Decatur Democrat, Volume 50, Number 1, Decatur, Adams County, 8 March 1906 — Page 1

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Frank Miller has resigned his pis tion as bus driver for the Murray Hotel, and hif> place is being filled bv Mr. Murray himself until he can secure another driver. Mrs. J. 8- Coverdale and son, Dr. E G. Coverdale, rett med yesterday from Thomasville, Georgia, where Mrs. Coverdale was spending the wintar., She left her daughter, Mrs. John Christian, there, who w iH visit here during the coming summer. Assessors'have been instructed this year to’make their total assessments in -tens." A man who owns $24.E0 worth of property will have his assessment put down at S2O. If his total wealth runs $25 or over it goes on record as .S3O. This makes the figures more convenient to handle. Acoording to the Harriman Ten neseean, Miss Irene Sohirmeyei’s musical ability is being apprecia lad. Daring her 'visit thei? she has been called into service quite frequently aad has played at Bev «iral social functions of note. Mrs. tjchirmeyer is now visiting there. Last evening the young friends to the number of twentv, gathered at the home of Marion Biggs in honor of his ninth birthday. Those present were Lily Venus, Cora Burk. Agnes Eady Goldie Biggs, Mabel Harb, Cecil Andrew*, Blanche Biggs, Gladys Erdy, Celia Andrews, Irene Eady, Erma Biggs, Harey McGill, Dewey Orcutt, Ba-, yard Smith, Alfred "Biggs, Glen - Venus, L">e Burke,Lawrence Biggs. The evening was spent in playing games, after which a luncheon was served. The children then departed for their homes, wishing Marion many more happy birthdays. The county commissioners today had under consideration some new rules pertaining to the granting of liquor license®. These rules pro vide that application shall be made on the first Monday of the term, that the license must be acted upon at the term, just, prior to the time the previous license expires and must be paid for one day after being granted or it becomes void. The county attorney is obliged to appear and make careful examination of persons applying for license and if thev have violated the law such facts must be brought before the commissioners by the attorney. Levi Sohaupp. assessor of Hartford township, whose very serious illness had been mentioned in this pape - . died at his home Frirday. Two weeks ago he attonded to business in this city, but shortly after returning home he suffered from an attack of heart trouble, to which came a complication of kidney trouble, and bis death re suited. He lived near Linn Grove and was Jone of the most popular men in that locality. He was thrity nine years old and leaves a wife, two sons and a daughter to mourn. He would have began his duties as assessor Thursday had it not been for his illness, and had been preparing himself for the du ties of that office. Auditor Lewton this afternoon appointed Courtney Runyon to serve as assessor for Mr Shaupp's unexpired term Mr Joan C. Wingate, state tax commissioner, explains the mort gage exemption laws as follows: ‘ Each person who owes a mortga, e debt on the first of March and do sires any exemption must tile his own affidavit. Nobody can swear to it but himself. A mortgage given jointly by husband and wife require the affidavit of both to obtain a deduction. An administrator can file no mortgage exemption for the estate. Neither can one heir utake an affidavit for all the heirs. Firms or partnerships and corpora tions are not entitled to any deduc lion upon their mortgage indebtedEes3 - One joint owner can not •nike affidavit for the benefit of the other joint owners, it being a personal privilege. A guardian can tueke affidavit for his ward. These [ a ®dasits must be made out after March Ist and filed with the county ‘uditor before the first day of May, •kowiiig the mortgage indebtedness on the first day of March.

