Decatur Democrat, Volume 47, Number 17, Decatur, Adams County, 2 July 1903 — Page 1

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9 The Linn Grove Juvenile band I u.iust clewed a bargain with the 9 ‘ Fourth of .Inly committee toplay 9 at Bluffton on that date 9 Satunlav evening ’Squire Smith 9 renounced. tho- words that made H LeE .h‘"k and Zella B Fisher. 9 Tlie conple were nmrried at thp 9 )erk ' S office and will reside at 9 geme. Both are well known 9 Adams county people. K Urs . y>ian King appeared before B Mayor Coffee Monday afternoon and B complained that her husband beat, B thrashed and otherwise cruelly B treated her. However, she did not B care to swear out an affidavit B against her husband, and of course B the mayor was unable to act. MarB shal Cordu.i accompanied Mrs. King B to her home while she removed B some of her houeshold goods. ■ Would you like to be an editor? B k ver - v eiisy ' YoU have ° nly got S to be a freak weather for all the B calumny and slang gibes in the B country; you are only required to ■ have a knowledge of ■ all things in B heaven and earth and the ability to B transfer them to printsmeared pa■l per. It is an especially easy job— B bat after a wllile you get t 0 the B point where you do not care much B and had rather be an editor than a S minister, a lawyer, a doctor or any B other sort of a Pharisee. ■ What proimses to be the largest ■ well in the county, was shot on the B Jacob Rawley farm last Saturday. B The well has been flowing ever B since drilling ceased, and there was S some heistation about shooting it. ■ But Mr. Ackers, of the Ackers ■ Hamilton company, who are drill- ■ ing the well, said he was going to ■ see if there was oil near Decatur. ■ The well now flows between three ■ hundred and five hundred barrels ■ and there is no sign of a decrease. I Mr. Ackers is well pleased with the I showing and will commence operI ations soon nearer this city. The I Rawley farm is nine miles south ■ of here, but wells will soon be drill; I ed within a mile of the city. I The entertainment given Monday I evening by the Womens’ Relief Coprs, in commemoration of Flag Day, was very interesting and highly successful. The G. A. R. Hall was crowded with an enthusiastic audience and every part of the program was a hit making number. Rev. White delivered an inspiring address in his remarks about Our Country and was received with a wondorous hurst of annlause. The Aeolian Club in their stringed instrument and orchestral selections were repeatedly encored and produced music which could not be withstood by a patriotic audience. The flag drills, which was given by sixten ladies was exceptionly fine and Mr. Lamar, who worked for its success feels much indebted to them for the interest taken in its production. All other numbers of theprogram. lly _as good ana •‘ ‘ I'ii 11 pronounced as the best that ever happened. ' Postoffice Inspector Burr whose headquarters are at Fort Wayne, and who has ujider’ his supervision the offices in this postoffice district, by arrangement met the Acker boys of Pleasant Mills, here Monday. The meeting was brought about by a letter written the department at Washington by Acker at the time of his dismissal from the offfr'e here. The letter simply stated that he has been dismissed without cause, un- ® I 0 it was from his refusal to give up part of his salary to another postoffice attache. The postoffice inspector and both A. N. and Al- ) phens Acker were in long consultation, and we suppose their part of the case was given in full to the inspector, and in addition they filed with him all the charges they wished to bring up in the case. The inspector visited a few people names were given him, but it isnot thought that any evidence of a damaging character was given. All the various thimrs charged by those behind the matter are not known and as to what effect they : will have on the inspector is also. conjecture. At best though, both sides interested; will be sweating a little redjblood until the case is disposed of.

