Decatur Democrat, Volume 48, Number 3, Decatur, Adams County, 24 March 1904 — Page 3

'TiloStoops, of Petersburg, Ind- ‘ editor: of the Pike county Socrat was in the city last week, ‘ p oate to Fort Wayne on a bumeD, trip- Duke waS fornierl y for °- ,f this office and is known as ffiHD '■ • nf the best newspaper men in on* 1 ei . Southern Indiana. Grace Fory, a graduate of fte Cincinnati Music College and a ' erv excellent teacher, wishes to ' tablish a music class in this city. She is a grand-daughter of Rev. W. g McCartey. Miss Fory has a splendid endorsement from Prof. Rehman of Berlin. Parties desirLto study with her should address her at Hoagland, care of Rev. McCartey. 0 D. Kunkle of Monmouth had a birthday Saturday and it was an en ioyable one too. He refuses to state jnst which mile stone it was but anyway the event was celebrated by a delicious supper which | was participated in by James Watts and family and L. N. Grandstaff, wife and daughter, Dora. Another feature of the day was the gift of a pair of five dollar shoes from Father Pillars,so it is lit Me wonder that Cal says it was a happy day. Fred Hoffman the contractor captured another school house Wednesday afternoon at Bluffton to be built in Jefferson township of Wells county. There were five bidders present and Fred's bid when opened proved to be the lowest one made and the necessary bond and contract was made out, thus properly awarding the same to Mr. Hoffman. The contract price was $3,300 tnl the building must be competed in a specified time. This is the third school house contract that Mr Hoffman has received from that township in one week which speaks very highly for him. A dispatch from Williamsport to the Muncie Star says: “William Butler, after endeavoring to secure farm hands week after week without success, placed the following advertisement in a newspaper: “Farm help wanted. Wages will be $6 a day. Breakfast will be served in bed. Working hours from 10 a. m. to 2p. m. All heavy work will be done by the boss. Cigars furnished free. Any hand working the entire season can have the farm. Apply at once.”

- | BUGGIES AND CARRIAGES In »m wn ■■' s ’ “"' '_"" __ — | FRIDAY AND SATURDAY I APRIL Bth AINO 9th, 1904 ( New Goods carried from last season's stock must be closed out - I REGARDLESS OF PRICES to make room for new goods j ~ At this sale « will sell TwentyTive Second-Hand Buggies-all grades, at one-hsll the r value. I They must go at any price _ I In connection with this Slaughter Sale of Buggies, Carriages and Harness, we will offer for Sale I 25 New Breaking Plows ] (steel and chilled) of different makes, at your OWN PRICE. I “ • * mm _a Schafer Hardware Company

J. W. Smoyer, whose death from a terrible glycerine explosion, was rejxirted in the paper, lived just across the Ohio state line near a small town called Wabash instead of in Wabash township as "stated. He formerly lived .four miles east of Geneva on the old Kelley farm and was well known in that part of the county. The Berne News says: Henry Stucky was here from Woodburn Wednesday and changed all the points in the electric franchise, that were in question, to the full satisfaction of the town board and the business men’s association. The franchise is now in the hands of Clark J. Lutz, the town's attorney at Decatur, who will look after all the legal points contained therein. Next Monday the town council will vote on the franchise and it will no doubt be passed. Members of the town board that 'were interviewed by the News’ representative talked very favorable. If the franchise is granted by the council 30 days time

will be given the citizens to vote on it. The Hub Clothing store is now j owned by Barney Kalver and sons. | Isadore and Jacob, a deal having been closed last week, when Harry Friedman sold his interest 1 to these people. About three months ago Jacob Kalver purchased a half interest in the store and yesterday his father and brother secured the other half. The new firm name is the Barney Kalver & Sons Company, but the store will still be known as the Hub and will i be under the management of Jacob Kalver whose genial face and manner has already made him many friends during his business life here. The stock will be in- | creased and the store made one of ■ the best in Northern Indiana. Everyone knows Btirney and his i sons and feel sure of fair and cour-, teous treatment. The new firm took possession immediately. Mr. Freidman, who retires came here about two years ago. He is a clever young business man and has 'been popular. He leaves Decatur with many warm friends here who wish him the best success for the future. He has purchased an interest with H. Epstein & C 0.,, proprietors of the Up to Date clothing store at Fort Wayne.

ChasE. Wilcox, a man thirty-five years old, weighing 210 pounds about five feet ten, and of medium complexion, is wanted on a charge of embezzlement by the sheriff of Montgomery county. One hundred dollars reward will be paid for his arrest. The sheriff of this county has been asked to look out for Mr. Wilcox. Theordore Kennedy who was striving so hard to establish a Sons of Veterans Camp here on Tuesday evening at the G. ‘A. R. hall, says that the camp is now practically an assured; fact although there was not many present at the meeting still every one that he has seen since and who had before 1 signified thier willingness to join, are paying up their dues as fast as ' he can see them. When once organized the camp will be composed of sixty or seventy five members which speaks very highly for Mr. Kennedy’s efforts. The Camp will make their first appearance on Deo- ’ oraton Day and take a part in the

day’s program. i The Terrell matter took another new turn Thursday when Lucy ' Wolfe, the youngest daughter of ■John W. Terrell, and the most i prominent figure outside the muri derer hmself in the recent trial, filed a petition with the court to have a guardian appointed for her father. The petition relates that John W. Terrel has for the ten years last past been a resident of Wells county and is at the present time a person of unsound mind and incapable entirely of managing his own affairs. For this reason the plaintiff asks that a guardian be apI pointed. To the complaint as filed i the clerk of the court as required by law has entered a general denial of all the facts presented. The ; court has ordered the summons returnable on the first day of the April term of the Wells circiut court. This action may place the matter in a new light. Should the judge who presided at the trial decide to sentence Terrel before that time, he woud then conflct with an order of the court which demands . that Terrell be present at the opening of court. In the meantime there is no legal way in which Ter- ,; rell can transact any business.— ‘Bluffton Banner.

