Decatur Democrat, Volume 50, Number 32, Decatur, Adams County, 11 October 1906 — Page 1

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AN UGLY GASH IN HISARM Sunday a Beastly Quiet Day—The Writer Imposed on by Base Imposter. . Geneva, Get. 7.—A rather peculiar and a*' veby painful accident befell Hiram Turner while ; husking some corn onliis uncle’s farm southeast of here Saturday. .He was using a glove with a strip of metal fastened to the palm to assist in removing the husks. He got hojd of a particularly K tough ear and started to give an almighty pull when his hold slipped and the metal point struck his left • arm jusj; above the wrist, cutting an ugly gash several inches long. Three stitches were required to close the wound and he will not be able to use ■g the arm for several days. ' The happenings here Sunday-would not fill a newspaper. That’s the gospel truth. It was a- Sunday that reminded us of the Sundays years and years and years ago- —those quiet, peaceful, npstful Sundays. which we so well remember —having read about. The weather was just cool enough to make one want to stay indoors and’ more than one did that very t.hing, too. Nearly every body in town, slept later than they do on week day morn- • ings and very few families had dinner until noon. Several people went calling in> the afternon and about six t o’clock twilight came on and soon lights were gleaming in every home. The glims. were doused later in the evening and a tired public slept. The limit is reached. Been 'called everything now. Hereafter no free advertising goes. Efforts not appreciated. It’s 3 times 6 plus 5 for our * ‘ facile pen. ’ ’ As for a diet referee—; no good. Lots of smoke, noise—no nutrition. We’re non compes mentes, b ’gosh 1 . ■ t A LARGE PIPE LINE - It is Being Jtailt From Preble to Montpelier. *. 1 -- - i The Standard Oil company is constructing the largest pipe line ever laid in the United States for tie transportation of oil from its immense piping station, in this county to Casey, tIK The line is a thirteen inch one and more than 500 men are employed in laying it. The company is also paying the highest wages ever paid in the history of the oil field for this class of labor. The pipe is 13 inch and the wages are $2 a day and board. The construction of the line is under the isunpervisha of H. C. Wilson, who is 'it cowaaiy s pipe line supw'lft headquarters \at Montpelier. Mr. Wilmn Oss en i »n up in the employe of the Standard and has the distinction of having had charge of laying the greatest number of big oil lines in the country. All this oil is pumped through the Preble station and wheji this new Montpelier line ,is complete, the station force , and business at Preble will be greatly increased. The Standard has been 7 puchasing additional territory for the bpration of their business. A week or two ago 160 acres of land was added to their holdings, and while they do not sayanuch, it is evident that they intend to greatly increase the output of oil from the Preble plant.- * - L o— — SPOKE AT THE COURT ROOM I •, Attorney General Charles W. Miller Has a Small Audience. The audience numbered about fifty Tuesday evening heard Attorney General Charles W. Miller talk prosperity at the court room. He is one of the best ordtors among the Republicn spellbinders, apd was entitled to a larger audienefe upon general/ principles. His speech wa? a vepyright of what most Republic. are telling the I 'dear people. ineluoi.g u» appeal for | George Conner. Ho spoke for one I hour and a half and the speech was I . generally commented on with favor.

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A FIVE O’CLOCK WEDDING Frank Rumschlag and Mary Huttinger to Wed. Tomorrow morning at five o’colck, at the St. Marys Catholic church, will occur the wedding of Mary Huttinger to Frank Rumschlag, two well known residents of this city. The ceremony will be performed by Father Wilken and will be a quiet affair, the couple leaving immediately over the Erie for Eastern Ohio, where they will spend a week visiting with relatives. The bride is a popular lady of this city and has a host of friends who wish •her much joy and happiness. The groom is also well known, being an employee of the Decatur Waterworks plant and is popular among his associates. -The couple expects to return to this eity from their honeymoon and make this, city their future home. The • Democrat extends congratulations. 0 _ THE LOSS IS NOT GREAT It Contained Some Farming Implements, All of Which was Insured. Fire broke out* yesterday afternoon in the barn on the Joseph Hower property on South Eleventh street, and before the fire department was able to respond and do any work, the fire was beyond control and the barn was completely destroyed. The fire was not discovered until it had a fair start, as no one seemed to-notice it, and then considerable trouble was experienced in turning‘in the alarm, and by the time the company arrived the fire; had gained .such a headway that the fire laddies were powerless to do anything, and were forced to content themselves in saving other property. The barn was an old affair, but answered the purpose and was valuable to Mr. Hower. He had a'ton of hay, some corn and oats stored id the together with several farming implements, all of which were destroyed* iff" the fire. . .The loss will in all probability reach one hundred and fifty dollars ,which is fully covered by insurance. o - » “THE HOLY CITY’’ Here Saturday Evening—Third Seasson of Success. The advertised* engagement of Clarence Bennett’s great play is well 1 w orthy ,of the attention it excites. • Men wijl.ever differ in opinions, but > truth is acknowledged even when convictions regret its brilliant uses. It- ’ is difficult to conceive of anything; but good coming from the perform- ■ ances of ‘ 1 The Holy City;! ’ hardened , sinners cannot dispute its facts, hum-, • ble sinners will accept its teachings. i and sanctified saints may gain instead i of losing if they absorb the play from I the rising of the curtain until it L closes to view the artist-author’s dra® • matic and picturesque story of Jerul salem, its people, its sorrows and its i joys. The second season of this re- • markable drama is great in its i achievements. Manager Bosse should ■ be thanked for again .securing the i splendid tragedy and company, at the s opera house, Saturday, October 13. « '- ■ o- — I DISLOCATED RIGHT SHOULDER i ~ . r g. . : "" ; Son of Solomon David Receives an Injury. [ . . Saturday evening about seven o’r clock, Homer, the eight-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Sol David, jumped and fell from a rig, dislocating his right shoulder and painfully injuring himself otherwise. The little fellow r together with ..jveral other little . chaps, got into a rig with a man, r desiring to take a short ride and rode several squares, when the man in a 5 joking way, informed the lads that 1 he was going to take them to the i country with him. This so frightened - the lads that x they jumped out, the E David boy falling on his shoulders j with the above results. Dr. D. D. r Clark dressed the injury and stated i that the boy would get .along all right. > as the injuries received were nothing serious.

