Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 40, Decatur, Adams County, 26 February 1903 — Page 1

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WIPED OUT. Central District of Cincinnati is Burning. Loss is Over $3,000,000 and Fire is I Still Raging With Little ProsIpects of Control. al to the Daily Democrat. 3:30 p. ni. nciunati, Ohio, Feb. 26. This is in the midst of the worst fire in itejhistory, which broke out earlv thiumvu mg and is still raging. The lire atari- in the basement of the Pike oper i house, spread rapidly to sur TOUi .ling building-, and n .w after ten hour- fighting is by no means under COnt"ol and with little pro-pect- of it Wng so soon. The burning district iabound bv Vine. Walnut. F.mrthai.d Bak streets and is in the heart of the city The loss is estimated at $3.000.' t<><>and over 4'<) ]«•< pie are tiu.,n cial users. No loss of life is reported but many narrow escapes. WINS OCT. Mrs. Fairbanks Re-Elect-ed President-General. •mtkhters American Revolution Chose Their Leader For Another Term. Sje.r.i. to Dally Democrat. 2:.W P. M. I Washington, D <’ Feb. 26. I'jO.i. Mr Fairbanks was today unanimous ly selected president general < f the Dau/nters of American Revolution. Hei onlv op|K>siug candidate. Mrs. Donald McLean, withdrew and will he a candidate two years hence. The tarui of office is two years. . FINGER MASHED. Unlucky Day for a Factory Employe. . (Yesterday was S. T. Welker's tinky day, and he is thankful to be •live. He works at P. W. Smith’s ■Bv. mill in the west part of town,and in the morning came near having •both legs broken by being caught by ♦he carriage of one of the machines, tjuick thinking and a lucky jump sav ing him. Later in the day he got one of the fingers of his right hand caught in a machine, with a badly ■nislesl bone as the result. He is bDable to work todav.

■| MITE SOCIETY. Tomorrow With Mrs. T. H. Blosser. T he Ladies' Mite S<x-i««ly of the M church will meet at the home of , Theo. H. Blosser, Friday afterFab. 27, from 2to 5. The folmg program will be given. Song. Bluer. Scripture lesson. Song. Vocal solo, Mary Myers. Heading. Mrs. Jennie Studabaker. Instrntnental solo, Mrs. Kila Bell. Beadring. Mrs. Hudson. \ ocal sole. Marie “JBocry Refreshments.

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AFTER GOOD JOB. — —— Hon. Jesse Lafollette Wants Albert Wishard's Place. Albert W. AVishard has resigned his position as solicitor of internal revenue treasury department, to which is attached the snug salary of $4500 per annum, and will return to Indiana polis to practice law. Os course there are plenty of candidates for the appointment, among them being, Jesse J. M. Lafollette of Portland and well known here. Lewis Ludlow, Washington correspondent for the Sentinel says: Indiana republicans are loath to let go of a good office like that just resigned by Albert W. Wishard Today Representative Cromer was engineering a movement in behalf ot Jesse J. M. Lafollette, assistant district attorney. Cromer was half inclined to get angry with Representative Crumpacker, who has been pushing Truman F. Palmer, of Monticello, to the exclusion of all other Indiana candidates. Inasmuch as Melville AA . Miller, who is one of Crumpackers constituents, has just been selected for assistant secretary of the interior Cromer thinks that Crmnpaeker is acting the part of a porker in taking a stand for Palmer. Lafollett's home is at Portland, Jav county. Senator Fairbanks has indorsed Palmer and Joe Kealing, Fairbank’s right-hand man, is helping to boost Lafollette. Consquently the situation is mixed, but so much pulling and hauling will count for nothing, as the president intends to go to New York for Wishard’s successor.

GETTING THERE ELI. I The Waring Glove Company Soon Ready for Business. AVork is progressing rapidly for the i Waring Glove company, their machinery, including the gas engine and ■dynamo being placed in position ready for speedy action when the last I nail is driven in its place. The start- , ing day is not far in the distance as j daylight is visable through the debris ; of stock, machinery and a conglomeration of delay and swaring that usually ( go in putting such an enterprise to the starting point. L. C. AVaring the i gentleman in charge and in whose I name the company is known, has : been faithful in his work and will breathe a good fresh breath when the worry is over. Orders have lieen comj ing in at a 2:40 clip and by the huni dreds of dozen lots, all which show that when they get down to the busi nesspoint they will have plenty to entertain them all during the long summer months.

