Decatur Democrat, Volume 48, Number 30, Decatur, Adams County, 29 September 1904 — Page 3

"drTcanadaS Ophthalmic Specialist. I Practice limited to the oorrec- H tlon of defects of the eye. Glasses SB fitted to relieve strain, with its SB numerous functional symptoms: W to improve vision and for loss of ■ accommodation due to age, g references the best. ■ At Dr. Coverdale’s office, at g Decatur. Ind., First Tuesday each month Virgil C, the fast little pacing mare owned by Clark & Miller, of this city, won the 2:20 pace at Hicksville, Ohio, Wednesday, the purse being S3OO. Dck Silick drove and the race was a well earned one, Virgil C outclassing her half dozen opponents. True Worth, the fast trotter, owned by Flanders & Son, will start at Hicksville, Saturday and next week the string goes to Marion, Ohio. A democratic rally is to be held at Monroeville, Tuesday, October 4th, and a large crowd is expected and no doubt many will be present from this city and county. The speakers will inlcude Hon. John W. Kern, of Indianapolis, candidate for governor, and Hon. Henry Warrum, city attorney of Indianapolis, and cne of the best speakers of the state. Besides these there will be several other prominent speakers and the occasion promises to be one of the best rallies in this part of the state. Mr. and Mrs. George Brewster, who reside five miles east of Berne, last evening gave a big country party at their beautiful home, in honor of their son’s twenty-first birthday. About seventy-five invited guests were present and a most enjoyable time was had by all. The evening was spent in playing numerous games, and by musical selections rendered by different guests. The Berne band was present and enlivened the occasion by rendering a number of fine selections. During the evening a sumptuous repast was served, and at a late hour all departed for their respective homes, voting Mr. and Mrs. Brewster as fine entertainers. There seems to be quite an epidemic of typhoid fever in and near Decatur just at present. Drs. Clark gave the following report of their patients who are suffering with that disease. Mrs. Samuel Frank is very low but believed to be holding her own. Miss Snyder, a trained nurse from Fort Wayne, arrived today and will have charge of her. Mrs. John Parrish who lives west of the city is very ill, her condition today showing no improvement. Mrs. Frank Cramer, of Nutman avenue, is quite sick with the disease, but is improving and believed out of danger. Mrs. Bert Lew is also improving and will recover. This disease is common at this season of the year and it is not believed the present outbreak is caused by any unusual condition. Other ailments are also numerous and all the physicians say they hav§ more patients than for several monthsThe Van Wert Tithes says: Considerable excitement was created throughout the western and south western sections of Van Wert county last week when one of the federal revenue departments at Toledo, overhauled the huckster wagons on the public highways, looked for contraband tobacco and cigars. The hucksters have been, and many others are, carrying cigars and tobacco with them tor sale, jumbling different brands in a miscellanous heap, ignoring the law’s requirement that each piece of tobacco be kept in the caddy in which it was stamped, and that each cigar be sold or given from the particular box to which it had been assigned by reason of bearing on it the' government revenue receipt or stamp. Tobacco and cigars must bear revenue stamp of authoriaztion and be sold . from a designated place,;4>f business, not every Tom. Dick and "Harry being allowed to peddle abides sold under revenue stamp promiscuously and miscellaneously about the country. It is on a par with boot legging beer and whiskey and is at much a violation of the revenue law. Several arrests were made and the outcome will be watched with interest. *

Squire Smith received a letter Saturday stating that the Old Soldiers’ meeting which had been originally agreed upon to meet at Berne on October sth, would meet on the same date at Geneva. A big time is being planned, and a number from this city will attend. Misses Nettie Smith, Emma Jackson, Jesse McLean, Alice Hurtle, Celia Smith, Edna Crawford, Dude Voglewede, Kittie Christen, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Moltz, Mrs. Kate' Lange, Fish Mangold, Oscar Lankenau, of this city and Mr. Armetage, of Buffalo, N. ¥., spent Sunday’ with Mr. and Mrs. Huser in the country. All report a fine time. From Mr. Hooser's the crowd drove to Berne and took in the sights there. All kindsof reports have been setafloat lately concerning the condition of John Terrell. Wednesday it was reported that Governor Durbin had given him an unconditional pardon and a few days before it was stated that Terrell attended and took part in a dance at the asylum. Both reports were without foundation. SuperintendentSmith states that Terrell’s condi-

