Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 180, Decatur, Adams County, 10 August 1904 — Page 1

VOLUME II

JACOB YAGER IS DEAD * Ex-County Commissioner Died at Noon Todav

SICK SEVERAL WEEKS Had Resided in This County Sixty-Six Years field Numerous Offices and was Honored and Respected by All Who Knew Him. Jacob Yager, ex-county commissioner, and one of the best known citizens of the county, died at 1:16 o’clock this afternoon, at his home on Mercer avenue after an illness of several weeks. About two months'ago he suffered a severe attack of stomach trouble, which with complications finally cans ed death. Early during his illness he made a trip to West Baden, expecting to obtain relief and for a time he seemed improved then he grew worse and has since gradually failed. Several times he seemed to improve and “loved ones were given new hope but only for a short time. This morning his condition became serious and the end came at the hour mentioned. The deceased was born in Huron county, Ohio, September, 20, 1837, and'was nearly sixty-seven years old. He came with his parents to tnis county in July 1838, sealing in Preble township, where Jacob was reared to manhood. In 1861 he was married to Mary Jane Archbald, who survives him, as do also four children, Charles W. Yager, Mrs. Ed France, Mrs. Samuel Hite, and Mrs. Samuel Shamp. One In 1872 Mr. Yager moved to this city and three years later to St. Marys townhsip, where they lived until a few years ago when they returned to this city. Jacob Yager served two years in the civil war, being a member of Company D., 51st Indiana infantry, which engage! in a number of serious battles. His army record is a bright one. He served two terms as county commissioner, also served as assessor and constable of Preble township and as city marshal of Decatur. In public life his record is an exceptionally bright one and his trusts were always well cared for. He was a clean’ conscientious citizen and his friends {and acquaintances were many. The funeral arrangements have not yet been announced.

NAME CANDIDATE John F. Lafollette to Oppose Jodje Smith In Jay coanty. John F. LaFollette was chosen republican candidate for judge ot Jay county yesterday to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the regular nominee, George Bergman, who committed suicide last week. The nominee was chosen on the second ballot, his opposing candidates being J. J. M. Lafollette, Frank tl. Snyder, John W. Headington, and David-Taylor.

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FUNERAL SERVICES Many Friends Pay Last Respects to One They Loved. The funeral services of Mrs. Ellen Scott who died Monday morning at For tj Wayne, the result of an operation, were held Uday at the Baptist church, Dr. E. J. Beardsley officiating. A large crowd was in attendance to pay their last tribute of respect to the deceased. The floral offerings were beautiful and profuse. The interment was made at Maplewood cemetery.

ARE IN JAIL Young Men Charged With Crime Peculiar Mix-ap Over the Ownership of a Horse Causes Trouble. Herman Mayo, Clyde McClure and Tony Miller, aged respectively about eighteen years of age are charged with stealing a horse valued at seventy-five dollars. The affidavit against the boys was filed by Charles E. Mumma, for whom McClure has been working for several months. Some time ago Clyde wanted a horse, and having no money appealed to his employer to help him. It was finally agreed that Mr. Mumma should buy a horse which should be Clyde's when he had earned it,’working on the farm Clyde used the horse all summer and had it nearly paid for, only owing |l4 on it, when he quit work last evening. He wanted the horse, but Charley refused to give it to him until he earned it. This morning Mrs. Mumma drove the horse over to the home of John A. Mumma where it was placed in the barn. McClure got his two chums, Miller and Mayo to help him secure it. In some way Miller got into the barn and secured the horse and just as some of the folks were entering the barnyard he rode out at a rapid gait almost running o-era little child. McClure rode the horse to this city and put it up in u stable at the rear of the postoilloe, 1 where it was located afterward by Mr. Mumma. McClure and M *yo were arrested on the streets hero at noon and Deputy Sheriff Butler and Marshal Coidua at once dro”e to the John Nidlinger farm to secure Miller. The boys will have their preliminary before Squire James H. Smith. They were released from jail after giving >SO bonds. ERIE WRECK freltht Train 40 - Passenger. A Chicago & Erie freight train collided with a t B. &O. passenger at Chicago last night and Mrs. J. W. Swartz and three sons, of Gar rett, Indiana, were instantly killed, Mr Swartz wasprobably|iatally hurt and a number of others badly injured. The C. &E. crow have been arrested for criminal negligence and are in custody at Chicago.

DECATUR, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 1(1, 1901.

