Decatur Democrat, Volume 49, Number 15, Decatur, Adams County, 15 June 1905 — Page 5

■ Mje has given way to Geneva ■BLu ft. n° competitor with a kW]] of July celebration. Genehas a 'lean sweep and with Hhalt 111 ! ‘ e tr “ ck an<l basebaU ML.,; can ,< -nt as big an ice as t forget that you need a B , rc ,ute directory. They are lK out rapidly, and as we have limited num her yen should K one at once. Price <I.OO. H Heller & Co., Decatur , Ina L Floyd Brittson and Miss L Smith will entertain a num|f lady friends Friday after|in honor of Mrs. Ellsworth L.ss Colter, of Bucyrus, Ohio, Liss Florence Smith, of RiohL The event will be held at Brittson home. Lge R. K Erwin went to Fort Ine Monday, where he acts hecial judge in the case of the L against Miller for receiving bn goods from boys. Miller’s Ler was tried last week and Ived a six months' jail sentence a fine of (350. irshal Green has received a ee that a black mare sixteen js high, weight 1150. spivin on hind leg and maroon colored ;v. Troy make, harness rubber n*ed. was stolen from Oscar mer, Troy. Ohio, on June 12. waru of (50 is offered. cob Am left Monday for a to his fatherland, Switzerland, .rrives at New York tonight M leaves there on an ocean steam■n Thursday. This ’n the third He he is making the trip. He H- not know yet whether he will refcrn again. James Nishntiz, Hu Geneva, took his place at C. Hiser's harness shop. — Berne Knees. Hrs H. A. Fristoe, while walk- ■ about the yard at her home ■, evening, stepped on a board ■jich had a nail ;n it, causing H same to run in the ball es her ■t foot. Mr. Fristoe has been ■ng some repairing on his house Blate, and all the debris had not ■tn cleared up. The accident, alBiigh painful, will result in noth- ■ serious. ■The Clover Leaf has completed Bangements for the sale of round 1 ■p excursion ticket* to all points ■the states of Ohio, Indiana, Ulins and Michigan on July 1,2, 3 ■d 4, good returning until July 5, ■ the very low rate of one fare Is 25 oents for the round trip, ■p nearest Clover Loaf agent or ■dress W. L. Hoss. General Pasfcger Agent, Toledo, O.

> '• / i v*' 1a ~ It/ ' e i'3?W i I Non-breakable fronts \ 7 J JLII I &re a distinctive feature of ..... wli-AiHlfl I Clothcraft coats. I I The coat cannot sag. jflMHI 1 It is hung from the neck vfjlliy I 1 ! A and shoulders with an |3|ffiß| i' UW>ii overlapping arrangement jJpSH fiS MHI of canvas and haircloth ISh yiujFlu which distributes the ffle Ol"'•■ strain on the same prinJ- ;W;. f 1 ciple that a skilled env\ g* neer uses * n constructing «*! r a truss bridge. 1 ■ The canvas does not extend to the edge, which , must be thin. But the I \ edges of all Clothcraft I coats are reinforced with a stay of non-elastic tape. I I No other ready-for-service clothes have this very ■ I essential feature at Clothcraft prices. ■ I Ciothcraft collars are all padded and felled to fl ■ the coat They fit closely and “ stay put. ’ Jj I The pockets are thoroughly stayed with an ■ M extra thickness of strong thin elastic. There is ■ |1 also a narrow strong tape running from the pocket ■ II corners to the sleeve seam thus putting part of t e ■ I > pocket strain on this seam. 1 I These are only a few of many well thought I, U out, scientific and practical points in Clothcraft W f Clothcraft Clothes are made for looks and ’ service and for the money give more of both than any other brand. HOLTHOUSE, SCHULTE & CO.

