Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 170, Decatur, Adams County, 28 July 1903 — Page 1

VOLUME 1

I DOCTORS ORGANIZE Agree on Fees to be Charged After August 1. Prices of Medical Attendance Increased by Decatur Physicians. A general fee bill has been prepared ami signed by all the physicians of Decatur covering the entire field of medicine and surgery. The agree ment in regard to the practice of obstetrics is as follows: Decatur, Ind., July 27. 1903. We, the undersigned physicians of Adams county, Indiana, believe that the fee I of 5c AO, which has heretofore been charged for attending a case of nor I mal labor, is a disgracefully low and iuadeqate compensation for our ser vices. Therefore, on and after August I. 1903, we do hereby agree and obligate ourselves to charge a fee of 810 i for attending a normal labor, not re-; q airing more than five hours of the physician’s time. After five hours the physician shall be allowed an additional fee of 50 cents to 81.00 per hour for each hour detained. Area-1 sonable extra charge shall also be made for forceps delivery and other necessary obstetric operations. Also the following scalKof prices was agreed upon for general practice of surgery and medicine, in order to ■ arrive at satisfactory and uniform charges. We, the undersigned physicians, believe that the following is a fair’ "fee bill” for services io all patients in ordinary circumstances: OFFICE BVSISESS. Ordinary prescription or advice, 50c to 81. Very close physical examination, 81 to 5. Dressing injuries, vaginal examinations, $4 to 5. PRACTICE. One ordinary day visit in town, 81. Extra visits in town on the same day. 50c to 81. Visits to dangerous contagrous diseases, 82 to 5. One night visit in town, 81 50. Visits in the country made at the same rates as above, plus a mileage fee of 50 cents per mile. OBSTETRICS. Natural delivery within five hours,, 810. Delivery of placenta alone, 83 to 5. Delivery by forceps or turning. 815’ Examination of urine, catheterizing.; &c, 81 to 3. Consultation visit in town, 85 to 10. St'ROERY. Administration of anesthetic, >•> to 10 Amputation of finger or toe, each $5 to 10. Amputation of hand, 820 to 50. Amputation of forearm or arm, BaO to 100. Reducing dislocation of knee or shoulder, 810 to 20. Reducing dislocation of hip, 850 to 100. Setting simple fracture of radius, 810 to 15. Setting simple fracture of radius and ulna, 815 to 20. Setting simple fracture of ankle or leg, 825 to 40. Setting simple fracture of femur, 835 to 50. Extra for setting compound fractures, 85 to 25. Ligation of arteries in open wounds. 85 to 15. Excision of tonsils, 810 to 20. Hernia reduced by taxis, 85 to 10. Hernia reduced by ojieratiou, 850 to 100. Operation for appendicitis, 8100 to 150. Paracentitis abdominis, 85 to 20. A reasonable additional feu shall be allowed to physicians who assists the surgeon in these operations. AU operations not classifievi here shall be charged for at a corresponding reasonable rate. W. W. P. McMillen, J. S. Coverdale,

