Decatur News, Volume 3, Number 6, Decatur, Adams County, 3 April 1901 — Page 1

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• > In and About ; Ch - _ —, . .. Items of Local Interest . the L*lty I* ’• •• Concerning Our Fellow Townsmen — - ®

B< J. A. Tester spent Sunday in Andrews ; / and Wabash. c Dr. Coverdale made a professional call 1 - at Monroe Friday. Bargain prices at Mrs. Roma Merryman’s Millnery Store. 42—ts £ John Waggoner was a business visitor 1 at Monroe on Thursday. f See Mrs. Merryman’s prices on hats, < now at Bargain prices. 42-ts. . < ... * Jo’hn Rice made a business trip to , - ’ • ' Van Wert last Wednesday. ...... ... , . .. | r sv Grafting Wax, 10 cents per cake, at { Blackburn’s Drug Store. 6-tt ] Levi Augsburger, of Linn Grove, was j ■ .seem on our streets Friday, ' Herb Majors is now the night opera- < tor at the G. R. & I. depot. 1 ; Li A. Brokaw transacted business in 1 Fort Wayne last Wednesday. ■ C. A, Dugan was a business visitor in < •ij ... Fort Wayne last Wednesday. 1 ' . James Fristoe was a business visitor in Montpelier last Wednesday. ■ Clearence Brodbeqk, of Bobo, called 1 at the News office on Saturday. |z.. George Kinzle was a business caller at ' Berne on Wednesday of last week. ?■ Mrs. James Hendricks, of Monroe, ■waited friends in Decatur last Thursday. , ■gp* -Ed Badey was transacting business j in Chicago the latter part of last week. ( Hoffman of Linn Grove visited relatives and friends in Decatur last • . week. •'j Tom Fisher was the guest, of his son , k - James of Bluffton several days last week. E. C. Runyon, of Linn Grove, was a ®Decatur visitor on Wednesday of last week. Don’t fail to call at Mrs. Roma Merr- ■ , - man’s, Bargain prices on all millinery goods. 42 ts v / Miss Minnie Coffee left for Marion . , M ont l a y morning to attend a course of ' school. U. Jesse Robison returned to Indianapolis on Wednesday to resume his study ’ of law. . Paul Hooper-and Harry Moltz were , •transacting business in Fort Wayne last .Tuesday. ; t '• Mrs. Al Burdg visited friends and relj atives in Red Key, Geneva and Portland , last week. For fresh reliable garden seeds, either in bulk or packages go to Blackburn’s Drug Store. 6-ts Miss Irene Bell entertained Miss Minta Foreman and brother of Lima, . Ind., last week. Mrs. H. H. Bremerkamp was the guest of Fort wayne friends the latter „ ' part of last week. George Tricker commenced moving dirt at the gravel pit just across the river east of town. Charles Schugg of Berne, the jovial hardware dealer, was a business visitor v in the city Thursday. Sam Wyatt, having had trouble with ( ; his eyes, consulted an oculist in Fort Wayne last Thursday. The carpenters are at work on the new store building of Yager & Hite’s near the C. & E. depot. G. E. McKean did some surveying in i the south part of the county during the latter part of last week. < Don Quinn, representing the Egg Case company, is calling on cities and towns in the gas belt this week. John Scheimann and Jack McFeely drove a large herd of cattle from Bingen , to Fort Wayne last Thursday. Geo. H. Martz, of Monroe, a staunch democrat and supporter of the News called at this office on Tuesday. , James and Jacob Eady were called to Winchester last Thursday on account of the serious illness of their sister. r* Dr, and Mrs John Grandstaff and son, of Preble, were the 'guests of Mr. and Mrs, W. J, Archbold on last Sunday. , / Our type is the latest-all the new faces, our workmen the most artistic. ( . The News, Walter Murray’s barber shop is being , remodeled this week. A new plate glass ( front gives the shop a neat appearance. | The Misses Lulu Burke and Marie . * Meyers were the guests of Miss Anna j ? Ktimasser, at Bluffton, on last Sunday. - Go to H. & Porter’s carriage trimming i shop, for a new top for ybnr' bpggy F \ Trimming done to order on short notice. ( f J. B. Atz was a Fort Wayne visitor I last week; he went to secure a work- 1 man tor the ham ess shop of Atz & < Stucky. 1

The Decatur News.

