Decatur Democrat, Volume 50, Number 16, Decatur, Adams County, 21 June 1906 — Page 1

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LOCAL CONTRACTORS Secure the Work--The Bid Was $26,927.34 FIVE BIDS WERE OFFERED I * Other Business Transacted at Busy Session of Council Last Night and Today. I The council met Tuesday evening in regular executive session, MayoY Coffee presiding and every councilman answering to the roll call. The minutes of the last meeting being read and approved, Jhe matter of receiving bids upon the north Second street improvement was then taken up and five bids were found to have been filed all complete under the requirements of the' council. ' Each bid was then opened and read. Upon motion by Burns the bids were turned over to the clerk and the council to p meet on Wednesday morning, when the bids would be totalled up and the contract awarded. Burns moved that the sidewalk ordinance which requires all sidewalks that will be hereafter r constructed or repaired within the fire limits of the city be constructed of cement and to be aproved by the council. Motion carried. The rules were then suspended and the ordinance passed and declared adopted. The finance committee filed their report concerning the clerk’s and treasI urer’s reports, declaring the same to be complete and correct in all things. The reports weir ordered spread of record. The bills of Bart France and ■■ - 4he National Meter company were, uopn motion, dismissed by the council. A resolution ordering the meter fund now on hands with the City Treasurer be turned over to Water Works Superintendent W. E. Fulk and that he settle with the National Meter company. This resolution passed- and was adopted. An ordinance regulating the salaries of the different city officials for the year ending July 1,1907, was read and was passed by the council. This regulates the salaries as follows: Mayor, $300; marshal, $600; treasurer, $300; clerk, $350; city attorney, $300; street commissioner, $550. An ordinance ordering the city clerk to issue orders for the salaries of the different officials for the quarter ending July 1, 1906, was read and adopted. The written acceptance of the Indianapolis, Decatur & Ohio Traction company was read and upon motion was ordered spread of record. In this acceptance the Traction company agrees to accept the franchise as granted\by the council. Upon motion by Van Camp the council adjourned until nine o’clock Wednesday morning. The council convened at nine o’clock yesterday morning and imme- ? diately started to figure up the bids submitted Tuesday evening, which showed the following amounts: Hines & Bowlin $31,098.01 Cal Miller 28,057.33 Kelley Brothers 27,706.75 Haugk & Woods 26,927.31 The bid of Haugk & Woods proved to be the lowest and Van Camp moved that the contract be awarded tc .them. This carried without a dissenting vote. It was further decided by the council that the improvement should be constructed of Metropolitan paving brick and that the same be filled with sand. It was also decided to use the Berea sandstone, tool-dress-ed for curb purposes. The total number of yards in this north Second street improvement figured 13,245 square yards and the estimate as given by the city civil engineer was $30,000, thus showing that the taxpayers will get their improvement for $3,072.66 less than the estimate. Under the specifications, Messrs. Haugk & Woods will be forced to give to the city a’ bond for $26,927.34, or the full amount of the bid, which is to insure the construction of the street according to the specifications and plans. The bid of New Castle, Ind., was rejected, owing to the fact that he had failed to quote prices upon the con-

