Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 155, Decatur, Adams County, 10 July 1903 — Page 1

VOLUME 1

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Carpenter Fuel Company Organized. IS BEING MANUFACTURED AT SOUTH BEND. Incorporated With 510,000 Stock as The White Coal Company. A company lias been organized to manufacture Carpenter fuel and the same has tieen incorporated under the laws of the state of Indiana, the name of the concern being the White Coal Company of South Bend The officers and directors are wealthy and well known men. and no doubt the enterprise will j be a successful one. at least Mr. Carpenter’s many friends here hope and believe it will be. It is the : belief that factories will be located at South Bend immediately and later in this city. Mr. Carpenter has devoted the past year in putting his deal on foot and arranging to market his new fuel and is deserving of the success that now seem certain to crown his efforts. The Indianapolis Sentinel of last evening said. A novelty in the way of manufacturing business was incorporated under the name of White Coal Manufacturing company of South Bend. The purpose of the concern is to manufacture a fuel out of various vegetable compounds The finished product will be in the form of a brick and is said to be superior to coal both in heating qualities and cheapness of produc-, tion. The capital stock of the con cern is <IO,OOO and Francis M. Jack

HIGHLY HONORED Mr. Egly of Berne, Elected to Office. Made Secretary and Treasurer of the Eastern Indiana Grain Dealers Association. The grain dealers of eastern Indiana met at Fort Wayne yesterday and organized seperately from the Indiana and Ohio association to which they have belonged. The district of the new organization is from Portland north to the Michigan line and west to Whitley county. M. C. Neizer of Monroeville was elected president and C. G. Egly of Berne, secretary and treasurer. Both men are well known here. In speaking of the Mr. Egly the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette said: C. G. Elgv, who was chosen a secretary and treasurer of the organization. is one of the leading spirits of the grain dealers of the country. He is president and general manager of the Berne Grain and Hay company, which operates four elevators, located at Berne, Geneva, Grabill and Huntertown. They are now erecting a fifth one at La grange Mr. Ely has frequently been honored by the National Grain and Hay associations. He was a member of the National Hay Dealer'« convention in 1902 and at the national meeting of the same association this year he was a member of the committee which selected the place for the meeting next year at

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son, F. H. Goodman, Joseph E. Talbott, Charles H. Carpenter and H. M . Corj- re named as directors. The South Bend times last evening said: No longer need the humble servant of the trusts worry himself over the coming winter’s coal supply, for whether miners and operators agree or disagree and work or wrangle, the consumer of coal will be contented and happy, provided that the expectations of the organizers of a new industry, in this city be realized. The plan of this company is to manufacture a new fuel to take the plaee of coal, made from heap, ordinary dirt and waste products, such as sawdust, weeds, corn cobs, stalks and like material, combined with certain prepartions, the discovery of Charles H. Carpenter, formerly of Decatur, Indiana. The ordinary ingredients are used merely as a filler. The chemical preparation is highly combustib o and has peculiar adhesive qualities. When ready for the market, the new fuel resembles building brick, both in size and appearance. For I factories larger sized blocks will be made. It is estimated that the product can be put on the market at the low price of <2.50 per ton, and yet realize a handsome profit to the manufacturers. The plant is already in operation in the old Hodson mill on west Race street, where experi-( ments will be made until the spe-1 cial new machinery is built from J special designs that have been prepared. Tests made in comparison ( with soft coal show that the n >w fuel will give 50 per cent more h -at, while it last nearly twice as long. Not one discouraging feature I was discovered, and the company ! now has every confidence of sue- ■ oess. Several offers have already! been made for manufacturing rights . but the probability is that none will: be sold. The purpose of the company is to incorporate in every I state in the union, forming co oper ' ative or subsidiary companies in every county, doing away with necessity of shipping to patrons.

ISt Louis. While a young man, : Mr. Egly is one of the most successful business men of this section.” An important factor at the convention was Secretary Sampson, of the State Association of Grain Dealers. Speaking of the crop condition over Indiana' he said: "Crops in Indiana are short this year. Wheat is not over 75 per cent of crop, and the acreage is small. The average yield for the state will not exceed ten to twelve bushels to an acre. New wheat is testing 58 to 63 I pounds, which shows the quality to 'be good. The oats is very light. The straw is short and the quality is poor. Corn looks fairly well and the present hot weather is just what it needs. HAVE RETURNED. Geneva Sons of Veterans Are Back From Peru. McPherson Camp Number eleven, Sons of Veterans of Geneva Indiana passed through Decatur this morning on their return trip from Peru when- they have been attending the state convention. They report a very good time and state the Peru people are good entertainers. McPherson Camp was the liest represented organization in the state and an escort headed by the citizen’s band marched with them to the depot at departure. The McPherson boys wen- proud of this vocation and felt the deepest appreciation for the honor thus bestowed. The next convention will lie held at Noblesville and the Geneva boys expect to visit that palce with a larger delegation than ever for they know that if the affair will be as complete as at Peru, they will lie well paid.

