Decatur Democrat, Volume 48, Number 44, Decatur, Adams County, 5 January 1905 — Page 3

I DR’ CANADA 1 H I Ophthalmic Specialist. S ■ H ■ ■ 1 —~™ g s Pi ■ Practice limited to the oorr*>c- B ,v ■ tlon of defects of the eye. Glasses Kg i ‘ M fitted to relieve strain, with its fig V numerous functional symptoms: ■ ■ to improve vision and for loss of ■ j ■ accommodation due to age. W J a ■ ivei ■ REFERENCES THE BEST. S • K ______________ g pf, ■ Hil lI! ■■ —— - — SL •ug M wk ■ At Dr. CoverdalH h office, at ■ U i ■ Decatur, Ind., ® ** 1 TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 7,1905 I !.a

y ; ’’lt Marriage license have Ireen issued a( to Jacob E. Biteman and Orma Burke, Albert Griner and Carrie t s Suddeth. During the year 1904 the number of licenses issued has been r 186. A deal was consummated Sat urday, whereby Cai/in Miller sold his famous 12000 pacing horse, Joe M. to John W. McKean, the well known auctioneer. The consideration has not been made public, but as Joe M. is said to improve with age, the price no doubt runs into the five figures. Mr. McKean has not determined what races he will enter in. Senator C. C. Lyons, of Fairmount, and Senator Samuel Strioler, of Marion, have framed a bill to be presented to the next General Assembly of Indiana, providing for the appointment of soldiers, sailors and marines to subordinate offices int he state in civilians, where all other conditions are equal. Senator Lyons is to father the bill. The measure originated at a re union of the 160th Indiana regiment of Spanish-American soldiers, held in Decatur, last August. Dr. L-iwernce Hughes was host at a musical given in honor of his guest, Miss Eldora Ellis, of Chicago, at his father’s home on South Fourth street last evening. The guests were the Misses Marie Pater--,1 son, Bess Schrock, Elizabeth Peter son, Lila Hoffman, May Niblick, Mary Meyers, May Coverdale, Gertrude Moses, Estella Ellis and the Messrs. Frank Bell, Cal Peterson, Fred Patterson, Will Schrock, O. - oir and Wesley Hoffman, Louis Holthouse, Sam Allen, and Dr. Earl Coverdale. £££.' On the Studabaker farm near Shideler, close beside an oil well that is lumberingly pumping twenty or thirty barrels of oil, there is a large hole twenty-four feet in circumference and about six feet deep. The hole is a new addition to the farm and thereby hangs a tale. Recently the well was shot. It required eighty or ninety quarts of nitro glycerine to put it in opera- • tion. When the crowd, which had , ’gathered, departed, Ike Gray, a young man of the village, discovered the drippings of the nitro glycerine lying about the place in a pan. Perhaps, all told, it would have measured a quart. It looked harmless enough, but Ike wanted to disturb matters a little. He went and got his shotgun, and, stepping back a hundred feet or more, he aimed at the pan and then pulled the trigger. That is the reason why the hole has become a ]>art and parcel of the farm. —Muncie Star. Mrs. George Grether on Friday afternoon received a messege from her husband at Swanton. Ohio, announcing that his father. Rev. J. M. Grether had died that morning. Rev. George Grether was called to Swanton last Wednesday by a message that stated that hia father was in a very serious condition and not expected to live. He at once left for his father’s home. Rev. J. M. Gretber was eighty years of age, and had been a long sufferer from kidney trouble, the ravages of which he could not withstand. The funeral services will be held Monday morning at ten o’clock at the German Reformed church at Swanton, Ohio. Rev. J. M. Grether was quite well known in this city, having on several occasions visited here with his son, and during these visits made a host of friends who sympathize with the surviving members of the family. He was a minister firm in his belief and earnest in his labors and his lises a sincere worker, rices will be held at the church tomorrow mornone in the evening. ea Cold in One Day. re Bromo Quinine Tablets. All hind the money if it fails to cure ' signature on each box.

