Decatur Democrat, Volume 48, Number 45, Decatur, Adams County, 12 January 1905 — Page 3

Unclaimed letters remaining un rS' called for at the’postoffice are H. H. F Wise, E. L. Miller, D E. Aayer, Louis P. Fredreck, Arthur Dear moud, AnnaFostner, Charles Welch --. " Earl Coverdale left Monday C : for Tiffin, Ohio, to attend *he fuy' I ’. neral of Mrs Schabaoher who died, t at Chicago. Earl roomed and - boarded with Mrs. Schabaoher while attending school at Chicago. A postal card from George Steele 1 and John Ward, two Adams county A'',’ boys, traveling through the West, was written from Berkeley, California, and says, “We are still in California, but expect to leave here in a few days, as there is nothing to do. j..,„ We may stop in Portland, Oregon, a few weeks. We are well and en joying the trip.” . Auditor C. D. Lewton has issued a call for the county council to meet January 13. The object of the call - is for the purpose of appropriating ■monies from the funds which show an excess to the general fund, and G 4 from theie will be paid out in taking up outstanding orders and the payment of other bills against the general fund. This would be a funny place if —- built upon a plan that suited kick- " ers everywnere—woman, child and man. It would be a crooked bulging sadly out-of-line affair, and we wculd do a lot of things that now we do not dare; we’d knock the stuffin’ out of this, change that all about—we’d turn some things up side down and others inside out; [' , and when we got it fixed to suit there’d be an awful row—and it's a cinch that folks would kick lots , Er worse than they do now.—Exchange. Mr. and Mrs. Nat Popkins Sunday afternoon and evening enter tained a number of their friends at their beautiful home on Fifth street, and from all reports the occasion will be long remembered by those — present. The afternoon was devotj/* ed to playing numerous games. At r promptly six o’clock all the guests were invited to step into the spa- ' , clous dinin'? roomwhere they were seated at a table on which all the —_ dainties of the season were presented, and a meal fit for a king was -J served After the dinner wsa fin41 shed the evening was deilgntfully spent in numerous pasttimes, and at a late hour all departed, voting Mr. and Mrs. Popkings fine enter i|". tainers. There are tn be four eclipses during the year 1905. Two of these are to be eclipses of the sun and two of the moon, but only one of them will be visable in this portion of the country. This will be a partial eclipse of the moon, which will oc- ~ cur on the night of August 14-15 and which will be visable in all parts of North and South America. There wiil be a total eclipse of the sun August 30, which will be visable in the eastern part of North America, the north Atlantic ocean and in Europe. The other ecilpse of the year is an eclipse of the moon February 19-20, which will be visable in America, but which will be noticeable in Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. An annual eclipse of the sun will occur March 6, visible * only in Australia, Polynesia and , South Indian ocean. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Schafer were • host and hostess for about thirtv V guests Wednesday at a six o'clock i dinner. The event took place at their beautiful Monroe street home, A*’ and was one of the most enjoyable " social events of the year, being in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Schafer s ■’*' wedding anniversary, and Mr. Schafer’s twenty-seventh birthday. The guests were the employees of the Schafer Hardware store and their families, including Messrs, and Mesdames Fred Schafer, J. B. Meibers and daughter, Wilda Watts and daughters, Al Gerard, John Spuller, Cortis Campbell, Albert Graber, Harvey Schroll, Joe Harris and eon and daughter and Messrs. Fred Ashbauoher and Martin Weil and. The dinner was an elaborate X one. and the guests were by no A means slighting in thei» praises. Such events are not only delight- . ful, but serve to draw employer and employee closer together, and X as a result each reaps a benefit from the other’s services. Following the feast came a most pleasant evening with “pit” as the favorite game. J. B Meibers proved himself a nervy stock broker, but after baying up all the wheat in the world, became so excited he T couldn’t say “corner,’’ and before he knew what was going on his big fortune was lost. The event will remain-A hannv lemernbrance for the years to come.

