Decatur Democrat, Volume 47, Number 45, Decatur, Adams County, 14 January 1904 — Page 1

ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME.

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City treasurer Archbold his just finished computing the electric light collection for the month of November, collected during the month of December. His report shows a total of $875 and it is expected that the December collections will amount to SIOOO or over. The advance is this department during last year has been almost wonderful. William Badders of Portland, Clyde Graham, Oliver Werst, James Andrews and J. A. Hep•lricks and family took dinner with Mrs. H. W. Thompson near Monroe Sunday, in honor of C. A. Thompson and wife who leave for lAnooln, Neb., in a few days. The day was spent with music and ' songs by the Monreo string band of which Oliver Werst was captain. w -tn the evening the boys all went to the Monroe gallery and had their pictures taken „ Will Smith informed us that ha had received a very flattering offer from the National Music < ’ompany of Chicago for the exclu- — >ive copyright on his new piece of ~~ music “The High School Belles’’ but- up to the present time he is undecided what to do. This piece < f muisc is one of Will’s own compositions and is well recommended by well known musicians at Fort Wayne, which discloses tho fact that Will has some rare musical ability about him. It is now his intention to have this piece transposed into band music where it will without doubt meet a ready as the piece has a quick and catchy air about u it, and that is what band leaders are looking for. Engine No. 13 on tho G. R. & I. running light, ran into the rear end of local freight train No. 42 at Kendal ville at 8:55 p. m Sunday night, partially telescoping the caboose. The local was standing still at the time, the crew being out attending to work, and no one was hurt. J The caboose, however was almost •ompletely telescoped and caught tire from the stove which was torn from its anchor by the impart, it was most completely destroyed. The wreck train from this city was ■-ent to the scene and had tho track — clear by a little after mid-night. The passenger train due here from the north was behind the wreck and did not arrive until after mid-night, being delayed about three hours. -Journal-Gazette. The city was left in absolute darkness Monday evening for about two hours, during which time the people were able to talk about the old times when Decatur had no .lighting system at all and to be *;thus again thrown into total darkmess brought fond recollections and many a wierd tale was told during — that time, while others tried to bange the color of the atmosphere ' to blue. The city plant is in bad vay with her boilers both old and new and as a fresh leak was sprung n one of the tubes again last night „ he flow of water put out the fires . tnd they were unable to keep up deam. A representative from the oandry .it Fort Wayne arrived his morning and the needed ■epairs will be made today so that 1 he city can again resume her brilant aspect. its The Faylor Studabakor case was esumed in circuit court this norning after an intermission since Saturday noon. The big case is :iragging along rather slowly and t is probable that it will require Oout the same length of time as id the previous trial when about ighteen days were consumed. The ttorneys for the plaintiffs expect to '-■includeevidence about Wednesday * - icon and the defense will probably . . • .oquire a week. With a day for tho rguments it will bo about Friday j • >f next week before a verdict may expected. In the matter of the ssignment of John B. Stoneburn- j r, certain property mentioned was ■r uttered returned to the Packard . >rgan company. In the case of trace Haughton et al vs Israel ’ tender et al,report of full sum >f purchase' money, distribution irdered. A new case was filed by Schafer Peterson entitled Owen F. ■milin vs Mert McKean, suit on ecount, demand $148.24. Sum-1 nons returnable February Ist

