Decatur Democrat, Volume 49, Number 7, Decatur, Adams County, 20 April 1905 — Page 1

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i Tiß^t litioD of Mra ‘ Ezra Cut-I : oving, a"d although ' « heller is still not yet out ft qijliW rented easrnr last Light, and appeared much brighter today'Bwhfl Todies’ Aid society of the Chnstiaq church will meet at the Noah Mangold, Friafwnoon at two °’ clock ‘ Al > • Ke ladies of the church are re1| (]ueste®- be present. The Better ball that will be given nest Moflday evening by Med, Tom 12 ' aQl j Trtjpromises to be the foremostsooia event ever given in this ‘Jljty. A forge number of invita*l | jon g have been issued and from all j! reports aUarge crowd will be pres- > ent, including a number of out of li town guests. The boys are getting * S the Entrd Nous club rooms in shape an d the«j»me will present a pleasing appearance on the eve of the ball. Tom Cl 1 nd, who has been in the ,-mployW tne Murray hotel, during Bl the pas| winter resigned his posi- *'! tion SBnrday and left Sunday JI for Everett, Michigan, where he will takercharge of two fast trot--11 ting horse- owned by A. W. McCol- *’ lum, and campaign them during • * tha coming season. Tom has handled horses since a mere boy, ii and is folly adapted to the trade of racing, fee at one time was connected with one of the fastest pacing horses ever in this citv, namely ‘ Ralph Jones,” and who was well f knownhy old racing men. Merrill Moore, of Indianapolis, • ex-assistant attorney general and { C. J. ißh, of this city, filed a new case Saturday morning. The German Fire Insur moe company of Indiana is plainlifl and Graham & Lower, the well known insurance agents, ,the defendants. The complaint allegesUh.it on September 28, 1904, • the defendants were Adams county .’ agents for the plaintiffs and on that date wrote an insurance policy forPeteriW. Hessler, of Monroe, ? on his tools and stock. The shop was destroyed by tire March 13th, list, amjthe company forced to pay - $302.35.1They claim the agents report was irregular in not showing the goods covered by a $l5O chattel mortgage and therefore ask judgment against the agents for the loss and costs i mounting to S4OO. I The Lad es’ Historical club closed their year s work Tues evening,they having had Germany as the subject for the winter. Mrs. Nora Linn had oharg-' of the program, which was given at the home of Mrs. Kate Allison. After the regular work of the'club Frau Dora Lower sang a Germa*Bo’o, which was followed by loud applause. This followed by a German quotation by each club lady. Frau Addie Blackburn gave a pelightful reading entitled “flans Briteman Barty.” Frau Hattie Lewton then gave the German National song in costume, I playing her own accompaniment. Frau Ben Pillars then led the club in a medb-y of National airs, she singing Ithe verses and the club joining in the chorus, closing with "Home, Sweet Home.” Mrs. Allisor then’served refreshments, being assisted by Mrs. Lower. Mrs. Clara M. Hess, president of the Woman s Relief Corps of Indiana, in announcing part of the pro gram for the twenty second annual Convention of the Woman’s Relief Corps, which will be held at Madison on June 13-15, in connection with the twenty-sixth annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic, says department headquarters of the W. R. C. will be established at the Madison hotel. She also makes the following statement: “The committee on digest of decisions, appointed pursuant to an act of the twenty first depart ment convention, having for good and sufficient reasons found it necessary to resign, it is hereby an nounoed that the work of compiling these decisions under the new form ordered by the convention has been n»Ott expeditiously and acceptably performed by an entirelvnew oom mittee comprising Past Department President Sarah C. White, Past Department Secretary Bell o Eph Un, and Past Department Treasurer Julia B. Meacham.”

