Decatur Democrat, Volume 52, Number 18, Decatur, Adams County, 6 May 1909 — Page 6

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In 1871 during the time the G. R. & I. railroad was under construction, two little villages bearing the names of Hoagland and Williams, found Inception, the former located two miles north of the Adams county line in Allen county, and the latter within the boundaries of Adams. A saw mill and store were the first business Institutions to locate in Williams, but since that time a creamery and several other concerns have existed in the little town. The village was named in honor of an Irishman bearing the same name, who was employed to aid in the construction of the railroad, and who was continuously in some sort of trouble with his fellow workmen. -He became so conspicuous that the citizens deemed it appropriate to name the town after him. Williams has never grown to a marvelous extent, but she has been a good business town. The moving away of the P. W. Smith saw mill impaired business interests and in fact the town is now solely depending upon the support of the farmers. The farmers in that vicinity are industrious, and consequently are wealthy. Henry Zwlck ,the storekeeper, has lived in the village for a number of years, and has carried a full line of merchandise, meeting the demands of the people well. He is now operating a huckster wagon, and is doing a lucrative business in this and at his store as well. Hoagland is one of the most progressive little towns in Allen county. She has steadily grown./intll her population has reached four hundred and fifty. While much' could be said about her earlier history the developments of the recent past have furnished the all absorbing topic of discussion among the citizens of and about Hoagland. Some few weeks ago a gentleman hailing / frbm 'Ft Recovery E. M. Moore, cashier of the Peoples State bank of that place. Inaugurated a movement to organize a bank in Hoagland. Realizing the necessity of and field for. such an institution, the residents of the immediate vicinity became active and within four and one-half days the organization was perfected authorizing the existence of the bank with a capitalization of $15,000. This amount was subscribed by twenty-six stockholders, who represent wealth which exceeds $300,0001. After the perfection of the organization, committees on building, stationery, etc., were chosen at a called meeting and were authorized to act As a consequence an order has been placed for the stationery and the foundation of the building has been laid, including a concrete floor, which will be occupied by the vault. The structure will be hastily completed and in all probability will be ready for occupancy by June 20. It is to be 20x40 feet in dimensions and will be elaborately furnished. At a recent meeting the following officers and directors were chosen to guide the interest of the new bapk: J. L. Smith, president; John S. Youse, vice president; J. R. Robison, cashier; Dr. E. E. Morris, secretary, Ed F. koenemann, treasurerer, and Messrs. Marlon Smith, Charles Mailand, George Kaiser, Martin Luttman and M. F. Small, the remaining directors. This is a corps of able business men who without ' ■. doubt will make the Hoagland bank a glowing Success from every viewpoint and the people of that town and vicinity owe to these men and the other Iff*. ■■■ ■ stockholders their sincere appreciation for the creation of such an enterprise. All preliminary details preliminary to the opening of the bank . have been completed since the contract for the safe and vault doors has ’' been awarded. The National Safe B company of Cleveland, succeedd in landing this contract in the midst of hot competition. Representatives of the Victor, Dewaid and Mosier were R in Hoagland yesterday and placed blds for this contract There are a ■ number of energetic business men in Hoagland, who are always ready to boost any enterprise that looks good. - M. F. Small, proprietor of the tile and brick factory, has been in business at Hoagland for more than ninet teen years. He has a very well equipped mill tnd finds ready sale

for all the material he can manufacture. Doing business In the town now are ' lumber yard, 1 elevator, drug store, three groceries, harness shop, two blacksmith shops and a meat market. The grocers handle a line of general merchandise. Mr. Schanepp, proprietor of the drug store, has been in the town for a number of years, and he carries a big line of drugs and sundries. A. C. Crawford and company have a general merchandise store and are doing good business, handling everything used by the people. Earl Smltley has a well stocked store carrying a general line and he is enjoying a lucrative patronage. The Stafford restaurant has proven to be a needed asset to the business interest of the town. The traveling public find it convenient to find accommodations in the village. J. L. Robison is probably the oldest business man in the town. He has been in business there for more than twenty-seven years. Mr. Robison carries a general line of goods also. Dr. J. L. Smith was among the first to settle in Hoagland and he has resided there since then, with the exception of four years, when he served as auditor of Allen county. Paul Smitley Is the possessor of the i only meat market in the town, and ( he, too, is doing a good business. i — ' <r —< Mrs. P. J. Hyland returned Monday j evening from Fort Wayne, where she ] paid a visit to her brother James j Touhey, who for several weeks nas been confined to the hospital at that i place. Mr. Touhey, who was so un- < fortunately injured some time ago, is < improving nicely, and in all prob- ' ability will be able to walk again i after remaining in the Fort Wayne ’n- ] stitution four weeks yet Jim is hope- 1 ful as are his relatives and to the ut- i most satisfaction of those who were i In his presence yesterday the man of . many misfortunes walked on crutches i for the first time and went along nicely in consideration of the fact that he is totally blind. The attending physician gives the opinion that Jim will soon be able to walk, although his Injured leg will be shorter than the other. The many Decatur friends of Mr. Touhey, will receive the glad tidings with much satisfaction.

