Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 27, Decatur, Adams County, 5 September 1907 — Page 2

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SEVENTH STREET TO BE BUILT Contract tci be L«t September 12th— < Joel Reynolds Appointed On Night Police Fore*. The council met in special session for the hearing of objections on the Friday night this being the time set ' Seventh street improvement. Every 1 councilman was present and Mayor Coffee called the meeting to order. 1 City civil engineer Vogt filed his plans ; and specifications and also the esti- ' mated cost of the proposed improve- ' .ment, which are now on file in his ' office for the inspection of any one. ' The proof of publication, giving notice ' for the hearing of objections was filed and ordered placed of record. The' mayor then called upon any one present that was interested in the improvement and desired to object, to present their case or file their objections and the same would be duly considered by the council. However, no objections were filed and the council then passed a resolution confirming the original resolution and ordering the street constructed and also ordering the clerk to give notice for the receiving of bids for the construction of the same and setting a time when the bids would be received the time set being the 12th day of September. Mayor Coffee then askeurthat the council give him the power and authority to appoint another night policeman to assist night policeman Frank Tmd gave as his reasons that much crime was being committed among the younger class of people and that one man could not cover the entire territory and do justice to the city’s welfare. The council gave him the necessary power and Joel Reynolds who was formerly on the staff was duly appointed by the mayor and will assist in keeping , down the vice in our city. No further business coming before the council, they adjourned. —— o EVERY HEAT WAS EXCITING Entire Program Carried Out Though the Crowd Was Not Up to Expectations. The Great Northern Indiana fair closed Friday night after a very successful week, though the attendance, excepting on Thursday, was not what it should have been or what the association had a right to expect. However every person who attended was more than satisfied and had a good word to say of the fair treatment and the clean conduct of every officer of the association. Today the secretary and his assistants are busy paying the hundreds of premiums , and this work will require a day or two. Yesterday’s crowd was very small, owing to the cloudy weather of the morning, but the program was carried out as advertised and the races were good. The 2:19 trot was taken by Birdie Gallant in straight heats, with High Henry second and Lottie M. third.’ The 2:15 pace went to Rose Bud, with Bolass second and Red Patchen third. Lady Fatchmore took the five-eighth mile run, winning first and third heats, while Starter was second and Ostego third. The summary: 2.19 trot, purse.s3so. Birdie Gallant 11 l->e-l High 2 —2 Lottie M 3 3 3 —3 Best time 2:27’4. 2:15 pace, purse $350. Rose Bud 11 I—l Bolass 2 2 2 —2 Red Patchen ... 3 3 2—3 Best time, 2:17%. Five-eighths mile run, purse SIOO. Lady Patchmore ...-.1 2 I—l Starter ........ . 2 1 2—2 Ostego 3 3 —3 Best time, 1:03. o A. evaaairHMU* gvm ra* mm. Itching, Blind, Blendin*, PretvudAn* PIIM. Drucarlrtn are aathnriMd t* refund mnney If PAZO OINTMENT fella to «ur» ia «to 14 torn ton.

