Decatur Democrat, Volume 52, Number 31, Decatur, Adams County, 5 August 1909 — Page 2

HOAGLAND IS BOOMING. Hoagland for business. Hoagland for grain, seed, hay, wool, •alt, flour, feed and fertilizer. See Ed F. Koenemann & Co. Received two car load farming and agriculture implements complete stock placed in the property as so called the Hoagland Mill property. John E. Greeley & Co. Hoagland for all kinds of building material from the foundation up to the shlmney, a complete stock on hand. Call on the Hoagland Lumber Co. ' Hoagland for brick and tile of all kinds ready for the customer at any time when called for same. M. F. Small. For horse shoeing and general repair work, for neat work call on Christ Btiuck. For automobile, bicycle* and wagon repair work call on Silas Miller. Hoagland for groceries, boots and shoes, hardware, dry goods and all kinds of fruit at Earl Smltley’s place. For groceries, cigars, J tobacco, coal oil and candy at the old stand, J. L. Robinson. For dry goods and notions, boots and shoes, hardware and groceries, call on the beef and pork packer, Paul Smitley. For meals and lunches call at the hotel and restaurant at “Shorty’s” place, Waymun Stafford. For drugs, patent medicines and toilet articles of all kinds, ice cream and soda water, call at our new druggist, Mr. Wm. Waltematlt. For shave and hair cut, shampoo and massage, call at Frank Brown's place. / For sickness, headache, pains and injuries of all kinds call on the doctors of Hoagland., First and last place call at the Hoagland State Bank for accommodations for cash, deposits and loans to which we call your attention to give us your patronage and service. Please call and see us. Yours for Business. Hoagland State Bank. J. R. Robinson, cashier. ■ —o : The Charles A. Krugh petition for ditch filed April 5 of this year, was reported to the board. Proper notice having been given and the ditch being found of public utility, the proposed drain was referred to the county surveyor as superintendent of public instruction. ' C .C. Ernst was named as engineer and C. C. Beer and William Gallmeyer as viewers for the William Adler macadam road. They will meet at the auditor's office August 5, at which time they will qualify. They will report a view and cost of construction at the September term of commissioner’!! court. The school board of Berne filed a special bond for the repair of a school building there. The bond was approved. The Fred Schindler ditch petition was filed and likewise a remonstrance. The matter was referred to Surveyor Ernst, Charles M. Morrison and G. W. Ruprlght, the law providing for this procedure. The board of finance examined the feterest accounts for the first six months of the year, and approved them. The report shows that Adams county is richer by the following sums received for interest: January 1180, February $168.91, March $224.18, April $270.31, May $409.77, June $337.71. The above amounts total $1,590.88 and reverts to the general fund of the county. o— Fort Wayne, Ind., August 2.—At a special session the county council made an appropriation of SSOO to be paid as areward for information leading to the capture and conviction of Herman Miller, John Stqut and John Baker, who are now serving terms in prison for the murder of Marshal Cofembus Croy at Woodburn on June 7, 1907, and tbe county commissiohers will probably order the money paid over to Dr. Don Gorrell, who furnished the state with the clue that led to the arrests. When this is done the fund in thp Woodburn bank, raised by subscription among the citizens will also be paid over to him as no contest is looked for. In the same connection $450 was allowed for the state’s assistant counsel in the trials and $l5O for the defendant’s attorney. An additional appropriation of $1,200 was set aside for the payment of the court stenographer for making up the transcripts which were presented to the board. John Capron and an assistant have been working several months on the casefe and in the Miller transcript alone there are about 2,500 pages. County Auditor Lindemuth has thir-ty-one applications to sell liquors on file to be passed upon by the county commissioners Monday.. This is eight more than were presented in August last year. A remonstrance has been

