Decatur Democrat, Volume 47, Number 8, Decatur, Adams County, 30 April 1903 — Page 1

ALL THE NEWS ’ ALL THE TIME.

VOLUME XLVII.

Mr. and Mrs. Joo Tonnelier entertained at dinner Bunday Mrs. J. Garing of Anderson, nelier of Traverse City, Michigan, and Misses Ode Fullenkamp and Clara Lang. Herbert Pennington, who has been constable for several years, has resigned his office. His motive for doing this is that he may devote himself exclusively to his trade hiohw is that of a carpenter. On May « the Modern Woodmen of America of Indiana will meet in state convention in Marion. This is the largest secret order in the world being composed of over 700,000 members. The organisation in this state consists of over 400 camps and those will be represented at the meeting. The national convention will be held June 6 at Indianapolis. The county • hoard of review will be in session for a pejiod of forty days this summer. They meet June first and listen to the complaints in regard to the assessments made by the different township assessors. The reason for their enforced long term is that this yeai’ the real estate was all reappraised and there will be a lot more difficulties to adjust before every one is satisfied. A. J. Smith. Tise Ulman, Victor Ulman and R. M. Miller, comprising the firm of Smith, Ulman & Co. have recently purchased six head of registered Hereford cattle. At the head of this herd is Approver, now twenty months old, and weighs 1,210 pounds. This young bull is sired by Columbus the eighteenth, and the Duchess of Homestead. All lovers of good cattle are invited to call at the Fonner stock farm one mile north of Decatur and inspect this herd. A big time is on tap for next Tuesday at the I. O. R. M. lodge rooms in this city. At that time a Haymakers oi-der willbe instituted witii forty-eight charter members, all of whom will be given the secret work, without omission or commission. The degree team of the Fort Wayne lodge will be hero twentyfive strong to confer the ritualistic and sublime teachings, which will begin at two o’clock in the afternoon and continue until late at night. Among the important features of the day will be a banquet of huge dimensions and it goes without saying that it will be a red letter day in the history of this lively, growing, local order. At six o’clock Tuesday morning Martin Mylott and Miss Mayme Fullenkamp were united in marriage at the St. Marys Catholic church. Misses Bert Fullenkamp and Kate Mylott acted as the bridsemaids and Martin Kyler of Peru, and Andrew Mylott stood up with the groom. The married couple are popular young people of this city, the bride having been clerking in her mother’s store and the groom is the chief electrician of Decatur. The newly wedded couple loft over the Grand Rapids & Indiana railway this morning for the north where they will spend part of their honeymoon. Within a fe\v days they will be at Some in a neat little cottage just off South Third street. We offer our congratulations and best wishes. The Columbian club are earnestly considering the organization of a band. Many members of that association have band instruments which they can play and their plans along this line looks very feasible. A number of outside people who understand the possibilities of the undertaking and who have played in bands before, have signified their willingness to join the club, providing a band is started and the fear about getting material is thus broken from foundations. The boys who are pushing this adventure will certainly succeed and early in the season a well practiced band, dressed in brass buttoned and stripped uniform can be looked for on the streets of this city. Os course they' will near the brand of the Oplumbian club and would be a good representation of that enterprising and prosperous society. A good band is what this town is looking' for and the efforts Os the club members shold meet the support of all and receive the much merited commendation.

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Pearl McGill the little eight year old girl who had her fingers cut off in a stave machine a week ago is improving rapidly. George Graft will move with his family some time this week to Denver, Colorado. Mr. Graft's health for the last few years has been poor and he hopes to grow strong again in that western climate. William Spencer has secured thecontract for wiring the county jail and began work on the same Monday morning. A complete lighting service will be put in after the most improved plans and the job requires considerable work to complete it. The members of the Entre Nous club, who are to take }>art in the minstrel show that they are to produce in a few weeks at the Opera house, went through their first complete rehearsel Monday night. The boys are making a good showing and could we judge the future from the present we would say that they will be in fine trim when the time comes for the production. Commissioners Doak and Werling were in session at their room at the auditor’s office for a short time Monday. The session was for the opening of bids for making the fill at the Wabash river in Hartford township. But one bid was filed that of Levi Augsburgei- for SSOO, the limit of the appropriation. The board considered the bid too high and so rejected it, and will probably readvertise another letting at an early day. The improvement is an important one to those who use the highway at this point. Charley Shackley, who has been suffering for several months with tuberculosis of the bones of the knee and has been growing worse for the last few weeks, is in a very. critical condition today and his death is only the question of a few days. The disease has affected the other organs of the body, the liver and kidneys and has laid a mortal hold on the digestive organs also. His mind is greatly impaired and he has been rendered irrational for the last three days as a result of the inroads made on that delicate organ. Medical aid of every nature has done him no good and his life since the time of the serious developments of the disease has been one of much pain. Sheriff Butler has learned after an expensive lesson that it is not altogether safe to send money in an envelope, even with | the present thorough system of the United States postal service. He has sent money in that way many times and never lost a cent until a few days ago when he enclosed fifteen dollars in paper money in a letter to his son, Dallas, who is attending school at Indianapolis. The letter never reached its destination and though the envelope contained a return card it has never returned to its sender. Even a government tracer sent out by the postoffice officials has failed to overtake the valuable missive. Mr. Butler takes the matter philisophically and says “I should have known better than to send money that way.’’ An important meeting of the stockholders of the Bank of Wren was held at that place Friday and the preliminary procedure is now practically concluded and the bank will open for business June 15th. At yesterday’s meeting officers were elected as follows: President, J. L, Moser; vice president, L. M. Harmon; cashier H. W. Stultz; board of directors, J. L. Moser, F. M. Harmon, A. J. Harmon, P. G. Ha vice, W. H. Stultz and F. C. German of Wren, W. B. Frisinger, Rockford and R. K. Allison and W. H. Niblick of this city., The new institution will be located in their own block now being constructed. The counting t room will be modern and complete in every detail, while the cash vault will be one of the very best made,' a Mosier, fire and burglar proof, thus insuring the patrons ample protection of their wealth H bq it large or small. The men connected with the concern an 1 competent honest and callable financiers and the success Os the Bank of Wren is assured,

