Decatur Democrat, Volume 47, Number 44, Decatur, Adams County, 7 January 1904 — Page 5

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At four o’clock p. m. Spacial Judge Heller decided the oase of Franklin E. Feltz vs Wiliam Smith, giving the plaintiff judgement for $1773.92 and holding that the title of the Oliver Hotel tjelongs to plaintiff, defendant ordered to give deed for same within five days. Judgement against defendant for cost. The defendant was allowed <250 for taking (tare of the property. Mr. Cranston A. Thompson and Miss Ella E. Martin were united in marriage at the home of the groom’s mothor, Mrs. Katherine Thompson, near Monroe at six o’clock Monday evening by Rev. Jas. A. Sprague. Mr. Thompson is a railroad employee on the B. & M. R., running out of Lincoln, Neb. Miss Martin is one of New Castle's most popular young ladies. They will reside at Lincoln in a few weeks. Congratulations are extended. The law passed by last legislature changes the date of beginning the assessment of property for taxation from the first day of April t j one month earlier, so look out for the man with the tin box on March first. He is also given fifteen more days in which to completed the work. The legislature was good to him in another respect and increased his pay to $2.50 a day. The extra fifty cents is to pay for the burdens holding office imposes on a man. Bluffton, Ind.. Dec. 31—Judge Smith of Portland held court today at Bluffton long enough for the Attorneys for John Terrel to file their motion for a w ne trial an d the court postponed the hearing of the arguments for same until the first day of the next term of court ■which convenes in February. He also intimated that the stenographer might as well start on making his transcript, just as much as to say he would overrule the motion, nothing definite will now be known until tho first day of February. Dr. C. H. Schenk has received his new automobile. When the weather has moderated somewhat he expects to put the machine on the road. The auto is one of the late patterns and is fitted with a double gasoline engine and all the latest impiovements. Its simplicity is one of its best points, but its speed is sufficient to meet all the requirements of any professional man. Dr. Schenk is destined to become one of Adams county’s favorite ohauft ieurs.—Berne News. The Clover Leaf railway has the distinction of hauling the largest traveling crane ever made in rhe world. The giant machine was made at (’leveland, Ohio, and will be placed in machinery hall at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at St. Louis during the coming season. The big crane required a train of eleven cars to transport the monster machine. There is no road iu the country more fortunately situated for doing an immense world’s fair business than the Clover Leaf. Tho young Peoples Country Social Club held one of its regular dances at the C. Y. M. S. Club roomsJTues. evening. About thirty couple took part in rhe festivities and an enjoyable! time was had by all present. The dancing started promptly at eight o'clock and was kept up until an early hour this morning. The music was furnished by Will Smith and was fine and kept Will busy playing all the t latest steps. This club hold these ' dances about one*' every month ' and are al wa y well attended and i one is always insured of a good i t'me if they attend.

1 James Fristoe is in receipt oi ,a 'letter from his son Earl this morning in which he states that he sat up New Years day for the first time since he has been sick and that he was improving nicely. He also i stated that ho expected t > start for home in weeks. Earl has been a very sick boy and his many friends will be glad to learn of his recovery. A very important real estate deal was made this week whereas Lase Ellis becomes the owner of the building now occupied by Al Fristoe’s cigar store. Mr. Ellis purchased the property from Major Allison at a very fancy price and expects to open up there in the saloon business in a very short time. We are unable at this time to learn when he will actually take possession. While making my mail delivery Thursday some of my patrons kindly presented me with a lot of good things for our New Years dinner. I Their mo* to being “commence the New Year with a full stomach.” Among the gifts I received was a Belgian hare dressed, canned fruit, a nice lot of saugsage and other good things. I do not dare give the names of the donors but their initials are: Burt Wolfe, A.R Wolfe, James Archbold. All receive many thanks. E. E. Archer, carrier R.R. No. 6. The following is a list of the merchants who will clqse their stores at six o’clock starting from January first 1904 and lasting up until April Ist 1904. They consist of the clothing and dry goods stores: Niblick & Co., Keubler & Moltz, Charles True, M. Fullenkamp, Peter Holthouse & Co., Acker, Elzey & Vance, (4us Rosenthal Kalver & Friedman. So secure your clothing and drv goods early in the day for you will surely be shut out after six o'clock.

