Daily Democrat, Volume 3, Number 165, Decatur, Adams County, 24 July 1905 — Page 4

THE DAILY DEMOCRAT BVBBI BVBBtXO, BXCKFT BCMDAT, BY LBW <3 . BLLINQHAM. • ÜBBCRIRTION RA.TCB B» carrier. p«r w«>k We 8, earner, yer frnr ..... 84.00 j mail, per ui'inth »sc B> man. per year B».»0 Stnitla cnp»ea. Twoleuta. Mvartiaing ratesn>a<l« kaownon application Bntarr<l in tb<> poetuMua at t**e*iur. Indt- > aa. a* secund-daa* mall matter. —caa= —er- — ». H HELLER, MANAGER. FATHER WILKEN. Sunday war a joyous day with the congregation -of St. Mary’s church, and it wax a proud and happy day for Father Wilken. And no wonder For twenty hve years this beloved priest has labored the labor of love m the Decatur parish Here he 2has become known not only as the pastor of the church, but the devoted friend and good Samaritan of all classees of our people in every walkjn life. Here he has administered the consolation of a better life beyond. Here he has lifted hie mighty voice to Gad witu those and for those who wanted the ' peace of mind that is the bettar part of life itself. Here he has shed the tears of sorrow with the Bick and the afflicted. Here he has rejoiced and made glad, where happiness reigned. Here he has dis pensed with a free hand, the chart- I ties that have sustained life at a critical time and renewed and con- j firmed a faith in his religious , teachings. Os all the noble works of man the greatest of all is charity. j And in this, no one excels Father Wilken. He is generous, kind and loving to a fault, and every year gives the surplus of his ministerial earning’ to the poor and needy.

' fjv '' \ rSrA SnOp V • j * /SsF */ jjk wk /> Dollars and Sense The sensible carriage buyer knows that a little judgment often saves many dollars. He knows that i; there is a price below which a good carriage cannot be made and sold. We have everything® at is modern and desirable in buggies, surreys, runabouts, phaetons and stanhopes. They represent a ceitain exclusiveness in style not offered generally. We seek the trade of those who do not permit a few dollars to stand between them and satisfaction. We think we have the most complete and most up-to-date line of pleasure and business vehicles in the neighborhood, but we may be prejudiced. Suppose you ask any one who had occasion to buy of us. We have pleased some mighty particular people. Why not give us a try at you? Schafer, H'ar'dw/ar'e Co. Decatbr, Iqdlaqa. We have everything from light driving to heavy harness. It will pay you to examine our line and get our prices. We are strong on everything in the wav of horae and stable goods.

generous aid in vain, and thus we say it is no wonder that every . I man, woman and child in hts congregation and scores besides via one with the other, to do him o, • ® honor. And through it all, Father 9 Wilken in his modest and unassuniII . accepts the honor. Ac cepts it in the way it is intended, and with a simplicity that is truly i chivalrous. It is this spirit that speaks out loud of the man himself, i and reveals the secret of his many • accomplishments. We can but 1 say that Father Wilken is a great 1 and a g-od man, and that his work 'in this parish has been thoroughly and well done. That he has been faithful to his charge and to himself. That his record is such that his church and his friends have a right to feel proud of his achieve- ' ments, and at this time permit i that pride to join in an outburst ■of enthusiastic and sincere gladI ness. It is not only pronor but it J is right, and is due to an honorable man who has devoted a quarter of t century to the parish work of his church. The Democrat can but add the hope that the gold jubileetwenty five years hence—will be| just as enjoyable as the silver jubilee now celebrated. And here is to the continued good health of Father Wilken Rev. Shaw of Indianapolis, in ; his puplit asserted that Governor Hanly was a coward I 'Cause he i sought to enforce the liquor laws of the state, and tailed in a few instances to bring to justice a vi Nation of the anti-cigareto law. The Rev. Shaw must be closely related to a Rev. Miller of Bluffton, who some years ago dirtied in his ministerial cloth, while officiating at a

