Decatur Democrat, Volume 52, Number 3, Decatur, Adams County, 21 January 1909 — Page 5

»■ MOTHER BELIEVES IN PERONA. ■■■« F ■-. < ' ■ ' AND CHILD, jg BMWMB Mrs. K. Kane, of —% W Chicago, Uses : IlhmMlbJl family of' five " children, Grace, ' «!1 W : Myrtle, Edward, j Reeves, and ■k.JMMMMI '* <^T- f ■■wWd Ccorgc - illllst - ’ . |®r ■ wMFF*%> PEEV&S ffl QEORG& m£M* .s s la , ' I- 1 Lfc - V A FI EAUTHY FAMILY III;: Mr. John M. o r seve yaJ year s 1 had catarrh of the stomach. I was hardly i tan* doctors may write in favor of Pe- Kept t*e children wen. able to do anything, and could not eat with any satisfaction. > Tuna. Other doctors may write against , : a J | When I commenced using Peruna, I weighed only 110 pounds. I ?JO W' j*J J 18,1 * 8, K1 Kane » l96 Seto l, St ‘» Flat b Chicago, 111., writes: '< I took six bottles, commencing in the spring, and by the following «Hte Jon tbeir children, who most Os m j; I Peruna has been used so long in our family that Ido not know ; I ; I winter I had gained 63 pounds. > economise mto doctor Mils, who are ' jM|H| < how I could get along without it, t i | “l owe it all to Peruna. It cannot be praised too highly. I' u“ti^ny. I H| have given it to all of my five children at different times when ; | “l am forty-five years old, and my occupation is that of architect tta«re*nyoonnts. '' they suffered with croup, colds and the many ailments that children < j and builder.” > There is no way to positively ascertain SMOMBwMaMMKW ’! are subject to, and am pleased to say that it has kept them in splen- < ;! InwmaaytUtlUM in the United States I 1 did health. > < remained without strength. “I was afflicted for over seven years Parana for the many climatic K w,MW W i FM|ig > • <‘| hav P a k n ikpH it far a catarrhal difflrnltv nf Inno- ctanrfino- i “ Ithen trled Peruna ’ and after using with catarrh of the head, throat and cilments to which the family is subject. |k/I vc>t , — j J haV ® also Sed a Catarrhal OlttlCUlty Os long Standing, ~ lt for three months was tofaHy well, digestive organs. I consulted The number mast be a great one. Sever* jV| » -CT and It CUfed me in a Short time, SO I have every reason tO praise lam seventy-one years old, and my work physicians, but they did me no good i milliops perhaps. They have learned Peruna.” ’ >on the railroad is hard and tedious, but “One day I happened to read sometesrow to UM Parana tor ordinary ail- wnarrnai Group. u^-u-u -.- l z M lean work like a young man in all kinds timonials in yonr Perun* almanac. I j-.onts, and in that way are guarding Pew P®°P la realise how frequently ot veß ther, heat, cold, rain, snow or decided to trv Peruna and Manaiin T 1 hair homes agrinst more serious dis- cron P * <»“«* catarrhal congestion It is impossible to estimate how many sometimes assisted by the apothecary or Btorm * c.^— v ' 7 ofthethroat. Probably nine cases out of homes have been protected against croup the family doctor. “Peruna is the purest and best medi* themfor awee£l£ti^l Xnuefo! Sneh ailments as eoughs and colds, ton of croup “ ot the oatarrhal variety, by the proper use of Peruna. Furnishing medical compounds direct oi M d if nßed according to directions, the better. So I kept it up and after S The modical P rofeM,on Household Remedies. to the people, through the druggists,to lt will h , lp any perßon an d cure any ing bottLlwas andlOMjf appetfte, anemia forms of croup. The spasmodic va- There is no remedy in the world simply the extension of the practice be- ease for which it is recommended. I rec- “I also gave X i 111 .11,1, P * riety, membranous croup and catarrhal which has proven sopopular for catkrrh gun by the people themselves. ommend this medicine hv mv own pt- J “ hid nervousness,all these ailments are n r rt .. - ommend tnis medicine r>y my own ex- ren and they had the same beneficial re- ) omptly relieved ba few doses of N° P ; ivß „. VCß « l .. oftha c ft Urrhalva. v^raaS t k mpongee to anyone Buffering from an Bn it, I would never be without these 1 erunaat the rirht tone. Nearly every case is of the catarrhal va- than thirty years and cured thousands John Q.Hirdler, Garfield, Kas., writes: ailment on the order of mine.” remedies in the house riety, and a few doses of Peruna taken at of cases, as proven by our testimonials. “On December 2, 1899, I was injured ..r hichlv recommend Perun* and Millions of provic ent mothers and the first appearance of the catarrhal In the early history of this country by a fall on the Santa Fe R. R., and my for Herself and Children. Manalin to all my friends, and in fact to i there are guarding tho Interests of the symptoms is generally sufficient to avert every family hail its home-made modi- entire nervous system was impaired Mrs. Aline DePasse, 778 E. 165th St., everybody.” 17 Lome by using Dr. Hartman’s great the attack of croup altogether. nines. Herb teas, bitters, laxatives and by the same. The help of a physician New York, N. Y., writes: Thousands of families have learned to r mody, and profltlig by his medical Croup la a frightful disease. No dis- tonics were to bo found in almost every was useless. I believe I tried every one “It gives me pleasure to testify to the trustandbelieveinDr.Hartman’sjudgand persona I advice, ease of children so alarffis the household, house, compounded by the housewife, in the vicinity, but all were ailkeand I curativequalitiesofPeruna and Manalin. men t, and to rely on his remedy, Peruna,

