Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 74, Decatur, Adams County, 6 April 1903 — Page 1

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■another strike. transportation Laws UnI satisfactory. ■he Union Pacific Holdings Are I in a Mixup in | Court. al to Dally Democrat. 9:30 P. M ■ I ■■ -terdam, Holland. April >' —A •-trke was inaugurated in lb, ■■id today, in which the labor en- ■ in transportation, botii land aid water, has caused military ■ larding of both railways and! wparves. The strike is a protest anti-strike laws and it is rie< ted to spread to other branches labor. spLlal to The Dally Democrat. 2:30 p. m. Hl ’H-innati. April •• —hidi'c Lt to this afternoon refused an asked by Keene interests I 'estrain Harriman interests from ing the Union Pacific holdings at ithern Pacific company's election :t Wednesday. ) QUIT BUSINESS irgain Clothing Store Closing Out. ng to Death of Member of the Firm Business Must Be Settled. Harry Friedman o' th«’ ■ Clothing Store is arranging a big sale next Saturday. wl h will continue until every pi®< of goods in the store, even inthe fixture's, are disjxiscd of. TA move will, no doubt, cause surprlc amnog Harry's friends, who numerous here, and the sale is not according to his wishes bylany means, but is the result of tbfli death of one of the members ofßhe firm, in Chicago a few days ago This necessitates the settle nafllt of bis estate and the adminis )' has ordered all his property rted into cash within ninety Mr. Friedman has not fully *d as to his future intentions, re sincerely hope he may conto remain here, as wo have him a clever and hustling t business gentleman. A CHANGE. Zechiel Goes to Kendallville. Evangelical conference elo-ed at hpdiana]M>lis today. Rev. Ziechel w *®fcransferml to the Ketidalville elmrg. land Rev. A. Gloat of Urbana, here. Rev Ziechel came homethis afte moon. MHiIRE REYNOLDS TIES A KNOT. At the office of 'Hquire Reynolds in this city at j wo o’clock this aftern<xm, that official performed a wed ding uniting in the holy I tends Miss Amanda Krick and Mr I Horman Roth. The 'Squire did his j duty w. ll and sent the happy young couple away with his blessings. The Bride is the daughter of Elijah i Krick of Union township, and the I <Toom a well known young farmer

The Daily Democrat.

IN SESSION. The Commissioners in Regular April | Meeting. M hile in session the board of commissioners granted a license to L. G. Botkins to retail liquors. There was no remonstrance. The report of the viewers on Cinda Beerbower and Noah Winteregg ditches were fill'd. The petition of George Strickler for a public highway was not granted, the viewers on the same reporting that it was not a public utility. The board ordered notice served on J. N. Fristoe notifying him of pending litigation upon a piece of realty sold the county several years ago. The requisition of J. R. Graber for the county orphan’s home was approved and bids will lie received for such supplies on April 35. IS DEFENDANT. Ed Eicher’s Wife Seeks a Divorce. Makes Charges of Infidelity Against tier Husband, Ed Eicher, a former Decatur boy and well known railroad man, is the defendant in a sensational divorce suit, filed recently. The following is a clipping fromfa Lima paper of late date: Ed Eicher, a former employe in the Detroit Southern i offices here, is named’as defendant in a divorce action filed by Attorney Kahle yesterday on behalf of Mrs. Nellie Eicher. Infidelity is charged the ’defendant standing accused in the ]X'tition of paying undue atte tion to a Columbus, woman while he was boarding at Akron. The couple were married at Akron, August 8, 1900, and having no children, Mrs. Eicher asks that the court restore her maiden name, which was Nellie Ridout. NEW SCHOOL BUILDING. Julius Haugk Secures the Contract for District Five Union Townskip. Trustee Koldewey, together with ■ his advisory board, opened the bids . for the new Union township school house at district five. The bids were j Julius Haugk $2,717, Munn AChristen $2,805, D. .1. Weikel $3,925, Fred 11<tffman |3,170. The contract was duly awarded to Julius Haugk, whose bond hasalready been accepted and whoagrees to tegin the work of construction by May 1. and liave same completed September 1. The new building will be a model in its line and materially add to the Ix-au-ty and convenience of the public school buildings in Union township. SOLD HIGH. Preble Township Farm Went at Big Money. Erwin & Erwin.attorneys for Chris Eickhoff, administrator of the estate of Ferdinand Meyer, deceased. sold a forty acre tract of land at their office which went nt the fancy price of eighty-five dollars jx r acre, and proves that the price of Adams county hind is still soaring. The first liid was $2,900, or more than seventy dollars tin acre, nd the bidding was lively until finally knocked down to Henry Keonnemann for $3,400. The land is located in Preble townshipand was appraised at $2,500

