Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 139, Decatur, Adams County, 20 June 1903 — Page 1

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Three Graduates Receive Diplomas. CLOSING EXERCISES OF ST. JOSEPHS HIGH SCHOOL. An Immense Crowd Attends.—The Program Was Interesting and Each Part Well Rendered. A large and appreciative audience greeted the graduates and pupils of the St. Joseph’s school, [whose exercises were held at Bosse's <>pt'ra house last evening . A new program had been arranged and was carred out without a failure. At I s : 15 the curtain rose on the graduates. and chorus of twenty-five girls who sang the greeting song. The graduates then delivered their re spective orations, and their evident I knowledge of the subjects chosen I and their graceful attitude, relieved | the tension shat sometimes attends similar programs. Perhaps the most noticeable feature of the pro- | gram was the absence of the awk- i ward and nervous postures so char I acteristic of the amateur. Miss Rose Voglewede, the first speaker, in a confident and graceful manner de-' livered a brief salutatory She then spoke on “Selfishness" and her thesis showed careful preparation, j | Miss Voglewede explained how selfishness defeated its own ends, and j to be truly happy man must forget himself in desiring the prosperity of others. “Man,” the speaker continued, “is compound, and as a social being the proper use of I each of his various faculteis is necessary to prevent selfishness. Self ishness is fatal to love and very selfishness to the world should make ius unselfish. Think of the ]>ain and suffering that is born of selfishness As character can lie read in the face so the selfish man is easily discernible. But unlike some vices, i i selfishness has not a redeeming feature; other crimes are often at tended by some virtues, but not so with selfishness. In its infancy selfishness stands alone, a black picture on a dark background of infinite hatefulness.” The next Speakear, Miss Radamaker also assumed an easy attitude from the | start too, and in a very clear tone delivered her oration on "Self Culture”, with which she seemed per fectly familiar. "As far back,” she ' said, "as history dates, we can find : splendid examples of the beauty and benefits of self culture. Nature has’ given us a love for culture and refill ment, and as far as possible we should educate ourselves to lx> selfcultured and refined. Physical, in tellectual anti moral culture are necessary to man's development. He who can take the shortest route j will go farther than he who must travel through briars, brambles, and at last loose his way in the vast i swamp of intellectual uncertainty. | All sin originates in passional supremacy. We should seek places and occasions that appeal to morals and thus the moral nature will gain a permanent victory, and with the fetters removed will recognize their muster, namely virtue.” The last speaker, Mr. Coffee was certainly none the least; his subject, “Courage Equal to Life's Duties,” showed considerable thought and he held the attention of his audience to the end. Mr. Coffee said: ‘Since the fall of Adam, misery holds a mortgage on the human race, and almost every moment of our life is met with a note to be paid, to |»tform a certain duty; and not to falter in this, requires great courage. There are many forms of courage ; physical courage which enables us to meet physical opposition; intellectual courage, the result of

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which are many inventions of our age; moral; moral courage, which enables man to think for himself. Courage is half the battle of life. To be able to tell the truth under trying circumstances requires a great display of courage. Our present government is the result of courage, physical and moral, of our forefathers. As Franklin said, we must all hang together or we all shall hang separately. In our country the courageous man is needed and the timid man would make himslf and fellow-citizens the football for the other nations.” Father Wilkens then made a brief address, presented the diplomas to the graduates. Then followed an interesting program. A motion song by fifty little girls and boys was well received as w.s the recitation by Leo Stegmeyer. The operetta, “Queen Flora's Day Dream,” was perhaps the hit of the evening. The choruses were well trained and executed their drills nicely. Miss Celeste Kitnz as queen and Felix Holthouse as the bumble were especially good. The pantomine, Star Spangled Banner was very beautiful and the solo of Miss Clara Terveer was fully appreciated. The last number was comedy, in which Master Willie Herman as the German cobler was especially good. QUEER LAWSUIT. Irishman Who Couldn't Get a Lawver to Take His Case. Samuel Davis, court stenographer |of the Second circuit, says that an Irishman who several years ago tried to engage .the legal services of his father hud the oddest ground for a law suit he has ever heard of. The Irishman wanted to sue his landlady for sls. He explained that he made a contract to pay her $3 a week for his board, but she was to deduct 25 cents for (‘very meal he missed. Having got the contract duly signed, Pat began to board elsewhere and charged the lady with whom he had contracted 25 cents ( for every meal he missed. He figured that by manageing this way he missed $5.25 worth of meals a week, for which his contract required him to pay only $3, so that by staying away he made $2 25 clear. The landlady refused to pay him the "prots" and he wanted Mr. Davis to bring suit against her. "Father laughed at him a bit.” Mr. Davis says, "and got indignant." “A contract is a contract," said Pat, “and she ought to be made to live up to 1 her'n just as well as me to mine.” ; There were several other lawyers in town, and some of them were pretty ] hard up for cases, but I don’t know ■ of anybody that took that one after father turned it down.'"—Kansas City Journal. SALE POSTPONED. — Beery & Holthouse Could Net Get Western Horses Owin£ to Floods. The big sale of western horses which was to have been held tixlay, at the Erie stock yards, has been indefinitely post]x>ne<l. Beery & Holthouse received word this morning that the five car loads ot horses were on their way but that it was impossible to move them across the Mississippi on account of the high floods. Just how soon they will arrive is not, known and the sale will not be dated until that has been determined A large number of farmers were in town today and were sorely disappointed by the circumstances. as they all wished to buy. Several were asked us to their opinion of branded horses and all stated that they considered them well worth the price and an op]x>rtunity where money can always be made.

