Decatur Democrat, Volume 48, Number 50, Decatur, Adams County, 16 February 1905 — Page 3

11 OR. CANADA I JI Ophthalmic Specialist. I IB — . 1 ~ ■ '*■ ■ s f ■ I'ra.’tice limited to the octree- ■ !■ , f ofthee.ve. Glasses ■ | <o relieve strain, with its ■ ..‘....rotis functional symptoms: 15 !■ io’improve vlsimi and for loss of Jg I I / mmo.lation due to aue. ■ I I references the best. J At Dr. Coverdale’s office, at K U Decatur, Ind., ■ II TUESDAY. MARCH 7. 1905 I ■ ■ Wilt tut Adler has one of the that unlocks the box of money the Schafer Hardware store. J^K| ien rhe other is found the money K H be counted and divided. BS The rurral route carriers and city EM t ji carriers will be granted a day on Wednesday, February 22nd, .(count of Washington's birth anniversary, which is a naholiday. The pistoffioe on day will be open from Ba. m. BA 10 a. m. (■Mr and Mrs. C. K. Bell, Mr. and j^B r . .1 T Merryman, Miss Francis Master Robert Merryman en■Hiyed a sleigh ride Friday to the IHnnie of Mr. Merryman's mother, lives southwest of the city, HBhere they were entertained in a manner. One of the T f eatures and not the least by means, was the biz dinner.

A Bluffton girl had some powered charcoal for tooth cleaning urnoses near her powdering puff. I’hen an admirer rang she was in he dark. She snatched up the uft gave it a dab into the charoal, passed it hastily over her ice, we it down stairs into the ght, chapel gracefully for half n hour and came back to light up nd looked into the looking glass, ler feelings may be imagined. A crowd of Decatur people Thnrsav evening took advantage of the leighing and drove to the home of fr and Mrs. Henry r Colter, at hbo, where they were entertained tan old fashioned supper. Those fho enjoyed the trip were Mr. and fra. C. H. Colter, Mr. and Mrs. J. iasberger, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Heyers, Mrs. Dan Berry, Mrs. T. 1 Blosser. Misses Dessie Berry ind Bessie Parker and Messrs. MA Frisinger. Jesse Daily and Louis Holthouse Willian Bockenoyer. conmisioner of Allen county, and well known here, who lives three miles list of Hoagland, was stricken with leart trouble Friday and came very near dying. He was on his way to Fort Wayne, and had reached Hoagland, when the attack came on. He wa< supp >sed to be dying for some time, but a physician who was called succeeded in rallying him after three hours' work. He was taken home and is reported better today. His physician attributes the attack to the cold weather. Mr. Hockemever being chilled through and through. He will have to be verv careful about exposing himself hereifter. Clem Knoff, charged with assaulting Dee Jackson, with intent to kill, was released from jai Thursday his mother signing a bend in the sum of ssoo for his appearance before 'Squire J. H. Smith next Friday, February 17rh. Young Jackson is still suffering c .n<iderable an I his ooud'tion last evening was more serious than at any time since he received the injuries. Today he is in a semi conscious condition an 1 is suffering considerable with pains about the head. It is believed he will get along all r ight, though further complications during the next few davs may prove serious. Young Will Weimer, who was with Jackton when the trouble occurred, called last evening and informed us in gentle tones that the st itement that Dee had struck Knott on the arm with a hammer was "a dirty black lie.” He is entitled to his belief, but Knoff still has an ugly bruise which he claims was put there bv a hammer bio w. The trial of Knoff will no doubt straighten out the story. In the meantime we will try to state the facts as we learn them—nothing more. Mr. Knoff insists and says he can prove that he owed only a menth's rent when the ejectment, notice was served on him and he at once tendered the money to Mrs. Crandel. who refused it, saying she wanted the house.

