Decatur Democrat, Volume 47, Number 36, Decatur, Adams County, 12 November 1903 — Page 3

DOCTOR E. J. Beardsley, jjl Practice and Surgery. W Attention given to Eye, Ear »»'Kt and Chronic Diseases. »«*■ ex pert in fi’tiofl Wasses. Hivenuipped for treating Eye, Ear and Catarrhal cases. answered, day or night. oace Uto U a-m. 2to 4p.m. Brown, aged six onths and five days died Sunday ® in „ a t five o'clock, after a short ‘? n .with measles. He was the of Mr. and Mrs, Austin T. J wn who reside in the north part Ttown. Funeral services were he ld Tuesday. Application blanks for reservation, of space in the department of omen's work which are now in hands of ladies over the state ffho intend offering articles for exhibition should be forwarded to jj,.. W. L. Berryman at Tipton by XoT . 20when entries close. Time wi U be given to finish all articles, but the application should be sent in at once. Quite an enjoyable time was had fbythe St. Mary’s Catholic church f h O ir Sunday evening when twenty of them called on Father Wilkens to remind him that it was his namesdny The evening quickly passed away by telling stories and jokes and'during the evening a fine lnnc h was served after which L left for their respective homes wishing Father Wilkens many more

namedayseditor orthe Coldwater Chronicle says he received an advertisement from Toledo last week , [which he declined to publish for the reason that it was evidently a fake and intended to deceive the public, but in commenting on the ame he proceeds to publish it. : This reminds us of the little bey who answered the door bell and said, “My mamma told me to tell you she is not at home.' ’

William Parsons was Wednesday afternoon arrested by Marshal Corina for having on board too much fire water, which impeded his speech and walk and he was escorted to the jail by the marshal. After resting over night he was brought up before his honor Mayor Coffee,plead guitly and was given the same old dose one dollar and costs which as usual amounted to $9.30. The aforesaid gentleman stayed the docket. The K. of P. lodge of this city has been assured that it can have the next district meeting if it wants it and it will undoubtedly avail itself of the honor. The meeting will probably be held in March and by that time the local lodge will be' in good shape to take care of it. Many new members will be added by that time and the meeting will be worth all it costs, as is usually •tendedby from 300 to 500 Knights. Russel Harruff left Sunday evening for a trip to Mexico City, and other places of the southwest. He will visit many places of interest m this country and Mexico and the trip will certainly be pleasant and likewise a profitable one in the way of education. Russel is a bright, young American hustler who will see all that is going and profit thereby. He stated he had not fully decided how long he would be absent, perhaps three months and

Perhaps only three weeks. Harry H. Rearbon of Marion, and [Miss Blanche Vineent of Summithille, arrived in the city at seven [o clock Saturday evening and a [short time thereafter was married hy Rev. John C. White, the cere[ffiony taking place at the latter s residence. They left at 9:27 that , same evening for the brides home »t Summitville. The groom is [flourishing "oil ,well contractor at I Marion, and the bride is the daugh ■ ter of.a very prominent family at H Summitville, and is a favorite with ■ e rery one in her home town. ■ The papers in the assignment < ase Hos John B. Stoneburner, in which E. Smith is made assignee H'hrc filed j n Hie clerk's office Mon morning. The inventory shows H^h f ‘ assets are about $2,000 m<dud■®g seven pianos two organs, var- ■ i°Us other musical instruments aim H to ys. sheet music, store furniture. ■ ham and piano wagon, accounts. ■ contracts and notes all of which are ■’Pecified. The liabili* cannot be -S s teted but will probably reach 14.I or $5,000, making the settlement g fes than fifty cents on the dollar *■ invoice of stock will being to- ■ borrow ““

E. Woods is home from Whiting where the firm of E. Woods & Co., I have a large sewer contract, work i upon which is progressing at a very t lively gait. The contract is one of the best ever handled by this contracting firm and if good luck * prevails they will profit handsomely. They are now figuring on a contract at Indiana Harbor, which if landed will be the best one the firm ever handled, and that is say- J ing much as they have completed some of the largest contracts in the country. ' i