filed against granting a license to Frank E. Johnson, a former police officer, to sell liquors at 2302 Smith street In .the Tenth ward. ’ ——- o A*. H. Sellemeyer,’ treasurer of the school board, filed with the auditor Ms report for the year ending the first of this month. The report is a lengthy one, covering every Item of expense and every order issued and paid. The report shows a balance on hand in the tuition fund of $7,534.31, special fund $93.83, special building fund $1,099.54 making a total of money on hand for the various funds of SB,727.68. It is a complete history of the transactions of the school board for the year, and shows that the funds have been carefully expended, and that good business judgment has characterized the actions of the board. The board in making their levy for next year will probably cut their levy in the building fund, the hew state law regarding the payment of salaries of teachers will probably not admit of any lower levy in the other funds. During the year they have received $21,288.11 in the tuition fund, $14,045.78 in the special school fund, $212.45 in the library fund $2,667.04 In' the building fund. * —o — ■ JesseJC. Sutton haq, been busy for a day or two sending out to the Sutton family reunion which is scheduled for the Motter Park in Marion on Wednesday, August 18. This is the fourth year for these family gatherings, and it is expected that one hundred and fifty Suttons will spend the day in Marion and make it one of the most memorable of these family gatherings. These Suttons are descendants of Amos R. Sutton, who lived In Wabash county, and for many years was one of the prominent citizens there, and, the most of his descendants still live in Wabash and Grant counties. The only ones who live here are W .S. Sutton and family of Geneva, and Jesse O. Sutton and family of this city. While they are not so numerous they will be on hand at this reunion and have a little bit better time than any one else. Many of the descendants are known fortheir large families, one, of them being blessed with fifteen children, another one eleven, while nine is a common figure in counting the offsprings. They always have a gay time when they get together and this year will be no exception to the general rule. — -o — FUNERAL THIS AFTERNOON Tne funeral of the late John Herman Derkes j occurred Monday and the body was interred to its last resting place. Services were held from the home at 1:30 o’clock after which the cortege left for the Decatur Zion Lutheran, where the Rev. J. H. Klausing delivered the sermon, speaking words of cheer to the friends and relatives. The death of Mr. Derkes has signalled sorrow on every hand. As a farmer he was progressive; ac a citizen, ideal, and his many friends are grief stricken over his demise. ——o —- ——■ i Sadness and sorrow is prevailing at the Dr. McMillen home. Sunday morning a message reached the family that death had claimed the distinguished son of Grandma Ferry, and the brother Os Mrs. W. W. P. McMillen. While they knew that his health in the last few months was not the best, yet they were unprepared for the shock that came in the announcement of his death. Col. Ferry was one of the great men of the Pacific coast states, where for forty years he has been a central figure in the rush of progress that has made tfiat country the most beautiful on the face of the and which at the same time has made thousands of men independent He has many times visited in this city, where he is known by many of our people, his last visit being about three years ago. While here he never forgot his enthusiasm for Tacoma his heme, and which has grown from 37,000 in 1900 to 137,000 in 1909. He spent much time in Europe where a daughter resides, and had returned from there but the first of June, and this fact makes his death seem all the more sudden and unreal. He was active and influential both at home and abroad, where he was known and welcomed by the crowned circles. He was a Mason and was given the Scottish Rite degrees before the Prince of Wales in London many years ago. A short biography of his life Is better written by Mr. George P. Baldwin, ' who in writing of Tacoma’s great ; men said: “The subject of this brief ; sketch, Mr. Clinton P. Ferry, to whom tbe writer, as well as many other visitors to Tacoma, is indebted for : many acts of kindness and courtesy, i is a character in himself. Mr. Ferry ! is a self made man. Born at Fort Wayne in 1836, after the age of twelve years he took upon himself his own education, meanwhile being his own l support. He left school when nineteen years old, having passed through J a commercial college, and became : cashier for the Toledo, Wabash & i Western railroad, leaving Ifts position

