Decatur Democrat, Volume 47, Number 2, Decatur, Adams County, 19 March 1903 — Page 2

Chauncey Steele went to Fort Wayne Friday where he hae ac- * cepted a position as brakeman on the Nickel plate railroad. Loch & Linn arc having an addition built <r> their implement and wagon ahed which stands at the rear of their store rooms. The new building will ext«id to Court street and give them much additional floor space.® Misti Minnie Hawkins came to this city Saturday from Marion. Indiana. where she has been working. Miss Hawkins is just recovering from an attack of lung fever, and will stay at the home of her father in Union township, until she recuperates. Dr. Covault took a big Belgium horse to Cherubusco, Ind.. Thursday, which had been sold to a dealer of that place by Frisinger& Gerber. It was one of the largest horses of the 10l and weighed over two thousand pounds. The firm also sold a five-year-old horse, which was delivered to a horseman of Pandora. Ohio. Fred Vaughn came in from Toledo Friday and returned at noon, in order to be in conference with the chief of railway mail clerks. Fred is employed as weigher of mails and gets a day off every third day. He runs on the Clover Leaf from Toledo to St. Louis and states that from 3000 to 4000 pound of mail are handled on the round trip. Merritt Fink, the one year old son of Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Fink of Geneva, died at eight o’clock Thursday after an illness lasting two weeks or more with lung fever. The funeral services were held Friday at Monroe. Mr. and Mrs. Fink are well known here and have a number of friends who will regret to learn of their sorrow. Governor Durbio has signed the bill recently passed compelling counties to keep in good repair the roads on which rural routes have been established. The bill provides that five per cent, of the road funds be set aside to keep the rural routes in good condition. The bill was prepared by S. B Rathbone, special agent of the middle division of the rural free rural mail delivery service, who says Indiana is the first state to enact. Farmers residing near Sycamore report whooping cough among their bogs. Benjamin Knappenberg reports a large number stricken with that disease. This may seem almost incredible, nevertheless it is a fact, and the porkers cough and whoop as loudly as people, and a large number of hogs have already died by coughing until they choked to death. The children of this man have had the whooping cough all winter, and it is believed the hogs contracted the disease from them. Charlev Fehrenbaeh has been consulting prominent international lawyers. and has decided that he can not return to Germany to lay claim to an estate which he is said to have fallen heir to. This decision is the outgrowth of the fact that he has never served bis time in the army, for all able bodied men in Germany are compelled to serve three years in the army. Mr. Fehrenbaeh will investigate his claims through the medium of the law, although this will necessitate a long lapse of time before anything definite can be reached. The treasurer of the school board, W. J. Myers, made out a report or transcript of the number'of scholars iittendiug the city public schools who liv-outside of the corporate limits With tins he demanded of Trustee T. S. Coffee payment for same, the aggregate amount being slßl. The trustee refused to pay the same, and the law provides that the county auditor sb »11 sit in judgment, hear the evidence and make a finding the same as any other court of justice. Ten days is allotted the trustee to file his sxio of the case, and then Auditor Boch will take a hand and decide the matter cu its merits. A meting of Fred Koldeway, trustee and George B. Cline, John Miller and Emanuel Hart, advisory board of Union township, was held at tlie auditor’s office Thursday the purpose being to let the contract for building a new school house at district number five in that township. There were five bids filed including prices by Mann & Christen, Linn & Fatten, Fred Hoffman, D. Weikel and Julius Haugk. There was some controversy as to whether or not the fatter two should be received as they were not filed until after Saturday. Mann & Christen’s bid $2,855, was Hie lowest, without these but Julius Hangk's bid was $l7B below them. Owing to the fact that a change in ibe plans was desired it was decided to read vert ise and bids will therefore ■be received April 4. Curt Johnson, the most fearless balloon rider in the west, will make an ascension and grand parachute leap in this city on Saturday, April 4. Curt has made some of the greatest trips skyward ever seen in this or any other state. At Fort Wayne on Libor Day he sailed up to an estimated distance of 5,000 feet: at Montpelier he went up high enough to be seen at Bluffton, a distance of fourteen miles. He is under the managerueut of Mr. John Julan, of Bluffton, who has secured a ninety foot balloon, the largest made, for his use. This is Curt’s home and he will endeavor to gin* the greatest exhibition ever seen in the locality. The event is probably a little early for this kind of work, but Curt is anxious to get started. as he expects to make several hundred ascensions in all parts of the country this year and this trip is made Io test his outfit. The affair is free and no doubt a large crowd will be in to witness the greatest balloon show ever seen iu the country.

