Democratic Press, Volume 2, Number 91, Decatur, Adams County, 9 July 1896 — Page 1

q pages THIS WEEK

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Wilken* was »* Fort’ Wayne the first of the week. Fre<l Plessinger, Will Smith and Farmer Grove* of Bluffton, were in this city Saturday. The ladleeofthe Baptist church cave a pot P ic dinner in the Stone building on the Fourth, which was undoubtedly a euoceee. David Dilling of Preble, dropped the price in the slot last Tues dev and now has the Pkehs went regularly to his address. Ted Coburn of Van Buren, a former Decatur boy arrived in the city Saturday morning and took part in the l»ali game. A letter from Lon Yager re reived by his brother, Lee, says that the cool weather at Petoaky fe helping him to recovery. The Bon Marche Club masquers den as colored boys aided Ehinger & Meyers in their exhibition during the Fourth of July parade. Mias Jnne Merryman returned to Fort Wayne Monday afternoon, where she is taking a course in music under European instructions. Mrs. William Orcutt gave a very pleasant afternoon tea party to her many friends last Monday from three to six at her home on Fifth street. The crowd of Blufftonites who celebrated the Fourth in this city; were a nice lot of jolly fellows and seemed to enjoy themselves. Come: again, boys. The tandein rig occupied by Messrs. Bhaefer & Loch during the parade last Saturday was a beauty and showed the thrift of that enterprising firm. The rerm deling of the Methodist church is being pushed along rapidly under the management of J. W. Merryman. When completed it will be second to none. Bernard Adlesberger, who recently graduated from the Parochial schools of this city, with the validictory. is now clerking at Yager Bro’s, drug store in the absence ol' Lou Yager. Miss Effie Bottenberg went to Chicago; Monday, for the summer to attend the Columbia school of Oratory, to better equip herself for ■ her coming work at the Angola schools this fall. It is said that Tom Johnson, the great iron king of Cleveland, Ohio, proposes to manufacture one million bycicles at cost —#17 and sell them to the Men at #lB, and thus make a clear million dollars. The Ladies Mite Society of the Methodist church held an ice cream social on the Miesse lawn last Friday evening ami all day the Fourth in the Niblick build ing. They were very successful. Nolan King, well known around town was arrested Saturday night and charged with robbing a lady of a gold watch and some money He was placed in jail over night and his preliminary held Sunday. The lady, however, failed to identify him and he was released. The Monroeville band is to take the place of the Fort Wayne First Regiment band at the state militia encampment at Indianapolis this month. They have secured the services of several Decatur musicians to help them out. Louis Kain will be in charge of the band and they will no doubt make first class music. Decatur is at last to have flagmen at the railroad crossings. The council at their meeting Tuesday night instructed the street commissioner to order flagmen put on duty at once at the crossings on Jefferson, Adams, Line, Winchester and Mercer streets. This is something long needed in this city and our council should see that their orders arc carried out at once. John Stout, a rather tough look ing customer who hails from Bluffton, came near causing a riot on the race track Saturday afternoon. He got into a controversy with a young man named Peterson, and after a few words struck him in the face. The crowd closed in on him and it looked for a time as though there would be a small sized Cuban battle. The officers, however, succeeded with hard work in getting them quieted. Stout was arrested and plead guilty to the charge of assault anti battery, which cost him #9.25. He then fded an affidavitagainst Peterson for provoke but the case was dismissed.

