Decatur Democrat, Volume 49, Number 51, Decatur, Adams County, 22 February 1906 — Page 5

■Chcago Feb. 21,. —Johann Hoch ' *jji be hanged Friday, the board of JLdous refused to interfere. Foreman again is bus driver f Ol the Transfer line, representing the f’ irt House. He fills the place rjUMie vacant by Frank Smith, who gecepted a position on the road. ■C Egly left Monday night for the Southwest, where he will spend ggn time in the interest of the I JJei e Grain & Hay comnany. He intends to visit principally in Kan sas .nd Arizona. Berne News. M{t>v. Albert (>gle. secretary of the Ba> ( ist State Convention of Indiana. ?ril' preach at the Baptist church Jfri ,v aud Saturday nights of next .also following Sunday morn and evening. Ashe is an excel i Jen: man. large audiences should ■ gr< him. Andrews returned this Burning from Hot Springs Arkan where he had been for the pggt five weeks with his wife who is inking treatment. Mrs. Andrews remain until April Ist and is'fbst regaining her former health aid strength. Hvnl P. Schrock celebrated his day with a six o’clock dinner Dr. and Mrs. Roy Andi the invited guests JbeMr. and Mrs. Earl B. A tarns. Marie Patterson and Dr. Blackthe latter of Bluffton. Will to state his age when interbut said the principal things olthe menu were the buseuits and gravey. ■tome, Feb. 21—Pope I’ius this me ruing created nineteen new JJenoh bishops. His Holiness con damned the French government s agti church policy and said: "All rtpi rts from the French episcopacy gg r . ■ that our organiaztion is pow fljHKf i. and growing rapidlx. Ina years we will be able tu restore Fri nee to the Kingdom cf God." K. B. Holthouse. of Decatur, was in city yesterday evening. Mr. BBlthouse, as told in the Banner some tins ago, is preparing to establish a facterv in the city for the manufactrie of cement roofing tiles. He will things in shape to run within a shirt time and ano herjsmall addition to the industrial forces of the city wil. have been noted Bluffton Ban U net K\ H. Eichhorn went to Portland this morning to spend the day looking afte the interests of the Nottingham few ,hip people who are slated foran mient on the Lob ditch. As was «at : n this paper some time ago, farmers have banded together to figi the assessment and they will mah every effort in their power to Me that they do not have to pay for ■nr the work Bluffton Banner

M Consumption l<T There is no specific for jeonsumption. Fresh air, exercise, nourishing food and ■Scott's Emulsion will come ■pretty near curing it, if there B s anything to build on. MilBlions of people throughout the ■world are living and in good Miealth on one lung. From time immemorial the ■doctors prescribed cod liver ■oil for consumption. Os ■course the patient could not Blake it in its old form, hence ■it did very little good. They ■can take ISCOTT’S .■emulsion ■and tolerate it for a long ■time. There is no oil, not I excepting butter, so easily I digested and absorbed by the ■system as cod liver oil in the Worm of Scott’s Emulsion, I and that is the reason it is so helpful in consumption where Bits use must be continuous. BQ We will send you a H sample free. |SJ Be sure that this tk juncture in the form of | a label is on the wrapevery bottle of f toL asgtn,vision you buy. |W fc Scott & Bowne j j Chemists nF ■409 Pearl Street -rjyf t J Fs? I New York Ira sck and|i, all druggists

