Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 174, Decatur, Adams County, 3 August 1904 — Page 1

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STRUCK BY FREIGHT TRAIN F' — Sain Poison Probably Fatally Injured

accident occied LA NIGHT ] Attempted to Board Moving Tra Struck in Back and wasralysed— Had Been Drink Heavily. Samuel Robinson, a w known man here, about the age thirtyseven years, met with serious ccident last night, as thejult of which he will be a crippier life, ( if he should live, and thqanoes ( for his recovery are vet slim. All during the day yesterd Samuel was drinking hard it was somewhat under the Hence of liquor when he started r the I' G. R. &I. railroad to ren to For Wayne, where he hbeen working for the past two ys in the railroad shops, havincorne down here on Monday to f for a few days with friends, i left Second street and walked w, on Jefferson street until he ce to Vail’s factory where he s,ped and spoke a few words w the night watchman and then oped v.pon the Grand Rapids r«oad t ack and started for the not. As he thus walked along a |ght t":dn came up from the souand rtly passed him, when hen--1 avored to catch one of thoars and board the train. He hnundoubtedly misjudged the n of speed that the train was rung, for as ho grabbed the siderain a

box ohs he’was hurled from heet u..u thrown with considerabletoe agaiist the next ear. The smwf his back coming in contact w a corner of the oar. He lost bis|d, fulling heavily along side the ck where he laid for at least five nutes, until the night watchmaat Vail's factory discovered n, being attracted to the place byr. Robinson's moans. The whman hurried to the depot andj. cured aid and the injured man s carried away from the track d laid on a grassy plat and Drs). D. Clark and J? M. Miller amoned, who reached the seem few minutes later and oarefz attended to the suffering ms wants. Arrangements were ; once made to take him to the ho of his wife, who lives on Ads street, they having seperated > years ago on account of Mr. Rot son’s drinking, she however ] miffed them to bring him in house and put him in bed, wh Drs. Miller and Clark made thorough examination as to the < tent of his injuries, finding a h in the small of his back probat two inches in diameter which h effected his spinal cord, leaving h perfectly helpless as to the use his lower limbs, they lieing co pletely paralyzed. The doctors i formed us this morning that u rangements were being made take him to the hospital at Fi Wayne at once so that he may r ceive proper ' care and treatmen Both physicians are of the opinio that if he lives anil the chances < this are indeed very doubtful, thi he will be a cripple for the reman

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der of his days as he will never regain the use of his lower limbsHis condition was anything but favorable this morning and the doctors give but little hope for recovery. ANNUAL MEETING Business Session at Old Adams County Bank Officers and Directors ChosenInstitution is Thirty-four Years Old. The annual meeting of the board of directors of the Old Adams County bank was held yesterday and the regular business was duly disposed of. The new board of directors as chosen for the ensuing year are W. H. Niblck, R. B. Allison, R. K, Allison John Niblick, W. J. Vesey John S. Bowers and Henry Hite. The former officials were re-elected, they being W. H. Niblick, president; R. B. Allison, vice president; R. K. Allison, cashier and C. S. Niblick assistant cashier. This financial institution is one of the oldest and best in this part of the state having been organized August 2, 1870, as the Adams County bank, changing its name at the expiration of its first charter to the Old Adams County Bink. The annual statement which may be seen in another Column shows assets of $958,913,59 and individual and time deposits aggregating more than s>oo,ooo. SUPRISE PARTY

Happy Event at Home of Jacob Henschen A crowd gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Henschen Thursday evening to remind their son of his seventeenth birthdy. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. C Henschen and daughter Mr. andMrs. Fred Bracht and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. C. 8. Bryan and son Mi. and Mrs. C. F. Filer and children,, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Korte Missus Grace Wright, Mary Stone i burner, Cassie and Armintha Jackson Etta Byerly, Lena Korte, Clara Bracht, Sylvia and Pearl Brentlinger, Lizzie, Gertie and Florence Eiler, Velma and Dessie Bryan. Messrs. Lewis Ya<e Emanuel Mil ler, Jake Leyae, Elva and Howard Overhulser, August Korte Elmer Bryan,, Roy Snyder. The evening was spent in various games and the crowd departed at a late hour, wishing him many more such events. MEETING NOTICE There will boa meeting of Comipany “B.” Thursday evening at the council rooms at < :30 o clock. This will perhaps be the lust meetring that will be held and will be nos importance to every member. uLot this be the largest attendance ,wo have yet had. It is expected uthut all business will be uiosed up. ißc sure and come.

DECATUR, INDIANA, WEDESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 3, 1904.

