Decatur Democrat, Volume 47, Number 20, Decatur, Adams County, 23 July 1903 — Page 2

DOCTOR t3>-' [, J. Beardsley, General Practice and Surgery. But Special Attention (riven to Eye, Ear, Dose, Throat and Chronic Diseases. expert in Fittiaq Classes. Thorougblj equipped for treating Eye. Ear Throat and Catarrhal cases. CALLS answered, day or night. OEf-'lCE—over postoftiee. RES! HENCE—cor. Monroe and Ninth sts Office Hours—9 to 11 a. m. 2to «p. m.

Joseph H. Andrews of near Monroe and Clara B. Barnett of Monroe were married at the residence of J. B. Stoneburner by Rev J. C. White Sunday. They will live on Mr. Andrew’s farm five and one half miles south west of here. The Democrat extends congratulations. » Mrs. Chas. Doehrman, a former resident of this county, died at Fort Wayne Wednesday evening. Mrs. Doehrman, formerly Miss Mary Kiess, was born in Preble tpwnship, and lived there up to the time of her marriage, as did also her husband Chas. Doehrman. Mrs. Doehrman has been suffering intensely with kidney trouble for over six months, and inasmuch as she could not recover, her many friends consider death a blessing. Relatives from here attended the funeral which was held from the Lutheran church at Fort Wayne, Satur day afternoon at two o'clock. A hubsand and two sons survive her. True Worth, the fast trotting horse owned by David Flanders & Son of this city won his first race of the season Friday at Van Buren, capturing the 2:25 trot and a purse of $250. He is without a doubt one of the best trotting stallions in the country and his admirers expect him to make a low mark this season. He won yesterday’s race easily in one, two, three order, with Lady Alice second, the best time 2:24 1-4. True Worth will be entered in the eastern circuit anu will go for some big purses before the season is over. The 2:35 pace yesterday was won by Hazel B. a Marion horse, Fasline second. Blue Satin captured the SIOO running purse, with Humbug second. The fourth annual reunion of the 160th Indiana volunteer infantry to be held on August 19, in this city will be the largest exsoldiers gathering ever held in Tipton. The regiment was composed of 1,262 officers and enlisted men, and 50 per cent . of that number are expected here. The reunion will be a one day affair and the boys will arrive about 9 a. m., followed by registering of the visitors, business meeting, dinner and camp fire in the evening. Tipton, while its entertaining facilities are limited, can make the young soiders have a good social time and we believe every citizen will do his ■part. The boys are asked to come rin uniform, and that alone will make a very pretty picture. There mental mandolin club here and many of the 3rd Kentucky boys have signified that they would be here. Lieutenant Knee has secured .a “one fare for the round trip’’ at connecting points, and has arranged to get the boys here at about the same time.—Tipton Tribune. Lieutenant King, of Sixth Infantry, U. S. A. claiming to be home on a furlough from the Philippines, cressed in full uniform, shoulder straps, sword and all, and attracted quite a little attention. He registered at the Murray house and said he would be there for dinner. He changed his mind it seems, for he hurried to the €4. R. & I. station and boarded the train for Fort Wayne. In the meantime Sheriff "Butler had been called up by telephone from Fort Jennings, Ohio, and asked if such a man was in town. He informed the questioner who is presumed to have been the marshal that Lieutenant King was here, then came the order “arrest him at wince and hold him; he robbed a man here last night.” Before Mr. "Sutler could get to the station the train had left and the brave officer with it. A telephone message was sent to the Chief of police at Fort Wayne to arrest the soldier, and then notified Ft. Jennings people whatjhe had done. Ho was arrested on arriving in that city. He claimed to be on his way to join his regiment , enroute back to the islands. Bob Ehinger knew him but said when he was in service King was lieutenant of cavalry. The officer claimed to be a graduate of West Point. If he is still in the service there is some quest >n whether he can be detained or not.