DECATUR, INDIANA, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 10, 1903.

willre-advertise! Council Holds a Special Meeting. WILL RECEIVE BIDS ON BOTH STREETS AUGUST 4. Grant Russel Elected as Street Sweep-er-Other Business of Importance. The city of Decatur will receive bids on Tuesday August 4, for the paving of Monroe ana Fourth streets. Such was the conclusion arrived at in last night’s meeting of the city council. Bright and early in the evening the street committee presented a resolution which advised that a readvertisement be made as E. Woods and Company and Calvin Miller, the lowest bidders had failed to contract and with | a vote of three to two the resolution was carried. So the streets will undoubtedly be built this year as from apjiearnces, the Jcitizens and I council now have enough experi- | ence to know how to handle the question. The contract for the macadamizing of Fornax and east i Rugg streets will also be let on August 4 and engineer McKean has already filed the plans and specifij cations for the costruction of the j same. The improvemet to these j thoroughfares begins at Mercer street runs east on Rugg to Fornax street, thence south on Fornax to I Oak street where it terminatesI The street is to be twenty six feet wide and in all will be 1155 feet long. Upon advisement by the water works committee George Steele got an increase in his salary and now draws sixty dollars per month. His work is increased at the same time and the superintendent now is compelled to make all taps to the water mains at his own expense. Upon motion by Teeple a street sweeper was elected to fill the vacancy of James Smith who recently resigned. On the seventh ballott Grant Russell was selected from the following list: Horace Bottoff William Teeple, Joe Deaner, John Chronister, Peter Schnider and Fred Spoiler. REAL MUSIC. The Wallace Shows Boast Great Bands. Among the many numerous characteristics which have secured popularity for the Great Wallace Show its musical department. Its bands are noc “wind jammers" and creators of noise but they play strains of popular melody and classical music so far as to favor the patrons of the circus with a high class musical entertainment. Prof, essof C. Z. Bronson's Concert Band of twenty eight artist musicians are callable of entertaining the most critical concert audience . So far suprerior is Bronson’s Concert Band to the ordinary traveling showbrass txuids that it is remarked by novices as well as by musicans. For forty-five minutes preceding the two performances to tie given in Decatur, Saturday, August 1, Bronson’s Concert Band will play a grand high class programme of eight numbers. It is advisable that the pattrons of the Wallace Circus should go early so as to avrial themselves of the opportunity of hearing a musical treat free of any extra charge. HAY RACK PARTY. Miss Edith Porter will entertain about twenty-five of her friends this evening at a hay rack party. The affair is in honor of Miss Rose Edstrom of Chicago and Maud Conner of Marion.

| NEW JUSTICE. 'Squire Bailey Qualifies for His Duties. A. B. Bailey has been appointed and yesterday qualified as justice of the peace for Monroe township in place of C. E. Albaugh who has moved out of the state. It is now ’Squire Bailey, if you please, and that gentleman will deal out justice in the proper manner, he being w-ell qualified tor the position. IS NOW COMPLETE Settlement Sheet Finished Yesterday. Shows Entire Distribution of Taxes to the Township Trustees. The settlement sheet giving the ; complete list of the distribution of taxes to the various township trustees has been completed. A table■ giving most of the list was pub fished a few days ago. Yesterdayevening the work was completed by I adding the common, congressional I and liquor licenses. As completed the totals are Union. <2957.10; Root, <3599.02; Preble, <4186.34; Kirkland, <2434.91; Washington. <4930.41; St. Marys, <4311.37; Blue Creek. <2063.10; Monroe, <481.66; French,) <4981.66; Hartford, <2874.41; Wabash, <3869.11; Jefferson, <3942.13;! Decatur. <19,961.78; Geneva, <4391.- i 30; Berne, <5143.86. Grand total <70,984.47. The sheet also shows the total number of school children in the county to 7733, of which number 1212 reside in Decatur. A SPECIAL SESSION Commissioners Order a Mile of Road. An Addition to the Peterson and Preble Gravel Road to be Built. • The county- commissioners met in i special session this morning and | granted a petition for a mile of! macadamized road in Kirkland j township The jx-tition was filed by Louis Goldner and others and | the description for the proposed road was as follows': Commencing at the east end of the “Peterson and Prairie macadamized road ’’ at the southeast corner of section two, in township twenty-seven north, range thirteen east, in said Adams county, Indiana, thence running north a distance of about one mile to the north township ‘line of said Kirkland township, in said county and state aforesaid, and there to terminate. The said improvement prayed for in said petition to be supplementary to and a continuation of said ’ * Peterson and Prairie macadamized road" from the oast end thereof north over and u)K)n the located highway to the north township line of said Kirkand township. At the session this morning the proof of notice was filed and the prayer of the petitioners promptly granted. Bids for construction of the road cannot be received or advertised for however until after the session of the state tax board which concludes August 25, but the new road will probably be completed by I fall notwithstanding that delay |

