Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 19, Decatur, Adams County, 11 July 1907 — Page 7

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NO SPECIAL celebration here But Everyone Seemed to Enjoy the Mid-Summer Holiday from Early Morn ’Till Eve. The smoke has cleared away after the celebration of another Fourth, and no serious accidents have been reported. The day was an ideal one from the weather standpoint, and every one seemed to be happy. There was no special celebration in Decatur, /though fire crackers boomed all day long and happy children celebrated the birthday of independence in a manner to prove that our patriotism is not dying out by any means. Many Decatur people went to Monroe, where the only genuine celebration in this section was held and it was all that was advertised. Others went to Ft. Wayne and other places for the day, but the greater number remained at home and attended the ball game, picture shows, Guy Stock Co. and enjoyed themselves in various other ways. There were a number of quiet family picnics and big dinners. The best part of the day’s events were that every one was careful and accidents were avoided. Oftentimes the pleasures of the Fourth are marred by some terrible accident, but there was none of that on this occasion and it was a happier day therefor. ■ ■ —O JOHN STUDABAKER' IS PIONEER Was Married Sixty-Eight Years Ago and Went to Bluffton. Sixty-eight years ago Sunday, or in 1839, Studabaker, Sr., was married in Greenville, Ohio, to Rebecca Angel. Immediately after the ceremony they started for Indiana, Mrs. Studabaker riding a horse and Mr. Studabaker driving an ox team hitched to a wagon that contained all of their possessions. These consisted of a few household goods and a small stock of goods but this load of goods was the nucleus of the largest fortune in Wells county today. Arriving here they built the first store building in Bluffton on the corner where the Leader dry goods store now stands and began work in the wilderness. Though | Mr. Studabaker is in his ninetieth year he still attends to his business i affairs and both he and his wife enjoy! as good health as could be expected for ones of their age.—Bluffton Banner. - - o— — i. There are indications of a good. crop of hay this year, and the livery | men are glad of the fact for they are paying at the rate of from S2O to $22 ■ per ton for it now, said a farmer yesterday. He also predicted a great crop of potatoes, both of the early and late varieties. Wheat, which looked bad for some time, is showing up better and I believe that there will ‘ be a good crop after all. I have a field which neighbors said that I ‘ should have re-planted, but I thought ; differently and It is coming along all: right. He also stated that the corn 1 crop of which there was so much ’ doubt for some time, is doing well, 1 with the" exception of certain, locali- ’ ties, where the water has prevented! its growth.—Hartford City (gazette. ’

BOYS WERE PLAYING CALABOOSE But Grew Angry and One Youth Was Quite Badly Hurt —Officers Investigated the Affair. - ■ i Gus Schlegel, a little chap about nine years of age? was stabbed in the back late* Wednesday afternoon by his playmte, Dan Jeffries, with :> pocket knife, and was forced to have the injury dressed by a physician. The Injury was the result of a quarrel between the two lads which took place on First street, where a crowd of youngsters were engaged in playing numerous games. It seems that during their games that young Schelegel was playing Marshal and the balance of the crowd were supposed to be drunken men whom he was trying to arrest and lodge in jail and it was while performing'his official duty that he captured Dan Jeffries and was lug ging him off to jail when Dan became enraged reached in his pocket, pulled out his pocket knife, broke away from Schlegel and stabbed him in the back just above the right hip. The knife was of the Barlow description, with a big blade, Which penetrated through the clothing, skin and flesh and was only stopped because it hit a bone. The blood at once commenced to flow in a stream from the wound and the remainder of the boys became frightened and ran for their respective homes, young Jeffries accompanying them. Schlegel went to Dr. J. S. Coverdale’s office and had the injury dressed and the flow of blood stopped and from the reports of the doctor the wound was a bad one, and had it not come in contact with a bone might have resulted seriously. After the injury was dressed the boy hunted up the marshal to whom he related the entire story and that official went on a still hunt for Jeffries, whom he soon found and who in a tearful voice told the entire story in a straightforward