Decatur Democrat, Volume 48, Number 23, Decatur, Adams County, 11 August 1904 — Page 2

~W. A. Kueb’.er left Tuesday night for New York City wh ire he will buy the fall stock for Keubler and Moltz, He went by the way of the groat lakes and will bo gone for three weeks. A merchant down in Arkansas refused to advertise, “Bioause,” he says, if he does, “somebody will be apesterin’ me all the time to show ’em my goods.” He is th? sane man who, when a customer name in and wanted a suit of clothes, asked him to come back some time “when 1 am standing up.” Hon- Peter Keegan, father of Mrs. Bollman, died at his home at Bunker Hill, Monday, and was buried yesterday. He was quite old and was well known over the state, having been quite prominent in politics. He frequently has visited here and had numerous acquaintances. Mrs. Bollman who I is lived with her father several years is reported very low with nervous prostration. The town of Monroe which in years past has borne a reputatiion for being just a little disordered is converting itself into a moral and most respectable place. We are informend that a subscription list was recently circulated there and quite a sum of money raised, the fund being reserved for paying rewards for people who will file affidavits against any one using an oath or obscene language upon the Streets. If a person gets loud and indulges in the swearing habit be is arrested and the party who files the affidavit gets a reward of five dollars. This treatment will no doubt cure the habit. Andy Foust of Domestic, Wells County, the well known field manager for the Standard Oil Co., will leave this week for Roumaina, Europe, to take charge of extensive oil interests for the Standard which is making arrangements to explore that country for oil. When he has'been there long enough to get the situation well in hand he will send for nine practical oil men from Indiana to assist him in the work. These men must be export in all lines of the oil producing business and must be total abstainers. Mr Foust says that he p >sitively cannot have in his employmen that drink as they would be worthless, but he wants men well educated and of good appearance who will favorably represent this country on ail occasions. The temptations to drink will be very Strong as where they stop the liquor costs the men nothing. It is paid for and set on the table at every meal but the men cannot touch it under any the terms of their employment. Word was received Friday even ng from Chattanooga by Manager Hively that they would accept the proposition of the Rosenthals and would play at Delphos, Ohio, on any Sunday date, and to play for a side bet of one hundred dollars up. The manager of the Cnattanooga team will arrive here some lime during the first of next week when an agreement will be entered in, to which will call for both teams to play with the same men that played on last Sunday when the Rosenthals defeated Chattanooga by a score of seven to four. The date will no doubt be set for Sunday, August 21st as word has been received from the manat er of the Delphos team stating that the ground could he used on that day. An umpire will be secured from the Cincinnati Enquirer who is not partial to either contestants. A Special train will be secured over the Clover Leaf htat will leave this city at eleven o’clock Sunday morning and return early in the evening after the game. These two teams are very evenly matched and the struggle for supremacy will be well worth going miles to see.

/duanadaS 1 Ophthalmic Specialist. I Practice limited to the oorrec- ■ ■ tion of defects of the eye. Glasses ■ ja fitted to relieve strain, with its ■ numerous functional symptoms: If K to improve vision and for loss of ® accommodation due to age. 0 S REFERENCES THE BEST. I B At Dr. Coverdale’s office, at ■ ■ Decatur, Ind., H First Tuesday each month .J