DECATUR, INDIANA, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 6, 1903.

AN OBSERVER. Good Hot Stuff for Immediate Digestion. A HUMP WILL SET MANY WHEELS OF INDUSTRY TO ACTION. Decatur Has All the Necessary Qualifications for Additional Manufactories. Believing that our city of Decatur is the possessor of various qualifications and advantages that make her the equal, and, in a great many respects the superior, of a large percentage of her sister cities, in the way of location, unexcelled railroad facilities, express company service, municipal conveniences, viz: firstclass water and electric services, together with a well officered city government, and an unusual strength in the ability, soundness and solidity of her business men, and believing our city has outgrown the point; where she can flourish further by j relying simply upon the agricultural community that surrounds her. and : knowing that with a showing of well-directed energy and push, and wide-awake methods, we can supply the deficiencies made towards desirable progression that have arisen and will continue to arise and believing further that the most direct method to that position and place, that we are entitled to on account of our present opportunities, would. , he, to encourage the location of and I operation of. manufacturing industries. Then it seems to that, our business men and citizens, although their financial intrests here may be greater or less, as the case may be J ought to encourage with every means in their power any reasonable and safe method to induce the locating here of reliable manufacturing concerns, furnishing thereby an I outlet for our surplus energy and opening a held for our brains and our capital, that would mean marvelous things for our communi ty and open avenues toward wealth and advancement, that we would hardly realize could lie possible, : viewed from our present stand-point. We. as citizens here, have every right to get onto the court house tower and view dispassionately the i merits and demerits of this city of I ours and to observe the things that' up]M*til to us as representing the ( fruits of the efforts that have been I made towards improving our com munify, all along the line and to I observe as well those things that, have been left undone and are .yet to do, and to apply commmon sense ; analysis to our present conditions, [ our neeixls and our requirements. Now, as I believe, such an observer would instantly notice, and men tally tabulate as self-evident, because the evidence is before him, that our city is beautiful, and beautiful in many ways. First, she has Ix'cli sensibly platted, hit streets run regularly, are wide, well j kept, well shaded, her lots are all alley lots, her business district is well centered and exceedingly substantial in apparance, her residence districts well distributed, her “Fifth avenue" seems to lie Adams and Jefferson, Madsion and Monroe, or Second, Third. Fourth, Fifth or any other street, as in point of location, shade, condition or neighborhood, all are desirable for substantial homes or for investment purposes. Our churches, schools, and public buildings are what they should lie. and fill our observer with civic pride and satisfaction. But he would also observe, if the day was gloomy, if rain was threatened or adverse weather in general prevailed, that our streets would lie deserted,in fact, our city would lx 1 practically lifeless, why? Because the farmer, our only friend, God bless him, couldn’t or

