Democratic Press, Volume 2, Number 94, Decatur, Adams County, 30 July 1896 — Page 1

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I Tjioyoukeepwarm? Kfl p. Benny wa* at Convoy, I <> io, yesterday. I ■ Miss Finny De\ ilbi*s is at Dun I Hftk. i> M "" rk - ■ Flt/.iiau: lev of WliiI r. i» v.s tin " relatives in lh» IBy. ■ Zfl |>r. Ston-bu-n-i, ~' I J'"' : ‘ll\ from I Kitiic, WiM * " business visitor in |K»n yf<»nd:iv. ■ W \ : 1 r*.'re*.’ht-i the ■ divdiug lit 111 of Smith \ I K.', at Bluffton Monday. I Bj.no T. Frane* and familv en I over Shiuiio In. Sonin I Kci wife s ’ *'“ r ' H ' I M : «< G 'ir*r nf '* ,r ''* ■' I MLeSt l‘ t*' l ' n’ Soli.'g" hoi Ulf I K>v. E T. (Pegg aid * 'l ily. S • . ,-\...i.F.0;, to Rom. < sli Uun . ■* oeing exteusi’. a .v.-i and man- ..re • xpee futogo. > Vi-* Bose Conner returned to I •’'■■••i- • visit wPb fneni's in’his i-y. yjis, Jennie Todd and baby k u . ;■ • « il* ' i--‘ p-r K... r i.tn * and fricnis two weeks. I Mark Vot T <” a »'< <>» h.-r <>f Sop Irio’.rd'P’ Moffu' <>f the ci’y rhaols. v’» ; ’"d ov«r Sunday with he latter in »h a city. H Miss Do 1 ” S tiafer is this we*k Bin the I--- Nellie pangler of Fort Wayne, and F *. of So t > Beni. '■ Tu* mi h.v* ' ro'.'-n not in among the n miner now b* Hf)g allt. ten <>-i'<g th* O'lllg of Dr. H. E. Koller. Sa lift A .of J'or land Ims in a dying ma line which is Haid to cont.r.n al! ft- In'-.Ji'* K-a' .ire* net **• -y f■ - it« sue.•ess. .'t| A line new L;. -k > !>■ 1 1.0 .se in township, is »u addition to Hhe educational favlllties, ttiar (he Kte-q- * o«er there are iirgb'y Hirotid of. KComtm ti'u.ig Ju'y :>o, and con- ( inning until August 31, the G. R.i I. will sell round trip tickets to I yVino ;a \ssemb.y, Eagle Lake, at I^■2. 10 each. Return iinot 15 days: I date of sale. .1 >:i-f Buvsox, ■ ■Agent. I I Head the biographical history of I HVilliam Jennings Bryan, the brilI Slant leader of democrat’) this year. I Ki'oii will find it on one of the inI Hide pages of this week's I’kf.ss, I Hind we know it will more than inI Mjerest you. I I Some mighty fine juicy plums I Bound their way to this office, I Hh rough the kindness of H. 11. I of Monroe. The plums ! Kvere delicious and for a short time I Happiness reigned supreme at ye I ■editors home. I The cigarette oidinance which I ■''•‘ s P aSt ’ , ‘d *1 l ilst session of ■ Hthe city council, is lieing com I Knended by all retail dealers and I citizens of our city, who have ■at heart the welfare and respect of I Bnimanity. Its license limit *‘2so, ■will bar any one from selling them, . ■which in turn will keep any one ■from smoking them, and that is ■blessing enough for one season. ■We commend the council members ■upon the action. The silver league organized at ■the Rodabush school house Tues ■day evening, will be presided over [ ■\> Isaac Robinson president, .loseph ■ brandyberry vice president, and ■Joseph A. Parent secretary. <>ne ■republican joined the club and was ■loud in his intentions of freeing ■ himself from the low starving ■ prices, the result of a single gold ■ standard of money. Dave E. ■ Nmith addressed them, and much ■ interest and enthusiasm was disfl played in the cause at issue. The populists in state convention ■ this week nominated Rev. Thomas ■ AA’adsworth of Roglesville, for govfl ernor; A. I’. Homer >f Waveland, ■ for lieutenant governor; N. M. ■ Jennings of Franklin, for seere- | tary of state; F. J. S. Robinson of ■ ('loverland, for treasurer of state; I D. 11. Fernandez of Anderson, for | ■ attorney general, Thomas Force of I Loogootee, for reporter of the stiI preme court; J. S. McKeever for ■ state statician; J. B. Freeman of ■ Guy, for superintf ndent of public ■ instruction; A. J. Padgett ofWash- ■ ington, Nelson Bosard of Aal parI aiso, Adam Stockmeyer of VerI sailes, N. Pierce of Terre Haute, ■ and John Thornburg of Anderson, I for appelate judges.

