Democratic Press, Volume 2, Number 95, Decatur, Adams County, 6 August 1896 — Page 1

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Hl | U H.« ■ SptUtlg 1 ' I Halting relative*. H| i:. \. Bell W'.V "It* It vi>i!<>l Hl I H/eity Saturday. H|Father Wilken* « a>.t \ i* | .|i W ,i\M I 'i. -d.ix . hjy p. Menefee and family were inday entertaining relatives from eueva. j| rfWi J. T. Dailey of Bluffton, v.ml days week. \ Nix the boot and sh<x-r. is IHm at work in hi* new shop on I Hot th Second. SMB xj,. I i.ml Schafer and *on < tril I were shopping in Fort I Hhiyne Monday. |H Wood < )*•' ami W ite are the pat ISB its ol a new baby boy which w.iI ® hii Sunday night. |H Mat. Kirsch and family are ie I^K. |Vin ga visit from Martin Kirsch K<| wife from Minnesota. |HH " lr ' " i:1 a!i 111 I tew days over the marriage of 1K,..! its prominent membti*. it., ehei Meilier* and I'.'n K;i,p IH- o-rpanh-l by tfoil w ive* are < eiina. < >hio, visiting relative* H| VI;.. Ibiiaee < illo'A i. i.' *in | " very pieearions CMiidituui. and irs are , x|>f •»« every. Katherine M :<**<• and | ■ua Turner were \ isiting ar I■ >: IMi ayne this week with the tornisister. amß Martin Kirsch and family, of Ball. Wise, risiii. were visit|H- at the home of Mat. Kir*eh the I of the week. I»B .1 W. Poling and Herman 1 »tt I BKaa (b-nwa merchants, came up night and 'pent Sunday I their families. laß Information comes up from | me that a newspaper edit. |by Rohrer will liegin its publicaMM.’ii soon. There is nothing like it. |SB It. J. Holthous.' and wife rejoice the birth of a boy. hvhieh be ■: reality yesterday morning. IM. interested—e\ e:i R-.ma-are I K< overing nicely. Isß D. J. Dilling of the Preble hot works, was nosing into bu*there Tuesday. He reports democracy in hi* locality a* I e ami united in favor of ■ ■Ktyan and Bewail. |IM The Keeley league will hold a days convention at IndianaI is," August IS, lit and 20. Tuev the attendance of all stibof this institute and prom | | a pleasant time to all who at |H n,L | | The commissioners finished mak all settlements with the town ||Kip trustees Monday and part of ’ This is better time than ever were able to eonsumate 1 work in before, and denotes tl at they mean business. | ■'The county commissioners drove [ BHMK* to county infirmary Tuesday 1 in their bran new spring, i just purchased of B. .1. They were called there I the unruly actions of an inmate mind was somewhat unballieed. ■BA silver club was organized at last night with a fat and ie list of members. \\ ill Reed was present ..nd made of his talented speeches, in he paid sarcastic eulogies to bond grabbing admin 'tration of Vail street. .A. large club was organized. BHMonday and part ol Tuesday the and township trusW' their heads together over' 'the latter’s yearly sett lenient. Sei was also made with the ol the town and linin'' ischool board, which included K. .Allison of this city, P'jter Sold tier of Berne, and A. *l. of Geneva. The settlewere all perfected without tfey trouble. commissioners Neptune ami Marz “drew’’ the petit jury wh" will do duty at the August term of the circuit court, which ns action next Monday. They named W. I. Wass, of Union tow iship, John Frank of Blue Creek, Samuel Urick of WashingUp. Joseph Rich of French, < 1 W. Dutcher and John Christen,! jml.. of Root, Ed S. Moses of|< Uni in, Abraham Byrd of Wabash, i MBBliatn Wagner of Monroe, Lean fj der Dunbar of Hartford, John 11. I.j Bni. Jey of I nion and Jesse Steele ; of St. Marys. |'

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Miss Ella Touhey is at Helllefontaitie, Ohio, visiting relatives, Sprigg & Sons, of Wabash. < thio, are among the renewals on Pkess subscription. Frank M. Cottrell, Berne's only lawyer, was looking after business here yesterday. A Grand Rrpids freight killer! a valuable cow for Lemuel Fisher, Sunday afternoon. Web Foreman is able to be around after a six weeks’ illness with typhoid fever. Mike Bogner and wife, of Tenth street, are the parents of a baby girl Isirn Tuesday night. Miss Hattie Studabaker gueste<l at Fort Wayne with her sister. Mrs W. J. Vesey Sunday. S. 8. Waggoner of Adams county map fame, came over from Huntington Monday afteruvon. W. F. Orcutt and wife went down to Ridgeville Saturday where they spent Sunday with relatives. William Baughman will move from Steele to this city in a short time, he having purchased property here. Will Thomas, who suffered a broken leg some time early in the spring, was up town for the first time this week. Will S. Smith of Greenfield. Ohio, has sold his milling interests nt that place, an 1 moved with his family to Monroe. Miss Al Peterson was quite sick this week ami confined to her home. The sickness began with a cold and sore throat. Mrs. A. Hocker of Berne, is at Bay View, Mich., ami while there will receive the Press and the news. Everybody reads the Pki>s. The Young People’s Association were holding a district convention at Urbana yesterday. A. Vaneamp ami John E. Kern attended from this city. Sheriff Ashbaneher arrested