7 — . two years later to go to the Pacific i coast, where he speift about twenty years between Portland and San Francisco. In 1868 Mr. Ferry'* came to Tacoma, then nothing but a forest, . and invested in real estate. Many person looked upon his act then as a pure act of folly, and thus it was that they dubbed him the “Duke of Tacoma,” a sobriquet which has followed him to the present day, and is so identified with Mr. Ferry that he is known everywhere as “the Duke.” Mr. Ferry is of French liescent, his grandfather having been chef de battalion under Napoleon the First. The present Governor of Washington Is Ms uncle. Much of Mr. Ferry’s tenacity, one of hla greatest characteristics, can be judged by his strength of conviction in the natural resources and location of Tacoma. Much of the real estate bought by him twenty-one years ago is today the finest property in Tacoma, and is still held Im him. He has in fact subordinated® erything to the maintenance of his®j terests in Tacoma, and has natural reaped a handsome reward. Mr. F® ry has always been active in the public interest of Tacoma, and Although not a politician, uses his money and influence in all good acts of charity and public good. His zeal, vitality, perseverance, honor, polished manners and good fellowship have secured for him the best legacy any man can wish—flrm and devoted friends.” Mr. Ferry has a. daughter, Mrs R. D. Slbler de Ferry, living at Strausburg, Germany, and a son, Clinton Ferry of New York City. Besides there are his aged mother Grandma Ferry and a sister Mrs. W. W. P. McMillen of this city, and another sister, Mrs. R. D. Boyles ot Fort Wayne. His death occurred at San Blego, Cal., where he went after his recent return from Europe, and where he was being treated at a sanitarium. Nothing yet Is known about the funeral arrangements. — THEY HAVE HIT THE ROCKS • -, Mpntpe'ier Light A Water Company in the Hole. A big case which was filed In circuit court here today on change of venue is that of the National Equipment & Supply company vs. the -Montpelier Light & Water company, a suit filed several months ago in court at Hartford City. The plaintiff asks judgment on account in the sum of $lO,162.49. John Boyd was appointed receiver at Hartford City before the change of venue was taken. The Montpelier Light and W|ter company vas a private concern and it appears to'have hit the rocks right The plant is in bad shape in addition to owing the big debt Other parties to the suit who have fallen in with cross complaints apd demands for various sums are The Cleveland Trust Co., Christian Flaugh, Citizens’ Trust'Company, and C. W. Kinnan.—Bluffton News. — 1 o -- ■■■■ BLUFFTON TO GIVE STREET FAIR J ' Making Arrangements on the Days of September 21, 22, 23 and 24. Bluffton gives another of her successful street fairs and home comings September 21, 22, 23 and 24, and is already making big preparations for the event. Unlike most places, Bluffton succeeds in giving a street fair that is entirely void of the unpleasant features that have brought these celebrations into disrepute elsewhere. The Bluffton fair is in reality a county fair on the streets of the city .having everything a county fair has except the racing, and giving in place of the racing a dozen most excellent free shows and open air performances. Unlike a county fair, also, is the fact that no general admission, eff any kind is charged, and all the extensive exhibits, elaborate decorations dnd night illuminations, and the above mentioned shows and performances are absolutely free. — o ■ - Dr. J. M. Miller who, with Dr. Clark end Frank McConnel went to Maple Grove park a few days ago and secured a quantity of water from the Spring there, which was sent to the state board of health for analysis, received a letter Monday morning from Henry Everett Barnhart, of the chief division of chemistry, in which the chemist states that the water is absolutely free from germs of apy nature and that it is good to drink. Reports had gained circulation to the effect that the water was impregnated with typhoid germs and the park managers hearing of this, at once decided to have a thorough examination made to ascertain whether or not the water carried germs of any nature. A state receptacle was sent here and in It was placed a quantity of the water‘which was sent to Indianapolis, where the i examination disclosed the above named facts. Hence patrons of the park i need not be apprehensive of dir.e results should they imbibe of the pure i spring water. • . . —■ ——o- ’ C. H. Elzey, wife and mother came i iyme Saturday evening from,?, seven

