Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 198, Decatur, Adams County, 31 August 1904 — Page 1

VOLUME II

reunion closed at noon

Will Meet At Marion Next Year

OFFICERS ELECTED L D. Baldwin of Marion Chosen as Chairman Last Night’s Camp Fire—Reunion was Grand Success and Veterans are Loud In Praises.

The nineteenth annual reunion of the 89th Indiana Infantry and Ninth Indiana Battery is a matter of history, having closed at noon today, after a most pleasant meeting. The veterans enjoyed themselves fully and expressed their appreciation in terms which could not be misinterpreted. Yesterday was spent by the comrades in re newing old acquaintances and talk- | ing over the old times. Tuesday night ococurred the camptire, and it was one of those events in which the veterans enjoy every minute of the time, It lasted several hours, but those who attended, said it seemed like only a few minutes. J. R. Smith presided and addresses were made by former regimental chaplain, E W. Erick, of Spencerville, Indiana, and Attorney J. T. Merryman, of this city. Miss Agnes Schrock gave a reading and music was furnished by an excellent choir. The soldiers are enthusiastic over their treatment and entertainment in Decatur. At eight o'clock this morning the business session was held at the G. A. R. hall. H. H. Hart, of Fort Wayne, presided and Lieut. Zublin, of Pendleton, was secretary. The association proceeded to business at once, and Marion was chosen as the meeting place for 1905, the date to be chosen later. Officers were elected as follows: L D. Baldwin, Marion, Chairman; J W. Zubiln, Pendlton, secretary ; Assistant secretaries—Company A —T. C. McClure Wabash; B, J. W. Zablin, Pendleton; C. J- Meeks, Jonesboro; Daron Bates, Kokomo; E Isaac Premier.Djcatur; F, O. L. Osborn, Greentown; G. C. B. McKay, Russiaville; R. D. Patterson Decatur; I James McCune Berne; K. A. J. Teeple Decatur;. Ninth Battery—George F. Meyers Crawfordsville. MOVES TOOLS Contractor Davis Has a Good Coolrad at Portland. J. H. Davis, the Cement sidewalk contractor, this morning shipped his entire outfit to Portland, Ind., where he has accepted a contract from the city to put in two hundred tnd fifty cnbio yards of sidewalk ilong the levee. This is quite a *rge contract, and Mr. Davis will tomplete it as fast as possible, so •hat he will be able to return|to this rity this fall and complete a num*er of contracts he has at this >lace. There is no doubt but that ir. Da via puts in the best walk •f this kind that can be possibly nade, and his work has given •erfect satisfaction to all our oitilens with whom he has had deal-

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GREAT RACES Fort Wayne Fair will Close with a Big Derby Day. The racing that will take place on the best mile track in the state will be seen during the week of the great Fort Wayne fair, Sept. 6 to 10. The secretary is daily receiving entries from all the owners of trotters and pacers, who will bring their stables to Fort Wayne and race for the money. Derby Day, Saturday, Sept. 10, promises to bring together the greatest lot of runners ever seen on any track in Indiana. The races will be the feature of the afternoon program. Make your arrangements to attend.

FOOT CRUSHED Ralph Erwin Hurt at Toledo Was Working as a Fireman on Clover Leaf— Slipped while Mounting His Engine.

Ralph Erwin, a Decatur boy, who for the past six months, has been employed on the Clover Leaf railroad,as fireman met with an accident yesterday morning that will keep him from his duties for some time to come. Ralph and his engineer had gone to the round house at Toledo, to get their engine in shape to start on their regular run, and in running from the round house onto the main track, it was necessary to throw a switch, this being Ralph’s duty he jumped from the engine, threw the switch, and in attempting to again remount his engine, lost his hold and one of his feet was thrown under the coal tender, the wheel running over the same and mashing it into a pulp. His engineer noticing the accident, stop]>ed as soon as posible, and hastened back to assist Ralph. He was conveyed to the hospital where his foot was dressed in the best p<»ssible manner and he was brought home last evening, and is now resting quite easy at his parents’ home in the south part of the city. The hospital surgeon did not think it would be necessary to amputate Ralph's foot, and is of the opinion that it can be saved. TO QUIET TITLE Another New Salt Filed In Court This Morning. Another suit to quiet title was filed in circuit court this .morning, D. D. Heller & Son, attorneys. The plaintiff is Charlotte Catherine Schoch and the defendants Jessie and Samuel Deihl, Lucy, Robert and John Brown, Pearl and Christens Schoch. The land in controversy is forty acres in Washington township, of this county.

DECATUR, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 31, 1904.

