Decatur Democrat, Volume 56, Number 35, Decatur, Adams County, 31 August 1911 — Page 5

FOR the sports. gorTie Scrap '• on Between National' League Teams. Th. New York club is today lead|ng the lemarkable close )M>nnant race (|| the National league. By winning imother contest from Chicago yesterd(tv the Giants took a jump of five ’ points ahead of the. Cuba. Hard on the latter’s heels the Pittsburg team threatens, for notwithstanding a loss t 0 Philadelphia yesterday, Pittsburg i 8 only six points behind Chicago. It. is several years since three teams ran so close a race in the National league. For the last ten years on e of the trio now fighting for first '' pjace has been the championship win ne i, Chicago four times, Pittsburg tour times and New York twice (in 1904 and 1905). It was in 1908 that the Nationals had one of their closest ra <es when New York and Chicago ) required an additional game to decide the championship. With so slight a margin between the three teams now it looks like a toss-up as to which, club will emerge the winner on October 12th. Chicago ends its last series with New York in the east today and crosses the river to Brooklyn, where Chicago has won but three games out of eight this i rear New York continues on its home grounds this week, meeting' Pittsburg, which it has beaten in five out of the seven games in this city. ' "O That the Decatur Autimobile company s plant in this city is growing was evidenced Wednesday night, when the contract was let to Mann & Christen, the well known contractors '-:.id builders, for an extension to the big factory. An addition will be built at the west end of the main •■"ild’pg, sixty leet by forty feet. Work on the removal of rubbish began this morning and the addition will be completed within three weeks. It is estimated that this will give the concern room for a capacity of from eight to ten trucks a day, and will mean the employing of a still larger force. Each day brings new orders and the Hoosier .truck is now known far and wide as the best on the market. Next year will show another marked advancement. Watch the Hoosier. Messrs. Bracket and O’Brien, of the Ward Fence comprny, were at Chica-1 go a lev. days ago, where they closed t contract to furnish all the ornamental fence, both iron and wire and all kinds ot gates for the Sears, Roebuck Co., and the Chicago House Wrecking Co., two of the largest mail order concerns in the world, lor the next year. Both these companies have been using the Ward fence for the past year and each made the statement that they had never bought this class of goods from a concern where they have had better service and better goods. POLICE COURT NEWS. 1. . •„ ’ ' •Last Thursday Special Policeman; •lohn Andrews was called to Jefferson ! street to arrest a tramp who was giving trouble to the business houses in that neighborhood. The tramp was drunk and first went to the Mougey blacksmith shop where be represented himself-to be a blacksmith, and made himself obnoxious. He was ordered out of the shop, and from there be went to the Hale warehouse, where he tried the same stunt. -He ■ was thrown out of the place by Charley Peterson, and he then made his way to the shop- in the Bremer-, kamp building on the. corner of First street Here Andrews found him, and took him to jail where he will be allewed to sober -up before holding his triaU . . .-.. ~ ’ ■ O ; The committee of- business men. ideluding M. E. Brackett, W. P. Schrock, C. C. Schafer, E. FYitzinger and John Niblick, to whom has been referred the matter-of purchasing the new fire apparatus and awarding the contract for the building of a new building for bousing same, had an all day's session, this being the date advertised for the receiving of bids. They met at the offices of the Ward Fence company, where they have been engaged a greater part of the time in hearing the various representatives of apparatus proclaim the merits of their Soods. It is proposed to buy a combination hose cart and chemical engine. motor truck and a contract for such a machine will probably be closed today. There were four or five different companies represented her* 5 today for the purpose of making the vale. Bids on the building will be received up to 5 o'clock this afternoon. after which the contract will be awarded. At least three firms have notified the committee of their intention of bidding and there may be one or two more. Work on the building is to begin at once and the n?w fire house, equipped, and with a pa d department of four or Jive men, will be ready for business before the *now flies, if the good and present indo not miscarry.

