Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 88, Decatur, Adams County, 22 April 1903 — Page 1

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ATTEMPTS SUICIDE Jerome B. Carter Weary of Life. Wife Was Granted a Divorce Which Preyed on the Old Man’s Mind. Our corres]x>ndent at Peterson gives the following report of the attempt of Jeorme B. Carter to take his town life. It will lx* rememberedthat Mrs. Nancy Carter of this place and who appiled for a divorce from her husband, Jerome B. Carter, was granted same last wrrk. Accordingly they proceeded to divide their pro]x>rty. selecting Al Straub and C. M. Weldy for this purpose. W ednesda y of last week was the appointed day but owing to the serious Condition of Mr. Carters health, this could not lx* done that’dav and consequently was posti>oned a day. BOWever, Wednesday morning thi** quiet village was shocked by the startling news that Carter was dying. Dr. ('overdale was immediately summoned. In the meantime quite a number of jieople had gathered in to do. if possible, anything which could be of service to their dear old friend. Those who got there first were horrified to find a corn knife set against the side of the bed. This article, presumably placed there for the intent of suicide, was immediately removed by some person present and concealed. After the old man had somewhat recovered from his condition the people left leaving him with his divorced wife and Mrs. Matheson, his daughter, of Pleasant Mills. While thus left alone he vainly persuaded Mrs. Matheson to go to a neighbor while he would go up stairs for a As this she would not do, she followed him up and saw him safely in bed. It was thought best to remove him from his present surroundingsand it was forthwith agreed to take him to Pleasant Mills where he formerly resided. When taken from his bed he took from under his pillow a razor, evidently another means to end his unhappy lift*. He complied reluctantly when asked to go to Pleasant Mills. His brother from the above named place stayed and hauled a load of his property for him. As a friend and neighbor Mr. Carter was genuine and those who kn< >w him will fully sympathize with him in this apparent hour of desertion. ■■•a i ■■■■■■■— ■ i PRESBYTERIAN. The Session at Elkhart Ends Today. A dispatch from Elkhart says: The meeting of the Fort Wayne Presbytery is practically endt*d, although there still remains some matters ot a 'routine character to be attendisl to. The Rev. H. C. Vannoys of Goshen, was elected moderator, succeeding the Rev. C. W. Miller Os Bluffton. The Rev .1 C. Breckenridge of Fort Wayne, was •looted) vice moderator. The Rev. Asher Brand of Auburn, was elected temporary clerk, and the Rev. J. A. P. M eGaw of Fort Wayne, state •I*rk. The reports showed that during the year 327 new members were admitted to the churches in the Presbytery hy profession of faith, and 121 were admitted by letter. This number is 14(> less tluin were adtnMed last year. The Rev. Vannuys of Goshen, was elected clerical delegate to the general as sembly nt Ijos Anegles, and Mr. Otis B. Fitch of Fort Wayne. Dr. Gorrell and Mr. Aaron Wirt of this city were elected as lay delegates. The meeting tons well attended, there being almost a full attendance.

