Decatur Democrat, Volume 47, Number 37, Decatur, Adams County, 19 November 1903 — Page 3

DOCTOR fflgß E. 1 Beardsley, ' General Practice and Surgery. ! But Special Attention given to Eye. Ear Rose, Tbmat an(i Chronic Diseases. Expert in Eittica Glasses. thoroughly equipped for treating Eye, Ear lno Throat and Catarrhal eases. CALLS answered, day <?r night. OFFICE—over postotlioe. KESI HENCE—cor. Monroe and Ninth sts (Office Hours-9 to 11 a. m. 2 to 4p. ta. ; Mrs. Richard Winans, returned Koine to Monroeville Tuesday after [visiting in the city for a week. While here she purchased two residence properties one in north and the other in south Decatur and will move here about the first of lextDecember. The condition of Leopold Yager, Sr., who has been very sick for two weeks past remains practically unchanged, at any rate no improvement is noticeable. He is suffering with acute stomach trouble and bowel trouble and his relatives and friends are alarmed over his now serious condition. Acher and Hamilton Friday filed thirty one oil leases at the county recorders office. They cover 2500 acres of land in nothern Monroe and southern Washington townships. The Baughman well in this territory is one of several test wells that are to put in. Besides this spurt in the oil business we arc informed that the Edwards oil company of Pittsburg have secured teases on 10,000 acres of land west of Preble. The business certainly looks good. The Euchre dub met at the home of Mrs. C. O. France Thursday night and from the reports of those present an enjoyable time must have been had. The evening was spent in seeing who would be the winner of the prize at euchre and after twelve games had been played and he score finally announced the winner was found to lx? Mrs. John Heller who won ten games. After the excitement had subsided over the winning of the prize and consolation had been offered to those who had lost, a fine lunch was served 1 after which all adjourned to meet again one week from next Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. Floyd Brittson.

The Oldest, the Largest and the Best £ INDIANA MEDICAL AND S K W SURGICAL INSTITUTE. 'A 1° W. Wayne Street. { A-. The only legitimate medical institute \ ia the city * EB * ablislied in 1878, rl D. W.TucKer. A. M.M J. * .'-.i-. J Secietary American Association Medi J cal and Surgical Specialists, the • : Si»- ’ --: ablest specialist in the country, will \ DEOAT U R an honest doctor. AT MURRAY HOTEL. Friday, NoVernber 27, 1903 Dr. Tucker has treated more cases of Chronic Diseases than any other three doctors in the state. THIRTY YEARS EXPERIENCE. Dr. Tucker has treated 63,020 patients in the state of Indiana since 1872 and with perfect success in every case. A STRONG STATEMENT. Dr Tucker has deposited 51,000 in bank as a forfeit that he has treated more cases of chronic diseases and has performed more remarkable ernes than Ne U w V SS All chronic di = and deformities treated B ™ sfl^ n^/kidnevs ‘bright s disease,) bladder, catarrh, rupture, piles, stricture, diabetes, etc. Consumption and Catarrh can be Curecj. Cancel's and aH Tune's cured w ithout pain or the use of a knife. As God has prepared an fO jkese can be^ound’aHhe 8 ° P pared antidotes for a disease-sick body. Indiana Medical and Surgical Institute After an examination ire .nil brnSvteU von so ? FataH cannot benefit or cure you, we wjl L for osamination and quescan be treated successfully at a uist . ■ institute, tion blanks. Street cars and carriages direct to the No incurable cases taken for treatment. All cases’guaranteed by bank endorsement Dr Tucker lias a cure for epilepsy. Examination and con ' sultation free. Address_all communications e . flr D Wi Tuckeri «fBB FORT WAYNE,