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Herman Yager spent Monday afternoon at Bluffton. He went from there to Fort Wayne, return ing home on Tuesday, Chailes Niblick and family and I Miss May Niblick are visiting : friends in Chicago. They expect to return Sunday evening. Dr. B. F. Overmeyer and wife of Liefers, Indiana, spent the Fourth with his brother in law, John Kern and family in this city. Mr. and Mrs. Carlysle of Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, were the guests of the’r daughter, Mrs. George Flanders, over Sunday. Marian Elzey has moved his family to D troit. He will go there in a few days and expects to embark in business in that city soon. Misses Lizzie Studabaker of Newton, Mo., and Hermena Wick-j ing of Bluffton, visited Brother Blackburn and family over the Fourth. Charley Durbin, formerly of this city, but now employed in a jewelry store at Bellefontaine, Ohio, J spent the Fourth with his many friends here. Schuyler Keegan, a former em I ploye at the recorder’s officein this county, was married last week to Mrs. Fannie Teed of Chicago. Here’s congratulations. Messrs. Melcher and Tresler of R<>ot township, are amongthe delegation from this county who are attending the democratic national convention at Chicago this week. Everybody should attend the Lutheran missionary picnic next Sunday in a grove four miles north of Monmouth, on the Fort Wayne, road. Plenty to eat and drink. ■ Good music. Dr. J. A. Walls, the herb specialist, of Richmond, will be at the Burt House Friday, July 17, and regularly every four weeks there after. For particulars see his ad in another column. The business houses and a large number of our dwellings were very prettily decorated in the national colors last Saturday, which showed we bad not forgot the 120th anniversary of our independence. Both the Bluffton and Glenmore i liands discoursed some very sweet music on our streets last Saturday.. They are both number one bands and the management of the celebration did well to secure their services. Uncle George Pontius of Hart-1 ford township, celebrated the grand and glorious Fourth with j his Decatur friends. He recently returned from a lengthy visit in Michigan with relatives, ami is already planning a trip to Texas this fall, where a sister resides. Two well dressed individuals who were working the well known dice and shell games on the fair grounds hist Saturday were ar rested by Marshal Cowan and his deputies for gambling. They were taken before Mayor Quinn, where they plead guilty. They were fined #15.65 each. The way of the transgiessor is hard. This end of town was not slow in the industrial parade. Our neighbors Auten & Gay have received an unlimited number of congratulations on having the most artistic wagon in the line, and it certainly was a daisy. They had represen ted a luxurious parlor, furnished from their stock of furniture. The parlor contained elegant furniture, pictures, couches, draperies, curtains and carpets, and to say the least looked fit for akingtooccupy. Mesdames C. E. Suttles and H. A. Fristoe entertained at the home of the former on Fourth street on last Wednesday afternoon from three to six o’clock. The party was in the form of an Independence party. The house was beautifully decorated with the national colars, which were very appropriate for the occasion. Refreshments were served and flags, fire crackers and suckers were given as souvinirs. Those present were Mesdames A. L. Devilbiss, Fred Schaffer, Jeff Bryson, D. P. Bolds, All Steele, J. 11. Lenhart, Tom Archibold, E. T. Gregg, Henry Hart, Mell Rice, L. C. Walters, Ed Ellsworth, R. K. Erwin, Henry Laughrey, C. 8. Niman, Scott Hughes. W. H. Nachtrieb, John France, Sam Lehman, D. M. Hensley, Frank Schlrmeyer, L. C. Miller, John Niblick, J. I). Edwards, J. W. Merryman, B. P. Thomas, Adam Smith, W. H. Kuebler, Dan Meyers, J. Gay.

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY, .JULY 9,189 G.

