Decatur Democrat, Volume 47, Number 9, Decatur, Adams County, 7 May 1903 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT EVERY THURSDAY MORNING BY LEW G. ELLINGHAM, PUBLISHER. HOOPER YEAR IS ADVANCE. Entered at the postoffice at Decatur. Indiana, — • a* sijcond-clasfl mail matter OFFICIAL PAPE?? OF ADAMS COUNTY. THURSDAY, MAY 7.1903. Who is Grover Cleveland? ft) We still have him. Let every one give thanks. G The Indianapolis democrats are still badly tangled. |rhe Adams county rural routers ve formed a union. It is hoped that Grover Cleveland's nt*a.i will rw* it ncr.—i oiunilmi t Tty Post. The president was very enthusiastically received in what was once populist-ridden Kansas. Representative Burleson ofjTexas, comes forward with the very startling announcement that the statesman who would he a successful -democratic presidential candidate must be a very strong man. The Charlotte, North Carolina, Industrial Journal devotes something over a page to \Vllitam Randolph Hears! as a presidential po*> si’uiHty before the next democratic national convention. At that, the Journal displayed no outward indi- j cation of being yellow. < Joal Magnate Baer has not hesitated to state lie fore the InterState Commerce Commission that his companies propose to do just about as they please. While it is a case of “the public he d d," still it becomes impossible to view such unlimited confidence and frankness without some degree of admiration.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch rather laid itself o]X‘n to the charge of discourteous welcome when it remarked on the da<e of President Roosevelt's arrival in St. Louis that “we are in need of statesmen of unusual mental and moral strength rather than statesmen of unusual physical development,” in addition to making an insinuation which few hut the ultra-partisan will have any sympathy with. The magnitude of the St. Louis exposition to be held next .year may be obtained by comparing the following figures of other world's fairs: In 1876 the Centenniel at Philadelphia covered 233 acres and cost $B- - the Paris exjwsition of 1900 covered 336 acres and cost $9,000,000; the Chicago Columbian exposition of 1893 covered 633 acres and cost $27,000,000 while the St. Louis fair will cover 1,180 acres and cost all told upwards of $40,000,000. It is no doubt that the St. Louis fair will he so large that no one can see more than a small ]>art of it. Who ha* read any comment on the comparative smallness of the steel trust's taxes? Its re])ort shows that it paid taxes to the amount of $2,397,465 in 1902. This is less than 2 j>er cent, of its net earnings and less than two mills on the dollar of the value of its property, according to its capital and sworn statements of its president. Is there any sound reason why this protected billion dollar trust should pay in taxes eighteen cents on every one hundred dollars when the unprotected common people jwy two dollars or three dollars on ever „ hundred dollars worth of property?

The suspicion that ex-Congress-man Charles L. Henry bought the Indianapolis Journal with a view to securing an election to the United States senate—possibly with a view to succeeding Albert ,T. Beveridge—would seem to be wholly groundless. As a rule the control of a political paper is not considered conducive to political advancement. A jxiper that expresses opinions of a )>ositive character—and only that kind of a 1 jjajier count for anything nowadays —will inevitably make enemies, and . making enemies is not helpful in the ! matter of getting office. Mr. Henry doubtless understands this as j well us any politician in this great 1 commonwealth. —South Bend Times. <

The president has had another pleasant day in his campaign for delegates to the next g. o. p. national convention. New York is still in doubt. The Indianapolis Journal has bron published regularly every day since its change in ownership. This may seem a disappointment to those who figured that Editor Henry would be an easy mark. Nothing has been heard of late from Congressman Cromer, hut it is fair to presume that he is still recruiting • his fences with the view of continuing the good work of holding Mr. Cromer in tfeo snap of acting congressman for the eighth congressional district. It is asserted that two democrats at Geneva were defeated for office Monday because of their sympathy for the anti-saloon crusade. inaugurated lhi»n‘ <nmn tinw-auu-In their place is two member* of that God and morality party, who are ferninst tin 1 whiskey element, except on election day. Great doings. It is graft, graft graft!—in the army, in the navy, in the departments at Washington—everywhere! j It is steal, smuggle and embezzle, with quick following suppression of facts or a coat of whitewash at the hands of the administration artists and, like the people's rippling brooklet, these things seem destined to go on forever. Comes 86W Chafkii h. Y>f j Andei-soh. atid pkiikr dO'wn the gilt that, makes him the owner of the Indianapolis Journal, the g. o. p. organ of the state. Now comes the politicians—the fellows who know it all—and sets it up in Italics that this newspaper deal means nothing less than that Mr. Henry is an avowed candidate for tie* birth being so admirably "Tilled by Senator Beveridge. If it l>e true. Mr. He#ry will soon learn to hi* sorrow, that the newspaper route to political fame is a roekv road to travel.

