Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 191, Decatur, Adams County, 14 August 1911 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening, Except Sunday By IECATUR DEMOCRAT COMPANT LEW G. ELLINGHAM JOHN M. HELLER ' Subscription Rate* Per Week, by carrier......lo cents Per Year, by carrier 15.00 Per Month by mall 25 cents Per Year, by mall 12.50 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postoffice at Decatur, Indiana, as second-class mail matter. The rains have come again, and the ' crops, already excellent, are assured of a completeness of life that will make them break the records of all years of the present decade —that is, in Adams county. Let us remind you again that the\ period of the year is here when it behooves every one to see that the yard is kept clean irom rubbish and weeds. ' little effort on your part may save the life of some dear one or friend, or at least avoid a serious sickness. Attend to this and do it now. The congressional investigating committee has discovered that the department of printing has been accepting supplies below the standard of samples on which the contracts were let. This has been an open secret among the newspaper men and print-' ers for years. It has been published i and charged, but the department and congress heretofore have had only t deaf ears to lend io suoii stories. Now we shall see. Those of a superstitious turn of mind will no doubt figure out the dope to the disadvantage of the old num-I ber “thirteen” as a result of last night’s wreck at Fort Wayne. It occurred on the thirteenth of the month. Tae two passenger engines were number 7313 and 7513, and the home address of Engineer Arick, whose body was the first removed, was 1320 Winter street. No doubt the expert will be able to figure out several other. “thirteens,” when he gets busy. An effort will no doubt be made to fix the blame for the cause of the terrible Fort Wayne wreck, and it is likely that it will be possible to place it to one of the brave engineers who went to death beneath the tons of engine iron. Every one knows that the speed of eighteen hours from Chicago to NewYork is unsafe, and still in this age of speed madness, when not only trains, but motor cars and motorcycles and motor-everything else are i tearing up the dust of the country roads, it is not likely that the schedule will be slowed up any. The men who make the schedule might be blamed, but after all they are only trying to please the public and get the business, which they wouldn't get at forty miles an hour. WOULD MAKE A GOOD STORY. A house of questionable character is irf to be in operation within a I 1 throw of the very heart of the ; city, and the paths that leafy to it are! being traveled by men whose names might surprise many. If the police recognize in this a call to duty and perform it, we may have an interesting story that will help wonderfully to i ■ fill up the columns during these “dog-: days." At least the people have the right to know just how much protec- 1 tion such a place is to have. - g I FOR SALE —One Duroc sow with lit- 1 ter of ten pigs, two weeks old. Wiil sell right if taken soon. See Milton Hllpert, Decatur, No. 9. 191t3 I ' ".lust ‘one darn thing after another,' ts what housekeeping is. Isn’t it? Washing, Ironing, baking, sweeping, etc., etc., etc., etc'. Rut there is one •Darn’ thing you can get rid of, and that is the stocking darn, if you will insist on him yvearing Holeproof. You know they art the original guaranteed hose. Guaranteed to stand and withstand you for six months without a hole —or hose free.” $1.50 Bx. of six pairs THE MYERS-DAILEY I COMPANY I

