Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 45, Decatur, Adams County, 4 March 1903 — Page 1

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■ADJOURNED. H|| fifty-Sevenih Congress I Adjourned at Noun. He President Signed all Bills as Passed. I g*lul to the Pally Democrat, 4 :M) p D ('.March I It • seventh congress adjourned at today. President Roosevelt was ?®|Le capttol al! morning, and occu pied the president of the senate's room, he signed all bills passed Thß appropriation and public build I ills, which have had such a long ■gle, and in which so many con men throughout the country were asted, passed and were signed. THE COURT HOUSE. *d of Doings in the Hall of Justice. ie circuit court held another short on, and then nothing of serious squence was taken up. A few e were made and Attorney Tayf Portland, filed a plea in abate ■■t in the Sadler-Smith case. The records show business for the day has beet transacted as follows: State of Im>■.a vs. Thomas Shannon, bond fix*! at $300; finding defendant as poo. person and J. T. Merryman appost d to defend him. Louis L. Sajler vs. Edward E. Smith, answer and cross complaint withdrawn and plea it abatement filed; objections 4tiaj by plaintiff and overruled. llMstta n Braun vs. Joseph Brown et alAn-wer filed by all the defendants Julius Haugh. W. H. Niblick vi. Peter Frank, demurrer t<> f-urth pMU.-- iph overruled, answer filer!, reply. Town of Berne vs. Mhrg 4 Stone et al. cau-c !.'■ -s>-d and costs paid. {The case r the State v«. Burley, a criminal case, ie set for tomorrow morning and the jury will ■be ba r. in their places to hear same. H ONE FLUNKED. Lt Botkins Withdraws His Application for Liquor License. Peterson as attorney, ap poke 1 at the auditor’s office and ask »*! lon re and was granted permission to withdraw the application of L. G. Betti is for a license to sell intoxicat inglS' uors at his present place of at Geneva. The withdraw iug of the applicant recognizes the right- of the blanket remonstrance. however, does net expire until next month, and perhaps then he Sill renew his desires and fight to a frazzle the attempt to blanket his byhc Thursday his bet n turned overdo Geneva, when the matter will p*W«bly be settled one way or the ft AT RICHMOND. «dWW< 1111 l ■b 3 Traders' Association Meet I April Third and Fourth. twenty first annual meeting of Am Indiana Teachers' ass<x-iation will at Ricmond on April 3 and I ♦wymeral sessions will !>e in the MMBuliseum. The chief instructors ’S' meeting will be: Dr. Frank JHHutisalus; president of Armour Chicago, Dr. Charles Thwig. PjOent of Western Reserve Univero| Cleveland; Dr. Rliuben Post principal of the Male High y4®Ool|, Louisville, and Dr Janies W president of Ohio Woslean Delaware, Ohio. For PJWfBUs meetings of the assix-iation ‘“•Bools °f Ahis city haxe been JBbd that the teachers would ‘""••isii opportunity io attend.

The Daily Democrat.

WOULD SAVE THEM. Decatur Girls at Montpelier on a Lark. A letter was received at this office this morning which stated that two voting girls of this city arrived at Montpelier yesterday, were met at the train by sports and taken to a room over the Kentucky saloon, a place known as the toughest joint in that tough city. The girls went on tickets furnished for that purpose and left here very probably yesterday morning or the day before. The letter is written, so the author says, for the purpose of letting the girls’ parents know were they are that they mav save them from further disgrace and we publish the item solely for that purpose. COXEY’S ARMY. Spring Weather Brings the Weary Willies. A Gand, of Five Rounded Up By the Police and Are Given Street Work. I , The recent thawout has brought an army of tramps to town who have I been hanging out in the cities, but at the first showing of good weather start out on the road. The town was full of them yesterday and last evening Marshal Cordua and night policemen Fisher and Mangold took a walk out the Chicago & Erie railway tracks Ito the water tank where they found the whole gang gathered and preparing for a big feast and drunk. One , of the pals had been sent up town for two quarts of whisky but was stopped and the liquor is now th“ property of the city. The whole gang was rounded up and taken before Mayor Coffee charged with vagrancy and loitering. Each man had a song to give, fully describing his occupation and the cause of his present condition. Two of them were umbrella menders, one sold jewelery. anothea coat hang ers, and another was a hoop maker. Their names are entered on the docket as John Monday, Henry Tuesday, Janies Wednesday. John Saturday and Harry Sunday, whose true names are unknown. After hearing the various spiehls, one old rounder who we could safely bet had been up a hundred times before, speaking about all the time. Mayor Coffee decided that about the only cure for such business was a jail sentence with permission to work on the streets. It's a crusty lot of hobos, several of whom have been here many times and who moke no ■ pretentions of working any mare than ie necessary to buy a little food and drink. However, there were one or two young men in the crowd who i really looked respectable and out of place with their dirty comrades. HOW ABOUT IT? — Will a Band Be Organized Here This Year. Is Decatur to have an organized (band? That is the question that is again awakened in our minds when we hear about a band and know that the time is approaching when one could be used. Our city never was behind in the matter of celebrations, and to make our I countv fairs, street carnivals and pubi lie gatherings complete, we should lie ’ represented by an uigauiz«*d band of ■ musicians. There is no question about the material for we have more first class musicians than any other i citv our size in the state. All that is 1 necessary is for some good man to start out end corrall thirty or forty ' band players, and within a short time the Decatur band could be as good as any in Indiana. PLAIN DRUNK. William Allen, a drunken umbrella mender, who was released a few days ago, was fined again this afternoon by ’Squire Smith. The fine was three dollars, with about eight trimmings, and the gentleman will lie given an opportunity to help clean the streets. ATTENTION K. of P. Something important doing at the Castle Hall tonight.

