Decatur Democrat, Volume 49, Number 9, Decatur, Adams County, 4 May 1905 — Page 5

Ohio, and re- | W /pO Saturday night. Leave ! ' tir l-l" a. tn. Leave CincinSunday, May 7th. ■ itx , Boegley and /oroe of men Mh i thun Berne this morning K will l’ ut in tt ce,nent b,OCk ■ndation for John Sohug K. ||ire Smith Tuesday at clerk s K, J officiated at a pretty wedding, ■ ■L n <r Miss Bessie Cook, of near ■' t „ John Campbell of Three rn '■ Mich . Only the members h e'office force witnessed the ■urriage. Knereasein pensions have been ■ t .,,l f,,r John Barnett and Da- ■" F ]ey of Adams county, Indiana, ■ former from seventeen dollars ■month to twenty-four and the ■ tt( , r tr om six to ten. Robert ■ackburn s name apepars as attor■‘v for the applicants. licenes have been issued Emery J. Wilson and Mary Edna Oscar Steiner and Manda L. ■umgartner: Charles E. Bahner Scherer; Jesse B. CampBessie Cook; Leona Butler ■ißoxey Lord; James A. Wilon ■id Flora Belle Breiner. ■tteorge Chronister went to HoagTuesday, where he will in laying the corner stone for new handsome edifice of the Lutheran church now under ■nstruction. This was a big day H inland and a large crowd was to witness the ceremony. ■(Veil Cole, while playing with a ■,.,,!><? f his little playmates Montell from a high board fence broke his left arm in two ■ L,.... . r.e near the wrist and the near the elbow. Dr. J. S. ■ g 4 the injured member nothing serious is conte myoiin*,'man of this place took -.,.4 'jir to church last Sunday BK.. R ing and slipping at the end of • r tn -k pews, turned to the and said: ‘‘l guess we can ■ sjneeze in here.” “Yes,” said the Klfer with a subdued smile, “I ss you can. but it woud be betIdr fur a ' concerned to wait until get home.” of the good sisters in a Ke. chinch were shocked SunK? when the minister made the statement: “During the I shall visit all the memtiers ■ • e congreagtion at the north of town, embracing also the girls ” It is not known he carried out his intention ■k the letter or not. ■■The old familiar cry of free 'lms the Murray hotel and free 'bus Hfc the Brut house can be heard MU; the depots again, as a deal made Saturday afternoon by ■ Murray. whereby Mr. Murray beHkune the possessor of the ’bus Ejfo tr.erly owned by him and the ■Mattle for business is now on in Bfcrnest between the two hotels. ■■A party of probably about ti n Mr i avu for Lisbon. North Dako- ■ t today. Tnose from Berne who ■ intend to go are agent Amos HirsHenry tl. and Joe Stucky, Xeuenschwander and probone or two more. Three from intend to join the party Firt Wayne and others will join party along the way.— Berne ■ I Over in Adams county all the ■ •niiit'-ur detectives are organi/.rig thief catchers' association. They ■■r** banding together for the es purpose of catching horse bur it is understood that would not be adverse to takin any criminal that offered to up and be caught without too much resistance. — Banner. ■ I An attempt is being made to oran Eigles lodge at Decatur there is every prospect at the time that it will be a comsuccess. A large number signified their willingness to E- 01Q tiie new organization and it be instituted in the near fuTnere is a probabiliity that Bluffton Aerie will be in atBluffton Banner. I. The Hun. D. D. Ccft'ee, mayor of who was to have delivered lecture to the Knights of Col urnbus last night, was unable to co me ■ o n account of the death of his U father-in-law. The rest of the pro-iß-Dm was carried out, nevertheless. Malthough Mr. Coffee was greatly Mnfissed. There were talks by Dr. J' McOsoar and the rtev. Edward a recitation by Mr. T J. Brien, a song by Mr George De- ■ and Mr. Clem Weber gave ■ clever impersonations. I1 Ikere 1 kere wa? a large attendance. —Fort l I & yne Journal-Gazette.

