Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 143, Decatur, Adams County, 27 June 1904 — Page 1

VOLUME II

DROWN IN SYLVAN LAKE Murray House Table Waiter One of Victims

AWFUL SUNDAY ACCIDENT Albina Seguin and Her Sweetheart Meet Death Fell From Boat and Die clasped in Each Other's Arms.—Bodies Recovered. Albina May Segiun, a young lady who worked at the Murray House in this city until a sow weeks ago and who was to return here this week was drowned in Sylvan lake at Rome City yesterday afternoon at three o’clock. Her escort Edward McCarthy a cigar maker of Ft. Wayne also lost his life at the same time. Miss Seguin was nineteen years old and her home was at St Louis, Michigan. She and a half sister, Miss Josephine Roe came here last August and secured positions as table waiters at the Murray hotel where they worked until a few weeks ago. Lately they returned to Ft. Wayne and secured positions as domestic. Miss Albina had sent word here asking for her old position and Mr. Murray expected her to come this week. She was a popular girl about the hotel, lady like, good natured and always wel’ behaved. Sunday she and Mr. McCarthy went on an excursion to Rome City. Where they secured a boat and went to what is known as Kane lake a portion of the Main lake at the extreme south part. The woman rowed the boat while her companion was casting for bass. While making a long throw MoCarthy who was standing up lost his balance and fell into the lake. He arose and got hold of the boat and had crawled up onto the end and cried to some friends nearby that he was alright, when the boat started to overturn caused by being nearly filled with water, Miss Seguin fell into the lake and immediately sank from view, never coming to the surface. McCarthy who was still clinging to the boat made a last effort to save his sweetheart and with an arm about her sank from view. Several boats were near but were unable to do anything it scorns. Ono man throw his anchor rope to the drowning people but Mr. Carthy missed it. The water was about ten feet deep where the accident happened and the bodies were recovered within twenty minutes by a man named Nn)l but all effort to resuscitate the victims proved futile. The bodies were taken to the office of Dr. L. Stroup, where they were viewed later by the coroner, Dr. Carver, of Albion. They were then taken in charge by Undertaker Berhalter Bros., of Kendallville and prepared for shipmen to their homes. On McCarthy's forehead was found a long, deep bruise, which indicates that he struck a stump or snag when he first fell overboard. In his pockets the coroner found (13 in cash. The bodies wore held at Rome City awaiting orders from the relatives of the dead. It is not known whether the

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remains will be taken to Ft. Wayne or shipped direct to the homes of the victims. McCarthy was twentyfive years old and had recently came to Fort Wayne from Reading, Pa., a number of Decatur people were in Rome city and saw the bodies of the unfortunate victims. MOVE NEXT WEEK Hub Clothing Store to Open in New Quarters July sth. The Hui) Clothing Store Barney Kalver and sons, proprietors are ai ranging to remove their stock of goods into their new corner room in the new block. They are concluding a most successful sale which has been on for nearly a month and which closes Saturday next. They will open for business in their new home Tuesday, July sth with a big new stock of the best clothing on the market and which will be increased as the season progresses. This new store will be an attractive and strictly up to date, one priced clothing house. Read their advertisement elsewhere and profit therefore. MET DEFEAT Rosenthals Lose to Fort Wayne Nationals One of the Best Gaines of the Season.—lnability to Hit Causes Loss of Game.

They came, they saw, they conquered, are the terms used in expressing the way that the game of ball went yesterday between the Ft. Wayne Nationals and the Rosenthals at Steele’s Park, as the visiting team won tho game and won it strictly on their good merits, their fielding being superior to that of the home team. Ft. Wayne hitting was a revelation to the fans, plainly observed by the manner in which they swung those big clubs. The fans were given heart disease more than once when Ft. Wayne landed on the ball. Fourteen hits, some of them two base and others three, tell •■he tale of woe and all came when the Nationals needed them most Still, withall their hitting, the Rosenthals put up a nice game and more than once pulled pitcher Parrel out of some tight places. Where a hit would have done wonders, and proved most disastrous, the Rosenthals were weak—awfully weak, when it came to batting, and it was more through this fault that they lost than anything else. The Nationals started off at first and broke the ioe in the fourth inning by getting two runs and repeating this trick again in the sixth and added three more to their belt in the ninth, making their scoreseven. Tho Rosenthals never got busy until the sixth, when they gathered in two, repeating the dose in the eighth, and capturing one lone tally in the ninth. Tho only possible chance that the Rosenthals had to win, was in the eighth inning, when they tied the score, Myers getting a terrific swipe at the ball and putting it to the tall timbers,