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Earl G. Coverdale, H. E. Keller, C. S. Clark, D. D. Clark, E. J. Beardsley, I J. S. Boyer. H. F. Costello, P. B. I homas, Marie L. Holloway, A. G. Holloway, J. M. Miller, Seth D. Beavers. FOR PROVOKE. — John King is Fined in ’Squire’s Court. An affidavit entited State of Indiana vs John King was fill'd before Squire Smith this morning. The plaintiff Elizabeth J. Crandal, swore that, "on the 24th day of July, 1903, the defendant, John I King , did then and there by words, j signs and gestures, unlawfully attempt to provoke the said Eliza- | beth Chandler to commit an assault' j and battery on him the said John ’ King " The trial was held this’ morning and proved King to be guity of provoke. He was fined $10.55 and stayed the docket for i that amount. Before leaving the I court Prosecutor Moran took | i occasion togive Mr. King some well founded words of wisdom in ■ i directing his future course. FELL DOWN STEPS. John G. Long Meets Accidental Death. — Was Consul-General at Cairo, and Visiting at Dunbar. Scotland. Special to The Hally Democrat. London, Eng . July 28—John G. Long, United States Consul ' General at Cario, Egypt, died today at Dunbar, Scotland, the result |of falling down steps last evening, fracturing his skull. He was visiting friends at Dunbar. His home was nt St. Augustine, Florida, from where he was appointed to his official position in 1900. SUMMER COMPLAINT. Dr. Hurty and His Germ Getting Busy at This Dull Season. "Summer complaint," says Dr. I Hurty, "is simply poisoning. | | The poisons occur in the food as I products offermentation (growth.) Every one knows that milk sours more readily in summer than in winter. This is Ix-canse the ferment (germs,") which cause the souring, j grow more luxuriantly in the warm season. Some germs which find their way into milk from the air do more than simply cause souring They elaborate poisons which causes vomiting, purging, fever and the others symptoms of summer complaint. Sometimes these poisons are in sufficient amount even in milk to make adults sick. If anyone wishes to try the experiment let him take one quart of milk from a healthy cow and set it aside from six to twelve hours without cixfling it, and then drink it, and he will lx* poisoned more or less five times out of seven. The failure immediately to cool is where the trouble comes in. The milk is certain to have souring and poison making germs in it and these are given a chance to grow by not cooling. When they grow they elaborate their acids and poisons. Cool the milk down immediately to sixty degrees or lower and keep it cool, for this prevents germ growth. A milk that contains enough diarrhoeal poisons to make an infant sick, might not contain enough to affect an adult in the least.

DECATUR, INDIANA, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 23, 1903.

TO HOLD SERVICES High Mass at St. Mary’s Church Tomorrow. Observance of the Burial Day of Pope Leo XIII to be Appropriate. Appropriate services will lie held at the St. Mary’s Catholic church in this city at eight o’clock, standard time, tomorrow morning. Rev. H. Theo. Wikens will officiate and the services will be a fitting show of , respect to the noble life of Pope Leo IXIII who deid Monday. July 20. The services will consist of High j Mass, requiem and a short sermon by Father Wilkens. Tomorrow is the day of the burial of the dead pope who was so loved by the people of the world and services will be held in every country. Dispatches from Rome tell of the arrival of Cardinal Gibbons of this country, and says he is one of the most popular of the fifty-two who have ! assembled, though there is not even a possibility of his being elected pope. Cardinal Lague said, 1 i "I think Cardinal Gibbons would be I a subject for consideration if the I selection should devolve upon him. j for no American would care to spend ' the rest of his life conned within the precincts of the Vatican.” OIL NEWS. A Few Items of Interest From This Week’s Report. In this week 's report of the oil news ' of Indiana Adams county received \ the following notice: In Wabash township, Adams county. Trout & Miller's second well on their farm, shows good for ten barrels. Delat. & Company's third well on the Pyle farm, started at forty barrels, while the Northwestern Oil company's No. 5, on the Eekrote farm, was only a light affair. In Hartford township the Illinois Oil Company’s No. 6, «>n the Watson farm, was not as large as the former two wells as it did only fifty barrels. In Jefferson township the Sun Oil Company's No 4, on the Scherer farm, did nothing but water, but may develop into a paying well. BIG SHIPMENT. Charles Voglewede Receives One Thousand Pair of Shoes. Charlie Voglewede today received one of the biggests shipment of shoes ever received in Decatur, and will soon have a great display ot fall stock ready for inspection by j ever increasing patronage. The lot received today contained about 1000 pairs o*'high priced and strictly up-to-date shoes and came from a Boston jobbing house. Charlie says he will have the best lot of goods to select from this fall ever shown ' in Decatur. A BROKEN WINDOW. J. A. Jorgensen of Chicago perhaps regrets that he ever came to this city, he will at least if the Holt house Drug Company asks him to pay for the large plate glass window in their Second street store. Mr. Jorgensen is a window trimmer for the Griffith Chewing Gum Com piny of Chicago, and was at work at the Ho It house Drug Company's store this morning when an accident occurred. A heavy piece of timber standing against the front, and pieces of shuttered glass tell what hus been done. The damage cannot be estimated but any close observer can conclude for himself about how much Mr. Jorgensen will have to pay to the firm.

