Decatur Democrat, Volume 47, Number 4, Decatur, Adams County, 2 April 1903 — Page 3

A home fuel company with a capital stock of 150,000 has been organized at Marion, the majority of the stock holders being prominent moneyed men of that place. Winchester is to have a new hotel and work upon its construction will Ix'gin at an early date. It will be a handsome structure and a necessary addition to the td'wn. Burt Hunsickcr has bought out • the Madison street barber shop recently started by Jacob Neuenschwander and took possession of that place of business yesterday. The county council of Wells county have been called to consider an appropriation for bridges, that county expecting to do considerable of this kind of work this year. Holthouse, Callow company have received a bundle of ilshing poles which bear the evidence of the country from which they came. They were bound in curiously woven mats which is made from a kind of tough grass that grows in the bamboo marshes. The poles are the genuine bamboo from India and are as strong as steel. Architect Eugene Christen has completed the drawings of plans and specifiactions for wiring the jail and reconstructing the sewer system of that instiution. The plans are now on file with Sheriff Butler and may be examined by any one who is desirous of bidding on the work. The contract will be let by the county commissioners at their April session and at the same time < hey will contract for other needed repairs at the jail including new .floors in the kitchen and hall and some work on the yard. An Oklahoma paper prints this story: She was from Boston he was from Oklahoma. “You have traveled a good deal in the west, have you not, Miss Beacon?” Oh, yes—indeed in Californnia, Arizona, and even New Mexico?” Did you ever see the Cherokee strip?” There was a painful silence, but finally she looked over her glasses at him and said: “In the first place, sir, I deem your question exceedingly rude; and in the second, you might have been more refined in your lan guage by asking me if I had ever seen the Cherokee disrobe.”

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Rev. Sprague of Monroe, was in the city Thursday. He is closing up his years work as pastor of Monroe and arranging to attend the annual conference at Noblesville. He will leave for tliat place April fl. The members of the Ixir practicing in the Adams circuit court, predict a largo grist of business for the next term of court, which begins in April. The docket is already be* ginning. to show evidence of the truthfulness of this assertion. Mrs. Ira Emery died at her home in the south part of the city at about ten o’clock Saturday of Bright’s disease of the kidneys. She laid been sick about three weeks and for several days had been in a semi-conscious state. She was twenty-three years old And leaves a husband and two little daughters, the latter aged one and three years. Mrs. Emery was quite well known and was admired and loved by all. The funeral services will be held at Willshire, her former home some time Monday, it is believed. James Rice, Newtonn Parrish, and Fred Blosser, employes at the Decatur freight office of the G. R. & I. railroad, have moved all the papers, books and records from the present freight office to the Niblick elevator. Part of that building has been provided as a temporary freight office while the regular depot will be moved across the tracks. It will be some time before, the freight' department'will be back in the old building and all those who have businesss to transact with the conqiany should remember where to find the freight office. The February term of the Adams circuit court closes nezt Saturday and a vacation of one week will follow. No business of great importance was transacted Saturday, only a short session being held. The docket show’s the following entries: State vs. John Weger, motion for new’ trial. Otto Bolds vs. Geneva Oil conqiany, case dismissed and costs jiaid. Oliver T. Evans et al vs. S. B. Fleming company and city of Fort Wayne, set for trial April 20. In probate court lanthe Gregory, guardian for A. C. Gregory, filed inventory which was examined and approved.

David Gessinger, who was hurt while attempting to shoo a vicious horse is somewhat better. He can get around a little on crutches but j it will be some time before lie will! lx, able to leave the house. The liartenders in Terre Haute are following in the footsteps of a similar organization in Chicago, and have organized a union which has for its purpose total abstinence among its members. Merril E. Wilson, Grand Chancellor of the K. of P. order of this district, was present at the meeting of the local lodge Thursdap and talked to the Knights concerning a Uniform Rank. In answer to his appeals, thirteen memlx'rs were secured and it looks as though the Kekionga lodge will soon have a uniformed body of Knights. Eighteen more names will be required before a full membership is secured and Mr. Wilson is confident that he will get that many the next time he comes. Frank Albright, sr., who was quite seriously injured at Fort Wayne some time ago, was in this city last week at tending to business matters. He is still very feeble from the effects of the accident which cost him two broken ribs and a fractured knee. Mr. Albright says, although very badly injured, he is fortunate to have escaped alive. The only thing tliat saved him he states,was a soft pile of sand in which he was buried when the huge metalic flask rolled over him. Miss Eva Henderson, thirty-two years of age and daughter of Mrs. Eliza C. Henderson, of this city, died Thursday morning at Richmond where she had been under treatment for a year. She was born here and had always lived in Fort Wayne. The remains will be brought to Fort Wayne this morning and funeral services will be held at 2:30 o’clock this afternoon from the residence of Judge W. J. Vesey .The Rev. A. S. Preston will officiate and the burial will take place at Linden wood. Fort Wayne Journal-Ga-zettee. The deceased was a niece of Judge Studabaker of this city and he accompanied by his daughters, Mrs. John Niblick and Miss Hattie Studabaker attended the funeral services. - -

