Decatur Democrat, Volume 49, Number 39, Decatur, Adams County, 30 November 1905 — Page 5

Dainty Foods* Demand It IN EVERY Receipt that calls for cream of tartar, soda, or baking powder, use the Royal Baking Powder. Better results will be obtained because of the absolute purity and great leavening strength of the Royal. It will make the food lighter, sweeter, of finer flavor, more digestible and wholesome. It is always reliable and uniform in its work. Alum and phosphate baking powders—some of them sold at the same price and some of them cheaper—will make neither dainty nor wholesome food. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK.

The following officers of the I. 0. 0 F. were eleoted last evening to 511 the offloes for the ensuing year: Xorman Lenhart, N. G.; Martin L Venis, V. G.; Ed Brashwiller, Reo. Seo'j; Harvey D. Rioe, finanoial secretary; John F. Falk, and L. C. Miller, trustees. A little boy named Craig attended a ohurch sroial at Indianapolis and in his oyster soup found an oyster. He ate it and died with ptomaine poisoning. Theyshouldn’t put real oysters in ohurch soup, and this should doubtless will be a naming for the fature. Isaao Wibel and Marion Kelly, of Geneva, members of a Sons of Veterans lodge at that place, are in Blufiton for the purpose of organizing a Sons of Veterans lodge here. They are solioiting names and will have arrangements made to organ ire as soon as enough names are secured. The new lodge when organized will use the G. A. R. hall. -Bluffton News. The boys at the Grand Rapids station had a venison feast Wednesday and today they are feeling like young bucks. Sam Kuntz of Berne, sent a good supply of the deer meat to his brother Ei, who works at the station here, and Ed of oonrse divided. The eats were taken to the Cooper restaurant, where they were prepared in up-to-date style and put away in better style. Tho railroad magnates are glad Kuntz is alive.

DHE above picture of the man and fish is the trademark of Scott’s Emulsion, and is the synonym for strength and purity. It is sold in almost all the civilized countries of the globe. If the cod fish became extinct it would be a world-wide calamity, because the oil that comes hom its liver surpasses all other fats in nourishing and life-giving properties. Thirty years ago the proprietors of Scott’s Emulsion found away of preparing tod liver oil so that everyone can take it and get the full value of the oil without the objectionable taste. Scott’s Emulsion is the best thing in the world for weak, backward children, thin, delicate !*eople, and all conditions of 'tasting and lost strength. Send for tree sample. SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists PE AS Li STBKBT, NEW TOBK 30c. and SI.OO. All druggists.

f JJFred Blosser is visiting relatives at Hioksville, Ohio. f! There will be a meeting of Deoatur Chapter No. 127, O. E. S. Friday evening, December Ist, for the purpose of initiating candidates. All members of the order are requested to be present w & frid The boys who have the habit of jumping on trains should tumble to this warning. The offioers of the railroad company and the officers of the city are laying for you, and any depredations of this kind will result in arrests. Better cut it out. Dear Santy Claus: 1 thought I would write you a letter to tell you what I want for ohrismas. I want a doll, and a go-oart and some skates and a little jumping jaok and some oandy and nuts. Miss Emmie Bogner to Santy Claus. Don’t forget me. There is considerable talk that the Muncie & Portland traction line will be extended to Celina by the way of Bryant, and that George MoCullough will finance the line from Fort Wayne to Riohmond. The Fort Wayne-Decatur line and the Munoie-Portland lines will use the same track between Portland and Bryant. Whether this is authoritative or not cannot he learned, however.—Bryant Independent. The epidemic of typhoid fever which was causing no little fear to the people here, some few weeks ago, is praotioally over and there are but two or three slight cases reported. The disease did not prove nearly so fatal as it has in former years, and there were very saw oases that the physicians had to fight hard. There were a few deaths but the percentage of deaths compared to the number of cases is very small. A Herald representative had a talk Wednesday with John Cottere! in regard to the disappearance of his nineteen-year-old son. He has been gone now about a month and not a word has been reoeived as to his whereabouts though he has been making careful inquiry. It I was only found that the boy bought a ticket at Berne for Fort Wayne, but further than that nothing is known.—Geneva Herald. Carriers of the News report that there are twenty-four vacant houses in the city, about the same number there were early in the spring, so judging from that the population has not increased nor deoreased during that time. It was expeoted early in the year, however, that this summer would see a wonderful falling off in the population owing to soarcity of work, but work was plentiful all summer, owing principally to sidewalk and interurban construction.— Bluffton News. Tuesday was a great day for the Bank of Berne, it being their open ing dnay in their beautiful new building. From six a. m. to six p. m., the rash was constantly on. “Dad" Michaud has the honor of being the first depositor. He was on the streets as early as save o'clock a. m. in order to he right on deck when the doors were opened At least 300 people visited the bank and about $22,000 repress - ing 125 depositors, were deposited. Valuable souvenirs were given to 'customers.-Berne Witness.