3 [ weeks’ absence during .which they r saw much of the Pacific coast country • ■ spending the most of the time in Port- > land, Oregon, Where they visited rel- , atives. They were at the Seattle ex- ’ position, which they pronounce as i being all that it is advertised, and & i success from every viewpoint, even to ' i being a financial enterprise that is ■'going to pay a fair Interest on the' i investment, besides ft will be the i greatest advertisement pt the vast- ’ aess of that country ever before uni dertaken. This is saying much when it is known that the west generally i speaktag, are the greatest advertisers I in the world. They were clear to the Pacific coast and saw everything worth seeing in that great country. There are many visitors there now, and the railroads are carrying thousands every day, so it will be seen that the expo-; sition and other attractions will have' a good season. They also know how Ito make the best of such a situation. The great attractions are the climate find the scenery, and there is no denying the fact that they have these elements cinched and that the far west will always be an attractive place for the sight seer to go. They all stooo the trip well and came home with that old feeling that there is no place like Indiana, and no place in Indiana like good old Decatur, Adams county. o : A. J. Tepele and Robert D. Patterson, the committee chosen by the Sam Henry post, G. A. R., to solicit funds for the purchase of markers to be placed upon the graves of the departed soldiers in the jurisdiction, have met with good success in the project, although they hope to get subscription for fifteen dollars more before their regular meeting Thursday night* The remains of two hundred and sixty-tWo departed noble and brave comrades lie beneath mother earth in thia jurisdiction and it is to mark their last resting place appropriately that this movement has been launched. There are sixty-two graves at Decatur cemetery to bp marked and the remaining two hundred are in the various cemeteries of the county. The committee has succeeded in securing thirty-five dollars by subscription and the amount nedeed is fifty dollars. It is hoped that the people will respond nobly to the call and give this amount to the G. A. R. before their meeting that the markers can bd purchased and placed in position as soon* as possible. Contractors Mann and Christen have begun, remodeling the interior of the St. Josephs schools, which when completed, will add to the convenience of the educational institutions. New floors are being installed in two of the hallways. New stairsteps will also be installed and new banisters constructed. The carpenters will complete the work as rapidly as possible. The committee of the St Marys Church have purchased one hundred and fifty tons of coal from the Decatur Lumber company and the same was delivered last week. Much of this fuel is used each year at the church and school house, and the order is a good one. The pupils of the St. Agnes Academy are doing well in their music studies. The class has increased very much and a large number of students are enrolled. ’ — O' OBITUARY Lulu Lucile Durr nee Ogg was bom June 15, 1889 at Columbia City and departed this life at Roanoke, Ind., where she was visiting June 27, 1909, aged 20 years, 8 months, 12 days. She was married September 28, 1907, to Perry Ogg, who with her sorrowing mother, Mrs. Mary Durr and sister Mrs. Ida Chronister and a host of friends are left to mourn her loss. Her father and two brothers preceded her to the heavenly snores a few years ago. Although her friends morn they mourn not as those who have no hopes. When she was informed by her friends that all had been done that could be done and that the death angel was waiting to claim her, she tenderly raised her eyes upward and said Dear Jesus and when asked if she was afraid to die she only smiled and said “Oh, no, I am not afraid to die,” and quietly lay back in her sisters arms ana passed away at 10:30 o’clock, June , 27. Funeral held Tuesday, June 29, at 2:30 from the Christian church of this city and she was laid to rest i in the beautiful Maplewood cemetery. | -o— —— Mrs. H. L. Conter was the hostess , at the meeting of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, which wafeheld at her home on First afternoon. The attendance was large and , the meeting was a very pleasant one. i A number of out-of-town guests were present. In a contest of who could : complete the greater number of Bible ■ sentences, Mrs. Newton Anderson sei curing the first souvenir and Miss Victoria Stone the second. During the afternoon, musical number were > rendered by Mrs. J. Q. Neptune, Mrs. i L. A. Holthouse, Miss Haze! France,

