Decatur Democrat, Volume 47, Number 52, Decatur, Adams County, 3 March 1904 — Page 8

CORRESPONDENCE Items of Interest Contributed by the Democrat’s Busy Corps of Correspondens

Steele. Mr. Ennnuel Tricker is quite sick. Milo Campbell is contemplating going west. Miss Velma Porter is visiting at Cleveland, Ohio. Some teachers took examination at Decatur Saturday. Please remember prayer meeting on Wednesday nights and league meetings oa Sunday nights at Salem church. William Campbell will hold a public sale at his residence one mile east of Steele, on friday March 4, 1904 The teachers of this township have been notified by the Trustee that there will be one more week of school than they were expecting, m iking in all twenty five weeks . Could some energetic stranger have visited Salem last Monday and beheld the vast amount of water which surrounded the little village, his first thouhgt would undoubtedly have been, “my, what a beautiful place this would be for a summer resort.’’

Berne. It seems this morning like Mr. Cromer. Sam Doak was a business visitor tree Tuesday. Anthony Michaud was a caller at Decatur Tuesday. J. M. Rose was a visitor at Winchester last Friday. Mrs. Wm. Sullivan is at Larwell, Ind., taking treatment. Uncle Joel Click is very poorly with stomach trouble. Rufus Stuckey of Decatur spent Sunday with his parents here. Miss Dollie Emery of South Blue Creek Sundayed with Wilma "Wilson. Ed Neuenschwander of Linn Grove mdae a trip to Fort Wayne Tuesday. El Edgerton and wife of Woodburn are spending a few days here with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. A. Gottschalk spent Sunday at Lima Ohio with their daughter Mrs. B. F. Welty. Grandma Teeter who we made mention ’of last week as being poorly died Saturday and was buried Monday at the Crawford cemetery. The deceased was in ber 78th year. Fleasant Mills. The St. Marys is again on the rise. School closed in rooms No 1. and 2 last Friday. Mrs. Cathern Roebuck is slowly recovering from her recent illness. Fred Bartling of Muncie, spent a few days here with relatives and friends. •James Watkins and family are now located at Mrs. D. McLeod's residence. H. M. Mathewson and family now occupy the Thompson residence on Main street. Mrs. Wishup of Murray. Ind., made an extended visit here with relatives and friends. -March came in rather pleasant, after a long 'and cold winter. We •welcome the first spring month Frank Houghton and wife of Dima Grove visited here a few days with Frederick Bender and family. John Conrad moved this week to the Faust farm west of town. John is now arrayed as a full hedged farmer. Jerry Archer, and Frank Faust, two well known farmers of this thCßonaunity with their families 'wJB leave in a few days to try their fortsine in a new territory, the former will go to Michigan and the latter to Washington. We wish them success Linn Grove. ■Merrit Mullen moved to Millersburgh Wayne county Tuesday. Superintendent JBrandyberry of Decatur made a our schools a visit Thursday. Eugene Lindsey was the guest of ins uncle Alex Vorhees of Wnchester last week. Vrely Runyon, eight years old

; celebrated her first birthday anniversary on Tuesday. Karl Kline and E. Runyon pass the threshold of Odd Fellowship in I the inflatory degree on Wednesday 'evening. L. L. Baumgartner L. L. Dunbar and Edwin Heller attended the i senatorial convention at Fort I Wanye last Thursday. Our item last week should have read Patriotic speeches were made by S. P. Hoffmann and L. L. Baumgartner instead of S. P. Hoaomnn. Albert Crisman moved into town . Tuesday occupying the property I vacated by Berl Mullen also on same day Jacbo Hilty moved into the dwelling vacated by Merrit Mullen. Good and bad luck mixed has been experienced at well No. 2 on the old Parrott farm during the past week. Mr. Baker of Geneva proceeded to shoot the well early i last week, eighty quarts had been I placed at the bottom of the well and in lowering the next canister of 20 quarts, when down 132 feet for reason to them unknown the I canister exploded badly damaging a section of the casing and bridgeing the well with the debris. This the drillers endeavored to clean out, but their effort was too rigid for the charge entact down below and another explosion took place i lifting the pondorous drill 150 feet! where it became bridged but not be-! fore the drillers shoots and specta- ■ tors unceremoniously made an exit through the siding of the derrick and not seeking a door. Fortunately that none were hurt and all were united in proclaiming. I am truly glad that I yet am here. The work in recovering the drill is so far fruitless.

