Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 140, Decatur, Adams County, 22 June 1903 — Page 1

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OFFICER REMOVED. ‘ Judge McMillan Loses His Job. ; Bjshonorablv Removed as Judge of Supreme Court of New Mexico. I t 111 > Tilt. *. tw| >ll. I>. .hint' • . i.-iit i: .. 't. I ■ • ■ Att< -rib v r 11 I t!ii~ in--ninu I move Judu-e 1 tail. '■ Mi |■- >upr< -urt ■t\ v. I ■ . - ■ g.-m-ral nun -r.i'-" I McMillan was -mt ‘d from Buffalo. ■LECTURES TONIGHT ■Prominent Temperance Worker is Here. ■Miss Maria Brehm. President of the Illinois W. C. T. U. at Methodist Church. kSB Ml" Marie Brehm of Chieux-i. ■£■ ]:■ 'i-h-iit - I Im- < "I'-i-n >:i T m | : ■ ■ < I'm- -iirnm-l i’. :: ■Mi. nt --♦ th-- tr.in ■ i- •] i.irtm- m ■ ' HHHth'- national W <' 'l' I' .■..i1l ik [■■aT tin M E church tonmilt Her MH b-ctiiri- wa> t-' have been _'i\eti t-MBin-miw <-vi-nin.:. tint <-\vm_ t - an 'lpMi ■ :■- -i- --t the e- .’,im"iitt. e .n r-, -. .--i and a- -he i- dat --i for Eat- n -■■.-■tomorrow evening it will In- n> <•••' -■■'.irv f" r l"' r : ' lecture here t- niyht ■or not at all. as she has no other ■ open dat ■ for the season It has ■ therefore been derided that 'he deliver her lecture at the M. 11 !• •• 11-t # ■. church this evening and every citi'S ■ zen of Decatur is hereby cordially K invtied to attend, services begin at J o'clock. Miss Brehm is a won- ■■ and enthusiastic lecturer and worker in the noble cause, to ■.■ which S,l< * has devoted her life BLb and it will pay you to hear her. An K B exchange says: Miss Brehm is i> Kg woman ot charming ]h rsonality. ■U dignified and graceful in upp-ar |bH unee. eloquent and forceful in MM speech. practical in council, eonMM si-crated and de-, oted in lite She ■M splendidly r< ]>r< 'i-nts her great or ■I ganization.” i ANOTHER DANCE. I C. Y. M. S. Boys Will Entertain at Their Hall Thursday Evening. TheC. Y. M. S. boys will give a I dance at their hall Thursday evenI ing in honor of Miss Anna Walsh of Newport, Kentucky. The (.’. Y. M. 8. boys have an enviable reputation -for hospitality among Decatur people, and the coming dance promises to be in accord with their usual standard of excellence NOTICE. pd All members of the Decatur Driving Club are requests! to meet at the office of A. I’. Beatty, promptly ? at eight o’clock. Business of im- |' s portancc. PICNIC POSTPONED. ■ The picnic for the St. Joseph ■ school which was to have lieen held |£ tomorrow is postponed until 'i'hurs B day. Bev. H. Theo. Wilken.

