Decatur Democrat, Volume 48, Number 4, Decatur, Adams County, 31 March 1904 — Page 8

CORRESPONDENCE lems of Interest Contributed by the Democrat’s Busy Corps of Correspondens

Steele All but three of the schools of this township closed last Friday. An oil well which was shot on the Sims farm last week proved to lx, quite a good well. John Tinkham has qiute working for Philip Martz for whom he has been working for the last few years. Llody Campbell and Miss Lanta Baughman have returned from Angola where they have been attending college. Quite a number of the relatives and friends of the Mrs, Rachel Baughman gathered Tuesday where a big dinner was served in honor of her fifty-first birthday. E. R. Merriman and Wm. Campbell completed the roofing of the Salem school house last week and also b lilt a belfry on the same which adds greatly to the appearance Gi the buildingPleasant Mills. There will be an Easter social at the hall Saturday evening. Samuel Steele is building an addition to his dwelling house. James Boyd is improving his residence by erecting a new porch. Born to Ira Steele and wife —a baby girl, Thursday evening of last week. Mr. and Mrs. Joel Roe were attending to business affairs at Decatur. Tuesday. Miss Sadie Wood of Convoy. Ohio, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Will Smith of this place. Oran Fortney is adding a ne w porch to his dwelling, which will be quite an improvement. Mrs. Chas. Peterson and baby returned to their home at Decatur Monday after several days visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Fuller. Miss Ethel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J D. Winans, living west of town is very ill. Her physician. Dr. Vizard reports her suffering from softening of the brain, which has caused mental derangements, and she is in a very critical condition at this time. The family have our sincere sympathy in their sorrow. The many friends here of Sylvester Hill are sorry to hear that he is worse. For the past ten weeks he has been a critical condition bu s at times he was thought to be improving, and hopes were then entertained for his recovery. But now there seems but little hope extended. All that kind hearts and loving hands can do are being done to restore him to health and strength again. The family and friends are nearly heart broken over his sad affliction and hope there will be a turn for the better soon in his condition. Linn Grove. W illiam Stahley of Boundary City spent a few days with friends here last week. Arnold Ashleman has purchased a new traction water well drilling machine. Lawrence Beit her of north French township was entertained by friends the first of last week. A force of workmen are engaged in the construction of the Stucky and Tremp meat market. Mrs. Charles Pontus of Hartford township died Wednesday of last week,aged about twenty five years. David Meschberger has bought a new stone crusher. It has a greater capacity than the machin? used last year. Harvey Opliger who has l>een attending the Tri-state Normal at Angola for the past year returned home the last of the past week. Sterling P. Hoffman, Merlin Dunbar, Arthur Scanpp and Lawrence Opliger left here early Monday morning to take two or more terms at Marion and later at Angola. Charles Tremp was driven from his residence east of ’the rivei®bv the®iise of the Wabash which is now on its fourth spree during the win "er and more destructive than for the past twenty years. F. A. ‘Lindsey received a telephone dispatch announcing the

death of Rensler Vorhees of Harford City and of his interment at Deerfield on Wednesday of last week. The deceased was a brother of Mrs. Lindsey of this place. A very pleasant entertainment marked the closing of the term of school at (district No 3. on last Tuesday evening consisting of declamations,recitals and instrumental music, the latter furnished by the I. O. O. F. brass band. The recital, ‘ Cock Robin ' illustrated by the children was a decided hit. A beautiful lamp and cuff buttons presented to D. A. Baumgartner, the teacher as a token that his work was highly appreciated. The commencement exercises on the graduating class of 1903-04 of the Linn Grove school was held at the Evangelical church last Friday evening, the class, five in number, were Misses Nellie Hunt, Martha Ashleman, and Messrs Edward Opliger. Robert Slawson and Edwaid Adler. The stage was appropriately decorated for the occasion over the front of which was suspended the very beautiful motto: “For Life, not for school, we Study. - ’ Program. Song, “America; In ; vocation. Rev. Leo J. Ehrhart. Class March. Miss Tillie Schlagenhauf; Welcome, Nellie Hunt Address, Mrs. C. W. Boucher of Marion; Music. Presentation of diplomas by Prof. Rittgers: Selection Mrs. C W. Boucher; Music; Selection, Mrs. Boucher; Validictory, Ed Opliger; Song, God be With You Till we Meet Again.” Benediction. Rev. Ehrhart Mrs. Boucher in her address proved herself no novice in her art as a fluent speaker and methodical and is at ho me when on the stage. She forceably portrayed the need of education regardless the chosen avocation of Fliefe, especial , the house wife and mother who could render priceless service as a helper in the education of her children. Ornithology and botony should be familiar to the student that the beauties of nature and natures God, may be enjoyed Her views no woman’s rights were faultless, in the minds of fair minded men and women while her enablings words to the class was rich in advice and full of pathos. She also gave a few recitals which were very amusing and proved proficency as an educator.