cheap skate*, and some day when the brim«»one logins to alaale thev will repmt. In the meantime they ran do but little harm to any rigtit eotix cause John Wannamaker. the great Philadelphia merchant, once said: “There is only one way to adver tiae, and that is to hammer your name, your business, so constantly, persistently, so thorovghly into people's beads that if they walked in th»lr sleep they would nonatantly turn their faces towards vour . store The newspaper is your best I friend in spite of your criticism. It builds up the community that supports you. When the day oo ties that the ne wxpapere are deal, people are near the ed,e of the grave, with no one to write their epitaph." AN ACCIDENT W. H. Briggs Fracture His Arm The Geneva Ball Players Take Two Games From the Fort Wayne Blues. (Special Correspondence.) Geneva. Ind., July 24—W H. B iggs. while woiking at the home lof nis son. Wigg, Saturday evening, met with an aociient which will keep him from working anymore ■ for four or five weeks and maybe longer. He was working on the roof of a porch and was starting down for something. Instead of using a ladder he attempted to swing down on the limb of a large j tree giowing near the piroh. He I lost his hold in some manner and fell to the ground, a distance of several feet, alighting on his right side in such a manner as to fracture

his arm at the elbow. The injury is not a clear breik, but is rather a combination of a fracture and dislocation, and of such a nature that, considering "Uncle Billy’s” age, it will take sometime for it to heal and even when it does heal it is feared that the arm will be stiff and of little use. But even if the use of the arm is lost. Mr. Briggs may count himself fortunate in not sustaining far worse and more serious injuries. He suffered quits a bit Bunday, but was easier Monday morning. In the words of one of the Fort Wayne boys Sunday evening—the Genevl team has Fort Wayne bsaten in every way. They are too fast for the Blues or any team the Blues have played thi' season. Saturday and Sunday the two remaining games of a series of five were played here, Geneva winning both, the former by a score of 9 to 0 and the Sunday game by a score of 15 to 5. Saturday's game was one of the pretiest games the locals have played there being, but three errors recorded against them. Biersdorfter, in the box, struck out 19 men. Every man gave bint good suppo.t and the game was easily won. Because some of the regular men could not get away from work Saturday it was necessary to put in four substitutes, but no one can say the team was weakened. Fort Wayne had two league players with them and one of these bad never lieen struck out this season, nor missed getting from one to three hits each game he played. Before Biersdorffer Saturday he fanned the air twice, got mad and nearly said d—n, and wanted to know where in h—l Geneva ever fmnd that pitcher'. Sunday's game was not quite as good as Saturday’s. Mills threw for the locals, and done very effective work too, but he did not have as good support as Biersdorfer tad. He had ten strikeouts, however, and showed that if he could only have some good practice, he would twirl the sphere with any of them. Geneva had seven or eight errors against the Blues ’ twenty or more, and the game could have been a great deal better. Anyway it is over now and Geneva took three games out of five. Fort Wayne bravely acknowledged that Geneva has them beaten and everybody is happy. Saturday and Sunday's games were attended by large crowds and (umpired by W. W. Briggs.

THEWUB DLCATUR. IND. ADVBmxwiaiAM o»- faoth. Suitable tfV Suits... x £ ' 'lf : Surely Sell Swiftly u i “SUITABLE” is the point we a: V | always watching—in color —in wea\ e-- '• I in style—in finish—in wear. j•, We can’t complain of our suit-sell- 1 ' I'jv . ing. They are going! But we want <ntV'»7r * more business and would like to figure Fs V-, with you tomorrow if you can spare a W r rwfe few minutes. That boy probably needs some new I clothes, bring him along. It is cheap goodness and not cheap 4 ’ cheapness that distinguishes our offerings. tfHI BR f-' ! One Price to All 1 3 By.) B. Kalver & Sons. V COPYRIGHT 1905 BY BIG STORE BLOCK ™ E 110155 0F KLPPENMEIMEt

