Decatur Democrat, Volume 49, Number 1, Decatur, Adams County, 9 March 1905 — Page 3

f OR. CJNfP I I Ophthalmic Specialist. S Practice limited to the correc- JS tlonof defects of the eye. Glasses RS M fi; cd to rth.ve strain, with its RJ numerous functional symptoms: Sa to improve vision and for loss of Pa accommodation du© to age. S 3 ■ references the best. » HAt Dr. Coverdale’s office, at i M Decafur, Ind., |S ; ■L TUESDAY. APRIL 4, 1905 ;

J — l M.- M»U—« I ■ If ■■■■—— W» The will of Catherine Wellie y |?as probated, the same bequeathng to her son, Andrew F. Welfley, pH her property, including real estito, personal property and money, ifter her just debts are pud. The sci]l was written February, last. The last will and testament of Catherine Egly, decea -ed, was probated at the clerk’s office Saturday (morning. Her son, Chris Can Egly, ps named as executor. Her estate [is divided equally among her 'children. The will was written October 21. 1904, and codicil added January, 28, 1905. Luther Collins left at Saturfay for his home at Chatanooga. He wore a pleasant smile as h i b w tiled the train, and no won let, for he [is free for the first time in a ye f. He is contemplating arrangements to more to Rockford, Ohio, where he will take charge of a new and handsome SIO,OOO hotel reoentlv purchased bv Will Sheets, of Thi hotel will ho refurnishol an I will be a modern one. Meyers & Soheimnn, p-op-ietors of the North Second street livery and feed barn, will retire from business Minh 20th. Thev hive announced a public sale forth it, d iv. when they will dispose of their entire st.ck of harness, buggies, horses, rigs, etc., to the highest bidder. Mr. Meyers has been in the livery business here for six year* and has made friends by 1 >s bnsi ness methods and fair dnal : r><»« He has already formed a partnership with J . O. Ball aid will <r. gage in the furniture b i*dnes«. Mr. Scheiman has been in tie livery business here übw-t a ’-•’ar. and has proven himself a clever businessman. He has not defermined us to his future course. It is not known for wha’’ p rp ise the building will be oocuplo l. Thursday evening the P •torson Literary society and the Monroe Literary society held a joint debate at Peterson. The Monroe society had challenged the Peterson society, asking them -o choose the question. This was not rulable, but Peterson chosa the question, and allowed Monroe to ‘choose the side. The question was “Rasolved, that there is more pleasure in pursuit than possession. - ’ Peterson having the affirmative. The speakers I>r Peterson were Jesse Kellv, Samuel Welly and William Meyers. The speakers for Monroe were Mr. Lew ellen* Chester Johnson and Sylvester Johnson. After about two hours’ dismission ths judges gave a decision in favor of Peterson. Triose serving as judges were D ivid Steele, George Bibcock and Dr. J.‘ C. Grandstaff. After the debate quite a lively program was rend -red. Daniel Shackley received word Friday from Hiram Walters, who resides at Lifountaine that throws some further light upon the death of his brother, Hiram Shackley, which occurred at Kansas, City, February 3rd. It seems that a stock commissioner at Kansas City has interested himself in the case anl his f .Ind the following facts and imparted the same to Mr. Wai tors. He states Shack’ey was knocked down near the Union depot at that place and dragged up ao alley, wh°re h 1 was no doubt robbed, as all papors were taken from his person and nothing found oi him except a ra Iway ticket for Decatur, Ind., and $4 25 in money. The police found him in an unconscious condition and tianferredhim to the hospital, where he died. Daniel Shackley is now of the opmion that his brother had sold out his business 'and had started for this ory, where he expected to make his future home and that the robbery was committed by men who knew just ctly what ho carried. Mr. Shackley stated tly*£ thay would use every means P l 3 ble to apprehand the criminals and give to justice.