James Martz Monday on a charge ,t of larceny. The theft of a set of harness the property of Charles Duer. He languishes. I The list of unclaimed letters this i I week include the names of C. F. Owen, Allen Taking. G. H. Brad- ' ley, C. W. Cole, Mrs. Emma Low- , er, Miss Gid McCollough, G. W. Miller and T. R. Williams. (iwing to the extreme wet weather ' but little if any progress has lieen made upon the first ward school I building. Quite likely it will now begin to become more realistic. It | will be a long time after the l>eI ginning of school, however, before it is finished. Esq. Dickerson and George Hamma of Geneva, were here last Friday, looking after a little business for the bustling little town they live in. We don’t think, however, it was another case of corporation-extension. The infant baby of Mrs. Christena Railing died last Friday night after a suffering illness of some little time. The funeral exercises were held from the residence last Sunday afternoon with interment in Maplewood. Rev. J. F. Horton of the Presbyterian church conducted the funeral services. Company B. came home SaturJ daj' from a week spent at their annual camp of instruction at Indianapolis. sot withstanding the heavy rain fall, the week in camp was enjoyable. Word has leaked out that not one of the company were in the guard house. This kind of a record is something nice to talk about, but it takes a good soldier to do time in the guard house. The boys all report a good! i time. The silver club had a very inter jesting meeting at their new club rooms on Monroe street, Monday i evening. The next meeting night ' is next Wednesday evening at which time W. H. Reed will be the! principal orator. His subject will lie “Money, and its most important functions. As Will is thoroughly posted on the subject, you may expect an address worth hearing. We hope a large attend ance will be present Let all those interested who want more further and reliab'e information on the subject be present. President Eley of the club will also make a ten minutes speech. These meetings will all be interesting, and it'will pay you to attend. This , is a campaign of education.

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Am Elgin, an O**inii hardware merchant, was in town yesterday. Adam Cully, the Geneva broker and dealer in oil stocks, was in the city yesterday. Arlie Devons is at Montpelier holding down a comfortable position in a hotel. N. K. Todd enme over Sunday and spent the day with his wife, baby and relatives. A. C. Witziman of Leesburg. Indiana, sends the cash and orders the Press for one year. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Forbingare entertaining their daughter Mrs. Joseph Heffner of St. Louis. The AV. C. T. U. will meet next Saturday, August n. at p. m. at the home of Mrs. John King. Chauncy Young and bride of Willshire. Ohio, spent Sunday in tl e city with the former’s parents. E. B. Macy of Farmland, was here the first of the week visiting his sister Mrs. John J. Majer, in this city. A. G. Briggs, treasurer of the Geneva school board, was here Monday settling with the county commissioners. Mrs. Osborne returned last Saturday evening from a two months’ absence and visit at Lebanon and Cincinnati, Ohio. But one marriage Pcense was taken from the clerk's office this week, ami that one was granted to Pearl Vamline and Laura Gates. F. M. Schirtneyer, wife and daughter Irene, came home Saturday from a week's outing and recreation at Eagle Lake, Warsaw. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Tyndall Sunday entertained D’French Quinn and wife, D. M. Hensley and wife, and N. K. Todd and wife of Bluffton. Misses Gertie Merryman and Lulu Gessinger entertained a number of friends at tne home of the former last Saturday evening. A , merry g<sxl time is reported. Pete Sehineder has disposed of his C. & E. grocery stock to a Mr. Markle, of Missouri. The change will take place Saturday. Pete goes to Wayne where he already has a position in a butcher shop. Smith Shoemaker and family, of Wabash township, were in the city Monday. They all found time to find the Press office, renew the former's subscription and report the south end of Adams as progressing. Al. H. Fristoe lost *‘•>o la-t Saturday, but fortune smiled upon the little piece of misfortune, and he found it all. Bob Foreman picked it up, found out who it belonged to and returned the little treasure to its rightful possessor and ownerPleasant Mills, the only republican center in Adams county, supports a Bryan and Sewell silver club, which starts on its mission of public good with a membership of thirty one. Dore B. Erwin of this city, and Dr. J. W. Vizard of Pleasant Mills, addressed the chib in their original ami pleasant manner. The grand army encampment here next Thursday, Friday and j Saturday will be a grand success, if previous preparations and lots of hard work count for anything. The event is being properly ami judiciously advertised, enthusiasm is lieing developed and the post and their friends’ all working