Decatur Democrat, Volume 49, Number 45, Decatur, Adams County, 11 January 1906 — Page 5

Richmond. Ino\ Jan. 10.—Mr. ” H *i and Mr®. P. W. Smith have an H: t nonuoed the engagement of their : daughter. Miss Florence Smith, 'to Rudolph Ljeds, son of William B. Leeds, the New York financier. Young Leed recently purchased the Richmond Paladium and he will make this h’s home. Minneapolis, Jan. 10.— Six known dead, and possibly more im prisoned in their rooms, is tLe result of a fins today at the West hotel, .biggest in the city The known dead are Cipt Birr.vin, Thomas Somerkville, of Springfield, Alice Martin, W. S Nichols and. two unknown travelers. Many thrilling escapes are reported. The loss is 1500,000. Indianapolis, Jan. 8. —The trial of David E. Sherrick, ex auditor ot state, was'indefinitely postponed in criminal court today so as to give the state time to return an other indictment. Prosecutor Benedict requested it and the judge didn’t object Judge Wilson, declared, however, that he expects the state to be ready within four weeks and would permit no delay after that. Benedict admitted to court that with the present battered indict ra meat the state could hardly expect I | to successfully prosecute Sherrick, u * Mrs. Kunklehan went to Fort Wanye last evening to visit with relatives for a short time. C. D. Kunkle of Monmonth was in our city today looking after business pertaining -to |,the Great Northern Indiana Fair. The January section of the Presbyterian Ladies Aid Society will have their first social tomorrow afternoon with Mrs. Jacob Atz on N. second St. The Mite society of the Methodist church will rot hold a social this week as was arranged, on account of the death of Mrs. J. Q. Neptune. Tne Ladies’ Shakespeare club enjoyed a pleasant afternoon meeting with Mrs. D. G. 51. Tiout. The regular program was enjiyed as well as a delicious luncheon. Roy Miller who had his ear cut off by becoming entangled with a gas engine is again able to resume his duties at the Fashoa Stables, as the injured member is healing fast. There will be a regular congregational meeting at the Presby terian church this evening for the purpose of electing a new trustee of trustees to the beard of the church. Railing, the star pitcher of Decatur Ind,, it is reported, has signed a contract with the Three I league. This is undoubtedly a mistake, as he is on the Milwaukee reserve list. — Muncie Press.

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M iss Lucile M. Brokaw returned to Chicago this morning after making a pleasant visit here with her parents. On Monday Joe Johnson went bfore ’riquire James H. Smith and made an affidaavit against Louis Mills and Gabriel Everett, claiming that they were concealing a turkey belonging to him about their premises and refused to return the same. The S’quire issued a search warrant and the sheriff went to the heme of Louis Mills and made a search of the prem ises, failing however, to find the turkey. The sheriff then returned without searching Eveett’s prop erty, and from what the 'squire can ascertain will not do so as he thinks there is nothing in the case. The ’squire is now of the opinion that all pocedings will be dismissed. The Portland Bowling team de seated the local team last evening at the Palace Bowling alleys by a total cf ninety three pins, and by so doing fully demonstrated the old theory that a game is never lost until it played out. The first game proved to be a walk away for the locals, they making a grand total of 910 pins against 779, their ma jority being 131 pins. In the sec ond game Portland overcame this lead and had fourteen pins to spar e and then to show that they were “only teasing’’ they trimmed thej locals in the last game by sev ety nine p’ns, making their total 93. The games were replete with good playing especially by Portland, they having four men over the 200 mark in the three game, while for the locals Frisinger and Dorwin lead, their averages being exceptionally fine. Monday night at seven o’clock a crowd of jolly yonug people sud denly appeared—as if by magic —at the home of Mr. Jacob Henschen, completely surprising their daughter. Miss Ila Henshon. The surprise was given to commemorate of her twenty first birthday anniversary, and was admitted by those present to be a peifect sur prise. After the intense excitement l: -d subsided they proceeded to play many interesthg games followed by bountiful refreshments. After refreshments were served a motion for adjournment was given. This same jolly crowd agreed to go to their homes on the condition they should have the pleasant opportunity of meeting at the same time and place in [the near or less remote future, for the purpose of spending another happy future evening in the same social realm. Those present were: William