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NOTHING DOING. No Site Yet Selected for a Postoffice Building. There is nothing new in the situatioon looking toward a new postoffice building. As the matter now stands two propositions have lx*en submitted, the one bv E. Fritzinger on Monroe east of the Burt House, and the other by Judge Studabaker for the present building where the postoffice now stands. This we understand, would be built back to the alley and fixed up to suit the needs and desires of a first class postoffice room. There will likely be nothing doing looking toward the final settlemennt of this proposition for some time. In the meantime let every mother’s son get ready for the free delivery of mail in this city, and when it comes to the point of numbering your house, have it done, as it should be done, and with a degree of promptness that will show your appreciation of such service. CHURCH RECEPTION. Rev. John C. While and Family to be a Warm and Hearty Welcome. Rev. and Mrs. John C. White will arrive in the city tomorrow at 12:58 over the Clover Leaf. It has l>een arranged to have them driven direct to the church where a warm and hearty welcome will be extended to them by the members of the congregation and as many others who care jto participate. It is hoped that a j large assemblage will be present at ' one o'clock in the assembly room ,at the church and join in extending | the hand of good fellowship to the new pastor, wife and family. Ar- | rangements for this event are now ; complete and it is hardly necessary I to state that the occasion holds the , allurements of a pleasant and i social gathering. NO COURT. Deputy tlaefling at Indianapolis on Business. Deputy Clerk James P. Haeflinig is at Indinaapolis today his duties being to attend to important business. He is having several records rebound and the law makes it necessary that he oversees the job. As a consequence of his absence there is no court today and Judge Erwin is busily engaged at his farm west of town in breaking in a handsome team of mules purchased yesterday by he and Deputy Sheriff Ferrill. CASE SETTLED. Mosser Compromises His Case for $350.00. Nathan Mosser of Berne, aecomjianied Marshal Cordua here last evening and was immediately given a hearing before ’Squire Smith. He was given an opportunity to compromise the case and did so after a tew moments talk for the sum of ♦35(1. Mosser must have been ready for such an emergency for he had with him a roll of $l,lOO. Miss Neuabaum and her father returned home last evening ap|>arentl.v well pleased with the settlement. I. •. 0. F. NOTICE. Agreeable to a time honored custom St Marys lodge No. 67 will meet at their hall on Monday evening April 27, for the purpose of celebrating the 83rd anniversary of Odd Fellowship in America. They will also meet at the hall at 9:30 o’chx'k on Sunday morning. April 20 to attend divine services in alxxlv at the M. E. church. All ipetnbers of the surbordinate and Rebekah lodge arc requests! to attend these meetings and all visiting members are cordially invited to lx* present and participate.

DECATUR, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 22, 1903.

IN SESSION. Council Transacted Business Last Night. IMPORTANT AFFAIRS CONSIDERED BY CITY DADS. Action Taken on Marshall Street Sewer, Mail Delivery and Street Improvements. The entire body of tne city council presided over by Mayor Coffee, were in regular session Tuesday evening, struggling with their routine business. The street committee was ordered to report in regard to the proposed Monroe and Fourth street improvements and in regard to the former they stated that they were unable to report without considering the advice of a civil engineer. Their positoin was approved by the council andjupon motion. Mayor Coffee appointed a committee, composed of Stettler, Peterson and Fordyce to secure a contract with some engineer for his services and report their procedure' at tonight’s meeting. The committee reported on the Fourth street improvement and advised that the street be* built of bituminous macadam according to the* specifications before* prepared for the construction of this street and that the contract lx* awarded to the Hoosier Construction company at thesame price which that concern before offeree! to contract. This motion was killed however, anel from the present condition of affairs it may be understood that the Fourth street property holders are* to take* the initiative anel advise the common council as to what kind of material they wish their thoroughfare to lx- constructed. The building committee stated that they advised th* enlargement of the electric light power station and a resolution which makes their motion active was earned and the afore mentioned enlargement will immediately take place. The installation of additional generating machinery is imperative owing to the

i fast increasing use of bulb lights in | this city and as the present buildings i are inadequate for more machinery, the new building which will he i thirty feet long and twenty-eight feet wide is a necessity. The purchasing comittee to whom had been referred the matter of arranging a system for the numbering of houses for the free mail deliivery reported |in substance as follows: That all I houses and business places located lon east and west running streets east of First street be numbered between 1 and 100, those houses on the north side given even numbers and those' on the south side be given j the odd. On the east and west thoroughfares from First to Second streets the nuhesr will run fro 101 to ?00 from Second to Third stri'ets I from 201 to 300 and so on each block bearing 100 additional uuuilms. Madison street will lx, the dividing line in determining the north and south portions of Meridian streets and beginning at that place the numbers will begin each way with one and, as on the other streets, one hundred different numbers will be allowed for each block. ()n the north and south running streets the west sides will be given the even numbers and the east sides the' uneven. In the uptown district of I the city a number will be allotted to I each 22 feet of space or fraction thereof, if a building stands on the said fraction, and in the residence portion of the city a number will! lx> given to each 33 feet of space.) The system is a very good one and was adopted by the council and the number of yonr house will soon be I designated so that it will lie up to all 1 to provide the proper numlx»rs. ,1. i \V. Bosse was grunted the privilege 1

