Democratic Press, Volume 2, Number 93, Decatur, Adams County, 23 July 1896 — Page 1

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Kir >tl . M |> D. Udler is '-ii. : I fllhi” i’'' l "I'''’* 1 '''’* HR p r L. Robinson "I - ’ :i ‘' ■ ■riiH in ~' ' v l H WliilHlll Behitg of Moki-.o t.V • I Bii'p- * aMl HH |,„,si I’.olds cmm-ui' Ir-m. I : ‘ l "' ’’■""'i' ’ ,IU ' I• KRF q V. II Archbold and '• ' I fl l.'.Jl "''l ll 111 I Kills mess. ■' ffl E*'l- Drew of Genet.'. was look I Kg" a iter legal points anil l>”s'm--I Ker< Tuesday. i 'H Ml*. x i’ Moffett i* I" III" all- '■ I Hpt.Jnmied absence with re • - I flsi*n't*r, Ind. ■fl lll..in,is Emerson Malin oftd-ue I Mji was skating about town on I Business Saturday. I fl "’ash and Peter Gtlj ' M ••- I Bb‘ » re '' : 1,1 I business tuatte.’s R]K Treasttr.ir lidlds.itt-l l.i n ’ I the *'‘ek in Hartloid I w ith idati >*h. ERH >Ji. '.|i !< i of 111 L. xi’le. i I |< :|M-bi>.<h\ I,.in--ns feme | w;t-l.ere vest'*nl.<y 'I'll" I > >1 I Hl' I llu. I II |l' W ill I ~;|l.. It- 11.-H b.lllll Sl.H,d Oil 9 K, • O|,| || . 1,(0 'll I IV I KK \ fix ue.l flowing 5,0:10, .mo I het daily, wits found in the | pein i' oil in-id Tuv.ml.ix. Il I a bun hummer. R-|K** • * :i '"'" n ' I ■ck to Lake City, Mich., their I nii i During Hieir - I | .ie h-re tuev made iiuiin | !i»hn E. Rose and Fred K. e‘er have added their names to Bertie list of PREKB readers, will be supp’ied with all the s all the time. till Whipple is the democratic linen* for sheriff in Jay et unty. I Las many ft fends here all of mi would be glad to see iiiiu ieve the victory. he (’over Ix-as will issue exdon tickets from stations where st line” is scheduled to stop, at fare for the round trip to Toi July 23. The occasion is the tri-state cycle meet ami sextet '■•ament. here are unclaimed letters this k belonging to Clark Peeterson, Olthouse, Fred Kolderick, in Fisher, Ethel Mells, William s, W. H.Colter, Johnnie Brick Mis. M. E. Shank, Bertha th Mary Shelled, Joel John he republicans ot Adams couurfil meet in county codvention fust 6, for the nomination of tity officers. The nominations e tilled will consist of auditor, surer, sheriff, surveyor, coroassessor, commissioner for the At*: ind second districts. ■Sheriff Pete Ashbancher wen* ' Iw- to Hartford township last Sat- ’ ? -WHi ami brought here one John fllchet, a native of Jay county, '•hem be put behind the self se.ile ‘ bat-. The charge against Blucher Wa> for the theft of harness. At a Mf-iiniinan before Esq. Shepherd he was bound over to court. ■n- auditor’s safe was going through a grist of repairs last flek. I'he combination lock had bet leglectful of its duty and hard ton lanage for a long time. Last W- it refused to work at •ii, so a safe man at Cincinnati war sent for and he spent sevaral repairing it, and now it works as smooth as greased iight- | fiinKflThi- drug firm of Holthouse & Smith has changed its name to Smith & Callow, John B. Holthaise retiring. The retiring mem ber has been connected with t he Ims iness for more than twenty years and is known by every one who has been in Decatur during that time. H« is not only a pleasant gentleman but a successful businessman. He can now retire and safely location easy street, if he so desires. The continual poor health of Mrs. Holthouse caused the sale of the drugstore. It is their intention to«eek some other climate more agree,ible to Mrs. Holthouse and live there permanently. Their many friends will regret to know this, but good health is worth more than all else. The Ph ess hopes the new drug firm will prosper ns befoie, which we know it will, m. both are expert druggists atid gentlemanly niee fellows.