Henry Weber who was injtfred some time ago by being struck on tho head by a picee of fence stretching m achine is reported to be recovering nicelyg and will soon be himself again. Dr. Clark informs us that an examinatin of the wound on yesterday showed it to be healing nicely. A number of ladies arrived Friday from Berne and were highly entertained this at Steele's park to a genuine old-fashioned picnic by a number of ladies of this city. Those who arrived and enjoyed the hospitalty were Mesdames S. Simison, A. Gottschalk, J. L. Lachot, Eugene Runyon, E. M. Rose, H. Engler, Q. Simkins, D. Shelley, Wilson and Jacobs. A fine time was in order. W. P. Schrock, Dr. E. G. Coverdale, Frank Burns and W. P. Edmundson returned Friday [from “Hunters’ Lodge where they were holding forth since Tuesday last and doing all the stunts best known to bachelorhood. While there the boys enjoyed themselves by fishing hunting, eating and sleeping and all look to have had a fine time. During their stay the work was divided among them as follows: Frank Burns, chef; Dr. Coverdale, table waiter and dishwasher; Will Schrock, Chambermaid and W. P. Edmundson, hostler. The boys are all enthusiastic over their trip and say that it was so good that they will try it again in the near future Secretary Cal Kunkle of the Great Northern Fair returned Friday from Winchester, where he was attending the Randolph county fair which is now in sessii n and endeavoring to influence the horsemen who were there racing to bring their speed to this city during the fa ir week and make their entries here for the races. He informed us today that he was quite successful and had the promise of a number of horsemen to be here he says that he can easily depend upon ten different string of horses from that place. Mr. Kunkle is making an extra effort this year to secure a line race and speed department and will continue his travels to different fairs until he gets the different races more than filled. Contrary to general expectations, the forthcoming report of Mr. Ware the commissioner of pensions will show that pensioners on the roll number little less than one million. At the close of the fiscal year 1903, there were 9964 pensioners. Mr. Ware has not yet reeived the fiscal official figures for the month of June but the unofficial estimates handed to him, he believes that the record for 1904 will be just, about what it was a year ago, and that the increase, if any, is small. There is only one thing that keeps - the total below the million, and that is the heavy mortality amongthe veterans. They are dying off at a rapid rate, but their places are beng filled by pensioning [widows and men with no other disability than old age. More than 5000 pensioners died during the month of May, and the monthly average will soon be 6,000. Commissioner Ware says that if it were not for the widows of the old soldiers the pension roll would shrink with regularity despite the operation of No. 78.

The funeral services of the late George W. Bergman took place Thursday afternoon from the Methodist church, and were attended by an asemblage of mourning friends that filled that large edifice to overflowing. During the evening of Wednesday and Thursday forenoon, the body laid in state at his late residence on West Wallnut street, where it was viewed by numbers who had known him in life. The funeral party left the house at 1:15 proceeded by the members of different orders to which the deceased belonged. The services ac the church were in charge of Dr. C. E Line, pastor of the church, and Rev. Fred Stevenour. The ritualistic services at the church were in charge of the I Elks lodge. At the personal request of Mrs. Bergman, Emerson E McGriff spoke for a [short while at the church on the presonal life and work of the deceased. John Lafollette on behalf of the Elks, made a ten minute talk, as did also Dr. W. D. Schwartz for the Knights ' of Pythias. The ritualistic work ' of the Knights of Pythias was car-' ried out at the cemetery.—Portland Commercial-Review. A number of Decatur people attended the services. They say the affair cast an awful gloom over the community.

The Great Northern Fair associa tion have opened headquarters in R S. Peterson’s law offices in the Niblick block over the Winnes shoe store where anybusiness may be looked afU-r from now on until the faiir opens. Secretary C. D. Kunkle will have charge of the office and will dish out any information desired. The arrangements for the fair are progressing nicely and everything will be in readiness when August 30th, the opening daj’ arrives. Jacob Huser, of Monroe, township, was here Friday wearing his right hand in a sling. Last Tuesday he had the msfortunhe to catch his thumb between the cogs of the wheat binder while the same was in motion, and was the result is a badly mashed thumb and enough pain for h bushel of them. Medical tieatment is already showing marks of improvement in the condition of the affected member, and in time will be well, although the shape will be decidedly off color. Mr. Huser is now doing his work by proxy. Huntington lost one of the tire department horses a couple of weeks ago, and another nag was purchased to fill the place. The price was S2OO and a great kick was registered because the horse was considered n. g. He had spavins and sore eyes and a good many fine points on which you could hang your hat. Nevertheless the bill was allowed and the farmer who sold the horse to the city came in and drew the order. He heard so much kicking about the deal that he got mad and going to the city building returned the order and took the steed home with him, saying that if the horse was not as represented the city did not have to keep him. He also went to the News-Democrat and “stopped the paper.” But the stockholders called a meeting at once and decided to continue its publication.— Columbia City Post. Samuel V. Robinson who was so seriously injured on Tuesday evening by being struck by Grand Rapids freight train died Thursday at the home of onAdams street, at one o’clock, after suffering untold agony and pain. Mr. Robison was thirty-four years of age and for the past few years had been employed as brakeman by the Grand Rapids railroad, and on the night he was injured [was preparing to return to Fort Wayne and resume his work with the road, having come to this city to look up old friends. The funeral services will 1 e held at the home of his wife on Saturday morning at ten o’clock, Rev. E. A. Pontius officiating. Immediately after the services the remains will be taken to the Grand Rapids railroad and shipped to Geneva where the interrment will be made Saturday afternoon. None of his relatives were present at the time of his death except his wife, two children and sister Mrs. Ida Holcomb, of Fort Wayne. His mother is in New York City, visiting with relatives and his sisters residing in Chicago, both have been notified.

