Decatur Democrat, Volume 49, Number 5, Decatur, Adams County, 6 April 1905 — Page 1

ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIMS

VOLUME XLIX.

Hazel Andrews is home from a Bftee n days' tour of Arxansas, and das muon of interest to relate about the promise of that country. He spoke very flatteringly of the .fate, both for its timber and agri.jltural advantages. \ rumor had gained circulation that Clark J. Lutz had received some lefinite information relative to the -] oV er Leaf shop improvement. jVhen run down and headed in it jroved to be a missapprension of the acts. He is expecting some comnunication from them and that prejaps within a few days. f Among the Saturday evening soietv events none eclipsed the one [■ven by Misses Marie and Vera Patterson at the home of the forL r . It was in honor of Mr. Banks L Frankfort, and Fred Patterson, kho was home from the Indiana Rental school A gay and festive lime was enjoyed to the limit. Refreshments were served. h-Frcnchy” left Berne once again Lr a season and boarded an east|ound train on the Erie road at DeLtur last friday. His first- stopling place will be Wayne county, [)hio. He was well dressed and Eaimed to have over S3O in cash in b s pockets, as the result of his Lyings since the “blind tigers” in kerne are dosed. —Berne Witness. I A little daughter, Miss Lois, is the latest acquisition to the home f Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Peterson, laving arrived early Sunday mornLg. Words fail us in the attempt I descibe the joy in that happy Lime, and the two big brothers are Brcady her defenders. Mis. PeterLn and Baby Lois are on lhe road L recovery. ■ Miss Dora Grandstaff closed a Licoessful school year at the Mon■outh public schools last Friday, nd left Monday for Marion, ■here she will complete a course of Lr weeks at the Marion Normal ■jhool. She is an accomplished y ung girl, and is the daughter of j ■r and Mrs. L. N. Grandstaff of ■onmouth. IFor awhile Monday, residents First street thought the presiBut's train was flying through B city, surmising thus, by the Burrahs” emitted by many peoBe The object causing the demBstration were Homer King, his ■ll-groomed Maltese mules, the Band new mounted harness and Bs 190.5 model red wagon. Sometan doing. ■he little folks at the Wash’ng■M. E. church near the city, ■right to the regular service Sun- ■ p. m. a missionary offering of ■ 58. The children will always ■]> in a good cause if encouraged ■i enisted. This splendid offer B speaks well for both child and Int, and is a credit to the spirite church. May such churches ultiplied. lorney A. P. Beatty Tuesday ling filed a suit for divorce, i David, from her husband. David. The complaint allethat the couple were married imber 10, 1903, and lived to er until February 18, 1904. - the defendant abandoned his since which time they have ived together. F tilure to proand adultery are also alleged David saying that she has compile Ito provide for herby serving as a seamstress and ant. The couple were married divorced previous to this at BR’L Bov er Leaf detectives are investing the attempted destruction oi bridge over the Salamonat- Warren Tuesday. Two aged fourteen and sixteen, a hole in one of the abut and placed six sticks of dy ■Kite in the cavity, dropping a OU I mg pin onto the explosive, was that two of the |y ir " e stones were cracked and dis BwCf-d but the bridge was not damto any dangerous extent. Nc have been made as yet, but will be given a lesson. believed that they had ■Bnotive of wrecking trains, but ijjpaaged the abutment just from to see what the dyna ®>te would do.

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Three hundred and ten is the number of mortgage exemptions filed with Auditor Lewton. This is considerably less th a a half of the whole number that will be filed before the expiration of time allowed by law.

Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Magley celebrated the twenty-fifth wedding anniversary of their wedding Friday. A six o’clock dinner was one of the features of the event and was greatly enjoyed by the guests who included their relatives. A number of beautiful presents were received and the occasion will be a happy remembrance for the bride and groom as well as those who participated in the celebration. Michael Touhey is circulating a petition to be presented to Governor Frank Hanly, asking for a parole for Frank Touhey, who was sentenced to the penitentiary for embezzling a certificate of deposit from his father-i i-law, and cashing it here. Touhey has served about a year of his sentence of from two to fourteen years, and as it is probably a little too early to receive much recognition from tie govern or or board of pardon. Sheriff Butler will go to Peru, Tuesday, April 11th, to attend the first meeting of the sheriffs, police, marshals and detectives of Indiana. A splendid program has been arranged and several police officials and detectives of national reputa-t-ion will be present. The object of the meeting is to organize for the capture of criminals. Sheriff Butler has proven an efficient official and will continue to put forth every possible effort to capture people wuo commit crime in Adams county. C. O. France received word Friday from his brother, R. R. France who is deective for the Pennsylvania railroad and located at Mansfield, Ohio, stating that he had been appointed lieutenant over a squad of men and that hereafter his headquarters would be at Alleghaney, Pa. The promotion is a good one and carries with it a handsome salary and relieves him of all the disagreeable road work and mixing in the fights that always befall a railroad detective. He will be home in June for a short visit. Louis Smith and Frank Kiamer were arraigned before Mayor Coffee Monday on charges preferred by Night Policeman Reynolds and Marshal Green. Smith was found Saturday night about twelve o’clock lying in an alley, so drunk he could not navigate, and was accordingly run in. He paid the mayor $9.30 for sleeping his jag off in jail. Kramer was picked up early Sunday morning by the marshal, having on board more than he could conveniently carry, and was lodged in jail, and permitted to sober off. He paid $9.30 for his fun. Mrs. Parent, who resides three miles south of this city, had the misfortune Saturday evening while in this city to slip on a banana peeling, in front of Jacob Martin's restaurant, and falling, fractured her knee cap. She was assisted into Coffee & Mangold's bazaar by friends, and Dr. C. S. Clark summoned, who dressed the injured member, and she was then taken to her home by her sou. The accident happened a‘'out eight o’clock. The injury is in a bad place and Dr. Clark says that it will be several months before she will have free use of her limb again. She was resting much easier today.

Mrs. J W. Tyndall gave an afternoon party last Saturday for he sister, Miss Bertha Heller, who has been home for the past ten days, for her spring vacation. In the games of Red Letters Miss Eliza beth Peterson earned the prize, while Miss Minnie Or vis carried off rhe honors in a guessing contest, vhi h followed. At five o’clock Mrs. Tyndall assisted by her son, Master Dan, served a delightful lunch. Those present were Mrs. Arthur Butles and Mrs John Heller and the Misses Orvis. Craig, Peter son, Sbeller. Dibble, Erwin. Coverlale. Niblick, Thomas, Schrock, Heller, Lizzie, Vera and Marie Patterson and Nora. Fay and Midge Smith, Mrs Genevieve Hale Parker was an out-of-town guest.

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1905.

Sheriff Butler has received a Bum " mons for Samuel Aumiller to appear in the Huutington Circuit Court as defendant to a suit for divorce filed there by Luella Aumiller, through her attorneys Branyon & Feightner. The Aumiller family lived in Wabash Township. Mr. Aumiller was sent to the asylum at Richmond several years ago bnt is at home again. The usual reasons for a divorce are alleged Miss Jessie McLean left Sunday night for Denver, Colorado, having received a telegram from there announcing that her sister, Miss Nettie McLean, was in the hospital there suffering from gall stones, and not expected to live. Miss Nettie has been west for a number of years, and was located at Colorado Springs, Colo., until this sudden attack, when she was taken to the hospital at Denver. She is well known in this city, and her many friends here are anxiously awaiting some encouraging news. Miss Jessie will arrive in Denver some time Wednesday. H. Fred Bohnke met with an accident Thursday, the result of which he is now walking, about with the aid of a cane. The accident happened while Mr. Bohnke was leading his large stallion at his stable and while walking in the rear of the animal it became impatient and let loose with its hind feet, one coming in contact with Mr. Bohnke’s right leg, striking him just below the knee and fractured the larger bone. Mr. Bohnke stated that had he been a little further away from the animal his leg would have been broken. Dr. C. S. Clark bandaged the leg.

