit with relatives at Evansville, Indiana. Rev C. T. Martin, of Franklin, W isconsin, delivered sermons in German Sunday morning and evening at the Reformed church. Unclaimed letters at the postoffice this week are for Miss Grace Bicknell, Mr Lewis Baker, Della Clark, Mrs. Kerrenhapprck Johnson, Miss Nettie Reynolds. Beetram Millar. Mrs. Daniels, of North Eighth street, was taken with a fainting spell Friday evening and fell to the floor, breaking her collar bone. Dre. Boyers and McMillen attended her. L. E. Marker, one of the best farmers of old Washington township, brought into our sanctum a few days ago some specimens of .he finest corn that ever grew on this ’ar earth or any where. Three of the ears weighed over four pounds, and he has lots of the saro« grade too. Four more couple have been granted the necessary papers at the county clerk's office for marrying. Their names are Arden M. Parrish and Drucilla C. Martz, Gustave Reinking and Mary Koldeway, Levi N. Stahl and Meeiia Hahn, Martin Springer and Minnie C. Linker. R, J. Holthouse had a birthday Sunday, it being the first time he has been at home on this occasion for a number of years, and in view of the fact Mrs. Holthouse entertained a few of Mr. Holthouse’s friends at an elaborate dinner. The guests included W. A. Keubler, Nick Miller, Clem Holthouse and John Heller. Os course the boys had a pleasant time, and Roman aside from being a little nervous appeared happy. Senator Hanna is billed to make a two days tour of Indiana next week and during his panoramic flash through this part of the country he announces that he will stop in Decatur fifteen minutes. He is due here one week from tomorrow at 11:40 a. m. over the Chicago & Erie from Huntington and will leave over the G. R. AI. for Portland at 11:55. However, he has been suffering from stomach trouble for a few days, having broken down entirely during his trip over Ohio last Saturday. As a consequence all dates were canceled for this week and it is feared they will be for next week, though no notice has yet been received. There will be a meeting of the farmers of Madison county during the first week of November in Anderson for the purpose of forming a farmer’s union. Township meetings of farmers will be held this month for the purpose of selecting delegates to the meeting in that city. The main purpose of the organization will be to fix a schedule of prices for farm pro ducts. A union wage scale wdl be established which will govern the farm hands and other employes. The schedule of prices will be fixed by the union and every member will abide by it. The organization will be along the lines of trades councils and other such organizations. The union will be also for the purpose of bringing the farmers in closer touch with each other in a social way. A suit has been filed in the Adams circuit court entitled Joseph Smith et al vs City of Decatur, whereby the city officials of said city have been enjoined by order of the court from entering into a contract with Calvin Miller for the construction of a brick pavement along Fourth street until Monday, Oct, 27, or until further or der of said court. The plaintiffs in the case or rather the signers ot tho petition for said injunction are Joseph Smith, John Moyer, J. Hessler, Peter Forbing, Joseph H. Voglewede, J. ”• Bosse, Mary Wemhoff, Nicholas Otnlor, Solomon Linn, George \V. Archbold and Elizabeth Costello. The suit is filed against City of Decatur, David D. Coffee, S. YV. Peter fion.C. D. Teeple, S. B. Fordyce, HenryStetler, Cyrus Weaver, Timothy Corbett and Calvin Miller. As stated above the case will be heard Oct. 27. Hon. John Whittaker, one of the nest known public men of the west di''d recently at his home at Eugene, hegon. Perhaps there are not many who retnemlier him, but it is nevertneless a fact that when a young man .ived for several years in and near th Whittaker was no first governor of Oregon, °d was born in Dearborn county. Indiana, in 1820. He removed to Illinois after leaving Al on county, later went to Missouri and ’rwards to California, settling in regon in 1857. He was elected gov nor m June, I85g ( under the un i"ssion that the bill admitting the ntory to the union had passed "ugress, and was inaugurated July h n i r afte ™'ard learned' that the bill laded of passage. Fie assumed l2’- n rei,l 1 8 government, however, in In,? ’ j 6n “ 1B bill finally became a i l Horved until H « WM congrew in 1878 and was ■' e famous by the fact that his vote ‘be organization of the a 1° wou ‘ ‘° Washington on c-iJi <i' a i tra .* n to be there in time to he deciding vote for Speaker.

