Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 91, Decatur, Adams County, 25 April 1903 — Page 1

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ARE MARRIED. W. K. Vanderbilt and Mrs. Rutherford Wed. another terrible battle in AFRICA. Over Two Thousand Natives Lose Their Lives. British Loss Unknown. Special to the Daily Democrat. 2:30 p. tn. London, April? s.—William K. Vanderbilt and Mrs. Anna Rutherford were married today at St. Mark’s church, Rev. R. H. Haddon officiating. This is the bride's third marriage and the grooms second. Rumor of this approaching wedding have lieen numerous for several days but were denied by both. The affair has been the talk of the week in quality circles. Special to Dally Democrat. 2:30 P. M Aden. Arabia, April 25.—Brigadier General Manning, in charge of African forces, after a fierce engagement with Madmulhs army, relieved Colonel Cobbs {near Gunburn. Somaliland, fourty-five miles west of Ward Galadi. A terrible battle ensued in which 2,000 Mullahs were killed. The British loss is unknown. ELECT OFFICERS. Bank of Wren is Now Established. Will Open for Business in Their Own Room June 15th. An important meeting of the I stockholders of the Bank of Wren was held at that place yesterday and the preliminary procedure is now practically concluded and the Itank will open for business June 15th. lAt yesterday's meeting officers ! were elected as follows; President, J. L, Moser; vice president, L. M. [Harmon; cashier H. W. Stultz; board of directors, J. L. Moser, F. M. Harmon, A. J. Harmon, P. G. Hance, W. H. Stultz and F. C. German of Wren, W H. Frisinger, Rockford and R. K. Allison and " • H. Niblick of this city. The new institution will be located tn their own block now being constructed. The counting room ■will be modern and complete in every detail, while the cash vault will he one of the very best made, a Mosier, fire and burglar proof, thus insuring the patrons ample protection of their wealth, be it large or small. The men connected with the concern are competent honest and ca]>able financiersand the success of the Bank of Wren is assured. Fred Repjx’rt sold under the ham mcr yesterday the household property of Jacob Bender, who died recently. He states that bidding was active and that among the women there was more rivalry than among the men. He cited an instance where a feather tick sold for ten dollars.

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PICK-UPS. Facts Gained From Those Concerned. Affairs of passing interest were noted by a reporter this {morning in a conversation which he had with men, who have vocations widely different and whose thoughts run in channels very much alike. Charley Teeple, couniclman from the first ward and chairman of the finance committee, stated that the present indebtnedness of Decatur would not run over *IOO,OOO and that at the prseent rate of decrease it would soon be below the ]>oint of six percent, of the property valuation of this city. In explaining this condition of affairs he stated that it was due to the prosperous coodition if the water worksand electric light plants. The latter is self sustaining and over *f>oo is collected each month from the electric light service, while the waterworks revenues are gowing larger each year and are paying the greater part of the current expenses. J. W. Bosse, manager of Bosse’s opera house, said that on May 1, one of the most magnificent theatrical productions was to be presented to the people of Decatur. Mr. Bennett, as Aguila, the royal slave, has a wide reputa tion and a when supported by thirty good stage people is unaviodably a tremendious success. Mr. Bosse says he was only able to secure this company on a miscellaneous engagement when on the road to Franklin. Indiana, where they are secured to show for a musical club. Horace Callow, member of the K. of P. building committee remarked that the building proposition occupies the same position as when last I saw you and will be definiteyl outlined later on. The apparent inactivity, as is understood, will continue until the architect’s sketches have lx>en submitted and an estimate made. Os the three architects, Cuno Kible of Blutffon, Wing A’ Mahuren of Fort Wayne, and Eugene Chrishen of this city, who are to prepare sketches for this building.jbut one has completed the work and it will be several weeks before the others will have finished the draft. There are none, it seems, who disfavor the construction of a K. of P. hall and the odds favor its early erection. APPEALED. Case of Stevenson vs. City in Circuit Court. Sum of $175 Demanded for Carelessness of the Fire Department. The case of Mrs. Ada Stephenson vs. the city of Decatur was this afternoon filed in the Adams circuit court, having been appealed from 'Squire Smith's court. The case was flhil in the justice office about three weeks ago and tried today, the plaintiff securing judgment in the axnn of seventy five dollars. As before stated the case is the result of a fire in the Studabaker bhx-k on the afternoon of March 31. The tire originated in the kitchen and the complaint alleges that owing to the carelessness of the tire company no water was thrown in that jtart of the house which the furniture and carpet in the other start of the house were completelly ruined, and the sum of *175 was demanded. The suit was brought by Attorney L. c. De Voss and I'ity Attorney Schafer Peterson appeared for the defendant. The ease will probably come to trial the latter part of this term of court. Miss Minds Barnhart of York town, arrived here this morning to spend several days with her parents.

