Decatur Democrat, Volume 49, Number 15, Decatur, Adams County, 15 June 1905 — Page 3

Sprunger returned Sunday South Dakota. where he had for the past two months lookftor horse business for Fris & Co-, and looking over his ing interests in that part of bon try. crowd of Decatur people Sundrove to the country home and Mrs. Ed Zimmerman re re there treated to a good, lß hioned country dinner, which ip reoiated and speak in the ist terms as to the hospitality , tost and hostess. Thse presere Mr- and Mrs. R. K Allijr. and Mrs. C- S. Niblick, nd Mrs- W. H. Niblick, Mr. (rs. Dan Niblick and Misses Hennef ord and Mary Niblick. June Bth Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Jeson entertained the Martha iV at their beautiful country south of the city in honor of fumbleson ’s birthday. Aside [he members of the Ladies' jciety, who were present, a > r of other friends attended, it turkey feast with all its eing accompaniments was engreatly At the close of the ties Mrs. Tumbleson was ten with a beautiful salad larrying with it the love and ishes of her friends. Wemhoff Monumental compare secured an order for a onument to be erected at iwood cemetery at Fort p The order was sent in by cob Colter of Bucyru s. Ohio, id seen some of their work, w|o gave them the contract Beveral irms from larger ■who wf re after same. The Bff company have a great Bion in this part of the ■ for building monuments Bui, and orders of this kina B not infrequent intervals. ■ question has arisen over Be as to whether or not unBnew ’public offenses,bill a ■eeper may be convicted for ■ open during hours in ■losing was required by the M. Section 579? of tho public Mb bill provides penalties for ■ling of liquor at certain ■his section being taken liflyfcom the old law. In this |B. the question of saloon Moot touched, but at the ‘he attoreny general it is jat the new law does not resection of the old law rela*to this, and that, therefore, piißpen at hours in which sais have been required to be still a punishable offense. nAwenty oil wells were comied® Indiana during the past )k,Bowing that if the object in ■Bi: the price was to curtail (iiictipn it is doing the work, itAnighty hard on the army Mflko follow drilling and its dreßtrades. It is needless' to uneM on the feelings of the proersMd drillers who flocked to Deßare county field further nto bay that the five deep ds otolled there and all were dnoee had initial productions barrels, an average of »ty ftarrels per well. The Blve iwells drilled in Grant, 'Us std Huntington counties > w ed in average of nearly thirtythe first day’s pump ’■ Tilr. is nothing hopeful in ! outlck for the future and it the Aeral opinion that the go still lower as the ■ ■ s hipments are not far kt atlhis time. MMrs. Henry Dirkson Sun■Mßtheir beautiful country F e ’ fcitir and one-half miles pof tihis city, celebrated their wp ddtng anniversary, celebrated in great ?®Bpomp. Over one hundred St* were present to enjoy the several Decathe entire board of The crowd 3ffi enoed to gather early in the at twelve o'clock was announced the 8 Grounded by a hungry 3 did ample justice to all lings that were set be »• In fact the entire such a good time that bled to stay for supper, >rry making was kept up “ hour. Mr. and Mrs. rere the recipients of ptiful and costly pieces Fhe event will long be Pby those present, and P left, many oongratuf e bestowed upon Mr Ifkson. and hopes that I live to enjoy many I happy events.

