Democratic Press, Volume 2, Number 96, Decatur, Adams County, 13 August 1896 — Page 1

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IIH,. \\ilkin*"n i' '’ii Hu' -• k ■r-JI Sheet* ot Berne. !' 111 ||K I ji,. worth returned limn | (jfi. vH last night. |K w.-nt t<> 4 <«. ■ni't evening. Mi., f, i FoHdtig returned from 3 bl ,t!ton last evening. I Rud Lehman of the of Berne, w;b here NVedties IgK Park of Bluffton. wh* in K',, Mouda} after m ami eveuHKq r _. C V. Connell vt»ited rein ■',,.,1 Fort Wayuethe lil'tolth* 1 |K|- . 800 l formerly r*>nmetel the Bank of Geneva, was the city Tneeday. IIKg Monroe'iih- I'Ot- I "ill I'lin m iisi<- for tile soldi. r- encampMm this week. |M [| p . Monroeville l.aml niiv.d ■ dtiritiil tiie ene mpmeut Ml r ..St An '.re v-. ami " .!>• the end, »>e the parents of a ten baby boy, born Mouda} Hgbt. g| Mi -. Jennie T.»ld ami bain went t<> Bluffton Mond iv evenin';. a two weeks' visit with tier ■ j >*epb Swain, preset, -a* <■! the ♦Kitana University, "ill be pre at the count} institute next * k for one day. nlw H. Reed w:i* in Inion town •ibp last night talking free coinage and gold to a large amii of enthusias t- promoter* of t is cause. H An entrance was forced in the < lover Leaf depot Sunday night the cash drawer relieved of filthy dollars of the Atneii standard. No clew to the tiers. MThe Hon. AN. Martin and A. I Sharp. Is'th prominent and citizens of Bluffton. ■ ere looking after some interestcases in court Monday, i’cpe.jov Knot the victim, however. H Itde John McGtiff ot Geneva. Kill lie ninety-two years aid. Aug Sell ami will also be glad to know S.at his health is perfect. It is a old age, rarely attained in 11.:* generation of human events, i Frank Barthol came home last Kat urday from an extended trip to Il« Pacific slope, including a sight Ks all the prominent points in CalKlforuia and several other states. ,® e left Si Bowman there holding Kown a good position in a hotel, p' reports a fine trip and a benefit t< his health. I John M. Frisinger returned Sun Hav morning from an extended abKenee across the waters. He has Ke.-n at Hamburg, Germany, disv|j>'- ing of horses from the AnteriHiiit markets. He reports the bus |i ess of transportation of horses |*iit sfatory and will return with Knottier shipment in one week. Hohn looks natural as an old shoe evidently enjoys the business. [P The present meeting ot the State - Board of Tax Commissioners is lenient with railroads. j||' • raise in their taxes, tor the B resent year, is cut down t0560,)b. Their report shows that only S' ’ ‘•'J Be railroad tr ick were built in the during the year 18|i7>. The cases from the board ot reMiew of Blackford county, bi which (id the Blackford county bank, implained that their assessments id been made too high, were yesteday Montpelier Her »ld. IH.Special low r ite excursion tickets ■:i Glover Leaf al same rate as in years will be issued for Main I and 6, leaving Illinois staKs August IV, tram No. fi leav Kg Indiana and Ohio stations HU just 20, to Niagara Falls and Mturn via Toledo. D. & C Steam fir to Cleveland and the C. & B. tef’eirner to Buffalo thence the Kiagara Falls Park and River Kailway, (The Whirlpool Route) t< Niagara Falls, arriving at NiaLai Falls, arriving at Niagara ■"alls 8:30 a. m.. August 21. Return limit ten flays, with stopovers at Cleveland. Put in Bay and IoI Jedo. Also side trips from Niagara Falls to the various points of inmerest. 1

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Pete Holthouse returned from Geneva lust evening. Miss Nellie Schnvk is rustiea ting at Warsaw. Rev. Wilken was a visitor in Fort Wayne Monday. Henry McLain is going to start a silver bank. Get ep. Miss l.uetta Walters returned from Marion last evening. Mrs. J. F. Snow was visiting Ceylon relatives last Friday. The wife of Theodore Kennedy has lieen quite sick for a tew days past. A horse was stolen from Charhs Nettertield at Kingsland a few nights ago. Mrs. L. G. Ellinghani and baby went to Winchester yesterday for a visit among relatives. Miss Al Peterson resumed For cleiieal position at the National Bank after a severe illness of one week. Will Kelley the voting attorney of Portland, was here yesterday, Iteing interested in a few eases in ’ court M<’.se Byers show windows give evidence of his loyalty to thecause that savetl the union hack in the dark ages. W. H. Shepherd and Heniy Miller of southern Adams, were here several days this week as viewers on gravel roads. Postmaster Weltley reports unclaimed letters due John Harrutf, Isaac Neihliek. Florence Middleton, William Daugherty and J. < >ra Tralter. W. H. Keubler of the Boston, accompanied by his wife are at New York, buying new goods for the Boston and taking in the many seeable sights of this widely famed city. Mtnshal Barnes, of Geneva, brought William Butcher here yesterday and turned him over to .Sheriff Ashbaucher for fifteen