DECATUR, INDIANA, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 25, 1903.

CLUB RECEPTION. The Ladies’ Shakespeare Club Entertain. MORE TUAN NINETY GUESTS ENJOY THEIR HOSPITALITY. The Handsome Dugan Residence the Scene of the Happy and Enjoyable Conflict. Through torrents of downpouring rain, more than ninety members of the Ladies’ Shakespeare club, gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs C. A. Dugan last evening and enjoyed the hospitality of both the club and this most elegant of homes. This annual club reception has long been esbtablished as one of the leading features of their literary work, at which time the public and their friends are brought face to face with the accomplishments which are traced directly to the guiding influences of this tried and true literary organization. The earmarks of thes accomplishments are easily discerned, especially when you meet them upon their own footstool, and with eyes and ears wide open, note the progress that is so apparent in this historical and literary field. The reception last evening was one of the best on record, and those who went with great expectations were not disappointed. The first of the evening was devoted to social entertainment interspersed with music both vocal and instrumental by the Misses Mae Niblick, Blanche Dibble and Dessie Beery and Carrie Thomas, and which ended in a colonial guessing contest in which was centered great interest, the high honors being carried off by Miss Bessie Congleton. This was followed by a very elegant and substantial luncheon and then the feast of the evening began. Mrs. Sprang as toast mistress dignified herself and the club with the ease, grace and wit in which she introduced the subjects and the members. The first was the poetess of the club, Mrs. Jennie Studabaker, whose subject "The Guests,” was highly illustrated in ryhme. The si'eond number was an original poem, "Our Club," by Elizabeth Studabaker Morrison, which jx'rsonally mentioned many members and was an excellent tribute to them as well as to the ability of the composer and speaker. 'The Press" was wisely defended by one of its practical devotees, Mrs. C. M. Kenyon of Red Key, who as a newspaper writer has already earned high honors in her profession. "The Honorary Members" by Mrs. L. G. Ellingham, was a tribute to those who labored the limit of time tliat secured for them the badge of an honorary member. We will perhaps be pardoned the attempt at discrimination in saying that Mrs. Bailey upon the subject of "Our Fore-Mothers,’’ did herself and the club proud in the defense of those grand old women who made it possible for this century to fittingly live amid so much literary excellence, to say nothing of the comforts and luxuries as compared to that pilgrim's age. "It was there in Indiana," a solo by Mrs. Daniel, struck such a jxipular chord that she was called back for a rejx*tition of the same. This closed the pro. gram as well as one of the most entertaining and enjoyable receptions ever given during the long lite of the Ladies' Hhakesjx-are club. After another round of social pleasure*, intermingled with refreshing draughs from the flowing punch bowl, the guests dejMrted. Nelson Foreman, who has lx*en working nt Hartford City, returned to this city today and will visit with his parents.