T u t jrtieth annivirsary of th surrender of Appomatox, wherein General L°e surrendered to General Grant, in the War of the rebellion, will be celebrated in this city by the Grand Army of the Republic, Sons of Veterans, and the Women's Relief Corps, next Sunday at 2 p. m., at the Presbyterian church. There is being arranged a program for the exercises and Rev. E. A. Allen will deliver the address. Other pastors will be present and speak, and an address from the departmental headquarters will be read by J. D. Hale. The general public is cordially invited to be present. Fire biroke out at the home of Mell Butler on South Tenth street, Saturday, but was extinguished before much damage was done. The tire originated in a summer kitchen, and was caused by an overheaed stove pipe that ran up through the roof. The fire company repsonded quickly, but were not needed, the fires having been put out with the aid of several buckets of water. The Butler alarm had hardly been sounded, when another was turned in from Tom Mylott’s residence, fire having originated in the roof, caused by an overheated chimney. The fire company was unable to respond, being at Butler’s but were not needed, as the fire was extinguished by the neighbors. The losses are small. Cecil, the little one-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Melchi, who reside on First street, was badly scalded yesterday afternoon, the result of which the child is in a very serious condition. The acci dent happened about one o'clock, while the family wore eating dinner, the babe at the time playing on the floor, and while thus engaged the little tot crawled to a a tub of scalding hot water that Mrs. Melchi was using to wash with, and seizing a clothes stick that was in the tub, pulled enough water-soaked clothes out on itself to have its little face and head literally burned to a blister. Dr. J. M. Miller was hastily called and at once made the necessary applications to bring relief. The child suffered severely all night,, but is somewhat improved today. The left side of the babe’s face was of burned to the flesh, and in several places on its bead the hair and skin have come off. Dr. Miller however, thinks that the burns will not prove serious, and that Ithe child will recover in the course of several weeks.

The Rathbone Sisters had quite a time Tues, evening at their lodge room and took advantage of the occasion to entertain their district i deputy, Mrs. Smith of Huntington, ( who was here to inspect the workings of this order. A large crowd was present and two new candi- < dates were introduced into the mystic workings of this order. The . work of the team was fine and they , were highly complimented by their deputy Mrs. Smith. After the de- ( gree work had been conferred large , banquet was served, and the balance of the evening made merry until a late hour. , The stingiest man in Indiana has been relegated to a seat away back. Out in Missouri is a man who was married by the justice of the peace ' and paid the bill in turnips. For a wedding trip he took his wife to Richmond, that state, in his lumber wagon and for a wedd'ng dinner they ate a dime’s worth of bologna and a box of crackers as they walked about the public square. Before starting home he bought a nickel’s worth of candy and as he started home he opened the sack for a second stick, he stammered: “Say, my woman, s'posin’ we save the rest of this hyur candy fer the chi 1<ren.” Invitations are out announcing the Easter ball that will be given by Med, Tom and True at the Entre Nous club rooms on Easter Monday, April 24. The invitations are unique and up to date, and out of the ordinary, and shew the enter prising nature of these boys. The music will be furnished by Frjstoe’s Rag Time orchestra, which alone means a redeeming feature. The boys are fine entertainers, as their past record will show, and should you be so lucky as to receive an invitation you should attend if you desire to spend an evening of enjoyment. Huber M DeVoss, official court reporter of this judicial district, the twenty-sixth, has tendered his resignation to take effect September Ist, next. He has not fully decided as to his future work, but may accept a lucrative position at Muncie, the same being open for him if he so decides. Mr. De Voss will have served exactly four years when he gives up his office next September. He has transacted the duties of his office in a manner entirely satisfactory to everyone concerned, and he retires with the kindliest feelings of the attorneys and officials with whom he has associated and labored during his term. He is thoroughly competent and we believe it true when we say he is one of the best court reporters in Indiana. Along with his qualifications in that line he has proven himself a courteous and affable gentleman. His future career will no doubt be a successful one. Bart France, a well known and popular young man is preparing himself for the position and will very likely receive the appointment. The Messrs. W. H. and Edwin Fledderjohann, of Decatur, and John H. Koenig, of St. Mary’s, Ohio, arrived in the city Wednesday, on business connected with the Fort Wayne & Springfield Traction company, which is building an interurban line into Fort Wayne. They will meet today with local representatives of the Fort Wayne & Wabash Valley Traction company, to arrange for the entrance of their cars over the city traction lines. Work on the interurban from the south will be resumed shortly, and it is expected that oars will be running into the city before fall. The roadway is graded almost to the corporation limits of Fort Wayne, many of the bridges have been built and *he stee is all purchased. The Fort Wayne & W’abash Valley Traction company will in a short time extend its tracks from the present southern terminus, at Pontiac street, to the city limits, at Riohardville avenue, ito connect with the tracks of the ; Fort Wayne & Springfield line, and the interurban cars of the latter '; company will be run straight down Calhoun street to the loop.—Fort W’ayne JournalGawtte.