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1903.

The class in first communion at the St. Marys Catholic church is busy preparing the day of their ordination which will be held on the first Sunday in next month. Cliarles Yobst will go to Geneva next Friday to commence work on a big plumbing and heating contract which he has three miles east of that place. The heating apparatus is one of the hot water variety, and the house will be fitted for the use of hot and cold water. Homer King met with an accident Saturday night that will keep him from work several weeks. He was getting a car ready for a load of horses, which Elmer Johnson shipped over the G. R. & I. and when done endeavored to jump to the ground but his foot caught and he fell heavily. His ankle was badly sprained '•■and the ligments badly torn and though the injury is not a serious one, it is painful and will cause a great deal of trouble to the sufferer. The Bachelor Maids were entertained ' Monday night by Miss Mary Heffner at her home on Third street. The organization was well represented and the evening was spent in mirth and enjoyment. Progressive euchre was the amusement of the evening in which Misses Nettie Smith and Anna Ter veer showed themselves the - most proficient, While Misses Mayme Deininger and Bert Fullenkamp were given the consolation prizes. An elaborate three course luncheon was served, one that proved Miss Heffner a royal entertainer. The printers are always up to date, especially in athletics and consequently it is no surprise to learn they have organized a ball team and will compete for honors on the diamond Sunday, May 9. The opposing team will be composed of carpenters and the boys have already begun training. The printer's team is a good one and beyond a doubt the best aggregation in this ]>art of the universe and while we fail to see how the carpenters will have the least show to win, we know it will be well worth the time spent for you' to watch the game. The spot for the famous battle will be Steele's park and as it is the first game of the season will no doubt draw a large crowd. June, the month of’roses, likewise the time of year when Jminds most likely turn to thoughts of love approaches and the first wedding announcement has been ifiade. The parties are two of the most popular young people in Decatur, Miss Clara Voglewede daughter of County Treasurer J. H. Voglewede, and Mr. James P. Haefling, deputy clerk of Admas county. The exact date is Wednesday, June 17, and while the details have not been publicly announced, it is known that they will make an extended weddiing trip through the’east and will be at home after their in a neat little cottage on Fifth street. Both Mr. Haefling and Miss Volgewcde are well known and have almost an unlimited number of frends who join us at this early date in advancing best wishes for their future. The committee have returned from the junketing trip to Greenfield, carrying with them large chunks of genuine enthusiasm over the results of their investigation. They found the Trees Manufacturing company doing a comforable business with everything to the most minute detail, as represented by Mr. New, who visited this city two weeks ago. They were taken with.the Hancock gas engine, the chief produce of their manufacture, and simply say it beats the record in the gas engine line. It’s accomplishments are many, chief among which are its igniting and starting qualities. The gentlemen who are connected with the industry are of the right caliber, and in a few days more we may expect to hear of its location in this city. To bring this about a company will be organized with a eapitqj of from $25,000 to $40,000, half of which will be taken by locad capitalists and the remainder by those who now own the plant at (Greenfield. The committee will likely hold a meeting soon and report the results of I their