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struction of the foundation for the 1 street. The matter of the First street improvement was then taken up and the plans and specifications were 1 adopted, and the date for the letting of this contract was set for Tuesday, J uly_ .the tenth. Martin moved that the-bill of City Street Commissioner Coffee We allowed. Motion carried. Upoir motion by Van-Camp the conn- t cil adjourned to meet this evening at I seven o’clock. Before adjourning f Tuesday evening the following bills 1 were read and allowed: I L. G. Eli;ng-ham, panting- I 43.65 ] L. G. Ellingham, printing 13.00 J. C. Patterson, express 1.10 < A. C. Gregory, rent..-...• 15.00 ] C. O. France, salary.. 61.36 Hungerford Brass Co., supplies.. 8.08 i Journal Office, printing. 7.80 Journal Office, printing 2.50 t G. R. & 1., freignt 58.20 ( W. G. Nagel Electric Co., supplies 5.88 , W. H. Coffelt, labor 4.00 Alex Barnett, labor 15.00 . Geo. Gulser Co., supplies. 27.21 H. Mueller Mfg. Co., supplies.... 80.89 L. C. Devoss, expenses 12.00 W. G. Spencer, supplies 2.00 I D. F. Teeple labor 118.31 C. & E. R. R. Co., freight 383.67 Peter Kirsch, coal 68.28 >■ ... • SHERRICK CASE IS SET DOWN Willbe Heard Before Supreme Court October 3id. The supreme court has set October 3 as the date on which the appeal of David E. Sherrick, former auditor of state, shall be argued orally before that tribunal. Sherrick is now serving a sentence in the. penitentiary at 1 Michigan City for embezzling state , funds, and his case stands on appeal ' from the criminal court of Marion ' county. Attorney General Charles W. Miller } filed a motion in the supreme court J this morning for the dismissal of the „ suit against Daniel Ei Storms, former " secretary of state. The action was ’ brought against Storms to oqst him from that office, but before it could be brought to trial he voluntarily resigned, thus making’ unnecessary the } further continuance of the case on the docket. The attorney general’s moP tibn for dismissal will probaldy be j acted on by the supreme court to- _ . . A ‘ A FIERCE BATTLE IN VARANU 7 . _J J r ' < Occurred This Morning—Many are 1 Dead. e , Scripps-Mcßae Special. g Manila, June 20.—Pulajenes, under I Bandit Pasear, attacked the town of e Varanu early this morning, killed five ; soldiers of the Philippine constabu- :, lary, wounded five and captured al t the rest of the force except the lieue tenant in command, and burned the s records. They fled carrying away - with them their dead and wounded. The constabulary were taken wholly e unawares and were surrounded by the •- enemy before they even suspected. l- The men grabed their rifles and fought s valiantly until overwhelmed by numi- bers. Passar himself was killed and s the loss of Pulajenos was heavy, y Lieutenant Johnson and real United n States troops are in pursuit of the e desparadoes. e THE DR. CULLISS LECTURE s' ' " I ' Rain Interfered and Was Cause for 4 - • a Small Crowd. 3 5 — 4 d The inclement weather again interfered with the Dr. Culliss lecture, but 0 notwithstanding, the Baptist church was comfortably filled. San Francisco y before and since the awful quake t was showed upon canvass and the n points of interest appeared almost e real. As he always is, Dr. Culliss (j gave a beautiful word painting and the combination was truly and really j interesting. The City Improvement So(j ciety will use their portion of the 5 proceeds to purchase street receptacles for waste paper that would oth- „ erwise accumulate on the street. This s addition will be another tribute to a society who is using its endeavors to r beautify Decatur. e DICK IVENS MUST DIE. [1 e Scrippa-Mcßae Special. Springfield, 111., June 20. —The Su- ). preme court today refused to interefe >- with the execution of Richard Ivens, 1 the Chicago murdered, condemned to - die for slaying a choir singer.

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY, JUNE 21. 1906.