Fred Rupple a young man living near Linn Grove has invented an air ship and will enter the contest at the world’s fair next month. The story was told in this paper two weeks ago by our Linn Grove correspondent. [Speaking of the invention the Bluffton News says: Fred Rupple is the yuong man’s name who is going to solve the problem of aeriel navigation and he has got his ship so far along that he has made a small model that will sail and carry twenty-five pounds of freight. He is now making the ship proper which he expects to have completed in a few weeks. It consists of sails in front and behind and a screw propeller which works underneath the hull of the boat. The propeller is about the same length of the boat and travels like a cork screw or the screw of a steamer. The engine which operates the sails and the propeler is a gasoline motor and the whole is mounted on four wheels on which it makes a running start before launching out into the etherial blue. The young man says that it will carry his own weight and also his own trunk which he is going to take with him. He expects to go from Linn Grove to St. Louis through the air and sail right over the, fence. Those who have seen the model believe that the ship itself will work but it has never been tried as the engine has not yet been installed.

The Smith family without regard to brand, variety, or earthly possessions. without regard to race, color, condition or previous state ot servitude, are invited to unite in ,■ Louisvlle, Ky., this month, one ot the Smiths of that city putting up J 25.000 to entertain them. And they'll all be there. The lame, the halt and the blind Smiths will be there. The good, the bad, and the indifferent Smiths will be there. Yes, the Smiths, the Smiths, the Smythes, Smyths, the Schmidts will be there and that $25,000 won’t last until dinner time of the first day. “This girl wants to go to Gunner Tellman Marion, Ind U. S. A.,” was the message written on a tag pinned on Elizabeth Gabel aged 13 years, on the journey from her home in Neuenkirchen, Ger manv, to this state. The child arrived in Marion on a Pennsylvania train yesterday morning and the ticket agent read the message,' and notified Mr. Tellman who hurried to the station and accompanied his niece to his home. Miss Gabel was born in the foreign country and the language of America and the other countries she visited on the journey to Marion was strange to her. Before leaving her home a tag on which her destination was wrtiten in English was pinned on her waist and a letter giving further instructions was also given her. She left home July 23, and was treated fine during all her trip, though she never saida word.using only the tag and the letter. She says she will like America. Her parents died a short time ago.

i SMALL FARMS I -- "%\ NOW ON SALE rnr grounds. X \ |\\- 1 -S\\ v„ . ' No. 4. \\ ' fx Wree. 8. acres. \*\ . \ No. 3. ' \ r ’ _ \ \ 12. acres. \X *°- e. I Cx 1 X \ feix acrp< ! N. \ I I Y\ "s i XX — '— — I I \Z », ■ * f \\ No. 7. 5 X</\ t \>\ kix teres. ®| Xx. V' ' i R . t x\ \> N V ' 20 acres. I * ' X. \Z'x Veres | ts \v\ No. 1. ” 3 V*'• 33 acres. JC V \ S XV\ ■« xzx 3 | 'X THE SNOW AGENCY now \z offers the original George z z Frank farm -just south east \\ of Decatur for sale in tracts to suit purchasers. This \'A farm of nearly one hundred Y \ acres is on Mercer Avenue -a stoned street- prospecfive traction line. No better location near the city can be found for a quiet home of a few acres.