manner. The matter has been turned over to the juvenile officer Henry Lankenau, who will in the future look after the young man and should he make any more vicious moves will be sent to the boys’ correctional school. o— ——— CLOVER LEAF IS IMPROVING. New Engines and Track —Also N®w Buildings. Vice-President George H. Ross says this year will witness the completion of all the improvements involving heavy expenditure on the part of the Clover Leaf. Relaying of the track of the entire road between Toledo and St. Louis with 75-pound steel rails, began tyo and one-half years ago, will be finished in thirty days. The company is piitting out 120,000 yards of gravel ballast at points where it is needed, and has contracted for six new steel bridges to be built before the close of the year. Contracts have been let for extensive ditching and widening of banks. The company is enlarging its shop capacity at Frankfort, which involves a preliminary expenditure of about $150,000, and is completing a large new elevator at Madison, 111., the machinery of which will be run by electric power, thus eliminating all fire from the structure. The Cover Leaf recently placed an order with the American Locomotive company for six new switch engines for September and October delivery. In Toledo the company is remodeling its old freight yards on Erip street, and increasing the facilities for hand, ling freight. Mr. Ross says that after this year the company’s necessary expenditures for improvements will be light, as compared with the past three or four years, which means a larger net for the owners. Because of the track improvements the average train tonnage of the road is now 584 88-100 tons, whereas it was but 300 tons when the present management took hold of the property. o MRS. BROWN WAS BADLY HURT I7- “ ~ Stepped on Stick Which Turned and She Received a Broken Leg. Mrs. L. Di Brown, a well known lady of Pleasant Mills, was badly injured Friday, and as a consequence will be confined to her home for several ■ weeks. She was walking about the yard back of her home, when she stepped upon a round stick. Her ankle was turned with such force that the bones were dislocated and she fell, breaking the bone in her right J leg just above the ankle. She was carried into he house and Dr. J. W. 1 Vizzard summoned, who dressed the 1 injury and reset the broken bone. ■ Mrs. Brown is about sixty-five years 1 (of age, and this fact will cause a tedi ious recovery, though it is believed ' she will entirely recover from her ' painful injury.e . ■ Try a Democrat "Want Ad.**

FAMILY DINNERS WERE PLENTY Missionary Sociey Meeting Several Picnics—The Columbian Club Ball. By Perle Burdg. Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Studabaker gave a porch party Thursday at their beautiful country home. It was a de. Ijgthful affair, thoroughly enjoyed by the many guests, and included a luncheon served on small tabes out of doors. The out of town guests were: Mrs. S. E. Beane, of Goshen, Mr. and Mrs. James Edwards, of Leipsic, Ohio. The other guests wer£: Messrs and Mesdames John Tyndall, Harry Moltz, Charles Dugan, L. G. Ellingham, John Niblick, James Daughtrey, Mesdames Elizabeth Morrison, Hattie Studebaker, Kate Champer, Misses Leota Bailey, Frances Dugan, Bessie Boyers, Helen Niblick, Masters Don and Ralph Tyndall, Miller Ellingham. / A prettily appointed six o’clock dinner was given by Mrs. Jeff Bryson on Wednesday evening at her home on Fifth street in compliment of several out of town guests who were: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rice, of Canton, O.; Mr. and Mrs. Murdoch, of Goldfield, formerly Miss Maude Rice, of this city; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rice ,of ’ Marion, Ind.; Mrs. Johnson, of Youngstown, Ohio. •Thursday night occurred one of the most notable events of the season, the shirt waist dance, given at the K. of C. hall by the Columbian members to their many friends. Invitations numbered one hundred and seventyfive. The hosts made the hall very pleasant for their guests for there were electric fans throughout the spacious hall. Promptly at nine o’clock the orchestra rendered a delightful march and the grand march was commenced with Mr. Frank Wemhoff and Miss Confer as the leaders of ninety couples, who took part. Im. mediately came light two steps,waltzes and various other dances which were enjoyed until a wee hour of the mom, when the dance as usual closed with Home Sweet Home, and it must be said not only the Decatur people, but out of town guests appreciated the music which was rendered by the orchestra, for they did not only keep good time, but played the most up to date selections, which pleased each and every one. The