to put up some bill boards where the old city city hall formerly stood and he will have the work done at once. The bond of E. Woods for the construction of the Marshall street sewer was tiled and approved but the actual contract was not made as the profile for the sewer could not be found. This was an unexpected happening and makes matters very perplexing for if the profile is not found a resurvey will be necessary and a reletting of the contract will therefore evolve. Without the engineer's profile it would be impossible to proceed as itisthe greater part of the lands and specificatinos. The following bills were allowed: , Taylor & Smith, supplies, $14.24; Erie railroad, freight, $137.26; Geo. Steele, payroll, $2.25; J. G. Smith, $5.25 L. C. Helm, fire, S2O. HAPPY WEDDING. Rev. Burkett and Miss Campbell Married. A unique marriage ceremony and a most beautiful one was performed at the M. E. church at Steele Sunday. Rev. H. Kohne of Willshire, had charge of church services there that day and preached and eloquent sermon from the text, ‘ ‘ Behold, the bridegroom eometh.’’ As he closet! he repeated the text, walked down the aisle and led in Rev. Delson Burkett of Upland and Miss Grace Campbell of this county. They were accompanied by Prof. Dennis of Upland and Miss Davis of IndianI apolis, best man and bride's maid. As they started in Prof. Lee of Bobo, took his place at the organ and began playing the wedding march. The party approached the altar and there Rev. Kohn in his usual polish-

ed manner unit d in holy bondsßev. Burket and Miss Campbell. Congrat ulations from the many friends present followed after which the wedding party and thee invited guests attended a bountiful dinner served at the home of the bride's jxirents, Mr. and Mrs. William Campbell. A happy afternoon followed in which Prof. Lee, Miss Ida Nutt and Prof. Dennis added pleasure by musical and reading selections. Rev. Burkett has charge of the Taylor University at Upland and the happy young couple will reside there for the present. ANNIVERSARY. Years Since Lincoln’s Funeral. Monday of this week was the anniversary of the funeral of Abraham Lincoln, which occurred at Springfield, 111.. April 20, 1865. iOf the distinguished men who I served as pall bearers only two are alive. They are ex-Representative Henry G. Worthington, who then represented Nevada, and ex-Repre-sentative Andrew Coffruth of PennI sylvania. Mr. Worthington now I lives in Washington and is a familiar figure about the capitol during sessions of congress. Then* were. twenty-two pall lx*arers and Indiana was representedin the list bySehuy- I ler Colfax. There have lx*en six ' removals and reinterments of j Lincoln's Ixxly at Springfield. PAY INTEREST. DeliNQaeßt Taxes Draw Six Per Ceat. The late leigslaturefenacted a law porviding that delinquent taxes now delinquent, or which may here- j after become so, shall bear intrest at the rate of 6 jx*r rent, )x*r annum from the first of January following two years of delinquency began and that such interest shall lx* colle<*t<*d 1 by the treasurer for the Ixmeflt of the respective municipalities to which the taxes are due, in addition to the ixmalties upon delinquent taxes. The act applies to all taxes now or hereafter merged in judg ments.

MINSTREL SROW. Entre Nous Club Under Direction of LaDelle will Present Minstrel Show. A grand minstrel show is one of the forthcoming events at Bosse’s opera house. The attraction is to be presented by the members of the Entre Nous club, who will be drilled and directed by Prof. Fred C. LaDelle. Considering the talent which that club can produce and the fact that the boys are to be directed by one who has had years of experience and has been a success in this particular line of work, a first class production will be an unavoidable result. The Entre Nous club is composed of thirty-two members and each individual will have some particular part in the show. In this group is an array of talent which will make possible the use of almost any kind of musical instruments and there are many members who can sing u note or two. In the presentation of this show the old lines of minstrely will not lx* followed out to a dot, but something novel and attractive will be produced. FUNERAL SERVICES.

