Decatur Democrat, Volume 47, Number 37, Decatur, Adams County, 19 November 1903 — Page 1

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L. Yager, sr., is still in a very serious condition, he having been confined to the house for several weeks with 'an attack of stomach trouble. , Air. Jackson of Ohio City the man who expects to put in the bowling alley here informs us that he has leased the building formerly occupied by G. W. Archbold and Son and will at once proceed to fit it up with the proper pharaphanalia and will be ready to open his place of amusement to the public by Saturday night. Mr. Jackson is a thorough business man and will undoubtedly do a big business here. Blanche Richardson, alias “Big Boy.’’ who was captured at Anderson last week and bruugh here Saturday on charge of robbing his friend George Brown of his coat, shirt, hat and two dollars, was arraingedjbefore Judge Erwin Tuesday morning and said: “Yes sah, I took dat coat cause dat fellow had some ob my clo’s, I doan kno’ noti'n "bout at money, I done didn’t get any ob it.” His plea of guilty was entered and Judge Erwin has the case under consideration and will probably give his decision tomorrow morning. Frank Romizer’s band has been employed by the Red Men’s lodge to furnish music for the annual big gathering of Haymakers which will be held in this city Thursday of this week. An interesting program hs been prepared for the occasion, opening with a big street parade at seven o’clock in the evening in which Jthe Haymakers will march in all manner of costumes emblematic of their order and name. Twelve or fifeen candidates will lie initiated and a grand banquet will close the meeting. It will be the big event of the year for local Red Men and invitations have been sent to the lodges of Marion, Fort Wayne, Frankfort,Decatur, Muneie, Hartford City, Montpeler, Barber Mills, Delphos and Columbia City to participate.—Blutffon News.

The Catholic diocese synod was held at Fort Wayne Wednesday and considerable business was transacted 150 priests being in attendance. The principal business was the revision of the statues of the diocese and the election of a board of examiners. A full set of statutes was adopted and will be made public shortly. It will be necessary to translate them into English, German and Polish and they will then be printed and read in all the churches on a given Sunday. Bishop Alerding presided at the synod and the following were the officers: Promoter, the iwv. J. ti. Hue”, oi'tiTOington; judges, the Revs. J. H. Oechtering and J. H. Delaney, of fort Wayne, and R. Wurth, O. F. M., of Lafayette, procurator, the Rev. fl. T. Wilken, of Decatur; secretaries, "the Revs. S. F. Koerd Fort Wayne; W. J. Quinlan, of Marion, and W. D. Sullivan, of Fort Wayne.

..It.now seems probable that the Peter Holthouse ditch will be constructed. The second attempt at contracting took pace in the auditor’s office Monday before a full house. The number of bidders equaled those 'at the first sale, and as knocked off to the lowest bidder, Martin Shady got stations zero to twenty seven, at SBS. M. Reitenour got stations 13 to 15, 365 to 39 496 to 521, 521 to 547, at a total of $650. Nathin Ehrman bid in stations 261 to 287, at sll7, and Ernst Slickman got the balance for $5,225. The total cost of construction amounts to $6,-077 but $77 more than the lowest bid at the former letting at that time the next lowest bidder was $6,800 so over S7OO was saved by a reletting of the whole ditch. From the expressed opinion of those familiar with the class of work, the contract for this gigantic piece of ditching is very reasonable. Two other ditches were also contracted the main ditch known as the M H. Parr ditch was contracted to Josiah Engle for $1,975 and the branches to W. N. Smitley for $136.35. W. E. Fulk, was the lowest bidder on the uncompleted Rohrer ditch, this bid being S6OO.

