Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 165, Decatur, Adams County, 22 July 1903 — Page 1

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■will rebuild I AT ONCE ■The Allison & StudI aboker Block. ■architect elders is in the city

■Will Begin Shoe Depart- ■ ment This Week. ■ Old Walls of Building and Former Beautiful Plans to be Used for New Block. Hi 1 Hiram Elders of Marion was here jfltoday and made a careful exaimna flti >n of the walls of the Allison and flstudabaker block He report' that fl the walls standing and the founda|H tions are in splendid condition conflsidering with all they have stool ■ and with a little going over will be; ■as good as ever. Mr. Elders is the architect who drew the plans and ■ superintended the construction of fl the block and these plans with a fl few slight changes will be used fl again. The big bltx-k will be fl rebuilt at once and before January ■ Ist at the very farthest from what ■ information we can gather will ■be ready for occupancy. The north

HAVING HARD LUCK. Wallace Shows Meeting With Obstacles. A dispatch from Peru says: The great Wallace shows, now in Illinois, within the last ten days have experienced more strenuousness than ever before during a similar length of time. Colonel Wallace, in a letter to his wife in this city, says that not in the history of his experience as a showman has he gone through so much excitement, but, with all the trouble, the show has done a profitable business. The unusualy exciting period began at Evaiisvilllc, when prevented from I giving a night performance. At I Linton came the trouble about the || colored employees with the show. ■ and Friday night the aggregation I had an encounter with an electric ■ storm that came near putting it | out of business. Lightning burned I a house upon the circus lot and ■ came near consuming the tents. F Holes were burned in the canvas by flying sparks. Another bolt of lightning struck so near that John Parcel, boss canvasman was knocked down and was unconscious tor several minutes. A man namt-d fc Abrams was knocked off his horse, |r and one man who held a chain ■ hud one finger blown off by B lightning. At Shelbyville, 111., the ■ show was wrecked, three cars were ■demolished and several horses were ■ killed. Several men were injured, ■ but not one fatally. That night ■ during a storm while the horses ■ were tied to the cars, waiting to be ■ loaded, a switch engine pushed ■ the cars down the track an eighth of ■ a mile and a numlier of the horses ■ wore hurt. Colonel Wallace writes ■ that he never worked harder in I his life than he has during the last I two weeks. Nearly every night I he has been kept busy until 4 o'clock I in the morning. The other men ■ in Colonel Wallace’s cur have had I to work equally us hard owing to I shortage of help.

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room occupied by the shoe depart; ment of the Big Store will be ready , for rent within thirty days. I Material has been ordered and will arrive tomorrow and work begin at once. Two or three weeks in this i>art of the building will work wonders and make it as beautiful as ever. Just how the contract for the rest of the building will be let or exactly how soon it will be completed will not be* known before the last of the week. Kern, i Beeler & Co., have not decided definitely whether they will lease the building or not as they cannot say until they learn when they can get it. though they talk favorably and art' anixous to arrive at some denfiite conclusion. Their sale is resulting even better than they anticipated and they will sell the damaged stock out within a very few weeks. It is indeed good news to Decatur people to learn that the Allison & Studa baker block will be rebuilt at once and as b 'autiful as ever for it has been the citys’ pride for four years past. I Work continues in cleaning out the , basement and it looks now as though this work would be completed this week.

