Decatur Democrat, Volume 47, Number 21, Decatur, Adams County, 30 July 1903 — Page 1

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M Hensley and children ■ m R .me City Saturday even- ■ l ‘\vhere they will stay during ■e hottest part of the summer. ■ F red Murphy was taken back to H. rt Wayne Friday evening by J. C. ■uguenard. a deputy sheriff of Allen Kuotv. Murphy was unwilling to ■ at first as he said that he wanted K sta y away from a noisy city. j| A writer in the Medical News save ■e is willing to etake his reputation K the assertion that those who eat Kttuce daily are as much immune K cm smallpox as those who are vac- | lated. Any vegetable he says aide ■n preventing the disease but none K, powerful as lettuce. 11 Charley, the six year old son of E, J. Kinney, fell Monday while K. play and struck his head on a Rtone, making an ugly gash. He iras unconscious for some time, but revived before the physician arrived. Charley is over his scare jow, and is as lively as ever. Lew G. Ellingham, editor of the Decatur Democrat, was appointed a member of the executive committee of the national Editorial association, which met in Omaha, Neb., recently. Mr. Ellingham is jne of the foremost and ablest sditors of this portion of the state, ind the honor conferred upon him is a fitting one and was worthily bestowed.—Albion Democrat. Robert Rhodes, aged sixty-six, and one of the best known citizens of Willshire died very suddenly Wednesday. He was talking to Mr. Cnlly in the latter’s business house at Willshire when he suddenly fell over and expired in a few minutes. Heart trouble was the supposed cause. Mr. Rhodes was engaged in the pension business and had an ■ agency of that kind at Willshire. IHe was an ex-soldier and had I many friends in this county. Miss Inez Coverdale was hostess at a unique birthday party given at her home Tuesday afternoon. The affair was given in honor of Miss Marie Allegar of Marion, who yesterday celebrated her twelfth birthday. Miss Inez proved a charming hostess and was fully prepared J o entertain her guests. Many novel games were arranged, and a delicious dinner was served by the hostess. The guests numbered Misses Margaret Hughes and Alma Kooken of this city, Marie Allegar I of Marion, and Martha Coverdale . of Bluffton. In this week’s report of the oil news of Indiana Adams county received the following notice: In Wabash township, Adams county, Trc ut & Miller’s second well on their farm, shows good for ten barrels. Delat & Company’s third well on the Pyle farm, started at forty barrels, while the Northwestern Oil company’s No. 5, on the Eckrote farm, was only a light affair. In Hartford ■' *■ ..'iiip rile Illinois Oil Company’s No. 6, on the Watson farm, was not as large as the former two wells as it did only fifty barrels. In Jefferson township the Sun Oil Company’s No 4, on the Scherer farm, did nothing but water, but may develop into a paying well. The Bank of Wren will open for business next Monday with W. H. Stults cashier, and John Mosure, book keeper. The latter has a desk at the old Adams county bank in this city this week, preparatory to taking charge of the books of the new concern. J. L. Mosure is president, and L. M. Harmon, vice president. A crowd of eight, two carriage loads including Major R B. Allison, R. K. Allison, D. F. Quinn, C. S. Niblick and Frank Memhoff, Thomas Ehinger, Jesse Niblick and Med Miller, drove to M ren Monday and visited the quarters of the new bank who own their building, and which was erected especially for their convenience. They say it surpasses a ny similar institution in this part °f the country, being strictly modern in every respect, she Bank °f Wren is located in the center of a rich and thriving country and with such men at the head of it as there are, success in a flattering manner is assured. The citizens of M ren are proud of this bank as indeed they should be.