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G. W. Reynolds and wife return ed from Ridgeville, Friday morning. Mr. Reynolds was attending the Modern Woodmen of America, which gave an excellent program, in obse-vance of Washington s birthday anniversary. — Geneva Herald. Ata recent butchering at E. W Jacksons, five hogs were killed from which three sausages, each s’/a feet in length, were made. Several feet of one of these sausages was placesd in the mail box for the carrier, who will vouch for the excellent quality of the same. Gne of the European headliners, the Huegel Brothers, members of the Royal Comedy company, the attraction at Bosse’s opera house, Tuesday. March 6, are in this country for a limited engagement, being booked for a tour of the continent, commencing in September as comedy acrobats. It would be hard to find their equal, special prices, reserved seats 300, gallery 200. The N E. B. Club met Thursday with Miss Elizabeth Peterson, and I from all reports a most enjoyable, time was had. Progressive dominoes | was installed as the favorite pastime, | the first prize being won by Miss Fanny Robison, and the consolation prize by Miss Kittie Smith. Elaborate refreshments were then served, after which the club adjourned to meet next week with Miss Verna Patterson. Ernest- Scblicrman has purchased the resiience lot on North Fifth street owned by Dr. Roy Archbold, the consideration being about $1,200. Mr. Schlickman will, as soon as spring opens, begin the erection of two modern and pretty cottages. He expects to occupy one himelf t.nd will rent the other. Mr. Schlickman is a progressive citizen and the town will benefit by his residence among us. The home of Jacob Heller, who | lives eight miles southwest of this city, in Kirkland township, was totally destroyed by fire Friday afternoon. The fire bjoKe out at 12:30, and is supposed to have caught from a defective flue. Tae house was just new and the loss is about <I,OOO, partialy insuied. A part of the contents were saved, tbonhg I tlere is a considerable loss on the household goods, which were up . stairs. There is more trouble for the C. B. &C. By a decision of Judge Macy, of the Randoplh circuit court on Friday, the scenic short line is plunged <3,218.60 more into debt and will have to return to their owners fifty two flat .cars, which they have used for some thing over a year. Judgment for this amount as rental for the cars | besides a decree in replevin for their immediate return was ordered in fav ir of Eugene Darrah of Indianapolis, from whom the oars i were leased. Some of the cars are in this city and the remainder are ■ at Pennville. Dnrah Darrah was 1 in the city Saturday and the cars . were turned over to him. As for his money—well, he will have something coming to him. the same as have a number of others — Portland Commercial Review. Harry Christen has sold his in terest in the Blackburn & Christen drug store to the senior member of the firm, Page Blackburn, who again becomes sole owner and proprietor. The deal has teen pend ing for several days and was closed Friday, possession l>eing given at once. The drug store is one of the best known in the city, and enjoys a protfiable and steadily increasing j trade. Mr. Blackburn has been i connected with it for many years, and bis success will continue. Mr. Christen has not concluded what i he will do, but expects to take much needed rest before bothering much about business He owns an interest in a Toledo drug store and may conclude to go there to assist in the management thereof Wherever he goes we wish him sncceesS, and we likewise wish the best of success for Mr. Blackburn. 'Both ate industrious. careful bust ness men, who wilFcontinue to win out ia the battit* for business wherever they may te.

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1906.

The most expensive seeds sold in the Bjuffton seed and grain stores so garden purposes is the seed of the cauliflower plant. Gne of the stores this morning was weighing out the seed into ten cent packages end it was so valuable that a pair of apothecaries’ scales were used. The seed cost <24 per pound, or <1 75 per ounce.—Bluffton News. Mr. and Mrs. P A. Maokiln were at the old homestead near Geneva yesterday, attending a surprise upon Phil s mother, Mrs. P. A. Macklin in honor of her fortv fifth birthday anniversary. About fifty invited guests were present and the occasion was one of those kind where everyone is happy. A big dinner was the feature of the day. in which each guest won a prizy | Frank Cotton and a long, lean, lank soldier friend arrived at noon today from Bluffton, and were well loaded when they landed. They proceeded at once to load up in this city and were busily engaged all afternoon in making themselves a public nuisance. Cotton wore a long, light linen duster, while his friend was dressed in his army uniform There is no question but what they will be arrested before leaving the city, and should they escape it they are lucky indeed. The birthday reunion at the home of Mrs. John Fuhrman, north of town, yesterday, was all that could have been anticipated. The day was the anniversary of the birth of Mrs. L. N. Grandstaff and her two nieces, Mrs. Oscar Fritz inger and Mrs, Fuhrman, the two latter being sisters. The dinner was a feast and every guest enjoyed his share and more. After wards a vigorous debate followed among the ladies, the question being, “Who shall wash tne dishes?’’ The three ladies in whose honor the day was observed, finally succeeded in hiding thomselves in recesses so I dark that they were not found until all the work was done by the other ladies. Besides the tnree birthday ladies and their families the guests present were Simuel Fuhrman and Thomas Fisher and their families. Miss May Cov.rdale, one of the most popular young ladies of this I city, was married Friday at AlI bany, Georgia, tc Mr. John Chris- | tian. Miss Coverdale and her i mother have been spending the winter at Thomasville, Georgia, and though the family and friends here have heard from them daily, they had no idea of an approaching wedding. The news came m a telegram from May to her father, Dr. J. S. Coverdale. The event seems to have been a surprise to her mother also, for a message from her received last evening by Dr. Caverdale said, "May wire® me from Albany she is married. Come to me at once.” It being impossible for Dr. Coverdale, senior, to leave his practice at present, his I son, Dr. Earl G. Coverdale, left at I midnight tor Ihomasvillle. Albany is a city of 5,000, located fifty miles north of Thomasville. Business deals have been rather numerous in Decatur the past week. The latest has just been completed and by the terms thereof John Baker takes the interest of Charles Rinehart in the old Coffee & Baker restaurant, where he presided so long. The new firm will be known ns Anderson & Baker, and they be gin duty Monday morning. Messrs Anderson and Rinehart bought out Coffee & Baker about nine months ago, and by their in dnstrious methods and strict attention to business have even inoreas ed the trade, which has always been large They have added a new lighting plant, and otherwise improved tbe restaurant until it is one of the best in Northuasiern Indiana. Mr Anderson, who has proven his business ability beyond doubt, will continue senior member of the firm, an< with Mr. Baker s long exparienoa, ‘he firm will cm tinue a strong one. Mr. Rinehart is a clever and hustling business man and we regret that he is considering very seriously of locating at Union City. we wish him a XXX grade of success for bath the old and the new.

Word vias received Saturday an nouncing the death of Henry Adelpreger, a seo-son of Mrs. Adelsperger of this city, who resides on Fourth street. The message did not state the cause of death or what time it occurred. Mr. Adelsperger formerly resided in this city, and from what wee in learn was born and raised here. The funeral will be held tomorrow at Sauth Band. Percy Barton, manager of the Hercules Nitroglycerin company of Indianapolis, has awarded the contract for sur plying the broken windows of the recent explosion at Geneva to Messrs. B iggs & Brother. Mr. Barton assured all the losers by the explosion that their losses would be replaced in total; and in compliance with this statement the contract was awarded to the above named firm, | who are busy taking measurements • preparatory to filling the order at the earliest possible moment. A baseball editor with religious tendencies oiiginates the following : | " The devil was the first catcher. He couched Eve when she i first, Adam stole second. When Isaac met Rebecca at the well he was walking with a pitcher, j ; s impon struck out a good many I times when he beat the Philistines. ; Cain made a base hit when he slew j Abel. Moses made the first run when he slew the Egyptians, The prodigal eon made a home run. David was a loner distance thrower, und Moses shut out the Egpytians at the Red Sea. The game was called when the flood came on ac- , count of wet grounds.” The Adams County Poultry association met in this city Thursday. and for the purpose of re, organization. A number cf new members were taken in, making a total of sixty two, now in good standing. They will begin at once ; to prepare for next winter’s show, ! which will be one of the best in I the state. At this reacting the ■ following officers were elected for I the ensuing year: Presidant, W. A. Fonner vice president, D. M. Rice secretary, Charles E. Magley treasurer, Mrs. E. S. Christen: sup erintendent of poultry, Harry O. Grove superintendent of pet stock, Dr. E. H. Leßrun executive commttee, Joshua Bright, Charles Hep pner, John Lose, Lee btultz, Tom Dirkens, W- H. Daniel. A report cf the financial condition of the as scoiation was filed, showing that the receipts have been <270.89 and tbe expenditures <211.77, leaving a balance in the treasury of <69.12. ! This new enterprise has for its: purpose the providing of a delighful exhibit once a year and, no doubt, betters the grade of poultry in the community. Mrs. John Braun, aged forty two . years, died this morning at her | home on First street, at 