Decatur Democrat, Volume 46, Number 43, Decatur, Adams County, 1 January 1903 — Page 5

Will Sheets, of Berne, was in the city the first of the week. Frank Stone was here from Fort Wayne yesterday looking after his trade. • A surprise party on Noah Loch was given Friday evening in honor of his fifty-third birthday. The annual family Christmas dinner was held at the home of J udge Studabaker, east of the city. H. M. Romberg was in the city over Sunday, leaving Monday to resume his business at Columbus, Ohio. W. W. Knecht and wife returned to Winchester, Tuesday, after a week’s visit at the home of L. G. Ellingham. William Heath of Bobo attended to business here yesterday and among other duties renewed allegiance to the Democrat. Mrs. Samuel Acker and children came home yesterday from a prolonged visit with the former's parents in Kentucky. Col. M. B. Miller has as his guest hia only brother and sister, the former from Grant county, and the latter from Union City. People about New Haven in Allen county are wild over a fifty barrel oil well which came in Friday. The well is almost directly north of here. Au infant child of Mr. and Mrs. John Kraft died Saturday evening after a short illness, and was buried Tuesday morning from the Bethlehem church. The whist club will be entertained this evening at the handsome new home of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Schaferon Monroe street. The occasion promises to be a most delightful one. Lost -Du roc sow, weighing between 200 and 300 ponnds. Been away two weeks. Reward will be given by Willis Fonner for information leading to her recovery. Judge Erwin has not yet handed down a decision in the Peter Holthouse ditch case, and in all probability will not do so for some time, as there is a large amount of evidence to be gone over. Among those who saw Floradora at the Masonic Temple in Fort Wayne last night were E. L. Carroll and wife, Herman and Anna Yager, Louis Holthouse, Gus Rosenthal, Barney Kalver and Harry Friedham. The daily papers this morning add three cents more to the price of crude oil, which makes Indiana oil SI.IO. This will mean a continued activity in the Indiana fields and not a little in the Decatur-Willshire-Wren territory In two or three weeks the new Friedheim church will be complete’, dedicated and formally turned over to the congregation as is the usual custom of the church. The building will be complete and decidedly modern including a pipe organ of the latest patern. Miss Ruby Miller entertained a number of her friends at a watch party last evening at her home on Adams street. The evening was spent ia dancing, gamesand music, after which refreshments were served and the guests departed in the small hours of the New Year. The county commissioners are at the infirmary today taking their annual invoice, a proceeding that takes place every New Year’s day. It is safe to say that today they will find a complete stock and in a good condition that adds further evidence to the ability and good management of Supt. Graber. R. B. Allison and wife will leave in a week or ten days for their southern stamping grounds near Tampa, Florida, and where they wdl spend the remainder of the winter. On their way down and return they will spend some time in Birmingham visiting their daughter Mrs. Frederick G. Macke. The Rebekah lodge officers have been chosen and their installation will he held next Tuesday evening. Those who will be installed are Miss Gusta Cramer, noble grand; Miss Lettie Brnat, vice grand; Miss Della Harruff, recording secretary; Miss Nellie Winnes, financial secretary and Mrs. H. S. Porter, treasurer. H. A. Fristoe is the worst man we know of to give away valuable presents to patrons of his .Smoke House. Last week he gave Brenton Barkley a valuable Morris chair and this week he is busy picking out some one to whom to give a repeating rille and an unabridged dictionary. Step in and he’ll tell you all about it. Prof. Elridge, an impersonator and humorist, was billed to appear at the lecture room of the Methodist church, Tuesday evening. He was on hand, but the crowd was not satisfactory, and he refused to go on with his show. As a consequence the money had to be refunded and those present went home sadly disappointed. Another hunting party left here laturday morning for Arkansas wilds, where they are by this time causing suffering among the deer and other, wild animals The crowd included Dr. C. E. Neptune, Dorse Myers, John Smith and Marion Smith. It's a bunch of good fellows and if you know them you know they are enjoying life. The big musical farce comedy success, "Mickey Finn,” will be present ed in this city for the first time at the opera house, next Friday night. The company numbers twenty-five metropolitan artists and a carload of special scenery and effects are carried, making in all one of the best farce comedies on the road this season. Special low prices, 25, 35 and 50 cents.

