Decatur Democrat, Volume 47, Number 45, Decatur, Adams County, 14 January 1904 — Page 4

THE Dt.MOCRAT (VERY THURSDAY MOHMIKG BY LEW G. ELLINGHAM, PUBLISHER. HOOPER YEAR IN ADVANCE. Entered at the post»office.at Decatur. Indiana. as second-class mail matter. OFFICIAL PAPER OF ADAMS COUNTY. THURSDAY JANUARY 14.1904. eTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTrrrTTTTr® I Announcements. s JOINT STATE SENATOR. We :ire authorized to Announce the name of John W Tyndall of DecHiur. a» a candidate for joint senator, subject to the decision of the democratic primary election io be held January 15.1904. We are authorized to herein announce the name of J. F. Snow as a candidate for Joint Stale senator for the district composed of Adams and A lien counties Adams count)’a delegates tn the nominating convention subject to the decision of the democraticprimnry election to be held on Friday, January i->. 1904. REPRESENTATIVE We are authority! to announce the name ofS. W. Hale, of Geneva, as a candidate for Representative: subject to the decision of the Democratic primary election, to be held Friday, January 15, 1901. We are authorized to announce the name of Henry Dirkson of Preble township, as a candidate for Representative: subject to the decision of the Democratic primary election, to be held Friday. January 15. 1904. W’e are authorized to announce the nameof Dr J, W, Vizard, of Pleasant Mills, as a candidate for representative: subject to the decision of the Dem cratic primary election to be held Friday. January 15,1904. PROSECUTOR. We are authorized to announce the name of John C. Moran, of Dtcatur, as a candidate for re-election as Prosecuting Attorney tor the twentv-sixth judicial circuit; subject to the decision of the I lemoeratlc Primary Election. to be held Friday. January 15.1901. We are authorized to announce the name of S. A M. Butcher, of Geneva as a candi date tor Prosecuting Attorney for the twentysixty judicial circuit; subject to the decision of the Democratic primary election, to be held Friday, January 15.1904 AUDITOR. We are authorized to announce the name of C. D. Lewton. of Decatur, as a candidate for Auditor of Adam* county: subject tothe decision of the DemoerntiP PFSwarv election. ICte UCIU Friday January la. rvt. We are authorized 10 announce the name of Phil Scbajr. of Berne, as a candidate for Auditor of Adams county; subject to the decision of the Democratic primary election, to be held Friday, January 15 1904. Wo are authorized to announce the name of T. II Baitzell. of Washington township. as a candidate for Auditor of Adams county for one term only: subject to the decision of the Democratic primary election, to Uo held Friday. January 15, idch ♦' We are authorized to .announce the name •Vis Ai Eristoe. of Decatur, as a candidate for Auditor of Adams county: subject to the decision of the Democratic primary election,-to be held Friday, January 15,19t4 We are authorized to announce the name of D. D. Coffee of Decatur as a cand.date for Auditor of Adams county-. subject io the d»* cision o the Democratic primary election, u be heid Friday. January 15 1904. SHERIFF. We are authorized to announce the name of Albert Butler as a candidate for re-election as Sheriff of Adams county; subject to the decision of the Democratic primary election, to be held Friday. January 15,1904. SURVEYOR. We are authorized to announce the name of George E. McKean, of Decatur, us a candidate for re-election as Surveyor ot Adams county; subject to the Democratic primary election, to be held Friday. January 15, I’jo4. We are authorized to announce the name of L. L. Baumgartner as a candidate for Surveyor of Adams county: subject ‘o the decision of the Democratic primary election i< be held Friday, January 15. 1904. Wp are authorized to announce the name of W. V. Buck master, of Jefferson township, as a candidate for surveyor of Adams county subject to the decision of the primary election, to be held January 15,1904 COMMISSIONER. We are authorized to announce the name f David Werling. of Preble township, a> a candidate for re-election na commissioner of the flrat district of Adams county; subject to the decision of the Democratic primary election. to be held Friday. January 15.1904 We are authorized to announce the nameof Jacob Abnet. of Jefferson township, as a candidate for re-election as commissioner of the third district: subjectU> the decison of the Democratic primary election, to be held on Friday. January 15.1904. We are authorized to announce the name of David Runyon, of French township, as a candidate lor ( ommi-siom rof Third District; subject to the decision nf the democratic pri--1" q ry vleC,lou 10 ** he ld Friday. January 15, CORONER. We are authorized to announce the name of Dr <’ II Schenk, of Berne, a- a candidate tor re-election as Coroner of Adams count v: subject to the decision or the Democratic primary election, to be held Friday. January 15. 1904. We are authorized to announce the name of Johns. Falk, of Washington township, as a candidate for (,'orotmr of Adams county; subject to the decision of the Democratic Primary election, to be held Friday. January ASSESSOR. We are authorized to announce the name es George Dellinger, as a candid te for the nomination lor assets'>r of Blaet rvek township, subject to the decision of th* Demo eratic primary election to be held Fridav January 15. Ifwt. We are authorized to announce the name of William Zimmerman as a candidate for Assessor of Kirkland township: subject t.ithe decision of the democratic primary elect: m to be held Friday. January 15.1904. Weaiv authorized to announce the name of Nick 11. Wagner of Decatur as a candidate for Assessor of Washington township. Subject to Die decisi-n of the democratic primary eh-ction to Im- held Fr.day. January We are authorized to announce tin* name of Albert Spoiler as a candidate for of Washington township, subject to the <le ; ctsi >n of the democrat <• primary election to be held January 15, j‘»i We are authorized to announce the nameof Joseph M. Peele as candidate for Jefferson township: subject tn rh<-decision of the Democratic election to be field Fr.dav January. 15. ISM. We are authorized to announce the nam* of David S. Manlier a candidate for m»c of ’’nlon township, subject to the decision of flic Democratic primary election to tw held Friday, January 15.19 W. are authorized to announce the name of XV ill jam Conrad as a earn] id ate for As»-><or of Preble town-hm: to.the derision ot the democratic primary election to Ur held Friday, January 15. ItMd. Weans authorized to annouri<*e the name, of William Blackburn of De«*a»ur. a- ucatnii- i da e f*r a sensor ot Washington township, subject to Ulf decision of th*-darn.m-ratio primary election to Im- held Friday, January i 15. l#»l. H We are authorize 1 toannounce the name of 1 J. D. Brown of Kirkland town-Mp u candid nr** for \s>es • r Mtbjert f<» he derhd< >n of th« do ro.*ra»»c pri - ary eitvikMi to lie h hi Fri lay. J., »i hi y I". I‘Ul. <