Another good well of flowing oil was drilled in on David Studabaker’s farm four miles east of Cuegday of last week. ? . , Prosecutor John iffordto af Berne and Geneva last Thursday ’ahd* Friday looking up evidenced* the*Eicher forgery case. C*.D i. Rev. Luckey, who hasneen the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Jolin Brcck for several days, returned to his home in Castle, N. Thursday. Graber made this office a substantial call last Thursday and produced the “long green” for the News the coming year. The season for fox drives and public salesis here. The News office is the best establishment in the county for the proper advertising bills. The News is desirous of securing the services of a few more competent correspondents. Items that are news are always in demand at this office. John Keim, who is employed in a bicycle factory at Jonesboro, is in the city the guest of his, parents. ■He will return as soon as the factory opens up for its spring run. When your shoes need mending, you will find Sol Billman in the Foreman block just south of the Peoples livery barn. Prices and work guaranteed. Give him a call. 3Ptf The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Brown, of Kirkland township, died last Friday evening. The funeral was held at the Beery church and interment at Beery cemetery. Spring is here and country maidens are holding guessing matches. They sit out in the garden and guess whether it is a potato bug or an army worm that is crawling down their back. The.Eckert vs Fritzinger case which was to be tried in the circuit court Monday, lias been taken to the Fort Wuvne circuit by change of venue, prayed lor by Eckerts attorneys. Au exchange tells of a young lady losing the sole of her slipper, while enjoying the intoxicating whirl of the waltz. Os what profit was it to her if she gained the whble whirl if she thereby lost her sole? ’ ' ■ . 4 Walter Lounsbery is now day operator at the G. R. & I. depot during the absence of B. E. Miller who w'i[l fill a like position in Lima, Ind. Mr. Miller was accompanied by his wife on last Wednesday. The News office is prepared to do all kinds of job printing in the most artistic manner, at popular prices. No shoddy material or shabby work is put out by the News. Give us a trial order and be convinced. The Misses Pearl Hamilton. Beatrice Lawrence, and Josephine Niblick, after spending their pring vacation here with friends3fa*d relatives, returned to their studies at Delaware, Ind., on last Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Huffman, of Marion, spent several days in Decatur during the past week. The former is an attorney and was attending to business of a legal nature, while the latter was visiting friends and relatives. Some one lost a pass book and valuable papers near the Berne depot recently. Among them appears the name of Henry Myers. Call at Bank of Berne, if the above named valuables are yours, and give proof of ownership and get your property. 1 W. H. Teeple, of St. Marys township, gave this office a substantial call on Monday of this week. Mr. Teeple is perhaps the oldest teacher in Adams county in the way of service, he having taught twenty-five terms of school in Ohio and Indiana. On Thursday evening Ap.il 4th r there Will be a called meeting at the store of L. Brokaw, on east Monroe street, for the purpose of organizing a prohibition league for Decatur and Washington township. L. C, Masters, of Muncie, will be present. All interested cordially invited to come. Oscar Hoffman and Lawrence Opliger, two of Hartford township’s successful teachers, were in Decatur on last Saturday taking the teachers’ examination. The former left Monday for Bloomington, the latter for Angora, where they will attend school the coming summer. MBs Harriet Temper, a returned foreign missionary and a very eloquent and talented speaker, addressed the Daughters of the Covenant at the lecture room ot the Methodist church, Tuesday night. Miss Temper is secretary of the Women’s

DECATUR, INDIANA. WEDNESDAY. APRIL3.I9OI.

Foreign Missionary society of the northern Indiana conference. Do you take the News and read It as a subscriber? Is not., why dont you? It contains all of the important news of the county and comes to your home several hours earlier than either of the other county papers. If you are not a subscriber try it for a year at any rate, for one dollar. William Winans the popular young school teacher of Pleasant Mills is dead. He died at Fort Wayne on last Saturday evening, and his remains arrived in Decatur Monday via the G, R. &I. railroad. The body was taken JK> Pleasant Milla, where the funeral was held at 10 o’clock at the Baptist chifrch. The regular teachers’ examination was held at the high school building on last Saturday. There were applicants for common school licwße, one for primary license, and one for professional license making a total bf fifty-six. It has been whispered about that it might have been just a little bit easier. E. J, Stalter, returned to his home at Greenville, Ohio, on last Saturday after an extended visit with nis parents in this city. He Is a fireman on the Lake "Sfibre rail road and was injured -February 4th, by being thrown from his train and is spending his time visiting until he is able for active service again. D. H. Hunsicker has traded his west end grocery to J. N. Fristoe, for a small farm, east of the city. Mr. Fristoe took possession of the grocery Monday, and will probably close out the stock, while Mr. Hunsicker will now devote his entire time in the capacity .of traveling salesman for the Corbett cigar factory. Samuel Opliger the jovial trustee, of Hartford township, was in Decatur on ; last Saturday. All the schools of Hartt ford township are closed and it has been a very successful school year. Trustee Opliger is to be congratulated on the } goodj and efficient: work done in the

