Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 162, Decatur, Adams County, 18 July 1903 — Page 1

VOLUME 1

■U.S. OFFICER IN TROUBLE

I Wanted at Ft. Jennings, I G* l ’ o, I ROBBED A MAN THERE LAST NIGHT. I Sheriff Butler Assists in the Capture of Lieut. King, a West Point Graduate. Lieutenant King, of Sixth Infan--8 A. claiming to be home SH furlough from the Philippines, vt- in the city this morning, I pr —ed in full uniform, shoulder - sword and ail. and attracted .t- a little attention. He regi*. ; Ht ’ lat the Murray house and said B would be there for dinner He

ANIMAL TRAITS. ■Can Smell Their Neighbors and Cause Trouble. i « To those who are loitering on ■t iritis ground when the magniti parade of the Great Wallace ■h.av returns to the tents in this ■ity on Saturday, August 1, it may p'ar that the massive cages and ■p ns of animals are plant'd indisin the menagerie tent. But such is not the case. It is abso i ■u'elv necessary for the peace of the i represented that the ar i of the animals be the ■we day after day. If the zebra K gi’ is is first, the monkey cage ‘ Kext. the polar bear next, the seals ■|i 'Xt, the hippopotamus next, the ■p elot netx, the tigers next and so ■lß’> down one side of the mammoth tent and back on the on<' day the same arrangement necessary after that. The ends the cages are closed so that the cannot see their neighbors it they can smell them. Any ange of order among the dens promptly start a rough house. the Great Wallcae Show exin Decatur. Saturday. August the circus goer can obtain much eresting information by observthe numerous perfect specimans the animal kingdom. ■ WE NEED A HOSPITAL. B The story of the little negro Is >y was injures! at Peterson and tßed from the loss of blood, is a sad For almost two hours his life lluod ebbed away in a continual ■roim. and when the flow was j stopped, the supply was so exhausted that his pulse could ; be noticed. With him life I '’ n Lhe hands of time, yet ]X'op|e I itefused assistance, some saying ■ •they did not want their buggies Ektai>ied with blood. Then after he IMkld lieen taken to this city no place i / Bou <1 Im found where he might re ’ •rive the care which his cast' de The county infirmary the last resort and the patient I ten Ito stand a trip of two mi les I tx>fore an operation could lie and at that place some ■ ■pno was lost in prejiaring for the All these conditions con toward the death of the boy. Do not these emphasize the necessity of a in this city? The cxjiense is insignificant when lives at stake. There is no use rea with the question any furtb I er, what this city needs is a hospita I equipp'd and supplied with an I Ulbulunce and the people should cense clamoring until it is

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changed his mind it seems, for he hurried to the G. R. & I. station and boarded the train for Fort N'ayne. In the meantime Sheriff But lei 1 had been called up by telephone from Fort Jennings, Ohio, and asked if such a man was in town. He informed the questioner who is presumed to have been the marshal that Lieutenant King was here, then came the order “arrest him at once and hold him; he robbed a man here last night.” Before Mr. ■ Butler could get to the station the train had left and the brave officer with it. A telephone message was sent to the Chief of jwlice at Fort M ayne to arrest the soldier, and then notified Ft. Jennings people ■ what he had done. It is quite probable that before this time Lieuten ant King is in the toils. He claimed ■to be on his way to join his regiment , enroute back to the islands. Bob Ehinger knew him but said when he was in service King was lieutenant of cavalry. The officer claimed to be a graduate of West Point. If he is still in the service there is! some question whether he can be i detained or not.

