Decatur Democrat, Volume 50, Number 26, Decatur, Adams County, 30 August 1906 — Page 1

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CHILDREN’S DAY TOMORROW of People Expected—A Great Show and Splendid Races j Win Interest You. The Great Northern Indiana Fair is again in full blast and. gives promise to far exceed any former fair ever given in this oity. The horse, cattle, hogs, sheep and chicken departments are fast filling up and by this evening there will not be enough stable room on the grounds to accommodate the exhibitors. The displays in the Art Hall far exceed that of any former year, and the business, men. who have booths in the same are making an extraordinary effort to make them as attractive as possible, and they-are sparing no expense and labor in doing so. The grounds are filled with tents and stands by those selling peanuts and lemonade and the cries of these venders can be heard from every direction, and at every turn. Several good shows have already pitched their tents and the patrons of the fair will' thus be afforded the opportunity of seeing some good shows. The speed department, which is of special interest to every lover of a fair, has filfted beyond the expectations of the directors of the fair and something like seventy-five head of horses including pacers, trotters' and runners are now-stabled on the grounds. Every race has been filled to overflowing and the lovers of . good horse racing are insured a week ■of sport that cannot be excelled anywhere in tiie state. The fair now opened and -in running order, will not be in full blast until Wed•esday, when the large crowds are expected to come in. There was only •one race on the program today, that ■being a running race, which wlfeCwftnessed by a large crowd. The citizens of this city and ' county have taken .great interest in the fair this season and 'wagon load after wagon load of -exhibits were arriving every hour during the day.- The different, departments have been placed under the direction and supervision of competent • people and every exhibitor is being taken care of with promptness. The free attractions that will amuse the - crowds during the week have arrived and have everything in readiness to •give their first performance today. ! ‘The track is in perfect-condition, the recent rains having made it fit for speed and several prominent horse■men have expressed their opinion ► that some new track records will be .established- ere the week was over. Every citizen of the city should get ready and attend at least two days this week and.encourage the Fair association and make this the banner year for the Great Northern Indiana ■Fair. PLEA OF EMOTIONAL INSANITY Will be Entered for Harry Thaw By His Attorneys New Yrok, Aug. 27.—A decision i, was reached today by the. attorneys ’ ‘for Harry K. Thari that Thaw’s defense to the charge of killing stan- * 'ford White will be a plea of emotional insanity. This will include as a part of the denfense the declaration 'j,that Thaw’s insanity existed only until after White was killed and that Thaw is now sane again and has ■been since the killing. The decision to make this plea .was reached after the reports “of “ two aljenists who visited Thaw in the ¥ombs yesterday had been communicated to Clifford W. Hartridge, of Thaw’s counsel. It was decided also today that Mrs. Harry K. Thaw will be the chief witness fpr the defense in its effort to prove that Thaw was insane when he Stilled White. It was over the question whether a plea ff insanity should be made that Thaw and his former counsel disagreed, resulting in the dismissal of the lawyers. The plea insisted -on by Thaw’s former counsel included the admission that he is now insane and if accepted by the court and .jury would have caused his oonflne- , ment in the insane asylum. The plea decided upon makes such adjmission.-., _

