Decatur Democrat, Volume 48, Number 29, Decatur, Adams County, 22 September 1904 — Page 1

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Mrs c. c. Schafer is at home from Chicago, where she was operted on several weeks ago. She • 8 recovering rapidly and will soon bP in excellent health. She w,ll j ea ve next week for a visit with her parents near Converse. • Cecil Lucile Roe, the six month’s ’ ld child of Mr. and Mrs. Charles C Roe. who live three miles south of this city died Monday night after few days’ illness with cholera infantum. The funeral services will be held tomorrow morning at the house, and interment will be made at the'Pleasant Mills cemetery. Yesterday morning at 6:30 o’clock at her home in Preble occurred the death of Mrs. Catherine .Sohmidth after an illness of only twelve days' duration, death resulting",from that dread disease typhoid fever. Mrs. Sohmidth was fifty-eight years of age and the wife of Henry Sohmidth, who is quite well known here. The funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at two o’clock ’at the Preble church, the Rev. Klausing conducting the services. Interment will be made : n the Preble cemetery. Drs. J. M. Miller and C. S. Clarl and ’Sqmre’Smith of this city and Dr. J. C- Grandstaff drove to the Shroeder home a mile north of Preble Thursday afternoon and held an insanity inquest on John Schrveder, a young man of about twenty-three years. The verdict was one recommending the subject to the Eastern asylum at Richmond. The parents and neighbors were afraid of him and asked that he be taken into custody at once, as he had threatened to kill them and burn their property. Sheriff Butler was notified and sent Deputy Dallas Butler, Amos Fisher and Detective Purge, of Huntington. cut after him. He came without any serious difficulty and will be taken to Richmond as soon as a place can be arranged for him. Miss Mary Orvis and Dr. Bonnell IV. Rhamy were married at 5 o'clock Wednesday afternoon by the Rev. J, N, Field, at the home of the bride, 2600 Fairfield Avenue. A few relatives and friends wer< present, Miss Minnie Orvis, of De catur, a cousin of the bride, was the only out of town guest. Th* house wis prettily decorated for the occasion in white climatis. The suppor table was tastefully trimmed with pink and white roses and white climatis. White and pink ribbons extended from the chandelier to the corners of the table. Tne bride recently completed a course in music in Chicago and has been the organist at the Baptist church for several months. Dr. Rhamy is associated with Dr. G. W. McCask y in medicine and he is a Iso a member of the faculty of the F jrt IVayne oillege of Medicine. —Fort Wayne Jourdal-Gazette

P. Poyneer, who runs a grain and seed seperator factory in the Noah Ark building, stated to a repr~’entative of this paper Monday that in all probability he would soon extend his present business into the Dominion of Canada, as he had received word from the head department of the patent office of that state that his models were on tile and that the patent wou Id no doubt be perfected in a few days and thus afford him the right to manufacture and sell within any part of the Dominion without cause for alarm as to having his patent stolen from him. Mr. Poyneer stated that fear of having his ideas stolen was the only fact that has hept him from entering this territory long before, and says that he stes a bright and brilliant future before him in that section of the country. Mr. Poyneer further stated that he intended to make this his main headquarters and Place only a branch office in that country. These machines are meeting with a ready sale whereever Mr. Poyneer goes and are givlng the required results and perfect satisfaction. At present he has °»l.v two men on the road repreS' !I ting these machines, those being “'k Reed anoßiimself, but in the ear future he expacts to put more , n the road and expand his plant eve so as to keep in step with the salesmen.

*L. A. Coleman, of Indianapolis, law partner of Major Holtzman,' passed through our city today, en route to Geneva, to inspect the' Ruby Oil company's belongings ; which are situated on the Moran farm in Jefferson township. Marriage licenses have been granted this week to Edward Moser ind Mary Egly. Charles Matthewson and Susie Archer, David Ritter and Dora Nodle. Only fiifteen licenses have been issued here since August Ist. For some unicoountable reason there seems to be a decline in the matrimonial market.