The “Sign of the Cross” show company certainly travel in ease and fine style, ut least from the looks of their special train none would judge so. They passed hurriedly through this city Sunday morning on their special train enroute from Cleveland Ohio, to St. Louis where they showed last evening. Their train was made up of two baggage cars, a smoker, two sleepersand a dining car, they carry sixty people and are making large jumps and traveled from Cleveland to St. Louis at a rate of fifty miles per hour. This comp .ny will show in Fort Wayne some time during the coming week. Jacob Kalver. the hustling clothier is homo from a several days trip to Chicago. He says he never before so clearly realized that Chicago is money mad until last Saturday. On that day nearly every concern in the gieat city closed down in memory for the 600 victims of the Iroquois tire. One institution however kept open house, Members even taken advantage of the awful occasion; that was the Chicago Stock exchange and this too when the exchanges of New York, Toledo, Duluth, St. Paul and others suspended business during a part of the day ut least. Surely the Chicago bears and bulls deserve their titles. The Mennonites held their year's business meeting yesterday and re-elected Christian W. Baumgartner as deacon. The salary of Rev. J. W. Kliewer, the new pastor, was set at sß*o per year, and the retiring pastor Rev. Samuel F. Sprunger who has served the congregation for 3 years was voted a pension of SIOOO per .year for five years. It was after voted that the church pay Rev. John A. Sprunger. and Mrs. Anna Licehtv $2.50 per week for the time they took care of Mrs. Maria Hanna,' deceased. During the past .year the church contributed $270.14 for home mission and $1547 for foreign mission. One member alone contributed $509 during 11 years. Bluffton. Ind., Jan. I—The Wells county’ democratic primary election was held Saturday. Owing to the severe weather the vote was rather light, and the interest was rather slack excepting on the race for treasurer. Six candidates battled for that office Ed Sowers of Bluffton winning out by 150 votes. The other candidates were M.M. Justice W. J. Dushin, A. J. Brickley, Elijah Huffman, and William Higgin. E. B. McDowell was renominated for representative by 350 over George W. Cavin. D. O. North was nominated as surveyor and Joseph Stahl and G. W. Lechner as commissioners without opposition. Mr. Sowers who was chosen as candidate for county treasurer is a brother-in law of Levi Linn of thej firm of Lch A- in of this city. I

O. H. Nichols and family of Briant, Ind., were the guests of ' Mr. J. A. Hendricks over Sunday also Mr. Will Dorwin and Mrs. H. W. Thompson, Mr. C. A. Thompson and Miss Ella Martin spent Sunday with the same. The dinner consisted of turkey and quail with nuts and apples for supper. A match race will take place at Bluffton some time • this week between Nancy Granger, McGeath Bros., rapid trotter and John W., a Bluffton horse owned by a man named Robison. Local horsemen are excited over the prospect of the race and it is likely that consider able money will change hands on the result. The race will take place on one of the streets of Buffton and will }>e witnessed by a large crowd of people from this city and Bluffton. W. A. MeGath has wagered SSO with the Bluffton man that Nancy Granger will win the race. —Montpelier Call. After one year’s suffering with neuralgia of the brain, Mrs. Bertha Murphy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Botthoff succumbed to the ravages of this disease and died yesterday at 2 o’clock at the home of her parents. She would have been twenty one years old tho third day of next April hud she lived. Her sufferings during her year of sickness was fearful but she bore up under her affliction with a smile and was always cheerful No arrangements as yet have been made for the funeral. For some time Mrs Murphy was treated in an Illinois hospital and improved sligtly. She came home only a few months ago and her parents did everything in their power for her but to no avail, the end was unavailable and her sufferings are over. When a man enters one of the Indiana prisons he is placed in a receiving cell until his name and measurement is taken. Then he goes to the bath room, where he is compelled to take a good bath and afterwards has his hair cut and is shaved. He is entered in the second or middle class of prisoners and his behavior soon determines whether he shall advance or retrograde. He is asked whether he smokes or chews tobacco and which of tho two he would rather do. He is given his choice of these two bad habits I and once a week he is dealt out a plug of tobacco or a. package of smoking tobacco but he cannot have both. Some, prisoner save their allowances and get to smoke and chew both. A third class man is not permitted to use tobacco but it is smuggled to them by the upper class men and they get, small pinches of it occasionally on the sly.

