Decatur Democrat, Volume 50, Number 6, Decatur, Adams County, 12 April 1906 — Page 1

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SESSION IS OVER Closed With Assignments Monday Evening • r-r-g, E EV. HUDSON TO ANDERSON Other Appointments in Which Our Headers are Interested — Rev Sprague Goes to Markle. - < ■,*■!« . _ — ■ ■>“ The North Indiana M. E. conference closed its sessions at Alexandria last evening, when Bishop Warren announced the appointment of Rev. Thomas M. Guild as presiding elder 0 f the Richmond district and then re ad the assignments of the ministers for the coming year. The Fort Wayne district is as follows : U. Wade, presiding elder. Angola. -T. K. Waltz; Ashley, Herbert Boaze; Auburn. M .A. Harlan; Bluffton. J. K. Cecil; Biuffton Circuit. H. H. Hocker; Bobo, C. B. Sweeney; Coesse. M. C. Pottinger; Decatur, J. C. White; Fort Wayne First church, J. A. Rowland; Fort Wayne Simpson church, J. M. Cause; Fort Wayne St. Paul's church. S. H. Nickerson; Fort Wayne Trinity elntreh, R. L. Semans; Fort Wayne Wayne Street church. M. F. Sethercutt; Fort Wayim circuit, E. A. Bunner; Frecmont, F. A. Garrett, P. F. Powell; Geneva. David Wells; Geneva circuit, C. F. Nelson; Hamilton, M. T. Brandyberry; Harland, J. L. Hutchins; Hoagland, C. B. Daugherty; Hudson, B. H. Walter; Huntertown, G. H. Bright; Leo, R. F. Hornailny; .Monroe, J. J. Sutesman; Monroeville, G. W. Martin; Montpelier, G. H. Brown; New Haven, J .S. Cain; Oak Grove, to be supplied; Orlitnd, Preston Polhemus; Ossian, J. B. Cook; Pennville, W. P. Heron; Poneto. S. F. Harter; Portland, S. E. Line; Speneervilic, G. H. Simons; Wodburn, G. P. Johnson; York, R. F. Gosnold. Rev.C. G. Hudson goes to Park Place church, at Anderson: J. A. Sprague to Markle, D. I. Hower to Mentone, G. B. Work to Wabash, J. W. Cain to Wabash, R. C. Jones to Selma, G. Hunter Myers to Butler, E. , S. Jones to Pierceton,, B. E. Parker to Wakarusa, J. J. Fred to Converse, ,T. C. Dorwin to Wheatland street ehrnch at Logansoprt. C. S. Barton to Philadelphia. W. F.. McCarty to Portland circuit. . ,

GRAND JURY INVESTIGATING. Green Street Will Soon Know Whether or not He is to be Held. The grand jury reconvened Monday and under the directions of Prosecutor Emshwiller started an investigation of the killing of Ed Voght, of Rrvaiit, who is confined in the county jail here awaiting the proceedings of the grand jury. A number of witnesses from Montpelier were here to testify to the conditions surrounding Voght’s death. Among those examined Monday morning were Mrs. Ed Voght. wife °f the deceased. Clarence Voght. over whom the killing resulted, and Harvey Voght, another brother. There are several witnesses from Portland to be examined and the grand jury will not be able to make its resort to Judge Vaughn before Tuesday a i the least.—Hartford City News. THEY land a good contract. '1 i'. • I Mann & Christen Will Two *School Houses at Napoleon. Mann & Christen, the enterprising ® nn °f builders and contractors, of this city, last Saturday secured the '°ntract to erect two new school Puilding 3 at Napoleon, O. They had ' e other contractors to compete with Hit were able to underbid all and secure the plum. The contract price is —i.niiO, They expect to leave next * ee ' ; for the above named place with f torce of men and will start work The buildings are to be (l ‘ wick and will Tie modern in every respect I

