Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 212, Decatur, Adams County, 2 September 1907 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

Volume V. Number 212

IN POLICE COURT Three Victims Appeared This Morning each charged with drunk And Each Drew the Usual Dose of a Dollar and Costs—Two Pay and One Goes to Jail. Mayor Coffee was busily engaged this morning in holding police court, and taking care of three victims who had found their way into the meshes of justice and had wandered into the wayward path. The first victim called was George Worden, who strayed into our city Saturday, loaded up on booze and became so intoxicated that he couldn't find his way home and asked Marshal Green to take care of him. He spent Sunday with Sheriff Meyers and this morning told his little tale of woe that in the end cost him nine dollars and thirty cents. Worden stayed the docket and was discharged. The next in order was William Elzey, who also got drunk Saturday and was in such a condition when arrested by Marshal Green that he could hardly navigate. Elzey Sundayed at the jail, having no other place to go, and this morning acknowledged his guilt, was given the usual old dose, which he promptly paid and was discharged. Gus Kavanaugh was the last victim to be arraigned, he having been arrested Sunday by Marshal Green on a charge of intoxication, he having as he claimed secured his booze Saturday evening. Kavanaugh was a member of the dog and pony show that gave an exhibition all last week at the fair and put up a very pitiful tale about his presence being needed at Portland this week. Mayor Coffee, however, seemed loath to part with Kavanaugh's company and gave him the usual dose and he will spend ten Jays with the sheriff. o UMPIRE GARDNER WAS CHEERED When He Whipped Four Members of Bluffton Team. Pearl Laßue, captain of the Bluffton base ball team and Umpire Frank Gardner were arrested Saturday evning by Sheriff Meredith for participating in a fistic encounter at Athletic park Saturday afternoon during a game between the Richmond and Bluffton teams of the Indiana-Ohio league. Manager Clarance Jessup of the Richmond team furnished bond for Laßue and Gardner after their arrest. Both men will be tried Monday morning in the city court, each being charged with assault and battery. Gardner will enter a plea of not guilty, claiming that he fought in self-defense. The encounter between Laßue and Gardner was a preliminary to a general fight in the latter part of the fourth inning in which Gardner tried to whip the entire Bluffton team. After Gardner had disposed of Second baseman Donovan and First Baseman Wills and was engaged in a wrestling match with Center Fielder Partlow, Sheriff Meredith arrived on the scene, and wading into a crowd of excited players of both teams, wielding his mace, he succeeded in quelling the disturbance. The game little umpire, after the dust of battle had settled, was roundly cheered by the excite! rooters. As a result of the fight Lahas a discolored face, Donovan a black eye and Partlow a cut chin. Gardner shows no signs of battle. He reported his trouble to President Kling of the league Saturday evening over the long distance teelphooe and bis description of the fight told in the racy, picturesque language of the ball field, convulsed his auditors. Richmond Palladium. o Mr. Gardner, the new umps, is a hard working and pugnacious official. He has a pair of pipes like a factory whistle, and he is not afraid to use I 'hem. He told Cap Laßue of Bluffton behave or vacate the premises. ‘You showed me up once, but you Won't again. I’ll have you understand that I'm the umpire, so stow your gab °r get out of the game. Mr. Laßue stowed his gab. Mr. Gardner’s remarks were very much a la brush league, but “when in a brush league do the brush leaguers do,” is his mot’o. "Richmond Palladium.

OPEN AIR VAUDEVILLE. Many Attractions on this Order Will Be Given Free at the State Fair. For some years the management of the Indiana State Fair has been giving an extensive program of vaudeville attractions which have entertained peo. pie by the hundreds of thousands. This feature of the big exposition, which will be held at Indianapolis the week of September 9, has been so popular that a better list of attractions than ever has been provided. The vaudeville program will be given on a large platform before the grandstand between the heats of the races. The performances will also be presented near the Art building, and at both these points many thousand spectators may see the attractions. The vaudeville will be made up of acrobatic, trapeze and swinging ladder feats, both difficult and humorous, and there will be a troupe of bicyclists who will show their talent in trick riding. Misses Ruby and Ruth Parish, of Decatur, are the guests of Miss Jessie Hesher and Mr. and Mrs. Harve Elzey. They arrived yesterday and will spend a week here. —Bluffton Banner. o — AN EARLY BLAZE Did Some Damage at the Dutcher Restaurant FIRE COMPANY’S GOOD WORK Reported Promptly and Their Work Saved the Building from a Total Loss. Fire was discovered early this morning in the west end restaurant by Charles Dutcher, and for a time it looked as if the building was doomed. The alarm was turned in promptly and in a few moments the west end fire company were one the scene and had a stream of water playing on the blaze, which was confined to the cellar and in a short time had the fire under control and all danger was over. How the fire originated no one seems able to state, and the same will no doubt always be a mystery. Mr. Dutcher went to Ft. Wayne yesterday at noon and the store was left ■in charge of his wife, who closed the same up about nine o’clock and at two-thirty this morning the alarm was sounded. The damage done was slight and is fully covered by insurance. The work of the fire department is worthy of special mention, as they made the quickest run on record and their early appearance on the scene no doubt saved a serious

