Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 177, Decatur, Adams County, 23 July 1907 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

Volume V. Number 177

WERE LOCKED UP Pair of Sports on a high Lonesome AND THEY WOUND UP IN JAIL Lew Coffee and Pink Ball Got Abusive and Bumped into the Wrong Woman. Lewis Coffee and Pink Ball, two young men were arrested last evening by Marshal Green and night policeman Sam Frank on a charge of public intoxication and disorderly conduct of the rankest kind. The boys started to load up on booze early in the evening and by eight o’clock had a pretty fair sized jag on and started in to abuse every one they came in contact with. Their first victim was Burton Niblick, whom they met on Second street and proceeded to give him an awful tongue lashing, during which time their language was sometwo daughters, twenty-one grandchilthing fierce. From there they proceeded to Monroe street and started west and upon arriving at the Journal office corner met Chris Amstutz and his wife walking toward the city. Coffee staggered into Mrs. Amstutz, who pushed him away and told him to watch where he was going. This was enough for Lewis, who at once started in to upbraid her. Coffee tried to induce the marshal to let him go, but Green could not see it that way, and with the assistance of policeman Frank, the two rowdies were taken to jail, where they stayed until this morning being then arraigned before the mayor, where they each plead guilty and were assessed the usual dose, a dollar and costs, amounting to nine dollars and thirty cents in each case, which they paid and were discharged. The row caused considerable excitement last evening and attracted a large crowd. o CHILD FELL FOURTEEN FEET. Little Fred Kinzle Fell From Second Story Window. Fred, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. George Kinzle, while playing upstairs at their home, had the misWrtunr- to fall from a window' to the ground below, fourteen feet, and sustained some very severe body bruises. The little chap, together with his sister, were sitting in the window, which was protected by a screen. In some mysterious manner the screen slipped out just far enough to permit the body •of the little fellow to fall through and he struck the brick sidewalk below. The fall was at least fourteen ■feet and that the child was not in- ! stantly killed is a miracle. The babe pother than being severely bruised, is i feeling as well as usual and it is [ thought nothing seriously will result Efrom the fall-

COMPLETE DETAILS ireat Northern Association Meets Monday iT THE BIG FAIR GROUNDS ivory Decatur Business Man Should Arrange for a Booth for this Year’s Show. The Great Northern Fair association fill hold a meeting at the fair grounds text Monday when arrangements for he big show to be given August 2<, 18, 29 and 30. Nothing will be left indone to make this the biggest and >est fair ever given in Adams county >r in Indiana for that matter. At Shis meeting the advertising matter ivill be distributed, various commitees named, police officials and ticket lellers appointed and all the many ainor details planned for the big reek. At this time we wish to im>res upon every business man in Delatur that it is your duty to arrange > booth at the fair. You all want a ounty fair. The association is givig you a good one and they deserve our support. Lay aside petty grievuce. if you have any, forget the exuses you have prepared to offer and et ready to display your line of oods. The crowds this year will break records, the attractions will be otter than ever and you want to be epresented.

THE ORDINANCE IS AN OLD ONE Providing Against Hitching of Horses to the Poles Along Street. The farmers of the locality are making quite a howl about the revival of the ordinance to prevent the hitching of horses to telegraph and telephone poles and think Decatur business men should provide a place for them to hitch when in the city a short time. The ordinance was not enforced yesterday as announced it would be. The law is an old one, the ordinance having been adopted ten years ago, and not by the present administration, as many seem to believe, but the city police officials have been asked to enforce it in away, if possible that will cause no particular harm or damage to any one. The poles along the street are owned by the telephone, telegraph and traction companies, who have the same right to protect their property as any one else. WASBOUNDOVER Charles Straub Stole From Comrade WHILE LATTER WAS IN BATHING Rifled the Clothes of Abe Whitright— Tried Before Mayor Coffee and Cause Sent to Circuit Court. Charles Straub, a young local character, was arrested yesterday afternoon by Marshal Green to answer to a charge of stealing a dollar and ninety five cents from Abe Whitright, the later having filed the affidavit. The alleged transaction was supposed to have taken place last Saturday afternoon, when Whitright and Straub, together with a number of other boys, proceeded to the sandpit to take a bath. All the boys went in swimming but Straub, who said he could not sw’im, but would sit on the bank and watch the others.