J. N. Hurty, secretary of the state board of health, makes the startling statement that “two thousand children within the school age died in Indiana during the past year. Os these, according to reasonable calculation, 1,600 died of diseases contracted in the schools of the state.” We are in receipt of a paper from Curtis Johnson, who is at present confined in the Jeffersonville reformatory, which is published every Saturday by the inmates of this concern. The paper is an eight page affair, and is gotton up in an attractive form. The issue consigned to us was the Christmas number. The United Telephone company has sent as New Year’s greetings to al the newspapers in cities with its lines reach toll line franks entitling the holders to free use of the lines in securing news and transacting office business. These reminders are very valuable to the newspapers and their readers as they enable even the most humble publication to secure news from surrounding towns at no cost w hatever. In this way alone the independent company has been a 'great servant of the public, to say nothing of the benefit it has given in the way of the reduction of telephone lates. Had the Bell companies manifested several years ago half the courtesy and unselfishness as the United does now there would probabl.y never have been an independent telephone company as there would not be such a demand for them.—Blutffon News. A deil was consummated Satur day evening whereby’ the firm of Peoples & Holthouse purchased the bus line of C. D. Murray, proprietor of the Murray hotel, and now own both lines. And in fact now control all the transit lines in the city. Both lines will however, be run and driven by the same men. Will Foreman for the Buit House and Nolan King for the Murray hotel, and both have been instructed to fight as desperately as ever for the respective hotels. The only difference, however, will be that the traveling men instead of being given a free ’bus will be charged for their rides between the hotel and depots, A rate of twenty-five oen s each way, being established. This deal also involved the baggage business. This deal now makes it posisble for Messrs. Peoples & Holthouse to make some money, as the free 'bus system was an injury to both houses, and made an extraordinary large expense for each firm. Calls by this firm will be made both day and night and orders left at either hotel will be answeied promptly. In commenting on the condition of the county jails of the state, Amos W. Butler, secretary of the board of charities, advocates an important change in the present system. It amounts to nothing less than the doing away with county jails altogether and substituting state institutions in various sections of the state to take care of the prisoners convicted. “The present system is very illogical,” said Mr. Butler. “Now we have a situation whereby individuals that are convicted of state offenses are confined in county jails. The crime or offense is committed against the laws of the state, and the punishment is meted out by the county which does not exist as a law-making body.” Mr. Butler further said that of course one institution would not be sufficient to take ail the cases, nor, on the other hand, wonid there be one in every county, but there would have to be several in different parts of the state to take care of the prisoners of that partioualr locality. On be ing asked what would be done with the petty offenders of the city that had been given a small fine and a few days' sentence, Mr. Butler said that that should not be done. “There should not be necessary vital relationship between a crime and the length of the punishment to be inflicted for it. The new idea is reformation where possible, not punishment altogether. Take the example of a man fined in police court for being drunk. What good does that ten days in the jail do him, either as a punishment or a preventive' 1 These short sentences are not effective.” Mr. Butler then spoke of the Ohio law which provides double the penalty for pety offenses for second offenses. This he regards as having a very salutary effect on the small offender.