Jackson. Armintha Jackson, Grace Wright, Etta Byerly, Dean Byerly, Olli ver Dilling, Viola Dilling, Roy Snyder, Ehram Howard, Harve Gunter, Roy Olvine, Harry Olvine, Iva Olvine, Orville Yaney, Blanche Yaney, Florence Yaney. Elva Overholser, Howard Overhul ser, .lames Nora, Lizzie Eiler, Gertie Eiler, Florence [Eiler, Elmer Bryan, Velma Bryan, Chas. Woll, Gust Korte, Willis Landis, Emanuel Miller, Sylvia Brentlinger, Pearl Brentlinger. Jennie Bright. Shortly after dosing time Monday night, while traveling at a fearful speed, water wagon No. 1906 collided with temptation and was fearfully wrecked The accident occurred in the immediate vicinity of the brewery. The injured are: John Jones, bruised internally; Henry Smith, sever fracture of resolution; Wiliiam Spivins, linen itdsi and deio ? Completely fsmashd ;jA lot zo Spi'viub, pride crushed; David Whi>e. bruised about head and, jes, lis habit will have to be cut ou . Others anticipating the ceideiit, u!< pped horn the wagon •at- th the crush came and escaped with only slight injuries. John Murphy, a citizen of heretofore good repute, in a wild attempt to u-iet his nerves, divtd into his vest i.uiket for a cigar. When on the way to the hospital he regained consciousness long enough to conauo to the attending physician that he hold of one of the cigars Lis wife had given him for Christmas. Murdhy’s recovery is doubtful. Will Reform, [while talking over the accident with A. Boozer, £ remarked that he had oad a most vivid presentiment of rhe catastrophe days before it occurred and that, contrary to the advice of friends, he had decided not *o join the party. Upon reliable information it is learned that the driver was in a state of intoxication —I-di-.ira: cl is Star.

The remains of D. J. McLean, who was killed Monday at Memphis, Tenn., will be shipped to Circleville, Ohio Jinstead of this city for interment. This agreement was reached late Tuesday after noon upon the arrival of J. C. McLean from Chicago. As yet Mrs. Smith of this city has been unable . to learn any of the particulars con I oerning her brother’s death, which I may remain a mystery until particulars are receievd from the Chief of police cf Memphis. Tne relatives of this city will left Tuesday foi Circleville to attend the funeral, where interment will be made in the family burying lot. Mr. McLain was a nephew to Daniel Dono van. Judge fleaton of Fort Wayne, Tuesday handed down his decision on the demurrer to answer in the case of Washington township vs T. S. Coffee and his bjndsmen, holding each paragraph of the de fendant’s answer bad except one, the general denial. The substance of his decision is, first, that a town ship trustee has no right to purchase supplies without estimates and appropriations from the town ship advisory board and without advertising far bids and the money paid out in violation of the town ship reform law may be recovered from the trustee or his bondsmen. Second, that the township advisory board cannot, by approving the trustee’s annual settlement estop the township from recovering funds paid out in violation of law. The decision will be of interest over the state, as it is the first on this very important question. The case will go to trial, it being necassary to ascertain the amount due the township, this being an important point of the dispute. Can you imagine a railroad locomotive its tender weighing 230,500 pounds'? The tender capable of carrying sixteen tons of coal, be sides drinking water for the stom ach of this monster to the amount of 8,005 gallons. What a tremendous and huge iron horse that must be, and then it has six great driving wheels and their combined weight is 149,000 pounds, and each wheel is over six feet high. Compare them as to heighth some man that you know called a six footer and ycu will Axe idea of the power these six great wheels have when driven under the pressure of 200 pounds of steam generated by this monster. Even the smaller wheels in front of the great drivers and just back cf the pilot, with their trucks, eight 41,000 pounds. This pon derous iron horse when hitched up ready for business is over seventythree feet long. Just watch the Erie railroad trains; one of these giants may pass your station some day. The “Erie” has a number just like the one described, they are the largest passenger locomotives in the [world, and you wi]lnaturally be curious to see them Watch the engineer and fireman perched away up in their nab. like being in the second story of a house. In speaking of Judge Heaton’s decision in the case of Washington township vs T. S. Coffee, the Fort Wayne Jornaui Gazette, said: In sustaining the demurrer to the twelve paragraphs of answer, the court holds that the “reform act” of 1899 defines the duty of the trustee in relation to the advisory