Thet&VillshiJh Herald reports the bank in that town as in the act of going from a private institution tix a state bank. The change will occur April first. > Fred Roehm bought a horse at Decatur Saturday, for which he paid $l5O. Horse flesh is becoming more valuable each year in this section of the country. Willshire Herald. Mr. and Mrs. Emmett George and family left for Bowling Green, Ohio, where they expect to make their future home. They have lived in this community for a number of years and will have the Democrat keep them informed of the daily happening of this county. Superintendent Hunter, master of transportation Casey and a number of other officials of the G. R. & I. railway were in the city Thursday. They came in on the eight o ( clock train and were busy from that time until the afternoon train looking over the railroad yards and the late improvements that have been made on the company’s property at this place. A new seventy-five horse power gas i engine has been placed in position at the Fornax grist mills. It was manufactured by the St. Mary's Machine Company, and is as large a machine as that company turns out. The engine is of the double cylinder make, the only one of this kind in the city, and is capable of doing an unusual amount of heavy work like that which the driving of the machinery at the Bremerkamp mill affords. The citizens of Bluffton are greatly enthused over a message received Thursday to the effect that Andrew Carnegie has decided to include that city in his list of library donations and has voted them the sum of SIO,OOO for a public library to stand as a monument to him and a lienefit to the residents of that town. The site will be selected at once and the building erected during the summer. Bluffton has been making an effort to get such a donation tor a year past. The auditor has completed the distribution of the surplus dog fund. The law compels the township trustees to report and turn into the auditor all of the dog fund in excess of SIOO. The total turned in was $837.60, and a« distributed gives Union townships4l.B7, Root $42.12, Preble $45.77, Kirkland $47.28, Washington $59.28, St. Mary’s ?J 1.01. Blue Creek $40,78, Monroe $96.30, French $46.84, Hartford $49.33, Wabash $73.46, Jefferson $45.86, Decatur $130.27, Geneva $38.95 and Berne $35.48. When a man and a widow marries and the man dies, is she widow of the first husband or of the second, or both’ This was a conundrum recently before the pension authorities. The widow of a soldier was drawing a pension as such widow. She married again and the pension was stopped. Then the second husband died and the widow made application for re-in-statement as the widow of the first husband and the claim was allowed. Consequently under the ruling the widow can never be a widow of any but her first husband. Four cases of some importance are set down for trial in the Adams circuit court this week, according to Judge Erwin’s calendar. The week’s business began Monday with the suit of the Ohio Insurance company vs Johnson, a suit on a note, appealed from Justice Baughman’s court, on Tuesday two cases are set for hearing they lieing Lcgenberger vs Light et al and Rose & Bell vs Geneva and and Charles Murray, suit on account. Wednesday is the day for the damage suit of Grim against the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railway company and on Thursday the State vs Thomas Shannon, petit larceny eomes up. State vs Carl Burley, assault and battery, jury enpannelled ami case tried. John D. Edwards vs City of Decatur damages SSOOO demurer overruled assignment of cause for trial set aside by agreement of parties. Linthe Gregory vs A. C. Gregory, motion filed for a new trial. The German Building Loan Funds and Savings association vs Wilson and Hattie Beery, case dismissed and costs paid. Rose & Bell vs Geneva and Charles Murray, answer filed by defendants, set for trial Tuesday March 17. John Pitts, ex parte, demurrer filed to remonstrances. In probate court Newton H. McLain, guardian for Clement, Carl and Floyd Smith, final report as to Carl, examined approved and guardian discharged as to all except Floyd. Such was the court record last Thursday. The Berne-Adams club, an institution to l>e operated purely for amusement’s sake, is the latest proposed business at Berne and the steps for same were taken Friday. The club will be located in the George Nichols room and that gentleman is now at Toledo buying equipment and furnishing. All forms of games, including pool, billiards, bowling and others will be installed, and the room will be complete with a gymnasium department. Already one hundred members have joined and this completes the list, no one else to lie taken in unless one of the charter members withdraws. The club will be incorporated under the laws of Indiana and Attorney Smith today prepared the papers asking for the charter. Within a few days everything will be in readiness and Borne will have the greatest amusement club in this part of the country. Each member will have a key and no one else will tie admitted. Aboard of directors consisting of five men will bo elected and serve for one year, having entire charge of the club. The Berne-Adams looks like a winner.