RECEIVED STATE SCHOOL FUNDS Auditor Michaud has received the report from the state auditor which shows that Adams county gets $12,231.70 of the state school fund ''distribution. The amount paid in was $1b,360.59, so it will be seen that the county fared well. Treasurer Lachot reports but fourteen delinquents still remaining and he is making life miserable for them, in the hope that they will pay up the amounts charged against them before the second Monday its February, the date set under the law for the sale of delinquent taxes. It is the hope to have .a clean slate by that time, in which event no sale would be necessary. —T Indianapolis, January 16.—Perhaps the most spiirted fight of the legislative session will develop over the repeal or retention of the three mile extension macadam road law. Sentiment is divided and somewhat drawn already, end it is apparent that when the bill comes up there will be a fight to a finish. The friends of the law Tightly contend that a few amendments will make the l£w the best road law ever on the Indiana statutes. One of these amendments is the making it discretionary with the board of commissioners whether a road shall bel mproved. Senator Roggen, of Allen county, has a bill that would put a crimp in all temperance laws, should it be passed. According to the opinion of members of the house, it would inaerfere with the Nicholson law, the Moore law, the county local option law and every other law that seeks to eliminate or curtail the privileges of those engaged in the liquor business. A bank guarantee bill has been introduced and will run the gauntlet of the legislature. The bill provides for a separate banking department, calls for a guarantee fund of onehalf of one per cent oh the average dally deposits of all banks. . i O ■■■■" CASTOR IA For Tnfcata gnd CUMren, Ito KM Yw Um Alwaya Bccgbt Bears the SW Bumatwdof ' - *'

Oblivious of the pending 'danger, his head wrapped in a large scarf impairing sight and hearing, Frank Schumacher, aged 65, for many years a tailor with headquarters located above this office, walked Into the jaws of death Saturday at about • eleven o’clock, a Clover Leaf engine passing over his body severing the trunk near the diaphram. The aged man had purchased a sack of feed and started for his home, which is located south of the railroad. With the sack across his back and a large scarf wrapped About his head, he approached the road at a point a few feet west of the Decatur Produce building. Evidently his eyesight and hearing were greatly Impaired by the scarf for he stepped upon the track just as the iron monster approached, and he was crushed beneath the wheels of the engine, his body being almost Entirely severed and abdomen crushed into a pulp. The fireman saw the accident and the engine was Immediately stopped, but the deadly work had been done and Schumaker lay all but lifeless a distance of several feet from the scene of the terrible accident. He waie still breathing and assisted by a number of trainmen, section foreman S. B. Ramsey removed the body to the Clover Leaf station, where respirations were noted for about twenty minutes before , life became extinct. The Yager ambulance was called and removed the lifeless form to their morgue, and In the meantime the Schumaker family was notified of the heart rending accident. It is said that the trainmen are in no way responsible for the untimely death of Mr. Schumacker as the engine was moving jit a low rate of speed when the man stepped upon the track directly in front of the engine, and when It was but a few feet away. The deceased has lived in Decatur for many years, is the father of several children, who, besides a wife, survive to mourn their loss. A peculiar circumstance In regard to the affair was that a portion of the- hip the deceased *as found about 100 feet from where the body lay. A large number of people witnessed the corpse at the Yager Brothers and Retaking morgue this afternoon, which is Indeed natural, as the face was not injure! In the least The family Is heart broken over the sad affair. ■ - O ■ Harvey Harruff and Willis Johnson returned last Saturday from Nawngo county, Michigan, where Mr. I ,