DECATUB, INDIANA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11. 1906.

IT WAS A REAL CLOSE SHAVE Grand Rapids Train Ran Into an Open Switch. A disaster which might easily have cost many lives was narrowly averted Saturday morning, when the southbound G. R. & I. train which leaves the Union station at 7:10 ran into an open switch and collided head-on with a switch train which was backing towards it on the siding in the south yard.s The fact that the passenger train was not running at a speed of more than fifteen miles an hour and the presence of mind of Engineer George Mosher, who succeeded in slowing down considerably in the forty-foot run of the cross switch, kept the injuries down to a minimum. The engine of the passenger* ti*ain was detached from the remainder Os the train and turned over on its side, plowing a deep hole in the embankment. Fireman Miracle, who lives in Ft. Wayne, was thrown from the cab and sustained a sprained ankle and other bad bruises. There were four day coaches in the train besides the mail car, but none of them left the track except the mail car, which was next the engine. There were probably nearly two hundred passengers scattered through the coaches and they were all bruised by being thrown violently forward. None of them w*as seriously injured, so far as could be learned early this morning. Three of the box cars of the switch train were thrown into the ditch. The passenger train was in charge of Conductor Thomas Coleman, who escaped with slight jnjuri.es. Some one of the employees in the iouth yards was to blame for the .switch being left open and a rigid investigation will be made by the road officials. MAY HAVE BEEN SUICIDE Discouraged by Poor Health, Young Lady Takes Three Doses of Krauser’s Headache Powder, and Dies. 4 * 1 ‘ Miss Anna Wetstel, aged twentythree years, the youngest (laughter of Peter Wetsel, Avho re rides vest of this city, died yesterday morning at 2:30 o’clock under v?ry peculiar cirevmstances that in all respects resemble that of suicide, and the coroner is so undecided as to the circumstances that he will not as yet render his verdict, as he desires to look more fully into the case. Njiss Wetsel left home about six years ago, going to Ohio, where she to study as a nurse in a Cathdic hospital. She remained there for three years, but failed to pass the examination owing to her physical con- ’ ffiftioh. Disheartened, but not discoursed, she went to Tipton, Ind., where she remained for three years, endeav- . oting to overcome obstacles and again . passed the examination, but was again i -turned down owing to the fact that her Basical condition was against her. ‘Discouraged, sick at heart and in jmind, she came home yesterday andwas at once taken to her father’s - home west of the city. » - ' She sat about the house all day, crying and bemoaning her fate and at times wag hysterical. The lady who has been keeping house for Mr. Wetsel did all in her power to relieve the young lady’s condition and advised that a physician be sent for. However, < the folks about the house believed that with a little rest, the girl would again be herself. t About nine o’clock last night, the young lady took three big doses of “Krauser’s Headache Powders ” and retired. Befoj-e retiring, about twelve o’clock, the housekeeper went into the girl’s room and found her very cold 1 and her breathing irregular. She at 1 once aroused members of the family i and one of the boys was dispatched ; to town for a doctor. He procured Dr. D. D. .Clark and they hurriedly1 made the return trip, arriving at the . Wetsel home about two o’clock. Dr. Clark immediately went to the i bedside, felt the girl’s pulse and found that the same was very weak? and ‘ hardly Noticeable. A closer examinaI tion revealed the fact that the girl’s finger hails and lips were turning blue > and every pointed’/ th.-y . she was in the throes of death? Dr., I Clark shook the girl and asked her . what she had taken. The girl mum- : bled “Rat poison.” He then asked her where she came from and she