tion is about the same as when he ontered the institution and that in c his opinion he will never be much i better. He says that the patient ' has never spoken a word since he 1 came there and in no way gives 1 evidence that he is conscious of his i surroundings. Miss Grace Reed will leave in 1 a few days for Spokane, Washington, where she will make her future home. To show tin high esteem in which she is held by’ her acquaintances, a.crowd of the young lady employes of the Waring Glove factory, where she has worked for some time, planned a surprise upon her. The event was executed last night and the Reed home on North Ninth street was the scene of a most delightful time. Ihe ladies enjoyed the evening thoroughly and Miss Grace may feel assured that the best wishes of her girl friends go with her to her new home in the far west. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Reed, are also arranging to remove to Spokane and expect to leave here next month. An improved gasoline attachment , is the latest thing to be manufactured in Montpelier. J. K. Putnam is the patentee'and if the mand for the device is a good”ori- ’ terion, it surely fills a long felt want. It can be used with any gas engine and as there is no fire used about the engine it is absolutely ’ safe. The strongest point possibly 1 in its favor, is the ease with which * gasoline can be transferred from one place to another, enough of this , can be taken out in a buggy to run * an engine a whole day. Another > good point is the fact that gasoline , is so much cheaper than any other » fuel. It, with this attachment is i even cheaper than gas at twenty- - five cents a thousand. And in ; fields where gas is scarce it will work wonders in cheapening the L cost of operating. The first cost of ’ the attachment is only SSO and this will be saved in a short time, as it lias been ’ tested and shown that 1 under favorable circumstances ' eight gallons.of gasoline will run ’ one well twenty four hours. iI W. Thompson, who lives on Grandma Emerick’s farm one and one-half miles south of Chattanooga, 1 Ohio, was attacked by a vicious 1 mare when he was out in a barn yard hitching up the horse last 3 Thursday. Had it not been for neighbors coming to his relief he r undoubtedly would have been bit- ’ ten and- trampled to death. Mr. 1 Thompson was first seized by the ’ head and thrown furiously around ’ and then by the left arm, and that r too was severely bitten and tie leg I and foot injured in a manner to 0 give great pain. George Kesslar B and M. F. Kerr are the men who n came to Thompson and relieved * him from the ferocious horse. II They were immediately on entering the barnyard made the object of " attack andjhis gave the injured ’■ man a chance to drag him self s through a nearby gate into the yard and out of danger. The men 1 resorted to tli® use of a club and 1 pitchfork handle to drive the horse g back into, the stable. The horse was one Hiat Mr. Holt of this place V formerly owned. It has always e B howed a vicious disposition and seems unconquerable. Mr. Thomp--9 son has [since been receiving the e regular attention of a Chattanooga ° physician and is in a critical condi- , t-ion. —Geneva Herad.

Old Settlers’ Excursion, Tuesday, Oct. 4th, via Erie railroad. Round trip wifi be sold from Decatur to Lisbon, Ohio, for $3.75, Youngstown, $3.75, Greenville Pa. $4.,75. Special train leaves Decatur at 7:01 a. m. Tickets good returning 30 days. For further informtion call on or write O. L. Enos, Marion, Ohio. John Von Gunten, a wealthy farmer,, living one mile east of Berne, died Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at his home, after a three days’ illness with stomach trouble. He took sick Sunday afternoon and rapidly failed until death resulted. He was sixty years of age and leaves a wife and several children to mourn their loss. Mr. Von Gunten was quite well known here by a number of our older citizens, who are grieved to learn of his sudden demise. He was the gentleman who some time ago had a runaway near the residence of William Bnrdg, when a telephone pole was broken down and the leg of one his horses broken, which occurred while he was hauling home a heavy load of sewer pipe.