The midwinter’s farmers’ institute will be held at Berne next Saturday, Jaauary 7th and promises to be an interesting, profitable and well attended one. The program as arranged is one of the best ever given and the farmers and all interested in their avocation will be well pleased with the day. All are requested to attend, as it is the desire to make this the greatest day of-the institutes history. Considerable kio is ng made against the Clover Leaf railway agents by people who desire to ascertain the time of trains aud how they are running, whether late or otherwise, claim that the agents refuse to tell them. This, however, is absolutely false, as the men employed at this station are gentlemen, and courteous to all, and endeavor to make things as pleasant for their traftiio as possible. If these kickers would only study for a moment. There is many a time that there is no one in the station, and rhe phone remains unanswered. If they would enquire of central they would inform them as to the trains, as they are reported there by the agent daily. This is done to accommodate people who patronize their line. The Citizens’ Telephone company of this city, could take a few lessons in newspaper courtesy to gcod advantage. While newspapers are not beggars, yet their mission, the securing of the local news entitled them to consideration that is due no other business, profession or individual. When the telephone is used to a neighboring town to secure seme item of interest and importance, the editor or proprietor receives no pecuniary benefit from the expenditure of that toll. It is done solely for and in the interest of his readers—that they may have the news and have 't correct. They are the ones benefitted, and the Citizens’ Telephone company could not increase their standing or better demonstrate their worth, than by giving their home newspapers this one advantage. JThey expect the newspapers to stand by them, and they should stand by the newspapers. Saturday marked the cksing of four years’ Service as county officials for Auditor A. Boch and Surveyor George E. McKean. On Wednesday morning their successors C. D. Lewton, auditor, and L. L. Baumgartner surveyor, will begin their duties. At the same time Sheriff A. A. Butler. Prosecutor Moran and Commissioner Martin, Laughlin, begin on their new terms. As auditor of the county for four years, Mr. Boch has a clean and perfect record. The office has been conducted in a fair and impartial manner, and his large circle of friends have been increased during his term. His party is proud of his services. He will devote the greater part of his time in oaring for his modern farm located just east -of town. Mr. McKean has likewise made a meritorious official record and has probably taken care of more business than any surveyor who has ever filled the office in Adams county, having besides attending to the regular routine business, superintended the construction of a large number of grave] roads. He has proven himself a skillful and courteous official. He was busy today moving his office into the Meibers building over Charley Voglewede’s shoe store. Contractor Calvin Miller will occupy the office with him. Mr. McKean will leave here January 15th for California, where he will remain until May Ist, and expects during that time to find a suitable location. He will return here on that date and superintend the completion of ten gravel roads, which he has an hand and will return west with his family next fall, unless the future changes his plans in some way. His successor, L. L. Baumgartner, has fully prepared himself for his office, and will prove an efficient officer. Mr. Lewton, the new auditor, is one of the best known men in the county. He has served as deputy auditor for a number of years and knows his office thoroughly. His official career cannot be 'otherwise than successful. The officials whose terms begin anew Monday—Messrs. Butler, Laughlin and Moran—are men of whom we are indeed proud, and whose future career in office will pr<Aye them as honest, courteous and trustworthy as they have been in the past. Coroner Schenk also concludes his duties today and ■J. S. Falk of this city* begins his official career tomorrow. • ° €

Hunters’ Roost, tne club house, three miles north of this city, was the scene of a delightful and enjoyable event Monday, when a farewell party was given by the club to C. E. Neptune, one of the members, who is to leave for Arkansas to make his future home. A big turkey dinner was one of the features and the boys say it was a real picnic, the inclement weather, only adding to the pleasures within the snug little cottage. Sun lay, January 1, 1905, a new time table went into effect on the Clover Leaf railroad, which materially effects every passenger train now running on the road. This change is due to the fact that they desire to revise the schedule to the old time prior to the world’s fair as near as possible to accommodate the passenger traffic, and also to make a new schedule for the through fast freights with which the road is now crowded. The new time table makes the noon trains meet here. The evening train west nearly two hours later. The evening train east one hour later. The morning train west two hours earlier and the morning train east