The chairman of the Indianapolis democratic city committee was taken to the woods, and his whereabouts is anxiofcsly awaited by several thousand loyal democrats, who mortally feel the insult heaped upon them by a cheap heeler, whom they trusted to this post of responsibility. The committee should get together, declare a vacancy as chairman and elect thereto some one who has a little regard for the rights of individual democrats. This cheap display of bossism will do for the trainers of Mark Hanna, but never for those' who believe that might never makes right. Call out the militia.

It is with the deepest sorrow and strong pangs of regret and humiliation that we are forced to state that our illustrious governor and his glittering, glittering staff, in whom the entire state of Indiana and part of Kentucky take* such intense pride, were given the cold, clammy hand at St. Louis. Our pride is withered and wilted. We, all of us feel that have been slapped, spit upon and kicked and we hereby now demand full satisfaction from every world's fair bloke, every haekman, bootblack, bellboy and hotel clerk in Anhueserburg for their measley conduct. They must t>e taught right now that they can't frost our distinguished governor and his brilliant glittering staff with impunity. We will never let our governor and his staff go there again, for St. people are so awfully rude.--In-dianapolis Sun. The Fort Wayne election Tuesday resulted in the most sweeping defeat the democrats there have sustained in ail the history of that city. The republicans elect the

entire board of waterworks trustees and fourteen of the twenty councilmen. Six lone measley councilman are all the reward the unterrified get for their trouble of making a stagger at a campaisrn. The causes are many and reasonable. In the first place the voters wanted a new deal and in the next place the cam]>aign was largely a newspaper war in which the Journal-Gazette was kept busy eating its own fireworks. The result was but natural in such cases and is ixditical history rewritten without change of color. It will pay the democrats to get together and take an inventory of themselves with a view of finding out just where they are at.

