Decatur Democrat, Volume 47, Number 28, Decatur, Adams County, 17 September 1903 — Page 3

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'T'VanCamp went to Geneva , v to look after the work Gristmill which he is construeft that Place. The mill will be with the VaCamp special losing machinery. Th e tallest poles ever sien here i]t placed along Monroe street. J les will be sixty-five feet high na « to reach above the trees. The , dDOIeB will have to be moved as ‘street is to be made forty t wide and the new poles will ,e placed closer to the side walk. Oscar Huffman, the rising young architect of this city went to GenFriday to deliver a set of plans ' S3OOO residence which Samuel e Lv contemplates erecting. Mr. Boffman is a good designer and his dea of a residence will make a fine addition to Geneva’s dwelling ionses. Bill Cowan who was thrown from > moving buggy several days ago shaving more serious time than was at first expected. He has been confined to his bed ever since and i- not yet able to be out of bed for any length of time. No bones were broken in the full but he was badly bruised in many places. The little son of Harry Cutting of Bluffton came near being killed Tburjday. He was playing on the railway track and did not see the approaching freight. Fred White saved the boy’s li f e at the risk of losing his own, dashing across the tracks he grabbed the boy and carried him to safety. The train struck him but so lightly he was not hurt. The B. & O. railway company has under construction an engine which thev will have on exhibition at the World’s fair in St. Louis. The engine is of peculiar build and 285,000 pounds will rest on the drive wheels. The machine will soon lie out of the shop and is to be tested thoroughly and if a success a number of similar locomotives are to be constructed. Charles Phillips who has been with the Chandler-StrugeonComedy company for several weeks past returned to this city Thursday. The company has been pl tying in repertoire since they started from this city and were highly successful. They have completed their engagements and will start out with one night's stand show about October Ist, and will produce “Among the Philippines.” Charley will very probably go with them. Miss Agnes Buckmaster entertained at her home in the south part of f !Sl^ ils^ p *honQ£ of r cousin Miss Virgil Buckmaster ot Geneva. About twenty guests were present and were entertained with guessing contests, games and music. The entire affair which was replete with merriment ended with a delicious course of refreshments. The out of town guests were Harry Brown of Huntington, Fred Craft of Richmond and Daniel M .ui'... ,f Bluffton The through travel on the G. R. & I. has begun to fall off once more afiii alm- ist all of those who wish to go up north have either gone and are there, or have gone and returned home. The trains returning, too, have been cut down, and there are only one or two Pullman coaches where there were three or four. Since the excursion there has practically been no travel northward, but in a short time the return of the excursionists will boom the traffic of the road in the southward direction. The many ’thousand lovers of the game of baseball are much interested in the effort being made by Charles 0. Jenny, of Indianapolis, to perfect plans for the lighting of a baseball Park in that city by electricity. If this can be accomplished games can of course be played by night, and thus will thousands now debarred be enabled to witness their dearly loved Same professionally played. Several years ago Mr. Jenny experimented "uh very strong reflectors, but these fast a shadow, and the players could out judge a ball. He claims now that s new plan is far superior to the bld °“®’ and with it he is able to bring a out a diffused illumination all over t e grounds, making them almost as §ht and as shadowless as day.

