Decatur Democrat, Volume 49, Number 13, Decatur, Adams County, 1 June 1905 — Page 5

B Frrt nk Cotton who has lieen actB- in the capacity of ‘bus driver ■ Br ' tbe Murray House has resigned K position and returned to his ■ at Bluffton whera he will reB° in for some time to come, as he B to go into business with his Bather. I John F- Lachot sold his pronerty I \V. Main street to Albert Egly, Keller at the People’s bank, on SatnrE d r for 51500 and the brick street as- ■ Jmant. which makes the total EoountSl6oß. Albert left for Au■burn on Saturday nigbt to spend a ■nibirt vacation with his best friend, ■likely to tell her the good news and iniake plans for the future.-Berne ■M'iiness. Uncle Jimmy‘Wagner, of MonLoe, known by everyone is proud ■of his wool crop this year. He Isold thirty-two fleeces weighing |-> 4 9 pounds at thirty-three cents I per pound an average of nearly Light pounds each and bringing ||2.50 apiece. His thirty-two ewes I also raised seventeen lambs, making his sheep a good investment this year. Miss Sophia Mangold left Friday evening for Butte, Montana, where she will be united in marriage next Thursday to one of Montana’s native sons. Miss Mangold was acoompauied to the train by nearly fifty of her friends, and lodge sisters. who wished her a safe journey. Her trunk was neatly decorated in flowers and old shoes and as the train rolled from the station many goodbyes were exchanged. 56 pages, 76 illustrations. Describes California and the route there. Chicago, Mil waukee and St. Paul. Union Pacific and Southern Line. This is the route of the Overland Limited. Leaves Union Passenger station, Chicago, 6.C5 p. m. daily. Arrives San Francisco the third day in time for dinner. California book sent* for 6 cents postage. F. A. Miller, General Passenger Agent, Chicago, or W. S. Howell, 381 Broadway, New York. Over at Decatur the fight in the wool business is just as radical as it. is in this city but one of the dealers in that city managed to turn the tables on the fellow who kept the price too high. This fellow offered to buy all the wool that came along at thirty-four cents. The other dealers hired farmers to haul the woo] they had stored in their warehouses around to his place and sell it at an advance of something like two cents over what they had paid —Bluffton Banner.

Mavor Coffee held police court M ndaymorning long enough to pass judgment upon Thompson Steber and August Kohlhorst, charged with public intoxication and disorderly conduct. The men were arrested yesterday by Marshal Green while on the streets making displays of themselves. The men stated that they secured their booze Saturday night and stored it in a barn. They were each given a fine of a dollar and costs, amounting in each case to |9.30. The men staved the docket and were discharged. The Bluffton News prints an interview with Judge Vaughn, in which he makes the announcement that he will not be a candidate to succeed himself. The reason assigned is that he desires to see Hon. W. H. Eichhorn succeed himself on the bench. The announcement is such a one that- will leave no doubt as to where Judge Vaughn stands and was intended as a cue for his friends, who will be expected to follow his wishes. Tne announced cmdidates now are W. H. Eichhorn, Charles E Stirgis and Levi Mock.

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_. ~'" k T 0 THE orFICE:oF THE jOWrfi SNOW AGENCY. Uh DECATUR, INDIANA. If you want to sell your farm or city property for cash, list it with the SNOW AGENCY. We have several cash buyers as soon as what they wan * B put upon the market. If you wish to buy a country home or city res •dence, we may have just what you want, as our lists comprise severs thousand acres of good farm lands in Indiana and a large num >er o ci y properties. Besides these, we have timber and prairie lanes n * Minnesota and Arkansas, in all stages of improvements. Property advertised without expense to the owner, if left on the market f ’rll.c t.ti e

