Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 154, Decatur, Adams County, 9 July 1903 — Page 1

VOLUME 1

WALLACE CIRCUS COMING

Big Show to Be Here August First. the big shows advance man HERE TODAY. Contracts Closed for the Big Allegation Which will Positively Visit Decatur. A representative of the Wallace circus was in the city today and closed contracts for license, advertising, bill boards, show lot and arranged other details for the visit of this great enterprise here on Saturday, August 1. The Wallace Show prides itself upon being absolutely without a peer, in point of I equipment, the excellence of its stock, the extensiveness of its zoological display and the real merit of its performances. No money is spared no exi»ense considered too great to procure the best that can he had in all departments of such a mammoth institution. It is really

HE WON THE RACE Kingmore, Gets the Money. Famous Pacer Owned by Beery & Holthouse Won in Straight Heats at Tiffin. —z Kingmore, the famous pacing horse owend by Beery & Holthouse of this city won the 2.30 pace at Tiffin, Ohio, yeserday afternoon in straight heats. The purse was |4OO and there were five starters. Miss Georgia winning second and Rex S. Third. Mr. Pearse of Fort Wayne drove Kingmore and the best time was 2.15. This famous i>acer is one of the best in the country this year and the owners exjiect him to lower this record ten seconds this year. He goes at Columbus next week and at Detroit, Michigan, July 20th for' a purse of several thousand dollars. Kingmore has a trial record of 2.08 and the horse that heats him will know he has been to a "hoss" race. The owners and several other Decatur people will go to Detroit to see the race July 20th. WAS DELAYED. Derailed Freight Engine Blocked Clover Leaf Passenger Train. Trains number two of the Clover Leaf which is due to leave this city at 11.50 was delayed two hours at Bluffton today. A few moments before it arrived at that place a freight engine had run off the track and it seemed impossible to get it it. back on without the assistance of a wrecking crew. The locomotive was running at a high rate of s]>eed and as it left the rails it crashed into a delivery wagon which was completely wrecked. Decatur passengers were on the delayed train say that an aged lady, whose name was not learned, was on the wagon at the time and that she was quite badly injured. After two hours hard work the train crews with the assistance of the passenger engine succeded in getting the dreuiled locomotive on the track and all was well once agan.

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a credit and a benefit to any community to have a show of such magnitude and chracter as the | Great Wallace Show to visit it, and its coming to this city at an early I date will certainly please the lovers j of amusements. Our people always | delight in meritorious circuses, and the fact that the Great Wallace Show is in rhe very foremost rank of such amusements, and in a class exclusively of its own as to exceptional merit, is sure to cause an unusual liberal patronage upon its visit here. The Wallace Show is one of the biggest; it is a ten acre department store whose wares consist of amusements. People who patronize the big department store are not expected to want something in every department, neither is it expected that a spectator at the Wallace Circus will be able to see every act, but it is expected that he will not have any trouble to find what he likes to see. The management has so arranged its program that acts suitable to the great variety of tastes are always in view throughout the entire performance, wihch lasts two and half hours. Tlie Great Wallace Show will give two performances under its immense waterproof tents in Decatur, Saturday, August 1, at the Jeleff grounds near the Clover Leaf railway. The show comes from Bluffton here and goes to Grand Rapids.

THEY OBJECT. County Charges Dislike a New Law. The inmates of county infirmaries’ ! throughout the state are becoming exercised over the workings of a measure jiassed by the last legislature. In effect the law demands ' the body of the unfortunate in payment for the assistance received at the infirmary. In the case of death and no relative appears to claim the body and pay the expenses of burial it will be forwarded to the state anatomical board, thence to some medical college for dissection. This is dne in every case where no relatives appear to pay the expenses. The body is considered the property of the state. The state does not deal in the bodies for the protfi; the medical college pays only actural expenses incurred in the preparation and shipping of the body. There are now many of the inmates who have no relaties living and under the law they may know that, instead of a Christian burial, the dissecting table awaits them at I death. It is said that without the body being claimed by relatives a burial permit cannot be legally issued. The body must be sent to the state antomical board, and to it the undertaker must look for his pay. The law is causing a great deal comment and the knowledge that the state will demand their bodies in payment for keeping them alive for a short time seems to be a pretty hard bargain who is unable to help himself and cannot refuse the conditions demanded. GOT OFF CHEAP. Wilcv Manner Escapes With a Lecture. Wiley Magner was in police court this morinng but got off with a few words of warning. He was charged with intoxication, com plaint having been made bv E. Wormcastle, an old gentleman who boards with the Magners. Whiley is said to have gone home and started trouble and his lioarder informed the police. When they arrived Wiley was sound asleep and when he appeared before Mayor Coffee, that official discharged him with a lecture. He told parties on the street this morning that he would no longer live with his wife and a divorce suit may result.

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 9, 1903.

