Decatur Democrat, Volume 46, Number 49, Decatur, Adams County, 12 February 1903 — Page 5

Conrad Gillig left for Fort Recov-1 ery, Ohio, Monday, where ho will be absent for a few days attending to business. Dr. A. G. Holloway who has been sick for a few days past, continues to improve slowly and is now able to sit up for a short time. Ehas Coverdale, who has been quite ill with heart trouble and other complications for six weeks or uiore, is reported some' better today. Peter Gaffer will open a carriage and sign painting shop in the rear of the Gregory building, as soon as arrangements can be completed. Mr. and Mrs. J. .1. Mayer entertained a few friends Tuesday even ingin honor of Mr. and Mrs. John Smith of Alexandria. An enjoyable time was bad. C. M. Kenyon, editor of the Red Key Times, and former proprietor of the Decatur Journal, arrived in the city yesterday for the purpose of transacting business. The tenth annual banquet of the Boston Store clerks was given Tuesday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Moltz. All the clerks and their friends were present and the affair was a big success. John D. Nidlinger received a fine brahama rooster Tuesday, over the American Express company. Dealing in thorough bred stock is no longer an experiment with that gentleman and he knows it pays. Bud Brokaw is in Columbia City, being called there on account of the serious illness of his mother in-law, Mrs. Borden. Mrs. Brokaw has been at her mother's bedside who it seems has no chance of recovery. Gaffer Bros, are papering the store room occupied by Tague’s shoe store. The addition will greatly enhance the beauty of the room and when completed will be one of the many up-to date buildings in the city. The January section of the Ladies’ Aid society of the Presbyterian church met last evening at the Presbyterian parsonage and a delightful evening is reported. Quite a crowd was present and the event was a social and financial success. Mrs. Mary Weldy returned from Peterson Tuesday noon, where she paid a visit to relatives and friends before leaving for Chicago. Mrs. Weldy left Tuesday night over the Erie tor the latter place where she expects to make her future home. Charles F. Walters very much desires to have a talk with everyone who intends to join his Oklahoma excur sion, between this and Saturday, and they are urged to call at the office of - J. H. Hall, Son A Fulk, in the new Studabaker block. Gert Reynolds, the barber, has decided to improve his shop and has already ordered new equipment. He will put in an entirely new oak finished front, trippie plated mirrors and an improved hodraulic lift barber chair, which will make his shop as complete as any in the citv. A new case was filed in the circuit yesterday afternoon entitled the Decatur Loan association vs. Albert Schurger and others, the same being a suit to foreclose a mortgage of SSOO and interest. The demand is S7OO and an order of sale for the property in question. The suit was filed by Attorney A. P. Beatty. Those readers who have deposited their annual subscription fee with us this week are Daniel Smith, D. W. Meyers, F. B. Robinson, John R. Cline, James Hurst, J. D. Van Camp, George Gates, M. L. Smith, Andrew Fuelling, Mrs. Margaret Jacobs, Simeon Smith. C. D. Kunkle, Moses Augsperger, VV. O. Diehl, Fred Hahnert and J. A. Schroll. Dal Hower suffered an accident yest'rday which will prevent the full use of bis hands for some time. He was cutting meat and almost severed the index finger of the right hand with the sharp knife. Dal has been working in a butcher shop for the past eight years and the fact that this is the first time that he ever cut himself, makes him sore. Railroad business on theG. R. A I has been transfernsl to the new depot and everybody connected with the station show in a peculiar way the effect of the newness. Corncob pipes are-lacking and incessand smokers suffer the loss of their “baby." Engineers on the passenger trains forget and want to draw their trains up liefore the old building and seem at loss when the old block signal does not answer to their frantic whistles and passengers from the north bound trains pass the new building and go to the old. Nevertheless the people like to experience these “breaking ins" and the Clover Leaf and Erie cannot offer a similar opportunity too soon to please them. Alwut fifty spectators ami bidders stood out in front of the east door of the court house for fifteen minutes Monday and witnessed the pro ceedings incident to a delinquent tax sale. But twenty wo sales were offered and as usual they were snap ped up quicker than you could say Jack Robinson. But few of those pres ent were interested in the bidding except, B. W, Sholty, W. H. Niblick of this city, Sam Simison, of Berne, and George Dickerson of Geneva, were about the only ones who offered to spend their money. The total footings of the sale did not exceed SIOO and this shows the extent of delinquencies that yearly exist in the county. It is certainly not a fat field for the fellow who lives from sheriff and delienquent tax sales.