Mary E. Rebelsky. of Montpelier has filed suit against two Montpelier saloonkeepers for damages growing out of the loss of ther husband, whom she values at SSOO in each case. The suits are brought on the bonds of William A. Jamison and John E. Price, and the state of Indiana is called in to act as a co-plaintiff in the cases. Mrs. Rebelsky alleges that these saloon keepers maintained gambling rooms which Were frequented by her husband, William Rebelsky. She alleges that William, who is an oil worker, frequented these gambling rooms until he lost all he had. Then he became so humiliated that he left Montpelier and his wife and two children to take care of themselves. Mrs. Rebelsky says her husband was making $l5O a month until his downfall and she asks compensation from the saloon men for the loss of her husband’s support. The Twenty second Annual meeting of the Northern Indiana Teachers Association will be held at Winona Lake, Indiana, April 7, 8. and 9. When it is understood that there is but a single Teacher's Association in the United States—that being the National—which is larger, numerically than this association, it is no wonder that strenuous work has been done by the local committee during the last month in preparation for the event. Everything is now in readiness for the entertainment of the. 3,500 teachers expected. The sessions of the General Assocation will be held i n the Auditorium near the center of the park, Thursday afternoon and evening, Friday morning and evening and Saturday | luurtiiia Thursday morning will be downed to registration, to furnishing information to teachers, and to inspecting such exhibits as may be arranged by the various sections.

Court Notes. Court did not adjourn this Friday noon to allow attorneys and parties in the Faylor Studabaker case to attend the funeral of Mr. Plessinger at Bluffton as it will require every moment of time to the case within the present term which closes Saturday April 2. In the partnership matter of John Busenbark and Joseph Osborne the reciever filed final report. Distribution of funds on and was ordered as prayed for. Merryman <Sr Sutton as attorneys for plaintiff tiled a new case entitled. The Berne Lumber Company vs Rebuen Clark, et al, suit to foreclose mechanics lien, demand S6O. George W. Brown was appoined adimnistrator for the Ivy Roebuck estate and filed his bond which was approved This is the last week of the February term of court and the FaylorStudabaker case will occpuy most of the time. The April term will open April 7. Receiver Bouserman has settled up all matters pertaining to the partnership of John Busenbark and Joseph Osborne and has been discharged. The case of Wayne Ireland vs the Fort Wayne Traction Company, a SIOOO damage suit brought here op change of venue from Allen county has been dismissed, costs having been paid. —o— Tuesday evening in circuit court Attorney Moran filed an ex-parte petition for naturalization papers for Jacob Loser a well known citizen of Monroe township who expects to soon visit Switzerland and other foreign countries. The papers are in regular form and show that Jacob has lived in this country for twenty one years and first declared his intention of becoming a citizen of the United States February 13, 1880. Frank Gilbert, through his attorney Schafer Peterson and J. C. Moran have filed suit against Peter E. Fugate. Mary E. Fugate his wife and David F. Fugate, his brother to set aside the fraudulent convey - aonce of land. It will be remembered that about two years ago Gilbert sued Fugate of alieniating his wife's affections, demanding SSOOO. The case was bitterly fought and Gilbert obtained judgement against Fugate for $15,000 the same being rendered June 9, 1902. Prinor to that date however on February 22, 1902, Fugate had deeded his property to his brother Dave, who in turn executed a mortgage of SIOOO payable to Mrs. Peter Fugate. Gilbert no claims that the conveyance was fraudulent and was made to defraud him out of his judgment.