GOOD SESSION — Indiana University Summer School Grows in Popularity. The Summer school of Indiana University, |for 1904 will probably be one of the most successful summer sessions in the history of the institution. Since its foundation in 1820, Indiana University has experienced a steady growth. The last fifteen years have shown a gradual increase in attendance from 321 in 1889-90 to 1,418 in 1903-04. In keeping with this remarkable growth the summer sessions have made great strides both in attendance and in the number and excelence of the Course of study. The summer school began in 1890 with an enrollment of thirty-one. This year about five hundred students have enrolled, showing an increase j over the Oonesponding time last j year. Eighty-four of the ninety- | two counties in Indiana are represented. It is interesting to note that the enrollment this summer I slightly exceeds the total enroll- ! ment in all departments of the university for the collegiate year of 1891-92. The following students from Adams county are enrolled in the summer school: Harvey Oplinger, Linn Grove; Noah Zehr, Berne. FOR MONEY Chattanooga Ball Team Feel Sore Barefooted Boys Challenge Rosenthals to Play for SIOO a Side. After receiving a severe drubbing here on last Sunday it seems that j our ‘bare-footed'' friends from Chattanooga are not yet satisfied and still desire to receive more of the same kind of medicine, as on ' last Sunday. Last evening Man-

ager Hively was called by the long distance phone and told that Chattanooga desired to talk with him, and to this he readily consented, and the following conversation took place; The manager of the ball team at that place desires to know if Decatur would play them again, but for SIOO a side, the game to be played on neutral grounds. This proposition was entirely satisfactory to Manager Hively. who suggested that the game be played at Fort Wavne on some Sunday, but I this plans did not seem to suit our • bare footed" friends, who desired us to play at Celina, and here Manager Hively balked. Winchester i and Portland were then suggested las good places but again a rour came from Chattanooga and negotiations were then stopped, and the matter will lie taken up by letter. The place that will undoubtedly be chosen will be Delphos, Ohio, and an effort will lie made to get Sheriff Bigford, of 1 Van Wert, who is an old ball player, and a disinterested party, to urnpire the game. The battle no doubt will prove to lie a hot one, as there is no doubt but that the teams will get together and soon, at that. If the game is dated arrangements will lie made to run an excursion over the Clover Leaf to the scene cf action. ORGANIZED Library Committee Selected Their Officers The Carnegie Library committee met last evening at the First National bunk for the purpose of organization. Officers were chosen as follows: Chairman, Rev. E. A. Allen; vice chairman, Mrs. C. M. Kinyon ; secretary, C. J. Lutz; treasurer, E. X. Ehingen Plans for proceeding with the work wore disoutesd but no doflnto action taken. Another meeting will be held soon.

TOOK HIS LIFE lion. George Bergman of Portland Brilliant Yound Attorney and Republican Candidate for Circuit Judge Portland, Ind., August 3.—George W. Bergman, a prominent attorney and republican candidate for judge of the Jay circuit court, committed suicide by shooting himself through the heart a short time after noon j Tuesday. He was in his office in the Stevens block, talking with SamJßarr and Verne Poling. Rising to take their leave, they supposed ho was going with them to the court house, but instead, he opened a drawer, took out a revolver, placed it against his left breast and fired, expiring almost instantly. B.irr turned and said, “Why George, what did you do that for?’’ but he received no answer as the deadly weapon had done its work. Physicians were called at once, but the unfortunate man only gasped a few times before expiring. The visitors had not the least suspicion that he intended to take his own life. He had not said anything that would arrouse sus- | picion and his actions did not bei tray his thoughts. The deceased i was a law partner of E. E. McGriff. ! He leaves a wife and one child. Ethel, a girl about eight or nine ' i years old. Nothing could be found that would prompt him to take his own life, except that he had bad health for a long time and could J get no relief. The deceased was a ; man about thirty-six years old. His father is Harvey Bergman, of Middlepoint Ohio. Abe, Sam, and Wes Bergman, of this city are uncles to the deceased. COUNCIL SESSION But Little Business Transacted Petition for Side Walks—New Health Ordinance Defeated—Bills Allowed The first regular session of the city council for tile month of August was hold last evening, all members present but Teeple. A petition for a sidewalk was presented by W. B. Suttles. Daniel Kitson and others and was referred to the proper committee. Bids for codifying the city ordinances were recieved as follows: Simcoke & Heller $95; E. B. Adams SIOO. The oontractwas not awarded the matter going over to the next mooting. A new health ordinance, giving tho secretary and city police further power was carried through first and second roll calls but lost on final. Waterworks Superintendent W. E. Fulk asked for tho establishment for watering troughs near L. C., Hughes’ residence in north part of town and near Harry Wilkinson’s residence in the west part of town, but no action was taken. Bills were allowed as follows: J. H. Davis, work, $19.50; Peoples & Hoßhouse, supplies, $1; Western Fuel Co., coal, $582.D0; John Robinson, rent, $12.00; Sam Frank, salary, sls; Joel Reynolds, i alary, sls; Kriok& Tyndall, goods, $30.28; G. R. & 1. freight, 21.90; W. E. Fulk, pay roll, $159.75; John Coffee, pay roll, $85.59; M. J. Mylott. pay roll, $231.05; I). F. Teeple, drayage, $13.38; Harry Dibble, labor, $1.50; L. C. Helm, pay roll, $21.00; Charles Draper, labor, sl.

