Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 63, Decatur, Adams County, 24 March 1903 — Page 1

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■ RESTRAINED. Indiana Coal Miners I Musi Show Court. peatr of Prominent Inventor of Agricultural Machinery. -J kl to Dally Democrat. S:,TO P. M ■au'n, Hl-- Marcli 24.—Ten Ind i*ni coal companies and ten indivi<h* iperators were restrained to- ■ 1 Judge Kohlsaat of the (’mt. id Mates circuit court from continuinglhe combine for regulating of coMirices and the output of the mistral. Today’s injunction was ;.<m borary and the defendant- were inW h until Monday, April 6, to show in fl kirt sufficient cause why the or•lflfif hall not I*' made jiermanent. ■ l p« >to The Daily Democrat, 2:30 p. in. D katur. 111., March 24.—George Mtov.irth. inventor of tir-t .-■■v ]>■ ter, and various other agricultnra implements, died today. He was ine of the best known men in theitate and very wealthy. , KOT A CANDIDATE. iSoior Hanna Refuses to be a PresiI dential Quantity. Vial p. >litle» 1-Jl. Jim.' [certt" of the stage in Washington the adjournment of congress. I big financial interests which tmtaibute heavily to the republican i ninßmgn funds are renewing their <ff<| Is to induce Mark Hanna to •■nW the arena against Roosevelt, bttlvithout the slightest sill IW * if -HI Hanna is growing old and is nefl a good health and he has made Mcßain within the last few weekWBi 'does not intend to lie in I into the race. Then' is quite en®al feeling that, aside from HaAt. the most logial man to rally Roosevelt force-is S.na of Indiana. ■pen APRIL FIRST. Is’ Short Order House Soon Readv. I Phillips is homo from Uhiind is busy completing arange i for the Phillips Bros ’ short house which will open on Mon tis t just east of the Winnes Btore alxiut April Ist Stock necessary- furniture and sttpluive lieen ordenxl and are ex Ito arrive any day. The new room will be strictly up to and a place when* you can any dish desired. Will, senior *‘r of the firm, has had several experience in the business 1 "'ell qualified. PRAY APPEAL. of Refusal of New Trial in the Evans Case. fee Branyan has refused a new in the case of state vs. Mabel I. against whom judgment was Dy rendered in the sum of lollars. Attorneys DeVoss ami > argued thecas.' several hours May afternoon and after the bn Mr. DeVoss promptly for an appeal to the appellate 1 The appeal was granted and four hours granted to file the time to close at 3-30 this loon.

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HE FLED. Harrv Maxwell Robbed His Employer and Left. Hurry Maxwell, a young man who has been employed at Moser’s gallery for several weeks, left Saturday night over the Chicago & Erie fast line, going west. He took with him about seventy-five dollars and a gold watch, the projierty of his epiployer. The last heard of him he was at Huntington and is no doubt still going. Harry was an expert artist and his work gave the very best satisfaction. He figured in the shooting scrape at the Wigwam about a month ago and it is said the proprietor of that business place is also looser about twenty dollars for board and drinks.

SET FOR TRIAL. Liken Divorce Case to be Tried April 14th. Other Business, Civil and Probate as Taken lip in in Circuit Court Today. The issues in the famous divorce ease, William S. Liken, a wealthy oil man vs his wife, Elizabeth J. Liken have bt>en completed and the case has been set for trial April 14, second day of the April term of court The charges in the case are serious ones ami the defendant denies them and asks for a large sum of money as alimony. Other business of importune transacted at today "s session was as follows :School town of Geneva vs. Lognasport & Wabash Valley Gas company, demurrer was argued and submitted. Troy Huey, ditch proceedings, time extended for commissioners to make report until June 8. John C. Glendenning vs. David Wheeler, demurrer filed to answer and overruled. Samantha Cassel vs. Joseph Beery demurrer to complaint overruled. Probate matters taken tip were as follows:; W. H. Niblick, administrator of the I. J. Miesse estate, filed a petition to settle as insolvent and notice was ordered. In the General B. Cottrell estate, Amanda Cottrell, administratrix, C. J. Lutz. and Frank Cottrell were allowed twenty dollars as attorney foes.

BEATS THEM ALL. Savings Bank Statistics Show Phenominal Increase. Statistics compiled by an officer of ii savings hmk in Chicago show that the numlier of such Links in the United States increased from 517 in 1870 to 1’,036 in 1902, the numlier of depositors from 1,6308,46 to 6,666,672 and the deposits from $549,874, 358 to $2,750,177,290. The United States has over 29 per cent, of the savings deposits of the entire world and has a higher average in individual accounts than any other country, though it stands forth in number of depositors. The average savings deposits in Groat Britain is $89.21, in F'rance $77.20 in Germany $139.25 and in the United States $412.53. SAME OLD THING. Bluffton r<*cords the usual numH.r of Saturday night brawls which ended in four fights, several draws and a countless nnumber of plain drunks. Bluffton poses as moral, highly polish.sl population, one that it is safe to measure up to, but if the nowspap'’’ records are true, one would want to be dressed in a pair of brass knucks and bo ready to stand up and knockdown on a moment’ s notice.