3:lb, after an illness ot more than four yeais, death being caused by a complica tion of diseases Mrs. Braun, whose maiden name was Mary Weiand, was born in Germany, December 3, 1864. At the age of twenty' she came with her parents .to this country, and they at once made this city their new home. In 1887 she was married to John Braun, and since that time they have resided here, making their home at present on First street. Four yeais ago Mrs. Braun had a serious attack of stomach trouble, which the doctors oronounoed can oer. She was taken to St. Joseph's hospital at Fort Wayne, where Dr. Rosenthal operated upon her. She gradually recovered, but was never strong, and during the past six months failed rapidly until death relieved her sufferings this morn ing. The funeral services will be held Monday morning at 9 o'clock at the St Mary’s Catholic church, Father Wilken officiating, and in terment will be made in the St i Joseph cemetery. She leaves a husband, four sons, two daughters, a mother, Mrs. Marguerite Weiand. ' eighty five years o: age, four sis ters, Mrs. John Coffee and Mrs. ! Mathias Shaffer of this city, and I Mrs. Rider and Mrs. Got of Penn sylvania,'and a brother,' Simeon Weiand of Marion, Indiana, mourn their loaa.

Grace Ricker has tiled an affidavit against Elias Bixler, charging him with bastardy. The parties live near Berue and ths defendant was i given a hearing before Squire F. |C. Foreman of Berne, yesterday. I He was bound over to the circuit : court and committed to jail to await trial. A peculiar part of the affrir, it is said, is that the defendant is willing to marry Miss Kicker, but Grace asys it is too late and refuses to have him. The county newspapsrs have been criticised for reporting Jasper Leming as being of "unsound mind and probably incurable.” The Wit nes, too, is asked to rectify the statement aud report the condition lof Mr. Leming as being one of extreme "nervous prostration,” as the superintendent of the East Ha ven hospital at Richmond put it. The Witness is told that according to the superintendent’s statement I Mr. Leming will be able to return lin about six weeks. We hope that I the statements made in the news papers oonerning him were too I strong and that Mr. Leming will return inthe time stated and in an ! improved condition—Berne Wit : ness. A meeting was held at the National bank Saturday lor the purpose of organizing a Womans' Auxiliary to the Farmers' Institute A large crowd was present and the meeting was successful. It* object shall be to aid and and supplement the Farmers’ Institute association of this county in promoting im provement in the art and science of household economics, and the de veloprnent in its members of those housewifely qualities which characterize the good housekeeper and home maker. Any resident in the county over sixteen years of age may become a member. The annua] ’ meeting will be held at the same : time the farmers hold their annual i institute which is scheduled by the state sperintendent. other meet I ings may be held at such times as may be agreed upon. This makes it passible to secure speakers of t le I highest ability and will be a feature ; in connection with the jins titute. The officars elect ad today were Mrs. D. E. Studakbaer, president; Mrs. E. S. Christen, vice president; Mrs. Dora Evans, secretary. The next meeting will be announced later. The west end of the city has again oeen invaded by a scoundrel of the deepest dye, whose only in I tent and purpose here seem to be ,to wreck the lives of innocentyoung girls and bring shame upon the country at large, and if the police are lucky enough to capture i him this time, and they are hot ion his trail, he will be put away where he will not again bother the j public for some time. The story was told by the little girl whose name is Bohnke, she being the ten ; years old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Bohnke, who reside on North Eleventh street, is as fellows: "I was playing early this morning on the sidewalk, when a man, probably forty years I of age, and who had a short stubby beard all over his tace and wore I a black hat and a bLck overcoat ' which was shabby, accosted me and i says, ‘Gocd-morning, sister;’ I an swered him by saying, ‘Goad morning”, Hethen says, ‘Come along with me and I will give you a dollar.’ I refused to go and he made an effort to take a hold of me, which so frightenad that I scream ed and ran into the house, where I informed my mother of what had taken place." Mrs. Bohnke at once telephoned her husband who secured the assistance of the police aud went to this home and secured the above description from the girl, and they have since been on the search of the villain. The little i girl says that he was walking north along Eleventh street, with , no apparent destination in view ; i This, no doubt, is the same man , who tried to entice the Heiderman : girl away a few days ago as the jdesciiption given by both these little girls tally in every respect. The police are keeping a close lookout and the capture of the man seems certain.