Mrs. William Fronfleld and Mrs. Dayton Steele and daughter Bertha were the guests of John Stetler and family at Willshire last week. A jolly crowd of twenty Decatur young people drove to the Robinson farm south of town Friday evening and were royally entertained with games, music and refreshments. Charles Harrison, an old Decatur boy, is in this city visiting with his parents. For the past four years he resided at Cleveland and is enjoying employment in a nickel plating establishment having learned the trade of a buffer. Crist Bochnect is becoming a real chaffeur and will soon be able to handle his new automobile on all kinds of roads at all times. His machine is an up-to-date one and no doubt will enable its owner to take a prize in the automobile races at the county fair this year. Wiley Manger filed an affidavit before.’ ’Squire Smith Wednesday, in which he stated that Lemuel Wormcastle unlawfuly stole forty pounds of coal from the Chicago and Erie railroad. A nine year old child testified for the state that he helped carry coal for Wormcastle but the S’quire did not think the evidence sufficient and after some consideration acquitted the defendant. The Clement L. V. Sheets ditch in Union township will be constructed as fast as possible, work to begin at once. The bids for same were opened at the auditor’s office Monday and the contract let to D. M. Ritinour & Company for $2200. A number of bids on single sections and on the entire ditch were filed, but Ritinour & Co. were SSOO below any of the others. The work will require nearly a year’s time. The Tocsin band boys gave an ice cream social Saturday evening and sold fifty four gallons of ice cream, several bunches of bananas and seven cases of pop. The proceeds are to go for the equipment, as the Tocsin boys expect to organize themselves into a first class company. They are scheduled to play at a Williamsport picnic next Saturday, and a week from that date will go to Ossian, and on the following will play at Winona Lake. Walter Johnson who works in this city at the Atz harness shop is in the band. An affidavit entitled State of Indiana vs John King was filed before ’Squire Smith Tuesday. The piaintfit ' ‘iliiza-iA'vJ. swore that, “on the 24th day of July, 1903, the defendant, John King, did then and there by words, signs and gestures, unlawfully attempt to provoke the said Elizabeth Crandal to commit an assault and battery on him the said John King.” The trial was held this morning and proved King to be guity of provoke. He was fined $10.55 and stayed the docket for T> f... . i■,>Vl »< r fix. court Prosecutor Moran took occasion to give Mr. King some well founded words of wisdom in directing his future course. About fifty guests assembed at the Morrison home Saturday evening, where Mrs. J. B Morrison and Miss Hattie Studabaker were hostesses at one of the most brilliant events of the season. The affair was a friendship party in honor of Miss Hattie Niblick whose engagement to Arthur D. Suttles has been announced. Progressive red letter was announced as the feature of the evening and it proved to be most entertaining. The guests were seated at tables on which were placed red fetters, each of which was the initial letter of some statesman, city,- river, etc., It proved- most instructive, -as some of the ladies say they learned the names of cities and statesmen which a most exhaustive study had never taught them. Mrs. Jeff Bryson secured first priae m this contest and to Mrs. Charles Suttles was given the booby. Other social games were indulged in and ttt ten thirty a three course served Miss Niblick luncheon was serveu. was the recipient of many hanc - some tokens of friendship and was showered with congratulations by those present.

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1903.

