Decatur Democrat, Volume 50, Number 22, Decatur, Adams County, 2 August 1906 — Page 3

LIVED. EAST GE THE CITT Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Wolf Fell Into Tub and Was Unable to Get Ont. Thursday afternoon, while playing around a tub that contained four inches of water, Voil, the eighteen months pld son of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Wolf, who reside a few miles east of th,is city met a tragic death by * ing. The child had just finished eating a piece of bread and butter and had asked its brother to procure it a drink. The two went to the pump and the btibe was given a drink. The brother then went about his usual work, leaving the child standing by the tub that contained the water. . A short time after one of the children noticed the babe bending over the tub and informed its mother who immediately went to the tub only to find that her baby was cold in death. When found the child’s face and part of its chest were the only parts of its little body that were under water. A careful examination showed that the lungs contained no water and that death was due to strangulation and suffocation. The only way the grief stricken parents are able to explain the sad accident is that the child, after being left at the pump, started to play in the water that was in the tub and undoubtedly lost its balance and fell headlong into the water and being nothing but a babe did not have the strength to lift its own body from the water and slowly died by strangulation. The body from the hips down were extended over the tub and it was in this manner that the child was discovered. The child had unquestionably been dead for a half hour at least before the discovery was made. The funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at twothirty o ’clock at the M. E. church and interment will be made in the Mt. Tabor cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Wolf certainly have' the heartfelt sympathy of the entire community. PLEAD GUILTY THIS MORNING Fined Twenty Dollars and Costs — His Saloon Will Remain Closed r Until Next Month. < Henry T. Scherry, who, some time ago, purchased the West End saloon from Delma Elzey was arrested Thursday by Marshal Green, on an affidavit charging him with running

and. operating the place of business without a county license. His place of business was closed by the Marshal. Scherry was arraigned this morning before Mayor Coffee and plead guilty to tie charge* paying a fine and costs, amounting to twenty-eight dolllaJCs and thirty cents. Sherry claimed to have legal advice to run the place jinjil he could procure a license next month, as his former application missed the required number of days of advertising to be presented to the

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Board of Commissioners by two days. Hi? place will be closed until March 6, when he will make the necessary application, and if granted a license will re-open. _ MRS. FRED GIS”3T" BEAD A Well Riidwh Lady Called From Earthly Scenes. ’ Mrs. Fred Gier, aged twenty-eight years, died Thursday at her home five and one-half miles east of this city at ten thirty o’clock after an illness of ten hours, a baby girl a few hours old surviving her. The deceased was one of the most popular women in that section of the country and was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Bunner of Rivarre. Her sudden demise is mourned by all who knew her. The funeral services will be held Saturday morning at ten o’clock at the United Brethren church, of which she was a member and interment will be made in the Mt. Tabor cemetery. MISS ROSE SMITH ENTERTAINS. Miss Rose Smith delightfully entertained about twenty-five of her young friends at a lawn party at her home on Mercer avenue Thursday evening. The guests took advantage of the Smith suburban home and allowed their voices to have fufi sway. Those present were the pisses Fanny Frisinger, Winifred Johiisb'n, Pansy Bell, Frances MerrVinan, Alma Dailey, Messrs. Dyke Frisingdr. • Jess Sellemeyer, Irvin Case, Arthur Beery, Arthur Mangold, Chas. Knapp, Jess Hehn, Claysoh Cartel, Trite and the Misses Tina Petdrsbn of Marion, Mabel WinansbfPleasant Mills, Erma and Hazel Dickes of Hrtland. ®nd Mr. Benecal'bf Hartfdrd City.

