Decatur Democrat, Volume 50, Number 19, Decatur, Adams County, 12 July 1906 — Page 2

WILL SAVE ON DRAYAGE All Coal and Supplies Will be Hauled Direct to City Station—The Right of Way. A representative of the Grand Rapids railway was in our city Friday in consultation with the city council concerning the construction of a spur track from the Grand Rapids road to the water works plant. Every detail of this proposed improvement was gone over and next week the blue-prints of the line will arrive and be placed on file. It will now be the duty of the city to secure the right of way, and in all probability before securing the same several condemnation proceedings may have to be commenced, but according to the law the city has the upper hand and a law suit would be useless to the property owner. But no great or serious objection is being looked for by the council as they have talked to several of the property owners who seemed inclined to favor the idea. The spur track as laid out at present will leave the Grand Rapids main track near the Nuttman land in the western part of the city, crossing several lots owned by the Nuttman heirs and entering Short street at the west, end, then proceeding eastward along Short street to the City Municipal plant. The line is to be used for the purpose of haulng coal direct to the city plant, thus doing away with the matter of handling the coal four times after its arrival in our city and will do away with the expense of employing a man to haul the coal. In this maimer, when a car of coal is received by the city, it will be immediately run up on the spur track to the water works plant and unloaded, thus saving hundreds of dollars in a year. The council is certainly to be congratulated upon this move, as it shows their tendency towards economy, and shows that their only interest in the matter is in favor of the tax payer. The law is all in favor of the city on this projpopled improvement and clearly defines that they have a right to condemn the property and place in the improvement, and they are anticipating no serious objections from the property owners along this line. In the end it means a great saving’ to the city and although theyi may, be condemned some at present, the taxpayers will soon see that spur means a great saving to them. COULDN’T FOOL THE EDITOR •' f p- •"* Mr. Hoffer of Willshire, Makes a i - Trip to Bluffton. .Ever since coming to Willshire five years ago, asys the Herald, everybody has sung in our ears the beauties of Bluffton,' Ind. Even fourteen years ago we heard the same song from the lips of W. P. McMahon, when he landed in Larned, Kansas, bent on taking a hand at reforming the universe via the populist party and the Tiller and Toiler. We went down there last Thursday prepared to become a devoted admirer of Decatur’s hated rival, but we came home unenamored, fancy free and heart whole and we”l wager a brass button that the tax paying public of that little city wish with all their might that their asphaltum streets were at the bottom of the deep sea. But Bluffton is a pretty little village, her people are hospitable and gay, and passover in a frivoloWinanner the sink holes in the asphaltum streets and mustard plant regions not more than two-stone throw in every direction from the court house. —Willshire Herald. CITY IMPROVEMENT MEETING They Will Buy One Dozen Waste Paper Receptacles. The Decatur City Improvement Society held their regular monthly meeting at the Library building. The attendance was small, but some business of/ importance was transacted. The matter of securing one dozen wire street receptacles, to be fastened to the telephone poles on main street for receiving waste paper and rubbish was discussed, also other matters of importance*. The citizens of Decatur should remember that this society has hauled two hundred and seventy-five loads of rubbish out of the city. It is through its efforts that the court house lawn is so vastly improved, the flowers blooming there being purchased from its funds. This society is working faithfully for the cleanliness and beauty of the city. The work is only started which will, mean so much, if the citizens will take an interest and help it along.