Another new case filed is entitled Gerhart Hessler vs Mortimer L. Whitredge et al suit to quiet title, the property in question being the northeast corner lot or rather half lot at Monroe and Fourth streets in this city. The lot is recorded on the plot as number 225 and the title on same was obtained by the city of Decatur by judgment in 1865. It was sold at sheriff sale by Jacob Stultz and bought by Gerhart Kessler for seventy dollars. When the i time reqiured by law for redemption was up. Hessler demanded a deed to his property but instead of securing a deed for all the lot he was given but one half, but being unable to read English did not know of the mistake. Afterwaras one Lottie Humphreys claimed to own a one eighth interest in the property and Hessler bought that in 1867. Since that time he has sold the east half for which the title is clear to Joseph Smith and his suit now is to quiet title to the west half for which he holds no deed. Hessler lives in Minnevsota and the case was filed by Attorneys Moran and Peterson. A dispatch from Millersburg Ohio says: “Mrs. Sarah Daggon Parcell the oldest resident of Holmes County, died yesterday at her home near Glenmount. She was a remarkable woman and was survived by four children, 22 grand children, 65 great grand children. ! and four great-great-grandchildren, 1 and had she lived 12 days longer ! would have been 100 years old. i Mrs. Parcell was knewn by several residents of this county.

Charles Brumfield, of Mansfield, Ohio, was in town Monday on important business and will be in town ! again next Monday to be pi esen t at the meeting of the town conucil Monday evening. Mr. Brumfield offers the town a proposition and agrees an electric light plant and also water works and offers to furnish the town with light and water at a reasonable price. His plan is to I erect the necessary bindings about , midway between Berne and Geneva and will make the offer to both towns. The water is to be furnished from artesian wells and piped into town. —Berne News. The flood loss in the city of Port land is very heavy, being estimated at from $50,000 to $<5,000. There are so many small losses which become surprisingly large in the aggregate. Buildings are wrecked, some twisted on their foundations, household «goods destroyed, live stock drowned and innumerable other small losses besides the j several that count up rapidly. ; Arm Held & Cartwright’s loss on stone quarry and lime kiln is SSOOO Cartwright & Headington, dry goods, SSOO, Merchants hotel SISOO, Fulton Hardware Company S2OIO, Hoods Wholesale grocery SIOOO, Rime & Wilt lumber yards S3OOO. Adair Bros, drug store S3OO, while dozens of other people lost heavily by having stocks, houses, household goods or buildings damaged. William E Smith on Tuesday afternoon received a letter from Frank E. France at Muskogee, Indian Territory in which he requested Wiil to send to his address a dozen copies of the “High School Belles the piece of music that Will had published some time ago. Frank j stated that he had placed a copy of this famous piece of music in Chicago on his way to Muskogee and alsq one at Parsons, Kansas and that both of the people whom he had given the music to were high in the compliments of the same, and in fact were stuck on it, and since arriving at Muskogee several people hearing the same played, he had many requests for the piece. This certainly speaks very highly for Will's ability and also shows that people who know music undoubtedly appreicate a good thing when they hear Jit. Will promptly mailed to Frank not only a dozen copies but three dozen, telling him to supply all who desired a copy of the music. Will also reports a tine sale in the surrounding counties.

l)o You Know? That Dowie of Zion fame does not appreciate brick bats on the head, when he asks for gold coin in the contribution basket. ♦ That it is necessary to throw picture of drunkards on the canvass with the stereopticon in -order to give an idea of the baleful effect of strong drink, when the real thing—the leering drunkard himself—can be seen in every city. Marriage Licenses. Henry Meyer to Bertha Miller. Notice. Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the stockholders of the German Building Loan Fund & Savings Association of Decatur, Indiana will be held at the office of the secretary of said association in the city of Decatur Indiana on Monday evening April 11, 1904 for the election of eleven directors and for the transaction of such other business as may be properly brought before said meeting. F. M. Schirmeyer, Secretary. 65d2w Notice to the Public. Cataract and all diseases of the eyes cured without an operation by Dr. G. Thain. It makes no difference how long you have been blind or how sore your eyes are you can be cured, also deafness or hard of hearing can oe restored. Consultation and examination free. I will be at the Murray Honse Thursday, March 31. 51tf" Clover Leaf Excursions. Very low rates to the Pacific coast every day till April 30,1904. via the Clover Leaf route. Write for full information to George H. Ross, Gen’l Traffic Mgr., Toledo, Ohio. Another cheap excursion to Kansas. Indian Territory and Oklahoma points j via the Clover Leaf route, Tuesday, April 5,1901. \\ rite for full information to George H. Ross, Gen'l Traffic Mgr., Toledo, Ohio.