The ca»e of against Dee Jackson oharged with provoke was ohar.ged from ’Squire James fl. Stone’ to ’Squire James fl. Smith and is set for trial next Monday evening at seven o’olook. Sherilt Butler, SaiH Butler, and Miss Bertha Butler left today for Richmond. The former two accompanied Grover Diehl who was placed in Easthaven asylum. Miss Bertha will visit friends at Richmond over Sunday. S.Chioago, Nov. 29—Yesterday's hurrioane on the great lakes continues today in unabated fury. Reports received this morning show that at least nine lives were lost and fully a soore of vessels driven ashore. These lives were lost aboard the Mataafa off Duluth. The ship went to pieoes this morning. A dozen vessels are missing. Col. Fred rseppert, the well known auctioneer, will oondnot one of his fapaous horse sales at the livery barn of Peoples and Holthouse in this oity Saturday, December 2nd. Anyone having horses to sell should notify him and bring them in on that day. If you wan* to buy, it’s an opportunity rarely offered. Col. Reppert already has listed sixty-five head of horses, ten buggies and several sets of harness, Mrs. Stradler and daughter returned to Fort Wayne Saturday, after oonduoting the regular dano-1 ing class here. At nine o’olock when the general assembly was called a large orowd was present to enjoy the evening’s dancing. A peanut frolic was also held in connection, the prizes being won by Airs. Med Miller and Dr. E. G. Coverdale, they being a beautiful bouquet of ohrysantnemums, and three tickets to the assembly. The booby prizes were won by Miss Lizzie Patterson and Will Johns. The music for the dance was furnished by John Wemhoff and Med Miller. The Robison sale of stook, farm machinery and personal property Thursday at their French township farm, was perhaps the largest sale of its kind ever held in the oounty. People were there apparently from every which way, the attendance numbering up in the thousands. And many of them went to buy, and as a result the figures on almost everything went skyward. The Robisons will give possession of the farm to the new owners on March 1. They have not fnllv decided as to their future, having California and some point in the south as a prospective point for a future looation.

There is a good deal of truth in the following item taken from an exchange: “There was a man in Jaspertown, and was wondrous wise; he marked a silver dollar and have it all to Lize; she went to see the butcher and she blew the dollar in, It wasn’t long before the ooin came hack to him again. He took it to the merchant and bought a dress for Jane—before the week was over it came back to him again, he spent the ooin in Jaspertown full fifty times or more, but he always got it back again and spent j it o’er and when he sent j the dollar off to a mail order store , it was gone for good—forever, and j never saw it more A loiter was received Monday from Ed Johnson, who is heading a hunting party in Arkansas, stating that they were all well and had arrived safely. However, only three of the original crowd that left here are left, as the balance have all returned home, having become soared out from some unknown reason. The three that are left are Ed Johnson, Frank Ma pies and J. R- Goodpasture, and they are meeting with fine success. The first day out the men killed one deer and say that the woods is fall of wild game such as bear panther, deer, eto. They will remain until their tickets expire. Rev. W. H. Mygrant, pastor of the Evangelical church, received a message from Fort Wayne Friday night, stating that his nephew, Jacob Cress, aged about thirty five years, had been Killed on the’Balti more '& Ohio railroad, on whioh road he had a position as fireman on a freight train. The Rev. and Mrs. Mygrant of west Aroh street, left Saturday afternoon for Fort Wayne to attend the funeral services, which took place Sunday afternoon. From Fort War e Mr. Mygrant and wife will go io West Unit-, Ohio, to remain a week with her j brother, W. A. Siler and family. —Portland Commercial Review.

The Methodist meetings are continuing with that iaterest is oertainly satisfactory'- to those in charge. Eleven is the number of conversions that were brought about last evening, and tonight the privilege of uniting with the churoh will be given all those who so desire* The bible readings tomorrow afternoon will be delayed from two until three o’olook, in order that the Thanksgiving dinner will not be interferred with. The meetings will oontinue throughout this week and perhaps next week also. The Wells county grand jury has adjourned after returning but six indiotments. Snoh a fruitful field tor every day wickedness should have been more productive of results. One of these is against John W. Terrell, and he is reindicted for the reason that the higher court has held the first indictment, upon which be was tried and sentenced to a term of life imprisonment, to have been faulty, in that it alleged an impossible date as the time on whioh the offense was committed. The new indiotment is oaloulated to cure this defect, Indianapolis, Nov. 29—The state of Indiana is to be in the grasp of a Cold wave by Thursday morning, that will be almost unprecedented for this time of year. The chanoes are the meroury will go to almost zero, and will positively fall below twenty degrees above zero. Special warnings were indicated by the weather bureau this morning in hopes that the news of the wave will spread throughout the state to save suffering of stook as well as people. The forecasts reads simple enough: “Fair tonight and Thursday—oolder wave.” This first ooal wave finds Indiana praotioally without ooal. Dealers in this very necessary oommodity preaiot much suffering, as it is not believed the cold snap will be lifted in a day or two. They say the car shortage is the cause of the trouble. In this oity the situation is oertainly 1 alarming should muoh oold weather ' follow.

