Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 256, Decatur, Adams County, 7 November 1904 — Page 1

VOLUME II

DWIGHT ARCHER BADLY HURT

Was Run Down Bv Horse and BuggV

condition is serious Leg Broken in Two Places and Shoulder Crushed Accident Result of fast Driving by Young Man Named johnson.

Dwight, the 15-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Archer, who live in the south part of the city, met with a very serious accident, Saturday evening, that will render him helpless for several weeks to come, and from expressions heard from all who witnessed the accident, he had a miraculous escape from instant death. The accident happened in front of the store of Everett, Hite & Son, at which place Dwight and several other boys attempted to cross the street. Dwight was in front of the other boys who hung back on account of the Burt House 'bus coming along, and hadj gone probably a third of the way across the street. As the ’bus went by Dwight shouted ■"Hello” to William Foreman, the driver, being unconscious of a single horse and buggy being driven upon him from the opposite direction. The party driving lost control of the horse he was driving and it was trying to run away. Those standing by and seeing the boy’s danger shouted to him, but it was too late. The shaft struck him on the collar bone, knocking him down. By this time the driver had gained control of his horse and pulled hard on the lines, causing the animal to lose its footing and fall, the fill weight of the horse falling across the leg of the fallen lad, breaking the bone squarely off. Assistance was soon at hand and Dwight was tenderly lifted by willing hands and borne directly to his home where Dr. D. D. Clark was hastily summoned and the wounds dressed. How the little fellow escaped instant death is a mystery to all who saw the accident. No blame oan be attached to anyone, as the affair was purely accidental. The young man who drove the rig was named Johnson and lived near Honduras. Ho was thrown from the buggy when the horse fell and sustained a broken finger and severe bruises. The Archer boy s injuries consisted of a broken, bruised and dislocated shoulder, his right le» was broken in two places near the hip and the right leg out and bruised, apparently caused by a kick from the horse. Dr. Clark said the boy’s condition this morning was very serious as he had a high fever and was suffering great pain. Johnson, it is said, was driving at rapid speed. He had two young ladies in the rig and all claim that the horse had become frightened and was beyond control. Elmer Archer, the lad’s father, is a rural route carrier.

HOME FROM SWITZERLAND. August Studlor and Ernst Ferret arrived this morning from Switzerland, whore they had been visiting for several months with relatives. They returued to Borno today.

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PRAISES “DAD” The New Motto Should be “What is Home Without a Father." We happened in a house the other night and over the parlor door saw the legend in letters of red, “What is home without a mother?” Across the room was another brief, “God bless our home.” Now what's the matter with “God bless our dad?” He gets up early, lights the fire, and wipes off the dew of the lawn with his boots while many a mother is sleeping. He makes the weekly hand-out for the butcher, the grocer, the milk man and the baker. He stands off the liailifT and keeps the rent up. If there is a noise during the night dad is made to go down stairs and find the burglar and kill him. Mother darns the socks butjdad bought the socks and yarn afterward. Mother does up the fruit; well, dad bought it and jars and sugar cost a lot. “What is home without a mother?” Yes that is all right, but what is home without a father? Ten chances to one it is a boarding house, father is buried and the landlady is a widow. Dad, here’s to you; you've got your faults -you may have lots of them —but you’re all right and we'll miss you when you're gone.

ELECTION RETURNS Will be Received over Special Wire at Democratic Headquarters. Arrangements have been completed tor recieving eloetion returns at the Democratic club rooms next I Tuesday night. A Contract has been made with Mr. J. C. Patterson of the Western Union to run a special wire into the hall, where an operator will take the messages as rapidly as they oome, giving state and national news. Arrangements for the county returns have also been made and the entire returns will be received by telephone. Blanks have been sent to every precinct and every effort made to secure the results as soon as possible. The returns are always slow at presidential elections, but it is believed that New York news will arrive this year as early as seven o'clock, as in many places in that state the machine is used.

LAST MEETING Epworth Leagoe to Give Appropriate Services at Mt. Pleasant. The Mount Pleasant Epworh League society will hold their last meeting in the old church next Sunday evening, November 13th. In honor of the -event the society have arranged a splendid program for the occasion and the public is ooidially invited to attend. The church is located three miles northwest of Decatur. A handsome new building has been erected and this enteitainment will be as stated the last in the old building, which has served so well so many yours.

DECATUR, INDIANA. MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 7, 1904.

ABOUT “FRECKLES" Star Says Mrs Porter’s New Book is an Ambitious Effort.