COUNCIL PROCFEDINGS. The entire body of the city council presided over by Mayor Coffee, were in regular session Tuesday evening. The street question was the first considered and the report of Engi- j neer George E. McKean was called J for. The engineer stated that he: was unable to complete the plans and specifications for Monroe and i Fourth street improvements within I the extent of time granted him and asked that the limit be extended. His request was gratified and he was instructed to report on May 12. The committees appointed by the council to investigate the attitude of the, Monroe and Fourth street property holders in regard to the proposed | improvement of those thoroughfares reported their findings to the council. Along the first named street, from the river bridge to the G. R. & I. railroad, twenty-three resi-; dents were desirous of having a crick street, while there were but a few j ' wno .injected. The Fourth street committee showed that forty-three property holders out of a possible fifty, wanted a vitrified brick lavement with a stone curb. The street | committee was ordered to consider i theta- reports and pass on the ad visit -1 bility of constructing the thorough- j fares. A remonstrance signed by a | threatening number of property! holders along North Sixth street 1 was fill'd and the improvement of that thoroughfare now hangs in the balance. The street commit-i t?e reported that \Y. P. Robison had failed to enter into contract for I the macadamizing of Fornax. Rugg I and Thirteenth streets and it was I moved and carried that these thoroughfares he surveyed and put on profile and that the clerk readvertise for bids for their construction. It was also added that Thirteenth street he improved from Monroe street to the corporation line instead us . emanating at W wf) , Mams street as before intended. Henry Kriek, backed by a majority of property holders, petitioned for the improvement of the following route of streets: South on Tenth street from Adams street to Elm street, thence east on Elm street to Line street, thence north on Line street to Adams street. Also from the in- , terseetion of West Elm street and ft * Line street south on Line street to Adams street. Also from the inter- • section of West Elm street and Line street, south on Line street to East Elm street, thence east on Elm - street to Niblick street, thence south , on Niblick street to Elm street, thence east on Elm street to Russel street and there to terminate. The ' streets there named are in sore need ' of improvement and the council took immediate action and have ordered the requisite preparation to he made 1 for their construction. A motion was carried that raised the salary ; of the electric light employes and 1 hereafter the assistant electrician, will draw fifty dollars per month, the trimmer forty-five dollars jter month, and assistant trimmer forty dollars per month. The report of the water works superintendent was approved and ordered to be spread on record. A special inspector for the Marshall street sewer who is to be paid from the city's fund -'-as considered and after several 1 (allots Henry McLain was chosen to serve in that capacity. The following hills were allowed: Street commissioner's pay roll, $8.40; water works p.iy roll, $191.80; Erie railroad, freight, $100.04; A. E. Rost-, labor, $15.75; Presbyterian church, stone, $3; Harry Daniel printing, $0; Erie railroad, freight, SB7.SCI; A. VarCamp, labor, - $3.50; John Tisron, hauling hosecart, $1; Beery & Holthouse, livery hire.s9; John D. Hale, * cement, $3.93; John Coffee, salary, S4O; Amos Fisher, salary, S4O ;Jacob Mangold, salary, S4O; H. H. Bremer - kamp, rent, $42; J. W. Robison, rent, $6; Henry Peters, labor, $5; John , Thomas, hauling coal, $4*.13; Newell Coal A- Coke company, $65.58; . Ingersoll Drill company, $22.40; J. G. Smith, labor. $7.80; Standard ()il company, $15.68; International Boiler Comjjound company, $30.60; National Carbon company, $51!.75; F. Bissel, supplies, $16.79; Fort . Wayne Electric Works, supplies, , $148.08; Sunday Creek Coal coml>any, $155.64; Jacob Eady, labor, S4O; Thomas Haefling, labor, S4O;M. J.Mylott, salary. s6s;Thomas Baker, salary. SSO; Clayton Dorwin, salary, SSO; J. G. Smith labor, $11.70; Harve Rice, salary, S4O; Earl B. Adams, type writing. s*. Mrs. F. M. Schirmeyer and daughter. Irene, and mother, Mrs. Rout, will soon leave for an extended visit with Hugh T. Rout and family, who reside in Tennesee.

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The Ladies' Aid society of the! Presbyterian church will meet with ( Misses Blossom on North Second ’ street Thursday afternoon. : W. D. Rinehart, who a few weeks ! ago went to Arizona is now visit-! 1 ing relatives a»d viewing the 1 countrv at Vernails, California. * i ; wood has issued $45,000 worth of funding bonds and the same will < be used in making sewer, sidewalk ; and street improvements in that 1 city. ‘; Lee Stultz has a United States , coin in’ 'his possession that is very , valuable as a relic for it was coined 1 in iB2<F. It is a iiftv tent piece and bears some resemblance to thel present half dollar as the design j and lettering is almost the srfme. Instead of the serrated edge like on the pieces of a latter date, tie coin that he has is smooth and the j edge is lettered with the inscription, i ‘ ‘ This is a half dollar or a sis tycents.' ’ | Mr. Stultz received the rehc from his father who carried it as it was ! made during the year of his birth. 1 William Adler one of our old substantial friends, was in town Tuesday afternoon and evening. He is a real Haymaker and says he has often made hay when the sun was shining but never by moonshine. ! Last evening when some of the Haymakers were* getting their wagon ready for the parade they appropriated some of William's real hay from his wagon. He, howvere, had as much fun out of the occasion as they did for smoe of them really believed he would have them arrested. : When you have known him as long j as we have you will find out he is somewhat of a joker himself. Loyd Archer, son of Elmer Archer, the mail carrier on rural route number six, had his rioht leg broken close to the hip or as known to the medical profession as the upper third of the right femur. The accident occurred at Monday morn- ! ing's recess while Loyd and a number of his companions were playing about the south ward school house. The boy was running quite rapidly and stumbling over a rough place, fell with such violence that the fracture resulted Dick Burrell, j janitor at the school building, , hurried to the side of the boy and i carried him to the home of his | parents.

