Decatur Democrat, Volume 47, Number 39, Decatur, Adams County, 3 December 1903 — Page 1

THE NEWS ALL THE TIME.

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death of col. n. b. fuller. I Colonel Martin B. Miller died nt : ■<! o’clock Monday night at the home ' j ’ )f his daughter, Mrs. L. G. Eiling- ; ■ham. Peacefully, without a single ■ struggle, and almost imperceptibly,. ■ C!W ie the end of the long sufferings : Band an illness of nearly two years, t ■ The pulse of tho big man simply ! I failed to respond, the heart quit I beating and the end of a long and !■ useful life had come. Since last i I Thursday it has been known that. ■ the end was near, almost each I breath seemed to be the last, and he I never regained consciousness. He : I waS well known in Decatur, having I many years ago been engaged in I law and also in commercial busiI ness. Later he moved to WinchesI ter where he lived until he entered I public life. During the past ten I years, his vacations each year were I spent here with his only daughter I Mrs. Effingham. Colonel Miller I was born in Randolph county, IndiI ana, March 15,1832 and was seventy I years, eight months and fifteen days I old. He was reared on a farm, I began teaching school when a young man and with the money thus received, educated himself for the profession of law, which he practised for many years in Win- ' Chester. During this time he was a partner of Supreme Judge L. J. Monks. Some thirty odd years ago he became a resident of this city and will be remembered by many of the older inhabitants; he was a partner in he law business with C. M. France. After a few years he returned to his former home and I in 1885 was appointed by President Cleveland as a special pension I examiner with a territory in Illinois. His very rabid democracy l was cause for President Harrison i to dismiss him from service immediately after his inauguration as president, but again in 1893 he won favor with the second administraI tion of President Cleveland and was appointed to his old position, which he held until some time in 1901, when he was called from Heid work to the pension department at Washington, where he remained until January 4, 1902. At this time lie fell down a stairway and sustained a fracture of his left hip. Two months was spent in Providence hospital in Washington, D. C., but he failed to recover and upon recommendation of his physician he was brought home, such a change being deemed best.. After a week in Winchester he was brought here to the home of his daughter. Mrs. L. G. Effingham, and a stroke of paralysis which affected his right side and arm and which made him ever afterward helpless. On July 3. last, the paralytic disease permeated his body, since which time his sufferings have been almost beyond human endurance, but as in other trials of his life he bore it with a bravery and fortitude which proved him a noble man. Colonel Miller s army life was a brilliant one and Indiana sent nq braver men or better soldiers to the front. He was mustered into service as captain of Company E, Eighty-fourth Indt ina regiment, infantry, at "• inhester. August 17, 1862, promoted to Major, December 1, 1864, Lieu-tenant-Colonel, April 13, 1865, Colonel June 1,1865, and was mustered out with his regiment at Nashville, June 14, 1865. Colonel Miller was one of Indiana's worthy soldiers as shown by his rise from captain to colonel. His company and regiment engaged in many fierce battles and always with honor. He was certainly a citizen of many’ good qualities, a .kind husband and father, a true friend, brilliant lawyer, brave soldier, what more could be said of any man. A meeting of the Adams county Bar Association was held this morning and the following committees appointed: On resolutions. Judge David Studabaker, Judge D. D.Heller and C. M. France; to aHtend services at Winchester, P. G. Hooper, L.C. De Voss. D. N. Erwin H. B. Heller, and F• M. Schirmeyer. A short service was conducted at 12:30, noon, Tuesday, at the Eiling ham home, Rev. J.C. White officiat- • P-i-left on the 1:19 train for Min he ter. The funeral services will be

