Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 18, Decatur, Adams County, 4 July 1907 — Page 6

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LAID UP FOR SEVERAL WEEKS A Dislocated Ankle and a Broken Bone Will Prevent Mart from Work for Several WeeksMart Elzey, clerk at the Scherry saloon in the west end of town, while scuffling with Curley Elzey in a jovial manner Thursday afternoon, had the misfortune to have his right ankle dislocated and also received a broken bone just above the ankle. The two men were casting jokes at each other in a friendly way and to make it more interesting began scuffling, when Curley threw him in a manner that caused him to sustain the injuries. A physician was summoned and he was conveyed to his home by a nearby rig, after which medical aid was administered. It will be several weeks before Mr. Elzey can resume his duties. These friendly scuffles oftimes result in serious and painful consequences and both participants are usually sorry after all is over and only carejful nursing and several weeks and months of time will repair the injury. INTERURBANS WON THEIR CASE Supreme Court Decided in Their Favor Yesterday. Indianapolis, June 27. —The interurban railroads won in the supreme court today on the main proposition that the use of the streets by their cars is no more an “additional servitude’’ than their use by city street cars, as long as they are operated within the city like street cars. But the court holds that whatever special damages they inflict on adjoining property by running so fast as to shake down houses, or by the improper operation of their cars in other respects must be paid. All of the judges express the opinion that interurban cars cannot be excluded from the streets by abutting owners, the cwners having a right, at most, to recover damages. The decision was a majority only of the five judges, two of them contending that the mere use of the streets by interurban cars gives adjoining owners a right to damages as in the case of steam railroads. The fact that “freight” or express cars are run by the interurban railroads is discussed at length, Jut is held to make no difference in their right to use the streets. The court reversed the judgment sustains the demurrer of the Union Traction company to the complaint of Lottie Kinsey asking damages for the operating of interurban cars on College avenue in Indianapolis. — o—- • TWO HUNTERS’ LICENSES ISSUED Margaret Zaugg Discharged from Hospital—Board of Review Looking Over Mortgage Assessm e nts. - William Drew, of Geneva, as attorney for Nettie Druly, has filed a suit for divorce from her husband, Dennis Druly. The plaintiff and fendant were married January 1, 1900, in Jay county and lived together until June 13, 1905, when they separated, and for more than two years the defendant has in no way provided for the support of his wife. A plain divorce and her former name, Nettie Wiest are asked. Margaret Zaugg of this county has been discharged as cured from the Eastern Indiana hospital for the insane at Richmond, Superintendent Smith having forwarded such a notice to Clerk Gerber under date of June 29th. Hunters’ licenses have been issued to Albert A. Butler, of this city and E\«rett Woodruff, of Geneva. The statement that applications must be secured from the game warden, but this was an error as the necessary papers can all be secured at the clerk’s office. ’ V — I • ; • I-A • ■ • .*

FOR BOYS OF M. E. CHURCH A Branch of the “Holy Grail” Established Here by Dr. C. B. Wilcox—to Meet Weekly. Thursday night in the lecture room of th Methodist church, a secret order was instituted by Dr. C. B. Wilcox. This organization while a new one, has local orders in thirty-three states and also in the Philippine Islands. “The Holy Grail” is the name of this new lodge and boys between the ages of twelve and twenty years are eligible to join, regardless of what denomination they are a member of. There are degrees; the first is the Esquire degree for boys between twelve and fifteen years of age and the second is the Knighthood degree for the boys between fifteen and twenty years of age. The work is based upon King Arthur in the Knight of the Round table and it is said to be fine. Meetings will be held each week in the lecture roo mos the church and no doubt much interest will be manifested by the boys of Decatur. The charter members are: Dorsie Burkhead, John Hay, Clyde Baumgartner, Howard Wisehaupt, Frank Mills, Marion Watkins, Earl Hendricks, Barton Shroleker, Lawrence Archbold, John Burk and Herald Wilcox. New members will be taken in as fast as they apply and a large membership will be enrolled within a short time. The following officers were elected: Esquire commander, Clyde Baumgartner; vice commander, Howard Weishaupt; esquire of scroll, Frank Mills; esquire of purse, Herald Wilcox; herald, Don Burke; page, John Hay; esquire, Barton Schrolekger. o OSSIAN TO HAVE NEW BANK. Articles of Incorporation Filed— Capital $25,000. Indianapolis, June 27. —Articles have been filed with the secretary of state for the incorporation of the following companies: Bank of Ossian; capital, $25,000; directors, William H. Rupright, William R. Beaty, John C. Dean, Miles N. Newman, William