Local dealers are beginning to receive and ship out the first installr ( ment of the season’s hay crop. The farmers have nearly all had their hay baled or have sold it in 1 . s the mow and the baler will come I along and relieve them of their sur- ‘ plus soon. Decatur is recognized as a great shipping point for baled hay and each year hundreds of car loads are sent- out of the city by the dealers here. Nearly all the hay is sent east but the quality determines largely the ultimate market place. The finest grades are shipped direct to New York and Philadelphia where only the very best finds i a ready market. Mixed hay’ usually goes to the Cincinnati market while the worst grade goes to 'West Virginia there to be disposed of by retail dealers. Hay is starting off at a good price this year but the dealers are not expeciing a very large shipment owing to the shortage of the crop and the fact that the farmers will keep most of it for feed. Ed V. Fitzpatrck, former clerk of the Jay county circuit court, who was charged with a shortage of $722 by experts who audited the county books, has refunded the sum under protest and is arranging to bring suit to recover that amount and $5200 additional, which he claims the county owes him per diem. Ex-Sherifl’ Lewis Whipple has tendered the county 59 cents and the collection of the remaining $1.90 charged against him. He serves notice that he will conest to the court of the last resort. The county commissioners will be enjoined for allowing the experts their commission on the $7700 shortage alleged to have been found against Circuit Court Clerk Crowe, for it is shown that he has until the first of next December to turn these fees into the county treasury. Other injunction suits are theatened - to prevent the commissioners from allowing commissions claimed by the experts and the supreme court will be called upon for a ruling regarding the officers’ rights to certain moneys. Thieves are supposed to possess an unlimited amount of nerve and ' one who called at the residence of Mayor and Mrs. J. Fred France on I North Guilford street this morning certainly hau anjover-supply. Mrs. France this morning had occasion to run across the street to the Garnett home and while gone the house was ransacked by some intruder. Mrs. France was not- away from home to exceed twenty minutes and , during that time the sneak went through dressers, sideboard and , other places where he thought 9 money would be kept. Money ’ seemed’to be what he wanted, as silverware, jewelry and otner vali uables were in plain sight. Two or three old purses were found, one of which was broken in his hurry x- to get it open, and the clasp , thrown upon the flovr. A thorough f investigation revealed the fact that „ about three dollars in change was missing. Mrs. France at once tel- ‘ ephoned her husband and he in II turn notified Marshal Jacobs. The e marshal and Officer Fusselman went ® at once to the vicinity of the Erie 0 at the lipton street crossing. They I found four men, one of whom an swered the decription of the man ’ seen near the France home. The e men were brought- to the city cala a boose and looked up and afterward i- transferred to the county jail Huntington News-Democrat.

The Decatur' Cement Block & Roofing company secured a big contract! rom Jerry Andrews Thursday, who will construct a house out of this materia] near the Washington church. The contract calls for 12,00 blocks of cement and 12 squares of roofing material. The house when completed will be one of the finest in Adams county. William Roop, who it will be remembered parioipated in a runaway accident south of town, a few days ago, was injured more seriously than was at first believed. He is one of the regular jury panel and for three days has been engaged in the Ault forgery case. Thursday morning he began suffering great- pain and during a recess called on Dr. Clark, who examined him and found that three ribs were broken. Mr. Roop show’ed his nerve, however, for after bandages had been arranged, he returned to the court room and continued to serve as a juryman, remaining in consultation all night until 10:30 Saturday. He was excused by Judge Erwin until Monday morning.

Government bureaus, which under the law have the right to sell certain of their publications are having all sorts of difficulties, in persuading the public not to send stamps in payment. Uncle Sam sells postage stamps:he doesn’t buy them. Notwithstanding eplanations that have been made remittances in the shape of stamps continue to pour in. In some cases the clerks who handle the publications, have simply bought in the stamps and deposited the cash. But the influx of stamps is too strong, and the clerks can’t afford to invest all their earnings in postage stamps, the practice will now be discontinued. The chief of the bureaushave been in consultation about the matter, and it will be brought to a sudden stop. In the future stamps “don’t go.” The offense of sending stamps has been aggravated in many instances by sending more than the amount called for. People would send three 2-cent stamps in payment for a five-cent publication. In these cases it has been necessary to return the extra cent to purchaer at a cost greater than its value. The rules of the government will not permit clerks to turn in more than the exact amount, nor are they permitted to keep the amount overpaid, even though it is but a penny.