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CATHOLICS TO HELP. Bishop of Kansas City Appeals for Aid to Sufferers. Yesterday morning Father Wilkens read to his congregation an appeal for help from the Bishop of Kansas City. The letter was in dorsed by the Bilhop Alerding of Fort Wayne, and gave a brief account of losses and sufferng in the recent flood and explained the necessity of immediate aid. A purse will lie raised at once and sent to the sufferers. SOCIETY EVENT. Seventy-Five Lady Guests at the Bell Home. Mesdames Bell to Also Entertain at the Country Home Next Thursday. Mrs. A. R. Bell, Mrs. C. K. Bell and Mrs. Ella Bell are “at home” this afternoon at the A. R. Bell home, corner of Third and Madison streets. Notwithstanding the frequent showers, about seventy-five guests are present and the occasion is a very pleasant one . The guests of honor are Mrs. Florence DeVilbiss and Mrs. Claude Cole of Lancaster. The affair is informal and the ladies are enjoying flit* hospitality of their hostesses in away to make them forget the gloomy outside elements. Delicious refreshments were | included in the program, and the event was a real enjoyable one. Next Thursday afternoon Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Bell. Mr. and Mrs. C. K Bell and Mrs. Ella Pell will entertain at the beautiful country home ‘of the former, a mile east of town. To this event seventy-five guests will also be invitea and one of the ; I est times of the year is anticipated if the weather man is kind. A big dinner on the lawn at five o colck is one of the drawing cards. A novel contest is to be the choosing of a ! name for the farm, each guest to submit an appropriate name and a committee to choose the best, for ! which a prize will ne given. PRINTERS WON. Showed the Cigarmakers How to Play Ball. This is a printer speaking. We, the printers, played a game of ball at Steele’s park yesterday with a team composed of cigar milkers and defeated them by a score of 21 to 14. The game was rather spirited and was featured by sensational plays on both sides. Bobo did the twirling for the printers and Kintz tossed against them. Both did well but could not confine the game to a pitcher's battle. We have won the first of the series and are confident of taking the two out of the three in succession. The date of the next game has not exactly been determined.

DARK HORSE. Kentucky Thoroughbred May Figure in Fourth of July Rates. Charles W. Carpenter purchased a fine Kentucky thoroughbred this morning. The animal hits a good record and will in all probabilities lx> a starter in races here on the Fourth. Mr. Carpenter paid a handsome price for the horse, and expects to enter it in several of the fast races this summer. The horse will be shipped to Decatur this week.

DECATUR, INDIANA, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 22, 1903.

DEATH RESULTS. Hiram L Gladden is Dead. CAUSED BY FALL FROM HAY WAGON A MONTH AGO. Was a Pioneer of Union Township and One of the Best Known Men of the County.

Hiram L. Gladden, one of the best known and oldest farmers of the county died at his home, six miles ' north east of this city in Union! township, the result of a fall from I a hay wagon about a month ago. | As stated at the time in this paper Mr. Gladden and Mr. Caleb Brown were bringing a load of hay to this city and when near the John Nidlinger farm the load upset. Brown esenp-d uninjured but Mr. Gladden's left thigh was broken and the complications which followed owing to his old age caused death. He was eighty years, nine months, and twenty days old aiid was born in Jefferson county Ohio, August 31, 1822. He was married to Elmira Snyder, February 17, 1851, in Ashland county, ( )hio, and who died a few years ago. The only daughter Elvarette Scott, whose husband died many years ago, kept house for her father at the old home place. | The funeral services will be held at : the Baptist church in this city Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, Rev E. J. Beardsley officiating. I Interment will be made at Maplewood cemetery. Mr. Gladden, as ■ stated, was one of the old pioneers jof the northeastern part of the I county and was respected by all who knew him. He has lived in this ' county many years and his honest and industrious habits have gained him the universal admiration of his neighbors and friends. FOUND THE OWNER. Warren Man Claims His Horse and Buggy. The horse which Fred Studler found near his home west of Linn Grove has been claimed and was turned over to the owner by Sheriff Butler. The outfit belonged to a Warren gentleman who hitched up Tuesday evening and drove around in front of his house expecting to i take his family driing. He ran into the house a few minutes and when he came out the rig was gone. It had been stolen and was driven through to the Studler farm that night. Fred finding it in his lune the next morning. The own--r paid the expenses and was happy to recover his projx-rty, whch he supposed was lost for good. NEW CASE FILED. Partition Suit Against the Bender Estate. Erwin & Erwin, as attorneys for the plaintiff's filed a petition for partition of real estate this afternoon in the county clerk's office. The plaintiffs are Grace Haughton and Francis Kizer and the defendants are Israel Bender Frederick Bender, William Bender, Edward Winans, Dave Winans, Elizabeth Kizer, Iva Roebuck, Tula Poling and Harry Poling. The land in question is eighty acres located in Washington township and eighty acres in St. Marys township, Ix’ing tl»<» Bender estate.