Eleven members of the Rathbone! lodge drove to the home of James Hurst, two miles east of Peterson,! Wednesday and enjoyed the day as guest*. It was a delightful visit for all, aud the ladies say Mr. and Mrs . 1 Hurst are ideal entertainers. Peter Schafer, whose true name is unknown, plead guilty before Mayor Coffee Thursday to the charge of public intoxication. He is one of th colored men working on the streets here, and was arrested Tuesday evening. He said it was his first experience of the kind and vowed it would be his last one he paid his fine of *9.30 and resumed work that morning on the streets. The anti-saloon crusade at Bluffton lost out in their fight against Sheriff Stanton, whose license they contested upon a charge of immorality. The commissioners granted the license on the grounds that the charges pushed against the applicant were not violations of the Nicholson law. They have been having a hot time there between those engaged in the liquor business and those opposed to the promulgation of this traffic in Bluffton. The fight against the saloons in general will go merrily on, so say those who have warmed up to the subject. Trustee Rupright of Preble township is living in high hopes of an oil boom in which his large farmwill prove the center. Rig and drilling tools were moved there Friday and next Monday work upon a derrick begins. In two weeks, good luck prevailing the result of this test will be known, and it is hoped that a real and genuine gusher will result. The well is being drilled by a company of Pittsburg capital ists, headed by B. F. Edwards. They are old people in the business and at present have high hopes of opening something good. The railroad election in Wayne township and Portland Tuesday was carried for the road by the majority’ of ninety four. As a result the C. B. & C., a steam railroad line which will ultimately be built from Cincinnati to Chicago through Portland and Bluffton. By the election Tuesday the road will get $54,500 a sum of money that will greatly aid them in paying expenses of their enterprise. The line of the road if ever completed from Cincinnati to Chicago will make a great paying line and will benefit the towns and country through which the road passes. Charles Carpenter of South Bend was in the city Thursday, and told a Democrat reporter that his recent venture at South Bend is quite successful. The company is organized with $35,000 and many factories are now using the fuel. They nowhave forty tons of fuel on hand and when The "new machinery arrives will have a capacity of fifty tons per day. Mr. Carpenter expects to organize a company here as soon as the South Bend factory is firmly concerning the success of the fuel, and thinks it now past the experimental stage. The circuit court docket shows the following business transacted Thursday: W. S. Hiss et al vs Dennis Wallace et al, set fortrial Thursday, October 8. Sarah Ayers vs Alfred A. Ayers, amended complaint filed, rule to answer under oath. John Reiaeke, exparte set fottefel October 16. J. H. Ehrsam, ex parti set for trial Saturday Oct. 17. Samuel M. Kuntz, ex parte set for trial October 20. Sarah E. Riley vs James P. Riley, appearance for defendant by D. E. Smith, answer filed, set for trial September 12. Mary M. Brown vs Charles Brown et al, land partitioned and sale ordered, finding that Charles Brown, Emma Roth, John G. Brown each own one third and Mary Brown has no interest. The commissioners made the gravel road levies and the following list shows seventeen roads that will be on the tax duplicate next year. The rate of taxation is on one hundred dollar’s valuation, and is Decatur & Bluffton twelve cents, East M ashington five, Decatur & Monroe twelve, Joel Hirschy nine, Geneva, Cevlon & Wabash township twentyone Monroe townshihp Central fifteen Pleasant Valley & Oak Grove seventeen, C.E. Bollinger thirteen West Jefferson twenty-four, South Jefferson thirty, Woods eigh vJght, Peterson & Prairie fifteen, Kirkland township Central thirty. Sou th St. Marys thirty-two, North Ist. Marys thirty-five, Decatur & 1 Preble, twelve, West Pleasant Mills three.

Business was not very brisk about the court house Monday and not a great amount of entries were made on the docket. Abraham Boegly vs John Weger and Maggie demurer filed by John Weger, overruled, demurrer filed byMaggie Weger. Alma Englehart vs Michael Englehart, default as to defendant, rule against prosecuting attorney to answer, plaintiff ordered to pay five dollars into court for prosecutor’s fee. Mattie E. Magner vs Wiley Magner, appearance byErwin & Erwin for defendant, plaintiff ordered to pay five dollars into court, case set for Thursday, September 17. The report has in some way gained circulation in the eastern part of Union township that the admission fee for children to the Great Northern Indiana Fair was twentyfive cents. This is erroneous and as a correction, the charge for children any- day of the great exhibit is but fifteen cents and on Wednesday children are admitted free. Arrangements for the great fair are going merrily- on and good or bad weather will see the greatest throng of people ever assembled in this city. The fair itself will be the greatest wonder of all fairs and it will be time and money well be