Decatur Democrat, Volume 49, Number 4, Decatur, Adams County, 30 March 1905 — Page 1

Ll THE NEWS ALL THE TIME

OLUME XLIX.

DEATH JOHN H HOBROCK.

■ A gloom was cast over the enti re gfcnimunity Thursday when the ' announcement was made that Ex iiiunty Commissioner John Henry Bobrock, who resides on West MonKe street, had departed this life at Kx thirty o’clock that morning, asKr an illness of over a year’s duraHLm. during which time he suffered Korn chronic Bright’s disease of the ■dneys. The first Symptoms of Kis dread disease became evident ■bout a year ago, at which time he Bas confined to his bed lor several *eeks, hovering between life and but by skillful nursing and Beatment he passed the danger Bunt and was able to be up and B>< ,ut ' however, showing the Bfects of the disease. The last and Btal illness overtook him just a «leek ago, when he again comBained of feeling bad and was oon>ned to the house, and in a short B nv > to his bed, being seized with a Sgh fever and suffering in the Bme manner as his f >rmer illness, inuring the last days of his illness >e seemed to suffer no pain and lay as one merely resting, after a hard By g work, from which drowsiness he never returned to consciousness. Kjohn Henry Hobrook was born in Boot township, Adams county, Indiana, on January 14, 1843, wh ere he resided with bis parents until he reached the age of twentytlree years when he was united in marriage to Miss Sophia Christian at the St. Peters church in Root township by Rev. Frrtze. After his marriage he continued to reside with his parents and had lead the life of a practical farmer at Which he prospered. To Mr. and Mrs H ibrook were born eight children two of whom have proceeded H father into the great beyond. Those surviving being Martin, who BBgd.es at Fort Wayne; Charles, Who resides at Preble; August, who resides at Hoagland; Theodore, who resides on the old homestead and Elizabeth and William who resided ■phis city with their parents. On October tenth last Mr. Hobrock moved from the old homestead to this city, at the time purchasing the property formerly owned by Mr. BUson on Monroe street. In the year 1892 Mr. Hobrock made his first debut before the public at wtyich time he consented to become a Candidate for county commis•Mfier and at the primary wasnomby the largest ma jority ever gffen a candidate from his district, aqd at the general election was elsbted without opp isition, thus showing in what high esteem he WM held by his fellowmen. During his service as county commissiejier, which covered a period of tnree years he transacted, the business that came before him in an honest manner, at all time” looking to the best interests of the county, which he represented. His business methods were always to th- punt and his dealings with every one were fair and just. His public career, although of short duration, made him many friends, not ‘only through business relations, but socially, as well. Through the loss of Mr. Hobrook the family have lost a loving husband and father, whose earnest endeavor was to make his home the most pleasant place on earth. In fact he was an ideal man whose every action bespoke some note of simplicity and honesty and whose simple life would be a model to follow. His smiling countenance and cheery “good mornnig” will be sadly missel by those who knew him best! and his honest dealings with his fellawmen, will long be cherished by those who had business relations with him. He was a member of the St. Peter’s oharoh, and n its behalf was an earnest and devoted worker, being a Christian throughout and fully believing in the teaohin gs of God. His acts of charity were many. Cal Hammell arrived this morning from Pittsburg and is visiting with hi* parents. Cal is a fireman on the Pittsburg railroad and just got out of the hospital, where he had /been confined with typhoid fever and came home to recuperate.