A happy choice. When the democrats of Allen and Adams counties selected Mr. John M. lyndall as their candidate for joint senator they builded a tower of strength to the ticket. The unanimity of sentiment displayed yesterday may be regarded as a pleasure-giving forecast, for both conuties will rally enthusiastically to the standard of the new leader. John W. Tyndall is an ideal candidate. As a political prospect he is flawless, for be has no enemies, is identified with no faction and all the democrats of the two counties are his friends Many of them know him presonallv and nearly every one knows him by reputation, and as he stands today in the limelight, there is no fault to be found with him. He is a business man of capacity, and morever a successful one, a man of parts, schooled and seasoned, in the prime of life and vigor, and over and above all, one whose life story is one that American man hood honors and American youth is urged to emulate. A fine tvpe of the self made man is John W. Tyndall. Born in a log cabin iu Adams county forty three years ago, he has passed through the grades of student, teacher, and business man, and has done all things with honor and credit. He was a school teacher at seventeen, and later was graduated in science and classics at Valparaiso Normal college. He served eight years as surveyor of Adams county four years as civil engineer of Decatur, and in all his official career it was his pride that no property owner ever questioned his work. Such a record for accuracy in that line of work is unusual, and John W. Tyndall is probably the only man in Indiana who can make the boast. But he doesn't boast. He is now simply a plain business man. withal a successful one, and has added to his scholarly attainments a thorough knowledge of business, of men and affairs. Such men as he are needed in the general assembly, and the people of Indiana will profit by their presence there. John W. Tyndall will be a worthy successor to that wonderful • human engine of energy and strength, that paragon of intellectual force and bodily activity, Mr. Stephen B. Fleming. It will be hard for any one to fill Mr. Fleming's place, but the democracy of the joint district,

in seeking out a man for the position, seems to have been unerringly guided in alighting upon John W. Tyndall.—Fort Wayne JournalGazette. SENATORIAL RESOLUTIONS. We the democrats of Allen and Adams countes, in joint senatorial convention assembed, affirm our allegiance to the principles of the democratic party. We believe as a fundamental principle of government, that the people as the source of power are capable of local self government and we condemn the republican legislatures for forcing upon the city of Fort Wayne officers with out the voice of the people being heard in their selection.

We condemn the state board of tax commissionres for increasing the valaution of farm property, especially in Adams and Allen counties, far in execss of their just valuation in proportion to other property in the state, while they at the same time reduced the valuation of railroads and other corporate property. We are in favor of a strict consruction of the constitution of the state of Indiana iu regard to the passage by the legislature of special laws governing cities and we denounce the act of the last legislature in the passage of the apportionment law whereby they districted the state for legisaltive purposes so as to virtually disfranchise fifty thousand democrats in the election of the leigslative 'officers, the object and purpose of which was to foist upon the people leigslation in favor of trusts and monopolies and the election of a United States senator. We are in favor of the election of a United States senator by popular ▼ote. We deplore the condition of the present national administration, in relation to it scandals in every department, and its corruptions of officers and official dishonesty in every branch of the government, the extent of which has never been known in the world before. ; We congratulate the people of the twelfth district in having as a representative in congress, the Honorable James M. Robinson, who is. and has been during all the time he has represented that district, the representative of the people and not the instrument of corporate greed, trusts and monopolies. We commend the action of our members of the legislature, sens; tors and lepresentatives in the firm stand they made in behalf of their constituencies in the sitxy-third general assembly.