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. Tl 16 1 V, road , wa y Burlesque™ held forth at Bosse s opera house Monday night and gave a right clever performance. The company carries about twenty people. Monday, November 3 is the last day to pay your fall installment of taxes without the penalty attacked. The time is now growing short, it being less than three weeks away. Charles Peterson, who is doino newspaper work at Hillsdale, Michigan is at home for a few davs. He says he enjoys his work and ’will return the first of next week to resume his place. A fire started in the basement of Al Burdge’s building on Monroe street Monday evening but was found by one of the employes at Burdge’s barber shop and was soon under control. The fire was caused by some burning paper from a bon fire on an adjacent lot, flying into the basement through an open window. It was a narrow escape from a serious blaze as a high wind was blowing at the time. A. Van Camp is adding a large addition to his machine shop on Eighth street, and when,done he will have more than double as much room as heretofore. He will add a woodworking department and will furnish same with the latest and most improved machinery. Mr. Van Camp is certainly a hustler and will soon have one of the best machine plants in the country. He is still conducting his flouring mills on First street and will continue to do so. Indications point to the carrying of the macadam roads by an overwhelming majority. The people are figuring the cost and find that $1.37 will pay one year’s taxes on an assessment of SI,OOO. They have also been figuring that the three railroads, telegraph, telephone and pipe line companies pay over half of the taxes and that for the little cost they would be standing in their own light by not joining the movement forbetter reads. It is a mighty good investment for any voter as these improvements are lasting and make work for the laborer and materially increase the value of property. Everybody get ready tn vote for the macadam roads.

Once upon a time a man got mad at the editor and stopped his paper. The next week he sold his corn four cents below the market price. Then his property was sold for taxes because he didn’t read the treasurer’s sale. He was arrested and fined $8 for hunting on Sunday, simply because he didn’t know it was Sunday, and paid S3OO fur a lot of forged notes that had been advertised two weeks and the public cautioned not to negotiate them. He then paid a big Irishman, with a foot like a forged hammer to kick him all the way to the newspaper office when he paid four years in advance and made the editor sign an agreement to knock him down and rob him if be ever ordered his paper stopped again. Warner Cutting, a former Decatur boy, now acting as business manager for Balloonist Curt Johnson, made an accidental and sensational trip to the skies Saturday evening at Bluffton. Johnson was billed to make an ascension and Cutting was helping inflate the balloon when some material near the edge of the big sack took fire and to save the balloon the cry to let go was given. Johnson didn’t attempt to make an ascension, but Cutting was caught in some of the ropes, and before he had time to think was far up in the air. There was nothing to do but hold on, which he did, for his life, while an awe-stricken multitude awaited the breaking of a rope or some other accident which would cause the fall of the unintentional aeronaut, 'out it didn't happen. War ner was carried up about 1,000 feet and then came down safely, and when friends found him he was engaged in rolling up the balloon. A telegram from Kokomo Tuesday said: The annual examination of candidates for admission into the ministry of the North Indiana Methodist conference is being held here in Grace church. The class, including fifty-three young men, is one of the largest in the history of the conference. Last evening the Rev. Charles B. Wilcox of Middletown, delivered ati address, and this evening the Rev. E. E. Neal of Hartford City,will speak. On Thursday morning and afternoon Dr. William Kelhg of Indianapolis, will deliver a lecture on “How to Treat Doubt.” and in the evening on “Our Supreme Calling.” The examination of the five classes will be held all day Friday. The candidates, if successful, will lie eligible to ordination as elders and deacons. The examining committee is composed of twenty ministers of Indiana. The Rev. Frank C. Brown, of Cincinnati, associate editor of the Western Chris tian Advocate, is chairman of the committee. The ceremony of ordmation will take place at the annual conference, at Noblesville, next April. The Rev. Leslie J. Naftzger, secretary of the Nortli Indiana conference, and pastor of Grace M. E. church here, has charge of arrangements. Ihe candidates are being entertained m Kokomo homes.

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1902.