A concern at Schoolcraft, Michigan is now mauufadKirmg burial caskets out of paper. The material used is said to be superior to wood and equal to metal caskets from the fact that it > is made much stronger than wood and can be made air and water tight, and from a sanitary stand point there can be nothing better. The first temporary divorce granted under the new law was made Sat: unlay by Judge Ferrall, at Goshen, in the case of Benton Lockhard vs. Elsie Lockhard, the defendant being given the decree on her cross complaint. finder the term of the divorce they are to be separated for seven years, during which time the wife is to have the use of the property in Goshen and to have $5.50 of her husband's sl7 pension. Cruelty and a penal conviction were the allegations. At the end of seven years the law will consider Mr. and Mrs. Lockhard man and wife again. Were you ever surprised'? Doubtless you were and can well understand the situation in which Rev. and Mrs. Allen of the First Presbyterian church were placed Friday night. They seemed to have forgotten that it was their twenty-third wedding anniversary but not so the members of their church. Before eight o’clock most of the families of Mr. Allens congregation assembled at the church and without any ceremony marched in upon their victims. Were they surprised? Well you should have seen them. But their visitors did not come unprepared. Each lady carried a crowded lunch basket, full of the choicest bits. It was found however that the parsonage could not accommodate the large crowd, and they repaired to the church. Here, the uncovered baskets disclosed a feast fit for the gods, to which everyone paid due obeisance. It was a late hour when the festivities closed and Mr. and Mrs. Allen received a shower of congratulations. That very industrious and wealthy organization, the Hazelwood Oil Company, of Pittsburg, has designs on territory in Adams county upon which the company will sink several test wells-, provided the land can be obtained on a plan not involving too great expense in the matter of leasehold. Mr. Barcroft, of Pittsburg, a member of the Hazelwood Oil Company, was in the city yesterday, enroute home from the Geneva field, and it was learned that he has given permission to the Lmanagement in the Warren field to test certain blocks in this county. Provided the blocks designated can be secured, operations will shortly be visible. Mr. Grossman, superintendent of the Hazelwood company’s interests in Warren field, was also here and he is very sanguine as to the probable good output in the Adams territory. The Hazelwood company operates in Wood county, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and in Indiana fields. Within a few iUjV wifi nave been arranged and we will then give full information of their future plans to our readers. One of the biggest social events of the season was the surprise of last evening on William Kuckelhahn at his home three and a half miles north east of the city, in honor of his fiftieth birthday anniversary. Twenty eight families making at least_a hundred happy souls, were ami indulged in the occasion for all it was worth. The principal event was the big supper, served from five to nine o’clock, the feast including almost every good thing one could think of. It" was a glorious occasion and one that Mr. Kuckelhahn and the [many guests will remember the rest of their lives. May all live and prosper and may William celebrate his century anniversary in as good style as he did the fiftieth. Those present from Decatur and vicinity were Grandfather and Grandmother Melcher' the families of Fred Wietfeldt, Jr., Fred Melcher, William Melcher, William Bohnke, sr., Henry Lutman, sr., Henry Lutman, Jr., Chas, Bohnke, William Gerke, Fred Busick, William Busick, Gust Busick, Ed Lutman, Wm. Christianer, C. H. Christianer, Fred Bohnke, sr., Fred Hoile, William Zwick and Henry Schulte. From Hoagland were the families of Fred Hegerfeldt Wm. Bohnke, Herman Hockemeyer, Wm. Melcher, Jr. ,Fred Witte, and Wm. Berning, others present were Fred Wietfeldt Jr. and family, Bingen, and John Berning, Wm. Wietfeldt and families of Steele. The family presented Mr. Kuckelhahn with a handsome book case which was exhibited today at Gay & Zwick’s furniture store.