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Alex. R. Bell is at Chicago on business Mrs. 11. M. Romlwrg was on the: sick list sevend days lust week. Altornev Vesey of Fort Wayne, was down looking at his old friends here yesterday. Mm. O’Connell has returned to Wayne after an extv ided visit with Nightwatchman Geary and family.' William Wilmington, of Grand Rapida. Mich, Will Sunday ill Illi.* city with his wife and Grand mother Miesse. Mrs Sophia Biteman went home to Huntington Monday after a plwMunt visit at »he home of Mr. and Mrs J. W. Place. The Press gue* to P. W. "*nd ( b at B,y View, where himself and wife are enjoying *h« exhilarating breezes of iDat delightful resort. D ic'd Werlingof Pretde, *us in t’ ye*t*rd>iy e’tendiog to b .r*s ;>f in’erest to Lis m»nu-| fi.e jring iiistitu’ions over there. Messis. A. J. You, W. J. Vesey, F. W. Howeos ein aod several otiaere »ere «i Deeat .1. « evening. I'hey insritnred a louge of i f’ericleans at that piace.—Fort Wayne Journal. Bolds B'oa. ar* drilling a well on the north part of the Cheney farm, two miles northeast of Bryant. They have over two hllil-1 <:re<; f-ei 01 d «ve pipe m, having struck a long drive. —Geneva Her-i aid. . e*t ' r n a s| iv is th' 1 dat* of th* Mooi-tu* to*n*h p grave! road e!*ctu>n. The lin* of ro-. d "uns south from u.e Washington township line to Be. i>e, a distance of some five m les and over. The estimate coat > *17,310. J. A. Hindu in, prosec it!ng attorney o r Welts and Blackford comry. will tie a candidate for, cong esemaii on the democratic ticket in toe Eighth district con vention. His name is being placed befvie the dv.<g... ?s for their con-, sideration. —Bluffton Chronicle. j The storm Tuesday did considerable damage at Geneva. Tele- ! phone polls were broken off, plate I glas* fronts smashed to smither Ceos, uno other prop» .ty wrecked, damaged and uestroyeo. Me failed to learn the true extent of the tuition, but from minor re I ports at band, considerable dam- ; age was done. Amanda Ritter through Attorney C. il. France, seeks legal separation and divorce from David Ritter. The complaints shows their ■ marriage to have taken place April 12, 18‘JO, and the separation on September 12, 1895. A failure to properly provide and the admoni-1 tion of cruel treatment is the! charge. She wants a divorce and S3OO alimony. Hany MeCampbell th* well known young barber at Harvey Sprague's shop, died last Friday night after a short illness with typhiod fever. He died at the home of his mother one mile north of Monmouth. The funeral, wnich 1 took place Sunday, was one of the I most largely attended, that has takeuplace here for some time., The services were held at the fain ily residence, with interment at 1 Maplewood. An exchange prints the follow- ' ing receipt for ridding a house of dies: Heat a stove-shovel red hot' and pour upon fl a few dn.ps carbolic <icid, having previously 1 closed all doors and windows; in a few minutes open the doors and | windows, and all the flies in the room will disappear as quickly as they can get out. Only 7 a faint odor of the fumes of the acid will remain, which will prevent the Hies from again entering the room for some time. Captain Miller with his brave and fearless soldiers left Saturday | over the Clover Leaf to Bluffton, from there over the Lake Erie to Muncie and then by the way of the Big i to Camp Fairview, Indianapolis. They are spending the j week in true military style, drill- j ing, dress parading and other military tactics being duly observed. The Decatur soldiers are up in “G” in their military bearings, and we expect a good report from them while at camp. With all due modesty we must proiinounce Cap tain Miller a true specimen of military genius. When in uniform his finejphisique shows him up to advantage and displays a true military appearance.