ADJUDGED INSANE. Fred Murphy Will Go to Richmond. Fred Murphy who caused much comment and a little scare here last week by his strange actions, and who was taken to Fort Wayne, his former home, after a day or two in jail litis! been adjudged insane. The Journal-Gazette in its court notes this morning said: A commission composed of doctors J. Lomas, J. E. Miller and W. D. Calvin .yesterday in Esquire Skelton's, court declared Fred Murphy to be insane. The unfortunate man was found a few days ago at Decatur, hopelessly demented. He formerly ran a billiard hall in this city. He will i be sent to Richmond. GOES WRONG. — Rev. F. E. Patton Short Lodge in Accounts. . Expelled From Modern Woodmen on Charge of Embezzling Funds. F. E. Patton, who came into such prominence during the past year as pastor of Maple Grove church, east of Berne, was on Monday evening, July 20, expelled from the Camp of Modern Woodmen of America on account of his actions ’of immorality and for embezzling j the funds of the camp to a considerable extent. Mr. Patton came j into the order of M. W. of A. as one of its charter members, and it was thought by a great number that he xvould be an honor to the cam]), and because of his educational ability was unanimously elected to the responsible position of clerk, and no man was better qualified for the position than he as far as educational ability was concerned. But he soon became dishonorable in his dealings with the order, yet they were long suffering in their dealings with him. and gave him a chance to redeem himself, but it was of no use. He held his fraternal neighbor in contempt, apiropriated the means of the eamp to his own unholy use and allowed the camp to become suspended and stand in dishonor before the entire order. Endurance finally came to an end. He was notified to appear for trial on Monday ex-ening, July 10th, to answer to charges preferred against him. Failing to appear to refute the evidence against him, his ease went by default and he was expelled by Order.—B. rne Witness MARRIED TONIGHT. Popular Decatur People will be Married at Sundown. This evening at seven thirty will occur the marriage of Miss Harriet Burns to JMr. Louis Voglewede. The ceremony will be performed at the Catholic parsonage, Rev. Theo. Wilkin, officiating. Miss Bessie Congleton will act as maid of honor to the bride, anil Mr. Frank Burns will be best man. The affair will be very quiet, but a wedding supper will be served immediately after the marriage to n few invited guests at the bride’s home. The couple will leave tonight at 9:19 over the Clover Leaf. They will visit some time at St. Louis, and j remain several weeks at Bolton and Kansas City After it tour through the west Mr. and Mrs. Vogelwed will locate at Bemont, Nebraska.