COURT HOUSE NEWS I I Margaret Reber Asks For a Divorce From Husband and SI,OOO Alimony. AND THE CHILDREN Two Note Suits Filed This Morning—Marriage License Filed Today. I Peterson & Moran are attorneys for the plaintiff in a new divorce case filed - at the clerk's office and entitled Margaret Reber vs. Earl Reber. They were married June 27, 1908. and lived J together until last Saturday. During that tinje Mrs Reber says her husband frequently left home without s telling her where he was going, when she was sick and when the children were sick, beat and cursed her. She says her husband is worth $2,500. She asks for a divorce, the custody of the two children, Celia, aged two. and Doris, aged three months, for SI,OOO alimony, and for ten dollars per month to support the children. The defendant was enjoined from disposing of his property. Attorney F. M. Cottrell filed two new cases, both on notes. The firs, is entitled Julius and Charles Schug i vs. Willa. Levi and David Kohler and Peter Zaugg, demand's27s. The other has the same plaintiffs, with Willa and George Kohler as defendants and , the demand is $225. A marriage license was issued to Samuel W. Neuenschwander, 25, a farmer, Monroe, to Olga G. Gfeller, IS. daughter of Ulysses Gfeller. FOUR DEAD THIRTY HURT CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE flyer, right hand torn off, both legs fractured, cut about the head. A. E. Vritz, Brooklyn N. Y.; conductor on Pullman car, right sholder blade broken. The Injured. Samued Rosenthal. Grand Forks, N. I)., right hip dislocated. Roy Berry, Chicago; minor cuts and bruises. Daniel Daugherty, 5624 Grove avenue, Chicago; face cut and hip injured. William Creight, freight fireman. Fort Wayne; scalp wound by jumping from locomotive. F. G. Bolyard, fireman on first engine, Fort Wayne; scalp wound, serious. W. E. Thomas (colored), Chicago; arm broken, bruises of head and breast. G. C. Chattel. Chicago; hands and arms cut by flying glass. N. H. Crawford, , 2215 Drittenhoff street, Philadelphia; scalp wounds, hands and right leg cut. Ed Cohn, New York City; t'ase bruised. Victor Sowers, mail clerk, Mansfield, Ohio; back wrenched and foot injured. James E. Sullivan. New York City; arms and legs bruised. Wm. Marshal (Colored), 3131 Armour avenue, Chicago; dining car: scalp wound, right arm and legs scalded. " R. S. Perkins, 523 Dearborn street, Chicago; waiter dining car; right hip hurt. A. F. Seibold. Chicago, barber; wrist hurt. Returned to Chicago. F. H. Brobst, Ellis hotel, 4201 Ellis avenue, Chicago; steward on dining car; right arm tiislocated, scalp wounds. L. B. Havens, 1737 Broadway, New York City; left hand cut and hip injured. R. R. Russell, Toronto, Ont.; right ear torn off, face bruised, left shoulder broekn. Condition serious. H. G. Coles, 3353 Wabash avenue, Chicago; waiter dining car; right hand injured Earl Morris, East Palesine, Ohio; right hip bruised, head and face cut, serious. E. J. Massager, Milwaukee; left hand and leg badly Injured. H. J. Dose, New York City; head bruised. Benz, Chicago; right hand and head cut. N. F. Thomas, 3217 State street, Chicago; minor-injuries. Theodore Robinson, 11 East 34th street, Chicago; colored flyer; knee cap broken and hand cut. , Leonard Bell, 11 East 34th street, Chicago; colored chef; fractured leg and minor bodily bruises. F. M. Brown, Jersey City; porter on flyer; leg fractured. Luddington Patton, Milwaukee,' Wis.; cut by flying glass. Mr. Seaman, Reading, Pa.; cut about head and bady bruises. H. J. Anderson, Allentown, Pa.; ■ bruises.