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All special street and sewer assessments were due at the city treasurer’s office May 1. Allthose who have not paid will please do so at once. Interest is charged after May 1, W. J. Archbold, City Treasurer. A petition which will be known on the record as extension number four of the Geneva, Ceylon and V'abash township macadam road, has been filed and published as required by law. It will come up for action before the board of commissioners at their regular July session. Nolan King, who filed a charge of assault and batery against May. nard Jranoe. Saturday, went before Mayor Coffee this morning and withdrew his charge, stating that he had been too hasty in his actions, and that France did no more than any one would have done under similar circumstances The mayor according to King’s wishes, dismissed the case. It was an exciting game and still more exciting finish, that the Rosenthals put up yesterday at Marion, in their game against the Owls, and the Rosenthals deserve m'ich credit for the same, as they ph y a l in the face of great odds, ovecame these and won in a driving finish. It was a great game to win and a hard one to lose, and the Owls’ defeat can onlv be attributed to the great display of headwork put up by the Rosenthals in the two final innings of the game, in which they overcame a lead of three to nothing and won by a score of five to four. The directors of the Great Northern Fair Association met at the office of Sheriff Butler Saturday, the object lieing to arrange preliminaries for giving the biggest and be st fair this year in the company’s proud record. The most important action of today was the increase in the amount heretofore appropriated for special attractions, this amount being doubled. The ostrich race, which had been secured for Wednesday only, will be secured for all three days, and other free attractions will be offered. The advertising committee met this afternoon and are busy selecting the various posters, lithographs and bill“ to be used Remember the dates. August 29 to September Ist,, inclusive. Monroeville and Leo, villages in Allen county, will go dry, and the former town will not have a saloon for two years, as a result of the proceedings before the county commissioners, yesterday. William Voirol, Beniamin Mdntorh and Conrad Brouwre abandoned their contest for licenes to sell liquor in Monroeville, and when the present licenses expire that township will go dry for two years, under the provisions of a general remonstrance secured under the Moore law, passed by the last legislature. The anti-sa.oon men have obtained the signatures of a majority of the voters of Monroe townsship to a protest against the establishment of a saloon there for the next two years and it is effective against all applications during that time The saloon men, through their at torney, P. B. Coleriok, yesterday acknowledged the effectiveness of the remonstrance and withdre w their applications.—Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. Chauncey Steele, who forged checks on John M- Lenhart, and cashed them at the stores of Holthouse, Schulte & Co., Kuebler & Moltz Co., Loch, Dirkson & Co., and who skipped from here Monday night, is in jail here, having been captured at Celina. Ohio, Thursday afternoon, by Sheriff Butler and Marshal Green, through the assistance of Night Policeman Humphries of that city. When taken he said: “That’s what I get for my drinking.” He said he had been on a spree for two we j ks, admitted his guilt and offered to come to Indiana without requisition papers, which would have delayed matters a day or two. He had been at Celina since Tuesday and had sjjent all of the money obtained on the checks and borrowed three dollars from a cousin who lives there. He was seen at Celina on Wednesday by two Decatur boys, Leo Meyers and Charley Miller, who reported to the officers here. Steele had stayed in Celina to attend a circus, which showed there yesterday, and expected to leave for Lima a tew momenta after the time he was arrested 7 It is not yet known whether or net he will plead guilty. Tne officers arrived with Steel* at three o’clock this morning. ♦ *

S. P. Beatty, of Omaha, Neb., | was in the city Sunday, the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Beatty. Simeon is at present with the Wells Fargo Express company, but expects in a short time to be transferred to St. Paul, Minn. Monroeville has gone dry, a remonstrance covering all the drastic features of the Moore law having been filed with the oountv auditor at Fort Wayne. It contained the names of a ’majority of the legal voter and puts an end to the sale of 1 liquors for a period of two years. Harry Deam has donated a fine specimen of his ability as a fisherman to the adornment of the office of the Bliss House. It is a monster tarpon which he caught in the Gulf of Mexico and with it are the line and rod on which the fish wa s caught. The tarpon measures five feet and eight inches in length and weighed 120 pounds. It is stuffed full, of excellsior and don't really weight that much now, but it did when it was caught—Bluffton News. The home of A. J. Devinney, who lives near the old fair grounds, was burglarized Sunday night about 8:30 o’clock, by some unknown party. The act was perpetrated while Mr. Devinney was in bed and while Mrs. Dee Devinney was out getting a bucket of water. The burglars secured eight dollars in cash, but disturbed nothing more. The police were notified and made a careful examination of the property and searched several suspicious characters about the railroad, but nothing was found. The party or parties who did the work were certainly acquainted with the surroundings about the Devinney home and knew where the money was kept, as the work was all done in several minutes. The police are at a loss to work, as they have no clew. The big elevator of Singer Bros., located at Dixon, Ohio, was totally destroyed by fire last night, together with all contents, entailing a loss of $12,000. The strange part of the affair is that the origin is unknown and that just a year ago almost to the same hour this firm lost a similar plant in just as strange a manner, and a loss of about $15,000. While there is nothing to indioat° incendiaiary origin, it is feared that some enemy of the firm is trying to put them out of business in this underhanded way. The insurance on the building was S7OOO, leaving a net loss of SSOOO. The building was valued at SIO,OOO, being practically new, while only S2OOO worth of grain was on hand. Dixon is on the state line, twelve miles northeast of here, and the mill as just on this side of the line. The hardware store of Melvin Clem, located about a hundred feet from the elevator, was slightly damaged, the loss probably being S3OO. The Singer elevator was the finest in that section of the country, being a model of modern improve ment-s. French Quinn was in Chicago a few days ago. and while there called at the morgue to ascertain some information concerning the reported death of Capt. Charles M. King, a former Decatur boy. French and Charley were old friends, having been militia officers together for several years, and vhen the news reached French of the sad death of his friend, he was deeply shocked and determined to investigate the affair. As a result he is of the opinion that Charles King still lives, or at least that the body found in the Chicago river was not his. French saw the personal effects taken from the of the man, including a knife, watch, some keys and a small memorandum book. The latter was filled with writing and on this French bases his opinion that a mistake has been made. He is well acquainted with Charley’s hand writing, having business with him for years while in the Old Adams County bank, and he says he can safely swear that the writing is not that ■of C- M. King, of Decatur. The I body recovered had been in the river at least a month, and was i identified by Mrs. Sweringen. a milliner, and bv a policeman, bbth of whom knew King, and who say they believe this was his body, though they are not positive. Mr. ; Quinn has turned the case over to Chicago police officials, who are now trying to find King, and in the I meantime other agencies are at work. French being positive that he will yet succeed.

