Decatur Democrat, Volume 48, Number 52, Decatur, Adams County, 2 March 1905 — Page 1

LL'STHE news ALL THE-TIME

BOLUME XLVIII.

■“Willie,” said a South Whitley Shother, “I wish you would run ■cross the street and see how old jir 's. Brown is this morning ” A few minutes later Willie returned Knd reported: “Mrs. Brown says it's none of your business how old ■he is.” I Miss Mary Wilhelm of Lima, Ohio, ■rho formerly resided in this city with hl tts Miller, was married Monday at lhe above named place. Who the Bucky man was we were unable to learn. Miss Wilhelm was well known |n this city, and had a host of friends there. i The revival services that are being (conducted at the Washington church Ibv Rev. Sprague are being well attended and lots of interest being [shown. A number of converts have already been admitted to the church aid a number more have signified t leir intention of joining. At the M. E. parsonage at Monroe at 4p. m. last Saturday occurred the marriage of Marien Reber and Vera Von Baltzell. They are very popular young people of Washing ton township and are the recipients of many congratulations. Rev. Sprague tied the knot. Rev. C. Bauer, of Goodiand, Indiana has accepted the call to serve as pastor of the St. Emanuel Luther church in Union township. He will be installed either 'March 19th or March 26th. The church is known as the Blakey church and is a prosperous one in a proserous community. We welcome Bev. Bauer to our county. The Ladies Missionary Society of the Presbyterian church will meet with Mrs. C. F. True Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock. The Ladies are urged to make a special effort to attend as this is the close of the year and committees are to ba appointed and the Annual Tea prepared for. Donald, the seventeen months’ old son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Avery, who reside in ti e south part oi the city, died Saturday, after an illness of several months’ duration, death resulting from catarrhal fever. Th? funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at two o’clock atthe Evangelical church, Rev. Haist officiating, and interment will be made in the Decatur cemetery. Fred W. Busohe and Sarah A. Booth were united in marriage at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E B Booth, parents of the bride Saturday at 12 m., by Rev. J. A Sprague of Monroe. They will be at home to their friends upon the Able farm near Monroe after March 6. The Democrrat joins their many frien Is in extending congratulations. Kenneth Shaokley Bixter the infant child of Mr. and Mrs. William Baxter, who reside on South Eleventh street died this morning at three o’clock after an illness of several weeks duration with lung fever. The funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at one o’clock at the house and interment will be made in the Decatur cemetery. A Knights of Columbus Lodge was born in this city Monday, the organization being under the guiding hand of Prof. John G. Ewing of Notre Dame. About fifteen members from Fort Wayne were here to assist and see the new order come to hfe. It bgins with a membershp of fortv-seven, the officers selected being E. X. Ehinger Grand Knght;D. D. Coffee, lecture .'jH. J. Yager, Chancellor; Dr. H. F. Costello ;W’arden, Thomas Haeflng and John Biker guards; Charles Voglewede, treasurer; B. J Smith, Recorder. C- S. Niliok, secretary, W. A. Kuebler, Dyonis Schmidt, and P. J. Hyland, trustees. The meeting was held in the C. B. L. rooms and they will likely meet there until permanent quarters are secured . The membership attained at this stage indicates that soon it will be numbered among the strong order of the city*.. Generally speaking this order has had a re markable growth all over the county,it being only a few ye.irs since the first permanent lodge was organized.