A SOCIETY EVENT Gay Assemblage at Rome City. House Party at Vesey Cottage to be Participated in by Decatur People. About seven months ago Mr. and Mrs. Vesey of Fort Wayne celebrated their golden wedding anniversary ; at the home of their son Judge W. ; J. Vesey, and the occasion proved i so enjoyable that the latter and I his wife have announced a reunion of all the guests who attended that ' event. The reunion will lx* in: the form of a house ]>arty and will | occur tomorrow at Mr. Vesey’s cottage in Rome City. Guests from South Bend, Terre Haute, LaGrange Elkhart, Goshen, Greencastle, Chicago and Cincinnati are to come and the assemblage of people from all over the country, makes the ( event doubly interesting. The ( elder Mr. Vesey’s brother who ( traveled with him on foot from St. Louis to the Pacific coast will be present. A party of fifteen com- ( posed of the following people from this city will attend: Judge and 1 Mrs Studabaker, Mrs, Catharine ChampT, Mr. and Mrs. John Niblick and family, Mrs. Morrison and daughter, Harriet, and David E. Htudabaker and family. I 8. R. Peoples of rural routo three i is the proud owner of a span of mules recently pruchased. They i are go<xl ones and it would take a I high priced team of horses to make . 8. R. think of trading. i

DECATUR, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 22, 1903.

CITY COUNCIL. I Important Meeting Last Night. MOVEMENT TO BRICK MADISON STREET FAILS. Macadamizing of Tenth, Elm and Niblick Streets Let to Krick & Tyndall. The city duds met in regular session last evening, and showed some signs of the improvement fever. Buis for the macadamizing of South Tenth, Elm, East Elm and Niblick streets, were opened. Krick and Tyndall were the only bidders who included all the streets mentioned. Their bid was $1.08; per lineal foot. On motion of. Peterson their bid was unamimously accepted. Bids for the Meyers, Erwin and Miller branch sewers were next in order, and Peterson moved the contract be awarded to E. Woods, the lowest bidder. An unbroken chorus of yeas seconded this motion. A resolution was passed calling for the bricking of second street from the north side of Monroe to the north side of Jackson and specifications adopted in accordance. Fordyce and Corbett opposed this, and Weaver, Peterson, Teeple and Stettler voted yea. It was then moved by Peterson that plans and specifi- ; cations be prepared by the county ■ surveyor for the bricking of Madi- ■ son street from west side of second to east side of third. Objections to this were entered on ground that the erection of new building on the corner of Second and Madison would ; interfere with the paving question. It was then moved that i specifications be adopted and paving be delayed. Vote stood, Peterson. Weaver, Stettler, yea, Fordyce, Teeple, Corbett, Nay. Motion was lost. It was moved that Horace Botthoff be appointed street sweeper. The council acknowledged the wisdom of this move instigated recently by the Democrat, and the motion was carried . Mr. Botthoff began work this morning. A motion was then made and I carried that the water works super--1 intendent be placed in absolute charge of water works and electric light plant. Hereafter all employees of these plants are answerable to the water works superintendent and ! he is instructed to report to the council any negligence on the part of , employees or recommend their dis. ‘ charge. The paving of Thirteenth I street was discussed but it was considered advisable to defer this until the completion of the interurban railway which will occupy that street. The Mayor explained to the 'council the necessity of an established grade, and the purchasing committee was then instructed to buy a grade book in which will be kept the grades of all the streets and sidewalks in the city. The street committee was ordensl to contract with Krick & Tyndall for the macadamizing of Tenth, Elm and Niblick streets, and the sewer committee was instructed to contract with E. Woods. The following bills were allowed: M. J. Mylott, trip to Port land and Fort Wayne $2.92; Larkins Manufacturing Company $185.00; John Coffee, pay roll $4.35; J. J. Gluting drayage $3.00; D. Sjaingler $8; A. E. Rose, $53.50; Henry Peters $14.20; W. J. Arch- 1 bo Id,postage $7; Jno. Thomas $83.80; Archbold interest on orders, $431.79; C. M. Kenyon, $22.50; C. * E. railroad, freight on coal $168.33; D. F. Teeple drayage $7.31;’ W. H. Meyers, sewer insjxxitor $283.00; C. M. Kenyon, $5. The council adjourned to moot In regular session next Tuesday evening.

