Decatur Democrat, Volume 48, Number 29, Decatur, Adams County, 22 September 1904 — Page 3

fDR. CANADA | 1> Ophthalmic Specialist. | '9 g*i Prictlcn limited to the oorrec- K E tion Os defects of the eye. Gloses n ¥* itted to relieve strain, with sts H P ....mcroi s functional symptoms: K K, o Tnwrove vision «nd for loss of B r accommodation due to age. J references the best. | V, fe | At Dr. Cloverdale's office, at L Decatur, Inti., J? 2 5 first Tuesday each month ..Af

John Gillis? left last Sunday for I jumbus, Ohio, where he will ii'-iin resume his work in the engineering department at the Ohio State University. John expects that this will be his last year there. Virgil C., the fest little 2:fo ptcer owned by Dr. D. D. Clark and J. M. Miller, captured second money in the 2:20 race at Paulding last Thursday. The time of the fastest hesit was 2:17%. The purse was S3OO. Tom Railing, who is now playing hall with the Lima. Ohio, independent team, spent Sunday here with his brother, Charles. Tom states that Lima is playing fast ba I], and beating everything that they have played since he became a member of the team. Tom is pitching for this team and is doing remarkably well. After many attempts Henry Magley has secured an excellent well of water on his farm near Monmouth, route seven. Ordi narily this would be of little oonbut Mr. Magley, had no less than five different wells drillers try to penetrate the rock and reach the water pool on his farm, and each had been unsuccessful. It is said this well adds SI,OOO to the value of the land, as by many it was argued an impossibility. The well was completed yesterday being drilled in by Zshr & Speicher, of Geneva, who have certainly proven that they know their busi ness. Hickory nuts are ripe but there are very few of them to gather. N< small boy who reads this item need start for the leafy forests with a lot of two- bushel sacks, for if he does he is doomed to disappointment. This was the off year for hickory nuts. Those who watch the ‘conditions say that a good crop need be expected no oftener than every two years. Last year was a banner year for the crop and one local merchant handled over a hundred bushels of nuts. He bought them all in Adams county and shipped the most of them to surrounding towns, although a good many were disposed of right here ifi the city. Walnuts are plentiful this year while last year they were as scarce as the product of the hickory nuts is at the present time. While the nuts are ripe at the present time and fit enough to gather and save, a few good frosts will make them come rattling to the ground and save a whole lot of hard work climbing for them. Commencing on September 19th the Methodist churches throughout the Fort Wayne district will hold a two weeks’ missionary convention, at the different charges in the district A fine program has been arranged, including music and addresses by the different pastors in the division. This city is classed in division “D” and is under the full charge of Rev. John C. White, who will be acting chair nan of these meetings. Geneva will have the i pening meeting on September 19th, followed by Geneva circuit September 20; Portland, Sept. 21; Pennville, Sept. 22; Oak Grove, Sept. 23 Monroe, Sept. 26; Bobo, Sept. 27; Decatur, Sept. 28; and closing at Hoagland on Sept. 2. These conventions are held in the interest of the benevolence of the Methodist Episcopal church, and the aim is to inspire pastors and people to greater zeal and effort, and to more liberal giving, as well as to prepare for great outpourings of the Holy Spirit during the revival campaign of the fall and winter. These meetings promise to be full of interest and will no doubt be well attended at the different cities in the division. In a future issue we will give the program that will be rendered in this city on September 28th.

