Decatur Democrat, Volume 47, Number 17, Decatur, Adams County, 2 July 1903 — Page 3

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KILLED BY TRAIN. Perrv P. Sprungcr, a well known resident of this city, was struck by an Erie passenger train at eighteen minutes past two Thursday morning. and seriously, perhaps fatally injured. The accident occured at the St. Mary’s bridge which is being built, and where the injured man was employed as a flagman or night watchman. He was on duty at the time of the accident and was entirely unsuspecting the danger which resulted into an awful happening. As the bridge is in a weakened condition all trains are required to cross it at a very slow rate of speed,and theyare only permitted to pass over after an alright signal has been given to the engineer by the watchman. Red lights are also in the center of the track displayed during the night time,and not until these are removed is the train supposed to pass. When the west bound pissenger train gave three short whistles for the signal that morning the flagman started out to remove the lights, as is presumed, and as he reached for the red lantern, the engine struck him. The train was quickly brouhgt to a stop and the trainmen found him on the north side of the track half way down the embankment, with his left side and hip badly bruised. He was placed on the steps of a car and taken to the depot where they improvised a bed of mail sacks and sent for medical aid. Dr. Beavers, the company physician, came and administered to him. and he was then removed to his home on Thirteenth street. Mr. Springer has certainly been very unfortunate since he commenced on the Erie bridge gang. Only Monday his thumb was badly crushed between two timbers, and it was through this accident that he was given the job of night watchman.

Grand and Glorious 4th of July Celebration To be held at Decatur will far surpass any celebration ever held in this city. Horse Show and Parade To Steele’s park, at 10:00 a. m. Balloon Ascension and Parachute Drop at 10:30. $1,500 RACE PREMIUMS 2:30 Pace purse 2:20 Pace, purse 2:30 Trot, purse ?l5 ° Ladies’Race, purse V) Running Race, purse. FIREWORKS! Grand Display of Fireworks in the evening. Inspiring Music! Come to Decatur and enjoy one of the grandest Celebrations ever held in Adams county.

Since the accident quite a bit of speculation has been going the rounds among railroad men as as to who is to blame for the accident ; whether or not the flagmnan was reeUess. Engineer Butler disrei garded the signals. Evidence points ; t<> the latter. When Springer was found the frame' work of both of the retl and white lanterns lay by his side but the smashed globes were in the center of the track. Some understand by this that he was in the act of picking up the red lantern while others maintain that he could have been recrossing the track after removing the lights from the track. How it really was may never be known. He died Thursday at 5:45 o’clock p.m..about fifteen hours after the accident, occurred,which proved fatal to him. At no time did his recovery look possible, and in the afternoon it could be seen that the end of life was not far off. He sank slowly, ■■nd when an attempt was made to have him rally it proved unsuccessful, but he was conscious until the end came. A post-mortum examination showed that the greater force of the blow had been received on the left side, and that the organs of the body had all been torn loose by the awful shock. The funeral services were held at the Methodist church Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, and interment was made the cemetery. Rev. Pontius of the U. B. church delivered the funeral sermon, assisted by Rev.* J. C. White. The deceased was a member of the Ben Hur lodge, and that organization had charge of the ceremony. Perry P. Springer was thirty four years old, having been born in St. Mary’s township in the year 1869. He has lived in this county his entire life and for a number of years was engaged in the hay baleing business. His friends equal I his acquaintances, for all who knew him' were struck with his integrity and strength of character, and held him in the highest esteem. The deceased was a married man and leaves a wife and two children, a boy eleven years old and a little girl just five years of age. His mother, two sisters Mrs. Austin ; Brown and Mrs. Charles Miller,who live near this city, and two brothers. John and Orlando Springer of Bobo, ! also survive him.

