Decatur Democrat, Volume 47, Number 2, Decatur, Adams County, 19 March 1903 — Page 5

Janies R. Smith foil and cut his face and lips so badly that the services of Dr- J M. Miller were required to sew up the gash. He is recovering rapidly. Arthur Hall, of the firm of J. H. Hall. Son & Falk, left at 9:27 last evening over the Clover Leaf for Oklahoma City. With him was a I>arty of ten who will visit that famous country. Judge R, K. Erwin Tuesday uppointed Miss Linthe Gregory guardian for her father, A. C. Gregory. The bond has not been filed but it will probably be done tomorrow and the appointment confirmed. Aaron Rrickner of Geneva, recently appointed superintendent on the county line bridge abuttments, was in town looking after business. He said that it was expected to have the bridge completed by July 1. Dr. J. L. Smith, present auditor of Allen county and for many years a resident of Hoagland, was here as a witness in a circuit court case. He is highly pleased with his new work and homo in Fort Wayne and from his appearance we are led to judge that it agrees with him. Fred A. Smith of Clinton county, Indiana, and Miss Dessie McKibfan, the adopted daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Brown, who live five miles east of the city, were united in marriage Tuesday afternoon by 'Squire Smith at the county clerk's office. Mr. Smith is an industrious farmer of Clinton county. The case of A. R. Bell and A. E. Rose vs. Geneva and Chares D. Murray, a suit on account, was called Tuesday. Peterson &■ France represented the plaintiff and D. E. Smith the defendant. A jury was secured without much trouble and the case began at ten o’clock. The suit is on a bill for a complete plumbing system at the Murray House. The entire bill was $629 and |SOO of that amount was paid, the defendants claiming that ho has already overpaid the account. John Koos, fifty-one years old and one of the best known citizens in the east part of the county, died Monday afternoon at the home of his sister, Mrs. Don Jackson at Rivare. He has been afflicted with kidney trouble for several years, the direct cause of his death being Bright's disease. His wife. Mrs. Elizabeth Koos and three children remain. Mr. Koos was born in Ohio August 22, 1852, and has btx-n a resident of this county many years . The funeral services were held at the Methodist church at Rivare Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Dibble were very pleasenly surprised by their numerous friends Tuesday evening, it being their twentieth wedding anniversary. All came with well filed baskets such as Decatur people are noted for and it is needless to say that all did justice to the tempting viands. The happy bride and groom of twenty years were presented with a beautiful Japanese vase and all went merry as a marriage bell. The guests were Messrs, and Mesdames Paul Hooper. R. K. Allison, John Vail, John Tyndall Dr. Thomas, Mrs. Crabbs and Mrs. Ed Bailey.

► t *«»'<iw4j , Z’i* ** “ **«-r j ‘ ——••■—■■■ ..* t *. a t’j, m'> i— - , 4j. IXimj • - ■ - -*■- -li-_- „,....•*<■ •» — —I AM COMPELLED TO REDUCE MY STOCK OFWatches, Jewelry, £‘_ nci Silverware, Within the next Thirty Days, to be able to meet my orders given for this year, and will offer my entire stock at the following slaughtered prices, and they must go: .... ’ WATCHES CLOCKS That Sold at That Sold at § 2.00, now go at S 1.00 ZSfc- $ 5.00 now go at S 3.50 4.50, “ “ 2.00 450 “ “ 300 10.00,’ “ “ 7.50 3-50 “ “ 2.75 15.00 “ “ 12.00 1.50 “ “ 1.00 20.00 “ “ 15.00 \ X Watch Chains Reduced the same, gWr*W Wr From 35 cents up, 1847 Rogers, Hamilton or Wm. Rogers NSfwO. \ . A . Z T x -bi Knives and Forks—Best quality $3.75 Our reduction on Ladies Set Rings are Cheaper quality *3.25. same'as above-Rings from 25c up. Everything guaranteed, the same as if you paid full prices. Our. stock is complete, having received it since Jan. ist. J IJt3? s, All sales must be CASH or a bankable note for thirty days. HENSLEY, The Jeweler We make a Specialty of fitting glasses. SECOND STREET, DECATUR, IND