in harmony and unison for a grand and glorious time. The business men are interesting themselves not a little in the success of the affair. Spread the good news. A very horrible and fatal accident occurred some where near j Willshire, Ohio, yesterday afternoon. Our information is somewhat brief, but reliable. Wilfred Passwater had charge of a thresh I ing engine which was working somewhere near Willshire. Some time during the afternoon he climbed upon the engine to oil some part ot it, when he slipped ami fell. One foot struck a set of cogs which ground the foot and leg up above the knee into a powder. A physician was summoned and ! the leg amputated just below the hip. The operation, pain and suf sering was too much for the poor man, and he died a few minutes after the operation was finished. He was seventeen years old and not married. The misery and pain connected with this fatality was surely terrible to say the least.

John 11. and Med Miller now do th<* artistic tmisorial act at their old stumping grounds on Monroe street, second door from the Burt. The west end Isiys will mam organize a brass bnnd, and have secured Prof. John Dickerson as their leader ami instructor. The boys believes in being up to date. ('apt. Will Wilmington, of Grand Rapids, Mich., was here over Sanday and returned Tuesday with his wife, who was called here sometime ago by the serious illness of Grandmother Miesse. P. W. Smith informs us that fewer people are enjoying the lake breezes of the north than usual this year. The cause remains unexplained, unless the scarcity of money and business tells the tale. Two circuit court cases were filed at the clerk's office th is week. They are entitled Henry Duleh vs. Webster Biteman, for damages; demand 47,000. Town of Geneva vs. John Jones, appeal from justice of the peace. A. M. Fisher in a few days will send two more car loads of horses to his partner in the business, at Hatnlmrg, Germany. The horses purchased are all heavy draft, large, well built, and mighty tine looking, to say the least. An hlsild Haugh are hustlers in the bis»k selling business that i you read about. After a week’s i bard work in Garrett. Indiana, , they had literally supplied thetown and everybody in it, selling several 1 hundred dollars worth of their standard sellers. The firm are I doing a mighty clever business. The last will and testament of I Roliett Vance, deceased, was pro- ( bated at the clerks office yesterday. It gives the widow all real and- , personal property so long as she may live or remains his widow. In case of her death or marriage I the property is so l»e equally di- ■ vided bet ween George Edgar A’ance 1 and Shelby L. Vance. k Frank M. Schirmeyer left last Saturday night for another trip • through the prosperous west, in • company with real estate dealers ‘ ami agents from all over the coun ' try. They go over the Burlington route from Chicago, will have numerous stop overs and a general f pleasant good time. The inspection ot the country, cropsand con- , dition of the people is the princi- . pal object of the trip. They will t lie gone one week and it is safe to . predict an enjoyable and instructive outing. The Indianapolis Sentinel yes- • terday contained the announcement ■ of the assignment of the Howe 1 Pump and Engine Co. This same » firm will be remembered as putting > in our splendid water works system. They were gentlemen in all their dealings with our city officials, and made many friends here , who will regret to hear the an t - nounceinent of their temporary [• failure in business. Following is what the Sentinel Ims to say o:i the subject: Yesterday afternoon , upon application <-f Florence Howe, Judge Brown appointed Edward E. Gaylord receiver of the Howe pump and engine works of this city, and Mr. Gaylord at once tiled his bond ami took possession of . the defendant company's property on Brookside avenue. The company whirl) has thus passed into the hands of a receiver has for a Jong time manufactured water l works plants and light lire appar atus. The liabilities will reach *50,000, while Hie assets as figured 'approximately, will range any wherefrom *120,000 to *150,000. I The company has been doing a business amounting to perhaps .*1200,000 a year. Its methods imvei i been to go into small cities, work up a water supply sentiment ami then make contracts for putting in plants, taking pay in part cash and the balance in village bonds, which have up to a few weeks ago been rapidly sold to a Chicago j syndicate. This Chicago concern, however, recently notified the company that it could handle no more of its bonds owing to • the prevail - ing stringency of the money ; market.” Added to this the company was notified last Saturday by the Merchants’ national bank that j SII,OOO of the company’s collateral held by the bank must betaken up at once. These two unexpected conditions—one coming rapidly on i the heels of the other—it was said j yesterday caused a suspension of business and the precipitation of ! the action before the courts.

