Decatur Democrat, Volume 48, Number 24, Decatur, Adams County, 18 August 1904 — Page 5

ZfRISTOE'S | Smoke I House a for all kinds Of* B Tobacco I ana Cigars .... j IWe have more Brands to Se-B j leet from than any house ■ K in the City. || I al FBJSTOE. I K. East side 2d St. opp. court house Miss Myrtle Wilson arrived this morning from Berne, and is the pest of friends. L. L. Syphers returned to Fort ft’ayne this morning after a bnisness visit here. William Doehrman is on the sick list, be entertaining a troublesome Base of quinsy. The German Reformed church Is holding its annual picnic today m Frank Arnold's grove, just one mile south of Peterson, j The sermon of Rev. Clausing at the mission feast at the I riedheim Church Sunday, will be delivered in English. This servce occurs in the ifternoon. i The day current of electricity promised us frequently seems to rather slow in materializing. Better late than never. Stir it up & little boys. We desire to return our sincere thanks to the friends and members jf the G. A R. who so kindly assisted us during the sickness and jeath of our beloved husband and lather. Mrs. Yager and Children. A party of Decatur gentlemen |et> yesterday for Van Buren where hev are enjoying an afternoon it the races. In the crowd were pel. C. D. Murray, G. E. McKean. \ P. Beatty, Abe Bich. Life Ellis, ). 0. France and J. H D.tvis. Jack Allen, who worked for Joe Bremerkamp here twenty years igo. is here looking up old acpiaintances. He is now located at Wonmouth, 111., engaged in the inlurance business, and is ingC. P. Beeker, manager of the New Haven ball team, was in the city today trying to arrange a game with he Rosenthals for an early date. The New Haven team is new one of the fastest independent teams in lorthern Indiana. The celebrated Columbia City Beds telephoned yesterday for a iwo days’ week day date in this ity, with the Rosenthals. As reek day ball playing in Decatur (mounts to about thirty cents, the imposition of the Reds was tabled intil 1905. We are in receipt of an interestng letter from our old friend, Patrick J. Bobo, who is now living at Winnebago, Wis. He says he extents to visit Decatur this fall and |reet old friends who he has not een in several years. He sends egards to all his old friends and specially to H. L. Center and J. IF. Place. Mr. Bobo established he first daily piper in Decatur, ome twleve years ago. Hartford City, Ind., August 16. -The coils of the law seem to be ightenmg about Mrs. W. R. Krauss f this city and as one after another dece of evidence is found and laced together her conviction Berns certain. Each day brings ■orth another line in the chain. J. A. She waler saw Lloyd ■omerville go to the front part •f the Krauss home after his refcrn from the Logan pharmacy at ■usk Monday evening before the ■eath of Crystal Krauss. She saw ■jm hand Rae Krauss something, ■be is positive it was Mrs. Rae Krauss because she overheard part K the conversation between Mrs. Krauss and the boy. She heard K rs Krauss say, “Here 1 am,” and 816B 16 heard the boy say something •out going to the wrong door, gbe knows Mrs. Kraus’ voice and cannot be mistaken. It was ■rs. Krauss who stood on the front ®randa and did the talking to the »y » I

Bob Alexander, of Indianapolis, was a business caller here today, leaving for Berne this afternoon. William E. Bowman, who was arrested yesterday by Constable Blackburn, on a charge of pro-oke and assault and battery, the affidavit being signed by Charles Woodward appeared Tues, evening before Spuire Smith and plead guilty. He was accordingly fired one dollar and costs in all eleven dolars. The trouble originated over an account Woodard claimed Bowman owed him and during the heated argument Bowman struck Woodward and the arrest followed. Bowman promptly paid his tine and was discharged.