Bluffton authorities have been I notified that in case they failed to ■ pass the meter and twenty-five cent i rate ordinance, their gas supply would be shut off and be used at Fort Wayne. Silas Hale and four or five of his neighbors of Geneva have decided to build a small electric light plant and work on same will be begun within a few days. Electrical contractor W. G. Spencer of this city has secured the job and will begin work on the same next week. The dynamo is to be driven by a small gas engine and the two will be in one piece of machinery. The generator will be of suffient capacity to light the homes of the people interested and to run all the fans that they should desire to use. The Bachelor Maids were together Wednesday’ evening atthe home of James Hat-fling for the Lst time this season. Progressive euchre was the feature and there was a sharp contest for honors in the closing games. Miss Mayme Confer and Anna Terveer proved their superior Knowledge of the game and were given first prizes. Miss Bertha Voglewede and Ada Deininger registered in good time for the boobies. The two course lunch served by the hostess was declared by everyone to be a fitting close to the season. After adjusting all plans, the club declared itself disbanded for the summer. It will be reorganized in October. The Bachelor Maids are a merry crowd, and we predict as much success for next season as has crowned their efforts in the past. At the funeral services of Melvin Wolfe *he young man murdered a few days ago, Rev. E. Balduc who conducted the services read the following : Leo Melvin Wolfe, son of Jacrb N. Wolfe was born in Wells county near Domestic, Ind., Septemeber 27, 1880 and departed this life, being treacherously’ shot and murdered by John W. Terrell, July 12, between the hours of 6 and 7 p. m., 1903, aged 22 years, 9 months and 15 days. Thus the life of the noble young man was blown out by’ murderous hands. We, as parents mourn the deprature of Molly for we dearly love him. How can we give him up for he was good to father, mother, brother and step sister. Melly was a very obedient child, a good worker and a steady boy. He was strictly temperate. He used no intoxicating liquors or even tobacco. Melly’ had manyfriends who keenly’ are mourning the departure of a true friend. He leaves a sorrowing father and brother, grandmother,, step mother, as dear as a mother, three step sisters, one step brother, and many other kindred and friends. ’Squire Smith is having all kinds of trouble now-a-days. The boys in and about the new Studabaker block seem to have it in for him. It apt I’i,.. H- «.«■ ' doing a thriving business in marriage ceremonies, but doesn’t let the boys know of the events. As they desire to get in their share of “wish you well,” last Thursday they put up Squire's wheel for sale at the low sum of $1.70 but nobody seemed to pay any notice. So yesterday it was again tagged as follows: “For sale cheap, only 99 cents. Special bargain.” A prominent lady bookkeeper of this place made an inspection, but soon discovered that the machine was of the man riding type and hence declined the special male privileges. ’Squire remarked that the boys made a botch of the sale as it was offered “too gosh darned low.” Still the boys persisted in getting even with Mr. Honor and proceeded to doctor the wind and consequently the faithful wheel became heavy. And as a result ’Squire proceeded to apply the only known remedy, a judicious application of the pump. Eventhen, in spite of all the watchfulness of a first-class sleuth, he was outwitted and the wind became bad. ’Squire interrogated John Moran and desired to know if there was any legal remedy to be found in the statutes whereby his recent inconveniencies could be healed but the distinguished gentleman who tried to keep a strictly business expression replied; “Well, ’Squire, I don’t know just what the law is on the question, as it is a peculiar case and intensely complex. But if" you will give me time I will look it up and let you know in a few days.” We presume that Squire will be on the watch for a few days or at least until some understanding is j arrived at whereby he and the boys can jointly and severally be responsible for the future happiness of i young married couples.

! John Sunday. is unknown, was arraign* m- <. ( or's’court Thursday mornin„ on L charge of intoxication. He p X and was fined one dollar and • Sts He said he had been work-) ing on the railroad and started out this morning to find some one stay the docket. The little town of Bryant v. ’ll I “dry”’ at least for a month. The ( license of Robert Hunt *ho i runs the only saloon in the plac , expires on that day and he has not had it renewed. There ha\e x>cn two or three attempts to secure licenses for saloons in the town, but all have been met with the blanket remonstrance and been defeated. There is now an application on file with the Jay county auditor by Samuel Rarre, the marshal of the town for a license to run a place in the town but it cannot be considered until the next session of the commissioners which will be the first Wednesday in August. On Wednesday, August 12, will occur the wedding of two most popular young people, Miss Amelia Smith to Mr. Charles N. Christen. The announcement was made today and we hasten to join the many friends in extending best wishes. Miss Smith is the daughter of Joseph Smith, one of the best known citizens of Decatur. For several yWars she has been one of the popular clerks at the Boston store and has made innumerable friends by her courteous and obliging manner. Mr. Christen is a promising young contractor whose success in life is already assured. Their wedding will occur at eight o'clock on the day mentioned at the St. Marys Catholic church. The maid of honor will be Miss Nettie Smith, and the brides maids Misses Maud Christen, Edith Wemhoff and Miss Catharine Raynor of Fort Wayne. The grooms men will be Eugene Christen, Albino Smith and Wai Wemhoff. A dinner to the bridal party and a few invited guests at the Smith home will follow and Mr. and Mrs. Christen will leave during the afternoon for a few days tour of the lakes in north Michigan. They will be at home after their return in their own pretty home recently completed on West Monroe street. A meeting of importance was held Thursday of the Board of directors of the Commercial Club, the business being to a proposition which was submitted the managers of the Fort Wayne & Springfield railway company for establishing of the central offices and building of the main power house, and stables here. The company’ was represented by’ W. H. Fledderjohn, attorney Koenig and an engineer who stated that the road would be built at once beyond any question of a doubt. All preliminary arrangements have been completed towards rushing the road to completion and they are ■ ■ . ~ o I 1 Ilg of their power station, stables and general affairs. These buildings mean a great deal to the city in which they locate, and while the company realizes that they should locate at the most convenient point, they also realize that it will be a great benefit to any’ city that secures them. All things considered they have decided upon Decatur as the most convenient and they therefore sabz&itted - : fipositmn' which was practically as follows: The company will erect a power house, car barns, and building for the main offices for the use of said company at Decatur within a mile of the corporation providing the citizens give them a bonus of $14,000, or of six acres of land and SIO,OOO, the money to be paid them when the first car is run from Decatur to Fort Mayne. The company agrees that if they don’t build such buildings they will pay for the land themselves. The question was thoroughly discussed and it was decided that the engineer should prepare a plot of the road, show just how exclusive it will be, also to prepare a report showing how much the building will cost and how many people will be employed. The matter will then be referred to the club at their regular meeting August 3rd. Mr. Fledderjohn, general manager stated last night that he is arranging to move his family- here at once, and if the main offices are located here he will make Decatur his permanent home. At any rate he will live here for the next year or two. The club also appointed a committee consisting of J. D. Hale, Henry I Krick and E. X. Ehinger to confer I with the railway company, and if i possible secure a loafer coal rate for I manufacturers.