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held Thursday morning at 10:30 o'clock from the Mehodist church, ' Winchester, Rev. Norse in charge, and under the auspices of the G. A. i R post and the Randolph county ' Bar Association. The Adams County Bar met at the court house at 12:30 Tuesday, marched to the home and accompanied the funeral party to the depot, a committee as mentioned, going to Winchester. The I nion Woman’s Prayer Meeting will meet next Monday afternoon at 2:30 at the Presbyterian! parsonage. The union was organized several weeks ago and meet! each Monday afternoon, the members including ladies from various churches. The prayer meetingsuare very successful and the organization is one from which great good should result. Every’ lady in the city of Decatur, member of any church is cordially invited to attend. Mack Harbaugh received a letter this morning from Lew Ogden, which informs the latter's friends that the “Kid” is located in Hen derson, Ky., and is doing well.■ Last summer ho had charge of a j base ball team in a southern league and his team ended the season in third place. “Kid” played a star game in right field and headed the list of league fielders. He is run- ■ ning a bowling alley in Henderson this winter but says he will have charge of the ball team again next

season —Bluffton Nows. ' The mystery surrounding the grip filled with the valuable papers pertaining to the interurban railway and owned by J. H. Koenig, treasurer of the company’ and. which was lost some place between Decatur and Fort Wayne last week while driving over the proposed route in a buggy, ha« been cleared up and word was received by letter today from Fort Wayne stating that same had been found by some person in Fort Wayne whose name at this time we are unable to obtain. Mr. Koenig left for Fort Wayne to obtain same. There was a reward of twenty dollars offered for the recovery of the grip and will be dulypaid over to this lucky’ gentleman. A letter was received Sunday’ by Hugh Hite from Paul Wooten stating that Ralph Knoff and himself had left Lakporte City. lowa, and were on their way to Mexico. The letter was written from Kansas City and the boys will soon be in the sunny south and among the greasers. They are young men who will without doubt be admitted to see President Diaz himself and will undoubtedly t ike in all the sights of this ancient country. It is their intention to make Mexico their future abode and will start in some x • i r Tho Thninrrnt

kind of business, me vemourui joins with their friends in wishing them success. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Epstein was the scene of a delightful little supper and reception Sunday evening in honor of the bride and groom, Mr. and Mrs. Abe Marks, who retih-ned Saturdaynight from Phialdelphia. The house was decorated with palms and chrysanthemums. yellow and white being the colors used. The table in the dining room was trimmed with yellow mums and yellow hooded candles. There were twenty-five guests at the supper. Music was furnished by Prof. Sterling, piano and violin. The bride wore a handsome gown of biscuit colored crepe trimmed with applied lace medallions and puffings of violet and light blue chiffon. I The bride’s sister, Mrs. Epsesein, I wore a pink mulle with lace garniture, and Miss Teresa Friedman wore a beautiful white voile. Mrs. I Nathan Popkins, of Decatur, wore , a beautiful gown of biscuit colored ; voile elaborately made with lace , sleevesand yoke. There were a number of out-of town guests, Mr. and Mrs. N. Popkins Mr. ( ' ;,arlps Boss , Mr. Harry Friedman Mr D. K Jver and sun. all of Decatur, Iml., Mr. Sam Magi.l. B rne. -mH and Mr. and Mrs. Marks uih I - ' _ • today for Huntington where .he will reside.—Fort Mayne Journal--Mrs. Marks v..m mrmT' ■ ,p well known clothier of this city ■

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSD VY, DECEMBER 3, 1903.

A party of Decatur men left Tuesday for Arkansas where they ' ill remain during the winter according to present arrangements. The crowd includes Jacob Yager. H. S. Porter, Peter Frank, PerryAndrews, Link Hill and Dorins Robinson. The two last named will stop at Cardwell, where they will go to work for the Egg Case Company. The rest of the partywill go on to Craighead county 7 Arkansas, where their first camp will be located. They will move I before long likely and expect to ■ hunt deqr from now on until spring, I if the weather will permit. Gas pressure in Adams county, according to a representative of the census bureau, is stronger than in most places in Indiana. Pennsylvania is more fortunate than Indiana in volume of gas supply, but , the pressure is rapidly failing even in that state. Charles Leßoy a special agent sent out by the bureau, visited this county this week and gathered statistics which will be used as a basis for a report on the fuel question. Mr. Leßoy j tells us that the decrease in pressure iof gas this year is about 25 to 65 per cent over that of last year. He is of the beleif that consumers in this county 7 will have sufficient fuel to tide them over until spring. ' The average income of a gas company, he says, is about $12,000 annually for 12 good wells. After the first few years profits are small

