Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 34, Decatur, Adams County, 19 February 1903 — Page 1

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I OUT IN THE STORM Hman and Baby Boy | Turned Out. pjAbors Care for Them Until They Can be Taken to the County Farm. pitiful story was ted and citizens of the vicinEast Monroe steet are very an gry over an occurrence of Monday, HH n Ben F. Whittan turned his da] in law and grandchild out I: lie cold and storm, penniless and >ut a solitarv friend of whom to shelter. The young mother is wenty-six years old and her baby tut four. She is the widow of hittan’s son. her husband having at Fort Wayne several month’s Ben Whittan came here from ihire and started a blacksmith on East Monroe street next to iver bridge. He sent for his hter-in-law, who then had agocxl at Fort Wayne, offering her ne if she would come here and house for hitn. They have been r over the shop and Monday it is Whittan became sullen and sulky ended by ordering the woman ler baby away, notwithstanding act that the thermometer regisabout zero. The poor young an went to the home of the first ibor, Reuben Briner, and Itegged usly for permission to stay until thing could lie done for her. She seen there since, but today armients were made to take her the boy to the county farm, tan is an old man and besides a good living at his trade dri- a fair sized pension, and these make his actions seem even more <M> 1 than would otherwise, perhaps.

IN THE FIELD. Tfct Ohio Oil Company Taking a Square Look. Ohio Oil com pain . a fi;;l bl.>• «q cousin to the Standard Oil compip y. is quietly taking a bird’s eye W" of the Decatur-Willshire Wren and if actions count for anything they think favorable of the ter rit ry as a producing field. It need •fi< no surprise should they take a in the leasing and try to get in thht direction and if the weather man w takes a long needisl rest great will invade the field. The SW' i 1 of oil still remains at $1.06, but ills expected that a still further inise will prevail, although this is gambling on the weather. At aii ■puts things look good for develouW t. ' Smallpox wiped out D r is Again Free From This Prevalent Disease. will end the n-sp t \ that has recently been placed upon ■’ city by the outbreaking of a few «’ "S of smallpox. When the .11 ..el,heard that the dread Hiwas prevalent here, much alarm caused by anticipating the cases in such a malignant form AA i Ilchester and other nearby towi. recently been sufferin'..- with were fortunate however, as the at. were mild ano easily curbed. | though greatly relieved at the felt much more highly satisfied ■at the decisive day is at hand. Ihe Bt ease known to the health author who have watched those e\po-ed Mry closely, is the Blazer family on ■nth street, and the quarantine evr ■st family is to be lifted this even-| * c Decatur people should be viv now’ and each individual eon the question thoughtfully and suffer the dishonor of being th" ><e to carry an infectious disease into H If untarninated city. H Men's Meeting. I Hev. C. [) Parlor will address a ■ Ming for men only, at Bosse's op house, Sunday at 2:30 p. tn. Mr. rnrker is a pleasing speaker Rev. I* Pontius will sing at the meet

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looks yellow. The Daily Journal Sets Type for a Foul Murder. . The Daily Journal the other evening had another one of their curdling murders that was thoroughly saturated with red blood and foul play. The truth of the horrible and ghastlydeed is told in twelve lines in the Geneva Herald, to wit: Dan Fogle who r,H)| nsat Mrs Joe Farrah’s, over the Gil Well Supply, fell down the stairway last Thursday afternoon. He < 'Hight his shoe heel at the tup of the stairs and landed with considerable force out on the street. Besides being generally jolted he received some bad cuts and bruises on the head and face. Saturday night he went to a hospital at 1* ort Wayne for treatment. Tuesday he was getting along quite well.

THE DATE IS FIXED Machinery to Arrive in a Few Days. The Bis Store Pants Company to Start Their Machines Wednesday.

The Big Store Pants Company are expecting to start the machines in their new industry by next Wednesday. Everything is purchased including machines, press boards, irons, all of which bear the staup of late improvement and are the best on the market. This line of material will begin putting in its appearance by Monday and it is thought by perpetrating a good job of humping the start may be made by some time Wednesday. The power and light already I eing in position means the saving of a good chunk of time to say nothing of the expense curtailed. The management of the concern will be under the headwork of C. 0. Ehinger who knows all the kinks of fashionable tailoring. This enables him to take hold of the business with a knowledge that is necessary to successfully combat a business. The members of the company throughout are business men and will make the Big Store Pants Company an active and live addition to the manufactor ing and business pursuits already at home in this city. Something like twenty employees will begin work on Wednesday. There is no question as to the disposal of the output, the only test will be as to whether they can make them a clip that will satisfy their wholesale dealers. It is hoped they can.

