Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 192, Decatur, Adams County, 9 August 1907 — Page 2

The Daily - Democrat. Published Every Evening. Except Sunday. by lew g. ellingham. Subscription Rates: Per week, by carrier 10 cents Per year, by carrier *5 00 Per month, b ymsul 25 cents Per year, by mail $3 50 Single copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the poetoSce in Decatur Indiana, as second class mail matter. J. H. HELLER, Manager. GOOD MARKETS MEAN PROSPERITY Good markets not only mean more business and more profits for our merchants, but it means more prosperity for every property owner in our city. The more business done in Decatur, the more money every one will make, and the less odious becomes a high tax rate. Let's boom the markets. Every town is sized up by the volume of business done. Good or bad markets have a direct bearing on this volume of business. A booming market means lots of trade and lots of business and prosperity for every one engaged in mercantile pursuits. Boom the markets. Decatur has all the elements of growth and importance. To insure such a continuance our markets must be above reproach in every respect. With everything to sell and the advan-

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tage of unexcelled railroad facilities Decatur merchants should reach out and expand. There is no better way than to boom her markets. They had another slump in Wall ! street Wednesday. It played havoc with some of the artistically executed pieces of paper that J udge Lambert Tree spoke of in his recent interview iin London. These slumps simply demonstrate that there is still a good deal of water in the stocks tossed about in Wall street—South Bend Times. A woman died recently in New York at the age of 107. She attributed her good health and long life to the fact that she had eaten onions every day for years and years. Most people would prefer to die young, so offensive is the odoriferous onion to thm. —Columbia City Post. WANT THE TRACTION LINESome of the Berne Citizens Want Interurban Extended. Horace Zook was at Decatur on Wednesday to see if the traction company can be induced to extend their line to Berne. The president of ’the road. Mr. Fledderjohann, returned to Berne with him in the afternoon, to feel the pulse of the people, and see if they would be willing to vote a small subsidy. Zook and Miller ship a large amount of milk every day and the Adams Express company are very stubborn in making them a reasonable rate, and now our milkmen are seeking relief from these exorbitant prices via the interurban route. It is likely that the Fort Wayne and Springfield railway company will soon ask for another election to vote a subsidy.—Berne Witness. o NOTICE ELKS! Every Elk in the city of Decatur is requested to be present this evening at the lodge room at the usual hour, as a victim has been secured and desires to be ornamented with the horns. Let every E'.k be present and give the candidate a royal reception. Remember the hour.

LOST YESTERDAY Kokomo Too Strong in First Inning WE NOW STAND SECOND Fifteen Scores Made in the First Inning—Lot* of Fun at the Ball Game. STANDING. Played. Won. Lost- Pct Richmond 10 7 3 .700 Decatur 10 6 4 .600 Portland 11 6 5 -545 Bluffton 9 4 5 .444 Van Wert 10 4 6 .400 Kokomo 11 4 7 .363 Kokomo, the team the fans were figuring to take three straight games from, spoiled all the dope and before they got through with us made the fans look sick and practically made us feel like thirty cents. If ever a team had a chance to swell their percentage. it was Decatur in the last three days, and instead of doing this the team started for Richmond this morning entrenched in second place and will now fight it out with the Quakers for the lead- Misplays and bad judgment is the only thing that the two games lost to Kokomo can be credited to. and unless the team takes a decided brace in the near future, we are going to adorn the cellar position in the league race. Then watch out for the hammer throwers. Engle, a little stocky built left handed twirler recently secured from the defunct Lebanon team started in yesterday to do the twirling and if he ever made a mess of a job he made it yesterday. His control was lacking and when the ball was hit right at him he generally fell all over it or made a wild heave to first base and before the fans could realize the fact he had permitted four runs to cross the plate. Manager Behringer then smelled something rotten, and sent Engle to the bench and called Way. who was forced to go in with the bases full and one out. and without practically warming up and before the inning closed the visitors had secured eight runs. Hare went to the mound for the visitors, and from the very start he received a warm reception. and before the inning closed he was sent to the bench and Lacey substituted, who took up just such a job as Way and before the side was retired seven men had scored. The first inning was certainly a night mare and both teams suffered from the effects of the same. However. Lacey and Way tightened up after the fatal first and it was a pitchers’ battle from that time on with honors practically even. Lacey seemed, however, to have the local team buncoed, an j they could do nothing with his delivery until the ninth inning, when they scored one lone ran. making our total eight, but this was still two short of the required number and the visitors carried away a victory that should have been ours. The fans do not care to see any more experiments tried with pitchers. and would prefer to have the man. agement secure some one they know can deliever the goods. The box score tells the tale.