Public Sale. The undersigned will offer for sale, at public auction, at his residenee three-quarters of a mile southeast of Decatur, commencing at 9 a. m., on Wednesday, March 9, the following personal property, to-wit: One dark grey work horse, 9 years old; 1 light grey mare, 7 years old; I black work horse, 6 years old; 2 horses coming 4 years old, match team; 1 colt coming 2 years old; 5 shoats, weigh about 80 pounds each; 1 brood sow with five pigs, 2 brood sows, will farrow in April: 2 brood sows, will farrow in May; 1 Berkshire boar; 4 head of milch cows, 2 cows will be fresh in April and one in June, 1 fresh cow, 4 3-year-old-steers, 5 2-year-old heifers, 2 2 yearold steers. 3 yearling calves, 1 red Poland bull; a’lot of chickens; 17 ton bailed hay, 8 ton of loose mixed hay, 2 ton of clover hay, 50 shocks of corn fodder, 125 bushel of oats, 300 bushels of corn, 100 bushels of wheat, 10 bags of potatoes, 1 Milwaukee binder good as new, 1 Champion mower, 1 Rock Island hay loader, 1 Superior combined fertlizer and grain drill, 1 hay tetter 1 hay rake, hay ladder, 1 Harrison wagon, 1 light farm wagon, 1 low truck farm wagon, 2 road wagons, 1 sleigh, 5 breaking plows, 3 double shovel plows, 2 spike tooth harrows. 2 spike tooth cultivators, wagon box, gravel bed, shoveling board, 1 corn sheller, 1 potato planter. 1 potato dig ger, 1 potato screen. 2 sets double work harness, 1 single set light harness, 1 dump scraper, 1 steam feed cooker, 1 combined grinder and sausage staffer, 1 cream seperator, 1 riding saddle and bridle, 1 barrel crude oil, 1 wardrobe, 1 book case, 1 Story & Camp organ, 6 dinning room chairs, 1 dinning room table, 1 cook stove. Terms of Sate:—On all sums of 85 and under, cash in hand; over 85 a credit of nine months, will be given, purchaser givmg note with approved security, waiving valuation and appraisement laws. H. H. Myers. Notice to the Public. Cataract and all diseases of the eyes cured without an operation by Dr. G. Thain. It makes no difference how long you have been blind or how sore your eyes are you can be cured, also deafness or hard of hearing can oe restored. Consultation and examination free. I will be at the Murray House, Thursday, March 3. 51 ts

A BAD SCRAP Detective Badly Hurt at Fort Wayne Monroeville Boys Resist Arrest and Fierce Flsht Follows—One Man Shot. Special to The Daily Democrat Fort Wanye Ind., March, 2—Detective AValker, a new officer for the Pennsylvania railroad, was J viciously assaulted last night at 11:30 by two young men from Monroeville, "whom he attempted to arrest for loitering Jon railroad property. The boys resisted Jarrest and in the scrimage to make their escape bit Wolker on the head with a piece of iron inflicting a bad scalp wound, and almost rending him unconscious. He rallied how- i ever and fired two shots, undoubtedly wounding one of the boys as i he was trailed along the track by ■ blood spots. One was captured and now rests in jail and a thorough search is being made for the wounded man. WAR NEWS Special to the Daily Democrat. ST. PETERSBURG, March, 2— Black and Baltic sea fights are be- j ing prepared with the greatest’ haste to meet possible emergencies, i —o— CONSTANTINOPLE, March 2— The Turkish government has re solved to prevent the passage of the Russian squadron through the ; Dorauellis strait and a fight will occur should at' nipt be made. LONDON. March 2—The Japanese have ,120, 000 troops at North Seoule, facing the Yahu river. J The Russians are in force are on north bank of the river and moving south. It is believed the first movement