William Badders, who was appointed constable for Monroe by the county commissioners, has qualified and is now ready for any [ official business that may be placed in his hands. He takes the place of Hazle Andrews, who resigned recently. Chris Langenbaoher returned Thursday from Sterling, 111., where he was visiting relatives, fie was an eye witness at the big explosion that occurred there Tuesday on one of the principle streets, caused by a man dropping a bomb of nitro-glycerine on the street, being instantly killed, and wrecking property badly. Mr. Langenbaoher states that it was a horrible sight, and does not care to again see anything of a like nature. Dr. Maurice Rosenthal, the famous Fort Wayne surgeon, was in the city Sunday night, in consultation with Drs. Clark, regarding the condition of Mrs. Ed Cunningham, who lives east of the city and who is in a very serious condition, the result of a complication of chronic kidney trouble and other diseases. Dr. Rosenthal was accompanied by William Olds, J. Aarons, G. A. Rober and W. S. Morris, all distinguished citizens of Fort Wayne. The party took supper at White’s Case, and after Dr- Rosenthal had attended to his professional duties returned home about midnight. The party left Fort Wayne at noon, yesterday, and when about half way here their auto broke down, resulting in a delay of several hours, and they did not arrive here until eight o’clock last evening, after seven hours on the road. Maynard France, who conducts the saloon on Madison street, was arrested Saturday on a charge of assault and battery, preferred against him by Nolan King. The trouble originated about one o’clock, when according to witnesses, King came into the saloon, ordered a glass of beer, and upon receiving the same started to throw the contents on bystanders France told King that if he could not behave himself he should get out. King then started to abuse France, who took him by the coat and led him to the door and pushed him out. King, in the meantime had taken out his knife and threatened to carve France, and started at him. France met King at the door and with a well directed right hand blow countered on King's mouth, cutting his upper lip in two places. The men appeared before Mayor Coffee, where France plead not guilty and the hearing is set for Monday morning at nine o’clock. On Thursday evening a glorious time was had at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James D. Hoffman. While they went to Decatur to meet their son, Jason, who has been at ministerial college at Franklin, Wisconsin, during the past year, tne friends and neighbors of the Hoffman family gathered at their home with well filled baskets to greet the arrival of their son who was wonderfully sur prised when he arrived home to find the house crowded with friends. He imagined the crowd was larger than the one he seen at ■ college on the day before, which numbered over 700. Also what helped to make this a happy day in the Huffman home, it was the 55th birthday of the father, who remarked it was the happiest birthday he ever passed, to think his son had arrived from a fam ous college, as is located at Frank lin, Wis. Those beiug present to partake of the good things to eat were Mr. and Mrs. James D. Hoffman, Joseph Graber and wife, Ida Graber, Martin Graber, J cob Weidler, Fred W’eidler, Karl Weidler, Mary Weidler, Margaret Weidler, Ben Hartman and wife, Sam uell Hartman, Roy Hartman, Noah Hoffman and wife, Eli Hoffman, Jacob Hohman. Sarah Hoffman. Lucinda Hoffman, Sarah Hoffman, Bessie Hoffman, Manon Hoffman. William Adler and wife, Karl Adler, Fred Adler, Louise Adler, Daniel Adler William Adler, Emelia Adler, Lewis Adler, James D. Brown, jr. and wife, William A. Brown, John Brown, Minnie i Brown, Maggie Brown, Gust Yake, i Adam Norris, Nora Norris, Emma Norris, William Norris, Edna I Moesohberger. Telsa Moeschberger, Edward Zimmerman and wife, James Zimmerman,'Charles Zim merman, Mabel Breiner, Harley Olivine, Emma Walters, Ollie Dilling, Frances Hoffman, James Hoffman Gladys Hoffman, and Blanch j Hoffman.