..LI-.- _ _ -■■■ Prices, Descriptions, Etc. of Traets Herein Above Shown. No l ‘ Nos. 5,6, 7 and 8. Have no buildings and range in to vheClover Leaf railroad. It has no buildings price frc*m Amon tr> and all except but has a nice location for a residence on Me?- Luteins “Acres XT ’ They are southeast o cer Avenue. There is running water on this the old county fair grounds and may be reach-* tract and six or reven acres of thrifty young ed frO m Elsworth Itreeto? Mercer avenue. or MSU b C and f ° r Bt ° Ck Paß_ for factor y X from the Clover Leaf railroad. XT „ f , ~, . . , Besides Jibe above described tracts we are now No. 2. Is a2O acre tract that faces Mercer Avenue and a nicely located 7 ocre tract northwest of Ellsworth street. It can be easily sub-divided city limits of Decatur Al 5 acre and a4a acre in a number of smaller tracts with good street tract in Root township. A good 20 acre tract frontage. A large frame barn, sheds, etc. are in Union township. A well located 30 acre on this tract. Price 82,500. tract in St. Marys township. A 3-5 acre tract near Berne. A well improved 16 acre r , fl „ a _ No. 3. Is al2 acre tract on the north side of Mercer near Monroe. Four 40 acre tracts near ueAvenue, has no buildings but a nice building tur, besides a number of from 80 to 100 acre - site near the street. This tract extends to the Ten tracts of from 100 to 160 acres each. river at the northeast and is about one-third bers 2-58 and 341 are especially desirable tra. bottom land. It can be profitably utilized as w ... T .. v.„ir bla'k a fruit and poultry farm. Price 81,200 * s a 160 acre tract of fully one-half -j land, within six miles of Berne, in te . g No. 4. lean 8 acre tract lying just north of Mercer region. Fairly tiled, ordinary IfLood qu»lAvenue. This tract can be easily sub-divided is a new farm and all the soilis o^g Uin smaller tracts with good outlet to M«rccr * or farTnln S pnrposes. Two set ® j tg o f a Avenue. On this tract is situated a two-stX mgs- one of wtikh are all new -. c ° n Sjf e git six room brick residence, with good cellar’s”" 8 ° feet ’ a ? tory j Lllar l,! ° va orchard, garden, small fruit, drove well wind J’T 7”®? OUBe ’ «« oil rov» tj' pump, etc. With little expense can be’made Ld P , Ump - H nd u rLte am 1 ’ an ideal country home. On traction line and V free . rural aX ehool ' free rual mail route. Price $1 800 s^one road, near church * ’ Price $11,200. V 0 ™ la V’ Can fityou ° ut with cheap and desirable timber or pr. lands in Arkansas, Missouri or Texas. SNOW AGENCY, DECATUR, INDIANA.

From all reports the night police Friday evening had their hands full in quelling disturbances, making arrests and attending to their other duties in general. The latest complaint brought in this morning was by the night policemen who were called out on Sawdust avenue about eleven o’clock to settle a difference between Dow Jacobs and his family who had a genuine family fight. The family became so boisterous in airing their family troubles that the police were called and then they could only be stopped by being threatened with arrest and being landed in jail. There is no doubt but that arrests will follow, as the neighbors of Jacobs are indignant over his rowdy actions. The Berne News says: Last week a majority of the subscribers : met in the office of Emil Franz and formally organized the Alpine Oil company. Owing to the large number of people who desired to invest in the oil business and could not afford a large amount, it was decided to put the shares at $lO each, to be sold at par value. The corporation papers were forwarded to Indianapolis on Saturday and the charter was received on Tuesday. The company is capitalized at S3O, 000 and is legally authorized to do business. The incorporators of the company are Wm. H. Bole, Phillip Schug, Charles W. Wright, Edward Sullivan and F. G. McEvoy. The object of the company is to take over the Yoder property and drill more wells. This property is in the heart of the oil field and has already been tested and is sure to produce good wells.

feribay night about 10:30 O ’ 010 , k I Jacob Kalver had an I lencj I with a runaway team that he I not soon forget or desire to I through again. Mr. Kalver and I wife early in the evening were I buggy riding and about nine o'clock I took his wife home and proceeded I to take Frank, McMahon F rank Bell and Frank Burns out for I little drive. About 10:30 the boy a I drove up to the Peoples restaurant I and the three boys got out asking Jacob if he could drive the team to Meyers & Scheiman’s livery barn without any trouble, and Jacob said, “Oh, yes,’’and started I off. When he got to the Old Adams County bank oorner his troubles commenced in grand shape and the team started to run away Jacob yelling “Whoa,” and the team going that much faster. This awful pace continued all along North Second street and out beyond Patterson's flour mill when Jacobat last succeeded in getting the team under control by throwing one of the animals in the ditch and jump, ing out and catching the othei. Assistance was immediately sent out from the barn, and arrived on the scene shortly after Jacob had the team stopped. No damage to amount to anything was done to either Mr. Kalver, the team or buggy, outside of the fact that Kalver was probably as badly frightened as the team and his hollowing aroused the entire neighborhood along North Second street. Jacob says he will be a little more careful next time.