of the Japanese armies will be to drive the Russians back from the Yahu. J. H. Stone who has been taking' treatment for his eyes at Muncie for j some time is reported as not so well, and is not improving as rapidly as he hoped to. Frank 3. Jaqua, a former Port-1 land boy but now of Washington, I D. C., is to be married in the latter city today, the name of the bride being Miss Carrie Tuthill. ’ Unclaimed letters are at the postoffice for Mrs. Sam Fisher, Mrs. E. S. Edwards, Miss Liba Davis, Mrs. Minnie Brown, D. E. Armstrong, Mrs. D. A. Elzy, Alice Moore. Mrs. 0. J. Suman,of Pleasant Mills, went home Saturday, having been in attendance at the funeral of her neice, the infant child of Dawson Suman, which was buried Friday. —Portland Sun. Ira Steele has announced his candidacy for trustee of St. Marys township, and will try to carry away the nomination at the democratic mass convention which is announced for Bobo on Thursday, March 17. Lois Maragret White was born Wednesday morning, March 2,1904, and is already the cherished daughter of Rev. and Mrs. John C. White, the former the accomplished pastor of the Methodist church in this city. J. J. Moran, a brother of our John, has been elected chairman of the democratic county committee of Jay county. He creditably served a similar capacity two years ago. C. E. Schwartz was selected secre tarv, and J. A. M. Adair treasurer.

market report. Accurate prices paid by Deeatui merchants for various products, Cor reeled every day. GRAIN. BY E. L. CARBOS, GRAIN MERCHANT. ~ ’New Corn yellow * I New Corn, mixed •• • ! Machine shucked one cent less. ! Oats, new ■“ Wheat, No. 2 Wheat, No. 3 90 I Barlev ' I Rye No. 2 —- I Clover Seed "80 Alsyke @ 0 Buckwheat Flax Seed gC CHICAGO MARKETS. Chicago market closed at 1:15p. m today. according to J. D. Hale’s I special wire service, as follows: Wheat, May 39? Wheat. July 961 | Wheat, July, new 94| ( Corn, May I Corn July Oats, May 4-g Oats, J uiy 39J May Pork 14 72 July Pork. D 82 Mav Lard, per cwt 7 47 July Lard 7 65 TOLEDO GRAIN MARKETS. Chaneed every afternoon at 3 KM) o’clock bv J. D. Hale, Decatur. Special wire service. Wheat, new No. 2, red, cashfl 01J May wheatl Co| July wheat, 951 Cash corn, No. 2, mixed, cash- 485 Corn, July 50| May Corn 52| Oats, Cash4s| May Oats4.i| j Oats, July 40? Rye, cash7s| OTHER PRODUCTS. BY VARIOUS GROCERS AND MERCHANTS. Eggs, fresh, per dozf 15 Lard 8 Butter, per poundll@ls Potatoes, newl CO Onions 75 Cabbage per 100 lbl 50 Apples, per bu 8C Sweet Potatoe, per bu 75 STOCK. BY FRED SCHEIMAN, DEALER Lambs 4 50 Hogs, per cwt f 4 85@5 00 Cattle per lb 3 @ 3| ' Calves, per lbs @ 5j Cows 2 @ Sheep, per lb 2 (c$ 2| Beef Hides, per lb 6 POULTRY. BY J. W. PLACE CO., PACKERS. Chickens, young per lb6} @7 Fowls, per lb 6®6j Ducks, per 1b.6@7