A very interesting and pleasant part of the social at the home of Mrs. J. D. Weishanpt, Thursday evening, will ba the sale of the splendid bed comfort containing the names of hundreds of the citizens of our city, gathered and beautifully wrought by the ladies of the U. B. church. Do not forget the time and place. * Henry Werling a well known farmer residing north of Preble is suffering from a badly fraaotured collar bone received several days ago. He and a neighbor Andrew Stegmeyer were riding along the road horseback when someone near by discharged a shotgun. Hour y‘s horse side stepped and threw him breaking the collar bone and other wise bruising him. Dr. J. C. Grandstaff was called and reduced the fracture and Henry is now on the road to recovery. Mrs. L. A. Graham is lying at the point of death, and physicians say the end is but a few hours away. A year ago she suffered a severe attack of appendicitis and other complications, and for wh'oh she was operated upon. She recov ered slowly but was believed she would eventually regain her former health. Seven weeks ago she began suffering with inflamatory rheumatism, which continued until last Thursday. On Saturday sep tic blood poison developed, accompanied by high fever. Hopes for her recovery were entertained until this morning, when she became unconscious and began to sink rapidly. She is o n e of the best known ladies of the community and has many friends over the 3 untv Tuesday Mr. and Mrs. ErnstSchlickman who recently moved to this city from the country celebrated their silver wedding anniversary and from all reports a most enjoyable time was had. About thirty of their old friends and neighbors were invited including the preacher who united them in marriage twenty-five years ago, and the day was happily spent and the event duly celebrated. Mr. and Mrs. Schlickman for a number of years were residents of Kirkland township, where he engaged in the farming business. A short time ago, however, they concluded that they had worked their allotted time and moved to this city, where they expect to live a retired life during the remainder of their days. A sumptuous repast was served at noon and Mr. and Mrs. Schlickman showed that they had lost none of their charms when it came to en tertaining. Auditor Lewton has completed the valuation and taxables and in Union township the total value of lands improvements and personal property after deduction of mortgage indebtedness is 1562430 Root |916'60, Preble 1820,545 Kirkland $688,150 Washington $1,110,305, St. Mary’s $767,660, Blue Creek $634,785 Monioe $1,042,270, French $652,3 65, Hartford $892,310, Wa bash $1,028,095 Jefferson $637,600, Decatur $1,769,300 Geneva $375,725, Berne $726,980. The total mortgage exemption is $545,105. The total state tax is $17,063.87, benevolent institution $6,312'42, state school $16,549.26, state educational $3,471.81, county tax $48,290.14, township $12,802.39, tuition $21,134.38, special school $34,903.44, road $12,372.87, turnpike $lO, f >99.90, township poor $1,686.25, library $1,432.95, corporation $37,317.15, bridge $7362.41, macadam road $50,778.64, sinking fund $9,342.33, total tax $290,920.21. The Republican County Committee met Monday at [the office J. M. FrLinger there being twenty six committoe men present The session lasted for one hour and a half and was interesting through out. The committee firmly endorsed a resolution to hold their own primary and to select their own boards and fix their own voting places by the township committee men. A (resolution was adopted denouncing Terhune, the District Ch«riman as his rule was revolutionary, unfair, and absolutely in the interests of one party and was without a precedent in the history of the Republican Party. The vote on the resolution stood 19 to 7. Several committeemen were absent but all of those signified the intention of standing by the resolutions. Word was received from Delaware county that they had adopted the same resolutions by a vote of 60 Ito 7 and concluded to held their I primary and select their candidates .for county offices at the same time.

GENEVA NEWS (Special Correspondence ) Geneva, Ind., [Feb. 21.—The members of the Sons of Veterans lodge of this place went Ridgeville Tuesday afternoon, where they in stituted an order last evening, in the latest and most up to date style. The Geneva lodge has quite a reputation for this work, and to say that they do the thing up fine is putting it very mildly. The boys were acompanied by a martial band. The Lichty & Sommer tin shop is no more, as the stock of goods and a small stock of light hard ware was moved to Berne today. There hat been several changes made in the firm and the new proprietors teel that, while they were doing a nice business here, they can do better in Berne. There is a splendid opening for a repair shop here now and a good tinner can have things all his own way. Mesdame's Fred Lindsey and George Calkins gave a five cent social in the masonic banquet hall I last evening, and the proceeds from j the same went towards the Eastern Stir Piano fund. The event was quite well attended and everybody who was present received their money's worth, for besides having a good social time they enjoyed a luncheon which was worth several times the little mckle they [paid for admission into the hall. There was a snug little sum added to the piano fund. The people of this place aie to be treated to rare musical treat on the evening of March 5, when a concert company is to appear here under the auspices of the Eastern Star lodge. The company is sent out by one of the leading lecture bureaus of Chicago, and while the contract has just been closed and it is too early to make any definite announcements the music loving people of the town are [sure to be given a treat and as such events do not happen [very often here the company should be greeted by a big audience. (Special to the Democrat.) Geneva, Ind., Feb. 15, 3 o'clock' —lt has just been learned that the two men killed in the nitro glycer in explosion were Ed Gapes of Hart ford City and Lee Hower of Bluff ton. Gapes leaves a wife and family. Hower was unmarried. Geneva, Ind., Feb. 15.—A terriffic nitro glycerine explosion occurred at 10:30 this morning, causing a shock in this section of the [country almost equal to an earthquake. The Hercules Torpedo company s magazine located a mile and a half northwest of this place, was blown to kindling wood and two shooters, whose names are unknown, but who are supposed to live at Montpelier, were instantly killed, their bodies being torn into thousands of pieces. The explosion came without a moment's notice and the cause will never be known. It is estimated that from 2,000 to 3,000 quarts of the deadly and powerful explosive let loose aid the shook resulting was felt for a radius of twenty miles around. It is presumed that the two shooters had driven up to the magazine to load and had gone inside. Their four horses and two wagons were scattered over a half mile of surrounding territory. The shock and report were so noticeable here that every one understood instantly the cause. Every plate glass in this town was shattered causing a loss of at least $2,500. Nearly every house was damaged by receiving broken window glasses or in other ways. A terrible hole, fifteen feet deep and twenty-five feet acioss was torn'in the ground [at the scene and [pieces of the building were carried a [mile away. It was the most terriffic explosion ever known in this part of the state. The magazine was owned by the Hercules company, whose head quarters could not he learned. W. J. Kelley, the local manager, who has an office in this town, is making every effort to find out who the unfortunate men were. Coroner J. S. Falk of Decatur, was notified and", arrived here at 2 o’clock, accompanied by a Irepresentativ of the Democrat, going at once to the scene.