two hours later Citizens of Craigville are much incensed over an act of cruelty and attempted intimidation which occurred there a few nights ago and if the guilty party or parties are discovered some of the citizens, at least one who was in ‘own today, threaten rough treatment says la§t evening's Bluffton News. A pet cat belonging to the William Diehl family was found early one morning in front of the Clover Leaf depot, its death having been due to hanging. Tied to its body was a card bearing a warning supposed to have been intended for the agent, Ernest Pierson, giving him notice that he might expect like treatment if he remained in the place. No cause, it is said, can be assigned for the act. Pierson is said to bear a good reputation and to be generally well liked. He has paid no attention to the warning. It is thought the cat was hanged alive and this has amused Pierson's friends all the more. Matthew Schnider, fifty-eight, known as old Schnider, the ditcher, committed suicide by hanging himself at him home in Blue Creek township Thursday,. morning. Schnider for years has indulged in periodical drunks, and for a week past had been on a big spree at Willshire. He returned home Wednesday night in a hilarious condition. Several years ago Schnider’s wife sued him for a divorce. The case was tried here and the court refused to grant the decree. Schnider and his wife then divided their eighty acres of land and have since lived in seperate houses, Mrs. Schnider living with a daughter now ten years old. When Schnider came home Wednesday night he went to see his wife and told hei that while at Willshire he had been drugged while drinking in a saloon and had been robbed of his watch and money. He called on his family aga ; n yesterday morning, but said nothing of suicide. He went home about nine o’clock. An hour later Orland Ritter came to help Schnider cut some wood. He knocked at the door but received no answer, and then went to the bouse of Mrs. Schnider. She told him that Matt was at his own home. Returning, Ritter tried the door and finding it unlocked went in. He walked back through the sitting room to the kitchen where he was horror stricken to find Schnider’s lifeless body hanging to a rope which had been flung over the stove pipe. He informed Mrs. Schnider and several neighbors and word was sent to Coroner Dr. Schenk at Berne. That official was about being called to Jefferson township to hold an inquest over Mrs. Duer’s body, and it was four o’clock before he reached the Schnider home. In the meantime the body had been left just as found and presented a horrible sight when the coroner arrived. Schnider had climbed up on a pile of wood, planed a rope about hie neck and fastening the other end about the stove pipe with a snap and ring. He swung off and his feet touched the floor. Not to be baffled the man then sat down, choking himself to death by his own strength. He had tried to kill himself several times before when intoxicated, but his plans were always frustrated. He was quite well known here and had built a number of countv ditches. ' He was a good citizen when sober land was well thought of.

Miss Elizabeth Hain and a sister of chartity of Youngstown, Ohio, who have been visitifig here for a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Dyonis Schmitt on First street, left Monday for Chico, California,where they have been sent to a hospital. The sister of charity will act in the capacity of general overseer, while Miss Hain will 'serve as a nurse for which she has been studying for the past several years. They left today over the Erie railroad, and a large crowd of Miss Hains’ friends accompanied her to the depot to bid her gQod bye and a safe journey. While assisting his men in fighting the fire at the jail Friday, Fire Chief Helm was quite badly injured, receiving a very severe out ever his left eye, which forced him to leave the scene of action and put himself under the care of a physician. The accident happened while Mr. Helm was hoisting one of his men fi ”p to locate the fire, and in doing so the man’s elbow struck the skylight, breaking out a large piece of glass, which fell, striking Mr. Helm’s hat rim, going right through that and cutting a severe gash over his left eye. His head was bandaged up and he was assisted to Dr. J. M. Miller’s office where the injury was dressed. John Abnet, ninety-six years old, an old time settler, of Jefferson townhip, perhaps the oldest taxpayer in the county by several years, was the first to pay his 1904 taxes in Adams county. Friday morning County Treasurer J. H. Voglewede received a letter from the Berne bank asking for Mr. Abnet’s receipts in full for the entire year of 1904, due and payable in 1904. The letter also said: “Mr. Abnet wants to be the first one in the county to pay his tax.” He was ' accommodated and shortlv afterward James O. Leasure of Monroe township paid his assessment. Mr. Leasure is likewise an old citizen and a friend of Mr. Abnet. The record of these oldtimers is certainly an honorable one, and even in their old age they prove their honesty and business methods by being prompt in the payment of their debt to the county. Mr. Voglewede would no doubt appreciate it if some of the younger tax payers would follow the example.