BIG HORSE SALE. Decatur Men Are at Wabash This Week. Perhaps the biggest horse sale ever held in Indiana is on at Wabash this week, and it is said 10.IXX) strangers are there. A numlier of Decatur people are attending, among them lieing Dan W. Beery, < f Beery A Holthouse, who have entertsl their famous pacing h rse, Kingmore, in the sale. This wonderful horse has a mark of 2:12, and has gone a quarter in twentynine seconds, a 1:58 clip. He should, and no doubt will, bring big money. This sale is run by Daugherty Bros., of Wabash, is strictly a commission sale and ojierated on the same plan as the John Lackev sales that have mad" Cambridge Citv famous. A numlier of the best horses in the land have been entered in the sale.

IS MODERATING. Weather is Warmer and Cold Spell is Broken According to the man at the weather wheel. the back bone of the cold snap that has been with uh for several days is broken and in a day or two we ought to be enjoying life in old time fashion, without chilling to death every time one sticks his none out of doors. This has been the cold est week of the winter and the m'y satisfaction we can get is the fact that it can’t last much longer. The pre diction for tomorrow is warmer and this is no doubt true as it is much warmer today than since Sunday.

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 19, 1905.

HAS A GOOD PLAN Mayor Coffee Gives His Idea. Would Lease the Old Fair Grounds to Some Good and Substantial Manufacturers.

Mayor Coffee has lately received several letters from different manufacturing concerns of the country asking the kinds of inducements that Decatur is now offering for the location of new industries. The mavor says Decatur is in the vortex of a boom if enough sentiment can be awakened to the realization. To secure new industries we must hold out some offer in lands or money. He suggests that a temporary disposition of the old fair grounds south of town be made by the authorities to secure the location of the industires, say a canning factory, Adams county farmers have long been in sore need of some such enterprise. This tract of land is now of no use to the county, and the rental will hardly keep the fences repaired. This is a splendid site for a large group of manufactories and there are many concerns that would gladly locate here if they could secure such a piece of ground on a twenty-five or fifty years lease. Then* is no end to Decatur’s possibilities if our citizens will but awaken and accept some of the offers now being made.

DIED YESTERDAY. Mrs. Elizabeth Worthman Died Yesterday at the Home of Her Son. Mrs. Elizalieth Worthman died at rhe home of her son, Louis, two and one-half miles northeast of Maglev at 6:30 o’clock Wednesday morning. Death was due to the grip, which owing to the age of the deceased. 72 years, easily claimed her as a victim. Mrs. Worthman has many friends in this city who are grieved over her death. The funeral services will be held Sunday morning at the Magley German Reformed church. Interment at the church yard cemetery. There are three sons to mourn the loss of a mother, Louis, Henry and August, all of whom reside in the neighborhood where she died.

THE 0. D. 0. Mrs. H. L. Coater Delightfully Entertains. Mrs. H. L. Center was the hostess for the members of the O. D. O. club last evening and the occasion was a very’ happy one. Twenty people were present and progressive pedro was the principal amusement. First honors were awarded to Mrs. C. V. Connell and Mrs. E. X. Ehinger, while the “boobies” went to Mrs. I'. Deininger and Mrs. Harry Helm. Among other important events of the evening were the refreshments which were most delicious. It was a gav evening and Mrs. Couter has the club’s consent to entertain every week if she will.

U. B. REVIVAL SERVICES. The sermons of Rev. C. S. Parker need no comment. Those who hear him once desire to hear him again. He will preach every evening this week; song service liegins at seven o’clock. Sunday services will be as follows: The pastor will preach the anniversary sermon for the K. of Ps. at ten thirty. Mr. Parker will preach in the evening, and also to men only, in Bosse’s opera house at two thirty p. m. You are nvited to these meet ings. ADDRESS AT HIGM SCHOOL .lodge R. K. Erwin will deliver an address, “Washington as a Politician." at the high school tomorrow afternoon at 1:30. The Washington birthday programs of the different literary so cietiea were held this afternoon and all of the associations will assemble together tomorrow.