S. Smith, James W. Sale and Henry C. Arnold. Rolf-Martin company, Fort Wayne; capital, $25,000; directors, Herman L. Rolf, Emmett Martin, Albert Rolf, D. A. Newcomer and Charles V. Jacobs. The name of the old McConaha & Taylor company, Richmond, has been changed to the McConaha company. Mrs. Lizzie DeVilbiss has become become settled in her new home on Madison street and now has one of the prettiest little residences in the city. oINTERURBAN TRACK Number Three off the Rails Caused Quite a Delay. Car number three on the Interurban line Monday morning, while endeavoring to make the turn near the station jumped the track and it took the laborers an hour and a half get the car back onto the main line. The car was due to leave here at nine o’clock and was making the turn when the switch flew shut causing the front . trucks to make the turn all right, , while the rear trucks stayed on the ■ main line for a short period and then jumped the track. The car was • jacked up and pushed forward and ! after nearly two hours work was forced onto the main line and then run to the car barn. The damage done i the car was slight, while the track ! was not damaged in the least. For- - tunately no one was injured. t ——o—5 Wise Counsel From the South j “I want to give some valuable;* advice to those.who suffer with lame back and kidney trouble,” says J. R Blankenship, of Beck, Tenn., “I have t Proved to an absolute certainty that 1 ?. lectl ?. c Bitters will positively cure j this distressing condition. The first > bottle gave me great relief and after - taking a few more bottles, I was t completely cured; so completely that r it becomes a pleasure to recommend } this great remedy.” gold under guarantee at Blackburn drug store. Price

URGING STRICT BUILDING LAWS In Every City—Compel an Observance of the Essentials for Fireproof Construction. Since the great conflagration at San Francisco a number of engineers and construction experts have become engaged in a movement that approaches a crusade against lax building methods. Investigations and tests have shown that really fireproof buildings are very rare, and that many which are labeled fireproof in large letters, are not so at all. The consensus of expert opinion seems to be that the remedy lies in strict and strictly enforced building laws. In other words, do not'trust to putting out fire, but remove the possibility. The United States Keological Survey has received reports from three eminent engineers who made an exhaustive study of the condition of buildings after the fire in San Francisco. These engineers are Prof. Frank Soule, dean of the College of Civil Engineering in the university of California; Captain John Stephen Sewell, of the corps of engineers, United States army; and Mr. Richard L. Humphrey, expert in charge of the structural materials division of the technical branch of the geological survey and secretary of the national advisory board on fuels and structural materials. “They reach the conclusion,” remarks the Engineering Record, “that, the lessons from the Chicago and Baltimore fires have not yet been learned, and that a great conflagration, with its attendant loss of life and millions of doftars in property, is possible in every big city in the country.” Mr. Humphrey says in his report that the defects of construction so strongly condemned in San Francisco “are no worse than those generally practiced throughout the United States.” The cause of this, according to the reports, is the short-sightedness of builders, who, seeking a large immediate return on investment, refuse to pay for good construction. Fire statistics in this country, it is pointed out, show the false economy in cheap construction. If individuals will not cease to put up unburnable buildings say the experts, it is the duty of communities tq do so by law. In his report Captain John Stephen Sewell says: “A conflagration never yields comparative results, but from such results as are available I think that there is no question that the best fire resisting material at the present time is the right kind of burned clay.” This view is shared, apparently, by the foremost building experts. The steel frames of the largest and highest structures under way in New York and other cities are being protected by hollow terracotta blocks, burned clay products which keep the heat away from the steel columns and girders which they surround, The general conclusions of the three experts may be summed up in Mr. Humphrey’s words: “The only sure way to remedy grave defects of this character is to enact strict building laws which will compel an observance of the essentials for fireproof construction.” —oAND CAUSED SOME EXCITEMENT Leak in Main Pipe Line Necessitated the Burning of About 500 or 600 Barrels. Something like five hundred barrels of oil were burned Friday by the Standard Oil company on the Nuttman land in the northwest part of the city, the result of a leak in their main line between Preble and Lima, O. The leak was noticed yesterday and with the assistance of a number of laborers the oil was gathered in one pool after the leak was plugged and this morning was set on fire. The huge clouds of black smoke that arose from the fire caused considerable