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY, JUIA 30,1896.

Charles Liebenguth and family of Marlon, are in ’he city gm-sting with Mat Kir..ch ami wife. The mid-summer meeting of the Indiana Democratic Editorial association, will meet at Luke Maxitikuckec u< xt Friday and Satmday . The Decdtir j»eople who are i*s Heating ar O on. I’e’oukey and Bay Vew,y. <- * <r<v in i» ring this hot, suitry and rutfocanng weather. The township trustees meet the eommissio’iers next Tuesday to make theiranniud rejiorf for th* various townships and jurisdiction in which they officially preside. The new tiand stand that now very artistically holds down a corner of the public square, wis dedicated Saturday night in the presence of fully I,soopeople. The ceremonies were not very profuse, but nevertheless it was dedicated. The wea’liei prophets are early ,to the front «i'hh"ii predictions for tti* mug «■ r,:.. »I, a ttiev i w th one accord Kav w ill oe i cold one. ill*' bi.se their iiicu itioiis utmnine heavy sh i«k th<t en- <•'. ».-s ll* festive roasting-*ar, »nd the, c rm the sign is so inf lib's! one.—Ex. In our leg..! columns will be J found the published statement of the Bank of B*rn*, of which Rud Lehman i« cashier and financial mannger. They have on d»-;>osit, time and demand, $58,425.97. This amount is sufficiently large to denote that the banking institution do~s a great big jag < f bnsinew. Its'ienefit to Berne can’t be calculated in a minute, and the people there know and appreciate the fact. New circuit court cases tiled are Amanda Ritter vs. David Ritter, divorce; Eldora Ford vs. William D. Ford, divorce and alimony, demand $300; Edward Marscbaud vs. Magdalena Marscbaud, to enforce specific performance of contract and for judgment, demand $400; Wm. •Uuderwooii vs. Eugene J. Little, 'from Esq. Veley. The Decatur Investment Co. vs. Samuel Steele et i al note, demand SBS and to set aside fraudulent conveyance of real estate. A terrific wind storm raised the hair on the bald heads at Fort Wayne and various other points Monday. It has been forty years by the clock, since the likhs have ever before been witnessed, -kt Delphos, Ohio, buildings were unroofed and damage to the extent of many thousands, was the result. In the rural districts near | Decatur fences and standing crops were blown in all directions at the same time, and in many instances i entirely ruined. The full extent lof disaster in this connection isn’t entirely known. A dispatch from Wabash to the I Fort Wayne Journal, says: Reports from Van Burwi, iweuty i miles southeast of this city, state that prize hghts are ulmost of I weekly occurrence, the drillers, of I oil well* in taat !o‘"i ’y s ringing I the mills, which are from SSO to SSOO a side, and generally a fight to a finish. Saturday night a light was pulled off near Hie town beI tween >♦ negro and a white ma’:. ' Fifteen rmi' ds were required to I settle the battle in favor of the ' former. It is stated that 200 per ■ sons witnessed the fight. Notice I of tue fight- is given by means of an I iengiti* •bStle nt quitting time, rh • 4‘a bemg nnuersiOoi; by .. • ioil men. Attorney Ketcham has sub mitted the following opinion re garding the reports of township trustees: “The law requires town-1 I ship trustees to publish statements of their indebtedness in details, I giving number and total outstandingorders, warrants and accounts. This applies to the trustees now’ in office and said report should be published by said trustees on the first Monday of August, or as near that date a* a weekly paper in circulation in his county can be had. 1 think a p iblioation in the ■ next issue during that week would bo sufficient. The statute says explicitly that the trustee shall cause a copy of his report in full to be published, and that does not mean simply a statement of receipts and expenditures of each fund, but that he shall publish a complete statement showing his in- ’ debtedness in detail, giving the number and total amount of his outstanding orders, warrants and accounts chargeable to such funds, which ahall be sworn to.”

