Decatur Democrat, Volume 49, Number 40, Decatur, Adams County, 7 December 1905 — Page 5

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A Miss Weldy living about seven miles northeast- of the city, died this morning at her home. She was seventy-one years of age. Funeral will be held Thursday ingWilliam Law and family of Fort Wayne, and Bert Lew and family of Decatur, returned to their homes today, after a visit of several days at tne Jacob Lew home on Briant street.— Huntington Herald. Saturday evening Miss Bessie Wherry entertained a number of her young lady friends at her home on north Third street. The evening was spent in music and games, the principal game being “Donkey.” Refreshments were served. Those present were: Misses Fanny Rice. Fanny Robison. Jessie Blossom, Iva and Dollie Simooke. Gertrude Wherry and Katherine Smith. The second regular meeting of the Euterpeans will meet with Miss Carrie Craig, Thursday evening. December 7th. The artist, Romney, will be studied, Miss Dunathan having charge of the program. Study of questions (page 3) and answers (page 29). Studies in painting in 1904-1905 vear book; also bring same as well as money for dues.

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There will be no services at the Mt. Tabor M. E. church, Bobo, on next Saturday evening, but on Sunday 01:30 instead. The change is made cn account of the revival at Pleasant Mills. Those interested will please announce so that all may know. C. B. Sweeney. 279d5 A man who has made a careful research claims to have made the discovery that the increased gas pressure is produced by pumping air into the mains. The gas comes out with a mighty roar, that is principally bluff, he says, and sometimes it has such a force of air pressure that a light will blow out. E. Woods will spend the winter in the south, and will leave some time the first of the year. His health has been such that this change of climate it is hoped will bring back the bloom of youth. That he may go without any business to worry him, he will give a sale at his farm, four and one-half miles northeast jf this city, on Thursday, December 28. At this sale will be sold some of the highest bred Hereford cattle, and several head of pedigreed horses that are high bred for speed. They ought to be a good drawing card for a public sale, and no doubt will be. La t Tuesday whi’e lighting heater at John Reiter’s barber shop, Forest Elzey was very badly burned, and as a consequence is today carrying bis right hand in bandages. He was endeavoring to light the gas fire beneath a tank of water, and thinking the gas had been turned off, struck a I lighted match over the burner The gas had previously been turned on and his right hand was very badly burned, also the hair on that side of his head being singed off. Dr. E. G. Coverdale dressed the wounded member and Forest will be compelled to lay off from work for several days. Louis Koldewey, aged seventy vears, and one of the oldest residents of Union township, and perhaps one of the oldest residents of Adams county, died (Wednesday at his home at six o’clock, after an I illness of three weeks' duration 1 death resulting from infirmities. | Mr. Koldewey camo to this country when but a mere boy, and :mmediately journeyed to Adams county, where he resided until his demise, making him a resident of this county for more than fifty years. He was a prosperous farmer and had a host of friends in the Community in which he lived and elsewhere. He was united in marriage in 1860 to Miss Sophia Tiemann, and to this union was born ten I children, nine of whom survive him, they being Fred Koldewey, Emma Krikeberg, Louise Bohnke, deceased, Carrie Reinking, Tillie Blakey, Mary Reinking, Martha Koldewey and Louis Koldewey o this county, and Sophia Grote and William Koldewey of Fort Wayne, Tnd He was a member of the Emanuel Lutheran church, from where the funeral services will be held Sunday morning at ten o clock, Rev uauer conducting the same. Interment will be made at the Lutheran church cemetery.

