Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 153, Decatur, Adams County, 8 July 1903 — Page 1

VOLUME 1

|EATTY IS CITY ATTORNEY.

ilected on Twenty-fifth ■ Ballot. HL '.current of electricity is ORDERED. ■tred Question and Other Matters of Importance TeKen up by City Council. Th.' brick street question. a mere which has been daening for several months past, ■r.r-t.’d at last night's council meetand at the present time is nihil. projM'rty holders clutch the for it in vain, its dazzling prosare lost to the enthusiastic .atur citizen, who tills with pride to those who searched closely ■lilt a little spot was revealed where ■nee stood on paper, brick streets K nearly constructed. But the pipe Hm<l soap is ready and next Thursday evening the Cty Dads will talk Hlgain and at must be admitted that ■hey will begin under more propi ■ions conditions. The Logan Brick ■Company of Logan, Ohio, a firm ■tvhose responsbility cannot lie ques ■lotied. submitted a proposition last ■vening which may be a starter for ■in city. They offered, in the event ■hat Calvin Miller and E. Woods Hv Company did not contract, to bid ; ■in the construction of Monroe and ■"ourth streets and guarantee their ■ads to be ten cents lower per square ■rard than the lowest offers before 1 ■eceived on the proposed inqro. e■nent of the aforesaid streets. This ■proposition includes the use of ■either the Metropolitan or Logan ■block and is substantiated by a ■certified check of 11,000 which has ■been fiied with the city clerk No I ■action was taken on the projxisition ■as consequent moves gave it a nat ■ ural recognition. Calvin Miller and ■E Woods refused to contract for ■the construction of the streets under the present conditions and stated that they were willing to pay all advertising expenses that the city had incurred in connection with Monroe and Fourth street improvement. Thus it can be seen how the entire thing exploded and it is now up to the council to begin again and [steps in that direction will be taken tomorrow evening. The election of ’ a city attorney was made last evening and A. P Beatty is now empowered in that capacity. It took twenty-five liallots to decide the matter and the voting fluctuated considerably. A day current, the probability of whicn was told m Monday’s issue of the Daily Democrat, was ordered to be started on July 9th. This innovation made necessary a change in the working * time of station engineers and the | tricks were arranged as follows: I First trick from 6a. in. to 6 p. m.. Thomas Baker; Second trick from 6 in. to 6a. m. Harve Rice; Third ■ trick from 8 a. in. to 6 p. ni., Clayton Dorwin who will have charge of the engine during the day. It I i was also ordered that Thomas HaefI ling lie put on duty’ from the 6:30 I until the electric plant closep. Fire i chief Helm was given the power to select a nozzle and hose expender and the same will be bought by the! purchasing committee. The matter of tapping the water mains was referred to the waterworks committee. The following bills were al lowed: C. <fc E. railway freight, •311.61, P. J. Hyland, labor 113.25; Frank Peterson, • 1.00; Ijarkin Company, supplies|ls; Arthur Mangold, ♦1; C. & E. railway, 19116; Jno. J Trim, labor >2; Ed Luttman, sand |K;Gas Company .fuel ♦?ll ill; Geo. Wertzberger, lalxir $3.04; Ft. Wayne Electric Co., •5.46; St. Com missioners pay roll |112.70; Sunday Creek Coal Co., »419.0«; Gas Company, fuel •250; Bobbs, Merrill C<’.,