excitement and attracted much attention and a number of our citizens went to the scene and witnessed the scandalous extravagance of the Standard Oil company. The damage to the line has been remedied and as soon as the oil burns up the excitement will cease. Many who first beheld the one dense cloud rolling slowly toward the heart of the city supposed a terrible cyclone, cloudburst or seme other calamity was about to break loose and were agreeably relieved to learn that the only inconvenience likely to result was that caused by the dense smoke. The loss of SSOO may not call for a receiver for the Standard, but a reduction in the price of the crude article, and an advance on the refined may be expected. •— o ... R. F. Vantilburg, of east Water street, spent Sunday in Decatur with his son-in-law, J. D. Reiter and wife. Mrs. Vantilburg will remain in Decatur for a week’s visit. —Portland-Re-view. n . ' *

FOX STOLE MONEYFROMMOTHER Portland Boy Who Suicided was a Bad Son. William Fox, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Fox, west High street, shot and instantly killed himself Wednesday morning, in the bedroom of his home. The boy and his mother were alone in the home at the time, the latter preparing to go to town. T*he act of self-destruction is said to have followed the discovery by the mother, that on the day before, the young man had taken from the home, something over one hundred dollars of her money, and spent a large portion of it for numerous things of no prac- , tlcal value. Shortly before he took his life the young man called to his mother, asking her if she was going to town. She replied in the affirmative. “AH right, mother, goodby," he replied, and with that the shot rang out. The mother, who was sewing two rooms away, ran to the bedroom where she found the boy lying across the bed, the blood flowing from his mouth, nose and ears. Beside him on the bed lay the weapon with which the act was done, a twenty-two calibre target rifle. —Portland Commercial Review. -a LAW GOES INTO EFFECT JULY 1 'I " " For Hunting Squirrels—Board of Review Inspected Real Estate Today. The hunting season for squirrels goes into effect July Ist and you may shoot them from that date until October Ist, provided you have a license. To do this you must first secure an application from the state game warden, fill it out, giving your age, height, weight, complexion, color of hair, color of eyes and distinctive marks, present this to the county clerk with one dollar and secure the license. Deputy Clerk Baumgartner Friday Issued licenses of this kind to L. G. Botkin and Roy Young, of Wabash township and Everett Woodruff, of Jefferson. The board of review are still open for complaints on oil properties, this privilege being given the monopolies until tomorrow. William Wilson, of Hartford township representing four oil companies, appeared before the board, but was satisfied with the assessments after same was explained to him by the board. At 9:30 o’clock this morning the board, with the exception of Mr. Lachot, who kept house at both the auditor’s and treasurer’s office, proceeded to inspect various pieces of real estate in the city. —————o BELL COMPANY QUITS WABASH Withdraw Local Telephone Service in That City. Wabash, Ind., June 26. —The first fruits of victory following the refusal of the independent telephone companies to consolidate with the Bell company, in Indiana, which was done at the recent state meeting, came today with the announcement that the Bell company wihdraws from local business in Wabash. Several other towns have been abandoned except for toll business and a circuit is organized, Wabash being placed in this circuit. There will be no local manager here, M. C. Glass; of Peru, managing the circuit. The fight hass waged for twelve years, during nearly all of which time the Bell company had lower rates. Only toll service will now be given in Wabash, once a Bell stronghold. Q ALLEN COUNTY VAULATION L,OW State Tax Commissioner Parks M. Martin came to the city in the afternoon and sat with the county board of equalization for a time. Mr. Martin contends that the real estate val-' uatlon in Allen county is below the average, is lower than the valuation In Adams, Wells, and Huntington counties adjoining. Mr. Martin urged the board to a slight increase, but he didn’t meet with any appreciable response although the Allen county officers acknowledge the real estate valuations are low. Mr. Martin intimated that if the county boaad did not consider the matter the state board would be very apt to act.—Ft. Wayne Journal-Gazette. p The adoption by the city of the mag. netic flare lamps for street lighting will probably obviate trouble with the Home Telephone company over the question of stringing wires for the lighting system on the telephone poles. The company threatened to enjoin! the city if the inclosed arc lights were used, with a high voltage system, on the ground that the induction would be so great as to demoralize the ‘ telephone service. However, the board and Mr. F. S. Hunting' have explained to Manager Moellering that the magnetic lamp will be operated at a low voltage, so there will be no Interference with the telephone ser-vice.—Journal-Gazette.