Anderson is organizing a new | steam heating company, and with apixirent success. The first year they will confine their energies to the . residence district, and not endeavor to bite off more than they c m masticate. AUxirt and Ben Butler were at Van Wort Tuesday, lx-ing called there on account of the very serious illness of -their brother, John Butler, who has been suffering with a very severe attack of typhoid fever for two weeks past. His condition ii very serious and the friends are alarmed as to the results. John lived here until a few years ago and has many relatives and friends in the city and country who earnestly hope his recovery will be speedy. The Columbian club, outgrowing its old club rooms, has moved over Rosenthal’s clothing store and at tliat place will soon be ix?rmanently located. They have secured the entire up stairs, which consists of two rooms. Two of these have been sumptuously furnished as reception rooms, one will be used for wraps, and the largest room will serve as a dancing hall. The boys are progressing rapidly and many new members have been and will be initiated into their ranks. They will probably give an informal dance next Friday evening and are arranging for a swell event of that kind to be given on Easter eve. School closed at district number three in St. Mary’s township Saturday, March 28. The regular school work was conducted in tho forenoon. At noon a grand dinner was served by the patrons of the school. Sixty-three persons were present, twenty-two being pupils, the rest patrons and visiting friends. After dinner a short program was rendreed by the school, A very interesting essay was read by Mr. Carl Roop of Wren, Ohio, followed by a talk by Mr. Wm. H. Teeple, which was full of good advice and thought. After other talks by the patrons, the teacher, Win. M. Noll, was presented with a beautiful album by his pupils. The day was passed in a very sociable manner, all reporting a good time and a good dinner. The pupils, teacher, patrons and friends then went their way rejoicing. ”7

C. Ora France, better known as “Bones” left here Wednesday evening for Terre Haute, where he joins th<‘ Decatur, Illinois, base ball club of the Indina, Illinois arid lowa league. He has signed with themfor tho season and will play as leftfielder. After three games at Terro Haute the club goes to Chicago for Several games with the American League team, then to Notre Dame for a week and then to Chanqiaign, Illinois, for a week. The season proper will O]x>n about May 1. “Bones” is considered a first-class all-round ball player and will have no trouble holding his job* Mrs. Erneast Eickhoff, a respected resident of Friedheim, died at five’ o’clock Friday evening, after an illness of but a few days.. She was sixtynine years old and death was due to gall stones. The husband of the deceased died about two years ago and eight children are the nearest sorrowing realtives. There are five daughters, Mrs. Fred Koennemann of Preble, Mrs. Henry Koennemann, Mrs.F red Ostemeyer, Mrs. William Conrad and Mrs. August Shieman of Friiedheim. The three sons, Erneast, Crist and Fred, all reside near their paternal home. The funeral will be held at the Friedheim church Monday afternoon at two o'clock. Invitations are out announcing the fact that the Catholic Young Men's Social club will give their second annual Easter ball on Monday evening, April thirteenth, at’their rooms in the new Studaliaker block. The grand march is scheduled to occur at 8:30 and a large crowd is expected to attend. Tickets are one dollar and if you don’t have the best time of your life you can get your money back. The C. Y. M. S. Ijpys have built for themselves a reputation in the art of entertaining and they mean to retain it. They are making elaborate arrangements for this event and if you really wanfto be happy and enjoy doing the light fantastic, get in the push and secure a ticket. Many of the invitations were sent out of town and people will be here from the various cities. A first-class orchestra will furnish the music and the occasion is sure to be delightful.

A few days ago Pat Bums an old ex-soldier, who has been living at the county farm for some time, started for the Soldiers’ Home at Marion. He had his papers ar.d about twenty dollars in money in a valise which he missed when he got to Marion and the report was, circulated that he had been robbed here. Friday tho mystery was solved when Pat’s grip, unharmed and untouched came in on the Clover Leaf from St. Louis, the. money and papers just as he had placed them. The truth is, so we are informed that Pat was drinking A little before he left here, he boarded the train alright, but when he got off at Marion he left his valuables on the seat and they were carried on to St. Louis w’here the officials found them and sent them back here. P at is again at the county farm and will have to wait a few days before going to the Home until his papers are resigned and the date changed. We are glad to make this statement as it frees anyone here from suspicion. Frysinger & company, importers of Belgium horses, are doing quite a business. A fine three year old horse that weighed 1,910 pounds was recently sold to Charles Mix of Bluffton, and delivered to that place the first of last week. A four year old gray, tliat weighed 1,960 pounds was also taken to Waterloo, Indiana, Wednesday and turned over to its purchaser, Dr. J. E. Showalter. This animal is perhaps.the first gray Beligum horse ever imported into this country. It is a peculiar fact among breeders in Belgium that no horses but those of the solid colors, bay and brown’, have been raised until the last five years. This horse arrived here but four weeks ago and was sold soon after it reached this county. Its beauty, peculiar color and powerful and graceful build attracted many people and soon found a purchaser. The horse came in here fourteen days overdue, having been on a shipwrecked vessel. It seems that the Belgium horses will be generally accepted as the best of stock and Frysinger & company will in aU. probabilities make another importation of the thoroughbreds in the comingjfsummer.