Decatur Democrat, Volume 47, Number 43, Decatur, Adams County, 31 December 1903 — Page 8

CORRESPONDENCE Items of Interest Contributed by the Democrat’s Busy Corps of Correspondens law n—ir- n

Route One. Dfluia liuekman is rec< "oring from a severe attack of the measles. Mrs. Ruck man, of Ontario. Ohio, is visiting with her son, G. W. liuekmau and family. Mrs. Shelly and children, of near Willshire, visited over Christmas with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mann. School at district No. 1 was dismissed for one week's vacation. The scholars will rastuoc their studies Monday, January 4. G. W. Ruckman came home from Decatur, Thursday, whore he had been for the past week serving as a juror in ihe Gsborne murder trial. The Mt. Pleesant Sunday school gave an entertainment on Christmas night. Notwithstanding the stormy night a fair sized crowd was present. A good program was rendered by the tittle folks. Watt. Where'is the man that said a muddy Christmas? Yo Scribe wish ye all a Merry ■ tod piosperous Now Year. Mrs. A. J. Book entertained several of her friends with oysters * ’hristmas. W. £. Miller hail the misfortune to have ahorse badly kicked, break-1 ing his team for awhile. Mrs. C. W. Hitchcock treated her Sunday school class each with a handkerchief for Christmas. John Book and family spent (ihristmas with Mrs. Book’s parents -Tames McGillltnd wife of Daisie. Mrs A. Schnepp gave dinner the 25 th to D. Harkor and family of Fort Wayne, F. Harker and family of Watt, Mrs. W. A. McGill, of Watt, .John McGill and wife of Daisie. On account of the inclemont weather Christmas night the entertainment at Calary was postponed until Sunday night following when an interesting program was rendered. • Mrs. W. E. Miller gave Cristinas dinner to the following: Mr. and Mrs. James Woods. Wm. Hitchcock and family, C. W. Hitchcock and family. The day was spent in pleasant conversation. Pleasant Mills. A Happy New Year. Ott Martz and family, of Dunkirk, is visiting here with friends. Frank Steele and wife, of Ohio City, spent Xmas herewith relatives. Mrs. Anna Williams is confined to her home with a siege of !a grippe. j Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Carter enter j tanned their children at dinner Christ-1 mas day. Clarence Cowan, of Chicago, 111.! i, spending the holidays here with his j patents. Ice harvest at the St. Marys river, j at this place, was begun in real earn- ! est this week. D. B. Erwin and family, of Decatur, spent Xmas litre with Henry Martz and wife. Next Sunday evening a series of j meetings will be commenced at the V. B. church. Everybody invited to attend the social and night watch at Fuller’s hall Thursday evening New Year’s Eve. O. J. Surnan and Jesse Roe, who have been acting as jurors in the Osborne trial, returned home last Friday. Herbert Winans, w ho is engaged in business in Chicago, visited a few /lays here with his parents and other friends. Linn (Irave. Marth Ashleinan spent theholidajg with friends at Geneva. Emamiel Lindsey made a business . trip to Bluffton Tuesday. Misses Myrtle and Mary Kiztr are being entertained by friends of Lima. Ohio. Jacob Baker, of Lima, Ohio, is here visiting his daughter. Mrs. Talftrd Runyon. Lee Todd and wife, of Marion, are the guests of Eli Bierie. of East Nottingham. Amos Lindsey and sou. Lee, are paving Eugene Lindsey, of South ’

Hartford township, a visit. Harvey Opliger. who is attending the Tri State Normal at Angola, is spending his holiday vacation with his parents here. Henry Gentis is the finder of a pocket book containing currency. Owner solicited to describe property and receive property. Mrs. Sovina North and daughters, of Bluffton; Mrs. Lew Justice,of Delphos, Ohio; Mrs. Harry McClure, of Texas, and Herbert North, of Delphos, Ohio, visited the family of John P. Stiner last Monday. The I. O. 0. F. Baud made their initial bow to the public on Christmas Eve. Several of the business places were serenaded and the rendition of music was convincing that their practice meetings were not vanity. Come again, boys. Another well was completed on the Emanuel Wanner farm, one and a half miles east of town, last Friday which renews the impetus in that locality. The well registers 100 barrels and shades the product of the combined production of all the wells od the lease, numbering about eight. Arrangements are being effected te put down several more wells on the property.

