Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 137, Decatur, Adams County, 18 June 1903 — Page 4

Pleasant Hills. Rev. Ryan will preach at V. H. church next Sunday morning. Morris Boyd, of Van Wert, called on his parents here last Saturday. Mrs. D. B. Roop is visiting with a daughter at Ft. Wayne this week. The Whooping cough is raging here to some extent. Several children being afflicted with the malady. The members of the Baptist church will give an ice cream social at the hall on Saturday evening, June 27. Mrs. Oran Fortney and children returned home last week from a pleasant visit with relatives at Dunkirk, Ind. Henry Jackson and wife, from the west part of the county, gave Irwin Carter and wife a pleasant call last Thursday. Baptismal services was conducted at the St. Mary’s river at this place Sunday by the Methodist denomination of Monroe. Jesse Steele and family, A. N. Acker and family and Miss Georgia Faust spent Sunday with David Archer and family. A wild west show exhibited at this place last Saturday evening. A little too wild looking to take with our people, although a fair crowd was in attendance. Children's day exercises at the Baptist church last Sunday evening was a grand success. The evening was fine and a large crowd was in attendance. The house was tastefully and elegantly decorated. The program was good and the songs sang by the choir was splendid and suited for the occasion. The pastor, Rev. Scherich, addressed the little folks in his usual pleasing manner. Linn Grove. Misses Caro and Nellie Neaderhouser spent Sunday at their parental home returning to Bluffton on Monday, accompanied byJoloNeaderhouser and Nano May Hoffman. Misses C.iro and Wildo Gottschalk Bessie and Zeth Rumpel, Opal Shalley, Pearl Smith. Cloe Watson. Myrtle Wilson, Carrie Bone were nt this place Saturday evening attending the band concert. Fred Miller of the Payne Miller Hardware company of Richmond,

THE MARKETS

A cur,lie price-. [ird bv Decatur m- ' ■ ■■nun for rario-i.-t products. Curr<» -led every .irtV . UR MN. HT ■ ;.. . 1UM•: . ." •' . mm li k-T Curt,. ,-ei c«v< . •!•••• i uiixtil ... ">!>' Colli. l'»l, 'ell -A 11H1V) t»O 0.0. .ea .32 X\ >•«♦. $ R •• 45 B,rle» 40 Clo'e- Seed 4 50 @ 5 00 Alsik.- 4 50 in 5 <JO Buckwheat 65 Flax ■-■•• I 1 10 CHICAGO MARKETS. Clu> ujirket cluaud al l:15p. rn . today ns billows: ’KVI.'-.u. .July “62 S »|»teiD!>-r 71; ■Corn. Jolt 502 •Corn. Septeuilter 5 Oats, July ;tyj Oils, Septvinber 33| Juli Pork sl7 00 Kept. Pork sl6 05 July Lard, per cut 8 85 I September Lan! per cwt 8 97 TOLEDO GRAIN MARKETS. Changed every afteruoou at 3:00 o’clock by J. D. Hale, Decatur, j Special wire service. Wheat, new No. 2. red. cash I 771 July wheat 76; Sept wheat, 76J Cash corn, No. 2, mixed, cash July corn 51).! Sept corn _ 50; Oats, cash Oats. July 40 (Data, Sept — -34 J Rye. cash 54| STOCK. BT FRED SCHEIMAN, DEALER. Lambti...- 4 J 5 Hogs, per cwt. 5 25 (ft $5 50 Cattle per lb. 3.1 (a 4| Calve* per lb 4.J (a) 5 Cows 2 @ 3 Sheep, per lb 2| @ Beef Hides, per lb. - 6 POULTRY. BE J. W. SLACK CO., PACKERS. Chickens, per lb. M<rr .09 Fowls, per lb. 8(0 Jf.l Ducks, par lb. 80 op Turkeys, per lb. 9(rr 10 Oeeae, per lb 05 — HAY /TARKET. No. 1 timothy bay (baled)