YOUNG MATRONS IN SESSION I Mrs. Moltz Entertained Club at a! ' 0 Business Meeting. —— —- . 1. Mrs. Harry R. Moltz entertained the following members of the Young Matrons ’ Club: Mesdames W. A. Lower, J. W. Tyndall, F. V. Mills, J. H. Heller and L. G. Ellingham. Other guests were Mesdames C. A. Dugan, » Roy Archold and Mi's. Denman and ii daughter of Toledo, Ohio, and Miss 1< Parker of Toronto, Canada. The busi- a ness of the afternoon was a report a given by the president, of the pro- b ceeds of the entertainment for the g Library fund. After all expenses I were paid the club had eighty dollars v which was given- to the Library board t at a recent meeting. The report was r accepted and a vote of thanks was s extended to the president, Mrs. Lower s for her management of the same. Mrs. 1 Moltz served dainty refreshments, [ which closed the meeting. 1 Mrs. Ellingham will entertain the < club Friday in honor of Miss Failing t of Flint, Michigan, who is the guest I of her sister, Mrs. E. B. Adams. 1 MRS EARL ADAMS HOSTESS »/ • . ' , -A ' I 1 Gave Delightful Porch Party for Her ( Sister. 1 z ’ l Last Saturday afternoon Mrs. Earl , Adams gave a most delightful porch . party, complimentary to her sister, Miss Failing of Flint, Mich. The large veranda of the Adams home was made pretty and cozy by flowers, cushions and comfortable seats. The guests, about thirty in number, enjoyed themselves with fancy work, conversation and also a rhyming contest, in which Mrs. L. G. Ellingham proved her ability as a poetess and received a very dainty basket of flowers. At the close of the afternoon, Mrs. Adams served an elegant course luncheon. Mrs. Adams was a very clever hostess and it is certain - .there >as much regret the guests that the hours could not have’’ been longer. DEATH OF WILLIAM LYONS i Word Reached Here Sunday With the Announcement. > Albert Brittson received word Sunday from Waterloo announcing the i death of William Lyons, the father of Ed Lyons, who formerly resided in this city. Mr. Lyons had been sick for months, being a sufferer from i dropsy, 'and seemed to be unable to . secure any relief. His death occurred ; at three o’clock Sunday afternoon. The remains will arrive in this city . tomorrow afternoon over the Grand . Rapids and will immediately be taken . to the Clark’s Chapel church, where i the funeral services will be conducted and interment will be made in the Clark’s Chapel cemetery. 1 ' HOSEY KN A VELIS RECOVERING Boy Injured in Wreck Down Street * First Time Since. z Hosey Knavel, the lad who was caught between two cars in the Clover Leaf wreck at Bluffton a month ago, was down town Saturday night for the first time since the accident. He walks with a can and says his legs are still rather sore, but he will soon be a sturdy.as ever. His escape at the time of the wreck was miraculous, he having been we’dged between the cars for hours, but when released, his rescuers were surprsied to discover that his worst injuries was the tearing of some ligaments in the leg. His comrade, Ralph Eddington, who was with him, was killed. VIGOROUS AT EIGHTY-TWO. Scripps-Mcßae Special. Washington, June 20. —This is the eighty-sceond birthday of Senator Morgan of Alabama and to show he is as vigorous as ever, he started to deliver a five hour speech on his favorite topic, the Isthmian Canal.

HIS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATED I 1 Out of Town Guests Included —Dinner at the Burt House— Major is Seventy-Three Years Old. 1 I Major Robert B. Allison reached his <eventy-third milestone Tuesday and it was one of the happiest days in his Long and eventful career. His family and a number of friends gathered here and the day was devoted to a quiet, happy celebration of the event. The * giiests enjoyed a special dinner at the 1 Burt House, where Host Peoples and wife did their part in making fhis fea* 1 ture of the day a success. The afternoon was spent in automobiling, sight seeing and the evening in cards and other amusements at the Allison home on Adams street. The dinner pdrty included besides the Major and Mrs. Allison, R. K. Allison and wife, daughter Marie and son Robert, Jr., and L. C. Waring, of this cityj MrsRJ K. Syphers, Indianapolis; Miss Ella Syphers, Jamestown, O.; Mr. and Mrs. George D. Nichols and Miss Florence Nichols of Elyria, O.; Mr. aiid Mrs. Benjamin F. Silliman, Cleveland, 0.; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Deam, B|uffton, and Mrs. Fredreick G. Macke of Birmingham, Alabama. The entire went to Bluffton yestrday where t e festivities were continued at the I earn home. Major Allison is one of I ecatur’s pioneers, popular citizens, a id he received many congratulatiods f ir his hale appearance. He thoroughly enjoyed the day, as did the guests. I *AS A WELL KNOWN CITIZEN 1' .