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•1H; NN . H. Meyers, sewer insp. ctor •16; Earl B. Adams, typewriting •32.15; Jno. Trim.Jhauling, •.30; L. C- Helm, fire department •67; C. Helm, Big Store Fire •151.50, E. Allen, labor • 30. LOSS ADJUSTED. — I Kern, Beeler & Co. Get 556,000 Also OWn Salvage Amounting to $11,500 and will Open Auction Sale. At four o’clock this afternoon the insurance on the Big Store was adjusted, Kern, Beeler & Co., receiving •56,000 and the salvage which ' amounts to •11,500. They will open an auction store in the Noah Ark building at once and dispose of the stock. The firm is well pleased with their settlement. SECURES CONTRACT Bert Segur Secures Job of Cleaning Brick. Has a Force of Men at Work Cleaning Up the Big Store Ruins. Bert Segur this morning closed a contract with Allison & Studabaker to clean the brick at the Big Store ruins. There were several bidders but Bert was considerably lower than the next man to him and easily I secured the job. He began work at noon with several hands and wants fifteen or twenty more as may be seen in his advertisement elsewhere this issue. If he can secure enough he expects to finish the work within two weeks. The brick along the east wall is to be stacked along the curbing as is also those along the west wall while the gtxxl brick in the basement are to be placed under the shoe department. Work of cleaning away the debris will ne pushed along steadily and as soon as arrangements can be made work ion the new building will begin. NN’hile no definite arrangements have been made it is to be hoped that the new block, l<x»king as i beautiful as ever will be ready for ■ business within ninety days WILL COME HERE. Power House of the Traction Line is Assured. The representatives of the Spring field & Fort NVayne traction line informed members of the Commercial club last evening that they bad decided to locate their main jxiwer house in this city. The Club will assist them in securing grounds, privileges and otherwise. The establishment of such a plant here certainly means much to Decatur as it will furnish work for many people at g«xxl wages. It is to Ex' hojied the project will be carried out as now planned.

DECATUR, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 8, 1903.

SERIOUS CHARGE I Tom Dewit Arrested This Morning. AN EXCITING SCENE WHEN HE WAS TAKEN. Wanted in Allen County on Charge Preferred by Miss Minnie Bowers. Tommie DeNVitt was arrested at three o’clock this morning at the home of his parents in the north part of the city by Sheriff Butler of this city and A. M. Reichelderer, deputy sheriff of Allen county. Tom is wanted at the latter place to answer a charge of paternity and seduction preferred against him by Minnie Bowers, a young i lady who lives near Monroeville, i Mr. Reichelderfer telephoned Sheriff i Buttler early last evening to meet I him at the midnight train and that he would need his help. The officers i went to the DeNVitt home about three o’clock and aroused the family from their slumbers. NVhen informed what was wanted with him he refused to go and said: “If you take me to Fort NVayne you will take me dead, but never alive.” ' Mrs. DeNVitt has been sick for several days and the blow prostrated her. Her screams could be heard several blocks and the entire neighborhood turned out expecting to find some terrible* tragedy being enacted. Gne man even appeared | with a big doubt* barrel shot gun. The poor mother was finally quieted and Tommie shown the uselessness of his objections. He was taken to jail over night and to Fort NVayne this morning. Before going he was very subdued and even stated that he would marry the girl he had wronged, thus dismissing the suit. RUNAWAY. The Bowers Family Horse Becomes Frightened. Mike Touhey, who went with John Julian to Anrdews, hud a runaway there Sunday in which he was pretty badly mixed up with a gravel road. NVhen Jimmy Bidwell started from the ground Touhey was sent with a team to get the balloon but when he got away a piece the team ran away and spilled him out. Bidwell could not make an ascension Saturday but he got away Sunday in good shajxi.—Bluffton Banner. KIGKED BY HORSE. • Lawrence Diehl was Seriously Injured this Morning. Lawrence Diehl of Kirkland township. was kicked in the jaw by a horse here this morning. He remained unconscious all morning, aud Dr. D. D. Clark, who is attending says bis condition is quite serious, concussion of the brain will probably result. SOCIAL GATHERING. Miss Genevieve Meyers the Hostess at a Delightful Event. Miss Genevieve Meyers last evening entertained a numlxir of her friends in honor of Miss Hose Edstrom of Chicago. The amusement was continuous and an elegant luncheon oeeined to touch the s]x>t, The affair was thoroughly enjoyed, ami Miss Meyers wax given a round of praise by her admiring guests.