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for three bases, scoring on an over throw to third base. France beat i out a bunt, stole second went to third on an out and tied the score on a,nice hit by Touhey, but the Nationals could not be stopped and won in the ninth by some great stick work. The features of the game were few and far between and nothing sensational occurred outside the Nationals’ bombardment. The following is the score by innings. 1234 5 6789RHE Natls 0002020037 14 3 Rosthls 0000020 215 7 6 Summary Batteries, Farrel, ’ Knapp and Pennington; Hicks and ’ Eggerman. Base on bails, off Far- ■ rel, 3; off Hicks, 1; off Knapp, 1. Two base hits, Hicks, Nolan. Peterson ; three base hits, Myers, McCarthy, Stahl; stolen bases, France, ' 2; Johns, 1; struck ont by Farrel, 7; by Hicks, 5; by Knapp, 0. hit by pitched ball, Bosecker. Umpires Knoff and Thomas. Seover, Vaughn. Attendance 500, time of game, 1:30. I, The Geneva Cornet baud, one of the best musical bodies in this section, was in attendance at the game and enlivened the sc-ne, the crowd and the g ima with some excellent 1 selections. REV. VITZ DEAD , Close of Long and Useful Career Was Organizer of the German Reform Church Here.—Father of Rev. Henry Vitz. — Rav. Peter Vitz, aged father of Rev. Henry Vitz now of Indianapolis, but recently of this city, died Saturday evening at nine o’clock near Huntington. Indiana. He was seventy nne years old and his death was directly due to the infirmaties usual at old age. Rev. Vitz was well known in this part of the state. He was the organizer of the German Reformed church in this city and left here in 1886. He was well known here and has relatives in the south part of the county near Vera Cruz. He was a kind old man, a devoted Christian and his long life has been one of useful years devoted to a great calling. The funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at Huntington FARMS NUMBERED A System Inaugurated in Delaware County is Successful. In Delaware county it is easy to direct a person to a farm any place in the county as it is to direct him to a certain number of any street in the city.. This is made so by a recent plan adopted by the cqunty commissionor and brought about by complete rural mail delivery. All the roads are named, east west and l>eing called roads as Albany road and north and south road leading toE iton is called Eaton Pike. Roads running diagonlly are named avenues. The houses on the road are numbered on the century system the same as in the cities. A road running east and west through the middle of the county is the base line and one running north and south through the mid die is the meridian line and the numbers are computed from those lines. If you wish to direct a person to the home of a farmer you simply give the name of the road and his house number and the numbar indicates the distance the farmer lives from the base or the me ridian line is there are 100 house numl>ers to the mile. The system is said to be a great convenience and it should be adopted in this county.

WRITES ANOTHER Mrs. Porter, of Geneva, Sells New Story Entitled “Freckles," and Said to be a Winner—Success of Former Story. Special to The Daily Democrat WABASB, Ind., June27—Mrs. Gene Stratton-Porter formerly Miss Geneva Stratton of this city and now residing at Geneva, Ind., has sold the manuscript for a new novel to Doubleday, Page & Co., New York. The new book is entitled ’’Freckles” ]and is a stoiy of Indiana life. It is to]_be profusely illustrated by E. Stetson Crawford, an artist who was a favorite pupil of Whistler and who is now spending some time in Indiana taking sketches from life for the book, which will’be issued simultaneously in New York and London. Life of New York has just issued its annual list of twenty five of the best books of the year and includesjin the same Mrs. Stratton- Porter's nature study, “The Song of the Cardinal.” The novel ‘ Freckles” will be issued in the falFand is said to be assured of s ucoess. NOT USED TO ’EM Monroeville Man Nearly Causes a Fire Tied the Electric Light Up in a Towel in His Room at the Burt House. A fire was narrowly averted last night through the carelessness of one of the guests at the Burt House ' but was detected before any serious damage was done. During the day ■ a young man by the name of Fred R Divis who hails from Monroe-j ville came into the house and regis ! tered, asking for a room which was ■ given him. He went to bod rather late and in all probability had never had any experience with electric lights and instead of turning the light out he just took the towel and tied it around the gas bulb and went to sleep, during the night the heat from the light ignited the towel and Mr. Davis was rudely awakened from his peaceful slumbers by having his < feet burned. Mrs. Shea in the : meantime had smelled smoke and ' rang for the night porter who < rushed up stairs looking for the i tire. Davis heard the commotion ! 1 out side and stuck his head out of < the door and asked if they were < looking for the fire. He then 1 made u full explanation of the < matter completely blaming him-1 < self for the whole thing. No dam- I age was done but several inmates ii about the house were badly,; frightened. [ i