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■H a ” .ogie Munn Is visiting m r • r.l d'' i. qts at Pendleton. A. A ILi'ivh of the ill in of Atebb d A H oigli, was in theejty ilm first ..I • be week. Mis. B T. V-> -yhu has returned from i. engthy absence and visit with IllinuU rehiltv s Cris A. X H--1,-ehwai-der of Monroe township, waa wadinguboot ' lowimn bus uess iuesday. Rev. Ruff of Berne, and Lillie Moser a student from a Wisconsin eollege, were in the city Monday. ] Frank Johns of Huntington, was in the city l..sf week on business mi l it.« identally looking after the . {.irit. i Several of our p ople joined the excursion to Warsaw this morning, and will enjov a day outing at this popular r<'-oi t. The picnic billed for last Sunday i and which was sadly interrupterl i w-th hv ruin, will lie given again ■it the same place, August 2. F'aitk Parthel, who went to the ' I’ac’Hc c.Hi-t several months ago is i now io <> land, Cdlifortiia, the guest of I'd Potts, formerly a Dec;* lur box. Two marriage licenses we-e is- i sued ilds veek. The happy pc • i lies lieing Dat iel Engle and Emma X. Mai.i ••. Bertie G. Lynch and Mary G Holt bouse. ( A <*ountv Sunday School picnic will In* held at Monmouth ou Sat- i mdry of m-xt week. Twenty seven ischisils will pn<tivi|>nteanda grand | time will Ik the outcome. The young p&oplea alliance ot Sji'em chuu h w it hold a social on Adam K< i o’s lawn two and onehalf in'ie.»ei.st ot Decatur'i hunday evening, .l-’-v "0, to which everybody is in’, ted to attend. The big icanipment here Aug. , 13, 14 and 15 is now under head way and is an ess'tred event. Bills , will lie printed in a few days l Every citizen in Decatur should ieud a help ng hand towards mak- , iug it the success it desei ves. Jesse J. M. LaFoiielte, the Portland oratorand Hold oversenator for Jay, Adams and Blackford, opened the campaign for the republicans here Tuesday evening, at which time a JkKinley club was orgauized. The meeting vas held in the ! armot v. The Indiana Pipe Line Company are rushing their pipe line from the Indiana fields to Chicago as fast as physical and financial means will allow them. It won’t be long unItil it is completed, and then the ■ Standard Oil Company will have a competitor that means much. Dave E. Smith was at Portland I Saturday evening helping the dem ix-nits down there ratify the presidential ticket. Governor-elect Shively and the Hon. R. C. Bell were present and addressed the multitude. The democrats seemed thick and pleasant all of which made the opening of the campaign the success it deserves. Xew circuit court cases this week include W illiam F. Sullivan I vs. Margaret O. Sullivan, divorce; I Benjamin Breiner vs. Reinhmt Leimenstall, note, demand 8700; George W'. Mann ami Jonathan Mann vs. James 11. Hardison, on account, demand 8250; John Lower 1 et al vs. Delinda R. Ellsworth et al, on note, demand $150; Samuel H. Hocker vs. Sarah Fields et al, to quiet title. The ladies of the M. E. Aid Society and their friends were pleasantly entertained by Mesdames Nachtrieb and McMillen on the lawn of the former last Friday afternoon. Mrs. Niblick, the president of Ihe society, gave a very interesting report of their finances, (■alls upon the sick, and the work the ladies had accomplished to swell the silver dollar fund and their anticipated excursion on Augiistfi to Toledo, which includes a trip to Detroit, Put-in-Bay and Presque Isle. Tickets good to return on all trains. After the business meeting closed, the ladies chatted pleasantly until four o’clock when dainty refreshments i were served, Mrs. Fred Mills was the recipient of a very handsome boquet as she was fortunate to find |on her plate a card bearing the compliments of the hostesses which entitled h**r to the boquet. Fortytwo ladies were present. Rev. E. T. Gregg in his usual happy man net looked in upon the ladies and as the ladies rose to taxe their deI parturc the Rev. offered up prayer.