COAL IS PLENTY. Amount Mined This Year Beats the Record. If accepted estimates of the out- i put of anthracite coal in June prove perfect, the quantity named in the first half of the year will be about 41,850,000 tons. That beats all [ records. If the first six months of 1902 only 18,823,083 tons were mined, and the great strike did not begin until the middle of May. In the first half of 1901 the out put of the anthracite mines was about 26,410,00. the year before it was 226,6780,00, and before that the fig. | ures were smaller. In the first two months of the current year the coal market was in such condition that the anthracite mines were naturally J worked under great pressure. An extreme effort was made to get out every ton possible. But in April, May and June, after an unusual demand for fuel had ceased. the records of last year, for the corresponding months, were beaten decisively. It is clear that there will be no abnormal scarcity of coal above next winter if the mine owners for the Pennsylvania anthracite region I can help it. They may keep prices above what consumers will consider a fair level, but it will not be done by presenting reasonably large output of the mint's. This is a comfortable fact. The quest on of prices is important but it has no such terror for consumers as the actual lack of fuel to meet the nt>eds of the American people. Extortion can be dealt with in ways which HTP linnvui liner iiiniinvt FO?l! moh reify SLIGHT DAMAGE. Electrical Storm Does Little Damage in This City. Another storm visited this section last evening but Decatur was again fortunate in escaping its fury. Several street lights were damaged by lightning, and nearly a hundred phones were burned out, causing some confusion. One of the lines at the Western Union was burned out, but messages were received on the other wire. Aside from this, little damage was done in or around Decatur. QUARTERLY MEETING. There will be quarterly meeting services at the U. B. church tomorrow,sermonjby the {taster at 10:30, a.tn. followed by communion service. Rev. J. A. Cummings, presiding elder, will preach in the evening at 7:30. All are cordially invit<d to these services.

DECATUR, INDIANA, SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 13, 1903.

ANNOUNCED. Smith-Christen Nuptials to Occur August 12. Popular Young People to Marry Soon.—The Arrangements. On Wednesday, August # 12, will occur the wedding of two most popular young people, Miss Amelia i Smith to Mr. Charles N. Christen. ' The announcement was made today and we hasten to join the many ■ friends in extending best wishes. I Miss Smith is the daughter of Joseph Smith, one of the best known citizens of Decatur. For several years she has been one of the popular clerks at the Boston store and has made innumerable friends by her courteous and obliging manner. I Mr. Christen is a promising young contractor whose success in life is already assured. Their wedding will occur at eight o’clock on the day mentioned at the St. Marys Catholic church. The maid of honor will be Miss Nettie Smith, and the brides maids Misses Maud Christen, Edith Wemhoff and Miss Catharine Ray- ■ nor of Fort Wayne. The grooms | men will be Eugene Christen, Al- ■ bine Smith and Wai Wemhoff. A ■dinner to the bridal party and a few invited guests at the Smith home will follow and Mr. and Mrs. Christen will leave during the afternoon for a few days tour of the lakes in north Michigan They will be at home after their return in their own pretty home recently completed on West Monroe street. HIS TROUBLES. Jealous Co-Laborers Play Tricks on • ’Squire Smith. ’Squire Smith is having all kinds of trouble now-a-days. The boys in and about the new Studabaker block seem to have it in for him. It appears that his Honor has been doing a thriving business in marriage ceremonies, but doesn’t let the boys know of the events. As they desire to get in their share of “wish you well,” last Thursday they put up Squire's wheel for sale at the low sum of |1.70 but nobody seemed to pay any notice. So yesterday it was again tagged as follows: “For sale cheap, only 99 cents. Special bargain.” A prominent lady l>K>kkeei>er of this place made an inspection, but soon discovered that the machine was of the man riding type and hence declined the special male privileges. 'Squire remarked that the boys made a lx itch of the sale as it was offered “too gosh darned low.” Still the boys jiersisted in getting even with Mr Honor and proceeded to doctor the wind and consequently the faithful wheel became heavy. And as a result 'Squire proceeded to apply the only known remedy, a judicious application of the pump. Even then, in spite of all the watchfulness of a first-class sleuth, he was outwitted and the wind became bad. 'Squire interrogated John Moran and desired to know if there was any legal remedy to bo found in the statutes whereby his recent inoonveniencies could be healed but the distinguished gentleman who tried to keep a strictly business expression replied; “Well, 'Squire, I don’t know just what the law is on the question, as it is a peculiar case and intensely complex. But if you will give mo time I will look it up and let you know in a few days." We presume that Squire will lie on the watch for a few days or at least until some understanding is arrived nt whereby he and the laiys cun jointly and severally be resjam- [ sible for the future happiness of young married couples.