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FOWLER AT BEULAH CHAPEL. Delivered His Entertaining Lecture, “The Song of Youth.” The second number of the Beulah t Impel lecture course was held Friday e\ cuing, when Rev. Alfred Fowler, of this city, delivered his beautiful "song lecture. “The Song of Youth.” The church was well filled with an appreciative and enthusiastic audience, who thoroughly enjoyed the occasion. Rev. Fowler is a delightful entertainer and his “Song of Youth” interspersed with delightful songs is certainly a treat for those who enjoy good, wholesome entertainment. Miss Carrie Thomas accompanied on the piano, her skill adding to the perfectness of the lecture. EVANGELICAL APPOINTMENTS -■ - . 1 Ministers Who Will Serve This District for the Year. The Evangelical appointments for the Fort Wayne district as made at the West Salem conference, are as follows: D. Martz, presiding elder. Fort Wayne, D. E. Zechiel; Kendalville, J. W. Metzner; Walcottville, S. I. Zechiel; Waterloo, W. T. Freshley; Ilieksville, C. W. Riugenberger; Defiance. S. Kroft; Scott, S. D. Raney; Van Wert, J. F. Stoops; Celina, J. Buyer; Fort Recovery, J. Rees; Portland. W. H. Mvgrant; Berne, F. Hartman; Linn Grove, E. Greiner; Decatur. A. B. Haist; Markle. P. L. Browns; Huntington, C. D. Raney; Webster. D. R. Heil: Bippus. F. F. McClure. THE VOTE WAS CANVASSED. Union Township Macadam Roads Ordered Sold—St. Mary's Petition is Good. Trustee John A. Barkley was on hand Thursday and the l nion township macadam road election was canvassed, showing the vote as previously published. Auditor Lewtou transferred the report to the commissioner’s court where the proper record was made. The board ordered the notice given for the receiving of bids on Monday, May 7. Bids will be received on all the roads, in order that a proper record be kept, but it is the understanding that the Bleeke and Stegmeyer roads are the ones that will be built this summer. The petition in the Sr. Mary s town blip roads was c >n adored valid, and the viewers as appointed are required to file their report on or before April 17.

HAD LIVED HERE FIFTY YEARS Was Sister of Mrs. Dorwin—Funeral Services Tuesday Morning at the Dorwin Home. Mrs. Mary Hannah Goeders died at the home of her sister. Mrs. Samantha Dorwin. on First street, at eleven o'clock Saturday. She had been in feeble health for several months, but was able to be about the house, until a week ago. when her illness took a serious turn and she sank rapidly until death relieved her. She suffered from a catarrhal condition of the stomach, with which were complicated the infirmities of old age. Mrs. Goeders was born in Richland county. Ohio. February 24. 1832, and was seventy-four years, one month and thirteen days old. For neailv fifty years she had made her home with Mrs. Dorwin in this city. She was married at the home of a sister, Mrs. Patterson, at Des Moines, lowa, and for five years lived at St. Louis, and in California,*her husband, bred Goeders dying in the latter state, after which Mrs. Goeders returned to Decatur, and has since resided here. Mrs. Dorwin and Mrs. Patterson, her two sisters, are the only near relatives who survive her. Aunt Hannah, ns she was known to her many friends was a kind hearted. Christian lady, and a staunch member of the 1 resbvlerian church. The funeral services will be held Tuesday morning at ten o’clock from the Donym home. Friends desiring to view the remains may do so any time Sunday, or Monday.

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY, APRIL J 2, 1906.