stated, “Ohio.” This everyone knew was a mistake, as the girl had just arrived from Tipton, and it was a decided fact that her mind was wandering. After mentioning that she had takeh rat poison, Dr. Clark used the stomheh pump, but from the fluid that was extracted, no semblance of poison noticeable, and the theory that she pad taken poison was discarded by those present. The doctor worked with* the girl for a short lime, but could do nothing, and at two thirty o’clock she expired. Dr. Clark is firm in his convictions that the girl had not taken poison, as she had no spasms that usually follow in these cases, and he could draw poison from her stomach after us.ng the pump. This leaves only one direct cause for her death, that, being an ;overdose of “Krauser’s Headache Powders,” which her system was unablp to withstand, owing to her physical condition. Coroner Falk was called this morning', and took all the evidence obtainable. but refuses to give a verdict as he Fs not fully satisfied in his own mind as to the circumstances. The girl’s father, Mr. Wetsel, is in a Vei*y serious physical condition and thus sudden turn of affairs has completely unsettled him and today he is confined to his bpd. No funeral arrangements have been made as yet, ovS'ng to the absence of several of her brothers, whom they are trying to locate. . O : THINKS HE HAS MONEY His Business on a Receipt for a Sight Bank Draft. Writing out sight drafts on prominent wfetern banks -for any amount ranging from a paltry few hundred to ten and eleven thousand dollars, talkmg with unconcern about his various deposits of thousands of dollars in thes e various banks and speaking of his purchases of a couple of farms in this neighborhood as though they were .trifles, a .stranger giving his name as t'huk Howell and home at Toledo, created no small amount' of comment among local real esitate men, bankers afid business men of Bluffton together with a couple of farmers, yesterday. Mr. Howell hit town Thursday evening and during his staf in the city has made things hum in Lris z line. Those with whom he talked were given the impression that he had deposits of thousands of dollars all over the country and the story of his transactions while in town would make* an interesting book. When he first struck town he tried to buy the John Pierce farm, northeast of Bluffton. Mr. Pierce, however, did not want to sell. While talking with Mr. Pierce Howell showed him a receipt for a sight draft on the Adams County Bank at Decatur for $7,700, which he had drawn the day before. The sight draft had been drawn on a Toledo bank. Investigation by the Adams County Bank showed that he had no deposit there. However, this was not known here. Howell said he wanted a farm arid he was brought to town. He talked with a local real estate man about buying the Jansen farm, east of the eity, and was taken out there to look at the place. Before doing this, however, he. had drawn sight drafts at the Studabaker and Wells County banks, of this city. At the Studabaker bank he drew a sight draft for $10,240 on the First National Bank, of Kalamazoo, Mich. At the Wells County bank he drew a sight draft for $6,600 on a Battle Creek, (Mich.) bank. He received the receipts for these drafts. Rufe Allison of the Adams County Bank at Decatur, called up the banks in this eity and asked that Howell be arrested, stating that he thought him a dangerous man in a community. The men with whom he talked here and the banks took him as a good joke and let it go at that. He was smooth enough* to work his bluff in such a manner that it would have been almost impossible to have had him arrested on.any charge.—Bluffton Banner. Card of Thanks To the neighbors and friends who assisted qs in the sickness and death of our Mrs. Emerine, we extend our sincere thanks. Also to the friends who so nobly assisted us in arranging things after death. We also extend our thanks to the friends who assisted in giving flowers. THE CHILDREN.

