Democratic Press, Volume 2, Number 56, Decatur, Adams County, 7 November 1895 — Page 1

THE DEMOCRATIC PRESS.

VOLUME 11.

Alex R. Bell was at Bluffton hist Friday. Dr. Bergman of Berne, was a visitor in the city Tuesday. Note the change of adv’t. of Gampliell ft Erwin of Berne. N. K. Todd, w ife ami Imby Sun payed in the city with relatives. Mina Anna Parrish is at Fort Wayne taking treatment for her eyea. Mrs. Jacob Martin is home from Fort Wayne, where she visited relatives. Mrs. Peter ('outer is home from Marion where she had iteen visiting relatives. Mrs. Easig of Fort Wayne, is visiting in the city with Mrs. Bert Lichten walterMark McConnell is at Albion, Ind . having charge of putting in a waterworks plant there. Rev. Wade, pastor of the Methodist church at Bluffton, was a visitor iu the city yesterday. Rev. Mr. Horton is in Ohio this week, where Mrs. Horton has been visiting for the past several weeks. Mrs. J. D. Hale will not return home before next spring from her absence in Los Angelos, California. Surveyor Fulk was doing some official work on the Dan P. Bolds ditch in Hartford township Mon day. Special effort has been made by each teacher and the pupils to have excellent exercises Friday afternoon. Surveror W. E. Fulk and wife are rejoicing over the birth of a baby l»oy, which was lx>ru last Friday night. Henry G. Braun of Berne, was here yesterday looking after his interests liefore the next commis sioner’s conrt. The executors of the Niblick estate intend selling ont or reducing the stock of merchandise. The stock was appraised at nearly $20,000. John Schnrger has been appoint ed administrator with the will an nexed of William Panna, deceased. Schnrger, Reed & Smith are at torneys. E. Woods is home from an ex tended absence in Alabama, where business called him. He reports the Georgia colonies as progressing very nieely. The public is most cordially in vited to attend the --Patriotic ex ercises” to be given in all the pub lie schools of the city Friday after noon. Go and see what the child ren can do. Rud Lehman the genial cashier of the Bank of Berne, was in town yesterday, ami as a result you will find a statement of that banking house in this issue. The institution is one of Berne’s prides, ami is prospering for all the word implies. Will Laughiier and wife of Preble township, entertained nineteen of Deei'tiu's society young people, who were there to properly devote an evening in Hallowe’en fashion. Supper and an elegant evening slipped away ere they knew it. They masqueraded in comical customes. You will find the statemont of the Ol'i Adams County Bank’s financial standing in another column in this issue. They make the usual glowing show ing of their business, being as solid and reliable as the rock of ages. Their deposits aggregate over $300,000, which demonstrates their standing with the people who do business with the bank. At the council meeting last Tues day evening we are informed that our republican brethren again illustrated the fact that it is impossible for them to dwell together in peaceful unity. The question before the council was the employment of J. B. Ford and E. Woods for waterworks engineers, and the mayor and 'eading republican members of the council locked upon the question. To put it in ordinary street phrase, they became “red headed.” To the watchful democrat the Kilkenny cat tights which the present republican council have are a never ending source of amusement. They certainly have by this time convinced the voters of the city that one term of republinan rule will suffice for another century. It has become a republican Tammany.