DECATUR, INDIANA, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 20, 1903,

OPENED THE SAFE Test at Ohio City Was Successful. VAULT OPENED IN LESS THAN TWO HOURS. Ounce and One-Half of Nitro-Glycerine Used. Photographs Taken Before and After. The experts opened the safe at the Farmers' bank, Ohio City, yester-' day evening in an hour and fifty-1 three minutes exactly, an hour and j seven minutes less than the alloted I time limit. The work was done ' by Messrs. Rodeman of New York, I and Clark of Pittsburg, members of j ’ the Manganese Safe & Lock com-! puny, they being assisted by two! men from the factory. The novel ■ sight was witnesses! by many people 1 from various cities and perhaps a ’ dozen or more from here, each of > whom declares it one of the most; i surprising feats they’ ever saw. The bank closed at 3:30 o’clock and 1 the Manganese people for the first time were permitted to walk in and ; examine the safe, which they did, , and shortly afterward the same was turned over to them. An expert photographer from Pittsburg, brought to Ohio City for the pur pose, took several different views of the safe and bank as it appeared before the explosion. Then came a 1 squabble over the fact that too much 1 vaseline had been used, making it * very diefliult to use explosives. The 1 1 matter was referred to a committee , * of bank cashiers of which Messrs. ‘ Allison and Dugan of this city were - ’ members, and they decided that the 1 operators have the privilege to wipe 1 off the vaseline. It was exactly 4:31 j ’ when the exjx'rts began their work ! r and they went at it in as deliberate I a manner as though they had years 1 ; instead of hours to accomplish it in. ' " Captain Rodeman handled the explosion and Mr. Clark superintend-, ’i ed the work. Within a few minutes . < I they had removed the superfluous ; 1 pieces from the door and were ready i ! for business. Seven charges of I ‘ nitro-glycerine where necessary, all ‘ being very light, and only an ounce * and a half of tlie deadly explosive ’ 1 was used. The reports were searce- ■. ly audible outside the building and ' ■j by those within was describ'd as C sounding no louder than an ink 1 well dropping from a counter. At 0:27, a few minutes after the seven1 th explosion, (’apt. Rodeman announced that the doorshad been lift ixl and sight-seers were permitted to view the remains. The work had ' 1 been done in a clean manner and no damage whatever was done to the building or to the safe, other than the removing of the doors, the time lock still continuing after the big door fell off. A cert fled check fori $5,000 had been put up as a guaran , tet‘against damage, in fact there ; was no danger whatever, as the neo pie remained right in the bank while the work was done. Quite un , argument occurred after it was over, when the Manganese people attempted to take photographs of the result of ttheir labors, the National people objecting and saying it was their property. The Manganese argued that they were to lie allowed three hours and that their trouble and expense had been as much for that purpose as anything else. The jxiint was fought to a standstill by’ the two firms, each of which realiz ed the vital importance of the matter and in the midst of the quarrel the photographer slipped into the vault, closed the door and took his snap shot before anyone knew it. The National ]»eople feel very much chagrined over the whole affair, and say the result is not because they haven't got a good safe, but liecausc the men who wrecked it are the