Banlel Light, a section hand on lbover Leaf railroad was instantly kfiled at Maumee Tuesday morning, . *hen he was struck by the engine of westbound passenger train No. 1. I Light was engaged in pulling weedsl; along the right-of-way at the time I Engineer William VanOelsen had h charge of the engine and it was stat-I cd that when the train drew near to h Mr. Light he looked up and it was thought that he had moved away i from the track. Just as they reached i Light it was noticed that he was stooping over and cross beam of the i engine struck him in the head and hurled him quite a distance. The tiain was stopped and run back to the scene, but when the trainmen arrived the unfortunate man had expir- : ed. His skull had been crushed and he died almost instantly. The remains were placed on the train and taken to Waterville. The accident was a very peculiar one as it was thought that the man saw the approaching train. Some are of the opinion, however, that he did not see the train until too late, while others think that he moved away from the track, but not a sufficient distance to prevent the cross-beam from striking him. Wyct, N. Y., Aug 24 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—An accident to his motor prevented Aviator Harry AtIroni Governor’s Island, Atwood came wood from continuing his St. Louis to New York flight today. After landing on Hook Island, twenty-eight miles here with pieces of his motor, saying 1 that they had to be repaired before' he could resume his flight. He said * he would not fly before tomorrow, j Atwood passed in his flight from ('as , tieton to Hook Island, eighty-four | miles, in two hours and thirty-three minutes. His mtor so far registered 1 him as already going 1.240 miles. Goldstrings. N. Y., Aug. 24 —(Spec-’ ial to Daily Democrat ) —After a per- ( feet flight from Castleton and setting j a new cross-country record. Aviator' Harry N. Atwood lauded here at ' 9:42 this morning. Taking to the air at 7:42 on the last leg of his journey, | he steadily bound the Hudson, and could, if he would, have gone on to New York. He swept over West Point at 9:32, but unable to make a : landing on the prairie grounds, cross- j ed the river just outside of the city,, and fifty-two miles from New York, having covered eighty-four miles., The weather was perfect, and Atwood ( maintained a speed better than fortyfive miles an hour.. Resuming flight Atwood passed over Peekskill at 11:13. flying low, but very fast. He) passed over Ossining, thirty-one miles ( from New York, at 11:25, London, Eng., Aug. 24 —(Special to, Daily Democrat) —M. Hoopston. a diamond merchant, was held up in a taxi-y cab by three men at Culverstone and ( Crescent streets by three men early todoy and robbed of gems valued at $20,009 The robbers escaped. Clayson, N. Y.. Aug. 24—(Special) to Daily Democrat)—The fashionable, exclusive hotel, Frontenac, was destroyed by fire shortly before midnight Wednesday. The 190 guests) narrowly escaped death and had to flee in their night clothing. All of them lost most of their ’.possessions, j The hotel was valued at a half million dollars. ■ Whiteburg, K>., Aug. 24—< Special to Daily Democrat)—Five laborers, were killed and two seriously injured . here today by the premature explo-j slon of a powder plant of the Big Sandy and Elkhor railroad here. The foreman, who was fifty !*♦' distant, escaped injury. SELLS HOUSE AND LOT. A. B. Bailey, the Monroe real es tate man. yesterday closed a deal whereby he sold the Albert Pence property on Seventh street to John Scheiman. the hog buyer. Mr. Pence resides in Monroe, and the house and lot included in the deal is one of the best homes to be bad on that street. | The real estate business for Mr. Bailey has been good here of late. WEDDED TODAY. A marriage license was issued to j Rov Mumma and Blanch Jeffers this: morning and at the Decatur] Lumber company’s plant, the place of, employment of the prospective bene ; diet resulted in the information that, they were probably married at noon. The best wishes of their many friends follow them PLAN BIG DAY. Methodists V Fcrt'wayne District to Gather Next Week. Invitational cards announcing the seventh annual Methodist reunion oi Fort Wavne and its district were re Xd in city this morning rom ) a Beatty, district superintendent, asking to loin da’-' aod if you don’t, you will m>«

