Decatur Democrat, Volume 52, Number 33, Decatur, Adams County, 19 August 1909 — Page 5

R WMbTOIgIMIU ■ ■ 11. ■ - The Attractions Will Be Good, Displays Will Be Fine ■MMMM 4 fe. AT GREAT NORTHERN Homer Elzey Contributes Poem About the Big Meet v The Great Northern Indiana Fair begins next week, and It Is Important that every farmer and citizen attend. Such an enterprise should enlist the support of every Individual. Mb • ■» The Great Northern Indiana Fair Is going to be one of the best Attend each and every day And take a real good rest There will be plenty of everything Both great and small Machinery will be displayed on the ground At the fair this fait The horse racing especially Will be up to date Just pass up a quarter And walk through the gate. You can afford it —look what crops Even upon those hills Just think what a good time "You can have on a one dollar bill. Come spend four days Don’t work all the time But have some pleasure In the year 1909. There wilt be free attractions To be seen on the ground And when you get tired Take the merry-go-round. Hogs, cattle and sheep In abundance will be there. So you’ll not be disappointed If you tend the great fair. The air is free And the Water is fine Boys come along with your girls And shell out your dimes. There are boys and girls That work from daylight till dark And never get to see The inside of a park. There’s where you wrong Your children must have some leisure They wlllUve Just as long With a few days of pleasure. Well, the corn Is ready to cut And wheat plowing on hands We haven’t the time to eat peanuts And listen to the bands. Listen you had better , Get things arranged so you can attend •* Bring In your dinners And eat it with your friends. Under the shade trees Out at the park For there will be something doing From daylight till dark. Make this year 1909 So.it will be by all By attending each and every one The Great Northern Fair this fall. Homer M. Elzey. •' . fe HAPPY WOMEN. Plenty of Them In Decatur, nad Good Reason for It. Wouldn’t any woman be happy, After years of backache suffering, Days of misery, nights of unrest, The distress of urinary troubles, She finds relief and cure? No reason why any Decatur reader Should suffer In the face of evidence like this: Mrs. Lyaia tiunter, N. Seventh St., near Monroe St, Decatur, Ind., says: “I suffered from attacks of kidney oomplaint for years and never found anything that would relieve me until I procured Doan’s Kidney Pills at the Holthouse Drug Co. Backache, dizzy spells, a blurring of my eyesight and nervousness were some Os the symptoms of my trouble. Finally I began to lose my appetite and my general health became run down. After using three boxes of Doan’s Kld- ' ney Pills, I was in good health and the distressing symptoms of my trouble had disappeared.4 l am glad to tell of my experience with this excel* lent remedy.” For sale by all dealers. Price 50 ~ cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United i States. J Remember the name—Doan’s—and ; take no other.

I THE NEW U B PARSONAGE I ■> i '■■■*» V' ' Will Be Ready for Now Minister Next Month—Subscriptions Are Due. One of the handsome residences of Decatur is the new parsonage for the United Brethren church, which is now nearing completion. The home for * the minister of that thriving little church will be a modern one, and a convenient one for the minister who serves this congregation here: The electric lights have been put in and other conveniences added to complete the house as it should be. Os course the work has to be settled for and Mr. J. 8. Lower, who is looking after the collection of the subscriptions will appreciate it if those who have not settled will do so. The church members and the pastor and all of those Interested thoroughly appreciate the aid from the citizens of Decatur and vicinity and are very thankful. If those who owe will kindly see that the money reaches the hands of Mr. Lower as soon as possible, they will confer a great favor. The conference of the church district will meet September 6th and it is the desire to' have the new home ready for the new minister, who will probably be Rev. Imler, the present pastor, but who will enjoy the handsome home as much as any one could. ‘ —o — BROUGHTCARHERE / W. H. Myers Received His New Lambert Automobile CAME OVERLAND It is a Beauty in x Every Respect and Durable ■ / ‘ - - * The new Lambert automobile recently purchased by W. H. Myers, the real estate man, arrived yesterday from Anderson overland, W. H. Ward bringing the machine to the city. The machine was purchased through the Watson & Ward agency here, and it is a beauty. The Lambert is made at Anderson, its mechanism is simple and it is operated by a friction drive. It is said to be- one of the best on the market today, and the factory has a large number of future, orders. The machine bought by Mr. Myers