DECATUR, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 4, 1903.

THE CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting Held Last Evening. Bills were Allowed and Special Session Called for Friday Night The city council met in regular session last evening, all members but Stettler being present, and Mayor Coffee presiding. After the regular preliminary routine was gone through with the following bills were allowed: Jacob Eady, salary,s4o; Thomas Haefling, salary, S4O; M. J. Mylott, salary, $65; Thomas Baker, salary, SSO; H. D. Rice, salary, SSO: Clayton Dorwin, salary, SSO: George Steele, salary, S4O: H. B. Knoff, salray, $-10; J. G. Smith, i labor, $3, J. G. Smith, labor, $16.50; I John S. Peterson,insurance, S4O; John Thomas, labor, $22.94; C. & E. railroad, freight, $56.03; Schafer Hardware company, $34.35; D. F. Teeple, hauling. $4.14; Krick, Tyndall & Co., 1 brick, $16.07; J. W. Robison, rent, $3; John Coffee, salary. $45.83; A. Van Camp, repairs, $.75; John Coffee, pay ■ roll, $3.50; Jacob Mangold, salary, ‘ S4O; Abe Stoneburner, labor, $34.50; j Henry Peters, labor, $6.70; Harry . Daniel, printing, $4.75; Amos Fisher, salary, S4O. The chairmen of the judiciary, purchasing and water works committees were authorized to consider a motion for a new pump to force , the water from the river to the reser- ■ voir, owing to the inefficiency of the present one. The committee detailed 1 to consider the complaint of Mrs. Robert Poling who alleges that she re- ' ceived injuries from a fall on Adams street this winter and asked $65 damages, reported unfavorably The bill presented by W. E. Fulk asking twenty dollars for his work in making the specifications for bricking Fourth street was dismissed, the council denying that he had been so authorized by it, but had done the work at the instance of the present city engineer. At the conclusion of business council adjourned to meet in extra session Friday night. MAY BOLT. The Caucus Gerrymander Bill Does Not Suit all Members. The effort of the republican members of the legislature to redistrict the state for legislative purposes so as to increase the number of “certain" republican members has led at last to a decided split in their own ranks that is hourly widening. It would not be surprising if the fight results in a total absence of any legislation on the subject at this session. The fight, which promises to lead to a bolt of the i objecting republicans on the floor, developed at the joint caucus held at the state house. The committee presented an entirely new plan, 1 modeled somewhat upon the StutesI man bill, which precipitated a fight immediately. Senators Bar?us and Wolcott, with Representatives Sparks I and Sherman led in the attack on the 1 new bill. The bill finally was adopt ed, however, as the action of the i caucus by a majoriety of only four or ' five votes. This is expected to bind the republicans of both houses to Its I support. The prospects are, however that a bolt will be organized from the caucus action when the bill comes up for passage. TO BE HEARD. The Geneva and Berne Blanket Remonstrance to Be Heard. There will probably bej something doing in commissioner’s court Thurs day and Friday, at which time the “blanket” remonstrance cases against the Geneva and Berne saloonists will be heard. Whether it will lie a fight for blood, or a submission with the fight extracted, is yet to be seen. The filed remonstrances are said to contain the necessary names to do the work, and if this is true, it will boa one-aided game, and if they do not the game will also be one sided, but on the other side. The board set the time for hearing, giving Geneva an inning Thursday and Berne Friday. The element that is ferninst the granting of licenses will no doubt lie on band in full force.