The Union Chapel Sabbath school ' is making appropriate 'preparations for a grand Sunday school picnic to ( be held in Elijah Nidlinger’s grove , August 20, 1094. There have been ] thirty Sabbath schools invited to ] attend and a good number have ( already agreed to be present. The < program will be made up by the ( different schools and, it is safe to j predict an interesting program and < an enjoyable time. Refreshments i will be served on the ground. Everybody is invited to come and i spend the day. Remember the date —next Saturday, August 20. , The funeral services over the remains of Jacob Yager, ex-county commissioner, were held Friday at two o’clock at the Baptist "church, the Rev. Dr. Beardsley officiating. A large crowd was in attend mce to pay their, last tribute of respect to the deceased. The G. A. R lodge of which he was a member, attended in a body and had charge of the services at the Maplewood cemetery where the interment was made. The usual custom of firng there shots over the grave of their late comrade being carried out. The floral offerings were beautiful and profuse. Harvest Hand Rates to Minnesota and North Dakota. Every day during August the Chicago Great Western Railway will sell tickets to points in Minnesota and North Dakota at the low rate of sl4 each from Chicago to parties of five or more traveling on one ticket. Special low rates for return trip. For further information apply to J. P. Elmer, G, p . A., Chicago, 111. Take the G. R. & I.—Pan HandleVandalia route for World's Fair at St. Louis, Mo. Just as cheap, just as quick and just as comfortable as any other route out of Decatur. Tickets on sale from now to November 30. For rates and information call on or address J: Brvson, Ticket Agent, Decatur, Ind., or C. L. Lockwood, G. P. & T. A. Grand Rapids, Mich. Buzzard’s Bay, August 17.—Joseph Jefferson, the veteran and beloved actor, the dean of the stage, is dying. His family and friends were summoned to his bedside today. He has made a valiant fight for life. He has been conscious and cheerful and has directed the minstration of those about his bed. But the end is near, and the age of the genial paient tells against him. His mind is clear pain has left him. The aged patient greeted his old friend, Dr. Kiney, with a bright smile, and said: “Well Rip is nearly ready for his long sleep without earthly waking.” Grover Cleveland, for years the chum of Joe Jefferson, has been called and came by special train. Mr. Cleveland sent by wire a cheering message, which brought the faintest flicker of a smile to the face of the dying actor when it was read to him. Jacob Dull, who resided two and one-half miles north of Willshire, died yesterday morning at 2:15 o’clock. He was eighty-seven years old the first day of May last, and was born in Licking county. Mr Dull had been in feeble health for several years and hovered between life and death for several months. He came to Van Wert county when he was eighteen years of age, and for a period of sixty-nine years he lived on the farmion which he was living at the time of his death. His aged companion and wife survives him, as do four sons and one daughter, S. R. A. W. and U. S. Dull, of Wren S. L. Dull, of Gladwin, Mich., and Mrs. Belle Spahr, of Wren. The funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon, at two o’clock* at the U. B. church, in Wren. The services being conducted by the Rev. Alice Sipe of Portland, Ind. Mr. Dull was a Christian gentleman and one who held the confidence, respect an< esteemof all who knew him.-Van Wert Times.

Miss H tttie Wertzberger went to LaFontaine, today, to visit her sister , Mrs Hiram Walters. Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Merica, of Wren, were here today, enroute to Tipton, where they will visit friends. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Phipps, of of North Judson, Indiana, are visiting the formers’ parents, Captain Mrs. Phipps here. Mrs. Rose Ayers and two sons returned home last evening from a three week?* viist with her sister, Mrs. George Allen in Grand Rapids, Mich.

John Edington and Brent Barkley left the city yesterday, enroute to all neighborhood fairs at which places of amusement they will wholesale and retail “cracker jacks. Today’s Berne News said: Friday afternoon while Levi, the nine year old son of Louis Strain, of French township, was chasing a horse aruond the straw stack to drive it to the water tank he received a severe kick below his left eye, which broke the bone and nearly knocked the eye out of the socket. The injured lad was hastily brought to town and the services of three physicians secured to dress his face. At present the wouudedjboy is getting along nicely, although at first it was feared that the blow would cost his eyesight. John J. Schenbeck, living three miles southwest of Berne, has sold his farm of 149 acres to John A. Vance, of West of Bluffton, for the consideration of 18,980. Vance has rented the farm to Noah Yoder and as soon as Mr. Schenbeck vacates, will take charge of it. Mr. Sohenbeck has bought the John Maurer place, one mile south of Jown, and will move on it after the public sale of his personal property, which he has advertised for Thursday, August 25. The Maurer place consists of fifteen acres and the price paid for it was $1650. Mr. Maurer intends to move with his family to North Dakota by the middle of next month.—Berne News.