greatest experts in the world. Captain Rodeman is a graduate of West Point and served a number of .years as inspector of government safes and armor plate, and is acknowledged the greatest expert in the United States in his line. Mr. Clark is also an old-timer in the safe line and considered an expert in handling nitro-glycerine. They had one of their safes at Ohio City and offered to allow anybody’ the opportunity of cracking it within six hours and ; will back the proposition with money. It now seems up to the Farmers' bank to buy a Manganese safe, as their representatives have faithfullycarried out their part of the contract. A meeting to consider this' propostion will be held Monday’ night. WILL RECOVER — Bat Dr. Tuttle Will Be a Life Crippie. Drs. S. 8. Tuttle and R. J. Mor- j I gan, the railway surgeons of Van I Wert. Ohio, who were seriously ini jured in the automobile accident on the Monroe pike Wednesday night i are doing nicely at the Marion hosi pital and both will recover. Dr. Tuttle was the more seriously’ in : jured and will be a cripple for life lone leg having been badly damaged, especially at the knee. A consultation of surgeons was held at the hospital this morning to dtermine : what best to do and a plain treatI ment was outlined. The leg will lie , saved, but he will never again be able to use it to any great extent, jDr Morgan's injuries were also quite serious and he may be some I what disfigured, but he will in no ■ way be crippled like his unfortunate companion. Both men spent a ' fairly restful night and are reported as progressing nicely. A’ number of telegrams have been received by them and relatives will soon be with them at the hospital, where ; they’ will remain for several days. —Marion Leader.

GETTING SCARCE. Another “Weary Willie’’ Given the Glad Hand by Decatur Officers. A modern "Prince of Tatters" and "Weary Willie "of the true blue I variety was taken into custody by Marshal Cordua this morning. When arranged before Mayor Coffee, he rolled out a woeful tale of hard luck, and his fruitless search for work. He gave his name as Fordyce 1 and said he was going to Chicago. Mayor Coffee gave him the best advicee could, namely to sprint for a different region as fast as he could,| I and warned him that no further imposition on the Decaur citizens would be tolerated. Wille didn't ' need a second warning but when i freed from Marshal Cordua’s grasp 1 struck a gait down Second street that will land, him in Chicago by evening. WILL TAKE CHARGE. Fred Studler Turns Horse and Buddy Over to Sheriff Butler. Sheriff Butler received a telephone message this morning from Fred Studler, who lives just west of Linn Grove, asking him to come and take charge of a horse and buggy which he was tired of. Fred said that when he got up Tuesday morning he found the horse and rig standing in the lane which runs from the road up to his house. The lines were wrap]x‘d about the whip, everything about the rig was in good condition and looked as though it had lieen driven then*. He took charge of the outfit and has since Ixien caring for the horse, expecting some one to call, but as he has had no inquiry lie has decided to turn it over to the sheriff. Mr. Butler will go after the hone and rig tomorrow and bring flic same here.

IS DEAD. Cardinal Vaughn Died This Morning. Was Made Archbishop of Westminster Eleven Years Ago. Special to the Daily Democrat. 2:'W p. m. London, June 20.—Cardinal Vaughn died this morning after a long illness. He was born April 15, 1832, became’ archbishop of West Minster in 1892. His illness dates back more than three months and in March last it was announced he I could live but a few days. DINNER PARTY. Major Allison Entertains in Honor of His Seventieth Birthday. In honor of his seventieth birthday, Major R. B. Allison and wife I gave a six o’clock dinner last evenj ing at their home on Adams street to the present and former directors, : officers and employees and their 1 wives of the Adams County and Old I Adam [Couty bank. It has been . thirty years since the bank was founded and the assembling of employees who have served at different I time since the life of the institution ! made the event very complete and a most enjoyable social gathering. About thirty-eight guest- were present and all claim that the dinner , was the best and the affair the most | complete of any they ever attended. The following were the gu-'-ts: Mr. and Mrs. David Studabaker, I Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Allison. Mr. and I Mrs. W. H. Niblick. Mr. and Mrs. I£. 8. Niblick, Mr. and Mr-. French Quinn, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hite, I Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Bowers, Mr. and j Mrs. John Niblick, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Merryman, Mr. and Mr-. E. X. Ehinger, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Patterj son, Mr. and Mrs. David E. Studabaker. Mrs. Jesse Kiblick, Mrs. John Meilx'rs, Miss Agnes Schrock, Mr. Frank Wemhoff, Mr. Jesse Niblick, Mr. Louis Holthouse, Mrs. Ellen Dailey, Bluffton; Mr. and Mrs. Harry’ Deam, Bluffton, and Mrs. Mary Allison Macke of BirmingMUSTERED IN. Col. Wilson Mustered in the Uniform Rank K. of P. Last Evening. Colonel Merrill F Wilson of Elkhart, was in this city last evening and inusteredjin the members of the uniform rank, which has recently been organized in the K. of P. lodge of this city. The boys were in full uniform, which consists of a blouse, cup, belt and sword, during the services and it is said, make a very Impressive apixtarace. Driling has already been, commenced under the direction of French Quinn, the captainj and it will Im> vigorously continued from now on and tieforo long we look for one of the best disciplined ranks in the state. They will make their first pulbic appearance one week from next Sunday, which is Knights’ of Pythias memorial day. At the present time they have thirty-four members and a rapid increase will undoubtedly follow. The company is officered by the following: 1). French Quinn, captain; E. Burt Lenhart, first lieutenant; Will Hearst, second lieutenant; H. Callow and Orvil Harruff. officers of the guard, and John A. Simth, sentim 1.