A. M. Ackers of the Ackers-Ham-ilton company, gave to a Democrat reporter Saturday the first authoritive statement of his company to a press representative. Mr. Acker states positively that his company will commence work in the Adams county field within two weeks. The delay in drilling is caused by the fact that they wish to use the tools now at Chattanooga in this county. Operations in the Chattanooga field will be discontinued in a week, the tools will then be brought here and drilling will begin at once. Mr. Ackers is confident of success in the Icoal field and by next month will have leased four thousand acres here. Miss Edith Wemhoff, Wednesday evening of last week entertained the Bachelor Maids at her home at progressive euchre. The Bachelor Maids are never slow at entertaining themselves, and last evening was no exception. In the euchre contest. Miss Rose Confer and Anna Walsh pulled the plums, while Misses Mayme Confer and Nettie Smith, who were weighed in the balance and found wanting were given a booby. A two course luncheon was served to the guests, who declared the hostess unequaled in preparing delicacies. Musical selections by Miss May Niblick and Bessie Pilliod added to the program. Out of town guests were Misses Anna Walsh, Newport, Ky.„ Bessie Pillod, Grand Rapids,Ohio, and Stella Wemhoff of Fort Wayne. The scene of another enjoyable society event Saturday afternoon was at the beautiful Niblick home, corner of Third and Jefferson streets, where Mrs. John Niblick and daughter, Miss Harriet, were entertained in honor of Miss Josephine Niblick and her friend and guest, Miss Hammond of Fremont, Nebraska. The affair was a thimble party and about fifty guests were prricipatns, including a number from out of the city as follows; Miss Mailte Numbers, Austin, Texas; Mrs. W. J. Vesey and daughter, Katherine, Fort Wayne; Mrs. Frederick G. Macke, Birmingham. Alabama; Mrs. Clarence Reynolds and daughter, Joliet Illinois; Mrs. Harry Deam, Bluffton; Miss Dessie Moore. Huntington; Mrs. Florence DeVilbiss and Mr. C. W. Cole. Lancaster, Ohio. At four o’clock a dainty luncheon was served and the afternoon was a vrey delightful one.

Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Gallogly of Freemont, Neb., were very pleasantly surprised Thursday evening at the home of Mike Gaffer. Mrs. Gallogly was formerly Miss Kate Krunemacher of this city and the affair was planned by the St. Vin cent de Paul socilety. The event was perfectly planned and Mr. and Mrs. Gallogly, who are here on their wedding trip were certainly taken unawares. Formality was soon put aside guests at once in their gayest mood. Progressive pedro was the feature, and the favorite game was played until ten thirty. Mrs. J. S. Bremerkamp and Mrs. John Wilkie finishd far aheadann were given first Mrs. P. J. Hyland and Mrs. T. C Corbett were behind in the home stretch, and fell heir to the boobies. A three course luncheon, which every one declared to lie the crowning feature was served, and the assembled crowd certainly JW jw Besides the guests of honor, Mrs. John Wilkie of Delphos was the only out of town person present. Pedro parties will ever be popular, and all the more so with an. entertaining hostess. So say we, and such was the unanimous opinion of the fifty ladies who’ gathered at the home of Mrs. Alphonse Kohne last Wednesday. That they "had the best time of their lives,’"though a trite phrase, best expresses to an absentee the. merriment of those present. Os course pedro was the chief attraction and ’till 4:30 the ladies played the popular game. Mrs. Henry Schulte and Wm. Harding proved themselves the artists however, and were awarded first prize. And as a recognition of their brave efforts Mrs. Harry Helm and Mrs. Curly Rademacher were given a booby. At 4:30 Mrs. Kohne served a delicious three-course luncheon to her guests, and they all showed their appreciation by the least of ceremony|in disposing of the same. It was a most enjoyable affair and Mrs. Kohne certainly surpassed herself tn extending "hospitality. Out of town guests were Mrs. Henry Uhl of Toledo, Mrs. Frank Christen, Chicago, and Mrs. John Wilkie of Delphos.

