Decatur Democrat, Volume 47, Number 23, Decatur, Adams County, 13 August 1903 — Page 3

DR. CANADA Ophthalmic Specialist. Pr-ietloo limited to the correction of defects of the eye. Glasses etted to relieve strain, with its numerous functional symptoms: “ “mpVove Vision and for loss of accommodation due to age. REFERENCES the best. Xt Dr. Coverdale’s office, at Decatur, Ind., first Tuesday of each month. Next Visit September Ist

SUTTLES-NIBLICK. ■■Twas an evening pure and sweet and the dewy splendor fell”, aS the words were spoken that united in marriage Miss Harriet Niblick and Arthur D. Suttles, two of Decatur’s most prominent leaders of society. ‘Twould indeed require poetic gift to fittingly describe the ceremony and beautiful decorations at the Niblick mansion Thursday night. Promptly at eight o’clock, the bridal party descended from rooms above into the drawing rooms and then into the parlor. The groom and officiating minister preceded the party, and after them followed the bridesmaid and groomsman. The maid of honor followed these and the bride leaning on her father's arm came last. The party separated before the altar in the parlor. The groom, groomsman bride’s father and the minister remaining on the right of the altar, while the bride, bridesmaid and maid of honor were grouped on the left. The altar was banked with a magnificent mass of flowers. Towering palms stood at either side while near the center were tastefully mingled lilac and fern plants. Smilax, carnations and roses were arranged about the altar. The bride was given away by her father, John Niblick, and the beautiful ring ceremony was used. Rev. J. C White of the Methodist Episcopal church performed the ceremony in his polished and graceful manner. The bride was costumed in white pendesoi silk, trimmed with point aplica lace, with puffings of silk illusion. Her dress was the same one worn by her mother when married. The bridesmaid. Miss Josephine Niblick, a sister of the bride was arrayed in a beautiful creation of cream viole. The maid of honor was Miss Margaret Vesey of Fort Wayne. She was attired in a costume of French lawn. The bride carried a magnificent cluster of pink roses. The groom and groomsman each wore costumes appropriate for the occasion. Shortly after the > • 7 < i’dvu i'j tli'C ♦»' v' SupjA i ' served to fifty-five invited guests, including only family relatives. At the bride’s table the bride and groom sat immediately opposite the bridesmaid and groomsman. At this table were seated twelve young people, each of whom were cousins of either bride or groom. Near the bride’s table were seated at smaller tables, the immediate relatives of bride and groom. The other guests were seated in groups ■>( four in the different rooms. In the center of the bride’s table was a huge vase, in which was placed the pink roses carried by the bride.

At either end were smaller vases containing nastertium and geranium boqnets. From the chandelier above the table were stretched four white silk ribbons to the corners of the table, entwined with smilax. A border of ferns encircled the table and the favors were pink carnations. The pink color predominated Through the evening. The supper was three course after which the bride passed wedding to the guests. The cake was up in small squares neatly tied ■ith baby ribbon . Concealed in one was a coin, denoting future wealth, in another a thimble Signifying thrift, and in another a r 'ng was placed the owner of which was thereby warned of approaching Marriage. Mrs. Catharine Champer drew the coin, the thimble fell to she jot of Miss Hattie Studabaker while Miss Mary Niblick secured tte ring. After supper the guests n,, ngled informally in the parlor, a nd reception rooms. The parlor contained the altar was also cheerily oooratea with ferns. In the recep--1 m room ropes of maple leaves, and ferns, were cunningly wined about the banister and h'i ars. Tj le wet i(jj n g was a family

affair and one of thdlfoost beautiful of the season. In the library were displayed the many gifts presented to. the britle and groom. At“Meven o'clock Mr. and Mrs. Suttles left for a two weeks trip through the northern Michigan, after which they will be at home at their cottage in this city. The couple certainly need no introduction, Miss Harriet, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Niblick has long been popular and well known in Decatur society. She is a graduate of the Decatur high school and was a college student at Delaware. Her accomplishments are many and she has a fine musical education. Mr. Suttles is known to all as a young man of merit and hustling business abilities. He has shown the proper grit in all his undertakings and is one of the most successful of Decatur’s teachers. He has been for three years principal of one of the local schools, and will continue in this position next year. The Democrat begs to join in congratulating the happy