J AWFUL CONDITION IS FOUND 1 In Hartford City Slaughter Houses — Ordinance Passed. The report of City Health Officer Truitt on the slaughter houses Thursday night occupied the greater part of the council’s time and resulted in a most stringent and drastic ordii nance being unanimously passed. The city health board is composec of Winslow Miles, Arend Rosenbush and Dr. Truitt. The report is baser £ on a personal inspection and the cone ditions reported are even worse than ? those described in Upton Sinclair’s e book, “The Jungle,” which deals y with the big packing houses. Filth, dirt, impure water and car- > rion make up the most of the report 3 and the city health officer says that I it would be a God’s blessing if al j these filthy places would burn up. - After the reading of the reports an t ordinance empowering the city coun- > cil to regulate and manage al > slaughter houses was unanimously • passed. It will be effective from July i 16 and that the city shall have the : power to regulate, manage and keep the same. It authorizes the city health officer to inspect all meats, poultry, fish, butter, oleomargarine, cheese, lard and all other foodr. or provisions sold or distributed in the corporation limits. —Hartford Oity Times-Gazette. STUCKEY WILL WAS PROBATED Petition Filed Receivers in the Caldwell and the Loch, Dirkson & Co. Cases. The court met in chambers Monday morning, a short vacation session be|ng necessary to take care of some matters in two receivership cases.' William H. Cadwell vs. ’Universal Oil Co., et al, receivership, W. J. Heeter, receiver, filed a report a petition to pay claims The claimants appeared and .consented and the petition was grafted as prayed. Receiver J. P. Haefling for the Loch Dirkson & Co. stock, petitioned the court that he be allowed to compromise claims when (necessary, and it Was so ordered The last >will and testament of Christian Stuckey was filed at the clerk’s office for probate. After arranging for the payment of debts and funeral expenses, he bequeathed all his property, real and personal, to his beloved wife, Fanny, as long as it pleases God to spare her life. At her death, his son, Amos, is to receive fifty dollars and the balance is to be divided equally among the other ten children, who are David, Christian, Abraham and Henry Stuckey, and Mesdames Egly, Moser, Schindler, Rosina Jvlopfenstine, Baumgartner, and Rachael Klopfenstine. < IS A GREAT FAIR PROMOTER 1 I Geroge Tricker Says Northern Indiana Will be the Best Ever. Goerge Tricker is abroad in. the land again. He is in the coal business up to his ears, and what is left of ■ him is a.t work boosting the Great Northern Indiana Fair to be held at Decatur August 28, 29, 30, 31. Tricker’s prime hobby is the Great Northern Indiana Fair. It is in this undertaking that his great big physique and moon-like countenance shows off to advantage. He is a fair expert, and has the knack of acting the host on a big scale whether he has any special entertainment to offer or not. ] He dropped into Willshire one day ’ last week leading a worn out’ nag and - talking coal mining business, but he < was carrying a big side line in the < shape of the Great Northern Indiana ] Fair premium lists, a book containing ’ 200 pages of advertising and premium J offers. .Tricker says that the Fair < this year' is going to be the biggest and greatest ever in the history/of ' Northern Indiana fairs, and if hot 1 air can accomplish that end, she will l be that—and then some. —Willshire ! Herald. * DEATH FROM LOtffcJAW never follows an injury d res sed with Bucklen’s Arnica Sajve. Its antiseptic and healing properties prevent ' blood poisoning. jZnas. Oswald, mer- ' chant, of N. Y., writes: “It cupSd Seth Burch, of this - place, of the Ugliest sore on his neck I ever saw./ Cures Cuts, Wounds, " Bums and Sores. 25 cents at i Blackburn’s drug store, i j < >