TO THE WELLS COUNTY BUNCH Louie Boyd, the Famous, Driven to the Bench Early In the Game— Score was 6 to 0. The first game ot the series between Bluffton and Decatur recently arranged, was played Wednesday at the local park, and we took them to the tune of six to nothing. The day was fine, the crowd fine and from a Decatur standpoint the game was fine, and the local fans were overjoyed as a result The crowd began to assemble at the ball park as early as one o’clock by those desiring to get the choice seats as a scrappy battle was looked for, but in this respect the crowd was doomed to dlsappoinment, as the game was very tame. At three thirty o’clock the crowd had practically all arrived and the spacious ball park was well filled at the time the game wqs called. Charles Dailey, who was scheduled to assist in the umpiring, failed to arrive on account of business. and the two teams consented to France umpiring the game single handed. As the Decatur team went to the field they were greeted by great applause, while the faithful few from Bluffton heartily applauded their men as they stepped to the plate. For the first three innings it was one, two, three, and during that time some very pretty plays were made. The Bluffton aggregation started out in the first inning as though they were going to drive Cy Alberts from the box as the first two men up secured safe hits, but Cy was there with the goods and by magnificent pitching worked himself' out of a hole and the first danger point was passed. It was in the fourth inning that the locals got busy and took a liking to the much touted Louie Boyd’s delivery, and by batting him hard and often pushed two runs over the counting territory before the side could be retired much to the delight of the local fans, who yelled themselves hoarse for in these two runs they saw victory perched on their banner. However, not content with the runs the locals came back in the fifth inning and again started in to bumping the ball and before they got through had forced in three rurfs This was the straw that broke the camel’s back and Captain Pfefferle quietly informed Boyd that he might seek shelter at the bench and cool off and summoned Whalen to the box, he escaping the remainder of the inning without a run being scored off his delivery. With Boyd batted off the rubber whatever hopes Bluffton had of winning were quickly dispelled and a gloomier lot of looking fans you never saw at a ball game. Just to make things safe and sound the locals in the sixth inning proceeded to go after Whalen, and by clever hitting, secured a run making their total six. Disheartened and discouraged, the Bluffton team fought nobly to the last, although they were never really dangerous, but at one time, this being in the sixth inning, when Alberts permitted two hits and walked a man after two were out and then Captain Pfefferle struck out and ended the agony. The fielding of the two teams was equal, eaqh being credited with one error, neither of which amounted to anything or caused any damage, and some very brilliant work was done by both teams. ,» ' ■ The cause of Bluffton’s defeat can be attributed to their inability to hit the ball in pinches and their inabilty to stop the heavy hitting of the locals when hits meant runs. Nevertheless we secured first blood and took our old rivals into camp in perfect style and the fans are content. The two teams will play again tomorrow at Bluffton where we fully expect to repeat the dose, although it may not be white wash. That Decatur has the fastest ball team was fully demonstrated at several stages yesterday and the Bluffton natives were forced to sit up and take notice, and could not help but admire the boys’ fighting under Decatur colors. D e catur. AB R H PO A* E Nash, rs 3 110 ft 0 Behringer, ss.. 8 11 2 2 1 Linderbeck, cf. 2 0 0 2 1 0 Burns, If 4 2 2 0 1 0 Weber, lb .... 4 1 2 10 0 1 Pierce, 2b .... 4 0 2 1 3 0 Sealts, c 3 11 8 1 0 Witham, 3b .. 3 0 0 3 3 0 Alberts, p .... n 0 1 0 2 0 Totals 30 6 10 26* 13 2 Bluffton. Kininger, cf .. 3 0 0 1 0 0 Eichler, 2b ... 4 0 1 4 3 0 Gillis, If 4 0 3 0 0 0 Larne, 3b .... 2 0 11 2 0 Boyd, p 1 0 0 0 0 0 Whalen, p .... 2 0 0 0 3 0 Pfefferle, lb .. 3 0 0 11 0 0 Johnson, rs ... 4 0 0 0 0 0 Zanglein, ss .. 4 0 0 0 2 1 Fogel, c 3 0 17 1 0 Totals 30 0 0 24 11 1 * Johnson out hit by batted ball. Score by innings— Decatur .00023100 x—6 Bluffton 00000000 o—o0 —0 ; Stolen bases —Eebinger, Linderbeck 2, Burns, Larue, Boyd. Sacrifice hits —Linderbeck, 'Witham, Larue. , Two base hits—Gillis. Weber, Sealts, . 1; off Boyd 2. off Wane 2. Struck 1 1; off Byd 2; off Whalen 2. Struck <

