Decatur Democrat, Volume 49, Number 49, Decatur, Adams County, 8 February 1906 — Page 1

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VOLUME XLIX.

The Diamond Contest' of the Daily Democrat is closing with as pretty a finish as could be imagined. Saturday will be a busy day for the leading candidates. Clay Wertzberger, former Deca tur lad. is now at Tulsa, Indiana Territory. He is well and pros perous and invites us down for a tew days' visit in a real ilve town. A number of the Elks from this c itv went to Decatur yesterday where they attended the session of sorrow held out ot respect for the memory of Romey Holthouse, yesterday afternoon. The funeral was held this morning at half past eight o’clock and was in charge of the members of the order to which Mr. Holthouse belonged.—Bluffton Banner About fifty farmers have already expresed a desire to put up tele phones connecting with Berne oen tral at $1 a month. The Citizens Telephone Companys' new plant is meeting with much favor. The company can send a force of 50 men down here early in the spring. There will be plenty of work for them—Berne Witness. Mike/Touhey has a letter from his son, Frank, who is serving a sentence at the Jeffersonville reformatory. He has been there two years and expects to go before the parole board this month. He has learned the painters trade and says he is well qualified for a job in that line. He is well tut anxious for a ohanoe to redeem himself, An official premium list of the Brst annual exhibit of the Willshire poultry association has reached this bffice. The show is anounoed to take place at Willshire. Feb. 22nd., ind 23rd with Phil Feil of Canal Dover as judge. William H. Ayers is president and James Buchanan, lecretary of the association. The prizes are first twenty five per cent If entrance fees in class, second ifteen per cent and third ten per lent. To the person having the argest number of exhibit s a |IO,OO rophycup will be given. Besides hese there are many special prizes. Emission is free and the world s invited to compete and attend.

George Trioker has just returned rotn Jackson, Ohio, where he at ended a meeting of the company rho own a coal mine at that dace. One of the important sea ues of the session was the changing of the name of the company o the Jackson and Decatur Coal sine company. Mr. Trioker was aade president of the concern and till also have entire charge of the ale of the mines output. The ompanys charter was also changed o premit them to buy, lease and oqoire mine lands, develop the 'me, mining sand, coal and other liners, build switches, tramways to for the purpose of buying and ailing merchandise and dring a eneral merchandise business and to 0 anything and all things neoes tty to suoessfully carry on mining nsiness. In this issue we print a toture of Mr. Trioker's mine, that 'nil known citizen being the first notices ble on the oar. The >ine is doing’a big business. Noah Mangold, proprietor of the Bazaar" informed us Monday iat he had made~”a7 deal whereby if 6retr, Hite & Company purchased half interest in his business. The o al had been hanging fire for sevral days, but this morning the irtns were agreed upon and the lme was closed up. it is the in >ntion of this new firm to move Be entire stock from its present Nation to the building just north f the Everett, Hite & Company's rooery, where the two business be operated in connection. i*6 line handled by this new firm ’ I be the same as now carried y Mr. Mangold and they will be 1 a position to fill the wants of 10 public in any line. Work of loving the goods will be started ox t week. The new firm as yet ave not agreed upon any name ut this, however, will be an fenced in a few days. The wilding is rapidly being arranged jr the immnese stock and will 8 one of the finest stores of this lad in this city.