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tj After an illness of two weeks i from kidney and other trouble a, from which he had bean afflicted 3 , for several years past, Hugh G. ■ iGlanoy died at the home of his 1 son, George M. Glanoy, editor and f publisher of the review, Scott, Ohio, 5 last Friday .morning, February 23, f 19C6. at the age cf 68 years, 3 5 menth and 14 days. The deceased - has or about a year past been re 5 siding by himself on a small tract of land which he recently purchas , ed in the little city of Geneva, . Adams county. Three weeks ago [ he went to Scott to pay his son and family a visit, and while there was stricken down and continued seriously ill until relieved by death's hand, notwithstanding all are possible as given him by eon. family and friends. The funeral as held last Sunday morning at Scott, after which the remains were brought to Monrvoeville and interred in the I. O. O. F. cemetery — Monroeville Breeze. Albright Christen died at a few minutes before 7 o’clock Friday evening as a result of drinking two ounces of laudanum, for many years Mr. Christen has been a citizen of Decatur. When a young man he learned the carpenter trade, at which he has worked practically all his life. He has always been known as an honest and indueirious man, and has many friends here and over the county. Several years ago he became afflicted with a cancerous growth just beneatn the right eye. He used every means known to modern science in his efforts to cure the terrible disease, but to no avail. At times he had hopes that- he was improving, but the deadly growth continued to spread, finally eating the eye away. The sufferings with this affliction are well known, and it is little wonder that four years of such pain should cause a desire to end all. However there is a possibility that Mr Christen took the laudanum to alleviate the pain and toak an over dose, causing him to sleep his life away. Dr. D. D. Clark, who was called, says the poison must have been taken about noon, as the patient had apparently been unconscious ,’over two hours when the doctor was called. Laudanum is admixture of opium and alcohol, and is used to produce sleep and ease pun, and it seems very natural that Mr. Christen should have used it to relieve his suffering. Mrs. Christen is just recovering from a five week&’ attaok of grippe and was visiting at Monmouth when notified of the condition of her husband. She reached his bed side before death came. It is feared the shock to her may prove the cause of another illness, though she is bearing up ’bravely, considering her weakened condition. John Albright Christen was born in Switzerland sixty five years ago last November. When eight years old he came to this country with hi® parents [and located in Root township, this county. He was married thirty eight years ago, and has since resided in this city. Two children have preceded him in death, and beside his wite those left to mourn are three sons. Will Christen of Rockford, Ohio;C’harle* N. of this city, and Eugene of Boulder, Colorado; two daughters. Mrs. Fred Vaughn and Mrs. Guy Johnson; four brothers, Godfrey and John of this city, William of Highland, California, and Robert of Marion; three sisters, Mr® Catherine Tison of Ocean Side, Ualiornia; Mrs. Elia Amand, Day ton, Ohio, and Mrs. John Long of Fort Wayne. The funeral services will be held from the home on Tenth street, Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’cljck, Rev. J. C. White in charge. Interment at Maplewood cemetery. Friends desiring to view the remains may do so from 7 to 9 o’clock this evening and [rom 9 to 11 o’cl >ck tomorrow morning. 1 Mr. Christen was a member ’ company K. Eighty regiment. He enlisted August 14 1862, and served with honor until July 12 1866, when he was honor ably discharged at Mobile, Ala bama. He took jwrt in a number cf important hat*!®’. His wmradee I will attend ths funeial services.

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