Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 164, Decatur, Adams County, 8 July 1907 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

Lolume V. Number 164

■SOME SURPRISE Is Expressed by Japan Authorities K$ TO THE U. S. SQUADRON Kod Its Visit to the Pacific—Think the Expedition Should Be Deferred. Bl'okio. July 18. —Confirmation of the that a powerful battleship would be sent by the United to the Pacific has been generreceived with calmness, though jhere is some surprise in certain quarMSsrs well versed in diplomatic niceties. ■it is said that the sudden change of program in the case of the Japanese squadron last January, when was first intended that its voyage should include San Francisco and •her Pacific coast cities, was evidently in deference to the wishes of the Washington government as made gjknown to the Tokio authorities in an ? indirect but unmistakable manner. Th> change of route was decided upon only a couple of days before the squadron sailed. wit was though then that Japan acted •wise in avoiding a course which might hsjve proved injurious when a strong anti-Japanese sentiment was prevailing in San Francisco. Though officHally stated that the dispatch of the battleships to the Pacific is not disSfcted towards Japan, it is felt here tka' it is most inopportune, when an is evidently going on to im--spai the traditional friendship between ■yu: and the United States. Though ■ke slightest apprehension is not enHKrtained here, it is thought it would be better to defer at this moment any. | aping that would be open to the slightest suspicions of provocation. o I HOMES AT WINONA LAKE Resort Being Turned Into Place of Winter Residence. at Winona Lake is this retreat one of the unusual immunities in Indiana. The present is being marked by the ereetk> of a number of dwellings, some of thjein on a pretentious order. During Jfts earlier years, Winona Lake was /.■joked upon as a summer resort and the cottages were built only for warm Haiather use. But of late years it has K ome a popular place for families KLh children to educate, the children Kng placed in the Winona schools, ■Mhc the homes are being made more enduring that they may withstand weather. Last winter nearly &)t> families spent the cold season at SSL- place and the number would have jyKen larger had more cottages been SKailahle. There is a graded school available so a child may begin in the HBimafy grade and in period of years go through the Winona schools *tq a point where the pupil is ready for There is an academy for - s and a school for girls and special is given in farming in an MKricultural institute. ■Not all of the permanent inhabitants Winona Lake go there for the ;a<|hooling. Some are people of means Wfco have sought the seclusion of the that they may live in peace and The year-around population an interdenominational church, a permanent pastor. ■Winona Assembly has spent nearly 000 in drainage and water sysand other permanent improve■Kents since it began its work thiryears ago. The newer homes . heated by steam and lighted by both of which are obtained HBom the power house of the XX inona Ift’ erurban lines. The demand for for summer use has this year equal to the supply. ■ The hotel facilities at this summer have been increased by the of the Presbyterian buildwhich opens its doors in July, it ft a handsome stone and brick strucwith over 100 guest rooms. It ft on high ground and commands a b‘ itiful view of the lake. It was Ijjyjilt entirely by Presbyterian money, stock being owned by a large of people over the United equal to a city of many peoand thousands of visitors can be care of during the summer seaBr Q - ■ A Missouri judge courted a widow’ ,»o- fifteen years and then dropped vMhead when she accepted his proposal of marriage. It will continue to be ■fcseless, however, to w r arn men that 'Widows are dangerous.