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The funeral services of Kenneth Shackley Baxter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm Baxter, were held Tuesday at two o’clock at their home on South Eleventh street. Rev. Haist officiated. The interment was made in the Decatur Cemetary. The funeral service of the late Henry Dilling were held Wed. at Honduras And interment was made in the Christian Union cemetery near that place. The remains had been placed in the vault at the Decatur Cemetery to await his son, Oliver from California, he having arrived yesterday. The Rebekah lodge Monday even ing royally entertained Mrs. Rose Fan Talbot, of Orleans, Ind., president of the Rebekah Assembly, who is making a tour of inspection of the different lodges in this state. Degree work was conferred and several candidates initiated into the mysteries workings of this order. Mrs. Talbot made an address and explained a number of the workings thoroughly and gave a great many instructions as to how’ the work should be conferred. After this address the order adjourned to partake es a banquet and thus made merry until a late hour. Mrs. Talbot left today for for Bluffton where she will inspec that order. C. C. Meyr of Fort Wayne was in our city Wc 1, circulating among old friends, he having formerly resided here. Mr. Meyer recently invented a new washing machine known as the “Clock Washer” and was in our city trying to interest capital to organize a stock company and manufacture these washing machines here. This new washer is a great improvement over the old style and looks to be a ready seller and a money maker. Mr. Meyer did not spend much time in our city today having businessmatters to look after elsewhere but will return some time next week ana see if a stock company cannot be organized and the machines manufactured in this city. Tuesday afternoon from 3:30 to 5:30 o’clock a number of Ruth Buhler’s girl school mates and friends met at her home on Jefferson street to celebrate the anniversary of her eleventh birthday. They amused themselves thoroughly with games and music. Refreshments were served. Many useful and beautiful presents were received by the little hostess. Thirty one children were present, including: Georgia Beery, Hulda Metsohler, Francis Cole, Rosa Green. Opal Harruff, Berths Butler, Lucy Mclntosh, Ural Hart. Kate Bremerkamp, Edna Segur, Matilda Meyer, Mary Erwin. Emma Wilder, Ethel Forman, Esther Cook, Lula Atz, Gladys Graham, Catherine Hart. Mary Campbell, Irene Hunsicker, Matie Kitson, Grace Purdy Marie Gass, Agnes Kohn, Eva Stine, Bertha Buhler, Alma Kooken, Lydia Miller, Terra McKean, Francis Burl, Stella Chronister, and Lydia Kirsch. Mrs. Catherine Scrg Welfley died at seven o’clock Monday morning at her home three miles north east of the city. Her husband John Welfley died about ten weeks ago and the aged companion began declining at once. She suffered from lagrippe, rheumatism and a complication of infirmaties. Mrs. Welfly was born in Germany in May 1837. When seventeen years old she came with her parents to this country, locating in Wooster Ohio, where she was married to John Welfley. They came to Adams county 44 years ago and have since resided in and near Decatur, being one of the best known families in the community. Two sons and one daugh ter were born to them, a son and daughter having proceeded the parents in death. The only remaining child is Andrew Welfley. Bennie Beavers, a grandson, one sister, Mrs. John Weber of Fort Wayne and two brothers, Michael and Fred Sorg of Minnesota are the other relatives. The funeral arrangei ments have not been completed as news is being awaitel from tne ' brothers, but the services will : probably be heldjrom the Presbyteriauft church here Wednesday morning.

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1905.