The funeral of Mrs. Homer Cross, who died yesterday morning will be held Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o clock, at the Methodist church, Rev. J. C. White officiating, and interment will be made in the Decatur cemetery. The Elks’ minstrels last night was a success financially and the lodge will clear probably between 1400 and SSOO maybe more, and it may be less. The collections of accounts, settlement of committees and the payment of bills have not yet all been made and those in charge of the finances said today that they could not gi ve any ac curate estimate, but the receipts from recent sales and advertising will probaoly leave after the payment of bills in the neighborhood of ssoo.—Bluffton News. There is much dismay among Elkhart people who own cottages at various lakes just across the Michigan line, as well as a still greater number who resort to Michigan lakes to fish, over the prospective enforcement of Michigan's new law requiring nonresidents to pay $25 annually for the privilege of fishing in Jakes and streams. The law, which will go into effect on May 1 is said to have been dev’sed to offset the Indiana law charging nonresident> an annual fee for the privilege of hunting. A pleasant reunion of the Bliss family occurred at the home of Mrs Lucinda Bliss today, her two children, Mrs. L. C. Davenport and George Bliss, of Logansport, and their families being guest. The reunion was a pleasant surprise to Mrs. Bliss. Her children gave her sever d presents of cut glass and silverware and she gave each of them 85,080 stock in the Bliss House Company. Mrs. Bliss owned ■BIO.OOO of thesss’oo(> stock in the hotel and by her gifts today disposes of all her interest iu the hotel The stock is a first class dividend paving investment. Bluffton News. Emanuel Woods has filed suit against J. S. Bowers and John Derheimer, demanding SSOOO as a settlement of the accounts. This is another outgrowth from the Elm street sewer, which was built several years ago. The contract was awarded to Mr. Bowers, who sublet it to Woods & Derheimer. The tangle which followed with the city council delayed the settlement, which has never been made and Mr Woods now demands an accounting. The complaint is in two paragraphs and covers six tpyewritten pages. Attorney Lutz filed the case. Local junk dealers have all taken out licenses under the new law, and it is asserted that all of them endorse tne measure. The law provides that no junk dealer shall purchase or trade directly or indirectly, for junk from any person who is under the age of twenty-one years, without first having the written consent of the parent or guardian. And the junk dealer must register in a book kept for the purpose, the name and age and place of residence, of every minor he purchases junk from. A violation of the law provides a fine of not more than SSOO. The Interurban Rail way company Friday made a deal, whereb’ 7 they purchased the entire blacksmithing outfit owned by A. L. Stump on First street and will at once move the entire outfit to their camp in the north part of the city. A first class blacksmith will at once be engaged by the company to take charge of this outfit and attend to all repairs pertaining to the company’s interests. Mr. Stump is the gentleman who broke up here last winter with a moving picture show, but now expects to take his machine on the road again with a carnival company, leaving next Monday for Van Wert, Ohio. Manager Bosse informs us that he has secured the big attraction Thu Gross Lyall Stock company for fair week next fall. This company is composed of twenty-five pet pie, all artists, including the Japanese magician Sunetare and wife, who were here last season with the Jolly Pathfinders company. Mr. Sunetare and wife have gone to Pans, France, where they will fill six weeks’ engagement in a vaudev.lle, and where they will purchase many new and novel tricks. The company also carry a full (Japanese uniformed band and orchestra. Those who witnessed Mr. Sunetare last season will no doubt remember his great performances in the magician's art. The company is a strong one and will prove a great