wouldn't come to town. We de. pend absolutely on him. He is our saviour, our only mainstay, without him we are as nothing. His activity makes our business move. We surely treat him right, and many come to see us that other towns lay claim to, because we have got a market for him. He gets the top price for everything he sells. Our railroad position gives us that privilege. We have got the stuff to sell him and at the right price, and in wonderful asssortments. Our dry goods, clothing, furniture and hardware stores compare favorably with those of cities five times our size, but these dry goods, clothing and other stores lie idle when the farmer comes NOT to town. Now our observer has discovered a very serious defect, he knows there are others, but he believes them to be small and unimportant, but this particular one sets him to thinking, he comes off his perch, as it were, and hies himself to friendly solitude, there to ponder on the situation and suggest a remedy that quickly has appealed to him as being one that ought to be easily susceptible to simple treatment. If our merchants with their all invested in their business, are fairly prosperous, and yet are idle a good many days in every year because of lack of trade, how much more prosperous ought they to be if they can run their full capacity all the time, he reasons their labor, light, heat, taxation, and living expenses are just the same whether one day for him |is busy and the next day is dull. The rapidly developing tastes and I requirements of our farming trade necessitates the carrying of large stocks of merchandise', of wide assortment, and our merchants must be, as they really are, up-to-date in those particulars. There investment is made, their living and all their intrests are lire, now ewhat they are looking after, is trade, more salesijon the same expense. He reasons further, that apix'ranccs seem Ito indicate that our business people are in something like the condition I expressed by the political term of “over production.” He sees the i lianks of our city with over half a j million dollars of idle money, and unable to loan if. The hoardings and savings of our “across country” friends, dumped in here along with more than another half million for someone to use, for our merchants to use, for the carrying on of con-1 servative business adventures, for j i our factories that we have not got ' to use. for any purpose that is safe Hind secure, just so the money is 1 kept moving, passing from hand to : hand, jxiying debt after debt, buying goods and selling them, making | improvements, etc. That’s what : this money is for, but instead of us I Ix-ing able to handle it at home, the | I larg” bulk of this large sum is redepositedin New York. Chicago, St. I Louis, Cincinnati, Indianapppolis, Toledo and other bunks, in other cities, where their progressiive manufacturing interests reap the I tenefit of terrowing and using the I hoardings of Adams county farm -1 i ers, and at low rates of interest. I That money ought to lx 1 used at home i and that the introduction of manufacturing interests in our midst as an outlet, is the remedy that, is suggested by our observer. Man ufacturing industries we must have, and the securing of them is not so . difficult a matter us might be sup]x>sed. The labor problem is becoming soseriousa problem to the smaller manufacturers in the large cities that they are looking around for relief, and where they can find a place with the necessary requirements, railroad facilities etc., they are open at once for negotiations. We have had offers and have them now. If they are good, sensible business projxisitions let us give them support and help. It is understood that the county commissioners will donate the old fair grounds for use of concerns like this. A gtxxl move and a wise one. 1A others step forward with similar propositions. If a proposition is presented to you to take stix'k in u manufacturing cix'necrn, and you have got the money, investigate the offer, see if it is a sensible business mutter, put the searchlight on it