— ----- ’ The Indianapolis News last even- | in „ contained a cartoon of the ne w | ( 'arpenter Fuel. ' ‘ A glimpse into the j future.” It represented the an- , thracite Coal trust with coal at *7 50 a ton, watching with sour mien, the Carpenter fuel man dish-1 in. out the "no dus", no <>t. no smoke” chemieal to the consumer at $3:50. Dispatches from from Elkhart announce that the fuel company is meeting with well earned success. This is the year that Ohio excursionists come to Indiana and now that the busiest season of the summer is over there is talk of getting ready to entertain the guests and make arrangements for the reunion. As yet nothing has been done by the committee which has these arrangements in charge but a meeting is to be held at Ossian next week when definite action will be taken on several features of the affair; Wiliam Lipkey, of Ossian, is chair man of this committee. Other members are W. W. Weisell, of this city, and Milo Gorrell, J. I- Metts and W. H. Rupright of Ossian. As usual the excursion train will probably’ run during the last week in September with the reunion being held on the last Thursday. It will, in all probability be held in the Metts grove at Ossian this year, as there is a sentiment among those most interested that there are more visitors in the northern part of the county. —Bluffton Banner. The railroads have claimed another victim, one more tramp has been killed. It is Carl Brackenridge of Hillsboro, Ohio, who is dead and the story of the accident and attending circumstances which caused his death are pitiable and evoke sympathy for the unfortunate lad. According to the story told by the boy as he lay dying it was on July 10 that he left home. He was not driven away but simply caught the tramp fever and left. Thrrsday night he was riding on a Clover Leaf freight train between the cars and when near Peterson he fell off. The train was rushing along and lurched, throwing the lad under the wheels below. His left arm was run over and the train pissed by leaving the boy wounded anil bleeding in the ditch. His crysawakened some of the sleeping people of Peterson but there were very few who concerned themselves and it was some time before anyone arrived at the scene. David Steele was among the first who arrived and he tells of some person who passed by, in a buggy, the place where the injured boy was amt mocked his crys of pain and cursed him as he lay’ helpless and bleeding. Mr. Steele and several others carried the boy’ to the roadside and hurried for some conveyance to take him to a doctor. Many’ people were aroused and when told the circumstances refused saying that they did not want their ijuggivS4,l’diheti « "ill’tjioou. Henry Breiner came to the rescue and with his outfit, Mr. Steele drove to Preble with the injured boy w’ho was fast sinking and then unconscious. No assistance was received at that place and they turned toward this city. About two o’clock Mr. Steele, saturated with blood, presented himself at the door of Dr. D. D. Clark and told the story. Dr. Clark immediately fs.nw> and .... tn.- ; 1 .-i..:aa vr vi the night policemen the injured boy was taken to the doctor's office and the flow of blood which had been continuous since the accident was stopped. An examination was made and it was found that the entire arm from the shoulder joint down was crushed, broken and mangled

to a horrifying extent. The flow of blood had been so great that at. this time the pulse was scarcely perceptible and the lad was so feeble that it was an effort for him to speak. An endeavor was made to find some place in town where the lad could be taken care of but no such place could be located for as you know there is not a hospital in the city. Superintendent Graber of the couni ty farm was telephoned and arrangements were made for the lad’s removal tq that place. Drs. D. D. Clark, C. S. Clark and J. M. Miller followed and at four o’clock i took the arm off at the shoulder : joint. At the time of the amputation the lad had a barely perceptible pulse j and it was thought useless to perform the job. He only lived two hours after the operation. ■ Jn his dying hour he told the name of his father, who is an employee of a traction company and f the county authorities will await • the direction of the parents before any disjwsal of the body is made.