The case of George Zimmerman vs Beery and Holthouse was appealed from ‘Squire Smith's court to circuit court, the same having been filed Monday. The case was tried several weeks ago and was the result of a dispute over a load of hay, Zimmreman claimed that the load was worth 114.36, while Beery’ and Holthouse said it only amounted to s*.4o. A verdict was obtained before'Squire Smith for $11.40 and the defendants appealed. S. Peterson appears for the defendant. Isaac L. Babcock is advertising a sale of his personal property, the same to take place at his home four miles west of Monroe, on Wednesday, Nov. 18. He has a complete lot of farming machi ’ery and stock, and the sale will be a good I one. Mr. Babcock has rented his farm here and will move to Michigan where he will try life for a year and if he likes it may remain permanently, otherwise he will return. He has always been one of the many successful farmers of Adams county and will no doubt make it go at any’ place he may see fit to . locate. It is safe to predict, how- | ever, that he will never find another spot on earth that will equal Adams county.

A wedding ceremony that was of great interest to the Freeport friends of the bride was performed this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Kuehner, in Adams street, when Miss Edna Krohn, of this city, was married to John R. Moore, of Fargo, N. D. The ceremony was performed by Judge C. E . Heard, and was witnessed by only a few intimate friends. The bride was attired in blue traveling suit. After the ceremony a fine luncheon was served. Miss Krohn is well and favorably known to a large number of the people of Freeport. She is the youngest daughter of the late Jacob Krohn, who was a pioneer banker and business man.—Freeport, 111., Daily Journal. Mrs. Moore is a sister of Mose Krohn of the Burt House. The reports from over the county

shows that the turkey crop is smaller than any year previous,and indications are that those having turkey and cranberry sauce for Thanksgiving dinner will pay a neat little sum for the much coveted bird. The turkey heretofore, has become a bird of the common j people and tn<* '' W" ’-***' big dinners, Thanksgiving, Christams and New Years. But should the tender birds soar until they reach the twenty-cent mark many will be deprived of their usual course. Last winter turkeys, ducks and chickens were placed m cold storage and held until prices were above the previous records. This year is to be a repetition of last year from all indications. The upon whom the dealers and i . ... .. iJ i J it ist*

the city depend largely didnotraise as many turkeys this year as usual. The September term of court is over and this week the regular vacation. Tne case of X Haugh vs Adam and Mary Brown was settled,cause withdrawn from jury, costs paid and was dismissed. The case of Eh Baumgartner vs Fred Ellen Wger to close a mechanics lien demand S9O was heard by judge Erwin. Frn . heard the arguments the court » in the case of " ■ lick and C. A. Dugan vs Perry Robon et al and Judge Heller listened o arguments in the caseofFeltz vs Smith in which evidence wa heard two weeks ago. This will a, term ,„ n9 . aCte< /> rIW A. Luckey et al, olas Gasser H ansW er absodefendants ruled to an ■ Marv M. Brown vs cnari lute. Ma reD ort filed and Brown et al fma * , ed j an e D lyS al.amend- . Acker vs M. £ ed com P la * nt Grant Haviland, di- - Haviland vs Grai costs id . . vorce. dismissed a wil p The November tern t ’ tegin Monday November 16.

. » All those having cases and bottles belonging to William Merstnan, wilt please return them at once. This notice must be complied with. 3G-2t To be cranky, pig-headed and disagreeable on general principles is sometimes mistaken for firmness and strength of character. But these qualities have nothing to do with strong character. They’ are just opposite of strong and are usually dominant in men of weak and vacillating character. The strong person while firm are usualy as mild and gentle as a summer morning. A terrible explosion was narrowly averted Wednesday about midnight at the water works and electric light station. Had it occurred the result would have been disastrous to the city and might have resulted in loss of life. The water in one of the big boilers got low and the heavy fire underneath caused the big boiler to melt and sag down, a foot and a half. When noticed by the workmen the condition was critical and a few moments more might ha vi resulted in an awful accident j As it was it was necessary to pil out the fire, no small job under th ci cumstances and the men in tht plart were badly frightened. Tb elctric plant was shut down ad the city was i in darkness for a hour or two. ; The boiler was quip badly damag. ed we are informal and could not