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R. O. and C. L. Johnson called here in a business capacity Saturday. The former, who is now living in Arizona, had not been in our burg since three years ago. He was surprised at our improvements and especially admired Central block. — Berne Witness. The “mark downs”—so he always said—at a department store were never really genuine—“just fakes and nothing more!” But one glad day a “lady clerk” of whom he chanced to buy a bill of goods quite won him by the sparkle of her eye. She told him she was ‘‘twentythree,” and they were married soon, but by the time the happy pair had spent their honeymoon he deemed a bargain he had found at that department store; he’d got a bride for “twenty-three, marked down from thirty-four!” Robert Blackburn received a telegram from David D. Kern, at Sanford, Midland county, Michigan, stating that his wifs had died Wednesday, and would be buried there Saturday afternoon, at two o’clockMrs. Kern was formerly Ida Longenberger, a daughter of Gideon Longenlierger. They moved to Michigan only about two years ago. Mrs. Kern suffered from lung trouble and had been ill several months. The deceased woman has a number of relatives and friends n this county. Invitations are out announcing that on Monday, May first the C. Y. M. C. club will hold their annual ball at their club rooms in the new Studabaker block This club is a popular one and the affair without doubt will be one of the leading social events ever held in this city. The boys have of late been refurnishing and decorating their club rooms until now they have one of the finest halls in the city. The former events given by this club have all proven successful, and should you be lucky enough to secure an invitation to this affair you should attend and be treated to a rare evening of pleasure. The first election in the newly in oorparated town of Monroe, was pulled off Monday and an efficient and worthy set of men chosen to handle the reins of government for the first year. The election was quiet, nothing unusual or exciting ooouring. In the first ward John Hendricks defeated Z. O. Lewellen, in the second Jonathan Burkhead was successful over William S. Smith, and in the third Hazel J. Andrews beat L. F. Lobenstine. Hendricks and Burkhead are democrats while Andrews is a republican. For clerk and treaurer--J. F. Hocker, republican, defeated William Badders, democrat, while for marshal Pater Kessler democrat, won out over W. C Graham, the republican nominee. The new officials will qualify and assume their positions at once and the town will begin its real existence as a municipality. The council will meet in a few nights and organize after which they will be ready for suet business as may properly come before them. Without any doubt whatever the production of “The Merchant of Venice,” Tues, evening at the Bosse opera house by Joseph DeGrasse, was one of the rarest treats that the theatre-going public of this city have ever been treated to, and the entire audience were of one mind and opinion, and that was that the company was all right. To rightly enjoy the play one should have at sometime or other read the book, and thus become acquainted with the characters. The acting of Joseph DeGrasse as ‘S‘hylock,” the Jew, was a revelation to the audience, and his work was up to the standarad and ranks him as one of the coming actors of the age. He was surrounded however, by a cast of stars and the work of Miss Ida May Park as “Portia,” is especially deserving of mention. The oolhpanv was strong througout and the performance well received by the audience, and should Manager 1 Bosse ever be so fortunate as to se--1 cure them Again they will be greeted by a packed house. The next attraction is “Way Down East, April 25.

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1905.