As soon as the barbers’ bill becomes a law it will be highly improper to speak of the gentleman who follow that calling as barbers or even tonsorial artists. 1 hey will be properly designated as Professors of Tonsorial Sanitary Science and Hirsute Surgeons professor—to cut in short. I nder this law the barber has to study and pass and examination in science, and has to know more than the ordinary health officer. W. D. Rinehart one of the best known citizens in the county, will hold a public sale at his farm on Tuesday February 24, and on the 7th of March will leave for a summer’s absence in the west. He will go direct to Phoenix, Arizona, and before returning will see California. Kansas, Nebraska and in fact the entire west, being gone during the summer and perhaps longer. Relatives and acquaintances live in all the western states and he will enjoy the summer looking them up. C. F. Walters informs us that his party of excursionists to Perry. Oklahoma, will leave here at 9:27 next Monday evening over the Clover Leaf, going to St. Louis, thence to Wichita and then to Perry. About twenty people have already signified their intentions of going, and it is quite probable that even a larger number will form the party. It wdl be a jolly crowd, and along with their business of looking up cheap farming lands will be various forms of amusements to make the trip pleasant. A very pleasant wedding took place Sunday, at the home of the bride near Chata’nooga, Ohio, the groom being Isaac Shank and the bride Miss Pearl A. Ireland. Mr. Shank is a resident of this county. The ceremony occurred at high noon, the officiating minister being Rev. H. Kohn. Quite a number of invited guests were present and joined in the festivities of the occasion which included bounteous feast. Many valuable presents were received by the newely bridal couple and congratulations were even more profuse. Samuel Aumiller, who successfully combatted with Constable Pennington Tuesday and evaded arrest, is again free to do as he pleases if be will send his children to school. His brother. George A unmi Iler, came to town last evening, and this morning appeared before ’Squire Smith and entered a plea of guilty for his brother. A fine of $5 and costs, amounting in all to sl7 was assessed and promptly paid. While it may seem like persecution to arrest the same party several times for these offenses, it is the only way the truant officer can do bis duty. Jesse Smith, of Colfax, Illinois is in the city the guest of bis brother James R. Smith. He left here in November 1868 and this is his first visit since that time. His coming was a surprise to his brother and other relatives and it is needless to say a very happy one. Mr. Smith has been engaged as a farmer during most of his absence, but for four years past however having been engaged in maehanical work. He says Decatur has certainly grown and that there is scarcely any of the buildings familiar. He will remain about a month. The Erie is to spend a large amount of money in betterments this year and not a small part of it will be spent in Indiana. The Chicago A Erie, which is a part of the Erie, rune from Chicago to Marion, Ohio, and has large shops at Huntington. The entire amount appropriated for improvements', it is saiu, is> about 125,000,000 and in addition to enlarging the shops at Huntington, the line between this city and Chicago will be practically rebuilt. The Erie is doing the greatest business in its history and President Underwood, in addition to making betterments on the road, will buy a lot of additional equipment. According to present indications the little town of Willshire will experience a wildcat building boom this summer that promises to surpass the record Oi any previous year. Since the oil field has opened up about Willshire the little town has enjoyed an unusual amount of prosperity, and the increase of business demandsan increase in accommodations. A number of merchants have banded together and will construct an entire block of two story brick buildings. Those interested in the movement are: J. W. Chillcoat & Cohoe, clothiers: W. Parks, druggist; Willshire Bank; C. F. Cornell, groceryman; S. S. Buchanan. furniture, and A. A J. Brown, dry goods. Arrangements were completed among the different parties. Monday, the plans have been ordered, u nd in a short time Willshire's building boom will be on. W. H. Lyman, who has lieen engaged in the picture enlarging business for several years, has opened an establishment in the front room, second floor, of the Stone block. \\ ith Mr. Lyman is also his brother, Joe Lyman, and several other assistants. A glance at their wares is enough to prove to an inexperienced eye that the gentlemen mean business, as they have now on hand several hundred portraits on which they are at work, getting them out as soon as possible. The Lyman Brothers have worked about here for two years past, and have had their work finished in Now York City. Now,however,they haveseEecured expert workmen,the best in the land, and will turn out all their work from their Decatur headquarters. The boys are clever and honest business men with whom it is a pleasure to do business, and their word is as good as their bond. Their industry will grow no doubt, and their business become a flourishing one and a benefit to our city.

