Decatur Democrat, Volume 47, Number 23, Decatur, Adams County, 13 August 1903 — Page 8

CORRESPONDENCE Items of Interest Contributed by the Democrat's Busy Corps' of Correspondents

Monroe. Joseph Hocker spent Sunday at Fort Wayne. Sam Haley and wife, of Portland, visited with J. S Groea over Sunday. G. W. Hocker, of Brownstown, lad., was in Monroe Tuesday evening and Wednesday. Bernard Harris and wife, of Winchester. visited with Z. O. Lewellen and family Sunday. The new bouse of Wm. Badders is nearing completion and he will soon be ready to occupy the same. This is the week of entertainments by the Y. M. C B. of this place. They are expecting to give a good program and to please the people. — Route One. Harvey Garber, of Vera Cruz, spent Sunday with friends in this vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Blossom, of* Steele, spent Sunday with W. S. Sheetsand family. Miss Jennie May, of Benton Har bor. Mich., spent Sundav with Wm. Singleton and family. Lemuel Fisher and family, cf Lake ton. who have been visiting with relatives and friends in this vicinity for the past week, returned to their home Monday. The picnic given last Saturday by the Mt. Pleasant Sundav school and Epworth League society was a grand j success A large crowd was in at- j tendance and -85 G was cleared. This amount will be used towards the erection of a new church.

Steele. Mr. and Mrs. John Bryan, of Delphos. Ohio, are visiting in this vieinitv this week. Mr. and Mrs. Adam Syphers were the guests of relatives here last Saturday and Sunday. Matilda Martz was able to attend church services last Sabbath, the first for several months. About twenty five from here drove over to the scene of the big explosion near Bluffton, last Sunday. E’mer Merriman and daughter, Bertna, of Indianapolis, are visiting with friends and relatives here this week. The stone haulers were loud in their complaint last Friday when thirty of them were not allowed to dump their loads on account of the grade not being completed. Jasper Case is a farmer that does not believe in doing things by halves. 'Swar '.-a: i’ a coat of p&int, erected a windpump and then bought a new wheelbarrow. Omer, the 3 year eld child of W. P. Merriman bad the misfortune to break his arm last week bv falling from a horse trough. Dr. Christy set the bme and the I? tie fellow is getting along nicely.

Plea=ant Mills. John Eppert and wife are having demesne troubles of their own. David Frisinger and wife-spent Sunday with Irwin Carter and wife. Mrs. Will Cordua and little sou. of Decatur, spent a few days here with friends. Grant Roebuck left last Sunday for Michigan, where he will remain about two months. Homer Mathewson, of Van Wert, Ohio, spent the past week here with relatives and friends. Gilbert Thompson returned home Tuesday, after a few days visit with relatives at Willshire. The members of the League will give an entertainment at the M. E. church Friday evening. Samuel Steele drove over to Bluff ton lastfSunday and viewed the wreck of the glycerine explosion. Mrs. Charles Peterson and baby, of Decatur, are spending this wee 6 here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Fuller. Chas. Brown and family, of Celina. Ohio, Snndayed here with his parents and other friends, returning home Monday. Miss Malta Xoll entertained at dinner last Sunday, at her country home east of town, about thirteen of her young friends, the event being in honor of her thirteenth birthday anniversary.

State Line. George W>>od is preparing to begin his foundation for his new house Monday. Rndoph Sehamerloh, was in our vicinity Sunday on his way to Schunim, O. Frank Lichtenberger and family are visiting John Lichtenberger for a short time. Miss Graefe Gause was visiting at Willshire over Sunday the guest of Adams Schroll. Mr. Dennis Krick and John Wolf were assisting W. Drake at hauling hay for a few davs. Lase Gaust, Mrs. Simon Treaster and Wm. Swigart were at Dixon Sunday to attend the funeral of their relative Mrs. Jerry Swigart. Watt. Clark Brothers has returned from a visit at Chicago. Messrs Miller and Sehnepp are busy bailing hay. The picnic given by Victory was well attended, six schools being present. C. Lewis and family started Saturday for a-visit with relatives at Kendallville and Wolcottville. Mrs. James Smith and son Arthur accompanied by her sister Mrs. Alverta White of Fort Wayne are visiting their sister Mrs W. A. McGill. . Miss Mabel Burns of Chicago accompanied by a lady friend from Fort Wayne, are visiting Mis* Burns grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C Brothers of this place.