Jeff Klopfenstein and wife, J. J. Klopfenstein, J. Kirchman and Miss Gusta Kirschman left Tueskay for luscumba, Alabama to visit for a short while with relatives. Misg Gusta expects to make that her future home. There is a little Ossian lady, says the News who is given to prevarications of Lie most florid nature. The other day she to]d her mamma that she saw a g-r-e-a-t big yellow lion across the street. Her mamma corrected her severely telling that it was only a yellow dog and saying that when she said her prayers that night she must tell God all about it and ask forgiveness. That night her mamma called to see the result of her teaching. “Did you tell God” she asked. “Oh, yeth,” replied the midget., “and God thaid he knew that dog an wath kind of thcaird of ith himthelf.” The J. W. Place packing company have taken one of the largest turkeys ever raised in this or any other county. It is a Bronz gobler and weighs forty-four pounds, and will be sent to New York City where it will be used as a display sign in one of the big poultry retail stores. This company is doing a \ rushing business just at present ! and Saturday evening they shipped nearly 10,000 pounds of dressed turkey to the eastern market. This amount will be duplicated at least twice this week and the firm are certainly doing their share toward supplying Thanksgiving dinners for the New Yorkers. They recieved a notice Saturday to place a price on 500 turkeys weighing from ten to eighteen pounds each, for the Wells, Fargo Express Com pany, which annually presents to each of their agents a turkey and a liberal supply of oysters. The rural route business in Adams county seems to be on the boom just at present and complete service begins to looks like a possibility of the near future. It is believed that Route number seven out of Decatur will be started within a few weeks and about the same time at least four other routes will be gin in Adams county, one of which starts from Monroe and three from i Berne. An examination was held for carriers at Monroe Saturday afternoon and five applicant were examined, they being R. E. Gilpen, Hazel Andrews, James Andrews, Wililam Roe, and Jerry Martz. The examination at Berne will occur this week and there are said to be several desirous of obtaining each job. The routes we are informed will begin some time during >i.V o;pJ the first as possible. It is probable that by this time next year Adams county will be almost completely covered by free mail delivery-

Dr. LaFollette of Hoagland is again having serious trouble sis may be seen by the following from the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette: Dr. Lafollette’s troubles are an old story He lived at Poe formerly,, and for years was the object of persecutions of the most dastardly character culminating in an atte’iup'fc "to blow up his house with dynamite. Posters were pasted on buildings and fences all over tUe country attacking the character not only of the doctor, but of his wife and daughters. Last March the grand jury indicted several persons, but last week the prosecuting attorney had the proceedings dismissed. Meantime Dr. Lafollette moved to Hoagland bought a fine residence, and moved his family there. No sooner was the action dismissed against the indicted men than the persecutors followed him to his new home. The libelous placards have been posted all over the town of Hoagland during the past few days, and las ; night at midnight a concerted attack was made upon his house. The windows were smashed in with rocks and through the openings thus made great quantities of offal and the contents of privy vaults were hurled into the rooms. A telephone message was immediately sent for deputy sheriff and blood hounds and it is hoped Mr. Huguenardandthe dogs will succeed in tracking the guilty persons.

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1903.