SPEED COMING Many Fast Horses for the Fair Secretary Kunkle Sesures Promises From Fort Wayne Horsemen. C. D. Kunkle, secretary of the Great Northern Fair, to be held here August 30-31 September 1-2 was at Fort Wayne yesterday and succeeded in securing the promises of J. M. Stephens Frank Bigash, Alee Tonsev, Jap Compton, Fred Thorn and F. J. Pearse that they would bring their string of race horses here and enter them in the races to be given during the fairThese men are known as owners of good trotter and pacers and insures the fact that the horses will be worth "oming miles to see. Besides these, however’ there will be many G I— -■' =■ ‘A d DR. J. W. VIZARD. others and inquiries are being received each day showing that every race will be filed and every heat a good one. The speed department will be in charge of Dr. J. W. Vizzird, of Pleasant Mills, who is well fitted to take care of that very important department. The race program begins on Wednesday with a 2:25 trot, 2, .03 pace and half mile run in heats. Thursday three year old pace or trot. 2:18 trot, 2:20 pace, threefou rths mile dash run; Friday. 2:35 trot, 2:15 oaoe, mile run in beats. The purses aggregate 12,250 and every dollar will be paid. The racing alono should attract many people to the fair. KRAUSS CASE « Will be Taken to Jay County on Change of Venue.

Hartford City, Ind., August 10. -J. A. Hindman, connsei for Mrs. Krauss, accused of jroisoning her stepdaughter. Crystal Krauss, said ' today that it was a settled fact that a change of venue would be asked before the defendant is called for trial, and that there would be a demand for another trial judge. He further said that the case will not be tried in October. It will be necessary for the grand jury, which does not convene until October, to icturn an indictment. Treason and murder must bo prosecuted under an indictment, to which the defendant must respond guilty or not guilty. Mrs. Krauss, he said, would have almost five months to remain in tno Blackford county jail. It is the impression of Mr. Hindman at this time that the case will be transferred to Jay county, in'which ease Judge John Smith could preside over the trial Judge Smith will he acceptable to the defense. The court has the power to send the ease to any adjoining county, and it is certain that it will either bo tried in Wells, Jay, Grant or Delaware, and that it will not be tried here.

TOUGH WEATHER Ice Cream Dealers and Farmers Object to Present Dose. If the Decatur public should wake up one of these fine August mornings ami find a few inches |of snow on the ground there would be no unusual amount of astonishment. The. last few days were a’wonder in the weather line, and Uncle Ira Hicks, who'predicted warm weather for this particular part of the year was very much abused man It was too cold to swim and nearly to cold for anything that comes under the summer schedule. Ice cream dealers cussed and soda fountain owners said it was the worst they ever saw. Sommer has been one huge joke, and they say that unless there is a change for the better soon, they will install the hot chocolate and beef tea arrangements. Cold weather and dry at that, isn’t the best thing that ever happened to growing crops, or more properly crops that are not growing. All the way around everybody has a kick, and it is up to the weather man to fix up a mixture that will contain a sprinkling of warm rain and plenty of sunshine. BACKED DOWN Chattanoogas have Called Off Their SIOO Bet. The much ta)ked-of ball game beween Chattanooga and the Rosenthalls that was to have been played at Delphos, Ohio, Sunday, August the 11, for.flOO a side has fallen through with, Chattanooga having i called Manager Hively by long distance telephone and informed him that Chattanooga would not play at Delphos on the proposed date nor would they play on any other grounds excepting their own and then would not play for any side bet but would very much desire to have the Rosenthals come there and play on the per cent basis. This proposition was very promptly turned down by Manager Hively who could not see where the team could make any money by playing in a small town whose population would not exceed three hundred. So it comes to pass that our ‘‘bare footed” friends were merely bluffing and really had no desire to again measure strength with the foxy Rosenthals, who so handily defeated them a few Sundays ago. The proposition to play in a neutral ground and for a side bet was first submitted by Chattanooga, who were loud in their clamor for the game, saying that they did not get a fair deal here and had the better team but when they found out that the proposition just suited the management here, they got very busy with numerous excuses and have at last fluked clear out of a game. HAD GOOD TIME Enjoyable Event at the Home of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Eady. An enjoyable good time'was had at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Eady on South Tenth street last evening, the occasion being in the honor of Isaac Heim burger, of Detroit, Mich., and Mrs. Andy Heitnburger and daughter, of Greenville, Mich. The evening was spent in a social good time including music by Albert Sellemeyer and Leota Gilpon. Those present were Mrs. Homer Cross and children, Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Eady, Mrs. Catharine Eady, Harold Eady, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Heimburger, of Geneva, Mrs. Fred Hoyer, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sellemeyer. Refreshments were served, i winding ice cream and cake.

