Decatur Democrat, Volume 48, Number 36, Decatur, Adams County, 10 November 1904 — Page 5

■ The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. R etl . r Gaffer 301 North street, died ■ t night. The funeral services ■ere held at the St. Mary’s ohuroh Hjs afternoon at four o’clock. InHrnient was made at the St. Joseph ■metery. ■The last informal dance, which <i|] be given by Med, True and Tommy, before their Thanksgiving H]l will be given Friday evening. Tl), Thanksgiving ball will be one of the greatest society events of the Hlsou and over 200 invitations Kve been issued for the same. Many out of town guests will be in attendance. I llaoob Loser returned from his W< nded visit to his native country, Switzerland, Friday afternoon, in ■L to oast his vote. Mr. Loser Kurned with a very healthy look Ml with words of praise for the old country. He says he found IHngs at about the same place, but thl mountains seemed much steeperlhan formerly.—Berne Witness. j; A. Loch returned home Monday from the Orchard Lake, Mlitary School in Michigan, where he] spent Sunday with his son C’ba les. Mr. Loch cannot say enlngh about the school and he speaks of everything in glowing tetris While the discipline seems vejry strict, it is, nevertheless, just ofihe right sort to bring the beat qna ities out of the students. Everything is neat and clean and the students are all satisfied. Cta'-les is in the band and orchestra and Mr. Loch says that these two musical organizations are the best he has ever heard. Margaret Fetters by her attorney’, D. B Ford, has filed suit against her husband, Augustus Fetters, asking for a divorce. They were married July 11, 1887, and lived together until the 21st of last month. The complaint alleges that defendant has called his wife names and has left her several times and on thldate of their final separation drove her from the house. Mr. Fejters it is alleged has SSOO worth oflirsonal property. The plaintiff asks for a decree, the custody of • thlr only child, Roy, aged seven, S2OC alimony and SSO per year for thSmaintenanoe of the child. M ss Goldie Stoler was the victim of a very successful surprise party Monday evening, the same being arranged by Miss Arbye Loch. Miss Stoler is a teacher in the city sotols and is making her home with Mr. and Mrs. Loch and family and it was nothing difficult to arthe surprise. The guests ware the members of the Fin De 1 Si«le club and the amusement of I the evening was an old-fashioned F taffy pull. Atfer the guests had made and pulled the taffy had smeared the kitchen and each other they went out serenading Ml to sav they had a good time bnlniildly expresses it. They had suoh a good time that they wish Miss Stoler could have a birthday every day. Harve Baker, a young man in the employe of he Decatur Trucking'eompany, had the misfortune TJfcday of having two middle fingers on his left hand badly brftsed and out. He, together with another employee were unloading several bundles of sheet iron for John Brock, when the end Baker was holding slipped, and in to catch the iron, his flnge s, were caught, between the dray and sheet iron, cutting both finftrs to the bone. He •at once MMied to the office of Dr. J. S. Coftrdale, who properly dressed stating that he thought Beßmld save the fingers. The injury, although quite painful, is ao ®i’ - serious, other than Mr. Bak|jr will be prevented from his worl| for several weeks. Dn ’he eighteenth of last October i Louis Eoiij, now employed in the Smith. Yager & Falk drug store went to Muskogee, Indian Terriand passed an examination bsferi the State Board of PharIflV- The examination was a v ®ry[stiff one and Lou was not cer- | ta in of the result until Monday reoe| ived a letter stat- ’ Mjjput he was one of the most gp< jpsful of the few men who had PlJb the examination. Just Mow lS no * n tentiyjj of going to but whenever he Wa W to change he h. good looaview and will not hWve to a lot of red tape, in Muskogee he met Frank and he says that Frank is things hum and is having fds of success in the ice cream

