Decatur Democrat, Volume 48, Number 25, Decatur, Adams County, 25 August 1904 — Page 3

mnadaS 11 Ophthalmic Specialist. I I t Practice limited to the oorrec- & ■ .ion of defects of the eye. Glasses IS I ■ fitted to relieve strain, with its ■ I ■ numerous functional symptoms: ■ ■ Jn im Drove vision and for loss of ■ g accommodation due to age. I 0 references the best. ■ fi At Dr. Coverdale’s office, at g I S Decatur, Ind., ■ I H* First Tuesday each month I

I • ■■ " Si,‘er Angelica formerly Miss I Caroline Smith, of New York City, I i S the in our oity,the guest of Jo- ! geph Smith and family. Mrs. Lucy Wolfe was in the c : ty from Petroleum Monday. She has just returned from Richmond where she visited her father, John Terre],I at the asylum. She says there is I little change in his condition, but! he eats more than formerly though ■ some times he refuses food for several days.—Bluffton News. A n *w barn belonging to James Kay in Wabash township ’caught fire, Monday, from unknown "cause and burned to the ground with all its contents. Besides a stack of new hay and farming implements, a let of household goods and cloth, ing. which ahd been stored there by Jesse Stevens, were consumed. There was on insurance on’any of the property and Jesse Stevens and family are left in rather destitute Circumstances. —Berne Witnees. A civil service examination will be held in this city next Saturday, August 27, for the purpose of choosing rural route carriers for a number of new routes which will be established soon. Postmaster Brittson received word this morning that such an examiinaton had been ordered and that he was authorized to conduct same. Definite arrangements have not been made and will not for a day or two, as Mr. Brittson expects further information concerning exact number and location of the routes. He says the new routes will probably be divided as follows: Berne two; Magley, one; Pleasant Mills, one; Monroe, one and Geneva one. A carrier and substitute will be chosen for each route. Mr. Brittson has not yet decided when he will hold the examination but the announcement will be made later. E. L. Wetherbee, a field superin tendent for the Standard Oil company, went to Kingsland this morning, and informed a News reporter that the purpose of his trip was to pay all accrued rentals and cancel two leases which his company has on farms near that place. These are on the two farms on which they drlled test wells and on which they paid rentals as long as they had their rigs [and tools on the leases. He stated that after canceling these leases they would have no land leased north of Blulfton and had no intention of prospecting there at present. There has been some talk of another test well on the Adams Hatfield farm by Chicago parties, but it is said nothing definite has been done. John Wilson an Ossian resident, _has also been leasing farms and has also been trying to arrange for drilling, but no arrangements for a test have been made by him. —Bluftton News. Prosecutor Moran will have more business than a stack of tramps after the September court term begins. There is son e t iventy criminal cases on the docket, more than has been on the de cket at one time during the oft'cial career of the present prosecutor. Luther Collins will be tried for abortion, Charles Ault and Buck Parrish for forgery, Chauncy Miller for forgery and embezzlement, Willard Elzey, Howard Thomson and Jasper Bailey for larceny, Bert Webb, and several others for riot and, the balance of the docketed cases are for misdemeanors. This will help make the September term a busy one, as some of these cases will take several days to hear all the evidence and get a verdict from a jury. In this connection it might not be out o f order to say that Prosecutor 'Moran has and is making a diligent prosecutor. and has also developed into a good lawyer, and knows full well how to conduct a case for all it is worth. He is diligent and studious and is fast making his way in the profession of law.