QUEER DISEASE Caused Death of Mrs. Reusser of Berne after Thirty Years Illness. Saturday evening at 6:45, the death angel called at the home of Jacob Reusser on East Water street and relieved Mrs. Reusser of her sufferings, which have dated back thirty years. Mrs. Reusser had been suffering'all that time from the dreadful disease, tub rculosis of the skin, which caused her severe pain during the latter part of her life, and for the greater part of that time, a trained nurse was attending. Mrs. Katharina Reusser, nee Sprunger, was born November 10, 1833, in Switzerland, and joined the Mennonite church when quite young and has been a member of that denomination to her end. She emigrated with her parents and many others to this country in 1852. On the 7th of November, 1861, she united in marriage with Jacob Reusser, to whom were born eight children, five daughters and three sons, all of whom are living and have families of their own: Mrs. C. C. Sprunger, Mrs. Simon Gilliom, Mrs. Fred Roher, Mrs Solomon Habegger, Mrs. Emmet Orr. William, Henry and Dr. Amos Reusser. The children all live in or near Berne with the exception of Mrs. Orr, who lives at Rockford, Illinois. Death has never entered their family during the 42 years of married life of Mr. anl Mrs. Jacob Reusser. The funeral services were held at the Mennonite church Monday afternoon and interment took place at the M. R. E. cemetery—Berne News.

DENIES IT Mrs. Krauss Says She Has Nothing to Confess Her Husband Threatens to Whip the Editor and the Murder Mystery is Unexplained.

Hartford City, August 31 —Mrs. Krauss has given the following statement concerning her partial confession, as published recently in the Times of this city: "I have asked no favors of the newspapers, but I now wish to contradict m->st emphaticaly that I have ever made any confession to Mr. Krauss, any members of his family or to the public, because I have no confession to make. When I am brought to trial the truth will be told. No one can say that I have ever made even an intimation that I will make confession. lam wholly innocent of wrong doing. All I want is a fair trial and I have no doubt of my ability to vindicate myself in theeyes of the world. Mrs. W. R Krauss.” After Mr. Krauss read the article he met Editor Tracey, called him a Bar and chased him several blocks, threatening to whip him. ouFoFdanger Mrs. Chalmer Schafer Recovering Nicely from Operation. Chalmer Schafer is home from from Chicago and reports that Mrs. Schafer is getting along nicely and will, so her physician and nurse believe recover rapidly. The operation was a very successful one and the outcome is satisfactory to everyone concerned. Mrs. Schafer will remain in Chicago four or five weeks yet and then go to Jher parents' home near Converse, Indinana, for rest.

A CLOSE SHAVE W. A. Bowman Caught in Seperator Saved by William Bohnke who Shut off the Machinery—Second Accident tn Week. W. A. Bowman, a well known I farmer and owner of a threshing i machine outfit, had a close call to losing a leg yesterday, and perhaps owes his life to the quick presence of mind of William Bohnke. The boys were threshing on George Zimmerman farm and the threshing machine became clogged up in some way. Mr. Bowman ordered Bohnke to throw off the clutch, which he did, and the former stepped into the grinder to clean it out. Bohnke's hand slipped and the machinery started instant ly taking a firm hold on Arne's right foot. He screamed like a Comanche and Bohnke realizing his friends’ awful position did some rapid work, stopping the machinery instantly. Bowman was helped from his perilous position, while the crew stood white-faced and trembling His shoe was badly torn and his heel cut in three places where the deathdealing machine had taken hold. About a week ago Mr. Bowman was struck in the eye by a grain of oats, which imbedded itself deep and caused great pain, requiring the services of a physician to remove same.

AN ARREST Due This week in the Famous Schafer Murder Case.

Bedford, Ind., August 31.—An important arrest is expected in the Schafer murder case in the next few days. Though the fact has not been generally [known, there has been at least one detective working on the mystery here since the last grand jury investigation, which resulted so unsatisfactorily. Developments of the last few days lead to the belief that there will be an arrest within the next ten days—- ' jxDSsibly this week—and the detective declares he has evidence of a conclusive nature against the man he is about to accuse of the murder of the pretty Latin teacher in this city last Januarv. It is the theory of the detective that the murderer of Sarah Schafer was employed by a citizen to put the young woman out of the way. In accordance with this theory it is claimed that the murder was deliberately planed and executed, and that there was no other motive than murder. The reward for the arrest and detection of the slayer of Miss Schafer is made subject to so many conditions that those working on the case are of the opinion that they will not be able to get more than tI.UUU or possibly 18,000

GOOD AGAIN The Jolly Pathfinders are Pleasing Large Crowds. Rentfrow's Jolly Pathfinders continue to please large audiences, and yon should not fail to attend. Last night they presented "Midnight in Chinatown,” and every act was a pleasing one. The specialties are splendid, and the show is an entirely different one each evening. Tonight they present “A Wife’s Peril,” one of the strongest cards of the week. It’s up to you—‘don’t miss it.