) TG LOCATE AT CELINA, OHIO - Will Not Effect Their, Plant Here — This Addition Made Necessary by Big Increase of Business. r — Ernsberger Brothers are arranging to meet the demands of their ra--1 pidly increasing green house business and to do this, will erect a $15,000 plant at Celina, Ohio. They located here a few years ago and have grown rapidly, their buildings now covering every available foot of - ground in their immediate locality, i and during this season their demands > have been four times the product. > They have contracted with the city of Celina for exhaust steam and water for fifteen years and expect to put up a big green hquse plant this fall. They will operate J>oth houses and the additional plant aj Celina . will in no way effect the one here, i as it will require the entire output of both places to meet the orders. The Ernsberger brothers are hustl- ’ ers and are competent men in their line of business. If they could have - secured more ground near their pres--1 ent place, the Celina branch would not have been necessary, but this was impossible. Their new- green house will require 10,000 feet of glass, showing that it will be a big concern. BADLY INJURED AT BLUFFTON By Being Struck on Head by Bomb— Miss Richey Was Also Seriously Injured. Bluffton, Ind., July 6. —Mrs. Snyder, who was injured Wednesday evening by a bomb, recovered consciousness this morning, after lying insensible for over thirty hours and after ail hopes £or her recovery had been abandoned. < .Her physicians now believe that by inserting a silver plate in her head she will'ljv e . The operation which saved her life was a very delicate one and one but seldom Successful. Miss Richey; who was also injured at the same time, is get-'' ting along nicely. Mrs. William Snyder, living nine miles west of this city,' and'who has a number of relatives in this city, was badly injured during the fireworks exhibit at Bluffton Wednesday evening. Speaking of the accident, the Bluffton News said last evening: Mj- and Mrs. Snyder came to the city last evening and were; standing on the sidewalk in front of the Leader store on Market street watching the display about 8:30. A new kind of fireworks never used before was being shot occasionally and they were known to be very dangerous. These pieces weighed six and twelve pounds and were simply big canisters of powder to which was attached a long fuse

and they were shot by being placed in a tube from which they ascended with terriffle force, bursted in air and emitted a shower of many colored stars. Many of these did npt explode properly all the powder did riot burn from the canisters and it was one of these that struck Mrs. Snyder on top of the head. She fell to the pavement unconscious, and thinking} at first that she had just fainted her husband and David Richey carried her to the fountain tg bathe her head. There it was seen that she was covered with blood and needed medical attention and she was taken to the office of Dr. Spaulding where -Drs. Spaulding, McKinney; and Springstead worked with her the most of the night, at first trying to restore respiration and then trephining her skull. She was still at the office this morning and had not' regained consciousness up to seven o’clock this morning. The bomb had shot probably three hundred feet in the air and struck her fairly on the head. Its force was teriifflc as it weighed two pounds and three ounces when brought to the News office a Jittle later. Mrs. Snyder’s skull was fractured for two inches along the top and the skull was pressing heavily on the brain. There was another fracture just above; the right kye and around this there were two fissures in the skull. j Miss Flossie Richey, daughter I of David Richey, o's near Kingsland, was standing next to Mrs. Snyder and the bomb glanced off and struck her shoulder, distorting the shoulder and breaking a bone in thg forearm. Miss Richey had her injuries dressed by Dr. McKinney. ' Marsh Burdg returned today from Ohio City, where he and hill wife have been at the bedside of Mrs. Burdg’s father who is dangerously ill. Mrs. Burdg Will remain there until A guaranteed cure for piles. Itching,/Blind, Bleeding, Protruding Piles. . Druggists are authorized to refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fa Is to 4lir« in 6 to 14 days 50c.