An official of the Clover Leaf, when asked about the rumors of the sale of that property to the Pennsylvania and the Vanderbilts, said to a representative of the Toledo News-Bee: “I had.a talk with President Shonts when he was at his office last week and he told me that the road was not to be sold and that there is no chance of a change of ownership at this time.” The official added that he knew personally that there was no deal on. Chicago papers are authority, however, for the statement that Mr. Shonts was and his associates are now concluding the final arrangements for the transfer of the property to new owners. The one thing there has been to indicate such a move has been the action of the stock market, which has gradually shown an advance in Clover Leaf stock for the past month. Two weeks ago there was a sharp advance of three points in one day, at that time, it is said, there were 20,000 shares disposed of. Since that time the advance has not been so sharp, but it has been regular > and 'steady. At noon today the stock was quoted at 52 3-4. Al1 though no charges of rate disturl bances have been made against the 5 road since President Shonts has I taken charge, Chicago papers say t that the Pennsylvania and the Van- ’ derbilts wish the road for 'the purs pose of eliminating it as a rate dis- - turber. The road has had a rapid r development since Mr. Shonts has ’ taken charge of the property and 7 the way the earnings have been > gradually on the increase would ini dioate that the property had great t posibilities as to its earning capas city. For this reason it is believed - that Mr Shonts will at least not sell 1 the property for a year or two or e not until he has touched its limit as t a money-earner. He has recently e taken steps to develop the coal y p-operty along the western end of i- the property and has other indus--1 trial matter on hand which will e increase the coal tonage of the road , to a great extent so that the story of the sale does not look very plausible from a Toledo point of view

Word has been received from Jesse Sellemey er, who is attending school at Angola, stating that he has out of a field of twelve candidates been chosen to represent that team as left half back on the foot ball team this season. Jesse has a full knowledge of the game and should prove to be a very valuable man for that position on the team, he being heavy and fast on his feet, which are qualifications for a first-class half back. One of the most enjoyable afternoon card parties of this year was given by Mrs. Roy Archbold Thursday afternoon in compliment to her guest Mrs. Dimke, of Wauseon, Ohio. The guests were Mesdames Nachtrieb, Schirmeyer, Peterson, Tyndall, Dugan, Moltz, Studabaker, Kuebler, Brittson, Quinn, Heller, and the Misses Craig, Meyers, and Schrok. The guests played pedro for points instead of games, and Mrs. Heller was the fortunate reoepient of a box of beautiful flowers. Miss Bessie Billman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Billman, was married at Kalamazoo, Michigan, Saturday, August 6th to Mr. A. E. Scott of this city. The announcement- is a complete surprise to their many friends here, as even the parents of the happy young couple were not informed of the event until Tuesday of this week. The young couple left here August sth and were married the following day at Kalamazoo, returning that evening to Fort Wayne, where they remained over Sunday. They came home Monday morning each going to their respective home, after agreeing to keep their secret until the proper time. The bride is an accomplished lady, a graduate of our public school and has hosts of friends in Decatur. The groom is the son of D. E. Scott and for some time has been employed in this office, w’here he is held in high esteem by the “force,” and equally so by the “boss.” He resigned his position last evening and will leave with his bride October 3rd for Annister, Alabama, where they will spend the winter and may permanently locate. Mr. Scott will establish a metal plating plant. The Democrat extends sincerest congratulations to Mr and Mrs. Scott. May their future blessings be numerous and enjoyable.

