Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 16, Decatur, Adams County, 19 January 1910 — Page 1

r olume VIII. Number 16.

A SCORE ARE DEAD Twenty or More Women Lost Lives in a Fire in Philadelphia Today. WALSH IN PRISON Begins His Five Year Sentence at Noon Today— Other Late News. (United Press Service.) Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 19. — (Special to Daily Democrat) —A score or more of women and girls are believed to have been burned to death in a fire which destroyed the Ollis building at the corner of Second and Chancellor streets, where five manufacturing plants are located and where 500 girls were working. Eight were killed by jumping from windows from the second and third floors. The fire was caused by a gasoline explosion. (United Press Service.) | Leavenworth, Kans,. Jan. 19.— (Special to Daily Democrat) —John R. Walsh entered the federal peniten- ' tiary here at 12 o’clock today to begin the serving of his five-year term for the misappropriation of funds of his Chicago bank. ■X (United Press Service.) Washington. D. C , Jan. 19. —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The nomination of John W. Chapin for postmaster at Columbia City was today sent to the senate by President Taft. (United Press Service.) Bvansville, Ind., Jan. 19. —(Special to Daily Democrat)—The advance guard of the big gorge passed Evansville before noon today and the main part will arrive this afternoon. The diver has reached the thirty-five foot stage and Is still rinsing one foot an hour. Nothing has been heard from the new passenger steamer from Paducah, Ky„ on which twenty-five passengers started for Evansville under J full head of steam Tuesday night In an effort to get to a place of safety ahead of the gorge. Thousands are flocking to the city today to see the gorge pass. —o — BRONZE PLATES Bearing German and English Inscriptions “The First National Bank” ADORN THE COLUMNS At the Bank—Unique in Design and Execution Very Attractive. — A very handsome finish to the many improvements on the Eirst National bank, which was so extensively remodeled several months ago, are the two large bronze plates at the B base of the pillars on each side of the targe doorway. The plates are about a foot and a half square and are inscribed In relief —one in German and one in English—with the name of the ' bank, > “The First National.” The plates were ordered several months ago. but were received only this morning and were put up at once, at. | trading much favorable comment. It is a very uncommon form of plate, I rarely met with in much larger cities, and the very originality of the design and manner of execution Increases its attractiveness. Cashier Dugan stated that the Irish and Norwegian plates had been ordered but in the meantime all will be cordially greeted by the German and English emblems. - — FIRE DESTROYS TURKISH HALL. (United Press Service.) £ Constantinople, Jan. 19.— (Special to Daily Democrat)—Fire practically destroyed the Chirigin palace here today. This is the hall where the Turkish parliament is held. Many valuable records were destroyed, the Joss of which is likely to embarass the government greatly.

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| ELDON JAMES IS STILL ALIVE. But Will Probably Not Survive the Day—Mrs. James Also Ve r y Low. 1 (United Press Service.) Warren, Ind., Jan. 19.—(Special to Dally Democrat) —Eldon James, the man who was so badly injured in au attempt to save his two daughters, Mabel and Leota, but who lost their lives in the destruction of their home early Tuesday morning, is still alive, but with no hopes for his recovery. . His death will probably occur today. Mrs. James is also in a very serious condition, due to the shock she suffered. BOARD OF SAFETY 1 ’ Appointed by Mayor Teeple t at Tuesday Night’s Reg- - ular Council Meeting. i ' MELCHI IS NEW MAN Began his Duties at Once on the Force—Routine Bus- < iness of the Session. ‘i ’I 1 The regular meeting of the city . council Tuesday evening was a "drag- < ' gy” one for some reason or other. 1 ■ Every one was present but every one • seemed about half asleep. However, there was quite a little business • transacted, including the establish- : ment of a board of safety, consisting of Atz, Hale and Christen, who will ' have the appointment of day and ' night police and the regulation of their salaries. They named Sephus ] , Melchi as a night police man to sue- ’ : ceed Amos Fisher, who last night re- 1 1 signed. Mr. Melchi went to work at ' ' once on the force. The board also ( appointed William Geary, Melchi to ; . receive SSO and Geary $lO. When ob- i ; jection were called for the Brown • sewer, there were several filed and the matter was referred back to the '. city engineer, who will go over his assessment and correct some errors. I Reports were filed by Dr. Keller, sec--1 retary of the board of health, and I by City Treasurer Archbold. C. O. France was allowed $3.42 and Harry Cooken $6.60 for balance of salary due them. Policeman Fisher was allowed. 