board. He decides that any contract made by the trustee in violation to this statute is void, and money paid out by the trustee without preliminary authority, obtained by him from the advisory board, is without authority of law and may bo recovered by suit on the bond of the trustee. The advisory board, the court holds, has a double duty’ to perform: First, it must consider and act upon the annual report made by the trustee as to his expenditures. In this case the advisory board was not called upon by the trustee to perform the first service, and by the performance of the second duty alone it cannot legalize the acts of the trustee and stop the township from its right to recover its money, otherwise unlawfully expanded. * * * The authority of trustees, declared the court, quoting the supreme court in Moss vs Sugar Rigde township (161 Icdana, page 425), does not extend beyond that which is either expressly or impliedly granted by law. The dfecision of Judge Heaton is ibe first explicit ! dealing with this phase of the subi ject in the state, and since the activity of the Warsaw firm of lawyers over the state, many sim- ' lar suits are.pending.

NARROW ESCAPE Os a Geneva Oil Well Shooter Twenty Quarts of Nitro-Glycerine Exploded While Being Lowered Into a Well (Special Correspondence) Geneva, Ind., Jan 10—W. J. Pettis, an oil well shooter, is today counting himself as one of the luckiest men living for yesterday he met with an accident which would, in nine oases out of ten. mean death. He was preparing to shoot a well for the Schirmering Oil com psny, on the Easterday farm, two miles southeast of Briant, and had placed two shells, holding forty quarts of nitro glycerine, in the hole and was just putting another twenty qaurt shell in when the stuff exploded. The shell was about eighty feet in the [hole and had It not been for this fact, Pettis would probably have never shot another wel]. As it was the explosion shot eighty feet of casing out over the derrick and this, in coming down, broke into several sections and fell near the engine house, where Pettis had sought safety. He saw the casing coming and fearing that it would strike the engine house, he made a break fur any old place just so it was away from danger. A teamster was at the well unloading tubing and had it not been that his horses were frightened by the explosion and tried to run awaay, he would probably have been injured by the falling casing and as it was a section missed him by only about six feet. The cause of the accident whether a leaking shell or whether there was some glycerine on the I outside,[is not known, but it is ■ known ’.that t both Pettis and the teamster were both very fortunate in escaping without injury. There is another banquet slated for Geneva next week. This time the members of the Eastern Star will have charge of the doings and Agnes Hartsock of Pennville, grand worthy matron of the order, will be the guest of honor. The Portland and Winchester lodges have been invited and seveial out of town guests will enjoy the even ing with the Geneva members. Before the ban juet, which will he served in the Masonic banquet hall, one candidate will be taken through the mysterious and perilous so that the G. W M. may see what degree of perfection the local lodge has attained when it comes to initiation. The banquet will be a real for sure banquet and if the G. W. M. dosn t say that the Geneva Eastern Stars are real stars when it comes to getting up a dinner she will be mighty hard to please. Porter and Anderson are contemplating making some very decided changes in their drug store in the way of new paper and paint. The store is to be repapered in an up to date style and the furniture and fixtures will oome in for their share of paint and varnish and when everything is completed the loom will present a very pleasing apj ear ajjoe. Geneva, Ind., Jan. 9.—Monday evening was a great evening for the members and friends of the K. of P. lodge, for it was at that time that the newly elected officers were installed and this service was followed by a banquet. The instaUa- ! tion exercises were held in the lodge room and were conducted by O. V. Fink, who was the appointed installing officer. The exercises were opened by a selection by a quartette composed of Messrs. Hill, Campbell, O. A. Merriam, Tom But, ler and Dr. Fred Patterson. Rev. Mower then offered prayer, after which the following men were installed in their resnective offices: W. J. Kelley, chancellor commander; F. B. Porter, vice chancellor commander: Dr. Mattox, Prelate; Andrew Waggoner M. of W.; Otis Juday K. of R. and S.; Ihomas ' Drew, M. of F.; W W. Biggs, K. of I FL; 8. Mowr, M. of A.; Geo. Mc> iCium, O. G .; J. Act ms, I. G. j Folio?, ing the installation the [lodge and its guests went to the.