Sunday’s Indianapolis Star said : About a year ago “The Song of the Cardinal” a book written by Mrs. Gene Stratton Porter, an Indiana woman, attracted attention because of the new note it struck in the nature study line. “Freckles ” her latest, production, just issued by Doubleday, Page & Co., is a more ambitious effort. It, too, deals with out of door life—ths forest, the birds and the flowers—but, in addition it contains a love story of an ardent sort The scene is laid in and about “Limberlost,” the big tract of forest land mentioned in I “The Song of the Cardinal,” and J supposed to be located in northern Indiana. The hero, a nameless youth known as “Fioekles,” is in the employ of a lumber company and in his work as watchman of the timber tract acquires a deep ■ love fur the wild things of the wood. His sympathy for and ao1 quaintance with birds are especially great and he finds welcome companionship among the feathered Creatures. A "woman with a Cam- | era,” who also loves birds, comes to know him and through her he meets [ “Angel,’ a young girl of marvelous attractiveness with whom he falls hopelessly in love. There are difficulties and complications, because he is a namelessjwaif, but these are eventually cleared away. Thjre ) are also adventures, dangers, and I even tragic occurrences, but they only serve to throw the tinal happiness into relief. The enthusiasm

for nature which pervades the tale is given an intensity to which the average reader will hardly be able to rise, but as it is in keeping with the tone of the nature literature now so popular, perhaps no criticism belongs to it on that acooun t. The book is a combination of modern nature worship and old-fash-ioned ■romance. The events described mav have happened, though the disciple of realism will probably argue that they did not, but they happened exactly as one would have them. The characters and the setting are all that the most exacting lover of romance could desire, and the outcome is one to suit all who desire a happy ending to their novels—and who does not? Altogether, the hook has many popular qualities and is likely to be widely read. The volume is profusely illustrated by Earl Stetson Crawford.

RETURNS VERDICT Coroner Orders Arrest of Parties Sus peeled of Sanderson Murder.

W. A. Hollis, coroner of Blackford county, has returned the following verdict concerning the Sanderson murder: Whereas, after an inquest over the dead body of Edward P. Sanderson, held this day by me, the undersigned, coroner of Blackford county, I rendered the following finding: "That on or about the 23rd day of October, 1904, at and in the county and state afore said, William Cook, Otto Cook, Ernest Sanderson, Samuel Emery, Ollie Sanderson and Clara Smith did then and there unlawfully, maliciously and with premeditated malice, kill and murder Edward P. Sanderson, you are therefore commanded to arrest the said William Cook, Otto Cook, Ernest Sanderson, Samuel Emery, Ollie Sanderson and Clara Smith forthwith and bring them before Henry S. Fargo, a justice of the peace in ana for Licking township, said county and state, to answer to tho charge of felony preferred against them in said finding. Given under my hand and seal this 4th day of Novembtr, 1904. Win. A. Hollis, coroner of Blackford county."

MYSTERY CLEARED Bessie Copp Was Sweetheart of White Young Lady Lived at George Doctor Home—Says White Did Not Commit Suicide.

The identity of “Bessie,” letters from whom were found in the clothes of Leßoy White, the restaurant waiter who was found dead in his room Friday morning, was established yesterday when Miss Bessie Copp, of Decatur, unaware that the body had been shipped away, came to the Peltier undertaking establishment to view the remains. Friends of White had stated that he had remarked several times that he was married and intended bringing his wife here soon, but these statements were looked upon as pleasantries. With i the finding of letters, signed “Bessie," however, many people believed that the writer was really the wife of White. The young woman set these rumors at rest yesj terday by stating that she was mt J the young man’s wife. She said that she and White were sweethearts and that he frequently came ]to Decatur to see her. Miss Copp lis a young woman of pleasing appearance and is said to be highly l thought of at her home. She was greatly shocked at the news of the ! sudden death of her lover and her agitation was further increased when she learned that she hud come here too late to see the remains. She stated emphatically her belief that he did not commit suicide but merely took an overdose of morphine to alleviate the suffering caused by the wound in the back. White’s body was interred at Mount Sterling, Ohio, the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter White.—Fort Wayne JournalGazette. Miss Copp is a young lady who lives with Mr. and Mrs. George Doctor.

FUNERAL SERVICES Remains of Doctor Holloway Laid to Rest Yesterday. The last rites over the remains of Dr. A G. Holloway were performed yesterday at the house, at the corner of Fifth and Jefferson streets. The Rev. J. C. White and Rev. Brown conducted the services. A large crowd was in attendance to pay their last tribute of respect to the deceased. The Adams County Medical association, of which he was a member, and the G. A. R. attended in a body. The floral offerings were beautiful and pro- | fuse. Interment was made in Decatur cemetery.

CLUB MEETING Mesdames Niblick and Heller to Give Report of State Meeting. The Shakespeare club will meet this evening at the home of Mrs. John Niblick on Third street, the session being a special one for the purpose of hearing reports of the delegates to the state federation of clubs, which met recently at Fort Wayne. Mrs. Niblick and Mrs. D. D. Holler attended the sessions and have prepared a complete report for this evening. Refreshments will bo served and the meeting will no doubt be delightful.