Several prominent citizens are agi-1 tating a hospital for Decatur and it is probable that such an institution may soon be added to the city. There is no question but that a home of this kind for the sick is needed and is of untold benefit to a city our size, would very probably be self sustaining from the first and would undoubtedly be so ; in the near future. Several people are ( willing to assist in establishing the hospital and if necessary donate for I its support each year until it is on a- - basis. A little more encour-1 agement will assure the success of the project. An appeal bond was Tuesday filed at the Auditor’s office, which will take the John Pitts liquor case to the circuit court. The bond was signed by William Drew, John Brown, Jacob T. Burley, Lafayate Rape, W. L. Thornhill, John Banning, J. S. Cain W. A. Wells, G. W. Pyle, John H. Barr, Tom Drew, Nathan Shepherd and D. B. Linton. A transcript of the case will at once be filed in the circuit court, where a great legal struggle will ensue. The defendant was granted a license at the last Besson of commissioners court to retail liquor at Geneva. The regular statement of the Old Adams County Bank will appear this week and the figures are enough to cause the officers and stockholders of that great institution to swell up with pride. The deposits on time and demand aggregate the enormous sum of $781,772.36, or more than three quarters of a million. The total resources reach $925,083.53, thus reaching close to the million mark. The other figures are correspondingly marvelous and prove the splendid financial condition of this great money institution which is undoubtedly one of the best in this great commonwealth. Drs. Earl Coverdale and Lawrence Hughes were notified last Friday that they were successful with the examination which was passed some time ago. Both stood very high in the work and they now have the privilige or hold a license to practice medicine and surgery in any part of the state. Dr. Coverdale has already begun practicing with his father and Dr. Hughes will probably locate in the west as he is now in that section lookins for a favorable site. Both are fully competent as the results of the recent examination proves, and undoubtedly will win success in their chosen profession. Through their cashier, C. A. Dugan, the Decatur National Bank presents their first sworn report of 1903, which shows the financial condition of this wall known banking house. The total amount of resources and liabilities figure in excess of a cool half million, and is a condition which should cause several degrees of pride and satisfac tiou to trinkle down the spinal column of its stockholders. The Decatur National is a sturdy financial institution and in the last ten years has had a remarkable growth and business, and is even destined to greater things. During the time mentioned it has several times doubled its showing of deposits and spread out with equal rapidity in the other avenues of its business. Attorney D. E. Smith, representing the plaintiff, has filed a suit entitled Margaret Scherry vs. Rosa Werling, Albert W. Werling, Lucy Kintz, Charles Kintz, Emma Scherry and Sarah Scherry. The parties are the heirs of Daniel Scherry, deceased, who at the time of his death owned eighty acres of land located in Kirkland township. The plaintiff in this case is the widow of the said Daniel Scherry and is therefore the owner of the undivided one-third interest in said estate. As two of the heirs are minors the estate cannot he partitioned without injuries, wherefore the court is asked to d iclaro the parties owners of said real estate in common and that a commissioner be appointed to sell the land. Deputy Dee Lewfon is now doing an expert job of figuring with contraetprs with a view of building an addition to his North Second street home. As now outlined the increase in size will add greatly to the appearance and comforts of an already convenient home. If his present plans are carried out the change and additions will bo made during the coining summer. It now seems