Decatur Democrat, Volume 47, Number 46, Decatur, Adams County, 21 January 1904 — Page 1

ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME.

VOLUME XLVII.

Dyonis Schmitt left Sunday afternoon for Germany, where he extracts to visit for a month er more with his father. Thomas Reed and wife returned Saturday evening from W indsor, Canada where they were, visiting Mr. Reed’s parents. Bluffton Elks are arranging for the proper cbservance of.!Ground Hog Day and will give a banquet of large proportions, with toast and other delicacies on the side. Mrs. J. Johnson of Monroe, Monday accompanied Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hendricks on their western trip, and will visit her sons in Arizona. It is needless to say that this visit will be mutually appreciated. Esq. Ward of Kirkland township has something like 2,090 acres of land leased in his immediate home, and expects to see some drilling for oil at an early date. They are alredya praying for success, and we h pe they will get it. Mrs. A. R. Bell and daughter, left Tuesday for Denver, Colorado, where they go in hopes that the change of climate may be betleficial to the health of Miss Irene which has been failing for some time, she having been sick for some six weeks past, it is believed she will -tand the trip nicely and her recovery will be rapid and her many friends sincerely hope so. A teacher in one of the schools who served this term as teacher of a country school, tells of what he considers the most remarkable example of humor on record —that of :i school boy who continued to laugh uproariously all the time he was being whipped. What are you laughing at?” inquired the teacher as he stopped to take breath. “Why, I'm laughing because you are whipping the wrong noy” said the victim. L. C. Helm informs us this morning that he had the honor last evening of installing the officers of the Rebecca Lodge at Geneva and he also reports a fine time. < 'buries is becomihg quite well known throughout the state for the artistic manner in which he carries on those installations and is being wanted by several lodges in our near vicinity to act in this capacity. He has made a perfect study of the work and is thoroughly competent to act in this capacity any place and his earnest work is always appreciated wherever he goes. The Corn Grower's and Stock men’s convention will be held at Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, Jan. 25 to 30. 1904. Persons desiring to avail themselves of the rate of one and one third far for the round trip should promptly send the superintendent for certificates that will entitle them to the above mentioned rates. The meeting lust year was a great success and the indications are that the coming convention will be more successful than the first. The program is an exellent one. For further information address W. C. Latts Superintendent of Farmer's Institute. Carl France the nine year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ora France had the misfortune Thursday afternoon of being run over by the Murray House Baggage wagon. He and one of his little playmates were walking down the street and being bundled up and their caps down over their ears, did to hear the approaching wagon, and the shaft struck Carl on the shoulder, knocked him down and the front wagon wheel ran over his leg breaking the ligaments therein. Dr. J. 8. Boyers was immediately called and dressed the leg and stated that same would have to be given the best of care or he might be a cripple for the balance of his life. This certainly ought to be a warning to all these small tots who make a practice of popping on bob sleds and playing on the main thoroughfare and it should bstthe duty of every owner % a rig whereon they attempt to ride to use the blacksnake with^ telling effect,*as the little tot- do not realize the danger they are in and how they are endangering their lives.