Mrs. W. J. Vesey and daughter Margurite and Mrs Gutermuth arrived from Fort Wayne today and are the guests of Miss Hattie Studabaker. Dr. Canada writes us from Chicago, where during the past winter he has been taking advanced college work along his line, that he will be at Dr. Coverdale’s office, Decatur, Tuesday. March 7th. Those desiring to consult him will please take notice. The Baptist ladies mite box opening which was to have been held at the home of Mrs. H. A. Fristoe has been transferred to the home of Rev. E. J. Beardsley on account of the sickness at the Fristoe home. The event will be held’s this evening. The program as arranged is: Devotional, by the president. Instrumental solo, Prayer, PapT by Mrs. Beardsley. Select reading by Mrs. Shamp. Reading by Mrs. Campbell. I ! Select reading by Mrs. Miller. Opening of mite boxes. Benediction. A cordial invitation is extended to everyone to attend. Judge Erwin received a letter j Monday morning from his brother Daniel who with his family have been at Hot Springs,"Arkansas, for two weeks His friends here have been greatly worried since the big fire which wiped out the business portion of the city Saturday. His letter says the fire started within a stones throw of their boarding place but luckily for them went the opposi’e direction. They had moved a few days before their former hotel being in the very center of the burned district. Dan says it was a terribl? fire and many people are destitute. The loss is ten million dMlirs and a number of lives were lost. The c pening of the M. £■ lecl ure bureau Tuesday was a complet • success, the attendance being even j greater than anticipated. The! speaker, Mr. Davidson has evidently seen the Yellowstone National Park, as his lecture indicated a pretty close observance of this great and wonderful reservation, that Uncle Sam so carefully guards and protects. He opened with a general description of the extent and magnitude of the park, the mountains, scenery and many thousands natural wonders that there survive. Attention was paid to the variation of wild animals and the great care with whreh their lives are protected. Grapl io ord pictures of the geysers was leeaapa . the most interesting feature of this detailed account of a trip tlat will linger always in th ? min 1 oi those who have seen the real hides burst ing from the earth. Mr. Davidson is a very clever speaker and as a lecturer on the Yellowstone Park is a decided success. The next of the lecture programs is Dr. Frank J. Brown of Cincinnati, on ‘Find Your Place and Keep It.” The date is March 16. Tuesday morning at o’clock at: the St. Mary’s Catholic church occurred the wedding of Miss Francis Kortenbrier to Frank Miller, both of this city. A large crowd was present to witness this happy event which was performed by Father Wilken. The mitten factory girls attended the ceremony in a body as Miss Kotenbrier was formeiy associated with them. The bide was dressed in a gown of white silk and carried a bouquet of large white roses. The groom was dressed in the conventional black. The bridesmaid was Miss Anna Miller, a sister of the groom while Wi.liam Kertenbrer, a brother of the bride acted in the capacity of best man. This young couple are well known here, Miss Korenbrier being the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Kiortenbrer who reside on Adams street, while Frank Miller is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Matbias Miller, who reside south of the city. Immediately following the ceremony a wedding dinner was served at the home of the groms, parents. The happy young couple left today for Lma, Q., where they will spend their honeymoon, returning to this city in a few days and will make their future home on the Fred Shaffer farm south of the city. , The Democrat extends congratulations

L. T. Brokaw received a telegram from Fort Wayne this afternoon stating that Mrs. James Peterson was dead. She was a sister to Mrs. Brokaw. It is supposed that death was due to heart trouble as she had not been sick so far as her friends here knew. The funeral arrangements had not been completed. The Bachelor Maids metjTues. even ing with Miss Anna Terveer and a fine time was had. Whist was played and the prizes won by Misses Nettie Smith and Ada Deininger and Misses Anna Volmer and Edith Wemhoff. Refreshments were served and at a late hour the club ad journed to meet next Friday evening with Miss Mayme Confer. A telephone message from Bluffton Monday said that a bright little fellow, sixteen years old and claiming that he lived at Decatur where he supports a widowed mother was seen by Amos King last evening just as he was crawling into a straw stack for his nights lodging. He said he had a position at Marion and was walking through to* save money. He had an honest face and Mr. King took care of him, gave him a bed and breakfast and started him on his way with a dollar in his pocket. It is not known who he was. Mrs. Elizabeth Kintz, aged ninety years, nine months and eleven days, died Saturday at the home of her son, Edward Kintz, who resides one mile west of this city, at three o’clock, after an illness of only one day, death coming from o’d age. Mrs. Kit tz came to this city several weeks ago from Tiffiin, 0., and was merely making a visit with her son, when death overtook her. She was born in Pennsylvania in 1815, in Moreland county, where she has since resided, living with ner son since the death of her husband. The remains will be shipped Mon day morning over the Erie railroad to Tiffin, where the funeral services will be held Wednesday and interment made in the family burial lot. A large crowd was present Friday evening at rhe Presbyetrian church to hear Miss Zeola Hershey, of Bluffton. Ind., render “Mrs. Wiggof the Cabbage Patch,” and thos‘ who attended well received their money’s worth, as she thoroughly entertained the large crowd for an hour and a half. Miss Hershey has a remarkable magnetism, i> strong mind and a vivid *,imagination, which appeals to any audience, and above all a charming stage presence, and her ability to impersonate a wide variety of characters, held her audience spellbound. There is no doubt but that Miss Hershey is the best in this line that ever appeared before a Decatur audience, and should she ever return here again will be greeted by a much larger house. William A. Kuebler was fortynine years old Saturday and just to show him, Mrs. Kuebler perpetrated a surprise Monday that was complete in every particular. The event took place at high noon when the victim walked into his own home and also into the midst of a h >st of friends invited to celebrate with him this anniversary day. The surprise was genuine, and like all good men he acknowledged the corn owned up that he was innocent to the last . At this point in the program Judge R. K. Erwin secured the floor and in his usual pleasnt way presented the guest of the occasion with a very handsome dress suit case. Tben at tention was called to another feature of the day which was played in the dining room and which took the guests through an elaboration of courses that was hard to beat. It wound up with blarney stones with which there was also a guessing contest, in which Dr. Roy Archbold carried off first honors, ujid Dell Locke the booby. Those who 1 enjoyed the pleasures of this oocas--1 ion were Doll Locke of Bluffton, ■ Mr. Clarke of of Toledo, Judge K. Erwin, C. A. Dugan, Dr. noy Arohi bold, F. M. Sohirmeyer, Daniel , Donovan, L. C. Waring. Frank Bar thol. R. J. flolthcuse , H. R. Moltz, E. X. Ehinger, H. L. Confer, Nick ■ Miller and L. G. Ellingham.