DECATUR, INDIANA, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 24, 1903.

EXCLUSIVE NEWS. Cromer Promised Free Delivery. Good Roads a Necessary Adjunct to the Certainty of its Adoption. There was an exclusive piece of news came to town yesterday in the shape of a letter which was printed in the Evening Journal and which bore the well known signature of G. W. Cromer, congressman and politician. While we feel somewhat downcast that the wily- George should seek to keep this information from the general public so long, and today has to be given second handed, yet we appreicate the frailties of the human race. George is a politician of the thirty-second brand and the minute encouragement was given him. as portrayed in the letter, he thought only of the true and brave warriors who fought, bled i and died for his political supremacy in the historic past. If there is one thing above another that a successful politician never forgets, it is his friends, and for one day at least, his mind was concentrated upon but one—all wool and a yard wide—in i the whole domain of Adams county. But George can be pardoned for ; his partiality, and we can but rej commend his ability in gracefully administering hyperdermic injections of the healing salve. The letter imparted the information that before leaving Washington, and after the receipt of urgent telegrams, he received from the general superintendent of free deliery, a promise that complete rural mail service would b* established in Adams county in the spring or early summer. There is one provision to the establishment of this service, however, and , that is providing the publicl roads jare in condition. It is now upto the people. If you want your mail delivered to your home every- day, good roads will do it. The usual late summer working of the roads will not go this year. It must be accomplished early- and well. The 1 township trustees are in a position ■ to have this feature of work advanced, and if they would call their supI ervisors together and even a meet- ; ing of their citizens and consummate some organization looking toward having the public highways fit for the inspection by a representative of 1 the free delivery department of I our government. This will be easy, quick anil sure way of accomplishing our part of the assurance of free delivery. It is down to the business point. Concerted and well directed action will not admit of failure, j Get busy.

IN INDIANA. Origin of Good Roads for Rural Routes. It lias developed that the recent law which imposes upon county commissioners and trustees the obligations to build good rtatds on the routes of the rural mail carriers, had its origin near McCordsville. The story goes that a certain carrier once was stalled in a snow bank and the idea seized the carrier’s father that good roads should be built and all obstructions lie removed so nothing would interfere with the delivery of the mail. The heavy drifting of snow that the carriers of this county- were forced to Little against could not originate such a tame idea and hud not the remedy for the carriers troubles been shaped in law us soon as it was, there would have lieen a move on the part for the car riers around hero to prevent any snowing at till.

AS TWO STATES. An Extra Session of Congress May be Called. If the president shall decide to call a special session of congress in October or November he will find the legislators prepared to take up some important subjects that were not disposed of during the recent short sessions. There is a tacit understanding among the leaders in both senate and house that the territories of Oklahoma, Indian Territory, New Mexico and Arizona shall be admitted as two states early during the next session. The agreement is that the compromise bill offered at the recent session shall be made a caucus measure and pushed to passage. Senator Quay is a party to the agreement. The republicans are anxious to keep the question out of the next national convention and out of the campaign.

WHEELS TURN. Waring Glove Company at Work. Begin Operation of Their Big Plant and will Soon Run Full Force. The Waring Glove company is now one of the real industries of Decatur and within another week about a hundred people will be 'employed at that busy- place. Today about twenty-five girls are at work learning their duties and the new force is being taken on about twelve to fifteen a day, each girl being given a half day instructions before actually beginning her duties. On account of the gas shortage this morning it became necessary to shut down as there was not sufficient amount of gas to run the big engine. The meter was disconnected and arrangements made to prevent another suspense of this kind. The Waring company will soon be a great concern and the best industry in the city by long odds. Even now the appearance is business like and the managers are pushing things in a way- that proves them hustlers. They aln-ady have a sufficient num ber of orders to run them several months.

AN ATTRACTION. The Sultan of Zulu to Visit the St. Louis Exposition Next Year. The Sulton of Sulu may be one of the attractions at the Louisiana purcha:-4 expoaitton in St. Louis. The exposition board appiinted by the Philippine government has b<« n actively- canvassing the entire archipelago for material to form the Philippine exhibit at the ex]»osition, and has met. with excellent results. J. S. Gillies, who was sent to Zamboanga and the Sulu archipelago, has reported to the authorities at Manila that, he has lieen sucet'ssful in indue ing the dattos of Z tmlioangu to take the l<‘»id in collecting materials for the exhibit, and says that the sultan of Sulu has promisi'd to visit the Unitol States and bring with him his collection of pearls, which is one of the finest in the world. MAY RECOVER. John Studalmker, the Bluffton banker, and eccentric man of wealth of Bluffton, and who has lieen ill for more than a year, seems to now show strong symptoms of recovery. He ownsaquarter section of Bluffton realty and more farms than you could count on both hands, including double thumbs. L'i’iwi

