Democratic Press, Volume 2, Number 77, Decatur, Adams County, 2 April 1896 — Page 1

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■ K. Todd was hero Sunday. SI Will Sheets <'f Berne, whs here I Ml-’- l , '"'>e Tow nsend in at Mar ||ion viMdiiig relatives. | y||.s Mary B. Lincoln was a Sun Hdiy victor at Fort Wayne. I I Jim Kelley of Geneva, was a HlKattir visitor over Sunday. I Mrs J D- Wisehnupt entertain Mel al' " friends at dinner Tuesday. ■ I Ella Sprang was a visitor ■ friends over h-t ■ Sunday. I Mis* Mena Meyers is home from ■ pt’l iuar-•• "hi", where she attends ■ college. ■ Mrs. W. W. Huntsman, of Fort ■ Wajne.'isitisl in this city over H last Sunday. ■ \V. H. Harkins of Portland, was ■ greeting his democratic friends here Monday. I Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Sehirmeyer ■ entertained a few friends at their ■ home last evening. ■ Mixs tiertie DeVoss is at Delphos, H where she has accepted a position ■ in a millinery store. K Not. the change in Niblick's add ■ The\ hare bargains of value which ■ don’t cost a cent to l«x»k at. E George Woodward will go to H Chicago ami take further instrue Htionsinthe science of embalming. ■ Peter Parrott of Hartford town |l ship, was here Tuesday night [I visiting with Surveyor Fulk and ■ Our public schools are vacating II this week, resting up for hard and 11 effective work during the spring 11 term. I Mrs. Jennift Todd and baby I Margaret went home to Bluffton II Tuesday after a two weeks' visit 11 at her home here. Kern & Brittson have a few | wordsof interest to those who wear | shoes. They sell ’em. Look up | their proclamation elsewhere. M..1. O’Donnell of Pennsylvania, | returned home Monday night after | a three weeks’ visit with his broth I er J. B. O'Donnell in Jefferson II township. I Ezra Lister has moved back to 1 town and is at home again among j his familiar haunts of old. Ezra's I old chums will welcome him back I into ranks again. Dr. J. W. Vizard the genial I Pleasant Mills “tisican,” was in I town Saturday. He reports consj siderable sickness ami good roads I if he could only find the bottom of 9 them. | Treasurer elect Jonas Neuenj! schwander was over from French ■ last Friday, smiling around with I the boys. He looked just as pleasI ant as he did while flying around H in the campaign. f If you want to feel like you are El among the exciting brilliance of -I New York just peep at the sashI ionable up to-date attire of the |l New York Millinery Store which I opened its doors for business this week. Everything is decidedly all | right and the show windows are a marvel of beauty and a joy forever. May they live forever, and prosper always. Christian Miller, whose death we reported last week, had $9,817.28 in notes and money deposited. The amount in banks is $4,028. In the Old Adams is $2,428; National, $300; Citizens’, at Monroeville, $300; Old National, at Fort Wayne, $200; First National, $200; Hamil ton National S3OO, and the White National S3OO. His estate will: amount to between $15,000 and $16,000, which will lie equally di vided between the children ami heirs. Yesterday a divorce suit was filed at the clerk’s office, entitled Francis M. Cottrell vs Nancy M. Cottrell. The filed complaint shows them to have been married on August 16, 1866, and lived together as husband and wife until Sep tember 1895. The defendant is I accused of having a jealous dispo- | sition and within a comparatively short time after marriage began to charge plaintiff of being intimate with other women, and from that she would become crabid and cross and quarreled with plaintiff. In 1868 the defendent left plaintiff and stayed away for two years. They afterwards lived together again, but with no better results, so plaintiff seeks a divorce, the care and custody of their one child Arthur 11. Cottrell.