A fish broodery is to be estab- ' lished at Rc.me City. The state < will pay half the expense and the < cottagers association the other half. It will cost SBOO a year, inch ding a deputy to take care of it and I keep an eye on the rest of the! lake. Velma, the five months’ old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Pancake, died Friday morning, after an illness of only a few days’ duration. Funeral services will be held Saturday morning at the United Brethren church at East Liberty and interment will take place in East Liberty cemetery. Lon Calder wood and wife returned to North Dakota, Thursday, afte visiting here for several weeks with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rollo Calderwood. Lon has 340 acres of land in North Dakota, and expects to make that his future home, following the life of a farmer. The trip here was made more to see his grandfather, who is ninety years old, and whom he had not seen for six years. The Indianapolis Star of Monday spoke in glowing terms of Charles Knapp, of this city, wlo is attending school at Purdue and incidontally pitching for the 'Varsity team. I Charles pitched four innings SaturI day against the Shortridge High School, of Indianapolis, and let them down without a run or hit during that period. His school won the game by a score of 34 to 0. Charles is fast coming to the front and is now one of this schools leading pitchers. The Young Peoples’ Christian Union Society of the Union Chaple church, will hold their Easter entertainment, Sunday evening, April i 23. This society under the super ! intendency of Mrs. Addie Rabbit. lis progressing remarkably well j Its interest and attendance is good . its existence is a benefit to the community. The program that has ' been arranged for the en tertaininent is good and will be interesting and instructive from beginning to end. Everybody invited. The Schafer Hardware company are remodeling the Patterson build jing, which they recently bought, and which has just been vacated by the Economy store. An archway is being built , which will connect the new room with their already mammotn store, and which will make it one of the largest hardware stores in this part of the state, occupying three fronts on Second street, and two on Madison, beside the machin ery buildings. The new room will be used as a buggy and harnessroom, and will be opened to the public in a few days. Besides this improvement the basements, hav» been arranged for store room use and the Schafer store occupies by far the most floor space of any store in this section. The second floor of the Patterson room is to be used as a tin and repair shop. Agreeable to the new law Mayor Coffee, Tuesday, appointed a city board of health to have charge of the department of health and charities. The board consists of three members, those appointed being Dr. H. E. Keller, secretary; George Loudan, republican and Homer Cross, democrat, the law providing that the board be politically divided. Each member gets a salary not to exceed SIOO per year to be fixed by ordinance. The men will qualify and begin their new duties at once. This board has charge of all matters relating to the public health and the enforcement of laws in relation thereto. They must prepare proper ordinances for propection of health, secure proper registration of birtls marriages and deaths, look after drainage and plumbing over the city. In case of serious accident or an epidemic of disease they must see that proper care is taken of sick and needy, that ambulances are provided if necessary, in fact the board has entire charge of the city’s health. The marshal or some officer appointed by him must be constantly subject to the orders of the uealth board. Another branch of their work is the inspection of live stock, meat and food offered for sale for human consumption.

Mrs. George Flanders was host3ss to the Friday Night Euchre club, Tues, evening. The substitutes were Mrs. Hiram Gregg, Mrs. Roy Archbold, Mrs. John Heller, M ; ss Minnie Orvis and Mrs. Witgenfeldt, of Cincinnati, Ohio. Miss Minta Acker scored the highest number of points and received a very pretty picture. The next meeting of the club will be with the Misses Acker on First street. The Friday Night Euchre club was'entertained Monday evening by Mrs. D M. Hensley, at her home on Second street, and from all re ports a most enjoyable time was had. A full memberhips was present and the playing for the prize was spirited and exciting. Miss Bessie Congleton won the high score of seventy-five points. Re freshments were served during the evening, and at a late hour the club adjourned, voting Mrs. Hensley a charming hostess. The club will meet this evening with Mrs. George Flanders. The Ladies’ Mite society of the Methodist church held their annual meeting Friday, the principal event being the election ot officers as follows: Mrs. John Rex, president; Mrs. Henry Krick, vice president; Mrs. W. H. Naohtrieb, recording secretary, with Mrs. C. M. Kenyon as assistant; Mrs. Joseph Hejm. treasurer; Mrs. Jennie Studabaker, corresponding secretary: Mrs. C. C. Schafer, superintendent of mite barrels, with Mrs. Samuel Amspaugh assistant. The next meeting will be held with Mrs. C. C- Schafer, yesterday’s session having been held ar the church. Mrs. D. D. Heller, the retiring president, has held the office for six consecutive years A remarkable accident is reported to the Witness from Sonnen berg, Wayne county, Ohio, which happened to John J. Steiner during a severe thunderstorm last Monday. He and his sons were just returning from the field to take shelter when a thunderbolt struck Mr. Steiner standing on the wagon, rendering Jhim unconscious, while