TREACHEROUS. Bluffton Ball Players Claim Robbery. Treated Like Gentlemen. They Accuse Manager Marty of Mistreating Them. Bluffton and Decatur played ball Sunday, the score resulted a tie, but owing to a mistake of the score keeper, the game was awarded to Bluffton. Manager Marty gave the visiting team sixty per cent of the i gate receipts without a kick, acting ! I the part of the thorough gentleman | that he is. No visiting team were ’ ever treated better anywhere than were the gang of Bluffton toughs 1 here. Yet notwithstanding these | i facts, they go home and tell thrill . | ing stories of being robbed. The truth is that Umpire Bayes was partial j and in several close deci- ' sions gave the visitors decidedly the preference, Harry Cutting, knows these statements are facts,l I score keeper Rolla Mock also knows ' I the score was a tie, both having [ admitted it, so also does every I | Blufftonite who witnessed the game, j ' but they are too dishonest to own it. i and not content with that, must still abuse us and claim to have been robbed. Talk about cheap guys,’ Bluffton has them, as may he seen I ! from the following clipping, from i the Bluffton Banner: "The game ! was played at Steele's park and a ! fair sized crowd was out to see it.! Bluffton received thirty dollars as , their share of the money but had a ' hard time getting it. The Decatur manager held out that the game was a draw and was determined to hang onto the money until Bones France, Decatur's catcher, came to the rescue. "Bones” called the manager in strong terras, asking him if he xvanted to steal the money after trying to steal the game. In the face of this kind of talk from members of his own team, the Decatur man was comjxdled to disgorge." The Rosenthals play at Bluffton next Sunday, Mac Arbaugh, umpire, and they have about as much chance of getting fair play as usual in that city, famed for its j crookedness. > MEET JULY 30. State School Board to Hold Special Session. A meeting of the state school | board is called to lx» held in Indiana polls July 30, for the purpose of discussing what sort of an educational exhibit Jof Indiana will he made at the St. Louis exposition. Mr. Cotton, the state school superintend-I ent in issuing a call for the board, sent thirteen suggestions for the consideration of the members. They include issuing u volume showing the origin of the Indiana school system; another volume on the progress; "Systm at Present a volume on the progress of the Inst twenty years, statistics of the state; progress in architecture, as shown by model schools; Indiana ! literature; reading circles; insti--1 tutes and associations; other i voluntary associations; a volume t on working of the truancy law; 1 a graphic showing of statistics < concerning the maintenance of 1 schools, with qualication in salaries . of teachers and a comprehensive 1 photographic display. The best i way of presenting the question of i the exhibit to the superintendent ; and teachers of the state is another ( matter to Jwhieh the Ixiard mem- i hers are asked to direct their at- < tention. i

NUMBER 170

LAWS VIOLATED. Tobacco Stocks Will Be Inspected. A circular of instructions to internal revenue officers and others concerned, has been issued by the commissioner of internal revenue. It calls attention to the gross irregularities and violation of the laws in handling and sale of manufactured tobacco, snuff, cigars and the eigarettes by jobbers and dealers. A practice generally prevails of exposing the taxable articles for sale while separated from the packages bearing the stamps denoting the payment of the internal revenue tax. This, it is said, is a serious violation of the law, which it is the purpose of the commissioner to remedy. Jobbers and dealers are given until November 1 to get their stocks in order, after which date all nianufactured tobacco, sniff cigars and cigarettes found on the market and not protected by stumps ! will be seized and the holders punished. OPENS MONDAY. Bank of Wren Ready for Business. Is a Modern and Convenient Banking House, Surpassing Any in This Section. JThe Bank of Wren will open for business next Monday with W H. Stults cashier, and John Mosure, book keeper. The latter has a desk at the old Adams county bank in this city this week, preparatory to taking charge of the books of the new concern. J. L. Mosure is president, anil L M Harmon, vice president. A crowd of eight, two carriage loads including Major R. B Allison, R K Allison, D. F. Quinn, C S Niblick and Frank Wemhoff, Thomas Ehinger, Jesse Niblick and Med Miller, drove to Wren last ex-ening and visited the quarters of the new bank who own their building, and which was erected especially for their convenience. They say it surpasses | any similar institution in this part lof the country, being strictly 'modern in ever v respect. The Bank lof XX ren i~ located in the center of ! a rich and thriving country and with such men at the head of it as there are, success in a flattering manner is assured. The citizens ■of Wren are proud of this bank us i indeed they should lie. C. E. SOCIAL. — — Pleasant Event Scheduled for This Evening. The Christian Endeavor society of the Presbyterian church, will given social at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Sehirmeyer this even ing. A good time is assured and everyone is cordially invited and urged to lie present. Remember the date—this evening. MANURE HANDLING DEVICE. Beery & Holthouse are installing a new device which will certainly be a great improvement over the old method of taking the manure from the stables to the outside An endless carrying elevator will hereafter do the work of a horse and the manure eart. The elevator is being put up on the most improved style ami will bedriven by a one horse tread mill. The trend mill, which is ]x>rhaps the only machine of its kind in this city, is an up to date one.