I WEDDING SHOWER. I Cards Are Out for the Event Next Saturday. Invitations were issued today announcing a friendship shower which will be given at the Morrison home on Fourth street, next Saturday evening, in honor of Miss Hattie Niblick, whose engagement to Arthur- D. Suttles has been made known. This affair, although formal, will be very quiet, and the guests will only include the most intimate friends. Mrs. Morrison and Miss Hattie Studebaker will chaperon the event. LET THE CONTRACT Work on New Catholic Heating Plant. Floral Heating Company of Monroe, Mich., the Successful Bidders. The committee on heating the J St. Mary’s Catholic church, school house and parsonage awarded the contract for the same last evening to the Floral Heating company of Monroe, Mich. Contractors from Fort Wayne, Elwood, Toledo, Bluffton. Ohio, and Logansport were here yesterday, but the Monroe men were the lowest and their plans most satisfactory. The contract calls for three separate boilers, one at the church, and one at the sisters house both for heating with low pressure steam, also one at the parsonage for heating with hotwater The Monroe firm manufacture their own boilers, pipes and fixtures and were thus enabled to cut down their bid. The president of the company was here this morning and filed his bond for the satisfactory completion of the work. The following bids were placed yesterday: Floral City Heating Co., Monroe, Mich., $4035; W. F. Noll Fort Wayne, $4100; Lindre and Graff, Logansport, $4440 T. G. Scheid, Bluffton, O, $4872; Elwood Plumbing Co., Elwood, $4954.85; Hyland and Yobst, Decatur, $5058.09; A. E. Rose Decatur, $5475; Zimmerly and Co. Fort Wayne, $5490.51. CHEAPER AND SAFER. • New Explosive Used to Shoot Oil Wells. Indicatons point to a revolution 'in the shooting of oil wells. The ; newly revived explosive, rack-a-rock, has been used by the Ohio Oil company with splendid success in three cases within the last few weeks. The first well shot with the explosive was No. 17 on the Willson lease in Liberty township. The results of the shot were so gratifying that the Ohio decided to repeat the ex])eriment No. 4, on the Roth heirs lease in Cass i townsihp was shot Wednesday with better results than before. There was 700 feet of fluid in the holo and it is said the well was cleaned better than in the majority of cases whore nitro-glycerine is used. Still another experiment was made on the Schawb lease in Cuss township. In the latter ease the same satisI factory response was reported. ! Just what the effect the explosive has ujxm the rock is not known but it is generaiy admitted that rack-a-rock throws fluid from a i well more decisevly than the com- ’ mon explosive in use. Two advantages, cheapness and safety, uro ; said to be possesses! by rack-a-rock 1 over nitro-glycrcine.—Findlay ' Republican.

GREAT NORTHERN INDIANA FAIR

Many Prizes for Exhibitors. PREMIUM LIST READY The Speed Program Includes Good Classes, and Big Purses Are Offered. Premium lists and speed programs for the Great Northern Fair to be held here September 23-25 can now be had by calling at the office of Sheriff Butler. The lists are complete and premiums are offered for most every thing imagine in any line. The horse department is in charge of Harry O. Grave; cattle, Sylvester Pontius; sheep, James M. Duff; swine, John I Steele; poultry, H. G. Edwards; agricultural, Philip Baker. The speed program is in charge of George Brewster and is as follows: Wednesday, Sept. 23. 2:35 trot. $250; 2:30 pace. $250; half mile run (2 in.’)), $100; Thursday, Sept. 24, three year old pace or trot, $150; 2:25 trot, $300; 2:21: pice, $300; three fourth mile dash run SSO Friday. Sept 25, 21:8 trots 350; 2:15 pace $350; half mile run (2 in 3) SIOO. ,

