Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 170, Decatur, Adams County, 15 July 1907 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

Volume V. Number 170

WHEAT IS SCARCE Though More Than Usual was Planted CORN WILL EQUAL LAST YEAR Oats Crop Also About the Same as Previous Year—Statistics by Miss Stubbs. Practically complete reports to Miss Mary A. Stubbs, chief of the Indiana bureau of statistics, show that the farmers made a bad mistake this year. In spite of the fact that this is going to be a bad year for wheat, the records just completed show that the wheat acreage this year is about 200,000 acres greater than that of 1906. a condition that would not have obtained had the farmers been able to see into the future. The acreage this year will be close to 2,396,501 acres, as compared with 2,105,197 last year, showing the increase greater. The corn acreage is almost exactly the same, according to these returns, the figures for 1906 and 1907 being 4,020,232 and 4,023,144 respectively. The oats acreage is a little less this year, 1,703,599 acres, as compared with 1,787,103 in 1906. These figures are not absolutely accurate, for twenty-two of the 1,000 odd townships have not reported. Taking however, the acreage on these crops for last year on these twenty-two townships, the 1907 totals are as given above. Miss Stubbs says that the above totals are very close to correctness. In this early report there is no estimate of the number of bushels of any of these crops—nothing but the acreage. Judging, however, from unofficial reports, the wheat will fall below last year’s crop; the corn will be practically the same, and the oats practically the same. No figures are available on these yields, however, nor no official estimates at the office.

SPARRING MATCH Jimmy Gardin May Act as the Referee THE WELTER WEIGHT CHAMPION “Kid" Goodman, of Boston, and Other Noted Fighters Will Attend the Event Here. H. C. Morarity, of Ft. Wayne, who is managing the boxing show to be run here Tuesday night, was in the city ! yesterday completing arrangements ; for the bouts. Mr. Morarity stated to i a Democrat reporter that he was en--1 deavoring to secure Jimmy Gardiner, I •of Lowell, Mass., to referee the bouts. Gardiner, who is the world's cham- | pion welter weight champion pugilist, is in Ft. Wayne, finishing his training for Friday night, when he meets Clarence English at Princess Rink in a ten round battle. He is accompanied by “Kid" Goodman, the famous Boston light weight, who is his sparring partner. It is highly probable that one of these two men will be the third man in the ring tomorrow night. Both men are topnotchers in boxing ! circles and no doubt a number will attend the bout just to see them. The card promises to be the best ever given here. As all the boxers are good men and willing mixers. Ulster, of Louisville, who will meet “Chick Long, is finishing his training at the Mitchell club, of Indianapolis. This is the training quarters of Fred Cole, Ray Bronson, Young Sharkey and sev eral other Indianapolis fast and he is working out with them for experience. Long is training in Ft. Wayne with Gardiner and is said to be in excellent shape .The other panicipants are also in first class shape an , capable of fast work. The advance seat sales indicate a large attendance. The participants in the bouts will arrive early tomorrow excepting Guilford, of Auburn, who will reach here at 1:30, accompany by Kid Holtzhauer, of Ft. Wayne. The preliminary bout, a four round go between two local boys, will star promptly at 8:30. A special car "t be run from Ft. Wayne at 6:30 to enable a number of Long’s admirers to be present.

ANOTHER BASE BALL LEAGUE This Story Comes from Portland— Probably Nothing Doing. There is again talk of organizing a small Independent league in this part of the country. The object of the organization would be to promote interest among the fans of the different towns and to create more of a feeling of competition among the teams. It is thought that it would also prevent, to a certain extent the taking of players by managers from other teams. The schedule would call for six games by each team per week, leaving one day per week for them to play teams not in the league. The teams considered are Decatur, Van Wert, Bluffton. Richmond, Portland, arid, either Hartford City l or Dunkirk. There will be a meeting held next week to perfect plans, the meeting probably being held here. Sporting Editor Kling, of the Indianapolis Star, has signified his willingness to act as president of the organization without compensation, which would be satisfactory to those interested in the financial end of the proposition. The whole thing may fall through, just as the one did that was talked of in the spring, but the move seems to be meeting with some favor at this time. —Portland Commercial Review.