his son standing beside him was not hurt. The horses were also benumbed for a time. The remarkable feature of the accident is that the blades of a pocketknife in Mr. Steiner’s pocket were partly melted from the electric bolt, and his clothes were partly scorched, and yet that Mr. Steiner was not killed outright, but came to about- two hours later. Nevertheless he is a critical condition and there is danger of inflammation of the brain. — Berne Witness. The Amaoher ditch case came to a close last evening at eight o’clock, when the jury returned a verdict, after nearly thirty hours' delibera tion, having been out since four t'olook of the afternoon before. The trial lasted ten days, and was a legal battle from start to finish, and according to one of the interested parties the end is not yet. The verdict as returned is in the folowing words; “We, the jury, find for the remonstrator, R. O. Johnson and we assess his damages at $25, and we further find that his real estate will not be benefited by the construction of the proposed drain; and we further find thatsa’d proposeed drain ought to be constructed, and we assess the real estate of Ira Wayner at $180.65 for the construction of said drain, and we assess the lands ,of C'ris Amacher at $325 for the construction of said proposed drain. Samuel Helm, Foreman ” The jury we are informed, were all in favor of Johnson, the difficulty being in deciding the merits and damages, some of the jurors being in favor of allowing the petitioners the ditch and making them pay for it, and others believe the ditch should not be constructed on the route planned, the former plan finally winning out. There seems to be some dispute as to which side will have to pay the costs, which amount to several hundred dollars, and the court will have to decide that Jpoint, the general opinon being that the petitioners will have to settle. A new trial will be asked for and some complications will no doubt arise.

Tho Misses Iva and Dolly Sim-| coke entertained a sm ill partv of friends Tues, evening, and from all reports a most enjoyable time was had. Games and music were the I attractions of the evening, and at eleven o’olo k a fine two course luncheon was served, and at a late hour the crowd disperser', voting the Misses Simooke as fine entertainers. A young man who had just married, suggested to his wife that they argue some question fully and frankly every morning, in order to know more of each other. The first question happened to be: “On a woman dress on seventyfive dollars a year?” He took the affirmative and when last seen was climbing into a hay loft with the evident intention of pulling the ladder up after him. The Indiana voting Machine commission has examined two more voting machines and has approved one of them—the Winslow machine, manufactured in Cleveland, Ohio, since Lew Ellingham succeeded Hugh Daugherty on the maobine commission, as democratic member, Mr. Daughrety having become a trustee of the Indiana soldiers and sailors orphans’ home at Knightstown, the beard has been reorganized with Walter Coale as president, Frank Powell, treasurer and Mr. Ellingham as secretary. About a dozen machines have been examined since the legislature of 1901 created the commission, and of those five have been approved. The machines are usually set up in the state house, where the commission meets A fire broke out Sunday night-, between 1 and 12 o’clock, in the large barn on the Charles H. Dye farm, two miles northeast of Dixon, and when discovered, by a person who was passing, it had advanced so far that the entire structure and its contents were doomed. The flames spread with such rapidity that in a short time all that was left was a pile of smoldering ruins. Seven dead horses, one colt, thirtysix head of sheep, harness, farm implements, hay grain, etc., were burned. While the farm is owned by Mr. Dye, it is rented to and occupied by A. W. Baxter. The origin of the fire is not known. The barn, one of the finest in Tully township, newly refitted and remodeled, was insured in the Van Wert County Mutual for $700; hay and grain, $500; live stock $500; implements, s4oo.—Van Wert Bulletin. After suffering with tuberculosis of the lungs for two years, Miss Inez Ernst succumbed to the ravages of this disease, and on Satur- | dav evening at 9:30 o’clock departed this life. She was but eighteen years of age, just in the bloom of life, but death has no favorites. She passed peacefully into the great unknown. Two years ago on Christmas eve, Miss Inez first contracted the cold that settled on her lungs and which advanced into tuberculosis or quick consumption, and ever since that evening she had gradually grown worse until death brought its relief. She was a memlier of the Methodist church and a devoted chrisiian, and put forth her every effort in its behalf, and during her illness was never heard to complain, but placed her faith in God, saying His will be done. When notified that she could not recover, she seemed contented and expressed a desire that she would soon be able to jcin her mother, who preceded her a year ago, and was happy in this belief. Among her schoolmates and associates she was ever known to be of a lovable nature and made friends fast wherever she went. The funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 o’clock, at the M. E. church, Rev. John C. White, conducting the same. A large crowd was present and Rev. White spoke at length concerning the past life of the deceased, showing her many kind acts and deeds. Interment was made in the Decatur cemetery. The floral offering was beautiful and profuse. She leaves a father, three sisters and three brothers to mourn their loss.