The boys, suspicioning something, proceeded to watch him, and in a few moments Straub was seen to take up Whitright’s trousers and take some money out of the pockets. The lads who saw this being Ramsey and McIntosh. They did not say anything until Whitright missed his money, and the boys then informed him what they had seen. Whitright immediately went before the Mayor, told his story, and a warrant was issued and Straub was apprehended yesterday afternoon. He was given a preliminary hearing last evening before the mayor, he being represented by Attorney Judson W. Teeple and he denied the entire proceedings. However, the court held that the state had made a good case and bound young Straub over to the Adams circuit court in the sum of fifty dollars, where he will be given an opportunity to declare his innocence before a jury. o PATRIOTS LEAGUE OF AMERICA New Order Started by the Christian Endeavor. Spokane, Wash., July 23.—Members of the Christian Endeavor society in Spokane, are forming what is believed to be the first branch of the Patriots’ League in America. The plan, which is believed to have been suggested by President Roosevelt, was launched at the Seattle convention, just closed, and the local members started a canvass for membership as soon as the project was sanctioned. The object of the organization is to promote civic righteousness and the national welfare. Its members will seek a knowledge of public affairs, the laws, needs and possibilities of their town, the state, and the country. They will labor for the election of good an defficient officeholders, for the observance of existing laws, for the adoption of improved laws, for the encouragement and aid of patriots, and the downfall of all enemies of the country. They will seek to promote the cause of temperance and personal purity, the improvement of the conditions of labor, the national use of the Lord’s day for rest and worship. _— o A corespondent of the Decatur Democrat has scanned the horizon and finds that the first defeat administered to the town’s base ball team by Van Wert was due to favors shown by the umpire. The second defeat is charged to “overpowered in the mud and the horse shoes were all with Van Wert. —Van Wert Bulletin.

OPENS SUNDAY Indiana - Ohio League Was a Sure Thing • —. I— ... I !■ ■■ VAN WERT FIRST ATTRACTION Plays Here Sunday and Monday—Six Teams Join—Two More are Coming In. Muncie, Ind., July 23.—The organization of the new Indiana-Ohio base ball league was effected at a meeting of several prominent Independent team managers at the Hotel Delaware in this city last night. The cities represented were: Portland, Richmond. Van Wert, 0., Kokomo, Bluffton, Decatur and Marion. These, together with another city, probably Anderson or Muncie, will compose the league. However, there are several applications for the one vacant berth and it is not likely that neither of the two last mentioned cities will be given the membership. In case Muncie gets the league it is probable that she will be represented by the Shamrock base ball club, now playing independent ball and managed by the Shamrock atheletic club. The local team owns its own ball park and it is said to be a money-making enterprise. With the Shamrock club backing the Muncie team it will probably “be in the game” as long as any of the other teams. In case the Shamrocks enter the league Muncie will be given the opportunity of seeing some fast base ball, as it is the intention of each manager to get the very best players he can within a salary limit of SBOO a month. It would also mean that Muncie would have weekday games. Manager Hugh Cunningham, of the Shamrock team, was unable to say last night whether his team would join the new league or not. A meeting of the directorate of the Shamrock Athletic, club will be held today, at which time it will be decided whether or not the club's team will join the league and post a forfeit of SIOO, guaranteeing to finish the season, which will last for about two months longer. A. R. Kling, of Indianapolis, was elected president, secretary and treasurer of the league. Those who met last night were: Frank Runyan, W. W. Kunkel, and Ben Sollinger, of Bluffton; Harry Hall, of Marion and Kokomo; Louie Holthouse, of Decatur; Louis Hunt, of Portland; Clarence Jessup, of Richmond; J. A. Stiggers, of Van Wert and A. R. Kling, of Indianapolis. The league teams will play twogame series and the season will begin next Sunday.' On Sunday and Monday the following games will be played: Bluffton at Richmond; Van Wert at Decatur; Portland at Kokomo; Muncie at Marion.