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Miss Rcada Lamely of Fort Wayne is expected here in a few days to organize a class in vocal and instrumental music. She will bear very excellent credentials of a teacher of extraordinary ability in vocal and instrumental and should receive the encouragement of a large class. The Decatur Daily Democrat celebrated its first birthday anniversary yesterday. For a one year old infant it is mighty strong .is it has a circulation of 1600 in the city and on the rural routes and is already self supporting. Other dailies have worked years tc attain the same results.—Bluffton News. Mr. and Mrs. William Butler en terained a party of Bluffton people at six o’clock dinner Sunday. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Ed Smith, Mr. and Mrs. John Smith. Miss Clara Smith and Mr. Harry Graddi. They returned home last evening at 9:19 and stated that their visit here was a most delightful one. About a dozen of the little friends of Herbert Colchin succeeded in completely surprising him Sunday evening. The event was planned by Herberts mamma. Mrs. J.S. Colehin and was in honor of his birthday being twelve years old, but the surprise was carried out by his playmates. It was a very successful affair and they had a good time playing games of various sorts. Refreshments were served and Herbert was presented with a crokinole board. Joe Harris returned Sunday from Van Wert where he was attending the funeral of his father E. Harris who died at his home on last Friday from heart trouble. He was eighty four years of age and very feeble and when the last attack came his cons itntion was not able to forestall it and death resulted quickly. The funeral serices were held yesterday morning from the Dix chruch west of Van Wert and the interment was made in Dix cemetery. The keen eye sight of Noah Mangold, a member of the firm of Coffee & Mangold Wednesday in all probability averted a very serious fire. It seems that when the room was papered the paper hangers forgot to place in a flue stop and just papered over the hole and during the day, Martin having a good fire in his bakery and his pipe joining to the same chimney became so thoroughly heated that it ignited and before it was noticed had accumulaed quite a little fire among the doll boxes and other combustible material that sat direcly under this chimney hole and when Noah saw the same it had gained a little headway. Instead of sounding the firealarm he soon had the fire under control and out. The damages from the same will amount in the neighborhood of about twenty five dollars which is fully covered by insurance. Tre fire came in a very appropriate time as their insurance expired today at noon and they would then have sustained the actual loss. Thursday was an eventful one m tl.e Niblick home, is being the anniversary of the birth of three members of the famiy. They are James K. Niblick, Amelia Niblick and Mrs. Dan Niblick and four other members of this family have their birthdays in this month namely, Mary Niblick. Dan Niblick. John Niblick and Mrs. Arthur Suttles. The occasion is always celebrated in due style and the Niblick families join in the happy event with jest and eagerness that always results in a joyful day. This year J. K. Niblick is the host and the big dinner served at his home today was a delightful one and a dream of a feast. About thirty five guests were stationed about the big table,including Messrs and Mesdumes John Niblick W. H. Niblick, C. S. Niblick, D. M. Niblick, and their families, also )Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Suttles, Mrs, J.sse Niblick’ Mi >cV Mary and Amelia Niblick, Jacob Gloss, Sr., and wife. While such events are always enjoyable this one was com plete in every way and will be remembered for many years to come.

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1904.

Samuel Scihndler, the Main street furniture man, sold his store and furniture stock to Samuel Lehman, Henry Schinder and Sam Egly. An invoice was taken of the stock Wednesday. The consideration of the transfer is S3OOO for the building, invoice price for the stock and a bonus of SSOO. —Berne Witness. J. W. Hendricks and wife of Monroe left last Monday afternoon for Los Angeles California where they expect to remain for two or three months at least. Mr. Hendricks sold out his business a few weeks ago so that h could leave and have nothing here to hold him back. His health has not been the very best of late and it is more for health than anything else that he is going as he thinks climate there will entirely cure him. When he returns he expects to go into business at Portland, Ind and to make that city his future home. Elmer Moser, the photographer Monday took a picture of the large Moshlor safe that has been installed in the new postoffice and when completed will be sent to the government and also to the manager of the Moshler Safe Company to be used’as an advertisment for the company. Two views of this mamouth safe were taken one of the interior and one as the safe stands when business is closed. Mr. Moser says that he got two very good views from the same and will push the work as soon us possible and forward the same to the above named parties. Jacob Omlor reports that the oil well drillng on his farm two miles south of town is progressing nicely. Jacob Rawly is putting down a well there and is pushing the work rapidly as possible they begun work nine days ago and have built the derrick and drilled over two hundred feet. Within another week, with good success,something should be doing, and it is to be hoped that the well will he a rich old producer. The territory has all been leased and if the last showing of oil is found, a number of holes will be drilled in the early spring. Samuel N. Burkett, brother of Joseph Burkett who was reported to be dying with leprosy on Lone island has written the war department and recieved word that the story is a fake. The reply reads: To show that Private , Joseph E. Burkett, formerly a member of Company F, 17th Infantry was transferred to Company E., same regiment and present for duty with the latter organization Octolxn- 31, 1903, the date of the last report received relative to him, at C’ottabo, Mindanao, PI. His name does net appear in the cable reports of deaths of soldiers in the Phillippine Islands to include that of the 2nd instant, the latest recieved. His mail address is Manila, P. I Ulis office is not in receipt of any information relative to the alleged confinement of the soldier on Lono Island, Hawaii, as a leper. Very Respectfully, F. C. Ainsworth. Chief Recorder Pension Office. Mondaynight a few of the friends and neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schulte marched in (to the tune of “We wont go home 'till morning”) on them, to remind the former of his forty-seventh birthday. Henry was so surprised that he forgot he was just ready to ‘.‘turn in” and would have gone the whole evening without coat, vest or shoes if Chas. Dugan had not called his attention to the fact that some »ne might tramp the corns off his great toe. The evening was spent in playing cards, at which Will Ku bier and Mrs.Ed Ehinger carried off the first prizes, while Mrs. B. Wemhoff and Fred Heuer won the consolation prizes. After partaking of a dainty lunch Will Kuebler, with a few remarks presented Mr. Schulte with a fine book and foot rocker for which “Hank” replied in an eloquent manner, but mistook the foot rocker for a hobby horse and was at a loss to know the meaning of such a gift, but on exp anation by those assembled felt much relieved. The guests then departed wishing Mr. and Mrs. Schulte many more returns of the evening.