of rare occurrence. The gathering will bring together Methodists from all over the district, along with their friends, and Fort Wayne is preparing to entertain fully 5,000 people at Robinson park on that day. Come prepared with well filled baskets and arrange so as to stay nil day and enjoy the Interesting numbers to be rendered. A base ball game in the morning between the pastors of the district has been scheduled to take place and will be one of the many interesting features of the day. One and all are cordially invited to attend and if you have not made preparations to go, do so before it is too late. According to the Wall Street Journal there are several imssibilities offered in the announcement of the proposed extension of ttie Minneapolis & St. Ixiuis railroad to the Canadian border and the connection with either the Canadian Northern or the Grand Trunk Pacific system. The Minneapolis & St. Louis road will build either from Leola, S. I)., the northwestern terminus of the road, or from Watertown, S. D., a little farther east. Whether connection will be made with the Canadian Northern or the Grand Trunk Pacific has not been an- ( nounced but negotiations for the alliance have been completed. The length of the line to be constructed is about 250 miles. In view of the close relationship ot the Toledo. St. Louis & Western (Clover Leaf) and the Grand Trunk, those roads owning jointly the De- ■ troit & Toledo shore lines and having ' close traffic alliance in other directions, it would seem that the Shontz- | Hawley interests would take to an , alliance with the Grand Trunk PaI cific, which is a part of the Grand Trunk system. 1 The Minneapolis & St. Lauis may ' construct another line north from St. ' ! Paul, giving connection with the Canadian road at Winnipeg. The con- - struction of the line from Leola or ( ' Watertown is assured, while the St. , ' Paul branch has not been definitely decided upon. It is expected that ! within a month engineers will make their final report on the construction ’of the branch and the company will know just how much money it will . have to raise. The lowa Central, now virtually under the same general management I as the Clover Chicago-Alton and 1 other Hawley roads, will build from Centerville, near the southern border of lowa, to St. Louis, a distance of 182 miles. At present the company gets into St. Louis over the Wabash. A complete merging of the Minneap--1 opis & St. Louis and the lowa Ce:i---1 tial is also discussed in railroad ch--1 des. It is further stated that Theo ( 1 dore P. Shontz may retire from the ' presidency of these roads. It is- said Ur,official circles that he has repeatedly asked to be reliever! of the duties owing to the pressure of other business. | I Ten thousand dollars will be e«I pended at once lu providing fire cs- , capes and improvements to the laundry and the heating systems of the Lutheran hospital in Fort Wayne in ac|cordance with action taken at a meeting of the board of the institution held Sunday afternoon. , The session was held in the le<1 ture rooms of the hospital and dele- : gates were present from all the congregations belonging to the association. Rev. Ph. Wambsganss. president of the board, presided-and Rev. Aug. j Lange was secretary pre tem in the ' absence of the secretary Rev. Paul Stoeppe)worth. There wwre devotional exercises before of the 1 afternoon—the devtaimg of ways and I means for raising funds for necessary repairs- was taken up. It was detided to immediately wftt the members of the various Litt tapin' congregations for contributions Co cover tJie sum needed. > Reports of the" officers show ;i healthy growth ton' the institution. The hospital Is s.lmost continually filled with patients,' and the large staff of nurses is toept busy giving paI tients proper care and treatment. Ihe indebtedness of the hospltaj was lessened to the amount of $20,000 by free will contributions during the past year. A long step in advance recently taken at the hospital was the installation of a pathological laboratory and the ; appointment of a special pathologist, I Dr. Grandy. It was stated by Dr. i Duemling that the equipment of the hospital is the finest to be found in ' the northern portion of the state. ; A number of patients from this city and county have been numbered among the many during the past year and at present Mrs. Walter Koos, who underwent an operation ou last Saturday, is now receiving treatment • there. _— o — An unfortunate physical resemblance to the sandy "John M. Gray, alias Jack Gray," the printer, also cornet player in circus bands and moving picture show orchestras, who is wanted at Fremont, Neb.. OP the of