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Bluffton democrats are already preparing for a n eord breaker rally at some date during tin* campaign. ( ommunion sei vices at the First Preslnterinn church Bunday at |u:::o it . „i. Prasohtog in the evetih g. Clerk Lenhart and Titus Ernst went down to Portland Monday afternoon, where they nosed around for several hour . C. D Kunkle of Monmouth, planked down the cash and wi" hereafter keep himself |M>sied nt- hi the transpiring events of Adams. Elijah Mann and wife now mourn the death of their second twin baby. It died Saturday evening and was buried Sunday in MapleWisal. Miss Elnora Holthouse arrived here from Sheboygan, Wisconsin, last week and will visit her parents, relatives and friends for a month. The new drinking fountain to Is* placed in the public square is a beauty, it having all the modern statuary imitations, and is all right in every particular. We understand that a ladies furnishing store will occupy one of the Studabaker new brick business rooms. Mr. Osborne is the backbone of the venture. Waterloo citizens are badly scared alxmt a snake sa d to Is* running at large in that locality. Aecoidiug to descriptions it is a monster, as all such things are. B. P. Manley and wife, and Auditor John Wilson and wife of Marion, wese guests Sunday of I Dan P. Bolds aud wile. They I w.ereon their way for a few weeks outing at Petoskey, Mich. G. W. Roop is arranging the business room near his shoe shop, and will put in a stock of boots ami shoes. George is an old time shoe man and will make tne tnisiness hum. The north end of business Decatur is traveing to the front. The Decatur < >il Company will begin driPing another oil well at an ear*ydate. It’s exact location! isn’t known but quite likely it will be put down on the farm of E. C. Peltz in St. Mary’s. We sincerely hope they will have Iwtter luck and more ot it. Com pan v Bl* ii ves Saturday noon over the Clover for Camp of Insti uciion. Inuiauapoiis. where for one week theywiL erjoy militarv life in all its thrilling relines. Opt. in Miller w,ll look alter the boys and b iug them all beck safe and sound after the war is o’er. John M. Frisinger is st ill at Ham burg, Germany. The linn of Frisinger & Fisher, the exporters of tine horses, have been quite fortu nate in their sales this year. They have had no losses, and the sales have all l»een up to their expecta lions. We are glad to know this for such a business deserves glilteiing success. On August 6, the Ladies’ Aid Societies of the M. E.. Presbyterand Ch> istian chutches will run their annual excursion to Toledo over the Clover Leaf toad the special feature this year wi-'l be a boat ride to P esoue Isle, the noted picnic resort, a distance! of eight miles. The fare for the I round trip will including the boptj ride will be $1.25. E. A. Me Whinrev, Agent. The Toledo Commercial gives a little news about the prices of oil: “It is now figured by some that t lie oil market wH not imptove much till after election next fall. But just whv such a happy day should be postponed till after election or just how elections influence the on market is not explained. So far as the writer has been able to calculate from factors furnished in the past, it would make no pait.cuiar difference to the oil trade who might assume the presidential chair, or what party might succeed on any other question or public if the field couditious ate right the tendency of the oil market wiH lie upward. On the other hand, if producers coni'ooe to i ncrease the output they can on’y expect low rangeseven under the impiovernent in other business that will occur, beyond a doubt, with the advancement of the si ver cause. The tendency at this writing, however, is in the proper direction so far as the westei n field is concerned. With those of the east as much can hardly be said, though the tail indications even! there.” I