30. Bonds were filed by Louis Hammond as fire chief and by Dr. Keller and accepted. City Attorney DeVoss filed his third report of collection of delinquent poll taxes, showing ■ sllO. This has been a record breaking year in this line, as less than a I dozen have dodged the law. The purchasing committee were authorized to | buy some stationery and other mater- • ial needed. Bills were allowed as follows: J. D. Hale $ 7-20 D. F. Teeple 30.04 Wm. Burkhead 2.75 Fire Department 10.00 C. & E. Ry Co 113.48 H. Stevens 4.20 1 Decatur Pub. Co 7-00 Ft. Wayne Electric Wks 33.25 Adams County 2.60 i Pawhatan Coal Co 56.02 , Chesapeake Coal Co 24.03 National Mill Co 10.65 ' Sunday Creek Coal Co 100.49 U. 8. Oil Co 28.39 M. J. Mylott, pay roll 25.62 , C. U. Dorwin, pay roll 44.55 ; . REVIVAL INTEREST INCREASES. ; “ < The men’s chorus of the Methodist ; church, which has been such a great . power for good during the revival ■ service which has been in progress , for several weeks, will meet this even- j ing at 6:30 at the parsonage with the 1 Rev. Powell. The singing of the ’ chorus is unusually good and is a 1 [ very attractive feature of each service at the church. o— —• ■ — - SOLD ANOTHER. , < The real estate firm of Brown & 1 , Summers has sold the M. Murphy farm ' . in the south part of the county to ( . William Meschberger. The place con- < i tains 100 acres and brought the fancy ' price of $13,500. They also have a : > deal on with Mr. Bolinger of Kokomo ’ i which they expect to close today or 1 tomorrow. _ . ~ — — i n —MmM—

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IS DOING DAMAGE Floods Near Evansville Are Causing Terror Among Inhabitants There. THE CLIMAX IS NEAR Blizzard is on In Montana— Wreck on Northern Pacific Tuesday Night. (United Press Service.) Evansville, Ind., Jan. 19. —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The Wolf Creek gorge is rushing down stream, cutting off trees and everything in Its path. It reached Mewbig at 9 o’clock this morning and will probably reach Evansville this afternoon. Inhabitants of the Kentucky side of the stream, opposite this place, have fled in terror, carrying with them live stock and all other movable goods. Great anxiety and fear is felt that the gorge will lock at the Horse Shoe Bend bridge, in which case disaster Is imminent as the lower part of the city will be inundated. (United Press Service.) Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 19. —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Wreckers are doing their utmost today to clear away the wreck of passenger train No. 7 on the Northern Pacific, which was derailed near here Tuesday evening and in which from twenty to thirty people were seriously injured. Eight coaches left the track. Among those badly hurt were J. B. and J. C. Connell of Valparaiso, Ind. (United Press Service.) Helena, Mont., Jan. 19 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Central Montana was again swept today by the terrible blizzard which has been on for several days. There has been no train service into Lewiston since Saturday, owing to the huge drifts in the cuts. So far as known there has been no suffering among the pasengers. CHURCH WEDDING Impressive Ceremony Attends Maxwell-Niblock Wedding. AT ST. MARYS CHURCH Wedding Breakfast Served Left for Cleveland on Wedding Trip Today. The St. Marys church was the scene of a pretty wedding this morning when Miss Catherine Maxwell of Cleveland, Ohio, and Mr. Andrew Niblock of Owasso, Mich., were united in the holy bonds of wedlock. The services were conducted by Father Wilken, the beautul ring ceremony being used. Mrs. James Place, sister of the groom, t/as the bride’s attendant, while Mr. Thomas Mylott, a brother-in-law of the groom, was best man. The bride wore a beautiful navy blue traveling suit with hai~to match, while the bridesmaid was gowned in a beautiful suit of black cloth. The men wore the usual black. Immediately after the services they went to the home of the groom’s sister, Mrs. James Place, where a wedding breakfast was served to a few Immediate relatives. This afternoon they left for Cleveland, where they will make a short visit with her parents and other relatives, later going to Warren, Ohio, where they will make their future home. Mr. Niblock will enter into business at that place but as to what he has not fully decided. Mr. Niblock was a resident of this city about twenty-five years ago and is well known by a number of the people here. From here he went to Owasso, where he has been acting as foreman in a large machine shop. Miss Maxwell, who has been making her home at Cleveland, is also well known here, where she has a large host of friends and whose kind wishes, will always bo with them.