Samuel and Nathan Beckman, two well known men of this locality, were very near to serious injury Saturday afternoon, and it required some minutes before they fully realized the narrow escape. They were walking south on Second street, and when In front of ther Teeple, Brandyberry and Peterson clothing store, a piece of the cornice, ten feet long, and weighing about a hundred pounds, let go from the roof and fell the three stories, gathering speed each inch. It feel just between the two men, grazing Samuel on the forehead and Mathew on the arm. Both men were pushed over, but were not hurt to amount to anything. A crowd gathered. The accident was witnessed by many who marveled at the wonderful escape. An inqh either way would fiafe meant serious injury, perhaps death to one of the men. No one had noticed that the cornice was loose, It probably being due to the heavy winds of the preceding several days. o> .—? —» DECATUR WON THE BALL GAME First Contest of the Season Was an Exciting One, Ten Innings. The first game of the season at Stele’s park, was played Sunday, resulting in a victory for the locals, by a score of six to five, but ft required ten innings to settle the contest The crowd was small, owing to the almost winter weather that prevailed, but the game was Interesting. . The Fort Wayne Dodgers were good 1 but the Shamrocks can also go some 1 and they outplayed the visitors at . every stage. The score: RHE 1 Fort Wayne ..0 002 010 011—5 5 4 Decatur 0 020001012—6 7 3 Batteries—Fort Fort Wayne, VolI mer and Dimner; for Decatur, Buffenbarger and Ault

The first business transacted was the appointment of True W. Daugherty to Purdue University, such'a scholarship being given to Adams county. ■'•■ -aM V" V<7 I A/ .. ■ A. 9. Briggs appeared for the Bluffton, Geneva and Celina Traction company, and a franchise through Adams county was granted. The C. C. Sprunger macadam road was ordered constructed, and the auditor will advertise the same for blds at the June session of the board. _____ I ' Two macadam roads were sold, the following blds and bidders trying out for the contracts: Teeple Road. L. O. Bears & C 054,076.73 E. H. Faust 4,419.00 W. V. Buckhaster 4,044.00 John H. Smith 4,580.00 (Geo. Brewster 4,462.23 I Wheat & Sisk 4,000.00 Teeple & A5py4,788.14 Wheat & Sisk low bidder. Mt. Zion Road. E. H. Faust $3,342.00 L. O. Bears & C 03,159.60 Teeple & Aspy 3,768.23 M. V. Buckmaster 3,082.00 John H. Smith 3,580.00 Wheat & Sisk 3,200.00 G. W. Brewster 3,515.20 M. V. Buckmaster low bidden Trustee Thornhill, of Wabash township, asked permission to help Anderson King, a poor person, and this permission was granted. A remonstrance was filed to the Fred Thieme ditch petition, and the remonstrance was set for hearing at nine o’clock tomorrow morning. The proposed drain will effect a part of Union township. Q Mil HOME FROM A TRIP TO OHIO Uncle John McKean Visits Relatives and an Old Neighbor, J, B. Corson. Uncle John McKean, of Linn Grove, was here Monday on his way home from a ten days’ visit with relatives and friends in Ohio. He stopped at Dayton and other cities, and spent several days with his son Homer, at Germantown. He also enjoyed a dandy visit with our old friend, J. B. Corson, who lives at a settlement near there called Mud Lick. He says Baldwin is as fat and saucy and happy as usual, and is enjoying life to the very fullest extent. Now Mr. Corson owns a splendid farm in this county, and we never could just understand why he don’t occupy it until Uncle John told us that right across the road fi%m where he now lives is located one of the biggest distilleries in the country, wnere ngnt ax um moment can be found 17,000 barrels of as good whiskey as ever was made. At that we are not worrying about his environment spoiling Uncle Baldwin to any noticeable extent. Will Kunkle, of Bluffton, who is well known here, and has many relatives in this city aha county, has just closed the biggest individual oil deal ever made in the United States. The NefWs tells of ft as follows: ■.-details of a big oil deal which has just been completed In through the agency of W. A Kunkle ps'broker, were given out today by Robert K. Souder, of the Kunkle & Brown offices in this city. The deal which was made by Mr. Kunkel was the largest individual sale of oil leases that has been made In the Oklahoma oil field and his commission as broker in engineering the deal would be looked upon as an independent fortune by the ordinary Bluffton cltizeq. The deal which was made by Mr. Kunkel, who has been in Oklahoma most of the time during the past month, included the sale of the oil properties of the Oriental Oil and Gas company to the Prairie Oil and Gas company, which is the name of the Standard Oil company In Oklahoma, and the price paid was $750,000. The property sold by Mr. Kunkel for the Oriental company include 640 acres of leases in the vicinity of Bartlesville and on the land are 32 producing wells with a daily production of about 6,000 barrels. The leases were originally secured by Dr. Webber, an Oil City, Pa., man who went west when the new field was newly opened with hardly a dollar to his name. He owned 40 per cent of the stock of the. Oriental company his share of the purchase price will be $300,000. Mr. Kunkel is still in Oklahoma but is expected home again in a few days, Besides engineering the big oil deal Mr. Kunkel also has some oil leases' of his own in Oklahoma which he is giving some attention. The commission of Mr. Kunkel in making the big j deal is not given out of course, bu(, J usually the agent's commission in such transactions runs some place between 5. and 10 per cent of the purchase price. i - 0 ■ - —. Jay Elzey went to Fort Wayne this morning to attend to business matters. ‘