BIG FAIR ON IN EARNEST Todays Crowd Estimated At Ten Thousand

SPENT MONEY HERE Bluffton Youths Steal Cnickens and are ConfessersWhen the story of a boy is investigated the guilty parties who|raided a chicken coop about three weeks ago may be discovered and prosecuted. According to report the boy in question confessed to a friend that he stole the chickens taken from a coop in this city and that while he was making the raid another young fellow, the real instigator of the misdemeanor, stood guard outside to give the alarm in case they were detected. The boy said further that the chickens were sold at a restaurant and that his friends who had influenced him to do the stealing took the money and went to Decatur for a little celebration. Investigation may not show sufficient evidence, however to warrant an arrest.—Bluffton News.

BELIEVE IT Erie Officials are Good Guessers Say That Road and Clover Leaf are Combined ano Give Their Proof.

The Galion Ohio Leader believes the story printedja few days ago by the Rochester Sentinel and copied in the Democrat that the Clover Leaf had control of the Erie and would soon make Decatur the central shop division. The Leader says: Erie officials and men are now prone to believe that the recent report from Rochester, Ind., to the effect that the Erie has gained control of the Clover Leaf road was not started without foundation. On Friday ten locomotives, just out of the shops of Mahoning division at Youngstown, went through this city under steam, going to the Clover Leaf at Ohio City. They were run by engineers and firemen of the Mahoning division who took them all the way from the easternmost city of Ohio to the point where the Clover Leaf is encountered, Ohio City. “If the Erie does not control the Clover Leaf why sheuld she send the other road motive power?” asks a local engineer, and has opinion is shared by many other road men, who feel sure that 1 the fact of the purchase will be openly stated by the officials in a short time.”

CHILD DEAD Eight Months Old Child of Mr. and Mrs. Henry LlchtensUger. Last night at eight o'clock the eight-months-old child Os Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lichtenstage/, departed thia life, after an illness of only a few days' duration, the complaint l>eing spinal and bowel trouble. The funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at the Christian church, and interment will be made at the Maplewood cemetery.

NUMBER 198

CHILDREN’S DAY A SUCCESS Race Program of Merit Began This Afternoon Tomorrows crowd Expected to Smash All Previous Fair Records.

The biggest fair in Northern Indiana is in full bloom today, and it is estimated that fully 10,000 people are on the grounds. At two o’clock we were informed that nearly 6,000 tickets had been sold, besides the season and exhibitor tickets and pisses, and besides the fact that children under twelve years of age were admitted free. At that hour people were still coming, so that the figures stated are deemed conservative for the big crowd, and it is hoped to double that mark tomorrow. The people began coming early this morning by train carriages automobiles and bicycles and the beautiful park has been a busy place today. The Berne band by the way a splendid musical organization are on hand and are assisted by the Rentfrow and DeLaconr bands so that stirring music is plentiful. The race program today included a 2:30 trot in which Alto K No. 4.Deb Burke, Colonel Anderson, Oil Prince and Gramatin started ; a 2:30 pace with LaMole Sigma

Mabie W. LaDorma, Major King Billy S, Mabel H, Milton R, Rillitta bummers and Teddy Roosevelt were competitors; and a half mile run in heats in which the contestants were Martha Sout, Geneva Kid Tiger, Jim, Eddie F, Arcouin and Starter The various attracting are alljon hands intending free shows vaudeville swimming exhibition and dozens of others. The displays are excellent and you can easily[find amusement no difference how varied your taste. The show of horses, cattle, sheep, I ogs and poultry is far above the average seen at county fairs and come from every part of the country. The hippodrome hurdle and fancy races are alone worth the price of admission. A number of stores closed until five o'clock and will do likewise tomorrow. You owe to yourself and your family to lay aside buisness cares and enjoy a day or two at the fair.

AT CONCORD Harvest Home Services to be Held Next Sunday. Harvest Home services will be held at Concord church north of Monmouth, next Sunday, September 4th and the .public is cordially invited to attend. The event is one to return thankfulness for the bountiful harvests and the church . will be appropriately decorated, with grain, fruit, flowers and plants. .The service will be held at three o'clock Sunday afternoon, and Rev. Roehner will preach.