TUMOR REMOVED. Abner Parrish left this noon for Monroe, where he will undergo an operation for the removal of a tumor ! on his left arm. The operation will be performed by Mr. Parrish’s son, Dr. M. F. Parrish, who but a year ago last March removed a smaller one just a little nlgher up on the same arm. The one previously removed was about the size of a hen’s ■ egg, while this one is as large as a goose egg. Os late it has pained him quite a great deal and the only way . to stop the pain was to have the tumor removed. Whether or not the third one will return is not known, but unless every particle is removed It will return. HUGHSON’S DEATH i Caused General Sorrow at Monroe Where He Was 1 Well Known . ■ I MONROE IS CLEAN The Recent Rains Made ’er Shine—Visitors Who Come and Go. Monroe, Ind., Jan. 19. —(Special to Dai.y Democrat) —The announcement of the death of Frank Hughson of Portland, son-in-law of J. W. Hendricks, who died at Indianapolis Monday evening, caused much sorrow here. Mr. Hughson was well known here an dhis death was quite a shock to many of our citizens. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Hendricks and Mrs. Joseph Johnson left yesterday morning for Portland to be in attendance at the funeral, as Mr. and Mrs. John Hendricks are spending the winter in Florida. There will be a number from this place attend the funeral. Mrs. Hughson, nee Maude Hendricks, was formerly a Monroe girl, and was well known by our people, being the only daughter of J. W. Hendricks, a former resident here. E. Woods arrived in town on the early train this morning on his wax. to the Charlie Martz sale, southwest of town. He was taken out by John Hocker via automobile. F. E. Reeve, formerly connected with the Kendallville Sun, but now of Chicago, was a business caller here Tuesday. While here he was the guest of J. J. Mayer and family. Monroe is now the cleanest spot on earth, the recent rains washing all ice and rubbish off the sidewalks and giving die place a clean and safe place to walk. The revival meetings are still in progress here, and are being well at- ' tended. -o JOIN LUTHERAN COLONY. Ernest Schroeder and family, Charles Gallemeyer and family, Ferdinand Bultemeier and family, Charles Schroeder and family, prominent farmers of Allen and Adams counties, are preparing to go to Texas and will ship their household goods Thursday, About a year or two ago, a large number of the German Lutheran farmers from Allen and Adams counties formed a colony in the Panhandle district of Texas, and these families go to join the others who are making good in their venture. John Berning of this city has purchased the farm of Ernest Schroeder, north of the city and will move to that sooh. REVIVAL INTEREST INCREASES. Steadily increasing is the interest and attendance in the revival services at the Methodist church, which have been conducted for the past several weeks, and the Rev. Powell announces that there will be both afternoon and evening sessions this week and next, the close being indefinite. The revival which opened this week at the Evangelical church by the Rev. D. O. Wise promises to be of unuusual interest and good, and the atI tendance is quite large.