schools under his supervision during the past school year. . The First Baptist church of this city, is for the present without a minister. The Rev. F. J. Gather preached his fare1 well sermon last Sunday. Rev. Gather has been their minister for about a year ' and a half and has made many friends in the city during his stay, who are loath to have him leave. Rev. and Mrs. Cath- • er will make their future home with rel- ■ atives at Indianapolis. David Runyon, one of French town- , ship’s most prosperous farmers, was a caller at this office on Wednesday of last week. He says he can not conduct his farm without the News and planked down a dollar for one year’s subscrip* 1 tion. He says that without doubt he ’ has toe largest maple sugar camp in the county. He has 100 trees tapped now and if the season was not so late he I would operate 100 more. Peter J. Bryan made this office a pleasant call on last Saturday while on his way home, from Marion, Ohio, 1 where he was called on a matter of business on Friday. P. J. says that 1 the prospects for wheat in that section of Ohio, are very flattering indeed. He also says that Jefferson township will in 1 all probability, have another gravel ' road. Just see how the good road fever is spreading. Its a good thing, push it • along. A. W. Gulick, representing the Old ' North American Insurance company, has ’ just closed a deal with Trustee Boknecht of Root township, wherein all the school houses, with their furniture and appari atus, have been insured for the neat sum of 88,000. This Is a move in the right ’ direction" We do not hesitate to insure i private and personal property, and why I not insure public property, which Is only ■ private property held by the government? ' On Thursday morning of last week when Anson went to his • office at his flouring mill on First street he lighted a match and was attempting to ignite the gas in the stove when an ex plosion followed. It seems that for some reason the gas was turned on which coming in contact with the match caused the explosion. Mr. VahCamp was , painfully but not seriously burned on his hands and face. Luckily the explosion was not great start a fire which might have consumed the entire plant. Nicholas Waggoner, one of Monroe township’s prosperous farmers gave this office a pleasant call on Satureay. To show that he has faith in the News he deposited a dollar in our drawer for another year’s subscription. Mr. .Waggoner is a typical Frenchman having been born in France sevegjy ; years ago. While yet only a boy his parents came to America. He has been an inhabitant of Adams County for over fifty years and at one time owned one section of the best land in Monroe township which he has disposed, of in various ways keep tng for his own use eighty acres of the best. He has retired from active business and is living in Monroe, content with his uccessfull career. ■

I DAN KITSON’S BOOSTER Is I.ost and » Liberal Reward Is Offered for his Return—Loss Very Mysterious Dan Kitson’s rooster Is no more. It has either migrated south In search of health or has tickled the palate of some loyal party, out for a time. At any rate it roosts no more on the lower limb of | the apple tree near Its owner’s home. Dan wouldn’t care so much just for the rooster itself, but It has been a mascot 1 of the family tor fifteen years or more i and since its migration the sun some- 1 times gets up before Dan does. In reality this was not such a fine fowl < but it was a good one. A liberal reward will be advanced to the right party to learn the whereabouts of the game bird, and the occasion for its thereabouts. Dan is rather suspicious that the prosecutor may learn something of the matter and for that reason wants the whole mattar kept out of the papers, at least Jpr the present. The ex-prosecutor may have had an eye on this same rooster, Dan thinks, to use in crowing over the results of the recent political campaign, but as the early bird, the country timepiece, did not return to his usual apple tree to roost, after the smoke of political battle had passed away, the whereabouts of said beautiful bird, the rooster, is still shrouded in profound mystery. Dan says that he was in the service of Uncle Sam for nearly four years, and'he ; knows what it takes to constitute a first : class fighter, and his anticipations are I to again see his “time-piece” and mascot j for the past fifteen summers, placed in . showy bill-board posters announcing . pedigree and pecking abilities almost beyond reasonable discrlption. if he does, , you may depend upon it, that Dan wont t let the matter rest there but will insist upon knowing what the prosecutor or ! the ex-orosecutor knows about depriving ? an honorably discharged Union soldier 5 of his only patriotic, liberty loving roos- , ter just at the close of a great campaign.