Miss Clara Mamma entertained a number of friends at her country home last evening, in Miss Winona Glass, of Fort Wayne. Tne evening was very pleasantly spent in conversation, music and games, and at a late hour refreshments were served. Charles K. Bell, popular Wells Fargo express agent, is wearing a smile together wtih his ususal "tags” today, and he feels he has a perfect right to do so, for a little girl baby arrived last evening to brighten their cozy home. Everyone delighted recovering. Contractor s Penn and Jesse Robinson Friday morning began wor k on a cement block building on the corner of Jefferson and First streets and will push same to Completion. The property is owned by H. H. Bremerkamp, and is preparatory to the erection of a modern mill there either this fall or next spring. The building being put up now is to be 50x40 feet and will be used as an exchange to be run by Bremer kamp & Gillig. The county auditor has just completed a report showing the licensed saloons in Wells county. He finds that there are twenty saloons that pay one hundred dollars a year each to the school fund for their license in the county. Sixteen of these saloons are in Bluffton and two at Vera Cruz while Keystone and Poneto have one each. Each saloon pays a five dollar auditor’s fee which eventually goes into the county fund.—Bluffton Banner. The Kewanna postmaster’s cow got a bone in her throat the other morning and one of the neighbors was called on to prescribe. He took a whip stock and dislodged the bone, but on the completion of the operation, the cow bit off about two feet of the whip stock and swallowed that also. The worthy postmaster is now figuring on the possibility of the oow giving whipped cream this summer and getting fancy price? by selling it to the resorts. After June 15th Curryville will no longer be a stop for any of the trains on the Clover Leaf and the town will practically no longer make a spot on the map E L Carroll, of Decatur; has an elevator there and the Clover Leaf will no longer offer him side track facilities there, but have offered to transport his elevator free of charge to any point along their line, which he may designate. The town no longer has a postoffioe and the Ward-Dettinger feud is about all there is left of the onre prosperous village.—Bluffton News.

Miss Marie Brown, of rural route , twelve, entertained a'Stfew of her friends Sunday evening at six o’clock dinner, in honor of her guest, Miss Winona Glass, of Fort Wayne. Those present were Orval and Bessie Harruff, B. F. Kern and Miss Clarice Mumma. Al Oppenheim, of Marietta, Ohio, writing to a friend here, says that he was in New York City last week and went to see W. H. Ernst, who was operated upon about a month ago for the removal of one of his eyes in a New York hospital. He says that Mr. Ernst has improved much more rapidly than he had anticipated and was able to accompany Mr. Oppenheim to a hotel dinner. He is not yet able tc return to Marietta and is still in New York taking treatment—Bluffton News. The Decatur White Sox that play at Bluffton tomorrow will line up as follows: Frisinger c; Robison p; Kortenbraer let b; Leßrun 2nd b; Ellis es; Johns 3rd b; Knapp If; Coffee of; and Wolford rs The Bluff’on papers 'are lauding this team as the Rosenthals, and are expecting a good game. The White Sox if they play up to their standard, will give Bluffton a hard rub. The Rosenthals have utterly ignored the Blufftons, preferring to play against gentlemen, rather than rowdies and hoodlums. At the anual session of the National Editorial- association at Guthrie, Oklahoma, these officers were elected: President, John Dymond. New Orleans; first vicepresident, John E. Junkin Sterling. Kansas; second vice-president, Henry B. Varner, Lexington, N. C.; third vice-president, L. G. Niblack, Guthrie, Okla.; corresponding secretary, William A. Ashbrook, Johnstown, Ohio; recording secretary, J. W. Cochrum, Oakland, City. Ind.; treasurer, J. Evin Steele, Ashland, Pa. Indianapolis was chosen as the place of meeting in 1906. The Hub clothing store sent up two baloons yesterday and their big Red Tag sale is announced to open tomorrow morning. The ba loons sailed away beautifully in a northwesterly direction, but after a mile or so seemed to remain stationary. One of them fell on the Coverdale farm and the other at Fritzinger’s. About a hundred boys followed, Grover Miller and Floyd Acker being the lucky ones, the former securing a (5 tag