Masonic banquet hall where one of those good, old fashioned dinners was served in up to date style. Covers were laid for one hundred and the best testimonial the ladies, who had charge of the affair could be given was the manner in which the baqueters wen* after the ‘eats.’ Several musical selections and readings and short speeches by Mr. Atwood and Rev. Mower followed the banquet, and thus ended an evening that will always five in the memory of those who were fortunate enough to be presen*, as one o*'the most enoyable and happiest they haa ever had. [Geneva, Ind., Jan. 8. —If proposed plans now being made are carried out, Geneva may soon boast of a musical organiaztion—a large chorus or choral union. There is a great deal of available talent here and there is no doubt but what such an oganization could be formed with but little trouble. If the chorus is organized it will be under the leadership of a oompetent leader, and it is probable that after a few wees® of preliminary work, a light opera or some can tata will be given [[The public schools opened Monday morning for the spring term, after a two weeks’ vacation and teachers and scholars resumed work with a spirit that foretells great doings in the next few months. All seem to have made the best ot the holidays and all are ready now for some good hard work. This term will probbaly close some time in May, the exact time has n ot been definit ely decided upon. The pessimistic Geneva merchant —and there are several— says that we have seen our beet day®, and that the town is going to the dogs; business is title better than nothing and will never pick up again; the oil business is gone and anyone who does not desire to go into the Rip Van Winkle state had better get out. Thank the Lord we have this merchant’s opposite. The optimist says that though I bui.iess now is a little dull, there is still somthing doing, and oil or no oil, things will brighten up, | again in the spring. The optimist I is being kept busy waiting cn the : pessimist’s customer®. If there is | one thing that cm hurt a town i more than anything else it is a; merchant who knocks. Some of the merchants are using full grown sledge hammers, too. It is bid / enough to_have people saying the ( home town is a back number but.' when it comes to a merchant saying I it is simply fierce. If these knock ers would stop talking and spsnd their time in cleaning the cobwebs and dust off their goods and would get after business right, they would soon have no cause to complain. Geneva, Ind., Jan.—June, the little eight year old daughter cf Mr. and Mrs. O. Chrisman, who live in the south part of town, met with quite a painful accident Wednesday evening while playing in a neighbor's yard. She was running across the yard and stumbled and fell. In falling her left arm came in contact with a broken bottle and a wound five inches long, be ginning just at the wrist, waa laid open. Dr. Graham was called and it was necessary to administer an anasthetio before the injury could be | properly dressed. It required seven . stitches to close the wound. Mrs. W. H. Nachtrieb is abed suf- j faring with an affliction of lumba .o. j Ralph McClung of Ft. Wayne was ' attending to insurance business incur city today. S A. M. Batcher of Geneva, ' was attending to legal business in our city last evening. Dallas Butler returned today from F;. Wayne having ia charge a prisoner wanted on parenity charge. Secretary Vaughn of the Base Ball Association is aronnd collecting the seco d assesment of the Base Ball I stock and says that all are responding with a will and the success this season is assured. Sherman Mott of Indianapolis is in cur city looking after business interests. Mr. Mott was formerly in the law business with Ed Coffee but after his death, moved to Indianapolis where he is following the insurance business. An Extra meeting of the Euterpean Society will be held Thursday evening, January 11th., at the home of Miss Hattie Stulabaker. Washington Irving, his story of Rip Van Winkle and the Actor, who made [the story i famous and other works of the authcr «are to be the topics of the evening.