Jesse E. Smith, who has been visting his brother, J. R. Smith for the last five weeks, has gone to Elliotsville, whore he joins his daughI ter, and after a short visit there will ‘ I return to their home at Colfax, IlliI nois. The door of the big city safe which was sent to the Hall Company of < ineinnati, has been returned and is now hung in its proper place. The safe is a good one and the city l records are now safe from burglars J or fire. The boys have a good laugh on Elzey King and Ralph Erwin, two young men who drove to Fort \\ ayne Sunday. On the way home the horses gave out and the boys walked from the nine mile house a distance of thirteen miles. William Eggerman, the county assessor of Allen county, has been in close communication with County Assessor Eli Crist, with the view of reaching equitable ground for the assessment of real estate along the Allen county line. As a matter of fact the assessments on both sides should lx* practically alike, and it was for that purpose that they got together. Arthur E. Rose, the well known contractor for electrical jobs and | heating plants, has secured a nice job that will require considerable attention for several weeks, the same being a contract to install a steam heating plant in the school ' building at Liberty Center. The building has heretofore been heated by a hot air system which proved very unsatisfactory and the trustees decided to make a change. The ‘ contract was let Monday at the county superintendent's office at Bluff(ton. Figures for the work show it will cost about 11.200 and Arthur is well pleased with his success in I landing the job. Mrs. John Stewart, formerly of this city, died at her home at South Bend at 6:30 o'clock yesterday after a long illness with consump- . tion. She was about thirty years old and leaves several small children. Her former name was Mary McConnell and her home near Wren, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart lived h -re several years. John being the agent for the Ohio Farmers Insurance company. The news of her death came in a telegram to James Gay this morning, no details of funeral arrangements being given. Mrs. Stewart was a sister of James McConnell, who used to reside here ; and now lives at Marion. An elegant dinner party was given last evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Dugan on Monroe street those present being Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Niblick, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Nachtrieb, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Carroll, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Patterson, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Kuebler and Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Ellingham. The dinner was one of those delicious several course affairs that looked too good to eat and tasted even better than it looked. After dinner was served a pleasant evening was devoted to games and many other modes of entertainment, all of I which stumped the seal of approval upon Mr. and Mrs. Dugan as ideal entertaiiners.

W Edward Tisron came in $ from , Hartford City this morning for a few da vs visit with his parents in I this city. Mr. Tisron is employe*! ' | as a tool dreser in the oil fields and i has resided at Harford City for ' some time. J. M. Willie, the newly appointed | drainage commissioner, was in the I city and after some persuasion accepted the trust, the gift of the board of commissioners. He will file his bond in a few days and will then be ready to take care of any matter of drainage that is given to his cure. The building committee of the ■ city council will probably make a | report at the next meeting suggesting that an addition be built to the power house of the city electric light plant. Such a proceduie will be in line with the recent decision of the city council to place a new dynamo in position to aid in supplying the incandescent service. The present buildings are eentirely inadequate for the installment of additional machinery and as thought ■ by the electric light committee, a j twenty-four foot addition will be' necessary to make sufficient room. 1 David Kohler, whose home is in \ French township, received a very jjainful injury Monday while working at the home of Mr. Dettinger, who lives west of Peterson. A portable saw mill was working at ■ that place and Mr. Kohler was as sisting at the saw, when a piece of bark struck him in the right eye, inflicting a painful wound. Dr. C. S. Clark was called and found that | an oblique muscle had been torn | loose from the eye twill and that j the sight had not suffered any per-1 manent injury. Mr. Kohler was certainly very fortunate in this respect as the accident came very near rendering him blind. Leo Meyers, a well known young man of this city, was arrested by United States Marshal Rankin Tuesday and taken up before Com-. missioner Logan at Fort Wayne to | answer a charge of mailing obscene matter. It seems Leo wrote a let- ■ ter for John Broger, better known ■ as “Dutch John," to his daughter, Barlmra Hudson, now Mrs. Miller, at Muncie und at the bottom of the letter Leo wrote an obscene sen-, fence which angered the recipient so ' that she turned the t letter over to I the offiers resulting in the arrest of Leo. The case was set for trial in May and the boy's bond fixed at S3OO, which was signed by his father*, John Meyers. W. H. Shepherd, manager of the Shepherd Oil company, and the' perhaps the best known man in the I county, was in town today und told us of another big gusher that was . drilled in for his company last I Thursday. The pump has just been started so its true worth is not yet apparent, but every indication is good. Before the shot oil stood 400 feet in the hole, and after the shot it measured 600 feet, and the least that can lx* said is that it is a good one. This company now owns several producing wells and are in a fairway to clean up a clever piece of i coin. It is probable that they may ; drill several wells in the locality in ! which they are now ojxTating.

® 'V 1111 1 Taking advantage of buying in ftOTn- One of 11 stores—7 sell at bination of 11 stores I save 35 per cent. • ' 25 per cent sAing. I * * * MARCH SALE QF Advance Styles in High Grade Snappy Spring Clothes. Always abreast of the times, have accumulated the best and choicest things of high art tailors production, the clothes combining the made to order look with stability of wear, up to this date never attained by any ready made clothes at the prices these are selling. My Young Men’s, Boys’ and Children’s Department has been greatly strengthened and now contains all that the well dressing youth is looking for as well as what the ladies want to dress the little fellows right. Men’s and Young Men’s Swell Top Coats for spring, worth fN EZ $9.00, in new coverts and vicunas, go at Q ■ / W The swell thing of this season. The rain or shine spring overcoat shown in good variety. Men’s Suits in the swell and tasty home-spun effects, all hand-made, perfect fitting and shape retaining, better than merchant tailors productions at onethalf the price they ask. □ I t o 1 ' ifty different styles of Men s and \ oung Men s OpcCldl lUr 11 Ho OctlC Suits in fine worsteds, all COl late designs and good enough for a prince, value $15.00, our price | ViUv Call and see this great array of swell goods. We’ll be glad to see you and show you through. All goods guaranteed as represented or your money back. Handsome and useful premiums given with your purchase. GUS ROSENTHAL, “The Square Man.” Decatur, Indiana,