Decatur. Name. AB R H PO A E Behringer, 2b.. 4 1 2 1 2 0 Cullen. 3b .... 4 1 0 3 2 2 Pierce, cf .... 4 1 0 2 1 0 i Burns. If 3 1 0 1 0 0 Weber, lb .... 4 11 7 0 0 Wallace, ss ... 4 1 0 5 2 0 Witham, rs ... 4 11 1 0 0 Winger, c .... 3 11 7 2 0 SEngle-Way, p.. 4 0 2 0 3 2 — — — — — — Totals 34 8 7 27 12 4 Kokomo. Name. AB R H PO A E Flant. 2b 4 2 1 2 4 0 Hall, ss 4 11 2 1 0 Hare, p-cf .... 5 11 3 0 0 Lacev. cf-p 1 2 0 0 1 0 Gillis, rf 2 11 3 0 0 Shinn, If 3 0 11 0 9 Collins, lb .... 3 1 0 9 0 0 Wise. 3b 3 2 2 3 4 1 Raines, C 4 0 0 4 0 0 Totals 29 10 7 27 10 1 Kokomo 8 0100010 o—lo0 —10 Decatur 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1— 8 Summary— Two base hits —Hall. Shinn. Home runs—Behringer, Wise. Base on balls —Off Way 3; off Hare 3. Struck out —By Way 5; by Lacey 3. Left on bases —Decatur 4; Kokomo 3. Double plays—Wallace to Weber. Wild pitch—Hare. Hit by pitcher—Fiant, Collins. Winger. Stolen bases—Behringer. Winger. Time of game—l:4s. Umpire Burke. PORTLAND LOST. Van Wert, O-, Aug. B.—Fine fielding by Campbell and Bnckwitx of Van Wert were features. Van Wert 02000100 x—3 6 1 Portland .1 0000000 o—l « 3 Batteries, Moore and Hillinger; Wagner and Hardin.

RICHMOND WON Bluffton Ind.. Aug. B—The locals dropped one of the best games of the season to Richmond today through ( their inability to hit Fleming with men on bases, two men dying on the sacks in the last inning Both teams played fast ball, but two errors netted the visitors their one run, while the other was earned with a hit. a sacrifice and an out- A good sized crowd saw the game. In the seventh inning Cameron, first baseman for Richmond, was sent to the bench by the umpire for kicking on a decision. Richmond 00001010 o—2 3 0 Bluffton ..0 0000 00 0 o—o 4 - Hull and Vogel; Fleming and Jessup. o A LITTLE DOPE. Another protest is looming up in the form of Kokomo claiming the right to Joe Campbell, Van Wens new outfielder. Its up to the local management to kick for their rights and not permit the other teams in the league to buffdoze \an W ert out of her rights after securing men who have signed up with Van W ert- If Campbell did not sign a Kokomo contract since the formation of -he league Van Wert is certainly entitled now to his services. —1 an W ert Times. Harry Hay . the crack twirler of the Van Wert outfit, stated when that team was here that he was dissatisfied with his berth and wished that he had caught on with Richmond. Pitcher Wentz does not seem to enjoy the prospect of becoming a Quaker. His heart pines for that dear \an ert. The local fans would take kindly to a deal between the two clubs which would bring Hay here and ship Wentz to Van Wert- —Richmond Palladium. George Morris, of RicamonL and Bull Durham, the big Portland outfielder. are having a nip and tuck fight, tis said, for the batting honors of the league. Both men are sluggers and at present are hitting like fiends. Morris recently made four hits out of four times up. while last Saturday Durham bagged five hits out of five times up.—Richmond Palladium. Poor Van Wert again dipped the dip Tuesday, being strangled to death on their own lot by Hunt's Portland Cannibals. Van Wert is the weak sister of the league and the other clubs should always bear in mind that she is to be treated as a perfect lady. Van Wert blushes modestly when one of her rude opponents calls the umps a horse thief, then labels the said opponent as a vulgar rowdy. Try a little so called rowdyism. Van. old girl, and see if you don't stand higher in the race. —Richmond Palladium.