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Harry Dibble who has been quite I sick here of late with an attacW appendicitis is slowly recovering, ' and is considered as being out of j danger. Carl Brown who drives’ a wagon j for J. M . Place & Co.'s Creamery < east of town figured in a runaway at twelve ’Taesnay. He was hauling a load of milk cans to | the Creamery when the shafts came down and frightened the horsesHe proceeded to make a record dash, distributing milk cans along tae road for some little distance. The lad was thrown out and considerably bruised, though he recievedno I very serious injuries. Ten little girls enjoyed a picnic on ■ the Studabaker farm Monday and , all declare it the only way to enjoy I life. The event was engineered by Miss Harriet Morrison and was in I honor of Margaret Vesey, and Mil- : dred and Lois Winch of Fort Wayne. The other seven participants were the Misses Pansy Bell, Francis Bry- . son, Leota Baily, Francis Dugan, Inez Snellen and Helen Niblick. They took their dinners and furnished numerous games which made hours pass rapidly and happy. The various committees of the Catholic church met at the parson age Sunday to decide on the heating for their church this winter. Different methods were proposed, but after some discussion it was plainly shown that one large central plant was far more expensive than several smaller ones. The heating as decided upon will necessitate the use of three independent boilers, one each for church and parsonage and one for schools and sisters’ house. The church and schools will be heated with low pressure steam, and the parsonage with hot water. Gene Christen is to draw plans for the system, and bids will be let on or about July 15th. The Decatur base ball team was defeated by Huntington at the latter place Sunday with a score of 10 and 16. Judging from the result it follows that Decatur must have played “bum ball” and we are told that such was the real cause for the defeat. At the first of the seventh inning Decatur had four runs and their opponents none and it looked as if the finish would be in the same trend, but at this juncture Huntington rallied and the locals fell so it was all off. France and France formed Jhe battery for the home team and are "credited "with "fine ' work ” bl' which they are capable of doing as has been demonstrated before. From all reports the loss of Sunday’s game may be attributed to lack of organization. The captain should know his men and if aqy player gets bum he should be retired and a new man put in his place. Isn't that the truth? As it is the Decatur fans would like to see Huntington aud D -eatur meet in the third game of the series. The Kinghts of Pythias appeared in uniform rank at their memorial services Sunday, and a more beautiful spectacle can scarce be imgained. They met in their hall at 2:30, donned in their uniforms and marched in military style to Maple wood cemetrey The Rathbone Sisters followed in special carriages provided for them. The Knights decorated the graves of eight departed comrades, and the Rathbone sisters covered five graves with i tokens of their affections. The usual impressive ritualistic ceremony followed, after which Judge Erwin delivered the address. Judge Erwin has always enjoved an enviable reputation as an orator but he certainly surpassed himself yesterday afternoon. The address, though short, touched the hearts of all his brother knights, and his burning eloquence stirred the souls of each and every hearer. His grand and | fitting praise of the departed brethren. 'the high ideals presented to I his comrades, and the apparent sincerity and ease of his address, ap- : pealed to every listener. M e regret . our inability to present Mr. Erwin’s address in details, and we cannot i compliment the Judge too highly. After the address, the Knights marched back to their hall and disbandled.

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1903.