Dr. Connell was nt Toledo several days last week. Vick S. Ibssl was at Muncie the first of the week on business. Scjn Si in iron of Berne, stopiwd here on his way to Wayne Monday. John J. Watson, of Geneva, was attending to business here Monday . Judge Studabaker was a Marion business and social visitor last Friday. Noah Webber of Philadelphia, j was calling on relatives and friends here Monday. C. K. D. Ross, a former resident of Geneva, passed through the city Monday to Fort Wayne. E. L. Foreman one of the Prehh . readers in Blue Creek was attend-1 ing to business here Tuesday. Mrs. Lydia Patterson and Master Bruce came home Monday evening from a pleasant visit at Winchester. j The health of William G. Spen- ■ cer is lieeoming much impaired, lieing constantly confined to his bed. JohnTrentman is now registered at the West Baden (’arlsliad of America. He will remain several weeks. Mist Hattie Aumiller went home to Marion Saturday after a pleasand visit with P. P. Ashbaucher and wife. Editor Rayn, Jacob Wegmiller, J. W. Heaston and several other Genevaites were attending to business here Monday. Miss Dollie Schaffer has returned from a pleasant visit with Fort Wayne friends, where she was made the guest of honor at a society ! party. Mrs. Krill and daughtee Clara. Dick Hunter and wife all of Bluff ton, came over last Sunday morn ing and spent the day with Mr.. and Mrs. John Wisehaupt. David E. Smith was at Bluffton last Thursday night taking a few Masonic chapter degrees. He is now a fulltledged chapter Mason, which is pretty high in rank so they say. A “Penny Social” will lie given at the residence of John Everett on First street, Friday ovening. I Light refreshments will lie served. Charges 11c. All are invited. The three year-old daughter of Robert Foreman and wife, resi- 1 dents of north Tenth street, died Sunday morning with membranous croup. Funeral services were hel«i Tuesday morning at the Ihouse. The new G. R. & I depot at Gene va is being roofed, and bears evi deuce of being a very handsome and convenient station. When the Grand Rapids do things they do them right. John Eckrote was excused from grand jury work and Joe A. Hen- ' dricks selected in his place. They 5 were sworn in Monday aftornoon and Lewis Long of Wabash townshsp selected as their foreman. They are now busy up to their eyes with various duties encumbered upon such officials. Mr. and Mrs. Jell' Bryson were at home Hallowe’en night to Rev. ami Mrs. E. T. Gregg, Dell Locke and wife, J. S. Peterson and wife, R. K. Allison and wife, C. E. Doty an<l wife, W. R. Smith and wife, Mesdames E. A. Huffman, P. B. Thomas and Will Winch. A sheet and pillow ease masquerade produced sufficient fun tolast a month. The figures produced were no doubt very artistic in design. Luncheon followed. Ex Commissioner Daniel Weldy while renewing his Press sub scription last Saturday, took occa sion to remark that he had just finished an inspecting tour through the county infirmary, since which time words fail him in sufficiently praising the present administration. At one time he had charge of the county farm himself but lie very modestly proclaims that Mr. Graber and wife are the most effi cient managers that ever were in charge. Everything in the house fairly shone with cleanliness, and the inmates looked happy and praised their landlord with due energy. The stables and horses too were in excellent condition, and the crops this year never were so abundant and well taken care of. Mr. Weldy was so enthused on the subject that he could talk for a day.

DECATUR. INDIANA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7.1895.

Marion (’minor was attending to business here Saturday. Lew Corbin is gnu <1 jury bailiff, and is the busiest man in town. W. 11. Niblick was looking after banking interests at Geneva Mon 'lay. Mrs. David Studabaker was a guest of Bluffton relatives last Friday. J. Krimmel, the Fort Wayne piano truer, was calling on friends here this week. Jacob ('. Miller spent several days last week in the oil fields near Van Buren. Mrs. limner Moses of Fort Wayne, has returned home from a visit with relatives iu the city. Work is rapidly progressing on the Foreman block. Th* brick work being already under headway. Mrs. J. N. Fristoe last week en ter tai tied Mrs. Angie Archer of Warsaw. She returned home Saturday. Judge Dailey of Bluffton, was accompanied here last Saturday by his daughter, who guested at the home of John D. Hale. Rev. Smith of the Baptist church, with his wife Sundayed at Buena Vista where the Rev. preached two of his pract'cal sermons. C. E. Doty of the Decatur Tailoring Company, made Dunkirk, Red Key, Geneva, Montpelier and Van Buren this week, in the interest of the company's business. Postmaster Welfley reports unclaimed letters belonging to Aaron Adler, Charles F. Klose, Stella Bowers, Pearl Harker, Vella Shook Nancy St idler, Alice Triman and William Wayland, Christian Huffman, one of Preble township's influential and time honored citizens, died after a lingering illness with typhoid. His death occurred Saturday evening. The funeral services were held yesterday. Last Sunday morning the three years old child of Mr. and Mrs. Foreman, living on Tenth street, died after an illness of two days. It was hurried at the Maple Grove cemetery, fifteen miles south of here, Elder Harris preaching the funeral. J. L. Aspy, the leading hogbreeder of Adams county, will hold | his annual sale of pure bred Poland China hogs at his farm 3J miles east of Geneva, on Wednesday, Nov. 13. Forty five choice hogs will lie sold on good terms. See large bill for particulars.—Geneva Herald. Hallowe’en and the priveleges allotted by it to the young Amer ica, were shamefully abused in ■ various idiotic ways last Thursday night. Property was destroyed and lawless depredations were ramp nit. Perhaps no more damage was done than in former years, but the time has come when such depredations should desist. Ou last Saturday afternoon during the time when the crowd on Second street was the thickest, a young man came driving along at a rate which was an exceedingly dangerous one for a crowded street. Two children while crossing the street came near being run down, and would have been had it not lieeu for the prompt action of their father. Men ought to know that “circumstances alter cases” and that a crowded street is a bad place to exhibit the pride of a speed ring. Judge Dailey came over from Bluffton last Saturday and decided the case that has been pending for some time in relation to the opening of Madison street over the Grand Rapids railroad ground. About a year ago the city commis sioners passed upon the question and gave the railroad company SSOO damages. The company appealed and the case was tried before Judge Dailey. The court gave the railroad company damages in the sum of $5,100. Os that amount SIOO was for the dock, and $5,000 for the loss of “storage” room. Superintendant Law of the Pennsylvania lines testifies that the loss of the three tracks would mean a loss of storage room for six cars, and that the storage room for six cars would bo worth S3OO per annum, and that that amount capitalized would lie $5,000. So the court gave the company judgment in that amount. It is understood that the case will go to the supreme court.

