Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 184, Decatur, Adams County, 15 August 1904 — Page 1

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JUST MISSED IT Decatur People Have Narrow Escape Prof. Branayberrv and C. D. Teeple and Wife Passed Scene of Denver & Rio Grande Wreck. ■» County Superintendent Irvin Brandyberry and C- D. Teeple and wife arrived home this morning from a two weeks visit at Colorado, where they visited relatives. They traveled through Colorado over the Denver & Rio Grand railway and missed the big wreck which occurred ten days ago on that road, only by a small margin. They had pissed over the fated spot only three hours ! before] and, passed the ill-fated'train only a short distance from the place where so m my souls were soon to be dashed to death. They passed the place again yesterday enroute home and saw an army of men still searching for bodies. Already one hundred have been recovered and thirty-five are still missing and supposed to be buried in] the fquick sand The searchers are paid Jwo dollars a day and thirty dollars for each body they find. Several bodies have been picked up twentyfive miles away from the scene of the accident. The engine and oars were lieing hoisted yesterday as Decatur party passed. The wreck ocurredj eight miles from Pueblo. The boys say it made them feel a little shaky when they thought how easily the bridge might have have gone down three hours sooner. BLYS AUTO Calvin Miller Purchases a Handsome Cadilac Machine. Calvin Miller, the well known c >ntractor, today purchased of the Schafer Hard ware Co. a branu now 1904 model Cadilac automobile. I* is one of the best touring cars made today, with a speed of thirty miles an hour on fair roads. A good looker and a gem in the auto line. Mr. Miler has contracts at various points over this and surrounding counties and his machine will be of great service to him. The Cadilac seems to be a favorite here and several other parties will no doubt own one before the year is over. PICKED UP Sheriff Butler Found Drunken Man While Goint* to Dinner. While Sheriff Butler was on his way to dinner today, he noticed a stranger sitting in a rocker chair on Dr. Miller's porch. He looked delapidated and when the sheriff asked him his business he was unable to state. He was beastly drunk and was taken to jail, where he will be kept until sober enough to appear for trial He gave his name as James Grant and his home, Mendon, Ohio. WILL EXHIBIT AT FAIR. G. G. Winningham, of Hunting ton, spent Sunday with John D. Nidlinger, president, of the Great Northern Indiana Fair association. Mr. Winningham will lie here during fair week with an exhibit of cattle, sheep, swine and poul try, about forty head in all, such is the good news coming from every which way, assuring an exhibit that will not be duplicated by any fair in the state. Arrangements have been made to receive mail at the grounds, such a delivery being made several times a day.

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PLAYED BALL Decatur Boys win from Rome City and Kendalville. A number of Decatur boys who have been camping at Rome City for the past week, returned home last evening, and informed us that while there they had organized a ball team among 'he cottagers and played against Rome City and Kendalville, winning from the latter team on Saturday by a score of 16 to 14 and defeated the former team by a score of 6 to 4 on Sunday. The last team was made up exclusively of Decatur boys who played the game of their life. Those who played Sunday were John Crawford, Jack Deininger, Frank Johns, Otto Wemhoff, Will Berling, John S. Peterson and Dick Neptune. The boys are now contemplating playing any team in Northern Indiana for money, marbles or chalk. POLICE COURT Three Sunday Arrests Made Young Men Tried Before Mayor Coffee and Eech Fined $9.30.