i ill i-r some time is reported as b'ing some better t< day. A trained , nur-e arrived this morning from I Fort Wayne, and will care f, r hi r. Dr. J. M. Miller is waiting tpjn her. Mr. Harry Brokaw, a young man who resides at 1317 Boone street, lieoame suddenly ill last evening at the corner of Cilhoun and Le wis streets, and fell voilanlly to tho pavement. In the fall he sustained ugly outs on tho head an I sane. | His injuries were dressod by Dr. j W. F. Schrader and he was removed to his homo, in the police ambulance. The young man’s mother | died about a week ago.—Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. Sheriff Butler Thursday arrested Clem Knoff on the charge of assault and battery with intent to kill. The arrest was made on a bench warrant issued by Ju'gi Erwin and on the affidavit and infer in iton filed in circuit court a few days ago after Knoff had baen released by Mayor Coff ae. Tho affi davit was made bv Die JiCkson, whose reaeit trouble wit i K.ioff will be well renumbered by our readers. Clem give bond and was immediately released. Tho growth of the telephone business fori he pa.-t two years has been something wonderful. Not only his the lo ill business of the Citizens Tidehone companv been greatly increased, but the telepln ne statistics for 1902, just published by the census bureau, deal with amazing figures. Ii that every sixty-five messages for every man, woman and child of a p ipnl ition of 78,57 ft 433 were sent by telephone. The telegraph statistics pila before the statement that the number <1 telephone messages was fifty-six times as great as the number i f telegraph messages. Con petiricr, has reduced the average telegraph rate from f irtvfive cents in 1880 to hirty-one cents in 1092 The net income per telephone in the las' named year was s.).3ft. Tiie net surplus was $2 88 p>r ’phone tine there were 2,316,297 telephones i r operation. Much progress has In er m ule in the burial of the wires Os the 4 890,45 ft mil s of’ the win s telephone operation 498 pircen' were overhead. New York st st. leads all other American states i telephone equipment, and business Cue advance in the p i«t ten year.* has bee i even more rapid. Johnny Craft. a traveling boot and shoe man. who was ir 'own this week, his hid an exp'rimae which should convince him that every man shonll stick to his own bU'inoss. Craft las al vnvbeen a successful salesman, but he has twice failed as a banker. After he hid saved up $20,000 by his work on th > road. Craft started a bank at Geneva, Ind. He ran the bank "9 long as his money lasted >nl he went baok’fon the road again. In cuii'se of time, by one meins and another, he acquired mother $21,000 s’ake and with i‘ established a hank at Dunkirk. He failed there alt • and the failure made the p pulace so angry that it chased him out of town. Craft returned to th i ra id ng tin and his usual qualifications have ’men rewarded by another small fortune It is not believed however, that .he will start another bank. H< can make money in the boot and shoe business, but when he break* into the h inking business he isure to lose. —Harts ird City News. M. S. Artman, who lives with his son on Tenth stmt, inst hila let i ter from Plymouth, Ohi >, his o d home, which r< lates a very singular fact, but w’hioh ho vouches for in every particular, being acquainted with all parties c moermd. D is told in asp ioi.il from Norfolk. Ohio, as follows: “Sheriff Snyder nrought Pompey Brown, i.ged 12 to this city Saturday from near Plymouth. The ■ boy had never seen a human being other than his father, mother and grandmother, it is said. His father. Emory Brom, «s a Tennessee mount dneer. I and with hi* mother and the boy has been living in a dugout in the 1 woods near Plymouth for fifteen years. Tno Humane societ y h‘re swore out a warrant in order to get the boy and send him to school. Sheriff Snyder had to nse formaHe- ' hvde and brimstone to get the people out of the dugout. The hoy is now in the custody of the people here who will look after his welfare. He is diseased, due it is claimed to unsanitary condition of , the dugout. The boy had never seen a street car or railroad train until brought here His mother died yaaru ago.”

