Democratic Press, Volume 1, Number 2, Decatur, Adams County, 25 October 1894 — Page 1

THE DEMOCRATIC PRESS.

VOLUME I.

Miss Minnie Orvis was a Fort Wayne visitor Wednesday. Rev. Gregg, pastor of the Metho I dist church in this city, is at Peru visiting friends. Dr. William Bosse of Marshall Medicine Company, has our thanks for favors extended. Rev. Jay Dorwin and wife of AnI derson, are visiting in the city, the I guests of their parents. Bishop Rademacher of the Fort I diocese, was a visitor in the city | Tuesday, the guest of Rev. Theo. I Wilken. Printer Jimmie Wilson, who has been sojourning at Hot Springs. Ark., for the past two months, returned to the city last Tuesday. H. H. Burchnell of Monroe, is i ?' one of the many who will read the 1 E Press for one year hence. Ilappi- | ness and prosperity is now gnaran- | teed the household of Mr. Burch f nell. The pendulum of a clock was ’ lost on Second street, Monday, l»e- --| tween the grist mill and The Dem- 1 | OCBATIO Press office. The finder | will be remunerated for his trouble j ■ by leaving same at this office. I . Robt. Case’s new driig store. I west side of Second street, is about i ready for occupancy. The fixtures; I are all home made, of antique oak , wood, and will be a great a Ivertise- ! meut to the builder, A. Van Camp, when once set up for business. R. K. Erwin made three speeches | in White county last week and re- | ports to us that his meetings were | running over with good old time; . democratic enthusiasm. He siys | his audiences were very attentive, | and we liet Dick showed things up I about right. Major Kidd of Wabash, C. P. I Cole of Dunkirk, and M. 11. liar 1 kins of Portland, held a rousing| meeting at Berne, Tuesday evening, j which was attended by a large; crowd all seemingly eager to show their colors in favor of democracy, the party of the people. While playing Tuesday evening; of last week Miss Lizzie, daughter of R. D. Patterson, fell and a broken arm was the result. Dr. Boyer was, hastily summoned who set and : bound the fractured arm which is getting along very nicely, and in a short time will be about as strong as ever. Major Kidd of Wabash, is talking some democracy to the voters of Adams county this week. The Major has been a war horse in the ranks of the democratic party for many years, and is a valuable worker yet. May he live long and commit many good deeds in the line of march already mapped out. Jacob C. Miller, our neighbor across the way, has quite a fine collection of farm and garden “raisings,” such as corn, potatoes, apples, radishes, etc., which he has on exhibition in a show case in his place of business. Any contributions in this line that the farmers of Adams county want exhibited, wilt find Jake’s cabinet a fine depository, as he attaches the name of every contributor thereto. Yesterday at the hour of 9:30 p, m. at the Presbyterian church, Mr. Charles H. Dicer and Miss Edith Reynolds were united in marriage by Rev. W. I. Alexander. The bride and groom marched up the aisles to the sweet strains of Beethoven’s “Au Matin” played by Miss June Merryman. The attendants were Misses Rebecca and Nellie Steele, Fay Edwards, Blanche Reynolds and Millie Reynolds. After the ceremony an elegant supper was served at the residence of the bride’s parents Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Reynolds. The Press extends to the happy couple its best wishes, with the hope that prosperity and a long and happy life may l>e their lot. Diptheretic croup is raging in town and many small children have proven victims to the almost fatal malady. Our public schools have closed and Mayor Quinn has issued a proclamation, which will be seen elsewhere iivthis paper, directing that all children under eighteen years of age shall be kept off the streets and not allowed to congregate or play together, ond instructs the marshal to enforce the mandates of the proclamation, Ihe parents as well as all children themselves should exert themselves to see that no violations of this or dcr occur. It is your duty to aid in stopping At, and if all unite the deadly disease will be short-lived.

Squeeze an eye upon the change ! of add. of Jesse Niblick & Son. Miss Nona Martin transacted business for her father in Fort Wayne yesterday. Mesdames L. W. Watson and J. A. Lyons of Geneva, were shop ping in town Wednesday. Ed Cogswell and sister arrie of Van Wert, Ohio, visited friends in this city several days last week. J. Frank Mann went to Chicago Monday night on legal business. Mrs. Mann accompanied her husband. Miss Anna Brink of Ft. Wayne, is visiting relatives in the city this week, and is the guest of her aunt. Mrs. W. H. Niblick. Attorney Adair and M. H. Harkins of Portland, and C. P. Cole of Dunkirk, the democratic candidate for senator, were in the city Tues day shaking hands with friends. Street Commissioner Archbold is improving this Indian summer Hicks weather by some notable improvements upon our streets. In this official capacity Mr. Archbold is giving eminent satisfaction to all concerned.