While arranging for your Thanksgiving feast don’t forget that in our midst arc a few unfortunate "people too poor to enjoy turkey and cranberry sauce and would appreciate a modest offering. A slight gift may make the day happier for yon. W. E. Smith ,the musician of this city has composed a piece of music which will soon be on the market. The music has been tested and tried by all the leading muiscians of Fort Wayne and pronounced a success and a swell thing. Will has sent to the government for a copy right on same so that he will be protected from infringement. Mr. Smith has all his life been musically inclined and his ability is unquestioned and we hope that in this his new vocation he will have all manner of success and a large revenue from his music. Frank Obliges was quite badly hurt Saturday evening and had a narrow escape from more serious injury. He is employed by the Telephone Company and was at work at the top of one of the poles on East Monroe street, when a heavy <>air of tongs he was using slipped and struck him a terrific blow across the face, breaking his nose and almost rendering him unconscious. An ugly gash was cut across his face and had he not been belted to the pole he would have no doubt fallen to the ground. As it was he managed to hang on same and finally got to the ground. He was almost too weak to stand and staggered as he walked. He went to a physician and had the wound dressed and though unable to work, will be alright soon. Government Inspector, McGoogan of Fort Wayne was in the city Monday evening to straighten up affairs concerning the disappearance of Otto Blume, so far as the United Sates government is con cerned. Uncle Sam is very strict in all business wherewith he is connected in any way and it is the duty of the district inspector to keep a close watch on all cigar and tobacco people under his jursidiction. Mr. McGoogan stated that he found no irregularities about Blume’s affairs with *the government but he has apparenty deserted his business and it becomes necessary for him to give his consent to the firm as it now does business, to make the stamps and labels used come within the limit of the laws. There seems to be no further clue to Blume's whereabouts and his strange disappearance remains as much a mystery as ever. He has had no family troubles and his business is said to have been in a most flourishing condition. Issac Wilcox, one of the oldest and best known passenger conductors on the Chicago & Erie railroad, died in a sanitirium at Chicago Friday afternoon. Mr._Wilcox was a large, robust looking man and as he had not been ill death comes as a great surprise and an unwelcome shock. Mr. Wilcox had been off duty several weeks and but recently returned from a visit to Buffalo, N. Y. Friday afternoon he suffered ir stroke of paralysis at his home and was taken tc a sanatariuni where he died a few hours later. He was well provided for in this world’s goods, as he owned a block on State street, Chicago. He leaves a wife but no children. Some time ago Mr. Wilcox purchased an automobile and wishing to keep the matter a secret from his wife until he learned to run it conseqently he said nothing to her about it. The machine was kept in a convenient place and whenever the opportunity presented itself he would slip over to Wabsh avenue to speed it. He had just about gotten it so that he was not afraid to run it and was counting on giving his wife a very pleasant surprise. Mr. and Mrs. ; Wilcox owned and lived in their own property in the vicinity of 64th and Union avenue. Mrs. Wilcox's maiden name was Miss Ham.— Huntington News Democrat. Mr. Wilcox was well known here having at one time a number of years ago been a resident of Decatur, when he owned an interest in a saw mill the firm being Hammel & Wilcox.

The stockholders of the Fort Wayne & Springfield Railway company were in session at the general office here Tuesday. The principal business was the opening of bids on the electric appliances for the central power houses. The figures are rather complicated and some time will be required to compare same in the necessary manner required to do business right, the only way this company does it. Consequently the successful bidder cannot yet be announced but will be known by tomorrow. Some other business of the company is also being discussed. “The Royal Salve” at Bosse’s opera house Monday night was not parton ized as well as they should have been by half. It is without doubt one of the best shows ever in Decatur and while some did not consider the company as strong as the one here last year, it was never theless an up to date attraction. The stage settings 'and costumes were rich and beautiful and every minute of the time and every part of the five act was interesting. Pasqulina DeVoe as the countess was by far the best of the cast and played her part, a difficult one, in a spendid manner. Others who deserve mention were Louis Sython as Aguilla, F. E. Daley as Jones the newspaper man and C. Luskmoor as Carlos. Prior to the last act Mr. Sython announced that next year'Gordon & Bennett would present in this and other cities for the fir:t time, “The Holy City” for which wonderful attraction they are now making arrangements. Kirsch & Sellemeyer will open a branch lumber yard at Hoagland at once and the buildings of same were began Monday morning. Mr. Sellemeyer, of the local firm went to that place and will personally superintend the construction of the yards. A car load of lumber is on hand and invoices for a half dozen more have been received. By another week, a good supply of lumber of all grades may be found in the hustling little town of Hoagland. Mr. Ed Koeneman will have charge of the new enterprise. While it is not the intention to put in a mamoth stock of goods at once, by spring then the yard will be up to the average usually found in towns several times the size of Hoagland. Kirsch & Sellemeyer arc business men who know all the ins and outs of their trade and the new concern will be a success. They have been planning same for some time and have been urged by the citizens of that locality to make the present move. own Decatur, at least they have full rights here and we bid a hearty welcome to the ladies of the north Indiana conference. Delegates from every county of the district are here as guests and to attend the annual convention of their association which began at two o’clock Tuesday. All during the day the lady delegates were arriving on each train and on every railway and the list registered already • a gs'iil attendane. «-The

