Decatur Democrat, Volume 47, Number 7, Decatur, Adams County, 23 April 1903 — Page 6

Oscar Huffman has completed the plans for the grain elevator that A. Van Camp will build at Argus, Indiana, this summer. Atz & Stuckey are rushing their business at this time of the year when the spring is opening and one salesman for that firm reports that he sold five costly buggies last Monday. A young lady from Wisconsin was recently entertained at a “ Dutch supper in Washington. “Do you drink pale beer? she was asked. To which she replied indignantly, “Certainly not! Papa always buys our beer in bottles." Rev. J. A. Sprague, the able and clever young minister of the Methodist church at Monroe, is suffering with an enlargement of the face. The fact is he is afflicted with that old fashioned disease commonly called mumps. He is at the home of his mother at Osceola, Indiana, and will not be able to return home for several days. As a consequence he could not fill his appointments next Sunday. Attorneys Erwin & Erwin Saturday sold at public auction at the east door of the court house the John Brown farm of ninety four acres located in Root township four miles from town. The first bid was made by E. Woods and was $3,467, just two-thirds the appraised value, $5,500. The next bid was $3,500 by Cris Boknecht which was raised to $3,510by E. Woodsand after several minutes coaxing and no further bids, was knocked down to him. The farm is a fairly good one and at the price paid about thirty-seven dollars an acre is considered a bargain. lhe veteran members ot the Grand Army of the Republic; were in session Thursday evening and the regular routine of business was taken up. An important discussion on arrangements for Decoration Day was also indulged in. However, one of the most important matters of the evening session was the adoption of a vote of thanks extended to the city council for their generous offer of free electric lights. The G. A. R. boys are very grateful for this act of kindness and certainly appreciate the favor. They are now comfortably at home in their new quarters on Madison street. Frysinger company recently sold a bay -horse that weighed 1,900 pounds to a stock company composed of such well known DeKalb county men as Mr. Clark. The horse seems to meet with the admiration of all who see him and he will be kept by Mr. Baker of Butler township, one mile south of Cedar Creek and one mile west of New Era. They also, sold a horse to D. B. Teeple, manager of the George Marsh farm of near Van Wert, and one to Frank Bailey and others of Pleasant township, Van Wert county. In both of the last two cases these were the second horses that these gentlemen have bought, which is strong evidence of their faith in the Belgium breed.

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A family by the name of Blazer, who lived in the Albright property on Ninth street, were throwed out of the house by a constable Friday and were forced to take up their habitation in a nearby wood house. Jerry McKean, who has been attending the Indianapolis Medical school, has come home for the summer vacation. Mr. McKean has two years yet of study at college and will probably put in the summer with Dr. Parrish at Monroe. Beery & Holthouse received a car load of horses from Kalamazoo, Michigan, Thursday. The load consisted of fast trotters, pacers and coach horses and after being groomed up in this city they will be sent to Pittsburg for the big sale which annually takes place in that city. A second Mack Kis in the lot and the horse is even thought to surpass that famous stepper. Perhaps the busiest place in town Saturday was at Brittson Bros, at which place their big sale is on. It began Friday morning and during these two days all kinds of farming implements, buggies, phaetons and kindred articles are being bought by hungry purchasers who are standing seven deep, ready and anxious for all the snaps on the market. They have been crowded in their main store and all their annexes, and have done a mighty clever business, and besides have further established themselvse as business factors in the town and in the county. Randall B. Sprague, aged seven-ty-five, and Mary A. Hudson, aged fifty-five, were united in the holy bonds of marriage Thursday at six oclock at the brides home in the north part of town. Squire James H. Smith officiated and Mr. Sprague has the honor of being the oldest gentleman who ever entered the matrimonial field through the services of the ’Squire. Quite a number of relatives and neighbors witnessed the ceremony and indulged in a delicious wedding supper which followed. The bride is well known here while the groom is a substantial farmer of Allen county where they will reside. He is the father of Harvey Sprague. A farmer named Burry who lives in Monroe township was here Thursday telling his troubles to Prosecuting Attorney Moran. He is feeling very blue and no wonder for he was robbed Wednesday of $165 in good cold cash, hard earned money that he has labored industriously for. He has been in poor health for several weeks and yesterday went to Monroe to attend to some business. He was induced to take a r drink or two with the advice that it would 1 make him feel better. He is not in the habit of drinking and the liquor so affected him that he went to sleep. He was carried into a barn and awoke several hours later to find his money gone. He suspects certain parties and will try to secure enough evidence to give them a trip over the road and the matter will probably be investigated by the grand jury.