Paul G Hooper received a tele-! gram Wednesday from republican headquarters offering Ex-Governor Kennedy of Ohio, for apolitical speech hereon Nov. 1. That date having already been taken by thel democrats, Paul asked them to; change the date. Prof Spangler, of the parochial schools of our city, went to Fort Wayne yesterday with a letter from ! Rev. Theo. Wilkens to Bishop Rad-; emacher, requesting that a priest be sent here to take charge during his recovery from his injuries of yesterday. Surveyor Kunkle and Attorney Eichhorn, the latter a law partner of Congressman Martin's, both of Bluffton, were circulating about town Wednesday. The principle business was to see Congressman Martin, but of course they poked their noses into this office and or- j dered their names written in red i ink upon our subscription book. Lee Andrews is one of the repub-; lican orators in this county who are ! seeking votes from the democratic j ranks. At Salem last night he waved the bloody shirt in a systematic republican manner, alluded to democrats as rebels, and pawed the air in general, About forty democrats who formerly were doubtful will now stamp the rooster. Come again, Lee. The commodious home of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hale was ablaze with mirth Tuesday evening, the occasion being in honor of the T. C. Club and Miss Craig of Chicago, being given by Miss Ethel, the accomplished daughter of John I), and wife. The evening pleasantly passed away amid social intercourse, games and refreshments, and it was a late hour when the parting words were spoken. The hustling little town of Geneva has shown a wonderful improvement and growth within the last few years. The many old landmarks about the place are not visible now, and everything blooms with a crystal eye of prosperity. New and commodious business rooms and dwellings mark the old ones, and the population has j umped from 700 to 1,500, making it a town of business importance. All kinds of merchantile business is transacted, and every one so engaged seems to step to the classical march of progression. The Herald, at one time an infant in the business world, now has new improved machinery for doing its business, besides being perched under its own vine and fig tree. Rev. Theo. Wilkens was 50 years old last Friday, October 19th. His many friends and acquaintances hereabouts reminded him of the same in the evening and a most enjoyable time was had by all pres ent. The following gentlemen and ladies were there: B. J. Terveer and wife. 11. 11. Bremerkamp and ! wife, B. Wemhoff and wife, Ed. Ehinger and wife, Win. Kuebler and wife, Charles S. Niblick and wife, A. Holthouse, Daniel Dono ; van, Jacob Martin, W. 11. Niblick, i Joseph Smith, Theodore Smith. Wm. Mersman, Peter Holthouse, Timothy Coffee, David D. Coffee, A very handsome onyx clock was presented Rev. Wilken by his friends as a souvenir of the occasion, after which all repaired to their respective homes, wishing him ‘ many returns of the day.

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1894.

