Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 8, Decatur, Adams County, 25 April 1907 — Page 6

Rev. Balduc, of Choctaw City, sent Tom Drew, the harness dealer of this place a white opossum skin tanned. He has it on exhibition in his display window. It is very pretty and the first ever-seen by many.—Geneva Herald. Charley Morrison, the well known farmer west of town, was stricken suddenly and severely Tuesday afternoon with an attack of gravel of the kidneys. He was believed to be in a bad way Tuesday evening, and required the services of a physician.— Willshire Herald. If the present weather continues to prevail, the sight of a farmer in the city will be a scarce thing, as every one of them will be busy planting and sowing their oats. Usually the oats sowing is done long before this time, but the recent bad weather made sowing out of the question. The funeral of Anna C. Rumschlag was held this morning at eight-thirty o’cjocn at the St Marys Catholic church Father Wilken officiating and a iarge crowd being present to pay their last tribute of respect to the deceased. Interment was made in the St. Joseph cemetery. The floral offerjng was beautiful and profuse. Rresident. stated this morning that he expected the plat of the new addition to the city to be ready by* th,e latter part of the week and staged that the drawing would likely ocdur some time during the week. A meeting will be called Tor the purpose of arranging for the drawing and at this meeting the date will be set.— Bluffton Banner. judge R. K. Erwin returned to Decatur yesterday evening after having acted upon a number of matters in the local court as special judge. The judge is rather of the opinion that Bluffton should not have hired Rig Tom Railing but he thinks they will be able to get together an aggregation that will win a game or two, anyhow.—Bluffton Banner. Jesse N. Kelsey is publishing notice of his. intentions to apply to the county commissioners at Albion for a license to. open a saloon on Lake Front drive in the plat, of Spring Beach at Rome City. This location is in close proximity to a .number of the summer cottages at Sylvan Lake and it is probable that cottage owners will inaugurate a lively fight against the granting of the license. Benjamin F. Harper, of Fort Wayne, auditor for the war department, at Washington, has undertaken to secure inforination about the Hoosiers employed in Washington, including facts as to their politics, their relatives at home, etc. Some of the clerks whom he interviewed jumped at the conclusion that politics figures in Mr. Harper’s undrtaking, and he was harassed a great deal by inquisitive persons.

X What ®|Mr does the ’ S hUIWr Breakfast-Bell fl/' mean in f / il } 1 W yoaf Hn/ 'll household*-—L- L,_B-J - * L / ** a< |l' „ Light, whole- s febdßt]i some Biscuit fe made with Dr. PRICES"*® Baking Powder? or unwholesome food made with an alum baking powder? his worthyour while to inquire.

Mrs. M| E. Babcock and baby arrived in the city Wednesday morning from Decatur and will make an extended visit with Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Gross of west Walnut street. —Portland Review. Another of our townsmen has decided to join the benedicts. He recently purchased a residence on north Jefferson street and has been busy since that time purchasing furnishings and preparing to occupy tin? house. The occupants are to be Samuel Egly and Miss Hila L Smitley who will change her name to Mrs. Egly next Sunday.—Berne Witness. The dead body of a baby was found in Plymouth. An inquest was held and the coroner and other physicians were of the opinion that the child was alive at the time of birth but had lived only a short time. There were no marks on the body that would signify that an act of violence had caused death. No clothing was on the child whatever at the time it was found. It The law recently enacted requiring men past the age of 50 years to pay poll tax has created some excitement and caused trouble to county officials. It is thought that this was not the intention of the legislature. If such was the intention the amount is only 50 cents instead of the regular poll tax of one dollar in the city and two dollars in the county, making three dollars in all.