Farm for Sale. An 80-acre farm, good land, all cleared, well improved, located one mile north and one-half miles west of Steele. Inquire of D. Mattox. Berne, Ind., Rural Route, No. 3. ...Legal Advertising. TO NON-RESIDENTS, The State of Indiana. ; county of Adams. I in the Adams Circuit court, February term. 1994. Gerhart Hessler Mortimer I.' Wbltbridge- I No. 6720 wife, au'uhe unknown Complaint to Quiet heirs at law of Mortimer | 1 L. Whiibridge and I Whitbrioge. his wife. J It appearing from affidavit filed in the above entitled cause, that Mortimer L A bltbridge. Whitbridge. his wife.■ unknown heirs ot Mortimer L. Whitbr!d r .c "“d Whitbridge, ids wife, the above named defendants are non-residents ot the State of Indiana. Notice is therefore hereby given the said Mortimer L. Wbltbridge. Whitebriuge. his wife, end the unknown heirs of Mortimer I. Wh'tbridae and —Whitebridge, his wile, ibat they be and appear before the Hon. .lud-e of the Adatrs Circuit Court on the Ist day of .lune. lIW. the same being the 45tb Juridical Day of the next regularterm thereof, to be bolden at the Court

TO DU IS. K DR. CANADA, OPHTHALMOLOGIST, WILL BE AT DR. COVERDALE'S OFFICE, DECATUR, INDIANA, Monday and Tuesday, April 4 and 5 I have been at Dr Coverdale’s office the first Tuesday of each month for more than two years, and in that time I have fitted hundreds of pairs of spectacles and I do not hesitate to say that more than 90 per cent, of those fitted will unqualifiedly recommend me to their friends.

IF THE readers know as much regarding Spectacles and their relation to the eye as the writer does, you would certainly not put off getting them if you have an eye defect and you would also insist on precision in the fitting of the lenses that it may be necessary for you to wear. Precision, the quality of being just right is a quality that you want to look for in your spectacles. It is a necessity in glass prescriptions else they will not relieve your error of refraction or its effects. The word qualityalone means nothing ordinarily, that is, it may designate good, bad or indifferent, but we use the word in a specific sense onlymean that what we dispense is just what it should be in every case. Our training and knowledge of the teenhieal part of refraction and lens fitting, is of the the sort that enables us to say this with considerable confidence. This means you get some thing more than the mere purcoase of spectacles—the absolute certainty, all indications after a careful examination being what they seem, that what you get will do what it is prescribed to do. Consult me if you find it necessary, when reading to place the book near to or farther from the face than 12 or 14 inches. When things “swim” or become dim after being looked at for some time. When you involuntary frown or partly close the eyes when looking at an object. When y-our eyes tire and when you cannot continue for any- length of time to regard small objects, as in reading. When you have headache in the temples, forehead or just back of the ears. When they ache, smart or water, when the eye lids get inflamed often, or when you have pain in the eyeballs. When you have any nervous derangement that you cannot account for otherwise. While defects of the vision manifest themselves, as a rule, in one or the other of the symptons above mentioned, or in combination of them, yet there are many cases where the patient may be as yet unconscious of any "defect, and yet have an error. Physicians generally realize the importance of stopping these “nervous leaks” that comes through the eye and their relation to the general health, and when they suspect that this is probably one of your ailments they will advise you to see if spectacles are needed; then come straight to me. Those needing spectacles and desiring to avail themselves of the benefit of my experience and skilled Knowledge of the technical part of spectacle fitting w-ill do well to call. There is no guess work in my method. lam prepared for accuracy, measuring and examing the eye for defects

DR. CANADA, Opthalmic Specialist AT DR. COVERDALF’S OFFICE Monday and Tuesday, April 4 and 5 DECATUR, INDIANA.