be used today. • J. B. Eaton owl a farm of 103 acres located founiles east of Willshire, Ohio, with gives bright promises of maing him a nice little fortune fro oil royalties. A big gusher was suck on his farm Monday and uftethe pool of oil was encountered! a depth of 1200 it flowed naturaibout 100 barrels of oil. At elevt o'clock Monday it was shot wit!Bo quarts of nitro glycerine and a 6 p. m. was put to pumping. A Eaton says that after the wateras all pumped off the well beg; flowing at nine o’clock and flo*l 125 barrels in an hour. It hto be shut off then until tanks aid be built. The well will proby start off at 200 or 300 barrels pe.ay and will settle down to a i’d big production. The lease is oied by the Bedrock Oil Co., of CUland, and the owners charaterei special coach to Willshire to the well shot. They are now builig the rig for the second well Jluffton News.

N.’A. LurJf Fort Wayne was here yesterd in the interest of his mother- law, Mrs. Nancy Hawk who -merly resided here and still owa farm east of the city in thismty. It seems that Mrs. Hawkme to our city one week ago by and drew from the bank all - money and notes amounting all to about S9OO and went to tl)°me of Frank J jhnson where sheayed all night. The next morg she got up and began looking Per money which she could no-m-. Ml --: S nothing d sbo g°t home, when she disci! her loss to Mr. Lung who indiately came here and went di/y t° the home of Johnson and-nd the money and notes entaet t* the pillow where she had pla it- Mrs. Hawk is getting ol<d has the habit of forgetfulness'he pocket book had slipped unthe sheet and Grandma Hawking to discover it at first glancdposed it had been taken.

The*ober report of the rural rou te 3 en completed at the post office shows that business in tha t continues good. A glance at tlffires shows the following: Route, Clayton Dailey, carrier d e ii J 6921 pieces; collected 463 an d stamps amounting to $8.70. Rouvo, William Engle carrier, delid 5487 pieces; collected 480; s tais9.l4;. Route three, Ralph .her delivered 6772 pieces, co ]d 480, stamps $9.60. Route s ov enry A. Fuhrman delivered 51 eces collected 344; stamps g 056.31. Route five, Melvin B ,delivered 7763 pieces, collected sold stamps $11.54. Route six E Archer delivered 5365 pieces, C( ed 4212, stamps sold $8.03. ynumber picees collected on all ■1 374,20, delivered 2,768, js sold $53.19. As usual , five stands out far ahead of ithers. Routes one, two and , are all making good showings . running about even. Route j only slightly behind these and £ four is last in number of letdelivered. and collected and ips sold. However, the routes [ire averaging well with those the# counties

Mr. and Mrs. V. Miller returnedto their home at Marion after visiting for a few days with their son Tom Miller. J. S. Bowers’s railway, the C. B. & C. has secured its first engine according to the following from the Bluffton Banner: This morning about eleven o’clock west side citizens were startled by the shriek of a locomotive whistle on the Lake Erie. Running out of their homes , they saw a two wheeler on the side tracu, freshly painted and with flags fluttering in the breeze. Neatly painted on the tender were the letters C. B. & C., number 21. Some skeptical person and the knockers may be inclined to ask where the other twenty engines are, but a company with even one engine to its credit does not need fear the scorn of the common herd. The new engine came here under its own steam from Peru. It will be used in doing the construction work for the road and may be assigned to a freight run when the road is completed. Al Forst will likely be its first fireman. Al gives as his reason for wanting in on the ground floor that it will place him first in line of promotion when the road gets to be doing a bigger business. In this he shows a wise head, for railroad jobs are not picked up every day in the week.

