Democratic Press, Volume 2, Number 59, Decatur, Adams County, 28 November 1895 — Page 9

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GENEVA'S FIRE RECORD. TWO IN ONE WEEK. THREE IN ONE YEAR -THE ORIGIN IS UNKROWN Geneva wan the victim of another ill-fat'd fire lent Thunulay morning, which •uc< , 4mhlv<l in demoralizing $7,000 woith of property, in almost a shorter time than it takes to tell it. It was thought the fire of last spring was sufficient to last for a life time, and that another would visit its storms of wrath upon them, wasn't thought a poswjsibility. But it osme, and it was the heoric work of the gallant firefighters that saved the town from a total wreck. The tire orig ineted io or back of Young & Dallrymple’s restaurant, in the grand army building. A few minutes after its discovert it had spread to adjacent buildings, playing a sad havoc as it went. Five frame buildings were consumed, burning everything from the Aspy-Miller drug store west toShackley street. On the opposite side of the street was a whole square of frame buildings and it took hard and efficient work to save them from the wreck. Had it gained headway there the whole town would again have been at the mercy of the fiend. From the Herald we note the following losses: The G. A. R. hall, loss *I,OOO, SSOO insurance. Young & Dallrymple’s restaur ant, loss about SSOO, fully insured. George Hartman's store room and residence, loss about $1,200 with SBOO insurance. J. H. Reiff, groceries and shoes, lose about $2,000 with $1,500 insurance. C. H. Bell & Co., groceries, SSOO insurance, loss not known as a great deal of the goods were saved. A. M. Redding, meat market $.350 insurance, which will probably cover loss. A. G. Briggs, building, loss S4OO, no insurance. G. R. Dickerson, building ocen pied by Buckeye Pipe Line Co., S2OO loss, no insurance. The origination of the fire is undoubtedly the work of an incendiary. Oliver P. Miller, a young man who moved there from Bluff ton with his father last spring, has been arrested, and was brought here last Thursday evening, charged with making threats of burning the town. If it be proven true, it isn’t likely heiwill again get an opportunity of displaying his fiendly methods of destruction. Tuesday morning previous, a fire was discovered in an old wareroom to the rear of Aspy & Miller’s drug store. It was extinguished before any damage was done but not, however, without heroic effort. Geneva is not entitled to any more fires for a generation at least, and we hope she may be able to travel that long without encountering the experiences realized in 1896. SENATOR VOORHEES THS aSNTINSL GIVKS A FIW FOINTKRS ON THS SENATORIAL RACK. The democratic party of Indiana will go into the fight for the next legislature with a united front, and this will bring victory. Leading democrats throughout the state are confident that the next legislature will l>e democratic by a safe working majority and that Senator Voorhees will be returned to the senate for another term of six years. They realize that the “Tall Sycamore of the Wabash’' has done more to reflect credit upon the great state of Indiana than any other man who has ever represented this state in the upper house of congress, and on this account he should be retained iu his place for another term at least. Especially is this true when the character of the men who are seeking the place in Ghe republican ranks is taken into consideration. To judge of the character of these men the charges of the republicans them selves, which are supported by evidence, are remembered. The recent “love feast” of the repub lican party of Indiana developed one thing which is a huge surprise. This is that W. 11. McKeen of Terre Haute, has the advantage over C. W. Fairbanks for the senatorial nomination in case the next legislature should be republican. In fact, the strength manifested by