ACTIVITY PREVAILS. Democratic Members of Congress Work Together. There is activity in national democratic circles just now and the next few months will witness the accomplishment of a good deal toward the shaping of the ticket and the platform for I'.KM. The democratic party is in better condition than it has lieen for a long time. The leaders in congress have acted sensibly and well during the present session of the fifty-seventh congress, the democratic leaders worked at cross-purposes and did not achieve much. Some of them insisted in making the main fight on the Phillippine question and were still seeking to put the democratic party on record in favor of giving up the Philippines at ouce. Other leaders foresaw that the trust and tariff questions were forging rapidly to the front and insisted on making those issues the paramount democratic creed.

IN TROUBLE. An Old 160th Regiment Boy in Trouble. James Fosnough, arrested for stealing hay from the premises of David Cretsinger, and also charged with the theft of harness from Spencer VanDevanter, of Marion, has been somewhat of an adventurer in his time. Long before war had been declared with Spain, Fosnough ran away from his home and joined the Cuban army, serving under General Garcia with the Cuban patriots. When the war with Spain was declared, Fosnough joined the 160th Indiana regiment, going with Co. D, his home being at that time in Wabash. Fosnough is a pensioner at the rate of $lO a month, and has applied for an increase. He is 26 years of age, is married, and has one child. He pleaded guilty to taking the hay and awaits sentence.

RIPE OLD AGE. Samttel Saltzgaber, of Van Wert, Lives to be One Hundred and Three. Samuel JSaltz.gaber. Van Wert's “grand old man,” died Wednesday at the home of his son, the Hon. G. M. Salsgaber, aged 103 years. I month and 5 days. He was born iu Lebanon county, Pa., January 12, 18(X), therefore has lived in three centuries. He was one of the oldest Odd Fellows in the country, being a member of the order since 1856. For over thirty years he was a genial hotel keeper in Shelby, Ohio. He never used tobacco and never indulged in intoxicating drinks. He was twice married. He is survived by three sons, two daughters, sixty grandchildren, 115 great grandchildren and twenty-five great great grandchildren.

IN THE SENAIE. Primary Election Law Affects Three States. The senate passed the Thompson primary bill yesterday after amend mendments providing for primary elections in Indianapolis, Evansville and Terre Haute. Delegate conventions may be held but if so, delegates must be selected by primaries. All expenses except printing ballots are paid by the counties. The court selects three commissioners from each party from a list of twenty names supplied by the chairman.

DEATH STATISTICS. There were 2,910 deaths in January. This makes a death rate of 13.(i. The greatest number of deaths. 110. was caused by pneumonia. Diptheria caused fifty-three deaths, scarlet fever twenty-three, whooping cough nine teen, cerebro spinal meningitis thirtythree, influenza thirty nine, cancer eighty eight, violence 129, smallpox fifty. MARRIAGE LICENSES. During the past thr<s» days licenses to marry have ls»n issued at the office of County Clerk Johnson to three couple whose names as recorded are Charles Zener and Katie Scha T J. McKean and Clara Yoke Marl Stair and Mary Ashbaucher.

JULIA TESTIFIES I I Miss Loser Tells Story of Her Trip. A Witness in the Reynolds Case Has a Keg of Beer Bet on Results. The evidence for the state in the ! Reynolds kidnapping case was resumed this morning and has continued all I day. Dennis Stucker, a witness for the state, said on cross examination that he was taking some interest in the case and bad bet a keg of beer on the results. At 11:30 o’clock Prosecutor Moran called Julia Loser to the the witness stand and immediately the I audience seemed to take new life and grow interested. She was on the stand several hours and told of her trip with Oliver. She said they left in a buggy and went to Ossian, where they remained all night at a hotel, the first time she had ever been in a hotel lin her life. They ate breakfast there, I then went to Huntington for dinner I and to Wabash for over night. From | there site don’t remember the names | of any 7 of the cities where they stopped i until they reached Joliet, Illinois. They remained there just one day and enjoyed a trip through the penitentiary. From there they went to ■ Yorkville where Oliver rented a house. ' bought some furniture and they kept I house until December 6. Julia says she was sixteen years old last fall. | though she has the appearance of being much older. She said they were known in Yorkville as Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Markley and that when she | left Oliver for home, he told her he | would always care for her. She also stated that Oliver told her she could i come home if she wanted to and that he left her in Chicago. She was still I on the witness stand at four o’clock.