JOHN STUDABAKER IS PIONEER Was Married Sixty-Eight Years Ago and Went to Bluffton. Sixty-eight years ago Sunday, or in 1839, John Studabaker, Sr., was married in Greenville, Ohio, to Rebecca Angel. Immediately after the ceremony they started for Indiana, Mrs. Studabaker riding a horse and Mr. Studabaker driving an ox team hitched to a wagon that contained all of their possessions. These consisted of a few household goods and a small stock of goods but this load of goods was the nucleus of the largest fortune in Wells county today. Arriving here they built the first store building in Bluffton on the corner where the Leader dry goods store now stands and began work in the wilderness. Though Mr. Studabaker is in his ninetieth year he still attends to his business affairs and both he and his wife enjoy as good health as could be expected for ones of their age.—Bluffton Banner. ON THE CYMRIC Mrs. Studabaker Writes Decatur Friends THROUGH DEMOCRATS COLUMNS Describes the Trip up to Date, Being Enjoyed by She and Mrs. Dorwin of this City. I thought perhaps the best way to inform our friends in Decatur of our steamer trip would be to write a letter to the Democrat. I will try to tell you a few of the principal things that have happened since we left home. Our trip from Decatur to Boston was uneventful, except we missed connection with our train on the Boston and Maine, which put us into Bos. ton three hours later than schedule time. Tuesday morning, Mrs. D. and I started out to see a little of Boston. When we came back to the hotel, found a note from Mrs. Mary Meyers WilSon waiting us. inviting us out to their home for six o'clock dinner, which we accepted and appreciated very much. On our way out we called on the Berger’s, relatives of the Dorwins. Wednesday afternoon at 3 o’clock we met Prof. Flick, our leader and party and started for S. S. Cymric. As we pushed out of Boston harbor a great many people were there to see their friends off. After we got fairly started at 4:30 p. m. Mrs. D. and I went into our state room to get settled before the night. We met the young lady that shares our state room with us, a very sweet girl from Monticello, 111. Our boat has on board over 900 passengers, 250 first class. There are 176 employees. It takes 150 tons of coal to run the ship a day, and 30 men shoveling it in as fast as they can. The first night out it was very foggy, the fog horn kept blowing continually, but we slept through it all. Today, Thursday, June 27th, the fog has all cleared away. The weather is ideal, white caps are visible, but it is not what you would call a rough sea. But very few have been seasick. Mrs. D. and I have not missed a meal and that means five meals a day. Breakfast at 8:30 a. m., tea, bread and butter and cake served on deck at 10 a. m., luncheon at 1:30, soup or tea at 4 p. m. and dinner at 8:30 p. m. Our boat will be one day late in getting into Liverpool on account of the heavy fog, the first couple of days out, but we are due at Queenstown, Friday at 10 a. m. The boat stops to coal and take off mail, but we do not land. Everybody is busy today writing letters home. I will try and continue this letter on the other side. Hope our friends remain well while we are away . Jennie Studabaker. W. S. Gill, who has been a reporter on the News for the past year, has decided to accept the position offered him in the office of master mechanic George W. Smith and will take the place left vacant by the resignation of James Freshwater, who has engaged in business in the west. Since his connection with the News Mr. Gill has shown great ability in handling the position of railroad reporter, and has made many friends among the employes as well as the official of the several railroads running into the city. —Journal-Gazette.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, July 8, 1907.

LOOKED SERIOUS Runaway on Winchester Street Saturday Eve GEORGE BAINETT WAS INJURED The Rig Collided With a Buggy Occupied by Mr. Wemhoff and Miss Center, Who Leaped to S a fety. George Barnett and Joseph Andrews two well known farmers residing south of our city, while driving to town Saturday evening about eight o’clock, had a runaway as the result of which Mr. Barnett was quite seriously Injured, while Mr. Andrews escaped with but a few slight bruises. They w’ere driving a team of colts which semed to be full of life, and were just crossing the Erie railroad, when the electric lights suddenly came on and the team took fright and started on a mad run down Winchester street, the rig being swung from one side of the street to the other. Frank Wemhoff and Miss Conter, who were driving on the same street at the time heard the team coming and endeavored to pull up on the lawn out of the way, but the team seemed to follow them up and they both jumped just a second before the runaway team struck the rig and completely demolished the same. The force of colliding with the buggy stopped the team quite suddenly and threw Mr. Barnett and Mr. Andrews from the rig to the pavement, the former alighting on his face and head, sustaining a severe scalp wound and having his face skinned and bruised in a frightful manner, while Mr. Andrews escaped with but a few’ scratch, es. The Andrews rig was damaged to some extent but nothing serious. While the Wemhoff rig was completely demolished and is a wreck. The colision was purely an accident, and blame can be attached to no one in particular. o A force of men started in this morning to work on Madison street, they being forced to cease work on Third street owing to the shortage of sand. The work is being rushed rapidly and Mr. Haugk fully expects to complete his contract within the time allotted. COURT HOUSE NEWS Guardian Filed His Current Report LAST WEEK FOR REVIEW BOARD The Members Went to Preble this Afternoon to Inspect Standard Oil Property. Tazwell Fritz, guardian for George A., Jesse, Cyrus and Alta Frizt, filed his current report. Hunters’ licenses have been issued to William Anderson, of Hartford township and Lewis Sprunger, of Berne. The county board of review began the duties of the last week of their forty days’ session this morning and spent the time going over the mortgage note list in Decatur. This afternoon they went to Preble, where they inspected the ownings and property of the Standard Oil company. The board has worked diligently devoting every moment of the time to the unpleasant duties of their office. The members are William Hoile, Godfrey Christen, County Assessor Gentis, Treasurer Lachot and Auditor Lewton. Judge Erwin has written us an interesting letter from Hutchinson, Kansas, enroute to California, which will be published tomorrow. The court house was a rather quiet place this morning and the various officers simply gave their head a sideways shake when asked for news. o— During the rain storm Saturday afternoon lightning struck the home of Peter Gaffer on Tenth street and did considerable damage to the house, and the amount to repair the house will be small.