Harruff purchased 14>0 |cres of the ! best land in Michigan, a farm well : improved with more than one thoui sand bearing fru/t trees on It. Mr. I Johnson will removb his family to the i farm during the first part of February, where they will make their future home. Mr. Harruff sold his : eighty acre tract of land in this township to W. H. Myers a few days ago and he left the early part of last . week for Michigan with the view of purchasing land in that state. ‘He ' remained there for several days, accompanied by Mr. Johnson, and de- . elded looking after many farms to purchase the one above mentioned. : A thirteen room dwelling and a big bank barn are among the extensive Improvements on the land he has purchased. Mr. Harruff is much elatqd over the deal as he states that the land is far above the average. Mr. Harruff has owned the farm he disposed ,Os to Mr. Myers for many years, it being located but three miles from Decatur. o . In a manner puzzling even to himself, Carl, the fifteen-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs’. J. O.Smith arose Sunday night in his sleep, secured a 32-callbre revolver from the dresser in the adjoining room from which he slept, and shot himself in the right hand, the bullet lodging near the thumb. The lad had gone .to bed at about 9:30 o’clock in his room In the up l stairs of the home, At 11:40 the members of the family were aroused by the loud report of the revolver and subsequent cries of pain from the sitting room. Hastening to the room they were surprised to see th' writhing in pain, and a stream of blood flowing from a wound in his hand. Questioned as to- how the wound was Inflicted, the youth was unable to explain anything in regard to the transaction, only that the weapon was lying on the floor after the shooting and that he probably had discharged it in his sleep. A physician .was summoned who after an examination found the bullet lodged in'the hand hear the thumb. The lead was extracted and the injury cared for. The revolver was lying on the dresser In an adjoining room from where Carl slept at the time they went to bed, and while sleeping the ycung man went to the room secured it and descended the stairs going to the' dining room, where the shot was fired. What inspired such an act even in the midst of slumber, is one of those mysteries which never can ' ' i .- *

j be solved. At any rate he is indeed 1 thankful that the nature of the dream - he was the victim of did not neces- . sitate more severe punishment than » a mere wound In the hdnd, else he ■ may not be here to tell the tale. o i Elmer Davies, son of R. P. Davies, k of Monroe township, was arrested at s Fort Wayne Saturday evening on a t paternity charge preferred by Miss t Effie Riff, of Ludington county, Mich., i who until a year ago resided with her ■ parents in Blue Creek township, this • county. Peterson and Moran, repreS senting the relatrix, filed the pro- . cedings In the court of Justice Tancey t at Fort Wayne, and when arrested, ! Davies gave bond in the sum of SSOO i for his appearance at 1 o’clock Monday l at which time he was bound over to i the circuit court. Miss Riff gave • birth to a child eight months ago and i at once began negotiations to Institute suit against Davies, charging t that he was the father. Davies’ protestations of innocence and refusal to maintain the child have had their ■ Inning, but now the girl has resorted f to retailiatory measures and it is ’ safe to say that before the close of i the case the defendant will well con- • ceive how he could have saved time, , expense and trouble had he support- , ed the child without having tlje court . make it obligatory for him to do so. ; The relatlrix is a girl of tedder years, 1 >.well known by Adams county people as is Mr. Davies and that such hu1 miliation should befall either is a • fact to be deplored. » , O i ASA BLOUNT FOUND GUILTY ' The jury in the case of State vs. i Asa Blount, for criminal assault, rei turned a verdict at 1:15 o’clock Sati urday aftemoom finding the defenI dant guilty as charged and that his age was 22 years. A motion for a ■ new trial will be filed at once by Attorey S. A. D. Whipple, of the defense, and, should th£ petition be ■ overruled, Blount will receive sentence early next week. In securing i a conviction in the case the defense scored a great victory. Blount was i declared of unsound mind two years ago and his actions since that time as was proven on the witness stand during the trial, 'led the ordinary observer to believe him insane. By i facts the prosecution showed conclusively that the man,, although not ; bright, was a man in full possession of his mental faculties as ever before. —Portland Sun. .■'Ll '• T'< • • . ■ rt" ■ ... .