Preble. Jeff Klopfenstein has completed his cement walk. Wm.»Jaebker made his regular trip to Fort Wayne last Friday. Fred Scherer is remodeling his house and when completed will be of the modern style. , Everything is quiet in this burg since the late riot. The factories resumed operation, the militia returned home, while the city authorites and police force have gone to Rome City on their annual vacation. Bunck and Kirchner entertained the crowd Saturday evening with their graphaphones. The Preble W. G. Club in company with others enjoyed a trip on their bikes to Fort Wayne last Sunday. Dr. Grandstaff purchased a fine driring horae. It a fine looking animal and the Dr. feels very proud of it. Miss Gusta and Rev. Kirchner returned to Fort Wayne Saturday after making a visit to the formers parents.

Linn Grove. Ollie Walser and wife of Alton, 111., are visiting friends here. Tillie Schlagenhauf visited friends at Fort Wavne last week. *. • Mrs. C. A. Slawson is improving her town property by laying cement walks. Mrs. Lorina North of Delphos, 0., is at the bedside of her mother, Grandma French. The Missers Anna and Lena Adler, who are employed at Ft. Wayne are visiting their parental home. Noah Lehman and son of South Bend, visited the parental home and gave us a vety pleasant call on Tuesday last. The Waltz Sisters’ popular show exhibited to our people Tuesday evening. The company is always well patronized here. Charles Rohi of Warren, and the Misses Cora Neaderhouser and Myrtle Markley of Bluffton, were subject to friends and relatives over Sunday. Mrs. Adam Schaupp and daughter, Vera, of Lincoln, Nebraska, who have been visiting relatives at this pla< e left Monday for Niagara Falls, where they will spend several days. Miss Zora Phillips of Ossian, will i give a dramatic reading and elocu- | tionary recital at the Baptist church lof this place on Monday evening. August 17. The L. G. J. B. will render some special and appropriate music for the occasion. Miss Phil lips comes here highlv recommended

and deserves a good patronage. Admission ten and fifteen cents. The Coming Men of America Ice Cream Social was well {attended last Friday Evening. The C. M. A. boys headed by the L. G. J. band, pared >4.1 the streets tp the Social ground which was well decorated with Chines Lanterns. In the fair ground was strung a banner with the words ■ Coming Men of America" the Band played some of their Popular Airs while listeners feasted on Ice Cream with a cake attachment. 523.65> w.is the amout the boys received and they extend their thanks to the public for their liberal patronage, also to the waiters for their service. W atch these columns for another big time that is anticipated. V ' Berne. Chas. Wright Sundayed in Fort Wavne. Sam Magids sold his junk out to John Vorhees. ' • Cha Im er Shafer and his auto were in our city Sunday. Judge Studabaker was a visitor in our burg Tuesday. Dr. Hagerman of Chattanooga was seen on our steets Tuesday. Geo. McKern and Curly Rademacher was calers here Monday. Quite a number from here spent Sunday at Robison park at Fort Wayne. Moser & Mulliman have purchased an automobile of J. S. Bo.', ers. agent for the Marion City Co. Several from this place spent the Sabbath near Bluffton where the explosion occurred on last Tuesday. Tae shirt and overall factory is progressing nicely with their new two story cement bi ■ k bull ling, the second story is almost completed and will be used ready soy occupancy by the tirst of Oct. her. The brick masons have finished their work on the Erhart. Runyon & Co.’s large store and the carpenters are putting on the finishing touches to it and when completed will be one of the handsomest rooms in the county. Farm for Sale. The J. J. Foster farm in Adams county, Indiana, one and one-half mile northwest of Willshire, Ohio, on the Piqua road, consisting of 219 acres, more or less. 20 acres in timber. Farm has two sets of buildings, including a two-story*, brick building, a good five room frame dwelling, cattle barn 40x80 feet, horse barn 40xt0 feet, one] all-purpose frame barn and ali necessary outbuildings, such as graineries, corn cribs, etc. Will be sold all in one track or will be divided and sold in two separate tracts. One tract containing 120 acres and the other tract containing 99 acres, more or less. The buildings are so located that each tract has its own complete set of farm buildings, all in good contween the hours of 1 and 4 o'clock on the afternoon of Tuesday, September 1. 1903. Right to reject any and all bids is reserved by the undersigned administrator. Conditions of sale made known on day of sale. Possession can be given at once. 23-3 D. J. Foster, Adm’r.

