Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 161, Decatur, Adams County, 17 July 1903 — Page 1

VOLUME 1

BOV MEETS WITH FATAL ACCIDENT

Arm Crushed Off at the Shoulder.

Unable to Secure Help He Bleeds to Death. Accident Occurred at Peterson. Sad Happening Closes the Life of Carl Brackenridge, a Fiftecn-Year-Old Colored Boy. At the County Farm there lies cold in death a little negro boy who not more than fifteen hours ago was sound and in perfect health. The railroads have claimed another victim. one more tramp has been' killed. It is Carl Brackenridge of Hillsboro, Ohio, who is dead and the »tory of the accident and attending circumstances which caused his death are pitiable and evoke sym-I pithy for the unfortunate lad. Ac- <■ riling to the story told by the boy as he lay dying it was on July 10

INFORMATION IS WANTED

Relatives Search for Harry Wand. LEFT HERE OVER EIGHTEEN YEARS AGO. List Heard of at Salt Lake City, Ltah, on Way to Yellowstone Park. I In the Salt Lake City Tribune rethe following notice lias ®*“en running: S INFORMATION WANTED ■ Os Harry Wand, formerly of 9 Decatur. Indiana, last heard of H in isb9 from Salt Lake and was ■ going in neighborhood of Yeli iwstone jiark. Any itiTurmution address C. E Linn, agt. I*. MB Ry., Wrenshal, Minn. 3M The young man spoken of is well!

I SUFFERED MUCH. B' r ' Charles Doehrman Dies After a LonjJ Illness. ■I Mrs. Chas. Doehrman, a former Bj'sident of this county, died at Fort Wednesday evening. Mrs. B>oehrman, formerly Miss Mary was born in Preble township. B»d lived there up to the time of marriage, as did also her husChas. Doehrman. Mrs Doehr B>an has been suffering intensely j kidney trouble for over six' and inasmuch as she could B ( ’t recover, her many friends eonBidvr death a blessing. Relatives, Brom here will attend the funeral Bhich will bo hold from the LuthB>'»n church at Fort Wayne, tomor B>w afternoon at two o'clock. A Bubsand and two sons survive her. j

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that he left home. He was not driven away but simply caught the tramp fever and left. Last night he was riding on a Clover Leaf freight train between the cars and when near Peterson he fell off. The train was rushing along and lurched, throwing the lad under the wheels Inflow. His left arm was run over and the train pissed by leaving the boy wounded and bleeding in the ditch. His erysawakened some of the sleeping people of Peterson but there were very few who concerned themselves and it was some time before anyone arrived at the scene. David Steele was among the first who arrived and he tells of some person who passed by, in a buggy, the place where the injured man was ana mocked his crys of i pain and cursed him as he lay helpless and bleeding. Mr. Steele and several others carried the boy to the roadside and hurried for some con-| veyance to take him to a doctor, i Many people were aroused and when told the circumstances refused | saying that they did not want their buggies stained with blood. Henry ' Briener came to the rescue and with his outfit, Mr. Steele drove to Preble | with the injured boy who was fast I sinking and then unconscious. I

known here or at least was a few years ago He is a brother of Mrs. Isaac Peterson and was employed several years by Henry Krick, at the tile mill, making his home with the Krick family. When about eighteen years old he ran away and for , ’ four years not a word was heard of his whereabouts.. Then he wrote to relatives here from Salt Lake City saying he would leave in a fewdays for Montana near Yellow Stone ]>ark where he would take up land i an dstart a cattle ranch. Since then, 1889,n0t a word has been received from him and no tra<-e can be found though diligent inquiry has been made. If he succeeded in locating a ranch he is no doubt wealthy by this time as almost withhout an exception those who got land in that territory have made money so fast they are now independent. However his long silence leads his friends to fear he is dead. The search will be kept up until some ; trace of him or an account of his death is obtained. C. E. Linn who advertises for him is an old Decatur boy who has been in the west for many years and is helping the relatives to find Harry.

ARE RUSHED. Large Throng Attend the Fire Sale. The underwriters fire sale of the former Big Bture stock opened this morning with a record breaking attendance. At seven thsi morning the building in which the sale is being held was crowded to its capacity and fifty clerks were having all I they could attend to at eight o'clock the doors were closed to prevent injury from overcrowding, and this has been continued through the day. ' Alxmt every hour when the inside 1 thins out, the doors arc ojiened to those awaiting without. Bargains' seem to be plentiful and the sale is certainly a successful on<.

DECATUR, INDIANA, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 17, 1903.

