Decatur Democrat, Volume 50, Number 21, Decatur, Adams County, 26 July 1906 — Page 1

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HE BEAT HIS WIFE 1 Mayo. Caused Excitement 1 ON SOUTH SECOND STREET ?' , Late Last Night—The Woman Saved by Passersby—Arrests Will • . Likely Follow. The citizens along South Second street were treated to a little Sensation Tuesday night about 11 o’clock when Herman Mayo, a local character, started on the war path and threatened to do violence to his wife. For some time past Mayo and his wife have been having, some domestic trouble, one being inclined to be jbalous of the Mayo yesterday proceeded to fill upon John Barley Corn, and last night was in just the right conditon to start trouble. All evening he was on the lookout for his wife and about eleven o’clock he met her on South Second street and proceeded to beat her unmercifully- The woman’s cries soon brought assistance from passersby and Mayo made his escape. He was, however, not to be thus thwarted in his desire for vengeance, and after the crowd had dispersed, he again waited for his wife, but was again stopped before he could injure the woman, who sought protection in a neighboring house, after which she was escorted home by friends.- ' The Mayos have been having trouble . ever, since they were married a little gver.a year ago, and have made, several scenes oh’the street. A short time ago Mayo gained entrance to his wife’s room and proceeded to cut and tear her clothes into shreds. Mrs. Mayo, after last night’s trouble, ask-* ed for protection from the police, and 1 k several affidavits are expected to be filed some time today. JS WANTED IN ADAMS COUNTY Geneva Butcher Alleges He, Too{ Was Duped by Emory. Sam Emory of Hartford City, who was Convicted of a charge of petit larceny, fined .s2s' and sentenced to \ six months in the Muncie jail, wUI step .frying pan into the fire as soofitMs his tiine is up, as he is wanted in Adams county on a similar charge. Sheriff Perdiue has been notified to hold Emory at theexpiration of his sentence. v Emory pleaded guilty to hiving \ stolen S3O from Kusner & Co., meat dealers, which had been advanced him to purchase some hogs. It is alleged " that he worked the same scheme on •Charles’ Ha-Htand.abntr^Wat .Geneva. He secured an advance of sls fuom ih^Qgnevaparty.—Muncie Star. MRS. M. COLOHIN IS DEAD A Former Decatur Lady Dies at Anderson. Word announcing the death of Mrs. Matthias Colchin of Anderson, was received Tuesday even, by Mrs. Peter Forbing, a sister of the deceased, stating that the end had come Tuesday afternoon, after three months of suffering, death resulting, from dropsy. Mrs. Colchin was fifty-three years old and was born in this county ar the town of Monmouth. Shortly as ter her marriage to Mr. Colchin, they removed to Anderson, where they have jnee made their home. The fttn- * eral services will be held Thursday morning at nine o’clock. Mrs. Peter A- Forbing and son, Tone, Peter Colchin and Mrs. Colchin, left for Anderson today to attend the services. MASbNIC MEETING. ~ There will be a special meeting of the Masonic lodge Thursday evening, July 26 at 7:30 o’clock for the purpose of conferring the Master Masons’ degree. All members are requested to be present and visiting brothers will be cordially welcomed. J. C. Moses informs us that the first load of stone ever used for the construction of stone roads in Union township, was hauled Monday, by ’ Joe Miller of Convoy, Ohio. MU:..,. . V. ..