\\ illiam Blackburn who has been laid up for more than a month with a crippled leg, is recovering. The recovery is slow, but it is thought that soon he will be able to lie about again. School boys are now beginning their winter’s sport right. The frosts of the past few nights have put thick layers of ice on the ponds and river and large numbers of boys are to be seen before and after school wending their way to the streams. As it has always been left to the venturesome [school boy to always test the ice, in a day or so large crowds of young people will be seen on Steele’s pond and also on the river, the ice then being considered safe enough. The J. W. Place company last evening let their contract for the construction of their new ice cream factory, Weaver & Suttles being the successful bidders. The plans call for a modern and upto-date building to be constructed from cement block, and the very best of timber. Five bids were received by this firm, and the bidding throughout was close. Weaver & Suttles however, being slightly lower and were awarded the contract. Work on the building will be started at once and the same pushed to completion, so that they may be ready in the spring for any and all orders. The new ice house is fast nearing completion and in a few months more a new building will loom up where there is now nothing but ruins. For the benefit of the legislators the following suggestions are offered as amendments to the Indiana marriage laws. The questions proposed might be added to the list on the blanks to give a fuller account of conditions concerning the applicants. The questions are: Age, occupation, name, mother’s maiden name, father’s first name, their ages, place of birth? Ever keen married before? If not, why not? Ever been in the poor house Ever crazy? Is the girl in the notion of taking you? State why. Has she been in the poor house? Is she sound? Have you a job? If not, would you like to have one? Is your father a nice man? Is he a democrat? Does your mother do her own washing? If not, state why. Are you fond of your mother-in-law? Are you familiar with differential cacuius? What are your ideas of nebular hypothesis? Were any of your ancestors ever troubled with fits? Have you a dog, if so have you paid the taxes on him? What do you think of the yellow peril? Do the far eastern troubles have any impression on you? Can your intended bride do fancy work? Does she play the pianola? What is her weight? Is her appetite good? Does it tickle you to know that you are about to be married ? Was your father ever on the jury through a technicality or a packed jury. Have you money with you to pay for this license? What will your mother say when she hears this. ? Now that cold weather is here the rural carriers have a few favors to ask of the patrons on their route that will lessen the annoyances of their work in the winter. Their request is: Buy stamps of the carrier. Don’t put pennies in the box and ask the carrier to lick your stamp. Have a supply of stamps on hand at all times. If your box has a board bottom stand the letters up against one side so that they can easily be taken out. If you •want to see what a convenience yeu will be affording the carriers by following these simple rules, go out to your mail box on a frosty morning, lay a postal card and a letter down and then try to pick them up with your gloves on. If three of the pennies fall in a snow bank ascertain by trying whether you would rather get them by digging around with your bare fingers or go down in ycur pocket and pay the postage. A letter stood on edge is much more easily picked up by the mail man and if it has a stamp on he don’t have to take off his gloves but can drive on without lingering long enough to get cold. Keep the enow banks away from your box so that the carrier can get close enough to put mail in or get it out without getting out of the wagon. Most farmers like to accommodate the mail carriers and many a present is found in the mail box for the man with the blue buttons, but it is the little things that he appreciates most. Keep tins in mind and see if you can’t make life a little easier for your carrier at no expense to yourself.

GENEVA NEWS The Ford-Logan Nuptials Celebrated Preperations being Made for ChristmasGeneva Threatened With a Coal Famine. (Special Correspondence.) Geneva, lad., Dao. 6—List even ing about 8:30 o’clock residents of this place were startled by a series of explosions, one explosion following another for some fifteen or twenty minutes. It was feared that something terrible, some awful accident or great damage to property had been done until it was made known that the explosions were part of a demonstration being made in honor of the Ford-Logan marriage, which occurred at the home of the bride’s father, Isaac Ford, who lives just south of here on the county line. People here felt easier when they heard the news, but smypathized with the bride and groom. The merchants of Geneva are making ready to display their hoi iday goods and are looking forward to a very busy time during the next two or three weeks. Nearly every train has brought in big boxes of goods and the proprietors of the different stores, especially the druggists, will make very pretentious displays. Right now Geneva is experiencing a hard coal famine, and although many people have in a large supply of coal, yet there were some who felt the