C. E. Albaugh and family of Monroe, will take up their new residence at Convoy, Ohio, the former being there now and the latter, will leave Thursday. Mr. Albaugh has long been identified at Monroe and counts many friends in the county who will regret the change. The Hall safe used in the Big Store was opened Monday night and the contents were found to be in fairly good shape. Everything was stained with smoke and water and the backs of the books were badly scorched, but all the figures are •legiable and the pages clean. • The combination worked perfectly and the safe proved as nearly fireproof perhaps as any under the circumstances. W. H. Meyers, the well known citizen, fell down the cellar way at his home on Third street Saturday evening, and was quite badly hurt about the head and back. The entrance to the basement is made through a drop door in the kitchen and Mr. Meyers was entirely unconscious of any danger, as he presumed that the place was closed. He fell over eight feet and struck on the hard cement floor with considerable force. Mr. Meyers is at present employed by the city as inspector of the Marshal street sweet and endeavored to be at his place of duty this morning but was obliged to return home. Nothing serious is expected but rest is required for him to recover. The formal opening of the Decatur Commercial Club House will be from three to eleven p. m., Tuesday, July 7th. This was determined at a meeting of the board of directors, held in the assembly room Monday evening. Invitations will be restricted to the membership and their families in this city, with the privilege each member of inviting any limited number of out of town guests. The entire house as well as the lawns will be brought into use for the occasion, the intention being to make it a strictly social occasion. A piano will be placed in the building and some of the eity’s best talent will do the honors for the occasion. Punch will be served. The committees having same in charge were namedTuesday evening, and after that time arrangements went speediy forward making the event successful in every detail. The many people who have visited the home of the Commercial Club are loud in their praises of the comand are proud of the energies, thus far expened. Much good is expected to result from such a combination of business interests. Sunday was the first public appearance of the uniformed Rank Knights of Pythias, and they indeed presented a very knightly appearance, and succeeded in rubbing much of that awkward fear that usually accompanies the first appearance in public. Their new uniforms look well and with drill practice, it will be but a short time until they will be able to hold their own at any stage in the game. Their appearance yesterday was occasioned by the annual Knights of Pythias memorial day, at which time the graves of deceased members are decorated, and appropriate exercises held in commemoration of them.' The uniformed rank is a very interesting order of Knightianism and is rapidly coming to the front, in popularity and membership. On Sunday a number of friends of A. B. Daugherty met at his home to remind him of the fact that he had reached the fifty-sixth year ot his life. A sumptious dinner was served and the- afternoon was spent in social amusements. Among those present ’ were Mr. and Mrs. Dr. Rainier, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Laughery, Mrs. Agnes Andrews and daughters and Mrs. Mary Helm, of Decatur, also Mr. and Mrs. Mont Evans and Jerry Evans of Monmouth. Mr. and Mrs. Daugherty have a pleasant home and possess the qualifications necessary to give enjoyment to their guests. On this , nasion they were at their best and all present enjoyed themselves, and hope that many more such events may be in store for Mr. and Mrs. Daughery.

Miss Rte Malotto, a well known young lady of this city, was married Saturday evening to Allen Everhart of Monroe. The ceremony was performed at the United Brethren parsonage by Rev. E. H. Pontius. The newly married couple will make their future home at Fort Wayne. J. L.'Harrod, the shoe manufacturer, who returned Sunday morning from a buisness trip to Chicago, tells of an incident on his home ward trip which shows that another railroad wreck hung on a’ balance. Train No. ten, the fast Buffalo and Chautauqua express, on the Erie, was speeding along a very fast rate of speed between Huntington and Rochester, when the eccentric rods on the engine gave way. The air was accidentally shut off and the brakes were set so quickly that many passengers were thrown from their seats, receiving a npmber of cuts and bruises, and had the broken rod dropped to the ground the track would certainly have been torn up and then another story could be told. A brakeman was sent to a nearby station and telegraphed for another, engine which arrived and started out with the train about seven hours late. A machine that is destined to take the place of the windmill has been invented by an Indianapolis man, and unique in every resnect. This machine is known as the Kiler pumping motor, and instead of depending on the wind for its motive power, is run by a weight. The fan like contrivance that is used at the top of a derick in the windmill to catch the wind is also feature in this newmachine, but is used for just the opposite purpose, that is to regulate the number of strokes of the pump handle by simply turninx sails of the fan to any desired degree, is within reach of anyone standing on the ground. The motor will pump water and churn butter from three to six hours at one winding, and can be immediately wound up again in three minutes’ time by a child. C. M. Kiler, the inventor, has been a resident of Indianapolis for the last twenty years, and has been working on this machine for over seven years. He has just succeeded in perfecting a model for the manufacturer, and hopes to have his invention on exhibition in every county fair in Indiana this year. The court room was brought date what is reputed to have been the largest ditch hearing in the history of the county. Under the law passed by the last legislature the manner of proceedure in cleaning ditches has been changed, placing the allottment for this purpose in the hands of the surveyor, who calls those interested together and makes his alottment. This in a manner is final, although appeals to court can be had. b.vJ Vtwenty per cent, is necessary to sustain said reduction., The ditch is what is known as the Henry H. Meyers ditch, which begins west of central Jefferson township angles down into little Blue Creek for an outlet, the main ditch and branches being about ten miles long. There were over 200 land owners assessed in its construction and the largest end of this number were here. Surveyor McKean read and explained the allottments, and after that peace almost universally prevailed. The allottment sheet will perhaps bear a few slight but generally speaking those interested had nothing but words of praise for Surveyor McKean for the fair and impartial way he had disposed of an ugly looking job. It is no secret to say that to satisfactorally conduct the ditch branch of any county government, it requires a diplomat of no mean skill. It is one of the trying elements of the county surveyor’s office, and causes that official to many times sweat all kinds of blood. The Henry Myers ditch is one of the largest enterprises ever attempted of its kind in 1 the county, but its benefits have ■ long ago been apparent, so the or--1 deal today was softened by the fact that ditches properly constructed ' mean so much to those benefited.

Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson of Union I township, well known in this county, died Sunday morning at six o'clock. She has been suffering for two years with cancer, from the effects of which she died. She was forty-qine years old and leaves ' a large family and a heart broken husband. The funeral was held from the Mentzer church at Convoy. A dispatch from Franklin says:— “The Rev. F. B. Bachelor, president of the State Baptist Young. Peoples Union, a junior in Frankin College has received a letter from the. faculty forbidding him to enter college next year. His expulsion results from his participation in the abduction of one of the students during the commencement exercises. His friends declare the faculty has been too severe, because he was not a leader in the abduction and others were more implicated than he. The Rev. Mr Bachelor is at a loss to understand why he should have been selected for an example from the throng of students. He fears that the members of the union over the state will misunderstand it. The abduction a fortnight ago was the culmination of the rivalry between the juniors and the seniors. One of the seniors was bound, gagged and confined in the country until the seniors consented to allow the juniors a part in the class day exercises, but he was not harmed. The faculty told Mr. Bachelor it did not consider his conduct that of a Christian gentleman. Mr. Bachelor is known by several Decatur people. Joseph Fish and Charles! Wholleben of the firm of Joseph Fish & Company of Chicago arrived in the city Monday afternoon and are busy arranging matters for adjustment of the loss of the recent fire. They represent the interests of Kern, Beeler & Co., and will remain here until the insurance affairs are completely settled. This is their business, adjusting for the assured and they are considered the best posted men in their line in the west. They will settle all difficulties and thus save Kern, Beeler & Co., a great deal of worry and work. They are thoroughly posted on the Big Store fire, have learned the details, been over the scene and are ready to meet the insurance men at any time, in fact the sooner the better it will suit them. Their first move was to open the big safe and this was done in an almost incredible short space of time, the combination J<• b ; .rA".’X’Sfeet! y. .The,| je > stuck a little but were nothing to speak of and only a [minute’s time was required to get into the vault. All the papers therein were in good condition with the exception of one insurance policy, the German Fire, which was slightly soiled. The policies show the exact amount in force to be 155,000 on stock and $3,000 on fixtures and electric plant. A corrected list of the insurance apMr. Fish and Mr. A’holleben aie thorough gentlemen and are posted in their business. They have been busy getting invoices and accurate reports ready to adjust matters and say they expect no controversy of any consequence. The matter is simply one of business, in which Kern, Beeler & Co., want pay for their loss, as neqj- as possible, from the amount of insurance carried and there is little doubt but that they will receive the full amount of their policies, a total of $58,000. Major Allison went to Mari ion Tuesday, his object being to see then: anufacturing concern who fi r nished the brick for the fire destroyed building, and see what arragements can be made for a duplication, sufficient at least for the outi side wall. While there he will also i see the contractor w-ho laid the ■ walls. Os course nothing will be I done in the way of rebuilding until all insurance is adjusted, and we surmise that will not take long to arrange a satisfactory settlement on the very handsome building that is now a mass of ruins. Major Allison takes the whole thing philosophical | and at no time has shown the leastdisposition to be unnerved. All he wants is his insurance in full of account on another building in exact accordance with the one bljjpned.