and if it shows up alright, plank in 1 your cash a,nd push the thing along. I Talk advacement along these lines. Don’t hang back. Don’t wet blanket your neighbor’s enthusiasm, if he gets enthused along these lines. If the whole world had been as conservative as some of our fellow townsmen have been, and arc, we would still be groping around confusedly in the shadows of the dark ages. If we simply show up under the lime-light the advantages that we, as a city are the possessors of, so that it may become thoroughly advertised and reach those who are seeking locations and then act toward those whose projects and prospects and present worth, are indeed worthy, as intelligent, progressive citizens should act, we will surely succeed in getting them and with them will come more business, better values, better rents, more work, more wages, more happiness, and a blame sight more of this much talked of prosperity, that is being so freely handed around in this year, 1903. Q GOT EVEN. High School Students Play Tricks. Stole Wraps of Youn£ People While Attending a Party. Saturday evening the members of I the Junior class of the high school ! met at the home of Charles Merryman for an evening's fun. The affair was entirely informal but afforded much amusement and was certainly one of those pleasant times with which school life is concomitant. Miss Fanny Hite was awarded the prize for the best player at progressive dominos and a booby could not be determined on as all the rest were a close second. When the time came near for the home going it was discovered that the wraps and overcoats had lx*en taken and the fresh- | men were correctly suspicioned. The ‘ j joke was accepted and the members jof the class of ’O4 dressed in what- i everiqqxirel came their way started I for the Columbian club rooms where the event was to end in a grand lutll, I and it did end that way and a grand I masquerade ball at that. On the way down. True Fristoe, a soph, seeking for revenge, came within I range of his ojqxments and was suddenly within the clutches of the juniors. The unfortunate True was hurried to the club rooms and after I being searched and deprived of a i paint brush, his fate was decided on. I 1 He was given the choice of being 1 Ixiund toa chair or playing the piano during the progress of the ball and i heroically accepted the latter. Thus mauled the second chapter of the highschool clas-. squabble IS BETTER. Eddie Boyd Suffered a Relapse Yesterday, But Is Improving. Eddie Boyd, who was kicked by a horse and badly injured about the head last January, suffered a re lapse yesterday while visiting at Pleasant Mills, and for three hours, though conscious, was unable to six'tik a word. At the time of the accident his ».knll was crushed, and owing to the seriousness of his eon ■ dition it was impossible to have a silver plate put. in to protect the brain, and it was the pressure of the broken Ixinc on that sensitive organ I which threw him in such a preear ions condition. Ho was resting . easier today, however, and nothing serious is looked lor unless the con i gestion of the brain should occur ugnin. .

NUMBER 74

CURIOUS MISTAKE Death of John Butler Reported Wrong. As a Result Money and Flowers Were Sent to Family of Another Man. The Fort Wayne News of Saturday evening contained the following story, which explains itself: It isn’t often that a man reads his own obituary in the nexvspajx-rs. William Butler, formerly with the National Biscuit company of this city’, now in business at Van Wert, however, did so yesterday when the News came to him at his home in Van Wert. And on the same train was a beautiful floral offering sent his family by the traveling men of this city. The announcemnt of his death was in the News on Thursday. It was learned today in this city that it is all a mistake. William Butler is not dead, but is alive and well at his home. The error in the announcement of his death is to the transmission of a telephone message from VanWert to this city telling of the death of a man named John Butler at that place. The telephone girl supposing it was William Butler, immediatley notified the National Biscuit company, and the report found its way to the News. Tha report, however, hud been generally circulated among Mr. Butler’s friend before that. Believing the report of his death was true, the Traveling Men’s Protective association of this city collected a purse of money and purchased a costly floral offering and sent it to Mr. Butler’s family at VanWert. It was not until 5:30 o'clock on Thursday evening that the report came to this city that, the man dead was not William Butler, but another man tearing the same last name. LOGANSPORT FIRST. New Indiana Buildings Will Soon be Under Construction. The first public building of the Indiana series to te constructed will be that at Logansport. Richmond will follow, and after it Muncie. Tlie order of construction of the other five buildings is not known as yet Ix'i ause the sites for buildings in those cities have not teen paid for. The inflexible rule of the treasury depirtmcnt is that public buildings shall be constructed in the order in which the warrants for the payment of the sites leave the treasury building. This techinally consists of the act of “paying for the site.” A dix'ket is kept in the office of tlie siqx'rvisng architect of the treasury. and in it is carefully recorded the dates on which warrants are sent out. The minute a warrant is put in the mails the building which that )>art:cular city is to get takes pre. cixlence over .dl that follow in the order of construction The warrant for the Logans]x>rt building site was sent out on February 26. The warrant for the Richmond site was put in tlie mails March 5, and that tor the Muncie site on March II MAKES GOOD. France’s Team Wins The First Game. ‘'Bones" France played right field with the Decatur, Illinois, team in their opening game ut Terre Haute yesterday. His team won by a score of two to four and “ Bones'* did good work, being credited with two put outs, a, run und no errors. He will, no doubt, hold the job.