DELEGATES LEAVE. Indiana People Attend National Meeting. At the twenty-fifth annual meeting of the American Library association to be held at Niagara Falls June 22-27, the folowing Indiana people will be present : Mrs. Griffith, of Ekhart; Mrs. Heathnote, of Goshen; Miss Edwards, of Michigan City; Miss Fatout, of Elwood; Miss Meyer, of Delphi; Mrs. Earl, of Connersville; Mrs. Kraus, of Wabash; Miss Deming, of Columbus; Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds, Miss Meriea Hoagland and nephew, Master William Fleming, of Fort Wayne; Miss Messing, Miss Hubbard and Mr. W. E. Henry, of Indianapolis. The Indiana delgates all left Indianapolis last night in a special car and will be receiv’d by local committees at the Falls. Miss Hoagland is charged with the principal and most important task in presenting Indiana's place in the public library section of the asso cation. During the convention she will deliver addresses ion the following subjects: 'Library Round Tables,” “Instructions,” “Summer Schools” and “Insttructions by Correspondence.” SWALLOWED TACK. Huntington Boy Has Queer Affliction. Four or five weeks ago the four-year-old son of Erie Conductor and Mrs. G. M. B. Sewell swallowed a I tack. The child was at once put under the care of a physician. Dr. W. R. Beck who has an X-ray outfit, made an X-ray examination. He found the tack located in the lung tissue. The tack, when looked through the fleuroscope, could lie seen to move with the inhaling and ! exhaling. The unfortunate child does not appear to suffer any great inconvenience from the tack. It is a question whether or not it with time, would become < ncysted or on contrary’ it would produce serious results and complications. To Dr. Beck's ixTsonal knowedge there is but one case of the kind and that was in Philadelphia and the patient was successfully operated on. — ‘Huntington News-Democrat. INFORMAL GATHERING. Chicago Gentlemen Introduced to Decatur Society. In honor of their son. Dr. Lawrence Hughes and gentlemen friends of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. W. 8. Hughes received callers Sunday afternoon, from thre<- to five. The out-of -town gentlemen were pleasantly enb-rtained and introduced to thirty of Decatur s society leaders. Various instrumental and vocal selections were rendered during the j afternoon by Miss Bessie Schrock, Helga Larson and Messrs Dr. Lawrence Hughes, Chas. Baxter, and Fred Grumme. The guests of honor were r. Hughes, Chas. Batxter of Genova, Fred Caldwel, Fred Grumme, Lew Douglass and Will Gaylord of Chicago. PROSTRATED. Decatur Young Man Taken Suddenly Sick on the Street. Mr. Jess<- Hearst, a prominent young man of this city was yesterday suddeny attacked with nervous prostration. He was walking down Second street when he became very weak. Medical attendance was at once summoned, and Mr. Hearst was removed to his father's homo on Tenth street, where Dr. Cover dale examined him. Mr. Hearst has heen sick for some time, and it is feared typhoid fever may result. As yet no serious indications have ap]»>ured.

WON AGAIN. Decatur Ball Team Victorious. Get Revenge on the Ohio City Giants by Score of Twelve to Three. The Decatur base ball team was in excellent form in Sunday's game and turned the tide against the Ohio City Giants with an overwhelming score of twelve to three. This is certainly’ true evidence of a progressing team as not many’ weeks ago they’ were defeated by this self same aggregation. Along with a growing better condition of the locals, the enthusiasm of Decatur ; fans is increasing and it now looks as if we will have a good base ball' team the entire season. About two hundred people were present at Sunday's game and were well pleased with the work of the locals.; Bart France did the twirling for the home team yesterday and let his opponents down with three hits and six strike outs. The game that he put up was beyond criticism and his support was just as good. Only one error was made by Decatur and the basemen frequently cut out a hit by’ sensational playing. They all work together like a piece of machinery’ and we expect them to end the season with a record of which Decatur base ball jx-ople will long be proud. Ohio City’ was weak at the stick and got rattled too easily when fielding. Os the nine errors that they are charged with the greater number came from wild throws which crossed the diamond very confusedly. DIED ON THE TRAIN. Editor Beeson of Winchester, Victim of Heart Failure. A. C. Beeson, owner of the Winchester Journal, died of heart failure on a Big Four train, between Anderson and Daleville. Saturday. Mr. Bi-eson was on hjs way to Indianapolis. He was stricken with heart trouble at Daleville, and Dr. Kilgore, of that town, boarded the train and attended him. Shortly after the train left Daleville he gasped and was dead. The body was taken to Anderson and relatives at Winchester were notified. He served as president of the Farm er's and Merchants’s bank at Winchc.,ier. During his active career he was chosen director of the prison. Northan was elected president of the board. He was married in 18157, his wife still living, with two sons, who were associated with their father in the conduct of the Winchester Journal. Mr. Beeson has been in failing health for several .years. He was member of the Masonic. Odd Fellows and Grand Army fraternities. The body was returned to Winchester anil the funeral services held today. Mr. Beeson was sixty-one years old. He served as recorder of Hancock county in the sixties and has owned the Winchester Journal since 1879. L.G. Eilingham of this city attended the funeral services. NEW TANK BEING FILLED. At ten o’clock this morning water was first turned into the new G. R. & 1. water tank, which stands at the 81. Mary’s bridge. It will require some time to till it and swell it up for use but when this process lias tx>cn gone through with the old tank will lx> torn down and all trains will then water at the new one. The compfetion of this new tank which holds 2,400 barrels of water, makes the Decatur outfit one of the best watering stations along the lino of the road.