A. J. Keller, a lending druggist of Fo l Wavne, has assigned. The Labilit.es amounts Io $4,000 and assests at Jonas Neuenschwander the next treasurer of Adams county, ami the same gentlemanly nice fellow as of yore, wasa visitor in the city yesterday and last night. The new horns for the lately org mixed band are expected to ar rive t<s>ay. and then playing in earnest will ln*g n. The new horns re said to be of tine make and gtssl instruments. W. 11. ReeU received a letter from an old college ii'end and I piomiuent repo ilican of lowa in which be stated that hm vote th s year would be for Bryan and the ftee coinage of gold and silver. Rev. Gregg went out to Bolsi Saturday afternoon where he preached the funeral sermon over the remains of Esther, the four month’s old daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Freeland. The Rev was a former pastor of the Bobo circuit. Commencing next Sundav the Clover Leaf will issue evety Sunday until August 30, special low rate excursion tickets to Toledo and return from Frankfort and stations east, for No. (». Fare ranging from twenty-five cents to ♦2. Earl Adams, Will Schrock, Ora France and Dick Myers will go to Rome City tomoirow for a week’s outing. They took along provisions and will camp out and do their own culinary work. They will have lots of fun especially alsmt dineer time. Work has l»egau on the new business room on Madison street, next to Gerlier & Sprunger’s meat market. Sylvester Spangler is the author of the improvement, for which he has our thanks at least. The building will lie two stories, neat and handsome in apjiearance. A. Vancamp wi<l go to Wayne next week where he will set up some fine flouring mill machinery, which was just completed at his factory. They sent it theie this week, and it packed two cars completely full. Itisamili complete and Van feels pretty go d over its completion. Sol Bilim *n came home fom an extended vis*t with bis petents in Pennsylvania and Ohio. He left Ins family al Cleveland. Ohio, but exnects them today. He ; s looking much ; mproved in ben th ami says the trio and test was both itetieficial and enjoyable. It was the first time be had visi.ed his parents for some twenty years. Lawrence Glendening, who liies three miles west of Geneva, had a bill book lost or stolen on last Sunday. The book contained $25 in money and $575 in notes besides several o»her valuable papers. He put the liook in his pocket Saturday evening while in Geneva and did not discover his loss until Sundev msin. go does not k now whether it was loss or stolen, but thinks it was taken from the house while he was absent a short time Sunday. He will liberally reward anyone who rein its the ixiok and contents. —Geneva Herald. The permanent organization of the silver club took place at the armory last night. One hundred and twenty names were signed io the rostet. making a mighty clever lot of names and mem-iers for the beginning at this early date before election. The permanent ofiicers are David Eley president. F. Emmett McLain vice piesident. Herman L. Center secretary, John D. Heller treasurer, and Charles Spencer elector. The duty of an elector is the selection of topics for discussion, etc. The executive committee consists of David Eley chairman, John Lose, Lew El lingham, Dave E. Smith and W. 11. Reed. Thisconcluded th.jpei manent organization, and on taking the ehaii the president made a lew happy remarksin which he pledged fealty to the cause, and urged unitel action in the common cause against the tirade and abuses of the money lending classes. The club was named “The Sixteen to One Bimetalic Club of Decatur.'’ Short speeches were made by Charles Spencer, John T. Franc-* ami W. H. Reed, the later go ng into the subject with a few fuels, figures and" broad g»gc-l assertions that can’t be easily surmounted from a gold bug point of v>ew. Their next meeting will be held in their new rooms on Monroe street, next I Monday evening.