Marriage Licenses. Will Elzy to Mary Ellen Schlegel. Robert A.Aspy to Lizzie E.Grace. John Young to Eliza Lord. Will Ernst to Nettie Meyers. Edwin G. Suter to Theresia Neucnsch wander. Benjamin F. Jones to Mary iyReal Estate Transfers. John W. Kelley to D. D. Cline lot 384 Geneva *7OO. Cornelia Gregory to John B. Jones lot 109 Decatur $77.28. D. D. Winteregg to Jacob P. Schwartz pt sec 21 Monroe tp S3OO. James Fravel to Perry F. Mann pt sec 29 Wabash tp S7OO. Perry F. Mann to Jacob Stahl pt sec 229 Wabash tp SSOO. D. Rinehart ct al A. B. Cunningham pt sec 31, Root tp 38 acres $10,350. Rebecca J. Brown et al to John W. Brown pt sec 26 Preble tp SISOO. John W. Brown to James D. Brown pt sec 26 Preble tp SISOO. Silas Kizer to T Arnold Acheman pt sec 11 Hartford tp 22 acres SIOOO. Henry B. Heller com., to W. D. Itinehait pt see 31 Preble tp 67 acres $3300. i Mrecer Lumber Co ,to Anna Marjchaletal23 French tp 120 acres ! S9OOO. Israel Bender et al to Martin | Miller pt sec 24 Washington tp 120 J acres $5600. J " ' " George Butler has returned from a i business trip at Willshire. Unclaimed letters are at the post | office for A. F. Ford, Mrs. Mary L. Dillingor, Karl Burt. Mary Burr, B. D. Reynolds, Wylers Candy Co., E. 0. Moyers, F. J. Moser, William j Oliver, Miss. J. Pearle Rogers. I Everything is in readiness lor the district meeting which convenes at the court room in this city at *2 o’olock this afternoon. According to arrangements already made there will be speeches galore and one of tho most interesting district meetings will be held. Adviceg from Madison, Deleware and Jay counties forecasts the attendance of large delegations from each of these counties, and while Wells and Randolph have not been heard from yot it is expected that they too, wili warm up to the occasion. In all, it is expected that the entire field will he here in large numbe r that the meeting will bo all tb 11 any one may expect. Up to this time no opposition to the aspirations of the Hon. J. A. M. Adair has arisen and it is expected that he will he the unanimous choice for chairman of the eighth district He is an accomplished and polished democrat, a hard and effective worker in the ranks and deserves the recognition sought. The people of this city and county are invited to attend the meeting which will be one of the best ones of the eampaing just opening.

George Tricker, N. Moses, Philip Baker, and J. Lower returned from B>rno last evening where they were attending the Fair Association meeting.

John Lose, Jr., the ten year old son of John Lose, the barber had a narrow escape from drowning Tuesday afternoon while skating on the St. Marys river. He was on the river with a number of other young boys and in doing some fancy figures skated too near an opening in the ice and a large piece bre ke off under his weight, throwing him in the cold water. He went down over his head and came up spluttering but his own presence of mind probably saved him. He at once grasped the largo cake that broke off with him and in this manner swam to the solid ice whioh bore tip under his weight and after ten minutes of hard work at last suooedod in getting out again but in the excitement ho lost both his skates whioh now are probably laying at the bottom of the old St. Marys. The rest of the boys had not seen his misfortune and skated away, leaving young Lose to get out the best way possible, he immediately went home and changed clothes and today is feeling none the worse of his experience but says he will not skate on the river any more.