Mr. Edward Cordua, father of the ■City Marshall was notified Thursj day that he had been “ appointed to the management of the G. M. ‘ Hammond & Company poultry firm and to act in that capacity in this city and also as their agent. This firm is located at Newark. New Jersey and have a National reputation as poultry buyers and also keep to the top prices. Mr. Cordua has had vast experince in this lino and will without doubt be able to furnish this company with a respectable business from this county. ; Mr. Tony Mischaud of Berne has i also been appointed to act as this films agent and representative at Berne. i Earl Snow and Miss Myrtle Miller : were here from Decatur Sunday ; the guests of Miss Delota Beery, i Mr. Snow is a newspaper man and i with his brother, started the Star i News when they were but 10 and 7 ! 'rears old, respectively. They en- ; joyed for years the distinction of being the youngest editors and pubj lishers of a paper in tho world. Mr. i Snow at tlie age of 21 is now i credited w ith being the oldest young ' newspaper man in the state as he has twelve years experience back of | him as editor and publisher of a i newspaper. Miss Miller was for ( several years the popu]ar_clerk at i Horton's news stand and has a host | of friends here who were pleased to j see her.—Montpelier Call. About twenty couple tripped the jlight tantaslic Mondaynight at the I Columbian Club rooms at a dance ■ given in honor of Miss Myrtle Miller I who leaves tomorrow noon for i Omaha, Nebraska, where she exi pects tohnakc her future heme with ' her sister, Mrs. Simeon P. Beatty, j and a good time was had by all 1 until a late hour. The music was > furnished by Will Smith and was ; fine and he was complimented on I all sides for the good time he kept i for tho dancers; he also introduced ; his own new step and was applauded time and again. Miss Myrtle i will be sadly missed by the young i crowd as she was always a leader in her crowd and was always ready i for a good time and the reception she received last evening shows how high in the estimation of her friends | she is held. All in all a fine time I was had and at a late hour all dej parted wishing Miss Myrtle a safe | journey and lots of good times at ‘ her now home. The Boston Store clerks held ■ their tenth annual banquet Thursiday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Will Kuebler and to say it was a success and that a good time was had can hardly express it. This event always hapens a short time after the holidays and as soon as the firm can get through with the invoicing. Every member and I . clerk of the store was present and each one was entitled to invite ’ some outside guest and some one of these clerks took pity upon the poor lonely reporter and gave him a special invitation to attend but alas misfortune overtakes some and we were forced to decline the invitation, but to find out the facts l we were forced to go to the scene of j the good time and then realized I what we had missed but were i thankful for small favors. When ; the time came for the guests to be seated at the table the sight of the good thing- to eat actually took the breath away from some but they all buckled on their harness and when the feast was over the table looked like a pack of hungry wolves had been there, in fact the information comes from (reliable sources that some of the clerks had actually fasted for a week so as to be able to do justice to the banquet. Everything imaginable ! and in season were spread before I them and those who partook of the good things can hardly stop talking about it. After every one had eaten all they could hold they ! passed several hours away playing | numerous game.-. but p. dro had the . all on all others and a tin- ‘rime was had this way until the guests wertS ready to depart. Many were tlib compliments bestowed > upon the firm and clerks for the good time they had shown ail present amrhllre I«MW-:ing forward to I the banquet in 1905.

