Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 49, Decatur, Adams County, 9 March 1903 — Page 1

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REPORTED. — MflgK Columbian Canal Treaty Recommended. -1 S Emperor William Greets an American Today. -t ’•r. 1 v Special to the Dally Democrat. 2:30 p. m. Washington, D. C., March 9.- The senate Committee on foreign relations to favorably report Columbian: canal treaty. No action was taken on ihe Cuban treaty. The Columbian treaty was reported to the senateas in former session, without amende., t. 2 Special U Dally Democrat. 2:30 P. M Berlin, March 9. Emperor William * received I'resident Francis of the St. Louis {exposition, in an audience at ; boon to STpedal *• > The Dally Democrat. 2:30 p. m, St.Lcuis, Mo., March 9. A motion ro for dine lution of, with answer to, injunction secured last week by Wabash railroad against employees and . strikers was filed in the United States district court today. BOUGHT LAND. A Big [Deal Made Last Saturday for Farms. Mr. p eorge Geddes yesterday closed a4eal by which he came into possession if about $30,000 worth of real estate located in Allen, Paulding and Adams jouuties. The purchase was closed at the office of the Citizens’ . Trust [company and embraces 150 acrefiti Allen county, formerly owned by O. J Pond, of Jackson township; 150 itr in Paulding countv O bought from Joseph Morris, of Lima. 0., and 180 acres in Adams county, Iromßeorge Wagoner, who lives in Michig Mr. Gedes says that the propert purchased simply is an investment and because land located near hi-home at Hickman, 111., that is producing no better crops is selling for sl2 an acre. The average price paid for the land he bought is 860 an acre.—Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. COMING HOME. The Adams County Delegation to OkI lahoma to Return Friday. Ale< ter has been received from P. L.A»: rews, which says he and the Other Adams county citizens are now in Ottet- r county, in the west part of Indian Territory. Thev recently vis ited V ashata county, which they say is one of the finest districts they l ave vistted airing the trip. At Hobart a fe-yjights ago Henry Krick joined the Salvation armv aad haa been a happy as a lark ever since, singing nnjprc ichitg all the time. He expects “t,’ organize a brigade here on MUHlurn and will take a lieutenant s confession The party expects to ar •rive home by next Friday. ■ ’ _ £ IS DEAD. Mrt.|Mary N. Sywgart Dies From Effects of Pneumomr. Mrs Mary N. Sywgart died Sunday [afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Simeon Truster, who liyai&ix miles east of this city. The direct cause of her death was pneuiDGnfe the attack of which she was J-omßb to withstand owing to her en■eebitd condition, as she was past "••y.six years old. Mrs. Sywgart W M liute well known here and her “MUQ friends regret to hear of her death The funeral will be held tomunfc« morning at the I nited Breth ern (Burch at Wren, Ohio.

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POSTAL DEFICIT. It Costs Uncle Sam Half a Million a Day to Carry the Mails. The recent session of congress com mitted U ncle Sam to spend half a million dollars a day for carrying the I nited States mails. The postal appropriation bill this year was higher than the pension bill by several million dollars. The rapidity with which the postal budget has grown in eight years is something alarming. It has not doubled since 1895, but approaches that. For the fiscal year, beginning July |, the appropriation is -153,000,000. This is an increase of •815,000,000 over that of last year and $30,000,000 over that two years ago. Most of the money comes back to the government in postal revenue, but the department has named $10,000,000 as the amount of the deficit for the coming fiscal year. In other words, it will cost 8153,000,000 to carry mails and run the post offices for the next year and only $143,000,000 will be earned for the sale of stamps and other sources. The above does not take into consideration the use of postoffice buildings in all parts of the country or a number of other items of magnitude which anv private business concern would need to consider.

IN TROUBLE. A Geneva Man Must Make Settlement. Insurance Companies Claim .That He Is Short Several Hundred Dollars With Them. ■ * ——~— i John H. Runyon of Geneva, one of the best known men of the countv, is in a very serious position just at present and the exact outcome can not be . foretold for a few days, at least. For several years he has represented the Northwestern and German, of Illinois, fire insurance companies, as agent for Geneva and vicinity. He has done a fairly good business and no one suspected. until recently, in fact, not until last week, when a representative of the Northwestern appeared at Geneva and began looking after the policies iu force. Ho discovered that in a number of instances John had written policies for SI,OOO and reported only SSOO to the company, charging the full amount for the policy, however. The deficiency on the business amounted to a little over SIOO, which John paid the special agent. A day or so afterward the special for the German arrived and began digging up his policies, which were found to have been written in a similar manner and this shortage so far is said to lie about S2OO. No settlement has been made with the German yet, but the agent will return tomorrow to exact payment. The agencies for both com-, J names have been taken up. On top of this complicated state of affairs a petition is being circulated at Geneva to remove Mr. Runyon from his office as deput v prosecutor on account of the I part lie took iu the saloon cases tried • here last week, and it certain! v seems that his troubles are coming in, bunches. John has many friends ; here who hope the charges against | him may not be as bad as it appears : I just now.