<■' ‘ '7 ■ ■ 4 ' ' ' - f ’ \ Wich Neuenschwander Died at Vera ? Cruz. rUlrieh Neuenschwander died at the of his son, Ed, in Vera Cruz, early Monday morn., after an illness several wegks, th« uesult of % compneifttion of diseases and old age. His death occurred, at 5:20 o The funeral will be held Monday morning at 10 o’clock at the Reformed chupeh. The burial will take place at Vera Cruz. Rev. Vitz will have charge of the ceremony. Mr. Neuenschwander a resident of Vera Cruz for forty-six years. He was eighty-seven years old and was born in Switzerland, moving to this country with his father’s family. He came to Wells county about fifty years ago and lived near Vera Cruz for the greater part of his life since that time. He leaves one son, Ed, in Vera Cruz, and one daughter living in Fort Wayne.— Bluffton Banner. GRADUATING CLASS AS GUESTS Reception Given Them by the Class of Last Year. Tuesday even, at the home of G. F. Kintz, the graduating class of the Catholic school was pleasantly entertained by the graduating class of last year. The evening was spent in playing progressive peanuts, the prizes being awarded to Bernard Terveer and Miss Alice Costello. The young gentleman received a beautiful silk handkerchief for his efforts, and the young lady an interesting book. Marie Kintz and Emma Kinney waited on the guests at the punch bowl. Refreshmentg were served and at a late hour the guests departed for their homes, well pleased with the splendid time they had had. * EMBEZZLEMENT CASE ENDED Thomas J. McCoy, the Banker, is Sentenced to Prison. Tuesday afternoon Thomas J. McCoy and his attorney appeared in court before Judge Farber and withdrew the motion for a new trial, which was made last Saturday. Judge Farber read the verdict of the jury, rendered last Saturday, and sentenced McCoy to serve from one to three years in Michigan City prison and fined him $96. The case of Alfred McCoy was dismissed.

CAREER OP A SCHOOL TEACHER ' Ups and Downs Which Made a Columbia City Professor a Millionaire, I That men who have the quality of getting there are tenacious of memory as well as of purpose frequently is shown by incidents in the lives of millionaires. In 1869' a young country school teacher wa- made superin- ■ tendent of schools in Columbia City, Ind. He saved money, bought a little property, speculated, was supposed to «be doing well, and finally, left town suddenly with $24)00 worth of debts behind him. In 1885 he turned up in .Seattle. He bought the Daily Post Intelligencer, organized a stock company. and in a short time was paid SB,OOO, whieh he at once put into the plant. He became interested in almost everything—railroads, mines, street railway, financial institutions, and politics. Then came the panic of 1898 and he again met failure before he had stopped to think of success. He disappeared into the orient and it was predicted by all except a few who believed in him, that he would never be heard from again. This was Leigh Hunt, who is today blifeved to be worth at least 000. His first return was temporary. He has just sold his interest in gold and silver mines in Korea for $6,000,000 and he stopped work to makfe the trip to Seattle, first publishing that on a certain day lie would be there and pay off the claims against him. In one day he paid out more than a million dollars. He had a list of every man he owed and he paid the claim according to his own books, with interest. More, he looked every person who had invested money on his advice and lost, and made good the consequences. Friends were helpd who had been loyal to him, and then, yrhefi he was through, he went back- to Columbia City. To settle his $2,900 claims he paid out more than $12,000. For a claim of SIOO he would pay $250 and in addition he made generous presents to friends of his boyhood. At different times he Ims men from Columbia City, and .made them bosses and superintendents in his mines in Korea. His brother has been superintendent of the works. DAN WOODS PHYSICAL WRECK Once a Brilliant Lawyer—He Was Here Today. Dan Woods of Kokomo, was a visitor in Decatur today, his purpose being the sale of splendid books. Five years ago, Dan Woods was one of the most brilliant young lawyers in the State of Indiana. A hard worker, a master of language, a natural orator and a brainy lawyer, there seemed no limit to his success, and he was enjoying the most lucrative practice of any lawyer in the central part of the state. About eight years ago, he defended a Kokomo man who was arrested for picking pockets. He male ■ a brilliant plea and hi» abilities were admired by everyone who witnessed his efforts. live years ago while trying a big case at Marion. W(*ods sudlenly bicke lowa, his nerves giyirg away from the strain of overwork. Since then he has been a physical wreck. He has spent his fortune, his home, his library, his everything, but to no avail. From a handsome, manly appearing gentleman, he has become a pitiful, broken down wreck, whom none of his Decatur friends could recognize today. He never drank liquor, his habits were good but his zeal for success caused him to overwork, and his collapse was the result. He . calls on the attorneys now selling books. ENGLISH TAILOR IS EMPLOYED Will Make Clothes for the United States Soldiers. Scripps-Mcßae Special. Washington, June 20.—A real English tailor has been employed to design uniforms for the United States army and it is expected by the bur- , eacracy that the clothes of Uncle Sam’s officers will soon have the genuine English swagger.