POLITICAL DOPE Washington Story on the Vice-President THIS WILL DEMAND ROOSEVELT Representative Overstreet Predicts That New York Will be Solid for Cortelyou. Washington, July 15.—That Charles Warren Fairbanks is to drop his campaign for the republican presidential nomination in 1908 in favor of a movement to insure his renomination as vice-president, with Roosevelt as the ticket’s head, is the tip heard in Washington. The tale, originating in quarters usually well informed, as to the machinations of the tall Hoosier, is backed up by declarations that the, Indiana candidate’s shift in front is the result of the gruellings he has been subjected to by investigators of his record. Particularly, the story goes, the effect of the expose of alleged glaring inaccuracies in “The Life of Fairbanks” which sought to give to Fairbanks’ youth a Lincolnesque flovor, is responsible for the shift. It is declared Fairbanks realizes that he is out of the running as a presidential aspirant, and is trimming his sails to hold his present job. The prevalence of sentiment demanding Roosevelt’s re-nomination is to be utilized, runs the story, by the Indiana politician, whose agents, if not himself, soon will begin a movement to force the president's re-nomination, it is declared. As an echo of the cry for Roosevelt will come a demand, from these men, for the re-nomination of “the winning ticket of 1994,” meaning Roosevelt and Fairbanks.

Washington, July 15.—1 n an interview printed here, Representative Overstreet, of Indianapolis, expressed the opinion that George Bruce Cortelyou, secretary of the treasury, will have the New York delegation to the republican national convention next year. Mr. Overstreet has closely watched the straw signs indicating the direction in which the political wind is blowing. He has reached the firm conviction, and expresses the conclusion, without hesitation, that Mr. Cortelyou will be the choice of the New York republicans as a presidential candidate. o MISS EGLY PLEASED HEARERS Sang at Sunday Services in This City —Has Splendid Voice. Miss Lillian Egly, of Berne, who quite recently completed a course of vocal training at Findlay, Ohio, rendered beautiful vocal selections at the Methodist and Presbyterian ■.•. h arches yesterday. In the morning she sang at the Methodist church and her beautiful voice more than pleased the large audience that had assembled. In the evening at the Presbyterian church she again pleased a large audience. Miss Egley is taking steps toward getting a class of pupils in this city, to whom she will give vocal lessons, and without doubt many will be anxious to take lessons from one with such musical accomplishments as she possesses.

WILL CAMP OUT Boys’ Club of the Methodist Church PITCH TENTS AT STEELE PARK Rev. Wilcox Forms Clubs to Help Keep the Boys in Close Touch With Church Life. Dr. C. B. Wilcox delivered two excellent sermons yesterday to large audiences at the Methodist church. The theme of his morning sermon was “The Three Great Pillars” of the twentieth century; namely, labor, love and God. The talk in the evening was a Bible lecture and was very interesting. In this stage of the world, with so many outside attractions, it is indeed difficult to interest the boys in church work, but Dr. Wilcox has solved that problem by forming organizations for the boys that keep them closely affiliated with the church. About thirty boys of the church who are too young to join the Holy Grail society, are members of the boys’ club, who will hold camp at Steele’s Park for one week, commencing two weeks from tonight. Each boy is requested to bring a dollar, also a knife, fork, plate, bowl, soap, comb, towel .sheet, comfort and a market basket full of baked goods. The general things to eat -will be furnished from the dollar that is to be furnished by the boys. The boys are anxiously awaiting for this outing. The Holy Grail will initiate in the lecture room of the Methodist church tonight and all members are requested to be present, after the initiatory work the boys will give a spread. This organization will go into military camp at Winona Lake August 20th and the boys are expecting a good time. The boys club will meet Friday night for the purpose of perfecting arrangements for their outing at Steele’s park.

ILL TEN MONTHS Charles Koenemann Died Sunday Morning PROMINENT CITIZEN OF COUNTY The Funeral Occurs Tuesday Morning From the Preble Lutheran Church. Charles Koenemann. aged sixty-one years, one of the oldest and most respected citizens of Preble township, died Sunday morning at five o’clock, at this home north of Preble, after an illness of ten months’ duration, death resulting from that dread disease consumption. Mr. Koenemann had fol- ' lowed the farming business practically all his life, and had resided in Preble township for a number of years. He was one of the townships most in--1 fluential citizens, and his untimely death is mourned by all who knew him. He was a member of the Preble 1 Lutheran church and was a devoted Christian and an earnest worker in its ’ behalf and his many kind acts will be sadly missed by those who came in ’ touch with him. The funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at two 1 thirty o'clock at the Preble Lutheran church, Rev. Klausing officiating, and ’ interment will be made in the Luth--1 eran cemetery. He leaves a wife, three daughters and four sons and a host of friehds to mourn their loss. o ' ALMOST KILLED UNDER A TRAIN ’ Mr. Starr, A traveling Man, Meets With Accident. > Oliver D. Starr, traveling salesman : for a Richmond grocery firm, had a • narrow escape from death under the ■ wheels of a G. R. & I. passenger i train, at Ridgeville, Friday afternoon. ; He attempted to board the south • bound train, which passes through • Decatur at 1:15, after it had got under partial headway, and was caught by i a baggage truck as he swung on the ■ platform. He was knocked under the ; moving train, but was instantly pulli ed from the track by a bystander, I escaping with a three inch gash on I his head and other slight bruises of • the head and shoulders. Starr’s ini juries were dressed and he was able to continue his journey.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, July 15, 1907.