has a top and all equipments which go to make a* ideal car. As an evidence of its ruggedness Mr. Ward states that enroute to Decatur yesterday he drove through mud jaxle deep for one mile and that the machine worked as smoothly as could be asked for. A number of Decatur people are anticipating purchasing one of the well built ears through the Watson & Ward agency. —o— — IN UNCONSCIOUS CONDITION Noah Stepp an Inmate at St. Joseph Hospital. Noah Stepp, a stranger in Fort Wayne, but whose home may be in the vicinity of Kingsland, Ind., is a patient at.St Joseph’s hospital,where he was removed upon being found in an unconscious condition in the Lake Shore yards at 5 o’clock this morning. He has a serious fracture of the skull, but before he was placed upon the operating table Stepp did not know whether he was hit In the head by a train or some one slugged him. If the injury was inflicted by. a train it must have occurred about 11 o’clock Sunday night, but the wound is tn such a condition that nothing can be gained from(lt concerning the time it was sustained. Stepp said he had a brother living near Kingsland, located south on the Lake Erie and Western road, and he also said something about Montpelier, so that his home may be in the latter place. The doctors believe he has good chances to recover—Fort Wayne Sentinel. —o Henry Archbold, formerly of this < city, and a brother of Mrs. J. M. Miller, was in Decatur last week on his way to the west, where he will superintendent the construction of a railroad. Since leaving the city Mr. : Archbold has done well, / having climbed up in the railroad business i until he has held some very respon- : slble positions. Os late he was pri- i vate secretary in the office of the i general superintendent of the Baltimore t Ohio railroad at Pittaburg. 1 After visiting his friends in the city 1 Mr. Archbold started for the west i and is now on the way there. He will visit the exposition and a number of 1 the cities of Washington and Oregon. < His work in Nevada will ?>e superin- ] tending the engineering and building ] of the road. He will receive a ma-j] terial salary, a good raise over his former position. Decatur friends will be glad to hear of his success. n

♦ Miss Nellie Schrock Pleasantly Entertained Last Evening A DINNER PARTY The Spangler Family Reunion to Be Given Friday The Spangler family reunion will occur Friday after a delay caused by the illness of one of their members. The sick man was from Auburn and is much better. With well-filled baskets the Spangler families will start fro mthe city for they intend to spend the whole day at the park, and enjoy themselves greatly. At the park they will spread a big picnic dinner and supper. Members of the family from all over.the northern part of the state will be present. Professor and Mrs. C. D. Cline and son Eldred of Silver Lake, Ind., were guests at twelve o’clock dinner today at the home of Dr. and Mrs. W. E. Smith; Mrs. John Brock pleasantly entertained Mr. and Mrs. Cline and son, Mr. and Mrs. Smlth'and children, Lucile, Genevieve and Lowell at a dinner party Monday. ft ———’ A continual round of pleasure has been in order for the guests of Miss Jean Lutz’s house party. Yesterday a picnic party was given by a number girls—Misses Jean Lutz, Leota Bailey, Miss Maud Shoaf, Ruth Sloan, Bessie Boyers, Harriet Morrison and Frances Dugan—and a pleasant day was passed in the woods. On the ground in picnic fashion the supper was spread. This evening a theater party has been planned. —4— Miss Ida Miller entertained with music and games very pleasantly a company of young folks from near Berne Tuesday afternoon. Luncheon was served and in the evening a theater party formed that attended the airdome picture shows. A new club of girls, the L. A. H. Club, has been organized. The meetings will begin this fall, and at that time their gatherings will be a promising part 'of the social calendar as Several pleasant events are scheduled to occur. The members of the Junior League who enjoyed the picnic at the park yesterday afternoon were the Misses Gleyns Mangold, Ruth Daniels, Julia Gillig, Thelma Williams, Reba Ramsey, Dorothy Williams, Ural* Smith, Florence Smith, Harry Barnett, Max Williams, Ralph Ramey, Gerald Williams, Elmer Darwacter and Margaret Williams. On last Sunday Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Sheets entertained at a dinner party Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Cunningham and sons Glen and Lanan, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Geels land children Rose, Lawrence and Leo, Mrs. Henry Kintz and son Joe, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Mallonee, Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Elzey, Mr. Presley Kimmel of Frankfort, Ind., and Miss Rachel Smith’d! Fort Wayne. Miss Florence Sprunger wifi entertain a number of her dberlin