couple. Out of town guests at the wedding that evening were, J. W. Vesey and family and Mrs. Edgar Henderson of Fort Wayne, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Wiecking of Bluffton, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Bosserman of Cincinnati and Miss Alice Studabaker of Lucerne, Missouri. Fred, the seven year old son of Mr. and Mrs. James L. Gay, met with a painful accident Friday evening. Fred was returning from pasture, whither he had gone after some cows, and attempted to mount a passing wagon. He was trying to mount from the side, lost his hold, and fell; under the wagon. The wagon which was loaded with stone passed over the left leg of the boy, but fortunately broke no bones. The wheel cut a gash six inches long ojiening the flesh to the bone. Ten stitches were required to close the cut. Dr. Earl Coverdale reports that Fred will in all probability recover, but can not use the injured limb for several weeks. The mystery concerning “Red” Fisher is by no means cleared up. A message from the Sheriff of Anglais county Ohio, Wapakoneta, to Sheriff Butler was received Saturday and said: “There is no truth in the statement that Red Fisher was in jail here July 8 for there has not been a man by the name of Fisher in jail here for over three months.” Red was interviewed by a Democrat reporter that morning and said: “I have never been in jail before in my life, I live at Wapakoneta , and left home May 25, have been at Lima, Dayton, and Bluffton. At the latter place I got drunk with some oil men and came here. The next thing I knew I awoke in jail. I know nothing of any murder.” However, there seems proceedure. Fisher acted peculiar and Sheriff Butler says he had no appearance of being intoxicated when brought to jail. A well known and reliable citizen says he saw Fisher early the morning previous to the arrest jump up out of the grass near Fritzinger stone quarry and sneak away in a westerly direction. The various stories fait to coincide and the in- • vestigatuUi • Eph Bollinger is very much pleased over the recovery of the notes and eretificates of deposits, which were stolen from him at the Wallace show grounds in this city Saturday. As told at that time one man held Eph's arms, while another took the pocket book whillo there was nothing in the wallet upon which the thieves could realize any cash still the loss meant coniderable trouble to Eph. The pocket book contained 11800 in bank certificates and about $750 in notes. He had no way of ascertaining the dates of the notes and this fact meant trouble. Saturday morning a package was received through the mails from Bancroft, Michigan, addressed “Decatur National B ink, for Eph Bollinger.” Mr. Bollinger arrived in town at noon and on opening the package found every paper of value exactly £8 1’ "-as when ■ stolen and a slip of paper specifying , ju st what was contained m the bunch. The Aliief was certainly a X™* ... returning the papers after to found they were of no value to a y . one else shows the fellow had that much good in him. The letter was mailed August 6th at Bancroft and the Wallace train was wrecked t< X fro,,, thereat » . doubtedly but a few hours ward.

A Connecticut pastor declined an' i additional SIOO to his salary, for the reason, among others: that the hardest, part of his labors, heretofore had been the collection of his salary, and it would kill him to collect an extra SIOO. Before adjournment the comm? - sioners instructed Janitor Ernst to have the iron doors at both the east and west entrance of tne court house removed and replaced with oak doors with plate glass. This change is occasioned by the fact that the present iron doors are too heavy and are often left open in winter thus permitting the building to become cold. Bids for coal were opened , those bidding being John Everett, Krick & Tyndall and J• D. Hale, the former being the lowest was instructed to deliver six cars for use at the court house, jail and infirmary. The board also contracted with the Gas Company for placing of meters in the court house. T. R. Moore, T. H. Andrews of Monroe, George B. Cline and John E. Smith left this city Monday over the Erie for San Francisco California where they will attend the National G. A. R. encampment. Mr. Moore goes as the district delegate to which position he was ejected at the Anderson encampment some months ago. The party leaves Chicago over the Chicago and Alton Railway . At Kansas City they go over the Union Pacific and afterwards on the Denver and Rio Grande and Southern Pacific railways. Their tickets permit a stop off at Colorado Springs, Los Angeles and at Salt Lake City. Mr. Moore will stop off at Prescott, Arizona, on his return trip to visit with his son and it is possible that he may make his permanent residence at that place. The Chandler and Sturgeon Comedy Company which will open the theatre season in this city on August 20th as was stated