days. Drunkenness ami general cussed ness are the charges sustained. County institute will lie on at the Christian church next week. Indications point to a large attend ' ance ami an enjoyable week. This is a happy time for the teachers of the county and this year it will lie j made doubly so by an exclusion trip to Rome City. C- P. Ehiuger seems to be enjoying himself somewhat sin- e retiring from business. It has been some fifteen years since he was without a position of any kind. In that time too, he has missed but few days from the daily task of looking after business. Time will now surely drag slowly. The firm of Kern, Brittson & Beeler Monday liegan business in their two stores of clothing, gents' furnishings, tailoring, boots and shoes. In addition to their already large stocks new fall goods to the amount of many thousand dollars are now coming in. The boys are getting their hand in very nicely and and will soon be right at home in their new business. See their ' big announcement on another page. A new oil company has been origaiiized here and a state charter will be ready next week. It will have a capital stock of $25,000 s and will operate in the territory southeast of Geneva. The first well has been located upon the ' Minch farm, one mile south of New ('urydon. The stock holders of the j new c impany are; Ed Smith, Sam I Shimart, Chester Brown, Jerry Smith. B. E. Reddout, Bob Brown, ! Win. Heater, Dr. Ralston, George Davis, L. 11. Davis, J. J. Watson ami Archie Hardison. Sam Shu gait will drill the first well.— Geneva Herald. Large crowds of people will be in town tomorrow and Saturday in attendance to the soldier’s encamp merit. Provisions have been made for the entertainment of many people both at the encampment grounds and in the city. Let every one ot our people extend a cordial hand of elcome to the old soldiers and their friends. The time is not far distant when occa- ' sions of this kind will be entirely conducted by a youngergeneration, I and as the years ripen on the heads lof the already gray haired blue coats, let us remember to manifest a ni re sympathetic chord of friendship towards the heroes who ! preserved the union we are now so I proud of.

OECATUK, INDIANA. Till RSDAV. Al GI ST 13. 1896.

Charley E-'l] came up from Ge neva Tuesdsy evening. | Mrs. J. W. Place ami Kit Christen are nt Detroit. Mich. i John King was looking after his 1 real estate near Bluffton yesterday. Jm-ob Martin of the Star Bakery had business at Fort Wayne Monday. Judge Studnbiiker and wife were ' at Fort Recovery a day or two this week. Sheriff Ashbaucher was looking up official business at Geneva Tuesday. Andrew Hutchens and Nancy E Eller were yeeteiday granted a , license to marry Miss Emma Jackson of the B •«- ton. is at Huntington visiting with Mrs. Ed Roselrorough. Banker Porter of Geneva, was in , * >xen the first of the week, being , interested in some court cases to some extent. P. B. Manlev attorney of Marion and a member of the Adams county bar. attended the opening of 'Court Monday. A. P. Beatty went down to Port land Friday afternoon, business relative to the Citizen's Telephone Co., being the drawing ear<l. The time of our court is being principally taken up in fixing issues and setting down cases for trial. Next Monday business logins in earnest. Dan P. Reynolds, of Lincoln, Kansas, one of the early residents of this city, is here visiting relatives. He still owns property and may later on become a resident again. Lew Singleton the old wheel horse at Romberg <x Hart's livery barn, left Tuesday with a car load of hors s for Frisinger & Fisher. They are bound for Hamburg, where they v.ll goon the market. The Niblick store was the victim Monday evening of some of the light fingered gentry. They forced an entrance in by a back window, helped themselves to four or five dollars worth of cash, with which they are now enjoying high life in a great city. Last Sunday, notwithstanding the intense heat, about forty friends ami relatives gathered at the home of Jacob Buhler, Sr. A bountiful dinner was served after which the guests spent the afternoon in a very sociable manner. John Broom and family, of Fort Wayne, were present from out of the city. Jim Touhey and his team of mules were somewhat wrecked at the Grand Rapids freight yards Saturday. A moving freight car struck the wagon, turning it over on the mules. They were ent and bruised up considerably, but under a physician's care will be ready for business in a few days. Had they l»een anything but mules, they would never have lived to tell the tale. Jim didn't happen to be in the mix to any serious extent, and wasn’t hurt any, only his feelings. Frank M. Schirmeyercame home last Saturday from a week spent amid the exhilerating climate and I country in Nebraska. The Burlington route took him through the i finest and best of the western country, and he very emphatically i