Hon. Hugh Dougherty received a telegram this afternoon informing him that by a unanimous vote of the delegates at the convention of the National Telephone Association of the United States of America he had been selected as president. This is an honor to one of our citizens that came entirely Unsolicited. Mr. Dougherty attenddil the early part of the meeting but was obliged to return home to attend commencement, at which his daughter graduated with high honors and was not even present when the e’ection was made.—Bluffton Banner. The State Board of Tax Commis sioners will meet July 13,-to hear appeals from the assessments made by the county boards of review within five days after the sessions of the county boards adjourn. The state will have three sessions this year on account of the septennial reappraisement of real estate. The first session will be devoted to railroads, telegraph, telephone sleeping car and pipeline companies. Traction lines will be first considered in the railroads. The first session will last twenty days. A second session of twenty days beginning August 3, will be devoted to appeals from counties and the equal ization of the assessment of real estate. The third session, begining August 25, will last ten days, will be for the final adjustment of all matters. According to the latest news in interurban railroad circles a gigantic scheme is now on foot to connect Chicago and Buffalo, New York, by an electric railway. In order to do this but a consolidation of independent lines and those now under construction would have to be made, which is entirely feasible. The proposed line will include such cities as Michigan City, Toledo, Cleveland and Erie, Pennsylviania, which would certainly be a paying route. A big bunch of eastern capital is behindt he enterprise and if attempted it will be pushed through and the railway will be built under the most improved construction. Through vestibuled sleeping cars will be established which, when they are huried along at the speed of fifty miles an hour, devoid of clouds of smoke and showers of' cinders, is a convenience not to be overlooked by the traveling publlic. Mrs. Helen Hawkins Griffith, wife of Isaac A. Griffith, died at her home on east Main street at 11.15 o’clock Saturday forenoon, after an illness of less than a week. On last Sunday she was taken ill and a physician was summoned. Monday she had apparently recoevred and went to the home of Charles Holmes where her neice, Mrs. Holmes, lay a corpse. Returning home she gave attention to her household duties but that night was again taken ill. Her condition at became serious and from that time little hope was '•- • w Griffith was past sixty years old and was the second daughter of the late Nathan B. Hawkins who was the first judge of Jay county and a son of one of the first settlers of the county. She was married to Isaac Griffith June 30, 1864, and three children—N. R., J. J. and Florence Ester—survive her.—Portand Commercial Review. Mrs Griffith was well known here. Mrs. D. D. Heller and. Miss Bertha, went,..to Portland Monday to attend the funeral services. “There is. only a difference of a very few dollars between the present owners of the Trees Manufacturing plant and ourselves, and it is practically assured that within a week tit least, all arrangements will be completed for removing the gas engine factory here. If we are succesful,as we no doubt will be, it will be the greatest help ’Decatur ever had and certainly means much,” so spoke A. Van Camp, who has been working incessantly almost for several months to land this industry. The factory will be located in the Lynch addition, and will employ from one hunderd to three hundred men, which means a pay roll of from $2,000 to ss,oooper week. Certain it is that this amount of cash distributed - in Decatur means that it will be felt by every citizen. One factory of this kind also helps to bring others, and if we do not miss ; our guess badly, within another I year our city can boast of several concerns equally as good. This means plenty of work for everyone at good wages. The city owes Mr. Van Camp and those who assisted him in his efforts, and the Trees factory, sincere and appreciative thanks. i

(going out I OF BUSINESS I | ._55,000 1 fl worth of fl I Wall Paper I I and Paints! I TO BE SOLD OUT. 1 I Sale Began June Ist. I 1 GREATEST BARGAINS EVER OFFERED. 1 I LISTEN TO THEM: I 1 WALL PAPER 50 PER CENT OFF. J ■ 15c paper at 8c per bolt. 36c paper at 18c. fl Borders at 21 cents a yard. Crepe Ingrains at 40c per bolt. fl ■ 20c paper at 10c. Ingrains, 15c, 18c and 20c a bolt fl fl 25c paper at 12|c All borders 4c to 12c per yard. K fl • 30c and 35c papers at 15c. fl All Paints, Brushes, Varnishes Oils, go at Cost, fl fl 4c mouldings at 2c per foot. 5c mouldings go at 21c a foot. fl fl 6c mouldings at 3c per foot. g fl All other stock and brands go at discounts of 50 per cent. " S Finest grade of paints at $1.25 per gallon. fl fl THE ABOVE TELLS THE STORY. I have de- fl g termined to quit business, and want to sell my fl entire stock as soon as possible. The BIG SALE fl fl begins at once. 1 have the greatest assortment fl of wall paper, paints and everything in my line fl fl to be found anywhere, and if you need anything, fl fl buy it while you can make 50c on every dollar fl S you spend. fl | R. B. GREGORY| I Decatur, Indiana. Cor. 3rd & Madison Sts. f