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ECHOES FROM PORTLAND GAME What the Papers There Think of Our Ban Club. The Decatur game was a disappointment to the. fans, as they wanted a victory so bad they could taste it. Hay, the visiting pitcher, was in excellent form and had the Portland batters at his mercy, Tooley being the only batter on the team that hit safely, while Hay’s support was errorless. Hunt, who was in the box for the Jaybirds, pitched a fine game but was given poor support, five errors being made behind him. —Commercial-Re-view. Decatur has undoubtedly the fastest independent team in the country, being made up entirely of ex-league players with the exception of a couple of the old team. If they hold the present team together until they meet Bluffton the Wells cotaty team will not even make the game interesting to them.—Commercial Review. But twenty-eight Portland batters faced Hay in the game with Decatur at Bergman’s park Monday afternoon and only one man reached first base. No better.exhibition of pitching was ever witnessed on the home ground than the work of the Decatur twirler. His underhand delivery was an enigma to the usually heavy hitting locals and twelve of them fanned the air, Tooley getting the only hit. Hay’s support was also all that he could have wished for, not an error being made behind him. On the other hand the Adams county bunch found Hunt for six safe hits and these with six errors by his team mates gave, Decatur four scores, two of which were earned.—Portland Sun. Oscar Hall, better known as “ Shorty”, arrived in' the city Tuesday to play right field for Portland, and I John Bambough, late third baseman with the Ft. Wayne team, also came Tuesday. A telegram was received from Maggart, the great outfielder, w&r is playing with Sharon, Pa., in the Ohio-Pennsylvanfe league,' that he would come here; He was wired to hurry up. The list of batters that Portland will present io an opposing pitcher with this new talent from now on will lodk pretty bad. —CommercialReview. * THE BALL TEAM WAS MOBBED Game Between Portland and Dunkirk Ends in iFght. - Z ; - HARTFORD CITY, Ind., July 24.— Fully five hundred enthusiastic fans gathered at the interurban station "here tpnight to meet the local team returning from Portland, where they had been mobbed. Catcher McFerren ■was assaulted, it is alleged, by Second Baseman McGregor, who started a .riot in. this-city two weeks ago, and he Was assisted by the policeman of the grounds who also attacked MeFerren. With the score a tie in the tenth inning, Hartford City left the gounds, followed by a mob of fans insane over their futile efforts to win. Manager Sweigart says he will match his team against Portland for any amount of a side bet and will play at Dui'Vi”k •'” « will let Umpire Johnson, of Dunkirk ,officiate. Hartford City has met Portland three times and defeated them twice and tied the game this afternoon. ‘ ‘ TELL MOTHER I AM GONE. ’ ’ KOKOMO, Ind., July 24.—A Clover Leaf freight train, extra No. 64, running between Frankfort and Delphos, 0., was wrecked last night two miles east of this city, and resulted in the death of Ralph Yates, 22 years old, of North Baltimore, 0. Yates was an oil well'driller and was beating his way borne. Yate’s last words were: “Tell mother I am gone.”* > It has been wisely said —that you can tell a successful farmer by looking at his horse; you can tell a slovenly woman by looking at her hair; you can tell a dry goods box statesman by looking at the patches oil his trousers; you can tell the poisonous reptile by the bluntness of his tail, but the easiest thing of all—you can tell the enterprising merchant by a glance at the local papers.

DECATUB, INDIANA, THURSDAY, JULY 26. 1906.

WINTER QUARTERS Wanted for One of the Big Circuses COULD BE SECURED HERE . If Proper Arrangements are Made — Steele’s Park is Suggested. Ed Davis, traveling freight agent of the Clover Leaf, is trying to find winter quarters for one of the biggest shows on the road. He wants to locate it along the Clover Leaf and his letter to the station agent says: “They want to winter in a town where feed-and stable quarters can be easily. secured and which is large enough to enable the show to give an opening performance before taking to the road next spring. Stable room will be required for 125 draft houses, besides the ring and track horses and comfortable quarters for a full menagerie of wild animals, together with the other paraphernalia. The feed of this amount of stock during a winter is a considerable item of itself but is only a portion of-the money that would have to be expended to keep the show through the winter. Quite a number of men would be employed overhauling the show and getting ready for the next season and this would mean the disbursement of a large sum of money which would be spent here. The proposition is worth looking into and the circus should be encouraged to come to Decatur over winter. Why not locate this at Steele’s park if proper arrangements can be made ?' It means the employment of many people and would be equal to a factory. HURLESS AS THE CASHIER New Willshire Bank Completes Its Organization. * ■ Willshire’s second bank was (Organized Saturday, •night with a paid capital -of $30,000. It numbers among its ' stockholders about thirty-five of the most substantial men of Willshire , town and township, In, addition, a part of the stock is owned by members of the Peoples Savings Bank of Van Wert. The stockholders elected a board of seven directors. S. E. Hurless will be the cashier. Glenn Ireland will go over and open the books for the new institution. W. H. Pennell, C. L. Ireland, Glenn Ireland and Clarence Kohn went over in Ireand’s automobile ,returning at about eleven o’clock Saturday night. —Van Wert Times. A RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED By the Inter-Parliamentary Union , Today. Scripps-Mcßae Special. LONDON, July 25. —The peace makers in person, members of the In-ter-Parliamentary Union, after a prolonged debate today, adopted the following resolution: That the Hague Peace conference should first by treaty define contraband of war as being, restricted to arms and ammunition, j Second—Re-assert the principle that no ship carrying contraband or other goods aboard not contraband of war should be dsetroyed. Third—Affirm that even between belligerants private property should be as immune at sea as it is on land. TOWN OF KERLIN WIPED OUT. Scripps-Mcßae Special. KERLIN, Ind., July 25.—Shortly after midnight the business section on the south side of Main street was swej t by fire that destroyed all the buildings on that side of the street, and doing damage to the extent of $75,000, with insurance fbr $40,000. Only the McKinney hardware store was left standing. Aid was asked from Cawfordsvil’.e, but as this place has no fire protection or water works nothing coud be done. The fire was not controlled until two o ’clock this afternoon.