Subscribe for the Daily Democrat and you will be sure of all the news all the time. Harry Bell of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, is in the city, the guest of his parents and other relatives. J. Fred France, the well known Huntington attorney was the guest of Decatur friends over Sunday. Frank Linn os Chicago was the guest of nis parents and other relatives here several days this week. Ben Knossos Chicago is the guest of relatives here for a few days. He holds a position as a barber on Dearborn street. A big Christmas dinner’at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ahr east of town is reported as a most successful and enjoyable affair. A Happy and Prosperous New Year greeting to our army of read ers. May the coming year be the best you ever had in every way. A number of sleighing parties were given last evening and the New Year came in amid the jingles of sleigh bells and merry peals of laughter. This has been a real holiday week for the children and they haye enjoy ed it to the fullest extent indulging in the usual winter sports, skating and sleigh riding. Miss Jessie Winnes entertained a number of friends Friday evening at a "flinch” party and a real good time is the report. Miss Bessie Harruff was awarded first honors. A watch party at the Wemhoff home on Fourth street was held last evening with Miss Edith VVemhoff as hostess. A number of young people from out of the city were present. Ernst Lendre a well knowm farmer who lives on rural route number one, about eight miles north of town* is very sick and his friends entertain grave hopes of recovery. Ae is about sixty-eight years old. Lewis Voglewede has sold his saloon to Henry Koeneman and the latter will probably take possession tomorrow. The saloon is known as the Home and has as good patronage as any sample room in the city. Hunting dogs for sale. William Jackson has a full blood Irish setter female dog with a litter of eleven pups that he would like to sell. Someone can secure a bargain on this lo‘ of fine hunters if you see him at once. 42 2 A. A. Nichols, of Coldwater, Michigan, commonly known here as Bert, was in town Tuesday looking up old friends. He still represents the Penninsular Cement company of Jackson. Michigan, and is on his way to the south where he expects to do a thriving business during the next two months. The carnival of laughter, “Mickey Finn,” will be the opening at the opera house next Friday night. The company numbers twenty five people, and a carload of special scenery and effects are carried. All new songs and dances are introduced by a chorus of ten beautiful young ladies. Special low prices, 25, 35 and 50 cents. A slight wreck occurred on the G. R. & I. railway Christmas night and besides causing some damage, delayed passenger trains about four hours. A southbound freight jumped the track near the Monroe street crossing, smashing two or three care up badly and tore up the track for a distance of twenty-five or thirty yards. Miss Ella Ashbaucher and Mr. Harry Studabaker were married Christmas day at twelve o’clock. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Grether of the German Reformed church, at the home of the bride’s mother in the north part of the city. Quite a number ol guests were pres ent and partook of the big wedding feast which followed. A miniature electric light plant may be seen in operation in the windows of A. E. Rose’s plumbing store. It is perfectly constructed and the little lights are as brilliant as genuine electricity will make them. The building is four feet long and three feet wide and contains an engine, dynamo and all necessary machinery for an up-to-date plant. It attracts much attention. A reunion of the Hughes family was held at the home of W. S. Hughes in this city Christmas. Those pres ent were: Mrs. Robert Smith of Briant, Mrs. S. Leeper of Osgood, 0., Mr. and Mrs. Norman Jacobs of Berne, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hughes of Big Rapids, Mich., Mr. and Mrs. John Martz of Berne, Mr. and Mrs. LewHughes and Mrs. John Waggoner of this city. The firm of J. W. Place & Co. have our everlasting and undying gratitude for a Christmas present of a few dozen massive blue points, alive and kicking in the shell. They were the best that ever happened | and were so good we can taste them yet. This has been an excellent season for this well known company, they having already broken the records as wholesalers of the famous Baltimore and Now York counts. Almost a curiosity was the car load of anthracite coal which J. D. Hale received last Friday and in fact several merchants are exhibiting pieces of the valuable fuel in their show windows. The car contained ninteen tons of good old fashioned hard coal and as Hale had orders for it several times over it lasted about as long as a snowball in June. In fact Mr. Hale himself hardly had an opportunity to get ac quainted with bis owu property until it was carted away. Mr. Hale believes he will he able to obtain alrout a ear load a month from now on.