No assistance was received at that place and they turned toward this city. About two o’clock Mr. Steele, saturated with blood, presented himself at the door of Dr. D. D. Clark and told the story. Dr. Clark immediately came down town and with the assistance of the night policemen the injured boy was taken to the doctor's office and the flow of blood which had been continuous since the accident was stopped. An examination was made and it was found that the entire arm from the shoulder joint down was crushed, broken and mangled to a horrifying extent. The flow of blood had been so great that at this time the pulse was scarcely perceptible and the lad was so feeble that it was an effort for him to speak. An endeavor was made to find some place in town where the lad could be taken care of but no such place could be located for as you know there is not a hospital in the city. Superintendent Gralier of the county farm was telephoned and arrangements were made for the lads removal to that place. Drs. D. D. Clark, C. S. Clark and J. M. Miller followed and at four o'clock took the arm off at the shoulder joint. At the time of the amputaI tion the lad had a barely perceptij ble puls*-| and it was thought useless to perform the job. He only lived two hours after the operation. In his dying hour he told the name !of his father who is an employee of a traction company and the county authorities will await the direction of the parents before any disposal of the body is made.

FIFTY YEARS OLD William Kuckelhahn Surprised. Lartje Social Event in His Honor Last Evening-One Hundred Guests. One of the biggest social events of the season was the surprise of last evening on William Kuckelhahn at his home three and a half miles north east of the city, in honor of his fiftieth birthday anniversary. Twenty eight families making at least a hundred happy souls, were present and indulged in the occasion for all it was worth. The principal event was the big supper, served from five to nine o’clock, the feast including alomst every good thing one could think of. It was a glorious occasion and one that Mr. Kuckelhahn and the Jmany guests will remember the rest of their lives. May all live and prosper and may William celebrate his century anniversary in as good style as ho did the fiftieth. Those present from Decatur and vicinity were Grand father and Grandmother Melcher, the families of Fred Wietfeldt, Jr., Fred Meclher, William Melcher, William Bohnke, sr., Henry Lut man, sr., Henry Lutman, Jr., Chas, Bohnke, William Gerke, Fred Busick, William Busick, Gust Busick, Ed Lutman Wm. Christianer, C. H. Christianer, Fred Bohnke, sr., Fred Helle, William Zwick and Henry Schulte. From Hoagland were the families of Fred Hegerieldt Wm. Bohnke, Herman Hockemeyer, Wm. Melcher, Jr. Fred Witte, and Wm. Berning, others present were Fred Wietfeldt Jr. and family, i Bingen, and John Berning, Wm. Wietfeldt and families of Steele. ; The family presented Mr. Kuckcl-! ; liahn with a handsome book ease ' , which was exhibited today at Gay , ■& Zwick s furniture store.

EYES ON ADAMS I Hazelwood Oil Co. May Enter Local Field. Representatives Here Last Evening to Gain Information About Territory. That very industrious and wealthy organization, the Hazelwood Oil Company, of Pittsburg, has designs on territory in Adams county upon which the company will sink several test wells, provided the land can lx* obtained on a plan not involving ! too great expense in the matter of I leasehold. Mr. Barcroft, of Pittsburg, a member of the Hazelwood Oil Company, was in the city yesterday. enroute home from the Geneva field, and it was learned that he has i given permission to the ment in the Warren field to test certain blocks in this county. Provided the blocks designated can be secured, operations will shortly be visible. Mr. Grossman, superintendent of the Hazelwood company's interests in Warren field, was also here and he is very sanguine as to ' the probable good output in the Adams territory. The Hazel wood company operates in Wood county, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia I and in Indiana fields. Within a few days the leases will have been arranged and we will then give full information of their future plans to our readers. NO CHANGE. i Pope’s Health Continues About the Same. Russia Officially Declines to Receive the Jewish Petition. Special to Daily Democrat. Rome, July 17 — The doctor’s morning bulletin said: His Holiness during the night had some hours of sleep. The loss of pleuric liquid was maintained without serious trouble. The Pontiff's physical condition presents no noteworthy J change. Up to six o'clock p. m. no I change had occurred m the Pope’s , condition since morning bulletin. Calm prevails throughout Vatican. Special to The Dally Democrat. Washington, D. C. July 17—Rus ! sia officially declined to receive the I Jewish petition in the Keshneff massacre. No further effort will be made by this gorvernment to present the matter. WILL PIT IN ELECTRIC PLANT. Silas Hale and four or five of his neighbors of Geneva have decide! i to build a small electric light plant and work on same will be begun within a few days. Electrical contractor W. G. Spencer of this city has secured the job and will Is'gin work on the same next week. The dynamo is to lie driven by a small j gas engine and the two will lie in <>ne piece of machinery. The generator will bi' of sufHent capacity Ito light the homes of the people ini forested anil to run all the fans that | they should desire to use.