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J. M. Willie of Blue Creek was in town Tuesday, mom Byers was up to Wayne yesterday on business. Selina Lugibill of Berne, visited with Sheriff Ashbaucher Monday. Esq. Veley, of Geneva, was a business transgressor in the city Monday. Mrs. 1). D. Heller entertained the Shakespeare club yesterday j afternoon. J. 8. Bowers was looking after the gas company's interests at Geneva, Tuesday. Auditor Brandyberry and wife will eat Easter turkey with the latter's parents. Attorneys Branyan and J. Fred | France of Huntington, were in the city Tuesday. Sprang Ct True’s stole room front is lieing shinned up with a fresh coat of Murphy’s paint. Mrs. Fred O. Miller was called .to Lebanon Saturday by the seri- I ous illness of her mother. D. B. Erwin is among the teachers in attendance at the state teach I era’ normal at Marion today. George W. Brewster of Jefferson township, was in town yesterday transacting business of importance. Mrs. Fred V. Mills and children left Sunday night for Joliet, 111., where they will visit the former’s j sister. Quite a number of our school teachers are at Marion today attending institute of state teachers' association. f.The Boston's have a change of advertisement, and we are authority for the statement that they mean it, every word. Rev. Wade of Bluffton, attended the Methodist reception Tuesday evening. He was on his way home from conference at Richmond. Treasurer Bolds new horse took a tilt yesterday afterno n, and a slightly damaged buggy’ and liar ness is the result. The damage was slight. J. 8. Peterson will open a buggy store at Van Buren, the heart of the oil region. The enterprise is a good one and wish John all kinds of gilt edge success. J. D. Hale and daughter, Ethel, J. 8. Peterson ami wife entertainer! quite a number of their friends last evening with a six o’clock tea. It was pleasant, profitable and entertaining. Grovtl road viewers, L. O. Bears, W. H.Shepherd and Henry Miller, came Monday and all week have lieeu at work on the estimate of, I the proposed gravel road from this city to Monroe township line. Postmaster Welfley reports quite a grist of unclaimed letters this i week which belong to Katie Williams, Nora Wolfe, Frank Neadstine, Katie Elzey, Herman McLain, Mrs. Robert Cline, Ephraim Bolinger, H. 8. Bennett, Matthew Brown, Ida Steele, Fanny Stonecifer, Thomas E. Snider, Rebecca - Good, Mrs. Frank Swigart, A. A. I Chapin and Mrs. Ed. Bauch. Township Assessors William ■ May, Frank McConnell, William I Conrod, Jesse Stoneburner, Joshua Parrish, A. N. Acker, William J. Edwards, John J. Soldner, Rudolph Schug, Lorenzo Dunbar, P. A. Macklin ami George W. Brewster were in yesterday’ getting their stock of supplies from Auditor Brandyberry. By this time they are busy at work assessing valuation in their various town ships. They have thirty days to complete their work in. Decatur needs more factories, needs them badly and must have them in order to inject the proper impetus into business. The board of trade was the best organization the town ever made for we firmly believe that they will be able to locate some beneficial manufacturing institution and thus fill a long felt want in this direction. Only this week parties were here interviewing the board of trade officers and other leading and influential pushers, on the subject of a factory. It will take some money to locate an enterprise of this kind, but its the only one thing to be considered by our people. Real estate will advance and enhance in value, rents will be more demanded, and business in general will take on a coat of prosperity, that before was never considered. Let’s get down to business on the question.

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY, APRIL 2,1896.