FAITHFULDOG Jim Daugherty Owns a Nervy Canine MADE A SENSATIONAL JUMP Leaped from Second Story Window in His Determination to Follow His Master. Jim Dougherty, the clever and popular manager of the Decatur Furnace company, owns a dog a big shaggy bird dog, one of the faithful kind that you can't lose. Jim has told us many incidents to prove the faithfulness of the canine, how a few years ago old Bird followed him into a burning building and watched for an opportunity to carry his master to safety if necessary. Yesterday Mr. Dougherty found it necessary to make a trip to Ft. Wayne and a few moments before train time locked the dog in a room on the second floor of the factory to prevent him following. The beast howled frightfully and watched Jim through the closed window, with longing and tearful eyes. Finally he could stand it no longer and backing up a few feet, made a short run and leaped through the window glass to the ground, twenty feet below. He was badly disabled and for an hour or two couldn’t drag his feet around, but he

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limped down through the street this morning, his feet swollen, his appearance dejected but his eyes on Jim, a half a block ahead. A great pup is Bird. o WARREN MAN IN EXPLOSION. Young Eich on Board the 111-Fated Georgia. Not many Warren people when they read in the metropolitan dailies of the terrible powder explosion on the battleship Georgia at Cape Cod Bay Monday afternoon imagined that among the suffering seamen was the grandson ot a Warren woman. But such was the case, says the Warren Tribune. Charles L. Eich, one of the three men who saw the danger first and was lucky enough to drop to the floor immediately and thus escape the awful catastrophe. o— — IS KEEPING QUIET Cortelyou Waits Mr. Roosevelts Pleasure THINKS HE HOLDS TRUMP CARD Believes Teddy Will Control the G. O. P. Convention —Too Early for Real Business. Washington, July 22. —Before Secretary Cortelyou left Washington a few days ago for his summer home on Long island, he let it be known that he was not particularly rejoicing over the boom that was recently started for him as the Republican presidential nominee next year by Representative Jesse Overstreet, of Indianapolis. While pleased that strong friends had named him as the proper man for the nomination, he does not consider it wise that there should be any agitation at this time. He has a number of good reasons. The first is that he is loyal to President Roosevelt, and does not care to be considered in the race so long as there is more or less of a clamor for the president. The second is that he does not want to antagonize the Hughes people in New York at this time.

His third reason is that he prefers to remain in the background for a number of months yet. He does not think there is anything to be gained by making a fight for delegates from now on for a while, and he prefers to remain just now as sort of a dark horse candidate. He is said to be figuring it out that this is a better policy for him than if he were to draw the fire of the other candidates. He wants to keep from making enemies just as long as possible. Important in this attitude of Mr. Cortelyou is the fact that he does not wish to in any way antagonize his chief, and that he does not accept the elimination of Mr. Roosevelt with the same faith that many others are doing. He believes that the president will control the next convention of the Republicans, and it will be at his bidding. Mr. Cortelyou feels he cannot afford to get into the fight at this time without the consent of his chief. New Yorkers say that there are two elements in New York favorable to Cortelyou. The stronger is the 'Woodruff-Parsons-Roosevelt people, who control the state organization. They don’t want the state delegation to be for him next year. Rather than permit this they will push Cortelyou to the front. The president would probably not object to this. Despite all assertions to the contrary, Roosevelt and Hughes work together only in theory. With Mr. Cortelyou in the race, subject to circumstances and conditions, and with doubt as to whether the Hughes people will permit the state machine to defeat them in their aspirations to present the name of their governor, there are bound to be some political doings in New York state in the next ten or eleven months. o William H. Crowell, brick contractor on the Jefferson theater block at Goshen, dropped dead from heart disease on the third floor of the structur Saturday. Crowell’s is the third sudden death in the Jefferson block within one year. Joseph Erea dropped dead while running up the gallery stairway Into the theater and Benjamin C. Bender, treasurer of the Jefferson theater, dropped dead sitting in the Ettas’ club.