A FAST HORSE. Ossian Man’s Horse Makes a New Record. The Ossian News this week contained a cartoon and the following very complimentary notice of Frank Jackson who formerly lived here. “Some men are born famous, others acquire it by expectorating J. T. tobacco juice on their hands and growing fast to the plow handle, and another class reach the top rung of the ladder by owning a horse gaited so fast that lightning gets lost in the wilderness when racing with it. Frank Jackson, according to the artist who does the crayon work for the News, belongs to the latter class of men, and is likely to attain a gold medal and a statue in the Boston Public Library, if his fast colt, “Hinky Tinky” doesn’t get the wind spavin and go lame in the first act. There is nothing on this earth like this colt. Last week it went a mile in fortythree seconds and two pinches hitched to a breaking plow. Yesterday morning it outran the fast express by a minute and four aces. This morning Frank was out doing a little stunt like driving to Lexington, Kentucky, and back before breakfast when he came upon a Bluffton automan—chaffeur is the stylish name of the fellow—and Frank oeffred to bet six bits and a slice of dog meat that he could beat the Blutffon man to Ossian. Frank didn't know that his wiley opponent had a thunderbolt caged under his machine and lightning harnessed in front so he spoke the word to "Hinky” and away down the pike they sailed in reckless flight. The first mile was done in seven instants by the windmill. Ihe second went one notch faster and tallied up to five clicks and a clock weight by an Ingersoll watch. After that they went too fast for anybody to time except a Richmond man who was looking through a few glasses of delerium tremens. At the John King place* old "Hinky" siezed the bit in bis teeth, bowled the automobile into the ditch and came into town kicking up mud and trouble like a southbound monkey hit amidship by a brickbat, or a metoer shot out of a twelve bore blunderbuss. HEAP BIG TIME. Red Men to Hold District Meeting Soon. The district meeting of the R<*d Men to be held here next Tuesday ; promises to lx* a most interesting I one. A number of the state officers | of the lodge will be present and this ■ will serve to make the meetings all the more interesting. Among the state officers who will lx* here are John E. Sedwick, Seminole Tribe 125, of Martinsville, Great Senior Sagamore; John S. Coffman. Mnnsy I Tri lx* 114 of Muncie, Great Junior Sagamore; Louis W. Otto, Scioto I Tribe 100 of Crawfordsville, Great Prophet; Thomas G. Harrison, Hiawath Tribe 75 of Indianapolis, I Great Chief of Records; Charles B. Hicks, Winnebago Tribe 36, Ijclxinon. the Great Sachem, is unable to attend the meeting on account of a serious illness. The city will lx* full of Red Men on that date and delegations from Albany, Montjx'lier, Ridgeville Eaton, Huntington, Keystone, Marion, Fort Wayne, Milllgove, Gaston, Dunkirk, Balldwin, Gas City, Decatur. Van Buren, Royerton, Sims, Rt*tl Key, Jonesboro, Fairmount, Warren, Hartford City, Monroeville, Matthews, Rockford and Uniondale will have entire ]XMtsession of the city and experience the hospitality of the l<x*al order and the citizens in general. Tiic Daughters of Pocahontas are making arrangements to serve a large number of the delegates at dinner and supper. Everything jxissible is being done to make the short stay of the delegates in the city one long to lx* remembered by them with pleasure and those in charge unsure to succeed.—Bluff ton Banner,{