WILL MAKE CHANGE Geneva and Bryant to Cut Out the Bell Telephone. The Bryant and Geneva telephone , companies tired of isolation have j decided to abandon the Bell Company’s 'toll lines and after the first of “August will be connected up with the independent lines. This gives them connection with the , Home Telephone Company’s system ’ in this city which was an end much desired both here and there. As it was Bryant and Geneva were the only Bell exchanges of any consequence in this part of the state and whenever one of there patrons desired to talk to Portland, Decatur, Berne or any other point within a radius of a hundred miles , he was compelled to pay a messenger fee liesides having to wait indefinitely for the party to be located. The patrons of the two exchanges have gained great advantage in thus getting in connection with so many great local systems. —Portland Commercial Review. DECORATION DAY — I. 0.0. F. Services Were Impressive Largt Attendance.—Geneva Band Present and Gave Concert. The.weather man was good to the Old Fellows yesterday and their Decration Day services were carried out in perfect order. The line of march was organized in front of their lodge room and headed by the Geneva City band made a tine appearance at the cemetery a most simple but appropriate service was carried out ana the work of decorating the grave of their deceased brothers was gone through with all taking part in the work. After completing their work at the cemej teries the lodge again fell into line and marched in good order again to their hall where they dispersed. The Geneva band 'however gave a very tine band concert at four thirty o'clock in the band stand and intertained our citizens for fully one hour, their music being of the highest grade and the harmony and effect being fine and they were applauded after the rendition of eac h piece. Geneva can certainly feel proud of this organization as they are now among the best in the state and their music of the highest order, and citizens of this city will certainly welcome them 'at any j time. LOTS OF THEM Over Twelve Thousand Insurance Agents In Indiana. There are more than 12,000 insurance agents in Indiana who have received licenses certificates from i the state auditor. “Cy” Neal, insuranoedeputy in the state auditor 's office says the receipts for the first half of this year from taxes I and fees of insurance companies will amount to ♦193,000 in rmind numbers, which is 15,000 in excess t of the receipts for any similar period in the history of the t office. Blunks are now being sent 1 out to the companies for report, of receipts and losses during the first t half of the year. They are requir ed to pay throe per cent on the ex- I cess of receipts over losses. Under the old fee system, when the auditor got all the fees the insurance department alone would make ♦35,000 for the auditor a year. His salary is ♦57,500 now and the surplus will pay the salaries of several other state officers said Mr. Neal. ’

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FOUR SOLD ! ’ Ditch Sales on Tap at Auditor’s Office I ) I ) i G. W. Bouserman, J. W. Wood, Perry James and G. R. Martz the 3 5 Luckv Bidders. ) • t * Thelauditor’s office was the scene ■ of action this morning for a lively t bidding match for ditch work, four ■ such improvements being knocked ■ off to the lowest bidder. Accord- - ing to tabulated figures G. W. Boui serman will build the P. B. Dykeman ditch his bid being ♦902. J. W. Wood secured the M. F. Aspy ditch for ♦693 Perry James the John A. Yeoman ditch for W. O. Myer the G. R. Martz ditch for ♦829. The four ditches cover an area of ground that will be greatly enhanced in value by the improve ments thst are this far under way > When it comes to ditch improvements Adams county is also fast coming to the front rank and it can soon be said with truth and candor that the county shelters better drainage and better public roads than any county in the stateMost of the money thus far] spent has already been returned which speaks in itself of the wisdom of public improvement. GETTING READY I I I - J I For Big Picnic July ' Fourth I J Moan! Pleasant Church Trustees Select Officers of Day and and Committees. The picnic to be given at the Mt. Pleasant church July 4th promises to be a monster event and the church trustees are arranging to take care of the crowd. Ata meeting held Saturday the following appointments were made: Chairman of the day— N. S. Sheets. Secretary—H. E. Butler. Treasurer—J. E. Mann •Cashier—Robert Mann Marshals—G. W. Ruckman, Dilma Ruckman and Earl Butlar. Committees on preparing ground and seats—J. E. Mann On tables, stand and goods—Chas. Cook. Win. Ruckman John Singleton and 11. E. Butler On suppying water—C- C. Sheets. Frank Mann. Waiters on table—Mrs. Singleton, Mrs. Mann, Mrs. Ruokman, R. Mann and S. Spangler. Ticket agent—’Mr. Singleton Ticket Rec.—Mr. E. Spangler. On invitation—Etta Mallonee, Minnie Sheets. Leader of band—John Singleton. Banner carriers—Ed Cook, Ruby Sheets. Ice cream waiters—Tessie Singleton, Adda Ruckman, Etta and Ada Mallonee. Collectors—Minnie Sheets, Nettie Singleton Ice cream dishers—Jessie Singleton, Chas. Fuhrman To see after dishor—John Mann. To solicit—Etta Mallonee, Dora Sheets, Adda Ruckman Tiscie Singleton. Price set for dinner far adults 25 cents, children 20 cents. Adjourmenfr to meet July 5 1904, Corner stone laying 10:30 a. ni.