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John W. Terrell has sold his Jackson township farm of 110 acres to John A. Border, the Warren saw mill man. The latter was in the city today and had tho property transferred into his name or taxation, and left for recording. The consideration named in the deed is $8,500 and Mr. Border pays all taxes on the property yet unpaid and due for the year 1903. The Onio Oil company holds a lease on the farm and Mr. Border bought it as an investment. —Blffutou Banner. The awful ravages of pneumonia in Indiana this winter may cause a movement among the health authorities to place that disease in the list of contagious maladies. The spread of the disease in the same family, most physicians say, is enough to show that the disease is contagions. The statistics of the board of health show that in the winter months tho death rate from pneumonia rivals that of consumption and in Chicago last month pneumonia killed more people than the deadly tuberculosis. The action of the health board of New York in listing the disease as contagious has caused much comment among the physicians of Indiana who for the most part are of the opinion that pneumonia is contagious. Bishop Herman Alerding has named the new consulters of the diocese of Fort Wayne whose term of office began January 1. The board consists of the following: Rev. Bernard Weidau New Haven; Rev. John Guendling, St. Charles church; Peru; Rev | John R. Dinnen, St. Marys church, Lafayette; Rev. J. F. Delaney, St. Patrick’s church Fort Wayne ;Rev. Ferdinand i Koerdt, St. Peters chnrch Fort Wayne; Rev. Henry M. Plasterer, St. Joseph church, Hammond. Rev. H. F. J. Kroll, pastor of St. Paul’s church Fort Wayne has been appointed by Bishop Alerding to the office of defender of the marri- | age tie. Father Kroll’s duties in connection with his office will be the defense of the wedded state in all cases where matrimonial disputes are brought to the church tribunal for settlement. The First National Bank of ■ Portland will be the name of a new i national bank which will open its i doors for business in Portland in from sixty to ninety days. The organization of the bank is now well under way, the stock having been practically all subscribed. John A. M. Adair will be president and will have charge of the affairs of the bank. Mr Adair was seen Thursday but stated that the organization was not in such shape yet that he could give the names of the stock holders and board direc tors. The bank will have a capital stock of $50,000 and will be located in the Magill block on North Meriadian street. John W. Mills, of North Manchester, who has been cashier of the Lawrence National | Bank of North Manchester for the ( past eighteen years will be the | cashier here.—Portland Review. In circuit court the Faylor-Studa- ! baker case still grinds. While it j is an important suit and many arc I interested in same in Wells county it ; is of but little interest to people here and the audience consists only of witnesses from our sister county. The case is progressing quite rapidly and an effort is being made to finish same by Saturday of next week, which marks the close of the November term of court. The Feltz-Smith case, also from Wells county was decided Wednesday evening by special Judge Heller, who found for the plaintiff, allowing him an amount equal to S7OOO. In the case of B. W. Sholty vs , Henry Myers, finding for plain- ' tiff in sum of $97.80. In probate . court the estate of Peter P. Ashi baucher. Jonas Neuenschwander, i admr , was redocketed for the I purpose of collecting assetts be- , longing to said ('state that came to knowledge sinece the settlement |of said estate. The presiding ■ judge being a claimant against ■estate, Hon. D. D. Heller was appointed to hear the cause The I administrator was ordered to give i bond for S4OOO.