TKUsIhE. We are authorized to announce the name of J. W Merriman as a candidate for Trustee ol Bluet nek town-hip; subject to the decision of the democratic primary election, to be held Frida). January 15. 1904. We are authorized to announce the name of Caleb B. Andrews as candidate for Trustee of Washington township: subject to the decis'on of the Democratic primary election, to be held Friday. January 15.1904. d We are authorized tn announce the name of Louis Kleine as a candidate lor Trustee of Preble township: subject to the decision of the Democratic primary election, to beheld Friday January Is. 1904. •>Veare authorized to announce the nameof James K Niblick, of Decatur, as a candidate for Trustee ot Washington town-lilp: subject to the decision of the Democratic primary election, to tie held Friday. January 15,1904. We are authorized to announce the name ofWm. Hoile as candioate for trustee of Union township: subject to th- decisi .a of ti e Democratic primary election to be held Friday. January 15. 1984. We are authorized to announce the name of L. N. GrandstatT as candidate for Trustee of Root township. Subject to theodecision of the democratic primary election to be held Friday, January 15,1904. We are authorized to announce thensm--of Edward Luttman as candidate for trustee of Root township; subject to the decision of the Democratic primary election to be held Friday. January 15, 1904. We are authorized to announce tHe name of William Koldewey as acandidate tor Trustee of Preltle township; subject to the decision of tHe democratic primary election to be held Friday. January 15.1904. We areauthorlzed to announce the name of John Fruechte as a candidate for Trustee of Preble township; subject to the decision ot the democratic primary election to be held Friday, January 15.1904. We are authorized to announce the name of David J. Dilling as a candidate for Trustee of Preble toim-lilp: subject to the decision of the democratic primary election to be held Friday, January 15 1904. We are authorized to announce the name of George M T Houck, as candidate for Trustt'e of Kirkland township, subject to tlte dec sion of the Democratic primary to be held January 15. 1904 We are authorized to announce the name of James A. Steele ss a candidate for Trustee of Kirkland township: subj-ct to the decision of the Democraiic primary election, to be held Friday, January 15.1901. We are authorized to announce the name of William Adler, a. a candidate for Trustee of Kirkland township, subject to the decision of the Democratic primary election ■o be Held Friday. Jauuary 15. 1904.

SAMPLE BALLOT. DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY TICKET.