probable that contractors and carpenters will have a harvest this year, and many residences will receive a new style of architecture and be beautified. It is well known fact that Decatur already possesses more handsome and costly homes than any citv of its size in this neck of the woods, and this fact is a source of unenviable pride. Oscar Baer filed suit this week in the Wells circuit court asking for a divorce from his wife Elizabeth Baer and charging her with abandonment, adultry and other offences which came within the statue. Baer has always been known about Bluffton as Oscar Mohn and his wife as Mrs. Mohn and though they have lived there for some time, no one has ever known anv different until today. Mrs. Mohn and her three daughters moved here several months ago, located on Sawdust avenue and their home has been considered a “dive” until a week ago when they were driven out of town by the police officers. Mr. Baer certainly has just cause for securing a divorce and his wife will probably not object, though a fight may be made on the custody of the children as the husband asks the court to give him the two younger age respectively eight and thirteen. There is a mystery about the family somewhere and the principals in the case tnav lie asked to explain why they have lived so long under an assumed name. •

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The beautiful surburban home of Robert S. Peterson was sold Thursday, to Eli Sprunger, the consideration being about SIO,OOO. The farm is located just south of the city, the residence being inside the corporation and is one of the handsome homes of the city. The farm consists of eightythree acres of as good land as can be found out of doors and has been ownen by Mr. Peterson for about twenty years. In the trade the home now owned by Mr. Sprunger and located on North Second street is conveyed to Mr. Peterson and the latter will remove hie family there as soon as possible. The deal has been under consideration for several days and the contract Was closed and signed at three o’clock this afternoon. Mr. Peterson will hold a publie sale of his farm personal property on Saturday March 7. Bills to this effect are nowunder process of construction. The death of John A. Fetzer occurred at one o’clock yesterday morning, and a life of usefulness is finished. For four weeks he has struggled with the ravages of disease, and until a few days ago it was believed his sturdy body would be successful and that he could live. He was first taken sick with lagrippe, which developed into lung fever and pneumonia. Even these dangerous diseases did not appear to be seriously affecting John's splendid constitution until last Saturday, when he failed perceptibly, and Dr. Dinnen, of Fort? Wayne, was sent for. Every thing possible was done for him and for four days his life hung in the balance, his friends gaining and loosing hope hourly. Yesterday typhoid symptoms appeared and the last hope for recovery was gone. Though the loved ones and many friends knew it was but a matter of hours, the announcement that death had actually come was a severe shock. He was admired by all who knew him as an honest and conscientious man and loved by his family for his good qualities. He was born in Wells county August 4, 1870 and was thirty-two years, six months and seven days old. He has resided in Decatur about six years, having been engaged in the bicycle business until a few months ago, since which time he has been working in the oil field until he took sick. He was mar ried in 1892 to Miss Lida Sawyer of Wells county, who died five years later. In June 1899 he was married to Mrs. Katie Shively of Uniondale, Indiana, and who with three children survive. The funeral services will be held at the Methodist church Friday morning at ten o clock, Rev. E. H. Pontius of the United Brethren church officiating. The casket will not be opened at the church but the remains may be viewed at the home on North Tenth street from two to four o’clock tomorrow afternooy and from six to eight o’clock tomorrow evening.