Revenge August 26th. On that day the awful disgrace of the defeat we suffered at Ossian will be wiped out and cease to be a stigma on the fair name of our peerless ball tossers. Manager Young, of the Ossian team, was in the city last evening and with Manager Runyan set the date two weeks from next Monday, the game to be played on our own grounds. The opportunity we have been longing for ever since we dropped the game to the villagers through courtesy soon after the opening of the season will be taken with a relish and that perfect per cent which we helped to build up for them will be given a huge crimp. —Bluffton Banner. Engle, the little southpaw pitcher secured by the locals from the defunct Lebanon team is touted as havidg a world of speed and is also touted as having crippled several first class catchers by his smoke. If this be true wonder what will become of our Nicholas. who has been catching such wonderful ball all season. L. A. Holthouse received a message from Neil Mason, the Quincy, IU-, pitcher this morning, stating that he was now ready and willing to come to Decatur and wanted to know if the local management could use him. It is possible Mason will be seen in a Decatur uniform in the near future. Cheer up. knocker. Alberts gave his word and honor that he would make the trip with the , locals to Richmond today and will arrive this morning. He also says he will pitch two games a week for the locals and his service will no doubt be accepted. Cy certainly makes a very mandy acquisition to the team. A dispatch from Cincinnati says that President Herman. of the Cincinnati National league team, has purchased Catcher ‘'Bunny” Pierce, of the Newark team in the Ohio-Penn-sylvania league, paying $3,500 for the player. The special also states that Cincinnati is negotiating for Pitcher Asher, of the same team. Both Pierce and Asher were members of the Lebanon team last season. Pierce will not report to the Reds until next season. FOUND—A rosary. Owner may have same by inquiring at this office, ts

HAS LONG TIME YET Long Life Predicted for John 0. Rockefeller GOOD FOR QUARTER CENTURY His Family Physician Says He Will Live to Ninety-Four —No Takers. Cleveland. August B—That John D. Rockefeller will live to more than ninety-four, is the prediction of Dr. H. F. Biggar, his family physician. Dr. Biggar watched Mr Rockefeller play golf over the Forst Hill links yesterday and at the finish declared that the Standard Oil magnate was likely to live more than a quarter of a century longer. Mr. Rockefeller, who looks particularly well, said he had never felt better in h’s life and that he could eat anything. Long life in the Rockefeller family has long been a matter of comment. William Rockefeller, John D. Rockefeller s father, is still living and is ninety-four. Dr. Biggar said he sees no reason why the master of Forest Hill should not live longer than his ■ father. ‘•He is the best trained athlete in the sixty-year-old class in the world today, and he’s sixty-eight, at that he said. Hell live longer than his father. I'm sure. Did you see his strokes on the links this morning. Did they look feeble? I tell you. Mr. Rockefeller has been born twice physically, and he is only fourteen years old now. He is growing up again, and growing up scientifically, adding to his muscle, to his lungs, to his heart power with every breath of fresh air he takes on Forrest Hill, and with every drive he makes at the golf club.’’ TO DRAIN KANKANKEE SWAMP Commissioners Will Appeal to Congress for an Appropriation. Attempt will probably be made at the next session of congress to get an appropriation to assist the state in opening the Kankakee river and drain and reclaim the land in the Kankakee swamps. The proposition has long been involved. The national government has assisted other states in this way and members of the state tax board say that there is no reason why it cannot spend $1,000,000 in reclaiming a large part of the northern part of Indiana. According to Fred Sims, chairman of the state board and secretary of state, some 500.000 acres of land are in need of drainage. The land lies in Lake. Starke, Porter, Laporte, Newton, St. Joseph. Pulaski. Jasper and Marshall counties.

TURTLE SOUP at Chil. Omlors. Sat urday. August 10th, from 9 a. m. till 11 p. m. Everybody invited. A car load of dagoes passed through here today on the Clover Leaf railroad. They were bound for St. Louis. TURTLE SOUP at Chil. Omlor s. Saturday, August 10th. from 9 am. till 11 p. m. Everybody invited. Mrs. Emery Kane, of Wauseon. 0.. arrived in the city today to be the guest of friends «aad relatives for a few days. TURTLE SOUP at Chil. Omlor s. Saturday. August 10th. from 9 a m.. till 11 p. m. Everybody invited. All railroads in the United States giving out weekly statements have filed reports showing that the toal gross earnings for three weeks in July were $23,552,795. an increase of 9.0 over the corresponding three weeks of last year. . The same roads for a like period in June showed a gain of 13.9 per cent TURTLE SOUP ax Chil. Omlor s, Saturday, August 10th, from 9 am., till 11 p. m. Everybody invited. If you visit Winona and the habit of smoking cigarettes Is one of your weaknesses don't forget to leave the ‘ coffin nails" at home unless you want them confiscated. The Winona assembly officials announce that the smoking of cigarettes will not be tolerated in the park. Fortunately for both sides of the question the people who smoke cigarettes ordinarily do not care to attend a resort like Winona. According to the Decatur Democrat the Portland base ball team is well named. The Democrat in pubishing the names of the men that was arrested for playing Sunday the first name of each player is started with a letter “J.” Each member being named John with the exception of two and their names are James. —Dunkirk News. LOST —Two rings one an opal and the other a ruby at the ladies toilet room at Robinson's park at Ft Wayne Finder return to this office and receive reward. ts