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The Ladies' Mite society o f the M. E. church will me et at the church Friday afternoon at which time considerable business of Jimportance is to be transacted, and a good attendance is desired Don t fail to be present if you are ; interested in the work. The saloon men who were arrested yesterday on affidavits and information filed by Mrs. Jesse Anderson, had their hearing before Mayor Coffee at 7 o’clock Monday evening. They each plead guilty and were fined ten dollars and costs, totaling 118.30. Matthias Schafer plead not guilty and put up a battle, but the evidence against him was conclusive and the court gave him the same dose as the other defendants got with a little extra for oosts. All the fines ' were paid. Lew Scott is planning to organize a base ball club to play in this city during the coming summer. Tom Irvin will likely do the pitching ' while his regular catcher will be behind the bat all the time. Charles, of Marion, will also be one member of the team and the rest of the players will likely be made up of Bluffton players —Bluffton Bani net. This is mo'e Bluffton hot air, and ten obanoes to one she will not have a ball team outside of the high school. However, if such good misfortune should overtake ; them, Decatur stands ready and I willing to make them look like ' “30 cents,’’ as she did last year. On Friday evening of this week the Laides' Shakespeare club will give a social at the home of Mrs. John W. Tyndall on Monroe street and the public is crrdially invited Ito attend. The price is only ten cents and you are positively guar anteed the worth of your money. I The social is given for the benefit of the new public library and the receipts will be turned over to the Carnegie committee. If you are interested in securing this hand- ; some SIO,OOO building for Decatur i and properly furnished you should not overlook this opportunity to help the cause, and especially so when you receive value received for your money. Cleveland. March 27.—Unless the higher court interferes, Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick will spend the greater part of the next ten years in the Ohio state penitentiary. A sentence o f ten years was imposed on her by Judge Robert W. x’ayler in the United States district court at five o'clock this evening. The sentence came at the close of a busy day for the court in hearing argu ments on a motion for a new trial, which lasted all day. The motion was overruled. Mrs. Chadwick was convicted on seven counts and sentenced upon six counts. For four of these counts a sentence of two years each was imposed. Upon two counts a sentence of one year each was imposed, making a total sentence of ten years, Tom Woodruff, a well known citizen, had the misfortune Thursday to have his left arm broken and dislocated at the elbow, and if the story that Tom tells oonoernnig the accident is true, the guilty party will no doubt have a damage suit on his hands. The following is Tom’s story of the affair. “Early in the evening I went into the saloon that is ru i and operated by Fred j Seivers on Second street. In a 1 joking manner I insisted on Sei vers i taking a drink with me t? which ■he iefu«ed, and in a friendly manner I attempted to drag him from the chair to the bar. At this action Sei vers became angry, and jumping from his chair grabbed me by the left arm with both his hands ; giving the same a sudden jerk and twisting it at the same time, breaking and dislocating my arm at the elbow.’’ Tom at once left the : Sei vers saloon and proceeded up street and went to the office of Dr. C. S. Clark, wfio with Dr. E. G. J Coverdale dressed the injured member, finding the arm broken as above stated and the ligaments and tendons pulled loose. Tom was taken home by friends, where he is suffering great pain. As yet no arrests have been made, although the marshal is looking into the facts [ of the case.

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1905.

All members of the Knights of Pythias are requested to be pres ent at thejlodge room this Thursday evening as businesss of importance will be transacted Laman Ar Lee. the popular hard ware firm, on Monroe street, are at present busily engaged in installing a complete electric plant of their own, which when completed will be a dandy. The work of wiring is being done by William G. Spencer, and the same is being placed in an artistic manner. Each of their la: ge show Windows will be illuminated by sixty incandescent lights, which will show off the wares of this store in a nice manner. This firm will own their on dynamo, which will be run and operated by j their own gas engine thus making ! the plant a complete and independ I ent one. The balance of this mamj moth store will be illuminated with arch and incandescent lights. The plant will be installed as rapidly as. : possible. The first complaint from shippers J under the new interpretation of the state railway commission law was ' received by State Railway Commis- ■ sioner Morris, says a dispatch from Columbus, Ohio, It comes from Hall & Wood, grain dealers of Lima, Ohio, members of the Ohio j Shippers’ association, and against the Lake Erie & Western railway. Complaints charge that while they receive a rate of 3% cents from Delphos, they are charged 4 cents from Bluffton, Indiana, and at the same time the goods shipped from Delphos are sent around by the way of Bluffton, so that the lower rate is charged for the longer distance hauled. The reason for this, it is alleged, is competition with the Pennsylvania. The complainants say the rate is in violation of the Ohio statutes prohibiting discrimination in rates. The Economy Store have sold, their stock of general goods and novelties to a firm at Mansfield, Ohio, and same will be removed by April 10th. Thi| is the announcement made by C. P. Epstein, the genial young manager, this morning. The Economy located here about a year ago and have enjoyed a splendid trade, but some slight controversy over their lease’ caused them to dispose of their stock, when this opportunity presented itself. Mr. Epstein will be connected with the new’flrm and will remove to Mansfield. During the next ten days the Economy will conduct a monster sale, and they expect to convert a large part of their stock into cash, thus avoiding moving expense. The building they now occupy will be used by the Schafer Hardware company, they having recently purchased the block. They will remodel it and expect to make it a handsome addition to their already immense store building.

When the active season gets on, this year, the pipe line people will be ready to go right ahead and take care of production, and this was not true in the early rush last season. The Indiana Pipe Line com. pany will lay a new six-inch line from Selma, where they now have a pumping station and storage tanks, to Preble, where it will connect with the large feed lines leading to the refinery at Whiting and the immense storage tanks at this place. All of the pipe is along the track for the new feed line and the work will be started as soon as the roads are in condition to take the same so that the men can do the connecting. It can be further stated that the power plant of the Indiana Pipe Line company to Smithfield will be enlarged, a new pumping station erected near New Burlington and also that the storage faoilitiets at Selma will be increased. Mike Duffy, who will have charge arrived here yesterday from Findlay, Ohio, and the work on the six-inch line to Ruth will be started as soon as the teamsters can string the pipe. This will make three six-inch lines to Preble which will surelv be able to care for fie production. Does this look like the field would be dead this Bummer? —Montpelier Herald.