J. M. Burkhead has entered the list of auctioneers, having splendid success at the E. J. George sale several days ato. He will hang out his shingle and go into the business for all it is worth. Frank E. France and Tom Carey left Thursday for Muskogee, Indian Territory, where they will open a wholesale ice cream factory. The boys expect to have their plant going by April Ist, and as they will have the the only concern of the kind within a radius of more than a hundred miles it looks good. Both are good fellows and we wish them the very best success in the world. A hose nozzle that was, at one time the property of the city fire department was found in the drain which leads from the cellar of Meyers livery barn to the main sewer. It had been lost there a number of years ago in an attempt to slush the sewer when the old hand engine was in use and Decatur’s only fire protection. The nozzle is only good for a two inch hose and though an expensive article is now of no more value than what it will bring as old brass. James K. Niblick w’ho has owned a machinery store on North Second street for several years, is arranging to close out all his small machinery and stock of implements. He has announced a big public sale to be held at his place of business on Saturday, March 21, at which time be will auction the entire stock off. Henry Stapleford of Fort Wayne, has been employed as crier, and as the sale is being advertised far and near a big crowd of farmers is expected to be present. Word reached Geneva Thursday that George McManus died in Marion Wednesday. Thefamilyconsisting of a wife and one child, lives at Ceylon, but the deceased has been staying at Marion for some time. The charitable people of Geneva, gave the grief stricken widow seventeen dollars which she spent in taking herself and child to Marion where they saw in death the husband who years ago was such a source of pride and c imfort to her. The funer al took place iu Marion. Sheriff Butler Thurs lay received a letter from Reuben Giles, presumed to be the sheriff of Clay county, Arkansas. the letter being written from Boydsville, that state. The officer confides the news that he has his eye on Oliver Reynolds and Julia Loser, of this county and is ready to grasp the fifty dollars reward offered for their arrest. He asks for pictures of the parties and seems certain he has them spotted. Os course he is wrong for Oliver and Julia are living at their respective homes in this county but this goes to show how such news travels. Ninde Bros . of Edgertown, who are heavy stock shippers on the Nickle Plate, have brought suit against that road for the reimbursement of an amount equal to the damages which it is alleged the negligence of the company caused them to suffer. They claim that cars were not secured for them at the proper time and that a number of smaller losses resulted from the.first breach of contract. In all they ask six hundred dollars dama ges for the loss in shrinkage and the case is an interesting one to shippers as such negligence on the part of the railroad company often happens, and always results in a loss to the unprotected shippier. Henry Krick and P. L. Andrews came home Thursday evening from a months tour through Indian and Oklahoma territories. They are greatly enthused and sav it is beyond doubt one of the greatest countries on earth, where opportunities are innumerable for a young man with a little energy and money. The pieople are as refined and modern as in the east and seem to have even more push and vim. Many cities in that country only a few vears of age have from 5.000 to 25,000 inhabitants and are growing rapidly. They have all modern improvements, including electric lights, water plants, telephone system, etc. Mr. Andrews expects to return to Enid, a town of 8,000 iu Oklahoma and will open a real estate and loan office. He will be here a month or two settling up some business matters, after which he expects to be at home permanently in Enid. The large safe in the drug store of Will Mains at Ossian was blown own last week and the sum of S2OO stolen The robery was one of the boldest ever perpetrated in this part of the country and so far the guilty parties have not been apprehended. The work was done by four men who stole a hand car al Fort Wayne, run to Ossian about midnight performed their work and returned the same way they come. They were not in Ossian over half an hour it is believed and their work was certainly well planned. Arriving at the Main store they forced the lock on a rear door, placed a charge of dynamite in the safe com bination and set it off. They secured the booty returned to their hand car pulled out for Fort Wayne over the Lake Erie & Western, leaving the hand car at the Wabash crossing just this side of Fort Wayne. An effort is being made to locate the bold rob bern though there is scarcely a chance of their capture. Ossian has no bank and two or three of the large stores there do a sort or general banking business, keeping quite an amount of cash on hand. As a consequence this is the fifth robbery of safes there within a year. A gang seems to be located at Fort Wayne who do the business and they are believed to be the same parties who made the attempt at the Egg Case office a few weeks ago.