IN A FEW DAYS. The Big Store Pants Company Delayed in Starting Their Factory. Owing to a delay in the arrival of I machines for The Big Store Pants factory, they were unable to start yesI terday as intended. The latest in- . formation from the machines came in ' a telegram that they were shipped ' and should laud iu Decatur tonight lor tomorrow. Shutting is now being arranged in position, and in a very short time after the machines showup. work will begin. It is the usual | delay incident to beginning to start | the wheels of locomotion m any inI stitution. Plan as you may it is the | inevitable result in trying to “start something.” Trouble comes in a I multitudinous way and the devil in general is to pay. If nothing goes wrong, however, they will begin to | make pants in a few days.

U. R. K. P. Rank Fever. There are a few gentle whiapera among the faithful of Kekionga lodge looking to the inauguration of the Uniformed Rank Knights of I’ythians, Whether anything will develop to the quiet movement now on, ih yet to lie determined.* The benefits to be derived will be taken up and discussed and the feasability of such an organization will be dealt with and if it should lie determined that the uniform rank would lie beneficial to the order, it ia probable that some good hard work would then ls< done to make the thing go. The district meeting yesterday at Bluffton prob ably inspired the'thought that Decatur was lagging some in not support iug thia feature of Pythian splendor.

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 26, 1903.

JUDGE HAINES The Distinguished Jurist, is Dead. Adams County Court Adjourns Two Days in His Honor and Will Attend Funeral.

Judge Haynes of Portland, died yesterday at noon at the ripe old age of eighty-six. He was well known here by the older inhabitants of Adams county, at one time being a lawyer of prominence and judge of the common pleas court for twenty-one years. According to the Portland Commercial Review he moved to Portland December 24,1844. At the time of his location here the population was small and the practice of law’ void of any great remuneration. In 1856 he was elected judge of the com mon pleas court, composed of the counties of Randolph and Jay, and was continually on the the bench until October, 1877, making a term of twenty-one years of constant service. This service was extended to the counties of AVayne, Randolph, Delaware, Jay, Blackford, AVells and Adams, while the judge was frequently called upon to hold court in other portions of the state. In honor of his memory the Adams county court has adjourned until Saturday morning, This action having been taken immediately after court convened this morning. The Bar Association then held a meeting in the court room, President R. S. Peterson presiding. The following funeral notice was read: “Jacob March Haynes, born April 12, 1817 Died February 25, 1903. Funeral at tue Presbyterian church in Portland, Friday February 27, 1903, at two o’lcock p. m. conducted by Rev. J. S. Axtell.’' After reading this notice President Peterson asked for expressions from the bar. Judge David Studabaker responded and said: “I have not heard of a death for a long time that has so affected me, though from what I have heard it was to be expected soon. I first became acquainted with him in 1849 when I attended the Jay county seminary. Latter I boarded at his home at a time when I needed help in my studies, and to he and tns good wife I owe much for their kind assistance. He was always kind to me in those days, I had come out of the woods, so to speak, was uncouth and needed just the training he gave me. Later I studied law in his office for a year and he gave me many attentions and treated me then and during the years that I practiced before him in a kind and noble manner. During all these years, I have known him to be an honest, true man. He always did the right as he knew it and was 3 temperate man when it took bravery to do so.” In conclusion Judge Studabaker moved that a committee of three members of the bar be appointed to draft resolutions in memory of the deceased. He was visibly affected and by word and action showed that his feeling for his old benefactor was sincere and earnest, of the depth that only such men as Judge Studabaker can feel. The motion for committee on resolutions carried, and Judge Studabaker, R. S. Peternon and C. J. Lutz were appointed, and decided to report at three o’clock this afternoon, their resolutions being duly accepted by the bar. During the meeting this morn ing expressions of great respect for the deceased brother jurist were made by Judge Heller. .Judge Erwin, Schafer Peterson, A. P. Beatty. R. S. Peterson and others. Schafer Peterson is the only lawyer now living in Decatur who was admitted to pitwtice before Judge Haines, during the five years he was judge in this county. A motion mude by Mr. Lutz that the bar attend in a body was carried unanimously, and a telephone message from Portland at noon said that it had lieen arranged to postpone the funeral until 2:30 o'clock to allow the Decatur delegation to go down on the noon train. Judge Haines was in office here five years, from 1872 to 1877.

LOOKS RIGHT. The Parks Oil Company Still Getting Action On Their Well. The Bowen salt water well belonging to the Parks Oil Company is Hlill making oil, from noon yesterday until this morning, when a stop was necessary, twenty barrels was pum|Mvl. The company intend to strengthen their power and arrange to pump it incessantly.