Harry Draggoo has returned to Auburn and surrendered to officers on a grand jury indictment charging him with assaulting his wife with intent to kill, and is now released under >2,000 bail for his appearance in court in May. His wife, who was formerly Miss Grace Miller, of Fort Wayne, has a suit for divorce and >15,000 alimony pending and this will also come up at the May term of court in Auburn. In coming from Decatur Tuesday night on their way home from Fort. Wayne, the team being driven to the carriage in which the K. of P. boys were riding, came in contact with a lot of rubbish along the interurban right of ’way, and was upset. Several of the party sustained minor bruises, and the carriage has the appearance of having gone through the war. Will Shaffner, who is not a K. of P., was the driver in charge.—Willshite Herald. D. M. Hensley has on exhibition in his display window five new specimens that are beauties and which are rare for this county and which Mr. Hensley feels justly proud to have among his already large museum. They are a loon that was killed at Steeles Park, a Kllllerake, a Flying Squirrel that was found by one of the rural route men, a sparrow hawk and a horned owl. Mr. Hensley has the history of these specimens at his tongues end and would be pleased to i enlighten you on any of his subjects.

Miss Della Easterday at Rich Valley, Wabash county, attempted suicide by swallowing a quantity of a dandruff cure which contained a large percentage of wood alcohol. Her sufferings were intense, and her recovery is still a matter of doubt. Disappointment in a love affair is said to have been the cause of the girl’s attempt to shuffle off. s ' An exchange tells of a newspaper who interviewed thirty successful business men and found that all of them when boys had been governed ‘strictly and frequently thrashed. He also interviewed thirty loafers and learned that twenty-seven- of them had been “mamma’s darling,”'and the other three had been reared by their grandmothers. - . Rev. Father John F. Noll, of Hartford.ility, has preparations "under'way for a big church fair which will <be held April 23-27 and will b& opened with an address by Mayor BoOkwalter, of Indianapolis. The second night will be G. A. R. night and an address" will be given by' Rev. Charles McCafcfe, the government chaplain of the Marion Soldiers' home. Dr. Bruggeman, of Fort Wayne, is expected to speak there oh Thursday or Friday evening. The Shakespeare club of ‘ Decatur will celebrate Its twenty-fifth Anniversary of club work Friday, April 26th. In honor ofthe event the Indies will entertain at the Library .Friday, evening. A lecture will be given by Professor E. 0.. Holland, associate • - ’ ' . ■ • ......J.’,' professor of . education . of Indiana university, at the close of which informal reception will be given. A number of Bluffton ladies have received invitations for the affair and will attend the reception.—Bluffton Banner.

Marion Self, who is cashier of the Bank of Syracuse, and a few days ago was appointed receiver of the proposed trolley line known as the “War wasee Route,” now has possession of all the property of the line and is making an effort to find out just how the affairs of this unfortunate line stand. All employes have been discharged and the office closed, and within the next few days a statement will have been prepared that will show in detail the liabilities and assets. Hereafter it will be possible, if the vendors of soft drinks at county fairs are law fearing and law abiding, to get a quench on the fair ground that is what it purports to be. The pure food law catches the stand men and puts the ban on acid mixtures for lemonade and brown sugar anil other concoctions with a dash of grange flavor for orange cider. It also hits the circus vendors of drinks and confections so that hereafter when one goes to the circus he Can demand the pure stuff and though he may be short changed he will not be poisoned. Otto Lindeman, who is looking after the welfare of the Delphos team, had a squad of players at the Fifth street park Wednesday afternoon, and a bunch was out today getting the kinks taken out of their arms. The boys are taking a great interest in the new club and there is no question but that Mr. Lindeman will be able to pick an excellent team. It will probably be about three weeks before the first regular game will be played. The fence around the grounds will be repaired and the grandstand put in good condition just as soon as the weather is favorable. —Delphos Herald.