Mariah Woodworth, who created ’ such a furore throughout Indiana some twenty years ago, is about to start out on a tour of the state again. Her name is now Mrs S. P. Etter, she having married the man with whom she has been interested in revival work for the past few years. Mrs. Etter claims to be a divine healer as well as a soul saver and her work is of the trance order and at times very sensational- She now carries a huge tent with hor and wherever she decides to hold meetings the tent is set up and the people invited to come. If Mariah lumes to Decatur she will no doubt get a good crowd. Many of the older people remember her last visits to this part of the state and would be anxious to hear her again. In the past year she has been doing work of an evangelistic nature in St. Louis, a place where let services were no doubt badly needed. One of the happiest events in

many a day that has cccurrtd in he Gay family happened today at c Steele’s park, when over one hnn- s dred members of this family met c <.nd held a genuine family reunion, t The Gays were there in full bloom, c from infants to old peope, and all 1 seemed to be endowed with the « same inspirations of having a good £ rime and making the most of this • happy event. The members of the < lifferent families arrived at the i park this morning at eleven o’clock j tnd a big dinner was served, to « which all did ample justice, and * seemed to enjoy. The balance of i the day was spent in all manner of £ amusements in which old and t young took part, and put in the ( day to its best advantages. The I members of this family who took i part in the festivities were Mr. and < Mrs. Thorne, of North Baltimore, i Ohio, Quinn Gay and son, of Marion, Ohio, Mr. and Mrs. William I Gay, of Oskaloos, Kansas, Free- ! mont Holmes, of Ohio, Dennis Gay, Lima, Ind,. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Hilyard, of Blue Creek ’ township, Mr. and Mrs. George Gay of St. Marys, township, James Gay and family, John Green and family and Ed Green and family of this city. Col. Isaac W. Brown, the Hoosier whose philosophy is summed up in the sentence, “Every bird has its bug,” and who was sent to Texas by Miss Helen Gould to see if he could apply his philosophypractically in doing away with the boll weevil scourage, has returned to New York, having made his report to Miss Gould at her country home, at Roxbury, N. .Y., says a special from New York. His four days’ investigation in the territory south of Dallas, he said, could suggest to him no better remedy for the cotton curse than to lot the birds alone. The spread of the weevil from Mexico and its present northerly progress in Texas he attributes directly to the killing o birds trained by nature's laws to destroy the post. If there had been a normal supply of birds fifty years ago and since in "Mexico, ho said, there would not be a single cotton weevil in Texas today. Colonel Brown said he could not do much in four days toward finding out for what bird the boll weevil is the choicest'meal. “To find ou wbat I wanted to know,” he said “I would have to chum with the ' boll weevil for six months. 1 ■ would have to watch it in he ; field; watch it go into hibernation I and come out; find out where there are birds that destroy it. and where there are none, and make comparisons.”

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1904.

Miss Francis Beeler, the girl whose troubles have been mentioned in the News this week, is not alone in the world and without rel. atives as was at first reported. Her mother is dead but her father lives about eight miles east of Bluffton. She is a daughter of John Beeler. She also has several brothers and sisters, and one brother was in town yesterday. She is reported to be still improving, and to be out of danger.—Buff ton News. The F >rt W.tyue district Presbytery convened in this city at 7:30 o’clock Monday evening, Moder ator ttev. J. B. Fleming of Fort Wayne, in charge. That official delivered the opening sermon, a powerful and interesting discourse , which was listened to attentively by those present. Following the sermon came the roll call, reports of arrangements committee and the election of Rev. Donnehey, of Hunt ington, as moderator. Tues, morning’s session began at nine o’clock with the routine business, including the appointment of committees, judicial business. At two o’clock came the election of delegates to the synod and reports of the permanent committees, report of the commissioners of the General Assembly, Minutes of General Assembly concerning the union with the Cumberland Presbytery, selection of next meeting place etc.