From private sources it is learned | that the saloon men, through their state organization, are preparing to make a new test of the Nicholson saloon Jaw, looking to its abroga tion, the claim being made that the passage of the new liquor laws renders the Nicholson bill ineffotive a the liquor laws passed by the last legislature repeals conflicting liquor bills and it is claimed the laws passed by the last assembly conflict with the Nicholson bill and vice versa. The knocking out of the Nicholson bill would be a big victory fir saloon men. Miss Mina Case gave a table shower Friday afternoon at her home at Magley, for Miss Mary Myers, whose wedding has been announced to occur next Tuesday evening. The guests were present, including Mesdames W. J. Myers, Robert Harding, Roy Archbold and Ella Bell and Misses Mary Myers. Josephine Niblick. Dessie Beery, Bessie Schrock, Lone Pisser and Jennie Myers. Dinner was served at high noon and the afternoon enjoyed in a pleasing wav. Miss Myers received a number of pretty china, linen, and cut glass pieces as presents. The Decatur party who Sunday enjoyed the hospitality of Dell Locke, report the New Bliss as really being the most handsome, commodious and complete hotel in Northern Indiana. Its arrangement could not be improved upon, and its furnishings are costly and elaborate. It contains seventy-five guest rooms, eighteen with bath, besides comfortable apartments for Mr. Locke and family. The tiav eling public are already beginning to rave over the beauty of the Bliss, and soon it will enjoy a reputation the boundaries of which know no limitation. There is nothing too good for Dell Locke. So let ’er go at that. Prosecutor Moran had his hands full Friday afternoon trying cases before Washington Kern, jus tice of the peace of St. Marys township. The provoke cases had been filed and were disposed of the first being the state against Clarence Hilyard. the second, the state against Richard Ross and the third being the state against Amand Roes. All three parties appeared and plead guilty and were assessed a dollar and costs in each case, amounting in all in each case to $15.35. All paid their respective tines. The cases were first commenced before 'Squire Smith, a question of jurisdiction forcing him to send them before ’Squire Kern. Mrs P. B. Thomas, Mrs. P. G Hooper and Mrs. R. K. Allison were hostesses to about forty ladies Friday afternoon at the beautiful home of Mrs. Allison. The. guests of honor were Mrs. C. E. Doty, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, and Mrs. Harry Deam of Bluffton. The afternoon was very pleasantly spent, and no little excitement aroused during the throwing contest. An egg was suspended by a ribbon from each of the chandeliers and a circle formed around by the guests. Then each one had ten throws with a small rubber ball and the one hitting the egg tl e greatest number of times was awarded a prize. Mrs. Angeline Archbold earned the prize, a bunch of beautiful earn- lions, she having hit the egg eight’times. An ele gant luncheon was served at five o’clock during which guessing contests were engaged in. The event was one of the delightful ones of the recent busy social season in Decatur. The annual meeting and election of directors of the Decatur Com meroial Club was held Monday the same taking place in the business room of their comfortable club house. The reports of the officers in charge were all approved, they showing a gratifying condition of club affairs, notwithstanding the fact that some of their revenues had been spent in the charitable work of making certain the Clover Leaf improvements, which will soon begin. Following a very pleasant session during which were discussed their achievements of the past as well as some new work yet to be done, they elec ed directors who will have in charge the desti nies of the club for another year. They are H. L. Center, Clark J. Lutz, E. X. Ehinger. C. S. Niblick. Dr. Roy Archbold, W. P. Schrock. L. C Waring, Earl B. Adams and Lew Effingham. They will meet : at the club rooms Wednesday even ing for organization by the election i of officers.