on account of improvements that must be made—Berne News. Jesse McClure who murdered his I two little sons about a month ago will spend the rest of his life in the penitentiary, the jury having r,eturnect the following verdict: “We, the jury, find the defendant Jesse Thomas McClure, guilty of murder in the first degree and fix his punishment at a sentance of ninetynine years in the penitentiary.” Nine of the jury were in favor of inflicting the death penalty while three actually voted for acquittal of the brutal father who could find delight in the murder of his own babies. Finally after many hours a compromise was agreed upon, and the verdict of life imprisonment agreed upon. The murderer wanted to die having made the statement many times during the trial and was greatly diasppointed in tho verdict. The defense was made on a plea of insanity. McClure’s attorney will not ask for a new trial and he will be taken to Michigan City at once. C. C. Shirley of Kokomo, chair man of the Committee on Woman's Works of the St. Louis World’s Fair commission was at the World’s Fair headquarter.-,, Mondi-y, tc confer with Assistant Secretary Alexander and Mrs. Berryman,

who is the superintendent of the ; woman’s department in regard to I the booths which are to be used in displaying the exhibits of needle work, hand painting and pottery which the ladies of the state are preparing. The proper care of such articles to insure their safety during the time they will be on exhibition, will re uire a great deal of attention and Mr. Shirley is already giving a good deal of thought to the subject. The plan which will probably be adopted will bo to arrange the exhibits which will go i into the Liberal Arts building in booths in seperate classes. Glass I covered cases will be provided i where the articles will be in plain i view of all sight seers, but where ! they can not be handled. Plans for the booths are now being prepared by Wing and Mahurin, the I Fort Wayne architects who preI pared the drawings for the Indiana !building at rhe exposition. Special | cases will be prepared for installing i the exhibits in the booths. Mrs. : Berryman has planned a glass case i for the china and pottery exhibits ' which mu<’h resembles the old sash- ( I ioned flower stands whch were used | several year.- ago. The stands will I have several circular shelves plac- < cd one above'rhe other several! i inches apart. The shelves will: boos different widths, the widths being with the bottom and this i will allow every articles on each c the JU. vj-h 'las- op- will [fi-oliably be I supplied S’ >1

The Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | show is a mystery, even darker and dt .’per than ever. They spent some money to arrange a date here, /ent in valuable paper and claimed i to be s’ iring Louis J. Russel a renowned actor. They were to appear ' at Bosse'sTuysday evening but failed i to arrive and strange to say not a , word has been received by the management as to their whereabouts, while such an occurance is a disappointment it is unavoidable and manager Bosse is not, to be criticised. To show their friends that they were rejoicing over the fact that they’ had won a turkey at the shooting match last Thursday, at the Bellview farm Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Bell Tue*day evening entertained Mr. and Mrs. John Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. I). M. Hensley, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Neptune, Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Quinn and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mills to a good old fashioned turkey supper at their home on Marshall street and from the appearance of all that were present last evening they cerainly did justice to the supper and all say that they hope Charlie will be as successful soon again, especially so if they are called in to help eat it. Every 7 once in awhile we hear of some one tampering with a rural route box and we wish to impress the fact that its dangerous business. “According to an act of congress any one muliaciously destroying a

box or receptacle for rural mail, or opening the box or letters it con- ; tains will be fined not more than SI,OOO or imprisoned more than three years or both. The majority of people are not aware that the penalties for destroying rural mail boxes is greater than for destroying any private property and generally the work is done in a spirit of recklessness. The rural route box is protected by fully as extreme pen alties and the prosecution is as vigorous for vandals attacking it as the city mail box or a locked mail pouch.” Mrs. Haney and children of Spencerville,Ohio were in tho city several hours Tuesday, enroute to Gr ind Rapids, Michigan where they will make their future home. Mrs. Haney certainly his the record for a family and deserves a personal i letter from President Roosevelt. | She is thirty one years old and the ■ mother of nine healthy children, tho-youngest six months and the eldest thirteen years. They were all sizes and Mrs. Haney was the happiest woman it has been our 1 pleasure to moot for a long time. 1 The family made an entire bus ’ load and the shouts that came from iii<- interior of the hack made pas- '! sers-by think a picnic was on. The I Haneys spent the afternoon at