J. Morgan,President and General Manager, announces that the Peoples Rapid Transit Railway Company has been financed for its completed construction from Toledo to Cincinnati, and that the contract to build the tine has been awarded to a New York Construction Company, which is under heavy bond to commence construction by Februrary 1, 1904, and to complete the entire road within twenty four months thereafter, says a Toledo paper. When seen by a newspaper representative Mr. Morgan said the total bond sale amounted to $6,000000, but owing to the fact that the securities were to be placed in the hands of the foreign buyers, it was thought best to withhold fcho names of the American agents for the present. Representatives of the bonding houses wore in Toledo on Monday at which time the deal was closed. A meeting of the directors of the Rapid Transit Company was held on the same day and the contract with the Eastern Construction ratified. The People’s Rapid Transit Railway will have a total of 230 miles extending from Toledo to Cincinnati. The line will uass through the counties of Lucas, Henry, Defiance, Van Wert, Mercer, Darke, Butler, Preble and Haodlton, embracing a total population 0f525,763,the average populaton per mile being 2,602. This line will intersect the county seat of each county. The directorate is composed largely of hankers residing in the various county seat towns.—Van Wert Bulletin. This lino will also run through Decatur southwest to Indianapolis. The Great Northern Indiana Fair lor 1904 will be held Aug. 30,31,5ept. 1. and 2nd and will lie the greatest county fair ever held out of doors, even surpassing the previous exhibitions given here, so said th'e members of the association at their meeting held at Berne Tuesday’. The dates are a little earlier than usual and about three weeks earlier than was expected until the question was sprung. The report of the meeting published in the Democrat yesterday was correct minutes of the session until two o’clock, but some little business was transacted after that time including besides the choosing of the dale, the appointment of a oommittoe on premium lists, Sylvester Pontius, M. A. Ripley and T. H. Bultaeß. Iu connection with this statement we are requested to say that the association would be pleased if business men or citzens who have suggestions to make concerning tie premium lists would inform C. D. Kunkle, secretary, of same. The associaton approved the bonds the officers elected last fall and decided that the board of directors should meet ir -rning at six o’clock during the fair. The superintendent of each department was instructed to furnish a photograph of himself that his picture may appear in the premium lists. The association met at the Democratic Club rooms and were nicely treated by Borne people generally. The association will meet at Sheriff Butler’s office n this city Monday, February Ist. From now until September 2nd the members will use their utmost efforts to make the fair a winner and it will be. Don't forget the date.

THE PROGRAM. Glee Club Recital will be an Interesting One. A novel program has lx-cn arranged bv the Indiana University Glee Clue for their enterta nment here this (Thursday) eve. The piogram has been arranged from Booth Tarkington’s popular novel and is as follows: The Gentleman From Indiana. Introduction, "A Dixio Girl. BOOK ONE. Chapter I—“ Away, Away Chapter II— ‘ He Speaks Chapter III—“From the Doscrt' Chapter IV—“One of Two Chapter V—"ln Blue” Chapter Vl—“Yet Spcakcth BOOK TWO. Chapter I—“A Problem Aexing Chapter II—“In the Charcoal Pit" Cnupter III—“From the Farm" Chapter IV—"A Word' 1 The Closing Chapter. SPECIALTIES. Walter Percy Praff—Reader. Thoma s Owings Scheckcll— Crayon Sketch Artist. Soloists—Ethelbert Cooke Woodbnrn, Claude Arthur Ward. Notice. The following merchants will close their places of business next Friday at 12 o'clock; Kuebler & Moltz, M. Fullcnkamp. C. F. True, Niblick & Co.

A dispatch from Wabash says that the Sphinx Oil Company has been organised in that city to dcvelope oil territory in Adams conn ty. The Company is capitalized at a million dollars, of which amount $.'10,000 has been paid in and will be used for immediate use in drilling. They will buy a large bunch of leases and expect to begin work at once. REFUSE TO ARBITRATE Chicago Liverymen Turn Down Proposition cf the Drivers. Chicago, Dec. 10. —A positive refusal to arbitrate was the decision of the Joint associations of liverymen last nigh; on the proposal submitted by tu» striking livery Jrt -ers The striker* asked mat the adjustment of the whole difficulty be placed in the hand* of former members of the Chicago board of arbitration. Th? reason given by the livery owners for their refusal of the proposition of the men was that 'he selection of the arbiters by the driver; gave the employers no voice in the matter. Many desertions from the unions are reported. At the headquarter of the liverymen's association it is claimed that fully sixty strikers have applied lor their old jobs and had been put back to work. MORE EOODLING CHARGED A Kansas School Board Accused of Havinc Itching Palms. Kansas City, Dec. 30.—Members of the board of education of Kansas C’tj Kans., have been charged with soliciting bribes for the - appointments of teachers tc public schools by wittiestas before the- grand jury. Frank Colvin, a principal, is said to have testified that a member of the board de.Branded money for his re appointment, which he refused, arid John Schach, an attorney, is quoted as saying that a member of the board through a third person demanded money for the reappointment of his sister as a teacher These charges were made broadly by the citizens' committee before tin grand jury was called. Loree Formally Elected. New York, Dec. 30.—L. F. Loree. late president of the Baltimore & Ohio; was yesterday elected president of the Rock Island company of New Jersey, the holding company controlling the system. The election took place at a special meeting of the directors at which president W. B. Leeds presented his resignation aud was chosen chair man of the board of directors, a position hitherto unfilled. Oscar G. Murray. first vice-president of the Balti more & Ohio railroad company, was elected president of the compaav. *uc caching Ixrree. A Tracklass Train. Paris, Dec. 30.—Paris has witnessed tha successful operation of a trackless train. I’pon ihe conclusion of the test the train stopped at the Elysee palace and the inventors received the felicitations of President Loubet. The train was composed of a motor carriage, similar to an ordinary automobile. and five cars. The discovery- con sists in the transmission of sufficient motive power from the carriage to move each car. It was found that ail the cars tracked exactly with the motor. Lived in Three Centuries. Minneapolis. Dec. 30.—Robert O Harper, lot years old, is dead after an illness lasting but a few days. He proudly related that he was a child of the eighteenth century, having been born nearly six months before Washington died.

