Daily Democrat, Volume 3, Number 200, Decatur, Adams County, 2 September 1905 — Page 1

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DERBY DAY jird Slayer Won the Big Purse Htr Rannint Races Given Yesterday — ClMin< Event of the Great Northern Fair. The 1905 fair !• over. The tat tlo ck, the {aklr and noe horee* b»ve all left town. It wa- a auc ceM. the attendance being the larg. «it in the history of the association. Yesterday, the paid admissions totaled about 0.500. making a total of about 27.000 for the week. The raiM yesterday morning no doubt cut the crowd in two. hut at that it was the biggest Friday crowd ever wen in Decatur The grandstand packet! when at two o'clock Starter Wilson calk'd the jumjiers to the poet for the half mile dash, two in three, and three horsemen faced him for the word “go.” The start was a fair one and the horses 4iot away evenly matched Ladv Rathmore took the lead from the wire and pulled up an easy winner, with Coyote second and Belle of Rockford third, the time being 54% seconds. The three quarters mile dash was then called, and again only three horses were at the post, including Minnie A.. Coyote and Irene Moore;. After considerable trouble the horses were sent away to a pretty start, and the race was fought out to the end. Minnie A. being first, Coyote second and Irene Moore third, the time neing 1:21%. The half mile runners were then called and again finished as in the first beat. Lady Rothmore securing first money. Coyote second aud Belle of Rockford third, the time being 51 % seconds The Derby race was next, the distance being one and one sixteenth miles. Three horses slatted with honors being equally divided between Bird Slayer and Francis M, as favorites After two false starts the three animals were sent away to a pretty bresk Bird Slayer at onoe as sumed the lead and was never threatened in the race winning by three lengths in a canter Francis M was second and Two 8 third, the time being 1:57. After a wait of twenty minutes the mile run, the last no the program, was called, three horses starting, Dr. Irwin proving the favorite. The horses lined up and at the first break sueceeded in getting away. Dr. Irwin assumed the lead and never being headed won easily. Francis M came second and Two 8 third, the time being 1:47. Between races the Bluffton band rendered some very rare selections, and the vast audience were entertained by Conaen’s famous trained doge. While the races were interesting, they lacked excitement, as the numlier of horses entered were too few.

HAVE IT HARD Inion City Paper Says Bluffton Is Base Bali Crazy. Bluffton is base ball carry. They have a fine team and the citizens have given up business and religion to tala of base hits, errors and rotten umpires. One man, thoroughly disgusted with the agitation, went to church Sunday morning, hoping to escape it—but he bad hardly taken his seat in the pew before a man moved over and in a stage whisper asked: “Did you hear what the score was in the Garrett game?" Another, during a prayer, said. "Oh Lord! we hop? our hoys will win both games from Auburn this week,” and the chorus of amens that arose threatened to lift the roof. They have it bad in Bluffton —Union City Times

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ARM HURT D. W. Betry Slightly Injured In a Runaway. D W Beery, the well known horseman, had his left arm badly injured in a runaway accident near Bellview, east of town this morn ing He with Lobor Meibers were leading a horse behind the buggy, when it jumped into hie rig. They were overturned and Mr Beery dragged quite a distance The ligaments of the left arm were torn Joose and be was quite badly bruised However. no bones were broken and Dan is sat isfied with the results TRESSPASS CASE Was Tried Today Before ’Squire Stone Lewis Collins, a G. R. k I. Brakeman, the Defendant.-No Decision Rendered. * The case of the state against | Lewis Collins was tried this morning before S’quire Stone, Collins being charged with tresspiss, and the affidavit was filed by Henry ■ Mayer. The case giew out of a switch track that runs from the Grand Rapids railroad up to the I olu stone quarry, and operated by j Calvin Miller A Co. Maver notified the company to cease using the same which the Company refused !to do, the result being that while Collins, who is a brakeman on the Grand Rapids road, was setting some cars off on this switch delivering goods to the interurban road, Marshal Green arrested him I This occurred August 10th. A. P. Beatty represented the railroad, and contended that the lease of the company to that land which is used for a side track, had not expired, and that the company or any of its employes were net liable- John C. Moran and Fruchte A Litterer, who represei ted the state, contended that the lease expired the minute that Calvin Miller A Co, ceased to use it. ’Squire Stone, however, refused to give a decisoin until next Thursday, desiring to study the question over in the meantime.

TWO LETTERS Cause Wonder in Schafer Murder Case at Bedford. > w By United Press News Association. Bedford, Ind., Sept. 2—People who are determined to uncover the 1 Schafer murder mystery are now wondering at two letters written and received by Jim McDonald, now in prison. McDonald was once acquitted. The first letter which is unsigned attempts to throw suspicion towards McDonald The second letter is signed by Julia Uook, who was the prosecuting witness in the case against Browning and Evans. She denied, however, today that she wrote these letters. Storm in China. •poclal Telegram To The Democrat Shanghai. China, Sept. 2—This place was'visited by a typhoon last night, and today. The entire city is flooded, the water rising three feet in all bouses. The loss is millions of dollars, and miny lives. This is the first flood in fifty years.