| , Charles Yobst received a message Sunday morning from Fort Wayne announcing that the infant child of Mr and Mrs. Thompson had died Sunday morning at five o’clock. Mrs. Thompson is a sister to Mr. Yobst. Charles Teeple has accepted a position with the clothing firm of Elzey & Vance, and assumed his new duties Saturday. Charles has had a vast ai wunt of experience in this line and knows the clothing business thoroughly, and will be quite an acquisitioa for this enterprising firm. He will act in the capacity of clerk and allround man. In the past few years Decatur has been visited by all kinds of grafters, sellingall kinds of goods, iut a real blind man who does something besides grind an organ or play an accordian is the novel attraction, which has held down the court house corner for a night or two past. The fellow sells Peruvian bark, guranteed to cure any ordinary disease. He tells a pitiable story of having lost his sight in an explosion in a chemical factory in Missouri, at which time both his arms and legs were broken and he was unconscious four months. He claims to have graduated in half a dozen of the leading colleges of America and Europe. The Eighth Congressional convention to be held at Portland September 7, promises to be a big affair. If the present plans can be carried out. and there is a good prospect that they can be, five hundred people will leave Bluffton on that date. The idea is to have W. J. Bryan present as one of the speakers of the day, and this will prove a drawing card that will be sure of getting the crowd. Among the noted democrats who will be present will be Tom Taggart, of French Lick and Indianapolis, who is the new democratic national chairman; State Chairman O'Brian will be on hand, and with this array of oratorical talent reinforced with Mr. Bryan, will make a convention that will be hard to beat. E. C. Dehority of Ell wood is the only avowed candidate for congress at the present time but there maybe others put up at the proper moment. Those who are delegates from this county say they would not miss the convention for a good bit, and a good attendance is assured. 1 Phillip Heiser, of Omaha, Neb., who with J. F. Callen, has been organizing the saloonkeepers of the congressional districts of Indiana, says the Thirteenth district organization is already perfected, as is the Eleventh, that the organization of the Sixth is well advanced, and that the saloonkeepers of the Ninth will meet at Kokomo, August 18, to complete an organization. There are about 400 saloonkeepers in the Ninth. Heisler says the purpose of the organization is to put the saloonkeepers of the state in condition to take united action on any measure affecting their business- They could vote together for a purpose or could fight a bill introduced in the general assembly further to restrict their “liberties.” After the congressional districts are organized Heiser says a state council will be formed of the president of each district. Heiser says the presont plan of organizing by congressional dstricts is somthing new and he thinks it will prove effective. Mrs. Chalmer C. Soh ifer of this city, was operated on at Chicago, by one of the city’s famous specialists, for appendicitis and other complications. A dispatch from Mr. Schafer to his father, Fred Schafer, says: “Grace stood the operation well and came out from the influence of ether nicely. " Further word received today says the operation was entirely succesful and it is believed Mrs. Schafer will be able to return home within a month, in better health than for many years. During the past five years her health has been very poor, requiring constant medical treatment, and the operation was I finally advised by attending physicians. Mr. and Mrs. Schafer left here early Wednesday morning, and the operation was performed ' about ten o’clock yesterday morning. Mrs. Schafer’s parents, Rev. and Mrs. Daniel were with their daughter when the operation was performed, and Mrs. Daniel will remain until Mrs. Schafer is well enough to come home. Her host of Decatur friends will be glad to hear of the success of the operation and hope it will restore her to good health. I

Another crowd of Decatur business men are ready to take oath that Mrs. H. L. Confer is a model hostess, and they know whereof they speak, for they were guests at the Confer home Friday evening, the event being a continuation of the celebration in honor of Mr. Confer’s birthday. The guests included Messers. E. X. Ehinger, W. P. Shrock C. S. Niblick, J. S. Peterson and D. E. Smith. The entertainment was delightful, and the six o’clock dinner perfect. Prof. Lee Dailey arrivedchome jjhnrsuay, after three years in Europe where he graduated from the world best music Conservatories at Berlin and Paris. He stands high in his profession, hiving been considered a very excellent musician prior to taking his foreign trip, having held a splendid position as an instructor in Pennsylvania college. He is a son of Davis Dailey and has many friends here who will be glad to meet him and congratulate him upon his successful career.