DAUGHERTY FAMILY IN EUROPE Called on Richard Croker and Wer e Shown Over His Grounds. Hon. Hugh Daugherty, who is touring with his family in Europe, writes J. W. Sale that he, Mrs. Daugherty |and Beth all called upon Richard Croker, the former great Tammany boss of New York City at his castle home near Dublin, a few days ago. Mr. Daugherty met Mr. Croker at the Kansas City national democratic convention several years ago and took occasion, while he and family were visiting Dublin, to call upon the former boss. Mr. Croker remembered Mr. Doughterty and the Doughterty family was personally escorted over the Croker estate and were shown the horse owned by Croker which won the great derby at Dublin recently. Mr. Doughterty in describing his stay at Dublin, also told of a band concert which he and his daughter, Miss Beth, attended. During the concert the band struck up the air which is used at DePauw University, from which Mißs Beth graduated this summer, as the college song, and both started singing it with the band, creating no small 'amount of excitement to their amusement, in the enormous crowd of spectators listening to the concert. —Bluffton News. SOCIETY^IS QUIET Mr. Weaver, of Auburn, Guest of Two Dinners COLUMBIAN DANCETHIS EVENING Mrs. Burdg to be Hostess at a Six O’Clock Dinner This Evening— Other Social Doings. By J’ejrl Burdg. Saturday noon at twelve o’clock. Mrs. J. S. Coverdale gave a dinner to a small informal party, in compliment to Mr. Chalmer Weaver, of Auburn, Ind., and Mr, Claud Gay, of the city. The Columbian Club will give a dance for the members only this evening. There is no doubt that each guest will be royally entertained. Mrs. Marsh Burdg will be the hostess at a prettily appointed dinner this evening which will be served at six o’clock. The crowd of young girls who formed the club called “The Gleaners,” will meet at the home of Miss Ireta Erwin’s on Tuesday afternoon . Another elegant dinner given in honor of Chalmer Weaver, of Auburn, Ind., was the one given by Mrs. Fred Shafer, Saturday evening to a small company who were Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Shafer and Misses Naomi and Frances Dugan. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Wyatt entertained Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hurst Sunday at six o'clock dinner, which was daintily served in three courses. o FASHIONS OF THE PARLOR CITY. A wagon, heavily loaded with crushed stone, was stalled for an hour on Main street this morning by one of the wheels running into a deep rut in the asphalt and twisting it from the axle. Aided by another team the horses pulled the disabled wagon to a blacksmith shop and repairs were made. —Bluffton Banner. Mrs. L. S. Kapp received a message from her nephey, A. S. Robrets, last evening stating that Mrs. Roberts had died from the effects of a necessaryoperation in the hospital at Decatur, 111., yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Kapp will not be able to attend the funeral, which is tomorow afternoon, but Mrs. D. E. Studabaker, her sister, will attend, she leaving today. The funeral will be at Danville, 111. —Bluffton Banner. o . An ordinance is to be introduced into the municipal assembly, or city council, of St. Louis to restrict the sale of gunpowder, blank cartridges, giant firecrackers and other noise producers made of high and dangerous explosives. The ordinance finds much favor and will certainly be passed. St. Louis suffered more than two hundred casualties as a result of the Fourth of July celebration this year, and people there have come to the conclusion that the abuses to which they were due must stop.