The beans in the jar at the Temper ance billard hall were counted Ihursday and it w’as found that the jar container! 4289. Frank Uldiges an employe of the telephone company estimated 4280 and was awarded the guitar. Jacob Yager returned Thursday from a two weeks’ trip through the southwest. He traveler! over a large area of Arkansas and was well pleased I with the opportunities offered there. He bought a quarter section of land lying between Jonesboro and Paragould, Ark., two flourishing cities. This land lies in the cotton region, and no doubt will be a profitable investment. Mr. Yagers's health is such that he cannot live in that part of the country in the summer season, but will go down there each winter. Representative George Washington Cromer is certainly making hay while the sun shines. He undoubtedly is the shrewdest practical politician on the Indiana congressional delegation. His one idea of politics is to build up a machine and just now be is making great progress along that line. He is getting a present of increased salary for numerous postoffice clerks in his district and is looking after the wants and wishes of “the boys” generally. George F. McCulloch is likely to get mashed out flatter than ever if he tackles the improved Cromer machine next year. Hugh Rout, an old Decatur boy, who still has many warm friends here, was a guest of his sister. Mrs. F. M. Schirmeyer, for several days. For many years he has made his home in Tennesee and is now living at Nashville. He is an engineer on the new fast passenger train recently put on in the south and runs from Harriman to Nashville over the Tennesee & Central. Queen & Crescent, and Southern lines. The train is a solid vestibule and the finest in the south. Hugh is chief engineer of the Broth erhood of Engineers'for division 129 and his trip north was for the purpose of interviewing the general officers of the order at Cleveland. He left for his home Monday. He is a clever gentleman and his Decatur friends are always glad to see him and hear of his success. The usual amount of business, including demurrers, motions and one thing another, was transacted in circuit court Friday morning, no session lieing held this afternoon. The docket shows the following entries to have been made as to the various cases: State vs Carl Burley, jury return verdict of not guilty and defendant discharged. John S. Bowers vs Calvin Miller et al, opinion of appellate court filed, favors plaintiff, judgment rendered, cause continued. Peter Holthouse, ex parte, written reasons and motion for new trial filed. lantha Gregory vs Augustus C. Gregory, motion for newtrial overruled, appealed to supreme court. J. Kinney vs Continental Insurance company, set for trial Friday, March 27. W. H. Niblick vs Peter Frank, set for trial Tuesday, March 24. W. S." Liken vs Lizzie Liken, demurrer filed to second additional paragraph of complaint. Marion Chronicle company vs the Harrod A Waggoner Shoe company, offer to allow judgment for S3O, de murrer filed to complaint. Grandma Simison, the oldest lady of southern Adams and one of the first settlers of the county, died last Wednesday at her home in Linn Grove. A kind, Christian and loving old lady, who to know was to bye, her death is mourned all over this and adjoining counties where she was likewise well known. She has been very feeble for two years past and was subject to fainting spells, w. th one of which she was attacked Wednesday when she passed quietly and peacefully away. Her husband. Robert Simison, to whom she was married sixty-seven years ago, remains, a broken-hearted old man. Five children Samuel Simison of