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ROOSEVELT’S NU WA. His Last Thanksgiving Day Proclamation and a Letter. The last Thanksgiving proclamation of the president, if printed according to the new spelling: “When nerly three centuries ago the first setters kam to the kuntry which has bekom this grate republik, tha fronted not only hardship and privashun, but terible risks of thar lives. In thos grim yers the kustum gru of seting apart one da in each yer for a spechul servis of thanksgiving to the Almity for preserving the pepul thru the chanjing sesuns. ‘ ‘ The kustum has now bekum nashnul and hallowed by ' immemorial usaj. We liv in esier and more plentiful tims than owr forfathrs, the men who with rugged strength faed the ruged daz, and yet the danjers to nashnul lif.r quit as grat now as at any previous tim in owr histry. “It is iminently siting that wunza yer owr pepul shud set apart a da for pras and thanksgiving to the Giver of Gud, and at the sam tim expres ther thankfulnes for the abundant mereez resevd ;s hul manfuly acknoledge thar shortkomings and plej themselves solmly and in gud faith to striv tb overkum them. “During the past yer we hav ben blest with bountiful krops. Owr bisnes prosperity has ben grat. No other pepul has ever stood on as hi a levl of material wel-being aS owrs now staz. We r not thretened by sos from without. The sos from whom we shud pra to be delivered r owr on . pashuns, apetis and folies, and agenst thes ther is alwas ned that we hud war. “Therefor, I now set apart Thursda, the 30th of Novembr, as a da of thanksgiving for the past and of prayr for the fiitcher, and oh that da T ask the land the pepul gather in the horns and places of worship and in rendering thanks untu the Meat Hi for the matyfold blesings of the past yei, konsekrate themselves tu a life of klenlines, honor and wisdum, so that this nashun ma do its aloted riork on the earth in a maner worthy of thos who founded it and’ of thos who preservd it. “In witnes wherof I have herunto set my hand and kaused the seal of the United Stats to b afixt. “THEODOR RUZVELT. “By the President. “Elihu Rut, Secretary of Stat.” A PRESIDENTIAL LETTER. The following is a copy of a letter sent to Secretary Taft by President Roosevelt regarding the slaughtr of Moros at Mount Dajo, written according to the new spelling: “The Whit Hous, “Washington, March 4, 1906. “My Der Mr. Secretary—l have rsevd yer leter of March 13, with akompanying kabl of Gen Wood answering yer inquiry as to the alejd wanton slawter of Moros. “This anser is, of kors, entirely satisfactry. The ofisers and enlistd men under Gen. Wood’s komand hav performed a most galant and soldierly feet in a wa that konfers aded kredit on the Amerikan army. “Tha r ntitld to the hartiest admirashun and pras of al thos of ther felo sitizens Who r glad to c the honor of the flag upheld by the kouraj of the men wering th Amerikan uniform.” MRS. MERICA WAS SURPRISED Her Sixty-Seventh Birthday Duly Celebrated. Quite a few friends and relatives gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Noah Merica, Sunday and reminded Mrs. Merica of her sixty-seventh birthday. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Baxter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Zerkle, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Merica and family, Mr. and Mrs. John Merica and family, Messrs, and Mesdames S. D. Merica, D. S. Gates and daughter, C. A. Stan, diford and family, all of Wren, Cornelius Merica of Wren, Dolly Wolfe, of Lima, 0., Curtis Wolfe, and Mr. Henry Abnett, of Nevada, 0. *Mr. Markley of Decatur, the representative arid member of the Bluffton Cement Roofing company, is dickering with the heirs of the Wiley estate

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1906."