spent to attend. John Williams of West Madison street, was surprised Thursday by an army of friends who had gathered to celebrate his fiftyfifth birthday. While Mr. Williams was being decoyed away- from home, about forty members of the G. A. R. and W. R. C. gathered at his home and gave him a glorious welcome on his return. To cap the climax each guest brought a we’l filled basket, dinner was prepared and the greatest surprise to all is how that feast disappeared. It was cetrainly a grand treat and the event throughout was a complete success. The afternoon was spent in recalling experiences and incidents of bygone days. About, thirty men which includes the Pleasant Mills, Craigville, Decatur and Peterson Clover Leaf section gangs, are working in the west part of town on a half mile switch which will lead from the Clover Leaf road to Krick, Tyndall & Company’s Tile Factory. The job will probably- have been completed by- the end of next week and the tile company will then have a big increase in their already- convenient shipping facilities. With the new track tile and brick can be loaded on cars direct from the kilns and shipped east, west, north or south without the expense of ear transfering. The Krick Mills have the reputation of being one of the largest drain tile manufactories in the state and it also ranks as high in point of equipment and convenience of situation. A car loaded with shoes, billed through on the Chicago & Erie railr'vad left, StftftdillK on. a siding in Ohio City, was "burglarized by four boys from Galion, late Thursday afternoon. They were detected and pursued by citzens before any of the goods were removed. Two of the gang were captured but their pals made good their escape in the woods. The two under arrest are Ed Baughman, aged nineteen years and Jesse Price, aged seventeen. The pair which escaped were Barney Chryst, young fellow named Mitchell. They all hail from Galion. Baughman and Price will be given a preliminary- hearing in Ohio City and later be brought to the county- jail to await the action of the grand jury. —Van Wert Bulletin. Peter Meyers living four miles south of town was badly injured in a runaway which occurred Thursday. He in company with Joe Heiman was driving i nto town in a farm wagon and when near Barney- Lengerick s farm the team became frightened and dashed down the road at an awful gait. Peter was thrown out of the wagon but held on to the lines until he become wedged in between the wagon and a post. Three ribs were broken . his left leg bruised and he was otherwise injured An attempt was made to bring him to this city but he fainted when they got as far as Andrew Miller’s and he was carried in there. Dr. Clark was called and dressed the injuries. While it is not thought he is seriously hurt, Mr. Meyers will no doubt be housed up for .a while u t least. Mr. Heiman who was tlso in the Jragon escaped unhurt and the team was caught before it had gone far.

In honor of Charles Baxter’s twelfth birthday about sixty of his young friends met at his home*on Elm street last Saturday- evening and gave him a complete surprise. Charlie said his greatest surprise was when Mrs. C. J. Lutz led him to the table where lay a large number of useful and beautiful presents. The evening was spent in games and amusements as only the young can. Light refreshments were served and at a late hour all declaring the evening most pleasantly spent bade Charlie good night. Otto Bluhm, the well known producer of such brand of hand made cigars as the “ Havana Tonic” and the “Indiana Gentleman,” will soon move his factory above the Jo.urnal office in the Rice building, corner of Monroe and Third streets. He closed a contract yesterday whereby he secures the entire second floor. Mr. Robison, who at present occupys those rooms, will move into the Bocknecht’s building on Third street which is now being fitted up for occupancy. Although Mr. Bluhme has had his goods on the market but a short time they are selling fast, and he cannot keep up'with the orders and it became absolutely necessary, for him to secure more room and increase the number of employees. He states that within a short time he expects to have six men at work and increase his output to from 1500 to 2000 hand made cigars per day. Grandma Ferry was surprised Thursday by- her neighbors and relatives at the home of her granddaughter Mrs. W P. McMillen, Grandma Ferry is one of the best known and oldest Decatur’s citizens. Though nearing an extreme old age she is still comparatively active and takes a live interest in all that is going on about her. She is known to nearly- every resident of this city and her neighbors especially- hold her in high esteem. She had not been in the best of health the last few days, but she was high ly- pleased with the affection shown her. she was eighty-nine years old and best wishes for another decade of good health were heartily expressed by all. Mrs. McMillen who arranged the affair served light refreshments to her guests. Mrs. R. D. Boyles of Fort Wayne was the only- out of town guest. . The county- council have agreed to all appropriations and when figured out it makes a tax levy for county purposes of twenty- eight and one fourth cents, a reduction on the rate over last year of four cents. The county sinking is eight cents, and the gravel road repair is eight cents on the SIOO valuation. Some special appropriations were awarded the assessor of Union township getting S2O, Preble S3O, Washington $lO5, St. Marys S3O, Blue Creek sls, French S3O, Hartford S3O, Wabash S3O. The county board of review were given $225, repairs at court house, S4O, post mortem $25, poor fund SSO additional superintendent salary ufiiu’itA' books and stationary s2oo,_chairs for court house S2OO. The session was agreeable and ended to the interest of all concerned. The board of commissioners were busy Thursday making the levy for macadam road bonds and interest. They expect to finish and complete the term tomorrow. The commissioners finished their session by appointing viewers jgjx.