loss. — o LOST TWELVE INNING GAME. Kokomo, Ind., Sept. 2. Democrat, Decatur Ind.: In a hard fought twelve inning game this morning the locals defeated Decatur. Score 6to 5. Special Detective Croy, of the Clover Leaf, sent to Bowman to investigate the cause of the wreck at that point, has learned that the switch was thrown by two boys at Bowman, who were “monkeying” with it. Being unable to replace it they went to the elevator to get some men to help them and while they were gone the accident took place.—Frankfort Cresqent. Charging that his wife was a perpetual knocker and constantly complained of the home that he had provided for her and that she left him on last January and refused to live with him any longer, Emerson C. Bolander this afternoon filed suit for divorce from his wife, May Bolander. Bowers and Feightner filed the suit Huntington Democrat. Charles Stevens, a horseman from Warren, narrowly escaped death Wednesday night at Huntington when he was attacked by a Belgian stallion, weighing almost 2.000 pounds, m> he was leading the horse. Roland Banister, a bartender in a nearby saloon, hearing the cries of Stevens, rushed out into the alley and grabbing a huge club standing at the side of the door, he succeeded in beating the anv mal off so that Stevens could drag himself to shelter. The horse betangod to the Souers farm near Warren. Stevens had to be taken to a hospital.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, September 2, 1907.

THE SCHOOLS OPEN Hundreds of Children Gather for Work TEACHERS IN VARIOUS ROOMS The Year Begins With Outlook that is Bright for Best Year in History of Local Schools. The school bells rang out at eight o’clock this morning in the old familiar way and the hundreds of students, big and little, were seen enroute to the various ward buildings, where they will enter upon another year of study. Today was spent in assigning the students and by them in securing their books for the first term. The teachers in charge at the various schools are as follows. Superintendent... .Prof. Wm. Beachler Music and Drawing. .Alice Jean Gray HIGH SCHOOL. Prin. and MathC. E. Hocker As. Prin. and Com. Department.... J. C. Tritch Latin Rose Dunathan German D. A. Baumgartner ScienceO. E. Frazee English Annette Johnson CENTRAL GRADES. Seventh dradeMattie Bailey and Mary Miller. Second and Third Grades Lizzie Peterson First Grade Bess Congleton FIRST WARD. Room 3Florence Johnson Room 2Della Sellemeyer Room 1 Eva Acker SECOND WARD. PrincipalA. D. Suttles Room 3Grace Coffee Room 2 Nellie Winnes Room 1 Nora Ahr THIRD WARD. Principal Clyde M. Rice Room 3 Rose Egan Room 2 Emma Sellemeyer Room 1 Fannie Rice o BUYS NEWS STAND Charles Sullivan is Now the Owner DEAL WAS CLOSED SATURDAY Possession Given Today—Through Misunderstanding No Papers Wer e Delivered Sunday.

A deal that has been hanging fire for several days between Charles Sullivan and M. E. Babcock, proprietor of the Decatur newstand, was closed late Saturday night and Mr. Sullivan became the proprietor of the newspaper routes and all that goes with them. Mr. Sullivan has been ne. gotiating for this business for several weeks, but not until Saturday night could the gentlemen come to a definite agreement. By this transaction Mr. Sullivan will have charge of the routes and Mr. Babcock will retain his retail cigar and candy business in the interurban station. Both genfliemen are possessed of business qualifications that mean success to them in what they undertake and their friends are joined by the Democrat in wishing them an abundance of prosperity in their business ventures. Through some misunderstanding, there were no Sunday papers delivered, but here, after the patrons will be supplied regularly with the papers they have subscribed for. "— TO CONDUCT BIG STOCK SALE D. E. Studabaker Will Dispose of Fancy Cattle and Hogs. D. E. Studabaker is advertising a big stock sale that will take place at his farm November 18th. Mr. Studabaker will at that time conduct the largest sale of its kind that has ever been held in Adams county. He ■will sell all the stock off his farms, including blooded cattle and hogs and also grade cattle and bogs. This stock was exhibited at the tair this year and all who had the opportunity to see It know that his stock is of the best. Fred Reppert will auctioneer the sale.

TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE. Reported by the Decatur Abstract and Loan Co. Money to loan on farms and city property at lowest rates of interest with privilege of partial payments. Abstracts of title carefully and neatly prepared. Lavina Poling to Jacob Hoffman inlot 663, Decatur, SI,OOO. Mary C. Ehinger unmarried, to Mary J. Niblick, inlot 169, Decatur, $5,000. Harry Cordua to Lulu B. Cordua, part lot 886, Decatur, $250. Susie T. Welker to Sarah C. Welker, 40 acres section 5, St. Marys township, $2,500. Wilson Myers to Suie T. Welker, 40 acres section 5 St. Marys township, $2,500. David Werling to Albert Werling, lot 15, Preble, S3OO. Dan N. Erwin to Grover Huffman, lot 992, Decatur, $l6O. B. W. Sholty to W. H. Niblick, lot 178, Geneva, $80.90. Margaret Koenig to Lizzie Hendricks, 60 acres section 12, Monroe township, $5,100. B. J. Terveer to W. H. Niblick, lots 178-184, Geneva, $95. S. B. Fordyce to Henry Hite, lot 42, Decatur, $l5O. Chas. S. Niblick to Jno. D. Reiter, part lot 328. Decatur, $1,500. o COURT CONVENES But Adjourns on Account of Labor Day FEW MATTERS ATTENDED TO Henry Bradford Pleads Guilty and Pays Fine—Th e Koenig Family Troubles Adjusted. ' At nine o’clock this morning Judge Erwin assumed the bench and Baliff Ernst declared the September term of court open. After a few important matters were attended to, Judge Erwin adjourned the session until tomorrow morning on account of Labor Day. On that occasion he asked that all the attorneys be present as he wished to call the docket and set down cases for trial during the term. Henry Bradford plead guilty to the charge of keeping a gaming house and was fi >.‘d $15.00 and costs. Mary and Fritz Koenig, whose battles have caused more or less interest and headlines during the past month seem to have again agreed to a truce as their sensational divorce case was dismissed this morning on motion by the plaintff. An inventory was filed in the guardianship of Lydia Nenenschwander et al, Abraham Neuenschwander, guardian.

A marriage license was issued Saturday evening to Earl Hendricks, aged nineteen, a hostler of this city, and Hazel Shoemaker, aged sixteen, also of this city. Miss Jessie Magley has resumed her place as deputy in the office of county clerk Gerber. o J. B. Stonebumer announced this morning that/ the drawing for the sewing machine would take place today under the supervision of Frank Wemhoff and Thomas Durkins, the drawing will be held this afternoon, but the lucky number will not be announced until the evening performance. Those holding tickets should attend this performance and present their tickets. An entire change of program will be installed this evening and promises to be a rare attraction.

Every citizen should have a curfew which should positively “ring tonight” and every night if needed. These curfews are inexpensive and home-made. Take a piece of siding two feet long and whittle one end down to a handle take the child that needs the curfew and bend it over the barrel. Now take the siding in hand and use it for a clapper. Put it on hot, divide the strokes evening and see that none miss. Good for a boy or girl up to the age of sixteen, and three applications are warranted to cure the most pronounced cases of street loafing that exists. The music is said to be finer than singing, “where is my wandering boy tonight?”

TO REFORM DEED Henry Young Sues Granddaughter WANTS HIS LIFE ESTATE Has Lived on Same Farm for FiftySix Years and Wants to Re main There.