IS VERY NEAR TO DEATH Has Been Unconscious Since Yesterday Morning—Family Summoned to Bedside. Mrs. John W. McKean, who resides on West Monroe street, suffered a stroke of- paralysis Wednesday morning, her entire right side being affected. Shortly after the stroke she lapsed into unconsciousness and is very low, there being no apparent change in her condition. Her son, Dr.McKean, was called and has been constantly with her since a few hours after the’stroke "and has administered and cared for her. Mrs. McKean has been ailing for some, time r and has been bedfast most of the winter,-her chief ailment being stomach and heart tnolible. She was feeling as well as usual yesterday, however, until she was seized with this paralytic stroke and since that time she has been helpless and Her family have all been summoned and are at her bedside and are doing all that loving hands can do for a mother. There is no apparent hope for her recovery as she has not the vitality to fight the dread disease, past sickness having reduced her physical powers to practically nothing. The news Of'her serious condition spread rapidly and the many friends of the family proceeded to do everything in their power to assist the grief stricken familk, |t is the. hpjje ,o| the,entire community .that her.; recovery he a: sjjeedy--ctoeS > aca ■: c t j-

MOTION TO DISMISS OVERRULED “Billie” Fronefield Fined Ten Dollars for Contempt of Court —Action Taken in Other Case*. Judge John F. LaFollette, of Portland was here Saturday conducting various legal matters pending before him. In the Arthur C. Fast ditch case, brought here from the Allen circuit court, and which affects, Huntington, Allen and Wells counties, all motions to dismiss the appeal were overruled, and the court refuses to confirm the report. This cause ordered certified back to the board of commissioners of Allen county to proceed in accordance with the law and that board orders viewers or drainage commissioners to file amended report. ' William Fronefield was brought before Judge Erwin to •answer for contempt of court, he having violated a restfalhlng order. Peterson and Moran appeared for him and filed an answer. He was found - guilty and fined ten dollars. The divorce case was set for trial heft Monday, April 22.

Pearl ’Biiter vs. Peter Bixler, divorce; default of defendant; rule against prosecuting attorney to answer. ’ ' ' < TDyonis Schmitt, guardian vs. John Braun, partition; ■ petition filed for order to pay judgment; summons ordered rfeturnablb Aprll 30, for John Braun, ■"j G-J , J , —■ ' ■ ijtfdge LaFollette assumed jurisdiction in the case George A. Bohrer Bi-ewing company vs. Harry Cordua et al; suit on bond, demand >650. Abraham D. Galentine vs. W. S. Hughes, contract; answer filed; interogatories filed; plaintiff ruled to answer under oath within ten days. R. O. Johnson vs. Christian Amacher et al; complaint for new trial; dfemurrer to complaint overruled. Fred Shafer et al vs. Decatur Oil and Gas company et al; all rulings to complaint heretofore made set aside; demurrer of Decatur Oil and Gas company overruled; separate demurrer of all defendants sustained as to first paragraph and overruled as to second- Separate answers of defendants Stone, Halle and Teeple; withdrawn by leave of court. Marriage licenses were Issued Saturday to Willis H. Landis, aged twenty, and Jennie E .Bright, aged seventeen; Orville C. Yaney, aged twenty-two and Ida El. Henschen, aged twentytwo. The parties live in Kirkland township.

WERE SOON UNDER CONTROL Homes of Dr. J. S. Coverdale and Auditor C. D. Lewton the Scenes of the Blazes. Two Sunday fires caused a little excitement and some damage, each being controlled however, before much headway was gained. The first alarm was turned in just at noon. A small blaze in the roof of Dr. J. S. Coverdale’s residence, south Third street, being noticed. Within a few moments and before the first company had time to respond, the fire was put out by volunteers. At five o’clock in the afternoon, a neighbor lady saw smoke coming from the kitchen at Auditor C. D. Lewton’s home on north Second street. She gave the alarm and several men who happened to be near lent assistance, controlling the fire to such an extent that when Chief Helm and his men arrived they extinguished the flames with but little trouble. This fire originated from the cook stove, where the gas had been unintentionally left on. When the pressure came op the stove got so hot that the walls were blistered and a box of matches on a cabinet clear across the room were set off causing the blaze. The cabinet Was ruined and some other dhmage done, causing a loss of about 1100. A very serious fire was averted only by the quick wofk of the early arrivals on the scene. —— »<> H. L. Milligan of St. Marys, died a few days ago and since his death tim women have come to claim the remains as those of their husband. Tuesday a young woman appeared and, declaring herself to be his wife and the mother of his children, took charge of the funeral arrangements. Wife No. 2 denied her claim’s and says that she has a marriage certificate, to prove her relationship to the man, ttje certificate, however, being in the possession of relatives near Adrian, Mich. Wife No. 1 says that her husband, while, in at Wauseon, became acquaintefiwith a young woman, afteryard bringing her with him td St. Marys, where they had lived together since last October. , |