Mr. Whiteman, marshal of Geneva, passed through the city Monday enroute to A an Buren arrest to a man by the name of W. H. Humphery for jumping a board bill. He expects to return with his man tonight. He told his son to milk the cows, feed the horses, slop the pigs, hunt the eggs, catch the colt and put him in the sathle, split some kindling, get in the wood, stir the cream and put some fresh water in the creamery’ after supper and be sure to study his lesson before he went to bed, then he went to the Farmer’s club to discuss the question, ‘ ‘ How to Keep the Boys on the Farm.” Harry’ Smith, an oil contractor at Marion, was shot and it is thought fatally wcuned by a negro named William Stokes Thursday. The negro escaped but was caught a few hours afterward at Anderson. At first it was beleived he had come east on the Clover Leaf and Mar shal Cordua and night policeman were on the lookout for the murderer all night. Stokes shot Smith in the side with a shot gun and there is but little hope of recovery. Smith had laughed at Stokes because he had spent the day hunting and came home without any game. The negro is being held at Anderson as Smith was popular and a lynching was talked among his friends. At the Columbian club Wednesday’ night Miss Fletcher of Fort Wayne gave her regular weekly dancing lesson and social dance. Her class is increasing in size very rapidly’ and about forty young people were kept busy in learning the new steps until 9:30 when the social dance was called. About thirty couples were in attendance and danced the light fantastic until a very late hour. One of the features of the social dance is that various new and fancy dances and drills are introduced by Miss Fletcher during this hour. The “storks” and three step were given, these being new to many. The music is furnished by Miss Haynes also of Fort Wayne and is the very best, the time kept being perfect. The new class is learning rapidly and already a number of the beginners are attending the social dances. The next lesson will be given Monday evening instead of Wednesday’ night.

Abner M. Fuller has been appoint-, ed post master of Pleasant Miller and wilt enter upon his duties as same within a few days, the announcement of his appointment having been made in a message from Washington yesterday . He takes the place of A. J. Wood who has resigned and located a general store at Dixon. Mr. Fuller is a popular citizen- and will make a capable and efficient official no doubt. Bernard Levison, of New York, member of the firm of Levison Bros & Co.,a wholesale dress goods house and president of the National Discount Bank was in the city a few hours last Thursday. While here he was the guest of Messrs Keubier and Moltz of the Boston store who have, bought goods of the house for many years. Though Mr. Levison is a financial king, being rated at from five to ten million dollars he is a very genial geri’tleman and good to talk to. He was enroute to St. Louis to attend to banking business and stopped off for a short visit. For twenty six years he purchased all foreign goods for his house and has crossed the Atlantic 102 times. He enjoyed an hour at the Commercial Club rooms and spoke very highly of such an institution in a city of this size. Arrangements are being made to hold a Pythian jubilee celebration on January 28, 1904, in Indianapolis, that will be the largest meeting of Knights of Pythias ever held in Indiana. The affair will be held in Tomlinson hall and will be a regular lodge meeting in many respects with the initiation of a large class of new members as one of the features. Merril Wilson of Elkhart, grand chancelor of the grand lodge of Indaina;C. F. S. Neal of Chicago; Union B. Hnut, of Winchester, Harry Wade of Indianapolis, grand keeper of records and seal, and representatives of the several subordinate lodges of Indianapolis and Marion county, he(d a conference last night in the K. of P. building at Pennsylvania street and Massachusetts avenue, at which the preliminary steps for the jubilee were taken. A committee consisting of Messrs. Wilson, Neal, Hunt, and Wade was named to meet with the representatives of the subordinate lodges 'November 16 and complete arrangements. Similar jubilees have been held in other states and proved remarkably successful. The idea was first taken up by the Illinois grand lodge about a year ago, and a jubilee was held in the auditorium in Chicago at wjiich 16,000 Knights were present. This was the largest Pythian meeting ever held in the world. On the 28th. of this month a similar celebration will lx? held in Kansas City, the feature of which will be the initiation of a class of 1,100 candidates.

Father Frederic J. Van Schweler, .vcrmerlv in charge of the St. Marys Catholic' church here, t-wdlh ty.fi ve years ago, was assaulted by two of his church members at his home at Attica, Indiana. Rev. Schwedler was one of the most be. loved priests who ever served here and it was through his efforts that the beautiful Catholic chruch was constructed. The story of his assault is told in the following dispatch from Attica: The Rev. Frederic von Schwedler is priest of she St. Xavier Catholic church this city. The parrish numbers. both Irish and German communicants. Recently the German communicants made a request that services be conducted in German, but he declined to accede thereto because the great mass of his congregation is Englsh speaking. This aroused much bitter feeling and it is alleged that threats were made against the reverend father if he presisted in refusing. It developed t iday that Father von Schwedler is suffering from injuries received at the hands of two parishoners, whose identity is not yet clearly established, who called him to his door late at night and assualted him. The preist stoutly resisted, at the same time calling for help, and his assailants were frightened away. The city marshal is investigating and today he stated that he was practically satisfied as to the identity of the men who assaulted Father von Schwedler and arrests may be made shortly that will cause a genuine sensation in this vicinity. Public sentiment condemns the assault in unmeasured terms and is aiding in bringing the gftlty to j udgment.' ’ *'