Clearance SALE WE now commence our August Clear, ance Sale of Summer Footwear. Our object in conducting this sale j, not profit, but to close out as quickly as possible, REGARDX*ESS OF FRopfj all Summer Shoes, in preparation for Fall. Such price reductions as we offer here make it an object for you to b ny not only for your present require, ments, but in anticipation ot yo ttr future needs. Oh, yes, we know some stores adver. tise cut prices all the year rounddose money all the time” in business for fun, etc. Note the reductions carefully, WE DON’T DO IT THAT WAY. Twice a year, and for a few weeks each time, we hold these sales and we can afford it. Winnes Shoe Store

SPECIAL EXCURSION RATES via CLOVER LEAF ROUTE. CHAUTAUQUA LAKE, N. Y. Special excursions, July 5 and 26. NORFOLK, VA Tamestown Exposition. Very low rates. Tickets on sale, April 19th to Nov. 30th. PHILADELPHIA, PA B. P. O. E. Tickets on sale July 12, 13 and 14. SARATOGA SHRINES, N. Y. Triennial Conclave K. T. Tickets on sale July 5. 6 and 7. SEATTLE, WASH. L O. G. T. AND CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR Tickets on sale June 19th to July 12th. SPOKANE. WASH. BAPTIST YOUNG PEOPLES’ UNION. Tickets on sale, June 19th to July 12th. SUMMER TOURIST RATES to all the popular resorts; tickets on sale June Ist For rates apply to nearest Clover Leaf Agent or address W. L. ROSS, Gen r al Passenger Agent, Toledo, Ohio. GIVING OUT. Tne Struggles Discourages Many a Citizen of Decatur. Around all day with an aching back. Can't rest at night. Enough to make any one "give out” Doan's Kidney Pills will give renewed life They will cure the backache. Cure every kidney ill Here is Decatur proof that this is so: Henry Peters, proprietor of Foundry and Boiler Works, living on Eleventh street Decatur. Ind., says: Doan s Kidney Pills did me a vast amount of good and I have been recommending them for a number of years and will continue to do bo. My work requires a good strong back and when that part of my body was made *eak it was very difficult to continue my work. For two years I was troubled with kidney complaint and could not do anything. Backache clung to me, the attacks sometimes being so severe that I almost had to give up. Sometimes 1 was so stiff and sore that I could not get home, and even in the morning I did not feel as well as I should have felt I began using Doan's Kidney Pills procured at the Holthouse Drug Co.’s store and they helped me wonderfully ana soon 1 was completely relieved. In 1902 I was glad to recommend Doan’s Kidnev Pills through the newspapers, and lam wlllmg now that you should continue the publication of my statement Doan s Kidney Pill, lg B peat remedj , for uacaaehe and kidney complaint and everybody ought to know about it I advise al! kidney sufferers to use it” For sale by all dealers Price 50 ca ’ B uffaJo, ’ lor VnIUJ

SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC Calvary Evangelical Sunday school will hold their picnic in Ziegler's grove, one-half mile south of the church, on Saturday August 10. Er tensive preparations are being made A good program Is prepared A good time promised. Many schools vffl take part. A cordial invitation is extended to attend. e H. M. Daniels, Supt. THE OTHER DAY A man asked us if we did spouting and put up lightning rods. OF COURSE WE DO We supply about everything required to complete a building and Spouting and Rodding is one of our specialties. We employ experienced tinners and rodders and furnish you with any grade wanted. Let us figure with you. Schafer Hardware Co. ’ AGENTS WANTED. Now ready: the authoritative Life of Marvin Kuhns- Nearly 100 pages; illustrated; well-bound ;a story with a moral; sells rapidly. Good terms to agents. Send 54 cents for sample copy. The Metropolitan Publishing Company, Kendallville, Indiana o —— A LITTLE MONEY A little will be plenty, and it w* ll be all you’ll need to secure a farm in Nebraska. Price, SIO.OO to $40.00 per acre. Where you can raise ail kinds of grain and where alfalfa grows to cut three to four crops a seasonWhere the air is pure and light and where the climate is all right Buy a farm where you can pay for it with two or three crops. For information see Ira Steele, Decatur. Ind. 180-61 G— Money to loan on farms at low rat* of Interest No commission Parti* 1 payments allowed and interest stopped. DORE B. ERWIN, Tues & Fri Attonxey-at-Law. Dlipc iDOKdiite relief fr* ■ ILEj fr.Smfs Magic (Hot**