Henry Liohtenstager, who the 1 readers of the Democrat will re . i member, was so badly injured sevi oral weeks ago by being trampled and kicked by one of Frisinger & 1 Co. ’s largest Belgian horses, was able to drive to the park Tuesday. 1 This was the first time he has been [ out since the accident, and it will ; also be some time before he will be able to walk or use his limbs in i any manner. 1 Dick Neptune returned home Monday from Willshire, where he was at the bedside of his father, who has been sick for some time past. The father is much better , and strong hopes are entertained for his complete recovery. Mrs. J. D. Yager of Huntintgon, passed through the city this morning enroute to Pleasant Mills, where she will be the guest of Mrs. Bender and family. After abstaining from the use of the water that makes you wiggle for some six moons, John Stevens, an employe of A. Tubman, the interurban contractor, succeeded in getting delightfully dizzy Monday and as a result was taken to jail by Marshal Green. This morning he was was taken before Mayor Coffee, plead guilty to the charge of public intoxication, was fined $9.30, stayed the docket and was released. Stevens said that hard cider was to blame. Hoagland, Ind., Nov. 4.—W. W. Fulton, postmaster at this place, died early Friday morning, as the . result of paralysis, with which he i was stricken a few days ago. He was about fifty years old, and quite well known in this locality. He came here several years ago from Magley and has served as postmaster for three years, also operating the telephone exchange. He was unmarried and had no relatives in this locality. The remains will be taken to Grand Rapids, Michigan, where the funeral services are to be held., Flag day at District No. 6, Blue Creek township, Nov. 10, 1904, will be an entertainment given during which a beautiful flag will be formally presented to the school. The program is to consist of speeches, songs, dialogues and drills, closing with the presentation speech, delivered by Hon. John W. ■ Tyndall of Decatur. A special feature will also consist of an agricultural exhibit. A flag drill by i twelve of the pupils will be well worth one’s attendance. All friends of education and patriotism are requested to be present. Exeri cises to begin at 2:00 p. m. W. P. Merriman, Teacher. The Banker’s association has recently agreed to issue a money order very similar to the postoffioe money order. A blank order book is furnished the bank and they will issue an order on any reputable bank in the United States, Canada, England, Germany, France or any other foreign countries The ad vantage of this system over the draft is that in a large city a draft is so much more expensive than an express or postoffioe order that this order system was arranged to compete with the express companies and postoffioes. But in a city the size of Decatur there is little advantage to be gained as the draft is no more expensive than either postoffice or express money orders, and in fact less expensive in send ing large sums of monefy. Monday was the twenty-second birthday anniversary of Miss Veronica Brunnegraff and in honor of the occasion several of her lady friends planned and successfully carried out a surprise party which proved to be a mostdelighful event. Guests to the number of twenty assembled at the Brunnegraff home and as soon as the victim was pronounced to be out of danger, they began to play pedro and after a short series of games it was evident that Miss Tena Schurger and Lee Martin were the best players and they were awarded the first prizes. Miss Brunnegraff and Joe Harting were the players who won the booby prizes. Then came a surprise for the guests in the shape of a good, old-fashioned, country chicken supper. There was ever} thing . on the table that goes with such a Supper but it Was not long before a great deal of the good things had disappeared. Then came a good social time and it was not until a late hour that the guests left for their respective homes. Miss Brunnegraff was presented with a beautiful watch chain, as a token of the high esteem in which she is held by her many friends.

Douglas Dudgeon was on a' ’high horse” yesterday, and his wife telephoned to Sheriff Butler last night that he was breaking up all the furniture. She was advised to go to Berne and file an affidavit, and it is probable the authorities took charge of Douglas, unless he quieted down before they arrived. Monroe Blossom received a message last evening from Elwood stating that his son, Ben F.Blossom, who lives there had been seriously injured, having had his jaw broken. The message failed to state how the accident happened, but as Ben has been working in the tin plate I mill it is supposed that he was hurtin some way while working about the machinery there, His father will go to Elwood tomorrow to see him. A society event that is being looked forward to with a great deal of pleasure by the many people of this city who have received invitations, is the reception which will be given by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Robinson and daughter, Miss Lucile Franke, at their handsome country home—‘‘The Farm” today November the tenth. ‘‘The Farm” is “about half way between this city and Bluffton and several parties have been planned and most of the large livery rigs will be used to take the guests to the Robinson home. The event will be a grand opening for the winter’s society season. The Ladies’ Mite society of the M. E. church are arranging for their annual New England game dinner, which will be held at the M. E. lecture room Thursday of this week. Both dinner and supper will be served and the feasts will be the best of everything on earth. These game dinners have been given by the M. E. ladies for many years and the Decatur public know what they are. The menu includes various kinds of meats and all other necessary dishes and every one who can borrow or raise a quarter should attend. Remember the date. It’s Thursday. The ladies of the local Woman’s ’ Relief Corps who attended the district convention at Marion, Satur-' day, have all returned home and are loud in their praise of the success of the convention. The meet ing was well attended and the enthusiasm ran high. Mrs. Emma Studabaker of Bluffton presided over the convention and she did her work well, being, however, ably assisted by Mrs. John Malotte. who acted in the capacity of Junior Vice and Mrs. George Louthan as Senior Vice. A number of reports were heard from each organization in the district which showed a firstclass financial condition. By a unanimous vote Geneva Jlnd., was awarded the next district convention which will convene on October Ist. 1905. We are in receipt of a letter from Department Commander Daniel R. Lucas, of the G. A. R., giving information concerning the meeting of the Vicksburg National Park Commission which will be held on the battle field around Vicksburg the middle of th is month. Inclosed in the letter was advertising matter of the Big Four railroad giving rates and other information. The rate from Muncie, Ind., to Vicksburg and return is $17.15. The excursion will leave on Tuesday, November 15th. Mr. Lucas says that prominent civil war veterans and members of the G. A. R. from all parts of the country will be present and that the battlefield will be gone over, points of special interest pointed out for the placing of monuments, and in fact the great’battle and stage will practically be fought over again. John Houser, aged seventy-eight years of age, died Monday at four o’clock at the home of his .daughter, Mrs. Dan Haley on Mercer avenue, with whom he was making his home. His death was the result of an illness of several weeks’ duration from infirmities of old age and lung trouble combined. He was one of Adams county’s oldest citizens, having li' e I east of this city and with his daughter for the past forty-five years. His illness was brought on by contracting a heavy cold several weeks ago, which he could not rid himself of. The funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at the Alpha church northeast of this city at ten--thirty o’clock. The Rev. Luke will conduct the services and the interment will be made in the Alpha cemetery He leaves two daughter and i ‘f* son and a host of friends to mourn their loess.