THE LECTURE. Rev. J. F. Nugent LL. D„ at Bosse’s Opera House Last Night. For the third time Rev. J. F. Nu- | gent, LL. D., appeared on the lecture platform before a Decatur audience His two previous appearances had made him a favorite with those who appreciate the merit and culture derived from this line of educational work, and it also assured him a crowded house when he appeared Tuesday evening. His tubj-s-t “The Last Confessional,” is cne that has many exponents from as many different channels, and while many will disagree with Father NuSent as to his . manner and method of reaching and : attaining the elements of a Christian yet no one doubted the sincerity and belief of the speaker, that as he saw it, so he portrayed the beauties of his methods of devotion. BEAT THE TRUST. R. Griest Here to Settle With the Standard. R. Grist of Columbia City, was in the city today attending to business of considerable importance. Mr. Griest is one of the few people who have been successful in a legal fight brought against the great Standard Oil company. The suit was filed in 1 Jay county some two years ago and j Mr. Griest claimed that the Standard people has been taking his oil without j paying for it. The suit was venued here and the plaintiff was awarded S7OO damages. The monopoly of 1 course appealed to the supreme court and in a recent decision the judgment was affirmed. Mr. Griest's visit here was to arrange matters concerning this case. HIS DUTIES. Fred Vaughn Makes First Run Tomorrow. Fred Faughn went to Toledo, Ohio, today, to prepare for his first run as weigher of the mails. It will be his duty to weigh all mails that is received and put off of the ear in which he rides, and the weighing must be very accurate as the mail is weighed twice and a balance struck. This will be carried on by the government for thirty days and from the date thus abtained, the relative mail traffic all over the country can lie determined. Fred will leave Toledo tomorrow morning on a regular run to St. Louis a seventeen hour trip and will return after a few hours stay in that city. At Toledo he is given a full day and then the run to St. Louis and back is made on the same schedule as before. GOOD SUCCESS. Bobo Meetings Close Protracted Servicas. The Rev. A. D. Wagoner held a four weeks protracted meeting in the new Mt. Tabor M. E. church in Bobo, which came to a close a few days ago. The result of these meetings being twenty-two new members added to that church and a spiritual uplift to the entire community. The pretty, brightly lighted church was often , filled so that the gallery had to be I opened to accomodate the audience. | The meetings were not of a transient, I but of a thoughtful, deep-reaching , nature, many eyes being wet with the tears of repentance and of joy. A few more meetings like this would do much good in this community. TO SANDUSKY. Councilman Teeple and Martin Mylott Looking for Dynamo. Martin Mylott and Charles Teeple will leave tonight for Sandusky. Ohio, on the lake, for the purjxise of look ing at the dynamo display of the Sandusky Construction company. If they find what they want, which must be a dynamo of alternating current, a purchase will be nride for the city. I'he new machine will be installed on the incandescent service, which needs it owing to the great number of bulb lights, which have recently been put in.