YOUNG LADY DIES. Life of Susie Winans Ended Last Evening. Susie NVinans, sixteen year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. D NVinans, who lives about five miles southeast of here died at six o’clock last evening. Her death was due indirectly to measles which she contracted early last spring and which settled on the lung, causing that dreaded disease consumption. She was a popular young lady and her many relatives and friends are heart broken. Her fair young life had scarcely begun when she was taken away and the grief of the many who loved her is hard to bear. Besides the father and mother there remain three brothers and one sister. POPE IMPROVING. Spent a Good Night and Seems Better. Only Bad Sign is a State of Depression Which Increases at Special to Daily Democrat. Rome , July 8, 9:45 a. m —Physicians bulletin, The night passed tranquilly enough, though the Pope had no restorative. Sleep pulse frequent but regular, breathing as free as last night. His condition does not permit of long examination but it seems the pneumonia tends to solve itself and the pluric liquid is not regathering. However the general condition of the patient is not tranquilizing b -cause of a state of difference which at intervals increases. DIED YESTERDAY. Elias Barklev Who is Well Known Here is Dead. Elias Barkley, a brother of Levi Barkley of this city died at his hioine in Union township at noon Tuesday from Bright's disease with which he had been ill for the past nine] months. The deceased was well known and held in high esteem by many people of this city and throughout the county who regret to hear of this death. Mr Barkley was almost seventy three years old having been born on the 20th of July, 1830 and a wife and four children survive him. The funeral will lx- held Thursday morning at East Liberty church and interment will follow at the Monroeville cemetery. Miss Vida Bowers and brother with their baby sister started to drive over to the Bower’s farm last evening, arriving then* much sooner than ex]x‘cted. While passing the Bain slauhgter house the hoy got out, when the horse, for some nn accountable reason, became frightened and started down the road. For some other unaccountable reason the horse soon stopped, and no harm esulted. CHURCH SERVICE. Rev. Wise Will Preach Here Next Sunday. Rev. J. Wise, a former pastor of the Evangelical church in this city will preach at the above named church next Sunday, July 12, at both the morning and evening service. He would be please to see his many friends at both services. He is an earnest and eloquent talker and the public is oordailly invited to hear him. S. S. Abert, pastor.

COMMERCIAL CLUB OPENING

Society Welcomed Last Night. A HUNDRED AND FIFTY GUESTS ATTENDED. — Beautiful Rooms the Scene of Their First Social Affair—A Fashionable Event. One hundred and fifty people par took of the hospitality of the Deca-' tur Commercial Club last evening and assisted in making the occasion a society event that will long ba I remembered. The affair was the. formal opening of this institution | which is destined to do great good for our city in a financial and busi-; ness way and to be means whereby I many happy social hours will he derived. The reception began at seven o’clock and continued until eleven, fashionably dressed ladies and their escorts going and coming continuously during the time. The guests included a number of out of town people besides the members and their families. A committee of club members met the guests at the door, escorted them to the receiving table, where they registered, then