In Deoatur no coal famine of sufficient size to oause great suffering has been reported and this oold nap at least, oan be withstood. “ A deal was conoludedjTues. even ing, when William flarting purchased the Oak saloon on Monroe street fom C. W. Bokneoht, possession to be given March first next. The deal has been on for several days, but was not closed until last evening. The Oak is one of the most elaborately finished sample rooms in Northern Indiana, and for years has had an extensive patronage under the ownership of Air. Boknecht. The latter retires from the business on the recommendation of his physician. He owns a 166 acre farm in the north part of the county, and expects to give that pieoe of real estate his attention. He has resided in Ddoatur a number of years and his close attention to business has nearly ruined his health, whioh he will now try to recuperate. Mr. ‘ Hart--5 ing has been in the primary race | for the nomination lor sheriff, but j it. is understood that he will with- | draw from the field. He is a good business man and will no doubt sucoeed. The lightning rod swindler is not yet an extinct species of genus homo, as Atiss Alary Birninger, living south of Vera Cruz, ‘can testify. Some time ago a lightning rod agent intimidated her mother into signing a blanket contract for roding her house, by which she was to pay six oents per foot for all the sharks wanted to put on. i When they came to do the work they wanted to add $l5O for three aluminum tips. Miss Alary happened to be at home and she chased them off the plaoe. It was reported that she got a revolver and standing in an upstairs window threatened to shoot the first man who tried to crawl on top of the house. Mies Brininger was seen by a News reporter yesterday and she denied having a revolver at the time, but said she did make suoh a vigorous protest against rodding the house that the agent left. Before she could prevent it, however, her mother paid the agent $5 to throw up the oontraot. The contract gives the name of the agent but no address. He tried to get Mrs. Brininger to sign a note for the work, but this her daughter would not let her do. It is said the same shark got a farmer near Vera Ciuz for slso.—Bluffton News.

Word has been reoeived’ from Tom Railing together with several newspaper clippi.igs. whioh herald him the best what is in Old Mexico. Tom is certainly pitching worider- | ful ball, and his return to this city in April means that Deoatnr will have tho strongest team in northern Indiana next season. Stick a pin in this prediction, Bluffton Dr. E. H.‘Hughes of Depauw University, is the speaker for the j teaoher’s institute to be held Fri. i day, and this fact is of sufficient , importance to demand the attend- j anoe of every teaoher and soholar ( in Adams county. He is one of ] the finest speakers that ever wore t the doth, and he will say something 1 that will interest and instruct any- i one who hears him. A crowded t house should hear this eminent in- t struotor upon the oooasion men- t tioned. i Dent Spencer, who for some time ( past has been in the employ of the 1 Bullock Electric company at Cin- - oinnati, arrived home Saturday and J is walking with tho aid of a oane, < the result of some serious injuries ‘ he reoeived while in the employ of < the above named company. The 1 story told by Dent is hair raising, 1 and how he escaped instant death is a mystery. He was working on * a ladderi n Ehe shop, when he lost ' his balance and fell toward the ' electric machinery, falling on a big 1 belt. He was carried to the big fly 1 wheel and was hurled against a : brisk wall, sustaining a broken leg below the knee ar.d an injured knee oap. The entire right side of ! his body was bruised and skinned as was his face. He was confined in the hospital for several weeks and when discharged came home and will rest up before going baok to work again. Charles Sohenok, who lives two miles west of Pleasant Mills, claims to have grown the best crop of oorn -aised in this section of Ohio or Indiana this season. And there is oertain justice in the claims set forth by him. He has one field that is square and contains ten acres, and he avers that twelve rows aoross the field makes an average yield of fifty bushels. Os oourse, Mr. Sohenck does net expeot this statement to go unsupported, and offers in substantiation thereof the testimony of the three men who are assisting him in harvesting the oorn. Seven ears picked haphazard from this wonderful orop show an average length of eleven and a half inohes, thin of cob with grains fully one--1 half inch deep. The oorn is of ' the white variety, although it has 1 a streak of yellow whioh shades the spaoe between the rows of grains, giving it the Indian oast. We have heard of, and sometimes 1 indulged in tall oorn stories in Kansas; but for aotual truth this . beats anything we ever told. It also beats anything we ever saw in * the oorn line. But there may be othera—Willshire Herald.