DECATUR, INDIANA, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 2, ISOS.

LEFT TODAY Rev. Allen and Family Start for the West Library Beard Entertained as Rev. Allen's Guest at the Burt House Last Evening. Rev E A Allen Mid gold bye to his friends here, and left this morning over the Clover L»af After a few days at Kokomo, Indianapolis and Gre» nsburg. be will go on to Epworth. lowa, his future home. Mrs Allen and son Sam uel left last night and will go direct to their western home. Mr Allen was visably affected, as he said “goodbye" to the friends he has known so well for twenty years Last evem ng he entertained the members of the Carnegie Library Board at the Burt House for din ner. and the occasion will l>e a remembeied one. Decatur people 'owe Rev. Allen their gratitude. He has proven an enterprising and patri< tic citizen To him we owe the thanks for the new library and the new shurcb. and had he remained here another year he exjiected to begin a movement for a city hospital Who will take his place in doing a work, beneficial to all but without personal remun eration? He has asked us to publish the following : To the Democrat:

In leaving your city I cannot refrain from expressing mv gratitude to the Demccrat and to the public in general tor uniform kindness to myself and church. The many kind expressions to myself and family has feelingly touched my heart I am sorry that I cannot remain longer in Decatur and assist in erecting a city hospital. lex pect the Democrat to follow me. I remain, Respectfully. E A ALLENWITHDRAWS SUIT Dr. Younge Says He Won't Give His Wife a Dollar. Dr J. W Younge, has dismissed the divorce suit filed a short time ago against Iva N. Younge and gave as his reason for doing so that he feared she would apply te the court for a temporary allowance for her support during the time the suit is pending, which he could have been compelled to pay. The entry dismissing the case was writen by Attorney 8. L Morris, of Fort Wayne, and Dr. Younge took it to the clerk’s office in parson and presented it to the clerk. The costs were taxed and paid while he was there Dr Younge declared that his wife who had deliberately deserted him should not have a dollar of his money if he could help it.

RESUME MONDAY The Waring Glove Company Mad a Week Off. After being closed down for one week on account of the Great Northern Indiana Fair, th? Waring Glove company will resume operations Monday morning. A long grist of future orders stares them in the face and will cause an extra exertion to comply with the wishes of their many customers who depend upon the Waring Glove company for fashion and comfort in gloves. The present year has been a rec.*d breaker for them and ; their business. I

A NOVEL PLAN Being Istd to Purchase Home of Betsy Ross. Mtss Anna Winnes reoenlty re turned from a trip through the east, during which time she spent several days ,in Philndelpbia While there she visited many places ot interest, among them being the home of Betsey Ross, the woman who made the first American flag. The quaint little house stands just as it did on that memorable day more than a century ago, and is visited each dav by many sightseers Recently a movement was started to purchase the home and | thus retain it for future generations Ito see No one can give more than ten cents, and each person who ' contributes receives a certificate receipt with a picture of the home upon it. Miss Winnes gave her ten cents and brought home a list which she expects t 5 fill within a few days, thus giving Decatur people an oppoitunity to help buy the home Call at the Winnes shoe •tore and learn full particulars. After the home is paid for the government will buy the surrounding ground and construct one of the most beautiful parks in the country.

THOSE CRICKETS They are Said to be a Hoosier Bug They Flourish from the Middle of July and Also During the Month of August.

•oecial Telegram To The Democrat Indianapolis, Sept. 2—State Geologist Blatchley after scooting down in his chair for several days and burying himself in books, has given out the result of his studies of the black cricket, which recently took a big part of Indiana by storm, and a vast number of which are still b<)thering and biting Hoosiers This kind of crickett first appeared in Indiana in 1*99. During hundreds of days spent in field collecting uot a single specimen of the long winged form was taken after that until August 1, 1902, when it was I found in numbers on the stems of I long grass in a marsh bordering Round Lake, Whitley county. Many, however, have been taken from the walks and streets of Indianapolis, Fort Wayne and other cities, but none as yet in the south half of the state, not even in Terre Haute. Where the insect feeds I anil breeds is unknown. It is evidently a Hoosier bug through and through. It appears to reach maturity about July 15th and at times usually during August great swarms of them fall in myriads in cities and towns Live specimens have been found as late as December. Little is known of their life habits. When disturbed they are very hard to capture, making enormous leaps with their stout hindlegs, no sooner striking the ground than they are up again, even if not pursued until they find a leaf or shelter under which they may hide. They appear to be omnivorous, feeding upon carrion, cow dung and grasses with equal avidity. Though small in size their enormous numbers as well as the fat that they are greedy feeders renders them particularly injurious. The aggregate damage which they cause -to grass and kindred plants in the course of a single season must be great, and there is little doubt but that this as the other species of the genus should be classed among those insects highly destruc- I tive to forage plants.