R’ K. Erwin went up to Wayne ' Monday on business. Mrs. Lew Devoss visited Portland relatives this week. Eli Merryman is helping Surveyor Fulk on some of the new proj posed gravel roads. The millinery firm of Mary Clows Co has been dissolved. The former now owns the entire stock. Mrs. Sipes and Miss Lillie Herod, of Hoagland, are visiting their sister, Mis. Paul G. Hooper in this city. Farmers, it will lie of interest to you when in Decatur to visit the People’s Bakery, opposite the court house. The street commissioner is getting in some very effective and I lienefieial street work, just now. Let the good work go on. The council meets next Tuesday evening, it being then three weeks | since their last meeting, about the longest dry spell for many a moon. John Meyers, the cutter for Ehinger & Meyers, was at Berne yesterday afternoon where he took I a very cheering assortment of measures ami orders. Miss Cora Sweringer of Pullman, arrived yesterday afternoon for a short visit with her father and sister. In May she will go to housekeeping in Fort Wayne. According tho the cyclone argu(ments in the Ossian »ews, that ! section has a real case of oil fever, which will only lie appeased by success or failure. Let ’er go at that. Sheriff Ashbaucher arrested John Leichty, of Hartford township, Monday, on warrants from Delaware county. Assault and battery and intoxication were the charges. He gave bond. J. P. Chamness, the faithful Methodist minister at Geneva for the' past five years, was transferred 1 to Fountain City by the conference last week. His place at Geneva will be tilled by D. G. Murray. The Lykins oil well on the 'Smith Shoemaker farm, in Hartford township, makes a good, big lank a day, and the Gilchrist well on the William Wilson farm makes five tanks a month. We wouldn’t mind to own them for a few min- ’ utes. You will note the half page spring announcement of Ehinger & Meyers our on eighth page. Their spring stock of clothing and tailoring goods were never so large or so many values for a little money. Read their advertisement, for it contains wholesome food for reflective thought. Rev. Wise of the Evangelical church, delivered his farewell sermon last Sunday, and departed for the yearly conference of that I church on Monday. After oon- [ ference he will attend school with a view of further advancing him self in the ministerial calling. While here he displayed a mark of ability, was pleasant and made a large circle of friends. Rev. E. T. Gregg has been returned to this appionted chargefor another year, much to theapproval and satisfaction of his congregation and many friends outside that church circle. During this year a bran new church edifice is expected out of the old land mark now standing. Plans and specifications remodeling the structure are now in the hands of an architect. The new building will cost some $12,000, and that is sufficent evidence that it will be handsome. Rev. firegg’s return was the unanimous wish ami approval of the church. Last Tuesday evening the Odd Fellows of this city visited Geneva, and assisted in the conferring of several degrees of the order on a number of candidates. Work was commenced at 7.30 p. in. and continued until about one o’clock a m. Ten degrees were conferred. The degree staff of this city conferring the initiatory degree upon two candidates and the second degree upon three candidates. The Geneva degree staff conferring the first degree on one candidate and the third degree on four eandidales, including Harvey Hart of this city. At 11:30 a lunch was served by Geneva lodge, which the Decaturites say was very acceptable after several hours hard work. Twentyeight members of St. Marys lodge were present. All report an enjoyable time and say that Geneva is a first-class place to go to.

Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Dugan Sunday entertained for ilinuer A. L. j llevilhiss and wife, J. O. Patterson I and wife, and Mrs Will Winch and | children. Peter J. Moser of Berne, sends the coin and order* the PRESS for a year. He evidently has a haik ering for the news, and we will forthwith proceed to dish ’er out. Mrs. B. P. Harris, of Berne, ’phones over the coin and seeks inemlierahip with the large circle of Press readers. The latest, up- ■ to-date news is the object of her mission. Clerk Lenhart has issued mar riage licenses to Charles H.Schmitz, and Louisa A. Fuhrman, Altiert 1 Erhart and Lizzie Buri, Levi Pol ing and Lavina Elzey, Ezra Ulery I and Ella Lamarr. Sherman Mott writes us from Indianapolis t<> change his Press address to 415 and 418, Lemcke building. He will there continue the law, and the pt esent prospects appear flattering and all right. The smelling committee should visit a few of the back alleys in town, and take note of the filthy stench therealsmts. In some localities it is simply awful to contemplate. Delays are dangerous. William Pine, aged seventy six years, anil a resident of Hartford township, died last Thursday after a short illness. Interment took place in Brown cemetery Saturday. He was one of the pioneers of Adams county, having lived here many years. Lee Wertzberger died last Thurs j day at the home of his parents in this city, after a lingering illness from consumption. He leaves a wife and many friends who sadly mourn his death. The funeral t<x>k place Saturday from the Presbyterian church, with interment in the new cemetery. C. A. Neuensch wander invaded our sanctum last Friday and compelled ye editor, whois phyisically weak and helpless, to take one dollar and a half in United States money and receipt his subscription a year hence. The offense is a grave and serious one. We have ordered out the home guards to pro tect us against any future repetition and to preserve the peace and dignity of thi < office. The new cases filed since last week are John W. Voglewede vs Mellaer Burns, injunction. James A. Shewalter vs Charles E. Wells and George W. Hamma, appeal from I. N. Veley, J. P- The Right Reverend Joseph Radimaeber. trustee of the St. Vincent orphan asylum of Fort Wayne vs Henry Licy, et al., note; demand S4OO. The Adams County Bank vs George Hoemamer. et al., foreclosure; demand $l5O. Francis M. Cottrell vs Nancy M. Cottrell, divorce. In the Sentinel’s railroad news Tuesday, we find the following: “Rumors have been current of late that the affairs of the Clover Leaf have been assuming such a splendid condition that the road is likely to be taken out of the hands of Re ceiver Peirce and the line run independently of the courts once more The same rumor, which comes from a source considered reliable, is that Mr. Peirce will go to the Nickel Plate under President Galloway. Mr. Galloway waste ceiver of the Clover Leaf before going to the Nickel Plate, and be is grealy pleased with the work done by his successor.’’ The Northern Indiana Conference | at Richmond adjourned Tuesday j morning after a pleasant week’s j session. The appointments in this the Fort Wayne dis riet are, F. T. Simpson, presiding elder; Angola, F. M. Kemper; Auburn, J. K. Walts; Avilla, C. E. Davis; Bluffton, C. U. Wade; Bobo, G. Cocking; Huntington, F. G. Browne; Leo, R. C. Jones; Markle, J. M. Stewart; Monroeville, M. E Mur ray; New Haven, Grant Teeters; Ossian, 8. C. Morris; Poneto, A. I. Magare; Roanoke, C. M. llollopeter; Spent eiville, E. M. Foster; Uniondale, L. P. Zimmerman; Wolf Lake, D. D. Smith; Ceylon, W. A’ Griest; Churubusco, J. M. Haines; Cocesse, N. P. Barton; Decatur, E. T. Gregg; Fort Wayne, Berry street church, C. C. Cissell; St. Paul’s M. 0. Cooper; Simpson, J. W. Paschall; Trinity, E. F. Albertson; Wayne street, 11. W. Bennett; Fremont, O. E. Wilcox; Garrett, A. S. Woolen; Geneva, D. G. Murray; Harlan, Lewis Reevesand D. I. Homer; Hoagland, C. T. Linkman.