Old lucky Fort Wayne had beautiful weather last week and as a consequence had big crowds. The races were fairly good but otherwise the fair couldn’t touch the Great Northern anywhere. Amspaugh & Kitson, the barbers, who have had their headquarters on Madison street for several years, will move into the Allison building just north of the postoffice, better known as b ristoe’s Smoke House. They will remodel things considerably and will have an attractive place. \X hen Bluffton’s football team goes to Decatur to play a return game, the Decaturites skoul'd engage as rooters the crowd of twenty-five ladies who visited here yesterday. They are all strong-lunged and can hooray quite lustily. They had to wait at the Clover Leaf depot about fifteen minutes for their train last evening, and when it did finally pull into the station, the ladies united in giving three loud cheers that awoke the echoes of the new building.—Bluffton News. Those who have paid us their subscription money for the Democrat this week are E. G. Krugh, Henry Barnett, Frank McConnell, John Brock, George Brock, G. Christen, Henry Frickle, L. N. Stahl, H. YV. Shackley, D. Archer, H, Mathewson, Henry Blakey, Martin Christianer, J. Q. Cline, George Patterson, J. E. Ellsworth, Alfred Johnson, J. A. Cline, Gay & Zwick, T. Hendricks & Bro., John Miller, E. H. Stoppenbarger, Ed France and Lew Mason. Fred Koenig a well known farmer, who lives west of town filed suit against Charles Neeler the first of the week, charging him with having caused a fire which spread into a large amount of wood, about twenty cords in all and same was burned. Neeler is a respectable farmer and was burning some logs and stumps on his place. A high wind caused the sparks to be carried into his neighbor’s wood pile and the loss resulted. Koenig filed suitjbefore ’SquireSmith, demanding thirty dollars damages and the case was set for Tuesday morning. Before the hour for trial, however, the case was settled by the defendant paying ten dollars and costs. The beautiful new residence of Banker C. A. Dugan came near sustaining serious damage by fire Monday night about nine o’clock. Some one had carelessly left some rags soaked with benzine and paint lying on the floor of the reception room. Combustion resulted and some pieces of flooring were ignited. Luckily the blaze was noticed by Mrs. E. X. Ehinger before much of a start had been secured and a few buckets of water outened the fire before the department arrived. The house is just completed and a few moments more would have caused a severe loss to the richly decorated walls and wood work. As it was slight damage was done by smoke and the floor was slightly charred. Yesterday afternoon when the evidence was ah before the jury in the case of the Home Insurance company vs the G. K. & I. railroad company, the defendant made a motion to strike out- the evidence of E. E. Stoner and was sustained by the court. The insurance company sued to recover a loss paid on the burning of a barn in Adams county and claimed that a railroad engine started the fire. Stoner, a special agent of the company, testified as to the company having paid tho loss and testified to having sent a draft to the man who lost the barn. His evidence was stricken out by the court on the ground that it was an attempt to prove by verbal evidence the contents of a written document and that the instrument itself was the real evidence. Failing to produce the draft the plaintiff had no proof that it had paid the loss and dismissed the case. It will lie refiled in Adams county and tried again— Bluffton News.

France Bro’s. Dramatic Companyopened a three nights’ engagement at Bosse’s opera house Tuesday evening and were greeted with a fair sized audience. The owners of tho company are C. H. and F. E. France, and though a surprise to their many friends they have been out with the show for some time. In fact Charles H. France has been in the business for several years and is rapidly going to the top. They presented a “Congressman’s Troubles Tuesday evening ami introduced a number of as clever specialties as were ever seen on a Decatur stage. Mr. Franco in a silly boy musical turn was immense and was greeted with round after round of applause. He is clever and no mistake, and his appearance in this city will always prove a guarantee for a crowded bouse. Aside from his specialty work, Mr. France also did his part as Harry Neville in good style and grace. Other specialties were given during the evening by Miss Glick, Miss Lamburt and Miss Taylor and Messrs. Taylor, Hart and Trumbull. The acting of the leading lady Miss Burch was especially good, and the show is far above tho average repetoire. Last evening they presented a “Wise Tramp” to a crowded houseand everyone was pleased. They give their last performance this evening.