AUGUST STORMS Parson Hick’s Forcasts Six Periods MONTH ENTERS LIKE A LION And Goes Out the Same Way—He Predicts Great Tropical Storms for Last of Month. Parson Hicks, in his August forecasts says: A regular storm period will be at its crisis on August the Ist and 2nd. A mercury period is near its center at this time and will prolong and intensify storm conditions at this period. Thunder storms, with many stiff local gusts of wind and rain will center on and about the Ist and 2nd. A reactionary storm period is central on the sth, 6th and 7th, on and about which days may be expected a return of storm conditions. The warmth will increase, the barometer will fall, and cloudiness will grow into decided acreas of storminess and precipitation. A regular storm period extends from the 10th to the 14th. It is central on the 12th and will come to a crisis, centrally between east and west extremes of the country, on Tuesday (ajnd Wednesday, the 13th and 14th. A reactionary storm period is central on the 17th, 18th and 19th. As this period begins it will grow much warmer, first in the west, the barometer will fall and thunder will pass eastwardly across the country, reaching their culminating stages on and touching the 18th and 19th. A regular storm period covers in perturbing power the 21st to the 26th. During this period the storms will be severe.

A reactionary storm period is central on the 29th, 30th and 31st. It is a well known fact that great tropical storms are due about this time so watch out. 0 DANIEL FRANZ BURIED MONDAY Was One of the Best Known Citizens of Berne. Daniel Franz died on Saturday morning, July 20, 1907, of heart disease at his home one mile east of Berne, at the age of 71 years, 8 months and 5 days, leaving to mourn their loss the widow, three sons and two daughters, twenty-one gradnchildren, seven stepsons and two stepdaughters with their families and an aged brother. He was the father of Dr. Ernst Franz, attorney Emil Franz, mail carrier Otto Franz and Mrs. Peter Habegger. The funeral services were held Monday at the Berne Mennonite church. o— — COURT HOUSE NEWS B. W. Sholty Appointed As a Notary CORONER’S INQUEST WAS FILED In Jacob Miller Case—The Bobo Habeas Corpus Case Filed at the Clerk’s Office. B. W. Sholty has been appointed a notary public and filed his bond for SI,OOO as required by law. Coroner John C. Grandstaff today filed his inquest in the case of Jacob Miller. He was ffixty-five years of age and the coroner finds that he came to his death by being struck by a locomotive engine on the G. R. & I. railroad. The accident occurred June 22nd at the Frisinger crossing just south of town. The case of Patrick Bobo vs Eli Meyers and Edward Green, complaint for writ of habeas corpus, has been filed at the clerk's office. The affidavit is sworn to by Ned Bobo and Attorney A. P. Beatty appears for the plaintiff. A junk dealer's license has been granted to Shedrick Gamble to buy junk from house to house in Adams county during the ensuing year. It Is the duty of the road supervisors

under the existing statutes of Indiana to see that the game and fish laws are observed. The official is a special constable for this purpose. He can arrest or cause to be prosecuted any and all persons violating any of the provisions of the law and be allowed a fee of $5 as costs against any person convicted. Hunters had better keep an eye out for the supervisors. < Affairs were very quiet about the court house again today, and officials and clerks were apparently enjoying "the good old summer time” as much as is possible when one has business cares. Q. CARD OF THANKS. We desire to return our heart felt thanks to the neighbors and friends who so kindly assisted us during the sickness and death of our beloved Dottie. U. E. Cramer and family. GOT FIVE DOLLARS Monroeville Lad Wrote Catchy Letter IN CHICAGO TRIBUNE CONTEST Unselfishly Wants to Help a Comrade and His Effort Gains the Necessary Recognition. Each Sunday the Chicago Tribune prints an offer of five dollars to the child which writes the letter giving a reason for receiving same and telling how it is to be spent. As a result the various letters received by them are most novel and interesting and some are very pathetic. Among the many letters so far published in this column none have been more expressive of real feelings than was the one of V. V. Mitchell, a little Monroeville lad, whose letter got him the coveted five dollars, due to the unselfish spirit in his anxiety to help a poor little comrade. His letter was as follows: Monroeville, Ind. —Our ball team is going on our Sunday school excursion to the lake to play the team there. George Meeks, our shortstop, can’t go because his mother washes clothes. He hasn’t any glove, but he can stop them bare handed better than anybody else. If I had $5 I would buy him a glove and we could take our whole team. I am 10 years old. V. V. Mitchell. o HAROLD CANTWELL SETTLED. Society Girl of Hartford City, Accepts Cash Offer.