Photographer J. E. Moser has a dispay in his gallery window this week that we venture to sav can be surpassed by no artist in Indiana. The selection of photos are excellent and are the largest made by any house, requiring a special apparatus. The finishing is of the high grade, for which Mr. Moser is famous, and a look in the window will convince anyone we are telling the truth. Mr. Moser is receiving orders for similar work from various nearby cities, and will no doubt turn out a large amount of this class of work this fall. A center piece in the window is a life size bust portrait of the late Judge Studabaker A peculiar accident occurred Saturday at George Ziimmerman’s farm just east of town, and as a result he is loser about forty dollars’ worth of live stock. A crowd of men were at work threshing, when a big fine looking, fancy-bred steer wandered up to the straw stack. Just at this instant the stack toppled over, burying the steer beneath the straw. No one saw the accide it, but at feed time the steer was missed and a search instituted proved unavailing, and George supposed th? animal had had been stolen. Yesterday the Peterson boys were putting up straw on the farm, when Frank complained of an awful stench. He began a search, which soon revealed the decomposed body of the steer. One divorce to seven marriages is the approximate ratio of Indiana duing the last year, as shown by figures in the office of the State Statistician B. F. Johnson. Owen county heads the list for unpleasant connubial relations with one divorce for every two marriages. Franklin county shows the most settled state of domestic affairs with one divorce to thirty-one mariages cetificates. In the majority of cases proceedings were instituted on account of abandonment and cruel treatment more than 200, of the 3.762 in the state being granted for these causes. Drunkenness was the alleged cause of 344 seperations. and twenty-nine were due to criminal conviction. Husbands were the applicants in two of the cases filed on account of drunkenness. Another startling piece of information which is disclosed by the report is that Clark county no longer heads the list for many marriages. This county for a long time was the mecca for eloping couples, according to the increase shown, Clarke county now holds the banner in this line

Adams County Tcachets’ Institute AUGUST 22 - 26. P R O G R A /VI

MONDAY—IO:OO A.M. Devotionalßev. E. A. Allen Language-Conversation Lessons Miss Patridge MUSIC School Management Mr. Fairfield 1:30 P.M. MUSIC Reading-Preparatory Training Miss Patridge Music Miss Thomas School Management Mr. Fairfield Something About Children. ..Miss Patridge EVENING—7:4S Vocal Solo Miss Thomas Lecture, Indiana University, (illustrated) Mr. John W. Cravens TUESDAY—9:OO A..1*1. Devotionalßev. Haist Vocal Solo Miss Thomas Language-Corrective Exercises Miss Patridge Music Miss Thomas School Management Mr. Fairfield 1:30 P.M. MUSIC School Management Mr. Fairfield Music Miss Thomas Reading-Essential Points.. .Miss Patridge Lecture for Beginners Mr. Fairfield EVENING—7:4S MUSIC Lecture—“Girls”Miss Patridge WEDNESDAY—9:OO A.M. Devotionalßev. Pontius Vocal Solo Miss Thomas Language-Preparation for Writing Miss Patridge Music Miss Thomas

While Sheriff Batler was on his way to dinner Monday, he noticed a stranger sitting in a rocker chair on Dr. Miller’s porch. He looked dilapidated and when the sheriff asked him his business he was unable to state. He was beastly drunk and was taken to jail, where he will be kept until sober enough to appear for trial. He gave his name as James Grant and his home, Mendon, Ohio. A crowd of Decatur people Sunday morning drove to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Heuer, who live just five miles northeast of our city and took advantage of their hospitality spending the day with them and partaking of two genuine old-fashioned country meals, to which our hungry city folks did ample justice. The day was most enjoyably spent in general conversation and by attending church, and at a late hour last evening all returned home, voting Mr and Mrs. Heuer fine entertainers. Those who were present were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sellemeyer, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Patterson, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. True, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Lee, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Heuer, Misses Hattie Wertzberger. Nellie Schrock, Liura Albion. Della Selemeyer, and Albert Sellemeyer and Bruce Patterson. "China” Shoemaoher arrived home Tuesday morning, after a year and five months course at the Plainfield reformatory. He says he doesn’t like the school the best and will not return, this fact depending on his future good behavor. He says Cousie Wilhelm, another Decatur boy attending the Plainfield school will arrive home in about two weks. Both boys secure their release for good behavior. A gang of Italians are working for the Standard Oil Co. on a pipe line which runs east of this city. They have their camp near the state line and one of the gang wears a name which sounds something like Nicloa Jmosse. He is a bad “dago,” and has the whole gang afraid of him. Monday he whipped the boss, one John P. Levitt, who came to Decatur and had a warrant sworn out for the ‘dagoe’s’ arrest. Deputy Sheriff Butler was sent after the scrapper and traced him to Willshire, Wren and back to camp, where the fellow’s companions helped him to escape into Ohio.