+hp Peterson & Prairie macadam road’ extension, they being R. E. Smith and C. A. Neuenschwander as viewers and G. E. McKean, engineer. The same proceeding was taken on the Decatur & Bluffton road, and the same viewers and engineer were appointed. No remonstrance was filed against either proposed extension. The auditor was instructed to give notice of letting ‘contract for the north Preble road, the date of said letting being October 10. T. H. Ernst was appointed as superintendent of the heating plant to be established at the court house. J- R- Graber was appointed again as superintendent at the county- asylum, the salary being fixed at SI,OOO a year. T. H. Ernst was also reappointed as janitor at the court house at S6OO a y-ear. The quarterly reports of the county officers were approved, they being the clerk of the Adams circuit court in civil cases $177.71, probate $107.55, marriage licenses sll4, other licenses fifty, cents, transcripts $3.50, certificates $14.85, insurance $3, miscellaneous, $283.46, total $704.57. Recorder—deeds $146.50, mortgages $159.40, releases $37.10, miscellaneous $262.90, total $605.90. Sheriff—Fees $84.85, deeds sl, per deim S2B, miscellaneous $6, total ’ $119.85. I

■ ' Kingmore, Beery & Holthouse’s i great pacer was an easy second I money in the free for all at Van- : Wert Weenesday. A number of Decatur people were in attendance and say that it was a sight to see the little horse go easy into the place next to the lead. The race was won by Paulding Boy who went the course in 2;13 1-4. Kingmore has been in the stall for some time and is not yet in his time racing condition. True Worth raced in the 2.20 trot at Montpelier Wednesday and got second place. Those who saw- him go say that it was an easy position for the black horse and had his .driver cared to have him marked he could have won first place.’ The Ladies Aid Society of the Presbyterian church are arranging to hold a church fair September 29 and 30 and October 1 and 2. The event will be held in the new church building and will be a very- pleasant affair. The ladies w-ill conduct booths at which various articles may be purchased by those who are in search of bargains and a splendid program will be rendered each evening. The Handkerchief Bazaar closed Thursday and was very successful. The coming fair is looked forward to by young and old as a pleasant social event and one too that will net the church a handsome profit. Be sure and arrange your plans to attend. The last rites over the remains of John Busenbark were held at the home four miles east of town at nine o’clock Friday morning. Rev. E. H. Pontius of the United Brethren church of this city conducted the sad services, and spoke cheering ly- to the heart broken daughter, Mrs. Osburn whose share of trouble seems greater than she can bear just now. The funeral w-as one of the largest ever held in the neighborhood, and a number of the friends accompanied Mrs. Osburn to Grant county where the body of her father was buried that afternoon. Mr. Busenbark was sixtyeight years old and until Tuesday evening was in the best of health. His wife died a number of years ago and Mrs. Osburn is the only child. The community is shocked by the sad occurrence and the affair has been the sole topic of conversation for several days. Attorneys D. D. Heller & Son have filed a suit in circuit court for Eliazbeth Liken against her husband Wililam Liken, demanding $1,850 for her support during the past three years and the sum of $730 per annum hereafter, also asking that a receiver be appointed to look after his estate and convert part of same into cash. Mr. Liken sued for divorce last winter but Judge Erwin refused to grant a decree claiming there w-ere no grounds. During that trial the court allowed Mrs. Liken $450 for expenses. After paying her lawyers and their expenses she had left $230, which she says is the only money furnished her since Ocober 16, 1900, when they seperated. They- w-ere married October 26, 1898, and lived together tw-o years. Mr. Liken is an oil man and his wife says that his income is thirty dollars a day-, that he is worth over SIOO,OOO. Mr Liken has been living at Geneva for several years. Fred Betzell, a well know-n citizen w-as found dead early Sunday morning. Ho was a teamster for the Central Western Oil Company and lived about a mile east of tie neva. Mrs. Betzell has been visiting friends at Chattanooga, Ohio, for several days. About seven o’clock Saturday evening Fred