New awnings now adorn the front 1 of the Old Adams County Bank, j which not only cheers up the j c general appearance, but will act as j t a proteetor from the hot rays of sun j t during the heated summer months.j s The Parks Oil comjwny have lx 1 -: I gun shaping their Wren oil well \ with a view of attempting to grind i out a little production which they - propose to float on the murket. * They have three wells which show a slight tendency of being producers. ’ A resident of this city, when . i asked as to his opinion on what kind 11 lof streets Decatur 0 should have.'t i replied that he considered the vitrified brick pavement the most suita- ’ ! ble. In explaining his position he ’ i states that the brick answered for a ■ swell driving thoroughfare as well as being able to withstand heavy ' traffic. In cities where the most i wear and tear on streets occi# the ! granite paving blocks are used and j' in the residence sections cement. I j iisplisilt or the ftsphaltuni and gravel j, | street can be found. Decatur has no need whatever of such i>ave-! ments as the first mentioned the i citizen observed, and though the second class would serve very well , they are too ex])ensive and cost a | great deal of repair work. Arrangements are complete for the home talent production of Hick ry Farm at the opera house j next Monday evening. The plav i |is under the management of Henry ; ; Thomas for the benefit of the: Rehekahs and will without doubt j be the best of the kind ever given in Decatur. The cast of characters is las follows: EzekialFortune, a New England farmer, C. Neptune; Uriah Skinner, a miser Lee Vance; I Gilbert Darkwood, a villian, Henry Thomas; Jack Nelson, tried and true, Louis A. Holthouse; Larry McKeegan, a politician, Fred Patterson: Detective Rankin, Jesse Sellemeyer; Mrs. Pricilla Dodge, a susceptable widow, Mrs. \V. F. Britt son ; and Miss Agnes Sehrock as Jessie Fortune, pretty and un-i soptisticated, A number of special-1 ties, including songs by Louis Holt house, Gertrude Forbing, Katie Mylott. whistling turn by Miss Victoria Stone and a dance by Inu i j Snellen are also included in the program. It ■will certainly be a success.

At the St. Marys Catholic clmnh yesterday occurred the marriage of Elmer Finch and Miss Marguerite Weiand. John Weiand, brother of the bride, and Miss Florence Finch, sister of the groom, were respe • tively the best man and bride’s maid. The maids of honor were Misses Bertha Fullenkamp and Rose Geary. Immediately after the performance of the ceremonies they were driven to the bride's liome on West Monroe street, where at high noon an elaborate luncheon was severd to tl: immediate relatives. List evening from five to eleven o'clock a reoe;>1 tion will be given to the young friends of the married couple. They will leave in a few days for the west when; they will live during the summer, returning here probgb’.y this fall. They go with the best wishes of their many friends.

A day to be remembered was Tut—day especially to those citizens t-t Decatur who that day became members of the order of HaymakersTheir session began at noon and continued until midnight, tifty-t"' o candidates taking the work, among whom was a candidate from FortWayne. Members of the ordef were here from Van Wert. Bluff ton and Fort Wayne, the team from the last named city doing the initiating work. At 6:30 o'clock la-' evening a grand parade was given. : all members and candidates ' cing i uniformed in the garb of a real bay maker. Headed by the city band ; the line of march begun and the j boys reached the Clover Leaf dep just in time to meet their comrad - from Bluftton. The parade v,mtwo squares long and include several pieces of farming nichinery. hay wagons, etc.. After the wor was conferred officers were eleett and installed and then follow 1 * a big banquet. Officials for the > , r areas follows: Past chief HayakuTom Ba ker; chief haymaker, > T h ! Parrish; assistant chief haymak - ■ A1 Bnhler; overseer. Jacob Fat ' | collector of straws. J. G. Smi n- > kwper of bundles, John D[horn blower, Charles Ernst: be driver, Levi Poling; guard el hay loft, Harry Friedman, b' m ‘ n of the barn door, Willia trustees, J. C. Grandstaff:, ' Beatty, and Harry Cordna- * i resentative to the state associa ! of hav makers. Tom Baker