THE SERVICE. What is Done After the Death of the Pope. When the doctors certify His Holiness to have ceased to live in this world the Cardinal Camerengo robed in violet, and the clerks of the chamber, robed in black, will approach the'corpse and tapping him three times on the forehead with a sivler mallet, they will invoke the dead pope by the name which his mother called him in his boyhhood: “ Giocchino ! Giocchino ! Giocchino!” If no sign of life is given after this strange summons the i apostolic prothonotaries draw up . the act of death. From the lifeless • finger the chamberlain draws the fisherman's ring of massive gold, ' worth a hundred golden crowns, I and, having broken it up, divides j the fragments among the six mas | | ters of ceremoniesj The apostolic: j datary and his secretaries carry I all the other seals to the Cardinal Camerlengo, who breaks them also in the presence of the auditor, the , treasurer and the apostolic clerks. INo other cardinals may assist in j this function. The pontificial n<-ph-; ews and Cardinal Patron must quit the palace now. The Camerlengo i takes possession in the name of the apostolic chamber, making an in-, ventory of what furniture has survived the spoltan. Twelve peniten- ; tiuries of Kt. Peters church with chaplains see the body shaved and emlia lined with new perfumes. They vest it in the pontificial habits, crown it with a mitre and place a chalice in the hands. After four and twenty hours the penitentiaries and the chaplains bear the corpse upon an open bier to St. Peter's church. Canons meet them The] ordinary prayers for the dead are chanted. The dead po]>e lies in state on a lofty catafalque, when 1 many tapers burn in the chapel of the Holy Trinity. Through the grille the faithful kiss the foot. After throe days the corpse is lapjied in lead. Two and fifty cardinals of the pope's creation will put in gold i and silver medals having the effigy of their dead benefactor on one side and some notable act of his on the other. The leaden coffin is placed inside a casket covered with cypress wood and walled up in some part of the basilica. The expenses of the obsequies will ho borne by the apostolic chamber.

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I sought the parlors, biHard, refresh- ; inent room or other apartment as I their tastes led them. Punch and wafers were served by four maidens, the Misses Irene Schirmeyer, Georgie Miller, Blanche Carroll and : Francis Merryman. Everyone was ] happy and enjoyed the occasion, completely. Every visitor had words |of praise for the club, their beauti- ■ ful home, and the possibilities of a j brilliant future. Piano music was | furnished by numerous ladies and : made the occasion the more pleasurable for music hath its charm and certainly adds to the entertainment, of a social event. Among those present, from out of town were i Jacob Colter, Bucyrus, Ohio; J. I NN ill Kelley, Portland; Samuel Simi ison, Rudolph Lehman and Amos Hirschy, Berne; C. E. Spottswood, Terre Haute; E. N. Canada, NVin- [ Chester; Eugene Morrow, L. A. NVili liamson, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Kapp; j Delle Locke, Mr. and Mrs. Harry I Deain, of Bluffton; Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hardison, NV. B. Hale, Geneva; S. J. NVeadock Toledo; NV. H. Fledderjohn, St. Marys, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Christen, Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. Rollo C. Pfifer, Bellefountaine, Ohio, T. E. Sprawl, Cleveland; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Flegy, Marion, Ind.; and Mrs. F. M. Tillberry, Lima, Ohio The club rooms were beautifully decorated with cut flowers and the yard was ablaze with Japanese lanterns. The opening of the Decatur Commercial Club was a success. May its life be just as pleasant.

A CHANGE. Decatur a Passenger Division. Clover Leaf will Probably Put on Two New Trains. The passenger department of the Clover Leaf, according to the Frank fort and Crescent, has recommended several alterations in the service I and the same will probably be de- ! cided on at the next meeting of the executive board. Acconuxlation trains No 1. and No. 2, which now run from Toledo to Cayuga, Indiana a place close to the Illinois state line will be run only to Frankfort 1 and trains 7 and s now running bei tween Cayuga and St Louis will have their eastern terminal at Ramsey 111. Numbers 3, 4. 5 and 6 will continue on the same schedule and two new trains will be added. The latter announcement is the one that most interests Decatur jieople as it is proposed to run those two trains from this city to Cayuga. A number of years ago Decatur was one jiassenger division on the Clover Leaf and the long unused yards are I ready for the reestablishment of i passenger headquarters here. It ' would not mean a great commercial I advantage to this city but would give it railway prestige and a name lon the folder, a train crew or two, several hostlers and coal passers, and we would lx* real glad to see such a movement made. WILL ENTERTAIN. Mrs. D. D. Clark will Entertain a Crowd. Mrs. D. I). Clark will entertain u number of young |wople in honor of Miss Bessie Parker, ljuite a number of invitations have Iwen issued, and the event promises to Tie a treat to Decatur society people.