It's a Cincinnati mnn who lays claim to have made a discovery which promises to create a sensation among musicians. It is a mecliitiiism to Im> applied to the piano for the purpose of correcting the false tones of that instrument, which have hitherto been regarded as a necessary evil. The invention makes the piano as true us the violin, ami it accomplishes the result by a sort of mechanical fingering similar to the human fingering on the violin. Competent musicians say the problem has lieen sui'ceesfully solved. By the su all margin of twentyseven votes the Monroe township gravel rood from Monroe to Berne was defeated. We are sorry to chronicle this fact, for we were in hopes that the fever for better roads was universal. The cause oi ! this defeat, however, can lie laid to a disapproval of the late law, allowing townships to vote a tax for the building ot gravel roads. This would Is- all right if even road in the township would be graveled, but the kick comes in asking one part of a township to pay for a road in another part, which would be of no use or Ix-ne tit to them whatever. We hope the land owners along these roads will take the matter in hand. Good gravel roads will Is* more beneficial and add more to the value of the various la mis than anything else that could l>e done. Let’s improve our roads. ' The council had a lengthy session last Tuesday evening. I’eti- , tions were presented for sidewalks, one on Adams street running to Thirteenth street, ami one on Thirteenth s’reet commencing on Monroe street and extending south across the Clover Leaf raihoad to • the south line of the Jerry Russell ' property. Both petitions were referred to the street committee. ' Auditor Brandyberry presented a petition for tile drains along Mer- ' cer street near his property. The matter was referred to the street committee with power to act. The council selected what is known as ' the “Mott” drinking fountain for the court house square. The foun tain is nearly seven feet high, and represents a boy holding a leaking j bucket. The base of th»‘ fountain is twelve feet across, ami has sixteen drinking places. The base of the fountain uas a basin for water sixteen inches in depth. Tin* foun tain will l»e an ornament to the city as well as the court house. The cost to the city will lx* about s_’oo. Tlu'i;. A. R. p< titi<m<'<l tin' council for free water at their encampment to l>e held next week. It was granteil on condition that they provide their own means for getting the water to their encamp ment grounds. The contention over the Marshall street sewer was brought to a conclusion during the meeting. The <o incil will order a sewer commencing in the alley near Dr. Beavers’ property, and running north in the alley to the river, across the property of John Bowers. The sewer will lx» constructed out of salt glazed tile, ami lx low Marshall street will be sixteen inches in diameter. Survey wamade yesterday. The city attorney was instructed to confer with R. S. Peterson with the view of get ting his assistance in the case of Eli Stoops vs the city which will will come up for trial .it the next j term of court. A proposition from I the Fort Wayn Eleeti ie Work* was received in reference to putting an electric light plant in the city. The plant proposed would cost *lG,st»t», and would give the city forty six lights. The matter was laid over for future reference, the claim ot E. \\ txxls tor the construction of the Holthousealley , sewer was referred to tin* street I committee to await the report of the city engineer. Resolutions were adopted assessing various j amounts to certain iulotsaml out I lots in the city on account ot' cut ting weeds ordered by the marshal. Tht' following claims were allowed: B. Glow Sons, *31.51; Ren sellier Manufacturing Co., Sis.SO; i Cha*'Smith, S 3; Bourbon Copper h & Iron Works, 527; Journal, 5.10; j Writ. Geary, S 5; Fort Wayne Iron Works,*l7.so; W. H. H. Peck Co. 5i.75; Gas Co., sls; Adanms Ex. Co., SI .25; Empire Oil Co., Sis.o2; i C. Dorwin, SI0; M. Jackson, $10; ; Al i’otts, S2S.SG; J. I). Edwards, $213.34; ami the street commis ! sinner’s pay roll, $01.53. Then council met after adjournment as a i board of health, ami fixed the sal- < ary of the secretary board of the < health at sloo per annum. i i

