Decatur Democrat, Volume 48, Number 4, Decatur, Adams County, 31 March 1904 — Page 2

Resign from the Ministry. Rev. W. H. Daniel,presiding Elder of the Fort Wayne district of the North Indiana Methodist Conference and who for several years served as a faithful pastor of the church here will tender his resignation from the ministry at the coming session )f conference which convenes at Muncie next week. He has been in the ministry for thirty two years and has served at various places over the district. The following letter explains his reasons: Fort Wayne, Indiana March 26, 1904. Years ago I conscientiously decided that whenever the effective ministry began to undermine my health I should ask for a change of relation. After very much prayer, heart struggle and consultation with loved ones I have at the very last reached the conclusion that such a time has now come. The constant exposure, great responsibilities and arduous labors of a Presiding Elder are beginning to exhaust, quite perceptibly to me, my physical strength—especially my nervous strength. I do not believe th it I am fully able for district work longer But much more serious than the inroads upon my own strength is th ■ precarious and often alarming condition of my wife’s health. It has seemed impossible to plan otherwise than to leave her at home all alone while I am away, as I must be, very much of the time. I feel it is not prudent thus to do longer. I owe to her a duty of care and protection which I must discharge For the above reasons,after thirty two unbroken years of active ministry. I shall ask. at the coming session of the Conference, a change Os relation. To all of my brethren in the ministry with whom I have been associated as Presiding Elder and to all the members and friends of the church in the various charges I express my most sincere appreciation of all kindness shown me. It has been a great delight to be associated with these pastors and people. I shall bear away in my heart only the most tender feelings toward all. God bless tnem.

I shall strive to be as prayerful and faithful in the Cabinet in caring for the interests of the preachers and people as I would were I expecting to continue to to be Presiding Elder of the district. Yours Most Cordially, W. H. DANIEL. It is understood that Rev. Daniel will remove to his farm and spend th£ rest of his life in quiet. It is hoped by the many friends of the family here that the health of both he and his good wife will soon be restored. Two Heroes. The Portland Sun describes the accidental death of Lally and Downing as follows: Lally and Downing were less fortunate than Ruple. When probably within one hundred yards of the bridge Lally’s horse became nervous and plunged off the levee. After a sh ort struggle in which Lally made a desperate but unsuccessful attempt to get his steed onto the levee again, he became separated from the horse and swam for a short distance, but became incumbered by his heavy clothing •and an overcoat he fought for his life against too great odds, his strength failed him and he sank beneath the turbid waters of the. Salamonia in the fulfillment of the highest motive to which a man can be prompted—that of giving his own life in an endeavor to save that of -a fellow man. Al Fulton who was also in the resucing party, threw a rope to Lally, which had he caught, • might have saved his life,but which he missed by only a few inches. The tragic death of Otto Downing

OMlwWFjffißUfc k > • ■ A —a. .a,— h -v ■ * a * m a _i* 4 Do you wish to sell your farm? If so, then list it for gale, with the Snow Agency It may be advertised or not. lust as you prefer. You will be at no exoenseif the property is left with the agency for the time listed. We have many farms and a large number of city properties now on our list and new properties are put ujon the market each w«ek. If wishing to;buy, sell or rent property oall and examine our prices and descriptions. 'Phone No. 203 JJP. SNOW, Decatur, Indiana

was very similar to the drowning of John Lally. At the point where their horses left the levee, the water is about ten feet deep. Both horses were rescued, as was also the one driver by David Knoll. The body of John Lally -was recovered at 1:30 o’clock but Downing was not found until after three o'clock. Rural Ronte Directory. The Adams County rural route directory, published by Charles S. Peterson has been completed and will soon be sent out. The book is accurate and contains the names of every person on every route in the county, being invaluable for people who have business transactions with the farmers of this community. The book contains 120 pages, filled with the names pictures of prominent citizens of the county, homes and public buildings of Decatur and the advertisements of Decatur, Berne and Geneva live business men. In his introductory Mr. Peterson says: “The Adams County Rural Route Directory was compiled for the purposed of furnishing handy reference book for both merchants and rural route patrons. The book is thorough and complete, or as near so as it is possible to get such work. The names of the heads of all families are in capital letters with the members of their immediate family following. The names in parenthesis are people who get their mail in the same box with his family. In compiling this work I have had the ready assistance of the various merchants and business men whose names appear in the book and their interest in it deserve for them a good patronage from the residents along rural routes. Hoping the book will well fulfill the mission for which it is published and thanking those who so materially assisted me, I am Respectfully Chas. S. Peterson.” A copy of the book will be placed in every rural route home in the county free of charge, 1500 Paving been issued for that purpose.

