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   Decatur Weekly Republican (Newspaper) - August 6, 1896, Decatur, Illinois                               DECATUR ILLINOIS THURSDAY AUGUST 6 1896 i i i A t ant of thu It that tho remit In would be was thu son o Mart tii E was 35 old Although la poor hwtlt: for this and win n shock to hi In tho wits for 11 In Iho freight in hut A lend than u you furred him to fit i bin ami hu went to Sun An tonlti In thu of bin hen it h medics him tho trip to tlw did not him tu tho his A t times he roily fait hti tiny permanent Itu his hml given uji of was a person who was wol known In Having IK ml In city ho hwd a largo Hu hold position with tho with credit until his II health compelled him to up Ho had tin In nnd had liven conspicuous In social ol rules DOS it him friends where ho there nro ninny Ijo to hour ot his mid his father M Schrooder hu In by Mister MlM Nell Both ami WOK with Thud at tbu o his douth an they bnd fed him to when tut loft hero tons than two ngo U la thought by his tbat tho of by heart but nothing In that respect has From the of Tho of tho lute who at worn brought to this city tut night and tbo wne hokt this 4 o'clock lit tho boms o No l rat ay bcm Tho were conducted by Rev W C Miller of tbu t loo Rl wan rootle rod by the of Mre Frank Buan Brown Troy Charles Hoy Tho ia ut Or eon wood Tha ure Frank Kyle Edward Powers Will nnd Will Armstrong destruction of tho Thu of it MARCHING CLUB of Ihn full In lloyn tn Tram tho Daily of Tuesday wuro all working men lit lusl night tu take tart In thu accompli with tho tilling thai military will bo Them Co la J Lieut V First f lorcy K union Do Witt gun Inn ud Thw will bout in mt her meeting nt noil Monday taut will bo At tbo of A H Copo the will on for nil the Thu will of the ulty nud will out quite n In tho when tho 1 Imglo Mild corps turned out last und mode a vury of throe yours Drs Mud have been making monthly to our city During time they have had a largo ami but the bMt at oene from their They never any havo thrown out faUo to get They Absolutely will long MM make Ibe nod fata of the They will aere Monday Auguet tn DM try u remedy for ymir If not Mt a bottU now wad Tola apud to tiw relM ud of in IR Mr of In Germany about J CORN THIEVES IN JAIL and Kanat A made day when Albert P tenant on tho farm of 80 of tbe St bridge and his bind man Frank Wolgamot a Gorman young man with a Bo 11 employed by n largo jit to go to Germany for Uw tbo and political nnd the relations that affairs of this country have tipon to lie well Informed on tho sub- ject While talking to a reporter Mr Kony explained of tho relations of our movements upon and It would from what ho that the mans titko n deeper Interest In our than wo In their movements Ho that is of the ent condition of money In country Iho vigu the moneyed men not to Invest one cunt In this country none of thorn iro doing It nor do they Intend to put heir money horu until things are more settled They think thu present con- dition of the United Is n very ono mya that of course manufacturers of Germany and those who nro employed In that business want KOO free trade In this country It them u market for their products and Is to allowing them to with tho American products Tho Germans ore no I verm I lu their hopo of seeing and again They nro as favor of him in country They like the frw policy of has helped them When tho frea policy won at tbe Chicago eon Ion the announced In many and quite Mir Mr that certain will cost much In they do u this country It to n Idea hat things can bo bought cheaper thorn ban hero Tbo big profits tiro modo by ho manufacturers They employ cheap They nay abont 76 cents for tbo amount of labor tbat an American pays to Tho can't live on nny len but tbe got on nil right with hii wages nd does nob want any more It Is on account of different tho bis at price that tho retailor to as much tho American so ho a of Iho difference of lanor ver antl above tho made by tha In Germany N A profitable business There uru no hard times In NO 1 wooden were placed In the county Jail on tbu charge of stealing corn and other property from various aimers In township Tbo accused brought before Justice Hardy this forenoon and the hearing set for Tuesday ni 3 p m Ball for each was aft tire four separate courses and four of larceny The