RECEIVED WORD. Father of Carl Brackenridge Answers Message. Word was rceeived this morning from the father of Carl Brackenridge, asking if the body of bis son was still unburied. The message said nothing as to the disposition of the body. An affirmative was sent back to Hillsboro asking where the body should be sent. Up to four o’clock no answer had been received to the last message, but it is expected the parents of the little colored boy will have his remains sent to their home. CLEVELAND’S BOY A Son Was Born This Morning. POPE'S CONDITION STILL UNCHANGED, Resting Fairly Well and Taking Moderate Amount of Nourishment. Special to Dally Democrat. Buzzard Bay, Mass., July 10—A son was born this morning to the Ex-President and Mrs. Grover Cleve land. There is happiness in the household. The Cleveland family now consists of three daughters and two sons. Special to The Dally Democrat. Rome, July is—The physicians issued the following bulletin this morning at 9:40. The night passed without sleep, but from early morning the Pope rested tranquilly, respiration calm and not superficial level of pleura liquid slightly lowered. General condition of patient remains unchanged. The Pope slumbered this afternoon, received nobody and took moderate amount of nourishment. SURPRISED. Twenty-third Wedding Anniversary of Rev. and Mrs. E. A. Allen. Were you ever surprised? Doubtless you were and can well underntuiid tlie siliuuiuu in which Rev. and Mrs. Mien of the First Presbyterian church were placed last evening. They seemed to have forgotten that it was their twenty-third wedding anniversary but not so the members of their church. Before eight o’clock most of the families of Mr. Allens congregation assembled at the church and without any ceremony marched in upon their victims. Were they surprised? Well you should have seen them. But their visitors did not come unprepareil. Each lady curried a crowded lunch basket, full of the choicest bits. It was found however that the parsonage could not accommodate the largo crowd, and they repaired to the church. Here, the uncovered liaskets disclosed a feast fit for the gcxls, to which everyone paid due obeisance. It was a late hour when the festivity's closed and Mr. and Mrs. Allen received a shower of congratulations. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Merriman south of Steele, a big boy July 17. All are doing well but grandpa and grandma uro nearly I prostratisl us it is the first child. |

DIRECTOR OF SHOE FIRM

R. J. Holthouse in New Company. MEMBER OF CONRAD-RAWLS SHOE COMPANY. Deal Closed Whereby He is Associated With the New Louisville Concern. R. J. Holthouse of this city, who has been connected with the Wolfe Bros. Shoe house, Columbus, Ohio, and is known as one of the best salesmen on the road, has resigned ‘ and is now connected with the j Conrad-Rawls Co., of Louisville, I Ky, being a member of the board of ' directors. The change took place' a few days ago. J. P. Burnett j also well known here as a represen-i tative of Wolfe Bros, is a member of the new company. The Shoe Trade Journal in speaking of the concern | says: With the establishing of the j Conrad-Rawls Shoe Co. at Louisville, that city promises to regain a goodly portion of its former pres-' tige as a shoe market and manufacturing center. Both in point of s organization, stability and facilities for production, the Conrad-Rawls '