NOT WORTH IT. The Legislature is an Expensive Luxury. Seventeen bills enacted into laws, which is the result of the work of the legislature thus far. have j cost the state $78,000, or $4,588 per bill. The bill themselves four of them have appropriated an addi- | tional $27,000, so that the legislature thus far has cost the state SI6S,(XX), with a prospect before the session ends of more than trebling this amount. If the legislature had passed no bills thus far the expense of $76,(XX) would have been incurred just the same. Thus far it is considered that the governor’s request for economy in this session of the legislature has been followed out. But the big appropriations embraced in proposed Taws are l yet to come, for the bills carrying with them important appropriations are al ways held off until the last of the ses 1 sion, either by the opiwsition to the : measures themselves or by friends of : the bills who think the closing I hours of the session the best time to , rush bills through. The bill carrying i the biggest appropriation thus far passed is the one increasing the sal • aries of the judges of the supreme, and appelate courts. This increase i costs the state $22,000 a year until i “kingdom come” unless future legis latures reduce the salaries. Among the big appropriations that are yet to reach the governor for his signature are those creating a new girls’ industrial school, creating a state laboratory of hygiene and the bill to increase the salaries of the members of the state board of tax commissioners.

SHEEP DYING. A Sister of the Grub Worm Playing Havoc With Sheep, Tipton county farmers report that their sheep are dying by the score, death being causer! by a worm resembling a grub worm. The worm is first noticed in the wool on the head, anil later on eats its way into the sheep’s head through the ears. A sheep lives only a few days after the appearance of the worm, and during that time the animal refuses fixxl and water. So far only old sheep have been effected by the [Miculiar worm, the young fines seemingly being immunes.

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ABOUT BANKRUPTCY. The Law Amended in Several Particulars. The bill which amends the bank ruptcy act has been signed by the president and is now the law of the land. The bill modifies the existing law in several particulars, the principal one of which is a provision in regard to preferred creditors. Under existing law those who had received payments from a person who had soon after been declared bankrupt could not have other claims passed upon without surrendering the amount received. This provision was modified so as to allow the creditor to retain the money received unless th* previous payment was fraduleut. The change is in comformity with a deci# ion of the supreme court. Another amendment provides four new’ objee tions to a discharge, intending to pre vent persons from going through bankruptcy, the most important of, which aie the giving of false mercantile statement and the making of a fraudulent transfer of property. The bill also provides that it shall be an objection to a discharge if a voluntary bankrupt seeks to go through bankruptcy more than once in six years. Another amentment provides that the appointment of a receiver for a cor poration which is insolvent is an act of bankruptcy, entitling the creditors to choose their own trustee.

NOVEL SCHEME. New Variety of Fuel at Fort Wayne Factory. A wind-mill factory which will b« started in Fort Wayne soon will cos tain one very novel feature aside frost the invention which the plant is te tnrn out. This is a new variety of fuel which will be used. It is produced from what is known as distillate, which is described as petroleum after the naphtha has been distilled out of it. It costs at the present pries of oil from 7 to 8 cents a gallon, and the gas it produces costs about 9 cents a thousand cubic feet. As the gas has a strength of about 650 to (MX! of natural gas. the cost of this fuel is sees to lie less than natural gas, and being suitable for both light and heat, its use will lie watched with strong inter iest by every manufacturer. Petro 1 leum at normal prices materially re duces the cost. The fuel gas will ba "specially desirable for this company, because it will run a galvanizing | plant, the first in the city, and will take work from other factories. The capacity of this distillate machine in 15,(XJ0 feet an hour.

A QUIET WEDDING. Decatur Lady Marries Wells County Citizen. Martin Stair of Petroleum. Wells county, was united in marriage last evening at 8:30 o’clock to Mrs Mary Ashbaucher of this city, at th* home of the bride on North .Second street. Rev. George Grether of the Reformed church, performed the cere mony in his usual polished style, and in the presence of only the immediate family. The bride is well known ia this city and county, while the groom is a well to do resiih nt of Petroleum, Wells county. He was formerly a farmer but recently r.-ceived the appointment as agent forth" McCormick machinery in southern Wells county. They will reside here until about April Ist. when they will remove te Petroleum and make their future home there. The Democrat congratu lates.

PEDRO PARTY TONIGHT C. B. L. of I. will Entertain Their Friends Royally. At 7:30 o'clock tonight the big ped ro contest of the Catholic Benevolent Legion of Indiana will begin at theC. Y. M. S. club rooms and a largo num bor of lovers of the game will proceed to enjoy themselves. The event was to have occurred a week ago, but on account of other amusements whi postp med until tonight. It is believed that twenty five tables will !>• neces mu y as a crt wd i! a hundred it expected unless the severe cold weath er keeps them at home. However, every convenience will lie provided and those who attend will no doubt have an enjoyable time.