Harry Groves one of the best' known farmers of the county is proud of his crop of wheat raisd on his farm in Wabash township. He threshed 395 bushels from thirteen acres, better than thirty bushels to the acre. Charles Railing has moved from Lima, Ohio, back here, and again occupies his old home. He is again in the painting business and says there is no place like Decatur for him. His father, Frank Railing, still resides at Lima, where he owns a wall paper store. Stephen Shanks a pioneer citizen of Frankfort, was killed there Monday by Clover Leaf train, No. 6. The engineer saw him on the track, and did not slow up, supposing he would step off as the train approached, but the old man paid no attention to the whistle and indications point to suicidal intent. Chas. Voglewede Tuesday received one of the biggest shipments of shoes ever received in Decatur, and will soon have a great display of fall stock ready for inspection by ever increasing patronage. The lot received today contained about 1000 pairs of high priced and strictly up-to-date shoes, and came from a Boston jobbing house. Charlie says he will have the best lot of goods to select from this fall ever shown in Decatur. Sam Hite has on exhibition at his grocery in the south part of the ' city a dead tarantula, which he ' succeeded in conquering after a short battle Monday morning. Sam went down into his cellar this morning to get some stock and ' while looking about noticed a 1 monster tarantula spread out : all over the side of a jar. He first thought of capturing the big spider . but afterwards changed his mind and proceeded to kill him with the aid of a piece of board. The taranI tula had no doubt crawled out of a . bunch of bananas which hung , nearby. D. Majors, baggageman of No. 10 - on the Erie, was badly injured ’ here Saturday night. Majors - dropped a parcel and stepped from 1 his car to get it. Before mounting > the car again he noticed some ’ weather prophets on the bumpers. He stopped to chase off the bums • and by this time the train had started and his car was past. He , attempted to mount a passing car, . striking the steps, but missed his hand hold and was thrown forcibly ■ backwards. Di - . beavers’, , Ere physician was called and the injured baggage man was removed ’ to the Shaffer saloon nearby. He remained unconscious till midnight, but at two o’cock Sunday morning [he was able to move. He was . taken to his home at Marion, Ohio . Sunday morning. 1 F. E. Patton, who came into such prominence during the past year as ’’ < ; r- r-, _ rimi’idi. : east of Berne, was on M n !ay BveiF 1 ing, July 20, expelled from the 1 Camp of Modern Woodmen of America on account of his actions t of immorality and for embezzling r the funds of the camp to a con- - siderable extent. Mr. Patton came - into the order of M. W. of A. as one t of its charter members, and it > was thought by a great number i that he would be an honor to the j camp, and because of his educa--5 tional ability was unanimously I elected to the responsible position ? of clerk, and no man was better i qualified for the position than he as s far as educational ability was coni cerned. But he soon became disf honorable in his dealings with the > order, yet they were long suffering t in their dealings with him, and gave . him a chance to redeem himself, but , it was of no use. He held his fraternal neighbor in contempt, I appropriated the means of the camp ' to his own unholy use and allowed j the camp to become suspended and i stand in dishonor before the entire • order. Endurance finally came to I an end. He was notified to appear > for trial on Monday evening, July c 10th, to answer to charges preferred against him. Failing to appear I to refute the evidence against him, j his case went by default and he was expelled by Order.—Berne Witness.

Russel Harruff, Tod Linn and Earl Snow have purchased a triplet bicycle. The boys are working out and expect to make a number of century runs in the near future. City Clerk Hower has received a half dozen paving b’oeks from the Wassel Clay Company of Glonston, Ohio, which are .submitted as samples to the city council. The : blocks appear to be good ones. Daniel Shackley a well known resident of this city who resides at the corner of Eleventh and Adams street, was overcome by the intense heat while on his way home with a load of hogs from Honduras Saturday evening, and for a while was; in a serious condition. He was brought, to town and Dr. Boyers soon had him out of danger. Mr. Shackley was very much improved and no doubt will soon be able to return to his work. Fred Murphy who caused much comment and a little scare here last week by his strange actions, and who was taken to Fort Wayne, his former home, after a day or two in jail has been adjudged insane. The Journal-Gazette in its court notes Tuesday morning said: A commission composed of Drs. J. Lomas, J. E. Miller and W. D. Calvin yesterday in Esquire Skelton’s, court declared Fred Murphy to be insane. The unfortunate man was found a few days ago at Decatur, hopelessly demented. He formerly ran a billiard hall in this city. He will be sent to Richmond. “No matter whether a circus takes money away or not the circus given here yesterday was well worth in entertainment all the money given to it ” is the emphatic way in which Mr. Murphy, the managing editor of the Augusta, (Ga.) Chronicle, wrote of the Wallace show. Again in his review of the show, editor Murphy said in his quaint and explicit style; ‘ ‘ Wallace’s Show may take money out of the town. If it does, the popular verdict is: “Glad that Wallace got our money if a circus had to come and get it. The Wallace Circus is all right It is better than when here before. It is by far the best attraction in the circus line that has ever been in Augusta. It is as thorough as a circus gets to be.” The Great Wallace Show will exhibit in Decatur Saturday, August 1. Up to date there is no definite news concerning the complete rural , route.system that was to have been inaugurated in Adams July Ist. The investigations at Washington have so changed affairs that the complete system is practically off and it will no doubt require several years to accomplish what was hoped for by this time. The only way to get routes is by pushing petitions and getting good roads. At this time there arc three petitions out and when a sufficient number of names have been secured ISH®* sent to headquarters and then some action taken. We want complete service just as soon as possible and everyone who wants mail delivered at his door should get his name on a petition. Deputy postmaster Sowers says he believes Adams county will bo able to get three new routes by January Ist, though it has been useless to make any effort during the past three months. An exchange says: Fourth Postmaster General Bristow’ has commenced trimming down Indiana’s share of rural routes and he has started the pruning with the Eeventh and Eighth districts. Some time ago Congressman Cromer had everything framed up just right to give every conuty in his district complete rural route service, but now the announcement is made through an associate press dispatch that Mr. Cromer has been informed that counties in his district will have to wait. The appropriation for rural routes is being spent faster than authorized by congress and there is a deficit every vear. Indiana has been getting more than her share and it is supposed that the number of routes all over the country are being cut down and that Indiana here after will not be treated so well as in the past.

