Decatur Democrat, Volume 49, Number 37, Decatur, Adams County, 16 November 1905 — Page 1

ALL the news all the time

VOLUME XLIX.

The Bremerkamp mills are fast nearing completion, and will soon be in readiness for all kind of work. The mill is being fitted with the best of machinery and nothing but the best of flour will be manufactured.

Billy Sellers to Richmond this morning in charge of Sheriff Johnson and Henry Fritz and will be placed asylum for the insane. The young man in his mental hallucinations that he was leaving to join the regular army and was perfectly willing to go. He was vaccinated at the county jail last night by Dr. Louis Severin. It is believed that Dr. Smith, ’ superintendent of the able to clear Seller’s brain. A change of surroundings and a release from tormentors here who filled his mind with nonsense will no doubt prove of great benefit at least.—Bluffton News.

Grover Deihl is again in custody here, and an insanity inquest will probably be held within a day or so. An inquest was held for him two ■weeks ago, but the physicians leported that while they found slight traces of insanity, it was not sufficient to recommend that he be sent to Easthaven. Since that time, however, Grover has been causing his relatives and friends all kinds of worry. He disappeared suddenly and it required his father several days’ time to trace him through the gas belt. He was finally located and brought home, but Monday afternoon he again got away and it required quite a posse to run him down, He was taken however, and bound until Deputy Sheriff Butler and ’Squire Smith could drive to Honduras and get him. This morning he seemed as sane as anybody, but the boy’s mind is undoubtedly affected.

Old John D. Rockefeller must have suffered an attack of stomach trouble, for he has reduced the price of crude oil two cents in Indiana. This makes the price here eighty-nine cents per barrel. This cut coming right on the heels of a half cent advance in refined oil is hard to explain. Advances in re ■fined oil usually precede advances in crude but this time the rule didn’t work Oil men are beginning to realize that there is no sure •rule to follow in dealing with the Standard. This company is a rule unto itself and juggles the market to suit its own conveniences. The effect of this cut will be to still further depress work in the field. Tor a long time the oil fields have been exceedingly quiet, but the recent advances have had the effect of slightly toning up conditions and considerable new work was begun. It is a safe guess that very few wells will be drilled in, in the face of this decline Several baseball clippings from the Mexico Herald were received at this office Tuesday morning, from Paul Wooten, sporting editor of the above named sheet, in which most favorable mention is made of Tom Railing’s pitching. He pitched his first game last Saturday, winning by a score of three to two in ten innings, and the paper in speaking of his work says: “The most interesting feature of the game was the work of Railing, the Olivers new pitcher, who held down the National Sluggers to six hits. He showed great speed and the best curves that have ever been thrown over the plate in Mexico City in many a day. He also secured a three base hit and a single. On Sunday he repeated and pitched against the Taoubayas the game being a pitchers' battle from start to finish, Railing letting his opponents down with hree hits, striking out eleven men and getting two hits himself.” The paper says concerning this game: ‘‘Railing pitched great ball and Lapse, Casas, and Loyo were the only men that made hits during the game. His control was nearly perfect as only two men walked.” Thus all re ports show that Tom is" making a triumphal march through Old Mexico and showing the Greasers hiw the National game should be played.

The local poultry firms are shipping out barrel after barrel of turkeys and chickens to eastern points. The demand for fowls this year far exceeds any former year in this business. The merchants by the way are paying top prices for good poultry. P. J. Hyland of this city, has been awarded the contract for installing a modern steam heating plant in the Rockford Hotel at Rockford, Ohio. This building is owned by William Sheets of Birne, and is one of the most up to date hostelries in any Ohio town, and this new heating system will make it complete. The new system is to be low pressure steam, the same as Mr. Hyland installed at the Burt House, and work will begin on same next Monday. Auditor Brekweg, of Lafayette auditor of the Logansport and Wabash Valley Gas company, was here Monday, and made the statement that an artificial gas plant would undoubtedly be installed in Decatur during the next year, Farther particulars at this time cannot be given as the company has not definitely decided whether they will build an independent plant here or furnish this city from the big Fort Wayne plant leoently completed If the latter is done, a pipe line would have to be laid However, one or the other plan will likely be decided upon soon and arrangements made so that the new service could begin by next fall at least. One of the necessary delays is the renewal of the company’s franchise, which expires soon. The artificial plant, however, maybe depended upon as an assured thing in the near future.