Miss Mollie Burwell of Bluffton, return'd home hist Sunday evening after a pleasant visit with friends in the city. Will Kelley the popular young attorney, ami his friend Mr. Bray ton, both from Portland, were in town last Friday on business. Mias Kate Touhey who has been the guest of her sister, Mrs. Fitz-1 mauris, at Winchester, for some time returned home last Friday. Will Dorwin, who graduated I from our public schools this year has accepted a position sis freight |clerk for the Erie depot in this city. Albert Buhler and wife enter - tained the Woman’s Relief Corps ■of this city at their home last Friday evening. Everybody reports a good. Mrs. D. D. Heller and Mrs. J. W. Tyndall entertain their friends this afternoon at the home of the former, 65th south Fifth street, from 4 to 7 o’clock. Rev. C. G. Reynolds of Jolliet, Illinois, joined his family who are visiting Mrs. A. J. Hill, the first of the week. They will return to their home tomorrow. Louis Bovine, who lives a few miles west of here was robbed of several hundred dollars in cash and notes last week while attending Buffalo Bill’s shows at Bluffton. Will Wilmington of Grand Rapids, Mich., arrived in the city last Friday night and spent the Fourth with Ed Philips and family and other friends, returning home Sun day evening. A jolly picnic party left here i Sunday morning for a g<x>d time which they undoubtedly bad. The picnic was in honor of Misses Touhey, Sweeney, Devine and Murphy of Lima, Ohio. Rufus K. Allison and family who have been rusticating at Oden, Mich., the past month returned ; home in time to spend the Fourth here. They report a splendid time and lots of good fishing. C. A. Riley, a former brakeman on the G. R. & I. railroad, is visiting relatives in the city. He was working in East St. Louis when the terrible cyclone struck that city and tells many thrilling stories of the scenes he saw there. The democratic fife and drum corps discoursed some very lively music in front of the various busi ness houses last Thursday evening. | The band is composed of Jonathan Fleming, Doc Grandstaff, John I Mayer and Fred Mayer. They are now again ready for this campaign. Postmaster Welflev reports the following unclaimed letters tielonging to Fred Kayser. Howard Davis, Cora Beineke, Z. W. Close, ! Charlie Carn, Ida Mann, G. W. Mvers, Mrs. A. J. Abell, Leone I Mcßride, Charlie Manis, Lillie Potter, Salath Purkey, Wm. Emen hizer, Lucy Henderson, Mrs. O. C. Robertson, Henry Raabe. On last Friday morning David Werling set in motion his new i Battlecreek separator and blower I combined, at the barn of August : Bley. The machine is a marvel of beauty and perfection, runs like a top and does the work to a finish, such as farmers appreciate. The blower is a new device, and if given a chance would fairly buck a small tornado. Mr. Werling is enthusi astic over the working of the machine, as he also is over his Pony Deering binder purchased fromßhaefer A Loch of Decatur. The following new cases have been filed with the clerk of the Adams circuit court since July 1: Rosa L-Swan vs tie Niagara Oil company and the First National Bank of Lima, Ohio; suit to quiet title, change of venue from Wells county. Rosettie Leasure vs Robt. N. Leasure, divorce and #506 allimoney. Abraham Bergman, guardian of Georg Falk vs John Gobel et al, change of venue from Jay county. William Stout vs Josiah I). Wiest and William H. Williamson, change of venue from Jay county. Elmira Dellavan vs Chas. D. Porter, D. W. Haskell and Frank Haskell; suit for rents #5,000. Lewis Bromes vs H. Clay Smith, change of venue from Wells county. Agus M. Hoffman vs Thomas McDonald and Timothy Spellacy, change of venue from Wells county. Lucy A. Shultz and Henry Shultz vs The Niagara Oil company and First National Bank of Lima, Ohio, change of venue from Welis county.

Auditor Brandyherry ami wife; returned Tuesday from Loon Lake, Whitley county, where they bad been taking a short vacation. The ball game last Saturday morning between the Bluffton and Decatui teams resulted in a wore of 10 to 8 in favor of the for mor. The following marriage licenses were issued by Clerk Lenhart this week: Thomas R. Meyers to Daisy M. Stauffer; Homer Krick to Sadie E. Jenks Hon. H.C. Peterson a prominent attorney <>f Albion, Indiana, and his daughter, Miss Nannie, were the guests of relatives in the city the first of the week. John 8. Bowers, secretary of the gas company at this place, left yesterday morning for Bryant. He drove from therethrough the oil field to Hartford City. A German chemist has hit upon a new method of making delicious champagne of apples. It so closely resembles the genuine article that , only expert judges can distinguish them. The band stand for which Mr. Hart has lieen working for some time past is now under construction at the south side of the court house. ; It will be a very neat structure when completed. The Racing Association who gave the races hen* last Saturday will join the state association at once. They are at work now bcilding a new grand stand ami expect to hold a first class fair this fall. Pat Burns, the old soldier, who is known by every man, woman and child in this city, and who has l>een at the soldier’s home at Marion, the past year, is visiting hereon a nine days furlough. The Bluffton Banner is authority for the following: Ira J. Gushwa the Clover Leaf operator at Decatur and Miss Myrtle N. Blosser, of Lancaster township, were married last Thursday evening at the Methodist parsonage by Rev. C. U. Wade. What is claimed to be the best gas well in the state of Ohio, came in last Friday on the Garman farm, > eleven miles east of Decatur, and just three miles east of the state line. They were boring for oil but got a large quantity of gas in its place. This should lie very encouraging to the Decatur Oil com ■pany. Kiester Miebers who has been running a saloon ou Monroe street for several months past, has very suddenly left town, ami his place of business is closed. It seems he did enough business on the Fourth to satisfy him. At any rate an affidavit was filed against him, but when the marshal went after him he was gone. He never returned. A quiet wedding took place last evening at the home of Dan Erwins, on west Monroe street. The contracting parties were Horace F. Callow ami Miss Ida Falk. Only the immediate friends were present. After the ceren ony, which w;is performed by Rev. E. T. Gregg, a bountious repast was served. Both parties are well known young people, and we wish them all the good luck possible. They will be at home to their many ; friends after July 9th at their resi i deuce at the corner of Monroe and Fourth street. Last Monday when the noon train on the Chicago & Erie railroad pulled in, three well dressed and rather sleek looking individuals were seen to jump from the train before it stopped and run down the track at breakneck speed. They were each carrying a grip, but stopped at a house near the railroad and left them saying they would return for them soon. Some of the people living in the neigh borhood became su picious and i gave the alarm. Officers immediately started in pursuit but failed to capture them. All kinds of stories were set ailoai as to what they had done, but it was generally supposed that they had committed a robbery of some sort. About seven o’clock the same evening one of the individuals went into Boch’s livery stable and hired a rig to take him across the state I line. Mr. Boch drove him over and the man then told him that they i had succeeded in beating a man on i the train out of large sum of money by the shell racket and they were afraid ot arrest, hence their actions which created no little excitement. , Their grips were taken by the officers and opened, and found to con- ' tain clothes, shoes, revolvers, knives and a few other articles.