TRACTION CAR HIT AUTOMOBILE Cut It In Two but Young Ves©y Escaped With Only a Few Slight Bruises. His automobile struck by an'interurban car, cut in twain and knocked into bits, his coat flung thirty feet in one direction and his hat thirty feet in another, Will Vesey, Jr., the son of Judge W. J. Vesey, had a miraculous escape from death early Friday evening, coming out of the mixup with only some trivial injuries. The accident occurred shortly before six o’clock last evening at a point on the old Huntington road about three miles from the city. Young Vesey was squarely upon the tracks o’ the Bluff" ton interurban road when the collision took place. The pilot of the big interurban coach struck his car just back of the front seat, which he was occupying, and the impact cut the auto squarely in two, turning and twisting the parts into an almost unrecognizable mass. Mr. Vesey did not have time to leap from the machine before the trolly car was upon him and with death staring him in the face he clung to the steering wheel. So terrific was the impact of the collision that the front part of the machine, torn loose from the rest of the body, was whirled completely about and when Mr. Vesey came to a stop he was facing the tracks. According to Miss Margaret Vesey, his sister, who related to the JournalGazette the story of the accident, the young man was driving hofneward along the Huntington road. As he approached the interurban road near the point where the collision occurred, a cornfield hid his view of the tracks. Miss.Vesey says her brother stopped about one hundred feet from the tracks to listen for sounds of danger, and, hearing hone, he turned on speed and started across. It was not-Tintil he was right upon the track that he could see the car at all,and then it was too late. Mr. Vesey stated that his hat was knocked from his head and hurled a distance ofc thirty feet in one direction and his coat, which was upon the seat, was thrown a distance of as many feet in another direction, letters in his pocket being scattered all about the scene of the wreck. Terribly frightened for a few moments as the result of his terrifying experience, Mr. Vesey soon recovered his composure and discovered that beyond a few bruises sustained by being thrown against the steering gear, he was unhurt He boarded the car which struck him and came into the city leaving his machine, a hopeless wreck in th# road- 'The car which hit the auto was N0;'256 of the Bluffton road, north bound, and due in Fort Wayne at 6:20 p. m. A short time after the accident Mr. E. Greeg Davis, of this city, drove along in his machine and noting the wrecked car made an examination. He found the engine of the machine still warm and scattered about he saw letters belonging to Mr. Vesey. Fearful that the young man, and possibly others had been killed, Mr. Davis made a vain search for bodies, and it was not until he arrived in the city that he knew that no one had been hurt- —Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. —- When local freight No. 37, C. H. and D., stopped in Piqua, last night,, a grewsome find was made under the second car, where an unidentified man was discovered with his head crushed off and his right leg missing. He evidently had been killed but a moment before in attempting to alight from the train. The train crew says it saw a man get on at Sidney, and it is supposed that he was the one killed. The man was about forty-five years of age. - o — Stimulation Without Irritation That is the watchword. That is what Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup does. Cleanses and stimulates the bowels without irritation tn any form. THE HOLTHOUSE DRUG 00.

TO THE WESTERN • COAST Visited Cities Where He Formerly Lived—Conducted Service* in Var1 idu* Cities. I Rev. Alfred Fowler, pastor df the First Presbyterian church, Decatur, Indiana, is now visiting friends in the city. Mr. Fowler was a former resident of Winnipeg, being engaged in church and Y. M. C. A.'work, and leaving in 1896 for the states. .He preached last evening in St Andrew’s Presbyterian church on the subject, “Saints Anywhere,” and in the morning officiated from Grace church pulpit, taking as his subject “The Christian's Hope.” Large and delighted audiences greeted the reverend gentleman, who is now in his prime, and an enthusiast in the moral and religious upbuilding of the -community where he resides. Mr. Fowler is the author of a well known work, “Our Angel Friends, in Ministry and Song,” which has gone through three additions. He left this afternoon for the south. —Free Press News and Bulletin, Winnipeg, Man., August 26, 1901# Rev. Fowler arrived home Friday after a thirty days’ trip through the western states and Canada. He was engaged in the ministry in western Canada in former years and says the great west has lost none of its beauty. He is delighted with the state of Washington, and may decide to spend some of his future years in that “Paradise on Earth” country. During his absence Rev. Fowler conducted services in a number of other western cities. — o— RICHMOND AND PORTLAND WIN Standing in League Remains Un-changed-Van Wert Again Today. YESTERDAY’S RESULTS. Decatur 6; Van Wert 1. Kokomo 5; Portland 6. Richmond 3; Bluffton 2. TODAY’S SCHEDULE. Van Wert at Decatur. Portland at Kokomo. Bluffton at Richmond. STANDING. Won. Lost. Pct. Richmond ..17 12 .586 Decatur 17 13 .567 Portland 17 13 .567 Kokomol3 17 * .433 Van Wertl3 17 .433 Bluffton ’..12 17 .414 The box score for the yesterday game between the locals and Van Wert in which the visitors were defeated by a score of 6 to 1, was as follows: Van Wert. AB R H PO A E Stewart, ss ... 