FIFTY-SIX REASONS ARE GIVEN Appearance of Mrs. Holthouse and Children in Court one of the Important Ones. Alleging that Mrs. R. J. Holthouse and her children had an undue influence over the jury in the tral of the ease of State of Indiana vs. Boston Weston, Weston being charged with the death of Holthouse, Weston’s attorneys have filed a motion for a new trial. Fifty-six reasons are given why a new trial should be given. The fifty-sixth is possibly the most startling and raised a point in law which has never been raised before in the state. This paragraph sets out that Mrs. Holthouse and children, one of them in a swinging chair, were placed in prominent position before the jury for the purpose of influencing them, It is further set out that Mrs. Holthouse‘s fainting during the argument and preventing counsel for the defendant from completing his argument had an undue weight. Other instances are cited wherein Mrs. Holthouse and chldren had undue influence on the sympathies of the jury. It is further alleged that Mrs. Holthouse was placed on the stand when she knew nothing about the ease and attorneys for the state knew she did not, but solely for the purpose of influencing the jury. Fifty-five other reasons are given in the motion prepared by C. W. Watkins and John S. Branyan, attorneys for the defenadnt, some of them based on the admission of evidence. some on the court's instructions to the jury and some on the misconduct of the jurors themselves. It is alleged that Jurors Miller and Woods did not and do not now believe Weston guilty but were influenced in their decision by being told by others that the court would keep them eonfined to the jury room until a verdict was reached. Hence they acted contrary to their judgment in the matter. Hearing of arguments on the motion for a new trial is set for Friday morning of this week. The point raised in the fifty-sixth reason is one of interest and arguments "ill be closely watched by those who have a knowledge of the case or an interest in the construction of law. —Huntingt >n Herald.

AN OLD ORDER IS REINSTATED The Rural Carriers Must Again Keep Records. The order discontinuing the keeping of records of mail handled by rural carriers, was of short duration, as the order lias been suspended, and the carriers instructed by the jxistortice department to keep the records as usual. The order discontinuing the keeping of records went into effect Jan. 1. and lasted for one quarter. the new order taking effeet April 1, and the boys on the rural routes are now keeping records as usual. The old order was very popular with the carriers and with postoffice employes generally, for the reason that it relieved them of a great deal of bookkeeping and clerical work. However, the postoffice department of late has been watching up the various routes very carefully, and wherever a route lias fallen below the standard. it lias been discontinued, several in Indiana having been eut off the list because they were not sufficiently productive to warrant their continuance. The old order has been suspended indefinitely, and records will be carefully kept until such time as the postoffice department orders otherwise. It seems to be the opinion that alternate quarters will be recorded. the results from these hiring just as good as if every quarter of the year was reported.

SIX MACADAM ROAD PETITIONS Union Township Likes the Macadam Road Business. Petitions have been filed at the auditor's) office for extensions one, two and three to the Stcgmeyer macadam road, one and two to the Schumerloh road, both in Union township. There is’also a petitionrior macadam on the township line between l nion and Root townships.

TAKEN BACK TO THE ASYLUM. Sylvester Hill is Sent to Richmond This Afternoon. . ... ‘-cSylvester Hill, who has been in a dying condition at the Jail for a week was taken to East Haven hospital at Richmond Saturday. He was slightly improved again this morning, and drank' a pint of milk, the first food he has taken since Sunday. He was taken on the train on a stretcher being still unconscious. He was home on a parole from the asylum and on order for his return was received by his sister. Miss Maggie Hill, last evening. Though no one believes he can live more than a few days, it was decided to return him to the asylum, where he will receive the very best of care. SERVICES ARE HELD TODAY For Mrs. Mary Hannah Goeders — Rev. Fowler Officiated. The funeral services for Mrs. Hannah Goeders were held from the Dorwu home at ten o’clock this morning. The servees were most impressive. Rev. Alfred Fowler offered prayer and delivered a short sermon* and talk. G. J. Lutz as president of the session of the Presbyterian church, gave an address. Special music was rendered by a choir consisting of Dr. and Mrs. P. B. Thomas, J. A. Ernsberger and J. C. Patterson, and Miss Carrie Thomas, pianist. Mrs. Goeders had been a member of the Presbyterian church since she was seventeen years old, nearly sixty years. Interment was made at Maplewood. FIRST MEETING IN LIBRARY Report of Committees Shows a Marked Progress by the City Improvement Society. The Library building is a beauty. The first meeting ever held in the assembly room was that of the City Improvement Society on Friday evening. If the rest of the building conforms to this room in beauty, it will he a handsome addition to our city. The City Improvement Society held a very enjoyable meeting, aside from the fact that the atmosphere was several degrees below par. Committee reports showed that the work was well in hand and that good as well as efficient work had been and was being done. The society bids fair to outrival anything ever attemped in the way of cleaning out and putting to soak the dirt and filth found in the highways and the byways. Arrangements are under way and, should they sueeed. the streets will be cleaned, the alleys will be cleaned, the front yards and the hack yards will be cleaned, and after the shock of such renovation the attempt will be made to keep them clean. All the committees, ogether with the officers of the association, will meet at the Commercial Club next Monday evening at eight o’clock, to take up the real work, lay it out and begin the real warfare. If you want your garbage carted away, for which you will pay ten cents a week, confer with D. M. Hensley.