effects of its absence Monday and Tuesday, and especially on Tuesday a f ternoon, when the gas was shut off. The shortage is only temporary it is thought, and sincerely hoped. Geneva, Ind., Deo. 4—Though there has been information given out by the people directly interested in this new project, yet from very reliable sources it has been learned that Geneva is to have a new flour mil). For years there has been only the one mill here, and the people in the company have had an easy thing so to speak, for there being no opposition they have been able to command their own prices on their products. Should the second mill be built, and it may almost be banked on as a sure thing, it will be better for everybody, especially for the farmers, for while Geneva people do not pay exhorbitant prices for flour on other mill products, yet there will naturally be a competition between the two companies, which will result in a slight out in prices. And not only in this respect will be a good thing, but it will bring more trade from the country here, and when the farmer comes to mill some other business man is sure to get some of the visitor's patronage. Geneva is coming back to lif again, and things are beginning to seem as they were some years ago, for within the past three days there have been three good fights, and each one was a fair mill, and saw blood spilled. A fight Friday evening, a curtain raiser, as it might be called, started the ball rolling, and the second scrap occurred Saturday evening, when Bill King, the bartender in Botkin’s saloon, and Dorse Votaw had a few words, which resulted in King giving Vo taw rather bad pummeling. Votaw was arrested and taken to the calaboose and will probablv be given shearing A physician was called to dress his wounds, but Votaw would not allow it. The third and last scrap reported up to date, was pulled off Sunday noon, when Elzey Botkins and Finley Reynolds mixed up and the latter came out quite a bit the worst. Stories regarding this fight were a bit conflicting, but it seems that the two men had a little trouble to settle for some time, and Sunday noon, Finley thought was as good a time to settle as any. In shorter time than it takes to tell it the men were at each other and 1 inley was soon down and out. He received a bad gash over the left

eye and was bruised in several other places. Botkins has a bad hand. No arrests were made in this last affair up to Sunday evening. Geneva, Ind., Dec. s—The closing chapter in the life of Dr. W. J. Collins, whoso horrible death occurred Sunday evening [came Monday afternoon when the remains were taken from the Wells Bros.’ under taking rooms to the home of John Scheer in High street where at one o’clock brief services were conducted by Rev. Wells of the Methodist church. During the doctor’s life in Geneva he made his home with Mr. Scheer and family together with Rob Black, Will Pettis, Guy Ricketts, Dr. Graham and Dr. Patterson and to all these the loss is felt as keenly as though a near relative had been taken away. Rev. Wells made a short, but very impressive and comforting address to the many sorrowing friends who had come to pav the last respects to one who was held in such high esteem by everyone. A male quartette composed of Tom Butler, John Anderson, S. W. Hale and Will Hale furnished the music. The remains were taken away on 1:50 the train, and were in charge of Dr. Graham, John Scheer and Miss Lena Holzman. Geneva, Ind., Deo 4.—One of the most horrible accidents that has ever occurred at this place, happened last evening, when Dr. J. W. Collins was struck and instantly killed by the southbound Grand Rapids passenger train known as the “Ping Pong,” at the Braddock crossing, just north of this place. People waiting at the depot wondered why the train stopped, and it was not until the mangled body of the horse had been removed from the track and the remains of the unfortunate man had been laid on the grade bank that the train crew brought the awful news to the anxious people. As near as can be learned the doctor had been making a professional visit near Ceylon, where he was waiting upon the wife of Rev. Nelson, and was returning home. As he was coming south the same direction the train was running, and as the road parallels the railroad for some distance, and makes a sharp turn of only about thirty feet before it crosses the track, it is thought that he did not hear or see the train until too late. Still others believe that tne horse was unmanageable, and that this was tho cause of his untimely death. However, the true state of affairs will probaby never be known as there was not an eye witness to the tragedy with the exception of the engineer and fireman, and they claim to have never seen him until the engine struck the norse. Both are also firmly of the belief that they gave the signal f cr the crossing, which is verified by a number of people who were waiting for the train at the depot. When men from here went to the scene of the accident they found that to all appearances the horse had been struck by the train first and that the force of the blow carried the rig down and through the cattle guard just south of the road. The horse remained on the pilot of the engine ana the body of Dr. Collins and all that was left of the rig were hurled thirty feet south of the road along the track, into a ditch, where the body was found lying face