Committees File Report. At a meeting of the board of directors cf the Decatur Commercial olub, held on February 14, lto6, the following resolutions were adopted: That Whereas, This olub has heretofore appointed a committee of rep resentative citizens to make inves tigation of the financial condition of the Fort Wayne & [Springfield Railroad company, and whereas the said committee have heretofore filed with this board their report, which report is in the following words to wit: To the president and members of the board of directors of the Deca tur Commercial club: W’e, the undersigned committee, heretofore appointed by your body to investigate the books, etc., of the Fort Wayne & Springfield Railroad company, beg leave to report as follows. We find that they use the regulation ledger as used by all first class interurban and street railway oom panics We find from said ledger that said company has recieved in cash, up to February 5, 1906, the sum [of $227,894,00, and that the cash expended by them up to said date amounts to the sum of $229,941.00, making an overdraft of $2,047.00, when all checks issued have passed through the hands of the treasurer. We further find that said company has actually invested in its lines between Decatur and Fort Wayne and D-catur and Portland for right of way, grade, bridges, culverts, fences, drains, ties, rails poles, buildings, etc., the sum of $207,184.59. We further find that there is an indebtedness to date of bills filed and not yet allowed by the board to the amount of $1015.00. We further find that they have notes outstanding in the amount of $9,400.00. Also that they have sold bonds to the amount of $10,500.00. From inspection cf the records at the court house of Adams county, we find no lines against said com pay. We find recorded an issue of bonds in the amount of $300,000.00 in favor of the Tri State Trust company of Fort Wayne, Indiana, filed to cover their capital stock of said amount, and which said bonds are now as held by the Fort Wanye & Springfield Railway company, except as to the $10,050.00, which will be redeemed before the loan anticipated can be closed. We further find that there has been issued $184,466.66 of stock, leaving a balance of stock on hand of $115,533.34. We further find that the company has stock subscribed for, up Io February 5, 1906, in the amount of $66,700.00 (in addition to that already sold) leaving a balance of the stock unsold in the amount of $48,833.34, or a balance of $33,300.00 yet to be sold or subscribed to make up the necessary $100,000.00. We found Mr. Fledderjohan, the president, and Mr. Shelton, the superintendent, very anxious, ready and willing to give us information as to any item of expense or notes for bills unpaid, or expenditure of money as shown by the ledger and by their voucher system it is a very easy task for anyone, to trace any receipt or expenditure as shown by the books. We wish to thank them for their courtesy and kind treatment accorded us while making such examination. Respectfully submitted, W. A. Kuebler, Johon W. Tyndall, M. Kirsch. And Whereas, Said board believes that the final completion of said road with power house, machine shops and car barns, together with the general offices of the oom nany in the City of Decatur, will be of great benefit to the inhabitants thereof, increasing greatly the value of the taxable property of said city and county and will give permanent employment to a large number of persons, and it appearing further that it m yet neoesary for said company to dispose of about $33,000.00 of their capital stock before the proposed loan ca- be finally closed, j therefore, be it Resolved, That it is the sense of this board that the members of the Commercial Club, together with the citizens generally, should exert their utmost endeavors by all hon orable means to assist said railroad company in disposing of the necessary amount of their capital stock to insure the completion of said road as originally intended and to

WHOSE SAY=SO IS BEST?