Frank Hisey of Jefferson township js in the city today attending to some important legal business. The Studabakers, the Morrisons and the Niblicks are in Fort Wayne today attending a family reunion which is being held at the home of Judge and Mrs. W. J. Vesey. It is almost unnecessary to statu that an enjoyable time is being had bv this large family circle. They always spend Christmas at the home of Judge Studabaker, at which time Santa Claus is a conspicuous figure and then on New Year’s day the reunion is given. We have been remembered this, the closing week of the old year, by the following readers of the Democrat: H. F. Rodenbeck, Jessie Butler, Mrs. Helen Burns, Peter Kirsch, Fred Koenig, Mary Knepper, Mrs. Jennie Clever, Barney Plock, J. P. Crist, Jacob Abnet, E. H. Stoppenhagin, William Franz, Sylvester, Wolfe, John W. Meyers, William Worden, Joseph Peele, Harry Sipe, William Koldeway, Lewis Genther, H. A Fristoe, Herman Geils, Fred Scherry, Rev. L. W. A. Luckey, D. I. Weikel, H. H. Mathews, C. D. Bieberick, John C. Werling, Mrs. Harry Deam, Mrs. Fredericks G. Macke and William Heath. Warner Ehinger, a Decatur pioneer, died at his home on Nuttman avenue at an early hour Monday morning, after a long illness. He was sixtytwo years old and one of the most widely known residents of the city. He has worked at various occupations and has always been an honest and industrious citizen. He was an exsoldier, a member of the Catholic Benevolent Legion and the G. A. R., each of which orders attended the funeral services in a body. The services were held yesterday morning at the St. Mary’s church, interment at St. Joseph cemetery. The deceased leaves a wife and two children, one son and one daughter. The directors of the Riverside Oil & Gas company held a meeting in the city Tuesday afternoon, at which time the Decatur Oil & Gas company submitted to them a proposition which had in view tfie purchase of all gas in the big Koos well. As finally agreed upon the Riverside company get something like 200 acres of leases owned by the Decatur company for which a consideration of S4OO was named, and in addition all the gas produced in the territory belongs to the Decatur company at a price of five cents per thousand cubic feet. This adds the production of the Koos well as well as all others they may hereafter own, to the holdings of the Decatur Oil & Gas company, and insures them plenty of gas for their Wiljehire and Wren plants. Within another week a line will be laid to the Koos well. The Riverside company have another well coming in within the next day or two, and if it proves either a good oil or gas producer their holdings of near'a thousand acres in that territory will be worth a good named sum of the coin of the realm. The Blue lodge Masons and the Easterh Star installed their officers Tuesday night and the affair was interesting and a social success. The Masonic officers are, worshipful master, George Kinzle; Seuier Warden, P. L. Andrews: Junior Warden, Hen ry B. Heller, Secretary, Earl B. Adams; treasurer. Gustave Rosenthal; Senior deacon, J. H. Lenhart; Junior deacon, N. C. Coverdale: trustee, C A. Dugan; stewards, Charles Ernest and Isadora Kalver and tyler Barney Kalver. The officers who will preside over affairs of the Eastern Star order are worthy matron, Mrs. Minnie Reid; worthy Patron, Mrs. L. C. Miller; associate matron, Mrs. Mary Stoneburner; Secretary. Miss Anna Winnes; treasurer, Mrs. Monta Hensley ; co - iductress. Miss Letta Ernst associate conductress, Mrs. Olive Peterson. Immediately after the instalation a sumptous banquet was served and of course this part of the evening was enjoyed. Addresses were made by Emerson McGriff and Judge Headington, of Portland and others. A large crowd was in attendance and the installation was completely successful. In today’s issue we present a zinc etching of the beautiful new Presbyterisn church now under construction at the corner of Mercer and Adams street. According to contract the edifice was to have been under roof by today and completed by April Ist, bnt owing to a rather late start and the severe weather of a month past work has been somewhat retarded and the completion of the building will be delayed perhaps three months. It is now hoped by those interested that the dedication may occur not later than July Ist. As may be seen by the picture, the new building is to be a model of beauty and with the line interior finishing will cost in the neighborhood of $15,000. Through the kindness of the pastor, Rev. E. A. Allen to whom a large amount of credit is due for the new building, we are enabled to give a few facts concerning the Presbyterian church of Decatur. This is their sixty third year, having organized in 1840 at the court house. In 1851 a frame church was built and did service until 1862, when it was destroyed by lire. In 1861 the brick church, which stood so long, was constructed and was used constantly until last spring when it was partially destroyed by fire and then came the projection for a new place of worship, suitable to the times and after several weeks of activity, the workers succeded in rais ing a sufficient amount and the con tract was let. We are proud of the building and proud of the jieople who take pride enough in themselves and the citv to have such a church.