KEPT MARRIAGE S.CRET A YEAR Clover Leaf Man Exposed by Harry Weber. “If I wanted to keep anything a secret I would have gone farther than Fort Wayne,” said Harry C. Weber, traveling freight agent of the Clover Leaf railroad, in addressing his chief clerk, John H. Kirk, and his stenographer, Miss Daisy Ketcham, in the local freight office, this morning. With this remark, Mr. Weber had set off a ’ fire cracker” that exploded a secret wedding performed one year ago the Fourth of July. The faces of Kirk and Miss Ketcham turned crimson. The secret which they had guarded for nearly one year had leaked out. Mr. Weber first learned the secret three months ago, but he kept quiet. He thought he would wait for an announcement from the interested parties, but none came. He waited until one day before their first anniversary and then let them know that he was “next.” —Marion Chronicle. anotheFevent Athletic Exhibition Here on July 16th FOUR GOOD ATTRACTIONS HERE Arrangements Completed for the Show—Big Event is an Eight Round Go Between Two Good Ones. Henry C. Morarity and Bert Lewis of Ft. Wayne were in the city Sunday. Mr. Morarity is the gentleman who conducted the atheltic tournament here a few weeks ago. He has decided to put on another series of bouts here the 16th and was in the city to complete arrangements for the event. He will present a high class boxing card on that evening, and has arranged a good program. “Chick” Long, of Ft. Wayne, will box eight rounds to a decision with Jack Ulster, of Louisville, Ky. Long holds the light weight championship of northern Indiana and has a long string of victories to his credit with only defeat in his career. Ulster is recognized as one of the classiest boxers in the ranks of the professionals and has been in over 100 ring battles. He has frequently appeared at the St. Joe athletic club’s bouts at Ft. Wayne, and is well known to Decatur lovers of the manly art. For the semi-windup Mr. Moriarity has secured Harry Underwood of Ft. Wayne and Merritt Guilford, of Auburn for six rounds. These men weigh in at 140 pounds and are ready mixers, so a good go is expected. Underwood has been boxing in the preliminaries at Ft. Wayne, while Guilford is touted as a man capable of standing punishment and with a good punch. For the main preliminary. Frankie Mason and Kid Hotzhauer, both of Ft. Wayne, will clash for six rounds. Mason is the cleverest little 105 pound man in the state and has never lost a battle. He nows holds the bantam weight championship of northern Indiana, and his right to this title is challenged by Holthauer, who is so confident of his ability that a side bet of $25 has been posted by the boys. Young Holtzhauer is a brother of “Dutch” Hotzhauer, the well known pitcher of the Corner Rod and Gun club ball team, and has a number of friends here. Two local boys will mix it for four rounds in the preliminary. The card as a whole is a good one and should be accorded a good patronage by all lovers of boxing. Mr. Moriarity has secured signed contracts from all the participants not to engage in any events for one week previous to this match, to guard against an}’ disappointments. The tournament will be held at Bosse’s Opera house and the first go wll start promptly at 8:30. o— Judge Sturgis, in the Blackford circuit court, has held against Finley Geiger in the suit brought by W. P. Modlin, to oust him from the office of county superintendent of schools, declaring that the diploma held by Modlin for the Indiana State Normal schools, entitling him to teach for life in any of the schools of the state, is equivalent of a thirty-six months license. required by’ the statute. It is understood that Geiger will appeal and until the higher court decides the matter will still claim the office. — Portland Review.