REV. ROBERTS IS AT GENEVA' Good Old Soaking Rain Fell —Story of the Pumpkin That Would Have Taken First Prize. GENEVA, August 28.—The United Brethren church conference, which has been in session in Hartford City, has adjourned and the ministers assigned to the different churches of the district.,/Rev. Z. C. Mower, who has for the past five years been pastor of the church here, was sent to Indianapolis and the Rev. J. C. Roberts, of Portland, has been assigned to this place. The news of the change was received here with much regret by many, for during Rev. Mower’s pas-, torate here he has endeared himself to all and it is with, genuine sorrow that they see him leave. Tao new minister will receive a hear;y welcome here and no doubt the church 1 will continue in its prosperous condi- ■ tion*. ' < A good old soaking rain, something , that has long been wanted and prayed . for by everybody, came Sunday night , and Monday morning. It has been , weeks since this community has been . given such a rain, though all the surrounding territory has been visited f time and again with splendid show- . ers. Things were getting rather well parched and the 'corn - was'in such g i condition that the farmers were get/ ting sort of “leary.” But all danger, is past now and we all feel like miL? t lionaires—that is, all the rest. » A certain farmer near here has 1 been planning on taking a sure “prize winning”'punkin to the fair in De- ■ catur next week, but his plans have • been knocked sky high—by some pigs. ; The punkin was growing in a corn * n 8 adjoining field a mama ■ pig with a umber of piglets had been • turned loose. The other’morning the i pigs were nowhere to be found. A i search;was instituted, htit was fruit- • less. One of the farms hands was • coming through the corn field on his i way to dinner and suddenly came upt on one of the baby porkers. The litL tie fellow made a dash down between ‘the com rows with the farm hand a i close sceond. Imagine the hired man’s ■ surprise when he saw the little pig gj> right into the “prize punkin.” On closer examination the farm hand was dumbfounded on finding the mo- ' ther pig with six baby pigs curled up inside that punkin, all sleeping and . snoring .to beat the band. They had . eaten a hole into the “prize winner,” . put the insides of the punkin into t their insides and then put themselves inside the punkin again. DRAGGED BY A VICIOUS COW 1 ■ ■ ." Had Been Dead Several Hours When Found Along the Road By His Neighbors. Fred Steffen, a farmer of French township, aged fifty-one years, was found dead Monday morning, at about eight o’clock by several of "his neighbors who were driving to Linn Grove in a wagon, the lifeless remains being found just at the edge of the road. How his death came about in all probability will always remain a mystery, as there was not an eye witness to the accident. When found he was cold in death, and in all probability had been dead for several hours. An examination of the body showed that his neck was broken and that death as been almost instantaneous. From what can be.learned from his wife who is prostrated with grief, her husband left home early in the morning leading a cow by a rope, it being his intention to take it to pasture. Further than this, she is unable to state. The supposition and theory advanced by the entire neighborhood is that the cow became unmanageable and that Mr. Steffen became entangled in the rope and his neck was broken. The cow, when the remains were found, was standing by the road side contentedly feeding and willingly submitted to being led home. The remains were carried to the home of the deceased and the examination as above stated, was made. No arrangements for the funeral have yet been made. He leaves a wife to mourn her loss.

ALL GF IT MUST BE LABELED Stuff Will be “Stuff” After October First. / Decatur people will soon know what they are eating. All meat products, after October 1, bear on the can in which they are packed- a as to the constituent elements of which the inclosed product is composed. This agreement has been reached between represntatives of the packers and the government officials who will have to do with the enforcement of the meat inspection law and the pure food law'. The meat inspection law does not require such labeling brit the pure food law does. The packers wished to reach an agreement that would enable them to print labels for use October 1, which would also meet the requirements of the pure food law, ■ to become effective January 1. For the last three days representatives of tiie packers have been in conference with the heads of the bureaus of animal industry and chemistry. ’ Dr. W. H. Wiley, chief of the bureau of chemistry of Washington, insisted that under the pure food law the canned goods put out by the packers must be labeled, and the packers’ representatives consented. The result of the agreement will be ..that where corn meal 6s used in packing any sort of meat products i -.the fact will be stated on the label. • “Potted ham” will be