A furniture factory, in which fifty men will be employed may be located in the old Lynch factory within a few weeks. A representative of a concern now located in an Ohio town was here to make arrangements anil his first days woi k was so successful that the coming of the concern seems almost assured. The factory has been in operation several years and are known as one of the best in the country, being engaged in the manufacture of kitchen cabinets, cupboards, tables and other necessary articles of the household. The attempt has been taken up by the Commercial Club and if the institution is as good as it appears upon the face of it, the probabilities are that the factory will come here within two months. The company desires to sell $7,000 worth of stock, their machinery to be invoiced as second hand goods and only ask SISOO for good will. The representative who is here states that he is very much impressed with Decatur and will use his influence to secure it for Decatur. The Lynch factory will have to be enlarged considerably and dry kilns and sheds built but this can be done while the factory is moving. The improved railway facilities, opportunity to get labor and desire to increase thej output of the factory are the reasons for the plant coming here. About eight families would come with the factory. The many friends of Mrs. Amanda Schirmeyer assembled at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Al Young, last Friday afternoon and gave the lady a surprise party the beixg' ies s h birthday. The lady was spirited away from her home and upon her return was met by a host of friends who tendered their heartfelt congratulations and wished her many more happy years. Mrs. Schirmeyer was a very much surprised party, but showed that she appreciated the kindness of her friends. When the elderly lady had recovered her surprise she proceeded to make her guests at home and all who were there were loud in their praise of the way in which they were entertained. The friends of the lady presented her with tokens of remembrance that will take time to wear away. When lunch, which had been prepared by Mrs. Young was served at four o'clock,the great est surprise awaited Mrs. Schirmeyer, for underneath her napkin the milestone of her life’s journey lay in seventy-five pennies—one penny for each year which she has spent on this side of the golden gates. According to the custom at Sunday school at the Baptist church, Grandma counted the pennies Jone by one into the offering box last Sunday while the little children with reverence numbered the years. It was a scene that will long he remembered and as the pennies fell they each marked a year of useful life that had passed away. Grandma Schirmeyer has the distinction of being the eldest lady in the coal camp. Like her numerous friends the Times says: “May she live for years then for years.’’—Belt, (Mon | tana,) Valley Times. Mrs. Schirmeyer will be rememberd by many of our citizens; she having lived here many years. She is F. M. Schirmeyer’s step mother.

If you want a neat, yet Substantia! Work Shoe, We've got it in our $2,50 Hand=Made Shoe • Only the best calf uppers and sole leather go into this shoe-,-the old kind of leather in a new style shoe. Our guarantee goes w th every pair. Sold only by CHARLIE VOGLEWEDE THE SHOE SELLER

Davy Gunn, a queer character, well knowm here and who for ten years past has spent much of his time in this county, came near losing his life in the big fire at Montpelier, a few days ago. He was asleep in the wine room of the Randal saloon which was burned. It was the custom to lock him in so he could not get out till morning. The bartender, who roomed in another part of the town, was awakened by the alarm and he hurried to the saloon in time to drag Gunn unconscious from the wine room. He soon recovered and will no doubt make his usual trip here in the spring. The fire claimed three victims, Harry Ward, the boy who was so badly burned, and whose carelessness caused the accident died the same evening. Ward’s home is at Greenville, O. Although he was but 17 years of age, he was something of a wanderer. A year ago he worked for the Drs. Hollis in this city, taking care.of their horses. He was fond of horses but cared for no other kind of work, apparently, and he was not satisfactory as an office boy. He went to work in the Montpelier livery stable only last Friday. His love of horses was shown after the fire. While lying helpless from his frightful burns, which caused the flesh to fall’from his limbs, he exclaimed to those who were administering him, “Oh, I’m all right ;look after the poor horses. ’ ’ Milt Crazier, who was_badly burned is still in a serious condition but will recover. Harry Eltzroth one of the victim lived at Marion and Grover Goth at Albion, Indiana. The Decatur Metal Frame Window Screen Company is now owned exclusively bv John S. Bowers who has closed a deal whereby he comes into full possesion of all the stock and informs us that he will from now on push this enterprise for all it is worth and expects to soon make it Decatur’s best industry. The company as incorporated included J. S. Bowers, president; French Quinn secretary; R. K. Allison vice president and treasurer and W. R. Cochran manager The concern this year turned out thousands of screens which have met the approval of the public and assures the fact that the screen will become the most popular on the market. Mr. Bowers desiring to enlarge the plant and make it a concern that will make Decatur famous has for some time been making an effort to secure entire control and has been successful. Mr. Cochran will continue as manager of the factory and is now in the east, making a trip through Ohio, Maryland, New York and Pennsylvania securing orders from jobbing houses that will keep the w’heels moving for a year to come. Mr. Bowers is busy here now arranging to reopen the plant which has been closed down for ■ several weeks. Twenty men will be put to work within a week we 1 are informed, if they can be obtain-! ed and the future of this m anufactury looks bright. A new screen, the best thing of the kind ever put out has been patented and is being made the leader. It is declared by old dealers to be the best thing ever made in the screen line. Stir and hustle will soon be apparent at the factory which will for the present continue its location at the corner of Monroe and Third streets.