TEAM DISBANDED Base Ball Season Closed Abruptly THE ASSOCIATION IS SOLVENT Pay All Bills But Close to Avoid a Loss Which t n e Future Seemed to Assure. Like a bolt of lightning from a clear sky came the announcement this morning that the ball team had disbanded and many refused to believe it. but it is true. The directors met Saturday evening and going over the situation discovered that the team had already cost SSOO or S6OO more than had been taken in, using up the balance in bank and a few dollars over, even after fourth of July week, always the biggest of the season in a financial way. At this time they can and will pay every dollar they owe and the association deemed this much more honorable than to conclude the season at a loss of perhaps a SI,OOO or more and the vote to disband Sunday evening was unanimous. The ball team of 1907 was as good as any in the state, every member being a star and they will have no trouble in securing places on good teams, the only regret being that they will separate, .very man is a gntleman and their future career on the diamond will be watched with interest by their De. catur friends. All future dates, excepting with Portland, of the team, were cancelled by Manager Behringer this morning. Several dozen times today the question was asked why the team couldn’t be supported here this year when it was last and it is easily answered. Last year, everybody boosted, worked with the association, attended the games and otherwise helped. This year the proper interest seemed lacking and although we had a team equal to any in the Central league, there were many “knockers.” Added to this was the fact that for several weeks, rain on days when games were scheduled, cost the association considerable money. Perhaps few people knew that SI,OOO per month was necessary to support the team and the ■ work of meeting these expenses became rather irksome to the few who had to do it. It’s all over and the ball boys are busy packing their grips just now. o RECORD BREAKER Was Yesterday’s Crowd at the Picnic AT THE ST. JOHN GROVE Immense Throng of P e ople Enjoyed the Day—All Refreshments on the Grounds Were Sold. The annual picnic given by the St. Johns’ church for the school children w’as held Sunday in the grove just north of the pretty church grounds, seven miles north, and the event was a most successful one. The crowd it is claimed was the largest which ever attended a church picnic in Adams county and the refreshment stands sold out completely long before evening. Every part of the occasion was carried ‘out as planned and the big crowd enjoyed every moment. Various games and amusements were furnished to entertain old and young. A splendid program w’as rendered, for the complete success of which Prof. Schund, who had charge, deserves the congratulations he received. A Missouri festival will be given at the same grove during August and at that time it is expected the crowd will even exceed that of Sunday. Further announcements of this event will be made in the near future. o The Ideal Amusement company arrived yesterday by special train from Lagrange and will open tomorrow for one week on the Teeple premises east of Monroe street bridge. This company comes in with a good reputation and present a number of shows and attractions that no other company carry. Among them are two big free acts, the slide for life and leaping the gap. These attractions will be put on every afternoon and evening.

STATISTICS ON THE FOURTH. A Large Fire Loss a nd Many Accidents Reported. Hastily gathered statistics place the fire loss in the Indiana Fourth of July celebration at $150,000, temporarily depriving 1,500 men of employment. In many respects the record is the most frightful in many years. The list of injured comes up to the figures of last year. Last year 125 were hurt. The fire loss last year, was only $3,000. The accidents of the state are of the usual variety, both as to causes and the nature Os the injury. Cannons, cannon firecrackers, powder, runaways, etc., contributed their part to the record. Injuries w’ere of all kinds and a number of them will prove fatal, the physicians say. o Mrs. Tom Buckmaster and daughter Mattie left this morning for Oden, Michigan, where they will remain for several weeks enjoying the pleasures of that resort. WOITLASf”GAME Locals Made Great Ninth Inning Finish AGAINST FT. WAYNE SHAMROCKS Umpire Connell So Unfair He was Hissed Even by the Ft. Wayne Crowd. With Connell, the big policeman, holding the indicator, and Cy Alberts of Central league fame twirling, the locals treated Manager Cleary's Shamrocks to a ninth inning finish yesterday that made them sick and in return gave them a dose of their own medicine, the same we were forced to submit to some Sundays ago. However, that we won the game is no fault of Umpire Connell, as he endeavored to prove faithful to his colleagues and did all in his power to assist the Emerald Isle lads to win, and at times his decisions were so rank that it actually made the followera of the Shamrocks ashamed to look a visitor in the face. Manager Cleary, who is a clean sport in every respect, tolerates such work we are unable to fathom, and unless he secures a new man to handle the indicator he will notice the falling off of the attendance in the near future and wonder at the cause. The rankest decision that Connell made came in the ninth inning while the