Frank M. Hchirmeyer, wife and daughter are at Warsaw rusticating nt that popular summer resort. The Monroeville band will furman music for the soldier's re-, Union, which will Im* held in this • ity August 13, I i and 15. Jeusr llistp and wife are the pur •mos of a big nine pound l»oy. (i ratidpn V>e lived feels I igger than any of the boys and younger too, lot fhti' tnul*er. The new Methodist church is gliding along as well as could lie expected, but it will be a matter of some thirty days before the work will have advanced to a noticeable degree. Miss Lena Barthol came home Saturday evening from a thruI weeks vacation altsence and visit with relatives at New Haven, In diana. She has resumed her position at the Boston. Th* seven years old daughter of Mr. (’ally living on North Ninth street, fell last Friday night breaking her leg. It was somewhat serious and will keep the unfortunate girl abed for some time J to ••tune. There are unclaimed letters at I the poatoffice tielonging to David Hammond, Fred Ring, Mart Miller, , George Clausing, W. M. Coan, Gertie Brown, Mrs. R. A. Krick, Mrs. Bertha Smith, E. S. Stebbins and John Anderson. “You see I had a colt that was rather poor in flesn,” said the city farmer at the end of his first quarter on the farm, “and a neighlmr said I should feed him plenty of corn in the ear. I did so, and I'm | afraid he is going to die. The poor animal has been deaf as a bat ever si nee.” Sarah Jane Middleton, an old and highly respected lady, died at the home of her son Benjamin Middleton Monday night from dropsy. She was sixty-one years old and has been a resident in this city for a great many years. The funeral occured yesterday afternoon from i the U. B. church, with interment at Hoagland. Rev. Shepherd had charge of the services. I Drs. Vizard of Pleasant Mills, Cristy, of Willshire, Ohio, Esqs. Comer of Pleasant Mills and Merriman of Blue Creek, held an insanity inquest over Samuel Douglass of Blue Creek township. He is fiftyone years old, and first gave signs of an unbalanced mind in the early winter. He grew worse until this insanity inquest was necessary, at which time application was made for his admittance to the Eastern insane Hospital. A social will be given Saturdayevening, August 8, in Kintz’s grove opposite Noah Sheets.’ The proceeds to be used in purchasing an organ for school No. 8, known as th* Elzey school. The pupils and patrons of that school have taked a decided interest in music, j and deserve the co-operation of all who can to attend. A number of’ good singers will be present, among whom are John Wolford and L. N. I Grandstaff. Come and bring your friends with you thus encouraging ' the enterprise. The Ladies Aid Society excur sioii to Presque Isle is the second annual excursion. Special train of lirsl-class coaches and lunch car will leave Decatur, at 6:00 a. in.; Pleasant Mills, 6:12 a. tn.: Willshire, 6:18 a. m., Thursday, Aug. 1 6. Arrive at Toledo at 9 :<‘JO a. tn. Special electric street cars to steamer Pastime for a six mile ride on the Maummee to Presque Isle, overlooking Lake Erie. Special I train returning will leave Toledo at 6:00 p. in. reaching home about three hours later, or tickets will be honored returning from Toledo on train No. 3, at 12:30 midnight arriving at Indiana stations early morning Aug. 7. The extended limit will allow atrip to Monroe Pier on steamer Sterling from dock between Madison and Jefferson streets, at 2:30 p. m. returning 7:30 p. ni. Fare 35 cts, and the evening at theCasiuo for 10 cts, including street cars and free show. Rates including railroad, street cars, boat and privileges of Presque Isle, adults $125, children under 11 years old 75 cts. The rates are within reach. The journey will be pleasant and a picnic along tiie shores of Lake Erie will surely be enjoyed. Take your family and go. The committee cordially invites you. For further information call on Clover Leaf agent oi on Ijadies Aid Society.