GREAT MEETING. The Bluffton Knights of Pythias Meeting a Grand Success. The Decatur Knights all came home this morning from the district meeting at Bluffton and report it the best that ever hapened inK. P. circles. The attendance exceeded the most sanguine expectation of its promoters, and the members of the grand lodge present, were unanimous in praise of the Knights in this district. The parade far eclipsed anything ever given in the state and the business and secret session held later were each and every one of that pleasant fraternal sort that makes one enjoy the sacred privileges of being a brave and Knightly Knight. It was a late hour when the program was concluded and which was attended by seven hundred members representing every lodge in the district. Grand lodge officers C. S Tindoll, of Shelbyville, Merrill E. Wilson, of Elkhart and Frank Bowers, of Indianapolis, were present. The meeting was in charge of E. Burt Lenhart of this city, who is the district deputy grand chancellor. Much praise was bestowed upon him for the activity displayed as well as every other evidence of K. of P. prosperity which was so manifest. Judge R. K. Erwin made one of his chasaeteristic speeches which as usual was well received and heartily applauded.

ABOUT COURT. Civil, Criminal and Probate Notes From the Court House. The Adams circuit court was in ses sion only a few minutes this morning, an adjournment until Saturday being taken on account of the death of Judge Haines. During the short time the following actions were taken in the various cases: State vs Charles Thompkins, fined sls and costs. William AA’ard vs Elizabeth France, John Schurger, executor, change of venue granted to Allen county. George Hain vs Louisa Hain et al, appearance by Heller & Son and Merryman & Sutton for defendants. Samantha Cassel vs Joseph D. Beery, summons ordered re turnable March 9th. In probate matters Chris Burkhead, guardian for Rebecca Miller and four others, filed bis final report which v a.; approved. Grace Libev, guardian for Leon and L. Libey, filed bond of SIOOO, which was approved, bearing signature of A’incent D. Bell and Robert S. Peterson. In the* Elijah A. Liby estate Grace M. Liby, administratrix, filed final report.

ARE YOU READY? Interurban Lines Are all the Talk Now. There is no longer any doubt concerning the building of proposed electric railways through here and while there is talk of a half dozen, it is probable that but two will be built soon, the Dr. George and the Morgan roads. Il does look like a sure thing for them however, and there are people here who are willing to stake most any thing on the proposition that the roads will be started within a few weeks. One of these has a proposition from the Morgan line to accept a lucrative position and go to work next Monday. If we get these two new railways it will give Decatur live lines and make us the best point in Indiana for man ufacturing industries. AVe are bound to grow and might as well get ready.

GOT OFF EASY. Thompkins Fined Ffteen Dollars and Let Go. Charles K. Thompkins, who was arrested last week for shooting at Harry Maxwell with intent to kill, has been discharged. His ease was called in circuit court this morning, and upon the recommendation of Prosecutor Moran the intent part of the charge was withdrawn. The de fondant plead guilty to assault and was fined fifteen dollars and costs by Judge Erwin. The pistol which caused all the trouble looked fur from dangerous, mid as much ns any thing Its! the authorities to believe Charles’ statement.

A SKIN GAME. Eastern Electric Concern a Robbing Scheme. At Work in This County and Catching the Usual Number of Suckers. — The newest skin game that is being worked in this community, and on which the smooth grafters are catchI ing the farmers, is an electric lamp ! fake. The scheme has been worked about the south part of the county, I near Chattanooga, and is now reported in an instance in the north. About j two weeks ago a gentleman, (?,) well dressed and claiming to be the representative of an electric concern locat ed in Brooklyn, New York, called on a substantial farmer and informed him that he had the greatest lamp ever invented and one which would soon be in demand in every farm home in the country. He opened his case and displayed a perfect electric lamp, with storage battery attachment well hidden, and which, by turning a button, would produce a perfect and brilliant light. He explained that the invention was comparatively new, and that in order to get a start it was their practice to fit up one house in each community at cost of delivery, which 1 would be five dollars, though the lights sold for seventy-five dollars each. The farmer accepted the terms and ordered ten lights, one for each room in his house. The contract w r as signed up and placed in a sealed envelope which the farmer retained. Later another agent of the company called and delivered ten cheap oil lamps, well wrapped, and demanded payment. The envelope was secured and the farmer for the first time realized that he had been swindled, for the contract read ten lights at seven-ty-five dollars each, with seventy dollars off, which left a net balance due the company of nearly S7OO. The farmer refused to pay and came here to seek help of the officials. The grafter recognized his position and left. A life size bull dog would be a splendid defense for the farmers in eases of this kind. Before the farmer came to town the agent offered to I settle for almost any amount.