For Joint State Senator. DEM. JOHN F SNOW. JOHN W. TYNDALL. i For State RepresentatiYe. j dem. HENRY DIRKSON. dem. S. W. HALE. I dem. J. YV.YTZARD. For Prosecuting Attorney. DEM. S. A M. BUTCHER. dem. JOHN C. MORAN. For County Auditor. dem. T. H. BALTZELL. dem. D. D. COFFEE. dem. H. A. FRISTOE. dem. C. D. LEWTON. dem. PHILSCHUG. For County Sheriff. dem. ALBERT A. BUTLER. As usual the Hon. Tom Taggart was one of the most sought after democrats at the Washington meetiig of the National committee. It will thus be seen that abroad as well as at home the genial Tom is the real thing. The democratic national convention goes t<> St. Louis the date being July 6. This time and place was selected by the national committee in session at Washington. Tlie meeting was marked witha prevail, ing spirit of harmony and coming as it does from .section and state *in the union, it speaks well for the future of demotT.my. The signs of victory are apparent.

Real Estate Transfers. Solomon Hilty to Fred Reffe pt S'C 10 Hartford tp 40 acres sl. Joseph Martin to C. A. Glendening lot 219 Geneva 1800. Jacob J. Moser to John Robison pt sec 21 French tp $;>00. D. G. M. Trout to Hattie Studabaker pt lot 95 Decatnr SI2OO. Laura Marker to Melvin Mallonee lot 269 Decatur, $625. Jacob P. Moser to Ellias Moser pt sec 16, French tp $4200. Loyd Kidwell to Joseph Rich pt sec 5 Monroe tp S9OO. Viola Rautepbush to Joseph |H. V’oglewetle pt sec 26 Washington tp $275. Eliza C. Archer to Joseph H. Voglewede pt see 26 Washington Itp $550. Estate R. C. Suhocnsted to E. Schoensted pt sec 34 Union tp sl. Margaret Meibers to Matilda Mar I tin lot 857 Decatur S2OO. Chas. Roe to Joseph H. Voglewede pt sec 26 Washington tp $275. Dayton V. Steele to Albert N. Steele et al lot 24 Decatur $222.50 R. B. Allison to Christian Chris- ' tener pt see If' Monroe tp 80 acres $57330. Isaac Neusbauni to Emil Erhart j pt sec 80 Wabash tp 60 acres SISOO. Christian Christener to James Brunner pt sec 18 Monroe tp 40 acres $3200. Marriage Licenses. Josephus Martin to Ruby L. Cooper. Levi Moeschberger toElla Gerber-

For County Surveyor. dem. W. V. BUCKMASTER. nL. L. BAUMGARTNER. dem. G. E. McKEAN. For County Coroner. — dem. JOHN S. FALK. dem C.H. SCHENK. For Commissioner First District. DEM DAVID WERLING. For Commissioner Third District. DEM JACOB ABNET. ; dem. DAVID RUNYUN. Public Sale. The undersined will offer for sale at his residence four miles north of Decatur two miles from Monmouth on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 1904. the following property towit: Three head of horses, consisting of two brooa mares and one colt; 4 head of cattle, consisting of two milch cows will be fresh soon, one thoroughbred short horn heifer two years old and one calf; 22 registered Duroc brood sows will farrow soon in March; 4 gilts, and breakng plow; cultivatorsurry. set work harness, set buggy harness, corn in field and in crib, corn fodder in field. Terms 3 months. SAMUEL MA44LEY’ Fred Rcppert auctioneer. 2dlwl