Henry Young vs. Sarah and Walter Hetler, to reform a deed, is the title of a new case filed by Attorneys Schurger and Smith, and the complaint tells an interesting story. Mr. Young, the plaintiff, is eighty-three years old and has. lived in this county more than an ordinary lifetime. For fifty-six years he has lived on the same sixty acre farm in Blue Creek township. Seven years ago he thought the end of his days was near and wishing to settle up his earthly affairs in a clean and satisfactory manner, he gave each of his three children a deed for twenty acres, with the understanding that he was to hold a life estate therein and receive two-fifths of all the crops. This agreement has been carried out to the letter, but in the meantime the daughter to whom was given the old home where Uncle Henry has lived so many years died, leaving a married daughter, Mrs. Walter Het ler. who has since lived at the old place and carried out the former agreement Now she and her husband want to move to Muncie, and want to rent the old homestead for cash. This would drive the old man away from the spot he loves and he has brought this suit to reform the deed and establish a legal life estate.

There were two exciting ball games at the park yesterday between the Decatur Bull Frogs and the Pleasant Mills teams. The score in the first game was seven to six in favor of the Decatur boys and the second four to three in favor of the same team. The games were interesting throughout. REGULAR SESSION

County Commissioners Met This Morning SOME BUSINESS IS TRANSACTED Reports On Bridges and Roads Filed and Other Affairs Presented in Regular Form. The county commissioners began their regular September session this morning and several matters of importance were disposed of. Edward Zwick and ninety-seven others filed a petition for a bridge on the Adams and Allen county highway, and same was continued for the present.

W. J. Heeter, receiver for the Universal Oil company, filed a petition to refund taxes and remit for same. In the East Jefferson township macadam road matter, David Zehr was appointed superintendent and ordered to file bond as required by law. The report and profile by the viewers and engineer on the Elzey macadam road, heretofore filed was approved. The board found same to be in due form and according to law. On Sar.iantha E. Young petition to locate and vacate a road, the report of the viewers was filed and approved. The board found that A. W. Holmes was damaged to the extent of S2OO. o C. D. Kern and family have returned ing with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Mumma for some time. Gottschalk and Yoder,who are build, ing a macadam road in Preble township, on Saturday last secured a contract to build a 17-mlle road in Huntington county, the contract being $34. 190. This firm has secured several nice contracts in the past and are coming fast to the front as contractors.

THE SHOW TOMORROW NIGHT. Among the many new productions of recent years none have caused greater comment than “A Break for Liberty.” The author Mr. Howard P. Taylor, has taken for the foundation of the play the scenes surrounding the tria l , escape and final capture of the famuos Biddle Brothers in Pittsburg and vicinity. It was a well known fact that Ed, the elder of the two brothers, had a wonderful effect upon women, many saying it was a hypnotic influence. While this may not have been true, he was fairly loaded down with presents and flowers and visited by the gentler sex, and it is this mysterious power tha tthe author has made the central theme of his story causing the warden's wife to forget her marriage vows, her home and friends to aid the condemned prisoners to escape. The International Amusement Company, who have the direction of the play, have had all the scenes reproduced from photographs taken in Pittsburg, Butler county and other places in the vicinity of the tragedy. A well balanced company has been engaged for this, the sixth year of this great play. “A Break for Liberty” will be the attraction at the Bosse Opera House on Tuesday, September 3.

A PECULIAR WILL Probated in Adams Circuit Court THAT OF REV. D. B. RECKARD Bequeaths Property to His Wife Provided She Doesn’t Harbor Her Brother William.

One of the strangest wills ever probated in this county was that of Rev. Durling B. Reckard, who died a few days ago. After providing for tjhe payment of his debts and funeral expenses, Rev. Reckard bequeaths all his property, both real and personal, including lot No. 19 inFreawg’s addition to Decatur, to Miss Margaret V. Hill, whom he afterward married, provided, however, that she in no manner harbor, board, lodge or assist her brother John W. Hill, better known as “Bill.” In case she should violate this part of the will, then his property is to go to the “State Mission Board of the Indiana convention of the Baptist church, except she shall be paid at the rate of two dollars per week from May 1, 1906, until time of his death as compensation for wages rendered in keeping house for him.” Attorney Paul G. Hooper is named as executor of the will with instructions to see that this one clause is strictly carried out. However, Mrs. Reckard is given the right to dispose of the said property if necessary or desired. The will was written February 25th last and witnessed by E. B. Lenhart and David Eley. Rev. Reckard was mar- : ried to Miss Hill on June 18th last.