MRS. SWAIN IS FOUND INSANE At an Inquest Held in Kirkland Township Yesterday—Other News. The last will and testament of Joel Johnson of Van Wert county, Ohio, was filed here today. He provides for the payment of debts and funeral expenses to be paid as soon as possible, and bequeaths all his personal property and real estate to his wife, Serena A. Johnson, so long as she remains his widow. If she re-marries she is to have only statute rights in the estate. The will was written April 8, 1905, and was probated in Van Wert, county July 24, 1906. It was necessary to file it here because Mr. Johnson owned 130 acres of land in St. Marys township. * Dr?. C. L. Blue of Tocsin and J. C. Granflstaff of- Preble, and ’Squire S. J. Bowers of Kirkland township, held an . inquest on Mrs. Sarah Swaim, of Kfrkland township, declaring her of unsound mind and recommending her tp an asyum for treatment. She is forty-seven years old and first showed signs of insanity Monday of this week. She thinks some one is trying to kill her. A junk dealer’s license has been issued to Sam Lazurns of Ft. Wayne to deal in this county. A crowd of thirty young people formed a hay ride party to Pleasant Mills last evening. They spent the evening at the home of Miss Mabel Winans ,who entertained them in a very delightful manner. Misses Erma and Hazel Dickes were the out of town guests. AVERAGES FOR BALL TEAM Batting and Fielding of the Decatur Boys. This week’s batting averages shows one of the greatest increases in the hitting qualities of the locals they have experienced this year. Several of the men have come from the two hundred mark within reaieh of the •coveted three hundred mark and before another week' passes, the team Will have at least five-men over the three hundred. The most, remarkable showing is that of Bill Hillinger, who has come from next to last to within easy reach of the leader, who is Captain Cameron, and the way he is clouting he ball gives every promise that he will be the leader by next week. Railing is the only man to experience’s slump and he will more than make this up before the season is over. The team’s batting is beginning to take on a good healthy look and visiting pitchers will soon dread to meet our bunch. In fielding, Fisher and Linderbeck are tied, both having a clean record. Jake Hillinger is next and Sellings? comes fourth. The rest of the men are closely bunched. The averages of the different members of the team are up to and including the game last Sunday at Geneva. Games played 36. Games Wpn 22. Games Lost 14. Per cent. 611. Batting Averages. Names G AB R HTB SH SB Pct Cameron .. 9 34 914 20 0 0 .412 W. Hillinger 9 30 5 10 11 1 3 .333 Railing ....28 105 19 31 61 1 3 .295 J. Hillinger.2o 74 11 21 22 1 0 .284 Linderbeck . 8 32 2 9 15 0 2 .281 Withan ....25 98 11 27 36 4 5 .271 DAt’es 30 116 13 29 37 2 7 .250 ji iiiersuu . j JI 5 5 71 1 .238 bellh. . .2o 85 7 20 25 5 1 .235 Johnson ... 9 29 4 6 7 0 0 .207 Fisher .... 9 32 3 5 5 4 1 ,156 Hay 11 38 8 4 4 1 2 .105 Fielding Averages. Names G PO A E Tot. Pct. Fisher 8 80 6 0 86 1000 Linderbeck 7 8 1 0 9 1000 J. Hillinger ....19 179 23 2 104 .990 Bellinger 26 252 9 8 269 .970 Cameron 8 8 19 2 29 .931 Railing 26 23 44 6 73 .918 Hay 11 6 27 3 36 .917 Bales 28 25 ’35 8 95 .916 , Withan 24 38 20 7 65 .892 IW. Hillinger .. 8 71 1 9 .889 I Johnson 8 6 11 3 20 .850 Henderson 4 4 7 2 13 .846 PLEASANT BIRTHDAY PARTY Mrs. Bowsman Entertained Her Friends Delightfully. Mrs. Harry Bowsman celebrated her birthday last evening, by entertaining the following ladies: MesIdames Snellen 2 Meilfuid, Bojcnecht, Meyers, Tonnelier, Hennefort, B. Meibers, M. Meibeis, Anderson, Schafer, M. V. B. ‘Archbold, A. Archbold, A. Fisher, J. H. Heller, Lange, Scott, and the Misses Lizzie Patterson and Georgia The evening was spent in playing flinch and progressive pedro. ’ The lunch was very delicious and Mrs. Bowsman was assisted in serving it by Mesdames Lange and Hennefort. The hostess was the recipient of several (dainty pieces of china besides an abundance of good wishes.