stealing a cornet, caused some Inconvenience for the musician engaged to ] play this week at a local show house, and also for the local officials, who ran down the man only to find that he was not the one wanted. As stated in last Friday evening’s paper, the communication received bi local officials from the sheriff of Fremont, Neb., stated that the man want-, ed there enjoyed the acquaintance of j a Decatur young lady and was prob- ] ably headed this way, having left there August 22nd, and asked Decatur offl-) cials to be on (he lookout for him. A j description of the man was also given at that time. The musician engaged | to play here arrived here Saturday, and Deputy Sheriff Merrica, learning that he fitted the description of the, John Gray, started out to look for him. He had gone to Willshire, however, and Mr. Merrica went there. He learned there that the man had left here at. 10 o'clock Saturday night for that place, but that he Intended to re turn here. As Mr Me’-rlca had no authority to arrest the man in that state) he hided the return of the suspicioned man here, and Monday morning apprehended him. The suspicioned man soon proved, however, that there were no further grounds tor his arrest than that he resembled the other man .to a certain extent, in the matter of 1 personal appearance, and he was released from custody. o— — ■ - The Lutheran conference for the ministers of the northern part of Indi ' ana and the northwestern part of Ohio convened Tuesday morning for a three days’ session at Kendallville, Ind., and already on Sunday many of the participating ministers to be present during the important meeting began to gatb er, greeting each other, and making ' preparations for the annual conference, which opened today. At 9 o'clock 1 this morning the first session of the three days was begun, when the reading of various reports and important subjects were discussed, which made I . . tlie opening session a very interesting ' and profitable meeting. This evening there will be a social gathering at the school house when all members, along with the pastors, have been asked to attend. On Wednesday evening an important day of the gathering, Rev. i Dornseif, pastor of the St. Peter’s 1 church, north of the city, and Rev. H. Hoile, of Schumm, Ohio, also well known throughout this county, are the principal speakers. On Tuesday, evening, rnder the direction of Proles-, * soi riels, the male choir will render m: sic, which assures excellent entei - ■ tainment at this time. The meeting i.js being presided over by the Rev. G. Schumm of Lafayette and promises to be one of the best held for some yea rs. Indianapolis, Ind.. Aug. 29—The .'bringing of prosecutions against chit | opractors in this state is likely to mark the opening of the fall terms of the 1 courts of the state, says Dr. W. T. Gott, secretary of ihe state board of medical registi .uion and examination. The lioarP has beeu busy during tb< stimnie* oDtaining. evidence.agaiu-' chiropractors. A good mrjiy ul (1., latter, however, have left the state since the investigation began. Rei ports from Wisconsin, Kansas and 'other states iu which the medical boards have been prosecuting the chiropractors, shows that the boards have been successful in establishing the contention that the practice of ( the chiropractoro is such as to bring them within the provisions of the law , 1 requiring licenses. The theory of { the chiropractors has been that iuas- , much as they de no use medicine in ; ( their practice, they are not bound <o I'show the qualifications necessary’ obtain a licenee to practice mdeicine. The Imdiama state board, how ! ever, is reSying upon its successful j prosecutkNW of magnetic healers ..and 1 one or twi> other cults, as establishI ihg its view that any one who proi I fesses to heal the sick is amenable to the iMltana. license laws. ' CASE OF BLOOD POISONING. , Mrs. Sam Chronister is confined M her bed, seffiering with a very bad cae. ; of blood poisoning in her left arm, , belwen tne elbow and shoulder, causi ed by running a piece of wire from the ' screen door into her thumb. Nothing , was though.’ of it at the time until , the arm began to swell and pain her. The St. Mary s Catholic church was ’ the scene of a happy wedding Tuesday 1 morning at 5 o'cloca, when Miss An na Rademaker and Mr. Philip Ardner of Toledo, Ohio, plighted their vows, 1 Father Wilken oAk-Satin* The bride was attended by her «ist<- . Miss Tena ’ Rademaker. as bridesmaid, and the groom by Air. Anthony N'ussman ot Fort Wayne. The l»’ki<- was very prettily and heroinin tJy gowned in a gray tailored < -turne with r. handsome waist of sheer vhiie v.'tli rich lace trimmings, wh’t-h was also her going- ’ away frock. A white hat of beaver : felt, the erown of whiojt was circW by a ostrich ruff, completed the r very bindrome eostulie. Miss Tena