Isaac Zimmerman is erecting a . new residence'just east of town. Frank G. Albright is taking a few days rest this week on account of a bad cold. Father ’Wilkensof Decatur, called on Father Strendei, Monday. Portland Sun, Oct. 23. Grandma Farrell met with a very painful accident hist Saturday by ; i falling down a celler. John S. Bowers- is at Camden, Jay county, this week, hustling in the interest of the Decatur Gas Co. A four horse turnout from Max Romberg’s livery carried a load of our people to Bluffton yesterday • 1 evening. Judge Joseph S. Dailey, and Editor .A. Allen, of the “Banner,” Bluffton, are arrivals in the city | this afternoon. Miss Vic Stone left yes.erday for Valparaiso, where she will take up and complete a business course in , the college at that place. Mr. and Mrs. Kuebler, Misses i Julia Fitzgerald, Mary Cl ss, Lena < Barthol, Kittie Christen, Frankie I O’Connell and Emma Jackson spent Sunday in Bluffton. t Irich Deininger’s millinery and notion store front now presents a very beautiful appearance, having succeeded in getting the second large plate glass safely in place. To Donovan & Bremerkamp, central grocers, must be given the prize for cabbage selling. During Thursday, Friday and Saturday of last week they sold 32,000 pounds I | of this article. The Boston Specialty Company i showed at Ossian last Monday night I I to a crowded house. They should | meet with the same success where-1 ever they make a stand, as the! troupe is composed of talent second . to none on the road. Coffee Bros, are having an ex- | tension built to the restaurant room formerly occupied by John Welfley & Sun. The two restaur ! ants will be combined and it is! unnecessary to say that they will j ;be amply prepared to feed the; |hungry. A. T. Lynch's stable, near his chair factory, was totally destroyed by fire last Friday evening. No cause can be assigned as to how the ' tire originated other than from ; sparks of engine on the C. & E. road. Loss SI2OO, with an insurance of SSOO in the Freeport. 111., company, Paul G. Hooper, agent. Mr. Leo Strauss, wholesale liquor merchant, of Chicago, was in the I city to-day, on business and made ! the Press office a very pleasant visit. Mr. Strauss has been doing business with a number of retail I merchants of our city in his line for manj’ years, all of whom speak of him and his goods in praises I most exalted. i I The bright little nine year old ■ son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles True died Tuesday morning after a brief ; struggle with membranous croup. ' Funeral obsequies took place from their residence yesterday at 4 . o’clock with interment in Maple--1 wood cemetery. The community ; extends a hand of sympathy to the parents in this sad hour of sorrow. Genial “Dick” Townsend, of the Randall, Fort Wayne, will give his third annual game dinner at 5:30 p. m., November 17. Invitai tions have been received by a number of his friends in this city, in- > viting them to furnish their pres !' ence upon this occasion. It is ■ needless to say that the menu will i be the finest in the land, served as |on “Dick’s” superior knowledge I could.

Elisha Merriman, the democrat candidate for trustee in Blue Creek township, was a pleasant, and financial caller at this office Tuesday. He is a pleasing gentleman and the citizens could not do better than to elect him to the important office sought. The office of trustee is an important one to any tax payer, and care should be exercised by them that an honorable and trustworthy official is at the head of township affairs. The political enemies of Mr. Merriman are circulating numerous reports to the effect that should he be elected graded school houses would be built in numerous portions of the township. To repute this misguided report, Mr. Merriman gives his word of honor that no such buildings will be erected only upon the petition of a majority of the patrons in any school district. Stamp the rooster.

Judge Vaughn of Bluffton, was in the city Sunday. A. P. Beatty spent several days; last week at Van Wert, Ohio. C. D. Porter druggist-banker, of Geneva, was in the city Tuesday. Mayor Quinn and wife spent last Sunday in Fort Wayne with relatives. Attorney Oscar M, Adair, of Portland, was a visitor here last Tuesday. Mr. Henry Reaper of Vevay, Indiana. is visiting his cousin, Fred Busic and family. Mr. ami Mrs. Will Niblock of Muncie, Ind., are the guests of J. W. Place and wife. P. W. Smith of Richmond,, made the Press office a very pleasant visit Tuesday evening. Uncle Dan Harmon and wife of Fort Wayne, were in the city Tuesday on their way to Marion, Ohio. Peter Jackson returned home last Tuesday afternoon after a two weeks’ pleasant visit in Ashland county, Ohio. Dr. Coverdale has added veryextensive improvements to his residence, and it now presents a veryhandsome appearance. Mrs. Rev. W. J. Alexander and baby are visiting her parents at Whiteland, Indiana, where she will remain for several weeks. Dade E. Studebaker Sunday ed inl Goshen, Ind., where Mrs. Studebaker and baby* have been visiting' for the past week, the guest of Mrs.! Studebaker's mother, Mrs. Bain. ■ Born—ToJohnGlqtingand wife,; ; last night, a bouncing big baby boy. lAs this is the first birth reported | |to the Democratic Press, were | serve the right to christen this little cherub a democrat. Janies McLean of Circleville, 0., | who has been visiting his uncle, Daniel Donovan and family, for the past two weeks, returned home ■ last Tuesday. While here Mr. McI Lean made a host of friends who will be glad to have him call again, ! ana stay longer. The Democratic Press will | make its appearance this week. Mr. Lew Ellingham* editor, is well known throughout Adams coun- ‘ ty, and will very likely make a . success of his new venture. The Press, as its name implies, will be democratic.—Democratic WeeklyWorld. Dr. Devilbiss and wife, Alex Bell and wife, Will Nachtrieb and wife, Clint Patterson and wife, Paul Hooper and wife, Tom Merry-man and wife, John France and wife,! Dell Locke and wife, Frank Dibble; and u ife, Dan Berry and wife, Mes dames John Rice and Fred Shaffer, drove to Berne Monday afternoon, where luncheon and asocial invoice of fun was on the bill of fare. Counterfeit money in various denominations has been circulating somewhat freely about town for a week past. A few of our people I have been roped in and in consequence are losers for small sums. Cues to the exact identity of the jicrson circulating the medium are not very numerous, but you can bet you last summer’s socks that it is only a question of time until the stern hand of law will grapple onto the individual and he will wish he had never spoken. It may be news to some of our readers who have a failing of traveling over a great deal of Adams county- soil, loaded down with a double lack acting gun accompa ; med by a dog to match, to know I what the law says about the shooting of wild game, hence we give it to yon as follows, taken from the I acts of 1893, on page 153: Be it j enacted by the General Assembly j of the State of Indiana that section | 198 of an act entitled an act conI cerning public offences and their | punishment, and approved April 14, 1881, be and is hereby amended to read as folk ws: Section 198—Whoever shoots, or destroys, or pursues for the purpose of shooting or de- ; straying, or has in his possession I any quoils or pheasants during the ; period from the first day of Janu 1 ary of any year to the tenth of No I vember of the same y-ear, or shoots, I or kills any wild turkey between ; the first day’ of February- and the first day of November of any year, shall be lined in the sum of two ; dollars for each quail, wild turkey or pheasant so killed, and the sum !of one dollar for each quail, or pheasant so pursued or had in his i possession.