TWO MYSWKNJ* TELEGRAMS Throw Shelbyville Wbman into Serious. Nervous Condition and Nursing Child Dies. Scripps-Mcßae Special. INDIANAPOLIS/-Ind., July 27.— As a result of two mysterious telegrams, one of which originated in Indianapolis and the other in Shelbyville, the funeral services .over the body of the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. J. McAvoy were held this morning at the family home in Shelbyville. The child died yesterday morning in convulsions brought about by nursing its mother after she was in a highly nervous state, on reading a telegram announcing her mother’s death. One telegram was sent to Edward Deho at Shelbyville from Indianapolis, saying his mother, who was also the mother of Mrs. McAvoy, was dying. Deho telephoned Mrs. McAvoy and then started to Indanapolis to see Mrs. Richardson, his mother. About the same time Mrs. Richardson recived a telegram saying her son, Deho, being despondent because he had not seen his mother for some time, had committed suicide. Being an invalid, Mrs. Richardson could scarcely withstand the shock, and it was with difficulty she dressed and took the first train to Shelbyville, where she expected to find her son’s dead body. Mrs. Richardson arrived at Shelbyville the same time Deho arrived here and both learning that the . other had gone, returned to their homes to find neither present. The telephones, however, put a quietus on their fears, but in the meantime, Mrs. McAvoy had been so wrought up that her baby died.

GRAFTER IS WORKING OHIO Visited Several Towns and Reaped Many Dollars. A stranger. (dropped . into Bowling Green a few days ago and told he was laying a pipe line from the Virginia field to Detroit for the Standard Oil company. He said he would have a gang of 100 men there in a few days. On the strength of his stall he borrowed $25 from a magazine agent whom he induced to throw tip his job and be private secretary, secured a S4O suit of clothes, shoes and other wearing apparel on time, borrowed $lO of a butcher who was to supply his men with meat, S2O from the grocer until his expense money came, and made numerous other small touches. They are waiting for him. The same game was operated in Kenton, Wapakoneta and Sidney some time ago.

DIAMOND D IN GREAT RACE Won First Heat Against Thirty-Five Starters. Diamond D, a horse ,owned by Beery A Miners, took first place aftd three seconds in the 2:23 pace at Titusville, Pa., Friday, securing second place in the S4OO purse. There were thirty-five starters in the first heat and the ( victory of Diamond D was a splendid one, nobly won. The horse took a mark of 2:16% and could easily have taken first money in the other heats, but the driver didn’t care to take a lower mark on account of future races in which he is booked to start. This week he goes at Erie, Pa., and.the week following at Caryville, Pa.

CHARLES FOX DIED THURSDAY Well Known Resident of Monroe Township. Charles Fox, who has been a sufferer for several years with dropsy, died at the home of his brother, William, in Monroe township, northwest of Berne, Thursday morning. Mr-. FoX was a single man and was 46 years and 6 months old. He was a son of John Fox, who died a few years ago. The deceased leaves his aged mother, who resides in Bbrne, eight brothers and three sisters, one brother living in Kansas, while all, the fest of the meinbefs ’of the family reside ih this Cottiity., . The funeral'services were held at 9 o’clock this foreiidbn at the house, in Monrde township, And at about 1C o’clock at the Reformed church here in town. Interment at the M. R. E eem^tCry'.—Bferhe News. i guaranteed CURE FOR PILES Itching, Blind, Bleeding, Protruding Piles. Druggists are authorized to refund, money if PAZO OINTMENT faill to e*”*<* in 6 to 14 days 50c.

TO TEST TH? NEW QUESTION As to Whether State or City Laws Has Preference Where Each Provide a PenaltyThe City of Decatur vs. Julius Haugk is the title of a case appealed from Mayor Coffee to the circuit court and an interesting question is to be decided. On July 19th, Jack McFeely filed an affidavit against Haugk for riding a bicycle on the sidewalk. Haugk was arrested and arraigned before Mayor Coffee. PetHaugk, filed a demurer setting up the facts that the court had no jurisdiction over the defendant, that the plaintiff has no legal capacity to sue, and that the complaint does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. Mayor Coffee sustained the demurrer and discharged the defendant, whereupon City Attorney L. C. De Voss appealed the cause to the circuit court to settle the question. The riding of a bicycle on the sidewalk is a violation of a state law and also of a city ordinance and the question to be tested in this case is whether or not a suit can be brought for violating an ordinance, when the state law covers the same thing, or whether the suit must be brought under the state laws. IS SIMILAR TO A COUNTY FAIR Business Men of Geneva are Pushing the Plan and Will Make it a Success. (Special Correspondence.) GENEVA, Ind., Juy 28.—There is some talk among several of the business men about holding an “After Harvest Festival,” here sometime during the latter part of September. Such a project could be carried out successfully with the co-operation of all the business men and their friends the farmers. The plans, as put forth, are very simple. The farmers would be asked to make displays of their farm products, grains, fruits, vegetables, etc., and competent men as judges, would award prizes for the best displays. The festival would, in fact, be a small sized county fair. Several attractions could be secured for the sake of amusement and the people would do the rest. The merchants who are pushing this —or rather, those who, with a little encouragement, will push it —are not expecting it to be a money making proposition. They do not care for that. Their main object is to advertise Geneva and let the people know there is such a place. If the promoters of the “Festival’’ project come to see you, don’t give them the icy stare and