COURT NEWS. Short Session Held This Morning. A Few Motions, Civil, Probate and Otherwise in a Legal Way. Court affairs were again gloomy this morning the court and lawyers apparently being affected by outside atmosphere which has certainly been far from cheerful for a few days past. However, a little business was done and the same is told in the following: Peter Holt house ex parte ditch case, set for argument on motion for new trial. Friday evening, May Ist. Wesley S. Iliff et al vs. Dennis Wallace et al, suit set aside conveyance, from Jay county, continued by agreement on letter from McGriff Bergman. Susan R. Conner vs. Robert P. Davis estate, costs paid and case dismissed. John Culler vs. Jennie Culler, divorce granted, judgement for *2OO alimony and judgment against plaintiff for costs. Busse & Myer vs. William Rathoff etal, mechanics lien, demand *SO, from Allen county, Henry Hilgeman made a party defendant, answer filed by all defendants. Nellie Blackburn, admx. of Norval B ackburn estate, filed final report and was discharged. Nancy Lyons estate, M. A Hilton, admr., set for hearing Saturday, May 2. Application made for letters of administration in estate of Dora L . Johnson and letters issued. Court was dismissed after half an hours' session.* CROPS ARE SAFE. Reports From Over the State Point That Way. All kind of wild talk about the fruit in Indiana being ruined since the re<*ent colld snap is going the rounds but those who know say this is not true, that in reality the fruit generally is in good condition. In fact unless severe weather is dished up during the next two weeks the chances are that the apple crop in Indiana will far exceed anything in recent years. The same is true of plums and berries. The peach trees and grape vines have been slightly ruined by the chilly weather but even these fruits will yield an average crop. A peculiarity noticed by the reports this year is that nearly all fruit losses caused by cold weather came from the south part of the state indicating that the weather then* has been even more severe than hen*. Adams county crops including as well as fruit are still safe and the outlook is for an enorn ous production of every thing. SAP SUCKERS. The)x*opleof this city are infested here of late by a number of those roaming people who have no fixed habitation and who have a natural aversion to all kinds of manual labor. The public is duped by the pitiful ap]x*als of these people, who an* generally women, and an* made a prey to their sympathies. They pretend to be lx*gigng the necessaries of life for an invalid husband, who, if the truth were known is as strong as a lion.flgura tively s]x*aking. The people live from year to year by such means, and are the most shiftless and unpnxluetive that we have. When it is considered that they do not produce a mouth full of fcxxl for themselves nor provide their own clothing wo can justly term them sap suckers of the public lite. Most people give them, not realizing what they are and that they arc sustaining one of the worst elements in our civilization.

NUMBER 91

A GOOD YEAR. The Oil Business will be a RecordBreaker During This Year, "It looks as though bad weather season had ended,” says an oil man. “Oil men throughout the fields are now shaking hands with each other, and it is a difficult matter to i see anything other than light and good cheer in te eyes of all concerned in the oil producing industry. The spring season opened under more promising auspices than for a number of years back, and the drill is now being rushed upon every available piece of property that shows for good production. Indications are that the highest average prices received for crude oil in | years will be paid this year. £t the | price prevailing since the first of the year, oil men are assured of thirty per cent, additional profit over that of last year. Advances in price are looked for ere long, as the | pip. l line conditions warrant it. The runs for April are expected to show material increase over those of March, and the daily reports of shipments representing demands are even more encouraging. The predictions based upon these reports are that when the official report is issued at the end of the month the April draftj ujKin stocks will lx* much larger than that of March. INVESTED WELL. Atlas Mining Stock Soaring Upward. The latest reports from the Atlas Mining and Exploration comjiany of Douglass. Arizona, shows that the stock issued by that concern is steadily on the increase ami as nowquoted at fifty cents per share. A few months ago when the president. R. O. Johnson, was visiting friends here he offered stock at twenty-five cents and those who invetsed a hundred or two can now double their money by putting their stock on the market and there is actually a market for it as it is grabbl'd up instantly. The company own a good mine in Arizona which it is believed will develop into one of the best in the country and a rapid advance of the market price of Atlas stock is looked for from now on. Those who ownstock here are holding on and smile each week as they notice an advance of five cento. The stock on a mine adjacent to the one owned by this company is quoted at *7l |x*r share. OFFICERS ELECTED. Ladies’ Mite Society Elect Officers at a Meeting Held Yesterday. The Ladies' Mite society held one of their best and most enjoyable meetings at the home of Mrs. James T. Merryman yesterday afternoon. New officers were elected they being Mrs. W. J. Meyers, president; Mrs. John Niblick, vice president; Mrs. A. E. Rose secretary and Mrs. C. L. Walters treasurer. The reports for the year were read, the same showing an excellent condition of affairs in which they are so earnestly laboring. They will soon give a reception to Rev. and Mrs. White, which is {intended to thoroughly acquaint the pastor and wife with the people of his church. WILL MARRY. License Issued to the Couple. At the office of County Clerk Johnson today licenses to marry were issued to two couple and the weddings will no doubt occur within a day or so. The huppyx recipients of the papers which permit them to lx* joined in wcd> lock were Jacob Blonko an’LTyvdia Hilgeman. Milton S. ’*trwt —Bui't. Leota B. Bigham,