Decatur Democrat, Volume 47, Number 30, Decatur, Adams County, 1 October 1903 — Page 5

F FRISTOE’S | I Smoke I (House I I B fOR ALL KINDS OF B | Tobacco • | I™, Cigars .... I ■We have more Brands to Se-B If lect from than any house B ® in the City. iJ I AL FRISTOE. JJ East side 2d St., opp, court house The Columbian Club will issue inyi at ons in a few days for a grand masquerade ball to be given at their rooms on Hollow ’Een, October 31st. The Columbian boys known how to entertain and the young people of the city are looking forward to this occasion with hopes of a pleasant time. A clover seed threshing was on at Fred Mailand’s north of town Puesdsy, and it was the banner yield'>f the season. From eleven acres forty bushels was stored away, and one load gave seven bushels and nine pounds. As clover seed is quoted in our market reports at $5.15 a bushel it will be seen that some cash was cleaned up yester day. In court yesterday according to the official record business was transacted as follows: Decatur National Bank vs Steve Longenbergt r et al, submitted. Sarah Ayers vs Alfred A. Ayers, demurer of guardian over ruled, seperated answers filed, cross complaint filed by defendant, rule to answer. Melvin Davis vs Mate Id ia J. Davis, set for trial October 5. The price of coal at Indiana mines will be advanced not less than 25 cents tomorrow. The operators of the southern Indiana field say they are offered that much advance now by customers who cannot be supplied because the railroads are unable to take the coal brought to Terre Haute by the Southern Indiana and Evansville & Terre Haute. The Southern Indiana has coal filling side tracks from here to Linton which the Vandalia and Big Four have not been able to take. The embargo who lifted for today and some of the coal was moved forward. The operators complain bitterly of the broads which explain thatalack of motive power is the cause for the blockade. The operators call attention to the fact that they have enough engines to run excursion trains in all directions on Sundays, while their regular patrons the operators, shut down their mines because of lack of transportation facilities.

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Stolen—Bright bay mare; weight about t,050; no white marks; new shoes on hind feet; mane lays to right side; foretop roughly trimmed ; taken from barn two miles north of Montp lier, Monday night., August 17; old end spring buggy w ith unpainted wheels, and harness. Reward of $25.00 will be paid for return of property. S. M. Montgomery, R. F. D. No 1, Montpelier. Notify Harvey Rowe, Marshal, Montpelier, Ind. 194dwtf In promoting the Studabaker i bank from a private to a state institution, the large subscribers to the stock are John Studabaker $50,000, Hugh Dougherty $50,000, A.B.Cline SIO,OOO, 11. C. Arnold SIO,OOO, Samuel Bender SIO,OOO, Fred Ashbaucher $5,000, J. W. Sale $5,000 and H. D. Cook $3,000, who will constitute the board of airectors, except Mr. Studabaker who desires to be left off the Board on account of his age and inactivity. The remaining $57,000 of stock has been taken in various sums by the following business men of the community: Godfrey Ashbaucher,Edwin S. Walmer, Dell Locke, John Gordon, Philo Rodgers, Amos Cole, William Gregg, John Litchenberger Cyrus S. Cotton, John M. Buck. Ezra Levenson, Jno. H. Painter, Daniel Beeler, Theo. Ellingham, John L. Waring. Hiram E. Grove, Nelson K. Todd, Charles E. Strugis, Abraham Showalter, John W. Markley, W. B. Nimmons, George Scott, David Klopfenstine, W. H. Eichhorn, William A. Kunkle,Gabriel T. Markley, James P. Hale and Russel Brown. It is certainly a rare occurrence when the removal of one man from a town or village takes there from its postoffice and- entire business, ■wiping it as it were from the face of the map, but such is the case in Adams county. For several years Albert Manlier has run a store at a little village in Union township known as Hines. At his place of business all the commercial life of that little center of industrious farmers was transacted- Farmers traded there and people within a mile or two called to get their mail once or twice a w’eek. Albert was storekeeper and postmaster and the place was a convenient one for the people of fthat section. Recently however, Mr. Mauller has purchased a business at Pleasant Mills and is arranging to move there, taking also his stock of goods. No one seems inclined to start a store at Hines and as a consequence there is no need of a postoffice. The mail has heretofore been carried by star route from Monroeville to Hines but the government has ordered the office to suspend, Postmaster Manlier has retruned his supplies to Washington and the last trip to Hines was made by the mail carrier yesterday. The farmers of the community while they do not like the new system have no way of preventing it and will hereafter get their mail either over rural routes or at Decatur few going to Monroeville. Thus passes out of existence the village of Hines and only because one citizen desired to move to other scenes.