GREAT MEETING. National Educational Society to Meet at Boston. In July, 6-10, the National Educational Association will meet in Boston for the first time in thirty-one years, in New England for the second time in its forty six years. There are to be 25,000 in attendance. There will be evening sessions in the Mechanics Fair building, President Eliot of Harvard presiding. There will be eighteen department meetings each forenoon, and each of these is really’ a National Assocation in itself. No one can attend any of these meetings who is not a member of the association, and any one can who will join, paying $2.00. This not only’ admits to the meetings, but entitles one to the "Volume of Proceedings, ”a book of more than 1,000 pages and this year it will be the grandest single volume on education ever published. Membership also entitles one to a guide book of Boston and vicinity, with six large maps, and beautiful illustrations, prepared by’ Edwin M. Bacon, by’ far the best guide book of Boston and vicinity’ ever prepared. It also entitles one to an equally beautiful guide book to literary Boston and vicinity, prepared by one of the most eminent literary men of’he day. Each of these books is to be sold to those not members of the association for fifty cents,. There are many other perquisites awaiting all members. THE PROGRAM. Home-Makers’ Association at Huntington June 27th. Many Adam county people will I attend the June meeting of the Home Makers Association of northeastern Indiana at the opera house. Huntington, 27. The program for tIA day beI gins at 9:30 a. m. and is Greeting Song. Fa hl Quartette; Invocation, Mrs. Wm. F. Rice; Music Fahl Quartette; Greeting to The Home-Makers, Mrs. J. A.Walker; Music, Fahl Quartette; The Value of the Farm Home, Mrs. Naomi De Vilbiss, Fort Wayne, Indiana; Music Fahl Quartette; Symposium—’Topics of Interest concerning the Farm Home, Leader, Mrs. Ida M. Hartzell, Decatur, Indiana. Afternoon—l:3o] o’clock. Music, Fahl Quartette; Economy in Nature, Alexander Johnson, Supt. I. F. M. Y., Fort Wayne. Indiana; Discussion, Mrs. Schersehe, LaGro, Indiana; Music: Possibilities of » Natural Kindergarten on a Farm Home, Mrs. DeVilhiss, Fort Wayne, Indiana; Discussion, Mrs. Omer Summers; Selection, Gertie Denny; I "God be with you till we meet I again." FAST GAME. Decatur learn will Face me iemiProfessionals From Ohio City. That Decatur has one of the fastest amateur base ball teams in the state is perhaps not as universally recognized as it should be. The Deeatur team consists entirely of local, non-salttried men, but all of whom have had several years experience in the game. Tomorrow the boys will conqx'te with the fast Ohio City aggregation, and without a doubt the game will be one of the most exciting ever seen here. C. O. France who recently returned from Piqua, Ohio will handle th(> hot ones, and as heretofore catcher’s position has Ix'en the only weak spot, the team is now ready for the liest of them. Following is the line-up: (’. O. France, catcher; Bart France, pitcher; Chas Peterson, short-stop; A. G. Marty, Ist l»ise;Todd Linn, 2nd Imse; Frank Peterson, 3rd base; I). DcVinney, left Heid; Maynard Frisinger. center field; Floyd Leßrun, right field; Ed Coffee, substitute.

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