Miss Neva Ernst and Mr. G. M. ‘ Hower were united in marriage at 1 10:30 o'clock Tuesday by Rev. I J. ('. White, the happy event oecuring at the Methodist parsonage. Tho only guests present were Mr. and Mrs. Wiliam Doehrman. Mr. and Mrs. Hower left at 12:38 for Chicago, from where they will go to Pheonix, Arizona, and from there to California on their wedding trip, and will be absent about five months. Miss Ernst is tho beautiful and popular daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Ernst; for some time employed at Mrs. Burdge's millinary store. Mr. Hower is a member of the firm of Hower & Hower, grocers; is a energetic and ! substantia] young business man. ' They will return hero after their ' trip and of course make Decatur ! their future home. The Democrat ] extends congratulations. Earl Fristoe died in Chicago at three o’clock Thursday. The news was not received here until about 7:30 and caused a terrible shock to his parents, relatives and hundreds of friends. He was one of the most popular young men of I thiis city and the sad news of his j death has cast a gloom over the ; community, especially among the j younger people with whom he has j always been a favorite. For severj al weeks he has been suffering from ! pneumonia, his illness having been 1 mentioned in these columns several j times, but he has been improving ! and each letter was more assuring, jin fact be had sent his parents the j good tidings that he would arrive home Saturday. Only a day or two since, word came from the Schabanker home, 531 Jackson Boulevard, where he boarded, that he was able to be up and while he j looked quite bad it was thought he ! would soon be his old self. And ■ then no further word until this I morning when the sad intelligence ■ was flashed over’the wire that his ; earthly career was over, taken from his duties in tho spring time jof life that had every appearance lof being useful. His parents Mr. I and Mrs. James N. Fristoe and the , deceased's only brother True are j heart broken and almost prostratled. They can scarcely realize the truth of the message, and are almost inconsolable. It seems that Earl must have taken a decided turn for the worse some time about midnight and death resulted quickly as two messages were received here immediately after Mr. Patterson opened the telegraph office this morning. The telegram telling of the death came first was addressed to James N. Fristoe, stating “Your son Earl died this morning at , three o'clock of meningitis. Please ■ wire me when you will come. Rev. j Sherman Devine. ” Shortly after i came the message sent first and J which said,**Earl has taken relapse, I come quick, John K. Howe.” The ! messages were hot h received at Toi ledo at 4:17 this morning and must have bean sent within a few mo. ! ments. Rev. Allen lefton the 12 SIS train over the Erie and expects to 'return with the remains tomorrow | afternoon at 3:21 unless some diffi- : culty with Ghicago health authori- ! ties is experienced. The funeral arrangements have not been complet■ed but the services may be held ’ I Saturday afternoon. Earl was; ! twenty five years, five months and | i ten days old. He was born in this ! city, reared and educated here, ' graduating from the high school | with a class of twenty one May 3, i 1895. His faithfulness is shown I from the fact that his name was I read on the roll of honor for having ' been neither tardy or absent for i eight years. Shortly afterward he I entered Purdue University where he graduated with honor in the electrical engineering department after four years of hard study. Ile was immediately tendered and accepted a position with the West- ; ern Electric Company, where he remained until his present illness.and ' where his service were repaid by several promotions. He was a ; member of the Presbyterian church and along with his busy life in Chicago did not forget his duty to his church and God. he being at ihe head of one of the Chicago missions. He was a noble good hearted', boy, and our hearts are sad as we pen these lines which give our readers ' the story of his life.