Special. Special, Special. This means that these are special prices and are for this week only. Economical buyers come here because economy means saving. Remember this, that we sell only reliable merchandise, and we cheerfully refund your money if you are not satisfied. It remains for you to see that we do as we advertise. 17 quart heavy tin dish 2 pair men’s wool socks 03 Granite Berlin kettle 16 inch coal hod. Special pan. Special 31c Special2sc with lid. Special.. .. 25c 21c ———————————— “ Fancy stand lamps highly No. 2 frying pan. Special No. 8 all copper wash decorated. Special 92c 10c boiler. Special $1 87 ~ , , r Good hammer _ _ . —- IQe No. 8 copper bottom tea 100 piece decorated dinner 3 bars Fairbanks Glycerkettle. Special ... —42c set. Specials6.ll ine tar soap. Special 10c ! 8 quart granite preserving 7 ft. cloth window shade. 1 gallon galvanized oil Crimp top lamp chimneys, kettle. Special 41c Special 21c can. Special 15c Special.. 4c

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Portland. Ind., Nov. 9.—Dr. C. E. Line, paster of the First Methodist ohuroh, received notice Monday from Frank G; Browne, editor of the Western Christian Advocate, Cincinnati, Ohio, that the North Indiana conference which is to be held in this city in 1905, will convene on April sth. Bishop Spellmyer one of the new bishops of the Methodist church, will be present during the conference. C. J. Lutz, chairman of the committee having in charge the Clover Leaf railroad proposition will go to Toledo, Wednesday morning where be will be busy for two days’ consulting with Clarence Brown general attorney for the Clover Leaf, arranging for the election to be held here for a bonus to secure the shops and division. The coming of this splendid improvement includmg the round house, ice plant, coal docks and necessary shops to Decatur is assured. The election will bo called within ten days said Mr. Lutz today. President Shonts, Superintendent Williams and other officials came here Saturday afternoon and the bargain was closed in a few minutes. The amount to be donated by Decatur ’ and Washington township is $28,000 for which we will receive improvements of over SIOO,OOO. The sum mentioned to be raised here will be used to buy forty-two acres of land and erect a round house, the company furnishing the money for the other improvements. The committee has options on thirty one acres of land and condemnation proceedings will be necessary to se cure the Elick and Sells ground. 1 This will be begun within a few days. The company are anxious to begin work at once and the election will occur within a month, prob--1 ably. Within another year Decatur will be a thriving railroad ' town. This is by far the most important step in Decatur’s history and the result of the election will certainly be overwhelmingly for the subsidy. How long will it be before Indiana drops from the ranks of wheat ■ growing states? The state has been losing ground of late years, and the indications are that the ■ yield will be further reduced. Seed . men, who have a pretty good way of finding out the tendency, say that the acreage of wheat in Indiana next year will not be one-half - what it was this year. A very lib- [ oral estimate of this year’s yield I puts it at 15,000,000 bushels. If t the acreage is reduced one-half and , the average per acre is no better than it was this year, Indiana will not raise enough wheat to feed her ( chickens. There are several reasons for the going back of Indiana as a wheat state. Years ago all of the geographies in naming the big wheat states, had Indiana pretty i well up in the list. The oil territory is spreading steadily and naturally the farmers who held cil . lands found that they could reap a better harvest by leasing to devel- ■ opera than by planting it in wheat, subject to the caprices of a fickle climate. Up in the northwestern ■ part of the state the farmers have . turned to the raising of onions and cucumbers on a large scale, and ■ their experience has shown them that their land would return a profit from SIOO to $l5O per acre, something never r.o be dreamed of from a wheat field. In the central . part of the state the growing of I tomatoes has been an increasing i industry during the past few years, tfie profits being almost twice as large as those returned by wheat. The development of the coal fields | I and the clay banks in other parts 1 lof the state had a part in reducing | tlxc wheat yield. 4