The Crill A: Heller Issim edition is said to have tombed the s|s»t just right, and many of our business men have interested themselves in the book by Hiilmcribing a quarter Hection. the good work go on. City Attorney Mann is busy with the transcript of the Madison street opening case which is being appeal ed to the supreme court. The papers in the ca-e will lie some what bulky, they consisting of forty type written pages. Mr*. Fred Caldeway of Preble township, died at her home last Thursday. The funeral took place Monday at Friedheim. Bbe was quite respected lady with many friends who will surely miss the many kindnesses administered by the deceased while living. Mrs. A. T. Lynch is soliciting advertising on a historical newspaper write up. The paper is t > extend beyond the limits of Adams into Jay, and perhaps Wells ; county. The few days devoted to the enterprise bespeaks favor in its ' la-half, and if it continues the pa per will be a suscess. Mrs. R. I). Patterson entertained for six o’clock dinner last Friday evening, for Mrs. Jennie Todd. Those present were Mesdames C. 3. Niblick, Wilson Merryman, D. M. Hensley, Will Winch, L. G, Ellingham, D. French Quinn, Misses Emma Jackson and Kitty Christen. A bounteful repast and a pleasant social time was thoroughly enjoyed by every one present. Last Sunday at n<w»n occurred the marriage of Mrs Ella Lamarr and Ezra Ullery, of New Carlisle, Ohio. The bride is known by many of our people, she lieing a daughter of Daniel Weldy and a sister of Mesdames Noah Mangold and A. M. Fisher. Mr. Ullery is 1 a hardware merchant at New Carlisle, and a very prosperous and well respected citizen there. They left fir their new home Tuesday, and were following by the well wishes of a hosts of friends here. Prof. J. Woolfinger of the Fort Wayne business college was here Saturday prospecting on the probability of organizing a class for a business course in penmanship, book-keeping, shorthand, and the like. He bore testimonials and other credentials of a high character, and will proceed to organize a class if the encouragement will warrant. Here is an opportunity for a numlier of our people to take this much needed and beneficial course of study without going away from home. It is an oppor tunity not likely to come again soon. The Methodist ladies served sup per in the church Tuesday evening and afterwards tendered a reception t<> the new minister and wife. Such occasions are always chuck full of interest to the mer-hers of any congregation, for they are always anxious to iee what the new minister looks like, what his wife hsiks like, ami generally size them np to see whether they will fit or not. The many marks of unsolicited enthusiasm upon the mauj faces preseut, was an indication of approval that couldn’t be misuii derstood. They looked all right, acted all right, ami so far as we know, are all right. They will immediately take up their residence in the parsonage, whereopen house will be kept at all times. Drop in about dinner time. A bold robbery was committed at the Chicago & Eric depot last Friday evening, while Operator Moses was at supper, and Agent Delong and the other employees thereabouts were also absent. Two tramps broke in the door, smashed the money till and appropriated the contents, $5.20. The discovery was known soon after it was done, the officers notified and within onehalf hour the two bums were un der lock and key at Sheriff Ashbaucher's bastile. The bums were found in a freight caboose and soon would have been beyond reach of arrest. When arrested they very promptly and emphatically denied all knowledge of the theft, but a search revealed the money hidden safely away under their hat bands. They are undoubtedly pretty tough pals, if one is to judge by the boldness of their work here. Unquestionably they will get a sentence to prison where they will have time and opportunity to reform before being again liberated for future campaigns.