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 14,

Deputy Clerk Paul Baumgartner was passing out cigars to attorneys and other familiar faces about the court room Friday in honor of his forty-third birthday. The boys, especially D. E. Smith looked the cigars over carefully and asked ”is it a bumper?” But the celebration was on the square and the smokes’ were good ones. Two real live hobos were captured Tuesday by Night Policeman Fisher and were escorted to the jail where they rested their weary limbs until this morning when they were brought before 'Squire Smith and gave their names as Weary Willie and Wayside Bill. They were closely questioned as to what their business was hero and where they were going and after giving suitable answers to the court were ordered to leave town at once or do manual labor on tho streets. They promised to do the former and were escorted as fur as the outskirts of town and allowed to proceed on their weary way and the last -remark made that was heard by the officers was JO’h, isn’t this a cruel, cruel world?” E. B. Bogart of Toledo, is visiting friends in this city. His father was formerly a resident hero and owned a restaurant in Decatur way back in the seventies. They left here about 1880 and the young man had never visited the scene of his boyhood. His father was in the army and when he returned brought with him a jointed fishing rod made from material obtained on the Wade Hampton farm. He sold it to Samuel Billman for ten dollars and the last trace of it was when it was sold after Mr. Bollman’s death. Mr. Bogart spent several hours today looking for this old relic which he would like very much to own. He will be thankful for any information sent to his address, E. B. Bogart, 516 Adams street, Toledo, Ohio. He is a very pleasant gentleman. His father and mother live at Columbus Grove, Ohio. It is said that tho Grand Rapids& Indiana railway will be one of the first railroads in the world to install a ear telephone service, which is but a recent invention and has proven quite successful. Speaking of this the Grand Rapids Post of yesterday notes the incorporation of the American Car Telephone company,which ownspatents enabling communicaion to be received by telephone on moving trains, a device which would have prevented numberless fatal wrecks on jailroads. The capital is $2,500,000. The officers are as follows: President and general manager Theodore D. Morgan; vice president Frank W. Lyle; secretary and assistant general manager E. L. Silver; assistant seertary, R. G. St. John; directors, Theodore D, Mcrgan, Muskegon; Frank W. Lyle, Dowagiac ;E. I:.- -Silver, Grand Rapids; E. D. Tooley, San Francisco; R. J. Fisher, Fort Wayne. The Nickel Plate saloon was he’d up Monday’ night about e2 o’clock for five boxes of cigars, the only thing of value that- had been left in the room that there* was access to. Tho party was seen by Lee Kintz baker for Jake Martin, as he broke the window in the rear end of the saloon to secure his exit, and as Lee addiessed him the only* remark the follow made was to say, “Oh, go on.” The only theory that the proprietor, Will Cordu can give to the robbery is that the fellow had undoubtedly secreted himself some place in the builidng and waited until he had closed before he could do anything, and then to get out again and to , break the window. Several parties declare this morning I that they saw some one in there j at about that time but thought it' was Will, making up his books ■ and getting ready for business to day. Kintz says the fellow was a perfect stranger to him and was as it was very dark it was impossible for him to distinguish his features. The loss will probably anoint to ten dollars and Will is mighty lucky there was no money left in . the cash drawer as that would have gone with tho cigars. There is no possible clew to the fellow. |

The ground floor of the I O. O.F. 1 building occupied by the Boston ■ store is again being improved in a 1 substantial way, the same being a new steel ceiling. This will not J only add to the appearance of this \up to date store but will be valuable as a fire protection. Dyonis Schmidt leaves Sunday’ for Germany where he expects to make quite a lengthy visit with his father. He expects to make the trip by himself and will probably be absent for two months. This will bo his first visit home since 1885 or since the time he came to this country. His father is very aged and this will probably be the last time that Dyonis will get to see him, so he is now taking the advantage when he can to make the trip. This will undoubtedly be a happy meeting of father and son. Dyonis will also in the meantime keep himself posted on the affairs at home as he will receive the Democrat once a week in Germany. Col. Fred Reppert the auctioneer returned Saturday from Indi anapolis where he was attending the state swine and breeding association and he reports a fine time. -Thursday they met at the State House for a session and on the evening were entertained at a swell ' banquet. On Friday occurred the big sale of Duroc hogs at which sale Fred did the aucioneering and from reports from there he had fine success. John Nidilnger who is always looking atfer fine stock > purchased three hogs, he paying ■ one hundred dollars for the one and i seventy five dollars apiece for the two. They will be immediately > shipped to Decatur and will go on his farm among bis other thorough breeds. Col. Fred is fast gaining a great reputation as an auctioneer i not only in this county and state but in other surrounding states. The lecture course for this season will furnish no more entertaining attraction, nor one which will be | more amusing that the appearance iof Ross Crane, C. Edgar Roserans ■ the wonderful cartoonist, humorist ■ and monologist, who is announced iof Saturday evening next, at | Bosse’s opera house. Mr. Crane is known tho world over and his lecl ture if such it may be called is at , once delightful, entertaining and ■ unique. If you miss it you miss the ■ treat of the year. The Philadelphia ; Bulletin says: A novel and deI lightful entertainment was tho “Chalk Talk” presented at tho Gethsemane Baptist Church last night by the humorist and caricaturist Ross Crane “Mr. C. E. Rosecrans” of Boston. All the numbers of the program were enthusiastically applauded, the caricatures and illustrated songs winning the greatest measure of appreciation. For several weeks there has been . | considerable talk concerning a new station railway from Toledo to Indianapolis. Fort Wayne and Huntington papers have announced that the line would pass through ■ those cities but this from the Toledo Blade says otherwise: Had the Hoosiei* correspondent consult- ■ ed a railroad map of this state he I would have discovered however, that the route suggested is about as far from being an air line as j several explorers have been from ’ discovering the north pole. When ; shown a copy of the dispatch this i morning, T. 11. Tracy, one of the incorporators of the line through I Ohio, said it would propahly go via Muncie, which would make it as near an air line as could possibly lie planned. “The lino will not: be built via Fort Wayne, as that' would be much longer than the I Muncie route,” said Mr. Tracy.i I “The company will be incorporated iin Indiana this week. ” It is quite I probable that the road will touch : i this city now as this is the most ' direct route from Van Wert and i would give us a direct line to the capitol city. A party of surveyors from Toledo under the .Ui eetion of Chic! Enigneer S D. Williams. .I*.. i will start out the later part of the week, and the right of way agents i will follow the surveyors as fast as 1 the route is agreed upon. Construction will begin as soon as the frost ' is out of the ground in the spring."