CORONER RETURNS HIS VERDICT Says Death Was Result of Epileptic Fit—Foul Play Was First Theory Btft This is Not Believed. Berne Ind., April 22. —Nicholas Gasser, an eccentric old hermit, who lived alone in a little hut on Main street, was found dead this morning. Kneeling over his bed in an attitude of prayer, his hat removed, but otherwise dressed as he had entered the room, his face and body presented a ghastly appearance when Charles Brown, a drayman, found him at 6:30 o’clock this morning. No one had. seen the old man for three or four days and it is supposed his death occurred probably on Thursday or Friday, though one person claims to have heard his or some one else talking in, the house on Saturday night. A small wound on the cheek looks much like a bullet wound, and many believe that the old hermit was murdered by some one who believed he had money. Others think he died from heart trouble with which he had been afflicted for many years,and much interest is manifested in the result of the coroner’s inquest, which will be held today. Dr. Grandstaff having been summoned at once. Gasser has a peculiar character and was known to every one about here as the hermit. Formerly he was fairly well off, but was imposed on, lost his property and for several years had lived by peddling goods from house to house. Charley Brown was to do some work for him today and called early to begin. He knocked at the front door and receiving no response, went to a side window. Looking through he saw the lifeless form of the old man lying across the bed. He secured assistence and they entered the house. Nothing had been disturbed and it is generally believed that he died from natural causes, as no ransacking for hidden treasures seem to have been done. He was sixty years old and had lived in Berne for many years. A brother who lives in the Numenese district near Bluffton is the only known relative. Coroner Grandstaff conducted an Inquest Monday and returned a finding that the dead man died from the effects of an epileptic fit. About >IO.OO in pennies and small change was found about the house. Evidence at the Inquest proved that Gasser had been seen Saturday evening and it is believed he died some time during the night.

HEARST TO BE INDEPENDENT He May be the Candidate of the Independent League for President. Washington, April 19. —Durihg the last few days many of the most jjroni inent Democrats of the east and south have bid good-bye to one of their most cherished hopes, which was thet Bryan and Hearst might become involved in such a bitter fight over the Democratic nomination for president as to make it necessary to eliminate both and nominate a third man. It was the general desire that this third man might be a conservative, who would hail from the south, gathering the strength of that section by reason of his residence there and the strength of the east by his conservatism It was a pleasant thing to contemplate, but it has proved an iridescent dream. William R. Hearst has Jet it be known to his friends in the east that he has no intention of contesting the Democratic nomination with Bryan. On the contrary, he has read himself out of the Democratic party and he will be nominated for president of the United States by the Independence league, an organization of which he is the., founder and financier and which probably has more extensi re ramifications-in Indiana than,in any other state outside of New York., Hearst's retirement from the Democratic! party leaves Bryan without a competitor for the Democratic nomi-, nation.,and with the general drift almost wholly Bryan’s way no one will have the hardihood to enter the lists against him. It is now perfectly plain that the “peerless leader,” who led the party to defeat in 1896 and 1900, will lead it again in some undetermined direction in 1908. No longer does he shy away from the suggestion that he is the leader who must lead. His closest friends, like Senator Dubois, of Idaho, are now making no bones of his willingness to carry the party standard next year. *H>———— MrS. Laura NJ Cretcher, residing near Pierceton, has become unbalanced mentally. The 'Unfortunate woman cherishes the belief that some' time in 'her childhood she sinned to such an' extent that* now the sins ’of ! the entire" world arA charged 'up to M .x r ... a;..-.;: . J