ku Mlm Uaal* M.l aln Drsry ny miss vessie mcuain. Miss Jessie McLain has presented to the library a handsome gift, twen-ty-eight books by the hast authors in the world. These volumes embrace the subjects of Sclenec, Biography, Fiction and Orations, and are written by the world’s greatest thinkers—Huxley, Spencer, Darwin, Tyndall, Mendeleff, Bacon, Kaut, Altkins, Proctor, Smith, Gosse, Hegel and Several others. "Spencer’s First principles’* are in this series. Miss Moses says that the book has often been called for, and as the library did not contain it the volume Is considered a very welcome addition. The books are a valuable addition and the gift is very much appreciated. ■■■■• in . 0 ’ ' The remains of Ezra Cowhn were laid to rest Tuesday morning, the services being conducted by Rev. Marsh, at the Rivarre M. E. church at 9:30 o’clock sun time. The news of Mr. Cowan’s sudden death caused a shock here, where he was so well known. He was in the city on Thursday greeting his acquaintances and attending to business, and seemed in robust health. Friday night at about eleven o’clock he suffered from an attcak Os indigestion and Dr. Vizard was summoned from Pleasant Mills. He seemed to improve, and Saturday morning felt much better, and was* about the house, though it was the first time in twelve years he failed to open his store and postofflce. At about 1:30 Saturday afternoon he was lying on the lounge, fully dressed, when sudfrhnly he seemed to feel a pain at hisheart, and raised up on his elbow, as quickly he fell forward, rolling from the couch and died instantly. He was born in Wayne county, Ohio, January 11, 1840, and at the time of his death was aged sixty-nlne years, three months and twenty days. When two years old he came to this county with his parents and has since desided here, being one of the pioneers of the county. He was married in 1866 to Miss Sarah Death, who survives, with two children, Mrs. Jesse Steele and Mr. Kit C. Cowan, two sons and one daughter having died. Mr. Cowan served three years as a soldier during the civil war, and was one of the bravest men who marched from this county. He enlisted In Company I of the 89th infantry, August-14, 1862, and was discharged August Bth, 1865. During the entire service of his regiment he was always present for duty and being a sergeant was frequently called on to perform hazardous and dangerous duty. His regiment participated tn a number of battles, Including Fort Deßussey, Pleasant Hills and Yellow Bayou, La., Tupello, Miss., Nashville, Tenn., Spanish Fort, Fort Blakley and the capture of Mobile. His regiment traveled 10,700 miles during his term of service of which distance they marched 2,063 on foot 0 — The enumeration of school children for Adams county shows a gain of seventy-three over the enumeration of last year, and as returned by the trustees and other proper officers are by townships and Corporations as follows: » ■ v Boys Girls Tot Unlim 199 188 882 Root .....188 211 399 Preble 196 164 860 Kirkland ...165 174 339 Washington 256 223 479 St. Marys ........211 185 396 Blue Creek 4....,..202 171 373 Monroe ....470 867 837 French ~..211 167 878 Hartford .....218 179 897 Wabash 318 271 589 Jefferson 212 190 402 Decatur 662 659 1821 Berne .... .164 188 347 Geneva 166 162 828 Total ....3838 3489 7327 A Comparison. ' 1908 1909 Union ..389 382 Root 376 899 Preble .406 360 Kirkland ..$1 839 Washington .....452 479 ft. Marys ...883 896 Blue Creek ....875 878 Monroe .......814 837 French 888 878 Hartford ..432 397 Wabash ......570 589 I Jefferson ..398 402 Decatur .....1253 1321 Berne 842 347 Geneva *,....345 828 Totals 7254 7327 0 NEX>YEAR AT FORT WAYNE Evansfille, Ind., May B.—PortWayne was chosen as, the next place of meeting by the state convention of the Travelers* Protective association at Its session in the Grand opera house Saturday morning. This afternoon the delegates planned to witness the ball game between Evansville and Fort Wayne of the Central league. Elmer E. Lebo, of Richmond, was elected president by acclamation and W. D. Chambers, of Terre Haute, was reslectaj secretary and.treasurer.