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VOTING PRECINCTS Getting Ready for the Democratic Primary. Voting Precincts Established for the Fifteenth of January. ! As establised and agreed upon by the Adams County Democratic Central Committee at its meeting lon the 28th day of November, 1903, J in the Democratic Primary Election; to be held Friday, January 15, 1904, the following named places have been selected as voting precincts: Union township—One precinct at i Chris Schamerloh s house one and one half miles south of Blakey school house. Root Township—Two precincts, East Root at Aber school house, West Root in Monmouth. Preble Township—Two precincts, 1 North Preble at Friedheim, South Preble at school house north of ' the town of Preble. Kirkland To wnship—One precinct ! in school house number four south i of Peterson. ’ Washington Township—One precinct, at AleX People’s house. East J side of railroad. j St Marys Township—Two pre-1 jeincts North St. Marys in the town j of Bobo, South St. Marys at Pleasant Mills. Blue Creek Township—Two i precincts, North Blue Creek at Steele. South Blue Creek in the Prairie school house. Monroe Township—There precincts, North Monroe in Monroe, i Berne “A" east of Grand Rapids railroad to corporation line, east of Jefferson street, thence south to township line. Berne ’B ”. west of Grand Rapids railroad to corpora- ‘ non line, and west to Jefferson (street to township line. French Township—One precinct, voting place at Election school house. Hartford Township—Two precincts, North Hartford in Linn Grove, South Hartford in the Brushwood school house. Wabash Township—Three precincts, North at school house in district number two. Geneva “A” at town calaboose and Geneva "B" in I. <). O. F. building on Line stree-. Jefferson Township—3 wo precincts—precincts. West at the Buckmaster school house. East atßooher school house. Decatur Corporation—Three precincts. one in first ward in office at Vail’s factory west of Grand Rapids railroad, in second ward one precinct in north room of court house basement, in third ward, one precinct in office at Beery & Holthouse livery barn in Se ond sired. Such election shall be held in compliance with the rules and regulations of the Adams County Democratic Central Committee. J. W. McKEAN, Chatinnan. LEW ELLINGHAM.Secretary. ELECTION NOTICE. All democrats of Adams county, Indiana, are hereby notified that ion the 15 day of January 1904, there will be a primary Election held under the Australian Eelection I Laws, of said state, for the purpose |of nominating Democratic Candidates to lie voted for at the November election of 1904. That candidates will then be nominated for the following named offices: IN EACH TOWNSHIP. <>ne township trustee. , One township Assessor. county" nominees Ont Joint State Senator, i (Hie State Representative One Prosecuting Attorney. < >ne county Auditor One County Sheriff. < )nc County Surveyor. One County Coroner. i One Commissioner for tht> first i district. One Commissioner for the third ■ district. County Gmtral Coni-

mit toeman for each voting precinct in the counor. Such oommittoe to serve until the next Democratic Primary Election. j. W. McKEAN. Chairman Adams County. LEW ELLINGHAM, S-eretary. Republicans Select Delegates. | The republican fight for C om- , pnitteemenin this county and for comn' issioncis who «il sc ‘ delegates to the congressional | convention was as warm ns was pre- , dieted. The Cromer men won a decisive victory and have easily. I obtained control! of the committee I which looks like Adams county, will send a Cromer delegation to the convention. In this city the greatest opposition was shown and each faction elected three members. The names of the successful com mitteemen are as follows: Union township, Chas. S. Mamma Root, East. Jesse Varner. Root West, John Evans Preble, north, failed to meet. Preble, south, Bob U.ise Kirkland. Bob Beery Washington, west. Bob Galbraith Washington, east Atwood Buck master St. Marys north, W. H. Teeple St. Marys south, R- O. Edston Blue Creek, north. John V Dagne Blue Creek, south. Samuel Tum bleson Monroe, north. Shelby Ray Monroe, middle, Reeffy Berne A, Chris Eloy Berne, B, John Hilty, French township Y incent Bell Hartford, north, N. A. Pnsey Hartford, south, J. C. Glendenning Wabash, north, H. Smith Wabash. Cevlon, James L. Lovh Geneva, A, Sam H. Teeple Geneva B. J. M. Wells Jefferson east. Daniel Brewston. JCuerSuf.’-vest B. Jesse A. Buck-j ’ master Decatur. Ist ward A. J. M. Frisinger Decatur Ist ward B, P. L. Andrews Decatur, 2 ward A, L. A. Graham, Decatur, 2 ward B. Mell Butler Decatur 3rd ward A. Miles Pillars Decatur 3rd Ward B. J. Smith. Similar contests were held all over the district and the fight proves that the Cromer men have been wide awake and are well organized Os the thirty-one precincts in this county twenty-four are Cromer men, one failed to elect and six are Antis. The new committee met Saturday and elected John M. Frisinger, chairman, Mel Butler, secretary and Samuel Teeple of Geneva, vice chairman. The delegates elected will meet in Muncie Tuesday to complete a district organization. Another election must be held to choose delegates to the congressional convention. MORTGAGE EXEMPTION UW. Many of our readers are interested in the mortgage exemption law which allows one to deduct the sum S7OO from the valuation of their properety for taxation under certain conditions. This has heretofore been permisabit' after the first of April but under the new law enacted by the legislature of 1903 changed this date to March Ist to comply with the work of the assessors who also start on that day. The new law is found in section 36 of the Acts of p.)C3 and reads as follows : SEC. 36. That Section 1 of an act entitled “An act concerning the taxation of real estate incum bered by mortgage and declaring an emergency, ’’ which became a law without the Governor’s signa ture, March 4. 1899, is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec tion 1. That any person being the owner of real etsate. liable for taxation within the State of Indiana, and being indebted in any sum, secured by mortgage debt upon real estate, may have the amount »f such mortgage indebtedness, not exceeding seven hundred dollars, icxsisting and unpaid upon the first d ly of March of any year, deducted from the assessed valuation of ‘mortgage premises for that veur and the amount of such valuation remaining after such deduction -hull have been made form the basis for assessment and taxation for said real estate for said year: Provitled, Fiiat no dedneion shall lie allowed greater titan one half of I such assessed valuation of said ‘ real estate. I nclaimed letters at the postoffice , are f«>r M. p. Bonded, Wm. Po WPr | Edward Begat, Mrs Maggie \Val o , K A Knapp, [j