LOST IN THE NINTH) Decatur Out-Hit Auburn Bunch A , FAST GAME YESTERDAY Johnson and Hay Did the Twirling——Railing and Bales Got Home RumiThe local ball team were defeated at Auburn, Tuesday, losing oiit in the ninth inning by a score of five to four. The buneh made eight hits to Auburn’s four, but three costly errors helped the Auburns to the game. The umpiring was of the rank order, but the boys should have won at that. Bales and Railing each got a run and several sensational plays were made. Several of the boys are playing out of position, and this accounts somewhat for errors. Johnson started in to pitch and though he allowed but two hits, he was wild and after the three runs were made in the third, he was relieved by Hay, who gave Auburn but two hits. Railing will pitch today and the dope says Decatur will win. Score by innings— Auburn o'o 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 —5 4 0 Decatur .■0 0 2 0 11 0 0 o—4 8 3 Home runs —Railing, Bales. NOTES. The Geneva ball team has disbanded, the Sunday game apparently puncturing their little bubble. Anyway, they cancelled their date here for Thursday. However, the management has booked the Hartford Cty team for tomorrow and one of the best games of the season is looked for, as this team is now one of the highest salaried teams in the state, having a number of ex-leaguers, including Watts, Purdfeu, and Bob Berry bill Don’t miss it. We lost at Auburn but it’s no disgrace, and will show them how much better we are today. Lebanon beat Bluffton yesterday by a score of four to one It’s not so easy away from home. The Bluffton bunch are great kickers. In Monday’s game they kicked upon a decision made by Valenti, one of their own men and he left the field/ He wouldn't return until Manager Langebrake requested it. He left the team here. —Frankfort Crescent. The visitors impressed one as being a set of ball players that depended more upon bluffing the Umpire winning the game, rather than by their playing.—Frankfort Crescent, The Decatur-Bluffton games Mfill be played. Managers Gene Murray and F. C. Dailey were in Portland yesterday where they talked with Manager Lewton of the Decatur team and everything has been settled. Bluffton will go to Decatur on th.e second of August'and Decatur will come here the day after, the third. The agreement reached was satisfactory to both sides and both managements gave, their word of honor that the gamw-vfduld be played. No forfeit will bq: pat up.—Bluffton Banner. Portland was defeated on the PortSand grounds yesterday by a score of 4■ to 0 by Decatur, Hay doing the twirling Hay had Portland at his mercy at all stages of the game ana made their heavy hitters fan the air at his own pleasure.—Bluffton Banner. — — .q A VERY BIG CROP OF WHEAT Indiana Will Regain Her Reputation This Year. Indiana will probably regain her reputation as a wheat growing state this year. Joseph H. Stubbs, chief of the bureau of statistics, estimates that the crop this year will be in excess of 40,000,000 bushels, or a crop of more than 10,000,000 bushels larger than last year and over three times as large as the crop of 1904. According to the reports that are in the office of the statistician over 2,160,000 acres in wheat in Indiana this year Even with the average crop the same as it was last year—a little over 18 bushels to the’ acre —the crop would be about 40,000.000 bushels. Preliminary reports, however, sh<Bw that this year’s crop will be larger than last year’s and it is expected that the crop will reach 44,000,000 bushels. Twice in the last twelve years Indiana has raised a larger wheat crop than that—in 1899 when the crop was over 51,000,000 bushels, and then in 1902, when the crop was over 44,000,- ' 000 bushels. In 1900 the crop was practically a failure, only about 8,000,000 bushels being harvested from over 2,- ■ 600,000 acresof wheat. In 1904 again , the crop was small, due not only to the i small acreage. Last year both the average yield and the acreage was greater than in 1904. This year the acreage i is about 31 per cent, greater than last year. ’ POLICEMAN KILLED MERCHANT , i In Self-Defense at Cincinnati This , Morning. Scripps-Mcßae Special. CINCINNATI, 0., July 25.—James Rosster, a policeman, shot and killed H. C. Holmes, a merchant of West Union, Ohio, on Government Square early this morning. Holmes was on the street singing “Why Will You Die?” an old hymn. Rosseter told him the hour was early and he must stop his singing. Without a word, Holmes opened fire on Rosseter, firing five shots, which went wild. Rosseter then shot three times, his aim being fine, as all bullets landed in the he r rt.