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GIVES WARNING. Look Out for Lockjaw on July Fourth. Secretary Hurty, of the State Board of Health sounds a warning in anticipation of the usual number of accidents on the Fourth of July. He alludes particularly- to that class of accidents that sometimes bring on lockjaw. The glorious Fourth of July’ will soon be here, he says, “and then follows the lockjaw.” In 1892 there were sixty-three deaths from lockjaw in Indiana, and forty-two or 63.5 per cent, resulted from wounds caused by’ fire works and toy pistols on |the Fourth. In addition to lockjaw, persons were killed and fingers and eyes were lost by the score. Four instantaneous deaths were reported from cannon and guns. There is no record of the one or two thousand or more nervous prostrations which occured Careful invesigaton develops the fact that blank cartridge wounds more frequently cause loejaw than ■ any other kind. The lockjaw organism is not in or on the cartriuge but is frequently in the dirt which i is on the small boy’s hands and the wad or piece of cartridge meta 1 | drives the dirt deep into the flesh, and when the wound is cleaned if ; cleaned at all the patch of skin with the dirt adherent is left at the i bottom of the wound.

ANOTHER SWINDLE. Smooth Fakir After the Soldiers Again. The old soldiers of this town and vicinity are warned against an imposter who is ab mt again securing material for an alleged “official” directory of the soldiers of the rebellion but who is really is defrauding everyone who is susceptible to his smooth talk. The lellow approaches the veteran, calls him by name and proceeds to tell him that he is securing the personal records of all surviving soldiers of the rebellion by and with the consent of the federal officers. At this point he produces credentials which are apparently alright. The information when compiled, is to be deposited in the congressional library and be published in book form. At this juncture the fellow begins to reach out for a piece of money. He says the government will publish the book and put it out to the old soldiers at $2.50, a pay nient of $1 to made down and the remainder with the delivery of the book. That's all there is to it; the old soldier gives up his dollar and all he gets in return is a pleasant look and “I know you'll like the book alright.” IN MEMORIAM. Brother John H. Lenhart, a worj thy member of Olive Rebekah Lodge No, so, Decatur, Indiana. Died June 6th, .1903 at Hope hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Death has again entered our circle, broken our chain and removed from our midst one, whose membership was beneficial. and one who always performed the duties, which were involved upon him asa member tis our order, with earnestness and fidelity. We all honored him, his memory we revere. Our lodge has lost a worthy brother and member, his family a devoted husband and an indulgent and affectionate father, and the community a good and well respected citizen. His death seems a personal loss to all who knew him. May we all profit by brother Lenhart’s example and may (4<xl, who has taken him from our midst and given him a better and greater work to do, care for, support and heal the broken hearts of the widow and children. Resolve: that a copy of the above memorial be sent to each of the city pajwrs and that they be placed upon record in the lodge room’and that a copy Ixi sent to the family. Mrs. U. E. McKean, Mrs. David Studebaker, Mrs. Noah Mangold, Committee,