Jerry Coffee was a Fort Wayne; visitor last Friday. Miss Julia Fitzgerald left yesterday for Chicago to spend several weeks with relatives. Joe Schmidt, wife and two nieces of Celina, Ohio, were the guests of W. H. Niblick and wife over Sunday. Attorneys A. O. Bailey and Frank Snyder of Portland, called at Democratic Press headquarters last Saturday. Messrs. J. C. Knight, Clyde Smith, Andrew Alexander, and John McGraw of Rockford, Ohio, were in this city- Sunday. Mr. Morgan Lewis and wife of Garrett, Kansas, and Mrs. Daniel Donovan were guests of friends in Bluffton the first of the week. A. J. Berry was taken suddenly ill Monday morning, but under the medical supervision of Dr. McMillen is now on the rapid road to recovery. Messrs. Harvey Harruff, Peter Ashbaugher and Jacob Ely of the south part of the county, were in the city Tuesday and smiled on the \ Democratic Press representative. George C. Zollinger, the blacksmith and wagon maker of Preble,; was in Tuesday and ordered some of our finely printed stationery which we furnish at business prices, good, durable but cheap. John T. Kelly, of Jefferson town- | ship, and our candidate for repre-1 tentative, was in the city Saturday. He showed his good looking “phiz’ at this office long enough for us to | add his name upon our roster of subscribing patrons. Kover & Son of Fort Wayne, have been awarded the contract of| frescoing the St. Mary’s Catholic church of our city, consideration S9OO. The work will be commenced at once, and when completed this will be one ot the finest religious! edifices in northern Indiana. List of letters remaining in the Postoffice at Decatur, Ind., for the weekended Oct. 20. 1894: Dora Smith, Delila Moore, John Shores, J. F. Parrish. Local—Henry Taylor, James Faust, Cabel Andrews, Eli Engle. Persons calling for the above will please say “advertised.” J. Welfley, P. M. Mary Schone, who took sick last Friday with typhoid fever, died Tuesday night at 10 o’clock, aged 51 years. The deceased has been favorably known in Decatur, hav-1 ing lived in Decatur and Adams county since 1861. Funeral services will be held at the St. Mary's Catholicchurch to-morrow (Friday) I at 9 o’clock, Rev. ivon Schwadler | officiating. Congressman Martin took sick at; the Miesse House in this city last I ; Saturday night and was confined Ito his bed for several days. His health for a long time has been anything but good, and the work ;of the campaign has overtaxed I him until quiet rest was the only ; thing that would recuperate him. He will be all right in a day or two, ready to meet his appoint I meats, and come out victorious on { Nov. 6. He has now canvassed i every county but Huntington, and goes from here there. Mrs. Martin arrived here Tuesday night | from Indianapolis and is nursing | him back to health. Yesterday forenoon Rev. Theo. Wilkens, of the St. Mary’s Catho lie church of our city, was called to the county farm by George Haetling to administer to the religious wants of an inmate of the asylum. On the way there and as they were nearing the bridge which spans Borum’srun, a couple of horses suddenly dashed out from under the ; bridge, w hich frightened the animal | they were driving who made a lunge | to one side of the road upsetting the ; buggy they were seated in. In the upset the occupants were throw n j down an embankment a distance of! twenty feet, seriously injuring Father Wilkens breaking his right | I collar bone and fraci tiring three' ribs. Geo. Haefling was also in ! jured about the face and right hand ; ; but only slightly. A horse, and ! buggy was procured by Mr. Ilae fling from Conrad Gillig, who I lives near by where the accident , occurred, and in which Father Wilkins was assisted and at his request ! they drove to the county asylum, ; where the sick man was visited by ; Fat her Wilkens before allowing his I own injuries tobe attended to. Rev, Wilkens was then conveyed to his home and Drs. Costello and Keller I sent for whoattended to his injuries.