4 0 1 4 3 1 Conklin, 3b ... 4 0 0 0 3 1 Wolf, c 4 0 0 3 0 0 Perdue, 2b-p ..’ 3 0 0 3 0 0 Campbell, cf .. 3 0 0 0 0 0 Betz, lb 3 0 0 10 0 0 Bockwitz, rs .. 3 0 0 0 0 0 Foley, lf-2b ... 3 11 4 1 0 Mundhenk, p-ls 3 0 1 0 3 0 Totals 30 1 3 24 10 2 Decatur. O' AB R H PO A E Cullen, 3b .... 4 11 4 11 Pierce, rs .... 2 0 0 2 0 0 Weber, lb ..r. 3 0 1 8 1 0 Burns, If 4 2 2 0 0 0 Witham, 2b ... 3 11 4 0 0 Wallace, 2b ... 2 1 2 1 3 0 Johnson, cf ... 2 0 1 < 4 0 0 Quinn, c 3 0 0 3 0 0 Laxon, p v ... 3 1 2 1 0 0 Totals 26 6 10 27 5 1 Van Wert 0 0000001 o—l Decatur .0 -1 5 0 0 0 0 0 x —6 Home runs—Laxon, Wallace. Two base hits—Weber. Bases on balls — By Mundhenk 1; by Perdue "2; by Laxon 3. Double plays—Stewart to. Purdue; Wallace to Witham. Umpire —Arundel. — o Only those who have an opportunity to see the most beautiful scenery at Grand Canyon -can appreciate its grandeur and those who have never seen this picturesque scene can see a correct reproduction of it at th'e electric theater tonight Not only is the canyon shown, but also the petrified forest and many other beautiful sights in AJrizona, including bright angel’s trail and other interesting things. Tourists are seen wending their way in the narrow foot paths around the canyon, and the entire film is interesting. This show will not only prove interesting but educating as well. 'qp don’t miss it. — o W. E. Smith, of Honduras, is in our city visiting with his family. Mr. Smith is engaged* In the music business at the above framed place.

AMERICANBGENERALLY SUCCEED Fortunes Are Made by Many in a Wonderful and Delightful Old Yet New Country. Mr. Paul Wooten. Americans, as well as other foreigners in Mexico, are generally successful. The country, while very old one, has never been developed as have the other sections of the continent. Within recent years the government has offered many inducements to foreign capital with the result that brought into Ithe republic bringing about a wonderful wave of prosperity. The government is as stable as that of the United States, and owing to the fact that the industries of the country are nearly entirely in the hands of foreigners, a revolution would be impossible as would a change of government without the approbation of the United Stales. The hardware business is in the hands of the Germans; dry goods and clothing are controlled by the French; groceries and the liquor traffic by the Spaniards; mining and the railroads by Americans. By the terms of the Monroe doctrine the United States must protect the interests of foreign countries, which together with the large amount of influential American capital would call for immediate intervention on the part of the United States should anything arise which imperiled business Interests. On the other hand the Mexicans now know the advantages of settled conditions and are as anxious to have them preserved as are the foreigner.. Mexico is the greatest silver producing country in the world and it is in the mining industry that most progress has been made. In addition to the silver output there is a large amount of other metals mined. The gold and copper production is rapidly increasing and the next few years will see Mexico near the top of the list in her output of those metals as well. There are, however, openings in all lines of trade. It would be a profitable trip for evgry business man to -spend some time in Mexico looking ver the country for some of the many openings where money can be made more rapidly than in United States. For instance, an American shoe maker drifted into Mexico several years ago and found that a bean or nut containing a large percentage of tannin, so extensively used in tanning leather, grew wild in the southern states of the country. He began the exportation of his discovery and now has a colossal business established that has made him a very wealthy man. A car painter who came to Mexico some twenty years ago working for a dollar a day, is now the president of one of the strongest banking institutions in the country and has made an immense fortune. Hundreds of such examples could be painted out and every year is producing more opportunities. The exploitation of the great stores of natural wealth in Mexico is in its infancy and the man who takes advantage of the opportunities offered now has every reason to expect most profitable returns. Hundreds of American business men are journeying to Mexico every year and very few of them are returning without interesting themselves in some of the many profitable openings offered. — WELL KNOWN YOUNG MAN Funeral Sunday Morning from th© Zion Lutheran Church at Honduras. Chauncey E. Zerklb, son of J. Albert Zerkle, residing four and one-half miles southeast of this city, who for several months past has bean a constant sufferer from az complication of diseases, died Friday night at twenyt minutes before six o’clock, age twenty one years and 28 days. The deceased was born and reared in this county and was well and favorbly known in this community. He was a member of the M Zion Lutheran church, of Honduras, and was always found faithful to his professions. He has taken a course in I. B. C. college at Ft. Wayne and proved to be a good and prosperous student. A few months ago he became quite ill although his condition was not considered serious until quite recently when it was known that his death was inevitable. A few days ago friends and relatives were notified of his condition and many hurried to his bed side to see him before his untimely death. A host of friends besides the members of the immediate family share in this hour of bereavement. The funeral was held Sunday morning from the Zion Lutheran church at Honduras.