I POPE’S conditionl Was Improved Early This Morning. PASSED QUIET NIGHT AND ABLE TO BE SHAVED. Later Dispatch Says He is Very Weak and New Developments Appear. Special to Dally Democrat. Rome,July 9—The Pope was sufficiently well this morning to be shaved, the functional disorders have passed and consultation with other physicians now considered unnecessay. Special to The Daily Democrat. Rome, July 9, —‘The physician’s bulletin at 10.10 a. m. read—Night tranquil and patient rested well. Pneumonia following ordinary course in that part of the lung not covered. Little liquid still in pleura. General condition remains pretty good. Dr. Lapponi on leaving the Popes’ bed room at one o'clock, p. m. said. “I cannot say I hope but I no longer despair.” Mgr. Volponi, secretary of the consistory congregation died suddenly this morning. Special to the Ditly Democrat. Rome, July 9, 5 p. m —The Pope has been suddenly attacked with diarrhoea. The new development augments weakness. NEVER CAME BACK. How a Farmer’s Dollar Finally Got Away. i Ten years ago Plymouth farmer put a X mark on a silver dollar and went to town and spent it with a merchant, says an exchange. Before the year was out he got the marked dollar back again for poultry and spent it again with a Plymouth merchant.- Four times in six years that dollar came home to him for produce, and three times he heard of it in the pockets of his neighbors. The last time he got it in change nearly four years ago, he sent it to Chicago to a mail order house that has amassed a hundred million dollars selling third rate stuff. He has never seen that dollar since and never will until the crack of doom. That dollar will never pay any more school or road tax for him, never help build up the town or county, never bless and brighten the home of his neighbors. He sent it entirely out of its circle of usefulness to him. HORSES HERE. Seventy-Five Head for the Saturday Sale. Seventy five head of western horses are at the old fair grounds today, ready for inspection by any one who so desires. They are the finest lot of horses ever sold at auction in Decatur and if you want to invest a little in a sure profit you should arrange to purchase one or more of these horses. They belong to Beery & Holthouse and will be sold to the highest and beat bidder at the big sale which comes off' at the Clover Leaf stock yards Staurday.

I TORE UP TREES. I Runaway Team Causes Havoc in North Part of Town. A team belonging to a farmer named Sheeler broke from a hitch rcak on North Second street this morning and tore down Second street in away that scattered evreything in front of them. They ran upon the lawn in front of Mathias Kirsch’s home and managed in their wild career to uproot three young shade trees. They were finally caught by W. A. Lower and returned to the owner. Luckily the team escaped without a scratch. A LARGE OIL DEAL $125,000 for Adams County Leases. George Bolds Makes One of the Bigges) Sales of Oil Leases of the Year. An oil deal was consummated Wednesday by George W. Bolds of! this city, that is one of the largest deals that has taken place in this territory for some time. The firm of Argue McKisson & Co., in which Mr .‘Bolds has an interest transfer their holdings in this field to the Indiana Oil Compnay, the consideration mentioned in the transfer of the property being one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars. The leases held by the old company and included in the transfer cover 1,458 i acres of good territory, on which there are 55 producing wells. That the property is a good one is shown by the fact that it during the year 1902, produced 4 n round numbers 48,000 barrels of oil. The property is located in Adamscounty Indiana, and Mercer county, Ohio, and is probably the best equipped plant in this fie Id. Telephones connect every well in the string with the others and there is every other convenience that will in any way aid in I the operation of the leases. Four pumping stations are included in the property transferred to the new company. Mr. Bolds will be interested in the new company that will be formed and will be retained by them as the manager of their interests in the field occupy the same position toward it as he has hereto fore done toward the old. The articles of association of the new company will he filed the coining week ; —Portland Commercial-Re view A PLEASANT WEDDING Merris-Sims Nuptials Were Performed. The wedding of (). B Sims and Miss M Mcrriss was held at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Okley two miles east of here Rev. Kohn from Willshire officiating. Among those present were, Chas. Morrison and wife, Mr. Borders and wife, of Ohio City, Fred Oakley and wife, Althowin and Rolla Morris, Owen Sims, Miss Nora Aimsworth and the jmrents of the wedded parties. The evening was very happily spent. After the ceremony was performed supper was served and the country boys welcomed the newly married couple. The groom is one of Adams county's most promising young men and greatly admired by many friends who all join in wishing him happiness and success. The bride is one of the county’s fairest belles and everybody in this community wishes that happiness may he her lot.