True Worth owned by David Flan ders & Sou is at Lancaster, Ohio, this week where he is entered in a fast trotting race for Friday. He has made a great record this year and if beaten at the Lancaster fair its a sure thing the winning horse will know he’s been to a “hoss” race as the old timers say it. George Flanders will go over to see the event. C. O. France, acting as an agent for the Dallas, Texas, base ball club has signed Tom Railing as pitcher for next season. Tom will leave here with Ora next April and we predict will make a record for himself as he is one of the fastest amatures in the country. The Dallas team belongs to the Texas league and finished in second place this year. A season in this kind of company will no doubt put Tom in trim for one of the big leagues. A young man was exhibiting a strange looking bird on the streets Saturday, and no one we have seen has been able to tell the name or specie of the fowl. It was quite large and had a long neck and bill, and the boys had great fun enticing their friends to take a close look at the bird, when it would fly at them with great force. Several people bear marks of having become too well acquainted with the strange looking bird. The Bluffton News of Thursday in their write up of the visit of Decatur ladies said in part: Mesdames D. E Studabaker, Harry Deam, Dell Locke, Albert Oppenheim, and Ella Dailey entertained this afternoon at the home of Mrs. D. E. Studabaker on West Market street a large party of Decatur ladies who arrived on the noon train. Immediately after their arrival at 11:59 they were escorted to the Studabaker home where an elegant four-course luncheon was served. Rigs were then provided and they were out driving for an hour, greatly enjoying the beauties of the Parlor City of Indiana. A number of ladies called upon the out-of-town guests at the Studabaker home this evening before their return home on the 6:13 train. Miss Ora M. Gilliom, one of the most popular young people of Berne died early Friday morning, aged about sixteen years. Her death was very sudden and she was ill but a few moments. She had a slight cold and about one o’clock Friday morning was seized with a coughing spell. Her mother heard her and hastened to her room to find her in the throes of death. It was first believed that that death was caused by strangu lation but a post mortem examination proved that death was due to bursting a blood vessel. She was the the daughter of Mr. and Mrs Simon Gilliom. Funeial services were held Sunday morning at the Berne Men nonite church, conducted by Rev. Joel Lehman.

Williard Elzey is in jail again, and his fourth trip to the penitentiary probably awaits him. He was arrested Friday evening on Seventh street after having loitered about the Baker home for several hours, and even entering same and making dire threats against Miss Effie Baker who is but fifteen years old. Elzey was arrested by Night Policeman Fisher and taken to jail and a charge of assault and battery with attempt to commit rape was filed against him in the circuit court. His bond was fixed at SSOO and in default of same he is now in jail awaiting trial. Elzev is a bad man, having served three terms in the penitentiary, two of them on the same charge as the present one. On last Thursday he got drunk and with a big corn cutter entered a house near the Monroe street bridge and caused considerable excitement until officers were called and he was taken to jail. He was released Friday and again filled up on bad whiskey with the above result. The following from the Cadiz, Ohio, Republican will lie of interest to the many friends of Miss Daisy Rickenbrode: There was an unusually fine entertainment in Scio college halls on Thursday evening, last week, on the occasion of the first public appearance of the new principal of the oratory department of the college. Miss Daisy M. Rickenbrode, of Manville, N.Y. Miss Rickenbrode gave readings from Greble, Phelps, Whittier and Brown ing, and in response to encores recited something in a lighter vein, and at every appearance on the stage thoroughly captivated and held her audience. Her readings included a frontier ami army story, a very amus ing yet thrilling episode in a boy’s life, and a shipwreck and lifesaving scene, which brought into play a wide range of oratorical talent, but her best dramatic power was brought out in extracts from Whittier's “Snow bound” and Browning’s “Evelyn Hope,” in which she interpretated the beauty and sentiment of the poetry with fine appreciation and splendid effect, winning the enthusiastic applause of tho audience. Miss Rickenbrode is not only a master in L.»r profession, but is also a young lady of culture and character, and the managers of Scio college are to be congratulated on securing her as a member of the faculty.