11 H. E. Broil, Allentown, Pa.; cut | j and bruised. Patrick E. Maline, 2324 Calhoun 5 street, first engineer on Pennsylvania wreckage of overturned locomotive. George Wilson, fireman on flyer, Ft, Wayne. HAD WRIST BROKEN. Grint Bowman, a young man em-’ ployed at the Eli Crist farm as helper. I south of the city, met with a very j painful accident while engaged in ! wrestling with a number of young men j ' and as a result sustained a broken 1 wrist, which he is carrying around in a sling. Just the day before, while helping to thresh at the home of a ■ neighbor, he sprained the same arm while pitching to the machine, and with the accident which followed, the I arm is giving him considerable pain, . and he will have to be off duty for , - some time at least. ] ■ ’—■■■■ —-V- ■ LUCK WAS THEIRS t! Serious Accident Narrowly Averted Because of Groceryman’s Mistake. SUNDAY EVENING Gasoline Instead of Coal Oil Put in Can and Later Into Lamp. I What might have resulted in an ex, plosjcn and the destruction of home William P. Colchfn by fire 1 was avoided just in time Sunday night when a lamp which hed been filled with gasoline instead of coal oil, as a result of a serious mistake on the j part of the groceryman who filled the 1 coil-oil can with the explosive fluid instead of the coal-oil, was lighted. Ag- , nes Colchin and Paul Tanney of Trufant, Mich., a brother of Mrs. Colchin. but who has been here working in the interurban cand.v kitchen, went home about 9 o'clock Sunday evening after their day’s work had been completed, and lighted the lamp. Right at the beginning there was a puff, but not thinking anything wrong, turned the flame low, and retired for the night. About thirty minutes later, or perhaps less, they were awakened by a foul odor, and upon going downstairs found the entire house filed with the disagreeable smell. The lamp itself was on the verge of exploding, and so hot had it already become, that a cloth had to be used to carry it out of th; . house. That a most serious accident did not occur is something they are ■ most thankful for, as it might have : exploded at their hands upon first lighting it. The cause of it all, no doubt, lies with the groceryman, who I made the mistake in the filling, as the party who made the purchase, I stated that they called for coal oil, in 1 the can which is used for no other pur- 1 pose. Upon examination this morn- J ing it was found that all the fluid was gasoline, the same which had been, 1 put in the lamp on Friday, and that, no more serious result befell them they are very thankful. SOCIAL DOING A gladsome scene presented itself on Sunday at the St. John’s grove ■ when the mission feast was observed i by the members of the congregation. A large number gathered at the | grounds and from noon on there was . pleasure of various sorts which afford-1 ed amusement for all. Quite a number from here were present for the j i day and enjoyed an unusual interest. Mr. and Mrs. kit Cowan of Bobo entertained a^ small company of guests 1 Thursday evening at 6 o'clock supper in honor of the Misses Cowan of st. Paul, who are spending a few weeks the guests of friends and relatives here. Those present were Mrs. Sarah 1 Cowan and Mrs. May Falk of Bobo. , Mr. Dale Cowan, Miss Mary Cowan, Misses Gladys and Edna Steele of ( Pleasant Mills, and Mr. James Cowan of Garrett, Ind. All present'report an ! enjoyable evening. A farewell party in k honor of Edward Zeser took place Friday evening at the home of his father, Peter Zeser, south of the city, Edward leaving Sat- 1 urday for his place of business at < Pueblo, Colo., where he is employed < in the Santa Fe railroad shops. A . ] large number of his friends had been i invited fpr the occasion to bid him a farewell and enjoy* the evening of I pleasure after an absence of three | years. The evening was spent in a so- c cial way, various games being indulg- < ed in and until a late hour the Zeser 1 : home presented one of the happiest 1 t scenes witnessed for some time. c