Mrs. H. H Myers, who resides jest south of the city, was operated upon Tuesday afternoon at her h mo at 4 o’clock by Dts D D. C' irk, C. S. Clark and P. B Thom as, and a tumor of cintideralle size and proportions was taken fr im her The tumor was located in the back, and hid grown fast near th" spine, making the operation a dangerous and tedious one Every vestage of the disease however, was removed, and Mrs. Myers stood the operation in a fine manner for one of her age, and this mornjng was resting much easier and in the opinon of the doctors will recover her former health. The trouble was of old standing, she having been ill from the effects of the same for the past twe years. Mayor Coffee Tuesday morning informed us that unless the practice of throwing loose paper upon the street was stopped, that drastic measures would have to be taken and the offenders punished to the full extent of the ordinance. This practice is in one sense of the word most dangerous as nine horses out of ten take fright at a piece of loose paper sooner than at anything else, and in most oases the result is disastrous. The oity ordinance specifies that all loose paper gathered from a business place shall be taken to the rear of the store and placed in a reoepticle or burned, and that any one caught in the act of throwing paper upon the street and ir. any other manner violating thiordinanoe will be subject to a fine. Several horse took fright upon our street? last evening from this cause and only by the skillful maneuvering of the drivers was accidents avoided. The nayor requested that all law-abiding citizens take notice of this ordinance and live within its limits,

August Reinki ng. son of Mr. and Mr?. Martin Reinking, of Prebh township was buried at Friedheim. at one o’clock Wed. afternoon. August was a cousin of Gus Reinking of this city. A few years ago he vent to Fort Wayne and obtained i position in the rolling mills, where he worked until Monday morning, when he was killed by being struck by an engine while on his way to work. The Journal Gazette told the story as so lows: August Reinking, aged twenty two, a fireman at thejrolling mills, was instantly killed on the Pennsylvania track, just west of the St. Mary’s river bridge, at 5:10 Monday morning. The young man was going from his room at 214 Baker street to work at the mills and wa s walking on the tracks. He stepped from the westbound track to avoid a Grand Rapids freight train and the rear of the frieght caused him to overlook Pennsylvania passen «er No. 6, which, on the eastbouno track, was bearing down upon him T. F. Quinn, telegraph operator at the tower, called to Reinking. Flagman, on the freight, signalled and yelled at him but he did not hear and in a moment the unfortunate fellow was killed before their eyes. The pilot struck him, tossing his body against an inter locking signal post with such force as to an iron bar. His body was crushed and mangled beyond description. Both legs and arms were broken, his skull fractured so severely as to dash out the brains, and the abdomen was tom open by the terrible force of his collision with the post. He probably never breathed again after the pilot struck him. Engineer H. A. Dunell, in charge of the passenger locomotive, never had a chance to warn him. The remains were removed to the Wellman morgue and pre pared for burial. They were taken to Freidheim, Ind , for interment, as th it is the home of his rela fives. Reinking occupied a room with Engineer J. H. Helms, of the Western Gas Construction com - pany, who declares that the young man was despondent all day Sunday, seeming to have a consciousness of some unusual fate approaching. Reinking was popular among his associates, of exemplary habits and altogether a very capable young man.