Will Enlarge. L. Yager Sons will soon own the largest and most modern furniture store in Northern Indiana, as they' are now arranging for an addition to their already large establishment. Thursday they purchased from Isaac Peterson, the lot on First street, located directly east and just cross the alley from their present store. On this lot is to be erected a large brick bui Iding of a modern and up-to-date pattern. The alley way is to be widened and paved so that several teams can be given room at once and all loading and unloading of goods will be cared for there. A canopy will cover the alley and connect the two buildings so that goods can be handled in the dry even if the weather is inclement. The new room will be used at present for a packing room, ware house and repair shop, but later it is the intention of I this enterprising firm to enlarge the building so as to cover the enI tire newly purchased ground and making a block 264 feet long. When the new ware house is complete the present furniture store will be used only as sales rooms. The Yager store has been a substantial business house here for over forty years and under the management of the younger members of the firm is destined to grow into an establishment of great credit and help to the city as is evidenced by the present move. The firm has realized for years that this step would be necessary and the present crowded condition of their store made it impossible to wait longer. The new block is tc. be a well built brick and fire proof builidng and will when completed add to the business appearance of First street.

The Portland Flood. PORTLAND. Ind., March 26— This city is suffering from a terrible flood as a result of which two lives and thousands of dollars worth of property have already been sacrificed. The rain of thirtysix hours has caused the Saletuonia river to raise twenty five feet higher than ever known before and a cloud burst which occurred late last night has caused the most terrible loss ever known in this community. Not until twelve o'clock last night was it believed that any serious results would follow the rains, but at that hour the water rose so rapidly that it was necessary to give a general alarm. Citizens responded promptly, but could do nothing except remove goods in some of the business houses. BUSINESS HOUSES LOSE HEAVILY. The water is still up to the second story- of many business houses. At the Merchants hotel it was necessary to rescue the guests from second story windows. So rapidly did the water raise that it was impossible for the people to escape ary other way. The Commercial Review office tried to get out an extra this morning but the press w: s covered with water before they were scarcely started. The heaviest loosers among the business men are the Fulton Hardware Company, Cartright & Headington. dry goods store, The Hood Wholesale grocery house, the Cline & Wilt lumber yards. The Adair hotel or old Hawkins house is the only hotel in Portland which is open to the public. TWO MEN DROWN. Though the financial loss is a terrible one and will reach far into the thousands, this fact is lost sight of here because of the death by drowning of two well known citizens, John Lally and John Downing, who met death in their efforts to save the life of a fellow citizen. STORY OF FATAL ACCIDENT. A farmer named B. K. Noll was trying to drive into the city. When between the Meridian and Wayne street bridges his horse slipped off the levy. Lally and Downing were near the scene on horseback and immediately drove into the raging waters to save the old gentleman. They never reached his side, however, as both men and their horses soon sank from view. Hundreds of people are dragging the streams in vain efforts to recover the bodies.

FARMER ESCAPES. Mr. Noll finally managed to crawl onto the top of his buggy and cling there. A bv-stander finally succeeded in throwing a rope to him and he was rescued from his perilous position. LALLY KNOWN HERE. John Lally one of the brave men who met death, was well known here. He is a contractor and with Jack Frost has built several macadam roads in this county. In Jay county he was widely known and one of the most popular men in the county. He was about forty years old and leaves a wife and five children. John Downing the other victim of the flood is :* bus driver and worked for the Hotel Adair. He was clever and popular. At three o’clock neither body had been recovered. WATERS FALL SLIGHTLY. During today the water has fallen about a foot and it is believed the worst is over, though stories of nai-row escapes are still heard frequently. The citizens of Portland have formed themselves into a big relief committee and are using everv possible effort to prevent suffering. The sick and poor are being cared” for. It’is impossible to even estimate the financial loss but it will be a very heavy one. Will Put in a Plant. The Fort Wayne & Springfield Traction company will immediately put in a Cement Block plant with which to manufacture the material for building their power house, stables, stations and substations. A meeting of the board of directors was held Monday at the offices here, at which time it was agreed to purchase such a plant. The deal will be made this evening, it being the intention to buy either Normandie machinery made at Jackson. Michigan or the Winget made at Columbus, Ohio. A temporary building will be constrcuted at once of sheet iron, on the company’s groundsnorth of town and it is

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the desire to have things in running order within a very short time. About a dozen men will be employed at this work. The big power house will be constructed first and the entire out put of the plant this year will be used to erect company buildings, all of which will be of this material, and will present a handsome appearance. After the company buildings are erected the cement block works will be continued as a seperate industry and will no doubt do a flourishing business. The company engineering party started Tuesday on a walk to Portland to secure figures and facts which will enable the company to decide whether they will build to that place or to Celina. The party will reach their destination by the last of the week if they don’t bump into too many low places where new rivers have been started by the recent floods. The company will push things rapidly from now on and will show our people some real improvements by autumn. A majority of the directors attended todays meeting.