Charles Kiess, of Preble, township, probably holds the belt as a wool grower this season, and we have heard nothing that can compare with his record. Out of fourteen sheep that he sheared he received 168 pounds of wool or an average of twelve pound" to the sheep. The price being 33 cents, he realized a neat sum for his trouble of raising them. Mesdame Jennie Studabaker, E. J. Bailey and C. M. Kenyon entertained at an home party at the home of the former on corner Fourth and Adams streets Friday afternoon in’honor of Mrs. G. H, Blackwell, of Syracuse, New York. Over a hundred and twenty-five invitations were issued and as many guests responded between the hours of two to four and four to six this afternoon. The house was beautifully decorated with red and white roses, and white and green crepe paper was draped from the ceiling to the side walls of the dining room. An elegant threecourse luncheon was served to the guests. A royal time was enjoyed by all. Those persons in Decatur—and there are several of them—who hold insurance policies with the Merchants Mutual Fire insurance company or the Merchants’ National Mutual Fire Insurance company, each of Indianapolis, may be surprised to know that David E. Sherrick, auditor of state, of Indianapolis, has revoked the licenses of these two companies after an investigation of the business methods by these companies. There is no local agent for either company, but business was done by men from Indianapolis. Early in the year the auditor of state became doubtful onoerning the Mer chants’ Mutual and he began an investigation. It seems that the plan of the company was to get a sixty per cent payment of a year’s premium and then to take a premium note for the remaining forty per cent. Often the amount of the note was as great as the amount of the insurance and in every case it is said to have approached the amount of insurance. Only alout one in seven of those who gave notes lived in Indiana.

■ k JpF'TO THE OFFICE OF THE ■ SNOW AGENCY. ■ DECATUR, INDIANA. If you want to sell your farm or city property for cash, list it with th© SNOW AGENCY. We have several cash buyers as soon as what they want is put upon the marlet. If you wish to buy a country home or city residence, we may have just what you want, as our lists comprise several thousand acres of good farm lands in Indiana and a large number of city properties. Besides these, we have timber and prairie lanes in Missouri, Minnesota and Arkansas, in all stages of improvements Property advertised without expense to the owner, if left on the market forthe time listei. §s6'™ Portland AND RETURN IB Ki From Chicago, via the Chicago & North-Western Ry., !■ || I daily, to September 30. Choice of routes via Omaha, ■■ II Cheyenne and Granger, via St. Paul and Minneapolis, 11 Bl through the mountain scenery of Colorado and Utah, ■■ ■ 1 through the Lake McDonald Country or the Canadian *■ Bl Rockies, with tickets via California or via Yellowstone f ■ BV Park at slight advance in rates. W\ Correspondingly low rates from other points, account /W IX LEWIS AND CLARK CENTENNIAL fg A great opportunity to visit one of the greatest gram and fru.t raising M countries the largest fishing and lumbering industr.es. and some ol the most aggressive, rich and growing cities in the world. Tbe Hest of Everything. Foil particular, 1. regard to the eaposlti and ' I descriptive ol the Far ihc Northwest scot to “11 I aoy address on receipt ot two a-ceot stamps. fIK I IlllA* AD agents sell tickets via this line. A. H WAGGENER, Traveling Agt. From Decatur via || - $|,25 “CLOVER LEAF O|./0 - rnn ROUTE” Sunday May II T „ nrTon . T TO TO-EDO 7th and every Sunday ll TO OETndl I , thereafter during the nrriirjll And RETURN, sumiuer. il 2nd RETURN. T. L. MILLER, Agt. (I

News reached the city Friday mornmgbof the death of the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Finch of Marion. Ind. Mrs. Finch was formerly Miss Margaret Woland, daughtei of Simeon Weiand, living west of this oity, and is well known here. The child’s remains will be brought to this city tomorrow morning on the early Clover Leaf train. The funeral will be held here. Interment will be mad© at St. Joseph's cemetery. Mrs. Nace Roop was very seriously injured Friday in a runaway She was driving a colt hitched to a spring wagon, along Winchester street, when the animal became frightened and started to run. On turing the corner at Oak street Mrs. Roop while endeavoring to leave, the wagon, was thrown out with great force, her head striking the brick pavement. Her face was very badly scratched and mutilated, her right hip also receiving a very severe blow. She was at once taken to her home on Sawdust avenue. Her husband who is one of the Clover Leaf section men, was at onoe sent for. Her injuries at first appeared slight, she being able to walk to her home, but later developments are that she is a very badly injured lady. The horse ran with the wagon on Oak street to Mercer avenue, where it was captured. very little damage having been done to the wagon and harness. The horse was stopped by Will Slusher. New Cure for Stomach Disease. There are so many people that have StomacI rouble. ><nd have been taken so much medir cine and can v*‘t no relief, and they nevef will because they don’t get the right kind oh treatment. The real cause of stomach trouble is your kidneys. You will have to get your kidneys treated and your stomach will get all right again. Under iny New Discover? in treating the stomach bv the kidneys my pat ents get better and cured, wherebv the old method they try everything that has been recommended for the stomach, and no cure, ’’oomueb Uric .Acid in the blood causes ate ma ch trouble, which I removed Hundreds of cures in and around Decatur have made and is you • ave Stomach or Disease call at the Murrey House Monday, June 22.) will be there. GEOBGE TRAIN,. M.D BURT MANGOLD, DENTIST SOUTH SECOND ST. WITH PHONE 463 DR. J. M. MILLER