IN THE MONEY. Kingmore Gets Third Place in First Heat. Only Two Heats of Chamber of Commerce Race Paced Yesterday —Heavy Track. “ Just before the time for the first i race at Detroit yesterday not only rained but poured and a heavy i track was the result. But two J heats of the 2:24 pace were driven and as yet Kingmore who is owned by Beery and Holthouse of this: city is inside the money . In the first Kingmore started on the outside and although being thus. handicapped finished in the third j place. His brother, Ebony King, finished second but drew the ]>ole in the start and had a double advantage. Kingmore finised seventh in the second half of the second heat. The first half he traveled even with his companions but fell in the second while the others shot ahead. Ebony King hearty beat the flag. The second heat wao much the faster race of the two and Kingmore paced the mile in 2:08 1-4. The starters finished as follows in the two heats: Trilby Direct. 7 and 8, Tom Keene, 8 and I I, Page Hall, it and 5; Ebony King, 2 and 9; Pan Machael, 6 and 3; Ell Hal) distanced; Miles Georgia, 4 and 4; Elastic Pointer, 1 and 2; W. <). Fotte, 5 and 0; Five Points distanced, Kingmore 3 and 7. If the track is in condition the race will be finished today. Considering the track conditions Kingmore certainly made a beautiful showing yesterday and it is self evident that he will make a record some day that will place him with the world's best race horses.

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Besides the other premiums Frysinger & Co. offer forty three dollars in prizes for colts sired by their horses The association makes the following announcement: The Great Northern Indiana Fair Association can not boast of many years of successful management in announcing this,their third annual exhibition but by upright, honorable treatment to all, we have made a stert of which we are truly proud. We have revised our premium list, we have dropped out a few premiums that we thought not in keeping with the times, and have added others we think more up-to-date; in some instances we added entire classes, and in others we divided and arrange differently to try to meet the needs of the public and thereby increase the exhibit m the several departments. Our grounds are surpassingly beautiful and commodious, containing over a hundred acres with thousands of trees artistically planted in beautiful 1 groves, with shady gravel drives for lovers of such pleasure, and shady bowers for those desiring rest and quiet. An artificial lake with beauiful islands adorns the grounds and many boats afford ample opportunity for the enjoyment of boating. A plot, showing the location of the departments and many other features of the grounds ma j- be found in the back-of the list A cordial invitation is extended to exhibitors to give us a chancj to prove our claims, and that we pay our premiums in full and give each and all fair courteous treatment. T. H. Harris Secretary.

AS OTHERS SEE A Fort Wayne Ball Game “From the Grandstand.” I Recently the writer was permitted I to witness one of those umpire robbing contests for which Fort Wayne sporting editors are getting so famous. Umpire Britchenhaus was the offender, verily “he made the heavens weep, ” yea, shriek in disgust. In fact he made the , heavens weep so frequently that by the sixth inning there was a pitiable sight, a shining or rather dripping example to all transgressors. But though the heavens shed the scalding tears at his rank decisions, he was incorrigible. In the sixth inning with two men out, the opposing team eleven runs to the good. Britchenhaus called a strike on Curtis, when “from the grand i stand” it looked a good yard away from the plate. At this juncture the heavens began fulling again, I the diamond was flooded with the heart rending tears, and thus Fort. | Wayne was again robbed of her Inst chance to score. Fort Wayne ' wants the pennant of the Central league and why not? There is only one Fort Wayne. But do they play fast twt.ll. "Sure, as Mr. Dooley would s«y, but they can’t umpire.” Notes of the game.—Keep your eyes on the umpire. Blear was culled out. at second, but looked safe a mile, (from the grandstand.) Everyone (in the grandstand) saw Jones’s foul, but the umpire called it a fair ball Picnic Party. Mr. and Mrs. Wilda Watts, John Everett, C. C. Schaffer, W. B. Hubbard and Misses Myrtle Watts, Catharine Watts, Helga Lrason, and Ina Everett, composed a picnic party that drove to Foreman’s grove this morning. They left prepared to have a good time and with plenty of go<xl things to eat. Mr. Ernsberger is having their house on Fifth street which he recently bought of Charles Helm improved by adding a front porch to it.