Charles Christen, the arohi | toot, has secured a contract to draw ' ‘ plans and specifications for a large I 1 cemetery vault at Portland, which ' i when completed will cost in the t neighborhood of $1,500. j . Owing to the heavy rain that sot ! in early Sunday morning, the ball game scheduled between the Mon- ' roevilles and Rosenth' I's was post- ■' poned until next Sunday, when the ■ merits of the two aggregations will 1 bo tested. The grounds were in a very soft condition and unfit for ' fast work, hence the cancelling of ' the date. Monroeville has a strong ' team and many of the fans were ' disappointed on account of the ; rain. Williard MoConnehey, who has ■ been wanted for the past s-v-ra] ; weeks Eqj- beating a board bill, was j finally captured . Sunday after- 1 noon, in tho rear of the Peoples’ - restaurant by Marshal Green. The Affidavit was filed by Mrs Joe Eloy oefore Squire James H. Smith, ' several weexs ago and the officers lave been looking for him ever since. After jumping the bill he went to Ohio, where he has resided I ip until yesterday. The trial was j held before ’Squire Smith, and a i settlement effected, which cost Mo-I Oonnehey four dollars and fifty cents, which he promptly paid and was discharged. The St. Joseph conference of the United Brethren church, Fort Wayne district, was in session at Plymouth, Indiana. Bishop E. B. fliphort is in charge, and the meetings are being well attended. Many interesting points have come before ihe session, among which is one of especial interest to members of the church of this community. The Union Chapel church which heretofore has been attached to the Pleasant Mills circuit has been detached and added to the Decatur enuroh. A resolution was adopted asking chat the Sandusky U. B. conference supply a minister to take care of the Union U. B. church on the slate line. Rev. Pontius is attending the conference, though his recent appointment to Saratoga makes him a member of the M bite River conference. After capturing fifteen prizes out if sixteen at the state fair at Iniianapolis with his prize hogs, which meant a neat round sum in uish, John Nidlinger had the misfortune of losing two of the finest nogs in the bunch, the same being killed, while enroute from the jibove named place. The only nanner in which Mr. Nidlinger can account for their death is that the constant bumping and jaring of the train jammed the heads of the animals through the crates until life was extinct, as both dead animals were fearfully battered. The loss is a heavy one to Mr. Ndlinger, is he is in a manner so tied up with rhe railroad company that a suit for damages will not hold, and neither of the animals were injured. While at Indianapolis he was offered five hundred dollars for one and three hundred and fifty for the other, both of the offers being declined by him. These two inimals were the ones that carried iway most of the prizes for Mr. Nidlinger and were prized very highly by him.

The cost of campaigiPng by special train comes high. A complete, comfortable campaign trair must have a private car for use of rhe man who is doing the brunt of rhe work and his secretaries and assistant speakers. Then there must be another car for the reporters of the particular newspapers of the states through which the train is passing and for the campaign committees of the state. There must be a dinning car. Man may live on tinned goods alone for a day or two but a buffet car trip of more than two days is simply murderous. The Pullman company' charges from S3O to SSO a day for the use of its cars. Most railroads will at tach a spacial car to a regular train provided seventeen full fares are paid. Most railroads charge $1 a mile for running a special train. The commissary department costs $l5O, more or less a day. Speakeis who’are not candidates receive from $25 to SIOO a day for their service. Frequently the entire company of passengers goes to a hotel in a city where there is an overnight stop; in some cases the national committee pays the landlord at other times the bills are paid by the state or the city committee. But it is perfectly clear that whatever the train may accomplish it keeps money moving.

A threshing record was made Saturday by Messrs. Beiblicks & M’erling’s threshing outfit at the farm of John Biting when they threshed out four hundred and forty bushels of oats in one h ur and forty.five minutes. This record will no doubt hold good for some time, as old and experienced men say’ it is remarkable. Word has been received from (’ar! Moses, who is at Indianapolis with his> Berkshire hogs. At the shite fair last wook he captured six out of eleven first, two prizes on champion herd, one champion over ■'.ll and a number of seconds and thirds. He is feeding up his herd this week and next week will take them to St. Louis, where he expects to get his share of the money at the world’s fair.

Thursday Joe Johnson, who lives south of the city near county f irm had his right hand severely lacerated from the tip of the thumb across tthe entire hand, making a cut five inches in length and out as deep as the bone, severing two heavy blood vessels therein located. The accident happened while Sir Johnson was canning hot grape juice, causing the glass jar to burst, cutting the hand with th< above result. He lost a great deal of blood and had not a neighbor put in his timely appearance at the right time, Mr. Johnson in all probability would have hied to death. Dr. J. S Boyers was hastily summoned and hurried to the scene and dressed the injured hand It required eight stitches to sew up the wound. Dr. Boyers stated that in his opinion Mr. Johnson would feel nd ill effects from the injury other than the weakness caused by the loss of so much blood.