Bluffton's salared team Tuesday defeated the fast. Fort Wayne Blue’s by a score of sto 3, the game was a fast one and was witnessed by a large crowd. We are unable to state at this time whether Mack Arbaugh umpired the game or not, but from the looks of the score he must have had a hand in it somewhere. Men who have been circulating a blanket remonstrance against the saloon in Fairmount township. Grant countv, announced that the number of signatures required to ■ wipe out the saloons in that town- , ship have been secured. It is understood that there are 723 signatures to the paper, which is more than half of the total number of voters in the township. M ith the telephone, mail daily at the door, riding plow and harvesting machines and all manner of new-fangled devices to lesson the labor, there should be no great, trouble experienced in keeping the boys on the farm. But with the patent churn in the milkhouse and the piano in the best room and beaus from all quarters it is difficult to keep the girls on the farm The Hon. W. P. Breen, LL, D.. and Mrs. Breen, left last evening for Los Angeles. Cal., and Dr. E J. McOscar and his mother, Mrs. Mary McOscar and Mr. Maurice C. Niezer, of Monroeville. will start for the same place today. They will attend the national convention of the Knights of Colum bus, which is to be held there next week. They will visit other pointe of interest on the coast. —Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. A meeting of all the independent telephone companies in the northern part of the state will be held at Fort Wayne Friday, to complete the work begun in Indianapolis. It is expected that the arrangements for establishing new exchanges and toll lines in the field recently surrendered by the United Telephone company to the Central Union will be completed. Representatives will be there of exchanges at Ft. Wayne, South Bend, Indianapolis, Ander son and other cities where the independent movement has gained strength. Mrs. Katie Newborn, who for the past six months had been making her home with her son, A. D. Newborn and family, on Fourth street, died last evening at eight o'clock, after an illness covering several years’, death resulting from gall stones. Mrs. Newborn was formerly a resident of New York City, ■ from whence she came with her son, who is employed by Lyman Brothers as an artist. She was fifty-three years of age. The remains will be shipped this afternoon at 4:40 over the Erie railroad to New York City, where the inter ment will be made. The remains will be accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Newborn and family.

Miss Josephine Bowers, who attends the B uffton business college, and her brother, Charles Bowers were driving into the city from their home in Magley when they met an automobile going north, just this side of Villa North, on the north pike. The horse frightened and jnmned to the side of the road, throwing the ng into the ditch. The occupants were thrown out and the top of the rig torn off. The horse kept on going and was stopped in front of the Abe Hesher residence. Miss Bowers was injured about her limbs though nothing serious. The driver of the machine stopped and asked Bowers to take the number of his machine and that they wonld stand the cost of the damages. The number of the machine was 1388. —Bluffton Banner.

The delivery horse owned by Fred Mills took fright this morning near Everett Hite & Co. ’s grocery and ran nortn on Second street, colliding with a farmers’ rig and completely demolishing the delivery wagon. The animal got out of the melee without a scratch, as did the driver, who jumped after he lost control of the horse. The Passenger department of the Toledo, St. Louis & Western R. R.‘ “Clover Leaf Route,” has issued a booklet, entitled, “Get Out, or Get In,” from the pen of Mr. Elbert Hubbard, of the Roycrofters, of East Aurora, N. Y. Copies of this booklet may be obtained by sending 4 cents in stamps to Walter L. Ross, General Passenger Agent. “ Clover Leaf Route,” Toledo, Ohio. Prof. B. A. Winans superintendent of the Berne schools, this week received a life license, to teach school. This license enables Mr. Winans to teach in any public school as well as high schools in the state of Indiana, without passing further [examinations. It can also be transferred making it good for almost any state in the union.— Berne News. Maplewood cemetery rever appeared so beautiful as it did yesterday, and words of praise fell from the lips of many who visited that burial ground Tuesday. Mr. Horace Botthooff, the custodian, has spent many days in his efforts to beautify the place, and has certainly succeeded. We eannot express how perfectly clean and well cared for the ground are, but if yon are interested, a visit there will convince you that Mi. Botthoff is the right man in the right place. Several out of town people spoke to us of the care shown by Mr. Botthoff. Sheriff Johnston was not obliged to make a trip to Indianapolis to arrest M D. Yontz, the Burford agent who was indicted by the grand jury Saturday on a charge of forgery. On the other hand Yontz arrived in the city on the 4:10 car and at once hunted up the sheriff and the county clerk. At the cour f house he was arrested and immediately gave bond for his appearance at the September term of court on the second day of the term. The bond was on the sum of SSOO and local bond was readily secured. Mr. Yontz made no statement regarding the case and will likely have nothing to say until the matter is brought to the attention of the court. Eichhorn & Matlack of this city and John Burns, of Hartford City, are the attorneys for Mr. Yontz. —Bluffton Banner. The Erie railroad has made an appropriation of $1,500,000 which is to be expended in the purchase of tools for the re-eqnipment of the repair shops along its lines and for building new round houses, turn tables, etc. Nearly $500,000 is being expended in providing new iron working tools of the latestdesign foi the heavy-work required, such as planers, lathes, steam hemmers, cranes, etc. The principal expenditures in round figures will be $146,000 at Hornellsville, N. Y.; SBO,OOO at Meadville, Pa ; $64,000 Huntingt >n, Ind. :$40,000 at at Cleveland, Ohio; $34,000 at Galion, O.; $30,000 each at Dunmore, Pa. and Buffalo, N. Y.; $13,500 at Stroudsburg, Pa : $11,670 at Port Jarvis, N. Y.; $7,260 at Rochester, N. Y.; $6500 at Bergen, N. J., and $5500 each at Bradford, Pa., Salamanca. N. Y., Kent, 0., Marion, O-, and Hammond. Ind.