* W.’ A. Kuebler left Monday for Tiffin, Ohio, to attend the funeral of his aunt, 1 Mrs. Schabaoher, who died in Chicago. Mrs. Schabacher was the mother of Miss Callie Schabaoher who visited here during the past summer with Mr. and Mrs. Kuebler. C. E. Neptune and family left Monday for Paragould, Arkansas, where they will make their future home. Dr. Neptune has resided in Decatur for many years, and is held in the highest esteem as are also his family. They leave this city with the sincere regret of a large circle of friends, each of whom wishes them the best success possible in their new home in the Southwest. We commend them to the citizens of Paragould with the guarantee that they are as good people as ever traveled from Hoosierland. Mr. Neptune is a thorough business man and deserves the success he is sure to achieve. Rev. Valentine closed a successful series of lectures'here Wednesday his subject being “Union, the Battle Cry of Freedom.” While the attendance was not up to the usual standard, the big church was well filled and the interest intense. He compared the pitriotisin of our country to the patriotism of our Great Fatherland—Heaven. As he closed his lecture he spoke in his earnest ana sincere manner of his hope for a future when we shall all gather around a common altar and when he read in that sacred hymn “Nearer My God to Thee,” there were many damp eyes in the audience. Father Valentine expressed his thanks to the press and public for their courteous treatment and said that he truly regretted leaving Decatur, and hoped to return within the year. He will go from here to Cincinnati. The Saturday Marion NewsTribune said: At a meeting of the town council of Van Buren last night there were two applcations for traction franchises and a third man, R. F. Cummins, representing a number of the stockholders of the Kokomo, Marion and Western Traction company, askd e if his company might get a franchise. Dan Bolds and others of Van Buren are also bent on securing the right of way through the city, although they have no company incorporated The interstate company was representing last night byMohn E. Clark of Marion, counsel lor the company : A. L. Sharpe, of Blutffon, president, and Fred M. Caldwell, of Marion, genera] manager of the company. Mr. Sharpe and Mr. Caldwell stated last night that the franchise through Van Buren is granted and they believe that be fore another winter they will have oars running over the line as far as east as Bluffton. When he was asked last might when his company intended to begin grading the roadbed, Mr. Caldwell said energetically : “Just as soon as the frost is out of the ground we will begin at Marion.” W. H. Fledderjohan, president of the Fort Wayne & Springfield I nterurban railway, informed us that (the bonds that were recently issued by this company have arrived and are now ready for the market. These bonds are put up in a neat manner, being made by an eastern concern of reputation. There are 600 of these gold bonds, which are valued at SSOO each, and guarantee 5 per cent annually, payable on June Ist and December Ist of each year. The bonds are is-med to run fortv years. The company has only $40,000 worth of bonds to dispose of, as the balance —s26o,ooo—have already been sold. Mr. Fledderjohan stated that last evening the company contracted with T. W. Shelton, of Akron, Ohio to act in the capacity of general superintendent of the road. Mr. Shelton is fully competent, having had sixteen years’ experience, and during the past year has been connected with the Evansville & Princton line. It is Mr. Shelton’s intention to move to this city with his family in a few weeks, and make this his future home, so that he may be able to push the line to completion as soon as the weather will permit. Next week a number of representatives of the different car manufacturers will be in the city bidding on the interurban oars, as the contract will then be let. The company will at present purchase four cars, three being compartment cars, consisting of smoking room, ladies' room and baggage room, andfone express car. These cars will be up to date in every respect, being fifty one feet long and to weigh forty ton.