and the latter (2. During the sale a number of baloons will be sent up and the tags attached will be worth from 50 cents to (5. Watch for them. Mose Krohn returned yesterday from Fort Wayne, where he was negotiating with Superintendent Hunter of the Grand Rapids for a special train to be run to Geneva Sunday to accommodate the crowd that desires to attend the game. He was however, un successful and no special can be secured. The liveryman, however, state that they expect to put (every available vehicle they have j in use and can easily accommodate ■ the crowd. A number of rigs have already been secured, and Decatur : will be represented by a large and 'enthusiastic crowd, which claim that they can out-root anything on earth. The Rosenthals are*[in excellent condition since their contest last Sunday, and if Geneva wins they will have to play the fastest game of their career. Secure ycur i conveyances early if you intend joining the crowd. The high schools of Decatur, Frankfort. Kokomo, Maiion and Bluffton have united and will give a delightful excursion to Detroit on next Friday. A large crowd of students are arranging to attend from this end the other. K cities, and if you want to enjoy a day’s outing you wi’l find no better opportunity. The party leaves here lover the Clover Leaf at; 5:03 Fri day morning, going to Toledo and thence to Detroit on the Owana steamboat .which leaves there at 9:15 a. m. After a day |in beautiful Detroit the party returns to Toledo by boat and leaves there at nine o’clock on a special train, 1 which arrives here at midnight. I The fare for the round trip is only '(1.75, and Jyou will enjoy every minute of the time. The committee on arrangement includes Superintendent H. A. Hartman of this city, Profs. Armstrong and Mitchell. Kokomo; Superintendent Placark and Mrs. Hobbs. Swayzee; Prof. Graves. Marion: Supt. J. H Shock, Warren; Supt. Wirt of Bluffton.

Special high school excursion to Detroit, Mich., via the Clover Leaf route Friday, June 16, 1905. The high schools of Decatur, Bluffton, Marion, Swayzee and Kokomo will join in this excursion. Rate (1.75 for round trip. Train leaves Decatur 5:03 a. m. T. L. Miller, Agent. D. B. Moore returned Tues, evening from Westville, Ohio, where he was visiting his brother, and attended the commencement exercises in which his nepew graduated. He also on his return trip at Columbus, Ohio., and took in the penitentiary, seeing such nota ble characters as Mrs. Van Liew, Marion Kuhns and others. With the latter he had quite a chat. A crowd of happy young people from here enjoyed a picnic at Steele’s park Tuesday afternoon, the event being given in honor of Master John Chenny of Winchester. Those who participated were Misses Burah Tredway, Marie Boknecht, Inez Snellen, Lucile Cusick, Elnu Hoffman and Frances Dugan and Masters John Chenny, Frank Mills, Bruce Patterson, Grover Miller and L*o Sprunger. A big dinner was served at one o’clock and lhe afternoon spent in games, tie one of most interest being “forfeit.” Mrs. John Harmon gave a linen shower Tuesday at her home, in honor of Miss Zrra Rupple, who will be united in marriage tomorrow morning to Mr. Jacob Meyer. Twenty-five guests were present, and a delightful evening was spent. Pedro was played, the prize fallling to the lot of Miss Clara Lange. Refreshments were served and after which the guests departed, bestowing manv congratulations upon Miss Rupple and Mr. Meyers, wishing them a happy married life. Miss Rupple was the recipient of a number of gifts, besides the linen shower. A jolly crowd of young people from New Haven, Allen county, were entertanied by Otto and Chris Kieffer, and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fuhrman of route one. over Sun da.y. At the Kieffer home a big dinner was served, while in the evening an old-fashioned dance was enjoyed at the Fuhrman home, music being furnished by the New Haven Mandoliin club. The visiting Crowd included Misses Minnie Breiner, Sophie Willie, Tillie Werling, Clara Miese, Mary Bruiok, Minnie Beckman, Hannah Pollitz and Messrs. John Werling, Will Meyer, Gottlieb Meyer, Martin Bremer, Henry Bremer, Harma n Bishop, Theodore Hein, Fred Politz, Henry Hamtield and Henry Willis. The new Haven crowd returned home Monday afternoon after a dellightful time. Rev L L. Carpenter, of Wabash, who has won distinction as a dedicator of churches, may be sent to the Holy Land to collect material for a lecture on Palestine. With this purpose