Mrs. D. P. Bolds was a Fort Wayne visitor yesterday. Mrs. D. S, Fisher of Eaton, Ind., 1 is visiting relatives in the city. Herb Rice of lndinna|M>lis, was ‘ in the city last Friday aud Saturday. Mrs. Aaron Votaw of Winches- j | ter, is visiting with A. T. Lynch , and family. Mrs A. L. Devilbiss came home i Tuesday from a visit with Fort Wayne relatives. Frank France, Nick Miller, Burt i Lichtenwalter, Max Rom I arg all < had business at Geneva Monday. i Auditor Studabaker ami Record-' er Stines of Wells county, t«x»k thrir respective offices last Friday. 1 Work has begun on the erection of the Adams County Lumlter ' Company mill, which last week ' went the way of the fire fiend. Rev. Carl Hazzelton went home to Richmond Monday after having delivered two eloquent sermons at the Baptist churdh the day pre vious. Marriage license have lieeu issued the past week to William F. Schug and Louisa C. Durr, Samuel E. Jenks and Lulu B. McDaniel, J Caleb W. Cline and Edith E. Cher- ‘ ry holmes. John G. Bryan and wife of Montpelier, visited their'laughter, Mrs-, Rolla Calderwood over last Sunday. They were former residents of this county, having lived in Blue Creek township for many years. J. W. Place writes from Hot Springs that he has gained one half pound daily since bis arrival there, and that soon no soup bones will be visable. The weather is also warm and delightful. He will remain a week or two yet. The Fortnightly Club met with Supt- Moffett at the Central school building last Thursday evening. A paper upon the “Knotty Problems” or “Divorce” was read and discussed by the members of the club. The next paper will la- presented by Mr. C. L. Walters. George Gladden of Root township, died last Saturday evening after a four days’ attack with . Bright’s disease. The funeral was held from the M. E. church Tues I day afternoon. The deceased was one of Root's most influential citizens, with many friends who now mourn bis death. A young son of Mr. Picket was seriously hurt near the Rodenbush school house last Friday. Miss Brandyberry had just dismissed school and this yougster with oth ers tried to climb on a passing wagon. He fell, the wheels pas ing over one foot, entirely mashing it and causing enough pain for a dozen feet. j James Kirkendall, a resident of near Monroe and the father of Mrs. V. S. Reed of this city, received ( serious injuries one day the latter , part of last week, from a fall off a load of wood. His legs, arms and body were badly bruised, and at first it was thought that serious injuries were sustained. He is recovering very nicely and will be able to be around again in a few I days. i We notice that the editor of the 1 Press has taken notice of Ihe many 1 papers remaining in the recorder’s office after being spread on record, : he estimates the number at five |. hundred, if this was multiplied j by ten it would come nearer being the correct number, and will yet add that this practice of leasing • valuable papers remaining in thep recorder’s office after being spread on record is a bad one. The prin i cipal reason being in case of fire < the records in said office are no i more fire proof in the Adams conn < ty court house than in your house. Now if you have a record in the i public books, also one in your private possession, you have two chances to where you have one by . leaving them remain in the office. One other reason is after these i papers have been handled over and over again day after day they In - come worn to such an extent as to 1 render them ineligible and cases where they becopie lost probably i have been taken out by some one ; and forgotten. If every one after placing an instrument on < record would c ill for the same as soon as placed on record every circumstance concerning the same < would be fresh in memory and less I complaint could be found, making this by far the best and safest t thing to do. Recorder. <