to make a friend out of any of them when he has a chance. It is not out of the ordinary to see him any day assisting them in thefr games and otherwise aiding them, so consequently he has been a great favorite. Now he is the most popular man, the best, the very nicest, in all this town, and if you don’t believe it, we can prove It by nearly a hundred of the pupils of the first and second 'rooms of the school, who were Thursday his guests at a. most delightful party. About two o’clock he secured permission of the teachers (by inviting them to go along) and took'’the entire’ bunch to the basement, where they played all kinds of games, sang songs, and were otherwise entertained, and where they were treated with candy and peanuts and each was given a good big sack to eat on the way home. It was a great occasion, a hundred happy little faces, some smirched with dirt, but all smiling and pretty were sure of it, and also sure that Mr. Wertzberger was the very "goodest” man of all and when Miss Congleton, teacher of the first grade proposed three cheers for him it was given with a whoop that could leave no doubt as to the sincerity of the children in that belief. o Arbuckle-Ryan Co. vs. Datld L. Marshand, et al, notes and foreclosure of mortgage, $2,050, appearance by L. C. De Voss for Marshand and by D. E. Smith for Margaret Seherry, a defendant; rule to answer. William S. Dailey vs. W. A. Lower, admr., claim $54.75, set for trial May

Bth. Fort Wayne Electric Works vs. W. Q. Spencer, suit on contract, $125, answer and cross complaint filed; rule to answer cross complaint. Catherine Synder vs. William Eicher, for possession of real estate, demurrer overruled; filed; rule to reply to Interrogatories. William Mesel vs. Ellen Ryan et al, account $370, demurrers overruled, defendants ruled to answer. Lona Runyon vs. Daniel Runyon, divorce, set for trial Friday, May 7. Sarah J. Straub vs. Daniel Straub, divorce, dismissed at cost of plaintiff. Bessie Brown vs. Elmer Brown, cause dismissed at costs of plaintiff. Sarah E. Ritter vs. Jesse W. Watkins, admr., claim $1,170, answer filed by defendant. James W. Andrews, admr. of Jane Andrews estate, filed an Inventory which was approved. An inventory was also filed by Mary Neaderhouser, admx. of the Fred Neaderhouser estate and approved. Real estate transfers: Noah Ellenbarger to Henry Ellenbarger, 40 acres Wabash tp., $400; L. C ; Mills to James W. Anderson, tract In Monroe tp., $1,300; Caleb Roe to E. M. Eley, 10 acres Blue Creek tp., $700; J. A. Malony to E. M. Eley, 20 acres Blue Creek tp., SI,OOO. Herman Sellemeyer, guardian for Hulda Boner, filed his current report, which was allowed. v .5. - Jin ;O ..nmk^.4"''. ANNUAL STOCKHOLDERS’ MEET The Decatur Furnace Company to Elect Eight Directors. The annual stockholders’ meeting bf the Decatur Furnace company will be held at the office of th* company at two o’clock p. m., on Monday, May 10. The election of eight directors And the transaction of other important s business will be taken care of at’this meeting, and the managers annpimce that some urgent business Is taken up, and that the presence | pt every stockholder Is desired. The company have had an unusually good year, and for a long time they have had more business than the capacity of the plant would take care of. -• < — "O " ' CONGREGATIONAL MEETING Was - Hold at the German Reformed Church In this City Yesterday. The German Reformed church held their annual congregational meeting at the church Sunday, and the usual business was transacted. The reports of officers were all approved, each showing a steady growth In the church. During the past year thir-ty-seven members were taken into the church. The officers elepted were Elders, William Wetter, M. Kirsch; deacons, Louis Fruchte, Herman Sellemeyer; trustees, Fred Reppert, Fred Mutchler, Alfred Ashbaucher; treasurer, Peter Kirsch; secretary,