The only eclipse of the year is billed for tonight, and thousands of people will no doubt be on the lookout. For five hours the moon’s light will be partly or wholly smothered by the earth’s shadow. The opportunities for observation are expected to be first-class, since the eclipse will be visible all over the United States. Shadows will begin to creep over Luna’s face about ten p. m. Complete darkness, however, will not ensue until an hour and a half later. For two hours the eclipse will be complete. John D. Nidhnger, of Union township, won laurels at the Fort Wayne fair last week, winning eight first premiums, three seconds and one third premium on his Duroc Jersey pigs. They are as fine as they make them, as they had to be in order to capture eight first premiums at the Allen county fair, where on one day more than 20,000 people paid admission. Mr. Nidlinger will attend the international hog show at Chicago, which begins November 29, where we expect him to carry off some handsome prizes. While returning from a business trip east of town Friday night Frank Railing and Will Cowan figured in a serious runaway. They were driving a team belonging to Brittson Bro’s, and when near Judge Studabaker’s the animals became frightened and ran away. Will realizing the danger jumped out receiving for his trouble a badly sprained ankle, Frank' stayed with the rig, but not for long. Before they had gone very far the team dashed over the embankment which is ten feet high at that place and horses, buggy and man landed in a heap at the bottom. The team got loose from the buggy in some way and ran on into town, where they wore caught. Mr. Railing was bruised up considerably but no bones were broken and both he and Mr. Cowan are able to get about again by using canes. How they escaped without more serous injury can scarcely be understood.

The Decatur high school football team went to Bluffton Friday, for their first game of the season, and were defeated by a score of 18 to 0. Even then the Bluffton people have a kick coming, and in their write up of the game the Banner belched forth as follows: From the side lines came a screeching yell of victory from the high school girls who counted up to eighteen and then down to zero in thrilling tones. Revenge is sweet and Bluffton feels that she has evened up for the rubbings received from Decatur in 1897. The same is true, however, of this game as has been in former games; ringers were used. After Decatur arrived it was found that Bluffton happened to have some men who were taking a commercial course. Bluffton happened to have some men who were taking a commercial course also and four ringers were used by them. It is peculiar that whenever a contest is arranged with Decatur that ringers must be used. But such is the fact and although the school authorities here regret it there seems to be no remedy. It would be much better if both schools would quit calling in players who are not members of the school whenever they come together and use strictly high school boys and make a test of skill between them. The Adams circuit court is again in active operation and is settling down to business after a lull of nearly two weeks. During the week business has been transacted as follows: State vs Henry and Walter Richards, bench warrants issued. State vs Janies Richard, bench warrant issued. State vs Williard Elzey, bench warrant is | sued, bond fixed at SSOO. Isaac N. Teeters vs Mary Teeters, default of | plaintiff, case dismissed at cost of] plaintiff, Victor M. Hatfield vs R. S. Peterson, demurrer filed to answer. Peter Holthouse, ex parte, cause continued. Jefferson Dunbar vs J. Dunbar, administrator, petition for cita tion of plaintiff for contempt of court. Sussannie Nedry et al vs Nathan Nedry et al, sale of land confirmed. John YV. Thatcher vs C. & E. railroad company, change of venue granted to Allen county. Margaret Markley vs Margaret Coffee, additional paragraph of answer filed. Charles Grim vs Mark McConnell, motion to strike out parts of answer sustained, demurer filed. Carrie D. Mann et al vs John Pelly et al, finding for plaintiff on default, title granted. John W. Voglewede vs Clover Leaf railroad company, motion to require plaintiff , to make complaint more specific. 1 Simeon Neuenachwander vs Barbara! Neuenschwander, defendant found to | be person of unsound mind. J.H.j Lenhart and E. Burt Lenhart vs Mary E. Overhulser, cause dismissed by agreement. Andrew J. Applegate vs Washington school township, deposition of T. S. Coffee ordered taken at L. C. Devoes’ office October 16. John YV. Vizard vs Mary E. Overhulser, affidavit of non-residence filer!. Joseph Smith et al vs city of Decatur, et al, defendants enjoined from contracting with Calvin Miller for bricking Fourth street, and until further order of court. Assignment of E. B. Haefling preferred claims allowed and ordered paid. Luella Aumiller vs Samuel Aumiller, finding for defendant.