In the Salt ■ cently th- t..n,,, vi v ,' ft. B been running: ” hn B INFORMATIOX V ; A I Os Harry fl B , Decatur. In ( li alllt ' ] ’'-‘‘toy of B i in tos'.i fr„m S ,.b B 1 going in neigh.,,,B lowstone park. Anv i, B I tion address c y i,' lnf " r ’* ■■ Ry- Wrenshal.Mi^ n I young num spo keno{ B known here or at ■ A years ago He is a broth, !)( A Isaac Peterson and ivas m >1 several years by tile mill, making hi<h , 'JB Krick family When about ■ teen years <,1,1 . ~i n , v and T B four years n,<t a word his whereabouts. Then h.-v-B to relatives her- from S a ■ Li -B City saying h- -,,i s , B days for Montana n<-ar l l>ark where h- .- take ■ and start a ea’t ,-ramh. s- ‘..“7 ■ lSß9,not a word has b,- e!; wived | from him aii-1 no trace c :in h-foniiß though diligent mqniry has made. If he sur-e—<l-,i ■ a ranch he is no doubt wealthy bjl this time as almost withhout exception th< — who - - | M! j B that ter:-itory hav--fast they ar- now w.; p, n J fC t ■ However hi- long friends to fear h- is dead. Thß search will be kept up mini SO nB trace of him or an a—death is obtain- !. E. Linn advertis,-s for hm <i~ : ; I■ Jioy who has been m the west forH many years and is iping thereinß fives to find Harry. ■ Any abled bodi-d nviii or won®B out of work in Adams county ffiß summer must lx- indolent ortooß rich or indepeml-m to ,1- ,<: bnartß labor. Scarcely a day passes taß we are authorized t<> a<lv-rt>,? f,B help in some line or another. iB today's issue appear- a n< tire thaß twenty five girls are wanted attbß Mitten factory. This is pleasant I work and after a f- w weeks expet. B ience the girl who applys herself can make splendid wages, some of those now employed making as good money as the average niu who labors. In another column we have a cry for help from Julius Haugk who is building gravel roads in Blue Creek township. He wants an engineer and ten men t < work in the gravel pit. Fairly good wages are paid and any one who desires to keep the wolf from the door can do so if he will only show a disposition to work. Besides these offers of today th-:'- are mint others for man and woman, girls and boys. Many farmers are looking for help, in fact you can get employment almost to your own taste.

rpREASUKY DEPARTMENT. Office of Comptroller of the Currency. Washington. July W.*®Whereas, by satisfactory ’ viJ en<iepres' >ll ‘ e<i to the undersigned, it has been» appear that the First National ba ■ eatur. located In tne city or ika.a’.'P’ w county of Adams, and state ft I ,duu*.»» complied withall the pro' congress to enable nationsLions to extend their corp*-rate ' for other purposes approved u \ - ■ .Xt'.vv,' here! < ’ i hereby certify that the ttr>i - < I)pCata r,iii of Decatur, located in the .t> ' 1 Indiana, the county of Adams, and nU u is authorized to hay<- sIJ, * article* period specified in its nr.•»■«<l iDV! , su a association, namely until close 01 July 16 1923. In testimony whereof. July, and seal of office this sixteenth J 1903. 20-4 T. P. Kane. Deputy and Actin? No. 3088. Comptroller of the cur

\TOTICE OF HEARING 01 PITCH PE j AN TITION. In the matter of the petition of * Ke number 5. Notice is hereby given that a been filed with ihe Auditor t ■ pointed state of Indiana, and v |ejef?. which » have viewed and reported ' a (Ba id pen- ( on file in my office. The hearing tion upon its merits will be o Monday, September 7, 1 903 ' f the j the same being the first day ° f c “ m mis ß iooe» term, 11*13. of the Board of comu> of Adams county. Indiana. a ditch : The prayer of route to-** I be constructed on the folio Description of the J. N. Ken di 140) fe®i i Commencing at a P Ol “ t y the of the northwest enrntr iStij ouarter of section thirty e en ,it ea , twenty-six north, range to in Adams county. Indiana. Running thence north eight ‘‘" cnrt (8H) degrees, west six dd Aminating nlnetv-hve <.!*» rod’. s"‘‘ 13 , at M fe»s« J. N. Kerr ditch number t one ( r ode» fifty-eight (58) rods south »no the north* j of the northwest corn (-’.'to**? ii I quarterof section twe“t> ran?e lourt< « i twenty-seven n , o J*?ndiana. east in Adams county, in lands*** 1 Pastfng through and afffeett»-.*y; rer * C. B. Tyndall, Margant Ei I K „ r r.ia be N. Jack, Amos McCune. J. N Lawson. Mathias McCune. * David J. Habegger.lJaywn Bshjp township and Blue < ree abEBBT 0 ; | •»-3 Auditor Adam® Coun