Jonathan Burkhead of Alonroe, fell dead at 7:30 o’olock Taes. evening, while attending a lodge meeting at tho hall of the Junior Order of Master Mechanics. His death camo without a moment's notioe, and caused a shock in his community where ho was one of the best known oitizens. He had been in his usual robust health and was in good spirits when he entered the lodge hall, and as usual had a good word for everyone. The meeting had just opened when Uncle Jonathan was seen to gasp, suddenly collapse and fall from his chair. His brothers were beside him instantly and did everything possible to revive him. Dr. AloKean was summoned, bat the patient was dead before he arrived, the end having come instantly. Heart trouble is attributed as the oause. Mr. Burkhead was fifty-eight years old and had been a citizen of this oounty for half a century. He was the agent for the Vitae-Ore remedies and other articles and nad traveled over the entire oonntry. His goodhearted, jovial manner made friends for him wherever he went and there are hundreds of acquaintances whose Thanksgiving day will he saddened by the news of his death. He was a oounoilman at Alonroe and served his trust faithfully. He leaves a wife and five ohildren, John ‘N. Burkhead. Mrs. George Headington, Airs. Allen Gage, Mrs. Henry Parrish and Aliss Belle Burkhead of Alonroe and Airs. Henry Gould of Atarion, Ind. The funeral i services will be held Thursday as- , ternoon at 1:30 o’clock at the Alethodist church, Alonroe, Rev. J. A. j Sprague conducting the same.

.A SAD STORY Was the Suicidal Death of Mrs. Engle of Berne. The death of Mrs. Engle of Berne Eh uesday oaused many hearts to feel sad. The body was found by John Grim and H. M. Reusser, two neighbors who were called by the daughter, Miss Nellie, who found her mother The husband was ditching on the Ben Gerber farm four miles west sot Berne. The family had removed from Jefferson township to Berne about a year ago. Mrs. Engle was a Christian, a kind mother and wife, and only the notes left aooount for her awful deed. The surviving children are Miss Nellie Engle and Mrs. Fred Meyers of Berne and Mrs Clark Foreman of near Willshire. The deoeased was fifty-two years old. She left two note?, one to her daughter and the other to her husband, whioh were requested to be burned. They read as follows: her {daughter: ‘‘Get someone to bake. Get some one to burn it up to hake. Well, Nellie, you will find me in the barn. It makes me sad to leave you all but I have no enjoyment here. You stay with your Savior and alwavs esteem Him, your best friend. Try to love Him more every dav. For if you get away from Him and another takes His piace there is no enjoyment in life. I know what I am saying. Goodbye.” To her husband: “I loved yon all very dearly, and I know you think this is a rash aot, but my spirit is continually troubled I have not esteemed the cost of my salvation as I should and feared that what I had done for Jesus would be against me, but Satan orept in. You do not need to take my body into the ohurch house, as I Kuo w my spirit would be troubled beyond oentrol. I am sorry such is the oase, as we might have had many enjoyable days together. Goodbye.”

Ed Alenefee, who for several years past, has been in the employ of Smith & Bell, at B’-ookville. Indiana, has changed his plaoe of residence and has moved to Oxford, Ohio, where he expects to make his future home. He has severed his connection with tho above named firm The grand jury after a session of nine days g reported Wednesday morning, and the same proves they have by no means been idle. They 1 return fifty-four indiotments, sev-> eral of whioh are for felonies, but the greater portion for misdemeanorsj This is the largest bunch of indiotments by far, returned by any grand jury during the past fifteen years, and there is much speculation as to who defendants are. This fact cannot be given at present, but the guilty parties will realize it in due time. The report was as follows: “To R K, Erwin, Judge of *nn Adams Circuit Court: The grand jury for the November term, 1905, of the Adams cirouit court most respectfully submit the following report: We have been in session nine Jays during whioh time we have examined one hundred and thirty-five witnesses and return herewith as the result of our investigation fifty-four indictments. During our session we visited the poor farm and investigated into the care and attention given to the inmates of said institution. Air. Graber’s management of the poor farm meets our hearty approval and the inmates are receiving good care and attention under the management of Mr. Graber. Mr. Gra ber is well worthy of the trust bestowed npjn him, and we recommend a further continuance of his employment as manager and keeper of said institution. We visited the oounty jail while in session and found the sheriff giving the prisoners proper care and attention. The jail is kept in good shape by Mr. Butler, whom we say is a worthy official. We recommend that a new roof be put on the barn at the jail, that a new bath tub be put in rhe prison department of the jail and that other needful repairs be made about the jail and the premises. We have done our work as expeditiously as we could and made our investigations as thoroughly and best wc could and now ssk to be discharged. Edwin L. Augen--1 Foreman.