5 , D.W.TUCKER.M.D. THEEfIINENT SPECIALIST ■. of Fort Wayne, Ind. I Will be at } House, <,j. »Jf J" x l I WEDNESDAY, JAN. 18, --A>" '/U ':W 11 { V'#jL and Every 4 Weeks Thereafter • Tjr " Ho Treats All forms of Chronij ~, .. \ teWtr 'ly O 1 rif Diseases that are cure- ~ " Successfully able. Diseases of the V * Nv % Eye , Ear , Throat) Lungs, Heart, Stomach, Kidneys, Liver, Bladder, Rheumatism, Dyspepsia and all diseases of the Blood ,>Epileysy, (or falling fits) Cancer, Scrofula, Private and Nervous Diseases, Female Diseases, Night Losses, Loss of Vitality from indiscretions in youth or maturer years, Piles, Fistula, Fissure and Ulceration of the Rectum, Bright’s disease,ODiabetes. Cancer, Epilepsy, Catarrh, and Consumption Gan be Cured. a I am not an old-time doctor claiming to have Announcement been a gpecialigt {or balsa centu ry, and hence with methods necessarily antiquated, obsolete and out of date, but, on the other hand, my methods and practices are decidedly those of the present day—adding the benefits and experiences of the past to the superior knowledge and perfect methods of the present. They are THE LATEST discovered, whose efficacy have been proven, and my experience in this class of diseases for the past fifteen years, and the endorsement of the thousands whom 1 have cured and brought back to happiness gives me faith and confidence in my —flaw Method of Treatment— — I MAKE NO MISLEADING STATEMENTS OR DECEPTIVE PROPOSITIONS TO THE AFFLICTED, NEITHER DO I PROMISE TO CURE THEM IN A FEW DAYS IN ORDER TO SECURE THEIR PATRONAGE, BUT I GUARANTEE A COMPLETE, SAFE AND LASTING CURE IN THE QUICKEST possible time, without leaving injurious after effects IN THE SYSTEM, AND AT THE LOWEST COST POSSIBLE FOR HONEST, SKILLFUL AND SUCCESSFUL SERVICES No incurable cases taken for treatment. All cases guaranteed by bank endorsement Examination and Consultation Free. Address all Communications Dr. D- \A/. Tucker FORT WAYNE, INDIANA?

The funeral of Jonas Johnson, the old gentleman whose death was reported in yesterday’s Banner, was held at the home near Rockford today. Mr. Johnson was an eccentric character and in his death and burial some of his peculiarities are manifested. It was his express wish that no undertaker have anything to do with his funeral. Accordingly his body was prepared for burial by the neighbors, placed in the coffin and buried wholly without the services of an undertaker. Two years ago the old genlteman’s wife died. He sent to Markle for the coffin and had the body prepared for burial without the aid of an undertaker and the corpse was taken to the graveyard in a farm wagon. It was his express wish that no boll be tolled to day and his wish was respected. —Bluffton Banner. Excitement ran high Friday at noon when the tire alarm was sent in announcing that the Adams county jail was on fire, and in a few moments a large crowd had gathered to see the extent of the blaze and damage. The fire company responded and in a few moments after their arrival had a stream of water playing on the blaze, and soon had the fire under control. The tire originated up stairs near the roof, caused by a defective chimney, which runs up through an air duct connecting with the jail proper, which had been rusted out by the weather, thus allowing the live coals of fire to come in con tact with the wood part of the building. The fire however, was confined to this one part of the building and was thus easily fought by the fireman. During all the excitement the prisoners were undoubtedly the coolest people about the jail and assisted the firemen materially in looating’the blaze and telling them where to'turn on the water, and seemingly did not realize the full extent of their dangerhad the fire spread rapidly. A couple of the trusty prisoners, which have free access of the entire jail die heroic work before the company arrived by working the bucket brigade, thus in away keeping the fire from spreading. The damage will reach several hundred dollars and will necessitate the putting in a new chimney and air duct. The less is fully covered by insurance.