Superintendent Graber of the county infirmary, has filed his re port for thejquarter ending May 31. According to the statements contained therein, he is holding up his reputation as an expert farmer and manager of this institution. In the last three months he has sold of wheat 129.70, hogs (215.50, steers (580.20, hay (138.65, wool (63.81, eggs (6.64, which with a balance of (16.05, makes the income from the farm during this quarter (1050.55. Mr. Graber has long been recognized as one of the best when it comes to taking care of the county’s poor, and he always was a good and successful farmer. There are thirty-eight inmates at the infirmary and all of them have the care and comforts of one of the best institutions in the state, made so through the efforts and business management of Mr. Graber. The new barn recently contracted will be complete within a few days, and then ample room will be provided for al] the stock, implements and erain. This improvement has long been needed, and when ready tor occupancytwill be utlized to a great advantage and saving in time and care.

BADLY BURNED Painfully Burned With Boiling Broth Little Son of Shep Dougherty Suffering Severly Other Geneva News. (Special Correspondence) Geneva. Ind., May 31—With his left arm and part of his left side an entire blister the little one-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Shep Daugherty, living in the southwest part of this place, lies suffering with burns which were caus ed by the spilling of boiling broth on him. The noon meal was being prepared Tuesday, and while the mother was busy at something else in the kitchen, the little fellow reached up and caught hold of the vessel containing a little over a pint of boiling broth. The vessel overturned and the contents ran down over the little aim and about half of the baby’s left side. The clothing was saturated and before it could be removed the hot fluid had burned the arm and side in a solid blister. A physician was summoned imme diately and done all that was possible to relieve the little one’s pain, but the child still suffers intensely. Miss Marie Patterson and Tom Ehinger, of Decatur, were the guests of Dr. Fred Patterson in Geneva for a short time Tuesday afternoon. All supporters of the Rosenthals should make arrargements to attend the game at Geneva on June lath, for the Geneva people are ex peoting them and will entertain them royally. That’s Geneva’s reputation. Push it along Bones. Geneva, Ind., May 25.—C. F Pitcher, the man who made such a bold attempt at suicide by shoot ing himself. Wednesday afternoon was taken to the St. Joseph hospital in Fort Wayne, this morning where, if the surgeons believe it advisable, an operation will be performed to remove the bullet from the head. The bullet entered the skull just behind the right eye and after destroying the eye, lodged in the front put of the skull. The operation for its removal is such a delicate one that it was thought best to have the patient in a hospital. Pitcher is an oil man, having charge of the leasee and property here of the Northwestern Oil Co., of Chicago, tie was pumping on the Eokroti farm, west of here, when he made the attempt at self-destruction He is a married man, and with his wife has lived here for a lit le over a year. He seemed to be a splendid fellow and was good to everyone except himself. It is said that he has been drinking heavily of late. This is thought to be, and is the only known cause for his act of Wednesday. It is believed that he was despondent and temporarialy crazed with drink. That he was determined to kill himself was proven when, in a period of consciousness, the physicians asked him what had happened, he repliad ,“I tried to kill myself, but made a bum job. If I get well I’ll try it again.” Geneva, Ind., May 26—The town council held a short session this afternoon and granted, without alteration, the franchise asked bv the officers of the Fort Wayne & Springfield Tiaction company. The council and traction magnates were of one mind concerning the merits of the franchise, and but a short session was necessary to place their official approval thereon. This leaves but Berne and Monroe out of the link between Portland and Decatur, and no trouble is expected from either quarter. Geneva., Ind, May 26.—While playing with an old electric battery that had once been used at a stone quarry to ‘‘set off” charges of dynamite, Kenneth Reiff, the nine-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Rieff, of this place, was painfully injured by the explosion of a [dynamite cap which was attached to one of the wires. The lad, with several of his companions, had the battery in a barn owned by A. G. Briggs. Kenneth picked up the