pronounces it unexcelled. Crops 1 are good and the jieople are feeling : ! mighty exhuberant overtheir pros 1 •jpects. If all reports are the least hit true that part of this country is not to lie sneezed at, and the time is coming when even we in Indiana ■ can not frown upon the hayseeds, that make up that important part ! of the United States. Quite a serious accident occurred ■ at the Grand Rapids crossing north of town sometime Tuesday morn ing. William Hockemeyer, wif < and baby were coming to town in ; a carriage. The horses becamej entangled some how in the harness' which resulted in wrecking the I carriage, throwing the occupants to the ground and seriously and ’ i fatally injuring them. The child’s j ■ skull was crushed from the effects lof which it died yesterday morning. Mr. Hockemeyer received internal injuries and is now in a precarious condition and probably will not recover. Mrs. Hocken meyer escaped with nothing fatal, and will quite soon recover. It is a sad affair, much deplored by their many relatives and friends in all parts of the county.

Mrs. E<| P. Menefee visited her parents nt Geneva this week. Jacob Schafer and family were at Auburn over Sumlay visiting relatives. Mrs. Delle Locke returned to Rome City last Saturday for u several weeks recreation. Mrs. W. 11. Reed ami baby came home Saturday from a pleas ant visit with relatives at Hoag land. Miss Victoria Stone of Fort Wayne, spent Sunday in the city, at the home ot R. D. Patterson and family. Dr. Ford of Geneva, was in town Tuesday looking pleasant as any silver man has license to, at this stage of the gan e. Jesse J. M. LaFollette of Port-j land, was here Monday ami Tues day looking after some interested cases in court. Mi*s Anna Yager came home last Saturday from Petoskey, Mich., where she had been for several weeks, Lou Yager is convalescin, . The meeting at the silver club last night was largely attended by the member* and others. Short addresses were made and a good time was had. A merry-go round is one of the new addition* to our city. It located itself on the vacant lot next to the People's restaurant, where it will amuse the visitors to the encampment. The soldiers are already liecoming in evidence and by tomorrow there will lie a large crowd of the patriotic blue coats, in town. Sam Henry Post and their friends are working hard ami exp»*ct the encampment to be the biggest kind of a big success. The first bricks on the new Methodist church was laid Monday and now the work will lie pushed with all rapidity imagin able. Contractor Merryman expects to finish this part of the contract in sixty days, and in that much more time the handsome and important structure will no doubt lie completed. The Citizens bank ba* two ot the new issue of the dollar silver certificates, mention of which has lieen made in these columns several times. The bills are decidedly out of the usual line and are attracting much attention and comment. The fact that the word “tranquillity” is spelled with one “1” caused ridicule which brought the engraver to time he replied that that was the way it was spelled at the time the clause which he quoted was written. These bills have l»een called in.—Portland Sun. A new clerk's desk in the court room is a much needed improvement that greeted the bar and court at the opening of the present term, Monday. Deputy Clerk Lenhart looked as usual, pleasant ami important, just as though he was used to such high Hutting affairs. The new desk looks nice and was both a needful and neces sary addition. It gives the court I clerk plenty of room for the proper recording of all the court record, and at the same time room for the tilingof all official papers and documents. Titus Ernst was the author i of the improvement. The charter for the Birnetalic ( nion, which is organized and holding meetings at their club ■ rooms on Monroe street, has been received. It says that “reposing confidence in the patrotisiu and wisdom of the citi/ ’ns of Decatur, ; authority is hereby granted them to organize a Birnetalic I nion, to I be known us the Decatur Bimetalie Union, No. 1113, ot Decatur, State of Indiana, and to do all things set i forth in tiie organiz.ation ami bylaws adopted by the American Bi metalie I’nion for the government jof local unions. By the act of (•ongres. demonetizing silver and j making gold the sole standard of j value blindly passed in 1873, | Ameiiea has become the subject of British financial domination which I is rapidly transferring the jiroperty |of the masses to the millionaires and tilling our land with pauper ism and distress. Americans are called upon to defend with their ballots their firesides and Ameri can independence, as patriotically as did our forefatheis with their bayonets. Wechargeyou tobediligent and faithful in the important work assigned to you.” Signed by A. J. Warner, president, and G. E. Bowen, secretary.