A number of Decatur race horses were shipped to to Bucyrus, Ohio, Sunday night, where they were raced this week. True Worth, owned by Flanders & Son, Edna Medium, by James Place, Hazel Prince, by Beery & Holthouse, and Virgil C, by Johnson and Clark, were entered in the Bucyrus meet. David Laman one of the best; known citizens of Decatur suffered ■ from a severe attack of heart i trouble Saturday evening and for a ' while it was feared his condition was ' serious. He collapsed while in front i of the court house and persons who ■ happened to be present cared for him. Dr. J. S. Boyers was called and had the patient taken home where he soon recovered. He w’as able to be on street Monday and was apparently well as usual. The Grand Rapids north bound, due here at 11:08, figured in a wreck Sunday near the southern part of this state. A switch was left open and despite the engineers efforts the passenger train shot down the open switch, and crashed into a freight, which had been side tracked there. The engine, caboose and one freight car were damged, but no one was injured. An excursion train was following the passenger but was signaled in time to prevent any further mishaps. F. J. Bublitz of this county was on the train, and said the passengers were badly shaken up. J. D. Crowl, a young man living east of the city in Adams county, was arraigned before Justice Walbert Monday morning on the charge of impersonating an officer, and had his case continued until Wednesday for trial. Crowl is the young man who Thursday arrested Mrs. Ulla Holtz forbeating a board bill at the home of Lewis Mills, particulars of which were given in yesterday’s News. When the affidavit was filed before Adams county justice of the peace the warrant was given to the constable who tried to deputize Crowl to serve it. He had no right to do so, and Crowl had no right to cross the Wells county line to make the arrest. It cost Mrs. Holtz $8.50 to settle a board bill of thirty cents and it cost Crowl a good deal more for making an arrest without authority. —Bluffton News. Bluffton and Decatur played ball Sunday, the score resulted a tie, but owing to a mistake of the score keeper, the game was awarded to visiting team sixty per cent of the gate receipts without a kick, acting the part of the thorough gentleman that he is. No visiting team were ever treated better anywhere than were the gang of Bluffton toughs here. Yet notwithstanding these facts, they go home and tell thrilling stories of being robbed. The truth is that Umpire Bayes was partial and in several close decisions gave the visitors decidedly the preference. Harry Cutting, knows these statements are facts, score keeper Rolla Mock also knows the score was a tie, both having admitted it, so also does every Bhifftonite who witnessed the game, but they are too dishonest to own it, and not content with that, must still abuse us and claim to have been robbed. Talk about cheap guys, Bluffton has them, as may be seen from the following clipping, from the Bluffton Banner: “The game was played at Steele’s park and a fair sized crow’d was out to see it. Bluffton received thirty dollars as their share of the money but had a hard time getting it. The Decatur manager held out that the game was a draw and was determined to hang onto the money until Bones France, Decatur’s catcher, came to the rescue. “Bones” called the manager in strong terms, asking him if he wanted’to steal the money 'after trying to steal the game. In the face of this kind of talk from members of his own team, the Decatur man was compelled to disgorge.” The Rosenthals play at ' Bluffton next Sunday, Mac Arbaugh, umpire, and they have about as 1 much chance of getting fair play as 1 usual in that city, famed for its 1 crookedness.