’ HINTS FOR THE FARM 1 ' \ GREEN AND FRAGRANT HAY. I have used a hay loader for fifteen years and consider It one of the best and most useful tflbls on the farm. During this time the only repairs have cost 110. Today, so far as I can see, after handling from 100 to 200 tons of * hay annually, the machine is as good as ever. Can anyone say the same of a mower, reaper or binder that has done a similar amount of work? Since - using the loader I havß practically abandoned cocking hay. 'As soon as - the dew is off the ground the hay is raked off in smaller windrows than S for cocking. It dries out thus better . than in the swath. The loader then 1 completes the work. Hay so made i comes out green and fragrant, and an immense amount of expense is saved. 3 I have never used the side delivery rakes. —E. Van Alstyne. New York. E TARRED ROADS. , Circular No. 47 of the office of public , roads, department of agriculture, re- ’ ports results from the use of tar and oil in road improvement at Jackson, Tenn. It will be of interest to those 1 concerned in roadmaking, as It gives the details of the manner of handling these two materials and tells how some > difficulties were overcome. It is found that in driving over a tarred macadam > road the lessened vibration and noise . is at once noticeable. The ordinary macadam produces a constant succesi sion of slight jars upon a steel tired wheel and there Is a relief felt at once ’ in driving upon a road treated with tar. ; It is also claimed by the local horsemen that the surface is better for ■ horses’ feet. The endurance of the larred roads is yet an unsettled question. '''CORN SMUT. There is, according to good authority, practically no remedy for corn I smut other than to pick the smut balls , and burn them, and this will not prev- ’ vent the '■ occurrence of smut in any . field, since the spores may be carried by the wind from surrounding, fields. . Howe\er, it may be possible to reduce the attacks of smut "to some extent, by picking and burning the smut balls since it little smut is present in the soil wh«re the corn is planted the opportunity for infection is lessened. It is stated also that manure favors the development of smut, since it offers an abundance of favorable material upon whkh the smut may grow and develop the sporidia which cause the fiist infection of the corn plants. - - V THUMPS IN YOUNG PIGS. Thumps ia caused by the young pigs becoming ovtrfat, as the result of too little exercise and too much feed. The pigs should bj stirred out of. the nest when turned out, and thus made to move about. VJUNTALITTLE FUN / — INHARMONIOUS ' JUXTAPOSITION. The advertising -manager was in a towering rage, “What’s the trouble?” they asked. “Why. they went.and placed our primadonna’s testimonial for a cold cure on the same ptge with the announcement that she had a sore throat and couldn't sing.” v. 4 CREDENTIALS SIFFICIENT. Yorker—Do theV Upstairs of theX’ elPhla belong t 0 the best society Philadelphia Dame—The best society! Bless your innocent heart, of court dd! Why, many and many a moonlight night, I’ve seen their carts and Biddle’s cats howling on the same fence WHERE THEY MET. Angry Wife (after a quarrel)”—Seems to me we've been mhrried about a hundred years. I can’t, even remember when or where we first met Husband (emphatically)— I cast. It was at a dinner party, and there were thirteen at the table. • : X ! '“ ■ His PltBS-SHVT. Sweet Girl—Mother, George tofd me solemnly that that pretty hairpin hoi<er he gave me cost five dollars; yet topday I saw exactly the same kind onsale for ten cents. Mother—You know, my dear, George is very religious Most likely he bought that at a church fair. HAD SOME EFFECT. Housekeeper—So you are located at Dairiville? That’s where our milkman comes from. Rural Pastor—Yes, he is a regular attendant at our church and always appears deeply impressed during the services. Housekeeper—Yes, I’ve noticed that his milk is always richer on Mondays than on other days.

LEGAL ADVICE. * Mrs. De Temper—l am not happy with my husband. Shall I drive him away? Lawyer—His life is insured in your favor, isn’t it? “Yes, I made him do that before we “Well, don’t drive him off. He’ll die quicker where he is.” APPROPRIATE. “What is the name of that cigar?” asked the victim, after taking a few puffs. “That,” replied the dealer, “ia known as the ‘Volcano.’ ” “Guess it’s well named,” rejoined the victim, as he started for the door. “Before long all the survivors will be bragging about their narrow escape.” PRESERVED DECEPTION. “I think you are wrong to resent my words,” says the kind friends who has said a few words to the man for his own good. “You may be angry with me now, but in time you will recognize me as a blessing in disguise.” “Well,” sighed the man, “I wish you’d keep your disguise on. If it comes to that, a masquerade ball is more fun than a court room.” AN INQUISITIVE BOY. I Robbie’s father had a friend call. After they had chatted a few minutes, the only cigar on the table was offer*ed to the guest, so Robbie went upstairs for a fresh box. As the boy reached the top stair, his - fa'gier was startled to hear: “Which kind, papa? Do you want those you smoke yourself, or the kind you giye away?” i BUSINESS ENTERPRISE. , “How is evterything' going?” asked , thd manager of the department store of the superintendent of his restaurant. , , > “Good business in everything except the hashes and stews,” answered the : superintendent. “I can’t understand why we- don’t have more demand for them.” ?’ ■ ] “Advertise ’em,” advises the. manager. "Advertise a great remnaiit sale.” ■ STIUU sfrITEFUU. , Her- —Yes, she married hipi. to spite J another girl. ( Him—But why did she divorce him? Her —So he could maps-y the other ( girl, and thus spite her some more.— , Chicago Daily News. 1 ■ T~ ' I TO CURE A COED IN ONE DAY. i Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tab- 1 lets. Druggists will refund money if it £ fails to cure. DW. GROVE’S signature , is on each box. 25c. 1