JAIL DELIVERY 0. S. Bowman Escapes with Two Others Bernt Canning Factory Man. a Bank Defaulter ’and an Italian Escape from Rushville Jail. By United Prsss News Association. Rushville. Ini., Sipt —A jail de livery occurred here some time between midnight and six o’clock this morning, aud Oliver O. Jones, ex cashier pt’ 'the defunct Arlington bank and Obediah fe. B<>wtnan in jail on a cnarge of embezzlement, growing out of a failure of a can- ' mug plant at Carthage. Ohio, and | an Italian under arrest, charged j with burglary, made their escape 'by sawing the bars. These men were confined on the second Moor occupying the corridor. Mrs. Anna Btnkert. who is in jail, charged with murdering Norman Cook, and 1 who occupied a cell on the same floor. said today that she had heard no noise during the right. Word was received this week by Bowman stating that bis wife was fatally PI at Redkey. Ind., and it is sup posed that he has gone there. Jones left two notes, one to the sheriff and one to the Rushville tewspaper. declaring that he had been used as a catspaw in the Arlington failure, and proposed to escape, earn money and return to pay back to all who lost. Jones hails from Pendleton. Indiana. HOG CHOLERA

Causing Loses Galore in Madison County. Hogs are dying by the hundred of a disease resemblingjjcholera. in the southeast part of Stonycreek township. Within the last few daja William Lawson has lost a hundred head of fine sboats and brood sows, and his neighbor, Mart Shaul, has lost about fifty head. Tae disease is somewhat different from the old-fashion cholera, but just as fatal, and generally cleans out the drove when it once gets a start. The head of the sick animal seems most affected There is a kind of swelling behind the ears and blood oozes out Blood and a kind of frothy matter also exudes from the ears, nostrils and mouth. No remedy or preventative has been found. A few years ago, a similar disease killed all tne hogs of Win field Scott, Lindsey Vest la and one or two of their neighbors south of Anderson, but it did not spread to adjoining farms, and some think it is more of an epidemic than contagion.—Anderson News FORTY INJURED

Wrecks Occurred in Maine—Three Pulmans Ditched. Uy United Press News Association, Waterville, Me., Sept. 2—Forty persons were injured more or less dangerously in a wreck on the Mabie Central railroad at South Gardner this morning, when three Pullman oars were telescoped The injured were taken to Bangor. A Maniacs Act. By United Press News Association. Warsaw, Ind., Sept. 2—Crazed by a recent illness, John Mouzey, shot his sweetheart, Miss Mattie Fostet, today, fatally wounding j her. Both will probably die.

NUMBER 200

SCHOOL MONDAY Vacation is Over and Students will Return to Work. The Decatur school* b-gin M today morning and the children and teachers are all ready for it. The vacation has flown around rapidly and is over almost before we were aware of it, but then school ia not such a bad place after all, and there are many pleasant occurrences in store for the student. Be on band Monday morning, ready for a hard year’s work, that will profit you in years to come. TREATY COMPLETE Ready for Signatures of the Envoys This May Occur Monday. One Day Sooner than Expected.—Copies Sent to Japan and Russia. By Unltsd Preu News Association. Portsmouth. N H., Sept 2—Tne final draft of the treaty was completed today, which is one day sooner than expected. It is be- | lieved now tbat the treaty will be signed Monday. The complete treaty was cabled to St. Petersburg and Tokio todav, By United Press News Association. Gunshu Pass, Sept 2—Mr Witte s message was published in the army organ today, and arrangements have alreaoy been made as the es tablishmeut of a neutral zone between the armies pending deniorilii zation. Industrial and missionary interests are already beginning to resume enterprizes, which were disorganized bv the war. POOR SERVICE Bluffton Disgusted with Clover Leaf Accomodations. Those who went to the Deoatur fair yesterday are kicking on the service given by the Clover Leaf last night in the v»ay of hauling the passengers home to this city. Over seventy five people had to wait and spend the night in Decatur, simply because they could not crowd on the train coming home at ten o’clock last night. Two train loads went over from this city yes- : terday morning and onlv one train was furnished to bring them back. ' The train looked like a crowded I owl oar last night when it rollled into the station. People were hanging onto everything but the roof. It was too slippery or they would probably have been there. On the way home a crowd of Bluffton people were on the rear end of the sleeper and came near having to ride home hanging to the back end, as the porter at first refused to let them in —Bluffton Banner.

A TEST CASE Jay County Court will Favor City and Town Code Case. Special Telegram To The Dimocnt Portland, Ind., Sept 2—The question of whether the city officers having an interest in the fullfillment of city contracts Jmay retain their positions is to be fully tested in a case from Dunkirk, to be tried here soon It really means the testing of the entire “city and towns code. ’’