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A Mass meeting of Grant County republicans have asked Major George W. Steel teo make the race for congress against Frederick Landis. The wily major has promised to take the request under consideration. Are you a Buffalo? Information comes from the Cincinnati Herd that they will have a representa tive here at an early date with a view of organizing a local herd of the Benevolent Order of Buffaloes. The first order of this kind was organized under the laws of Virginia in October, 1901. We are in receipt of a most inter esting letter from Mrs. Jennie Stubabaker, who is enjoying the winter months at Los Angeles, the land of sunshine. Enclosed was a “little bunch of violets" which as well as various other kinds of flowers are no w plentiful in that locality. She says the climate there is most delightful, being equal to Indiana J i UcS. She has had the pleasure of nieciing Dr. and Mrs. Hudson the Mi’ses Snow, Mr. and Mrs Lewis Waggoner and Charly Carpenter. The latter who formerly lived at Preble now operate a 125,000 fuel plant at Los Angeles. Mr. and Mrs, Ed Ahi of Rural Route 12, entertained a large crowd of young people at dinner Sun day. the occasion being in honor of the birthday of Mr. Clifford Harkless. The dinner was a success from every view point and the day was a most enjoyable one for the guests, who included the following: Misses Hazel Fleming, Josephine Mumma, Irene Nidlinger, Bertha Weldy, May Miller, [Madina Bucher, Rosa Scott, Ehtta Fuhr man. and Messrs. Ira Bell, William Ohler, Clifford Harkless, Marion Stultz, Harry Fleming, Jesse May, Earl Nidlinger and Mr. and Mrs. Ross Haring. Just because the U. B. pastor’s wife’s birthday chanced to be on the much talked of day, the sec ond of February, about thirty of the well disposed people of the church prepared a complete stir prise on the whole family. While blunt of the blows fell on Mrs. Luke yet the rest of the jolts were felt by some others as well. It seemed as if all had just been to town judging from the packages and well filled baskets and that they had stopped on their way home. The strange thing about it was that they all failed to take their goods with them when they left. As no one of the household knows which belonged to which they will be will taken care of at the parsonage uidll all shall be called'for. This offer holds good for only a short time. After a few hours of pleasant social intercourse such as good folks all enjoys they returned to their homes bearing big baskets of blessings from the giver of every good, and with heartiest thanks from those they so signally surprised. Decatur and Bernd are both after the Bluffton, Geneva & Celina interurban. Soone of the mem bers of the interurban company stated this afternoon, and along with the announcement he stated that it would be useless for them to try, that the read was going along the proposed route and that there would be no changes. Bothjplaces have made several attempts to bring the line around 'their territory but the member giving out the information stated positively that this would never be done and that the line would go as the name indicates, between Bluffton, Celina and Geneva. The informant also stated that all of the profiles, levels and grades were made out and had been handed on to the main office and that next week the work of securing right of way would be started. All the works along the eastern line is being pushed rapidly and by the time the western road is finished the eastern will be near completion. Freight business will be made cne of the big things on the eastern line. The road will make arrangements to handle all the farmers, freight, as there is no competing road to do so east of here. —Bluffton Banner.

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1906.