day o im ng fr >m Cojumbn City, where he has b n i employed or. tho C initnvrriil-\l»il, having resig io I his positioi as rip irt.ir anl f will letv-J Wolneslsy fir New Mexico, where he will enter a now field of newspsp'T work. T. R. Moore Saturday morning received a telegram stating that his brother, John Moora, had died at an early hour at his homo at Lykens, Ohio. He was eighty-three years old, and death was due to infirmities of old ft r■. T m funeral services will be held Tats-lay and Mr. Moore will attend. The Knights of C dumbis held u special business meeting Wednesday night at which it w.is unit'd rnously agreed to take the ent in. third lloor in the Allison block and instructed the trustees of the lodge to close the deal. It is the intention of this lodge to furnish their new qi'iit'rs in elaborate style, w ,rk <m which will be c nnmenc< d at once, the room being wired f r lighting p irp >ses an I other ncces siry arrangement made. Owing ti these im| rovemo its tho lodge does not ex| 6it to occupy their new qu irte.-s for abo i“. t v > wook*. An ither step forward in the direction'of securing an inter." Ine through B irne was taken aft'; Tu‘sday evening when Me Koenig and Fledderjohann, of roe F »rt Wayne Springhil l Rnlway (J i.. ”.-cre in town and met with a numbir of citizeni at t n trv i hull and presented a petition asking the n vnmissioners t> arrange fir an election to be hold in Brne and Monroe township to vote this omi nmy a subsidy < f $25,000. The compinv agrees to pi.v election ex penses whether the subsidy carrie>r is Jost. Toe men hid been at Monroe in th i afternoon and seHired seventeen signittires of freeholders there, and abr.it fifty here a B trne. more th in en mgh to srmre tho general elect ion. The leoplo in goner il want the road >ut the majority feel that the inionnt of the subsidy is about M 0 010 too much —Berne Witness. T .ur. day’s Fort Wayne Jour.'.l Gizette gave the follo.ving aeeoui f the sudden death of Mrs. .lame ’eterson. who was a sister of Mr* >. W. Brokaw of this city: “Will er grandchildren sleeping peacMulb it her side, Mrs. Sarah Jane Peter--ion. 5 i vears of age. the wife of James ’eterson. of 126 Home street, wa found dead in her bed Wednesday morning. Mrs. Peterson throughout icr life had etij >ved excellent healtl md the horrifying discovery was nade by her hii*biud when he went o h«r room to awake her. Mrs. Peters m had early paired he evening before in good spirits Her grandchild, who slept with her lid not know of the death until in ormed bv its grandfather. Coronet stnlts. who with Dr. S - D. Sledd, conlooted a po tmortem examinatiet so nd that tlte cause of th- deii's. vas a rnntiire of the a wta, the resell ts amirism, or an nbstriv'ion in the ilood vessel. Mrs. Paterson wa* wipe married and she i ’ survived b „. r husband mid four children, Fran 1 Lenard and H»*ry Brokaw, of thi■itv. and Mys. P. G>hhart. of Pern The funeral services were held Fridav at 2 p. m. at, the residence an it 2:30 at St. Paul’s M. E. church. Christopher Sihul’z. who re -ides in Preble t nvnshin. w;.r mixed in a runaway Wednesda* on N »rth Sin in 1 street, in which no was badly bruised and etho wise injured. Mr. Schultz, in com pinv with his wife, hid driven t> town yesterday morning in a onehorse spring wagon to d> some trading and about four o’clock started for home. When the;, were near the residence Peter Kirsch, the sp-ing scat broke or the side Mis. S ihultz was seated on. hurling him from wagon arc causing him to alight on his bend and shoulders o" the hard roadside. Mrs. Schultz also fell out. but es caped without injury. Pissers by hastened to Mr. .Schultz's assistance and found him unconscious. He wis carried into the ho ne of Peter Kirsch an i Dr. C. S. Clark summoned. Dr. Clark worked over Mr. Schultz for 9 ma time finally reviving him and then made an exam ination of his injuries finding several severe bruises about the head and shoulders and a few minor injuries and stated that in his opinion he thought there was nothing ser’ous and that he would soon recover. Mr. Schultz some time ago, broke his arrn «nd it whs at first ' feared by Dr. Clark tint ho had ! reinjured the »amo. lint rximinai tion disclosed that th 1 arm had <w. ■ leaped firth iniivy. He was : taken home Uta U«t evening by ifriaada frsai Preble township.