CIRCULATION 28OC WEEKLY

NUMBER 21

At the home of Chas. Grote, five miles east of this city, was celebrated Sunday the twenty firs t birthday of Martin Hauck. Only Martin’s near relatives were present but they certainly made Mr. Hauck feel dignified at reaching his voting period. Martin and August Wafel and Miss Doris Wafel of Ft. Wayne, were in attendance. J. A. Jorgensen of Chicago perhaps regrets that he ever came to this city, he will at least if the Holthouse Drug Company asks him to pay for the large plate glass window in their Second street store. Mr. Jorgensen is a window trimmer for the Griffith Chewing Gum Company of Chicago, and was at xvork at the Holthouse Drug Company’s store this morning when an accident occurred. A heavy piece of timber standing against the front, and pieces of shattered glass tell what has been done. The damage cannot be estimated but any close observer can conclude for himself about how much Mr. Jorgensen will have to pay to the firm. Mrs. Ellen Archbold died at her home on south Winchester street Sunday morning at 10:30 o’clock. Death was due to dropsy with which the deceased had been suffering since the first of April. During the entire length of her illness she braved all pain with a cheerfulness of spirit which was made possible through her trust in God. Mrs. Archbold was born in Root township near Monmouth and has resided in this county ever since her birth. Seven children are all the near relatives that survive her, Mr. Archbold having died fifteen years "ago. The children are Mrs. J. M. Miller, Mrs. Washington Gilpen, Mrs. John Butler and Mrs. Homer Lower of Decatur, and Allen Archbold of Marion, Ind., Henry Archbold of Butler, Pennsylvania, and Charles Archbold of Philadelphia. Actual work on replacing the Allison A’ Studabaker block began Monday, when Linn & Patton and a force of men started to repair the north room of the block formerly occupied by the shoe department of the Big Store. While this room was badly damaged, the carpenters will soon have it back in good condition as ever, and within a month the building will lie ready for occupancy, and we are informed on good authority that this part of the block is already rented to a business firm who are not yet ready for' an ’ announcement. It will certainly be good news to our readers to know that Mr. R. B. Allison, one of the owners of the corner informed us that the block will be rebuilt at once and ready for occupancy yet this fall. Architect Hiram Elders of Marion was here again Monday and arrangements are being closed so far as possible, for the immediate construction of the block as beautiful and handsome as before. The out.-’idc appearance will be as near like the former building as it is* possible to make, the former plans being used. However the block will be in three separate business rooms with fire walls between each, and each will be occupied by separate firms. The second story over the corner ro< m will be finished for offices, while the second floors of the two north rooms will be rented with the first floors and used as ware rooms no doubt. The third floor will contain two large lodge rooms. The block will be built and finished in a modern and strictly up-to-date manner, and will stand as a monument to the enterprising owners, Messrs. Allison and Studabaker. I The only part of the work so far’ practically agreed upon is the : brick work which will be in charge of George Chronister. The wood 'work, plumbing, stofte masonry 'and other parts of the bui’ding .will be let separately. Messrs. 1 Allison and Studabaker will look ' after the work closely, assisted by 'the architect, Hiram Elders. The I corner of Second and Madison ' streets will soon be as beautiful as ever and the public spirited citizens of Decatur will hear the new* with pleasure.