Miss Lizize Snyder, aged twenty* daughter of John Sndyer, of Hartfora township, died early Monday morning of’consumption. The fu neral services will be held Wednes day morning at 10 o'clock at Mission church near Berne. The size of the delinquent list is rapidly dwindling, fifty eight having settled during the past week. The delinquent tax sale will take place at the east door of the court house at ten o'clock next Monday. Dr. Maurice Rosenthal and Dr. J. Gilpen, accompanied by a nurse arrived Monday morning from Fort Wayne, and were met at the train by Dr. J. S. Boyers, and were at once taken to the home of John Barger, who resides just west of the county line in Wells county. It is their intention to perform an operation upon Mrs. Barger, who is suffering , from obstruction of the bowels. An examination, however, disclosed the fact that the patient was too weak to operate upon and they were forced to postpone the same. The nurse, however, was left, it being the intention to get the patient to improve under her care, when she will be taken to Fort Wayne and the operation performed at the hospital. Mrs. Barger is a sister to E, M, Peoples, proprietor, of the Burt House, and is well known in this city and county. Her friends hope her condition will improve, though her illness is known to be serious. G. F. Birdseye, United States postal inspector, who has been in the district for several weeks investigating the alleged pernicious ac tivity of postmasters and other federal employees, was registered at the Delaware hotel last night. He had retired for the night when his presence in the city was discovered and consequently an interview was QUt of the question. But it jfj known at the same time [that the inspector is not in the habit of talk ing his government business in a public way. His talking is all done in his reports, a few of which bearing on the Eighth district situ ation have already been filed with the postal department. Inspector Birdseey enjoys the reputation of being the postoffioe department's most trusted employe, He is said to be President Roosevelt's oonfi dential man and is mere especially detailed, on work where complaints have gone directly to the president, as in the present case. With the exception of this reoom mendations for the removal of Postmasters Grimes of Anderson, Hutchens of Winchester, and A spy of Geneva, no other facts of Inspeo tor Birdseye's report have been made public.—Muncie Star. Inspector Birdseye has been heard from again, this time in a partial report to Postmaster General Cor telyou. That reports recommends the removal of Postmaster Grimes at Anderson, Lon Hutchens at Win Chester, and Marshall F. Aspy at Geneva. The seriousness of the charge preferred is pernicious ao tivity if you now what that means The charge against Hutchens is that’he permitted campaign con tnbutions to be solicited on the floor of the postoffioe, certainly a heinous crime for a member in good standing of the republican party. The postmaster general has not as yet indicated what disposition he will make of those reported for removal. It is usual to accept such reports and act in accordance with such reocommendations. Should that be done three postmasters in the eighth con gressional district will be beheaded at any early date. The report also reocommends that El worth Hinshaw of Winchester, be referred to the United States department of justice, with a view of prosecuting him for soliciting campaign con tributions in the Winchester post office. The report as filed only covers part of the district invaded by Mr. Birdseye, Adams county, Jay county, Wells county and Delaware county are yet to hear from, and when that report reaches his Majesty, Mr. Cortelyou, look out for several other hunks of thunder all dedicated to the cause of pernicious activity.

A marriage licenses was issued to James W McDonald, 32, laborer, of Decatur, Adams Co., Ind, and Lillie W. Sivers, 21, of St. Marys. The official expected to perform the ceremony was not known to the contracting parties.— St. Marys Leader. The John Meshbarger ditch in Hartford township failed to sell last Saturday, and Surveyor Baumgartner has advertised it again for Saturday, February 24. Bids will be received on the main ditch and also sections, and no bid will be accepted which is in amount in excess of the estimate. Mrs. Sarah E. Koller of Monroe, aged fifty four years, died Friday morning at her home at five o’clock after a short illness, death resulting from heart trouble. Mrs. Keller had been sick for several weeks but nothing serious was thought of the matter. She went to bed last night feeling as well as usual but upon arising this morning membres of the family found her in a dying condition. A doctor was sum, moned at once but could do her no good as she was beyond all aid and in a few moments death occurred. The funeral was held Sunday morning at ten o’clock X neuiah Chapel, a new Methodist Episcopal church, located mid way between Peterson Preble has just been completed and was dedicated to the services of God on Sunday, February 1. Rev. W. D. Parr, D. D., secretary of the board of church extensions, will have charge of the services which will be held at ten o’clock a. m. and seven p. m. the dedicatory ser vices proper being scheduled for the morning service. The new church edifice was built Dy the well-known contractors Mann & Christen the architect being Oscar Hoffman. It is a frame building but modern and complete contain Ing an auditorium 40x40 feet and a class room connecting there to 16x20 feet. The floors are built inclining and the interior of the church Is beautiful, being filled being with circular pews. The windows are of leaded arch glass the vestibule, 2xlo feet in d'mensions enters either the audtorium or class room. The furniture and organ are new and up to date and the church complete cost over <3OOO, being a« pretty an edifice as can be seen anywhere. The church belongs to the Monroe circuit and is under the charge of Rev J. A. Sprague, the able and popular young pastor. Mr. J. W. Place of our city, has just returned from the south, and while there made arrangements to establish a branch factory for the J. W. Place Co. at Jonesboro, Ar kansas. While there he investigated carefully the conditions of that city and the surrounding country and is’well pleased with the outlook. This firm has leased ground near the plant ot the Jonesboro Ice Co., and will erect their own building at once. The factory will be equipped with the newest and most up to-date machinery on the market and when completed will be the most modern ice cream factory in the south Mr. H. L. Confer, who visited the south some time ago., in the interests of hie firm, will manage the branch at Jonesboro. Their factory in this city has been rebuilt on a larger scale and will be fitted with new mahinery throughout, greatly increasing their capacity. The same lines will be handled as before and they expect to be in full operation oy March 1. J. W. Place, the founder of the business in our city, will have charge of this plant. Mr. Confer will leave with in the next ten days or two weeks for his new field of labor at Jonesboro, and his master hand and ex cellent[business qualifications will insure Jonesboro of a very acceptable addition to their many business interests. It also means that the J. W. Place Co will soon become one of the leading business institu tlons of the southwest. His legion of friends will regret his departure from among us, but will wish him unbounded success, which he is sure to attain. For .the present his family will remain here but later will move to Jonesboro.