is at this place helping to invoice | the stock of hardware of Edward Neuenschwander, who has sold out to Samuel Opliger. Peter Kizer and Daniel Baumgartner were at Cincinnati, Ohio, last week where they, made purchase of the musical instruments for the I. O. O .F. hand that has been organized recently at this place. Owing to the inclemency of the weather the ice cream social was discontinu’d. But the parade and band concert was given with pomp and splendor by the boys in their white uniforms. An address was given by Sterling P. Hoffman and the band rendered some excellent music. A collection of $7.50 was raised to pay the incumbrance on the band stand. They will hold their ice cream social some time in the future. On last Thursday aftenoon the neighbors of Mrs. John P Stiner met at the home of Mrs. Raso Baumgartner and at once went forth to the home of Mrs. Stiner and with well filled baskets took possession of the houes and reminded her that it was her 38th birthday. At five o’clock all set down to tables loaded loaded down with every article palatable, after which all participated in a social conversation and other merriment. All departed at a late hour saying they had an excellent time and wishing many more such happy occasions. Those present were Mr. John Miller and wife, Levi Baumgartner, wife and children, John Mauser, wife and children, Frank Heller, wife and children, Forrest Huffman, wife and son. Charley Schaffer, wife and babe. Henry Morrow and wife, Abe Studabaker and wife, Moses Augsberger, wife and children, Hugh French and wife, Fred French and wife and daughter. Marion French, wife and children, Mrs. John Moshberger, Mrs. Albert Lanning. Mrs. Peter Baumgartner, Mrs. Wm. Markley, Mrs. Charles Fatauts and child Mrs. Peter Hoffman. Misses Emma. Mary, and Bessie Baumgartner, Caro Shafter. Nano May Hoffman. Mrs. Lorrimmo North, Mrs. Jennie Justus and son of Delphos. Ohio. Messrs. Edward Baumgartenr. and Sterling P. Hoff man. Mrs. Stiner was the receiptent of many valuable and useful presents.

, ¥10.50 @-$12.00 No 1 mixed hav (baled) ?:t.50 No. 1 clover hay (baled I Loose hav $1.50 less. I ' WOOL AND HIDES. BT B. KALVER * SON. Wool, unwashed 16t020 Sheep I>elts 40c to 11 00 Beef hides. |>er pound 06 Calf hides 07J Tallow, per fxmud 01 j COAL. Anthracite . . . ... .$ 7 00 Domestic, lump 4 50 Domestic, nut 4 25 OIL /TARKET. Ttona $1.65 Pennsylvania 1.50 Corning 1.30 New Castle 1.37 North Lima 1.13 South Lima 1.09 Indiana 1 1.09 Whitehouse 1.23 S .internet 95 Lacy 95 Barkeraville 95 Ragland 55 OTHER PRODUCTS. BT TARIOCS GROCERS AND MERCHANTS. Eggs, fresh, per doz $ 15 Lard 10 Butter, per pound 13 } Potatoes, old. per bushel 40 /TARKET NOTES. Liverpool market opened as follow*; Wheat, i cent higher. Corn. |toj cent higher. Receipts at Chicago today: Hogs 28,000 Estimate for tomorrow: Hogg 21,000 Wheat 30 cars Corn 550 cars Oats 110 cars The amount of grain exported yesterday from this country was; Wheat and Flour 783,000 bu. Corn 35.000 bu., Oats 24,008 bu. j Boyd May has moved his fish | stand from the alley at Blackburn j & Christen s drug store to old fish I stand north of Nibilck s store. Fish of all kinds on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday. 130-12

ANOTHER LOST JOB Superintendent Metcalf of Money Order Division Removed From Office Alleged Indiscretion In the Matter of Awarding Contracts Given as the Reason. He Opposed Bid of Lowest Bidder by $45,000 in Favor of Friendly Firm. Washington. June 18. —As a result of alleged indiscretion in matters per taining to the award of contracts for printing the money order forms of the government. James T Metcalf, for many years superintendent of the money order system of the post-office department, has been removed from office by the postmaster general. A full investigation of the case will be made later. The dismissal is the result of acts of Mr. Metcalf in opposi tion tp the hid of Paul Herman of Rutherford. N. J., the lowest bidder by s+s,oi)o. and in favor of the next highest bidder, the Wyncoop-Hallen beck-Crawford company of New York of which Mr. Metcalf’s son is an employe. Postmaster General Payne in an nouncing his action, said that there was no charge that Mr. Metcalf had done anything that was amenable to the law. but said that his conduct was a serious indiscretion that could not be overlooked Mr. Metcalf, he said, always had been considered a faith ful. efficient, painstaking and honest employe. Mr. Payne’s voice trembled with emotion as he announced the dis missal to the newspaper men. He said it had become his duty to make the removal and was a step which he could not avoid in the proper dis charge of his duties. In reply to ques tfons he said that no consideration had been given as yet to the appointment of a successor, but that the ditties of superintendent of the present would devolve on Mr. Metcalf's assistant. He is Edward F Kimball of Massachu setts, who has been in the service seventeen years.