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Marshal Green received word from Covington, Ohio, announcing that bay horse weighing ab< ut 10: 0 pounds, about 9 years old, with a few white spots under saddle and when tro'ting would slide his front feet a little and is rather full between the eves, and a good roadster. The horse was stolen April 15, together with a new buggy, Union City make, and had the name plate of G. P. Huffman. The buggy was painted black with green trimmings and had rubber tires. A reward of SSO is offered, and the marshal is keeping a sharp lookout for the outfit. A very delightful occasion was enjoyed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Johnson, at Monroe, Monday, April 17, that date marking the seventy-fifth anniversary of the birth of Mrs. Johnson. The occason was a family reunion and about fifty persons were present. Aside from the relatives in the immediate vicinity who attended, there were Mr. and Mrs. S. Haley and Mrs. J. L. Gross and sons, of Portland, and Mrs. W. W. Williams and son Jesse and Mrs. J. A. Williams of Decatur. A great feast ot good things was served and the affair was truly enjoyable. Mrs. Johnson received some beautiful pre ents, t ikens of the love of a large and affectionate family. May Mr. and Mrs. Johnson live to enjoy many more as happy days. Miss Carrie Thomas, of this city has received the appointment as a delegate to the Indiana Music Teachers’ association, which meets at Kokomo, June 27th to 30th. The event is one of delight for lovers of the art of music and Miss Thomas will thoroughly enjoy every minute of the convention. W. J. Stabler, a son of Kev. Stabler, former pastor of the Methodist church here, is president of the association, which has already held several successful meetings. The program includes instruction from musicians of fame and several entertainments of great merit. Mis* Thomas is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. P. B. Thomas, and is music instructor in the Decatur schools. An accomplished and educated young lady, she is likewise a real lover of her art and her success is due to her devotion and untiring efforts. The honor thus conferred upon her in this appointment is one she will carry with due credit. This is Holy Week, the most important of the year religiously. Sunday was palm day and was a propriately observed. Wednesday is another notable dav in the Cathi olic calendar. The office of Tenebrae is celebrated. A triangular j candlestick upon which are fifteen candles, corresponding to the numI ber of psalms recited, is placed at the epistle side of thefaltar. After : each psalm one of he candles is exi tinguished. and after the benedic- ! tus the candle on the top alone is I not extinguished, but is removed and concealed behind the "altar, to be brought out at the end of the service. The custom of concealing I the last and most elevated candle and of brnging it forward, burning at the end of the service, is in allusion to the death and resurrection ; of Christ, where whose light is represented by burning tapers. In the same manner, the other candles extinguished one after another may ' represent the prophets successively : put to deatn before their Mannday Thursday, or holy Thursday, is a feast in memory of the Lord’s last supper when He instituted the Holy Eucharist and washed His disciples’ feet. On Good Friday the services in the churches are of the same solemn character as on the preceding day. At Rome, in the afternoon, the last misereres chanted in the Sistine'chapel, after which the pope, cardinals and other clergy proceed through a covered passage to Peter’- in order to venerate the true\cross, the lance and the balcony above the statute Veronica. Holy Saturday is the day> before Easter Sunday. ',On this day the new fire, the paschal candle and the baptismal fontjire all the churches.

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