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SOCIAL BY FIRE DEPARTMENT ' Announced for Thursday Evening—. Some Genevaites Ready for Another Carnival. (Special Correspondence. GENEVA, Ind., July 25.—You may talk about the Nebraska Indians and the famous Bloomer G‘ir’3 base ball teams all you want to until Sam Acker has completed the organisation of the big Geneva Fat Men’s team and all others must fade away. It’s 23 for them. Sam is very much excited for he has an awfu load on his hands when it comes to managing this team. He has filled nearly all the positions now and wants to date. Portland and Bluffton for games. The fat men were well pleased with the Decatur game, but they, want to indict Judge Erwin for some of his able (?) decisions. The ..Geneva fire department will give an ice cream social near the band stand next Thursday evening, and the members of the department are expecting a liberal patronage from the people. It is not often that the department asks for mbney and when they do the people should respond, for while you are helping the boys, you are getting your money’s worth, too. There are many things that call for money in the running of the department, so open up and shell out. Please go ’way and let us sleep some more, mister. We’re tired and just beginning to rest up- some after the carnival, It was awful excising and a person got awful tired, but we’re awful glad it’s over, too. The town has come back to the normal condition, now. Awful quiet. A few people are still awake and kicking about the carnival. Awful knockers. A few others are still counting their money made last week. Awful happy. But the rest of us are so tired,. Awful, ain’t it? We want another-car-nival ,though. Ain’t it just awful? UNDER ORDERS FROM MAYOR ~ —ft- ' —■ Franchise Had Expired and New One Refused Except Under ThreeCent Fare Agreement. V • * ft 'ft; Scripps-Mcßae Special. CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 25.— War was begun on the Cleveland Electric Railway Company by the city this morning, when a force of five hundred men were sent out to tear up the track of the company on Fulton street between Lorain and Franklin streets. The force of city employees are under the direction of Mayor Johnson and Chief of Police Koehler and they are being protected by the police force. •The action of the city was a surprise to the railway company, because nothing of this kind was anticipated. General Manager Stanley heard what the city was doing soon after the beginning of the hostilities and said that the purpose of the city was to make way for the low fare road, which was expected to come down on Fulton street. He said the action on the part of the city was in violation of the company’s franchise, and that the company would apply for an injunction to stop this work as soon as the courts would open. Stanley said at least a quarter of a mile of track had been torn up so far. Superintendent Dupont of the Municipal Company, is in charge of the men destroying the tracks of the Cleveland Street Railway Company, which is owned by heirs of the late Senator Hanna, and which has been operated under a franchise which has expired. Mayor Johnson is opposed to granting a new franchise without the company consents to the threecent fares. This action followed a notice given to the company by the city to remove its tracks from Fulton street. The new company is ready to slap its rails down as soon as the city gets the old company’s tracks out of the way. Judge Ford issued an injunction at eleven o’clock, ordering the workmen to stop tearing up the track, “I will pay no attention to it,” said Mayor Johnson. The deputy sheriff served Mayor Johnson with the papers, and Johnson said, “We are going on with the work. Papers have been properly served.” Miss Elizabeth Embich of Lancaster, Ohio, returned home today after a pleasant visit here with reHUvcs. ir ,'X<. '■