Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 94, Decatur, Adams County, 16 April 1907 — Page 3

«>♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ WEATHER. Generally fair, but with colder temperature tonight; freezing. t + + + + + <' + f+ +tt.+ FORT WAYNE & 8, GFIELD RY. In Effect February 1, 1907. Decatur—North Ft. Wayne—South 6:00 a.tn. 7:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 12:00 noos 1:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 11:00 p.m. GET WEDDED TO THE MODEL WITHOUT A MATE™ W. H LINDSLEY

The new line will make connection at Portland with the Muncie and Portland company's new line and thereby establish a new through line between Indianapolis and Ft. Wayne. 1 ne Ft. Wayne and Springfield Railway company was originally organized to construct and operate an electric line from Ft. Wayne to Springfield, but it was later decided, because of subsequent electric development in western Ohio, to build from Fort Wayne south to Portland, a distance of fifty miles. Though the route was changed the name of the company was retained. The Fort Wayne-Decatur division parallels the old Piqua pike and is on a private right-of-way. There are eight bridges on the line, the largest of which spans St. Marys river. This bridge is 155 feet long. The line is operated by single-phase alternating current with a line pressure of 6,600 volts. The overhead work is of the latest type of catenary construction and the line throughout is well designed and well constructed. The present car equipment is of three large passenger cars of the three-compartment type and one express car. The officers of the Fort Wayne and Springfield company are as follows: President and general manager, W. H. Fledder johann; vice president and general counsel. John H. Koenig; secretary, B. A. Fledderpohann; treasurer, M. H. Wilson. Cleveland; general superintendent of construction, Edwin Fledderjohann. The general offices of the company are at Decatur. Vince Bell was in town Saturady from Craigville, and he explained how he would get home on the Clover Leaf at night despite the fact that the train usually does not stop at that place. The Craigville residents have a promise from the company that a train will stop for a party of five or more and therefore when a Craigville man wants to come to Bluffton on a train he endeavors to get at least four other fellow citizens of the same mind. There were eight in the party that came to town Saturday. Mr. Bell has now become firmly located as a Craigville resident, having closed a deal last week by which he bought a house and two lots of the Mrs. Lucinda Sautbine estate —Bluffton News.

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Abe Boch made a business trip to Kendallville this morning. Arthur Fisber made a business trip to Ft. Wayne this morning. Joe Hocker, of Monroe, was a business caller to our city today. Henry Koenneman made a business trip to Williams this morning. J. M. Frisinger made a business trip to Howard City, Mich., this morning. John Weber made a business trip to Ft. Wayne this morning. Father Eberle arrived this morning ffom Portland and is the guest of Father Wilken. Miss Bessie Parker went to St. Johns this morning to spend the "day-, with friends. Miss Clara Mumma went to Elkhart this morning to visit for a few days with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Ehle arrived this morning from New Haven and are the guests of relatives. Arthur Shaw returned to Alliance, Ohio, this morning after making a pleasant visit here with friends. Miss May Radamacker returned to Ft. Wayne this morning after making a pleasant visit with her parents. D. W. Beery made a business trip to Columbia City this morning in the interest of the Decatur Horse Sale Co. Miss Helen Smith is on the sick list and is in a very serious condition, suffering from an attack of spinal fever. Her condition today is unchanged. ■ Mrs. Samuel Simison and daughter Ruth, were to leave Florida for Berne yesterday. They will stop on the way and visit friends and expect to arrive at. home the latter part of next week. —Berne Witness. Berling and Wenhoff will roll a series of three games this evening at the Palace alleys against Frisinger and Vaughn for the two-men team championship. The contest promises to be a hot one.

Frisinger & Co. last evening shipped a car of brood mares to Aberdeen, South Dakota, where they will be used for breeding purposes. The car of horses was accompanied by Unity Parr, a local character, who secured free transportation and expenses for making the trip. Prof. W. I. Lower, principal of the Auburn high school, was painfully injured a few days ago by an explosion which he was demonstrating to his class in chemistry. The explosion shattered a glass jar and hurled the fragments into Prdf. Lower’s hands, neck arid face. His injuries are not serious. J. M. Baker said this morning that he would not conduct any more horse sales here this spring, chiefly for the reason that it is getting late in the season and it is almost impossible to get enough horses sent in for a good sale. Mr. Baker shipped ten horses Saturday to Hartford City to a buyer who will send them to New York City.—Bluffton News. Harry Thaw's love and respect for his wife was forcefully exemplified Saturday when he gave out for publication the whining letter of her sneaking little brother. Surely if any pride and self-respect were left in the girl's heart they must have been torn out by that sickening exposure of her own flesh and blood. One would have thought that after what Evelyn had endured for Thaw that he might have spared her that humiliation. —Fort Wayne News. An early effect of the 2-cent law , was noted at Newcastle when the Pennsylvania railroad notified the Christian church that a special rate granted it to Richmond had been rescinded. Three hundred members of the church had planned to go to Richmond to attend a revival being conducted there. The church people have made arrangements with the Indianapolis and Eastern Traction company and will make th trip as planned. except that they will travel by trolley instead of steam.