; I Henry B. Heller returned Monday i evening from a ten days trip through the cast. He attended to professional and legal business at Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Rome, N. Y. Warren, Pa., and visited a few days with relatives at Millersburg, Ohio. A big real estate transfer was placed on the dockets of Recorder Gallogly Monday the same being a transfer of oil leases from J. P. Saumen to the Eureka Oil company •nd the consideration was $40,000. The land covered by the leases is in the south part of the county and has only a few producing wells. No wonder men become excited in oil deals. When Daye Hughes was placed it jail Baturday night he had con. oealed somewhere about his person a 32-calibre revolver and successfully smuggled it in with him. He made no attempt to use it but such articles are dangerous in the hands of imprisoned men. In some way or other Sheriff Butler heard that Dave had a revolver and he went to his cell last evening and demanded the gun. Dave denied having such an article but after a thorough search jt was found hidden in an old shoe in the cell, and was promptly confiscated. James Spade and Miss Rose Wise were united in marriage Saturday evening by Rev. Grether of the German Reformed church. Mr. Spade formerly lived at Peterson but is now an employe of one of the large steel mills at Marion, Indiana, while the bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Wise of this city. The ceremony was held at the home of the bride and only the friends and relatives were present. Music for the occasion was furnished by the Aelian orchestra of stringed instruments which has lately been organized and promises to be one of the best musical organizations in this city. Mr. and Mrs. Spade will make heir home at Marion and left for that place this noon. Draymen Teeple and Dibble had a good big job the first of the week and this work required several associates and three or four teams of horses. They were moving the new boiler from Clover Leaf railway tracks to the city water works station. The big boiler and attachments weigh fifteen tons or 3,000,000 pounds and it requires no little skill to handle such a load. Monday afternoon the boiler proper which alone weighs twelve ton, was taken from the car, placed on rollers and taken as far as Court street. By eight o’clock Tuesday they had reached Third street going west on Court, then began the big pull. The contractors finished the job Tuesday at a late hour. The new boiler is rather strange looking to one who has never seen a real upto date article of this kind but it is said to be the stuff and will save considerable in the way of fuel. About fifty Decatur people were at Fort Wayne Sunday to attend the meeting of the Knights of Columbus lodge and a great time is reported. Nearly a hundred new members were initiated into the order and 500 visiting Knights from all parts of the country Were present. Among those initiated ' were the following large class from here: D. N. Niblick, Thomas Haefling, John H. Starost, L. F. Martin. H. Bremerkamp, E. W. Meyers. P. K. Kinney, A. B. Smith, John Smith, John Lose, Peter Gaffer, J. 8. Mason, 8. J. Ham, J- B. Mason, H. F. Costello, L. Yager, L. A. : Voglewede, D. D. Coftee, Ed ■ Blotkamp. J. M. Hayes, Dr. H.E. i Keller, C. V. Connell. At the conclusion of the degree work the knightsand their quests were taken to Library hall, where a most delightful banquet had been prepared. . It is estimated that 500 people would I sit at the tables and every precaution against overcrowding was taken, but the outpouring of knghts was I larger than had been anticijxited i and as a result the full capacity of L the hall was calk'd into service. I Hon. W. P. Breen presided as toast • master aiid among those who re- > spontledwere D. D. Coffee and John - C. Moran of this city and who did f great credit to the Decatur delegation.

Invitations arc out for the marriage of Miss Stella Vaughn, only daughter of Judge and Mrs. E. C. Vaughn of Bluffton, to W. A. Patton of Marion. The ceremony will take place at ten o’clock on Thursday of next Week. Miss Vaughn has long been a teacher in the Bluffton high school, and is a popular society lady. The second senu-anunal meeting of the Fort Wayne district of the Indiana conference of the Methodist Protestant church will be held at the Pleasant Valley M. P. church four and a lialf miles east of Berne, June Ist to 4th. At the same time and place will be held the Y. P. S. G. E. convention. Rev. F. M. Hussey is chairman and Will H. Flagg secretary and it is expected the meeting will be very successful. Programs for the event have been issued and are complete, many well known M. P. church workers being included. The fishermen are home and with them came huge stories of huge fish caught by the expert angling of the crowd which was comprised of Charles Colter, Dave Hensley, John Baker and Charles Bell. They have been absent about ten days excepting the last named who came home last Friday. They caught over two hundred bass, a ton of blue gills and many catfish, to say nothing of colds and sun burned noses. The boys report a good time but who would no doubt have enjoyed the occasion more had the weather been a shade milder. With all this talk, however, we have failed to see even a blue gill and feel so slighted that we have, a half notion not to believe their big stories until the facts are more clearly demonstrated. A number of invitations have bet n received here announcing the third annual commencement of the Berne high schools, said event to occur on the evening of Friday, May Bth. There arc four graduates as foJlowK: Salama Schug, her theme being Early Education in Indiana; Wilda Gottschalk, Child Labor in the United States; Cora Hocker, Leading Lights in Indiana Literature; Rosa Lehman, Helen Keller. The program “ for commencement night is, “On to Battle” a march by Miss Mary Lehman; ‘‘Let Mount Zion Rejoice, a chorus: invocation by Rev. H. G. Allebach; ‘‘Glorious Things of Thee, ” male choir; class address by President N. C. Hirschey; “Last Rose of Summer” by Rosa Lehman; presentation of diplomas by B. A. Winans; “Moonlight will come agian,” chorus; benediction by Rev. E. H. Vornholt. Several from here are arranging to attend the exercises. Decatur is famed as a horse market for draft and coach horses and in racing circles she is bound to be heard from. The material is here and indications point to the fact that it will be developed to a degree of fast stepping that will be a credit to the city from which they come. Dick Silik, well known to <7. those, who understand race horses, as being as thorough a trainer as ever drove on a half mile track, has established a training stable at Steele's park and certainly has a promising string of horses. Among this bunch may be found True Worth, one of the prettiest trotters that ever run a race. This animal is owned by David Flanders A Son and under their management was successfully raced last year in some of the big events of this state and Ohio. Ben H. is showing up in good trim and is destined to outstrip the flattering record which he made last year. Li Hung, Sunday Girl, Hazel Pierce and Domineer look to be in first class condition and bid fair to I establish a very creditable record. Active training., has not yet Commenced and Mr. Silick has been conditioning his charges and getting them ready for the track work which will be commenced as soon as the weather permits. The horst's show tht' effects of their care and art* not only sleek, and tine looking but are strong and in perfect health. ■ Tht' race track at the park is in good condition, though a little soft at present and is is now undergoing the necessary fixing up which Will fit it for this season-y-work.