In the Adams circuit court yesterday, Robert S. Peterson acting as special judge in the case of Gia Brown vs. Grier F. Gemmell ruled on a motion to retax costs, sustaining in part and overruling in part. This is the closing act of a case which was filed in 1893 and has been on the docket ever since, a period of nearly ten years. When tried here the case caused considerable interest, being a damage suit for $5,000 and was very sensational. The case was tried twice 'and Miss Brown secured a verdict each time. A lien against her judgment was filed by lawyers. A motion to retax costs and other complication* followed. Included in Judge Petersons decision was an order for the elerk to pay to Templar A Templar, Muncie lawyers, the sum of $337.20, which has been held by the county clerk awaiting a court order for some time. The clerk was given a schedule by which to retax the costs. Deputy Haefling will devote about two days work on the records after which the famous case will lie erased from the docket for good. Roy Borden twenty-three years old, a deserter from the United States army, gave himself up to City Marihal Cordua Tuesday night, and is now a prisoner at the county jail. The fugitive has been at large for over eight months, having d«s«rted on the , sth day of July and from the day he left the officers have been hot on his path. From Vancouver, Washington Territory, the place where he left the army, he has been driven south and ; east until his trail has extended into almost every state in the Union.! Weary of this kind of life and realizing the great strain that his aged father and mother are forced to un -j dergo, when they knew that their son ( is a fugative from justice, he determined to yield to the authorities and permit the law to take its course. His father, Andrew Borden, is a con tractor at Ada, Ohio, has served three terms as recorder of Hardin county and is a highly respected and influential citizen. The deserter has been in the vicinity of his home for several months and a few weeks ago he spent three days with his parents and it was ; partly through their pleading that he surrender'd. The lad has been in the army service for some time, having belonged to the sth volunteer infantry during the late Spanish American war. After being mustered out from that service he enlisted in the regular army at Van Wert, Ohio, and was placed in Co. E, 17th infantry, which was then stationed at Columbus barracks. The 17th w>s later sent to the Philippine Island and for almost two years was used in the heaviest service that that forsaken land could afford. After his regiment was returned to the United States as the prisoner says, he was driven to des peration with the joy of being in "God’s country” and did what he did

WANK STATEMENT. j Charter No. 3,828. | Report of the condition of The Decatur i National Bunk. at Df-aiur. in tin- atateol' Indiana, at tl>e ('lasi' of business February 6 1903, ' RESOURCES. Loans anti discounts $401,447 49 Overdrafts, secured and unsecured. 5.H72 23 I'. S. bonds to secure circulation 25.1i0i 0.1 | Premiums on U, S. bonds sue to | Stocks, securities, etc 25.442 oo Banking bouse, furniture a fixtures 4jw on Other real estate owned 2.451100 Due from national banks, (not reserve agents) 38.491 S 3 Due from approved reserve agents.. 47,389 39 Checks and other cash items. 670 01 Notes of other national banks ... 08 00 Fractional papei urreney. nickels and cents 606 01 Specie < 8,(538 45 Legal-tender notes 18 koo 00 27.038 15 Redemption fund with I'.S.treaser (sper cent of circnlatlou fundi 1.250 00 Total $580,836 07 LU BH.ITir.S Capital stock paid in .. $1410.000 (V Surplus fund 15.000 00 I ndivided profits, lean expenses and taxes paid 2,. In .15 National bank non - outstanding 26,1410 i,O Due to state iianks and lisnkers . 4 47,386 05 Individual defioslts subject to check . . 111.799 09 Demand cenldeates of deposit , 279,129 58 438,294 73 Total $580.635 07 State of Indiana, County of Adams ss: I. C. A. Dugan, cashier of the above named hank, do solemnly swear that the above statement D true to the ttest of mv knowledge and belief. C. A. DvtIAN. < ashler Subscribed ami «»■ rn to before me this lot h 1 day of February, vol E Burt l.tisfi ART. Notary Public My commission expires Jan. 28. 1901. I Correct Attest: W. A. Kueblcr. 1 P, W. smith, ’-Directors. E. X. I'.hinger, I in such condition. The army post at Indianapolis has been notified of his imprisonment and officers are expected to come after him by today. As in similar cases Borden will bo | tried before a court martial probably at Indianapolis, and a sentence ranging from one to fifteen years confinement in a military prison wiil be imnosed upon him. Although deserting is generally an unpardonable anti dishonorable offense, yet in this case as the fellow’s story goes to show and as his impression makes us believe, some leniency should lie shown. Low rates via Missouri Pacific Kailway and Iron Mountain Route. Both one way mid round trip from St. Louis and Kansas Citv to points in Kansas, Missouri. Nebraska, I'tah, Colorado, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, and Pacific Coast points. Through tourist and standard sleeping cars from St. Louis and Kansas City. Free reclining chair cars on nil trains. Best dining ear service. Write tor illustrated printed matter and full particulars. G. A. A. Deane, Jr., T. P. A., 200 Sentinel Bldg Indianapolis. E. S. Brown, traveling passenger agent of the Clover Leaf, was in town today attending to business for his company.