“And of Course 9ST /' I’ll add your usual order of "wA Perfection J Wafers f I —the s Q nare cracker Illi SKBBmg&Kf made from the finest selected Ul 3wheat by a special process I |. 'I that retains the native wheat I I flavor. That’s what every- I body likes about them. Their freshness, fine grain and ,I superior flavor make them '— A Dainty, Crisp Delight” We can’t tell you how good they are. Indescribably delicious, P -V™ y aiaT ker that’s a fact. Get a pound from your grocer. Try them and you’ll agree that Perfection Wafers are «,-;?■ “Perfection.” 1 Cost no more than common crackers Get AV • v M < S ome today and give the whole family a treat. - \l\ / w C W y/ Mode only by Vm ' v.-;: Perfection Biscuit Company Jin Fort Wayne, Indiana at PROPER PRICES the Snow Agency AT Abe advertised or not. just as you pn-n ‘j. ) ( ! 1 win re now offering 15 000 ACRES pronerty is left with the agency for the to n mo acres < id. We have some OF INDIANA FARM LAND.- for sale, in tracts of m jj„ s#, is Bu s acre tract on of the best locations to be found on ’J pecatur on stone road and free mail the proposed traction line, the COrpM“storv "ix room brick house with good cellar. A route. The Improvements consist of a two-story ix t warden Ac. A number one localot of bearing apple, pear and other trtut tree.»i«U p ? g I n . a ,. t on , H . st one road and tlonand can be bought lor»l.*l0, OT, No wnicn graded school, church, free mail route, within one mile of district s'boo or two I I J land. ujg tair | y market.. Ac. This is a productive fara of wire fen<-e. some young timber well drained and fenced. No open'dUchi■ cribs barn, residence. Ac. Price *,.> an an orchard, ordinary buildings, cundstiru < ( l , FIT yob ol’T with a good farm of from IO acre. Send for descriptive lists. WE <AN aunv rll > Tt . XHS . as we now have acres to 6.000 acres of timber or prairie landj;’;; y „' ip , n t< from the ordinary 00.000 acres on tlie market. I hose farms van, Ipr c a o imp Illustrate -No. 90S good school and church lias threeaert>s of ha«l and t‘ " !ir , tc. carriage sheds, and a i.,. intrs consist of a good six room residence withconcirte t -ii. « barn 36x40 and one MxlOO feet in size. v mllTamVexaioinv our lists and prices. New prop .. If you wish to buy, sell or rent property call and examint uu» erties put upon the market each week. Phone 230 J. F. SNOW Decatur, Ind. t

Miss Bertha Deninger entertained S about twenty young couple Thfirs. day evening at her home in honor of Miss McCarthy, of Fort Wayne, and from all reports a most enjoyable time was had by all present. The evening was most enjoyably spent by playing progressive red letters, prizes being awarded to the successful player. Miss Eleanor Forbing and Frank Wemhoft capturing the first prizes and Miss Bertha Fullenkamp and Charles Waite carrying away the boobies. During the evening’s enjoyment a four-course luncheon was served, after which all departed, voting Miss Deininger as a swell entertainer. The out of town guests wore Messrs. Fox and Huston, of Fort Wayne. It is reported on good authority, says the Indianapolis News, that the Clover [Leaf, the Toledo, St. Louis & Western, is about to be sold. It is said that if pending conferences are successfully concluded the road will be taken over by a syndicate, believed to represent the Pennsylvania and Vanderbilt interests. Final meetings to this end will be held this week. The preliminaries to this deal were in the nature of a coup. The would-be purchasers supposed the road could be bought in the open market. A few weeks ago, therefore, they distributed orders on the New York stock exhange to buy as much stock as possible without attracting attention. The belief in railroad circles is that the Toledo, St. Louis & Western Is wanted by the Pennsylvania and the Vanderbilt interests to eliminate further rate cutting in the territory traversed by the road. The Toledo, St. Louis & Western runs from Toledo to St. Louis and has joint interest with the Grund Trunk in the Detroit and Toledo Shore line, which gives it access to Detroit. The principal stockholders are: Paul Morton ' secretary of the navy; T P. Shots, 1 president of the road;Edwin Haw- ’ ley, John W. Gates and Thomas 1 E. Hubbard. An unusually large ' crop of vague rumors already is 1 afloat. Some have it that the road r is to be absorbed by the new C. H. ' &D. system, others that it may ' go to the Erie. President T. P. " Shonts admits that negotiations are j on but refuses to give any information further than that.