The estate of David Kooher, deceased, w as probated at the county clerks' office Thursday. John Huser was appointed administrator, and filed his bond in tho sum of $4,600. The doctors have made another discovery; oi rather have discovered another organ that has no particular duty to perform except to bring pain and suffering to mankind, and they are now proposing to “cut it out.'' Tae tonsil is doomed and is nc longer looked upon with favor by the surgeon. It breeds disease and causes trouble and is of no particular benefit to anyone and therefore a fit subject for the knife.

- Bedford, Ind., Feb. 10.—Deputy Prosecutor Fletcher today dismissed the charge against Elmer Browning who was held to the grand jury after a preliminary hearing jointly with Frank Evans, charged with the murder of Miss Sarah Schafer. The prisoner was at once released. The preliminary trial of “Dude” Cook and Jack Alton on charges of perjury, resulting from their testimony during the preliminary hearing of Evans and Browning, came today and the defendants were granted a change of venue. “Dude" Cook will be heard Monday, February 27. Aoton, who was unable to furnish bond, will appear tomorrow afternoon. The stork disappears ana we look into the cradle and behold a male child. After running the gauntlet of measles, mumps and chickenpox he enters school. At the age of ten he is a redheaded, freckle-faced’boy and the terror of the neighborhood. At the age of twelve he is an apprentice in a printing office. At eighteen he has acquired two oases of long primer and an army press, and he is the editor of a county newspaper. At twenty he is mar ried. At thirty he is bald headed, st iop shouldered and the father of a large family. At thirty-five he is a eorpse in a cheap pine coffin, and as 500 delinquent subscribers file, past his bier for the last look, they r • heard to say: “He was a good fellow, but he could'nt save his money. ’’ The firiti of Mann Christen, of this city. Saturday received the contract at Hoagland to construct the new SB,OOO Antioch Evangelical Lutheran church, their price being the lowest out of seven bids. The church is to be a handsome brick building, with all the modern con venienoes, and to have a large seating capacity. The contract calls that work must tie started on the construction of the same in the early spring and the’ same rushed to completion as soon as possible. This firm has been very successful during the past two years in secur ing church contiacts and all of their work in the past has given perfect satisfaction and their buildings are handsome structures. They aro certainly to be congratulated upon their success. They expect to secure several similar contracts dur ing the year. Auditor Lewton has completed a recapitulation of the value of lands, lots, improvements, personal property. railroad values, together with • mount of the different tax funds f ir 1904. >md which is payable this year. B’ townships the total valuation with mortgage exemption tik'i out. is, Union, $545,055; Riot. $880,440; Preble. $791,795; Kirkland. $660 585; Washington. $1,115,840; St. Mary's, $744,235; Blue Creek, $650,195; Monroe, $1,055,635; French. $647,325; Hartford. $983,860; Wabash, $1,057,825; Jefferson, $634,765; Decatur, $1,791,240; Geneva. $393 310; Berne. $669,585; total valuation. $12,607,220. The total tax on the above valuation is Union. $9,705.40; Root $15,252.32; Preble, $13,786.73; Kirkland. $11,721.13; Washington, $25,321 74; St. Mary's $16,552.17; Blue Creek. $11,828.67; Monroe. $20,904.67; French. $7,245.86; Hartford. $15,102.30: Wabash. $19,752 96; Jefferson, sll,lOß 96;D cat,ur. $70,088.82; Geneva, $15,345 88; Berne. $21,104.42; total taxes. $284,822.23. Os the various funds of the countv their total are county tax $49,540.78; township $12,528 81; tuition. $18,982 46; special school. $28,190.59; road $10,849.17; «peMal road, $5,723.18; poor, $1366/g8; ditch. $30.32: librarv. $537.38; corporation, $36,934.94; sinking. $10.097 44; gravel road repair. $11.359.48; mrevlim routs, $56,111.55; the balance. $14,570.05'’g0es to the state. Decatur pays $17,016.88 on macadam roads. The total number of polls is $3,758.