THE MISSING WORD. The words omitted were “bring,” from S. E. Hite; "beet." . from Leonard’s, and "have," from the Decatur Abstract & Loan company’s ad. The first correct answer opened was that belonging to Miss Helena Starost, residing at 23 Indiana street, in the south part of the city. Another easy bunch have been left out ffir the contest to be opened Wednesday noon, i and you should read the paper care- : fully and get an answer in so that you will have a chance at the prize. Be sure to sign your name on the paper j that your answer Is on, as we are receiving several correct ones every day . without any means of identifying the ’ writer. Fully three-fourths of the answers sent in today were correct, speaking well for the thorough manner in which the page is read each time it is issued. o EAST BUFFALO. I East Buffalo, N. Y„ Aug. 14—(Spec-j I ial to Daily' Democrat)—Receipts, 7,200; shipments, 2,660 today; receipts, I •300; shipments, 380 yesterday; offi- 1 cial to New York Saturday, 1,330; ! hogs closing steady. Medium and heavy, sß.lo© SS.2O; I Yorkers, $8.15© $8.20; pig£, sß.oo@ ' $8.10; roughs. $6.75© $7.00; stags, $.500—56.00; sheep, 10,400; slow; top : lambs, [email protected]; yearlings, $4.75® I $5.25; wethers, $4.00© $4.25; ewes, [email protected]; cattle. 4375; good grades i 10s higher; common, steady; New Yor kand export steers, $6.70© $7.25; few baby beef cattle, $7.50; shipping steers, $6.50© $6.7*; prime butchers, $6.50© $7.00; heifers, $5.00© $6.00; cows, $4.00©55.25. G. T. BURK. Timothy seed, prime .... [email protected] No. 2 Red wheat 83c No. 2 White wheat 81c . New corn 90e , White corn 88c i Rye 75c i Barley No. 2 75c' Alsike seed sß.oo© $8.75 | Oats, new 37c I No. 1 clover hay [email protected] ■ Timothy hay $16.00 Np. 1 mixed hav [email protected] Mixed clocer hay $15.00, No. 1 oats straw $4 00 j No. 1 wheat straw $4.00 Rye straw $4.50: M. rvuu*NKAMT9. Lard 7c . Eggs .... 16c , Butter v ..15c@22c NIBLICK A CO. Eggs Ysc Butter 17c@22c. L LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET. Spring thicken Ducks 8c Fowls 8c Geese c 5 Eggs 12c Butter 12c Turkeys / Sc Old roosters 5c j MEMORIAL. Whereas, it has pleased the Divine j Commander to remove by death our . esteemed comrade, A. J. DeVinney; ! therefore, be it Resolved, That Sam Henry Post,; No. 63, has. lost a faithful comrade, a ; patriotic soldier of two wars, a j staunch defender of his country’s flag in peace and war. and a model citizen I of the republic: be it further Resolved, That in Comrade DeVin- 1 ney's death, this post has lost a devot- i ed member, the community a splendid | ' citizen and the family a loving hus-1 band and father; be it further Resolved, That this post extend to , the bereaved wife and children our sincere sympathy in the great loss they have sustained by the death of a husband and father. Be it further Resolved, That this post be draped in mourning for a period of thirty days, a copy of these resolutions be handed the family of the deceased, a copy be spread on the records of this post, and a copy be furnished the city dailies for publication. T. W. MALLONEE, T. R. MOORE, B. W. SHOLTY, Committee. o———— WANTS TO BUY A FARM. I want a forty, sixty or eighty-acre farm located within three Decatur. Describe buildings, state lowest price and address at once. “Farm Buyer,’’ Gen’l Del., Decatur, Ind.” I mean business if you do. 19116 o 11 FOR SALE —One six-room house and two lots, with good barn, drove well, cistern and plenty of fruit. All in good condition. Bargain if sold at once, 1215 West Madison street. Call or write.—Mrs. Susan Ward, Decatur, Indiana, R. R. 9. 191t12