Employee* are now at work repairing the sewer in the alley be tween Second ami Third street*, preparatory to paving the alley with brick. Rev. C. D. Hazelton will preach at the Presbyterian church next Sunday morning at 10:30. A union service of the Baptist and Preahy> terian congregations. A letter from Thomas Auten to friends in the city report that he is getting along splendidly. He is at Cleveland, Tenn., and says he will not l*e home for some time. Miss Sadie Jenks and Homer Krick were married last Friday. Miss Jenks is well known in this city and Mr. Krick is a school teacher in the southern part of the county. W. A. Simons, who has l>een telegraph operator at the G. R. A I. depot at this place for several years, has lieen promote I to the position of agent at Huntertown on i the same road. W. H- Nachtrieb ami J. W. Place engaged in an interesting race on their way back from Steele’s park yesterday in which the latter 1 1 waa worsted by almut a length. ■ Jim has an excuse however. > Ainos Foreman, who had his > hand burned very badly last week [ by placing it in a bucket of hot pitch, is getting along alright and i will soon lie able to do as much I slugging with that fist as ever. R. K. Erwin, D. E. Smith, Dr. ’; Trout, A. P. Beatty, Dan P. Bolds, John T. France, Ora France, C. 8. ’ Niblick, P. G. Hooper, Barney ’ Kalvarisky and Ed Bailey are ■ • among the silverites who are tak- i rng the Chicago convention by ’ storm this week. 1 The soldiers of this county are .. contemplating giving a grand re-, union here next month. They will ' use Steele’s park as a camping ground. A sham battle will be ' given each day and a general g<»od time had. This will lie a great ( thing for the town and our business men should lend a hand in ’ pushing it along. , I The Insurance Board of Underfl writers of this city held their an- , ual meeting at France A Merry- . man’s office last Tuesday morning. The following officers were electeu; President, Frank Schirmeyer; vice president, Frank Mann; secretary ’ and treasurer, Simeon P. Beatty; | rateingcommitte, Frank Schirmeyer, B. \V. Sholty and \V. H. Nib , lick. i Grandmother Miesse arrived at i her eigthietb birthday last Friday, l and in honor of that occasion her i daughter, Mrs. E. A. Phillips, . entertained a few of their many relatives. Among those present were Mrs. Kate Wilmington and ' children of Grand Rapids, Mich., Mr. John Beery, brother of Mrs. ’ Miesse, of Freemont, Ohio, Miss Roma Turner of Greenville, Ohio, I. J. Miesse and daughter Kather 1 ine of this city. For the first time in several weeks Mrs. Miesse was [ able to sit up and enjoyed herself hugely. Her friends wish her l many happy returns of the day. The council met in regular ses sion on Tuesday evening and dis-1 1 posed of the following business:, i The contract and bond of E. Woods i for the construction of the alley sewer west of Second street were approved. The committee on water i works reported an offer from the i Clover Leaf railroad agreeing to i take water for #250 per annum. It I was refused. The marshal reported claims in favor of several parties ■ | for cutting weeds along lots. The I amounts were assessed against the ‘ lots and payments ordered. The | city attorney reported that the law I would not permit thecity to charge j “quart shops’’ a license. The :; question as to the amount of salary ’ i the secretary of the board of health ; is entitled to was referred to the ity attorney for his opinion. The fire department reported a list of what would be required by them to i complete their outfit, and also that j the names of four old members had ; been dropped and four new ones ■ were elected. Their action was approved. The street commissioner was ordered to notify the railroads to place flagmen at Monroe, Jeffer- ’ son, Adams, Line Winchester and > Mercer street crossings. The foli j lowing claims were allowed: Fire . department, #ls; Special police, ■ #6.75; Gas company, #45; street • commissioner’s pay roll, #29.25; , Wm. Geary, #5; J. D. Edwards, #210.35.