It is rumored that a certain young lady who is at present employed in the mitten factory will be united in marriage shortly’ after Easter to one of Decatur’s young business men. The young lady will undoubtedly resign her present position and take up the duties of house wife and will be sadly missed among her many young friends where she is now employed. We are not at liberty to disclose any names at present, but each one of our readers are entitled to three guesses. A wholesale house has introduced novelty hosiery’ this season, dedicated to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at St. Loius. Flags of all nations in embroidery adorn - them but the most interesting feature of the stockings which are silk, is that pockets are woven in i the fabric near the top. The firm is authority for the statement that i the pockets are intended to accomo- ■ date a woman’s railroad ticket, but > there is no objection to their being

converted into purses. Eight prisoners in the Adams ’ County jail attempted an escape Saturday but were foiled by the alertness of Deputy Dallas But- i ler. That official had gone into the cells to get the pans anddishes after they had finished breakfast. He gathered up an armful of pans and started for the door when one of them said, “well lets go out. ” Dallas immediately dropped pans and dishes, darted out the door and succeeded in fastening the bolt just as two of the men gave a tug at same. The men were angry and blamed each other for spoiling the job, which seems to have been planned as each man had his clothes wrapped in a bundle and placed near the door where he could get them handily as he dashed out. The deputy sheriff secured his revolver and returned after the dishes but the men made no further attempt, realizing that they were dealing with a determined officer. The eight men include five hobos taken last Sunday, two of the men found i in the Bokneohts school house and > Wright, the Berne man who refuses i to his pay fine. The men will be but on bread and water and next week - will be invited to do some street work

The Wabash Plain Dealer reports that a Knox man discovered a pimple on the side of his nose and at- ' tempted to remove it with an ointment. But the pimple flourished like a Green Bay tree and soon grow to the size of a cup. When the man began to investigate he discovered that his bottle of ointment had been misplaced and i that he had been using his wife’s bust developer. A crowd of Decatur ladies went to Bluffton Saturday where they will be entertained this afternoon by’ Mrs. Ernst Wicking at her beautiful home. The event is in honor ) of Miss Vioal Studabaker of Lucerne Missouri. The party from here ini eluded Mesdames J. Niblick, Dick ; Morrison, N. Blackburn, J. S. Boy- > ers, D. E. Studabaker, David Studabaker, Misses Hattie Studbaxer and Nellie Blackburn. Master Bur- ; ton Niblick also accompanied them ■ and will visit friends over Sunday - while the ladies will returned that ; evening.

The Graham Insurance Agency Company is a new business firm in Decatur, though the members, L. A. Graham and W. A. Lower are well known in the city and county. Mr. Graham has been in the lousiness for years and is well posted and a thoroughly competent insurance man. Mr. Lower recently purchased the C. K. Bell, D. B. Erwin and F M. Shirmeyer agencies. Thesea gencies have now been united making Graham & Lower proprietors of one of the biggest fire andjaccident agencies in the county. They are located over Tagues shoe store in the office rooms occupied by Mr. Graham for several years. Mr. Louis F.Dolch has been employed as solicitor and the firm will go after and no doubt obtain their share of the insurance business of Adams county. In their office may be found such first class companies as the Continenntal farm and city agency, Aetna, Phoenix, Niagara, Norwich Union, and many other fire companies and the New York Causualty Accident Insurance company. The boys are genial, careful i and conservative business men and I authorize us to say that they will :' appreciate and take the best pos : 1 sible care of any patronage given them.

The Warsaw Daily Times in speaking of the death of Frank Breading, father of Mrs. Hugh Woods paid him the following glowing tribute: “There were many excellent traits in Frank Breading, as he was familiarly called. He had a wide circle of acquaintances, and among them a host of real and true friends. He was liberal and generous to a fault, and contributed of his means to almost every charitable object known to the people of the town. He was exceedingly kind to the poor and all who were in need, and there are many people in Warsaw—whole famiies, indeed —who will miss Frank Breading from their midst, and it may be that quite a number will actually suffer by the “taking off” of so generous a citizen of the town. Indiana farmers living near traoton lines may before long do their plowing, cultivating and threshing all by electricity. An inventor of a motor for farm use, Israel Houghland is exhibiting in Indiana gas

belt cities drawings showing how electric power may be employed by farmers to an advantage. Mr. Houghton says that he rented a piece of land near Chicago and demonstrated beyond a doubt the practicability of his farm motor. He declares that he plowed on an average of twenty acres of corn a day, at a cost of fifty cents an acre. The cost a day for a motor to do all kinds of heavy farm workhe says will not average over $4. At an early day Mr. Houghland says he expects to demonstrate his claims on the 200 acre farm owned ■ by Daniel Chenoweh, near the stock yards at Indianapolis, The drawings wherever seen have attracted , considerable attention, as it is the • inventor’s desire to manufacture f the motors somewhere in Indiana, r The drawings show a farm through ; which runs a traction line wire. A r wire runs from the trolly wire, and the power is running a thresher. p A motor on a plow is shown, a har- - row, a roller and a cultivator. On the plow is a drum containing 1 wire, and as the plow moves across 1 the field connection is kept with 1 the power by he wire which is played out, and which winds up autoa matically in the drum as the return trip is made across the field.