A GOOD INVESTMENT Stock in the Krick & Tyndall Plant Can Now be Purchased —Get in Your Order. The committee having in charge the stock subscriptions for Krick, Tyndall & Co., held a long session Thursday night and agreed upon many points that will be involved in open- . Ing up stock subscriptions. Another meeting will be held this evening, and by tomorrow everything will be ready for the acceptances of stock subscriptions. This ’ will perhaps be the best opportunity ever given the public to> buy stock in a reputable company and > receive therefrom good interest returns from the start Six ■ per cent Interest with no takes cannot be. picked up every day, in fact such opportunities are few and far between. In: addition to this fact, the dividends are bound to grow and with that the value,.of stock,.will likewise grow, and few years the stock that costs. >1 will easily sell on the market for'’ >1.25 to >1.50. Any person can well afford to borrow money And pay six per cent fer the loan, aS the dividends to be paid now will pay "the interest' on the borrowed capital. Investors should think hard for a few days and ' not overlok this golden opportunity of investing in a substantial company, owned ants" managed by' Decatur capital. It IS -both safe and sdund. You can subscribe' for 'stock at either the First National Or 1 Old Adams County banks, or of eithef Messrs. Krick orTyndall. The opportunity' will not last long, so those who are thinking should ’ think quick.

DR. HAUGH PAYS PENALTY Dayton Murderer Was Electrocuted: ’ Early this- Morning. Columbus, 0., April 19.—Dr. Oliver Crook Haugh, of Dayton, convicted of the murder of his father, mother and brother at Dayton, 0., on the night of November 4, was electrocuted in the annex at the Ohio penitentiary, a few minutes after midnight No unusual incident marked the electrocution. Haugh retained his nerve to the last and Walked to the death chair unassisted. When askqdw if he had any statement to’ make he simply shook his head. Practically but one shock was administered, the current of 1700 volts being graduallyreduced to 350. The current was ' turned on at 12:04 and Haugh was pronounced dead at 12:10. Dr. Haugh never admitted the crime for which he was sentenced to death. He never discussed it, so his attendants say, since he entered the annex. He is reported, however, to have protested his innocence.

The murder of his parents and brother occurred on the night of Nov. a 4, 1905. The house in which the ' Haugh’s lived at Dayton was burned, and when search of the ruins was made the bodies of the elder Haugh, his wife and son were found. All circumstances indicated the family had been murdered and the house burned to conceal the crime. —_o -—.— . - GUESSING ON THE CROPSJ Feared Recent Cold Snap Has Caused I Great Damage. Authorities on agriculture say that bats which were planted some weeks ago before the cold spell came on and got a fairly good hold on the sod during, the pleasant days later on are in fair condition and. will make at least a showing. That which was planted later and the,,, growth delayed by the sudden change . to cold is in doubt, and the farmers-,• are awaiting anxiously to see what the condition will be. Wheat in the bottom lands which. was covered with snow and ice is all right, it is said, for the reason that it has been afforded protection. That which had been planted on the clar knolls, however, has perished and in other. places it is good in spots, where the ground is rich and black, and it has .a good hold. . .... ; ... With the return of warm weather the forcing out of the buds on the trees Will cause'the destroyed fruit to fall to the'ground and" the owners of orchards are awaiting anxiously to learn the fate of the more . hardy types of. fruit trees. " Many’’ hope that it will not be as bad as it has been painted. • o Mrs. Nicholas Money, of Ft Recovery, Ohio, her daughter, Mrs. W. W. Conner who visited in Dec tur with the family of E. N. Vancil, spent a short time Wednesday with- their daughter of west Walnut street,- re-\ turning to Ft. Recovery on the evening train. Mrs. Conner expects to leave the latter part of this week to join her husband in York’, Pennsylvania, he being a traveling salesman for a York firm with thb’etust as his territory. Hts wife 'Will Join-film in h& 'travels.—Portland' ReMeW? ’■"'•