A PECULIAR SUIT IS FILED Marion Woman Wants Pay for Smoke Damages. Because coal smoke, soo* and cinders from the stacks at the plant of the Marion Light and Heating company have entered her home, damaging her household goods, carpets, curtains and furniture. Mrs. Addie Motif r, of Marion, wire, home adjoins that of the defendant company’s plant, entered suit in the Grant Cir•_..u court d.-marct. ig *2ff i damages. She alleges that the defendant company uses a poor grade of coal in its furnaces, the coal being full of slack and impurities, and that no smoke consumers are used by the defendant. The allegations in the suit are Unusual, and the outcome of the case will be watcjhed with interest, as Marion is not the only city where complaints haVe been made of a like character.

DISTRICT OF GRANT-HOWARD Former Adams County Citizen Wins Out on Forty-first Ballot in a Hot Convention. "" . Kokomo, Ind., April 9. —The joint judicial convention here today to nom inate a Republican candidate for superior judge for the district composed of Howard and Grant counties resulted in a warm fight that lasted f6r several hours. There was 41 ballots taken without a choice the various candidates for the place from Grant all remaining in the race. P. B. Manley, lead with 26 votes from Grant, while W. M. Amsden, John R. Hadley, G. A. Henry and H. M. Elliott divided the other 22 and the 25 from Howard were equally divided. On the forty-second ballot the delegates from Howard went in a body to Manley and ended the affair by giving him the nomination. It was Grant county’s turn for the nomination, Judge Manley is a native of this count}*, having lived at Geneva for many years, and practiced law in this county. He moved to Marion about ten years ago and his success in his profession has been marked. His friends here are glad of his success, his nomination being equivalent to an election, the district being 5,000 Repubican. ARE CLEANING UP. Janitor Ernest Cutting Quite a Swath Today. Janitor Ernest, with a force of workmen, have been clearing the court house lawn of the large cottonwood trees, twenty-one being the number eu down when they completed the job. The band stand will be moved away, the yard filled up in places and sod started. An attempt will be made to encourage grass to grow on every portion of the ground and thus make more presentable this public place. The commissioners recently ordered the court house grounds fixed up, and this is the bgg lining of a very commendable enterprise. UNCONSCIOUS THREE HOURS

Attacked and Beaten by Strangers, Who Left Him Lying in the Road With Ugly Wound in His Head. John Coffee, the horse buyer, beter known as sheriff John, who resides south of our city, was murderously assaulted Tuesday night by two men near the home of Peter Frank, while eni’oute to his home and relieved of three dollars and fifteen cents in cash, all the money he had. He received in return a very severe scalp wound, several inches in length and a blackened eye, where the men struck him. Mr. Coffee started home about nine o ’clock last evening, and had just reached the home of Mr. Frank, when two men jumped on him one being a tall fellow about six feet in lieighth. wearing a black coat and hat and the other being a short, heavy set man wearng a brown eoat and hat. As the men jumped at him one of them struck him in the back of the head and the other struck him in the left eye, rendering him unconscoius. He laid there until twelve o’eloek, when he came to, and returned to this city and informed the police that he had been relieved of all his money and was broke, showing clearly that the intention of the men was robbery. Mr. Coffee suffered a very severe scalp wound which will take several weeks to heal up. W bile his left eye is black and blue, showing that he was struck with considerable force by the holdup men. The work was no doubt that of tramps, who were desperate and needed money. ALEX. DOWIE IS AN INVALID Is Offered $25,000 for Six Months’ Lectures at a Theatre. Soripps-McTtae Special. Chicago. April 11- —Dowie is a very sick man. After twenty-four hours’ consultation, the venerable prelate finds lie is not in a position to fight, much as lie would like to. He is renlh an invalid. A Chicago vaudeville man lias offered Dowie $2n,000 for sixgpiontlis lectures. ' >it‘ a wee'., lie to choose his own topics.