Mr. Metcalf originally was appoint *d from lowa and has been in the postal service since 1882. During his ad ministration of the office the money order service has been widely extend ed by mutual arrangements with a large number of foreign governments throughout the world, and Mr Metcalf has had cordial personal relations with many foreign postal officials. His sal ary was $3,000 a year. The Wynkoop-Hallcnherk-Crawford company has been the contractor for the money order blanks for sixteen years. Paul Herman, the lowest bidder for the next contract, formerly was in the employ nt that company, as also is Norman Metcalf, the twentyseven year-old son of the deposed su perfntendent. who now draws a salary of $2,250 from the company. Herman assisted in the drawing of the specif! cations for the contract, and when th® bids were opened it was found that Herman had become a competitor of the old company, undercutting thefr bid by about X 45.000. The company protested against Herman's bid on the ground that he lacked the facilities for doing the work and Herman asked for a hearing, which First Assistant Postmaster General Wynne gave last Mon day Mr Metcalf was opposed to the letting of the contract to Herman on the ground that he was not able to do the work. Herman Insisted that he could furnish satisfactory evidence of his ability to meet the requirements. A heating was held Monday last when Herman off red to furnish bonds in any amount that he would fulfill the contract No decision was reached at the hearing both sides being granted perm ssl in to file briefs with A: distant General Robb. Mr Metcalf when seen said that he had done nothing wrong and had noth Ing to conceal; that his son's employment In the bidding firm could have no effect on the award: that he suggested Herman s return to his old company to handle the government work there because he (Mr. Metcalf) knew that Herman's means were limited and that a stoppage of supplies In the midst of a contract term would have proved serious He says that on Her man's consent he wrote to Mr Hallenheck advising that Herman be restored to his old place, and that he told Herman he had little doubt that the government would allow Herman to with draw his forfeit check of $5,000. It la believed that the grand jury will shortly be asked by the postoffice authorities to find another indictment against A W. Machen, the former superintendent of the free delivery system The charge, it is said, will be forgery, baaed upon the cashing of a check for $369 drawn by the cashier of the New York postoffice In favor of Henry L. Lorenz of Toledo. He Got It in the Neck. Rt Petersburg. June 18.—Kroushevan. a notorious Jew baiter and editor of the anti Semitic organ in Klshlneff the Ros arabefz. articles in which are believed to have been largely responsible for the massacre of the Jews in Klshlneff, was attacked by a party of Jews In the street of St. Petersburg. He was stabbed in the neck by one of the Jews. The wound is not believed to be fatal. His assailant was captured.