The county commissioners have been in session all week winding up the business of the county for the year which closed last night. The bonds on the Woods macadam road, one of the Blue Creek trio which have been in dispute since early last sum mer, were finally sold to the Fifth National Bank at Cincinnati. The board wisely saw that said bonds were actually sold before affixing their signature, thus incurring the debt and receiving the money therefor. Phis necessitated the board to discontinue further action upon selling the bonds for the Salem macadam road, which were being advertised to sell some time during the month. The rest of the time was taken up in allowing claims and other business. Contracts were entered into wit Calvin Miller and E. Woods, who w-ere the successful bidders on the Decatur and Preble and West Pleasant Mills roads. The report of James P. Haefling on change of venue costs was approved. THE BULLFIGHTER. Picturesque, Self Conscious and the Popular Hero of Spain. You could never mistake a bullfighter for a man of any other calling. He enforces upon himself a street costume the details of which are as immutable as those of a soldier's uniform. His hair must be brushed forward over his ears, lie must be smooth shaven, he must wear a tiny pigtail, bis jacket may not come below bis waist line, his shirt is deeply fluted, and in its front he wears as magnificent a diamond as his earnings and the gifts of Ids admirers can supply. When lie walks the streets on Ids high French heels, glancing self consciously from beneath his flat brimmed sombrero, be is followed on every side by pointed fingers. To sit with him at a case table is a distinction, and the youngest of Madrid's golden youth flush with pleasure when in public places be nods to them. At the fashionable hour in the Prado they give him the seat of honor in the automobile. It is a survival of the relations of the “patron” and the gladiator. And in return for this social recognition, when Sunday comes, the matadore before be kills the bull bows to the box in which his rich patron sits and throws him his three cornered hat and by so doing tills with envy the hearts of 15,000 men. What the effect bis fame, his silken calves and his cloth of gold have upon the women of Spain has been sung by generations of poets, playwrights and novelists of his own country.—Richard Harding Davis in Scribner’s. A Gentle Hint. A certain butcher is renowned among bis contemporaries for the quaintness and originality of some of his remarks. On a road leading to a neighboring parish he one day met a gentleman who at the time owed him for some meat. After a salutation the gentleman remarked: “That's a tine fat dog you have, Alexander.” , "Sac weel he may, sir,” was the reply, "for he has an easy conscience and is oot o’ debt, and that’s mair than you or I can say!” The hint was taken, and the butcher got his money next day.—London Answers. She Needed It. An old colored woman who bad saved up a little money went to her lawyer to consult with him about investing it profitably. When she was asked, says Harper’s Magazine, what interest she expected, she answered in a very sure and emphatic manner: “Twelve per cent, Mr. .ledge.” When, the attorney expressed some surprise, she explained her position thus: “Well, ledge, I ain’t got much money, an’ yo’ see I has ter git a big per c-us ter make up.” “Nebber ax a man to lend yon 25 cents,” said Uncle Eben. "Ax 'iin fob $5 Jes’ to make ’lm think dat juu re gyards 'im as a capitalist, an' mebb< he'll be* ashamed to hack down." Wash V‘>l’lCE OF -ALE or MACADAM KHALI bonds Notice i. hereby given, that I. .1. H Voglewede. treasurer of Adams county, state of Indiana, will on Thursday. January 15, 1903. ut the room of the hoard of commissioners In the auditor's office In the city of llecatur. Indiana, receive sealed blds for the purchase and sale <>f certain bonds known and designated us macadam road lamds, autho'lzed and issued by the board of commissioner, of raid county for the construction of the West Pleasant Mills luacadiim road In Washington township in said coun V. The entire issue of Isolds for said county is *,’tun on divided Into ten equal series, one series payable every six months, with In terest at four and one-half per cent, payable semi-annually evidenced by coupons attached. Each bond Is the denomination of 112(1.1X1. Sealed blds will be received until ten o'clock a. tu. of said day. Each bld must Is* accompanied with n certified check In amount equal to three per cent of the amount on the bld. which check must be drawn against monies deposited In any reliable bank hi said county. Such cheek shall be made payable or endorsed to the board of commissioners and shall be held as a guaranty for the such bid, and should said bid be accepted, the said cheek shall be forfeited to the county, should the bidder fall to comply with the conditions of Ills said bld. Each of said bonds will bear date of January 16. 1808. and should the Ixmds not be ready for delivery on the day the said blds are received and accepted, the Interest will be refunded by the purchaser at the rate of four and one-half per cent from Ibe date of January 15, IIKB. until the date when the purchase price of said Ismds are paid to the county treasurer and the bonds dellv cred. The above descrlls'd bonds will become due on tin ruh day of May and the I.6th day of Noveinls r of each year, commencing with November 16.1'ici, and are mpde payable, including Interest, ut the llecatur National Hank, llecatur, Indiana Sahl Ismds are Is- ► I exeliiilvi’ly for the expense of the construction of tin- above descrlls'd road pursuant to the law of I*W and I'lll. The amount of Ismds to be sold Including bunds already Issued In said township tor free gravel aiwl macadam reads Is less than four per cent of the totsl valuation of said township for taxation. Further particulars will fie furnltffiHl on application. ' J6-S J. 11. VOGLEWEDE. County Treasurer.