DEMOCRATS NAME TICKET For Governor John W. hern

CHOSEN BY ACCLAMATION Convention an Enthusiastic Love Feast Strong Ticket Named Throughout— Convention Will Adjourn Today. Indianapolis, I. d., August 3.— Amid wild cheers of enthusiasm that give evidence of the confidence i of the democrats in the state, the con venton here today nominated their I ticket John W. Kern, the well known Indianapolis lawver, was i named for governor by acclama'ti in at noon. The rest of the ! ticket so far as named at three i o'cloek was as follows: For lieutenant governor—Warder W. Stevens, of Washington county; for secretary of s<ate —Edward J. Fogarty, of South Bend ;for treas- | urer, Capt. D. F. Allen of Frankfort; for auditor, James R. Riggs, of Sullivan f>r attorney generral, Joseph H. Shea, of Seymore; for

reporter of supreme court, Waltei F. Chambers; of New Castle; The only contests were for lieutenant governor and attorney general, and the winners were chosen on first ballot. The convention will probably cl 'se today. Indianapolis, Ind., August 3. — The democratic state platform adopted at today's convention is an acoeptionally strong one. J 1. It endorses the St. Louis plat form and the candidates nominated thereon,"without referring to Judge Parker’s telegram. 3. It points with pride to state legislation enacted by the democrats in the interest of labor and for the promotion of education among the people. 3. It finds cause for alarm in an alleged purpose of the state administration to combine all of the state institutions in one central board and declares in favor of maintaining the present individual boards. 4. It condemns the ripper bill and charges the state administration with attempting to destroy the non part isanship of the state institutions. 5. It declares for an adequate primary reform law. tt. It makes a broad and sweeping charge of extravagance against republican legislatures. 7. It traces the history of the payments the state debt and seeks to piove that the republicans are' not entitled to the credit they claim in that line and that the reduction of the debt has been possi bio because of the revenues provided by the democratic state law tax.

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BICYCLE STOLEN Fred Huffman is Looser a Valuable wheel. This morning at two o’clock Fred Huffman was relieved of a very 1 valuable bicycle, the same being stolen from the front porch of his house, by some daring thief who I was probably in need of a few dollars. Early this morning ‘a member of the household was awakened by a noise of some one walking about the porch and immediately got up and instigated a thorough search, but the theif in the mean time and gone and taken with him his plunder. Mr. Huffman valued the bicycle highly and is willing to pay for any information that will lead to the recovery of the same. SOCIAL EVENT Miss Blanch Carroll Hostess Delightful Affair in Honor of Miss Salesbury of Bellefountain, Ohio.

I Undoubtedly one of the prettiest . social events that was ever held in our city was given last evening by ■ i Miss Blanch Carrol at her home on | Winchester street in honor of Miss ’ Roberta Salesbury, of Bellefontaine, . Ohio. Nearly fifty guests were Jyresent. Miss Marguerite Hughes . i received the guests at the door, . while Misses Inez Snellen and Edna I Huffman directed them to the cloak room. The lawn anil surroundings were decorated with Japanese lanterns and on the south side of the house a large tent had been erected, decorted in Indian style, on the south side of which sat a fortune teller, who read fortunes for them. On the north side was the punch bowl, presided over by Misses Jean Lutz and Marie Alison. A peanut hunt was inst illed, all the guests being lined up across the street and and at a given signal were off to see who could find the largest number of peanuts, which had been secreted aliout the pr ‘raises. Miss Georgia Miller was awarded first prize and Miss Roberta Salsbury the booby. After this contest all assembled in the house where a marshnicllow roast was indulged in, following thisLoenie a penny contest it which Georgia Miller again excelled and as was awarded first prize, Miss Vada Martin receiving the booby. Refreshments were then served ar.d for the re i maindcr of the evening dancing and numerous other games were indulged in until a late hour. The out of town guests present were Miss Francis Manship, and Messrs. Paul Kuar .nd Eugene Irland, of ; Van Wert, aid Miss Joan Sutton, of Genova.