WOODMEN ELECT OFFICERS Nebraska Gets the Big Plum es the Convention. Indianapolis. June 18—The follow Ing officers were elected by the Modern Woodmen of America: Head Consul —A. R. Talbott of Lin coin, Neb. Head Adviser—Dan B. Horne of Da venport. la. Head Clerk—Charles W. Hawse of Rock Island. 111. Head Banker—R. R. Smith of Missouri. Directors —George W Reilly ot Dan vllle. Ill.; Colonel C. G. Saunders of Council Bluffs. la . R R. Smith of Mis souri. E. E. Murphy of Leavenworth, Kan.; Charles J. Byrnes of Michigan. The four standing committees—on lews, appeals and grievances, mileage and per diem and credentials will be appointed by the new head consul within the next month The Woodmen have voted them selves $5 per diem, covering conven tlon and traveling time, and 10 cents a mile mileage. The total cost of th’ head camp meeting and encampment ■ this year will run between $90,000 and SIOO,OOO. The Indianapolis camp’’ ponse, covering entertainment, will take all the SIO,OOO that has beer raised for that purpose The St. Paul camp, two years ago. coat SBB,OOO One of the matters to come up un der the head of miscellaneous business will be a proposition to vote SIO,OOO for the general relief of the flood victims in the Mississippi river and Western flood districts The organlza | tlon has a very large membership in I the states that have suffered most from floods, and Head Consul North cott said that he had no doubt that the relief would be voted CURRENT SCORES What the Three Big Leagues Did Yes terday. NATIONAL LEAGUE At Boston, 6; Brooklyn. U At Philadelphia, 4; New York, 7. AMERICAN LEAGUE At New York. 1: Chicago, 0. At Philadelphia, 11; St. Louis, 1. At Boston. t>. Cleveland. 1 At Washington-Detroit—Rain AMERICAN ASSOCIATION At Columbus. 15; Kansas City 9. At Louisville. 4; St. Paul. 6 At Toledo. 3; Milwaukee. 2 At Indianapolis. 4; Minneapolis. 0. Knows a Good Training School. Washington. June 18. —Instructions have been sent to Rear Admiral Barker commanding the North Atlantic fleet at New York to assign to his fleet the six midshipmen of the Peruvian navy who recently arrived at New York to receive practical instru tion aboard I’nited States men-of war. They were educated in rhe Peruvian naval school and as an act of comity will be allowed to perform the regular duties of junior watch officers on our warships. They bear all their own expenses and receive no compensation from the United States. The Deweys Held to Answer. St. Francis. Kan . June 18 -Chaun cey Dewey and his companions were bound over without bail for the murder of the Perry family. MARKET QUOTATIONS Prevailing Current Prices for Grain, Provisions and Livestock. Indianapolis Grain and Livestock. Whest—Wagon. No. 1 red, strong :ie. Corn—Strong; No. 1 mned. 4 e. Oat*—> fro nr; No. 2 miifd. < attle—Steady at 14.> to Hoff*—Mrunp at 2.'. Rhewp—steady at J? Md|4.(M. lam I*—Stead? a I Grain and Provitiona at Chicago. <>P»nod. (lo**d. W heat— Julv J j •♦pt 7V t Oe« 4 Corn— * •inly . if., S »‘PC 41) 4'«, .4*l (lata— July.. .39 „ JMZ SP. Pork—<J*ly • • 10.90 17.n0 Lard— Jni y mm n.w Riba—- , -Inly 9 ’a u •>„ 'Mp l .. . 0.00 nr I——————1 —————— — .. ———— ..... , Cloring <-».h market— Wheat "• corn )l* t r; MSI., s fx.rk, , lard. »» » ; rib. W.M. Louisville Grain and Livestock. Wheat—No. 2 « hite. 7«c. Corn- No.aJdr. ;No I mne<|. 4*> e . Oat*—No. 2mi led. 37 .<•; No. * white K. 0 Callie—Heady at 52.7MH.90. -Steady at Sheep—Steady at bam ba—Meaiiv al IB o<iqj7.;o. Cincinnati Grain and Livestock. Wheat—Firm; No. 2 red. ( ern—Steady. No. 2 mixed 41,® Oat*—Firm: Mo. 1 miied 49a. Cattle—Steady at >2.4<r>ijio. Hoffa Active at 4 *24<#a.». Sheep Steady at IB *4 M Lam ba- Active at |4i«a M. Chicago Liveatock. cattla—steady: ateera. i(*«her a feeder*. Wi.M. Hoffa— Steady at aneep- Buvna at |B.U<>4 74, Laaba -Steady at |4 | New York Livestock. Cattle—Fieady st I* l»>>.4i. . . ■o«a—Qalat 14.t4 AAta. 1 ■ Sbtep—Firm at 15 BHM.Lm) Lamb*—steady at •' 24/®: M East Buffalo Livestock. Cattle—Steady si M .sj, Ross-Active st 14 tl(»n.K> “ RSvvp-wtss.lv st I’ l.Bi 40 ’.» Lambe—steady si |i.t49f.00. Toledo Grain. Wuaat—Dall: <-a*h. .Inly, Corn —Hull. No. I eeah. iH.r, , Osts—Activv No. I, rssb, ID ,c. .’