Tom Shannon was up before I Mayor Quinn yesterday morning, and was fined $1 and costs for as raiiilt and battery. He hails from Monroe. The party of fun makers who took charge of Gray Gables Hal lowe’eu, report all kinds of funny fun, iu which taffy and other amusements cut no small figure. They pronounce a return date quite soon. On Sunday evening, N vein lier 17, there will lie a union temper anoe meeting nt the Presbyterian church in which all the churches are to join. A part of the program will Is* given to views showed by' the atereopticon. A program will appear next week. Rev. W. 11. Shepherd, pastor of the United Brethren chuch, was at Cincinnati this week purchasing a liell for their church. The con gregation and business men alsmt town put up the glue for the aforementioned Ih-11, for .ill of which the genial pastor feels mighty pioud. Eleven new rooms have lieen added to the Shamns-k hotel at (d-neva, which surely gives ample room therein to turn around. Landlord Weldon and wife are very hospitable and more than please their vast circle of bread con suiners. The hotel is me of the best. Miss Amelia Smith entertained a number of her friends on Wed nesday eveni ig of last week, with a progressive pedro party. Judging from the many flattering accounts given from those present, a most enjoyable occasion was the result. The commissioners were in special session last Thursday afternoon, and accepted the Waggoner gravel road, taking same off the contractor's hands. The road is said to lie in excellent condition, and the officials seemed very well pleased. Now then, give us a fewmore of the same kind. Tomuirow is “Patriotic Day" at our public sch'sds, and if possible every one interested in school work should lay aside your knitting amt attend. The exercises an- for the purpose of cultivating a patriotic vein in the sons and (‘aughters uo< growing up. The work is a noble one and should receive the plaudits of every citizen of Decatur. New court cases filed since last week include Mary (’. (’able vs Richard Kerlin, et al, for rental on oil lease; demand $250. Sophia May vs Charles A. Dugan, partition. Edwin W. France admi. vs (’ity of Decatur, on contract; demand $l5O. Wabash National Bank vs Jahn P. Blaney, note: de-1 mand $5. Alpheus F. Good vs Still H. M<-Gee, venue from Jay county. Decatur National Bank vs Sherman Mott, et al. note; de mand SOOO. Drayton M. Ayers vs Charles 11. Harkless, note; demand SIOO. Shaffer Peterson vs William P. Black, note; demand $375. The Adams circuit court con vened Monday im.rning, since which time the follow ng business has been consummated: Ola Brown by next friend, \s Grier F. Gen mel, set for trial iourth Mon day; Eugene Christen vs Homer J. Green, et al. dismissed, costs paid; < Hattie McAfee vs City of Bluffton, set for trial on third Wcdms<lay ; i John A. itepew va James Gilchrist, dismissed, judgment vs plaintiff for costs; Loyd Kidwell vs Amos , Kidwell, dismis-ed costs paid;/ Jasper Robison vs Peter P, Ash baueher, sheriff, by agreement the ; restraining order is made perpetu- , al, and judgment ’. s plaintiff for i costs. William Mersmau vs Peter i and Maria Wilhelm, judgment vs i defendants for $155-15; Mand-a J. i Ritter vs David Ritter, set for < trial fourth Tuesday; Ellen J. < Robison vs Michael Smith, judg ment vs plaintiff for costs; Maggie : J. Dor win vs Lemuel D. Adams, , final account filed and allowed, i commissioner discharged; 11. Her ; man Lussky et al, vs Allen T. |i Lynch, judgment vs defendant for $88.(18; State ex rel Lena Volmer i vs Peter Mougey, set for trial on third Monday of present term; State ex rel Nora Daugherty vs Ricuard B. Johnson, set for trial i on second Saturday; Harry Miesse vs Perry Robison, set for trial on i fourth Friday; City cf Decatur vs Grand Rapids R. R., finding that the damage to the railroad com- < pany will be $5100; State of Indiana vs Don Edwards, defendent i discharged. i