Arrest Since lost April a number of farmers In township been Ing corn sued oats and other of in great quantities but a wagou load of corn be takon from a crib Goorge w lost n lot ot corn und seed oats Martin lost n and u atit of now double harness Mat loet n lond of eorn nnd M S saddle stolen from him Those robberies tbo farmers and them Sundoy Jl S Burt a on pass his house It past n o'clock Ho It singular a ball bo ww returned to jal Mr took a change of venue K court and there ex wna for Friday 14 The Shelley Bros appeared foi Rie ley who wta by bis children Tho bondsmen for H Salty bad been Mo Gorray and Brandom Tho appears ot before Hardy today them Now Mr Is tx secure new bondsmen tor 11400 so tha he can return homo Attorney A H Hills appeared for pro scut km thing In In 11 flourishing condition There ro conducted by he or by tho people go to find or to secure At those places It is to work H they nro nil employed Thero seams to o prosperity In nil parts of tbe country not any higher than formerly ut condition of the laboring man IIIM bu Is now given Tho aay that If there is n high tariff In this oon n try they will not bo ruined but they will feel It greatly as It will their roo trado market winch hns been such a rent to them Mr Kuny has mado a study of the of tho two and his eon leads cue to look ul the political ml financial of our country from which IH not hy RACING AT CERRO In Which Bike Men Toad The racing meet of the cycling club at CerroGordo on Tuesday with tbe Inn of tho L A Vf drew a big here wne muslo by tho military arias homo with worth of n gold ring Rogers brought hook a pair of and pomade ord n tax of and o bos ot assorted Mil Ono mile I Goolt IA Place Stocky Cisco 4 half Ureo mllo 9 ord 0 4 Time One tulle 9 8 Shaff 31 ico A Drain Time 81 H Ono mile 1 9 3 4 Ford Three 9 s 4 her Time went an half flying tart hy Ford and on em to and t In 69 K Fwd B E W John Pollard Ik IL mm far rend at that time of night Bnd It boon a buggy or surrey he would not paid ray attention to the Incident Still bo did not get up The wagon went en down tbo road to the Murphy farm where J W Burt a brother ot M S Burt is the tenant Joe board the wagon puns His curiosity and without dressing he walked oot Into tbe road to watch the Tho driver deliberately drew In to tbo Burt corn crib and began loading tbo wagon With corn Joe at once himself and went attar his er proposing tbe capture the thieves ever thoy might bo M S got his tbo two brothers quietly drew tbe waiting until the wagon was loaded Theu both mere of tbo were drawn book and U S Burt revealed himself to the bor ordering him to throw up his bands or bo wonld have his bead Mown off Instantly obeyed and was discovered that the robber was Frank Wolgamot Al hired man tbat the team and wagon were tbo ty of mid that Tracy years with Wolgamot Both were takou In ahorse and Constable IX It of Wheat land township nnd his sou with other parties joined tho constable and tho Hurts In tho ion to tho place Deputy Sheriff Stabler out from tbe city nod Mr also taken In All were brought to Frank Wolgamot freely mndo a ion stating that he bnd been directed by to do the stealing and that ho hud sent his boy along to assist In tho nal acts Dates and places wore given nnd on Blsley arrested Wolgamot is a with wooden leg He lout his leg while a switchman in tbo Watash yards and for two years has beun IB the employ of loy who U u son of A T who is DOW nt Potosky Mich for tbo summer young man He has told the authorities tbat was with him when tha place was nud that tbe seed oats stolen were sown by on his place Other times bo said tbo was Drought to mid tho money being used to buy groceries and clothing for tbo ley family Al woe seen by a reporter at tbe of Justice Hard while ho was ing for Attorney to secure him n He Indignant that be should been arrested on the stale meats by Wolgamot Ho denied tbat he had any knowledge of tbe series of robberies and said that be could that ha bad not been off hie place at iny time since lost March except to eome to occasionally Be snys he Is kopt at home by the condition of his wife who Is an Invalid offering with four cancers and that requires his at tout San every two or three day and night He denied that be bad stated In robbing and said that Sunday afternoon Wolgamot him to bo allowed to take the