Weather Forecast. Partly cloudy tonight and Friday, with probable showers; warmer north and ihiitral W COLOR LINE Howell People Will Not Stand For Colored Streetcar Conductor Angry Citizens Force Him to Give Up His Work, and He Will Not Try Job Again. Offending Conductor Told to Leave Town, and He Has Not Been Seen Since. Evansville. In 1.. June 18.-Howell, a town of 1.200 people three miles below here, is wrought up over the negro question A negro conductor named Jerome, conductor on a streetcar was forced to give up his work by a crowd, of angry citizens, and he will not try to take ba. k the position. A dozen or more citizens boarded the car and threw the negro off. hut no further violence was offered The negro was told to leave town at once and has not been seen tn the neighbor hood since The streetear company say they will not try to force anothet negro conductor on the car. LEG CHOPPED INTO BITS College Athlete Subjected to a Fright ful Experience. Hobart, Ind June 18— Philip Ro per. jr.. a trained athlete, temporarily employed in the terracotta works slipped and fell into the hopper of the crusher, the rollers of which seized his left foot Roper is possessed of great strength, and he seized the sides of the machine with his hands and pulled hack with all hts strength, shouting for assistance Jacob Bearmer seized hold of him and he was rescue,!, but not until his left leg had been chop ped Into bits midway to the knee Roper had taken service in the yards for the summer intending to return to college in the autumn Good-By to Courthouse. Greencastle, Ind .June 18 Pu’natn county's landmark, the courthouse will be torn down next month Al though specifications for the new building call for Redford stone, ft is said that the strike at Bedford will not delay the new work, as other stone from the Indiana fields will be sub stltuted The old building will he sold next Saturday but the only thing ot value about it is the walls The law yers of Greencastle held a banquet in the old courtroom as a farewell to the structure Numerous speeches were made. Firebug on Their Hands, Fort Wayne. Ind June 18 —The police do not know how to dispose of Clem Bott, the insane firebug He has confessed that he started fires that caused a logs of $15,000. He would go to the insane hospital at Richmond if there were room for him at that place He says he would stay in jail, hut the sheriff says the prison is not the place for an Insane man Bott refines to go to the poor farm Until the officers can dispose of him he will b» kept in jail Trial of Alfred Knapp. Hamilton Onio. June is.—The trial of Alfred A. Knapp the Indianapolis ar h murderer beg.ns Tuesday It is the impression h< i•» that the fight for the defense w ill no t be terv vigorous

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Notice to Gas Consumers. Decatur, Ind., May, 25. iuo ;i the consumers of natural ln eity of Decatur: The qu,. s ti, )n o{ sttcuring natural gas to supply ]>atTons with natural gas to heat ! and light their homes during the winter, is becoming a'very serious problem. The condition o{ the field from which the - i)s ■ heretofore lieen suppleid ha» la-<'om a such as to absolutely preclude the ' possibility of securing more g as [ lv i drilling additional wells, an ,i t!w territory has decreased - n IU( .i lla volume and pressure that th,, I now on the line are wholly made, ’ ,Plate to deliver a supply lu i weather. On Novemlier 1, DM2, there were ' wells supplying the plant with ga>. 21 of which arejiow d.-ad, and the other twelve are greatly j weakened by the excessiv,. ■ on them during the past winter. These facts clearly dem, , n> trate ' that unless large extend..„, an) I made, connecting the pump stati„ B | with another portion of the field a I great number of new wells and the consumers aetiv.-lv TO . o] M -rat<‘with the eompar.v p r ., ; motmg the economical use that it will lie wholly bey,,m] , )nr power to deliver a suffiei, j of gas to heat your homes To bring about this d.,i ~n , ] th, re is but one method tn ,- . :in o, H adopted, viz: the use n."ter+. H B. thl' system economic;!, w th J, are introduced by the c, ,n'i.im,. r ~f H g.ts and the saving of -.is dir«-< tly to the ei)n<lllii,"-■ H tor it means a direct sa-.-imi f H money and is a cas«> of ’ n . M K l*ay.' Iff Owing to existing cnditians, K we are obliged to notifv a'.’ o;n- ■ smiiers of natural gas, th.i' ■ , after Octolvr '• iy:;, K‘ will lie supplied only bv meter H measurement at the net .t d K . ent' ]ht one thousand ■ so-t H Meters will l»e furnished bv'b, via K pany without cost to th, ■ • - .-ipr, K except the meter rental of $3 per H '.'•ar as provided in the •■ ra Thanking you for past 'a r-and trusting to reeieve y. H ]vitronage, we are. y- very . r,■sjH-.-tf’illy, Logun>])ort A 'L -.\i-:i Valley Gas Co. Per >TMir |H • ,l „ k. S . retary and gen, i”.i iH| ger. i hkllm F>r sal,.—G >od new - : and IJ, doulvl set of harness Will s-11 ■ leap and on easy termof R K Erwin, Decatur ’. ;'t: F. r Sale Owiug to po< r : o '.L I H| will sell my store and pi perty at Magiey. Indiana, or tram- i-’f ’ farm or town property Any?-* wanting to go into busiim - in i well to come and investigate 'ime x i wiite Roliert Case. Maglev I: | [ y d 3! J wsotf E Sand for Sale. t I have go. H l sail'd ; Robison pit. Will deliver c any 9 time Edward Luttman l. ' v * Get Your Shoes Shined. * You can get a first-cla** *’ "' . Frist. »-’s Smoke Hotis,- ■ '•i’~ |!B •lavs and Sundays, and .i' H ' Imr Ivr shop .during the V'