An important deal in oil property took place Tuesday at wnich time the Darby Oil Co.,Switb holdings in the Chattanooga field sold out to the Prosperity Oil Co., of Bloomington,lll., the price paid being $65,000. Senator Ulleray of Fort Wayne who made the deal and is a member of the Prosperity Company was here this morning getting recorded the transferred leases. He was exceedingly jubilant over the new property and thinks it will terminate into a great bargain. He had held an option on the property for some weeks, and since then a well has come in that has given evidence of discounting any of the ten now pumping. It flowed for several hours and it was with great difficulty that the well was capped. Sen ator Ullrey has become extensively connected in the oil business and is owner of several blocks of good oil stock. He has promoted several enterprises and as the boys say, is now strictly in it. He is thinking of devoting most of his time to the Geneva field, and will likely open an office at that place. He thinks that territory the most reliable as well as productive and will hereafter gamble with the prospects there. The Presbyterian Fair opened Tuesday in all its glory and if the opening is a fair sample of the four days, it will terminate into all kinds of a success. The Sunday school room is arranged in booths where are sold most everything a woman can manufacture—‘and. the? means that the list is too long for individual mention. Everything sold is arranged and the price is below any known competition. This’is the truth too, and all kinds of business is being transacted from the different departments of the only fair now in activity in this city. It is a creditable effort upon the pait of the active members of the church toward helping along the work of fitting their place of worship in a becoming way. At eight o’clock last night the musical, under the preparation and management of Mrs. Clark J. Lutz, began. It was the hit of the evening and was one of the best entertainments of its kind ever given in the city and demonstrated that Mrs. Lutz has especial talent for this feature of en-1 tertainment, and that she must have devoted much time and patience in making prefect such a high class performance. By factual count there were 101 little children in the fancy march and “All aboard for sleepy land” and 'hey were prefect, not a break occurring. The piano duet by Misses Coverdale, Carrol], Merryman and Lutz, the solo by Miss Bryson, the reading by Mrs.W. F. Brittson the piano solo by Miss Moses, the duett by Misses Terveer and Mylott the whistling solo by Miss Stone, the pantomine by Miss Snellen, all were well delivered and showed accomplishment. The fair bears all the marks of being a financial success, and it is hoped that it will be.

Mrs. Hendricks left for a few days visit with friends and relatives at Grand Rapids, Mich. Mrs. Lulu Rosenwinkle who has been spenidng a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dr.' Rianeer returned to her home at Fort Wayne last evening. The Decatur ana Adams county ladies who competed for premiums at the Great Northern Indiana Fair were successful and received more premiums than outside contestants. Among the most successful was Miss Ata Scott of this city, whose premiums amounted to $24.63 and which amount was awarded her.

I Detective C. P. O'Brien of the famous Pinkerton detective force, Chicago, is in Adams county, his • mission being to fathom tho mys- . tery surrounding the dynamiting of . Fred Rohrer’s home at Berne. He was sent here by the Western Board i of Insurance Underwriters with instructions to remain until the guilty i party or parties are arrested. It ■ seems'that a clause was attached to 1 Mr. Roher’s fire insruance policy 1 making it cover an explosion of this kind and consequently the companv 1 which carried the fire risk will have to settle the loss while the payment in this case is not large, insurance corporations do not stop at expenses when figuring out crimes wherein they are victims and they ’ have already paid the detective as much as the loss claim. Mr. O’Brien arrived in this county ten days ago and worked quietly in the vicinity of Berne and Monroe. Last Thursday he made his presence and business public and for reasons best known to himself has since been working openly. He was in this city yesterday in consultation with officials and when a Democrat representative asked for an interview, and stated his business, detective like, he closed up like a clam. However he seemed in good spirits and while he stated that it was one of the most difficult cases he had been ons or some time, his appearance was that cf a man who had accomplished his purpose. From other information we are led to believe that the detective has practically closed his case and his visit here was for the purpose of securing some minor information before mak1 ing the arrest. We are reliably informed by an officer in a position to know that the arrest of the guilty party about whom has been woven a net work of evidence sufficient to make him pay a severe penalty will very probably be made tomorrow or next day unless something unforseen occurs to prevent same. Mr. O'Brien is one of the best detectives of the west and has run down some of the worst criminals in the country. He is a young man whose reputation is at stake and there can be but little doubt that he is on the right clue. While we have no intimation as to who the guilty party is the facts as stated above came from such source that we beleive them and look for the arrest of the guilty party within a very few’ days.

* Fair Week Finds Us With the Greatest Stock of Fine Clothing For Men and Boys On Exhibition for Your Inspection ; We have spared no pains to obtain the best of this season’s productions and are complimented more than ever over the FIT, STYLE and SNAP of OUR CLOTHING. Get into one of our hand-made suits and you will have that MADE -TO - ORDER FEELING, combined with the comfort of sio to sl2 extra money in your pocket. Knowing the demands of our people, I have for approaching chilly days, Underwear for young and old in Ribbed Balbrigan, up to the finest Australian wool. 25C to $2.00 A GARMENT All Goods 'Guaranteed as Represented or Your Money Back FREE Handsome Presents with Your Purchases- FREE • Call before buying your winter’s needs and find the correct things at LOWEST PRICES. Gus Rosenthal .The Square Man Decatur, Indiana This store will be closed Sept. 22, until 6 p. m., account holiday

For Sale—At SSO per acre, 160 acres best black land in belt six miles north of Monroeville Ind. Could be cut into two farms. For particulars or appointment to show land address owner, R. H. Pernot, Hawkins, Ind. David Summers, livng just north of the Patterson grist mill, is having a run of tough luck. Tuesday he picked his apple crop five bushels of fine winter ones, and he dug his potatoes about the same number of bushels. He left them setting over night on the outside of his house, and this morning they were missing. Evidently some one reaped a harvest.

The fifth annual reunion of the Kleniknight family, will be held at the residence of Calvin Kunkle in Lancaster towbnship, Wells conuty, on Saturday, October 3. A very happy gathering is anticipated. A program has been arranged in which many songs, declamations and speeches will be heard. The Rosenthals reorganized Monday evening at the Columbian Club rooms and elected Frank Peterson captain and Dee DeVinney manager. The boys expect to yet have some fine games on the home grounds this season, and are now arranging a good game for next Snuday which will be announced later in the week