classmates during next week at a house party. Every day of the week promises to be a round Cf pleasure for the guests. The wedding invitations /of Miss Dessle Butler of northwest of the city, and Mr. Will Evans, north of the city, have been sent to their relatives and friends. The event will occur at the home of the bride in a few days. Mr. Evans Is a very well known and popular young man, having always resided here and made many friends. The bride has a host of friends who will wish her joy onthe happy occasion. Those who enjoyed the picnic at Maple Grove park given by Miss Ireta Erwin were Messrs. Arthur Holthouse, Omar Parent, Fred Smith, Fred Chronister, Fred Rogers, Glen Tague, Free Frisinger, James and Don Burk of Fort Wayne, Don Smith, Joe Kortenbrer, Arthur Gloss, Arthur Klelnhentz, Dale Modes, Dick Peterson, Herbert Fullenkamp, and the Misses Kate Bremerkamp, Lola Belle Erwin of Valparaiso, Eva Erwin of Fort Wayne, Gladys McMillen of Pleasant Mills, guests of honor. Others present were the Misses Winnfred Burk, Eda Butler, Alice Dailey, Margaret Mills, Irene Smith, Naomi Dugan, Frances Cole, Ruth Gay. An evening party consisting of the members of the “Du-dTOp-in” club ■

Twas given at the home of Miss Nellie Schrock Tuesday evening for Jean Lutz and guests and Lucile Cusac of Van Wert, Ohio. The time was pleasantly passed in various games and social chat and all had a. merry time. Miss Maude Shoaf, Miss Sloan of Urbana,,Ohio, Lucile Cusac of Van Wert, 0., Bessie Boyers, Leota Bailey, Jean Lutz, Harriet Morrison, Frances Dugan, Miss Rose Duanthan and' , Mary Miller composed the jolly crowd. Refreshments consisting of camp fare ended a most delightful evening. The program last evening given by the Young People’s Alliance of the Evangelical church at the home of Fred Hoffman was as follows: Business President Vocal Solo ....Mrs. Eugene Runyon Piano Solo Frances Merryman Talk Pastor Plano Solo Edna Hoffman Report of convention Allie Burrel o DEATH OF PIONEER ' Mrs. Elizabeth Crabbs Died at Hope Hospital at Fort Wayne, Yesterday I FORMER DECATURITE J Was Sister of the Late Mrs. Studabaker and Has Numerous Relatives i i — x — x Mrs. Elizabeth Crabbs, aged eightyfive, died Tuesday afternoon at 4 p. ' m. at Hope hospital. She had been ’ in that Institution only two days. She had been a resident of the city, but r her only daughter with whom she ’ formerly made her home, is dead, and she leaves no near relatives. Mrs. Elizabeth Crabbs was born May 8, .1825, in Mjercer county, Ohio, the daughter of John K. and Margaret 1 Evans, and was the last survivor of ‘ the Immediate family with the exception of one son who survives her. The funeral will be held Thursday ’ afternoon at 2 o’clock at the ,resi--1 dence of her sister, Mrs. Edgar Henderson, 1515 west Main street.—Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. Mrs. Crabbs Was a former resident ' of this city, her husband being a merchant here in the early days and they are well remembered by many of the older residents here. She was a sister of Mrs. Judge Studabaker, who died here a number of years ago and has numerous relatives in this local; ’ ity, several of whom will go to Fort ’ Wayne today to attend the fun- ’ eral services. i o- — WESTON, Ocean-te-Ocean Walker ’ Said recently: “When you feel down and out, feel there is no use living, . Just ake your bad thoughts with you and walk taem off. Before you have walked a mile things will look rosier. Just ry it’’ Have you noticed the ’ increase tn walking of late in every ( community? Many attribute it to the comfort which Alien’s Foot-East, the antiseptic powder to be shaken into , the shoes, gives to the millions now using ft. As Weston has said, "It has real merit.’’ — ~O ■ | '■ ■ FROM OCEAN TO OCEAN E. H. Harriman to Own Through Railroad Route. * I New York, Aug. 16—A report that , E. H. Harriman has obtained an option on a controlling interest in the New York Central, which, if exercised, will give him control of a through route from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans, was circulated on the stock exchange today. Such a route has been the dream of railroad men for years. The option taken by Mr. Harriman is said to cover about $50,000,QOO worth of New York Central stock, a large part of which was formerly controlled by the Vanderbilt interests. ■ The price at which the stock may be taken over is said to be $l5O a share. It Was pointed out that acquisition of the New York Central would give Mr. Harriman an ocean to ocean route byway of the New York Central, Chi-, cago and Northwestern, Illinois Central, Union Pacific and Southern Pacific. ♦ -— To Mother* In thia Town. Children who are delicate, feverish, and cross will get immediate relief from Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders tor Children. They cleanse the stomach, set on the liver, making a sickly child strong and healthy. A certain cure fix worms. Sold by all druggists, 15c. Sample Free. Address Allen 8. Olmstead, Leßoy, N. T. | o 1 Miss Gretel Shoemaker is home from a visit with relatives and friends at Marlon. ,