The large gen tai store of V. M. i Hatfield at Ossian was entirely idestroyed by flre one night hist i wt*t k. The estimated loss is SN,O(M>. Rain somewhat interfered with the picnic in Root township near Preble Sunday. Luge iiiimlieis had already gathered, but tin* incessant rain soon drove them hone. I Disappointment was supreme, but (hey wiil have to try ’er again. Michael Met'atty, section employee on the Chicago Erie at Wien, Ohio, rides the wheel given away by Ehinger <t Meyers. It is a high grade, up to ante wheel, and one any one can ride Willi :i free heart and clear consc'ettce. The lady in the gal'ety takes one. Mr. and Mrs. De'le Locke re-1 tui m*d home Saturday from Rome i City, where the latter has lieeii , lying S'ck for a week. She was , able to come home, but the trip < compelled her to take her Imkl again. She is much improved a <1 will lie quite well again iu t lew days. Word gained circulation about town this week that the health of Tom F. Auteu was reclining, but a letter direct from him to his daughter yesterday, disclaims nil such information. He is improv- i( ing wonderfully, and has high hopes of an ultimate recovery in a short time. Max Romberg arrived here Mon day fresh from Glasgow. Scotland, to which place he went three months ago. He was in perfect I health and looked as though the trip and country thoroughly agreed with him. He brought his family back from Wayne Tuesday, and is now domiciled again at the old stand. His many friends were glad to see him back again. Ou the afternoon (»i the Fou’lh '■'.a ik Waring sent up three paper balloons. The basket of each con tained a card for the return of which was ottered a reward. The first balloon burned after att lin'.r" a respectable height, but the other two made the ascent without des iruction. Last Friday morning a postal card was received from Lee i Wagner, who lives four miles north lof Berne, stating tl at be had one of the cards in his possession and that he wanted the reward. Tbe balloon had made a tup of seventeen miles lielore tailing to the earth. —Blufltun Press. About fifty lady friends oi Mrs John H. Leubait responded to the invitation to l>e entertained at i her beautiful home last Thursday i afternoon from fi ur to seven ! o’clock. The bouse was tastefully 'decorated with smilax, sweet peas and potted plants, while the la lies with their happy faces and pretty oostuiues lent charms to the occa sion. The hostess with her usual happy forethought, had invited animals from all countries and fifty responded. As each of her guests were supposed to be artists, it was suggested that they draw a picture of the animals ou the blackboard Mrs. John Niblick had kept herself so well posted in natural his tory that she was awarded a bool. !on animals. The elephant ba-i grown so large, having been fed on so many of Mrs. Lenhart’s good ! cookies, they didn’t think it prudent to export it so they presented | it to Mrs. J. 0. Patterson for stand ' ing around hsiking at the a- imals and failing to call them by tbeir right name. Refreshments were served by the hostess, assisted by Mesdames J. T. Archbold, John Colchin and Misses Millie Lenhart and Olive King. After which some fine duetts were rendered by Mr. Lenhart and his daughter Millie. As each guest took her departure she was presented with a mi nature animal tied with pink ribbon as a souvenir of the happy occasion. Those present were Mesdames ( I. P. Ferry, E. T. Gregg, Nora Parrish, Theo Blosser, Holloway, J. T. Merryman, P. P. Ashbaucher, J. F. Snow, Rose McLaughlin, J. W. Merryman, H. A. Fristoe, 0. E. Suttles, D. Studabaker, Dan Myers, J. W. Vail, Jeff Bryson, Dan Bolds, Fred Shafer, Kate ('hamper, J. (’. Patterson, J. T. Fiance, Dr. McMillen, Paul Hooper, J. C. Helm, J. K. Mann, Harvey Niblick, A. T. Lynch, W. H. Nachtrieb, J. Shafer, John Colchin, N. Blackburn, John Tyndall, A. j Steele, S. J. Laman, L. D. Adams, I John Niblick, Arthur Fisher, E. B. Lenhart, Dan Beery, E. Phillips, I John Rice, J. Q. Neptune, Misses Olive King, Ethel Hale, Hattie! Studabaker, Natie Belleview, Minnie P. Orvis. j