With nearly all medicines put up for sale through druggists, one has to take the maker’s say-so alone and exclusively as to their curative value. Os course, such testimony is not that of a disinterested party and accordingly is not to be given the same credit as if written from disinterested motives. Dr. Pierce’s medicines, however, form a single and therefore striking exception to this rule. Their claims to the confidence of invalids does not rest solely upon their owners’ and makers’ say-so or praise. Their ingredients are matters of public knowledge, being printed on each separate bottle wrapper. Thus invalid sufferers are taken into Dr. Pierce’s full confidence. Scores of leading medical men have written enough to till volumes in praise of the curative value of the -several Ingredients entering into these well-known medicines. Amongst these writers we find such medical lights as Prof. Finley Eiling wood. M. D., of Bennett Medical College, Chicago; Prof. Hale, of the same city ; Prof. Jno. M. Scudder, M. D., late of Cincinnati. Ohio; Prof. -Jno. King, M. D., late of Cincinnati, Ohio: Dr. Grover Coe, of New York: Dr. Bartholow and scoresothers equally eminent. The writings of these have been for the various medical journals and for publication in standard medical books for professional reading and instruction, and hence are the, more valuable as they rotate to Dr. Pierce’s medicines, sipce the writers did not know that they were endorsing and recommending articles that enter Into the composition of these medicines and had no personal interest whatever therein. Hence, their great value as endorsements. A brief synopsis, of a small part only, of these extensive writings, which apply to the several ingredients entering into Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery—the world-famed remedy for weak stomach, or dyspepsia, torpid or congested liver, biliousness, ulceration of stomach and bowels and kindred ailments—has been compiled for publication in book form. These extracts also treat of the several ingredients entering into the composition of Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for weak, over-worked, "rundown,” debilitated, nervous women, who i find in it a priceless boon. Send vonr name and address by postal card or letter, with request for this little book, to Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y., and it will be mailed .free to your address. From it you will learn Why "Golden Medical Discovery” cures catarrh of the nasal passages, even though of years’ standing; It is a most potent constitutional remedy for this terribly | common and generally unsuccessfully treated malady. The cure will be facilitated if Dr. Sage’s Catarrh Remedy lie employed to cleanse out the nasal passages at the same time that the "Discovery” is employed for the constitutional treatment. The "Discovery” is equally efficient in the cure of catarrh of the stomach and bowels, and in cases of ulceration of these organs. Read what Doctors King, Scud-' der, Grover Coe, and others sav of the : curative properties of Golden Seal root and of Stone root in cases of the above diseases. Both these roots are important j, ingredients of "Golden Medical Discov- ’ ery.” From the writings of these same 1 authors you will learn, why the "Golden Medical Discovery ” cures chronic, or lingering ailments of the throat and bronchia attended with hoarseness, cough, soreness and kindred symptoms. Several of the ingredients in the "Golden Medical Discovery ” are highly recommended for their specific, curative effects in laryngitis, or "Speakers’ sore throat,” as well as in incipient consumption and obstinate, lingering coughs, which, if j neglected or badly treated, are apt to end in consumption. From the same little book von may learn why Dr, Pierce’s Favorite IVescrip-

that end we urge upon our citizens the necessity of immediate action upon this question, which we consider of such vital importance to the future welfare of our city. Chas. S. Niblick, Roy Archbold, L. G. Ellingham, E. X. Ebinger Will P. Schrock, Clark J. Lutz, Earl B. Adams, H. L. Center. Some Figures. The managers of the Fort Wanye and Springfield Traction company have prepared the following figuies which show that the company should be able to pay good dividends. The earnings are based on that of other roads of similar character through the States of Indiana, Ohio and Illinois and are as follows: — There will be two passenger cars tn operation between Ft. Wayne and Decatur; each car leaving the term inals on the hour making hourly service. The first car leaving Ft. Wayne and Decatur at six a. m. and continuing this schedule until ten a. m., the last oar leaving Ft. Wayne at eleven p. m. this making 17 hours for one oar and 18 hours for the other or a total of 35 car hours per day, with an average of 19 passengers per trip or a total of 66 passengers per day at 30 cents each would equal $199. 50 per day or $72,717.50 per year for passenger earnings. FREIGHT EARNINGS Each car is divided into three compartments. general passenger, smoking and baggage, and allowing SI.OO per car for packages and baggage carried on passenger cars, amounts to I $35.00 per day, or $12,775.00 per year, I making a total gross earnings of over SBS 000. From this deduct the taxes, $4,000: interest on $175,000 borrowed money $10,500, $70,500. ITEMIZED OPERATING EXPENSE. Passenger cars in operation 2, hours per day 35, freight cars 1, hours per day 10; total hours 45. Wages of conductor and niotormau 15c per hour, per day $14.40; per year $5256.00.