siwTiis j Merciful Referee interfered In Bloody Fight At San F rancisco. "Yeung Corbett." Lightweight Champion, Defend. H:s Belt Against California Eddie Har.lon. Closing Rounds the Latter Was a Mere Punshing Bag in t ie -Champ’s" Hands. Ban Francisco, Pec. 30— A niercitu. referee probably saved Eddie Hanlon from being killed by "Young Corbett last night when be stopped then- contest iu the middle of the sixteenth round. For two rounds previous Referee Oraney had begged Hanlon s seconds to take their man out of the ring but they kept the game youngster at it and finally Graney. fearlug that a fa’ality might result, ordered the fight stopped. No man ever received such terrific punishment in a San Francisco ring and probably "Young Corbett Is the only man in ibo country who TOO SO CORRF.TT’S FIGHTING I*OSK. could administer such a beating to Hanlon. When the San Francisco boy was carried to his corner still conscious but unable to walk, his seconds worked vigorously to revive him. The terribly beaten lad, however, commenced to vomit blood and things looked very serious for him for a short time. He was finally revived and was carried from the ring by one of his seconds. Before he left "Young Corbett” paid a high tribute to his skill and gameness and saluted his brother prize-fighter with an affectionate kiss. It must be said for Corbett that he was as merciful under the circumstances as he could be. During the fourteenth and fifteenth rounds he, too, was anxious to have the distinctly one-sided contest brought to an end. From the thirteenth round Corbett had things all his own way. and In the closing round Hanlon was !' i better than a punching bag in hands. At the beginning of this ru Corbett missed a hard right upper for the face but a moment later sent the Californian to the floor with right and left to the jaw. Hanlon took tne count of nine. He then clung to Corbett. the latter trying vainly to knock him out. Corbett sent in a sticcession of rights and lefts to the face. Corbett yelled to Hanlon’s seconds to stop the contest, which they refused to do. Corbett then delivered an avalanche of blows on the Californian's ja\y. sending him back against the ropes. The crowd yelled to the referee to stop the contest., as Hanlon was game to the core and refused to be knocked out. Graney then Interfered and awarded the decision to Corbett. After the fight Corbett went over to Hanlon and kissed him. Hanlon sald. “You can lick them all." "Leading Citizens’" indicted. Birmingham, Ala , Dec. .".ft.—A coroner’s jury composed of some of the loading citizens of Piueapple, after making a thorough investigation into the lynching of a negro on Dee. 27 which was followed by a fire which destroyed half the town, has rendered a sealed verdict and several arrests are expected. Although the verdict is sealed it is known that several wellknowu persons are implicated, and the findings will not he given until arrests are made. Governor Jeiks lias offered a reward of SBOO for the arrest and conviction of the persons who participated in the lynching. Left the Children Alone. Chicago. Dee. 30.—Mrs. Michael Komias of 513 b Wood lawn avenue, kicked her two children, Barbara, four years old. and Mary, two years vounger. iu the house yesterday afternoon while she went off to visit with a neighbor. During her ahsence ihs house caught fire and both children perished in the flames.