CONVICT LABOR. A Bill to Have Convicts Manufacture Voting Machines. The voting machine bill introduced i by Senator Fortune of Jeffersonville, ' has aroused much discussion among I members of the legislature and elecj tion reformers, as it is entirely different from anything before suggested. The main idea is to provide work for the convicts of the state prison and reformatories and to furnish machines |at cost. For that reason it is doubly interesting, and had it been presented ■ earlier in the season it might have stood show of passage. It pro vides that the governor shall name a 1 commission which obtain the patent and drawings for a machine. As soon as they are adopted machinery shall be installed so that the convicts can do the work. The machines are then to be furnished at cost. Senator Fortune introduced several amendments to Matson voting machine bill to keep the cost of machines at a low figure, but he was voted down. He believes that his plan would not onlv result i in a great saving to the state, but that it would go a long way toward solv ing the convict labor problem successfully. ‘

AN OLD TIMER. The Oldest Plow in Indiana Has Been Found. Jackson & Davis have on exhibition in their window a plow that is supposed to lie the oldest in the state. It is a right-handed wooden mould breaking plow. It is made of oak and in a good state of preservation. John Way, grandfather of F. M. Way, who came here in INIH, from North Carolina, made the plow, he being a blacksmith The plow is the propertv of Mrs Nancy Gray, who received it from her father, who was partially reared in the Way family. These kind of plows were in general use about a century ago, but there are few of the present day who have seen oneof this kind. Winchester Journal.

NUMBER 40

BRISK TRADE. “ - The Baby-Shoe Factory and How it Progresses, The shoe factory is enjoying an unusual amount of prosperity at the present time and are turning out a big lot of goods. They have recently in creased their patronage by sending a representative through the northwest and are now receiving orders up to the limit from the big cities in that territory. There is at present more orders now awaiting shipment than the orders of last year and the year before combined. ' When in full work ing capacity, the establishment turn* I out about 2COO pairs of shoes per day and the rapid growth of the concern is shown by the fact that when it first started, about four years ago, the capacity was but 25 pair. The Deca tur product is sent all over the United States and is quite an advertisement for our city. Their output is in various styles and colors are worked from sojt leather and are made only for the trade. About seventy-five people are given employment by the concern, which it is working full power and a very important feature is that many people can do work at home. Those who have children and can give onlv part of their time to outside work take advantage of this opportunity and make quite a few dollars.

A NEW DEAL Senator Fairbanks Wants a Telephone Mail Delivery. Senator Fairbanks of Indiana proposes to introduce a spircial mail delivery in the rural districts by tele phone. Hie idea is that a special stamp should be provided which would authorize a postmaster to open any letter bearing it and telephone its contents to any person to whom it is addressed. The advantages of the special delivery service in the cities by means of messengers would thus, he thinks, be extended to the country through the phone. In the state of Indiana. Senator Fairbanks savs, there are now in use fully 70,00© telephones, outside of the cities and towns. In some counties nearly every farmer has his own telephone.

POST THE TIME. Railroad Companies Must Post Information at Stations. | Railroads must now post at passen- ; ger stations whethi r or not trains are ■on time. This bill passed the senata Saturday and was signed bv Governor Durbin. It was known as senate bill ; No. 18, which was introduced by Sen I ator Gray, and amends the act of March 9. 1899, which requires rail roads to post information as to whether passenger trains are on time or not. The amendment provides a penalty of a $25 tine tor violation, suit to take , the form of a civil action and be brought by the prosecuting attorney of the county where the offense hap pened, the attorney to get half of thw line and the county the rest.

HIS ACCOUNTS SHORT. City Clerk Rowe, of St. Marys, is Charged Seriously City Clerk Rowe, of St. Marys, 0., is charged with embezzlement t» the tune of over $2,000, and there ia some chance of his going to the Go lutnbus penitentiary. His bond is only SI,OOO, but his old mother has signified a willingness to sell her home to make good the money and save him from disgrace. Rowe claims to be affected mentally and is taking no apparent interest one way or the other in the affair.

WILL SELL THE QUILT. A fine quilt was placed on exhibition at True’s cash store this noon, which is the product of the Rathbone Sisters. It will be left there until tomorrow evening, for publie in&pe« and will then be sold at public ano tion, Friday night, at Castle hail, the proceeds going for charitable pur poses. Besides the quilt sale an in teresting program Las been arranged for the amusement of those present. A small admission fee of ten cents will be charged.