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Mr. McKeen and his friends has been a wonder and a surprise. Heretofore it has been thought that Mr. Fairbanks would have no material opposition and that the candidacy of Mr. McKeen has been only for the purpose of laying a foundation for his nomination in three years, when Hennt< rTurpie’s term has expired. The recent republican gathering, however, has changed all this and shown that Mr. McKeen and tl e Terre Haute crowd are out for the nomination next year if it can lie secured and a republican legislature can be elected to convert into an election. The Terre Haute crowd came over inswarms with lots ofoldand tried politicians to hack Mr. McKeen’s boom. In this they have the advantage of Mr. Fairbanks, who it must be acknowledge is comparatively new at politics. Mr. Me I Keen has behind him Col. Dick Thompson, who has sixty years of active political experience back of him, and John C. New, with forty years’ experience. In addition Mr. New has the reputation of being the nearest man to Mr. Harrison, and this counts for more than anything else. Mr. McKeen himself has lieen actively engaged in politic* for forty years and knows when he has got a man solid and substantially for him. AS OTHERS SEE US A SUBSCRIBER TALKS OF THE BENEFITS OF GOOD FREE GRAVEL ROADS. When traveling through a country a careful observer will contrast a difference in the general improvement of the country. How and why is this so! Our solution of the question is this: When you travel through a section of the country where the farms indicate a slack cultivation, the fences down, the buildings more or less racked, the orchard unattended, the vine or small fruit (if any) needing care and attention, the barnyards seldom cleared of their accumulation, with the fence corners filled with underbrush, briars, and other obnoxious things growing, and sometimes one or more of the fields with patches of one or more acres badlygrown up with underbrush and probably half covered with old logs that have lain there for ages rating away, and the owner always kicking about and against working the public roads. You can put it down at once that this man spends more time going to town from once to six times a week, seldom returning till night, than he does on his farm. On the other hand you observe in passing th rough another neighborhood the house, barn, and other buildings in good shape, well painted, fences built in good and substantial shape, no underbrush in and along the fences, the orchard and small fruit garden all cared for, barnyards cleaned, the agricultural work all done well, and in proper season, craps cared for and housed in season, that man is always ready to do the work first. When he goes to town he does not spend any more time than is necessary. He is always ready to work the public highway and you can hear that man talk in his associations with his neighbors concerning the advantage of a gravel road through their section of the country. This man talks of the improvements to their farms, the advantage of carting their products to market, and many other advantages which might be named, so you can readily draw the con trast between the active, energetic, and thrifty farmer. In the one case there is no enterprise, no public spirit, while in the second place, you readily look upon a man, full of enterprise, full of public spirit, always ready to lend his hand and financial aid to benefit his neighborhood, and well knows by so doing he is benefiting himself. Now while these facts are frequently seen and observed by the traveling public, is there any wonder that the contrast is so readily observed? For example, contrast the public spirit and enterprise of the people in the south half and north half of our own county. In the south half they now have many miles of free gravel roads, while in the north half only three miles. Besides it is not very healthy for any one to talk gravel roads very much, and if he has

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official aspirations, he better not Hay gravel ixhk! The south half of the county stand ready now, and will present to the board of commissioners at their next session a petition asking to have located a gravel road from Geneva on what is called the old mud pike, to intersect the new gravel rami one and one-half ndles east of Berne Now cannot the people of the mid die and north p rt of the county Im induced to show the people of the south half that they have some enterprise, by asking the board of commissioners to make a gravel road commencing at the crossing of the Clover Leaf rail, road at the corner of the county land in Decatur, and running thence south to what is known as the mnd pike and if speedily and properly done the south half of the county will have a fair reason to forgive your despondency upon such an important public enterprise. ADDITIONAL LOCALS. The c;rse of forgery against Sam Evans was continued until the next term of* court. He filed a new bond of *SOO for his appearance at that time. George Pontius of Hartford township, renewed his Press Bul>scription last Friday, and reported eveything in Hartford as progressing nicely. Nothing so distressing as a har king cough. Nothing so foolish as to suffer from it. Nothing so dangerous if allowed to continue. One Minute Cough Cure gives immedirelief. W. H. Nachtrieb. If you contemplate a journey to the South, Southwest or West —to winter resorts in the South, to Mexico or California for the winter or shorter period, don’t fail to enquire of nearest ticket agent of Clover Leaf route for particulars. The usual reduced rates, account Christmas and New- Year, will apply between all Clover Leaf stations and also to points on connecting lines. Excursion tickets will be sold ou December 24, 25 aud 31, 1895, and January 1, 1896, with usual liberal return limit. If you expect to visit St. Louis, Toledo, Chicago, Buffalo, Cleveland, Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Louisville, Evansville, Peoria or any intermediate point, don’t fail to call on nearest agent Clover Leaf Route. She poured his coffee with extra care and carried it to his plate; she stood beside him and smoothed his hair and chinned him while he ate She jumped to help him with his coat and gave him a loving pat; she tied a ’kerchief round his throat and carefully brushed his hat. He smiled to himself, for although they had been married but a year, he knows the signs, so paused to say, “What is it you want, my dear!” She blushed a little aud hung her head, pouted a moment or so; then, “only a seal skin coat” she said, “a nice long one dear, you know.” Henry C. Garff, the Fort Wayne jeweler, to close out his stock of fine art pottery, onyx cabinets and tables, pedestals, piano and table lamps, will sell at 20 per cent, below the importers original cost. This is the opportunity of a life time as these goods are not to be had outside of the large metropolitan stores. New goods are coming in, so you see the advantage of an early visit to Mr. Graffs at the corner of Calhoun and Columbia streets. Selections made at an early date will be held as advised and promptly delivered at specified time. Special inducements Mondays and Fridays. Last Saturday afternoon Drs. Mattox and Black, and Esq. Velley of Geneva, and A. J. Hill held a commision of lunacy on this Oliver P. Miller. They concluded that he exhibited many distinct signs of insaneness, and was a dangerous person to be at large. They applied for admission to the Eastern Insane Hospital, and if favorable returns come from there, i he will be taken to Richmond, in the meantime be languishes in the county jail. The boy is about eighteen years old, and if not insane, is contemptibly mean. He cursed, swore and otherwise exhibited himself at the clerk’s office Saturday. There is no proof that he started the blaze at Geneva, but upon various occasions made threats to that effect. There is no question but what he is dangerous and should be confined.

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