Yom Hakippuriuim, the Hebrew day of atonement, was celebrated by people of the Jewish, fait i Monday. This is the day of fasting and prayer and at the same time a day of rejoicing. The command for its celebration is founc. in the twenty-third chapter of Leviticus, also in Numbers and elsewhere, but in these two places the command is explict. The ancient ceremonial with reference to the duties of the priest is set out in the sixteenth chapter of Leviticus. The high priest is to atone first for himself and then for the people offering sacrifices. Yom Hakippurim is called the Sabbaths of Sabbaths, and is the most solemn day in the Jewish religious calendar. The ceremonial incident to the celebr aticn has become in modern times greatly spiritualized among progressive Jews and prayer and penitence take the place of the ancient sacrifices. The ritual of today is largely penitential prayers and humiliation but without sackcloth and ashes. All Jewish stores in Decatur are closed in observance of the day. Banjaimn F. Prescott, a Clover Leaf brakeman, who was so badly injured at Willshire a year ago has brought suit for $30,000 damages, the case having been filed at Toledo. It will be remembered that he was struck by a mail crane and received internal injuries and several fractured ribs. He was brought to this city, treated by Dr. Thomas, and the day following taken to his home at Frankfort. He is a cousin of Attorney A. P. Beatty of this city. In his complaint Mr. Prescott alleges that he has suffered greatly and that he was compelled to undergo an operation for necrosis, and that one rib was removed and that he is permanently injured and unable to perform any labcr. At the time of the accident it was not thought that Mr. Prescott could survive his injuries and for several weeks he lingered between lite uno death nt his home in Frankfort. Latex he was taken to Marion where he was placed in a hospital and where he was given treatment He improved slight!v and was taken to a hospital at Toledo, where he remained for some time. He is a cripple for life and uses a cane when he walks. At the time of the accident he was picked up for dead and the report was circulated in this city that he had passed a wav at Frankfort, but it was a mistake, although he lay for several days ' hovering between life and death. I Prescott was terribly injured and it 1 was thought he could not possibly i recover, but a strong constitution finally pulled him through, although he has been unable to work any 1 since the accident. Prescott spent 1 several years on the road and has a ' son employed by the Clover Leaf company now.

Daring the heavy ram and elec-1 trical storm Bundin', the big barn ; on the farm of Aaron Pancake, near i Wolfcale, just across the Ohio line I was struck by lightning, and completely destroyed with all its con-I tents. The barn was packed full, of grain and hay and a number of , farm implements, which were consumed. Luckily no animals were in the barn. The loss is a heavy; one, and, although insured, will not cover the entire loss. Tim other buildings were only saved after a hard struggle, the heavy rain materially assisting. ”• W. A. Goings, traveling auditor of the National Commission company, was in our city today, inspecting the plant here which has been under the management of E E. Goodwin for the past three months, and during his short stay here found a few things that necessitated the release of Mr. Goodwin, the main cause being that he was himself buying and selling stock. Herb Major, who has for the past two years been in the employ of the Clover Leaf railroad as day operator has been assigned to the place, and assumed his new position today. These companies are very strict with their men, and rigidly enforce their rules The chief offense among all of these is buying or dabbling in the market, which generally results in sending all young men wrong

New York, Sept. 19.—The Clover Leaf, the Pere Marquette, the Cin oinnati, Hamilton & Dayton, and the Chicago, Cincinnati and Louisville railroads are now said to be in the big merger which the Erie railroad is promoting. Some time ago the C., H. & D. took in the C., C. & L. and the Pere Marquette lines. A day or two ago there came forward a story tha* the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton would build a line to St. Louis or acquire such a line. This led to speculation with regard to the Clover Leaf, or Toledo, St. Louis & Western, and it is understood that the C-, H. & D. planned to secure control of the Clover Leaf route. Now comes the story that the Erie seeks to secure the entire system of roads named to be added to the Erie system. The story has not been confirmed but it was taken so seriously in this city that the stock of the Clover Leaf leaped skyward with feverish eagerness, and there was no denial of the rumors. Whether the Erie’s big merger sun needs or not it is understood that she Clover Leaf will pass to the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton, becoming a part of the system that recently absorbed the Chicago, Cincinnati and Louisville. The citizens Telephone company of Decatur was practcally reorganized Thursday and the future of this institution looks bright and prosperous. This is the oldest independent telephone company in the United States and the stockholders have concluded to keep it at the head of the list ly making it modern and convenient, thus insuring a continued profit for the company and a satisfactory service to the patrons. At last night’s meeting the capital stock was increased from $6,000 to $50,000. Os this amount it was decided that $40,000 worth of stock should be issued and sold, the money thus derived to be used in making extensions to the lines and improving the plant here and elsewhere ove the county. The remaining SIO,OOO worth of stock will be held by the company as a reserve. By a unanimous vote of the stockholders present at list night’s meeting it was decided to change the rule whereby-a stockholder secured his phone for fifty cents rental, and h 'reafter he will pay the same as does every other patron, one dollar for residence, one dollar and a half for office, and two dollars for business house. The company originally was organized on the co-oper-ative plan, with no expectation of such a future as has come. Since its organization it has grown in business of such proportions that the old plan had to be discarded and a real business footing outlined. The old plan was unfair* as the stockholder who had his phone at his residence realized but six dollars a year profit, while the business man profited eighteen dollars a year. Under the new system, the income of the company will be greater, the earnings will increase and every stockholder be treated fairly. While there were some slight objections to the plan at first, they all disappeared when the stockholders understood the matter thoroughly.