The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Trim, who reside on South Ninth street, died Monday afternoon. The services will be held tomorrow at the United Brethren church at two o’clock and interment will be made in Maplewood cemetery. John Moyer, a former resident of this city, and whose father, George Moyer, still lives here, was in a serious wreck last Friday near Mesick. Michigan He was badly injured, receiving serious burns and bruises. The Sherman, (Michigan) Pioneer, gives a detailed account of the affair in which two men were killed and eleven seriou*lv hurt. The wreck occurred on the Ann Arbor railroad on which line Moyer was working as a section man. The city council held their regular session. All members being present. No business of especial importance mnsacted. A. R. Bell and several others filed a petition to etxend the eloefric light service to their homes east of town and the matter was referred to the committee. Bills were allowed aS follows: James Ross, labor 50o; F. Bissell &Co supplies $70.12; S. Spangler, rent, $10; Clover Leaf, < freight, $26 ; C. & E. freight, $45.80; j Decatur Lumber Co. supplies $3; j same, $10.80; A J Brownen labor, I $10.45; Chas. Wertzberger, labor, $4.20; C & E. freight, $56.42; same ! $54.86; same $53.95; same $36.30; G. R. & I. freight, $65.18; Fort i Wavne Oil & Supply company, s $12.70; City Truokng company drayage $2.03 ; John Jeffrey, labor, $16.50; G. R. & I. freight, $57.74; ■ same $1; Sunday Creek Coal Com- . pany, $535.73. i The board of school trustees held their regular session Monday night, the most important business being the allowance of the school teachers’ salaries and issuance of checks to cover same. They also decided to dismiss school next week, from Wednesday evening until the following Monday, to allow the teachers desiring to do so to attend the annual session of the Indiana State Teachers’ association, which meets in Chicago this year. The teachers | ’, ill miss two days of work and will be allowed pay for one day, thus making the trip a little less expensive. The matter of selecting teachers for next year has not yet been considered, but all applicants have been requested to file their license or a copy of same with the board by April 15th and the appointments will likely be made soon after that time. H. H Bremerkamp informed us today that he expected to commence work on his new flour mill by the first of next month and that men were at present busily engaged in cleaning up the debris on the site where the old mill stood, and that by the first of next week this work should be all completed and ready for the excavation lor the foundation. The mill when completed will be one of the best equipped in the state, and will contain all the modern and up-to-date flouring machinery. It is Mr. Bremerkamp’s intention to construct this new building "from cement block, material and make his own cement block on the present site, thus saving himself several thousand dollars for material. The sand and cement have already been ordered and should arrive l here in the course of a few days, as will the moulds in which to manufacture the block. The building proper will be three Vstories high with an elevator attached and will lie built something after the style of the old mill. The engine room will be in the cellar, and the entire three stories will be used exclusively for milling i purposes. The location is one of the best in the city, as the site ’has had a flour mill on it for half a century. The building will be rapidly pushed to completion as soon as the force of men are able to get to work and Mr. Bremerkamp fully expects have the machinery in running order by the middle of’’the summer, and able to handle all the fall grain the farmers may bring in.