Miss Jennie Beery resigned her position at the Harrod & Waggoner, shoe company to accept a better position as stenographer with a large manufacturing concern in Lansing, Mich., During her stay here she has found many acquaintances and her numerous friends are sorry to learn of her leaving Grandma Kathrine Bailey, widow of Nathaniel Bailey who for years has resided in Union township Adams county, six miles south of Monroeville, and who was one of the best known and most highly respected of pioneers of eastern Indiana, died last Saturday afternoon about 1 o’clock at her home. Her death was due to the infirmities incident to one of her eightyfourth mile stone in life. Grandma Bailey was born in Ashland county Ohio, in 1819 and in 1840 with her husband moved to Adams county and settled on the homestead where she resided for over 66 years until her death, she was the mother of nine children, four of whom are living, as follows: Isaac Bailey of Fort Wayne; Albert and Lewis Bailey of Adams county and Mrs. James Tilboy of Ashton, 111. The funeral was held Sunday at Clarks Chapel M. E. church and interment in the grave yard near the church. —Monroeville Breeze. The Septembers term of court is over Saturday being the fifty-fourth and last day. In ascertain way it has been rather a remarkable one, two more new cases having been filed than the number of old ones disposed of. The docket shows that during the term sixty-four civic cases have been disposed of either by trial, settlement, dismissal or change of venue while sixty-six new ones V’/i-i’-‘• '*■ “■ ** Six criminal cases were disposed of making a total of seventy cases. The November term begins the 16th and several important cases will come up, the most interesting of which perhaps will be the famous Osburn murder trail which is set for December 14th. Some important action was taken in a number of cases this morning. The mandate suit against the city of Decatur was taken tc Jay county on change of venue, upon motion by plaintiff. An old case entitled John D. Edwards vs city of Decatur and which for a long time was of considerable interest was dismissed and costs paid. In the case of W. H. Niblick and C. A. Dugan vs Ellen and Perry Robison, specification of facts and conclusions of law was filed and motion for judgment on same was sustained, appeal was granted by Judge Branyan to the appelate court. Wesley 1. Iliff et al vs Dennis Wallace et al, motion for new trial was filed by plaintiff. Benjamin Em erine vs Marie Emerine, motion for new trial by plaintiff was overruled. Madison Timons vs Elizabeth Cummins, judgment for plaintiff for S3B. Benjamin Waggoner vs Elizabeth Cummins, judgment for plaintiff for $53 50. Eli Baumgartner vs Fred Ellenberger,finding for the defendant, judgement aginst plaintiff for costs. Peter Holthouse vs Wesley W. Mumma, default of defendant, finding for $71.45. A good part of today was occupied by special Judge Holler who heard, the arguments in the case of Feltz vs Smith, an important suit for possession of real estate, brought here on change of venue from Wells county.