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L-m'h! news is se.i. «s-r thuu ben teeth th’. w • i' eh i i ■•« the life of «•• editor a haitl lot. In cases of tliih I.mu li-el •»>'! L.’Lulations me gie.-l. S"u*'*i \»‘ now. Th«* fiineral of hu Hurt took place lust Saturday aftertiooti, •■ services Iw*ing held at the . * • i by R« v, E, T. Gregg of the ’L -u---odl ' church. A laige mil l >e< of t h<-friends of the decerned were ; nresent at the funeral services. Interment, in Maplewood. Amos Foreman and wife will leave in a short time tor California where they will quilt likely reside permanently. The very poor health of Mrs. Foreman is the cause of this change of location. The climate of California, it is hoped, will prove lieneticial, and her many friends hope she will return entirely relieved from any siihuents or pain. The ladies aid society of the Methodist church are business hustlers that would lie well to imitate. S nee the first ot the present year they have paid $375 on a note of SI,<HX) which they volunteered towauls the building of the uew Method's! church. They are now douing their working harness for the making of the balance, and y on can rest assured that they wiH lie on tim>* with the amount. Tuesday evening at seven o’clock the mar Cage ceremony of Bertie !(1. Lynch and Mary G. Holthouse Was perfotmed by Rev. Father Wiiken. After the marriage cereinotiy a reception was tendered to about sixty of their relatives and friends at the bride’s home on Monroe street. The reception h-nirs were 8:30 to 10 o’clock, but it was twelve before the gay festivities were brought to a close. The bride ami groom then went to their already furnished home nt the (saner of Monroe and Fourteenth streets, where they are at home to friends. Among the out of town guests present were Miss Rose 1 Binner. of Fort Wayne, and S. G Mann, of Cincinnati. Their many ! friends aie legion, and the Press joins them in extending cougratula i lions. At the council meeting last Tues day evening a r.'iher warm di-cus-siou was held over the question of whether or not tie railroads should be compelled rosiat’ou tlagn en at the (i .ffereut crossings in the city. Bupemnendent Reynolds of lhe C. & E. laiboad was present and prenenltsi lhe railroed sideof tbeqiiestion. He iasistisi that lhe rail roads should be tremed as any other citizen, and tout unnecessary burdens shoulu not be imposed upon them. After considerable discussion l he council decided to refer tbernatterto a commitiee of three and the Mayoi and that they lie empowered to act lor the city. The Mayor appointed Councilman Niblick, Coverdal and Teeple on the commitlee, and affer adjournment the superintenoetit and committee ai ranged to meet today at 2 o’clock to see whether or rot a compromise could be affected. The o<dinance requires the io.kls to maintain u.iic 'nu ti at night ami tbesupeiimendeot insists that that is im posing needless burdens upon the company. An oidinance was pass ed requiring dealers in cigarettes to tai c out a license and pay therefor ; .s;’st» ner annum if they desire to ‘•ontinue the 8n le of eigarcl tea in I he city. This license practically makes the sale of cigarettes in this city prohibitive. It is aw se move of the council. Probably the cigarette habit is second in its evil influence only bo the liquor trafiic. The street commissioner was instructed to notify property owners along the east side of north Second j street that they will lie required to construct brick sidewalks within thirty days or the city will cause the same to be constructed and the expense charged on to the property. The council accepted the proposition ofW. R. Dm win io give the I city a pernetual easement over cerI tain of his lots in Hie cit v for the | purpose o** running a sewer across them Th is sewer is intended to drain the tilth along the rlley back of the Bowes ami ot her property on (he west side of Firs'; street. The matter of contract with Dorj win was 'efet *'d to the street commitiee aud (? y rttornev. lhe following claims were allowed: A. j Polls, $!G.95; street commissionler’s »*. v io,i, M 5.15; J. S. Boweis, 82il.'J-»: E»>l Coverdale, $30.75; Jack I >s . After taking the | usual tu’ da. the Hee.y Chronister 'sidewrii. w’uhout coining to any |conclusion tue council adjourned.