■Stone.’ Very delicious ß refreshments ■ meeting the entire crowd sang, "Lead .Klnkly Light." The afternoon was a H very enjoyable one for the society and i the'others who attended. One of the social events of last week was the big bam dance given in honor Os Miss Nona Ulman, pf Moline, Itt., by her sister, Mrs. Fred Stelgmeyer, five miles east of the city. Mr. Stelgmeyer Is erecting a new two-story home on his country place and the dance was held there which afforded a very convenient place. About thirty couple gathered there during the evening and until a late hour the lovers of this fantastic step enjoyed themselves very much. A number of city folks as well as from tie, Barney Wletzburger and Lew the country were present and all enjoyed themselves alike. Frank LichRumschlag furnished the music for the evqnlng and gave good satisfaction. After a late hoar the guests departed for their homes, hoping to meet agafirin the near future for ai|-' other such occasion. —- All the county officers have filed with the auditor their estimate of expense for next year. This makes the officers figure some fa order to make their estimates take care of all the items of expense that will come during the calendar year; Two marriage licenses wore Issued by Clerk Haefling since our issue Saturday. John R. Smitley, a farmer living near here, and Edna Ehresman secured a license and' were married at the clerk’s office by Esq. J. H. Stone. Geofge R. Oswalt; flhgmgn at the Clover Leaf, and Clara E Baum, secured a license this morning and Esq. J. H. Smith was called' fa and performed the marriage ceremony. o— — A fire supposedly originating from spontaneous combustion, Tuesday morning at nine o’clock ignited' a quantity of hay stored fa the barn belonging to Homer Lower a short distance east of the city, completely destroyed the barn, outbuildings, granary, mail wagon, harness and other articles entailing a loss of at least four hundred dollars, one hundred and fifty of which is personal loss to- ML Lower. Joseph Tonneiller of Dfecatur, was driving past the farm and perceived smoke escaping from the roof of the barn. He gave the alarm and' within a few minutes the structure was completely enveloped by leaping flames which threatened destruction to the residence, a stack of wheat'and' other articles contiguous to the barn. The fire alarm soon brought about forty neighbors to the scene and’ a real battle to save the property ensued, although but little could' be done to check ? the big conflagration with mere buckets. The fire swept from the barn to* the granary and other outbuildings in its destructive sweep were rendered but a mass of ruins. The battlers renewed their efforts and by heroic work a stack of" wheat located near the barn was' saved. However, dry grass Jn the. fields: became ignited ‘ and spread rapidly, notwithstanding the' efforts of the workers and at one time the house was In dire danger of being prey to the raging flames. The fire war not extinguished until late this-afternoon. The barn will be rebuilt Insurance partly covers the loss. o—- . Bev. J. H. Klausing, who for ten years has been a resident of Adams county, and who has so successfully guided the Interests of the Preble township Lutheran church and' the Zion Lutheran church of Decatur, during that ime, left with his family for Big Rapids, Michigan, Wednesday or Thursday where he will make his future home. Rev. Klausing came here about ten years ago and . assumed duties as pastor of the Preble township Lutheran church. He proved a very valuable man and soon won the admiration of his every acquaintance. The churcn underwent wonderful progress under his leadership. About six years ago after Decatur Lutherans launched a’ movement for -the erection of a church fa this city, Rev. Klausing identified himself with the movement, and he worked earnestly in support of the cause represented. His efforts and the efforts of the laymen found expression fa the erection of a beautiful and commodious edifice and school house and Rev. Klausing was chosen as minister ot the schurch. Since that time he has preached at both the Decatur and Preble township churches and has been very successful. The many friends of the able, minister will wish for him and his family much success in their new field of labor. Rev. Klausing will receive a handsome salary at his new charge which la only further evidence of his efficiency. —O 1 . Mrs. S. E. Hitesman and children were among the number who attended the picnic given by the Christian church at Maple Grove park today. They left on the ten o’clock car.

