Decatur Democrat, Volume 49, Number 7, Decatur, Adams County, 20 April 1905 — Page 3

OR. CANADA I Ophthalmic Specialist. I Lra. tice limited to the octree- ■ defects of the eye. Glasses g E ,1 to relieve strain, with its ■ fmeroiis functional symptoms: ■ limnrove vision and for loss of ■ L TOinodation due to age. ■ [references the best. I |t Dr. Coverdale’s office, at B L?atur, Ind., * TUESDAY, MAX 2, 1905 I

firm of Ball & Meyer are D g a new sign announcing ■urniture business. The sign 1 in the form of a roll awning, a daisy. Med Miller is the and the work speaks for Martha's of the Washington church will give an Easter at the church, Friday evenpril 21st. Eggs will he served and the 1 tdies will also have ea new rtg oarpit, bon’ ets, erchiefs, cushions, eto.Everys invited to attend and have time. By order of Mrs. C. ing, p”esident, and Mrs. J F. secretary. i Bell, a son of William Bell, nade his home with William and family, writes us from t, Michigan, where he is led at Wayne Fort, being a er of Comp .ny E, first regi|of the United States army, is been there since April Ist, r ago, and likes the life. Id r ess is Frederick Bell, Co. kt Infantry, Fort Wayne, Ran. niters of the Boston Store re a letter this morning from essie McLean at Denver, Colannouncing that her sister, Settle, was no better, and tie doctors seemed to be lost case, and did not seem to what to do. She was unable ie how long she would be Ito stay, as everything defl up in her sister's condition, well pleased with the country ke trip was s delightfudl one anapolis, Ind., April 15.— officially given out that Govrianly and his police boards rhont the state, will prevent y base ball during his adminon. in every town where they lontrol of police regulation, lought that this will cau<e ntral Lsague teams to disas their largest profits came S.mday games. Fort Wayne sto the Con ral League. On asked his attitude on Sunday be governor earnestly replied lere is a law against Sunday fall where an admission is id, and that this law, the is others, must be enforced, lerable consternation among ns has been stirred, over the lot's attitude as expresed but bolds the best hand this law o doubt be rigidly enforced, the fans complain about the lor, rejoicing is being heard irus, from all pirts of the from those who are holding he hands of the governor I efforts to curtail vice. iam O. Skinner, formerly a Iman in the Erie yards at lace, has brought suit against bicago & Erie railroad cornier 125000. He alleges that bruary 25, 1905, he was worki the yards as usual. He h off a cut of cars to ascertain lany cars would “clear” on Lin track. He was standing bn two tracks about seven birt. which provided ample or the passage of trains on side of the train without to him. Au engine came >ne track dt a high rate of and an iron hook on a our I the cab widow struck him head, throwing him under ieels, crushing one foot, outI the other and injuring his The curtain, he claims, have been fastened down ly, and it was due to the neg iof the company's agents in to secure the said curtain e was struck and maimed, ts for 125,000 damages as a tense forth" personal injnrsuffered in this accident. i Watkins and W. H. Hart pis attorneys.—Huntington