Notice to Contractors. sealed bids for the reconstructs a of the their three story brick building on the corner of Second and Madison streets. Decatur, Ind., up to 12 o’clock noon of the 20th day of August, 1903. Bids will be received for the whole work or separate bids for the brick work, carpenter work, plastering, stone work, tin roofing and galvanized iron work, painting, plumbing and electric wiring. We reserve the right to reject any or all bids. Plans and specifications can be seen at the Old Adams County Bank Allison & Studabaker. 178d12 August 0, 1903. The management of the International Business College, Ft. Wayne, Ind., desires us to announce the opening of the fourteenth annual school year of this popular business training school, which commences Tuesday, September 1. This institution place more pupiis in position than all other Business Colleges in Northern Indiana combined. Excellent equipment, strong faculty, typewriters for every pupil, board 51.50 per week. We have provided a beautiful college home with all modern conveniences, under direct charge of one of our lady teachers, for out of-town lady pupils. Write for our handsome College Jomnal. 22-4 t

John S. Bowers went to the gas j field this morning where he will loc-k after some important business. A number of important alteration- ; is being made at the pumping stafion. Messrs D. 8. and G. M Gephart. two Huntington county > representative farmers, and residing east of W„rren, were in attendance at i the Nidlinger Duroc hog sale, at the fair grounds today. The coal carrying railroads of th>s country cannot begin t« move the product from the mines as fast as operators would like to have them The sb. r age of cars is the chief cause and all bar building companies are: being overrun with orders for the gondola and hopper cars. The ball game for next Sunday has been scheduled and a good game, is assured . The R>>sentha>wlil meet the Warren team one of the best in the gas belt. The local I team has been rearranging and it is believed will be stronger than ever A battle royal is looked for. Chas. Ross, the artist for Lyman brothers returned last evening from a three weeks trip through the east. He stopped at Niagara Fails. New York and the eastern points, and says he highlly enjoyed the trip. He will continue his duties here with the Lyman Portrait Company, but will have two assistants. The picnic which was held in the Mann'.- grove last Saturday was certainly a "grand success . The ’ affair was given by the Mt. Pleasant Sunday school and they cieared the very handsome sum of ■ - after paying the vari us expenses proceeds will go toward .building a new M. E. church in the . near future. A ; ide from the financial, benefits everyone who attended reports a happy and enjoyable day. As a result of the bitter feeling growing out of the Bryant saloon fight a gang of toughs of that village i made the rounds Saturday night and smeared a liberal quantity of paint on the home of each ptrson who has signed the anti-saloon remonstrance. Whether this piece of depredation was done at the instigation of the head of the saloon faction or not, is not definitely known, although it is alleged that the one of the recent applicants f. >r liquor licenses there is known to have been one of them. Taking the country all over there never was a better hay crop than th s year. Wh'le the weather was unfavorable for the growth and development of wheat and corn it seemed t- be just right for bay and so nearly evry body’s bam is groaning under the heavy weight of: a tremendous crop. Another feature of the season is that the hay is remarkably free from weeds and for quality is much better than usual. This insures plenty of roughness out considerably, even though the corn crop does prove short. The new West Baden hotel is an architectural marvel. There are 60.(X>: square feet in the dome, 237.720 square feet floor space in the building proper. and 662.832 i square feet in the atrium. The dimensions of the dining room and ball room are each *4x94 feet, and the building is ...absolun lv fireproof. The hotel contains *»» rooms with bath, steam beat, electric lights, hot and cold water, telephone and has 3.oooclosets. The only wood in the structure is contained in door and window casings and ball room’floor. The building, was designed by its owner Lee Sinclair and was constructed by Caldwell & Drake of Columbus, Ind. "Red" Fisher who has been in jail here for ten days past was released Tuesday and lost no time J in making himself scarce in this community. As stated before, he| was given a jail sentence for intoxication though nobody but him self knew he had drunk anything.; He was found early one morning ' in the carpenters shop of Fred Linn, where he had sought shelter from ' the storm. His actions were very suspicious and a few days afterwards Sheriff Reese of Wood county Ohio ■ came here and after interviewing the prisoner said he believed he was the man Scoffield. wanted in his county for ’the murder of an old ] man July 8. fjp had his picture taken and left, saying he would return in a few days for the prisoner. Since then not a word has been heard from him and as Fisher’s time was up here last night Sheriff Butler could do nothing but j release him. Fisher claimed to live at Wapakonetta