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Berne, John Simison and Mrs. Sehloson of near Linn Grove. George Simison and Mrs. Eugene Morrow of Bluffton, mourn the loss of their dear old mother. Three children are dead She was an aunt of Judge Studabaker and Mrs. Katherine Champer of this city. For a number of years family reunions have been held at the Simi sou home on their wedding anniverary day, November 17, and these events have always been most enjoyable and were always attended by Decatur friends. Rebecca (Davis) Simison was born in Greene county Tennessee, June 24, 1818, and had she lived until her next birthday would have been eighty-five years of age. Her parents settled in Union county. Indiana, and remained there until their death. She was married to Robert Simison November 17,1836. Mr and Mrs. Simison settled in Adams county in 183(i and for many years lived in a log house. They owned the town site ?Lrc nn -r ( i , T V 0 w J“f h th,, y Platted in 1856. Their wedding was solemnized at the residence of James Harvey in Wells county, and was the first event of that kind iu the county. The fun oral services were held Saturday afternoon at one o’clock from the Simisou home.

Decatur National Bank, Decatur, Indiana. Capital StOp, 000 ft) Surplus 15.000 ft) Deposits ItiO’OOOft) directors P ' " r %"S£!< e - PrMldent - D. SPRANG. B ' X ' Du roc Jerseys. I have a choice lot of Duroc Jersey Gilts, bred for spring litters. If you want a Duroc get the genuine. I sell thein at prices that you can afford to buy. All Breeding Stock Registered: I also have some \\ hite Plymouth Rock Cockerels I wj]] ! sell at SI.OO each. They are pure bred and choiee birds. F=? . BFREI I IXI I IXI OE R . . R - D BERNE, ixp

Farmers, Attention!

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FRED REPPERT, AUCTIONEER. DECATUR, IND.

Notice of sale of Inclaimed Freight and Baggage. Notice is hereby given that the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway company has in its possession divers articles, packages and cases of freight and baggage, which have been and remained in its possession for upwards of one year, unclaimed and refused at the places to which the same was consigned and checked, and upon which the owners have failed and refused, for one year and more, to pay the carrier's charges thereon, and to claim and take said freight and baggage, and that all the said articles, packages and cases of unclaimed freight and baggage will be sold (each article, package and case separately) at public auction, to the highest bidder, for cash, at the freight house of said railway company, on Island street, in the city of Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and state of Michigan, on the line of the railroad of said railway comtnencidg on Wednesday, the 29th day of April, 1903, at 10 o’clock a. m. and continuing until all said articles shall be sold. Terms: Immediate payment in cash, and delivery of the property to him to be taken away immediately. The Grand Rapids & Indiana Ry. Co. by E. C. Leavenworth, General Freight Agent; C. L. Lockwood, General Passenger Agent. Dated at Grand Rapids, Mich., Feb, 24,1903. Registered Short Horn Cattle tor Sale I have a numlier of short horn cattle extra fine stock for sale, and will dispose of them at a low price and on easy terms. I have more than I can take care of and you can get these at a bargain. The herd consists of bulls, heifers and calves, and I know if you want good stock I can please you. all on or address J. B. Corson. Decatur, Ind., R. R. No. 2. 41tf Low Rate of Interest. Money loaned at five per cent, interest, payable annually or semi-an-nually, at option of borrower, with privilege of partial payments at any interest paying time. No delay in fe.'iX ”■ “ Mi.»”su M ' , r l «>l I ". nd 7 1 Thou ” u “ i estlteZt rd ’ on real estate at 5} oer cent interest. No commision. 6. B. Erwin. t s Wanted at Once- An ambitious and energetic man over 21 years of to work himself up salaried position with alargeoompan v Answer in own hand wr ting |> A Box 234, Decatur, Ind. * tf °' for sale or trade. I have some very good tajrma for sale or Also a list of city property for fe.te io nm 1 wice as many position. .. “'ersity. Expanse bah those of other^hJd"’ Tuition free until satisfiiwl u* •. » ’ handsome catalog n F y r,t !‘. tor president. * ' E ' Ha "’kins, 51 tl

I am prepared to cry your sales and would like to book yours. My c a 1 e n d a r is at Brittson Brothers hardware stoie, and we can complete arrangements any time you call. Satisfaction guaranteed and prices right.