some rime ago in the Democrat, have several men here working on scenery and completing arrangements for their first production. Their scenerv is of the best and will make their stage setting as complete and elaborate as any traveling company could desire to have. They have one setting that of a steamboat leaving New York, showing the Brooklyn bridge and parts of the cities which is truly a representative piece of the highest scenic art to be found on the stage. The company altogether will consist of twelve people and rehearsing will begin next week. Their first production will be “Among the Philippines,” which was written by Mr. Chandler. On two nights following “A Free Born American” and “A Green Eyed Monster” will be presented. The specialty .nart o(, the show will be strong' and several musical turns will lie in the production. One member of the company, George Olmi, is an operatic baritone who played with the Carla Rosa Opera Company and for five years was at the New York Casino. Miss Daisy Cline, and Mr. Leonel Cline were united in the holy bonds of matrimony at Twenty second street Indianapolis on uncle L. .A. Luckey, E. D:-i D. officiated. From Indianapolis they started on an extended trip through the east on which trip Chautauqua lake, Niagara Falls and other points of interest are to be visited. She was a charming young lady living three miles west of this place, with brilliant social equalities, a light, heart and a sweet smiling face that always cheers. She will be missed in her beautiful country home where her many friends have been so pleasantly entertained. She is the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. U. B. Cline. The Decatur people will gain what is missed here. May God bless the dear girl that she may be the same trpe, happy and cheerful wife as she has been happy and cheerful daughter and associate. Mr. Cline’s home is near Decatur. He is a teacher and a very promising young man with good moral and industrious! habits. The happy couple will be at home near Decatur to their many friends after September Ist. The Record joins their many friends in extending congratulations.—Silver Lake Record? Mr. J. D. Cline is an enterprising young man living east of Decatur and is well known here. H,. is a teacher and has studied at the O. N. U., Ada. Ohio, and N. I. N. S., Valparaiso, Ind.

Col. Bryan lectured at Marion T rnrsday night, his new lecture” The Value of an Idea, ’ ’ being well received. Col. Bryan, after an extensive tour of this country will lecture in Europe, he being already booked for a number of engagements there. There is no disputing the fact that Mr. Bryan is the best known and most talked of man in the country. B. F. Prescott, a brakeman on the Clover Leaf was seriously injured at Willshire Wednesday. Prescott had been out flagging and was riding back to his train on No 5. While the passsenger was going fast he attempted to alight and was forcibly thrown against the mail pouch retainers near the track. The unfortunate man was severely bruised, but his most serious injuries are internal. The jolt was a hard one and it is very doubtful if he will recover. He was taken to his home at Frankfort Thursday. He was brought to this city Wednesday and taken to the home of Rolla Calderwood where Dr. P. B. Thomas attended him. A large piece of flesh was torn out of his right side and he received an ugly looking cut on the forehead. He is quite well known here, being a relative of A. P. Beatty, and it is to be hoped his injuries will not be so serious as they now appear. The Great Falls Daily Tribune of Sunday, August 2 said: At the home of Mrs. A. P. McAnelly, 620 First avenue north, on Thursday afternoon, occurred the marriage of Miss Emma Ehrsman, formerly of Decatur, Indiana, and Mr. George H. Smith of this city. The ceremony was performed at 1 o'clock by the Rev. Ernest Wachsmuth, pastor of the German Lutheran church. The parlors were beautifully decorated in pink and white carnations and smilax. A beautiful wedding bell of white blossoms and smilax and white ribbons was suspended from the ceiling in the parlor. The bride’s gown was of whtie silk, with Mexican lace trimmings. Her bouquet was of bride’s roses. Three old time friends from Indiana stood up with her, these being Miss Frankye Thompson, Miss Maude Rice and Miss Lillian Hutchinson. After the ceremony a delicious wedding luncheon was served by Mrs. McAnelly. Mr. and Mrs. Smith left on the afternoon train for Butte. They were accompanied as far as Helena by Miss Rice. Before returning they will spend six weeks in the National park. They will be at home to their friends in Great Falls after September 15. Theodore Smith died after a four weeks sickness at 8:30 Thursday. ' That his death adds one more to the* number of victims of the nitroglycerine explosion is perhaps un.Jpjnyrn te STjcfi iy.thc. case,, Mr. Smith has been bedfast for three weeks with heart