NUMBER 56

Max Ronilierg made Geneva on business Monday afterneen. Miss Nona Martin visite<l Fort Wayne relatives several days last week. Owing to the late arrival of Monroe, Monmouth and Ihsit township items they were unavoidably crowded out of this issue. Richard K. Erwin is acting as special judge today, in the cases of Cate CiMikvs Daniel J. Bailey, and i Elijah P. Williams vs Dewit N. Williams. Judge Erwin looks dignified and dispatched the eases at hand with a ready knowledge. A fistic encounter at Peter Wilhein's saloon Tuesday evening, lietween John Evans and an Irishman ended with the former getting worsted. Besides getting b Imdly developed mug, Mayor Quinn put on a dollar fine and trimmings, for good luck. He now sleeps at the county jail. Manday was the last day for paying taxes, and the treasurer's office experienced the greates rush of the season. Talk about }>eople doing business, they did it there Monday. The usual number of delinquencies is reported, but no more, and don't supfiose there is a county in the state that reports as few delinquent taxpayers as loes ; Adams. Many of our readers know of the Briekley stock farm near Bluffton, and also of the fine lot of speed and high breeding owned by them. They have decided to sell out their entire interests in these h« rses, and to this end will give a public sale at the Deaui lively stable in Biuflton, on fhursday, November if. The Hat oonatete of Rbetia Roy, Eddy Granger, Gray Bell, Maggie 8., General Promise, Jennie Idol, Miss Pizzaro, Reddy Adhem, Brownw'Msl, Brownie. Flora, Vivia, Red Elgin, Elgram, Ethel Grant and Tom Velsor. All these horses are registered stock and have pedigrees as long as your arm, some of them have race records of 2:19. They are a tine lot of hoses and can be bought reas-mable at this sale. We have a catalogue of the sale at this office. At the council meetingla-t Tuesday evening the committee on streets and alleys reported on the lumlier furnished by Perry Robison. They found the lumlter ac- ] cording to contract and recommended the payment for ten thousand feet now and five thousand July 1, 1896. Report was concurred in. The street committee also reported in favor of opening Marshall street from First street to St. Mary's river, ami a resolution was passed referring the sane to the city commissioners. The st e-1 commissioners also rep >rted that they bad met at the time and place ordered to hear objections to the i'i'rpiti'i <>f ihe city civil engineer upon ihr completion of the Bj rs alley sewer, and that there were no objections thereto, and they recoinn ended that the report be approved. The city attorney was directed todraw the resolution assessing the Iw-nefits to the pioperty ownersand report at n< xt meeting. He was also instructed Io draw a plumb ng ordin tuee to Jicens ■ and regulate plumln rs. An ordinance was pas ed regulating the manner of constructing brick side walks. Bids were received for the constructn n of north S-oenth street .-ide walks, N. .Mentzer, W. 11. Baker and .1 -eph Mailonee w< re each given thr< e, ntraet to build their own walks. E. Words was awarded the contract for Imi’ding all the other walks advertised, except the walks under process of construction. The street committee was ordered to eider into contracts with the parties. The mayor was instructed to purchase a county map. The watei works committee reported in fav- r of hiring J. B. Ford for day lime at s(>o yer month, and E. Woods at night at S4O per month- Owing to the belief that the names of all applicants ought to be submitted no action was taken aud the report was withdrawn. The following claims were allowed; H. M. Romberg $5, J. D. Edwards $213.31, Fire Department on account of P. W. Smith lire $38.25, ( has. Smith $1.50, F. W. Dibble $1.50, Frank Teeple $1.50. Fire Chief Helm objected to the use of the fire department room as a place to store tramps, but the mayor oratorically opposed the chief and brought forth tears in behalf of the unfortunate tramps, and the chief was. sat down on.