The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. George Arnold, who reside in Preble, died Wednesday. The funeral services will lie held Saturday morning at the house and interment will be made in the Six Mile cemetery, near Bluffton. A big boy baby made its appearance at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Stewart Wednesday, Mr. Stewart is employed at the Journal office, and is hardly able to work today, owing to his excitement. Both mother and babe are doing well. A bill has been introduced in con gress which provides that any oon cern that stamps the words "United States assay" on articles of gold or silver shall be subject to a maximum penalty of ss,oooand a year's imprisonment. The articles so marked shall be forfeited to the government. There is at present no law against the use of the words “United States assay" on gold and silver articles. It makes us tired to pick up a little city daily or two-by-four country paper and see the often used headline, "Advice to Farmers," under which will appear a stick full or two of matter containing a warning against lightning rod ]>eddlers, gold brick men or seed oats swindlers. Great Scott I Don't you know boys' that the farmer is the hardest fellow in the world to fool, and is no more in need of these little squibs of advice than the dweller in the marble fronts of Ihe city? In fact, not so much, for dollars to doughnuts no Mrs. Chadwick could work off a Carnegie on a farmer. The “Hey Rube" time has vanished far hence, and the modern farmer, with his telephnoe and papers, magazine and library and frequent trips about the country, is piste 1 and fully up to the times. He has quit blowing out the gas and wearing a little bunch of whiskers on his ohm, and is now lending his city cousin money to carry on business and buy his evenins clothes. And when he dresses up for a trip abroad with his wife, you can t tell whether he belongs to Pea Ridge or New York's four hundred. Just let the farmer alone. He’ll take care of himself all right, and take pleasure in doing it.—Oisian News. John Sheehan, aged eighty-one years dropped dead at one o'clock Friday afternoon, in the barn on the old John Colchin property near the old cemetery, while feeding his stock. For several cays the old man had not been feeling well, complaining of a pain about his heart to his daughter, Mrs. Eva Hill, but this morning got up feeling in the best of health. He ate a hearty dinner and together with his daughter proceeded 11 the above named place to feed his stock, there being no one else present. Mrs. Hill pumped several buckets and Mr. Sheehan carried it to the stock in the barn. He then proceeded to give the horses fodder and had started to clexn up the totaole. His daughter had turned and was looking after other stock, when she heard a fall. She turned around and saw her father on the barn floor gasping for breath. 1 She at once knelt beside him and lifted his head, he saving at the time, “Oh Eva, your hands are so cold." and with a final gasp expired. Surrounding neighbors [bearing "a scream hastened to the barn, where they tried to comfort Mrs. Hill, who was broken down with grief. Some one in the meantime had telephoned to Dr. J M. Miller, and Li a short time he arrived and ordered the body taken to Hill's house, which is situated just north of Carrol's elevator office in the 'Shtudabaker property. Mr Sheehan was barn in Ohio, on the 9th day of June, 1823, and came to this countv when he was sixteen years of age, residing here ever since, and being one of the early settlers of Adams county. He followed the farming business for a nunflier of years, until old age and ill health forced him to quit. He had lived in the Studabaker property for nearly a year, and during 1 that time had been in the best of health, and had been doing work about the house all winter. Yes terday he came into the house from splitting wood and said, to his daughter, that he was hating I considerable trouble with his heart, but at that time was not forced to go to bed. This Wo-ning he got up and insisted doing his morning's work, and at noon went with his daughter to the place where hist death occurred. No arrangements had vet been made for the funeral services.