THIRD GAME OF THE SERIES By a Total of 140 Pins—Boys Were Well Treated and Enjoyed the Trip. The Decatur bowling team went to Bluffton Tuesday evening for the third game of a series of five and lost by a total of 140 pins, the final score being 2505 to 2365. The locals were not up to their usual form, Guy Dorwin having the highest average, 170. The high score of the evening was made by Craven of Bluffton, 206, in the first game. Bluffton won all three gamesl A return date will be arranged within a few days, when the locals expect to get good and even. The boys sr/ they were treattd fine and each enjoyed the trip immensely. The score by games was as follows?: DECATUR. Klein 160 182 153 Dorwin 178 150 183 Lankenau 136 156 139 Frysihger 162 162 130 Peterson..l3l 164 #9 / ' 7 ■ ■ • ■ ■ ■ . ’ Totals 757 814 784 BLUFFTON. Craven .’..206 159 199 Huss 149 149 148 Lipkey 128 171 166 Myers 166 185 185 Wiltsie 141 170 183 Totals 790 834 881 Grand total —Decatur, 2365; Bluffton, 2505. o — JOURNAL CASE SET FOR TRIAL A Foreign Will- Probated—John Dutcher Files Final Report and is Discharged as Administrator. Delilah J. Butler vs. Margaret and Henry Moyer, trespass and damages, a summons was ordered returnable October 24. Samuel Doak vs.' William ,0. Smith et al., note $250, submitted,’ finding ’ for plaintiff against W. R. Smith for $l9B. Finding in favor of Mrs. Rugg. Harry Daniel ys. C. M. Kepyon and others, receiver, set for trial Monday, October 15th. The last will a i l testament of John Gwens was adifiitted to prdbate and ordered recorded in the record of . wills. It is a foreign will simply rei cored here for the reason of clearing title to certain real estate. John B. Dutcher, .administrator of . the estate of his father, Samuel L. Dutcher, paid $732.24 in court and same was ordered divided equally between Blanch, Agnes and Alonzo Dutcher. His final report whs allowed and he was discharged as administrator, The county commissioners held a special session this afternoon and approved an amended report of the vievfcrs on the Hoekemeyer macadam road, some changes being necessary on same. The sale of the road was advertised for Monday, November sth. The board arranged for some slight repairs necessary at the county farm and decided that the office of the county surveyor should remain where it is for this year at least. 0 ~ SENATOR BEVERIDGE IS ILL Has a Throat Affection and Cannot I Talk. . i Boston, Oct. 10.—Senator Albert J. : Beveridge of Indiana, who came here to speak at a dinner of the Republican 1 club Monday night, is suffering from a throat affection which deprives him j of the power of speech. The effort made by the senator at the big Re- ' publican ratification in Symphony hall following the fatigue of travel, proy-, ed too much for him, tried though he is, and he is under the caro< pf a physician at the home of his friend. Banker George E. Baker. o ; > Mj*. arid Mrs. James P. Haefling are the proud parents of a bouncing baby boy and there is joy accordingly at that home.

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RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MADE Clark J. Lutz and R. S. Peterson are Appointed Elective Com- « missioners. Chairmen Moran and Frysinger law made their recommcmlaticas t> the •- *i the Ari. < Circuit i -i.it r on commis.uoiu r?. and according to the recommendations made, Clark J. Lutz will be the Democratic member, and R. S. Peterson the Republican member. They have many new duties this year, for in addition to getting the tickets printed, sealed and delivered to the inspectors, they with the clerk will act as a canvassing board. At six o’clock on election night they will meet at the court room and receive the returns. Just as soon as a board has completed the count in the precinct, and the returns are properly signed, the inspector will immediately start for Decatur, and before this board, make his returns. This will mean an all night run for the canvassing board and for the inspectors. ——■■■■■>■ -o IS NOW LOCATED IN IRELAND He Has Assumed the Name of John L. Crawford, But is not Getting Rich. Scripps-Mcßae Special. Indianapolis, Oct. B.—“ Cigarette ” Baker, the legislative lobbyist and bribe giver, as alleged in the indictment against him, is not living the life of a millionaire at Hamilton, Ont., any more. This statement is made in accoi*dance with information given out by Sheriff Sourbier, who has just returned from a trip after Baker. Baker, however, had flown from Hamilton, having been gone from there several months, without giving any postoffice address. The sheriff claimed to have had a letter from Baker since he left Hamilton, which was dated at Londonderry, Ireland. In Hamilton, Baker assumed the name of John L. Crawford, and had lived there in a quiet and unostratious life for many months. Reports have it that he has Jiotf been successful, and that the unds at his command are at a low ebb. It is thought that he may either be brought back in the custody of an officer, or that a settlement;'will be reached between the officers, and his friends, and the case dropped. It is said that there is a little politics in the effort to get him at this time. oNATIONAL C. W. B. M. MEETING i Will Convene at Buffalo the Last of This Week. The National Convention of the Christian Women’s Board of Missions will be held in Buffalo, N. Y., October 12 to 18. The officers are all Indiana women. The report of the secretary will show the work accomplished during the last year. The society is .supporting missionaries in Jamaica, India, Mexico, Porto Rico, South America, Manitoba and the United States. There are 361 workers in the field. The receipts for the year were $206, 553.12, the most of it given by women, all collected by women and the entire business part of the work- was managed by women. There are 205 churches in the missionary field. Twenty of them were organized during the last year and nineteen new churches were built. The society supports forty-six schools, attended by 3,858 pupils; five hospitals and thirteen dispensaries. Sixteen of these buildings were erected during the last year, a the cost being from SI,OOO to $20,000. o — SOCIETY MAN GOES TO PRISON. > -- _ Muncie, Ind., Oct. 10. —George Benhain, a bigh-toned society young man, who wrecked the local garment company by his speculations, everybody today by abruptly ending his trial on a charge by pleading guilty. He was «eat to the refoTThatory for from two to Ivurteen years. - -

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