in view the Christian Standard has launched a movement which is receiving the support of the Christian churches of the country. The trip will be in the nature of a mark of esteem for Mr. Carpenter, who is seventy-two years old and has been an active minister for forty-eight years. If he is sent abroad he will leave some time in the fall and be gone several months. The Rev. L. L. Capenter’s services to the church have been and are phenomenal in many respects. Six hundred and forty-two churches dedicated by one man—what a record! Had all of these dedications followed one after the other on consecutive Sundays, it would have required twelve years and eighteen weeks to have done the work which howeverj was spread over a period of twentyfive years. Today he receves more oalls than ever before from newly constructed churches. He gets letters from Maine and California and Canada and Texas, but of many of these he is unable to accept the in- | vitation extended on account of j limited time and the great distance from Wabash of some of the churches for which he is sought as dedicator. Among a few of those to be dedicated soon by him are churches at Harrisburg, Va., Pendleton, Ind., Clay City. 111., and Kalamazoo, Mich. In many oases 1 Mr. Carpenter has dedicated churches the second time, where the congregations outgrown their first house of worship and these second dedication ceremonies have been cnes of especial pride 1 to the Wabash minister.

CONSTERNATION Rosenthals Want More of the Ball Candy The Knights of Pythias Lodge to Observe Memoral Day Next Sunday. (Spacial Correspondence.) Geneva, Ind., June 14—Conster nation reigned supreme here Tuesday up until the time that definite word was received from the “Rosenthals,” saying that they would come all right for Sunday’s game. Monday evening Briggs received word from Decatur that the Rosenthals would have to have (40 instead of (30. He refused, and the news spread like wildfire. Tnere were only two conlusions to be reached, the Rosenthals were afraid of losing the game, or they were simply running a big bluff for more money, knowing that there would be a large crowd here. Now that they are coming, and since the little trouble, betting is in favor of Geneva. People are dissappointed because of J,the failure to get a train. If Geneva was doing "it, there would be twice the number needed to pay for the same. There would almost be enough taken on at Berne to secure the required amount of money needed. Just a word to the Rosenthals—bring all the rooters you can for you’ll need them. On next Sunday the members of the K. of P. lodge will observe their annual memorial day In the morning there will be sermon delivered at the U. B. church by Rev. Mower and the members of the order will attend in a body. In the afternoon appropriate exercises will be held and the graves of the deceased brothers will be decorated. The Geneva band will assist during the day. Geneva, Ind., June 9—The narrow escape from being maimed for life, or perhaps being instantly killed, that Homer Poutius met with Thursday noon, seems little less than miraculous Mr. Pontius was at woik on an oil derrick, that kind known as a “pole derrick ’, when the structure toppled over, giving him a sheer drop of nearly thirty feet into a pile of broken mach nery and timber It would have meant terrible injuries for anyone, but it was Pontius' lucky day, and he escaped with- only several extensive bruises and the loss of several good-sized patches of epidermis. This pole derrick was erected in the place of the regular sized derrick, which had been blown over. The large derrick fell onto the shaft house, completely demolishing that building ,and it was this mixnp that Mr. Pontius visited. The only way he can account for is lucky es cape is in the faet that he had hie fingers crossed. Geneva, Ind., June 10—As tim*goes on and the glorious old Fourth approaches nearer, there is more and moke talk of having a big celebration here on that day. It has been several years since there has been a rousing, rip roaring good, old fashioned Fourth of July celebration here, but the people have not forgotten it, and they expect to repeat the same this year. A big day’s program, which will attract large crowds from other towns will probably be arranged and the pub lie may bank on this fact—whatever is promised, will be given. A good celebration serves, not only as enjoyment for the people, but it is a splendid ind oue of the best advertisements for a town. The last touches have been put on the half mile track at the Geneva park club grounds, and it is probable that before the latter part of next week there will be several of Geneva's fast horses well started in training. The track is as fine a course as can be found any place near here, and some good 'races are looked forward to for this fall. The amphitheatre was completed last week, and is a verj substantial and commodious building. any seat in the same commanding an unob-