Mr. and Mrs Flora Smith and Miss i Ma«rie Smith, of Decatur, spent p Sundav with Mr. and Mrs. Andy,’ Saal. Miss Smith will spend aI ■ week or ten days here— Huntington I i Democrat. tn. Oklahoma poet has improved upon poor Richard, he says: very well for sick folks and guys, But it makes a man miss all the | fun ’till he dies, ami join all the stiffs that have gone to the skies. Go ’ to bed when you please and lie at your ease. You’ll die just the same : ■ with the some Latin disease. A letter received here from Dick France stated that he had quite a ■ tussle with some Hungarians. Dick is now road detective on the Penn-1 sylvania between Galesburg, Penn., and Crestline, 0., and was sent to arrest nine Hungarians for steal ing coal. They however, did not feel inclined to go and showed fight. Dick did not lose his nerve but dropping the first one with a club he marched the whole bunch at the point of a gun to jail. Perhaps the largest tubular contract in the world has just been completed in Chicago. The tunnel which is twenty feet in diameter is . almost two and one half miles long and drains almost a tenth section of the city of Chicago. It was in process of construction for five years and cost nearly $2,00C,- 7 000. It was built of common building brick there being five consecutive rings of the same laid in cement. The sewer is so arranged that fresh water from the lake is constantly flowing through and the foul sewage is thus diluted to a great extent. When this tunnel will be in full operation not any full sewage ’ from Chicago will reach the lake. and contamination ,of drinking water with typhoid fever germs and ■ the like will be absolutely prevented. Anna Oakly, the woman who pleased thousands of spectators at the Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show j in this country and in Europe, is now an inmate of the work house j at Chicago where she is serving out a fine of $45 for stealing a pair of. trousers from a negro to get money ; to buy cocaine. Anna Oakley j was reared from a child by Crawford Eddington and wife, who now ; live in Montpelier, and they also ’ reared to manhood their nephew i Hugh Dougherty of this city. Mr. Dougherty and Miss Oakley did not live at the Eddington home at! the same time but Miss Oakley was in their care at Greenville, Ohio, ; after Mr. Dougherty had come here. She married a brother of William F. Cody, Buffalo Bill,

THE MARKETS

GRAIN. BY E. L. CABBOL, OBAIX MEBCHAXT. Corn, per cwt., (new) mixed—f 68 Corn, per cwt, yellow 70 Oats, new 32 , Wheat. No. 2 75 Wheat. No. 3 73 Rye 45 Bariev 45 Clover Seed 4 50 @ 500 Alsyke 4 50 @ 5 00 Bin kwheat. 60 Flax Seed 95 Timothy .... $1 30 CHICAGO MARKETS. Chicago market closed at 1:15 p.m. today as follows: Wheat. September SO) Wheat, Decemberßoj Wheat. May 83 Corn, September 52j Com. December 53 Cora, Mavs3| 'Jats, September 31J Oats. December36g Oats, May3Bg Sept. Porksl3 27 September Lard per cwt 8 00 TOLEDO GRAIN MARKETS. Changed every afternoon at 3.-00 o’clock by J. D. Hale, Decatur. Special wire service. Wheat, new No. 2, red, cashs 81J Sept wheat,B2 December wheat 83 May wheat 851 Cash corn, No. 2, mixed, cask.. 54 Sept corn 54 Cora. December 53) May Corn 54 Oats. Cash 361 Oats, Sept_3s3 Oats. December 37 May Oats 38j Rye, cashs3 WOOL AND HIDES. % BY B. KALVEB & SOX. Wool, unwashedl6to2o Sheep pelts 40c to JI 00 Beef hides, per poundo6 Calf hides . Q7| Tallow, per poundo4|