J. J. Mayer, of this office receivid a few copies of the latest song composed by R. M. Scherer, an Adams county product, but now located at Denver, Colorado. The words and music are up-to-date and catchy, and certainly is a masterpiece of Mr. Scherer. He will send a number here in a short time for distribution and anv one I wishing to see a copy cun do so by calling at tins office. Deputy Sheriff Butler arrested Bort and Jasper Bailor Wedn< sday about six o’clock, and at nine o’clock next, morning they had been sentenced to the effersonville penitentiary for. terms of from one to three years. The boys confessed I heir guilt as soon as charged with the crime and expressed a willingness Io plead guilty. When brought before Judge Erwin this morning. Bort who is nineteen years old, stood with head erect and bravely met his sentence, his brother Jasper who gave his age as seventeen, bowed his head and seemed reluctant. When asked by the court if they were guilty e' ch said, “Yes sir.” They were charged with burglary and larceny, but upon offering to plead guilty, Prosecutor Moran recommended a dismissal of the burglary .charge. Judge Erwin lectured the boys kindly and ask ml that they profit from the severe lessons they will soon begin to study. They will be taken to prison within a day or two. Detectives Ostenrider and Furge believe that these boys have been the cause of most of the trouble the Erie has had in missing goods here and was great’y pleased with the speedy settlement of the case. Bert and Jasper Bailor were supposed to be honest young men. Even after Jasper’s arrest a few weeks ago on a charge of “hold-up” he was believed to be a victim of circumstances, and this case against him would have been dismissed. Now several crimes have come to light in which these young desperadoes are suspected, among others being an attempt to hold up a young man named Mayer at the bridge during fair week. The , outcome of this short career of crime should not only be a lesson ( to them but to other young men . of dishonest intent.

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The fall session of the Fort Wayne district Presbytery opened at their beautiful new church in this city at 7:30 o’clock Monday evening ibout thirty ministers and elders were here to attend the meetings which oloseed Tuesday evening. District. Moderator, Rev. J. Budman Fleming, pastor of the Westmin. ister church, Fort Wayne, openop the Presbytery and preached the opening sermon Modday evening. He is u scholarly and interesting speaker and his sermon will lie a delightful one tor all who attend. Immediately alter the sermon tonight rhe Presbytery session proper will be instituted, the p: temple business being the election of a new moderator who will have charge of the rest of the meetings. The session will convene again at nine o'clock tomorrow morning, continuing until noon, opening again at one o’clock and continuing until even ing. The day will be devoted to religious ser vices as well as to the routine business. The docket was made up Monday evening, setting forth what matters are to be disposed of. The principle question is that of the re-uniting of the Cumbefland and Presbyterian churches of the United States. Years ago the churches were together, but the Cumberland withdrew over some disagreement and now desires to be reunited. Each Presbytery must vote on the question seperately, report to their states Sv nod meeting, the Indiana session to meet at Winona next month. The question will then be taken up at the Presbyterian General Assembly which meets next May. The Cumberland church consisted of quite a number of people who live along the Cumberland river who believe in the Presbyterian doctrine generally' but became estranged on some question of minor importance and who now want to re-enter the older church. The Fort Warne Presbytery includes the following cities of Northeastern Indiana : Lagrange, Elkhart, Legonier, Goshen, Colnmbia City, Lima, Huntington, Wabash, Warsaw, Ossian, Bluffton, Plymouth, Auburn. Waterloo, An. gola, Churubusco, Fort Wayne ana Decatur.

0. W.TUCKERM.D., THEEHINENT SPECIALIST of Fort Wayne, Ind. Will be at Murrey House, THUE RD AY, SEPT. 29, and Everj’ 4 Weeks Thereafter tJ. "Tre'ts All forms of Chronic in. 1 it. » pj seaseß that are cureSuccess: ly able. Diseases of the Eye, Ear, Tiiroat, Lungs, Heart, Stom-