Simeon Hain Thursday received an invitation from Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Kruenpelbeck, of Cinennati, announcing the wedding of their daughter, Miss Mary, to Dr. Janies W. Gage, of Garret, Ind., The ceremony will take place on Tuesday morning at the St. Peters cathedral at Cincinnati, September 6. Miss Kruenpelbeck is quite well known here, having visited here on several different occasions and during her short stay made many friends among the young people. She is a cousin of Simeon Hain, with whom she always visited. Dr. Gage, is well known here among the younger class of people, having studied medicine here for several years under the Drs. Clark, and having graduated this spring from the Cincinnati Medical school with high honors. He [is at present located at Garrett, Indiana, where he is engaged in the practice of medicine and surgery. This announcement will no doubt prove a surprise to their many friends. Mr. Hermon L. Confer only lacked sixty-three years of being one hundred Thursday, and in honor of this state occasion Mrs. Confer gave a dinner to the liege lord of the household, the event beg nni Ig at the stroke of six. It was a surprise, neatly planned and executed, and is simply another demonstration of bow easy man is worked by the innocence of the weaker sex. And such a dinner. It lasted through several courses, each and every one a star in itself, and ended in complete physical exhaustion on the part of the eight who labored diligently for nearly two hours. It was one of those dinners you read about but seldom come in contact therewith, and was joy unexcelled. Those present wore the modest and unassuming C. A. Dugan, L. C. Waring, Nick Miller, R. J. Holthouse, W. P. Edmundson, C. O. France and L. G. Ellingham. Mr. Conter was the recipient of a very handsome solid leather suit case. Louis Fuelling, a popular young druggist of Fort Wayne and who was formerly in business here, was unitedin marriage to Miss Louise Christ, of Grand Radids, Mich., Tuesday evening. The following accoun tof the happy event has reached this office: A small company of relatives and friends assembled at the home of Mrs. Eleanore Christ to witness the marriage of her daughter, Louise M. Christ to Mr. Louis Fuelling, of Fort Wayne, Ind. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Charles J. Frineke, cousin of the groom, the ring service being used. As the bridal party approached Mr. Henry Beyer played the bridal chorus from Lo hengrin, The bride looked very pretty in a gown of white swiss mull, and carrying a shower bouquet of white sweet peas. She was attended by her only sister, Miss Emily Christ who was also gowned in white and carried pink sweet peas. Mr. Andrew Fueling, brother of the groom, acted as best man. The house was beautifully decorated wih palms, smilax and cut flowers. Miss Helen Beyer acted as mistress of ceremonies. A wedding supper was served in the dining room, the room being decorated in green and white. Mr. and Mrs Fuelling left for their future home at Fort Wayne, where they will receive their friends after October 1. The guests from out of town were Miss Grace Chrst, of Milwaukee, Wis., and Mr. Andrew Fuelling, of Decatur, Ind.

Rev. O. A. Harris of Portland* has accepted a call as pastor of the Six Mile and the Linn Grove Christian churches "and will enter upon his pastoral duties of the two charges September 15th. The call to him was extended by the delegates to the two churches at the meeting of the Eel River Christian conference in Warren this week, at which Rev. Harris was in’ attendance, although he was pastor of the church at Portland, and belongs to another congference district. The conference of the Portland district will be held September 13th, at which time he will make his final reports, secure his release from his church there and will enter upon the duties of his new charges at once. The high winds Friday played havoc with a number of shade trees and buildngs about the city, and remarks could be heard today that this city witnessed the hardest storm in years. One of the chimneys on the Odd Follows’ building was completely blown down and demolished, and other similar accidents have been reported. All over the country for miles around the corn was blown down flat, and a traveling man who arrived from Fort Wayne this morning stated that between that place and here the corn fields looked as though a heavy roller had been rolled over them the corn all laying flat. This small damage can however be mended somewhat as the crops got a much needed rain and that was just the thing.so all other trouble can easily be looked over.

Thursday evening at 8 o’clock at her home near Pleasant Mills, occurred the death of Mrs Noah Stalter, after suffering for several months with dropsy. All during her early life Mrs. Staffer had been a healthy and robust woman, and it was only at a recent date that it was finally determined that she was afflicted with dropsy, ana her demise quickly followed—after this dread disease had once taken a firm hold on her system. Mrs. Staffer was a member if the Christian Union church, having joined this church when but a mere girl, and was always an ardent and devoted worker for Christianity, and all during her last illness was never heard to complain of her suffering, always placing her faith in her Lord, and saying, “Thy will be done.” The funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock, sun time, at the Beery church* the Rev. Payne officiating, and interment was made at the Berry cemetery. She leaves a husband, four sons and four daughters to mourn their loss, seven 'children having proceeded her in death. The Bluffton Banner said Saturday evening. Mrs. William Emenhiser, who resides east of Vera Cruz, was in the city yesterday evening consulting her attorneys, Mock Sons, relative to securing a divorce. Before leaving for her home she had filed the complaint and given orders that it be placed on file in the Adams circuit court. Mrs. Emenhiser is a resident of Adams counry, the complaint of course will have to go on file in that county, and it will be sent there at once. Mrs. Emenhiser alleges cruel and inhuman treatment and drunkenness on the part of the defendant, and she wants a divorce with all the trimmings the law will allow her. She was accompanied to the city by her stepson who talked to a Banner reporter at some length concerning the domestic difficulties of his father and step-mother. Hejstated his father had for some time been getting drunk and coming home so that his step-mother would sue for a divorce, and ho predicted that there would be no opposition to the case from his father’s side. He said that the affairs, at home were far from being as pleasant as they might be. He blames his step-mother in a large part for the trouble, and stated that he would be glad when the separation would take place. Mrs. Emenhiser accompanied her step-son to their home east of town last night prepartory to packing up her share of the goods and her clothing, and seeking a new location. She expressed her determination to no longer live with Bill in no uncertain terms while in town last night and it is a pretty safe guess that each has madetflhings interesting for the other since they have failed to pull together in double traces. The case was dnly received at County Clerk Gerber,s office this morning.