A Issit and shoe cobbling shop is going into the shed room in the rear of the Niblick-Tonnellier building on Second street. Sam Trumbleson one of Blue Creek's still back-bone republicans was in town Saturday throwing up his hat for Bryan and free silver—in a horn. Will Pickett, the noted stock buyer and farmer of Wabash township, was here Tnesdav ard took home with him a good speeder, which was being tracked at the Home, Sweet Home Park. Rev. J. F. Horton, after a pleasant vacation and visit with relatives near Columbus, Ohio, returned home Saturday, and Sunday preached one of his round and interesting sermons to a large and attentive audience. The home of Commissioner Hobroek was alive with fun Sun day night, the occasion lieing in honor of Theodore Hob*ock's eighteenth birthday. Things were lively indeed around then- for several hours and a grand time enjoyed by the many present. The remains of Mr*. Noah Baker , were brought here on the Grand Rapids passenger yesterday afternoon for interment in the Beery cemetery, four mill's west of this city. She died Monday after a , long suffering illness with consumption. She was aged twenty• ! six years. 1 Kern, Brittson »V Beeler are grooming themselves for the important business change due on August. 10, at which time they as suiue control of the Ehinger & Meyers stock of clothing and gents’ furnishings. Messrs. Brittson and Beeler will look after the clothing stock, while John E. Kern will have charge of the lioots and shoes. Here’s wishing ’email well. Lewis C. DeVoss filed a complaint in the clerk’s office yesterday in which Thomas D. Drake seeks legal separation and divorce 1 from Cbristeua Drake. They were married December 22, 1895, and lived together until May 25, 1896, the extended time of five months. Trouble between them began a few days after their marriage, in which she abused and mistreated him, all lof which causes him to demand a divorce and other proper relief. Butcher & Butcher, Geneva law , yers, have hied in the clerk's office a complaint for divorce, the title oi which is Eldora Ford vs William Ford. The filed complaint states that their marriage took p!ace on July 13, 1890, and that they lived together as husband anil wife ! until July 13, 1896. The unfortunate thirteen is here prominent. | The plaintiff charges the defendant with cru I and inhuman treatment. While in’oxicated he abused her land at one time in October 1894, drew a pistol and threatened her ! life. He is also accused of com mitting adultey with Myrtle Mor row. She asks a legal separation and S3OO alimony. Another one of those sad railroad | accidents wherein a human life was sacrificed, occurred two miles north of Berne Monday night. George Durr, a resident in that vicinity, was the unfortunate. He had been to Berne and had reached the rail road crossing just as the fast line came sailing along. It is the as sumption that Mr. Durr was aslei p and failed to hear the train as it ' came thundering along. The engine struck the horse throwing the occupant of the buggy a distance cf 115 feet, killing him instantly. [When picked up both legs and ! arms were broken and bis face | I badly disfigured. He was twentyfour years of age and lived with | two sisters and a brother, who aie younger and whom he supported. 1 He was not married and was a good honest and sober young man. It : is universally believed that he was l asleep in the buggy when the fatal ity occurred. The railroad is near ! his home and the horse that was i being driven was used to passing 'trains, and in consequence never became the least bit scared. This makes it plaiu why the horse never became frightened. The occupant, i together with both horse aud buggy ■ j were lifted aud thrown over a fence * into a field, a distance of 115 feet, I actual measurement. Coroner ('lark ) went down to the scene of fatalism 5 the next morning and from him we ! give you the facts as stated above. The funeral of Mr. Durr was held - yesterday, the same being attended i by a large number of his neighbors and friends.