knock on “the scheme. It is to your interest as well as their’s, and if you can’t see it that way, hide your hammer and keep still. It won’t hurt yon. AT THE FORMER’S HOME Tn Honor of Out of Town Guests — A Delightfully Pleasant Afternoon.

Mrs. W. H. Nachtrieb and Mrs. J. C. Patterson gave a most enjoyable porch party on the large and comfortable veranda at the Nachtrieb home. The afternoon was passed in a real good old-fashioned visiting time. At five o’clock the guests were invited into the dining room, where the honor guests, Mrs. Durand of Lima, Ind., and Mrs. Palmer, of Lima, 0.. were seated at a long table, which was beautifully decorated with cut flowers, vines and white candles in silver candlebras and delicious refreshments. The ladies assisted by the hostesses and Miss Marie Patterson, served the guests in a charming way.'' The guests for the afternoon were Mesdames Jennie Studabaker, Tyndall, Dugan, Morrison, Fred Bell, Wesley Hoffman, Ellingham, Arthur Suttles, John Heller, E. B. Adams, John Kern, J. Bryson and W. A. Kuebler, and the Misaks Brvis, Hite, Smith and Peery. The visiting guests wefe Mrs. Dexter of Fort Wayne, MiSs Leah Beall ot Willshire and Miss Nellie Shrock and Miss Williams, bf Indiahapolis. evening, while talking with several friends, Fred Bohnke faihted and fell heavily to the brick pavement and for several moments his friends thought he was dead. He was placed in a buggy and taken home and a physician called, who stated he was under the impression that the attack was due to the effects of a sun Stroke hat Mr. Bohnke suffered a year ago He is reported as being much improved ‘ today.

WAS A POPULAR YOUNG MAN Eldest Son of Surveyor and Mrs. L. L. Baumgartner—Had Been Hl Since March. Chester Baumgartner, son of the County Surveyor, died at his home in this city at 4:45 Saturday. Rev. A. B. Haist furnished the following notice of his life: After an illness of only a few months, Chester James Baumgartner, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Baumgartner, passed peacefully away early this morning. Early in March a slight 11. disposition detained him from school and chuch services', but little did he or his family think that it was the beginning of a disease —tuberculosis—which should so soon terminate his hopeful and promising life. Yet it was. Gradually his sickness assumed a more serious nature, until of fete it was quite evident that the end was near, and now his loving memory only remains. As a schoiar, he was ambitious and successful. He graduated from the Linn Grove public school in June of 1904. Since then he pursued his studies in the higjj school of this city. He stood in high favor with his classmates and was chosen president of his class. It was hard for him to give up his work at school and the associates of his class. In his social life, he was a model young man, kindly in disposition, companionable, and cheerful. As a Christian, he w r as exemplary. About six years ago he gave his heart to God, made Christ his choice and abode in loving obedience to his will to the end. He identified himself with the Evangelical church, was a member of the choir and secretary of the Sunday school, where he’ will be greatly missed.

But to the home comes the sorrow heaviest, to the circle of his own family—parents, grandparents, two sisters, two brothers and numerous near relatives. H was an obedient son, a beloved brother. All that could be done by loving hands to minister to his needs was most cheerfully given by the family, friends and neighbors. But it became evident that his time for this world was short and he peacefully fell asleep Saturday, July 23, having attained to the age of 17 years less 22 days.

The funeral will be conducted from the home on Second street on Monday morning at 7:30, a brief service at the home, then proceed to Six Mile cemetery, two miles south of Bluffton, where the funeral service proper, will be held. Parties desiring to view the remains will please call at the home tomorrow between the hours of 2 to 6 p. m.