the S •hater Hardware store this astern iou, opened the box of cash and divided same. The lucky men were William Adler and Herman Hockomeyor. The latter was present and secured his share and Mr. Adler’s was placed, in an envelope awaiting his arrival. Miss Hattie Studabaker entertained a number of ladies Friday afternoon at her beautiful oountry homejjjast east of the city at five, u’cluok tea in honor of Mrs Guthennnth o ' Fort AVayne, and a most, hlighrful limo was hud. Those pna-ent were Mesdiinies F. M. Sohir•neyer .L ls Byys m. D. D. Heller, John NiGiok. A. B. Morri*on, Arliar Sutil s. Eli Mqyers, D E Srnd'ibaker M. B. Miller and Mo it Evans. Mrs. Emma A. Van Liew’s application for pirrton from the Olio ninitentiav was presento t to the hnrd < f pardons. Monday after noon, bv J C . Riieiou*. a member of tho bar at, Lim i. Temporary abstriction of the mind was offered as the cause for the motive of hm crime. IT. W. B'nchly. rep-esent t 'g Mrs Simual Noel, the motheof the victim. opp> ed the paroling o ’ the prisoner. Both sidis presented let e s expressing the view of oltizms on thi subject of parol . he opposition, however, offered the greatest numbir. Tn nutter wa« finally referred to a member of th board for further investigatior with the understanding that it would be rep irted up >n at a meet inq to bo h ‘ll three months h nice. Storm clonus are gathering for rhe saloonists of the state in thi belief of tho officers and members if the Anti-Saloon Lingue of In lima now voinil pnbliclv for the l i' , st time that with the aid of the -eoentlv passed amendments oi ’••he Nicholson bill, thel iw o.intain-i nrovisions that will enable them to (lose, ’eventually, every saloon in the state, not excluding Indimipo’is. Their efforts in theimmnt ate future will be direct'd alone this line, although the theo-y wip not be put into pniTim in th< 'iso of Indiminilis until it his oven tested in thi supreme court through the medium of one of the (m iller cities. ]t js sai l bv believers that the Nichilson law :;n---l>r the township remonstrance lause. hacked by the. feature of thi loote hill which provides tin'- remonstrators may reject the saloon is a business, instead of being oom celled to remonstrate against cer >iin individuals, will furnish the key which will lick up the saloon nusiness in Indiana. Sheriff B.itlir and MirshalG eon r'turned from T >ledo Mindiy. living in charge O“o Diniels, a young man who his bien wanted here on a serious charge f ir seveinl months. Hi is now in jiil await ing a hearing, which will bi given aim in a diy or two. O i N ivember 'th list. Miss Bessie Chronister, fif-teen-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Chroni.-tir. of St. Mary's township, appiared before Squire Janies H. Smith and il d p item'tv proceedings »g tins’ yo ing Dmi ffs. Tic defend mt i p iinter by trade an l was at work in this city at the time. He was arrested an l taken before "Squir.' ft nith. Upon the pretense that h wus going after his f ither to go on its bond Otto went across the street and failed to return. Sin e that time the tfficers have leen liter him and have traced him all over the country. A few days ago Sneriif Butler received a tip that Octo was living at 512 G-lena street, Toledo, under the assumed nam .. of Androw Millar. T.io sheriff and marshal left f>r Toledo yes terday morning and after some little trouble and assisted by the Tulel) p dioj, secured their mm list evening. He denied his identity but after a ktulf hour in the sweat b x owned up and was brought home Daniels is about twenty yea 's old and is a son of H. M Daniels, of St. Mary’s township. Ii the meantime Le has been charged with a more serious crime. Two weeks after his disappearance Miss Chronister filed affidavit, against him charging him with rape and seduition and this serious chan e he must now answer. As stated, the girl was only fifteen years old and this fact may make the defense some trouble. The DeI catur officers deserve credit for their work in hunting down the jman. Miss Chronisie ’s chil l was p irn as er the papers were filed and has s' •,# d ed.

lift 1 <\ r 'i I - ’ i L Newton has taken a start. Some time ago the Good Government League formulated a series of charges against our mayor and addressed them to the governor. In sh irt they charged him withfrequently bwarning drunk an l remaining .so f>r protracted periods, and that hi nis boon grossly neglectful of his offjei il duties. Daring his remit absenoe at Pittsburg these charges were deferred in or der to give him an opportunity to resign. A few days ago a committee of i’.is friends called upm him j and sought his resignation— but • came away without it. The tine J Italian hand of rp i Eisy Boss had intervened and tai mattar of the charges was referred t.i the govern>r—Van Wert Times. The time for taking advantage of the mortgage exemption law is here again. The affidavit required by this law may be sworn to before my person authorized to administer | oaths, (this includes notanries i iiiblic .ii I must be tile! with the! uiditor between March Ist and i May Ist. This affidavit must show the amount of mortgage indebtedness on the Ist of March and must ne s worn to by the person securing the deduction personally. This means that no person can make; such affidavit for another. A insband cannot make affidavit for nis wife nor she for him If mortgaged proprety is owned jointly >y (hi husband anl wife both mrst make affidavit. Under no n> cum stances can one person legally secure more than S7OO exemption mder this law, no matter how r any mortgages he may have given or assumed, nor how many pieces of mortgaged property he may hold. No exemption can be •eoared that will exceed one-half he appraised value of the propit>; therefore, to get the full ex•mption of S7OO the real estate oust be assessed at double tho mount or more. These explana--10 is are offered for the reason hut. every year there are some who lave rever taken advantage of this law. but who are desirous of becoming familiar with it with a view ■f securing the benefits to be drived.