Another chapter was added to the Joseph Osborne murder story turned when a reply brief was out from this office under instructions of Attorneys D. E. Smith, D. D. Heller & Son and William M. Amsden. This reply must be tiled with the clerk of the supreme court of Indana by Saturday morning, and the case will then be ready for the consideration of that court. The case was appealed several months ago. To this appeal Charles M. Miller, attorney general, filed an answering brief. To this the present reply was filed, concluding the issue and bringing the oase up to the supreme judges. The reply is an able one and answers every statement of the attorney-general, concluding with the sentence “We have an abiding hope that this last misfortune, this unfair trial and unjust conviction, will be set aside and that an impartial jury may hear this cause and a fair and just verdict be finally returned.” The reply required nine pages printed. Attorney Smith said the opinion of the supreme court will probably be given out early in December, or perhaps sooner.

A story has been in circulation j throughout the country for some ] time and within the past week it- ' has come to ears of members of { the Banner staff on several occas- ■ ions, says the Bluffton Banner. ( While there may be many reasons - to doubt the primary authenticity ( ot the story yet it concerns a sub- , jeot in which every reader of the Banner and perhaps every person , in the county interested in the fam ous T rrell murder case. While the Banner does not vouch for the truth of the story, yet it believes that its readers are entitled to all that is being said or done in this case and accordingly the story is given. Early in the spring a lady was sent from this county to the asylum at Richmond for treatment. She was not particularly rabid in any degree, but at certain times her mind showed evidences of being unsound and it was thought that a course of treatment might prove beneficial for her. She spent some time in the hospital and while there in her lucid moments, wrote frequent letters to her relatives in the county. One letter in particular was sent home which has caused all the talk. In this letter she stated that at one of the asylum dances, matters of regular weekly occurrence, she was present and saw John W. Terrell, who is reported as being in one of the wards unable to walk alone, out on the floor of the dance hall, tripping away as ' merrily as any of the rest. W nether this letter is founded on actual . fact the B inner not attempt . to state. We simply give the story . as it came to us and our readers can draw their own conclusions.

A bicycle belonging to some un known person setting in front of Gus Rosenthal’s clothing store, was completely demolished last evening by being run over by a big farm team and wagon, making it look as if it had passed through a cyclone. The accident was purely unintentional and no one is to blame except the man who left the wheel set in the street. This should certainly prove to be a lesson for bicycle owners. The angel of death has again entered the house of John J. Soldner, in Monroe township, and has taken away their beloved daughter, Matilda, who was born March 6, 1883, and died a quiet and peaceful death at 11 o’olock a. in. on Saturday, September 17th, at the age of 21 years, 6 months and 11 days Less than a year ago, October 27, 1903, their daughter, Aldine wife of Charles E. Hawk, and several years ago another daughter Sarah Ann, were taken away by the same disease, consumption A brother died of typhoid fever a number of years ago. She leaves her parents, one sister and two brothers. Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon by Rev. J. W. Kilwer, at 12:30 at the house and at 2 o’clock at the Mennonite church of which she was a member. Burial tock place in theM. R. E. cemetery. —Berne Witness.

The first of a series of political meetings at democratic headquar ters, will be held there next Friday evening, with the Hon. J. A. M. Adair as the speaker. Mr. Adair is not only a shining light among the Indiana democracy, but he is one of the good speakers as well. The headquarters are now complete and are handsome in the extreme, being well furnished, nicely decorated and makes a home that the Adams county democracy may well be proud of, and which we hope they will retain permanently. At these headquarters on Thursday evening a Democratic Club will be organized. Every democrat in the city, and in the county is invited to become a member of this club. It is desired to make it a permanent organization, and one that in the

time to come will be a source of great strength to the party it represents. The Clover Leaf proposition is now up to the legal voter of Washington township. President Shonts with Robert Williams, the latter being general manager, with head-