A Missouri editor refuses to publish obituary notices of people, who while living, failed to subscribe for his paper, and gives this pointed reason: “People who do not take their home paper are dead anyway, and their passing away has no news value. ’’ The B in Ton club met Thursday with Miss Gertrude Radamacher and playe I whist. Misses Katie Mvlott and Rose Tounellier won first prizes and Tena Radamacher and Gertrude Bremerkamp the boobies. Refreshments were served and at a late hour the club adjourned to meet next week with Miss Dude Voglewede. The Berne News Saturday told of the experience two boys had with a maddened bull, as follows: "Mon day afternoon, while Perry Clymer and Crawford Farlow were water ing a large bull, belonging to William Farlow, east of town, the animal suddenly charged upon Clymer, forcing him to the ground. The anima] held Clymei down by kneeling on him and made an attempt to gore him with his horns. Young Farlow, who did not lost his presence cf mind, directed the bull's at tention toward himself, giving Clymer a chance to free himself. Farlow grabbed the rope tied around the bull's horns and twisted it a.bout a post so the animal could not move. Clymer is seriously in j ired. receiving several scalp wounds and bruises about the face and shoulders. There is alway two sides to every affair, and such seems to have been the fact in the Knoff-Jackson trouble AVedn°sday, in fact there are s i many different stories afloat that we are led to believe there are many sides to this story. Young Jackson is very much improved this morning and will undoubtedlv r’cover unless some unforseen complication Jarises. He was uncons nous hours and this morning his face is badly swollen, both eyes being tight shut. Had he been struck a quarter inch lower, death would no doubt have been instantaneous ;as it was he had a nirrow esoapi. Tho outer skull was fractured, but not serioulsy. After interviewing interested parties on bith sides we have came to the conclusion that the correct story is practically as follows: Mrs. Crandel owned a little house on South Twelfth street, which was occupied liv Clem Knoff and family. Knoff her two months’ rent and she had begun ejectment procledings, which w«re thwarted by the fact that Knoff's little baby was quite sick. Yesterday nuon she sent her two grandsons, Dee Jack sin and Will Weimer, over to the house with orders to remove the doors and windows, expecting to freeze the family out of her house. When the boys began work Clem went to his mother's home and consulted his brother, Ralph. They decided the boys were tresspassing and had no right to molest the bouse while Clem was in possession of same. Clem and Ralph returned to the house to order them tout They entered one from the front and one from the rear, and as they did so. Jiokion and Weimar fed. Clem followed Jackson and Ralph was chasing Weimer, expect ing so ’they say, to drive them from the premises. Jackson it is slid turned on Clem with a hammer, which he had in his hand and struck him on the arm. Clem picked up a short handled axe and struck at his antagonist. The axe slipped from his haul and struck Jackson just above the right tem pie, knocking him down. For an hour it was supposed he was dying, bit Dr Miller win wis snmm med worked with him until consciousness returned, and the p iti°nt was beyond danger. Knoff came down street i mmediately and was arrested by Sheriff Butler. An affidavit was filed before 'Squire Smith, charging him with assault and bat tory with intent to kill. He will Lave a hearing tomorrow. Public sentiment seeffis to be with Knoff, t ie general feeling being that Mrs. Crandel should have used the law! to eject her renters. Knoff has j been before the police court fre- ■ quently. being a victim of the drink j habit. ,but for several weeks he has I I een sillier, and has been trying to I lead a Ijetter life. He was sober | yesterday and says he acted only | in de.f ’n-w A his lif-i an 1 property. ( Mrs Km fl and children went tai the home V's Clem's motoer. The Crandel hi.use. where the trouble occurred, has a cyclonic appearance, the nnvs ha ring succeeded in taking out three windows and two doors.