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COHjfMENCEMENT St. Joseph School Exercises Friday Night THREE LADIES TO GRADUATE Appropriate Program Arranged .for the Occasion —Tickets Now on Sale. The Commencement exercises of the St. Joseph school will be held at Bosse’s Opera House next Friday evening, June 22nd. There are three graduates, the Misses Tonnelier, Clark and Ervin, and the program as arranged as follows: Music, Orchestra; Greeting song, (Pianist John Wemhoff) Class; Salutatory and Peace Conferences, Miss Marie Tonnelier; Memories of Home, Miss Margareth Clark; Spring and Valedictory, Miss Dorothy Ervin; Awarding of diplomas; Farewell song (Pianist John Wemhoff), Class; Music, Orchestra. Following this program the school will give a two-act comedy, entitled, “A Grain of Salt,” and the entertainment will conclude .with a garland drill pantomine and a song, “School is over.” The admission price is twentyfive cents an<| the opera house will no doubt be comfortably filled with friends of the class and schools. Tickets are now on sale and can be reserved at the Holthouse Drug Store Thursday afternoon. These entertainments are always delightful and this one will be no exception. / | THE MACHINERY IS ARRIVING ■ Gwr a Hundred Men. aUWork and | Cars May Run by Fait Week. ’ < r ' -it; The first interurban car is in the city, having arrived over the Erie Saturday evening. It is a beautiful car, well finished and attractive. On either side appears the line “Fort Wayne & Springfield Traction Line.” The car is finished in green and yellow and is divided into passenger, smoker and baggage compartments. The boilers are also here and the oth- . er machinery will all arrive within a few days. Over a hundrel men arc at work and the line is being pushed along rapidly. A few weeks will see the road established between here and Fort Wayne and it is probable that the first ear will be running by failtime. The new car was built by the Niles Car and Mfg. Co., of Niles, Michigan, and is as handsome a one • as will be seen on any line. The skeptical can no longer doubt and those who “knocked” the hardest are now crowing the loudest over the accomplishments of “Billy” Fledderjohann and his assistants. ■ — EDITORS DINED IN CHICAGO. Scripps-Mcßae Special. Chicago, June 20. —The members of the National Editorial association arrived here at six o’clock this morning, visited the stock yards, lunched at the Press Club, and started for Mackinaw on the steamer Minnesota. GOV. HARRIS AT HIS FARM, Scr’pps-Mcßae Special. Eatonp-0., June 20. —Gov. Harris was back in his farming clothes at7~*~ four o’clock this morning and a half hour later was on his way to his farm. He is building a new barn and said he just had to l?e there. CALL FOR BANK STATEMENTS. — Scripps-Mcßae Special. Washington, June 20. —The Controller of Currency today issued a call for the condition of national banks at the close of business, June 18th. Harry Daniels of Bobo, while plowing corn Tuesday had the misfortune of getting his left hand caught in a spring and having two fingers almost severed from the hand.