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Fred Tieme tho well known Union township farmer and one of the best citizens in this land of gentlemen was in town Monday and purchased a bill of lumber of Kirsch & Scllemeyer, sufficient to build a new barn 40xl00feet in dimensions, and planked down the hard old cash for the entire bill. Fred is one of the many substlantial men of the county with whom it is a pleasure to do business. He will begin work on his new barn as soon as the weather permits. ‘ An act passed during the last legislature says that every public building, theatre, asylum, school house, church and other places of assembly, and every building in which persons are employed above the second story in a factory, and every building in which persons lodge above the second story shall be provided with proper means of egress sufficient for use of all persons in the building and shall be ready for use at all times. It is also provided that- there shall be more than one means of egress, placed as near as possible to the opposite ends of the room and leading to fire escapes on the outside of the building or to stairways on the inside provided wtih proper railings. The movement to secure a Carnegie library for Decatur is moving along, thanks to the ever-pushing spirit of Rev. Allen, who usually performs that which he undertakes. He said today, “The library will come, though we find it rather slow work getting started.” A committee has been appointed including G. W. Woodward, R. K. Erwin, E. X. Ehinger, H. A. Hart man, C. J. Lutz, Mrs. E. S. Morrison and Mrs. C. M. Kenyon. This committee will meet within a fewdays and upon call of the chairman, Mr. Woodward, to arrange plans of proceed uro and then the work will begin in earnest. Mr. Allen will visit Kokomo and other nearby cities within a few days ro ascertain how they proceed in the primary steps on similar occasions and these plans will be presented to the committee here, who will then ’ take some decided steps. Monday evening at the C. B. L. rooms occurred the silver wedding anniversaries of Mrs. and Mrs. H. H. Bremerkamp and Mr. and Mrs. Ulrick Deininger two well known citizens of our city. Something IJke one hundred of the invited guests were present and the occasion was one that will long be remembered by all the parties that were present. Twenty five long years have the above named parties travelled through the ups and downs of their life, and were just ias happy last evening as on the ! day’ they’ were at the altar, making I their marriage vows to each other. ■ The rooms were beautifully decorated for the occasion and each and every little detail of the entire program went through smoothly. I Henry Bremerkamp had prior to i this occasion made the remark to j his many friends that he hid hi.-M ■ wedding clothes yet, so last even- ■ ing he was forced to don the same | and again make his appearance before the audience as he was dressled on his wedding day, but of ■ course twenty five years will ; make great deal of difference in a man and so with Henry. Although he had the same appearance it was ■ It was noted by those present that he was not quite so spry as on that memorable day." Pedro was installed i as the game by which they would ( i pass the evening hours away and i ! although no prizes were given they | i never the less played with the same i ' view. During the progress of the ' I play a tint' lunch was served to j i which all present did jutsic. After ■ which the tables were cleared away , i and an old fashioned dance took place and you can imagine what it. was. Mr. and Mrs. Bremerkamp and Mr. and Mrs. Deininaer were the recipients of many beautiful silver presents for which they’ could i hardly express their appreciation to the dawn At a bite hour all de- ; parted for their respwtive homes wishing both the Bremerkamp and i Deiningers many more such happy i occasions. 1