IS COMING. J. Morgan, the Promoter, to Arrive Soon. Will Be Here This Week Io Confer With Engineer W. E. Fulk. J. Morgan, the president of the interurban syndicate who is contemplating arrangements to build the Toledo-Indianapolis railway, will be in the city- in a few days, according to the latest reports. W. E. Fulk is in receipt of a letter from the famous promoter which says the line is assured and that they will begin the survey- in a few days or just as soon as the roads are passable. He also says he will reach Deactur in a few days to have a personal talk with Mr. Fulk and with the’ Decatur people in general. We feel that thhese gentlemen mean business as they go to the project in away that proves they- are far from novices in the work. Mr. Morgan’s home is at Toledo and he is at the head of a syndicate with many- millions behind it. They- already have several electriic lines and the fact that they have planneed this route through a country- now unconnected by- steam railways provesthat they- are wise. The line will run from Van Wert here and thence to Linn Grove and the people of Adams conunty are in favor of the road, so far as we can ascertain and if the promoters do as they now claim, build their centarl power house here, Decatur should certainly make every- possible effort to encourage them.

TO AVOID WRECKS. Two Engineers Can Do This With Ease. The recent report of two experts, who have investigated the cause of many railway- accidents, confirms those facts on which is liased the theory that two men, beside the fireman, should be in the cab of every engine. In this particular report it is said that engineers become subject to spells of epilepsy, from the close concentration of mind which their duties require and that when they disregard red lights and all other dangerous signals they are in a momentary epileptic condition. If such is the fact and with two men in the cab, wrecks like those which recently- happened on the Jersey Central and Southern Pacific, could lie averted placing three men on an engine is certainly the proper thing to do. In fact, when railroad trains are run at the high speed which it is apparent they- must bee rim nny move which could make travel over the rails less dangerous to life and limb, should lie acted on with all possible prompness

CLAIM THE BELT. Jay County Thinks They Lead in the Shipment of Poultry. The farmers of Jay county say they are leading the other ninetyone counties of the stab 1 in the production of ]M>ultry, eggs and butter. In the last, year eighty-flve cars of eggs have lieen shipjM'd from Jaycounty amounting to 1,014,956 which sold for $40,598.24. The farmers sold chickens, ducks and gei'se to the number of 240,684 for $96,2736.00. The butter proi’eeds amounted to twenty-three carloads, or 450,176 pounds, valued at $63,024.64. The total revenue from these sources amounted to $199,896.18.

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PIKE QUESTION. A Good Time to Argue Better Roads. The pike question is being discussed by- the farmers of this county now about every time they meet I and the peculiar part of the business is that they agree that every- road in Adams county should be macadamized. This would certainly be a good time to hold an election in the communities. Where roads are at all passable there is a sentiment to leave them alone. Can any farmer who lives along a mud road or has to travel over one to reach his market place say- now that the old roads are good enough. A few y-ears ago Adams county- could scarcely boast of mile of pike but now we have a | number of good roads. This is all right as far as it goes but in this I twentieth century every- mile of good roads in Indiana should be a I good one, which with a few days rain wouldd not become a mud hole through which it takes four horses Ito pull an empty wagon. Lets make I every- road a good one and do it [ right away. OSSIAN BANK. —— New Institution Was Organized Last Saturday. The Bank of Ossiana is a real institution, the organization having j b<»en completed Saturday. The capi- | tai stock is SIO,OOO and the company iis composed of twelve capitalists who are H. C. Arnold. A. B. Cline, Samuel Bender, J. W‘ Sale, Fnxl Ashbaucher, H. D. Cook and Hugh Dougherty of Bluffton’, and W. H. Rupright, T. A. Doan, W. R Beatty, E. H. Rose and Dr. Newman of Ossian. The bank will do business at Ossian, the second largest town in Wells countv.

ONE CENT OFF. Tne Postoffice Department Do Business Up to the Scratch. The strict method of the postoffice at Washington were evident in the matter of the discontinuance of the postoffice at Wiles, a little hamlet over in Tipton county, on account ot the extension of free rural delivery. The postmaster, Mrs. Relx'eca Hacker, received notice that she was short in her accounts when the books were turned over and an inspector was sent out to adjust matters. The postmaster found the shortage was one cent, paid that amount and received a voucher from the department Saturday, receipting for the sum.

KNOWN HERE. Miss Rittlers to wed tomorrow Evening. Miss Maud Rittgers, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. J. M. Rittgers of Etna avenue., will leave Tuesday for North Platte, Nebraska, when l on Wednesday evening she will lie uniti'd in marriage to James Morrow, a fireman on the Union Pacific railroad. Mr. Morrow was formerly a fireman on the Erie and lived in this city. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. George Morrow of dearcreek township. Miss Rittgers is one of Huntington's succi'ssful school teachers. She is un excellent young lady in every way- and will make the gentleman who has honored her with his choice an excellent helpmate. The young couple have already furnished u home in the Nebraska city. They have many friends in the city- who extend congratulations and liesf wishes —Huntington Nows Democrat. Miss Rittgers is quite well known in the south part of this county where she formerly resided.