! the G. R.& I. station leaving on the 14:31 for the north, one of the boys singing as he mounted the plaform, “there was an old woman who lived in a shoe, she had so many children she didn’t know what to do.” Mr. Haney proceeded his family to Grand Rapids where he has arranged for their comfort. The jury in the case of the state vs Ehrsam, the Berne saloon keeper charged with obstructing tho view in his place of business, returned ■ verdict, after about an hours consideration. The case went to the I jury at six o’clock amt the verdict | was sealed and read in open court : at 9 o’clock Tuesday morning, being as follows: “Wo the jury, And the ! defendant guilty as charged in the indictment and we assess his punishment at a fine of ten dollars. ’ ’ The case was a hard fought one and a similar trisl began Tues ay with John Renike as defendant. A verdict of guilty was returned and fined slo.po, and an indictment of the same kind has been found against Samuel Kuntz. In the case ; of Henry Patton vs Fort Wayne and | Southern Traction company,motion i filed for change of venue from , Judge. Anu's W. Gulick vs W. ;B. Wagers et al, deed ordered, re- ; ported and approved. Erwin and i Erwin as attorneys for the plaintiff i Adamson H. Wolf has filed a complaint asking that. guardain be ape. inhabitant of Adams county, is of unsound mind and incapable of tmariagijftg his e-i.n,.

The third anniversary’ of the coni secration of Bishop Alerding and his installation in his see was ob- : served yesterday. The bishop oelcl brated pontifical high mass in the Cathedral, and at noon dinner was served at the episcopal residence to all the local and many’ visiting clergymen. The bishop received many callers during the day, who tendered their congratulations and good wishes. Bishop Alerding has grown very’ popular among the people who have become acquainted with him. His priestly zeal, no less than his thoroughly democratic manner and genial disposition have made friends for him among people of all creeds.—Fort Wayne Journa l-Gazette. A very young man, who runs a paper in a neighboring village, thought he would exhibit his cuteness by telling his readers what a female was composed of, when one of his fair readers retaliated as follow’s: “Manis a two-legged animal that chews tobacco and walks on the forked end. Most men are born; we never heard of but one that wasn’t and he was made of mud, just a sample. Man's life is full of disappointment, growls and corn cob pipes. He goes forth like a lion in the morning and leaves the wood for his wife to chop, and in the evening he sneaketh home w-ith his pants ripped, and raises cain about hard times. He has lagrippe on road working day, walks twenty miles to a circus. He will chase a jackrabbit four miles through the snow and borrow a horse to ride a half mile to the post office. A message from Geneva says: The arrest of the parties implicated in the destruction of C inductor Frye’s grip sack on a aorth bound train between Portland and Geneva ou Monday night are being made today. The names of all the parties have been secured and warrants for their arrest issued. Monday Charles Brown and C. Bolenbaw, of Geneva were arrested by’ detective Frank L. Kirby’ while in Portland and taken before ’Squire Lewis and given a preliminary hearing. Both pleaded not guilty’ to the rather lengthy charge preferred by Frye, and in which they were charged with about everything known to the criminal docket. Bond of Brown anil Bolembaw was fixed at SIOO each, which wai given by them and they were released. Date of their trial was set for Tuesday 7 Dec. 8. The arrest of the others implicated in the affair will be made at once.

Rev. William E. Hinshaw, a convict in Michigan City penitentiary, where he was sent for the murder of his wife several years ago, has been granted a parole of sixty days by Governor Durbin to visit his aged mother, who is critically ill near Snow Hill, in Randolph county. He arrived at his olds homo Thursday. Hinshaw's mother age 78 has been ill for three years and her illness was caused bj the imprisonment of her son for the murder of his wife, Thurza Hin<haw, at Bellville, Ind. He was convicted in the Hendricks county circuit court, and the trial was be-