1 The funeral services of the late i William Callow were held from the - Wren, Ohio, United Brethren church i Sunday afternoon, the cortege s leaving the home at 12:30 o’clock and arriving at the church at one. The " ■Rev .Ucker officiated and spoke words , of cheer to those from whom the comt pansionship of a loving husband and i father had been plucked and his ads dress, which paid a fitting tribute to , the departed estimable man, whs r voicing the sentiment of the every s acquaintance jof the deceased. Al- , most every available space in the • house of worship was occupied durr ing the service by representative cit- , izens, who, with bowed heads and sad I herats, paid their respects to uie r memory of Mr. Callen?, whose life » has well been lived, whose ideals • have been lofty and whose citizen- [ ship has been invaluable to the vi- ■ cinity in which he lived. It is sad ' to lose the companionship of one of ■ his calibre, a man whose every act 1 was one of charity and a place is • vacant as a consequence of this death [ that never can be filled. The text from which Rev. Ucker preached was j “Step Between Me and Death.’’ • Among those from Decatur who were , in attendance at the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Smith, Horace ; Callow and family and Messrs. Fred . Heuer arid Lawrence Kleinhenz. — s • > In “The Happy Youngsters’.’ which comes to the opera house for one , night only on Wednesday, January 20, the management offers an exceptional novelty on school life set so music. The* story of “The Happy Youngsters” differs entirly from any , other musical offering in that it has a plot that is a plot and this is so cleverly worked out that there- Is a reasonable and a concerted action i ah the while. Miss Ethelyn Noble, i a handsome young prima donha, ap- ■ pears in the leading role, while the balance of the organisation are players who have been carefully selected for the respective roles that they ; portray, ranging from the rough ca- > pers of a Hcjytian soubrette to the i tear-producing star of a Belasco. i — o—i J. F. Lehman, administrator, I through his attorney, Jesse C. Sutton, has filed d final report in ths r Daniel Sprunger estate. Clark J. Luti has entered his api pearance as attorney for the plain- . tiff in two cases in which the Union Trust company is plaintiff, and Clin-

ton W. Hunt and E<ly Risen is defendant The suits are on contracts. Judge R. K. Erwin, of Fort Wayne, was here yesterday afternoon and asked for a change of venue in the Rurode Dry Goods vs. Schafer case. The application was granted and the case sent to Jay county for trial. A demurrer was overruled before this action was made a matter of record. Two quit claim deeds were recorded today they being Benjamin F. Smith to John F. Hocker, and the other one being John F. Hocker to . Benjamin F. Smith. J This is the last day of the present jr court term and it was apaprently asX dry and uninteresting as many gs the other days have been. A two 'weeks’ wifi how be the order of things. Mrs. Smith, wife of W. S. Smith, the Monroe lumber man, was taken to Fort Wayne Friday, where she submitted to an operation at the Hope hospital for the removal of a tumor and reports from her bedside are to the effect that she will recover in the near future and will be able to her body. She consulted a Decatur has been in ill health for some time but did not anticipate that her condition was so serious until an examination was made and the fact revealed that a tumor had grown within he rbody. Sl£ consulted a Decatur physician who advised her to be operated upon immediately to avoid further complication, which she did and consequently she will get well. It is thought that Mrs. Smith will be C able to leave the Fort Wayne institution within thrde weeks, although there are still critical stages to pass through before safe estimate can be made in regard to this. The many friends in this city and Monroe are hoping* for her early and ultimate recovery. Coaptexiim Prmnto • DR. MKDRA’S VIOLA CREAM T® tonbara and* Tea, and re- \ stores the skin to its original freshness, producing dear and healthy n ' plexion. Superior to afliace . J Itabi for the Dermy. Absolute./ pciyxad dellceteiy Mted. At Frioe 25 Ce»te. G. G. BITTNER A <50., Tmoo. O- '. • ' - _