WERE OUT FOR SIXTEEN HOURS j : Judge Rose Discharged the Jury at Eight O’clock—Trial Lasted A4 Week. The case of Washington township vs. Timothy S. Coffee and his bondsmen to recover SIO,OOO because of the failure of Mr. Coffee as trustee to advertise for bids when buying township supplies, and which has been on tial before Judge Rose at Fort Wayne all week, went to the jury at four o’clock Friday evening. At 8 o’clock Saturday, the jury reported that there seemed to be no chance for an agreement and Judge Rose discharged them. The ease will have to be retried. Mr. Lutz, who represented the township, had prepared 618 interrogatories for the jury to answer, but the court refused to submit them. The xmdsmen were represented by A. P. Beatty and Mr. Coffee by Henry Colerick. The trial began Monday morning and the evidence was concluded Thursday evening, the arguments being heard yesterday and the case going to the jury as stated at four o’clock. THE DEATH OF A PIONEER B. F. Wiley Died at Bluffton Yesterday Morning. ’Captain Benjamin Franklin Wilpy, one of the oldest and best known residents of Bluffton and Wells county, died at his home on Central avenue at 2:45 Friday morning after an illness of ten weeks with stomach trouble and Bright ’s disease. He was conscious to the last and while he may have realized for some time that he had little chance for recovery he never gave up the struggle for life until a short time before he died when he said “It’s all over.” That was about two o’clock this morning and those were the last words he uttered. hTe funeral will be held at 3 o ’clock Sunday afternoon at • the residence, conducted by Rev. MeMurrav. pastor of the Bresbyterian church, and the G .A R., of which he was a member, will attend services in a body and I will perform their rites at the grave. I Interment will take place in Fairview.

TRIGHT’B DISEASE THE CAUSE The Deceased Was Cashier of the Hamilton National Bank for * Many Years. John Mohr, for many years cashier of the Hamilton National Bank at , Fort Wayne, and known here by < many of our people, died Friday, after an illness of several weeks. The : funeral will occur Monday afternoon, at three o’clock from the late resi- , dence of the deceased. The following i is taken from the Fort Wayne Jour- 1 nal-Gazette: i A feeling of grief as sincere and ' deep at it was universal pervaded the ’ city yesterd&y morning when it became known that John*Mohr, cashier J of the Hamilton National bank, was ( dead from a sudden attack of heart disease. The well known financier ] passed away at 5 o’clock and by the ( time people began circulating down ( town the news was known all over ( the city. At 9 o’clock ,the hour for , opening business at the banks, pat- , tons of the Hamilton bank found the . front doors closed and the badge of . mourning attached to the door told them that the man whose cheery face and kindly words had been so famil- ; iai; to two generations of depositors i was no more, for the news of Mr. Mohr’s critical illness was known for i weeks past. Nevertheless the suddenness of Mr. < Mohr’s death caused a shock, for while his friends were aware of his i condition, death was not expected so 1 soon. The primary illness, Bright’s : disease, would ordinarily have run its 1 eourve for several months yet, but the heart had become diseased and he was stricken while walking from the > bath room to his bed, dying almost

instantly. HER FATHER TOOK HER HOME Miss Fredie Firman Enjoys a Week Here, but Decides to Accompany Papa. Miss Fredie Firman, a young .lady, probably sixteen years old, was taken to home in Spfencerville Friday evening by her father, who had been searching for her for the past week, finally locating her in this city. From what we can learn of the matter, Miss Fredie became dissatisfied with her home and cunaluded that she was old enough and big enough to see some of the world and consequently, in the dead of night, quietly made her way from her parents’ home and came to this city. The next morning her mysterious disappearance was discovered by her parents who made a systematic search for her and finally located her in this city through the aid of several friends. Mr. Fir-

man arrived yesterday and soon 10-’ cated his daughter. A reconciliation followed and his wayward daughter decided to return home, returning with her father last evening. While here, we have been informed that the young lady conducted herself in a ladylike manner and that her deportment was good, and we trust that it may continue so under the directions of her parents and that the young lady will soon see the error of her ways.