CIRCULATION 2800 WEEKLT

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Miss Tena Miller, tho thirteen year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs Michael Miller, who live near Monroe, is very ill and grave fears are expressed for her recovery. Three months ago she became sick with measles, before entirely recovering from Jthis she was afflicted with typhoid and this disease has now settled on her lungs. Meyers & Christen will be the name ofthe new tailoring firm that expect to be open to the public in a few days. They’ have rented the rooms over the Nickel Plate saloon and will soon bo ready to do all kind of repairing, cleaning and pressing. The young men need no introduction to the people as they are experienced men and hustlers and the Democrat predicts a brilliant future for them. Every city needs a genuine pintitorium, and with this firm starting out after this kind of trade they should be overcrowded all the time. The boys aro making their furniture today and will be open for the public’s patronage in a short time. The members of the firm are Criit Meyers and Eugene Christen. James Monthaven, a farm hand, was found lying dead last evening in a bed at his home near Monroeville, where he lived alone. The discovery was made by his employ er, Mr. James Fry, who at once notified Coroner Stults and Sheriff Stout. The coroner will go this morning to Monroeville to investigate the death. So far as could be learned lust night there were no evidences of foul play discovered in connection with the death of Monthaven. On Tuesday he worked all day for Mr. Fry and appeared to be in the best of health. He went to his home that evening, after his work was done, but yesterday morning he failed to showup as usual. Mr. Fry waited until evening and as usul Monthaven had still not put in his appearance he went to his home, nearby, to see what was the trouble. Upon arriving at the lonely’ home he found his employe lying dead upon his bed. —For t Wayne J our nal -G aze t te. An even one hundred of the relatives, friends, and neighbors of Jacob Graber and wife walked in on them Wednesday and tomporarilly took charge of tho infirmary, in mates and all. They maintained their security until some time about twelve o'clock when they relinquished their boasted rights and reinvested to the superintendent and his wife their rights and priv ileges. Tho occasion was tho fiftyfifth anniversary of both Mr. and Mrs. Graber, the former having reached that ago yesterday while today Mrs. Graber is the same age that her husband was yesterday. It has for many years been the boast of Mr. Graber that no one could perpetrate a surprise upon him, but last night they caught him with one suspender down, his shoes reposing in their accustomed corner, and other evidence that in ■five minutes more he would have been sleeping the sleep of the righteous. They’ were both surprised but the old hearty greeting was extended in their cherished and hospitable manner. Their children presented them with two beautiful chairs, while the balance of tho assembled multitude left their compliments in the way of a very handsome couch. These presentations were made by’ the eloquent Judge R. K. Erwin and from that time forward, hilarity reigned supreme. Several hot contests of pedro were indulged in and Clerk Gerber was badly worsted. Lateral! oyster supper was served and it was sometime about twelve o’clock before the assembled guests took time to draw their breath and find out what time it was. Both Mr. and Mrs. Graber are the salt of the earth and it is not or.lv a but a credit as well to know them and to be their friends. e. niing to the infirmary they have become well known all over the county, and with, age that friendship has ripened and developed. The scene l ist night was but, a slight token of the existing friendship.