h last week to old Decatur, The party 1 left here three weeks ago and after j. making a short visit in Denver pro--1 ceeded to Boulder, where they- were the guests of H. A. Hartman and fam - ily. They witnessed many of the hist torical spots fa Colorado while .gone, i apd on July eighteenth, while Decat tur people wtsered before the intense 1 heat, they played snow ball on a ) mountain near Boulder, which has an* t elevation of twelve thousand feet, r To reach the height of the mountain 3 they were compelled to travel twentyI four miles by rail. Last Friday I Hartmans and Parents’ prepared i to a picnic near Mt. SaMtas and 1 were 3 well on their way when a cloudbunt . drove them to shelter. M was indeed i fortunate that they had not started r a half hour sooner, as three pebplfo ■ were drowned at the very place they ■ had planned to visit Mrt Phrent • states they had the time of their • life and he reports the Hartmans doi Ing wen in Boulder. Prof. Efartman • is at present teaching in a summer ■ school at a handsome salary. — ■ : Ossian, Ind., July 29.—The na--1 nouncement that the 160th Indiana ; volnteers would hold its anfiuar re-* 1 union in Ossian, this year, started 1 the people to making elaborate prep- ’ aratlons for the event. Committees f were appointed and all have been leaving nothing undope to make? the [ regimental gathering in Ossian pleasant and profitable affair. The! ■ committee on program have sparedl i no pains to arrange something that] [ would be out of the ordinary and' ofl great interest to the boys and thelrl . friends. The K. of P. cornet band,l , with its thirty well trained musciians.l ! has beqn engaged for the occasion.l . An orchestra has also been procured.! The* speaker’s program has been ar-l ranged for and it contains the names! i of some of the leading citizens of Os-1 sian as well as the leading official J . of the regiment. The welcome ad-1 dress will be delivered by Abner si ; Elzey, of this city. Other addresses® will’ be given by Col. Gunder, Maj. J® . J. Buchanan, Maj. James R. Harri-® son, Lieut Kjger and other officers ; of the regiment. The visiting mem-® I bers of the regiment will be give J a free dinner and supper. "Quarter-® , master Allen, who fed the boys irl 1898, will see to it that, they far« ! more sumptuously while in Ossian® t’ The date of the reunion is Wednes® > day. August u. * ® —— ■ i A real estate deal that figures ufl : in the big numbers has just be«® . closed, and which transfers the thre® : hundred acre farm owned by Com® Gillig; formerly the property of Ell mer Johnson, to Frisinger & Co., thl price paid being one hundred dollar® an acre. The new purchasers inten® r to make it an ideal stock farm an® ■' they will begin immediately afte® > taking possession to erect many acfl I djtional buildings and otherwise ar® range it to suitably take care of the® ! immense business in the importatio® of breeding stock from the stock mai® i kets of Europe to this country. A® , Frisinger & Co. are noted all ove® r the west as importers of fine hors®j i flesh, their stock farm will be an a<® • ditional drawing card for people livln® r in nearly every state in the union. I® the deal Mr. Glllig takes one hundre® and sixty-eight acres located in L® wago county, Michigan, and whic® was the property of Frisinger & C® This farm is also spoken of as bell® i an ideal piece of realty, located in HI good farming country, and contain!:® excellent buildings. Possession wi® be given on December first of th® year. The deal was made through tl® ,W. H. Myers real estate agency, wi® by the way have handled and tran® ■ ferred considerable property. This® > one of the big deals in realty at lea® one of the largest that has been pu® ■ ed off here for a long time. ® — o CARD OF THANKS. ® We wish to thank our friends al ■ neighbors for their help and flowe® given us during the death of o®| ; loving sister and daughter, Mrs. Ma® !■ Durr. Mrs. Sam Chronister® ._ o ® CARD OF THANKS. s The mother, brother and sister ® - Sina Ritter, late deceased, wishes®] ask the neighbors and friends to ®| : cept their heartfelt thanks for • kindness shown to them in the®|| > sad bereavement. [ o H® i The report that recently went tfl] round of the papers published in t®| i vicinity to the effect that the DuP<®| i powder factory near Hartford (® was to be remodeled to manufact®| i the finer grades of high exploslv® i has been denied officially by rep®| . sentatlves of the company. For so®| time the factory has been opera®] i simply as a nitro-grycerlne js Yaqt<®| I and has disposed of its i this and surrounding oil fields. , is probable that this will be the mission of the factory. ®| I