TIRED OF LIFE Young Man Seeks Terrible Death Because a Yount} Lady Failed to Return His Love Harley Snyder Grew Despondent. Harley Snyder a well known young man who lives west of here just over the Wells county line attempted suicide yesterday by swallowing a big dose of caustic potash and nis efforts will yet prove successful. It is said that Snyder was despordent because of a love affair, with Miss Anna Rioherts, who formerly lived in Ossian with her grandmother. Mrs. Catharine Shultz, but who now lives in Fort Wayne. Disappointed because Miss Richards did not return his love he grew despondent and the attempt at suicide was the result. The attempt of the young man to take his own life was Cooly planned and carried out. He manufactured

with his own hands the mixture of caustic potash a terrible solution of potash, soda, etc., which had been used by his father for dehorning cattle. He pulverized the stuff and then going into the house, swallowed the mixture in the presence of the family. He then threw the paper upon which it had been spread into the stove and told his parents what he had done. The doctors were summoned at once but they did not arrive for two hours and the potash inflicted the most terrible burns from the young man’s throat to his stomach. The doctors used a stomach pump and Harley vomited most of the forenoon. He is now lying in a stupor and may never recover. The physicians said this afternoon that he would be in a critical condition for several days if he lives at all and the great danger is from the inflamation caused by the hot and burning potash. THE NEW STORE Economy Department Hoose to Open Here Soon. The Economy department store, C. Eppstein, proprietor, will open in the Patterson building, next door to this office on Saturday, August 27th. At least that is the present plans and a representative of the new concern was in the city tixlay arranging or opening his business. The store will handle house furnishings, toys and genera merchandise, and will ojien with a |SOOO stock of new and up-to-date goods. The company operate four large stores over the country and have the advantage of purchasing their goods in immense quantities. Their announoeing statement will appear in a few days. AN ANNIVERSARY Thirty-nine Yeari Ajo Last Evening 89th Regiment Came Home. It was thirty-nine years ago last evening August 9, 1865, when the members of the old 89th Indinan infantry arrived home from war, The big seige with sickness, wounds and death was over and those who had stood the storm were also happy as were their friends and relatives. That seems many years ago, but as the old boys talked it ever last night the incidents seemed as frosh in their minds as though it were but a few weeks ago. Since that day many have been laid to rest and the ranks are thin today, but every one is loyal still to the cause he fought for.

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A HERMIT’S REPAST Nick Gasser, the Subject of Photographers Prize Winner. Earl K. Shalley, a photographer of Berne wore the gold metal prize at the state photographers association meeting held at Winona recently. The picture which secured him his renoun was entitled “A Hermits’ Repast,” his subject be ing Nicholas Gasser, ’an old character of Borne. This week's Berne Witness reproduced a half tone of the picture accompanied by a two column article. It said in part: Nicholas Gasser was born in Steffisburg.on the beautiful and romantic shores of the lake of Thun, Ct. Berne, Switzerland, March 6, 1845, emigrated with his parents to America in 1852,where the family settled in Ohio. In 1873 young Gasser came to Indiana, namely to the “Emmenthal” northwest from here and was there engaged as a sturdy cheese maker. Since then he has lived in Indiana most of the time and for 15 years past in Berne where he had invested in some town lots on East Main street, on which he built two shanties to conduct his hermit life. Lately Gasser won a law suit against some smart real estate dealer from Indianapolis who had his eyes on Gaser’s valuable town property and tried to get into its possession through crooked means. After winning the case Gasser exultingly declared that this case was worth <7OO to him. When asked how that was, whether he thought his property was worth that much more, he said, this was not but that it was worth |7OO to him that people found out that ‘‘old Gasser’s head was not only stuffed with straw.” Shalley’s showed the old man eatjng his supper by candle light, his bill of fare including soup, bread crusts and wine. THE NEW STYLE King Edward has New Idea that Mav Sult Decatur Dressers. If you want to be fashionable it is up to you to appear next Sunday with two creases down your pants legs that resemble a half grown section of the Erie right-of-way. Decatur young men may be slow in accepting the lead, but it must surely come and the fellow who gets onto the band wagon first will live to be joyful over it. Not since he ascended the throne has King Edward, international fashion plate, created such a sartorial furore as at the present time. Double creased trousers—that is the King’s latest wrinkle, to be a bit paradoxical and he has set the arbiters of fashion in two nations by the ears. The double creasing gives the trousers a boxlike effect. One of the creases runs front and back, the usual way, while the other runs along side the seams outside and inside The trousers legs as a result hang absolutely square, as if the wearer had slipped on a pair of three boxes. ARE CONING Bluffton Company will be Here for Reunion. On Thursday of this week, the members of the old 160th will meet at Decatur for their final reunion. This is exacted to be the biggest event of the kind ever held by the members of this regiment. Bluffton’s company will be represented in full. Nearly every man that belonged to the regiment, going out of Bluffton, will l>e on hand and is making preparations for the event. —Bluffton Banner.