CIRCULATION 2800 WEEKLt

NUMBER 17

The best oil well in the State or at : east one of them was started to pumping yesterday. It is located on the Rawley farm four miles east of Berne and came in a week ago today. It was shot Friday and before it could be capped hundreds of barrels of oil had gone to waste. Mr. Baker who shot the well and who has been in the business in this field for many years said: “It is the best well I have ever shot in Indiana, by all odds.” Os course the real worth can not bt> known until it has been pumped several days but it is expected and- confidently believed that it will make several barrels daily for a while at least. The big oil gusher has caused considerable excitement in oil circles about Berne, and the Central Western company who own it are already rearing to drill in another location to the north east. They have started to drill still another on the Studabaker farm a short distance away and expect both to equal the good one just in. The Studabaker and Rawley farms have each been lucky and have produced some great big oil wells. Hours of pleasures, hours of fun sweet memories that will last forever, is the result of the informal party at Bell View Thursday evening by Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Bell, Mrand Mrs. C. K. Bell and Mrs. Ella Bell. It was a six o’clock dinner on the beautiful lawn and eighty seven were served. Old fashioned games were indulged in including such favorites as horse shoe, ring around the posey, etc. The dinner was an elaborate two course affair and as expressed by many, every one ate like harvest hands. A novel contest was the selection of a name for the farm, one person out of each family being allowed to offer a name, the hosts and hostesses acting as judges. The names were numerous and many of them beautiful, seven persons offering the winner, Bell View. They were Mrs.. F. M. Schirmeyer and Messrs. D. W. Beery, C. O. France, J. Q. Neptune, John Niblick, Jacob Schafer and C. D. Kunkle. They drew straws and the last named C. D. Kunkle was declared the winner and was awarded a hundred pound Poland China pig, with the understanding that he is to give a big roast to the same guests that were present last evening at Meadow Brook, his farm near Monmouth. W. A. Kuebler proposed Creole Bell and as this was decided to be the most inappropriate name he -was awarded the booby, a runt pig, weighing about five pounds and bedecked with red. white and blue ribbons. Will accepted the gift gracefully and says if he succeeds in fattening his stocx may give a roast himself. Among other names propost'd were Walnut Ridge, Twin Elms, Meadow Brook Bellesdale, Elm Point, East Brook, Brookridge, The Elms, Broadacres, Bells Corners, Tanglewood. Clover Nook, ( F.i’n dora, Lone Pine, Belvidere, Hardscrabble, Kunklebell, Belleridge,. Bell Derby, Bellflower, Dorale, The Pines, Lakeside. Ricell, Bell Meadow, Bell Haven, Pine Shadows, Willow Springs, Forest Point, Bellpine, Wild-brook. Sunny Side. Belle, . Pickway, Fan view, Edelweis and Pinepoint. The name chosen seemed to be a favorite as several others’ suggested it, but offered something else knowing the name had been givefi in. As the announcement was made a shout of approval from those present went up and everyone seemed satisfied. The drive to and from the scene was delightful and the entire affair was a most successful one. It was given in honor of Mrs. Florence DeViltyss and Mrs. C. W. Cole of Lancaster, Ohio. A number of out of town guests were present including Messrs, and Mesdames Dell Lock of Bluffton, Jarttes Harkless, Paulding, Ohio, Harry Deam, Bluffton, C D. Kunkle, Monmouth, Mrs. A. D. Moffett 5 * Elwood, Mrs. Will Winch, Fort Wayne, Mrs. Frank Tillberry, Lima, Mrs. Daniel P. Bolds, of Peru, and Grandpa ; Samuel Kunkle, of Monmouth. The big {tarty was one of the happiest on record and here’s hoping unlimited prosperity to the future life of Bell View, the hosts and hostesses. May they repeat last night’s performance frequently. ♦