Mas. John Parrish Buried This Morning. The funeral services of Mrs. ; John Parrish were held at the M. !E. church at ten o’clock this morn- | ing. Rev. C. G- Hudson officiated, assisted by Rev. Pontius of the United Brethren church. The large attendance at the services but feebly express the high esteem in which Mrs. Parrish was held by her host of friends here. The Rathbone Sisters of which order the deceased was a member, attended in a body and gave their ritualistic service. The public school teachers and many of the scholars were present. An obitnray notice of the life of Mrs. Parrish will lx* published tomorrow. HOUSE BURNED. — Blaze North of Town at Noon Today. A house on the Ferdinand Drake farm four miles north of town and j occupied by Charles Seheiman. was totally destroyed |by fire at twelve I o’clock today. Mr. Seheiman hapI ]x*ned to open a stairway door when the smoke pmred out in volumes 1 and tin* house was stwn in flames. But little of the household goods were saved. The house was insured j in the French Township Mutual for ♦25(1 and the goods in the same com- ! jiany for S4OO. The loss on the ! house is estimated at S7OO and on I the household goods at about the same amount. GOT HOT. A Quarrel Results in Blows and Arrests. Frank Schumacker. Peter Russel and J. H. Beatty engaged in a quarrel last evening which nearly i resulted in a free for all mix-up. In fact Frank’s face is a little swollen this morning as a result. I Schumacher and Beatty had a deal on for some pigs and an argument about flu* same resulted in laid words. Pete got in and he and Frank were soon in a little scrap, the former pushing the latter around rather roughly. Frank swore out | an affidavit against his f«x*s but , afteran examination of Pete lx*fore 'Squire Smith this morning the cases were dismissed. Mrs. Al Burdg was call ed to Fort Wayne this afternoon on account of the sickness of her nephew, Joe Juday.

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HAS GOT IT. Southern Man Has Invented Perpetual Motion Device. Mr. D G. Zeigler, an architect of Sumpter, S. C., has invented a machine for perpetual motion which he thinks has solved the problem which has puzzled the world up to this time. It is the first perpetual motion invention that the United States has allowed a patent for in forty years. It has also been patented in a number of foreign countries. The United States patent office has the following tosay about the machine: “This invention utilizes the gravitative force of a traveling weight arrang - ed ho ove in a circle and during each revolution to pass towrad and from i the center of rotation in a path to 1 bring the preponderance of weight, whereby power is generated to pierform effective work.'' The indorsement of the patent bureau would I seem to show that Mr. Zeigler has I hit upon a practical machine. About : forty years ago congress prohibited I the patenting of perpetual motion machines unless they could be put to practical use. Mr. Zeigler took his machine to Washington and illustrated it, putting it to a practical tost, and the commissioners were so well pleased with it that they told ; him that his application would be | filed and allowed. FOR TRANSPLANTING.

An Invention for Getting Shade Without a Weary Wait. An Indiana man has recently in vented J a machine for transplanting large trees, thus obviating the wait of many years to secure shade for the lawn. The device consists of j a machine for digging up a tree attached to a wagon for hauling it, and has been found to work in a perfectly satisfactory manner. When a tree is to lx* removed the j wagon is driven up to it and the lifting device removed and fastened ; around a tree. Then blades attached I to thee lifting device are driven into I the ground all around, the tree, about four feet from the trunk, until they form a basket,' holding the roots and earth under the tree. Then the dirt is removed from around the basket and the tree is loose. By a derrick system it is raised a foot off the ground and then hauled away to a place where a new hole has been prejxired for it. Once in its new grounds the wagon is shifted so that the tree may lx* plant'd with the same bearing as to points of the compass it formerly occupied and it is then packed down with earth and left to recuperate, which it usually does in a very short space of time. HERE TOMORROW. Rev. White and Family Will Arrive. Word was received this morning that Rev. John (’ White and family ' will arrive hen* tomorrow and will at once pnx*eed to maket hemselves comfortable at the M F parsonage. .Rev. and Mrs. Hudson are moving into the Merryman property on North Eleventh street. Rev. White and family will no doubt be quit* busy for a few days getting located, after which tie they will be ready to greet their many Decatur friends who are waiting to welcome tlieia. K. OF C. Important Meeting to bt Held Tonight. Tlie Knights of ('olnmbus will ni(*et at the <B. L. hall this evening to arrange to go to Fort Wayne Sunday. A special train will eave here at 7 p. m. All K. C. mt*mlx*rs are urged to be present at tonight's meeting.