labeled “Potted ham trimmings,” etc. The result of the conference emphasizes what frietids of the pure food- law have said all along that it supplements the meat; inspection law. The agreement on a label that will meet the requirements of the meat inspection law as .well as those of the pure food law will become effective October 1, so far as tfie' .ffieat packers are concerned. Government officials present at the conference say the representatives, of the packers displayed no unwillingness to accept the government’s interpretation of the pure food law. SCIENCE TEACHER IS CHOSEN * ■ 0. E. Frazee of Peru, Selected— Comes Highly Recommended— Bills AllowedThe school board met Saturday evening at the Central school building and proceeded to take up the matter of selecting a science teacher for the coming year, and also appointed the teachers for the respective <rdoms and grades. Upon the first ballot,' Oren E. Frazee of Peru, Indiana, was selected as the science teacher. The selection is no doubt a wise move on the part of the board, as Mr. Frazee comes highly recommended and has had a number of years’ experience in this work. The following teachers were then appointed to occupy the different rooms this year: Central Building—Superintendent, Prof. Beachler; Principal, C. E. Hocker; Commercial department, J. C. Tritch; German and music, Daniel Baumgartner; Science, 0. E. Frazee; Latin and history, Miss Rose Dunathan; English, Miss Enjma Byerly; seventh grade, Mrs. Ed Bailey and Miss Mary Miller; second and third grades, Miss Elizabeth Peterson. South Ward—Principal, J. R. Parrish; room 3, Miss Florence Johnson; room 2, Miss Della Sellemeyer; room 1, Miss Eva Acker. West Ward —Principal, A D. Suttles; room 3, Miss Grace Coffee; room 2, Miss Nellie Winnes; room 1, Miss Nora Ahr. North Ward —Principal, Clyde Rice; room 3, Miss Rose Egan; room 2, Miss Emma Sellemeyer; room 1, Miss Fannie Rice. The following bills were then read and allowed by the board: M. J. Wertzberger salary for August, $45; Miller & Debolt, painting safe, $5-, Charles Miller, drayage, sl. No further business coming before the boar< they adjourned to meet at the call of the president. Gathered to pay the last tribute to the memory of one of the grandest characters of Indiana was one of the largest number of people ever seen on a like occasion in this city, at the funeral of Col. C. E. Briant yesterday.—Huntington Star,

WEIGHT FELL FORTY FEET Crushing the Skull and Inflicting Other Terrible Wounds, Which Caused Death. John Kloeper, aged forty years, who for a /lumber of years has been in the employ of Ferdinand Sehoppman, who resides nine miles north of this city, met with an accident Monday afternoon that resulted in his death one hour later. The accident happened in the following manner, and can not be attached to any . one, as it was purely accidental. Henry Knappe of this city had been, secured by Mr. Sdioppmau to put up a wind mill at his country home and had loaned Mr. Knapice the assistance of his hired man, Mr. Kloeper. The wind mill was nearing completion and lacked only the top part, which weighed in the neighborhood of fifty pounds. To raise this piece of solid steel to the top of the mill a rope and pulley were being used. Mr. Knapke was at the top of the mill and Mr. Kloeper and several other men Were on the ground, securing the steel to the rope so that it might be drawn to the top. After everything was in readiness, the signal to hoist the steel was given and the men at once started to pull the same up. The huge steel structure had probably reached the height of forty feet,when.the rope snapped in two, permitting the steel to be hurled to the ground. Unfortunately Mr. Klo-,-..r was 3 l.andiiijf di- ’ rectly under the falling mass and before anyone could shout the cry of alarm to him ,the heavy: piece struck him squarely on top of the head, bursting the skull in four different places, aid puncturing a large hole in the back of his neck and severing the right ear. The steel structure 1 was moved away as quickly as possible and the injured man wah carried to the house, large streams of blood rushing from the gaping wounds. 1 Doctors Morris and Smith of Hoagland, were summoned, but could afford the injured man no assistance, as ,the ■ skull was fractured in several places and the brain was severely injured, and in one hour after the sad acci- • dent, death relieved the man from all earthly suffering. The injured man never regained consciousness. After being hurt a telegram was sent to his brother in Nebraska and unless he has some special place to send the remains, interment will be made in s the St. John’s cemetery. He leaves a stepmother, two brothers, three half brothers and two half sisters to mourn their loss. DURING WEEK OF SEPT. 17 The Hoosier Comapny With 250 People and Many Good Shows Wants to Come. J. C. Donohue,' a representative of the Hoosier Carnival Company was in our city last evening in consultation with a number of business men concerning the idea of putting on a Carnival