quarters at Toledo, Ohio, were here Saturday,|and laid bare their proposition, which if accepted will make Decatur one of the most important points on the Clover Leaf route. The improvements they propose,together with what they expect from Washington township, amount in cold tacts and figures to $97,458. They expect the ground for all the trackage and other improvements, and in addition they expect the wherewithal to construct a twelvestall round house, a sixty-five-foot turntable and a 16x24 foot water tank. This together with the cost of the ground will not leave much change left in a $30,000 billThey propose to put in 34,840 feet or about six and one-half miles of

sidetracking, an ice house 150x200 feet twenty-five feet high, all the machinery appertaining thereto, including gigantic ice crusher, a water tank, coal dock, elevated track, and in all according to previous knowledge given upon the subject. The only delay now is a blue print showing the exact location of all these improvements. That is expected to arrive by Wednesday or Thursday, and then the matter will be taken up by this end of the deal. The auditor will be asked to call the board of commissioners into special session, and they will be asked by petition to call a special election, thus giving the people an opportunity to vote for or against the granting of such a subsidy. i Thus the opportunity so long f prayed for, will be given us. As 5 soon as the reprint arrives and - the exact amount required is asI certained, the Democrat will fur- ; ther discuss the feasibility of a • Greater Decatur. It is not out of s place to state that the opportunity is a golden one.

Saturday evening the large bank barn owned by Deiderick Scheiman, who lives two miles wast of Hoagland, was completely destroyed by fire, several hundred bushels of wheat and oats and fifteen tons of hav were also lost. The fire originated from spontaneous combustion and was beyond oont’ol when assistance arrived. This barn had just been remodeled by Mr. Scheiman and was of modern structure. The loss will amount to nearl.y $2,000, which is partly covered with insurance. The national meeting of the Red Men has taken final action on the question of admitting saloonkeepers which has been before the organization for several years The meeting is being held at St. Joseph, Mo., and at Wednesday’s session there was an announcement of a proposed revision of the la vs by which saloonkeepers, bartenders and retail liquor dealers are to be barred from membership in the Red Men. The amendment was read by Robert T. Daniel, chairman of the committee on the revision of laws, and was adopted by a safe majority vote. The amendment also provides that any member who shall engage in the retail liquor business after having been admitted to the order shall be liable to suspension. It is not incumbent on the state council to accept the new law, but it is recommeded to them for adoption. Another amendment similar in character, which was also accepted, provides that any branch of the order hold any ball, picnic or other ente'tainment on Sunday, it is liable to have its charter removed, and the same penalty is to apply if any intoxicating liouors are sold at such entertainment. Gift enterprises, lotteries and games of chance also come under the ban of the law revision committee. Thedelagates attended a barbecue today.

Another session of the city council which continued until nearly midnight, was held Tues, evening, and resulted in another deadlock on the city attorneyship, and that office is consequently vacant. Dore B. Erwin, E. B. Lenhart and L. C. DeVoss were the candidates Tues, night, Mr. DeVoss having three votes the greater part of the time, but was unable to secure the fourth. About twenty ballots were taken and the last was no nearer an election than the first. A special meeting of the council was held last evening to consider a proposition of settlement concerning the sidewalk grade in front of the Burt House, and the attorneyship question will likely be again considered.

Some other work was considered last night. W. J. Myers filed a petition for a sidewalk on -South Fifth street, south of the Clover Leaf railway and same was referred to the committee. The plans and specifications for the Weikle sewer were filed and accepted. The bonds of Mayor Coffee and City Superintendent W. E. Fulk were accepted. A resolution providing for the quarterly allowances of the salaries

of city officers was unanimously adopted. The matter of placing an electric light at the corner of Grant and Mercer streets near the old fair grounds was referred to the electric light committee. Bills were allowed as follows: C. M. Kenyon, printing, $5.50; Fort Wayne Electric Works, ‘labor, $12.96; A. Stoneburner, police, $6; A. J. Teeple, police, $6; W. H. Baker, police, $6; John Green, police, $6; John Coffee, pay roll.