Coal Consumers Before you buy your Winters supply of coal come down and pet my price. I handle White Ash and Kentucky Cook Coal. Emerson Bennett Located G.R.&I. & Adams St Phone 639 i I Dr. C. V. Connell j VETERNARIAN PIIATW Offi c el43 rilOllu Residence 102 Eye Glass Accidents Are troublesome’ and expensive. The surest preventative is to have your glasses fitted by the Rogers system, which insures the 'most comfort and j the least expense. Ten thousand people are wearing them with complete satisfaction. You can do the same. No charges for examination Glasses From SI.OO Up. /kTYtHorvy Hotel Gomer FOR-T WAYNE,inc :$$ $ ♦ : In A Pinch I 1 ▲ ♦ ♦ You can borrow any amount ♦ from us from $5 up, on your 4 ♦ household goods, pianos, teams « t ♦ wagons, etc., without removal ♦ s ♦ and on short notice. "♦ ' You can have from one to ♦ r twelve months' time in which to ♦ I ♦ pay it back. OUR contracts ♦ E ♦ are simple and all transactions ♦ J ♦ are clean-cut and private. j * 84 cents per week for 50 ' ♦ weeks pays a $35.00 ioan. All ♦ amounts in proportion. 4 ♦ If you need money. ffTNojit the « ♦ following blank, cut it out and ♦ ♦ mail ,it to us. ♦ ♦ Our agent is in Decatur every Tuesday. B Name * ♦ ♦ Address St. & No ♦ Amount Wanted’ ............ - ♦ Reliable . Privats a ♦ * ♦ H.Wiym loin Company ♦ Established 1896. Room 2, Sec- * ♦ ond Floor, 706 Calhoun Street ♦ Home ’Phone, 833. _ ♦ ♦ Fort Wayne, Ind * ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ D. F. Leonard General Auctioneer DECATUR IND. SELL SALES Anywhere at Anytime Telephone Him For Dates Early Decatur Telephone 5 On H. Line

I* If You Want Anything In My » Line, Come And See Me J - I sell the famous Beer, real Ger- jj man brew, the best made, at $2.00 per case, ;] in pints or quarts. Its the best for every pur- J 8 pose. All kinds of whiskeys-Kentucky Bourbons, and sour mash, Pennsylvania rye, Maryland 5 rye and all the others, from $1.50 to $6.00 per per gal. Winesand cordials of every kind at S St prices to suit. , ' . » Corner Second and Madison'Sis. I " 1 CURLEY RADEMACHER | Old Aldams County Bank | Deca cur, Indiana. — Capital #l2O 000 | _■ Surplus . $30,000 C. S. Niblick, President M. Kirsch and Jchn Niblick I Vice Presidents E - Ehinger, Cashier. Doud Fa-rm loans I X t*l Resolve Col « e a c d t | ons Little Drops Os Water —~ ablejßates. Little Grains Os Sand ==7;- Every Dollars Saved To A t3c<m-’ Your Bank Account xMay Purchase MetSidf ACRES OF LAND! Pati ons We Pay 4 Per Cent Interest on 1 Year Time De? osits NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. SaidYids to be in whole or In ■ • for said building. The Citizen's Improvement Associa cer, ’fi e d check of ssoi 1.00 to ac tion of Decatur, Indiana will receive <' on ’P an >' each bid and successful bid sealed bids for the construction of a ? er u t 0 give Bati « f actory bo id forth. building to be built on lot situated on fa ~ fui P erfol '®«nce of hit contract Monroe street, between Second and The “““••Hob reserves the righ Third streets, in the City of Decatur. t 0 re^ ect an ? or all blds in whole 01 Indiana, according to the plans and ’ part ' W. P. gCHI OCK. specifications now in the hands of the Sec y Citizen's Improvemet t Assn, secretary of the association, up and lsUt' until 5 Jk) o’clock p. m„ of » —o-— Augutt 24, 1911, DEMOCRAT WANT ’ADS ’AY BIC ABSOLUTE SAFETY With capital of $100,000,00, surplus of S2O,(X 10,00 ai resources of $800,000,00, ample cash rese "ves, conservative loamngjpolicy, this Bank offers its customers greatest s^/*^ nnua 'kxaminations of its assets ports of it- y a V^ t!onal Ban *<[examiner and fivt ‘ rerfeX ™ are “ « t 0 T P ‘ XTushi We be ' ieVe We i “4 ed •nJ* ' ntereSt on money left certain times. IGovement Depository for local postal funds, i First National - " ' ■ Bank of Decatur, Indiana FOR SALF- a • North Fifth Street r ° On - a lot o. foundation, has Fi O n+’ US r e - on cen aent bloc! water and gas and both kinds o; lot has shade and all i’ ’2 ex S ellent re P air - T J o®Y B. HELLER, wcr OM Adams County Bank- ■