Mrs. Don Quinn arrived Saturday eveningjfrom Cardwell, Missouri, and will make a several weeks’ visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jame T, Merryman. John Lose received an order Fri day morning from Briant, Indiana, for one hundred eggs, the market price for the entire lot being S2O. ship the same tomorrow . Last week he was forced to turn down an order for 800 eggs from an eastern firm. His notoriety for fine eggs is becoming widespread. At her home in Hoagland Friday night, Mrs. John Falkner, sister to George Doctor, of this city, died of typhoid fever. The deceased was thirty-three years of age and leaves a husband and six children* to mourn their loss. Mrs. Falkner was a member of the German Lutheran church; was a good wife and mother and enjoyed the pleasantries of a wide circle friends. The funeral sermon has preached by Rev. Deidrick, and interment made at Flat Rock church today. A few things you cannot do under the new law: Smoke cigarettes; sell or give away cigarettes; have cigarettes or cigarette pipsrs in your possession. Marry if you have tuberculosis, epilepsy or other communicable or infectious diseases. Marry if you cannot make affidavit that you can supporta family. Frequent a dance hall where liquors are sold if you are under sixteen years of age. Receive a saloon license within two years after you have been successfully remonstrated against by the residents of the ward or township in which you live. Run a private bank without conforming with the laws regarding state banks. The city council has decided to grant the petition of A. R. Bell, John S. Falk and Miss Hattie Studabaker to extend the electric line from the city to each of these farms, just east of the city, and work of setting the poles and stringing the wire was commenced this week. The above named parties have been trying to secure this service for domestic use for some time, and satisfactory arrangements were onlv reached a few days ago, when the city decided to grant the petition. While this work is being carried out, it would be a good idea for the county commissioners to petition the city to place two arch lights along the levee, just east of the bridge, which is one of the most dangerous strips of road near this city, and which | would lessen the danger of accidents on a dark night. This especially would proveto be a good thing during the time of the fair, as they will be in constant use during that time. De-pite the fact Saturday after noon that the thermometer hovered around the zero mark, one hundred faithful fans gathered at Steele's park and watched the Van Wert High School team wallop our home boys to a “frazzle.” The game was started at two thirty o’clock in a snow storm and the weather seem ingly got colder as the game proceeded, at least so the Decatur fans thought, and at the close of the ninth inning cur boys had been treated to a cold and chilly reoep tion to the tune of seven to four. The teams were about evenly matched with the exception that Van Wert’s team seemed to be composed of a bunch of base hitters, and the regularity with which they came in contact with the hor«e hide i with their bats, was enough to discourage anv’pitcher and disrupt the entire team When it came to fielding Decatur out-classed their rival?. Curley Ellis lead in this respect and received a hearty round of applau-e each occasion; severa i of his stop? being sensational Far- . rel pitched for Decatur and his work was good to look at, and could ; his fellow team mates assisted him ; to any extent with the bat, a differ-1 ent story might have been told. Simons f<-r Van Wert, pitched a clean steady game, and is entitled to the credit of winning the game . for that team, as his shoots and I slants puzzled the local pH vers, and most of them hit the ozone and , retired to the bench. Van Wert has al wavs proved a hoodoo for the Decatur High school, and it is, doubtful whether the spell will be broken this season—still the inevitable might happen. Tne score by | innings was as follows; 123456789RHE Van W.—o 202012007 10 5 Decatur —1 01 0001104 5 2 Batteries—Simons and McDonald, Farrell and Smith.