Little Satisfaction. President Shonts, of the Clover Leaf, Thursday received a delegation of business 'men from Delphos who came to ask that that city be not disturbed as a divisional point on the line. The anxiety of the Delphos people was brought about by the newspaper reports that Decatur was to become the chief interchange point with the Erie railroad. If this is brought about it is probable that crews would run through to Decatur instead of only to Delphos. President Shonts informed the delegation that the matter was yet in a tentative state. There was about fifteen gentlemen in the delegation.—Toledo Bee. As was supposed the Delphos delegation got but little satisfaction from their interview with the wise Clover Leaf president. The com mittee appointed here have alreadv got down to work and something of interest will no doubt develop within a very few days. Mr. Shonts has made his proposition and Decatur is going to accept it. Real Estate Transfers. John Lehman to Joseph D. Moser lost 413 and 414 Berne $225r Barbara Campbell to Catherine M. Cross lot 148 Geneva SSOO. Sarah J. Blackburn to S. B. Fordyce lot 19 Decatur SIOO. Williard Suttles to Henry Dellinger lots 674-677 Decatur $742. Emerson Beavers to C. H. W. Weiland lot 563 Decatur SISOO. Wm. Shoemaker to E. H. Stably pt sec 35 Ha rtf ord; tp 80 acres 4500. Samuel O'Connor to Frank Haviland lots 97 and 98 Geneva $725. Isaac Lehman to F. G Eichenberger lots 385 and Berne $35. Christian Stengel to Christian Hirschy lot 232 Berne SISOO. John Hendricks to Eliza C 5 Johnloz lot 85 Monroe S6OO. Solomon Linn to H. C. Kooker lot 741 Decatur $975. Isaac Peterson to J. C. Moran lot .29 Decatur, SBOO. loi Sale or Rent—A 11 room house*; with good barn and five acres of I ground, on West Monroe street. In-I quire of Simeon Weiand, city. 2-2 w i

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...Legal Advertising... ANOINTMENT OP EXECUTOR. Notice is hereby given that the under**as been appointed Executor ot the estate of Sylvester Wolf, late of hably s“venA deCeaßed ‘ The estate P™* A. R. Wolf, Executor. March 12, 1904. 2-3 Erwin & Erwin. Attorneys N° T eLtATE FINAL SETrLEMENT OF Notice is hereby given to the creditors, heirs and legatees of Eliza .1 McConnehey. deceastd. to appear in the Adams Circuit Court, held » c £l ur ’ Ind ’ a na. on the 23th lay of April. 1904. and show cause, if any, why the nnal settlement accounts with the estate of said decendent should not be approved: and said heirs are notified to then make proof of heirship, and receive their distributive shares Willard B. Suttles. Administrator. Decatur. Ind.. March 21 1904. 3.2 Merryman & Sutton, Att’ys. TO NON-RESIDENTS The State of Indiana, I County of Adams. jßStelrn t m4 Ada “ S Circuit Court > February William P, Battling 1 vs 1 William C. Cockran, /’ No. 6688. John Smitley. aiLLe^n®ca fr ul?. ‘“cAeVNotice is therefore hereby given the said William C. Cockran.. that they he and tV’J'TT be o? re Hon Judge of day f 7h^h n Tal U Vt Om A'SrT i A B T> TaJ.” n?aii?t ea^th y answeror demur to said comr h t tee’?. llbeheard and de ‘«”- WITNESS, my name, and the Seal of said’ (SEAL) of Mareh re w: lffiled ‘ Ws 9th day david gerber. cierk. I tr. .. By Paul Ban “>Wtner, Deputy. J. C. Moran and F. M.Cottrell, Attorney for Plaintiff.