\ gs ' r The best product Zs thr,t of well paid, ,j » EHL J contented workmen p [ft | Q under congemU con- t " ditions and in cheer- K a ful surroundings. BMsKSfeBI M \ Clothcraft Clothes | Iml flfa are made in a model B 1| WE Mr plant. There is light, 9* air and every modern I- \ W? improvement. wja&k. —ii~~ V ssl There are separate .j.Sg dining rooms for men and women and hot tea and coffee are , I ■ served each meal. The toilet and dressing rooms are bright, at- * tractive and amply large. ■■ No philanthropy about it—just business. The IE Clcthcrafters want the best work in the world in IB Clothcraft Clothes and that means that the best IB w workers must make them. They want their IM people to be comfortable and in good health for £■ their mutual good. Every Clothcraft garment is made in the Clothcraft Plant. Nothing is “farmed out.” MV aft Clothcraft quality cannot be produced by the B I sweat-shop method. 3B Clothcraft has a dozen distinct features not ■ ■ found in any other ready-for-service clothing and BE the hig feature is that all the cloth used is wool, BE Jfgl all wool and nothing but wool. And this is true f of no other line on earth. HOLTHOUSE, SCHULTE & CO.

wires preparatory to taking a “shook.” The crank was turned and the “shock” came, but it was not an ordinary electric shock. It was more like an amateur explosion, and when the smoke had cleared away Kenneth found that there was a hole in the lower part of his left leg. The bones of the leg were not injured in any manner, but the flesh was badly torn, making an ugly wound that will cause much pain, be slow in healing and cause the lad to keep quiet lor several days. Geneva, Ind., May 27— 4n informal dance, which proved to be one of the most enjoyable dances that has been given here this season, was given at the Masonic hall Friday evening. There were about twenty-five couples in attendance and the musio was furnished by the Taylor brothers of Portland. Those present were nearly all members of a whist club which was organized here early last wmter There are some seventy member c who belong to this club and one week they enjoy an evening with cards and the following week have a dance. It is a crowd composed of the most congenial people and that the members enjoy the card parties and dances goes without telling. Mr. and Mrs. Lester, of Bluffton, guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Briggs, were the out-of town guests at the dance. Geneva, Ind., May 29—S. C Pitcher, who shot himself with suicidal intent, last Thursday, died at St. Joseph hospital in Ft Wayne, at 11:30 Sunday night. Pitcher did his work well, the ball entering his head and destroying a portion of the brain tissue. He suffered terribly after being brought to the hospital, and it was said he could not recover. The bullet was located by Dr. Maurice Rosenthal by an X-ray photograph, but Pitcher’s conditon was such that it could not be removed. The sight of one eye was entirely destroyed by the bullet. The dead man is bout fiftyeight years old and married. His wife was at his bedside when the end came. Pitcher was a member of the Knights Templars. The remains will be shipped to lowa for burial. Geneva, Ind., May 30—Farmers east of this place are again experiencing trouble with sheepkilling dogs. Many farmers have lost quite a number of sheep, and although every effort piss hie has been made to rid the neighborhood i>f “suspected” dogs, the trouble

still exists and it is not infrequent to hear that some man has lost from three to five sheep in a night. Geneva, Ind., Mav 30—Memorial day was fittingly observed here today in a manner which was impressive and patriotic. There were no ball games or sports of any kind, but the entire day was given over to the old soldiers, who, with many citizens made green the memories of those boys in blue who have fought their last battle and who are now ready for the great assembly call. In the morning the G. A. R., W. R. C., S. of V., secret societies Sunday schools and other orders paraded the principal streets andsuitable ceremonies were held att the cemetery In the afternoon) the memorial services were held at the U. B chu-ih where Hon. Jos. G. of Muncie, made an ad - dress. Every bu-iness house and. many residences were profusely decorated with the red, white and blue, and all business was suspended from 10 o’clock in the merning until 4 o’clock in the evening GETTING READY FOR THE FAIR. Secretary Kunkle of the Great Northern Fair association is sending out entry blanks to owners of race horses, and a good big string of fast ones is expected here — enough to make the races the hottest eve" seen here. The program is a “hummer ’ for this season, and those who live to see the“ponies” go will have all kinds of opportunity Tue list includes the following attractionsWednesday. August 30—A 2:30 pace, purse. $250; 2:24 trot, purse $300; ostrich race. Thursday, August 331, 2:20 pace: purse $300; 2:18 trot, purse S3OO, 2:15 pace, purse S3OO. Friday, September I—Derby day —County half mile, best twe in three, purse SSO; three-quarter mile dash, purse $100; one and a sixteenth mile dash, the derby, purse $150; mile dash, purse SIOO. Three such days of sport were never seen here by race rovers, and the attraction should draw thousands each day. The last day is Derby day, when those who prefer the jumpers, will see a great program. Five big races, with at least seven heats for a total purse of SSOOO, should bring a great stable of running horses, and likewise a great crowd. The dates are August 129 to September 1, inclusive. Don’t forget to tell your friends to come.