D. M. Geetllig, SUpi-rilitendeilt of Public Instruction, will be pre i sent nt the institute one day next'' week. F. W. IHbble and wife are en-| tertaining their neices the Misses 1 Leona mid Jesse Weist of Welling ton, Ohio. 1 But one marriage licens issued ' this week and that one was issued I to Daniel J. Baumgartner ami I , Mary E. Girod. i Mrs. Altfelt one of the highly respected ladies of Union township 1 died last Friday after a short ill- ' ness. The funeral took place Sun day. The Mandolin club went to Will shire yesterday, where they, no doubt, succeeded in charming the fair inhabitants by their musical music and charming smiles. Rev. Gn’gg and family spent last Sabbath at Huntington, where the former delivered one ot his aide , and highly’ entertaining sermons. , They returned home the first of the week. The Zolliir* Battery, Ft. Wayne, came down this morning to do duty during the encampment. It is raining some this morning, but hould it clear up you may look tor lets of people tomorrow and -Saturday. Tom F. Anten and wife came home Saturday from an extended visit in the south, where they went tor the lienefit of the former's health. He was much improved until a few days before starting home. A Imwel complaint reduced his weight some eleven pounds. For Sale—Farm of l'J5 acres: 115 acres on one side of the road ami 8(1 acres on the other side. Large frame house and barn. t*o wells, two cistern*, good fences ami farm well drained. There is 75 acres in clover. 2»> acres in timothy, two orchards. 155 acres cleared. Will sell cheap on easy terms. Address box 148, Berne. Indiana. The commissioners and city council have purchased a fountain D r the court house square. It is a beauty of whole doth being the Mott fountain, octavo in shape with eight posts around a twelve foot base. A statue in the center of a boy holding a l>oot, which is meant to represent the “unfortunate boot.” The cost of the much needed ami beautiful improvement is $575. The committee in charge of its purchase is deserving of praise for their selection. It will be put in place in a very short time. Kern, Brittson & Beeler, the merchants in clothing, gents’ furnishings, tailoring, boots and shoes, are now ready to show you superior qualities of their merchandise at prices that are rock bottom and all right. They are too busy arranging and putting their stock in proper shape to write advertisements, but they desire through our medium of information to impress you with the fact that they will be: glad to see you in their store whether it is a matter of purchasing or not. Go and see them, buy of them ami yon will live longer, be happier and grow fatter. Seventy eight Adams county republicans met at the court house last Thursday in county eonven tion. The count}’ chairman called the meeting to older, after which Dr. J. S. Coverdale was selected i as presiding officer ami Frank A. Evarts of the Journal, as secretary. Nominations for county ollicer* were made in the names of Isaac Teepie of Jefferson township for auditor, .\lbert Yager of French for treasurer. Perry Burke of Wabash for sheriff, Albert J. Hawk: :of Monroe for surveyor, William H. Graham of Washington for as i sessor, Frederick F. Freeh, of Union for commissioner in the first district and Washington Kern of St. Mary’s in the second district, Dr. A. G. Holloway of this city for coroner. The convention also selected delegates to the legislative ' ami judicial conventions. Those 'selected being Sam Shell, I’my Burke, J. M. Holloway, A.Schlag . enhttuff, William Redding, Henry Snider, Albert Yager, Dr. O. I’. M. ■ | Andrews, James Moses, William ■ Smith, J. A. Mumma, Paul Hooper, Gus Bly and B. W. (juinn. After the nominations and dele- ■ gates appointment, Candidate Henry spoketo them upon political issues. He is not very much of a I public orator, although his address was frequently applauded by the' assembled g. o. p.’s.