and traveled with the Bhnw .~ several years ns the chan, woman shot of the world a r,? which none could dispute the show visited Bluffton she I? a visitor at the D mgherty where her foster parents vi'sh P(l -Bluffton News. RAILROAD EXCURSIONS. VI orld’s Fair excursion to St Lot' via Clover Leaf, Sunday. August 16 1903. Get tickets and information of agents or address C. D. Whit Mr G. T. M.. Toledo, Ohio. ' Harvest labor rates to Minnesota and the Dakotas. Low rates for p ar . ties of five or more vis Chicago Great Western railway. Tickets on sale to August 31st. Liberal arrangements for return trip. For full information apply to any Great Western agent or J. P. Elmer, G. P. A., Chicago, 11l Reduced Rates via Chicago Great Western Railwav. — |*.oo to St Paul, Minneapolis, Waterville. Red Wing, Winona, Austin, Manlr, i Clarksville, Waterloo, Osage. No intermediate point higher. For fur. ther information apply to any Great Western agent, or J. P. Elmer, G P.A. , Chicago, Hl. Two Personally conducted Excur. sions.—To Colorado, Utah and California are being organized to leave the first week in July and August. Very low round-trip rates and no change of cars from Ohio and Indiana points to destination . If you have not yet arranged for your summer's vacation, write the undersigned for full informa, tion. G. A. Deane, jr, T. P. A. Missouri Pacific Railway, 200 Sentinel Building, Indianapolis, Indiana. San Francisico, Cal., Aug. 17-22, 1903.— National Encampment of the G. A. R. Very low rates. Winona, Indiana.—Special round ' trip tickets on sale every day from May 15 to September 26. 1903. For nites, folders and full inform-: ation regarding above excursions, l ' consult nearest ticket agent Clover Leaf Route or address, C. D. Whit ney. General Traffic Manager. Got- : er Leaf Route, Toledo, Ohio. For Sale-Owing to poor health I will sell my store and property t* Magley, Indiana, or trade same ft farm or town property. Aojof wanting to go into business would t well to come and investigate same f write Robert Case, Maglev. Indiar d.39wsotf ‘‘l was a telegraph operator at fifteen years of age,” says Andrew Carnegie. “and my enterence into the telegraph service was a transmission from darkness into light. Attend Sharp's School of telegraphy at Hui 1 tington, Ind., and success will be vours. Positions secured. Catalogue free. Mention this paper when you write. 22-8 t

STOCK. BY FBED SCHEIMAX, DEALER. Lambs J®. Hogs, per cwt.. 55 00 * Cattle per lb 3| @ ’I Calves, per lb 4* @ ? Cows 2 @ Sheep, per lb -j l S , Beef Hides, per lb — COAL Per Ton Anthracite $ „ g Domestic, nut ~ . Domestic, lump, Hocking — ;■ * Domestic lump, Indian a ’ g Pocahontas Smokeless, lump " POULTRY. BY J. W..PLACE CO.. PACKERS. Chickens, young per lb ■’C Fowls, per lb—Ducks, per lb. ~~ Turkeys, per lb CMd® Geese, per lb “ HAY MARKET. No. 1 timothy hay 'g'g.fl No 1 mixed hay No. 1 clover hay (new) OIL MARKET. Tiona' Jj Pennsylvania ].J Corning 1,4 New Castle.... 1.4 North Lima 1,1 South Lima’ 1J Indiana [j Whitehouse' .4 Somerset ’ i Lacy. ’... J Barkersville J Ragland• ••; ’ ’ J BY VABIOCS GBOCEBS AS j j. Eggs, fresh, per doz - I Lard . ‘ Butter, per pound " , 8 Potatoes, new” .. ’ Onions ! Cabbage per lb ---> Apples, per bu