Mayor Coftee this morning had quite a time dealing out justice to guilty parties who persist in breaking the law. The first subject for his inspection was Al Wertzberger who had been arrested by Marshal Cordua on an affiadvit filed by O. Roop, for provoke. Al said that jhe was guilty and Mayor Coffee I handed him out the usual allowance, nine dollars and thirty cents, and Al promptly stayed the docket and was discharged. The next victim was O. Roop who was arrested by Marshal Cordua lust evening for becoming mixed up in a public brawl and starting a fight, and when asked whether he was guilty or not he promptly said, "Guilty,” and threw himself on the mercy of the court, who gave him nine dollars and thirty cents, worth. He also stayed the docket. Red Knoff was the next on the roll call, ho having Iwen arrested by Marshal Cordua yesterday afternoon for trying to carry around too big a package and was allowed free use of the jail all night in which to sober off in. Red plead guilty to the charge and his little touch of high life cost him the usual amount, which he could not pay and stayed the docket. HORSE SALE I Fifty Native Animals to go at Public Auction Saturday. Me Daniel & Bates are advertising an auction sate of native horses, which will be held at Peoples & Holthouse’ Fashion stables next Saturday, August 20th, be ginning at ten o’clock a. m. and with Colonel Fred Reppert as auctioneer. Fifty head of excellent horses, all halter broke and nearly all harness broke, will be sold to the highest bidders. Al' broke horses will be sold under a guarantee. These horses range in weight from 900 to 1,750 pounds, age from three to seven years and include a number of good drivers. They are a little . thin for shipping purposes and the owners therefore decided to sell i them at auction. It’s an opportunity.

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ROAD DAY French Township Have a Day in Court ) Mass Meeting Called for August 26, to Advance Cause of Better Roads. i French township taxpayers held the boards at the Commissioners' , rooms today, at which time the viewers’ report on the French township macadam road was up for consideration. Those favorable ' and unfavorable to the manner and method of road improvement were ? in evidence, the opponents threatening a remonstrance. It was much discussed in an unofficial way, and a compromise suggested. According to the terms of compromise a petition is to be presented on two or three roads, the same to be built by a general tax levy of the township. This took with much favor, and the matter was continued to the first day of the j next term of commissioners' court, and in the meantime a solution of the present perplexities is expected. The petition now in court builds the road by an assessment of the Land lying two miles each side of the proposed improvement. French > township should tike advantage of this revival of road fever to extend and improve their highways. Good roads should be in keeping with the progressive spirit that has made French township the best in the county, save and except her roads. It is false economy to wade I mud in this progressive age Frank B. Robinson has already ordered u mass meeting at Election school ' house on Friday evening August 26, ' at which time a general discussion I on the road proposition will take place. The meeting deserves a good attendance and should develope into a love feast for more and beter roads. TO SLEEP Bluffton Youth Says He Was Licked Young Campbell Supposed to have been Murdered Arrived Home Unhurt. Ed Campbell, the Bluffton youth who was reported killed in two or three of the surrounding towns yesterday afternoon, arrived in the city about four o’clock, via the Clover Leaf freight train. He was as well as ever and wore a liberal 'sprinkling of souvenir badges from ! the reunion held at Decatur Thursday. Campbell stated that he was not dead, and when usked how the report had gained circulation, he said that it probably started from the fact that he had had a 'fight in which he came out second best. While in Decatur he spent some time at a merry go-round and while there got into a fight with one of the attaches of the machine. Ihe fellow used a chib and struck Campbell twice, once acro-s the chest and once over the head, knocking him unconscious Friends worked with him for perhaps ten i minutes before he could be brought to a realization of where ho was at, i and some parties who saw him while dead to the world, brought 1 l>ack the story that he was badly < hurt. This increased a little by i everyone who told it until finally I Campbell lay a mutilated corpse in 1 a corn field, while his assailants 1 were fleeing across the country.— f Blufftion Banner. 1