ASSIGNMENT FOR BENETIT OF i RE -A DITOHS —N< ITK'EOF Al’l'ol N IMi <r OF ASSIGNEE. Notice Is hereby given, to all whom it ma y C' n -ern. that the on lersigned has b>.<)-i! y appointed assignee, and has qualith-d as -ueb ot the estat of Louis A Henning, at.d the matter of said assignment is now pendine in th* Adams circuit court of the state of Indiana. FRENCH QUINN. Assignee. Dated this March 17. 1904. 3.3 Merryman A Sutton, Attorneys / CINCINNATI. RICHMOND & FORT V WAYNE RAILROAD COMPANY. Richmond. Ind., March 17.19 m. The annual meetingot Stockholders ..f the Cincinnati. Richmond and Fort Waym- Railroad Company will tie held ar the' otii of the company in the city ot Richmond. Ind., on Thursday, April 7, 1904, at 1C o’clock a m.. for the purpose of electing eleven directors and transacting such ••(her business* as may properly come before the meeting. 3-3 S. B LIGGETT. Secretary. VOTJCE OF MACADAMIZED STONE ROAD PETITION Notice is hereby given that one. Mathias Thomas together with num rous other persons. resident freeholders and voters in the Washington township. Adams county. Indiana, have filed their joint petition in the auditor’s office of said Adams county. Indiana, .asking and praying in their said petition that the board of commissioners of said Adams county. Indiana, bu.and | construct a free macadamized stone re id in said Washington to« nship. over and upon the public highway situated on the following route, to-wit: Commencing at the northeast corner f section thirty-five t 35). township twenty-seven (27) north, range fourteen (14) past, running thence west on the section line between >• - tions thirty-five (86) and twenty-six thence’south on the section line between sections thirty-four (34: and thirty-five ‘ r’•> the townsnip line between Washington and Monroe township? and there to terminate: the same being two miles in length Said road to be known as the East Washington township macadam road extension. Also commencing at the northwest c- rner of section thirty-tour running thence east on the section line between -ecti--ns thirty-four 04) and’wenty-seven (27>, township t-wenty-seven u’7) north, range fourteen H 4) east, the samp being one mile in length. The above road to b« known as the extention of the Decatur and Monroe macadam road. The said impr vement prayed for in said petition to be supplementary to and a c ntinnance of said East Washington Town-hip macadamized road No. 3. 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 <>f • misstoners. in their room and office in 'Td auditor’s office in the court house in said A lams county, Indiana. and of the pendam y of said petition and of the hearing thereof all persons interested will take due notice. ABE BOCIL Auditor. 52-3 Adams County. Ind JJOTK’E OF RECEIVING BIDS F<»R ( N- ’ STRFCTION OF PUBLIC DITCH Notice is hereby given, that I. Abe I: *i auditor of Adams county. Indiana. to an order of the board of commissioner- f r the construction of a ditch known a< the Miles W, Hemmerick ditch, described ufollows:

Commencing at a point ten (It) rods west and ten (10) rods south of the northeast -r---nerof the northwest quarter of section fifteen (15). township twenty-six north, range fifteen (15) east, in -Adams county. Indiana. Running thence north 40 degrees west 15 r "Is: thence north.s degrees east. 21 rods: thence ?/I rth .**7 degrees east. 30 rods; thence north 111 rods: thence west 102 rods; thence n 46 degrees west 9 rods; thence north 67 degrees west. 12 rods; thence north 43 degrees west. 12 rods; thence south HO degrees west ■'» rods; thence south 65 degrees west. thence north 45 degrees west. 6 rods: then- e north S 5 degrees west. 10% rods, and terminating in Blue Creek at a point 10 rods east and 19 rods north of the southeast corner - f the east half of the northeast quarter of section 9. township and range heretofore mentioned. Passing through and affecting the land?- d Christopher Byer, Windford M Suhm. Christ. Kauffman. Alexander Garwood. Elizabeth Parks, Joseph Sims. W. and S > ' Nancy Passwater. Charles Morrison. Mil’*® liemmenck, and Blue Creek township as shown by the viewers report. Will on Monday, April 11,1904, at ten o’clock a. in.. ar the auditor’s oth- c. x Decatur. Indiana, receive ~ea - ed bids for the construction of said ditch a® follows: Section 1. from station 56% to station 27 Section 2. 1 ro-•• tion 27 to stat 5 --n ' will be required to file with t - i<> cessful bidders will be required to er;f f r a contract with the auditor for the construction nf work. Rnd to file bnn( j with surety to be approved by the auditor. No bid will be teceived or considered ■■• r more than the estimated cost of said work, i>eiailed plans and specification" will ,( - found on file in the auditor’s office. ABE BOCH. Auditor Adams count/