The damage suit brought by Mrs. McManus of Geneva, against a Marion saloon keeper for the death of her husband in which SB,OOO was demanded, was settled Thursday for SI,OOO. The compromise was affected by Lawyer S. A. M. Butcher of Geneva, assisted by Peterson & Allen of Marion. Emanuel Woods vs. Hannah Elzey, answer filed by clerk, set for trial for Tuesday. The will ofj Sarah E. Plantss was probated. In the guardianhship case of Emma and Alice Wipid, R. S. Peterson, guardian was ordered to make a final report within twenty days. Martin Shepherd, guardian • for Ola Conner and two others, filed an inventory and current account which were examined and approved. B. W.Sholty made application for letters of guardianship for Rex McManus which were ordered, bond of S4OO filed. Inventory and first report filed, examined and approved. Word has been recieved from Muncie which tells of a bad accident which happened last week to Walter, the fifteen year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mann, who formerly lived in this city. The lad had found a large cartridge very harmless but when he applied a match it exploded and the thumb and tips of two fingers on his left hand were blown off. The injured fingers were so badly torn that it was afterwards necessary to amputate them. At the same time his face was quite badly cut by the flying brass and the ball of one eye was severely injured. The accident wsa a severe one and though the boy is now resting nicely it will be some time before he will be over its effects, The Commercial club meeting at the court room settled beyond any preadventure, the fact that Decatur is to have a commercial club, instituted, equipped and managed along the lines of a twentieth century pattern. At the court room meeting Judge R. K- Erwin presided, and at that time it was decided to incorporate under the laws of the state, which was done, and such articles of incorporation, together with ample and strict disciplined by-laws for the government and control of the club, were adopted. The meeting showed the earnestness of those present to carry to a successful termination the project desired by its originator, who demonstrated his ability and skill in carrying the project to a point of incorporation. A committee composed of W. P. Schrock, Dr. Roy Archbold and C. S. Niblick were named to nominate a board of nine directors, who will have charge of the destinies of this club, and their report was ratified. For the first year the directors will be Judge R. K. Erwin, James T. Merryman, F. M. Schirmeyer, C. A. Dugan, R. K. Allison, L. G. Ellingham, W. A. Kuebler, D. D. Coffee and French Quinn.

The grand jury closed their investigations Saturday at four o'clock, after being in session all •week. They expected to close at noon but Judge Erwin was called to Portland and could not hear the report until in the afternoon. The jury examined many witnesses but only six indictments were returned and they for misdemeanors. The report as filed read as follows: “We have been in session six days, have examined sixty-one witnesses and return here with six indiictments, all for misdemeanors. We visited the county farm and the jail. At the jail we found everything in good order. The different departments are neat and clean and the prisoners are receiving proper care and treatment. We very highly recommend Sheriff Butler for his good management and as being a good conscientious officer, well deserving of the trust bestowed upon him. Jacob Graber’s management of the county farm mee's our approval. The inmates there are receiving kind treatment and good care, have good beds, clean clothing, plenty to eat and arc well supplied'with necessaries of life. Mr. Jacob Graber is the right man in the right place. We recommend that considerable repairiing be done at the jail. The drainage to the basement is defective and as it is now very unhealthy and should be repaired at onec. Repairs are also needed in the prison department, new steel tanks are needed in the attic of this department. The repairing at the jail is an absolute necessity and should receive attention immediately. ’’ The report was signed by A. J. Porter, foreman, and was duly filed in court. Arrests will

The investigation of the books of Hartford Citys officers from 1894 to 1902, show a total shortage of $5, 467.55; $3,782.55 of which is charged to Huffman, treasurer, and $1,663to R. L. Manor, clerk. A shortage of $2,700 was found on one page, sl,000 of which was for liquor licenses not accounted for. No dishonesty is charged but the fault is laid to bad bookkeeping and a general slip shod way of conducting the city's business. Trouble is on for the finny tribe of Sylvan lake located near that popular and famous resort, Rome City. A party of four of the best sportsmen who ever cast a line left Saturday for a ten days outing there and they went prepared to bring homo a ton of bass or even more. The Schafer Hardware company have selected a costly fishing rod to bo awarded to whoever catches the largest bass this season and the crowd who left today were loud in their boasts that they mean to bring home the winner of this prize. The party was composed of Messrs. C.H. Colter, D. M. Hensley, John Baker and C. K. Bell. They wiill enjoy the hospitalities of the Hensley cottage. The K. of P. lodge of this city will have a uniformed rank. The committee who have had the organization of this department in charge got the twenty first signature this morning and a meeting will be held next Thursday and the officers then elected. After the perfect organization has been completed the uniforms and other equipments will be ordered and work at drilling be immediately commenced. The new rank is composed of earnest workers and one of the best disciplined companies in the state may be expected as the outcome. The uniformed rank is considered as one of the important adjuncts to full fledged Pythianism. They stand as a representation of any ■particular order and aid in making the gorgeous pageants, which the K. of P. have almost every year, as complete as they are reputed to be.

Mr. Bob” was produced Friday before, a house that was crowded from pit to gallery to the entire approval of that vast audience. The play, a farce comedy evolved from Miss Luk?’s fanatic ideas about cats and Miss May Coverdale’s interpretation of that part was fine and to the point. Katherine Rogers, the instigator of all thetrouble and confusion, may be considered the most difficult part and the successful way in which Miss Genevieve Hale presented that character deserves rich commendation. Dixon Blossom in the title role fitted the character to a perfect accuracy and did exceptionally well as Mr. Bob. Marion Bryant, by Miss Blanche Carroll’, was a very important part and was cleverly handled. The all obliging butler, the foil of the most comical features, was presented by Charles Loch who did his turn in a very creditable manner. Patty, the waiting maid and would be ballet dancer, was presented by Miss Vada Martin was fine and we agree with the audience who loudly evidenced their satisfaction. Philip Royson, an amateur yachtman, Jesse Sellemeyer, was one of the strong characters and he was very successful in his turn. Every member of the cast was naturally fitted for their parts and the fine precision with which the selection of the characters, were made was from Miss Maud JHathaway, the English instructor in the high school. The overture and curtain music was furnished by True Fristoe who is always at his best. Miss May Niblick sang two beautiful solos between acts which were rendered in a very fine manner. The entire program was very successful and the high school faculty is to be praised in its efforts for it was earnestness and hard work that made success possible.

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