JOINT SESSION. Jay County Board Meets in Joint Session Here. S F Priemer, L. H. Treherne and James Ruple who comprise the board of commissioners of Jay county, were in session this morning with the Adams countv board. The session was called for the purpose of opening bids and awarding the contract fora new bridge, the payment of which has to come out of the pockets of both county taxpayers. Bids on the stone work were Jacob Magley s3(l9a perch, Fred Hoffman $3.69, and Calvin Miller $3.63. The latter being the lowest was given the contract. Bids on the bridge were Bellefontaine Bridge Company $1,2.(U, Canton Bridge Company $1,650. In diana Bridge Company sl.3(;>. Brack ntts Bridge Company $1,290, Massil lion Bridge Company $1,131, Attica Bridge Company $1,097. I‘<« .Bridge company $1,072. The latter bagged the game, and soon their factory at Brookville. < thio, will lx> grinding out the bridge.

DECATUR, INDIANA, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 9, 1903.

HAS RESIGNED. After Three Years Faithful Service. Resolutions Adopted by the Official Board at Their Meeting This Morning. The official board of the Methodist church held a meeting in the auditor ium of the church this morning, and 1 closed the business of this congrega- | tion for this conference year. The only signs of regret that in any way I marred the pleasant features of the ! meeting was the resignation of their pastor, Rev. C. G. Hudson. The resI ignation was placed in the hands of the board in person by Rev. Hudson, perhaps his first appearance outside I his own home for several weeks. The reason assigned was the frail health of Mrs. Hudson, whose physical health is not sufficiently strong to stand the work expected from her by a congregation of this magnitude. It is a self evident fact that both Rev. and Mrs. Hudson are among the beet and most capable workers ever assigned to the Decatur church and congregation, and it is with regret, and sincere regret by many, that their physical strength is ! not of that durable kind, that would permit of their continuance in this field of labor. An evidence of this nature was given by the members of the official board. The next conference, which will be held in Nobles- ■ ville next month, will be asked to assign either Rev. Johnson of Gas City, , Rev. Light of Fort Wayne or Rev. Gill of Warsaw, to this church, RESOLUTION'S. Mhereas. The Reveraud Dr. Hud son has been our pastor for three full I years and has faithfully, patiently and I with marked ability discharged all the | duties and obligations devolving upon him as minister of the Gospel of Christ; Therefore, Be it resolved that we do hereby tender him our unj soliciti'd neartfelt expression of our appreciation of the uniform tenderness and courtesy and the helpful, hopeful spirit he has always displayed in his ministration amongst us. And wherever his lot may be east in the future we liespeak for him and his worthy, devoted wife, that kindness and consideration which they so richly ileserve. Be it furthur Resolved, That a copy of the above iesolutiuus tie made a part of the record of this meeting and another copy be given to Brother Hudson.

GREGORY CASE. Guardianship Suit Now On Trial. Will Go to the Jury This Evening or in the Morning, From Present Outlook. The case of lantha Gregory vs A. C. Gregory is on trial today in the Adams circuit court, and is arousing some interest owing to the prominence of the parties concerned. The case is one wherein a guardian is asked for thedefendant, A. C. Gregory, on the grounds that his appetite for intoxi ' cants prevents him from attending to his financial interests as they should bo. A jury was impauueiled thia morning after an hour or two labor and trial begun at once. Both sides are putting up a battle and the outcome can not be forseen. The plain tiff is represented by Attorney Dore B. Erwin ami the defense by James T. Merryman and John C. Moran. Mr. Gregory has l»een a resident here for thirty-five years and is one of the best known men in the county. His financial interests are quite large. A SON. Cards have been received here announcing the fad that Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Johnson of Nogales, Arizona, are the proud and happy parents of a baby sou. The cards state that the new arrival weighed ten pounds and has lieen named Roswell Bromand Johnson.