P. W. Smith returned to Richmond today. While here he was attending to banking business. Elmer Johnson, the horse buyer, is busily engaged in buying up a fine string of trotting, pacing, saddle coach and draft horses, for his special sale to be held next month in Pittsburg, Pa., at the stables of Watterson & Fitzimmons. He has secured the services of Auctioneer Fred Ruppert, and expects the same to be a big success. Frosts have hud telling effect on the fruit. An examimation of the cherries shows that mere than half the crop is killed and much of the part that shows indication of surviving has black tops, indicating the growth to be hurt by the unusual cold weather. Strange to say, peaches are holding on to their verdure better than other fruits and in some localities the peaches remain in good condition where even apples have become blighted by the frost. Sunday night’s frost was the heaviet of the spring and it is thought to have hurt the strawberries in some sections. With but a few more severe frosts the fruit crop will all be destroyed. The postoffice department has decided to apply a streak of green across the whole United States in all directions. All the letter boxes are to be painted green, and the lettering upon them is to be white. This has been determined upon by a commission appointed for the purpose of deciding upon the best and most durable color with winch to paint the mail boxes and to col lent in boxes furnished by the government on rural routes. The iron posts to which the boxes are attached in cities will also receive a coat of the paint. The government will furnish the paint, and in a city or to wn where the boxes need painting the postmaster will be asked to secure bids for the labor of applying it. The business place of Everett. Hite & company was broken into again Tues, night,this being the sec ond time within one month, and five dollars in cash was taken from a cigar box setting in the candy case. The peculiar feature of the transaction is that whoever did the work entered by the same route as did the little chaps who burglarized the place some time ago. The same window pane was taken out and access to the store'proper being gained as on the former occasion. The money drawer in which was nearly twenty dollars was left untouched and as far as the managers and employees of the store can ascertain, nothing else was taken. The robbery is supposed to have taken place some time prior to twelve o’clock. Messrs. Evereti. Hite & company have their suspicions and arrests may follow in a short time. Mrs. Homer Cross died Tuesday at her home, on Marshall street, at 4:20 o’clock, after an illness of six weeks’duration, death resulting from septic anemia. Her condition up until four o’clock this morning seemed favorable and all during the night she talked to her husband, who never left her bedside, stiting at all times that she was feeling better and would soon be well. At a few minutes after four she sank into unconsciousness and peacefully slept away. Mrs. Cross was 30 years, 9 months and 23 days of age, having been born near Geneva, Ind., July ■<, 1894. She was reared in the country with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Eady until the age of ten, when she moved to this city, where she has since made hei home. On March 1, 1984, she was married to Homer Cross, Rev. E. T Gregg performing the ceremony, and to this union was born five children, all of whom survive her, the oldest being ten years and the youngest three years of age. She was a member of the Methodist church, and was a devoted Christian, doing all in her power in its interest, and lUing a pure and up right life, and during her last illness was never heard to complain. She had a lovable nature and the children have not only lost a loving mother and the husband a devoted wife, but the community has lost a kind neighbor and friend. The death is one of the saddest recorded here, sad because she is stricken in the very noontide of life, but sadder still because five little babes will never Know their mother’s love or feel the influence of her kindness The funeral arlangements will not be announced 'intil tomorrow, having not yet been completed.

Mrs. Davenport and children returned to Union City today. While here they were the guests of Mrs. Burt Lew. The hardware store of theSohafer Hardware company was also entered Tues, night, but it is believed nothing of value was stolen. Mr. Fred Schafer closed the store at 9:30. Fifteen minutes later he returned to the store having forgotten some letters he wanted to mail. As he entered he heard sdme one walk rapidly across the room. He hurried back but found the visitor gone. The burglar had used a diamond and cut out a window pane at the rear of the south room. Mr. Schafer’s lucky return no doubt saved the firm from losing anything. The enumeration of school children in Adamsjcounty is complete and County Superintendent Brandyberry has his report ready to forward to the state superintendent, which must be done by May 15. The list includes all children between the ages of six and twentyone years, divided as to townships as follows: Blue Creek 385; French 413; Hartford 433: Kirkland 386; Monroe 839 ; Preble 402; St. Marys 391; Union 391; Washington 524; Wabash 640, Jefferson '£427 ;’|Berne 398; Geneva 372; Decatur 1230. The total 7628 is, seventy-nine less than last year, when the enumeration showed 7707. The falling off cannot be explained, as he enumerators claim their work complete. In Decatur the number 1230 is just four short ofjlast year’s. Berne made gain of thirty-three over last year., Carl Beyer of Union township lead all others in number of children, he reporting ten within the school age.