HE MAKES w A STATEMENT to Has Ambition to Be Speaker of the National House of \ Congress. Rushville, Ind., Aug. 29.r-Congress-man James E. Watson slipped back to Rushville today after a week’s outing in northern Michigan, his first vacation in several years, and astounded his many friends here by coming out with an announcement shortly after his arrival that he is not a candidate for governor subject to the republican nomination in 1908.' This is the first direct statement Mr. Watson has given out in regard to his gubernatorial boom since it was first launched several months ago by enthusiastic Sixth district friends. “I will never anounce myself as a candidate for the republican nomination for governor. My candidacy* for that .high and honorable position is in the hands of my friends. Furthermore I will not seek the nomination for I believe that if I returned to congress there are greater and better things in store for me. I have an ambition to be the speaker of the nat ional house of representatives and I fully believe that in time I will be elected to that high position; one wherein I can serve all the states and not a single state. My work in congress is but partially completed. I hope to introduce a new tariff bill, in fact that is the one ambition of my life. I am certain that I can secure the republican nomination for gov-' ernor of Indiana and furthermore I believe that I might be elected. Election to this highest state office in Indiana means a future political death, or at least this has been the rule in the past. lam not conceited enough to think I would be immune from this. Should I be elected to the governorship I would never be in' a position to carry to the finish the ideas that I have set and for that particular reason I shall not, for the present time at least, announce myself as a gubernatorial candidate. There is plenty of time for that anyhow. Should I eventually change my mind—well the republican nominating convention is not held until next year and candidates grow and die in that length of time.” — — O —_ STRUCK BY RUNAWAY HORSE Accident Occurred Near Interurban Station—lnjuries Are Not Serious. An accident Friday night that might have proven more serious than it did, was the one in which Miss Anna Cramer, the little daughter of Frank Cramer, was hurled to the sidewalk on Court street by a runaway horse. The little girl was standing by the intertirban station talking to some of hes girl friends when the horse belonging to Tom Baltzell broke loose from where it had been tied and dashed around the corner arfd upon the sidewalk, running squarely into the Cramer girl. She was taken into the interurban station, where an examination disclosed that her arms and forehead were badly bruised. The injuries were attended to at once and unless something unforseen sets in she will soon be well again. After the accident Mr. Baltzell, the owner of the horse appeared upon the scene and gathered up a few turkeys that had been thrown from the rig in the mixup. Mr. Baltzell had tied his horse near the Everett and Hite grdeery store and had just stepped into the store when he heard the screams of the girl. He looked for his horse and buggy and when he saw it was gone he at once suspicioned what had happened. — ;— o— JOHN STUDABAKER IS DYING John Studabaker, tSr., one of the oldest and best kndwn citizens of Wells county, is lying at the point of ' death at his home on west Market ' street. Mr. Studabaker has been ill . for the past few days, but grew worse today. He is now confined to his ' bed, unconscious and growing weaker. 1 Relatives are at his bedside, and the latest news is to the effect that, while he is still alive, very little hope is j held for his recovery. Mr. Studabaker . is now ninety years Os age, and has of late, had a number es serious at- , tacks of sickness, but his strong vital- J ity has, brought about his recovery, , and last week he was able to come * dorwn .town to attend to business matters.—Bluffton Banner. FOUND AT LAST. J. A. Harmon, of Lizemore, West Va., says: “At last I have found the * perfect pill that never disappoints me; and for the benefit of others afflicted with torpid liver and chronic constipation,. will say: take Dr. King’s New Life Pills.” Guaranteed satisfactory..! r 25c at Blackburn Pharmacy. j i

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