Decatur Democrat, Volume 48, Number 33, Decatur, Adams County, 20 October 1904 — Page 5

fcIDAY NIGHT. Ho&'t la’ l t 0 hear Hon - ■ rr is Shepherd, of Texas, ■ democratic headquarters K ay evening on the polit K issues of the day. He’s Kandy-” Endeavor of the Ksbyterian church will hold their K,| M business meeting Thursday King, October 20th. Bring your ■ jj,. Refreshments served. K'illiam Buhler has received a Kck for #1,600 from the Ben Hur Kge. payment of a policy held by ■ ff ife who diea two weeks ago. Ke prompt settlement is worthy and shows that the inKanw deparment of the lodge is Kna.vd in tt strictly business-like ■inner. a son-in-law of MarStair, fell from a derrick on the ■ugsworth oil lease near Petrovesterday atfernoon and re- ■ serious, if not fatal injuries. ■ was working on the derrick and ■ - his footing, falling to the der■k house below. He struck on ■ bull wheel, which was running ■pidly and was thrown nearly into ■e engine room. Four ribs were ■Lke and he was badly bruised in ■merous places,- besides which he ■ay have suffered internal injurKs. Mr. Stair and Dr. Cook went ■ see him this morning. His ■ife, who is visiting in Ohio, was ■telegraphed last night to come ■ome.—Bluffton News. ■ The report published several days ■go that Fred Lapham, chief dis■atcher for the Clover Leaf, would ■esign when the dispatchers were ■enioved from Frankfort, was veri■ed Thursday when Mr. Lapham landed in his resignation to the ompany officials. He has accepted position with the Erie and will be fattened at Lafayette, Ind. Mr. ,apham has been with the Clover itsaf for about seven years and is veil liked by all the men. He was stone time a resident of Delphos. Two of the dispatchers have been removed to Charleston. 111., and it is said they are working twelve hours a day. As to whether several of the dispatchers will be sent to Delphos is not known by the employes of the road. —Delphos Her-

B. J. Teiveer entertanied a few of hisgentletaen friends Tuesday evening at his beautiful home on Fifth and Madison streets at a genuine old-fashioned solo party in honor of A. Holthouse, of Jonesboro, Arkasnsa, and from all reports of the same a most enjoyable time was had. and Mr. Terveer showed himself entirely at home. Several hours were passed away in this manner and the playing was spirited and exciting. During the evening a fine three-course Inucheon was served, and from an expression passed by one present, “it was the best ever served.” Music was rendered during the repast and at a late hour all departed, voting Mr. Terveer a fine entertainer. Those present were W. A. Kueblar, Barney Wemhoff, Ed Ehinger, A. P. Beatty, George Kinzle, Henry Bremerkamp and A. Holthouse, of Jonesboro, Arkansas. W. H. Fledderjoh ann, general manager of the Fort Wayne & Springfield road that is now under construction informed us this morning that the board of directors of this road held a meeting last evening and appointed Oscar Huffman , the Decatur architect, to draw plans and specifications for the construction of the power house and car barns to be built in this City. He is to be assisted by W. W. Lovell and William Adams of the Westinghouse company , of Pittsburg, Pa., who are here and expect to have the plans completed today, so that work may be started upon these buildings by tomorrow morning. The interurban company have been notified that their dynamos and other electrical engines are at present ready to be shipped by the Pittsburg firm, and they must thus rush the construction of the power house and other buildings so that the machinery may be set up on its immediate arrival. The engineers are busily engaged the plan*und all will be in readiness to start work tomorrow morning, and the building will be hurriedly rushed to completion.

Mrs. J. K. Mana, of Cardwell, Mo who has been making a visit with relatives and friends here, returned to her home today She was accompanied by her nephew Frank Reynolds. They will spend a tew days seeing the sights at the world s fair in St. Louis. Cordua & Son are making a number of much needed improvements on their new egg and poultry plant near the Erie depot. They are puttin up a poultry shed of large dimensions, the roof of which is to be covered with wire screening and adding new features to the interior of the building. Oval Harruff informs us that on next Saturday he expects to go to Van Wert and play center in their foot ball game in a conest against Ada, Ohio. This will no doubt prove a hot contest and the team that wins will be compelled to play some. Mr. Harruff was chosen on account of his weight and knowledge of the game, and will try and show the Van Wert boys that they made a wise selection.

Monday evening at six o’clock the eight months’ old child of Mr. and Mrs Ernst Schroeder departed this life at their home, one and half mile east of Williams, after a few weeks’ illness with typhoid fever. The funeral services will be held this (Thursday) morning at ten o’clock at the St. John’s Lutheran church, the Rev. W. H. Hugh conducting the services and interment will be made in the St. John Lutheran cemetery. Mrs. Schioeder , the babe's mother, is confined to her bed also, suffering from a severe attack of typhoid fever and her life is also despaired of, as the doctors have practically given up all hopes of her recovery. A young man named Clark, from Ossian, was here Wednesday and in company with Marshal Crosbie went to the Gerwig farm south of town to see a young man by the name of McClure, who sold him a ou"gy about two weeks ago. After he bought the buggy and McClure was gone man appeareand claimed the buggy 7 on a mort gage note of $25. Clark wanted McClure to make settlement to avoid prosecution. The two went to Decatur together last night where McClure claimed that he had left money with a former employer to cancel the debt.—Bluffton News. McClure is the young man whom Charlie Mumma had arrested few weeks ago on a charge of stealing a horse which the boy afterwards proved he owned, and this is supposed to be another chapter of the same deal.