The members of the Presbyterian church of this city met last evening in a congregational session, the purpose being to vote upon the candidates for pastor of the church. The attendance was large and the vote was unanimously in favor of Rev. Alfred Fowler, who has been here for two weeks past, and who preached trial sermons last Sunday, and also a week prior. Rev. Fowler left at noon today for Chicago, where he will arrange his affairs preparatory to make this his home. He is a talented, earnest minister, who is doing religious work because he loves it and his acceptance of the Decatur church means the up building of the spiritual life of that institution. He Is a graduate of the Toronto, Canada, College, and has also studied in a Chicago university. He has held churches in Kansas City and other places, and has had several years’ experience as an evangelist. The people of Decatur will welcome him as a citizen.

John Adams engaged the firms of Mock & Sons this afternoon as his attorneys to handle a divorce case for him. The complaint will be placed on tile at once and the alegations upon which the demand for a divorce is based are adultery. The complaint for divorce is the result of an escapade in which Mrs. Adams and her sister-in-law, Mrs. Frank Adams, jr., were mixed up in last night. Early in the evening the two women walked out to the end of Main street where they entered a carriage containing a whiskey salesman and a bartender from the city. The party proceed ed east and it is supposed they went to Berne. In some manner John Adams learned of the trick and securing a rig, started in pursuit of the'oouple. He followed them as far as Vera Cruz, where he de aided that the weather was just a little too chilly to hunt women of this sort and he turned back. About ten o’clock, the quartette in the carriage returned to town. John Adams refused to allow his wife to oome into the house and this afternoon he appeared before his attorneys and asked them to bring suit for divorce, He stated that so far as his Knowledge went, Mrs FranM. Adams was at her home and nothing had W done in this case. This is not the first time the parties have had similar trouble and ditoroe case has been anticipated for some time.—Bluffton Banner.

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1905.

It is related that a woman, having made up her mind to do no more gossiping, went to a party recently. She heard something bad on a man, which was only half the story. She knew the other half, but, remembering her resolution, didn’t say a word, and the restraint she put upon herself made her black and blue in the face. A ministerial meeting of all the preachers in the city was held Monday, at which time it was decided to hold a general Thanskgiving meeting at the United Brethren church. All choirs of the different churches will meet next Sunday and select a special anthem for this service. Unlike former occasions of this kind the exercises will be conducted by several speakers and the event will be made a popular one. The entire public will be invited and the exercises will be most instinctive and interesting. Sheriff Butler received a circular Thursday notifying him to be on the lookout for a man about fifty years old, five feet, ten inches tall, weight about 190 lbs, dark complexion, dark hair, smooth shaven, full round face, rather good looking, squint-eyed, stoop shouldered, wearing a black soft hat and dark clothes, as he is wanted for forgery and obtaining money under false pretenses, and a reward of $509 is offered for his capture. Ho goes under the name of John H over and does his smooth work in purchasing real estate.

Assault and battery with intent to kill is the very serious charge placed against Dennison Brandyberry of near Monore, in a suit filed by Prosecutor Moran Tuesday before ’Squire James H. Smith The story of the trouble dates back a week when a quarrel is said to have occurred between Mrs. Brandyberry and a Mrs. Jim Johnson. The quarrel finally got to the men and Brandyberry drove to Johnson’s home Sunday evening. Johnson was standing in the yard and when Denison saw him be leaped from his buggy and rushed upon him, striking wickedly with a “billy” made from a handkerchief and pool ball. Johnson dodged the blows and then his opponent rushed upon him with a razor. Jim fought for his life and finally escaped with no more serious injury than a black eye. However, the results might have been different had not Jesse Carpenter appeared on the scene and separated the oombatents. Carpenter filed the affidavit and officers went after Brandyberry at noon The democratic county campaign will soon be on in earnest, and from the present outlook it will be ore of the most interesting ever held. County Chairman L. G. Effingham Friday issued a call for the county central committee to meet at democratic headquarters in this city on next Friday, November 17th, for the purpose of deciding upon a date for holding the pri mary. There are already many candidates in the field and a warm contest is expected for each office. At this time the democrats will nominate a candidate for judge of the 26th judicial circuit, a prosecuting attorney, representaitve, clerk, treasurer, sheriff, recorder surveyor, county assessor and two commissioners. Mr. Werling will hold over but nominations will be made in the districts now represented by William Miller and Martin Laughlin. While eaohjate will be in earnest and fought up to last moment in a democratic, friendly ■ manner, the most interest will probably center in the nomination for sheriff, in which there are already about a dozen starters. The tight for prosecutor with five candidates, for recorder with four, and each of the other offices promises to furnish interest in plsnty for those who like the game. Many of the candidi.tes Lave been building fences for some time and there seems to be a general feelinfthat the primary be held some time next month. This question; however, is up to the committee and will [be degjded next Friday, then the tug of war rally begins.