FAST GAME White Socks Defeated Berne Boys Yesterday. The White Sox yesterday journeyed all the way to Berne, where they took the scalps of their southern, friends by a score of six to three, and from the reports of the fans who accompanied the team. was a brilliant contest. Robison twirled for the locals, and his spaed was too much for the B-rneites, who generally smote three times at the sphere and then gave the task up. The locals won the game in the eighth inning, when with two men on bases Frisinger drove the ball to deep left or a home run. The hitting of Johns whs also a feature, he capturing a two bagger and two singles in four times at the bat. The White Box are fast improving and are now able to give any team a run for their money. The score: 1 23456789 R H E W Sox— 2100000306 1 5 Berne— 021000000 3 5 7 Batteries—Robison and Colchin; Baumgartner and Martz. JONES’ BODY ARRIVES A Place in Vault at Annapolis Acadamy Grounds. •paclal Telegram To Ths Democrat Annapolis, July 24—The body of John Paul Jones was put ashore at ten o’clock this morning. Forty minutes later simple ceremonies attending its placement in a vault on the naval academy grounds were completed. Wheat Market. By United Press News Association. Chicago, 111., July 24—Wheat options performed acrobatic stunts on the board of trade today. July opened at 89>£ and after selling to 87 reacted to 89><- It closed Saturday above 92.

WRITES HOME Henry Erhart Likes the North Dakota Country. Lisbon, N. D., July 21, 'OS. Dear Folks: We landed safe at thia place yesterday forenoon, all feeling good. After dinner we took a drive through the country and found the crops all in No. 1 shape and I stepped off the spring wagon and went in the wheat field, where the wheat is as tall as myself and so thick I could hardly walk in it, and oats and barley and flax just as good. I saw timothy fields and hay just as good as any Indiana farmer can raise, only the fields here are so much larger. It will pay any farmer to look at this country. Yours, Henry Erhart. GOT ANDY Both McConnehty Boys Now in JailStole Sheep Pelts. Andy McConnehey was arrested yesterday morning at Kokomo by Sheriff Butler, and he is now keep, ing company with his brother, Williard. who was arrested last week Tne boys were indicted last April by the ’grand jury, and are charged with stealing sheep pelts from John Frisinger and selling them to B. Kalver & Son. Andy was working with a gang of section men on the Clover Leaf when captured. Gas Explosion. By United Preee News Association. Wheelnig, W. Va., July 24— George Payne and two fellow employes sought a gas leak in a factory here today, using a torch to see their way. An explosion followed and all were badly injured. i Winona Lake, Ind. Fifteen day ticket sale May 10 to September 30, 81.95. Season tickets May 25 to September 30, limit October 31, $2.55

BLOOD POISON Mrs. Zeke Elzey is Very lll—Finger Amputated. Mrs. Zike Elzey, of Murray, In diana, and who is well known in this oily, is very low with blood poison. In some manner the mid die finger of her light’hand became affected and grew so serious that amputation of that member was necessary, the operation having been performed Saturday. It is now feared that it will be necessary to amputate the hand and even then he” recovery is doubtful. She is a relative of Mrs E. Woods and Mrs. John Mayer. MISSIONARY LADIES Meet Tomorrow—A Good Programme Arranged. The Ladies’ Missionary society of the Presbyterian church will m tel at the home of Mrs Jacob Atz, Tuesday afternoon, July 25. The following program will tie given: Paper—Hawaii and Philipines, Mias Nellie Schrock; vocal solo, Miss Nora Smith; reading, Mrs. Alice Heller; instrumental solo. Miss Irene Schirmeyer; paper, Home Missions and Patriotism, Mrs. Edith Dicer; reading, Miss Nettie Moses; vocal solo, Miss Grace Peterson; reception committee, Mesdames Orpha Erwin, Samantha Dorwin and May Coverdale. OIL TANK BURNS Cause Loss of Life and Property in Texas. Special Talegram To The Democrat Humble, Tex., July 24—Hun dreds of people are homeless by the burning of eleven big oil tanks which were struck by lightning yesterday. Five people are dead, forty mules were burned, and 2,000,0000 barrels of oil lost. The fire was still burning at noon today.