Fred Melcher, of Riot township, sold a steer Saturday to David Gerber, the stock man, that weighed 2,260 pounds and brought him a check that called for 190.40. This is without doubt one of the heaviest animals that was ever sold at a Decatur market, and reflects great credit on Mr. Melcher Jas a stock raiser. The anmial will be shipped to eastern markets. The Whist club were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Schirmeyer, Friday evening, and the hours flew past too rapidly for everyone present. The games were unusually interesting, the high score, 216, being made by Miss Bessie Schrock and Mr. W. A. Kuebler. A delicious luncheon was served. Outside guests present were Misses Mary Myers, Schrock, Rose Dunathan Messrs. Will Schrock and W. A. Kuebler and Mr. and Mrs. Humphries. Lezetta, the four-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Fuelling, died Saturday evening, at five o’clock, at the home of her parents, who reside north of this city, after an illness of only a few days’ duration, death resulting from diphtheria. The funeral services wire private and interment was made at the Fuelling cemetery yesterday afternoon. This is the second child Mr. and Mrs. Fuelling have lost inside of one week from the same disease, the former child having been buried last Tuesday, and now leaves the parents childless. Two men of the description lielow have been acting together as money order frauds. Age 26 years, height 5 feet, 6 inches, weight 145 pounds, dark complexion, smooth shaven, eye brows very heavy connected Age 24 height, 5 feet, 7% inches weight 140 pounds, light complexion, light hair pirted in middle, thin on top smooth shaven, large ears, full blue eyes Tnese pirties purchase small money orders and then raise the amount and have them cashed by merchants. I wculd advise that merchants should no l cash money orders drawn on any p jstoffioe except that to persons to whom you are well acquainted and can identify. Do not cash postoffice money orders which strangers should present under any circumstances. Should money orders lie presented by strangers or parties of the above description, secure their arrest and hold by discreet appeal to police and notify by wire A. R. Holmes, Inspector, Cincinnati, Ohio, or Respectfully yours, A. Brittson, P. M. The meeting of patrons of Blue Creek township at Salem church, on Tuesday, April 11, was a grand success from the standpoint of centralization. In the absence of Mr. Brandyberry, O. N. Tyndall was chosen chairman. The following resolution was offered by Mr. Wile Merriman: Resolved, That we hereby request the school authorities to piooeed at once to adopt the graded centralized schools for the township, and to provide a suitable new building for same. About twenty-five patrons took partin discussi on and the resolution was unanimously adopted. C. E Brenner then offered the following resolution: Resolved, That a committee of one from each sohofl district be appointed to arrange and conduct a central contest during next school year, for prizes; to arrange and print rules and instr; c- . tions for contestants, and to have I them in the hands of teachers and J patrons at beginning of school year. 1905. Committee to lave I power to act as deemed best. Resj olution adopted and committee apI pointed as follows: District No. 1, |O. N. Tyndall; 2, M. A. Ripley; 3. 'W. Lautzenhizer; 4, George Dellinger; 5, J. Baker; 6, C E. Bren I ner; 7. A. Danner. After a season of general discussion J. Baker | offered the following motion, which 'carried unanimously: That the ! chair appoint a committee of three to draft and obtain signatures t > a petition to sob vol authorities f >r centralized school building to be located in center of township, and to take steps to prove it at earli est pissible time. Chair appoint ed the following committee: Messrs. McAlhaney and E Merriman. The following resolution was then adopted unanimously: Resolved, That we extend the county superintendent and tiustee our hearty support and co-operation in every way to extend* our public schools. After many pledges of help from all present, the meeting adjourned at 4:30 p. m

A horse hitched to a buggy and owned by Willis Whittenberger, who resides near the state line, took fright today at noon, near the Chicago & Erie railroad, and jerked from the man who was holding it and ran down Third street, running into trees and other obstructions, was caught near Godfrey Christen’ residence by a passerby. A damaged buggy and harness in bad shape was the result of the acoi dent. No one was injured. Owing to the provisions of the recently enacted cities and towns act, the city councils of towns o‘ the fifth class are likely to have more business on their hands than they are paid to transact. One of these provisions is that the work done by the board of works in towns of the first-class, shall be done in towns of the fifth class by the mayor and the council. Many towns of more than ten thousand inhabitants come under this ruling. Usually, too, towns of this size are busily engaged at all times in more or less extensive improvements. The new law will either lessen the amount of improving done by municipalities or it will work a hardship on the mayors and councils. Fuelling Bros., owners of the farm known as the old Commissioner Fuelling farm, purchased last week another beautiful draft stallion of Frisinger & Co., to keep in the stud at their home with their famous young Belgian stallion pur chased of the same firm two years ago. This last one is a Percheron and the sired by a horse known as Beseque in France, and two years ago, when fifteen years of age, was sold for 16000. Dr. Hartman of Columbus, to head the Hartman stock farm. The horse unfortunately never reached his American home, having died while on the ocean. Fuelling Bros, are surely very for lunate in securing such a richly bred horse, and deserve for their efforts tire patronage of all their neighbors and those who wish t patronize a pure blood horse. Without doubt he is one of the most beautiful colored dark, dapple grttv horses that it has ever been our privilege to behold. Well may it be said by the outside world that Adams county heads the list in the state in the kind and number of her draft horses, there being more horses shipped from thi“ county of its own production than in any other three .at prices that are highly pleasing to our farmers