Harold Cantwell, who was com-

pelled to leave school at DePauw uni-

versity several months ago to escape on a patrenity charge filed by a wellknown Hartford City girl, is now at the summer home of the Cantwells at Oden, Mich. Cantwell is no longer a fugitive and is not desirous of keeping his whereabouts from the officers, as the case which was to have been filed against him has been dropped, a settlement having been made with the girl, whose ruin was accomplished. It is said a settlement was effected for S7OO. Young Cantwell has been in St. Louis, where he had a position as a pianist at a music hall. He has also been at the Jamestown exposition. He will spend the summer at Oden and will re-enter school at Greencastle this fall. The affidavit for his arrest several months ago created quite a sensation as both he and the girl were among the most prominent young people in this city.—Hartford City Gazette. 0 WORK SUNDAY, IF NECESSARY. Rev. Wilken Gave Wise Advice to His Congregation. Father Wilken made an announcement Sunday morning services that met the approval of all that heard it, and he is being congratulated upon his foresight. The announcement was that if any farmer of his church thought it necessary to take advantage of the weather to gather in his crops and thus save them, that he should do so, and should start to work at once. Several farmers it is understood took advantage of this remark | and Sunday afternoon cut their wheat which may mean a big saving in the end.

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CHURCH SOCIETY Leading Features of Todays Social News VARIOUS MEETINGS ANNOUNCED Miss Bryson. Gave a Slumber Party Last Night—A Dinner Party for This Evening. By Perle Burdg. A very interesting meeting of the Ladies’ Aid Society of the Baptist church will be held at the home of Mrs. John Moser, on Thursday afternoon, at 2:30 o'clock. All ladies are invited. Mrs. Fred Hoffman will act as hostess for the Ladies’ Aid Society of the Evangelical church at her home on Madison street, Thursday afternoon. Miss Minta Acker will be hostess at the meeting of the Euchre club on Wednesday evening. The Epworth League of the M. E. church will give a delightful reception for the new members on Friday evening. The Ladies’ Mite Society of the Methodist church will be charmingly entertained by Mrs. John Vail on Friday afternoon at her home on Madison street. A few girl friends responded to invitations given over the telephone by Miss Frances Bryson for a slumber party last night. The evening was pleasantly spent in dancing and various games. This morning the hostess served an elegant breakfast and then the party drove for a couple of hours. Mrs. Johnson, of Youngstown, Ohio, will be the honored guest at a six o’clock dinner this evening, given by Mrs. Ella Rice, to a small party of friends. —Q Dr. D. D. Clark, D. W. Berry, JoSn Yager and John C. Moran left this morning for Mount Clemens, where they will remain a few days taking baths. Messrs. Beery and Clark also expect to take a trip into Canada and will on tomorrow see the famous M. & M. race at Detroit, in which two of the most famous and promising colts are to start. The boys expect to •be absent for two weeks. o HABEAS CORPUS . ’’’•fU ' '■ u- ; Writ Asked for to Secure P. J. Bobo’s Release WILL BE HEARD TOMORROW Judge LaFollette, of Portland, Will Preside over the Proceedings to be Held in this CityAttorney A. P. Beatty, arrived home from Portland last where he took the preliminary steps toward preventing the Wisconsin authorities from again securing possession of Patrick J. Bobo, who has been held in insane asylums in that state for five years. Judge Erwin being absent, it was necessary to bring the action in one of the surrounding counties. The petition for a writ of habeas corpus w'as filed before Judge LaFollette, of the Jay circuit court yesterday afternoon and he immediately set the time for a hearing for Wednesday morning at nine o’clock in the circuit court room in this city. If the Wisconsin authorities make any effort to prevent Mr. Bobo securing his freedom, it will be necessary to prove his sanity. Marshal Green received a message last evening asking him to return Bobo to Peshtigo, Wis., at once and the expenses would be paid. Mr. Beatty brought the necessary papers with him. and they were served upon both Marshal Green and Sheriff Meyers, by Coroner John C. Grand--1 staff, as the law provides. Mr. Bobo insists he has been wrongfully held and will fight earnestly any effort to return him to the life he has endured Ifor five years past.