BREAK BIG ICE JAM r * i- ■ r i Dynamite Used to Break a j Threatened Ice Gorge at Interurban Bridge. B >• ’.TO PREVENT DANGER 1 . ■ r| St. Marys River is Badly B l( Swollen and Choked With 1 Ice Floes. That no danger might result to ' the interurban bridge over the St. Marys river north of the city from I the threatened ice gorge Mose Henry L 1 L and the crew of men in the employee of the interurban company .went out about 4 o’clock Tuesday evUtiug and with dynamite blasted the caked mass so that today the pieces are floating [ easily away and no further trouble is anticipated. This was done to protect the concrete abutments of ■ the bridge and possible damage to the bridge itself. When the great thaw sets in and the rivers are swollen and choked with the tremendous quantities of heavy ice that sweep down with the curren, the abutments ) of bridges form a ready stopping place for the ice, around which it 1 masses and threatens to undermine I the bridges; or what is worse, should ■ the ice pile up sufficiently high to . I touch the bottom of the bridges, the ,' spans would be lifted up and carried away with the sweep of the ice gorge 1 down the river. The ice floes in the : St. Marys river are unusually heavy . at this season and from many places i come the reports of the breaking of the ice gorges by dynamite. The new Clinton street bridge over the 1 St. Marys at Fort Wayne was threatened Tuesday in a similar way and 1 for awhile ice was blocked to a dis- ' | tance of a square east of the bridge. ' , The ice gorge, however, moved away 1 just as the officials were preparing to i 1 blast. ——————o— ————— IS STILL BOOMING > t Linn Grove is Going a Pace 1 That Kills and the Boom is Real. L f 5 MAY HAVE A BANK Some of Her Monied Men t Getting Chesty—New Homes. > The people of Linn Grove are preL paring for a miniature boom with the starting of cars on the New B. G. & C. traction line. The first action has been taken by the Studebaker & Son firm of this city, who have purchased a plat of ground and are prepartag to instal a coal and lumber yard and possibly au elevator. They have men on the site ready for work. Several men in Linn Grove and vi- ’ cinity are also planning on the organization of a bank, which will occupy a new building to be erected within a short time. Bluffton men will also hold stock in this institution. Several farmers living a short distance from the city are making arrangements to ' build residences in the town so that ’ they may be able to live there and yet ’ look after their farming Interests. At 1 least ten houses will be erected next summer. Linn Grove with the new road will be one of the best locations in this part of the state for an elevator and the organization of a’ bank in the little city will also be an attraction for farmers many miles around. —-feluffton News. o ATTENDS CONVENTION. Dan M. Niblick left this noon for Indianapolis, where he will attend the state convention of the Retail Merchants’ association. Mr. Niblick has been attending these meetings for several years past, which are of much interest and benefit to the business • man. The convention began yester- ■ day and will continue the rest of the week.

SECOND SALE OF SEASON. Is Scheduled by Horse Sale Company For Friday. The second sale of the season is scheduled by the Decatur Horse Sale company for next Friday at the company’s barns in this city, and the numerous employees have been busy arranging for the great event. The lot of horses comprises about three hundred bead of all kinds and some very good bargains can be secured by one in need of a horse. Many ore buying them at this time and fattening them for the spring market, at which time the price of horses usually takes a soar. THE COURT NEWS Attorney C. J. Lutz Filed Two New Cases at the Clerk’s Office Today. A NEW DIVORCE CASE Real Estate Transfers—The Grand Jury Indictments Now Being Disclosed. Attorney C. J. Lutz filed a new case,' Jacob R. Graber vs. Frances May,' complaint to have defendant declared of unsound mind, and declaring that he is is unable to manage his own 1 estate. | Attorney Lutz also filed a divorce case, Murle Laisure vs. Lizzie Lals-1 ure. They were married in Septem- '■ ber, 1906, and lived together just a year, when the wife abandoned her husban<l. They have one daughter, ; aged' two years, who has been in the i custody of her mother. Mr. Laisure asks the right to visit said child at i seasonable times and places. Real estate transfers: James M. Anderson to George L. Bobilya, 40 : acres, Root township, $2200; W. B. i Welty to N. R. Aurand, lot 657, De-1 catur, $1300; John Habeggar to David J. Habegger, 12 acreb, Monroe tp„ $1201); Emil Erhart to Joseph Stucky, 1 lot 386, Berne, $2500. A warrant for Dr. H. E. Sowers on a grand jury indictment, charging him, with practicing medicine without a license, was served