— > C. B. Schmuck, who. for two years i conducted the Crystal theater in this ’city, disposing of same several weeks ago to W. P. Biggs, has made all 1 preparations to open an electric thea- ■ ter in Auburn, and his first show will t! be—given Thursday night Mr. i Schmuck has secured a very desirable ■ location in Auburn, and will no doubt ■ be accorded a lucrative patronage. I He knows the business well. Wilbur . j Drake the vocalist and trap drum r player, who for several months was employed in the Star airdome in Decatur, has been engaged by Mr. ’ Schmuck to furnish part of the music ipWhlle Elgin JKing will officiate as ! pianist.' Mr. Schmuck’s Decatur | friends wish for him much success i in his new field of labor. Auburn is i one of the liveliest little towns in i northern Indiana,and this to the ad- ■ vantage of the new proprietor of the i picture shoW. o I President Charles F. Dieterich, of Mew York, accompanied by Mr. and (Mrs. Samuel E. Murdock, of Lafay- > ette; Mrs. Alfred E. Dieterich, of New York, and General Manager Mulholland, of Fort Wayne, arrived in the j city at 6 o’clock last night from Lima, 0., where they inspected the gas properties of the Dieterich syndicate Monday, and will spend today going over the Fort Wayne and Decatur properties of the Indiana Lighting company. Mr. Mulholland joined the party at Fort Wayne at noon on the way from South Bend to Lima, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. J Dieterich stopping off in this city atneon, awaiting • the return of the main party last night President Dieterich expressed himself as well pleased ,with the conditions as found at South Bend and in Ohio and is awaiting the inspection of the local properties with much interest Since his visit here three months ago, numerous improvements, j enlargements and extensions have 3 been made and these he will see for the first time in his tour today. The 5 local gas users have been more than doubled. “There has. been a large development of artificial gas properties d|iring the last few years,” said ’ Mr. Dieterich, when seen at the An- . thony hotel last night “This is noj ticeable all over the country and is a good sign. Artificial gas has the advantage in that It is permanent and ’ will not give out like natural gas, and with the modern appliances, it is j used with the greatest of success.” t To change the subject, Mr. Dieterich was asked his opinion of the new tarA iff bin. He said: “I left New York two days after President Taft signed the new tariff bin and have formed no special opinion regarding it On the whole, however, I believe the bill } is a good one, as good as could be j made under the conditions and cir1 cumstances, although I do not believe ’ it win prove unsatisfactory. In the matter iof steely of which we use I considerable in building our properties,” he continued, “I think the price i wiU go up as a result of the new tariff and, if I were in the market, I 6 would buy steel at onqe.”—Fort ’’ Wayne Journal-Gazette. » ___o a Monroe, Ind., Aug. 17.—A number » ' of people gathered at the beautiful 9 country home of Mrs. Susan Martz r i Sunday to remind her of her elghty--8 sixth birthday. Well-flUed baskets 8 j were brought and a fine dinner was 9 served, which every one certainly enr joyed. Those present were Mr. and 3 Mrs. Frank Martz, Mr. and Mrs. M. IE. Babcock and family, Mr. and Mrs. IJ. D. Hendricks, Mr. and Mrs. John I Martz, Mr. Bryan Hendricks, Mr. Jim iMartz, Miss Mabel Runyon, Miss 1 Bessie Martz, Miss Maud Martz, Miss Florence Hendricks, Miss Naomi Martz. A most enjoyable time was 1 had by those present, all wishing her i ’many more happy birthdays. Ito ' . < —~~~ Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hendricks enter- » tained Sunday evening at six o’clock : dinner Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kauffman, :'Mr. and Mrs. Charles Simcoke of St. t Louis, Miss Jane Hendricks. The Monroe Sunday school con ven- •, tion was held at the M. E .church , Sunday evening. Program: \Song serviceE. A. Luginbill ~ Scripture Reading and Prayer.... > Rev. McNary . Address: “How to Secure and i Maintain Attendance in Sunday i school |......E. C. Bierle i Discussion. .Song zilennonlte S. School Address ..,.Rev. J. W. Kllewer Song ...Pleasant Valley S. School Offering and announcements. Benediction; Misses Florence and Fern Hendricks ' entertained a number of girl friends to a slumber party Monday evening in honor of Miss Maude Detro of Portland. Mr. Villo Graham returned to hid 'home. He has finished his course of schooling at Angola. Misses Faye, Rose and Norah Smith spent Sunday with Mrs. Vic Hendricks. ; ?