| THE SUIT WAS COMPROMISED , Dance Last Evening—B. VanEmmon Has a String of Hard Luck s i With His Horse. * i i j i (Special Correspondence.) s Geneva, July 7. —Did you see us - did it t On July Fourth, the Geneva £ team played in Hartford City and 1 were defeated. Score 2 to 0. Friday - the Hartford City team, one of the fastest teams in the state, played here and was defeated. Score 2 to 0. It : was certainly a pretty game of ball [ from beginning to end and both teams ■ were on their toes at all times in the i game. “Biety” was in his usual j form and had good support. The two i features of the game were the double I play of Flamery and Bolenbaw, and ’ Kling’s steal htime. 'The score: Hartford City 00000000 o—o0 —0 3 2 Geneva ......0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 o—2 3 2 Batteries—Billetter and McFarren; Biersdorfer and Kling. > Struck out—By Biersdorfer 6; by Billetter 6. Time of game—l:ls. The locals go to Kendalville Sunday and play the Nebraska Indians here Monday. The case entitled Clem Green vs. Hiram Grove, for possession of oil jacks and damages, which was set for trial before ’Squire Armantrout Friday, was compromised and the whole thing, is off. The defendant decided

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A NEW MARSHAL IS CHOSEN E. M. Atkinson Appointed by the Town Council—He Promises to Keep the Lid On. Geneva, July 6.—The crack Hartford City base ball team plays here today and the fans are expecting to see a game worth seeing. The home team was defeated at Hartford (>n Fourth by a score of 2 to 0, and tffigame was an errorless one. Today thj home boys will turn the tables and show the visitors what a real, good, fast game of ball is. Next Sunday the boys go to Kendalville and on Monday they play the Nebraska Indians here. Geneva did not have very much of. a celebration on the Fourth, but still everybody enjoyed themselves and shot fire crackers whenever the spirit moved them. Last evening, however, made up for the quietness of the preceding day for with the band, a wild man exhibition, a man with a good old hurdy-gurdy and an ice cream social, not to say anything of a big, good natured crowd, ther§ was excitement to burn. E. M. Atkinson, better known as “Jack,” is now the supreme guardian of the peace in Geneva, and wears

the badge of his office like an old hand at the business. At the meeting of the council this week the office of marshal was declared vacant and Jack was created an ‘orflcer of the law’ on first ballot. He has a way of keeping, the lid down and says that way must work, or he’ll know the reason why. SURVEYOR HAS DITCH SALE The Holthouse, Bryan and Shoemaker Ditches Sold. Surveyor Baumgartner sold sever- I al ditches Saturday. The P. Holthouse ditch was distributed as follows: section one to five, from station 517, to station 729, T. S. Coffee, $419; section six, George Fink, $124; section seven, Mart Shady, $105; section *eight to eleven, $481; sections twelve and thirteen, Ernest Schlieckman, $421; section fourteen, Osta Shady, ’s9o. Peter Bryad ditchsections one, two and ifour, John Macy, $380; sections three, five and six, John BuckmMSter, $823; sections seven and eight, Jerry /Hoekemeyer, $l5O. Smith Shoemaker ditch, Chas. Duer, S4O. /