Now is The Time tthiffiKia TO QUIT PAYING RENT Rents will be Higher and Higher. Why not Own your own Home? Here are a few sample properties we now have on the market. V» e can offer you a large number of others. Call and see us, or write for iarger descriptive list New properties are put upon the market each week. No charge for advertisihg property if left on the market for the time listed. City Properties Farm Lands. •• *■ 2 ‘ ’eTe”’ 3. A full lot and five-room cottage on Elm 00 3 street. (List No.. 60.) 3. Agood4oacretraot.nearDecatur.log 4. A six-room cottage on I2th street, near, buildings, drove well. (No. 383) |1750 00. Monroe street. (No. 3. i 4 Well located 40 acre tract 5 miles from 5. Is a well built five-room cottage on S istn Decatur, frame house. i No, 399: *2060 60. street. (No 404.) JtioO.uO. 5. Good average 28 acre tract in north-west 6. A comfortable five-room cottage on N. p r eble Township, no buildings. (No 354) 12th street; large lot. (No. 208.) »,uO.UO. 41350 00. 7. Four-room cottage, with brick cellar, mn Nicely located and well improved 40 acre S. 7th street, for.y feet front, (No. -»■'•) > tract, near Monroe, (No. 256) 83200 00. $750.09. , a first-class 40 acre tract, as regards 8. A well located five-room cottage on N. | location.soil, and improvements (No» 10th street; stable, fruits, etc. (No. «?•) j j'istxi 00. ss2u,oo. 8. Jsassacretract.averagegra.de of land 9 An eight-room, story and a halt rest- < ... , ■■ ~ denceonS. Linus reet. (No. 329.) *BSO 00 1 ordinary Improvement . No. -DI, *-'..> 10 Isa full lot: a four-room cottage and; 9. A65 acre tract of good farming land near ■ storeroom on S, 7th street. (No. 295. 8950. | Decatur. (No. Wa, no. 11 Is a nearly new five-room cottage, brick 10. Well improved 66 acre tract on the stone “• inundation, on E. Grant street. (No. 401.) read near Decatur. Good sod. (No. 361) $900,00. ■ . , , . , . , 1” A good six-room cottage on N. Decatur ; 11, Eighty aeres-one half black land-near "•street, a corner lot. (No. 398.) $950.00. | Pleasant Mills-no buddings. (No. 39.) 13. Is a nearly new. seven-room cottage in ; 13 Good average 80 acre tract on the stone northwest Geneva, tile foundation. (NO. i road near Decatur fair improvements. 387.) *IOOO.OO, (No. 3«l i *5850 00. 14 A seven room story and a half residence I j3 An 86 acre tract «n the "Mud Pike ’ nearon 8. Mercer avenue; nice high lot, stable, I Berne, new buildings. (No. 368) *5300 00, etc. (No. 402 ) *IOOO.IO. )4 Is a93 acre tract on the stone road near 15 Cottage of five rooms, well built, hard- ’Monroe. G rod average land. (No. 353) wood finish: located on N. 10. h street. $.200 00. (No 303.) $1050.00 15. A96 acre tract that joins the Decatur city . o idnn corpors.tion line. *7300 00 in cash will (6. Story and a half seven-room resident e buy this farm. Would trade for city on lOtb ttreet near Monroe street, drove property. well. etc. (No. 405,) sll*s. 16 l 8 a well located 160 acre tract about 4 17 Three full lots and a four-room resi- miles from Decatur Good average soil dence on N. 11th street, near Nutman and comfortable buildings. (No. 3bs> street. (No. 294.) $1200.00. $9500 00. 18 Is a story and a half five room ■ rru/ CAMDI EQ Arkansas and on North Ninth street; fruit, stable and ft iLn OHiIirLLU Minnesota bargainsetc, (No. 410 ) sllsO. I that we are now offering. 19. Fine corner lot 86x162 feet.'at Oak and [n Minnesota: (No. '*.»