structed view of the entire track. People of Geneva should he very proud of the grounds and there is no doubt but that they are Geneva. Ind., June 12—One of the members of the Muncie base ball team, when he struck town Sunday morning also struck a match and held that match to a little “coffin nail” which was held in his little mouth. He took a good big “drag,” inhaled it and just then Marshal Whitman spotted him. It didnt take half as long for the Muncie laddie to separate from that cigarette as it did for him to get next to it. He was not arrested, but was simply warned and that was enough, and for the remainder of the day he never tried to smoke even a pipe. Some one saw his dairy latter in he day and Sundays happening was something like this “Geneva, Ind., 6-11-’OS. Small place. No one wise. The makin'e with me and me for a cigarette. Was fine. Was a marshal. Cigarette passed up. Felt like heap big fool. Wiser now.” Geneva, Ind., June 13—There are very few, if any, towns the size of Geneva whose people are so interested in lodge work. There are some twelve different orders here at present, and several others are being, or will be instituted soon. The orders here now are as follows . I. O. O. F. subordinate, I. O. O. F. encampment, K. of P., U. R. K. of P., Masons, S. of V., G. A. R. , Maccabees, Daughters of Rebekah, Eastern Star, W. R. C-, and there is a movement on foot to organize a chapter of the Rathbone Sisters order. The Odd Fellows have a membership rs about one hundred and sixty. Tne lodge has its own building and is in a splendid condition. The Knights of Pythias follows with a membership of some eighty men and the lodge is growing very rapidly. There is scarcely a week passes by without seeing one or two new members added to the order, lhe Masons also have their own building, and this order with its sixty five or seventy members is one of the progressive lodges of the plane. All the other’ lodges, especially the ladies’orders, are proud of their membership and all are working hard to increase the i same. The Uniformed Rank of' the K. of P. order is just new be- ■ ing organized, but it is so far advanced that it is an assured fact. *• There is some lofig i meeting every night id the week, and a lodge member is kept busy, especially if a. member of one or more orders. ST. JOSEPH COMMENCEMENT. Invitations were issued today for the annual commencement of the St. Joseph school to be held on the evening of June 22. The class consists of five young men and seven young ladies and the program will be as follows: Music, Oichsstra. Poem of Welcome and Song Rise and Early Progress of Lang uage, Lawrence Ehingen Libraries. Frank Bremerkamp Gunpowder, Charles Crawford Postotfice Anthony Con ter Duet, Celesta Kintz and Genevieve My lot t Utility of History, Agnes Deiningen Means of Improving Eloquence, Celesta Wemhoff; The Home on the Farm, Agnes Vogleweda A Hundred Years from Now, poem; recitation, Bertha Kinney Crucifixion, poem, recitation, Anna Clark Spectacles and Valedictory, Bernard Terveer Awarding of Diplomas. Obituary. Martha E. Corson, wife of J. B. Corson, was born October 4, 1864, and departed this life June 25th, 1905, age 40 years, 8 months and one dav. She Laves a husband and three daughters and by a former marriage and also three step-sons and a host of friends to mourn their loss, children namely, Mrs. Frank Coppes, Mrs. Ferdinand Tablet. Mrs. Merl Essex all who reside near their old home , and Victor Corson, who resides in South Dakota, Ross A. Frank, Mrs. Corson, who was possessed of a Christian character was a kind and loving companion and mother and will be great ly missed. We extend thanks to neighbors for their kidess shew. For Sale Eighty acre farm, located on the North Blue Creek macadam road, two and one-halfmiles from Wilshire, known as the James Maloney farm. If sold at once a bargain can be had. For particulars see or address Robert Maloney, rural route 3, Berne, 15 3m.