HAS NEW STORY Prohibition Candidate Has One That Captures His Audience. Aaron Worth, the prohibition candidate for congress, bears the reputation of being one of the best story tellers in the country. He has one now that he is telling his audiences that never fails to bring a laugh. One day the manager of a circus went to an Irish property man and said; Put, the big lion’s dead but we cannot fail on our performance this evening, I want you

to get in the lion’s skin and do everything I tell you. The big show was opened and the ring man led out his lion. He began to tell the crowd about his educated lion, that would mind his every oom mand. He finally told about how he could lead the lion into the, cage with the fierce tiger and so on. Pat began to get nervous inside the lion skin when he heard this talk about going into the tiger's cage. Finally the ring maa signaled his intention of leading the lion into the cage. Pat’s blood was boilini? by this time at the very thought. He bucked but the great lion tamer dragged him into the presence of the tiger. The Irishman was in a green sweat by this time. He felt himself rubbing against the tiger’s side and expected any moment to be crushed out of existence . But as he brushed against his expected adversary he heard the tiger whis- ( per, “Beaisy, O’Flarhety, I’m an Irishman, too.”

GAME DINNER New England Game Feast at M. E. Church Thursday. The Ladies’ Mite society of the M. E. church are arranging for their annual New England game dinner, which will be held at the M. E. lecture room Thursday of this week. Both dinner and supper will be served and the feasts will be the best of everything on earth. These game dinners have been given by the M. E. ladies for many years and the Decatur public know what they are. The menu includes various kinds of meats and all other necessary dishes and every one who can borrow or taise a quarter should attend. Remember the date. It’s Thursday. PIONEER DEAD

1 John Houser Died This Morning L J » Nearly Four Score Years Old—lll Several Weeks with Infirmities and Lung Trouble. i John Houser, aged seventy-eight years of age, died this morning at four o’clock at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Dan Haley on Mercer avenue, with whom he was making his home. His death was the result of an illness of several weeks’ duration from infirmities of old age and lung trouble combined. He was one of Adams county’s oldest citizens, having lie I east of this oity and with his daughter for the past forty-five years. His illness was brought on by contracting , a heavy cold several weeks ago, ( which he could not rid himself of. The funeral services will be held ( Wednesday afternoon at the Alpha , church northeast of this city at tenthirty o'clock. The Rev. Luke will conduct the services and the interment will bo made in the Alpha cemetery He leaves two daughter and one son and a host of friends to mourn their looss.

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WITHIN TEN DAYS Clover Leaf Subsidy Election to Be Called C. J. Lutz Will Go to Toledo Wednesday to Complete Arraniements— Amount Is $28,000.

C. J. Lutz, chairman of the committee having in charge the Clover Leaf railroad proposition will go to Toledo, Wednesday morning where be will be busy fur two days’ consulting with Clarence Brown general attorney for the Clover Leaf, arranging for the election jto be held here for a bonus to secure th) shopsand division. The coming of this splendid improvement including the round house, ice plant, coal docks and necessary shops to Decatur is assured. The election will be called within ten days said Mr. Lutz today. President Shonts, Superintendent Williams and other officials came here Saturday afternoon and the bargain was closed in a few minutes. The amount to be donated by Decatur and Washington township is $28,000 for which we will receive improvements of over SIOO,OOO. The sum mentioned to be raised here will be used to buy forty-two acres of land and erect a round house, the company furnishing the money for the other improvements. The committee has opt ions on thirtyone acres of land and condemnation proceedings will be necessary to secure the Elick and Sells ground. This will be begun within a few . days. The company are anxious to ' begin work at once and the election will occur within a month, probably. Within another year Decatur will be a thriving railroad town. This is by far the most important step in Decatur’s history and the result of the election will certainly be overwhelmingly for the subsidy.

GENEVA IN 1905 W R. C. District Meeting Io be Held — Delegates Chosen. The ladies of the local Woman’s Relief Corps who attended the district convention at Marion, Saturday, have all returned home and are loud in their praise of the success of the convention. The meet, ing was well attended and the enthusiasm ran high. Mrs. Emma Studabaker of Blufiton presided over the convention and she did her work well, being, however, ablv assisted by Mrs. John Melotte. who acted in the oa]>aoity of Junior Vice and Mrs. George Louthan as Senior Vice. A number of reports were heard from each organization in the district which showed a firstclass financial condition. By a unanimous vote Geneva Jlnd., was awarded the next district convention which will convene on October Ist, 1905. Mrs. W. W. P. McMillen and brother, Colonel Ferry, are the guests of relatives at Detroit* Monroe, Mich,, and Toledo. They will return tomorrow.