Rademaker was becomingly gowned in 1 a jacket suit of brown velvet with ha*f to match. Following the ceremony at the church the bridal party with a few ' of the members of the immediate fam- : ily repaired to the l c:ne of the bride’s mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Rademaker, on Third street, wheie a wedding breakfast was served. .The bridal party left at noon today over the Clover Leaf i ) for Toledo, Ohio, their future home, i ' After a few weeks' outing at Mr. Ard- 1 ' ner’s summer home at Toledo Beach, I ! the newly married couple will be at t ) home at 2209 LaGrange street, the t groom having a nicely furnished home j there awaiting the ’ecei tlcn of hii> bride. Miss Rademaker is a lady of < the highest woman'y qunlities, among < them being those which go toward I making an ideal help-meet. Mr. Ard- I ■er is a prominent business man of t Todelo, Ohio, being a cigar manufac- t turer, having a lucrative business, be- j ing a man of the highest integrity. 1 The best wishes of all go with them I to their home. 1 )' ° ' The will of John C. Frank, late ol t Blue Creek township, has been admit- 2 ted to probate. He states that after t his death none of his bed clothing, 7 dishes, cooking utensils, shall be sold, i but are to be divided among his chil- s dren. To his daughter, Laura C. Buck- J master, he bequeaths $75, to be paid i first out ol his estate, and also thirty I acres of land in Bice Cheek townshir, t to be hers and her heirs until the t youngest, heir becomes of legal age. 1 To his son, Samuel Frank, he gives t S4O from the estate, and certain de-' scribed real estate. The remainder of i the estate is to be equally divided be- ] tween the sons, James C. Frank and < David Marion Frank, they to divide it : between themselves. Whatever re- < mains of the estate after the above ' conditions have been complied with, ] shall be equally divided among the i children. Willis T. Johnson of Jeffer- i eon township is named executor. W. i F. Johnson and John A. Coffee were witnesses to the instrument, which ' was executed June 15th. Mr. Frank's i death occurred August 22nd. , The selection of jurors to serve for ; the September term of the Adams circuit court, which opens September 4. lias been made as follows: Grand jur-! ors: Morris Wells, Geneva; John Limenstoll, Kirkland: Alonzo Shank, Hartford; Bruce Bebout, Jefferson; Ja cob Huser, Monroe; August Selking, ' Preble: pein jurors: Noah Winter- . egg, Hartford; Edward Lynch, Blue Creek; W. A. Fonner, Root; John W. Meyer, Washington; William Mann, Wabash; John W. Voglewede, Ben Rice, ‘Decatur; Charles C. Arnold, Kirkland: Z. O. Lewellen, Monroe; Asa McMillen, St. Mary’s; Charles ( Mi'i.imn I nion: Jcsepli Herman, W i irgton. 1 * A marriage license was issued to, Anna M. Rademaker, daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Rademaker, to wed Philip Aicrcr, cigar manufacturer, of Tole ledo. Onio. Also to Cora May Runyon, boru July 14, 1886, daughter of David, Runyon, to wed William Clinton Pon nell, born September 18, 1880, electrician, son of Frank Ponnell. ‘ Real estate transfers; Marion F. : Parrish to Malinda Andrews, lot 8, Monroe, $1,000; Decatur Cemetery association to Mary C. Archbold, lot 578, j Decatur cemetery, SBO. ' County Clerk-elect Ferdinand Bleeke . ‘ is assisting Clerk Haefling in the of- , fice now and then, during the absence of the regular deputy, I). O. Roop, who ( is attending institute. 'i WUlten R. Drew, administrator of the John Hilt estate, filed sale iyll, shnwitlg stile of personal property. li " 1 FILL UNEXPIRED TERM. i I I John Steele of Bt. Mary's township, has been appeinted by Auditor Mi-i Ichand to fill the unexpired term oil James M. Archbold as assessor of that I township, which was made vacant by ( his death several weeks ago. Mr. j ' Steele is a man well qualified to carry 1 oti the duties of his predecessor, and will look aftjr these interests from] now on. MISS STUDABAKER DIED SUNDAY I Bertha Studabaker, twelve-year-old slaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Studaf baker of Van Buren, died Sunday morning at the Marion hospital, al'te a few days’ illness. She was taken . all while visiting at Danville last Tuesday. Physicians diagnosed the case as appendicitis and she was taken to . the Marion hospital where preparas tlons for an operation were made. Be- j i fore this could be done, however, she died. A post-mortem examination ( showed that death was due to the ad- . hesipn of the intestines to real' walls > of the abdominal cavity near the spinal column, and the physicians stated that even had the operation I been possible it would have only giv- . en temporary relief. The ,-remains i were taken to the home »f tfie Kt'afit'- (

parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Studabaker, at Bluffton Sunday night and the funeral was held Tuesday afternoon The little girl has a number oi rel itives and was well known here 1,1 (» - - --- COUNTY COUNCIL 'WILL MEET. Tlie county council will m<et m uvular annual session nt the court house next Tuesday. September 7. th, b tithe appropriations for* 11 the varim « funds and the tax levy for 1912. Notices have been sent out to the vm ioim members. The body of Irvin, e(ghteen-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Cloud of Kalamazoo. Mich., arrived Monihiv night at midnight over the G. it * I. railroad, accompanied by the sorrowing parents and sisters, and was taken to the home of the babe's g-”’id-parents, Mr. and Mrs. ('. C. Cii (1, on West Monroe street, where ii wuheld until Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock, when the funerai sa-ivi-were held at the home in charge of the Rev. Wehmeyer, pastor ’ < ti.. Zion's Lutheran church. The death of the babe occurred Sunday nip t nt 7:30 o’clock from bowel trouble, and it had been seriously ailing oi i a ■bort while. It was only in June July that the mother and children - ited at the Cloud borne here, and : " babe was apparently in good health . that time. The parents have left to them two daughters, twins, Garnet and Mildred, aged four years. o The movement for a county hospital was started today in earnest, Three petitions in duplicate, one to be presented to the county commissioners, and the other to the the county council when they meet next Monday and Tuesday respectively, have been prepared and will be circulated during the next three or four days in the city and over the county. The petitions recite that there is a necessity for this kind of a public building to be established and maintained by the county and ask that the proper steps be taken toward this end and looking toward tlie best interests of our people, and that a tax be levied for next year that will cover the expense. The petition further says that the signers thereto believe that the proper place for such a building is on inlots 238, 239, 240, 259, 260 and 261, this being the old Niblick homestead in this city. The property is centrally located, occupies an entire half-block, the house is large, and could easily be converted into a hospital at a small expense, the grounds could he made beautiful, and everything considered it appears to be in every way suitable for the purpose. The building of a county hospital is provided for in section 3767 ot the acts of 1908 and the commissioners and council will be asked to act under that law. For some time there has been more or less agitation along this line, but none of the promoters have ever got very far, but it is to be hoped that this action will finally reach the desired purpose. As to the need of the hospital in this 1 county there can be no argument. Scarcely a day passes that some citizen is not conveyed to Fort Wayne or some other place for the treatment that can only be had at a hospital, where they are provided with proper facilities and equipment. Besides ! there are many operations at the homes. The conveying of the patient to a hospital twenty or thirty miles away is dangerous and each county should support its own place of this kind. It is believed that after the first year or two the institution would be self-supporting. This has been dem onstrated at Portland and ether places about the size of Decatur and would very likely prove true.here. Alt these facts and more, will be presented »<> i the boards in charge Os the public | funds next week and a vigorous effort made to secure the action which will 1 result in the securing and maintaining of a hospital. . ■ — 0 j JOHN SPULLEfI DATING SALES. John Spuller, the auctioneer, and I wife, have returned from a two weeks’ trip to Detroit, Toledo. Bucyrus . :l I other places and John is again I’ .sv I listing sales for this fall. - He put two on his book Monday and will soon l.e well dated up. He has, hovenumber of open dates and will be glad to arrange for any sales that come his way. I IN COUNTING BUSINESS AGAIN. According to an order received bi Postmaster W. A. Lower; the postolfice clerks, beginning Saturday, August 26th, and continuing until Sepi tember 25th. will be in the throes of another “count." This time a count ' is to be made of all pieces ol second class mail matter delivered from the office. — <>. Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Rice and daughter, Esther, of Goodland, and Mrs. Melissa Rice of Preble were entertained at the John Evans home in Root township Monday. - t ®