afternoon was taken up’by a general get acquainted program including a greeting by the district president Mrs. W. H. Daniel of Fort Wayne and also a like address by Mrs. Wade of Muncie. Devotionals by Mrs. Betts of Monroeville opened the program. after which came the appointment of committees and the seating of delgates. Reports of the scretary and treasurer were heard as were also reports from county presidents. During the afternoon the program was interspersed by music oy local talent. The event promises to be one of the most succesful ever held in the State and a number of the noted missionary workers of the state are here to lend their assistance in making it such. Besides the conference missionary meeting delegates are here from over the entire state, representing southern, northern and north western Indiana conferences as members of the State Missionary Union. This oragnization was only completed last July and this being the first meeting, much business of importance is scheduled for this society.

There are always a great many stories very old people told but here are a few new ones. A man aged 77 was asked if his father lived to he old. He replied by saying that old gentleman was just puting his grandfather to bed. Another story, not quite so old, is a Kentucky man and wife aged 96 and 94 had just buried a son aged 78. On the road home from the funeral the old lady remarked: “John, somehow I never did think we, would ever raise that child.” W. H. Kolderwey and Johanna Halls were quietly united in marriage yesterday at the Blakey church in Union township. The wedding ceremony was solemnized by Rev. Sehiniddet and was simple and impressive. Miss Hoile is the accomplished daughter of William Hoile and Mr. Koldewey is well known throughout this county. After wedding ceremony a fine supper was*served at the home of the bride’s father, at which only a few immediate relatives were present. The couple left last evening for Fort Wayne where they will make their future home on 2530 Smith street, Mr. Koldewey is engaged in the carpenter business there. They were the recipients of a few very fine presents. The Daily Democrat joins with the rest of the community in wishing them much joy and happiness. Michael Brunnegraff, a young man twenty-two years old was adjudged insane by a board composed of Drs. C. E. Clark, D. D. Clark and J. M. Miller and S’quire James H. Smith, which met at the clerk's office Monday morning. The yovng man’s condition is serious he being quite violent. He has been in Chicago several months and returned Friday. His friends noticed his queer actions at once but did not think he was as bad as he was. He left here Saturday morning going to Rochester where his condition seems to have become more violent and officers here were notified. They went after him bringing him home last evening. The insanity board recommened his admission to East Haven hospital where he will be taken in a few days. At the station at Rochester he became very unruly refusing to get on the train unless John D. Rockefeller was on too. Being assured he was th re Mike boarded the train without further trouble. He is well known, having lived here all his life. •

The November term of the Adams circuit court convened Monday and the fir; t duty of Judge Erwin was to charge the grand jury. This Ue d.id ~’P regul:>q;,forn’ ed William Wisner as bailiff. The jury went to work at once at the Sheriff’s office, the body including the following citizen’s of® the county: E. M. Ray, Martin L. Smith, William Sellemeyer, Jacoh Drake, Emanuel Hart and Andrew Jackson. The two first named were put on this morning in place of Jacob Kreps and Gris J>. Stuckey who failed to appear. Martin L. Smith was chosen foreman and by tomorrow’ business of importance will begin. The seven misdeameanor cases returned by the special grand jury were made public this morning and are as follows: State vs Samuel Kuntz, obstructing view, two cases, same charges two cases each against Ehrsam and John Reineke, state vs George Marly, allowing minors ‘to play Jjiool. A criminal case entitle State vs Blanche Richardson, larceny was filed this morning and a warrant issued for him. He is the negro in jail for robbing his friend at the Burt House. Other business in court this morning was as follows: Nicholas Barger vs Wililam Lee et al, partition, commissioner order ed to file his report within ten days. Alfred Baumgartner vs Cora Baumgartner, divorce, dismissed and costs paid. Nicholas Gasser vs L. W. A. Luckey and James M. Rose, seperate answer filed by Rose. The court ho.use was a busy place Monday morning, as besides circuit court ami grand jury the selling of the Holthouse ditch was on at the auditor’s office and insanity inquest at the clerk’s office.