The Conrad ditch in Kirkland township was sold Saturday. Ernst Schlickman being the low bidder on section one at 162. Mr. Schlickman also got section two at $493 and section four at $1266, while section three went to D. M. Byerly at 919, There were a number of bidders on each section, they being Ernest Schlickman, Calvin Miller, William J Meyers, Samuel'Berger James Steele, Louis Conrad, D. M. Byerly and Louis Zimmerman. George Cotton was out last night in an effort to locate his son, Frank who, according to the best infornation George had, was on a drunk. In his search about town he says he ran across a few places where he left the need of police protection and two of the members of the force accompanied him on his rounds. Whatever he discover ed. or whether he discovered anything of a criminal nature does not appear for no affidavits have been filed with any of the courts as yet. The reception given Friday by Mrs. C. C. Schafer Mrs. W. H. Daniel and Mrs. Fred Schafer at the home of the former, was one of the largest as , well as one of the most elegant ever given here. The guests were met by Miss Georgia Meibers and directed up stairs and returning were met by the three hostesses. After a short time spent in visiting and greeting other guests, were invited into the music room where Miss Mina Case in a charming manner served a most refreshing drink. Miss Bess Schrock invited the guests into the dinning room where Miss Myrtle Watts assisted by the following pretty girls. Misses Fanny Hite, Midge Smith, Dassie Beery and Blanch Dibble served a delicious course luncheon. The favors were pink, and white carnations. Mrs. Schafers handsome home was very tastfully decorated with plan ts and lout flowers, the dinning’room being espacially pretty, great ropes of smilax being twined around the chandelier and extending down to the table upon which were great bunches of carnations. The hours for receiving were from three to five and four to six. About one hundred and seventy five guests were present and spent two hours most delightfully. Mrs David Studabaker, of Bluffton was an out of town guest. Figures compiled by Joseph H. Stubbs, chief of the bureau of statistics, show that in the last thirty-five years the taxable property in twentyfour of the counties of the state has increased more than 200 percent. In twenty-four it has increased from 100 to 200 percent; in forty a percent under 100. One county, Switzerland, had a decrease of 7 percent and three counties, Newton, Morgan and Vigo have not reported as yet. The greatest increase was in the taxable valuation of; Lake county, which increased in the period named from 13,526,635 to 535,123,879, or an increase of 896 percent. The Starke county increase was 525 percent. Other large increases, by percent follow: Wells, 504 Blackford, 623: Grant, 488: Dekalb, 476; Benton, 447; Howard, 420; Adams, 406; Madison, 348: White 362; Jasptr. 340; Jay 335; Marion, 334, and Huntit gton, 314. In Marion county the taxable property in 1870 was valued at 541,058,045, and in 1905 was 5178,190.885. Other counties showing a gain of more than 200 percent, follow: Allen 285: Clinton, 207; Delaware, 284; Fulton. 265; Marshall, 207; Porter, 243; St. Joseph, 262, and Stuben, 243. It is a remarkable fact, as shown by these figures that every one of these twenty-four counties having a percent gain of more than 200 is in the northern part of the state, all being north of Marion county. Lake, the northernmost ceunty, had the highest gain percent. The forty counties that had a gain between 100 and 200 percent are scattered pretty evenly throughout the entire state. And of those making the lowest gams, all were in the southern part. The following «nnties showed he smallest gains: Jefferson. 2 percent; Franklin,4 percent; Owen, 6; Washington and Dearborn 9; Harrison 13, Floyd, 14 and Perry. 15 percent. Switzerland alone showing a decrease.