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At the Shakespeare club meeting Monday evening at the home of Mi a Dugan, the work for the coming year was arranged. They will go back to the historical work of Henry the Fourth where they will labor for two months, and this will be followed with six months in the British Isles and America, windingup upon the fainilier topics, current and social. The committees for the first division as named are Mesdaines Holloway, Dorwin and Nachtrieb. On the second subject Mesdames Bailey, Moltz, Blossom and Hooper, and on current topics Mesdames Crabbs, Hensley and Allison. They will now enjoy a vacation which will last through the heated season. An open meeting was held at 'he Odd Fellows hall Monday evening, in commemoration of the eighty-fourth anniversary of the founding of a lodge in this country. There was a big attendance at the event and the occasion was very enjoyable. Attorney James T. Merryman, and Rev. Wagner of Bobo, addressed the audience and David Studabaker recounted to his listeners the interesting story of the organization and founding of the Decatur lodge. Rev. Pontius of the United Brethren church, was present and sang two beautiful solos which were very much appreciated by the audience. After the regular program a delicious course of refreshments were served and all present highly satisfied and fully convicted of the pleasurable time which they had had. A new law passed the last legislature is one that will eventually cut some figure in every municipality. It is an act concerning public improvements which affect common school property and the cost of the payment thereof. It is: “That all common school corporations of this state shall hereafter possess the same powers and be subject to the same duties and liabilities in respect to municipal assessments for the cost of public improvements affecting their real estate that private owners of real estate possess or are subject to, and that the real estate for such corporation shall not be subject to liens for such municipal assessments for public improvements in all Cases where the same property would be subject had it, at the time the lien attaches, been owned by a private owner, except that no penalty or attorney’s fees in respect of any municipal assessment shall be collectable from such school corporation. Judge John M. Smith of Portland' assumed jurisdiction in the Adams circuit court at nine o ’clock Monday morning and immediately asked the attorneys in the case of the state vs. Oliver D. Reynolds, charged with kidnapping Julia Loser, if they were ready for trial. The lawyers nodded assent and the regular panel jurymen were immediately Ordered to take their places. Then began a weeding out contest which continued until two o’clock this afternoon and resulted in the selection of the following men after some twentyfive had been examined: J. R. Cline, Dan Beiberick, George Rtxip. L. Tinkham, Dan Liehtle, L. Worthman. Robert Foreman, J. L. Jones, . M. Jahnj.Samuel Dutcher. Ed Lutti man and Anthony Wertzberger. After their final selection the jury were sworn and Prosecutor Moran i immediately read the indictment ■ and stated his case. Judge Heller followed with a short statement for the defense and the case went to ■ trial. Freda Moser was the first . witness called and gave her evidence I practically as at the previous trial. . Julia Loser and her sisters were at i the trial as was also Mrs. Reynolds. The previous trial of the case . during the February term of coiu-t l continued four days and resulted in ; a disagreement of the jury after they : had voted six for conviction and six » for acquittal Tor thirty hours. It is ; believed that the trial this time will I continue about the same length of ; time. Prosecutor Moran is being assisted by the firm qf Erwin & i Erwin, they having lieen appointed t that morning by Judge Smith. At - torneys D. D. Heller .and Schafer i Peterson are appearing for the defendant. ’

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