a „ O.W.TUCKEf .0. THEEfHNENT £P-C’A IST fsjF „ JgL of Fort Wayne, Ind. Will be a L ’ ■ Murrry House. ‘ WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, \’?® a . nd Every 4 Weeks Thereafter ~ ■ Jrt '3 ‘’"" Vp Tf'aß All forms of Chrono z < », 4 ''<jr, 7, 1C ll r« Diseases that re ureL, x x ..""tSxtStl Successfully able. Diseases 1 f the Eye, Ear, Throat, Lungs, Heart, Stem ■teh, Kidneys, Liver, Bladder, Rheumatism, Dyspepsia and all diseases of the Blood. Epileysy, (or falling fits) Cancer, Scrofula, Private and Nen oun Diseases, Female Diseases, Night Losses, Coes of Vitality from indiscretions in youth or maturer years, Piles, Fistula, Fissure and Ulceration of the Rectum, Bright’s disease,'Diabetes. Gaacsr, Epilepsy, Catarrh, and Consumption Can ho Cured. a . I am not an old-time doctor claiming to have 1 inOtirWCtYl- been a specialist for balsa century, 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 dis eases for the past fifteen years, and the endorsement ot the thousands whom I have cure d and brought back to happiness gives me faith and confidence in my Method of Treatiiient— — I MAKE NO MISLEADING STATEMENTS OR DECEPTIVE PROPOSITIONS TO THE AFFLICTED, NEITHER 1 O I Pl O .Lit E TO CURE THEM IN A FEW DAYS INORDER TO SECURE THEIR PATRON VGE, BUT GUARANTEE A COMPLETE, SAFE AND LASTING CURE IN THE QUICKCS 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 cates guaranteed by au'e tnckrsement Examination arid Consultation Free. Address all Comtrrmications Dr D. IAZ. Tucker FORT WAYNE, INDIANA.

chased of Messrs. Ribnoeok & Bentz, the Riverside Li v • y Stables, and will assume control and p-o---prietorship, Mnlw mirtni'. The deal had hi-m hingi ig ill - ’ for several days over the p > ■liia-o price, but today’ all iitatlers were straightened out, aid ih deal made. The Elliott Bros com from Fort Wayne highly r ii u. mud•'» us livery men, loi' ing ha i ;<a i of experience in thin line, an l will no doubt make i ii>'« ■...! 'S n g the bast in our C ’ - i. ' tention to buy a nio.'.- of uw rigsand horses nil ..ii:' tip turnouts the beat i i th > c w a i I their stable pipM 1 * Tuy uG> purchased the building from Mr-. Homer King. The board of county m nmis-oon-ers began their Mi-ch : e ;*ion Monday morning, and the day has been a busy one for them. Among the actions of importance taken by the board was the adoption of a resolution regarding the construction of free pikes by the townships, which provides that hereafter no rublio gravel road or turnpike built by any township under section 6924 of the Indiana statutes will be accepted by the board unless some shall be built in strict cons irmir.y witu said statute; that the services of' a competent engineer shall ue secured; that they shall silo at, the auditor’s office, a pro 11 of the grade together wi:li oompotent plans and specifications. iLuetofore gravel reads have keen built by some of the town hips in a half way manner, then turne I over to the county to keep them up, tho consequence being that they have to be practically inbuilt. Liquor licenses have boon grunted to George Smitley, Life Ellis and John Meyer. Chailis Em t fil d his bond as engiiier o': tin Mm roe township central. No'th Blue Creek and West Washington m..i adam roads, whi 'h arc unco n;>l -tied. Edward Halle/ li d a petition for a high vay in W.i >ish township to wii m Jims G idonning anl several <4: : ir* •■'•"- d n I the same Gni: ?co • ’■ I le r the boHrd this nfrerm n D. D H llir & So i >;>p f > ■ H ' - ard Merryman & S ilt in far G ndening.