John H. Koenig, W. H. Freddijohn and Theodore Clansing, representing the Fort Wayne & Springfieeld Railway company, were before the commissioners, asking them tojvacate ten feet of the highway along their route through this county. The route is not as yet definitely’ settled, and after some discussion the matter was postponed for future action. The ]»arty went to Fort Wayne this afternoon. Mrs. Joe Reynolds received word from her brother, Arthur Shaw, who lias been stationed at M hippie Barracks, Prescott, Arizona, for the past year, that his regiment would leave in a few days for San Francisco, and from there they would sail for the Philippines. Arthur belongs to Co. I, eighteenth infantry. He stak'd that he was anxious to go and for hisrelatives not to be uneasy about him.

COUNCIL MEETING. The city council has taken a definite step in regard to the Elm street sewer. Immediately after the roll call Tuesday evening, which found all members present, the mayor calk'd for the report of the sewer committee on the resolutions referred to them and the chairman acting for that body, which is composed of Peterson, Stetler and Fordyce, stated that they were unable to report on the entire resolutions referred to them and asked that their partial consideration of the said resolutions, along with further resolves lie adopted and approved by the council. A second to the motion was quickly voiced and without a murmur or an objection the important report and resolutions were approved by the common council, every member voting aye. The resolutions as proposed by Teeple and referred to the sewer committee were to the effect that after considering the findings of Engineer Frost in a recent survey made by him, a report should lie made, stating the extent of deficiencies found in the construction of the Elm street sewer, with a view of deducting the extent of these misconstructions from the contractor's price, and also that they estimate the amount that the property holders are forced to stand on account of the aforesaid misconstruction of the sewer, so that the city council could make a just assessment against the property affected by the sewer. In partial answer to this the sewer committee reported as follows: Whereas, The sewer in question was not constructed according to spt-cifications and contract, it is impossible to impose a just and equitable adjustment of assessments until the said sewer is constructed according to contract,Therefore lx> it resolved, That no assessments be made, any further expense incurred in the disposition of the Elm street sewer until the said sewer is completed according to the plans and specifications, and according to contract. The . urbulcnt sewer quo stion thus being disposed of, business of a less important nature was brought up and considered. Mayor Coffee made a plea for the proper enforcing of ordinances and several committees including the water works and electric light were

ordered to a waken to a sense of duty those citv employes under their jurisdiction, who were negligent in enforcing the city laws that touched upon their official capacity. The water works board was bidden to investigate whether or not the contract, which was entered into by the city with Mr. Ernsberger, iin regard to the exhaust steam for heating a green house and returning the condense! water to the city power house, had been properly carried out. A petition from the property holders along an alley sewer which extends between Winchester and Third streets, asking some action toward rectifying the damages that stand against them on account of the said sewer Ik ing improperly constructed, was referred to the sewer comittee. The city will in a short time cease to handle electrical supplies. The motion which put the city in a position to handle all necessary accessories to electric light outfitting was annuled List night and when the present supply is sold L> ■catur will bo out of that kind i>f business. T. C. Corbett, chairman of the building committee, reported that he had been advisid ny Architect Christen that the truss which was designed to hold the roof of the addition at the water works, would lx- of insufficient strength and that a different style of truss should lie adopted. Con sidering this change of plans the building committee was authorized to have the design altered and allow Contractor Huffman the additional amount on the contract price, which this change in plans will cost him. The following bills were allowed; J. G. Smith, labor, ♦‘.♦.ls; John Thomas, hauling, ♦492.0; C. &. E. railroad, freight, ♦5K.06; A. Brittson, stamps, |3; J. D. Hale, coal, ♦144.38; J. S. Peterson, insurance, ♦40.50; water works superintendent pay roll, ♦1.95; J. (4. Smith, labor, ♦ 103.5; A. E. Rose, labor, ♦112.7, It has lieen decided to pay the sower committee which was appointed by the city council to readjust the assessments on the Elm Street sewer, from the general fund anil not the sewer fund from which that body had lieen paid. All orders heretofore issued for the work done have lieen recalled for cancellation and will Iw reissued lor jiayment from the general fund.