team He wanted to go nnd get plums Tracy along and It was tba purpose to aead but they did not do so four children In the family the IS ot age gamot was told to bring tha team boma euty toon It on tbe place today Bliley Be did not that from anybody that brought anything to tha that lived on North Water until taM Hanb took bts to tM Voile printer the wagon and aton fie that to hU bay who fMM With the J B From the Dally of Tuesday evening In Justice Hardy's conn Al P Blsley charged with burglary and larceny gave ball in tbe sum of f 1000 for bis appearance for trial The sureties were B and Dr H Brandom 11 r who protests his Innocence of declaring that Frank simply lied lu ranking his was extremely to get to fats borne tu tbo country to caro ol his Invalid wife und ho left ut once alter liberty The and of Macou oonnty will meet Saturday to nominate oonnty Saturday afternoon a meeting of the members of tbe Republican county tral committee was hold Very aging reports were received from the varl one district chairmen going to show that there are many defections from tbe ranks on account ol tne free ver heresy There are In Moroa township alone forty-two Democrats who will not voto for Bryan and sorno ot them will vote for and Hobart John an old time Democrat of joa Is one of tho best of sound money in tbe county nnd no free can go successfully In there are of who openly declare tbW they will not voto for As a result of tbe present poll tbo county It ia estimated that the Republican majority will be from 600 to 800 In Mt township among the ble champions of sound money is George B a tbe frea ver men had been talking About for circuit clerk have since barred him from the list George does not train with the free silver men Ho Is for good money and prosperity h A FARMER SAW THEM Squire of In tho Prom the Dally ot This of township was at the county jail to bold for having mode tbo assault E B Bunt at Walker station Mr Hill hod two tramps for guests it his farm tbe night Bunt shot They slept in hU tiny and ho had a good look nt oath men and he gave a good description ot Morris before he was admitted to tbe Ho picked him cut of tbe oi prisoners and erven described the clothes ho wore accurately It appears that Edward Bishop one of the suspects in this was not identified Ho IIAS been get free Mr Hill ghes a good description of tbo tramp who was with Morris Tbe ors will now use tbe latest description The Illinois Central company has ed a cash reward of 95 for the con- viction of Hunt's assailants Cannot Stand Free Silver 3 W Turner of Blue Mound township wbc was the Into Democratic candidate for county treasurer ard who was lust spring elected supervisor of and who was also member of tbe Democratic county central committee baa resigned tho latter position because be Into Its late free ruin movement SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION of Held A TUi Moraine Hade From the pally of Thle morning the members of tbo ex committee of tbo Macou County Sunday School convention held a at the Y M C A rooms to make ar rongement for the Sunday school tlon will be held month J presided and George Tuoke acted as secretary Tbe other members ot the committee present were A B Mills 3 E Braden Mrs B C Bower Mrs A W p P It was decided to bold the convention She Presbyterian at on Thursday and Friday September 3 and 4 A program for tbe two days wus ar ranged Rev Boberts the pastor of the will make tba address of welcome ma the response will be made by the president Rev Willis of will conduct a prayer Other work will be carried ant during tho afternoon Friday morning there will bo a prayer and testimony meeting nnd J F Vicks will a talk on Normal work hero will he a discussion on home class work a now branch The djourn Friday night On Thursday evening an address will bo given at the church by W B Jacobs of a laau prominent in Sunday chool work of the state Other person who will take port ID discussion nud pooches whose names are on the program A H Mills X R Gorm P P Laugh 1 ID A F Hopkins aud others cannot follow his party silver repudiation and Mr Turner is a Praia buyer nt Boody and knows whut the principles of business are and being conscientious be refuses to sub- scribe to tbe policy of anything to get George B BpMer of Mt Zion Is an- other member of tho Democratic who has