Floyd Brandy berry who caused some excitinent at Monroe by threatening to shoot a young lady if she refused to marry him is now in Ohio and his arrest has been indefinitely posponed. The young lady who has won his affections to such an extent that he lias threatened the use of artillery is Miss Clara Richard, a popular young lady who is highy respected by everyone in her community. Once before Brandyberry threatened her and last week he repeated same in a lettre. giving her until Monday night to make up her mind. The girls father John Richard secured the letter and succeeded in preventing the young man from doing anything violent. The crime is a very serious one and there is a possibility of government authorities tnk ing a hand in the affair as the mails are not supposed to be used for such a purpose. Brandyberry sa kl he was going to Ant werp. O. The Bon Ton Club met Tues, even ing at the home of Miss Clara Lange and from what we can learn this was the best session the club has held in a long time. Pedro was installed as the evenings pastime and was kept up for two solid hours and on counting up the games it was found that Miss Maude Christen and Miss Kate Mylott were the luck.y members and received first prize while Miss Rose Tonnelier and Miss Rose Colchin were presented with the boobies. During the evenings enjoyment a fine three, course lunch was served and at a late hour all adjourned to go sleigh riding which they all enjoyed, but the girls refuse to disclose the name of the driver. The club will meet again this evening at the home of Miss Rose Fullenkamp and particijiate in a fudge party it being held in honor of her nineteenth birthday and a good time is looked forward to all. The dub will also meet in it J rogu lar social session again next Tuesday evening at the homo of Miss Lollie Meibers.

— . Vast Reduction Single and odd articles and holiday furnishings and clothing. Great reductions on all fine 50c neckwear; goes at 39c. 25c McKeaver goes at 19c. 25c wool hose go at 19c. 15c wool hose go at 10c. bOc heavy Jersey shirts go at 39c. 75c heavy Jersey shirts go at 59c. 50c heavy, fleece-lined underwear go at 39c. 40c heavy, Fleece underwear go at 29c. Z / , $1.50 work coats go now for 95c. \ \ I soc caps go now at 39c. 25c caps go now at 19c. -0 $6.00 overcoats go now at $4.50. 12 SB.OO overcoats go now at $6.00. I f i 24 $lO 00 overcoats go now at $7.00. s / / I 20 $7.00 men’s suits go now at $4.95. ' ' ' I 12 SIO.OO men’s suits go now at $7.50. 15 men’s heavy ulsters, worth $7.50, go for $4.50. A vast number of the finest Suits and Overcoats go at I as great a reduction. And many more very desirable articles for Men’s and Boys’ wear too numerous to mention at an immense saving. CALL EARLY AND GET FIRST CHOICE. All goods sold at one price to all and for cash only. All tickets must be brought in by January 15th, or will not be redeemed. I Gus. Rosenthal, The Square Man. -

The Faylor-Studabaker case is on in earnest and the legal battle is one of tho fiercest ever held in the county. The jury was empannolled and sworn about five o’clock yesterday afternoon and the men who will go through the two or three weeks seige and return a verdict in tho big case are: Perry Carter, Joseph Brandyberry, Orlando Sprunger, John W. Cook, Reuben Beery, Jesse Schwartz. William Custer, George Gay, James foreman. Cassius Andrews, Adam Bentz and Henry Stetler. One witness was examined last evening before court adjourned and a number were used today. The attorneys are fighting every inch of ground and the law suit is one of the genuine kind. Both plaintiff and defendant claim to have some new evidence to offer which they beleive will make the jury return a verdict for them. John Schafer, better known about here as "Shinny Honus” was hurried Wednesday at Monmouth, after appropriate services had been conducted by Rev. Grether. He died Monday afternoon at the county infirmary after an illness of a few weeks. The poor old man was a complete wreck, physically and mentally and and Mrs. Graber gave him the best of care his life could not be saved. For over thirty years he has been a turn iliar character and has furnished amusement for many. He lived alone on the old Peltz farm until this fall and made scant living by manufacturing fly brushes. He never came to town without becoming intoxicated and few Decatur people ever saw him sober. He was born in Germany in 1834 and came to this country in 1849. He settled with his father in “Baltimore. He learned the cooper trade and'when u young man worked in nearly every city itethe south and west. When the war broke out he was in Chicago and immediately offered his services, enlisting in the 4th Illinois. Ajf r serving seven months he became sick and was unable to again do active service. He was a bravo soldier and has a good record in that capacity. He drifted in here in 1872 and has since resided in the county. He, harmed no one save himself.