ONLYI.SO PER YEAR

NUMBER 91

THE FOURTH OF JULY CiLMTATBO IN TRUI PATRIOTIC •Wl.B. INDUSTRIAL RARAOt, SALL OAMR. RACCR.RIRIWORKSTHB ONDIR OR TH! OAV. The much longed for celebration of the great ami gloriouH Fourth of July, which waa advertised to take place here, has come and gone and in oonaequenoe thereof, the largest crowd Decatur has seen for Neveral years spent last Saturday iu this city and at Steel’s Home, Sweet Home Bark. A hard rain which kept up the greater part of Friday night rather dampened the spirit of the small boy, but although Saturday morning broke rather cloudy no more rain fell and the day was all that one could wish for. The early train brought a large number of visitors to the city including the well known Bluffton Band and also the Glenmore, Ohio, Band. A oonstant stream of buggies anti wagons poured into town ami by ten o'clock a go<xl sized crowd of I people were impatiently awaiting the first thing on the program. A large number followed the parade of the Bluffton and Decatur ball teams, headed by the Bluffton baud, to Zimmerman’s park where an exciting game of ball was played. After nine bard fought innings the score stood 10 to 8 in favor of Bluffton. At 10:30 the industrial parade started from First street where they had been forming all morning. They marched south on First street to Adams street, thence west to Second street, thence north to Marshall street, thence west to Third street, thence south to Adams street, thence east to Second street, thence north to Monroe street. The parade was one of the best ever seen in this city and much credit is due the gentlemen who t»x>k such an active part in making it a success. Leading the procession came a carriage containing the city officers. This was followed by the Glenmore Band and the Militia. Then came an almost never ceasing line of beautifully decorated wagons representing the various business houses in the city. About half way down the parade was a wagon containing the democratic drum corps and at the rear came the Bluffton Baud. Nearly every business house in the city was represented, some having several wagons. All were artistically decorated and I our business men deserve much merit for tile goixi showing they made. Many of the wagons were the most unique ever shown on our streets. The parade was fully one mile long. The marshal of the day was John Shirey. He was assisted by Messrs. Erwin, Beery Neptune and Blackburn. The parade lasted until noon. At one o’clock the gat‘-s of Steel’s park were thrown open ami those who had a taste for racing were not slow in filling up the grounds. At 1:30 the fir-t race which was a free for all mixed race, was called. This was to lie the three liest heats in five and had four starters —< ’ambridge Hal, Royal Duke, Mal»s---t rom and Nellie Hutchinson. First place was won by Cambridge Hal, lieet time, 2:35. A controversory ; .irose in this race as to who should ' get second money, Royal Duke or i Malestrom. The judges finally deI cided it to be a tie and set yesterday for it to be finished in one heat. .It was won bv Royal Duke. The second race was the county mix. Entries —Black Joe, Roan Prince and Maud Pickett. Roan Prince, owned by Junies Niblick, got first place, Black Joe, owned by Frank Berger, second, and Maud Pickett, third. The third and last race was the free for all run in which were six starters as follows: Bluffton Boy, Sleepy Kate, Even Money, Red Bird. Charlie May and Myrtle P. Bluffton Boy got first place; Charlie May, second, and Even Money third. The races were all of first-class order and were above the average laces held around here. In the evening the streets were crowded until late and fire works of all description were set off from several different parts of town. Everybody seems satisfied with the celebration except a few who ; are never satisfied. Ou the whole, however, the day was one long to be remembered. Colonel DeFrees of Indianapolis, inspected the “Boys in B'ue” of this city last Friday evening. The boys passed a very creditable inspection, but will not receive new suits until after encampment, as it will be too short, a time to have them made. They go to encampment at Indianapolis, July 26.