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Mrs. B. S. Hutu <>i Winchester, came up Monday night for a few days visit with Mrs. Lew Eiling ham. Dr. L. L. Mattox has movetl Itack from Berne to Geneva ami will again practice the profession of meilifine nt his old stamping grounds. T. E. Mann of Geneva, was in town Tuesday on btisiness. He returned last week from a trip west when* his brother Perry lives. He reports that country tn a prosperous condition. J. Fred Fraace the genial and well informed lawyer of limiting ton, was here yesterday l<s>king after Ins many friends. He reports Huntington county as 'hooping 'er up for silver. A commission of lunacy consist ing of E*qs. Simcoke and Smith, ltrs. Andrews and Coverdale, yes terday decided Su*auah Hofer insane. and recommended that she be admitted to the Eastern Insane Hospital for treatment. Lightning struck the barn of Phillip Koosv in St. Mary'* town ship, which immediately enveloped the building in Hames and burned it to the ground. Hay, gtain and farming implements in the sum of many dollars, were entirely destroyed. .Some $2,000 is the sum total of Hie loss. The death of Charley Wagner occurred Monday, at the home of his parents near Monmouth. The cause of death was typhoid fever, with which he had l»een a sufferer for several weeks. He was nine teen years old. well known and ad mired by a large numtier of friends. The funeral services took place yesterday at the Alpha cemetery. An event which will be rather interesting to pi ople of this county, especially Rislkey and Dunkirk, will lie the execution of William Hass, the young fiend who murdered and outraged Mrs William Broder, of Price Hill. Cincinnati, July 3. He was captured the day following and confe—ed to the horrible deed. Hass is a joung mau who has often beeu »u this city, and lived at Ridgeville, Redkey and Dunkirk. He will without doubt be the first murderer to die in the electric chair, in the Ohio penitentiary.—Portland Sun. The sudden death of Mrs. Minnie Showalter of Ceylon, at the Rich mond Insane hospital, gave rise to speculation among her friends here as to the cause of death. Sherifl Ashbaucher wrote to the medical superintendent of that institution upon the subject, and he replied that the immediate cause of death was an intussusception of the intestine, which isin the naturei fan obstruction. Also there was a chronic meningitis, which is an intlamation of certain membranes of the brain, which caused the patient's mental disturbance. This information is reliable ami ought to set at rest the minds of the family interested. Court began grinding Monday morning, with the court and bar all on hand looking fresh after a vacation of some length. State cases have been set down ns follows: State vs. Charles Murray, | two cases, ordered certified back to I justice of the peace; Stat*: vs. George Pierce, petit larceny, ten days ,in jail and fine 81; State vs, Rolla Bolh>, assault and batter}’, set for second Wediiesdav: State vs. James Martz, John T. Fiance appeared to defend Martz, and set ' for second Wednesday; Nnnn Rebemau vs. John S< hug. In << h of promi e. judgment vs. <1 f> nd ent 8100; Decatur ‘ atiomil Bank vs. Henry S. I’a.-.sou and Jaim s i Swartz, judgment against defendants 8277.21; Stat* vs. •’ un Wagoner, three ens set fm it. * second Monday; State vs. \\ illiam L. Bel), set fol second Mom! State vs. Samuel I ans, forgery. *et for second Monday; State ■. - Beu Middleton.assault and battery, set for second Monday; State \s. George Sullivan, petit larceny, set for second Tuesday; State vs. Husty Rhoad*, |, c. DoVos. ap 1 peared as attorney lor Rhoads, set for s<*con<i Tuesday; (Ha Brown vs. Grier F. Gemmed, seduction, set for second Thursday. The follow ing new cases have been filed: In tei national Building and Dmn Association vs. Decatur Trenton Rock ami Mining Co. et al, quiet title; Harry F. Bceber vs. Anna Runyon et al, on account ami to foreclose mechanic lien: D. M. Osborne vs.. Charles King, on account, demand iB2OO.