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Notwithstanding the inclement weather and the fact that several other attractions were scheduled for that evening, the partlors of Methodist church were crowded to greet ’ Rev. and Mrs. Sherman Powell, pastor for at leqpt the present year, of . the church in this city. Every person present had the privilege of greeting the pastor and wife, and during this time a regular Methodist handshaking bee was in order. Following thia a musical prgoram, beginning with a duet, followed by a song by four boys, musical selection, a recitation by Irene Meyers, violin with piano accompaniment, a duet,, and then Mr. Jonas Trltch, the president of the Epworth League, in a few well chosen and well spoken words, presented Rev. Powell. His response was good and ft was received by a hearty applause from the assembly. Following came the refreshments, and in all ft was an enjoyable evening well spent. Rev. Powell is. an earnest man and has an impressive way of winning the minds and hearts of his hearers. At all eventsthe welcome was accorded to one who labors in the vineyard of the Lord with an honest heart and a sincere purpose. The Democrat can but hope

that their residence in this city wilt be pleasant and profitable. o' •: 1 ■ ■■■ ' The old Dorwln house on Third street, lust north of the Hotel Murray,, was sold Friday morning at 10 o’clock by the Knights of Pythias to clear the lot preparatory to the erection, of a handsome and modern home for that lodge. The property brought a. total of $309.05, the house and woodshed and foundation being sold at once and purchased by Fred Schelman for $302, while the brick sidewalk went to Orvaf Hatruff for $5.05 and the stone walk from the house to the sidewalk to Jacob Magley for $2. There were a number of bidders for the house, the principal ones being the Hunsicker Brothers, W. H. Myers, L. T. Brokaw and W. J. Myers. Mr. Schelman will move the house at once f to a vacant lot he owns near the packing house, lust this side of the Erie. The K. P. win remove W big cottonwood trees from in front, making it Impossible to get the buildings out. They require that the house be out of the way within two weeks, and Immediately after that time they win begin work on the new home, which will be ready for occupancy by the late summer. The sale was conducted by Auctioneer Harry Daniels, and was spirited and exciting. ——————e 1 the first'annual commencement of the Peterson high schools is a matter of history. The event occurred Friday evening, and though the night was about as stormy as could be imagined, the school building was welt filled and all those present enjoyed the program immensely. There were four graduates, Cleo Donis Henry, Muri Edmund Fulk, M. Marie Daniels and Louie A. Dilling. All these young people have worked hard during their school days, and go out into the world well prepared for the battle. The program last night opened with a march, “Salute to Wellsboro,” by the Dailey orchestra. Elder D. M. Byerly then pronounced the prayer, an appropriate invocation, and after another selection by the orchestra. the address of the evening wan delivered by Dr. Archibald M. Hall, of Indiana university. His talk was • very able one and his advice to the class was highly appreciated by them, and their friends. Another piece by the orchestra was followed by the presentation of the diplomas by th* county superintendent, L. E. Opliger, who gave a short talk. Music by the orchestra and the benediction closed the first graduation exercises of the school. Prof. Warner of the schools Is to be congratulated on the success of his school and this fitting entertainment The crowd were held at the school about two hours by,&* storm. ' ' ' Mrs. John Tisron came from Decatur Saturday to visit with her daughter, ltrs. L. P. Long and Mrs. L. D. Wolfcale.—Bluffton News. ■ —i k •

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