- K EjqOK N TS^fl ! The State of Indiana. I FtwjK * mint> of Aduu£. . ’ in the whims Circuit <•, , PH term. IHO3 Mary Louisa Currler.ctal i v I 9 I’eter Kintz, Jr., et u\ \ i7 n! ’ ia "itinHß l ' Ui "Tii;t It appearing from affidavit n,.. HB h novo tut o led cai.se, Don .. 1 i> i; izabc h Kuhn. David K ."f hmSHB m.rah Kii:i/ Mai.lda l, v . "if '' Mary Lie. Franklin I • ■ Al rt )l. li.t Mimr MaeHiiitf. Ins wi 2 llat fling. F.ilcn Hut Aim. named def ndatiis am n-- ~..., State of lithium. ntas Notice is therefore hereby -i, fifl| Amaiula O'Connell, Kllzahnf V/l Kuhn. Andrew KIIII7. s r-, - 1 HtuHß Lye. Alb rt M Lye. Vtrrv l. v „ iL* toiwMl Anna Lvc. Richard Ha i|m.. kll Hn KS llaethng, Ids wife; Edwafil Hawn,, E9 Hxetli it his wife .hat “ la s. appear before the Hon. .|., d L «J arKS ana . s Circuit Cou.t on ’ %HR day of Keiiruirv. l:Ol. a,,. !.jfj the Sl-th Juridical liny of the L,, tam IB term thereof, to tie hidden at a fe *“Ur ■* House in Ihe. City ol Deeamr on Monday, the 'st dav of Fetriiia? t * l M HE IVUI and plead by answer or de ni I,', 4 '"- 111 complaint, or the same viii u s' 4 and determined in tln-ir abv , * ■ ; WITNESS, my name, and the s n i Hi ISLALI Court hereto affixed >hl« •sk'?4 RH of December. ISAM ' -tc-.j ■ ELMER JOHNSON.fw I 3 n-5 Dy James I*. Ilaefllng, jw 0 . I ; Bcllarger A Smith. Att'ys tor the Pi,i M||[ ' Blf MARKET REPORT I GRAIN. BY E. L. CARROL) GRAIN MERCHANT I New Corn yellow j .. I New Corn, mixed k I Machine shucked one cent less. I Oats, new I Wheat. No.’.’ ~ 2 I Wheat, No. 3 n I Rye - - - - — R ■ Barley — 50 ■ Clover Seed sit I Alayke - - @5 35 I Buckwheat E Flax Seed $Q H Timothy - $125 1 CHICAGO MARKETS. j Chicago market closed at 1:15 p, m, H 'today, according to J. D. Hale’s I | special wire service, as follows: | Wheat, December tm ■ t Wheat, May - 84| 9 j Wheat, July —7B j I Corn, December 41 Corn, May — 45| Oats, Dectm >er 3ti| Oats, May 88| Oats, July 34i Jan. Pork sl2 45 May Pork 12 82 January Lard Der cwt 6 52 May Lard, per cwt 6 92 TOLEDO GRAIN MARKETS. Changed every afternoon at 3:00 o’clock bv J. D. Hale, Decatur Special wire service. Wheat, new No. 2, red, cash I 90, Decern tier wheat -90 j May wheat - 875 July wheat, - 821 Cash com, No. 2, mixed, cash. 4t>j , Corn, December , May Corn — - AGf Oats. Cash -88 J Oats, December.. - 3^ 1 May Oats — '&1 Rye, cash — OTHER PRODUCTS. BV VIBIODS GROCERS AND MERCHANTS. ! Eggs, fresh, per doz -I 2, Lard ■* >t Butter, per pound - ’ Onions Cabbage per 100 lb -EOe Apples, per bu a- - Potatoe, per bu WOOL AND HIDES. BY B. KALVER & SON. 1 Wool, unwashed 16t020 Sheep pelts 25c to <5 ' Beef hides, per pound--1f 1 Calf hides Tallow, per ponntl '7 C00n.... IS to I.® Skunk 20 to 1.26 t O’possum .10 to i 0 t Muskrat •’ t0 _ —’ 5 Mink 50 to 12.00 STOCK. BY FRED SCHEIMAN, DEALEB 1 Lambs - 4# 4bO Hogs, per cwt. 14 2587 4 40 ' Cattle per lb —3 @ Calves, per lb —5 @ B t. 5 Cows—.L. 2 @ Sheep, per lb 2 @ Beef Hides, per lb °* l POULTRY. I BY J. W. PLACE 00., PACKERS. i Chickens, young per lb Fowls, per lb— - - 0 j Ducks, per lb j Yuung Ducks " Young Turkeys, per lb. G® Geese, old )>er lb — (Feese, young, lb - HAY HARKET. No. 1 timothy hay (baled) - * 1 «7.&C @ 0 No 1 mixed hay (baled).— --- ffi.OU © > h No. I clover hay (baled) 7 >» f4.so@'> 2f> l COAL Per Ton I- Anthracite 1 ‘ d Domestic, nut’ J -2 r Domestic, lump, Hocking * 2 s Dmiestic lump, Indiana — ” _ ■ Pocahontas Smokeless, lamp 0 ’ *, OIL HARKET. *7'^ , Pennsylvania ( .- ,i Corning.. !-’! New Castle North Lima f South Lima : Indiana . 'on 9 Neodasha, (Kan.) 'qn '..v Hagland '