locals were overcoming the Shamrocks lead and it looked as if defeat was staring them in the face, when he maliciously and with malice aforethought deliberately called Pierce out at the plate after he was clearly safe by at least five feet and thus by his crooked work defeated us out of a hard earned run. The decision was so rank that even the Ft. Wayne rooters stood up and hissed and yelled rotten and robber, still Connell took the roasting good natured and it did not seem to effect him at all. The locals did not look very formidable until the ninth when they got busy and before they finished they assumed the proportions of a giant. Knapp, who has been pitching such remarkable base ball, started in to pitch, but in the third inning the Shamrocks took kindly to his delivery and scored sin. gles and a double. Oscar Way, the pride of Ossian, supplanted him with three runs and no outs staring him in the face and disclosed his usual easy delivery and with the stone wall support behind him let the hard hitting Shamrocks down with three hits for the remainder of the game. Alberts had things his own way until the ninth when a series of clean hits put him down and out the finish coming about as follows: Burns, the first man up flew out to short. Weber hit a long fly to left center, which Koons dropped after a hard run, netting Weber second base; Pierce singled to right, advancing Weber and took sec. ond on the next pitched ball; Witham singled scoring Weber. Pierce going to third. Rasty to second on the play. Winger then hit a hard one to third base and Pierce started for the plate beating the throw easily, but was called out by the “umps.” Witham taking third on the play and Winger second. Way was walked purposely by Alberts and Witham and Winger both scored when Nash cut loose a hard clean single to right field which turned defeat into victory. The side was retired when Behringer hit a I (Contißued pa<« X)

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SOCIETY’S WORLD Petgen-Colchin Wedding at Ft. Wayne PLEASANT COUNTRY EVENT Society Enjoyed Event at the Worden Home—Mrs. Butler Gives a Dinner. By Perle Burdg. The marriage of Miss Wilda Colchin and Mr. Daniel Petgen was quietly solemnized at half after six on the morning of the Fourth, at the Cathedral, the Reverend Father Roche performing nuptial mass. A wedding breakfast followed the ceremony at the residence of Miss Veronica Ebner, 1026 Maumee avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Petgen are in the east on their wedding trip and will visit the large cities. —Ft. Wayne Journal-Gazette. Mrs. Colchin has many friends in this city who will be delighted to hear this piece of good news. Misses Anna, Nellie, Jessie and Maude Winnes, Mrs. Winnes, Della Harruff, Harold and Mildred Miller were the honored guests at the McCampbell home south of Monmouth yesterday for six o'clock supper last evening. At the pretty country home of Mr. and Mrs. William Worden on Saturday evening at 7:30 o’clock occurred a delightful evening party given to a large crowd young people. Various games were indulged in and a twocourse luncheon served. Those present were: Dale Moses, Leona Ulman. Vocia Garner, Ina and Lucile Rabbitt, Gertrude Ulman, John Gage, Jesse Anderson. John Bauserman, Harvey Schanepp, Cliff Brown, Willie Meyers, Floyd Schanepp, Blanche Worden, Mabel Moses, Carl Worden, Roy Nuchey. Another pleasant dinner party was given by Mrs. Butler at her home on R. R. 4. at six o’clock in compliment to Mrs. Clara Case and baby of Chibler, Ind. The dining table was artistically decorated with flowers and the dinner was nicely served in three courses. The invited guests were: Mr. and Mrs. Necone, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Lee, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Magley, Mesdames Sarah Fisher and Clara Case. HAVEACHANCE Standard’s Opportunity to Prove Innocence NUMBER OFFICERS SUBPOENAED All Will Answer Today Excepting John D. and William Rockefeller. Chicago. July 7.— AU the officers of the Standard Oil company with the exception of John D. Rockefeller and Wm. D. Rockefeller, who were subpoenaed as witnesses in the case before Judge Landis, will hold a conference tomorrow morning at 9 o’clock with the attorneys for the corporation. What the subject of the conference is has not been given out. At the conclusion of the taking of the testimony yesterday and after Judge Landis notified all the witnesses that they were dismissed, he offered the attorneys for the company opportunity to explain to the court tomorrow that the Standard Oil company of New Jersey never vioalted a federal law. The representatives of the company will have opportunity to prove this tomorrow if they care to accept it. When asked tonight what action would be taken in the matter, the counsel for the defendant company declared they did not know. When seen tonight Judge Landis said he had not heard from any one connected with the defendant company ■since yesterday and had not the slightest idea of what the attorneys intended to do. He will be in court ready at 10 o’clock to take up the case should the company care to go further into the rebate question. He said the case might be concluded in five minutes tomorrow and that it might last for another week. Just as soon as the court proceedings are finished Judge Landis will take the imposing of a fine under consideration.