war declare 1 Washington, D. c j ' f let ins here ' ‘ fll been declared ! »‘twee n ’p Japan. ■ Ask s for Jww lriiL I | Attorneys for the man convi< ud 0 ( 'Mg ■ the second d.-gr.v, M motion for a new tr u i T-'‘ ami affidavits eov ( . r written pages and set W reasons why th,. y trial should to ‘ they are: , J;... First—Veridet . ........ ■*” to law. ■ ■■ 'W Second—Venlict of Bw trary to the evidence. ■ Third—For misconduct jury to the prejudge of s. '■ ant and for the mis,. ( :id an W® ■, - of the jurors, Daniel Ki t!v . on his voir dire stated that ' Bl neither formed nor opinion about the merits - === case and that h > had n• ■ about case to any person. /. this fact said Kitson had stated terns erent persons prior to his of a 1 tion to sit as a juror, that w feudant was guilty, that h b . ettc t>f unsound mind and tU Th should be imprisoned for I.'. nesdt he had formed and c-xpr... Hellt opinion and was prejudiced K &It the defendant: that these L vented a fair and impartin’ t- ,aot, ‘ Fourth—That Attorney dj held erred in his closing argum ■ llie he used this language, f be f struck the old man withth>aj er 6 Fifth—That the court ' ’°nd refusing to give seventy oft:- i°* n structionsto jury offered bye waß Sixth—That court erred in (,ven ing certain instructions ren.l ■ noor the state. Mi Seventh—That the court er Wes giving of its own motion. — aocit b 'sn ntunber one. pl°b Eighth—That the c urt (~ striking ont testimony 4- reo ° Busenbark’s character. ' ier Ninth—‘That the court m ian permitting state to °® knife taken from defendant Sep n . er ' Tenth— That the court erred allowing Ira Richard' >n cr ssore amination to give a converse. , not asked about by defense e ver 1 when he said that < Dborne had> a him “if be goes back on a 1 will never go back on anyone e.- nOri Eleventh—‘That the court rot *°w in refusing to strike out th? k (,ve of Richards evidence. ove Then follows the extiminati'. Daniel Kitson which was uni WO! when he was accepted as a jut 100 in the case, in which he said he in an never talked of case or had: opinion. Then follows the afi: vits of Isaac Chronister. M “ al Burkhead. Andy Crabill, A. B man and Fred H Bohnke, each ® whom claims that at different ta a _ they talked with said Daniel K W1 son and to each of them he e * pressed the belief that Osborne v. Ha guilty and should be sent to & penitentiary for life. These if on l davits are followed by one 4 nrn S* l by the defendant's attorneys. D.I Heller, W. M. Amsden, D. E. Snut a 1 and H. B. Heller, that they did s ,nf learn of the jurors attitude soc a « enough to have the jury dischars 1 and what they did hear before th 1 trial was over was not sufficient have same done. A similar a®* l vit by defendant Joe Osborne • also attached. The motion will n be argued until next terni.proba 1 two or three weeks yet. Erwin having not yet set the The most weight will proW P° be put on the acts as shown by tc affidavits against juror Kitson. *7 “ a But I I ■ I | »ÜBLIC NOTICE. Notice is herein that :i " *' tie rereiveii at oiy offl.-e four uo l '- I u? H> rue. till the hour of lOoi i—' l ' Monday. February 1, » for the . n uilon of •”* ?’• " iosaid township at district N<‘ . ‘ ; tn plans an<l specifications Si‘ ,: ; tlte at inv office after J anna r v school house must Ite corn pH * 1 " lot Aneost. r»J4. Rid> must be by a certify check of K 4». ' The ri?ht ie reserved to reject any ol . T . t aiee John J. s>i.i xep. T< wn-hip 1J 3 •. wt.sJilp, Ac'“ u ' 4VI JaUHfltY 18. l«0t.