ONLYI.SO PER YEAH

NUMBER 94

KELLEY-MGEATH. NOMINATIO SOS R«eR«a»NTATIVt» IN THIS JOINT DISTRICT. The democratic repri'sentative conventions for Jay aud Adams and Jay, Adams and Blackford were held at I’ortland j**terday. The attendance from this end of Adams wasn’t very strong, but the convention plajed just the same. John T. Kelley, of Geneva, was reiu>iiiiuated for the randi' iite to represent Jay and Adams, and J. P. McGeath, of Hartford City, for Jay, Adam* and Blackford. The latter was the candidate two years ago and went down in the political storm that swept ail over the political surface of Indiana. He was beaten by a very small margin, but it counted as much as a million. 'Our fel.ow citizen, Mr. Kelley, was mor* fortunate and served in the lower branch of the state legislature tw o jears ago. His services at that time were approved by all , his cotiMitueiiis, aud it is safe to say that this year he will lie re tuiiud by an old time democratic majority. Both nominations are first class and wholly satisfactory to the party. Mrs. Horace Callow has been seriously ill during the past week, but is now recovering. Dr. Meyers of Fort Wayne, was called. 8. (). Irvin, one of the most congenial landlords in the state, joined his wife here Saturday on an over Sunday visit with Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Patterson. Beery & Rice sent Maelstrome, Nellie Hutchins and Prince G. to i Hagerstown this week and will enter them in the races there which liegin Tuesday next. All three of the thoroughbreds are fast speed era, and will no doubt, make goisi records for themselves. Jacob Sprunger is wearing a mighty sore hand, the effects of a rusty ndil in close communion therewith. An abscess formed which was not only painful but dangerous to his health if allowed much room to spread itself. The Drs. Clark have the intruder under control. A Decatur dispatch says: An attempt was made the other night |to destroy the large flouring mill of H. H. Bremerkamp. The base ment floor was saturated with coal oil and the match applied, but I luckily the fire died out without doing much damage to the build ing. Last night a second attempt was made, but the incendiary met with a warm reception from a nightwatchman, sev< ral shots were exchanged, but the fiend marie good his escape. As Mr. Bremerkamp ,is one of Decatur's most respected citizens there can no reason be given why an attempt should lie made to destroy his property.— ! Portland Sun There is some bad blood in town someplace, (toe night last week an attempt was made to set on firs the large Fornax flouring mill owned and co; trolled by Henry H. Bremerkamp. Saturated-corn colm in the basement were touched with a match and left by the fiendly (destroyer to do their destructive work. Fortune smiled coincidently upon the dangerous act, and when the blaze reached the basement ceiling it failed to receive an encouraging draft to aid it further on. It died out doing no damage whatever. Henry was absent from town at the time, so the box• there I employed, resolved to watch the mill the next night and penliai.iw nail the intruding property dsstroyer to the cross. Ed Copeland I the miller, assigned himself to the duty. Sure enough along during j the deathly stillness of midnight, the form of a iran, whose actions was 1 branded every tendency of evil, was seen crawling along near the south side of the mill inside the yard assigned for the county pat tons of the mill. He also discov ered the presence of Copeland near by, ami at oi.ee took to bis heels in : a Hight that would have done justice to an Amancha Indian. Two i shots were fired at him but none • took effect. He run two squares north on First turned east at the - Oak Roller mills to the river, aud ■ that was the last seen of him. The . object of the destroyer of the ; j mill and the person or per ons who i are at the bottom of it all, are to j! us unknown, and we presume that - 1 theyarelikewiseunknown toevery--1 body else. The necessary pracau--1 tion has been taken and all efforts s will be made to dress the gentleman up, should he repeat the act. 4