$37.40; C. & E,. Ry. Co., freight, $170.95 Earl Adams, labor, $3; Gallogly & Haefling,insurance, $48.64; S. Spangler, rent, $1; Byd May, labor, $1.50; John Brook, goods, $1.45; D. E. Scott, insurance, $24.33; City Trucking Co..drayage, $11.22; M. J. Mylott, expense, $1.50; Sunday Creek Co., coal, $859.51; Fort Wayne Oil & Supply Co,, goods, $110.70; J. D. Stnlts, insurance, $19.25; Jacob Martin, supplies, $7.40; Adams Express Co., express, $39.4%; Brittson & Meyers Co., supplies, $8.23; Henry Peters, labor. $34.55; John Thomas, labor, $104.12; L. C- He Im, insurance, $34.31; L. C. Helm, expense. $8.25; John Lahe, labor, $1.50; J. B. Buhler, labor, $10.65.

CIRCULATION 2800 WEEKLY

NUMBER 29

A serious wreck between two buggies occurred yesterday morning near the county farm, three miles south of town, resulting in a runaway in which several people were more or less injured. William Roop, a well known Blue Creek township citizen and one of the regular jury panel, was driving to town to attend his court duties, and when near the place above mentioned, Will Frote, who was driving a ng in which he was bringing his two sisters who attend school here to town, attempted to drive around. Young Frote carelessly failed to turn out far enough and his buggy looked wheels with Mr. Roop’s rig. A bad mix-up resulted, both buggies overturning. Mr. Roop’s horse ran away dragging him long the pike for quite a distance. He was gbadly bruised up, his hands, face and left leg being cut in numerous places by the sharp stones, requiring the attention of a physician after_he arrived in Decatur. The horse was captured after running about a mile. The occupants of the other rig were also badly Miss Maggie Frote worst injuries. Her left arm was broken below the elbow and the elbow was dislocated, causing her great pain. Dr. D. D. Clark was summoned from this city and attended the young lady. Will Frote was also quite badly bruised and received a badly sprained arm. Another sister who was in the rig escaped unhurt. The accident is reported to be entirely the blame of Young Frote who was driving.

General James B. Weaver, of lowa, opened the democratic campaign in Decatur Friday night, speaking to a vast crowd. The court room was packed to the doors, standing room being a scarce article. The immense crowd paid the very closest attention to the speaker, and every word he said went home. The Decatur city band, under the managemnet of Noah Loch, furnished the music, and the stir about the streets last night easily convinced every one that the campaign was on. The band escorted the speaker from the Burt House to the court room, he being accompanied by a committee. After several selections by the band. Judge D. D. Heller introduced the speaker in a five minute speech, formally announcing the opening of another presidential campaign in Adams county, the purpose of which is to give our standard bearers Parker & Davis, the biggest majority e T er given in our history. General Weaver is a man who thinks for himself, and who for over fifty years has been known as a fighter for the interests of the people. His argument last night was logical, earnest and con. vincing, one that should appeal to every honest voter. He said that he was for Parker & Davis for four principle reasons, namely their position on the questions of imperialism, taxation, labor and the vast superiority, intellectually and otherwise of Mr. Parker over Mr. Roosevelt. He took up each

reason separately and proved his point in a conclusive way. He paid particular attention to the imperialistic question, the position of our government with the Phil lipinos, and the labor question. General Weaver came from Colorado direct to Indiana and declares that citizens of that state are greatly incensed over the president's attitude in their recent labor troubles there. He declared that Colorado would cast her vote for Parker beyond a question of doubt. He also brought good news from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and other eastern states. He appealed to the old soldier as well as to the liberty loving young man of the country and showed the great wrong now being perpetrated upon the citizens of the Phillipine Islands, who have fought for liberty

for two centuries and whom we have bought body and soul, and are now holding as our property. Scarcely a person left the court room during the hour and a half the general spoke, and he held the closest attention of everyone during the entire time. He left here this morning for Sullivan, Indiana, where he speaks tonight. ®