THOUGH WITNESSES DIFFER Five People Saw and Heard the Trouble, but Mrs. Mayo Proved Faithful to Husband. Squire Smith’s court Friday even, was the scene of quite a legal fight, when Hermr" Mayo was arraigned on a charge of i 'ault and battery upon his wife, w’_.._ occurrence took the fore part of the week and con corning wh’eh Hie Democrat made some comment. The case was called at seven o’clock, the state being represented by John C. Moran, prosecutor, and th? defendant by David E. Smith. The state offered Charle.Sullivan. Frank Smith, Frank Gast. Samuel Frank and Miss Light as witnesses, all of whom testified that they saw Mayo strike his wife, and threaten to kill her. On the other side, the defense offered Mrs. Herman Mayo, who took the stand and denied that her husband had touched her and was substantiated in her testimonj by that of her husband. The court then found the defendant not guilty, and di«mbse! him, basing his verdict upon the fact that if Mrs. Mayo was struck, she would know the fact better than anyone else, and as she denied the fact, the court could hold no other way.

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ESCAPED ANY SERIOUS INJURY Geneva Ball Team Has Not Disbanded—Say the Story Was a Decatur Pipe Dream. GENEVA, Ind., July 27.—An accident which might have proved serious occurred in Line street Thusday evening during the band concert. Little Forrest De’tseh. son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Deitscu, with a crowd jf other little fellows were playing in the street and were kept very busy dodging the rigs that were passing. One rig containing four occupants, approached and Forrest was unable to get out of the street quick enough, and as a result, was knocked down and two of the wheels of the rig passed over his body. He was carried to a physician’s office where a careful examination was made and the doctor pronounced him unhurt, but said he would have to wait awhile to see whether any symptoms of internal injuries developed. The accident was unavoidable and no one in the rig is to blame, for when they saw the boys playing in the street, they tried to stop the horse, but it was too late.

Some one in Decatur is smoking an awfully rotten pipe and having bad dreams about the Geneva base ball team being a thing of the past. Try smoking pennyroyal or cubeb for awhile. Because a date was changed on the account of three members of the team being laid up for repairs, someone has had the nerve to send out the report that the Geneva team is “busted.” Fade away, fade away, thou dreamer, else thy dreams makest us mad and we do untold damage to thee and thine next week when we meet thee in thine own back yard. The Geneva team is still on deck and will play the Portland team here next Sunday, and will take another crack at the Decatur league team too. • ■" Several farmers about here are making ready to cut their oats. Several fields are entirely ripe and though it is a little early for oats and the farmers are busy with their threshing, the crop will have to be cut. Corn is looking mighty fine, but a good rain is needed and everyone is watching and hoping for a lifesized shower. The season, taken as a whole, is one of the best that the farmers have had for some years and they are feeling good.

THE GRAIN MEN ARE FIGHTING Troubles Referred to the Railroad Commission* o INDIANAPOLIS, July 27.—An investigation of the conduct of certain railroads by the state railroad commission with regard to the way these railroads are treating shippers of grain may result in an inquiry by the interstate commerce commission, and ultimate in a complete change in rates from this portion of the United States to the Atlantic seaboard. The direct invesigation in which it is declared by some shippers that discrimination will be certainly shown, is that of the Lake Erie & Western Railway Company, which is said to be charging an unjust rate to shippers of the state. The members of the commission went to Lafayette today to investigate the case. The complaint made against the Lake Erie & Western is one that has been argued against a number of other roads in this portion of the state. Rates to the seaboard from Chicago and along the Chicago division of the 3ig Four, are fixed at a certain amount by the railroads. Since the grain shipments along the Chicago division of the Big Four go through Chicago enroute to the seaboard, the rates along that road are always at the same fixed quantity. But it is declared other roads operating, through the same portion of Indiana have established an arbitrary rate, in some cases three cents higher than this rate, which, it is said, is determined only by the railroad’s wish in the matter. In the case of the Lake Erie & Western it is said that the arbitrary rate is two cents higher than that obtaining on the Chicago division of the Big Four. Shippers declare that the discrimination brought about by this is direct and unjust. If the railroad commission can establish the fact that this discrimination is practiced, it is probable that the matter will be taken up with the interstate commerce commission without delay.

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