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R. K. Allison informed us Tuesday morning that it was his intention to rebuild his brick building at Berne Ind., that was destroyed by fire a week ago, as soon as the insurance adjuster arrived, which should not be later than to-morrow. The brick walls are still errect and in good shape, and all that will be required is a new roof, flooring and new shelving. The budding will be occupied by Simison Soldner, who will conudct the same business a? before the fire. The Bluffton News said: Blind and unable to see where she was going Mary May Jones, the little four-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Jones, living west of this city, near Liberty Center, upset a tub of almost boiling hot water upon herself Saturday afternoon and died Sunday afternoon at one o’clock after having suffered terrible agony for almost twenty four hours. The funeral of the little girl will be held at one o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Christian church in this city, in charge of Rev. Warner, and interment will occur in Fairview cemetery. Rev. John C. White came home from Philadelphia. Ind., where he assisted in the ceremonies incident to the dedication of a new Methodist church. He also gave valuable aid to that important feature to such an event, the raising of the collateral to free the temple of worship from debt. Most of the members had just put new and improved combination locks upon their bank accounts but these were twisted out of shape and the money raised. Rev. White spent some time in Indianapolis yesterday, and was bv Senator Tyndall introduced to the noble Romans at the state house, including Govenor Hanley. O. A. Baker was out of the city. | People who came to town Monday morning reported that a buggy with one wheel demolished and otherwise damaged was standing along the road a half mile south of Monroe and that about the rig were several spots of blood. Concerning the accident there seems to be some sort of mystery and rumors were rather numerous. The r one generally believed is that John Andrews, a Monroe saloon keeper of more or less fame had some family trouble and started to leave home. His wife followed and a runaway happened to one of the rigs. So far as could be learned no one was hurt and the blood is believed to have been lost by the horse which probably fell and cut himself in some way. Mrs. B. J. Terveer will long remember her Jfifty-fourth birthday, ' this be’ng the occasion and the 1 event was appropriatly celebrated last evening, when she was surprised. The event was planned by her daughters and was so successfully | carried out that the surprise was complete in every detail. Immediately after sunper Mrs. Terveer ai d family amusing themselves about the fireside three neighboring ladies arrived, Mrs. U. Deininger, Mrs. E. X Ehinger and Mrs. B. Wemhoff. and announced they had come in for game of cards in celebration of approaching birthday. Mrs. Terveer received them in her usual hospitable manner, but they were no sooner seated about the card table, when the door opened and in walked an army of ladies, fifty-four , in number with demands that they also be allowed to share in the celebration. They were accomodated and the evening was one of the most happy' ones on record The spacious Ter veer home was thrown open and the guests proceeded to enjoy the pleasures thereof. The surprise was complete but Mrs. Terveer proved herself a charming hostess and she was duly assisted by her accomplished daughters. A part of the ladies played progessive pedro in which the winners were Mrs. Snellen and Mrs. Crawford, while the rest of the guests indulged in progressive peanuts, Mrs. Miebers winning first pizes andjMrs Volmer the booby. A delicious three course luncheon wajfe served and the guests presented Mrs. Ter veer with a handsome r reking chair. ,;i‘.