When Some Men Get up in the morning they have the detestable job of putting on a pair of illfitting shoes. Their feet seem to be the biggest part about them. It’s a big preposition to wear a pair of shoes tha t hurt your feet all day. How different with the fellow that wears our conifer 1 shoes. let us eit you

Dan Bailey made a business trip to Ft. Wayne today. Orvall Harruff made a business trip to Ft. Wayne today. D. J. Springer, of Berne, was a business caller in the city today. J. K. Morris, of Van Wert, was a business caller to our city today. Dr. Grandstaff, of Preble, was a business caller to our city today. Menno Burkhalter, of Berne, was in the city today looking after business affairs. The case against Clarence Bremerkamp, who was arrested yesterday on a charge of disturbing a meeting at the Mission, and which was set down for a hearing for last evening, was -.continued by Squire Smith for one week. Bremerkamp expects to fight the case. The printed report of Fassett A. Cotton, state superintendent of public instruction has been received and are being distributed by county superintendent Opliger. The report is a handsomely bound volume of one thousand pages, elegantly illustrated, and any school officer can get one by calling at the office of the county superintendent. Robert Garard, a son of Mr. and Mrs. George Garard, received notice this morning from Chicago stating that he had been awarded a prize amounting to $74.04 for solving the piano puzzle and that draft for that amount would follow in a few days. This is the second prize that has come to Decattir during the past two months. The spring Arbor Day proclamation will be issued in a few days by Gov. Hanly. Two days, April 21 and Oct. 20 are set apart by law in this state as arbor and bird days and in h's proclamation the governor will ask a general observance of April 21 wherever possible and that all of the schools have ■appropriate exercises tn include the planting of trees. Copies of a proclamation or circular issued by Warren Lee Goss, nation al patriotic instructor. Grand Army of the Republic, calling for a general observance of Flag Day throughout i the country, have been received at the headquarters of the Indiana G. A. R. in the State House and will be sent to the various Posts throughout the state in the near future. Flag Day comes on June 14. The funeral services of Mrs. Christina Dirkson were conducted this after noon at the St. Johns Lutheran chuch at two o'clock. A large crowd I being present to pay their last tribute of respect to the deceased. Interment was made in the St. Johns Lutheran cemetery. .A special car left at noon over the interurban railway to accommodate the Decatur people who desired to attend the services. Bluffton is just now thinking of i imitating its sister town of Decatur, by chasing Out of its midst, a number of colored men who have been working there on some sidewalk construction work. Because the colored men are willing to work for $1.50 per day and mind their own business, it

is said that a number of the white • men of the town are threatening to i organize to run them out of town. It I is not Intimated that the negroes j have not been law-abiding, but only, • forsooth, that they have insisted upon being allowed to earn, by hard work, j the living which is every man's due. —Portland Commercial-Review. A law passed by the last legislature requires every passenger train to carry a flagman and as the laws went into effect on Wednesday, the railroads are already complying with the requirement and are placing on extra men on their passenger trains. The Monon railroad was one of the first in the state to comply with the law. The law says that any train that carries passengers* mail or express matter and that ■ has five or more coacnes ' must carry, wheh beyond U?e yard lim-j its, a crew consisting of an enginee l -, j a fireman, a conductor, a brakeman! and a flagman, but tlfat neither the 1 brakeman nor the flagman shall act ‘ as baggageman or express messenger. I The purpose of the law in adding an- J other man to the crew of a passenger ( train is to insure greater safety to the traveling public. Dr. C. J. Morr, of Orland, Steuben ' county, committed suicide in a hotel j in Bronson, Mich., Saturday, by swal- ‘ lowing morphine while in a fit of despondency. He was a brother of Dr. | J. W. Morr, of Albion, recently democratic nominee for congress, and the I remains were taken to Auburn for interment. Friday evening Mr. Morr left his home, presumably to make a pro-! fessional call, but drove to Bronson, Mich., just across the state line. He went to a hotel and retired at 11 o'clock, apparently in good spirits, and left orders that he should not be called until 10:30 o’clock Saturday morning. At that hour a bellboy knocked at his door, but received no response. Several times during the day attempts were made to awaken him, but without success, and at 8 o'clock Saturday evening the door was forced. Dr. Moor was found dead upon the bed.

Dr. S. D. Beavers returned today from a professional trip at Ft. Wayne. P. W. Smith, of Richmond, was attending to banking matters in our city today. Rev. J. C. White and wife left today for Cincinnati, being called there owing to the death of Mrs. White’s father, James Liddle. Dr. E. G. Coverdale is home from Chicago, where he was taking a special course of work and will visit for a few days with his parents. Oliver Walters, the young man who was injured yesterday in a runaway, is in a very serious condition, and passed a very bad night. The bones in the leg were set by Dr. D. D. Clark and the result is that Mr. Walters will be a cripple for life. The new house that is being built by Charles Sullivan in the south end of town is nearly completed and Mr. Sullivan will move into this week. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Phillips left this morning for Wabash to attend the funeral of Mrs. Barrington, a sister of Mr. Phillips, who died from injuries received in a runaway in California. Mrs. Pen Robinson went to Bluffion today to make' a few days’ visit with relatives.