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Frank, the fourteen-months’-old child of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ostemeyer, who reside near Freidheim, died F riday evening at four o’clock, death resulting from spasms. On Thursday Mr. ana Mrs. Ostemeyer drove to this city and the child was in the best of health, the attack coming yesterdaay noon. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon a two o’clock, at the Freidheim church, Rev. Preuss conducting the same, and interment will be made in the Friedheim cemetery. A few days ago Truman Hey, of Williams, wrote a letter to a Chicago firm for a baby—the smallest one they had. Yesterday when the G. R. I&. train No. 3, arrived he was rewarded with a 9% pound brother. Truman is well satisfied , although he save he would rather had a sister. Os course father and mother are well satisfied, for mother and baby are doing fine. The Baptist Sunday school of Pleasant Mills, will give an Easter social at the hall, on Saturday evening, April 22. Everybody invited and a good time guaranteed. Remember the date. Graham & Lower, agent for the Continental Fire Insurance company, po-tad large bills Friday printed in the blackest of blackface type and announcing that a rewatd of $250 will be paid to anyone who convicts the parties who set fire to the Monroe build ings. The bill is headed “$250 reward,” and then reads as follows: The National board of fire underwriters hereby offers the above reward for the detection, conviction and punishment of the party or parties who may on trial be found by the court guilty of the crime of incendiarism or arson in firing the premises situate at Monroe, Indiana. on lot 53, south side of Jackson street, being a frame dwelling and barn, on the 14th of March, 1905. This offer expires by limitation one year from date, and all liability under it shall then cease unless otherwise ordered by the executive committee. The said reward will be paid only on due proof being furnished the said committee as required by its rules, of tne conviction of the criminal or criminals of the crime of incendiarism or arson, and of their incarceration under the final sentence of the court Dated at New York, April 4, 1905.”

I Farmers in the vicinity of Too--1 sin and Echo have organized a I mutual insurance company to protect them from losses by wind, storm and tornadoes. The company is to be known as the Eoho Windstorm and Tornado Insurance Company, and is to meet once a year at Tocsin in regular session, although special meetings may be (Called. The company is a mutual j concern and it will extend its operI ations over Well? and Ad itn? ooun ties. By-laws and rules governing the organization have been printed and the concern is ready t° transact business. The losses are to be paid on the assessment plan and a sufficient sum is to be always maintained in the treasury of the company to pay a loss immediately. Only the most responsible people will be admitted to membership and the requirement is quite strict in this partiiular. The concern is modeled along the lines of the French township insurance company of Adams county, which has, at this time a considerble number of stockholders in both this and Adams county.—Bluffton Banntr. David Fox, the Hartford township man, who refused to obey a summons to appear as a witness before the grand jury, will no doubt, learn that it is a serious matter t> oppose an order of court. A writ of attachment was issued for him Friday, and Deputy Amos Fisher sent out to get him Fox refused to pay any attention to the writ and Fisher had! to go to Berne and secure the assistance of the marshal and a deputy. Ttey went to Fox's home and he acoomprnied them to this city without further trouble. He appeared before Judge Erwin this morning and began informing him how it happened, saying, “You know just as well as I do—. ” He got no further, the court informing him if he had any defense to make he would have an opportunity at the proper time. Fox claims to have been notified to appear April 19th, but must have been mistaken, as all grand jury subpoenaes are returnable forthwith. Fox was placed under a S2OO bond, which he gave, and was allowed his liberty. He has employed D. E. Smith and will have his hearing next Friday, April 21. Some of Fox’s statements, if true, will cause him some trouble, before cleared up.