Sunday morning the 13-months-old child of Mr. and .Mrs. Frank Bogner, who reside on Eleventh s reet, died , after an illness of only a short duration. The funeral services will be held tomorrow morning at the St. Marys church at ten oolook, . Father Romer of Carthagenia will conduct the services. Interment will be made at the StJoseph cemetery. For a week Marshal Crosbie has been on the trail of thieves who stole a pocketbook containing $ 1 ? 5 from a man near Warren. The man who lost the money has recovered it, however, and the chase is all over. The loser of the money was a man named Lockwood living near Pleasant Plains. He had placed the money in a crack above the door and the first time he went to get the money it was gone. After reporting his robbery he found that the thief got scared and replaced the purse in the exact spot where he found it. Lookwood wanted to find the man who stole the money anyway and had bloodhounds sent from Fort Wayne yesterday. As the scent was too old the dogs could not do anything.— Bluffton News.

“Dutch Frank”, the good-natured Dutchman, who works for Henry Bremerkamp at his flour mill, got into trouble Thursday evening, the result of which he may yet be arrested for cruelty to animals. Early that evening Frank went to the Peoples & Holthouse livery stable and secured a rig, stating that he desired to take a little outing, and would not be gone long. After securing the horse and buggy he proceeded to bowl up and do a little stunt' in fast driving. He carried this on for severel hours before anyone reported it to Mr. Enos, Peoples, who immeditely started on a still hunt and soon located his man who was then in the act of beating the poor brute unmerciful. This so enraged Mr. Peoples that he jumped into the rig and gave “Dutch Frank” a sound threshing and put him out of the buggy at the same time declaring he would have him arrested. There is no doubt but that Mr. Peoples did just the right thing at the right time and should be upheld in protecting his own property. No arrests have yet been made, but may follow soon.

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A new case filed at the clerk’s office bears the title of Mort McLean vs The Cadelac Oil x!o., a foreign corporation, doing business in this state. The suit is brought on an aoount for labor due in amount of $357. The plaintiff has filed a mechanic’s lein, and now asks for judgmen to the amount of labor account due, together with six par cent interest and SSO attorney’s fee. Shaffer Peterson brought the suit . The Fort Waype Journal-Gazette said Friday morning: A number of hay dealers of eastern Indiana were guests at the Wayne hotel last night of Mr. H. H. Hill, of Cincinnati, and Mr. H. E. Eiger, of Baltimore, representatives of large commission firms. The two eastern gentlemen came here to learn something of the hay situation and the local dealers were invited to talk over prospects. The Hoosier dealers informd the visitors that hay in Indiana is almost a full crop and that the qualiity is fine, much better than eastern hay, which was injured by the wet weather. Mixed hay is almost an unknown quantity here this year because the clover was killed by cold weather and timothy constitutes almost the entire crop. The eastern men, in the exchange of facts, reported that eastern hay will show about three fourths of a crop but that on the whole there is an abundance of hay in the country and that prices will be much lower than last year. According to an Indiana dealer who participated in the discussion, the drought is having the effect of keeping prices up at present. Pastures are short ana as a result the farmers are holding their hay and also their oats untill they see how much of each crop they will require for the winter. The dealers predicted that when the farmers commence to market their hay and oats there will be a decided drop in prices. The old and troublesome question of discrimination in freight lates camo up when Mr. Hill stated that Cincinnati prices are and will be kept down because of an influx of Illinois hay. The Indiana shippers claim that the Illinois shippers are favored by the railroads and that it is just as well [for the Hoosiers to ship to Chicago as eastward.