GREATEST Money Saving EVER KNOWN. Good Overcoats and Suits go at 75c, 66c and 50c on the Great MidWinter Clearance Sale begins January • Gus Rosenthal The Square Man. Decatur, Indiana.

RECEIVING BIDS Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of Adams County. Indiana, will receive sealed bids for the construction one Smoke House for use at the county asylum on Monday, January 19, 1903, at the room of the county commissioners in the auditor's office of said county, at ten o’clock. a. m.. ‘•harp, of said day Each bid must be accompanied with the proper affidavit as required by Jaw. and by a good and sufficient l>ond payable to the state of Indi ana in an amount equal to bid. which said bond shall bo Burned by ut least two resident freeholders of the at ate of Indiana, whose responsibility shall Im* certified to as required by Jaw or by a surby company to the approval of said board. The board reserves the right to reject any and all bi is. J. E M ANN. i SAM CEL DOAK. -Com's JACOB ABNET ' Attest: Abe Hoch. Auditor. 43 2 MOTILE OF 'ALE OF MACADAM ROAD BONDS. Notice is hereby given, that I. J. 11. Voglewede, treasurer of Adams county, state of Indiana, will on Thursday, January 15,1903, at the room of the board of commissioners in the auditors office in the citv of Decatur. Indiana, receive sealed bids nr the purchase and sale us certain bends known and designated as macadam road bonds, authorized and issued by the board of comnihdoneri* of said county tor the construction of the Decatur and Preble macadam road in Washing ton and Root townships including the city of Decatur, in said county. The entire issue of bonds for said county is JlS.Too. divided into ten equal mtl<one f cries payable every six months, with Interest ut four and onehalf per cent, payable semi-annual y. evidenced by coupons attached. Each bond is the denomination of ftiNl.oo. Sealed bids will be received until ten o’clock a. m. of mid day Each bid must be accompanied with acertlti« ■! check in aniouiil < QUBI to tbrefipefrCODl oJ the amount on tin* bid, which cheek must lx* drawn against monies deposited in any lelim le bank in said county. Such check shall Im* made payable or endorsed to the b ard of comndsaloners and shall be hold hb a guaranty for the performance ot such bid. and should raid bid be accepted the said check shall Im* forfeited to t he county, should tlie bidder fail to comply with the conditions of hi* said bid. Each of said Isnids will bear date of January 15. 190:1. and shouldthe bonds not be ready for delivery on the day the said bids arc received and accepted, the inte rest will be refunded by the* purchaser at the rate of four and one half per cent frewn the date of January 15. IW3, until the date when the* purchase* price* of said lamds are* paid to the* county treasurer and the leondt delivered. The above described bonds will become* elm* on the 15th day of May and the* 15th day of November of each year, commencing with November 15 I'M Ki, and are* made puyuhie. Including Inter©"!. nt the* Decatur National Bank. Decatur. Indiana. Said bond" are*lasnedt xclutivel) torthi • xpense ol Um ooi at ruction e f the above described roael pursuant te> t be* law of Kw and 1901. The amount of bonds to Is sold Incluellng bond** already Issued in said township tor free gravel and maendam roads is less tbate four per cent of the total valuation of snlel township for taxation. Further particulars will tie furnished on application. W-3 J. 11. VoiiLEWEDE. t’ouiity Treasurer.

KIDNEY^‘‘'Si BACKACHE I For Mile by lllu'kburii A OhrWen.

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