School Management Mr. Fairfield Address Prof. Lawrence McTuruan 1:30 P.M. MUSIC Silent Reading Miss Patridge Music Miss Thomas LectureMr Fairfield Some Things the Teacher Should Do Miss Patridge THURSDAY—9:OO A M. Devotionalßev. White Vocal Soloßev. Pontius Lecture Mr. Fairfield Music Miss Thomas Language-Written Papers. ..Miss Patridge 1:30 P.M. Piano Solo Miss Thomas Lecture& r. Fairfield Music Miss Thomas Sight Reading Miss Patridge Lecture to Beginners Mr. Fairfield EVENING—7:4S MUSIC Lecture, Ober-Ammergau. (illustrated) Rev. Allen FRIDAY—9:OO A M. Devotionalßev. Grether Language-Perfect Papers... Miss Patridge M usicMiss Thomas Lecture Mr. Fairfielp 1:30 P.M. MUSIC How Improve Poor Readers.. Miss Patridge Music Miss Thomas Lecture Mr. Fairfield Some Things Wise Teachers Will not do Miss Patridge Adjournment.

-e Decatur and Bluffton crowd who have been fishing near Viola, on the Canadian line two weeks, arrived home yesterday and report a great time. They avergaed 100 pounds of fish each per day, the catch including two large muskelunge. The party included R. B. Allison and wife, R. K. Allison, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Deam, Bluffton, Judge R. K. Erwin and Lawrence Waring. Major Allison and wife stopped at Oden for a few days, but the major will arrive home Friday morning. Manager Hively last evening closed a contract with the Chattanooga base ball team, whereby the Rosenthals will play at that place on next Sunday, August 21. The team will have to drive through, and expect to start from here at eight o’clock on [Sunday morning. The Chattanooga team is still smarting over the defeat administered them here a few weeks ago, and fully expect to regain lost honors. The Rosenthals however are just as fully determined to defeat these boys again, and fully expect to show them the way to “head in” on next Sunday. A goodly number of “rooters” will accompany the team and endeavor to hold up the Decatur end of the string. Governor Durbin has named September Ist to be celebrated as Indiana day at the world’s fair, and the management and state commissioners are planning for a gala event. Indiana’s rank in the display of exhibits is among the first, and it is with pride that those in charge are looking forward and perfecting their plans that Indiana day may be rightfuly regarded as one of the notable occasions in the annals of the fair. A processional march from the Administration building to the Indiana state building will be a spectacular feature. Governor Durbin, accompanied by his staff, in uniform and mounted, will lead. The state commissioners and members of the fair management will follow in carriages, after which will come the Hoosier enthusiasts. Three bands, the Indianapolis band the, Soldiers’ Home band, and the Boys' band of Maj-ion, have been engaged for the occasion. A reception -will be tendered the guests at the state building, for which,extensive preparations have been necessary. Other notables will be present, among whom are Senators F airbanks and Beveridge, bo*h of whom will appear on the program.

Hurry Rosenthal, a son of our former citizen, Ike Rososenthal, who now lives at Cincinnati, has accepted a position as cashier at Gus Rosenthal’s. Mr. L. Matthews, of Chicago, is in the city, interesting our citizesn in establishing a branch of the Plymouth libraries [bookreaders exchange here. Many who appreoeiate the advantages of an up-to-date book service, supervised by a company of eighteen years’ experience, will undoubtedly take advantage of the opportunity to have Decatur connected with the system, and many of our citizens have already handed in their names. We understand the cost of the library will ibhC t) about firs cents per week, including the popular new bo >ks supplied every six months, topical readings selected by the numbers and an entirely new library direct from the head office in Chicago as soon as the club gets through with the "old one. There is much speculation as to whether Mrs. W. R. Krauss will go on the witness stand when her trial is held. So far as known she has not a witness to assist her in clearing up the damaging evidence that has been collected by the state’s attorney against her. For this reason it is almost certain that she will take the stand in her own defense. It is understood that the state’s attorney has more damaging evidence against the accused that the public has not yet learned. The testimony of Mrs Shewalter had been in his possession for some time, but found its way into the newspapers for the first time M onday. It is understood that Mrs. Shewalter was not alone on the veranda when she heard Mrs, Krauss say to the boy on his return, “Here I am.” While it has been denied that Crystal was served peculiar tasting peas while entertaining some of her young girl friends and when she' complained of their peculiar taste her stepmother threw them out still it will be proven at the trial that such an occurrence did take place. Many of the women and girl witnesses who have knowledge of the case tell it, afterwards deny| it. for fear that they will be called upon to testify, deliberated considerable before making up their minds to divulge what they knew of the case.—Hartford City Gazette.