I tion cures the worst cases of female ■ weakness, prolapsus, anti-version and retro-version and corrects irregularities, i cures painfull periods, dries up dlsagrr liable and weakening drains, sometimes known as pelvic catarrh, and why inftam- | mation of the ovaries and a multitude of , other diseases peculiar to women, readily yield to its marvelous curative potency. Bear in mind, it is not a patent nor even a secret medicine, but the • Favorite Prescription ” of a regularly educated physician, of large experience in the cure of woman’s peculiar ailments, who | frankly and cheerfully takes his patients into his full confidence by telling them | just what his "Prescription* is composed of. Os no other medicine put up for woman’s special maladies and sold through druggists, can it be said that the maker is not afraid to deal thus frankly, openly and honorably, by letting every patient using the same know exactly what she is taking. That every ingredient entering into Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription has the endorsement of the leading medical writers of the age. amply attests its harmless character as well its sterling curative I value. Send your address for the little 1 book and read what some of the most I eminent medical men of this century say of the curative properties contained in the several ingredients which go to make lup Dr. Pierce's leading medicines. No I other medicines are hacked up by such I imrvelous. disinterested, professional enl dorsements. This one fact is worth more and should have more weight in deter--1 mining whether these non-secret inedii cines, or some secret compounds ■without ' professional endorsement and with only i the makers’ praise to recommend them, are best and most likely to effect important cures. In favor of Dr. Pierce’s medicines is the ; frank, confiding, open statement of their full composition, giving every ingredient j in plain Enyluih. without fear of successful criticism and, with confidence that the good sense of the afflicted will lead them to appreciate this honorable manner of confiding to them what, they are takine ifito their stomachs when making use of these medicines. Dr. Pierce's medicines are made from harmless but efficient medicinal roots found growing in our American forests. The Indians knew of the tnaryelons curative value of some of these roots and imparted that knowledge to sqme cf the friendlier whites, and gradually some of the more progressive physicians came to test and use utem, and ever since they have grown in favor by reason of their superior curative virtues and their safe and harmless qualities. The little free book mentioned in the preceding column will tell you all about the properties and uses of these most valuable medicinal roots. Send for it now. Your druggists sells the "Favorite Prescription ” and also that famous alterative, blood purifier and stomach tonic, the, "Golden Medical Discovery.” Write to Dr. Pierce about your case. He is an experienced physician and will treat your case as confidential and without charge for correspondence. Address him at the Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute, Buffalo, ,N. Y.. of which he is chief consulting physician. It is as easy to be well as ill—and much more comfortable. Constipation is the cause of many forms of illness. Doc toh Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets cure constipation. They are tiny, sugar-coated granules. One little ' Pellet” is a gentle laxative. two a mild cathartic. All dealers in medicines sell them. Dr. Pierce's 1000-page illustrated book, "The Common Sense Medical Adviser.” is sent free in paper covers on receipt of 21 one-cent stamps to pay the cost of mailing nvly. For 31 stamps the clothbound volume will be sent. It was formerly sold fur f 1.50 per copy. Address Dr. K. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.

Average h. p. for 18 hours per dav, 300. Coal and allowing 4 pounds per h. p. per hour, 10 4-5 ton. Cost of coal $2.00 per ton, $21.60; cost if coal per year, $7884.00: power house supplies: SSO per month, $600.(0. One engineer, S6O per month. .$790.C0 One engineer $75 per month. .$900.00 Two firemen. $45 each $.180.00 Two ear shopmen $50.00 ....SI2OO One handy man $60.00 $720.00 Four track men $45.00 $2160.(0 One lineman, per month S6O. .$720.00 One lineman helper $45 $540.00 Superintendent and office ex. $3000.00 Sundries, office supplies, ticket agencies and acct ... $5000.00 Supplies for repairs' cars, trucks and motors S3OOO 00 Accident, legal expenses, etc SSOO 40 Total expense $37,780.00 Surplus cash to pay dividends cn stock '5.32,720.00 Obituary. Phoebe [A Parent, daughter of John and Frances Troutner. was born in Allen county, Indiana, January 4. 1854, died February 14, 1906, aged 52 years, 1 month, 10 days. She was united in marriage to Joseph Parent on June 22, 1870. and to this union ’ r> g children, 7 sons and three daugh ters. Her husband and one son preceded her several years ago. Since her marriage she has always resided in Adams county, having lived her first few years near Willshire, and later on moved to her present home, where she lived until her death She was a good natured woman and loved by al) who knew her. She was always ready to help those who were in need of her, will be greatly missed by her friends and neighbors, and especially her surviving chtldun She leaves to mourn her loss nine children and two grandchildren. The Schwartz brothers, of neat Berue, are among the best horsemen of Adams county, and raise as tnanV good ones as anybody. They recehU* sold to Elmer Johnson seven head for SI7OO. Fred C. LaDelle. magician, ar rived home this afternoon, after » nine months'trip throv ' I’ • west ' the most successful seas, a of hui j career. He was the leading feature ,in the vaudville theatres in all the ■ big cities of the west.