CIRCULATION 2800 WEEKLY

NUMBER 49

At regular meeting of the W. R. C. last night Feb. 2nd, one of the most pleasant socials w« have had for some time was held in the G. A. R. hall. One of the features being the grand army comrades rushing in just as the corps was closed with sacks containing bananas, apples and confectionaries, it was their intention to capture the guard but finding the outer door locked they came rushing in at another door with comrade Parrish foremost in all his glory. After quiet was restored we were entertained with recitations by Mrs. Studabaker, a visiting member from Bluffton W. R. C. also Miss Maud Russel of Decatur j\V. R. C. which was highly appreciated. Come again Comrades. Jacob Boerger, one of the oldest residents of Root township, and perhaps the oldest resident in Adams county, died yesterday morning at his home at nine o'clock, after an illness of several days' duration, death resulting from pneumonia. When but a mere boy Mr. Bcerger emigrated to this country and located upon the far m where he died yesterday. He was a successful farmer and his friends were many, not only in the community in which he resided but elsewhere. Mrs. Schamerloh, who died a few days ago was bis daughter, and it is thought that the shook of her death hastened his end. The funeral services will be held Thursday morning at ten o'clock at the Fuelling church and interment will made in the Fuelling cemetery. v The city council metTuesday even ing in regular business session in the council chambers, all councilmen being present with the exception of Teeple. Clerk Moleeley was absent, owing to sioxness, and L. C. DeVbss filled his place in a creditable manner. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Coffee. The first motion mad j was that the council meet in continued session Tuesday evening February Ith The street and sewer commit tee, to whom the Dicer claim was refered, was reported and the mater was turned over to the judiciary committee to make an adjustment and ’o report the terms of their compromise 'at the next regular meeting. The city attorney filed his report for January, which was read, allowed and accepted. It was then moved and seconded that the treasurer’and clerk be required to tile their reports at the next regular meeting, which carried. The matter charge by the C & E. railroad was referred to the finance committee. The bill of Wemhoff’& Thomas or the Bremerkamp ’fire, upon a motion, was allowed’and the clerk ordered to issue a voucher! for the amount. The matter of several insurance policies covering damage to the water works boilers in case of accident, was upon a motion rejected. The spit ordinance which was signed by every doctor in our city and then presented, to the council was read for the first time. A motion to advance the same to a second reading was, however, lost. The ordinance concerning the burning of rubbish in the alleys or streets was advanced to a second reading, The petition of J. N. Fristoe et al, to move the sidewalk to the curb line along Mercer street was referred[to the street and side walk committee. The following bills were then read and allowed: Westinghouse Electric Manuacturing company ,supplies, 2; National Carbon Co., supplies, $1; Wilson, Humphries & Co., clerk's ledger, $29.40; John Brook, safe, $5: John W. Robinson, rent, $6; Henry Shultz, labor, $5.20; National Bank, interest, | $177.50; A. B. Smith & Bro., labor, $ 18;; H. Cordua, fire $2; M. J. Mylott, pay roll. $226; W. E. Fulk, pay roll, $225; John Coffee, pay roll, $56.14 C- & Erailroad company, [freight, $4; deducted for water furnished company, $207.94; Alex Barnett, labor, $12.97; Joel Reynolds, salary, s4s.Qft; Sam Frank, - salary, $45.00; Wililam Geary, mlary. $10.; Knapp Supply Co., supplies. $852.98; Bass Foundry, supplies, $434.77; Loch, Dirkson & Co., supplies, $69.76. No other buisness coming before the council ttey ad;ourned.