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AN AUDITOR GETTING FRISKY. Auditor Brineman Should Be Practicing Law. A petition was received from the auditor of Adams county by Auditor Brineman this afternoon asking for the construction of a stone road two miles in length and located north of the road for which Merriman & Dailey appeared some time ago. Merriman & Dailey have asked for a writ of mandate to compel Mr, Brineman to advertise tlie roads, he refusing to to do so on the ground that the petition would be illegal. Mr. Brineman stated this afternoon that he had not decided what Lie would do in this case but said that he would be guided by the advice of the county attorney. — Biuffton Banner. ONLY TWO WEEKS REMAIN ' 4 Cromer-Stilwell Congressional Contest is Fast Getting to the Finishing Point. It is too late now for new entries into the Republican congressional contest, as the time has expired. But two candidates complied with the latest pattern of rules, they, of course being Congressman Cromer and Horace C. Stihvell. Only two weeks remain in which these two candidates may, appear in public and denounce the other in tones that would make a modest voter ashamed of himself. It is given out that these two weeks will be crowded with public meetings and speakers, Mr. Stilweil having called to his rescue such speakers as ifon. Frank H. Snyder, of Portland, Hon. M. M. Dunlap, who ran the defeated race before. Mayor Guthrie, of Muncie, and others. Congressman Cromer has not yet called any spell binders to his rescue, he still being firm in the belief that the whole lot of them looks easy. The date of the primary is Tuesday. April 24. The Delaware county committee have not yet set the date of tlier primary, but it is thought that they may yet nominate their county candidates on the same day as the congressional primary. On Thursday night, Mr. Stilweli will speak at Geneva, and then both candidates will have made three speeches each in the county, both having spoke at Decatur, Pleasant Mills and Geneva, Mr. Stihvell having also appeared at Berne.

GETTING READY FOR EASTER Next Sunday to be Day of Gladness Over the World. Already the churches of Decatur are making preparations for the celebration of Easter, and choirs are busy and special committees are hard at work upon the plans for the celebration of one of tlie gladdest days of the Christian calendar. This day is always one of gladness in the churches, and in fact the whole world takes on a brighter hue as the day draw's near. The churches of all denominations take note of it. and beautiful decorations and glorious musie mark the day when Christ arose from the dead. In Marion the programs for this celebration will be unusually bright and joyous this year, and no labor will be spared in perfecting the arrangements. Easter Sunday is a movable festival and cannot come earlier than March 22, or later than April 25, but between these dates it lias a range of thirtyfive days. At the time of the council of Nice. A. 1).. 325. it was agreed by the representatves present that from that time forward Easter should fall on the first Sunday after the full moon occurring on or next after March 21, or in other words, “on the the first full moon after the sriti crosses the line"—which it does cm March 21. Since the above arrangement was adopted by the great ecclesiastical council referred to. Easter lias fallen on March 22. and on every date between that and April 25. its latest possible elate, an event which had not before occurred during the nineteenth century and which will not again occur until the spring of 1043. The last time Easter fell on its earliest date was in 1818. This will not happen again during this century or the next. In ISOS fell on March 25. Easter will be on Sunday. April 15. t!i: yc'