THEY ASK FOR $14,000

Springfield People Want Bonus. THEY WOULD LOCATE POWER HOUSE HERE. Manager Will Move Here and Wants Decatur to be the Central Station. A meeting of importance was held ■ last evening of the Board of directors of the Commercial Club, the business being to a proposition which was submitted the managers of the ; Fort Wayne & Springfield railway | ; company for establishing of the I central offices and building of the main power house, and stables here. The company was represented by W. H. Fledderjohn, attorney Koenig and an engineer who stated that the road would be built at once' b?yond any question of a doubt. All ■ - preliminary arrangements have j been completed towards rushing the i road to completion and they are I now ready to look after the locating of their power station, stables and general affairs. These buildings mean a great deal to the city in I which they locate, and while the company realizes that they should

ARE AT WORK. Committee Circulating Petition for Hospital. Drs. Clark, J. M. Miller and J. S. ] Coverdale are circulating a petition ' today which will be presented to I the county commissioners at the next regular meeting in August, asking them to pre ceed under the laws of Indiana to establish a hospital. Nearly every physician and business man of Decatur signed the , I petition and it will be sent to Berne and Geneva tomorrow. This county is entitled to such an institution and the Democrat has urged, such a movement since the pissing of the law at the recent legislature. Dther counties about here are taking the same step and Adams cannot afford to do otherwise. FOR FARMERS. Horticultural Society to Meet in Tw Weeks. The summer meeting of the In- 1 dinna Horticultural Society will lx> held at P *nalton, Madison county, Inidiana on Tuesday and Wcdncs- ! day August 4 and 5. Programs have been issued and show that the meeting is to be one of the best farmer conventions ever held in the state.' Noted lecturers and specialists from i all over the the state have subjects and arrangements are lieing made to take care of the big crowd. Displays of fruits and vegetables will be made and premium awarded. GOES TO sl.ll. Indiana Oil Takes Another Advance. I The price of crude oil took a 2 cent advance Thurdsay afternoon j on both-the eastern and western : jn-odnets, making the price of the Indiana oil sl.ll per barrel. The' upward tendency of the oil market , it is believed will stimulate operations in al) sections of the Hoosier territory and start much new work. I The advance came as a surprise to most of the pnxlucers, but it is welcomed nevertheless.

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I locate at the most convenient point, | they also realize that it will be a great benefit to any city that secures them. All things considered they have decided upon Decatur as the most convenient and they therefore submitted their proposition which was practically as follows: The company will erect a power house, car barns, and building for the main offices for the use of said company at Decatur within a mile of the corporation providing the ' citizens give themja bonus of 114,000, or of six acres of land and SIO,OOO, the money to be paid them when the first car is run from Decatur to Fort Wayne. The company agrees that if they don’t build such buildings they will pay for the land themselves. The question was thoroughly discussed and it was decidl'd that the engineer should prepare a plot of the road, show just how exclusive it will be, also to prepare a report showing how much the building will cost and how many people will be employed. The matter will then be referredto the club at their regular meeting August 3rd. Mr. Fledderjohn, general manager stated last night that he is arranging to 1 moveh is family here at once, and if the main offices are located here he will make Decatur his permani ent home. At any rate he will live here for the next year or two. The club also appointed a committee consisting of J. D. Hale, Henry . ■ Krick and E. X. Ehinger to confer ! with the railway company, and if possible secure a lower coal rate for . I manufacturers.

MRS. SEGUR DEAD Death Came Unexpected This Morning. Was an Active Church Memter and Prominent Citizen. Though she was sick for four weeks, the report of Mrs. Harvey Segur’s death this morning was a blow to everybody. Yesterday it I was predicted she would recover, but there was a sudden turn for the worse and she died at ten fifty. A combination of brain and nervous troubles from what she had been suffering was the cause of her death. Mrs Segur was formerly Miss Florilia Burt and was married to Mr. Segur at Angola in 1878. I Over twenty years ago they moved !to this city, and she has Ix-en an active church worker and highly respected citizen ever since. She was forty nine years old last Wednesday. She leaves a husband and four children. The funeral will bo held from the Christian church, Monday morning at ten o'clock, > with interment at Maplewood teryBEN H. DID NOT WIN. The Second day of the Van Buren races drew an even larger crowd than yesterday. Altogether eighteen entered yesterday but all did not start. In the mile run, D. of R. came in first, Watson Revel second, and Russet third, time 1:47 12. Guy E, owned by Elmer Johnson was entered in the free for all trot but withdrew I Flanders also withdrew True Worth from this race'so the trotter would be in condition today. Don S wont : the race, Judge Wiley was given second and No. Four third, time 2:22 ' 1-4 In the 2:20 pice Ben H.owend I by (’lark and Johnson failed to show his form and was given third place. The Puritan won this race and Cos|terina was second, time 2:211-4. Decatur horses are making good showing and much is exfx'cted of I those entered in today’s races.