Carl Moses Saturday evening shipped two of his full blooded Berkshire hogs to San Marcus, Texas. The order came by telegram at four o’clock and the hogs were sent out at nine over the Clover Leaf. The price was a fancy one. Carl is doing a splendid business in this line. During the recent fair season he captured many prizes and advertised himself from Maine to California. For the first time in many years democratic mayors were elected in the towns of Bellaire, Martins Ferry, and Bridgeport, all of Belmont county, Oho, and adjoining each other on the Ohio river front, and there are only three good legs among the new officials. Dr. J. W. Blackford, the mayor-elect of Martins Ferry, has two good legs; George Bresock, the new mayor of Bridgeport, has only one good leg, while George Kompart, elected at Bellaire, has two wooden legs. The republicans elected William F. Reck as mayor of Mutual at the election Tuesday, but he'will never be called upon to serve. The candidate died on Tuesday previous to the election and there was no time to make another nomination then. The republicans voted for the deceased maycr, and he was elected. The village council will select some one to fill out the term of Mr. kook.

The Palace Bowling Alley company have leased the Derkes building, formerly occupied by the White Case, and will at once put in the finest equipped alleys in this section of the country. A contract for the new alleys was signed Saturday evening, and the mechanics’ and material will be here about Thursday. It requires fifteen [days to build the beds which will be as near noiseless as modern science can make them. At present two alleys will be put in, but a third one will likely be added soon. Thov are to the Brunswiok-Balk continuous make, the finest in the world, and the pins and balls will be in harmony. The new company is backed by several young business men, who expect to mike it a success. Bowling has become a fixed American sport, it being interesting and healthy. The alleys will open by Thanksgiving, and lovers of the sport are anxiously awaiting the opportunity to try them. A city league will be formed and the new parlors will furnish much amuse mens luring the coming winter.

Attention has been called by newspapers of Indiana lately to the fact that among high school pupils there are few good spellers—far less than there should be. Concerning this condition Fassett A. Cotton, state superintendent of public instructicn, in a booklet just issued, says: “Spalling is such a close ally of reading that in the first years they are inseparable. Doubtless the poor spelling we hear so much about is due to the fact that in the last decade or so less stress has been put upon the subject than hitherto. The beet educators are of the opinion that spelling must have constant attention for its own sake, and that it must never be lost sight of in teaching any subject. It is believed that it cannot be taught inci den tally, and that no one can learn to spell too well. Tuere ate Certain laws governing spelling that must be taught systematically, and there are scores of words that must be given individual attention and constant drill. Spelling must be taught through the eye, ear and hand. Groups of words similarly spelled may be learned as easily as one word. For this reason certain groups are selected in connection with the eariy reading work. Groups spelled according to a law may be presentod and the law worked out by the pupils. We have returned to the speller, and any interesting device that will aid in fixing right forms is legitimate. The oral spelling match on an occasional Friday afternoon is a profitable diversion.” There is no denying the fact that in the schools years ago more attention was given to spelling than now. *

The remains of Peter H. Colchis, who died Sunday morning at Geary, Oklahoma, of dropsy, arrived this morning over the Clover Leaf railroad, and was taken to the home of his son, Will Colchin, in the south pirt of the city. The funeral services will be held Thursday morning at 8:30 at the St. Marys Catholic church, Fathor Wilken conducting the same Interment will be made in the St Joseph cemetery. Grandpa Gentis, in Linn Grove, undoubtedly the oldest man in the county, will be ninety eight years old April 24, 1906, if he lives. He is still in pretty good health. Robret Simison, also living in Linn Grove, was ninety-four years old the 7th of the present month. Dennison Tinkham in Blue Creek township was ninety-one years old the 28th of September, 1905. Joshua MoCardle, an inmate of the county poor farm, will be ninety-one years old the 4th day of next month and John Soldner, sr., the oldest man in Berne, celebrated his ninetieth birthday June 27, 1905.—Berne Witness. On the eve of election and the last official act of the county commissioners of Grant county, while in session Tuesday evening, was an order issued to file suit against five ex-county officers and their bondsmen to recover $15,115, alleged to be due the county in fees illegally drawn by the officials. The county commissioners employed expert accountants to audit the books of the county and on their report is based the suit. The report also shows present county offices to be short $8,487.65. The commissiones did not order suit filed against the officers now in offioe, but it is said the outcome of the suits against the ex-officers will determine what action will be taken against them. The ex-officers and the amounts alleged are as follows: Cassius C Bradford, sheriff, $6,385.31; Willis 1. Cammaok, clerk, $3,758.33; George A. Modlin, audit0r,52368.77; Joseph Carmichael, recorder, $238.25; William D. Steele deceased treasurer, $2246.04; Elsworth Harvey, treasurer, $118.30. The amounts alleged to have been illegally drawn are as follows: Mr. M Wall, clerk, $4626.81, of which $3690 it is said has been paid into the county treasury; Clark Mills, sheriff $2756.54; Harry Gold thwaite auditor $753; O. P. Cline, recorder, $351 30.