LATEST OIL NEWS General Write-Up of Our Field. New Territory is Being Developed and the Old Holds Up Well. A dispatch from Geneva to this morning’s Journal-Gazette said: I The Pey Oil and Gas and Mineral company, of Toledo, has opened up what may develope into one of the I rich oil pools of Indiana by the j drilling in of a wildcat well on the j Swartz farm in Monroe township ( I Adams county, four miles north of I Berne and about six miles from De-| catur. Some time ago this company bought from John Craig and Theodore Beursdorfer, of Berne leases on some over one thousand ' acres and have since doubled the I ■ holdings and now has a solid block lof territory, with a well upon it ! that show’s for fifty or sixty barrels. The sand was struck at 1,114 feet, ■ and the oil found at about thirty I feet in. The test is located miles i from the producing fields. Among ' I the prominent Toledoans interested j .in the new find are Frank Sparks, i Charles Schroeder, George A. Whit- i ney, Jr., and E. L. Twing, others ■ being located at Wakeman, Ccllin-1 wood and Berne. This well being ! a test, creates no end of excitement I and will be the forerunner of the ! opening and extension of oil belts to the north of present developements. i Years ago this territory was thought to contain oil, but it seemed the oil men were afraid to make a venture until the new company went in. A location for the second well has been made and drilling will start in a few days. Other companies owning leases in the township will start ' operations at once and many new wells will be started. In Blue Creek township, same county in the Studabaker pool, the Central Western Oil company's No. 9, on the Rawley farm, did 275 barrels | while the Ohio Oil company’s test on the Koffman farm did 25 barrels. In Jefferson township the Wakeman Oil company’s test on the Ryan farm, in section 16 is light, doing only about five barrels. The North- | west Virginia Oil company's test on the Herstnad farm, in section 21, did 75 barrels. In Wabash township Slattery, Black & Co.'s test on the Thornton farm, in seation 35, did fifteen barrels. In Hartford township the Ohio Oil Company's Nol 5, on the Field’s farm, did | fifty barrels and No 16 did ten bar- | rels, while their last well at the j Glendenning farm was very light. I Hartman, Green & Co.’s test on ’ the Mire farm, in section 24, did but five barrels. The Central Oil company's No. 7, Lindsey land, did fifteen barrels, and the Hartford Oil company’s No. 2. Shoemaker, twenty barrels AT MONROE. G. A. R. and W. R. C. Royally Entertained. The hosjiatality shown to the G. A. R. and W. R. C. at Monroe last evening by Mr. and Mrs. Z. O. Lewellen proved them ideal host and hostess . the members of the local lodge were royally entertained Nothing was lacking in amusement and the feast was alright. Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Sprague rendered several musical selections, which were highly appreciaml. The jmrty from here drove homo arriving shortly after midnigh, and it is needless to say they will ever have a warm sjxit in their hearts for the | host and hostess at last evenings | affair.

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(progressive peanuts Mrs. D. D. Clark the Hostess at a Brilliant Affair. The oppressive heat of last evening [affected not the in least the jollycrowd that gathered at the home of Mrs. D D. Clark. Unrestrained in their gayety, the happy guests enjoyed themselves thoroughly. Progressive peanuts was the chief | amusement of the evening, and many were ths slips twixt the hand and dish. Miss May Niblick and Thomas Haefling proved the best instructed in the art and were given first prizes Miss Mayme Terveer and Chas Niblick were successful in landing the booby. A three course luncheon w-as the next feature, and say,—well, we haven’t seen a hungry face all day. After the lunch a guessing contest furnished amusements to the guests Miss Bessie Parker of Fort Wayn& | was the guest of honor. — OPERATED UPON Pope Leo Again Under Surgeon’s Knife. Hes Condition is Hopeless, But May Live a Week or Even Longer. Special to Daily Democrat. Rome, July 10—The ]>apal physicians issued the followigng bulletin I today. August patient passed first part of night peacefully but afterwards difficult breathing became marked, attended with a flow- of endopleuric matter. A second operation was decided uixm and immediately performed by Dr. Mazzoni who extracted a thousand grammes of bloody serum. Pontiff bore second operation very well and the action and power of the heart at once improved. Special to The Daily Democrat Rome, July 10.—‘Authorities at the Vatican making arrangements which show that they expect a quiet day. General feeling is that the case is hopeless although the Pojie may live several days or even a week longer. Special to the Daily Democrat. Rome, 6 p. m., July 9—All quiet at Vatican and no change has been reported. REFORM MOVEMENT. Mayor Coffee Has Instituted a Much Needed Reform. Mayor Coffee has started a reform that will doubtless meet the universal approval of Decatur citizens. For some time it has been the custom of certain characters around here to indulge freely in drink and lay around in public places, while intoxicated. Though they may create no disturbance, such conditio” are to ho regretted in a”* table community . good citi»'” a \ s evei • » noth Jr K what H namec / ■ good o\ JSHM mayor. /