Columbian club received many congratulations on their royal manner of entertaining and bn their good luck in capturing such fine musicians for the evening. A very Interesting and profitable meeting of the Missionary Society of the Methodist church was held at the home of Mrs. C. C. Schafer on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Daniels gave an excellent talk on Immigrants in their New Homes, after which two vocal solos were rendered by Mrs. / Wilcox and Miss Marie Berry, following the program delicious refreshments were served by Mrs. Schafer and her assis. tan hostess, Mrs. William Myers. The attendance was remarkable for it numbered over thirty ladies. Mrs. H. L. Coverdale, of 313 south Eleventh street entertained her children Thursday in honor of her birthday anniversary. The guests were: Mr. and Mrs. David Forterey, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Alliger and daughter Marie, of Marion; Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Coverdale and daughters June and Martha, of Bluffton, Ind, and son James of this city. ■. o — Another historical landmark is about to disappear. The home of “Huckleberry Finn,” at Hannibal, Mo., has been sold to a heartless man who is going to tear it down and put up a modem residence in its place. The ramshackle building has long attracted almost as much attention as the old home of Mark Twain, which is situated one block away from it. The officials of the Clover Leaf railroad have gone to he expense of hdving the depot here painted and further showed their generosity by painting the watchman’s shanty. While the appearance is much improved, the paint does not make it any more comfortable for the passengers, who await the arrival of the trains as some ladies do not desire to 1 be in the same room that men smoke and chew tobacco. Although no affidavits were filed against saloon-keepers yesterday, Prosecuting Attorney D. B. Ninde says that members of the Good Citizens’ league have a large number which they will possibly file today, but probably not until tomorrow. The members of the league were out in force Sunday and secured the rames of about twenty-five liquor men who failed to keep their screens withdrawn so that a full view of the interior of the saloons might be had, in accordance with the Nicholson law. —Journal-Gazette.

EFFECTS UNION AND PACIFIC Believed this Order Will Bring About Closer Observance of the Rules. New York, July 4. —The following statement is authorized on behalf of the Union Pacific railroad company: “Mr. E. H. Harriman has issued orders that hereafter full reports shafi be made promptly and given to the press concerning all accidents occurring on the railroads of w’hich he is the head. The Southern Pacific and the Southern Pacific systems, as well as the Oregon lines. “It has been the practice of these roads for some time past to have detailed reports on all accidents made to the chairman of the executive committee. The management has regarded it as one of its primary duties to avert accidents, having, since assuming charge of the Union and Southern Pacific railroads, expended some $12,. 000,000 in safety appliances for roadway and equipment. To this end, by ’ the close of the current year, the vat rious lines of the Union and Southern t Pacific will have 4,700 miles of track protected by automatic block signals. The management has arranged that its steel rails for deliver/ next year ’ shall be made by the open-hearth prof cess, which it is expected will make f the number of breakages very decidedly less. i “The plan to make public full de- , tails, regardless of consequences, con- ' cerning accidents on the company’s lines, follows a suggestion made in. , a public interview recently by Mr. J. , Kruttschnitt, director of maintenance and opration of the Union Pacific sys- , tem, who said: “ ‘Personal responsibility for accidents, whether officers or laborers, , should be known to the public. We must bring about closer observance of the rules and greater respect for dan. ger signals than we now get from our employees. This can be done by the widest publicity of accidents.’ “It is believed that a policy consistently and regularly followed of publishing complete accounts of all accidents will result in giving the public a more exact idea of the actual causes, and so create a public opinion that will enable railroads to enforce better discipline. “Reports of the interstate commerce commission emphasize the necessity for this move. According to these reports, over 70 per cent (317 out of 448) of the serious collisions on Amer, ican railways in the past five years were due to negligence of trainmen and enginemen. On lines protected by block signals, 94 per cent of the collisions are attributed to negligence of trainmen and signal operators. o— INTERESTING RAILROAD GUIDE G. W. Dull, local agent at- the Cover Leaf railroad, has in his possession a railroad guide that was published in the year 1852. The book contains information concerning all the railroads of the United States that were in existence at that time, and judging -from the size of the book, which is 4 by 5 inches, there were very few lines in operation at that early time. The guide not only gives information concerning railway trains, but also gives the schedules of “stage coaches” and steamboats, and a complete railway map which shows the route of every railroad. Os course some of the railroads that pass through our city are shown in this book for they were not built at the time of its publication, but nevertheless it will prove interesting for any one to read in order to see how many new lines have been built since that time and how rapidly the country has progressed in this particular line. - -p — An amateur photographer stopped one morning at a Missouri farm house and inquired for the farmer. “I want to trespass on your premises,” he said, “long enough to take a picture of your cornfield. It’s the most magnificent one I ever saw.” “That’s all right,” responded the farmer. “But you’ll have to take it instantaneous—it’s growing so fast.” ——■m—■■————

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CROWD OF TWO THOUSAND Address, Drills, Ball Game, Industrial Parade and Fireworks Display Were Amusements. Monroe, Ind., July 5. —Thursday, July 4th was a day that through the generations to come in the future annals of the history of Monroe and community will be remembered as a day of real pleasure, made enjoyable by the patriotism shown and the general era of good feeling that pre--1 vailed throughout the day. Commencing at ten o’clock with the industrial parade over a mile long and coinposed of a solid mass of wagons, buggies and various other vehicles and in which every business man’s especial line was represented. The entire program was „ carried out to ev- ’ ery visitor’s complete sati|faction. At 1:30 o’clock Rev. H. H*llocker, of 1 Bluffton, delivered an address full ■ of the patriotic spirit of the occasion Immediately after this address the ball game between Monroe and the Decatur High School was called,which 1 ended in the utter defeat of the Dec catur boys. Until the fifth inning pitcher C. L. Johnson by marvelous t twirling, let the visitors down without r a hit or run, Monroe having eleven hjts, thirteen scores. In the first half of the sixth by some fast work they crowded in a run. At the finish Monroe had twenty scores to Decatur’s eleven. Among the features of the game was the strife between the op- ’ posing first basemen, Kessler and 1 Smith, each trying to outdo the other and both did some fast playing. Mc- ; Kean and Jingles, the opposing catchers were both onto the business and played well until McKean received a hot one on his jugular causing De- ’ catur to substitute a man in his place. ! Johnson and Oliver of the hoAe team p each secured a home run. The vis- ’ itors acted like perfect gentlemen and would be welcome here again. At the close of the game an address was delivered by Rev. J. A. Srague, of Markle, Ind., and the crowd was dismissed until seven o’clock, when the exhibition military drill was given under the supervision of Rev. Jones. The vaudeville proved a winning feature ' of the evening program. The fireworks display closed the day’s program. Nothing disorderly occurred during the day in a crowd of over two thousand people. Everybody seemed out for a good time and every one left vowing the town of Monroe was certainly up to date. O; V. Graham. —— ——— o They have a story at Huntington that a ghost makes its appearance every night at 11 o’clock at the Ft. Wayne and Wabash power house. The chief engineer is not at all alarmed by the appearance of the apparition, but is anxious to get better acquainted with it. He asserts that the ghost has a head and hair and is not transparent as many suppose ghosts to be. The inference is that the visitor is a wayward female. Owing to the scarcity of freight cars orders have been sent out from the headquarters of various lines that instead of destroying Jhe old wooden freight cars that are no longer fit to use on the main line, they must be sent to the repair shop and after a general overhauling, used on the branch liifes. Their use on the main lines frequently causes delay to other traffic, but the officials have decided that they must be used on the branch lines as long as they are in a condition to be of service.

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