OPEN NEXT WEEK! Kern, Beeler & Co. Arranging for Auction. Thirty People Are Clearing Away the Debris, Which will Soon be Finished. Kern, Beeler & Co, are the busiest people in town today getting ready for their fire sale which is to be | held in the Noah Ark building on North Second street, beginning as soon as they can get ready, which will probably be the middle or last lof next week. From their big sso,000 stock they saved about 111,500 worth of clothing, boots and shoes, queensware and dry goods and this they will at once proceed to convert into cash. They will announce the exact time within a few days. As stated in last evenings issue the adjustment with the insurance companies was completed at four o’clock, Kern, Beeler & Co., receiving $.->6,000 and the salvage. They were insured for SSB 000 and are well satisfied with the settlement and have a good word for every conqiany. The firm was represented I by Joseph Fish & Co., of Chicago J ! who proved conclusively that they ! knew their business. They conducted the entire proceedings thus relieving Kern, Beeler & Co.J from any worry or labor. The Big Store ■ will again be in business this fall, I just as soon as the building can be made ready for them,|at least that is the present intention. Cnotractor Segur has about thirty boys at work cleaning the brick and things are moving along rapidly. He will have the out|side brick cleaned within a few days. No arrangemets have been concluded about rebuild-\ ing but will be within a few days no doubt. The cnostruction of such a block requires time and much as W 9 desire it cannot be completed within a few days. STILL IMPROVING. Large Addition to Van Camp Foundry Being Made. A. Van Camp, one.of our city’s most enterprising business men, is fast developiing his foundry and manufacturing establishment into one of the best equipped institutions of its kind in the state. A number of builidngs improvements were commenced this morning which when completed will give them much additional floor space which is badly needed at the present time. The G. R. & I. ralroad company have just finished a side track over 300 feet long which leads to his place of business and along this he will build fifty foot shipping dock and large coal, coke and pig iron storage bins A large one story wareroom or repository, 100 feet long by 35 feet wide, will also be built. The building will be used exclusively for the storing of milling machinery, the manufacture of which has gained Mr. Van Camp quite a reputation in the commercial world. His factory is always a busy place and to one w-ho visits when the blast furnace is roaring at the time when the casting is done he is doubly impressed of whats doing. PICNIC PARTY. A jolly crowd of pleasure seekers were the guests of Mrs. John Harmon at a picnic party and hay ride given by her last evening. The crowd drove to the home of Peter Meyers, where everything! imaginable was provided for finer amusement. Out of town guests were Misses Anna and Lenora Ehrman of Fort Wayne.

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THE CAMP MEETING. This is a busy week with the management of the Assembly, getting ready for the opening of the camp meeting on Friday evening. ’A large tent with a seating capacity of 1500, is being pitched in rear of Chautauqua hall, and that building being worked into a most beautiful church edifice with pulpit, choir place, and all well arranged. Rev. Leslie J. Naftzeger, of Grace Street church, Kokomo, arrives early on Friday, and assumes charge of the Assembly superintendence. He will be joined by the other members of the North Indiana Conference Quartette, viz Rev. D. H. Guild Warsaw Ind., Rev. Earl F. Naftzerger, Logansport and Rev. F. F. Thornburg Farmland, who will have charge of the music and assist in the management of the camp meeting. Rev. E. F. Walker, D D . the Evangelist, promises to be on hand for the opening service, and will be joined by other religious workers. Rev. Julien S. Rodgers and wife, of Atlanta, Ga. will not reach the grounds until Monday. He will have charge of Moody Bible Institute work. The coming Sabbath will he a great pentecostai occasion. Rev. W. D. Parr, D. D. Assistant Secretary of the church extension. Rev. Madison Swadner, D. D., and Evangelist Walker will preach. Special meetings will be held and the North Indiana Conference Quartette will render speeial music During next week prominent pastors of the conference will I preach, asssitning Drs. Walker and Rodgers in the Bible and Pentecostal I services. Each evnning Dr. Walker will preach and hold revival services and the North Indiana Conference Quartette will sing on Wednesday. The church of Richmond will run a special excursion from that city and intermediate points to give advantage the people of this days service. NEW COURT HOUSE. Huntington County at Last to Have a Good One. Huntington county is to have a new court house. The matter is now definitely settled, the Board of County Commissioners, at an adjourned session Monday find that the petition signed by Daniel Dingling and many others asking for erection of a court house, contained the names of more than five hunderd reputable free holders of said county. The board also finds that the present building is too small to accomodate the increaisng business of the county in a proper manner; that each office is in need of more room to properly arrange its records so that they may be accessible to the public; that the records, decrees and official papers now stored inside old court house since the organization of the county and upon which their titles depend, are in danger of de truetion, because the rooms where they are kept are not fire-proof. Therefore the Board grants said ]>etition and it ord> rs and decrees that a mordern, fireproof Court House lx* built upon said premises which shall cost in the neighborhood of two hundred thousand dollars'. CROP CONDITIONS. Indiana Prospects Art Favorable, But Not Over-Encouraging. The crop condition for Indiana are not over encouraging but will compare favorably with those of other states. The agricultural department summarizes the prospects for the week, ending July 6 as fol lows. Very warm with rain ’excessive in some |»rtions but generally deficient. Heavy crop of clover seemed in gtxxl condition; wheat harvest progressed rapidly, thresh ing under way with yield below the average. Corn short and uneven but growing vigorously; oats promise to light to be fair yields, potatoes and minor crops doing well; apples ceased falling and promise fair yield.