LAFOLLETTE CASE. Harrod Boys of Williamsport Arrested Again. John and. Charles Harrod of Willamsport, walked into the sheriff’s office at Fort Wayne Saturday and were arrested on two indictments each, charging them with publishing a libel and malicious trespass, growing out of the recent Lafollette case. The young men had been notified that they were wanted, and came in and gave themselves up, and immediately furnished bond of 8200 each in the former charge and 8100 on the latter, their bonds being signed by their uncle, Dr Morse Harrod. The case dates back for several months, when the barn belonging to Dr. Lafollette at Williamsport, was destroyed by fire, said to have been the work of an incendiary. Next a charge of powder exploded in a stove at the Lafollette home. The powder had been placed in a stick of wood from the doctor's woodpile. A number of indecent notices about Dr. Lafollette and his family were found in conspicuous places, and Detective Harrod of Fort Wayne, a cousin to John and Charles Harrod, was employed to investigate the case. After a careful investigation the detective filed charges against his two cousins in Justice Skelton’s court, charging them with publishing a libel. The boys employed an attorney and just at that time the prosecuting attorney was busily engaged in the circuit court and asked that the case be continued, but the attorney for the defense asked for an immediate trial, and as the prosecuting attorney was not in court to appear against the boys they.were discharged.

A NEW CLUB. A Geneva Business Men’s Club is a New Organization. Geneva has organized a Business Men’s club, with Archie Hardison as president and Curry Pyle as secretary. The object of this display of enterprise is for the purpose of pushing the best foot of Geneva forward. They have already consummated a hearing with McCullough, the king bee of traction lines, and hope to show him inducements of a nature that will cause him to extend the Union Traction lines to that region. Besides this they intend to promote factories, cause their town guardians to awaken to the needs of brick streets, a complete system of sewerage and other twentieth century necessities. They have a good field to work in, and deserve to demonstrate their ability and accomplishments.

COURT BUSINESS. Record of Motions Before Erwin. Lewis C. Dunbar et al vs Byron Dunbar et al. partition suit, final rei port filed, approved and commissionler discharged. lantha Gregory vs , Augustus C. Gregory, jury empanelled ! and suit now on trial. John C. Gleni denning, executor of estate of Eliza Wheeler, vh David Wheeler, interrogatories filed for defendant to answer, rule to answer same under oath within fifteen days. Decatur Loan Association vs Albert Schurger et al, default as to all defendants and finding against defendant for $715, foreclosure ordered against all defendants. Samantha Cassel vs Joseph D. Beery, apfiearance entered for defendant by Heller A Son and C. J. Lutz, ruler! to answer. MORE BUSINESS. Four New Ones Filed in Circuit Court Today. Two new cases were filed in circuit court this afternoon, making a total of four for the day, the other two lieing H. H. Bremerkamp vs Jacob Martin et al, and Dayton G. Adelsperger et al vs board of county commissioners, anil are mentioned elsewhere. The first case filed this afternoon was Samuel A. M. Butcher vs Charles F. Waltz and M. F. Atwood, a case to collect a fee, appealed from justice court. The other is entitled Isaac Wheeler et al vs Amos Walker et al, being a suit to contest and set aside a will and was filed by D. D. Heller & Son. The summons were ordered re turned in the latter case March 25.

SUES THE COUNTY Wants Share of the County Farm. Important Case Filed This Morning Against the County Commissioners. A. P. Beatty, representingthe plain-' tiff, this morning tiled a suit entitled, Dayton G. Adelsperger, Pearl R. Nes- 1 bett, Lewis Nesbett vs the board of commissioners of the county of Adams, Samuel Doak, Jacob Abnet, David Werling, partition. The suit is one of more than ordinary importance because the land in question is a part of what is now known as the county farm. The complaint is very lengthy, extending over twenty-seven type written pages. It alleges that on August 29, 1878 Peter C. Adelsperger was owner of the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter, and the south three fourths of the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter of section fourteen, tovi'iship twentyseven north, range 13 east, in Adams county, Indiana, containing seventy acres, more or less; that on above date thi land was conveyed to Elizabeth Adelsperger, Rose F., Jesse and Early Adelsperger, to hold in trust for themselves and John William Adelsperger, and these plaintiffs, Dayton G. Adlesperger and Pearl R. Nesbett. Lewis Nesbett is the husband of Pearl, and therefore made a party to the suit. The plaintiffs in this suit are [ children of said William Adelsperger, ; Elizabeth Adelsperger died iu 1885, I leaving one-seventh of the land to her . husband J. William Adelsperger and | children. In 1891 the land in quesI tion was sold to James N. Fristoe by I quit claim deed by Rosa, and quit I claim deeds were also given by John W. and Jesse in 1895, and by Early iin 1897. April 11, 1898 James N. ' Fristoe sold the land to Adams county for $2,239.75. The complaint further alleges that the plaintiffs, Dayton G. Adelsperger and Pearl R. Nesbett, are each the owners in fee simple lofan undivided 17-105 of said real estate, that said real estate cannot be divided without injuries to parties, wherefor an order of sale is asked for and commissioners appointed to sell said property. In a second paragraph Dayton claims to be the owner of onesixth part and Pearl R. a like amount, ' making one-third in all or about eighteen acres. A third paragraph alleges the amount in question to be two-thirtieth or a fifteenth which equals ten acres. A fourth paragraph claims the amount of the two heirs to be four seventy-fifths and a fifth paragraph two fifths or about thirty acres. The various deeds that have taken a part iu the disposal of the land since 1878 are filed with the complaint as exhibits.