Jesse Smith met with an accident last evening that nearly resulted in his having his right foot mashed. Mr. Smith was unloading some heavy timber, when in some manner some of the timber fell from the wagon onto his foot bruising it in a frightful manner. No bones were broken, but Jesse is required to go about his work with a very noticeable limp. J. C. Mastick and family will leave this evening for Lima, Ohio, where they will visit for a short time with relat’ves. Mr. Mastick has not fully decided upon what business he will follow, as he first wants to repair his broken health. While here Mr. Mastick proved himself a business man of rare ability and a citizen of sterling worth and his many friends wish him success wherever he may go. Big Jake Hillinger, the left-handed catcher who finished the season last fall with the Hartford City team, is not dead as was published in a number of newspapers early this spring. The report was that Jake had mixed with a freight train. He has signed with the Jackson, Michigan, team in the Michigan State league but the independent teams of Indiana look awful good to Jake. But something did happen to Jake recently. He was caught napping at the home plate at Ft. Wayne Thursday of this week by Miss Mabel Schlegel, of Auburn, Ind. Charges were filed against the ball player and he has reported for duty again at Aubwn after a marriage took place at Ft. Wayne.—Hartford City Gazette. The base ball ground on east Fifth street has been leased for the summer and in a short time repairs will be made on the fence and grand stand and the diamond placed in condition for playing. It is now an assured fact that Delphos will have a base ball team the coming summer. Players will be given a tryout as soon as the weather is in condition for practice and it will not be many weeks until the opening game will be announced. Any player in Delphos who wishes to try his hand at playing will notify Otto Lindeman as soon as possible and he will be given a fair test. In this manner the best players can be selected. —Delphos Herald.

People traveling through Hettinger county on any of these fine spring days meet and casually salute numerous people moving into the county with their household goods. There might be fifty, sixty, a hundred of these new settlers with their families coming in. It occasions no particular remark, because it’s an everyday happening. Suppose such scenes were being enacted even once in a year in some of the little'villages of Illinois, Indiana or Wisconsin. The incident would be telegraphed to all the leading newspapers of the country and commented on as a sort of miracle. We don't mind a little thing like that in North Dakota. — o — SURPRISE PARTY. . Miss Marte and Rosa ’ Tonellier were delightfully surprised at their beautiful home on north Fifth street. Four tables of progressive pedro was indulged for the evening, high honors being won by Miss Bertha Knapp and Mr. Frank Bremekemp, second honors by Miss Leona Harting and Mr. Herbert Lachot, while Miss Anna Miller and Mr. Tom Leonard consoled themselves with the boobies. Dainty refreshments were served and at a late hour the guests departed each reporting a good time. SEE Haefling & Ernst FOR ALL KINDS OF Electric Wiring WORK GUARANTEED

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Examinations tor the position of midshipmen v ill be held in the federal building to 1 y by five applicants and will continue three d.iyu, other examinations being made for an as- 1 sistant in the patent office in Washington, one bookkeeper for the isthmian canal service and one for a teacher in the Philippines.—Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. Frisinger and Vaughn on last evening won the two-men team contest from Klein and France by a margin of fifteen, pins for three games. The contest was close and exciting and evoked much enthusiasm. Klein and France won the first two games, but lost the third by enough to overcome the former games. Frisingeffs and Vaughn’s totals were 1,083, while Klein and France rolled 1,068. After being out but one hour, a jury in the Porter circuit court at Valpariso Saturday afternoon returned a verdict of “not guilty” in the case of Engineer Frank Galnauer, of Garrett, who was charged with involuntary manslaughter in failing to give proper signals, resulting in the big wreck on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad at Woodville some months ago, in which six-ty-one immigrants lost their lives. Word was received Monday by Mr. and Mrs. Elijah from Denver, Colorado, announcing the death of their daughter, Mrs. Jennie Macdvo, and stating that death was due to stomach trouble. Mrs. Macdvo’s home was in Newton, Kansas, and she had gone to Denver in search of good health a few weeks ago. The remains will be shipped to Newton for burial. Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds expect to leave sometime today to attend the funeral. ■ina»’.w . E— •atria’* 1 ■

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Real Estate Bargains. - - If you want to buy a farm or cit y pro k eity, come in and see us. We have some bargains in farms in this county. Come in and see us before you buy. Also a full list of city pr operty. Here are a few of our bargains: 100 acre farm 3% miles from city of Decatur with frame barn, five room house, good well and wind pu mp and other outbuildings for S4BOO. I A bargain if sold soon. Terms easy. 160 acre farm, five miles from city of Decatur, with good house, fair barn, good outbuildings and about t hirty acres of first class timber land at a bargain. We have lands in Michigan and also in the Southwest. For full in- ' formation regarding tracts for sale, dates of excursions, etc., call and see us. The Northern Indiana Real Estate Co. Office Over Burns’ Harness Store

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