AL’S BURGLAR. 11. A. Fristoe Sends in a Police Call. Excitement Caused, But Results in an Old-Fashioned Waler Haul. Al Fristoe, who runs the smoke house, caused a big stir last evening and made his home the scene of interest for about an hour. The affair occured at six o’clock when the family had just finished supper and Al heard what he supposed was some neighbor shutting the front door. They went into the sitting room, turned on the lights, but no one was in sight. The stairway door w-as open about half, an unusual happening, as this door is always kept closed tight by the fami ly. Mr. and Mrs. Fristoe stood in the center of the room talking for a moment about the queer coincidence, when the register, directly over their head, closed with a bang, sounding as though someone had stepped thereon. Al shouted, “who’s up there,” and no response coming, the supposition was that a burglar had slipped in the front door and upstairs. Al hurried over and closed the stair door, went out and called for several neighbors to stand guard outside and then telephoned the police. In fifteen min utes Sheriff Butler, Marshal Cordua and several deputies appeared on the scene, and in the meantime a crowd of fifty citizens had gathered about the premises expecting to see a bold, bad burglar dragged out. The police were admitted and with drawn revolvers made their way quietly up-stairs, where every nook and corner, every closet and every drawer was carefully searched, but not a sign of any human hieing could be found and soon the disappointed crowd dwindled away. Al has been trying to explain the matter all day and generally closes the scene by saying, “well, have a cigar anyhow.” He hasn't settled with us yet. THE TEACHERS. Twenty-First Annual Meeting to be Held Soon. Superintendent Brandyberry asks us to announce to the teachers of Adams county that the twenty-first annual meeting of the Northern Indiana Teachers' Association will be held at Richmond. Thursday Friday and Sat urday. April 2,3 and 4. It is expected that 3000 teachers will attend. Boarding places have been provided at prices ranging from SI.OO to $2.50 per day. All who desire hotel accommodations should make their wishes known early, either to the proprietor of the hotel where they prefer to stop, or to the chairman of the business committee. Supt. T. A. Mott, by March 18. MISSIONARY Meeting of the Methodist Ladies Tomorrow. The Woman's Home Missionary Society of the M. E. church will meet at the home of Mrs. J. W. Vail,Thurs day afternoon at 2 o’clock. The following program will lie rendered: Subject. “New Mexico. Spanish and Indian.” Hymn, “All Hail the Power of Jesus Name.” Bible lesson, Mrs. Braudyberrv, Chain of piayer, Pa per, “The Laud of the morning," .Mrs. Hamm. Instrumental music, Mrs. Bell. Select readidg, Mrs. D. E. Studabaker. Business. MEET TOMORROW. The First Session of the Fifty-Eighth Congress Tomorrow. The senate of the fifty-eighth congress, which will meet in special ses Hion at once, Thursday, will consist of fifty-six republicans and thirty-four democrats, an increase of two in the republican majority, as compared with the present senate. The first business will be the administration of the oath to the newly elected members.

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BRILLIANT CAREER. George W. Steele Retires From a Long Service in Congress. Major George W. Steele retires from congress today, after repre Renting the Eleventh district eight terms, a record for length of service I held by no other Indianian except the i late W. S. Holman, known as the | “watchdog of the treasury.” Not only as a member of the congress, but as an army officer, territoriol govern or, etc., the record of Major Steele shines out with unusual brilliancy. Among his most notable victories in the lower house of representatives was the securing of the establishment of the present National Military Home at Marion, and accompanying this bill was a clause which fixed the location, this being the first time any one had ever been successful in having the location of such an instution des ignated. As the first governor of Oklahoma, under appointment from President Harrison, he displayed ex ceptional executive ability. The con ditions at that time in the territory were such as to throw almost everv obstacle in the way of the chief executive, but he overcame all and estab lished a degree of peace and prospercommercial conditions at the close of two years’ service as to win marked praise from the president. He de elined the appointment of commis sioner of pensions after retiring from the office of governor of Oklahoma. DEAL IN FUEL. A Co-Operative Fuel Company Organized at Marion. Marion is to have a co-operative fuel companv. Such headway has been ' made with the movement that the or ganization is assured and will be accomplished at the meeting to be held Thursday evening. Many prominent and well to do citizens are interested in the movement and the new organ ization will be backed with plenty of capital. It’s the intention to take as ■ many stockholders as desire to enter i and equip and maintain a fuel yard in that city that will lie complete tn j every respect. It is the intention to I nandle all kinds of fuel and to always f have on hands wood and coal of a I good quality. A site for the yards i will soon be selected, as several are already in view, and. no time will be , lost in carrying out the intentions of the new companv and the the pur pose for which it is being organized. The yards will be the most extensive in the city and a place where fuel can always be secured at reasonable fig ures. Great interest is being taken in this movement. TOUGH ON THE GOV. Trying Times for Indianan Chief Executive. Any sum would he small compensa i tion for Governor Durbin if his duties j fifty two weeks in a year required the I same amount of disereton. skilled judgement and downright hard work that he will be called on to exercise during the next five davs. The sixty-third general aasembly of Indiana is on its last legs and each day. when adjournment will be taken sine die, scores of infant laws will l>e piled upon his desk for his approval. The proceedings of the two houses are more or less spectacular and hold the attention of the people because of a dramatic element in them, but during the final week the eyes of the people j turn to the chief executive as the one domiant figure m legislation. THE PANTS FACTORY. Machinery Was Placed in Position Today and Will Turn Thursday. The machinery for the Big Store Pants company arrived in this city last night and was placed in position today. The factory will occupy the third floor of the Big Store and newer will be derived from the gas engine which is located in the basement. The product put out by this company will lie in the pants line and range from thecommo to the best that is made. The >- chiuery will be put in op<y Thursday morning and a nq r skilled garment makers put The industry is a good oy limited possibilities anr justly proud to have v tion. Z