CIRCULATION 2800 WEEKLY

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LAYING OF CORNER STONE. — Handsome New Church to be Started Sunday Afternoon with Impressive Services. The laying of the corner stone of the Evangelical Lutheran Zion church will occur at two o’clock Sunday afternoon and services appropriate to the occasion will be held at that time. No doubt a large crowd of people will attend the sacred ceremonies. Rev. Seemeyer, of Schum will preach in German and Rev. Klausing of Preble in English. The new church will be erected at the south west corner of Eleventh and Monroe streets and will cost when completed about $4,000. Through the kindness of one of the members we are able to give a short history of the Evangelical Lutheran Zion congregation in Decatur. About fourty years ago Rev. Fritze, now deceased, pastor of the Lutheran church began to hold services, There were but a few Lutherans here at that time and the services were held in the houses. After the death of Rev. Fritze Rev. Hahn, his successor in Root township, took charge of Decatur. He served Decatur until he accepted a call to Michigan. The congregation of Root township then called Rev. F. Berg to succeed Rev. Hahn. Rev. Berg accepted the call and also took charge of Decatur. After a few years Rev. Berg accepted a call to Beardstown, 111. He was succeeded! by Rev. Heinze who also accepted the Decatur charge. After the sickness of Rev. Heinze Decatur was turned over to Rev. Klausing of Preble. On December Ist, 1902 the Lutherans met and adopted a constitution and elected officers. The constitution was signed by twenty members. At a meeting held August 17th, 1902 the congregation resolved to build a church at the corner of Monroe and Eleventh streets. Heretofore the services were held in the Christian church. The new building will be constructed by Mann & Christen and will be ready for occupancy about April Ist. A number of new cases have been filed in the circuit court this week as follows: Margaret Coffee vs Margaret Coffee and Jerrimiah R. Coffee, suit to set aside fraudulent conveyance. Andrew J. Applegate vs Washington school township, suit on order, de mand S6OO. Susan R. Connor vs Robert P. Davis, claim sl9l, from Jay county. Norris F. Conner vs Robert P. Davis, claim $2670, from Jay county John YV. Vizard vs Mary E. Overhaulser, note demand SSO. Anderson Trust company vs Washington township et al suit on order, demand $125. Joseph Smith et al vs city of Decatur, injunction. E. Burt Lenhart et al vs Gidion Lougenburger et al suit on contract demand $l5O

The race meeting under the auspices of the Indiana Running Horse association is on and the meeting promises to be fairly successful, though so far the crowds have not been as large as were expected, perhaps on account of the weather. Y’esterday was an ideal day for the sport and quite a crowd attended. The meeting was to open Monday, but the cold, rainy, threatening weather made it impossible, and it was decided to begin on Tuesday and continue over Saturday. Tuesday was clear and the track was in excellent condition, but the wind was cold and the weather rather disagreeable for the audience which was on that account not what was hoped for. However the races were given and the people who witnessed them were delighted. The first race was the five-eighth mile in heats, two out of three, and was won by Jack Addy with Georgiana a close second, best time 1:05. There were five horses in the race and each heat was exciting and interesting. The next race was the three-quarter dash and was won after a hard fight and a close finish by Tempt, and Sir Kennith second, time 1:18. The third race was the seveneighth mile and had seven starters, being taken by Nina B. L., who beat Domonis out by a length. Oricus took third place, time 1:33. Each of these events as may lie noticed by the time was a real horse race and the jockeys drove from start to finish. Yesterday’s program consisted of three runs, and a matci pacing race for a purse of SSOO between Ben H, owned by Clark & Miller, and Edna Medium, owned by James YV. Place. Each horse won in good races during the season and there was no little speculation as to the outcome. Edna Medium won the first heal. beating nut Ben II by a nose, but the latter redeemed himself by taking the next two "ml winning tho race, the time for the three heats being 2:24, 2:23 and 2:25. Other events of yesterday were a four and one-half furlong race, won by Athlee with Figurant! second, time 58. The second race was a six furlong run and was won by Sir Kenneth, with D. of R. second. ’ The last rac > was a six furlong dash and was t.’ken i>y Nina B. L. with Domonis sect nd. Q oday’s card is a good one consisting <• a half mile heat race, a three quart<' dash, a i one and three sixteenth mile dash and I a five.eighths. The cards for tomorrow and Saturday are likewise good, and a good attendance should be there.