CIRCULATION 2800 WEEKLY

NUMBER ;>2

A man in this place read in a > Sunday paper that the way for a > husband to make his wife love him i was to fondle her. He tried it and s his wife said: “What’s the matter ) with you, you old fool?” > Mose Krohn received the sad I news today that his uncle Moses , Krohn, of Cincinnati, Ohio had • died yesterday afternoon, the cause • of his death not being stated. Mr. > Krohn was one'of Cincinnati’s leadingcitizens and was associated with the firm of Krohn, Fesheimeer & Co., brokers. He was also president of the National Automatic Fire Alarm Company, the Ohio Valley Leaf Tobacco Company of Dayton and director in a number of other corporations. He was sitxy-five years of age and died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. H. S. Livingston. The funeral will be held tomorrow in the the Mortnary Chapel. Mrs. John Andrews of Monroe clears up the mystery of the broken buggy and other signs of a scrimmage, concerning which several rumors were current and which we spoke of in Monday's paper. In a letter received this morning from Mrs. Andrews and which she requested us to publish she says: “Mr Andrews did start away from hopie but I didnt’ follow him. The horse didnt’ run off as was reported but one of the buggy wheels came off, the rig turn ng over on its side and throwing Mr. Andrews out. His face was scratched and his nose bled profusly, this explaining the ; spots of blood seen bv passers-by the next morning. John and his brother had been attending a dance out in the country. Put this in your paper. Mrs. J. M. Andrews.” It is not (relieved that Mr. Andrews’ injuries are serious and the accident seems to have been a lucky one. The St. Louis prognosticator offers a diversity of |oondit ons for March. The first marked disturba roes will be central on the 3d, 4th and sth. TheS i reactionary storms will culmination high temperature, low barometer with rain and high ending in snow storms over much of the country to the northward. About the 7th the probabilities are that' cloudy, threatening, sleetv condition will continue into the regular storm period following. A sudden high barometer with quick and severe change to borea 1 winds and blizzardous conditiohs may in the northern Sections on and about the sth, but a rapid reaction of warmer will set in about the 7th followed by falling barom- ‘ eter from eastern extremes, ending in general storms of rain, sleet and i snow during the period extending from the 7th to the 12th. Severe ; boreal storms with March cold wave ; need not surprise anyone from abe nt the 11th to the 14th. The 15th to the 17th will bring marked storm period, culminating in low barometer, rising temperature and general storm conditions, ending in wide areas of rain and snow. Another high barometer and March cold wave may suddenly slip in from the 17th to the 19th, but it will give way as suddenly as it came, and the most general and violent storm conditions of the ■ montn will appear during the storm period immediately following. From the 19th to the 24 this is a : storm period. The indications are that tropical storms and hurricanes will raech the extreme parts of the south country about the 19th to the > 22nd, notably on and touching the ) 21st,and that rain and high wind , turning to snow and very cold for > the season, will meet the tropical, equatorial storms from the northwest. A severe March blizzard over much of the country north I ward is among the probabilities . ! at this period. A reactionary storm 3 period will be central on the 27th, 3 28th and 29th. At this time the , temperature will rise decidedly, the - barometer wll fall progressively . from west to east, and general s storms of rain and wind, turning to snow in the north, will pass 1 eastwardly across the country, all • followed by ano’he.' de ided raise » of the barometer, northwesterly winds and much colder.