...Legal Advertising... \<>Tl< E OF ADMINISTRATOR S SALBof REAL ESTATE The undersigned. administrator de bonis non of the estate of Ferdinand Mier. dec.... d. hereby gives notice that by virtue of an rder of the Adam* circuit court, he will. rTer f r sale at private sale at the law office of Don B. Erwin, in Decatur. Indiana, on Saturday, April 4, 1903. between the hours of 10 o’clock a. m.* 4 o'clock p. m.. on said day. and from day today thereafter until Mold, tbe following • estate in Adams county. Indiana, to-wit The southeast quarter of the -southwest quarter (of section eleven 11. in township ’ wenty-eighth'north, range th;. Di r. 1 ■a4 containing forty «40» acres more or Ivmj. Said sale will be made subject to the approval of said court for not les> than the apprais’d value thereof and upon the fol.owing terms and conditions. TERMS. One-third cash In hand, one-third in nine mvuiha and one-third in eighteen ths from date ot sale, evidenced by note-. * the purchaser, bearing six percent? Interest fr m date, wai’ tng relief, providing for attorney's lees and secured by mortgages on said real estate and by approved personal freehold security. Christian Eickhoff. Administrator. D. B. and D N. Erwin, attorneys. W-4 VOTICE OE COMMISSIONER'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE. Notice I a hereby given, that the undersigned. John Schurger. corn in is* ••tier, appointed by the Adams circuit court, of Adams county, Indiana, in an action h r partition being cause No. «.570, in which Margaret Scherry is plaintiff, and Rm Werling. All • rt - Werling. her husband, Lucy hinti. Charles Kintz, her husband. Kmtna .« rry and Sarah Fcberry are defendants, will offer at public sale at the east door of thru >ur house in Decatur. Adams county. Indiana, on Saturday, March 21,1903, lietween the hours of ten o'clock a. n.. and four o'clock u. ni, the following described real estate, to wit: The west half of tin- southwest quart.-' section twenty three CSi.i in townshiptweiityseven (-J7i north, range thirteen <l3> e.tet. in Adams county, Indiana Terms of rale: One third cash on day ol sale. one. third in nine months and one third In eighteen months. Deferred payment’ to la- secured by promissory notes se cured ny mortgage, said notes to bear Interest -t toe rate of six per cent, from date of sale. M-4 JOHN BCHCHGBR. Oommlsalot" r

J. D. HALE, DKALRH IN Seeds, H*ay, Wool, O' l Salt, Goal, Lime, Gem n* Feftilizei's. Office and retail attire atore southeast oor nt ‘f Second and Jefferson streets. . Your patronage solicited. Weak Men Made Vigorous What PEFFER’S NERVIGOR Old It acta powerfully and quietly. Cures •!>'»»' athera ran. Young tuea ragnn lost niaiihm't men recover youturi'j vigor. Absolutely O anloetl to Core Nervousness, I.os* 1 U-ncy. N'irhtly Kmlsslons. I-oet1»« r eltfior sex. Falling Memory, W J one,.a, and of atlf-abui' er )*““ llet druggist lmi»se a worthless »u ,l, ‘ nl nh,T }'” , <“^au«irv| l 'l l l.<ajtreaur profit. I"’ I '"'* ? Cat line FF.FI-Ell'b NEBVKlOK.orswiror 11 ' * ts oai rl,Ml in vest pin ket. Prepaid, plain •r’l ' »I 1»T box, ore for iff, with A Written tfotee tofu re or Iter’ll nd Money. I’" 1 " 1 ’!'' 1 ill VEFFEM MKDICAL Abß’N, CiUca*"" Small slxe 6C c inta Sold by lilackbui" 11 * Christen, Dveatur.