J Fire broke out at three o’clock Sunday morning in the big machinery building at the Bowers stone quarry, north of the city, completely destroying the plant and entailing a loss of at least $2,000 with no insurance. The origin is unknown, as the blaze was not discovered until the buildings were almost burned to the ground. As they are outside of the fire limits no alarm was given, and only a few knew of the fire. The valuable machinery was badly damaged, some of it being a total loss. The big crusher, however, the most costly piece, can be used with some repairs. The quarry had just been worked into such condition that a large amount of stone would have been taken out during the next few weeks. Mr. Bowers stated that he did not know whether or not he would rebuild before spring, but probabbly not. About twenty men are thrown out of employment. Marshal Green informed us that he had established a new system with the night police, so as to bring them on duty at an earliei hour. During the past several weeks he stated that considerable trouble had been experienced between the hours of six and seven to get the police by sounding the alarm, as the night police did not go on until seven o’clock, and at six o’clock he generally went to supper for an hour, thus leaving the city without any police protection between those hours. This fault will be remedied by having the night police go on duty at six o’clock and continue on until their time expires in the morning. Thus some one of the officers will be on duty continuously. This will prove in the end to be the most satisfactory manner, and the toughs that have heretofore congregated upon the street corners and started rows, will have to find different quarters or suffer the penalty. Marshal Green is to be complimented upon this move.

C harles Helm, R. D. Patterson, >L E. Smith, Ei) Crist, Andrew Krunnemaker and H. S. Porter went to Fort Wayne this morning to act as pall bearers at the funeral of John Broom, who was a member of the Odd Fellows’ lodge of this place, having been admitted in 1869. The Bluffton News said:, Train No. 1, east bound on the Clover Leaf, due here at 11:57 was delayed between here and Craigville Monday by a freight train which broke down and it did not reach this city until 2:30 o’clock. The passenger left Craigville on time and when two hours had elapsed and no report had been received from it either here or at Craigville considerable alarm was felt and a bad wreck was feared, especially when it was known that a freight train was still out also. A News reporter started out on a bicycle and f mnd the two lost trains slowly pulling into Bluffton. The engine on the freight train broke down a mile this side of Craigville and after it was disconnected the passenger engine had to push the freight ahead of it into town.

A force of twenty men are today engaged at the Erie depot in elevating the track and patting in lime stone curbing preparatory to putting in a new platform, which will be ten feet wide and extend from Winchester to Third street. The platform will be built of hard paving brick and put in for a permanent structure. The Erii people have for many years needed a plat form of this description for the benefit of the traveling public and when completed will be among the finest in the city. The engineer of the road stated that export brick layers would be used so as to insure the perfect construction of thewalk. fie further stated that the company expected to have this work completed within a week ready for the public’s use. The depot will also be given a new coat of paint and several other needed repairs will be made to make it an attractive place. David Kline, a respectable farmer of near Vera Cruz, caused a sensation on Madison street yesterday afternoon by his violent weeping and crying aloud, “Oh Daisy, Daisy,” As may be supposed there is a story behind his queer actions. It seems his daughter, Daisy, loves a young man named Noah Huffman, of near Monroe. The girl’s father objected to the attentions the man was paying to his daughter, and the girl finally left home, coming to this city, where she is now working. The father heard the young couple were to wed soon. He called upon his daughter and while what happened there is unknown, it must not have been satisfactory, for Mr. Kline went immediately to the county clerk’s office where he gave orders that no license be issued to his daughter. Going out on Madison street he broke down and began his wailing and queer actions. He was taken in charge by trends who oared for him.

The State Superintendent of Public Instuction is trying to make the schools more helpful to the county by the introduction of a course in the principles of agriculture for use in the district and township high schools. The education of the country boy and girl has been away from the farm and toward the factory and the city. “1 he study of history and biography has created ideals of greatness that find their expression in city life. The result has been a continual and constantly increasing exodus of the most thoughtful and en terprising young men and young women of our district schools to the city. The iurtoduction of agriculture proposes to make the farm the center of interest and to make all its industries, its economics and its science the subjects of thought and study.’’ Superintendent Cotton says that while it is not the province of the schools to teach the trades, it is their privileges and duty to put the child in intelligent touch with the life about him. He says that it is not only legitimate but the very best pedagogy to use all the means at hand in educating the children. While the schools cannot offer a complete course in agriculture, they can offer enough to show the children the value of a knowledge of the composition of the soil, of tillage, of drainage, of irrigation, of selecting seed, ot planting, etc., enough to interest them later in a broader education in agricultural high school or college. ®