Sheriff Johnson, of Bluffton, passed through our city Monday enroute to Auburn, Ind., having in charge one Charles Zearenfuss, who is wanted at Auburn on a parential char. e. Sheriff Johnson made the arrest yesterday, having been notified bv the Auburn police to be on the lookout for such a man. Zearenfuss gave his age as twentytwo. The young people of Bluffton and vicinity are soon to be afforded an opportunity of a fine business education here at home, saving the expense and disadvantages of going away for the training. The Bluffton Business college will be opened next Monday in t-e postoffice block and will be a permanent institution affording all the advantages of other business colleges There will be classes in bookkeeping, stenography, typewriting, commercial law, mathematics, etc. For particulars see P. A. Allen or J. W. Lester.—Bluffton News. This is the season of the year when proprietors and clerks in nearly all stores take advantage of the “fall off” in business and close their business places at six o’clock. The system is a good one and gives the men an opportunity to enjoy their evenings at home, become acquainted with their families, as it were. The dry goods, and clothing men began the early closing hours Monday, and yesterday a similar agreement was made by the hardware merchants, includng Laman & Lee, Loch & Dirkson, Brittson Myers and the Schafer Hardware company, and last night their stores were closed. It is said but few business houses make expenses after supper during this season of the year, and the hours may just as well be devoted to enjoying life’s pleasures. The early closing hours will continue during January, February and March. W. J. Basheiler, a brakeman on the Grand Rapids railroad, his run being on the local freight, was quite badly injured here at the freight house. He together with several other brakemen were unloading a heavy piece of casting, which necessitated the use of crowbars, and while thus engaged the bar that he was using slipped and he was hurled upwards, striking with considerable force over the left eye, knocking him down. His fellow workmen carried him to the depot and Dr. J. M. Miler was summoned, and upon examination found a severe cut over the left eye, which required several stitches to close. The Ipwer eye lid of the left eye was completely severed. The doctor dressed his wounds and he was taken back to Fort Wayne on the 3:17 train. Dr. Miller stated, however, that the eye ball was not injured in the least, and that the eyesight was not impaired in any way, which owing to the heavy blow received was quite miraculous. Benjamin H. Oestemeyer, aged seventy-one years, one of Adams county’s most respected citizejns, died at his home seven miles north east of this city Thursday morning at ten o’clock, after a short illness. Death resulted from strangulated hernia. Mr. Oestemeyer took sick Monday morning, being trcubled with the above named disease for some time. A severe attack at this time forced him to his bed from which he never arose. Dr. S. D. Beavers and Dr. J. 8. Boyers were called, and Monday afternoon agreed that an operation was the only means of saving his life, which however, as only a mere chance, as his condition was serious. Monday afternoon the doctors performed the operation., The patient rallied nicely after the same was through with, which gave the family some hope, but in a few hours he grew worse and rapidly failed until this morning when death occurred. He was one of Adams county’s oldest citizens, having resided at his present homestead for fifty-four years, coming to this county when the same was a wilderness. He was a member of the Fuelling church, and a faithful Christian. He was held in the highest esteem by his neighbors and his word was always construed as the best bond possible. He was fair in all his dealings, his motto being honesty. The wife and children have not onfr lost a good and kind husband and father, but the community at large have lost a worthy and conscientious citizen. He leaves a wife, five daughters and four eons to mourn their loss. The funeral arrangements were not completed at the hour of going to preps.

I The Interstate Traction company of Bluffton, represented by D. A Chiles, of Warren, presented a petition for a franchise through part of Huntington county to the county commissioners. They ask that the board grant them the right to build and maintain a trolley line from a point on the Salamonie township 1 line along the state road to Warren, and out again. The franchise asked is for 99 yeais, and the right to run a limited service is also asked. Two cents a mile is to the maximum fare. The petition was carried over for further investigation. This is the Marion-Lima line. A merchant in a neighboring town states that his advertising last year cost him forty cents on every hundred dollars worth of merchandise sold. He used a half page together with a good showing of local liners and was represented in every issue of both town papers. This year he has contracted for a full page and declares that he shall continue to advertise as long as people continue to read newspaper.s. The biggest and best merchants m the world be lieve in newspaper advertising. The man who ignores it may succeed for a time, but he will have to give way to the competitor who steps in and makes better use of his opportunities. It will be remembered that on last Friday the home of Burley Plinee in Jefferson township was partially destroyed by fire, the result of an explosion which occurred while he was attempting to start a fire with kerosene. The house was saved, but the interior greatly damaged. This morning the Old Adams County Bank received a package of ten and twenty dollar bills from Mr. Rhine, who desires them exchanged, and which show the result of the fire. Among them were two twenty dollar gold certifi cates, which caused no little talk among those who have seen them. The heat seems to have worked different upon them. On one, the eagle and border is drawn out or raised into a beautiful gold color, while the other is silver. The bills are destroyed and are even prettier than when new. Cashier Allison will forward them to the Washington department and exchange them for new bills. It is quite probable that within the next few months many Indiana men will accept