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Two drunken men were found by Charles Colter on his porch Monday evening and when ordered away insisted that they wanted a bed and had the money to pay for it. Charley didn’t care to indulge in the hotel business and culled policeman Fisher who landed them in due time. They were laborers on the railway grade. Two men giving their names as Frank Woods and Pat Corda were before ‘Squire Smith Tuesday charged with having too much booze on board and that it impeded their locomotion and also ch arged with being disordely and using the English language too freely up»n the public highway. They were arrested lust evening by Marshal Cordua and given the free use of the jail to sober up in and the morning when confronted with the charge they plead guilty and were fined one dollar and costs apiece amounting to eighteen dollars and sixty cents. After taking careful inventory of their effects they concluded to board it out with Sheriff Butler where they now lanquish. in Preble township Sunday a happy gathering of the friends and neighbors of Grandma Borne suprised her, the same being the seventy third anniversary of her birth. For more than fifty years at this time she has lived at her presenthome in Preble township. Those present Sunday were Gust Yeager and family, Henry Peters ana family, Jacob Borne and family, Elizabeth Borne and family, Jacob Keiss and family, John Beal and family Mrs. Harriet Fruchte, Lydia Fruchte, Albert Scherry, Gust Slickman, August Klickmna and Ernst Karte. The surprise was complete in every detail, and the day was thoroughly

enjoyed by every one present, and especially by Grandma Borne, who even at her advanced age, is as bright as any one could be. Besides she also boasts of twenty eightgrand children, and two great grand children, and this in itself is sufficient to/gladen the life of one now on the shady side of life. A family dinner of gigantic proportions was served and was one of the pleasant features of this very pleasant day. May Grandma Borne enjoy many more in the wish of her many friends. Judge Erwin was busy this morning setting down cases for trial, both criminal and civil, and disposing of guardianship matters of minor importance. The docket for the ensuing term proves to be a very* light one, in fact the number of civil cases that are ready for trial is the least in years. Blanche . Riqjpirdson charged with larceny’ plead guilty 7 this morning to stealing a coat. Criminal cases set for trial are as follows: State’ vs [Otty Bolds, November 30, State vs George Bolds, November 30.; ’State vs Joseph Osburn Murder, December 15. State vs Maritz Ehrsam and John Reineke,obstructing view in saloons, November 30. Civil cases were set down for these dates. State Life Insurance Company vs R. O. Johnson, November 30; Fred Schafer et al vs William A. Bowman, December 1. Wayne Irelan vs Fort Wanye & Southwestern Traction company, December 7. George Zimmermn vs Berry & Hoßhouse, December 3. Some other business transacted this morn ing is recorded, including Phillip Simon vs Fort Wayne & Southwestern railway Co., dismissed at cost of plaintiff. James Lawrence vs Fort Wanye & Southwestern railway company, dismissed. School town of Geneva vs Logansport & Wabash Valley Gas Company, leave asked by defendants to with draw answer to original complaint and granted. Mattie E. Magner vs I Wiley Magner,a divorce, attachment ordered for defendant to sheriff of j Lake county .’Henry Wilson vs J. S. Bowers, answer filed. The grand ! jury is having plenty of business i today, thirtysix witnesses having 1 arrived from Berne, each being 'thoroughly examined as to the : wrong doings of that wicked little 'city. Many more subpoenas are ' out and the week will no doubt bring forth returns in the way of indictments.