; AN ANNIVERSARY B ; Mr. and Mrs. William ; Breiner Celebrate f »,! . 1 ’ ENTERTAIN NUMBER OF FRIENDS s c Were Married Forty-One Years Ago and Fifty Guests Took Sunday Dinner With Them. : Mr. and Mrs. William Breiner, who 1 reside east of our city, yesterday en- , tertained a number of friends and rell atives in honor of their forty-first , wedding anniversary and from all re- ! ports, a most enjoyable time was had by all present. The event was hell ’ at their country home,where the guests , commenced to assemble early in the - morning and at dinner time something t like fifty people were seated in the s spacious dining room, around a table ! that fairly groaned under the load of good things to eat and you can imagine what a lot of hungry guests did ' to that repast. The afternoon was spent in playing numerous games, and in pleasing conversation, and the music was furnished by several large phonographs, which had been secured for the occasion. Mr. and Mrs. Brein- ' er were married forty-one years ago and soon after that time came to this county, where they have resided and made their home. The guests present were entertained in a royal manner ' and many were the compliments bestowed upon the host and hostess. Those present frim this city, besides c the fourteen grandchildren, were Mr. and Mrs. John S. Falk, Mr. and Mrs. David Liby, John H. Yager, Rev. D. B. Kessinger, Mr. and Mrs. John C. Moran, J. E. Moser, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lower, Olie Gaunt and family, Ed Augenbaugh and family, William Liby and family, Henry Tell, Frank Breiner and family, Mat Breiner and ’ family and Simon Moore and family. o A SUNDAY DEATH I Fred Scherry Died at His Preble Township Home f t SUFFERED LONG WITH CANCER > ' The Funeral Will Occur from the 1 Magley Reformed Church Tuesday Morning. i Fred Scherry, one of the best known citizens of Preble township, i died Sunday morning at one o’clock 1 at his home north of Preble, after an i illness dating back several months, death resulting from a cancer in the side, which undoubtedly affected the . heart. Mr. Scherry was forty-six years . of age and during all that time had s made his home in Preble township, where he had followed the vocation of a farmer. He was one of the townships best known men, and the entire community mourns with the grief . stricken family. He was a member of ! the Magley Reformed church, and was f an earnest and devoted worker in its r behalf and his services to the church } will be sadly missed. The funeral sers vices will be held Tuesday morning at ) the Magley Reformed church at nine > o’clock, Rev. Snyder officiating, and interement will be made in the Magley Reformed cemetery. He leaves a wife and two daughters to mourn their ' loss. o SAY, THE FAIRIES HAVE GONE Carnival Company Held Open House Saturday Night. The carnival company has sailed -for Spencerville, Ohio, where they 1 will make an effort to fool the people. • They have fairly good free attractions and the first part of the week conducted a clean show. On Saturday I night here they worked the “men ■ only” graft and did a thriving busi- ! ness, charging twenty-five cents for , a gaze at the fairies in the well or the girls in red and every sod buster who gave up his good coin felt when it was all over like Uncle Hez did when he realized the gold brick he had paid 14,800 for was only worth a nickel, but somehow or other the American public like to be skinned and the company could no doubt return next week and get the money again.

JOE ELEY ON A SUNDAY DRUNK Got Licked by His Wife and Was Lodged in Jail. Joe Eley, a well known local character, was arraigned before Mayor Coffee this morning to answer to a charge of public intoxication, he having been arrested yesterday afternoon by Marshal Green and Policeman Bohnke. Eley plead guilty to the charge and was given the usual old dose *f a dollar and costs, and after staying the docket was released. Eley from all reports, started drinking Saturday evening when he accumulated a fair sized jag. Not content with this package, he started out Sunday morning and in some manner procured a half pint of whiskey, which he drank at one time, and he was then loaded for bear. He proceeded home and started to abuse his wife, who in self defense seized a brick and struck her husband in the mouth knocking out two teeth. Joe then came up street and a few hours’ later was found in the alley in a stupid condition and was lodged in jail. He gave the officers quite a battle, but it didn’t last long, until he quietly submitted. o_ Wallace and Hagenbeck’s show will exhibit at Bluffton July 31st and Hartford City August Ist. o_ COURT HOUSE NEWS First Marriage Licence Issued for Ten Weeks WILL DISMISS MORTGAGE CASE Joint Session of Jay and Adams County Commissioners and a Bond Sale Scheduled for TomorrowA marriage license was issued to John W. Mankey, aged twenty-three, and Clara L. Borne, aged twenty-three, of Kirkland township.