positions in Pana ma to assist in building the canal which is to connect the Gulf of Mexico with the Pacific ocean. The civil service commission has just given out its statement showing the requirements made by the government for the men who go to work on the canal, and with the statement comes the call for workmen to go to that country to assist in building the waterway. One of the copies of the civil service statement has reached ’ ere, and some of the items contained in the statement will interest the public in general and those who might contemplate taking positions in Panama. Laborers between the ages cf wenty-five and fifty years will be accepted and their wages will be fixed at from $75 to $83.33 per month. Those wishing to be general foremen must be between the ages of twenty-five and fifty years and will receive from SIOO to $125 per month for their services. Three years’ experience in handling gangs of laborers is required for the general foremen, however. Assistant foremen shall be between the ages of twenty-five and forty years, and will receive from SSO to S6O per month. A table showing the percentage taken into account in accepting the workmen is given as follows: Age, 20 ]>er cent: physical condition, 20 per cent; experience, 60 j>er cent. All men who wish to take positions with the government in helping to build the Panama canal are requested to apply to the civil service de partment of the government. If accepted the men will be given free transportation from any seapor of this county to the scene of the work. It is believed hundreds of men from different parts of the county will make application for positions and the civil service authortities think it will not be a difficult matter to secure all the workmen necessary to complete the canal, as the wages given are very good and the work no harder than men do in many pints of this GQuntry for $1 per day It is thought quite likely in the hundreds who will go to Panama some will accept positions from this city or county. 1 ~

Rae Kraus is an expert needle worker and during her confinement in the jail here spent all her snare time making fancy needle work. At the reformatory she finds much consolation in her sewing and works unceasingly while awaiting the visits of her husband which have now dwindled from daily to monthly occurrences. Since she has regained the confidence of her husband, the weight of her crime, that of having killed his only daughter seems to bear lightly upon her troubled conscience and she lives now only in anticipation of his visits and the time when she may, if ever, be freed, that she may. again take up her abode with him. Will Krauss loved his daughter, no one has ever denied that, but since her death his love for his wife, the murderer of his only child, has grown until the memory of his beloved daughter has almost vanished. His actions since his wife’s conviction have been the source of much uncomplimentary talk among the people here. —Hartford City Gazette James P. Haefling was remembered in the distribution of bouquets handed out by the minority m&nbers of the state senate. He is on the slate for' assistant secretary of the senate, and his name will be placed before that august body for election. Os course it is nothing but formality, and Jim will hardly reach the quarter post, but it is nevertheless a recognition that bears with it an honor that is pleasing to Mr. Haefling and his friends. At this early stage we already see the fine Italian hand of Senator Tyndall through whose influence this selection was made. Adams county recognizes the honor, and hopes that in two years such a slate will be a winner. Both parties have held their caucusses and the official life of both house and senate are known. Lewis P. Sharpe of Fort Wayne, won out for chief door keeper, all these appointments being decided by a plunder committee, appointed for that purpose. Governor Durbin’s message will not be read until tomorrow, an unusual custom. The reason assigned is that they want to hold the legislators to hear the messagethroughout, and it seems impossible to accomplish this on the first day.

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A report is going along the Clover Leaf that road will soon put on motor cars to compete against eleotrio lines, and an official of the company has informed the News that there is really some foundation for the rumor. Gasoline motors are being examined with a view to adopting them for service between Decatur and Frankfort to compete with the Kokomo, Marion & Western between Kokomo and Marion, and if possible to head off the construction of a line between Bluffton and Marion. This will make the fourth company that is figuring on better transportation facilities for this territory. The Clover Leaf would find more benefit from motor cars than many other lines on the portion of its road it proposes to equip for the reason that many of the towns it traverses are within easy reach of its tracks. At Liberty Center, Warren, Van Buren, Marion and Kokomo the tracks are close to the business portion of the city and therefore the motor oars would get about as close to the traveling public as an electric line would.—Bluffton News. The Decatur Fire company had their regular meeting and transacted business of importance including the election of officers to act for the ensuing year. This meeting disclosed the fact that the fire company was in much better shape than one year ago, and were improving daily, and under the supervision of Fire Chief Helm, would in a short time rank among the foremost of its kind in the state. The members of, its company are all hardworking boys and do their utmost to save property at a fire, and should be encouraged by the citizens for their good work, when it is taken into consideration what these companies have to work with. The officers that were elected last even ing were as follows: If Assistant fire chief, Wai Wemhoff; department secretary, Otto Bremerkamp; department treasurer, Jacob Eady; hose company No. 1., foreman and secretary, Burt Dibble. Hose Co. No. 2, foreman, George Meihls; secretary, Col. Foreman; hook and ladder foreman, Chas. Ernst; secretary, Otto Bremerkamp; fire police, Frank Oldigus; Col. Foreman and Burt Dibble. Only one new member was taken in last evening, and that was Harry Cordua.