CIRCULATION 2800 WEEKLY

NUMBER 4G

Schurger & Sim th. attorneys, Monday filed a new case in the circuit court, the same being entitled John B. Stoneburner vs estate of Irael Stoneburner, claim, demands 3 09'18

The Bohemian who leaped from a < Ihicago At Erie train is A Stirbeck, a well to do citizen of Ashland,Wisconsin. He was enroute to friends in New York, had been drinking heavily and seems to have become crazy as a result. Word was sent to Ashland and an order was soon received to ship the man's body back to that place. The little three year old daughter was also sent back and will no doubt bo cared : for by friends- The accident was a I very sad one and trainmen express the deepest sympathy for the little child, thus made an orphan. It is quite probable that R. O ( Johnson, a product of this county I will become secretary of Arizona 'by appointment of the President, jin speaking of his chances 'the Douglas Dispatch says: '“The foremost political topic I just now is the appointment of the secretary of the territory which will no doubt be made vacant by the resignation of Hon. Issaac Stoddard. And it looks like Judge R. O. Johnson of Douglas. The matter has been kept as quiet as possible for some time, but with as fully come to the light of all and it seems from the very best information obtainable that Johnson has the office grabbed. This matter has been attracting a great deal of attention for some months past and it was generally conceded that Stoddard would resign. There is every reason to believe that he will soon vacate the office and of course this throws it open to a new appointment. The question now being asked by all is “Who is the man?’. It certainly looks very much like Judge R. O. Johnson, of Douglas. There is only one man in the race aside from Judge Johnson, and this the territorial auditor, W. F. Nichols. It is reported that he has the indorsement of Governor Alexander O. Brodie, but as far as can be ascertained that practically ends his endorsement. With Johnson there seems to be no end to the indorsements. They come all directions and are the very best in the land, which is most encouraging to his many friends. Here are a few of the men behind Mr. Johnson: Senators Fairbanks and Beveredge, Governor W. T. Durbin, Congressman Geo. W. Cromer and J. P. Goodrich all of Indiana. From these gentlemen letters all assuring him their hearty support. From Pennsylvania comes the endorsement of Senator Quay who has already recommended him to the President. From lowa Judge Johnson has receiveed the indorsement of Senators Allison and Dolliver. These letters have been read by the Dispatch man and they are genuine. One of the best indorsements that Judge Johnson has in Arizona is that of Gcorgeß. Wileox, clerk of the district and federal court at Tombstone and a personal friend of the President. He was tendered the secretaryship but refused and now indorses Mr. Johnson. With all these indorsements it certainly seems that Judge Johnson has an easy lead. The indorsement of Judge has been referred to the president and he in turn has referred it to the secretary of the interior. Judge R. O. Johnson is a native of the state of Indiana, being born in 1872 at Decatur. He graduated at the state college at Angola, teaching school for some years. He entered politics early and was nominated for surveyor. !He was nominated for the state ; state senate in '9B, making a spleni did race. Ln 1900 he was appointed ; deputy collector at Nogales, and ' and served at the sub port at Douglas and about one and a half years. ■He was ele-. nl j.; -e o- the peace for the Douglas precinct and 3s serving in that capacity at the that time Judge Johnson has ‘ friends here who will be pleased to hoar of his present outlook. The Dispatch, with his many friends wishes him success. Mr. Johnson's many Adams county friends, including tb“ Democrat hope he will secure this h >n >r.