trouble. From the begining physicians had no hope for him, but at times he seemed to rally. Wednesday morning he was feeling better than he had felt for several days and all concerned felt much encouraged. At noon came the awful explosion , the house shook, and in his excitement Mr. Smith got entirely out of bed. The strain was too much, chills dad Ye ver' WiDi extreme nervousness followed and he grew constantly worse until 8:30 that morning when death came. Several times Wednesday he muttered “the explosion,” and seemed much worried. That he would have lived much longer is very doubtful, but the excitement very probably hastened his death. Mr. Smith was fifty-four years old, was born in this county and has lived here all his life. In his youth he attended the local schools and learned his trade at the Shackley wheel work. In 1888, he formed partnership in the wagon building with his brother Joseph and continued in this up to his death. He was married to Dena Schiettoncutter of Minster, Germany, and to them were born seven children all of whom survive. One brother. J >s#ph. two half brothers and two half sisters still live, all in this county. Though sick but a short time he was not taken unawares, and his upright life has certainly gained for him a just reward. He was influential as a citizen and a prominent member of the St. Mary’s Catholic church he has been for some time, treasurer of the St. Joseph school society, and was a member of the C. B. L. His funeral was held from the Catholic church Saturday morning at nine o'clock.

The children, brothers and sister of George Archbold desire to return thanks to the many friends and especially the Odd Fellows lodge for their kindness during the illness and death of their father and brother. The report of post master Brittson for the month of July shows the following record for the rural route carriers: Route one— total number pieces delivered, 5025, pieces collected 500, stamps cancelled $9.56. Route two—total number of pieces delivered 463, collected 434, stamps cancelled $8.09. Route three—total number of pieces delivered 5110. collected 481, stamps cancelled $8.53. Route four, total number pieecs delivered 3852, pieces colleced 410, stamps cancelled $7.26. Route five— total number of pieces delivered 5470, pieces collected 543, stamps cancelled $10.90. Route six,—total number pieces delivered 3945, pieces collected 390, stamps cancelled $7.92. Total for six routes out of Decatur, pieces delivered 27,965; collected 2758; stamps cancelled and used $52.62. From this report it will be observed that Route five did the best business in every respect and route four the smallest. Matthias Langenbacher a well known resident of this city died at his home on north Third street Thursday at 5:30 o’clock, a. m. after several days illness with infirmities attending old age. On last Saturday he was apparently in as good health as ever and visited the show grounds several times. Sunday morning he first began to feel bad and his illness became so severe that he was unable to attend church services. He rapidly grew worse and it soon became evident that he could not survive. The funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 13:0 oclock at the German Reformed church and interment will be made at the Deca*”r cemetery. The deceased was bor ia November 1823, being almost eighty years old, and for almost fifty years lived on a farm in Preble township. About eleven years ago he moved to this city and resided near the water works. A wife and two children Mrs. Matt Kirsch and Mrs. A. C. Sellemeyer survive him. A representative of the Democrat drove over to the scene of the terrible nitro-glycerine explosion Wednesday evening. The sight was one to mare any one turn pale, as he viewed the awful destruction wrought in a second of time. The big mill was scattered over a field of twenty acres and pieces of the building were found a half mile away. It is known that three men, a mule and a horse were killed and the men are supposed to be Wililam Howard, superintendent of the plant, William bteffy, ussisrantuS'iwtißl Ramiliaugii a teamster. There was considerable excitement in Bluffton that evening when a telephone message came from Geneva from a reliable party saying that Ed Ra.’abaugh had been seen with a load of glycerine near Geneva and that he had enquired about the explosion and said, ‘ ‘ God help the men who were there.” Then came the question who had the team of :f Radabaugh wasn't killed, who was? For two hours the streets of Bluff ton were thronged with people and windows of newspaper offices where bulletins were displayed were surrounded by hundreds of people. It is believed however, that it was Radebaugh' who was killed and the man who thought he saw him near Geneva must have been mistaken. Many people at Bluffton believe that four people were killed. A short time before the explosion a stranger applied at a farm