Smith’s famous mandolin orches., tra went to New Haven Thursday in John SmitK’s automobile where they went to jilay for a big dance in the Brown’s new livery barn. The boys report the dance a fine success and the trip the most enjoyable what was. It is said that the greatest paper ever published in the United States will be the immense edition of the St. Louis Post Dispatch, which will .be on Sunday December 13th, combining one issue the twenty fifth anniversary number, the annual Christmas number, an the World’s Fair number. The publishers claim for it that it will be the greatest single edition ever printed west of the Mississippi. It will consist of more than 124 pages, and there will be 18 fine colored pages, each of the highest possible artistic merit and appropriate to the season and events they commemorate. Each copy will weigh more than two pounds and there will be nearly 1,000 columns of reading matter and illustrations, and the actual cost of producing each number will be, the publishers claim, over twenty cents. N. C. Coverdalo of the city newsstand is already booking many orders for the issue. A terrible accident occurred at the D. Morris stone quarry Friday afternoon about three o’clock, in which Al Roebuck narrowly escaped with his life and his team of horses were drowned. A number of men and teams were at work, hauling gravel from the edge of the quarry up the steep embankment, making a new driveway and thus opening up a new addition to the quarry and unco-’ering more stone. Roebuck had his tean| near the edge of the pit, had put on a heavy load of gravel and attempted to pull out. He was on the load and the team had pulled about half way up the bank when the horses' began slipping and eliding backward. The roadway was slippery and the horses had no chance to save themselves though Al stuck to the wagon until the last moment, using every possible effort to make the m catch a new hold but to no purpose. They only gained velocity with-distance and when less than two feet from the pit, Roebuck jumped landing on the very edge of the yawning chasm. The team and wagon slid into twenty feet of water and were instantly lost from sight. This morning the heads of the horses were above water anil the bodies of the poor animals and the wagon will be taken out some time today. Men who witnessed the accident stood aghast, unable to do anything towards saving the outfit. Mr. Roebuck is a poor man and will feel the loss keenly. While the horses were worth perhaps not over $l5O they did the work of a more valuable pair and Al feels very blue over the accident.

Dick France of this city, who is a detective on the Pennsylvania railroad and located at Crestline, Ohio, had a sorrow escane from death in the recent explosion ot a car containing thirty-two tons of dynamite. In a letter to his mother, in this city, he tells the story as follows: “It was a mighty close shave for me. They were making up a train for Chicago, and the train was in the yard ready to go out were waiting for orders, when for some unknown reason the car loaded with thirty-two tons of dynamite exploded. When lam in the yards I have to examine all out-going freights to see that all cars are sealed. Well b went over this train just fifteen minutes before that happened ;went up one side and down the other.and had walked away up the track about three hundred and fifty yards, when I saw a flash of light and I turned around just as it exploded pnd Ido not remember any more as it knocked me off the main track down a little embankment and up against a telegraph pole and I dont’ know how long I laid there but when I came too there was a fellow there that helped me up and I went down to where the explosion was-. It was fierce, tearing a big hole in the ground 35 feet deep and ! 45 feet wide. Totally destroyed 250 cars fifty of which burned up and their contents with them. About ten feet from where I was laying was a pair of trucks, an axle and a door out of a car. How I escaped not being killed I don t see, only that I was fortunate enough to leave the train when I did. lam all right now only a little sore where I hit that pole. I dont’ know how far I would have gone had I not struck it.