The funeral of Mrs. James Steele was held Thursday at the Berry church. Kev. John C. White conducting the services. A large crowd was in attendance to pay their last respects to the deceased, as she had a host of friends in the community in whi”h she resided. The floral offering was beautiful and profuse. Interment was made in the Berry cemetery. A party composed of Mr. and Mrs. John Everett. Misses Ina Everett and Mvrtle Watts and Messrs. Calvin Peterson and O. Godfrey Bell drove to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Everett, near Wren, 0., where they enjoyed a fine supper and evening’s entertainment. They started home at a late hour and after going a short distance the team took fright and ran into a ditch twelve feet deep and filled with snow there stampeded. After considerable trouble the team was extricated. The ladies refused to come the rest of the way in the dark, so they made tracks back to Mr. Everett’s home where they stayed until this morning, arriving here at nine o'clock. If all the plans now under head way carry out to the letter, the far mers residing along the southern part of Allen county and in the noithe-n part of Adams will be the possessors of a complete telephone system, and all their own, run and operated as they see fit. The project has been under way for several weeks, and a petition has been circulated among the farmers asking them to enter into the scheme and organize a stock company. The petition has met with universal success and now bears the signature of nearly every far mer in that section of the county. Plans and specifications are being drawn and an estimate made as to just what the plant will cost, all of which will be disclosed at a general mass meeting to be held at Williams, Ind., on Thursday, February 16th, at which time officers will be elected should the farmers vote to put in enterprise. As is now planned the central office will be located at Poe, Ind., where they will be able to connect with the Citizens Telephone company for Fort Wayne and Dioafur, or any other place they might desire to talk to.

HARNESS » Wash. Oil your Harness Now. During February and March is’the best time to have your Harness submerged in warm oil. as the method I use is better than oiling your Harness twice a year by hand. I CAN WORK CHEAPER IN THE DULL SEASON THAN LATER ON All common sewing done free upon Harness washed and oiled by me, during these months. I carry the best of Harness Oil for sale. Call and see me ans I will explain my method to you. HARNESS! HARNESST HARNESS! We will give to you the best of bargains, and make to order on the shortest notice anything in the harness line A ticket will be given with each sale of single or double set r of harness bought in February or March; on blankets and robes valued from Si.oo to sS.oo. Our second-hand line for bargains, goods bought and sold.Z Carriage trimming and upholstering done on shortest notice. A single set of harness, folding bed, cookoo clock, gold watch, and one silver watch will be given awav. Don t fail to call and get particulars. Special mention is called to our line of household goods, beds, chairs, cupboards, dressers, cook stoves, heaters counters, a large coffee mill and many clher articles. General repairing done and guaranteed, in gu ismith line, and all other repair work in that line, by Frank 'Smith. H. S. PORTER

i W. E. Smith returned Friday from Fort Wayne, where he took two of latest productions in the . musical line, namely, “Rough House" and “The Farmers Crook ed Row of Corn, " to G. Artimas Higgs, a music composer and will i have the same set up and made ready for the market. The two i latest achievements of Mr. Smith are well worthy of mention as they are good in every respect, being vocal music and catchy and up t<» date. These two new pieces to* gether with his former prodution, “The High School Belles,” will be arrarged by Prof. Higgs for orchestra and band, and will soon be ready for the market. Mr. Smith's reputation in this line has already been gained by his former musical hit, “The High School Belles." and with these two new pieces added to his list will gain more laurels in this line. The county commissioners have elected a truant officer before ad journing, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Leona; d W. Johnson. His successor will serve until May, when the truant officer is elected according to law. The question of how to fill the vacancy has caused some discussion during the past few days, as the law which creates the office fails to state what course to pursue in case of vacancy. The truant officer is elected annually by the county trustees, but the law says thas where special power is not given when an office is created, then vacancies shall be filled by appointment by the board of commissioners. County Attorney C. J. Lutz gave his decision to that effect today and the board elected Jonn Magley, jr., for the position. Among those mentioned for the place were Jona than Birkhead, Jacob Magley, John Christen andL. N. Grandstaff The Johnloz saloon case continued today in the same routine as before, until about eleven o'clock when At torney Devoss representing Mr. Johnloz, stated that as they seemed to be making no progress in reduc ing" the list of remonstrators he was willing to agree to a dismissal of the case. This was agreeable to everyone concerned and the case was accordingly dropped.