downward. The horse was carried down the track fully a quarter of a mile before the train could be stopped, and the remains thrown to one side of the track by the engineer and fireman, while the balance of the train crew returned to the scene and there found the bodv as above described. On their arrival at the depot several men were notified who went to the scene. In the meantime Coroner Falk was summoned and he ordered that the remains be taken in charge of Wells Bros., undertakers, and dressed and taken care of until he could arrive. This was done, and when Coroner Falk, accompanied by a representative of this paper, arrived, the remains were ready for inspection. The body was not mangled much, but death was instantaneous, as the back of the head was crushed, this being the worst the body was disfigured. Both legs were broken, as was the right arm and shoulder. His face was also slightly scratched along the chin. The news of the accidentspread rapidly, and there was not a home in Geneva that did not feel the sorrow. For although Dr. Collins has been there but about two years,

he had shown himself to be one of the most unselfish men that ever lived. There had never been a day too bad or a night too stormy that he would not answer a sick call or administer to the suffering. He was most successful in his practice and built up an almost phenomenal business and there were few people who did not know Dr. Collins. His people live near Carlisle, Ind., and the terrible news was telegraphed to them last night, and it is probable that some one of the relatives will arrive today to take the remains home. It is hard for his most intimate friends to realize that he is gone. They will miss him. They cannot believe now while the shook is on them, that he is dead, and it will be in days to come that they will miss him most. He was a true friend and one of the manliest of men. The de erased was thirty-nine years of age, and a graduate of the university of Chicago. A short time ago business having become so large that; he was unable to attend to the same properly, he sent for an old college chum of his known as Dr. Graham, and a partnership was formed, the two having been most intimate friends. Dr. Graham is prostrate over the terrible state of affairs. Dr. Patterson, formerly of Decatur, was also one of Dr. Collins’ most intimate friends, and he is heart broken over his friend’s untimely death. When the clothes of the deceased were examined something like S4OO was found, SIOO being in currency, and the balance beirg in notes with good security He carried two insurance policies for two thousand dollars each in favor of his father. The tragic death of Dr. W. J. Collins at Geneva, has recalled the fact that his was the fifteenth death to occur along this fatal stretch of railway. The first was in 1882, when a young man bythe name of Metcalfe, was killed. The second was an unknown man, and occurred in 1883. The third victim was Pat Williams then station agent at Ceylon, and occurred in 1894. In 1895 three railroad men were killed in an open switch at Ceylon, all three being residents of this city. Lawrence Aspy, the father of Post master Aspy, of Geneva, was struck by a train near the Lob ditch in 1896. This same year William Newcomer, was killed at the Line street crossing at Geneva. A freight train engineer and a boy tramp were killed by the bridge over the Wabash river giving way in 1897. This fatality was followed by another the same year. Lavina. Speroher was run down by a train, instant death resulting. In 1899 Drvid Long, seventy years old and a resident of Ceylon, was run over by a train. In 1892 one of the most shocking accidents of them all occurred. Daneil Hoskinson got hie foot-wedged fast between two rails. Before he could free himself ho was run over by a passenger train and his body literally out to pieces. Last September Norman Shaner fell from a car near the depot at Geneva, and was out in two. Tho last was Dr. Collins, the young doctor for whom now all Geneva mourns. FREE IF IT FAILS Druggists Smith. \ager & |F«lk Say They Do Not Charge Anything'.tor Vinol fnleu It Give, Sat.afactory Results. When asked by a reporter of the Democrat how they could make such a broad offer in regord to any medicine. a member of the above firm replied: ‘•lf Vinol were a patent or a secret preparation it would be another thing, bat it is not. everything it contains is named on the label, “Vinol is simply the Hp,Odatei' form of JadminisJering cod liver oil, which for centuiies hrs been recognized as the grandest of all bodybuilding agents for wasted human strength and vitality, and durinOthe 17st five years we have seen it pro. duce sucn grand results that we are now willing to back is with any kind of a guarantee. In Vinol we have simple done away' with the useless system-clogging oil/ and have giving to the people all the' medicinal, body-bvilding olements of cod livea oil in a highly concentrated! and deliciously palatable form, and we have never sold in our store a medicine of more c • anJI strength-creating value man Vinol, and if the people of Decatur only realized its value we would not have clerks enough in our store to supply the demand for it. In a natural manner Vinol tones up the digestive organs. makes rich red blood and creates strength. We can "nlv the people of J Decatur t- >♦ on our gvarantee.” Smith, Yagui & Falk, druggists.