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William Foreman, one of the stable hands employed by Beery & Holthouse met with an ac cident Thursday that will result in a sore wrist for some time to come. He was currying a horse and had finished all but the back legs, when on going down to curry same the horse let fly with the foot and he received the full forbe and effect of the blow upon his left wrist. He immediately bathed same in warm -water and started to work same and luckily found that no! bones were broken. His wrist is swollen quite badly. Willis certainly fortunate that it did not result. more serious. E. L. Hendricks of Delphi, sent | out one hundred and fifty letters to i teachers in Indiana, asking them to name some of the defects of school superintendents to the City I and Town Superintendents’ Association. Last night he read the fol lowing replies: His appearance 1 attracts comments in culir-vated society. He is an inveterate user of tobacco and we cannot start a crusade | against tobacco while the superintendent uses it. He tries to keep I the schools out of the papers. He is decided solely by his desire to avoid friction. He preserves his threatened dignity by an owl-like silence. He is a politician instead of a superintendent. After this arrangement by some of the teachers had been react, J, K. Beck of Bloomington, made a speech calling on the superintendents to be men. State Superintendent of Public Instruction, F. C. Cotton spoke on “The Ideal Supearintendent. ” Two Morman preachers whose cards read Elder Oscar A. Anderson Meadow Creek, Utah and Elder Andrew Helm Mill Creek, Utah, arrived in the city Thursday and appeared before Mayor Coffee fff’ask pei >■-<*■**■• pr< '«’• gospel on the streets of Decatur and to distribute their literature. Mayor Coffee said that the constitution provides that a man be allowed to worship according *to the dictates their own conscious and so long as they preach no violation of the laws of Indiana,he can see no reason for a permission. They explained that in some towns they were not allowed to rk and tfofii.r, practice was to first seek the protection of the officers. They call themselves Latter’ Day Saints of. the church of Jesus Christ and are real deciples of the famous Morman religion of Utah. They are nice appearing men of middle age and will no doubt make an effort to convert Decatur people into their religion beleif. The pamphlets they circulate are entitled “a friendly discussion upon religious subjects” and Mr. Durant of Salt Lake City.” In their articles of faith they say: “We believe in the literal gathering of Israel and the restoration of the Ten Tribes. That Zion will be built I upon this (the American) continent. That Christ will reign personally upon the earth and that the earth will be renewed and receive its paradisiacal glory. We claim the privilege of worshipping Almighty God according to the dictates of our conscience, and allow all men the same privilege; let them worship how, where or what they may. We believe in being subject to king#, presidents, rulers and magistrates, in obeying, honoring and sustaining the law.”

Jesse Robinson returned from Indianapolis where he was transacting business. f In a recent issue of the Decatur, Illinois, Herald, appeared a description of every city, town and village in the United States named Decatur. There are seventeen of them, and three Decaturvilles, showing the name having been a popular one. Os course the greater number of these took their name from the brave and fearless naval officer. Os the seventeen Decaturs this city is second in size and importance, and we predict that ere long we [ will even pass our Illinois sister. I The Herald says of us: “Decatur, Indiana, has a population of 6,000, and is one cf the most prosperous \ and progressive little cities in the Wabash valley, being strictly an agricultural town, with the best farming land in th(T universe and I whose farmers know how to make j money from that pursuit. Excellent railway facilities in the Chicago & Erie, Toledo, St. Louis, I Wessern, or Clover Leaf road, and the Grated Rapids & Indiana railroads. The town owns its own waterworks system and electric | light plant, has several miles of brick streets, good fire department and several manufacturing institutions on a small scale, two banks, both of which do a creditable business. Perhaps more fine residences may be seen here than in any other small towns in existence.” Os the Decaturs, of course, the Illinois city leads, being a town of 22,000, with four railways, thirty-five factories, and located in a splendid farming district. Decatur, Alabama, is a city of 3,500, but with three or four suburban to.wns in close proximity, has railway shops, cotton mills and machine foundry. Decatur, Nebraska, is a town of 1,000, on Missouri river, is third oldest town in of mining and farming district. Decatur, Miss., county seat of Newton county, population 115. No railways or manufacturing. Decatur, Ohio, population 200, roller mill, in center of tobacco district, has no railway. Decatur,Mo., small village of twenty five inhabitants, is four miles from a railway, in good farming country. Decatur, North Carolina, is ..only a postoffice. Decatur, lowa, is a village of 700, on Kenkuk & Western railway, has finest parks ,in Southern lowa.. Decatur, Texas,town of 1600 inhabitants, on Fort Worth railway, has cotton gin plants,mil Is and cotton seed oil mill. Decatur, Georgia, town of 1,418, county seat of Dekalb county, depends on argicultural district, has one railroad. Decatur, Arkansas, population 300, on P. G. & S. railroad, center of great fruit country. Decatur. New York,population 109, no railway, has cheese factory and blacksmith shop. Decatur, Tennessee, population 500, county seat of Megis county, no railway in county, has mining industry. Decatur, Michigan, 1500 inhabitants, local option, no saloons,on Michigan Central railway. Has several factories and sixteen pepermint distilleries, and distills more pepermint oil than any other town in the world, center of fruit sections. Decatur, Penn., though fifty-four years old is only a postoffice and refuses to grow into a town of any dimensions. Summing.pll these Decaturs up, we find our own very near the top, and climbing fast, and we feel rather proud of ourselves.