One of the happiest country social events of the winter was the one at the home of Trustce|Rupright’s in Preble township when fifty neighbors suddenly rushed in upon the family and informed Mrs. Rupright that she had arrived at the fiftieth mile stone in life’s journey. The surprise was complete and the event pleasure to every one. A big sapper was served, all guests being seated at the big table at once. A monster cake, decorated with holly and fifty wax candles marked theteenter of the table and was carved in fifty pieces. The feats was a glorious one including roasted fowls of every kind and a hundred other good things to eat. You may rest assured that every one did justice to that meal and everyone sincerely wishes for Mrs. Rupright’s many happy returns of the day Decatur is, without, doubt, the best horse market for a city of its size, in the west. Hardly a day passes by that there is not from two to five horse be yers from surrounding cities here looking at the tine blooded animals owned by Adams county citizens, ft is a common scene to six' these horsemen hail a farmer and ask him if his horse is for sale and if in the affirmative he is told to show his speed and after a careful examination he is bought, it is very seldom a horse is turned down, as it seems us if the farmers are taking extra good care of their animals and they are always ready for an easy sale, that is after the price can be agreed on. Horses at the present time are a very high priced luxury and those owning them irre very lucky,as feed is low and. they are easy kept. Most of the horses that are purchased here are immedatelv shipped to eastern markets and from there to the foreign markets. Not only do wo daily see strangers here for this purpose but our own horsemen are busy day and night looking for horse flesh that hi' can buy. The fact that these men come here day in and day out easily establishes the fact that we lead any city of this size in the west in the horse business,and this also speaks very commendable for our farmers who take such pride in raising fine stock.

Mrs. George Flanders who has been quite sick for some time is improving slowly. Uncle Johnny Reed, nearly 105 years old died at ten o’clock Tuesday at his home five miles northwest of the city. He was the oldest person in the county and perhaps in the state, having been born April 3, 1799. He served with great credit in both the Civil and Mexican wars and many have oft listened to his interesting stories of the many experiences and nar- ‘ row escapes. In the Civil war his ‘ eldest son, Samuel also served. 1 Uncle John enlisted in Company 11. 124 regiment, Ohio Volunteer infantry and served just three 'years. His Colonel was the famous ■ Oliver H. Payne now known as I “Coal Oil Payne.” John H. Reed , was born in Plattsburg, Vermont, and lived there until a young man, when he moved to Cleveland, Ohio. I There he learned the trade of a brick mason and remained there until about thirty years ago when ho came to Adams county and purchased a farm in Root township and which he owned until time of his death. He was married in 1812 to Calterine Spangler of Cleveland and to them were born four children, three of whom still live. They are Samuel and Fraklin and Mrs. Sargean of Williamsport. The wife died in 1849 and afterwards he married her sister Matilda Spangler and to them were born six children as follows: Charles, Dick and John, Polly Reed, Mrs. Ella S nail, of Hoagland and Mrs. Dave Showers of Chicago. Uncle Johnny was a familar character about here and for years has been pointed out as a sturdy man for his years. He would often walk to town and back home again in a day., a dis tance of ton miles, even 'since his hundreth birthday. Joval and kind it was good to meet him. In Sep tember 1901 he attended al G. A.R national reunion at Cleveland Ohio, and was greatly honored, he lieing then the oldest veteran in the Unit oil States, his age at that time 102. The funeral services will be held a t. the Mt. Pleasant church Friday afternoon at one o'cloo-, inter ment at Reynolds cemetery