WAS EXTRAVAGANT. The Legislature Spent a Bunch of the State’s Money. The present assembly has lieen the most extravagant that the state has ever known. It is estimated that the expenses of the session will be nearly $125,000, which is in excess of any previous legislature. The session two years ago cost $115,000, and it broke all former records. The appropriation of $115,000 which was made at the beginning of the session and which was 810,000 more than had ever before been appropriated at the outstart of the assembly, has already been spent and Auditor Sherrick held up warrants until the second appropriation was made. By limitation of law the session will come to an end tonight.

GOOD MAIL SERVICE. Letter Goes Many Miles on its Way Here. J. D. Hale is in receipt of a letter ' which has certainly traveled some in reaching its destination. It was mailed at New York City, January I, but did not roach Decatur until today. The ■, mail clerks had mistaken the Indiana I on the address for India and it had ,' lieen sent to that country. The post i marks showed that it had been re-11 ceiveii at the Bombay office on Janu ' ■■ uary 30, and nt the Indian dead letter i i office on February 2. In its trip the i letter had traveled a distance equal to i that around the world.

NUMBER 49

CUT IT OUT. Indiana is Weary of Being Made Fun of. A Laporte man writes the Chicago papers that all Indiana, including Posey county, has grown wearv of being made a butt of by the alleged ‘■funny” men of the Chicago newspapers. Considering the claim of Indiana that the best and the brightest people of Chicago have gone thither from this state, and that the only famous authors in Chicago are Indiana men, the people of this state regard the alleged “funny” paragraphs aforesaid as being prompted by pure jealousy. Indiana's claim that Chicago would never have been heard of but for the bright sons of genius the Hoosiers have sent there, and they propose to put a crimp in the “funny” men by changing the names of several Indiana towns which have hitherto been “meat” for the paragraphers. Thus they are about to petition the government to change the name of Gaytown to “Ade,” of String town to “McCutcheon,” of Dogtown to “Tarkingon.” of Bugtown to “Riley.” Other names suggested for postoffices with the Posey county flavor in their names are “Altruria,” “Graustark,” “Craneycrow,” “Ben Hur” and others suggestive of Indiana’s immortal geniuses. The movement is spread ing, and it is hoped that soon there will not be a rag left for the funny men to chew on.

UNDER COVER The Hill Electric Line Not Meeting Fort Wayne With Brass Band. The Decatur papers report that a new electric line is headed this way and that representatives of the company that expects to build it were to have been in Fort Wavne yesterdav. If they arrived they are' keeping their identity under cover, as they could not be located at the principal hotels nor had they consulted any of the city officials. The line in question is proposed to connect Fort Wayne with Springfield, Ohio, and the route as outlined by the projectors will run through St. Mary’s, Ohio, and will pass through Rockford, Chattanooga, Decatur, Salem and Monmouth. Messrs. B. A. Fletterjohn, of New Knoxville; John H. Koenig and Willis Armstrong of St. Mary’s are the promoters, and they have given Decatur people the assurance that work on the line has already begun and that they are in earnest in the matter of building the road, hort Maxue Journal Gazette.

WILL ATTEND. I J. Fred France will be Present at Chicago Banquet. J. Fred France, democratic chairman of the eleventh congressional district, has received an invitation to at tend a banquet at the auditorium in Chicago, March 16, Jackson Day. It !is the twenty-second annual banquet given by the Iroquis club and will be one of the leading democratic ban ; quets of the year and will be full of political significance in democratic ; party policies. Among the speakers will be Carter H. Harrison, of Chica go; Edward M. Shepherd, of New [ York; Senator Joseph W. Bailey, of Texas; Judson Harmon, formerly at torney general of the United States; David A. DeArmond, of Missouri. Ex President Cleveland is to be one of the guests. Huntington-News Democrat. FOOTBALL LEADS. Statistics Show That Football is More Brutal Tnan Prize Fighting. During the year 1902 two men in ! America were killed in prize fights; | and, in a season of three months just [ passed, twenty-one men have lieen killed playing football. Fifteen of ! these died from broken necks or broken backs. How many men have lieen ruptured and permanently in I jured in various other wavs no man lean say. “I know,” says Flbert Hubbard, in the March Cosmopolitan, “that two young men with whom 1 am personally acquainted are now in a lunatic asylum as a result of fixitball, anil their ravings are the cries and signals of this game. If you still think that football is manly sport, you might interview the parents of these I young men.”