«,) An improved 80 Mercer streets; ordinary improvements. acres two miles from a good town, on the (No 339.) $2U00.00. the public road; twenty acres cleared,, and ten acres has been ploughed. Sixty 30 Modern seven-rtom cottage. Io: 82x155 acres in timber The other improvementson N. 3d street oeliar.Jeto. (No. are a story and a half six room house; x 407 ) $2050. frame barn 16x20 j.ranery. cribs. etc. - , Price SI2BO-or sl6 an acre. 21. Eight-room, story and a half residence on k a 498 acre farm six miles from Ce,lar ' CiSterD ’ elC * (NO ‘ Saint 592.) ®4iw,uu. cultivation; the balance in pasture and 22 Is a new. modern eight-room residence. timber. This tract is nearly all under on N 3d street: furnished, bath, etc. (No. fence.about4oo, acres Is level and the 362 ) *2300 00 rest undulating. Improvements consist 23. ' Morten, nine-room residence on Mar- «>t <• Wi “ d shall street: cellar, summer Kitchen, and large barn. »I.JUU w. etc. (N 0.290. *2350.00. In Arkansas. No. 473. Is a well located 80 24. Two lots and a comfortable nine-room ’ ent v-Uvim V 7 r"l l! inrter cuituvaresideneeon N. Mstreet; porches, cellar. ma etc (No ~8t.) u. white oak, post 25. Large lot 86xl32feet. new stable and neat oak. red oak and hlckorv* The improve-six-room cottage, on stone foundation, on nients ■ nsisl of a cotifo-tabie dwelling* West Marshall street. (No. 867 > $2500.00, house, good < r-hard, water wells, barn, crib. ♦ tc. Price $1200.-115 and acre. ;8. No. 467, I» a 1-40 acre tract three miles from lar on lot M>x-4fmt, fretita-e on -d st., the Count y seat. «> acres cleared and tinnear Monroe st. (N 0.406. #4OOO 00. jfer cultivation. 40 a ore* of timber. Good MTHave also some good vacant building house and all the necessary out buildings, lots on sth and Decatur streets. S me Good well of water, and one tenant house.other business rooms on Monroe and 2d This is an excellent Tract of land at streets. SIBOO 00—115 and acre. No. 409. Is one of the finest locations in southeast Decatur; Is on a stoned street and -orthe water line. The grounds comprise about 3% acres with about 170 feet frontage* on the west side of Highstreet. The residence is a handsome brick, six room.4> two story house, trimmed in cut stone with bey windows and good cellar, with cedar and walnut shade tress, shrubs and fruit trees of various kinds. For the next sixty days this property can be bought for $2 775 No 482 Is a 240 acre tract 12 miles from the ciunty seat an Itw > miles fr >m noat landing: The improvements consist of an extra good six room house, two tenament houses, good water wells; barn: crib, etc. About 140 acres cleared and under cnltiva ton and the balance in good timber. This is fine second bottomiand is above overflow and can be bought for $36®0.—515 00 an acre. If wishing V buy, sell or rent property, call and examine our prices and descriptions Home Seekers Excursion to Arkansas May 2.1905 Phone 230 Snow Agency Decatur, Ind

James Harvey Brokaw, a conductor on the G. R. I. railroad, and the man who in 1871 ran tb& first train over thaLjoad, and the, first train into this city, died Tuesday afternoon, at his home at Fort Wayne, after an illness of six months with cancer of the stomach, fle was sitxy-eight years old and. the most popular railroad man in this part of the state. Mr. Brokaw was well known in Decatur. The seventh annual convention of the Rathbone Sisters of this district is in session at Dunkirk, having convened yerterday Each, year these meetings increase in interest and enthusiasm as well as in numbers, so this one gives promise of being tne best in many inspects ever held in this district. The grand chief, grand mistress of records and correspondence and other grand officers will be in attendance. Wednesday morning an informal reception will be held in Castle hall and all visiting delegates will register. In the afternoon the regular program will be carried out as nearly as possible. In the evening Elen temple No. 17, of Portland, will exemplify the ritualistic work, which will be followed by a banquet. The program will be concluded on Thursday morning. As any Rathbone Sister in good standing is eiegible to attend ind quite a crowa went from this county. The grand officer is Mrs. Jennie Simmons, G. T, Bluffton. The district officers are Mrs. Laura Smith, D. D. G. C.; Mrs. Maggie Milhollan, secretary. The reception committee is composed of Laura Bales, Mary Semans, Effie Headington, Isabel Creighton, Stella Oliver and. Maggie Milholland.