resigned for the same reason that Mr Turner has He is a business man too and knows what ruin free silver wonld bring to and farmers who are bis customers nnd bo net support a ticket and platform pledged to a ruinous business policy There are other members of tbe com- who expect to resign In the near future but wa are not at liberty to glva out tbe and to them may be added several In county ho will noji rapport the Democratic form and Bryan Tbo Fourth ward matter undetermined In court George W bai commenced a In B C Smith O Winand haa taken a tion of per Bright Andrew W a and J C by tha BUM lor Matai patt MM a pitot Sales of Real Charles D to Charles W 00 feet oft west side lot 0 block 15 In WorrensbuTg Isono to M F Plonk lot 13 lock 3 C B Q addition John W Bean to Lodge No 8 Masoue lot S block S Allen olds addition f 1 00 James J Finn to People's Savings and Loan association master's deed to lot S block 1 Wood's addition of outlets Same to sanpe master's deed to lot 3 lock i Powers fourth addition 1820 Andrew W Boyer to D E Brooks lot in 0 in Carver's addition to Deca- Minnie to Louis lot 6 In block T in first addition o Emma Gresley to lot 5 In block 7 in first addition to tl H F May etui to E L lot S In addition to J P Nicholson to E L deed to lot 10 in block 3 In Park locc David S Bice to T H Johnston lot SO u block 1 In Place ay J Hunt to Stephen A Hubbard ot B in block 3 in town of Maroa 800 B Spooner to Charles J and and EL P Kent and oh a Davenport lots El and 10 In block 0 in addition to Maroa latH n block 3 In town of 60 f tba north Bide of lot 9 In Mool l in own of The Country There was a largo congregation at tbe lue Mound chapel lost Sunday evening hen the pastor Rev A M Danely gave lecture There was nn orchestra nt which rendered The officers of tbo circuit of tbo 1st church are tc meet soon with A M Danely nt bis home in de to do work preparatory to tbe annual Rev Danely will give the last of a es of lectures next Sunday evening ot be Creek church Tne chicken fry which Is to bo given by w ladies of tbe Methodist church ay evening August 11 at the Mt lurch has attracted a good deal of on and a large attendance U expected he ladles are making great re the event A charge of 35 cents will be made for the chicken The of Mount Lebanon a ol simple honest God ng men aud women have prepared tbe baker Digestive Cordial for many island it ia tbe simple curative medicine that haa to the Shaken the healthy people that they sre Tbe bakers never have partly owing to mods ol h partly to the wonderful IOD by ot digestive juice baker oaf a Shaker Cor- ial and all Ita ao tbat aher awhile they don't need balp ot the of Shaker the on every bottle Said iy price U Uu beat for wo tt In ot OH At hta 1 Short ohn and lite By J ImL a OT CUNTON All he People In From the Daily nt Monday Saturday evening there appeared tn those columns an account of the collision of Central mail trains at BIrk beak near Clinton Tbe trainmen bad forgotten orders Charles engineer wai killed He was JS years of age and leaves a wife and throe children William Buoer mail agent on tho some train had his skull fractured and wna hurt infernally He wus brought to ton he remained unconscious until i O'clock F m when he died He lives n His wife was sent for and sho was with when he died Conductor E H Pectins of train 504 tad a bad out on his head and face He says bo turned at least two complete sults His shirt was soaked with blood but his sympathy for others who bud mere painful injuries seemed toren der him unaware cf his own sufferings Sherman fireman on tbe twin a rib Broken and hU rady bruised He will recover McAboy fireman on 504 a scalp wound and will recover with tho loss of on eye Walter Evans engineer on tram isd bis neck sprained and a scalp wound rat woe not seriously hurt baggageman residence severely bruised and cut N W messenger lence Oilman hip broken J T Waller express messenger ence Springfield lib broken nnd scalp will recover Thomas Lukes Springfield magter scalp wound and bruised will The passengers slightly Injured are 111 Miss Rose Bahn Chestnut 111 George A Boyd traveling and one unknown Both engines are a complete wreck one mail cor ia reduced to splinters and the tber mail car and the two baggage oars are badly damaged The blame seems to rest upon tbo con- and engineer who overlooked