ON A TRAIN — Young Couple Married after Considerable Trouble. After sir.nimtin? mmy obst icles, Frank Woodward, a Fort Wayne painter. Saturday evening succeeded in wedding Miss Ella Rar rick, a young woman living in the northern part of Wells county, the ceremony taking place on a Lake Erie & Western passenger train running at the rate of thirty-five miles an hour, the passengers forming the bridal party. Mr. Woodward started from St. Louis Friday night to go to Fort Wayne, where be was to meet Miss Rarrick, and then go to her home at Uniondale, where the wedding was to have taken place. He missed two trains out of St. Louis, but finally caught a Fort Wayne train by taking a long trolly ride. At Fort Wayne, after securing the license, he and his bride to-be boarded the southbound L ike Erie train to go to her home, but before the train left the station she discovered that she had lost the license and the minister's fee, which was inclosed m the same envelope. The young man got off to hunt for it, and in the mean time the conductor found the envelope in the coach. As the train started to go without Woodward the bride-to-be jumped oft, but Woodward caught the train a little farther down the track, unconsciously leaving his bride at the station. In the meantime the passengers had learnea the intentions of the young people and took a hearty interest in their affairs. Nearly everyone grabbed the bell rope and had the conductor back up to the station for the bride. When she again boarded the train it was suggested that the wedding take place immediately. The Rev. L. A. Beeks was on the train and tied the nuptial knot. BIG PICNIC Reformed Sunday Schools to Meet at Arnold’s Grove.

The Reformed churches of Adams ; and Wells counties will hold their anipial Union Sunday school picnic next Wednesday, August 17th, in the Arnold Grove, one mile south and one mile west ot Peterson. Eight schools, including those from I Bluffton, Vera Cruz, Honduras, Decatur, Berne and Magley, as well as from the country will lie represented, and a big crowd is expected. The Bluffton Sunday school will be accompanied by their orchestra a musical organization of merit. No special program has been arranged, the purpose being to have a real enjoyable day without burdening the children in their preparations. A number of Decatur people will attend. BLOOD POISON Caused Death of Mrs. Martin Miller of Near Berne. Frank Milter, bus driver for the Murray House, received word this morning from his brother, Martin Milter, ianouncing the fact that his wife, Mrs. Martin Milter, had died Sunday monrnig at five o'clock, at the home of her parents just one mite east of Borne, after only a few days illness, the result of bio. si poison. Mr. and Mrs. Miller were married about a year ago and were visiting with her parents near Berne when Mrs. Milter was stricken. The funeral will occur tomorrow morning at nine o’clock at Berne. She leaves a husband und little babe to mourn her loss. Mr. Milter has a great number of friends here who sympathize with him.

NEAT AS EVER The County Farm a Busy Place A Trip to that Institution Yesterday and an Hour as Mr. Graber’s Guest. A representative of this paper, together with Samuel J. Lehn ar and George Wemhoff took an automobile visit to the county infirmary yesterday afternoon, and spent a short time with Superintendent Graber, who seemed more than pleased to receive callers and escorted the trio all over the premises and explained the workings of that great institution thoroughly. Everything was found to be in apple-pie order and as neat as a pin. Although Sunday is a great day for callers from all parts of the county Mr. Graber always welcomes all and does his utmost to entertain his guests. This week he informed us would prove to be qntie a busy ; one for him, as he expects to thresh, i and will have quite a number , working men to provide for, besides I the inmates. A small fire occurred 1 last week which originated from a passing train and destroyed about fifteen shocks of oats for him. Mr Graber is certainly the right man at the right place, and those who once infringe upon his hospitality are loud in their praise of this worthy gentleman. JACOB YAGER. Jacob Yager, son of Jacob and j Margaret (Wysup) Yager, was born in Huron county, Ohio, September 20, 1839, and died at his home in Decatur, Ind., Wednesday, August 10, 1904, aged 66 years, 10 months | and 20 days. In July 1838, when Mr. Yager was a babe of ten months his parents moved to this county, i beginning their home life in Preble | township, which at that time was , a forest. There were very few setters here then and no county seat, , papers and deeds being recorded at Fort Wayne. White yet a young i man Mr. Yager was converted and « united with the Bethel Baptist 11 church near Williamsport, being \ < baptized by Rev. D. B. Reckard. 1