CIRCULATION 2800 WEEKLY • j

NUMBER 5

The city council held their regu- ■ lar session Wed. evening, and all members were preent, when Mavor Coffee called for the roll call. Tre clerk’s minutes of previous meeiing were read and and approved. Proof of publication and posting of notices of the petition for reploting of certain lots in the J. D. Nuttn.an addition were filed. Upon motion by Mr. Teeple the curfew- ordinance was revived and an order will be issued to the engineer on duty at the water works station that he blow the whistle a half minute at eight o'clock each evening as a signal that all children shall be off the streets. Marshal Green and the night police will see that the ordinance is observed and children found on the streets after eight o’clock will be taken in charge. After allowing the following bills, council adjourned: John Coffee, salary, $45.83; Fred Mills, supplies, $1.15; Sam Ross, labor, $1; C. K. Bell, express, 60 cents; L. C. Helm, pay roll, sl4; Sim Frank, pilioe, S4S;U. & E. Ry Co., freight, $91.27; W. E. Fulk, pay roll $237.20; C & E. Ry Co., freight, $53 95; C. M. Kenyon, printing, $4.90; Wm. Geary, police, $10; John Thomas hauling coal, $203.20; A. B. Smith & Co., labor, $7.80; Joel Reynolds, pilioe, $45; Smith, V ager & Falk, goods, $19.75; M. J. Mylott, pay roll, S2OO 45. Mrs. Al Foster, mistress of the West. End resort, on Adams street, Tues, night took an ounce of laudanum, with suicidal intent, and for several hours her life was in the balance, and it was only through rhe heroic efforts of Dr- J- M- Miller that she now lives to tell what caused her to make the attempt. For several weeks past Mrs. Foster '•as been having considerably rouble with her husband, who refuses to stay at home and insists upon staying up town and becoming intoxicated, and then returning tome beats her unmercifully. She -ays she was unable to stand it my longer and tried to end her arthly career by the poison route. The climax of the whole trouble was reached last evening when her husband left the house and stated he was going to Toledo and never wanted to see her again and would never return to his home. From what can be learned Foster came up street and as was his usual custom started to load up on bad whisky. Mrs Foster in the mean time sat about the house weeping tnd bemoaning her fate and locked nerself in her bedroom and refused to see any of the other inmates. Nothing was thought of this unti. about eleven o’clock, when the attention of one of the other inmates was drawn to this room by groans. She at once summoned tne other members of the household, who tried to gain entrance to the room, but all their efforts proved fruitless. About this time foster returned home and wts informed as to the condition of affairs. He at once suspicioned something was wrong and burst in the door, finding his wife lying on the bed writhing in agony, and her features all drawn wi‘h pain and suffering. On the floor by the bedside lay an ounce bottle of laudanum. which readily told what Mrs. Foster had dene, and clearly outlined what her intentions were. Dr. J. M. Miller was summoned and found Mrs. Foster unconscious and in the position above described. He at once proceeded to use the regular method in such cases and after several hours’ work his efforts were rewarded, and Mrs. Foster commenced to vomit and soon after regained consciousness. Her first inq iry being, “Is my husband here.” When informed that he was, she seemed to be perfectly satisfied, and when the doctor left about one o’clock was resting easier and apparently out of danger. The d octor called again this morning and found her much better, but still weak and sick, after her experience, and from what he could learn all differences between I husband and wife had been smoothi ed over. He informed a represen , I tative that they had sammo ned i him at just the proper time, for had he delayed his trip a few minutes ' longer he would have been unable ’ to have brought her to consciousness.