ONLYI.SO PER YEAR

NUMBER 77

SNIGHTS OS SVTHtAS AT •LUXFTON. In response to a call issmsl by Grand Chancellor Chas. F. 8. Neal, of Lelmnon, the memlieni of this, the third district of the state of Indiana, met in the city of Bluffton on the 25th of last month. There were present members from all parts of the state us well as from Ohio, Michigan and Illinois. The citizens of the entire city made ready to receive all who came, and right royally they did so. The business houses and many of the private dwellings were decorated with the lodge colorsand the stare and stripes. The reception committee, which was headed by j Hon. Judge Vaughn, accompanied by the brasss band from Ossian, was kept busy in the early part of the day attending the trains as they unloaded Pythians from everywhere. At 10 o’clock from the steps of the court house the Hon. E<l Eichorn delivered the address of welcome, which was, indeed, a master-piece of oratory and made every stranger feel that there was no more welcome spirit than that manifested by the good people of our neighboring city. Grand Inspector Hunt, of Winchester, responded in a very pleasing and entertaining address. At 2:30 the lodge was called in secret session by the chancellor of Bluffton Lodge No. 92. Addresses were made by Mayor Quinn, of this city, A. Gottschalk, of Berne, Rev. Lake of Ossian, District Deputy Grand Chancellor Dr. Geo. Stemen, of Fort Wayne, G. M. at A. J., W. McCardie, of New Richmond, Grand Trustee George Powell, Indianpolis, G. K. of R. 8. Frank Bowen, also of Indianapolis, and many others. The secret work of the order was then exemplified by Grand Instructor Union B. Hunt, and matters of a legal nature explained by Grand Chancellor Neal. At 4:30 the meeting adjourned to the court house where Artist Clear took a photograph of the whole assemby. During the interval between the afternoon and evening meetings the I. O. O. F. and Masonic fraternities threw open their j halls and extended a hearty welcome to the visitors. I. O. O. F. i hall is one of the most richly fur- ' uished in the state, being equipped with all the luxuries of modern times. At no time have the other fraternal orders shown so friendly a feeling toward the Knights as on this occasion. At 7:30 the meeting was called in secret session again, when the ranks at page and knight were conferred upon several candidates by the Bluffton lodge team. To say that it was done perfectly would not lie saying t<>o much of those who part eipated in the rank work. At the hour of midnight the lodge adjourned to the banquet hall where a sumptuous banquet was served in four courses. The dining room was decoiated with the lodge colors, cut and pot tloweis. Dr. A. L Sharp presided as toast, master. Rev. Hicks, of Bluffton, responded to the to.ist “Good of the Order” in a vei> neat speech; W. A. Morris tothetoast “Fraternity”, Frank Bowers, of Indian.ipo11s, tothetoast “The Grand I omain of Indiana”, and Grand Chancellor Neal, of Lebanon, to the toast “Duty”. These addresses were heartily appreciated and made all who heard them feel that to be a Knight of Pythias was to be a man, every inch a man At the close of these addresses Mr. C. Shelley, of Berne, appeared and took a “flash light” of the banquet hall and those present. After some time spent in pleasant conversation the assemblage broke up with many a “good bye and God bless you.” All present could not but feel that they had been highly entertained through the meeti ig,. that the fellowship of each other had brightened the pathway of iife ami made lighter the cares of a busy world, and all they had seen and heard had given them a grander view of 1 fe, a more extended conception of its duties and responsibilities and resolved ever to reflect honor upon an order whose mission is one of love. Miss Emma Frolicker, a stepdaughter of Commissioner Eckrote, of Hartford township, died last Thursday’ morning after a short illness with kidney trouble. She was eighteen years of age, and a bright, promising young lady. The obsequies took place at Vera Cruz Sunday, a large and sympathetic concourse of people following the remains to their last resting place.