In the case of David D. Clark and John Baker vs. Emily and Joseph Johnson, to foreclose a mortgage, a written motion to dismiss has been filed and will no doubt be acted upon at the September term of court. John F. Kaeser, of Berne, and Samuel E. Shepherd, of Monroe, have been gratned resident licenses to hunt game at proper seasons in Adams county. The county boards of commissioners of Jay and Adams counties will meet in joint session in this city tomorrow to buy a thirty foot bridge to be constructed on the Jay-Adams county line. County treasurer Lachot will conduct a bond sale at the office of the county auditor at ten o'clock tomorrow' morning, all bids to be filed before that hour. The bonds to be sold are as follows: Raudebush-Haines, $6,420; West Washington extension No. 5, $2,800; J. A. Cline, $8,800; Huger and Waggoner, $4,060; Geneva, Ceylon and Wabash No. 3, $8,240; Reynolds No. 4, $4,220; Otto Reppert. $6,440, the total being $40,980. Several bids are expected. o Daniel Nowlan. superintendent of roadway for the Clover Leaf railroad, is personally seeing the section foremen of the system in regard to a wage schedule which they have presented. He has had several of the men present at a conference held in this city, and it is said, their wages will be advanced. Mr. Nowlan- left here for points on the west end of the road w-here he will meet the foremen of the various sections and make propositions to them.—Frankfort Crescent. LOST—A bracelet. Finder return to this office and receive reward. o L. A. Holthouse, proprietor of the Fashion Stables, has purchased a complete driving outfit for his employees and the uniforms were w’orn for the first time Sunday morning at the funeral of Mrs. Edington. The uniforms make the outfits appear in better shape as the men are all in the same dress. Mr. Holthouse is to be congratulated upon his progressiveness, which not only speaks well for his business, but speaks well for our city.

The directors and officials of the new hotel company will meet this evening to close the leasehold on the Rurode property at Berry and Harrison streets, which will be the site of the new caravansary.—Journal-Ga-zette.

Price Two Cents

HOW THEY DID IT “Sunny Jim’s” Version of Sunday’s Game TOOK PORTLAND INTO CAMP Defeating Them by a Score of Four to Two—Big Oscar Way Was in Splendid Form. Porltand, Ind., July 14, 1907. Dear Friend —'The confetti throwers better known as Decatur champs, departed from paradise at 2:33 over the G. R. & I. Arrived in Portland safe and finished their sleep at the Merchant’s Hotel, jumping out of the hay at 11:30. It took about a half hour to pick the carnival garbage out of their hair and off of their clothes. They all got around a good dinner. Then they downed thier uniforms and started to the field of battle. Everybody hit and throwed a few and then we went through first practice. The game started. It went along nicely until about the fourth and the champs got two. Then a little later in the game we captured two more in the seventh. The Ossian wonder had them guessing until the ninth, when they got men on first and second and two down. He struck the third man out, but the umps called it a ball and the next hit for two sacks and scored two runs, catching him at third, ending the game 4 to 2. We got ten hits, Portland 5. Romine pitched his first game here today. Wallace played a nice game, getting a nice bingle. Also stopped a fast one witji him ribs. It was a heart crusher. The umpire was one of the best we have met this season aw’ay from home. He only missed a couple of decisions. One was a three base hit of Behringers he called a foul, and a. few strikes in the ninth Inning.

We leave in the morning at 10:37 for Ft. Recovery. We play at Van Wert Tuesday and Wednesday. Returning Wednesday evening to torment the town. Oh. slush. Humpty Pierce. o- — AT JAMESTOWN

Interesting Account of That Great Exposition GREAT IN HISTORICAL LORE A Week of Pleasure Amid tr>e Hospitality of the Old Dominion —Worth Seeing. So many inquiries have come to us concerning the Jamestown Exposition we feel it due our readers to give them as much information as possible. Is it worth while? Is there anything there to see? are the universal questions. We would like to say it is decidedly worth while, and there is more there to see than the best sightseer couldp ossibly manage in a month. It is not an exposition in the same sense as Chicago and St. Louis. It is not intended to be. While many of the same commercial exhibits are placed in the various buildings, they are of secondary Importance. The dominant spirit of the exposition is patriotism. It is a celebration of the very first white settlement in this great country of ours. Those of us who go across or half way across the continent, passing through great cities, looking out over vast plains and seeing everywhere activity and plenty for the millions, who have poured into the country in a brief three hundred years, are wonderfully impressed by what the heroism of those first brave men and women meant. When we stood in the old church yard at Jamestown, we felt that every person who could possibly do so should journey hither, to do homage to the brave hearts of the forefathers and foremothers, who endured the dangers and hardships of those early days. Is there anything to see? where every foot of ground is rich in historical lore. As we looked out over the waters of Hampton Roads the sunlight dancing on its waves and playing over the great fleet of warships at anchor, our enthusiasm rose so high that several subsequent days of rain could not dampen our ordor. We felt that (Continued on page 2.)