'nfl A C I■■ jffi I|A I ■ ■A f I IA ■ I affi I I II I I ■■ I I Decatur Horse Company Get Judgment Against Koeneman APPEAL’ THE CASE —-. -I , I ' ''fi $12.50 is Awarded to the Plaintiffs—Jury Was Polled The case in which the Decatur Horse company sought to recover damages from Henry Koeneman in < the amount of $125, tried before Squire J. H. Stone and by a jury of six yesterday, has been decided in favor of the t>laintiff|», the Jury fixing the amount of*the damage at $12.50. The evidence and arguments were com- ? pleted Tuesday and after the supper hour the jurors assembled for deliberations. After being out until eleven-thirty o’clock a verdict was decided upon and sealed to be read in open court next morning at nine o’clock. At the time for the reading bf the verdict a large number of spectators gathered at the office of Squire Stone. The jury was polled by Attorney Smith for the defendant and subsequent to the affirmative response of each juryman that the above stated was and is his verdict, the attorney asserted that an appeal bond i would be prepared and the cause » would be taken to the circuit court. . The defendant has thirty days in < * which ’to arrange the appeal. ’ -I — — — ■ * CURES CHICKEN CHOLERA 1 Mrs. G. A. Beazley, Trenton, Ky„ says: “I certainly had fine success ' in treating my fowls for limberneck 1 and cholera with Bourbon Poultry ’ Cure. I gave them this medicine in ’ both drinking water and feed. I like 1 this remedy fine.’’ Sold by H. H. ' Bremerkamp. o — 1 A big excursion train to Niagara Falls passed through the city carrying a large number of people. The 1 train started from St Louis. Professor Cline and family of Silver c Lake, are in the city visiting with. 1 Dr. and Mrs. W. E. Smith. i a I. W. Tobias returned to his home i at Dayton, Ohio, after spending three ' weeks in the city with relatives. Mrs. Cora Croconbush, of Ossian, , is in the city visiting with Mrs. L. ’ L Hoopengardner, whose babe is very t sick. s. Fr. George, Al Volmer and Frank . Bremerkamp left this morning for . Rome City, where they will take a [ week’s outing and .also rest up for a . ; week or so. Earl Richey, little son of William Richey, of Bluffton, -had his fice lac- ’ erated by the teeth of a pet dog he I was- feeding. It was a large animal > and its teeth inflicted wounds that 1 may permanently disfigure the lad. Charles H. Land, aged forty, treas- 1 1 urer of the Garr-Scott company, and a director of the Second National bank, is dead at Richmond of peritonitis. He was taken ill while on his way home from a Jrip to the. northwest ■ The 16-year-old daughter of C. W, 1 , Morris, a farmer near Westville, was assaulted in a school house by a , stranger, who is believed to have been . from Chicago. With a story that he was a farmer living north of Valpa- 1 raiso and in want of a girl to do housework, the man induced the young woman to go with him. The breaking of a storm drove them into a school house for shelter and there the assault took place. The foundation for the new building to be erected by J. S. Bowers on the old Burt House lots is well underway and within a short time the work proper of building the structure will begin. Although the foundation is being placed around the entire lot, but one building will be constructed at -the present time, and on the alley next to the postoffice. When completed the Bowers’ building will be a beauty. Henry Knapp will, in October begin x the construction of a new'three story brick building upon the site where his implement store is now located. The structure is to be modern and the three floors will be occupied by Mr. Knapp, who will about January first start a general hardware stere there- *' g Mr. Knapp has dealt In machinery for some time and has met with much success. He has now decided to start an up to date store in which he will sell buggies, wagons and all kinds of hardware. No contract will be let, but the workmen will be hired 1 by the day.