told his daughter that he was going out to the barn to feed his horses and would then go to the home of a neighbor, Riley Bradford, to see about buying some pigs. He failed to return and the daughters becoming alarmed began to search for him. He was found at two o’clock Sunday morning lying dead in one of his fields. Apparently the end had come without a struggle as his face appeared calm and there was no trace or sign of suffering. He had called on Mr. Bradford and was returning home when it is supposed he w-as seized with heart trouble and died almost instantly. He was fifty years old and his family consisted of a wife and three daughters. He was a popular citizen in and near Geneva, and his sudden death caused quite a shock to the community. When found he held a rope in his hand but no significance is attributed to that fact. Coroner Schenck visited the Betzell 10 ne yesterday and Ift verdict will, no doubt, be that death resulted from heart failure. • *• - - —

In the circuit court Friday j some business was disposed of, the ■ clerks docket describing it as follows: State vs Mathias Schafer, ■ two charges one dismissed, plea of 'guilty, in other fined $25. State vs ! Joseph Osburn, murder, affidavit filed. Isaac Wheeler, et al vs Amos C. Walker et al default as to Walker, D. E. Simth appointed guardian ud litem for minor parties and fees answer, demurer filed and overruled, case set for trial October 22. Philip Koos vs Philip Koos, admr, submitted finding for plaintiff in sum of $1445.67. Ordered paid out of estate. Elizabeth Liken vs Wm. Liken, complaint for support filed, summons made returnable September 24. Bids were opened for a heating plant, the same to be installed at the court house yet this fall and which is expected to be on duty in time for early frosts. Three bids were filed that of W. H. Johnson & Son of Indianapolis being $2692, Theo G. Scheid of Bluffton, Ohio $2199, Yobst & Co., of this city $3198. The contract was given Mr. Schied, and is for a steam heating system, with a radiation of 3825 feet, being an excess of raditaion of 1112 feet over the Johnson plans. The mains w-ill be four and one-half inches, and is what is know-n as a direct indirect system, there being no perceptible pressure. The contractor gives a surety bond of $2500 as one years guarantee, and adds to that his own personal obligation for two years more. His plans are excellent and w-hen installed will easily keep the court house from cellar to garret warm. It will asto prove a save in the supply of fuel, which at the present rate of wood and coal, is no small item. Such an addition has long been needed, not only in the court house but in every office as well. The contractor, Mr. Scheid is no stranger having been here be • fore and also having placed some of his work here. Measurements are already being made for the new plant. Cuno Kibele drew the plans and was here at the time the contract was awarded. The Bluffton Imperials won from the Decatur team Sunday with a score of 4to 3. From that it is evident that Bluffton has a good team but it is generally conceded that Decatur has one a little better. The truth of it is tha t the biggest factor in produeding such results was the umpire, Mac Arbaugh, who needs no introduction to those who are acquainted with Bluffton base ball history. The game, notwithstanding the partiality of the umpire, was intensely interesting and considered one of the best exhibitions ever seen in Bluffton. Decatur did by far, the better work in the field, played faster and fielded every possible chance that happened. DeVinney, in right field for Decatur, made the star play of the game and was saluted with a mighty round of applause for his sensational turn. A high foul was driven to the right of him and after a long run through weeds and over rough places he caught the ball. The spectators watched him, considering the play an impossibility, and after it was accomplished they fairly exploded into applause. Bart France, with the exception of three balls thrown by Railing, pitched the entire game and was in good form. He got nine strike outs and walked but one man. Tim McCarthy of Fort Wayne, had thirteen strike outs and walked two men. An equal number of hits was secured by both sides. Tom Railing played a fine game at short stop and is credited with two of the seven hits that the locals secured. Railing pitched three balls in the last half of the ninth. At that time after two out, Stout secured a three base hit from France, and France was retired and Railing called to the box. The first two balls that Tom pitched split the plate but were called balls. The third ball the batter struck at but catcher France let it go through. Stout, who was then on third base, endeavored to score but was caught at the plate by Railing. Umpire Arbaugh called him safe, however, and all was off. Every man on the Decatur team did excellent work and local fans who witnessed the game are satisfied with every thing connected with the show except the umpire. The seven hits by the Rosenthals was divided as follows: DeVinney, two singles; F. Peterson, two singles; Marty, one single; Railing a two and three base hit. The score by innings: 12 3 45678 9 RHE Bluffton fr*2 1000001 473 Ros’thals 200010000 37 3