or street fair, in this city on the week of September 17th. The company has the reputation of having a clean, moral show in every respect and are reported as being the best on the road today, and guarantee perfect satisfaction to every one. The company carries, all its own pharaphernalia, using six cars, there being in all two hundred and fifty people. The Carnival company carries its own military band, together with nine paid attractions. The free acts consists j of leaping the gap, the high dive and the Aerolite. The paid attractions • consist of The Electric Palace, Fighting the Flames, The Old Plantation, Hi Ki, the Snake Eater, The Whole Damn Family, An Animal Show. San Francisco, Creation, Streets of India, i Ferris Wheel and Merry go Round. 1 It has been a number of years since < Decatur has had a street fair, and 1 the city is ripe for the same. A com- : mittee of three business men are to- i day soliciting every business house to i ascertain if there would be any ob- i jections to the same, as the Carnival i people desire to use the streets. From i all present indications the Carnival ! company will come and Decatur will • enjoy a solid week of large crowds ! and big business. ; •— . .. -i-

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PURE FOOD. INSPECTORS OUT . ; L k .1 ' J 1 • Going Over the State Looking .After Food and Drugs . « Indianapolis, Aug. 27.—The state board of health now has two inspec- ’ I tors out over the state, investigating i food and drug conditions, and also the I conditions surrounding the butcher shops and meat markets of the state. Charles T .Bragg, of ttys city, will work in the northern part of the state and William D. McAbee, also 6f this city, will work in the southern part. These inspectors will gather samples of food and drug products from all of the cities in the state. At pres- • ent they are confining their work ' more particularly to the food supplies, leaving the gathering of drug samples to the local health officers. Generally speaking, however,' they will gather both. McAbee is working in Indianapolis now. In addition to this work, the inspectors will look into the sanitary ! condition of the meat and fish ■ markets, the butcher shops, < drug ’ stores and groceries, and report to , the state board of health. According to Dr. J. N. Hurty, secretary of toe 1 board, these men will be out all the 1 time from now on. The state laboratory is growing in • favor, according to Dr. Hurty. Over ' fifty township tustees in the state ‘ have sent in samples of water from 1 wells in the school yards in the differ--1 ent townships. “We are glad ‘to make these tests,” said Dr. Hurty. ■ “All the. trustee has to do is to pre- 1 • pay the charges on samples, and we ■ will make the analysis.” , TAKE, DQ NOT GIVE "More Blessed to Receive” Seems to be » Government Theory. [ Gifts from crowned heads and gov- , ernments bring agr'eht deal of trouble ■ to those who receive them. When a I potentate makes a present to a fel- ’ low ruler or to anyone else, he expects a return in kind. President Roosevelt would have to devote his entire income to that purpose if he did’what is expected of him, while , Congress will never make an appropriation for any such object. Over in the National Museum and in the library of the state department you can see numerous artistic and valuable articles, which from time to time have been presented to our president or our government by foreign rulers, and in each case our president rias expected to reciprocate in kind When the President of France, or the President of Switzerland or the President of the Argentine Republic or the President of Cuba, or any of their families receive gifts, they always return them. The same is done by the crowned heads of Europe, Asia and Africa, but the Pres’dent of tJie Fnufd ?‘-*nte-> is an t«.*votio:t We do not exchange presents. We accept everything that is sent-to-us from the Sultan of Turkey or the Empress of China or any other prince or potentate, and we put it up in the National Museum or the State library to be admired, while the person who sent it and’ all foreigners who know that it was sent are gossiping about our parsimony and ignorance of etiqutte. The failure of our government to return the many presents that have been made the President and the members of his family during the last quarter of a century is a common source of gossip in every court. WILLIAM HAKES HOME BURNS A Fire Near Pleasant Mills Sunday Evening. — — f qThe home of William Hakes two miles south. oCPleasant Mills, was totally destroyed by fire at about ten o’clock Sunday night. The loss is estimated at $1,500, with only S4OQ insurance. It is believed the fire originated from the cook stove which wa» used all evening, as they were getting ready for threshers today. The family had retired only a short time when a neighbor passing, saw the fire and gave the alarm. The family escaped and quite an amount of furniture was saved, but the building burned to the ground. ■■ l • - * . «.— ■ • .-taw, —