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TEACHERS'S INSTITUTE The Adams County Teacher's • Institute will convene in Decatur, Indtami, on Monday, August 17, Is'.'ii, at 1:30 p. m. Able instructors and excellent lecturers have lieeu secured for the oceaalon. On the morning of Saturday, August 22. the educational excur sion train will start at Portland for a continuous trip for Rome City, Indiana. The round trip railroad fare will be $1.25, ami one of the many attractions will lx- an address by General John B. Gordon, I lifted States Senator from Georgia, on the “Last Days of the Confederacy.” The Pottland Baud and Monmonnth Glee Chib will furnish music for the occasion. This is what is said of General < Gordon in one of the eastern daily papers: “Gen. J lin B. Gordon, senator-soldier, bullet scarred veteran and brilliant orator, “Gordon of Georgia,” stood on the platform of Music Hall last evening, surrounded by nearly I<n> Grand Army boys, and spoke to a vast audience, on the “Last Days ot the Confederacy.” The general told his story of battle and carnage in the most facinating manner. His were glowing words, with dashes here and there with wit, humor and pathos. He spoke for two hours, but at 10:15 when hq hinted to stop, the great audience shouted “Go ou!” It was 8 great address, great for its abundant human nttnre, for its grand devotion to the Hag, and tor it*tribut«‘S to the men who fought ami died for what they believed to be the truth. Geu. Gordon has a fine presence ou the platform. He is tall, not stout or massive, has a i refined appearance, and a gentle yet expre-sive speech. His finely shaped head is but sparcely covered with hair, the top of his head being qnite bald. He has a neatly cut maustache and chin lx>ard, now snowy white. His gestures are dignified, ami at times, when excited by the recital of some thrilling war story, he stands in a most commanding attitude, with one foot forward, his shoulders back, his head erect ami his arms stretched wide as he thunders forth his magnificent words. Gen Gor don closed with a maguifi«*eut eulogy of the tlag, and he sat do« n amid a storm of huzzas from the people. After the oration he was surrounded by the G. A. R. men and shaken warmly by the hand ami greeted as an old comrade. It was an affecting scene, and the audience caught its spirit, for they gathered around the platform and joined in the welcome.—Boston l)aily Glolx-, November 5, ls!*s” Arrange to attend the institute and accompany the excursion, and bring your friends with you. Respectfully. J. F. Sn<’W, Co. >Supt. Some seven years ago the firm of Ehiriger & Meyers launched their firm name to the public. The lx>ys wore all hard workers and hustlers with a thorough understanding ot their business and a pleasant individuality that won them friends and patrons. By the strict adherence to the customs of successful busin"ss men, their business grew, their stock ot merchandise enlarged, ami prosperity and success was imiiient on every hand. Today their trade and voluminous patronage ranks among the first rnd Ix'st. Having sold their large stock of clothing, furnishing ami tailoring goods to Kern, Brittson N Beeler, they will retire from active business next Monday. That being true, we thought it no more than 1 right to compliment them upon 1 their success in the past and wish them a continuance in their future business transactions that will be both pleasant and profitable. They retire from business with a large following of well wishing friends from all the various classes of human kind. Three important events are scheduled to occur in the twin cities of Minnesota —St. Paul and Minneapolis—during the first week of September. The National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic will occur in St. Paul; an Encampment ol the Knights of Pythias in Menneapolis and at Hamlin, midway be tween these cities, will be held the great Minnesota State Fair. Very low passenger rates are announced by all railway companies for these events, making a splendid opportunity for anyone to visit the Encampments, these young but great cities, the State Fair, and if desired, the whole Northwest.