COURT NEWS Bank of Berne vs Samuel Tombleson et al, default as to defendants Tumbleson and W. F. Johnson. Judgment against them for $10.93. —o— John Gasser vs Elias Reisen defendant ruled to answer by November 21st. —o— The C. B. & C. railway cases were appealed to the appelate court today, after Judge Erwin refused to grant a new trial. —o— Merryman & Sutton entered their appearance for the defendant in the divorce case of James L. Wagner vs Pearl Wagner. The plaintiff was ordered to pay into court sls for defendant's use. The Fort Wayne & Springfield interurban railway is, now an assured fact, and those who have been agitating the proposition that the road would never be completed will now be compelled to retract all former accusations and admit that the proposition and proposed improvement is a reality. A special meeting of the stockholders of this road was held yesterday afternoon and last evening, which was presided over by W. H. Fledderjohann, its president, and was one of the most harmonious and best attended meetings this road has as yet held; the represented stock present, being, 1071 shares. The main object of this meeting was to decide upon the issuance of $300,000 worth of bonds, which were to be gilt edge and saleable upon the New York market, these bonds to bear interes at the rate of six per cent, payable semi-annually and to be sold at par, which motion was carried by a unanimous vote, and the attorney, W. H. Koenig, ordered to prepare the same. This J company has up to the present time issued $147,000 worth of stock and arrangements were made today to sell $153,000 more which will close the sale of stock in this line. With the sale of this $153,000 worth of stock the line is an assured fact and insures the completion of the road, as the managers of the line will now be able to pay for everything in cash, as this amount will produce sufficient funds, and the work may be pushed more rapidly All work on the grading of the line has been completed and all bridges set up and ready for use, with the exception of two small ones. Work on the mammoth power house, > which will be 102 feet long by fiftysix feet in width, when completed is well under construction. I A special concrete block, twentyfour feet wide by twenty-seven feet long and thirteen feet high, has been built, which will be used for a foundation for the engines. ,Word was received today by Manager Fledderjohann that the three 250 horse-power Sterling boilers were on the road, and would reach here some time next week. The steel rails, which, however, have not as yet been ordered, will be contracted for next week, allowing thirty days in which to manufacture them and thirty days in which to lay the rails, would mean the completion of the road at a date not later than May Ist, 1905, at which time the managers of the road emphatically declare cars will be running bet ween this city and Fort Wayne. Under all the existing circumstances the managers of this line are to be congratulated upon their success in this gigantic structure, and when | completed will tie one of the bist | lines in th? country. i

Mrs. H. L. Conter entertained at a euchre party last night and though the election returns marred the pleasures of some of the democratic guests, still the event was, under the circumstances, delightfully pleasant. At point euchre Miss Biss Congloton, Mrs. A. E. Pease and Mrs. T. M. Reid were even for first honors. Mrs. Rose cut the lucky card and secured first prize, while the booby went to Miss Victoria Stone The refreshments were an important feature of the entertainment, and the occasion was a very pleasant one. DOCTOR WELLS COMING. Dr. Wells the well known specialist, of Fort Wayne, will make a professional visit to Decatur and Berne, next- Tuesday, Nov. 15th, and will be at the Murray hotel in Decatur from 7 to 12 a. m., and the Cottage Hotel in Berne from 1 to 3 p. m. Dr. Wells cures Rupture, all diseases of the Rectum and all diseases of the skin. He many oases of rupture without an operation or detention from business. He can determine if you are curable by this method by an examination, and invites those who are ruptured to call upon him. Dr. Wells’ succ ss in the treatment of rectal diseases is not surpassed by that of the worst cases of piles no difference how bad or of how long standing. He will make no charge for treating any case that he can not cure If you have a bad case come and see him He is willing to treat you and leave it to you as to whether yomreoeive satisfactory results or not He is the only specialist in the country who is making suoh an offer. If you have any kind of skin disease you should see Dr. Wells. He especially I® IIP desires those who are suffering from eczema to consult him, as he pas never yet found a < ase that he I could not cure. If yon have any j form of eczema, tetter or salt ’rheum he will cure you or make nocharge. If you are suffering from chronic constipation, it may be due some form of obstruction in the rectum, either from pile tumors or rectal pockets, and you should consult Dr. Wells and ascertain the factsin the case. Many ladies who are supposed to be suffering from “female weakness” are in reality suffering from the effeets of an impacted rectum bearing down upon the pelvic structures, which produces reflex bladder troubles and inflamation of the pelvic organs. An irritable [bladder is frequently relieved as if by magic by curing ulceration or other [diseases in the reel tn. Those desir-, ,o see the doctor are requested to call early in the morning. Ladies who prefer to consult him home at may make suoh an uch an arrangement by re--iue«t. Consultation free and confidential. H. O. WELLS, M, D. Fort Wayne, Ind.