A MUSICAL PARTY Held at the Home of Henry Dirkson, Jr. near Monmouth, Saturday night. On last Saturday evening about forty guests responded to invitations issued by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dirkson jr. residing about two miles north of Monmouth. The occasion was the dedication of their new piano which they had recently purchased on trial. Schieferstine’s orchestra was present to enliven the occasion while Roy Wolford presided at the piano. Vocalmusic was furnished by Dr. Grandstaff and John Wolford. A midnight lunch was served consisting of cake, wine and cigars, principally wine, and the occasion was a merry one, everybody enjoying themselves hngely. The guests departed at a late hour declaring that Mr. and Mrs. Dirkson to be very clever hosts. i Portland CementThe farmers of Adams county, who are contemplating building barns this spring, could do no better thing than to make their floors a,nd granaries of Portland cement. Mr. G. W. Ruprlght, of Preble township, has already purchased 30 bbls, of cement from me, and he says that he thinks it the cheapest thing for him to use. I understand that several other barns are to be built in the same neighborhood and those who are building them contemplate using Portland cement. It will last hnndreds of years where if you use plank you will have to renew them every few years, and put up with the annoyance of rats and mice. In the long run you will find cement by far the chea-pest. I have at all times a large stock of the cement on hand, and will be pleased to quote the lowest prices to any one wishing to build. Your patronage is respect-fully-solicited. Yodrs respectfully, 2-4 w J. D. Hai,E. Chinese Laundry in DecaturDecatur has another laundry. Sam Kee, a Chinaman, from Fort Wayne, is the proprietor and operator. It Is located in the frame building in the rear of the Big Store, and there you can get you linen done up in true “Chinee stylee veryee cheapee.” Mr. Kee comes here recommended as an artist in his profession and will no doubt get his share of the peoples’ patronage. A Hot Old TimeThe Ray’s Big Eastern, “A Hot Old 5 Time,” played to a crowded house here on Tuesday night. It was truely the laughing event of tile ’ season, purely funny and full of witty sayings and rr • diculous situations. The humor was constant from start to finish, which kept the entire audience convulsed with hysterical laughter.

News from All Over | the County Froni Our ’ Special Correspondents ' ■ 1 ...A.— ’ - — and Exchanges

NOTICE TO COBOESPONDENTS. Our call for correspondence which we recently made is being answered by stich i a profusion of news from all over the county that we are obliged to ask our special correspondents to haye their communications at this office not later than Monday evening to insure publication, Poverty Flat All quiet at Poverty flat. The hoop factcry has been idle for the week past. Where is tire prosperity tha 1 , was promised us? Perhaps they have not had time to start it out from Washington yet. As the warm season approaches outboard of health should take a peep at some of the back yards and alleys and see that they are properly cleaned up, that the health of the community may not suffer thereby. What has become of the oil wells that were to be drilled in the vicinity of De-1 catur? We are patiently waiting for a | sniff of crude oil. Will we get them, or will it be like other Decatur enterprises, a salted hole in the ground? We will need the cil in a few years for fuel—in fact it would come handy just now. 4 1 Peterson Weather is pleasant. Peterson on the boom. John Brown Jr. was the guest of Harry Weldy, Sunday. > Joseph Beery was a business caller at Decatur, last Saturday. k Quite a number of our people took teachers’ examination at Decatur, on' last Saturday. < . Lewis Scherry, Orville Heller and James Beery were business callers al| Decatun on last Saturday evening. Oscar Weldy, one of Gus 'Rosenthal’s hustling clerks, has resigned his position and expects to farm farm this summer. z John Bright, a student of district No. 4, expects to leave for Valparaiso, Mc(U.day, where he will -attend school this coming summer. Success to you John. Qqorge Martin is busy shipping hay ■ from our burg, having shipped several carloads from this point, and says he has several hundred tons to ship. This shows that George is a hustler In the hay business. We are glad that the Preble itemizer blames these Items on the old Itemizer. as we know “Harmie” is a good guesser