TRUE’S — SPECIAL MARCH SALE ON — Lace Curtains, Embroidery, Laces and Ribbons for Spring will begin March Ist, and Continue the Entire Month. During this month’s sate you should avail yourself of the opportunity to purchase your wants in this line, beside the advantage of the special low prices given at that time. You will have entire new designs to select from and you will get free with each and every pair curtains at 81.25 and over a pair of fine POLISHED SOLID OAK CURTAIN POLES, poles complete and a pair of Cl RTAIN LOOPS. Remember this offer will not be good after this sate closes. There has never been such a display of Popular Priced Lace and Ruffled curtains ever shown in Decatur. A most elegant line of all the new yard goods for sash and odd curtains and portiere from 5c yard to 50c. My stock of Ribbons, Curtains and Laces for spring are far superior to any season previous and very much cheaper. All Silk No. 40 Ribbon in Plaid, Plain and Stripe at 10c a yard, all others low in proportion This is not a clean up sate of a lot of old shelf worn stuff that I am offering but all new up-to-date stuff, all bought and arrived in my store in 1904. You have never had the opportunity of looking over a nicer or more up to-date assortment of Spring Goods than you can see at my store now. lam showing all the verv new things m WAISTING a_np SITTINGS from 10c a yard t0’81.50 a yard. The 50c, fiOc, 75c and 81.00 material consists of everything the market affords, they are the popular prices and in which the most business is done and my stock in these are the very strongest. I want to call especial attention to the line of 38 inch all wool Shirt Waist Suitings at 50 cents a yard, they are simply all right and up-to-date; you can’t do wrong in buying them, and the same can be said of the entire stock of Spring Fabrics. All v u ®^“ ovelties ‘hat the maket affords, you will find here also. New NECKWEARS, new COLLARS and CUFFS to match for B p P T r v/ 8U ? 8 ’ WAIST SETS ’ BELTS ’ BELT BUCKLES, SASH INS and in fact everything you need to make up your spring rnSvc! be able to show you the swellest line of lace striped JblhKl and fancy summer underwear ever shown over any counter You can get get exactly what you want in price, style and quality, have had to buy more liberal than ever before to meet my fast growing business and am in a better position to give you what you want and take care of you better than any previous season. an ing you all for past patronage and hope to receive a liberal portion in future. l am yours ~c. F. TRUE.

Young Ducks fi Young Turkeys, per 1b.... . ‘ Geese, old per lb Geese, young, lb HAY fIARKET. No. 1 timothy hay(baled) No 1 mixed hay (baled)...'._® No. 1 clover hay (baled) WOOL AND HIDES. BY B. KALVER A SON. Wool, unwashedl6to2o Sheep pelts 25c to 75 Beef hides, per pound gg j Calf hides g w Tallow, per pound ! Coon 15 to 125 I Skunk 20 to 125 □’possum 10 to eg Muskrat sto 22 Mink 50 to $2.00 OIL MARKET. Tionall.92 Pennsylvania ‘ jjCorning I'sNew Castle North Lima South Lima\ 123 Indiana Whitehouse ]'jg Somerset jjj Neodasha. (Kan.)y 28 Barkersville Ragland COAL—Per Ton Anthracites 7 gg Domestic, nut 4 gg Domestic, lump, Hocking 4 gg Domestic lump, Indiana 3 gg Pocahontas Smokeless, lump 550 VOTICEOF MACADAMIZED STONE A ROAD PETITION Notice is hereby given that one. Mathias Thomas together with numerous oilier persons resident freeholders and voter- in the Washington township. Adams county Indiana, have filed their joint petetion in the auditor's office of said Adams county. Indiana, asking and praying in tn.-ir -aid petition that the board of commi-siuners of said Adams county. Indiana, build and construct a free macadamized stone road in -aid Washington township, over and upon the public highway situated on the following route, to-wit: Commencing at the northeast corner of sectlon thirtv-five (35). township twenty-seven 27' north, range fourteen lb east, running thence west on the section line between sections thirty-five (35? and twenty-sii 1 hence'south on the section line between sections thirty-four (Rd) and thlrty-tlv,. 35.. or to the townsnip line between Washington and Monroe townships and there to terminate; the -ame being two miles in length. Said road to be known as the East Washington township macadam road extension. The said improvement prayed for in said petition lobe supplementary to and a continuance of said East Washington Township macadamized road'No. S. And that Monday April 4, 1904, has been set and fixed by endorsement upon said petition as the day and date when said petition will be heard by said board of commissioners. io their room and office in said auditor's office in the court house in said Adams county. Indiana and of the pendancy of said petition and of the hearing thereof aH persons interested will take due notice. ABE BOCH, Auditor, 52-3 Adams County. Ind.