fore. .Jndtre Hadley, who is now on the supreme bench. This is the second parole granted to Hinshaw to visit his home. The first parole was granted him to attend the funeral of his father, who died of a broken heart about two years ago. On the first trip Hinshaw was closely guarded by his attendants, but Thursday he returned to his old home once more a free man for sixty days with no attendants, a very unusual privilege to be granted to a man sentenced for life im- ' prisonment. Hinshaw is the young!est son. and was the pride of the i family, and the great sorrow which I was brought to bear upon the eliderly parents has caused one to die iof broken heart and his mother is lying near death’s door. He is ■about 40 years old a frank, well-ed-i ueated man, who has not only won | the confidence of the state authorii ties, but their admiration, and in return he has lx-on granted;! privilege which is seldom granted to a p-isoncr. The scene of the homocoming of the son was one of»p«thos. ct'happiness and sorrow. The mother was cheered and the hopes for her recovery are brighter

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Thanksgiving evening was a happy evening ar the home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Gates in the southeastern part of Monroe township. Miss Estella Gates was married to Mr. Manis Hirshcy. Rev. Will 11. Flagg of the Methodist Protestant church conducted the ceremony which was very nice, after which came the wedding supper enjoyed by all alike. Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs. Flagg and children, Grandmother Flagg, Mrs. Lena Hirschy, Misses Martha, Maggie, Rachel, Josie, Drueilla and Katy Hirschy., John Hirschy, Ora Smith Vance Mattox. Hope Smith, and Ben Hirschy. The Democat extends congratulations. Business was resumed in the Adams circuit court Monday and an old fashioned hustling appearance was noticeable about the lawyers and officials. Judge Erwin overruled tho motion to quash the indictments in the cases of the State vs Martz Ehrsam and John Reineke charged with obstructing view in their saloons. A jury 7 was impannelled and the case against Etirsam is now being heard. Much interest is manifested in tho outcome as several other cases depend upon the result of this one. In the case of Amos W. Gulick vs W. B. Wagers er al sale of land was reported and approved. The Fort Wayne and Springfield railway Co., vs Adam J. Smith et al, bill of exceptions signed, tiled and made part of record. Edmond U. Evans vs William Glehdenning et al, seperate demurrer lieled by each defendant. State ex rel C. & E. railway vs David Wetting et al set for trial January 4th. Thomas Taylor et al vs David D. Studabaker set for trial January 5t h. Several criminal suits and one or two civil cases are set for trial during this week. L. 11. Corbia has been appointed bailiff for the court room to serve daring tho winter. Hurry Hooper, tho paroled convict, who brutially murdered James J.Payne marshal of Fair mount, Ind. lust Thursday, was captured early yesterday’ morning at Tiffin, 0., by James Phillips, chief of police of that city. Worn, wild-eyed and haggard from his long journey,, suffering from hunger and cold, the- “ Hoosier Harry’ Tracy” submitted tourrest without attemptresistence. The bold, desperate character who took the life of Fairmount's only official, without a bit of conscience and then made his escape was an entirely different man when placed under arrest. Hooper admitted the shooting of Payne, but claimed self defense and that the officer had first fired at him. He expressed no regret at the enormity of his crime, and seemed not to realize the seriousness of the offense. Ir is evident that the shots fired by his pursuers after leaving Fairmount were not entirely without effect as Hooper's right thumb is partially mangled by a load of shot and part of his trousers leg was torn badly. The shooting occurred a few minutes after 1 o'clock ’Thursday afternoon. • lew... trie linos in Indiana, Ohio and New York is attracting much attention. Especially in New York have these lines cut into the steam roads as competitors, and as a consequence doubling of tracks and utilizing of electriciy for power is being much studied by’ the managers of steam companies. Tho electrification of the New York Central has been undertaken on a scale undoubtedly larger than any’ similar road in the country, if not in the world,and the chance seems good that, after completed and its lesson learned, other lines will be equipped with electricity, particularly in compotil five and short-haul territory. For I the present, the short haul in the - vicinity of the large cities is nnderi going great changes, and tho New i York Centra], in common with i other steam reads similarly sli.iatd d is failing to hold its share o, inI creasing traffic. The steam roads I have been taken unprepared by tho i recent development of the interurj ban lines in the states named, and are not under p.v.-i nt conditions, * .fide t.i compete v th th m victor- #