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Sherman Mott was called to Paulding, Ohio, Monday to attend the bedside of his sick father, Col. S. A. Mott. George W. Robbins of Winchester, traveling salesman for the Ohio Rake company, was here last Friday calling on his customers. Ed Closs is kicking about the loss of a forty cent lock which some petty thief broke inorder to steal ten cents worth of oats from his stable. Barney Wemhoff has completed his contract of laying the flag-stone sidewalk in front of the temple of justice in a very satisfactory and workman-like manner. John P. McGeath of Hartford < 'ity. Major Kidd, Marshal Cowan and R. K. Erwin addressed the people in the vicinity of Rivare Wednesday evening, and report the biggest kind of a big meeting. Will Kuebler and wife, and the Misses Lena Barthol, Emma Jackson and Kitty Christen drove over to Bluffton Sunday where they were the guests of friends. The latter 1 two stopped with N. K, Todd and I wife. John H. Striker and Cora Harris, Albert W, Wolf and Jennie Murphy, Matthias Thomas and Josephine Spuler, William G. Hunt and Viola Feasel, William Li by and Manda A. Breiner, Chas, jH. Dicer and Edith A. Reynolds ; were given license to wed. D. French Quinn is the distinguished owner of a handsome cot- ; tage now under erection on North . Second street. The cottage in question will be convenient and quite an I addition to that part of our flourishing little city, and in consequence D. French is deserving of commeni dation. Charley Murray, of the Burt house case, is sole agent for the celebrated Saratoga Springs Excelsior water. The water is brought I direct from Saratoga, and is dispensed in precisely the same condition in which it flows from the springs. It is sold on draught only. Go and see his silver fountain and try a glass of this very healthful water. A representative of the Press spent last Friday at Geneva, soliciting, and the way the generous people there had their names enrolled was a caution. In less than no time one hundred had taken advantage of our trial offer to January 1, I and others wouldn’t let us get away short of a dollar and a half's worth. In a very short time we propose to make our Geneva list groan at 300, | and a similar amount at Berne, i Monroe, and every other postoffice | in the county. Give us a trial from | now until the first of the year, and | by that time we propose to be furnishing you a paper that you can’t do without. Come in and see us. Marshal Dickerson of Geneva, came to town Tuesday’ with a charge by name of Charles Boan, who was placed behind prison bars on a charge of arson. The parti ulars surrounding the case are decidedly | sensational, and are related in a j dispatch from Geneva to the Fort I Wayne Journal, somehow about as follows: “An attempt to burn j the only general store at Ceylon, i a little town one mile north of here, was thwarted by cle.er detective work Sunday morning. Charles Boan, a loafer who resides in Ceylon came to town Saturday’ evening, and after getting outside of considerable whiskey, told William Dickerson that he was going to burn the store at Ceylo - that night ami that the proprietor, Clem Ken- ■ I nedy, was to give him 839 for the I job, as the store was insured for '| full value and trade was very dull, : Boan offered to give Dickerson half ■ | the money if he would assist him. ■ To this Dickerson agreed, and put ■ | his brother, who is the deputy II marshal of Geneva, onto the scheme. ' | The result was that Boan was : caught dead to rights and arrested with the match in his hand ready ■ j to ignite a candle which was stuck into a lot of paper and rags bei tween the plastering and weatherI boarding. Boan pleaded guilty to ! the charge of arson and is in the i calaboose. Kennedy was arrested but was released on bond. Ile is only - 21 years of age and well educated, I having spent three years at Purdue , j university and is postmaster of the ■ ; village. Hestenuously denies that s he hired Boan to do the work and . says that it is a plot to ruin him. s Several attempts have been made r to burn the store before, but all . have been failures.”