If an adverse adverti-enient in a newspaper hurts the man r ferred to a good one in the same medium wi 1 help him. Men are made pres idents and governors by publicity, and fortunes made by trade are accumulated bv publicity. The only question, therefore, is whether a man want to do less or more business. If more, the newspapers will bring it; if le*s, keep out of s the newspaper and use a guttersnipe or circular. Mayor Coffee received a letter from Attorney Henry Colerick of Fort Wayne Tuesday in which he says the order for a writ of execution in the matter of George E. McKean vs The City of Decatur was a cheap piece of work, which will avail them nothing. He says the attorneys for the plaintiff delayed him in the appeal by keeping the brief nearly a month instead of five days, as they are permitted by law, Mr. further states that before the notice of execution is puolished three weeks as required by law he will have filed his transcript In the supreme court and they will then issue a supersedeas, which will recall the execution and stop the oosts. Miss Adelia Keonemann, who re sides with her parents near the Soheiman bridge, north of the city, had a very narrow escape from bleeding to death Thursday, and as a result of her experience is in a very weakened condition. Just two weeks ago Miss Koenemann was able to get up out of a sick bed, having had an attack of pneumonia, and was apparently regaining her former good health. Yesterday morning after arising she began to spit blood, and at once became alarmed, and informed the other members of her family, who upon examination found that she was bleeding at the gums. Nothing more was thought of the affair until evening, although the flow ot blood still continued. The family becoming alarmed, telephoned for Di. D. D. Clark, who hastily drove to the Koenemann farm and found Miss Adelia in a very weakened condition After wording for several hours Dr. Clark was able to stop the flow of blood. Dr. Clark informed us today that this was a very rare case and that during his time had only came in contact with two or three similar oases. The Huntington News-Democrat said: Business on the Erie railroad reached such proportions that the heads of the departments are beginning to be at a loss to know how to keep rolling stock up to carry the immense traffic crowding the line at present. The rush of freight shipments began when the drifted snow disappeared and it was thought in a few davs followng the opening of the road the traffic would resume its normal conditions. But to the surprise of every one the business has been on the steady increase, shipments being hurried both ways, and, in spite of all the extra crews, put to work, the business keeps piling up. Sunday between 6 in the morning and 5 in the evening, twenty-six engines were sent out of the round house in this city to take trains out. This day’s work is a record breaker and even in the midst of a grain shipping period this number is above the ordinary. Usually about this time of the ’•"ar. or when the road is consid ed loing a good business, about sixteen train crews are operated on each division in the twenty-four hours. But Sunday’s business was twentysix engines out of here alone in eleven hours in addition to those out on the road making trips at the same time. Tne number of crews out Sunday will figure close to twice the amount when the road is considered ordinanlly with its hands full. Members cf the train crews are complaining that the officials of the road are piling on such heavy cars that it almost impossible to make schedule time with the great loads. The officials say it is necessaiy because the supply of motive power is not sufficient for dividing the cargoes into sm-ll train loads.

CIRCULATION 2800 WEEKLY

Tom Meeks, who lived here l»st summer and boarded with Frank Friei's on Ninth street, worki >g on the Holthou*e ditch, was arrested at Eiton yesterday by Muncie detectives Meek* hired a rig at the Cappes livery barn, Ridgeville, last fall and never returned. He came to this citv, where he traded the buggy to Friel for an old rig and secured ten dollars besides. He left here before the officers were no. tilled that he was wanted. Marshal Green located the buggy and received it from Friel. Meeks was supposed to be out of this part of the country and his arrest yesterday was accidental, as the officers were searching for some one else. He was taken to Muncie and will no doubt get a trip to the state prison. He is quite well known here. The acts of the sixty-fourth gen eral assembly ariive from the printer, and the f mp'oyees around the Ole k's office have been busy handing out the new state laws. It is a handsomely bound volume containing 866 pages. The codification la .vs form the bulk of this solid reading, the act covering town* and cities embrace 193 pages. In the fifth class in which Decatur for a year or so yet will be governed, the appointive power of the mayor embraces the marshal, chief of the fire force and street commissioner. The city attorney is elected by the members of the council, as is now the case. The salaries of all city officers is regulated by ordinance except the oouncilmen themselves, which in the fifth class is not more than one hundred dollars a year. The next election will occur on the first Tuesday after the first Monday ii November, 1905, which wlil bi November 7. As soon as a receipt is in the hands of the secretary of stite acknowledging receipt of the b ind acts, the governor will be notified and he will issue a proola mation proclaiming them the la s if the state and in full force and effect thereafter. Senator Ulrey of Fort Wayne, was here Tuesday looking after his ril interests. He has become well known in this county and the following story of an incident in his career is interesting: “I had just returned from Texas,’’ he said to a zroup cf friends on the train, “and was taken sick with typhoid fever. When I recovered and was able to be about the house, I was sitting one afternoon in the living room while the ladies of the house sewed. Finally one of them looked up and <’id: “There's another tramp I believe he is coming here to beg someth 1 ng to eat. 1 have fed five today already and he look* as if he had heard we were easy.’ It struck me that it would serve the purposes of fun as well as of self defense to perpetrate a scare on that tramp which would break the chain of that very evident community if interest that brought one tramp after another to that hospitable home. So I said: ‘Now when he comes to the door, I’ll open it and you grab my coat and yell: “Look out, he’s crazy!” I will do the rest.’ Sowhen Mr. Tramp knocked 0” the door we were ready for him. I had had some training as an elocutionist in my school days and as I had been sick my eyes were sunken and my cheeks thin and bony. My hair was even longe ■ than it is now and I had a knack of throwing my eyes across so that when the door opened I was not to the best of my belief, a happy sight to look upon As the door swung wide I extended my lon bony white fingers crossed my eyes and in tones that tragedians affect when about to slay their deadliest enemies, while my aunt held my coat and shouted warning, I hissed the words from Shakespeare: “ ‘You Herd, you killed my father; IT; tear you limb from limb!” The effect was all that cculd be desired. The tramp took only one glance, turned and flew. He did not stop for the gate but went over like a well fed athlete without looking back. It evidently did not seem funny to the hobo. but we've enjoyed it ever since.”

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