since he secured him an assistant to write items. Success to your good guesses. South Washington Nice weather; roads are drying, up. John Trim’s new house is nearly finished. Henry Frickle has moved on Will Colchin’s farm. Joe Shilling has a fine match team of white horses. Tom Durkin and family visited in Decatur over Sunday. Pete Brown is making preparations for building a new barn. * . Paulie MUler has hired to Frank Hieman, for the summer. Will Arnold intends to build a new bouse this coming summer. Dayton Raudenbush moved on Mrs. Overhaulser’s farm, April 1. Orval Kintz, of Fort Wayne, was visiting his parents over Sunday. Lem Johnson and daughter, Jennie, were wrestling with lagrippe, last week. Henry Voglewede had a log rolling on his farm, three miies south of the city, April 1. -v. Ed Haefling has rented Frank Carrier’s farm, for the summer, and also hired Frank for five months. Sprihg birds have been making their appearance for the last few days, and among them are the robins. ~ Conrad Gillig is making quite an improvement by building » wire fence in front of his house and barn. West Root Township , Wheat looks good. Miss Mary Elzey moved to Decatur, last Thursday. Several farmers are getting ready to do spring work. Ere long the boys will again be riding their wheels on the piKe. Fred Heuer, of in thi '

vicinity, last Thursday, selling stock food. ' Warren Reed and Willie Ruckman - spent last Tuesday at Decatur. J. A. Fuhrman was seen building a fence the fore part of last week. ® A young child of Mr. and Mrs. Will Williams, is sick with brain fever. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Fisher spent | Thursday with relatives at Decatur. Henry Koenemann, ot Decatur, was J in this vicinity, last Tuesday, buying stock. Ex-Surveyor Wm. E. Fulk was in this - vicinity, last Wednesday, surveying a . big ditch. Mrs. Fred Hockemeyer, of Whitley | county, is visiting with her daughter, Mrs. Wm. Mackey. Thomas Fisher spent last Tuesday and Wednesday with his son, James, and family, of Bluffton.. Ed Closs, of Decatur, is camping aloag y the banks of the St. Mary’s river, trapping muskrats, and having a good time.. Andrew Welfley was in this vicinity, •;< last Friday, taking the enumeration of ’ the male inhabitants, over twenty-one | years of age. Mrs. William P. Mallonee entertained the following ladies, last Friday: Mrs. J. H. Evans, Mrs. James John Evans, Mrs. Thomas Fisher, Mrs. Rev. Rucktaan, and Mrs. Coat Cook. Berne.' A? (too la’ce fok last issue.) We are to have a normal school this j spring taught by Prof. B. A. Winans, ; and the prospects are that there will be a large attendance. j So our new paper, the Adams County . Times, is afloat and going on nioely. | Here’s to its success; may it grow and prosper like the proverbial palm. [• '. r The brick street, or any-other-lmprov-ed-street question is again being agitata ■ ed here. Hope it will soon be a reality. ‘ Such a hustling business town os Bprne ' should have decent streets to acccmo- ‘ date.the publie in a wayMarch 26 witnessed the departin’.? of eighteen people from Berne and vicinity e ' ■'to North Dakota. Among the number ’ were Mrs. John Sullivan, Mrs. Peter Hirschey and childtan, Lewis- Huber, '; Sam Graber, Fred Liechty and several I others. > Well No. 6on the Studabaker farm 5 has been drilled and promises to be one ■of the best in the territory. There is considerable Sas and for that reason it ’ has not been drilled quite through, so as . , to {take care of the oil when they finish • drilling. The well belongs to the -

rior oil company. Joe Eicher has Deen arrested on suspicion of being implicated with Frank Ruby in a note forgery. The note is for §llO and bears the forged name of Barclav Smith. Ruby was arrested in Decatur where he was joined by his pal Joe Eicher. The case will be watched with great Interest here. The trilal is to come off next week. A sad accident happened to the family , of Peter Steury, north of town, last Sun- , day. Their little two year old girl was. playing around a board fence, and, as it seems, tried to climb uo' or through it. Her head was caught between the rails, and losing her hold, she was found a few minutes later with her neck broken. She was buried on March 26, in the Hilty cemetery west of town. ■ j Williams Station- | Gus Koenemann shipped sto<;k Williams, Monday. fcliss May Hobbs is very glad that Alfcj ril Ist comes but once a year. Mrs. E. Biggs, who has been very sick,- 1 with lagrippe, is much better. Jake Neuenschwander sold hfs house and lot to Mr. Kaylor, last week. Mrs. J. S. Gresley and son spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Andy Fisher. Louis Koenemann and wife, of Decatur, were visitors at Williams, Tuesday. Will Paterson will move into bis home recently purchased of William Biggs. J. C. Houk sold seven head of cattle that weighed 8,460 pounds, last week, at' Williams. O. W. Hoene returned from Wayne, Monday, where he spent Sunday ' with frjends. - v Charley Milan returned from Nebraska Monday morning where he had. spent three months. J. W. Watts came to town, Motfdayrto assist Jake Neuenschwander to move to Monmouth. • \

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