out—By Alberts 8; by Boyd 4; >y Whalen 1. Left on bases —Decatur 5; Bluffton 9. Double playa—Zang* lein to Eichler to Pfefferle; Eichler to Sogel to Larue. Wild pitch—Whalen. Hit by pitcher—Boyd, Fogfel, Larue, Pfefferle. Time of game—--1:35. Umpire—France. Hits off Boyd. 8 in 4 2-3 innings; off Whalen, two In 3 1-3 innings. ' ■ ■ I, ~o BY SCORE OF FIVE TO TWO Lack of Hitting Was the Cause— Big Crowd Witnessed the Game Sunday at Dunkirk. In a game that was replete with fast fielding and perfect playing, the locals went down in defeat Sunday before the fast Dunkirk team by score of five to two. From what we are able to gather from the result of the game it was one of the best that had been played on the Dunkirk grounds this season and the fifteen hundred fans that crowded into the pdrk were given their money’s worth. Romine and Way were the opposing pitchers, and both were very effective especially when men were on and both men were backed up in faultless style by their respective teams. The locals were outhit by a small margin, but at that fielded in better style than Dunkirk as only one error was credited against the locals. Dunkirk was the first to score, they securing two runs in the second inning by clean hard, consistent ting and in the eighth secured three more, one being earned and the other two being the result of the only error we had in the game. The locals did not score until the fourth, when they secured one run by clean hitting and the last run came in the sixth, which was also due to the bunching of hits. This makes the third game we have played so far with Dunkirk, and we have lost all three of them and it seems as if they were our hoodoo team. However, we expect to meet them in the future for several games and will then endeavor to break the hoodoo and get the results on the right side of the score book. The*; team will leave in the morning for Kokomo, where they will play Tuesday and Wednesday and will be seen at home on the afternoon of July 4th, when they meet Bluffton for the fourth game of the series. The score: Dunkirk. AB - R H PO A E Stewart, as ... 4 0 0 3 1 0 Campbell, cf .. 3 11 3 0 0 Morris, 3b .... 3. 11 12 0 Wills, lb .... 4 11 11 2 fc} Wolfe, c 4 1 0 3 0 0 Hall, If 4 1 2 0 0 1 Carmichael, rs. 4 0 0 1 0 0 Perdieu, 2b ... 3 0 3 5 5 0 Romine, p .... 3 0 0 0 -5 0 Totals 32 5 8 27 15 1 Decatur. AB R H PO A E Nash, rf2 0 0 0 0 0 Behringe'r, 2b . 3 1-1 1 2 0,. Linderbeck, cf. 4 0 2 3 0 0 Burns, If 4 0 0 2 0 0 Weber, ss .... 3 0 1 5 0 1 Pierce, lb .... 3 0 0 6 0 0 Way, p .3 0 11 2 0 Witham, 3b .. 3 0 0 2 0 0 Winger, c .... 3 1.1 4 2 0 Totals 28 2 6 24 6 1 123456789 RHE Dunkirk ..0 2000003 x—s 8 2* Decatur ..0 0010100 o—20 —2 5 1 Two base hits —Hall, Linderbeck, Wills, Way. Three base hits —Behringer". Base on balls —Off Romine 2; Way 1. Struck out —By Romine 2; by Way 4. Hit by pitcher—Campbell. Romine and Wolfe; Way and Winger. Earned Runs —Dunkirk 3; Decatur 2. Doluble plajte—Dunkirk 3. Umpire—Johnson. Attendance, 1,562. o — ADMINISTRATOR WAS APPOINTED George Shroll to Close up Estate of Joseph Shroll—a Druggists Permit Was Issued. A junk dealer’s license has been issued to Lehon Magidman, of Ossian; to deal from house to house in this county. Mr. Magidman is a Russian Jew who came to this country seven months ago. Hunter’s licenses were issued to Gideon Riesen and L. D. Jacobs, off Berne and Gus and Jonathan Rian, of Jefferson township. George Shroll has granted letters as administrator of the estate of Joseph Shroll and filed bond for sloo* signed by Anson Van Camp, Joseph Shroll died June 9th. The Holthouse Drug company, in-, corporated, have been granted a permit as required by law to conduct a drug store, at Willshire. Ohio. The board of review are still looW ing over the mortgages as assessed. Yesterday they finished this work for Union, Root, Preble and Kirkland townships and today had Washington, St. Marys and Blue Creek. The board must complete their work by July 12th and are hustling to do so.