house near by and asked whether strangers were permitted to visit the factory and on being told that they were went in that direction. He has not been seen since and there is not a piece of human being to be found which will identify any of the men One of the remarkable things competed with the catastrophy is the escape of “Old Glycerine Char ley "a horse that has been used by the men in going to and from the plant for years. He was in a stable fifty from the factory and the stable was torn to pieces yet the horse escaped without a scratch and when the first people arrived he was eating grass along the road. He seemed to be a little dazed and walked up to horses he met in a sympathetic kind of way as if to inquire what had happened. #

T. Oliver McDonald of Chicago, representing the Caldwell-Keith Company factory, manufacturers of piano players, was here making an effort to locate their concern in Decatur. They need more room and since it is necessary for them to move some where they have decided to locate in a smaller city where they will be able to conduct business cheaper and be free from strikes. They wan't free site and buildings and have been offered same from 150 towns, but they favor Decatur on account of the free water and light proposition. They agree 04 give employment to 100 men the first month with a pay roll of SSOOO, and this amount to be doubled within a year. Mr. McDonald was in care of Mayor Coffee Monday afternoon and it is probable that temporary quarters can be obtained for the concern at the old Merriman planing mill on Jefferson street. If the factory comes here they wish to move at once and there is a strong possibility that they will do so. C. C. Swick, who came with his family five years ago to Ridge township, this county, will in all probability have to face a charge of wife poisoning. Coroner Jackson exhumed the body of the first Mrs. Swick last Thursday, took out the stomach and sent it to Prof. Brig. S. Young, of Ada University, for analysis. The first Mrs. Swick died suddenly in August of last year, after a few hours illness. Swick became enamored of a sixteen-year old neighbor girl named Baleyat, and very shortly after his wife’s death married her. This hasty marriage, so soon after wife No 1. had passed away caused talk, and, is the real animus for the trouble by which Swick has been confronted the past ten days . Carl Early, a brother of Mrs. Swick the first, is taking the initiative in the investigation. The neighbors of the Swick family are taking sides, and are about evenly divided for and against Swick and his girl wife. The affair is creating intense excitement in Ridge township and much bad feeling is being engendered.—Willshire Herald. With an infuriated and unmanageable horse madly plunging straight toward a fast moving train, an excited crowd of spectators momentarily expected to see a prominent Decatur girl and her friend horribly mangled beyond recognition. Imagine yourself carried toward certain death by a blind and maddened beast, and perhaps you can partially realize the sensations experienced by the girls who figured in Friday’s runaway. Miss Arbye Loch of* this city and Jeanette Krienke of Elkhart, drove Thursday to Celina and started home Friday. The horse was supposed to be gentle and Miss Krienke who was doing the driA ing is no novice in this line! Miss Krienke has always driven a horse and was accustomed to their maneuvers. In leaving Celina they had to cross the C. H. &D. tracks and to avoid any possible danger they stopped over a square’s distance from the railroad while a freight train passed. No sooner, however, had the engine of the incoming train crossed the road than the horse which the girls were driving started at a-terrible-guit - direct for the train. As might be expected the girls did not lose self-control' and Artist to luck. Miss Krienke with admirable skill and superhuman strength tugged and see-sawed at the lines but all in vain. The animal seemed determined to drag them to destruction. Seeing all efforts were futile Miss Krienke when but two feet from the rushing train pulled with all her strength on one line, turning the horse, but unfortunately throwing the buggy direct against the train. The girls <>we thenlives to the fact that the buggy top was raised, or they would certainly been thrown beneath the car wheels an crushed to death. Both were thrown on the buggy top which caught in the train, was torn loose from the, buggy and dragged along together with the girls. In some manner Miss Lqcli lossened herself before going over twenty feet. Miss Krienke dragged over fifty feet and her escape was almost miraculous. Neither of the gits arA badly injured, tut both are bruised quite a good deal. Miss Loch received a painful sprain in her side and Miss Krienke is badly battered up, though able to be out. The girls certainly had a close call and are thankful for their narrow escape.