One is almost inclined to believe that automobile construction is be coming akin to locomotive building when it is known that one hundred horse power autos are becoming a common thing. Perhaps we can better understand the power of such a machine when we consider that there is not a stationary engine in this city of such strength. With a few’ slight changes the Henry Meyers ditch allottmen't was amiably settled, and with scarcely an exception, every one interested manifested approval. As allotted is, Sarah J. Campbell 800, Jacob F. Knepper 1800, Laban Fogle 1800, George Roderer Mary and Peter Bryan 1000, Christian Zehr 2400, Wesley Lawson 200, Ida M. Gallogy 500, Mary Muter 400, Rosetta Ralston 2500, Jefferson township 300, Jacob Fogle 1200, Charles Hollingsworth 500, Samuel Maurer 300, John Bucher 400, Job Young 1800, Jefferson township 500, Weslev Evan 1200. J. L. Swartz 600. Scott xvR Duiiiiji's'sJ 5, 'Jefferson township 300, John Muter 1000, J. A. Knepper 1000, J. H. Rumple 1200, David Studabaker 3800, Bert Parr 1700, Smith Shoemaker 300, John Smitley 125, Abe Bolenbaucher 125, Maggie Miller 125, R. B. Gregory 200, Edward Foreman [BOO, William Kerr 400, D. Rumple 600, John C. Frank 1600. F. Berronee 400, Neely Deyo 300, A. J. Sipe 100, A. J. Foreman 1600, Augusta Ralston 500, Blue Creek township 500, Elsie Emory 1500, Henry, Meyers 900, James R. Pruden 300, John Cross 200, William Wells 150, John Clouser 950, C. J. Tyndal 900, Joseph J. Dailey 1500, Mark Dillroan 200, David Mattox 2000, Blue Creek township 1400, Henry Marbaugh 100, Lee Mattox 1800. This is the final adjustment and is the one that will stand. It but now remans for the surveyor to station the landowners, and this he will try to do by either giving them work on their own and or as near as it is possible ■ to do, judging by the unanimous expressions we are lead to believe ; that surveyor McKean made an equitable allottment, a matter that is rather difficult in accomplishment, considering the vastness of the improvement and the extraor- , dinarj’ number interested.

Editor Campbell of the Somerset, i Ky. Journal, gives the following receipt for killing a town: “Oppose to improvements. Trade somewhere else. Ask two prices for your property. Don’t subscribe for your home paper, but borrow it. Criticise everything you are not interested in.” Streets, sewers and alleys were again the all absorbing question at the continued meetings of the city council last Wednesday evening. All members were present. as ..were.. also various contractors for city improvements and salesmen for different grades of brick block. A resolution was adopted for the construction of the Meyers, Irvin and Miller branches to the Marshal street sewer, with but little opposition. A resolution ordering the construction and advertising for bids for macadamizing South Tenth, Line, Elm, Niblick and east Elm streets was adopted. Engineer McKean was ordered .to , n r a Gons for macadamizing Fornax and Rugg streets and to report same at the next regular meeting. Then came the all-absorbing question of bricking Monroe and Fourth streets as ordered recently. A heated argument followed on the kind and quality of brick to be used and a motion was n. 4e to use Cal ver block, resulting in a tie vote. Mayor Coffee refused to decide the question unless given time to investigate the merits of the brick and the motion was laid on the table. Another motion was then made to adopt the Metropolitan brick or its equivalent and this carried. The contractors made vigorous objections on the grounds that since they had been awarded'the contracts the Metropolitan company, who are members of the trust, have raised the prices four to five dollars per thousand, making it impossible for them to build the street of that block at the bidding price. However they have the privilege of buying other brick just as good and a representative of another firm agreed to have prices and samples here by next Monday. The discussion between .contractor Miller and a representative of the Metropolitan company was very heated. *