House in the City of Decatur, comm, on Monday, the Uth day of Anril 4 ncl S* i'.Kii. and plead by answer or demul, ' complaint, or Hie same willho u ‘"1 and determined in their absence. Je “ ear d WITNESS, mv name, and the Seal or (SEAL? Court hereto affixed, this of March. 1904. th «ay DAVID GERBER. Clerk 4.3 By Paul Baumgartner, Denut Shaffer Peterson and John C. Moran V ' Attorneys tor P lalntiff ■VOTICE TO NON-RESIDENTS. S:ate of Indiana, county of Adams, sain the Adams circuit court. Fehr,,, term. 1904, rel >ruary Bessie O. Reynolds'. / vs No 6719 Oliver D. Reynolds ) It appearing from affidavit filed in thm.1.,.,. entitled < ause, that Oliver D. the above named defendant is a nu „ L ’• dent of the state ot Indiana. BiNotice is therefore hereby given the..u Oliver I). Reynolds that he be appear before tin Hon. Judge of trt Adams circuit court on the 2nd a. of May l'Jv4. the same being tF nineteenth juridical day of the n«xt larterm thereof, to be holden at the i-S" house in the city ot Decatur, commencinvrt Monday, the 11th day of April A g j,“ 19.4. and plead by answer or demur m'«u complaint, or the same will be heard andnl t . rinuivd in his absence. ( —) Witness, my name and seal of said DAVID GERBER. Clerk By Paul Baumgartner. Denutv Emil Franz, Attorney for plaintiff. <,'

and if the glasses are prescribed and you faithfully carry out directions you will get the desired results. WHY FIT CLASSES INTELICENTLY. First: To relieve nerve strain, which always accompanies deformed eyes, and to relieve the ills that go hand in hand with the nerve strain. It is not hard to force an admission from any. one that the eye is a part of the human anatomy. You will admit that it is nourished by the circulatory system that supplies the rest of the body. You will confess the probability that the fame nervous system that operates other members also connect with the eyes. You will concede that there is a great sympathetic nervous system that works so quickly that if the eyes observe a threatening motion the whole body will dodge —then is it not possibly equally true that if the eyes are misshaped so they demand more than their share of the daily nerve supply, such demand, if supplied would weaken the reserve supply in the brain or overwork the producing machinery, or both and I is it not likely to involve any or all other functions, and further is it not natural that organs with similar muscles and nerves would be most likely to suffer first. Second: To improve vision, if it is below normal. However the improvement of vision is neither the only nor chief reason for fitting or wearing glasses. They set up a harmonious I normal action of the several [ parts of the eye with each other. and places the patient on a direct road to ri covery, because they remove the first cause of irritation, but they do nut fill I up the depleted supply tank: that is a matter of proper food and right living. Glasses give rest to the overworked I eye and save up the nerve energy to* I was wasted before, this is tie pa' oo l so many get relief from Itt-adaiOT-1 sore eyes, nervousness. indigt st'™; I etc. They should be procured ar ear I ly as possible, because they , I of more value as a preventative rat I er than a relief. It children were ■ properly instructed and fitttd »> I classes while young they would gro, I and devrloy better and avoid tne ™ I effects of the deformity A h -' P , r ' f. I at twelve is a bvperope alwat - l ' I size and shapeof 'beeteis det' rn, j“ L ed before that period in lite. 1 1 tiettney is incurab'e. the on ' r - I from its bad effects is proper.y tit I glasses to be worn at all II cause they adjust the raysot ™’ n I the deformity thus placin'-’the ner I in harmony with each other an II this way they relieve the had eu ' of the deficiency. .... ..nd II The foundation of "lora-t right doing is a peaceful. " I mind due to a healthy body ana prop f II er surroundings. The foundatit II Immorality and wrong doing -a w II turbed mind, caused by a di-oortr 11 unhealthy body, especially !l1 ': . llie II organs, which latter determ.ne development of the body ’" Arid 11 extent. Noone can hs'e ~'*'4 o t II mind while under the inil : ' e /fest. 1 1 nerve strain, because be cam 1 • II He who is Buffering fn® 11 strain and fails to have bir >. amined is dull indeed , otbet|| have their eyes examined ano d j. II need glasses— and do uul io-. J 0 II rectums are stubborn and des sll II suffer—it is their own fault -tn. I