LITERARY THIEF Steals Horses and Leaves a Note. Superintendent Gorman of the Richmond police is making an effort to capture what he terms a I “literary horse thief”, who has been plying his profession in the state for three months. The man began operations in Richmond, stealing a horse from a citizen and leaving a nicely typewritten note in the barn, explaining to the owner that the horse had been “borrowed” and would be returned if the ]>olice were not informed of the transaci tion. The police were informed, I however, and in five hours after the theft every marshal and city police department within forty miles had been telegraphed a description of the stolen property. It was not recovered. Since that time horses have been stolen in different | parts by the same man. The last theft was at Kingstown where the owner found a note similar to those found by other victims. Superin-1 tendent Gorman has received one | or two of these epistles from other I toWlis, and a uuuiuarisou with the letter left for the Richmond victim shows that they were all written by the same man. TRUE WORTH WON. Captured First Race of the Season Easily. True Worth, the fast trotting horse owned by David Flanders & Son of this city won his first race of the season yesterday at Van Buren, capturing the 2:25 trot and a purse of $350. He is without a doubt one of the la'st trotting stallions in the country and his admirers expect him to make a low mark this season. He won yesterday's': race easily in one, two, three order, i with Lady Alice second, the best > time 2:24 1-4. True Worth will bo entered in the eastern circuit ana will go for some big purses before i the season is over. The 2:35 pace i yesterday was won by Hazel B, a:' Marion horse, Fasline second. Blue Satin captured the SIOO running' | purse, with Humbug second.

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I Shoe Co. starts under unusually favorable auspices. The new cor- ■ poration is temporarily quartered at 140 Second street, at the factory of Witherspoon Bros. & Co., and succeeds to the business of that, firm. From the Second street factory, with a capacity of 600 pairs per day, the new Louisville corporation willl shortly remove to 11221130 Rowan street where a five story brick building 50 by 200 feet is now being completed. The new plant will have a daily capacity of 5,000 pairs, women's, misses’ and children’s medium priced shoes. The factory grounds are sufficiently large to admit of erecting a second factory building of squal capacity with the present structure. The corporation is capitalized for 1150,000 and has the following officers: M. J. Strong president; J. B. Adoue, secretary and treasurer; R. S. Withrespoon, vice president and general I manager and W. M. Rawls, manager of sales department. Some of the directors are J. F. C. Hegcwald, of the Conrad Tanning Co., Louisville; J,. | P. Burnett and R. J. Holthouse ;Wm. Thalheimer, Louisville sole jobber, and Walter Witherspoon. The roster of traveling salesmen comprises sixteen names, recognized as men of | experience and ability. Among these may be mentioned Messrs. W. M. Rawls, R. J. Holthouse and Fred Klaus, Jr., who have been with the Wolfe Bros., Shoe Co. Columbus, Ohio., since that concern | was started, and J. P. Burnett who ■ has represented the same house ■on the road for the last four years.

COMING HOME. Prof. LaDelle Will Arrive Next Monday. Prof. Fred C. LaDelle, America's premier magician, writes us from Oxford Lake Park, Anniston, Ala., that he will close his southern park dates there tonight and leave Sunday morning for this city, arriving Monday afternoon. He will tie here about two weeks to look after shipping his programs, folders and cards, thus completing arrangements for his tour of the country this fall and winter under, the management of a lecture bureau. He has met with wonderful success in the South, the people going wild over his wonderful feats of magic. He is without doubt one of the best on the road. GOOD BOOKS. Representatives of Stoddard Are Here. Messrs. H. B. Smitz, .1 H Cooper, R. G. Mitchell and T. Hunter, rep resenting the John L. Stoddard Illustrated Lecture company, are in | the city and registered at the Park ’hotel. Stoddard's lectures are a set of books which no one can help admiring and praising and the representatives hope to take a number of orders in Decatur. There are already several sets in the city, and .the owners inform us that they would not take several times their I cost for them. IS BETTER. Mrs. Murphy Improving at the Hospital. Horace Botthoff is in receipt of a. 'report from H. B. Carrie], physician and superintendent at the Central insane asylum, Jacksonville, Illinois, which states that Mrs. Bertha Murphy, daughter of Mr. Botthoff is somewhat improved both mentally and physically. While ho is unable ito state what the outcome will bo, his letter is hojiefuland Mr. Botthoff' , feels that there is still a chance for I her recovery.