HE HAS RESIGNED Rev. Fowler Will Leave Decatur ABOUT FIRST OF OCTOBER Will Probably go to Far West—Has Been Pastor Here About Two Years.

Rev. Alfred Fowler, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, resigned yesterday, just before beginning his morning service. His statement.while not altogether unexpected, caused quite a surprise. Rev. Fowler has been locatd here for two years and has worked earnestly in behalf of his principles and for the cause of Christianity. He is a polished, scholarly and studious gentleman and has numerous friends here who will regret his departure. He will probably locate in the far west, from where he recently returned, delighted w-ith the country and prospects. He left Decatur this morning for Toronto, Can(Contlnued on page 2.)

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TOOK EASY GAME Umpire Arundel Makes Us a Present VAN WERT FORFEITS ONE The Saturday Game Awarded to Decatur Because Visitors Tried to Play Stewart. GAMES YETERDAY. Richmond 2. Bluffton 1. Van Wert 5; Shamrocks 8. Decatur-Kokomo —rain. GAMES TODAY. Bluffton at Richmond (2 games). Decatur at Kokomo (2 games). Van Wert at Ft. Wayne (2 games). Portland at Indianapolis (2 games). STANDING. Won. Lost. Pct. Richmond 19 12 .613 / Decatur 18 13 .581 Portland 17 14 .548 / Kokomol4 17 .452 Van Wert 13 18 .419 Bluffton 12 19 .387 The easiest and the quickest game that the locals have won since the opening of the Indiana-Ohio league was captured Saturday afternoon,when Umpire Arundel forfeited tfhe Van. Wert game to us by a score of nine to nothing, and as a resuit we are now nicely quartered in second place, but half a game behind Richmond, who also won, Bluffton being their victims. For several days there has been some argument over the services of player Stewart, who was formerly with the Portland team, but who a few days ago jumped that team and went to Van Wert. Before the game Umpire Arundel received a telegram from President Kling notifying him that Stewart was the property of the Kokomo team, they having purchased him from Portland and it' Van Wert

s insisted upon playing Stewart to for . feit the game. Umpire Arundel notified the Van Wert management, but regardless of this they sent Stewart to bat first and after Engle had pitched one ball, the umpire walked to the plate and declared the game forfeited to Decatur. The Van Wert management claim the services of Stewart, and say they purchased him outright from Portland, but this the Portland management denies, but regardless of the controversy we won the easiest game we have yet placed to our credit and are thankful for small favors. Manager France and Studabaker then got together and in order not to disappoint the crowd, concluded to play an exhibition game the winner to take the entire gate receipts, which was no small amount, as a fine Saturday crowd was present. The game was started at 3:45, umpire Arundel officiating, and the fans were treated to a great exhibition of the national game, the locals finally winning out by the score of eleven to eight. The game was full of hard hitting and sensational fielding and the visitors lost owing to the wildness of their pitchers and their inability to handle bunted balls. The following score tells the tale:

> Decatur. AB R H PO A E Cullen, 3b .... 5 0 1 2 1 0 Pierce, cs-rs .. 5 2 2 2 2 1 Witham, lb .. 5 0 3 12 0 1 Bums, p-ls ... 3 0 0 1 0 0 Wallace, ss .. 4 11 1 * ' Behringer. 2b . 5 2 1 0 2 1 Johnson, If-cf . 3 2 0 1 0 0 Winger, c .... 3 2 2 6 0 0 Laxon, rs .... 4 2 1 2 0 0 Engle, p ... 0 0 0 <> 0 0 Total 37 11 11 27 7 3 Van Wert. AB R H PO A E Stewart, ss-3b. 5 0 113 2 Conklin. 3b-ss. 5 2 4 1 4 0 Wolfe, c 5 2 0 71 0 Perdue, 2b-lb .5 2 2 11 0 Campbell, cf .. 5 1 2 0 1 0 Betz. lb-2b ..4 0 1 11 1 0 Romine, rs . 4 1 2 1 0 1 Foley, If .... 4 9 1 2 0 0 Moore, p .... 3 0 1 0 0 1 Hay, p 1 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 42 8 14 24 12 4 Van WertO 01004300— 8 14 4 Decatur .10040060 x—ll 11 3 Summary: Two bast hits —Witham, Laxon, Cullen, Conklin 2, Romine, Pierce. Base on balls —Off Moore 2; Hay 4. Struck (Continued on page 2.)