today. The trial will test the question of whether Dr. I Sowers can practice here as as as- j sistant to Dr. Johnston, the Fort ■Wayne osteopath. Dr. Sowers feels very confident of his position in the matter. A grand jury indictment charging Albert Knavel of Union township with assault and battery Was made public today when officers went out to serve the papers. The arrest is probably the result of an altercation during the fair last fall between Mr. Knavel and Bob Peterson. PLAY WAS GOOD. But a fair sized crowd witnessed I the show, "Her Dark Wedding Morn,” at the opera house Tuesday evening and those present considered themselves lucky that they attended. The play was complete from start to finish and afforded good entertainment during the evening. The troupe is composed of <|ne of the best n’/feups that has ever made an appearance here, and along with the beautiful costumes makes it a high class show. c RIVER UNUSUALLY HIGH. ” The recent rains and the sudden melting of the snow and ice have swelled the St. Marys river to overflowing and the water has spread over the lowlands east of the city until both sides of the road east of the Monroe street bridge present the appearance of a miniature lake. It will make a fine skating rink should it freeze enough. BIRDS OF THE BIBLE. - "Birds of the Bible," the latest book ■ of Gene Stratton-Porter, the Geneva i authoress, is represented on the ’ shelves of Decatur book stores with i other books of the Adams county aui thoress. It is illustrated in a very ex- • cellent way, and will be much appro-, i elated by nature students as well as Bib'e students. 1

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MANY IN THE RACE Still Time to Get Into Daily Democrat’s Contest— Never Too Late. PRIZES ARE VALUABLE What it Means to Take Part as One in the List of Candidates. "Nothing succeedes like success" is old, but it is true. The man or woman who wins one of the Daily Democrat's prizes in the great automobile contest wil be fitted better to succeed in anything else that he or she undertakes. Ever think how the winning of one battle nerves an army to enter the next contest Ever ruminate on the encouragement that one'victory will foster and how it makes possible the achievement of others? Do you remember how Demosthenes , became the greatest orator in the I world by keeping pebbles in his mouth and competing with the wild waves of the sea? Examples of persistence might be multiplied but this suffices to bring before the readers of the Democrat the old and ever new lesson that nothing is gained without an effort, not even breath of life. The contest department has a message for the competitors. It is I "work, work, work.” Don’t let there ; be any dlminuation of energy until the last ballot is in at the last moment of the last hour of the last day of the last week. The candidate who follows this suggestion may be the happy owner of a new $505 automobile on Saturday 1 night, March 5, 1910. There are lots of folks who have been longing to have an automobile ! but for some time it has been incon- ' venient to make the financial arrangements necessary for securing one of their own. j Perhaps this describes your own sltI uation. If so the contest man wants to talk with you a minute. Here is the chance of your life to secure an automobile without paying a cent for it. You never had such a chance before and the probabilities are that you never will again. The Daily Democrat has offered a $505 automobile as the first grand prize in the automobile contest which the paper is now running. No such prize was ever before offered in Adams county. If you want the automobile —and want it without paying for it —here is the opportunity to get it and get it quickly. If your ' determination matches the opportunity the automobile is yours right now. All it takes is determination and ability. You have them both, we have the car. Now is the time to connect the qualities with the prizes. Get in the race at once and prove that you are the most popular person in Adams county and be handsomely paid for the proof. Nominate yourself at once; if your name has not already been entered, and commence your campaign of vote getting. All it takes is votes. Votes come with subscriptions and they are very easily gotten. You can overcome the lead now held by any candidate with two hours’ effort. LIFE TERM IN PRISON. (United Press Service.) New Albany, Ind., Jan. 19. — (Special to Daily Democrat) —Life I imprisonment was the verdict in th< t case of Noah Burls, charged with killing FTltz Hoffman at Jeffersonville last October. The verdict was returned today. — — NURSE DISPENSED WITH. 1 ____ ’ Leon Radamacher, who had been so seriously sick with pneumonia, is . slowly recovering. The nurse, Miss Nora Koehler, who has been attend'ing film for the past week, returned 'to Fort Wayne yesterday.