October 24, 1861, he was married to Mary Jane Archibald. They I'ved in Preble township for eleven years and then moved to Decatur where they remained only two and a half year i after which they moved on to his farm near Pleasant Mills. In Nov. 1890, they moved to Decatur and in the .'following spring he with his family united with the Baptist church here, of which he continued a faithful and honored member until God called him home. Five children were born to brother and sister Yager. The youngest Ida May, died March 1, 1880, at the age of about three years and six inonhs, The others, Charles Will-1 ium, Mrs. Edwin France, Mrs, S I E. Shamp and Mrs. Samuel Hite were all permitted with their mother, to be with and care for their father during his sickness, and were at his bedside when he passed away. Brother Yager was a soldier in the civil war, enlisting in Co. D. 51st Indiana Infantry, October 3. 1864. He was mustered into service at Indianapolis, from which place the regiment was ordend to Nashville, Tenn., and from there to Pulaski, where they were attacked by Gen. Hood. Ho with his regiment was on the firing line from about the middle of November to December, 1864. Being outnumbered by the enemy they were forced to retreat. Several hotly contested battles were fought on the retreat, Spring Hill, Columbia and finally Nashville. Here Broth er Yager was wounded December 20. After spending sometime in

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the hospitals he received an honorable discharge, for faithful patriotic service, Angust 25, 1865. One brother und one sister of Brother Yager’s are still living, one brother and one sister having gone on be- • fore. Sunday, June 19, Brother Yager was taken with a severe pain, but this did not keep him from church. On the next day, however, he was stricken down :nd was confined to his bed until the death angel came to his relief. I At first as was natural, he was anxious to get well, but as the weeks wore on he desired to go and talked freely and frequently about dying, making arrangements about the funeral as calmly as though he was but going on a journey His sufferings were intense, but he bore it all so faithfully, patiently, his only anxiety being the trouble he was making for his loved mes. They however did not feel it a trouble, but a service of love and with tireless, unceasing) solicitude they cared for him during the weary days and nights of his long sickness. All that love could suggest or skill devise was done to relieve the sufferer and restore him to health, but all in vain, only temporary relief could be given. At seventeen minutes past one Wednesday afternoon he peacefully passed away. Brother Yhiger was a man whom every one respected. Thoroughly reliable and upright j and honest in all his dealings, I quiet and uassuming in his ways, I faithful and true in all his relations, |he will be greatly missed, not only !in his home, but by all of us. A loving husband and father, an honored citizen, a brave soldier has left us. The race has been run, the warfare is over, the victory is won, the last taps have sounded the lights are out, the soldier rests. The Father said, "Come up higher,” and the spirit of our brother has gone home to the mansion prepared by our Lord Jesus Christ in whom i he trusted.

"Asleep in Jesus, blessed steep, From which none ever wake to weep. ” IN THE COUNTRY Crowd of Decatur Folks Enjoyed Sunday at Heuer Home. A crowd of Decatur people yesterday morning drove to the home |of Mr. and]Mrs. Henry Heuer, who i live just five miles northeast of our I city and took advantage of their hospitality spending the day with them and partaking of two genuine old-fashioned country meals, to ■which our hungry city folks did ample justice. The day was most enjoyably spent in general oouveri sation and by attending church, and at a late hour last evening all returned home, voting Mr and Mrs. Heuer fine entertainers. Those who were present were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Seltemeyer, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Patterson, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. True, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Lea, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Heuer, Misses Hattie W, rtzberger, Nellie Schrock, Laura Albion, Della Selemeyer, and Alltert Seltemeyer and Bruce Patterson. STOCK BREEDERS Ohio Men Here to Enter Heards for the Big Fair. Messrs. E. A. Walborn of Van Wert anil Leroy List <>f Delphos were in our city Saturday to enter herds of Duroc hogs for the Great Northern Fair. Both men are breeders well known in this territory. The stock show will be one of the best ever seen in Indiaan not only in the swine department but in every other as well. This year's fair which opens Tuesday Angust 30 will be a splendid one and well worth coming mites to see. The biggest oiowd in the history of the association's management is expected. If you want to bo royally entertained come to the fair.