The Frankfort Crescent says of the Clover Leaf shops situation there: “If Frankfort is not fully awake to her interests she may discover one of these fine days that she has lost the largest and most important industry of which the city now boasts. And the thing that will slip away from us is the Clover Leaf shopi. If reparts are true, and they coma from a source that can be reiied upon, Marion is doing her level best now and has been far weeks, to induca the Clover Leaf management to abandon the shops here and move the works to Marion, where it is proposed to build an entirely new plant large enough to accommodate the needs of the road for many years to oome. This is no pipe dream, but a fact, and Marion has the money with which to tempt the company into a consideration of her proposition. And money talks in this day and age of the world. It is no secret that the faliure of natural gas at Marion has made that city desperately anxious about her factories. This is true in several vs the gas belt cities, but nowhere is the apprehension so acute as at Marion. In fact many of that city's manufactures who were lured there by the prospect of free gas are threatening to pull up and move away unless the citizens put up big bonuses to induce them to stay. For the purpose of hiring a number 'of her smaller institutions to remain Marim has raised the sum of ! 1225,000. Not a Cent of this money has bean expended so far, it is said. And the report has it that this tidy little sum of a quarter of a million dollars is gjth which Marion is trying ’to hire the Clover Leaf people onto the hook.

CIRCULATION

2800 WEEKLY

NUMBER 37

Rev. Alfred Fowler, preached hia i initiatory sermon at the Presbyterian church Sunday morning, and it may be added that he preached his way into the hearts of his congregation. He proved to them that he is bubbling over with energy and religion of the kind that cannot fail to uplift and upbuild the church here. His discourse was both interesting and instructive, and his prayers sincere. Before he began his sermon Rev. Fowler took occasion to thank the church for their acceptance of h m and then welcomed and assured them that he realized the responsibility of such a charge. John S. Colohin Monday noon received a message from Geary, Oklahoma, stating that his father, Peter H. Colohin, died yesterday and that the remains would arrive in this city tomorrow morning. Mr. Colohin was one of the old pioneer residents of Adams county, coming here when but a mere boy and working his way up until he became a weatlhy and influential farmer. About six months ago he purchased a tract of land near Geary Okla., and together with one of nis sons, journeyed to the sunny south, where he made his home until his demise occurred. Before leaving, however, he was in bad health, suffering from dropsy and other complications, and the purchase of the property in the south was made so that his declining health might be helped. Mr. Colchin was sixtyfive years of age, and was a member of the St. Mary’s Catholic church. He was a devoted Christian, and his many acts of charity will be missed. He was a kind man and always extended a helping hand to those deserving. He leaves five sons to mourn their loss, his wife having preceded him into the great beyond. This news will no doubt be a surprise to his many friends here who were unaware of his serious illness. No funeral ar rangements have as yet been made.

Thursday morning at St. Mary s Catholic church at eight o’clock occurred the wedding of Miss Ota Tonnellier to Mr. Henry Lengerich, two popular young people of this community. The spacious church was crowded by the friends of the contracting parties, who were present to witness the happy event. At promptly eight o’clock the bride and groom to the strains of the wedding march, proceeded to the altar where they were united by Father Wilken. The bride looked very pretty, dressed in white silk gown and carrying a large bnnoh of roses. She was accompanied by her sister, Miss Marguerite, who acted as bride’s maid, she also being dressed in white silk and carrying roses. The groam was dressed in the oonven’ioial black, as was his brother, Joseph, who acted as best man. Immediately after the ceremony was performed the happy young couple were driven to the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Tonnellier, where a big wedding dinner was served, and where the occasion was nrest fittingly celebrated The bride, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Tonnellier, who reside north of this city. She is beautiful and accomplished and has long been a favorite among her associates. The groom is also well known in this city, being a son of Mr. and Mrs. Barney Lengerich, and is a hustling young farmer who is bound to succeed. In connection with this wedding event Mr. and Mrs. John Tonnellier are today celebrating their silver wedding anniversary ar d a large crowd of Decatur people have been united to attend and assist in the celebration I which will no doubt long be ro- | membered. From all reports a regular feast is being served at the Tonnellier residence today, and a fine time is being had. This evening a barn dance will be given in honor of the bride and groom, and Mr. and Mrs. Tonnellier. The music will bo furnished by the W. E. Smith orchestra. The bride and groom will make their future homo on the term of the groom south of this city. About 400 gm sts have been invited.