their rders NO MEN WERE DROWNED But a HOIM and Banry br Hie Swift Current In River mt tbc Tram the Daily of Monday It was reported this afternoon that two en had been drowned at the Cowford A horse was drowned but the inn who was in tho buggy saved himself not make his name known but ho was he had a very narrow scape He come to tho river and at- to cross tbe Cowford instead of by way of tbo bridge which is only short distance away When he got Into the water tbe current waa to swift ut It carried tho horse nnd buggy down 10 river and tbo man hod to swim fur Is life Tbo feet of the dead horse could o seen above the water but the buggy as entirely covered by the deep water o steps have yet been token to recover te buggy Tbe ford is deep and the cor ont swift so tbat is now a very us place to cross BRILLIANT WEDDING Marriage or Mr Stifel M St Church COUPLE TO EUROPE ON TOffl Reception at Gome the Guests tnd Happy v AOur From tho Datly of wedding of Miss Mary eldest danghter ot Mr owl tt and Albert 0 Stifel of occurred last evening at Si Episcopal church at T -30 o'clock by the church Rev Frank J The weeding was ono at tho ost and most brilliant that has ever taken place ut tbo About SaO tions were issued to tho church about half as to the residence whiph followed The chancel of tbo church was y decorated with arranged Tbo posts and were draped with white tulle effect At 7 iO o deck tba im- 17 doors opened and the full hoir entered the church Thoy marched down tho south and when the Iwt hod passed the main door of the tha bridal party entered First came the ushers Samuel B W Linn and Baldwin Starr the two bridesmaids the Miss Stifel of the s sister Miss ctt The bride by few other was the last to enter choir sang Lord Who ut When tho reached the chancel they went hoir loft The ushers stopped to nd the bridesmaids to the 01 tie bride camo forward with meet the groom and hla rbe betrothal iang The Voice that Brest After tho ceremony tho groom led tbo party out The At Mrs J B Smith wai rightfully Domed Saturday evening by le partial ot a gasoline stove n her agony she fought against attempts bold bor until the flames could be extinguished Her husband's hands wero y burned In efforts to extinguish he flames Mr Smith leading klan member of the state jentral for district the M Nichols filed a tor divorce from wife Mm Nancy on the ground of were married Dec 22 and n Sept Nancy left her home IB also alleged that Nancy bai been of adultery with od other There are two ren aged 5 and 9 yean S A D Gray tbe attorney for the Oh What B Haap It takes snap to run a business and it ikes snap to sell When to boy they are usually looking for snap We have a boase full of snaps low in summer footwear In the way of ans and low all genuine and people are them np from now on tin CoW je a snap for tbe boyer Prices the what we want nfc Walter Tbe Big Shoe 066 Nerth It now in at the to which ith Uw got of burch Then came Mr Linn ai Mr Stifel and nd Mrs and tbe other f the family Tbe choir then O Perfect The reception which took residence waa equal 1 ud completeness to tbe About one Jmodrat and present Tbe of the beautifully The groom when they received stood under a little bower IB the which was a large ers and greens Prettily the rooms were and asters Tbe dining bridal party were seated for decorated in rod On tbe tal flowers and tbe room wag with red were seated at small tablet ir tent adjoining tbe The frj open and tbe Interior lighted ent colored electric lights A several courses under tE ruction of Mm Snyder Tbe College J mandolin the were supper Mr and Mrs Stifel loft at for St and from there they to Now York City They will Saturday for Southampton on tbe i In Saale of the North German Lloyd II They to stay In sew and wll be at home to tb after 1 at hotel In Cincinnati The was gowned In a rich turne of cream white brocade satin mod In lace The droi mode with long train She won chiffon veil a thread lacs border na carried a beautiful Ivory bound book the cf the Sanctuary ter St guild Tbe Were attired of white Parts over pi They carried of white TBO on of and elegance were many elegant pieces of ill and cat and Among was of stiver from the tiny watch d and from tbe groom twe tot to ber fui and tbe gave pin a to for Menda to 7 Be to a   

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