\ \ J J MMI Stands for “Economy” And that’s very plain. “Economy” means saving, Xr\\ We tell you again. r I \ K Os course you know about our FIRST FALL SALE Which is in full swing, but just to make things more interesting we give you a few more low prices which speak for themselves. 3 quart Granite Kettle with AJ * All Silk Ribbon. No. 40, per Qp 3 bars Witch Hazel Soap IOC Lid S P ecial 3I b yard. Special 1 No. 8 Granite Tea Kettle.... 69 C 21 quart Heavy Tin Dish Pan AOp Felt Window Shades Complete, Qp wire Egg Beaters IQ Special each each ** a A 6 Decorated Dinner Plates. „ Q 10 quart Granite Dish Pan.. 42C No. 35 Granite Coffee Pot... 440 Special Large Sized Dinner Pail. . 23c Large Glass Lamp Complete. 46C School Handkerchiefs, each |C ?bolts Shelf I aper 5C

When You Think of LOW PRICES Think of THE ECONOMY WE DELIVER GOODS. WATCH US GROW

L. A. Holthouse returned this morning from Indianapolis, where he conducted a horse sale. This is the last one at Indianapolis this season, and was a success. Mr. Holthouse will leave for the east the latter part of the week, where he will conduct a series of sale s. Garrett Berling returned this morning from Battle Creek, Mich., where he was at a sanitarium, taking treatment for his health. He is reported as being somewhat better, and that the treatment at that place did him a world of good. This will no doubt prove encouraging news to his many friends here. It was a merry crowd, indeed, that left this city Sunday night over the Clover Leaf railroad for Arkansas, where they expect to spend three weeks hunting and fishing. There were ten in the crowd, and their destination was Black Oak, Arkansas, from which point they will branch out. This crowd expects to take in the world’s fair at St. Louis, on their return trip and expect to have a good time in general. The following is a list of the crowd that left : Mr. and Mrs. Ed Johnson, Miss Lizzie Johnson, Frank Maples, Al Bailey, Jeff Crum, Shorty White, Henry Presdorf, and R C. Mills.

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO CALL AND SEE The pialleahle Steel Range IN OPERATION AT OUR STORE We will show you how to bake ' just such biscuits as mother used to make/' with only one-halt the fuel now being used. A great Saver of STRENGTH jJEpUj ■■ 7 Fuel and Labor. ECONOMY ‘WjB Made of Malleable CONVENIENCE W/ Iron and Steel. DURABILITY Riveted together AND like a boiler. BEAUTY you’R M i M nT n If properly used COMBINED - l X l b ;° e U ak A < will last a lifetime STEEL and MALLE 1 LU LlLlI ATT New patterns and styles in Lin14—ounce copper, I . ~Ar.7.r»nv oleums at close prices during Nn 9 Nickle Plat- GRANITEWARE this sale. We carry a good stock , VC 1 /LIP IN'sTOCK of high grade Linoleums and ed Tea Kettle-Dur- /ML A rncr would be pleased to show you. ing this sale Al- — during this week salesman from the factory will be here to demonstrate its superior qualities, pnpp Three minute Biscuits and Delicious Coffee wi " TREE rKLL be served every dav p nP p To every purchTTof “The Malleable Range” this week only I REE we will give absolutely free a $7.50 set of cooking utensils Schafer Hardware Co

Strayed—A Shropshire buck weighing about 200 pounds. Finder please return to Martin Berry near Pleasant Mills. Pastmaster Brittson has received applications for rural route carriers for the new routes to start out of Deoaturr this fall. The application must be sent in within ten days and the examination will be held in this city at some future date not yet fixed. The High school athletic contest meet will be called Friday afternoon promptly at 1:30 o’clock, and will prove interesting until the end. Every contestent is working hard and the finishes promise to be close and exciting. A large crown should be in attendance to encourage the school in this line. The admission will be ten cents. Mrs. J. N. Fristoe, Mrs. Al Gerard, Mrs. James Bain, Mrs. Bud Brokaw, Mrs. A. Burdg, Mrs. Carrie Sutherland and Mrs. C. D. Murray went to Indianapolis this morning, to attend a meeting of the great lodge of the great Pocohontas organization of the state. Mrs. Bain, who is holding the state office of Minnehaha, with this organization, is in line for promotion, and will no doubt advance one step.

The Portland Commercial Review said last evening: Everything seems to be making for a good season of work in the Jay and Adams couny oil fields during the remainder of the fall. There will be an unusual activity in the Bearcreek and Wabash township oil fields, where the drill now seldom fails to strike something rich. The Colonel Drake Oil company which holds 1656 acres of leases in Wabash and Bearcreek townships has a big job on its hands but there is little doubt that its working resources are equal to the emergency. For nearly two years the company has been operating in the two townships mentioned and has drilled fiftv-six wells, everyone of which is a producer. Each well being a good one operations have been worked slowly in any direction from the original oiler. The consequence is that the extensive territory has been slowly covered, but now the leases on all untested lands are to expire the first of the coming year. To hold these leases, everyone of which is a bright prospect, the company must drill at ' least one well on each lease. This I will be done commencing with the 1 well on the Sumner Franks farm.