f MEMORABLE TRAGEDY., i It Grew Out ot the Laat Great Slave Auction in Thia Country. I The last groat slave auction held la , this country occurred just a year and I a half before the war in October, 1859 —at the race track in Savannah. The , slaves ..were the property of Pierce Butler, a picturesque and prominent ; figure at that day in Philadelphia society, who is today only remembered as having been the husband of Fanny Kenfble. the actress, reader and author. His family name was Mease, but he inherited a fortune in lands and slaves from his grandfather, Major ; Pierce Butler of South Carolina, on condition that he should take the latter's name. Butler's inveterate passion for gambling got him into financial difficulties. It is said that he lost $26,000 on a single hand—four deuces against four kings held by’ his opponent. Finally, to meet his losses, Butler was forced to sell his slaves. There were 988 of them in all. The sale took two days and netted .$303,850. Butler had chosen a good time to sell. A year later bis negroes-would not have been worth a dollar a head. But the sale would have been more profitable had it not been announced as one of the conditions that no division of families would be permitted; hence in order to secure la good slave buyers often had to takeAvith them infirm or aged relatives. Out of this limitation grew a memorable tragedy. Tom Pate, a well known Vicksburg trader, bought at the sale a man, his two sisters and his wife, with the guarantee that they should iiot be separated. Disregarding this. Pate sold Hie sisters, one to Pat Somers, brother trader, and the other to st resident of St. Louis. What legal rights a negro had in the south were well protected. Somers was told of the guarantee, and he sent the girl back to Pate and demanded his money. A quarrel was the result, and Somers was shot dead. Ten days later his nephew killed Pate and died from wounds received. The feud was kept up until every male bearing the name of Pate was wiped out, and then the war liberated the sisters.—New York Herald. IF YOU— Find fault with others, it will make them faultier. Worry about your work, it will make you less capable. Anticipate evils, you will be sure to bring them upon you. Imagine you are disliked, it will make you less likable. Talk about your ill health, it will make you less healthy. Sit bemoaning the past, you will never get on in the future. Talk much of what you are going to ! do, you will never do it. Complain of lack of opportunities, | you'll miss what you have. Wail bitterly that it is an unjust ’ world and life not worth living, you'll find it conic true for sure, in your own case at least.—Philadelphia Bulletin. I Got What He Asked For. I Among the best of the stories told by I Russel, one of the Scotsman’s former I editors, was an instance of the innate cleverness cf the newspaper boy. Russel bad entered a train at Prince’s street station. Edinburgh, one Friday, when a smart little newsboy immediately called out to him. "Scotsman, sir?” "How much?” said Russel jokingly. "A pemiy. sir." replied the boy. "Oh.” said the editor. "I don’t want today's Scotsman, but if you could give me tomorrow's I would give you a sovereign for it." “Here you are, sir!" delightedly shouted the youngster and banded him the Weekly Scotsman, which bore the date of the following day. Russel paid the sovereign.—London Chronicle. Friendly Suggestion. Borem—That five-year-old boy of mine gets off some good things. This morning at breakfast he said — Knox (Interrupting)—He should have them copyrighted. Borem—Why? Knox—To seep you from reproducing them.

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